Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark, your imagination is running wild. I think Brooks Institute is one of the greatest schools around. And I would go to almost any length to support it. It is, indeed, a real winner. A very memorable experience. Extremely thorough in teaching photography. A great environment. Fortunately, Brooks Inst. and the Brooks Inst. Alumni Association, are completely separate. There is no exchange of actual moneys, in either direction. The only thing Brooks does, is give the association office space and use of the facility (during student vacation periods) for meetings, seminars, etc. There is no hidden agenda here. I actually paid one fee (many many years ago) for "Life Membership" and haven't paid a cent since. October of 1995, Brooks had a combined 50th anniversary and alumni gathering. Brookies from all over the world attended. This was a great four days. Jim Brick ASMP BIAA RPS QRS TUV WXYZ At 07:57 PM 2/23/99 -0800, you wrote: >> > Jim >> > ASMP, BIAA >> > > >Sounds like a great way for a school to get Alumni to send their Alma >Mater some regular money. Better than the Better Business Bureau Plastic >Plaque. Mine sure isn't going to get any out of me even if they stick a >"Sir" BEFORE my name. The amount of stamps they have wasted is a major >condolence. >An inspiration to get famous would be to have my school call me back to >make a speech so I can tell them all what a ridiculous institution it >was when I went there. >Usually on the first day of spring the entire student body would be >tripping on the front lawn. >I would undoubably have better and different things to say if I went to >Brooks where I would have deep insights into the circle of confusion >and all its deep ramifications. >Something that probably flashed by me quickly on the first day of spring >on the front lawn of my Alma Mater. >I think we could come up with some rather humorous acronyms for various >schools we could have gone to and how happy they would be with us >depending on the honorarium category we would be in. >Lord Mark :-) Rabiner >