Word: test
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...will win every time. ... I shall certainly make some business inquiries. I have long thought that England was the best place from which to serve world trade [in automobiles], but the imposition of tariffs and other obstacles have made it difficult for me to put my opinions to the test, so really I am over here to find out why these restrictions are imposed and whether there is any opportunity of overcoming them...
...never left the home grounds. In that year it spread East; with the increase of travel in later years it spread West, invading the Americas in 1826 and 1873. The great pandemic of 1879 to 1883 threw a scare into the civilized world, sent scientists to microscope and test tube, sent Robert Koch* into Egypt from which he emerged with the Vibrio cholerae, cause of all the trouble. Work on the troublesome organism has not ceased since that time. During the last epidemic the British Government appointed Dr. Felix d'Herelle, world renowned bacteriologist, head of a special mission...
...appears that the Columbia Law Faculty has been studying this problem since 1921 and believes that it has discovered a means of detecting in advance men who are incapable of complying with required standards. Experiment by means of a "capacity test" has consistently revealed that over ninety percent of the men who scored below a certain grade did poor work in law school. Consequently it is felt that the "capacity test" is a reliable means of presaging a man's capability for law school work and-it will go into effect at Columbia next fall...
...excluded annually at the end of the first year because of unsatisfactory work. To permit these men to waste a year of their lives is not only unfortunate for them but their presence in the school seriously interferes with the work of the more capable students. If the "capacity test" can reduce the enormous percentage of failures at Columbia it will have solved a major problem of the leading law schools. Besides, the providing of better educational opportunities for the good men is an outstanding movement in academic institutions throughout the country. The "capacity test" of the Columbia Law School...
Consciousness. Issued 27 publications to sell New England to herself and others. An example: "Town, try these on your town (14 questions to test the industrial strength of a community...