Letters

“The Poetry of Pen and Ink” (winter 2016) fails to mention that the pleasures of a fountain pen are hard to enjoy for the left-handed, requiring constant vigilance to avoid smudging.

David Randall ’93’s letter (“Repellent Rosenberg Read,” spring 2016) might have been more persuasive if he had responded to specific points raised by my brother and me in our op-ed in The New York Times and in my interview with the Bulletin. 

I’d like to respectfully take issue with the publication of “Medicine Man” (spring 2016). 

I enjoyed reading Karin Colby’s “The Life Aquatic” (spring 2016) and was thinking about her positive approach to swimming, until I had a horrifying flashback: Swarthmore’s mandatory swimming test.

Always wonderful to see what Josh Coceano (“Adventures in the Arboretum,” spring 2016) creates in our gardens. We truly have a treasure in him!

Sayed Malawi ’18 is to be congratulated for leading the Bird Club and sharing his passion. I was disappointed, however, that no one mentioned the legacy of Janet and Tim Williams ’64, members of the biology department from 1976 until 2002.

Two lines of print, two misspelled names in Christopher Densmore’s “Living Black History” (spring 2016): The names should be Ralph Bunche and Melville Herskovits.