professor holds toddler so student can remain in lecture

[1939]

8. Used to be

professors in the US were very collegial with the students (even the freshman). They have just become more and more arrogant and condescending over the last fifty years. One of my professors and his wife kindly drove my fiance to a football game (I had to ride on the student bus (no dates allowed). I was the student manager for the cross country, indoor, and outdoor track teams and when we had a home meet, I had to find enough professors willing to give up their Friday evening and Saturday afternoon and evening to be timers and judges. I was usually able to find enough in a couple of free class periods. One I could always count on to participate used to kick me out of his office saying, "you better not give me the f------g high jump".