Word: orals
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...student who, by the end of his second year, has not passed this oral examination, is thereby placed on probation...
...students in Harvard College, except those who entered before 1910. must pass, by the end of their second year, a special oral examination to test their power of translating either French or German...
...most important things done was further recommendations regarding the oral examinations. President Lowell agreed to the suggestion of requiring an additional half-course, not to count for the degree, in the respective language, before a man is put on probation for failure in the examination. This is to come in the second half of Sophomore year and probation will be the penalty at the beginning of Junior year, as now. The purpose of this plan is to have some preparation step leading up to probation...
...necessarily of any greater practical value than English, for example. Group I now claims 47 per cent of the Freshman class, while Group III has dropped to 25 per cent. The great change here, however, cannot be attributed to careful thought and discussion. The inauguration of a general oral examination for all students accounts for it largely. We have a reminder of a fault still extant. Men, as ever, are looking toward the "cinch", and as long as there is so great a disparity in the work required by different courses, they will continue to be influenced in their choice...
...students in Harvard College, except those who entered before 1910, must pass before the end of their second year a special oral examination to test their power of translating either French or German. Any member of these classes who has not already passed this oral examination, and wishes to take it this month, must notify the Recorder, 4 University Hall, in writing today. Each candidate will then be notified when and where to present himself for the examination...