Let me get this started.  Does anyone remember how Prof. Rodriguez selected the next victim to answer a question?

I don't recall how he selected the next victim....but I do recall his "worm" stories. there are SO many things I remember about him and his classroom - Prof Rodriguez really was an inspiring teacher.

Things I remember which stand out - almost 50 years later - in my mind:

"Oscar" the skeleton - His fish & snail aquariums - Dissecting frogs & bunnies - Biology Scrapbooking

The "amoeba" and the "paramecium" - Cheating "acordiones" for his exams -

And drawing the parameciums so we wouldnt' forget them. I used his techniques and methods when I taught Biology at Sweetwater high School. And blessed him for the knowledge. 

Actually, seems that the Professor would ask the class if there was anybody that would like to have a recess for a few minutes. Then, he would ask them the question. A tad on the manipulative side, but not really a brain-washer. And his guidance to the drawings was highly conscientous. Have been using that notebook for years, during pre-med, and then after as an artist. But when going to Johns Hopkins for medical illustrating, was obsolete because of the cyber-tech culture. So the characterization of the Professor began to seem quaint. or even perhaps quixotic.