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^[[Monday, August 1, 1949]] 22 ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT AND CHRONIC 503 Take Tests Aiming to Attain High School Basis Would-Be State Troopers, WACS, Foremen Among Them Would-be State Troopers, plant foremen, candidates for the Women's Army Corps, and two foreign trained physicians are among the 503 persons who have taken High School equivalency tests in the nine months of the program here. Of those, 86.7 per cent have passed the exams. That was disclosed yesterday by Ira I. Berman, viceprincipal of Monroe High School, local testing headquarters, in the first summary of the tests, instituted in November, 1948, to enable persons without high school diplomas to win equivalency diplomas if they prove their knowledge is at least equal to that of high school graduates. The test-takers included 400 men and 103 women in an age range of 18 to 62 years, and an average age of 26 to 33 years. The report showed the average candidate had been out of school from 10 to 15 years, and had completed about 9 or 10 years of school. Candidates State Purposes Candidates for diplomas, giving reasons for taking the tests, named them in this order: To qualify for advanced training, either on jobs or in school; personal satisfaction, promotion in jobs, to be eligible for jobs. Some who wish to use the Equivalency Diploma for advanced training are going to schools of non-collegiate rank, but the University School of the University of Rochester recognizes this diploma for matriculation, and at least in one case, admission to the Men's College was promised on attainment of a certain mark on the exams, Berman said. Personal satisfaction is often given as a reason by those who left school for economic reasons and now want to prove to themselves and perhaps to others, that they "know as much" or are "as smart" as high school graduates. Many have taken the tests at the urging-- [[[image]] Mrs. Blanche Scott and Her Javanese Fan. of their wives and others have hearing of the success of friends. 7 WAC Candidates Appear The two physicians who passed the tests needed to qualify for State Medical Board examinations. Recently several 18 and 19 year-old girls have tried the tests in order to enter the WAC. Those under 21 receive only a statement of eligibility on passing the tests. They must wait until they are 21 for their diplomas. Information about the tests, according to Berman, has spread by word of mouth from such agencies as the Veterans Administration, Army Recruiting Office, school principals and counselors and industrial personnel offices. Newspaper articles, too, have been sources of information. More than half of the test-takers have been veterans. Already 17 series of tests have been given at five or six-week intervals, and the next are tentatively set for Aug. 4 and 5. Cash Unavailable, Thief Takes Food The thief who couldn't open the cash register in the delicatessen at 291 Alexander St. yesterday morning settled for a snack. James M. Bra[[space]]rton, operator of the store, reported to the Detective Bureau that the burglar broke in by forcing a cellar window and there had been attempt to jimmy the cash register. Before leaving the store through a rear door, the theif helped himself to six candy bars and six cup cakes. Javanese Fan, Hollywood Gift A Javanese fan, given to her by Cecil B. De Mille, is the prized possession of Mrs. Blanche Scott, "emcee" of the "Roberta Show" on radio station WARC. The fan was given to Mrs. Scott while she was in Hollywood in 1931 by de Mille as a token of appreciation for some other Javanese items she was instrumental in procuring for him. He has a large collection of this type and presented the fan to her while she was in Hollywood writing for radio. The handle of the fan is made from the horn of a water buffalo. [[line]] Everyone has a prized possession. This Rochesterian values a Javanese fan. You can read about others in future articles. [[line]] and the fan from the skin. It has the figure of a Javanese dancer, picked out in gold, on the face of it. "It is my favorite," she said, "because it is one of a few of its kind and because I like odd things." Mrs. Scott, an aviation pioneer and the first woman ever to fly a plane in exhibition, last year became the first woman to go up in a jet-propelled plane. Born in Rochester, she returned here 12 years ago. In commenting on the climate of late, she said, "With all the heat we have been having, the fan certainly has been useful." Driver Arrested After Triple Crash Cecil J. Cady, 37, of 59 Gardiner Pk., was arrested for driving without an operator's license after the car he was driving collided with two other vehicles shortly after noon yesterday in front of 469 Monroe Ave. Police said the Cady car first collided with a parked automobile owned by James Quigle of 2390 Elmwood Ave., then veered off into another car operated by Gregory L. Chapman, 40, of 70 Grand Ave. [[partial images]]
