Monday, March 27, 2023. Annette’s News Roundup.
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In 1893, when Gertrude Stein was a student at Radcliffe College, she studied Philosophy and Psychology with the Harvard Professor, William James.
In The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas (which Stein wrote under the cover of Toklas’ identity), Stein recounts that on the day of the final exam in the class she was taking with James, she wrote at the top of her paper,
“Dear Professor James, I am so sorry, but really I do not feel a bit like an examination paper in philosophy to-day” and left.
Sometimes we all should know, the weather will do that to you.
Today was such a day in New York City.
In the Toklas “Autobiography,” Stein continued to describe the fallout from her behavior.
She reports that the next day she had a postal card from William James saying,
“Dear Miss Stein, I understand perfectly how you feel. I often feel like that myself.” And underneath it he gave her work the highest mark in the course.
The situation is not quite analogous, I know - I make no claim to be Gertrude Stein - but I do hope, dear subscriber, that like William James, you will forgive me for failing to carry on today.
There will be no News Roundup, but, with your support, I will return in your inbox tomorrow, and hope then to pass the test, by providing you with all the news and comments on the news you need and expect this week.
In the meanwhile, here is just a glimpse of what I did yesterday, rather than do the expected.
One of many sensational and rare orchids at the Orchid Show of the New York Botanical Gardens where Eve and I and friends spent the day yesterday.
See you tomorrow. It’s going to be a big week.
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One more thing. Gertrude Stein and William James.
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