Word: flunking
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...remains for some enterprising "Widow" to supply radio outfits for the vest pocket with directions for tuning in. Then diddling with the dials will replace the anxious chewing pens, and static will be the only excuse for a "flunk...
...knowledge, but unless he can put that knowledge to work, he is still sadly lacking in true education. On the other hand, the man who has a fair estimate of the work required, and who has cultivated in addition the habit of using his head, will very rarely flunk out. What is even more, he will have acquired a power that the "parrot-student" can never know...
...large number of failures in a course should be looked upon as an indication that the instruction is faulty, rather than a boast that the course in laudably severe. The undergraduate is frequently of the opinion that his professors take a secret pride in the number of men they flunk. By convincing his students that they are being given a square deal the instructor will put himself in a better position to ask their cooperation...
...perfect recitation is called a "tear" at Princeton, "squirt" at Harvard, "sail" at Bowdoin, "rake" at Williams and "cold rush" at Amherst. A failure in recitation receives the title of "slump" at Harvard, a "stump" at Princeton, a "smash" at Wesleyan and a "flunk" at Amherst. - Amherst Student...
...their time on matter which pertains entirely to the courses they have in hand, are dubbed at all colleges either "grinds," "digs," or "grubs," and to be called such is not unusually considered a mark of flattery. The expressions for a bad recitation very at different colleges; "fizzle," "flunk," "clump," and "smash" are the most common. The contemptible act of a student who endeavors to ingratiate himself with an instructor by his seeming interest in lessons and officious civilities, now known as "toadying," was formerly called "fishing." The words "cram" and "cut" have almost ceased to be slang...