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Show A Harvard Professor's Joke. Here is a story of Prof. Sophocles which probably has never been in Drint.. Ihe old Greek was catechising his class one day on the ancient hLry of his native country. , y OI D1S "When did Theodophilua livers-asked livers-asked of one sophomore "Before Christ." "Wrong !" shouted the professor. And then addressing the next sophomore-"When sophomore-"When did Theodophilus live'"'- "After Christ." ' " Wrong !" shouted the Professor aain And then he repeated the question ro a" third student: "When did Theodophilus "Neither before nor after Christ " You are right, young man," said the Professor. "There never was any such man as Theodophilus." I5WSne,ofthelitlIe historical traps that Sophocles liked to set for tue KS? W1 0m f Kwrt-Boston |