ABSTRACT
Every once in a while in a dinner conversation, I have recalled my student days at Columbia, and have met with the suggestion that I write up these recollections. Although present-day students may recognize some of the famous names such as Hotelling, Wald, and Wolfowitz, they won’t meet many faculty who were their students. The following is the result, and I hope the reader finds these reminiscences interesting. Because recollections of 60 years ago are often inaccurate, I urge readers to add to my recollections.
