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     seats were pluced at intervuls of four feet. We country youngsters, 
     
     already impressed by the appointments of the building and the great hall, 
     
     were awed by the formal atmosphere of the place, by the monitors, and by 
     
     the august group of College professors led by the principal, Dr. Robertson. 
     
     It saa /eeupietaiy foreign to anything that we had previously experienced. 
     
    

    
     Before the question sheets were passed out, Dr. Robertson briefly out- 
     
     lined the rules by which the examination would be conducted. There must be 
     
     absolutely no communication among candidates; all questions must be 
     
     addressed to the monitors who would patrol the aisles. There must be no 
     
     consulting of notes. Violation of any of those regulations would be 
     
     followed by immediate dismissal from the hall and disqualification from 
     
     participation in succeeding examinations. Any person thus disciplined could 
     
     appear for next year's Entrance only by special dispensation of the Board 
     
     of Education. . | 
     
    

    
     The first paper was English. Comparing notes among ourselves at noon, 
     
     we agreed thut it wasn't as terrifying as we had feared. This discovery 
     
     gave uS a welcome dash of confidence. During the forenoon, we had begun to 
     
     acquire a sense of familiarity with the environment, so that we returned 
     
     for the afternoon session with a much more optimistic outlook than we had 
     
     carried in the morning. 
     
    

    
     Four and one-half days completed the nine subjects covered by the 
     
     examination. On Friday afternoon we went home with mixed feelings of 
     
     cautious optimism and considerable skepticism regarding our performance. 
     
     Since we would have no indication of the results until-the pass list 
     
     appeared, three or four weeks later, it was now a case of sweating it out 
     
     while we awaited the fateful day. The list, when it was finally published, 
     
     carried the name of only one member of our class -- that of Elsie Brown 
     
     who had placed in the upper half of the roster. We were glad for Elsie; 
     
    
   
   
    
     disappointed for ourselves; but, withal, vastly relieved that the suspense