The Education of Jonathan Beam

[tsywake]

I finished reading Fit for Battle about Harold Tribble and his presidency at WFU. http://www.amazon.com/Fit-Battle-Forests-Harold-Tribble/dp/1463426240 The book mentioned a fictional book written in 1962 by Russel Brantley, who was a member of Tribble's cabinet at WFU. The Education of Jonathan Beam, which I'd never heard of before, was obviously written about Wake and apparently caused quite a shitstorm between the school and the Baptist Convention. Being the WFU collector I am, I had to order a copy of it. I found one on Amazon for $5 and am interested to read it once it arrives.

Anyone on the pit read it, or even heard of it?

 

[PhDeac]

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_education_of_Jonathan_Beam.html?id=ik1KAAAAMAAJ

The common terms and phrase are pretty interesting. What I'd expect based on what I know of Wake during that time. "Dance," "dancing," and "social dancing" were all prominent terms in the book.

 

[jhmd2000]

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_education_of_Jonathan_Beam.html?id=ik1KAAAAMAAJ

The common terms and phrase are pretty interesting. What I'd expect based on what I know of Wake during that time. "Dance," "dancing," and "social dancing" were all prominent terms in the book.

Wake kids couldn't dance back in the day by rule.



God I miss that rule...