Word: correcting
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...first two miles and a half and then Cutler raised the beat as high as 33 for the last half mile. Considering the strong head wind and tide the work of the crew was fairly good and although at times the men did not get the correct proportion throughout the stroke, the tendency to pound at the finish was much less. The crew returned to the boathouse in small stretches having covered about eight miles in all. The Freshman eight also took a long paddle down to the Navy Yard and back with a view to getting the eight together...
...chief evil of laying exclusive stress upon the degree, and of counting by courses, is that it fixes attention upon the pass mark. In order to correct this impression, and create a stronger desire for excellence, the institution of distinct honor and pass degrees, akin to the practice of the English universities, has often been suggested. Whether it would be wise to have different curricula for honors and for a pass, as in England, is by no means clear. The vital point is the importance which those universities have attached, and persuaded the public to attach, to the winning...
...order to correct several erroneous statements which have appeared in regard to undergraduates who have made the highest strength tests this year, the CRIMSON prints this morning the records of the ten men who have made the highest totals. In fairness to these men it should be stated that the tests are now merely qualifying tests, and may or may not represent the utmost that...
President Lowell, the speaker of the evening, pointed out that all colleges were but a means to an end; namely, the uplift of the nation and of mankind. Friendship among them is growing as they realize the unity of their task. The best university is that which strives to correct its faults and this the public will in the end appreciate...
...University hockey management wishes to correct the statement made in several Boston papers on Monday morning to the effect that the Harvard-Dartmouth game scheduled for next Saturday will be played in New York. The game will be played in the Stadium at 3 o'clock, weather permitting...