Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for December 17, 1981

Transcript:

Man: And finally, I'd recommend firing the two new English Department appointments. King: Oh, Simpson, what are we doing here? Aren't we cutting out our soul? In my day, education was a many-splendored thing. The best minds of a generation led us through the garden of human knowledge and bequeathed us the divine gifts of reason, logic, and judgment! But today, Simpson, today we live in an era of limits, what kind of education can we afford to give these kids? What are we settling for? Man: Literacy, sir. Sign here. King: *sigh*