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Word: ornamentation (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...average undergraduate apparently does not realize that the Degree with Distinction was created by the Faculty with a definite purpose and not merely as an additional ornament to an ordinary degree. It was established in the hope of arousing an effective desire for high-standard scholarship, and to fill the place of the "honors" in English universities, where the importance attached to distinguished intellectual attainment is very great. There high honors are always remembered and constantly referred to throughout a man's life. Referring to this, President Lowell said: "It is that spirit which must be cultivated here...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE DEGREE WITH DISTINCTION. | 1/17/1911 | See Source »

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