Word: unfairness
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...startling theories, still an amount of original work and study of authorities is expected which can easily explain why a theses that is worth the maximum mark regarded as a forensic, is worth but eighty-two per cent. of that mark regarded as an honor thesis. As inconsistent and unfair as the marking system really is in many of its features, we believe that our contributor has gone a little out of his way in attributing to it faults and abuses which are characteristic more of individual instructors than of the system...
...seems in the highest degree inadvisable, if not absolutely unfair to the freshmen that they are required to commence Analytical Geometry this term before taking their examination in Trigonometry. It is well understood that the former is the hardest subject of the freshman year and requires very close application to pass in the June examination; and, when it is first begun, it is not the time to neglect it. At this time the freshmen are especially busy in preparing for the approaching examinations, one of which is Trigonometry. Either because the present freshman class is particularly brilliant or from some...
...School, only four men voted; but judging from the fact that there were seven names on the list of candidates, we can fairly presume that there are at least seven scientific men in the hall. Supposing, then, that there are but seven scientific men in the hall, it seems unfair that they should be entitled to a director while the usual ratio is one director for seventy-five men. We should imagine that some plan could be devised by which these men could vote with the college classes and thus bring about more of an equilibrium in the management...
...start shall be unfair if during the first two strokes either of the competing boats shall be disabled by any bona fide accident...
...attention to one point of objection to rowing the race on the 5th of May, and that is that will probably be the date of the Freshman Algebra examination. For most men that examination of itself makes a fair day's work, and I think it would be very unfair to have the race the same day. I feel quite sure Prof. White will oblige the men interested about the matter, and if he can will have the examination April 28, the week before. May 5 will be a very good date, as it will give the freshmen and other...