Word: countersigned
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...changed. The Administration should simply give the Senior Tutors and the Dean of Freshmen the discretionary authority to excuse a student from an examination for which he was unable to prepare adequately because of illness. A physician's signature would be required, and the Senior Tutor would simply countersign the excuse if convinced that the period of illness was crucial to preparation for the exam. Putting the burden of proof on the student would minimize abuse of the rule...
...security for loans to buy still more, he stood to see it sold out from under him unless he could raise more collateral. Evidently assuming that he could make restitution when the market rose again, he began writing out checks, and with remarkable ease persuaded other Bruce officers to countersign them...