Word: fall
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...failed to understand what was expected of him and could satisfy the instructor only after learning his error. The only argument that we have heard against giving out the marks is that if a lazy man gets a better mark at the mid-years than he expects he may fall off in his work for the rest of the year. Any such indirect benefit to lazy men is far less than the injury to studious men. We have once before called the attention of instructors to this subject and hope that this appeal will not pass unheeded...
...space for the events to be contested. The place will be large enough for a 75 yard straightaway track, and a mile track in seven laps, just half as many as were required in last Saturday's games. The Amateur Athletic Union held its regular outdoor meeting last fall, and therefore the events which are to be contested in this meeting will very somewhat from the events of last fall. For instance, there will be a 75 yard dash instead of a 100 yard one; there will also be 150 yard, 300 yards, 600 yards and 1000 yards runs...
...Simpkins, who was compelled to leave college on account of illness has sailed for Europe. He will enter college next fall...
...told that the management of last year's freshman baseball association is still in debt to the extent of some hundreds of dollars. The matter has been allowed to run during the past fall, but the time has come when a settlement must speedily be made, Whether the fault of the existing state of affairs lies with the manager of the Ninety-two nine or whether with the class we do not know. It certainly seems, however, as if the management had made exceedingly bad calculations for the expenditures for the season, or else had been very slack about making...
...custom in former years to elect the first eight men to the Phi Betta Kappa in February of the junior year. Last year, however, owing to some confusion caused by the new marking system the election was put off until last fall when the first eight men from Ninety were chosen. The old method of electing the first men in February has again been adopted, and accordingly the following men were yesterday chosen from Ninety-one: C. W. Willard, C. H. C. Wright, C. L. Slattery, K. McKenzie, C. N. Barron. H. A. Davis, W. M. Cannon...