IT is with extreme regret that we learn that one of the instructors in Latin held recitations in two electives during the recent Honor Examinations, His reason for so doing was, doubtless, his desire that those members of the courses who were not taking the examinations might enjoy the benefit of the recitation. It would seem, however, on a little reflection, that the inconvenience and annoyance to which the majority of the men were subjected in having to make up an omitted recitation immediately after a continuous six hours of examination in the same subject would more than compensate for the advantage to the few. This consideration had sufficient weight with the other instructors in classics, and even with several outside of the classical departments, to induce them to suspend recitations on the examination day. The action of this instructor was the more conspicuous in that one of the courses in question is announced in the Elective Pamphlet as especially designed for candidates for Second-Year Honors.
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