Summary

“Unsuccessful” is narrated by Dr. Schultz. School Superintendent Dr. Schultz describes his frustration at not being able to find / identify the “horrible boy” who caused the accident to the Atlas statue and to the gym at Hardcastle Middle School. He comments that it’s been three weeks since the accident, that repairs to the gym are still postponed, and that he can’t let himself become obsessed by this particular incident: he’s got other functions to attend to, including the dance combining the student bodies at Hardcastle and at the Academy, which he plans to attend to see how the first time blending of student bodies goes. Meanwhile, his assistant brings him a preliminary report on how the “Human Growth” program at the Academy is going. She refers to Katie and starts to refer to the fact that she’s the sister of...