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PHILLIPS Exeter Academy is the only leading preparatory school for Harvard that has not adopted the recommended system of Roman pronunciation of Latin...
...system of secret entries is also open to criticism. When the entries were public, if any event did not "fill," those who were interested in making the meeting a success could persuade persons competent to enter to do so before the entries closed, and thus insure an interesting meeting. The failure of the meeting of March 8 was, in part at least, due to the fact that the entries were secret. One, and probably two, of the events which failed to occur would have taken place had the entries been public. The only reason for keeping the entries secret...
...existing number of sections, then that number should be increased. In the second case, the amount of work done in the course should be extended. In either case, the expedient of making it impossible for men to take electives without sacrificing other desirable courses is wholly improper. Our system is exactly contrary to the right one; the most crowded electives should be put at the best hours, for the greatest good of the greatest number; whereas the compiler of this year's schedule seems to have sought the greatest evil of the greatest number, by putting the large electives...
...bachelor's degree into two classes, dependent entirely upon the average mark attained for the whole course, or for the Junior and Senior years combined, it is proposed to widen the field. By the new plan the members of the graduating class who, availing themselves of the elective system, have devoted their time and labor to such special studies as they judge best calculated to promote their aims and purposes in after life, will receive, on the "Commencement Programme and in the next following Annual Catalogue," credit for the proficiency which may be attained in any one or more studies...
SEVERAL protests were made last year when it was announced that janitors would be placed in Matthews and Holyoke, and that students would be required to employ them, if they chose to employ anybody, to make fires, black boots, etc. We regret to learn that this system is to be extended next year to all the College buildings. The scouts are entirely inoffensive, as far as we can see, and it seems rather hard to turn away men some of whom have been around the College for more than twenty years. The chances are ten to one that...