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Looking Out For Harold And His Friends

She would be a mother of two in some less developed countries. You bet he would.

"What it she spreads the word among her friends."

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ATHLETICS are another important aspect of a summer proctorship. In fact a surprisingly large proportion of your colleagues are members of varsity teams. You've got the infield of the women's softball squad most of the gridders starting secondary and the middle distance runners of both sexes. All of this is of course, the result of a wholly impartial selection process. In which the written applications of all those interested are given equal scrutiny.

The athletes tend to sponsor 10 kilometer runs and dorm parties, but intimate cookouts give the less physically fit a chance to join in the fun. As the fire smolders and the bugs start biting, the whole gang sits around and chews the tat, until the trend-setters leave to change for the evening.

The talk often turns at those casual affairs to matters of academic prowess and the key to the successful college interview. "I hear coming here is just as good as being on student council," a particular fellow actually said one night, and they didn't let him forget it until August.

Five questions tend to surface over and over when considering higher education with the up wardly mobile products of advantage.

1. What were your scores?

2. Were you on student council?

3. What were your scores?

4. Do you work all the time?

5. What were your scores?

Best to divert them with takes of double-800s who are happily attending state schools and absurd geographical diversity cases this made it into Harvard. They don't believe you, but it seems to make them feel better until the topic changes to sex, by which time only the Haroble are lot and you lead them on into the humudity beyond the Yard for bitter sweet chocolate ice cream.

This article is reprinted from the Crimson "Summer Supplement," The aythor worked as it protector duiing the 1981 summer session.

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