Kareni Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Today while browsing the old book section of a local thrift store, I found something nifty in an old logic book: A University of California, Schedule of Final Exams for April - May, 1915 It's ninety-nine years old and is in wonderful condition; it looks as though it could have been printed yesterday. It's about 11 by 12 inches in size and printed on both sides. So, some items of interest: The vast majority of exams were three hours long. (My husband who attended UCB in the seventies said that was true then as well.) To name just a few (amongst the hundreds listed), there were exams in: Civil Engineering Geology Hygiene Celtic Mining Greek Oriental Languages Mechanics Sanskrit Jurisprudence - X English - X Zoology - X Philosophy - X Chemistry Agriculture: Viticulture Domestic Art Latin (many, many sections) I've marked with an X the exams the owner of this paper was scheduled to take. The final exam for Subject A was scheduled for Monday, April 26, at 2:00pm. My husband said that Subject A was still offered when he attended and was commonly referred to as Bonehead English. My husband went looking for, and found, exam times for Professor Hildebrand's Chemistry classes. This professor who was teaching classes in 1914 was still a member of the department some sixty years later when my husband was there. And, no, we don't live in California. So this paper has done some traveling in both time and distance. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Cool! I love finding stuff like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Sounds like a wonderful find!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted June 21, 2014 Share Posted June 21, 2014 Wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 "Bonehead English" LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 What a fun find! Especially since your dh attended there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 That is so cool! I love finding old papers inside books -- even if it's just something stupid like an old receipt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 It's like you spent the day doing a bit of time traveling. What fun. I wish I had gone with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 It's like you spent the day doing a bit of time traveling. What fun. I wish I had gone with you. Without a Tardis even. Impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavandula Posted June 22, 2014 Share Posted June 22, 2014 We have a big collection of things from old thrift store books, but I don't know what to do with them yet. Maybe one day when I'm not lazy I'll look at pinterest or something. We found someone's college course list once, little notes to people, study notes, etc. Lots of them are from around the 70s. I thought that was old, but I think you beat us with 1915! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Super cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 that is very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekland Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 That's a neat bit of history to have survived for so long - glad you found it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 My husband left a message for the archivist at UCB over the weekend. She called today, and we had a pleasant chat. It turns out that they do have a bound collection of all the exam schedules from 1875 to 1956 (then they have a gap in such materials until 1978). So, while she appreciated the offer, they do not need the schedule for their collection. I think that my husband might frame it; we shall see! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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