Dear Albright Reporter,

My sincere thank you for capturing the essence of my remarks in the excerpts presented in The Reporter (spring 2006). I know it was a difficult job considering the
length of the address and the space available.

I should tell you that the float picture has created quite a reaction from “that can’t be
you” to “how people change.” I’ve heard it all. I thought (and hoped) the sands of time had swallowed that picture, but I guess it’s just one more“moment to remember.” At least it’s brought an old guy a little water cooler status – my 15 minutes of fame.

Again, thank you for your efforts. The Reporter is one of the highlights of Albright.

J. Dale Yoder, Ph.D.,
Professor Emeritus of History
Class of 1957

Editor’s note: Dr. Yoder’s remarks opened the Sesquicentennial celebration in October 2005. The float to which he refers was in the Homecoming parade in 1957, and carried a goldpainted Yoder holding a torch.

Dear Albright Reporter,

I just wanted to write and tell you how much I appreciated the article written by Mukoma wa Ngugi in the winter 2006 issue. I have the great good fortune to work with his father, Ngugi wa Thiong’o, at the University of California, Irvine. You can’t imagine my surprise when I joined the School of Humanities here and realized I had an Albright connection with Ngugi. He was equally surprised to find someone at UCI who was an Albright alumna. He and his wife are wonderful, warm, giving people and the injustices they suffered in Kenya are unspeakable. Those events deeply touched all of us here.

I always look forward to receiving The Reporter. Thank you for the wonderful connection to our beloved college.

Kathy (Ellenberger) Haines
Class of 1970

Dear Albright Reporter,

Your excellent story on Lone Star Dietz “googled” my brain cells to recall an episode in which Lone Star’s path crossed mine in a hassle over office space in the ground floor of the administration building in the late 30s when I was writing for The Albrightian and also was an embryo reporter on the Reading Times.

I appealed to President Harry Masters for a desk, typewriter and “editorial room” for
The Albrightian. The search didn’t last long because in those days square footage was at a premium. So guess what? I was assigned the outside room of a two-room office then occupied by Lone Star. This meant that he had to walk through my domain to reach his own desk in the other room.

Well, the warhoop must still echo on the campus. He was upset, to say the least. His pride had been scarred, and by a lowly undergrad at that. Fortunately, he cooled down, we smoked a figurative peace pipe and the new office arrangement survived. He was truly a gentleman. I, like Sam Codi and others, lamented Lone Star’s economic demise. He deserved better.

Robert R. Gerhart Jr.
Class of 1941

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