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LETTERS
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More River News
I was impressed with your article
on the Mystic River (“Hands Across the Mystic,”
winter 2003). I have been involved in community efforts
to protect and enhance this invaluable resource. I thought
your readers might be interested in one other part of
the story: the Mystic Riverbend Park.
Designed and built in 2002, the park is located along
the Mystic at the east end of Medford. It is the first
park designed specifically to enhance the riparian corridor,
celebrate the rich history of the site and serve to educate
the public on broader watershed issues. A free park guide
and map is available by emailing tlinc02155@aol.com.
Tom Lincoln
Chair, Hormel/Mystic River Task Force
Medford, MA |
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The Hockey Team Was There
It sure was nice to see the article
about the Tufts hockey team in the winter issue of Tufts
Magazine. Many of us have worked long and hard to
achieve the current successes noted in the story.
I offer one correction to the facts as stated. From 1971
until the team again earned varsity status from the University
in 1986, we existed as a club team. Our funding came from
the Student Council and help from the Jumbo Club. This
paid for about a dozen games each year and a few practices
each week. Except for donated game jerseys from the Jumbo
Club, everything else—equipment, sticks, pucks and
transportation—was paid for out of our own pockets.
Coaching was provided through our own resources. Somewhere
along the way, the ECAC voted us best Small College Club
Team in the country. LeBaron Briggs was the impetus behind
the rebirth of the team, with ample help from Tufts personnel
such as Bill Eastwood and Larry Griggs. Without the efforts
of everyone involved with the club, we would not be where
we are today. Many club players from that time still continue
to support the team. Three of us just played (and survived)
the Alumni game yesterday. The team’s modern legacy
begins in 1971, not 1986, and we are all that much stronger
for it.
Dave Selden, A75
Tufts Hockey Team Captain 1974–1975
Salem, MA |
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The Man Behind the Story
What a delight to find an article
about Sylvan Barnet’s art collection in Tufts Magazine
(“The Collector’s Eye,” winter 2003).
He is truly a multifaceted person, and I’m sad that
there wasn’t more about the man behind the collection.
When I was an undergraduate in the late 1950s, Dr. Barnet
was relatively “new blood” in the English
department. He brought a fresh approach to whatever he
taught and seemed to relish the start of a new semester
of classes filled with shining faces and open minds. What
I remember most is that he received every student comment,
no matter how trite or simplistic, as if he had never
heard that thought before. He respected his students and
easily earned our respect.
Sondra Syzmczak, J59
Hathorne, MA |
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Agreeable changes
Congratulations on yet another improvement in Tufts Magazine.
The winter 2003 issue had a wonderful balance of articles—administration,
education, personal interest, sports, environmental and
other programs. It provided a real feel for the breadth
of Tufts today. Maybe I was more than overly impressed
because the articles included mention of several friends
and Theta Delta Chi brothers, including Ben Sands and
Win Duke. It was also nice to see that a sport can be
added by an enlightened administration.
David Lincoln, A52
York, ME |
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