teachers are trained, and they must know how things actually should be done.
Writing Examinations. In written examinations, at least, knowledge as to the range and kind of questions asked in previous examinations is a right and not a privilege. The possible scope and methods are very numerous, and the student, therefore, necessarily has a right to "get the range" of the examiner, and of the subject as he presents it. If the previous examination-papers are on display, it is certainly the psychological duty of each student to get access to them in some way or other; no competent examiner will refuse this, although it will make the thoughtful work of preparing his examinations more arduous.
The personality, too, of the examiner is worth a bit of careful study. Strange as it may seem to young pupils, the usual instructor has fads and habits much like other folks. Here is where general, human, natural intelligence comes to the aid of the students. In certain cases, a knowledge of the examiner is only less important than knowledge of the subject of the examination. This is a personal, confidential point which should not be published widely, for some non-human logicians do not yet understand the need for a
