Letter to the Alumni Author:John Hersey "Hersey's Letter to the Alumni is a summary of the wisdom that its author has accumulated during his five years as Master of Pierson College at Yale. It is a compelling account of last May Day's events at New Haven, the clearest I have ever come across. It is an attempt to sketch in the background of those events. It is a definition... more » of the present mood of students, a tempered plea for understanding and avoidance of stereotyped thinking. It is a letter not only addressed to Yale's alumni, but also to old grads of colleges everywhere in America and all members of the generations that find themselves bewildered and frightened by student unrest. It should be read by everyone." -- Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, The New York Times« less