Of Rhinoceri and Palm Trees

Did you ever see a palm tree growing next to a glacier?  I did, kind of. Have you ever been inside a rhinoceros?  I have, in a way. Let me explain a bit.  Most readers of the Beacon Lights are not aware that many years ago it was my privilege to be a teacher in our Protestant Reformed schools.  Having graduated with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry, I decided that I ought to obtain the master’s degree in earth science.  I was accepted at a large graduate school with the proviso that I first...