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Ghosts Stories Told by Students

The Mad Typist

Before they graduate, Wells seniors are required to write a thesis that incorporates all the knowledge they have gained in their college studies. Years ago a senior had a particularly difficult time with her thesis. She just could not seem to get it finished. As the deadline approached she stayed up later and later, edging towards a nervous breakdown, frantically typing her thesis. (This was before the age of the word processor). Everyone in her dorm listened to her clack, clack, clack into the deepest hours of the night. She soon earned the nickname "The Mad Typist."

One night her friends, alarmed at their comrade's deterioration, convinced her to take a break and accompany them to the Fargo Restaurant in Aurora. She went reluctantly, but after an evening of fun "The Mad Typist" began to relax. Her friends were relieved to see her old personality returning. They closed the Fargo and began the long dark walk back to the campus. Tragedy struck when a vehicle (some say a wagon, some a car) careened off Main Street onto the sidewalk, killing only "The Mad Typist." She died instantly and was mourned by the College.

Students still awaken in the dead hours to the distant clack, clack, clack. Today in the South Wing of Dodge, where "The Mad Typist" lived, many students who develop writer's block in the middle of the night swear they have felt someone looking over their shoulders, wondering about their progress.

There are no further documents in the Wells College Archives to either prove or disprove the accuracy of the stories presented here.

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