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[bor]rowed it until that student discovered on coming
to the Library that it was charged against him
that he did this as a trick upon the said student
and that he came subsequently and
asked for another book while this volume
was in his possession.

Second, That during the present session his
performance of the work required of him as
a student from day to day has been marked
by great carelessness and negligence in most
of his classes and that all the Professors
have had occasion repeatedly to admonish
him either for this or for his general behaviour
during class hours and also that in
the course of last session the Principal had
occasion to speak to him privately respecting
his conduct in one of the classes and
that he then apologized in writing and
promised that during the rest of his course
his behaviour as a student would be of a
becoming character.

Third, That during a recent investigation
into a piece of misconduct he declared that
most of the students then present had the
moral responsiblity of it, and that the
probablities were that had it not been done
he would have done it.

And the said James E Burgess having this
day admitted these things and instead of
satisfactorily explaining them or apologizing
for them showed a disposition to
treat them as trifling matters and the
Senate having found that the conduct
and sentiments herein indicated tend to