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Archive for August 6th, 2008


There Were Also Groans

With only two days left in the semester, Professor McCrea spent the last lecture day in my Age of Johnson class to wrap up.  Then he asked the seniors graduating Saturday to raise their hands.  He congratulated them, then proceeded to tell a story about his college days, and a professor of his who, on the last day excused him from taking the final exam.  Dr. McCrea then said, “all graduating seniors are excused from the final”.  There was an audible gasp and rejoicing among the seniors.  Alas, I am not one of them, so tonight I am studying.  Still, I have loved every minute of the course, and look forward to taking Professor McCrea’s Eighteenth Century Novel course in the fall.