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Editor,
The Battalion:
Chicken.
There is probably no other way to describe some quizzes
that are administered in college.
Before entering college we heard rumors about the
professors who were sly and cunning and sadistic and who
had illusions of outwitting or at least matching their stu
dents.
Getting back to the fables—I heard my share of them
as almost anyone has, but now that finals are nearly over
and new semester is about to begin, I would like to pass
along those which struck more fear and hatred into my
heart than most:
How about the professor at Tech who told his students
the first day of classes that he would never administer a
“pop” examination.
“As a matter of fact the only time you can look forward
to a surprise quiz from me is when you see me climb in that
window over there wearing tennis shoes, a sweatshirt and
bermuda shorts,” the sedate, slightly graying instructor
assured.
About three weeks into the semester he was late
for class. Just as a few brave souls were about to take
a well-earned walk there came a clamor outside the
third story classroom.
A few seconds later the professor burst in from the
fire-escape clutching a set of mimeograjhed quizzes
in his teeth. He was wearing the promised shorts,
sweatshirt and tennis shoes.
At another college, which was never clearly named, an
elderly professor taught history to a group of freshmen
straight out of their glorious high school days.
The old man, so legend has it, was considered to be a
little bit on the senile side and was not too sharp when it
came to the fine art of attracting and keeping the undivided
attention of the students.
He lectured in a large room with an ancient clock
hanging at the rear. The clock was said to possess even
less faculties than the aging scholar and that any sort of
jar would send the minute hand around the dial at a 15-
minute clip.
Throughout the semester some boys in the back of
room tossed erasers at the decrepit clock and sped the 50-
minute lecture to about 20 at the most—much to the obvious
confusion of the lecturer.
On the day of the final the students filed into the
room with at least two blue books each. The wizened
old man went to the blackboard and wrote six discussion
questions which promised to take the full three hours to
answer. He then turned and walked out of the room.
Within seconds, he returned with an armload of erasers,
promptly marched to the rear of the lecture hall and
began gaily tossing erasers at the culprit clock.
A&M is said to be blessed with quite a number of pro
fessors who are alledged to administer such exams.
The first major examination this fall in a Recreation
and Parks class, taught by Ben Mehaffey, was dreaded by
the students who had heard that the quiz might be a little
chicken.
Mr. Mahaffey entered the room on the fateful day with
the quiz folded in his hands—he opened the folder and blew
chicken feathers from the tests and then passed them out.
Chicken means a lot at quiz time down here, but I
never knew really how much until I took Dr. T. E. McAfee’s
Agronomy 105 course. He told us on the first day of class
that he would always be available if anyone needed help.
One smart fellow asked where he could be found when
he made out the test papers.
“At the Poultry Center across the tracks,” was Mc
Afee’s spontaneous reply.
By MONTY STANLEY
At Santa Barbara City College,
in California, it finally happened
—some students demanded that
dogs on campus be treated with
equal rights, in recognition of
their brave contributions as police
dogs, Seeing Eye dogs, firehouse
dogs, etc. One may rightfully
wonder just how facetiously the
demands were
presented when
he discovers that
the opposition
agreed to meet
them when the
dogs agreed to:
“1) Pay for and
use a student body card; 2) Re
frain from disrupting normal class
procedures; and 3) Adhere to
proper campus dress regulations.”
And then there are those alleged
discriminations against cats . . .
What a way to go. A marine
technology student at SBCC who
was killed in a scuba diving acci
dent in November now has a
scholarship fund in his memory.
It was established through sale
of mechanical parts of his Chevy,
followed by a car bash in his-
honor.
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On the front page of the Uni
versity Daily, from Tech, is a
cryptic piece of reporting. It
tells of a Student Senate session
in which the legislative body al
most became “labeled as a racist
body” when it refused to name
Saturday “All I See Is Red and
Black Day.” A Jewish Senator
in the group objected, while an
other guy suggested they drop
the word “Black” frofti the name.
When yet another representative
suggested the day be called “All
I See Is Red, Black, and Cowboy
Hat Day,” the reporter states,
his motion died “for lack of a
second.” After all, who could
follow up a line like that?
Also at Tech comes word of a
“Study-in” at the library during
finals week. It will include
chances for students to attack
the Vietnam, poverty, and racial
issues, sign a petition written to
Nixon, and listen to “local folk
singers.” A “study-in” like that
should really make finals inter
esting or at least surprising.
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At Oklahoma University’s Sto
vall Museum, Campus Police in
vestigators found a jimmied back
door, a partially-moved refrig
erator, and a note stating "Keep
the damn thing, it’s too heavy.”
Just for the record, student
jobs on the OU campus pay from
$1.33 to $3 per hour. Minimum
at Cal Poly is $1.60.
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More personals from the Uni
versity of Minnesota’s paper:
“YECCH—Rick Perry — BLAH.”
“The Electric Fetus Lives—521
Cedar.” “John Puffer takes 7
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months to paint boats—know what
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A sorority rushee at the Uni
versity of Minnesota, during Hell
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200 signatures on a roll of toilet
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TO THE STUDENT BODY
OF TEXAS A&M:
Oklahoma University presented
to Bud Wilkinson its “Horatio
Alger Award for going on to
bigger and better places.” Guess
ours will have to go to the Horatio
Alger of Laredo, Hector Guti
errez. Young Hector, or “Mr.
Geniality,” as he’s known to his
intimate friends, and RV juniors,
got his name into the AP bulletin
on Aggie fish haircuts which was
run in papers all over the South.
At OU, there has been a change
in the local laws. Norman police
are no longer allowed to stroll
into a class to arrest a traffic
offender, as was apparently done
in the past. He now must inform
the campus police, who will then
pick up the student when the class
is over.
Howdy! As we were on our
way back to school, six of us sat
in silence. Separately, yet as
one, we were thinking of the
great honor we feel being associ
ated with such a grand school,
Texas A&M University. This
sensation came as a result of the
Spirit we participated in at the
A&M vs. SMU basketball game.
All the Aggies present were true
gentlemen and fulfilled our ideal
of an Aggie. We want to tell you
how proud we are to be your
Sister School.
GIG ’EM AGGIES
Six Loyal Tessies,
Kada Rule
Kathy Pollard
Becky Burk
Karen Burk
Carolyn Biggs
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