<p>No. Each summer, for a few days prior to the annual reunions, Reed runs an “alumni college.” We more or less do what a Reed freshman might do for a few days in a Hum 110 course – read some primary works, hear a lecture or two, participate in a “conference” (seminar) for scholarly discussion and debate. It just happened that the year my son accompanied me and my wife, the subject covered several Greek plays. In some other year, the subject could be something else, such as medical ethics or health equity or whatever.</p>
<p>Although my main purpose was to go to my reunion, this turned out to be a lot of fun. How many times in your life are you going to be discussing “Lysistrata” at breakfast with your spouse and child? (We were reviewing our readings prior to the day’s lectures and discussions.) We all enjoyed this experience.</p>