Washington College magazine, Summer 1996

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SUMMER
1996
WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
Washington College Welcomes General Colin Powell
JOACHIMSCHOLZNAMEDPROVOSTANDDEAN
WCSTUDENTSONNEW"CNW"SEMINARS
BOBDAY,FASTBALLPHENOM
In Support of great leader became a celebration of horizonsdailybyembracingnew
ourselves. ideas,newexperiencesandnew
Local Heroes Whenaskedabouthisownheroes, faces.AddtotheseourDeanand
Powellnamedhisparents. Hesaida Provost,whoworkstirelesslyfor
manonthestreetwhoputsinagood curricularinnovationtoensurethe
I eneralColinPowell'svisitto day'sworkisalsoahero.This excellenceofouracademicprogram
Washington College was broughttomindhowmanyheroes andPresidentToll,whoseboundless
_ remarkableformanyreasons. arerighthereinourmidst.Manyof enthusiasmforthis"gemofa
Fifteen hundred people gathered in themarecelebratedinthisissue: College"carrieshimthroughdaily
Cain Gymnasium to hear what he RalphSnyderman'61,whoseresearch schedules—thatstretchlongintoeach
wouldsay.Amongthemwere '"ht.Andneveroverlook
mouorresttuhdaennttbhoredey-q—uaratreercsorodf i 'iulniskuenDgorhiesroOeaskolenyt,he
turn-outforanyeventallyear. ] ' whofightsforourhealth
Thecrowdwasquietandor- insuranceclaims,IkeDean,
derly,anticipatingsomething i whostraightensoutour
big,butnotknowingexactly parkingproblems,Betty
what.Weknewthismanwas . AnnConnolly,whogets
asoldier,astatesman,aleader. themailouteverymorning,
Hewastall,charismatic,and andAliceWickes,thebrave
gracefulashestrolledthrough housekeeperwhokeepsup
thegymtotakethepodium. withfourfloorsofmalesin
The opening ceremony, I SomersetHall.
withtheawardingofthehon- AsPowellmadesoclear
orarydegree,wasformal.And ! II —tous,ourheroesare
thenColin Powell, the forme ..as ourverybestselves,of
man.JointChiefso—fStaffandNational modernmedicineandBillNicholson course. Theoneswestrivetobemore
SecurityAdvisor themanwhohad '36,thehometownboywhobecamea likeeveryday.OnabeautifulApril
ledthechargeagainstSaddamHussein, baseballgreatareobviousexamples. afternoonhecametoourcampusto
meteyeballtoeyeballwi—thGorbachev, Butreadbetweenthelinesand remindusthatwearepartofavery
anddinedwithRoyals tookoffhis celebratethoseprofessorswhogoto specialplace. ThatWashington
jacketand puton a WashingtonCol- greatlengthstomakelearning Collegeisacommunityof
legesweatshirt. Thecrowdwentwild. meaningful,thecoacheswhoshare hardworkingsoulswhocanfeelgood
Hewasoneofusnow. Hewasn'tjust withourstudentstherewardofbeing aboutwhattheydo.Withthisissue
aAnndAmseormiechaonwh,ertoh,ehceelweabsraatiloocnalofhetrhoi.s ptahretmsoeflavetse,amt,hoasnedwohuorsetnuldaerngtestheir wesalutetheselocalheroes—.MDH
.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE MAGAZINE
VOLUMEXLIVNO.4 FEATURES
SUMMER1996
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Pitching:A Writer's Guide To The Baseball Greats 14
STAFF
Editor:MeredithDainesHadaway Despitethe marchoftimesince theradiogamesofhis
ManagingEditor:MarciaLaudskroeiicr childhood and theravagesofageuponhis pitching arm.
MP'roSdluctionEditor:DiivicLniidskrociicr'76 Bob Day still plays thebig leaguesinhis imagination.
PEdriotdourcitalioCnonAssuslitsatanntt::KKerviisntiOn'CKaelelfnelmi'i74'96 ProfessorRobertDay
ClassNotesEditor:CarolynAtliey'93
ContributingWriters:KristinCallahnn'96, Nezu Seminars Take InnovativeAp^voacJi 20
]JeanaentGEoloydw'9i9n,DMaarnlFohw/en,n,JoEhlnizPaabrektehrL'i5k5e,ns'96, Anew first-yeargeneral education program putsstLidents
RachaelRice'92,WilliamL.Thompson'70 onthe rightcourseforlearningand makingconnections.
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ispublishedquarterlyinMay,August, Joachim Scholz isnamed Provostand Dean; Ralph
November,andFebruary. Secondclass GW
postagepaidatGordonsville,Virginia Snyderman '61 highlights BirthdayConvocation;
WC
22942,anadditionalmailingoffice. General Colin Powell addresses family; Tuition
PWaOsShiTnMf^AtSoTnECRol:legSeeMnadgaazdidnree,ss30c0hangesto increase is lowestin20years; A farewell to "Swish"
WashingtonAvenue,Chestertown, Nicholson '36; Literary House Presspublishes new
Maryland 21620-1197.Copyright1996. anthology; BarbaraCromwellserves asGWSociety
WashingtonCollege. Chair; AconversationwithJay Parini.
AddresscorrespondencetoWashniglon
WCoalslhegiengMatgoanziCnoel,leg3e0,0CWhaesshtienrgtotwonn,AMveDnue, Alumni Reporter 25
21620orbye-mailto: A "chilling" accoLmtofthe WC/Navy lax event; WC
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AbouttheCover: Studentleadersgreet Class Notes 27
GeneralColinPowellbeforehistalkinCain
Gymnasium.(Clockwisefromcenter,front)
JillSchultz'96,LisaPurvis'97,Rakesh Currents 32
Shankar'99,MichaelMcDermott'96, Elizabeth Likens '96on the revitalizationofan important
GeneralColinPowellH'96,JackieSmith
'97.PhotobyJimGraham'81 WashingtonCollege tradition: the Birthday Ball.
WASHINGTON COLLEGE
The Reporter
Joachim Scholz ofPoland)whoisconsideredthelast
importantauthorofthatregion'sGer-
Named Provost man-speakingliterature.Scholzhas
publishedfourvolumesrelatingto
and Dean thatresearchandhasreceivedse\eral
subsequentgrantsfromtheGerman
goxernmenttocontinuehisarchival
OtJiers Pwiiiotcd to Sciuor researchonGermany'sliteraryrela-
Adiiiinisfrntivc Posts tionstoitseasternneighbors.
Scholzearnedhisbachelor'sdegree
inWestGermany,thencametostudy
JoachimJ.Scholz,ProfessorofGer- intheUnitedStates.Heearnedhis
manwhoser\-edasActing master'sdegreein1974andhisdoctor-
ProvostandDeanofWashington atein1977,bothattheUniversityof
CollegesinceSeptemberof1444, Chicago,thenwasawardedanAn-
hasacceptedacontinuingappoint- drewMellonFello\vshipatTulane
mentasProvostandDean.Hepre\i- Uni\ersit\'.In1985,hereceivedthe
OLislywasdirectoroftheCollege'sHu- LindbackAwardforDistinguished
manitiesmajor.Hisappointmentas Teaching.
ProvostandDean,announcedatthe Scholzwillcontinuetoteachone
FebruarymeetingoftheBoardofVisi- courseayearandtomaintainhiscom-
torsandGovernors,concludedanex- loachim/.Scholz mitmenttoscholarlyprojects.Heand
tensivenationalsearch. hiswifeRachel,whoisCoordinatorof
"AsActingProvostandDean, tion,andWorld,"adoptedbvthefac- FieldExperiencesandLecturerinthe
JoachimScholzbroughtimportantcur- ultytoreplacepartsoftheoldgeneral College'sEducationDepartment,li\e
ricularreformtotheCollege,including educationrequirement,andmorethan withtheirthreechildrenin
animprovedfirst-yearprogramand $900,000infoundationgrantsforother Chestertown.
thegroundworkforanewmajorinen- curricularenhancements. InadditiontonamingScholzPro-
vironmentalstudies,"PresidentJohn "Ifeelgreatlyhonoredtoworkwith \ostandDean,theCollegeBoardalso
Tollcommentedinapplaudingthe PresidentTollandtheCollege'ssu- approx'edPresidentToll'sproposed
Board'sdecision."Hiseffortstoex- perbanddevotedfacultyinshapinga senioradministrativeappointments;
pandinternshipsandstudyabroad brightanddistinguishedfuturefor H.LouisStettler,aformerChiefBud-
haveenhancedourofferingsbeyond Maryland'soldestcollege,"Scholz getOfficerfortheStateofMar\land
theclassroomaswell.Hishardwork, commented."Thefoundationsofex- whotooko\erastheCollege'schieffi-
selflessdedicationandhighacademic cellenceareinplace.Tobuildonthem nanceofficerin,-\prilofP-WS,now
standardshavedemonstratedthathe throughrex'iewandinnovationwillbe servesasSeniorVicePresidentforFi-
istheacademicleaderwhocanbest anexhilaratingchallenge." nanceandManagement;Maureen
guideWashingtonCollegeintoits ScholzhastaughtatWashington Mclntire,whojoinedtheCollegead-
thirdcentury." Collegesince1980,combininghis ministrationin1968andhasservedas
ScholzagreedtoserveasActing teachingcareerwithintensiveschol- DeanofStudentssince1976,isVice
ProvostandDeanafterGeneG. arlyresearchandarchivalwork.In PresidentandDeanofStudents;
WubbelsleftthepostinAugustof 1988hewasawardedasubstantialre- MeredithDaviesHadaway,who
1994totakeapositionattheNational searchgrantfromWestGermanyto joinedtheCollegeRelationsofficein
ScienceFoundation.DuringScholz's organizeandevaluatethecorrespon- 1983andhasser\edasitsDirector
tenuretheCollege'sacademicprogram denceofAugustScholtis,aGerman since1986,isVicePresidentforCol-
sawsignificantadvancesincludinga writerbornintheEasternEuropean legeRelationsandPublications;and
newseminarseries,"Community,Na- borderprovinceofSilesia(nowapart JosephL.Holt,aformerspecialassis-
VViishingtonColl M.n;iizine/Si/"/mi'r1996
tanttothecommissioneroftheSocial thenation'spopulationisconsuming
SecurityAdministrationwhocameto 80percentofthecostofmedicine.
WashingtonCollegein1991asExecu- "Thereisgeneraldissatisfaction
tiveAssistanttothePresident,isVice withAmerica'shealthcaresystemand
PresidentforAdministration. Other peopleareturningtoalternativemedi-
senioradministratorscontinueintheir cines: homeopathy,reflexology,and
currentpositions:KevinCoveneyas acupuncture.Ifindthislackoffascina-
VicePresidentforAdmissionsandEn- tionwithmolecularmedicineverydis-
rollmentManagement;MartinWill- turbing."
iamsasVicePresidentforDevelop- Thegoodnewsisthat,sincethe
mentandAlumniAffairs;andBryan mid-1800s,molecularchemistryhas
MatthewsasDirectorofAthletics. madepossiblerapid,nearlyexponen-
"Iamespeciallypleasedthatthe tialadvancesinmedicine. Onthe
Boardhasapprovedthisadministra- heelsofnewpharmacologicaltreat-
tivestructureandhasrecognizedout- mentsinthe1920s,antibioticsinthe Ataprc-Coiivocationluncheon,WC's
standingwomenandmenbydesigna- 1930sand'40s,thediscoveryin1954of formerFirstLadyAnnHollingszvorth
tionasvicepresidents,"PresidentToll thestructureofDNA,andrecombi- McLain'40receivedtheAhimniCitation
said."Theorganizationfeaturessub- nantDNAtechnologyintheearly formeritoriousservice.BoardOmirman
stantialdelegationofresponsibilities 1970s,scientistsnowhavetheability LouisL.Goldstein '35(left)urnsoneof
andshortreportinglines,sothatim- toidentifyandmapeverygeneinthe manywhoturnedouttohonorher.
provementscanbemaderesponsively humanbody.
andpromptly.Withthisadministra- "Researchershavefoundthegene
tivestaffinplaceIamconfidentthat forAlzheimer'sdisease,andgenesthat theStateUniversityofNewYorkand
WashingtonCollegewillmakegreat maycontributetobreastcancer, aninternshipandresidencyinmedi-
progressinthenextdecade." Huntington'sdisease,andcysticfibro- cineatDukeUniversityfrom1965to
sis. Inthelasteightweeks,researchers 1967,Snydermanworkedforfiveyears
Snyderman Says foundagenerelatedtorisk-takingbe- asaresearcherinimmunologyatthe
haviorandyesterday,atDuke,re- NationalInstitutesofHealth. Here-
Medicine Faces New searchersidentifiedthegenecontribut- turnedin1972toDuke,wherehe
ingtoschizophreniaanddrugaddic- taughtandconductedmedicalre-
Challenges tion,"saysSnyderman. searchintheareasofrheumatology
"Theseadvancesprovideanewway andimmunology. By1984,hewasthe
oflookingatmedicine.Inthepast,we FredericM.HanesProfessorofMedi-
RalphSnyderman'61,aleading havetreateddiseases. Nowunder- cine,professorofimmunology,chiefof
proponentofnationalhealthcare standinggeneticsusceptibility,physi- theDivisionofRheumatologyandIm-
reformandtherecipientoftheAlumni cianswillbeabletolayoutpathways munology,directoroftheLaboratory
CitationforDistinguishedWorkin fordiseaseprevention." ofImmuneEffectorFunctionatthe
Medicine,gavetheWashingtonBirth- Snydermanhashadadistinguished HowardHughesMedicalInstituteand
dayConvocationaudiencesomegood careerinmedicine.Aftergraduating amemberoftheDukeComprehensive
newsandsomebadnewsaboutthe fromtheDownstateMedicalCenterof CancerCenter.
stateofmedicineinAmericatoday. In1987,SnydermanleftDuketojoin
Dr.Snydermanwassharingthecon- Genentech,Inc.,apioneeringbiomedi-
vocationplatformwithtworetiring caltechnologyfirm,asvicepresident
collegepresidents: Dr.WilliamP. formedicalresearchanddevelopment.
HytcheoftheUniversityofMaryland Duringhistwoyearsthere,hesuper-
EasternShoreandDr.EdwardT. \'isedstaffworkinginpharmacology,
LewisofSt.Mary'sCollegeofMary- clinicalresearchandregulatoryaffairs.
land,bothofwhomreceivedthehon- SnydermanreturnedtoDukein
orarydegreeofDoctorofHumaneLet- 1989aschancellorforhealthaffairs,
tersinrecognitionoftheirworkin deanoftheschoolofmedicine,and
highereducation. JamesB.DukeProfessorofMedicine.
First,thebadnews:despitead- Heistherecipientofseveralhonors,
vances,physiciansarestrugglingwith includingtwotopawardsworldwide
aresurgenceoftuberculosis,adisease inthefieldofinflammationresearch.
thoughttohavebeeneradicated,as AsamemberofthePewHealthPro-
wellasAIDS,anepidemicforwhich fessionsCommission,Dr.Snyderman
thereisnoknowncureorvaccine.The urgedAmericanmedicalschoolsto
leadingcausesofdeathamongyoung reachbeyondtheirtraditionalmissions
peoplearehomicide,suicide,drugs, andbecomemoreactivelyinx'olvedin
andAIDS. Meanwhile,thecostof findingsolutionstoAmerica'shealth
healthcarehasskyrocketed.Fifteen careproblems.
percentofthegrossnationalproductis Dr.WilliamHytche,aninstitutionat
spentonhealthcare,and10percentof Dr.RalphSnyderman'61 UMESformorethan35years,was
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Sumjwr1996
honoredforhisworkthere. Inhis21 claimedpre-professsionalhonorspro- formedSt.Mary'sfromasleepypublic
yearsaspresident.Dr.Hytchehas gram.Hehasplayedaleadershiprole school. Hecoordinatedthedevelop-
transformedthatcampusintoaleader inhighereducation,particularlyfor mentofanewrelationshipwiththe
amongtheinstitutionsfoundedunder thenation'shistoricallyblackcolleges Statewhichgrantedthecollegestable
the1890Land-GrantAct. Hedevel- anduniversities. financialsupport,block-grantfunding,
oped17newdegreeprograms.Includ- Dr.Lewiswashonoredforhiscon- andmoreautonomythananyother
ingPh.D.programsinmarinescience tributionstoanotherMarylandcollege. publiccollegeoruniversityinthe
andintoxicologyandawidelyac- Duringthepast13years,hetrans- country.
thusiastic,ifunremarkableathletewho dentsinlabsmaketheirownre-
isgratefultohiscoachesforallowing agentsandareresponsiblefortheir
himtoplay. Herememberedthe ownexperiments.Theyconductin-
beautyofChestertowninthesnowas dependentresearchthatculminates
heandfellowstudentswentChristmas withaseniorthesis. Theyareen-
caroling. Herecalledtheinfluenceof couragedtotakeadvantageofin-
WC Still Offers Proper ProfessorsGertaBlumenthal,Edgar ternshipsandotheroff-campus op-
Prescription ForAspiring Ghiwsyinnnte,llaecntdaNnadteenScmoiutrha,gwedhohifmosttoergeod p"Iortteullnimtiyess,tuadnednttsoetnhjeoyyarceololnelgeylife.
Physicians tomedicalschool. hereforfouryears. Theywon'tbe
"Theproudestmomentofmylife abletoplaybasketballorbeina
RalphSnyderman'61,chancellorfor wasstandinginthemailroomand playortutorschoolchildreninmed
healthaffairsanddeanoftheSchool openingaletterthatbegan'Weare school."
ofMedicineatDukeUniversity pleased'insteadof'Weregret,'"says VervillepointstoMariaJerardi'94
MedicalCenter,saidattending Snyderman."Iappreciatetheopportu- asaperfectexampleofwhatpre-
WashingtonCollegewas"anun- nitiesgiventomeherethatIwouldn't medicalstudentsatWCcando.
likelythingtodo,"yetitallowe—d havehadelsewhere. Forme,Ididthe "Shemajoredinchemistryandinter-
himtobecomewhoheistoday mostIwascapableofdoingin nationalstudies,playedfield
oneofthemostrespectedresearch- Chestertown." hockey,wasinvolvedinTargetTu-
ersandmedicaladministratorsinthe Luckilyfortoday'sstudents,Wash- toring,traveledtoBangladeshona
UnitedStates. ingtonCollegehasn'tchangedallthat JuniorFellowsgrant,earneda
Afterall,hewasthesonofimmi- muchinitsapproachtopreparingpre- FulbrightScholarship,andisnow^
grantslivingaworldawayfrom medicalstudents,saysKathleen workingtowardsamaster'sdegree
Maryland'sEasternShoreinBrook- Verville,chairofthebiologydepart- inpublichealthatJohnsHopkins
lyn,NewYork.Withadrivingambi- mentandacademicadvisertoseveral University. She'llgoontomedical
tiontobecomeadoctor,heinitially aspiringdoctors. TheCollegestillap- schooltherenextyearandacareer
hadattendedBrooklynCollege. proachesstudentsasindividualsand ininternationalhealth."
Fromthecavernousdepthsofanau- encouragesthemtoreachtheircareer Thereareothersuccessstoriesin
ditoriumfullofhundredsofother goalswhileenjoyingthemanyad\'an- themaking: MichelleCrosier'94,a
ambitiouspremedicalstudents, tagesofaliberalartseducation: biologymajorwhodidvolunteer
Snydermansawthewritingonthe friends,athletics,socialactivities,ex- workattheBaltimoreZoo's\eteri-
wall. Heknewhischancesofsuc- tra-andco-curricularofferingsand naryhospitalthroughtheCollege's
ceedingtherewereslim. campusleadershipopportunities.It JuniorFellowsSocietyandwhois
"Myparentswerewiseenoughto paysoff: inthepastfiveyears,Wash- nowstudyingveterinar\'medicine
knowthatIshouldleaveBrooklyn ingtonCollegestudentshavehada atNorthCarolinaStateUniversity;
andgotoasmallliberalartscollege. 91%acceptancerateintothemedical MelanieRuane'96,abiologymajor
IfoundWashingtonCollegeandfell schoolsoftheirchoice. whointernedlastsummeratthe
inlovewiththeplace. Itwasatrans- "Besidesbeingbrightandhighly LombardiCancerResearchCenterat
formingexperienceforme,"hesays. able,ourpremedicalstudentsarealso GeorgetownUniversityHospital
"Imetpeoplefromalloverthe realcampusleaders,involvedinev- andwhoseseniorthesisfocuseson
world. Whenaclassmateofmine erythingfromathleticstocommunity breastcancerresearch;MattDistler
tookmetotheCongressionalCoun- outreach,"saysVerville.That'snotthe '96,alacrosseplayerwholastsum-
tryClubIthoughtIhadgoneto caseatlargeuniversities. Whatalso mertraveledaroundMarylandob-
heaven. Anotherclassmate'sfather strikesmeasunusualisthecamarade- ser\ingnon-traclitionalveterinary
wasarearadmiralintheU.S.Navy rieamongthem: whiletheyareaca- practices,nowrecentlyacceptedinto
andlaterbecametheAdmiralofthe demicallycompetitive,thereisno veterinaryschoolsatCornellUni-
Navy. WashingtonCollegeopened backstabbinghere." versityandVirginiaTech;Allison
upawholenewworldtome." Thereareotherfundamentaldiffer- Wentworth'97,anaspiringpediatric
Snydermanreflectedontheunder- encesbetweenWC'sapproachand ph\'sicianandAcademicAU-Ameri-
graduateexperiencesthathelped other,largerschools,saysVerville. canbasketballplayerwhoworked
shapehim.AmemberofthePhi Smallclassespermitcloseinteraction withDr.Ver\illelastsummeron
SigmaDeltafraternity,hewasanen- betweenstudentsandprofessors.Stu- acidstressonthebacteriumEcoli.
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Si/"(»!iT1996
General Colin Powell
Delivers Powerful
Message To Students
GeneralColinPowell,appearingin
WashingtonCollege'sCainGym-
nasiuminmid-April,setthetonefor
anafternoonofwarmbanterwithstu-
dentsbysheddinghis jacketanddon-
ningaWashingtonCollegesweatshirt
presentedtohimbyStudentGovern-
mentAssociationpresidentBrigid
Kolish.
Hewasvisitingcampusatthe"per-
sistent"behestofCollegePresident
JohnTollwhohadhopedtolandthe jfACUIUh^
Generalasacommencementspeaker.
"Commencementaddressesaren't
myfavoritethingtodo,"Powellsaid, GeneralColinPowell,formerAssistantto asanation. Somymessagetoyouis
"becausecommencementsarereally thePresidentforNationalSecuiity tostudyhard,workhard,understand
foradoringparents. Thestudents— Affairs,fieldedquestionsfromstudents. thedifferencebetweenrightand
haveotherthingsontheirminds wrong,educateyourselfforaworldof
they'rejustwaitingforthespeakerto enormousopportunities,havefaithin
finishtalkingsotheycangetonwith satisfactioninajobwelldone. "For yourself,butaboveall,hav—efaithin
otherthings. Besides,afterfourorfive me,thatknowledgecamewhenIwas thisextraordinarysociety thisplace
years,whorememberswhospokeat 18. Forothers,ittakeslonger. And Godhasblessed,giventous,and
theircommencement?" whenyoufindit,giveityourall,hold- askedustotakecareof."
Thisoccasi—on,however,wasone inginreserveonlyenoughtogi\e
thatseniors a—nd1,300otherlisteners somethingbacktoyourcommunity
intheaudience aresuretoremem- andtoyourfamily." College Announces
berforalongtime. Powellreflectedonissuesfacingthe
Withouttheglareofmedia,banned Americanpeopletoday,astheyseek Smallest Tuition
adtidhliysarenqduewsitt,htgheooGdenheuramlorspaobkoeutcahni-s oasutitawuenrief.yi"nWghcaatusseh,oaulndatwioenawlorvirsyion Increase in 20 Years
careerasasoldierwhowentaboutthe aboutnowthatcommunism'sdead?
businessofcontainingcommunismfor Theeconomv,homelessness,violence, WashingtonCollege'sBoardof
28vears,onlytoha\'etherules racialproblems. Thereisasensethat VisitorsandGovernorshases-
changedwhentheSovietUnioninsti- we'velostourmorality. Itellmy tablishedtuition,roomandboard
tutedglasnost. Hetalkedabouthow friendsinWashingtonthattheAmeri- chargesforthe1996-97academicyear
theworldhaschangedforthebetter canpeoplearechannel-surfing," at$22,990,anincreaseof$992annu-
sincetheendoftheColdWar,about Powellsaid. "Theyarelookingtotheir ally,or$496persemester,overthecur-
hisdecisionnottorunforpoliticalof- leadersforanewspirit. Ialwaysex- rentyear. At4.5percent,theoverall
ficethiselectionyearandabouthis trapolatefrommymilitaryexperience, percentageincreaseisthelowestinthe
commitment"toservethiscountryI andIfrequentlyusethisstoryasa last20years.
loveverydeeply"inotherways. metaphorofthisnewvision: Sam AthisinaugurationlastOctober,
Powell,thesonofJamaicanimmi- Donaldsonwasinterviewingayoung PresidentTollannouncedanewpro-
grants,reflectedonhowhecameto African-Americansoliderinthetank gramtohelpfamiliesofacademically
fulfilltheAmericandreamtobecome platoonontheeveofbattleinDesert talentedhighschoolstudentscope
NationalSecurityAdviser. Hecred- Storm. Donaldsonasked,'Howdo withthecostofprivatehighereduca-
itedthevaluesystemhisparentsin- youthinkthebattlewillgo? Areyou tion. TheWashingtonScholarspro-
stilledinhimandencouragedWash- afraid?'" gramoffersanautomaticscholarship
ingtonColleg—estudentstoabideby 'We'lldookay,'thesolderanswers. awardof$10,000peryear(upto
themaswell knowingthediffer- 'We'rewelltrained. AndI'mnot $40,000overfouryears)toallaccepted
encebetweenrightandwrong,recog- afraid. I'mnotafraidbecauseI'mwith applicantswhoaremembersoftheir
nizingtheimportanceofeducation, myfamily,'hesays,gesturingtothe highschool'sNationalHonorSociety
andbelievinginGod,Americaand othersoldersaroundhim. 'Thisismy chapter.WashingtonScholarawards
self. familyandwe'lltakecareofeach willbeginwithnextfall'sfreshman
"Searchforthatwhichyoudowell other.'" class. Sincetheprogramwasan-
andlovedoing,"Powelltoldthestu- "Thisnewvision,it'sallaboutfam- nounced,applicationsforthatclass
dents,recountingastoryofastreet ilyandcaring,"Powellsaid. That's haveincreasedbymorethan50per-
sweeperwhofoundhappinessand whatitwilltakeforustobesuccessful centoveranypreviousyear.
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Summer1996
WC Establishes New studyabroadwhileallowinginterna- TheUniversityofTubingen,
tionalstudentsfromtheseuniversities foundedin1477,isoneoftheoldest
Foreign Exchanges tostudyintheirplaceatWashington andmostdistinguishedinstitutionsof
College. higherlearninginEurope.TwoWash-
WashingtonCollege'splacein "TheCollegeisinternationalizingits ingtonCollegestudentswillspend
theworldgotalittlebiggerthis curriculumandthestudyabroadop- theiryearabroadatTubingen,and
pastsemesterwiththeestablishment tionsweareestablishingareasignifi- twostudentsfromTubingenwillcome
ofthreenewforeignexchangeagree- cantcomponentoftheinteractive,en- toChestertown. AssenAssinov,a
mentswithuniversitiesabroad. gagedlearningprocesswewouldlike sophomoreinternationalstudiesstu-
Asearlyasnextfall,sophomoresor toseehappeningacrossthecurricu- dentfromBulgaria,willpursue
juniorswillspendayearattheUniver- lum,"saysJoachimScholz,Provost coursesineconomics,Germanlan-
sityofTubingeninGermany, andDeanoftheCollege. "Wehave guageandinternationalstudies.
Nottingham-TrentUniversityinEn- beenabletoestablishtheseexchanges KristinaCarter,ajuniorfrom
gland,andLeidenUniversityinthe withsomeoftheworld'sforemostin- Chestertown,willstudyGermanlan-
Netherlands.Underareciprocalagree- stitutionsofhigherlearning. That's guageandliteratureandEnglishlit-
mentthatdiffersfromvariousstudy goodforourstudentstraveling erature. Bothwanttopursueasecond
abroadopportunitiestheCollegeal- abroad,anditistoouradvantagebe- majorinGerman.
readyoffers,theforeignexchangepro- causetheinternationalstudentscom- "Thesearetwostudentswhowere
gramallowsWashingtonCollegestu- ingtostudyatWashingtonCollege not Germanmajorsbeforethevde-
dentstopavtheirtuitionhereand willbroadenourhorizonsaswell." cidedtogotoTiibingen,"savsLida
WilliamB."Swish"Nicholson aclosegame,withmenonbase,we torandbaseballcoachTomKibler
'36,formermajorleaguebase- knewwe'dgettherunifBillcameup taughtusallthefinerpointsofbeing
ballplayer,diedofaheartattackat tobat. YoucoulddependonBill notjustgoodathletesbutgood
hishomeonBroadNecknear Nicholson. Hewasnotjustthebest sports,andBillNicholsonwasone
ChestertownonMarch8th,1996.He baseballplayer,butoneofthebestath- ofthebestonbothcounts. Ourphi-
was81. Nicholsonspent16years letesinthehistoryofWashingtonCol- losophywassmilewhenyouwin
playingprofessionalball,entered lege. In1934,heledourfootballteam andsmilewhenyoulose,because
themajorleaguesin1936withthe toanundefeatedseason. therewillalwaysbeatomorrow.
PhiladelphiaAthletics. Hebegan "WashingtonCollegeathleticdirec- Billknewonedayof—successdoes
hisnine-yearstintwiththeChicago notasummermake andhene\er
Cubsin1939.In1943and1944, In Memoriam letsuccessgotohishead. Hehad
NicholsonledtheNationalLeague WILLIAMB. NICHOLSON therightattitudeandlotsofenthusi-
inhomerunsandrunsbattedin. In 1914-1996 asm. ThatcomesfromtheGreek
1949,Swish,whogothisnickname word"enthous,"meaning"God
fromthesoundhisbatmadewhip- withinyou."
pingthroughtheairbeforemaking "BilldidhaveGodandtheloveof
solidcontactwiththeball,was hisfellowmenandwomenwithin
tradedtothePhillies,wherehere- himallhislife. Hecamefroma
maineduntilheretiredin1953. He wonderfulfamilv. Thevtookmein
returnedtohisnativeChestertown, whenIarrivedinChestertow—n. I
wherehefarmed,huntedducks,and wasfromthewesternshore re-
playedbridge. gardedhereaslandonwhichGod's
AthismemorialserviceatOldSt. eyesneverlookedandonwhichhu-
Paul'sChurch,Chestertown,Louis manfeetnevertrod. Iknewhispar-
L.Goldstein'35rememberedhis entsandhisb—rothers,andtheywere
formercollegeteammatethisway: goodpeople likeBillwas. When
"BillNicholsonwasoneofour Billretiredfrombaseball,hecame
nation'sgreatbaseballplayers. Just backtoChestertownwherehewas
asimportantly,hewasarealEastern actix'einthecommunity,inhis
Shoregentleman. Whereverhe church,intheFarmBureau,inthe
playedbaseball,whetherat LionsClubandinmanvotherorga-
ChestertownHighSchool,atWash- nizations.
ingtonCollege,orprofessionally,he "Yesterdavishistorv,todayisan
wasamajorleagueronandoffthe experienceandtomorrowisagiftof
field. Hebroughtglorytohimself lifeandallthatgoeswithit. Bill
andhisfamilyandtotheEastern Nicholsonlivedlifetothefullest.
Shoreeveryplacehewent. Hemadethemostofhisgiftsandhe
"1hadtheprivilegeofplaying "Su'ish"Nicholson(left)ivithEnstcni madelifemorejoyousforeveryone
withBillontheWashingtonCollege ShoreneighborandfellowCubspini/er whoknewhim. MayGodloveand
teamasanoutfielder. Whenwehad JiinmieFoxx. blesshimrealgood."
Washins^tonCollegeMagazine/5i(Hi!»tT1996
Baldwin,assistantprofessorofGer- andsocialsciences,education,engi-
man. "Eachhadagreatinterestin neeringandcomputing,environmen-
Germanandhadbeendeveloping talstudies,humanities,law,andsci-
theirlanguageproficiencyandsaw enceandmathematics.Washington
thisasanopportunitytocombineGer- Collegehascreatedonestudentex-
manwithotherstudies." changewithNottinghamTrent.
KrisCarter,whobeganstudying TwoWCstudentsareslatedtobe
Germanasacollegefreshmanand exchangestudentsatLeidenUniver-
whotookathree-weeklanguage sityintheNetherlands,whereRosette
courselastsummerinWienmahr, Roat,professorofchemistry,spenther
wantstobecomefluentinthelan- researchsabbaticalin1991-92. Leiden
guagesoshecanconversewithher Universityisagovernment-financed
friendSonja,anexchangestudentshe institutionoffering45studyprograms
metinhighschool. "Ithinkit'simpor- formorethan18,000students.Stu-
tantthatImaketheefforttocommuni- dentscannotoverlooktheculturalas- PresidentOfSylvanLearning
catewithherinherownlanguageand pectsofLeiden,either. Leidenisa SystemsVisitsCampus
notexpecthertospeakEnglishallthe smalltownsituatedinthecenterofthe
time,"saysCarter. country,closebytheNorthSearesorts DougBecker,presidentoftheSi/lvan
AnEnglishmajor.Carterhopesto andapproximately1/2hourbytrain LearningSystems,urnsoncampusinearly
gainan—ewperspectiveofherownlan- frombothAmsterdamandRotterdam. Marchtotalkabout"TheBusinessofEdu-
guage she'llbetakingtwocourses Agreementsforforeignexchanges cation."Becker,alongwithchildhoodcom-
inEnglishliteratureatTubingen,both betweenWashingtonCollegestudents panionChrisHoehn-Saric,formedthetu-
taughtbyaGermanprofessor. andinternationalstudentsalreadyex- toringandtestingservicescompanySyl-
"Whenyouspeakanotherlanguage istwiththeUniversityofParis-Valde vanLearningSystemsin1991.Thecom-
it'sasthoughyoubecomeadifferent Marne,Johannes-Gutenberg- panyrecently joinedwiththeEducational
person. It'sinterestingtohaveadif- UniversitatinMainz,Germany,the TestingServicestocomputerizetheirtest-
ferentselfrevealedinadifferentcoun- UniversitasNebrissensisinMadrid, ingmethod,andSylvanhasbeguntutor-
try." Spain,andtheUniversidaddelas ingstudentsinBaltimorepublicschools
WashingtonCollege—hasestablished AmericasinCholula,Mexico,College underafederalh/fundedprogramfordis-
onestudente—xchange notselected officialshopetoaddatleastanother advanta>;^edchildren.
atpresstime withNottingham-Trent sixsitesnextfall.
University,inNottingham,England,
oneofthelargestuniversitiesinthe WC Launches northernJapan,is"cautiouslyoptimis-
UnitedKingdom. ForWashington tic"thatJapanesestudentswillshare
Collegestudents,itoffersavibrantcitv Summer Lmiguage hisenthusiasmforWashingtonCol-
campusenvironmentthatimmerses legewhentheyconsidersummerlan-
theminBritishlife. Internationalstu- Program guageprogramsabroad.Hewason
dentsareinvitedtocombinevoluntary campusinMarchtoassessthenew
workwithacademiccoursesviathe programinEnglishasaSecondLan-
CommunitvCareProject.Theuniver- YoshioNarisawa,aprofessorofEn- guagethatWashingtonCollegeis
sity,withastudentpopulationof glishlanguageataJapaneseuni- launchingthissummer.Inpreparing
23,000,offerscoursesinninedivisions: versity,sayshehasseenalotofcam- marketingmaterialsforstudentsback
artanddesign,business,economics pusesaroundtheworld,butneverone home,hemetwithDr.TahirShad,
asbeautifulasWashingtonCollege. WashingtonCollege'sassociatedean
Narisawa,whoisresponsibleforex- anddirectorofinternationalstudies,
pandingtheinternationalprogram- whoissettinguptheESLprogram,as
mingatTohokuGakuinUniversityin wellasDr.ChristineMeloni,thepro-
gramdirector,andotherfacultyand
administratorsoncampus.
HaynesJohnsonSpeaksOn Intheglobalmarket,teachingEn-
TheAmericanPress glishtotheJapaneseisbigbusiness,
saysNarisawa.ManyJapanesegrade-
Tliift^priiig,theHniiuoodloiiiiinlisiiiEii- schoolstudentsbeginlearningtheir
dounnentFundbroughttocampusHni/ues Englishlanguageskillsunderprivate
lohuson,aPulitzerPrizewinningauthor tutelage. EveryJapanesehighschool
andjournalistivhospokeaboutthero/cof studentstudiesEnglish. Eachyear,
theAmericanpressandtitecrisisof thousandsofyoungJapanesego
cha)igc. Johnsonisaprofessorofpolitical abroadtost—udyinanEnglish-speak-
communicationattheGeorgeWashington ingcountry morethan45,000tothe
UniversityCenterforConnininications USAalone.
Studiesandafrequentcommentatorfor Thosestudentsseekingculturaland
"WashingtonWeekinReview"and"The languageimmersionintheUnited
NeivsHourwith]imLehrer." Statesarehopingtoimprovetheir
WashingtonCollegeMagazine/Summer1996
chancesinacompetitiveJapanesejob wouldbeappropriatetoestablisha guageclasses,fieldtrips,andother
marketthatrequiresitsworkersto summerprograminEnglishasaSec- specialactivitiesthatintroducestu-
writelettersandnegotiateinEnglish, ondLanguagehere,"saysShad. "We dentstoAmericanhistoryandculture.
saysNarisawa. havewonderfulcampusfacilitiesina OrganizershaveplannedtripstoAn-
"Thetypicalstudentswhomight beautifulandsaferuralsetting,we're napolis,Philadelphia,Baltimore,and
cometoWashingtonCollegeforthe centrallylocatedtoBaltimore,Wash- Washington,aswellasweekend
summerprogramarecollegestudents ington,andPhiladelphia,andthereis home-stayswitharearesidentsand
whodon'tgenerallyspeakEnglish abigdemand,especiallyinJapan,for recreationaloutingswith"American
outsideofclassandwhohaven'thad Englishproficiencyprograms. The Partners,"WashingtonCollegeunder-
theopportunitytoexpandtheir ESLprogramcouldgeneratealotof graduateswholiveinthedormitories
knowledgeofEnglishandAmerican revenueforWashingtonCollegeand whereinternationalstudentsare
culture,"saysNarisawa. "Oncethey attractfull-timeinternationalstudents housedandwhoparticipateinmost
seeWashingtonCollege,theymayde- seekingastudyabroadexperience." plannedactivities.
cidetocomebackandstudyforone Initsfirstyear,theESLprogramat "Usually,whenJapanesestudents
semesterorafullacademicyear." WashingtonCollegeisofferingtwo gotoahome-stayprograminanEn-
"That'sexactlywhywethoughtit three-weeksessionsincorporatinglan- glish-speakingcountry,theytakeall
Nezu Antliologif cationof WilliamWarner'sBeau—tiful theronesharedtheirneighbors'ha-
Celebrates Bay Sdweisueirmv—eerdsl,ytehaerfniersdtnitostaeuwtohrotrhayPuliittzer btroeodk'osftghrroeuenhdhoomgesy.pIineocenseboyftChoel-
Writers Prize accountofChesapeake legeEnglishProfessorRobertDay,
watermenandthebluecrab.Two Amostheball-retrievingLabis
byWilliiviiL.Tlioiiipfon '70 yearslater,JamesMichenercameout givenundeservedcreditatapublic
withadoorstoptitledChesapeake.The functionforfindingthelastbaseball
Tustwhenitseemsthetaffy- publicglommedontobothbooksand formerShoremanAthleticDirector
Iscentedwindsofcommercialism theChesapeakeregionattainedageo- EdAtheyknockedoutofKibler
haveallbutsweptthewriters'di- graphicalcelebritystatus.Assubjects Field,waybackin1942.
vineafflatusofftheChesapeakeand onpaperandinfilm,thearea'screa- Crabsandoystersa—ndgeeseand
farouttosea,alongcomesTalking turesandcharactershavebeenpicked ducksandw—atermen and,yes,
Tidewater,arefreshinglypungentan- cleanasaWyeRivercrabonIndepen- theirboats areaddressedabun-
thologyofcontemporaryregional denceDay. dantlyinTalkingTidewater.But
literature. - Threedecades'worthof there'smore,too.Happily,Mr.
Subtitled "Writers Chesapeakestorieshaveleft Warnerrecountsinhistypically
ontheChesapeake," booksellers'andbookcollec- splendidproseofspendingsum-
theslimvolume isa tors'sheKessoo\erladen mersalongtheNewJerse\'shore
collection of works withhissternstep-grandfather.
by nine authors TALKINGTIDEWATER; Col.GeorgeWashington
whoseknowledgeof WRITERSONTHECHESAPEAKE Kavanaugh.Inanexcerptfrom
thetidewaterregion EditedandwithaForewordIn/ apre\'iouslypublishednovel-
isint—imate.Twowrit- RiehardHarioood memoir,Mr.Barthremembers
ers novelist John TheLiteraryHousePress, I'-'^b andimagineswhatitwaslike
Barthandcolumnist- 20hpp.,$14.93 growingupalongthebanksof
marsh t—ramperTom theChoptankRiver.Thatand
Horton are East- thatsomeoneoughttocalla hisessay"GooseArt,"abull's-eye
ern Shore-born. The moratoriumonpublishing hitontidewaterkitsch,aregood
others,includingthe anythingthatcarriesacrab,a writinganywhere.
lateAnneHughesJanderwhoisthe duck,amarshsceneoraworkboaton DespiteMr.Day'sgentlehumor,
solefemalecontributor,arewhat itscox'erorinitstitle.Butthatassess- therestrainedoptimismvoicedby
tidewaternativescallforeigners. mentstumblesontodebatableground DavidFinkelandtheprettyimagery
Thislatterpointisworthmention- withtheappearanceofsomethingas ofallthewriters,asadnessruns
ingbecausedespitetheconsiderable goodasTalkingTideieater. throughout.Betterda\s,theywere,
volumeofwritingovertheyea—rsby Dogsmakeappearancesatleast whenfewerpeopleknewofthe
Delmarvasonsanddaughters in- twiceinTalkingTidewater.EugeneJ. Chesapeakeregionandfarfewer
cludi—ngCollegebenefactressSophie McCarthy,formerU.S.senatorand wroteaboutit.
Kerr noonehasdonemoreto Democraticpresidentialcandidate
drawoutsidereaders'attentionto turnedwriter,tellsofMoUie,hisgentle TalkingTidewatereanbepiirehased
theareathantheliterary-inclinedin- AustralianShepherdwho"ateTurns throughtheWashingtonCollegeBook-
terloper. butnotRolaids."Mollie,whodiedin store. Sendaeheekorwonei/orderfor
Thelatestandmostenduring 1988,wanderedwithhermaster $14.95plus$3.50forshipping,or.to
freshetofChesapeakeliteraturegot throughthefieldsandwoixlsof ehargeyourorder,calltheBookstoreat
itsstart30yearsagowiththepubli- Virginia'sRappahannockCounty.Nei- 1-800-422-1782,extension7751.
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