Word: deadwood
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...revived. His plan to raise the requirements for an A.B. degree to four Bs in a total of sixteen courses that a man must pass, with no more than two Ds, and an allowance for failure of one whole course, undoubtedly would prune effectually if not entirely remove the "deadwood". But it is very doubtful whether the mental growth of the remainder would be permanently stimulated. Men would have to get better marks to stay in college, but that would not necessarily make of them better scholars in the true sense of the word. A rise in the general level...
...toward a greater rather than a diminished democracy. The only method of selection open to the university which artificially limits its student body would be that of competitive examinations open to all applicants, a process which in itself would help to climinate from the university much of its present deadwood. The mere bangers-on of the universities would become a thing of the past...
...final analysis, the blame for academic casualties rests almost entirely with the student. It is easy to argue successfully against this conclusion, but the argument convinces no one but the individual concerned. There is a vast deal of intellectual deadwood and rubbish desecrating the upper stories of many Cornellians...
Four of the old elm trees in the Yard were cut down during the summer. Everything possible is being done to preserve those trees which are still alive. A number of them were trimmed during the summer and the deadwood is now being removed from the remaining trees. The dead trees and decayed wood was found to afford breeding places for such pests as the bark beetle and the leopard moth and so the utmost care has been exercised in removing as much of this as possible...
Fanshawe was born at Deadwood, S. D., July 27, 1883, and entered the University from St. Paul's School where he played on the school football team. He was a member of the Institute of 1770 and the Alpha Delta...