While it would be a lie to deny that my presence in the class doesn't raise the group's average age, it probably doesn't increase the average by too many years. I was expecting my class to be filled with mostly bright shiny young faces, but that is so far from the truth as to be embarrassing. Yes, there are a few of the under twenty-five set there, but there's also a few retiree or near-retiree types as well.
As for the pharmacist teaching the course ... I'm still working out his age. He mentioned that he graduated from pharmacy school in 1954 (though an on-line bio I found on him says 1955). It takes 6 years to get through pharmacy school (even back then), and you need a high school degree to get in, so my guess is that he's got be right around the 80 years-old mark. He's still sharp witted, but the pace of the class is so slow as to be snooze-worthy. It was the first class though, so I've hopes that it will pick up a bit tonight.
Regardless, this class is going to require some real work to excel at. We shall see.