Word: honorability
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...neither right nor necessary that this state of things should exist. Mathematics cannot be made an easy study; but its difficulty might be vastly diminished and its attractiveness greatly increased if the faults in the present method of teaching were remedied. To the honor of one instructor, it should be said that a reform has been introduced in some of the lower courses, - noticeably, in the course in Differential Calculus. Over sixty men are taking this course, and are actually enthusiastic over it. When before were Harvard students enthusiastic over Mathematics? If all the instructors would follow the example...
What do they care what they are thought of? They know they are building up good strong constitutions that will stand by them in after life, and they don't know what a headache or a weak stomach is. Some of them have pulled victorious oars for the honor of the old University; and they all mean to, if they are so lucky as to get a chance...
...always necessary that the men selected should be apportioned equally among the different sections. Above section, some men belong to the class. Such is notably the case this year. By their success at the oar and bat, the captains of the crew and nine have brought honor to the class; and the class would be only too glad to show their appreciation of that honor by electing these two men to the most sough for offices...
...crews in both races, the Graduates' Cup is to be rowed for by the sixes. This cup is now on exhibition in one of the windows under Holyoke House. The names of the victorious six will be handed down to posterity on the parchment which accompanies the cup, - an honor which will increase with time till it shall far surpass the transitory glory of a tarnished goblet or a dingy beer...
THIS, too, is but one of a series of inventions in our honor; we give two more examples...