Why Scientists Remarry
Sirs:
The explanation of why scientists remarry more quickly than others is obvious (TIME, May 9). Scientists are the most helpless of men. Twenty-five years lived in the faculty end of a university town leave no doubts in my mind. So—when his wife is gone—by death or desire—the scientist gets him a new one—or he can't work.
JOHN W. KEATLEY
Ben Lomond, Calif.
Not Caught Yet
Sirs:
Now, now, TIME—
Reporting the Lake Forest Academy anniversary dinner you slipped up on the honor system (May 9, p. 50).
When we enter school for the first time we take a pledge on our word of honor not to indulge in intoxicants and not to go out of the school boundaries without permission. Smoking has nothing to do with the "word of honor" system. It is simply a school rule.
If we are caught smoking, we are put on campus immediately and we must remain at school seven days after everyone else has gone home for a major vacation. While we (I haven't been caught—yet!) are here for the extra time there are supervised classes and study halls all day. Now you know! . . .
JOHNNIE McCARTHY '38
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest, Ill.
NBC's Symphony
Sirs:
. . We did not "lure" men away from other symphony orchestras; that was not necessary, nor would such procedure have been in keeping with our policy [TIME, April 25]. The facts are: after it was announced we were augmenting the NBC Orchestra to full symphonic strength, we received more than 700 applications from instrumentalists. . . . From this number we selected the very finest artists who were free of other contractual obligations. In no sense did we "raid" other symphony orchestras.
Neither are we "hungrily on the hunt" for brass and wood wind players. It is not true that we recently sought to entice three men away from the Philadelphia Orchestra. The three artists mentioned in your article voluntarily applied to us for employment. Based upon their assurance that they were free to negotiate, contracts were signed. . . .
CLAYLAND T. MORGAN
Director of Public Relations
National Broadcasting Co.
New York City
TIME did not say that NBC 'enticed" Hornist Berv, Contrabassist Torello and Trombonist Gusikoff, merely stated that Philadelphia Orchestra's Manager Alfred Reginald Allen had "caught [them] ... in the act of reaching for NBC contracts." —ED.
Prank-loving Student
Sirs:
Surprised to read your squib in Transport column (TIME, May 9) on Verdun High's 5¢ hydrogen-charged balloon and its long distance perambulations which weren't long distance at all. ... It all came out in the early wash the day after the letter arrived that a member of the chemistry class which released the balloon had connived with a pen-pal in Singapore to mail the letter, which he himself wrote. The prank-loving student felt the qualms of conscience and 'fessed up when his classmates collected a sum of money to send to the "Chinese old man" to redeem the balloon. . . .
STAN GIBSON
Catholic High School
Montreal, Quebec
Child of Taurus
Sirs: