Word: ranked
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...faithful students who were elected into the first eight of the &t;. B. K. have the mortification of knowing that their friends believe that they have somehow deteriorated in their work, and lost their position. In former years the list has had the names in the order of rank for the first three years, - the obviously natural and proper method. Such a list should at once be posted, in place of the present one, to put a stop to the elation of some parents at their sons' supposed rise, - whose disappointment would be most bitter if they were not undeceived...
...filled the office of Secretary, and without assistance till his work outgrew the possible capacity of a single hand or brain. It is difficult to estimate the amount and diversity of the demands upon him in conducting confidential correspondence, in the minute and delicate calculations connected with the rank-list, in constructing tables of college-statistics, in superintending arrangements for examinations, and in so ordering the details of the academic routine as to preclude interference and conflict. No person connected with the University has labored more assiduously than he, or to better purpose. Intelligence, discretion, vigilance, patience, punctuality, integrity, kindness...
...custom of making the rank list for the Senior year a part of the Commencement programme was given up last year. This change is on every account to be regretted. It makes many Seniors who do not aspire to a high general average careless about their success in any particular course. Still worse, it leaves all faithful work in any particular course unrewarded; and the new system of Honorable Mention will not remedy this evil in most cases, - in such courses, for instance, as are not preceded by enough hours in the same branch to make up the required eight...
...Commencement parts or Final Honours, will have less instigation, for the worth of a part will certainly be greatly diminished. Those who now do not stand well at all in any subject will not be much affected by "honourable mention"; if desire for knowledge, a position on the rank-list, etc., will not lead a man to study at all, it is not likely that the prospect of being "mentioned" will spur him on to exertion...
...special study to take honours in it, or for other studies to get an average of eighty per cent, ought not to complain if his merits are not rewarded by a place on the Commencement programme, and should be satisfied with the credit given him each year on the rank-list...