Students in the first year of the KR’s new Writing and Thinking at Kenyon pre-orientation program at Kenyon College submitted pieces they’d written during the program in August for burial in the foundations of Neff Cottage, the KR’s new home in Gambier. In ancient times, a sacrifice was placed in the foundations of any important building; these students offered their writing to help lay the foundations of the KR’s new home. The students’ pieces were placed in a Nalgene bottle by KR Program Director Anna Duke Reach, and deposited in the concrete blocks that make up the building’s foundation.
Which raises an interesting question: what would you find buried in other famous foundations? Is there a copy of the constitution buried beneath the White House? (We’ve been wondering where it got to.) A Dorothy Parker epigram, razor sharp and still dripping blood, beneath The New Yorker? Use your imaginations, faithful readers, and send us your suggestions in the comments box below.