Lionel Grant stood among the crowd.
He did not join in their protests and shook his head slightly with a touch of sympathy as he watched them.
What a bunch of fools.
He had a feeling that the few who were shouting vehemently would soon face a storm of slapping rebukes.
"..."
Upon hearing the group's clamorous challenges, no sign of embarrassment appeared on Caroline Edwin's face.
She handed the paper and pen she was holding to Rita Webster for safekeeping and stepped in front of a spiral staircase.
"Since you all want to see, I'll give it a try. I'll set my score as the standard, and if you reach this score, I won't say a word against you," she said.
As she finished speaking, the noisy field fell into sudden silence, and the furiously burning students gradually regained their sanity.
Coach Edwin approached the spiral staircase.