Friday, April 23, 2010

What's the name for the third ranked person in the graduating class?

Like the name for the person after the valedictorian and salutatorian. I'm almost sure that I have read this somewhere, but I can't think of what it is.

What's the name for the third ranked person in the graduating class?
There is no word for this. The only ones who are given "titles" are the person who places first, valedictorian; and the one who places second, salutatorian.





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Reply:second loser
Reply:Isn't it like some kind of "c u m laude"? I'm wanting to say "magna c u m laude" but...like you, I'm not totally sure either.
Reply:The historian





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Reply:It is true there is no "title" for third place in the traditional valedictorian/salutatorian selection system. Using the c u m laude designations, however, more people are recognized than just the top two. In the later, there are several distinctions - summa c u m laude , magna c u m laude or simply c u m laude. Please see the articles below for examples:


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