Letter from Milton Grenfell '73

Dear President Falk:

I was shocked and troubled to hear of the intended abrupt dismissal of Professor Satterthwaite.  Of all my professors at Williams, he was unquestionably one of the finest.  His knowledge and love for his subject were deep and contagious.  His intellectual insights and the quality of his lectures were excellent and memorable even to this day.  What's more, he had about him a becoming humility and graciousness that engendered  particularly close and helpful relationships with his students.  Finally, and most importantly, Professor Satterthwaite was the very model of a gentleman, a model which to young people coming of age in an increasingly coarse culture, was desperately needed and much appreciated.

I would respectfully urge you to find some way of continuing Professor Satterthwaite's altogether salutary contribution to the life of Williams College.

Yours very truly,

Milton W. Grenfell, architect,  NCARB, CNU