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...Dear Mr. Wurf...
...form Varsity Heavyweight Oarsman, I have followed with interest Mr. Wurf's follies in his reporting efforts on the men's hockey team. Since it is hard enough for a team to win in an away contest, it is unfortunate that Mr. Wurf fanned the competitive fires of Harvard's opponents with his article on Duluth. I can understand. Hockey Coach Cleary's reported ire at Mr. Wurf, this outsider, in his efforts to report the news, instead created it, and in doing so he provided an unfortunate distraction from the team's primary goal of beating...
...refer, of course, to his line in the next-to-last paragraph that "they like to assure me that all of us here at Harvard are born-and-bred snobs just as they assume that we all live on Beacon Hill and who prepped at Andover and Exeter." Mr. Wurf is implying that all those who live on Beacon Hill and who prepped at Andover and Exeter are snobs. How very snobby of Mr. Wurf. But of course, he is right in saying that a little mutual respect would go a long way, especially...
...Dear Mr. Wurf...
...Wurf, who apologize for misinterpreting Duluth's status as a big city? It is not a big city, not does it aspire to be. It can only be foolish to compare it with cities such as Boston or Washington D.C. There is a big difference between two million and 100,000 people. Duluthians admit this, but are nonetheless firm in their devotion to a high standard of living. As you admitted somewhat backhandedly, the area does have a symphony, a ballet troupe, a playhouse, and popular concerts. It is the home of three colleges, not one, as you mentioned. These...