A young man, know more widely for his athletic prowess than for his ability to grasp the fundamentals of a college education, had transferred from one university football team to another, after having made a very poor scholastic record.
A professor from the second school was jibing his friend who taught at the first about their respective requirements.
"We figured that if you require the average student to make a grade of 75, it was only fair to pass Bill on a grade for 50. So we gave him a special examination. Well, the average student is asked ten questions so we decided it was fair to ask Bill two questions.
"First, I asked him what was the color of blue vitriol acid and he said 'Pink' and that was wrong.
Next, I asked him if he knew how to make sulphuric acid and he said 'No,' and that was right, so I passed him."
----------------A Final Thought ...
"No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness."
- Aristotle (384-322 BC), Greek philosopher