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The professor sat before a desk upon a raised platform in the recitation room in which the sophomores were assembled to have trouble with conic sections. Upon the wall behind the professor was a huge blackboard; between him and the blackboard stood a young man holding in one hand a slip of paper upon which a problem was indicated and in the other a chalk pencil. The professor, as he was situated, could not see the blackboard without turning in his seat, as he did occasionally, to note the progress of the student with the problem. So it was that he did not see the sentence in moderately bad French which the student had written with a grin and then swiftly obliterated after it had been seen by the laughing class. The sentence conveyed to sympathizing friends the idea: I am in great need of a horse .
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book paints a vivid picture of the college experience circa the 1870s, as seen through the eyes of students at a large midwestern university. The author, a former student at the school, weaves historical fact with the themes of friendship, loyalty, and academic struggle. The result is an accurate rendition of college life, filled with nostalgic warmth. By turns thrilling, poignant, and laugh-out-loud funny, this book offers a glimpse back into a vanished era while resonating with an enduring and universal message about the challenges and rewards of young adulthood. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781331563273_0
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PAP. Etat : New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. N° de réf. du vendeur LW-9781331563273
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