Word: causa
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...President and Fellows of Harvard College, at their meeting Monday morning voted to follow the recommendation of the Faculty that a degree honoris causa should be given those who were in war service and have completed three-fourths of the work normally required. The vote was that: "Degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science Honoris Causa for honorable service in the war be given to students who shall have completed at least three-fourths of the requirements for those degrees and who, owing to military service have been unable to complete the entire course...
...degrees when he shall have completed three-fourths of the required work. It is not requisite that a student have finished three-fourths his course before entering the service, but upon the completion of this amount he is entitled to apply for one of the two degrees, honoris causa. These degrees are not the regular A.B. and S. B. degrees: the "Honoris Causa" is inseparable though in the catalogue men holding them will not be listed under "Honorary Degrees...
...based. At the same time she has made it as easy as possible for them to enter the courses which the University offers. And now, as a fitting recognition of her trust in her sons' worth, she is to grant those who left for service a degree "honoris causa" upon the completion of three-fourths of their work...
...matter was first brought up by the Board of Overseers at its meeting on January 13. It was at that time voted that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences The requested to consider the expediency of granting a degree honoris causa, or with other appropriate designation, to men who, owing to military service, have been unable to complete their college course, and that in the opinion of this Board such action is desirable...
...will be taken. The University was forced to recognize that many men who had satisfactorily completed the greater part of their college work would never be able to return for the rest. To withhold credit from these was manifestly unfair. At the same time in awarding these degrees "honoris causa" it was also forced to recognize that many men who could and would otherwise finish their college courses would now be entitled to their A.B.'s. Herein lies the abuse of the system...