What Should We Call the Faculty Club?
A little birdie told me that hierarchs of The Faculty Club would like to name The Faculty Club. This, of course, perplexed me. I thought "The Faculty Club" was the name of the establishment. A plaque on Niwa House lists when "The Faculty Club" was established. Moreover, "The Faculty Club" is a dandy name: somewhat accurate, elegant, and easy for faculty to pronounce.
Hence, my entry in the contest will be "The Faculty Club." Gee, I hope I win!
I hope the contest is open to all present and future members of "The Faculty Club." Maybe members of the staff could suggest "The Staff & Faculty Club." Staff who would like the prize should put the faculty first. "The Faculty & Staff Club," anyone? Staff who seek an edge in the contest should keep faculty sensibilities in mind:
"The Faculty & Staff Club" might do the trick.
Perhaps, however, the hierarchs meant a contest to rename "The Faculty Club." If so, faculty and staff should follow the habits of the administration at the University of Puget Clowns (© Susan Resneck PieRce 1996): Name the club and its major features after the highest bidder(s).
I reserve to myself the naming of the bar, for I lent it to the club. However, I am open to offers to rent or lease the bar—with the bidders' funds going to me.
"The Faculty Club" as a whole might be renamed controversially—"Whitey's Place" would comment on the diversity of the faculty, for example—but I do not like the prospects of "Club Notochord" or "The 39 Stepfords" to triumph.
Now "Greene Acres" might have a chance.
