Word: half-year
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...communication printed today in another column calls to our attention a singular situation in which Freshmen find themselves who have obtained a high grade in English A at the mid-year examinations. That is, they are relieved from the prescribed work in the second half-year, but if they wish to complete the course the usual fee for an additional half-course is charged. This certainly seems like "putting a premium on mediocrity." As a result of the last examinations 99 men were relieved from prescription, and of that number 60 paid the additional $10.00 and stayed in the course...
...this course during the first half-year. There is, however, an unfairness, probably of omission rather than commission, connected with this change. As matters now stand, those men relieved from prescription must pay an additional fee, if they wish to continue English A as an elective half-course during the second half-year. This is palpably unfair, as it sets a premium on mediocrity. Such an error or oversight should be corrected at once. FRESHMAN...
...meeting of the Student Council held last night the officers were re-elected for the ensuing half-year as follows: president, G. P. Gardner '10, of Boston; vice-president, J. E. Waid '10, of St. Louis, Mo.; secretary-treasurer, W. B. Parsons, Jr., '10, of New York City...
...CRIMSON takes great, pleasure in announcing the election of Daniel Clyne Nugent, Jr., of St. Louis, Mo.; of Howard Joseph Sachs, of New York, N. Y.; and of Alexander Wheeler, of Boston, of the Junior class, as assistant managing editors for the second half-year...
...students electing courses of study which begin in the second half-year are requested to enroll themselves at the first exercises in the following rooms: Architecture 5d*, Robinson Hall Astronomy 2, 4, Astronomical Lab. Botany 1, Nash Lect. rm. Botany 3b, Botanical Mus. 11 Botany 4*, Botanical Mus. 29 Business 14*, Emerson H Business 30*, Sever 35 Business 35b*, Sever 18 Chemistry 7*, Boylston 9 Classical Archaeology 1b, Sever 80 Classical Philology 35*, 51*, Sever 14 Classical Philology 52*, Sever 25 Classical Philology 30*, Sever 26 Comparative Literature 6b, Fogg Lect. rm. (temporarily) Comparative Literature 8, Sever 17 Comparative Literature...