Drama of your "big envelope" acceptance moment being replaced by electronic delivery

[Papa_Chicken]

<p>editorial of by-gone era responding to facts of the post #20 article:
[No</a> e-mails in the college of life](<a href=“http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08093/869748-154.stm]No”>http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08093/869748-154.stm)</p>

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As it happens, the nation is now at the peak of the dreaded college acceptance (or rejection) season. But something is different. Many young people are searching their e-mail to find out if they have been accepted/rejected for college. My colleague Anya Sostek reported on the remarkable phenomenon of e-mail notifications in yesterday’s Post-Gazette.</p>

<p>Although not every college does it, I read the report with mounting sorrow for the declining glories of yesteryear. It used to be that kids could find out if they got into college by the size of the envelopes the mailman delivered – large being good news; small, bad news.</p>

<p>This is civilized. The business of picking a college is like a courtship for both parties – one that could possibly lead to a lifetime relationship. Like a courtship, it should not be begun/ended with a curt electronic communication. It requires envelopes of appropriate size.</p>

<p>Many things in life require envelopes of appropriate size, or at least proper notes on paper or parchment befitting the gravity of the occasion.

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