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John, I love the Andy Williams reference!  as for the billiards claim, are there witnesses??




Dr. Hal Bush

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Saint Louis University

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From: Mark Twain Forum <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of John R. Pascal <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: Welcome back to the semester! REMINDER: renew your degrees!

Excuse me, Dr Bush,

It=E2=80=99s a good thing my dear parents are in heaven.  Since they =
paid for my B.A. in English, I think they might raise an eyebrow or two =
and wish a private word with you concerning the need to renew my degree.

Also, I have taught Slaughterhouse-Five (not my choice) to my high =
school juniors for several years.  It was the summer reading for =
September discussion.
It made them needlessly more depressed beyond returning to school no =
matter how many different times I tried to explain it and put it into =
context as an important work in American literature.=20
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So much better to have shortened SL-5 book discussion and jump right =
into the mighty Mississippi River with Huckleberry Finn, which they =
absolutely love each year;=20

It certainly is our favorite time of year.  I do play Andy Williams=E2=80=99=
 =E2=80=9CThe Most Wonderful Time of the Year=E2=80=9D every September =
on the first day of class and it gets even the most emotionally hardened =
of students to smile and grin.  But hey, what do I know?  I=E2=80=99m =
still learning myself.

I do know that you graciously let me win a round of billiards against =
you at Elmira last year.

:D
John Pascal
> On Aug 17, 2018, at 5:30 PM, Hal Bush <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Colleagues;  I was reminded of this by another colleague, and =
especially fo=3D
> r the younger folks on this LIST:  don't overlook the very crucial =
need to =3D
> RENEW your degree before the start of class.
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> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mcsweeneys.net_articles_how-2Dto-2Drenew-2Dyour-2Denglish-2Ddegree&d=DwIBAg&c=Pk_HpaIpE_jAoEC9PLIWoQ&r=f7i-Uq4rMQU8-TBe45qVLg&m=s0tUscpxPGJmaaUYK-uY8lYNHN1VxNIwPlhPqZIte0k&s=eE2UoskW-tXy-PzSEWf5UiGSP6nXwremTg9eUDMV3Ac&e=
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> O yeah, one other thing -- just in case you meet one of those Vonnegut =
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> kers at the welcome back cocktail party on campus:
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https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.mcsweeneys.net_articles_what-2Dto-2Ddo-2Dwhen-2Dsomeone-2Dasks-2Dif-2Dyouve-2D-3D&d=DwIBAg&c=Pk_HpaIpE_jAoEC9PLIWoQ&r=f7i-Uq4rMQU8-TBe45qVLg&m=s0tUscpxPGJmaaUYK-uY8lYNHN1VxNIwPlhPqZIte0k&s=_rkMzW0yVjoSZo9k-Vq0ujVft4voqLrR2kD6FiMX2lM&e=
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> ver-read-vonnegut
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> cheers, my friends!!  The earth has yet again returned us to our =
favorite t=3D
> ime of year...
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> Dr. Hal Bush
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> Dept. of English
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> Saint Louis University
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> [log in to unmask]
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> 314-977-3616
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> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__halbush.com&d=DwIBAg&c=Pk_HpaIpE_jAoEC9PLIWoQ&r=f7i-Uq4rMQU8-TBe45qVLg&m=s0tUscpxPGJmaaUYK-uY8lYNHN1VxNIwPlhPqZIte0k&s=J4F8tyqDtJk0M7ehsv3UdAgzuBFAJ9wba5dMqH7wKCo&e=
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> author website:  halbush.com

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