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William H. Bossert '59, Master of Lowell, said, however, that the ups and downs in popularity are the result of attempts to "psyche out" the system, adding that fewer upperclassmen transferred to Lowell this year than in the past...
...wonder who invented this machine in the first place; this course, this school; Bill Bossert. I can feel the guy at the terminal next to me becoming existential too as we are engulfed by the black screen that has been saying "TRY LATER" for the past hour. Die. December 27: This is the day. The day that the reality of the project starts to sap the lifeblood out of your vacation. I see a friend in the city, a veteran of this madness who handed in half his project on notebook paper. He says, "I just could not stand...
...Still I am very hopeful. Making the changes takes almost an hour; I keep forgetting to hit ")" or "(" or ";". Frustration grows, but suddenly my head clears, revived by a cherry, bold voice behind me saying gosh, gee, the wait isn't as bad as last year. It is Bill Bossert himself, here to check out the scene and cheer us up. Minutes after he leaves the room The Machine crashes again, and, having failed to perform the holy ritual of "writing the programs into a file" I suffer heavy casualties. Everything is lost. A freshman materializes at my elbow...
...There was no alternative but to extend the project deadline until Wednesday at 5 p.m.," William H. Bossert '59, McKay Professor of Applied Mathematics, said yesterday, adding that "the deadline will benefit those who didn't plan so well...
...pretty much of a madhouse," Jim Whitehead '82 said, adding that some students "had been so mad they wanted to call up Bossert...