Letters: Oct. 20, 1967

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Sir: The Purdue-Notre Dame story [Oct. 6] is incredible! Despite the victory, Purdue was mentioned only briefly. No mention was made of Coach Jack Mollenkopf (U.P.I. "Coach of the Week"); no reference was made to Purdue's 1967 Rose Bowl championship; no reference to Dick Marvel (U.P.I. "Midwest Lineman of the Week"); and only in passing were Leroy Keyes (U.P.I. "Midwest Back of the Week") and Mike Phipps (A.P. "Back of the Week") mentioned. Poor Notre Dame!

BEVERLEY STONE Associate Dean of Women Purdue University Lafayette, Ind.

Getting the Old Irish Up

Sir: "Boston for Bostonians?" Then the bigoted Mrs. Hicks [Oct. 6] herself does not belong here, since she is only a couple of generations removed from the Southies who were told by employers that "no Irish need apply." It is a curious quirk in human social behavior that the last downtrodden minority frequently forgets its past troubles to discriminate against the new scapegoat.

MADELEINE R. COUSINEAU Boston 4-Square

Sir: I protest your unfortunate choice of words in the article "Hippies" [Sept. 8], in which you refer to "Fralich and three other hippie 4-H types." 4-H stands for high ideals and should in no way be allied with that class of youth called "hippies." The 4-H youth—like the hippies—have a "love of dirt," but the 4-H Clubs love the soil and work for the preservation of our natural resources. They, too, plant "for dreams," but the dreams of rich fulfillment in green acres for their children and their children's children.

PHYLLIS C. SLATTERY Corresponding Secretary Michigan Division Woman's National Farm and Garden Assn. Northville, Michigan

The Millennium

Sir: I'm afraid it's not according to Hoyle that an author should send to a reviewer of his book anything but an angry rebuttal. Nevertheless, I can't help expressing my appreciation, and that of my wife and coauthor, for your generous, perceptive and brilliant appraisal of Rousseau and Revolution [Oct. 6].

WILL DURANT Los Angeles