Word: tested
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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According to earlier reports, the altered program was due to a trial blackout that was designed to test New Haven preparations against a far more serious invasion than that threatened by the Crimson athletes...
...date, the bureau has been primarily occupied in registering students and in discussing their plans, for it is as yet too early to complete the actual placements. Vocational test have been given to 15 students, and information on opportunities for government work has been collected...
Tonight's blackout will not only be a test of the efficiency of Cambridge A.R.P. officials and wardens, but will in a large way measure the temper of students in the University. Many are taking the whole affair as a sort of joke, something which is being done to soothe the fears of local matrons in order that they may sleep more securely. Students at Oxford, too, were amused by the blackout preparations made by their own colleges, until German demolition bombs aimed at a nearby factory nearly blew their heavy stone buildings to bits. The indifference of certain Harvard...
...feet; a window through which light escapes is a beacon to hostile planes. Civilians crowding the streets impede A.R.P. officials and increase the number of injuries. Thus it is important that every one observe the blackout regulations, and cooperate with Civilian Defense authorities to make tonight's test a success...
...candidate is allowed three trials at each of the three turns, but must complete the slalom course successfully at the first attempt. If he passes the proficiency test and gets a fair clocking in the race on Sherburne Trail, he will be eligible for the "C" rating. This entitles him to enter sanctioned national downhill races...