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According to figures compiled by the Office of Admissions, 209 high school seniors applied to W&L under the early decision plan with 108 of those accepted as members of the Class of 1989. Early decision applications come from students for whom Washington and Lee is their first choice of colleges. The ap- plications must be filed by December 1 each year. Early decision applicants are notified of the admissions decision on December 14. The 209 applications this year is more than a 100 percent increase over a year ago when 90 students applied for early decision with 54 of those accepted. The highest previous total of early decision applications was 112 in 1982. Of the 108 students accepted under early decision, 70 are men and 38 are women. They come from 25 different states. Ten are children of alumni—six men and four women. ‘‘This group of early decision students shows a significant increase in quality from a year ago, both in terms of academic achievements and extracur- ricular involvement,’’ noted W&L Admis- sions Director William Hartog. In terms of total applications, the University had received 986 (724 men, 262 women) as of January 2 compared with 557 on the same date last year. In addition, admissions officials con- ducted 1,089 on-campus interviews of prospective students between June 1 and December 1 this year, representing an in- crease of 95 percent over the same period in 1983. Stan Kamen honored Stan Kamen, ’49, was the recipient of the First Annual Israel Prime Minister’s Applications for Early Admissions Set Record Kamen Award from the Entertainment Division of The United Jewish Fund. Kamen, who heads the motion picture department of the William Morris Agen- cy, was honored at what the Los Angeles Times called a ‘‘star-studded tribute . . . the kind of deal only Stan Kamen could put together.”’ Sen. Edward Kennedy delivered the keynote address at the event, which rais- ed more than $2 million for The United Jewish Fund. In his remarks, Kennedy said: ".-.« The story of Stan Kamen is a powerful witness to the truth that one in- dividual can make a difference. Most of all, we honor him because he understands that the miracle of America is inex- tricably bound up for all time with the miracle of Israel.’’ President Ronald Reagan sent a letter to Kamen on the occasion and said that Kamen had ‘‘demonstrated over and over that the heart of someone who cares for others can only be measured by the depth and breadth of his giving nature.”’ He received congratulatory telegrams from Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Barbra Streisand among many others. The guest list was a Hollywood who’s-who: Frank Sinatra, Warren Beat- ‘6 ty, Gregory Peck, Jack Lemmon, Grant Tinker, Jack Valenti, James Caan, and on and on. Kamen represents many of the biggest names in Hollywood. The award was presented by Mayor Schlomo Lahat of Tel Aviv and will be awarded annually to ‘‘a member of the entertainment industry for dedication to humanitarian and Jewish causes in Los Angeles, Israel and around the world.”’ W&L junior receives Sears Congressional Internship Kenneth N. Jacoby, a Washington and Lee junior from South Bend, Ind., is one of 20 college students selected to par- ticipate in the 1985 Sears Congressional Internship Program for Journalism Students. Jacoby is the third W&L student to be awarded the internship in the past five years. Inaugurated in 1970, the Sears pro- gram is designed specifically to provide undergraduates majoring in journalism with firsthand experience in the legislative process. Jacoby will spend the 12-week winter semester in Washington where he will serve as a full-time staff member in the office of either a U.S. senator or a U.S. representative. Jacoby has not yet been assigned to an office. Though interns most often work in press-related activities, the actual assign- ment of duties is left entirely to the of- fice to which the intern is assigned. At W&L, Jacoby has been the sports director of WLUR-FM, the campus radio station, and has worked as the play-by- play broadcaster for Washington and Lee football, basketball, and lacrosse broadcasts. Jacoby is a member of Sigma Delta Chi/The Society of Professional Jour- nalists and was elected to Phi Eta Sigma, the national honor society for freshmen. In addition to Jacoby, W&L’s par- ticipants in the Sears Congressional In- ternship Program have been Darren Trigonoplos, ’82, and Darryl Woodson, 83. l7 eh Gazette Purlie Victorious performed by University Theatre Washington and Lee senior Terry McWhorter of Cleveland, Ohio, directed the University Theatre’s production of Ossie Davis’ Purlie Victorious in December. McWhorter considered the play history in the making since it represented the first black play produced at W&L with a black director. “It was a long process but a rewar- ding one,’’ said McWhorter. ‘‘I have been recruiting cast members since last April. I thought it was important to get as many black students as possible in- volved in the production, both in the cast and in the various other phases. That is why I consider the production an ex- tremely important one.’’ Although the play, which takes place on a plantation in southern Georgia in the mid-1950s, is a comedy, it concerns the serious subject of race relations. Ex- plained McWhorter: ‘‘The play wants to say that segregation is illegal, immoral, and ridiculous.’’ Taking the leading role of Purlie Vic- torious Judson was sophomore Mike Webb of Jersey City, N.J. Playing op- posite him as Lutiebelle Gusiemae Jenkins was Sweet Briar College student Kelly Reed. Other cast members included W&L senior Todd Jones of Muncie, Ind., as Ol’ Cap’n Cotchipee, Sweet Briar student Valerie Brandon as Missy Judson and W&L senior Bryan Johnson of Jersey Ci- ty, N.J., as Gitlow Judson. Senior Eroll Skyers of Bridgeport, Conn., was the stage manager. Senior Paul Casey of Beaverton, Ore., was the lighting director while senior Steve Carey of Bellmore, N.Y., was in charge of sound. Senior David Sprunt of Lexington designed the set. In a review of the play on WVPT- FM, the public radio station in Roanoke, Purlie Victorious received high marks, particularly for the direction of McWhorter and the performances of Webb and Brandon in lead roles. Registrar to retire Lt. Col. Harold S. Head, who has served as registrar at Washington and Lee since 1966, has announced his plans to 18 a al The cast of Purlie Victorious (from left) Todd Jones, Bryan Johnson, John Maass, Valerie Bran- don, Kelly Reed, T. J. Ziegler, Michael Black, and Mike Webb. Senior Terry McWhorter directed the play. retire from that position, effective August St. The search for Head’s successor will begin immediately under the direction of John D. Elrod, dean of the College. *‘Col. Head has ably and devotedly served Washington and Lee for 19 years,’’ said Elrod. ‘‘His gentlemanly manner in the daily performance of his duties will be greatly missed. ‘“*We must now turn to the very dif- ficult task of finding the right person to assume this important responsibility in the Washington and Lee family.’’ A graduate of the United States Military Academy, Head’s active military Head career began in 1943 following comple- tion of the B.S. program at West Point. He saw combat service both in World War II and in Korea. He is a graduate of the Infantry School at Fort Benning, Ga., where he also was an instructor and assis- tant director of instruction, and he is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He was an instructor in social sciences at West Point from 1947 to 1949. Head holds a master’s degree in history from Harvard University. He is a graduate of the Army Language School, where he studied Japanese in preparation for duty as staff officer to the Military Assistance Advisory Group in Japan from 1959 to 1962. In 1962 he joined the military staff at Virginia Military Institute. While at VMI, he was responsible for course planning, administration, instruction, and counsel- ing for cadets participating in the Army ROTC program. Head is past president of the Virginia Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. He has been a com- mittee member of the American Associa- tion of Registrars and Admissions Of- ficers and a member of the executive committee of the Southern Association of Collegiate Registrars. He and his wife, Helen, are the parents of three children, including two sons who graduated from Washington and Lee: Harold D. Head, ’66, and Ronald B. Head, ’69. Pemberton publishes volume on Plato’s Parmenides Harrison J. Pemberton, professor of philosophy at Washington and Lee, is the author of a new book that examines one of Plato’s later dialogues, Parmenides. Published by Norwood Editions of Darby, Pa., the book is entitled Plato’s Parmenides: The Critical Moment for Socrates. In the book, Pemberton claims that Parmenides, contrary to its reputation as one of the driest and most tedious of Plato’s dialogues, is the most dramatic. According to Pemberton, Plato’s other dialogues portray Socrates as “‘rock-steady, the pivotal personality about whom we see dramatic turns in others.’’ But in Parmenides, Socrates is still young and changeable and, argues Pemberton, ‘‘decisively changed.”’ Pemberton conducted his study for the book over several summers spent in Greece. The study was supported by a grant from the Ford Motor Company and by grants made under Washington and Lee’s John M. Glenn Fund, established at the University by an alum- nus in 1953. A member of the W&L faculty since 1962, Pemberton received his bachelor’s degree from Rollins College and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Yale. He was an instructor at Yale and was assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Virginia prior to joining the W&L faculty. At W&L, Pemberton teaches courses in the history of philosophy, Plato, and existentialism. During the course of his research for his new book, Pemberton was assisted by several W&L undergraduates under the University’s Robert E. Lee Scholars program. National organization honors W&L professor Robert E. Akins, associate professor of engineering at Washington and Lee, has been honored by the American Wind Energy Association. At the organization’s awards banquet in Pasadena, Calif., last fall, Akins was recognized ‘‘for academic contributions to the field of wind energy.’’ teas % 7 fe te E BE oe A pee Ah Tigo types, RE pipe iy ai DE Pemberton In making the presentation, the American Wind Energy Association noted that Akins ‘‘has distinguished himself as a researcher and theorist who consistently generates practical and applicable results, a major achievement in any technical field. His development of effective Rayleigh approximations, method of bins, and averaging techniques underlies the way most of the world now characterizes wind turbine performance.’’ Akins joined the Washington and Lee faculty in January of 1984 after spending three years as a member of the technical staff of the wind energy research division of Sandia National Laboratories in Albu- querque, N.M. He is currently engaged in continuing research evaluating large arrays of wind turbines and in developing testing techniques. Akins received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. in fluid mechanics and wind engineering from Colorado State University. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers’ aerodynamics committee and serves on subcommittees for wind power and architectural aerodynamics. Debaters try new format The Washington and Lee Debate Team has begun experimenting with a new form of intercollegiate debating in which the toughest opposition often comes from the audience. During the fall, W&L debaters toured four campuses where they engaged in audience-style debating on topics ranging from the reelection of President Reagan to coeducation. According to Halford Ryan, professor of public speaking and coach of the debate team, audience-style debating re- quires substantially different skills of the debaters. ‘“The format begins with each speaker presenting an eight-minute constructive speech during which members of the au- dience may interrupt for questions,’’ ex- plained Ryan. ‘‘After the constructive speeches, the floor is then opened to speeches, questions, or comments by members of the audience. Debaters from either team may respond to the audience, and then each team has a four-minute rebuttal.”’ Ryan stressed that the debaters were learning to adapt skills to the audience- style debate which requires a different style of delivery, more humor in the presentation, and an ability to think quickly in order to respond to questions from the audience. W&L freshmen John Starks and Michael Herrin, both of Valdosta, Ga., participated in one of the audience-style debates when they took the affirmative side of the question ‘‘Resolved: America deserves Ronald Reagan’’ before an au- dience of about 60 students at Davidson College in mid-October. Junior Chris Lion of O’Fallon, Ill., and sophomore Rick Graves of Gulfport, Miss., went on an extended debating tour in the Midwest. At the University of II- linois, Lion and Graves debated the ques- tion of Reagan’s presidency before an au- dience of 650 Illinois students. They debated that same topic at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. In the middle of their tour, Lion and Graves took the negative side of the topic ““Resolved: Co-ed means No-ed’’ at Wabash College in Indiana. About 50 Wabash students were in attendance to join in the audience-style debating. The debate was all the more interesting since Wabash is one of the few remaining all- male colleges while Washington and Lee will become coeducational at the under- graduate level next fall. 19 de Gazette WAL receives gift from Dr. Lyons, ’22 Washington and Lee has received a $30,000 gift from Dr. Harry Lyons, ’22, dean emeritus of the Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry. Lyons made the gift to W&L through the University’s Pooled Income Fund. The gift will be added to the endowment Lyons had previously created in honor of his parents, Max Jacob and Jennie Natkins Lyons. A native of Lexington who now lives in Richmond, Lyons is past president of both the American Association of Dental Schools and the American College of Dentists. The dentistry building at the Medical College of Virginia is named in Lyons’ honor. Washington and Lee bestowed the honorary doctor of science degree on Lyons in 1979. Washington and Lee’s Pooled Income Fund is now in excess of 1.5 million dollars. It offers lifetime income from gifts that also qualify for immediate in- come tax deductions. Schultz Lawyer-in-residence named Franklin M. Schultz, a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Reavis & McGrath, has been named the lawyer-in- residence in the Frances Lewis Law Center of the Washington and Lee School of Law for 1984-85. Schultz will be conducting research on the implications, for legal ethics, of the 1978 Ethics in Government Act. He will be assisted in that research by second- year W&L law student Michael Com- pagni, an intern in the Lewis Law Center. The Lewis Law Center was established at W&L to focus on developing knowledge ‘‘at the frontiers of the law’’ and, among other activities, brings distinguished visiting scholars, judges, and practitioners to the campus. Schultz received his bachelor’s degree and his law degree from Yale. Formerly a member of the faculty of the Indiana University School of Law, he was associated with the Washington law firm of Purcell & Nelson for 27 years before joining Reavis & McGrath in 1980. He has served as a lecturer at George Washington School of Law and was a visiting professor at the University of Virginia law school. He was for five years a member of the legal ethics com- mittee of the District of Columbia Bar Association. He was at the W&L law school throughout November and will return for another month of research in the spring. Big Brothers Continue To Provide Mutual Benefits One Saturday this fall about 30 Washington and Lee University students and the cook from a W&L fraternity spent the afternoon tossing footballs and frisbees and fixing hamburgers. To the casual observer, it might have appeared to be a typical group of undergraduates on a typical Saturday afternoon. What set this gathering apart, however, was the presence of 30 youngsters who were laughing and smil- ing and playing alongside the students. The picnic was part of the Universi- ty’s Big Brother/Little Brother program, sponsored by W&L’s University Federa- tion. The approximately 75 members of the federation, a volunteer service organization, also tutor in local schools, work with Cub Scout troops, and spon- sor the annual W&L Christmas candlelight service—to name just a few of their projects. The Big Brother program seeks to provide support for needy children, ex- plains Glen Jackson, a senior from Atlan- ta, Ga., who coordinates the project. Most of the little brothers, who typically range in age from eight to 14, come from single-parent households. ‘‘To lose your father at the age of seven can be devastating,’’ says Jackson. Guidance counselors at the high school and middle school level identify students who might benefit from having big brothers. In addition, some parents and guardians who are already aware of the program call W&L to request a big brother for their child. In matching the big and little brothers, Jackson aims for compatibility. For in- stance, he tries to identify similar in- terests, such as athletics, or he pairs a shy child with an outgoing student. Once he has matched students with their little brothers, Jackson leaves them pretty much on their own. ““To be effective, it has to be on their Own initiative,’’ explains Jackson. Apparently the students take their responsibilities seriously and in most cases the brothers spend four to six hours a week together. Says Jackson: ‘‘The kids are almost their dates on the weekends.”’ Michael Cappeto, associate dean of students at W&L and faculty adviser to the University Federation, says that students often form close and lasting rela- tionships with their little brothers and that Law librarian examines libraries’ future Despite the rapid development of new technology for gathering and storing in- formation, the traditional library is not about to become ‘‘a museum staffed by curators,’’ according to Sarah K. Wiant, law librarian and associate professor of law at Washington and Lee. Wiant’s observations on the future of libraries came during a recent speech to the Mid-America Chapter of the American Association of Law Libraries at the University of Illinois. There is, noted Wiant, a fundamental shift in the traditional information ac- tivities associated with libraries—the ac- quisition, preservation, and dissemination of information. **There will be less acquiring and preserving and more disseminating infor- mation as we become more dependent on information stored in a data base,’’ said Wiant. ‘‘Locally held collections may become less important and maybe even disappear.”’ Yet, that does not mean libraries and librarians face obsolescence, Wiant argued. ‘‘Librarians must move away from gathering vast amounts of materials to focusing on designing systems with access to information from various data bases,”’ said Wiant. ‘‘Librarians may become even more closely aligned with users.’’ What will happen to such traditional library jobs as acquisitions? *‘Some of these are already being per- formed by a machine and more will become automated,’’ said Wiant. ‘‘We cease to perform as production workers. The verification, selection of vendors, and searches through files is done more frequently by support staff. **Clearly the movement is from task- oriented jobs to more intellectual ac- tivities, such as collection management.”’ Society still needs traditional printed information, added Wiant, and ‘‘it is unlikely that increased technology will make obsolete methods of handling infor- mation; it is merely additional. ‘‘Combined sources of print and elec- tronic information, the low cost of com- munication, and the ability to bypass the library as a gatekeeper for service and to deal directly with the vendor creates a new set of problems for users. . . .Infor- mation users can become information losers because they are overwhelmed by rapidly changing events.”’ The information specialist of the future will be a ‘‘data ad- ministrator . . . whose skills will assist in determining what customer information needs are, making optimum use of data dictionaries/directors, and in providing adequate knowledge of data processing.’’ Added Wiant: ‘‘We information specialists may help users through a maze of information to determine what they need, what form it takes, and how much they are willing to pay. Not only will we be pathfinders, but we must also meet the challenge of being teachers. It is im- portant to recognize that teaching one to find knowledge is as important as teaching knowledge itself.’’ Wiant has been a law librarian at W&L since 1972 and was named head law librarian in 1978. In addition to her presentation at the University of Illinois, she recently was a participant in a con- ference on ‘‘Futures in International Law Collections’’ held at Duke University. at tH brother W&L sophomore John Riordan and his little some keep in touch long after the student has graduated. “The students take a strong personal interest in their little brothers,’’ says Cap- peto, who remembers one W&L alumnus who made a special trip to Lexington to see his little brother graduate from high school. Students become involved in the pro- gram, says Cappeto, because they see a real need. ‘‘We say to the freshmen every year, ‘You’re going to take an awful lot out of Lexington four years from now. A program such as Big Brothers is your one opportunity to give something back ‘to the community.’ ” Scott Tilley, a senior from Richmond who serves as co-chairman of the federa- tion, agrees. ‘‘The community does so much for us,”’ he says. ‘‘This is a way to give something back.”’ While the big brothers are providing a valuable community service, they are also benefitting from participation in the program. *‘The little brother gains a lot of guidance and companionship, but the program is a two-way street,’’ says Cap- peto. “‘The students learn a good deal from their little brothers. There is con- siderable personal growth for the W&L student.’’ Indeed, students who participate in the Big Brother program see it as an ex- tension of their educational experience. ‘*The students see a side of life they don’t often see,’’ explains Jackson. ‘‘They don’t realize the poverty in this county. It opens their eyes.’’ With the first class of women undergraduates due to arrive at W&L in the fall of 1985, a Big Sister project will probably be added to the program. *“Women students will be able to fit in im- mediately,’’ explains Jackson. Cappeto takes particular pride in the Big Brother program because he feels it may counteract some of the negative at- titudes that can exist between communi- ty residents and college students. “‘These are the same students who play their stereos too late and double park,’’ he says. Jackson agrees. The big brothers, he says, ‘‘are aware that some in the com- munity are not all that fond of students. But this helps show there is another side—the side of generosity and giving.”’ pA && Gazette Daredevils! Two Washington and Lee University sophomores are taking a trip back into time—in more ways than one—by pro- ducing a 13-part radio serial on WLUR- FM, the W&L campus radio station. Daredevils is scheduled to make its debut with a one-hour segment in late January or early February and will be followed by 12 weekly segments, two of which will be one hour long with the others 30 minutes long. The original script was written by Eric Knight of Los Alamitos, Calif., who is working with Michael Wacht of Social Circle, Ga., on the production. Not only does the very concept of a radio drama take the two college students back in time, but Daredevils is set in the 1930s. Ironically but understandably, Knight and Wacht hit upon their idea for a radio drama while watching television. **I was taking a journalism course in radio broadcast and had toyed with the idea of doing a radio play,’’ says Wacht. *“One night Eric and I were watching Air- wolf on TV and I mentioned my idea to him. He was interested. And here we are. When they embarked on their project, the two students had heard only one radio drama—National Public Radio’s produc- tion of Star Wars. **But I had read some old scripts that my mother happened to have,’’ said Knight. ‘‘And once we decided to take this project on, I got some tapes of old Shadow episodes.’’ Initially, Knight had written to several California studios seeking the rights to an old Shadow or Green Hornet series to produce at WLUR. Daredevils’ creators Michael Wacht (right) and Eric Knight ‘*T kept getting a runaround from the studios, so I decided to write my own script,’’ says Knight. Daredevils is an adventure about an American archaeologist who has settled down in England to write a book and is called upon to find a stolen sapphire. “*The script is a mismash of material—Dashiel Hammett, Alfred Hit- chcock, Raiders of the Lost Ark, things like that,’’ says Knight. ‘‘It has 27 dif- ferent characters in it. Of course, the ad- vantage of doing a radio drama is that one actor or actress can play four or five roles. “*Perhaps the most difficult part of writing the script was avoiding the very elementary dialogue that you found in the old radio programs in which the lines often insulted your intelligence. But at the same time I had to make certain that the dialogue left no doubt about what is hap- pening in the story line.’’ Knight and Wacht held open rehear- sals on the W&L campus and then went to Randolph-Macon Woman’s College to hold auditions for the female roles. ‘We have had a lot of interest from prospective actors and actresses even after the rehearsals,’’ says Wacht. ‘‘Until we held the rehearsals, we had never heard the script read aloud. That was an exciting experience. 7 The cast will be finalized by the first of the year with rehearsals to follow dur- ing January, says Wacht. ““We also want it to be as much like one of the radio serials as we can,’’ says Wacht. ‘‘For instance, each episode ends with a real cliffhanger. When we were holding rehearsals, the prospective actors and actresses all wanted to know what was going to happen next. That is a good sign. Hopefully, our audience will want to know the same thing.”’ ae Happy birthday, George! Washington and Lee’s oldest living alumnus, George Sloan Arnold, will celebrate another birthday on April 9. It won’t be just another birthday, actually; it will be Arnold’s 100th. Happy birth- day, George! Arnold, ’28L, explains with understandable pride that his father, a farmer who lived to be 80, was a private soldier in General Lee’s Army, Company A, 33rd Virginia Regiment, Stonewall Jackson Brigade, and that is probably why Arnold was sent to college at Washington and Lee in 1903. He was 17 at the time. After two years in college, Arnold dropped out to return to farming. He learned early to work hard and be frugal. Today he recalls with vivid description how he spent the post-World War I days working with his father before eventually taking over the total operation when his father died in 1923. In 1925, at the age of 40, Arnold decided to return to law school at the University. He received his law degree with the Class of 1928. Facing the stock market crash of 1929 and the depression years of the early 1930s, Arnold con- tinued farming and located in Romney, W.Va. He never actually practiced law but did serve a term in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Through diligent management of his farm, real estate pro- perties, and acquired securities, Arnold accumulated a sizeable estate. Arnold’s wife, Laura, died in 1972; the couple had no children. In December 1968 after several months of discussion with University of- ficials, Arnold transferred a group of securities to Washington and Lee to establish the George Sloan Arnold Scholarship and Loan Fund and provided that 90 percent of the income produced by the Fund be distributed in interest-free loans to needy West Virginia students with preference for students from Hamp- shire County, W.Va. The balance of 10 percent income was to be added to the principal each year. Since then, Arnold has made additional gifts to this Fund, which provides significant assistance to W&L students. In the academic year 1983-84, two students received aid through the Fund. Arnold is truly a friend of education. In addition to Washington and Lee, he has philanthropic interest in Hampden- Sydney College, Mary Baldwin College, and West Virginia University. The Hamp- shire County School Board paid tribute to Arnold in 1982 after he had establish- ed a trust agreement to provide scholar- ship aid to graduating seniors from the county’s schools. George Arnold is now living in a retirement home in Harrisonburg, Va., and he recently entertained the entire residence with a steak dinner and stood to shake the hands of some 300 guests. He treated the residents to a Christmas dinner in December. He will have many well-wishers on April 9. Happy 100th, George! Faculty activities e James J. Donaghy, professor of physics at Washington and Lee, spent the summer of 1984 conducting research at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tenn., under an appointment in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Faculty Research Participation program. Donaghy was among 53 faculty members from 36 colleges and univer- sities to be selected for the program. The Faculty Research Participation program is administered for the Depart- ment of Energy by the University Pro- grams Division of Oak Ridge Associated Universities. The program provides an opportunity to university faculty for collaborative participation in ongoing research and development programs or activities at designated DOE research facilities. It was the second consecutive summer during which Donaghy participated in the Oak Ridge program. A member of the W&L faculty since 1967, Donaghy received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. e Edward C. Atwood Jr., dean of the School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics at Washington and Lee, has been named the co-chairman of a special task force of Virginia’s Council of Higher Education. The 15-member task force was established to conduct a program evalua- tion of the undergraduate business ad- ministration programs in Virginia’s state colleges and universities. The task force will be assessing the current and future need for the programs and will be evaluating the purposes and objectives of those programs. It will also examine the quality of program offerings, faculty, students, and resources, and will produce recommendations for future actions. During its work the task force will conduct visits to selected institutions and will make a final report by November of 1985. Atwood Atwood has been dean of the School of Commerce, Economics, and Politics since 1969. Prior to that he was dean of students at W&L. He earned his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Princeton. He taught economics at W&L from 1952 until 1960 when he left to join the General Electric Company’s staff of economists in New York. He returned to W&L in 1962 as dean of students and professor of economics. The co-chairman of the task force with Atwood is Bruce N. Chaloux, coor- dinator of institutional approval and academic special projects of the Council of Higher Education. The task force includes members from both private industry and officials from state-supported colleges and universities in Virginia. e David B. Dickens, associate pro- fessor of German at Washington and Lee, has had several of his translations included in an ambitious new collection of German literature in English. Dickens is the translator of several poems by 19th-century romantic poet Clemens Bretano. His English versions of those Bretano poems are part of The German Library, a 100-volume collection published by Crossroads/Continuum in New York under the supervision of leading American and German scholars. The project seeks to make a vast amount of German literature more readi- ly accessible to the English-reading public. Dickens was commissioned to under- take the work by Robert M. Browning, editor of the 39th volume in the collec- tion, which is entitled German Poetry from 1750-1900. An experienced translator, Dickens’ Bretano research has already attracted international attention. Dickens has been a member of the W&L faculty since 1960. e Three faculty members in Washington and Lee’s School of Com- merce, Economics, and Politics were par- ticipants in the 54th annual conference of the Southern Economic Association in Atlanta during November. John C. Winfrey, professor of economics, and Carl P. Kaiser, assistant professor of economics, presented papers at the meeting. Winfrey, Kaiser, and S. Todd Lowry, professor of economics and administration, served as discussants dur- ing the conference. Winfrey’s paper was entitled ‘‘Adam Smith on Value-in-Use’’ and was 23 &% Gazette delivered at a session on the history of economic thought. He was a discussant for a session on public choice. Kaiser delivered a paper entitled ‘‘Layoffs and the Taxable Payroll of Unemployment Insurance’’ for a session on labor markets and served as a discus- sant in a session on trade unions. Lowry was a discussant for a session on the government’s role in the economy. e J. Douglas Smith, assistant pro- fessor of military science at Washington and Lee, has been promoted to the rank of major in the United States Army. At a ceremony held in November, Smith’s wife, Barbara, and Lt. Col. Luke B. Ferguson, professor of military science at Washington and Lee, pinned the gold oak leaves of Smith’s new rank to his epaulets. Smith, a native of Swissvale, Pa., was commissioned an officer in the Signal Corps in 1973. He served 56 months in the 35th Signal Brigade at Fort Bragg, N.C., where he held positions as a pla- toon leader, adjutant and company com- mander for the 426th Signal Battalion. Most recently he served as the chief of the Southern Regional Signal Support Regiment’s Budget Section, Allied Forces Southern Europe in Naples, Italy. He is a 1973 graduate of Robert Mor- ris (Pa.) College where he earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting. While attending Robert Morris, Smith cross-enrolled for Army ROTC at Du- quesne University where he served as the Cadet Battalion Commander in 1973. Smith also earned a master’s of business administration degree from West Virginia University in 1980. At Washington and Lee, he teaches military history to sophomore students enrolled in the ROTC program. He also is the faculty adviser to the Delta Tau Delta fraternity and an assistant baseball coach. e Sgt. Ist Class Raymon L. Kuper, Washington and Lee’s military science department senior drill instructor, has been selected for promotion to Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army. A native of Albers, Ill., Kuper enlisted in the Army in 1970 and has served overseas assignments in Germany and Korea and stateside assignments at Fort Benning, Ga., Fort Polk, La., and Fort Riley, Kan. His awards include the Expert Infan- try Badge, Distinguished Drill Sergeant Badge, and Army Commendation Medal. 24 78th Fancy Dress Ball Features Count Basie Orchestra The Student Activities Board is finalizing its plans for Washington and Lee’s 78th Annual Fancy Dress Ball, still considered one of the premier college social events in the country. Fancy Dress Weekend ’85 will be held from March 7 through March 9. The weekend will officially open with a concert and dance on Thursday night, March 7. National recording acts will be featured in the Student Activities Pavilion, a new addition to the W&L campus designed especially for such events. The ball itself, the major event of the weekend, will be held on Friday, March 8, in Warner Center. The evening will begin at 8:30 p.m. Since Miss Annie Jo White, a W&L librarian, founded Fancy Dress in 1907 to ease the winter doldrums, the event has continued to grow, swelling in attendance and enchantment. This year’s ball, with the theme still a secret, promises to sur- pass its predecessors. The SAB has been planning for the gala event since September and the diligence promises to pay off. Recent years have shown a significant increase in alumni attendance. This year the SAB expects even more returning alumni for this event, which seems to personify W&L’s special atmosphere. The Count Basie Orchestra will kick off this year’s ball. The year 1985 marks the 50th anniversary of The Basie Or- chestra, which has been delighting au- diences worldwide. Although the *‘Count’”’ died on April 26, 1984, his band still offers the fine, distinctive sound that The Count Basie Orchestra made so famous. Freddie Green, an integral part of the band since its beginning, noted that Basie prepared an entrance at the end of his solos for the next man. So too, Count Basie left the way open for The Count Basie Orchestra to continue in the tradi- tion established over the past 50 years. While The Count Basie Orchestra entertains in the main ballroom, there will be national soul and rhythm and blues acts in Doremus Gymnasium. There pro- mises to be music and entertainment to suit all ages and tastes. The pleasant com- plaint that there is too much to see and do in one four-hour evening is sure to be heard again this year. The SAB encourages all alumni to at- tend the 78th Annual Fancy Dress Ball. Alumni will be gladly assisted by the SAB in any way possible. Tickets are available for $30 a couple and are obtainable through the accompanying form. A list of area accommodations is also provid- ed. For additional information please contact Carole Chappell at (703) 463-8590. The SAB looks forward to see- ing you at this year’s Fancy Dress Ball. Accommodations Colony House (703) 463-2195 Days Inn 463-9131 Econo Lodge 463-7371 Holiday Inn 463-7351 Natural Bridge Hotel 291-212) Lexington Motel 463-2151 McCampbell Inn 463-2044 Howard Johnson’s 463-9181 Keydet General 463-2143 Please send me tickets to W&L’s 78th Fancy Dress Ball, which is to be held on Friday, March 8, 1985. Tickets are $30 per couple. My check in the amount oO: _________sis enclosed. (Payable to SAB.) Name: Class of: Address: Phone: Zip: Mail to: Student Activities Board University Center Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 Archaeologists uncover kiln Archaeologists from Washington and Lee have unearthed a kiln that was used to produce a variety of stoneware vessels for Rockbridge County residents in the mid-1800s. The project site is in an agricultural field near Rockbridge Baths. Kurt C. Russ, research archaeologist at Washington and Lee, has been direc- ting the field work conducted by students enrolled in a course in archaeological survey methods which is part of the University’s anthropology curriculum. According to Russ, the site has yield- ed literally thousands of shards, several of which are clearly marked with a ‘*Rockbridge’’ stamp. “‘The stamp on the material that we have found matches the stamp on several extant pieces of stoneware found in col- lections here in the county,’’ said Russ. “‘We can say with some certainty that the pieces in those collections were manufac- tured in the kiln that we have found.’’ The W&L archaeologists began their research after receiving information from Lexington historian Royster Lyle, who is conducting research on the production of early Rockbridge County crafts. “Everybody knew there was a pottery in Rockbridge Baths during the 1800s, and many people had a vague idea about where it had been,’’ explained Russ. **During the course of his interviews Royster Lyle found some leads and pass- ed them along to us. We then conducted interviews with the area residents and were finally directed to this field by the owner of the land, Robert Burner, who gave us permission to begin the dig.”’ Documentary research of local census records revealed a listing for a man nam- ed Isaac Donald Lam, who was engaged in the manufacture of stoneware in Rockbridge Baths from 1850 to 1880. ‘“*The artifacts that we have uncovered are almost certainly from that 30-year period when Mr. Lam was working in this area,’’ said Russ. About one-fifth of the kiln itself has been unearthed to date. But Russ can already determine that it was a dome- shaped circular updraft kiln about eight to 10 feet in diameter and was heated by either two or four fire boxes. ‘*It was a fairly common type of kiln for that era,’’ said Russ. Not so common, however, are some of the products of the kiln that have been uncovered. ‘‘The vessels we are finding were utilitarian—crocks, jars, jugs,’’ Russ ex- plained. ‘‘The jugs are ovoid in form with certain types of decorative treatments that are quite unusual for this area of the country. ‘‘What is particularly unusual is the presence of incising with brushed blue cobalt to create a floral pattern or motif on the body of the vessel.’’ Added Russ: ‘‘I am not aware of anything like this in Virginia stoneware. It is far more typical of stoneware that you would see in the North, so that this particular pottery seems to me to repre- sent an unusual link between the North and the South.”’ John McDaniel, associate professor of anthropology at W&L and director of the University’s archaeology laboratory, said the Rockbridge pottery is exciting because of the local interest that is generated. ‘‘There are many people who knew about the pottery that was being produc- ed here, had seen and maybe even owned a piece of that pottery,’’ said McDaniel. LACROSSE Mar. 2—Duke Home Mar. 9—North Carolina Away Mar. 16—Maryland Home Mar. 23—Virginia Home Mar. 31—Towson Away Apr. 17—Cornell Away Apr. 20— Washington Away Apr. 27—Bucknell Away May 1—Roanoke Home May 4—Loyola Away May 11—UMBC Home BASEBALL Mar. 9—C. Newport (2) Home Mar. 11—Va. Wesleyan Away Mar. 16—F&M (2) Home Mar. 18—E. 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Home May 4—Maryland Classic Away May 11—Cavalier Classic Away . me 7 - - - 7 a . - * - 7 - 7 - 7 - - - - . . . oe 7 - - - . 7 . = . - - - . ” . : . 7 4. - 7 - . - - : . - : 7 . =e ” - . > _ 7 a bicycle much. In fact, he schted* . y trips he took down the Blue Ridge Oo This past fall, however, | he rode his Bicycle around school a much more of always wanted to do it, and it was ee ,” said Corky, who | trip and a mounted ; Another wall holds a fr 7 in, and he was supportive,” said Corky. “He me to do it myself, but my It that i Oo Corky joined the together with +g? os Ps ¢ His parents accompanied him for the two days it took to reach Ashland, then Corky continued by himself until he met Lewis in Damascus. Although he camped out only once while traveling alone, Corky and Lewis spent most of their nights under the stars in city or national parks. Rather than pitching a tent, they often just threw their sleeping bags on picnic tables. ““Once every two weeks or so, we would spend a night in a hotel, just to get a taste of civilization and to shower,’’ he said. **Kansas was great. They had pools in their city parks, so we would stop and jump in for awhile.’’ They ate mostly in small country cafes and restaurants, although they also carried a small camping stove and ate a lot of beef stew. Their route took them from Virginia through Kentucky, southern Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. ‘“*As we neared the end, we got so excited. We had plan- ned to ride our bikes through the sand and into the ocean, but we couldn’t because the beach was 50 yards wide,’’ he explained. Making impromptu plans, the pair unpacked their bikes, ran across the sand and dipped the bikes in the water. ‘*I like the two skiers, Phil and Steve Mayre, and they often take photographs with their skis above their heads,”’ said Corky. ‘‘So I took a picture with my bike above my head. ‘““We were going to dive in, too, but we stopped when we got knee-deep because the water was freezing.’’ From Oregon, the two rode a bus south to San Francisco because ‘‘at that point we didn’t want to get on a bike again, ever.’’ They rented a car and saw the sights in San Francisco until Corky’s parents, who were on a business trip, met them there, and they flew home. ‘fA lot of people were really surprised that we didn’t ride back,’’ he said. Although seeing the country was the primary motivation for the trip, it was the different people they met that kept the pair going. One of the first characters they met was ‘‘Cookie Lady,”’’ who owns a home halfway up Afton Mountain between Charlottesville and Lexington, the steepest incline the two bikers faced. Her reputation for hospitality to bicyclists has increased the number of visitors to her home so much that she opened a hostel and now maintains a storeroom of food for the passers-by. Later, in a national park in Missouri, they encountered “‘two of the biggest freaks, the long-haired, bearded types who bragged about the number of men they had beaten up in bars,’’ Corky recalled. **But we got to know them really well. They showed us the best part of the river to swim in. Then we listened to them play guitar all afternoon. They made up the words to songs as they went along. They made up one about us. *‘They were taking shots from a liquor bottle when one of them bit the top off, chewed the glass and spit it out while he kept singing.’’ They also met several serious bikers, whom Corky describ- ed as ‘‘a little far out.”’ *‘One of our goals on the trip was not to become ‘Joe Biker.’ At one point, in Sun Valley, Idaho, I was having a problem with my bike and with getting it fixed. A girl came up to Lewis and asked him, ‘Can you help me? You look like a serious biker.’ “*It was the ultimate disappointment.’’ Corky had only one wreck. In Kansas he tried to hitch a ride by holding onto the back of a truck. ‘‘Lewis went. down first, then I ran into him.”’ Corky is surprised that he still has a strong interest in bicycling. “‘I had thought that when I got to the coast, that would be it. I was going to bronze my bike. Instead, I’ve wanted to take advantage of being in such good riding shape. “Besides, it’s more fun to ride near home because you know you have a bed and food at night,”’ he said. Corky plans to make the trek at least once more because his father wants to do it. A future goal may even be to ride there and back. An English major, he is traveling to Europe this spring with members of the English department at W&L, and he hopes to take some time to go bicycling over there. ‘Who knows? I may take up racing, just for the heck of it.”’ (This article first appeared in the Richmond News Leader and is reprinted here by permission.) ai : c - - : ; - Joos: 7 : : . . - - - ; 7 - . . . . oe - - 7 ; - ; / : . - . Reports on Activities of the Alumni Board . - a Bn issue of the Alumni Magazine includ ‘ais ofthe Washincion and’ ion, the University ticular aspect of our October meeting. As you know from previous reports, the Board of Trustees kept the Alumni Board fully informed during the coeducation study and decision. That process of communication between the Board of Trustees and the Alumni Board is continuing. We met at length with Rector Jim Ballengee and President John Wilson to discuss the plans for implementing coeduca- tion. We also met with the Coeducation Steering Committee, composed of staff, faculty, and students. Finally, we met, as we always try to do, with a group of student leaders from the Executive Committee, Interfraternity Council, Ring-tum Phi, Independent Union, class presidents, dormitory counselors, and other groups. We heard details on the planning guidelines. We heard the current thinking and plans in areas ranging from large and obvious considerations (dormitories, sororities, and intercollegiate athletics) to areas so minute we were amaz- ed. We questioned particularly student attitudes about coeducation and learned that there had been a great turn- around. Most students now actively favor coeducation, are willing to work to help implement it, and see the decision as a positive one for the University. Based on our conversations, we did make two suggestions to the University. First, we suggested that information on the transitional plans be furnished to all alumni, probably by ar- ticles and reports in this magazine. It is important for you to know the targeted numbers and other such information. Se- cond, we recommended that more time and attention be given to freshman orientation next year and in the future. Believing that freshman orientation is the springboard to help assure the continuation of certain of our special values, we think that ex- tra attention should be given now and in the future to orienta- tion. We feel the orientation ought to concentrate on such matters as the Honor System, social life and conduct, and the other areas important in making these new students keenly aware of Washington and Lee’s traditional values. There is much more to say and no room to Say it. All of you would have enjoyed the campus-wide party, with music by The Spinners, in the new student pavilion on the back cam- pus. All of you would be impressed with and would enjoy knowing the current students we had the opportunity to meet. Suffice it to say, it appears to this Alumni Board that Lex- ington is a vibrant, wonderful place to be these days and that Washington and Lee is well prepared to move forward to secure its position as a nationally prominent institution, com- bining the special values we hold so dear with a superior education for highly qualified students. In compliance with Article 9 of the By-Laws of the Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc., the names and addresses of are listed below: PETER A. AGELASTO III, 62 Kaufman & Canoles P.O. Box 3037 Norfolk, VA 23514 (804) 624-3000 J. FRANK SURFACE JR., 60 Mahoney, Adams, Milam, Surface & Grundy P.A. P.O. Box 4099 Jacksonville, FL 32201 (904) 354-1100 Name Your Candidate the Nominating Committee for 1984-85 M. THEODORE VAN LEER, ’51 Van Leer Chocolate Corp. 110 Hoboken Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07302 (201) 798-8080 The committee is now receiving the names of candidates to fill five seats on the Alumni Board of Directors and one vacancy on the University Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics. Under the By-Laws, any member of the Alumni Association may submit names of alumni to the Nominating Com- mittee for nomination for the offices to be filled. Alumni may send names directly to any members of the committee or to the committee through the office of the Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association at the University. The committee will close its report on April 1, 1985, and present its nominations to the annual meeting of the Alumni Association on May 12, 1985. 29 Chapter News NEW YORK—At Philip Morris USA Headquarters are (from left) Trustee ENINSULA—Trustee Charles Rowe, ’45, elaborates on his remarks in Ross Millhiser; Matt Thompson, ’84; Dave Adams, ’84; David Dowler, a conversation with David Short, 84. 69; and, Trustee Tom Wolfe, ’51. PALMETTO—The chapter’s softball team smashed the Wahoos 18-2. Back SINGAPORE—Gathering for a W&L evening in Singapore were (from row from left: Gary Haley, Sam Painter, Bill Sargent, Bobby Kelly, Preston left) Benton J. Mathis, ’84L; James B. Thompson Jr., ’66, with Kimberly Covington, George Wolfe, Rick McCain, Frank Ellerbe, Mike Burnette, Thompson, Henry Baey, ’83; and, Robert Parker, ’84. Les Cotter, Tuck Laffitte. Front from left: Chip James, John Vlahoplus, David Fischer, Bobby Pearce, Norris Laffitte, Jack Dent. The fall of 1984 was busier than ever for Washington and Rowe, ’45, met with the Peninsula Chapter in Newport News. Lee alumni who gathered for chapter meetings across the Trustees Houston Harte, ’50, and Frank Young, ’66, were on country and, including an impromptu reunion in Singapore, the program for a meeting of the Dallas Chapter. Trustees across the world. Ross Millhiser and Tom Wolfe, ’51, spoke to the New York From late October through mid-December, 22 W&L alum- Chapter. ni chapters held gatherings of one sort or another with a ma- In many instances, the programs included remarks by jority of the programs focusing on the University’s plans to representatives of the alumni office—Alumni Secretary Dick implement coeducation in the undergraduate divisions next Sessoms, Associate Alumni Secretary Buddy Atkins, ’68, and fall. Director of University Relations Farris P. Hotchkiss, ’58. W&L President John D. Wilson attended seven meetings, Here is a roundup of the fall’s meetings: joining alumni in Cincinnati, Detroit, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Richmond, and Danville. Many of the University’s trustees were involved in chapter meetings as well. Rector James Ballengee, ’48L, was featured at the Pittsburgh Chapter. Trustee Gordon Leggett, ’54, spoke HILTON HEAD. The newly formed chapter elected its initial officers on Oct. 24—Lewis W. Martin, ’35, president; Fred E. Waters, °38, vice president; William E. Bowen, ’61, secretary; and Craig T. Dumesnil, ’73, treasurer. to gatherings in Lynchburg and Roanoke. Joining Leggett for WASHINGTON. Under the leadership of Waller T. (Beau) the Roanoke meeting was Sidney M. B. Coulling, ’48, pro- Dudley, ’74, ’79L, new chapter president, and Gerald Giblin, fessor and head of the department of English. Trustee Charles °81, secretary, the chapter met for cocktails on Oct. 25. 30 TC nn ne ROANOKE—Alumni Board member James Jennings, ’65, ’77L, (left) with Saunders Guerrant, ’23, (center) and Arnold Masinter, ’62, chapter president. NORTHWEST LOUISIANA—The November gathering included (from left) Tom Murphy, ’77; Alton Sartor, ’38; Jim Reeder, ’55; Andy Gallagher, 51, *55L; Steve Yancey, ’66; and, Jerry Perlman, ’69. DALLAS. Trustees Harte and Young were the honored guests at a reception at the Dallas Country Club on Oct. 30. Chapter president Bowman Williams, ’75, and Alumni Board director Lee Halford Jr., ’69, led the program. UPPER POTOMAC. On Halloween evening, the Upper Potomac Chapter met at the Cumberland, Md., Country Club. Chapter president Al Darby, ’43, announced that the chapter has donated a copy of Ollinger Crenshaw’s General Lee’s College to the Cumberland Library in memory of Dr. Edwin C. Miller, ’23, a chapter member who died during the summer. Alumni Board director Charlie Beall, ’56, of Mar- tinsburg, W.Va., was in attendance. A special guest at the meeting was Mrs. Paul Pickens, widow of Paul D. Pickens, "17; PENINSULA. Trustee Rowe addressed the Peninsula Chapter on Nov. 1 at the James River Country Club. Conway Sheild, °64, ’67L, arranged the meeting. in Cincinnati were (from left) Bill Jamison, 65; Martina Jamison; Lisa Faucheaux; and, Brian Downes, ’80. CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI—Milburn Noell, ’51, ’*54L, associate director of development, meets with chapter members. From left, Dave Ann Pen- nington; Dave Pennington, ’84L; Noell; Tommy Shepherd, ’84L; and, Mary Scott Shepherd. NEW YORK. More than 70 chapter members enjoyed the reception facilities of Philip Morris World Headquarters for a Nov. 1 gathering. Trustee Millhiser, vice chairman of Philip Morris, was host for the event and was joined by Trustee Wolfe. Also attending was Ollie Mendell, 50, a member of the Alumni Board. Chapter president David Dowler, ’69, presided over the meeting. ROANOKE. The Roanoke Alumni Chapter enjoyed a buffet luncheon on Nov. 2 at the Patrick Henry Hotel and heard Professor Coulling, 48, and-Trustee Leggett. Arnold Masinter, ’62, Scott Farrar, ’76, and James Jennings, ’65, °72L, planned the luncheon. SOUTHERN OHIO. President Wilson spoke to the Southern Ohio Chapter on Nov. 7 at the Cincinnati Country Club. Tom O’Brien, ’58, ’61L, is the new chapter president and paid tribute to the chapter’s long-time leader, Bob Hilton, ’39. Hilton recognized former national Alumni Association presi- dent Jim Priest, ’43, of Dayton; former chapter presidents 31 Chapter News DETROIT— Welcoming Mrs. Anne Wilson (center) to Detroit were Mrs. Susan Mozena and John Mozena, ’67, president of the Detroit chapter. ee CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI—Seated from left: Dave Pennington, ’84L; Chip Billups, *71; Bob Cooper, ’35; John Crecink, ’77L; Tommy Shepherd, ’84L. Standing from left: Porter Meadors, ’79; Joe Wise, ’74L; Sherwood Wise, °32, °34L; Paul Neville, ’68L; Alton Phillips, ’68L; Jim Mozingo, ’75; Craig Castle, *SOL. \ Skip Hickenlooper, ’64, and Tom Winborne, ’51; and Bob Wersel, ’42, one of the founding donors of the Southern Ohio Scholarship. DETROIT. The Detroit Chapter met at the Grosse Pointe Yacht Club on Nov. 8 to hear President Wilson’s remarks. John Mozena, ’67, chapter president, organized the evening, which included the presentation of a Detroit Tigers’ cap and tie to Wilson, a long-time Tiger fan, by Detroit News sports writer Tom Gage, ’70. SAN DIEGO. Rob Fure, director of summer programs, outlined W&L’s continuing education opportunities for alumni at a meeting on Nov. 12 at the Seapoint Clubhouse in La Jolla. Chapter president John Klinedinst, ’75, ’78L, and his wife, Cindy, were hosts. Joining the group were Jack and Ann Keith, ’42L, of La Mesa, Calif., who had participated in the 1982 Alumni College. DENVER. Chapter president Charles Pride, ’72, and his wife, 32 DETROIT—The Detroit meeting included (from left) R. K. Barton, ’63, and Lisa and Tom Gage, ’70. President John D. Wilson addressed the gathering. KANSAS CITY—President John Wilson (left) talks with (from left) Russ Fletcher, ’74; Clark Faulkner, ’71; and, Joe Vawter, father of junior Mat- thew Vawter. Kathy, organized a reception and dinner for President and Mrs. Wilson on Nov. 13 at the Cherry Hills Country Club. CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. Tommy Shepherd, ’84L, and chapter president Joe Wise, ’74L, organized a meeting on Nov. 13 at the Capital City Petroleum Club in Jackson. NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. Wade Sample, ’69, and his wife, Marcia, were the hosts for a shrimp boil on Nov. 14 at the Pierremont Tennis Club in Shreveport. Archer Frierson, °73, chapter president, and Haller Jackson, ’73, chairman of the Alumni Admissions Program for the area, made remarks. NEW ORLEANS. Throughout the fall the New Orleans Chapter has been active, organizing a W&L Day at the (World’s) Fair to hear the Brass and Percussion Ensemble per- form on Oct. 15 and then meeting area high school students for a reception at the home of Michele and Joe Carrere, ’77. — Van Pate, associate director of admissions, was a special guest for the latter function. OO LL a iu KANSAS CITY—The Kansas City meeting brought together (from left) Todd Sutherland, ’81, the chapter president; Clark Faulkner, ’71; and, Lin- da and Skip Nottberg, ’71. ARKANSAS—Renewing acquaintances at the Arkansas meeting were (from left) Jimmy Moses, ’70; Lawson Turner, ’72L; B. J. Moses; Harriet Stephens; Lee Thalheimer, ’73; Cathy Morse; and, Warren Stephens, ’79. ARKANSAS. Lawson Turner, ’72, and his wife, Sandy, were hosts for the Arkansas Chapter meeting on Nov. 15. Chapter president Lee Thalheimer, ’73, planned the event with assis- tance from Roddy McCaskill, ’75. SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA. The chapter held an informal reception for President Wilson on Nov. 15 following a speech Wilson made to the Danville Kiwanis Club. Henry Roediger, ’°41, °47L, introduced Wilson at the Kiwanis Club event. KANSAS CITY. Skip and Linda Nottberg, ’71, and chapter president Todd Sutherland, ’81, organized the meeting at which President Wilson spoke on Nov. 28. Nottberg is a member of the Alumni Board. ST. LOUIS. Chapter president Landers Carnal, ’79, and his wife, Mimi, were the hosts Nov. 29 for a dinner meeting at the St. Louis Country Club, where President Wilson was the speaker. In addition, Denny Niedringhaus, ’66, reported on the Alumni Admissions Program. a bd ST. LOUIS—The chapter president, Landers Carnal, ’79, (center) greets Drew Baur, 66, (left) and Landon Jones, ’38. APPALA CHIAN—Budady Atkins, 68, (center), associate alumni secretary, spoke to the Appalachian meeting, which included (from left) Phil McFarlane, ’71; Pam McFarlane; Atkins; Rob Petrey, ’41; and, Charles Watson, °75. LYNCHBURG. The chapter had a smoker and business ses- sion on Dec. 5, at the Central Fidelity Bank building with Trustee Leggett in attendance. APPALACHIAN. Chapter president Phil McFarlane, ’71, and his wife, Pam, organized the Dec. 6 meeting at the Peach Tree Restaurant in Bristol, Va. McFarlane and Bob Vinyard, ’70L, conducted a brief business meeting at which Mike Riley, ’72, was elected chapter president. RICHIMOND. President Wilson spoke at the chapter’s year- end dinner on Dec. 6 at the Bull and Bear Club. New officers are: Bob Priddy, ’67, president; Channing Martin, ’75, ’79L, vice president; Pres Rowe, ’60, secretary; Ware Palmer, ’82, treasurer; and, Matt Calvert, ’75, ’79L, AAP representative. PITTSBURGH. Rector Ballengee was the featured speaker Dec. 10 for the Pittsburgh Chapter’s first meeting in several years under the direction of chapter president Dick Johnston, 56. 33 Oo > Tan ibe Se os ee eine nee retired and is a paid executive with Second Harvesters of Wisconsin, Inc. 1937 JAMES H. RIcE Jr. has retired as senior vice presi- dent and trust counsel of First Commercial Bank (formerly First National Bank) in Little Rock after 35 years. PARKE ROUSE JR. has retired as a museum direc- tor and is now a contributing editor to the Newport News Daily Press. In addition to contributing to magazines, he is at work on his 18th book. Rouse and his wife live in Williamsburg. 1938 WILLIAM H. DANIEL is retired and living in Rogers, Ark. He maintains his board membership in two manufacturing concerns. LANDON Y. JONES recently celebrated his 50th high school reunion with SAMUEL P. MCCHESNEY Jr., °38, and J. McLAIN STEwanrrT, ’38. W. SAxBY TAVEL and his wife have just returned from a three-week, 1,400-mile tour of Portugal. 1939 MARRIAGE: RoBertT E. MILLIGAN Jr. and Mary Virginia Keller on Aug. 4, 1984, in Grosse Pointe Park, Mich. ALEXANDER LOED, president of the Meridian Museum of Art of Meridian, Miss., won the $400 first place Purchase Award at the Mississippi Art Colony competition for his painting ‘‘Leaving it Behind.’’ 1940 ROBERT A. DEMENTI has retired and turned the family business over to his son, Robert, ’82. GEORGE M. FootE is retiring after 30 years on the bench of the Alexandria, La., City Court. JOSEPH HUNTER has retired from Hunter Engineer- ing Co. to manage his farm properties and investments. ROBERT S. HUTCHESON JrR., a physician, retired in January 1985 and will live in Roanoke, Va. THoMAS H. MCCUTCHEON is retired. He and his wife live in Chatham, Mass. FRED D. SHELLABARGER is retired in Santa Fe, N.M., but remains active by teaching a course at the Santa Fe Community College and designing houses. 1942 STANLEY L. SATER has recently retired from his retail furniture business. C. F. Gambill, °54 B.F. Judy, °47 GEORGE M. Foote (See 1940.) 1943 Puitip K. SHUTE has retired as secretary of the Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati and has turn- ed the family business over to the fifth generation. He now spends winters in Ft. Myers, Fla. 1946 OLIVER W. McCLINTOCK Jr. has retired after 35 years with J. C. Penney Co., and has moved from Baton Rouge, La., to Hickory, N.C. WILLIAM OLENDORF published his fourth art book, Addison Mizner Architect To the Affluent—A Sketchbook, in 1983. The book was formally presented in the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach and the Boca Raton Club. An award-winning ar- tist in his own right, Olendorf’s work is in the private collections of President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan, Vice President and Mrs. George Bush, II- linois Gov. James Thompson, and several others. In 1981 at a Republican Party fund-raiser in Chicago, two Olendorf oil paintings were presented to President and Mrs. Reagan. A pro- fessional artist for more than three decades, Olen- dorf has exhibited extensively throughout Europe and the United States, including one-man shows in Paris, Stockholm, Mykonos, San Francisco, and Chicago. In 1963 he received a Rockefeller Foun- dation Grant to lecture at educational centers in the Midwest. He is currently at work on another book. 1947 BERNARD F. Jupy has been appointed editor-in- chief of The Toledo Blade. He has been editor since 1973 and is a director of The Toledo Blade Co. 1949 Dr. DAvip K. CALDWELL has recently accepted the position of director of research at Marineland of Florida. He is joined by his wife who is his research partner. 1950 R. DABNEY CHAPMAN is public affairs officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul. W. Roy HOFFMAN Jr. has recently completed duties as co-general chairman of the National Pro- fessional Golfers’ Association Tournament held at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Ala., in August. ROBERT H. MAUuvckx is retired from his position as a physician for E. I. dupont de Nemours. He is an elder in the Presbyterian Church. I. LEAKE WoRNOM Jr. is associated with the new law firm of Patten, Wornom & Watkins of Newport News, Va. Other W&L graduates associated with the firm are Thomas R. Watkins, ’75, Robert R. Hatten, ’72L, Benjamin A. Williams III, ’71L, and E. Thomas Cox, ’67, ’72L. 1951 Lewis P. Co..ins III has enjoyed two cruises in 1984: one to the Caribbean and another to Ger- many, France, Portugal, Spain, Morocco and Italy. WILLIAM S. Rosasco III coordinated John Glenn’s campaign in Florida’s Ist and 2nd congressional districts. He also recently organized and attended a Chamber of Commerce World Trade Council Investment Mission to West Germany. ROBERT H. SALISBURY spent three weeks in China as part of a 10-member delegation of American studies scholars visiting Chinese universities to ex- plore how the Chinese might better study and understand the United States. 1952 THOMAS R. WARFIELD has opened an investments counseling firm, Warfield, Banfield & Co., Inc., in New York. 1953 JUDGE HuGu S. GLICKSTEIN of the Fourth District Court of Appeals in Florida was the winner of the Outstanding Jurist Award from the Young Lawyers Section of the Florida Bar in June. Glicks- tein has written several articles for young lawyers and was chosen for his reputation for making sound decisions as well as for his record of integrity as a lawyer and a judge. He has served as assis- tant state attorney, city attorney for Lauderdale Lakes, and judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit. He has also served on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar. EDWIN C. MILLER has been named manager of manufacturing operations and methods analysis of the Kelley Springfield Tire Co. He has been manager of tire technology services since 1983. 1954 CHARLES F. GAMBILL has been elected president of the board of trustees of Illinois Masonic Medical Center, a 556-bed medical care and teaching in- stitution affiliated with the University of Illinois Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy. JOSEPH L. LANIER, chief executive officer and chairman of West Point Pepperell, Inc., was featured recently in Sky magazine. The article praised his leadership and business skills. He was named best chief executive officer in the textile in- dustry by the ‘‘Wall Street Transcript’’ in 1982 and was named one of the two best this year. 35 3 ton, on Nov. 14, 1984. He joins br yther. a ; : 1975 MARRIAGE: T. Barry Davis and Martena Anne Crippen on Oct. 19, 1984, in Washington, D.C. In attendance were classmates Matt Krafft, Don Hathway, Ray Rheult, Randy Taylor, Stu Nibley, and Jack Parks. Others attending were Duncan Klinedinst, ’74; Paul Maloney, ’76; Paul Larken, ’76; Paul Cromlin, ’76; Bruce Dunnan, ’76; Tait Trussell, ’49; and Arthur Sinclair, ’37. Davis recently won a trip to Monte Carlo as one of the top 3 M/MNI producers of the year. BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. CARTER H. Moore, a daughter, Emily Elizabeth, on July 21, 1984, in Houston, Texas. Moore was recently promoted to staff landman with Amoco Production Co. BIRTH: Witit1am W. TeErRRy III and Leslie Marfleet Terry, a daughter, Megan O’Brien, on May 22, 1984. Terry is a partner in the law firm of Wetherington & Melchionna in Roanoke, Va. WILLIAM E. FORLAND Jr. resigned from the Boe- ing Aerospace Co. in March 1984 and now studies veterinary medicine at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. Gary R. Knick has been named treasurer of Virginia Military Institute. He leaves Cox, Allemong & Co. in Martinsburg, W.Va. THOMAS R. WATKINS (See Wornom 1950.) 1976 BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. Marc S. LEVIN, a son, Brandon William Allen, in October 1984 in Ann Arbor, Mich. 1977 E. TONI GUARINO was promoted to program ad- visor for food and drug advertising in the division of advertising of the Federal Trade Commission on Aug. 6, 1984. 1978 BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. ERIK S. GREENBAUM, a daughter, Virginia Gordon, on Aug. 8, 1984, in Huntington, W.Va. STEPHEN P. RODGERS is currently an economist for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington, D.C. 1979 BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. SAMUEL A. NOLEN, a son, Samuel Maverick, on Sept. 20, 1984, in Wilm- ington, Del. R. TAYLOR HARBISON JR. is a painter living in New York. He has recently begun to sell his works, two of which were ‘‘Orient Point, Long Island’’ and ‘‘Boy Going to Heaven.”’ Nert J. WELCH JR. has joined the Washington, D.C., law firm of Heron, Burchette, Ruckert & Rothwell. He practices civil and criminal law. DoucLas B. WyaTT, photographed with his mother and brother, appeared in the October 1984 Vanity Fair as part of a feature on Houston. 1980 MARRIAGE: JaAMEs F. HAwKINs Jr. and Carol A. Duke on June 2, 1984, in Fairfax, Va. A member of the wedding party was Gardner T. Um- barger III, ’79. Hawkins is the national manager of sales education for Sharp Electronics Corp. The couple will reside in Bergen County, N.J. BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. J. CLAY CRUMBLISS, a son, James Clay Jr., on Dec. 9, 1984, in Chattanooga, Tenn. They live in Lookout Mountain. ROBERT B. EARLE has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant and is weapons department head in charge of sonar, torpedo, and fire control divisions aboard the USS Thomas Jefferson. CapT. MARK D. SMITH has completed an armor officer advanced course at the U.S. Army Armor School in Ft. Knox, Ky. 1981 MARRIAGE; RIcHARD W. SALMONS Jr. and Angela Hamer Dillard on Oct. 29, 1984. The cou- ple lives in Charleston, S.C., where Salmons is vice president of Salmons Dredging Corp. BIRTH: DeBoRAH HuGHES CRUZE and Gary Cruze, a son, Aaron Griffith, on April 19, 1984, in Phoenix, Ariz. He joins an older sister. The family lives in Glendale, Ariz. JOHN G. P. BoATWRIGHT Jr. will graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in May 1985. After a one year general medical in- ternship, he will enter an ophthalmology residen- cy at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in July 1986. W. PowELL Jonzs is still with W. J. Powell Co., Inc., a wholesale food service. He has just transfer- red from the Alabama office to the home office in Thomasville, Ga. PETER H. LOVELL received a juris doctor degree from New England School of Law during the 1984 commencement exercises. His name was listed on the school’s Dean’s List and he was on the staff of the New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement. W. Cope Moy_eErs is a reporter for the Dallas Times Herald covering the Dallas County judicial system. He was recently a member of a team of reporters who won a state award for investigative reporting. GEOFFREY P. Sisk has joined Branch Cabell of Richmond as a registered representative. Branch Cabell is a member of the New York Stock Exchange. MARK M. SuBER is maitre d’hotel at the Gover- nors Club of Tallahassee, one of the most exclusive dining clubs in Florida. Davip G. WEAVER is an associate with the Roanoke law firm of Gentry, Locke, Rakes and Moore. He, his wife, Janette, and son, David Jr., now live there. 1982 NEIL J. WELCH Jr. (See 1979.) 1983 MARRIAGE: Davw A. CurTiss and Karen Rum- bo on June 9, 1984. In attendance were Michael Layne, ’83, and William Curtiss, ’87. Curtiss is a mortgage origination manager for First Jersey Savings. The couple lives in Midland Park, N.J. MARRIAGE: TERRY JEAN MCKENNEY AND JOHN W. PERSON, on Oct. 6, 1984, in East Lansing, Mich. Bridesmaids included Patricia Davison Pro- uty, ’83, and Pamela Ryan, ’83. Groomsmen in- cluded Millard L. Fretland, ’83, and H. Morgan Griffith, ’83. Steven J. Travelli, ’83, was guest soloist. Others attending the wedding were classmates Jacqueline F. Ward and Carolyn L. Camardo, and Steven J. Talevi, ’82. The couple will live near Lansing, Mijch., where Person is associated with Loomis, Ewert, Etterer, Parsley, Davis and Gotting, and where his wife is associated with McGinty, Brown, Jakubiak, Frankland & Hitch, P.C. RICHARD A. BAER is northeast regional sales manager for Transinitro, Inc. He is living in Lan- caster, Pa. JOHN H. DEGNAN III graduated from Southern Methodist University in the spring of 1983 with a bachelor of business administration, a certificate in real estate and a minor in geology. He backpack- ed across New Zealand after graduation and returned to get his real estate license in 1984. Degnan is now the assistant manager of the pro- perties division of both Texas Industries, Inc. and Brookhollow Corp. C. Woop SELIG is enrolled in tie sports administra- tion program at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, for a masters in sports administration and facili- ty management. He will graduate in June of 1985. E. RAYMOND WoopDarpD III attends Campbell University School of Law in Buies Creek, N.C. ANTHONY J. ZACCAGNINI is a second-year law stu- dent at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and is clerking in Orphans Court for Baltimore County. 37 ~ - 7 - / _ : ae 7 cae) a 1 7 ee es, 1984 oe Ss ofa ye Te ae * oe - - 7 a - _ _ ho ee = a OO - - | Rat A gh ale Oo : [ : a ee “ . 7 ue : 1 ee a | er eee a / -. - oe oe ae oe 7 . 7 * : Hes, And furthermore. . . Letters to the Editor On The Athletic Decision EDITOR: I read with great interest and not a little nostalgia the article entitled ‘‘Turning Back the CloekY (Alumni Magazine September/October 1984). Having been a member of the Executive Committee the year that Bill Bailey was present, I recall the long hours into many a late night when that gathering of students agonized over the almost unbelievable web of intrigue that was uncovered in the cheating scandal involving so many football players. I recall also the dismay and perhaps naive disbelief that I felt when the vocal alumni chastised and accused Dean Leyburn for engineering the downfall of nationally pro- minent W&L football. He had nothing to do with it. The alumni never understood that it was the duly elected students, struggling with the issue of the popularity of college athletics over against the integrity of one of the few truly effective honor systems, who blew the whistle on big-time football. Leyburn was, in my estimation, the finest educator, and certainly one of the finest gentlemen that the W&L faculty has ever known. That he maintained his dignity and never flinched under the invective and abuse that was heaped upon him in that incident, is but one measure of the man. Having lettered in two varsity sports while at W&L, I am certainly not opposed to athletics. On the contrary, a good athletic program is essential to a‘well-rounded educa- tion (something, incidentally, I learned from Dean Leyburn in his marvelous lectures about the Greek civilization). I am proud to have been a student at W&L when the stu- dent body stood up strong in its affirmation for the traditions and integrity without which there would have been no real education. Thanks for refocusing our attention on a very important incident in W&L history. Dr. WATSON A. BowEs Jr., ’55 Chapel Hill, N.C. EDITOR: Excellent article on the history of foot- ball at W&L. Having been a part of the 1949-53 days, the story brought back many memories and stated well the problems which led to the change. LEONARD B. RANSOM Jr., *53 Cedar Rapids, Iowa On Coeducation EDITOR: The anguish and anger expressed in many recent letters to the editor have a familiar ring for me. I read much the same sorts of letters a little over a decade ago in the Yale Alumni Magazine when that university, at which I have now taught for going on 26 years, decided to admit women undergraduates. Yale alumni, like those of W&L, are fiercely loyal to their alma mater (please note gender). Many feared that admitting women to Yale College would destroy its character. That fear was understandable, just as is that among some W&L alumni now. I bear good news, however. Just a little over a decade later, no one at Yale whom I know questions the wisdom of its trustees in effecting coeducation. The university has moved into a new era with surprisingly little difficulty. Ties to the alumni have become, if anything, stronger, as daughters and granddaughters as well as sons and grandsons now carry on family traditions. After more than a decade of coeducation, there is general agreement that Yale has become a better place for having women students at the undergraduate level. I can at- test to this myself, having spent about half of my time as a faculty member teaching only male undergraduates and the other half teaching both women and men. Having women in the classroom brings another perspective to bear on many subjects and creates a more normal human environment. Also, as anyone who is at all sensitive to developments in our country must know by now, women are claiming, with mounting success, a greater and greater role for themselves in virtually all areas of life. Men who lack the experience of working with women—and competing with them—will labor under mounting handicaps in the future. W&L has been wise to look to the future, in keeping with its motto. Judging from Yale’s experience, W&L women will also contribute toward a more re ener er ee ee ee a ee 1749 WASHI estaba ee UNIVERSITY 19 oS if (fT iii Was meee ; saa Sa; , =" aioe : 222 2 2224 24.4 24.4 2 &@ 4224 2.4 OAs healthy social environment. When I first came to Yale, I noticed that the men here, as at W&L, talked with great interest among themselves about their dates of the previous weekend until sometime on Wednesday, at which point their dates for the next weekend became the topic. In private conversations, however, many conceded that it was next to impossible really to get to know women on a one-date-a-week basis, that blind dates were grim business, that mixers were a trial, and long nocturnal auto trips a drag. Since women students arrived, social life has become much more casual, and students— both male and female—are inclined to think of each other as classmates, neighbors, and friends rather than as members of different and exotic species. This change has produc- ed a far healthier environment than was the case with the old Yale, and I expect that W&L will have much the same experience. Many of the alumni troubled by W&L’s becoming coed understandably fear above all a loss of cherished traditions. Here, too, Yale’s experience should be reassuring. As far as I can see, the deeper, abiding tradi- tions of Yale have not suffered from the ad- mission of women. When they arrived, they quickly showed the same sensitivity toward tradition as do the male students. In almost no time, a breed of Yale ‘‘women jocks”’ made their appearance, eager to add to the glory of their school by smiting down the teams of women students fielded by Yale’s traditional athletic rivals, all of which, with the addition of Columbia this fall, have gone coed. Other extracurricular activities have been enriched by the participation of women. Whereas Yale singing had previously been limited to tenor, baritone, and bass voices, the range of musical opportunities expand- ed pleasantly. And with a ready supply of actresses, the repertoire of student acting companies now encompasses the full range of dramatic literature, rather than being restricted to plays with predominantly male casts. Campus publications have become more interesting than before through the ad- dition of feminine points of view. Let us all remember that the central com- ponent of W&L’s traditions has been the quality of the education it provides its students. Many of us experienced our in- 39 And furthermore tellectual epiphanies in classrooms off the Colonnade, or in McCormick Library, or in one of the scientific laboratories. I was recently reminded of the remarkable climate for learning provided by W&L when I look- ed for the best scholarly books to recom- mend to my students on two subjects and noticed that the authors were my classmates, Bob McGeehan and Bob Paxton. And when, in the fall of 1984, Yale’s Center for British Art held an international meeting on English caricaturists, I noted with some pride that one of the featured speakers was another classmate, Richard Vogler, the world’s foremost expert on the works of George Cruikshank. Perpetuation of W&L’s tradi- tion of quality education is the paramount responsibility of the Trustees and the ad- ministration. In resolving to admit women undergraduates, they have met that respon- sibility boldly and with considerable courage. They deserve the fullest possible support from the alumni in the challenging days ahead. Henry A. TURNER Jr., 54, Litt. D. ’78 New Haven, Conn. EDITOR: I could get discouraged about the deci- sion that will allow women to attend W&L, but I am ever mindful that the Trustees, leastwise a majority of them, are mentioned in the Bible—‘‘oh ye of little faith.’’ ROBERT C. DEVANEY, ’65 Houston, Texas EDITOR: A few alumni in Northern New Jersey may be the first to have a first-hand look at the effect of W&L’s going coed. Let me tell you that it ain’t all bad! Last year the Alumni Admissions Pro- gram Committee, which is responsible for recruiting freshmen, decided to put on a sym- posium for all high school seniors whose SAT scores were in a Satisfactory range. There were 450 names on the list which was provided by the W&L Admissions Office. Some 28 prospects and their parents show- ed up. Of these, 19 were subsequently enrolled. This year, we decided to repeat the sym- posium, and guess what: 28 young men and their parents came. But, there were also 10 young women! We felt that there was more enthusiasm for W&L in this group than we have ever seen before. One thing was striking. To our untrain- ed eyes, the young women appeared to be head and shoulders more mature than their male counterparts. While this will come as no surprise to anyone who has been expos- ed to elementary psychology, it was most ex- 40 citing to see in the context of coeducation at W&L. It seems to me that the presence of intelligent, mature young women in classes is going to permit W&L to offer a far better education to young men than would ever have been possible as a single-sex college. F. S. KIRKPATRICK, 741 Madison, N.J. P.S. The symposium for prospective W&L students is far and away the best recruiting device we have ever tried. The idea isn’t patented, and if any AAP Chairmen would like to know what’s involved, drop me a line. EDITOR: I was opposed to the action taken by the Trustees on coeducation from the day I first learned of the revival of the issue. Viewed, it was, aS an ersatz issue in lieu of reality. As time passed, information remained ex- tremely fragmentary. I had the feeling that the deck was stacked. I thought the best we foot-draggers, outside the arena of action, could hope for would be to have the dark moment of enactment put off to the late ’80s or the early ’90s. But, before the fateful vote, it became apparent that time had passed by the majori- ty of the alumni, and, indeed, the majority of the student body. The time gone could not be recaptured. When future W&L students reach the ‘‘mature’’ years, the experience looked back upon will be different from that of us now ‘‘mature.’’ Four years at Washington and Lee were special for most of the present alumni. Special in forming in one an ability to evaluate, participate, appreciate. Special in forming the critical foundations of a value system, a system that stands, admirably, the test of time, change, crises, and makes sur- viving a reward. I wish, most earnestly, that in its adap- tation to the different societal equations of today and tomorrow that W&L will continue to provide such necessary building blocks for the young of both sexes. Nothing lasts forever! We were fortunate to have had it so good. Every best wish, Alma Mater. Whatever you are to be, be the best. SETH N. BAKER, 738 Chatham, N.J. EDITOR: It was with great joy and sincere ap- preciation of the significance of the decision that I read the Board of Trustees’ announce- ment that, beginning in the fall of 1985, Washington and Lee will admit women to its undergraduate school. In addition to lasting friendships which cannot be comparatively valued, I remember my days as a W&L student for two things: the excellence of my legal education and the pervasiveness of a narrow-minded attitude among the student body, an attitude directed particularly toward women and their place in the Law School, University, legal profes- sion, and society. The latter was in sharp contrast to the prevailing attitudes at the undergraduate col- lege from which I arrived. The College of Wooster is a Presbyterian-affiliated school whose Christian influence is subtly manifested through the humanistic attitude pervading all aspects of campus life. At Wooster I never felt there was anything I could not be or do because I am a woman. Moreover, I, a Presbyterian elder, lived in a coeducational dorm, The International House, for two years at Wooster. The accep- tance of each human being that allows such a situation to be handled maturely and responsibly was present at Wooster and coeducational dorms heightened the Wooster experience. In contrast, I did not find that Washington and Lee students in large manifested any adherence to traditional Christian values of compassion and respect for each human being. Thus I do not feel that the advent of coeducational dorms on the W&L campus, if such is indeed to be the case, will do anything to undermine Chris- tian values that are not present. I am at a loss to understand what ‘‘Christian values in- herent in Washington and Lee’s long tradi- tion’’ would be betrayed by coed dorms. As is apparent, the negative aspects of my Washington and Lee experience far over- shadowed the positive, the high quality of the education, and do to this day in my memory. The action of the Trustees serves notice to all that change is in the air at Washington and Lee and the admission of women cannot help but force a modification in attitudes. It is a step that will strengthen all facets of university life and serve to bet- ter prepare W&L students for life in the out- side world. The Board’s action is also a step that helps counteract my worse memories and makes me prouder to say I am a Washington and Lee graduate. I will be anxious to visit the W&L cam- pus to see, and feel, these changes, and hope that in the future I will feel that I can en- courage young women to attend Washington and Lee and obtain an excellent education in a healthy, accepted, and supportive environment. CYNTHIA L. FAUSOLD, ’79L Gorton, Conn. Honor Responsibility Academic Excellence / Priceless values don’t come cheap. a RT, gift to The Annual Fund sustains the SRT in which these values flourish. | Do your best for The Annual Fund. The Annual Fund Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia 24450 622€2 WA “4puowYsTy */ Y YOUSTEY LL2 Second Class Postage Paid 7 iw The Alumni Magazine of WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIV. unosTeg "L TSETueQ | At Lexington, Virginia 24450 (USPS 667-040) - SOLEVOO And Additional Mailing Offices Lexington, Virginia 24450 Ww ; | CL, Tins aA AUN. y 4! 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