"THAT SPEECH WAS FILED!"

Lincoln at Gettysburg

At Purdue University ('59-'63) there were two kinds of students: Greeks (Fraternity/Soriety) and Independents (GDI’s). There was not a lot of love lost between the two. It was widely reported that one of the benefits of living in a Greek “House” was the massive collection of test files left by members.

The rumor had it that Greeks did not have to study as hard as Independents because they had inside info on tests that was contained in the large “House”collection and therefore could party until dawn.

An interesting story concerned a Big Ten football star who pledged a fraternity and was in hopes of using their large file to finally pass the required Composition 101. Up until the last test he had a strong “B+” going and looked like a sure winner this time. All along, he merely copied his compositions directly from the Greek House files. He had an assured “C” no matter what he did on the final. On the last day there was an in-class theme required. The star halfback handed in a typed theme!  

Now back to Speech 112---The speech was to persuade. The urban legend machine had an often repeated story that a student started his speech by saying “Four score and seven years ago our forefathers brought….” The professor jumped to his feet and pointed an accusing finger at the student and shouted:”BY %$(#@ THAT SPEECH IS FILED!”  


Glenn <><
Just West of Yesterday