As irksome to Oxford men as written surveys are to Vassar girls is ''Divvers," an examination in Biblical history and literature which every student is expected to pass during his first year, unless he has taken a similar test in preparatory school. Most students cram for a week, hope that luck will carry them through Divvers; but many try it several times before succeeding. To consider abolishing Divvers, the Congregation (an official body) of Oxford met lately in Sheldonian Theatre, debated for go minutes. Proposing...
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