The delight of diversity
I am enjoying every entry and story as I go through the magazine (“The Next Generation,” Fall 2025). When I came to Pomona in 1957 it was surrounded by orange groves and sat in a sleepy little town with no alcohol that closed up at 6 p.m. except for one Italian restaurant and “The Sugar Bowl.” There was only one Black person in our whole class and she went to my same high school—a “very diverse” school for the ’50s. So when I saw the photo of the new class entering this fall I was delighted! What a variety of backgrounds, so rich in possibilities and the exchange of ideas. I am sending a donation with pride – please use in whatever way helps.
Pomona College…in Kansas?
I was amused to see Pomona State Park, Kansas, on the world map of Pomonas (“Map o’ Pomonas,” Fall 2025). I live about 35 miles from the town of Pomona, Kansas, 45 miles from the park. When I wear a Pomona College sweatshirt around here, I get confused looks and occasionally the question, “Pomona has a college?” (No, the Kansas one does not.)
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