2^nd Annual Ross Willard Appreciation Day!

In recognition of his ingeneous teaching habits, Ross Willard was given his own special day, here in the mathematics building. Prof. Willard has demonstrated his unique teaching methods in many bizzare ways, but none are as memorable as the 1^st annual Ross Willard Appreciation Day.

Back when I was in 1A (last fall), I had Prof. Willard as an instructor for Calculus 1, math 137. We had heard through the grape vine that in his previous lecture of the day, that he had commented at an offering of a bagel with a candle saying that he would rather have a beer and an apple pie. Well, we delivered. He came in to our calculus class, only to see a beer (frosted mug too), and an apple pie. He was speechless at first.

He ended up teaching the class with his usual level of enthusiasm and entertainment, until he caved in. He cracked open the beer, and started on a road to stumbling at the front of the class.

Prof. Willard, as agile, and dexterous as he was, was noticably less confident with his movements at the front of the class, he had speech impediments (he was slurring), and his 's' and integral sign where nearly identical: nothing but a big giant squiggle.

Needless to say, millions of potential profQUOTES were gathered that day, and many published, due to the antics of one of our favorite professors on campus. If only all our professors where like that, then we could always have fresh stories to tell all the frosh.

Peter "Ross Willard is my idol!" Lizak

Since this year November 7^th falls on a Saturday, the celebration of Ross Willard Appreciation Day will be today, Friday November 6^th. Members of his Linear Algebra II and Galois Theory classes are encouraged to be creative in their celebrations of this event. — the Management.