Washington College magazine, Summer 1992

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SUMMER
1992
WILLBAKER: TURNING THE TIDEFORTHE CHESAPEAKE
THELIFE &HARDTIMESOFJOHN BOLTON
ANEWAGE FORWOMEN ONCAMPUS
Letters like the challenge. I am oneof three male-dominated field. I'm still
professional women in my office havinga hard timedealingwith it.
(one software engineer, one women I'm notused to being brushed aside
This issue wraps up ouryear-long in the business department, and me) with a gallant "don'tyouworryyour
focus on women's issues in honorof and, likeJennifer, I am often asked pretty little head aboutit" mentality,
tWhaesCheinntgetnoanryCoolfleCgoee.dTuhceasteiosntoraites tjoobdo—teaxstkrsatthyaptianrge,npohtotaopcaorptyoifngm,y aminlditaalrtyheonuggihneI'evrestartiemdytocgoimvpeatnhyeex-
haveprompted more readerresponse answering the phones when our the benefitofthedoubt, I usually
than any others wehave run. I thank receptionist is sick, and making feel very frustrated! Itishard to
all thosewho have taken the time to coffee. suddenly meetwith sexism and to
writeandam delighted thative could I don't mind helpingoutwhen I have to struggleto be viewed as
provide aforum. can, but I do mind beingasked to someonewho iscapable ofperform-
—MDH sacrifice my job in orderto answer ing my job well.
the phonesall day. I am often the I'm reallyglad thatyou have
only woman tocome to workon published the special articles
IfI had readJenniferAlbers' Saturdays,and I am alwaysasked to focusingon women and the chal-
Currentsessay, "Sexism in the make the—coffee for the men who are lenges they mustfaceas theytry to
Nineties," this time lastyear, I would working even though I rarely succeed in theircareers and personal
have thought thatshe wascrazyand drink coffee. I've found that my lives, and I'm glad thatyou and
was probably blowing people's work, suggestions, and commentsare JenniferAlbers recognize thatsexism
comments and attitudes way outof nottaken seriously by my bosses is far from dead. Maybesomeofthe
proportion. Afterall, we had been unless a man echoes my thoughts. women in the Class of1992 will not
raised in an era where there were My two male co-workersare praised beas naive and unprepared forwhat
successful female role models forwork that I do, and even though they find outin the "real world" as I
everywhere. Women no longerhad they readily acknowledge mywork, was.
to be housewivesorwork in tradi- our bosses don'tseem to realize that Kyndra L. Ponder'91
tionally femalecareers like teaching I can do good workall by myself. I Glen Burnie, Maryland
ornursing. Instead, women were really feel like I have to be more
free to become fire fighters, engi- serious, more dedicated to my work, Corrections
neers, West Pointcadets, Supreme consistently "on the ball," and an
Court justices,orastronauts. How- overall betterworkerthan anyofthe
ever, not that I am working in the men I workwith, just to be taken In the last issue, PeterBrown,
"real world," I've realized that halfas seriously as the men in my Directorof the School ofPublic
sexism and the "old boy network" is department. When I'veexpressed AffairsatUniversityofMary-
far from dead. In fact, stereotypical, my frustration to those men, they land, College Park, wasmis-
sexist ideas are still obstacles that have acknowledged the inequity and identified asJoseph Mihursky in
today's women mustcontinue to tell me thatas unfairas itmay be, I'll the photoofChesapeake
workagainst. essentiallyhave to perform a miracle Regional Studies program
Asa 1991 graduateofWashington before my bosses and the men in planners.
College, I've been very fortunate to otherdepartments begin to take me
find a good job in my field. I am seriously. Also, Brooke Frank was mis-
workingwith an engineering The otherwomen here have identified as seniorclass presi-
company asa technical writer. I experienced the same types of dent in the photoofBeneficial
never pictured myselfwriting about sexism, but have learned to deal with luncheon attendees. Troy
(and enjoying) the technical sideof it and simply accept it as an unpleas- Petenbrink is seniorclass
airplanes, radar, and computers, but 1 ant factof life when you work in a j president.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
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Editor,Meredith DaviesHadaway trustee Will Baker fights consumption, waste, and
ManagingEditor,MarciaLandskroener neglect to preserve the Chesapeake Bay's legacy.
EditorialAssistant,JoanneFairchild '84
EditorialConsultant,Kevin O'Keefe 74 Marcia C. Landskroener
ContributingWriters,Marshall Williams,
TurinTowers '94,JenniferGolden '92,Mackey Women Of WC Herald Dawning OfA New Age 15
Dutton '51 (ClassNotes).
Four campus leaders describe a new awareness of "human
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WashingtonAvenue,Chestertown, The College community honors four distinguished women
Maryland 21620-1197.Copyright1992
WashingtonCollege. at Convocation. Gene G. Wubbels is named Dean and
Provost. An alumna and her husband make $1 million gift.
Addresscorrespondenceto Washington Tim Gray '86 returns to WC to coach tennis. Anniversary
CollegeMagazine, BuntingHall,Washington
College,Chestertown,MD21620. performance of "Waiting For Godot" features familiar faces.
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Alumni Reporter 25
Betty Casey '47 is honored by Alumni Association. Alumni
lobby the State of Maryland for restoration of aid.
AbouttheCover: Commemoratingthe50th
anniversaryofcoeducationatCommence-
mentin 1942,PresidentGilbertW.Mead Class Notes 28
presentsFirstLadyEleanorRooseveltwith
anhonorarydoctorateoflawsinrecogni-
tionofhernationalprominenceasaleader
Currents 32
inthewomen'smovement,herinterestin
thepropereducationofwomen,andforher Professor Richard Striner looks back fifty years to Eleanor
manyhumanitarianactivities.
Photo:Cronhardt&SonsofBaltimore. Roosevelt's remarks at Commencement.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
The Reporter
Celebrating
Women Ways
s
At Birthday
Convocation
GeorgeWashington's Birthday
Convocationinthisyearofthe
centenary ofcoeducationwasa
celebrationofwomen, theirvarious
achievements, and theirhopes for the
future. Ina departurefrom traditional
keynoteaddresses(almostall ofwhich
havebeengivenbymen),theCollege
invited threenationally prominent
women togivebriefremarksabout
theirwork, and ask—ed a fourth todo
whatshedoesbest perform. thehonoraryDoctorofScienceforher DorothyMyers '24helpsplantayoung
Honored guestswereSylvia Alice contributions toscience, technology, tulippoplarasa replacementforthe
Earle,ChiefScientistat theNational and theenvironment. Oneofthe most belovedElm, lost todiseaselastsummer.
Oceanicand AtmosphericAssociation; intrepid diversin thehistoryofunder- LookingonareNate Smith, Neil
Marian Wright Edelman, presidentof waterexploration, Earle has led more Horstman,and Louis Goldstein.
theChildren's DefenseFund; Linda than50underwaterexpeditionsand
Koch Lorimer, presidentofRandolph- piloted varioussubaquatic vehicles. In
MaconWoman'sCollege;and Martine 1981 sheco-founded DeepOcean Marian Wright Edelman was pre-
van Hamel,oneofAmerica'sleading Technology, Inc. and in 1982, Deep sented with the honorary Doctorof
ballerinasand artisticdirectorofthe OceanEngineering, Inc.,todesign,de- Lawsforherworkasanadvocatefor
NewAmsterdam Ballet. velop, manufactureand operateequip- America'sdisadvantaged children.
Emotions ran high during thecer- mentin theoceanand otherremoteor Sheis the founderofthenationalnon-
emonyas theaudiencewas,in turn, hostileenvironments. Sincelivingun- profitorganization thatspeaksupfor
amazed at Earle's tenacity asanunder- derwaterfortwoweeksas partofthe thepoor, thehungry, thehomeless
waterexplorer, movedbyEdelman's Tektite Projectin 1970, shehasbecome childrenofthenation. TheChildren's
accountofthe plightofpoorchildren, a spokeswoman forglobalconserva- Defense Fund promotesprenatalcare,
and inspired by Lorimertotakebold tion. Mostrecently,shevisitedboth nutrition, immunization, housing,and
stepstoward genderequality. No the PrinceWilliamSound in Alaska education forallchildren. By invest-
soonerhad thetears forthenation's and the PersianGulftoassesstheenvi- ing inchildren'swell-being,the
unloved children beensurreptitously ronmental damagecaused byoil spills. Americanpeopleareinvestingintheir
wiped away than van Hamel'sbeauti- Earlewas toreturn to theGulfagain future, shesaid.
fully stunningdanceperformanceof this spring toexaminefurthertheim- Citingstatisticalevidenceofthe
TheDyingSwan broughtonanother pactoftheeightmillionbarrelsofoil plightofAmerica'schildren, including
secretswipe. And thosewerethemen deliberatelydumped in theshallow thefact thatevery53 minutesachild
oftheaudience! bodyofwater,anactshetermed diesofpoverty,shesaid: "I don'tbe-
Sylvia A. Earlewaspresented with "ecoterrorism." lievethisisthebestthat Americacan
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do [foritsyoung],and ifyou don'tbe- beautybothinhislandscaped gardens willbeliving symbolsofnotonly
lievethatAmericacan'tdobetter, I and in theforests thatsurrounded his GeorgeWashington'scontributions to
hopeyouwilljoin theefforttoleave home," Horstmansaid. "Theyoung hiscountry,butalso to hisobvious
nochildbehind." treesweseehere, transplanted this commitment toeducation."
Linda Koch Lorimerwaspresented weekfrom MountVernonsoil, have
withtheDoctorofHumaneLetters. grownfromtheseedsofearliergen-
Theyoungcollegepresidentrecounted erationsoftrees, reachingbacktothe Wubbels Is Named
someoftheenormousstridesmadein 18thcentury,inalivingcontinuum New
Academic
academebywomensinceWashington whichbondsusall toGeorgeWash-
Collegefirstadmitted women 100 ington." Dean
yearsago. "Howsurprised President Tulippoplars,severalofwhich
Reid would beifhewereheretoday to Washingtontransplanted from Mount
seethatWashingtonCollege'sassoci- Vernonwoodlands to hisbowling WashingtonCollegehasap-
atedeanand thedeanofstudentsare green in frontofthemansion, arefast- pointed anorganicchemistry
women, and thattheco-editorsofthe growing, long-lived treesreaching professorinvolved ina national effort
yearbook, thepresidentof "Hands heightsofupto200 feet. TheAmeri- tostrengthenundergraduatescience
Out" and thepresidentofthe Environ- can holly wasa favoriteofWashing- and mathematicstoserveasDean of
mentalClubarewomen," shesaid. ton's. According to Horstmann, hecol- theCollegeand Provost,beginning
Evenso, shesaid, muchremains to lected barrelsofhollyseed and thissummer.
bedonetoeducatewomen fortheben- planted themindrillstocreatehedge GeneG. Wubbels, theJohnand
efitofmenand women alike,and lib- rowsaround his plantation. Healso Nellie Dack ProfessorofChemistry at
eral artscommunities in particular. used themasspecimenplantswithin GrinnellCollege in Iowaand Program
"ThereisnoplaceIknow,women's hispleasuregardens. DirectorfortheNationalScience
collegesincluded, which should notbe "Today," said Horstman, "seven Foundation's UndergraduateScience,
bolderaboutensuring thatthecontri- holliesand twotulippoplars Washing- Engineering,and MathematicsEduca-
butionsand achievementsofwomen, ton planted still surviveon the tion Division inWashington, D.C.,suc-
pastand present, aremorefullyincor- groundsofMountVernon. Thesetrees ceedsElizabeth R. Baeras Deanand
porated intothecurriculumand that aretruly living witnesses tothelife ProvostofWashingtonCollege. While
women'swaysofknowingaregiven and timesofGeorgeWashington. Baerwason sabbatical leavethisyear,
serious attention. " "Itisour hope that thesetrees, re- JohnTaylor, professorofpolitical sci-
Martinevan Hamel, recipientofthe centlyplanted atWashington College, ence,wasActing Dean and Provost.
College'sAward forExcellence,con-
cluded theceremonywith a perfor-
manceof "TheDyingSwan." As prin- Martine van Hamel vanHamel wenton tostardomasa
cipaldancerwith theAmerican Ballet Makes A Stunning principal dancer, firstwiththeNa-
Theater, van Hamelearned a world- tional BalletofCanada and thenfor
widereputationasa versatileand elo- Response twoillustriousdecades with the
quentperformer. Nowasartisticdi- American BalletTheatre. Sheis now
rectoroftheNew Amsterdam Ballet, Artistic Directorofthe New
she hasdemonstrated remarkablecho- Theluminous presenceofballe- Amsterdam Ballet,a touringconcert
reographictalent. rina MartinevanHamel graced ensemblethathasbeen praised by
Afterconvocation,with tempera- thestageofTawesTheatreasshe TheNew YorkTimesas "a model of
tures in thespring-like60s,theCollege gavea uniqueperformanceat intelligent planningand consistently
communitygathered outside totake GeorgeWashington's BirthdayCon- highartisticstandards."
Sylvia Earle'sadviceand planta tree. vocation. Asherresponseto Dr.
The MountVernon Ladies Association Trout's presentationofa Washing-
oftheUnion,caretakersofthehomeof tonCollegeAward forExcellence for
GeorgeWashington,donateda tulip hercontributions to thearts in
poplarto replacetheWashington Elm, America,Van Hamelchosenotto
alongwith severalAmerican hollies. speak,buttoperform themoving
Thespecimenswerecollected from the ballet solo, "The DyingSwan." To
MountVernon woodlands,justas theaccompanimentperformed by
GeorgeWashingtoncollected speci- Louisa Marks,cellistwith the Dela-
mensforhis formalgardens. NeilW. wareSymphony,and Kathleen
Horstman, residentdirectorofMount Mills, piano,van Hamelleft "nota
Vernon, wasonhand forthededica- dryeyein thehouse" with herex-
tionceremony. quisiteportrayalofthedyingswan's
"AlthoughGeorgeWashington is lastquivering moments.
recognized asAmerica's 18th-century The 1966winnerofboth thecov-
pioneerAmerican farmer, fewpeople eted Gold Medaland theseldom-
realizet—hathewasalsoveryinterested awarded PrixdeVarna attheVarna
in trees notonlyfortheirobvious International BalletCompetition,
usesinconstruction,butalsofortheir
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ences. WashingtonCollegehasse- pointed toanendowed facultychair.
lected someonewho has played a lead- Theauthororco-authorof35articles,
ingroleina national effortto severalofwhich involved hisstudents,
strengthen undergraduatescienceand healsowroteorco-wrote27successful
mathematics. I lookforward toseeing grant proposals tonational agencies
what happens when heand Washing- and foundations tosupportunder-
tonCollegestartworking together. It graduate research.
should be fun!" Hewasa researchassociateat the
A graduateofHamline University, State UniversityofNewYork(Buffalo)
Wubbelsreceived hisdoctorate from in 1974-75and was Visiting Professor
Northwestern University. In 1968, he at theUniversityofLeiden (Nether-
joined thefacultyatGrinnellCollege, lands) and at theUniversityofColo-
wherehemaintained anexemplary rado. Since 1990 Wubbelshasbeenon
record ofteachingand scholarship. leavefromGrinnell, servingaspro-
During histenuretherehespecialized gramdirectorat NSF.
inadvanced organicchemistry forjun- Wubbelsand hiswife,Joyce,have
iorsand seniors,and wasactivelyin- threechildren: Kristen,a graduateof
volved ingeneral education. He Lawrence University witha majorin
chaired thechemistrydepartment for Englishand a recently received certifi-
several yearsand in 1986 wasap- cate insecondaryeducation; Benjamin,
The 'Sturgeon
CollegePresidentCharles H.Trout,
whochaired theSearchCommittee, General" Fishes For
called theappointmenta real victory
Answers
forWashingtonCollege. "Gene
Wubbels is highly regarded in his field
and has played an important rolein Looktotheocean tounderstand
strengthening ournation'sposition in theearth, Sylvia Earle told a
undergraduatescientificeducation groupgathered in DunningHall to
and training," said Trout. "A manof hearaboutherworkpriortoreceiv-
capacious intellect, heiswhollycom- ingan honorary DoctorofScience
mitted to the liberal artsin thebroad- degreeatconvocation.
estsense." "Theoceanislikeliving min-
AchartermemberoftheCouncilof estrone, full ofcrittersand plants
Undergraduate Research,Wubbels is from thesurfaceall thewaydown to
past-presidentoftheCUR-Chemistry thebottom. It's importanttoput
Counciland in 1988co-chaired the yourfaceinthewaterand seecrea-
CUR NationalConferenceon Under- tureson theirown terms."
graduateResearch. Hehasalsoserved Earle,whoearned themoniker
as Lead Writer forProjectKaleido- "HerRoyal Deepness" formakinga
scope, whichTroutdescribesasargu- record-breakingdiveto3,000feet, is
ably themost importantnational sci- a self-proclaimed "tuna hugger."
enceand mathematicscurricularand Shecomp—aresgroupers togolden re-
pedagogical reformeffortin the trievers "they'regentleand curi- thansomethingona platewith
nation'shistory. In 1989,Wubbels re- —ous,and thereforeveryvulnerable" lemonbuttersauce."
ceived theChemical Manufacturers' and likens herintimatestudyof Earlesays thebiggestchallenge
Association'sCatalystAward forex- whales toJaneGoodall's workwith facingthenation is "howtolive
cellenceinchemistry teaching. The chimpanzeesinthejungle. withinourenvironmental means.
Catalystcompetitionplacesheavyem- Earle's scientificexploration has Howmany peoplecantheearth
phasison theachievementsand rec- madeheranenvironmentalistwho support?"
ommendationsofeachnominee's marvelsatthemysteriesofocean Onedefiniteansweris "nottoo
formerstudentsand isregarded as the life. "Wereallyneed toreview the manySaddam Husseins," shesays,
mostprestigiousaward anunder- stateofourfisheries," shesays,not- referring tothedeliberatespillof
graduateteachercanreceivein the ing thatthetuna and squid popula- millionsofgallonsofoil intothe
field ofchemistry. tionsareinsharpdecline. "Itisdis- PersianGulf. Theoil insomeplaces
Commentingon theappointment, concerting tomehow manysquid,a standsseveral metersthickand the
Jeanne L. Narum,directorofboththe gentleand curiouscreature,arebe- marsheshavebeen transformed.
IndependentCollegeOfficeand ingtakenwithoutlearningfirstwhat "HowI'vewished toturnbackthe
Project Kaleidoscope,observed: "Gene rolethey playin thedeep. Wemust clock,butwedohaveanopportu-
Wubbelsisa reflectivepractitionerof begin tothinkaboutfishasmore nity,achance, toget thingsright."
education in theliberalartsandsci-
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Edelman Speaks
Out For America's
Children
Accepting theDoctorofLaws,
honoriscausa,during
Washington'sBirthdayConvoca-
tion, MarianWright Edelman, presi-
dentand founderoftheChildren's
Defense Fund, spokeouteloquently
on behalfofthe nation'schildren.
Sheoffered persuasiveevidence
thatwesimplyarenotdoing
enough and urged theaudienceto
carenotonly fortheirchildren, hut
forthechildren ofothers.
"Wehavetogoback to theorigi-
nalconceptinourcountry thatev-
erychild hasan equal righttoa MariaJerardi '93 (left)withMarian "Let's prayand advocate forchil-
pieceoftheAmericandream. I hope Wright Edelman. drenwhowe nevergiveupon,who
thatallofuswill dedicateourselves usuallyareourown,butalsofor
tounderstanding thatotherpeople's thosechildren whodon'tgeta sec-
childrenaregoing todetermine the food. Butlet'scommitalso topraying ondchance. Let'scommit thisday,
nation'sfutureasmuchasourown and speaking forchildren whosenight- in memoryofthis great manwho
and that wecan'treallysaveour marescomein thedaytime,whowill founded ournation, toadvocateand
ownunlesswesaveotherpeople's eatanything, who haven'tseenaden- accept responsibility forchildren
children," shesaid. tistinourrichnation,whoaren't whom wesmother,butalsofor
"Let'scommittoprayingand ac- spoiled byanybody,whogo tobed thosechildrenwhowill grab the
cepting responsibility forchildren hungryand cry themselvestosleep. hand ofanybodykind enoughtoof-
whospend all theirallowancebefore Let's prayand acceptresponsibilityfor ferit. I hopeyouwillofferthat
Tuesday, throw tantrumsin thegro- children who wanttobecared forand handbecauseeverything webelieve
cery store, squirmand scream in forthosechildren whomustbecared asAmericansdependson whateach
church and temple,and pickat their for. ofyou does."
a Lawrencesophomore; andJohn,a 1992-93 academicyearto$17,440. to support the missionofhigh quality
seventhgrader. Thisyear's increaseincombined education at Washington College, and
Inmaking theannouncement, Presi- fees,6.4%,is thesmallest in morethan I pledge that inreturn foryoursup-
dentTroutthankedJohnTaylorfor adecade. portweshall doourutmosttohold
hisworkin theDean'sOffice. "When "In recentmonths, WashingtonCol- studentcosts tothelowest possible
thebaton ispassed,theofficeof the legehasnotbeen immunefrom the level,evenwhile makingeveryeffort
DeanoftheCollegewill bearhissub- impactofeconomicrecession," College tostrengthen this venerableinstitu-
stantial and much-appreciated im- PresidentCharles H. Troutsaid ina tion."
print," hesaid. Troutalsoacknowl- lettertoparentsand students. The
emidtgteeed:thFeraefnfkorCtrseoefgatnhe,SGeeanrechHeCsosme-y, CfoulnldeignegsfurfofmertehdeaSt$a3t8e0,o0f0M0alroysslainnd Dalys Make Capital
Juan Lin, Maureen Mclntire,Kathleen and decliningearningsonendowment Gift Of $1 Million
Mills,SeanOConnor,Tom Pabon, investments, heexplained, resulting in
NateSmith,and NancyTatum. departmentalbudgetcutsacrossthe An
board. alumna and herhusband have
"Wehaveimplemented, with some donated $1 million to launch the
Tuition and Fees success,costreduction initiatives that construction ofa newacademicbuild-
Increase To $1 7,440 haveenabledus tocopewith theloss ingand renovation ofWilliamSmith
ofsubstantial revenues upuntil now. Hall.
Furthercuts, however, threaten the Dorothy Williams Daly, Washington
The Board ofVisitorsandGover- qualityofourprogram,and wedonot CollegeClassof1938,and herhus-
norsapproveda$914 increasein want todiminish thevalueofservices band, Kenneth Daly,ofVeroBeach,
tuition fees ($13,226)anda$198 in- receivedbyyoursonsand daughters," Florida, havepledged thelead gift for
creasein roomand board charges Troutsaid. the project,whichwill provide 16 to20
($5,128),bringing the total feesforthe "Mywish is that youwillcontinue classroomsand officespaceforap-
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/
proximately55faculty now housed in joratWashington College. Herhus-
Ferguson Halland in Spanish House. band, Ken, isa 1938graduateofthe
A newcomputerroomand a 100-seat UniversityofPennsylvania. Hiscareer
classroom will alsobelocated in the wasdevoted totheNordsonCorpora-
new facility. Renovations toWilliam tion,a manufacturerofindustrial
Smith Hall will make thebuildingac- products.
cessible tothe physically handicapped. WashingtonCollegeisin theprocess
Inannouncing theirgenerousdona- ofreviewing variousarchitectural pro-
tion, PresidentCharles H. Troutsaid: posals forthenew three-storybuild-
"Dorothy and Ken Dalyentered col- ing,which willbesited directlybehind
legein 1934 in thedepthsoftheGreat WilliamSmith Hall and thenew mall
Depression. Wemay have troublesto- space,between theGibson Performing
day,butthey only faintly resemblethe ArtsCenterand theConstanceStuart Former Tennis
paralysisofthe 1930s. Howextraordi- LarrabeeArtsCenter.
nary that now, five-plusdecades later, While PresidentTroutconcedes "we Stand-Out Returns
theyreaffirm—theirbeliefin the power still havea significantfundraising task To Coach
ofeducation in private liberalarts ahead ofus" tocomplete theproject,
in generaland in WashingtonCollege heisconfidentthatwith the Dalygift
in particular. I am moved by their and a$2.3 millioncapital grantfrom TimGray,a formerWashington
faith in an institution aboutwhichall theStateofMaryland, theCollege will Collegetennisstar, returned to
ofuscaredeeply." beable tobeginconstructionin the campus in February as head coachof
Dorothy Williamswasa history ma- springorearlysummerof 1993. both themen'sand women's tennis
Lorimer Recounts tablished in 1891 with theexactsame physical healthwasnotbeingim-
curriculum ofthe leading men'scol- paired by the rigoroftheirstudy."
Women's Struggle legesoftheera, onecommentatorde- While more than halfofallbacca-
For Education claimed against theproposal foracol- laureatedegrees inthiscountrylast
legeforwomen," shesaid, "arguing yearwereawarded towomen,and
thatthelureofquadraticequations morewomenareentering profes-
As
Randolph-Macon Woman's would certainlycausea woman togive sional fieldsoncebarred to them,
Collegeand WashingtonCol- up thejoysofmotherhood;an editorial Lorimersaid thatgenderinequality
legebothcelebrated centennials of insisted thatwomen whoseminds still remains.
educatingwomenthisyear, Linda weretaxed with knowledgewould be- "Partoftheremainingchallenge
Koch Lorimerwasasked toaccept comepermanentsleepwalkers. Such [forhighereducation is] to makeco-
thehonorary DoctorofLawsdegree viewswereevidentlynotconsidered educationequaleducation," she
at Washington's BirthdayConvoca- immoderatesince,during Randolph- said. Shecited a studybyscholars
tion. Theyoung presidentrespon- Macon's firstdecade, the faculty regu- oftheUniversityofIllinoiswhich
sible forbringing newenergy to the larly paraded thestudentbodyalong charted what happens to highschool
southern school recalled thestruggle thepublicavenue to show theneigh- valedictorians inand aftercollege,
women havehad in gettingeducated borhood that theyoung women's and whichconcluded that women's
during thethepastcentury. journeyon theupper track issome-
"Forthoseofus who nowtakefor howderailed.
granted (almost) a femaleSupreme According tothestudy, most
CourtJustice, femaleastronautsand women highschool valedictorians
girlsin LittleLeague, and whoas- had begun tolowertheircareeraspi-
sumethat thereshould be more rationsby theirsophomoreyearof
women inCongressand that the college; fewwenton topursuead-
glassceiling mustbeshattered, itis vanced degrees; and oncein the
hard toappreciate theambivalence workworld, theywererated as
at theend ofthe 19thcenturyabout lowerperformers than themale
thedesirabilityofeducating valedictorians.
women," said Lorimer. Lorimerurged theaudiencetobe
Even though in 1890therewasno asdaringas thosewho firstadmit-
college intheSoutheastthat pro- ted women tocolleges. "Everyplace
vided educationexclusively for can benefit from charting nowan
women, theleadingeducatorin the agenda which will providetrue
South suggested sucha plan would equality ofopportunityand from
beawasteoftimeand money,and providinga modelofhowother
othersvoiced concern thatwomen communities can most successfully
weresimplyincapableoflearning. drawon thebestcontributionsof
"When Randolph-Macon wases- menand women."
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programs. Healsowasnamed director
oftheCollege's new BenjaminA.
Johnson LifetimeFitnessCenter.
GraysucceedsThomas Finnegan,
whowasasked to runboth programs
aftertheCollege, incompliancewitha
commitmentto hirefull-timecoaches
forits 14intercollegiateteams,did not
renewthecontracts offormerpart-
timehead coaches Fred Wymanand
HollyBrambleinJuneof1991.
A 1986graduateofWashingtonCol-
lege,Graywasanationally ranked ten-
nis playerfortheShoremenin 1985
and 1986. Hereturns toWashington
College from theGreenwood Country
Club inGreenwood, SouthCarolina,
wherehis responsibilitiesasa tennis
professional included organizing tour-
namentsand United StatesTennis As-
sociation league play, teaching private
and group lessons,and managing the
facilitymaintenancecrewand Pro
Shopstaff. Gray'scoachingexperience Historyprofessors Carol Wilson (left)and
includesa one-yearstintat Widener Two History EmilieAmt bothexpect theirbooks tobe
Universityasa headcoach in 1987, publishedsoon.
and oneseason asanassistantat the Professors Publish
UniversityofMaryland in 1984.
Gray'sresponsibilitiesas Directorof byJenniferGolden '92 Kentucky Press. Through historicalre-
WashingtonCollege's BenjaminA. search,both professors have found
As
JohnsonLifetimeFitnessCenterin- WashingtonCollegecelebrates new significanceinwomen'sroles.
cludescheduling, staffingand mainte- coeducation thisyear, twofemale Amtusesa draft ofherbookto teach
nanceoftherecreational facility for facultymembersareabouttopublish theCollege'sonlycontinuing women's
WashingtonCollegestudents, faculty booksin theirfields. EmilieAmt,as- history course, "Womenin theMiddle
andstaff. sistantprofessorofhistory, looks for- Ages." Shesays thatherstudents are
"Mydaysasa studentatWashing- ward tothepublication ofherbook, "surprised by how many different
tonCollegeweresomeofthebestin Women'sLives inMedieval Europe: A thingswomen in theMiddle Ages
my life," Graysaid ofhisappointment. SourceBook, whichgoestopressinDe- wereinvolved in."
"I'm thrilled and honored tobeable to cember. History professorCarol Forinstance, noblewomen were
return ina differentcapacity, and I Wilson'sbookaboutthekidnappingof "partnersin running thecastle," says
lookforward tocontinuing thewin- freeblacksbeforetheCivilWarhas Amt. A noblewoman supervised her
ning tennis tradition atWashington beenaccepted by theUniversityof servantsand peasantsand sometimes
College." CAN YOU helped defend thecastle. "Thiswas
"Tim'senthusiasmand experience certainly morethanjustyourtypical
blend perfectly forthis position," said houseworkand errands," shesays. In
Athletic DirectorGeoffMiller. "We BE READY? addition, Amt found thatmany
feel thatTim hasdemonstrated the womenwereactivein townactivities.
kindsofabilitiesnecessary toruna na- Therewerebusinesses runby women,
tionallyprominenttennisprogramand guildsforwomen,andevenentire
manageourbeautiful new facility. His fieldsofbusinessdominated by
beinganalumnusoftheCollegewill women. As Amtstates, "spinningand
alsobebeneficialin thistransitionpe- weaving insome townsemployed
riod. WegleanedTim froma veryim- largenumbersofwomen."
pressiveapplicant pool,and weareex- Although Amtconcedes that there
cited tohavehimaboard." aremanybookson womeninthe
MiddleAges, thereare fewersource
textsavailable. Therefore,Amtiscom-
TheCollegehostedasymposium this pilingwhatshesaysistheonly anthol-
spring todiscuss the Army'sproposal to ogyofmedieval documentsto illus-
burnchemicalweaponsstockpiledacross tratewomen'slives from500ADto
thebayatAberdeen ProvingGrounds. 1500AD. Included arehertranslations
Opponents feartheincineratorcould ofmedieval law, churchcouncilde-
bringdisaster. crees, rules for nunneries, and lawsuits
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concerningwomen. Shealsoincluded by Kate Finlayas "interludes," and his
actualdocumentswritten bywomen productionended quitedifferently:
themselves, whichshesays was "fairly Katecommitted suicidein thelast
unusual during that time." scene. In thespringof '91, Daigledi-
Carol Wilson,oneofseveral new rected Drinking in America, a collection
faculty members thisyear, did muchof ofmonologuesby Eric Bogosian.
herresearch on freeslave kidnapping Daigleexplains hisapproach to
WC
before herappointment to brought Godot: "Beckettissospecific in the
herto the EasternShorearea,where wayhewritesa play thathedoesa
oneofthe morenotorious kidnappers, good deal ofdirecting foryou For
. . .
PattyCannon,operated. In fact the themostpart I'veremained faithful to
EasternShore hasgreat significanceto thetext. Thechangeswe'vemadeare
herresearch, shesays,becauseofits thelastchanges that Beckett himself
proximity tooneofthecountry'sbig- madebeforehedied.
gestslavemarkets,Washington, D.C. "I'vealwaysloved Beckett," contin-
Patty Cannon'sgang lived in Reli- ues Daigle. "Hisscriptsaresoprecise.
ance, Delaware. Known fortheirvio- TimothyMaloney(left,as Estragon)and There really is nota sup—erfluousdetail
lence, thegangkidnapped freed slaves Bennett Lomond(as Vladimir),encounter in thisscript, forcertain everysingle
and sold them tosouthern states. Jason West (Pozzo) whilewaitingfor element, from staged—irectionsdown to
SincearrivingatWashingtonCol- Godot. punctuation, matters that'sjustnot
lege,Wilson hasvisited theCannon trueofanyotherplaywright I can
house. Interestingly, thegangwas thinkof. I'vedirected this playtwice
abletoevadeprosecution byhaving studies. Assistantdrama professor before, and I stilldiscovered new
theirhousesituated on thebordersof Dale Daigledirected oneofhis favorite thingsateachrehearsaland perfor-
twodifferentcounties. "Whenofficials playsinTawesTheatre,starring twoof mance."
came, theyjustchanged rooms," says thesameactorsthatappeared in the Thestudents involved in thispro-
Wilson. Eventually, PattyCannon was Collegeproduction of25 yearsago. duction werejustasenthusiastic. Se-
captured and died injail. Mostofthe Englishdepartmentchair Bennett niordrama majorJason Imberfelt
gang managed toescape. Lamond portrayed Vladimir, thesame "Lucky" tobeinGodot. "Ofall the
roleheplayed in 1967, and Timothy shows I'veworked inatWC, I've
Maloney, head ofthedrama depart- learned moreworkingwithTimothy
Faculty Earn ment, formerlyplayed Pozzobutap- Maloneyand BennettLamond than
I
peared as Estragon, theotherlead, for haveinanyotherplaybefore."
Promotions
this production. PozzowasJason Rick Davisdesigned thelightsand
West '93, LuckywasJason Imber '92, Jason Rubin designed theset. Therest
The Board ofVisitorsandGover- and theBoywas7-year-old Ian Dias. ofthecastand crewweremadeup
norsofWashingtonCollegeap- The 1967production was in Norman Stage ManagerStephHess '92,Assis-
proved promotions forseveral faculty JamesTheatre,and Daiglesays that tant DirectorCareySmith '92, Assis-
membersthisspring. themove toTawes madea big differ- tantStageManagerRichard McKee
Promoted fromassociateto full pro- ence. "The play iswritten specifically '95,CostumerShan Driscoll '92,and
fessorswere AlbertW. Briggsand fora prosceniumstage... itworks MelanieGreen '93and Abrah
Gene Hamilton, mathematicsand betterwithabig,openspace. Wilberding '94on Props. Imberwas
computerscience;StevenCades, soci- "It'swritteninsucha waythatinor- alsotheTechnical Director.
ology; Penny Fall,Tom Finnegan, and dertocapturetheessenceofthetext,
KarenSmith, physicaleducation; there'sa verydefiniteway tostageit.
MichaelS. Malone,economics;and Atthesametimeithastobenew—and
Timothy Maloney,drama. uniqueand differentevery time
Assistant librarianJudith I. Hymes that'swhat theatreisallabout."
was promoted fromassistanttoassoci- Daigleis knownatWashingtonCol-
ateprofessor. legeforhis innovativeapproaches to
texts. Duringhis firstyearhere, he
Still Waiting After staged UnderMilkwood, a radio playby
DylanThomas. His nextproduction
All These Years was Shrew in the Fallof '90; this new
approach toShakespeare'splay incor-
byTurin Towers '94 porated performanceartmonologues
Thedrama departmentpresented a
silveranniversary productionof Britishactress Billie Wliitelaw,aleading
WaitingforGodot inMarch. The pro- interpreterofSamuel Beckett'splays, read
ductionwasyetanothercredit to anddiscussedtheplaywright'swork
WashingtonCollege'slonglistofac- SophieKerr Weekend. Shewaspresented
complishmentsasa centerforBeckett with theCollege'sAuwrdforExcellence.
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