Word: flunk
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Dates: during 1921-1921
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...large number of failures in a course should be looked upon as an indication that the instruction is faulty, rather than a boast that the course in laudably severe. The undergraduate is frequently of the opinion that his professors take a secret pride in the number of men they flunk. By convincing his students that they are being given a square deal the instructor will put himself in a better position to ask their cooperation...