Word: themes
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Theme and Forensic weeks have now been so changed that Juniors do not hand in both these the same week, but Forensics will follow a week later for each division...
...Claudite jam rivos, pueri." Shut up, you old boy! The pen grows garrulous on the old theme of Harvard's triumph, and the memories recalled by her colors borne to the front so often in the summer...
...Occasional examinations" are scattered broadcast in every elective, and heavy is the list of deads. The traditional softness of the junior year is rapidly assuming the form of a myth; an unfortunate member of that devoted class was heard sadly to remark that he had had five examinations, two themes, and one forensic in four weeks, and had just been grievously harassed in the Dean's office for being half an hour late with his second theme. Occasional examinations are, doubtless, a great preventive of cramming; but if forty examinations besides the "goes" are to be given, the Junior Class...
Then, too, themes and forensics are very good things, but, as they are marked at present, their imposition is simply a bore, with few good results. Three hundred marks are given for six themes on a scale of seven thousand five hundred; so that a falling off of twenty-five per cent in the excellence of all one's themes would reduce one's general average only one per cent. It is scarcely to be expected that a student should devote fifteen hours to writing and rewriting a theme, when twelve hours' less application would make a difference...
MANY Juniors went last Sunday evening to hear Rev. Mr. McKenzie preach on the Blessing of the Old Testament, - a very interesting theme for this class. Finding the church closed, they listened to some pithy missionary statistics, but learned little of practical use; the only resource was the Volume itself, which, we believe, was thoughtfully placed on the shelf at the Library...