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The toll taken by probation this year is extremely heavy, 25 percent of the candidates having dropped below the required scholastic standard. The coaches have urged these men to put every effort into passing the April hour examinations, so that they may participate in the spring season.
It has been previously pointed out in this column that with the present varying systems of grading an A means one thing in one course, and something else in another. By taking certain courses, probation can be easily avoided, whereas in others, a large proportion of each class is necessarily...
It follows that if grades are not to be used for these purposes-that is for deciding honors or discipline-they have little use at all,-except for the harmless and desirable service of indicating to the student his approximate standing. And if its is true that scholarships are awarded...
As for probation itself-even from a paternalistic point of view it defeats its own ends. It is not uncommon for seniors, for example, to find that only by cutting most of their classes can they complete their required work, and this may well apply to others. The man on...
The result is the present situation, in which the cat chases his own tail. Failing to get the requisite marks in the first place, the student is given an extra handicap in the shape of probation and told to produce even higher grades than before. While the paternal system exists...