Monday, Mar. 22, 1948

Are Bardae Dotters?

It was not the sort of exam anyone could cram for. At first glance (and even at second), some of the 501 questions didn't seem to make sense. Sample:

Pick out the one valid conclusion: A pastogerologist has proved that all bardae are edible, and we already know that dotters are one type of barda.

Conclusions: 1) No dotters are edible. 2) Some bardae are dotters. 3) Other types of barda are not necessarily edible.*

For six hours, 2,771 would-be lawyers in 46 states wrestled with a new aptitude exam based on the proposition that law is a science of words. Designed by the Educational Testing Service, it is the first standard entrance exam ever adopted by the nation's top law schools (among those cooperating: Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Chicago, Michigan, California).

Last week the E.T.S. told the 2,771 how they had done. The average student answered 61% of the questions correctly. High man: 21-year-old James Clark Finch, Michigan senior, who scored 90%.

*Answer: 2.

This file is automatically generated by a robot program, so reader's discretion is required.