Word: exam
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...entitled Philosophy 4. In this work two fair-haired, hearty, fun-loving, all-American boys, Bertie and Billy, are contrasted to their supercilious, swarthy, second-generation-American tutor, Oscar Maironi. Bertie and Billy are well-rounded, while Oscar is a grind. The story centers around preparation for a final exam in Harvard's Philosophy 4. Bertie and Billy pay Oscar to tutor them in the course material, because with playing tennis, taking carriage rides, and learning to be men, they have not found time to attend lectures or do the reading. The day before the exam Bertie and Billy, tired...
...Epes Todd, with such embarrassing earnestness and intensity that it is impossible for a reader to associate himself with Todd to the extent that Weller demands. For example, Epes Todd writes what we are to believe is an exceptionally brilliant if not conventional set of answers to an hour exam. The grader makes a series of picayune and absurdly literal comments on the exam and give Todd a D. The reader is expected to cry out against the injustice of such treatment--the submission of a great mind to a small mind, the curbing of genius by academic procedure...
...horse which was brought to water, College authorities have continually balked at permitting students to type their final examinations. While admitting the benefits the innovation would have, both to students and faculty graders, the Administration still contends that the problems raised are insurmountable. It recognizes the success of exam typing at the Business and Law Schools, but is stymied over finding separate rooms for typists without obtaining more proctors and over providing quick distribution in a hall full of typists taking different exams...
...fingerprinting is done, according to the Selective Service booklet, to prevent "any unauthorized persons" from taking the exam. The results of the test, given twice a year, are forwarded to the local boards, but do not "in themselves" determine eligibility for deferment, the pamphlet states...
...last two years, Lamont's hours had been extended experimentally during exam periods, but Buck said the results of this experiment were not the whole reason for the sudden change. "This was a partial reason," he said, but added that he, personally, felt a change was in order...