PROFESSOR LAKE TO TRY NEW SYSTEM OF GRADING

A novel experiment in grading will be tried this year by Professor Kirsopp Lake, in English 35a, a half course in the Old Testament. At the first meeting of his class yesterday he announced that, since he had found differences of opinion as to how much the final examination should count towards the grade for the course, he would adopt two systems of marking. In one, the final examination alone will determine the grade, and in the other the hour examination and the occasional quizzes will count heavily in the final reckoning. At the beginning of the course each student will be required to choose the system of marking he prefers and his grade will be determined accordingly.

Professor Lake pointed out the advantages of both systems, advising students who generally did well in their work to choose the former method as it allowed more time for general reading and did not demand a constant minute review of the weekly work.