Vergil E. Noble wrote:
> Of course, when I was in graduate school 25 years ago they told us
> that all the post-WWII-hiring-boom faculty at universities would be
> retiring by the time we finished our degrees and there would be jobs
> aplenty for all.

That line was still being sold 15 years ago, with the assurance that the
jobs hadn't happened yet because people were retiring at older ages. So
it was just a matter of waiting a little longer, and trying not to wish
ill health on anyone.

Carol
--
Carol A. Nickolai

Anthropology                            Anthropology and Geography
University of Pennsylvania              Community College of Philadelphia
email: [log in to unmask]           voicemail: 215-751-8989, 0077#