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Another favorite story concerns the administration of the LSAT. He explains that he is no stranger to such exams--"It is well-known that I like to imbibe in that kind of stuff"--and he tells of the student who had taken the test so often that "he even got to bring Mr. Test his Cokes...
With such an unconventional relationship with the University and with such choice exposure to students, Edwards has become part of the folklore of Harvard. The various names he goes by are part of the student contribution to his legend. The titles "Mr. Test" and "Mr. Exam" and the slightly more clever "Doctor Proctor" are those more frequently used by students. But he has gone by more obscure names in the past...
...stands for when he finally barks out, "The exam is over." Bill Edwards has been at Harvard for the better part of a decade and is probably the most talented proctor the University has. In a college that highly values both tradition and excellence, it seems that Mr. Test will have a home for many years to come...
DIED. Dr. Armand James Quick, 83, renowned medical researcher who did pioneer work on blood disorders; in Milwaukee. Soon after getting his M.D. from Cornell, he developed what came to be known as the Quick test, a method of determining the clotting ability of a patient's blood and of helping to diagnose various diseases. Later research led to new tests for hemophilia. Working at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, he recently identified a new vitamin, appropriately named vitamin Q, which is found in soybean extract and which plays a part in the body's control...
...gloomy day does not necessarily mean a gloomy disposition for all: a book before the hearth, an afternoon of tinkering in the basement or an extended visit to the local bar pleases some people as well as the brightest sun. And at least one study of test scores seemed to suggest that the occasion of a violent storm stimulated the intellectual performance of an entire class of students...