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Class
of ’65
Political Lessons
from a Pro
Most
faculty don’t have students
waiting for a turn to shake their hands after the first class of the semester,
but when you’ve just finished two successful terms as the top office-holder
in Philadelphia, you can expect this kind of reception. Continued...
Class
of ’69
Cross Leaves Grisham
in the Dust—in Germany
Donna Woolfolk Cross CW’69
may not have achieved vast name recognition
in the United States—at least not yet. But in Germany she is widely known
for her 1996 historical novel about a ninth-century woman who disguised herself
as a man and for two years sat on the papal throne. Continued...
 Class
of ’68
Don’t Mess
with Texas Monthly
There are four things one
must do upon moving to Texas: learn to
love chicken-fried steak, buy a pair of cowboy boots and a matching cowboy
hat, and subscribe to Texas Monthly magazine. Continued...
Class
of ’81
We’re Still Here. Now What?
Jan. 1, 2000, has come and
gone, and the world—along with most of its computers—remains intact.
So what’s a scholar to do after spending the past eight years studying
millenniana? Continued...
Class
of ’72
The Secret of Your Success —Civility
When Emily Post penned her
first etiquette book in 1922 to guide America’s burgeoning middle class,
one never wore white after Labor Day and a man would always stand when a woman
entered the room. Times have changed, but good manners have never gone out
of style, argues Peter Post C’72, a marketing executive who maintains
his great-grandmother’s legacy as an officer of the Emily Post Institute,
a “civility think tank” based in Burlington, Vt. Continued...
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