Washington College magazine, Spring 1996

36 Pages·1996·3.1 MB·English

SPRING 1996
JOHNMOAG77BRINC LTIMORE
DALYHALLGROUNDBREAKING
BACKPACKINGINAFRICA
A
Salute to
In Memoriam
"Institutions" Phillip "Cheesedog" Hurd
illiam"Bill"SmithHall rillip"Cheesedog"Hurd, bered: "CheesedogwasaWashing-
I seemstobemorethana J. specialfriendtoanentire tonCollegeinstitutionforeveryone
' campusbuilding.Ithas generationofWashingtonCollege whofollowedlacrosseorateinthe
becomeaninstitutionuntoitself,a alumni,facultyandstaff,died snackbar—andthatwasnearly
symboloftheintimateliving/ February3,ofcancer,atthe everyonebackinthosedays.Tltat
learningcommunitythatsetsWash- UniversityofMarylandMedical littleguyplayedbehindmeat
ingtonCollegeapartfromless CenterinBaltimore. Hewas25. everygame.Hewasabigpartof
personalcampuses.Withinits TliesonofJohnD.andSharonD. ivhatmadetheteamspecial."
formerlyivy-covered—nowcracked HurdandthegrandsonofRuth"Miss Cheesedogwasemployedby
andcrumbling—ivalls,three Dee"Dickerson,Cheesedoggrewup Kent&QueenAnne'sHospital,
generationsofundergraduateshave between the Snack Barand the la- firstinthemaintenancedepart-
readShakespeare,struggledwith crossefield o *lateras
logic,debatedpoliticalissues, theWashing! 'tig
watchedtheatricalproductions,and College ca ....aidant.
hungoutwithclassmates. Because pus. Washing- thenat-
agenowthreatens"theoldman,"we tonCollegestu- \dedinsurance
offerJimLandskroener'shomageto dentsgavehim oolandwas
hisgloriouspast,withhopesthat the nickname '"•edby
alumniwilljointheefforttorestore that stuck with tal
himtohealth.Youivillbehearing him all his life
moreaboutthatsoon. along with Q
It
AsJimmentionsinhisarticle,Bill loveoflacro.
Smithwastheformerhomeof that would not
anotherinstitution,theWashington quit. At the age offive terfowl
CleoalrlnegtehaStnaMcikssBaDre.eIgoivtahsesrusrtparritsetdhetroe abephpienadrethdeognoatleuanmtirlocstoemrpsl.a+i*<n.tFs*w,e_,re aguideforQuakerNeecskzvGournkedas
in1954.Tltosemusthavebeenthe lodgedthathewasnotproperlyor Club. Hewasactiveinthecommu-
earlydaysofthe"WestHall,"a safelyattired.Tlien-PresidentJoseph nityandvolunteeredasanemer-
sandwichyouwillstillfindonthe L.McLainpresentedCheesedogwith gencymedicaltechnicianwiththe
menudownatSharon'sDineron ahelmetandshoulderpadsand KentandQueenAnne'sRescue
HighStreet,whereMissDeerelo- assignedhimthepositionofBall Squad.
catedin1991.DuringMissDee's37- Boy.Helatertookthefieldasa Afundestablishedinhis
yearreignasSnackBarQueen,she goalieatKentCountyHighSchool, memorywillenableunderprivi-
anddaughterSharonandgrandson ChesapeakeCollegeandAnne legedlocalchildrentoattend
Cheesedogbecamebelovedmembers ArundelCommunityCollege.He WashingtonCollegelacrossecamp.
oftheWashingtonCollegefamily. alsoplayedclublacrosseand Contributionsmaybemadetothe
Asiveweregoingtopress, coachedlacrossefortheKentYouth Phillip"Cheesedog"HurdMemo-
Cheesedoglosthisbattlewithnon- League. rialLacrosseScholarshipFund,c/o
Hodgkinslymphoma. Wethought DirectorofAthleticsBryan MikeHart,PeoplesBankofKent
alumniwouldivanttoknow. Matthezvs,ivhoxvasagoaliefor County,HighStreet,Chestertown,
-MDH WCduringtheearly'70s,remem- MD21620.
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WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
VOLUMEXLIVNO.3 FEATURES
SPRING1996
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STAFF
Editor:MeredithDamesHadaway Awarmtributeto "Bill" Smith, withinwhose
ManagingEditor:MarciaLandskroener hallowedhallsgenerationshavestudied, taught
MP'ro8d2uctionEditor:DianeLandskroener'76 and eaten fried eggsandwiches. ..
ProductionAssistant:KristinCallahan'96 JamesG.LandskroenerM'90
EditorialConsultant:KevinO'Keefe'74
ClassNotesEditor:CarolynAthey'93
ContributingWriters:DanFlynn,Kate Going, Going, Ghana ...A TrekAcross Mole Park 1
WMienaggahteer''3937,WilliamDenton'98,P.J. Michael Malonetriumphsoverblisters,flies, and
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November,andFebruary. Secondclass Ground isbrokenforDaly Hall; WC issite for "Volunteer
p22o9s4t2a,geanpaaidddiattiGonoarldomnasivliilnlge,ofVfiirceg.inia Maryland!"AgreementwillbringWC students to Bloom-
POSTMASTER: Sendaddresschangesto field Farm; ProfessorJanson-LaPalmeretires; Eboni
WWaasshhiinnggttoonnCoAlvleengeueM,agCahzeisntee,r3t0o0wn, TaylorisfirstShorewomantoscore 1,000points;TwoWC
Maryland 21620-1197.Copyright1995. coacheswillgoforthegold; RememberingProfessor
WashingtonCollege. Harder;JohnMoag '77isthemanwhowillbringthe NFL
AddresscorrespondencetoWashington backto Baltimore.
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dressedincollegiateivy,wasthecampus InavirtualValentine'sDaystory,Jeanine Bilderback
centerforthese1940seraundergraduates.
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WASHINGTON COLLEGE
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College Begins
Construction
OfDaly Hall
byKateMeagher'97
TheconstructionofDalyHall,
WashingtonCollege'snewaca-
demicbuilding,isunderway.
Duringgroundbreakingceremoniesin
earlyDecember,LouisL.Goldstein
'35,ChairmanoftheBoardofVisitors
andGovernors,andMargoBailey,
MayorofChestertown,markedthesite
byturningthesoilwithceremonial
goldenshovels.
Callingtheoccasion"anhistoricday
forWashingtonCollege,"President
JohnS.Tollnotedthatwithworkbe-
ginningonthenewbuilding,the
schoolmustnowraisefundsforthe
renovationofWilliamSmithHall,the grantfromtheStateofMaryland.
oldestclassroombuildingoncampus. The12,500square-footbuildingwill
Goldsteinspokefondlyofhisyears standadjacenttoGibsonPerforming
asastudentatWashingtonCollege, ArtsCenter,approximatelywherea
fromwhichhegraduated60yearsago. parkinglothadbeenlocated.Itwill
Headdedthatfuturealumniwillbe housefourlargeclassrooms,three
abletofeelthesamenostalgia,duein seminarrooms, and15facultyoffices.
parttofacilitieslikeDalyHall. "This UponthecompletionofDalyHallin
willhelpensurethattheCollegewill January1997,andassumingsufficient
createlifelongmemories,"hesaid.He fundshavebeenraised,workwillbe-
expressedhisregretthatKennethand ginontherenovationsofSmithHall.
DorothyDaly,whoprovidedthelead Todd&Associates,Inc.ofSalisbury,
giftfortheproject,werenotabletoat- MD,arethearchitectsinchargeof
tendthegroundbreakingceremonybe- planningDalyHall. Thecontractoris
causetheyrecentlyhadbeeninvolved Harper&Sons,Inc.ofQueenAnne,
inanautomobileaccident,fromwhich MD.
theywererecovering.
DorothyWilliamsDaly'38andher
husband,Ken,donated$1millionfor Above: Anarchitect'srenderingofDaly
theconstructionofthenewbuilding. Hall. Right: DorothyMyers'24gives
ThetotalestimatedcostofDalyHallis PresidentJohnTollahandwiththe
$2.25million.Aportionofthefunds groundbreakingasChestertownMayor
neededwasprovidedbyacapital MargoBaileyandotherslookon.
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Spring1996
WC W?
Is Service Site ^l
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For "Volunteer
Maryland!" H
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Endeavoringtoofferitsstudents B^rr,.
moreservicelearningopportuni-
tiesandtosupplementclassroom
learningwithhands-onexperience, i^B_
WashingtonCollegehasenteredintoa
plaanrdt!n"erTshhiepfwiristthMa"VroylluanntdeecrolMlaergey-to ta*S> -^Ij
becomeaservicesiteforthemodelna-
tionalserviceprogram,Washington
Collegehopestoexpanditsexisting /
volunteerprogram,particularlyinthe -:?rr... .^> 3p^5bI
areaoftheenvironment.
"Duringthepastseveralyearsthe
Collegehasrecognizedtheimportance
ofexperientiallearningandhasbeen
movinginthisdirection,"says
JoachimScholz,ActingProvostand DonMunson'sstudentswillhavenew Students To Conduct
DeanoftheCollege. "Ourstudents experientiallearningopportunitiesin
areincreasinglyinvolvedincommu- environmentalstudiesthroughthe Environmental
nityoutreacheffortssuchasTarget College'snewpartnershipwith"Volunteer Research At
Tutoring,amentoringprogramthat Man/land!"andthroughanagreement
matchescollegestudentswithlocal withtheStateandCountypermitting Bloomfield Farm
schoolchildren. Throughour studentresearchatBloomfieldFarm.
preorientationtripsandourfreshman
seminars,weareendeavoringtointro- WashingtonCollegehasentered
duceourstudentstotheChesapeake College'svolunteerprogram. Hertask intoanagreementwiththe
Bayregion.Weseeour partnership istoaccessandbringintofocusvolun- MarylandDepartmentofNaturalRe-
withVolunteerMaryland!asthenext teereffortsalreadyinplace,andtore- sources,KentCounty,andthe
logicalstep: anopportunityforusto cruitandtrainstudentvolunteers. County'sDepartmentofParksand
tievolunteeractivitiesmorespecifi- "We'llbemeetingwithstudentsin- Recreation,enablingWashingtonCol-
callytoourcurriculumandexpand terestedinenvironmentalstudiesand legestudentstoconductenvironmen-
volunteereffortsalreadyinplace." environmentalgroupssuchasTerra talstudiesatBloomfieldFarmin
Supportedinpartbythe Firmatoassesstheirinterestsandcon- nearbyKennedyville.
AmericorpsNationalServiceprogram, cerns,"saysSawyer."Besidesthemost Aformalagreementbetweenthese
VolunteerMaryland!trainsvolunteer immediateneedtoreexaminehowthe bodiesgivesstudentsaccesstothe
coordinatorsandplacesthemwith campusrecyclesitspaper,glass,and state-ownedpropertynowknownas
not-for-profitorganizationstohelp metalrefuse,therearemanyopportu- theSassafrasRiverNaturalResource
createandexpanddirectservicepro- nitiesforenvironmental—projectsinthe ManagementArea.
gramsinfourareas: education,envi- ChesapeakeBayregion cleaningup DonMunson,theJosephH.McLain
ronment,publicsafety,andhuman beaches,monitoringwaterqualityof ProfessorofEnvironmentalStudies
needs. Theorganizationhashired streams,andmaintainingtrailsandfa- anddirectorofthenewmajorinenvi-
ErikaWilson,arecentWCgraduate,to cilitiesintheareastateparks." ronmentalstudiesatWashingtonCol-
serveastheon-sitecoordinatorat Inrecentyears,studentvolunteeref- lege,said—thestate'sacquisitionofthe
WashingtonCollege,wherethisyear's fortshavebeencoordinatedthrough property —1,000acresontheSassa-
focusistheenvironment.WithWash- HandsOut,acampusumbrellaorgani- frasRiver presentsawonderfulop-
ingtonCollege'sproposalforanew zation—thathasspawnedseveralsuc- portunityforstudentstoengagein
majorinenvironmentalstudiesnow cesses ChristmasBasketDrivesfor fieldstudiesinenvironmentalsciences
beforetheMarylandHigherEducation thehungry,studentvolunteerfire aswellasotherdisciplines,suchas
Commission,theemphasisonenviron- fightersandemergencymedicaltech- historyandanthropology.
mentalvolunteereffortscouldnot nicians,andTargetTutoring.Sawyer Theproperty,purchasedinDecem-
comeatabettertime,saysScholz. notesthatstudentleadershipisakey ber1994withProgramOpenSpace
Wilson,whocompletedherdegree componentforthesuccessofthese funds,ismuchasitwas100yearsago,
requirementsinDecember,willbe variousvolunteerprograms. Wilson's withanunparalleledviewoftheriver,
workingwithVickySawyer,Assistant challenge,shesays,istoestablisha fertilefarmland,amarshpond,abun-
DirectorofStudentEmploymentand mechanismforleadershiptrainingthat dantwildlife,baldeagles'nesting
CommunityService,aswellasfaculty willsustainthesevolunteerefforts spots,andforestedareas.Themission
andstudents,tostrengthenthe fromyeartoyear. ofProgramOpenSpaceistoprotect
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Spn>ig1996
partsofthelandscapeforpublicuse tomeettheneedsofstudentsinthe
andconservationefforts. Program developmentofleadershipskillsthat
OpenSpaceisfundedbydedicated willbenefitthemtherestoftheirlives.
transfertaxmonies. Withthisinmind,hedevelopeda
UnderthemanagementoftheDe- comprehensiveseminarseriestoen-
partmentofNaturalResources,the hancethequalityofstudentinvolve-
property;«adjacenttotheTurner's mentandaidinthepersonalandlead-
Creekrec.eationarea.Thecountyis ershipdevelopmentofinterestedcol-
alsoinpartnershipwiththestate, legestudents. Aninvitationtointer-
schedulingenvironmentalprogram- estedhighschoolstudentsseemed"a
ming,fieldtrips,andcampingoutings naturalprogression,"hesaid.
ontheproperty. "Byfacilitatingthedevelopmentand
awarenessofstudentleadershipskills,
WC theEmergingLeadersSeminarisin-
Students Bring tendedtofosterpersonalgrowth,im-
pactthedevelopmentofcareerstrate-
Leadership Training gies,andpreparestudentstoassume
To High School leadershiproleswithinsocietynow
andafterthehighschoolexperience,"
saysBerry."Participationinthissemi-
InearlyDecember,WashingtonCol- narhopefullywillalsostrengthenthe worktoputonsixshowsayearand
legeextendeditssuccessfulLeader- highschool'sco-curricular activities securitywasalwaysanissuebecause
shipDevelopmentProgramtothehigh andorganizations." theartworkwasvaluedinthemil-
schoollevelandhosted19ofKent lions,"saysJanson-LaPalme. "Inever
CountyHighSchool'sbestandbright- Art Historian Retires lostanythingovertheyearsexceptone
estatanEmergingLeadersSeminar. inexpensivepictureframe. Withthe
Theleadershipseminar,ledbycol- cooperationoftheBaltimoreMuseum
legestudents,exploredthetopicsof Dr.RobertJ.H.Janson-LaPalme, ofArt,WaltersArtGallery,andthe
timemanagement,decision-making, long-timeprofessorofartat Smithsonian,Ibroughtanumberof
andteambuildingusinggroupdiscov- WashingtonCollege,hasretired. In historicalartshowstoWashington
eryactivities. recognitionofhis26yearsofserviceto College. Italwaysamazedmethatthe
MattDistler'96ledasessionon thecollegeandhisabidinginterestin museumsdidn'tseemtomindthatI
teambuildingwithavideointroduc- mattersofarchitecturalpreservation, wasloadingvaluablepiecesintothe
tionfromthemovieRudy.TaraMcKee Dr.Janson-LaPalmehasbeennamed backofmystationwagon."
'98ledthegroupinahands-onsession professoremeritus. Thefirstfull-timearthistorianat
ontimemanagement.Scott AschairoftheArtExhibitsCommit- WashingtonCollege,Janson-LaPalme
Steinmuller'96,thestudentdirectorof teefor17years,Janson-LaPalme taughtIntroductiontoWesternArt
theproject,presentedasessionon mountedandcuratedseveralnotable plusspecializedcoursesinEuropean
goal-settinganddecision-making. artshows,includingthoseofthepaint- andAmericanart.Healsotaught
AccordingtoDennisBerry,Director ingsandmanuscriptsofCharles coursesinmasterpiecesofWesternar-
ofResidentialLifeandStudentActivi- WillsonPeale. Otherimportantexhib- chitectureandthehistoryof
ties,oneofthemissionsofhisofficeis itsincludedthoseofPaulHorgan,the printmaking.
SewellBiggsAmericanPaintingCol- "Themostsatisfyingaspectofmy
lection,CavePaintingsofLascaux, careeratWashingtonCollegewasin-
AlfredJacobMiller,andhistoricmaps troducingsomanystudentstothe
oftheChesapeake. studyofart. Iwasdealingwithtwo
"Itwasatremendousamountof verydifferenttypesofstudents: those
interestedinthehumanitiesandart
WCWomen'sLeague hainsdtotrhyosaesiitnrteelraetsetsedtoinotthheercdriesactiipolninoefs,
HonorsAlumna art. Itwassomethingofachallengeto
workwithbothtypesofstudents,be-
DuringareceptionatHynson-Ringgold causetheyeachhadadifferentpoint
HouseinearlyDecember,theWomen's ofview. Ialsowaspleasedandproud
LeagueofWashingtonCollegehonored tohaveservedontheBuildingsand
ErmynJewellHeck'24formorethan70 GroundsCommitteeforfivesucces-
yearsofservicetotheCollege. siveyearsastheCollegedrew upa
CongratulatingMrs.Heckare(left)John campusmasterplan."
S.Toll,PresidentoftheCollege,and ItwasJanson-LaPalmewhoencour-
(right)PhyllisThornberg,Presidentofthe agedtheCollegeadministrationtohire
Women'sLeague. Mrs.Heckisacharter afull-timestudioartinstructor,and
memberandpastpresidentoftheWomen's Janson-LaPalmewhobuiltupacollec-
League. tionof10,000slidesoftheworld'sim-
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Spring2996
portantartwork. Taylor Becomes First
Anarchitecturalpreservationistin-
terestedinChestertown'srichcolonial Shorewoman to Score
history,Janson-LaPalmealsoplayed
animportantroleinunearthingsome 1,000 Points
earlyCollegehistory.Inhisquestto
findtheexactsitingofthatfirstcollege Everytimetri-captainEboniTaylor
building,hedirectedtwosuccessful takestothecourt,shesetsanew
archaeologicaldigsoftheeighteenth— schoolrecord. Adistinctionotherscan
centurycollegebuildingfoundation onlydreamof,itisarealityforTaylor.
onein1981andanotherwhentheCa- Asoneofthebestplayersinapro-
terwalkwaywasinstalledin1989. gramthatisonlythreeyearsold,sheis
Throughhisresearch,healsolo- settingthestandardbywhichall
catedtheearliestknownviewofthe WashingtonCollegewomen'sbasket-
College,aprimitivepaintingonwood ballplayerswillsoonbejudged.
knownas"ViewofChestertownfrom OnJanuary14,whenTaylorscored
WhiteHouseFarm,"andsupervised her15thpointoftheafternoonina60-
itsrestoration. Withhisencourage- 57upsetoverCentennialConference
ment,theownersdonatedtheworkto leaderMuhlenbergCollege,shebe-
WashingtonCollegeandit isnowon camethefirstwomaninWashington CoachLaneeColecongratulatesEboni
permanentdisplayinthefoyerofthe Collegehistorytoscore1,000career Taylor,thefirstfemalebasketballplayerin
President'sOfficeinBuntingHall. points. Justonemoremilestoneforthe schoolhistorytoscore1,000careerpoints.
Janson-LaPalmeiscontinuinghis junior,sheisonpacetoscore1,500
researchforascholarlyarticleonthe pointsandpulldown1,000rebounds
firstcollegebuilding,witharchival forhercareer. Nootherplayerin andpositiveattitudedirectlycontrib-
materialfromtheUniversityofPenn- schoolhistory,maleorfemale,hasac- utetotheteam'ssuccess."
sylvania. Hecomparesthestructure, complishedthatrarefeat. Taylor'sscoringandreboundingav-
oneofthelargestsignificantpublic "Weareveryfortunatetohave eragesareindoublefiguresforthe
buildingsinexistenceatthetime,to EboniTaylorhereatWashington," firsthalfoftheseason,andmore
theStateHouseinAnnapolis. commentedthird-yearheadcoach amazingly,forhercareer. Taylorhas
"Througharcheologyandthestudyof LaneeCole. "Shewasagreatstudent- recorded19.2pointsand11.6re-
architecturaldesign,I'mtryingtosum athletetolandinourfirstrecruiting boundspergamein1995-96. Sofarin
upwhatthebuildingwaslike,who classalongwithAllisonWentworth hercareer,thejuniorhasscored1,010
werethelikelydesigners,howitwas andLeeAnnLezzer. Whatshehas pointsandrecorded722rebounds.
used,andhowitrelatestootherbuild- doneintwoandahalfyearsisincred- That'sanaverageof17.4pointsand
ingsoftheeraandtheevolutionofthe ible. Sheisateamleaderoffthecourt, 12.4reboundspergame. Asecond-
Americancollegecampus." andonthecourtshehasfewpeers. teamAll-Centennialselectionasa
Inretirement,hecontinueshisasso- Ebonihasproventobeapowerful sophomore,sheisalsoamongtheCen-
ciationwithWashingtonCollege forceinthepaintagainstanyopponent tennialleadersinscoring,rebounding,
throughsendeeontheexecutivecom- weface. Shenotonlyexcelsoffen- andfieldgoalpercentagethisseason.
mitteeofFriendsofMillerLibrary. sively,butdefensivelyherworkethic Herpersonalaccomplishmentscon-
tinuetoaccumulate. Alreadythisyear
shehasbeennamed CentennialCon-
ferencePlayeroftheWeek(November
Petenbrink '92SpreadsThe 20),andshealsowasselectedasthe
WordToSaveLives MostValuablePlayeratthePepsi-Tip-
OfftournamenthostedbyMarywood
TroyPetenbrink'92,anAIDSactivist College. Inthreeyears,Washington
withTheNamesProjectFoundation, hasparticipatedinfivedifferentin-
broughtaneight-panelsectionoftheAIDS seasontournaments,andTaylorhas
quilttoWashingtonCollegeinDecember. beennamedtotheall-tournament
Thecommunicationscoordinatorforthe teameverytime.
NationalAssociationofPeoplewithAids, Individualaccomplishmentsaside,
Petenbrinkworkstoeducatepeopleabout whatreallydrivesTaylorisherquest
thedisease. HecametoWCwiththe toleadthe6-4Shorewomentotheir
messagethatstudentsatasmallcollegein secondconsecutiveCentennialConfer-
aruralsettingarenotnecessarilyimmune enceplayoffberthinonlythe
toAIDS. "AIDSishappeninginsmall program'sthirdyear. "Heraccom-
townsalloverthecountry,justlike plishmentsintheclassroomandonthe
Chestertown,"hesaid.TheMan/land courtareadirectresultofherdesireto
DepartmentofHealthandMental succeed,"remarkedCole. "What's
Hygienereports13AIDScasesinKent trulyexcitingisthatEboniisstillim-
County. proving. Thebestisyettocome."
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Spring1996
Two Washington wife,Tracy,andfulfillhislife-long
Coaches Go For Gold pdirces.amAonfipmaprotiscsiipbalteinagctintothfeolOllowy,mh-e
planstoenjoyeverymoment.
Lifeisgood."Sothepopularex- DavenportwillbetheBoatmanfor
pressiongoes,butforWashington theUnitedStatesNationalRowing
College' adrowingcoachMikeDav- TeamwhichwillrepresenttheU.S.in
enport,itisgreatandgettingevenbet- theOlympics. AsBoatman,hisduties
ter. DavenportisoneoftwoWashing- includeoverseeingallaspectsofthe
tonCollegecoacheswhowillhavethe team'sequipment. Morespecifically,
honortorepresenttheirhomelandsin heisinchargeofmakingsurethatall
the1996OlympicGamesthissummer oftheequipmentarrivessafelyto
inAtlanta. Davenportwillhelpcoach trainingandracingsites,ensuringthat
theAmericanrowingteam,andassis- allequipmentmeetsthemanyneces- MikeDavenportandAndreBarbinsare
tantmen'sandwomen'sswimming saryspecificationsandstandards,and headingfortheOlympicGamesin
coachAndreBarbinswillhelpcoach checkingforandmakinganyadjust- Atlanta.
theLatvianswimteam. mentstheboatsmayneed. Ineffect,
Inthenextsixthmonths,Davenport heisoneoffourteammanagerswho
willhavehissecondbookaboutrow- presideoverallU.S.RowingTeamac- bany,beganhisassociationwiththe
ingpublished,guideWashingtonCol- tivities. NationalTeamin1987asanassistant
legeinhissixthseasonasheadrowing Davenport,whocametoWashing- coach. Hisexpertiseandknowledgeof
coach,havehisfirstchildwithhis tonCollegein1990fromSUNY-A1- theriggingequipmentledtohispro-
Former Philosophy work. Logicclassesweredividedinto Bob'senergyandexuberanceled
teamssolvingproblemsattheblack- sometothinkthathewasanau-
Professor board,andmembersofawinning thoritarianintheDepartment. This
Remembered teamcouldcountonahighergrade. wasamyth. Weallhadcomplete
Bob'sspecialpassioninhisyears freedomtoteachwhatandhowwe
herewassailing,whichheapproached chose. IvaluedBob'spersonalsup-
byProfessorPeterTapke notasasportbutasascience. The portinprojects. Hedroveto
curveofhisjibhadtobeexactlyright, Philadelphia'sBoathouseRowto
WashingtonCollegelostoneofits togainthemostpower. Thehullpf helpmetransportthefirstrowing
mostcolorfulprofessorsofrecent hisHamptonwasworkedoverwith shelltoappearontheChesterRiver.
decadeswiththedeathonDecember silverpolishforgreaterspeed. His— Hecarriedrecordingequipmentinto
2,1995,inTampa,Florida,ofDr. crewhadtogooutonthetrapeze WashingtonCathedraltohelpwith
RobertL.Harder. Hewaschairman which,asIknowfromexperience, atuneofminethatwaslaterusedat
ofourDepartmentofPhilosophy usuallymeantagooddunkingasthe WashingtonCollegeconvocations. I
andReligionfrom1958u—ntil1969. boattacked. cannotforgetthetwoofus,walking
Adistinguishedteacher hewon upanddownthechoirofthe
theLindbackAwardforDi—stin- world'ssixthlargestcathedralin
guishedTeachingin1967 Dr. stockingfeet,astheorganwasbeing
HarderbuiltuptheDepartment recorded.
fromonemembertoitspresent AfterleavingWashingtonCollege
strengthoffour. in1969,Dr.Hardertaughtatthe
Describedfrequentlyas"aman UniversityofTampauntil1986. In
forallseasons,"Dr.Harderplayed retirement,heorganizedafencing
theorganforEmmanuelChurch, saloninTampaand,typically,took
conductedtheCollegechorus,built uptwonewenthusiasms: cooking
telescopesandharpsichords, andpaintinginwatercolor. The
coachedfencing,andtaughtsailing. paintingswonblueribbonsin
Hewasoneofthebestexemplarsof Floridaexhibits. Ihaveaframed
PresidentDanielGibson'saimof Harderwatercolorinmyoffice.
havingmembersofthefaculty"un- ItalkedwithBobatlengthinNo-
packtheirbags"atWashingtonCol- vember,uponlearningofthedeath
lege. ofhiswife,Elizabeth,whohaddied
BobHarder'sgoalinteachingwas ofcancer. Bobtoldmehealsohad
toenlivenphilosophyto"sinkthe cancer,butinhisusualeffervescent
harpoon"ofinterestinstudents. He wayhevowedto"lickit." Happily,
wasknownforinnovativeteaching BobandElizabethintheirlast
methods,especiallyinlogiccourses. monthshadthejoyofwelcominga
Heawardedgoldstarsforsuperior Dr.RobertL.Harder firstgrandchild,RobertAlexander.
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Spring2996
motiontoBoatmanatthePanAmeri- serveasaninformativepreparationfor economicdevelopmentinSoutheast
canGamesheldinHavana,Cubain thecoachesanddelegates. Asia.
1991. Hisvariedexperienceswiththe Davenport'srealdutiesofficiallystart RaymondF.Turner,alecturerin
NationalTeamhavetakenhimallover attheendofJunewhentheteamgoes economicsandbusinessmanagement,
theworld. Thispastsummerhe toSwitzerlandtotrain. Theteamthen isleadingthetrip. Heisaformerna-
helpedtheNationalTeamtoabest- returnstotheU.S.totraininAugusta, valofficerandaVietnamveteran
everfivegoldmedalsattheWorld Georgia. Augustaisthesiteofthe (1969-70)whospentsixmonthsin
ChampionshipsinFinland,andatthe rowingtrainingcenterwheretheteam DaNangandsixmonthsinSaigonand
endofJuneheplanstotravelwiththe willgetaccustomedtotheheatand theMekongDelta.
teamforanintensetrainingsessionin humidityoftheGeorgiaclimate. Thisspring,Turneristeachinga
Switzerland. BarbinswillalsotrainwiththeLatvian specialtopicscourseonthedeveloping
Barbins,inhisfirstyearasagradu- teaminAthens,Georgia. Fromthe economiesofSoutheastAsia,withpar-
ateassistantattheCollege,willbean trainingsitesthetwoplantoaccom- ticularemphasisonVietnam.Several
assistantcoachfortheLatvianNa- panytheirteamstotheOlympicVil- SoutheastAsiancountriesareexperi-
tionalSwimmingTeam. Althougha lageinAtlanta. Bothcoachesarehon- encingrapiddevelopmentastheyshift
nativeofCleveland,Ohio,bothofhis oredtohavetheprivilegetosupervise fromcentrally-managedeconomiesto
parentswerebornandraisedinLatvia suchimpressiveathletes,andknow onesdrivenbymarketforces,says
beforeimmigratingtotheU.S.during thattheirtremendousexperiencewill Turner. Thecourseexplorestheprob-
WorldWarII. Followingastandout benefitthestudent-athletesthatthey lemsandchallengesassociatedwith
careeratOhioWesleyanUniversity coachinthefuture. thattransition,identifiesmajorsectors
wherehewasanAil-Americanand CoachDavenportsays: "Letthe oftheVietnameseeconomyandthe
teamcaptain,BarbinswenttoLatviain Gamesbegin!" economiesofotherSoutheastAsian
thesummerof1992totrytoearna nations,andincludesdiscussionofthe
spotontheLatvianNationalTeam. Southeast Asia cultureoftheregionaswellastheeco-
Hesucceeded,butdecidedtoreturnto nomicopportunitiespresentedto
theU.S.tocoach. HereturnstoLatvia Beckons Economics Americanbusinessesandworkers.
eachsummertotrainwiththeNa- Thetravel-studycomponent,from
tionalTeam,andthisyearhewasa Students May24toJune9,isa17-dayexcursion
bronzemedalistinthe200Freestyle toVietnamopentocommunitymem-
event. Thispastfall,hewasselectedto RepresentingthefirstofwhatCol- bers,alumniandveterans,aswellas
helpcoachtheLatvianNationalTeam legeofficialshopewillbemany WashingtonCollegestudents.Stops
andrepresenttheLatviacontingentat opportunitiesforstudentstotravel includeHoChiMinhCity(Saigon),
theCoaches'MeetinginAtlantain abroadaspartoftheircoursework,the DaLat,NhaTrang,DaNang,Hue,and
mid-February. economicsdepartmentisofferinga Hanoi.
DavenportalsowillattendtheFeb- triptoVietnamthisspring. Thetripis "Iwouldliketohaveaheteroge-
ruary14-20meetingsinAtlantawhich anoptionalcomponentofacourseon neousgrouponthistrip,"saysTurner.
"Reallearningcantakeplacewhen
youseeVietnamthroughmanydiffer-
entprisms.Peoplewithbusinessback-
groundsandveteranshavealottoof-
fer."
WhilethistripisTurner'sfirstto
Vietnamsincethewar,thecoursefo-
cusesnotonthepast,butonthe
presentandfutureofthecountry,
notesTurner. "HalfoftheVietnamese
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populationhasbeenbornsincethe "Gradually,thebadeffectofsmoking
warended.Forthem,thewarisofhis- [ondriving]hasbeenunderstood,"
toricalsignificance,butit'snotsome- saidOta. "Peoplethought[smoking]
thingtheylivedthrough." wasgoodbecauseitmakesyourelax
Interestinglyenough,heargues,as andit'sgoodforfatigue,butthat'snot
theVietnamesepeoplebegintoem- true."
bracecapitalisticideals,theymaybe- OtastatedthatresearchersinJapan
come,b) choice,whattheAmerican haveyettostudytheeffectofsmoking
governmenthopedtheywouldbe- ondrivers,despiteJapan'shighsmok-
come,byforce,25yearsago. Asso- ingrate.Theeffectsarelittleknownin
cialismdeclines,theireconomyisrap- Americaaswell,soOtaexpectsthein-
idlyshiftingtoamarket-based,profit- formationproducedbythis"interna-
motiveeconomy.Capitalismistaking tionalcomparisonstudy"tobebenefi-
rootandblossoming. cialtobothnations.
"Therealgrowthandinvestment Ota'sinterestintrafficpsychology
opportunitiesofthefuturearenotin anddrivingriskperceptionhavealso
thiscountrybutsouthoftheborder ledhimtoinvestigatetheproblemsof
andinSoutheastAsia,"saysTurner. riskperceptionwithnoviceandeld-
"Vietnamisacountrywithatremen- Dr.Otaenjoyssteamedcrabsduringhis erlydrivers.Heisinterestedindevel-
dousamountofpotentialaswellas stayinChestertown. opingtrainingmethodstobetterper-
greatemploymentopportunities.Forty ceiverisksposedbythosedriversand
yearsfromnow,inordertobesuccess- investigatedthesubjectinAmerica
ful,businesspeoplealmostcertainly summerinOceanCity.Nevertheless,a whileatWashingtonCollege.
willneedinternationalexperiencein Japaneseprofessorofeducationand OtaandSpilichareplanningtopub-
theirbackgrounds." psychologypickedWashingtonCol- lishtheresultsoftheirresearchhere
Thechallengeforforeigninvestors legeastheidealspottofurtherhisre- andinJapan.
andentrepreneurs,hesays,istoun- searchinthefieldoftrafficsafety.
derstandnotjustadifferentculture, Dr.HiroOta,aprofessoratTohoku Matt Rose Leads
butadifferentculturalparadigm."In InstituteinSendai,Japan,cametocol-
Asia,religion,culturalnorms,andthe laboratewithDr.GeorgeSpilich,Chair Tennis Program
placeofindividualsinsocietyaredif- oftheDepartmentofPsychology.
ferentfromthoseintheWest.Wetend Spilichhasbeeninvestigatingthecog-
totakeamechanisticviewofsociety, nitiveeffectsofsmokingforthepast WashingtonCollegehasnamed
wheretheindividualisparamount. In severalyears,includingitseffecton MattRoseasnewheadcoachof
Vietnam,theindividualseemsnotas drivingability.Throughhisresearch itsnationallyrankedtennisprogram.
importantandthegoalsofsociety Spilichhasdeterminedthatdrivers RoseisrelievingEricSeltenrichwho
seemparamount. Theyfoughtthewar whosmokearemorelikelytobein- tookoverasinterimcoachafterJ.P.
thatway,sacrificingthousandsofhu- volvedincollisionsbecausetheir— Weber'sdepartureinOctober.
manlivestoachievewhatweconsid- higher-levelcognitivefunctions Seltenrichwillresumehisroleasassis-
eesrteidngtonoocwosttolywiatgnaeisns.hItowwiltlhbeyeiinntceorr-- ssiuocnh-amsakreiancgti—onatriemdeiamnindiqsuhiecdk.deci- tanAtc1o9a9c1h.graduateofRollinsCollege,
porateWesterncapitalismintotheir WhenOtapreviouslyvisitedWash- Rosewasastandoutperformerforthe
culture." ingtonCollegethreeyearsagotocon- Tars'nationalpowertennisteam. A
Formoreinformationaboutthetrip sultwithSpilichabouthisresearchon two-yearteamcaptain,Rosehelped
toVietnam,contactDr.Turnerat410- smokingandtrafficsafety,hewanted leadRollinstoanNCAADivisionII
266-6283.Spaceislimitedandwillbe toreturnforamoreextensivefieldre- championship. Hewasconsistently
allocatedonafirst-come,first-serve searchexperience. rankedamongthetopplayersinDivi-
basis. AbsolutedeadlineisMarch "Themostimportantthingfordriv- sionIItennis,andin1990wasranked
15th. ers'safetyistheabilitytoperceive ashighasNo.9ontheUSTANational
risks,"saidOta.Thus,theresearchhe AmateurCircuit.
andSpilichconductedfocusedon Rosehasanextensiveandvaried
Japanese Professor
"whatkindsofriskybehavioroccuras tennisbackground. Afteratwo-year
And George Spilich aresultofsmoking.Statisticalstudies stintasanassistantcoachatRollins
abouttrafficaccidentshavegivenus whereheearnedamaster'sdegreein
Collaborate on Traffic theinformationthattherateofacci- education,Rosebeganworkingatthe
Safety Research dentsismuchhigherforsmokerscom- UniversityClubinMemphis,Tennes-
paredwithnon-smokers,"Otasaid. see. Thereheservedasthedirectorof
A—ccordingtoOta,althoughthepu—b- juniortennisdevelopmentandassis-
byWilliamDenton'98 lic bothinAmericaandinJapan tantforalltennisoperationsfrom
iswellawareoftheeffectsofsmoking 1991-95. Forthepastyearhehasbeen
Maryland'sEasternShoreisnot onaperson'shealth,mostpeopleare thedirectoroftennisoperationsatthe
particularlyknownforitstraffic notawareofitsadverseeffectsoncog- TOPS'LBeachandRacquetClubin
problems,unlessitistheheightof nitiveabilities,includingdriving. Desrin,Florida. Rosehasalsoserved
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