Word: exam
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...Athens school for the blind after the war, he found that he was unable to read Braille with the numbed fingers of his left hand; he learned to use his tongue, even though he was scolded for wetting the books. Because he could not take written entrance exams, Georgakakis was barred from high school and relegated to making brooms and brushes with his teeth, a future he could not bear. Then, when he was 20, a new law allowed him to take oral exams. With the aid of a tape recorder, the gift of a New Zealander whom his father...
...incident involved the theft of exam papers from an office locker by two cadets, who then sold them to fellow students-including 29 members of the football squad. Academy officials refused to disclose the names of this year's offenders, but explained that the cadets involved were ones who had taken exams, then discussed their contents with students scheduled to take the same tests later. Three uninvolved cadets reported the violations, which were promptly investigated by the Academy honor-code committee composed of 24 cadets. Air Force officials indicated that members of all four classes were involved, although...
...Educational Testing Service is still accepting applications for the March 31 and April 8 draft deferments tests. Originally the application deadline was Feb. 10. The ETS can not guarantee placement for late applicants. Students already issued tickets for the March 11 exam and who have a conflict may also apply for one of the other two dates. Write to ETS (Selective Service Examining Section), Box 988, Princeton, N.J. 08540. M.I.T. will be a test center on March 11 and April 8. Northeastern University is the nearest center for the March 31 test...
Another reason for the slowness is that the organizers slacked off during Christmas vacation and exam period after a concerted drive in the fall. "If you stir up a lot of enthusiasm and then desert for a few weeks, you kill morale," Raudenbush said. "You've got to keep at it." Apparently impressed by the Jewish Memorial success, the teamsters recently asked SDS Labor Committee to help them organize insurance workers. The Committee declined in order to devote themselves entirely to hospital organizing...
...will not be an-easy weekend. Yale is still smarting from a one point loss to fourth-ranked Princeton last Friday and Brown has shown tremendous improvement since exam break. In fact, the Bruns came within three of upsetting that same Princeton team...