Word: stress
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...organization at Cornell, stress is laid on the Honor Committee which consists of five members elected each year by the entire student body. It is the duty of this committee to hear and try all cases of cheating submitted to them. These hearings are held in private and each student has the right to appeal for a second trial, and also, a public one, if he so desires. Finally, the decisions and the verdicts are sent to the dean of the college and all records are deposited with the registrar...
...duty of the faculty to make certain that students pass only through actual ability. To this end more stress should be put on work done during the term. Regular work can be insured by frequent quizzes. Examinations, too, should be such as to demand familiarity with the course and a working knowledge of its subject matter rather than painful retention of precise details. And it would be helpful if each instructor concluded with a complete resume of the ground covered. These ideas are not new, for they have already been incorporated into several courses with considerable success. The college...
Bert Haines came next, laying stress on the need of good watermanship in general and recommending practice in wherries and singles. He also offered to go tubbing individually with the men. Then he said that the prospects were good so far and urged the men to cooperate in every way to make the season a success...
Coach Jack Slattery laid stress on the importance of training, saying, "ability is first, but the man who has that without training is useless." He promised that every candidates would be given a fair try, and that his ability would not be overlooked...
...track plans are to lay stress on the fundamentals. We shall make no cuts, and we shall never be too busy to help you. We cannot put all of you on a team, but we assure you that you will get some competition before the year is over. The track team, because it has been in the ruck, needs the cooperation of every undergraduate. If you cannot come out for the team, you can interest someone who can, and above all, you can at least be a booster...