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...abstract of chapter XI "the Possibility of error" in the text-book in Philosophy 3 is a voluntary exercise. Those who wish to have their theses marked will add a thorough criticism to the abstract. The mark will count one fourth of the final examination. The theses are due any time before June...
...correspondent of yesterday seems to be somewhat mistaken as to the object in changing the marking system from one of percentages to one of broad classifications. He thinks that the purpose is to "alleviate the burden of examinations." Unless we greatly err, the matter of alleviating the burden does not come into the question; the aim is merely to mark more justly. As a rule, it will be easier to decide whether a blue book is fair or good than it will be to determine the exact per cent. which it deserves. For this reason then the Conference Committee recommended...
What is wanted is some system that will do away with the long, hard "grinds." Of course this can be done either by lowering the minimum mark or by abolishing examinations altogether, neither of which things at present seems advisable...
...passed"; or even still further and make no division at all? The fallacy of their argument lies in the fact that they simply change the robe of the evil instead of the evil itself. The burden of the examination still remains. They might as well ask the instructor to mark the books with a red pencil instead of a blue one. It would lighten the weight of the examination just as much...
...down the laboratory work required. It is true that he makes attendance at the third lecture optional, but he intends to give an hour examination covering the work of the third lecture so that the nominal permission to be absent becomes farcical if one wishes to get a good mark in the course, thought this last is almost impossible to attain under any circumstances owing to the severe and erratic system of marking in vogue...