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I WAS DELIGHTED WITH THE BICENTENNIAL
birthday issue (January/February
2007). In 1946 Walt Witcover '44, BA '46,
MA '47, and I co-authored and codirected
a musical history called "Once
Upon a Hill, or What Happened to Mr.
Cornell's Cow Pasture?"We even interviewed
a lady who had attended the laying
of the cornerstone in 1865 when she was
a little girl.
Priscilla Okie Alexander '45, BA '44,
MA '48
New Haven, Connecticut
Folk Wisdom
THANK YOU FOR HIGHLIGHTING the
efforts of Phil Shapiro, MA '69, and his
live radio program, "Bound for Glory"
("Just Plain Folk," Currents, January/
February 2007). Phil and his show are an
important part of Ithaca's cultural landscape.
We owe him a debt of gratitude for
continuing all these years, sometimes
with little help. "Bound for Glory" has
always been an unaccredited Cornell
classroom where students can immerse
themselves in America's rich musical heritage
and even try it out for themselves.
When I was a student, Phil gave me a shot
on his stage. It was in part because of that
wonderful experience that I became the
full-time performer I am today. Now,
almost thirty years later, I still find
"Bound for Glory" one of my favorite stops on the tour. Thank you,
Phil!
Mark Rust '78
Woodstock, New York
War Victim
IN "LIFE DURING WARTIME," YOU
published an account of the harrowing
experience of a Cornell student
during the Israeli bombing of Beirut
(Currents, November/December
2006). I think it was written fairly
from the point of view of a tourist in
Beirut. The student, Ethan Hawkes
'07, pointed out that the bombing
was in response to the Hezbollah
rocket attacks on northern Israel. In
that same issue, tucked away at the
bottom of page 15, there was an obituary
of David Lelchook '78, who was
killed by a rocket attack while tending
to his kibbutz orchard. I point
this out because the average American
reader, Cornell graduate or not, might
not understand that those Katyusha rockets
were lethal and directed at civilians.
Beverly Amerman Lewin '58
Ramat Hasharon, Israel
Yum!
IT WAS WITH GLEE THAT I READ "How
to Eat Fried Worms" (Currents, January/
February 2007). As a Russian studies
major who, frankly, tried to steer clear of
most terrestrial arthropods, I nevertheless took Insects and Man--entomology
for
non-entomologists--with the late Ed Raffensperger
during my time on the Hill.
Ed's passion for "bugs" and teaching made
this course a real treat (no pun intended),
and it was likely due to my example that
my brother Saul (Arts '84) took the course
several years later.
In 1981 Saul presented me with Entertaining
with Insects, or The Original Guide
to Insect Cookery by Ronald L. Taylor and
Barbara J. Carter, a not-fully-tongue-in-cheek cookbook for novice and
seasoned
entomophagists. In his inscription, he
wrote: "For those of you who will not eat
red meat, here's one more nutritious alternative.
Bon appétit!" A few years later, during
a month-long Chinese sojourn, Saul
and I eagerly dined on scorpions and
cicadas in Beijing.
Marcie Gitlin '79
New York, New York
Corrections--January/February 2007
"Off to Oxford," page 9: One reference to
departing University Librarian Sarah
Thomas called her "Thompson."We regret
the error (but we did get her name right
five other times).
Sports, page 15:We neglected to print the
final records of the fall sports teams. They
were as follows:
Field Hockey 7-9; 4-3 Ivy (T-2nd)
Football 5-5; 3-4 Ivy (T-4th)
Sprint Football 6-0; 4-0 CSFL (1st)
Men's Soccer 4-8-3; 3-3-1 Ivy
(T-4th)
Women's Soccer 3-13-1; 1-6-0 Ivy (8th)
Volleyball 18-8; 12-2 Ivy (1st)
"Ultra Man," page 53: In the caption, we
wrote that Mike Trevino '95 was "peddling"
his bicycle. Actually, he wasn't trying
to sell it--he was just pedaling it. |
