| Show Mid T Term Mid erm Tests Coming Up iff Writer Writer Gives a Few aFew Hints on Passin Passing 1 Now that the l last st loyal alumnus has turned his back on the camus cam cam- c campus m- m I P pus us for another year his dust has hasI settled slightly and md the noise of I his homecoming is but a dim echo echo find ourselves awakened with witha I Ia we we I a rather startling startling- jolt in the sixth week of the quarter Evidently Tempus has been en up to his old tricks and has been fighting while I and I daresay you have too been slumbering peacefully on through half a 3 quarter All of which is my very subtle way of reminding you that term mid-term examinations examinations examinations ex ex- are with us again Just in case you have forgotten that there are ways and ways of passing tests tests let let me help you and I brush up on the old technique perhaps introduce e a few pointers you knew nothing about taking taking taking tak I guess you all realize that ing a back seat isn't always so much of a disadvantage as it sounds but inasmuch as as a's everyone in the class cant can't sit in the back seat it will have to be first come I first served Or perhaps a front i seat might just be-just as convenient convenient- you will at least be above suspicion suspicion suspicion cion so while the reader ogles distrustfully distrustfully distrustfully dis dis- dis- dis trustfully toward oward the back backs oJ t the room you can be having 1 a time up front Just In m case a areader areader areader reader happens to see this it not work so well so just to play safe sit in your usual center seat and trust to luck that he has the kind of astigmatism that prevents his seeing anything but the very close and the very distant Now for methods The pony system needs no introduction But following are a few variations on the standard cuff notes If you know beforehand who is going to sit in front of you shave the back backof of his head he surely wont won't mind doing a little favor like that for a apal apal apal pal like you and write your notes thereon Your head can be shaved in turn to accommodate the person person person per per- son in back of you and so on to the back of the room Here again we see the advantages of a last I. I name t that at begins with Z Sho Should old the instructor become suspicious at the sight of so many shaved heads put him off with a story of bar barbers bar hers bers' strikes or unemployment siC s' s sit It nations But he probably wo wont won't nt even notice it or if he docs does think it part of a fraternity initiation or a new college fad Of course you might try study ing but put eJ except ept in the most extreme cases I would advise against this plan your plan your your nervous system if its it's in the condition mine is is coald never stand the shock t Well Well good good luck And if you dont don't pass now dont don't blame me At least Ive I've done my bit to raise I the scholastic average of the dear dearold dearold old alma mater I |
