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...examination, which is conducted according to the plan of the individual college, is planned to test the student's knowledge of facts and his understanding of political, social, and economic problems...
...clock. The examination is open to all undergraduates in Harvard College and no previous registration is required. This year there will be two parts to the examination. There will be one question on a general subject, and also an essay question on special topics. It is a test of the student's knowledge of facts and his understanding of political, social, and economical problems. Prizes of $500, $150, $75, and $25 will be awarded to the successful contestants...
...never left the home grounds. In that year it spread East; with the increase of travel in later years it spread West, invading the Americas in 1826 and 1873. The great pandemic of 1879 to 1883 threw a scare into the civilized world, sent scientists to microscope and test tube, sent Robert Koch* into Egypt from which he emerged with the Vibrio cholerae, cause of all the trouble. Work on the troublesome organism has not ceased since that time. During the last epidemic the British Government appointed Dr. Felix d'Herelle, world renowned bacteriologist, head of a special mission...
...appears that the Columbia Law Faculty has been studying this problem since 1921 and believes that it has discovered a means of detecting in advance men who are incapable of complying with required standards. Experiment by means of a "capacity test" has consistently revealed that over ninety percent of the men who scored below a certain grade did poor work in law school. Consequently it is felt that the "capacity test" is a reliable means of presaging a man's capability for law school work and-it will go into effect at Columbia next fall...
...excluded annually at the end of the first year because of unsatisfactory work. To permit these men to waste a year of their lives is not only unfortunate for them but their presence in the school seriously interferes with the work of the more capable students. If the "capacity test" can reduce the enormous percentage of failures at Columbia it will have solved a major problem of the leading law schools. Besides, the providing of better educational opportunities for the good men is an outstanding movement in academic institutions throughout the country. The "capacity test" of the Columbia Law School...