Birthday sleight of hand

Helping Cornell English Professor Emeritus M.H. Abrams, left, celebrate his 90th birthday July 23 in the Statler Hotel's Banfi's Restaurant are many of his friends and colleagues, including English department faculty members, from left, Professor Dan McCall and professors emeriti James McConkey, Stephen Parrish and Cushing Strout (who is performing magic tricks for the guest of honor). Nicola Kountoupes/University Photography