Word: testing
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...rating of Freshmen from the stand point of bodily mechanics showed that 80 per cent, of the incoming class do not use their bodies well. In this test the physicians examined the men's feet, watched how they used them and studied also how the men stood and whether their statics proved satisfactory from a mechanical point of view. This year only 0.97 per cent. of the Freshmen were grouped in Class A as having a good mechanical use of the body; 14.8 per cent. fell in Class B as being fairly good in this respect; 49.3 per cent. were...
...result of this test," says Dr. Lee, "certainly suggests that our preparatory schools might do much toward preventing poor habits of bodily use and also that it is desirable for the college to attempt correction...
...these studies in bodily mechanics is that the examination both in 1916 and 1919 show that 80 per cent of our Freshmen do not use the bodies well. To be sure, their poor bodily mechanics is offset by their youth and otherwise good physical condition. The result of this test certainly suggests that our preparatory schools might do much toward preventing poor habits of bodily use and also that it is desirable for the college to attempt correction...
...examination consisted of two parts: first, a preliminary personal inspection at which the candidate presented papers of recommendation from his school principal, and a complete record of his scholastic and athletic activities, and secondly, the written test. These latter examinations were designed to test the candidates ability to reason quickly and logically, and to show a certain working knowledge of the subjects he had studied at school...
...outside of the financial benefit accruing to the Endowment Fund, such a trip would undoubtedly raise the name of the University throughout the country. In times past, Harvard was content to rest on its worth alone. Those who came to test that worth were welcome, but no effort was made to encourage their coming. As a consequence, only the ones who lived nearby did come here, and the charge of sectionalism was made against the University. In the last fifteen years, due to the work of the Harvard Clubs, the cause for the prejudice was largely overcome. But the words...