The Crumb, 1997 (Bread Loaf School of English)

68 Pages·1997·9.8 MB·

“The Crumb
Your Weekday Companion at the Bread Loaf School of English
Volume 78, Number | Tuesday, June 24, 1997
Today's Come and Be Welcomed assisted by Peter Newton, John Mancuso, and Heather
Morin-Best (who doubles as the Bookstore Manager).
Tidbits Following our Opening Night Banquet at 6 p.m. in
This crew will do their best to answer your questions;
the Dining Hall, Bread Loaf Director Jim Maddox and
they also serve as check-changers, mail-managers,
Middlebury College President John McCardell will
switchboard-switchers, and sporting-good-specialists.
"A Book of Verses un- officially open the 78th session of the School of English
Items lost on campus should be brought to the Front
derneath the Bough, and introduce the members of this summer's distin-
A Jug of Wine, A Loaf Desk, where it is hoped they will soon become found.
guished faculty. The general address will take place in
of Bread —and Thou
the Burgess Meredith Theater at 7:30 p.m. A reception,
Beside me singing in
Bread Loaf Taxi
the Wilderness — replete with refreshments, will follow in the Barn.
Oh, Wilderness were Front Desk staff members will offer safe passage to
{ Paradise enow!" Registration Relegation and from the busy burg of Middlebury every Tuesday,
-- Edward Fitzgerald Wednesday, and Friday afternoon in the Big Blue Bread
All students should venture off to visit to Elaine Hall
Loaf Taxi Van. The van departs from the Inn porch at 2
in the Bread Loaf Office (in the back of the Inn) between
Welcome p.m. sharp and picks up passengers from in front of the
9 and 4 today to ensure accurate course registration and
(back) to billing. A representative from the Middlebury Account- Middlebury post office at 4 p.m. sharp. Your thankful
smile and gracious demeanor are the only charge for this
ing and Financial Aid offices will be on hand in the
Bread Loaf!
scenic excursion. The taxi service will begin on Friday.
adjoining Blue Parlor, where additional registration
Opening Night Ad- materials (vehicle cards, health forms, etc.) will be
The Keys to the Kingdom
dress: 7:30 p.m. in handled. If you need to make a change in your current
the Burgess Mere-
course schedule, you should check with Elaine ASAP. Bread Loaf rooms now have locks on all the doors,
dith Little Theater;
reception to follow even though many old-timers still prefer the “open door”
in the Barn. Ego-Boosting I.D.'s policies of yesteryear. You can lock and unlock your
door from the inside until the cows come home, butakey
In this sidebar, you'll Middlebury College requires all students, faculty,
finda list of the day's and staff to procure prestigious picture I.D. cards for is needed to lock it from the outside. These keys are
events, along with a available at the Front Desk. Please note that if you have
entrance to certain College facilities downtown. Bar
thoughtworthy quote
aroommate, both of you must appear at the Front Desk
to ponder. You'llalso codes will also be affixed to the laminated cards so that
find a weather fore- materials may be checked out of the library. Pictures together. Lost keys cost $25; if you’re accidentally
cast, which, given locked out of your room, you will have to wait until a
will be taken and I.D.’s distributed upstairs at Davison
Vermont's weather,
Front Desk staff person is available to help you gain re-
will probably be as Library from 8 until 4 tomorrow (Wednesday). This is
helpful to you as your one and only opportunity for photographic ego- entry.
wearing sunblock at
fulfillment here on the Mountain, so be sure to look
midnight. Check-Cashing
fabulous for your first day of classes. If you miss this
chance, you’П have to travel downtown to Middlebury's The Front Desk can cash personal checks for up to
Campus Security office to get your I.D. $75 during most business hours. Please make checks
payable to “Middlebury College” and write your student
The Bread Loaf Office (ext. 29) I.D. number on the front.
The aforementioned Elaine Hall, Sandy LeGault,
Today Bread Loaf Bookstore (ext. 59)
and Erika Hall keep the whole Bread Loaf operation on
Partly cloudy;
track from the back of the Inn. They also schedule Under the fire escape out behind Annex, you’ll find
| possible showers late; `
highs in the 70's appointments for Director Jim Maddox. This summer’s a green door that leads into the world of aforementioned
office assistants are John Caspen and Lillian Reeves. Heather Morin-Best, Bread Loaf’s Bookstore Manager.
Tomorrow
Ralph Sneeden and cohorts Shue Bellows, David Beare, You'll find all manner of items for sale down there, from
| Mix of вип and clouds; | and Jane Cadwell serve as Assistants to the Director and textbooks and T-shirts to bug spray and shaving cream.
] highs in the low 80's
will do everything within their powers to make the The store will be open from 9 to 4 today and tomorrow.
Two Days summer scintillate. Thereafter, the schedule will return to the regular hours
Hence listed on the attached schedule. Heather kindly requests
The Front Desk (ext. 0) that you only purchase books for your own courses and
Fair with scattered
hold off on others until everyone has had a chance to buy
showers; highs in Innkeepers Victoria and Edward Brown serve as
the low 80's. Bread Loaf’s Friendly Folks-in-the-Know and can as- the texts needed for class. This includes courses which
you may be auditing.
sist you with just about everything. They themselves are
Davison Library (ext. 39 or 40) You can call any campus extension by dialing its number on the
beige phones in each dorm. Calls to local exchanges can be made by
Brent Goeres, Judy Watts, Chris Brady, Rebekah Condon, and
dialing 9 and then the seven-digit number. A busy signal after the 9
Jeanne LeBlanc look forward to meeting your reading needs in
means that no outgoing lines are available. Hang up and try again,
Davison Library this summer. Whether you covet a cozy sofa spot
and again, and again if need be. Calling card calls may be placed by
by the fireplace to luxuriate in Wordsworth or crave a hardback
dialing 9-1-800-and the number of the service. Some of the most
chair at a desk to tackle structuralist theory, Davison's the place to
commonly called carriers have their numbers posted by the phones.
be. A videotape library (with viewing booth) also exists in Davison;
Please remember the 9! Otherwise you'll ring up the women in
larger groups can watch tapes in the Milkhouse (next to the Barn)
Tamarack at extension 18, and they get fairly feisty after fifty or so
after reserving a time with the librarian. Also watch for special
such flub-ups. Collect and third-party calls which cannot be placed
exhibits throughout the summer. The Library will be open from 8
via an 800 number can be handled by the Front Desk staff (dial 0).
a.m. to midnight daily.
To reach the Middlebury College switchboard, dial (9) 443-
5000 and listen for instructions.
Computer Center (ext. 41)
Please observe the posted switchboard hours when using the
Down under Davison library, the Bread Loaf Computer Center
dormitory phones, and ask your incoming callers to observe them as
features a number of PC and Macintosh computers and printers to well. Also, be forewarned that your call may be cut short inadvert-
satisfy virtually all your cybernetic inclinations. Computer Center ently when the switchboard shuts down at day's end. Calls of a life-
Director Caroline Eisner and her staff of student assistants help
or-death nature will be routed through to campus at all times.
ensure that it’s all user-friendly and that the mice don’t byte.
Laserwriter services are available fora nickel a page. Rocky Gooch, Discourse on Dining
the Telecommunications Director of the Bread Loaf Rural Teacher
To keep you suitably sated and carefully caffeinated throughout
Network, will also be on hand to help get you hooked into the
the summer, the Bread Loaf Dining Room in the Inn sports a
electronic highway. Normal operating hours begin tomorrow.
stupendous staff of student waiters and waitresses whose sole
Workshops and training sessions on a number of computer-related
mission is to provide a delightful and delectable dining experience
topics will be announced throughout the term, so be sure to pick up
for all. HeadWaiters Todd Sumner and Kathy Harding are co-
your Crumbs for details.
captains of the crew this summer. Please be prompt for meals and
move along quickly after finishing, as the waiters must clean up and
Fax Facts and Copy Costs
hustle off to classes themselves after meals. Diners are also urged to
The Bread Loaf Office doubles as the local copy shop for course- bring their own travel mugs for take-out beverages.
required handouts only. For all other duplicating demands, please
It's also wise to know some dining hall signs and symbols:
use the self-service pay-per-copy machine in the library. The Bread
crossed silverware at a place setting is a time-honored indicator that
Loaf Office can also send and receive faxes. Outgoing items cost
the seat is occupied. A chair leaning against the table means that the
$1.00 a page. If you anticipate receiving a fax, please check with seat is either taken or the section is closed (i.e. no waiter will appear
Elaine to make arrangements.
to take your order). Be forewarned that weekend breakfasts are self-
service and thus require a higher level of wakefulness than normal
Mail Methodology
weekday breakfasts.
The Front Desk also doubles as the Bread Loaf Rural Station Guests may purchase meal tickets at the Front Desk for a modest
Post Office. Mailboxes are assigned on a carefully calculated 1:2 fee, as can off-campus students. Market prices have been set at $4
box/student ratio, so exercise similar care when sorting through for breakfast, $6 for lunch, and $10 for dinner (all applicable taxes
your mail. Incoming mail should be in your box by 10-ish each included; we’ll talk tips and gratuities later in the summer).
morning; outgoing mail is collected at 4-ish. U.P.S. shipments
should be dropped off between 9 and noon on Monday through Snack Bar Basics
Saturday. Outgoing letters and cards should be dropped into the For those few who believe that unquiet meals make ill diges-
mailslot (in the door to the left of the mailboxes). An assortment of
tions, or for those who just aren’to n the meal plan, a snack bar stands
stamps may also be purchased at the Front Desk. tucked in the far corner of the Barn and offers fast-food fare in a
casual atmosphere. Lauren Tearane serves as this summer's Snack
Dailies’ Delivery
Bar manager. Soda and snack machines are also located in the Barn
For those with newspaper subscriptions, daily editions will be for late-night refreshment. Please bring your own mug if you’re
available by noon at the Front Desk. Be sure to recycle the papers coming for coffee or tea so that we can cut back on paper consump-
in the appropriate bin once you’re sated with the state of the nations. tion and do our parts to preserve the environment.
Telephone Phenomenology Health and Wellness
The objective reality is that the Bread Loaf phone system has a This year’s nursing staff in the Cornwall Infirmary consists of
limited number of available lines, so please cut to the chase and keep Sandy Brutkowski, Terry Kimler, and Alison Parker, who will be
your calls brief so that others may get an outside line. For those who available to handle most medical situations. In case of extreme
regularly give in to their subconscious urges to burn the wires ‘twixt emergencies, call an ambulance first (388-3333) and notify the
hither and yon, more private public pay phones are placed strategi- Front Desk for additional assistance. After hours, call extension 13
cally in the Inn, at Gilmore, and in the booth beside the laundromat. or contact Jim Maddox at 388-7703 after calling for the ambulance.
Rabies Alert The downtown Middlebury Campus offers an impressive new
natatorium (it's so impressive that they don't call it a pool any тоге;
Students are warned that rabies has spread into our region in
librarian Chris Brady even refers to it as the "Water Palace") and an
several animal populations, including raccoons, foxes, and skunks.
extensive fitness center with both aerobic (Stairmasters, rowers,
Please exercise caution around these critters, no matter how cute
treadmills, and bicycles) and weight-training (freeweights and
they may appear. Notify the Front Desk immediately if you spot any
Nautilus) equipment. Schedules and phone numbers are on the back
animals behaving strangely, even at Gilmore parties.
page. Remember that you must bring your I.D. with you for
admission to the downtown facilities.
Linen Lore and Laundry Legerdemain
The Bread Loaf community washes and dries its laundry in the
No Smoke, No Fire
small white building beside the Barn parking lot. Laundry machines
Vermont’s strict anti-smoking regulations prohibit cigarette
are $1.00 per load; quarters are available at the Front Desk. Please
smoking іп all public buildings, both here on campus and in
be patient with the machines; they sometimes prefer to cogitate
Vermont proper. Campus smoke detectors are sensitive and might
before agitating. Nu-Way linen service subscribers may pick up
be set off by cigarette smoke; if this fate befalls you while lighting
their sheets and towels today at the Front Desk. Henceforth, linen
up illegally, air out your room and fan the smoke away from the
exchange will occur on a weekly basis. Check the Crumb for days
alarm. If the alarm beeps, buzzes, chirrups, or twitters intermit-
and times.
tently, it’s simply telling you in Alarmese that it needs a new battery.
The Front Desk will gladly assist in correcting the problem. If you
Child Care
must smoke despite Vermont’s implicit insistence to the contrary,
Bread Loaf's child care service, formerly called Croutons, will
please put out your butts in the ash cans provided for that purpose.
this year be offered by the Mary Johnson Children's Center at the
The Front Desk staff also requests that smokers refrain from
Ripton Elementary School on Lincoln Road. Those needing more
indulging in the front of the Inn as the smoke blows back into the
information or wishing toregister children should call the Children's office and lobby area.
Center directly at 388-2853 to make arrangements.
Hot plates and coffee makers are contraband items at Bread Loaf
due to their potential as fire hazards. Should they be found in your
Parking Practicum
room, they will be commandeered and priced to sell fast at one of the
There is a deep and dark level of Hell in Dante's Inferno reserved area's many flea markets.
for those who flout Bread Loaf's parking regulations. Please park
your vehicle only in the large lot near the Barn when on the main Paradise Recycled
campus. Vermont State Law prohibits parking at all times along
Bread Loaf's beautiful landscape is perhaps its greatest treasure,
Route 125. Do not park behind the Inn or along any of the campus and so we encourage one and all to do their part to maintain the
roads as you will obstruct food delivery and emergency vehicles,
splendor of our environment. This includes turning off lights after
thereby jeopardizing the safety and gastronomic integrity of the
leaving a classroom, using travel mugs when possible, and follow-
entire community.
ing the recycling instructions posted around campus. Recycling in
Vermont is mandatory, so please sort your trash accordingly and
When Exercising, Exercise Caution utilize the proper recycling bins. Dead batteries should be brought
Walking, jogging, and biking alongside Route 125 can be quite to the box near the Front Desk for proper disposal.
dangerous, so please be extra mindful of the wild drivers and errant
wildlife. Remember: those on foot stay on the left facing oncoming Your Constant Companion, the Crumb
traffic; those on wheels stay on the right with the flow of traffic. The
You'll learn a lot of interesting things during your summer at
Front Desk will gladly offer safer alternatives for those who wish to
Bread Loaf. For example, did you know that the word "companion"
exercise outdoors.
derives from a Latin phrase meaning "one who eats bread with
Bikers should keep their cycles locked at all times (except when
another?" How fitting, then, that the Crumb, the humble publication
being ridden, of course). Bicycles are not allowed in dorm hallways,
you're regarding with such intense scrutiny and bemusement right
doorways, porches, or fire escapes for reasons which should be
this very instant, should appear at your lunch table each and every
obvious to mature adults.
weekday. Copies are also available at the Front Desk and at the
Library for those not on the meal plan. The CyberCrumb, a “рарег-
Fitness Formalities
impaired” reproduction of the Crumb, is posted each day in
Each summer, community members of all ages and abilities BreadNet's CyberBarn area and thereby reaches out to Bread Loaf’s
enjoy a number of intramural sports options on campus, including sister sites in New Mexico and Oxford.
Sunday afternoon softball, afternoon soccer, evening volleyball, the Crumb Editor and Mountain Media Mogul Hugh Coyle encour-
“Wimbleloaf™ tennis tournament, andeven midnight ultimate frisbee ages creative community input, so if you have an announcement,
games. If you yourself feel the calling to become a Recreational observation, sketch, cartoon, short poem, or any other sundry item
Instigator, talk to Ralph Sneeden or drop anote to the Crumb to print you'd like to share (Top Ten lists included), please drop them off at
a plea for potential players. The Front Desk has some sports the Front Desk by 8:00 a.m. for potential publication in that day's
equipment available for public use (volleyballs, a croquet set, and edition.
the odd - very odd - tennis racquet); they also have trail maps and
guidebooks for hikers and backpackers.
BREAD LOAF HOURS 1997
Monday - Friday Breakfast: 7:30 - 8 a.m.
Lunch: 12:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Dinner: 6 - 6:15 p.m.
Saturday, Sunday Breakfast: 8 - 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 12:45 - 1:15 p.m.
Dinner: 6 - 6:15 p.m.
Snack Bar 7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
ext. 43 6:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.
(Grill closes at 10:30 p.m.; snack bar
may close early before Barn events)
Front Desk Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
ext. 0 Sunday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Switchboard Monday - Saturday 8 a.m. - 11 p.m.
(for incoming calls) Sunday 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
5 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Bread Loaf Bookstore Mon, Wed, Fri 8 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
ext. 59 Tuesday 10 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Thursday 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 4 - 6 p.m.
Library, ext. 39 Daily 8 a.m. - midnight
Bread Loaf Office Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
ext. 29 2-4p.m.
Computer Center Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - midnight
ext. 41 Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
Sunday 9 a.m. - midnight
Infirmary Monday - Friday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
ext. 14 Saturday, Sunday 10 a.m - 4 p.m.
Field House and Monday - Friday Noon - 9 p.m.
Fitness Center Saturday, Sunday Noon - 6 p.m.
(443-5000, x.5840)
Swimming Pool Monday - Saturday 7-9 a.m.: Adults only
(In Back of Field House) 11 a.m. - noon: General swim
(443-5000, x.5246) 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
1997 Vermont Course Schedule
All classes will be held in the Barn except where otherwise noted. Barn East is to the right-
hand side of the Barn and is reached via the stairway on the side of the building. Barn A is
on the left-hand side of the Barn: follow the short walkway around to the door. Please
cooperate with our request that there be no smoking in the classroom.
Professor Classroom
8:45-9:45 daily (1 hour)
23. The Sense of Language.... Ms. Heath
39. Cont American Short Story Mr. Huddle
55. Literature, Culture, & Ethics of Reading Ms. Green-Lewis
73. Romantic Lyric & Styles of Moral Thought Mr. Jewett
80. Shakespeare, Comedy, and Desire Ms. Bartels
140. Teaching as Action Research Ms. Allen
177. Voices of Self and Others Ms. Cazden ©WуO> H LN
10:00-11:00 daily (1 hour)
19. Сһаисег Мг. Fyler
26. Lyric Tradition in Early Modern England Mr. Dunn
45. Modern American Drama Mr. Eustis
62. Modern American Poetry Mr. Stepto
81. Victorian Heroines/Exceptional Women Ms. Homans
211. Native American Literature Ms. Maddox
227. Writing, Discourse, and Culture Mr. Hardcastle PNOPe WO
11:15-12:15 daily (1 hour)
37. Studies in European Fiction Mr. Donadio
71. Classical Backgrounds/Vergil and Ovid Mr. Fyler
82. On Looking: Victorian Literature.... Ms . Green-Lewis
148. The Literature of Double Heritages Ms . Heath
226. Literacy Education for Social Justice Ms . Allen
228. Writing in the Light of Imaginative Texts Mr. Hardcastle
Monday, Wednesday 2:00-4:45 (2 1/2 hours with 15 minute break)
3. Writing about Teaching & Learning Ms . Goswami with
Ms . Royster
15. American Civilization and Its Discontents Mr. Wolf 1
Clubb
18. Playwriting Mr. Barn Е East
Luftig
98. Modernist Literature in England & Ireland Mr. 2
106. Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner Mr. Donadio 6
139. Directing Workshop Mr. MacVey А
225. Dramaturgy: Analysis & Collaboration Ms . Jenness, Mr. Eustis 4
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:00-4:00 (2 hours)
28. Shakespeare's Tragedies Mr. Pack
Tuesday, Thursday 2:00-4:45 (2 1/2 hours with 15 minute break)
5. Poetry Writing Mr. Muldoon
6. Fiction Writing Mr. Huddle
22. American Women's Fictions Ms . Chessman
109. Fiction of Empire & the Breakup of Empire Ms . Sabin
Tuesday, Friday 2-5:30 (3 1/2 hours with 15 minute break)
129. Acting Workshop Ms . MacVey
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Reception to Welcome Class of '97 Ready to Rule
саасаTн.i dbits Students New to Vermont Members of Bread Loaf’s Senior Class of 1997 are
asked to assemble tomorrow afternoon at 4:45 in the
Now that first-year students have been officially
Blue Parlor for an organizational meeting. Jim Maddox
introduced to the School of English, they may also be
"Some have relied on officially received this Friday afternoon at Earthworm will facilitate the election of a class president, com-
what they knew; mencement speaker, and hooder, and will pass along
Manor (head west оп Route 125; it’s the first white
Others on simply being important information concerning the various rights and
building on the right hand side of the road). Director Jim
true. responsibilities pertaining to such seniority.
What worked for them Maddox and members of the Bread Loaf staff will be
might work for уои." present to mix and mingle with students new to Vermont’ s
Sports Shorts
— Robert Frost campus while refreshments are served on the lawn
(weather permitting; in the event of rain, the reception “In such a night did Frisbee fearfully o’ertrip the
will move to the Bam). Students will also receive further dew...” You may not score points on the field for
Registration con-
tinues: All day long information about the School and its various policies knowing the origin of that quote, but even so, Ultimate
in the Bread Loaf and procedures. The social hour will begin at 5 p.m. and players of all levels and abilities are invited to gather on
office.
conclude in time for dinner. the eastern field this evening at 7:00 for the first meeting
I.D. Cards: Pick up of the Bread Loaf Ultimate Frisbee squad. The basics of
in Davison Library, Identity Crisis the game will be taught to all newcomers during the half-
9-4 p.m. today only.
hour warm-up period, after which a game or two may
All Bread Loaf community members are reminded
Ultimate Frisbee: to stop by Davison Library sometime today to obtain commence depending on the number of available play-
7:30 p.m. on the east- ers. For more information, contact Gary Montano.
their picture I.D. cards. This is the only time you will be
em field. Volleyball will commence tomorrow evening after
able to get your I.D. here on the Mountain. Henceforth,
dinner out on the courts. As with most Bread Loaf
Dinner Menu you will be required to travel down to Campus Security
sporting events, a nonthreatening all-levels-welcome
Grilled Tuna Steaks at the main Middlebury campus to procure one. I.D.
atmosphere will prevail. Sideline cheerleaders are al-
with Lime/Butter cards are necessary to gain admittance to Middlebury's
ways welcome, particularly those with extra bug spray.
Sauce or Cajun library and athletic facilities; a bar code on the card will
Seven Bean Cakes. also allow you to check out books and other class
Served with Black materials with the greatest of ease. Of Films and Fliers
Bean Salsa, Corn on
Each summer, Bread Loaf presents an eclectic mix
the Cob, and Ice
Students with Loans to Meet of new and old films in our free weekly film series. The
Cream for dessert.
movies are shown inside the Barn on Friday nights, and
Students who have received loans as part of their
are at times accompanied by several talented local aerial
financial aid packages this summer are asked to meet
exhibitionists (whose namesake is also featured in the
with Marlene Burnham from the Middlebury College
blockbuster spectacle currently showing downtown).
Financial Aid office this Friday at 12:20 p.m. in Barn 2.
This week’s feature film will be “Persuasion;” the reels
Please see Elaine in the Bread Loaf office if you will be
will roll at 9 p.m. Please make a note that the Snack Bar
Today unable to attend the meeting or have any questions about
will close shortly before the start of the film.
| f Partly cloudy, warm, your financial aid status.
| Д and very humid6;0 % :
chance of showers. “Tipsy Taxi” Tradition Continues
Blue Parlor Readers’
Highs in the 80's
According to firsthand accounts from years past,
Response Requested
Tomorrow Route 125 can sometimes become even more twisty and
Hf Mix of sun and clouds: | Each summer, writers from the Bread Loaf commu- turny after a pleasurable repast at the Waybury Inn or
less humid; 30% nity have the opportunity to present their works as part other downtown drinking hole. In the event that you or
chance of showers. of the Blue Parlor Readings, which are held on Sunday a friend find yourselves incapable of facing the sway of
High near 80.
evenings in the Inn. Anyone interested in sharing his or Ripton’s roadways, please call the Bread Loaf number
Weekend her prose or poetry is encouraged to sign up for a space (388-7945) and request a ride from the “Tipsy Taxi.”
Outlook at the Front Desk. At press time, a host or hostess for the This service, comprised of volunteer drivers from the
„1 Mostly sunny and drier : readings remained unnamed, so if you’d like to coordi- Bread Loaf community, will escort you safely back to
with temperatures nate and preside over the series, please speak to Jim campus. Anyone interested in being listed as a potential
i : reaching into the 80's. Maddox in the next day or two and make your intentions driver should sign up at the Front Desk.
known.
Hip to be Squared Ben & Jerry’s Festival This Weekend
Unpack that crinoline skirt and polish the brass buttons on One of Vermont’s most spectacular summer events is the
your overalls — Bread Loaf will host Francis Cram and his Ben & Jerry’s One World/One Heart Festival, which will take
country band for a square dance Saturday night in the Barn. place this Saturday at the Sugarbush Resort in Warren. For five
Caller Tom Bahre will guide one and all through the do's and dollars per carload, participants will be treated to all manner of
don'ts of do-sa-do’s beginning at 9:00 p.m. Refreshments will food and activities (including ice cream, of course), as well as
be provided for all at this traditionally frolicsome first-week- a large number of musical acts on two separate outdoor stages.
end mixer. This year’s feature performers are 10,000 Maniacs, Toots & the
Maytals, and Rosanne Cash. The fun starts at 11 a.m. and goes
The Sound and the Fury until 7 p.m. Anyone willing to offer transportation to the
Festival should sign up at the Front Desk so that others may
The chatter of chipmunks, the chirp of swifts and crickets,
arrange for a ride.
the lonesome wail of a car alarm... One of these things seems
rather out of place here in our private paradise. We won’t make
Addendum to the
public the name of the owner of last night’s automotive ban-
shee, but do ask that Bread Loafers refrain from activating such Bread Loaf 1997 Course Catalogue
alarms while on our relatively crime-free campus.
The following course listings were advertently omitted
from the 1997 catalogue:
Dept. of Behavioral Modification
The Front Desk staff and grounds crew request that children 69. Shakespeare: From Bard to Verse
refrain from climbing in the trees around the Inn, as there have Get thee toapunnery! Ап in-depth analysis of Shakespeare’s
been a number of branches broken in recent days. They also use of punning and its resulting sexual undertones, in both his
remind the smokers in our community that flower boxes are not plays and his poetry. Works to be considered (with their
merely pleasantly decorated ash cans, and that butts must be original titles restored): Measure for Pleasure; Oh, Fellow!;
placed in more appropriate receptacles. King Leer; and Toyless in Cressida.
Informal Writers’ Group Forming 81. The Epistemology of Entomology, or, Books About Bugs
Through both assigned readings and firsthand field work,
Marcella Pixley writes: “Are you a poet interested in
this class will explore how we come to know about the insect
joining an informal weekly writers’ group? I’m interested in
kingdom through the study of literature, and in particular will
finding 3-10 other writers to meet, read, and critique this
examine the numerous specimens to be found on the Bread
summer. Contact me through internal mail if interested.”
Loaf campus. Texts will include Kafka’s Metamorphosis,
Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Fowles’ The Collector, Nabokov’s
Natural Gratitude
Pnin, Poe’s “The Gold Bug,” and A.S. Byatt’s Angels and
Many thanks to senior class member George Lightcap, who Insects, along with selected poetry of Emily Dickinson and
has cleared the trail alongside the river beyond the field through Mohammed Ali. Students should also be familiar with Cooper’s
the gate across from the Inn. Library assistant Jeanne LeBlanc Leatherstocking Tales of ““Gnatty” Витро.
reports that the rather rare and magical ladyslipper can be found
in bloom along the path.
The Crumb
Your Weekday Companion at the Bread Loaf School of English
Volume 78, Number 3 Thursday, June 26, 1997
Maddox Preps Prospective Grads tomorrow afternoon at 5. The event will be held on the
Jim Maddox Инс УЕ bere of Bread lawn of Earthworm Manor (east on Route 125) and will
Tidbits Loaf’s Senior Class this afternoon at 5:00 (please note COMtinue the process ofB read Loafian acculturation.
slight time change) in the Blue Parlor. Information on ў
“Wriаtn oivenli gsl ike | caps and gowns, guest housing, and commencement Taxi Takes on Travelers
driving а car at night. | activities will be discussed, along with the election of a Anyone interesteid nr iding on tomorrow afternoon’s
V=f Ge class president, commencement speaker, and hooder. (ахі to downtown Middlebury should sign up for the
yeec one thew hole service at the Front Desk. As the van has a capacity of
trip that way.” Money Matters fourteen, riders will be determined оп а first-come, first-
- EL. Doctorow Those students whose financial aid packages in- 5©Г/©Ч basis.
————— | clude student loans should meet with Marlene Burnham
Today's Events: | from the Middlebury College Financial Aid office to-
morrow afternoon at 12:20 p.m. in Barn 2. Please check The Сгауіп'
Senior Class Meet- | with Elaine in the Bread Loaf office if you will be unable by the Men of Gilmore
ing: 5:00 in the Blue to attend
Parlor. Ч
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If, upon this Thursday dreary,
үнер: Aan Theater Season Announced You feel somewhat weak and weary,
og Cle еше Last night in the dining hall, Alan Macvey, Bread Poring over quaint and curious volumes off orgot-
КӨ вовне Loaf Professor and Director of the Acting Ensemble, айы, -
pm. at Gilmore. | announced a number of opportunities for community s is Ый, ee
members to both see and be seen in various theatrical O AEC аеуошашшуйе : s
projects planned for the summer. While rehearsals for To that place so often slighted in the mythic Bread
i the fully staged productiono f Samuel Beckett’s Endgame Loaf lore,
ee continue throughout the session, staged readings of To that distant dormitory some of you have seen
or spinach and filo |O ther works in progress are also scheduled. First on the before,
pie, with garlic | calendar will be a presentation of scenes from a new To that place we call Gilmore.
roasted potatoes, | adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Peer Gynt by visiting
pan-seared peppers, | playwright David Henry Hwang, who last summer Now some people may be wondering
and blueberry pie. | amazed us all with his recent work Golden Child. The Why, with this poetic blundering,
reading for Peer Gynt is scheduled for Monday evening We request that you come thundering by the dozens
to our door.
at 7:15 in the Burgess Meredith Theater. Also lined up
It will clarify this muddle
for the summer are: Waking by Darrah Cloud (7/14),
Savage Light by Craig Lucas and David Shulner (7/23), To proclaim that David Huddle
and Nocturne by J. Austin Williams with playwright Who we know will not befuddle, will be reading!
Toda Tony Kushner assisting (7/26). у Wait — there’s more! же
И Mix of clouds H sin In addition, community members will be needed to cee от Е
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4 rehearsals are open to spectators, particularly those who party floor;
Weekend || are curious to see the process of play production from Though the week's not even through yet
| Outlook ff the first read-through to the final curtain. You can’t have much work to do yet;
{| Mostly sunny and drier
| with highs in the 808. Н Vermont Neophytes Yest,h atw e'nor e mfoarre away, that’s true, yet you'll think of
х Asked to Gather When you finally reach the hilltop, then the bever-
Students whoa re spending their first summer here ages we'll pour,
on Bre5a d Loafм’s Vermonжt camаpнu s arрыe! invite: d to join Jim Nine o'clock, tonight, Gilmore.
Maddox and members of the campus staff at a reception
Austentatious Offering Beginning next Wednesday, lacrosse players can get some
summer sports action in Burlington with Bread Loafer Alex
A cinematic adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion will
Gray. Drop hiamn ot e via campus mailo r give him асай at 388-
lead off the 1997 summer film series this Friday evening. Jim
0089 for more information or to arrange for transportation.
Maddox considers Persuasion to be Austen’s “most moving
book” and considers the movie to be an excellent companion
Employment Networking
piece. The film will begin at 9 p.m. in the Barn; the Snack Bar
will close its shutters shortly before the film so as not to distract Opportunities
from the showing.
From conversations that the Crumb Editor has had with
Bread Loaf students, there are a number of those among us who
Cartographical Curiosity
are in a period of “professional and residential transition” (i.e.
Jim Maddox reminds students and staff alike to make their homeless and unemployed). Each summer, the Mountain com-
marks on the maps outside the Bread Loaf office. Colored pins munity provides a number of leads to teachers of English by
have been placed nearby so that new students (blue), returning posting job offerings and bringing recruiters to campus. Any-
students (red), and faculty/staff (green) can point out their one whose school is currently hiring should tack up a position
Origins. announcement outside the Bread Loaf office (ask Elaine where
to put it); anyone seeking a position should also post their name
In the Swing of Things and area of interest (geographical and academic).
Both categories of people are also reminded to make use of
Francis Cram and his old-time band will get your heart a-
the “Jobs” conference on BreadNet, which often includes
pumpin’ and your feet a-thumpin’ this Saturday night as Bread
information from those not on the Mountain with us this
Loaf hosts its annual Square Dance. Caller Tom Bahre will
summer.
keep you on the left track and won’t leave you feeling right out
as he instructs one and all in square and contra dance basics
Might this Job Be up Your Alley?
prior to each dance. Grab a partner and head on over to the Barn
about 9-ish; singles are always welcome as well. Replenishing Speaking of job postings, here’s one that was submitted
substances will be provided for those who work up a decent anonymously to the Crumb mailbox:
sweat while swinging the night away. Help Wanted: Experienced fund-raiser sought to spear-
head a capital campaign which will fund the reconstruction of
Blue Parlor Seeks Serious Readers Bread Loaf’s own “‘Battell Bowling Lanes,” tragically de-
stroyed in the Great Fire of ‘31. Send resumes to James Maddox
and Series Leaders
or fax them to 1-800-4UI-BOWL. For more info, e-mail
Sign-ups continue for this summer’s Blue Parlor Reading [email protected].
Series, which occurs each Sunday evening throughout the
session. If you’d like to present some of your prose or poetry in Muse of the Blues
a wonderfully supportive environment, then this Blue’s for
Lewis Goff seeks anyone interested in playing some acous-
you. Reading slots are available on a first-come, first-served
tic blues together with him this summer. Drop him a note via
basis at the Front Desk. Anyone desiring to be the host of this
campus mail if you’re interested, or seek him out for more
traditional series should contact Jim Maddox sometime today
information.
if at all possible.
Grumbling Groundskeeper
Court Sports Shorts
Leo Hotte, Bread Loaf’s chief groundskeeper and resident
Rumor has it that after his workout on the tennis courts and
caretaker, asks that the owner of the Mercury Lynx with
prior to his late-night appearance at Gilmore, fiction writer and
Massachusetts plates 5039-FC please remove his or her car
Bread Loaf professor David Huddle will serve as line judge and
from beside the Bam, as it is parked illegally (and in front of his
jury on the volleyball courts to the east of the Barn. All are
house). If said vehicle is not moved by 4 p.m. today, it will be
welcome to come join in the fun shortly after dinner. No
towed (most likely by Leo himself, and there’s no telling where
experience is necessary, and the game is one of the most non-
he’ll drag it).
competitive sports offerings on campus.
Leo has also found that cigarettes continue to be cast aside
In other sports, a last-minute pitch for soccer players
with little regard for the beauty of the grounds or the safety of
yesterday afternoon has given way to a call for those interested
others. One such butt had burned its mark onto some porch
in a pick-up game this Sunday afternoon. Chris Arnold invites
boards before finally smoldering out. If Jim Maddox’s horrific
other footballers to meet in the parking lot at 3 p.m.
tale of the great Bread Loaf fire was not enough to lead smokers
Hopes are high that someone will follow Frost’s example
toward greater caution, then we may be forced to seek out more
on the softball field this Sunday afternoon as well. The game
drastic measures in the near future.
normally begins at 2 p.m.; bats and gloves will be provided,
along with some local entertainment if members of the Ripton
(more on page 3) №
town team should appear for a challenge.
Madrigalists to Meet and Make Music College Arts Center Features
One of the Bread Loaf superheroes, “Captain Chorister,” Glass Sculpture Exhibit
sends this message: “The Bread Loaf Madrigalists will once
Middlebury College's Center for.the Arts, located along
again raise their voices in song this summer under the direction
Route 30 near the Field House, features a variety of shows and
of Jon Freeman. Everyone is encouraged to join us as we
exhibits this summer, all of which are open to the public. Hours
celebrate through madrigals, spirituals, and folk songs the
are 10-5 on Tuesday through Friday and 12-5 on weekends. For
eternal themes of love, life, beauty, nature, and...laundry. (You
more information, call 443-5007.
have tocome torehearsal to satisfy your curiosity about that last
one.) If you love to sing, we’d love to have you. If you love to
Exhibitions
sing but think your voice most closely resembles that of a
wounded yak, we’d still love to have you, because you’re 29th Annual Senior Studio Art Show
probably much better than that. And even if it turns out that you through August 3
do, in fact, sound like a wounded уак, we’ll arrange a special Always engaging and lively, stimulating and popular, this
song, in Tibetan no doubt, that features you performing the exhibition highlights the independent work of students who
moving but perennially under appreciated wounded yak solo. study studio art at the College. With fifteen students repre-
Rehearsals start on Monday and will run from 4:45 to 5:45 on sented, this year’s is the largest student show the Museum has
Mondays and Wednesdays іп the Barn. (Waiters, you'll be mounted. Photography, printmaking, painting, sculpture, and
excused early for dining room duties.)” video are among the varied interests of this year’s graduates.
Return of the Top Ten Dale Chihuly: Seaforms
through August 3
The Men of Annex have hardly had a chance to submit their
Dale Chihuly’s Seaforms are made of blown glass, but they
first list of the year, when what should appear in the Crumb
resemble nothing so much as organic forms. Small works and
mailbox but this Top Ten submission, penned anonymously:
much larger ones—some as large as five feet in diameter, they
hold what appear to be colonies of living creatures within them.
Top Ten Reasons Why Bread Loaf Should Recon-
With colors ranging from subtle yellows, blues, and greens to
struct
flaming cobalts, reds, and oranges, the Seaforms are volup-
a New Bowling Alley on its Vermont Campus
tuous, sensuous, and seductive. They remind the artist himself
10. Innkeeper Ed Brown needs something to do while of seashells, an apt comparison, he says, because “glass is а lot
like water. If you let glass go on its own, it almost always ends
students attend their morning classes.
up looking like something that came from the sea.”
David Huddle has a severe case of tennis elbow, needs
recreational alternatives.
With Dining Hall menu changes, it’s pretty clear we 20th-Century Prints from the Permanent Collection
Overbrook Gallery, Ongoing
need someplace else to go for really greasy pizza.
Ripton natives a bit restless since old lane was incin-
19th-Century Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent
erated.
Collection
Inebriated Writers’ Conference attendees need some-
Cerf Gallery, Ongoing
where to smoke between 2 and 5 a.m.
Old Joe Battell would’ve wanted it that way.
Rising tuition costs have contributed to a growing
discontent among Bread Loafers and a sense of en-
titlement that the School owes students more bang for
the buck.
Teva Shoes is looking for right place to test market
new bowling sandals.
Apparently, Lucy goes crazy for Jimbo when he rolls
those gutterballs.
Complicated scoring rules humble even most brilliant
instructors.
Owing to popular demand, the Top Ten list competition will
return on Fridays this summer, with a new topic proposed for
pondering at the start of each week. Freestyle submissions are
always welcome, however, and will be printed on a space
available basis.