Word: skipperly
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Characteristically, a Skipper has absolutely no idea of how he did on an exam when he finishes it. As often as not, he thinks he got an A when he got a D or vice versa. Most of his grades are incomprehensible to him; lowest, for instance in precisely the courses he likes the best and does the most work in. But on the other hand, some seem completely fair. So he concludes finally that "Marks are totally irrational!" Ask a Skipper about them and he will laugh and shrug. He doesn't know why some people get such consistent...
...Skippers' marks are always infinitely chaotic and variable. They range from groups 2 to 6 from semester to semester; from A to E in a single marking period. When a Skipper has his moments of success, he sees it as "good luck," a freak communion with a grader, an unexpected compliment. And when he happens to flunk out (with marks like two A's and two E's, his low marks do not faze him at all, since he thinks they are so crazy. He has a moderately unshakable estimate of his own intelligence and a measure of satisfaction with...
Peruvians insist that smaller catches are due merely to a temporary shift in ocean currents, not overfished waters. But everyone agrees that too many people are out fishing. "Two or three years ago," says one Lima skipper, "you seldom saw more than 100 seiners fishing at the same time. Nowadays you see as many as 300 go to work on a school...
Prince won four out of the six "A" division races and finished only one point behind Mike Medeiros, U.R.I.'s "B" division helmsman, in the high point skipper competition...
This weekend the Crimson will try to defend its Ivy League Championship in a two-day regatta at Cornell. Prince, who has competed every weekend this season, will again sail in "A". The "B" division skipper will be selected on the basis of team practice races later this week...