Word: infer
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Dates: during 1880-1880
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...final examinations in Solid Geometry are now held at Christmas, instead of in February, as they were formerly, and three weeks are thus gained in which to proceed farther into Analytical Geometry. From the fact that more Freshmen are conditioned in Mathematics than in any other study, we infer that Mathematics are made disproportionately difficult. Indeed, it is questionable whether Analytics, for instance, will ever be of practical use to nine men out of every ten who are obliged to study them. We therefore regard the present system of requiring additional study in them as unreasonable, and should advocate deferring...