Are you a ‘strangler’ or a ‘wrangler’?

In his book, A Touch Of Wonder, Arthur Gordon told the story of “The Stranglers” and “The Wranglers.” Gordon had a friend who had attended the University of Wisconsin. A group of brilliant boys with some real literary talent formed a club. At each meeting one would read a story or essay he had written. The others would criticize it. They were so relentless in their criticism that their group became known as “The Stranglers.” The girls, not to be outdone, formed a similar club called “The Wranglers.” But instead of being critical and destructive, they were encouraging and uplifting.

The resuslts could be seen 20 years later. Not one boy from “The Stranglers” had made any kind of repoutation in literature. But out of “The Wranglers” a dozen or so girls had gained national recognition with their contributions in the field of literature. One of the group members was Majorie Kinnan Rawlings who wrote The Yearling.

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