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Every year after the examination period there are some men who feel moved to grade their own work. Not satisfied that the instructor can or does mark correctly, they besiege him to reconsider and revise, and see if there is not a blunder somewhere. Fortunately, or otherwise, they are all of one genus: no one was ever heard who pleaded for a lower mark. One and all clamor for a "raise...
...second, these men do what they would not tolerate for an instant in their "outside" activities. They assume their grade is merely a provisional one which can be raised by a little personal persuasion. Tacitly, they accuse the marker of discrimination against them, in the very breath in which they ask for a personal favor. And yet these men would be the last to admit or desire "pull" in their other work. Mark-pulling is a little more inexcusable than any other kind...
While singing has not yet attained the grade of a major sport, the University Glee Club in its contest tonight merits the interest and support of all Harvard men. The CRIMSON extends its best wishes to the club for a repetition of last year's victory...
...that limitation is this year necessary in Economics 1b. As to the second, however, the original objection remains. In the case of Economics 1b, would it be too much to ask that some such line as the following be inserted in the catalogue: "Those who do not obtain a grade of B in Economics A, or honors in at least one other Economics course, may not be admitted." If it is uncertain who will be barred from Mr. Davis's course, it is at least certain--as explained in the letter--that some have done a grade of work "which...
...past five years the colleges in the vicinity of Boston have united to form the "Commission of Extension Courses," which has offered extension courses of collegiate grade at convenient centres in Boston and Cambridge by instructors drawn from the staff of the several institutions. The expenses of the commission's courses have been met by students' fees, from the fund of the Lowell Institute, and by contributions collected through the Boston Chamber of Commerce. The successful working of this experiment has suggested that co-operative organization for public service on the part of all of the colleges and similar institutions...