He also remarked on the "fine dining" he met with on the trip, "especially at Meriwether's in Bismarck and Sam's Supper Club in Glasgow."

While Lewis was enjoying Midwestern dining, Knowles was returning from a post-Commencement tour of Asia. He said his trip to Japan, Hong Kong and China was mostly spent on of University business.

"Much of this was full of speeches and meetings, but we did escape to some Japanese gardens, a kabuki theater, and a marvelous visit to the

Shanghai Museum," he said.

Knowles was also treated to a little dinner theater when the Harvard Krokodiloes, who were in Shanghai for their world tour, serenaded his party at a restaurant.

"The other patrons were deeply impressed, too," he said.

Executive Dean of the Kennedy School Sheila P. Burke covered both foreign and domestic bases, traveling with her family on their annual trip to Lake Tahoe and London.

Burke's trip to England included a visit to the recently renovated Globe Theatre to see the Shakespearean tragedy Julius Caesar. And she said the the excursion to the play with her three children was "quite an adventure."