When Theodore Geisel was in collage he used to do the school newspaper.
One day He had invited 10 friends over for a party. They made so much noise the
landlord called the dean and dean had told...
Geisel is pronounced "guy-zul," emphasis on the 1st syllable. At least that's how we pronounce it here at UC San Diego (he lived here a long time and our huge library is named after him).