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President John Brazil Congratulations to the members of the class of '87. Some years ago John Updike wrote a short, quasi-journalistic piece enti- tled Splendid Splinter Bids Hub Fans Adieu. As drenched in unmodified su- perlatives as the bleachers at Fenway are drenched in sun during a cloudless August afternoon game, the narrative describes Ted Williams' last game as a Bed Sox, comparing his prowess with the bat to the skills of a great ballerina, a virtuoso musician, and a number of other authentic geniuses. I remember the piece for two rea- sons. First, because l've always ad- mired Williams' ability with a bat: he was, unquestionably, one of the finest hitters the game has seen. Second, be- cause as I read fand while I fully as- sented to Williams' greatnessl, l be- came distinctly uneasy with the welter of uncritical, unqualified metaphor and simile. Updike had gone too far, claimed too much. He had lost the restraint, the discipline, that an artist-or journal- ist-must maintain. The very love for his subject that had called him to write, betrayed him. lt pushed his prose to excess, and in the process, weakened his superlatives and rendered them un- fit for other uses. As each of you writes in mind and memory your college career, do not bid if adieu. Your passage at SMU was, I suspect, the best of times and the worst of times-and both and nei- ther for it should have beenll. lf noth- ing else, l hope it has given you an appreciation for great and genuine achievement. It also, l hope, has given you the ability to measure achievement with disinterest. Sincerely, John B. Brazil President
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