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To the Trustees and Overseers of Bowdoin College: I have the honor to submit the following report for the academic year igy6-igyy. The Financial Situation

THERE is a certain inevitability about the fact that the financial situation of the College is discussed first in this annual report. Everyone connected with colleges and universities is concerned about the growing costs of education and the increasing im- balance between the level of expenditure necessary to maintain quality and the available resources of those institutions. Some colleges have had to face the bleak reality that survival is no longer possible; most others have begun an intensive process of self-examination with a view to achieving both survival and the maintenance of quality.

Bowdoin obviously is subjected to the same general pressures that fall on other colleges. Here, too, the difficult process of program review is under way, accompanied by a multitude of voices urging one policy or another as the route out of the financial pinch. It should be said at the start that Bowdoin's position is more fortunate than most. A sizable endowment, a generous and loyal body of alumni and friends, an effective development program and the continuation of the 175th Anniversary Campaign all contribute significantly. The budget continues to be balanced, although the use of unrestricted funds as income to make that balance possible has occasioned concern in a number of quarters. Despite a severe winter and rising fuel costs, overall budget control has been exemplary.

Behind the balance there also lies, it should be remembered, a vigorous program of cost control and responsible retrenchment. Projects initiated by the Physical Plant Department have already resulted in sizable savings and will, in the future, achieve more, as the director pointed out in a recent issue of the Alumnus. Selective reduction of staff and the maintenance of the freeze on the size of the faculty have likewise been significant factors in maintaining budgetary balance. Increases of tuition have been necessary, though 4 Report of the President the scale of those increases remains well in line with the levels of increase at similar institutions. And yet there are worrying signs as one looks to the future. The first phase of the program review did not reveal any areas where reduction of expenditures would be easy or painless. Minor savings can be achieved in a few areas without any noticeable ill effects. But major savings are quite a different matter. Put very simply, the situation is this : there is little, if any, fat in the operation, what fat there was having been cut in the last several years, and further cutting means cutting bone, not fat. The program review, which must be a continuing process, has shown that these deeper cuts can be made, but it has also shown how they will alter the offering of the College. Each area reviewed was asked, as an exercise, to con- template the effect of a 10 percent reduction in its budget and also the effect of an even more sizable reduction. Of each area it was asked whether, if we were to start anew, we would have that area at all. To the latter question, the response was almost invariably yes. To the former, the response was uniformly that reduction in budget had grave implications for quality. The library is a good case in point. It goes without saying that a library lies close to the heart of the academic enterprise. Unless its quality can be maintained, both students and faculty are deprived of a vital resource and they suffer because of that deprivation. The cost of books and periodicals rises at an alarming rate; at least one department has already seen its funds for book purchases drop to nearly zero because its acquisition budget is exhausted by the purchase of essential periodicals. Were the library's acquisition budget frozen, let alone cut by 10 percent in such a context, the results are obvious and they are wholly un- acceptable. No one could maintain that everything the College does and the way in which it does things are, in some fashion, engraved in stone as a perfect model of what a college should do and how it should operate. At the same time, that realization should not blind us to the fact that alteration on a major scale is fraught with perils. The elimination of intercollegiate athletics, for example, could achieve substantial savings, but the impact would be serious. It is clear that such a course would have an adverse effect on admissions recruit- Report of the President 5 ing, hardly a desirable prospect as one looks to a future in which admissions is going to be more and more of a problem area for the private college. It would also doubtless have repercussions on the nature of student life and morale, and it would have implications for alumni support and interest. There are those who argue that the solution is to be found in increasing faculty work load and maintaining strict control on expenditures for the academic program, including salaries. It is my impression that most discussions of faculty work load are unduly simplistic and ignore, from the start, the simple fact that a faculty frozen in size is now teaching some 450 students more than it was in 1970 and hence has already increased its work load substantially. Failure to keep pace with the market in terms of salaries can only, in the long run, have a delete- rious effect. To assume that, because the academic market is, at the moment, oversupplied, one can follow such a policy with impunity is very shortsighted. Even in a tight market, it is the best people who are mobile and who will move if not competitively com- pensated.

Future projections leave little doubt that something will have to give. The choice is not between the most attractive and the least attractive options ; it is among options that are all unattractive in one way or another, and what needs to be found is the least unpalatable of the choices. In reviewing those options, it must be remembered that they are not all on the side of budget cutting and control. The income side must be considered as well. The level of giving to the College and the yield from the endowment are as important to balancing the budget as stringent fiscal control is. It would be irre- sponsible to concentrate future budget planning on one aspect of

the question only. If budget cutting is called for, serious attention must at the same time be given to the utilized rate of return from the endowment and to the use made of unrestricted money. En-

dowment growth is, of course, essential for the future survival of the College, but that growth cannot be achieved by sacrificing the

present; if it is, there may be no future to preserve. Times of financial stringency, such as the College has experi- enced in recent years and can expect to continue to experience for

the foreseeable future, are not without their utility, if only because 6 Report of the President they do force close scrutiny of the way things are done. That sort of examination, painful as it may be at the time, is, in the long run, constructive. But the examination must be as broadly based as possible and it must keep the institution's primary mission as an undergraduate liberal arts college of quality firmly in mind. The budget problem cannot be solved by riding individual hobbyhorses; the view taken of the College as a financial entity must be institution- wide and comprehensive. Two further points should also be borne in mind. In the first place, it is essential to an institution to have a sense of movement, momentum, even growth. Such a sense is psychologically very important to those who work and study here, and without it, it is all too easy to lose any awareness of purpose and direction. Such a sense of momentum is easy to convey in expansive times. In the immediate post-Sputnik years it came almost automatically as higher education entered a vigorous period of growth and expansion. It is obviously much harder to sustain in times such as we are experiencing now when actual growth is severely retarded. But it remains of central importance, and it is essential that budget control not become identical with a retrenchment mentality that would be inimi- cal to the College's efforts. In the second place, one must be honest about the impact of any program cutting that is contemplated.

There is a great danger that program cutting at any institution like Bowdoin can lead to a reduction in quality; however attractive such cutting may seem from the point of view of reducing costs, it would be well to remember that cuts will reduce quality. If the

College is to continue to serve its historic mission, quality is not a luxury. The Curriculum

General education is a special concern of the liberal arts college, for such a program introduces the students to many different disciplines, to many perspectives for analyzing man and society, nature and technology. Yet, as many commentators have observed, the place of general education in institutions of higher learning is threatened by the explosive growth of knowledge and the resulting emphasis on specific disciplines. The faculty who completed their graduate work in the last two Report of the President 7

to three decades were initiated into a strong sense of loyalty to

specific disciplines, e.g., history, French literature, chemistry. As the study of each discrete discipline has become more complex, the holder of a doctorate has mastered the complexity of his own field but, at the same time, he may be bewildered by the complexities of other disciplines. As a result, a college faculty member can speak with great confidence about education in his own discipline but he is hesitant to make assertions about general education. For example, a humanist may recognize that science has changed immensely since he studied it as an undergraduate. For this reason, he is cautious about discussing general education in the sciences. This problem besets the discussion of general education at Bow- doin. This year the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee of the faculty prepared a plan which divided the fields of instruc-

tion according to methodologies and recommended that all students elect courses in most of these fields. The intent of the plan was to establish a common set of presuppositions for all faculty as

they served as advisers to first- and second-year students. In the faculty discussion of this plan, concerns of specific departments took precedence over the concerns of general education. Some departments felt that their disciplines were inaccurately described or improperly classified as to methodology. Others were concerned that their classrooms would be populated by unwilling students, taking a course for the sake of an educational principle, not because they really wanted to master that discipline. These concerns led the faculty to defeat the proposal of the Curriculum and Educa- tional Policy Committee. As a result, Bowdoin's program of general

education is still not as sharply defined as might be desirable.

Bowdoin's experience is surely not unique in higher education. Universities and colleges alike are constantly discussing general education without being able to shape programs they consider to be satisfactory. In large universities with dozens of faculty members in

each department, the department is the intellectual home of each faculty member. In those settings, obtaining agreement about gen-

eral education is particularly difficult. But at a college like Bowdoin, the faculty can reach across departmental lines much more easily. For this reason, higher education can rightly expect of a Bowdoin 8 Report of the President that its faculty will provide leadership in creating new patterns of general education. The problem is vexing but finding a solution to the problem is a key to planning the future of college education.

Reaccreditation

This year the New England Association of Colleges and Second- ary Schools reviewed the educational program of the College to determine if the College meets the standards for continued membership in the Association and to assess the strengths and weak- nesses of our program. In preparation for this visit, the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee of the faculty reviewed the curriculum very thoroughly. In the course of this self-examination several needs in the curriculum became clear. In subjects such as geology, Russian literature, and anthropology where only one faculty member is available to provide instruction, the course offerings are severely limited. Students are introduced to a subject but are not able to pursue their interests in more advanced courses. Envi- ronmental studies, a topic of great interest to current students, has been staffed by a patchwork pattern of occasional courses from regular faculty augmented by some instruction from adjunct faculty. Increasingly, students find it necessary to study away for a year at other institutions which offer the advanced courses not available at Bowdoin, and in some cases students choose to transfer to other colleges. The College needs to strengthen the diversity of the curriculum if it is to continue to meet the needs and expecta- tions of first-rate students. Further, the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee urged the faculty to develop more interdepartmental courses. Steps have been taken to fulfill that mandate. Professors of literature, history, art history and music have joined together to offer a course on the history and culture of the Renaissance. A British studies major has been under discussion which will draw on offerings from English literature, history and art history. Professor Howland of the Biology Department is preparing a course on the history of medicine. These courses and programs help demonstrate to the students that the pursuit of learning is not intrinsically divided into separate disciplines. Report of the President 9

After a visiting committee reviewed our program last fall, Bow- doin's membership in the New England Association was renewed for a decade. The report of the visiting committee pictured a serene campus—a description which is from time to time rather inac- curate—but warned that the serenity of Brunswick, Maine, should not lull the College into forgetfulness of the turmoil of our country—the distressed cities, racial conflict, poverty and unemploy- ment. The present student body and alumni, from all parts of the country, know the reality of problems which are not so clearly visible on the campus, and they deserve a college which lives in that reality, not in a false serenity which seeks to escape from unpleasant realities. Bowdoin was commended by the New England Association for offering a traditional education excellently. The report noted with approval the emphasis which has been given to faculty salaries in financial planning. Our own self-examination and that of the visiting committee uncovered no secrets about the College but they did help us evaluate our position and identify areas of the program in need of strengthening.

The Senior Center

During this first year under a new director, Professor Gabriel

Brogyanyi, the Senior Center is both continuing to perform its mission in previously established ways, and at the same time is beginning to show signs of change. Offerings taught by adjunct faculty continue to predominate, and during the fall of 1976 the seminar program was taught exclusively by outside instructors. This spring's offerings were the first ones set up under the new direc- torship. The Renaissance interdisciplinary course, team-taught by Bowdoin faculty, constitutes an innovation in the format of the

Senior Center offerings, since it is a lecture and conference course rather than a seminar in the traditional sense. Of the four remain- ing offerings, one, Existentialism, taught by Professor J. Spencer

Churchill, is strictly academic in nature, given by a professor on leave in a subject which would fit within the offerings of the Phi- losophy Department. It was on the recommendation of the Phi- losophy Department that Professor Churchill was appointed, his io Report of the President seminar supplementing the offerings of the department. These two courses reflect policy aims of the new director : to encourage interdisciplinary courses, as well as courses which supplement departmental offerings on a purely academic level. The other three seminars of this spring are typical of seminars taught by adjunct faculty in recent years, and are responses to student interest. In summary, of the ten offerings this year, one is new in format, nine are traditional seminars. The topics were arts and humanities (3), politics and public affairs (4), social sciences (2), and science (1). Demand for these courses remains strong. Enrollments in the fall series averaged approximately fifteen students, and in the current spring offerings, about twenty-three. Most seminars have a waiting list in the early days of registration. Though the larger limit on enrollment was maintained from last year, many students were excluded from seminars of their choice. The Renaissance interdisciplinary course, however, had an unlimited enrollment, following the recommendation of the Senior Center Council.

The future and possible transformation of the center is currently under intense discussion by the Senior Center Council. The main concerns center on the problem of reintegrating the curricular elements of the Senior Center into the regular curriculum of Bowdoin College. The definition of a new direction can be anticipated in the course of the next year. A new form for the evaluation of seminars was drawn up by the council chairman and the director in cooperation with the Senior Center Council. Optional for resident faculty teachers but manda- tory for adjunct faculty, it is to be administered on the model of SCATE to ensure a full number of responses. The center continues to be a focal point of social activities and extracurricular events. From March first of last year through the end of February of this year, the center has sponsored, hosted, or cohosted some eighty lectures, thirty-two musical recitals, three faculty seminars, and thirty-four other programs involving conferences, readings, dance, film and drama. In addition, the director has organized this year a film series which offers a number of foreign films unlikely to be shown in the Brunswick area, par- Report of the President n ticularly the works of lesser-known directors belonging to the French New Wave. Special events organized by student groups, such as dances, faculty nights and night club evenings, continue to be popular and appear to be filling a gap in opportunities for social events. Admissions and Student Aid

Again this year, a host of excellent students requested admission to Bowdoin. Most freshmen who eventually come to Bowdoin report that they were attracted to the College because it has a strong academic reputation. But other factors also draw students to Bow- doin. The campus is relatively free of the disruption which plagues colleges located in urban centers. Many students are eager to pursue outdoor activities—hiking, climbing and skiing—during college years and Bowdoin's environment provides just such opportunities. These many factors combine to make Bowdoin a desirable college which attracts excellent students. Despite a generally favorable picture with respect to admissions,

there is one area of very great concern. This year we have experi- enced difficulty in matriculating minority students. The problem is not unique to Bowdoin. All the colleges in New England with which we exchange information face the same problem. The number of minority students applying to private colleges is decreasing with the result that fewer minority students matriculate in those

colleges each year. Because Bowdoin serves all of our society, not just the well-born and privileged, we are concerned to offer a Bow- doin education to significant numbers of minority students. Our difficulty in achieving that goal stems in part from the fact that

primary and secondary school systems in inner cities are still vastly inferior to those of the wealthier suburbs. Inner-city youths are seriously handicapped by the inadequacies of their schools and these handicaps are reflected in the small number of students who apply here from inner-city schools and who are prepared adequately for admission.

Further, the high cost of a Bowdoin education makes it appear

that attendance here is simply not possible for students whose

families have only modest means. This is a problem which affects 12 Report of the President children from families of limited means be they black or white, urban or rural. In our literature and in the presentations of Bowdoin in schools by members of the admissions staff, we stress the strong financial aid program which permits all good students to consider Bowdoin. The admissions staff and the faculty have seriously engaged the problem of matriculating minority students. We have reviewed our admissions' travel program to make sure that we visit schools where our staff can meet well-trained minority students. The faculty are pledged to improve the advising and instruction for minority students as they begin study at Bowdoin. There are factors we cannot alter, such as the remoteness of Bowdoin from any sizable minority community, but where improvements can be made, they are being made. Two new members of the staff have helped address the problem of minority matriculation at Bowdoin. William R. Mason III of the Class of 1963, the new director of admissions, brings to our staff years of experience in college admissions, experience which helps us maintain a highly professional admissions program. John C. Walter, the new director of the Afro-American program, has invigorated that academic program which helps all of us in the Bowdoin community to understand better the history and culture of black Americans. Information about admissions would be incomplete without some reference to the student aid program. To a larger degree than ever, the composition of the freshman class is directly affected by the amount of money available for financial aid to students. About 35 percent of all our students would find it difficult or impossible to remain at Bowdoin without the assistance the College provides. For many years we have adhered to the only financial aid policy that makes any sense, i.e., to meet the full need of all Bowdoin students who qualify for aid and who are making normal progress toward their degrees. The availability of funds dictates how effec- tively we can satisfy that policy from one year to the next. I am pleased to report that in 1976-1977, for the fifth year in a row, aid resources have been sufficient to meet the calculated need of Bow- doin students. Both the cost of attendance and the cost of the aid : :

Report of the President 13 program have increased dramatically in this same five-year period

Cost of Total No. of Ave. Attendance Grant Loan Aid Students Award 2 1972-73 $4,700 $ 763,750 $i77>975 $ 94i 5 7 5 422 $2,231 1973-74 $4>750 $ 701,625 $252,050 $ 953,675 423 $2,254 1974-75 $5,250 $ 850,000 $275,000 $1,125,000 425 $2,647 1975-76 $5,600 $ 988,750 $325,400 $1,314,150 462 $2,844 1976-77 (est.) $6,200 $1 ,100,000 $325,000 $1,425,000 475 $3,000

The trend is both clear and pronounced ; we can expect it to continue for the foreseeable future. Maintaining the effectiveness of the student aid program will be more costly each year, even if there is no increase in the number of Bowdoin students seeking financial assistance. We continue to watch a pattern in the family income distribution of aid recipients that I have referred to in previous years

Family Income 1972-73 1975-76 0-$IO,000 147 (35%) 9i (18%) $I0,000-$20,000 230 (55%) 234 (49%)

Above $20,000 41 ( 9%) 137 (33%) Totals 418 462

Given the increase in the cost of attending Bowdoin and the pronounced inflationary pressures of the last several years, there is nothing mysterious about the growing need to provide aid to students from upper middle-income families. We continue to be troubled, however, about the decreasing numbers of low and lower- middle-income students who attend Bowdoin and we will continue to direct our recruiting effort to lower income students of high ability. Whatever success we can enjoy, however, can only increase the current pressure on aid resources as we attempt to meet the needs of students from a broad spectrum of family income back- grounds. Helping some students at the expense of others is contrary to the efforts of recent years in building and maintaining an aid program of high quality. We are grateful for the generosity of so many that has made the aid program possible and we are justifiably

proud of all that has been accomplished. Still, that gratitude and

pride is tempered by the knowledge that making a Bowdoin education available to qualified students regardless of their economic 14 Report of the President circumstances will require a stronger commitment to our aid policy and greater effort in raising funds than ever before.

Student Life

This year the student body appears to be emerging from the quiescence of the early 1970s and to be exhibiting growing interest in political activities. As with most changes in student attitudes in recent years, this is a national rather than a local phenomenon. The issues of concern for Bowdoin students, however, are very local indeed in that they have been this year almost entirely related to campus events and to impending faculty votes. In my last report I mentioned that the recently reorganized Student Assembly had de- bated the College calendar at some length and had come out very strongly in favor of a minor modification of the present calendar in which first semester examinations take place before Christmas. Realizing that the faculty in turn would have an equally long debate on this issue, I appointed Professor of Mathematics Richard L. Chittim as a one-man calendar committee to study various calendar options and to report his recommendations to the faculty. Interested faculty members also drew up calendar models representing considerable diversity. After a series, of open meetings for the whole community and informal faculty discussions, the faculty voted by a narrow margin for a calendar very similar to the present one with a slightly earlier opening date intended to give some ease to the first semester. On this issue the faculty and students were in accord. On another issue the situation was quite different.

More than ten years ago, Bowdoin adopted its current High

Honors, Honors, Pass, Fail grading system. The faculty thought it advisable this year to examine the system and charged the Record- ing Committee with trying to determine the validity of criticisms of the present system and of exploring possible alternatives to it. Important questions of grade inflation, the option of taking some courses Pass/Fail, the credibility of the Bowdoin transcript for graduate and professional schools and employers, and the advan- tages and disadvantages of being unique in grading were discussed at length. There was considerable faculty sentiment in favor of returning to a "traditional" system of A, B, C, D, F grades. Student Report of the President 15

opinion, as collected by the Student Assembly and the Bowdoin Opinion Polling Organization, was, on the other hand, strongly in favor of the present system. By various means, some more dramatic

and less appropriate than others, students set about to demonstrate to the faculty the vehemence of student opinion on this issue and the validity of arguments in favor of the status quo. As a result of an initial faculty vote to adopt the A, B, C, D, F system (later re- versed in favor of the current system) students raised questions about the role of student opinion in campus decisions, especially on issues where the majority of students disagree with the majority of faculty. Feeling that they were being encouraged to take responsibility for shaping their college experiences in some realms but not in others, the students were asking for clarification on just how far that involvement and responsibility could and should go for the individual student and for the student body as a whole. In response

to these concerns, I have appointed a committee composed of representatives from the Governing Boards, the administration, the faculty and students to examine the decision-making structure of the College with an eye to defining more clearly the areas where each

constituency has jurisdiction and the areas where consensus is appropriate or necessary. While that committee deliberates more gen-

eral issues, the student government is working to address problems

of its own. With less than two years' experience with the present

format, students are still refining their procedures for distributing student activities fee money to student organizations and assessing student opinion, revamping their committee structure, and revising the College's now-outdated Honor Code. One issue which has attracted considerable student attention this year has been that of a possible "pub" for Bowdoin. For many years students have expressed a need for a gathering place on campus where independents and members of various fraternities could socialize informally, hear musically talented friends perform, or have a beer with a favorite faculty member. The Student Life Com-

mittee took the development of this community center as its special project and brought us to the point of applying for a license to serve beer and wine in the Moulton Union Main Dining Room. At the last minute, the Maine State Legislature voted to raise the Maine 16 Report of the President drinking age to twenty years, thereby making the freshmen, sopho- mores, and some of the juniors ineligible to partake fully in the contemplated facility. We feel it makes little sense to pursue licens- ing for a community center that could serve only a small portion of the community and have abandoned the project, much to the dis- appointment of the students. The need for an attractive gathering place remains. Students complain that their social lives are fragmented. For lack of a suit- able alternative, some of them socialize in the library, adding to the noise and confusion of this already crowded study space. Fraternity parties tend to be too rowdy to address this need adequately and many fraternity members seek social opportunities outside their own houses. Often facilities such as the Daggett Lounge or the gym which might be appropriate for dances or other larger events are too heavily booked with lectures, concerts and athletic contests to be useful. The Student Union Committee has made efforts in the direction of providing informal entertainment for students by running a coffeehouse in the Moulton Union on selected weekend evenings. This gesture drew capacity crowds every night and student enter- tainers have been enthusiastically received. Student patrons may have to be content with cider and doughnuts instead of beer and pretzels for the time being, but more attention needs to be directed toward the needs of Bowdoin students to have a place to relax with their friends. From the beginning of this academic year students have sought ways to involve the college community in common academic and extracurricular activities. Last year's complaints of erosion of the Bowdoin spirit are gradually giving way to student-initiated schemes for promoting interaction between students, faculty and administration. An unusually energetic senior organized "Almost Anything Goes," a sort of field day in the fall, where student and faculty teams competed in contests ranging from the ridiculous to the hilarious. Faculty-student sporting events are also coming back and we are looking forward both to the return of warm weather and to a spirited softball tournament.

The sense of community at Bowdoin is seldom restricted to those Report of the President 17 who study and work on the campus. We continue to encourage interest in and involvement with projects in Brunswick and other parts of the state. Even under the strain of demanding course work, Bowdoin students continue to find time for volunteer programs such as Big Brother and Sister and work with the elderly and handicapped. Project Bermuda North, a program involving Bowdoin students with Maine Indians, was phased out last year. It is a tribute to the dedication of Bowdoin students and a testimonial to the success of the program that the tribal organizations had gradually been able to take over the social and recreational services provided by Bowdoin volunteers. To replace Bermuda North, Bowdoin students have recently initiated Project BABE (Bowdoin and Bancroft Exchange) in which students will be assisting young people with emotional disturbances or learning disabilities to make the transition from the Bancroft School to regular school systems. In addition to providing an outlet for the volunteer energy at large in the student body, it is hoped that this project will offer valuable experience for students interested in the growing field of special education. Campus Chest, once a real treasury for local charities, has received little attention from recent students. This spring a combina- tion of renewed commitment to helping others and the ingenuity of those interested in having a good time has produced a variety of fund-raising events and plans for the first really organized Campus Chest weekend in several years. One fraternity, for instance, has adopted Pine Tree Camp for Crippled Children as its charity and sponsored a 20-hour skate-a-thon at the Dayton Arena in which students, staff and townspeople participated. The event raised nearly $5,000 for this worthy cause.

Last year I reported briefly on the state of the arts at Bowdoin. The Dramatic and Visual Arts and the performance of music and dance continue to absorb much extracurricular time for Bowdoin students. Masque and Gown has had a busy year of major pro- ductions including Jean Giraudoux's The Enchanted and Georg Bikhner's Woyzec\, and a wide variety of one-act plays. Having just completed a lively performance of Cole Porter's Anything Goes, they have plunged immediately into auditions for When You 8

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Comin Bac\, Red Ryder? Under the able and energetic guidance of new faculty members in music, Bowdoin students have per- formed ambitious programs involving the Chorale and full Orches- tra as well as lunch-time brass ensemble concerts for the edification of Union passersby. The Chorale recently offered a joint program with the Bates College Collegium Musicum and is now rehearsing for its spring performance of Haydn's Te Deum and the Schubert Mass in G.

Our students' interest in the fine arts is hardly restricted to extracurricular activities. Some of the most popular courses this year were the introduction to art history, elements of photography, a new course in world music, a course taught by our visiting Tallman professor in the contemporary experimental theater, and the peren- nial favorite, introduction to theory and criticism of film. As an outgrowth of steadily increasing interest in film and the growing sophistication of our students in audio-visual subjects, we have seen this year a first attempt at television production. "Bowdoin after Dark," a half-hour television program dealing with campus person- alities, issues and events, is produced and directed by students and aired through the cooperation of Brunswick's Cable Television Station. In recent years there has been a healthy growth of interest in athletic activity throughout the campus. For decades Bowdoin has had a strong intercollegiate and intramural program. The recent surge in interest has involved many students who do not choose to participate in these organized forms of competition. At noon and in the late afternoon, the athletic complex is crowded with students jogging, exercising in the weight room, playing squash arid swim- ming. Every noon there is an informal basketball game in which both students and faculty participate. Informal organizations have emerged to promote sports as varied as water polo, rugby, fencing and karate. In some cases these groups are eager to engage in intercollegiate competition. Were resources available to provide the staff and equipment, we could easily add more teams to the already impressive list of varsity sports.

• In intercollegiate competition Bowdoin continues to gather a good share of the prizes. The men's soccer team was chosen the Report of the President 19 best college team in New England while both the football and basketball squads won the Colby-Bates-Bowdoin title. In field hockey and basketball, the women's squads were among the best in the state. The track team continued its fine record of recent years, and even though the hockey team was defeated in its quest for an unprecedented third consecutive ECAC tournament title, it thrilled the entire Brunswick community with another impressive winning season. Bowdoin in igyy

As all members of the Governing Boards will know, I submitted my resignation from the presidency effective June 30, 1978, at the

January meetings. By next June, I will have completed ten years in office, and it seems to me an appropriate point to return, as I have long wished to do, to full-time teaching and research. In this report and my last report next year, I want to take the opportunity to reflect on the last decade at Bowdoin and what the experiences of those years mean, in my view, for the present and future state of the College. This year, I wish to direct my comments to major changes which have occurred; next year, I would like to discuss opportunities which I feel we have, for one reason or another, not fully realized.

I do not propose to attempt a full catalogue of all the changes that have come to the College during recent years. The annual reports

I have submitted chronicle such changes year by year. But looking back on those years, some stand out very much. I should say, at the

outset, that no one person is responsible for any of the changes ; the process by which decisions are reached at the College is remarkably

open, and many individuals have contributed to each of the steps I shall mention. The most obvious change to have come over the College in the

last decade is the introduction of coeducation. The decision itself was preceded by several years of debate, discussion and investiga-

tion. There can be little doubt that the introduction of coeducation was a major forward step by the institution. The benefits to Bow- doin have been legion, and range from an improved social setting to a more varied and lively academic atmosphere. Fears that "traditional" Bowdoin would be lost in the process of transition have 20 Report of the President proven to be largely unfounded. That is not to say that the College's experience with coeducation has been wholly problem-free : certain areas, particularly in the provision of student services, still need modification and improvement, and these are currently under study. But, on balance, the transition has been smooth, and it has laid the basis for a stronger and livelier Bowdoin in the future. The introduction of coeducation was accompanied by an increase of some 400 students in the undergraduate body. There can be little doubt that this expansion in the College was a necessary part of preserving a varied and attractive program at the College. Indeed, there are those who would argue that a further increase in student members may be necessary in order to maintain competitive programs. Experience to date would suggest that further expansion might be unwise at the present time. It would entail extensive capital expenditure for classroom, dormitory, library and dining space at the very minimum and would doubtless involve an exten- sion of support services considerably beyond the present level. Be- yond that, further expansion would strain those fragile bonds of community that make Bowdoin a special place. The expansion to date has already, as I have indicated in previous reports, made interaction of members of the community somewhat more difficult. And yet that interaction is very much at the center of what Bowdoin is and it should be carefully nourished and preserved. Recent years have also seen significant additions to the facilities of the College, although it has not been a period characterized by extensive building. The new student apartments have provided very attractive and useful additions to the housing pool, and in the past few summers have also received extensive use by alumni and others as rental property. The Visual Arts Center and the renova- tions to the Walker Art Building have moved towards meeting a need which I labeled in a number of my early reports as the most pressing academic facilities need the College had. The Brecken- ridge Public Affairs Center has provided the College with a beauti- ful setting for a variety of institutional purposes. The Magee Track has given Bowdoin one of the finest facilities for that sport in New England, as well as contributing substantially to the attractiveness of Whittier Field. Not all the new facilities are as visible as those Report of the President 21

just mentioned; one of the most significant new facilities at the campus in the past decade has been the PDP-10 computer. The considerable expenditure of funds entailed in that project made some people nervous at the time, but the careful projections made

of its use and financing came remarkably close to actual figures

and now, given its extensive use by faculty, administration, and

students, it is hard to imagine the campus without it. There have been major academic developments in recent years as well. Although the President's Report annually contains a section on the curriculum, I fear that its dynamic development is not

always fully appreciated. The curriculum is far from a fixed thing;

it is constantly in the process of adaptation, change, and development. New courses, indeed whole new areas of study are introduced and become vital parts of the process by which the College pursues the elusive goal of quality. Afro-American studies, anthropology, archaeology, biochemistry, environmental studies, and the

theory and practice of film are all additions to the curriculum in

the last decade; each is a response to a perceived need in our educa-

tional offering. I doubt that there is a department at the College

that has not given the most careful scrutiny to its course offerings and, in the process, substantially improved them. My own depart-

ment, to give the example I know best, has changed from a department focused entirely on the European and American experience to a department which now offers work in Asian, African, and Latin

American studies as well. Such a change is in no way to be con- strued as unnecessary expansion. The knowledge of other cultures

is an integral part of a liberal arts education ; a college which failed to offer such an exposure could hardly be defended as being in the top rank. The same patterns of careful curricular development designed to meet the needs of quality education are true of the other departments as well.

In the thorough review of the curriculum conducted last year,

two points that emerged need special stressing. One is the clear consensus about the purposes of a Bowdoin education, as indicated in the Statement of the Curriculum and Educational Policy Com-

mittee now printed in the front of the catalogue. It is a challenging

statement that sets forth high goals, but it is also concise statement 22 Report of the President of institutional purpose and one around which I think our aspirations and planning could well be focused. There remains debate over the strategies by which those goals can be achieved ; I have referred to that debate earlier in this report. Clarification of strategies remains a task to be undertaken, but that fact should not disguise the reality of a consensus about purpose. The second point that stood out in the review was that there was scarcely a single department that could not make a plausible case for additional man- power. Such a case could usually be sustained both in terms of the subject matter itself and in terms of comparison with those institutions with which we like to compete. Admittedly, some needs are more pressing than others, but the uniformity of the need suggests that the policy of freezing the faculty has reached its responsible limits.

It is one of the achievements of recent years that a faculty, pressed by time and resources, has constructed as lively and vital a curriculum as it has. And if curricular development is an achievement, the steady growth in the professional capability of the faculty over the same period is one, too. I have no doubt that the faculty of

1977 is a stronger, more able, and more professionally active group than the faculty of 1967. Any analysis of the publications and activities of the faculty as recorded annually in this Report would indicate that. Those measures of professional growth and involvement are highly important. Bowdoin as an undergraduate college rightly places primary emphasis on teaching, but everyone connected with education knows that quality teaching builds on professional involvement and research. The faculty that is actively contributing to various fields of knowledge is the faculty that has the capacity to teach well, and that is precisely the sort of faculty which has been coming together here at Bowdoin. There are many other developments of the last decade on which

I could comment. The years have been constructive ones despite the turbulence of the late sixties and the financial pinch of the seventies. Under widely different kinds of pressure, the institution has done far more than survive. It has gained a widely respected reputation as a creative and imaginative place; it has, by many measures, sharply enhanced the quality of its offering. In short, the College is in a Report of the President 23 strong position in 1977. It has a firm base from which to face an uncertain future. And if that firm base provides a sense of confidence for the future, it also presents a challenge, namely the preser- vation of those solid gains made in recent years. Bowdoin has never been in a better position than it is in today to fulfill its historic mission. It is the responsibility of us all to see that this opportunity is realized to the fullest. DeMortuis

Neal Woodside Allen, A.B., A.M., of the Class of 1907, retired president of F. O. Bailey Co. and an active member of the Board of

Overseers from 1941 to 1965, died on June 25, 1976. Following his graduation summa cum laude, he joined F. O. Bailey Co., of which he became president in 1912 at the death of his father. In 1962 he retired and became chairman of the board of directors. In Bowdoin affairs he was a member of the Alumni Council from 1940 to 1945 and in recent years served as class secretary for 1907. In 1961 Bow- doin conferred on him an honorary master of arts degree, citing him for "the highest standards of business ethic and conduct" and concluding, "Such intelligent, enlightened and selfless community leadership is an indispensable ingredient among a free democratic people, in a world too largely swayed by materialism and manip- ulated by intrigue and deceit." He is survived by his wife, Margaret, and Rvt children, including Charles '34, Neal Jr. '40 and Franklin

'45, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Robert Hale, A.B., B.A., M.A., A.M., LL.D., of the Class of 1910, member of the House of Representatives from Maine from 1943 to

1959 anc^ an active member of the Board of Overseers from 1931 to 1973, died on November 30, 1976. Following his graduation summa cum laude he studied at Oxford University for three years as a Rhodes scholar, where he earned a B.A. in 1912 and an M.A. in

1 921. For many years he was associated with the Portland law firm of Verrill, Hale, and Dana. From 1923 to 1930 he served in the Maine House of Representatives and was Speaker of the House in

1 929-1930. In 1959 President Eisenhower appointed him an Ameri- can member of the United States-Switzerland Permanent Commis- sion on Conciliation. He began practicing law in Washington, D.C., the same year. In June 1947 Bowdoin conferred on him an honorary 24 Report of the President doctor of laws degree, the citation for which said, in part, "... representative in Congress now for three terms of the First Maine Dis- trict made famous by Thomas Brackett Reed and carrying on his

tradition of ability, integrity, and courage ; public servant who can state clearly and urgently the issues before his constitutents and who can alternate the boredom of long, tedious House sessions by writing verses for the New Yor\er." Mr. Hale is survived by his wife, Agnes, a daughter, and several grandchildren.

Glenn Ronello Mclntire, A.B., A.M., of the Class of 1925, retired assistant treasurer of the College, died on August 18, 1976. Following his graduation cum laude, he worked with his father in the lumber firm of B. G. Mclntire & Son of Norway until he was appointed acting bursar at Bowdoin in 1932. He became bursar in 1933 and was named assistant treasurer in 1956, retiring ten years later. In Bowdoin affairs he was treasurer of the Alumni Council and Alumni Association from 1945 to 1969 and received the Alumni Service Award in 1966. In 1967 he received the Distinguished Ser- vice Award of Chi Psi Fraternity, which he served for many years as treasurer of the Bowdoin chapter house corporation. He was a lay preacher in Maine churches and for many years was both a trustee and treasurer of Bridgton Academy. When Bowdoin conferred on him an honorary master of arts degree in 1953, the cita- ". tion said, in part . . with the wisdom, strength, and expressive ability of a lumberman, one of those rare individuals in this state to be elected to public office as a Democrat, serving the College since 1932; always combining personal sacrifice with business acumen.

His devotion to his . . , to his college, his fraternity, his school . to church, and his town, is symbolic of his service to God and man." Survivors include his wife, Marguerite, and three children.

Michael Keith Marler of the Class of 1977 died on September 3, 1976, in a canoeing accident near Ripogenus Dam on the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Born on December 2, 1955, in San Diego, California, he prepared for college at Newark Senior High School in Newark, Delaware, where he was elected to the National Honor Society. At Bowdoin he was twice honored as a James Bow- doin scholar and was regularly on the Dean's List. He was to have Report of the President 25 been an Undergraduate Instructional Fellow in the Department of

Religion during 1976-1977. He is survived by his parents, Professor and Mrs. Charles D. Marler.

Brian Patrick Egan of the Class of 1978 died on February 10,

1977 in Morristown, New Jersey. Born there on July 4, 1956, he prepared for college at the Delbarton School. He entered Bowdoin in September 1974, was on the Dean's List, and spent the spring semester of the 1975-1976 academic year studying in France. He was a tenor in the Meddiebempsters and the College Chorale. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Egan, two brothers, and a sister.

Mention of the death of Orren Chalmer Hormell, A.B., A.M.,

Ph.D., D.C.L., who died on December 3, 1975, was inadvertently omitted from last year's report. Professor Hormell was an active member of the Bowdoin faculty from 191 1 to 1952 and was for many years DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor of Government and director of the Bureau for Research in Municipal Government, which he founded in 19x4. Often called the father of the town manager form of government in Maine, he received an honorary doctor of civil laws degree from Bowdoin in 1951 in recognition of his many contributions to the betterment of the state and the Col- lege. Survivors include two children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Retirements

During the past year Trustee Benjamin R. Shute, A.B., LL.B., of the Class of 1931, and Overseers Charles W. Allen, A.B., J.D., of the Class of 1934, Gerald W. Blakeley, Jr., A.B., of the Class of 1943, and Paul Sibley, B.S., of the Class of 1925 retired and were elected to emeritus standing. Each made a significant contribution to the betterment of Bowdoin during his tenure on the Governing Boards, and we are grateful to them.

Retiring from the professional staff at the end of June is K. Dru- silla Fielding, secretary to President Coles and myself. A summa cum laude graduate of Connecticut College, Miss Fielding joined the Bowdoin staff in 1957 after a career that included having been a secretary in the Office of Diplomatic Advisor, United Nations Re- 26 Report of the President lief and Rehabilitation Administration, secretary to the special assistant to the United States Secretary of the Treasury, and secretary to the president of Connecticut College. Her dedication, cheerful efficiency, judgment, outstanding competence, and good humor combined to lighten my load as president, and I shall miss her.

Respectfully submitted,

Roger Howell, Jr. April 15, 1977 Report of the President 27

APPENDIX I

Personnel Report

I. Appointments

Officers of Instruction

Miriam Wagoner Barndt-Webb, AA. (Colby Junior College), B.Mus. (Michigan), M.FA. (Boston), Ph.D. (Illinois), Assistant Professor o£ Music Alexander Thomas Barbrook, A.B. (Wales), Ph.D. (Loughborough), Visiting Professor of Government on the Tallman Foundation (Spring 1977) Elwood Denis Carlson, A.B. (Lewis and Clark), A.M. (University of California, Berkeley), Instructor in Sociology

Frank Anthony Chambers, B.S. (St. John's), Instructor in Physics Ronald L. Christensen, A.B. (Oberlin), A.M., Ph.D. (Harvard), As- sistant Professor of Chemistry Richard Forsythe Dye, A.B. (Kenyon), M.B.A., Ph.D. (Michigan), Assistant Professor of Economics

Wendy Westbrook Fairey, A.B. (Bryn Mawr), A.M., Ph.D. (Colum- bia), Assistant Professor of English

Charles Robert Hadlock, B.S. (Providence), A.M., Ph.D. (Illinois), As- sistant Professor of Mathematics

Eric James Hooglund, A.B. (Maine), A.M., Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), Assistant Professor of Government

Daniel Robert Kempton, B.S. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), A.M. (Northwestern), Instructor in English Jane Elizabeth Knox, A.B. (Wheaton), A.M. (Michigan State), In- structor in Russian

Oscar Lewenstein, Visiting Professor of Theater on the Tallman Foun- dation (Fall 1976) James L. McElhinney, A.B. (Tyler School of Art), M.FA. (Yale School of Art), Instructor in Art (Spring 1977) Richard A. Moynihan, A.B. (Dartmouth), M.S. (Cornell), A.M., Ph.D. (Massachusetts), Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Harold Payson III, A.B. (Harvard), A.M., M.A.L.D., Ph.D. (Tufts), Assistant Professor of Economics 28 Report of the President

Guenter Herbert Rose, B.S. (Tufts), ScM. (Brown), Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles), Assistant Professor of Psychology

Lynn Margaret Ruddy, B.S. (University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh), As- sistant Coach in the Athletic Department

Ronald Richard Smith, B.S. (Hunter), A.M., Ph.D. (Indiana), Assistant Professor of Music

Allen Lawrence Springer, A.B. (Amherst), Instructor in Government

John C. Walter, B.S. (Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal), A.M. (Bridgeport), Ph.D. (Maine), Assistant Professor of History and Director of Afro-American Studies

William Collins Watterson, A.B. (Kenyon), Ph.D. (Brown), Assistant Professor of English

William Willard Wolfe, A.B. (Davidson), Ph.D. (Yale), Assistant Pro- fessor of History

Adjunct Faculty and Staff

Andree Boretti, Teaching Fellow in French

Edward F. Bradley, A.B. (Amherst), J.D. (Connecticut), LL.M. (Miami), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Spring 1977) David James Bradshaw, A.B. (Bowdoin), A.M., M.Phil. (Yale), Mellon Fellow in English

James Spencer Churchill, B.S. (Bowdoin), A.M. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Indiana), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Spring 1977) Garrett C. Clough, B.S. (Union), M.S. (Michigan), Ph.D. (Wisconsin), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Spring 1977) Judith Forbes Cooley, A.B. (Brown), M.S. (Rhode Island), Teaching Fellow in Chemistry

Marie Therese Das Neves, Teaching Fellow in French

Geoffrey Faux, A.B. (Queen's), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Fall 1976) William H. Forbes, Visiting Assistant Professor of Geology (Spring 1977) . Edward Smith Gilfillan III, A.B. (Yale), M.Sc, Ph.D. (British Colum-

bia), Adjunct Professor of Chemistry (effective December 15, 1976) Report of the President 29

George S. Isaacson, A.B. (Bowdoin), J.D. (Pennsylvania), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Spring 1977)

Michael D. Lang, A.B. (Harvard), J.D. (Boston), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Fall 1976) Sanford Hart Low, A.B. (Yale), Ph.D. (Harvard), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Fall 1976)

Douglas John McAllister, B.S., M.S., Ph.D. (Maine), Research Associate in Biology (effective January 1, 1977) Errol Monroe McGuire, A.B., A.M. (Abilene Christian), S.T.B. (Har- vard Divinity School), A.M. (Chicago Divinity School), Mellon Fellow in Religion Donald William Newberg, A.B. (Amherst), A.M., Ph.D. (Harvard), Teaching Associate in Geology and Visiting Assistant Professor of

Geology (Spring 1977) Sonya Orleans Rose, A.B. (Antioch), A.M., Ph.D. (Northwestern), Re- search Associate in Sociology and Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology

Anne Partridge Sherblom, B.S. (Bates), Ph.D. (Dartmouth), Research Associate in Biochemistry

Louise Pearson Smith, A.B. (Duke), A.M., Ph.D. (Princeton), Mellon Fellow in Classics

Edmund Morris Sorenson, A.B. (Bowdoin), Teaching Fellow in Chem- istry (Spring 1977)

William Paul Steele, B.S., A.M. (Maine), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Fall 1976) Frances A. Usenik, A.B. (Minnesota), Visiting Lecturer in the Senior Center Seminar Program (Fall 1976)

Officers of Administration

Ruth M. Abraham, A.B. (University of Massachusetts, Boston), Direc- tor of Film and Language Laboratories Margaret Burke Clunie, A.B. (Wheaton), A.M. (Delaware and Winter- thur Museum), Assistant Curator in the Museum of Art (effective

November 1, 1976)

James Monroe Brown III, A.B. (Amherst), M.F.A. (Harvard), Hon- orary A.M. (Amherst), Coordinator of the Wider Availabilities of Mu-

seums' Collections Exhibitions Program (effective March 1, 1977) 30 Report of the President

Sallie Nance Gilmore, A.B. (South Carolina), Assistant to the Dean of Students (effective September i, 1976) Laura Christy Harrington, A.B. (Bowdoin), Admissions Fellow

Lawrence W. Joy, Director of Campus Security (effective January 10, 1977) William Robert Mason III, A.B. (Bowdoin), Director of Admissions Katharine Johnson Watson, A.B. (Duke), A.M., Ph.D. (Pennsylvania),

Director of the Museum of Art (effective January 18, 1977)

Change of Title

Gabriel J. Brogyanyi, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Director of the Senior Center

Howard E. Whalin, Superintendent of Brunswick Apartments (effec-

tive November 1, 1976)

II. Promotions

John W. Ambrose, Jr., Professor of Classics

Franklin G. Burroughs, Jr., Associate Professor of English Helen L. Cafferty, Assistant Professor of German John M. Karl, Associate Professor of History

Deborah N. Miner, Assistant Professor of Government (effective Febru-

ary 1, 1977) Joseph Nicoletti, Assistant Professor of Art

David S. Page, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Joel Peskey, Assistant Professor of Psychology

David J. Vail, Associate Professor of Economics

III. Leaves

Philip C. Beam, Henry Johnson Professor of Art and Archaeology and Curator of the Winslow Homer Collection (leave of absence, spring J 977)

Franklin G. Burroughs, Jr., Associate Professor of English (sabbatic

leave, 1 976-1 977) Michael K. Chapko, Assistant Professor of Psychology (leave of absence, 1976-1977)

Thomas B. Cornell, Professor of Art (leave of absence, spring 1977)

Louis O. Coxe, Pierce Professor of English (sabbatic leave, spring 1977) Report of the President 31

Nathan Dane II, Winkley Professor of the Latin Language and Litera- ture (sabbatic leave, 1976-1977) John D. Fay, Assistant Professor of Mathematics (leave of absence, 1976- 1977)

A. Myrick Freeman III, Professor of Economics (leave of absence, spring 1977) Deborah N. Miner, Instructor in Government (leave of absence, 1976- 1977) David Scott Palmer, Assistant Professor of Government (leave of ab-

sence, 1 976-1 977) Burton Rubin, Associate Professor of Russian (leave of absence, 1976- 1977) C. Thomas Settlemire, Associate Professor of Biology and Chemistry (sabbatic leave, fall 1976)

James E. Ward III, Associate Professor of Mathematics (sabbatic leave, spring 1977)

IV. Resignations and Terminations

Richard F. Boyden, Associate Director of Admissions

Jane E. Boyden, College Counselor

Michael K. Chapko, Assistant Professor of Psychology

Paul W. Dennett, Assistant Director of Admissions

Alice C. Early, Dean of Students

Frank L. Field, Director of the Counseling Service

Kevin P. Kelly, Assistant Professor of History

Daniel R. Kempton, Instructor in English

Robert E. Lyle, Jr., Adjunct Professor of Chemistry (effective December 31, 1976) James P. McDermott, Assistant Professor of Religion Deborah N. Miner, Assistant Professor of Government

Elizabeth D. Mooz, Research Associate in Chemistry (effective October

1, 1976) R. Peter Mooz, Director of the Museum of Art and Senior Lecturer in

Art (effective October 1, 1976)

Carol J. Ramsey, Assistant Dean of Students (effective August 31, 1976) Murray Silver, Assistant Professor of Mathematics 32 Report of the President

Louise P. Smith, Mellon Fellow in Classics Carl E. Veazie, Director of the Public Affairs Research Center (effective

December 31, 1976)

Research, Publications, and Professional Activities

of Faculty and Staff Members

John W. Ambrose, Jr., Professor of Classics "Meorum Finis Atnorum: Horace, Carmen IV. ii." Paper presented to the Classical Association of New England, 1977.

John B. Anderson, M.D., Associate College Physician "What Price Victory," Frontiers (1977). Head Physician, 1976 Winter Olympic Games, Innsbruck and 1976 Summer Olympic Games, Montreal. Member, Board of Certification, National Athletic Trainers Associa- tion, 1976.

Miriam W. Barndt-Webb, Assistant Professor of Music Review of Aeolian Chamber Players concerts, Music Review (1976). Awarded Faculty Research Grant, Summer 1977. Major performances: Viola da gamba and vocal soloist at two Com- posers' Conferences, Johnson State College, Vermont, 1976; viola da gamba at Smith College, 1976; guest conductor of Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan, Brunswick, 1977.

Frederick S. Bartlett, Assistant to the Vice President for Development "The Bowdoin Alumni Records System: An Example of a General- ized On-Line Computer File System for the Small College." Paper and demonstration presented at the District I Conference, Council for the

Advancement and Support of Education, 1977.

Ray S. Bicknell, Coach in the Department of Athletics Recipient: Maine Coach-of-the-Year Award, Maine Basketball Coaches and Writers Association, 1977; Alvin "Doggie" Julian Award for outstanding contributions to New England College basketball over the years, New England Basketball Coaches Association, 1977.

Edward Born, College Editor

Publications Track Chairman, District I Conference, Council for the

Advancement and Support of Education, 1977. Report of the President 33

Gabriel J. Brogyanyi, Associate Professor of Romance Languages and Director of the Senior Center Resident fellow, Camargo Foundation, Cassis, France, 1976. "Dialogue Form in the Fiction and Philosophical Writings of Dide- rot," paper presented to the Fellows of the Camargo Foundation, 1976. Elected member, Academic Council, Institute of European Studies, 1976. Review: Haskell Exhibition at Bowdoin Museum, Maine Times (1976).

Herbert R. Brown, Professor of English and Edward Little Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory Emeritus "Bowdoin College, 1821-1825." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Nathaniel Hawthorne Society, 1976.

Managing Editor, The New England Quarterly, 1 976-1 977. Elected Honorary Vice President of the Colonial Society of Massachu- setts, 1976.

Helen L. Cafrerty, Assistant Professor of German

Ph.D. Dissertation for the University of Michigan : "Georg Buchner's Influence on Ernst Toller: Irony and Pathos in Revolutionary Drama." 1976. "No More Peace! Ernst Toller in the U. S., 1936-1939." Paper presented at the Northeastern Modern Language Association Convention, 1976. Elected secretary, German-American Cultural Relations Section, New

England Modern Language Association, 1 976-1 977. Elected cochairman, Women in German Section, Modern Language Association, 1977. Recipient of Fulbright Grant to participate in a seminar for college teachers on contemporary German life and institutions, Summer 1976.

Steven R. Cerf, Assistant Professor of German "Bowdoin's Contemporary Music Festival," Musical America (1977). "The Brandesian Concept of Genius in Joyce's Ulysses" and "Bel- Canto Realism: The Lucia Chapter in Madame Bovary." Papers presented at the National Endowment of the Humanities Summer Institute, 1976. "Hofmannsthal's Mdrchen 'Die Frau ohne Schatten' as Notes for a Libretto." Paper presented at a symposium on literature and other arts at the University of Pennsylvania, 1977. . .

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Translations of portions of the text of Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari Collection at Bowdoin College, 1976. Theater and music reviews, Maine Times, 1976-1977. Recipient of a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to study the development of the twentieth-century European novel,

1976. Member, National Advisory Council of Junior Year Study in Munich/

Freiburg, 1 976-1 977.

Ronald L. Christensen, Assistant Professor of Chemistry "X-Traps in Benzene Crystals: Phosphorescence Spectrum and Zero-

Field Splitting of the Lowest Triplet State," with J. H. van der Waals, Chemical Physics Letters (1977) "The Origin of the Chemiluminescence of Phagocytosing Granulo- cytes," with B. D. Cheson, R. Sperling, B. E. Kohler, and B. Babior, The Journal of Clinical Investigation (1976) "High-Resolution Optical Spectroscopy of Polyenes Related to the Visual Chromophore," with B. E. Kohler, Journal of Physical Chemistry (1976).

John N. Cole, Lecturer in English From the Ground Up, with C. Wing. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1976. Publications in Quest 'jj (April 1977), Readers Digest (March 1977), New Yor\ Times Magazine (January 1977), Atlantic Monthly (Novem- ber 1976), and Horticulture (November 1976).

Member, Board of Directors, National Audubon Society, 1 976-1977.

Judith Cooky, Teaching Fellow in Chemistry Master's thesis for the University of Rhode Island: "Effects of Ex- perimental Pollution of Mussels and Starfish," 1976.

Denis J. Corish, Assistant Professor of Philosophy "Aristotle's Attempted Derivation of Temporal Order from That of Movement and Space," Phronesis (1976). "Time, Space, and Freewill: The Leibniz-Clarke Correspondence." Paper presented to the International Society for the Study of Time, 1976.

^ "Aristotle on 'Now,' 'Before,' and 'After.'" Paper presented to the

Maine Philosophical Institute, 1977.

. "What Happened in Greece : The Birth of Critical Science." Lecture delivered at Western College of Miami University, 1976. .

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Poetry reading, with Professors Coursen and Coxe, Bowdoin College,

1976. Awarded Junior Fellowship at the Center for Hellenic Studies to study

Greek theories of time, 1 977-1 978.

Herbert R. Coursen, Jr., Professor of English "Shakespearean Comedy and the Moral Limits of Art," Christianity

Literature ) and ( 1 977 "Shakespeare in Maine: Summer, 1976," Shakespeare Quarterly (i977)-

"Ophelia's Doubtful Death," English Language Notes (1977). "Shakespearean Comedy and the Spectator," "Love's Labour's Lost and the Deferred Reward," "Macbeth and Antony : The Epic Hero and the Tragic Nemesis." Lectures presented at Westfield College, Univer- sity of London, 1976. "The Uneasy Reign of Henry IV." Lecture presented to the Mon- mouth Theater Associates, 1976. "Troilus and Cressida: The Problem of Epic Degeneration as Drama." Lecture presented to the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-on-Avon, 1976. "Spots of Time and the Occasional Poet." Lecture and reading presented at the University of London, 1976. "Poetry and the Creative Process." Lecture and reading presented to the Woman's Literary Guild, Portland, Maine, 1977. Reviews: From Sacrament to Ceremony: The Second Henriad, for

Bucknell University Press (1977), Shakespearean Comedy and Pauline Doctrine, for Princeton University Press (1975), On Writing Well, for Harper and Row (1976), "The B.B.C.'s Antony and Cleopatra?' Pulse (1975), "King Lear" and "The Tempest," Maine Times (1975), "Antony and Cleopatra" and "A Midsummernight's Dream," Maine Times (1976), "Five New Poets," Loon (1977). Poetry: "Moonflower," "Selene," and "Night Song," Presumpscot Re- view (1976), "Sister" and "October Saturday: 1949," Poetry Now (1977), "Nightpiece," "Dim on the Rim," "Fear of Falling: 1937," and "5 Janu- ary, 1977," Loon (1977), "Coming Back," "You, Captain Marvell," "Up- tight Downunder," and "The Curve of Ziggy's Horn," Blac\ Cat (1977), "Acting Class," "Practice," and "Mill," Bellingham Review (1977), "forest of the night," "Aubade," and "Bombline," Aspect (1977), "July: 1976," Maine Times (1977), "Primavera," "Deadstick," "Portrait's Re- ply," "Following," "Crysalis," and "Vertigo," Hellcoal Annual (1977), "May Song," CapeRoc\ (1977). .

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Consultant in the Humanities, Maine Public Broadcasting System, 1976-1977. Member, Selection Board, Competition in Dramatic Criticism, Uni- versity and College Theater Association, 1977.

John C. Donovan, DeAlva Stanwood Alexander Professor o£ Govern- ment "Elites and National Security Policy." Seminar presented at U. S.

Army War College, 1977. Editorial Consultant, Prentice Hall and University of Illinois Press, 1976-1977. Consultant (Tehran, Iran), Development and Resources Corporation,

New York, 1 976-1 977. Member, Executive Council, Northeastern Political Science Associa- tion, 1 976-1 977. Chairman, Educational Policy Committee, University of Maine Board of Trustees, 1 976-1 977. Faculty Member, Bowdoin Alumni College, 1976 and 1977.

David N. Edwards, Director of the Physical Plant "Rx: A Liberal Dose of Physical (Plant) Therapy," Bowdoin Alum- nus (1976).

Alton H. Gustafson, Professor of Biology Emeritus

Member, Governing Board, State Biologists Association, 1 976-1 977.

Member, Brunswick Conservation Commission, 1 976-1 977.

Chairman, Brunswick Shellfish Committee, 1 976-1977.

Charles R. Hadlock, Assistant Professor of Mathematics "One-Dimensional Collisions and Chebyshev Polynomials," with D. H. Towne, American Journal of Physics (1977) Review: Classical Mechanics and Control by D. N. Burghes and A. M. Downs, American Journal of Physics (1977).

Daniel F. Hanley, M.D., College Physician "Medical Care of the U. S. Olympic Team," Journal of the American Medical Association (1976). "Drugs and Athletes." Paper presented to the Ontario Medical Associ- ation, 1976. "Physician-Coach-Athlete Relationship." Paper presented to the Pan

American Sports Congress, 1976. "Diet, Foods and Drugs in Athletics" and "Quadriceps Extensor . .

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Mechanism." Papers presented at the Sports Symposium, Maine Mari- time Academy, 1976. "Interesting Dope on the Olympics." Paper presented to the New England Surgical Society, 1976. "Some Medical Aspects of the Olympic Games." Paper presented to the Internal Medicine Society, 1977.

"Nutrition for the Athlete" and "The Olympic Athlete : Diet and Pill."

Papers presented to the Michigan Dairy Council, 1977. "Medical Care at World Class Games" and "Drugs in Sports." Papers presented to the Sports Medicine for Primary Physicians Conference,

1977. Recipient of the President's Award, National Athletic Trainers As- sociation, 1976.

Ernst C. Helmreich, Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of History and Political Science Emeritus "Die Veroffentlichung der 'Denkschrift der Vorlaufigen Leitung der Deutschen Evangelischen Kirche an den Fiihrer und Reichskanzler, 28. Mai 1936,'" Zeitschrift fur Kirchengeschichte (1976). "Austria," The Americana Annual (1977). Review: The Parish Republic: Hlin\a's Slova\ People's Party, 1939- 1945 by Y. Jelinek, History: Reviews of New Boo\s (1976).

Eric J. Hooglund, Assistant Professor of Government The Little Blac\ Fish and Other Modern Persian Short Stories of Samad Behrangi, with Mary Hooglund. Three Continents Press, 1976. Review: The Palestinian Movement in Politics by Jureidini and Hazen, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin (1977) Program Coordinator, annual meeting of the Society of Iranian Stud-

ies, 1976. Chairman, Panel on Iranian History, Middle East Studies Association Conference, 1976. Awarded postdoctoral research fellowship for study in Iran, Summer 1977.

Roger Howell, Jr., President and Professor of History CromwelL Little, Brown and Company, 1977. "Hawthorne at Bowdoin: A Letter Concerning His Arrival," in Na- thaniel Hawthorne Journal (1975) "Urban Politics in the English Civil War: Some Unresolved Prob- lems," "The Eighteenth-Century View of Oliver Cromwell," and "His- 38 Report of the President tory and Literature in Later Stuart England." Lectures delivered at Uni- versity of California, Los Angeles, 1977. "Myths and Reality: The Role of the Towns in the English Civil

War." Lecture delivered at California State University, Northridge, 1977. "How Firm a Foundation? The Fragility of Elizabethan England." Lecture delivered at Trinity College, 1977. Reviews: The Eastern Association in the English Civil War by C. Holmes, Cromwell and the New Model Foreign Policy: England's Policy toward France, 1649-1658 by C. P. Korr, The Cardinal and the Secretary: Thomas Wolsey and Thomas Cromwell by N. Williams, Peel by N. Gash and The Mind of William Paley: A Philosopher and His Age by D. L. LeMahieu in History (1975-1977); Moche Occupation of the Santa Valley, Peru by C. B. Donnan and Mesoamerican Archaeology:

New Approaches by Norman Hammond, ed., in Man (1974, 1975) ; The Diplomatic Correspondence of British Ministers to the Russian Court at St. Petersburg, iyoj.-iyy6, Lambeth Palace Library: Registers of the Archbishops of Canterbury, iph-iyth Centuries, and Lambeth Palace

Library: The Mediaeval Manuscripts, Section I, Old English, French, etc. in Microform Review (1975, 1976) ; George III and Lord Bute: The

Leicester House Years by J. L. McKelvey and English Hunger and In- dustrial Disorders: A Study of Social Conflict during the First Decade of George Ill's Reign by W. J. Shelton in Studies in Bur\e and His Time (1975, 1976); The Rump Parliament, 1648-1653 by B. Worden, Family, Lineage, and Civil Society: A Study of Society, Politics, and Mentality in the Durham Region, 1500-1640 by M. James, The Trials of Counsel:

Francis Bacon in 1621 by }. Marwil, and Captain Luckless: James, First Du\e of Hamilton by H. L. Rubinstein in American Historical Review Wit: (1975-1977) ; John Donne's Poetry by W. Sanders and The Soul of A Study of John Donne by M. Roston in The Sixteenth-Century Journal

(1975) ; Popular Recreations in English Society, iy00-1850 by R. W. Mal- colmson in SOCIETAS: A Review of Social History (1975) ; Le Berry e e du X au milieu du Xlll siecle. Etude politique, religieuse, sociale et economique by G. Devailly in Erasmus (1976) ; and Byron and the

Honourable Augusta Leigh by J. S. Chapman in Byron Journal (1977). Editor, The British Studies Monitor, 1976-1977.

Coeditor, Erasmus, 1 976-1 977. Contributor to Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life,

1 976-1 977.

Arthur M. Hussey II, Professor of Geology Coauthor with K. Pankiwsky, Preliminary Geologic Map of South- Report of the President 39 western Maine: Open File Map igy6-i, Maine Geological Survey,

1976.

R. Wells Johnson, Professor of Mathematics "On Congruences Related to the First Case of Fermat's Last The- orem/' Mathematics of Computation (1977).

Samuel E. Kamerling, Charles Weston Pickard Professor of Chemistry Emeritus "Parker Cleaveland," in American Chemists and Chemical Engineers, edited by W. D. Miles. The American Chemical Society (1976).

Barbara J. Kaster, Harrison King McCann Professor of Oral Communi- cation in the Department of English "Protest Rhetoric in the Women's Movement," series of papers and films presented at the Seminar on Interpreting the Feminine Sensibility, Northwestern University, 1976. "The Future of Research in the Oral Performance of Literature," paper presented and moderator of panel discussion at the Summer Con- ference on the Oral Interpretation of Literature, Chicago, 1976. "Proposed Focus for the Study of Communication," paper presented at the Speech Communication Association National Convention, San Francisco, 1976. Elected member, Society for Cinema Studies, 1977. Selected for inclusion, Who's Who of American Women, 1977 edition. Reviews in Choice: The Ambiguous Image by R. Armes, The World in a Frame by L. Braudy, Surrealism and the Cinema by M. Gould, Di- recting the Film by E. Sherman.

David I. Kertzer, Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Depart- ment of Sociology and Anthropology "Ethnicity and Political Allegiance in an Italian Communist Quar-

tiere," in Ethnic Encounters: Identities and Contexts. Duxbury Press,

1977. "La Lotta per l'Egemonia Rituale in un Quartiere Comunista," // Mulino (1976). "Ethos, Economics and 'Civilization' in Rural Italy," Reviews in An- thropology (1976). "The Impact of Urbanization on Household Composition." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological As- sociation. Contributor to the Anthropological Perspectives on Italian So-

ciety Symposium, 1977. 40 Report of the President

"Life Course Transition in African Age-Set Systems : Implications for a Theory of Aging." Paper presented to the annual meeting of the So- ciety for Applied Anthropology. Contributor to the Dimensions of an Anthropology of Aging Symposium, 1977.

Reviews: Hare Krishna and the Counterculture by }. S. Judah in American Anthropologist (1976) and Antireligious Propaganda in the Soviet Union: A Study of Mass Persuasion by D. E. Powell in Sociologi- cal Analysis (1976). Chairman, Population and Migration session, American Anthropo- logical Association annual meeting, 1976. Chairman and coorganizer, Anthropological Perspectives on Italian Society session, Northeastern Anthropological Association annual meeting, 1977.

Jane E. Knox, Instructor in Russian

Coeditor with John Bayley, Portable Tolstoy. Viking Press, 1977.

Elroy O. LaCasce, Jr., Professor of Physics "Simple Demonstration of Wave Phenomena in an Acoustic Resonant Chamber" and "High-Speed Copying and 'Second-Order' Copyright Violation" in American Journal of Physics (1975). "Reflection Energetics and Acoustic Impedance of a Seabed from Nor- mal-Incidence Seismic Reflections—Somali Basin," with S. T. Knott and Hartley Hoskins. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Technical Re- port, 1976. Visiting investigator, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1975- 1976.

John D. Langlois, Jr., Assistant Professor of History "The Mongol Conquest (of China) and Its Impact on Political

Theory : The Case of P'u-chiang Literati." Paper presented to the Ameri- can Council of Learned Societies Research Conference on the Impact of Mongol Domination on Chinese Civilization, 1976. "The Chin-hua Tradition and the Mongol Conquest." Paper presented to the Regional Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies, 1976. "Ch'un-ch'iu Scholarship in the Yuan Period." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, 1977. "Intellectual Contacts between Chinese and Mongols at the Yuan Capital: The Compilation of the Great Canon for Governing the World (Ching-shih ta-tien)" Paper presented at the Western Conference of the

American Oriental Society, 1977. Director, Research Conference on the Impact of Mongol Domination Report of the President 41 on Chinese Civilization, sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies, July 1976. Member, Regional Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies, Columbia University, 1976-1977. Awarded grant for postdoctoral research in Japan, American Council of Learned Societies, 1 977-1978.

Mortimer F. LaPointe, Coach in the Department of Athletics President, New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, 1976- 1977. Member, Lacrosse Rules Committee, National Collegiate Athletic As- sociation, 1 976-1 977.

Sally S. LaPointe, Coach in the Department of Athletics Treasurer, Maine Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, 1976-1977.

Burke O. Long, Associate Professor of Religion "Divination as Model for Literary Form," in Language in Religious

Practice, edited by W. J. Samarin. Newbury House, 1976. "Reports of Visions among the Prophets," Journal of Biblical Litera- ture (1976). "The Stylistic Components of Jeremiah 3: 1-5," Zeitschrift fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft (1976). "Astrology" and "Divination" in Supplementary Volume, Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible. Abingdon, 1976. "The Social Setting for Accounts of Prophetic Vocation." Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Society of Biblical Literature and American Academy of Religion, 1976. Reviews: The Meaning of 'Bama in the Old Testament: A Study of Etymological, Textual and Archaeological Evidence by P. Vaughan and

The Ar\ 'Narrative (I Sam 4-6; 2 Sam 6) : A Form Critical and Traditio- Historical Study by A. F. Campbell in Journal of Biblical Literature (1976); A History of Israel in Old Testament Times by S. Herrmann, The Historical-Critical Method by E. Krentz, Jesus and the Law in the

Synoptic Tradition by R. J. Banks, The Old Testament and the His- torian by J. M. Miller, Bible, O. T. Apocrypha. I Maccabees, English introduction and commentary by J. A. Goldstein, and One Hundred Years of Old Testament Interpretation by R. E. Clements in Choice (1976- J 977)- Publications Consultant, Dissertation Series, Society of Biblical Litera- ture, 1 976-1 977. :

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Larry D. Lutchmansingh, Assistant Professor of Art "William Morris's Marxism: An Art-Historical View." Paper presented to the 65th annual conference of the College Art Association of

America, 1977.

James P. McDermott, Assistant Professor of Religion "The Process of Rebirth in Early Buddhism." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, 1977.

"Life after Life : The Buddhist View." Lecture delivered at Fordham

University, 1977. "Mi Lo Fo: An Illustration of the Chinese Transformation of Bud- dhism." Lecture delivered at Moravian College, 1976. Invited participant, Social Science Research Council Joint Committee on South Asia Project on Karma and Rebirth, 1 976-1 977. Reviews: Sangha and State in Burma by E. M. Mendelson, Vol\ Bud- dhist Religion: Dissenting Sects in Late Traditional China by D. L. Overmyer, and The Religion of the Chinese People by M. Granet,

Choice (1976-1977) ; Buddhism: A Modern Perspective edited by C. Pre- bish, Journal of the American Oriental Society (1976).

Craig A. McEwen, Assistant Professor of Sociology "Subcultures in Community-Based Programs," in Juvenile Correc- tional Reform in Massachusetts by Lloyd Ohlin, Robert Coates, and

Alden Miller, U. S. Government Printing Office, 1977. "Residential Mobility among Students and Their Families: Analysis and Implications for Planning Vocational Courses," "Student Interest in Vocational Education: Analysis and Implications," "Using Student Questionnaires in Planning Vocational Education: An Exemplary Proj- ect Report," and "Using Census Data in Planning Vocational Education An Exemplary Project Report." Reports prepared for Maine Vocational Region 10 (August 1976). Organizer and presider, Sociology and the Professions session, Eastern

Sociological Society, 1977. Outside honors examiner, Department of Sociology-Anthropology,

Oberlin College, 1 976-1 977.

Philip H. Merrell, Assistant Professor of Chemistry

"Bimetallic Complexes of the Ligand: 1, 2, 4, 5-Tetrasalicylideneamino- benzene and Its Sulfonated Derivatives," with R. A. Osgood and R. B. Cindrich. Paper presented to the centennial meeting of the American Chemical Society, 1976.

"Divalent Metal Complexes of 2, 6-Diacetylpyridine-bis(anil)," with Report of the President 43

E. C. Alyea and L. Ecott. Paper presented to the centennial meeting of the American Chemical Society, 1976. "Synthesis and Study of Some Bimetallic Complexes." Seminar presented to the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachu- setts, 1976.

Richard E. Morgan, William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Constitu- tional and International Law and Government "The Establishment Clause and Sectarian Schools: A Final Install- ment," in P. B. Kurland (ed.), Church and State: The Supreme Court and the First Amendment, 1975. "On Law Enforcement in America," in C. P. Potholm and R. E. Mor- gan (eds.), Focus on Police, 1976. "The Right to Know," in S. L. Wasby (ed.), Civil Liberties, 1976; reprinted from Policy Studies Journal, 1975.

"Public Access to Government Information : Xeroxing for Fun, Profit and Occasionally the Public Interest," paper presented at the Bicentennial Symposium, Perspective on the Bill of Rights, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, 1976. "Protecting Official Information: The Democratic Dilemma," paper presented at a meeting of the New England Political Science Associa- tion, 1977. Reviews: The Pulse of Freedom by A. Reitman, American Journal of

Legal History; The Constitutional Politics of Church and State by F. J. Sorauf, Political Science Quarterly.

Nizaralli A. Motani, Assistant Professor of African Studies in the De- partment of History

"The Expanding Frontier of African History : From Oliver and Alt- more to Robin Hallett," reprinted in Bulletin of the Southern Associa- tion of Africanists (1976). "From Ideology to 'Idi-ology': Uganda under Obote and Amin," Africa Report (1976).

"The Brown Diaspora : Uganda's Asian Refugees in Canada and the United States of America," paper presented to the Bowdoin College Fac- ulty Seminar, 1976. "Idi Amin and the Politics of Expulsion and Extermination," paper presented at Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1976. "Makerere College: A Study in Colonial Rule and Educational Re- tardation in Uganda, 1922-40," paper presented at the African Studies Association of America annual meeting, 1976. .

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Reviews: From Citizen to Refugee: Uganda Asians Come to Britain by M. Mamdani, Kenya Historical Review (1975) ; Refugees: A Prob- lem of Our Time; the Wor\ of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1951-J2 by L. Holborn et al., Choice (1975) ; The Kingdom of Toro in Uganda by K. Ingham, Choice (1975) ; Amin by J. Listowel,

International Journal of African Historical Studies (1975) ; Colonialism and Underdevelopment in East Africa by E. Brett, International Journal of African Historical Studies (1975); Islam in Uganda: Islamization through a Centralized State in Pre-Colonial Africa by A. Oded, African Report (1976); The Colonial Transformation of Kenya: the Kamba,

Ki\uyu, and Maasai from 1900 to 1939 by R. Tignor, Choice (1976) ; In- dians in Uganda and Rhodesia: Some Comparative Perspectives on a Minority in Africa by H. Patel, Kenya Historical Review (1976)

James M. Moulton, Professor of Biology

Review: Marine Ecology and Oil Pollution, edited by J. M. Baker in Choice (1977).

Erik O. Nielsen, Assistant Professor of Archaeology in the Department of Classics "Bryn Mawr College Excavations in Tuscany, 1976," with K. M. Phil- lips, Jr. American Journal of Archaeology (1977). "The Murlo Project." Lecture delivered at Bowdoin College, 1976.

Robert R. Nunn, Associate Professor of Romance Languages

"Mile de Scudery and the Development of the Literary Portrait : Some Unusual Portraits in Clelie," Romance Notes (1976). Chairman, Women in French Literature panel, Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, 1976.

David S. Page, Associate Professor of Chemistry "Effects of Varying Concentrations of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Sediments on Carbon Flux in Mya Arenaria" with E. S. Gilfillan, D. W. Mayo, D. Donovan, and S. Hanson in Physiological Responses of Marine Press, Biota to Pollutants, edited by F. J. Vernberg et al., Academic 1977. Study Guide to Accompany Principles of Biological Chemistry. Wil- lard Grant Press, 1976. Final Report: Effects of the Tamano Spill on the Marine Environ- ment, with D. W. Mayo and E, S. Gilfillan. Bowdoin College, 1976. "Analysis of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment." ;

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Paper presented at the second annual Maine Biomedical Science Sym- posium, 1976.

Harold Payson III, Assistant Professor of Economics "The Interest Parity Theorem, Invariance, and the Instantaneous For- ward Premium," Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv (1977).

Christian P. Potholm II, Associate Professor of Government Liberation and Exploitation: The Struggle for Ethiopia. University Press of America, 1976, reprint. Focus on Police: Police in American Society, with Richard E. Morgan. Halsted Press, 1976. "The Limits of Systemic Growth: Southern Africa Today," in Co- operation and Conflict in Southern Africa: Papers on a Regional Sub- system, edited by T. Shaw and K. Heard. University Press of America, 1976.

"The Ngwenyama of Swaziland : The Dynamics of Political Adapta- tion," in African Kingships in Perspective: Political Change and Moder- nization in Monarchical Settings, edited by R. Lemarchand. Frank Cass,

1977. "Refugees: Africa's Persistent Problem," Africa Report (1976). "South Africa: White Laager under Pressure," Current History (1976).

"The Mind Set : Political Themes in Recent African Literature." Paper presented at the African Studies Association meeting, 1976. "Traditional African Political Systems and the Challenge of Nation Building." Paper presented at the International Studies Association meeting, 1976. "Causative Factors in the Decline of Polyarchal Politics in Black

Africa." Paper presented at the Foreign Service Institute, 1977. "Not Thinking about the Thinkable? Contemporary American Foreign Policy." Paper presented at the Vassar College February Forum on Southern Africa, 1977. Reviews: The Political Economy of Africa edited by R. Harris and The Shrinking Political Arena: Participation and Ethnicity in African Politics with a Case Study of Uganda by N. Kasfir in Perspective (1976) Coups and Army Rule in Africa: Studies in Military Style by S. Decalo, Civil-Military Relations in Sierra Leone: A Case Study of African Sol- diers in Politics by T. Cox, To Build a Nigerian Nation by N. Igiehon, and War Clouds on the Horn of Africa: A Crisis for Detente by T. S.

Faren in Choice (1976-1977) ; A History of the Bemba by A. Roberts, •

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The American Historical Review (1976); and Rebellion, Revolution, and Armed Force: A Comparative Study of Fifteen Countries with Special Emphasis on Cuba and South Africa by D. E. H. Russell, Inter- national Journal of African Historical Studies (1976).

David B. Price, Writer-Photographer Recipient, Citation Award for Published Photographs, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, 1976. Exhibition of Photographs at the national convention of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, 1976.

George H. Quinby, Professor of English Emeritus "The Playwright Comes First in the Theatre," Bowdoin Alumnus (i977). Member, Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities, 1976-

1977. Cochairman, Theater Section, Maine Festival, 1977.

John R. Rasmussen, Assistant Professor of Mathematics "The Artin Index of Irreducible Characters of Finite Metacyclic Groups." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Mathe- matical Society, 1977. "What's So Hard about Integer Programming?" Invited presentation at the Mathematics Colloquium at the University of Oregon, 1976.

John C. Rensenbrink, Professor of Government

"How Change Does and Does Not Take Place : Innovation and Recur- rence in Educational Reform Programs." Final Report, ERIC Document Reproduction Service, 1976. "Breaking the Biases in the Discipline," A New Political Science (1977) "Mao's Struggle with the Dialectic." Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Political Science Association, 1976.

Matilda White Riley, Daniel B. Fayerweather Professor of Economics and Sociology

"Age and Aging," with J. Waring in R. K. Merton and R. Nisbet (eds.), Contemporary Social Problems, 1976. "Age Strata in Social Systems," R. Binstock and E. Shanas (eds.), The Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, 1976. "Social Gerontology and the Age Stratification of Society," reprinted in Beth Hess, Growing Old in America; R. Atchley and M. Seltzer (eds.), The Sociology of Aging: Selected Readings; C. S. Kart and B. Report of the President 47

Manard (eds.), Aging in America: Readings in Social Gerontology, all 1976.

Review (with Joan Waring) : Age and Sex in Human Societies: A Biosocial Perspective by P. L. Van den Berghe, Contemporary Sociology, 1976. "Critical Life Course Transitions," paper presented to the Aspen Con- ference on Social and Biological Changes over the Life Course, 1976. President, the Eastern Sociological Society. Chairman, Section on Social and Economic Sciences, American As- sociation for the Advancement of Science, 1976-77. Elected Fellow 1976. Member, Overseers Visiting Committee for Sociology, Harvard Uni- versity, 1976-77. Member, Commission on Long Term Care, Institute of Medicine, Na- tional Academy of Sciences, 1976-77. Chairman, Steering Committee on Life Course and Social Change, Social Science Research Council, 1976-77. Member, Editorial Board, Annual Review of Sociology, 1977-80.

Morton Schoolman, Assistant Professor of Government "On the Problem of Historicizing Freud." Paper presented at Hamp- shire College, 1976. "Dialectics and the Foundation of Critical Theory." Paper presented at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 1977. "Culture: Critique or Conformity to the Ideology of Late Capitalism?" and "Critical Theory and Traditional Theory: Excising the Incom- mensurable?" Papers presented at Bowdoin College, 1977.

Editorial Associate, Telos, 1 976-1 977.

Elliott S. Schwartz, Professor of Music "Peter Maxwell Davies' Missa Super L'Homme Arme? The Musical Quarterly (1976). "Contemporary Organ Music at Hartt College," AGO Music Maga- zine (1976). "Electronic Music and Live Performance," The Instrumentalist (I977)-

"Profession: Composer," Music Educators Journal (1977). Lectures on recent developments in American music and recent Schwartz compositions at Smith College, Indiana State University, Cali- fornia State College at Dominguez Hills, California State University at San Jose, Webster College, Deerfield Academy, and University of Mary- land (1976-1977). .

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Review: Stoc\hausen by R. Maconie in Choice (1976). Composer-librettist Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts,

1976. Resident composer at Wolf Trap Farm Park for the Performing Arts, Vienna, Virginia, Summer 1976. Cochairman, New England Region, American Society of University

Composers, 1 976-1 977.

Premieres of compositions : Octet for winds, strings, keyboard and percussion, Bicentennial Horizons of American Music Festival, St. Louis, July 1976; Ziggurat for flute and pre-recorded flutes, Hessischer Rund- funk, Frankfurt, Germany, July 1976; A Bowdoin Anthology for instruments, narrator and tape, Aeolian Chamber Players, October 1976; Janus for piano and orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Oleg Kovalenko con- ducting, and pianist Dwight Peltzer, January 1977; Archeopteryx for trombone and piano, B.B.C. Radio, England, February 1977; Diverti- mento No. 3 for organ and percussion, Leonard Raver and John Grimes at Bowdoin College, March 1977. Other major performances of compositions: American Academy in Rome; American Cultural Centre (Paris); BRT Radio (Brussels); AVRO Radio (Hilversum, Netherlands); Center for Music Experi- ment, University of California at San Diego; all-Schwartz program at University of Maryland; all-Schwartz program at California State Uni- versity at San Jose; all-Schwartz program at Chicago Musical College of

Roosevelt University (1 976-1 977)

William D. Shipman, Adams-Catlin Professor of Economics "The Federal Period," in Maine Forms of American Architecture, Colby College Art Museum (1976). Tidal Power and Aquaculture in Cobscoo\ Bay. A preliminary assess- ment report prepared for Maine Department of Marine Resources, 1975- 1976. "Electric Power Interconnections between Eastern Canada and the

Northeastern United States : Background, Issues, and Alternatives." Pa- per presented to the joint conference of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers, 1976. Testimony concerning cost of capital and proper treatment of federal income taxes, presented to the Maine Public Utilities Commission in con- nection with certain water utility rate increase applications, 1 975-1 976.

•Ronald R. Smith, Assistant Professor of Music "The Society of Los Congos of Panama: A Study of the Music and .

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Dance Theater of an Afro-Panamanian Group." Lecture delivered at Chapman College and University of California, Los Angeles, 1977. Awarded Faculty Research Grant and Mellon Fund Grant for study in Ghana, West Africa, Summer 1977.

Member, Liaison Committee, Society for Ethnomusicology, 1 976-1 977. Major performances: Requiem by W. A. Mozart, University of Maine at Augusta Community Chorus and Orchestra (baritone soloist) and

Patience by Gilbert and Sullivan, Brunswick (viola), 1977.

William L. Steinhart, Assistant Professor of Biology "Inhibition of the Production of Infectious Herpes Simplex Virus by Clofibrate," with Cynthia S. Hogeman and Michael C. Powanda, Virology (1976).

"Botanizing the Arctic," with Keith I. Roebuck. Paper presented at the annual fall meeting of the Maine State Biologists Association, 1976. Ab- stract published in the Maine Biologist (1976). "Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in Human Cell Culture." Paper presented at Middlebury College, 1976.

"Genetic Organization of Herpes Simplex Virus DNA," with J. D. Boeke. Paper presented at the second annual Maine Biomedical Science Symposium, 1976. Abstract published in Maine Medical Journal (1976). Chairman, Session on Cancer, second annual Maine Biomedical Science Symposium, 1976. Panelist, Colloquium on Twentieth-Century Consciousness: Genetics and Bioethics, 1977.

Clifford R. Thompson, Jr., Associate Professor of Romance Languages "Cervantine Motifs in the Short Stories of Leopoldo Alas," Revista de Estudios Hispdnicos (1976)

John H. Turner, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages "Latin America's Literature: Mirror of Its Aspirations." Lecture delivered at the Center for Area and Country Studies, Foreign Service In- stitute, 1977.

David J. Vail, Associate Professor of Economics "The Political-Economic Logic of Farmer Cooperation." Paper presented at the Conference on Food Policy for Maine, 1976. "On the Possibility of a Revival of Feedgrain Production in Maine." Paper presented at the New England Feed and Grain Council, 1976. "The Economic Potential of Farmers' Markets and Limitations to .

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Their Development in Maine." Paper presented at the Conference on Alternative Agriculture, 1976. "Food Cooperatives and Maine's Small Farmers: An Unequal Ex- change." Paper presented at Bio-Ecological Agriculture in the Northeast and Cooperatives Regional Needs Conference, 1977. "Farmers' Markets in Maine, 1976: Achievements, Problems and Pros- pects." Paper presented at the Conference on Food, Energy and the

Future, 1977.

Review : China's Policy in Africa, ig^8-igyi by A. Ogunsanwo, Review of Boo \s, volume 2, African Studies Association (1976). Elected member of the Editorial Board, Review of Radical Political ^Economy, 1976.

Peter H. Vaughn, Assistant to the Vice President for Development Named Professorships at Bowdoin College, Bowdoin College Bulletin 399(!975)-

Doris C. Vladimiroff, Director of Upward Bound Member, Executive Committee, New England Association of Educa- tional Opportunity Program Personnel, 1976-1977.

John C. Walter, Assistant Professor of History and Director of Afro- American Studies "The Role of the Caribbean Immigrant in the Harlem Renaissance," Journal of Afro-Americans in New Yor\ Life and History (1977) "Black Immigrants and Political Radicalism in the Harlem Renais- sance." Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, 1976.

"Black Students in Higher Education : Issues of Survival." Paper presented at the New York State Conference on Black Studies, 1976. "Functional Diversity: Settling the Question of the Legitimacy of Black Studies Programs in Small Colleges." Paper presented at the Na- tional Council for Black Studies, 1977. Contributing editor, Journal of Afro-Americans in New Yor\ Life and History, 1 976-1 977. Representative of Bowdoin College at the National Newspaper Pub- lishers Association inauguration of the Black Newspaper Publishers

Hall of Fame at Howard University, 1977.

Sidney J. Watson, Coach in the Department of Athletics President, American Hockey Coaches Association, 1976-1977. Member, Advisory Staff, U. S. Hockey Biz Magazine, 1976-1977. Report of the President 51

William C. Watterson, Assistant Professor of English Poetry reading, with W. Fairey and G. Brogyanyi. Bowdoin College, 1977.

Williard Wolfe, Assistant Professor of History Assistant Editor, The British Studies Monitor, 1976-1977. .

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APPENDIX II

Enrollment

* "I . ** ^> w 3 J^ "« ^ *«

tO fclO <3 CO Students enrolled September 1976 1 S^7 86 Regular 1,305 Special 21

Exchange (here) 41 Studying away (Exchange and others) 86 Students who completed work January 1977 18 Students dropped for academic

deficiencies January 1977 4 Exchange students returning to home colleges 2nd semester 8 Students leaving for study away (Exchange and others) 19 Students leaving for all other reasons between September 1976 and January 1977 42 Students enrolled January 19, 1977 J >338 Returned from study away 33 Students readmitted January 1977 17 New students admitted January 1977 12

Entering Freshman 1

Transfer 1

Special 7 Exchange 3

Geographic Distribution

(Regular students who entered September 1976)

Massachusetts 93 California 10 Maine 72 New Hampshire 10 New York 53 Ohio 10

Connecticut 27 Rhode Island . . 9 New Jersey 17 Florida 6 Illinois 12 Maryland 6 Pennsylvania 12 Michigan 4 .

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Minnesota Indiana Oregon Kentucky Virginia Louisiana Colorado South Carolina

District of Columbia . . Tennessee North Carolina France Arizona Greece Delaware Norway ...... Hawaii Canada Missouri Italy Vermont Japan Washington Kenya Wisconsin Korea Alabama 394' Alaska

* Of these, 376 were freshmen

Distribution of Majors

Class of igyy

Afro-Am. Studies . 1 (1)* English-Environ- Art History 8 (2) mental Studies 2

Art History-Creative English-Government 1

Visual Arts 1 English-Russian 1

Biochemistry 12 (2) German 11 (9) Biochemistry- Government 65 (38) Envir. Studies .... 2 Government-Creative

Biology 20 (5) Visual Arts 1 Biology- Government-Environ-

Envir. Studies .... 4 mental Studies 1

Biology-Geology . . . 2 Government-Geology 1

Chemistry 5 (1) Government-Russian 1 Classics 11 (6) History 51 (22)

Creative Visual Arts 2 History-Art History . . 1

Economics 49 (24) History-Environ-

Economics-Environ- mental Studies i

mental Studies 3 Mathematics 26 (10) Economics-Environ- Mathematics-Geology 2

mental Studies and Music 4 (2) History 1 (1) Philosophy 7 (3) English 20 (6) Physics 6 (2) .

54 Report of the President

Psychology 17 (4) Sociology-Anthro- Religion 10 (3) pology 7 (3)

Romance Languages . 15 (7) Sociology-Environ- Sociology 18 (11) mental Studies 2

* Figures in parentheses denote the number of students with a double major, e.g. Afro-

American Studies 1 (1) means that 1 Afro-American Studies major is carrying another major as well.

Enrollment in Courses

5> bo t*

Co Co tin »3 CO Co

Afro-Am. Studies 50 . 1 Biochemistry 201, 201 4 2 Afro-Am. Studies 201, Biochemistry 202, 202 1 2

202 1 1 Biochemistry 203 .... 2

Anthropology 1,1... 91 79 Biology 15, 16 132 80 Anthropology 3 22 Biology 23, 24 44 49 Anthropology 9 12 Biology 26 55

Anthropology 201 . . . 5 Biology 29 25 Anthropology 202 ... 1 Biology 36, 38 27 8 Archaeology 1,2 114 109 Biology 40 25

Archaeology 3, 6 14 25 Biology 42 18 Archaeology 201 1 Biology 44 41 Archaeology 202 1 Biology 45 18

Art 1, 2 186 80 Biology 47, 48 48 21 Art 8 44 Biology 201, 201 10 12 Art 12 16 Biology 202, 202 1 10

Art 14, 22 22 49 Biology 203, 203 2 1 Art 23, 43 31 17 Biology 204 1 Art 47, 48 13 14 Chemistry 14 33 Art 50 40 Chemistry 18, 18 120 23 Art 52, 53 30 40 Chemistry 19, 21 86 77 Art 61, 62 31 21 Chemistry 22 37 Art 63, 71 6 23 Chemistry 31, 32 30 10 10 10 Art 72, 76 ... . 13 25 Chemistry 42, 43

Art 80, 80 16 15 Chemistry 201, 201 . . . 8 3 Art 90 3 Chemistry 202 5 Art 201, 201 7 13 Classics 201 1 Art 202, 202 3 2 Economics 1,1 143 9 1 Art 203, 203 2 1 Economics 2, 2 40 87 Art 204 1 Economics 3 54 .

Report of the President 55

Economics 4 36 English 48 22 Economics 5, 6 55 54 English 51, 51 15 J 4 Economics 7 18 English 52, 52 3 6 Economics 9 41 English 53, 53 8 29 Economics 10, 11 ... 17 15 English 201, 201 16 12 Economics 13 5 English 202, 202 2 6 Economics 14, 15 ... 30 30 English 203 2 Economics 17 27 Envir. Studies 51 .... 93 Economics 25 18 Envir. Studies 201, 202 5 4

Economics 201, 201 . . 10 15 French 1,2 28 26

Economics 202 5 French 3, 4 45 38 Education 1, 2 47 38 French 5, 6 36 21 Education 4, 6 10 4 French 9, 10 22 24 Education 201, 201 ... 1 4 French 14 8 English 1, 2 French 17, 18 13 3 Seminar 1,1 16 14 French 19 11 Seminar 2, 2 12 28 French 20 9

Seminar 3, 3 15 20 French 201, 201 7 2 Seminar 4, 4 32 16 French 202 4

Seminar 5, 5 14 17 Geology 11, 12 43 !3 Seminar 6, 6 17 30 Geology 23, 24 20 8 Seminar 7 34 Geology 26 22 Seminar 8 30 Geology 201, 201 1 1 Seminar 9 16 Geology 202 1 Seminar 10 11 German 1,2 49 40

English 3 18 German 3, 4 27 22

English 4 30 German 5, 6 15 5 English 5, 6 37 106 German 15, 16 14 15 English 7, 1 18 German 17, 22 16 8 English 7, 2; 8 14 16 German 31, 32 24 43 English 12 31 German 201, 201 2 2 English 13, 14 26 37 German 202 2 English 17 21 Government 1,1 37 24 English 19, 20 29 21 Government 2 190

English 30 11 Government 3, 3 105 35

English 31, 32 14 20 Government 4, 4 23 8 English 35, 36 25 34 Government 7, 8 33 33 English 41, 1 20 Government 12 11

English 41, 2; 41, 3 .. . 9 14 Government 13 46 English 41, 4 21 Government 14 78 6.. . 1

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Government 15, 1 14 118 History 54, 4 23

Government 17 . . 26 History 55 11

Government 18 . . 47 History 60, 61 5 9 Government 19, 20 22 27 History 201, 201 3 M

Government 23 . . 19 History 202, 202 2 4 Government 25, 26 19 7 History 203, 203 1 1 Government 30, 31 29 21 History 204 1

Government 40, 41 16 14 Italian 3, 4 12 8

Government 42; 43, 1 . 7 16 Ind. Language Study

Government 43, 2 ... 6 Chinese 11, 12 10

Government 60, 61 . . . 7 7 Chinese 13, 14 3 3

Government 201, 201 . 13 10 Chinese 202, 202 ... 1 1

Government 202 4 Hebrew 25 3 Greek 1,2 14 6 Hebrew 27, 27 2 1

Greek 3, 4 10 7 Hebrew 28 1

Greek 5, 6 11 7 Portuguese 45, 46 . . 5 3 Greek 201 3 Latin x 35 History 3, 1 7 Latin 4 l 3

History 3, 2; 3, 3 47 14 Latin 5 10

History 3, 4 17 Latin 7, 8 16 21

History 7 58 Mathematics 2 23 History 8 15 Mathematics 5 45 History 9 45 Mathematics 10 30

History 12 29 Mathematics 11, 11 . . 112 32

History 14 69 Mathematics 12, 12 . . 70 81

History 15, 18 22 30 Mathematics 13, 13. . . 45 42 History 21, 22 13 120 Mathematics 14 12 History 26 74 Mathematics 17 8

History 27 63 Mathematics 21, 21 . . 25 20

History 28, 29 16 25 Mathematics 22 , 40 History 30 54 Mathematics 25 17 History 34 1 Mathematics 26 16

History 35, 37 29 27 Mathematics 27 42

History 41, 42 22 31 Mathematics 29, 30 . . . 26 35 History 43 35 Mathematics 31 32 History 46 36 Mathematics 32 8 History 2 Mathematics 52, 1 ; 52, 17 2 33 7 History 53, 1 ; 53, 2 12 3 Mathematics 34 15

History 54, 1 28 Mathematics 35, 37 ... 17 19 History 54, 2; 54, 3 21 9 Mathematics 39 9 .

Report of the President 57

Mathematics 44, 45 . . 5 5 Music 66, 2 3

Mathematics 201, 201 . 6 3 Music 66, 5; 66, 5 1 1

; Mathematics 202, 202 . 1 5 Music 67, 1 67, 1 1 1 Military Science 41, 42 4 2 Music 67, 2; 67, 2 2 1 Music i, 2 38 37 Music 67, 5 1 Music 5 7 Music 68, 2 1

Music 7, 8 40 33 Music 68, 5; 68, 5 1 2 Music 10 61 Music 201 4 Music 11, 12 12 6 Music 202 2

Music 23, 28 2 6 Music 203 1 Music 31, 32 13 9 Philosophy 1 Music 41, 42 1 5 Seminar 1,1 19 16 Music 51, 51 25 16 Seminar 2 19

Music 52, 52 6 19 Philosophy 7, 9 22 24

Music 53, 53 6 4 Philosophy 11, 12 ... . 72 25

Music 54, 54 4 4 Philosophy 21, 25 ... . 14 7 Music 55, 55 13 5 Philosophy 32 10 Music 56, 56 2 7 Philosophy 34 9 Music 57 1 Philosophy 35 10

Music 58 1 Philosophy 201, 202 . . 2 2

Music 61, 1 ; 61, 1 4 3 Physics 1,3 69 33 Music 61, 2; 61, 2 9 5 Physics 17, 17 33 108 Music 61, 3; 61,3 5 5 Physics 21, 22 16 8 Music 61, 5; 61,5 15 23 Physics 23, 24 45 6

; 1 ; 2 . . . Music 62, 1 62, 2 5 Physics 25, 1 25, 4 36

Music 62, 2 ; 62, 2 1 10 Physics 26 5

Music 62, 3 ; 62, 3 3 3 Physics 27 15

Music 62, 5 ; 62, 5 3 20 Physics 31, 35 11 10

Music 63, 1 ; 63, 1 1 5 Physics 37 6

Music 63, 2; 63,2 2 3 Physics 201,201 5 3

Music 63, 3 ; 63, 3 4 3 Physics 202 4

Music 63, 5; 63, 5 8 9 Psychology 1,1; 1,1 . . 66 64 Music 64, 1 2 Psychology 1, 2 35

Music 64, 2 ; 64, 2 1 1 Psychology 3, 4 29 22 Music 64, 3; 64,3 2 4 Psychology 6 29

Music 64, 5 ; 64, 5 4 7 Psychology 7, 9 9 15

Music 65, 1 ; 65, 2 .... 1 1 Psychology 10 14

Music 65, 2; 65, 3 3 1 Psychology 11, 12 . . 26 14

Music 65, 3; 1 Psychology 13 ... . 18

Music 65, 5; 65, 5 3 2 Psychology 19, 22 19 8 . .

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; Psychology 24, 2 24, 3 6 13 Senior Seminar 5 . . . . 15

Psychology 201, 201 . . 8 3 Senior Seminar 20 ... 25

Psychology 202, 202 . . 2 9 Senior Seminar 21 . . 21

Psychology 203 2 Senior Seminar 22 . . T 9

Religion 1,1 50 72 Senior Seminar 23 . . 20

Religion 2 Senior Seminar 24 . . 21

Seminar 1, 4 4 19 Sociology 1,1; 1,1 ... . 14 20

Seminar 3 . 33 Sociology 1,2; 1,2 ... . 66 18

Religion 13, 14 14 6 Sociology 3, 5 33 48 Religion 15, 22 7 29 Sociology 7 58

Religion 34 . . . 3 Sociology 8 35

Religion 40, 1 . 19 Sociology 9 29 Religion 40, 2; 40, 4 9 13 Sociology 11, 12 37 15 Religion 201, 201 4 3 Sociology 13 12

Religion 202 . 1 Sociology 16 14

Russian 1, 2 . 18 15 Sociology 18 47

Russian 3, 4 . 11 12 Sociology 201, 201 ... . 3 4

Russian 5, 6 . 3 2 Sociology 202 1

Russian 9, 10 2 3 Spanish 1, 2 58 32

Russian 201, 202 3 2 Spanish 3, 4 25 22 Senior Seminar 1 16 Spanish 5, 6 7 4 Senior Seminar 2 16 Spanish 9, 10 8 5 Senior Seminar 3 16 • Spanish 11, 12 5 8 Senior Seminar 4 14 Spanish 201 1 Report of the Librarian

To the President of Bowdoin College: I have the honor to submit a report for the Bowdoin College Library for the year igy6-igyy. NO diminution of traffic in and out of the building has been visible this year. Study space remains in great demand, and the number of books left to be reshelved is evidence added to the recorded circulation statistics that the library is indeed well used. Carrels and study tables are being installed in the second-floor wing of Hubbard Hall and the project should relieve some of the pressure for study space in the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library on the part of students who do not need library materials. The construction of a tunnel to link the Hawthorne-Longfellow Library with the stacks in Hubbard Hall, and the installation of an elevator to reach all six levels of the stacks in Hubbard Hall will doubtless be the most significant change for the Bowdoin College Library since the construction and opening of the Hawthorne- Longfellow building. The project, which was approved at the Gov- erning Boards' winter meeting, is expected to go forward during the coming summer, with all exterior construction scheduled for completion before the opening of college in the fall. The project will give readers direct access to the material that will be housed in Hubbard Hall and provide thirty additional study stations, a commodity in very short supply, on five stack levels. The Hubbard Hall stacks have room for 200,000 volumes. This space, less that for the 65,000-70,000 volumes already stored there, should provide collection growth space for about eight years. A most immediate benefit will come from freeing shelf space in Hawthorne- Longfellow Library to provide much-needed expansion for various parts of the collection. Bound periodicals will be the first major part of the collection to be removed to Hubbard Hall, and the classified collection will be expanded into the vacated space. This, in turn, will free space for the index and abstract collection and give additional space to the bibliography collection as well as government documents, which are critically in need of more shelf space.

59 60 Report of the Librarian

The project will also make possible the removal of some ranges of newspaper shelving to make way for better microform reading and storage facilities. The construction will not be completed in time to move material during the summer, and to avoid the confusion and inconvenience to readers that shifting material while college is in session would entail, the actual move will be planned for the summer of 1978. Nearly every book in the collection will be shifted, and considerable time and effort will be needed to prepare the stacks and plan the move in detail. The following table indicates the continuing increase in circulation of library material.

1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 J 975-76 Lent (for

extended use) 41 ,300 47?459 42,762 43464 40,838 Lent (from

reserve) I 3>9°9 20,352, 29,695 40,748 52,831

Total 55,209 67,811 72,457 84,212 93*669

The number of items placed on reserved reading shelves continues to increase as well. Inexpensive photocopying is a great boon to many students. It does, however, result in severe wear for books on reserve for large classes, and it will be necessary to find some means to restrict copying of some out-of-print and expensive volumes. The computer-assisted reserved reading circulation system functions well, and the number of students affected by "missing" reserved reading remains relatively low. The major unsolved problem is the prediction of the number of copies that will be needed during the term, and from time to time the list of students wanting the same item at the same time grows unacceptably long. Special Collections and archives material continued to be a much- used part of the library's collections. A total of 248 readers used 490 books, 356 bound volumes or boxes of manuscripts, 361 books and boxes of archival material, and more than 120 written inquiries relating to Special Collections material were answered. More than 2,400 pages of photocopy were supplied to readers and in answer to written requests. During the year, 516 volumes new to the collections were added. Report of the Librarian 61

Students in four different courses used Special Collections as primary source material for papers. In addition, several students doing independent studies and honors projects were able to benefit from the unusual resource that Special Collections represents. At

the end of the Hawthorne Conference on the campus last fall, four Hawthorne scholars extended their stay in Brunswick in order to consult the manuscripts and books in the Hawthorne Collection. The Kate Furbish collection of "Flora of Maine" attracted a good deal of attention when news services picked up the discovery that a stand of a rare lousewort named after Miss Furbish lay in the

area that will be inundated if the Dickey-Lincoln power project goes forward. At least a dozen newspapers reproduced her drawing as did some journals. The Maine State Museum borrowed one volume of the collection for an extended exhibition. The attempt to operate Special Collections with a single full-

time staff member was unsuccessful. Mary Hughes is exceptionally

able and dedicated to her charge, but it very quickly became evi- dent last fall that there were too many demands on her time. Re- sponding to personal and written inquiries for material left no

time for all the many details required to keep the collections in good order, to absorb new material, and to provide security for the books and manuscripts. To provide the required help, a position in the Catalog Department was terminated in order to create a position as assistant in Special Collections. Dianne Gutscher, formerly

an assistant in Government Documents, will fill the position as soon as she can be replaced. The following table shows the growth of the Library over the past five years.

m Budget

a Expenditure T3 00 1) >-> Books,

Hi U 3 Total a! c a m of Year for -M & O at as

I97I-72 196,851 15 24 11,705 15,022 458,758 5.8 1,630 1 353.395 1 136,775 9 1972-73 348,745 134,013 197,900 16 25 8,663 14,567 473.325 5.2 1,660 I I 9 i,754 1973-74 401,702 | 166,145 212,183 15 24 12,514 16,708 486,387 5-3 I 9 22 5-4 i,757 1974-75 435,320 | 200,932 209,580 |i3 11,632 15,229 501,362 I 1 9 5I7>63I 5-i i,795 460,286 22.5 | 16,502 1975-76 196,635 1231,898 13-5 1 | 1 10,545 1 9 1 62 Report of the Librarian

A comparison between price rises in the general economy and the increase in library costs may be of interest. The total amount spent for the library in 1976 was 86 percent greater than the same figure for 1967, while the cost of living during the same period rose 83 percent. The acquisition rate remained relatively stable over the period. It is indeed gratifying to know that in a period of intense financial pressure, the College has man- aged to sustain the level of library support. The impact of automation on library operations continues to increase. The OCLC automated cataloging support system has proved exceedingly beneficial in the area of cataloging. Most new material moves quickly through the process, and the backlog of uncataloged new books is relatively small. Within the next year an automated switching system for interlibrary loans will be implemented within the New England area, and it should then be possible to identify quickly a library holding books wanted by our readers and immediately transmit a request that the book be sent. Interlibrary loans will not be instantaneous because packing and shipping material accounts for much of the delay in securing material from another library, but it should substantially reduce delays. If the system causes interlibrary loans activity to soar, the impact on the

library could be severe. It will be monitored closely over the next year. A system for book and periodical fund accounting using the Col- lege's PDP-10 computer yields timely information to departments

regarding the status of book orders and funds. The system is not at

present cost effective, but it does impose control over book funds that was not possible manually. The data base now numbering nearly 3,000,000 catalog records at OCLC has great potential for enhancing many of the library's

technical processes if means can be devised to transfer the cataloging records in machine readable form into the local system. Some testing and experimentation will be done during the coming year

to determine if cost effective ways can be found to accomplish the task.

I cannot close this report without commending to you the library staff for their continued dedication to providing library ma- Report of the Librarian 63 terials and services that measure the effectiveness of the library.

Especially to be commended is Mary Hughes who absorbed the heavy burden of Special Collections with grace and efficiency. The library and the College owe much to the members of the Governing Boards' Committee on the Library under the chairmanship of Dr. Charles Barbour '33 for being alert and responsive to the library's needs and presenting its case to their colleagues in persuasive terms. And the writer must acknowledge both his professional and personal debt to Dean of the Faculty Alfred Fuchs for his counsel and continuing support. Respectfully submitted, Arthur Monke 64 Report of the Librarian APPENDIX

Donors of Funds or Books, igj6~igjj

It is as always gratifying to report the establishment of new endowment funds, and this past year saw the list of endowed book funds grow by eight. A book fund was established to honor Albert Abrahamson '26, a member of the faculty from 1928 to 1976, and George Lincoln Skolfield,

Jr., Professor of Economics Emeritus, upon his retirement in 1976. The Jonas M. Braciulis-Bachulus Library Fund was established by a gift from John M. Bachulus '22. The Philip Meader Brown Book Fund honors Professor Philip M. Brown, a member of the Department of Economics from 1934 to 1968. The family and friends of Robert E. Johnson established a memorial book fund to honor his memory, and the family and friends of Robert W. Pitman made a gift of a memorial book fund to honor a member of the Class of 1926. Alvan W. Ramler '59 established the David A. and Dorothy G. Ramler Book Fund in honor of his parents. A gift from the estate of Frank A. St. Clair '21 endowed the Elizabeth Hamilton St. Clair Memorial Fund, and a bequest from the estate of Francis S. Benjamin, Jr. '36 created the William Dummer Northend Fund. Existing funds continued to grow during the past year. Gifts to increase endowed funds were added to the James Alan Auld Memorial Book Fund, the James E. Bland Memorial Book Fund, the Gina Briasco Special Collections Fund, the Herbert Ross Brown Book Fund, the Bur- ton Book Fund, the Class of 1924 Library Fund, the Class of 1929 Book Fund, the Athern P. Daggett Library Book Fund, the Daniel Tucker Coffin Drummond Library Book Fund, the Stephen A. DeVasto Me- morial Book Fund, the Herman Fuchs Library Book Fund, the Ernst C. and Louise R. Helmreich Book Fund, the Edward Chase Kirkland Book Fund, the Fritz C. A. Koelln Book Fund, the Charles H. Living- ston Memorial Book Fund, the Douglass H. McNeally Fund, the Ber- nice H. Mersereau Book Fund, the Ray W. and Rachel T. Pettengill Library Book Fund, the Alfred Rehder Memorial Library Fund, the Sills Book Fund, and the Thomas Curtis Van Cleve Memorial Book Fund.

The library was offered its choice of books from the library of Sumner

Pike '16, and a large number of useful books from it were added to the collection. Of special significance was a complete set of Captain Cook's Voyages including the very scarce quarto volume of plates, all in exceptionally fine condition. The gift includes as well a number of very fine art books. Report of the Librarian 65

A nearly complete collection of the works of Maine humorist John Kendrick Bangs came from George E. Pettengill '33, and Mrs. Claude Tozier gave an extensive collection of W. S. Maugham's works that Philip H. Schlosberg '23 had collected. The gift includes a number of first editions; the most outstanding is a first printing of Of Human Bondage.

Mrs. K. C. M. Sills H'52 presented a large collection of letters, pictures, and memorabilia relating to the College for the archives, and she also gave some books that include two incunabula. The past year saw the return to the library of a collection of letters and manuscripts of Horatio Bridge of the Class of 1825 which were left to the College by Marion Bridge Maurice with the understanding that Norman Holmes Pearson, a Hawthorne scholar, would have use of them. Upon Professor Pearson's death, the material was returned to the library. Other donors of books and funds included Albert Abrahamson '26, Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society, Aetna Life and Casualty, Alcoa Foundation, Neil Alter, American-Asian Educational Exchange, Inc., American Council on Education, American Legion, Americans for Middle East Understanding, Amherst College Press, Anthoensen Press,

C. Ingersoll Arnold '39, Mr. and Mrs. John P. Auld, John M. Bachulus

'22, Mrs. Harry Baldwin, Peter C. Barnard '50, Alan Barron '69, John L.

Baxter '16, Charles M. Barbour '33, Ross W. Beales, Jr., David P. Becker

'70, Richard C. Bechtal '36, Agnes Beckwith, Bell Laboratories, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Berman, Ray Bicknell, Richard A. Black '61, Franklin H.

Blackmer, George H. Blake '18, Donald M. Bloch '6o, Constance Blomen,

Mary K. Blunt '74, Barbara Boiling, Joseph F. Bonasera '73, Willard

Bonner, Edward Born '57, Grace E. Bosworth, James H. Bradner, Jr. '63,

David Bradshaw '72, Louis B. Briasco '69, Marshall Bridge '39, Richard

N. Bromfield '74, Keith K. Brooks '65, Herbert R. Brown H'63, Philip

M. Brown, William J. Brown '55, Anthony S. Bucci, Jr. '72, Frederick O.

Buckley, Jr. '70, Benjamin Burbank '26, Robert S. Burton '43, William S.

Burton '37, Canadian Consulate General, James Carnathan '59, Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, Kenneth E. Carpenter

'58, John S. H. Carter '58, Mrs. Campbell Cary, Central Maine Power

Company, Mrs. John P. Chapman, Sheldon Christian '37, Mrs. Dan E.

Christie, Citibank, Alexander P. Clark '34, Charles Cohen '47 and Mrs. Cohen, Norman Cohen '56 and Mrs. Cohen, James S. Coles H'68, Colo-

nial Williamsburg, Inc., Cara Cook, Cornell University, Mr. and Mrs. J.

William Corr, Jr., Herbert R. Coursen, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Cour- 66 Report of the Librarian son, F. Erwin Cousins '24, Sanford B. Cousins '20, Mrs. Earle M. Craig, George V. Craighead '25, Grain Books, Philip D. Crockett '20, Robert

M. Cross '45, Jane Curtin '77, Mrs. Athern P. Daggett, Joseph A. Dane

'69, Nathan Dane II '37, Joseph H. Darlington '28, Gifford Davis '27,

P. M. Dawley, Mary Clark Dimond, John C. Donovan, J. J. Donovan, Abraham E. Dorfman '53, Mrs. John M. Dorr, Mrs. Paul Howard

Douglas, Mrs. Eugene H. Drake, Daniel T. Drummond, Jr. '42, Charles

G. Dyer '59, Exxon Corporation, Frank A. Farrington '27, Mrs. Arthur

H. Fawcett, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Peter L. Fenton '64, Ed- ward John Fertig, Edward G. Fletcher '25, Forest Historical Society, A.

Myrick Freeman III, Alfred H. Fuchs, Mrs. C. J. Garrett, John Gates,

Edward J. Geary, George Washington University, John A. Gibbons, Jr. '64, Ruthana H. Gill, Leland M. Goodrich '20, Peter O. Grant '48, Samuel

B. Griffith II, Marie Gutscher, Richard Harwell, Ernst Helmreich, Mrs.

Madeleine Henrey, Province M. Henry '50, Heritage Foundation, John

Hickey, Walter D. Hinkley '34, Mrs. Elizabeth Gilmore Holt, Ole M.

Hovgaard, Leland B. Howe '50, Roger Howell, Jr. '58, Nancy Ireland,

William D. Ireland, Jr. '49, Jackson Laboratory, Irvine W. Jardine '24, Bradford Johanson, Johns Hopkins University, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel

Kamerling, Stafford Kay '64, Gordon E. Kershaw, David B. Kesterson, Frank C. Kittredge, Julius W. A. Kohler '27, A. Charles Lane '70, Mi- chael D. Lang, Sally S. LaPointe, Oscar Lewenstein, Mr. and Mrs. Wal- ter Littlefield, Mrs. William D. Littlefield, Mrs. Charles H. Livingston, E. Christopher Livesay, H. W. Locke, Bruce A. Lunder '51, Larry D.

Lutchmansingh, David A. McCarthy '73, Robert L. McCarty '41, Mrs. Daniel MacFayden, Eugene W. McNeally '13 and Mrs. McNeally, Jona- than May '66, Ralph E. Mersereau, Maine Central Railroad, Richard A.

Mersereau '69, John D. Millett, Brian P. Mitchell '70, William D. Mone

'67, David K. Montgomery, Peter C. Morris '69, James M. Moulton, John K. Moulton G'62, David M. Nason, National Association of Manufac- turers, John W. Olson '70, Paul J. O'Neill, Jr. '57, New England Board of Higher Education, New York State Museum, Erik Nielsen, Campbell B. Niven '52, Northwest Missouri State University, Mrs. R. Webb Noyes,

Joseph Milton Odiorne '25, James H. Palmer '26, Mark Paterson, Elda

Clayton Patton, Pejepscot Historical Society, Daniel W. Pettengill '37,

George E. Pettengill '33, Kyle M. Phillips, Jr. '56, Radcliffe B. Pike '25, W. Stephen Piper '62, Polaroid Foundation, Inc., Princeton University, Albert L. Prosser '18, Warren M. Pulich, William C. Purington, Chris- topher H. Pyle '61, Donald H. Randall '30, Michael P. Rebic, Chandler

Redman '34, Harald A. Rehder '29, Research Associates, Glenn K. Rich- Report of the Librarian 6j ards '60, Matilda W. Riley H'72, C. Warren Ring, Mrs. William C. Root, Thomas Ryan '70, Marvin S. Sadik, Benjamin S. Sandler '61, Sears Roe- buck Foundation, John D. Shove, George H. Shube '74, Laurence F. Shurtleff '26, Francis Sleeper '22, Smith College, Preston Smith, Smith-

'66, sonian Institution, Benjamin A. Soule William J. Stanley, State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, Peter Steinbrueck '79, Stephen Green Press, H. Randall Stifner '72, Wayne R. Strasbaugh '70,

Bruce Strasser, John L. Swift '62, Barbara A. Tarmy '75, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Tarmy, Mr. and Mrs. Burton Taylor, Temple Beth El, Betty Thacher, Mrs. Claude H. Tozier, U. S. Trust Company, University of Kansas, University of Michigan, University Microfilms International,

William J. Vaughn '71, Charles E. Vernon, Jr., Barry C. Waldorf '58, Arthur W. Wang '40, Harry K. Warren, Albert L. Watson, Gordon L. Weil '58, Aaron Weissman, Godfrey H. Wetterlow, Philip S. Wilder '23,

E. R. Williams, Hon. Robert B. Williamson H'61, Mrs. J. Vance Wil- liams, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Witherell, and John A. Woodcock, Jr. '72 and Mrs. Woodcock. Report of the Director, Museum of Art

To the President of Bowdoin College: I have the honor of submitting the following report for the year ending April 30, igyy. Reopening

AFTER a year of being closed, the newly renovated Bowdoin jl\. College Museum of Art was reopened to the public on April

23, 1976. The presiding director, R. Peter Mooz, and three former directors, Philip C. Beam, Marvin S. Sadik and Richard V. West, were present for the occasion, which also marked the opening of the Visual Arts Center. During construction, the entire collection of more than 30,000 items had been either packed and stored on the main level of the Walker Art Building or lent to other institutions. The museum's offices were relocated in Hubbard Hall from the spring of 1975 to the following fall, when the staff moved back to the Walker Art Building and began the unpacking and reinstalling of the collection. The three main floor galleries, part of the original McKim plan, were repainted and rehung: the Bowdoin Gallery, in blue, is the location of the colonial and federal portraits and decorative arts; the deep red walls of the Walker Gallery are a setting for the nineteenth-century American collections; and the Boyd Gallery, in green, houses the European paintings, sculptures and decorative arts. The Assyrian reliefs and selections from the ancient art collection can again be seen in the Rotunda area.

On the lower level, with its new offices, storage area and paper conservation laboratory, five galleries were added. The John H. Halford Gallery, dedicated to the memory of this member of the Class of 1907, displays Indian, African, Chinese, Japanese, Pre- Columbian, Oceanic and North American Indian art. In the Wins- low Homer Gallery are shown the museum's collections of the artist's drawings, watercolors, wood engravings and memorabilia.

The John A. and Helen P. Becker Gallery is reserved for prints, drawings and photographs. Loan shows and selections from the

68 Report of the Director, Museum of Art 69

Bowdoin collection of modern art are installed in the Twentieth-

Century Gallery. The Temporary Exhibition Gallery is the location for the major part of the annual schedule of changing exhibitions. Exhibitions: Temporary Gallery

The Bowdoin Art Museum's Molinari Collection, one of the three most important public collections of medals and plaquettes in the United States, was the first show in the Temporary Gallery. A catalogue, partially funded by a grant from the Ford Founda- tion, accompanied the exhibition. The result of the efforts of three directors, two authors—Andrea S. Norris (in collaboration with Graham Pollard) and Ingrid Weber—and numerous scholars who were consulted during the course of publication, the catalogue was brought to completion through the dedicated efforts of David P. Becker '70, museum registrar. The Molinari Collection was subse- quently lent to Dartmouth College where it was on display during the fall. The opening exhibition of the Molinari Collection was followed in late May by the Bicentennial fames Bowdoin: Patriot and Man of the Enlightenment, made possible by a grant from the Maine State American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the First National Bank of Boston, the bank James Bowdoin II helped to found. The exhibition was installed for the summer. The catalogue comprised an important scholarly essay by Gordon E. Kershaw, the first published biography of James Bowdoin, with a description by R. Peter Mooz of objects included in the exhibition. The aim of the exhibition was to give James Bowdoin II proper recognition not only as a major figure in the American Revolution but also as a contributor to the fields of finance, science, literature and the arts. This goal was attempted primarily through the use of art objects

associated with the man such as portraits, silver and furniture ; his

own scientific instruments ; and other personal effects such as letters

and books. The material, brought together for the first time on the occasion of the exhibition, was borrowed from a wide range of sources—descendants of the Bowdoin family and other private patrons, as well as institutions such as the Smithsonian, Bowdoin College, Harvard University, the Boston Public Library, the Massa- 70 Report of the Director, Museum of Art chusetts Historical Society, and the First National Bank of Boston. After the September closing of the Bowdoin show, Ernest Has- \ell (1876-1925): A Retrospective Exhibition was installed in the Temporary Exhibition Gallery. Haskell, a Maine artist, studied print making in Paris where he knew and was influenced by James McNeil Whistler. The exhibition included his major etchings as well as early drawings, caricatures, paintings and watercolors, many of which had never been seen before. The show was particularly appropriate because the Bowdoin Museum of Art has one of the largest collections of the artist's works in the country, built up by the generous gifts of his widow, Mrs. Ernest (Emma) Has- kell, Sr., his twin children Ernest Jr. and Josephine (Haskell)

Aldridge, and Ernest Jr.'s widow, Mrs. Annie Haskell. The catalogue of works by Russell J. Moore is in portfolio format with loose- leaf reproductions of a selection of Haskell's works from the exhibition. An essay on the artist by Ruth Fine Lehrer is the major contribution to the text. The exhibition which closed at the end of October has been lent to the E. B. Crocker Art Gallery in Sacra- mento and will be shown at the San Jose Museum of Art and the Currier Gallery of Art in the coming year.

Following the Haskell retrospective, the first student show in the new museum's facility opened on November 2. Selected Workj by Student Artists included paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, photographs and even furniture. The exhibition, instructive for both students and faculty, also enabled the campus and wider public to learn something of activities in the new Visual Arts Center. In late January the museum presented the Joseph Nicoletti: Paintings and Drawings exhibition. The show had been planned for several years but delayed due to the renovation. Mr. Nicoletti, a member of the Department of Art and graduate of the Yale Art School, came to Bowdoin in 1972. The exhibition of his pencil and silverpoint drawings, watercolors, charcoals and oil paintings is the largest single showing of his works to date. The Nicoletti catalogue, with foreword by Russell J. Moore, includes an introduction by Jeffrey Muller, also a member of the Department of Art. The final exhibition of the year in the Temporary Gallery was Tunisian Mosaics, the Tunisian government's Bicentennial tribute Report of the Director, Museum of Art 71 to the United States, circulated in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Services. The show was chosen as a complement to Bowdoin's ancient collection and as a kind of art which is rarely seen in northern New England and which would be of special interest to the archaeology, art and ancient history classes at the College. The mosaics, dating from the second and third centuries A.D., and varying from abstract geometric designs to realistic representations of wild beasts, are examples of the rich finds from recent excavations near the ruins of Carthage. For the duration of the exhibition, objects from the Bowdoin Art Mu- seum's collection of ancient art with images echoing motifs in the mosaics were selected for display in the adjoining Twentiedi- Century Gallery.

Bec\er and Twentieth-Century Galleries

At the time of the Bowdoin Art Museum's reopening, Selections from the Permanent Collections was shown in the Becker and Twentieth-Century galleries. Throughout the year several small exhibitions were scheduled for these two display areas. This con- tinual change has engendered a sense of excitement and expectation in the museum's public. The exhibitions in the Becker Gallery offer visitors the opportunity to explore technique and quality in the drawing, print and photographic media. After the opening show, additional works from the permanent collections were chosen for display in the summer, fall and early in the new year: American Prints and Draw- ings, Baroque and Renaissance Drawings, Techniques of Graphics and Woodbloc\ Prints of fapan. Other exhibitions in the Becker Gallery were of works by artists from the Brunswick area, Pen and ln\ Drawings by Mar\ Forrester Libby and Kyushu, Shi\o\u, and Kyoto, ]apan, igj6: Photographs by John McKee. The last show of the year was Rembrandt Etchings from the Wesleyan University Collection, organized by the staff in conjunction with a Rembrandt seminar being taught by Mr. Muller. The program of shows in the Twentieth-Century Gallery was equally kaleidoscopic and ranged in variety from E. E. Cummings: Painter-Poet to exhibitions of work by Maine artists: Arnold Bur- —

72 Report of the Director, Museum of Art chess Chimeras in Bronze, DeWitt Hardy Drawings and Water- colors, Robert Sabin Paintings and Drawings and Bruce Elliott

Roberts Marine Paintings of the IS!aval Engagements of the Ameri- can Revolution. Halford Gallery

One final exhibition must be mentioned in this description of the year's schedule of temporary shows. In October, paintings and calligraphy by the contemporary Chinese artists, Ho Hwai-shouh and Grace Yang-tze Tong, were displayed in the Halford Gallery, otherwise a space for permanent installation. The exhibition, arranged in collaboration with the Department of History, was ex- tremely popular. A demonstration of calligraphy by the artists arranged at the time of the show drew a standing room only audience. The heavy exhibition schedule was successful due to the overtime efforts of every member of the staff. The expert, volunteer assistance of John Green, who acted as lighting consultant for many of the shows, was also essential to the success of the year's schedule. His interest and support are particularly appreciated.

Special recognition is also due the Museum Volunteers Associa- tion which is the institution's link with the general public. The enthusiastic guiding staff has aided in the interpretation of the collections; the staff aides have provided valuable service at the reception desk and shop. Particular thanks go to Museum Volun- teers Association President Marie Galen, Vice President Marion Winkelbauer, and Secretary Doris Gilbreath.

Loans

The loan activity of this year is characterized not only by the lending of individual works of art to other institutions but also by the lending of entire exhibitions by the Bowdoin Art Museum. The first group of loans went to the Mount Holyoke College Museum for an exhibition on Collegiate Collections, iyj6-i8y6, and remained on view there from June until December. Numerous loans were made to New England and Maine museums and galleries to the Museum of Art at Ogunquit, Colby College Art Museum, the Treat Gallery at Bates College, the Lenox Library Association, Report of the Director, Museum of Art 73 etc. A few loans went to exhibitions in New York—Joshua John- ston's Portrait of a Cleric, to Selections of igth-Century Afro-Ameri- can Art at the Metropolitan and Martin Johnson Heade's New- buryport Marshes to the Museum of Modern Art's The Natural Paradise: Landscape Painting in America, 1800-1950. Some works of art were lent to major traveling shows: Franz Kline's Untitled to American Master Drawings and Watercolors: Wor\s on Paper from Colonial Times to the Present at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Whitney Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, and the Relief Portrait of Theophilus Wheeler Walter to the Daniel Chester French Retrospective Exhibition scheduled for the Metropolitan, the National Collection of Fine Arts, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Fogg Art Museum. Another kind of loan, traveling exhibitions originating from Bowdoin College, also took place—the Molinari Collection was shown at Dartmouth for nearly three months; the Has\ell Retro- spective, which included works from the Bowdoin collections, was shown at the Crocker Art Gallery in Sacramento and will travel this summer to San Jose, California, and Manchester, New Hampshire. Acquisitions

There are, as always, two categories of acquisitions : gifts, which follow a pattern dependent upon the tastes of the individual donor, and purchases, chosen by members of the staff primarily on the basis of quality, often to fill a chronological gap in the existing holdings or to strengthen an already important area of the collection. The largest gift category this past year has been works by Maine artists. Mrs. Josephine Aldridge, in memory of Mrs. Ernest Haskell,

Sr., presented drawings, paintings and prints by Ernest Haskell,

Sr., an important gift especially appropriate for the museum in which a retrospective exhibition of the artist's works was organized and shown during the fall. William F. Bonner, Jr. gave a large group of landscapes, seascapes and still lifes by Maine artists, native or resident. The Bonner gift is complemented by the Robert Breck- inridge bequest of saltmarsh scenes, in ink on paper, by Mark F.

Libby, and Howard K. Clifford, Jr.'s watercolors, Dead Low Tide 74 Report of the Director, Museum of Art and Sun Rise, which came to the museum as gifts of the artist. Ad- ditional works by Maine artists which entered the collection are a watercolor by Clark Bryson, Fish House, donated by Richard A.

Morrell '50, and Robert L. Morrell '47, and a major oil painting by Stephen Etnier presented by Robert W. Mathews '56. A miscellaneous group of works was added to the European collection. A fine marine painting by an eighteenth-century artist, Dominique Serres, The Capture of a Spanish Convoy by Two "En- glish Frigates, was given by Mr. and Mrs. John H. Halford, Jr. and family in memory of John H. Halford, Sr. '07. Two additions of fine quality were made to the Old Master print collection : a woodcut of Death heading the Blind by Hans Holbein, the Younger, given by Philip Hofer and the engraving Cranes Catching Sna\es after Jan van der Straet, the gift of an anonymous donor who also presented a nineteenth-century bronze medal of Michelangelo by Niccolo Cerbera. These three gifts were carefully chosen by the donors to fill the specific needs of the existing collections. A final donation to the European holdings from Mrs. Kenneth C. M. Sills

H'52 is a large chalk drawing, Flan for a Model City, by one of the major architects of the twentieth century, Le Corbusier. Other gifts strengthened the fine collection of American decorative arts, and several donations were made to the Pre-Columbian and Primitive holdings. The museum's purchases during the year were, with only two exceptions, of the twentieth century. The exceptions, both additions to the continually growing graphics collection, were a Jap- anese woodcut from the Ehon To\iwagusa series by Nishikawa Sukenobu (1671-1751) and Ernest Haskell, Sr.'s Truth, a colored lithograph of 1896. A National Endowment for the Arts grant enabled the museum to purchase a selection of contemporary American drawings. Among the major acquisitions were Christo, Running Fence; Roy Lichtenstein, Two Studies for Guitars; and Philip Pearlstein, Seated Female Model on Couch. Several photographs were added to the collection: Bowdoin's Boston Revisited Series, which was part of the James Bowdoin II Report of the Director, Museum of Art 75

exhibition, and Alfred Eisenstaedt's unforgettable Marilyn Monroe,

dating to 1953. A final group of acquisitions includes modern furniture ranging from the classic Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona Chair to more recent pieces—William Stephens' Armchairs, William Platner's Side Table, and Kuzuhide Takahama's Lounge Chair.

Operations

The Museum Associates membership remains high, with 610 regular and 131 student members. Attendance in the year of the reopening was greater than ever before. More than 51,000 people have visited the museum. Over the months there have been major personnel changes in the staff. In September, R. Peter Mooz resigned to become director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. His successor,

Katharine J. Watson, began working in February. Dr. Watson was formerly curator of art before 1800 at the Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin College. A graduate of Duke University, she received her doctorate in art history from the University of Pennsylvania. An addition of an assistant curator was made in November. Margaret B. Clunie, a doctoral candidate at the University of Dela-

ware, was chosen to fill the position. Mrs. Clunie was graduated magna cum laude and a member of Phi Beta Kappa from Wheaton College; she received a master's degree in early American culture from the University of Delaware and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum in 1976. She has recently completed her doc-

toral examinations and is beginning research on her dissertation. Linda Prescott, who began working as half-time secretary in

September is another welcome addition to the staff and has been active with the volunteer program.

In the fall, the College allocated Ford Venture Funds to the museum for a one-year internship. Jose Ribas was chosen as the intern. In collaboration with the curatorial staff he has assumed many tasks, such as the care and handling of the collections and exhibition installation. Mr. Ribas has received valuable training and j6 Report of the Director, Museum of Art plans to pursue a career in the museum field. The success of the venture project has led the College to fund the internship again during the coming year. Other temporary additions to the staff were two graduate students from the Winterthur Conservation Program who spent six weeks in Brunswick during the summer months. Christine Smith and Denise Thomas set up a paper conservation laboratory and began working on the Winslow Homer wood engravings.

Merle Pottle, for thirty years custodian of the museum, is retiring in early May. During the years, in addition to his normal custodial duties, he constructed crates for loan items, repaired frames, and installed exhibitions. He will be sorely missed after his May retirement; the gap he leaves is for two people, not one. In spite of the resignation of Mr. Mooz in September, a time without a director and a period of adjustment for the new director, the staff has flawlessly carried out the year's scheduled events.

Special recognition for this must go to Russell J. Moore, Lynn C. Yanok, Brenda M. Pelletier and Mary L. Poppe, along with the newer members of the staff; their loyal support has been and continues to be essential to the success of the museum's operations. Accomplishing more than ever before, the staff also embarked on new projects, all of which are funded in part or totally from outside sources. Among these projects are the Handbook of the Collections, Wider Availability of Museum Collections Program, the Museum Purchase Plan, and the conservation of European paintings. The Handbook, in part supported by a gift in the memory of John H. Halford, Sr. '07 by James M. Fawcett III '58 and in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, is a major undertaking to be completed this summer under the direction of Mrs. Clunie, in collaboration with Mr. Moore and Edward Born, the college editor. No published guide to the Bowdoin collections has been available since 1950, and the renovation and expansion of the museum have made it even more crucial to have this kind of catalogue.

Another project, begun in this year, is the important, innovative Wider Availability of Museum Collections Exhibition Program. Report of the Director, Museum of Art 77

The new one-year program, undertaken by Bowdoin and financed jointly by the Maine State Commission on the Arts and the Hu- manities and the National Endowment for the Arts, is designed to make Maine's art treasures available to more people. It is hoped that, in time, the Wider Availability Program will be expanded to include both Maine and northern New England and will become a clearing house for information on museums and collections throughout the region. The Bowdoin College Museum of Art's involvement at this point is to host the program in its early stages before funds are realized that will allow it to become self-sufficient.

James M. Brown III, formerly director of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, was appointed coordinator of the program in March. A matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts has enabled the museum to acquire drawings by living American artists such as Lichtenstein, Christo, Pearlstein, and Nicoletti. An- other N.E.A. grant is for the conservation of European paintings.

Conservation of the collections is one of the museum's most urgent needs. Much more must be done in this area. In spite of the full schedule of successful exhibitions and other activities and the dedicated efforts and achievements of the staff, the working situation is not without flaws. The problems "beneath the surface," described by Mr. Mooz in last year's report, continue.

The issue of climate control installation is most crucial. During this past summer, as the temperature inside the museum soared to 95°, the effects of the lack of climate control became obvious. Portions of paint on the fifteenth-century wood panels conserved three years ago simply lifted off the surface. The Portrait of fames Bowdoin III has been removed to storage as areas of its paint surface are in danger of being lost; some small chips are already gone. Other inadequacies and eccentricities have developed in the new and renovated areas of the building. In the late summer a torrential downpour, a result of Tropical Storm Belle, combined with dis- carded construction materials clogging the drainage pipes to cause a backup of the sewage system. The result was a six-inch flood in one of the major storage areas. Hundreds of objects, particularly works on paper, were damaged and/or destroyed. Other problems are the uneven regulation of the heating and air yS Report of the Director, Museum of Art circulation systems as well as major leaks, which have developed in the new gallery and storage areas.

If the current collaboration between the museum staff and college administration and the support of the Governing Boards continue, all these problems will be solved with time. Plans for installation of climate control have already been prepared.

Much of what Mr. Mooz achieved is reflected in the list of activities described above. He was a successful fund raiser and was far- seeing in regard to the museum's role on a national as well as regional level. It is due to his efforts that the Wider Availability of Museum Collections Program has begun. He initiated many of the National Endowment for the Arts grant requests, supervised the completion of the Museum's renovation, and is responsible for the growth of the staff. Mr. Mooz explored new acquisitions areas, particularly in the decorative arts; some of the most significant exhibitions and accompanying catalogues were done under his leadership.

His precedent will be important to future activities. The continuing goals for the museum (which includes the Peary-

MacMillan Arctic Museum) are that it be: a model of professional excellence and ethical procedure; a fine keeper of its own collections; an innovator of exhibition and education programs; and known for its willingness to collaborate and cooperate with other institutions in Maine and New England (for instance, through the Wider Availability of Museum Collections Program and the Twelve College Exchange). This series of goals will have significant impact on the operation of the museum. On the one hand, the institution and staff will look inward for a period of about two years to install climate control, expand storage, inventory the collections, begin an extensive conservation program, and explore new areas for acquisitions. On the other hand, the educational role of the museum within and without the College will be deepened and broadened : further study and teaching on the part of the staff will be encouraged; research and publication of the permanent collections will be emphasized ; a larger public will be brought into the museum through the exhibition schedule, accompanying check- lists or catalogues and publicity, and thoughtfully organized tours and lectures. The choice of exhibitions will depend on the special- Report of the Director, Museum of Art 79 izations of the staff as well as on the interests and needs expressed statewide. One area of emphasis will be the museum's own holdings, the parts of the collection too infrequently on view which will be brought to the attention of the public in the forthcoming Hand- book; for example, the fine collection of prints and drawings is rarely seen by anyone. The final aim of the museum's program will be to encourage the College community and a wider public in their support of the art museum in particular and of the arts in general, and to stimulate an appreciation of quality and beauty. Respectfully submitted,

Katharine J. Watson :

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Exhibitions

April 23-May 23, 1976 (Temporary Exhibition Gallery) : Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari Collection at Bowdoin College.

April 23-May 2, 1976 (20th-century Gallery) : Selections from the Permanent Collections.

April 23-June 27, 1976 (Becker Gallery) : Master Prints and Drawings: Selections from the Permanent Collections.

May 10-June 13, 1976 (20th-century Gallery) : E. E. Cummings: Painter- Poet.

May 28-September 12, 1976 (Temporary Exhibition Gallery) : fames Bowdoin: Patriot and Man of the Enlightenment.

July i-September 12, 1976 (Becker Gallery) : American Prints and Draw- ings: Selections from the Permanent Collections.

August 12-September 19, 1976 (20th-century Gallery) : Marine Paint- ings of the Naval Engagements of the American Revolution by Bruce Elliott Roberts.

September 16-October 17, 1976 (Becker Gallery) : Baroque and Renais- sance Drawings: Selections from the Permanent Collections.

September 24-October 31, 1976 (Temporary Exhibition Gallery) : Ernest Has\ell (i8y6-ig2^): A Retrospective Exhibition.

October 1-31, 1976 (Halford Gallery) : Chinese Paintings and Calligra- phy by Artists Ho Hwai-shouh and Grace Yang-tze Tong.

October 14-November 28, 1976 (20th-century Gallery) : Arnold Bur- chess: Chimeras in Bronze.

October 21-November 14, 1976 (Becker Gallery) : Techniques of Graphics: Selections from the Permanent Collections. November 12, 1976-January 2, 1977 (Temporary Exhibition Gallery) Selected Wor\s by Student Artists.

November 18, 1976-January 2, 1977 (Becker Gallery) : Pen and ln\ Drawings by Mar\ Forrester Libby.

December 2-19, 1976 (20th-century Gallery) : DeWitt Hardy: Drawings and Watercolors.

December 23, 1976-January 30, 1977 (20th-century Gallery) : Selections from the Permanent Collections.

January 14-February 23, 1977 (Becker Gallery) : Wood'bloc\ Prints of Japan: Selections from the Permanent Collections.

January 21-February 27, 1977 (Temporary Exhibition Gallery) : Joseph Nicoletti: Paintings and Drawings. Report of the Director, Museum of Art 81

February 3-March 6, 1977 (20th-century Gallery) : Robert Sabin: Paint- ings and Drawings.

February 24-April 3, 1977 (Becker Gallery) : Kyushu, Shi\o\u, and Kyoto, fapan, igy6: Photographs by John McKee. March n-April 24, 1977 (Temporary Exhibition Gallery): Tunisian Mosaics.

March n-April 24, 1977 (20th-century Gallery) : Roman Art: Selections from the Permanent Collections.

April 12-May 8, 1977 (Becker Gallery) : Rembrandt Etchings from the Wesleyan University Collection.

Loans to Other Museums

Lent to Collegiate Collections, iyy6-i8j6 exhibition, Mount Holyoke

College Art Museum, June 15-December 15, 1976: Bernaerdt DeBridt, Still Life: Hare, Fruit, Bird; Pietro da Petri, The Entombment of Christ; Unknown Artist, Canoe Paddle and Salome with the Head of John the Baptist. Lent to Selections of igth-Century Afro-American Art exhibition,

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 18-August 1, 1976: Joshua Johnston, Portrait of a Cleric. Lent to Architects, Artists and Authors of the Ber\s hires exhibition,

Lenox (Massachusetts) Library Association, July i-September 4, 1976: Ernest W. Longfellow, Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Lent to ioo Years of American Watercolors exhibition, Ogunquit

(Maine) Museum of Art, July 3-September 6, 1976: George Hart, Morea; John F. Kensett, Landscape; Rockwell Kent, Greenland Meadow and Mountain; John La Farge, Pea\ of Mona-Roa; William Trost Richards, An Italian La\e. Lent to Maine Forms of American Architecture exhibition, Colby

College Art Museum, July 3-October 1, 1976: John G. Brown, Bowdoin Campus; Samuel Melcher III, Congregational Church, Wiscasset; Eliza- beth B. Robinson, View of North Monmouth, Maine. Lent to Artists and East Hampton: A 100-Year Perspective exhibition, Museum Section-Guild Hall, East Hampton, New York, August 14-

October 3, 1976: Francis Coates Jones, The Orchard. Lent to Centennial Exhibition, Treat Gallery, Bates College, Septem-

ber 1 -October 17, 1976: Marsden Hartley, Maine Coast at Vinalhaven. Lent to American Master Drawings and Watercolors: Wor^s on Paper from Colonial Times to the Present exhibition, Minneapolis In- stitute of Arts, September 1 -October 26, 1976; Whitney Museum of 82 Report of the Director, Museum of Art

American Art, New York, November 23, 1976-January 23, 1977; and The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, February 20-April 17, 1977: Franz Kline, Untitled, 1952. Lent to an exhibition of the same name, Dartmouth College Galleries and Collections, September 20-December 5, 1976: Medals and Plaquettes from the Molinari Collection at Bowdoin College. Lent to American Marine Painting exhibition, Virginia Museum of

Fine Arts, Richmond, September 27-October 31, 1976; Mariners' Mu- seum, Newport News, Virginia, November 8-December 12, 1976: Joseph Badger, fames Bowdoin I. Lent to The Natural Paradise: Painting in America, 1800-1950 exhibition, Museum of Modern Art, New York, September 29-November 30, 1976: Martin Johnson Heade, Newburyport Marshes. Lent to Daniel Chester French Retrospective Exhibition, Metropolitan

Museum of Art, New York, November 3, 1976-January 9, 1977; National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington, D. C, February n-April 17, 1977; Detroit Institute of Arts, June 14-August 28, 1977; Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, September 30-November 30, 1977: Daniel Chester French, Relief Portrait of Theophilus Wheeler Walter. Lent to Ernest Haskell: A Retrospective Exhibition, E. B. Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, California, November 27, 1976-January 2, 1977; San Jose Museum of Art, June-August 1977; Currier Gallery of Art, Man- chester, New Hampshire, September-October 1977: Ernest Haskell, Sr., Collection of Paintings, Prints, and Drawings. Lent to Henry Strater Retrospective Exhibition, Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida, January 7-February 20, 1977: Henry Strater, The Ranch at Beaver Cree\, 1938.

Films

(Shown to Museum Associates)

October 10-11, 1976: The Conversation (USA). December 5-6, 1976: Bedazzled (USA). February 13-18, 1977: Mid-Winter Film Festival—Alfred Hitchcock:

The Evolution of Intrigue : The Man Who Knew Too Much, 39 Steps, The Lady Vanishes, Lifeboat, Notorious, Psycho. March 6-7, 1977: Little Big Man (USA). April 17-18, 1977: The Boys in the Band (USA).

Gifts

Josephine Aldridge (In memory of Mrs. Ernest Haskell, Sr.) : Ernest .

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Haskell, Sr., American (1 876-1 925), Collections of Drawings, Paint-

ings and Prints (1976.8, .9.1-.2, .10.1-4, .12-.13, .14.1-.5, .15, .16.1-.9,

Anonymous: Niccolo Cerbera, Italian/Roman (1793-1869), Michelan- gelo, 1828, polished bronze medal (1976.7). Jan van der Straet (Strada- nus), After (1523-1605), Cranes Catching Sna\es, engraving (1976.39) William F. Bonner, Jr.: American 20th century—Bettina Bonner, Land- scape with Trees; Seascape; Landscape; and Sea Shore Scene, water-

colors (1976.56-.59). Nina Mason Booth, Morning Glories, oil on canvas (1976.77). Robert A. Courjon, Landscape with Barn, watercolor (1976.73). Priscilla Dalmus, Call the Bay (Sheepscot River), acrylic on masonite (1976.78). Allan Gardner, Near Dry Mills, lithograph (1976.74). Gene Klebe, Lone Gull; Scavenger; Harbor Huddle; Sea

Shore Scene; and Snow and House, watercolors (1976.48-.52) . William

Krondorf, Landscape; Birch Trees; and Landscape , watercolors (1976.

64a & b-.65) . Jon Legere, Landscape with House and Mountain Back- ground, watercolor (1976.76). Ed Mayo, Untitled Landscape, two acrylics on board (1976.62-.63). Forrest W. Orr, Early Morning Lob- sterman; Landscape; Pishing Shac\; and Small House, watercolors

(1976.53a & D-.55) . William Preston, Lobster Boat and Pete; and Green

Sfyff, 1961, watercolors (1976.70-.71). F. Wenderoth Saunders, Winter River House Scene; and Landscape with House, watercolors (1976.67a

& b). Carl N. Schmalz, Jr., Popham Beach West, 1957, watercolor (1976.66). Janet L. Scott, Fish House, watercolor (1976.79). Laurence Sisson, Beach Scene with Boats, watercolor (1976.72). Audrey Soule, Early Snow, 1952, oil on canvas board (1976.75). Edgar A. Whitney, Fort June's Roc\s, watercolor (1976.69). Elizabeth B. Winchell, Flow- ers and Vase, watercolor (1976.68). Anna Zuber, Roses and Berries; and Berries, watercolors (1976.60-.61). Robert Breckinridge: Mark F. Libby, American (b. 1948), Marsh Grasses

and Trees (Hall Bay, Georgetown, Island) ; Marsh View with Blue

Herons (Herring Cove, East Brunswick) ; Beach Peas and Grasses

(New Meadows Marsh, Bath) ; Salt Bay (Damariscotta) ; and Marsh View with Wild Rice (Merrymeeting Bay), inks on paper (1976.26.

1-.5).

Mrs. F. Webster Browne (In memory of her husband) : Dupre. F., French, Miniature Portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu, wax on glass (1976.22.T). Petit. F., French, Miniature Portrait of Torquato Tasso, wax on glass (1976.22.2). John B. Chandler '37 and Mrs. Chandler: Collection of Costa Rican-Pre- Columbian Jade (1976.44.1 -.25). 84 Report of the Director, Museum of Art

Howard K. Clifford, Jr.: Howard K. Clifford, Jr., American (b. 1950), Rise, Dead Low Tide, 1976; and Sun 1976, watercolors ( 1 976.1 9-.20). Mrs. A. M. Dickie: American/English, 19th century, Portable Des\, ca. 1850, mahogany (1976.25). Mr. and Mrs. Brewster Doggett: Possibly English, 19th century, Collec- tion of Plaster Casts, After Ancient and Modern Coins and Medals (1976.35. 1-.106 & .147-.200). Peruvian, Votive Vessel with Stand; and

Small Double Gourd Vessel, limestone (1 976.36.1 -.2).

Mr. and Mrs. John H. Halford, Jr. and Family (In memory of John H.

Halford '07) : Dominique Serres, the Elder, English (1 722-1 793), The Capture of a Spanish Convoy by Two English Frigates, oil on canvas (1976.24). Philip Hofer: Hans Holbein, the Younger, German (1497-1543), Death heading the Blind (Leaf DI from "Dance of Death" Series), woodcut (1976.18). Robert W. Mathews '56: Stephen Etnier, American (b. 1903), South Harpswell, 1958, oil on canvas (1976.43). Richard A. Morrell '50 and Robert L. Morrell '47: Clark Bryson, Ameri-

can, 20th century, Fish House, watercolor (1977.3). Barrett Parker: Three African Spears, metal, copper, brass webbing, and

wood (1976.45.1-.3).

Henry H. Pierce, Jr.: Collection of Pre-Columbian Objects, carved stones of various mediums (1976.41 .1-.85). Mrs. George Putnam: Unknown Maker, 19th century, Walking Stic\ (Winslow Homer's), possibly maple (1976.17). Family of Brewster Rundlett '38: English/American, 19th century, Pair

of Hessian Guard Andirons, cast iron (1 976.42.1 -.2). Mrs. Kenneth C. M. Sills H'52: Le Corbusier (C. E. Jeanneret), French

(b. 1887), Untitled (Plan for a Model City), 1935, colored chalk (1976.47). Janet K. Smith: American, 19th century, Narwhal Walking Stic\, ivory (1977.2). Mrs. Edward H. Tevriz: English, 20th century, Silver Salver, silver (1976.34).

Mary Baxter White: Thomas Uwins, English (1 782-1 857), Doctor in Divinity; Doctor in Physic; and Gentleman, Commoner and Noble- man, Undress Gowns Pro Proctor, colored etchings (1976.2.1-.3).

Purchases

Christo (Javacheff), American (b. 1935) : Running Fence, 1976 (Project Report of the Director, Museum of Art 85

for Sonoma County and Marin County, California), pencil, pastel, charcoal with fabric collage (1976.38).

Alfred Eisenstaedt, American, 20th century: Marilyn Monroe, 1953, black and white photograph (1976.46).

DeWitt Hardy, American (b. 1940) : Portrait of Ethan, pencil on paper with watercolor (1977.1).

Ernest Haskell, Sr., American (1 876-1 925) : Truth, 1896, colored lithograph (1976.23).

Roy Lichtenstein, American (b. 1923) : Two Studies for Guitars, 1974, colored pencil on paper (1976.37). John Miller, American, 20th century: Bowdoins Boston Revisited Series, black and white photographs (1976.21. 1-.6).

Philip Pearlstein, American (b. 1924) : Seated Female Model on Couch, 1969, pencil on paper (1976.30). Warren Platner, American, 20th century: Side Table, glass top, steel wire, nickel finish (1976.5).

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German/American (1 886-1969) : Barcelona Chair, stainless steel, polished fine, black leather (1976.6). William Stephens, American, 20th century: Arm Chairs, foam rubber,

walnut veneer, upholstered H. M. Miller stripes (1 976.4.1 -.2). Nishikawa Sukenobu, Japanese (1671-1751): From Ehon To\iwagusa

Series, 1720, hand colored woodcut (1 976.1). Kazuhide Takahama, Japanese, 20th cenutry: Suzanne Lounge Chair, foam polyurethane cushions, tubular steel frame (1976.3). Report on the Arctic Museum

To the Director of the Museum of Art: I have the honor of submitting the following report on the state of the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum for the year ending April 30, I9J7-

PROGRAMS at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum enjoy continued success largely due to the direction and standards of excellence established by Betty S. Smith before her resignation in the summer of 1976. An innovative and creative educator, Mrs.

Smith trained an enthusiastic guiding staff, organized and cata- logued archival information, and established the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum as a vital educational resource for the Bowdoin Col- lege campus and surrounding communities. Warmest thanks are also due C. Warren Ring, vice president for development, and Nancy Ireland, assistant to the vice president, for their support. Mrs. Donald B. MacMillan, honorary curator, continues her valuable assistance; her knowledge is irreplaceable and her generosity to the museum is unequaled. The Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum is considered a vital part of the Bowdoin College Museum of Art, and its interrelationship with the museum is closer than ever.

Exhibitions

The staff concentrated its efforts on the presentation of one major exhibition, Maine Indian Arts, sponsored by the Association of Aroostook Indians in cooperation with the Maine State Commis- sion on the Arts and the Humanities. Following its presentation from January 5 to 26, 1977, the show traveled to other Maine loca- tions. The exhibition included more than two hundred artifacts, such as tools, baskets, quill and bead work, leatherwork, and moose- hair embroidery, by four Maine Indian tribes. The exhibition received excellent publicity, resulting in high weekend attendance; in addition, 394 students from eight communities visited the show. Myrick Cross, an organizer of the exhibition, lectured to the museum docents, who were particularly well prepared to interpret the display.

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Aquisitions and Gifts

The museum supplemented its collection of twentieth-century soapstone sculpture with one purchase, Three Bears and a Seal, by Joanassie, an Eskimo sculptor from Lake Harbor, Southern Baffin Island. Theta Delta Chi generously donated a fraternity flag and a black and white photograph of its renowned member, Admiral Donald B. MacMillan '98. Liza Graves gave to the museum two books relating to arctic exploration ; one by her father, Charles P. Graves, is entitled Matthew A. Henson. Mrs. Donald B. MacMillan enriched the museum's archival collection by donating memorabilia relating to the North Pole Ex- 908- pedition of 1 1 909. Operations

Budget restrictions unfortunately have forced a reduction in activities and a curtailment of hours at the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum; although the weekend and summer schedule has been continued, the museum was open during the week only by appointment for the academic year 1976-1977. Despite these restrictions, the attendance rate continues to be high and the response to special projects has been excellent. Attendance at the Arctic Musum from

May 1, 1976 to April 30, 1977 totaled 11,471, including 10,060 summer and weekend visitors and 1,411 schoolchildren. The museum enjoys increasing support from area schools ; during the past year, forty-eight groups from fourteen towns, including Wiscasset, Boothbay Harbor, Saco, and Cape Elizabeth, visited the museum.

Such interest is largely the result of the museum's excellent and enthusiastic guiding staff, composed of several members of the Museum Volunteers Association particularly trained in the arctic collections. In addition to a tour, the docents utilize a "touch-it" box, which includes pieces of ivory, sealskin, and scrimshaw, to render the arctic experiences more realistic to the children. In addition, school groups are prepared for their visit by a notebook on the collection, written by M. E. Crockett and Roberta Hope, mailed to the teacher a week before the group is scheduled to arrive. The notebook's success has encouraged Mrs. Crockett and Mrs. Hope, 88 Report on the Arctic Museum the Education Committee of the Museum Volunteers Association, to prepare a slide presentation on the Arctic Museum for circulation to schools. The organization and conservation of the Peary-MacMillan's superb collection of polar archives is being continued by the staff. A generous donation was recently received from Mrs. John A. Rob- bins to begin duplication of the museum's important and unique early twentieth-century slides. In addition, a Bowdoin senior, biology major Keith Roebuck, has been utilizing the 230 color slides of arctic botanical specimens taken by Rutherford Piatt. Working with the former director of the New York Botanical Garden, Mr. Roebuck has been cataloguing this important collection and sug- gesting which slides are most important for future duplication. In order to notify other scholars of this valuable resource, Mr. Roebuck sent information regarding the collection to a number of scholarly botanical journals. Respectfully submitted, Margaret B. Clunie Assistant Curator Museum of Art and Arctic Museum .

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Gifts

Liza. Graves: 20th century; books, Eric Berry, Robert E. Peary, Garrard Publishers, 1963; Charles P. Graves, Matthew A. Henson, Putnam, 1971 (AM 1976.ll.31 a,b) Mrs. Donald B. MacMillan: 20th century; memorabilia collection relating to North Pole Expedition, 1908-1909 (AM 1976.13.33). Theta Delta Chi Fraternity: 20th century; red felt flag with Theta Delta Chi letters in red, framed (AM 1976.10.29). Theta Delta Chi Fraternity: 19th century; black and white photograph of fraternity house, Donald B. MacMillan (AM 1976.10.30).

Purchase

Joanassie (Eskimo, b. 20th Century) : Three Bears and a Seal, soapstone sculpture, Lake Harbor, Southern Baffin Island (AM 1976.12.32).