Letter to the Editor: A Lament for Lord Jeff

It takes a sense of humor to reflect on the plight of poor Lord Jeff, especially for a member of the college’s older generation who nonetheless has concluded, sadly, that it is time for him to go. Even though as a child I stood on chairs to study maps of his campaigns which adorned the walls of the Inn named for him. But first, we need some perspective. Lord Jeffery was a man of his time. So much of a hero was he that five towns in the United States were named in his honor. When the Revolutiona