Word: tested
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...School. He is the son of William C. Jones, civil engineer. He stood first in his class, was active in debating and dramatics. He is an amateur radio operator and constructed an electrical and chemical laboratory in his home. In 1933 he placed first in Ohio in the physics test given by the state department of education, and in 1934 was first in the Northwest Ohio district in the general scholarship test. He is to specialize in scientific research...
...office DeMille has a bearskin rug. Its purpose, he says, is to trip visitors so that he can test their poise. In his mansionesque Paradise Ranch, he has an immense Wurlitzer organ which he cannot play. He collects jade, says, "The greatest luxury I have is the ability to dress in clean clothes complete from the skin out every day." His favorite pastime is sitting on the bottom of the ocean. To this end his 106-ft. schooner Seaward carries a special 80-lb. helmet and metal shoes. Says DeMille: "It's a great way to keep in condition...
...required to make three phonograph records during the year, by which his speech defects may be corrected. These records will comprise an extempore recitation on a subject like "How I Spent the Summer," and the reading aloud of a simple, tragic tale which Professor Greet uses in his speech test...
...teacher hands her pupils stiff cards covered with numbered squares. She gives them a "choose-the-correct-answer" test in which they are to check the proper numbers. The test over, the teacher runs the cards through what looks like an adding machine. The cards emerge with a red mark in every proper square. Krexit enables teacher and pupils to see mistakes at a glance...
...first acts of the New Deal was to put the problem in the hands of Oil Administrator Ickes. But last week, none too certain of his legal rights, the best Mr. Ickes could do was to start a test case against Eason Oil Co. of Enid. Okla. He charged the Oklahomans with having drilled three wells in Crescent Pool in direct contradiction to the plan approved by his Petroleum Administration...