Volume Author: J. William Costerton

2007

Most human activities require a frame work that may begin with a kindergarten, extend through sports, and culminate in the medieval institution of a university devoted to teaching, scholarly pursuits, and physical and emotional aggrandizement of its members. There is a certain pleasant symmetry in fitting into this framework being seen as a competent scholar, a journeyman athlete, and a member-in-good-standing of a collegial group that teaches bright youngsters and extends the boundaries of human perception.