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Box 2

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Contains 119 Results:

The Cornell University - Junior Examination in Architecture, Fall Term, 1875

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

20 questions (I - XX); question I: "Define the terms 'Aesthetic' and 'Technical'"

Dates: 1875

The Cornell University - Examination in Physics - Electricity (Donated by Prof. E. G. Shalkhauser), 1871-06-12

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and typed notes; actual exam has 10 questions and is annotated; question 1 begins: "What are the different departments or branches of the science of electricity …"

Dates: 1871-06-12

Assorted Exams and Non-Exams (2 of 3), 1870-1871

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Printed entrance, scholarship, and class examinations, 1869-1931. Also "Lists of Candidates and Schedule of Examinations for Advanced Degrees," 1892-1913. Bound volume of entrance and class examinations, 1871-1879, with a list of reference books in the University Library, 1879, kept by the Chi Chapter of Psi Upsilon. Blank examinations for botany, undated; rhetoric, 1872; French, 1871, 1872; and German, 1873. Exams from Charles David Damsky, M.E. 1917 course E14 Elementary Electrical...
Dates: 1870-1871

Examination Questions on the Lectures on Political Economy - Delivered by Prof. W. D. Wilson, Before the Senior and Junior Classes, Winter Term, 1870-1871

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents

Booklet format; annotated; "William E. Holcomb" signed at the top but could not decipher completely; 20 sections (No. 1 - No. 20); questions not numbered in order; question No.1.1: "Define the nature and scope of Political Economy"

Dates: 1870-1871

Assorted Exams and Non-Exams (3 of 3), 1871-1873, undated, 1965

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION From the Collection: Printed entrance, scholarship, and class examinations, 1869-1931. Also "Lists of Candidates and Schedule of Examinations for Advanced Degrees," 1892-1913. Bound volume of entrance and class examinations, 1871-1879, with a list of reference books in the University Library, 1879, kept by the Chi Chapter of Psi Upsilon. Blank examinations for botany, undated; rhetoric, 1872; French, 1871, 1872; and German, 1873. Exams from Charles David Damsky, M.E. 1917 course E14 Elementary Electrical...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1871-1873, undated, 1965

Cornell University - Physiological Botany, Undated

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Piece of last page ripped off; dated June 17 (but no year); 2:30 p.m.; 16 questions; question 1: "How are Plants distinguished from Animals"

Dates: Undated

Cornell University - College of Languages - French Department - First Year Class, 1872-03-18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

16 sentences to translate into French; sentence 1: "Bread and water are good for men. Wine is only good for the sick."

Dates: 1872-03-18

The Cornell University - French Department, First Year Class, Third Trimester, 1871-06-14

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

15 sentences to translate into French; one passage to translate to English; sentence 1 begins: "Has not your eldest sister changed her dress?"

Dates: 1871-06-14

The Cornell University - Examination in German - Winter Trimester, 1873

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

3 sections (I - III); question III.1 begins: "What is declension?"; "GRAHAM" written on the back

Dates: 1873

Cornell University - Rhetoric - Freshman Class, Spring Trimester, 1872-06-18

 Item — Box: 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents

Exam in purple ink; 20 questions; question 1: "What are the characteristics of Poetic Diction?"

Dates: 1872-06-18