I support every point he makes. Perhaps only the jingle of dollars can be heard. Therefore, I have turned off my trickle, redirecting it to my beleaguered fraternity, and direct support of favored campus groups. If you are similarly disenchanted, rethink your next Alumni Fund gift. I've often thought of the Old Man of the Mountain in connection with the search for a new symbol for Dartmouth.
Shoemakers hang out a gigantic shoe.
Jewelers a monster watch. A dentist hangs out a gold tooth. But in the mountains of New Hampshire, God Almighty has hung out a sign to show that there he makes men. Today with political correctness running rampant throughout academia, I'm sure Webster's tribute would be construed as being homophobic, sexist, and insensitive by the whiners and chronic complainers. Somebody should have considered how stupid the latest flap seems to outsiders.