Word: half
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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SOPHOMORES who wish to anticipate the history of the first half-year will prepare themselves in Freeman's General Sketch, Chaps. V. - XIV., inclusive...
...sunshine and rain for two years and a half...
...Springfield yesterday on the eleven-o'clock train, their boats having been sent on three hours before. All were in good condition, and looked and acted as if the severe training of the past year had not brought them down too "fine." The quarters of the crew are about half-way down the course, and numerous opportunities will be offered of seeing Yale pull over the four miles. Before the 30th, Fearon's and Blakey's boats will be tried over the course, and the better boat selected. The old eight has been made much lighter, and stiffness and speed...
...occurred to me that it is a subject worthy of notice in the Crimson also. I understand that this requisition is put upon Seniors to offset the privilege of voluntary attendance at recitations. The Faculty recognize the liability of a student's loafing through the first half of the year, failing on the Semi, and making it up at the Annual. This mode of procedure they intend to prevent by making fifty per cent the requisite mark in every examination. In this way of looking at it the change may result in some good, but however great this good...
...supposing that proctors had not perambulated the room during the examination, and that half a dozen students had taken advantage of their absence to make use of illicit help, and had thereby added ten per cent to their average by wrongful means, would this circumstance have outweighed the advantage which might have accrued to the feelings of confidence between instructor and students, resulting from the absence of proctors...