The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20
CLASS ROOM REPARTEF.
students Sometime. Come Back AZ Their
Professors.

Franklin Giddings. professor Of So
GEOLOGY az Columbia, has for years been
known TO his classes a. the Wild man.
because Of his extremely explo-iv. style
of diction and particularly thunderous
manner OF expression.
That this method Of expressing opinions
and asking questions hides All otherwise
sentI. personality j. obviously not
known 10 students who are attending his
lectures for tn" first time and as a con-"-
qu"nce the professor seemingly un-
necessarily loud tones have several times
drawn tn" undergraduate fire.
Oi all the Ca-s, ia point. however. the
ons that has gone down securely into
Columbia history IL the comeback case
Of a Young woman student who shall he
rcCorr.,d here a. Miss Smith. says "A writer
in the eHc1s Worid Miss Smith was
taking her first course under the pro-
i.-sor On one of the very first days
Prof Giddings, calling tn" young woman =
name. bnde her IN his characteristic gruf
loud tones Ia answer II certain question.
4 do not understand you. replied Miss
smith Th.. professor shouted the quss-
ton again
i do no, understand repeated Miss
smith For tn. third time the professor
literally yelled the pu.- ion az her.
DO YOU und~rs, and me now" he cried
out
NO. SIR. | do not. replied Miss Smith
Annoyed, the professor Kissed the lues-
ton AT her IN quiet, even. cutting. per
sistent tones.
An said Miss Smith sweetIy, that il
70 much better You made 30 much noise
before that couldn't make out VII at
you were trying to say
The most popular professor at Yale
10 william Lyon Phelps Of the English
department lie has been called by Yale
r'en The Lord Of the Quick Answer" and
10 his friendly clashes with tn. under
graduates he II just as willing to take
A. Ia give prov idrd only that the take
4. ,ust flied by ir- int rinse cieverness.
A. an illustration Of the give" side Of
Prof Phelps. there is told the story ~ an
athlete who approa ched him one day and
asked the professor what hs thought OF
tbs, attitude that il was then rurnored the
faculty was going To take on the football
situation at the university. DO you wish
me To answer a member of the faculty
OF as "A man 81 sense asked Phelps.
A. an IllllstrAt hon OF th- hAS SIDE
there ~ told the story " one Of his stu
dents who. having been rei'uked for his
lack 81 knowIetige ON the subject In point.
said that he believed he knew enough
about English anyway Ia get along sub
...uI,entiy In the world
"Ah, do you.- drawIed the professor
ironically. -.-s..i that. pray. IL going 90
b. your lin. ~ activity when you do go
out into the worldf'
The young man looked him sqIarely
IN tbs. eye "a Faoment and replied: Il am
going io take charg. Of my fathers brew
sry 10 Was true. Prof. Phelps re-
chilled the fact that the young man = father
was a wealthy brewer. appreciated the
wit in the rstort and laughed out loud
with the rest II the class.
4 particularly lazy undergraduate at
Princeton several years ago. who, having
failed for SIX successive days 90 prepare
himself in his Latin le-sons. WAS openly
rebuked before his class by his professoT
who exclaimed: Mr.. Perkins tthe name
will dol. you do not seeTu to have the
slightest knowledge 81 what work ia
Perkins. unahasted. replied braxsnly
that 'eVsrythiDg was work. 'indeed.