A Professor's Unforgettables.A Professor's Unforgettables AnnieLaura M. Jaggers Aventine Press 1023-4th Avenue, #204, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA 92101 Epic Books Promotions 594 Serrano Lane, Chula Vista Chula Vista (ch  `lə), city (1990 pop. 135,163), San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1911. , CA 91910 1593302328 $11.95 148 pages www.aventinepress.com "A Professor's Unforgettables: 5 out Of 10,000 Students in 25 Years" is an enticing collection of sketches by University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used Professor AnnieLaura Jagger jag 1 n. 1. A sharp projection; a barb. 2. a. A hanging flap along the edge of a garment. b. A slash or slit in a garment exposing material of a different color. tr.v. of her humanities students--the more memorable ones, of course. With deadpan humour, straight ahead jabs to the reader, and intimate little double--takes, "A Professor's Unforgettables" reads as smooth as corn silk corn silk n. The styles and stigmas that appear as a silky tuft or tassel at the tip of an ear of corn, used as a diuretic in herbal medicine. Noun 1. . The humourous illustrations by Joe Gray adjust the right touch. One wonders if he was perhaps another unforgettable student to be sketched later on. The five students selected are not quite the academic angels one might expect of a professor's memoirs. They are in fact far more colorfully human than obviously brilliant. At least one of them qualifies as a celebrity; Barbara, the future wife of Norman Mailer Noun 1. Norman Mailer - United States writer (born in 1923) Mailer . Perhaps one thing each student has done to become memorable is to challenge her, both as a teacher and as a full human being. She rises to each challenge in unusual and unforgettable ways. From the former military man who resented being taught by a woman to the charming French-Canadian student who relies on Professor Jaggers to save his life and preserve his romantic outlook (the last, alas, doomed to disappointment), these are fully dimensional sketches of students who left an impression on this unusual humanities professor. The writer never takes herself too seriously, though she clearly retains her own set of values and frame of reference. "A Professor's Unforgettables" is a most entertaining read, and one that may restore some prestige to the concept of higher education and the liberal arts. |
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