Your reference to 鈥淭wittering鈥� in the story 鈥淲ish You Were Here鈥� by Karen McCally (July-August) brought back fond memories. I聽was a University School student at the Prince Street 人妻少妇专区 in the late 1940s. The librarian in Sibley (how I聽loved that library!) had a sign on her counter urging quiet, nay, silence, which said, 鈥淎ll that twitters is not golden!鈥�
William Lindquist 鈥�51
Ontario, N.Y.
Wendy Schlessel Harpham 鈥�80M (MD) summarized her mind-body experience (鈥淭reating Body and Mind,鈥� Alumni Gazette, July-August) in the following way: 鈥淸Visualization] does help patients鈥攑sychologically and emotionally鈥攇et through effective treatments. . . . guided imagery can help patients use the power of the mind in healing ways.鈥�
I would agree. After being introduced to imagery in a women鈥檚 group, I had occasions to use it twice for minor surgeries. Both times, by pretending to be at the beach while waiting, the anesthetist said I聽would not need preliminary medications and asked what I was doing, as he鈥檇 never seen a calmer patient.
My brother and I also found guided imagery very comforting when he was in hospice. Together, we remembered hiking in the familiar areas of our childhood, verbalizing as well to enhance the realism.
We should hope more attention can be given to this essay by all clinicians.
Mary Casbeer 鈥�53N
Rochester
I was appalled to see at this late date further proof of C. P. Snow鈥檚 thesis as presented in his Two Cultures demonstrated in the tribute to the late Henry Fulbright, a professor emeritus in the Department of Physics (July-August). The cyclotron, in the bowels of the physics building鈥攖hat I was thrilled to visit and even occasionally help the late James Rouvina 鈥�46, 鈥�50 (PhD) with its maintenance鈥攚as a particle accelerator, not detector.
An added note about Bruce Lansdale 鈥�46 (In Memoriam, May-June): I remember him from Monroe High School. He was very active even then.
Owen Gailar 鈥�46
Eureka, Calif.
I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed the July-August issue. I am not sure if your approach has changed or if I am just now able to take more time to enjoy Review, but I was impressed especially by the attention to the lives and achievements of individual faculty, alumni, and students. The issue also reflected a sense of warmth and caring, exemplified by Joel Seligman鈥檚 article about Bradford Berk (President鈥檚 Page). It makes me proud to be an alum.
Keep up the good work.
Mike Plaut 鈥�69 (PhD)
Surf City, N.C.
An item noting a 2009 Juno Award nomination in the special section of student and faculty awards that appeared in the July-August issue referred to the wrong composition. Manhattan Music, by Bramwell Tovey, the title composition of the 2008 album by Canadian Brass and the Eastman Wind Ensemble, with Mark Davis Scatterday, chair and professor of conducting and ensembles, was nominated for classical composition of the year in the annual Canadian music awards.
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