overexact

— A chirp response to a conscientious challenger, a fling at some overexact and hypercritical examiner, a rumble of applause at the expense of "the college fellows" or in support of "old-time fire" have accompanied the canvassing of a case, and men have been "put through" In a fit of fervor not at all creditable to the candidate, the Conference, or the Church. But, happily, these incidents do not often occur in our day, and the tendency now is toward firm insistence upon thorough preparation and the man's ability to hold his own under the ordeal of examination.