Word: minuses
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wish to protest the running of the Class Marshal's election for the following reasons. No biographies were presented on the candidates. The ballot minus several pictures was a mess. It is both the duty of the election committee and the individual candidate to make sure a picture is on the ballot. Since pictures were taken only on one day, it was impossible for two of the candidates I know to get to the photographer. Finally, the advertising of the dual elections, and defining the duties of the Marshals at graduation time and afterwards was inadequate. Edward Myles Ginsberg...
...varsity track team, minus Dave Alpers, finished a close third, 4 1/4 points behind Cornell and 2 1/2 in back of Yale, in the annual Heptagonal games at Ithaca Saturday afternoon...
...Plus, Two Minus. This week's action by the President and Congress had four elements...
Under present, conditions, teaching follows' salaries are taxable. But they are responsible for tuition, which is usually paid from their salaries. Complainants state that the University should give a salary minus the tuition charges. The salary reduction would thus greatly reduce teaching fellow's taxes...
Alternatives to the present system include adopting a straight letter grade system; adopting such a plan along with plus and minus grades; using the Business School system of "high pass, low pass, failing"; retaining the present system for the first year and using the straight letter grade plan the following two years; or using such a plan with plus and minus signs...