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Caption: Magazine - English Club The Illinois (1907)
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It i maintained by some and with a considerable degree of truth, that the present poli< system i highly objectionable, A number of instructors being in the room whore the examination is being h Id, who do nothing but walk up and down the aish , and keep a watch over those taking the examination, is the system referred to. This system assumes t h a t all are dishorn t and are waiting for an op] -rtunitv to crib. The as umption is not true and i irritating to those who stop to t h i n k . Many say, mentally, at %% least, I will crib just to show I c a n . " This reason is, of course, a weak one, because it does not t a k e much of a man to be a successful cribber. Again it would be better to divide the section into smaller groups. Let each of the instructors now policin the larger rooms have charge of one of the smaller room as one conducting the examination, willing to explain the m e a n i n g of obscure questions and not appearing to t h i n k t h a t every one is a thief and ready to use any dishonest means to further his own interests. A careless, slipshod method of preparing each day's work is one of the most important reasons for cribbing. Some s t u d e n t s do not prepare their work during the semester as they should. The reason is sometimes given as one thing, sometimes as another, but almost invariably the real reason is loafing and laziness. The men who are really doing things in college are not usually Hunkers and are seldom cribber . The man who is interested in a literary BOriety, who is playing for some athletic team, is OD the glee (dub, a member of some social organization, and still finds time fco mingle with other members of the university, besides carrying his work, doc> not usually efc grades as high as tin < w ho study and A^ • 111
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