Tim Simer:  

s and women--and I actually had some limited success with the former. I was lucky enough to have an older sister who did very well in school, and I rode her coattails out of Hamilton. I went to DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and did considerably better in college than I did in high school. Since I had received scholarships and grants that required both my attendance and honest efforts in my classes--I had little choice. I got a degree in secondary education, but I never taught--and majored in speech and theatre, but rarely speak publically and NEVER act. I worked in theatre for a number of years, but on the marketing and administration side of the business. I miss Hamilton and miss a lot of the friendships I developed while I was there. As I say in my autobiography, I think you may have to leave Hamilton to realize just how wonderful it is. Classmates.com has provided the opportunity to move a few of the people from my past back into my present--and I hope a few more people will allow themselves to be rediscovered. I'm not done looking. College Depauw University...What the heck was I doing there, anyway? My college experience somewhat fell into my lap. I am well-aware that I am in no way representative of the average DePauw student--but I did love my days in Greencastle, Indiana. I met some of the most interesting people I've ever met, and we discussed topics that I wish I would allow myself to talk about as freely today. DePauw gave me some much-needed social skills (while tolerating my occasional need to go completely berserk), and sometimes pushed me to the brink of my intellectual capabilities. It kicked some of the cockiness out of me, and yet managed to make me a little stronger. Those four years presented me a once in a lifetime opportunity. I sincerely believed I was venturing out on my own, and yet I remained in a largely-protected and relatively sterile environment. I miss my college friends and have rarely found people so able to meet my insatiable need for earnest discussion and sharing. I'd love to hear from both those close to me and anyone else that was affected enough by my existence to feel compelled to reopen a brief or sustained line of communication. I'm here in Chicago, Illinois. Where are you??