It was probably late fall 1941, when, more than likely because of my lean and hungry look of 130 pounds strung over six feet, he invited me to dine with him at the Faculty Club. The conversation no doubt proceeded much like that of the Walrus and the Carpenter, but what I remember most about this delightful gentleman was his desire to retire to Siena, Italy, a city he claimed to be the most beautiful in the world. I know World War II must have delayed his trip, but I have often wondered if he did, indeed, retire to Siena. The spring of 1996 was not the first time the men's lacrosse team defeated Johns Hopkins. My Pembroke classmates and I performed popular songs a cappella at many events and locations on and off campus throughout our junior and senior years.
Students seem to persist in taking firm positions before learning facts.
But Brown's a great place, and I don't doubt that the students are smarter and more talented than ever before. John F. Heinz ' 46 Philadelphia For members of the class of '41 who returned for their 55th reunion in May, two events were particularly satisfying. The other was the ceremony at Soldiers Arch honoring the 243 alumni who died in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and the announcement that a memorial will be erected to honor these dead. President Gregorian is to be congratulated that something finally is being done to recognize the sacrifices of the Brown graduates who died in World War II and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. According to his son, the late Hal Neubauer '25 pitched not for the Tigers, as was reported in our April cover story on baseball, but for the Red Sox.