Word: proctore
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...inter-college police system, designed to exchange information on college thieves and make speedy arrests, will start operations April 5, following a meeting at Columbia University to discuss details, Charles C. Pyne, Assistant to the Administrative Vice-President, and Michael Kopliner, proctor at Princeton University, said yesterday. All Ivy schools except Brown are involved in the programs...
John Vernon Patrick, Jr. '52, adviser to the Freshman Union committee and proctor in the Yard, said the positive values of Tuesday's Smoker are considerable, and the kind that might occur at any time...
...lights, there were some compensations. Grays proved the ideal spot for dropping water bombs on passing Yard cops, and its decadent fixtures inspired residents to make their own electrical gadgets. This temporary surge of spirit caused the only recorded use of fire ropes in University history; a proctor locked himself in his room and after hours of fruitless effort, he turned from the door and slid down from his window...
Another factor in the seeming lack of the system's success is the inadequate publicity given to it. One girl reported that a proctor had given her permission to take her examination question out of the room, although this is against the rules of the honor system...
...proctors in Radcliffe exams ever wish to exercise their powers, for they prefer to respect the honor system and let the girl report herself on her own initiative. As a result, there has only been one instance reported in the past six years. And this case resulted in a stalemate because the girl involved flatly denied the proctor's accusation that she had cheated...