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...work was fairly strenuous, beginning at six in the morning but as most of the instruction was given in the field there was little monotony. At seven every morning there was a test covering the previous day's work and text assignments for the day were given out. Following this was a lecture of from half an hour to an hour's duration and the rest of the day was taken up in field instruction...
...Edison's "questionnaires" for the searching of the minds of his own prospective employees are his own business, and it is to be assumed that experience has taught him wisdom in the means of testing the general intelligence of applicants for positions in his establishment. In this age, "intelligence" frequently means information, and Mr. Edison's latest list of questions, as published, certainly constitutes a good test of general information, and Mr. Edison's latest list of questions, as published, certainly constitutes a good test of general information and keenness of sense. The questions are of course, far from being...
Scholastic use of such a test would certainly be barred, and yet the answers to it may throw a flood of light upon the brain and sense of the person under examination. --The Boston Transcript
Each candidate is required to pass a written examination in prescribed subjects and an oral examination to test his adaptability to the conditions which a consul must be prepared to meet. The written tests cover international, marl-time and commercial law, commercial geography, modern languages, commercial resources of the United States, political economy, American and modern European history, and other special studies. Samples of the examination may be obtained from Professor Wilson
...result of the showing during the tennis season and in one or two test matches that have been held since the Yale match, Captain Duane, Pfaffman, Guild, and Bradley have been selected as the four men who will represent the University in the annual intercollegiate tennis championship which will be held this year on June 26 at the Merion Cricket Club of Philadelphia. As usual the Crimson will have two teams in the doubles, Duane and Pfaffman pairing up as one combination and Guild and Bradley as the other...