Word: much
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...rule rather than the exception. It certainly seems a great pity that men should be afraid to take the English and German courses because of the apparent certainty of a condition, or, at best, of a very low mark. Where the system of taking off so much for each mistake is followed, a man is marked, not on what he does, but on what he fails to do. In courses where marking by the "curve system" is in vogue, we cannot of course complain, as that system is said to be "absolutely infallible." However, when we hear...
...most, only thirty. It has always been a matter of regret that more have not thought it worth their while to come to these exercises; comparisons have been made between the attendance at the public speaking in the Boston Latin School and at the speaking for the Boylston Prizes, much to the credit of the former. Now that so few are to speak compared with former years, and those few are to be selected by reason of their excellence, none can plead the length and dulness of the exercises as an excuse for staying away...
...have kept for special mention in the place of honor, the name of Mr. Finck. His 'cello solo "Legende" was by far the most artistic work of the evening. It is not for us to criticise, but only to say how much we all enjoyed his playing. The Bach Gavotte that he gave when encored was charming...
...dancing in Memorial Hall was a success, though we doubt whether the couple whose conversation we overheard as they entered the hall received as much pleasure from their waltz as they did from the music of the Harvard Glee Club and the Pierian Sodality...
...them in the College choir. Their wind is good, they run so much," said the Bulletin Board...