Young men within the College walls are incited to good conduct and diligence, by the system of awarding _parts_, as they are called, at the exhibitions which take place each year, and at the annual Commencement.--_Eliot's Sketch of Hist. Harv. Coll._, pp. 114, 115. It is very common to speak of _getting parts_. Here Are acres of orations, and so forth, The glorious nonsense that enchants young hearts With all the humdrumology of "_getting parts_." _Our Chronicle of '26_, Boston, 1827, p. 28. See under MOCK-PART and NAVY CLUB. PASS. At Oxford, permission to receive the degree of B.A. after passing the necessary examinations. The good news of the _pass_ will be a set-off against the few small debts.--_Collegian's Guide_, p. 254. PASS EXAMINATION. At the University of Cambridge, Eng., an examination which is required for the B.A. degree. Of these examinations there are three during a student's undergraduateship. Even the examinations which are disparagingly known as "_pass_" ones, the Previous, the Poll, and (since the new regulations) the Junior Optime, require more than half marks on their papers.--_Bristed's Five Years in an Eng. Univ._, Ed. 2d, p. 319. PASSMAN. At Oxford, one who merely passes his examination, and obtains testimonials for a degree, but is not able to obtain any honors or distinctions. Opposed to CLASSMAN, q.v. "Have the _passmen_ done their paper work yet?" asked Whitbread. "However, the schools, I dare say, will not be open to the classmen till Monday."--_Collegian's Guide_, p. 309. PATRON. At some of the Colleges in the United States, the patron is appointed to take charge of the funds, and to regulate the expenses, of students who reside at a distance. Formerly, students who came within this provision were obliged to conform to the laws in reference to the patron; it is now left optional. P.D. An abbreviation of _Philosophiæ Doctor_, Doctor of Philosophy. "In the German universities," says Brande, "the title 'Doctor Philosophiæ' has long been substituted for Baccalaureus Artium or Literarium." PEACH. To inform against; to communicate facts by way of accusation. It being rather advisable to enter college before twelve, or to stay out all night, bribing the bed-maker next morning not to _peach_.--_Alma Mater_, Vol. I. p. 190. When, by a little spying, I can reach The height of my ambition, I must _peach_. _The Gallinipper_, Dec. 1849. PEMBROKER. At the University of Cambridge, Eng., a member of Pembroke College. The _Pembroker_ was booked to lead the Tripos.--_Bristed's Five Years in an Eng. Univ._, Ed. 2d, p. 158. PENE. Latin, _almost, nearly_. A candidate for admission to the Freshman Class is called a _Pene_, that is, _almost_ a Freshman.