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Notes:
During most of my career, I commuted between Richfield Springs
and New York, a distance of ~200 land miles each way. This led to many adventures involving various means of transportation and challenges of weather. My academic interests were always rooted in theory construction, and my faculty activities were primarily teaching and administration. I taught most of the standard courses of Sociology (undergraduate and graduate) and a number of courses in Criminology, the Sociology of Crime, and Criminal Justice Institutions. I was the first Chairman (52K) of John Jay's Sociology Department (the second largest department in the college), and I took the job seriously and responsibly. It was challenging, demanding, and energizing. I felt that it was worth doing very well and with thorough honesty; for it affects the lives of many people. It was also personally rewarding by a wealth of experiences, but I realized what a burden it had been over the years only after I had left it --- when I found myself walking through the halls as though I were so light that my feet barely touched the floor. For me, authority was responsibility, period. _______________________________  The Clock
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