He still stood well, however, in math.
In the next week after the dangerous examination period Dick Prescott began to forge upwards in mathematics.

He was now in the section fourth removed from the goats, and Greg was up in the section next above the goats.
On the afternoon of the Friday when the markings had been posted Dodge met Dennison, also of the yearling class.
"Say, what do you think, Dodge, of Prescott beginning to shoot up through the sections toward you?
He'll soon be marching at your side when math.

is called." "He'll bear watching," nodded Dodge sagely.
"That's what I feel about it," replied Dennison.
"Prescott isn't the kind of man who can climb high in mathematics, and do it honestly," continued Dodge.

"Either he has the old crib at work again, or has hit on a safer way of working crib." "Of course he has," nodded Dennison.

"We ought to post the class---especially Prescott own section comrades.