A Valedictory

J. J. Lagowski
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712
J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (8), p 695
DOI: 10.1021/ed073p695
Publication Date (Web): August 1, 1996

Abstract

"No man is an Iland, intire of it selfe."

These words were written by John Donne, the Dean of St. Paul's, and appear as his 17th Meditation in "Devotions upon emergent Occasions and several steps in my Sickness," published in 1624, a work in which he reflects upon his life in the midst of a serious illness (most likely typhus). Like many literary works, the words are timeless, and their meaning is not constrained to the occasion of their birth.

Donne's meditation is easily transferred to the person who was, is, or will be, editor of this or any journal. No editor is an island. No editor can honestly claim to be "intire of it selfe." The Editor of the Journal rides on the tide generated by his staff, his reviewers, and his readers. I have been blessed with a marvelous staff, enormously energetic and dedicated. They have always been willing to go the last mile--and more if need be. Most--but not all--came to the Journal soon after it arrived in Austin.

Keywords (Audience):

General Public

Keywords (Feature):

Editorially Speaking

Keywords (Subject):

Administrative Issues
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