The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-28
uARvIRD,s SPURIOUS DEGREEs.
Tho Fncuity's Long HUNT for the Frnud-A
German Professor Detected.


The list of questions Tor Harvard exam
inHtion is printed in small printing otilcr in
WudSWurih House. one Of the college buildings.
and n copy Is laid before every student oi
given subject at the time oi the cNunina on.
tn" ,vcrs mr." written 10y each ON" iu Qluc
COVERED bunk book Tearing tn' Wrirr naur.
cOusl .r,rl % test 81 the students knox .'Gr ~
the -uigcrt. aud thu errors contained ln nls
huok arc corrected. Under ih's' rircums ir''
tlr value OF an examination pup"i "htli'l
previous to an examination may hn roal.!y
~. Tho holder hds only tu cram IN" an
-Wrr- 20 Il few. an 'stiuns. and - not ouIy 20,
tie sulln (. but IL perfectly sur" IAN unusually
h..n ninrk in ME- rank LIST .n~"qu"uuy 1t
V'u' rulusion hctwc'u students and printers.
keeping Tive former from SURF pituuh- kuuwi.
cd.,' and guarding the Inter from bribery and
Sill The operations wcrc continued, battling
detection although their rNistrnr" was uu-
doubted. Finally, during Last iull. ono of tuc
prirtrr- wa detected. lust previous 10 nm on
animation. with examination papers in his
y. secession. and he di~crrrtly nude fun eN-
pMnuttnu to avoid Consequences. II had been
cu iuWurv for him 10 abstract one or two
papers ia ANY designated subject from 80
printed number lust previous To- sealing and So
curing the ua"kugc IA the safe for protection;
These papers were disposed " tu an interested
rinE ut undergraduates. through the medium
of an outside party not connected with the c'l-
logo. who acted as hrukrr hptw. en- IA" parties
and Shurrd in the receipts. which wCrn always
iurgc. as nigh as siO0 hnviug boon obtained
II WAS strongly suspected by the faculty that
still another source of leakage remained To- b'
closed. and. to derriuno the iAat. urlcNer STRAIT
agcn was adopted iy ono q ihc, professors u
mathematics. Realizing that those studont'
who would probably have previous kn1WlrdE'
of the paper would have previously as'"rtnn"t
and committed 10 memory the answers 10 ~
problem there gwen. ne at the last moment tliil
! Ctly changed some OF tho HLur's ia one of i've
Of the problems and .entihc pupnr tu proes Tue
students interested. rrmcmwriuS the or gina
| rip. J.. ANA suppu-lng ihr slsli cnnn .s nh y
! 20 possible miSlrut. or NOT uutlcinE th'in u
all. confidently set down The answers prrvinu"
] U.s. obtained. ana r"atud secure 10 the "Ni"rti
/ ton Of high percentages. Tho inN"Nlul
/ day witnessed the expulsion ~ two ~ the lu'm
/ hrts. and the dismissal of two moro attaches %
/ On" printing establishment. one ot whom WA
! undoubtedly innocent Of all completely yet. hc
/ iug unable tO prevent corruption among thus
| rri measures were at once adopted hy th
! flrun to prevent further 'nmpernE with en-
/ rl1Yev~, even To- employing Hrlyat" police wh
! watched tine entrances 10 Nai worth VI nus
/ day and night but no further lis'lusurcS wrr
! made. Unusual precautions W"rr 'uk' dur
] Ing tho June examination iO guard against Nu
recurrence II the trunsao tinns. and 10 l- though
That further trouble IN this respect ID ht mn enc
/ although tho vigilance cNor then viii be u
| no wise r"nNcd at the opening Ot the Hcadcn'l
! ycnr IN October.
/ faculty. wns dropped from the rolls az % r"r'r
| meeting ~ the Aca lcmir Cnuncil-it is NOT "N
! pliritiy explained for what reason, altnough ~
| presence ot certain facts seem to warrant th
/ conclusion TINT his transactions were known {
/ tlr Board ~ OverScer-. and his rrappol ntm"i
I WAS thus Effected. 1t appears that iur som
sine past one of the Instructors IN rshma
German. Mr.. Oscar lnullahpr. employed if no
/ profession both at Harvard College and "a IN
/ rtrr. mas furnished "a number of students vii
] Information both previous TO and alter exam
nations In his apartment, and has award.
~ntisin tory marks Co such ns have hcld out vi
] I|lu.Hltt lnsUulNFN Inducements.