An 86-year-old student on Wednesday picked the changes brought by SMS messaging as her high-school graduation topic.
tourism school before she sat the Italian equivalent of France's baccalaureate, the maturita' exam.
''Every lesson was a delight,'' said Linke, who already has two diplomas picked up in her youth in Germany.
Giulio head teacher Francesco De Sanctis said Edith's pick was ''apparently easy but requires complex reflection on the condition of today's youth''.
Linke is believed to be the oldest student taking this year's maturita'.
