Word: exam
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...examination period revives the old suspicion that in drawing up an examination, the professor frequently makes every effort to pick out such questions, and phrase them in such a way, as to thwart every effort of the Widow to spot exam questions. The result has been that at times the examination develops into a keen battle of wits between the Widow on one hand, and the professor on the other. With two such old and experienced antagonists in the fray, the student, and especially one direct from preparatory school, stands little chance of making any kind of a showing...
...Pitts, as Gertie and Sidney Toler, as Zazu's husband are likewise exasperatingly withheld from the public gaze. It does not, however, fellow that the follies of the director should prevent the tired student from seeing "Bloudie of the Follies" with that free ticket the night before an hour exam...
Yesterday's workout included blocking and tackling, signal calling, and dummy scrimmages. Crickard only appeared for a few moments, as he is busy studying for a makeup exam, while Leonard watched the drill in street clothes. F. Gleason, Cassedy, and Bennett were kept out of the scrimmaging because of minor injuries, and Whitney, Casale Littlefield, and Raff were all present in white shirts...
...Widener either at night or on Sunday, it could be proved that the supposition is false. It is true that at intermittent seasons the libraries are practically abandoned. Well could they be closed in those periods. However, as every one knows, the beginning of the year, reading periods, and exam seasons are overwhelmingly busy. After 7 P. M. the library is usually pretty active. If we are to be deprived of a study both evenings and Sundays, the inconvenience and dissatisfaction both, to working students, and athletic men will far outweigh the paltry saving...
Technically, the course is practically ideal: besides the midyear and final examinations, there are, during the whole year, three hour exams, and a thesis to be written during the Spring. For almost every assignment there is wide choice of reading and accordingly diversified exam papers...