Word: holiday
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Because of numerous inquiries at the University Office concerning the new ruling on holiday cuts, Dean Hanford has issued the following notice supplementary to that of last October...
Cuts taken by upper classmen in good standing from the last class before and the first class after a one-day holiday will not necessarily result in probation. Such cuts will, however, be especially noted on the student's record and if, at any future time during that year, such a man's record becomes unsatisfactory in any particular, the fact that he has taken holiday cuts will weigh heavily against...
This year, however, on the week-end of the Michigan game Freshmen in good standing will be allowed the privileges of upper classmen so far as af- tendance upon the last class before the holiday is concerned. That is, they will not necessarily be placed on probation if they cut the last class before the November 11th holiday. However, if they do take such cuts and their records subsequently become in any particular unsatisfactory, these cuts will weigh heavily against them...
...Office for the last two years and is in accordance with our desire to regard attendance on the part of upper classmen in good standing not as an end in itself, but as a means to an end. Under this policy, instead of taking disciplinary action on a holiday cut as such, the effect of the extension of a holiday on the student's record is considered. For example, upper classmen are not ordinarily placed on probation for unsatisfactory records at November or April, and even at mid years all students with unsatisfactory records are not necessarily placed on probation...
...other words, it should be emphasized that all holiday cuts are taken at a student's own risk and will weigh heavily against him if his record becomes in any way unsatisfactory during the course of the year. The responsibility is thus placed squarely on the undergraduate, and it has been our experience that once a policy has been explained, we can count on the Harvard student to live up to his responsibilities without abuse...