It was interesting to read Guy Smith’s anecdote about the origin of the borough’s streets, specifically Swarthmore and Haverford avenues, in the article “New Community Center,” December 3 issue. The story posits that the town was originally laid out by Swarthmore College students. Because of the students’ hatred of Haverford, that street is one of the shortest in town and Swarthmore Avenue is one of the longest. Amusing, but surely apocryphal, as research of historic maps of Swarthmore will show.