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>From: eachus@Dr_No.mitre.org (Robert I. Eachus)
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Subject: Re: why question
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Date: 9 Jun 92 16:28:10 GMT
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     Once upon a time in another era...  My mother attended Bryn Mawr
College during WWII, and one of the requirements for graduation was
proficiency in Greek and Latin.   My mother had no interest in
spending two years studying Greek, and since the catalog listed a
proficiency exam for incoming students as an alternative, she spent a
couple of days learning the alphabet, the pronounciation rules and a
few words...

     On the scheduled day (the Saturday before registration) she
showed up in the appointed room at the scheduled 9:00 AM time, and
waited and waited.  Around 9:30 a professor showed up, and was
startled to find anyone waiting--since no one had ever attempted the
exam.  Since he had no test prepared, he pulled a copy of the Odyssey
from his bookshelf and had her read the first few paragraphs and
translate.  (Of course since she was very familiar with the Odyssey in
English, it was easy for her to sight translate the first few
sentences--a lot easier than it would have been to read them in
Greek.)  End of exam.  She thought about going to the similar exam for
Latin that afternoon, but decided it would be pushing her luck...

      She also had a philosophy final one year where you had your
choice of two questions:

      a) Constrast the Hegelian view of mankinds attempts to achieve
perfection with those of Kant and Nietche.  Pay special attention
to...  (or some such.)

      b) Where is Critique of Impure Reason located in the library,
and what color is its cover.

      Even though the book was required reading for the course, my
mother was the only one to choose b...


					Robert I. Eachus

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					Robert I. Eachus

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