Original Article: http://dartreview.com/archives/1997/05/14/letters_to_the_editor.php
Wednesday, May 14, 1997
Congratulations
To the Editor:
A hearty congratulations on your latest effort. I never thought I would see a mature and productive dialogue between the Review and the Administration.
Perhaps this may signify the beginning of a greater trend towards a more meaningful relationship between Parkhurst and the entire student body.
Well done to both parties.
Sincerely,
Marc Lewinstein '98
Hanover, NH
Leftist Exorcists Return
To the Editor:
'The Truth shall set you free.' Bah, humbug. Nobody wants to hear truth these days. And if they hear it, they shrug it off as meaningless unless it directly effects them. Then they kill the messenger.
The liberals have the strongest propaganda machine since the Joseph Goebbels was minister if propaganda for Nazi Germany. When I was in school (1950-54) it was apparent the direction the school was taking us was into the camp of the liberal establishment. In those days we called them communists, not liberals. At least, we did until it became illegal. That was when Senators McCarthy and Nixon were hot on the trail of the American Communist Party. After their deeds of exorcism, the country was not the same. The liberals still invoke Nixon's name from time to time when they feel they are being unduly censored. And if they are really angry, they will somehow relate your thinking to that of Senator McCarthy. That's the supreme insult. Things have greatly changed since I attended classes on your fair campus. The world has changed greatly, and, in many ways, not for the better. Orwell was on the right trail when he wrote '1984' and presented us with the basics of thought control. It's doubtful the general public is aware of the extent of the manipulation of the mind. So... do your best to continue to present your case. You do a good job.
Keep up the good work.
Don Kennedy '54
Safety Harbor, FL
Keep up the Standards Fight
To the Editor:
When small papers in Florida (Stuart Sunday News) editorialize upon the shortcomings of the Dartmouth English Department, it would seem to indicate that we have descended to a new low in academic standards. Perhaps the Review could consider editorializing on this problem. I hope you will continue to report the happenings at Dartmouth in an accurate and conservative manner.
Best regards.
Art O'Hara '46
Palm City, FL
Alumni on the Alumni Magazine On the Way Down
To the Editor:
I think that The Dartmnouth Alumni Magazine has been going downhill for a number of years, and at a greatly accelerated rate of speed the last several years. I cherish the May 1997 issue as an example of horribleness.
Good Luck.
Alfred E. Jones Jr. '31
Pittsburgh, PA
Take No Prisoners
To the Editor:
I want you to know that I believe that The Dartmouth Review has recently become more bland in a self conscious reaction to criticism.
The Dartmouth Review is less — not more — as a result. No prisoners! Full speed ahead! If you can't do it in College, then when?
Best
Lt. Col Frederick A. Peterson, III
Centerville, VA
Fight the Power
To the Editor:
The Alumni Magazine certainly made it appear that you had closed your doors. I don't always agree with you, but you have an absolute right to exist!
Henry Kappel '56
Holland, MI