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What is with all these new "Deans" of chess?
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| Sam Sloan 2005-04-24, 8:38 pm |
| A recent issue of Chess Life magazine declared that Svetozar Jovanovic
was the "Dean of American Scholastic Chess".
I had no objection to this but some others did, pointing out that
whilke Svetozar Jovanovic has long been the chess coach for the Dalton
School and has won many national championships, Sunil Weeramantry has
won more and was the coach for the new US Champion, Hikaru Nakamura.
Then, the March Chess Life declared on the cover that Arnold Denker is
the Dean of American Chess.
Again, no complaint. He certainly deserved it.
However, then the April Chess Life declared on the cover that Arthur
Bisguier is the Dean of American Chess
I have no real complaint, but what is going on here? Why have there
been three deans in three months? Who has been appointing all these
deans?
Sam Sloan
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| Paul Rubin 2005-04-24, 8:38 pm |
| sloan@ishipress.com (Sam Sloan) writes:
quote:
> I have no real complaint, but what is going on here? Why have there
> been three deans in three months? Who has been appointing all these
> deans?
My college had lots of deans. Why should chess be any different?
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| Mike Murray 2005-04-24, 8:38 pm |
| On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 18:16:51 GMT, sloan@ishipress.com (Sam Sloan)
wrote:
quote:
>I have no real complaint, but what is going on here? Why have there
>been three deans in three months? Who has been appointing all these
>deans?
Would you rather be called "dean" or "old fart" ?
quote:
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>Sam Sloan
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| David Ames 2005-04-24, 8:39 pm |
| I am reminded of the time that Dean Rusk became Secretary of State
under President Kennedy. He was escorted around the State Department
by a person who thought Dean was an academic title, and who therefore
addressed him as "Dean." At a later time his escort discovered he had
been first-naming Mr. Rusk.
David Ames
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| David Ames wrote:
quote:
> I am reminded of the time that Dean Rusk became
> Secretary of State under President Kennedy.
> He was escorted around the State Department
> by a person who thought Dean was an academic
> title, and who therefore addressed him as "Dean."
> At a later time his escort discovered he had
> been first-naming Mr. Rusk.
In the case of Dean (Jonathan) Swift,
'Dean' was not an 'academic title'.
At which Oxbridge college might Don Quixote
have given lectures? :-)
--Nick
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| Arthur 2005-04-25, 12:36 am |
| The GM title has been devalued; why should it be any different for 'Dean'?
"Sam Sloan" <sloan@ishipress.com> wrote in message
news:426be0a5.1545250@ca.news.verio.net...
quote:
>A recent issue of Chess Life magazine declared that Svetozar Jovanovic
> was the "Dean of American Scholastic Chess".
>
> I had no objection to this but some others did, pointing out that
> whilke Svetozar Jovanovic has long been the chess coach for the Dalton
> School and has won many national championships, Sunil Weeramantry has
> won more and was the coach for the new US Champion, Hikaru Nakamura.
>
> Then, the March Chess Life declared on the cover that Arnold Denker is
> the Dean of American Chess.
>
> Again, no complaint. He certainly deserved it.
>
> However, then the April Chess Life declared on the cover that Arthur
> Bisguier is the Dean of American Chess
>
> I have no real complaint, but what is going on here? Why have there
> been three deans in three months? Who has been appointing all these
> deans?
>
> Sam Sloan
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| Angelo DePalma 2005-04-25, 3:35 am |
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If I were offered that title I'd turn it down. It's like being Pope. All
your "great predecessors" are dead.
"Sam Sloan" <sloan@ishipress.com> wrote in message
news:426be0a5.1545250@ca.news.verio.net...
quote:
>A recent issue of Chess Life magazine declared that Svetozar Jovanovic
> was the "Dean of American Scholastic Chess".
>
> I had no objection to this but some others did, pointing out that
> whilke Svetozar Jovanovic has long been the chess coach for the Dalton
> School and has won many national championships, Sunil Weeramantry has
> won more and was the coach for the new US Champion, Hikaru Nakamura.
>
> Then, the March Chess Life declared on the cover that Arnold Denker is
> the Dean of American Chess.
>
> Again, no complaint. He certainly deserved it.
>
> However, then the April Chess Life declared on the cover that Arthur
> Bisguier is the Dean of American Chess
>
> I have no real complaint, but what is going on here? Why have there
> been three deans in three months? Who has been appointing all these
> deans?
>
> Sam Sloan
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| Chris F.A. Johnson 2005-04-25, 6:36 am |
| On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 at 06:28 GMT, Angelo DePalma wrote:
quote:
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> If I were offered that title I'd turn it down.
Is that likely to be an issue?
quote:
> It's like being Pope. All your "great predecessors" are dead.
As are all the lesser ones.
--
Chris F.A. Johnson <http://cfaj.freeshell.org>
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Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach, 2005, Apress
<http://www.torfree.net/~chris/books/ssr.html>
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| Mike Murray 2005-04-25, 8:48 pm |
| On Mon, 25 Apr 2005 04:54:34 -0400, "Chris F.A. Johnson"
<cfajohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
quote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> As are all the lesser ones.
All that's left are their descendants. Hmmm. Not many of them
either.
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| Kiddon 2005-04-25, 8:49 pm |
| Sam Sloan wrote:
quote:
> A recent issue of Chess Life magazine declared that Svetozar
Jovanovic
quote:
> was the "Dean of American Scholastic Chess".
>
> I had no objection to this but some others did, pointing out that
> whilke Svetozar Jovanovic has long been the chess coach for the
Dalton
quote:
> School and has won many national championships, Sunil Weeramantry has
> won more and was the coach for the new US Champion, Hikaru Nakamura.
>
> Then, the March Chess Life declared on the cover that Arnold Denker
is
quote:
> the Dean of American Chess.
>
> Again, no complaint. He certainly deserved it.
>
> However, then the April Chess Life declared on the cover that Arthur
> Bisguier is the Dean of American Chess
>
> I have no real complaint, but what is going on here? Why have there
> been three deans in three months? Who has been appointing all these
> deans?
>
> Sam Sloan
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Good point, but just wait for the next issue featuring Dean Martin.
See http://www.chessville.com/BillWall/...esandChess.htm.
kiddon
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