Colby welcomes letters from readers. We reserve the right to edit for brevity and clarity.
Please send correspondence to Managing Editor, Colby, Office of Communications, Colby College, Waterville, ME 04901.

They're Good, We Must Admit
Thanks for a first-rate article, "The Sowing Road," written in a very readable style. Mr. [Parker] Beverage sounds like the perfect admissions director for Colby, promoting the terrific Maine students who enrich campus life so much. [He is] in the mold of Bill Bryan '48 [former dean of admissions at Colby] and dare I say, Bill Shaw and my husband, Bob Glover, at Bowdoin, men who valued diversity in the student body and who understood the bond between their colleges and the state. Colby and its student body are in very good hands.

Beryl Scott Glover '58
Birmingham, Ala.

Just for the Record
All records are made to be broken someday, and while I'm not glad that one of them was my father Eddie Roundy's football victories, I am happy for Coach [Tom] Austin and very proud of our Mules.
There is one fact to this accomplishment, however, that still brings great pride to me for my father's sake: He started coaching football at Colby in 1924 and stopped in the late 1930s--about 15 years. That means it took nearly 60 years to better what he did in that short time. That, in itself, is a pretty good record.
As almost every Colby person knows, his gifts to the college didn't stop there. For another 15 years, until July 1954, his baseball and basketball teams brought glory to the athletic department, and his gentlemanly manner and conduct brought respect to him and the entire college community. I only wish his 30 years of service had received more credit in the recent Colby College: A Venture of Faith. Please pardon my obvious prejudice, but I am still very proud to be Eddie Roundy's daughter.

Dixie Roundy Beebe '46
Sterling, Va.

Didn't Go Down Easy
The picture of "Blueberry Ale" on the cover of the February 1996 issue of Colby and the accompanying article bring back distasteful (no pun intended) memories of the sea of beer and other alcohol products which washed over the college when I was a student there in the early 1960s. It was a disgraceful situation.
We encourage or should be encouraging students as well as the general population to refrain from drinking alcoholic beverages. The message which Colby sends is that it is fine to drink. After all, some of the alumni actually have gone into the business of producing beer.
Colby College prides itself on being a community of scholars. Pictures of beer bottles and an article about making a living making beer are not in keeping with Colby's educational image or mission.

Stephen Schoeman '64
White Plains, N.J.

Searching for Memories
I'm helping a friend research early women pilots, and she's especially interested in personal stories about Bernetta Miller, housemother at Louise Coburn Hall in the 1940s and '50s. I recall several interesting conversations with Miss Miller and considered her an especially kind and understanding woman with an extraordinary past. Her accounts of driving an ambulance during World War I and becoming one of the first women in the U.S. to receive a pilot's license are vividly etched in my brain. I'm hoping this message will prod a few more memories from others who will come forward with stories of their own. I'll be delighted to hear from you, and my friend will be grateful as well.
Congratulations on the (not-so) new format! Reading about all the different aspects of Colby--from student life, to the faculty's creative efforts, to alumni who've gone on to apply their Colby educations to equally fascinating careers--makes for absorbing reading. It makes me grateful, once again, for my Colby experience some 40-plus years ago. And it also inspires me to save each issue to share with my 15-year-old granddaughter. Wouldn't I love to see her on Mayflower Hill!

Carolyn English Caci '53
North Chelmsford, Mass.
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