Dear Ann Landers,
e christened our son Blair because it is a distinguished family name. We wanted him to carry it with pride. Somewhere along the line, he picked up the nick-name Runt. Now, at age fourteen, this is what everyone calls him. At this very moment, he has five friends in the game room. I do not know the given name of any of these boys. All I hear is Bud, Crunch, Red, Bowser, and Skinny. 118 A name can be very important in creating an image. How can a young man have a promising legal career when he is bur-dened with an undignified handle like Runt ? Do you agree? -Connecticut Yankee

Dear Yankee,
A boy nicknamed "Whizzer" did all right. Don't worry, Mother. If Runt has what it takes, the world will be happy to take what he has. The next writer also has a name problem, different in nature, but a problem nonetheless: