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...WEDNESDAY.Lithology. Special subject: Melaphyr, Diabase, Gabbro, etc. Dr. Wadsworth. Museum of Comparative Zoology...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HARVARD UNIVERSITY CALENDAR. | 4/13/1883 | See Source »

...substitute theses for forensic are relieved from some share of the year's work. The amount of work required in the preparation of a thesis is supposed to be fully equal to that required in writing the forensics. The fact that the mark given in a special course on a thesis differs from that given in the English department can be explained by the fact that although in a forensic matter is regarded of prime impostance, still form is also to be taken into consideration, and more than this original research can hardly be expected in a forensic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/13/1883 | See Source »

There are 485 students at Wellesley, of whom 315 are in the regular course, while 170 take special courses. Nearly every State in the Union is represented. New England sends 215 students, and the Middle and Western States 238. Mexico, Chili, Sandwich Islands, Turkey, Siam, Japan and South Africa are represented. - [Wellesley Courant...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: No Headline | 4/13/1883 | See Source »

...they look for support. We not only feel, but know, that there is a field for a fair and impartial exponent of amateur athletic sports of every description. We propose to supply this want." Its scope includes all branches of amateur athletics, while college athletics are fully represented by special correspondence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE AMATEUR ATHLETE. | 4/13/1883 | See Source »

...high, low, medium, etc. These correspond to fixed grades, so that one can tell approximately his numerical work as very high means nine-tenths on a scale of ten. For the awarding of prize scholarships the class average for the year is considered alone. To decide about prizes usually special examinations are held, involving extra work. or special examinations may be held without assigning additional work. The results of these examinations are combined with the class-room rank in the study, to determine the final decision. Or it is often the case, notably in mathematical honors and the Cordon medal...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE MARKING SYSTEM. | 4/2/1883 | See Source »