Letters We’re honored! W&J Magazine took home its second consecutive platinum MarCom Award from the Association of Marketing & Communication Professionals in the magazine/educational institution category. Additional honors were given in the categories of design, writing and feature article. The magazine also received a Renaissance Award from the Public Relations Society of America’s Pittsburgh chapter. W&J was recognized in the external publication category.
The perks of being a librarian
A red and black love letter
Dear Editor:
Dear Editor:
I never thought to mention the following until I read the letter from Russell “Tuck” MacCachran ’45 in your summer 2011 issue. Most people in my field, librarianship, are assumed to have a placid life. I, on the other hand, have had a full and reasonably exciting one.
I am writing a love letter to Washington & Jefferson. You have turned my nearest and dearest into the world, including my husband, the late Norman Allison ’39, brother-in-law Donald Allison ’41, father-in-law Rev. John S. Allison (1908), and father George C. Donson (1911).
Among other publications, I reviewed books for The New York Times for much of my career. Because of it, I dined with authors Michael Crichton and James Michener, breakfasted with sportscaster Red Barber, and bowed to Pearl Buck.
My lawyers, physicians, dentists and ministers have made my life easier because of your training. Dozens of others you taught were my allies in difficult times.
Traveling throughout the world, while in Turkey, I had two one-on-one chats with the granddaughter—a princess—of the last sultan of Turkey. I met the chair of the drama department at the National Arts Council of Great Britain while in Greece, and later, in London, he introduced me to J.B. Priestley. During one of my trips to Spain, I had breakfast and lunch with John Scott Trotter of musical fame. I know this seems like name-dropping, but for a “nobody,” I can’t complain. Learned “Dag” Bulman ’48 Hackettstown, N.J.
Since we lived for 45 years on a hill within the sound of the College chimes, in a few minutes we could be in the midst of a whirling crowd of youth rushing to class. The NFL commissioner could have dashed by our car on the way down Lincoln Street! I have been your guest at Old Guard dinners, plays, concerts, serious lectures and certification classes. All the while, your culture permeated the area and we were better for it. With sadness, I have left you for another. Instead of book bags and jeans, I see sleek horses and hear the “clop clop” of Amish
buggies. Although I miss your academic cloak, my current environment is more appropriate. A lifetime of happy, happy memories will linger of your many years of inspiration. Mary D. Allison Walnut Creek, Ohio
President swap Dear Editor: As much as I enjoyed seeing my picture again in the last issue of W&J Magazine with returning football team members of 1970, there is an error in the names. The “handsome not-so-young” team member on the far left is not Vince Graziano ’72, but Duncan Forsyth ’74. Vince was on campus to meet everyone that morning, but left before the game. His daughter was married that afternoon, which was a command performance for Vince. Otherwise, he would have been at the game and in the picture. Pete Ross ’74 Lancaster, Pa.
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