Cal Tech: "Wagner's 'Ride of the Valkyries' is played at 7 a.m. each morning during finals week, but playing the piece at any other time is forbidden."
When I heard this as a freshman in 1957, I didn't know what the hell was going on. I had an 8 a.m. final and was on campus early (I commuted from home, probably one of the reasons I left in the middle of my soph year with a B average). And this stunt is just the tip of the iceberg. I met true geniuses here -- and found out that, despite what my high school teachers told me, I was not among them.
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