NOVEMBER 1983 oe the alumni magazine of washington and lee (USPS 667-040) Volume 58, Number 7, November 1983 Frank A. Parsons, 54 ........... 00... cc eee ees Editor Romulus T. Weatherman .............. Managing Editor Jeffery G. Hanna..................... Associate Editor Robert Fure’srrre re oo or oercrrrres: Contributing Editor Joyce Carter .......... ccc eee ees Editorial Assistant Arlene Thomas ..................... Editorial Assistant W. Patrick Hinely, ’73 ................... Photographer TABLE OF CONTENTS Coeducation on the Table ..................... 1 “Taking Thought on Coeducation” ............. 5 Honored Benefactors ............00 cece ee eee’ 14 Securing the NFL .............. 0. eee eee eee 16 Four New Trustees ............ 0.0 e eee eens 20 Bronze Age Computers ............ 000s 21 WEL Gazette 0... cc eee eee eens 22 Alumni Leadership Conference ................ 34 Surface, Girard (Re)United ................006- 37 Chapter News .......... 22. cece ee eee eee eens 39 Class Notes .........0.ccceccccecssectebeeees 42 In Memoriam .............. ce eee eee erences 47 And furthermore. . . Letters to the Editor ....... 48 Type for this magazine was set by equipment provided to the Univer- sity through the generosity of Mary Moody Northen, Inc., Galveston, Texas. Published in January, March, May, July, September, October, and November by Washington and Lee University Alumni, Inc., Lexington, Virginia 24450. Allcommunications and POD Forms 3579 should be sent to Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc., Lexington, Va. 24450. Second class postage paid at Lexington, Va. 24450 and additional offices. Copyright © 1983, Washington and Lee University Officers and Directors Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc. PETER A. AGELASTO III, 62, Norfolk, Va. President WILLIAM C. NoRMAN Jr., 56, Crossett, Ark. Vice President WILLIAM E. LATTURE, ’49, Greensboro, N.C. Treasurer RICHARD B. SEssoms, Lexington, Va. Director of Alumni Programs and Secretary Leroy C. ATKINS, 68, Lexington, Va. Assistant Secretary C. DuUBOsE AUSLEY, ’59, Tallahassee, Fla. CHARLES R. BEALL, ’56, Martinsburg, W.Va. G. EDWARD CALVERT, 44, Lynchburg, Va. WILLIAM N. CLEMENTS, ’50, Baltimore, Md. OwFEN H. Harper, 59, Pasadena, Calif. CHARLES D. Hurt Jr., ’59, Atlanta, Ga. SIDMON J. KAPLAN, 756, Cleveland, Ohio J. WILLIAM McCuInTocx III, ’53, Tunica, Miss. OLIVER M. MENDELL, 50, New York City Henry NOor}tTserc III, ’71, Kansas City, Mo. JOHN Poynor, ’62, Birmingham, Ala. Rice M. TitLey Jr., 58, Fort Worth, Tex. S. MAYNARD TurK, ’52, Wilmington, Del. STANLEY A. WALTON III, 62, ’65L, Chicago, III. CVU v ON THE COVER: On October 22, the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees officially dedicated a wall-size marble tablet that recognizes benefactors whose gifts, because of their size, have been particularly significant to the Univer- sity. This close-up view of the wall, located in the reception area of Washington Hall, was photographed by W. Patrick Hinely. See story on page 14. President Wilson was interviewed by Lem Tucker of the CBS Evening News staff. “We hardly got past salad when the question of coeduca- tion invariably arose?’ Wilson said. “I have never seen a com- munity so intoxicated with the subject as the Washington and Lee community seemed to be when I arrived here last January.’ From the day he was named president in September 1982, Wilson has been asked the question countless times. He has been asked by the press, by students, by faculty, by alumni, by everyone. In late September he was asked by a newspaper reporter who happens to be an alumnus. Interviewed by Newport News Daily Press writer Phil Murray, ’83, Wilson said that “I want to put the question of coeducation to rest by May—one way or another ... . I will either ask the Board of Trustees to approve a change or tell them that we should remain all-male at the undergraduate level?’ Wilson’s remarks were duly reported in a front page story of that paper on October 2. The wire services picked up the story, and it ran in newspapers literally all over the country. The result was a flurry of on-campus debate, not unlike the debates that surrounded the University’s deliberations on the subject in both 1969 and 1975. Banners were unfurled on fraternity houses, ‘“‘Better Dead Than Coed?’ Ol’ George became part of the forum when a sign proclaiming “‘No Mar- thas” was draped around the statue. Letters to the Ring-tum Phi explored every aspect of the situation. Less than a week after that article appeared, CBS-I'V cor- respondent Lem Tucker came to the campus to interview Wilson as part of a story on the few remaining all-male col- leges. CBS’ focus appeared to be primarily on Hampden- Sydney College but W&L was included as an all-male college that had begun again to evaluate its position in that regard. And no doubt this is just the beginning. When the representatives to the Alumni Leadership Con- ference arrived on the campus in mid-October, the debate was already in progress. Coeducation was not on the conference agenda. But given the publicity climate, those topics that were on the agenda tended to touch on that issue one way or another. Those alumni in attendance heard all sides of the ques- tion from the demographic figures forecasting a precipitous decline in the number of college age students over the next 10 years to some student opinions that the gains would not be worth the losses in terms of the traditions and ineffable quali- ty of the University. They discussed everything from plusses and minuses in the social life to plusses and minuses in the classroom. In the end, it was left to President Wilson to put the cur- rent debate in perspective in the final session of the three-day 5 bake posed i it apol : opening Pandora’ s box. “T know some of y especially from up ple taking up this cros to take pleasure in raising before me, do ormant, much on peoples’ minc “In resident (Ge hington and) Francis Pendleton Gaines had to revisit t] ed around a col I really do supp few years, but very much on peoples’ minds. worried about main stin e ive feature,’ _ projections. before us. Dur interest is solely . ocused upon ways to improve the qua ity of our academic and social life at Washin and Lee in the years propri tev “he coeducation question is an old one at Wa: and Lee. It has arisen on many past occasions, in President ing President Ht should not have ‘Taking Thought on Coeducation’ “distorted” pedagogical forms. I read them all in that decade, the specious and the thoughtful alike. I even con- tributed a paragraph or two in defense of the single-sex col- lege for women. This defense, I might add, is probably still valid, for it is predicated upon a particular social condition shared by women. It is not an argument with universal application. Still, the reports were published, faculties and trustees debated the matter at great length and alumni and alumnae wrote strong letters, usually against change, but sometimes for it. The transition began and it was sweeping. Yale’s and Williams’ decisions were initially important but they were quickly followed by decisions at Princeton, Amherst, Dart- mouth, Bowdoin, Davidson, Sewanee and all the rest, in- cluding such conservative places as Notre Dame and Holy Cross. The few public universities with single-sex character changed in the sixties probably only months before court decisions would have compelled change not voluntarily taken. Our own decision to admit women to degree can- didacy in the Law School was, I gather, conditioned in part by the recognition that the American Bar Association and related professional organizations would not long grant ac- creditation to schools and colleges not open to talent regardless of race, religion or sex. The women’s colleges were caught in a tight web during this period. They knew that their chief justification lay in the social stereotyping that had restricted opportunities for women for centuries in the West. A college devoted to help- ing women develop their talents and their self-confidence apart from the dominating presence of men was thought to be still valid, even as it was in mid-nineteenth century when most women’s colleges were established. But everyone knew that that validity had a finite lifespan, that it would lose its strength as women earned and were granted larger roles in American professional and corporate life. Beyond this (as Vassar would prove), it was widely acknowledged that women’s colleges did not have the same clear choice as did their male counterparts. The daughters of Yale men would gladly enroll in New Haven. The sons of Vassar mothers would be more hesitant about Poughkeepsie, except on the weekend. And so a dramatic change occurred in American col- legiate life in little over fifteen years. Some still believe that that change was a reflection of a pernicious permissiveness, that it had mainly to do with sexual relationships. In fact, as now we clearly know, it was a reflection of a profound and permanent change in the way we look at and think about each other, men and women alike, in this country. We are no longer content to suppose that nursing and teaching and clerical positions are the only honorable avenues for 6 women who wish to work outside the home (40 percent of the workforce). All our professions are now open to talent and in increasing numbers women are entering through doors only recently opened and are excelling in their work. In short, we are not dealing with a fad (as only now we know) but with a significant, permanent change in American society. We should probably note that this change is not confin- ed to these shores. The men’s colleges of Oxford and Cam- bridge admitted women for the first time, after centuries of acknowledged success, in the early seventies. The signs of change on the continent are visible, but not as pronounced as in England and America. At Washington and Lee we ad- mitted, last year, women students from both Japan and Hong Kong in our exchange program, something unheard of, I’m sure, just a few years ago. | All of this massive shifting in social attitudes has had oe Pp ositi would not st ridic! men is our nce of a eatly, even under the most humane. - - / IC volicies. Our distinctive edges — | red in the places y homes where hand or unwelcome ¢ change on nthe other? Perhaps we can. Perhaps we can wring still further yield from t purchased names of young men we now s the beginning of each recruitment usefully off point we now establish with purchased lists. Perhaps we ca! interest in single-sex educat . larger admissions staf young men in the top i are successful, a s is patently unac- know is that where today there are four high school seniors, tomorrow there will be three. From this brute fact, we are obliged to extrapolate the future shape and character of Washington and Lee. C] I have already implied that student numbers and their implications for our quality and our program and our morale, form only the base of the pyramid. There are other matters we must consider. In the following sections of this report I will try to indicate what these are in the briefest possible form. 1. The Academic Environment Most members of the faculty, including faculty who are alumni of Washington and Lee, favor the admission of women because they deeply believe this decision will heighten the quality of the work conducted in the Universi- ty’s classrooms and laboratories. They believe this because they know young women at 18 are more mature, generally speaking, than young men of the same age. They tend to be more thorough in preparation, more fluent and articulate. These are initial advantages conferred solely by different modes of maturation. The faculty (not all, but many) also believe that women have a point of view, a way of looking at human experience, which is especially valuable in certain areas of serious study. Specifically mentioned have been criminal law, literature and the arts, sociology and anthropology, religion and politics. I am sure these are but idiosyncratic observa- tions and that to the extent we can define feminine and masuline perspectives, each would be valued in most fields save the severely quantitative. The faculty also believe that women students would materially strengthen our academic work in music, drama and the other fine arts through participation in perfor- mance. This contention is beyond argument. The admissions staff believe that opening places to women will improve the academic and extracurricular records of a// of our matriculants, men and women alike. It would, in effect, open up two new and large pools of ap- plicants, the pool of women and the pool of men who do not now apply because they prefer a coeducational setting. Finally, many faculty anticipate that an unlooked-for liability of our current status could be corrected by the ad- mission of first-rate women students. The liability referred to is the unarticulated lesson we inadvertently teach our young men about women: that they are to be seen as attrac- tive, pleasant companions on social occasions, but in- capable of serious intention or serious work. I do not know how accurate this may be. The Princeton faculty were especially persuaded of its validity and were equally per- suaded that, given the advent of professional careers for women, it was unwise to educate men to think in older ways about women—that it could, in short, prepare them poorly for the colleagueship they would inevitably share with women after graduation. Against these views one must deal with the “doctrine of distraction;’ that is, the argument that men and women cannot shelve their sexual natures and therefore should separate themselves when concentrating on other, com- plicated things. Given the fact that nine of ten of us go through twelve school years in shared classrooms and the added fact that most of us will, after graduation, share the work place with the opposite sex, I do not think the “distraction” argument has much cogency. (I assume a de- cent standard of dress.) ‘Taking Thought on Coeducation” 2. The Social Environment Most alumni of Washington and Lee would not recognize the shape of social life as it is presently con- ducted. Going “‘down the road”’ is a familiar phrase to be sure, but it does not clarify how things have been altered over the recent years. So, too, the ‘‘work hard, play hard”’ cycle, cited by graduates from decades ago—and still cited today. The rhythm of social life, by all sound testimony, is very different today. It is more intense, more extensive and far less subject to constraint. There are many more cars, both here and at the women’s colleges. There are many more weekday occasions for traveling to Hollins or Sweet Briar or to have guests travel to Lexington. The reason for this is subtle, I think, and I may have it wrong. But I believe it has to do with a change in dating patterns. The typical fraternity party at Washington and Lee does not consist of fraternity members and their invited guests. It consists of an open house where uninvited carloads of women arrive and join with other uninvited men. Two or three parties on the same evening pit the houses against each other in a competition to see who can draw the largest number of the uninvited pool of visitors. And the pattern is repeated at the other neighboring schools. Each one tends to stake out an evening when it will have the best chance of drawing the best crowd. This must be accompanied by expensive investments in live bands, fancy entertainment, etc., etc. This pattern repeats itself throughout the year. It is by no means all bad. There is a refreshing side to open parties with men and women equally free to take the initiative, to make choices about where and when and with whom they will spend their time. But the negative side is compelling. It includes the unearned monopoly of social life by the frater- nity system. It includes the single-faceted character of most social gatherings—large parties, loud music and much alcohol. It includes much too much movement by car, late at night, over dangerous roads in midweek. The admission of women as degree candidates would not “cure” this condition. The fraternities would still have open parties, I’m sure, and there would be no fewer cars. There would, however, be opportunity for men and women to meet each other in the snackbar, in the gymnasium, along the Colonnade after class and not, almost exclusively, in a crowd of drinking friends and strangers. It would also, likely, increase our chances of becoming a more residential university, with fewer people leaving on the weekend and far more around and able to support our co- curricular life. I would hope and expect that our concert 10 and decide for themselves. Women as legacies, however, could help to Keep our ¢ con ntinuity of family support i in, 7 _ women philanthror D saw who have so materially assisted the ture. Nonecanbe University i in the past. ee en prompted by ex Oo oO Ityandstaffat The call for significant change is never welcome. It car- tutions formerly ries risks, even dangers. It requires a measure of presump- |. Professor Albert | tion, if not courage. How dare we take on the uninvited students but sender ¢ or whether it would grow in sor ainarem way, should es be hoo principals, coaches, nts themselves identify our all-male , OF at least, a neutral factor in the if ferent experience, suf fici the sentiment? I must leave tk we “should not persist in to want?’ We can be quoted as having once said that ' offering a choice that no one grateful that it has not come to tl oe . choice (i.e., the choice ofa first-rate hi - undergraduate, residential university of small size and large reputation) but it isa a choice not aided d by on all-male \ s. ‘Suppose we rem 1, that i 1s, ¢ over the ity to counter © den-Sydney, | no doubt that a ‘or = nger and more confident and more responsi-. _ would inevitably be small. The five colleges would probably 7 — (Barnard and Col- decision woul reform, it wol on any of the University’s the question of size, i.e, Until that t question is asked very lit leges acadet > mi ford and | curricular life. Coeducation is not thought necessary to achieve the presence of women in Lexington, but, rather, to change the conditions of that presence in positive ways. 5. Coeducation will force Washington and Lee to grow significantly beyond the intimate scale it now enjoys. This fear has cogency, for I believe it true to say that much of what we most value at Washington and Lee turns upon its relatively small size. Small classes banish anonymi- ty and make possible all sorts of academic work (e.g., writing and critical dialogue) too seldom seen in large lec- tures. Students now enjoy full access, to classes of their choice and to informal contact with faculty. These are in- valuable and anything we do must keep them paramount. On the other hand I have a visceral feeling that we would not be wise to drop male enrollments below the threshold of 1,000 students. Our current athletic and other commitments seem likely to require a “critical mass” of ap- proximately this size. Were we to admit women and ap- plicants of the first rank permitted the enrollment of some 500 women by the end of the next decade, our undergraduate population would total 1,500, with 350 in the Law School. What would this do to our physical and our pedagogical environment? This is a question I cannot attempt to answer in this summary paper. It would have to be studied carefully if the Board concludes that the entire matter warrants serious re- examination. My guess is that we could find ways to accom- modate the additional staff required without building (cf. 32 University Place as an example). But there are other matters, both physical and pedagogical, that would have to be anticipated and accommodated during the process of transition and I would not have us discount these. LJ I will conclude this long paper by repeating something said at the outset. Coeducation is an issue at Washington and Lee and a serious one. It has been part of our thinking here for many years, acutely so in the past fifteen. My com- ing to the presidency no doubt triggered a new intensity of feeling on the subject (a) because I was new and my views unknown (even unformed) and (b) because my coming coincided with a sharpened sense of anxiety about our future enrollments. Will we have the same quality and number of students enrolled at Washington and Lee in 1993 as we have in 1983? If not, how many fewer and with what diminished capacities? These are the deeply pragmatic questions we have been asked to answer, are obliged to try to answer. They form the new foundations upon which the coeducation issue has been raised. I do not discount the earlier concerns of the late sixties and seventies. I think it important that we satisfy our curiosity about these, especially now that we have at hand the experience of our own students and faculty in the Law School. But there is no issue more important to the University than the quality of the students who enroll. Nor is this a merely relative matter. It has its absolute side, for upon it will be determined if calculus will be offered to freshmen, whether a senior thesis will be required, whether it is worth trying to teach Kierkegaard in the sophomore level course. In brief, what we are talking about is the level and sophistication of the extended conversations we carry on here—and upon that, in turn, rests the morale of the facul- ty, the success of our graduates and the ultimate reputation of the University. Nothing we do will be more important than how we set about to insure the future quality of Washington and Lee. 13 Honored Benefactors Trustees Pay Tribute to the University’s Most Generous Supporters Washington and Lee University has created a ‘‘Benefactors Wall” that recognizes those benefactors who have made gifts of $1 million or more to the University. Located in the recently-redecorated reception area of Washington Hall, the wall-size marble was officially dedicated during ceremonies on October 22. ‘““While we have a long history, this wall is basically a 20th-century history of Washington and Lee since the gifts recognized here were made during this cen- tury,” said James M. Ballengee, Rector of the University’s Board of Trustees, during the brief dedication ceremonies. “On behalf of the entire Washington and Lee family I want to express our heart- felt thanks to these donors for the quality of their benefactions, since they chose Washington and Lee, as well as for the quantity that this represents;’ Ballengee added. “‘We make this dedication in remem- brance of the University’s past but also in celebration of its future?’ In 1978 the Board of Trustees ordered the creation of an area in the University to recognize visibly and permanently past and future benefactions which, because of their size, have been particularly significant to Washington and Lee. The Trustees established as the initial standard for such recognition, gifts made since the founding of the University which were valued at the time of donation at $1 million or more. As Ballengee noted, the gifts represented by several of the names on the wall are easi- ly identified by matching the names with familiar landmarks on the campus— duPont Hall, Lewis Hall, Doremus Gym- nasium, Letitia Pate Evans Hall, the Hall Law Library, the Reeves Center, Parmly Hall, and the Warner Athletic Center. Other benefactions recognized on the Benefactors Wall are not seen in bricks and mortar but their work can be found in the person of students who attend the Universi- ty on financial aid and in various other ways. Those donors whose names are on the Benefactors Wall are: eRobert Parker Doremus, a New York stockbroker whose gifts to the University 14 were uSed in the construction of Doremus Gymnasium and whose entire estate of $1.5 million was bequeathed to W&L; e Jessie Ball duPont, a former Trustee whose benefactions totaled some $7 million and for whom duPont Hall is named; eLetitia Pate Evans, a native Virginian who was a generous benefactor of many in- stitutions and whose gifts to W&L are recognized by the naming of the dining hall in her honor; elouise H. and Euchlin D. Reeves, whose priceless gifts of porcelain and pain- tings are on display in the Reeves Center; eWilbur C. Hall, who received an honorary doctor of law degree in 1967 and who left the bulk of his estate, $1.6 million, to the University. The law library is named in his honor. eFrances and Sydney Lewis, whose $9 million gift in 1972 supported construction Workmen apply finishing touches. Patrick Hinely Photo of a new law school building and establish- ed a permanent endowment for a law center and who have given more than $10.5 million to W&L; e Jonathan Westervelt Warner, who has given more than $2.5 million to the Univer- sity, including gifts through the David Warner Foundation and whose gifts are recognized in the naming of the Warner Athletic Center; eRichard E. Gooch, who left his estate of $1.6 million to his alma mater. The lobby in the Department of Journalism and Com- munications is named in his honor; eRuth Parmly made a $2 million gift to W&L to strengthen the University’s pro- grams in the sciences. The building housing the biology, physics, and physics-engineer- ing departments is named for her; e John Lee Pratt bequeathed Washington and Lee approximately $11 million in 1975 and specified that the money be used to support faculty salaries and student scholarships; eMiriam Caperton Alexander McClure honored her father and her husband, both of whom received honorary degrees from W&L, by making an unrestricted bequest of $4.2 million, which represented the largest single gift used for construction of the University Library. The library lobby is named in Mrs. McClure’s honor; eMary Tyler and Leslie Cheek Jr. made a unique gift to W&L in 1977 when they gave Skylark, the 365-acre mountaintop estate on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Nelson County; eEgbert B. Doggett, a 1914 graduate of W&L, left his entire estate of $1.2 million to the University and specified that the be- quest establish a scholarship fund; e]_izinka M. and F. Fox Benton Jr. made a gift of $1.2 million to the University dur- ing the 1971-81 Development Campaign and requested that a portion of that gift support an endowed professorship in honor and memory of Dr. Lewis Whitaker Adams, former dean of the School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics; eFrank G. Young, who received bachelor’s degrees in both commerce and economics, has established an endowment to support special projects in the depart- ment of geology. Charles Mason Photo Charles Mason Photo The Benefactors Wall was officially dedicated in ceremonies conducted by Rector James M. Ballengee and including remarks by both President John D. Wilson and former President Robert E. R. Huntley during the Board of Trustees’ meeting. Charles Mason Photo by Jeffery G. Hanna Securing the NFL Warren Welsh, ’61L, in the Forefront of Pro Football’s War on Drugs NEW YORK—The National Football League season was only one week old and already Warren Welsh was looking for a place to hide. Nothing permanent, mind you. Just a quiet place to escape the telephone’s inces- sant ring, if only for a blessed moment or two. In search of solace, Welsh steers a visitor through the maze of offices that comprise the NFL headquarters, occupying two floors of a Park Avenue office building. Finally Welsh settles behind the desk in a corner office that is momentarily vacant, pauses to catch his breath and explains: “Things are a little crazy around here today:’ Such craziness is normal for Welsh. Since he graduated from the Washington and Lee School of Law in 1961, Welsh has hardly lived the routine life of a nine to fiver. Consider the following lineup of assignments he has had during the past 22 years: eAs an FBI agent for eight years, he in- vestigated organized crime in Miami and civil rights demonstrations in Mississippi; eAs the top man in the compliance and practices department of the National Broadcasting Company’s West Coast opera- tion for five years, he made sure no hankypanky was involved with everything from the daily morning quiz shows to the Miss America Pageant; eAs asecurity officer for ITT for two years, he traveled literally around the world to keep the ITT network secure; eAs director of security for Playboy Enterprises for three years, he was charged with everything from protecting Hugh Hefner to hotel and casino security. (“I shouldn’t admit this, but I was not in charge of selecting Playmates of the Month;’ he says); eAs director of security for the American Can Company for one year, he was involved in designing a total security program for a major corporation; eAnd now as director of security for the National Football League since 1980, Welsh: has been in the forefront of the league’s ef- forts to combat a highly-publicized drug : . a problem. Warren Welsh in his office at NFL headquarters. 16 seem a rather outdated sentiment. Gone are those olden days when the star athlete drank milk and cheerfully signed | autographs ar vit tee cian his yo y want to give the e doubt by suggesting L is no more and no ple but when an FBI agent is investigating someone, it is not necessarily a matter of hiding behind lampposts, you talk to the ou have in your people you are investigating?’ says Welsh, is. If speaking now from his experiences of in- walk out the. vestigating — rime in the early Securing the NFL opportunistic and are not willing to let the money side pass by. So now you have the situation where a given organized crime family or, criminals who are organized, are involved in both bookmaking and drugs, hand in hand?’ That, explains Welsh, poses the danger of the following potential scenario: “A player who is either a drug abuser or depen- dent on drugs establishes a credit line. Credit lines always have some kind of limitations to them, ceilings. One night you get a knock on the door, and it’s your friendly drug dealer and he knows you can’t pay or you would have paid before. And he doesn’t really want money. Now you’re go- ing to do something for him. You’re a quarterback, so you’re going to overthrow a receiver; you’re an end, so you’re going to drop a pass; you’re a center, so you’re going to foul up the snap. “These are the things that can happen. Fortunately for us they have not happened that we are aware of, anyway. But those are the real dangers?’ xk *k& * When Warren Welsh entered Washington and Lee as a freshman from Detroit (a diehard Lions’ fan who played a year of basketball), the University was play- ing big-time football. It was between his freshman and sophomore years at W&L that the roof caved in. The school was rocked by the well- chronicled cheating scandal involving some members of the football team. The decision was made to end the subsidized program. Welsh sees a parallel between what happen- ed at Washington and Lee and what could happen in the National Football League. “That was a traumatic time in terms of the individuals we all knew?’ Welsh remembers. “I don’t recall that it was necessarily traumatic in terms of losing big- time football. “But what it shows, on a very small scale, is what can happen, how a very few people can tarnish a very fine program. For- tunately for Washington and Lee, there were men around like Dean Gilliam and Dean Leyburn who were so much a part of what Washington and Lee stood for that they were not going to let this, in a sense minor negative event, have lasting impact on the 18 4 Former NFL star Carl Eller greets h University. They were able to deal with it?’ Maybe that memory lurks somewhere in the back of Welsh’s mind every summer when he goes on the road for two months for his annual tour of the NFL training camps. His first assignment with the NFL was to make such a tour, visiting all 28 teams and making his pitch to the 1500 players who comprise the league. He warns them that a few people can spoil it for everyone. He tells them about some of the things they will be exposed to, about the dangers of drugs, about the dangers of gambling. “We tell them how important it is for them to conduct themselves in such a man- ner that they are going to be a good reflec- tion on themselves as well as the team they’re representing and the league they represent;’ Welsh says. “They have a great privilege to play in the National Football League. “T tell them that if they get caught in- volved in drugs that it will be pretty hard to make their $150,000-a-year salary behind bars?’ xk *k * The sanctity of Welsh’s hiding place is suddenly invaded by the telephone. There is no place to hide. But at least this call does not have anything to do with drugs. It is another of the many security matters with which Welsh must deal—a case of impersonation. igh school students after the Lee Chapel presentation. ““We get all involved in drugs and gambl- ing and all these heavy things, but those are not the only matters that concern us;’ says Welsh. The NFL security office actually deals with a myriad of other matters. There are the impersonations. Occa- sionally some enterprising soul will find it expedient to use a famous player’s name. “Normally an impersonation case will have to do with somebody at the local bar who wants to impress a young lady and decides that rather than use his own credentials he’ll borrow the credentials of one of our players;’ says Welsh. “‘It used to be he’d use the player’s name, have a nice evening and that would be the end of it. Now we're see- ing that persons are impersonating our ball players and getting involved in schemes that deal with hundreds of thousands of dollars?’ There are the game’s officials and there is stadium security for individual games. Welsh employs operatives in each NFL city as “our eyes and ears” to monitor everything from drastic changes in the gamblers’ odds on a game to making certain the game’s officials are in place and to observing the individual game security. There is the free service Welsh’s office offers to everyone from players to equip- ment managers of making background in- quiries into potential business partners or business entities. ““Our fellows are young Charles Mason Photo i itsh head i in n the sand. “You can always do mo “But we feel that we're on any es athletic director Bill McHenry, Welsh ar-— ranged for a drug education prog rT Washington and Lee campus, not just for athletes but for all W&L students as well as" students from Virginia Military Institute and area high schools. _ ee The plan was for Welsh to be joined i in | Lexington by his wife, Lisa, and to spend — weekend at his alma mater. Homeco: people do not underst. drug abuse. a most — Four New Trustees Mrs. Lewis, Gallivan, Rowe, Wolfe Elected Washington and Lee University has an- nounced the election of four new members to its Board of Trustees. The new members are: e James F. Gallivan of Nashville, Tenn., a 1951 graduate of the University and a part- ner in J. C. Bradford & Co.; eFrances A. Lewis of Richmond, ex- ecutive vice president of Best Products Co., Inc.; eCharles S. Rowe of Fredericksburg, Va., a 1947 graduate of Washington and Lee and the editor and co-publisher of The Free Lance-Star newspaper of Fredericksburg; eTom Wolfe of New York City, a 1951 graduate of the University and author of The Right Stuff and other best-selling books. All four were elected to six-year terms on the Board, effective January 1, 1984. Gallivan received his bachelor of science degree in finance from W&L. Formerly a senior vice president of Commerce Union Bank in Nashville, he is currently national sales manager for J. C. Bradford. Gallivan was a member of the Alumni Board of Directors at Washington and Lee from 1978 through 1982. He served as na- tional president of the University’s Alumni Association in 1981-82. He was elected to the Trusteeship in a vote of the University’s alumni. Mrs. Lewis is a 1942 graduate of the University of Michigan. She is married to Sydney Lewis, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Richmond- based Best Products Co., Inc. The Lewises have been generous benefactors of Washington and Lee. The Frances Lewis Law Center, inaugurated in the W&L law school in 1972, is named in Mrs. Lewis’ honor. She is a member of the boards of the Whitney Museum of Art in New York City and the Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Va. She is a member of the advisory board of the Institute of Contemporary Art of the University of Pennsylvania and a trustee of the Virginia Environmental Endowment. Rowe received his bachelor of arts degree from W&L and attended the Univer- sity’s law school for two years. He served three years of active duty in the U.S. Navy 20 James F- Gallivan Charles S. Rowe during World War II and is a retired captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve. He is editor and co-publisher of The Free Lance-Star. He is a past president of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association and has been a director of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. He is former chairman of AP Newspapers, an associate of the Nieman Foundation, and a 1974 recipient of the George Mason award for distinguished service to Virginia journalism. He was named outstanding young man by the Fredericksburg Jaycees in 1958. Wolfe received his bachelor of arts degree from Washington and Lee and earn- ed the Ph.D. from Yale. He has worked as a Frances A. Lewis Tom Wolfe | reporter and writer for the Springfield (Mass.) Union, the Washington Post, and the New York Herald Tribune. In addition to The Right Stuff, Wolfe is the author of The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, and The Pump House Gang. One of the co-founders of Washington and Lee’s literary quarterly, Shenandoah, while a student at W&L, Wolfe received an honorary degree from the University in 1974. Those Trustees who are retiring from the Board are Sydney Lewis of Richmond, Frank C. Brooks of Baltimore, E. Waller Dudley of Alexandria, Va., and Jonathan Westervelt Warner of Tuscaloosa, Ala. A Washington and Lee University history professor has tapped a rather unlikely source for assistance in teaching certain aspects of the Bronze Age to / freshman history students. He went to the computer. As a consequence, students in Taylor Sanders’ History 109 class have spent part of this term in the computer center, trying to keep an ancient empire afloat in the fac with "Pharaohs Some are more successful civilizations based on metal work and the specially-designed compu ; agriculture needed certain conditions to re- which they assume the id | main viable, particularly cooperation Sin, King of Akkad, wh among the various ethnic and economic from the Persian Gulf t groups and neutral attitudes on the part of coast around 2250 B.C. their neighbors;’ explains Sanders. “Such The game was /aLex- balance was important. But good luck was ington High Sch crucial. “The problem came when rulers tried to expand too fast. Expansion was usually followed by ceaseless rebellion, palace revolts and constant frontier wars. In the end, the highlanders, attracted by temple riches and stored grain, delivered a coup de grace. All this happened to Naram Sin’s suc- cessors. The empire collapsed?’ The game even includes occasional en- voys from Pharoah, demanding that tribute history prof “John too 1€ serfs and choose ye to be seeded each resources as they try to | tion alive. One miscalculation, end is liable to come swiftly for. Merchant, the game’s writer, thrown into the wilderness, but you have also been impaled by the Guti, whose | now uses your skull as a handbag?’ Happily for the students, they never leave the safety of the computer terminal. “I wanted students to recognize that in the computer center. nders with computer author John Merchant watch WEL freshman Eric Knigh be paid immediately. The players are give the choice of paying the tribute or refusit and facing the consequences. a “By using this game the students con- front multiple challenges. They are faced — with the same kinds of decisions—military, agricultural, redistribution, hoarding and trading—that these rulers faced;’ Sanders — says. “I think it gives them a far greater ap- preciation for what was happening at this moment in history. What I want them to do is look for themes that will tell them about life in Mesopotamia at the time and put together a short paper on their computeriz- ed ‘reign’.”’ Certainly the students found running a computer-generated kingdom to bea oe challenging occupation. a Take, for instance, the experience of one of the computerized Naram Sins who had managed to keep his kingdom running smoothly for 26 years by keeping the coun- try’s population small and feeding the serfs their proper allotment of grain only to have the plague hit. As he explained in his paper | about the experience, “Itcanbeasevere shock to wake one morning to find half of your work force dead?’ Sanders is currently working with W&L | senior Jim Smith on a new simulation that would require British history students to _ make certain decisions that faced that coun- try’s leaders during the 19th century. 21 & Gazette Touchton Scholarship established at W&L J. Thomas Touchton of Tampa, Fla., an alumnus and trustee of Washington and Lee University, has created an endowed scholar- ship fund at W&L in honor of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Touchton Jr. of Dade City, Fla. The Charles and Thelma Gray Touchton Scholarship Fund will provide a tuition scholarship each year to an incoming freshman at W&L from the state of Florida. The award will be made on the basis of character, academic promise, capacity for leadership and financial need. Announcement of the new scholarship fund was made by Washington and Lee University President John D. Wilson. “The Touchton Scholarship Fund is an important addition to Washington and Lee’s scholarship program; Wilson said. ‘‘We are indeed grateful for Mr. Touchton’s decision to honor his parents in a way that will assist worthy students for years to come’ The first recipient of the Touchton Scholarship is Robert Z. Slappey of Deland, Fla. A freshman at W&L this fall, Slappey served as Student Council president, was a Medallion of Excellence winner for Volusia County and received from Deland High School both the Scholarship Cup for academic excellence and the Citizenship Cup for leadership and service. ‘In addition to providing a permanent way for me to express my appreciation for everything that my parents have done for me, this scholarship fund will allow outstanding students, many of whom could not otherwise afford it, to attend Washington and Lee and have the oppor- tunity to benefit from the same experience that I found so valuable as a W&L student,’ Touchton said of his gift. Charles F. Touchton Jr. is semi-retired from an active business and civic career in Dade City. A native Floridian, he spent most of his business life with Mutual of New York as a life insurance agent. Heisa member of that company’s Hall of Fame and is a former member of the life insurance industry’s Million Dollar Round Table. He has served as a city commissioner and as mayor of Dade City andasa Ze J. Thomas Touchton member of the Pasco County School Board. Additionally, he has had many years of in- volvement on the boards of trustees of several area hospitals and is currently a member of the advisory council of the Wilmer Institute of Opthamology at Johns Hopkins University Hospital. Thelma Gray Hannon Touchton 1s also a life-long resident of Florida and was ac- tive for many years in many church and community endeavors. She is a descendant of Thomas Gray who came to Virginia in 1635. J. Thomas Touchton is managing part- ner of The Witt-Iouchton Company of Tampa. A 1960 graduate of Washington and Lee, he was elected to the University’s Board of Trustees in 1981. He is a past president of the Financial Analysts Society of Central Florida, Inc., and is a member of the Financial Analysts Federation. He is a trustee or director of several mutual funds sponsored by Merrill Lynch & Co., including Merrill Lynch Ready Assets Irust. Active in a wide range of civic activities in the Tampa area, Iouchton is a former trustee of the University of Tampa and cur- rently serves on that university’s board of fellows. He is also a member of the greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce and Com- mittee of 100 and the Tampa Bay Area Touchton Scholarship Established, Northen Grant Received Committee on Foreign Relations. He has been active in alumni activities at Washington and Lee for many years, former- ly serving as vice president of Washington and Lee’s alumni board. Northen Grant funds typesetting system A grant of $90,000 from Mary Moody Northen, Inc, of Galveston, Texas, has brought “‘state of the art” photo-typesetting capability to Washington and Lee’s print shop and made it possible for the University to assist both Virginia Military Institute and Hollins College in meeting their typesetting needs as well. Known as the Compugraphic MCS (for Modular Composition System), the new equipment permits the University to meet virtually all of its typesetting requirements ‘in house” through the use of highly- specialized computers and software programs. Because of typesetting needs generated by W&L’s full-service printing operation, the University purchased a complete MCS configuration of equipment, including two fully-programmed computer terminals and keyboards where operators record typeset- ting jobs onto so-called “‘floppy disks:’ Each “front end”’ terminal is connected toa computerized device that converts the elec- tronic signals into various kinds, or fonts, of type and in various sizes as required by the particular job. An unusual feature of the system per- mits an operator to examine ajobona special video screen that displays the work much as it will appear when converted to phototype. The typesetting machine contains a “font library” of various kinds of typefaces, as many as 16 different styles ‘‘on line’ at atime. These typefaces are “‘digi- tized’”’ on magnetic disks, permitting the operator to tell the machine to create the type in any size from five-point (almost too small to read) to 72-point (approximately an inch in height). The machine can set type for anormal newspaper column at the rate of 150 lines per minute. In seeking support from Mary Moody Northen, Inc., Washington and Lee propos- ed to establish a new and innovative cooperative arrangement with VMI and Hollins, whereby these schools have ac- quired MCS “front end’’ systems for keyboarding type onto floppy disks. These disks are brought or mailed to W&L where the actual type is created on its full system and then returned to VMI or Hollins for use in the printing. Capt. Lawrence Burnette, public infor- mation officer at VMI, estimates that the new arrangement will permit a savings of some $7,000 in commercial typesetting costs this year for his school. Hollins is expected to achieve similar substantial savings. Since W&L was already setting its own type in-house on outmoded photo- composition equipment, its advantages derive primarily from new speed and ease of operation, system flexibility, and expanded operator capability. It is possible for the University’s administrative computer to “talk” to the MCS typesetting system, so that articles written in the Publications Office on the computer’s word-processing program can be converted to type without being re-typed by the MCS operators. Many of the articles appearing in this issue of the Alumni Magazine were handled this way. In seeking support of Mary Moody Northen, Inc., Washington and Lee’s pro- posal took note of the long-standing philan- thropic interest that Mrs. Mary Moody Northen has shown in VMI, Hollins, and W&L. Last year, Washington and Lee received a grant of $77,000 from Mrs. Nor- then’s foundation for the purchase of audio-visual equipment associated with the Mary Moody Northen Auditorium in the University Library. In every practical way the University undertakes to share the benefits of that audio-visual equipment with VMI. In addition to Mrs. Northen, Gilbert F. Orcutt of Dallas, and Edward L. Protz of Galveston, are directors of Mary Moody Northen, Inc. Mr. Orcutt’s interest in the new typesetting system and the inter- institutional cooperative arrangement was especially keen. Jarrard receives $80,000 NSF grant Washington and Lee psychology pro- fessor Leonard E. Jarrard has received a new two-year, $80,000 grant from the Na- a grant from Mary Moody Northen, Inc. Mary Moody Northen tional Science Foundation for his continu- ing research into a primitive part of the brain named the hippocampus. This marks the 17th consecutive year that the NSF has supported Jarrard’s research which is beginning to have prac- tical implications in a number of areas, in- cluding possibly understanding the cause of Alzheimer’s disease. Using specially bred laboratory rats for his research, Jarrard has been studying both the structure and function of the hippocampus. “Although this is all strictly basic research, we are beginning to see how various practical implications sneak in?’ Typesetters Larry Mason and Anna Claytor with a portion of the typesetting equipment purchased through says Jarrard, who began his research on the hippocampus in the early 1960s and receiv- ed his first NSF grant in 1966. The hippocampus has long been associated chiefly with memory. But research by Jarrard and others has also con- nected the structure to such serious disorders as hyperactivity in children and epilepsy. Much of Jarrard’s recent work, some of which was conducted in concert with a team of scientists at the Walter Reed Army In- stitute for Research in Washington, has centered on the possible link between bilateral damage to the hippocampus and Alzheimer’s disease. During a sabbatical leave from Washington and Lee last fall, Jarrard began the research with three other scientists at Walter Reed on the effects on the hip- pocampus of exposure to organ- ophosphates, ranging from insecticides to so-called nerve gases. Their research eventually led them to attempt to create an animal model of Alzheimer’s disease. “Alzheimer’s disease appears to involve a decrease in certain neurochemicals in the brain;’ explains Jarrard. ‘In order to understand the disease better, we have been centering our efforts on testing a substance that, when injected into the hippocampus, would create a model Alzheimer’s disease in the laboratory animal. “For a long time it was thought it was quite natural for a person to lose their memory as he or she grew older,’ Jarrard continues. ‘“The assumption was that cells just stop functioning as a part of the aging process. z3 JY Gazette “The more the disease has been examin- ed, the more apparent it is that there is a change in the underlying chemistry, much of it involving the hippocampus:’ Jarrard adds. In the past several years Jarrard has worked on developing a new operating pro- cedure in which certain neurotoxins are in- jected directly into the hippocampus in order to damage the structure in laboratory rats. It is amore refined technique which more closely mimics the way in which the damage occurs in cases of disease to that brain structure. This past summer Jarrard was at Oxford University where he worked with a group of Scientists using the new operating techniques. “There has been a good deal of con- troversy and conversation lately about the use of laboratory animals in experimenta- tion,’ notes Jarrard. ‘“‘But it is quite impor- tant to be able to develop these models in the laboratory in order to search for the causes and eventual treatment of diseases. “Even though our work is best described as basic research, and there is no attempt to solve a pressing practical problem, it is through such basic research using animals that we gain an understanding of how the brain normally functions and how it may function in a diseased state. This is a necessary first step in attempting to help find a cure for a disease?’ Jarrard has taught at Washington and Lee since 1959, with the exception of five years from 1966 to 1970 when he was at Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Jarrard has routinely involved W&L undergraduates in his research, both during the academic year and during the summer months when classes are not in session. A number of these students have gone on to do graduate work in the area and are now pursuing careers in related areas. Lawyers are.... Who is becoming a lawyer these days? Bankers and ministers and newspaper reporters. Housewives and engineers and in- surance adjusters. Those, at least, are a few of the careers in which first-year law students were work- ing before they entered the Washington and Lee School of Law this fall. Statistics compiled by the admissions office indicate that a majority of law students, at Washington and Lee at least, 24 Jarrard at work in W&L laboratory still enter directly from college. Of the 123 students in the first-year law class this fall, 54 percent (67 students) received their bachelor’s degree in 1983. The statistics indicate a continuing trend among students to take at least one year away from the classroom before beginning graduate studies. For instance, 14.7 percent of the first-year W&L law students graduated in 1982 and took a year off before beginning law school while another 10.5 percent took two years off. The remaining 20.8 percent of the first- year class graduated in 1980 or earlier. ““My impression is that the trend nation- wide is for law students to be older and that many continue to enter from other careers.’ says Edward O. Henneman, assistant dean of the W&L law school. “If anything our Statistics in this regard are less dramatic than those from law schools in large urban areas.’ Yet, the W&L law school has its share of students who are embarking on new careers or perhaps getting a law degree to supple- ment a current career. Among those students who received their bachelor’s degrees in 1980 or earlier, the following careers were represented: —a bank officer; —a former press secretary and speechwriter for a state political official; —a minister who already holds a doc- torate in religious education; —an industrial engineering systems analyst for a major gas company; —two paralegals from New York law firms; —a government reporter for an Iowa newspaper; —an agricultural researcher; —a radio station news director. ‘““We do have a good deal of diversity in terms of the careers from which these men and women have come but also in terms of the academic interests pursued by those students who graduated most recently;’ noted Henneman. While political science was the most popular undergraduate major among the first-year law students, virtually every course of study is represented from music to art to geography. History was the second most popular major followed by English, economics, business administration, philosophy, and journalism. And that does not even include some of the varied extracurricular interests of the entering students, who included among their numbers a former Atlantic Coast Conference basketball player, the ad- ministrator of a day care center, the coach of a national championship equestrian team, and a national champion weightlifter. And that’s who’s going to law school these days. Reeves Center is featured in magazine article Washington and Lee University’s Reeves Center for Research and Exhibition of Porcelain and Painting is featured in an ar- ticle in a recent issue of Southern Accents magazine. The four-page article included photographs of the interior and exterior of the Reeves Center as well as photographs of paintings by Louise Herreshoff which are housed in the building which was dedicated last September. The photographs were taken for Southern Accents by Bard Wrisley, a 1973 graduate of Washington and Lee. Southern Accents, published in Atlanta, is a Magazine of “fine Southern interiors and gardens:’ Albums available Record albums by the Washington and Lee Glee Club and Southern Comfort have just been released and are available. The Glee Club was recorded in concert and the album includes a variety of material, ranging from ‘“‘Ave Maria” to ‘The Washington and Lee Swing?’’ Southern Comfort’s album, “ .. On the Rocks,’ features the 12-member group on such songs as ‘‘Coney Island Baby” and Gilbert and Sullivan’s “Modern Major General.’ Both albums are available for $8 plus $1 for postage and handling and can be ordered by writing Dr. Gordon Spice, Department of Music, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA 24450. Coulling named Mason Professor Sidney M. B. Coulling, head of the department of English at Washington and Lee, has been named the S. Blount Mason Jr. Professor at the University. Announcement of Coulling’s appoint- ment to the endowed professorship was made in October by Washington and Lee President John D. Wilson. The appoint- ment was made by the University’s Board of Trustees during its fall meeting in Lexington last weekend. “I am delighted to announce this ap- pointment on behalf of the Board of Trustees;’ Wilson said. “As a scholar and as a teacher, Professor Coulling has establish- ed himself as one of the most widely- respected and effective members of this University’s faculty?’ The S. Blount Mason Jr. Professorship was established at Washington and Lee in 1973 in memory of Mr. Mason, a member of the W&L class of 1905 and a Baltimore insurance executive, who died in 1969. The endowment for the chair came from trusts created by Mr. Mason and his wife to benefit after their deaths certain charities in which they were interested. William W. Pusey III was the first Blount Professor at W&L. He held the chair from its establishment in 1973 until he retired in 1981. He currently holds the pro- fessorship on an emeritus basis. Coulling has been a member of the Washington and Lee faculty since 1956 and has been head of the department of English since 1978. A native of Bluefield, W.Va., he received his bachelor’s degree from W&L and earned both the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina. His post-graduate field of research was Victorian literature, with particular em- phasis on Matthew Arnold. Before coming to Washington and Lee, Sidney M. B. Coulling Coulling was an instructor in English at Florida State University and at the Univer- sity of Maryland. He is the author of the 1974 volume Matthew Arnold and His Critics and has contributed articles to various professional journals on topics of Victorian literature. Coulling is a member of Phi Beta Kap- pa, Omicron Delta Kappa, and the Modern Language Association of America. He has been a state judge for the National Council of Teachers of English awards. He has serv- ed as president of the board of directors of Stonewall Jackson Hospital and was a member of the hospital board for six years. Artifacts uncovered in Rockbridge hollow Artifacts uncovered during an ar- chaeological dig in the high mountain hollows of Rockbridge County are pro- viding interesting perspectives on the 19th- century economy of the region, according to Washington and Lee professor John M. McDaniel. The 183-acre Anderson Hollow was added to the Virginia Landmarks Register in May and nominated at that time for the National Register of Historic Places. Located on the southeastern slope of North Mountain, the hollow contains seven different archaeological sites—five historic (or early 19th century) and two prehistoric (dating back 4,000 to 6,000 years). In a paper that he was invited to deliver at the annual meeting of the Archaeological Society of Virginia in Manassas, McDaniel reported some of the findings from the ongoing project which began in September 1980. According to McDaniel, the primary purpose of the project is to gain a greater appreciation of the cultural adaptations of the early settlers to the particular zone in western Virginia. However, McDaniel noted that ‘“‘most of the questions generated by our work have been in the realm of economics?’ Among the more interesting discoveries made at the sites are the ceramics. McDaniel and his team of archaeologists have been able to compare these shards with ceramics found in the vicinity of Liberty Hall, the 18th-century school located in Lexington. “The comparison will allow us to assess to what extent differences in access to goods existed in the area at the time of concern” McDaniel reported in his recent paper. “‘It is already clear that at Liberty Hall there was much greater variety in imported wares; also, in the context of functions, we see a much greater emphasis on service (at Liber- ty Hall) as compared to storage vessels?’ Other comparisons can be made with regard to artifacts that represents recrea- tional activities--toys, for instance. While McDaniel indicates that the Liberty Hall material had a much broader range of such items, he is quick to add the fact that it does not mean the hollow settlement lacked ~ recreational activities. In fact, the discovery of parts of a large organ in one of the sites near the highest point in the hollow is considered one of the most provocative and surprising finds. “The current challenges of access to the site . . . made us doubt that the parts were in fact components of an organ.’ wrote McDaniel. ‘‘We determined they were from an organ and subsequent interviews with local informants made it clear that these large organs were in fact popular among residents of even inaccessible hollow farms. “The evidence of the organ provides data relevant to numerous economic ques- tions; among those would be: (1) the pur- chasing power of people, (2) the degree to which cash was allocated to recreational goods, (3) the degree of exploitation of out- side sources of goods, and (4) comparisons with what was purchased in the Town of Lexington?’ Other artifacts uncovered during the project include large quantities of patent medicine bottles, which McDaniel says should provide valuable insights on at- a ee Gazette John M. McDaniel titudes toward diseases. The large inventory of bottles associated with alcoholic beverages provide data on alcoholic con- sumption and the interaction with nearby sources of goods. McDaniel indicates that one of the most critical sources of data about economic ac- tivities are the account books maintained at the local stores. “Perhaps the most impressive general findings are that there was extensive dependence on the stores and that many items that would have to be defined as lux- urious and expensive were purchased by these hollow folk}? McDaniel noted. An example would be “a fine Russian hat” which sold at a local store for $6 in January of 1842. As McDaniel notes, “‘this purchase is impressive not only because of the value of six dollars in 1842, but also because the comment the transaction makes on the popular perceptions of self-sufficiency exer- cised in the hollows?’ Washington and Lee students have con- ducted much of the archaeological work on the Anderson Hollow project under the direction of McDaniel, associate professor of anthropology and director of the W&L archaeology laboratory. charge of promoting UVa’s public image since 1966. This summer Rich Murray, ’71, became the sports information director for UVa. Murray’s appointment caused Fishback to observe: “Scratch a Wahoo and you’ll find a Mink ... .I’ve been the public UVa face for a number of years. Now we’ve made a clean sweep with the addition of Rich Murray as our sports information director. Scratch a Wahoo and you’Il find a Mink”’ Fishback was recently featured in an ar- ticle in the Charlottesville Daily Progress, which explained how he had taken over the UVa position on the advice of a colleague on the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The col- league happened to be Charles McDowell, ’48. And the man who hired Fishback at UVa? The school’s former president, Edgar Shannon, 739. Scratch a Wahoo.... Scratch a Wahoo The University of Virginia’s university relations are in good hands these days-- thanks to Washington and Lee. William H. Fishback Jr., 56, vice presi- dent for university relations, has been in 26 Mock Convention seeks support Every Washington and Lee alumnus probably has fond memories of the W&L Mock Convention—undoubtedly the highlight of the W&L experience. Held every four years to predict the nominee of the party out of the White House, Washington and Lee’s Mock Con- vention has achieved an uncanny record—12 correct predictions in 17 attempts since 1908. This record is representative of the diligent planning and research that W&L students put into the Mock Convention. That preparation is already well under- way for the 1984 Mock Democratic Conven- tion, scheduled for May 11 and 12 in Lex- ington. The steering committee and state chairmen were selected last year, and the co- chairmen, secretary and treasurer have been on the job for about two years. The entire Mock Convention staff is anticipating an exciting—and accurate—convention, a con- vention that will live up to 7ime magazine’s assessment of it as “the biggest and boom- ingest of its kind?’ Furthermore, because the 1984 Mock Convention falls on the same weekend as Alumni Weekend, many W&L graduates will have an opportunity to participate in Mock Convention. Although the 1984 convention is ex- pected to be one of the most elaborate ever, only 10 percent of the convention’s budget comes from the student body activities fee. The remainder must be raised through private gifts and contributions. This is where your help would be appreciated, because 40 percent of the budget still needs to be raised. This money will be used to bring top speakers to the W&L campus, provide facilities for the convention itself, attract nationwide media coverage, and most im- portantly, aid in the considerable research necessary for another accurate prediction. Your donations are tax-exempt. Checks should be made payable to Washington and Lee University and sent to the 1984 W&L Mock Democratic Convention, P.O. Box 1559, Lexington, VA 24450. The steering committee greatly ap- preciates any and all donations; however, The 1984 Mock Convention will be held May II and 12. these should not supersede donations to the University itself. by G. Bruce Potter and Michael M. Shelton Campus speakers —Eugene D. Genovese, professor of history at the University of Rochester, delivered The John Randolph Tucker Lec- ture for 1983 at Washington and Lee University’s School of Law as part of the Homecoming weekend activities in September. The title of Genovese’s lecture was ‘“‘The Law and Slave Society in the Thought of Antebellum Southern Political Economists?’ The Tucker Lectures were established at Washington and Lee in 1949 in honor and memory of the distinguished service of Mr. Tucker as dean and professor of law from 1823 to 1897. Genovese is the author of many scholar- ly articles and books, the best known of which is Roll, Jordan, Roll. —Sherman E. Lee, adjunct professor in the department of art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, presented a series of lectures, including the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture, in September. Lee’s Phi Beta Kappa Lecture was entitl- ed “The Original Contribution of Japanese Art?’ Lee was director of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1958 to 1983 as well as chief curator of Oriental art for that museum from 1952 to 1983. —John V. Fleming, chairman of the department of English at Princeton Univer- sity, presented the second annual Shannon- Clark Lecture in English in October. His lecture was entitled ‘““Chaucer and Erasmus on the Pilgrimage to Canterbury.’ Fleming is a medievalist whose principal scholarly interest is the relationship between Christian life and thought and European literature in the period from Augustine to Erasmus. The Shannon-Clark Lectures in English were inaugurated last year by Edgar F. Shannon Jr., Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. The series honors the memories of Shannon’s father, chairman of the Washington and Lee English department from 1914 until 1938, and Harriet Mabel Fishburn Clark, a grandmother of the donor whose gift to W&L established the lecture series. and Edwin D. Craun. Tucker Lecturer Eugene D. Genovese Shannon’s inaugural lecture in the series was one of the featured pieces in the Autumn 1983 issue of the Virginia Quarter- ly Review. That article is entitled ‘““The Thews of Anakim’: Postulations of the Superhuman in Tennyson’s Poetry.’ Shan- non is a 1939 graduate of Washington and Lee. —The Most Reverend Walter F. Sullivan, 11th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond, spoke on “Peacemaking in the Nuclear Age” under sponsorship of the Howerton Fund in Religion at W&L. Sullivan’s lecture was in October. —Victor Rosenblum, the Francis Lewis Scholar in Residence at the law school this semester, gave a public lecture entitled ‘Judicial Dilemmas Over Life-Related Issues”’ in October. Rosenblum is a senior member of the law faculty at Northwestern University. John V. Fleming (center), the 1983 Shannon-Clark Lecturer, with W&L English professors John Evans (left) In his lecture he focused on Supreme Court responses to policy and ad- ministrative issues posed in the abortion funding and regulation cases. —John A.S. Phillips, a professor in the African studies program at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, presented three public lectures under the sponsorship of the department of English and the University Lectures Committee at W&L in October. Phillips discussed South Africa in two of his lectures and examined Prince Albert and the Victorian age in his other presentation. —Bobbie Ann Mason, author of the award-winning Shiloh and Other Stories, gave a reading from her works in October as part of the Glasgow Endowment Program. Security tightened after rape at fraternity The rape of a Randolph-Macon Woman’s College student by an intruder at the Pi Kappa Alpha house in September led the University to ask fraternities to tighten their security. In early November a grand jury in- dicted a Lexington man in the rape case. The RMWC student, an 18-year-old freshman, was sleeping on a couch in a Se- cond floor study of the fraternity house when she was assaulted at about 3:45 a.m. after a rush party. Two fraternity members were awakened by her screams and chased the assailant al LE Gazette from the fraternity house. The rape victim was treated at Stonewall Jackson Hospital for bruises on her throat and a laceration on the back of her head. In the wake of that incident as well as several break-ins at fraternity houses, Washington and Lee dean of students Lewis G. John and associate dean for fraternity affairs Danny Murphy met with the Inter- fraternity Council and suggested various means of upgrading security measures at the individual houses. Med school preview While some of their classmates were tak- ing a break from academics this past sum- mer, three Washington and Lee students were getting a sneak preview of medical school as part of three unrelated, but similar, programs. The three—seniors Ron Magee of Dallas, Tex., Eroll Skyers of Bridgeport, Conn., and Gabriel Darkwah of Ghana- were participants in special programs Participants in summer medical school programs were (from left) Ron Magee (Harvard), Eroll Skyers (Con- necticut), W&L senior Bryan Johnson, and Gabriel Darkwah (Medical School of Georgia). apply to medical school;’ Skyers said. ‘‘This provided a little headstart in that process?’ designed for minority students in pre- medical curriculums. “‘This was the first time that we had am students apply for one of these programs?’ For Darkwah, the experience at the Medical College of Georgia offered some courses that were very much like first-year medical school offerings. said John White, director of minority af- “The histology course that I took was fairs at W&L. “Not only were all three ac- cepted to the programs but the feedback we got in each instance indicated that they all performed exceptionally well?’ All three attended eight-week programs. Magee was at Harvard, Skyers was at the University of Connecticut, and Darkwah was at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Though the programs were run in- dependently, all were based on the same concept of providing minority students with an opportunity to take additional course work while also to get some feel for medical school. “At Harvard, I took a variety of courses and also was involved in clinical placement in neonatology at the Children’s Hospital?’ Magee explained. “In addition, I had the opportunity to have interviews with admissions represen- tatives from several medical schools, in- cluding Harvard?’ Skyers’ experience was similar. The par- ticipants at the University of Connecticut were also involved in personal development sessions and workshops that gave them an overview of the health science profession. “All the participants were planning to 28 almost identical to the same course that first-year medical school students would take there;’ he said. ““We were even given course in medical writing and had some simulated medical school admissions inter- views.” Although the course work was valuable, perhaps the most important aspect of their experience, the students say, was the preview of medical school they received. “I came away from Harvard far more optimistic about the decision that I have made to aim for medical school?’ Magee said. ““The program made me realize that all the work at the undergraduate level really has been worth it. There are moments when you have misgivings about that choice. But those eight weeks reinforced my decision’ Herrick researches small businesses Bruce H. Herrick, professor of economics and head of the economics department at Washington and Lee, is a co- principal investigator on a research project that is being conducted for the Small Business Administration. Herrick and Robert Gaston, a member of a Tennessee engineering and consulting firm, will conduct the nine-month project into those resources that are used by small businesses and the particular markets that are served by small businesses. Another Washington and Lee professor, Philip L. Cline, associate professor of ad- ministration and economics, will participate as a consultant on the project. Herrick and Gaston were chosen by the Small Business Administration for the pro- ject on a competitive basis. ““We were extremely pleased to be award- ed the contract for this work?’ said Herrick. The study proposes to use a random mail sample survey of approximately 5,000 businesses—both small (fewer than 500 employees) and large. “We will be primarily concerned with answering two questions;’ explained Her- rick. “‘The first is what resources—that is, workers, machines, and buildings—do small businesses employ that would not be employed by big businesses. The second is what small or new markets small businesses serve that would not be served by big businesses:’ The purpose of the research, added Her- rick, is “to quantify those particular aspects of small business. In the end, our findings should help to form public policy on small business.’ According to Herrick, there are literally millions of businesses that fall in the Peter Cronin Photo Measures Act of 1961 which established the present system of regulation of weights and - measures in Tennessee. He was joined for the dedication ceremony by his son, John, ’56, a professor of journalism at W&L. Placement consultant Stephen P. Bredin, formerly director of placement for the Colgate Darden School of Business Administration at the Universi- ty of Virginia, will serve as a special career placement consultant at the University. According to Michael A. Cappeto, associate dean of students and director of placement at W&L, Bredin will be primarily concerned with increasing the number of recruiters who interview students on the University’s campus. “We are quite fortunate to have a man with Mr. Bredin’s skills and experience MA k (left), professor of economics, and Philip L. Cline, associate professor of administration, confer on a research project for the Small Business Administration. working with our students in this crucial area of career placement;’ said Cappeto. category of “small” basedontheirnumber __ given authority in 1947 to develop a Weights “In addition to attracting business and of employees. and Measures program for Tennessee. That industry representatives to our campus, he “We will be making what is known as a program included a properly equipped will be involved with increasing the network random stratified sample. Professor Cline laboratory which has received national of employment contacts that we have for will be lending his expertise in the statistical recognition. students and will also advise and counsel area;’ Herrick added. He has held numerous national offices students?’ Meantime, Herrick has beennamedasa related to his field, including president of A graduate of Swarthmore College with consultant for another project conducted the National Association of Marketing Of- —_a master’s degree from the University of for the Small Business Administration. He ficials, president of the Southern Weights Virginia, Bredin was employed with Exxon will be working with ORFMA, Inc.,of Oak and Measures Association, and chairman Corporation for 26 years before joining the Ridge, Tenn., to study the sources of capital of the National Task Force on Metrifica- United Nations Development Programme for small businesses owned by veterans. tion, Weights and Measures. in 1972 as a senior personnel officer in the ORFMaA is the same consulting firm with Jennings, who retired in 1973, is the career development office. which Gaston, Herrick’s partner on the author of the Tennessee Weights and He joined the University of Virginia’s other project, is associated. es 2 : et ¢ _ Herrick, a specialist in the field of Go je” 2 is Tee economics in developing nations, joinedthe == = — : i comes W&L faculty in 1980 after previously serv- ing as associate professor of economics at UCLA. Heis the co-author of a textbook entitled Economic Development. ——— eins Jennings honored ag L my iN é DIVISION. Department of Agriculture dedicated a ay building housing its marketing division, the NT A ) K ER _ | William Matt Jennings Marketing Building. [aia ohe say C; The building is part of the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. Jennings was appointed director of the division of marketing for the Tennessee William Matt Jennings, ’27, (left) and son John, ’56, in front of the building named in the elder Jennings’ Department of Agriculture in 1945 and was _honor at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville. William Matt Jennings, ’27, was honored in August when the Tennessee 29 Le Gazette Darden School in 1974 and directed a com- prehensive placement operation for more than 450 graduate business students. He also taught a course in business com- munications and lectured in human resource management. As aconsultant, Bredin will be on the campus two days a week and will be in- volved in several career counseling con- ferences that have been scheduled for the W&L campus this year. Ziegler’s new play opens in theatre “A bittersweet comedy” is the way Thomas J. Ziegler, Washington and Lee drama professor, has described his newest play Love Poems. The premiere of Love Poems on October 14 in the Boiler Room Theatre opened the 1983-84 season of W&L’s University Theatre. The three-act comedy starred Shirley Ziegler of Lexington as Mert Plucker and W&L law student Philip Brown as Frank Stimson. David Conners, a W&L sophomore, rounded out the cast as Mert’s comatose father. Senior drama major Bob Ferguson directed the production. Love Poems introduces Mert, a woman of about 30 who lives in New York’s East Village and is attempting to break out of her humdrum life as a truck dispatcher and nurse to her comatose father. She enrolls in an American literature class at NYU and eventually becomes involved in a bizarre relationship with her professor (Frank). “It is a case of opposites—she is poor, stolid, uneducated; he is wealthy, knowledgeable, preppie;’ said Ziegler. “They work together to solve each other’s problems: This is not the first work in which Ziegler utilizes opposites. Both of his previous plays, Weeds and The Ninth Step, were written in a similar style. “T like to contrast humor and tragedy;’ Zielger explained. ‘My works are comedies with serious overtones. They delve into fair- ly heavy emotions?’ What inspires a playwright to create characters like Mert and Frank and put them on stage for all to meet? “Love Poems came out of my experience of subletting a railroad flat one summer in New York’s East Village;’ said Ziegler. “That happens to be the setting for Love Poems. The apartment had only three 30 Philip Brown and Shirley Ziegler rehearse a scene from Love Poems. rooms and we had to share the bath down the hall with our neighbors. Most of these neighbors were Polish immigrants. Puerto Ricans lived downstairs. We were the only ones who spoke English. Mert and Frank are based on the type of people I met there. “Tam very New York-oriented;’ Ziegler continued. “‘To make it in New York is the sign of success to a dramatist. Broadway is the ultimate. If you are going to dream, you might as well dream big and I dream of Broadway.’ Those dreams of Broadway may soon come true for the graduate of Northern II- linois University. Ziegler’s play The Ninth Step is scheduled to open off broadway in New York in February. At the present time, Ziegler has three new scripts in the works. “I try to write each day,’ said Ziegler. “There are moments when I am in the mood to write but more often I am not. Sometimes I have to make myself work. But once I get started, it is very enjoyable. The characters I create seem like old friends. To leave them for a while and come back to them is like renewing old friendships’’ Love Poems is not necessarily a finished play. And the University Theatre produc- tion was as much a workshop as a performance. As Ziegler explained, ‘‘On paper, a play is just a story. But once the play is on stage it comes alive and what worked on paper may not work on stage. So I am constantly revising and adding finishing touches—even Peter Cronin Photo during the actual performance of the play?’ Isn’t that difficult for the actors and ac- tresses? “‘You bet it is;’ said Ziegler. ‘But I make sure they understand that they may be required to learn new lines at the last mo- ment when they audition for parts. I also watch the audience for reactions. The au- dience reactions help tell me what is work- ing and what is not?’ That audience reaction was not the only way Ziegler determined what was working and what was not in Love Poems. After each performance, the audience was asked to critique the play. “I want everyone to feel free to contribute?’ said Ziegler. New faculty The appointments of six teachers to Washington and Lee University’s undergraduate faculty and two to the W&L School of Law faculty was announced in September. New teachers joining the undergraduate faculty when classes began in September were Joseph Martinez, assistant pro- fessor of drama; Capt. John D. Smith, assistant professor of military science; Lyn F. Wheeler, associate professor of accoun- ting; Jean C. Dunbar, assistant professor of English; Robert I. Tharp, part-time instruc- tor in art; and, Ann Taylor Thornton, part- time instructor in music. The new appointments in the School of Law were Martha I. Morgan, visiting associate professor of law, and Joan M. Shaughnessy, assistant professor of law. The University earlier announced the appointments of Henry Sharp Jr. as pro- fessor of mathematics, Peggy Hays as assis- tant professor and reference and public ser- vices librarian and Dennis Daly, assistant professor of physical education and head lacrosse coach. Martinez (drama) received the B.A. degree from Illinois Wesleyan University and a diploma from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. He has served as instructor at the University of Denver and the Goodman School of Drama and was an assistant professor of drama at Virginia Commonwealth University, the Valley Studio, Western Illinois University and most recently the University of Illinois. He is the author of a book entitled Combat Mime and has written articles in scholarly journals. Smith (military science) received his B.S. degree from Robert Morris College and his M.B.A. from West Virginia University. He has served in a variety of assignments in the U.S. Army since June 1973. His most recent assignment was as chief of the Southern Regional Signal Support Regiment for the Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy. Wheeler (accounting) received his bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University and then earned both his M.B.A. and D.B.A. from George Washington University. A native of Auburn, N-Y., he has previously been employed by the U.S. Department of State and taught at St. Lawrence University (1976-1981) and the College of William and Mary (1981-1983). He is the author of a recent article in the William and Mary Business Review and is a member of the American Accounting Association and the Academy of Interna- tional Business. Dunbar (English) taught English at W&L during the 1978-79 academic year. She received her B.A. from Kenyon College and both her M.A. and Ph.D. from the Universi- ty of Virginia. Tharp (art) has taught art in the Rockbridge Fine Arts Workshop for the past four summers. He holds a B.F.A. degree from the San Francisco Art Institute and a masters of art education degree from the Rhode Island School of Design. He will teach during the fall term. Thornton (music) will serve as a part- time piano instructor. She received her B.A. from Duke University and her master’s degree in music from Julliard. Morgan (law) is currently on the faculty of the University of Alabama School of Law in Tuscaloosa, Ala. She received the B.S. degree from Alabama and the law degree from George Washington. She was previously employed as a law clerk to Judge James R. Miller Jr., U.S. District Court judge in Baltimore. She has written several articles in law journals. Shaughnessy (law) received the B.A. from the State University of New York and then earned her law degree with honors from the University of Chicago where she was associate editor of the University of Chicago Law Review. A native of South Bend, Ind., she has been an associate with the New York law firm of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton from 1978 to the present. In addition, the W&L military science department has appointed Sgt. Raymon L. Kuper as the new operations sergeant for the University’s Army ROTC detachment. Kuper’s most recent assignment was as an infantry battalion scout platoon leader at Fort Riley, Kansas. Ethan Allen, ’31L, (third from left) was inducted into the Order of the Coif. From o left, law dean Frederic L. Kirgis Jr, Law School Association president Ray Haman, Allen, and W&L President John D. Wilson. Allen honored at law school meeting Ethan Allen, ’31L, was made an honorary member of the Order of the Coif as part of the annual meetings of the Law School Association held as part of the University’s Homecoming activities in October. Allen, who is associated with the New York City law firm of Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, was inducted into membership during a dinner held at the Lexington Coun- try Club. The Law Council held its annual meeting in Lewis Hall and also met infor- mally with students and faculty during the weekend. Faculty activities —Washington and Lee chemistry pro- fessor Michael A. Pleva delivered a paper at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society held in Washington, D.C., in August. Pleva was invited to present the paper, entitled “Chemical Instrumentation at the Undergraduate Level?’ to a session of the organization’s Division of Chemical Education. —Roger B. Jeans, associate professor of history, has been appointed to a three-year term as director of the East Asian Studies Program at the University. Jeans succeeds Minor L. Rogers, associate professor of religion, in the post. W&L instituted the East Asian Studies Program in 1972 with a grant of $30,000 from the Mary Reynolds Babcock Founda- tion. Subsequent grants from the Jock A. R. Stewart Fund and the Japan Foundation along with a gift of more than 1,000 books on Chinese art and literature from the Chinese Writers and Artists Association and the Rotary Club of Taipei, Taiwan, have enabled the University to expand the program. Jeans, who joined the faculty at Washington and Lee in 1974, is a specialist in Asian history and has conducted research in China. He is currently writing a biography of a 20th-century Chinese philosopher and politician named Carsun Chang. —Washington and Lee law professor Wilfred Ritz is the author of a new volume designed to assist practicing attorneys in dealing with the complex and often confus- ing cases arising from automobile insurance. Virginia Automobile Liability Insurance has recently been published by The Har- rison Company, Publishers, of Norcross, Ga. In the 190-page book, Ritz gives thorough treatment of five coverages: liability, uninsured motorist, underinsured motorist, medical payments, and medical expenses and income. In an appendix to the book, Ritz has set out the Standard Family Combination Automobile Policy, which provides the basis for policies written by most large companies. Ritz is the author of the Uniform Com- 31 biochemical characterization of a growth factory necessary in the normal develop- ment of the insect’s shell-like external skeleton, known as the “cuticle?” Wielgus’ discovery shows for the first time that a specific protein must be transported in the blood to the tissue that forms the cuticle in order for normal development to occur. The paper further describes the isola- tion and biochemical characterization of the factor as a protein consisting of two subunits. Although the work was basic research, it may in the future be used in insect control since it describes a previously unknown physiological mechanism in the insect. Wielgus conducted his research with the support of two Glenn Grants from Washington and Lee. —Peter Bergstrom, assistant professor of biology, presented a paper at the centen- nial meeting of the American Or- nithologists’ Union in September. Bergstrom, who joined the W&L faculty in 1982, has conducted research into the breeding behavior and ecology of shorebirds. His paper was entitled ‘Sex Roles During Incubation in Wilson’s Plover’ —Washington and Lee journalism pro- fessor Robert J. de Maria has been elected president of the Blue Ridge Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, Society of Professional Journalists. de Maria has been a member of the Washington and Lee faculty since 1977. He is faculty manager of both Cable Nine, the University’s television station, and WLUR- FM, W&L’s campus radio station. He will serve as president of the 70-member organization for one year. —The application of computer technology to an 1lth-century survey of England was the topic of a paper written by two Washington and Lee University pro- fessors and three W&L students. Taylor Sanders, professor of history at W&L, delivered the paper at a meeting of the Southeastern Medieval Association in Charlottesville in October. Philip L. Cline, associate professor of economics and ad- ministration, was a co-author of the study, which was also conducted by W&L seniors Charles King of Falls Church, Va., Timothy Hartley of Western Springs, IIl., and Timothy Valliere of Uncasville, Conn. The paper dealt with the use of the Domesday Book, the 11th-century survey that was ordered by William the Conqueror. A portion of the paper examined the ap- James Boatwright plication of computer technology to the Domesday Book, which was the most com- plete statistical document dating from the Medieval period. In addition to discussing the limitations and potential use of computers as a tool to understand the document, the paper includ- ed information compiled by King, who had conducted a computer analysis of a portion of the Domesday Book for a course in British history. Valliere and Hartley had analyzed dif- ferent aspects of 11lth-century England. Valliere looked at the differences between English and Danish settlement areas in England while Hartley concentrated on Robert of Mortain, the brother of William the Conqueror, who controlled Norman Cornwall. As a result of their paper, the authors have been invited to conduct a workshop on their interdisciplinary approach to teaching medieval history at the International Con- gress of Medieval Studies in Kalamazoo, Mich., next May. —Louis W. Hodges, director of W&L's program in applied ethics, is the author of an article in the October 1983 issue of the magazine, presstime. Entitled ‘Vivid Writing Can Compound Tragedy for Victims;’ Hodges’ article in- volves newspapers’ handling of tragedies, particularly with regard to what he calls “the innocent victims of tragedy.’ In his article, Hodges suggests that jour- nalists ‘can be more careful to identify the specific public need for each story about a tragedy.’ Further he argues that once such a Patrick Hinely Photo story is written, the journalist “can reflect on it from the point of view of the victims” and that journalists ought to recognize those ‘“‘innocent victims of tragedy” as a specially vulnerable category of people in the news. —Bruce H. Herrick, professor of economics and head of the economics department, was part of a special team that conducted a health survey of Jordan for the World Bank. A consultant to the World Bank since 1973, Herrick spent three weeks conducting the survey this summer. Other members of the team included a medical doctor and a hospital administrator. The survey was conducted by the World Bank’s population, health and nutrition committee. The committee’s findings are to be published later this year. —An essay by Washington and Lee English professor James Boatwright has been published in a new book about Gone with the Wind. Boatwright’s article was first published in 1973 by The New Republic in its series of Reconsiderations. Entitled ‘“Totin’ de Weery Load;’ Boat- wright’s article appears in the new volume Gone with the Wind as Book and Film, which was edited by Richard Harwell, former curator of rare books and manuscripts at the University of Georgia Library. Published by the University of South Carolina Press, the volume contains some three dozen pieces dealing with Margaret Mitchell’s 1936 novel. —H. Laurent Boetsch Jr., assistant pro- fessor of romance languages, delivered a paper at the 33rd Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference held in Oc- tober at Virginia Tech. In his paper, Boetsch discussed Jose Diaz Fernandez’s novel E/ Blocao. —Washington and Lee journalism pro- fessor Clark Mollenhoff was a featured speaker at a special celebration honoring John Vincent Atanasoff as the father of the computer in October. The celebration was held at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, where Atanasoff built a digital computer in the 1930s while a professor there. As the Washington bureau chief for the Des Moines Register and Tribune in 1973, Mollenhoff wrote a series of stories chronicling Atanasoff’s invention after a court decision in a patent infringement suit had determined that Atanasoff was the true father of the multi-billion dollar a year computer industry. 33 e One hundred and fifteen Washington and A / u AA nl l Lee alumni converged on Lexington in October to spend two days getting their batteries ; recharged. It was called the Alumni Leadership Con- Lea der Ss h l ID ference. And it was designed to bring as many of the University’s volunteer alumni leaders as possible to the campus for a series of sessions Co rl fe eC Ni eC A) C eC ranging from how the alumni can assist the current generation of students in job place- ment to how chapters can improve their programs. The bottom line, though, was the Univer- sity’s desire to bring these alumni leaders up to date on current issues, programs, and problems. Participants were Alumni Chapter Presidents, Class Agents, Alumni Admissions Program Chairmen, and members of the Alumni Association’s Board of Directors. From the opening keynote address by President John D. Wilson on Thursday even- ing to the president’s closing remarks on Satur- day afternoon, the conferees participated in a lively exchange of information and ideas. Some of the major presentations during the conference included: ®a session on the creation of regional scholarships supported by individual chapters and awarded to students from those chapters’ specific areas. Buck Ogilvie, ’64, president of the Houston chapter, told the gathering how his chapter had raised $100,000 to fund the Houston Honor Scholarship, which will be awarded this spring. The Baltimore chapter has a similar scholarship program, and efforts are underway in the Mid-South Chapter in Memphis and the Dallas Chapter to fund scholarships; eRobert Fure, director of summer pro- grams, outlined a plan under which the University would offer programming to its various alumni chapters. As tentatively discussed, the ‘‘Chapter Seminar” program would involve a W&L professor offering a one- day seminar on some topic of current interest as an experimental off-shoot of the Alumni College; eMichael Cappeto, associate dean of students, discussed how alumni could assist in the University’s career counseling and place- ment efforts by becoming part of a job network; Through individual presentations and panel discussions, the participants heard about the University’s admissions program, student life, and the academic program. The groups divided according to their par- ticular duties for other sessions, including a panel composed of chapter presidents Nat Baker, ’67, of San Francisco, Marc Schewel, ’69, of Lynchburg, David Dowler, ’69, of New York, and John Klinedinst, ’71, of San Diego, on how to improve chapter presentations. Throughout the weekend, the major theme was renewing and revitalizing the University’s alumni leaders so that they, in turn, can recharge batteries all over the country. 35 A Message from Your Alumni President It is my pleasure to report on our Alumni Association, which serves 15,500 alumni and 75 chapters throughout the United States. The Association was chartered in 1910 and since that time there have been three executive secretaries: Cy Young 1929-1958, Bill Washburn 1958-1983 and since July 1, 1983 Dick Sessoms. The Board now consists of 17 alumni, each serving a four-year term. We meet in the spring and fall with committee work in between. The Alumni Board is undertaking an ambitious task at the mo- ment to identify alumni services and to determine if each is com- municated and sponsored successfully. A distinct purpose of the Board is to monitor and respond to alumni opinion whether this be on the question of coeducation, fraternities, student recruitment, athletics or any matter of concern to you. We on the Board are your representatives. These are exciting times for the University but, as Bob Huntley suggested, there are no new questions, just different folks to answer them at different times. The coeduca- tion question has not been resolved as many may think. In addition to acting as an information center providing record keeping and research on alumni, the Alumni Office serves us with its attention through reunions and chapter programming. Our reu- nion activities are super but they can be better. Buddy Atkins has accomplished much in this direction over the last several years. More activities at the local chapter level are needed and Dick Sessoms has placed this at the top of his priority list. Chapter presidents and class agents on campus at the October Leadership Conference provided much thought and suggestions in these areas. The Alumni House itself plays a fundamental social role in the Lexington community. Opened in 1966 it is readily made available for use by any University sponsored or related groups. It was abuzz with activities this fall with Homecoming functions, our Board of Directors meeting, the Leadership Conference and numerous other events. On tap during the school year are the Founder’s Day celebration, Fancy Dress, Class Reunions, Mock Convention, the Senior Banquet and graduation activities. But the activities of the Alumni Office do not stop there. They continue through involve- ment in alumni travel programs and the summer alumni colleges and in numerous other areas to provide additional enrichment ac- tivities for us as alumni. I am proud of these activities and look forward to their growth and success in the future. Student recruitment and financial support are keys to continued success of the University and the Board is keenly aware that we 36 as alumni must be more active in these vitally important areas. I must single out especially the Alumni Admissions Program and the need for it to grow in size and importance in the future. The success of the Annual Fund and its contribution of more than $1,000 toward the cost of educating each student is something we can all be justly proud of and for which Carter McNeese and the class agents deserve a great deal of credit. At the same time we see the establishment of regional honor scholarships in Houston, in Baltimore and the beginning of those in other areas of the coun- try. What a splendid way for us as alumni to assure the future suc- cess of the University. Just as important is the development of student support and interest in alumni affairs. At this time we are working out the details of a Student Alumni Association and hope to coordinate student activities under that umbrella. We also are studying the creation of a Parents Alumni Committee. At this time there are 140 sons and daughters of alumni attending Washington and Lee and our idea is to provide a channel of communication for this doubly im- portant sector of our alumni. As you can see, the Board is attempting to carve a more active role for alumni in the affairs of the University. A trip to Lexington and a visit on campus will give you a taste of the spirit and positive electricity generated on all fronts of the University these days. —PETER A. AGELASTO III, ’62 President Alumni Board of Directors Mary Underwood, a Hollins College student, was crowned the 1983 Homecoming Queen by Dr. Keith Shillington, W&L chemistry professor, during halftime ceremonies of the W&L-Centre game. Miss Underwood was sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. For long-time followers of Washington and Lee University athletics, the names are bound to conjure up plenty of memories. Frank Surface and Gene Girard--names synonymous with W&L basketball in the immediate post-scholarship era of the late 1950s. Girard was the high-scoring forward; Surface was the point guard. That was 25 years ago. And yet those same two names--Frank Surface and Gene Girard--are just as prevalent in W&L athletics today. This time it is Gene Girard Jr., the tailback, and Frank Surface III, the fullback. Together they form two-thirds of the Generals’ starting offensive backfield. The second generation has arrived. The two young athletes are following in their fathers’ footsteps—sort of, anyway. “I tried basketball in the seventh grade and didn’t have much success at it>’ says Surface, a sophomore from Jacksonville, Fla. ‘“Football’s a much better sport?’ adds Girard, a junior from Coral Gables, Fla. But while neither Surface nor Girard chose their fathers’ sport, both did choose their fathers’ alma mater—for which W&L head coach Gary Fallon is extremely thankful. “T think it’s neat that the two of us are teammates at the same school where our dads were teammates; says Surface. “It isn’t something anybody planned. It just worked out this way.’ “I had seen the name Frank Surface in my dad’s basketball scrapbook;’ says Girard. ‘Then last fall we had this fullback show up and his name was Frank Surface. I called my dad and asked whether it could be the son of his old teammate. Sure enough, it Surface, Girard (Re) United From left, the Surfaces—Frank II and Frank II1I—and the Girards—Gene Sr. and Gene Jr. was. I guess we’re kind of carrying on the tradition here, aren’t we?”’ Indeed they are. Girard was the leading ground gainer for W&L throughout the season. Surface was close behind in the statistics but, more importantly, paved the way for Girard with his blocking. “IT was a tailback in high school (at Jacksonville Bolles) so I had been more ac- customed to running the ball than blocking when I got here?’ says Surface. “‘But it’s ac- tually a great feeling to get out in front of a play and take somebody out of Gene’s way, then watch him run?’ If Surface likes that feeling, imagine how Girard feels at the sight of a 6-3, 200-pounder leading him around the end. ““We ran a fake reverse against Centre earlier this season, and all I could see was big Frank out there in front of me?’ says Girard. “All I had to do was follow him?’ Girard followed Surface for a 62-yard touchdown run on that particular play. When he came to W&L as a freshman, Girard knew he would spend some time waiting and watching tailback Chris Cavalline, the Generals’ top rusher the past four years. “T had to be patient?’ Girard says. ‘‘Last year I played a little more than I thought I might because we had some injuries. But I haven’t minded waiting for my turn?’ Surface and Girard readily confess that their fathers had some influence on their respective decisions to attend W&L. ‘““My dad had said such good things about the place ever since I could remember that I had to consider coming here?’ says Surface. Adds Girard: “‘My father didn’t push me in this direction. He let me make up my own 37 (Re) Uniting Surface, Girard mind. But the experience he had at W&L had to be an influence on me’ W& L's Fallon certainly has to appreciate the kind of alumni support that the elder Surface and Girard have shown by sending their sons to play for the Generals. ““Maybe it’s because their dads were teammates or something, but these two young men really complement each other in the backfield;’ says Fallon. ““They both use their individual skills to the fullest. I’d have to guess that their fathers were awfully good athletes. I know I’m tickled to have the sons. This is the kind of alumni giving I love?’ McDonald joins basketball staff Timothy R. McDonald, a native of Bristol, Pa., and a 1979 graduate of West Chester State College, has joined the Washington and Lee athletic staff as an assistant basketball coach. The 26-year-old McDonald comes to the Generals’ program following four years as a high school coach and teacher in Pennsylvania. McDonald holds a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education from West Chester. He has been assistant men’s basket- ball coach and physical education teacher at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pa., for the last three years. Burks keeps String intact George Burks, ’27, kept up his long- standing tradition this fall when he and three companions drove from Louisville, Ky., to Lexington for their annual golf outing in conjunction with W&L’s Homecoming game with Centre College. This time Burks’ trip was more wor- thwhile than usual since he won the Alumni Golf Tournament held as part of the Homecoming activities. Burks and his companions—Herbert Lancaster, Charles Hodgin, and Ray Laib—have been attending the W&L-Centre 38 Hodgin, and George Burks, ’27. football contest since 1952, invariably tak- ing advantage of their journey to Lexingtor to get in a round (or two or sometimes three or four) of golf along the way. This trip back they played on three dif- ferent courses in four days with Burks win- ning the Alumni Tournament on the Lex- ington Country Club Course. Chuck O’Connell Inveterate golfers and W&L Homecoming attendants, : Jrom left, Herbert Lancaster, Ray Laib, Charles Long becomes lacrosse assistant Jeff Long, an All-America performer in lacrosse at the Naval Academy in the mid-1970s, has become an assistant lacrosse coach at W&L. Long joins new head coach Dennis Da- ly’s staff. A native of Rochester, N-Y., Long was a graduate assistant lacrosse and soccer coach at Alfred University in New York last year. He earned USILA All-America honors in 1975, 1976, and 1977 as a record-setting attackman for Navy. O’Connell named assistant AD Chuck O’Connell, a member of the Washington and Lee athletic department since 1973, has been promoted to assistant athletic director with responsibility for the department’s financial matters. O’Connell will continue as assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the Generals’ football team and as assistant professor of physical education. A Maryland native, O’Connell is a 1965 graduate of Denison University. Chapter News TOKYO. The colony of Washington and Lee alumni in Japan gathered on June 11 at the Shishien (Lion Garden), a Chinese restaurant in Shibuya, Tokyo, to renew their W&L ties. Professor Minor Rogers of the religion department and East Asian studies program was the official University representative. Rogers was in Tokyo at the conclusion of the spring term which he spent there with five undergraduates. A special guest was Dr. James T. Yashiro, who was Howerton Visiting Scholar at Washington and Lee during the 1980-81 academic year. He is professor of church history and director of athletic affairs for the 49 varsity teams at Rikkyo University in Tokyo. David Wouters, 55, head of Wouters and Associates, a management consulting firm, was there along with Bart Peaslee, ’80, who has been studying Japanese at Rikkyo for the past two years, and Sean Lennon, ’84, the current Rikkyo International Exchange Scholar in natural science. The other alumni present were Rikkyo graduates who attended Washington and Lee on the exchange program between the two universities. These include Toshikuni Kaneto, who attended W&L in 1977-78 and is a marketing manager for Toshiku, Ltd., a leading trade company. Kazuhiro Hazama, 1980-81, is in charge of coal imports from Australia for Sumitomo Corporation in Tokyo. Tadashi Tamaki, 1981-82, is an industrial news correspondent for Nihon Keizai Shinbun, Japan’s leading economic publication. Hideki Suzuki, 1983-84, is the current exchange student, presently working in economics and business administration. Yoko Mizuno- Benda, 1978-79, attended the Tokyo meeting before departing for Minneapolis to join her husband, Walter Benda, ’78, who was transferred there by Northwest Orient Airlines. SHORT HILLS, N.J. The Northern New Jersey alumni chapter held a late summer cocktail party at the Short Hills Club. Guests included current students from the area and their parents. TAMPA. University Trustee Tom Touchton, 60, and his wife, Lee, hosted a meeting of the Florida West Coast Chapter of Washington and Lee alumni on August 18 at their home on Tampa Bay. Over 40 alumni and friends were on hand to hear Touchton’s report on Washington and Lee University and to welcome the six freshmen from the area and their families to W&L. The new freshman class brought the total enrollment from the Tampa Bay area at the University to 16. CUMBERLAND, MD. The Upper Potomac Chapter, smallest of 73 W&L alumni groups in the nation, held its annual dinner meeting on August 31 at the Cumberland Country Club. More than 75 percent of the Chapter’s members attended the meeting. Chapter President Al Darby, ’43, introduced Dick Sessoms, director of Alumni Programs, who gave his impressions of the loyalty and excellence of the larger University alumni body as well as bringing to the chapter a current campus report. Other remarks were made by Charlie Beall, ’56, of Martinsburg, W. Va., a member of the alumni board, and Goodloe Jackson, 714, who delivered his annual invocation before dinner. A special treat was the reading of a letter from Marty Thomas, ’83, to the chapter. TOK YO—The first international club met in June with David Wouters, ’55, Joining Rikkyo University professor James Yashiro and W&L religion professor Minor Rogers. NORTHERN NEW JERSE Y—The July meeting included Nick Purcell, ’77; Jim Clark, ’84; Hallett Gates, 80; David Judge, ’84, the vice president of the student executive committee this year; and, Rob McMichael, ’78. UPPER POTOMAC—The August meeting included: first row, from left, Albert D. Darby Jr. ’43, club president; J. Goodloe Jackson, ’14; W&L alumni programs director Richard B. Sessoms; Dr. Edwin C. Miller, ’23; Edwin C. Miller Jr. 53. Second row, from left, James A. Black, ’34; Donald W. Mason, ‘SIL; Thomas N. Berry, ’38; L. Leslie Helmer, ’36; William L. Wilson, ’38L; and, Charles R. Beall, ’56, of Martinsburg, W.Va., a member of the alumni board. 39 Chapter News Thomas, whose education at W&L had been assisted by a chapter scholarship, is now a graduate student at Carnegie-Mellon University. INDIANAPOLIS. On Monday, September 12, Washington and Lee alumni from all over central Indiana met for dinner at the Ramada Inn near the Indianapolis airport. The meeting was arranged by Mark Dicken, ’78L, who invited Buddy Atkins, ’68, assistant alumni secretary, to report on the University and the importance of an effective chapter network. Following cocktails and an excellent dinner, the group agreed unanimously to form the newest W&L alumni chapter under the name Indianapolis Chapter and extended membership to all alumni in the state. Dicken was elected president. Elected to serve.as directors were Glenn Fidler, ’61, from Indianapolis, Jim McCune, ’77, from Indianapolis, Bill Scully, ’82L, from Muncie, and Jim Utterback, "77, from Bloomington. Plans for future chapter activities were discussed before the meeting adjourned. MINNEAPOLIS. A designated board of directors for the Minnesota Chapter of Washington and Lee alumni met on Mon- day, September 12, for lunch at the Pool and Yacht Club which overlooks the Mississippi in Lilydale, Minn. Host for the occasion was Joel Bennett, ’56, president of the St. Paul Union Stockyards. The board set the first general chapter meeting for Saturday, November 19, advised assistant alumni secretary Buddy Atkins, ’68, of their plans for the chapter, and elected the initial slate of officers. They are: president, Tom McCarthy, ’79; vice president, Brice Gamber, ’64; secretary, Jim Cone, ’61; and treasurer, Joel Bennett. David Braun, ’76, will serve as alumni admissions representative for the chapter. Other directors are Dave Weaver, ’°60, and Rod Boren, ’68. NORFOLK. The Tidewater Chapter held a reception and dinner on Wednesday, September 28, at the Omni International Hotel overlooking the Norfolk harbor. The meeting provided Washington and Lee alumni and parents an opportunity to meet Dr. John D. Wilson, the University’s president. Farris Hotchkiss, °58, director of university relations, and Buddy Atkins, ’68, assis- tant alumni secretary, accompanied Dr. Wilson on the trip. Chapter president, Dick Phillips, ’76, arranged the meeting. After dinner he introduced Peter Agelasto, ’62, president of the Alumni Association, and his wife, Betsy. Phillips then presented President Wilson, who spoke about the history and future of Washington and Lee University. Wilson enumerated many of the ways in which the University had already become special to him. His remarks brought a very warm response from the gathering. Among the special guests was University Trustee Gordon Leggett, °54, from Lynchburg. NEWPORT NEWS. Alumni, guests, and friends of Washington and Lee University in the Peninsula Chapter met on Tuesday, September 27, to welcome University President John D. Wilson to 40 FLORIDA WEST COAST—Joining the August chapter meeting were (from left) Matt Valaes, ’79; Jim Davis, ’79, the chapter president; David Winge, ’78; and, Bob Quinn, ’80L. FLORIDA WEST COAST—W&L Trustee J. Thomas Touchton, °60, (right) was joined at the August meeting by Parkhill Mays Jr. ’58, (left) and Parkhill Mays IIT, 87. i MINNESOTA— Officers of the Minnesota chapter gathered for a September meeting. From left, Joel Bennett, 56; Brice Gamber, ’64; Tom McCarthy, *79; Jim Cone, ’61; and, David Braun, ’76. TIDE WATER—Meeting to hear President John D. Wilson at a September meeting in Norfolk were (from left) Everett A. Martin, ’37; Leonard H. Davis, °30L; Walter E. Hoffman, ’31L; and, William H. Oast Jr. ’47, “S50L TIDEWATER—President John D. Wilson visits with guests at the September chapter meeting. From left, David H. Adams, ’65, ’68L; Mrs. Adams; Presi- dent Wilson; and, George Y. Birdsong, ’61. c 5 PENINSULA—Among those at the reception for President John D. Wilson were (from left) Leake Wornom, 50; President Wilson; Jim Harvell, ’56, and Lewis McMurran, 736. PHILADELPHIA— University Rector James M. Ballengee, ’48L, (second from left) plays host to Farris Hotchkiss, ’58, director of University rela- tions and development, and to his son-in-law, Gordon W. Stewart, ’83L, and his daughter, Sarah B. Stewart. ¥ See Es ROANOKE—The Roanoke chapter held a luncheon meeting in October with President John Wilson the featured speaker. From left, Martin Burks, ’32L; Mrs. Burks; Peyton Winfree, ’35; and, Mrs. Winfree. their chapter. The reception and a dinner were held at the James River Country Club in Newport News where a magnificent vista of the river added to the enjoyment of the crowd on hand. Phil Dowding, ’52, ’57L, the chapter president and his wife, Merle, arranged the meeting. Following dinner Dowding asked several alumni to introduce the prospective students whom they brought as guests. He then introduced the featured speaker, President Wilson. President Wilson’s remarks about his first few months at Washington and Lee and his commitment to preserving the University’s place in history among the top rank of the nation’s educational institutions were received with a standing ovation. Other guests from the University included Farris Hotchkiss, ’58, director of university relations, and Buddy Atkins, ’68, assistant alumni secretary. Peter Agelasto, ’62, president of the Alumni Association was also present. Dowding concluded the program with a report from the nominating committee chaired by Leake Wornom, ’50. The nominees, Conway Sheild, ’64, ’67L, president; Tommy Cox, ’67, ’72L, vice president; and Herbert Smith, ’80, ’°83L, secretary-treasurer were elected by acclamation. PHILADELPHIA AND DELAWARE. Nearly 200 members of both chapters united on October 7, at the Franklin Plaza Hotel in Philadelphia for a reception and dinner hosted by the Rector of the Board and Mrs. James M. Ballengee in honor of President and Mrs. John D. Wilson. Bruce Lee, ’71, president of the Philadelphia Chapter, welcomed out-of-town guests to the “City of Champions” (the Philadelphia Phillies won the National League baseball title the next day with the Wilsons and Ballengees in attendance). Lee also recognized a number of special dinner guests, including Trustee Emeritus Isadore Scott, ’37L; former Alumni Association President Ed Foltz, ’40, who recently won a 1983 Distinguished Alumnus Award; Alumni Board member Maynard Turk, ’52L; Delaware Chapter president Ben Sherman, 75; Philadelphia Chapter president-elect Marty Bowers, ’80; and Farris Hotchkiss and Dick Sessoms from the university relations staff. By way of introducing President Wilson, Rector Ballengee described the work of the trustee committee which successfully concluded its presidential search assignment with the naming of Wilson as its first choice to become W&L's 21st leader. Wilson responded with a speech that touched on many aspects of the University’s past and present. He indicated several of his hopes for curriculum improvements in the future, including strengthening in computer science, Far Eastern studies, and Russian studies. ROANOKE. Over a hundred alumni and spouses met at the Hotel Roanoke on Wednesday, October 26, for lunch which was followed by remarks from President John D. Wilson. During a short business session, Bruce Wilsie, ’72, treasurer of the chapter, presided and recognized Bill Wallace, ’74, ’77L, who reported for the nominating committee. The following slate was proposed and elected unanimously: president, Arnold Masinter, ’62; vice presi- dent, Don Huffman, ’66L; and treasurer, Scotty Farrar, ’76. Masinter introduced President Wilson, Farris Hotchkiss, Dick Sessoms and Buddy Atkins who were representing the University. 41 Boe ee f ty o fraterni onor, a ans created by the state of He Maryland has retired from ORELAND T. M HARRY Casualty Co. in Baltimore and is a volunteer with the United Way as loaned executive from Maryland Casualty. I. M. Scorrt, trustee emeritus, continues his active civic life in Philadelphia. He now serves as president of the Philadelphia Orchestra Council. 1938 ROBERT M. WuitE II, editor and publisher of the Mexico (Mo.) Ledger, received the Ralph D. Casey Award presented by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. The award recognizes distinguished ser- vice to the community, state and nation by a publisher or editor. White also was elected president of the Missouri Press Association which is composed of 292 newspapers in the state. He joined the Mex- ico Ledger, which his family has owned since 1876, as a carrier, progressed to co-editor and publisher in 1946 and sole owner in 1954. He is the first third- generation president of the Missouri Press Associa- tion. His spectacular career included duty on General MacArthur’s staff during World War II, staff assignments with the Chicago Sun-Times, and chief executive officer of the New York Herald Tribune in 1959. He has traveled extensively as a jour- nalist in the Soviet Union, China and the Middle East. Recently, White directed a successful campaign through the Ledger to raise funds for the purchase of a building site that brought a new Missouri veterans nursing home to Mexico. Under his direc- tion, the Ledger has received numerous awards for excellence. He is a past president of the Inland Press Association and serves on the boards of many pro- fessional organizations. White is also on the board of the Butler Mfg. Co. in Kansas City, the Missouri Military Academy, Stephens College, the Missouri Historical Society and the Douglas MacArthur Memorial Foundation. 1939 FRED G. FRANCIS, a partner in the Prestonsburg, Ky., law firm of Francis, Kazee and Francis, was elected to a three-year term as Kentucky state delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates. 1941 LYNELL G. SKARDA Of Clovis, N.M., received the 1983 Honorary Lifetime Alumni Award from Eastern New Mexico University. He is an attorney in Clovis and chairman of the board of Citizens Bank. His contributions to the legal profession in Clovis and in New Mexico are numerous. 1944 Dr. G. EDWARD CALVERT of Lynchburg, Va., was ap- pointed to the state Board of Medicine by Gov. Charles S. Robb on Sept. 2, 1983. Calvert is currently serving a four-year term on the Alumni Board of Directors of Washington and Lee. L. G. Skarda, JS. Donovan, 50 1947 ROBERT A. MosBACHER, chairman and chief ex- ecutive officer of the Mosbacher Production Co. in Houston, Texas, was the subject of a profile in the September 12th issue of Forbes magazine. Among many tributes, the article stated “. . . in the land of the Hunts and J. R., where legends are made by those who do to their neighbor before he does it to them, Bob Mosbacher succeeds on another level, by being liked and respected, by working hard for himself and his friends, by combining brains and integrity’ A repetitive theme of the piece was “Mosbacher proves that nice guys needn’t finish last?’ 1948 JOSEPH E. BLACKBURN, former vice president for regulatory and public affairs for Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co. in Washington, has become vice president and chief operating officer for C & P Telephone of Virginia with headquarters in Richmond. Since the breakup of American Telephone and Telegraph, C & P is one of the nation’s 22 Bell System operating companies. Blackburn, a native of Lynchburg, served with the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, practiced law in Lynchburg for nine years, and served two terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. Heis on the board of directors of the Lynchburg Presbyterian Home. 1950 JERRY J. DONOVAN is director of research and infor- mation services for Zay, Champagne, Boyer and Co., an executive search and management consulting firm in Atlanta. He held positions with several major universities and was an account executive with Mer- rill, Lynch and also Kidder, Peabody prior to join- ing ZCB in July 1983. FMC Corp. named ANDREW J. GALLAGHER facility manager for the firm’s Philadelphia operations. The facility includes headquarters for the agricultural and industrial chemical groups, the special products A. J. Gallagher, ’50 J. R. Meadors, *53 group and part of the corporate staff, totaling over 700 employees. Gallagher joined FMC in 1955 after combat service with the U.S. Air Force. He and his wife, Roz, live in Wilmington, Del. RuFus B. HAILEY was recently named chairman of the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Medical Foundation of Sevierville, Tenn. His national chairperson is Dolly Parton. Hailey is an attorney in Sevierville. 1951 BIRTH: Mk. and Mrs. WILLIAM S. Rosasco III, a son, Anthony Christian, on July 24, 1983. The family lives in Milton, Fla. DONALD R. STEENBURGH and his wife, Lila, were local directors for a Friendship Force program that brought 60 Taiwanese to Richmond and Hanover County, Va., for an exchange program in early August. They live in Montpelier, Va. 1953 JoE R. MEADORS, Vice president and director of sales for Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., of Bassett, Va., has been elected president of the sales and marketing division of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association. The SEMA, based in High Point, N.C., is the nation’s oldest and largest furniture manu- facturers association. 1954 MARRIAGE: REno S. Harp III and Patricia O’Brien Stewart, on Oct. 15, 1983, in Williamsburg, Va. They live in Richmond where Harp is counsel to the Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission of Virginia. He served previously as a deputy attorney general for the state. JUDGE ROBERT P. SMITH Jr. has resigned effective Dec. 31, 1983, from the First District Court of Ap- peals in Tallahassee, Fla. During his tenure, Smith wrote over 600 opinions and also oversaw the move of the Court into its own building from basement space in the State Supreme Court Building. He resigned to follow his interests into other areas. Smith was a partner in the Jacksonville law firm of Bedell, Bedell, Dittmar, Smith and Zehmer before Gov. Reuben Askew appointed him to the bench in 1975. 1955 THOMAS W. ROBBINS JR. lives in Highstown, N.J., and is a clinical psychiatrist at the Marlboro (N.J.) Psychiatric Hospital. He maintains a private prac- tice in the evenings and recently was appointed to the psychiatric staff of the Medical Center at Princeton. He and his wife have a daughter, 14, and a son, 2. 1956 JoHN A. McQuiIGGAN is producer of the smash Broadway hit “Quartermaine’s Terms;’ which has had six sold out months at Playhouse 91 in New York. He is already planning new shows for the 43 Class Notes future. McQuiggan is producing director of the Unity Theatre Company, Inc., a theatre television production company, and is developing the Unity Television Repertory Company. As founder and later producing director of the APA repertory company, he established his reputation as a leading producer. During a leave of absence from 1962 to 1966 to serve as producer of the Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, he produced or directed over 40 productions which established the company as a prominent force in American regional theatre. RENO S. Harr III (See 1954.) 1957 PROFESSOR CARL F. BARNES JR. has been appointed as the first director of the newly created Center for the Arts at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. The Center contains all the visual and performing arts at Oakland. The initial appointment is for three years. Barnes is a professor of art at Oakland. H. MERRILL PLAISTED III, a commercial real estate broker with Morton G. Thalhimer, Inc., in Rich- mond, has been selected for inclusion in the 1983-84 edition of Who’s Who in Finance and Industry. 1958 JOHN C. BINFoRD is branch manager of the new full- service investment office of Paine, Webber, Jackson and Curtis, Inc., in Albuquerque. 1959 C. Royce Houau, has been elected executive vice president of corporate and international banking of Barnett Banks of Florida, Inc. Hough was with Wachovia Bank & Trust Co., Winston-Salem, N.C., for 20 years before moving to Jacksonville. In his new assignment, he will be responsible for planning and managing Barnett’s statewide corporate and inter- national banking strategies. Hough, a University trustee, and his wife, Harriet, have three sons, age 22, 18 and 17. For the past three years, he was group vice president and manager of Wachovia’s Corporate Banking Administration. In Winston-Salem, he was director of the Hickory Furniture Co., board chair- man of the Nature Science Center and president of the Forsyth Audubon Society. He was also a direc- tor of the YMCA, the Arts Council and the Amos Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital. 1960 W. JERE TOLTON JR. was a third-place winner in the third flight of the National Amateur S.A.E. Frater- nity Golf Tournament held recently in Pensacola, Fla. Tolton is a judge of the First Judicial Circuit of Florida. 1961 Haywoop M. BALLis now a member of the law firm of Donahoo, Donahoo, Wolf and Ball in Jackson- ville, Fla. 44 C. R. Hough ITI, ’59 A. R. Boren Jr., 68 1962 BIRTH: Mk. and Mrs. J. LEYBURN Mospy JR., a son, Wade Sackett, on July 15, 1983, in Lynchburg. Mosby is an attorney there. JAMES N. APPLEBAUM is director of communications and public affairs for the Asthma & Allergy Foun- dation of America in Washington. He is also senior associate for T. J. Schmidt and Associates, Inc., working on new communications and health educa- tion projects for the National Institute of Health. 1963 GEORGE D. REED JR. has been named Hunt Valley plant manager for the grocery products division of McCormick and Co., Inc., in Baltimore. He had held numerous positions in the Baltimore area with McCormick since joining them in 1963. Recently Reed was manufacturing manager at the company’s subsidiary, Club House Foods, Inc., in London, On- tario. He and his wife, Claire, have moved to Timonium, Md. 1964 MARRIAGE: J. BRUCE WHELIHAN and Alice Mar- tin on Sept. 10, 1983, in Wilmington, Del. They will live in Washington, D.C., where he is a stockbroker with Alex Brown & Sons. ROBERT L. WILLIAMS is a treasurer for Texas City Refining, Inc., in Austin. W. JERE TOLTON JR. (See 1960.) 1965 ALFRED J. T. BYRNE is a partner in the Philadelphia office of Dechert Price and Rhoads, a law firm with offices in New York, Washington, Denver, Har- risburg, London and Brussels. He had been practic- ing in Phoenix. Dr. JOLYON P. GIRARD was promoted to full pro- th (Ts: Hy HY Wy p mn Mt By =) Hvthu tht LAU q ) 4 By? | ih a Me fill i ZN ORG A Suit Ant] rho Wa a ae eae Pus ny aS; wee & Ard ~~ r .\ FR POS Hi 41 i p a ” ae te "ate Sw ey Rt) Rae : $5 yes! ss = AY | ob 5S yea aa a t fessor at Cabrini College in Radnor, Pa. He is chair- man of the history and political science depart- ment and founder of the men’s athletic department. He served as director of athletics and men’s basket- ball coach from 1974 until 1980 in addition to his teaching duties. Girard lives in Cherry Hill, N.J., where he is the township historian, recreation com- missioner and a member of the executive boards for the Cherry Hill Medical Center and the Youth Coor- dinating Council. His numerous scholarly papers on American diplomatic and military history have won regional and national awards from Phi Alpha Theta, national history honor society, of which he is a member and moderator for the Cabrini College chapter. WALTER H. RYLAND, former chief deputy attorney general of Virginia, became counsel to the Rich- mond law firm of Williams, Mullen and Christian on Oct. 1, 1983. J. LEYBURN Mossy JR. (See 1962.) 1967 MARRIAGE: CHARLES C. HarT and Barbara Jean Coombs on Oct. 8, 1983, in Gadsden, Ala. BENJAMIN B. CUMMINGS JR. has moved his general law practice from Petersburg to Brandermill in Midlothian, Va. KEVIN C. EARLE became associate pastor of All Na- tions Assembly of God Church in Chicago in April 1983. The church is an outreach to Vietnamese, Spaniards, Jamaicans, and American Indians. He and his wife, Patricia, have two sons, James Evan and Kevin C. Jr. WALTER H. RYLAND (See 1965.) 1968 A. RODNEY BOoREN JR. was named senior vice presi- dent for the security sales department of the funds management group at Norwest Bank Minneapolis. He is responsible for the regional and national security sales efforts for the bank which he joined in 1974. Dr. NEWTON B. MILLER received national news at- tention when he successfully delayed the premature birth of a second twin for nearly three weeks. Although the first twin survived only a few hours after delivery on June 5, the second, a little girl, was kept alive in the womb for 20 days when drugs were administered to the mother to halt labor. The girl was delivered on June 25 and has done well in the neo- natal intensive care unit at Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughters in Norfolk. ALFRED J. T. BYRNE (See 1965.) 1969 R. STEPHENS PANNILL works for First Railroad & Banking Co., of Georgia. He is vice president and in- vestment officer in charge of the investment division for the $1.5 billion multi-bank holding company. STEPHEN A. SHARP is a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher, and Flom. 1970 BIRTH: Dr. AND Mrs. HENRY A. FLEISHMAN, ason, Nathan Robert II, on Oct. 1, 1983, in Eden, N.C. BIRTH: Dr. and Mrs. WILLIAM M. GoTTWALD, a son, William Michael Jr., on July 25, 1983, in Rich- mond. Gottwald works for Ethyl Corp. and serves on the board of directors of Reid-Provident Laboratories. BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. RICHARD G. SINGELTARY, a son, George Lee II, on March 13, 1983, in Leesburg, Fla. Singeltary is an assistant state attorney. RICHARD B. ARMSTRONG has been promoted to senior vice president in the national banking group at Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. in Winston-Salem, N.C. Heis eastern district manager for that division of Wachovia, which he joined in 1974 after earning an M.B.A. in finance from Tulane University. BENJAMIN B. CUMMINGS: JR. (See 1967.) 1971 BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. MADISON F. COLE JR., a daughter, Martha Willis, on July 10, 1983, in Atlanta. BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. JoHN M. DUCKWORTH, a daughter, Sara Elizabeth, on Oct. 1, 1983, in Roanoke. Duckworth is director of development at North Cross School. BIRTH: Cpr. and Mrs. Davip J. KANTOR, a son, Joseph Charles, on Jan. 26, 1983, in Yorktown, Va., where Kantor is stationed with the U.S. Coast Guard. RoBERT P. Stuart earned his M.S. degree in finance from Virginia Commonwealth University. He now works in the commodity division of Wheat First Securities in Richmond. 1972 BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. THOMAS K. ROWE JR., a daughter, Megan Bloodworth, on July 4, 1983, in Williamsburg, Va. They live in Newport News where Rowe is a copy editor with the Daily Press. Dr. J. HUDSON ALLENDER was the subject of an article in the Sherman Democrat on Aug. 9, 1983. He and his partner maintain a pediatric cardiology prac- tice in Fort Worth and hold quarterly clinics in Odessa to fill a regional need. There are no pediatric cardiologists between Ft. Worth and El Paso. Dur- ing the latest clinic in July, Allender examined 46 of the 55 children in the Permian Basin who came to the L. D. Jones, 73 : clinic. Allender and his wife have a one-year-old son, Andrew Elliott. ALAN D. FRAZER moved in November from Lex- ington, Mass., to Stirling, Scotland, to become materials manager in a Wang Laboratories startup manufacturing venture. RoBeERT H. LOCKHART is an advertising represen- tative for the Georgia Gazette in Savannah. He also works as a freelance photographer. JOHN J. E. MARKHAM II has been appointed assis- tant U.S. attorney for San Diego. He had been a part- ner in the San Francisco law firm of Lillick, McHose and Charles. JOHN P. MELLO is with the Rice Council (USA), the industry’s trade association in Abidjan on the Ivory Coast. He works in overseas export market develop- ment. Mello had been employed by Kimberly-Clark in Mexico. EDWARD G. Moore has been named vice president for institutional development at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. 1973 BIRTH: Mk. and Mrs. MarK B. THOMPSON, a son, Mark Becton Jr., on July 5, 1983, in Raleigh, N.C. Thompson is vice president and co-owner of Thompson Cadillac-Oldsmobile, Inc. JOFFRE J. Cross II has earned the professional in- surance designation of Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU). Heis a partner in the Houston firm of Langham, Langston and Dyer. Larry D. JongEs has been named marketing direc- tor for PruCare of Richmond, a health maintenance organization which is a subsidiary of the Prudential Insurance Co. Jones joined the firm in August 1982 as senior marketing representative. He is active in the Capital Area Health Care Advisory Council, the Richmond Urban League, the Henrico County Civic League and is on the board of the Family and Children’s Service of Richmond. JoHn A. WaDE III has completed his Ph.D. in economics at Purdue University. He is currently director of graduate programs in business at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, N.C. 1974 BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. ALAN K. FENDRICH, a daughter, Hanna Bayla, on Nov. 17, 1981, in Char- lottesville, Va. Fendrich is an account executive for WNSY radio. He joined the station in March 1983. Douctas C. CHASE Jr. teaches English at Lexington High School. 1975 BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. MarK X. DIVERIO, twin sons, Michael Anthony and Thomas Matthew, on Jan. 22, 1983. Diverio, formerly with Manufacturers Hanover Trust, has recently joined Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as an industrial analyst primarily in the forest products industry. The family lives in Rockaway Township, N.J. BIRTH: Dr. and Mrs. PRESTON R. SIMPSON, a daughter, Virginia Marie, on April 7, 1983, in Dallas. Simpson completed his residency in pathology at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. On July 1, 1983, he entered private practice with three other pathologists serving St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beau- mont, Texas. T. Barry Davis won the top national sales honors for 3M/Media Networks Division for the first half of 1983. His own Big Barry’s Hi-Fi Warehouse in Bethesda, Md., is doing well. Roppy J. McCAskILL has joined Computronics, Inc., in Little Rock, Ark. The firm, owned by First Pyramid Life Insurance Co., sells credit and life in- surance software programs and computer services to 30 insurance companies. 1976 BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. HUNTER N. CHARBONNET, a daughter, Kristen Butler, on July 4, 1982, in New Orleans. Charbonnet owns his own business, Char- bonnet Enterprises, a general contracting firm do- ing residential and commercial remodeling work and development. BIRTH: Mr. and Mrs. D. ScorT FARRAR, a son, An- drew Scott, on Oct. 3, 1983, in Roanoke, Va. Scott is with Bolling Izard Insurance Co. in Roanoke. HiraM Ety III was elected president of the Young Lawyers Club of Louisville. He is an attorney with the law firm of Greenebaum Doll and McDonald. Ely and his wife, Deborah A. Johnson, ’77L, live in Louisville. 45 ils la Nell Williamson on Aug. 20, 1 983, in STEVEN N. TUMEN is with the Board of Options in Chicago. 1981 GERALD L. BROCCOLI is currently the general manager and training supervisor of Food Systems Corp. in LaPorte, Texas. EDWARD L. MINTzis a first-year student at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine. 1982 HAROLD R. BOHIMAN III is a second-year student at the University of Houston College of Optometry. He is amember of the Honor Code/Ethics Committee which was appointed to develop an honor code for the College. SEAN T. BRODERICK is presently an independent publisher’s representative working for the John Broderick Co. in Ft. Lauderdale. ROBERT H. WARREN III works for C&S National Bank in Columbia, S.C. He earned a B.S. degree in finance and banking from the University of South Carolina. RAND D. WEINBERG (See 1978.) 1983 MARRIAGE: LEs.tiE A. GOLLER and PHILLIP I. DILLINGHAM on Sept. 10, 1983, in Chevy Chase, Md. David Bucey, ’83L, was best man; Kevin Nelson, °83L, a groomsman; and Patricia Walther, ’83L, a bridesmaid. Among the guests were classmates John McGarry, William Powel, Carol Hoshall, Claire Pancerz, John Fishwick and Gaines Cleveland; members of the class of 1984 attending were Cindy Nelson, Dan Riley, Jamie Canup, Stephanie Whit- man, and Mary Johnston; and Bill Johnston, ’82L. They live in Jacksonville, Fla. THoMAS J. BRONNER graduated from Columbia University with a B.A. in economics. He is currently employed by Halsey & Herrick, Ltd., a real estate development firm in New York City. VINCENT J. FECHTEL III is an accountant in the Tam- pa office of Arthur Andersen and Co. THEODORE M. (TEDDY) GALANIDES is pursuing an M.B.A. degree at Emory University in Atlanta. ROBERT J. ONDA is pursuing a master’s of tax degree at the University of Florida. In Memoriam 1915 JOHN GUERRANT BOATWRIGHT, retired director and president of Dibrell Brothers Tobacco Co., Inc., which he joined in 1913, died on June 4, 1983, at his home near Danville, Va. Following his retirement from Dibrell Brothers in 1959, Boatwright operated a dairy farm. He was a member and former vestryman of the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany. Recently, the Danville Golf Club made him an honorary member in recognition of his long membership. Boatwright was a former director of the First National Bank of Danville. He served in France during World War [| as an infantry lieutenant. 1921 MortTon LoulIs FELSENTHAL, a retired sales represen- tative for Beau Brummell Ties, Inc., died on Aug. 9, 1983, in Brownsville, Tenn. He served as historian for Haywood County, Tenn., was past chairman of the County Library Board, and past president of the Brownsville Rotary Club and Boy Scouts. Felsenthal was a lay reader at Temple Adas Israel in Brownsville. 1924 CHARLES A. COHEN, a New York City attorney in the general practice of law, died Aug. 19, 1983. During his course of practice he served as assistant corpora- tion counsel of the city of New York, and as special counsel to the Board of Water Supply of the city of New York. 1928 Dr. W. FREDERIC DELP, a native of Rural Retreat, Va., died Sept. 10, 1983, in Roanoke, Va. Dr. Delp practiced medicine in Pulaski for 26 years. He was a staff physician at the V. A. Hospital in Salem, Va., for seven years before he retired due to ill health. Delp was amember of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Family Physicians, Flying Physicians Association and served as editor of a medical magazine for several years. He also served as president of the Roanoke Academy of Medicine. 1929 ALBERT PEYTON BUSH JR., head of Bush Securities Co., died on Jan. 30, 1983, in Mobile, Al. 1932 FRANK HENRY BRADY, a retired research engineer for Raritan Copper Works of Perth Amboy, N.J., a divi- sion of Anaconda Corp., died June 25, 1983, in Brick Town, N.J. Brady had served as research engineer since 1941 for Raritan Copper Works and had retired in 1972. ROBERT WILLIAM REINHOLD, a Self-employed management consultant and retired federal employee with the Agency for International Development, died on Aug. 17, 1982, in McCon- nellsburg, Pa. 1935 JACKSON MARTIN HosBrE JR., aretired collector for the Internal Revenue Service and agent for Bankers Credit Life Insurance Co., died on July 10, 1983, at his home in Montgomery, Ala. He was a member of the Society of Pioneers of Montgomery. 1936 PAUL GARLAND HERVEY, a retired Texas educator, died on Sept. 19, 1983, in Oklahoma City. A resident of Corpus Christi, Hervey held positions as classroom teacher, secondary school administrator, counselor, and college professor during his 40 year career. Prior to his retirement in 1977, he served as chairman of the psychology department of Del Mar College in Corpus Christi. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Corpus Christi, the League City Masonic Lodge, a life member of the Texas Education Association, an honorary life member of the Girl Scouts of America, and a member of the Democratic Party in which he re- mained active until his death. 1941 JOHN CHARLES WILLIAMS JR., a retired executive of the Exxon Corp., died on Aug. 24, 1983, in Colum- bia, S.C. He served as a major in the Army Air Corps during World War II. At his retirement he was in charge of land purchase for Exxon Service stations in the Southeast. He was a member of St. Bar- tholomew’s Episcopal Church. 1967 WILLIAM RYLAND BABCOCK, areal estate developer, died on Oct. 23, 1983, as the result of a camping ac- cident. Babcock lived in Richmond and was presi- dent of Virginia Real Estate Service, Inc., and the developer of condominiums in Virginia Beach. He served for 20 years as scoutmaster for Boy Scout Troop 400 at St. Paul’s Church in Richmond. Bab- cock was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, and the Country Club of Virginia. 47 ee us, acumen will be Alumni Invited To Fancy Dress 1984 Baas March 2, 1984 will be the date for the 77th Annual Fancy Dress Ball, which is to be held in Warner Center. The Student Activities Board is currently steaming ahead with this year’s plans. “This year’s Fancy Dress seems to be shaping up nicely,’ said one SAB member. “We're bringing in new entertainment and trying out new ideas. We already have a basic concept for the theme, two bands booked and only two bands left to be selected?’ In addition, the SAB heartily welcomes the increasing number of Alumni who return each year for this event. Response has been so great that plans are afoot to invite an entire Alumni Chapter for this year’s ball. Anyone interested in attending can obtain hotel information and more Fancy Dress information by writing to the Student Activities Board, University Center, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia 24450; or by calling Carole Chappell at (703) 463-9111, extension 299, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Winter Athletic Schedule Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. Mar. Jan. Jan. Jan. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. BASKETBALL Jan. 21—Georgetown, Frostburg State Away 3-4—Ithaca College Tournament Away Jan. 28— William & Mary Home 7—Catholic University ame Feb. 10—Virginia Commonwealth Away 20—College of Notre Dame Away Feb. 11—University of Richmond Away 22—Stanislaus State Away Feb. 17-19—UNC-Wilmington : 6-7—W&L Invitational Home Seahawk meena! : Away Dickinson, Geneva, Feb. 24-26— Virginia Senior Champ’ships Away Salisbury State Mar.15-17—NCAA Division IT] 12—Emory & Henry College Home Championships Away 14—Bridgewater College Away 19—Roanoke College Home 21—Lynchburg College Away 24—Eastern Mennonite Home WRESTLING 26—Catholic University Away Dec. 3—W&L Invitational Home 30—Maryville College Home Dec. 7—Hampden-Sydney College Home 2—Emory & Henry College Away Jan. 7—Duke University Away 4—Lynchburg College Home Jan. 14—Loyola College Quadrangular Away 7—Bridgewater College Home Jan. 18—Davidson College Triangular Away 11—Roanoke College Away Jan. 21—W&L College Invitational Home 14—Eastern Mennonite Away Jan. 28—Washington & Jefferson 16—Maryville College Away Triangular Away 18—Hampden-Sydney College Away Feb. 1—Longwood College Home 21—ODAC Quarterfinals TBA Feb. 4—W&L Quadrangular Home 24—ODAC Semifinals Away Feb. 8—Lynchburg College Home 25—ODAC Finals Away Feb. 10-11—NCAA Division III 2-3—NCAA Division III Regionals TBA Eastern Regionals Away SWIMMING INDOOR TRACK 2-4— Virginia Collegiate Jan. 21—Virginia Tech Invitational Away Championships Away Feb. 4—VMI Relays Home 8—Shippensburg State Home Feb. 10—Lynchburg, Roanoke, 13—James Madison Away Bridgewater Home 14—Towson State Away Feb. 25—ODAC Championships Home Pe ee RE Risch es ye “See -~ The Alumni Magazin VA GNOWHIIY WASHINGTON ANL * Gy NOLSTva | be (USPS 667-040) eee og HynNos wa lt V3 1 NVQ a Lexington, Virginia 24450 ~ OO cq aeGEte rT ac) oe2ke i sata an alas EE at a aS Second Class Postage Paid At Lexington, Virginia 24450 And Additional Mailing Offices |