A father, Princeton alumnus, was quite a grouch. His son had finished his
first term and said that his grades were next to the top of his class.
"Next to the top?" the father exclaimed. "What do you mean? I'm not sending
you to college to be NEXT! Why aren't you the top?"
The son was crestfallen. He studied harder, and the next semester he
announced to his father that he was indeed the top of his class. The father
looked at him for a moment and shrugged. "At the head of your class, eh?
Well, that's a fine commentary on Princeton University!"
-- Alan Young
first term and said that his grades were next to the top of his class.
"Next to the top?" the father exclaimed. "What do you mean? I'm not sending
you to college to be NEXT! Why aren't you the top?"
The son was crestfallen. He studied harder, and the next semester he
announced to his father that he was indeed the top of his class. The father
looked at him for a moment and shrugged. "At the head of your class, eh?
Well, that's a fine commentary on Princeton University!"
-- Alan Young
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