tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post934969950329954740..comments2023-08-13T06:56:50.760-07:00Comments on Arts & Sciences College Forum: GeniusDavid Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12126067283016390050noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-6160490309748214322010-04-10T06:54:05.920-07:002010-04-10T06:54:05.920-07:00"But six times in compensation for politely t..."But six times in compensation for politely telling me<br /><br />That I’m derelict in duty to my university?<br /><br />The BOT gave me this permit to doze, profiteer, and loot.<br /><br />You, small chap, will get a furlough. Moi? Le golden parachute!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-86777291704283000912010-04-09T11:09:15.275-07:002010-04-09T11:09:15.275-07:00The lament of a university President to his facult...The lament of a university President to his faculty:<br /><br /><br />“Although I am a giant of the exhibition size,<br />I have been nicely educated, and I notice with surprise<br />That the simplest rules of etiquette you don’t pretend to keep<br />For you scurry off to races while a gentleman’s sleep.<br /><br /><br />Don’t reply that I was drowsy, for my nap was but a kind <br />Of dramatic illusion of a peaceful frame of mind;<br />And you might have waited till I woke again, instead<br />Of indelicately pounding, with a stone, on my head.<br /><br /><br />Very likely you’ll agree that our views don’t agree, -<br />I’ve often found that little boys have disagreed with me, -<br />But I’m properly entitled, on the compensation plan,<br />To three times as much politeness as an ordinary man.<br /><br /><br />…<br /><br /><br />My remarks have been directed at the one who, I supposed,<br />Had been violently thumping on my person while I dozed;<br />By a simple calculation, you will find that there is due<br />Just six times as much politeness from a little chap like you.”<br /><br />From “Davy and the Goblin,” by Charles E. Carryl, publ. by Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1884Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-21390474053833360552010-04-09T07:22:54.623-07:002010-04-09T07:22:54.623-07:00You're saying Jacobs is a success story? Off n...You're saying Jacobs is a success story? Off narrative! Off narrative! Delete it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-60861843361288464922010-04-09T05:48:51.306-07:002010-04-09T05:48:51.306-07:00"Behind every success story is a great crime...."Behind every success story is a great crime." -- BalzacAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-44645331215998831652010-04-09T05:40:15.300-07:002010-04-09T05:40:15.300-07:00A columnist (David Brooks) in today's New Yor...A columnist (David Brooks) in today's New York Times , drawing on Jim Collin's books on leadership , offers the following for the guidance of execs: "She tries not to fall for the seductions that Collins says mar failing organizations: the belief that one magic move will change everything; the faith in permanent restructuring, the tendency to replace questions with statements at meetings. " Maybe the Provost should do some remedial reading ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-64283829068842411322010-04-08T19:26:15.569-07:002010-04-08T19:26:15.569-07:00Pride goeth before a College of Perpetual Energy?Pride goeth before a College of Perpetual Energy?Bloggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15806664120371979710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-73641492782614270172010-04-08T14:42:41.078-07:002010-04-08T14:42:41.078-07:00A stitch in time requires nine levels of UT bureau...A stitch in time requires nine levels of UT bureaucratic approvalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-85769215825656550112010-04-08T13:53:39.602-07:002010-04-08T13:53:39.602-07:00It's an ill wind that blows administrators goo...It's an ill wind that blows administrators goodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044792945653054348.post-65108592222976384052010-04-08T13:51:47.445-07:002010-04-08T13:51:47.445-07:00A bird in the hand is worth more than six promises...A bird in the hand is worth more than six promises from a provost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com