Word: testing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the output of books increasing at an equal pace, and with such uncertain means for judgment, the casual reader and the book-buyer are put to it to make profitable selections. The desert-island test of a book's value, recently restored to academic popularity, would find little, nowadays, that could be passed...
...second of these three causes of failure is difficult to test out accurately, but under the new plan proposed at Chicago it is hoped that at least the first and the third can be detected. The method to be used calls in the aid of the latest of the arts, the "movie". Studies have been made before of the "life of the clam" or the "insect world at work and play", why not of students? The camera will be set up in the study-halls for "close-ups" "slows" and careful analysis of the student mind at work...
...workers of semi-civilized races. The exhibitions of professional tricksters, who astonish their audiences by self-inflicted torture, are often made possible and painless by this simple process of deep breathing. A French doctor, observing some of these semi-savage rites in Africa, drew his own conclusion, and the test of actual experiment was a satisfactory proof...
...first test for Coach Martin's track men will come tonight in the B. A. A. games at 7.15 o'clock in the Boston Arena, The announcement that Captain J. W. Burke '23 will be in good shape for tonight's events, assures the team of its full strength in the program...
...their form, Hinkle showing a great improvement over his play in the club matches. Both men have had a difficult road to the finals, Dixon being within a few points of defeat in his semi-final match with F. J. Carpenter '24. The match today will be a test between two different styles of play. Dixon relies mainly on his steadiness, being content to return the ball at all times, trying to wear his opponent down, or force him out of position. Hinkle on the other hand, tries to kill the ball on almost every shot...