ear
      Miss
      X,
     
     
      y
      problem
      is
      that
      I
      lack
      ideas
      on
      what
      to
      give
      my
     
     
      oy
      friend
      for
      a
      birthday
      present.
      Can
      you
      give
      me
     
     
      >me
      suggestions
      for
      gift
      ideas?
      Much
      appreciated,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      )
     
     
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ear
      Appreciated,
     
    

    
     
      Eihout
      knowing
      what
      your
      boyfriend
      likes
      etc.
      I
     
     
      yn’t
      really
      know
      what
      to
      tell
      you.
      Get
      him
      things
     
     
      lative
      to
      activities
      he
      enjoys.
      Maybe
      apiece
      of
     
     
      juipment
      for
      a
      sport
      or
      game
      he
      likes.
      Clothes
      are
     
     
      ways
      good.
      My
      boyfriend
      can
      always
      use
      a
      new
     
    

    
     
      ir
      of
      jeans
      or
      a
      new
      sweater.
      (He
      hates
      shopping).
     
     
      »0ks
      are
      a
      good
      idea
      if
      he
      likes
      to
      read
      or
      if
      there
      is
     
     
      00k
      he
      would
      enjoy
      it’s
      a
      good
      way
      to
      get
      him
      to
     
     
      ad!
      Other
      than
      that,
      use
      your
      imagination.
      Miss
      X.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘ar
      Miss
      X,
     
    

    
     
      m
      a
      first
      year
      student.
      I
      have
      trouble
      finding
     
    

    
     
      ings
      in
      the
      library
      it’s
      so
      big
      and
      I
      never
      really
      had
     
    

    
     
      use
      the
      library
      in
      high
      school.
      Can
      you
      help?
     
     
      Lost.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ar
      Lost,
     
    

    
     
      |
      ask
      for
      help
      that
      is
      what
      the
      staff
      is
      for.
      They
      are
     
     
      e
      and
      |
      find
      usually
      very
      helpful.
      [suggest
      you
     
     
      nd
      some
      time
      learning
      your
      way
      around.
      You’ll
     
    

    
     
      sd
      itin
      the
      next
      couple
      of
      years.
     
    

    
     
      ss
      X.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      %
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Miss
      x
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Miss
      X,
     
    

    
     
      I
      have
      this
      friend
      who
      is
      very
      competitive
      when
      it
     
     
      comes
      to
      marks.
      It’s
      gotten
      so
      bad
      that
      I
      don’t
      even
     
     
      show
      her
      my
      mark
      anymore
      and
      she
      is
      starting
      to
     
     
      irritate
      me.
     
    

    
     
      Not
      Competitive.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      Not
      Competitive,
     
    

    
     
      Tell
      your
      friend
      you
      are
      not
      interested
      in
      competing
     
     
      with
      him/her.
      It
      seems
      that
      your
      friend
      may
      bea
      bit
     
     
      insecure
      and
      that
      he/she
      feels
      confindent
      academi-
     
     
      cally.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Miss
      X.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      EI
      X-P
      RESS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      October
      24,
      1991]