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Herbert G. Griswold '38, of South Euclid, Ohio--The Elizabeth Wilder Prize of $100, for the Freshman needing financial aid who passes the highest examination in elementary German at the midyear examination...
Tabulation of the midyear grades, showing that there has been a very slight, but definite improvement in the general level of scholarship in the Junior and Senior classes, is a welcome confirmation of the wisdom of University Hall in ending the requirement for November and April grades in advanced courses. While in the minds of the original backers of this change there had never been very much doubt about its advantages, this showing should effectively silence its critics and insure its continuance. Although the improvement over last year is only about one per cent, the fact that all the figures...
Another significant trend is revealed by comparing the number of men with unsatisfactory records and with Dean's list rating for the three lower classes. For the longer time men are in college the fewer are those with unsatisfactory midyear grades and the more numerous are the members of the Dean's list. Only one-third as many Juniors are in the unsatisfactory category as Freshmen, while fifty per cent more are on the Dean's list. Freshmen and their seniors should however, take this as a warning, rather than believing that studies become easier the longer one stands...
...year-old Hearst twins, youngest sons of the publisher. Graduated from Lawrenceville School in New Jersey last year, he followed in his father's footsteps to Harvard. His father was rusticated out of Harvard for scholastic deficiency 50 years ago. Son Randolph was ousted at midyear with "E" grades in four subjects. Also like his father Randolph returned to San Francisco. Examiner oldsters were forewarned of his arrival, ordered to treat him like any other cub reporter except that he was not to be fired, not to be called bad names...
Throughout the season, the squad has been hampered by injuries. Notable in the Chicago meet was the lack of conditioning due to the midyear period, for in all the matches that were lost, the Harvard men were ahead at the beginning and were slowly worn down by their relatively poor condition...