> The room was packed with intellectuals, artists, donors, students, the president of West Virginia University and the dean of its law school.
Nary a coal miner, nor axeman to be found in this ivory tower meeting.
Nary a coal miner, nor axeman to be found in this ivory tower meeting.
Also, it wasn't an "ivory tower" (such a limp, worn-out descriptor) meeting, it was a book launch, and it was literally open to the public.