Table of Contents

February 1993 • Volume 85 • Number 5

For the Sake of Argument

We complain about being manipulated by advertising and political campaigns and then allow ourselves to be seduced. We decry endless speechmaking and then put up with it daily. We yearn for real leaders, men and women who can grasp the desires of the nation and take them some place greater, and then we distrust the very possibility of consensus. No wonder our rhetoric is empty. Page 24.

14 Duke's World

A simple suggestion put the author in distant orbit around some big stars. by Robert Sullivan '75

20Singingfor Walter

A poem and essay for one of the world's great translators, by Sydney Lea

32 Roller Screaming

In cross-country skiing, sometimes you have to coach by the seat of the pants. by John Morton

4 Letters

6 Dr. Wheelock'sJournal

8 On the Hill

• Unemployed graduates • Political investing • Ivy rappers • Misunderstood Iranians • Plus: Bragging Rites

36Presidential Range

38Syllabus

46 Class Notes

73 Obituaries

80Dartmouth Undying

On the Cover:All we like ignorant sheep havegone astray. The painting is by Robert Goldstrom