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SOME Seniors are still without a clear idea of what is expected of them this year. The vote of the Faculty providing for their case has been shown us, and the requirement is simply this; in each half-year's work, on every study, those who enjoy the privilege of voluntary recitations must get fifty per cent of the maximum mark. In other words, a Senior who has a hundred per cent next February on the half-year's work in three of his electives, and but forty-nine in his fourth study, loses his degree. Sixty per cent...
SOPHOMORES who wish to anticipate the history of the first half-year will prepare themselves in Freeman's General Sketch, Chaps. V. - XIV., inclusive...
...have no desire now to break out into violent language, - to rail against "tyrants and oppressors," in speaking of the new rule by which every one who enjoys "the privilege of attending voluntary recitations" must obtain fifty per cent of the maximum mark on the work of each half-year, in each study. It is a rule, which, to persons outside, will seem reasonable enough, but which, in College, has caused much dissatisfaction to the best, as well as to the worst, of scholars. To point out, in detail, its evil effects, would take more space than we can give...
...Yale Courant complains that the Faculty have sent notes of warning - resembling our "publics" - to the parents of every Senior who has failed to obtain on his first half-year's work 2.50, which appears to be about half the maximum mark. The Courant thinks the Faculty very inconsiderate of the feelings of the families of the unfortunate students; and it quotes from sundry parental letters recently received by Yale men, to the effect: "Don't disgrace us all"; "Is this the return for the money I have laid out on your education...
...cramming for examinations now being done universally calls to mind a suggestion we have often made, that a sufficient opportunity should be given us to review the work of a half-year before we are examined upon it. There can be no doubt that every real student feels the necessity of reviewing his work carefully before an examination, and that the loafer must do so to save himself from a condition. Some sort of a review is made at present by every one, but few have time to do the work on every subject as it should be done...