quiredtopassinsixteenhours--twelvehoursbeingcalledelementaryandfouradvanced.

    Hehadtopassfivehoursatatimetohavethemted.TheexaminationpapersweregivenoutatnineoclockatHarvardandbroughttoRadcliffebyaspecialmessenger.Eadidatewasknown,notbyhisbyanumber.IwasNo.233,but,asIhadtouseatypewriter,myidentitycouldnotbecealed.

    Itwasthoughtadvisableformetohavemyexaminationsinaroombymyself,becausethehetypewritermightdisturbtheirls.Mr.Gilmanreadallthepaperstomebymeansofthemanualalphabet.Amanlaguardatthedoortopreventinterruption.

    ThefirstdayIhadGerman.Mr.Gilmansatbesidemeahepaperthroughfirst,theencebysentence,whileIrepeatedthewordsaloud,tomakesurethatIuoodhimperfectly.Thepapersweredifficult,averyanxiousasIwroteoutmyanswersoypewriter.Mr.GilmanspelledtomewhatIhadwritten,andImadesuchgesasIthoughtnecessary,andheiedthem.IwishtosayherethatIhavenothadthisadvantagesinanyofmyexaminations.AtRadcliffenoohepaperstomeafter

    theyarewritten,andIhavenoopportunitytocorrecterrorsunlessIfinishbeforethetimeisup.InthatcaseIcorrelysuchmistakesasIrecallinthefewminutesallowed,andmakehesecorresattheendofmypaper.IfIpassedwithhighercreditintheprelimihaninthefinals,therearetworeasons.

    Inthefinals,noonereadmyworkovertome,andinthepreliminariesIofferedsubjectswithsomeofwhichIwasinameasurefamiliarbeforemyworkintheCambridgeschool;foratthebeginningoftheyearIhadpassedexaminationsinEnglish,History,FrendGerman,whichMr.GilmangavemefrompreviousHarvardpapers.

    Mr.Gilmamywrittenworktotheexaminers