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Smoldering Hostility. The seeds of the student revolt have long existed in France's archaic system of higher education. Overcrowded to a point that stifles learning, lamentably short of professors, and managed by a mammoth but mediocre bureaucracy that resists change. French universities annually flunk some 20% of their 550,000 students while another 50% give up and quit. Resentment against the system erupted in the rioting...
...school that sets out to teach rabbits to act like tigers figures to have a high flunk-out rate. When it comes to that kind of attrition, there are few schools to match the one that is run semiannually by the Professional Golfers' Association. The P.G.A. "rabbits" are would-be touring pros seeking to qualify as "Approved Tournament Players" and earn the right to compete for fame and fortune with the veteran "tigers" of the tournament trail...
What he got for his money was three days of stern classroom lectures, six exhausting days of golf, and a better than 80% probability that he would flunk the course. Seasoned pros lectured on "Building a Professional Image," on "Ethics and Conduct," on proper attire ("Yellow socks, red pants and green shirts don't coordinate"), on clubhouse etiquette ("Don't kick in your locker after a bad round; lockers cost money"), and on behavior in front of TV cameras ("Remember, fellows, you're in show business"). The would-be touring pros were taught how to negotiate favorable...
...will have to take a mental test. You may flunk if you're not feeling well. In Boston that gets you an interview with the psychiatrist. If you don't feel well make sure to tell them that's why you flunked...
Thomas K. Sisson '46, assistant dean of the GSAS, estimates that 40 per cent of the present first-year class is draft-vulnerable. He believes that almost all these people will be called for induction, and that few will fortuitously flunk their physicals...