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Bulls On Test
At Front Royal
Seventy-four boys are halfway through a 168 day door-die test at Front Royal, but none has stopped for a smoke or coffee. The boys are bull calves being tested for growth and conformation as part of the breeding experiment at the Beef Cattle Research Station.
Winners in the test, which will be over March 30, will be used in the genetic sellection studies; losers will go to the butcher. “Each year we feed pbout 50 bull calves for 24 weeks after weaning," says Bob priode, station superintendent. "But, this year we have a record 74—29 Angus, 21
placement test to determine how an applicant cah best be utilized overseas. |The test measures general aptitude and tike tk^iftvinfrtrlrrrr'ii] irntorr11ale,
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(If test scoresvlndicated a limited language*-learning ability, for example, the Peace Corps tries to place the applicant in an English-speaking country.) The placement test requires no preparation is noncompetitive—a n applicant can neither pass nor fail. The application form, not the placement test, is the most important factor in the selection of Volunteers. Persons interested in serving in the Peace Corps must fill out an application, if they have not already done so, and present it to the tester before taking the test. Applications may be obtained from local post offices or from the Peace Corpq, Washington, D.C. 20525.' The placement test takes about an hour and a half. An optional achievement test for applicants who have - studied French or Spanish requires another hour.
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