1956

56 The worst part about writing this column is that it requires a seven-to-eightweek lead-time. It is therefore impossible to comment on any current events because by the time you read my clever remarks about Ross Perot he will be history. I write this in mid-August when the Olympics have just ended, and you will read it in mid-October when we are in the middle of another football season. By then I expect that Bush and Clinton will both be wallowing in the mire and sleaze of the most disgusting presidential campaign in the history of this great nation, and voters will be promising to stay away from the polls in droves. The one news story that I expect will still be in the headlines will be the Navy Tailhook Scandal. No matter how many good people there are in the navy, and no matter how much good is accomplished by them, I expect that the press and the feminists will never let that one die.

Bill Behrens writes: "Shortly, I begin a three-year term as our class representative to the Alumni Council. I am mindful of the responsibilities in this regard, and I have tried to learn from Doug Keare, Norm Olsen, and Don Davidoff something about how the council operates. Among the things they told me is the fact that the council's agenda just about mirrors that of the Trustees, and moreover that certain council members sit in on the Trustees' meetings from time to time. They told me that, appearance to the contrary notwithstanding, the council has a voice and that it is listened to by tire Trustees.

"This being the case, I would very much appreciate our classmates' dropping me a line letting me know how they feel about pending matters. I am not quite tabula rasa (though my wife might disagree); I do have certain ideas and prejudices of my own. Nevertheless, I will try to assess each matter on its own merits, and I would be grateful to our classmates for their thoughts." Write him at 300 West Clarendon #285, Phoenix, AZ 85013. Here's an offer you can't refuse. We have some reunion socks left over. If any brave souls get on the horn to let me hear from you ASAP, you will receive a lovely pair of 1956 Commemorative Socks by return mail. Call me at (919) 226-7216 or 227-1153.

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