Word: mid-years
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...declared that most students travel to and from the station just before the theatre hour, presumably going downtown for an evening's entertainment, but that a number pass through the station before and after class hours on their way to and from their homes in Boston. Mid-year examinations have no great effect on the use of the subway by students, for when questioned whether he had noticed any change in the number of students about the latter part of January, the guard said that he had never noticed and particular variation during this period...
This competition is the easiest of the three that are held annually. It is split up by the Christmas vacation, which provides a pleasant interlude, and by the mid-year examination period, during which time candidates will be afforded ample time to prepare for their examinations. Although the work is harder than what is required of manager candidates it is far more interesting...
Sunday, December 14. Roger Babson, business expert and statistician, will speak on "The Fundamentals of Prosperity" at the Paine Concert Hall at 4 o'clock. This is the last of the Sunday afternoon lectures on religious topics for the first half year. The course will be continued after the mid-year period...
...competition will last for eleven weeks. The work will be lighter than in any other CRIMSON competition, since it is split up by Christmas vacation and the mid-year period. During the examination period candidates will be given plenty of time to prepare for their examinations and their work will accordingly be lightened...
...essay written by an undergraduate on a subject connected with the work and achievements of the Jewish people; and a book suitably inscribed for a student who, not needing financial aid and therefore ineligible to compete for the Elizabeth Wilder Prize, receives the highest mark at the mid-year examination in elementary German. This is known as the Carl Schurz Prize...