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...perfect harmony of the meeting was, however, slightly marred by one matter, which we dislike to notice, yet cannot pass over in silence. In spite of the efforts of the Committee, certain members of the class apparently resolved to run a partial ticket of their own, and sought, by combinations, to secure its success. If this was so, and there seems to be conclusive evidence that it was, it deserves the severest reprehension. The fact that certain persons attempted, by extensive canvassing, to secure the election of their favorites, might in itself be undeserving of blame; but when the class...
...editorials as anonymous expressions of individual opinion, that we cannot hope to persuade them all of the falseness of their theory; but we hope that those who are really interested in the paper will recognize that our editorials are the result of the careful thought of several, not the partial judgment...
...prize essays are well enough, since they stimulate literary activity without involving cramming; but why examinations of the partial character announced should be made the object of intercollegiate contest it is hard to see. They call forth work, but not of the right kind. To examine a man on a play of AEschylus and orations of Demosthenes and AEschines cannot make him a broad Greek scholar, but will only force him to cram these subjects till he knows them by heart. Such an examination is no test of his ability to read the language. Again, it is necessary...
...above mentioned. The introduction of hour-examinations is an incomplete step toward justice. It is only by marking on recitations, also, that perfect justice is done us. This system of frequent marking eliminates variable elements, and I think it would also eliminate many of the inherent evils of the partial systems, while uniting their advantages. And if this or any other is the only really right system, it ought not to be left to individual discretion to choose any of several other methods, but there should be a more universal adoption of the right...
...authors represent classes from '59 to '78, and it is noticeable that the majority of the pieces are written by men of late years. This shows, unless the compilers have been very partial toward their own time, that the quality of our poetry has, of late, been improving...