Word: finality
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...asking how much stress should be laid on the final examination in computing the grades for Government I, Professor Holcombe, whose letter appears in an adjoining column, raises a question of fundamental importance for all elementary courses at Harvard. Grades in advanced courses may usually without misgivings be determined on the basis of one or two examinations and possible a thesis. But the problem is not so easily solved for such large elementary courses as Government I, History I, or English...
...large proportion of Freshmen in these courses and the wide range of subject matter covered by them make comparatively frequent check-ups in the form of tests advisable. But this fact does not answer the question as to how heavily these periodic tests should count toward the final grade. The arguments in favor of laying great stress on the weekly or monthly marks constitute in reality an indictment of examinations as an accurate test of knowledge. The good student may have an off day mentally or physically or may be so afflicted with examination nervousness as to fall far short...
...pitching burden for the undergraduate nine will probably be borne chiefly by W. K. Page '31, newly-discovered southpaw who seems to be in need of seasoning before the final tests of the year. If he fails to stem the tide of alumni hits, he will be relieved by W. H. MacHale...
History I and Economics A. both elementary courses which fall in the same category with Government I, have worked out a far more satisfactory relationship between the short weekly checking up and final examinations, and there is no real reason why Government I cannot change its methods so that they are more in keeping with a policy which is being so universally followed elsewhere in the University...
...forces have emerged victorious in both games. During the 1928 southern invasion, the University nine was sent down by a 2 to 1 score in an eleven inning struggle. The Marines defeated Harvard this spring when the Crimson once again sallied forth below the Mason and Dixon line. The final count was 6 to 3, but this year's Harvard team lost several valuable scoring opportunities through failure to hit when the bases were occupied. Howard Whitmore '29, will toe the rubber for the home team this afternoon and is counted on to throw a wrench into the smoothly-working...