Word: grades
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...illness of two weeks. He was a native of Ningpo, and came to this country in 1879. He was appointed professor of Chinese at Harvard for three years, commencing Sept. 1, 1879. In China he belonged to a family of high rank, was a mandarin of the third grade and held several important government positions at Ningpo. He was a sub-prefect, and by imperial promotion was made prefect. Since he came to Cambridge he has had three pupils, one of whom has studied under him two years, another about a year, another five months. He leaves a widow...
...subject will be treated this year by Mr. G. S. Hall, who will lecture on "Pedagogy." The only other college course of any importance on this subject is that of Prof. Payne at Ann Arbor; and he has been very successful in preparing his pupils for higher grade positions. The courses of such men as Pres. Walker and Prof. Newcomb (of last year) cannot but be of the highest value. The single lecture of Prof. Bryce before the students, while he was here in Boston, was certainly highly appreciated by his hearers; and the course of the Natural History Society...
...this respect. Naturally it was expected that 81's Commencement programme would show a long list of Honors, and a number of Highest Honors assigned. But now the announcement is made, that but one man in the class has received the certificate of Honors of the highest grade. It seems strange that there should have been such a falling off in scholarship as this result would presuppose. The marks of the last two years, in almost every case that we have ever heard of, have been higher than those of the first two. How then can the result we have...
...cent higher than in other studies. Perhaps it is considered that Honorable Mention in English Composition is not, on the 80 per cent basis, a sufficient title to a degree cum laude; if so, it, along with several other subjects, should be excluded from consideration in determining the grade of a degree. So far as Honorable Mention is concerned, the requirements should be uniform for all subjects, while the comparative value of it certainly depends entirely upon the subject in which it is given...
Class orders are to be paid for immediately on delivery. In ordering an album a deposit of $5 is required at the time of ordering. The price of the regular first-grade album is $20. Mr. Notman will furnish a cheaper grade album for $15. The regulation album contains twenty leaves. Extra leaves will, however, be put in at a cost of 75 cts. per leaf...