(APRN rece ton and Lee we a Sia SELATAN Homecoming ’85 and Five-Star Generals’ Reunion October 11-12 Friday, October I] e 4:00 p.m.—The John Randolph Tucker Lecture, Lewis Hall e 5:00 p.m.—Alumni Reception honoring the Homecoming Queen Court, Alumni House e 8:00 p.m.—Five-Star Generals’ Reunion Banquet Saturday, October 12 e 11:30 a.m.—Cross Country—Generals vs. Catholic University, Wilson Field e 11:30 p.m.—Alumni Luncheon, Athletic Fields e 1:30 p.m.—Football: Generals vs. Maryville College, Wilson Field e 4:00 p.m.—Alumni Reception, Alumni House For more information, write: Homecoming ’85 Washington & Lee Alumni, Inc. Lexington, VA 24450 The Alumni Magazine of Washington and Lee (USPS 667-040) Volume 60, Number 4, August 1985 JEFFERY G. HANNA, Editor JOYCE HaArRIs, Assistant Editor ROBERT FurRE, Contributing Editor ANNE COULLING, Editorial Assistant PATRICK HINELY, Photographer Officers and Directors Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc. Officers WILLIAM N. CLEMENTS, 750, President Baltimore, Md. RicE M. TILLEY Jr., ’58, Vice President Fort Worth, Texas CHARLES R. BEALL, ’56, Treasurer Martinsburg, W.Va. RICHARD B. Sessoms, Secretary and Director of Alumni Programs Lexington, Va. Leroy C. ATKINS, ’68, Assistant Secretary Lexington, Va. Directors C. DuBosE AUSLEY, ’59 Tallahassee, Fla. W. NaT BAKER, ’67 San Francisco, Calif. DANIEL T. BALFouR, ’63, ’65L Richmond, Va. G. EDWARD CALVERT, 44 Lynchburg, Va. C. HowarpD Capito, ’68 Greeneville, Tenn. JOHN F. CARRERE JR., ’69 New Orleans, La. JOHN W. FoLsom, ’73 Columbia, S.C. M. LEE HALFORD JrR., ’69 Dallas, Texas JAMES M. JENNINGS JR., ’65, ’72L Roanoke, Va. W. DANIEL MCGREw Jpr., ’52 Atlanta, Ga. OLIVER M. MENDELL, ’50 New York, N.Y. HENRY NorttTserc III, ’71 Kansas City, Mo. THOMAS P. O’BRIEN JrR., 758, ’60L Cincinnati, Ohio JOHN Poynor, 62 Birmingham, Ala. CHESTER T. SMITH JR., ’53 Darien, Conn. STANLEY A. WALTON III, ’62, ’65L Chicago, Ill. Type for this magazine was set using equipment provided through the generosity of Mary Moody Northen, Inc., Galveston, Texas. Published six times a year in January/February, March/April, May/June, July/August, September/October, November/December by Washington and Lee University Alumni, Inc., Lexington, Virginia 24450. All communications and POD Forms 3579 should be sent to Washington and Lee Alumni, Inc., Lexington, Va. 24450. Second class postage paid at Lexington, Va. 24450 and additional offices. Copyright © 1985 Washington and Lee University On the Inside The Class of (17)85 It Never Rains A Matter of Perspective 10 Computers and the Liberal Arts 14 ~=Life on the Moon 19 Correcting History 21 A New Drug Policy 22 W&L Gazette 29 Generals’ Report 31 Chapter News 34 A Springtime Album 36 Class Notes 42 In Memoriam tj And Furthermore On the Cover: University Marshal Westbrook Barritt prepares to lead the academic procession at commencement. Photo by Sally Mann The Class of ’85 Celebrating the Anniversary of Liberty Hall’s Ist Commencement by Taylor Sanders Two hundred years ago this spring, the Trustees of Liberty Hall met at their new frame classroom building, where the ruins stand today. The Board selected September 14, 1785, as the date for the college’s first commencement ceremony. This year we are celebrating that decision and honoring those first 12 graduates of our college. When the first commencement was held, the college pro- gram, based on the curriculum at John Witherspoon’s Princeton, had been in operation at Liberty Hall for a decade. All the men selected to receive diplomas had finished the col- lege program some years before, some having had their educa- tion interrupted by Revolutionary service. In age they ranged from mid-30s to early 20s—a cluster of them were born in the early 1750s. Two were either former or acting tutors and two others were members of our Board. Those first 12 graduates later achieved an outstanding record of service for subsequent classes to emulate. They included a governor, several state legislators, judges, a general, distinguished clergymen, and three college presidents. At Liberty Hall they mastered a respectable level of Greek and Latin, studied the arts of written and oral communication (all examinations were oral), delivered numerous public ora- tions, and composed critical essays. They explored the mysteries of trigonometry and conic sections and had per- formed a variety of scientific experiments with air pumps, solar microscopes, and barometers. Their education never neglected the practical, as students had an opportunity to study surveying and orienteering. Their math problems were taken from practical, everyday examples. During their final year of study students translated the classics, polished skills in rhetoric, criticism, and logic, and focused on two capstone courses, Mental Philosophy (or Psychology) and Moral Philosophy, the ‘‘science of dealing with the laws and duties of morals.’’ The latter included material drawn from the embryonic social sciences (which later became anthropology, economics, law, sociology, and political science—it was an integrated investigation into public and private ethics). Editor’s Note: The first Liberty Hall graduates were the subject of remarks that University Historian Taylor Sanders presented at a ceremony celebrating the first commencement. The ceremony was held at Liberty Hall for members of the Class of 1985 and their families on the evening prior to this year’s commencement. This article is adapted from those remarks. The most comprehensive study of the first class is by Charles N. Watson Jr., who graduated from W&L in 1975. As an undergraduate he conducted research into the topic under the direction of Professor Sanders. He publish- ed a paper, entitled ‘‘The First Graduating Class of Liberty Hall Academy, ”’ in volume nine of the Rockbridge Historical Society Proceedings (Lexington, 1982), pp. 35-50. Sanders’ talk drew on Watson’s work. The photograph (left) of the ceremony was taken by Sally Mann. Our first graduates may well have attended some of their lectures with women, since William Graham, the chief pro- fessor, had a habit of opening his lectures to intelligent young women from the surrounding neighborhood. Among our early alumni were two men who became the founders of the earliest female academies in Kentucky and Tennessee. Graham, who forged his own system of psychology, based on the Common Sense philosophers of the Scottish Enlightenment, also used Witherspoon’s Princeton lectures on Moral Philosophy. Graham, by the way, had roomed at Princeton with ‘*Light-Horse Harry’’ Lee, forging the first link in that fateful chain that joined the college to the Lee family and George Washington. The chain was strengthened in that early period, prior to the Washington gift. Both of Robert E. Lee’s grand- parents donated money to the struggling academy, as did five of Virginia’s signers of the Declaration of Independence, in- cluding George Wythe, Benjamin Harrison, and Thomas Jef- ferson. But the school, which began college-level studies in 1776 and was chartered by the state in 1782, had no real en- dowment in those early days and survived largely on student fees. Students, who paid ten pounds for board and four pounds for tuition each year, used Graham’s own manuscript of Witherspoon’s lectures. Carefully copying the notes, they mastered this material for each lecture before meeting with Graham for a hard-nosed tutorial on the topic, which ranged from agrarian, international, and family law, to demography, ancient history, constitutional analysis, and political economy. Witherspoon and Graham believed that educated men, whatever their vocations, were obligated to serve society, as well as themselves. And our early students were interested in doing both: particularly the latter in those materialistic and uncertain post-Revolutionary days. As one early graduate put it, most students were planning to study law, because it was the quickest ‘‘road to preferment and emolument.’’ More than one-third of the students who attended the college in the 1780s became lawyers (about a quarter became preachers). The students who attended the school in the 1780s were lively lads. They got into trouble for burning neighboring farmers’ crops, stealing beehives, overturning privies, starting fights at the courthouse, playing cards, and impersonating the devil. They grew up, however, to make important contribu- tions from the pulpit and in public service. In addition to the preachers, their numbers included college presidents and pro- fessors, a half-dozen state legislators, newspapermen, several physicians (including one who did his graduate work in Scotland), congressmen, and one U.S. Supreme Court justice. That first class of 1785 included a fascinating array of characters—Freethinkers and Federalists, preachers and W&L 3 | W&L "sentleman,” he was noted for his “courtly der m a neat dress, 3 and his s polite, ennai behavior. winning a a reputation 2 as one of 0 our most able e professors, he aco ® the president o of the institution that later bec: e became ue of ioe A Am of theology. Others, lik (who died Peels a) was eulogized as aoe ” ly graduates, he lox clothes. Few ner preachers spot g fats with bright blankets “draped over tt When a frontier frienc tract Indians, he said that h would protect him from har a brace of pistols and was among ent “The savages | know it,’’ he added, | ‘fan After. giving up teaching ently Tennessee citize tion for tying . student n him to read class comic. I might ¢ cause E. F. ” Hutton t to pause speculators, including the gov of virgin land, but sold or | prime, but, unfortunately, 1 with the. does aN - BN PT An artist’s rendering of Liberty Hall Academy (From The Architecture of Historic Lexington; reproduced with permission.) 4k r LAG oS 2 \ £5 u . . . 7] ye AN et = - . : = ed ——— =) / Ly ct ~— NG rites —— abe wa \ ye Una ray ne ‘3 fi | RY Tat le ‘. i Ak iL F / 7 MS Ft re: ms — < -z our school. As a Trustee from 1797 to 1830, he successfully pursued the Society of Cincinnati endowment for the Academy. He helped establish a long tradition of alumni sup- port for our college, which was at that time both unique and vulnerable, being supported financially by neither a church nor a state. Finally, we have our college’s first major-league eccentric, Rev. Adam Rankin. His admirers called him a ‘‘fiery reformer.’’ His detractors thought him ‘‘mad.’’ He was deeply involved in theological controversies of his day, calling his fellow clergymen (among other things) swine, robbers, deists, hypocrites, and blasphemers. He was guided in his rebukes by divine dreams and visions from God. Some of his most bitter attacks were against other pastors, who were also guided by divine dreams and visions from God. While most Presbyterian preachers were content to appeal to the church’s general assembly, Rankin said he appealed only to ‘‘God, the Angels and men.’’ Rankin was also our first world traveller, going to England for twelve months four years after graduation and studying a mystical subject, the exact nature of which he never revealed to anyone. He was eventually defrocked as a Presbyterian minister for slander and libel. In 1825 a dream convinced him that he should walk to Jerusalem to be there for the Second Coming so he could rebuild the Holy City. He started walking from Kentucky, but he only got as far as Philadelphia where he died in November 1827. Those first alumni were deeply involved in the actions and passions of their day. Many were ardent individualists, who, like their old teacher, became embroiled in political and religious controversy. In class Graham had always urged them to think for themselves. His students followed that advice— though the radical Graham may not have been comfortable \ WP <—e / CEE eiaar a= ae = VA ¢ CE EGE Z ot Zz WJ = LIN eW17) oS WPS SS ; ‘ A Bil CH | i 4¢. Mga with turning out so many Federalists. Graham was an ardent democrat, who favored a unicameral legislature. He opposed the federal Constitution, and he ran—and lost only narrowly—as an anti-Federalist for a seat at the Virginia Constitutional Convention. He also sup- ported the Whiskey Boy Rebellion. He was burned in effigy at least once and was nearly tarred and feathered in Harrison- burg for his radical views. One imagines that he was pleased that so many of his students entered the public arena and rose to positions of in- fluence. In part this was forced on them in small frontier communities. At a time when only one in 600 men had ever attended college, much less received a degree, the college graduate was a marked man. The B.A. set him apart as a gentleman. When he rode into town with his law book, or his parson’s coat or schoolbooks, to set up a practice, take over a pulpit, or build a school, he became a natural leader of the community, if not a candidate for public office. Education obligated. Frontiers open to Liberty Hall students were visible each time one walked out of his college and gazed west. Attacking new frontiers is an old tradition among our graduates. Another tradition, established by the Trustees the day they examined the B.A. candidates and awarded them degrees, has apparently passed into oblivion. Perhaps future W&L classes could reinstate it in honor of that other Class of ’85. The Trustees made a ‘“‘standing law,”’ as they called it, that each student graduated should pay the rector 20 shillings before the diploma could be signed. This was about one-quarter of the tuition—at today’s rates, about $1750. I am sure that the University will be more than willing to accept checks from any of our graduates, past and future. W&L 5 It Never Rains Commencement 1985 Was a Time to Give Thanks A, they drifted toward the back cam- pus to take their assigned positions in the commencement line, members of Washington and Lee’s undergraduate Class of 1985 cast wary eyes at the dark clouds moving in menacingly from the West. One nervous senior asked a bystander, ‘‘What do we do if it rains?’’ ‘It doesn’t,’’ came the reply. And it didn’t. The sun even made a brief ap- pearance, peering through the overcast skies just often enough to ease the fears of the graduates and their umbrella-toting families and friends and to brighten the historic occasion. Commencement 1985 was indeed historic—and on more than one count. It marked the 200th anniversary of the institution’s first commencement. In 1782, the Virginia legislature chartered Liberty Hall Academy and empowered the institution to grant degrees. Three years later, Liberty Hall held commence- ment exercises for 12 graduates. Those first degrees were actually awarded in September of 1785. 6 W&L The University recognized the occa- sion by staging a brief ceremony for the Class of 1985 at the Liberty Hall ruins on commencement eve. Taylor Sanders, professor of history and University historian, provided an entertaining sum- mary of the Class of 1785. His talk is reprinted on page 2. This commencement was historic in another way: it represented the last class to graduate from an all-male undergraduate school at W&L. In addi- tion, it might well have been the last all- male class to graduate. Among the women who will enroll in the University this fall, one woman transfer student, Kathleen Plante, will enter with senior status and will be eligible to receive her degree in June of 1986. There was no reference to this latter bit of history during the commencement ceremony; no reference was really necessary. And besides, this commence- ment, as all W&L commencements, was primarily a celebration of the Class of 1985—a celebration of what these 290 graduating seniors had given to Washington and Lee, and vice versa. In delivering the traditional remarks to the graduates, President John D. Wilson expressed the University’s collec- tive appreciation for what this class was leaving behind. Said Wilson: ‘* ... the gifts you have given us during your time here... are many and they are rich in meaning. I think, in fact, that your class may be very unusual indeed—for when I turned my mind to it I was struck by how many of you have given so much of yourselves to others. That may be the unique signature of this class. “*! could easily and gladly thank each member of this class for giving something special to your University. And you mustn’t think these gifts are ephemeral. They last .. . . These things don’t leave with you. They now belong to us and to your University and we will hold them in our memories and our hearts for many years to come.”’’ Both Wilson and J. Coleman Dawson III, president of the Executive Commit- tee, recognized that the converse was true as well, that the University had given precious gifts to the graduates. Speaking on behalf of the graduates, Dawson said: ‘‘As in any college, Washington and Lee took us from the security of our parents and shaped and defined the potential in each one of us. Unlike all of those other colleges who graduate seniors this year, however, Washington and Lee gives us a_ broader perspective of the world we face. *‘In our four years here, we caught a glimpse of what life is like in a system of complete trust and freedom; [this is] a school which, time and time again, em- phasizes the importance of student self- government. We took that responsibility and with it we learned more and broadened our scope and horizons.”’ The greatest gift these graduates received, said Wilson, is ‘‘a sense of what might be worth knowing more about.’’ Added Wilson: ‘‘You have experienc- ed deeply the rare privilege of having time to reflect on the curve of your culture and to begin, at least, the task of sorting out where, along the curve, you can locate your own life and being.’’ In his baccalaureate sermon of the previous day, the Rt. Rev. Peter James Lee, a 1960 graduate of Washington and Lee and now bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, had spoken to the graduates of the biblical and republican traditions of the University—traditions he said challenge the graduates. ‘‘Our biblical tradition gives us lenses through which we see the particular challenges of our generation and the par- ticular promises given to us to meet those challenges,’’ said Lee. ‘‘Washington and Lee is rooted in this biblical tradition of particularity. This in- stitution cherishes the uniqueness of each student and demands that each student grow into the spacious openness of his own future, a future he can trust.’’ Lee added that the University has maintained ‘‘a higher, broader view of participation in a republic.’’ ‘*What you and I experienced in this place can be seen as a microcosm of our membership in the communities in which we will spend the rest of our lives,’’ he said. ‘‘Old-fashioned words like ‘honor,’ ‘duty,’ ‘loyalty’ may sound antique, but they are central to the preservation of any community that combines high pur- pose, personal liberty, and a shared com- munal vision.”’ As always, commencement was a time to celebrate the achievements of various individuals. David L. Harrar II was named valedictorian of the Class of 1985 for. finishing his four years with a cumulative grade-point average of 4.019. That mark- ed the second time in as many years that a student had topped the once-magical 4.00 mark, which can now be surpassed since the University awards plusses (and minuses). A native of Rydal, Pa., Harrar receiv- ed the bachelor of science degree with majors in mathematics and physics. He was named in April the winner of a prestigious National Science Foundation Fellowship for Graduate Study and will enter the department of applied mathematics at the University of Virginia this fall. “\.. the gifts you have given us are many and they are rich in meaning.”’ —President John D. Wilson Fi Ai ‘“Washington and Lee gives us a broader perspective of the world...” —J. Coleman Dawson III This institution cherishes the uniqueness of each 33 Student... —Bishop Peter J. Lee W&L 7 The Algernon Sydney Sullivan Medallion, which is awarded by the faculty, went to Christopher H. Williams of Newark, Del. The Sullivan Medallion recognizes the graduating senior who ex- cels ‘‘in high ideals of living, in spiritual qualities, and in generous and disinterested service to others.”’ Among his many contributions to the University community during his four years, Williams was president of Omicron Delta Kappa, a dormitory counselor, and co-chairman of the 1984 Superdance for Muscular Dystrophy. In addition to the bachelor’s degrees, the University conferred four honorary degrees during the commencement exer- cises. The recipients were Dr. George B. Craddock, ’30, a distinguished physician from Lynchburg, Va.; the Honorable Harold N. Hill Jr., ’52, chief justice of the Georgia Supreme Court; Hazel O. Williams, executive secretary and trustee of the Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable, and Educational Fund; and C. Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University. In addition to his superb professional record, Dr. Craddock was recognized for his long-standing devotion to Washington and Lee—a devotion manifest in his con- stant trips from Lynchburg to Lexington to serve the University in a multitude of capacities. As the citation said: ‘‘He is renowned for his simplicity of manner, a wry wit, and an unyielding devotion to his own exacting standard of medical care .... The mutual love between George Craddock and his Alma Mater has found expression in countless ways—almost as numerous as the mileposts and curves along Route 501 [between Lexington and Lynchburg].’’ He received a doctor of science degree. Justice Hill, who was first appointed to the Supreme Court of Georgia in 1975 and has been chief justice since 1985, has been called ‘‘one of the best legal minds in the South’’ by one of his colleagues. The citation for Justice Hill said, in part: ‘*When he decides a case, he does so with candor and clarity, and insists that his fellow Justices do so too. Under Chief Justice Hill’s leadership, the Supreme Court of Georgia has attained a position among the most respected high courts in the land.’’ He received a doctor of laws degree. As executive secretary and trustee of the duPont Foundation, Miss Williams has been instrumental in developing the Fund established in Mrs. duPont’s will 8 W&L Honorary degree recipients were (from left): Harold N. Hill Jr., Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court; C. Vann Woodward, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University, Dr. George B. Craddock, a Lynchburg, Va., physician; and Hazel O. Williams, Executive Secretary and Trustee of the Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund. and designed for philanthropic support of charitable activities, especially higher education. As the degree citation said: ‘‘With the help and counsel of dedicated colleagues, Hazel Williams has brought the Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund into full blossom and broad service to worth- while causes. The Fund is one of America’s great charitable forces, respected for its steadfast consistency and vision. As a trustee of the Fund, Miss Williams has set an example for others in the practice of benevolent stewardship and has directed Mrs. duPont’s interests down new paths of service.’’ She received the doctor of humane letters degree. Woodward has long been considered the pre-eminent historian of the South. Two of his many volumes have, in par- ticular, been honored widely. Origins of the New South, published in 1952, won the Bancroft Prize; Mary Chesnut’s Civil War, which he edited in 1982, won the Pulitzer Prize for History. In awarding Woodward the doctor of letters degree, the citation said: ‘‘Through many decades of inspirational teaching in some of the nation’s foremost universities he has won both the acclaim and devotion of his many students. He gathered these honors and received his veneration with grace and modesty, so that the man, like his works of history, has become the ex- ample that younger historians today strive to emulate.’’ Two others recognized during the ceremonies were Wilfred J. Ritz, who retired this year after 32 years as pro- fessor of law and was awarded emeritus status, and Lt. Col. Harold Head, who is retiring after 19 years as registrar. As he concluded the ceremony, Wilson left the graduates with a few parting words of advice. ‘*You inherit a dangerous world, precious in many ways, full of great pro- mise and possibility, but deeply dangerous, too,’’ he said. ‘‘Don’t despair when the dark times come. Keep your hopes high and your minds working. I have faith in you and in the power of ra- tional, caring people to restore sanity to our world. That is a good life’s work for you, whatever else you take up.”’ When the assembly was dismissed and new graduates were congratulated by family members and friends, they tended to linger for a time under the shady trees, searching out classmates and pro- fessors for a final word or two. The clouds were still threatening. But the umbrellas had long since been forgotten. A Matter of Perspective Sen. Warner Addresses Law Commencement eee days before the undergraduate commencement, the University awarded juris doctor degrees to 128 law students during the School of Law’s graduation exercises. Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va), ’49, was the principal speaker for the law commencement. He urged the graduates to develop a sense of perspective. Warner said he uses three criteria in formulating his recommendations to the president on candidates for federal judges and U.S. attorneys. The first two criteria are integrity and resilience. The third is perspecive. ‘*You have been taught, as was I, the skills of the profession, the technical skills that every counselor at law requires: how to write briefs, how to research, how to debate, how to argue a case,”’ said Warner. ‘‘You have a sound understanding of the legal principles which serve as the foundation of our society and the framework of our govern- ment. That part of perspective you can be taught. But the larger part of perspec- Sen. John W. Warner, ’49, was the principal speaker for the School of Law’s commencement exercises in May. tive you must learn yourself.”’ Added Warner: ‘‘Clients rely on lawyers for more than law. Skills are im- portant, but perspective is essential.’’ Warner said the new lawyers must ac- cept a special obligation to broaden their perspective by volunteering to take on cases for those who cannot pay. He also warned the students not to lose touch with their communities. He related an incident in which he noticed an automobile with the license plate ‘‘ISUE4U”’ and told the graduates: ‘*That is obviously a lawyer’s automobile, and he is trying to drum up business. That troubles me. I hope that is not the perspective you will carry from this great University to meet your challenge. ‘‘Beware of the dangers of self- imposed limits on your own abilities. Yes, you have earned the right to material reward, and you will win it. But you fail Washington and Lee if that is your only goal. America itself will surely fail in our quest for the preservation of freedom, be that individual freedom, per- sonal freedom, or our international freedom, if you, with the finest of educa- tion and proven talent and the perspec- tive you have now and will gain, withhold your full contribution and pur- sue ‘ISUE4U.’ ”’ The John W. Davis Prize for Law, given to the graduate who maintained the best record throughout the three-year law school career, was presented to Charles A. Blanchard of Richmond. Other awards announced at com- mencement included the BNA Law Stu- dent Award to Francis D. (Mike) Shaffer of Lexington; the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Award to William P. Johnson of Roanoke; the Leonard J. Schmelz Award to Theresa L. Markley of Staunton; the Roy L. Steinheimer Jr. Commercial Law Award to Timothy Scott Bucey of Avon Lake, Ohio; the University Service Award to John J. Sicilian of North Babylon, N.Y.; and the Prentice-Hall Award to David Graham Reese of Ardmore, Pa. yall OD as al Waa ites ERR LESS eR SSE Qe RATS RAVE LAA & ARRON W&L 10 a Oo nn QUR NEXT STOP ON THE TOUR 15 MR. OLIVER WENDELL JONES... FAMED SHORT “HACKER.” ‘00P5°? TOPAY He’S BROKEN INTO WHAT , NOTHING. THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC 005 OOP5;7/ —_— NEVER MIND. DEFENSE COMPUTER... 4 " “t heat AN Ouro” |\msieemwr Ee dete Nok. WHAT 7 HEEBIE “Weebl 5! — 2 ‘‘[Computer scientists] need to start doing things with philosophers to talk about the ethics of computers.’’ The rapid growth has created crucial gaps, however. Sjoerdsma is particularly sensitive to the need for teachers on the high school and even grade school level to keep up with the changes. When he was at Iowa, Sjoerdsma designed and conducted a program in which he went into 75 high schools within a 60-mile radius of Iowa City and taught the computer teachers. ‘*Before I did that I had all kinds of preconceived notions, and all of them got wiped out. Now I’ve got new notions. Of all the teachers with whom I talked, only about three had any formal training in computers. Those high school teachers who are teaching computing are from every background you can imagine. What happens is that if they have a free period or are not that heavily loaded, the superintendent says, ‘You teach it.’ Mostly the mathematics and science people teach computers. But I found librarians teaching it, and agriculture teachers teaching it, and even special education teachers.’’ From Sjoerdsma’s perspective, it would be ideal for high school computer teachers to participate in two- or three-day workshops. Once the W&L program is on solid footing, he hopes to offer such workshops for Virginia teachers. ‘“The smartest teachers out there recognize that the students can learn faster than they, and the teachers wind up learning from the students,’’ he says. ‘‘Most of the time that’s a frightening thing for the teachers.”’ Now Sjoerdsma sees third-graders learning computer basics and expects that three or four years from now his introduc- tory course for college students will be unnecessary. ‘*There is a whole crop of them who will be quite a ways along by the time they get to me as college freshmen,’’ he says. “‘I think that is critical because, like it or not, there is hardly any way to escape being affected by computers. I sup- pose if you’re a street person in New York, maybe you don’t need to have some knowledge of what computers can do.’’ It is, of course, possible to go too far, which is another aspect of this new discipline that must be addressed more in the future. ‘‘We computer scientists need to start working with the philosophers on the whole subject of computer ethics,’’ Sjoerdsma says. ‘‘That is a major problem that hasn’t developed very well yet. Computers can certainly be used unethically. There are well-documented cases of hackers get- ting into computers. If you read the comic strip ‘Bloom Coun- ty,’ little Oliver Wendell Jones has done that a few times. It can be mischievous; but it can also be quite dangerous.’’ One other danger area involves computers being used as ‘*page turners’’ rather than as tools for the extension of education. ‘‘They shouldn’t replace the teacher, only assist the teacher in doing a better job. It is one thing to give students all the tools they need to do things without making them learn how these things are accomplished. It’s quite another matter to give them tools that assist them in being able to do things better and faster while still requiring them to have a basic understanding of what it is they’re doing. The latter is what we should be striving for.’’ x * * UE Sjoerdsma’s direction, Washington and Lee’s com- puter science department will offer 15 courses in 1985-86. Before he arrived a year ago the University’s computer courses were taught in the mathematics department. About three students have already expressed interest in majoring in com- puter science; Sjoerdsma anticipates that there will likely be between 20 and 30 majors most of the time. ‘*A lot of students come in and find out that this really isn’t for them,’’ he says. ‘‘It’s a rigorous course, and I intend to keep it that way.”’ In his first year Sjoerdsma was a one-person computer science department. (‘‘Every vote at the departmental meetings was unanimous.’’) He will be joined by an assistant professor, Kenneth Lambert, this fall. In addition to the staff changes, there will be a facility change, too, since the University is installing a new central computer this summer and will increase the number of available terminals from 35 to more than S50 in the first year and more thereafter. In addition, clusters of microcomputers are now or soon will be available in six different locations on the campus. Clearly this is a long way from 1963 and Sjoerdsma’s first computer course at Oregon State. But this is only the beginning. ‘‘Just as we could not envision back in 1963 what was ahead, it is utterly impossible to know what computer science will be like 10 years from now,’’ Sjoerdsma says. ‘‘That makes it as fascinating for me now as it was back then.”’ W&L = 13 Copyright 1985, The Washington Post Writer’s Group Reprinted with permission. Life on the Moon Journalists Roger Mudd, Charley McDowell Keep An Eye on Washington by Robert Fure L, is the great paperweight of the East Coast, Washington, D.C., so stolid and secure in its baroque density that it seems more a magnificent object than a community. Even from the air it is majestic. And yet, despite its streams of teeming traf- fic, the Nation’s Capital may seem somehow beyond habita- tion. At ground level, even with noisy buses and the clatter of pedestrians, there is a penetrating stillness about the place. The Capitol looms above you with imperious dignity, like your grandfather’s house. Once in its view, you cannot easily escape its domination. Porticoes and windows everywhere, but nowhere in this neoclassical estate is there a rear entrance. Each building fronts its minions coolly on all sides. Forget about the Pentagon, you cannot sneak into any place here. But it is, after all, America’s most hallowed architecture, and thus obliged to be timeless and, if not serene, composed. These are qualities that perhaps require its monumental indif- Jerence to temporary people—and temporary is what everyone seems in Washington. Along the Mall the buildings sit as though, lost in an archival reverie, they are gazing over everyone’s head. People stroll idly across the ample lawn or Jog along the broad gravel paths under tall trees. These are EDITOR‘S NOTE: This is the first in a series of stories about Washington and Lee alumni in Washington, D.C. 14 W&L Photo provided courtesy of Washington Convention and Visitors Association colorful, infinitely various, urbane, handsome people—this must be the world’s most international city—but none of the enormous buildings seems in any sense conscious of them. In many cases you have to climb pyramidal flights of unforgiving marble steps to gain entrance—vast flights that might easily accommodate 100 people shoulder to shoulder. On institu- tional row, you are but’one soul suffered to come observe your nation’s heritage. And yet, what American could abide a different seat of government? The Federal buildings represent our national dreams of both stability and space. In comparison, Britain’s Houses of Parliament are crowded up against the Thames by shopkeepers and tombs; Number 10 Downing Street seems foolishly understated; Buckingham Palace offensively opulent. But Washington, with its gentle Potomac lined with parks and free of commerce, with its patrician accommodation of its own inescapable urban squalor, with its chaos of traffic circles and streets named for states, and in spring with its blush of cherry bloom—it all approaches a condition of grace. And on the Mall in summer, with flower vendors and acrobats, it’s almost fun. But miles from the eloquent Lincoln Memorial, the Capitol itself rises, white and aloof, with an air of permanent remoteness, something ancient and apart. Even up close it seems far away, like the moon. ee of the city. The sive any qui but ut you want it to ; well. \ You _ we at 3s 7 , , well- guarded place in a ry ; heart for Aa was a vivid T experi nce > for me er Charles McDowell, ’48 ‘*There was Roger Mudd—to me he’s so much superior to everybody else in television it ain’t no contest.’’ Charley McDowell is in mid-thought, listing the famous men who were a part of his W&L generation. ‘‘There was Sandy Richardson, who went on to be editor-in-chief of Doubleday and Com- pany; there was Fielder Cook, who was the dominant televi- sion director in his era; there was Harrison Kinney, who went almost directly from W&L to the New Yorker; there was John Warner and Bill Brock and Freddy Vinson and all kinds of people who went into politics and public life. I’m sure there’s a whole bunch I’m leaving out. It was a lively, funny period when there were all kinds of people interested in writing and politics and putting on shows.’’ McDowell, like most of the staff who worked with him on the Ring-tum Phi, became a journalist. Politics, to this old- fashioned populist Democrat, has always been a special fascination. For 35 years he’s worked for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, the last 20 as the newspaper’s Washington correspondent. He still pounds out three columns a week for the folks down home in Virginia. But now through syndica- tion by the Scripps-Howard News Service, he has a national readership. For ‘‘putting on shows,’’ he’s a popular panelist on PBS’s Washington Week in Review and has hosted critically acclaimed PBS specials on Watergate, the Nixon impeachment hearings, and, most recently, the National Gridiron Club. He gets lots of mail. In fact, in many respects, he’s the toast of the town—alternately rye, whole wheat, and good ole hot- from-the-pan cornbread. Wiry and bespectacled, with thinning, pencil-gray hair, McDowell might sit for a portrait of the classic senior editor or journalism professor—if he could sit still. He can’t: he fidgets and taps, smokes and scratches, bobs and weaves, and when he jumps up to walk somewhere, he hikes his shoulders up and back, his arms swinging loose, as if he were on his way to the cup after sinking a 30-foot birdie putt. No time for posing here; this writer has a few more holes to play. A chat with Charley McDowell is one of life’s great pleasures. You can find one in his little patch of the Times- Dispatch or in one of the 150 newspapers that run his syn- dicated column. His style is conversational, in a sort of backyard-fence way, and its effect is to make Washington as familiar as City Hall. McDowell’s subject is popular culture as often as it is Washington politics. Here also his eye is clear, sparkling, and, quick as a wink, true to the mark. Take for instance a recent note on Coca-Cola’s new recipe: Coca-Cola, or Co’Cola, as its serious constituency called it, was a Southern drink. It brought the South back from the Civil War and it became the central cultural trademark of a Nation. Now its passing marks a century’s passing from tart tradition to sweet banality. Make no mistake about it. Coca-Cola, as we have known it, is gone. The formula is being changed for the first time since a wisp of cocaine was removed in the early years. The company chairman says the Coca-Cola will taste ‘‘smoother, rounder, yet bolder, more har- monious.’’ He means it will be sweeter and the bitter lit- tle sting—the subtheme—will be missing in it. The Pepsification of America is complete. Vintage McDowell: the wry defense of traditional American values in prose that is deft but plain-spoken, friendly but ab- FS SS Ss Charley McDowell today and (inset) in 1948 solutely murderous on fatuity and the banal. What you can’t hear in the newspaper, at least not quite, is McDowell’s voice. There are lots of voices in his column, to be sure—in the delightful characters of Aunt Gertrude, Mr. Bumbleton, and the like. But it’s McDowell’s voice, coupled with his penchant for the folklore of national politics, that is fundamental to the charm of his conversation. Doubtless it has helped make him enormously popular on the lecture cir- cuit and perhaps the most beloved commentator on PBS. It’s the voice of good-natured sobriety, with an occasional strain of the insistent rhythms of a revivalist preacher: a mountain folksiness that drawls and slides until it takes off like a coon dog after quarry. It’s shuck and jive that seldom fails to ar- rive finally at Jeffersonian clarity, even when McDowell’s point is his own uncertainty. The uncertainty of a Washington insider—it’s as close to the truth as you can get in political journalism. One of the questions that most interests McDowell these days is the im- pact of television on national politics. A frequent topic of his campus lectures, the question is born of his work in both print and television journalism and his long study of political elections. Has ‘‘the tube’’ (to use one of McDowell’s favorite expressions), with its enormous capacity to influence the way we think about people and events, had a deleterious effect on the quality of our statesmen? Have we lost the Congress and the White House to showmen? “tT dunno.’’ McDowell rubs the back of his neck. ‘‘I dun- no. That’s what I’m wary of, that’s what makes me nervous, but just the idea of change makes people nervous. Clearly the situation is different today. But I’m not sure television has produced a number of actors and lightweights. I’m not sure of it at all. W&L 17 ‘‘When I look at a Senate with five or six Rhodes Scholars in it, I’m not sure that this Senate sitting up here elected off of television isn’t the best Senate the United States has ever had. I mean, these people didn’t come out of smoke-filled rooms; they didn’t come out of antiquated party structures where patronage rules. They got elected by the people in a direct confrontation with the people. Now if we’re going to jump to the notion that they must be hucksters, sure, in many cases, that’ll be right. I’m just wondering, though, if it’s right as much as we think. I don’t think that you can get away with just being a medicine man for long on television.’’ But what about President Reagan’s consummate stage skills? ‘‘I believe that Reagan is never consciously a trickster, that he at least is saying what he believes and he holds it firmly, even when he’s being inaccurate and bewildered. He’s still real.’’ McDowell taps a cigarette and muses over his long catalogue of senators, most of whom he credits with great in- telligence and dedication, concluding finally, ‘‘No, I don’t think I live in a town with a bunch of inferior politicians. But I’m watchin’ ’em, you know, watchin’ ’em.”’ On his career in general, McDowell is modest. ‘‘No, I haven’t gotten any fancy awards. Oh, I got a nice one from the University of Virginia once. But really, I don’t do very serious work. I don’t. I mean, the column is all I do, and in all the time I’ve written it I haven’t exposed a single national scandal.’’ McDowell shrugs and grins. Any regrets? ‘‘Surprisingly few. The way it’s all turned out suits me fine. I have worked for one newspaper all my life. That rarely happens in journalism. There were other oppor- tunities, but I didn’t ever take the risk. I was too comfortable, treated too well, given all the freedom and tolerance you could ever ask for. ‘‘Oh, I suppose I could invent a few regrets. I wish I had done more books instead of just the three quick ones and quit when I was young. But that’s a small matter. I’d rather have done the two Nixon television specials than any ten books I could ever have written. There was a chance to do something I cared about. That’s the best stuff I was ever a part of.’’ What has made him successful? ‘‘Enduring. But I don’t know about ‘successful.’ I don’t know how we measure suc- cess. I suppose that if you stay doing what you’re doing and people can find you that’s ‘successful.’ If you keep doing it, good things accrue to you.”’ “and the Jefferson Memorial is lit up every night.’’ —McDowell 18 W&L McDowell attributes much of his success, at least that which he acknowledges, to his early life at W&L. The son of a W&L law professor, McDowell grew up on campus in a house that was a popular gathering place, ‘‘where every Satur- day night I used to stay up listening to faculty talking and laughing and singing into the night.’’ He remembers Tom Riegel’s many journalism courses when, after a hitch in the Navy, McDowell returned to enroll as a regular student. ‘*Riegel’s course on theater and film criticism was the best one I’ve ever taken. But there were may others.’’ His recall is glowing and vivid. Then Richmond, and then Washington and the National Press Building. A life without remarkable geography, but, to paraphrase Thoreau, McDowell has traveled far in Washington, D.C. To the outsider, how would he describe the city, its essence? ‘*Well, I’m afraid I’m much too corny about that.”’ McDowell’s voice drops a register and slows to a point where he can get the words right. ‘*This place is about Thomas Jefferson and George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. You can’t get away from them. They’re here. That’s what this place is about. It ain’t about cocktail parties. It ain’t about the high life and Mercedeses. It’s Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, and why this country works and what its ideals are. And everybody here is absolutely affected by it. ‘*This is a serious city, and it’s real proud of its absolutely looming monuments. I mean . . .’”” McDowell’s eyes widen, he laughs his breathy, panting little laugh, and stretches his arms wide. ‘‘. . . They’re just Here. It’s their place. ‘‘What gives this city coherence is the nation’s history. It’s not a frivolous, silly place. The character of life here is dif- ferent because, you know, the people come and go. Roger Mudd is the only person I can name offhand who was ever born here. No one’s from Washington (all right, Roger is). That gives the city its superficial character. So we don’t have a tradition of a neighborhood grocery that’s been here forever to give us stability. But the Capitol of the United States is fairly stable, the House of Representatives is stable, the Library of Congress is extraordinarily stable, and the Jeffer- son Memorial is lit up every night. We have our centers and we’re aware of them. **So living here seems like it has real substance—something matters here.”’ 4 i E | Photo provided courtesy of Washington Convention and Visitors Association Correcting History W&L Law Professor Poses New Theory on the Signing of the Declaration of Independence GHhe manimons Declay yg” of Twelve? pee Y 4. 1776. 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Oden? fotte dpe Poe Alen, Morty fee Bt geoyttye, Sos itr “Lille Wa ali Fijerm ae oe Mieke, ee: SE Mier OPA eS BES Hit hotn— ~~ a Sean le “ F.. more than a century and a half historians have been claiming that the Declaration of Independence was signed on August 2, 1776, not on July 4 as most Americans undoubtedly believe. Now a Washington and Lee professor wants to correct the historians, restore the Fourth of July as the Declaration’s actual acknowledged signing date, and put an end to the attacks on the credibili- ty of our Founding Fathers. Ritz, an emeritus professor of law, wants to accomplish all this by having the National Archives subject the Engrossed Declaration of Independence to scientific examinations which he says will reveal a telltale erasure in the heading of the document. He says that such an examination ‘‘can be expected to produce irrefragable evidence that the Engrossed Declaration now in the National Archives is the selfsame instrument that was engrossed and first signed on July 4, 1776.”’ The examination, says Ritz, will reveal an erasure in the middle of the heading, which reads: ‘‘The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.’’ The words, ‘‘of the thir- teen united,’’ are both uncapitalized and in smaller letters than the rest of the heading. Prior to the erasure, says Ritz, the heading read: ‘‘The unanimous Declara- tion of Twelve States of America.’’ That, he adds, represents the number of states agreeing to the Declaration on July 4. New York withheld its adherence until July 9. Ritz notes that the words ‘‘of Twelve,’’ lettered in the same size and style as the rest of the heading, would take up the same amount of space as the four words ‘‘of the thirteen united’’ as they are now lettered in the Declaration. He argues that the erasure provided in- sufficient space for the engrosser to insert the new words in the same style and size as the rest of the heading, which explains W&L 19 why the words are smaller and uncapitalized. One historian has tried to explain away the unusual heading as merely slop- py penmanship. But Ritz says the rest of the Declaration ‘‘stands as sufficient answer to the charge that (Timothy) Matlack was careless in engrossing the head.’’ And, in fact, Matlack was acknowledged as one of the best penmen in the colonies. The issue of the heading and erasures aside, Ritz notes that ‘‘every one of the Founding Fathers who was present in Congress at the signing on July 4, and left any record, said that the Declaration was signed on the Fourth....All of this evidence of a July 4 signing has been brushed aside by historians.’’ Historians make their case for an August 2 signing by citing notes in the margins of the ‘‘secret’’ or unofficial journal of the Continental Congress. Those entries indicate that the Congress ordered the Declaration engrossed on Ju- ly 19 and that it was actually put on the table and signed on August 2. Such arguments, says Ritz, fly in the face of reports left by several of the signers themselves, and historians have attempted to justify their position by challenging the memories of such Foun- ding Fathers as Thomas Jefferson, Ben- jamin Franklin, and John Adams. As Ritz points out, even Jefferson’s own biographer doubted the version that Jefferson provided. In The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, published in 1892, Paul Leicester Ford used a footnote to damn Jefferson’s account, saying that ‘‘it is evident that this narrative is not wholly trustworthy.”’ Ritz has found a letter from John Adams, dated April 30, 1823, and ad- dressed to Caesar Rodney, the son of one of the Declaration’s original signers, in which Adams explains: ‘‘All the confu- sion has arisen from a resolution. . .that all future members should sign the original parchment. . . in consequence of which a number of names appear on the declaration of Independence of the 4th who were certainly not there and did not sign... .”’ And Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to his sister on July 4, 1786, in which he says that there is ‘‘much rejoicing in town to-day, it being the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which we signed this day ten years, and thereby hazarded lives and fortunes.’’ Ritz says that the letters of Adams and Franklin are dismissed by historians 20 W&L Wilfred B. Ritz points to the place in the Declaration of Independence’s heading where he believes an erasure was made. ‘fas the product of defective memory or blurred recollections.”’ Explains Ritz: ‘‘An examination of the document in the National Archives should put an end, once and for all, to these attacks on the credibility of Jeffer- son, Adams, and Franklin.’’ Too, Ritz suggests that his version of the events indicates that the ratification of the Declaration was not necessarily as unanimous as it has been made to appear. “If you say, as I do, that the docu- ment was signed July 4, then everybody who was there and whose name is not on it did not sign it, and presumably was opposed,’’ says Ritz, who cites various historical sources to arrive at a total of 34 signatures on July 4, counting John Hancock. The four New York delegates signed on July 15—six days after the Provincial Congress of New York adhered to the Declaration on July 9, and two Maryland delegates signed on July 18. On July 19, 1776, Congress ordered that the Declaration ‘‘be signed by every member of Congress.’’ According to Ritz, that meant another signing was to be held and that all non-signing members of the Continental Congress would be re- quired to add their signatures to the document. Another signing was held on August 2 when I] more members signed. Ritz contends that a scientific ex- amination of the Declaration now in the National Archives, using such techniques as ultraviolet- and beta-radiography and paleography, will show that it is the same parchment signed on July 4, 1776, and will prove that it is an even more precious document than it is now thought to be. In efforts to prove his theory, Ritz has written a well-documented paper and has sent it to officials of the National Archives. He has also written to the Library of Congress and to Virginia members of Congress about his theory. In its response to Ritz’s request, an official of the National Archives acknowledged that the theory is pro- vocative but suggested that an examina- tion of the document should not be the first step in proving the theory. Instead, Frank G. Burke, acting archivist of the United States, suggested that other scholars ought to respond to Ritz’s theory and debate the issue before subjec- ting the Engrossed Declaration to the scientific examination. Shortly before the Fourth of July, Ritz’s ideas received considerable atten- tion when newspapers across the country carried stories about his theory. Ritz says he will continue to push for a scientific examination of the Engrossed Declaration, explaining: ‘‘I think it is im- portant for everyone to know just how precious that document is.”’ tion, and restitution. The major offenses are possible expulsion and > suspension from the University. “The policy committee recomn Committee, he officers of the ue to handle fase. ee at UNMC. In that capacity she was In 1976, he returned to Colgate as a responsible for the design and implemen- development researcher. He joined the tation of programs to identify, motivate, admissions staff at Muskingum College in recruit, and prepare ethnic minority and 1977 and was assistant director of admis- economically disadvantaged students for sions for the New Concord, Ohio, school admission to and successful participation from 1979 until 1982 when he was ap- in the five college and 10 allied health pointed acting registrar. He was named programs of the center. registrar the following year. Under her direction, minority student Dittman is a member of the American enrollment more than doubled at the Association of Collegiate Registrars and Omaha center. Admissions Counselors. He has also serv- She is a member of the American Per- ed as advisor to the Muskingum Christian sonnel and Guidance Association, the Fellowship. Association of American Medical Col- leges, and the National Association of Medical Minority Educators. She has presented papers on a variety of subjects at professional meetings and has conducted workshops and seminars Washington and Lee has received a On topics in minority student affairs. $50,000 endowment gift from Judge and Mrs. Paul H. Weinstein of Bethesda, Md., to establish a scholarship for students who Judge Weinstein gift to support Judaic studies i New registrar named McCloud pursue Judaic studies at the University. D. Scott Dittman, registrar at Mus- The Max and Sylvia Weinstein Scholar- Associate dean named kingum College in Ohio since 1983, has ship for Judaic Studies, named in honor of been appointed registrar at Washington Judge Weinstein’s parents, will be awarded Anece Faison McCloud, director of and Lee, effective September 1. to entering students who demonstrate an in- minority student affairs at the University Dittman will succeed Lt. Col. Harold terest in Judaic studies and related activities. of Nebraska Medical Center since 1976, S. Head, who is retiring after 19 years as The award will be renewable annually upon has been appointed associate dean of Washington and Lee’s registrar. demonstration of the recipient’s continuing students for minority affairs at A native of Canton, N.Y., Dittman interest in Judaic studies. Washington and Lee University, effective received the bachelor of arts degree in The gift was made in an effort to pro- September 1. computer science from Colgate Universi- mote Judaic studies and to encourage other McCloud’s appointment was announc-_ ty. He has pursued graduate studies at activities for Jewish students at W&L. ed by Lewis G. John, dean of students at Western Illinois University. The University began a series of courses Washington and Lee. He was a Peace Corps volunteer in in Judaic studies during the 1984-85 ‘‘We are delighted to have Anece 1975, assigned to the Barbados Boy Scout academic year under the direction of Richard McCloud as a member of the University Association. Marks, assistant professor of religion. Marks community,’’ said John. ‘‘She has been instrumental in building an exceptionally strong program for minority students at the University of Nebraska’s Medical Center. We are fortunate, indeed, that she has chosen to accept this position.’’ As associate dean of students, McCloud will have general responsibilities in the areas of student affairs and counseling and will be involved with the University’s minority student recruitment efforts. McCloud received the bachelor of science in education degree from Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C. She served as a teacher in Greensboro and at Woodbridge Air Force Base in England. She was a resident advisor with Child Saving Institute in Omaha, Neb., from 1969 to 1971. She joined the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in 1972 as assistant registrar for academic records. In 1976 she became the first director Judge Paul H. Weinstein, ’55, (left) meets with Farris P. Hotchkiss (center), director of university relations and development, and Richard Marks, assistant professor of religion, to discuss details of of the office of minority student affairs a new scholarship for Jewish studies. W&L = 23 holds a master’s degree in Judaic studies from Hebrew Union College in Los Angeles and a Ph.D. in Jewish history from UCLA. In May Judge and Mrs. Weinstein met with University officials to discuss the en- dowment and other ways of supporting Jewish activities on the campus. Directory questionnaire to be mailed to alumni In early August all Washington and Lee alumni will be receiving a brief questionnaire from the Bernard C. Harris Publishing Com- pany, Inc., which is compiling a new direc- tory of the University’s alumni. In addition to the initial questionnaire, a follow-up request will be sent a month later. It is essential that these questionnaires be returned promptly so that the informa- tion in the directory will be current and complete. All alumni will then be contacted direct- ly by Harris Publishing Company to verify information to be listed in the directory and to determine whether alumni wish to pur- chase a copy. Alumni with current addresses who have not responded to the question- naires and are not reached by phone by the Harris representatives will appear in the directory with information from existing Alumni Office records. Alumni will be listed alphabetically, geographically, and by class year. Each listing will contain name, class year, degree(s), residence address, and telephone number. Business and professional informa- tion will be included when available. Any alumni who do not receive a ques- tionnaire by Sept. 20 or who do not wish to be listed in the directory should notify the Alumni Office. Alumni Secretary Richard Sessoms (left) and William Clements, president of the Alumni Associa- tion, examine the plaque that hangs outside the newly redecorated alumni administrative offices. The renovation project was made possible by a gift in memory of Rugeley P. DeVan Jr., ’34, and given by his brother, W. Todd DeVan, ’33, and his sons, Rugeley P. DeVan III, ’63, and Michael T. DeVan. The late Mr. DeVan was one of the first recipients of the University’s distinguished alumnus award. Trustees to examine South Africa investments The Washington and Lee Board of Trustees has appointed a three-member subcommittee of Trustees to examine the University’s policies with regard to in- vestments in companies or banks doing business in South Africa. In May representatives of the Washington and Lee Campaign Against Apartheid presented a petition to Presi- dent John D. Wilson asking the Universi- ty to consider withdrawing support from companies that do business in South Africa. That petition was signed by 342 members of the University community. In a letter that accompanied the peti- tion, the organizers of the Campaign Against Apartheid asked the Trustees to consider five options to show the Univer- sity’s Opposition to apartheid. Those options included divestment of all stock in firms that do ‘‘substantial’’ business in or with South Africa; selling stocks in firms that supply products used by South African security forces; putting pressure on firms that refuse to comply with the Sullivan Principles; joining a consortium of colleges currently reviewing the activities of American firms in South Africa; and expressing the University’s concern about apartheid to firms. During the May meeting of the Trustees in Lexington, President Wilson hospital. He was 75. earned the LL.D. at Harvard in 1935. Edward Spencer Graves, adjunct professor of law at Washington and Lee, died June 15 in a Lynchburg, Va., A native of Lynchburg, Graves received the bachelor of arts degree from W&L in 1930 and a master’s degree in 1931. He A partner in the Lynchburg firm of Edmunds and Williams, he began teaching in the W&L School of Law in 1948. He was a lecturer on domestic relations in 1948 and 1950 and lectured on legal draftsmanship from 1950 through 1967. He was a visiting lecturer in law from 1967 to 1976 when he became an adjunct professor of law. He taught a course in estate planning during the 1984-85 academic year. Edward S. Graves, 1910-1985 He was a member of the Lynchburg, the Virginia, and the American Bar Associations, the Association of the Bar of the Ci- ty of New York, the International Bar Association, and the Inter- American Bar Association. He was co-author of ‘‘ Virginia Civil Procedures’’ and had con- tributed articles to the Washington and Lee Law Review. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Naval Reserve and was on active duty from 1942 to 1946. He was a trustee emeritus of Randolph-Macon Woman’s Col- lege and a member of the Board of Directors of the United Virginia Bank in Lynchburg. He was past president of the Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce and a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Lynchburg. 24 W&L delivered the petition to the Trustees’ in- vestment committee for its consideration. Following that meeting, Rector James M. Ballengee announced the appointment of the three-member subcommittee and asked that it ‘‘earnestly and sincerely ex- amine the issue.’’ The subcommittee will consist of C. Royce Hough III of Jacksonville, Fla., who will serve as chairman, James F. Gallivan of Nashville, Tenn., and Isaac N. Smith Jr. of Charleston, W.Va. Ballengee asked that the subcommittee report its findings to the trustees. William S. Geimer, associate pro- fessor of law at W&L and one of the organizers of the Campaign Against Apartheid, said that the organization ‘‘is pleased with this important first step the Trustees have taken.’’ Awards, honors e J. Cole Dawson III of Houston, president of the executive committee for 1984-85, won the Frank J. Gilliam Award for 1985. The Gilliam Award is presented to the student who has made the most conspicuous contributions to life at Washington and Lee. The recipient is selected by non-graduating student government representatives. Dawson was active in the student government during each of his four years at W&L. He was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma. He was a member of the student recruitment ee pe: Awards on Senior Night went to (from left) Charles M. (Murph) Murray; J. Coleman Dawson IIT; and Lewis G. John. Winners of the Ring-tum Phi awards (from left) Richard Sessoms, director of alumni programs; B. Scott Tilley, ’85; Clara Belle Weatherman, who accepted the award for her late husband, Romulus IT. Weatherman, Robert Tomaso, ’85; and George Cunningham committee and the Muscular Dystrophy Superdance committee and participated in the Big Brothers program. e Lewis G. John, dean of students at Washington and Lee University, has been awarded the fifth annual William Webb Pusey III Award for outstanding service and dedication to the University. The Pusey Award was created in 1981 by the executive committee of the Univer- sity and is named in honor of William Webb Pusey III, who served Washington and Lee as professor, dean, and acting president from 1939 until his retirement in 1981. John, a 1958 graduate of Washington and Lee, returned to his alma mater in 1963 as assistant dean of students and director of financial aid. He became dean of students in 1969. In addition to the Pusey Award, the executive committee made a special presentation in recognition of outstanding service to the University by Charles M. (Murph) Murray, proctor at Washington and Lee. e¢ Washington and Lee’s student newspaper presented its annual awards for outstanding service to the University during Senior Night ceremonies in May. Recipients of Ring-tum Phi awards were: —the late Romulus T. Weatherman, who served as director of publications at W&L from 1967 until his death in May; —Richard Sessoms, director of alumni activities and secretary of the W&L Alumni Association; —George Cunningham, former Lex- ington Post Office employee and a longtime friend of the University; —senior Bob Tomaso of Milford, Conn., head dormitory counselor; —senior B. Scott Tilley of Richmond, president of The Lampost and the Col- lege Republicans. e Washington and Lee’s chapter of the national leadership fraternity Omicron Delta Kappa has given its Rupert N. Latture Outstanding Sophomore Award to Jeffrey Scott Man- dak of Clifton, N.J. Named for the sole surviving founders of ODK, the award goes to the W&L sophomore who best exemplifies the ideals of the national fraternity. Mandak is a Robert E. Lee Research Scholar in chemistry. He previously won the Phi Beta Kappa Sophomore Award for outstanding scholarship. Faculty activities e Lamar Cecil, the Kenan Professor of History at Washington and Lee, has contributed a chapter on the diplomatic service in imperial Germany to a recently W&L = 25 published volume. The book in which Cecil’s chapter appears is entitled The Diplomatic Corps, 1871-1945: Budinger Research in Social History. It was edited by Professor Klaus Schwabe, director of the Historical Institute of the Technische Hochscule of Aachen. e David B. Dickens, associate pro- fessor of German at Washington and Lee, recently participated in a symposium at the 32nd Northeast Conference for Foreign Language Teaching held in New York. In connection with a symposium on the German short story, Dickens presented a paper, ‘‘The Short Stories of Kurt Kusenberg.”’ e The application of computer technology to an 11th-century survey of England is the topic of a journal article recently published by two Washington and Lee professors and three recent W&L graduates. Taylor Sanders, professor of history at W&L, was the chief author of the arti- cle, entitled ‘‘The Classroom, the Com- puter, and the Domesday Book,’’ which appeared in the recent issue of Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching. His co-authors include Phil Cline, associate professor of economics and ad- ministration, and three recent W&L graduates—Tim Hartley, ’84, currently a law student at Washington and Lee; Charles King, 85, who is attending law school at George Mason University; and Tim Valliere, ’84, who is pursuing graduate work in international relations at Columbia University. e Bruce Herrick, professor of economics and head of the department of economics at Washington and Lee, was one of two economists invited to par- ticipate in a recent meeting on data needs for health in international development. The University Theatre produced an original play entitled Two Lovers of Verona during the spring term. Written by W&L drama professors Tom Ziegler and Joseph Martinez, the play was a musical based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. /n addition to performances in the Universi- ty Theatre, the company took the show on the road. The set was designed and the script was written specifically to permit production of the play in high schools and grammar schools. The performance pictured above was at Lexington’s Lylburn Downing School. 26 W&L Herrick Held in Washington, D.C., the meeting was convened by the U.S. State Department’s Agency for International Development (AID) as part of its con- gressionally mandated program to im- prove the health conditions in low-income countries around the world. Herrick’s most recent field research in health economics was carried out in Jor- dan as part of a World Bank survey of that country’s health delivery systems. e The on-going racial struggle in South Boston, Mass., and the concept of power in that struggle provided the topic for a paper presented recently by Washington and Lee sociology professor David R. Novack. Entitled ‘‘Forced Bus- ing in South Boston: Class, Race and the Third Dimension of Power,’’ Novack presented the paper at the 55th annual meeting of the Eastern Sociological Socie- ty, which was held in Philadelphia. e Gordon P. Spice, associate pro- fessor of music at Washington and Lee, has been elected president of the Inter- collegiate Musical Council, a national association of collegiate and secondary school male choruses. Spice, who has served as secretary of the organization since 1979, was elected at the IMC’s an- nual seminar held in Salt Lake City. e Washington and Lee music pro- fessor Robert Stewart was one of the featured composers at a program on con- temporary music held at James Madison University earlier this year. Stewart was one of four Virginia composers whose music was performed during the two-day event, ‘‘Music of Our Time—A Festival of Contemporary Music.”’ Faculty promotions announced Eight members of the Washington and Lee faculty recently received promo- tions in academic rank. Approved by the Board of Trustees during its May meeting, the promotions are effective September 1. Promoted from associate professor to full professor are: David B. Dickens (German), John M. McDaniel (an- thropology), and Pamela H. Simpson (fine arts). Promoted from assistant professor to associate professor are: Roger A. Dean (administration), Carl P. Kaiser (economics), Russell C. Knudson (romance languages), Joseph D. Martinez (fine arts), and Larry M. Stene (fine arts). Minor L. Rogers named duPont Professor of Religion Minor L. Rogers, a member of the Washington and Lee faculty since 1972, has been named the Jessie Ball duPont Professor in Religion by the W&L Board of Trustees. The endowed professorship in religion was established through grants of $750,000 to Washington and Lee from the Jessie Ball duPont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund of Jacksonville, Fla. A former Episcopal missionary to Japan, Rogers has conducted major research on Japanese Buddhism. He is currently completing a book on Rennyo Shonin, who laid the foundations in medieval Japan for the emergence of the Shin Pure Land Sect as the most influen- tial religious movement in Japanese history. Rogers received his bachelor of science degree from Virginia Military In- stitute in 1952. After serving in the U.S. Army and as an engineer for General Electric, he entered Virginia Theological Seminary and earned the bachelor of divinity degree in 1958. From 1958 to 1961, he served as a clergyman for the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia. He was a mis- sionary in Japan with Nippon Seikokai (Episcopal Church in Japan) from 1961 to 1965. He earned the Ph.D. degree from Harvard in 1972, the same year he joined the Washington and Lee faculty as assis- tant professor. He was promoted to associate professor in 1978 and was nam- ed head of the department of religion last year. He has spent the 1984-85 academic year at Harvard University on a sab- batical leave from W&L. Rogers was instrumental in organizing Washington and Lee’s successful program Rogers in East Asian Studies. He has also been involved in W&L’s study abroad program at the Kansai University of Foreign Studies in Hirakata, Japan, and in the University’s development of a student ex- change program with Rikkyo University in Tokyo. He has been the recipient of several grants and awards, including an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant for research at The Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard and a Na- tional Endowment for the Humanities grant. He is the author of nine journal ar- ticles and 14 papers presented at national and international professional meetings on Japanese Buddhism. He has translated three Japanese Buddhist sacred texts into English. Rogers is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Association for Asian Studies, and the International Association of Shin Buddhist Studies. White receives Mednick Grant O. Kendall White Jr., associate pro- fessor of sociology at Washington and Lee, has been named the recipient of a Mednick Fellowship for research and ad- vanced study. White was one of 11 professors from Virginia colleges selected to receive the fellowships, offered through the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges, which administers the Maurice L. Med- nick Memorial Fund. White used the fellowship to conduct research in Utah this past summer. He has been studying social contradictions in Mormon family life. White previously studied other aspects of the Mormon Church, publishing ar- ticles on such topics as the admission of blacks into the Mormon priesthood and the Mormon Church’s excommunication of Equal Rights Amendment activist Sonia Johnson. A member of the Washington and Lee faculty since 1969, he received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Utah and his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. The Virginia Foundation for Indepen- dent Colleges raises funds primarily from corporations and foundations for 14 in- dependent colleges in Virginia. Steinheimer named Huntley Professor Roy L. Steinheimer Jr., professor of law and former dean of the School of Law, has been appointed to the Robert FE. R. Huntley Professorship in Law by the University’s Board of Trustees. Steinheimer becomes the first Huntley Professor of Law at W&L. The endowed professorship was created by the W&L Trustees in 1982 in honor of Huntley, who served for 15 years as president of Washington and Lee. The Huntley Professorship was established with designated unrestricted endowment funds which the University received during the $67 million develop- ment program that was completed in 1982. Steinheimer came to Washington and Lee in 1968, succeeding Huntley as dean of the School of Law. A Dodge City, Kan., native, Steinheimer received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas and his law degree from the University of Michigan. After practicing law with a New York City firm for 10 years, he joined the faculty of the University of Michigan law school where he taught before coming to W&L. He served as dean for 15 years before retiring and returning to full-time teaching. A specialist in the area of com- mercial law, Steinheimer spent the spring semester of 1984 as the first occupant of the John Sparkman Distinguished Pro- fessorship at the University of Alabama School of Law. In the fall of 1984 he returned to W&L. He teaches courses in commercial transactions and consumer protection. Steinheimer served for several years on the Uniform Commercial Code Com- W&L 27 mittees of both the American and Michigan State Bar Associations. He is the author of numerous books and ar- ticles, including the two-volume Uniform Commercial Code Forms with Practice Comments (1969) and the two-volume Desk Reference to the Uniform Commer- cial Code (1964). University editor named Jeffery G. Hanna, director of the news office at Washington and Lee since 1981, has been named university editor and director of communications at W&L, effective July 1. The appointment was announced by Farris P. Hotchkiss, director of university relations at W&L. In addition, Hotchkiss announced that Joyce Carter Harris, an editorial assistant at W&L, will become assistant university editor. According to Hotchkiss, Hanna’s responsibilities will be to supervise and coordinate the University’s Alumni Magazine, the news service, and the print shop programs along with the Universi- ty’s overall publications. He will also oversee the photographic services and the sports information operation. In the capacity of university editor, Hanna succeeds Frank A. Parsons, who continues to serve as executive assistant to the president of the University. Harris has been an editorial assistant in Washington and Lee’s publications department for 18 years. She has been primarily responsible for production of the University’s catalogues and served as interim editor of both the undergraduate and law school catalogues in 1984-85. William G. Broaddus named Virginia attorney general William G. Broaddus, who received his bachelor of arts degree in economics from Washington and Lee in 1965, became the 35th attorney general of Virginia on June 30. Broaddus, who had been serving as depu- ty attorney general, was appointed by Gov. Charles S. Robb to succeed Gerald L. Baliles who resigned to run for governor. A native of Richmond, Broaddus, 42, received his law degree from the University of Virginia. He was a law clerk for Justice Harry L. Carrico of the Supreme Court of Virginia, served as assistant attorney general from 1970 to 1973, and was Henrico Coun- ty attorney from 1973 to 1982. Broaddus and his wife, Grace, have two children. 28 W&L Mellon Foundation awards WE&L $250,000 grant The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has made a $250,000 grant to Washington and Lee to help the Universi- ty develop ‘‘fresh combinations’’ in its academic programs. In announcing the grant, Dr. John E. Sawyer, president of the Mellon Founda- tion, said that the financial assistance is designed to ‘‘sustain creative energies and stir new perceptions and hypotheses within or across fields, to foster the healthy ordering or reordering of either individual disciplines or larger groupings of knowledge, and to encourage im- Lee Associates More than 160 guests gathered in Lexington in May for the Lee Associate Dinner. At left, Trustee James Gallivan (left) chats with Mr. and Mrs. Omer L. Hirst. Below, guests dined to chamber music pro- vided by W&L students. aginative reconsideration of undergraduate . . . teaching programs in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.’’ W&L President John D. Wilson an- nounced that the University will use the grant initially in two areas: first, to help support and expand the East Asian Studies Program; and second, to begin work in the area of cognition studies. ‘‘We are grateful to have been award- ed the Mellon Foundation grant and are encouraged by the opportunity it brings to strengthen and revitalize our initiatives in the humanities and social sciences,’’ Wilson said. Generals’ Report W&L Boasts Three Tennis All-Americans \ y ashington and Lee’s tennis team gave the hometown fans plenty to cheer about in May. Serving as the host team for the NCAA Division III Championships, the Generals wound up eighth in the nation during the team competition and then had three players earn All-America honors during the individual play. Freshman David McLeod of Augusta, Ga., and the doubles team of senior Andy Haring of Mansfield, Ohio, and freshman Chris Wiman, of Abilene, Texas, claimed All-America status by scoring impressive upset victories to ad- vance to the third rounds of their respec- tive brackets. In all, 90 student-athletes representing 37 colleges and universities descended on the W&L campus for the week-long na- tional championships. Swarthmore (Pa.) College upset Kalamazoo (Mich.) to win the team championship during the first three days of the tournament. In the in- dividual competition, Principia (Ill.) Col- lege freshman Toby Clark won the singles crown while Swarthmore teammates Jeff Krieger and Shep Davidson claimed the doubles title. Although the tournament drew in- terested crowds throughout the week, most of the attention naturally focused on the fate of W&L’s entrants. And the Generals provided some of the most in- teresting moments, too, especially during the individual competition. In fact, one of the most dramatic matches of the week saw McLeod, W&L’s No. | singles player, stun the tournament’s top-ranked player, Swarthmore’s Krieger, in the first round of singles. McLeod had lost to Krieger during the team competition earlier in the week. But the second meeting was a different story as McLeod rebounded with a thrill- ing 7-6, 4-6, 7-5 victory. McLeod won another three-set match in the second round to advance to the round of 16 by Mark Mandel All-American Haring where he was finally eliminated. The doubles team of Haring and Wiman also claimed an upset by knock- ing off the fifth-seeded team in the open- ing round, thereby becoming one of the top eight teams left in the draw. They eventually lost in the quarterfinals to the Swarthmore team that won the national championship. It was a historic week for the Generals since it marked the first time that W&L had three All-Americans in one year. Thrice before two Generals had been All-Americans in the same year— Ben Johns and Stewart Jackson in both 1977 and 1978 and Pete Lovel and Doug Gaker in 1981. **T am extremely proud for Washington and Lee,’’ said W&L head coach Gary Franke, who was the tourna- ment director. ‘‘The players rose to the occasion with some outstanding tennis. I am especially happy for Andy Haring, the only senior on the squad. He is an outstanding individual and truly deserved the honor. It was also great to see our freshmen emerge as national-caliber players. *‘But I am not just proud for the players. A lot of people worked hard to make the tournament a success. Conse- quently, people from all over the country had a chance to see Washington and Lee at its finest.’’ Earlier in the spring the Generals had swept to the Old Dominion Athletic Con- ference title by winning five of the six singles championships and all three doubles crowns. McLeod was named the conference’s Player of the Year; Franke was the ODAC Coach of the Year. x * * ene lacrosse team, which played one of its most demanding schedules ever, had a disappointing year, finishing with a 3-8 record. To their credit, the Generals did play well in spurts but could not sustain their efforts against five of the top 15 Division I teams and the No. 1l-ranked Division III team. After an 8-6 win over Duke in the opener, W&L lost to No. 3-ranked North Carolina (19-5), No. 5 Maryland (11-5), No. 4 Virginia (17-7), No. 10 Cor- nell (14-6), and No. 15 Towson State (9-8). The Generals also lost a 14-13 dou- ble overtime decision to Washington Col- lege, which was ranked No. 1 in Division III at the time. After an 18-12 win over Bucknell, the team got on a roller coaster, hitting its lowest point in a 20-6 loss to Roanoke, W&L 29 then soaring to a 13-12 victory over No. 13 Loyola four days later. The season ended with a 9-6 loss to the University of Maryland-Baltimore County. ‘‘We had a disappointing season, but I cannot take anything away from this team’s effort. We played as a team. We sacrificed as a team. We hustled as a team. Unfortunately, we did not win as a team,’’ said head coach Dennis Daly. There were solid individual perfor- mances throughout the season. Senior John Di Duro of Geneva, N.Y., was spectacular in the goal and was named the team’s most valuable player. Senior attackman Sandy Brown of Baltimore was selected to play in the annual North- South All-Star game. And senior Rich (Taz) Schoenberg of Chicago had another fine year, winning 63 percent of his faceoffs. Washington and Lee’s winning streak in track and field came to a halt when the Generals finished second to Lynch- burg in the Old Dominion Athletic Con- ference championships. W&L had won the previous outdoor title and the last two indoor titles. ‘‘We ran well in the ODAC meet. I don’t feel as though we lost the meet; Lynchburg simply beat us for the title,’’ said head coach Norris Aldridge. ‘‘I am proud of our guys. They gave it their best shot but came up a little short.”’ Actually the Generals performed bet- ter in finishing second this time than they had in 1984 when they won the cham- pionship with 141 points, seven fewer than this year’s total. (W&L wound up with 148 points to Lynchburg’s 169.) Suffering from inconsistency throughout the season, the W&L baseball team finished the year with a 6-21 record. The Generals were able to provide some postseason drama in the ODAC tournament by upsetting top-seeded Lynchburg, 8-5, in the first round. In the semifinals the Generals came close to pulling off another upset but fell to even- tual champion Bridgewater, 8-7. W&L controlled the game throughout, leading 7-5 entering the bottom of the ninth before Bridgewater rallied to win the game. Junior Hugh Finkelstein of Con- yngham, Pa., led the team with a .440 batting average. Sophomore Milam Turner of Selma, Fla., had 13 RBI to lead that category. Sophomore Bill Schoettelkotte of Atlanta slugged five home runs, including a grand slam in the ODAC semifinal game. The golf team finished fourth in the ODAC, compiled a 5-1 regular-season record, and earned head coach Buck Leslie his 100th career coaching victory. In the ODAC tournament, junior Greg Wheeler of Anniston, Ala., shot rounds of 77 and 76 on the par-70 Hanover Country Club (Richmond) course to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place, good enough to earn All-ODAC honors. At the year-end awards ceremony, senior Mark Pembroke of Milwaukee was the recipient of the Preston R. Brown Memorial Award as the most valuable senior athlete. Pembroke was captain of both the cross country and track teams and was the ODAC champion at 800 meters. Senior David Sizemore of Cov- ington, Va., a wide receiver for the Generals’ football team, won the Wink Glasgow Spirit and Sportsmanship Award. McLeod, one of the three tennis All-Americans, won the Outstanding Freshman Athlete Award. Junior Dickie Morris of Jackson, Tenn., received the J. L. (Lefty) Newell Award for outstand- ing student service in recognition of his three-year stint as basketball manager. Lacrosse Remains Division I Each year Washington and Lee evaluates the status of the University’s Division I lacrosse program. Lacrosse is the only W&L team that competes on the NCAA’s highest level. But like all the other W&L teams, it operates under Divi- | sion III admissions and financial aid guidelines. - —_ . | Despite the handicap of playing against subsidized teams Pa ee Se the Generals have been successful over the years, playing in the NCAA tournament eight times in the 14 years that it has been held. Recently, however, W&L has had increasing prob- lems competing with some institutions which are placing add- ed emphasis on and more money into lacrosse. This year, based on Athletic Director Bill McHenry’s recommendation, the University has decided that W&L will e continue to play within Division I but will shift the schedule S A away from schools that give the full complement of scholar- i ships to those schools with similar athletic philosophies and admission standards, such as Ivy League members. ‘*It is in the best interest of the program, at this time, to develop a more competitive Division I schedule for our lacrosse team,’’ said McHenry. ‘‘We will be playing a strong schedule, composed of teams that place the same emphasis on lacrosse that we do.”’ The 1986 schedule will include three Ivy League schools—Dartmouth, Cornell, and Yale. There will also be Lh i gee MR a % 2 traditional rivals Virginia, Towson State, Duke, Washington (Pitiliag Te eee - College, Loyola, and Roanoke. Lite WOE cd The Generals battle Virginia at Wilson Field. 30 W&L Chapter News Virginia Senators Welcome Washington Chapter to the Capitol Members of the Washington, D.C., Chapter had a rare treat in June when two members of the chapter invited them to lunch. What made the gathering more than a little unusual was that the hosts were U.S. Senators John Warner, ’49, and Paul Trible, ’71L, and the luncheon was held in the Mansfield Room of the U.S. Capitol. More than 90 chapter members were able to take advantage of the opportunity to get an inside look at the Capitol and to dine in the same room in which the majority party holds weekly meetings. Sens. Warner and Trible, both Republicans and both representing Virginia, took time from typically hectic schedules to speak briefly to the group. Warner reiterated something he had told the W&L law graduates in May when he said that ‘‘I would not be where I am to- day as a member of the United States Senate had it not been for Washington and Lee.”” In his remarks Trible underscored the importance of the small, private liberal arts college for the future of the country. While Washington Chapter President Beau Dudley, ’74, ’79L, presided, two other alumni had a hand in the ar- rangements since both Warner and Trible have W&L graduates as aides: H. Powell Starks, 83, is an aide to Warner while Darren Trigonoplos, ’82, is a Trible assistant. x * * Chapters continued to play an impor- tant role in making new members of the Washington and Lee family feel welcome by sponsoring receptions for incoming freshmen. In Tampa, University Trustee Tom Touchton, ’60, and his wife, Lee, were hosts to the Florida West Coast Chapter’s reception for Tampa students. In attendance were alumni who had assisted John W. Robinson IV, ’72, the area’s Alumni-Admissions Representative in the recruiting efforts. Those alumni in- cluded George Harvey, ’63; Paul Buskey, °70; Michael Airheart, ’78; Matt Valaes, °79; Jim Davis, ’79; and Jay Fechtel, ’83. At the Capitol (from left) Sen. Trible, Dudley, and Sen. Warner One guest who attended in the dual role of alumnus and parent was John Lawson Jr., ’53, whose son, John Lawson III, will enroll in the fall. Other chapters who held similar receptions, in addition to those listed in the May/June issue of the Alumni Magazine, were: Westchester-Fairfield, Conn.; Northern New Jersey; Tidewater, Va.; Ft. Worth; Palmetto (Columbia, S.C.); Richmond; Charlotte; and New Orleans. RS KR As part of a new program to familiarize alumni with estate-planning options, two chapters—Richmond and Baltimore—held meetings in May with representatives of the University’s development office. Farris Hotchkiss, ’58, director of development and university relations, was joined by Bill Washburn, ’40, and Milburn Noell, 51, 54L, associate development directors, for sessions on the financial, tax, and estate aspects of the charitable arrangements known as defer- red (income-retained) or estate-planned gifts. The Alumni and Development offices plan to coordinate such gatherings for other chapters in efforts to aid alumni in the formation of long-range tax and charitable plans. Anyone interested in ar- ranging a deferred-giving program should contact the Alumni Office. xk &k& * Washington and Lee alumni joined with graduates of other Virginia colleges and universities for three different outings during May and June. The Jacksonville Chapter initiated a ‘‘Let’s Get Together’? party for alumni from W&L, the University of Virginia, and the University of North Carolina (okay, so it’s not actually in Virginia). Members of the New England Chapter participated in the Annual Virginia Schools Party at the Opera House in Boston. And Michigan area alumni were guests for an Old Dominion Day Picnic at Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. x *k& * In news from other chapters: NEW ORLEANS. The New Orleans Chapter held its annual business meeting in April and opted to restructure its organization to promote continued growth. Meeting at the home of John F. Carrerre Jr., ’69, the chapter president, the group adopted a set of by-laws that called for the establishment of a board of directors and specified election pro- cedures for both directors and chapter of- ficers. Ten alumni were elected to the in- itial board. They are Carrere; Julian H. Good Jr., ’78; Frederick L. Bates, ’76; John R. Sarpy, ’72; Gus A. Fritchie Jr., °50; Harley B. Howcott Jr., 60; Dudley D. Flanders, ’56; Richard K. Christovich, °68; and Jeffrey J. Christovich, 81. The chapter elected three directors ex-officio in recognition of their long-standing sup- port of W&L. They are Herbert G. Jahncke, ’30; Joseph T. Lykes Jr., °41; and John Minor Wisdom, ’25. BALTIMORE & WASHINGTON. Members of the Baltimore and Washington chapters formed the nucleus of a crowd of about 200 Washington and Lee lacrosse fans who descended on Baltimore to watch the Generals play Loyola College in May. The two chapters joined forces to present a pre-game brunch at the Mount Washington Tavern, W&L 31 BALTIMORE—Dick Moore, ’57, Reveley Moore, Ellen Brooks, and Trustee Emeritus Frank Brooks, ’46, were among approximately 200 W&L lacrosse fans who watched the Generals. then went together to the game. The W&L contingent refused to give up when the Generals fell behind by seven goals. Instead, the crowd presented an a cap- pella version of ‘‘The Swing,’’ which may have been the turning point since the Generals rallied to score a 13-12 victory. BLUE RIDGE. At a reception at the Charlottesville home of Robert G. Brown, ’49, the Blue Ridge Chapter elected the following officers: B. Waugh Crigler, ’70, president; Richard H. Milnor, ’70, ’74L, vice president; and George B. Craddock, ’64, secretary- treasurer. R. Lecky Stone Jr., ’76, is the area’s AAP chairman. H. Dan Winter III, ’69, is the chapter’s immediate past president. PENINSULA. John Elrod, dean of the College, spoke to a dinner meeting of the Peninsula Chapter at the James River Country Club in Newport News in May. Conway Shield, 64, ’67L, president of the chapter, organized the meeting during which the following new officers were elected: Tom Cox, ’67, ’72L, president; Herb Smith, ’80, ’83L, vice president; and Kendall Jones, ’79, secretary- treasurer. PALMETTO. The Palmetto Chapter held its annual spring business meeting at the Palmetto Club in Columbia in May. Ben Hale, a 1985 graduate of the University, spoke to the group on the recently form- ed student-alumni organization, Kathekon. New officers for the chapter are Will Newton, ’60, president; Preston Covington, ’82, vice president; John Hamilton, ’80, secretary; and Mike Burnette, ’79, treasurer. CHARLESTON. The Charleston (W.Va.) Chapter’s annual dinner was held in June at the Edgewood Country Club. 32 W&L see i BALTIMORE—Rob Staugitis, ’82, (left) talks with John Howard, ’57, at pre-game brunch. iia’ - BALTIMORE—Barbara Clements, whose husband, Bob, ’80, was an All-America lacrosse goalie, and Jack Dudley, ’77, co-owner of the Mt. Washington Tavern, go through the buffet line at the pre-game brunch. BALTIMORE—From left, W&L geology professor Sam Kozak, assistant admissions director Julia Kozak, and Tom Keigler, ’77, president of the Baltimore Chapter. x S—Directors (front row) John Carrere Jr., ’69; Fred Bates, ’76; (back row) Gus Fritchie Jr., ’50; John Sarpy, ’72; Harley president; Tom Cox, ’67, ’72L, chapter president; Herb Smith, ’80, Howcott Jr., °60; Dudley Flanders, *56; and Julian Good Jr., ’78 *83L, chapter vice president NEW ORLEA | CHARLESTON—Dr. Kenneth MacDonald, ’36, (left) and Ed Seitz, PALMETTO—Attending Palmetto Chapter’s meeting were (from left) °36, make plans to attend their 50th Class Reunion during the Leighton Stradtman, *84; John McCants, ’84; Ben Hale, ’85; Joe Charleston meeting. Walker, ’76; Les Cotter, ’80; Preston Covington, ’82; Frank Knowlton, 81; and Will Newton, ’60. New Alumni Board Daniel T. Balfour, ’63, ’65L Members Chester T. Smith Jr., ’53 Richmond, Va. Darien, Conn. Class Agent, 1976-77 Westchester-Fairfield Chapter President, 1978-83 Class Agent, 1967-68 am Ff \ ; C. Howard Capito, ’68 Wayne D. McGrew Jr., ’52 Thomas P. O’Brien Jr., 58, ’60L Greeneville, Tenn. Atlanta, Ga. Cincinnati, Ohio Board Member, N.Y. Chapter 1975 Class Agent, 1982-84 Southern Ohio Chapter President, 1984-85 Class Agent, 1978-83 W&L = 33 z p a ea ee em , ne % BL 44? Rit Sea ae fe + Ee F , ee w eis Me Ke , ime aS & i "4 £ Pe: < ” ; ; ‘ r, we tL we GE y Alumni sons who received academic degrees, standing behind their fathers (left to right): Robert C. Pearson, ’58, Robert D. Pearson; James T. Berry, 54, James T. Berry Jr.; Gilbert F. Dukes Jr., ’56, Gilbert F. Dukes III; George M. Young, ’54, Marshall R. Young; R. Gordon Gooch, ’56, Gordon C. Gooch; John C. Dawson Jr., ’60, J. Cole Dawson III; William A. R. Dalton, ’55, Samuel P. Dalton; Manuel M. Weinberg Jr., ’31 (grandfather), David S. Weinberg, ’55, Tod J. Weinberg; Walter Randall Sr., ’52, William P. Randall ithe Be More alumni sons who received their academic degrees, standing behind their fathers (left to right): James R. Wingert Jr., James T. McKinstry, "48, Thomas N. McKinstry; Thomas C. Imeson II, ’61, °54, James R. Wingert III; Thomas C. Imeson III; James A. Wood, ’59, James L. Wood; Robert V. Joel, ’50, William L. Joel; Theodore M. Kerr, ’57, Charles S. Kerr; John B. Kinkead, ’53, George B. Kinkead; William H. Pifer, ’47, Robert B. Pifer; Thomas T. Bond, ’51, Henry M. Bond; John H. Brooks, ’45, Christopher H. Brooks Alumni sons and daughters who received their law degrees from W&L, standing behind their fathers (from left to right): George H. Gray, ’SOL, Ellen Harrison Gray; William R. Mauck Sr., °52, William R. Mauck Jr., ’?79; William H. Hogeland, ’52L, Webster Hogeland; Peter F. Matera, ’55L, Peter F. Matera; Robert D. Miller, ’57 (not pictured), John McElwee Miller Alumni sons and fathers not available for photographs were (father’s name in parentheses): John D. Buchanan (John D. Buchanan Jr., *61L); Scott D. Buschman (J. Hardin Marion, 55, “S8L); Banks R. Chamberlain (George A. Jones Jr., ’73L); Alexander R. Fitzenhagen Jr. (Alexander R. Fitzenhagen, ’60); Charles M. Hutchins (Christopher Hutchins, ’60); Julian C. Josey III (Julian C. Josey Jr, 60); Allen S. Roberts (William L. Roberts Jr., °62); Duncan H. Stone (Robert L. Stone, ’62, ’65L) Still more alumni sons who received their academic degrees, standing behind their fathers (left to right): Chester T. Smith Jr., ’53, C. Taber Smith II; Donald G. McKaba, ’56, Donald G. McKaba; Granville S. R. Bouldin, ’49, ’51L, E. Laws Bouldin; Sam Bendheim III, *57, Stephen H. Bendheim; W. Temple Webber Jr., ’54, David F. Webber; William F. Robertson III, ’60, William M. Robertson; Fred B. Griffin, ’60, Edward M. Griffin; James E. Lipscomb III, 58, C. Benjamin Lipsomb Reunion Class of 1935 Reunion Class of 1960 W&L = 35 Class Notes WASHINGTON AND LEE ARM CHAIRS AND ROCKERS With Crest in Five Colors The chairs are made of birch and rock maple, hand-rubbed in black lacquer (also available by special order in dark pine stain; see note below). They are attractive and sturdy pieces of furniture and are welcome gifts for all occasions—Christmas, birthdays, graduation, anniversaries, or weddings. All profit from sales of the chair goes to the scholarship fund in memory of John Graham, 14. ARM CHAIR Black lacquer with cherry arms $160.00 f.o.b. Lexington, Va. BOSTON ROCKER All black lacquer $150.00 f.o.b. Lexington, Va. By Special Order Only: The Arm Chair and Boston Rocker are also available by special order in natural dark pine stain, with crest in five colors, at the same price as the black arm chair and rocker. Allow at least 12 weeks for delivery. Mail your order to WASHINGTON AND LEE ALUMNI, INC. Lexington, Virginia 24450 Shipment from available stock will be made upon receipt of your check. Freight charges and delivery delays can often be minimized by having the shipment made to an office or business address. Please include your name, address, and telephone number, and a telephone number, if known, for the delivery location. 36 W&L 1917 Dr. ARCHIE E. CRUTHIRDS, at 91 years of age, con- tinues to play golf six days a week at The Phoenix Country Club and at Paradise Valley Country Club. He sports a 34 handicap. Cruthirds retired in 1979 after 50 years of practice as an eye, ear, nose, and throat specialist. His 30 articles on eye burns and injuries and causes of cataractous changes in the eye have been published in national and international medical magazines, and he has spoken throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. He and his wife, Dortha, live in Phoenix during the year and spend their summers in La Jolla, Calif. 1927 ALLEN HARRIS JR. is chairman and chief executive officer of Harris-Rarkett Inc., a building and con- struction business, in Johnson City, Tenn. Har- ris enjoyed a successful moose hunt to Peace River in Alberta, Canada, last September. GEORGE W. SUMMERSON was honored by the Virginia Travel Council, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and the Virginia Hotel and Motel Association during ceremonies at the Natural Bridge Hotel in September 1984. Summerson, described as a ‘‘giant*’ of the travel industry, has served the industry for more than 50 years. He was one of the organizers and a charter member of the Virginia Travel Council. He is also a former direc- tor of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, vice president for the Chamber’s southwest division, and chairman of the Chamber’s travel develop- ment committee. 1932 ERVIN J. ADE has been made an honorary board member of the Fertility Research Foundation in New York City. He is also an honorary member of the Sleepy Hollow Country Club in Scarsdale, N.Y., and is listed in Who’s Who. Ade has been living in Palm Beach, Fla., since 1979. CHARLES E. DUNCAN is retired from his own engineering and architectural firm. He lives in Vero Beach, Fla. JAMES S. POLLAK is awaiting the publication of his new book The Jubilant Delinquent. The book in- cludes a chapter about Pollak’s years at W&L. 1934 KENNETH R. COLE recently moved to Denville, N.J., to be closer to his children, who live in the New York area. After 44 years of practicing law, Epwin H. PEWETT retired in 1983 from the firm of Glassie, Pewett, Dudley, Beebe & Shanks in Washington, D.C. Pewett and his wife continue to live in Chevy Chase, Md., and their three sons and five grand- children live nearby. In the winter the Pewetts spend time in sunny Arizona. Gulf of commercial real ¢ estate service-office investments for SEG/Corrigan, Inc., in San Diego, Calif. | million venture capital fu id that invests ‘in consumer-oriented early-stage businesses. The ex- ecutive offices of Market Corp. Ventures are , in Westp ort, Conn. Kurz, lives in New GR. M t JOHNSON Ill moved to Roanoke, Va., in ji une 1985 and became vice president and regional trust administrator with EF Bank of Virginia Hust Co. ised real lestate developer. I itk h his wife, Linda; stepdau In January Norsert w. IRVIN! ace] Si- \ tion of visual 2 art ai to the division of arts Bir rmi Betsy, and daughters, Ann Elizabeth, 9, Margaret, 7, and Katherine, 4, live in New Haven, Conn. 1968 JOSEPH W. BRown, an attorney in Las Vegas, was reappointed as a commissioner on the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission. He served as deputy counsel to the 1984 Republican National Convention. W. GILBERT FAULK JR. has resigned as vice presi- dent/legal of Dow Jones and Co. to start his own international law firm. JOHN M. LEE recently published an introduction to the poetry of C.P. Carafy, an early 20th-century Greek poet. Lee is an assistant professor of English at James Madison University. He lives in Harrison- burg, Va., with his wife, Robin Haig, a free-lance dance teacher for the Richmond Ballet Company, and their daughters, ages 6 and 8. BARRY J. LEVIN has been elected president of the Jewish Campus Activities Board of Philadelphia. Levin lives in Bala-Cynwyd and is a partner in the law firm of Braemer and Kessler. He has been ac- tive in many segments of the Federation of Jewish Agencies of Greater Philadelphia and is a member of the board of directors of Beth Am Israel Congregation. Dr. BENJAMIN H. JOHNSON III was initiated into the American College of Surgeons at the annual meeting in San Francisco in October 1984. He practices in Birmingham, Ala. JOHN W. RIcE JR. has been selected for promo- tion to lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force. He is stationed at Albuquerque. JAMES L. SLATTERY recently became vice president and general counsel of Paradyne Corp. in Largo, Fla. Mas. JOHN B. SwIHART is the judge advocate for the Eisenhower Army Medical Center at Fort Gor- don, Ga. He spent two years in the same capacity at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San An- tonio, Texas. Swihart lives in Augusta, Ga. PETER W. TOOKER is a technical analyst with the American Mining Congress in Washington, D.C. He lives in Chevy Chase, Md. 1969 BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. PATRICK K. AREY, a son, John-Patrick, on Aug. 23, 1984. He joins his sisters, Molly, 5, Anne, 11, and Lindsay, 12. The family lives in Baltimore, Md. BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. ALLEN R. CASKIE, a son, Ryan Maxwell, on March 7, 1985. Caskie, his wife, Nena, and their son live in McLean, Va. Gary D. SILVERFIELD is president of Landcom, Inc., a real estate development firm involved in the development, syndication and management of shopping centers, hotels and motels, apartments and condominiums. He lives in Jacksonville, Fla. THORNTON M. HENRy (See 1966.) 1970 BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. GEORGE W. HAMLIN, a son, Todd William, on Dec. 10, 1984. He joins a sister, Kristin. Hamlin is manager of new business development for Lockheed-Georgia, in Marietta, Ga. BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. DAVID R. KATZ, a son, Avram Benjamin, on Aug. 4, 1984, in Madison, Wis. Katz for the past year has worked as a resear- cher for the PBS series The New Tech Times, a weekly news magazine on new technology seen on more than 200 stations nationwide. THE REV. RICHARD W. CAPRON is writing his doc- toral dissertation at Drew University in Madison, N.J. He is also serving as an assistant lacrosse coach at Drew for former W&L coach, Dick Szlasa. STUART C. FAUBER has been promoted to com- mander in the Naval Reserve. He is vice president and commercial loan officer for United Virginia Bank of Lynchburg. He serves as one of the two alumni representatives to the Washington and Lee University Athletic Committee. FRANK E. FISHER JR. received his master’s degree in biomedical engineering in 1982 from the Univer- sity of Virginia. Fisher now lives in Rio Rancho, N.M., where he works in the medical device industry. THOMAS D. RoBsON is manager of proprietary training as a senior vice president of Lehman Government Securities, a division of Sherson Lehman American Express in New York. He lives in Plandome, N.Y., with his wife, Rose Marie, and four children, Amanda, 9, Douglas, 7, Gregory, 4, and Abigail, 2. 197] BIRTH: MR.AND Mrs. WILLIAM M. JACOBS, a daughter, Rachel Lesley, on Aug. 15, 1984. She joins Poppy, 7, and twins, Marjorie and Celia, 2. Jacobs continues to practice pediatrics in Roanoke, Va. BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. WALTER W. May, a son, Robert Render, on June 12, 1984. He joins a brother, Richard, 4. May has entered the private practice of law in Lexington, Ky. BIRTH: Mr. AND Mrs. WALTER G. PETTEY III, a son, Stephen Blacksher, on May 9, 1984. Pet- tey is a partner in the law firm of Pettit and Mar- tin, practicing in the firm’s Dallas office. BIRTH: Dr. AND Mrs. JOSEPH B. PHILIPs III, a son, Ian Mallonee, on July 24, 1984, in Birm- ingham, Ala. Philips was winner of the 1985 Young Investigator Award from the Society of Critical Care Medicine for his research work. HENRY J. BLACKFORD III has been named senior vice president in charge of all Charleston area of- fices of The Citizens and Southern National Bank of South Carolina. G. CARR GARNETT is costume designer for the CBS daytime television series, As the World Turns. CALVERT S. WHITEHURST works in government relations for the Arco Corp. in Washington. He is on the Fellowship Council of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and was a delegate to the Virginia Republican Convention. He lives in Ar- lington, Va. BRADFIELD F. WRIGHT is serving a fifth term in the Texas House of Representatives. He practices law in Houston, where he lives with his wife and three children. WALTER J. BoRDA (See 1967.) 1972 BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. STEPHEN D. ANNAND, a son, Wesley Spradlin, on March 17, 1985, in Charleston, W.Va. He joins a brother, Franklin Darley, 4. W. ALLAN GARRETT JR. has completed both a master’s degree and a second bachelor’s degree at East Tennessee State University and is enrolled at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in Charleston. ROBERT S. GRIFFITH II practices law in Newton Grove, N.C., with a limited practice also in Fayet- teville. He graduated from the Campell Universi- ty School of Law in 1980 and lives in Newton Grove with his wife, Carol, and daughter Kelly, 2. Griffith recently lost a bid for a seat in the North Carolina Senate. Harry J. PHILLIPS JR., previously a regional vice president of the Southeastern Region of Browning- Ferris, one of the nation’s largest waste-disposal operations, has been named an executive vice presi- dent with responsibilities for the company’s North American Solid-Waste Operation. JOHN B. WoopDLIEF was admitted to the partner- ship of Price Waterhouse, effective July 1, 1985, in the firm’s New York office. 1973 BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. RICHARD V. ANDERSON, a son, Blake Bailey, on April 29, 1985, in Cincin- nati, Ohio. JAMES G. HARDWICK works for Charles A. Rose Co. in Richmond, selling homes in that city’s Fan and West End districts as well as dealing in com- mercial, investment, and multifamily property throughout the city. As a CPA he maintains a small practice during tax season. He and his wife, Anne, live in Richmond. ANDREW G. HOLLINGER has been promoted to the San Jose, Calif., executive education center as an advisory instructor. Hollinger will be teaching customer chief executive officers about data pro- cessing and its management. Earlier in the year, he received the outstanding Regional Designated Specialized Award. LaT W. Purser III of Charlotte has been elected as the alumni representative to the University’s Athletic Committee. He is a former Charlotte Chapter president and was AAP chair- man from 1980 to 1983. W&L 39 Oo _ - a a = 7 : a Hine cater dig 4 saliehl CHARLES C. HABLISTON IV is a consulting actuary with The Wyatt Company in Washington, D.C. J. WILLIAM PIERCE JR. is an associate with the Memphis law firm of Glankler, Brown, Gilliland, Chase, Robinson, and Raines. ROBERT C. ROGERS is doing post-doctoral work in applied mathematics at the University of Wiscon- sin at Madison. JOHN C. TOMPKINS has recently moved to Baltimore, Md., where he is a broker with Alex. Brown & Son. Tompkins was previously with Reynolds Aluminum in Salt Lake City, Utah. 1980 MARRIAGE: Grecory B. DYER and Diane Margaret Stone on Sept. 15, 1984. Drew Sims, ’79, Steve Smith, ’80, and Don Swaggart, ’80, were in the wedding. The couple lives in Bethesda, Md., where Dyer is a CPA with Frantz Warrick Strack and Associates. JOHN R. CLarRK III is an associate counsel to Stewart Investment Co. in Washington, D.C. He lives in Alexandria. WILLIAM R. AND BETSY CALLICOTT GODDELL have moved to Atlanta, Ga. William has rejoined the home office of King & Spalding and Betsy has join- ed Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan as an associate in their corporate department. ROBERT B. EARLE decommissioned the USS Thomas Jefferson (SSN 618) as the navigator and operations officer. After vacationing in Australia and New Zealand, Earle plans to leave the Navy for a career in private business. JOHN C. HAMILTON has been promoted to assis- tant vice president and manager of career develop- ment for the statewide personnel department of the South Carolina National Bank. Hamilton began his banking career in 1980 as a management trainee. Upon completion of the training, he served as assistant branch manager in Columbia and later in Camden. He returned to Columbia as manager of college relations in 1983 and then worked as manager of the personnel department before his recent promotion. STEVEN C. JOHNSON has completed his first year of M.B.A. studies at A.B. Freeman Graduate School of Business at Tulane University. WILLIAM W. PAXTON graduated from the Univer- sity of Virginia School of Law in May 1984. He is an associate in the general corporate section of the Richmond law firm of Williams, Mullen and Christian. ADRIAN WILLIAMSON III has been selected to receive the 1985 Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital Annual Award for outstanding achieve- ment in otolaryngology. Williamson is in his senior year at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans. 1981 BIRTH: Mr. AND MRs. JOHN L. FILE, a daughter, Haley Broyles, on Oct. 17, 1984, in Beckley, W.Va. C. CLEVELAND ABBE and his wife, Trish M. Brown, live in Portland, Ore. She is in private practice and he is a title officer for the Oregon Title Insurance Co. CHARLES F. BAHN JR. graduated in May with a master of divinity degree from Brite Divinity School at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas. During the summer of 1984, Bahn com- pleted an internship with the mid-American regional office of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Jefferson City, Mo. J. Scott Carpozo has completed three years of the combined J.D., ./f.B.A program at the Univer- sity of Virginia. This summer he worked in cor- porate finance for Morgan Stanley in New York. VINCENT COVIELLO was promoted to the rank of captain on March 1, 1985, at Fort Gordon, Ga. After leaving Germany, Coviello received the Ar- my commendation medal. He is enrolled at the signal officer’s advanced course. Upon comple- tion of the course he will be going to the 18th Air- bourne Corps at Fort Bragg, N.C. E. STEVEN DummiIrTT III, a senior medical student at the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University, has been awarded a house of- ficer appointment for 1985-86. Dummit will train in psychiatry at the State University of New York’s Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, N.Y. He received his M.D. degree May 20, 1985. CapT. MALINDA E. DUNN has been assigned to Fort Carson in the Army JAG Corps. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colo. JOHN J. Fox III was promoted to the rank of cap- tain in the U.S. Army in January 1985. Fox, a helicopter pilot, will complete his three-year tour in Europe in September. EDWARD A. JOHNSON is a physicist with the materials characterization division of the Army Materials and Mechanics Research Center. Johnson lives in Watertown, Mass. WARREN P. KEAN is an associate with the New Orleans law firm of Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie, and Sams. In the fall he will attend New York University’s School of Law to earn his LL.M. in taxation. Kean graduated in May from Louisiana State University’s law school, where he was a member of the law review, Phi Kappa Phi honor society, and the Order of the Coif. He is married to Andrea Phelps Kean. A. WILLIAM MACKIE practices law with the Atlanta firm of Cofer Beauchamp and Hawes, where he specializes in foreign investment, commercial real estate, and tax exempt financing. GENE A. MaArsH has been granted tenure and has been promoted to the rank of associate professor at the University of Alabama. M. Victor MCLAUGHLIN graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in June 1985. He is now a resident in general surgery at the New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in New York. CAPT. CHRISTOPHER S. O’CONNOR will resign his Army commission in August to enter the Harvard Business School. He is a fire support officer in the 9th Infantry Division artillery at Fort Lewis, Wash. JAMES R. LARRICK (See Larrick, 1949.) 1982 MARRIAGE: STEPHEN P. BURRINGTON and Gina Bernal Arrieta on June 16, 1984, in Denver. Bur- rington works in the international operations department of the United Bank of Denver. J. PRESTON COVINGTON III is an account executive for Smith Barney, Harris Upham and Co. in Co- lumbia, S.C. He had been with Bankers Trust of South Carolina. CLIFFORD T. GORDON, an M.B.A. student at the University of Texas, worked this summer in the consulting division of Arthur Anderson in Dallas. STEWART A. HINCKLEY is catering manager for the new Radisson Mark Plaza Hotel in Alexandria, Va. He lives in McLean, Va., with classmates William Cocke and Bob Schmidt and Chad Plum- ly, ’85. TIMOTHY D. LoBACH is a foreign currency options floorbroker for Merrill Lynch on the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. ALEXANDER W. MCALISTER is the national market sales manager for the taxable investment area of North Carolina National Bank. He lives in Charlotte, N.C. ROBERT D. MCLEAN Jr. will graduate from the University of Florida College of Law in December 1985. He is a summer associate with the Boca Raton law firm of Burke, Bosselman. He spent the summer of 1984 sea-kayaking on Prince William Sound in Alaska. MICHAEL J. MALESARDI has been promoted to senior accountant with Price Waterhouse in Washington, D.C. JAMES O. MOoorRE JR. is opening a barbecue restaurant in Bedford, Va. CHRISTOPHER L. MULLER is assistant to the chair- man of Laidlaw Adams and Peck, Inc., an invest- ment banking firm in New York. In the fall he will enroll in the Colgate Darden Business School at the University of Virginia. WALTER B. PARRISH has recently accepted a posi- tion as a commercial leasing associate: with Col- lins, Tuttle & Company in New York City. MICHAEL J. PRESSLER has been promoted to the rank of first lieutenant in the U.S. Army. He is a training officer with the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. PATRICIA E. SINSKEY is an associate with the Los Angeles firm of Weissburg and Aronson. She specializes in health law. Tony A. TRUIJILLA JR. lives in Washington, D.C., and works as an account executive with Doremus and Company, a New York-based financial public relations and advertising firm. He works with a variety of corporate clients and foreign governments. THOMAS A. WILSON attends Vanderbilt Medical School. ROBERT M. Couch (See 1978.) W&L 41 jon oun se s enrolled oat Faia rotary’ wing vie In January ANcus M. McBryYDE started work for he First Union National Bank in Charlotte, N.C. He is in the corporate banker’s development a Waldrop Realty Co. in n Salem, Va. - lesigns new and impro\ mposite tennis and : h racquets. Webb lives ir in Pennington, N. . von > Lr. J. TyRus SEIDULE recently ere juated fr ne and ra anger schools. He is is ; now an ar 1c train 1 program nal First National Bank of of - Atlan ta. so a pee : ; te 12 ae : Howarp BurTon Lee, 4 author of Bloodletting in in Appalachia ; and two-term attorney general 0 of West Co. in » Atlanta. 7 Louts M. Dupin attend Law School. Durin; 7 Chinese trade law in Beijung, She Kong. (Dubin lives | in Wa hi has comp eted two years of medical | 1e U verily © of ‘Tennessee Center” for the Health chian at area, The Burning Springs sand O. of the Little Kanawha, Published in 1968. member of Trinity United Methodist Church, where he served as a trustee, treasurer, and superintendent of the church school for 40 years. Barrick was also a member of the Martinsburg Lions Club and served as its secretary, treasurer, and president. In addition, he acted as governor of District 29V of West Virginia Lions Interna- tional. Barrick was in the retail jewelry business in Martinsburg for over 60 years and was active in many local civic and business projects during his long career. 1921 HOWARD GRAY FUNKHOUSER, a lifelong teacher of mathematics, died Dec. 31, 1984, in Exeter, N.H. Shortly after graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, he joined the W&L mathematics department, where he achieved the rank of associate professor. During the summer he pursued graduate work at Columbia Universi- ty. In 1932, while he was working on his Ph.D., he was appointed to the Columbia faculty, and the following year he accepted a position at Exeter Academy in New Hampshire. He received his doc- torate from Columbia in 1937. In addition to his classroom duties, he collaborated with Arthur Weeks to write the text Plane Trigonometry. He engaged in many phases of Academy life and was an active participant in a number of civic affairs, ranging from health organizations to the Rotary Club to the Historical Society. He also helped to found Exeter Day School. Funkhouser was a lifetime member of the Exeter Congregational Church, where he served as senior deacon and treasurer of the benevolent fund for 20 years. ROBERT BLAIR PRICE, a retired insurance broker, died April 5, 1985, in Kennett Square, Pa. 1922 WILLIAM FRANKLIN PORTLOCK, a retired vice presi- dent of Old Dominion Tobacco Co., died March 26, 1985. Portlock, a Norfolk native, had been with the Old Dominion Co. for more than 50 years. He was a member of First Lutheran Church of Norfolk, the Norfolk Rotary Club, Princess Anne Country Club, and the Norfolk Yacht and Country Club. He worked with the Boys’ Club of Norfolk for many years. 1926 WILLIAM RODGERS MARCHMAN, retired president of R.I. Marchman & Co. Inc., a farming business in Georgia, died March 14, 1985, in Venice, Fla. After his graduation from W&L Marchman studied law, and in 1928 he began work for the Far Eastern division of The National City Bank of New York. After a year’s training in New York, Marchman left for the Far East, where he spent 11 years until he resigned from the bank in 1939. He spent several years with his father’s firm in Fort Valley, Ga., and also got involved in real estate and peach farming. In 1946 Marchman bought a house in Venice, Fla., where he spent his winters. He lived in Brevard, N.C., during the summer. 1928 ROBERT WILSON COLES, a retired self-employed businessman, died on April 4, 1983, in New Milford, Conn., after a short illness. MAXWELL PENROSE WILKINSON, a literary agent and a former editor of Collier’s Magazine, died May 23, 1985, at his summer home in Shelter Island, N.Y. During the 1930s and 1940s he was an editor of Adventure, Good Housekeeping, Col- lier’s, and Esquire magazines. He was also story editor with the Samuel Goldwyn Productions mo- tion picture company. In 1949, Wilkinson and Kenneth Littauer, another former editor of Col- lier’s, started a literary agency, whose clients in- cluded Kurt Vonnegut, John D. MacDonald, Ir- vin Shaw, Vance Packard, and Quentisi Reynolds. Wilkinson continued the business until his death. Born in Brookhaven, Miss., he grew up in New Orleans and Memphis. He was a former member of the Century Association and the Shelter Island Yacht Club & Sardiners Bay Country Club in Shelter Island, N.Y. 1929 WORTHINGTON Brown, founder and president of Southern Material Handling Co. and a former ex- ecutive vice president of the Trippeer Organiza- tions, died in March 1985 at his home in Mem- phis. Brown is believed to have organized and led the first Cub Scout pack in Memphis. He was also a member of the University Club, the Memphis Country Club, and the Flat Fork Hunting Club. Brown had recently been honored by the Boy Scouts of America for his service to scouting. RICHARD DYE CARVER, the owner of Carver In- surance Agency for 25 years, died Dec. 16, 1984, following a lengthy illness at his home in Troy, Ohio. He was retired from Carver Investment Ser- vice. Carver was a member of the Trinity Episcopal ~ Church and the Patriarch Club and an honorary member of the Troy Rotary Club. RUFFIN ALCORN COOPER, a retired vice president of McAllen State Bank in McAllen, Texas, died May 9, 1985, after a short illness. Born in Clarksdale, Miss., Cooper had lived in McAllen for the past 10 years and had previously lived in Pharr, Texas, for 30 years. He was a member and former vestryman of Trinity Episcopal Church, a member of McAllen Country Club and the Valley Humane Society, and a former member of the McAllen Rotary Club. JOHN STOVALL RAGLAND, retired owner and presi- dent of Stevenson Tile and Terrazzo in Lakeland, Fla., died Dec. 29, 1984. Prior to moving to Florida, he was treasurer of Penick and Ford Ltd. in New York City. Ragland was a member of Kap- pa Sigma fraternity, The American Philatelic Society, the Lakeland Kiwanis Club, and the Con- trollers Institute. 1931 WILLIAM JOHNSON TOWLER JR., a retired vice presi- dent of the former Capitol Planning Services in Nashville, Tenn., died Feb. 19, 1985. The business was a subsidiary of J.C. Bradford & Co. in Nashville. Towler received his law degree from the former Cumberland University Law School in Lebanon. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the First Presbyterian Church. 1932 JOHN ROBERT Hornor, a leader in the oil and gas industry who was prominent in civic affairs in Clarksburg, W. Va., died May 10, 1985, after a brief illness. Hornor was a former president of the Delaware Gas Company. At the time of his death, he was a member of the board of directors of the Stonewall Gas Company in Richmond, which has drilled wells in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and several western states. He was a former president and a member of the board of directors of the West Virginia Oil and Gas Associa- tion. He also served as chairman of the eastern division of production of the American Petroleum Institute. He acted as chairman and a member of the board of directors of the Harrison County Chapter of the American Red Cross and was a former general campaign chairman of the Harrison County United Fund. In addition, he was a member of the Christ Episcopal Church. Hornor served in the U.S. Navy in World War II and retired with the rank of commander. FLoyD ELLSworTH MCKEE, a retired vice president of Bankers Trust Company, died July 29, 1984, in Corvallis, Ore. McKee joined the bank in 1934 and rose to the vice presidency in 1956. He was senior vice president in charge of real estate when he retired in 1973, and he continued to work as a consultant for three years. In 1960, McKee became treasurer and chief financial officer of Grand Central Building Inc. He had responsibili- ty for the financing of the Pan Am Building. McKee was one of the founders and a lifelong member of the Board Room, a luncheon dinner club atop the Bankers Trust Building at 280 Park Avenue, and a charter member of the Sky Club in New York City. During World War II, he served with the U.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps in Africa, Austria, and Italy from 1942 to 1946. He was awarded the Bronze Star and discharged as a first lieutenant. McKee was a member of the Larchmont Avenue Presbyterian Church where he served as trustee and chairman of the finance committee. 1936 JAMES Howe JOHNSON, a retired director of forestry research and education at Chesapeake Corp., died May 25, 1985, in Newport News, Va. Johnson served for eight years on the Virginia State Board of Conservation and Economic Development, and during three of these years he acted as chairman. In 1972 he received the Gover- nor’s Conservation Achievement Award of the Virginia Wildlife Federation, and this year Virginia Forests Inc. honored him as the ‘‘Man of the Year in Forestry.’’ Johnson completed two years of graduate work in geology at Virginia Tech and two years in forestry at Yale University. In 1940 he became an assistant forester at Chesapeake. He was made chief forester in 1945 and director of research and education in 1962. He retired after 42 years of service. He was a member of the American Society of Foresters and was active in a number of pulp and paper organizations. Johnson was also a Republican Party leader in Tidewater and served as a chairman of the King William County Republican Committee. 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