Word: testing
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...their abolition, there fore ought to be welcomed. Now during the present stress of work a thesis and an examination are often due almost simultaneously in the same course, and this it seems to us is distinctly rushing college work. It is the purpose of the examination to test the student's ability, to find out how well his college work has been done thus far. Unfortunately for the fairness of the test, however, the student has been forced in the month just passed to devote much of his time to the production of the thesis. Accordingly if his thesis...
...students will be well worth listening to, and upon this subject his remarks will be of especial interest. There are none of us who have not the welfare of Harvard at heart primarily, and we should all welcome the opportunity of learning in what way we can test serve...
...Williams eleven is by far the strongest team Harvard has met this year and the game yesterday was a good test of the strength of our eleven. The score compares favorably with that made by Yale against the same team. Williams discovered the weak points and by attacking those repeatedly gained much ground. The rush line work was very poor and Williams had little difficulty to make holes in it. The tackling of several of the team was high and the passing was slow and uncertain. Harvard's superiority lay chiefly in the excellent work of the packs and ends...
...those who know Leavitt it is not necessary to say that there is not a word of truth in the above. The real facts are these: Shearman had at the games a pole which he had neglected to test beforehand, and when he came to use it he found that it was too heavy. He thought that Leavitt's pole would suit him better, and requested the loan of it. Leavitt is a much lighter man than Shearman, and there was considerable question whether the pole would endure the additional strain; it was therefore perfectly natural that Leavitt should...
...work of our men at the Staten Island Athletic club games today will be of importance as showing, in a measure, what our chances will be in the intercollegiate games next week. The men will have an opportunity to test their speed against amateurs, including a number of representatives of other colleges, and will gain steadiness and experience, which can not fail to be valuable to them...