I was not just saddened but horrified to read in the Pilot about the deaccession/sale of the beautiful Pierre Soulages painting (“So Long Soulages” by Kayleigh Kavanagh, April 16). For three years, whilst teaching art history at Principia College, this painting was in my office, and later it found its way to the library. I served for a couple of years on the Cultural Properties Committee and cannot imagine what rationale or debate might have taken place which could have allowed for this painting to be let go.
Archive for the ‘Letters to the Editor’ Category
Letter: Louise Kingsbery
Friday, April 30th, 2010Responding to the recent article regarding the practice of Christian Science and how it relates to the use of material medicine, one is reminded that the principles and practices outlined in Education at the Principia charge Principia with holding to the purest standard of Christian Science healing practice. With that charge in mind, let us ask those same questions implied or articulated in the aforementioned article, with the goal of eliminating any confusion regarding Christian Science and healthcare:
Letter: Jervis DiCicco
Friday, April 30th, 2010The article “Healthcare reform at Principia” published in the April 16, 2010 edition of the Pilot raised some very important subjects to any Christian Scientist. The author, as I understood the article, discussed two separate issues that often seem to collide: judgment of the choices made by Christian Scientists and the validity of medical treatment. I believe it is a mistake to combine these two issues. Mary Baker Eddy, the discoverer and founder of Christian Science, was very clear on how both of these topics ought to be handled, and as Christian Scientists, it makes sense that we should follow the advice of scripture and her counsel if we seek to advance in our understanding of Truth.
Letter to the Editor
Friday, November 13th, 2009Dear Pilot, The 10-30-09 Pilot article “A new leaf for the Sheaf” reported “…a couple of things went wrong in last year’s Sheaf.” Mentioned were half the Anderson House pictures missing and several photos being used twice. Talk about understatement. How’s this for a couple more things gone WAY wrong: Forty-four percent of the senior class photos are [...]
10/16/09 Letters to the Editor
Friday, October 16th, 2009Letters to the Editors of the Pilot, discussing efforts to reduce paper use, President Obama’s address to school children, and the level of vitriol in current political discourse.
Letters to the Editor 05.29.09
Friday, May 29th, 2009Three letters to the editor from the Principia community and beyond.
Retraction
Friday, May 1st, 2009The Pilot would like to correct a comment attributed to Philosophy professor Chris Young in the “Prin News in Brief” article that appeared in our April 17, 2009, edition.
Letter to the Editor
Friday, May 1st, 2009I would like to say that I appreciated the editorial “Morally stifled” in the last issue of the Principia Pilot, as well as the recently conducted polls about house hours and locks.
Letter to the Editor 2.20.06
Friday, February 20th, 2009Dear Editors,
I very much appreciated your recent informative articles on the suspension of the football program and the school’s budget. It is important that we all feel like we have the facts behind decisions that are challenging to accept and the role of the Pilot in providing this information is vital to our community.
Letter to the Editors
Friday, January 23rd, 2009College President Jonathan Palmer and the Board of Trustees decided that the future of Principia lies in the semester system. I think, to put it lightly, the student body disagrees. In fact, as a student, I believe I am not alone when I say that I am upset at the way this decision was presented to us in the end. I may be making this issue bigger than it is, but it appeared that Dr. Palmer buried this extremely important news in a multi-subject email. This announcement deserved at least its own email. I personally would have preferred him to tell us to our faces. If the rationale for this move was actually “a compelling combination of administrative, scheduling, athletic, and academic improvements,” I think a meeting would have been a facile motion for the President.
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