Word: slight
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...students of these Schools, prospective student, and also, without doubt, other men who care to realize what the University contains. Not too many students are acquainted with the minor graduate schools, or deeply acquainted with the major ones. But both for themselves and because they are in some slight measure subject to the same conditions as the College, these schools rather deserve attention...
...faculty and students, and the results of the poll, though not in any sense conclusive, are highly interesting. By a vote of 186 to 132 the faculty approved the plan. By a vote of 832 to 636 the students disapproved it. In both cases the margin was so slight, that the only thing the poll proves is that opinion is clearly divided, with the faculty tend-to favor the plan and the students tending to oppose it. It remains a subject for speculation how much of student opposition is due to ignorance or misinformation concerning the proposed changes. Various questions...
...educational question submitted to a general vote on Monday was the suggestion that the written general examination for candidates for distinction be held at the end of the Junior year instead of at the end of the Senior year. And this proposal, like the first, was defeated by a slight margin in the undergraduate vote, although it was sustained by a bare margin of ten in the faculty poll. Again in the result may fairly be called inconclusive, but on this question the reasons for the large disapproving vote are obvious enough...
Princeton, N. J., May 7; 1926--Coming up against their first real opposition of the season here tomorrow afternoon, the Crimson track men will have a chance to prove their much heralded power. Although Harvard is a slight favorite in tomorrow's meet, the defeats of the past two seasons have taught that a Tiger track and field aggregation is always a dangerous opponent to reckon with...
Princeton looks better in the weights, while Harvard seems to have a decided edge in the straight running events. The basis for comparison is very slight, however, since neither team has had much competition so far. The doubtful events are the hurdles, high jump and pole vault and it is likely that the final result of the meet will be decided in them...