That was his lesser known role, but the one that brought in the bread and butter -- an economist who specialized in education. But I'll bet not 1 Canadian in 10 remembers him for that. They just remember him for his famous stories like the time he withdrew all his money out of the bank. He was a kind of Will Rogers type.
"John W. Redelfs" wrote: > At 12:39 AM 9/29/02 -0600 Marc A. Schindler favored us with: > >Just fwiw, every year there's an award for humour writing called the Leacock Award. >His most > >famous saying is, "he got on his horse and rode off in all directions." I was a >real fan of > >his in jr. high. > > I read some of his stuff many years ago on the topic of education. He was a hard on >that profession as H. L. Mencken who said that the state universities were diploma >processing factories adept at producing cookie cutter "educations," or words to the >affect. > > I especially liked something I read by Leacock in one of his books in which he talks >about the monster curriculum eating up life. He felt, according to what I read, the >multiple degrees after his name were a waste of his life, and that he would have >learned a great deal more if he had just gone out and worked in the nonacademic world >like everyone else. He made this discovery too near the end of his life for it to do >him any good. I think his career was about the opposite of Robert Service or Jack >London. > > Anyway I've been trying to find what I read back then so I could get the exact >quote. That is how I happened to run across him today. So far, no luck on the >search. > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************* > "640K of computer memory ought to be enough for > anybody." - Bill Gates, 1981 > ********************************************************************* > "All my opinions are tentative pending further data." --JWR > > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." --Michelangelo Buonarroti Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author�s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
