Word: cent
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Willard, '69, president of the club, presided. Mr. McVane being called upon, described the recent changes at Harvard. Referring to the finances, he said that the revenue in 1860 was $310,000, and in 1882 had reached $730,000. The faculty had increased more than two hundred per cent. in twelve years, numbering twenty-six in 1859 and sixty-nine in 1883. The students' roll in 1869 was 529. At the beginning of 1883 the under graduates numbered 969. The Western boys in 1869 formed about 8 per cent, of the whole roll, but now they formed more than...
COLUMBIA.The marking system of Columbia College is not complex; the maximum mark is 100 per cent. in the college and school of mines. The minimum or passing mark for freshmen and sophomores is 50 per cent.; for juniors and seniors, 60 per cent. The honor classes are made up of students whose standing for the four years has been above 80 per cent. First class those having total mark 95-100 per cent. Second class, those having a total mark of 90-95 per cent. Third class, those having a total mark of 80-90 per cent...
...marks given are published semiannually, unless the professor chooses to make them known monthly. The monthly mark of the student in every department counts 50 per cent. The remaining 50 per cent. is made up by the semi-annual examinations, the two together making the maximum work for the term. The chief honor on commencement day is the Greek salutatory. Number two delivers a Latin oration. Others in second honor class have English orations. The Valedictory address is delivered by a student whose only requirements are that he shall be an honor man, he shall be nominated by the faculty...
...horizontal cut-off in the hollow walls between the stories. This will cause the fire to enter the room, where it can be seen and attended to. If this simple expedient should be generally tried, and the floors carried to the outer walls, probably at least twenty-five per cent. of the losses now experienced would be done away with...
...26th of this month, occur in the following order: Monday, March 25, Latin; Tuesday, Greek; Thursday, French and German; Friday, one-hour examination in Physics; Saturday, Trigonometry; Tuesday, April 4, Classical Literature. The examination in German is not required from those who received a grade of seventy-five per cent. on last term's work...