Word: proctoral
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...some time, then, the proctor put all the blue books in order in a big pile at the front of the room, cross-checked them with the attendance list for the exam, and performed all the various other administrative duties that proctors must perform at the end of an exam. Meanwhile, the lone student scrawled away in his dark corner...
...proctor was getting ready to leave the building, about half an hour after the exam had officially ended, he noticed the delinquent student, still writing as fast as his hand could fly across the page. The proctor was shocked, and in his sternest administrator's voice, he summoned the student to the front desk. The offender lay down his pencil, picked up his blue book, and slowly trundled across the hall...
...have been writing for a full half hour in excess of the allotted time," said the proctor. "According to university rules, I am compelled to consider your exam invalid...
...student drew himself up to his fullest height, looked the proctor squarely in the eye, and said in outrage. "Do you have any idea...
...said the proctor, surprised...