–From Carol Light, American University School of Law, Date of event: early 1970s
I went to night law school at American University in Washington, D.C. in the early 1970s. Our class was full of interesting people with demanding full-time jobs, so it’s not surprising that one of the, er, challenges, was literally staying awake in class. One night (and I’ve blessedly forgotten which class, which professor, and which student), one poor young man lost the battle, fell both asleep and off his chair onto the floor. The fall woke him, of course.
The professor, not missing a beat, said “Well, Mr. X, are we keeping you up?”
“Just barely,” the student replied, with alacrity and admirable accuracy.
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