'Klanderud's List'

[Thomas R. Jr. Beyer]

Dear Bob (and others),
I must be just old fashioned-but I teach russian literature and language
each semester and along the way introduce eighteen year olds to the nature
and meaning of language and of life. I am truly committed to that task and
tehy seem truly fascinated by teh opportunity to grow and learn and maybe
become better human beings.
I just retruned from a week in Voronezh and yaroslavl where students are
living Russian culture up close, using the language and relying on the
literature as one more way to try to comprehend that marvelous but
enigmatic place.
I do not apologize for tenure-it has let me explore, translate a book or
two, examine the origins of language, speculate on the relationship of
Belyj's literature to Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy, write a few books,
edit a web page or two, discover a lost and still living Russian poetess
in Berlin, travel to the far reaches of this world -- and share it all
with the next generation.  Let us communicate better, work harder and
continue to learn-even teh new technologies (but have you tried
Communicator lately?), but let's not permit the uninformed to dictate how
we go about doing the best job we can, often in less than ideal
circumstances.

Best wishes-and keep up your own efforts in the new cyberworld

Tom