Colorado College Nugget (yearbook) . THE CAMEL AND THE MATHMAN. (Due Apologies to Lewis Carroll.)qtg The sun was shining on the scene, Shining with all his might,He did his very best to get The picture took just right,And give to all who view this page A vision of delight. The Camel and the Mathman once Went walking, as we read ;They wept like anything to see Such woeful lack of we could set the pace, said they, It would be swift, indeed!. ( ) Shtudents, come and walk with us— The Mathman did entreat,A little test, a little flunk. Is surely quite a treat;Each year we find a few who w
Colorado College Nugget (yearbook) . THE CAMEL AND THE MATHMAN. (Due Apologies to Lewis Carroll.)qtg The sun was shining on the scene, Shining with all his might,He did his very best to get The picture took just right,And give to all who view this page A vision of delight. The Camel and the Mathman once Went walking, as we read ;They wept like anything to see Such woeful lack of we could set the pace, said they, It would be swift, indeed!. ( ) Shtudents, come and walk with us— The Mathman did entreat,A little test, a little flunk. Is surely quite a treat;Each year we find a few who wish Such pleasure to repeat! The wary Senior looked at him, But never a word he sad-faced Junior winked his eye. The Sophie shook his head—:Meaning to say, they did not choose To take that walk so dread. But all the Freshmen hurried up. Quite eager for the books were new, their pencils sharp,161 Their hearts so light for fun!And that was odd, because, you see,They should have weighed a ton. The Camel and the Mathman now Walked on a week or so,And then they rested on a desk Conveniently low,And all the little Freshies sat And waited, in a row. The time has come, the Mathman said, To talk of many things:Quadratics, Series infinite ; And roots and factoringsAnd where the nth. term keeps itself, And whether logs have wings. But wait a bit! the Freshman cried, Before you start such trains,For some of us are very slow,And no
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