RESULTS OF ORAL TESTS

There were 292 applications for oral examinations from the classes of 1914 and 1915 at the mid-year period; 83 for German, and 209 for French. Of the 83 applications for German 38 passed, 32 failed, and 13 were absent; of the 209 applicants for French 110 passed, 67 failed, and 32 were absent.

The class of 1914 was the first to take these examinations and 81 out of 177 examinations in French, and 51 out of 104 examinations in German were passed during the College year 1910-11. At the October examinations in 1911, 132 French examinations were given to various members of both the Freshman and Sophomore classes, 70 of which were passed and 62 failed, and 59 German examinations, 29 of which were passed and 30 failed. Of the 719 examinations given to both classes, 486 were in French and 233 (less than one-half as many) in German. Of the 486 French examinations, 261, or a little over 53 per cent., were passed, and 225 failed; of the 233 German examinations, 118, or a little over 56 per cent, were passed, and 115 failed.

Altogether 379, or a little over 52 per cent, of the examinations have been passed, and 340 have failed. Some of these failures, however, were made by men who passed at subsequent trials in later examination periods. From these figures it will be seen that while two-thirds of the examinations are given in French, only about one-half of either French or German examinations are passed.

There are still two or three hundred men in the class of 1914 who will have to pass the oral examination either next June or next October before they will be admitted to the Junior class.