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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...help Afro-Am have a long history of failure, they remain confident. "This really is a last ditch effort--if this doesn't work, nothing will," Patterson says. Rosovsky and the rest of the committee are laying cautious odds that it will, but this year should prove a crucial test of that optimism

Author: By Susan D. Chira, | Title: A Last-Ditch Effort for Afro-Am | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

Chafin has taken up many of the Howland report recommendations in the last year. He has encouraged job advancement through a new open competitive process involving a written and oral test. One sergeant has already been promoted and Chafin intends to fill that vacancy this November. In addition, he has sent officers and supervisors to training schools in the metropolitan area for instruction in fingerprinting, criminal investigation, supervisory skills and arson--a move he claims has helped to increase the officer's sense of job security. The union now regrets its push for promotions since sergeants and lieutenants are salaried...

Author: By Alexandra D. Korry, | Title: Police: Chafin' at the Bit | 9/14/1979 | See Source »

Jeff Humphrey '83 said yesterday that while the freshmen orientation schedule is "a bit confusing and overwhelming," the writing test is the "only way to determine writing skills correctly...

Author: By James L. Tyson, | Title: Freshmen Face Writing Test; Tutors to Aid Low Scorers | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

WASHINGTON--The Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores of America's high school seniors dropped slightly this year, continuing a downward trend that began a decade ago, the College Board reported Saturday...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SAT Scores Drop Nationwide | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

...multiple-choice test, taken each year by more than a million college-bound seniors, was originally designed with 500 as the average score...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SAT Scores Drop Nationwide | 9/10/1979 | See Source »

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