Michigan State University - Red Cedar Log Yearbook (East Lansing, MI)

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Sad faces, weary faces, hopeful faces, eager faces--all staring solemn-eyed at the professor. Someone sneezesg a late-comer saunters to his seat. Girls gossip in whispersg a few boys nap. This is a professor's eye-View of stu- dents. The scene is the same- Whether it's an eight o'c1ock class or an four oiclock. l i .rfi Y NW 20