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...will be more especially felt at a time when a matter of inter-collegiate interest is under discussion, and when it may be desirable or interesting to learn the sentiment of other colleges with respect to the matter. It is true that this function is partially fulfilled by a system of exchanges, but where most of the college papers are published weekly, biweekly and monthly, it is not at all times convenient to wait for one, two or three weeks for a paper and then run the risk of not finding the information desired. Besides this, other advantages...
...consideration of the new scheme for honors at Cornell University cannot but suggest some defects in our own system. Although in the main no fault can be found with the present system at Harvard, there are a number of details which might be improved. The main point of difference between the systems at the two universities lies in the requisition at Cornell that a candidate for honors in any subject must be in good standing in the other courses not directly belonging to his honor scheme. That is, a candidate for honors in mathematics, for instance, must not only...
...recent action of the Cornell faculty in establishing a system of "honors" is quite an innovation for that college, which has heretofore been opposed to any such scheme...
...Special honors" at graduation are given in ten subjects - History, Political Science, Greek, Latin, French, German, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Entomology. It will be noticed that a man can get honors in Greek without excelling in Latin, and vice versa. This is different from the system at Harvard, where the corresponding honors in "classics" require proficiency in both Greek and Latin. In the same way, our honors in Modern Languages (now abolished), requiring proficiency in three languages, have their parallel at Cornell in the honors in French and German. We miss the honors in Philosophy and Music, as well...
...main points in which the system at Cornell differs from the one at Harvard is in the requirement that the applicant for honors in any department must also be of good standing in the subjects not connected with his honor course. In some courses the candidate is required to have won "mid-course honors" in that subject. These "mid-course honors" correspond to our second year honors, but they are given in History, Political Science, French and German, as well as in Greek, Latin and Mathematics. The special requirements appear somewhat less difficult than those at Harvard...