Professors Gerald Phelan, Jim Friel and Marlene Groner were getting ready for a meeting of their philosophy club one brisk October day.
“Remember”, admonished Phelan, the oldest, “we have to deal with all kinds of assumptions about change and the transcendentals among these students”.
“There’s quite a different crowd each semester”, replied Groner, the youngest, “but things always follow exactly the same consistent pattern”.
As the sound of the latest Macklemore song got gradually louder, Friel sighed, “Oh well here come our fresh faced enchanting young charges”. 
The characters in my story were all my philosophy professors. The transcendentals are beauty, truth and goodness.
eastelmhurst.a.go.go 
Macklemore wins it. Or as Professor Kingsley said in The Paper Chase, “skulls full of mush.”
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That John Houseman could scare anybody out of a few decades’s worth of growth
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Dear Larry,
This reads like a scene from a movie. I could see and hear these men. It reminded me of The Paper Chase as well. Spot on dialogue.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle, It’s interesting that this is the second reference I’ve gotten to “The Paper Chase” considering that I never, unfortunately got into the habit of watching that show. John Houseman was way too intimidating for me on those Smith Barney commercials
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He was amazing on the show. And all those kudos? He EARNED them. 😉
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Larry, Very interesting story. I don’t ever remember seeing The Paper Chase either. I do remember hearing about it. Well written. 🙂 —Susan
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Larry, as Rochelle said – spot on dialogue. I could hear the excitement and the expectation of routine in their voices.
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I guess a lot of teachers feel this way at the start of a new term – all new, all the same. Interesting take and a nice tribute to your own teachers
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I actually recall how these fresh faced students looked like … they always looked younger each year…
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The older I get ,the more I see the same very annoying thing in the young
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I like their names, they have cool names!
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