On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 20:43:00 -0400, vincent p. norris
wrote:

Muir, Leopold, Nelson........nothing more than pure coincidence......

You don't think it might be more than coincidence?

Not possibly to some extent the influence of the culture of the state,
a consequence of the kinds of folks who emigrated there?

vince
They came from fairly diverse personal backgrounds. They did all have
close ties with the UW Madison.

g.c.