The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-03-10
OUTWlTTlNG THE FACULTY.
Various Devices of Students to Pass Ex-
aminations without Study.

aminations without Study.
At recent meeting of II number of col
leoe men in Hartford conversation hap.
pened to drift to the trials and struggles
of examination days, 1t was led that way
by the first story teller who said that, hav-
ing been at one examination where each
student drew separate slip Of question,
he met classmate who had TO go In with
the next division, "The thing is not likely
10 DO "a chance" no said to his friend, but
In case you should draw the paper had,
III tell YOU what each question was" So
no did. The fellow looked them up went
In and drew that very paper, and came out
triumphant.
But that proved very IAild case when
the others came up. 1t seems that In one
examination ut Yale some years ago in
Latin, one fellow, who was very shaky,
put his own interined text book into his
overcoat pocket, and entered the room. He
was called to the desk. and the tutor
gave him text book, Of course not inter
lined. He showed 1t into his other pocket,
walked slowly back 30 his seat, drew out
his own book from his pocket, and was all
prepared. After reciting, before the tutor
could call for the book, he absent mindedly
thrust II back into his pocket, and turned
away. Being asked for the book he apollo
gized, hauled out the other one, and re-
tired
Once in alumni hall ut Yale shaky stu
dent who couldn't bear to part with his
class discovered In advance knothole In
the floor. He secured the desk by that
hole Pretty soon he had the misfortune
to drop his pencil Bending over for it he
showed his examination paper down
through the knothole. Fellows in waiting
in the cellar ran off with 1t, filled out pa
pers for him, not too well, but well enough
to save him, for u perfectly correct exam
inAtion was not consistent with his record,
and on returning signaled to him. This
time he had the misfortune to knock lot
Of paper oil his table and litter the floor.
He got down and conscientiously picked
everything up including the relief papers
that came up through the knothole.
At another time where papers were
drawn one fellow drew two by sleight OF
hand process, passed on one, surrendered
1t and went out. Then he gave the extra
one to a lame friend, who at once cram
med" that paper. Then he went in, drew
his paper and calmly substituted the one
he knew, passing we'll on it and carrying
away for what might be termed outdoor
relief the paper that he Arew, This wa'
kept going all day and worked well.
Another fellow, illustrating alike tn,
sharpness of the boy and the laziness o
the professor, having practically no knowl
edge of one heavy subject that had been 1
study for the term, went to the recort
and learned by heart the answers 10 eacl
of the twelve questions asked in each o
the previous years, discovering the Will
that, instead Of being thirty.six questions
; there was u good deal of repetition. Know
, ing these questions thoroughly, and not
| word outside of them, he went in, and
sure enough, the professor had drawn SUI
ticiently on hisearlier papers TO enab
: this fellow to answer more than enoug
: to pass him. As for the rest, his pape
l Wa, blank k-IIartford Courant.