ESPECIALLY there seems to be no reason why the requirement for Honorable Mention in English Composition should be 85 per cent, while in every thing else it is 80. Reference to past rank-lists will show that the highest marks given in themes and in English 5 average fully five per cent below those given in other courses, so that, using the scale adopted in other courses, the actual requirement for Honorable Mention in English Composition is practically about ten per cent higher than in other studies. Perhaps it is considered that Honorable Mention in English Composition is not, on the 80 per cent basis, a sufficient title to a degree cum laude; if so, it, along with several other subjects, should be excluded from consideration in determining the grade of a degree. So far as Honorable Mention is concerned, the requirements should be uniform for all subjects, while the comparative value of it certainly depends entirely upon the subject in which it is given.
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