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...reasons for this," writes Aries. "In the first place, the child under the age of puberty was believed to be unaware of or indifferent to sex . . . Secondly, the idea did not yet exist that references to sexual matters . . . could soil childish innocence; nobody thought that this innocence really existed." Blackboard Jungle. But toward the close of the 15th century, a new attitude arose among the pedagogues: first, that children were innocent, and their innocence should be protected; second, that they had character, which should be strengthened and formed...
While it ministers to the demands of a confused reading public, the variety of critical reaction also fills a real gap in Salinger's writing. But Grunwald's collection illustrates well that Salinger has become little more to his critics than a blackboard and a mirror...
...written text, she entered a laughing aside: "Gosh, this sounds like a terrible graduation address." Dropping by a class on flower arrangement, she was enthusiastic: "They ought to teach flower arrangement back home. It's terrific." And in a calligraphy class, she wrote three Japanese characters on the blackboard meaning "Japanese and American friendship." (Ethel had worked hard at learning a few phrases and characters on the plane to Japan; she generally mangled the language, but the Japanese seemed delighted with her efforts...
...which the Gargoyle chose for the exam, fake blue books and mimeographed question sheets were distributed, the traditional errata was inscribed on the blackboard and non-science exam proctors--Sam R. Little '64 and James D. Parry '64--paced the lecture hall, offering convincing but completely inane answers to the students' questions...
Professor Lingane was handed a note explaining the situation as he entered the classroom. He was delayed for some ten minutes, after which he took the rostrum to expose the hoax. While he was making his announcement one of the "proctors" stood at the blackboard behind him marking off the time which remained for completing the exam...