Word: bernsteining
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...LEONARD BERNSTEIN '39 sure can throw a party. It was late, one o'clock in the morning, yet all the dignitaries were assembled in the Adams House Junior Common room--President Bok, Dean Epps, the Adams House Masters--to hear the maestro speak about his latest world tour...
...Bernstein juggled a scotch on the rocks, a tin of imported cigarettes and a ream of papers. Throughout the night each one of those distractions competed for the great maestro's attention. With 70 "student leaders" in attendance, hung over and left over from the Memorial Hall dinner where Bernstein was supposed to give his speech, he told of "the Enemy" that people create to give life a clearer purpose. As a country, we force the Soviet Union into that role, Bernstein argued--putting down the scotch on the rocks and spraying ashes on the Junior Common Room carpet--just...
...sermon, Bernstein peppered his moral advice with examples from his own life: personal squabbles among Austrian politicians that he helped settle, people in his life with whom he ended feuds. To underscore the point, he publicly apologized to President Bok, for a three year feud. He encouraged those of us in the audience to make similar amends for our wrongs in the past...
Some students will have more than just one ex-prep school buddy visiting. Just ask freshman John Bernstein, another Andover grad. "All my friends from prep school come up, "he said. "I have six friends spending the weekend. It's just a huge party...
...event and alcohol have become almost synonomous over the past few years, with "people drinking everywhere," according to Bernstein, who will be rowing in a freshman boat for the Crimson. "I've heard stories of crews bringing champagne during the race and breaking it out after they're finished," he added...