Word: exam
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...bought a business course at Eastman Business College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. He worked two years as a teller for the Exchange Bank in Tallahassee, saved another $500 and bought a law course at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tenn. He finished the one-year course and passed the Florida bar exam with the second highest grade ever scored until then. "I came home," said Roy Collins, "boldly hung out my shingle-and proceeded to starve." Early in 1932 Roy spoke of marriage to dark-eyed Mary Call Darby, but there was a practical difficulty: "My law practice was earning me about...
There has been criticism of the whole idea of Regional studies because it is not specialized enough--a person in the M.A. program has to take courses not directly connected with his real field. Also, there is an oral general exam on three fields at the end of the second year, as well as a written and oral exam in Russian...
...manifestation of the college student's "decline from the Ivory Tower", and the de-emphasis of the seclusion of college life. "Experience in the hospitals gives you a frame of reference. When you see the problems which some people must contend with, it makes the prospect of an hour exam pretty petty...
Lack of space is the main obstacle. The only room presently in use which is large enough to shelter a herd of typists is Memorial Hall; yet exam schedulers hesitate to sacrifice if for typing. It does seem feasible, however, for tables to be set up in Hemenway Gymnasium or in the IAB when varsity teams are not practicing. Even more convenient would be a dining hall. Funncling students to other Houses for breakfast and lunch as different houses were used on successive days would not be very difficult...
...risen for a number of years at the end of every term. Because course papers are now almost universally typed, more and more students have become proficient typists, and the clamor is increasing. The Administration should recognize its obligation and consider the situation--this time before the January exam period...