The Case for a Nuclear Renaissance
Retiring existing plants, especially a problem-free facility like Diablo Canyon in California, will aggravate the real problems: energy dependence and climate change.
Patient, Heal Thyself
One Man’s Informed Attempt to
Navigate the Medical SystemEditor’s Note: Our writer classmate Jeff has worked mainly as a science/medical journalist. He’s also the son of a doctor (Yale ’44). Following a recent health scare, Jeff offers some thoughts about the costs and pitfalls of our “sickcare” system. The bottom line: Have your wits fully about you if you want to survive.
The Skeptical Pilgrim: Melville’s Clarel
In October 1856, Herman Melville left the tinted hills of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for a lengthy excursion to Europe and the Holy Land. Just thirty-seven years old, Melville was a half-broken man. He suffered from headaches, sciatica, eyestrain, crushed hopes — in a word, burnout. His epic Moby-Dick had failed to catch on in 1851, and his next novel, Pierre: or, The Ambiguities, was head-scratching at best, a laughing stock at worst. Subsequent […]
The High Rider of the Gay Divide
Editor’s Note: The “Invited Essays” in the ClassBook were released in a blizzard 3 days before the reunion and many people missed them. So, I’m gonna re-release them, one at a time. This one addresses a silent reality of our years .. what it was like to be gay at a pre-Stonewall Yale.
Henry Jefferds Wheelwright – 50th Reunion Essay
Henry Jefferds Wheelwright 246 Kern Ave. Morro Bay, CA 93442 jwheeljr@gmail.com 805-441-7734 Spouse(s): TMI Child(ren): Emma, Henry, Divna Grandchild(ren): Ruth, Olivia, Bluma, William Education: Yale, BA, 1969; Columbia Journalism, MS, 1971 National Service: Conscientious objector but did not perform national service Career: Writer; jeffwheelwright.com/author College: Silliman I’ve been entertaining a new thought lately, which is almost pleasing. It’s that my body is beginning to separate from my spirit. When you’re young, your vigorous body and…
Banner Bio – Jeff Wheelwright
HENRY JEFFERDS WHEELWRIGHT, JR. (Jeff). Born May 14, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Henry Jefferds Wheelwright (Class of ’44) and Mary Seymour Matthiessen Wheelwright. Attended St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive English major. Resident: Silliman (Anti-Blip Coalition (A.B.C.) 1968-69, (Public Relations); Soccer, 1966-68; Crew, 1968-69, (Captain, 1969). Fence Club, 1966-69; Haunt Club, 1968-69, (Chairman, 1968-69); The New journal, 1968; Dwight Hall, 1968-69; Freshman Glee Club, 1965-66; Freshman…
