“That was a close shave, Mr. Gillette.”

The setting: A large calculus class, Fall in 1959

You need to know Dean Gage had a remarkable memory of his students’ names.

The class begins and one student slips in a little late.

Dean Gage: “That was a close shave, Mr. Gillette.”

Mr. Gillette: “You must admit that I ‘gauged’ it well.”

Dean Gage: “Sharp, Mr. Gillette, very sharp.”

Jack Gow
BSc