Word: mention
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...surprised and disappointed to find that President Eliot in his Annual Report makes no mention of the exigencies of the study of elocution at Harvard. We should think that he would have referred to the fact that last year the students paid privately for the heating of Sanders Theatre, although the College ought to furnish a proper room and proper heating, for those who take elocution as well as any other study. We also expected to learn the reasons for the poor accommodations given to the students of speaking this year. Can it be that President Eliot has no very...
...find them exclusive, but never mind. The north pole can never be reached without passing icebergs. Don't talk too much about societies, but let it be generally known that you have had some very prominent friends in them, and even relatives. Let me caution you, however, not to mention my name, for I have never been in any of them, and the mere fact that I am your cousin might injure your prospects for life. Beware of men who shine at the Freshman punch and theatre party - they may seem to lead, but are in reality only guide-posts...
...editorial in the last Advocate shows a misunderstanding of our position in regard to Honorable Mention. It required very little "reflection" to determine that twenty Themes and Forensics are not the same as eight hours of elective work for one year. The point which we endeavored to make was that the requirements for Honorable Mention, as such, should be the same for all subjects. On this basis, it is reasonable that the requirement in English composition should be 80 per-cent for all the work that comes under that head, even though it is not equivalent to eight hours...
...promoters of the system of Honorable Mention, which was applied for the first time to the class of '80, were undoubtedly very well satisfied with the way in which it worked. On the whole, the system is a good one, and does encourage more systematic work; but there are several points in which last year's trial suggests modification of it. Thus, it seems hardly right that Honorable Mention in a modern language which may have been acquired abroad, should be considered a ground for a degree cum laude. Again, in the Greek courses, it is difficult...
...study of English, except the excellence of the instruction given, or love for the subject. Is our literature, then, so deficient in value and interest? Is the ability to write - not Greek, but English - of so little importance? Students of Saxon and Old English meet with scant encouragement. Honorable Mention is a meagre reward for faithful work in seven English courses. It is but a vague term, at best; and certainly the addition, English, does not suggest any knowledge, however limited, of Anglo-Saxon. If Graduate Course 7, and possibly 8 or 9, could be added to the list...