Word: ranke
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...lofty place. Since then, nothing that could be said has been too extravagant to be uttered in his eulosy. But we believe that all this commotion and fear has been excited by a false impression of Mr. Arnold's criticism. Instead of taking away anything from Emerson's real rank, it has really but defined it the more clearly, and placed him in the light in which posterity must view him. If, instead of carping at Mr. Arnold's frank and fair criticism, our people would only put away their own ideas and take Emerson as he actually...
...facilities, and many upper classmen would be enabled to go about their library work in a quicker and more business-like manner. It would unfold to many an idea of the benefits of this great treasure house of which they are ignorant, and improve their chances for a better rank. In fact the benefit would be general and a hand-book would be heartily welcomed by all alike...
...such information. But even if the latter is the case, we doubt if they are advisable, for we thoroughly agree with our correspondent when he says that each examination breaks into a man's routine of study, and seriously so, we think. Moreover he states that students of high rank as well as those of low rank disapprove of the system. However this may be it does not change the question of fact. But there is something else to be said in favor of the hour examination besides that it gives the instructor valuable information about the work...
...Substitute the following for the latter part. The four annual aggregates of each member of the graduating class are reduced to a uniform standard and combined to form a final rank-list, called the General Scale...
Each student at Amherst at the beginning of the term receives a printed form, from which he ascertains his rank for the past term, and his average standing for the course thus far completed...