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Re: Nikola Tesla-- Erased at the Smithsonian (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 21:17:49 -0600 (MDT)
From: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-pupman-dot-com>
To: tesla-at-pupman-dot-com
Subject: Re: Nikola Tesla-- Erased at the Smithsonian (fwd)
Greetings,
John Wagner, the teacher in the paragraph below is known for his "Bust The
Smithsonian" project.
Chip
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Date: Thu, 25 Sep 1997 12:57:28 -0400
From: "John W. Wagner" <jwwagner-at-concentric-dot-net>
To: Chip Atkinson <chip-at-pupman-dot-com>
Subject: Re: Nikola Tesla-- Erased at the Smithsonian
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL COILERS
A Michigan teacher and his class of Third Grade students are providing a
great service for our cause (are not all of us promoting Tesla?). They
have already made noteworthy progress...they have donated bronze busts of
Tesla to four of our leading universities (Yale, MIT, Michigan, and
Stanford). This accomplishment reintroduces Tesla to the academic
community, a task I believe is paramount if Tesla's ideas and ideals are
ever to gain acceptance. Museum quality bronze busts cost money, and this
class is financing their busts through the sale of very attractive and high
quality Tesla T-shirts. I support their effort, and I hope you will too
(in a tangible way). We may never again have the opportunity to
participate in such a bold and respectable venture. I urge everyone to
climb on this bandwagon.
T-shirts are available in adult sizes S, M, L, and XL for $20. Size XXL
costs $22. (They pay First Class postage.)
Checks should be made out to: "Dexter Community Schools--(Tesla)"
Mail check to: John W. Wagner
3890 Tubbs Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48103-9437
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Chip...for your information, I pay for all incidental expenses out of my
own pocket (amounting to many hundreds of dollars); therefore, all money we
receive goes to the foundry that casts the busts and to the cemetery people
who provide the granite and bronze plaques.
If your list is sent by e-mail I could also provide photographs taken at
the various universities when the busts were installed; that is, if you
think people would want to see them. I hope you will allow this message to
have your personal endorsement because I believe strongly that we need to
unite all Tesla fans in a common effort, and I see you as a prominent
spokesman. Why not this effort? We have already attracted much attention
in the academic community, but we could do so much more if we had even
greater support. I'm sure the media will eventually wake up to our
accomplishments; that is, after we amass an overwhelming record of
achievement. Margaret Cheney is absolutely electrified by our results.
John