f/^ \^ .^ The R&r George Washington H^ Debunking Campus Myths The Grace of — — EDITOR NOTE A Yes, To George And Washington College, Toast Thishasbeenanexcit- onedrinktowardthiscel- ABCNews.comreiterated hol.MembersoftheStudent ingsemesterinthe ebrationofouruniquecon- the—wordtotheirsubscrib- GovernmentAssociationdis- longlifeofWashing- nectiontothefatherofour ers theinvitationhadoffi- cussed"thetoast"atlength tonCollege.Tocommemo- country.Alumnidirector ciallygone"international." andpassedaresolutioncen- ratethebicentennialofour TramsHollingsworthis Themailthattrickledin suringit.TheElmreported foundingpatron'sdeath,we quoted,"Ofcoursewe'dbe followingWashington's widelyvaryingstudentopin- haveofferedtributeinmany delightedtobuyouralumni Birthdaybroughtmoresur- ionandongoingcontroversy. formsandonmanyoccasions afancycoffee,milkshakeor prises.Thoughafewalumni Thoughwenevermeant whichyouwillreadaboutin fruitsmoothiefor enclosedreceipts,mostre- tosparkthiskindofdebate, thefollowingpages. Washington'sBirthday.Espe- questedthattheynotbere- wecanonlyacknowledge Amongthemostmemo- ciallyiftheyfindthemselves imbursed. Othersincluded thatalcoholissuesaresoim- rablescenesinourcollective drivingtothecelebration. donationstocoverwhatthey portantthattheyneedto, psychewillbethebunting- Shouldtheychoosetoenjoy imaginedwouldbethecost andshould,surfaceindiscus- drapedWinterConvocation asecondbeerorglassof ofthetoast.Theyjust sionsonoursandeverycam- stagewherethreeluminaries wine,wehopetheywillfind wantedtosharetheirexperi- pus. Iftheyleadtoproduc- madeWashingtonCollege adesignateddriverwho enceswithus.Amemberof tiveandmeaningfulchange, historybytheirverypres- graduatedfromacollegethat theClassof'48andhiswife WashingtonCollegewill ence: FormerPresident doesnotyethaveitsownna- hadraisedDr.Peppersto haveprofitedwellbeyond GeorgeBush,appearingfar tionalholiday." Georgeoverdinnerout. therelease'soriginalinten- morerelaxedthanheever Wehopedtheextrava- "Becausetoday,the22nd, tions. didduringthetumultofhis ganceoftheofferwouldat- isalongworkdayandnight, Still,it'sdistressingto WhiteHousedays,Barbara tractmediaattentionand 1onlymanagedatoastwith learnthatabirthdaymessage Bush,whosegraceandwit therebyletWashingtonCol- acupofcoffee,"onealumna canbemisconstrued.What liveduptothereputation legeshineinonebriefglim- wrote."I'msendingwhatI isthenatureofatoast,after sheestablishedduringher merofpublicawarenessof mighthavespenttoGeorge all?Atoastissupposedto tenureasFirstLady,andDr. ourhistoricconnectionto foralittlebirthdayremem- reflectwhat'sinyourheart, JamesWatson,theNobel thebirthofthenation. brance.Cheers." notwhat'sinyourglass.So Laureatewho,withhiscol- Boy,werewesurprised. Itseemsthatsomeofthe pleaseraiseyourglassorcup leagueFrancisCrick,discov- AssociatedPresspickedup only-6,000livingalumniof orm—ug,andmaybeyour eredthedouble-helixstruc- thestoryforits national WashingtonCollege,far- pen orjustyourspirits tureofDNA. Allthreeex- wire. Baltimoretelevision flung,scatteredandoften whenyouthinkof emplifycharacteristicsof ranalight-heartedan- isolatedbystatesorconti- WashingtonCollege.Getin leadershiponascalethat nouncementontheevening nentsfromthosewithcom- thehabit.Thereissomuch wstoautlurdehoafvseaym,aGtecohregdetWhaesh- nTehews(BaanldtiDmaonre)RoSdurinchkasiloefd mploaninmgermatoerfiuelst,owfeereleajupsatrtof tocelebrate! —MDH ington,duringhisday. the"toastheard'roundthe somethingthattiedthemto Asmallerandfarlesshis- world"toopenhis atinycollegein Corrections torictributetookshape Washington'sBirthdaycol- Chestertown,Maryland,and whentheCollegeRelations umn.The(Easton,MD) tothehistoryofthegreatest Officejoinedforceswiththe Star-Democrattrumpetedthe countryintheworld. OfficeofAlumniAffairsto toastonthefr—ontpage Closertohome,weat- Thepoemaccompanying issueapressreleaseinviting abovethefold oftheir tractedattentionofadiffer- the"Experiencingthe allalumnitoraiseaglassina Sundayedition.Alumni entsort.Somecriticizedthe EnglishLyric"articleinthe publictoasttoGeorgeWash- phonedande-mailedfrom invitation,sayingtheoffer Winterissuewascomposed ingtononhisbirthday.The Mississippi,Bostonand sentmixedmessagesabout byTylerBarrell,notColleen invitationstatedthatWash- Texastosaytheyhadseena WashingtonCollege'sstance Moore. Weapologizeforthe ingtonCollegewouldbuy noticeinlocalpapers. ontheuseandabuseofalco- 5 ^^^/^^^^c-^^^y^erxJ VOLUME XLVII NO.2 Washington SPRING 1999 USPS 667-260 STAFF Editor MeredithDaviesHadawayM'96 FEATURES ManagingEditor MarciaLandskroener Portrait ofa First Lady 16 ArtDirector DianeLandskroener76M'81 Fromelevatingtheculturalartstolayingbricksidewalks,Helen Editorial&ProductionAssistant GibsonwasafullpartnerinthegrowthofWashingtonCollege. KateMeagher'97 MarciaC.Landskroener winterconvocation,p.2 AssociateEditor DouglasHanksIII ClassNotesEditor KristinaTatuskoHenry'88 Unmasking George Washington 20 EditorialConsultant TherealGeorgeWashingtonishiddenbehindapublicimagethat KevinO'Keefe'74 belieshisadventurousyouthandthepoliticalactivismofhis ContributingWriters retirement. KristinaTatuskoHenry'88 TramsHoUingsworth'75M'95 ProfessorW.RobertFallow AnnSchlottman portfolio,p.15 WhitmPorirnetinPgrianntdaIVnIadiliInmgaging To Tell The Truth 23 Believeitornot,WChassometalltalesembeddedinitshistory, OriginalDesignby butDougHanksfindssometruthwithinthefiction. TheMagazineGroup,Washington,DC. DouglasHanksIII, withillustrationsbyMarcyDunnRamsey WashingtonCoikgeUaiafni(USPSbbl-l^ ispublishedquarterlybyWashington DEPARTMENTS College,300WashingtonAvenue, Chestertown,Maryland21620,inOctober. HELENGIBSON,p.16 Decembet(AnnualReportIssue),March, andJune. Periodicalpostagepaidat The Reporter 2 CPhOeSstTeMtAtoSwTn,ERM:arySleannddaadnddreastsocthhaenrgoefsfitcoes. TheBushes,JamesWatson&DorisKearnsGoodwinjoincampus WAovse/niuieng,toCnheCsotlleergteowMang,aMziDne.21360200-W1a1s9h7i.ngton tributestoWashington. WCremembersProfessorTaiSungAn. Copyright1998.WashingtonCollege. Faculty/StaffAchievements 13 AddresscorrespondencetoWashington CollegeMagazine,300WashingtonAvenue, Chestertown,MD21620orbyemailto: Portfolio 1 GEORGEUNMASKED,p.20 [email protected] WashingtonCollegeandthePresidents. (Telephone:1-800-422-1782,ext.7268.) PRINTEDINTHEU.S.A. Alumni Up(iate 26 WashingtonCollegeWebsite: xvwwwashcoll.edu AlumniAssociationhonorsPatIngersoU*71. ABOUTTHECOVER: AtWinter Class Notes 29 ConvocationGeorgeBushstressedthe importanceoftheUnitedStates'toleasa globalleaderinthepost-ColdWareta.Photo Currents 40 byJimGraham'81. FirstLadyBarbaraBushTellsaTaleofTwoGeorges SHINGTON-COLLEGE-M. .ZINE SPRING 1998 / THE REPORTER Bush Visit Morethan1,500 peopletilledCain Kicks Off Gymnasiumtosee PresidentGeorge George Bush,hiswife Barbara,andDr. Washington JamesWatson receivehonorary Bicentennial degreesatWinter Convocation. w interConvocation wouldonlysaythat 1999hadallthe membersofCongress trappingsofapresi- shouldlettheConsti- dentialevent: amilitary tutionbetheirguide, bandandpatrioticbunting, andthatformerpresi- tightsecurity,lotsofmedia dentsshouldn'tinter- coverage,andtheexcite- fere. mentofacrowdof1,500 Infact,hesaidthe ticket-holdersanticipatinga onlypoliticsthatin- momentousandhistoricoc- teresthimnowarethe casionforWashingtonCol- 5 politicsofhistwo lege. I sons,JebandGeorge GeorgeBush,41stpresi- I W,whoareservingas dentoftheUnitedStates, .= governorsofFlorida wasonhandtohelpWash- £ andTexas,respec- ingtonCollegelaunchits "...as the sole remainingsuperpower, we have tively. "Icanhonestlysay year-longcelebrationofthe that,afterallthehigh-level lifeofGeorgeWashington, an obligation to help shape a more peaceful positionsI'vebeenprivileged theCollege'sfoundingpa- tohold,thethreemostim- tron. Markingthe200than- world in whichfreedom, democracy, and portanta—retheonlythreeI niversaryofthedeathofthe free markets are the norm." haveleft asahusband,a firstpresident,itwasthefirst father,andagranddad." timeinmorethan40years lieServicedegreeinrecogni- inghisyearsintheWhite Heappearedrelaxedand thatanAmericanpresident tionofherworkasanadvo- House. ateasebeforethecrowdas hadvisitedcampus. cateoffamilyliteracy,and GeorgeBush'stalkwasre- hearticulatedamessage Ironically,President NobelLaureateDr.James markableasmuchforwhat abouttheimportanceof Bush'sowninauguration 10 Watson,whoasco-discov- heleftunsaidaboutthecur- strongAmericanleadership yearsagofellonthebicen- ererofthedoublehelix rentAmericanleadershipas abroadinensuringapeaceful tennialofWashington'sin- structureotDNAisconsid- torwhathedidsayaboutthe future.Theworldisadiffer- augural. Hequippedthat eredoneofthemostimpor- UnitedStates'roleasaglo- entplacefromtheonehe eventhoughitis"anhonor tantandinfluentialscientists balleaderinthepost-Cold dealtwithaspresident,he tofollowinWashington's alivetoday. Dr.Watsonre- Warera. AsCongresswas acknowledged,butwiththe greatfootstepstoreceivethis ceivedthehonoraryDoctor conductingtheimpeachment victoryintheColdWar degree,"hehadnointention ofSciencedegree. trialofBillClintoninWash- cameanewdebateabout offollowinginWashington's PresidentBushreceived ington,Bushrefusedtocriti- Americaninterv-ention footstepsbydying,justyet. thehonoraryDoctorofPub- cizethepresident'spersonal abroadandanewsetof Augmentingthestar licServicedegreeinrecogni- actionsorhispolicies. Inre- problems. poweronstagewereBush's tionofhisleadershipinthe sponsetoastudentquestion "Tenyearsago,ourability' wifeBarbara,whoreceived globalarenaandhisrolein askingwhenapresident toleadwasmeasuredbyhow thehonoraryDoctorofPub- preservingworldpeacedur- shouldbeimpeached,he werespondedtoeventsrap- .SH1NGTON idlyunfoldinginCentraland nationaldrugtrade. vantageinfosteringtrade Watson EasternEurope,where "OnlytheUnitedStates andpromotingregionalsta- DNA peopleweremakingtheir hasthecapabilityandthe bility,andhurtsthenation's Shares standforfreedom. Wewere moralstandingtoaddress credibilityintheinterna- gaugedbyhowweinteracted theseissuesonaglobal tionalarena. Story withthecharismaticSoviet scale,"Bushsaid. "That "Tome,thereisnochoice leader,Gorbachev,andhow doesn'tmeanwewantor aboutwhatourroleshould werespondedtohisbidto needtobetheworld'spolice- be. Weshouldstayengaged Thediscoverynearly50 reformtheSovietsystem. man. Whatitdoesmeanis mglobalaffairs,workwith yearsagoofthedouble TodaythestoryisinAsia, that,asthesoleremaining ourallies,andsetacleardi- DNA—helixstructureof andthepriorityissuesseem superpower,wehaveanobli- rectionastothekindof settingthestagefor tocenteroneconomics.The gationtohelpshapeamore worldwewanttolivein. ... revolutionaryadvancesin curren—cycrisis,China,Jian peacefulworldinwhichfree- TeddyRoosevelt,another molecularbiol—ogyandge- Zemin thesearethenewis- dom,democracy,andfree oneofmyheroes,oncesaid: neticresearch hasbeen sues,andcountries,and marketsarethenorm. Itwe 'Muchhasbeengiventous, hailedasthegreatest namesthatdominateourat- don'tdoit,nooneelsecan." andmuchisrightlyexpected achievementofthe20th tention." Thosewhowouldhave fromus. Wehavedutiesto century. YettohearDr. Althoughthereisno theUnitedStates"stayen- othersanddutiestoour- JamesWatsontellthestory, singleperceived"enemy" gagedintheworld,dothe selves,andwecanshirknei- ashedidtoacrowdofstu- sincethedemiseofthe hardworkofdiplomacy,and ther.'" dentsandadmirersmeeting formerSovietUnion,he continuetochampionthe Bushurgedthestudentsin duringanorganicchemistry said,theUnitedStateshasa causeoffreedomaroundthe theaudiencetogetinvolved classinlateJanuary,luckwas responsibilitytotakethe world"arebeingchallenged inthepoliticalsystem,to arealfactor. Luckandper- lead"withprincipleandclar- bywhatBushcalled"anun- recognizepublicserviceasa severance. ity"againsttoday'sglobal savorycoalitioncomprising noblecalling,and"mostof "Theproblemwassolved threats.Thegeopoliticalen- extremeelementsottheLeft all,rememberthatcharacter byachemicallyilliteratezo- emiesoftheday,according andtheRight"whowantthe doesmatter."> ologistandachemicallyillit- toBush,areinstabilityand federalgovernmenttofocus eratephysicist,"Watsonsaid unpredictability,aswellas primarilyondomesticprob- (Below)BarbaraBushremarked inreferencetohimselfand internationalterrorism,reli- lems. AccordingtoBush, herfatherwouldhavebeenproud hisfriendFrancisCrick. "If giousfanaticism,weapons the"AmericaFirst"agenda toseehersharethestagewith wehadbeenchemistsin proliferation,andtheinter- putsthecountryatadisad- NobelscientistJamesWatson. Cambridgein 1951,we shouldhavehadtheanswer sixweekslater." Instead,thetwofollowed ahit-and-misstrailincon- ceptualizingthethree-di- mensionalstructureofmol- eculesbondedwithhydro- gen,havingtwocomplemen- tarychains. "Whenwewere obviouslywrong,likewhen weputhydrogeninthe wrongplace,wewouldlisten. Itpaystoshareyourideas andnotkeepdatatoyour- selves,"hetoldstudents. "I neverworriedabout[others usingmydata]becauseIwas dominatedbytheanswer. NowI'mlistedasoneofthe greatchemistsofthecentury, andit'sahugejokebecauseI nevertookanorganicchem- istryclass." Thehigh-levelintellec- tualcapabilityofWatsonwas notlostontheaudience, however,asherecountedhis scientificforaysintothe realmofproteinsynthesis. PHOTOJIMGRAHAM'81 WASHINGTON-COLLEGE.M, ZINE / SPRING-1999 MEMORIAM IN aiSungAn,adistinguishedprofessorof ternationalAffairs,oneofthebestgraduate politicalscience,aleadingauthorityoncon- schoolsinthecountry',recentlyapplauded temporarypoliticalaffairsinAsia,andaprolific Dr.Anforsothoroughlypreparingsomeof scholarandwriter,diedonDecember16,1998, itsbestapplicants. afteralongillness. Hewas67. Outsidetheclassroom.Dr.Ande- "TheWashingtonCollegecommunityhas votedconsiderabletimeandenergiestohis sufferedatremendouslosswiththedeathof ownwriting,producingeightbooksandmore TomAn,"remarkedCollegePresidentJohnS. than120articlesduringthecourseofhis Toll. "Hedevotedhisentirecareertoteaching teachingcareeratWashingtonCollege. He andtoadvancingthereputationofWashington focusedhisscholarlyattentionprimarilyon Collegethroughhisscholarlywork. Herepre- China,NorthandSouthKorea,Vietnam, sentedthebestofallthatwestrivetobeas andCambodia.ForeignAffairs,themost teachers,scholars,citizens,family,andfriends." prestigiousandwidelycirculatedquarterly Inrecentyears.Dr.Anservedasachiefad- journalonworldaffairsintheU.S.,com- viseronthepoliticalsituationinNorthand /^^^jj^^^f^ mentedthathis1983book.NorthKoreain SouthKoreawhenJeremyStone,long-time Transition:FromDictatorshiptoDynasty, ptirsetss,idweanstowfortkhienFgedteoreantidotnhoefcAomnferroinctaantiSocniecrne-- r-i|--iCl'-, Of-^Ullg i\A.ll wanadst"hoonueghotfftuhleamcocosutnctasreoffulpollyitriecsaelalricfeheidn atedbytheNorthKoreandevelopmenttowards 1 0^1 ^1 QQQ NorthKoreayetwritten." Dr.Anwasat nuclearweapons. "ProfessorAnwasanhonor- workatthetimeofhisdeathonasequel ableandgreatscholar.AndhisworkwasofgreathelptotheFedera- thatfocusesonthecurrentpoliticalsituationinNorthKorea.His tion,"Dr.Stoneremarked. essaysappearedindistinguishedworldaffairsjournalsaswellason AnativeofSeoul,SouthKorea,Dr.AncametoWashingtonCol- theop-edpagesofmajornewspaperssuchasTheNewYorkTimes legein1963asassistantprofessorofpoliticalscience. Hewasinstru- andThePhiladelphiaInquirer. mentalinestablishingthedepartmentofpoliticalscienceandinterna- Dr.AnbeganhisstudiesattheLawCollegeofSeoulNational tionalstudiestherein1968,andservedformanyyearsasthe Universityin1949. HereceivedhisB.A.inpoliticalsciencefrom department'sfirstchair. Hewashonoredastherecipientofthe IndianaUniversityatBloomington,hisM.A.ininternationalrela- College'sLindbackAwardforDistinguishedTeachingin1971,and tionsfromYaleUniversity,andhisPh.D.ininternationalrelations wasnamedthefirstEverettE.NuttleProfessorofPoliticalSciencein fromtheUniversityofPennsylvania. 1973. Dr.AnwaspresentedwiththeTeachingExcellenceandCam- Heissurvivedbyhiswifeof29years,SihnJa,andt\vodaugh- pusLeadershipAwardin1990. Afterseeingtocompletionthepubli- ters—Jenny,whograduatedfromWashingtonCollegein1996,and cationoftwovolumesontheVietnamWar,representing15years' Grace,adoctoralstudentofFrenchliteratureatCornellUniver- work,heretiredfromteachinglastMay. sity. Dr.Anwaswell-respectedamonghisstudentsforhisclearinsight MemorialgiftsmaybemadetotheTaiSungAnFundatWash- andanalysis,hisdedicationtoscholarshipandhishighstandardsfor ingtonCollege,300WashingtonAvenue,Chestertown,MD effectivewriting.GeorgeWashingtonUniversity'sElliottSchoolofIn- 21620. messengerRNA,andgene couldbeimproved,ifwe Herecalledtheopposi- thatgeneticsciencecouldbe isolation,allleadingtoques- couldbeengineeredsoasnot tionheencounteredwhen usedasameansofdiscrimi- tionsabouttheoriginoflite, tohavetoworryaboutHIV hewantedtoconductrecom- nationandthatgeneticmap- thestateofconsciousness, infection,thenbyallmeans binantDNAexperimentsat pingofchildrenatbirthis andethicaldilemmasposed weshouldgoforit. Some Harvard. "Peopleworried probablynotagoodidea,he bygeneticscience. Heand peoplesayweshouldn't aboutthepotentialforharm; saidthepotentialforgoodis Crickoftendisagreed. coachourchildren—forthe theywereafraidwewouldbe greaterthanthepotentialfor "Idon'tseeanything SATs,butitworks itgot creatingpathogens,orinfec- misuse. "Weshouldmakeit wrongwithgeneticallyengi- mysonintoBrown. I'man tiousbacteria,thatwould \'erydifficulttorsomeoneto neeringchildren,"hede- optimist. Ibelievethatwe're makepeoplesick. 1could lookatourDNA,"Watson cwloarrkede.dh"aArsdatospiecmipersowvee've aeascohcioalthseprectioess,uctcheaetdw,eanwdant steaegeosntloytthhiesproessietairvceh—adwvaen- ceonmemmeyntisendo,t"DbuNtAthdeisrcerailmi- things. Ifwecouldbe thatloveisamoreimportant wantedtofightcancer." nation. Therealenemyis healthier,ifourmemories emotionthanhatred." Whileheacknowledged musculardystrophy."I 999 WASHINGTON-COLLEGEM.^GAZINE ; a Alumnus whichGeorgeWashington tookcommandoftheConti- HistorianDoris Crafts nentalArmy. TheCollege KearnsGoodwin gaveRhodesthewoodfrom recountedtlie Lectern From thetreewithhispromiseto cliaracteristics WCElm makesomethingoutofitfor thatmaitea theschool. presidentgreat. Theresultisafive-foot- tallwoodenpodiumwiththe GeorgeandBarbara Collegesealcarvedonthe BushandDr.James front. WiththeBushad- Watsonwerethefirst dresses,thepodiummadea gueststouseWashingt—on nationaldebut,appearingon College'snewpodium C-SPANandtelevision woodenlecternliterally broadcastsasfarawayas carvedoutofoneofthe Texas. College'smostcherishedtra- Rhodeslaterconfessed ditions. hewasnervousfromhisseat FrankB.RhodesJr.,atal- intheCainGymduring Goodwin's 1hroLighouthertalk, entedChestertowncabinet- Convocation,afraidsome- Goodwinpresented—the makeranda1982graduate thingmightfallapartonthe Presidents presidentsaspeople notav- oftheCollege,builtthepo- podi—um'sdebut. Itwasasilly erageJoesbyanymeans,but diumwithwoodfromthe fear thesturdypodiumwas Are Larger extraordinarycharacterswith fallenWashingtonCollege puttogethertoow—ellfor larger-than-lifepersonalities. Elm. Thattree,asapling muchtogiveway butone Than "Thepresidentmustbe Life plantedin 1928thatgrew thatmusthavebeensome- abovepoliticsyetintensely intothesignaturelandmark whatrelievedbyBarbara political,"Goodwintoldthe oncampus,diedfromdisease Bush. Inherspeech,sheas- 300-plusspectatorswho 10yearsago. TheWashing- suredheraudience,"Because DorisKearnsGoodwin squeezedintotheForumand tonCollegeElmwasade- thisisanewpodium,I'mgo- offeredawalkingtour linedupthree-headdeep scendantofthetreeunder ingtogoeasyonit."I ofpresidentialhistory outsidetopeekatthe onWashington'sBirthdayat speech,whichwasalsocov- WashingtonCollege,en- eredbyC-SPAN. "Onlythe chantingapackedCasey greatpresidentshavebeen AcademicForumwithanec- abletoholdwithinthem- dotesandpersonalglimpses selvesthosecontradictory ofWashington,Lincoln, demands." FDR,LyndonJohnsonand Asadoctoralstudent, Clinton. Goodwinwaspickedasa Thepresidentialscholar WhiteHousefellowin 1968 andtop-tiernationalcom- (shewasbasicallya24-year- mentatorwoveatapestryof oldWhiteHouseintern,she presidentialpersonalitiesdur- confessedwithalaugh)then ingherlecture,connecting followedPresidentJohnson threecenturies'worthof whenheretiredtohisTexas chiefexecutivesbytheway ranch. Theretheyoung eachofthemchosetofillthe DorisKearnsbecameaconfi- roleofpresident. danteofLBJandhelpedhim GeorgeWashington'sre- writehismemoirs,eventually galbearingbroughtinstant translatingthatexperience gravitastothefledglingof- intoalifetimecareerof ficeofpresident;Abraham studyingthepresidency. Lincoln'ssoulfulnesscoaxed Shehaswrittenbookson awearynationthroughwar; JohnsonandFDR,andisin FranklinRoosevelt'sirre- theprocessofwritingoneon pressibleoptimismledthe Lincoln. Mostpeopleprob- UnitedStatesthroughits ablyknowher,though,for darkesthours;Lyndon herroleasapoliticalcom- Johnson'sbawdycharmarm- mentator,offeringanalysisof twistedcivilrightslegislation theLewinskyscandaland outofaskepticalCongress. theimpeachmentofPresi- PHOTO-GIBSONB,ANTHONY WASHINGTON-COLLEGE-MAGAZINE SPRING- / dentClinton. (Shewason himtheacademicpromi- "MeetthePress"thedayhe- nencetobecomeaHodson foreherWashingtonCollege Scholar,thusenablinghim appearance.) topursuealiberalartseduca- WC "Ifeltsadthiswasthehis- tion. Entering asapre- toricmoment1waspresent medstudent,hehassince for,"Goodwinsaidoftheim- discoveredaloveforteach- peachment. "Asahistorian, ingandplanstoteachsci- youdreamaboutbeing enceonthemiddle-school presentwhenAbrahamLin- level. Heistutoringatalo- colnsignedtheEmancipa- calmiddleschool. tionProclamation."I "TheHodsonTrustcon- tinuestoreplicateitself," saidFinnCaspersen,chair- $1.9 Million manoftheBoardofTrustees Hodson Trust owthoTsheefHionadnscioanlTarcusutmeanndis WC responsiblefortheTrust's 18- ErmonFosterdevotedseveral Friends Gift Supports foldincreaseinthepast22 weekstorestoringtheoldstained years. glasswindowsofNormanJames Restore James Scholarships "Inthetraditionot Tlieatre. ClarenceHodson,whogen- Theatre eratedhundredsofthousands gifts,akeycomponentofthe TheHodsonTrust,es- ofdollarsfroma$100begin- $72millionCampaignfor tablished78yearsago ning,theTrustcontinuesto Washington'sCollege. tosupporthigheredu- multiplywithamulti-billion- After 13yearsatJMU, ArefurbishedNorman cationinMaryland,recently dollargoalinsightearlyin Moorerosetothepositionof JamesTheatreopened awardedWashingtonCollege thenextmillennium," associatevicepresidentin forthespringsemester, $1.9millionforstudent Caspersensaid.I thedevelopmentoffice,then thankstothecollaborative scholarships. servedasactingvicepresi- effortsoftheFriendsofthe Thegift,oneofthelarg- dentfordevelopmentthis Artsandmembersofthe estsinceTheHodsonTrust year 49thReunionClasswho wasfoundedin1920,was "DonMoorehastheexpe- raised$100,000tocomplete partofthe$6.7millionthe rienceandtheexpertiseto therenovations. Trustgavetofourprivate makeanenormouscontribu- Inadditiontoextensive collegesinMarylandthis tiontoourcampaign,"said repairstotheauditoriumand year. WashingtonCollegeVice stageareas,thesoundand Since1920,TheHodson PresidentforDevelopment projectionsystemswereup- Trusthasgivenmorethan RobertG.Smith. "1amde- graded.Theintimatetheatre $84milliontofundacademic lightedhehasagreedtojoin spaceisusedfordramatic meritscholarshipsaswellas ourteam." andmusicalperformances, researchgrants,technology BeforejoiningJMU, literaryreadingsandlectures, improvements,buildingcon- Moorewasdirectorofthe andtheCollege'sfilmseries. struction,libraryexpansion, CollegeCenterandcampus Therenovationalsogot athleticprograms,faculty activitiesatMaryland's somehelpfromanoldfriend salariesandendowment Moore Joins FrostburgStateUniversity. withanewhobby. Ermon fundsatJohnsHopkinsUni- Hehashisbachelor'sdegree Foster,formerregistrarat versityandHood,Washing- Fund-raising fromLutherCollegeinIowa, WashingtonCollege,has tonandSt.John'scolleges. amaster'sfromtheUniver- takenupstainedglassmak- Atotalof670studentshave Team sityofNorthernIowaandan inginhisretirement. He receivedHodsonTrust educationalspecialistdegree puthiscreativeskillstowork awardsoverthepastfour fromJMU. inrestoringthesignature years,agrowingpercentage DonR.MooreII,ase- "WashingtonCollegeisa stainedglasswindows. ofwhomareminorities. niortund-raiserfrom specialinstitution,onewith Workersbrought13win- "Icouldnothaveat- JamesMadisonUni- arichhistory,talentedstu- dowstoFoster'sgarage,allin tendedWashingtonCollege versity,hasjoinedWashing- dentsandgreatambition. 1 variousstagesofdisrepair. haditnotbeenforthis tonCollegeasanassociate lookforwardtohelping Someglasswasbrokenor scholarship,"saidJosephT vicepresidentfordevelop- WashingtonCollegereach missing,otherwindowshad McKenzieIII,whoseNa- ment. itsgoalofbecomingthebest beenpoorlypatched,and tionalHonorSocietystand- Mooreisoverseeing smallliberalartscollegein stillotherswerebadly inginhighschoolearned plannedgivingandmajor thecountry,"Mooresaid.> cracked. Severalwindows WASHINGTON ; needednewputtytohold Professors theglassinthesash. "Thesewindowsareclose McCall and to 100yearsold,andthey wereinprettybadshape," Roat Retire Fostersays. "Someofthe puttywassocrumblythat when1touchedawindowa TwoWashingtonCol- pieceofglasswouldfallout." legeprofessorswere Fosterspentseveralweeks honoredinDecember. workingonthewindowsto RosetteRoat,ClarenceC. removeandreplacebroken WhiteProfessorofChemis- glass. Itwastime-consuming try,hasgivenupfull-time laborbecausehehadtotake teachingforanadjunctpro- outintactsectionsofglassto fessorship. DavyMcCall, gettothebrokensections, professorandchairofthe andthenreassemblethepat- economicsdepartment,has ternusingacaningtech- retiredtopursueotherinter- niquethatmatchedthe ests. PresidentJohnToll(center) McCall,whohasrestored original. Roat,amemberofthe congratulatesProfessorsRosette severalhistorichomesinthe Hetriedtorecycleas facultysince 1983,isknown Roat(left)andDavyMcCall. Chestertownarea,isalsoa muchoftheoldglassaspos- internationallyforherre- localhistorybuff. Delving sible."Iprefertousetheold searchwithplatinumIIcom- intothelittle-knownhistory glassbecauseit'sthesame plexes,studyingthechemical presentationswithstudents ofKentCounty'searlyfree weightandquality,"hesays. mechanismsofvariouscom- asco-authors.Shehaspre- blackcommunity,hecon- Foster,whomakesbeauti- poundsinthisfamilyin sentedherworkatnational tributedthematerialonlocal fullyelaboratelampsand searchofmoreeffective,less andregionalmeetingsofthe African-Americanhistory otherdecorativeobjectssays: toxiccancerchemotherapy AmericanChemicalSociety, andbuildingstorthebook "I'dmuchratherbecreating treatments. Shedevelopeda theEuropeanConferenceon HistoricHousesofKent hthaapnpyret-ocrpelaatyinag,smbaultlIpawratsin vsiegaorrcohupsruongdrearmgraatdWuaCtecruel-- BthieoiRnooyraglanSiocciCehteymiosftCrhyemainsd- CAosucnhtayirpuobfltihseheCdhethsitseyretaor.wn restoringNormanJames minatinginnumerouspubli- try. HistoricDistrictCommission Theatre." t cations,papers,postersand Roathashadmuchsuc- andofPreservation,Inc.,he cessinobtainingfundsto hasuncoveredsomeimpor- HIGHLIGHTS improveWClaboratories tantcolonialMarylandhis- andcurriculum,mostre- toryaswell. McCallhas Finnegan Caps 350th Win centlyfromtheNational addedthenamesofThomas ScienceFoundationandthe Cuff,ablackcommunity WilliamKeckFoundationfor leader,JohnBolton,acolo- henTomFinnegan'65re- thepurchaseofahigh-field nialmerchant,andPeregrine turnedtohisalmamater NMRspectrometer. Shewas Wroth,acolonialdoctorand astheheadbasketballcoachin co-authorofthe$60,000 chemistryprofessor,tothe thesummerof1970,henever Merck/AAASgrantthat lexiconofKentCountyhis- imaginedstayingatWashington supportspharmaceuticalre- tory.I searchinthebiologyand Collegelong. "IthoughtI'dstay chemistrydepartments. New Group fiveorsixyears,andthenmove DavyMcCall,retiredfrom ontoanotherschool,oreven adistinguishedcareerwith Supports somethingelse,"saysFinnegan. theU.S.AgencyforInterna- Nowinhis28thyearatthe tionalDevelopmentandthe Literary Arts helmoftheShoremen,Finnegan WorldBank,joinedtheeco- nomicsdepartmentin 1984. cappedhis350thvictorythis Heexpandedhisrolefrom AgroupofWashington seasonwitha74-70winagainstSt.Mary'sCollege. Finneganis part-timelecturertoprofes- Collegefriendsand theCollege'slongest-servingcurrentcoach,secondonlytotheleg- soranddepartmentchair. alumniwillbandto- endaryEdAthey'47. Hehasservedascuratorof getherthisspringtosupport His1998-99squadwasoneofthebestinrecenthistoy,reach- theSocietyofJuniorFellows theliteraryartsoncampus. ingthefinalsinCentennialConferenceplayoffsandaccumulatinga since 1990,directingthepro- Throughdonationsoftime, 17-10record. gramthatsupportsstudents' talentordollars,byhelping independentresearch recruitstudentwriters,assist- projectsaroundtheglobe. inggraduatesintheirjob WASHINGTON-COLLEGE-M. ZINE SPRlNG-1999 / — 2 searchesorjustbyattending peakeClubfortwo. Hewas readingsandlectures,this selectedtotheU.S.national groupofFriendsofthe teamfortheMen'sWorld O'NeillLiteraryHousewill ChampionshipinEnglandin worktoensurethattheliter- 1978,butwasnotableto arylifeoftheCollegecon- competeduetoaninjury. tinuestothrive. Cheekplayedclublacrosse AccordingtoChair untilabout 1985. WilliamThompson70,the Cheekisastockbrokerwith groupwillhelpsupportthe AlexBrownandlivesinBal- WritersUnion,fundliterary timorewithhiswife,Pam, publicationsandunderwrite andtwodaughters, Erin,9, specialFriendsoftheLiter- andLindsay,6.> aryHouseevents. Tolearnmoreaboutthe WC Student FriendsofO'NeillLiterary House,contactBillThomp- Takes Honors sonat800-422-1782,ext. 7899. Model UN Forfurtherreadingon Morethan20yearsaftergoingup and 1977,andwasasecond- at campusliterarylife,check againstttiisNavydefender,John teamAU-Americanasa outVnritled,StoriesandNews CheeicstillholdsWC'sscoring sophomorein 1975. Hewas fromtheLiteraryHouse,now record. thenationalAttackmanof JacobRitzier'99admit- liveontheWashingtonCol- theYearinbothhisjunior teditwasabitintimi- legeWebsiteat:http:// andsenioryears,andwasthe datingtowalkintothe www.washcoll.edu/wc.html/ "Friendshavecomeoutin overallPlayeroftheYearas MiddleEastpeacesummit alumni/literaryhouse/ fullforceforJohn,"said ajuniorin 1976. Healso negotiationswithstudent untitled.html.> Tanton. playedintheannualNorth/ representativesfromthere- Theselectioncommittee Southseniorall-stargamein nownedIvyLeagueschools, fortheHallofFameismade 1977. buthesoonrealized"1knew Cheek 77 upoffourpeople.Oneof TheShoremenpartici- justasmuchormore"than themthisyearwasDr. patedintheNCAAtourna- hisfellowdelegateswhohad Inducted Into CharlieClark,headmen'sla- mentallfouryearsthat traveledtoMagillUniversity crossecoachatWashington CheekplayedatWashing- inJanuarytotakepartinthe Lacrosse Hall Collegefrom 1948until ton. Thoughtheynever ModelUNConferencein of Fame t1u9a5l6l.yTcohaocuhghChheeekdi—dnDootnac- w19o7n5tahnedch1a9m7p6iotnesahmispd,idthaed- MonAttretahle.endofthethree- KellywasWashington's vancetothenationalsemi- dayconference,Ritzierwas coachfrom 1957to 1977 finalgame,and JohnCheek'77,consid- Clarkcertainlyknewof the 1977squad eredamongthebest Cheek'saccomplishments, appearedinthe attackmenevertoplay andfullysupportedhisnomi- titlegame,falling thegame,recentlywashon- nation. toHobart. Inthe oredforhisoutstandingla- JohnCheek'slacrosseca- 1976NCAAtour- M^g'^ crossecareeratWashington reerbeganatTowsonHigh nament.Cheek Collegebybeinginducted School,whereheplayedon scored 18goalsin intotheGreaterBaltimore teamsthatwontheBalti- threegames. ChapteroftheUSLacrosse moreCountyChampionship Afterhisgradu- ' --.i HallofFame.Theinduction in 1972and 1973. Hewas ationin 1977, ;t:"".^=~ tookplaceinFebruaryin namedahighschoolAU- Cheekplayed Baltimore. Americanbothyears. withtheMt. T;:--:j~s-^ Cheekwasoneofnine AtWashingtonCollege, WashingtonClub ~ people(fivemenandfour Cheekbecametheall-time foroneyearand women)tobeinductedinto leadingscorerwith21 withtheChesa- theHallofFamethat goals,arecordthatstill evening. AccordingtoBill stands. Healsoholdsthe Tanton,SeniorAssociate Washingtonrecordforgoals Aninternational EditorofLacrosseMagazine, inaseason(69in 15games, studiesmajor,Jacob morepeopleboughttickets 1976). Cheekwasan Ritzier'99aspiresto tosupportCheekthanfor NCAADivision11/111first- acareerinMiddle anyoneelse. teamAll-Americanin 1976 Eastdiplomacy. PHOTOGIBSONBANTHONY| COLLEGE-MAGAZINE