Word: parteing
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...reason given for this exclusion last year was that there was not room enough for them, but upper-classmen who were there have told me that there would have been plenty of room. It seems to me that it is very hard to prevent the Freshman class from taking part with the others in such an interesting exercise as this, and I hope that the Committee will endeavor to arrange it this year so that all may be admitted...
...game Monday was an improvement on Saturday's game, the men having in a great part recovered from the nervousness consequent upon their first experience with a professional nine. Nunn's fine base running and catching, Olmstead's good work at first base, and Cohen's stop of a hot liner, were the noticeable features of Harvard's game. It is sufficient to say of Tyng that he played as well as ever, and to see him once more in the field made us long for the Nine of '78. The following is the score...
ASSISTANT-PROFESSOR SMITH has assumed part of the duties of the Dean...
Having seen the worth of these honours, let us examine their effect upon the students, who may be divided into three classes. The first, those who already get Commencement parts or Final Honours, will have less instigation, for the worth of a part will certainly be greatly diminished. Those who now do not stand well at all in any subject will not be much affected by "honourable mention"; if desire for knowledge, a position on the rank-list, etc., will not lead a man to study at all, it is not likely that the prospect of being "mentioned" will spur...
...come to the middle class, - those who, without taking honours in a subject, or getting a part, have a fair general average. This class, say the inventors of the new scheme, will be greatly benefited; the result on this class, to the contrary, will be rather to diminish good scholarship than to increase it. Some will, undoubtedly, be incited to further exertion by having a prize put within easy reach; but a great many, who at present take hard courses, and do very fairly in them, will give up Philosophy or English, and substitute German and Natural History, in which...