Word: midyear
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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January 24, the runner-up, escapes the general examination period but falls into the middle of midyears. It was probably preferred because it falls nearer the end of the term. The weekend of the 17th drew only half as many votes as either of the other two, since it comes at the beginning of the midyear examinations and apparently lacks the advantages of the other...
Under this plan hour exams would be offered soon in all courses and would be taken by any student who feared that he might be drafted before finishing his midyear examinations; hence he could obtain credit for work done his semester. On the basis of this exam and his cumulative grades, the student will receive a mark for a half year's work in his courses...
...Faculty ruling this summer that all course shall be half courses. Thus the grades of the midyear examinations will not be averaged with the results of the second semester as is usual but will count for half-course credit...
Almost as complicated to administer as the Selective Service registrations, the 1946 signing-up process necessitates a large staff of University officials and student aides to complete. Stanley K. Leonard, a graduate student who has run the midyear and final examinations for the past three years, will be in charge of the whole organization. He stated yesterday that he was using between 25 and 30 men in the Hall itself, and would need an additional half-dozen to sort out the course cards later...
Borden F. Beck, Jr., of Redmond, Oregen, and Farlow House--Edwards Whitaker midyear Scholarship...