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Cuts taken by upper classmen in good standing from the last class before and the first class after a one-day holiday will not necessarily result in probation. Such cuts will, however, be especially noted on the student's record and if, at any future time during that year, such a man's record becomes unsatisfactory in any particular, the fact that he has taken holiday cuts will weigh heavily against...
...regard attendance on the part of upper classmen in good standing not as an end in itself, but as a means to an end. Under this policy, instead of taking disciplinary action on a holiday cut as such, the effect of the extension of a holiday on the student's record is considered. For example, upper classmen are not ordinarily placed on probation for unsatisfactory records at November or April, and even at mid years all students with unsatisfactory records are not necessarily placed on probation, since each case is treated individually. If, however, the grades of a student...
...other words, it should be emphasized that all holiday cuts are taken at a student's own risk and will weigh heavily against him if his record becomes in any way unsatisfactory during the course of the year. The responsibility is thus placed squarely on the undergraduate, and it has been our experience that once a policy has been explained, we can count on the Harvard student to live up to his responsibilities without abuse...
...four head proctors and S. L. Batchelder '31, chairman of the Student Council Committee on Freshman Affairs, exercise general supervision over the activities of the class, but the eight newly appointed officers, together with Batchelder, constitute a temporary executive board of the Class of 1933. As such they will direct the affairs of the Freshmen until class officers are elected after midyears...
Honored. Known to everyone who has been a student at the Harvard Law School where he has taught for 41 years, respected throughout the profession as the outstanding authority on the law of contracts and sales, is Samuel ("Sammy") Williston. He received the Association's medal for conspicuous service rendered in jurisprudence for the year, specifically for "monumental work in restating the law of contracts...