How Not to Play Hooky

John Edwards, 17, had never before played hooky, but "on impulse" one day last week, the senior at Manhasset (N.Y.) High School slipped off with a pal to the U.N. building in Manhattan. There they got in line, bought tickets for a guided tour, and then--pow! A platoon of officials hauled the boys out of line, flashbulbs popped, and Hooky Player Edwards got jarring news: his tour ticket was the 1,000,000th sold this year.

Facing up to the publicity, John manfully discussed the U.N. with Under Secretary Andrew W. Cordier, got a private tour of the executive offices, finally crept back to Manhasset High. When the school told her about her son's "fantastic excuse" for cutting classes, John's mother called it "absolutely hilarious." But, she added sternly, no more going on the hook for John.

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