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...past a B grade in a thesis course did not count towards Dean's List standing, and for this reason students with three and one-half B's and one-half C, of which one of the B's was obtained in a thesis course, were not included in the Dean's List, as would have been the case if the student was not counting the thesis course in his total of B grades. The list made public yesterday was based on the old system, and hence the totals are less than they should be. The net effect...
Only a committee of arbitration was able to settle the value of Michigan Central. Last week, in announcing the price, they told how it was reached. Between 1925 and 1929 the stocks of high-grade controlled railroads sold at 15.07 times earnings. During this time earnings of Michigan Central averaged $104; hence, said the arbitrators, $1,550 represents a fair price...
...April Hour Examinations were abolished in all but half courses beginning the second half year for Seniors who are not exempted from final examinations the completion of the last half year in college could be carried out more effectively and smoothly. The course grades could be made from an average of the mid-year and the final examinations, thus eliminating the necessity of breaking preparation for Divisionals with a few hectic hours of cramming for an unessential hour examination. In the case of successful candidates for honors, the fact that they passed their divisionals with a high grade should...
...Notre Dame (founded 1842) which has had pre-eminent football teams for a decade, announced a new standard of scholarship: to enter, high-school students must have stood in the first scholastic two-thirds of their classes; to be graduated, Notre Dame students-footballers included- must maintain a general grade...
...much, offered a $5,000 prize to that wise man who can convince him of the earth's rotundity. Many wise men have tried, but wiser Dr. Voliva refuses to be shown. He argues that if the world were round, trains and boats could not make the uphill grade of its curvature; that people at the bottom would tumble off. When he heard that Commander Byrd planned to explore the South Pole he sent many warnings that the rim of the world is a hazardous place. Now he says that Commander Byrd was indeed lucky that a big wall...