Word: examing
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...upset by the Big Red has fully awakened the sextet from its exam-period slumber, then the defeat can possibly be excused. In tonight's game against Boston College, however, the team cannot allow itself any such lapses...
...exam-period layoff dimmed the team's accuracy at Ithaca, it certainly did not slow it up at all. As Kennedy's save total indicates, the Crimson completely dominated play, and Cornell did not get its first shot at Harvard goalie Godfrey Wood until halfway through the first period...
...basketball varsity took a night to recover from the exam period lay-off, but then played magnificent ball against Columbia to gain a split for the midterm weekend. Friday, Cornell overpowered the varsity 89-69; on Saturday, the Crimson ran past the Columbia Lions to a 93-73 triumph...
...everyone has figured out the question, when the silence changes into the patter of 4,300 keys. Sometimes this is sudden: sometimes, gradual, so that each person can know how much of a start the others are getting on him and redouble his own efforts. During a particularly difficult exam two years ago, one student kept typing out patriotic slogans while he figured out the question, to the amusement of his neighbors...
...combat the noise, earplugs are partially effective. The most common are wax stopples, which can be heated and moistened in the palm just before the exam, until they are pliable enough to stuff in the ear. The palm is usually quite effective for this at the time. If the proctor's directions are then muffled, the plug can be twisted until it comes...