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EXAMS. The Spaulding Slaughter has now given way to the Crumgold Finesse, originated by the late Miles Crumgold, Harry and Bill Green Professor of World History. It was Dr. Crumgold's custom to warn his students well in advance of the hour exam that they were in for a " toughie. " As the day approached, he would start hinting at some of the incredibly intricate questions students should prepare for, and with one lecture to go he would-in a burst of charity-pass out a list of relevant items. The actual exam then consisted of a single question, typically...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cabbages and Kings DeLoon's Guide | 9/18/1969 | See Source »

...final, Professor Crumgold dropped no hints whatsoever, allowing his pupils to expect a repeat of the hourly. The boom was lowered, however, when Crumgold's assistant and grader. Father O'Malley, distributed the six-page exam with its three dozen identifications all drawn from the lectures. Dr. Crumgold allowed the good priest full leeway as to the grading, with the result that every student passed; not one walked away from that course indifferent to the dangers of overconfidence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cabbages and Kings DeLoon's Guide | 9/18/1969 | See Source »

Exams. The Spaulding Slaughter has now given way to the Crumgold Finess, originated by the late Miles Crumgold, Harry and Bill Green Professor of World History. It was Dr. Crumgold's custom to warn his students will in advance of the hour exam that they were in for a "toughie." As the day approached, he would start hinting at some of the incredibly intricate questions students should prepare for, and with one lecture to go he would--in a burst of charity--pass out a list of relevant items. The actual exam then consisted of a single question, typically...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Getting Ahead on the Harvard Faculty--DeLoon's Handy Guide | 6/12/1969 | See Source »

...final, Professor Crumgold dropped no hints whatsoever, allowing his pupils to expect a repeat of the hourly. The boom was lowered, however, when Crumgold's assistant and grader, Father O'Malley, distributed the six-page exam with its three dozen identifications all drawn from the lectures. Dr Crumgold allowed the good priest full leeway as to the grading, with the result that every student passed; not one walked away from that course indifferent to the dangers of overconfidence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Getting Ahead on the Harvard Faculty--DeLoon's Handy Guide | 6/12/1969 | See Source »

...final, Professor Crumgold dropped no hints whatsoever, allowing his pupils to expect a repeat of the hourly. The boom was lowered, howeven, when Crumgold's assistant and grader, Father O'Malley, distributed the six-page exam with its three dozen identifications all drawn from the lectures. Dr. Crumgold allowed the god priest full leeway as to grading, with the result that every student passed; not one walked away from that course indifferent to the dangers of overconfidence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DeLoon's Guide | 12/7/1968 | See Source »

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