Word: testing
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Very soon the men who have neglected their college work will be forced by the nearness of the mid-year examinations to resort to some means for acquiring sufficient knowledge to pass the test and the usual business of seminars and tutoring will be in full blast. It is pertinent just at this time, befor the trouble has actually begun, to consider these seminars and to see whether they are not assuming dangerous proportions...
...lectures, and we have but a word to add here. Tonight's lecture will be peculiarly interesting because it will deal with literature of our own day. There is always a tendency, especially in lectures on literature, to turn to the past, for there all is certainty; time has tested the works of the past and only the most interesting and valuable have stood the test. It is very different when a lecturer deals with contemporary work; here there has been no test of time and not much can be foretold about the future of the works; there...
Some changes have been made this year in the method of computing the total strength of men who take Dr. Sargent's test. The tests of both forearms are now added instead of taking the average, as has up to this time been the custom. This necessitates the changing of the records of all strong men whose names have appeared in the Index. The names of such graduates as have a record of 900 or over are published below. There are about 75 other graduates whose records are better than the lowest test published in this year's Index...
...filled makes it absolutely necessary that all the good material in the University should show itself. It is unreasonable to suppose that there are only twenty-five men here who are physically able and who care enough about the matter to try for the crew. The great test now is physical strength; particular ability will show itself as the work goes on. Every man who is at all suited physically will be given a chance for a place in the boat. With so many places to fill it becomes a serious question how we are to turn out a good...
...these single tests the strength of legs surpasses all previous records, the best test heretofore being...