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TUESDAY JUNE 29 1993 Grand Opening Assistants to the Director, this summer comprised of Steve Duffy and Mark Wright, who doubles as one of Bread Loaf’s two jazzmen Director Jim Maddox will welcome us one and all tonight in the Burgess Meredith Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. A reception will extraordinaire (the other being Professor Ed Lueders). follow; Jim will tell you where in his speech. The Front Desk (ext. 0) Registration Innkeepers Ed and Victoria Brown serve as Central Information for All students should check in with Elaine all sorts of things. They are assisted this yearb y and Marilyn today to insure the proper Heather Best (who doubles as the Bookstore course registration and billing. A represen- Manager), Nate Burt (who doubles as the Bread tative from the Middlebury Accounting Loaf Van-driver), and Peter Newton (who office will also be in the Blue Parlor today doubles as Softball Team Coach). Together, to collect unpaid bills. If you want to make this crew will do their best to handle your changes to your course schedule, please questions; they also serve -as check-cashers, notify Elaine immediately. mail-managers, switchboard-switchers, volley- ball-loaners, croquet-consultants, and are just generally fine folk. I.D. Cards This year, for the first time ever, Bread Loaf students will be given Day Care (Croutons, 388-4163) picture I.D. cards. These are needed to gain entrance to the swim- ming pool and Field House downtown; bar codes will also be affixed For those with offspring, Bread Loaf offers a small day care service lovingly known as Croutons. This year’s Head Croutoneer is Chuck to the laminated cards so that you may check materials out of the library. Pictures will be taken and I.D.'s distributed at Davison E. Foltz; she will be assisted by Jane Grundmeier and John Austin. Library from 8 until 6 on Thursday. This is the only time they will Children can be registered at the Crouton’s playground (alongside Dragon’s.Den) between 3 and 5 p.m.. be available at the Bread Loaf campus, so make plans to be there in all your picturesque glory. Computer Center (ext. 41) Meals Located in a cool, dry room in the basement of Davison library, the To keep you well-fed and caffeinated throughout the summer, the “Apple Cellar” features a number of computers and printers to Bread Loaf Dining Room in the Inn is staffed by a wondrous appease your high-tech fixations. Apple Cellar Director Caroline assemblage of student waiters and waitresses under the experienced Eisner makes it all especially user-friendly, along with her student supervision of HeadWaiters Patty Phaneuf and Dan Robb. Please be assistants (Suzanne Price, Sally Zitzmann, Matt Colón, and Thomas prompt for meals and move along quickly after finishing as these Beach). A Laserwriter is available for 15¢ a page. Normal operating students have to clean up and get to class themselves after meals. hours begin tomorrow; check the attached schedule for times. Diners are also urged to bring their own travel mugs for coffee-to- Workshops and training sessions will be announced throughout the go; paper take-out cups are non-PC and in short supply. Weekend term, so read your Crumbs diligently. breakfasts are self-service. Guests may purchase meal tickets at the Front Desk for a modest fee, as can off-campus students. Current Library (ext. 39 or 40) prices are $4 for breakfast, $6 for lunch, and $8 for supper. Brent Goeres, Barbara Lynch, Judy Watts, Krystal Sewell, and Chris Brady are at your service in Davison Library this summer whether The Bread Loaf Office (ext. 29 or 82) you’re looking for a quiet fire by which to rest, a copy of the Crumb Elaine Hall and Marilyn Delaney keep things sane and under control for critical analysis, or just a plain old good book to read. There are from the Bread Loaf Office in the back of the Inn. They also handle also videotapes on file which might be of assistance to you in your appointment scheduling for Director Jim Maddox. This year’s studies; videos can be watched in the Milkhouse (next to the Barn) student office assistants and copier-operators are Opal Croke and after reserving a time with the librarian. Also be on the lookout for Martha Sutro. Douglas Woodsum (a.k.a. “Woody”), who doubles as special exhibits during the course of the summer. The Library will Bread Loaf’s Poet Extraordinaire, once again leads the team of be open from 8 a.m. to midnight daily. Bookstore (ext. 59) Faxes and Photocopies Down under the fire escape in the back of Annex, you’l l finda green The Bread Loaf Office serves as the local copy shop; for 10 cents a door that leads to the world of Heather Best, Bread Loaf’s Bookstore page they will handle most of your duplicating needs. The machines Manager. Down there you’ll find all sorts of sundry items, from are not self-service, however, and are used nearly full-time for textbooks to bug spray. The store will be open all day today and faculty materials, so please allow at least atwo-hour lead time (a full tomorrow. Thenceforth, the schedule will return to regular hours, day is best) for processing. Materials which are required for class which are listed on the attached schedule. Heather requests that distribution and discussion will be copied free of charge. students resist temptation and stay away from books for courses The Bread Loaf Office also serves as the local fax outlet. Outgoing other than their own, at least until all students have had a chance to items cost $1.00 a page. If you anticipate receiving a fax, please see buy the texts they need for their classes. This includes courses which Elaine to make arrangements; there is no fee for receiving a fax. The you may be auditing. Office is often a bustling beehive of activity, so please limit your faxing to items of importance. Laundry Parking Students may wash and dry their laundry in the small white building adjacent to the Barn parking lot. Laundry machines are 75¢ per load; Vermont State Law prohibits parking at all times along Route 125. change is available at the Front Desk. Please be patient with the Please park your vehicle only in the designated parking area near the machines as they don’t always start right away; verbal coaxing has Barn when on the main campus. When you park on the campus been known to help but physical coaxing will not be tolerated. roads, you block access to delivery trucks and emergency vehicles and basically gum up the works. Linen Students who have subscribed to the linen service may pick up their Joggers and Bikers Beware sheets and towels today at the Front Desk. Henceforth, linen ex- Walking, jogging, and biking alongside Route 125 can be quite change will occur regularly at a time and place to be announced. dangerous, so please exercise great caution. The Front Desk will gladly offer safer alternatives for those who wish to exercise Mail outdoors. Bikers should keep their cycles locked at all times (except The Front Desk also serves as the Bread Loaf Rural Station post when in use, of course) due to the local Bicycle Black Marketeers office. Students normally share mailboxes, so be careful when who strand several inattentive School cyclists each summer. Bi- sorting through your mail. Incoming mail should be in your box by cycles are not allowed in dorm hallways, doorways, porches, or fire 10-ish each morning; outgoing mail is collected at 4:00 p.m. Outgo- escapes for reasons which should be obvious. ing mail should be dropped into the mailslot (in the door to the left of the mailboxes). Stamps are available at the Front Desk. Bread Loaf Taxi Nate Burt will safely transport passengers to the local metropolis of Check-Cashing Middlebury every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon. The Provided there is enough money in the till, the Front Desk can cash blue school van will leave the Inn at 2 p.m. sharp and return from the checks for up to $50 during most business hours. Please make your Middlebury post office downtown at 4 p.m. Your grateful thanks are checks out to Middlebury College and write your student I.D. the only charge for the trip. number on the front. Fitness Facilities Valuables Daily intramural soccer and volleyball games will begin shortly; Small valuables can be stored in the safe at the Front Desk. Space is listen for announcements at meals or check at the Front Desk for very limited; see Edward or Victoria for details. times. Sunday afternoon softball games are also a vital Bread Loaf tradition, as is the ever-evolving Ultimate Frisbee team. A tennis Telephones tournament (“Wimbleloaf’”) will also take place later in the summer. Athletic Director Douglas “Woody” Woodsum can be consulted for You can call any campus extension by dialing that number on the schedules and suggestions. The Front Desk has some sports equip- beige campus phones in each dorm. Local calls can be made by ment available for public use (volleyballs, a croquet set, and the odd dialing 9 and then the number. Long-distance calls (collect, calling - very odd - tennis racquet). The downtown Middlebury Campus card, or third party only) go through the switchboard at the Front also offers an Olympic-size swimming pool for Biondi wanna-bes Desk; plans are underway to allow students with calling cards direct and an extensive fitness center with both aerobic (Stairmasters, access to the outside world. Check future Crumbs for further rowers, treadmills and bicycles) and weight-training (freeweights information. There are public payphones in the Inn, in Gilmore, and Nautilus) equipment. You must bring your I.D. for admission to beside the laundromat, and on the first floor of the Barn classroom the downtown facilities. Schedules are on the attached sheet. area. Please observe the posted switchboard hours, and ask your incoming callers to observe them as well. Emergency calls, of No Smoke, No Fire course, will be routed through to the Innkeepers at any time. Due to Vermont’s strict anti-smoking regulations, smoking is for- bidden in the public areas of the Bread Loaf Inn, particularly the lobby and dining hall. Campus smoke detectors are sensitive and Recycling might be triggered by cigarette smoke; if this happens to you, air out Environmentalism runs rampanti n a landscape as beautiful as Bread the room and fan the smoke away from the alarm. If it persists in Loaf's. Please pay it the appropriate respecbty utilizing the recycling annoying you and others, contact the Front Desk. If the alarm beeps, bins which have been placed strategically around campus. News- chirps, or brays intermittently, it might need new batteries; the Front print and computer paper are picked up regularly; soda cans and Desk can handle that sort of crisis as well. bottles can be brought to the Barn Snack Bar. Mother Nature thanks Hot plates and coffee makers are contraband items at Bread Loaf due you for your efforts. to fire hazard. The Crumb Newspapers Last but not least, the Crumb, that humble publication you’re Those students who have subscribed to the New York Times must looking at right now. The Crumb is the daily bulletin at Bread Loaf pay for their subscriptions by Wednesday morning at the Front and is available on tables at lunch-time, at the Front Desk, in the Desk. Checks shouldb e made out to Middlebury College. Subscrip- Library, and in the Barn. To have your announcements and observa- tions begin on Thursday, with papers available by noon at the Front tions included, write it up and leave it at the front desk for Hugh Desk. Coyle, this year’s Crumb Editor and General Wordmonger, by 8:30 a.m. that day. Auditions for Summer Theater A Note On the Type This Wednesday at 7:30 there will be auditions for the summer theater productions. This is a banner year for actresses with nine The text of the Crumb is laid out in Croissand, a typeface designed excellent roles; for men, there are only three roles available. especially for the School of English in the 1930’s by Ebeneezer This summer's productions include Uncle Vanya by Chekhov, The Valle. A distant relative of current Director James Maddox, Valle Lover by Pinter, and the first scene from Top Girls by Churchill. sought to achieve a dramatic balance of form and function within the Uncle Vanya requires two actresses who can portray somewhat original typeface, one which best typified the happy placement of older women; both should probably be in their forties. There is also the School within the Bread Loaf landscape. Valle, who was a small role for a man. The Lover has excellent roles for both a man mutilated in a freak skiing accident just miles from the Bread Loaf and a woman, with a second, smaller role for another man. Finally, campus, spent years perfecting Croissand, painstakingly matching Top Girls has six excellent roles, all for women. each letter to various flora formations still visible today along the Everyone is invited to audition. All you have to do is come to the many wilderness trails in the area. The rough texture of pine bark and Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. You will be asked to read for the smooth skin of birch both find adequate representation in the at least one of the plays; copies are on reserve in the Library should type, as do the graceful curve of the daisy stem and the vivid lilt of you care to look them over. trillium. The Great Poet Robert Frost paid tribute to Valle’s genius Stage managers are needed for the two one-acts, as well as an in many of his poems, encoding some of Valle’s typographical assistant stage manager for Uncle Vanya. Help is also needed with correlations into such well-known works as “Birches” and “The costumes, sets, props, and lights, so come to auditions (or stop by the Most of It.” Scholars have delighted in teasing out references to Theater during the day) and let the crew know how you'd like to get Valle from Frost’s text, and were stunned to discover that the two involved. hada ctually collaborated closely on some of the longer poems. Valle Even if you're not auditioning, you can come by and watch the and Frost parted ways after a dispute over the publication of The production process. This is one of the most unusual things about Witness Tree, for which Frost seleca ttypeefdace other than Croissand. Bread Loaf theater — you are welcome to attend any rehearsal and Years later, a fire of suspicious origin swept through Valle’s print- watch the summer production evolve from start to finish. shop, leaving the original sets of the typeface buried deep in the charred ruins. After many years of meticulous research and recon- Star-Gazing struction, the Crumb is pleased to re-introduce Croissand this summer to its reading public. Even if you can't be a star in the summer production, you can scan the heavens with the School telescope, which is available for public use at the Front Desk. Bring your I.D. to check it out. Lost and Found Please bring all lost items to the Front Desk. Please look for all found items at the Front Desk. Help Wanted Anyone who wants to pick up a few extra dollars can make himself or herself available as a Substitute Waiter. See Patty or Dan in the dining hall for more details about this once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity. READ | Front Desk Monday - Saturday Sunday Switchboard Monday - Saturday 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Monday - Friday Breakfast: 7:30 - 8 a.m. Lunch: 1 - 1:15 p.m. Dinner: 6 - 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Sunday Breakfast: 8 - 8:30 a.m. Lunch: 1-1:15 p.m. Dinner: 6 - 6:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (Grill closes at 10:30 p.m.; snack bar may close early on Fridays and Saturdays) Bookstore Mon, Wed, Fri 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Tues, Thurs 10 am. - 1 p.m. Library Bread Loaf Office Monday - Friday 8ish - lunch Apple Cellar Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - midnight Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 9 a.m. - midnight Infirmary Monday - Friday Saturday, Sunday Field House and Monday - Friday Noon - 6:30 p.m. Fitness Center Saturday, Sunday Noon - 5:30 p.m. Swimming Pool Monday - Saturday 7-9 a.m. adults only (at McCullough) 11 a.m. - noon general swim Noon - 1 p.m. adults only 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. general swim 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. adults only 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. general swim 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. adults only WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 Photo I.D. Info Uncle Vanya. Anyone wishing to help out with costumes, sets, props, or lights should also stop by the Theater. Even if you’re not All students, staff, and faculty need to make some time in their auditioning, please feel free to come and watch the try-outs. schedules to stop by Davison Library between 8 and 6 tomorrow to get a picture I.D. A bar code will also be affixed to the card to allow Guitar Teacher Wanted you borrowing privileges at the Middlebury College libraries (Davison included). Those students who need to use the downtown Stephen Berenson, a member of Bread Loaf’s wondrous Acting library or the Fitness Center or the pool today must first obtain an Ensemble, needs to find someone who can teach him how to play I.D. at Carr Hall on the main Middlebury Campus (Security office, guitar before Opening Night for Uncle Vanya. If you can help, seek in the basement). him out at mealtimes or leave a note in his mailbox. Anonymous Overeater’s Anonymous Calling All Cards Announcement Needs Attention Recent technological advances at the Bread Loaf switchboard now permit on-campus callers to make credit card and toll-free (800) Would whoever sent in a notice for the Overeater’s Anonymous calls directly. First, dial “9” for an outside line (if one is available), meeting please check with the Bread Loaf Office to re-schedule the then dial 1-800 plus the number of your calling card company meeting? The submitted announcement conflicted with a previously (Sprint is 877-8000; MCI is 950-1022; AT&T is 225-5288 or 321- scheduled event. Thank you! 0288). New phone lists featuring these numbers will soon be distributed to all campus phone locations. Despite these new liber- Volley for Serve... ating features, the fine folks at the Front Desk frown upon those who Volleyball devotees will assemble for the summer’s opening games take additional liberties with the limited phone service available to shortly after dinner this evening on the courts in the eastern field. the School. Please remember that there are only four lines coming These games are incredibly informal, and require no skill at all for in for all 300+ of us. Don’t tie them up with long calls (i.e. anything participation. Don’t forget to bring bug spray. over ten minutes) and be patient when all the lines are busy. Those who feel the need to have marathon phone sessions should use the Blue Parlor Readings Open payphones available in the Inn lobby, the Barn classroom area, Each summer at Bread Loaf, student writers of poetry and/or prose outside the laundry room, or up at Gilmore. share their works with the community at the Blue Parlor Readings, Lock’em Up held each Sunday evening at 7:30 in (you guessed it) the Blue Parlor. These events draw huge crowds and are one of the more popular All Bread Loaf community members are reminded to keep your traditions of the School. This Sunday evening should be no €xcep- bikes locked up when not in use. There is a bike rack for general use tion as Julia Goodwin, Hope Burwell, Kelly Neal, and Steve Duffy on the east side of the Inn; more will appear soon based if there is kick off the season. A sign-up sheet for subsequent Sundays will be enough demand. posted at the Front Desk starting tomorrow morning. Blue Parlor Director Susan Fine reminds all aspiring readers that it’s a first- Poetry Preliminaries come, first-served sign-up, so don’t delay — sign up right away. Those students enrolled in Carole Oles’s Poetry class are reminded that there is an additional introductory meeting of the class this Call for Manuscripts afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Barn East classroom (up the fire escape on Multicultural Women Writers (MCWW) is seeking manuscripts by the right side of the building). ethnic women for a collected anthology of poems, short stories, or narrative essays. Members of MCWW are feminists with a strong Theater Try-Outs Tonight ethnic consciousness. The anthology will focus on adjustment and Auditions for the summer theater productions will take place tonight acculturation experiences of older women in the writer’s own in the Burgess Meredith Little Theater. This summer’s productions culture and their impact on the writer. include Uncle Vanya by Chekhov, The Lover by Pinter, and the first Send photocopies or typed manuscripts with name and scene from Top Girls by Churchill. Uncle Vanya requires two address on each page, accompanied by a brief biographical sketch actresses, both of whom should probably be in their forties. There is covering your occupational and publishing background. New writ- also a small role for a man. The Lover has excellent roles for both a ers are also encouraged to submit their works. SASE for reply only; man and a woman, with a second, smaller role for another man. Top manuscripts cannot be returned. Send to: MCWW, c/o Mitsuye Girls offers six excellent roles, all for women. Stage managers are Yamada, 6151 Sierra Bravo Road, Irvine CA 92715. Deadline: needed for the two one-acts, as is an assistant stage manager for September 1, 1993. For more info, please contact Helen Jaskoski. New Students Assemble Toddler Watcher Wanted All those students new to Bread Loaf this summer are invited to Faculty couple looking for babysitter for two small children. Occa- attend a reception at Earthworm Manor tomorrow afternoon at 5 sional evenings, occasional afternoons. $6 per hour. Call Jacques p.m. (In the event of rain, the reception will move en masse to Lezra and/or Susanne Wofford at Burdick (extension 46). Treman.) Vital information will be disseminated, so please plan to Sitter Sought appear. Jim and Story Leonard are also looking for a part-time babysitter Old Students Assemble (three hours, three-four times per week) for their new daughter All members of this summer’s senior class are asked to attend a Kelsey (5 months old). They too will be paying the standard rate of mandatory meeting this Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Blue Parlor. $6.00 per hour. Those interested can call Jim or Story at 388-6503. Vital information will be disseminated, so please plan to appear. Big Bucks for Subs Sweet Sounds of Summer Anyone who wants to pick up some cold cash for serving up hot There will be an informational meeting at 5 p.m. next Monday in the meals can make himself or herself available as a Substitute Waiter. Barn for anyone wishing to delight the ears of the Bread Loaf See Patty or Dan in the dining hall for more details. Two full-time community by singing in the MadriThge eavelr-gsrac.efu l Directress waiterships remain available (these cover room and board fees for of the Madrigals, Shawna Boll, tells us that “although the ability to the summer); see Elaine in the Bread Loaf office if interested or read music is certainly a helpful asset, all that is really required of a check in with Dan or Patty. Bread Loaf Madrigalist is a love of music and the ability to sing in tune.” The group will rehearse twice weekly from 4:45-5:30 (dates Think “Suds” for Safe Sex to be announced). If you have any questions don’t hesitate to talk to One of the more interesting Bread Loaf traditions is the placement Shawna or drop her a note at the Front Desk. of a free condom bucket just inside the door to the laundry room. Symphonic Spectacle Information about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) is also available there, just in case you didn’t bring along your Yeats or The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, with Kate Tamarkin conduct- Chaucer to read during the rinse cycle. Students are strongly urged ing, will perform tomorrow evening at the Middlebury College to take the necessary precautions against acquiring STD’s. Please Stadium (along Route 30). Fireworks will accompany the outdoor leave a note at the Front Desk (anonymously, if you prefer) if you show, which will feature all manner of marches and musical maj- find that prophylactic pilferers have raided the bucket before you got esty. Tickets are $13 for the general populace, $10 for those with your chance. student I.D.s, and are on sale at the College Activities Office, the Middlebury Inn, and the Sheldon Museum (to which the proceeds Ripton Uprising Remembered will be donated). Grounds open at 5:30 for those who wish to bring Though history books have overlooked the event, the Bread Loaf a picnic dinner; the show starts at 7:30. community annually recalls the Ripton Uprising, which took place on this very day in 1776. Fearful that any so-called “Declaration of Cinema Season Starts Friday Independence” might not fully guarantee the rights of Vermonters, The Bread Loaf Summer Film Series gets underway this Friday asmall band of Ripton residents led by Gertrude “Getty” Gunther (a evening in the Bam with the classic comedy “Educating Rita.” distant relative of Carole Oles, it should be noted) drew up their own Admission is free. Show-time is 8 p.m. in the Barn. declaration of independence and signed it five days in advance of the national document, thus guaranteeing its validity. Expecting oppo- Square Up Saturday sition to their plan, Getty and the others barricaded themselves Francis Cram and his legendary band will be on hand Saturday night inside what is now the Ripton Community House, rifle barrels for a square dance in the Barn. Grab a partner and come on over for pointed toward the road. When it was obvious that no challenge was the ultimate social experience. All dances will be taught, so igno- a-coming, the group sat down to a hearty meal of steak, potatoes, rance is no excuse. Refreshments will be provided. string beans, and a generous helping of Fanny Hunter’s fresh fruit shortcake for dessert. In order to commemorate this historical Full Moon Outing instance of Green Mountain independence, the Bread Loaf kitchen will offer similar fare to Bread Loaf diners this evening. Please take The Bread Loaf Outing Club will climb Battell Mountain this a moment before dinner to pause and reflect upon those who helped Saturday evening to watch all the local fireworks displays from a shaped the course of politics in this part of the country, then digii n lookoff high above the Champlain Valley. The hike up is rigorous, with all the gusto of Getty Gunther. with plans to either camp out at Skyline Lodge or hike back down by the light of the full moon. An optional night hike (no flashlights) up neighboring Bread Loaf mountain may also be a possibility. Sleep- ing bags and backpacks will be needed. Due to the nature of this trip, only ten people can join in on this spectacular adventure, so sign up ASAP at the Front Desk. Future hikes (many of them much easier than this one) will be announced in the Crumb; check with Outing Club Leader Hugh Coyle if you have any questions. THURSDAY JULY 1, I.D. Day VSO Show Ify ou haven’t done so already, you need to get your most photogenic The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Kate Tamarkin conducting, face over to Davison Library before 6 today to get a Middlebury will perform a “pops” concert tonight complete with fireworks at the picture I.D. A bar code will also be affixed to the card to give you Middlebury College Stadium (along Route 30). Tickets are $10 for borrowing privileges at the College libraries. students and are on sale at the College Activities Office, the Middlebury Inn, and the Sheldon Museum. Gates open at 5:30; the New Kids in Town fanfare begins at 7:30. First-year students are invited to a reception this afternoon from 5- Senior Citizens 6 on the lawn at Earthworm Manor (in the unlikely event of rain, Treman will be the site). Come hob-nob with the faculty and staff Members of the Bread Loaf graduating class will meet tomorrow and get to know your fellow freshpersons. afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Blue Parlor. Major decisions will be made at this meeting, so please plan on attending. Faculty Has Access to Actors Madrigalists Meet Faculty members are cordially invited to meet with the members of the Acting Ensemble to discuss and discover ways of utilizing the Bread Loaf students, staff, faculty, and general community mem- talents of the actors in their classrooms. Innovation and imagination bers interested in bringing a joyful noise unto the horde should meet will abound. Come be amazed this afternoon at 5:15 in the Blue next Monday at 5 p.m. in the Barn. The group will set the summer Parlor. rehearsal schedule, so please plan on attending. Contact Shawna Boll if you can’t make the meeting or if you have any further The Play’s Underway questions. Rehearsals for this summer’s theater production, Uncle Vanya, get Film on Friday underway this evening at 7:30 in the Theater. All are welcome to come and watch as the newly-chosen cast reads through the play for “Educating Rita” will be shown tomorrow evening in the Barn at 8 the first time. p.m. Come early for most comfortable seating, and bring your own refreshments, as the Snack Bar may be closed at that time. Cycle Security Swing Your Partner In years past, the Bread Loaf campus has experienced several Francis Cram and his country band will give us a grand old time in bicycle thefts. Please help us avoid such disappointing news this the Barn Saturday night starting at 8 p.m. or so. Square and contra year by locking up your bikes when not in use. dances will be taught, with the occasional polka or waltz thrown in Overeater’s Anonymous Meeting for good measure. Come stomp your feet, listen to the music, and enjoy the mutual clumsiness of students and faculty alike at this one- The newly-rescheduled Overeater’s Anonymous meeting will take of-a-kind mixer. Refreshments will be served. place Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Barn East classroom. All those interested in finding out more about this twelve-step program Moonlight in Vermont are welcome to attend. Specifically, the group hopes to offer support The Bread Loaf Outing Club will take advantage of this weekend’s to those recovering from compulsive overeating, over-excercising, full moon and hike up to Skyline Lodge Saturday evening, taking a bulimia, anorexia, or any other form of eating disorder. break on the Battell Lookoff to watch all the fireworks displays in the Champlain Valley. Space is limited on the hike/overnight, so Poets and Prosers Pose Parlor sign up at the Front Desk now. See Hugh Coyle (a.k.a. “Mr. Crumb”) Capacity Problems for more details and information. This Sunday at 7:30 in the Blue Parlor, Steve Duffy, Julia Goodwin, Hope Burwell, and Kelly Neal will read from their writing. Refresh- Photo En Toto ments will be provided. Come early for the best seating; this Bread Now that you’ ve had your I.D. picture taken, get set for the real thing. Loaf tradition normally draws a standing-room-only crowd. Sign- The all-school photo will be taken next Monday around lunchtime, ups for future Blue Parlor Readings continue at a fast and furious exact times and locations to be announced. Schedule that hair- pace. Check the list at the Front Desk to see if there are available dressing appointment this weekend, and watch the Crumb and the openings in the summer lineup. Front Desk announcement board for further details. Improv/Writing Workshop Offered Parlor readings are under consideration lest the éntire audience become affected. Mark Wright, an amateur parapsychologistas well Based on previous work developed in Bread Loaf classrooms, as an Assistant to the Director, suggests that the hole in the painting Acting Ensemble members Anne Scurria and Barry Press will offer (on Battell’s left lapel) holds the key to the curse’s power. “Perhaps aseries of classes that will focus on generating immediate, personal if someone were to place a fresh flower in the hole each morning,” writing based on simple theater-based improvisational techniques. Wright suggests, “we here at Bread Loaf would sleep more peace- All writing will be done in the classroom. At the end of the fully at night.” exploration, the class will divide into groups of 4-6 people, who will then meet outside of class time to share their writing and coordinate "The Heaven of Animals" a presentation to the class and interested community members. The class will meet from 11:30-12:45 (MWF) on July 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, and 19 (as well as at 7:30 p.m. on July 20) in Barn A. Sign up on the Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood sheet posted outside the Bread Loaf office (to the left of the map). It is a wood. If they have lived on plains Ante Up for Penny Candy It is grass rolling The generous staff of the Davison Library traditionally offers a fine Under their feet forever. selection of sweets to Bread Loaf students, yet humbly reminds us that they too operate within a limited budget. Please show your Having no souls, they have come, appreciation for this ongoing offering by donating spare change Anyway, beyond their knowing. when you can. Thank you. Their instincts wholly bloom And they rise. Ripton Store Sets Summer Hours The soft eyes open. Dick and Sue Collitt, proprietors of the Ripton General Store, have extended their normal operating hours to meet the needs of the Bread To match them, the landscape flowers, Loaf area summer community. The store will be open from 7 a.m. Outdoing, desperately to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the weekends. Stop Outdoing what is required: by and check out their stunning selection of sundries and souvenirs. The richest wood, The deepest field. EthnoPop Concert For some of these, South African songwriter Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka will It could not be the place offer a concert bound to erase both racial and musical borders next It is, without blood. Saturday nightat 8 at the Flynn Theater in Burlington. Call the Flynn These hunt, as they have done, for ticket prices and details; anyone looking for a ride should drop But with claws and teeth grown perfect, a note to Hugh c/o the Crumb. More deadly than they can believe. Allergy Shots Available They stalk more silently, Allergy shots for students will be administered at the Parton Health And crouch on the limbs of trees, Center on Middlebury’s main campus from 10-3 every weekday And their descent except Wednesday, when they will be given from 9-12. Please Upon the bright backs of their prey inform the receptionist that you’re there for shots upon arrival. Maps to the Health Center are available on the door of the Cornwall May take years Infirmary. In a sovereign floating of joy. And those that are hunted Battell Curse Strikes Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk Recent reports from the Cornwall infirmary confirm that the curse of Joseph Battell continues to plague the Bread Loaf campus. Those Under such trees in full knowledge suffering from the curse experience a number of mysterious symp- Of what is in glory above them, toms including unexplained chills, a sudden desire to sleep on pine And to feel no fear, needles, and an inclination toward whispering in casual conversa- But acceptance, compliance. tions. But perhaps the most unusual symptom afflicts those women Fulfilling themselves without pain touched by the curse, who suddenly develop a strong desire to be called “Ellen.” So far, three students and one staff member (Ann At the cycle's center Marie Glassner, Sheila Pearson, Heather Temple, and costume designer Mary Jo McCartney) are undergoing treatment for the They tremble, they walk curse. Battell historians claim that the portrait of Joseph Battell Under the tree, currently hanging in the Blue Parlor serves as the locus for the curse, They fall, they are torn, They rise, they walk again. and that those who look closely at the painting for more than a few seconds risk becoming the next victims. Plans to cancel the Blue — James Dickey FRIDAY JULY 2, 1993 Senior Survey after lunch (1:45) on the West Lawn outside the Theater for their picture. Further notices about the photos will be posted at the Front Members of the Bread Loaf graduating class must attend a manda- Desk, outside the Dining hall, and in the Barn, so keep yourself tory meeting this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Blue Parlor. Presidential posted in case the schedule changes due to the weather. elections will take place, as will preliminary planning for the graduation ceremony, including vital information concerning caps Workshop Opportunity and gowns. Seniors who do not attend this meeting will be asked to wear hairshirts in place of gowns during Commencement. Acting Ensemble members Anne Scurria and Barry Press will offer a series of classes that will focus on generating immediate, personal Overeater’s Anonymous Meeting writing based on simple theater-based improvisational techniques. This workshop began with the idea that writing, improvising, and There will be an introductory meeting of Overeater’s Anonymous movement come from the same creative energy. So, rather than have this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Barn East classroom. The support a sedentary relationship with pen and paper, Ms. Scurria and Mr. group will address issues such as compulsive overeating, over- Press devised a way to warm-up body and imagination, and then exercising, bulimia, anorexia, or any other forms of eating disorder. intersperse writing. This is neither an acting nor a writing workshop, and there is no critique or revision. It is an experiment in eliciting Writers Risk Curse to Read writing in a more active manner. The class will meet from 11:30- Under the ever-watchful eye of Joseph Battell, Kelly Neal, Steve 12:45 (MWF) on July 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, and 19 (as well as at 7:30 Duffy, Julia Goodwin, and Hope Burwell will read from their p.m. on July 20) in barn A. Sign up today on the sheet outside the original works this Sunday evening in the Blue Parlor. Come early Bread Loaf office (to the left of the map). for the best seating; the reading will begin promptly at 7:30. Recruiting for Croutoneers Madrigalists Demand More Men There is the likelihood that an additional opening at Croutons (the Shawna Boll, Directress of the Bread Loaf Madrigalists, insists that Bread Loaf child care program) will be available. Any student, all men who can carry a tune should attend Monday’s informational spouse, or community affiliate who can spend mornings with the meeting in the Barn at 5 p.m. due to an annual lack of male voices. children down at Dragon’s Den should speak with Elaine in the Anyone else interested in singing with the choral group should Bread Loaf office. This is a paid position, despite all the fun you’ll appear then as well or talk to Shawna in the interim. have. Weekend Festivities New Coffeehouse Crew Needed Tonight, the film “Educating Rita” will be shown in the Barn starting Anyone wishing to help organize the Bread Loaf Coffeehouses at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Tomorrow night, Francis Cram and (once-a-week evening shows of Bread Loaf performers) should friends will bring the Bread Loaf community together for a fun- leave his or her name with Elaine in the Bread Loaf office. The entire filled square dance in the Barn starting at 9 p.m. Refreshments will community will later thank you for your generous efforts. be served. Ultimate Frisbee Returns Outing Club Update The Bread Loaf Ultimate Frisbee team will hold an organizational The weather looks good for tomorrow’s hike up Battell Mountain. meeting in the Barn tonight at 7:30 to discuss schedules, playing Those who have registered should assemble on the Front Porch of times, and possibly a game this weekend. All potential frisbee the Inn at 7:30 for transportation to the trailhead. See Hugh Coyle if wanna-bes are welcome. See Laurie Greco (Larch 2) for more you have any questions or concerns. information. ane wigs The Big Picture ? Larch Party The All-School Photo Shoot is scheduled for next Monday at 12:45, The current ladies of Larch and all former ladies of Larch announce so please plan on appearing near the flagpole across from the Inn the 5th annual Female Bonding Party tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. shortly after 12:30. The Senior photo will also be taken shortly after on the porch of Larch. Women of all persuasions, ages, origins, the All-School photo, followed by a photo of those participating in ethnicities, political bents, and body types are invited to attend. A the DeWitt-Wallace program. Faculty and staff should also gather small donation for refreshments would be appreciated. Dining Room Details Wherefore Went the Crumb Quote-of- Diners are reminded to move along once they are finished eating in the-Day™ Contest? the dining hall. Remember that waiters have to get to classes, too, Last summer’s Quote-of-the-Day™ contest, enjoyed by many and and that your lingering leads to their lateness. Also, remember that monopolized by few, will return again next week in several issues an “X” made with two pieces of silverware indicates that someone of the Crumb. Test your literary intelligence by guessing the author is sitting at that particular spot. Lastly, the Crumb editor reminds you of any unidentified quote (clues will be given in several of that day’s that you may take your Crumb with you after lunch, but should you headlines) and you could win fame, fortune, and an 8X10 glossy of chose not to, please drop yours in the blue recycling bin on your way Arlo Guthrie at summer’s end. Occasionally, identified quotes (such out of the dining hall. Mother Nature thanks you. as today’s) will appear in order to allow exposure to lesser-known writers whose words might otherwise be missed. All entires for the Sunday Softball contest will be due at the Front Desk by 8:30 a.m. of the day. The tradition of Bread Loaf softball will continue this Sunday following the unattributed material; winners will be announced in afternoon on the East playing field at 2 p.m. All are welcome, that day’s Crumb. regardless of ability. Mitts and bats will be provided; all that’s Firework Forewarning needed is your energetic input. Bread Loafers should be warned that with the Fourth of July being Native Intelligence celebrated this weekend, Campus Caretaker Leo Hotte and crew will Those Bread Loafers who have a personal or professional connec- be up to their usual tricks. Dissatisfied with the traditional “pop” and tion with anything Native American are encouraged to attend an “bang” fireworks, Leo sets out each year to find an explosive with open meeting concerning the “NA” network, an interclassroom some “oomph” to it in order to fully express his patriotic feelings. telecommunication project on BreadNet. This introductory session Last summer’s blast broke glass in each and every Bread Loaf will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday in the Blue Parlor. building, and cracked several students’ computer screens. To pre- pare for this summer’s incendiary celebration, students are advised Looking Ahead to take the usual precautions — taping up glass items to prevent fracturing, removing perilously perched objects from high places, For those who wish to remain astep ahead of the daily calendar, start and keeping pillows at hand to protect oneself from concussion. planning now for these not-to-be-missed events coming up early Ample warning will be provided by the annual sounding of the air next week: Bread Loaf Faculty Member and Poet-in-Residence raid siren, which will precede the blast by at least ten minutes and Carole Oles will read from her work on Monday evening (7:30) in give you plenty of time to prepare. the Barn. On Tuesday evening, Professor Jacqueline Royster willbe the distinguished deliverer of the annual Elizabeth Drew Lecture at from "A Poem in Response to Doom" 7:30 in the Burgess Meredith Little Theater. All summer long the smartypants Canine Caution at the egghead writers’ conference Bread Loaf community members are reminded that there are no lectured on the end of the world. unattended dogs allowed on campus, particularly during classroom Mainly, alchemy and acronym: dioxins, hours. Faculty members whose classes have been disrupted report polycarbons, PCB, SDI, and AIDS— that they are now armed and ready for any further barking outbursts, AIDS loomed large. Seals had caught so be forewarned. it and in each voice a big finger poked holes in the air. My friend and I 1-800-TAMARACK had come mainly to meet brainy women Contrary to public opinion, the women of Tamarack (extension 18) and secular sermons discouraged us. are not telephone operators and beg the Bread Loaf community to I slumped sullen and pouty, but remember to dial “9” before placing a credit card call. Otherwise, whenever the public address system your call gets routed right up to their telephone. The switchboard crackled that word "Apocalypse," also reminds everyone to keep your calls short so that others may use I blinked awake and leaned forward the phone. The phone-hogging problem seems to be especially to hear what revelation was at hand. severe this summer, and more drastic measures will be taken if ...1f the world blew up, we'd stand out in the hot wind needed. of the last Apocalypse. I imagined Mail Management | angels decked out in flowers and fruit shimmying and bumping toward us Bread Loaf boxholders are reminded to check their mail daily, and in a magnificient sputter of golden toremove mail that is yours from the box to avoid congestion. Don’t fire. But that's why poetry is so silly leave unwanted memos and flyers to stuff up the box; take them out, and sad: saying all the sounds so read them, then recycle them or throw them away if they’re un- you're left alone with whatever's left. wanted. Your boxmate will thank you. —William Hathaway

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TUESDAY JUNE 29 1993 Grand Opening Assistants to the Director, this summer comprised of Steve Duffy and Mark Wright, who doubles as one of Bread Loaf’s two jazzmen Director Jim Maddox will welcome us one and all tonight in the Burgess Meredith Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. A reception will extraordinaire (the other being Professor Ed Lueders). follow; Jim will tell you where in his speech. The Front Desk (ext. 0) Registration Innkeepers Ed and Victoria Brown serve as Central Information for All students should check in with Elaine all sorts of things. They are assisted this yearb y and Marilyn today to insure the proper Heather Best (who doubles as the Bookstore course registration and billing. A represen- Manager), Nate Burt (who doubles as the Bread tative from the Middlebury Accounting Loaf Van-driver), and Peter Newton (who office will also be in the Blue Parlor today doubles as Softball Team Coach). Together, to collect unpaid bills. If you want to make this crew will do their best to handle your changes to your course schedule, please questions; they also serve -as check-cashers, notify Elaine immediately. mail-managers, switchboard-switchers, volley- ball-loaners, croquet-consultants, and are just generally fine folk. I.D. Cards This year, for the first time ever, Bread Loaf students will be given Day Care (Croutons, 388-4163) picture I.D. cards. These are needed to gain entrance to the swim- ming pool and Field House downtown; bar codes will also be affixed For those with offspring, Bread Loaf offers a small day care service lovingly known as Croutons. This year’s Head Croutoneer is Chuck to the laminated cards so that you may check materials out of the library. Pictures will be taken and I.D.'s distributed at Davison E. Foltz; she will be assisted by Jane Grundmeier and John Austin. Library from 8 until 6 on Thursday. This is the only time they will Children can be registered at the Crouton’s playground (alongside Dragon’s.Den) between 3 and 5 p.m.. be available at the Bread Loaf campus, so make plans to be there in all your picturesque glory. Computer Center (ext. 41) Meals Located in a cool, dry room in the basement of Davison library, the To keep you well-fed and caffeinated throughout the summer, the “Apple Cellar” features a number of computers and printers to Bread Loaf Dining Room in the Inn is staffed by a wondrous appease your high-tech fixations. Apple Cellar Director Caroline assemblage of student waiters and waitresses under the experienced Eisner makes it all especially user-friendly, along with her student supervision of HeadWaiters Patty Phaneuf and Dan Robb. Please be assistants (Suzanne Price, Sally Zitzmann, Matt Colón, and Thomas prompt for meals and move along quickly after finishing as these Beach). A Laserwriter is available for 15¢ a page. Normal operating students have to clean up and get to class themselves after meals. hours begin tomorrow; check the attached schedule for times. Diners are also urged to bring their own travel mugs for coffee-to- Workshops and training sessions will be announced throughout the go; paper take-out cups are non-PC and in short supply. Weekend term, so read your Crumbs diligently. breakfasts are self-service. Guests may purchase meal tickets at the Front Desk for a modest fee, as can off-campus students. Current Library (ext. 39 or 40) prices are $4 for breakfast, $6 for lunch, and $8 for supper. Brent Goeres, Barbara Lynch, Judy Watts, Krystal Sewell, and Chris Brady are at your service in Davison Library this summer whether The Bread Loaf Office (ext. 29 or 82) you’re looking for a quiet fire by which to rest, a copy of the Crumb Elaine Hall and Marilyn Delaney keep things sane and under control for critical analysis, or just a plain old good book to read. There are from the Bread Loaf Office in the back of the Inn. They also handle also videotapes on file which might be of assistance to you in your appointment scheduling for Director Jim Maddox. This year’s studies; videos can be watched in the Milkhouse (next to the Barn) student office assistants and copier-operators are Opal Croke and after reserving a time with the librarian. Also be on the lookout for Martha Sutro. Douglas Woodsum (a.k.a. “Woody”), who doubles as special exhibits during the course of the summer. The Library will Bread Loaf’s Poet Extraordinaire, once again leads the team of be open from 8 a.m. to midnight daily. Bookstore (ext. 59) Faxes and Photocopies Down under the fire escape in the back of Annex, you’l l finda green The Bread Loaf Office serves as the local copy shop; for 10 cents a door that leads to the world of Heather Best, Bread Loaf’s Bookstore page they will handle most of your duplicating needs. The machines Manager. Down there you’ll find all sorts of sundry items, from are not self-service, however, and are used nearly full-time for textbooks to bug spray. The store will be open all day today and faculty materials, so please allow at least atwo-hour lead time (a full tomorrow. Thenceforth, the schedule will return to regular hours, day is best) for processing. Materials which are required for class which are listed on the attached schedule. Heather requests that distribution and discussion will be copied free of charge. students resist temptation and stay away from books for courses The Bread Loaf Office also serves as the local fax outlet. Outgoing other than their own, at least until all students have had a chance to items cost $1.00 a page. If you anticipate receiving a fax, please see buy the texts they need for their classes. This includes courses which Elaine to make arrangements; there is no fee for receiving a fax. The you may be auditing. Office is often a bustling beehive of activity, so please limit your faxing to items of importance. Laundry Parking Students may wash and dry their laundry in the small white building adjacent to the Barn parking lot. Laundry machines are 75¢ per load; Vermont State Law prohibits parking at all times along Route 125. change is available at the Front Desk. Please be patient with the Please park your vehicle only in the designated parking area near the machines as they don’t always start right away; verbal coaxing has Barn when on the main campus. When you park on the campus been known to help but physical coaxing will not be tolerated. roads, you block access to delivery trucks and emergency vehicles and basically gum up the works. Linen Students who have subscribed to the linen service may pick up their Joggers and Bikers Beware sheets and towels today at the Front Desk. Henceforth, linen ex- Walking, jogging, and biking alongside Route 125 can be quite change will occur regularly at a time and place to be announced. dangerous, so please exercise great caution. The Front Desk will gladly offer safer alternatives for those who wish to exercise Mail outdoors. Bikers should keep their cycles locked at all times (except The Front Desk also serves as the Bread Loaf Rural Station post when in use, of course) due to the local Bicycle Black Marketeers office. Students normally share mailboxes, so be careful when who strand several inattentive School cyclists each summer. Bi- sorting through your mail. Incoming mail should be in your box by cycles are not allowed in dorm hallways, doorways, porches, or fire 10-ish each morning; outgoing mail is collected at 4:00 p.m. Outgo- escapes for reasons which should be obvious. ing mail should be dropped into the mailslot (in the door to the left of the mailboxes). Stamps are available at the Front Desk. Bread Loaf Taxi Nate Burt will safely transport passengers to the local metropolis of Check-Cashing Middlebury every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon. The Provided there is enough money in the till, the Front Desk can cash blue school van will leave the Inn at 2 p.m. sharp and return from the checks for up to $50 during most business hours. Please make your Middlebury post office downtown at 4 p.m. Your grateful thanks are checks out to Middlebury College and write your student I.D. the only charge for the trip. number on the front. Fitness Facilities Valuables Daily intramural soccer and volleyball games will begin shortly; Small valuables can be stored in the safe at the Front Desk. Space is listen for announcements at meals or check at the Front Desk for very limited; see Edward or Victoria for details. times. Sunday afternoon softball games are also a vital Bread Loaf tradition, as is the ever-evolving Ultimate Frisbee team. A tennis Telephones tournament (“Wimbleloaf’”) will also take place later in the summer. Athletic Director Douglas “Woody” Woodsum can be consulted for You can call any campus extension by dialing that number on the schedules and suggestions. The Front Desk has some sports equip- beige campus phones in each dorm. Local calls can be made by ment available for public use (volleyballs, a croquet set, and the odd dialing 9 and then the number. Long-distance calls (collect, calling - very odd - tennis racquet). The downtown Middlebury Campus card, or third party only) go through the switchboard at the Front also offers an Olympic-size swimming pool for Biondi wanna-bes Desk; plans are underway to allow students with calling cards direct and an extensive fitness center with both aerobic (Stairmasters, access to the outside world. Check future Crumbs for further rowers, treadmills and bicycles) and weight-training (freeweights information. There are public payphones in the Inn, in Gilmore, and Nautilus) equipment. You must bring your I.D. for admission to beside the laundromat, and on the first floor of the Barn classroom the downtown facilities. Schedules are on the attached sheet. area. Please observe the posted switchboard hours, and ask your incoming callers to observe them as well. Emergency calls, of No Smoke, No Fire course, will be routed through to the Innkeepers at any time. Due to Vermont’s strict anti-smoking regulations, smoking is for- bidden in the public areas of the Bread Loaf Inn, particularly the lobby and dining hall. Campus smoke detectors are sensitive and Recycling might be triggered by cigarette smoke; if this happens to you, air out Environmentalism runs rampanti n a landscape as beautiful as Bread the room and fan the smoke away from the alarm. If it persists in Loaf's. Please pay it the appropriate respecbty utilizing the recycling annoying you and others, contact the Front Desk. If the alarm beeps, bins which have been placed strategically around campus. News- chirps, or brays intermittently, it might need new batteries; the Front print and computer paper are picked up regularly; soda cans and Desk can handle that sort of crisis as well. bottles can be brought to the Barn Snack Bar. Mother Nature thanks Hot plates and coffee makers are contraband items at Bread Loaf due you for your efforts. to fire hazard. The Crumb Newspapers Last but not least, the Crumb, that humble publication you’re Those students who have subscribed to the New York Times must looking at right now. The Crumb is the daily bulletin at Bread Loaf pay for their subscriptions by Wednesday morning at the Front and is available on tables at lunch-time, at the Front Desk, in the Desk. Checks shouldb e made out to Middlebury College. Subscrip- Library, and in the Barn. To have your announcements and observa- tions begin on Thursday, with papers available by noon at the Front tions included, write it up and leave it at the front desk for Hugh Desk. Coyle, this year’s Crumb Editor and General Wordmonger, by 8:30 a.m. that day. Auditions for Summer Theater A Note On the Type This Wednesday at 7:30 there will be auditions for the summer theater productions. This is a banner year for actresses with nine The text of the Crumb is laid out in Croissand, a typeface designed excellent roles; for men, there are only three roles available. especially for the School of English in the 1930’s by Ebeneezer This summer's productions include Uncle Vanya by Chekhov, The Valle. A distant relative of current Director James Maddox, Valle Lover by Pinter, and the first scene from Top Girls by Churchill. sought to achieve a dramatic balance of form and function within the Uncle Vanya requires two actresses who can portray somewhat original typeface, one which best typified the happy placement of older women; both should probably be in their forties. There is also the School within the Bread Loaf landscape. Valle, who was a small role for a man. The Lover has excellent roles for both a man mutilated in a freak skiing accident just miles from the Bread Loaf and a woman, with a second, smaller role for another man. Finally, campus, spent years perfecting Croissand, painstakingly matching Top Girls has six excellent roles, all for women. each letter to various flora formations still visible today along the Everyone is invited to audition. All you have to do is come to the many wilderness trails in the area. The rough texture of pine bark and Theater at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. You will be asked to read for the smooth skin of birch both find adequate representation in the at least one of the plays; copies are on reserve in the Library should type, as do the graceful curve of the daisy stem and the vivid lilt of you care to look them over. trillium. The Great Poet Robert Frost paid tribute to Valle’s genius Stage managers are needed for the two one-acts, as well as an in many of his poems, encoding some of Valle’s typographical assistant stage manager for Uncle Vanya. Help is also needed with correlations into such well-known works as “Birches” and “The costumes, sets, props, and lights, so come to auditions (or stop by the Most of It.” Scholars have delighted in teasing out references to Theater during the day) and let the crew know how you'd like to get Valle from Frost’s text, and were stunned to discover that the two involved. hada ctually collaborated closely on some of the longer poems. Valle Even if you're not auditioning, you can come by and watch the and Frost parted ways after a dispute over the publication of The production process. This is one of the most unusual things about Witness Tree, for which Frost seleca ttypeefdace other than Croissand. Bread Loaf theater — you are welcome to attend any rehearsal and Years later, a fire of suspicious origin swept through Valle’s print- watch the summer production evolve from start to finish. shop, leaving the original sets of the typeface buried deep in the charred ruins. After many years of meticulous research and recon- Star-Gazing struction, the Crumb is pleased to re-introduce Croissand this summer to its reading public. Even if you can't be a star in the summer production, you can scan the heavens with the School telescope, which is available for public use at the Front Desk. Bring your I.D. to check it out. Lost and Found Please bring all lost items to the Front Desk. Please look for all found items at the Front Desk. Help Wanted Anyone who wants to pick up a few extra dollars can make himself or herself available as a Substitute Waiter. See Patty or Dan in the dining hall for more details about this once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity. READ | Front Desk Monday - Saturday Sunday Switchboard Monday - Saturday 5 p.m. - 11 p.m. Monday - Friday Breakfast: 7:30 - 8 a.m. Lunch: 1 - 1:15 p.m. Dinner: 6 - 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Sunday Breakfast: 8 - 8:30 a.m. Lunch: 1-1:15 p.m. Dinner: 6 - 6:15 p.m. 6:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (Grill closes at 10:30 p.m.; snack bar may close early on Fridays and Saturdays) Bookstore Mon, Wed, Fri 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Tues, Thurs 10 am. - 1 p.m. Library Bread Loaf Office Monday - Friday 8ish - lunch Apple Cellar Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - midnight Saturday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 9 a.m. - midnight Infirmary Monday - Friday Saturday, Sunday Field House and Monday - Friday Noon - 6:30 p.m. Fitness Center Saturday, Sunday Noon - 5:30 p.m. Swimming Pool Monday - Saturday 7-9 a.m. adults only (at McCullough) 11 a.m. - noon general swim Noon - 1 p.m. adults only 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. general swim 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. adults only 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. general swim 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. adults only WEDNESDAY JUNE 30 Photo I.D. Info Uncle Vanya. Anyone wishing to help out with costumes, sets, props, or lights should also stop by the Theater. Even if you’re not All students, staff, and faculty need to make some time in their auditioning, please feel free to come and watch the try-outs. schedules to stop by Davison Library between 8 and 6 tomorrow to get a picture I.D. A bar code will also be affixed to the card to allow Guitar Teacher Wanted you borrowing privileges at the Middlebury College libraries (Davison included). Those students who need to use the downtown Stephen Berenson, a member of Bread Loaf’s wondrous Acting library or the Fitness Center or the pool today must first obtain an Ensemble, needs to find someone who can teach him how to play I.D. at Carr Hall on the main Middlebury Campus (Security office, guitar before Opening Night for Uncle Vanya. If you can help, seek in the basement). him out at mealtimes or leave a note in his mailbox. Anonymous Overeater’s Anonymous Calling All Cards Announcement Needs Attention Recent technological advances at the Bread Loaf switchboard now permit on-campus callers to make credit card and toll-free (800) Would whoever sent in a notice for the Overeater’s Anonymous calls directly. First, dial “9” for an outside line (if one is available), meeting please check with the Bread Loaf Office to re-schedule the then dial 1-800 plus the number of your calling card company meeting? The submitted announcement conflicted with a previously (Sprint is 877-8000; MCI is 950-1022; AT&T is 225-5288 or 321- scheduled event. Thank you! 0288). New phone lists featuring these numbers will soon be distributed to all campus phone locations. Despite these new liber- Volley for Serve... ating features, the fine folks at the Front Desk frown upon those who Volleyball devotees will assemble for the summer’s opening games take additional liberties with the limited phone service available to shortly after dinner this evening on the courts in the eastern field. the School. Please remember that there are only four lines coming These games are incredibly informal, and require no skill at all for in for all 300+ of us. Don’t tie them up with long calls (i.e. anything participation. Don’t forget to bring bug spray. over ten minutes) and be patient when all the lines are busy. Those who feel the need to have marathon phone sessions should use the Blue Parlor Readings Open payphones available in the Inn lobby, the Barn classroom area, Each summer at Bread Loaf, student writers of poetry and/or prose outside the laundry room, or up at Gilmore. share their works with the community at the Blue Parlor Readings, Lock’em Up held each Sunday evening at 7:30 in (you guessed it) the Blue Parlor. These events draw huge crowds and are one of the more popular All Bread Loaf community members are reminded to keep your traditions of the School. This Sunday evening should be no €xcep- bikes locked up when not in use. There is a bike rack for general use tion as Julia Goodwin, Hope Burwell, Kelly Neal, and Steve Duffy on the east side of the Inn; more will appear soon based if there is kick off the season. A sign-up sheet for subsequent Sundays will be enough demand. posted at the Front Desk starting tomorrow morning. Blue Parlor Director Susan Fine reminds all aspiring readers that it’s a first- Poetry Preliminaries come, first-served sign-up, so don’t delay — sign up right away. Those students enrolled in Carole Oles’s Poetry class are reminded that there is an additional introductory meeting of the class this Call for Manuscripts afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Barn East classroom (up the fire escape on Multicultural Women Writers (MCWW) is seeking manuscripts by the right side of the building). ethnic women for a collected anthology of poems, short stories, or narrative essays. Members of MCWW are feminists with a strong Theater Try-Outs Tonight ethnic consciousness. The anthology will focus on adjustment and Auditions for the summer theater productions will take place tonight acculturation experiences of older women in the writer’s own in the Burgess Meredith Little Theater. This summer’s productions culture and their impact on the writer. include Uncle Vanya by Chekhov, The Lover by Pinter, and the first Send photocopies or typed manuscripts with name and scene from Top Girls by Churchill. Uncle Vanya requires two address on each page, accompanied by a brief biographical sketch actresses, both of whom should probably be in their forties. There is covering your occupational and publishing background. New writ- also a small role for a man. The Lover has excellent roles for both a ers are also encouraged to submit their works. SASE for reply only; man and a woman, with a second, smaller role for another man. Top manuscripts cannot be returned. Send to: MCWW, c/o Mitsuye Girls offers six excellent roles, all for women. Stage managers are Yamada, 6151 Sierra Bravo Road, Irvine CA 92715. Deadline: needed for the two one-acts, as is an assistant stage manager for September 1, 1993. For more info, please contact Helen Jaskoski. New Students Assemble Toddler Watcher Wanted All those students new to Bread Loaf this summer are invited to Faculty couple looking for babysitter for two small children. Occa- attend a reception at Earthworm Manor tomorrow afternoon at 5 sional evenings, occasional afternoons. $6 per hour. Call Jacques p.m. (In the event of rain, the reception will move en masse to Lezra and/or Susanne Wofford at Burdick (extension 46). Treman.) Vital information will be disseminated, so please plan to Sitter Sought appear. Jim and Story Leonard are also looking for a part-time babysitter Old Students Assemble (three hours, three-four times per week) for their new daughter All members of this summer’s senior class are asked to attend a Kelsey (5 months old). They too will be paying the standard rate of mandatory meeting this Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Blue Parlor. $6.00 per hour. Those interested can call Jim or Story at 388-6503. Vital information will be disseminated, so please plan to appear. Big Bucks for Subs Sweet Sounds of Summer Anyone who wants to pick up some cold cash for serving up hot There will be an informational meeting at 5 p.m. next Monday in the meals can make himself or herself available as a Substitute Waiter. Barn for anyone wishing to delight the ears of the Bread Loaf See Patty or Dan in the dining hall for more details. Two full-time community by singing in the MadriThge eavelr-gsrac.efu l Directress waiterships remain available (these cover room and board fees for of the Madrigals, Shawna Boll, tells us that “although the ability to the summer); see Elaine in the Bread Loaf office if interested or read music is certainly a helpful asset, all that is really required of a check in with Dan or Patty. Bread Loaf Madrigalist is a love of music and the ability to sing in tune.” The group will rehearse twice weekly from 4:45-5:30 (dates Think “Suds” for Safe Sex to be announced). If you have any questions don’t hesitate to talk to One of the more interesting Bread Loaf traditions is the placement Shawna or drop her a note at the Front Desk. of a free condom bucket just inside the door to the laundry room. Symphonic Spectacle Information about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) is also available there, just in case you didn’t bring along your Yeats or The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, with Kate Tamarkin conduct- Chaucer to read during the rinse cycle. Students are strongly urged ing, will perform tomorrow evening at the Middlebury College to take the necessary precautions against acquiring STD’s. Please Stadium (along Route 30). Fireworks will accompany the outdoor leave a note at the Front Desk (anonymously, if you prefer) if you show, which will feature all manner of marches and musical maj- find that prophylactic pilferers have raided the bucket before you got esty. Tickets are $13 for the general populace, $10 for those with your chance. student I.D.s, and are on sale at the College Activities Office, the Middlebury Inn, and the Sheldon Museum (to which the proceeds Ripton Uprising Remembered will be donated). Grounds open at 5:30 for those who wish to bring Though history books have overlooked the event, the Bread Loaf a picnic dinner; the show starts at 7:30. community annually recalls the Ripton Uprising, which took place on this very day in 1776. Fearful that any so-called “Declaration of Cinema Season Starts Friday Independence” might not fully guarantee the rights of Vermonters, The Bread Loaf Summer Film Series gets underway this Friday asmall band of Ripton residents led by Gertrude “Getty” Gunther (a evening in the Bam with the classic comedy “Educating Rita.” distant relative of Carole Oles, it should be noted) drew up their own Admission is free. Show-time is 8 p.m. in the Barn. declaration of independence and signed it five days in advance of the national document, thus guaranteeing its validity. Expecting oppo- Square Up Saturday sition to their plan, Getty and the others barricaded themselves Francis Cram and his legendary band will be on hand Saturday night inside what is now the Ripton Community House, rifle barrels for a square dance in the Barn. Grab a partner and come on over for pointed toward the road. When it was obvious that no challenge was the ultimate social experience. All dances will be taught, so igno- a-coming, the group sat down to a hearty meal of steak, potatoes, rance is no excuse. Refreshments will be provided. string beans, and a generous helping of Fanny Hunter’s fresh fruit shortcake for dessert. In order to commemorate this historical Full Moon Outing instance of Green Mountain independence, the Bread Loaf kitchen will offer similar fare to Bread Loaf diners this evening. Please take The Bread Loaf Outing Club will climb Battell Mountain this a moment before dinner to pause and reflect upon those who helped Saturday evening to watch all the local fireworks displays from a shaped the course of politics in this part of the country, then digii n lookoff high above the Champlain Valley. The hike up is rigorous, with all the gusto of Getty Gunther. with plans to either camp out at Skyline Lodge or hike back down by the light of the full moon. An optional night hike (no flashlights) up neighboring Bread Loaf mountain may also be a possibility. Sleep- ing bags and backpacks will be needed. Due to the nature of this trip, only ten people can join in on this spectacular adventure, so sign up ASAP at the Front Desk. Future hikes (many of them much easier than this one) will be announced in the Crumb; check with Outing Club Leader Hugh Coyle if you have any questions. THURSDAY JULY 1, I.D. Day VSO Show Ify ou haven’t done so already, you need to get your most photogenic The Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Kate Tamarkin conducting, face over to Davison Library before 6 today to get a Middlebury will perform a “pops” concert tonight complete with fireworks at the picture I.D. A bar code will also be affixed to the card to give you Middlebury College Stadium (along Route 30). Tickets are $10 for borrowing privileges at the College libraries. students and are on sale at the College Activities Office, the Middlebury Inn, and the Sheldon Museum. Gates open at 5:30; the New Kids in Town fanfare begins at 7:30. First-year students are invited to a reception this afternoon from 5- Senior Citizens 6 on the lawn at Earthworm Manor (in the unlikely event of rain, Treman will be the site). Come hob-nob with the faculty and staff Members of the Bread Loaf graduating class will meet tomorrow and get to know your fellow freshpersons. afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Blue Parlor. Major decisions will be made at this meeting, so please plan on attending. Faculty Has Access to Actors Madrigalists Meet Faculty members are cordially invited to meet with the members of the Acting Ensemble to discuss and discover ways of utilizing the Bread Loaf students, staff, faculty, and general community mem- talents of the actors in their classrooms. Innovation and imagination bers interested in bringing a joyful noise unto the horde should meet will abound. Come be amazed this afternoon at 5:15 in the Blue next Monday at 5 p.m. in the Barn. The group will set the summer Parlor. rehearsal schedule, so please plan on attending. Contact Shawna Boll if you can’t make the meeting or if you have any further The Play’s Underway questions. Rehearsals for this summer’s theater production, Uncle Vanya, get Film on Friday underway this evening at 7:30 in the Theater. All are welcome to come and watch as the newly-chosen cast reads through the play for “Educating Rita” will be shown tomorrow evening in the Barn at 8 the first time. p.m. Come early for most comfortable seating, and bring your own refreshments, as the Snack Bar may be closed at that time. Cycle Security Swing Your Partner In years past, the Bread Loaf campus has experienced several Francis Cram and his country band will give us a grand old time in bicycle thefts. Please help us avoid such disappointing news this the Barn Saturday night starting at 8 p.m. or so. Square and contra year by locking up your bikes when not in use. dances will be taught, with the occasional polka or waltz thrown in Overeater’s Anonymous Meeting for good measure. Come stomp your feet, listen to the music, and enjoy the mutual clumsiness of students and faculty alike at this one- The newly-rescheduled Overeater’s Anonymous meeting will take of-a-kind mixer. Refreshments will be served. place Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Barn East classroom. All those interested in finding out more about this twelve-step program Moonlight in Vermont are welcome to attend. Specifically, the group hopes to offer support The Bread Loaf Outing Club will take advantage of this weekend’s to those recovering from compulsive overeating, over-excercising, full moon and hike up to Skyline Lodge Saturday evening, taking a bulimia, anorexia, or any other form of eating disorder. break on the Battell Lookoff to watch all the fireworks displays in the Champlain Valley. Space is limited on the hike/overnight, so Poets and Prosers Pose Parlor sign up at the Front Desk now. See Hugh Coyle (a.k.a. “Mr. Crumb”) Capacity Problems for more details and information. This Sunday at 7:30 in the Blue Parlor, Steve Duffy, Julia Goodwin, Hope Burwell, and Kelly Neal will read from their writing. Refresh- Photo En Toto ments will be provided. Come early for the best seating; this Bread Now that you’ ve had your I.D. picture taken, get set for the real thing. Loaf tradition normally draws a standing-room-only crowd. Sign- The all-school photo will be taken next Monday around lunchtime, ups for future Blue Parlor Readings continue at a fast and furious exact times and locations to be announced. Schedule that hair- pace. Check the list at the Front Desk to see if there are available dressing appointment this weekend, and watch the Crumb and the openings in the summer lineup. Front Desk announcement board for further details. Improv/Writing Workshop Offered Parlor readings are under consideration lest the éntire audience become affected. Mark Wright, an amateur parapsychologistas well Based on previous work developed in Bread Loaf classrooms, as an Assistant to the Director, suggests that the hole in the painting Acting Ensemble members Anne Scurria and Barry Press will offer (on Battell’s left lapel) holds the key to the curse’s power. “Perhaps aseries of classes that will focus on generating immediate, personal if someone were to place a fresh flower in the hole each morning,” writing based on simple theater-based improvisational techniques. Wright suggests, “we here at Bread Loaf would sleep more peace- All writing will be done in the classroom. At the end of the fully at night.” exploration, the class will divide into groups of 4-6 people, who will then meet outside of class time to share their writing and coordinate "The Heaven of Animals" a presentation to the class and interested community members. The class will meet from 11:30-12:45 (MWF) on July 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, and 19 (as well as at 7:30 p.m. on July 20) in Barn A. Sign up on the Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood sheet posted outside the Bread Loaf office (to the left of the map). It is a wood. If they have lived on plains Ante Up for Penny Candy It is grass rolling The generous staff of the Davison Library traditionally offers a fine Under their feet forever. selection of sweets to Bread Loaf students, yet humbly reminds us that they too operate within a limited budget. Please show your Having no souls, they have come, appreciation for this ongoing offering by donating spare change Anyway, beyond their knowing. when you can. Thank you. Their instincts wholly bloom And they rise. Ripton Store Sets Summer Hours The soft eyes open. Dick and Sue Collitt, proprietors of the Ripton General Store, have extended their normal operating hours to meet the needs of the Bread To match them, the landscape flowers, Loaf area summer community. The store will be open from 7 a.m. Outdoing, desperately to 9 p.m. on weekdays, and 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the weekends. Stop Outdoing what is required: by and check out their stunning selection of sundries and souvenirs. The richest wood, The deepest field. EthnoPop Concert For some of these, South African songwriter Johnny Clegg and his band Savuka will It could not be the place offer a concert bound to erase both racial and musical borders next It is, without blood. Saturday nightat 8 at the Flynn Theater in Burlington. Call the Flynn These hunt, as they have done, for ticket prices and details; anyone looking for a ride should drop But with claws and teeth grown perfect, a note to Hugh c/o the Crumb. More deadly than they can believe. Allergy Shots Available They stalk more silently, Allergy shots for students will be administered at the Parton Health And crouch on the limbs of trees, Center on Middlebury’s main campus from 10-3 every weekday And their descent except Wednesday, when they will be given from 9-12. Please Upon the bright backs of their prey inform the receptionist that you’re there for shots upon arrival. Maps to the Health Center are available on the door of the Cornwall May take years Infirmary. In a sovereign floating of joy. And those that are hunted Battell Curse Strikes Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk Recent reports from the Cornwall infirmary confirm that the curse of Joseph Battell continues to plague the Bread Loaf campus. Those Under such trees in full knowledge suffering from the curse experience a number of mysterious symp- Of what is in glory above them, toms including unexplained chills, a sudden desire to sleep on pine And to feel no fear, needles, and an inclination toward whispering in casual conversa- But acceptance, compliance. tions. But perhaps the most unusual symptom afflicts those women Fulfilling themselves without pain touched by the curse, who suddenly develop a strong desire to be called “Ellen.” So far, three students and one staff member (Ann At the cycle's center Marie Glassner, Sheila Pearson, Heather Temple, and costume designer Mary Jo McCartney) are undergoing treatment for the They tremble, they walk curse. Battell historians claim that the portrait of Joseph Battell Under the tree, currently hanging in the Blue Parlor serves as the locus for the curse, They fall, they are torn, They rise, they walk again. and that those who look closely at the painting for more than a few seconds risk becoming the next victims. Plans to cancel the Blue — James Dickey FRIDAY JULY 2, 1993 Senior Survey after lunch (1:45) on the West Lawn outside the Theater for their picture. Further notices about the photos will be posted at the Front Members of the Bread Loaf graduating class must attend a manda- Desk, outside the Dining hall, and in the Barn, so keep yourself tory meeting this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Blue Parlor. Presidential posted in case the schedule changes due to the weather. elections will take place, as will preliminary planning for the graduation ceremony, including vital information concerning caps Workshop Opportunity and gowns. Seniors who do not attend this meeting will be asked to wear hairshirts in place of gowns during Commencement. Acting Ensemble members Anne Scurria and Barry Press will offer a series of classes that will focus on generating immediate, personal Overeater’s Anonymous Meeting writing based on simple theater-based improvisational techniques. This workshop began with the idea that writing, improvising, and There will be an introductory meeting of Overeater’s Anonymous movement come from the same creative energy. So, rather than have this afternoon at 5 p.m. in the Barn East classroom. The support a sedentary relationship with pen and paper, Ms. Scurria and Mr. group will address issues such as compulsive overeating, over- Press devised a way to warm-up body and imagination, and then exercising, bulimia, anorexia, or any other forms of eating disorder. intersperse writing. This is neither an acting nor a writing workshop, and there is no critique or revision. It is an experiment in eliciting Writers Risk Curse to Read writing in a more active manner. The class will meet from 11:30- Under the ever-watchful eye of Joseph Battell, Kelly Neal, Steve 12:45 (MWF) on July 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16, and 19 (as well as at 7:30 Duffy, Julia Goodwin, and Hope Burwell will read from their p.m. on July 20) in barn A. Sign up today on the sheet outside the original works this Sunday evening in the Blue Parlor. Come early Bread Loaf office (to the left of the map). for the best seating; the reading will begin promptly at 7:30. Recruiting for Croutoneers Madrigalists Demand More Men There is the likelihood that an additional opening at Croutons (the Shawna Boll, Directress of the Bread Loaf Madrigalists, insists that Bread Loaf child care program) will be available. Any student, all men who can carry a tune should attend Monday’s informational spouse, or community affiliate who can spend mornings with the meeting in the Barn at 5 p.m. due to an annual lack of male voices. children down at Dragon’s Den should speak with Elaine in the Anyone else interested in singing with the choral group should Bread Loaf office. This is a paid position, despite all the fun you’ll appear then as well or talk to Shawna in the interim. have. Weekend Festivities New Coffeehouse Crew Needed Tonight, the film “Educating Rita” will be shown in the Barn starting Anyone wishing to help organize the Bread Loaf Coffeehouses at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Tomorrow night, Francis Cram and (once-a-week evening shows of Bread Loaf performers) should friends will bring the Bread Loaf community together for a fun- leave his or her name with Elaine in the Bread Loaf office. The entire filled square dance in the Barn starting at 9 p.m. Refreshments will community will later thank you for your generous efforts. be served. Ultimate Frisbee Returns Outing Club Update The Bread Loaf Ultimate Frisbee team will hold an organizational The weather looks good for tomorrow’s hike up Battell Mountain. meeting in the Barn tonight at 7:30 to discuss schedules, playing Those who have registered should assemble on the Front Porch of times, and possibly a game this weekend. All potential frisbee the Inn at 7:30 for transportation to the trailhead. See Hugh Coyle if wanna-bes are welcome. See Laurie Greco (Larch 2) for more you have any questions or concerns. information. ane wigs The Big Picture ? Larch Party The All-School Photo Shoot is scheduled for next Monday at 12:45, The current ladies of Larch and all former ladies of Larch announce so please plan on appearing near the flagpole across from the Inn the 5th annual Female Bonding Party tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.m. shortly after 12:30. The Senior photo will also be taken shortly after on the porch of Larch. Women of all persuasions, ages, origins, the All-School photo, followed by a photo of those participating in ethnicities, political bents, and body types are invited to attend. A the DeWitt-Wallace program. Faculty and staff should also gather small donation for refreshments would be appreciated. Dining Room Details Wherefore Went the Crumb Quote-of- Diners are reminded to move along once they are finished eating in the-Day™ Contest? the dining hall. Remember that waiters have to get to classes, too, Last summer’s Quote-of-the-Day™ contest, enjoyed by many and and that your lingering leads to their lateness. Also, remember that monopolized by few, will return again next week in several issues an “X” made with two pieces of silverware indicates that someone of the Crumb. Test your literary intelligence by guessing the author is sitting at that particular spot. Lastly, the Crumb editor reminds you of any unidentified quote (clues will be given in several of that day’s that you may take your Crumb with you after lunch, but should you headlines) and you could win fame, fortune, and an 8X10 glossy of chose not to, please drop yours in the blue recycling bin on your way Arlo Guthrie at summer’s end. Occasionally, identified quotes (such out of the dining hall. Mother Nature thanks you. as today’s) will appear in order to allow exposure to lesser-known writers whose words might otherwise be missed. All entires for the Sunday Softball contest will be due at the Front Desk by 8:30 a.m. of the day. The tradition of Bread Loaf softball will continue this Sunday following the unattributed material; winners will be announced in afternoon on the East playing field at 2 p.m. All are welcome, that day’s Crumb. regardless of ability. Mitts and bats will be provided; all that’s Firework Forewarning needed is your energetic input. Bread Loafers should be warned that with the Fourth of July being Native Intelligence celebrated this weekend, Campus Caretaker Leo Hotte and crew will Those Bread Loafers who have a personal or professional connec- be up to their usual tricks. Dissatisfied with the traditional “pop” and tion with anything Native American are encouraged to attend an “bang” fireworks, Leo sets out each year to find an explosive with open meeting concerning the “NA” network, an interclassroom some “oomph” to it in order to fully express his patriotic feelings. telecommunication project on BreadNet. This introductory session Last summer’s blast broke glass in each and every Bread Loaf will take place at 5 p.m. on Monday in the Blue Parlor. building, and cracked several students’ computer screens. To pre- pare for this summer’s incendiary celebration, students are advised Looking Ahead to take the usual precautions — taping up glass items to prevent fracturing, removing perilously perched objects from high places, For those who wish to remain astep ahead of the daily calendar, start and keeping pillows at hand to protect oneself from concussion. planning now for these not-to-be-missed events coming up early Ample warning will be provided by the annual sounding of the air next week: Bread Loaf Faculty Member and Poet-in-Residence raid siren, which will precede the blast by at least ten minutes and Carole Oles will read from her work on Monday evening (7:30) in give you plenty of time to prepare. the Barn. On Tuesday evening, Professor Jacqueline Royster willbe the distinguished deliverer of the annual Elizabeth Drew Lecture at from "A Poem in Response to Doom" 7:30 in the Burgess Meredith Little Theater. All summer long the smartypants Canine Caution at the egghead writers’ conference Bread Loaf community members are reminded that there are no lectured on the end of the world. unattended dogs allowed on campus, particularly during classroom Mainly, alchemy and acronym: dioxins, hours. Faculty members whose classes have been disrupted report polycarbons, PCB, SDI, and AIDS— that they are now armed and ready for any further barking outbursts, AIDS loomed large. Seals had caught so be forewarned. it and in each voice a big finger poked holes in the air. My friend and I 1-800-TAMARACK had come mainly to meet brainy women Contrary to public opinion, the women of Tamarack (extension 18) and secular sermons discouraged us. are not telephone operators and beg the Bread Loaf community to I slumped sullen and pouty, but remember to dial “9” before placing a credit card call. Otherwise, whenever the public address system your call gets routed right up to their telephone. The switchboard crackled that word "Apocalypse," also reminds everyone to keep your calls short so that others may use I blinked awake and leaned forward the phone. The phone-hogging problem seems to be especially to hear what revelation was at hand. severe this summer, and more drastic measures will be taken if ...1f the world blew up, we'd stand out in the hot wind needed. of the last Apocalypse. I imagined Mail Management | angels decked out in flowers and fruit shimmying and bumping toward us Bread Loaf boxholders are reminded to check their mail daily, and in a magnificient sputter of golden toremove mail that is yours from the box to avoid congestion. Don’t fire. But that's why poetry is so silly leave unwanted memos and flyers to stuff up the box; take them out, and sad: saying all the sounds so read them, then recycle them or throw them away if they’re un- you're left alone with whatever's left. wanted. Your boxmate will thank you. —William Hathaway

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