Word: rank
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...charter was granted to the college of William and Mary of Virginia. The society quickly extended to Harvard, and a chapter was founded there in 1781. The object of the society was the promotion of literature and friendly intercourse among scholars, but only those students who obtained a high rank were admitted. The motto of the society is "Philosophia, Biou Kubernetes," or "Philosophy, the Guide of Life." The Phi Beta Kappa now has chapters in very nearly every college of note in the country...
...college was narrow and saw no propriety in allowing a wide variety of study to the undergraduate. To obtain advance: science it was necessary to look beyond the college; and then it was that the Lawrence school had a wide and useful sphere. That it occupied a front rank among its fellows can be seen by referring to the earlier catalogues where the names of our leading scientists of to-day will be found registered as students. Under the present board and liberal administration of university affairs, as the college advanced the scientific school steadily lost in number of students...
...plan in relation to attendance at recitations adopted by the faculty of Tufts College is as follows: Hereafter the faculty will receive no petitions offering excuse for absences. In making up the rank of students all absences from recitations will count zero, except in cases of prolonged absence occasioned by illness or other extraordinary cause, in which case such loss may be made up by private examinations. In other cases the rank of each student will be determined wholly by the work done at the regular recitations of his class. Any student who fails to attain a rank...
...stairs in our precious Memorial Hall. We have long imagined that we upstairs were getting the food intended for Mr. S-II-v-n's hirelings, as we could hardly conceive it possible that worse food than was set before us was easily obtainable anywhere. However, this betrays a rank and horrible system of persecution and injustice. Imagine the hungry students, being fed on elegant cold slabs of colorless meat, while the poor waiters languish below on the parboiled trimmings! And think, too of the Caucasion slaves of the autocrat of the breakfast table having symposiums at ten or thereabouts...
...enclosed rank-lists for 1884 85 and 1885 86 contain the returns for all students in your courses whose marks were not less than 70 per cent. The returns for the rest - in case you have kept no record yourself - may be found at the office...