Volume 19, Issue 1 Annapolis, MD and Santa Fe, NM September 1992

Five new tutors named at Annapolis Distinguished Tutors/ Alumni to be honored

Five new tutors, including two After studying at the University of at Annapolis Homecoming from foreign countries, have been Sofia for seven years, Radoslov Datchev named to the Annapolis faculty at St. was awarded an advanced degree in By Nancy Osius John's College. They are David philosophy in 1982. In 1983 he taught Clemenson, Radoslav Datchev from philosophy at the same university and Two revered tutors whose careers spanned many decades at the college will be Bulgaria, Robin Kornman, Pablo was accused of spreading propaganda honored at the Annapolis Homecoming celebration October 2-4. Lejarraga from Argentina, and Theresa against the Bulgarian Communist Party. To be recognized are the late Richard Scofield, who taught at the college from Mackey. He was dismissed from his post as 1927 to a month before his death in 1970; and the late Simon Kaplan, who taught at An alumnus of Portland State assistant professor and subsequently the college from 1943 to a first retirement in 1959, and then continued to teach during University where he graduated with supported himself as a laborer. eight one year appointments. Photographic portraits of these men will be dedicated at honors from the "University Scholars In 1985, he came to the United the annual Alumni Association meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Conversation Program" in 1980, Mr. Clemenson States and two years later enrolled at Room. earned both his master's of science and Rutgers University to study philosophy. "As nearly an ideal tutor as the college is ever likely to have" were the words of a master's of art degrees from the He is now a U.S. citizen. He has published citation presented to Mr. Scofield at the time of his retirement. University of Wisconsin-Madison in several articles on the Pre-Socratics, His teaching career, which began in 1927, spanned both Old and New Programs: 1982 and 1984 respectively. He received Wittgenstein, and other subjects. he was one of a small group of faculty members to remain at the college after 1937, the his Ph.D from Harvard University in Robin Kornman is a 1970 alumnus beginning of Stringfellow Barr and Scott Buchanan's great educational experiment, 1991. of Indiana University, where he majored the institution of a great books curriculum. A Rhodes Scholar and the recipient of At Harvard he led two weekly in Sla vie Studies and minored in AB. and M.A. degrees from the University of California, Mr. Scofield had taught English, art, history and humanities before he began teaching across the New seminars from 1986-91 in the history of Chinese. He earned his master's degree Program. He served for a number of years on the Instruction Committee. science. At M.I.T., from 1988-90, he led in comparative literature from the Selected as "a most typical picture," Mr. Scofield's portrait will show the tutor discussions on science, technology and University of Colorado and was awarded (CC>nt1rnurea on page 4) society. He also taught at the University his doctorate in the same field from of Wisconsin-Madison. Princeton University in 1992. He was a Mr. Clemenson received the research fellow of the American Council Hoopes Faculty Grant for excellence in of Learned Societies at L'Universite de senior thesis advising at Harvard, the Paris X, Nanterre, studying Asian oral Richard M. Weaver Fellowship, a literature from 1991-92. Harvard Graduate Fellowship, and a Among his academic honors are a National Science Foundation Fellowship National Defense Fellowship, an in physics. He reads Latin, French, American Council of Learned Societies Spanish, Italian and German and knows Dissertation Fellowship for eastern some ancient Greek. (continued on page 2)

Under gray skies with_ blustery winds and an occasional drizzle, 116 Santa Fe freshmen headed to the hills, Santa Fe tutor Lawrence Cave leads G.I. Commencement procession.-see story mountains and lakes of New Mexico. page 5. Photo by Lesli Allison The exodus, one day after their arrival on campus, signaled the launch of the second annual Freshman Orientation. The visiting scholar program was Designed to prepare students for established by the family and friends academic and social life at St. John's, the Natalie Freeborg huddles in the rain of Andrew Steiner, A '63, who died last program combines recreational activities, during Freshman Orientation. year in an automobile accident. More peer discussion groups and meetings "How to Move Mobs: the Orator at than $150,000 has been contributed to "The purpose is to let freshmen with the dean, faculty and members of Rome" will be the title of Jasper the memorial, established to bring to have a chance to get to know one another the college community. Griffin's lecture on Friday, September the Annapolis campus distinguished before they get into a classroom situation," 25, in the FSK Auditorium at visitors in "disparate disciplines." said Susan Svetich, sophomore and Annapolis, the first to be delivered The next visiting scholar will be orientation leader. under the Andrew Steiner Visiting Robert Alter, professor of comparative Shortly after their arrival on Scholar Program. literature at U-C Berkeley, who will Sunday, August 23, freshmen and their The lecture will culminate several spend January 15-16, 1993, on campus. parents packed the Great Hall for an days of seminars offered by the dis­ He will give the Friday Night Lecture opening session with Dean Stephen Van tinguished Oxford University classicist: on a subject to be announced, and on Luchene and members of the Instruction he will work with students on Homer's Saturday will lead a seminar on books Committee. Following welcoming Iliad, Book Nine, and corollary reading, of the Old Testament for students and remarks by Dean Van Luchene, fresh­ and with faculty members on Virgil's faculty. Among his published books men divided into groups with members Eclogue Ten. are The Art of Biblical Narrative and The of the Instruction Committee while Fellow and tutor in classics at Art of Biblical Poetry. parents remained with Dean Van Balliol College, Mr. Griffin is the Mr. Alter is spending the academic Luchene. Parents and freshmen took the author of a number of books on classi­ year as visiting professor in the opportunity to ask questions ranging from cal literature and an editor of The comparative literature department at (continued on page 16) Oxford History of the Classical World. Princeton. 2 THE REPORTER 1992

new from page r studies in Paris in 1991-92, and two IREX Scholarly Exchange Program fellowships for study in the Mongolian People's Republic. From 1985-86 he taught at the University of Colorado, designing a course on The St. John's College Board of Asian Studies. In 1986, he helped found the Marpa Institute in Kathmandu, Nepal, a In a time of fierce competition among Visitors and Governors convened in Santa school to train Tibetan translators. Before coming to St. John's, Mr. Kornman taught colleges for students, St John's has Fe July 16 - 18 with 39 members present. comparative literature and religion at Princeton University. He has written numerous received a near record number of applica­ One of the highlights of the meeting articles for scholarly publications. tions to fill its freshman class on both was Steve Feinberg's opening remarks as Pablo Lejarraga was awarded a Licenciado en Matematica, U.N.S. in Argentina in campuses. The college received a total of the new chairman of the board. 1973. After becoming a permanent resident of the U.S., he earned his master's and 555 applications for the combined 1996 Mr. Feinberg began with a quote from doctoral degrees in mathematics from Brandeis University in 1983 and 1985 respectively. classes, yielding an expected enrollment of Robert Benchley, "The world is divided Before joining the St. John's faculty, he was an assistant professor of mathematics approximately 226 freshmen. into two kinds of people. Those who at Texas Tech University for six years. From 1985-86 he was a visiting scholar in the In Annapolis, Admissions Director believe the world is divided into two kinds mathematics department at M.LT. John Christensen reported that this is the of people, and those who don't." He is a member of the American Mathematical Society and the Union Matematica third best year in the college's history in "And I guess we are people who do Argentina. terms of the total number of applications believe the world is divided into two kinds Theresa Mackey graduated cum laude from SUNY Albany with a bachelor's received. "Given today's fiercely competitive of people," Mr. Feinberg continued. degree in music in 1979, and in 1980 with a bachelor's degree in English from The college admissions picture, we're very 'Those who care about this kind of Johns Hopkins University. She earned her Ph.D. in comparative literature from the pleased by the interest shown towards the classical, mindchallenging, sometimes University of Maryland in 1992. college," he said. "We're expecting the usual mind-boggling education that St. John's Last year she was an adjunct instructor in English at Georgetown University and class of 108 freshmen, and we expect their offers, based on the liberal but eternal tra­ a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Maryland. academic profile to be as strong as those for dition of the great books. She has been a feature writer for Expo Magazine, a columnist for the Baltimore­ most recent classes. They will represent 30 And those who don't." Washi ngto n Mensa Magazine, and a public relations writer for the Peabody states and four foreign countries­ Following Mr. Feinberg's address, Conservatory of Music. India, Russia, Bulgaria and China." Deans Eva Brann and Steve Van Luchene Ms. Mackey is a member of the American Association of University Professors In Santa Fe, Admissions Director presented a special report on the program and the American Comparative Literature Association. Larry Clendenin said the freshman class is of the college. as large as ever, with acceptances equal to The Finance Committee reported that last year and an increase in the number of both campuses finished 1991-92 with deposits. balanced operating budgets. The class profile in Santa Fe looks like Discussion during the plenary session this: 55% men, 45% women; 21 % have focused primarily on amendments 'to the attended at least one college prior to St. Polity, the constitution of the college, as John's, 58% visited the campus prior tc recommended by the Polity Review making a deposit, 68% attended public Committee which meets for the duration high schools, 19% attended independent of one year every five years. The most (private) schools, 9% attended parochial notable changes were an increase in the schools, 5% received an alternative to a number of board members to be elected by high school diploma, 60% will receive the Alumni Association, and the codifica­ some form of financial assistance, 55% will tion of the rule that the dean on each cam­ receive St. John's College grants and pus must now be a tutor with tenure. freshman are coming from 32 states and 2 In the executive session, Kenneth D. foreign countries (Canada and Pakistan), Brody was elected to the board. Mr. with California, Colorado and Texas as the Brody is a limited partner of Goldman primary feeder states. Sachs and a partner of Petrus Partners, an The breakdown of admissions figures investment firm. Mr. Brody's first formal between the two campuses is as follows: acquaintance with the college occurred completed applications-Santa Fe, 253, three years ago when he contacted Dean Annapolis, 302; acceptances-Santa Fe, Brann in Annapolis for assistance with a 224, Annapolis, 252; expected enroll­ seminar program for Goldman Sachs. Two Eighty nine students attended Santa Fe's 25th Graduate Institute summer session. ment-Santa Fe, 116, Annapolis, 106. tutors, Nick Maistrellis and Elliott Photo by Robert McC/ees Zuckerman, volunteered and started the program, which is now led by Mr. Maistrellis, Howard Zeiderman and Brother Robert Smith. The group, which ANNOUNCEMENTS meets 30 times per year, has just completed the third of five scheduled years. Many of the books included in the seminar series retreat set are on the St. John's seminar list. Other events during the three day A fall retreat for the St. John's Both the Santa Fe and Annapolis gathering included an orientation for new Board of Visitors and Governors is set Information Services offices would board members; a board seminar on the for October 23 and 24 at the Tidewater appreciate our readers' sending us any Expressions of interest have reached Declaration of Independence, The Federalist 10 Inn in Easton, a small town on the eastern articles that mention St. John's College, the Dean's Office in Annapolis from mem­ and the Gettysburg Address; a dinner for shore of Maryland that is a mecca for especially those in publications we are bers of the college community attracted by board members and invited guests at the sportsmen and antique lovers. unlikely to see. We are not able to use the chance to study at a Japanese university home of President and Cathy Agresto, Substituting for the usual fall meeting clipping services in times of budget­ next summer. hosted by Mr. Feinberg; and a luncheon at the Annapolis campus, the retreat tightening, but we would like to hear What Dean Eva Brann has called "this talk by James Carey on the Institute for the will place board members in new about radio and television references to novel opportunity" is open to students, Study of Eastern Classics. surroundings as they deliberate over the college, and we would like a record alumni and friends of the college. At least current and future college issues. of those that appear in print. 15 will be needed for the program to go ahead. Students may spend one or two four­ The Reporter is published in June and to five-week sessions at a university in December by the News and Subscribe to Kanuma, 40 minutes north of Tokyo, and Information Office, St. John's College, may receive transferable credit upon com­ Box 2800, Annapolis, MD 21404 and Moon! Admissions Office pletion of required papers. in September and March by the Public Santa Fe's student paper Santa Fe, New Mexico The estimated cost for each session is Relations Office, St. John's College, (now combined with the Obelisk) Admission Counselor/Assistant Director $2,000 to $2,500, exclusive of travel. Box 4599, Santa Fe, NM 87501 . $15/semester The position requires extensive travel, Two St. John's tutors-one each Annapolis - Nancy Osius, editor, Make checks payable to The Moon counseling skills, effective writing and session-are expected to lead seminars on Donna Boetig, assistant editor, Wye Send to: excellent telephone manners. Inquiries western and Japanese classics. Allanbrook, Betsy Blume, John from alumni would be welcome. Send English-speaking Japanese students Christensen, Benjamin Milner, Brother The Moon letter of application and resume to: Larry from Shimotsuke Gakuen University may Robert Smith, and Elliott Zuckerman, St. John's College Clendenin by October 1, 1992. be auditing the classes. advisory board. Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501-4599 For more information, contact Dean Santa Fe - Lesli Allison, editor, Brann at St. John's College, Box 2800, Barbara Lewis, assistant editor, Annapolis, MD 21404. • I Patrick Daugherty, design. September 1992 THE REPORTER page3

Annapolis seniors establish gift fund

In spite of an uncertain economy, the recent graduates of the Annapolis campus looked beyond their personal plans to further their studies or begin careers, and established what they hope will be a tradition for other classes to follow: the Class of 1992 Endowed Scholarship Fund. "We are honored to know that our newest alumni value their education so much that they wish to help others attend St. John's," said President Christopher B. Nelson. "The Class of 1992 Scholarship Fund is a wonderful example of one class's commit­ ment to the program." Josephine "Gigi" Escalante, A'92, approached Vice-President Jeff Bishop last spring to ask how her class could make a difference in the future of the college. In the past, the college invited parents of the graduates to assist in funding a senior project, usually some type of campus improvement. But this year would be different. "We wanted our own project/ Ms. Escalante explained. "I felt the students should be responsible to their school." Mr. Bishop suggested a projector and visual aids for the auditorium, or addition­ al campus lighting as possible senior projects, but Ms. Escalante was unimpressed. "While those ideas were nice, they could wait," she said. "We wanted a gift that was more urgent, more meaningfut and could go on forever. We wanted to help students who'd be struggling (financially) through school, just like we did.'" With this in mind, she wrote her fellow seniors asking for contributions to begin a permanent endowment with the yearly income used to support a student at St. John's. The open endowment will allow anyone at any time to contribute to the fund; as the endow­ ment increases so will the scholarship. Their goal to establish the scholarship: $10,000 by 1995. To date the class has donated or pledged more than $2,200. Ms. Escalante, now a legal assistant for a Manhattan law firm, is looking forward to the day when the class can name the recipient of the scholarship they began as seniors. President Nelson agrees. "You will see this fund grow. Soon you will be able to welcome those who come to St. John's because of this scholarship as fellow alumni and friends."

Here is the Duke Orsino with-so he thinks-his page Caesario at his knee, in the summer production of "Twelfth Night" in the Great Hall in Annapolis. Graduate Institute student Jack Daniel is the Duke, while Sandra Gwynn, a graduate of the National Shakespeare Conservatory in New York, is the disguised Viola, who loves the Duke, who loves Olivia-you get the idea. The high-spirited production, which included present and past St. John's students, is the first to be presented by the brand-new Annapolis Company Theater, the happy inspiration of founder, producer and director Nathan Rosen, A '82. Photo by Keith Harvey .

Annapolis skippers on their yachts in early May for a sail and picnic on the bay. The Friends continued their sup­ port of Mitchell Gallery events and exhibits, as well as joint sponsorship of the Maryland History Lecture-Dinner series and a mid-winter foreign film More than 10 ,000 people came to series. the Annapolis campus in the 1991/92 The number of Friends who made academic year in connection with a contributions to the college rose to 899, highly successful program of activities compared to 665 in 1990-91 and 480 in sponsored or co-sponsored by the 1989-90. Total gifts from the Friends for Friends of St. John's. Among the events the year amounted to $332,561. were the continuing Great Issues series, Said William Brill, president of the various cultural activities, and comple­ organization, "All of the events we spon­ tion of an economic impact study. In sored drew on the spirit and concept of St. addition, there was a marked jump in John's and were designed to bring the the number of Friends who made financial college closer to the citizens of the city contributions to the college. and the county." In January, writers, sports world figures, and other participants gathered for the Great Issues forum "Ethics and Athletics." Keynote speakers for this New writing school year. According to Tutor Sean Collins, who will be directing the program with sixth in the series of lecture-discussion help from fellow Tutors Charles Fasanaro and David Bolotin, the program will focus programs on ethics were tennis star program introduced on freshmen, who will be given "extra help with grammar and style." Space is limited Arthur Ashe and Knight Foundation to between fifteen and twenty students. Upperclassmen can enroll if space permits. President Creed Black. Next on the to Santa Fe campus The program is not entirely new, Mr. Collins said. It's been in existence for a year agenda is Ethics and Religion, while in the form of one-on-one tutoring sessions between writing assistants and students. spin-off programs are under consider­ By David Finley SF'93 In addition, a committee met during 1991 to consider how to help students write more ation. efficiently. The committee consisted of Dean Stephen Van Luchene, Collins, Fasanaro, An economic impact study conducted St John's students often have experi­ Bolotin (who was chairman), Sherry Martin, Robert Richardson and Krishnan by members of the Friends Board of enced difficulties writing their essays, a Venkatesh. After the committee's decision to implement a writing program, Mr. Fasanaro Directors was presented in a brochure situation due in part to the complex worked closely with student writing assistants last year during his spare time. "Beyond the Great Books," a document nature of the material and the rigorous This year, the formal writing class will more aggressively address the needs of vividly demonstrating the positive presentation required of the student for students. For the first month or so, the class will resemble a St. John's tutorial, with results of the college presence in such an enterprise. While the language extra guidance from the tutors to ensure that students understand the principles of Annapolis. tutorial and student-tutor conferences good writing. The course will then become a writing practicum, as the students learn The first Holiday Sing-along, featuring have always had writing improvement to use the skills they have acquired, particularly in the essays required over the course the Hard Travelers and a cookie swap, as an object, they simply do not provide of the year. Rough drafts will be required for every essay. "We'll give them a headstart attracted 450 adults and children for a enough writing practice for most on their regular papers," Mr. Collins noted. joyous-and certain to be annual-holi­ students. The new writing program is not simply remedial. Like all classes at St. John's, it day event. In answer to this, a comprehensive is an opportunity for students to experience the liberation learning provides. "We're The Sail Picnic jumped in size this writing program will be instituted on treating grammar as a liberal art, rather than a convention or task/ Mr. Collins said. "I year when over 100 students joined 18 the Santa Fe campus for the 1992-93 want to see students exploiting the power and beauty of language." page4 THE REPORTER September 1992

Homecoming (continued from page 1) about to ask a question, "a little skeptically, for 10 years before launching Stag's Leap already forming in his mind the next ques­ Wine Cellars in the Napa Valley; his wines tion," in the words of Allan Hoffman, A have won numerous awards and have '46. Mr. Hoffman, chairman of the been served in such settings as the White Alumni Association Board's Institutional House. Miss Fletcher, who retired in 1980 Relations Committee, which arranges for after 36 years as librarian at the college, is portraits and memorials, says the recogni­ the author of five articles on the college's tion of the tutors is part of a program to early history which were reprinted last honor exceptional faculty members. year an issue of The St. John's Review. At the time of Simon Kaplan's death Special reunion events are planned in 1979, the late Rev.Winfree Smith called for seven reunion classes and for the his friend "a living challenge to Christian Graduate Institute. teaching about original sin." Of his friend, While many alumni will join students who joined the faculty at about the same Friday for an informal supper in Randall time as he himself, Mr. Smith went on to Hall, the class of 1942, returning for their say, "Few people whom I have known 50th reunion, will gather at 5:30 p.m. on have in their lives exhibited as he did such the Dining Hall porch for cocktails and for simple goodness, a goodness consistently dinner afterwards in the Private Dining maintained and unmarred by self-right­ Room. eousness." It was a judgment with which On Saturday the class will have lunch many hundreds of Simon Kaplan's friends at Busch's Chesapeake Inn and cocktails at and students would have concurred in the home of Chesley Wilson at Holly assessing a tutor valued for the effect of Beach Farm. his moral character on students as well as Other luncheons are planned for the his teaching. classes of 1947, 1952, 1967, 1972, and pic­ Mr. Kaplan was born in Latvia-then nics for the classes of 1977 and 1982. The a part of Russia-and educated at the Graduate Institute will have a 4 p.m. after­ University of Heidelberg and the seminar party in the Fireplace Room at the University of Leningrad before he earned Coffee Shop. his doctorate at the University of Jena in Special seminars are planned for 2 p.m. Germany in 1927. He left Russia perma­ Saturday as follows: The Tempest, led by nently in 1923, first for Germany, and then Dean Eva Brann for 1967; Crossing left Germany for France, where he did Brooklyn Ferry, (Walt Whitman), led by research at the University of Paris in the Tutors Elliot Zuckerman, Brother Robert, 1930's. With Mrs. Kaplan, he fled Paris just Henry Higuera and Peter Kalkavage for before the Nazis occupation, and by 1942, 1982. came to St. John's at the invitation of old Seminars to be held at the same time friend Jasha Klein. At first a scholar-in­ for interested alumni are on The Love Song residence concerned with Jewish tradi­ of]. Alfred Prufrock (Eliot), Thus Spoke tions, Mr. Kaplan became a regular mem­ Zarathustra, First Part (Nietzsche), ber of the faculty in 1943. For more than 35 Augustine's Confessions, Book 10, Major years he continued teaching his Bible class. Barbara (Shaw), and Aristotle's Ethics, Also at the 10:30 a.m. program, Book I. President Christopher Nelson and Dean A 6 p.m. no-host cocktail party will Eva Brann will give annual reports. precede the Homecoming banquet A second highlight promises to be the Saturday, and the Classic Rock Party will re-creation of the 1967 freshman chorus 25 follow it at the Boathouse. Summer Olympics years later, an inspiration of tutor Howard The weekend will conclude with the In Barcelona, they call it shot put. Zeiderman, A'67. Amusement greeted annual brunch at the president's house on In Annapolis July 28, they called it the this announcement at the Alumni Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Book Put, and Socrates (GI student Association meeting in July as those pre­ Homecoming registration will last Steve van Dresser of Santa Fe) is giving sent recalled with a mixture of chagrin and from 5-8 p.rn. Friday in the FSK lobby, and Hobbes the big heave-ho in the GI nostalgia their first attempts at "enthusias­ will resume at 9 a.m. Saturday, continuing Summer Olympics. At left is GI student tic noise." This time, returning 1967 alumni all day. For more information, call 263- Erika Berry, and at right GI student Joan will reassemble with some eagerness 2371, ext. 318. Becker-who arranged the event and under the baton of Tutor Elliott maybe the rare weather, too. Zuckerman. Photo by Keith Harvey Says Mr. Zuckerman, who led legions of freshmen through this musical adven­ L E T T E R T 0 THE E DI T 0 R ture, "I'm delighted to learn that there are s people who remember the chorus fondly." The event, scheduled for 4:30 p.m. To the Editor: To the Editor: Saturday, October 3, in the Great Hall, is In response to David Woolwine's mailing to all graduates, asking for our Thank you for running my request for open to all. fine letter in the June 1992 Reporter, I do suggestions regarding books we books (Alumni Notes, March,1992). The The Homecoming lecture will be not believe that the College is very thought might either be put on the response has been splendid. I've written "Inventing the Theoretical," by Bernard interested in what most of its graduates Reading List or at least shared with to those folks who have sent books­ Jacob, A'54, at 8:15 p.m. Friday in the FSK have done - I purposefully do not say others, books which for one reason or and the range has been broad: alumni, Auditorium. "accomplished" - since they graduated, another had had a significant impact on administration, quasi-alumni, and the The recipient of a J.D. degree from the or how the Program has influenced our life. I did send in my list, and that parents of current students-but I school of law at U-C Berkeley in 1960, Mr. them in the journey of their lives. I too was the last heard of the matter. Too would like to thank them again more Jacob clerked for late Supreme Court believe that St. John's College is the bad. It might have been a genuine inter­ publicly and to encourage those who Justice William 0. Douglas. In 1991, he most wonderful place in the world. But action among graduates, because it have thought of contacting me to do so. received a Ph.D. from the New School for it does not seem to accept our lives as would have included our experiences in I've signed on for another year, so I'll be Social Research in New York City. He has broadening or developing after we the world and how we were trying to here through June, 1993, at least. Much been a professor of law at Hofstra leave. Twice now I have experienced keep the College alive within ourselves about the future here is uncertain, but University since 1979. book discussions, in Chicago and while we married and tried to raise one thing is sure: the gymnazium at Three distinguished alumni will Cambridge, Mass., which tutors were children, worked, traveled, tasted success Pardubice has the makings of a decent receive the Alumni Association's Award sent to lead. It became evident that they and disappointment and failure, and library in English, thanks to the St. of Merit at the 7:30 p.m. Homecoming were quite closed to any opinions or just lived. Above all, such sharing John's community. My Czech colleagues Banquet Saturday in Randall Hall. They insights which they did not themselves would have helped in keeping us are amazed; I'm gratified. are David Rea, A' 49, Warren Winiarski, initiate, as not being within the campus focused on what "success" in life truly A'52, and Charlotte Fletcher, A '69 Sincerely yours, (Honorary). doxology. means. Reading the Reporter it is easy Mr. Rea, a graduate of Yale Law I tried talking about this years ago, to get confused by what the College School, is associated with the New York with then President Delattre and with considers its "successful" graduates. Grady Harris, A'84 City law firm of Wilkie, Farr and Elizabeth Brown, then in the Anyway, David Woolwine, thank Gymnazium Dasickaul. Gallagher, specializing in corporate and Admissions Office. I am grateful to both you for your letter, I've thought about 53003 Pardubice Czechoslovakia. securities work. He is a member of the of them for their willingness to hear these things for a very long time. college Board of Visitors and Governors. what was being said, and for their Mr. Winiarski, also a member of the unusual sensitivity in responding. Also, Edward Bauer, A '54 board, taught at the University of Chicago a few years ago an alumnus sent out a September 1992 THE REPORTER pages

Graduate Institute, Mr. Colston first "Big readers" fi heard about the St. John's program in 1982 when he interviewed a young SJC community woman for a faculty post at the boarding school where he was teaching. She was shared interests very eloquent about the liberal arts education she had received at St. John's, By Nancy Osius he remembered. The great books are the teachers, she told him then, "and "Big readers are famous wallflowers," they teach you how to think, and the Kenneth Colston, AGI '89, told a smiling soul finds community there in conver­ audience of 15 Graduate Institute sation." degree candidates and their families and "I didn't belive some of the things friends at commencement ceremonies she told me," he admits: that tutors August 7 in Annapolis. taught the whole curriculum, that night­ But at St. John's, he learned, "big time seminars spurred discussions that readers" find a community of shared went on to daybreak, but "the hardest interests and powerful communality. thing to imagine was a community of As a resident assistant at the college and persons all reading the same ancient a Graduate Institute student-and books. It sounded like one of Italo indeed, a resident, for he has lived with Calvino's happy fantasies." his family on the campus for the past six Her repeated use of the word "com­ years-he found for the first time that munity" in her description of the college "reading books would bring me closer and her details about its program to my community. For the first time, I triggered long-ago-and half-forgotten would belong to a community." convictions about education in the John Verdi, director of The His wise and witty account of his speaker's mind. He remembered a Graduate Institute in Annapolis, speaks discoveries at St. John's brought its own seminal essay by John Erskine which with new graduate Uganda-born Nora recognitions to the audience crowded suggested that the "best education can Bigirwenkya of Silver Spring, MD. into the Great Hall for the 14th be had simply, without the distraction Photo by Keith Harvey Graduate Institute graduation exercises. of five-story buildings, of Astro-turfed A writer who had earned two other playing fields, even of high-tech labora­ master's degrees before he entered the (continued on page 15)

ng the gift: The whole family was mentioned in speaker Kenneth Cofston's Graduate I Institute Commencement address August 7 in Annapolis: here is his wife By Helen, A '82, who introduced him to St. John's in the first place, seven-year-old "It is an old custom, already old in Homer's time, to give the departing guest a Thalia and two-week-old Logan Francis, gift: something very fine and valuable,· which may be handed down to the receiver's asserting himself with a huge yawn. The descendants, even as it has perhaps already been handed down within the family of family has lived on the campus for six the giver, something with a story attached to it." years while Mr. Colston worked with stu­ And so began just such a story as Santa Fe Tutor Cary Stickney addressed 22 dent activities. graduating students from the Graduate Institute, their families and friends at the Photo by Keith Harvey commencement ceremonies in Santa Fe on August 7. Mr. Stickney likened the educational experience at St. John's to the process of giving and receiving. Both the giver and the receiver commit some aspect of them­ selves in the exchange, he said. "The acceptance involves making room for the gift, undertaking to honor it as the giver has, to learn and remember its story, and to tell it, promising to give the gift a home. When the act of giving is understood that way, as a single cooperative act, the giver has not given up any mere disconnected object, nor has the receiver taken one away. They have become sharers of something that will last longer than the food or shelter which first helped constitute them as host and guest. I might be bold to say that the host has given a part of himself to be the guest of his guest, and that the departing guest has given a part of himself in his promise to become the host. Is this too remote an image for what has gone on for you during your studies in the Graduate Institute? The gifts are the books, the stories our conversations together," Stickney continued. "Or are the conversations the real gifts, even as the stories that go with the Homeric gifts finally become more valuable than the things that allow the stories to be told?" Mr. Stickney then elaborated on the nature of these gifts, their stories and the process through which they emerge as the central ingredients to a life of learning. The first gift has to do with courage, he said. "In order to really learn in a above:Tutor Cary Stickney delivers the Commencement address in Santa Fe. conversation, or in writing a paper you have to put yourself on the line, it has to matter to below: Twenty two G.I. graduates pause in their celebrations to pose for one last photo. you ... .To have practiced a little the courage that goes forward in the face of such fear, Photos by Lesli Allison and to have seen the gains and survived the losses, maybe even to have begun the habit of such courage is a precious gift we have shared." Another gift derives from the greatness and difficulty of the books. One ought not be daunted by the books, by greatness, but rather should consider oneself a worthy partner in a conversation that has been going on for centuries, Mr. Stickney said. "Whatever we have seen in the books or the conversations that has seemed most worthy to be called great, whatever has most deeply touched us is, by the very fact that we have seen it, available for us as something to live up to. Like Telemachus returning to Ithaca after having visited Nestor and Menelaus and Helen, we may accept the gift of being thought worthy to hear their stories and share their world by speech and action that show it has become our world too." Finally, there is the gift of new beginnings, Mr. Stickney said, drawing an eloquent analogy to Penelope in The Odyssey. "To feel the living presence of what is other, and to be capable of putting oneself at the mercy of that, to do more asking than telling, no matter how much familiarity may intervene to assure us that we already understand, this is the gift of new beginnings, in work, in marriage, in every kind of learning. The unforgettable emblem of that daily, nightly, most noble, and most difficult effort to live in the midst of what may be all too familiar, and yet to keep oneself open to magical new beginnings, almost beyond hope, is Penelope weaving and unweaving her tapestry as the days and nights go by." page6 THE REPORTER September 1992

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1947 The Rev. Dr. Clark Lobenstine (A) She says San Diego is a stimulating city from Emory University. The wedding Al Poppiti (A) Executive director of the Interfaith and on the cutting edge of medical took place in the university's chapel. Writing as one from the "first graduating Conference, was honored for his "positive research. "I look forward to reuniting with Before entering Duke, John completed 34 class of the new program," says he is coming and selfless contributions to the life of the other St. John's graduates in the San undergraduate hours in psychology at the to Homecoming. "The enigma of aporia is District of Columbia and its residents" at the Diego area." Kathleen is currently living University of Maryland while continuing to on his way." He looks forward to exchanging banquet for the Masjid Muhammad in Pacific Beach, close to the ocean, and work full-time as a legal assistant in the the experiences of the past 50 years, including Pioneer Benefit Team. He was also selected enjoys exploring the Baha south of the Washington office of Debevoise & Plimpton. those of World War II "and our wonderful by the Washington Psychiatric Society for border, "when I have time." One of nine who was accepted from an grandchildren." He and his wife have one of its annual community service applicant pool of 300 for that job, John four. awards, which cited his work in developing 1975 thinks his St. John's education played a the Coalition of Homeless and Housing Madeleine Clarke (A) role in his acceptance. John and Julie live at 200 1948 Organizations. & husband Steven Gray, (A'76) Seven Oaks Rd., Apt. 25H, Durham, NC 27704. Peter Davies (A) Are the parents of Daniel Gray, two. Flew in May with Mrs. Marilyn 1970 Steve is a freelance book editor and 1982 Quayle to Zambia, Zumbabwe and South Wendy Gray (SGI) Madeleine is in the doctoral program in Cary Renfro (SF) Africa "to see the serious-in fact cata­ Is now teaching and directing theatre American literature at U-C, Berkeley. Was recently elected secretary of the strophic-drought covering all of southern productions in Maui and neighboring Mid-Williamette chapter of No on Nine Africa from Kenya to the Cape of Good islands for the Maui Academy of Wendy Wills (SF) (Campaign for a Hate-Free Oregon), a Hope." He represented private voluntary Performing Arts. Is a member of the Lithuanian­ political action committee opposed to organizations that are providing goods and American Bar Association. She, along with Proposition 9. Carey writes, "Proposition 9 other assistance. 1972 about 50 American lawyers, was in will repeal any laws which prohibit dis­ Barbara Brown Giordano(A) Lithuania this past spring helping the crimination based on sexual orientation, 1959 Is at the Rhetoric Department of U-C, newly independent Baltic state write a including Oregon's Hate Crimes law; In July Paragon House Press published Berkeley, working on a dissertation in democratic constitution. would require schools to teach that homo­ Ethical Argument, the seventh book of Renaissance humanism, which concen­ sexuality is 'abnormal, wrong, unnatural, Hugh Curtler (A). trates on the common vision of Nicholas of Charles Hoffacker (A) and perverse'; and effectively mandate Cusa, Erasmus, and Shakespeare. Began as rector of St. Paul's Episcopal discrimination against gays and lesbians 1966 Church June 1 in Port Huron, Michigan. by government and business." Anyone Judy Millspaugh Anderson (A) 1973 Having spent his college years in who would like to learn more, or to help Is head of the Central Medical Section Michael Aaron (SF) Annapolis, he writes, he looks forward to defeat the initiative can contact Cary or send for the state prison system in Pennsylvania Since graduating from St. John's he living again in a city with plenty of water contributions to: No on Nine/Campaign for which monitors the health care delivery in has worked and studied in Germany as a nearby. Port Huron is bordered by Lake a Hate-Free Oregon, P.O. Box 3343, all the state prisons. "I will be responsible military civil servant for the U. S. Army, Huron and the St. Clair River. Portland, Oregon, 97208. for creating a state-wide uniform quality received an MA in German language assurance program in the prison health care and literature from the University of Peter (A) and Mary Rogers Kniaz (A) Diane (Langlois) Stallings (SF) departments. It is fascinating and challenging Virginia, and finally, moved to Australia Benjamin, 10, Beatrice, 7, and Paul, 4, Writes that after leaving St. John's in work," she writes. where he joined the computer industry joined parents Peter and Mary in announcing 1979 after her freshman year she returned with IBM. During the past twelve years he the birth of Theresa Rose Kniaz, born at home to Phoenix to pursue a career as an Ian Harris (A) has worked for IBM in several capacities, home in London on Thursday, June 25. RN. Later that summer she married Gary "Alternatives to Violence: the Practice primarily in the banking industry. He The family expects to return to the U.S. Stallings. The couple spent an adventurous of Peacemaking," a monthly radio talk writes, "I currently am responsible for the this fall. year trekking through the Middle East and show by Ian Harris, associate professor of development and marketing of high-speed Europe and, in later years, visited India, educational policy and community studies image technology cheque processing 1978 East Africa and China. She currently at the University of Wisconsin­ solutions and electronic payment systems Martha McGinnis (SF) works in Recovery and Intensive Care at Milwaukee, has been selected for broadcast solutions." Michael is married to Danuta Writes that she is no longer married Phoenix St. Luke's Hospital. Son Levi by Radio for Peace International, Costa and they have two sons, Daniel, age seven but is the mother of a wonderful daughter Stallings was born in May 1990. Diane Rica. RFI, a worldwide shortwave radio and David, 20 months. Amelia, two. She is still with Colonial sends best wishes and a call to write and station, provides programming on peace Pipeline Co. and would love to hear from visit. To contact her, write to Gary and and justice topics. Prof. Harris has been Jeffrey Gordon Angus (SF) old friends at P.O. Box 1855, Atlanta, GA 30326. Diane Stallings, 1425 Fountain Hills Blvd. producing the program for three years. Reports that he is director of EUD, No. 1, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268-2734. Farallon Computing, Inc. and a freelance 1979 Richard Fielding (A) writer of political and economic commen­ Adrian P. Franklin (SGI) 1983 Has been appointed director of the taries for newspapers ranging from the Navy petty officer, recently reenlist­ Jack Armstrong (SF) Law and Economics Center and research Shelton-Mason County Journal to The New ed for six years while serving at Naval and Resides in Pennsylvania with his professor at the George Mason University York Times. He is on the steering committee Marine Corps Reserve Center in Baton wife, Carmen who is an actress with the School of Law. Mr. Fielding formerly of Earth Second, and does pro bono comput­ Rouge, Louisiana. People's Light and Theatre Co. They have served as director of the Office of er work through Compumentor. His ques­ a son, Michael, who is three and "starting Consumer and Competition Advocacy at tion for Johnnies: "If normal life is but a shad­ Nina E. Patterson (SF) to talk like a Yankee which I find deeply the Federal Trade Commission, as well as ow of a dream, what is Dan Quayle's life?" Of Walnut Creek, CA, loves her job as disturbing." Jack writes that he is selling chief counsel of the Division of Trading a registered animal health technician for a and producing ballots "of all things." and Markets at the Commodity Futures John Hawk Fitch (A) veterinary dermatology practice. Her "all­ Trading Commission. A graduate of the One of the artists featured recently in time favorite" hobby is dancing, and she Jonathan Gold (A) University of Chicago Law School, he has a Cleveland Plain Dealer article was John takes classes every week in ballroom, Finished his M.D. at Ben-Gurion taught law at George Washington and who teaches in Cleveland area colleges countryI western and jitterbug/swing. University in Beer Sheva, Israel, and is at Vanderbilt Universities and the University and makes tables and other furniture in present a second year pediatric resident at of North Carolina. his studio. He is quoted as saying he 1981 Soroka Hospital. The area has a diverse found his niche when he stumbled on a Karl Stukenberg (SF) population and the hospital treats recent 1967 large flat stone in the woods: "As soon as I Was honored during graduation at immigrants from Ethiopia and the former Christina Lauth Connell (A) saw it, I knew I would make a table." He the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry & Soviet Union as well as the growing Writes that after two years as director was one of 200 area artists slated to throw Mental Health Sciences. A fellow in the Bedouin population, he writes. He is married of Development at the Country School in open his studio doors for Artists' Open School's postdoctoral clinical psychology to the former Judy Kurz, a midwife, and "a Easton, MD, she is now working full time Studio Days, sponsored by NOVA (the training program, he plans to pursue a wonderful and humane lady." They live renovating the 1920' s house that she and New Organization for the Visual Arts). third year of advanced studies in the on a kibbutz and are in touch with husband Dick bought in downtown school. He received his master's degree in Michael Fried (A'83) and his wife Yifat, Easton, a place reminding them of 1973 1987 and his doctorate in clinical psychology who live on another kibbutz half an hour Annapolis 25 years ago. Kathleen Callender (SF) in 1991, both at Ohio State University. away. Michael is a math teacher in a high Is currently completing her residency in school, and they have "a Renaissance son Rebecca Tendler (A) Internal Medicine at UCSD in San Diego. Sabine Schweidt (SF) of two who is proficient in both Hebrew Is in private practice as a clinical This year she completed two abstracts, one & Charles Nelson Cranmer were married and English, but his pop has not pressed psychologist in Philadelphia; she writes of which was presented to the Western May 30 in Cold Spring, New York. him enough on the Greek stuff." and teaches about the psychoanalytic Conference of Clinical Investigation in treatment of severe trauma. Her 15-year­ Carmel, California, and will be submitted John Wilson (A) Peter J. McMenamin (SF) old son Seth begins his sophomore year at to the International Journal of Cardiology Who is beginning his second year in & L. Pilar Wyman (A'86) Germantown Friends School, where he in the upcoming year. Duke University's clinical psychology Are the parents of a second child, pursues his interests in art and music, She plans a fellowship in noninvasive doctoral program, was married August 8 Hugh Haynes McMenamin, born July 23 Latin and history. cardiology after residency with an emphasis to fellow graduate student Julie Dunsmore, in Annapolis. on researching new imaging techniques. who received her undergraduate degree 1992 THE REPORTER 7

1984 Dilek Basar Baskaya (SGI) into a clown, she says, with wig, makeup Sally Greppin DeKorne (A) Writes from Ankara, Turkey, that she and big shoes-"bringing out the character & her husband Clayton (A'86) is the mother of her first child-a daughter through those things." Have two daughters, Cecelia, 4, and Gulce, which means "like a rose." The new St. John's College John F. Isham (A) Helen, one and a half. Alumni Register, which will include Laureen Sutton-Borgilt (SF) Will begin graduate study this fall in every alumnus from each campus Lori J. Maness (SF) Reports that she is "blissfully married the master's program at the School of beginning with the class of 1793- Received a doctor of veterinary medicine to Brint Borgilt as of 10/89," and that they International and Public Affairs at degree in May from Tufts University School expect their first child in October. Columbia University where he will also be insofar as possible-is expected to be of Veterinary Medicine. a certificate candidate at the W. Averell out in time for Christmas. And none Stephanie Rico (A), married to Harriman Institute for Advanced Study of too soon. Peter Green (A) Todd Peterson (A'87) the Soviet Union. Mr. Isham has spent the The last copies of the last register, Sends greetings from Prague where Is currently working with and teaching last two years studying the Russian language published in 1987, ran out about a he has been for more than two years as science to inner city 7th graders in at Columbia, Indiana, and St. Petersburg year and a half ago, acccording to UPI correspondent and U:S. News and Washington, DC, as part of a dropout universities. During the summer, he has Betsy Blume, A'75, director of alumni World Report stringer. He has travelled all prevention program-"a tough job, but been taking intensive fifth year Russian at activities at Annapolis, who has coor­ over eastern Europe, including challenging!" Todd recently received his Indiana's Summer Workshop in Slavic and dinated the new publication. "People Yugoslavia, the Baltic states, Poland, M.D. through the Navy from the Uniformed Eastern European languages. are clamoring for the new registers," Bulgaria and Rumania "covering the revolu­ Services University of Health Sciences and tions, coups, civil wars and nation-building. will be doing his transitional internship at Jason Jeffers (SF) she said. Very exciting times .. .I've learned passable Bethesda, she reports. Is a freelance graphic designer who The new register will contain Czech, and almost enjoy a life without lives in Northridge, CA. over 13,000, names, with addresses vegetables." On New Year's Eve he saw Jerome Downey (A) & for 7,000 of these. A new feature of Claiborne Booker (A) and recently spoke Tamara Wilson Downey (A'87) Antoinette McCormick (SF) particular interest will be an occupa­ to Bob Vincent (A) "who just got married Had a little boy June 19-Ciaran Jerome Left the Navy last December after tional index, in addition to cross­ to Mimi Vincent." His Prague address is Na Downey. spending six months on the flight deck of a indexing by class, alphabet and Florenci 19, 112 86 Prague 1, Czechoslovakia. hospital ship in the Gulf. She is "happy, region. engaged," and planning travel in Europe. Tel: (42-2) 232 4651 or 282 3363. 1988 Registers have been published Marlene Nordstorm (SGI) every six or seven years since 1954. Mike (SF) and Mally Strong (SF) & Ken Wood (SF'85) Monique Mooney (A) As a student aide in the alumni office And Homer Strong made J emma Are the parents of Cody, 8, and Has received a teaching assistantship in Strong welcome April 4. She was born at Dylan, 6. the Herbst Program for the Humanities at in the 1970's, Betsy remembers the home with half the neighborhood in atten­ the University of Colorado, Boulder. cumbersome filing system needed to dance ... Mike has ordered 100 lbs of halibut Sheila Monen Virgil (A) Initially, she will be teaching liberal arts keep track of graduates, and the so I need to get rid of the chum salmon in & Steve Virgil (A) seminars to third and fourth year engineering unwieldy task of mailing multiple file our freezer. Any takers: P.O.B. 298 Homer Will attend graduate school at Case students while working towards her master's cards off to the publisher. Today, she AK99603. Wes tern Reserve in Cleveland, Sheila in degree in the classics department. says feelingly, "Computers are great!" non-profit management and Steve in law The book, which will be distributed Mark Pothier (A) school. Christopher Sullivan (A) free to every alumnus, is being paid Of San Francisco is the author of The announcement of his graduation for by the Alumni Association, with "Enlightenment," an article appearing in Writes David Schaller (A), from San Jose State University "in 1992" the assistance of the two campuses. the summer issue of The New Combat: a "It was a dark and stormy night and I reads as follows: "After what seems like an Journal of Reason and Resistance, the publisher was working on a paean to my ex-fiance eternity, Christopher Sullivan has finally The publisher is the Bernard Harris of which is William Ney (A'82) who lives when the doorbell rang (a chilling fact that actually finished his undergraduate Publishing Company of White Plains, in New York City. An associate editor is can only be appreciated by those who degree. It actually didn't take that long, New York. Pierre H. Gagnier (A), who, along with know that the bell has never rung before considering that he studied the literary wife Nancy (A), is also of NYC. and mayhap never again). Now normally works and linguistic theories in real time, .. .it's one of my countless creditors here taking as long to learn them as it took to Daniel Samos (SF) with new machines of collection to rip develop them." After leaving St. John's in 1982, he from me this month's overdue and overin­ received an A.B. in Japanese language terested payment of dead presidents, but 1990 studies at the University of Illinois­ this time (thank God and the Great Keri Bentz (SF) Champaign in October 1984. He then Books) .. .it was the uneasy spirit of lectures Has been accepted for graduate stud­ moved to Japan, where he remained until given yet unattended come to chide me for ies with Oxford's Modern Languages November 1991. For the past five years he the ease with which I was navigating my Department for study under the French has worked as a translator of modern and second year of a master's of education at sub-faculty. classical Japanese texts, chiefly relating to George Mason University in Virginia." Buddhism. In January of this year, he The paean hopelessly interrupted, David Elaine Reiss Perea (SF) commenced work toward a master's set off "to pursue a more happy marital Was married August 10, 1991, to degree in the department of East Asian prospect thru a few of the more and definitely Martin Perea. languages (classical Japanese lit.) at the as many as possible of the less respectable University of Wisconsin-Madison. joints in DC and surroundings." 5001 1991 Walney Rd., Chantilly, VA 22021 Roland Sonnenburg (SF) The Printer's 1985 Has moved to Oregon "with Tilly (his Elizabeth M. Drew (SF) Chuck Melson (AGO Newfoundland), Kolia (his Anatolian Devil: a novela Was married last year to David Was recently selected as director of Shepherd), and Vash and Mosashi (his Greenfield. They live in a 100-year-old the Queen Anne's Museum of Eastern cats)," to attend the Oregon State by Charles Reuben SF '79 house in Evanston, Illinois, which they Shore Life in Centreville, MD. He is co-author University at Corvallis in a program leading share with three cats: Chica, Dirty Chin of the book The War That Would Not End, to veterinary school and a degree in veterinary and Magic. Last November Elizabeth published by the Government Printing medicine. The Printer's Devil is the story of completed her qualifying exams for a Ph. D Office. Chuck has spent the past six years the intimate friendship between two program in education at The University of as a federal historian at the Washington 1992 boys. Set in the wealthy suburbs of the Chicago and is now thinking about qualifying Navy Yard. He lives on Kent Island with John L. O'Brien (SF) North Shore outside Chicago, the reader paper topics and "dissertation doggerel." his wife Janet, son David and daughter & Ann Elizabeth Dennis (A'91) takes a magical and humorous journey In addition, Elizabeth is leading Katie. have been married. from an ivory tower high school to the discussion sessions with teachers in three brain-numbing sweatshop of a small Chicago public "Paideia" schools. (She 1989 1993 town newspaper. Nothing is taboo as worked with the Paideia Proposal from Amanda Dalton Fernandez (A) A. Haeworth Robertson (AGI) Kip and his friend Antonio explore the 1987-89.) She also works with the Chicago Has recently returned from 14 weeks Is the author of Social Security: What limits of friendship, sexuality and drugs School Mathematics Project in several at the Moscow Art Theater Program Every Taxpayer Should Know, published in public schools. School, home of the Stanislavsky method 1992 by the Retirement Policy Institute of in a degrading and decaying suburban Elizabeth said she would love to hear of acting. "Some of the most amazing the­ Washington, DC, a nonprofit research and Shangri-La. The book opens with a from old pals and is good at responding to atrical training in the world," this graduate education organization devoted to the dedication from Sophocles, Oedipus at letters. Her address is 1115 Oak Avenue, of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and study of national retirement policy matters. Colonus, "And yet one word frees us of Chicago, IL 60602. Bailey Clown School in Florida is quoted all the weight and pain of life: That as saying in an article in the July 30 issue word is Love." 1986 of The Arundel Sun. Among her experi­ Charles Reuben wrote the Printer's Stephen D. Allred (SF) ences was the chance to work part-time Devil when he was 18. He is also the Graduated from the University of with an independent professional group author of Tar Beach & Beyond, a collec­ Virginia Law School, where he was on called the Theatre Klownov (the Theater of tion of 43 poems. He lives in Law Review, in May. He will begin working Clowns), which helped her to understand for a law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina, clowning, Russian-style. While interested Albuquerque, New Mexico. To order this fall. He is married to the former in this "minimalist" tradition, emphasizing copies of The Printer's Devil contact: Carolyn Lugo and has a one and a half individual character and strange situation, Autumn Press, 1308 Orchard Pl. N.W., year-old son, Elijah Alejandro Allred. Amanda prefers the complete transformation Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104. pages THE REPORTER September 1992

The Classical Greek Theatre Festival of the University of Utah will travel to the Santa Fe campus this Kersti Tyson, SF'92, and Frederick September for a lecture and presenta­ Haller, A'92, recently were named tion of Aristophanes' comedy The Frogs. admissions counselors for the Annapolis James T. Svendsen, associate campus. Kersti, who grew up in Taos, professor of classics and theatre at the New Mexico, and spent her junior year University of Utah will deliver the studying at the Annapolis campus, is pre-play orientation lecture on Friday, enjoying her new role speaking to September 18. The lecture will focus on prospective students at high schools the cultural, historical, political, and and college fairs on the East Coast. She philosophical back-grounds of fifth­ said "selling" St. John's is a cinch century Athens, exploring such topics because she believes so strongly in it. as slavery and freedom in Athens at the "St. John's offers a tremendously well­ end of Athenian democracy. rounded education," she said. "Its As festival program material states, Author Tony Hillerman delivers a lecture in front of Santa Fe's Meem Library. The curriculum is something I wholeheartedly "Disguised as literary criticism with lecture was sponsored by Bread Loaf School of English and St. John's College. believe is the best for undergraduates." cheap laughs at the expense of both Photo by Lesli Allison Aeschylus and Euripides, The Frogs is a Kersti is particularly excited about moral and political polemic ... that ... tran­ being able to influence students at a scends topicality and fun - and may time when "they're just starting to even have a meaning for our own day." discover the choices they have in The play will be presented on continuing education." She said she's Sunday afternoon, September 20, by oman on faculty lauded i frequently asked what graduates do members of the company. A five-page with a St. John's education. "They can study guide will be available to students do almost anything," she said, explaining in advance of the event. that the program helps "give them con­ Helen Hill Miller, the first woman to serve on the St. John's College faculty fidence to form ideas and opinions and (she taught courses for one semester under the old program in 1940 at to express them." Kersti's future plans Annapolis), received a bouquet on her 93rd birthday July 7. It came in the include graduate school, then a career form of an admiring profile in The Washington Post about "a woman who has combining her interests in education been remarkable all her life and there is no reason she should stop now," in and psychology. But for now she's con­ the words of Megan Rosenfeld. tent to view her school from the other Mrs. Hill was married to Francis Pickens Hill, a member of the Virginia side of the desk. "It's inspiring to see the House of Delegates and a member of the St. John's Board of Visitors and dedication of the administration and Governors. He was an instrumental figure in bringing the New Program to faculty to the program, and to be working the college in 1937. for the (college) community." When not The subhead for a 1940 news article announcing the faculty appointment in her office at the Carroll Barrister has a flavor nearly forgotten in today's world: "Mrs. Miller, Mother of Two House, Kersti is sailing, rowing, or experi­ Small Children, to Teach Economics." Her brief St. John's tenure was only one menting with a new recipe. facet of a long career. Mrs. Hill is the author of several books, the most recent Four years ago Fred Haller was a Rising seniors Jennifer Council A'93 published 18 months ago, the first in 1938. Other career credits: she was a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, high school and Millard Prud'homme SF'93 spent reviewer of foreign books for The Saturday Review, a writer for the govern­ senior "looking for a good school to help their summer at the University of ment-beginning as a "migrant writer" for the Department of Agriculture, and me find out what I wanted to do." He Chicago's Graduate School of Business. a political correspondent for 10 years for the London-based Economist. came upon St. John's and was "fascinated" Ms. Council and Mr. Prud'homme were Continues Ms. Rosenfeld: "[Mrs. Hill] has a doctorate in political science, by it. "I was an avid reader and the fact two of the 41 college students between can fix machinery and plumbing, learned to cook in her late forties, took a that students there discussed books, not their junior and senior year who Coast Guard course in sailing in her early eighties, drafted the report of the just answered questions about them, received grants under the Chicago first Commission on Women for President Kennedy, became a photographer impressed me," he said. Business Fellows Program. in her late fifties, authored a Methodist hymn, was among the first women Today Fred is spreading the word, The Business Fellows Program admitted to the Cosmos Club, and raised hay and cows and two sons in although he's surprised at the name enables outstanding undergraduates Northern Virginia." One son was twice attorney general of Virginia; the other recognition and respect the college from select liberal arts colleges to is a Presbyterian minister. already enjoys throughout the country. explore business careers and earn credit While Mrs. Hill resists the label of feminist heroine ("she has a hard time "A lot of high school students don't towards an MBA at the University of seeing that women might actually be deterred by gender-related obstacles understand what college will be like; all Chicago. Jack Gould, dean of the placed in their paths"), her career has been highly unusual for a woman of any era. the (college) review books say the same Graduate School of Business, said "Our things," he said " St. John's is so different purpose is to give students who are that although they read about it, they pursuing a liberal arts degree an opportu­ still want to hear it from me." nity to examine the study and practice of Although Fred frequently finds business." himself sitting alongside admissions In addition to taking business classes, counselors with grey hair, suspenders, they participated in weekly manage­ and an intimidating raised eyebrow, he ment seminars with business leaders feels his youth makes him more and made corporate visits to firms such approachable to high school students. as McKinsey and Company, Goldman He's also pleased to be able to inform Sachs, and Citibank. Mr. Prud'homme them that, for the most part, St. John's also worked as an intern at Arch students are self-selected; students who Development Corporation. Although choose to pursue the academically they both may reenter Chicago Business rigorous curriculum are usually motivated any time within three years of their to succeed. "I don't have to discourage graduation, neither plan to do so imme­ anyone," he said. "The college is willing diately. Ms. Council is still considering to let them try." Fred, who enjoys sailboat other options while Mr. Prud'homme racing, is looking foward to continuing plans to wait a year before he pursues a his studies in political science in a joint degree in Law and Business. Both couple of years. students considered the program an excellent introduction to the world of business and St. John's a good prepara­ tion for the work they did at Chicago.

William Tilles, Allan Hoffman, George Bingham, Gerald Hoxby model the new Alumni Association shirts at the President's Alumni brunch. Photo by Lesli Allison 1992 THE REPORTER 9

Linda Weiner, David Starr, Nancy Buchenauer, Toni Drew, Margaret Kirby, James Carey and Charles Fasanaro. Participants had a choice between two By seminars: How to Make a Democracy Work, which included discussion of the Rolling up his sleeves, James Gosselink (Phineas), A'86, is laying bricks to build For the fourth consecutive summer, Constitution and selected Federalist shelters in remote communities far from his alma mater in Annapolis. But when he's an abbreviated version of the Graduate Papers and Supreme Court Cases; and a finished, he's created far more than houses in Bolivia; he's helped a people find hope Institute, designed for teachers of second that studied four plays by and a new way of living. Mortimer Adler's Paideia methods of edu­ Shakespeare. Students also enrolled in James has been an international partner in Habitat for Bolivia since 1988. His first cation, was offered in Santa Fe. Twenty­ one of four preceptorials: Natural Right assignment was administrator to the Alto Beni project. "His work was so successful eight teachers enrolled, most of them from and Natural Law, Embryology, Natural that it was the first international project left in the hands of the locals," said Dick Chicago and funded by the MacArthur Philosophy, short works of Tolstoy. Perry, Habitat's area director for Latin America. Foundation and the Chicago Board of Graduate Institute Director Nancy From there, James helped develop the project in La Paz, investigating requests for Education. Two came to Santa Fe all the Buchenauer said, "The tutors who have housing and confirming information. Last year, he worked with the Bolivians to take a way from India just to attend the two­ taught Paideians all agree that this was giant step forward establishing Habitat as a non-governmental organization there. week program. The Chicago teachers one of the most rewarding teaching expe­ Today he's absorbed with developing low cost housing in South America. were accompanied by Dr. Robert Brazil, riences they have ever had-the students Habitat for Humanity International, now in its 16th year, is a cooperative effort Principal of Chicago's Sullivan High were unmatched in enthusiasm and between volunteers and prospective homeowners that has resulted in the erection of School, who, in 1988, originally designed preparations, and learned greatly from the more than 10,000 houses. Future homeowners are required to help build their own the two week Paideia program with program." Several hope to return to attend home and then help others build theirs. Timothy Miller, the director of the the regular Graduate Institute. Bolivia is one of more than 100 sponsored projects in 30 developing countries, Graduate Institute at that time. Dr. Brazil's Because of the wealth of teachers on including Central and South America, the West Indies, West Africa, India, Indonesia, intention was to make the Graduate campus this summer, two workshops the Philippines and the Solomon Islands. In addition Habitat has 687 affiliates in the Institute accessible to Chicago Paideia were planned to give the two Paideia United States, the District of Columbia, Canada and Australia. teachers who could not afford to enroll for groups and the teachers enrolled in the Its goal for this year is to build 1,800 houses in the United States and 2,700 over­ the entire eight-week summer session. regular Graduate Institute a chance to seas. But its leaders will tell you Habitat goes far beyond building homes-Habitat This summer, for the first time, eigh­ compare ideas. Four Alaska Paideia builds communities. And James is doing just that. teen other Paideia teachers from around teachers and St. John's alumni, Mike Looking back on his past year in Bolivia, he said, "We have been plagued by a lot the country joined the program for an Strong, Ken Ziegahn, Lydia Ossorgin and of serious difficulties, natural disasters, and death, but through it all we are emerging intensive week of classes under the Kevin Holthaus offered a comprehensive stronger and with a better sense of our priorities." auspices of Mr. Dennis Gray's Socratic workshop about how they have succeeded "In Chayanta (an area isolated even by Bolivian standards) we're looking for Seminars. in incorporating Paideia principles and ways to work with people who are extremely poor financially and who have been for­ Paideia teachers are implementing methodologies in Alaska secondary gotten by the rest of society," James said. "A lot of empowerment is taking place, as in the educational ideas of Mortimer Adler in schools. A second teachers workshop gave Alto Beni. We're making people recognize that they must work together and helping their schools. In the Paideia Proposal: An other teachers a chance to describe their to show how that's done, as in El Alto. (El Alto is a city with nearly half a million Educational Manifesto (Macmillan), Adler success in using St. John's methods in their inhabitants. It lies on a cold, exposed plain at 13,500 feet above sea level, although proposes a single-track, 12-year curriculum secondary schools and to exchange most of the immigrants arrived from the countryside with little experience in con­ with almost no electives and no vocational reading lists they have used in their own struction and no money to pay professionals.) Habicruz is building family-oriented training. His emphasis on use of the classrooms. educational super-structures before it lays any bricks." Socratic method to sharpen students' One student said that the program Understandably, the biggest problem in Bolivia is money, he said. Recently critical thinking is why Paideia teachers was "inspirational," and another wrote, Habitat's main office in Americus, Georgia, announced a 75% reduction in funding to are attracted to St. John's-to learn in a "These courses forced me to take a step the Alto Beni Committee, a project in the low rain forests north of La Paz. James was school that has more than 50 years of expe­ back in time to walk and reason with the amazed by the residents' response to the cuts. The committee, composed of homeown­ rience in that method. masters." ers barely able to make a living themselves, unanimously decided to make up the dif­ Faculty members were Jack Steadman, ference in advance house payments. "This not only demonstrates how powerfully committed they are to neighbors who still lack decent housing, but shows that the project has really become theirs, and their responsibility," he said. Although head­ quarters sent barely enough funding for 30 houses, the group will have completed 40 by the end of the year, he said. Weather continued to threaten Habitat's success, destroying its early spring crops last year. The few crops that were brought to market commanded high prices. Home construction was halted, but those able to make payments on their homes helped those who couldn't, proving once again the people's dedication to Habitat. Nick Giacona joined the Santa Fe staff Most painful for James was the loss of a personal friend and member of the Alto in May as the director of Prospect Beni Committee, Luciano Huanca. Luciano died from Chagas Disease, an insidious Management and Research. In the newly disease brought on by an insect bite to the homeless man. created position, Mr. Giacona will assist the Currently, James is working on the development of a few small communities in development staff in locating and Chayanta, an isolated area with a terrain resembling northern New Mexico. "Most of researching prospects for fundraising. the area is arid and barren, but fine peaches are grown there and occasionally one Originally from Arizona and the comes across a gushing stream surrounded by greenery," he says. "The people (those Mojave Desert in California, Mr. Giacona who haven't left for more lucrative areas) grow wheat, corn, and potatoes and live has lived in Los Angeles for the past 17 much as their ancestors have for centuries. Most speak only Quechua. The average years. A graduate of UCLA, Mr. Giacona income is about $30 per year, and comes mostly from selling an occasional sheep." spent nearly 10 years in fundraising at his He explained that water pollution from mines has destroyed the roofing, threat­ alma mater. ening the houses. "We're hoping to use an ancient Egyptian technology involving Prior to entering the field of prospect parabolic adobe vault roofing to keep the total house cost below $200, which would research, Mr. Giacona studied as an actor then be paid over a period of twenty years in a local currency: potatoes," he said. "It in Hollywood, including a stint at the would be a great project if the folks decide they can afford it." Stella Adler Conservatory. He has Donations may be sent to Habitat for Humanity International, phone 231 /709- appeared on stage in Los Angeles as well 3498, 121 Habitat Street, Americus, Georgia 31709-3498. Please indicate Bolivian project. as in a few movies and commercials. Although he enjoyed his work as an actor, Mr. Giacona said it did not pay the bills. Nick Giacona "I was one of 30,000 unemployed actors in Los Angeles in 1982," he said. "I needed a daytime job and a friend of mine let me know that there was a job open at UCLA in development research. I did have in experience in research but it was a different kind of research. I was a psychobiology major at UCLA and I was involved in medical research both at UCLA and USC, so Tutor Emeritus Curtis Wilson is among the authors included in a collection of those research skills did prepare me for fundraising. UCLA was an exciting place to 20 essays on Newton and the history of the exact sciences that has newly appeared be because 1982 was the start of their $373 million campaign." under the title The Investigation of Difficult Things. Mr. Giacona's decision to leave UCLA was based largely on his family. "I was Published by Cambridge University Press, the essays were written to honor looking for a better environment to raise my daughter and son that's on the way," he D. T. Whiteside upon his retirement as professor of history of mathematics and the said. "I'm originally from the desert and I always thought highly of Santa Fe, but I exact sciences at Cambridge. Mr. Wilson's essay is called "Euler on Action-at-a­ didn't know whether I could make a living here. Then the perfect job opened up for Distance and Fundamental Equations in Continuum Mechanics." me at the right school, in the right city and at the right time." Accompanying Mr. Giacona on his move to Santa Fe are his wife Keiko, two-year­ old daughter Sarah, cat Epi, and a bambino on the way (delivery due date is October 7). page 10 THE REPORTER September 1992

Reflections o_n a week back at St.. By

I have been asked to put into writing some thoughts I may have had on spending a week back at St. John's at the alumni summer seminars. I have turned down the request as many times as I was asked. After spending the year living in Los Angeles, I had just driven across country with my ten year old son, Josh, and, at the moment the phone call came, I was instructing movers where to place boxes on which were written both the rooms for the move to Los Angeles and now for the return here to Woodbridge, Connecticut-with no way to determine which was which without opening every box. Ahead of me were four days of unpacking, and then a rewrite on a project which had to be completed in five days. The deadline for the St. John's article was the end of the week. On the third call, a compromise was reached after the Alumni director had received similar responses from other attendants. Utilizing a sharing-of-the-burden approach, it was agreed that several of us would all jot down brief reflections, which would then be combined into a larger article. The theory, as far as I could tell, was that the fun creative part would be ours, and the hard work theirs. Of course, there is no way I could possibly jot down random reflections without giving them scope and order, so, once again, St. John's has prevailed. Two events over thirty years ago goaded my signing up for the alumni week. The first occurred one evening in 1960 or 1961 when President Weigle met with the students in Key Auditorium to announce that the board had decided to expand St. John's to a second campus. After quelling the uproar about franchising (McDonald's a few blocks away had just passed the one million mark in hamburgers sold, and we foresaw a similar fate with "hamburgers" and "sold" simply being replaced with "Nichomechean Ethics" and "read"), President Weigle asked for input from the students regarding the three potential sites. The first, I believe, was some place that needed little thought to dismiss outright: Oregon comes to mind. The second was Santa Fe. And the third was California. The consensus was that President Weigle probably had never seen a palm tree if he had to ask. When he informed us that Annapolis students would be able to transfer freely between the two campuses, there was a lot of talk in the dorms about surf and catching the big one, as I recall. Now I wanted to see how such a dreadful error in campus selection could have perpetuated itself for so long. The second event came the winter of 1961, following a seminar with Mr. Klein. We were walking down the steps in Campbell Hall. It had been a dreadful seminar, one of those where few of us understood the text, and those who did couldn't under­ stand why the author was on the list. It could have been Plotinus. I was venting my frustration, and then was struck with the unexpected thought that our fumbling helplessly around may have been equally as dreadful an experience for Mr. Klein (and Mr. Zuckerman). Mr. Klein's response was only to remark that a person should attend St. John's once in his college years when he has all that energy, and once when he is fifty, when he has had some life. I made a vow to him to do so. At the start of the alumni program, I would be fifty-one in four weeks, and had to hurry if I were going to keep my promise. Santa Fe has an extraordinary light. I have seen a sky like this only in Nantucket. It is a clear crystralline blue that makes the mountains and the shadows stand out like paper figures in a child's shoebox diorama. The yellows and greens are startling, and the air is crisp. Mornings break with a clarity that would have pleased Homer, and, during the summer, late-afternoon thunderstorms roll over the mountains behind the campus with great bombast, lightning crackling out of the heavy black clouds, the face of Zeus glaring down on the countryside below. It didn't take long to determine why Santa Fe had won out over California. The first impression of the campus itself, as we drove up to the college, was surprise that the architects had managed to convey the same atmosphere to the campus in Santa Fe as in Annapolis. While suggestions of the Indian and Mexican influences are abundant, the architects had maintained the ambience of a cloister where a small group of people congregate to learn: the closeness of the buildings, the main hall with the bell tower, the dorms situated in a way that you can spill out of bed directly into class, the sitting areas outside. Although I was a stranger, I had been here before. (continued on page 16)

top: Istvan Fehervary and partner take to the floor at the Santa Fe Homecoming Dinner Dance. above: G.I. Alumni at the Reunion Seminar celebrating the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Santa Fe Graduate Institute. right: Erin Murphy O'Hara '73 and Randy Lindner '82 at the Saturday picnic. Photos by Lesli Allison September 1992 THE REPORTER page 11

Twenty years ·-·-· northern New Mexico. Twyla Sue Werstein (Fort) arrived by The c1a~;s air with her daughter by Steve De Luca, Amethyst. Twyla is teaching philosophy, morality and Zen kite flying at various col- 1e ges and universities in Houston. This was a graduating class small Amethyst, conceived in or about the hal­ enough to fit in a VW Bug and still not lowed portals of St. John's (but no one's beat the record. The original class consti­ talking), is a knockout (speaking strictly tuted a bunch of dozen and they are chauvinistically), and was a delight to all. scattered all over. The reunion attendees Steve, who recently earned a master's in were not great in number, but very much social work in Santa Cruz, could not make enjoyed their visits. it. His wife was due to have a child about Friday evening in the coffee shop was the same time as Gerry's fourth beer attended by three classes, and sounded Friday evening. like a Democratic convention: crammed Seth Cropsey flew in from the with people, all talking at once, and no Heritage Foundation, where he is busy two conversations alike. In describing who keeping the world comfy for radical Dennis Hutchinson, Associate from our class was there, I will Republicans. Laurie Sherr is living in Santa Professor and Senior Lecturer of undoubtedly leave someone out. Don't Fe with her three children, and came for The University of Chicago Law take it personally. Remember, short term the dinner Saturday evening. Melissa School, delivers the Santa Fe memory is the first... what? Kaplan Drolet has been living for many Homecoming Lecture titled Rules Peter Vanderlaan and Mary Beth years with Ray Drolet on an Indian and Roles, or the Crisis of Captain Bliss, still running the Glory Hole Reservation in Arizona, where they own Vere. The lecture capped a stimulat­ Glassworks and other artistic endeavors, and operate a trading post. They have ing and highly successful alumni were full of interesting observations about moved to Albuquerque for better schools program week on law and the Santa Fe and their new baby. Denise Fort, for their two bright children. Melissa is liberal arts. myself, Kevin Snapp and several others teaching elementary school, and Ray has Mr. Hutchinson focused his gathered outside the east coffee shop door returned to college at UNM. I am living in talk on Herman Melville's Billy for a couple of hours and visited. Denise is Albuquerque with my wife, Susan Budd, Sailor. In exploring the moral on the faculty of the UNM Law School Stockstill. She is a partner in the largest law and legal facets of the summary and is directing a master's degree program firm in the state. I am the senior partner of court marshal and subsequent exe­ in water resources administration. K.B. the smallest firm in the state--moi. cution of Billy Budd, Hutchinson Wadsworth is now married and selling I am sure someone has been skipped, emphasized the importance of under­ real estate in Hawaii. Kevin made the trip and I'm sorry. It's not the result of an alco­ standing the historical context of the without his family. He is a lawyer clerking holic haze. Blame it on failing neurons that story as well as the character of for a judge in Chicago (married to a were never that good to start with. Captain Vere. treasure of a wife, Susan, whom I have Looking forward to seeing you next time. "In a world where enlistment met, and has two lovely children). can be a euphemism for impress­ Gerry Buchen and his compassionate ment, where discipline is routinely (she has to be) wife, Lynne, generously violent and brutal, and where even (foolishly) invited our class to their house cannibalism is sanctioned as long as for brownies (Gerry has three pretty minimal due process is observed, a daughters, and the oldest is 19!) and beer, mutinous act at sea during war-time a combination worthy of our college years. while the 'embers of the Nore' are Pat Hanson was there with his wife, still warm does not make for an epic Cecelia, smiling calmly and beneficently, tale-but for the nature of Captain contemplating some dastardly prank. Vere." Steve Denney had traveled from Tulsa Concluding with the statement with his wife, Alicia, who cheerfully acted that "Law is not simply rules; it is a like we were normal. Steve looks the same, system," Hutchinson left the audience grins the same, and has that same with a quote from Grant Gilmore. portending hesitation before saying some­ "Law reflects but in no sense thing wildly absurd with an absolutely determines the moral worth of a straight face. John Kvapil, now an architect society. The values of a reasonably in Seattle, and his wife, Kristine, so quiet just society will reflect themselves and thoughtful, came all the way from in a reasonably just law. The better Seattle to see classmates and tour New the society, the less law there will Mexico. Steve Moser, now a physician in be." Hawaii, flew in with his family to see St. John's and his parents who live in

above: Members of the class of 1982 kick back at the Homecoming picnic. The class had a record 35 enthusiastic attendees over the weekend, with close to 30 at the Reunion Seminar led by Robert Sacks. left: Mark Gocke gives toast to the class of 1982 at Homecoming dinner. bottom left: A future alumna seeks fellow classmates at the Saturday Homecoming Picnic. Photos by Lesli Allison

Due to limited space and time we are not able to print all the wonderful comments and articles we received in response to Homecoming. In particular we thank Steve Van Luchene, Charles Bell, Paula Fulks, Claudia Smith Porter, Dixie Lee Nixon, Susan Ferron and Beverly Angel for their contributions. 12 THE REPORTER September 1992

Linda Stabler-Talty SGl'76, editor - Thomas Geyer A'68 communications committee chair

c H A T E E v E N T s

ALBUQUERQUE CHICAGO Sabine Schweidt (president) (212) 645- WASHINGTON D.C. AREA A special fall event is being planned to September 18-20: A Shakespearean 8903 or 858-5249 (wk), or Peter Burdge Wednesdays: kick off the revitalization of the chapter. Weekend in Spring Green, WI, jointly (treasurer) or Jill Silberman (secretary) September 16, Gustave Flaubert, If you have suggestions or ques­ sponsored with the Twin Cities Chapter. at 677-1145 for readings and other Madame Bovary. tions, contact Santa Fe Alumni Featuring the APT production of Much details. September 30, Euripides, The Director Cindy Jokela at (505) 982- Ado about Nothing, a seminar, dinner, Bacchae. 3691 or Michael David at 344-7875. and Frank Lloyd Wright tour. PHILADELPHIA October 14, Ivan Turgenev, First November: Annapolis President Chris October 28: Seminar at the Love (available in Penguin classics, ANNAPOLIS Nelson will lead a seminar on a short story. Germantown Cricket Club. Contact Jim $3.95). September 11: Hydee Shaller, December: Holiday party being Schweidel at (215) 941-0555 (wk) for October 28, D.H. Lawrence, director of the Mitchell Gallery. planned at Rick Ughtburn's house. Call other information and meeting details. "England, My England" and "The Woman October 9: Wayne Gilchrest, Maryland President Rick Ughtburn at (312) 552- who Rode Away" (both in vol. II, The congressman. 1461 (h) or (708) 575-3956 (w), or SACRAMENTO Complete Short Stories, available in November 10: Chapter dinner and Program Director Erin Milnes at (312) Meetings are every month in this Penguin, $4.95). speech by Lt. Governor Melvin Steinberg. 271-1039 about any of the chapter 'unofficial' chapter to discuss the program November 11 , Friedrich Nietzsche, November 13: Sharon Bishop, activities and locations of meetings. readings, and follow the undergraduate Ecce Homo (included in The Philosophy president Alumni Association. sequence. Inquiries are most welcome; of Nietzsche, Modern Library Giant, and December 11: John Astle, DALLAS/FORT WORTH phone Arianne Ludlow (916) 362-5131 separately in Penguin, $4.95). Maryland State Delegate. This chapter meets about 10 times or Helen Feeley 452-1082. November 25, Jacques Barzun, Clio Alumni luncheons with the above a year for Saturday evening seminars. and the Doctors (selection, copies to be speakers are held on Fridays in the For additional information contact ST. LOUIS distributed), and Jacob Klein, "History Private Dining Room, 12 :00 noon Suzanne Doremus at (817) 496-8571 or Following an organizing seminar and the Liberal Arts" (copies of each to (unless otherwise noted). Telephone Jonathan Hustis at (214) 340-8442. and reception in March, this potential be distributed). Betsy Blume at the Alumni Office (301) chapter group is planning to meet again Seminars meet every other 263-2371 for more information about LOS ANGELES in September. Contact Paula Fulks at Wednesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the any upcoming events. September 13: Seminar on (314) 846-4907. D. C. West End Library, 24th and L Agamemnon, the first play in the Oresteia Streets, N.W. Some parking is available AUSTIN Trilogy, hosted by Meg Sheehan. SAN FRANCISCO/NORTHERN in the rear, off L street. September 26: Annual meeting, October 18: Seminar on the last CALIFORNIA All alumni are welcome to attend with elections, luncheon, and seminar, two plays of the Oresteia Trilogy, hosted September 13: Answer to Job by C. any of the seminars. No advance notice i 2-4 p.m. Joseph Cohen will be leading by Meg Sheehan. G. Jung, hosted by Marlene Strong or registration is required. However, if the seminar, with the topic to be November 15: Seminar on "What October 11 : Songs of Innocence you have any questions, please call Sam announced. the Seasons Brought to the Almanac and Experience by William Blake, hosted Stiles, (301) 424-9119, or Sharon October 9: Seminar on "The Case Maker" by lhara Saikaku in the by Maggie Jacobs. Garvey, (304) 535-2655. of the Speluncian Explorers" by Anthology of Japanese Literature, hosted November 8: Notes from Another alumni reading group holds Professor Lon Fuller; led by Beverly by Julia Takahashi. Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, meetings every other Sunday at 5:00 Angel. This chapter meets informally Seminars meet from 3 - 5 p.m. and hosted by Mark Middlebrook. p.m with readings to be decided. on a monthly basis, usually the second potluck dinners follow. Call Julia December 13: Introduction to Meetings are in the NE Washington area Friday of each month, 7 to 9 p.m. at Takahashi or Cindy Jokela in Santa Fe, Aesthetics by G.W.F. Hegel, hosted by - alums from Annapolis and other nearby the Law Offices of Graves, Dougherty, (505) 982-3691 for further details. Cindy Hobgood. locations are invited to attend. Call Hearon, & Moody, 6th and Congress. Monthly seminars on the second Susan Gushue (202) 526-1632 or Jon Readings are selected by the hosting MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL Sunday of the month are continuing, Church at 832-5851 for details. members. Contact Beverly Angel September 18-20: A Shakespearean and begin at 2:30 p.m. with alternating (512) 926-7808 for future schedule Weekend in Spring Green, WI, jointly hosts. The science and math study NEW CHAPTER PORTLAND? and details. sponsored with· the Chicago Chapter. group meets every other Wednesday for Continuing the chapter develop­ Featuring the APT production of Much dinner and discussion; contact Mark ment efforts, the association and SJC BOSTON Ado about Nothing, a seminar, dinner, Middlebrook at (510) 547-0602 for sponsored an alumni seminar and September 13: Seminar at 3 p.m., and Frank Lloyd Wright tour. This chapter details. Call Toni Wilkinson (415) 585- reception for Portland and surrounding to be led by Annapolis Dean Eva meets fairly regularly on the third 4255 or 476-7397 (wk) for further infor­ area on May 31. Santa Fe tutor Glenn Brann on The Pagan Rabbi by Cynthia Sunday of alternate months at the mation and to contribute to the local Freitas led a seminar on "Parker's Ozick, with potluck dinner to follow. University Technology Center in newsletter. Back" by Flannery O'Connor, followed Meetings are at the home of Alvin Minneapolis, 3:00 p.m. Telephone by a coffee hour and wine social. Aronson who can be contacted at Glenda Eoyang (612) 783-1405 or 379- SANTA FE Plans are being made to continue (617) 566-6657 for information on this 3883 (wk) to contribute your ideas and Fall seminar being planned. meeting. Please contact Dale and future chapter events. for more information. Telephone John Pollak (505) 983- Mortimer at (206) 737-7587 or Cindy 2144 or Alumni Director Cindy Jokela at Jokela at (505) 982-3691 for more BUFFALO/ROCHESTER/TORONTO NEW YORK 982-3691 for future seminar/social information. September i 2: Seminar on excerpts September 30: Reading of meeting times and places. from Rousseau's Emile, to be held in Huckleberry Finn, with Assistant Dean Graduate Institute alums are studying Geneseo, NY at The American House Jonathon Tuck. variations on the undergraduate music Bed and Breakfast. Hosted by Grant November 5: Seminar with Annapolis tutorial, and meet once a week. Contact OPENINGS Wiggins. tutor Malcolm Wyatt and co-leader Mary Dick Cowles (505) 986-1814 or Mary November 14: Seminar in Toronto; Goldstein on Female Sexuality by Schruben 473-7898 for information. We get fairly frequent requests for organizers Allenna Dugan Leonard and Freud. nominations to higher-level positions Dan Manfredi. This chapter welcomes November 12: Newly formed reading SEATTLE in education and allied fields. They the participation of all alumni in its group to meet at the home of Irwin and Annual fall dinner being planned. usually have to be acted on soon. wide-ranging locale. Call John White Joyce Hunt. Seminars are at the Call John Ross at (206) 545-7900 Barbara Altman keeps them on file in (716) 473-2431 for details and sugges­ Princeton Club and begin at 7:00 p.m., for information about this, and future her office. If you are searching, please tions. with dinner preceding at 5:00. Call activities. call her regularly at (4 "10) 626-2501. Eva T. H. Brann, Dean, Annapolis 1992 THE REPORTER 13

Dear Editor: sloth and laziness and, as such, deserves no serious and thoughtful I was perplexed by the epistolary response. Indeed, Aristotle teaches, in missile fired by Mr. Goldstein at tutor the Tepics I think, that not every position David Bolotin in the March, 1992 edition asserted merits rational argument by of The St. Johns Reporter. It challenged However logically suicidal such as in the case of the well-intentioned way of response. Rather, some Mr. Bolotin's thesis that the fundamental thinking is, it nevertheless catches on Karl Marx and his fanatical imple­ deserve chastisement; the prosecution "presupposition" of all philosophy and every so often and is passed around as menters. of which is most effectively accom­ all Biblical religion is that there is on a wave of epidemical contagion. The In addition to worshiping at the altar plished, I would maintain, by rollicking a"lasting and comprehensive truth'', by current thinking in this vein was apparently of Feeling, these groups became star volleys of ridicule, sharply aimed and characteri~ing that assertion as dog­ fashioned during the chaotic sixties in the struck by the alluring twinkle of abstract mercilessly discharged. matic and therefore not in accordance intellectual boutiques of the day; which, ideas, but lacked the discipline to A rhetorical thrashing, to shift the with "our way" at St. Johns, which, "in with their predilection for half-baked, regulate them under the ruling control of metaphor, may in some cases achieve it's heart and soul" consists in asking designer fabricated social theories, turned the common good, and afflicted with a a salutary effect by awakening the questions. out flashy ideas as so many baubles failure to distinguish between speculative sluggish, self-satisfied mind and by First, a presupposition is no more cunningly crafted to dazzle the gilt-cov­ and practical wisdom, those so afflicted purging it of ideological clutter as than what it says it is and that is, ered mentalities of a chorus of campus were condemned to chase mindlessly preparation for an unprejudiced and merely, a "presupposition". The plain Menas. And these Menas, gaggling like after every moonbeam, rainbow and undogmatic attempt at cooperative meaning of the word is fundamentally clattering grackels, with little regard for pretty bubble that chanced across their inquiry into the perennial questions antithetical to the notion of dogmatic the refinements of reasoned persuasion, myopic gaze. And, by yielding to those that have aroused the wonder and adherence to doctrine. Moreover, a pressed their causes by guilt-manipula­ enchantments, they became charmed engaged the serious interest of presupposition of the sort referred to tion, intimidation, noisy public tantrums, into an intellectual servitude tha,t is the mankind through the ages. We wait by Mr. Bolotin is an assumption made theatrical antics of an outrageous or very opposite of the liberally educated still for an Aristophanic master, who, necessary by the nature of the enter­ shocking nature, and even,on occasion, mind; so that, under the witch's spell of as physician of the soul, will deliver us prise one is undertaking. Thus,for frank criminal behavior-all of this infused this beautiful bondage, they could from our thirty year epidemic and by example, when one asks questions, with underlying currents of the most self­ nothear the shuddering clank. of the provoking gales of laughter, thereby there is implicit in the very asking of righteous and sanctimonious arrogance. prison door that closed their minds restore as a balm to the long-suffering the questions a presupposition that contempory mind a measure of that truth exists and is, in part at least, mental balance and control the ancient ascertainable. Accordingly, a neces­ Greeks called, as we at St. Johns so sary condition for the asking of a question, well know, by the name of "sophrosune". if it is to be meaningful,is a belief in the real possibility that truth exists. John E. Siemens Jr. A '56 Otherwise, asking questions would be reduced to an ill-fated foray into intellectual pathology. To put the matter in sharpest relief, consider the question, "Does truth exist?" Posing the matter under Editor: the formality of a question "presupposes" that the truth exists. But the content of It was Bill Buchanan's ill luck that the question places the presupposition his letter lamenting the lack of Eastern so made in doubt. Moreover, if the books in alumni chapter seminars was answer is "no", is this the "truth"? It is published in the same issue as an therefore apparent that the very posing announcement for the Northern of this question forces a doomed leap California chapter's seminar on into the paradoxical thickets of self­ Chuang Tzu's Inner Chapters. led by contradiction, and points up the necessity Ralph Swentzel!. Lest this event be for presupposing the existence of truth At the Alumni Association meeting in July, Association President Sharon Bishop thought an aberration, though, our if even ordinary discourse is to be presents the memorial portrait of Santa Fe Dean Robert Neidorf to the college. chapter has held three other seminars possible. Even more so is this the Photo by Lesli Allison on Eastern works in the past fifteen case with respect to the disciplines of months (Mo Tzu's "Universal Love" philosophy and theology, whether and "the Will of Heaven", Mishima's The Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Biblical or not, which investigate, and In the developing chaos, they behind the vacant dreams of their ideal­ and "an Account of My Hut" by Kama aspire to an understanding of God, sensed that the objects of their scorn, ism. And intoxicated by the sweet smell man and the world and which, further, namely, a complacent population of of sentiment, they swooned dizzily no Chomei and "Prose Poem on the must presuppose a comprehensive Ozzies and Harriets, were easy targets; about the perfumed air of their confine­ Unreal Dwelling" by Matsuo Basho). It is interesting to note that all but one of and abiding truth, whatever, if and so the New Age militants broke ment to light upon any belief, however these readings were suggested and ascertained, it may in the end turn out loose their boistrous deviltry upon them slender, so long as it gave off attractive led by a tutor or president from St. to be. In any case, we have no alter­ and, like gleeful footpads pounding the scents of noble feeling. Feelings John's: Richard Weigle led the Mo native but to make this presupposition pates of feckless innocents,pummeled became paramount and it was counted if we wish to engage in those weighty them with unrelenting abuse, while their an attitude of enlightenment to believe, Tzu and Chris Nelson led the two ventures. bewildered victims, having been vaguely as someone said, that the most impor­ Japanese stories. We also read the Bhagavad Gita several years ago. Second, many of the ideas Mr. cut off from the anchor of their tradition, tant thing about the fact that 2+2=4 is Finally, I could point out that our science Bolotin objects to are rooted implicitly could hold on to no position, could not that it is true, but rather how you in the universal proposition that all therefore command no defense, and "feel" about that fact. & mathematics study group's current truth is relative to time, person or cowering under potential accusations of To return to my original problem, project, Godel Escher. Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas circumstance. Obviously, some "not being with it", yielded meekly to the the source of my perplexity lies, I guess, Hofstadter, is woven with a strong matters enter the orbit of truth for a rampaging torments of the philosophical in the fact that the brief critical consider­ thread of Zen Buddhism, but that time and then exit when circumstances swingers and so, by default, handed to ations I summarized above are so basic change. But the assertion that this them the gift of an easy victory. and elementary that I am troubled I may would be stretching the point. occurs universally is a claim that logi­ And all the while troups of media­ have misconceived Mr. Goldstein's posi­ Because of publication deadlines and other factors, not all chapter cally self-destructs in its very utterance. hyped pop singers chirped applause­ tion. It may be that he is going no further events make it into The Reporter, and I This is so because the universal generating strains about "Luh-uv". and than to say that the ideas criticized by assertion itself, in virtue of its logical "Bru-uhtherhood", terms which gave Mr.Bolotin should be entertained suspect other alumni chapters have form, is taken to be true absolutely, but way eventually to the even more senti­ seriously in philosophical and political hosted seminars on Eastern works as well. Nonetheless, Mr. Buchanan's is at the same time denied by what it is mentalized sugar treats now preached discourse. But rational response is war­ fundamental point remains valid. that is asserted, namely, the non-exis­ about as "caring" and "sensitivity''. ranted where the opinion in question is Alumni groups, free from the tyranny of tence of unconditional truth. One could Swept into the starry heavens by the one over which reasonable minds may a four-year curriculum, are in a unique perhaps save the situation by reformu­ music of good intentions, the advocates disagree, i.e., an opinion which raises lating the proposition as follows: All of self-congratulatory "Luh-uv" and its genuine doubt or controversey. And position to help remedy our ignorance of the great works of Eastern (and truth is relative except for the proposi­ side-kick "caring" became, and remain, where positions taken are based other) civilizations. On the other hand, tion that all truth is relative. However, serenely oblivious to the ironic fact that fundamentally on emotion or sentiment, this approach would amount to an acting uncritically on the discharge of transgress the most obvious and there are two impediments to holding regular alumni seminars on such unprincipled attempt at logical damage such feelings risks the potential not only elementary canons of logic, are forced control and would betray a desire to for wreaking havoc on a limited scale, on others by manipulation and intimida­ works. Unfamiliar tradition hold to the position at all costs. as in the case of Don Quixote, but also tion, and are insinuated into the sources Socrates and others who had been for setting in motion a sequence of evils of public information so as to avoid the First, few of us are familiar enough with the literary, artistic, religious and taught, as Mr. Goldstein puts it, how to and barbarities capable of so piling up burden of rational accountability-where philosophical traditions of civilizations think rather than what to think, shot as at length to let loose upon the world opinion is held and promulgated in such Protagoras down on this one over two a scortching IIliad of misery and destruction, a manner, it is maintained at the to select their best works, and it (continued on page 15) thousand years ago. expense of reason through intellectual 14 THE REPORTER September 1992

on of beautiful possibilities." I have spoken to you about Mr. Neidorf, and also about dean Neidorf. Now I would like to invite you to recall with me the laughter in his big eyes. You might agree he was the-quickest-to-laugh-of-men. Had he been raised by Native Americans, this no doubt would have been his name. His eyes were just bursting with laughter, mis­ chief, playfulness; his face was mobile, latent with this chortle, that guffaw, ... God how "Mr. Neidorf. I loved to make him laugh. To watch his face was like watching the rolling waves of Robert Neidorf. the sea. His laugh was always just beneath the surface of each minute, deep, operative Dean Neidorf. and full of fun. The Dean. But you yourselves know that wit and leadership, and even great scholarship, in Neidorf. the end lack value, if they come from one who lacks integrity. And by my standards, Bob." integrity is the measure of a great man, the measure of a great woman. It is integrity that commands respect. Without it, brilliance and wit have but entertainment value; It was in my dorm, the second day into my freshman year 1962, that I first heard without it, leadership will lack longevity, as it will fail to maintain true authority, of Mr. Neidorf. My roommate Joanne Levy returne~ from her first math tutorial. She which is based, as Hannah Arendt says, "on respect, not power." And finally, scholar­ was crying. Strangely, she was also determined to study and to learn. Neidorf could ship that lacks integrity is gamey, insignificant in the end; it is scholarship for the sake be brutal. of something besides the question of how to live one's life and becomes instead an In 1963 he was my sophomore seminar tutor. After we'd been reading the Bible instrument to other ends. A life of integrity, on the other hand, requires that the out­ for some time and William McKeachie, red-faced, had tried to force us to faith and side of a person is synchronized with his or her insides, that what one says and what Pheme Perkins, also red-faced, was convinced we lacked grace, Mr. Neidorf rose up one does are connected: that one's cells and one's words are all "of a piece." slightly from where he was slouched like a beached whale on his side of the table and I began this talk, as Bob might well have, with stories. These stories about this contributed: "I found God for the FBI." Neidorf could be man we are paying tribute to today began with tales of his irreverent. brutality and irreverence. These were part of Neidorf; he In 1964 he left the college to teach philosophy at SUNY in would not want us to deny it. Perhaps these were like the Binghamton, NY. I left the college at the end of the academic thistles of a rose stem, they served to keep the cowards away. year. For remember, virtue was real and vital to Bob, and courage In 1970 I asked Mr. Neidorf if he would be my senior the­ was a virtue he encouraged. And yet the love and laughter sis advisor. We were both at St. John's in Santa Fe. I had breaking forth from his cells were prominent too, so most taken a preceptorial in behaviorism and was eager to trash people approached him, and they did so over and over again. B.F. Skinner as a superficial thinker with destructive powers. I It is fitting therefore that the gift from the Alumni wrote furiously, proudly, eloquently and met with Mr. Association, on behalf of all alumni, should be a photo of that N eidorf in the Coffee Shop at the table in the corner near the rolling face. service door where I handed him my first draft. He took it in But Bob's integrity requires that the "story" not end here. his hand and a short time thereafter he put it down on the It goes on to see him become severely disabled. There are corner of the table and slowly pushed it off the table onto the some people presently at the college who only met this "ver­ floor. Garbage it was and garbaged it got. sion" of Robert Neidorf. That is one reason I am so grateful to The thinking, reading, digging that I did with his guid­ the Alumni Association for every contribution it makes to ance produced a second draft with staying power. Mr. help this community recall it's great roots; its fathers, its Neidorf had invited me to consider what B.F. Skinner need­ mothers, its master teachers. ed to have done to satisfy and convince me. The attempt to Yet I want to end this tribute where I last saw him, near articulate my standard for what makes an explanation coher­ his end. ent led me to Aristotle, to a comparison of Ptolemy and When I walked into the room at St. Joseph's Copernicus, to a new thesis topic and finally, to myself. From Rehabilitation Hospital in Albuquerque to visit my mentor, I this time with this tutor, I learned the lifelong lesson that I can saw Bob, who had undergone brain surgery, in a wheelchair. work hard and well. I needn't tell you that this is no small Beside him was an occupational therapist helping him put thing. together a wooden puzzle of a tractor. Though he did not I brought the third draft to his home on a Saturday. He look up, I smiled at him, that kind of smile that tries hard to was wearing an apron when he greeted me at the door. His mask weeping. I stood close to him, and as I did so, his thera­ left arm was wrapped around a ceramic mixing bowl, his pist backed off. Bob turned his head as if to look at me, but "Mr. Neidorf. Robert Neidorf. Dean Neidorf. right arm was stirring cake batter. This was the first of many there was no reaction on his face. After he fit in a piece of the The Dean. Neidorf. Bob." visits in his home. The subject of this one was my thesis, puzzle, he looked at me some more. No reaction. Then, thereafter, as Mary will remember, and David and Julie may or may not be glad to according to some clock I did not perceive, his therapist called for an attendant to hear, we talked mostly about our children, but also about Plato, Philoctetes, our par­ wheel Bob to his next class. ents, sibs, marriages, colleagues, the drawbacks to hedonism, ... whatever the sub­ I walked alongside his wheelchair. With some degree of self-consciousness and ject, the discussion was always about virtue, about the possibilities of being reverent, despair, I put my hand on his shoulder as the three of us proceeded down the hall to and at bottom the approach was gentle. the elevator. Then, yes! There was a sensation in my hand of energy rippling through My thesis served as evidence that I could work fully, deeply; that I could, as my Bob's shoulder. Without thinking of the driver. I kneeled in front of the moving yogi master teaches, "maintain, stick with the hard spots 'til they even out." As with wheelchair. Bob and I put our arms around each other and I felt him laugh and laugh yoga, I came to know my endurance, my tendency to jump to eloquent but unexam­ and laugh. ined so-called answers and too, I came to know, thanks to this master teacher, the And thus this strange constellation made up of the hospital attendant, Bob laugh­ beauty on the other side of effort which reveals my being whole and smooth and cel­ ing, and me walking alongside, my feet stepping on what Aristotle calls "nonsubstan­ lular. tial material," rolled on down the hallway to the elevator door where we had a wait. I refer us to this learning experience that Mr. Neidorf guided me through so as to Once there Bob began to concentrate on a sign on the wall. His lips were moving. describe the ways and means of this master teacher, this great-souled man. There His face was scrunched, he was working hard and well. I had seen this face oftentimes. were four particular aspects to his method, each entails wisdom: he perceptively sized Until then I had not realized he could speak, but now I heard his voice haltingly up who he had before him as a student, he knew that the universe holds coherence reading the sign, "In case of fire, use the stairs." He repeated this over and over again, and truth, and he landed on a way to make the two, the student and the universe, each time very slowly, like a first-grader. So here I was with my mentor, my tutor, available to each other, all the while living his own life as a baker, cake-maker. my colleague, my dean, my friend who was in a wheelchair unable to use the stairs in It was likewise masterful, and wise, not to perceive his student as an ego, namely case of fire or desire. as someone who could not tolerate discarding her "brilliant" draft, but rather to have That is not what was important to him that day. That is not where the meaning seen his student as an object of reverence, that is as one who was choosing to see with lay that day. The meaning was in the work. The meaning was in the learning. The light, to wonder long, to suffer and maybe even scream for the sake of getting clear in tragedy that I was feeling was not relevant for him. I am fairly certain that many of thinking and saying. Evidently this is what his own scholarship entailed. His papers, you felt the irony that this man whose "brain muscle," whose genius, whose utter bril­ lectures, and tutorials revealed his own brave and tender relationship to the delicacy liance was so well-developed, should be felled by a brain tumor. But Bob showed me of inquiry. that eleventh day of December in 1987, as I suspect he tried to teach me all along, that As dean he asked questions and made connections that made this campus crackle it is not the brain wherein genius lies. with excitement. His intellectual leadership infiltrated almost every classroom. The That day he was attending to learning to read. He was trying with all his might. atmosphere he created assured us that these questions we ask, this work we do, is He was succeeding. The significance lay not in the instrumentalism of the message, everything: it is beautiful, utterly gripping, and one of the most important things any that is where it could get him in case of fire. The meaning was rather in doing the person can do. In fact, he felt any person could do this work. Students and faculty felt work. That is what I have told you he taught me to do. To the end he was practicing his trust and encouragement, though this sometimes took the form of goading us like what he preached. a gadfly. And yes, he was whole enough to enjoy the power of the office, yes. His Such is a life of integrity, a life of virtue, where one pursues knowledge for its main work though was on the books, on thinking about how to instill faculty and own sake, and recognizes friends. students with reverence for the work; and though I don't know this for sure, I suspect the best part of his workday as dean was when he got to be in class-to teach, to hunt with the students for answers, and as Nietzsche says, to hunt for "a whole wagonload September 1992 THE REPORTER page 15

Reflections (continued from page 10) This familiarity was reinforced by the inside of the buildings. It must surely have been a delighted furniture manufacturer who learned that every piece of Annapolis furniture would be duplicated for Santa Fe. I had selected this particular week out of the two because I would be able to have seminars and preceptorials with tutors I had had in Annapolis, Mr. Darkey and Mr. Bell (who, unknown to him, had inadvertently inspired me to become an author when I sat one day in his office in the bell tower and watched him open a package containing eight copies of his newly published novel on the Delta). I would also have the unique experience of having a preceptorial with a tutor who was a former classmate, Mrs. Drew (then Toni Katz). So, I started with vague recollections of a life before, a life when, in our freshman year, we stayed up all night in the coffee shop waiting for John Kennedy to appear at the armory in Hyannis and accept his election victory. It seemed a week ago, and a century ago, if that life had ever happened at all. In the meantime, I had had at least three careers and exactly five children, the oldest of whom had just graduated college, and the youngest of whom was Josh, who had accompanied my wife and me to St. John's, wondering why we would want to go to school if we didn't absolutely have to. Mr. Bell and Mr. Darkey had not changed. Time had truly stood still. Mr. Bell, it Members of the class of '72 gather for the Homecoming Dinner/Dance. became evident, had no fewer opinions and expressed them with no less color than Photo by Lesli Allison he did in 1960. He had still not forgotten his heritage and the Delta and his pappy fig­ ured prominently in his understanding of the Great Books. The life and color he brought to the Oresteia were as refreshing to us as I'm sure they were confounding to others. Mr. Darkey was no less concise and wise than thirty-two years before. I had the same feeling listening to him now as then, that his sentences were worth consider­ Editor (continued from page 13) ing for longer than he allowed between them. sometimes can be difficult to gain an intellectual "toe-hold" on an unfamiliar tradition And little Toni Katz, with her long red hair, had become Mrs. Drew, with short (Zen koans spring to mind). Of course this difficulty is easily surmounted by anyone red hair, a family and husband, but was still the same iconoclastic firebrand, and still willing to spend some time reading and thinking. Our seminar with Ralph Swentzel! on smart as hell. She asked the opening question on a paper by Freud on the Electra Chuang Tzu was one of the most engaging and productive in which I've participated, Complex, "In what way are we 'poorer for a paradox'?" As my palms began to sweat despite the lack of familiarity with Taoism many of us shared. I would also hope that and I stared intently at the book in front of me, daring not to look up and betray my any alumni fortunate enough to attend the Institute for the Study of Eastern Classics total ignorance, I knew I was back at St. John's. would serve as emissaries to the rest of us when they return. There isn't much to tell about the week that alumni don't already know. Struggle for participation Someone had decided that it might be interesting to have a "theme", so for the week A more persistent impediment is the age-old challenge of attracting enough alumni to anv chapter event, especially when it lacks the benefit of a "celebrity" from Annapolis we read Freud's papers on the Electra Complex, and then the Electra plays of or Santa Fe. Even large chapters like ours must struggle to balance worthiness and Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus, in addition to it Mr. Levin does the rest of the popularity in selecting readings (our chapter's September seminar on Beckett attracted Oresteia. Like all theme parks, it's a fun notion that you never really have enough two people, and thus was dubbed the "Waiting for Waiting for Godot" seminar). It time to explore. remains an unfortunate fact that a tiny fraction of alumni participate in alumni seminars, While time had been provided to "see Santa Fe", since family and profession had unless lured by a favorite tutor or a Stag's Leap Wine Cellars cabernet. It strikes me prevented my doing any reading before I arrived, almost all my free time was spent that the lack of ability or desire to continue our conversations beyond the confines of doing the readings. Once again, I was turning the last page of a text on the way down St. John's College is a far more severe problem than not being introduced to Eastern the hall to class. Old habits are hard to break works during our brief time there. The first few seminars were disastrous for me. I had forgotten how to read, and ... a deeper understanding even more so, how to think I found myself saying the same dumb things with the Despite these challenges, I'm persuaded that alumni chapters can continue to same blinding speed as I had in Annapolis. As usual, the tutors were very patient play a role in expanding the college's horizon, whether to Eastern works, visual arts, with me. I have been saved throughout my life by conveying a sense of promise. or recent scientific events. As we do so, though, we might heed the goal articulated in Slowly, painfully, I found myelf learning how to read and think again. There is the brochure for the Institute for the Study of Eastern Classics: "The aim of the nothing I know that can foster this faster for me than hearing a tutor, such as Mr. lnstitute ... is not the political goal of 'exposure to diversity' ... but a deeper understanding Darkey, say, "Well, that's one way to interpret it, Mr. Leven, does anyone have anoth­ of the fundamental and enduring questions that are raised by thoughtful human beings wherever an intellectual tradition is established and perpetuated." er way?" Certain notions began to appear before me which had not made their presence Mark Middlebrook A '83 known for a very long time: what it means to give a text a close reading, how words convey meanings, the way that thoughts emerge from an author's efforts, the results that come from writing with care, the value of dialogue, and, of course, that discourse is significant. My wife, Roberta, a non-St. Johnnie, began the week skeptical, a result, I suspect, of many years of hearing St. John's spoken of with the same tone otherwise reserved for religious phenomena and the Boston Red Sox. She began the week inquiring politely of me why so much time and attention was being spent on texts which were somewhat outdated and, perhaps, even erroneous. By the end of the week, she had become at least a partial convert. I recall well the day of transformation. I had gone into town for a few hours while she had headed off to the library to do her reading. When I returned, she ran up to me, waving a sheet of yellow-lined paper. On it she had written a concise and, I thought, quite perceptive refutation of Freud's paper we had discussed that morning. She was outraged at Freud's views, and had decided to respond in writing to the tutor. As I watched her pace back and forth, loudly reading to me the words she had written in a fit of rage at Sigmund Freud, I knew it for cer­ tain. She was hooked. The week ended as St. John's did for me many years ago-unresolved. We had just started. On the drive back to Los Angeles, I believe I began to understand for the first time what Mr. Klein no doubt knew I would understand at fifty. More than the books, St. John's is the people. The books serve as a catalyst for wise and thoughtful men and women to lead us to an examination of our lives. Had I been smart enough to realize that at twenty, it would have had no meaning. I had not yet had a life to examine. There was a highlight to my visit. My ten year old son, Josh, spent the days at a local adventure day camp, and would return in time to have dinner in the cafeteria with us. One evening, as we sat eating dinner, a fellow classmate mentioned Euclid. Josh asked who he was, and by the time my answer was finished, we were in the library finding a copy of Euclid's Elements. Josh located it on the shelves, and we went upstairs to a classroom... Josh ha~ Santa Fe tutor James Carey receives the Alumni Association Award of Merit, pre­ always had a special aptitude for math, and he started putting I:47 'on' the blackboard, sented by SF Tutor William Darkey, at the Homecoming dinner. Mr. Carey is an figuring it out, step by, step. He finished with a smile of satisfaction spread across his face. alumnus and former dean of the college, as well as the current director of the new Throughout our stay in Santa Fe, he had repeatedly asked me what.was so spe­ Institute for the Study of Eastern Classics. cial aboµt St. John's. I could tell from the light in his eyes as he studied the black­ Photo by Lesli Allison board. with his demonstration of Euclid 1:47 on it tha.t he knew in a way I never could have _explained. · I wonder whether Mr. Klein knew that this would happen, too. page 16 THE REPORTER September 1992

Freshmen (continued from page 1) why there are few women authors in however, the trail was muddy as hikers Abiquiu trip focused on art, with lessons on sketching the surrounding desert land­ the curriculum to grades to the employa­ started out in a downpour of rain. scape in addition to other activities. bility of St. John's graduates. Julia Graham, a senior who helped Orientation leaders, consisting largely of student resident assistants, underwent After the meetings, participants prepare students for the trip said spirits training prior to orientation. They worked with school counselors to learn to lead peer re-grouped for an ice-cream social. were high despite the weather. "I discussion groups, including talks on difficult subjects such as social pressures, safe When asked why they chose to thought they were really remarkably sex and alcohol. Leaders also underwent leadership training for a day at the Santa Fe attend St. John's over other schools, cheerful under the circumstances," she Mountain Center. many freshmen cited the structure and said. As of press time, orientation groups were still in the field and the skies still heavily content of the program. Freshman Matt The largest of the freshmen groups overcast. If nothing else, freshmen will learn the art of staying dry and the beauty of Walker said he was drawn to what he drove two hours to Heron Lake, a large the high desert after a summer rain. referred to as the liberal aspect of the cold water lake in northern New program. "I get to have a say in what I Mexico, where they hoped for enough learn," he said. warm weather to allow for some swim­ Natalie Freeborg of Charlottesville, ming, windsurfing and other lakeside Virginia, said the content and quality of fun. the program attracted her. "The level of Those who preferred not to chance education seems to be much higher, foul weather in a tent and sleeping bag added to the fact that the program is ventured into the Georgia O'Keefe land­ totally different from any other I've scape for a stay at Ghost Ranch. Once found," she said. "I love to read and I O'Keefe's home, Ghost Ranch has seen think the great books are the salvation the likes of D.H. Lawrence and other of the western world." famous guests. It is home to one of the On Monday morning, toting sleeping largest dinosaur excavations in the bags, backpacks and canvas sacks, world and a living museum on the freshmen along with orientation leaders property serves the dual purpose of sav­ headed out for three days of camping ing injured animals as well as educat­ and recreational activity in some of New ing visitors about New Mexico plant Mexico's most spectacular countryside. and wildlife. The more avid hikers turned their A fourth group of students, accom­ weathered boots toward Puerto Nambe. panied by Associate Director of The climb begins at the Santa Fe ski Admissions Mary Anne Modzelewski basin and ascends to elevations over and her husband Steve, went to Abiquiu 11,000 ft. with surrounding peaks above Lake, a warm water reservoir in north Santa Fe freshmen brave foul weather as they head for Heron Lake in northern New 12,000 ft. On this particular day, central New Mexico. Students on the Mexico during the 2nd annual Freshman Orientation. Photo by Lesli Allison

disappointed. I know the magnification that takes place in childhood memories, but I had hoped for more. Nonetheless, we approached the house and an old man came out. "Oh yes,'' he said. "There About thirty years ago, a bit more, is a much larger house on the other side perhaps, I had a brief conversation with of the compound." We walked and my father. He could remember a time walked. Past the milk company and when he was about three and a half. He past the hotel, and there it was, a large was taken to visit the home of his house. We walked around back; there grandfather in Biala Podlasca, Poland, was the small house. There was a field some thirty miles from his own home in of weeds where once the garden must Brzesc. He spoke of a large house with a have been, and there were the four small house in back. There was a garden pathways leading to a central circle, but with four pathways leading to a central­ there was no well. I later discovered well. To the right was a pigeon loft. He that only a year ago, the well had gone remembered that well because it was dry, and had to be moved. All of this there they had once been forced to hide greatly changed my understanding of when there was the threat of a pogrom. The one-time Poland home of Robert Sack's great-grandfather. language. Actions often are preserved On the other side was an encampment in myth and story, but seeing sounds where the cavalry of the Czar's army once stood. He also spoke of a Jewish followed somewhat aimlessly, but as we and old tales pulling themselves into was stationed. graveyard, and had some vague recol­ turned a corner, I looked up and saw the solid buildings is more profoundly at Last summer I returned to Poland: lections of a museum. street sign with the words "Ulicia the heart of the things we have been In some sense I had never been to I went to the public housing, wan­ Brzesc". I paused for a moment and said talking about. . Poland, and yet this shaggy thing called dered around a bit, and watched some to my friend, "I'm lost. My memory is so There was a man of about thirty­ "I" which lies partly in dead books and children at play. Nothing meant very vague that I don't know whether I'm five in the corner shoveling coal. He did partly in grandfather's tales could much. Then we went to the graveyard. remembering, or whether this is a story not look up. We were there for more return to Poland. It was an empty field surrounded by a that I'm making up on the spot, but I than an hour. He did not look up. The I spent the night in Warsaw, and in fence. The dead were gone and their seem vaguely to remember that a distant women and children came out. A cam­ the morning, together with a friend, a stones were gone. Some say they were cousin once told me of a strange inter­ era is the best way of making a friend. Polish-speaking friend, I took the train used to build the ovens, some say they relationship. The memory said that one Few are those who do not want their to Biala. The station was about a mile were used to pave roads. Some greatgrandfather lived in the city of picture taken, though I sometimes from town, and as we walked I spotted Americans had collected enough money Brzesc in Biala Russ, while the other admire them all the more for that. a man who seemed about the right age. to pay the city to put up a fence and a greatgrandfather lived in the city of Pictures were taken by the door I turned to my friend and said, "He's the park. When I was there, a part of the Biala on a street called Brzesc. I think with arms 'round necks, and I asked if I right man. Ask him where the Russian wrought iron fence had been thrown we're here." might enter, a front door for her, a crypt cavalry unit was stationed." The conver­ down to make a short cut for passersby, "Indeed," said my friend, "we are ninety years unopened for me. sation lasted about half an hour as we and the field still stood empty. There here." She told me how much, as a child, walked. It was all in Polish, and I didn't was no park. Memories that feel as if they came she had loved that house and how she understand a word. There were so We went to the museum. The direc­ from the inside are also part of my story. had always wanted to live in it, and many hand gestures that I assumed that tor said that there had been a mistake. We walked for about two blocks, and now it was hers. Yes, I too can feel the I had a general understanding of what The man I had spoken to was not old suddenly the architecture changed. In joy in the old woman's story; it was I was being said. I was, of course, totally enough, and could only remember the middle of the old wooden houses, who told it to you. And yet I knew that wrong. where the cavalry had been stationed there was a large, not very attractive fac­ she had known them all, my uncles, my When the conversation was over, since 1912, but my story went back to tory. The compound which housed the cousins, and perhaps even the old scholar my friend told me that he had learned 1904. Again I understood nothing of the­ factory was very large, and I could not himself, my father's father's father. I that the cavalry camp no longer existed. conversation, but followed my guide. see the end. "Ah", I said to myself, "that also knew that she knew through what The neighborhood had been destroyed, This time we seemed to be in an older must be the grounds of the old 9th events it was that she had come by all and cheap government housing erected part of town. The houses were Russian cavalry unit of the Czar's army." Now, that joy. on the spot, but still we could go and gingerbread, made of boards notched there was a small, yellow, gingerbread I'm home now, back in Santa Fe. see the ground on which things had together as we once built log cabins. I house next to the factory. I was terribly September 1992 THE REPORTER page 17

G.I. Commencement (continued from page 5) tories and pedigreed faculties," merely Colston, two-week-old Logan Francis, by reading the world's finest books and and Thalia Colston, 7, who had been discussing them with serious people. safely asleep in her bed five years ago Mr. Colston not only hired the while the college hunted for her. applicant, Helen Conlon, A'82, but also he married her, and presently accompa­ nied her to Annapolis when she became an Admissions representative for the college. He himself worked at the college in a succession of jobs-as director of resi­ dence and student activities, and later as GI tutor. College life was fascinating. He discovered a "seamless coherence and communal web," with no distinc­ tion between academic and institutional lives. This communality expressed itself in the office, on the playing field, at staff lunchtime seminars. "[T]here were little seminars going on all the time: guerilla seminars, faculty study groups, women's hours, libertarian clubs, instruction committees, Christian fellowships, all pursuing [the] idea of reading and discussing classic texts." When he undertook his own third master's degree at the Graduate Institute, he real­ ized, he said, that it would be his first "full, round and evenly patterned edu­ cation." While he was prepared to define the kinds of community at St. John's­ that of the canon, "of the best that has been thought and said"; of the tutors, "of seasoned re-readers of that canon"; and the students, "enthusiastic beginners"­ it was the human whole of this commu-= nity that Mr. Colston emphasized in his dosing anecdote about a massive college hunt for his own lost child. "Now there was nothing in John top left: Graduate Institute Directors Nancy Buchenauer and John Verdi come together Erskine's original good idea of education for the July board meeting in Santa Fe. by books to make mere readers-book­ wormy four-eyed wallflowers-show top right: Mr. Don Mciver receives his M.A. at the graduate Institute Commencement collective interest in a lost unlettered ceremonies in Santa Fe. Mr. Mciver is a member and former chairman of the SJC academic brat," he said. "I think John Board of Visitors and Governors. He also served as interim president of Annapolis in Erskine would be slightly surprised to 1990. see how deeply and contagiously and naturally communal the practice of his above: Annapolis tutor Erik Sageng places the master's degree hood on Joan Becker idea turned out." of Bismarck, ND, while president Christopher Nelson offers his congratulations. President Christopher Nelson con­ ferred degrees at the ceremony. John Verdi, new director of the Graduate Institute, made the opening remarks. left: G I student Sandy Sawyer from The day was one of unexpected Arlington, VA, took part in all the events perfection for the reception on the quad of the summer olympics at Annapolis after the ceremony, where graduates and stood on her hands in front of mingled with faculty and guests. McDowell Hall for good measure. Among those present were Helen Photo by Keith Harvey page 18 THE REPORTER September 1992

The Effective republican government Hamilton never warlike ferocity of the ancient republics. especially evident in Flaumenhaft's judi­ Republic: lived to write. From the thousands of Equality of human rights follows from cious handling of Hamilton's speech at pages of Hamilton's occasional writings the law of nature, coeval with mankind the convention advocating life tenure addressing the urgent political ques­ and dictated by God himself. Popular for the executive and the senate and an Administration & tions of his day, this book distills the representation, perfected by the parti­ absolute executive veto. fundamental principles on which his tion of governmental powers, frees the Granting that it is a tour de force of Constitution statesmanship rested. Flaumenhaft's people from fear of their government theoretical politics or politic theorizing, method is to use Hamilton's own words and liberates their productive industry. why should we read a book like this? In in the Thought of as much as possible, conflating, com­ Liberty alone, however, is no sure road Hamilton's own words, pressing, and rearranging his phrases to safety and prosperity; the govern­ Alexander ..... Al'::llllll"'lll"'lllllllll'\111'"111"'11 and sentences, so that the reader may ment must do a great deal to preserve a It would be vanity to expect to enter directly into Hamilton's thought climate favorable to commerce and throw much additional light Harvey about the parts of government and their progress, above all by assuring for the upon a subject which has work. The title of the book encapsulates nations credit, both public and private, already exhausted the logic and Flaumenhaft's judgment that, for an unassailable standing. eloquence of some of the ablest Hamilton, the In the men of our country; yet it often problem at second part ha pp ens that the same argu­ the core of Flaumenhaft ments placed in a new attitude republican­ presents and accompanied with illustra­ ism was how Hamilton's tions, which may have escaped to combine view of eff ec­ the ardor of a first research, When Thomas Jefferson was popular rep­ tive administra­ serve both to fortify and extend Secretary of State and Alexander resentation tion as the sine conviction. Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury, (the republi­ qua non of they once dined together at the home of can principle) good govern­ There is not a little irony in the fact that, Jefferson, who later recalled the following with effective ment, implicit while Hamilton's political principles exchange: administra­ in the popular have found permanent embodiment in tion (the principles of our Constitution and especially in the The room being hung around mark of good modernity yet office of the presidency, Hamilton's with a collection of the portraits govern­ absent from arguments are today remarkably out of of remarkable men, among ment). An representative favor. In the form of our polity them those of Bacon, Newton, effective gov­ government in Jefferson's republican vision was largely and Locke, Hamilton asked me ernment requires an energetic execu­ its pure form. The republican principle, eclipsed by Hamilton's sober federalism; who they were. I told him they tive, yet many adherents to the republi­ dedicated to safety from government, must yet present-day political discourse is in were my trinity of the three can principle have considered a strong undergo modification with a view to style and substance overwhelmingly greatest men the world had executive a vestige of monarchy incon­ improving the efficacy of government. Jeffersonian. An observer of contempo­ ever produced, naming them. sistent with the genius of republican The improvement consists in the careful rary discussions of the Constitution He paused for some time: the government. Hamilton was neither a apportionment of powers so as to promote might be pardoned for surmising that greatest man, said he, that ever monarchist, as his enemies alleged, nor unity and duration, the chief require­ the Bill of Rights is the jewel in its lived, was Julius Caesar. precisely a republican, but rather a ments of effective administration. Unity crown and that the entire purpose of its friend of republicanism. That is, while means such concentration of power as system of checks and balances is to safe­ From a man who did so much for harboring strong hopes for the success will permit many wills to act as one. guard citizens from the abuses and the cause of republican government, it of the republican theory, he considered Duration means such stability of power invasions of a meddlesome government. is startling to hear such unrestrained that success as yet deeply problematic. as will permit many actions to be in Nothing would raise more eyebrows praise for the destroyer of the Roman He sought to solve the problem of concert for constant purposes over long than the suggestion that our Republic. Perhaps Hamilton wished republicanism by improving the periods of time. To attain unity in the Constitution, even as it limits the powers only to express his respect for an effective republican form so as to blend, in our U.S. Constitution meant, most urgently, of government, so apportions those man of action in the face of Jefferson's constitution, the advantages of a to solve the problem of federal union powers as to encourage maximum energy ostentatious partiality to philosophers monarchy and a republic. He tried to but also, and more fundamentally, to and efficacy in their exercise. At a time and scientists. To Jefferson, however, teach his countrymen that a realistic provide a place for a vigorous and power­ of frequent laments over administrative Hamilton's candid praise of Caesar was commitment to popular representation ful executive. Duration had its preserve deadlock and much inchoate longing for the mark of one who believed that men demands a readiness to embrace such not only in the well-constituted executive something called leadership, it is cannot be governed without resort to limitations on popular representation as but also in the Senate, with its longer salutary to read this masterful exposition force or corruption. Yet did not are necessary for effective government. tenure and its role in appointments and of the case for effective republicanism. Hamilton affirm, on the first page of The Hamilton's critics, mistaking his appre­ treaty-making. Neither unity nor Federalist, that the American people will hensions for disloyalty to the republican duration is strictly in harmony with the Mr. Flaumenhaft has been thinking decide, by .their conduct and example, principle, viewed his efforts in behalf of popular liberty embodied in purely and writing about Hamilton's ideas for whether mankind is capable of an energetic executive as subversive of representative government. Their many years, since his undergraduate days at establishing good government from popular liberty. But Hamilton argued advocacy by Hamilton invited much the University of Chicago, where he received reflection and choice, rather than acci­ that the greater danger to popular liberty imputation of monarchic and aristocratic his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D., all in the field of dent and force? In any event, lay in the prospect of a republican sympathies. political science. Hamilton's life and the manner of his government so weak and ineffective as The third part of Flaumenhaft's His book is a work of political theory, death reveal neither affection for to bring about its own swift destruction. book is about the judiciary, which not history, says Harvey Flaumenhaft, and Caesarism nor disdain for science. His Were a Caesar ever to threaten our Hamilton viewed as that part of the the central question is this: "What does it actions and his writings were consis­ rights of political equality, he would government most responsible, in virtue take for popular government to be made tently those of a man devoted to proving most likely seize upon republican weak­ of its independence and impartiality, for something a sensible person would favor? the American experiment in free self­ ness to allege that popular self-govern­ preserving the constitutional integrity of Can representative government be made government an enduring success. And ment cannot be good government and the whole. good government?" his high regard for the theory of states­ must yield to accident and force. It is in By calling this book a distillation of High praise for the book comes from manship as well as its practice is indicated this regard that Hamilton, the advocate Hamilton's political principles I have University of Chicago Professor Leon Kass, by his intention, later in life, to produce of executive energy in the Constitution, not done justice to the immense editorial "Any serious scholar who wishes to under­ stand the American regime will want to a multivolume work, on Baconian lines, is indeed Publius, the true friend of the difficulties which Flaumenhaft has faced understand the thought of one of its major investigating the history and science of republic and the enemy of Caesarism. and surmounted with exemplary cir­ architects. For years to come, this book will civil government and its various effects The Effective Republic is divided into cumspection. As he notes, Hamilton's be the major guide to Hamiltom 's thought." on the freedom and happiness of three parts. The first part articulates writings partake more of decision and With his Hamilton study well mankind. Collaborators were to be Hamilton's conviction that popular advocacy than of theory; they address launched, Mr. Flaumenhaft has plenty of enlisted to write the historical volumes, representation is the only foundation particular audiences about particular other projects. He is the founder and series from which Hamilton himself would for good government consistent with problems at particular moments in our editor of Masterworks of Discovery: Guided draw conclusions in a comprehensive enlightened modem principles. Modem history. Moreover, Hamilton himself Studies of Great Texts in Science, an NEH­ treatise of political science. Hamilton enlightenment teaches .that the end of understood that persuasive speech must funded project which he suggested himself died before fulfilling this intention, having civil society is the security of the people, be adapted to its audience, to the point some years ago as a member of an NEH risked his life defending the young i.e., their safety and prosperity. Popular of adopting some of their prejudices and panel. Coordination of the project, assem­ republic from the man he deemed its liberty is valued as a means to security even a little of their nonsense. bling the advisory board, writing guidelines, most dangerous embryo-Caesar, Aaron rather than as an arena for public action Considerable discretion is required to planning volumes and finding authors for Burr. or, as we say, participatory democracy. disentangle permanent principles from the series has occupied much of his time in Harvey Flaumenhaft's The Effective Enlightened modern society is commer­ the rhetorical jungle of a life-time of recent years. He also has written essays, Republic is effectively the treatise of cial and industrious in contrast to the polemical utterances. That discretion is chapters and reviews on other subjects. September 1992 THE REPORTER page 19

Parents of students at both campuses are cordially invited to join in the fun. For information contact: Parents Weekend Santa Fe - Susan Friedman 505/982-3691 ext. 226 RI s Parents Weekend Annapolis- Betsy Blume 410/263-2371ext.507. Schedule of Events ANNAPOLIS SANTA FE Lewise Solomon OCTOBER 30 - NOVEMBER 1, 1992 OCTOBER 15 - 18, 1992

SGI'87- died suddenly on July 15, 1992. A resident of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Friday, October 30 Thursday, October 15 since 1967, she was born in Cleveland, Ohio, attended high school in Roswell, New 8:45 a.m. - 8:15 p.rn. 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. Mexico, received her Baccalaureate from Denver University and her master of arts from Registration artd Hospitality Visit evening seminars the Graduate Institute in 1987. FSK Lobby Solomon was a teacher as well as an accomplished singer, dancer and actress. Friday, October 16 Auditing Classes Visit daytime classes Parents may register to audit Martin Stone classes during the day on Friday 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Martin Stone, former music librarian for the Santa Fe campus and longtime Welcome and question-and-answer friend of the college and Santa Fe community, died of AIDS on May 9, 1992, in Palm 5:30 p.m. session with college administrators Springs. Informal dinner with the students Great Hall Stone was born September 25, 1938, in Long Island and lived in New York and Dining Hall Miami before moving to Santa Fe in 1979. He was music librarian at the college from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. 1979 to 1983 and director of public relations from 1983 to 1984. 8:15 p.m. Reception with college administrators He was active as president of the Santa Fe Community Theatre and president of President's Welcome to Parents Junior Common Room the Santa Fe Theatre Guild. The uniformly high quality of the productions he was FSK Auditorium associated with as actor, director, or producer earned him the nickname, "Mr. Concert by 6:00p.m. Theatre." Perhaps his best loved role was as Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof." The American Chamber Players Join students for dinner Stone is survived by his mother, Rose Stone, a brother, two sisters and his partner Miles Hoffman, Artistic Director Dining Hall of 30 years, Rodger Rodgers. Memorial services were held May 14, 1992, in Palm Springs. Saturday, October 31 8:00 - 10:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - noon Collegium Musicum. A wide variety of Registration and Hospitality dazzling musical performances by Great Hall - McDowell Hall students, followed by refreshments Great Hall 10:30 a.m. Parent/Student Seminars Reading: :=;atm·a.av October 17 Aristotle's Nichomachean Ethics 9:00 - 10:00 a.m. McDowell Classrooms Late Registration Peterson Lobby

12:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. - noon Buffet Luncheon President's Brunch for parents, their News of the death of Roger Wicklander, A '64, a year ago from a stomach hemor­ FSK Lobby students and tutors. Parent-Child rhage, announced in the March 1992 Reporter, came to the editors from a number of Look Alike Contest. $10.50 per person sources, none of which supplied much biographical information. Recently, we 1:45 p.m. Great Hall received a copy of the The Bulletin of the American School of Paris containing an extend­ Parents Meeting ed appreciation of Roger, who had been a teacher there for the past 15 years. We have with the President and Dean 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. excerpted the following passages. Conversation Room Mellon Hall Parents Seminars on the Declaration "[I]nclined to the solitary life; wedded to his computer and Lydie's Cafe; a brilliant of Independence and the Constitution. problem solver; laconic; scornful of convention; disregarding such constraints as 3:00 p.m. Peterson Lobby for classroom locations bureaucracy and tirne ... [which] characteristics prompted one of his colleauges to call Parent Tutorial on Definitions him 'the ultimate anarchist.' We all saw him as a wizard with computers, who left as a and Propositions from Euclid's 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. fitting memorial the administrative and schedule program (written entirely by him) Elements Meeting of Parents Association known as 'Mr. Chips.' From time to time we saw other facets, such as his class or Junior Common Room demonstration of how to do the whole Herald Tribune crossword using only the Tour of Annapolis down clues; his deciphering from scratch of the 'Atrecibo' message sent out in one of or 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. the space shots ... (comment from one teacher, 'I hope the extra-terrestrials are as smart Mitchell Art Gallery Viewing and Three person exhibit, "The Eye of the as R.W.,') and his creative work with stage sets which so inspired many of our Discussion: Twentieth Century Beholder" Art Gallery students. Figurative Images - Work by Picasso, "The search for Roger's next-of-kin, while posing problems which would have Chagall, Matisse and others 6:00p.m. taxed Sherlock Holmes-and which were certainly too much for the American Mitchell Art Gallery Take your student out for a restaurant Embassy-also revealed 'other Roger Wicklanders.' In the course of investigations dinner. Reservations advisable that ranged through India, Pakistan, Singapore, Iran, California, South Carolina, New York, and Wisconsin, we discovered his Indian wife Damayanti, long since seprated Dinnertime 7:00 p.m. but never divorced, located his mother-who had lost touch with him many years We encourage you to take your Film Society movie. ago, and spoke to many people who expressed their deep admiration for him." St. Johnnie to dinner at one of our Great Hall "... For someone who did not take the trouble to learn French, it was a delightful fine area restaurants surprise to find that he spoke Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Farsi. Indeed, during his stay 8:00p.m. in Isfahan, 1977-79, he translated textbooks from Farsi into English. From his gradua­ 8:15 p.m. Waltz Party. All kinds of dancing to tion at St. John's College, Annapolis, and arrival at the Rama Krishna Mission Film music which is gentle to the ears. Ashram, Narendapur in 1964 to his enforced departure from Isfahan, Iran, in 1979, FSK Audiotorium Even non-dancers enjoy this event. Roger seems to have swept through various schools in the Indian subcontinent in a The students urge all parents to come blaze of enthusiasm and idealism for education. Sunday, November 1 to this grand finale event. "... My lasting image of him is of his arrival at [the American School of Paris] in 11:00 a.m. Dining Hall the summer of 1979. He stepped out of a taxi in a thunderstorm, dressed in an President's Brunch for Parents immaculate white suit. With [his friend] Lucy Lee Chiles on his arm and an aristocratic Home of the President Sunday, October 18 bearing, he gave the impression that he had come to buy ASP, not to work there. 212 Norwood Rd. Free time with your stu,dfll;t "Anarchist? Idealist? Aristocrat? Roger, we miss you." Inclement weather Location Great Hall 10:00 a.m. -1 :00 p.m. Three person exhibit, "The Eye of the Beholder" Art Gallery page 20 THE REPORTER September 1992

Mitchell Gallery "Mine Disaster," which creates a somber work to the attention of the public and

CD c(;;~ note evocative of Greek tragedy. the acclaim of critics. To the 1990's viewer, CD g> E _Q N z presents: ~ r>L:l_e_Ci5 9 ai The Sculptors Guild from the 1930s the sculptures of this period may appear ~c "The Coming of through the 1950s was an extraordinarily awkward and tentative. But today's ~c: vital and creative group. Its artists were viewer must recall the environment in immersed in Social Realism and which they were made: a time of philo­ Decades of the Idealism, fostered by the conditions of sophical and artistic transition in the Great Depression. During World American art, when artists, writers and Sculpture Guild, 1930s -1950s" War II they infused their art with philosophers reevaluated their world Surrealism and Cubism. Later, they view and the values of Wes tern culture. Conceived at the time of the expressed themselves in the sophisticated Some works are surprisingly small American Depression, born during a post-war mechanized world, embracing for their effect-a simplicity suggestive world war, and maturing nearly 50 new tools and techniques. In the late of prehistoric art as in Jose De Creeft's years later, "The Coming of Age of forties and early fifties, sculptors earth mother "Dream of Eve." Yet all American Sculpture: The First Decades brought forth their ideas in terms of explore the nature of reality through of the Sculptors Guild, 1930s- 1950s" personal metaphors, surrealistic sculpture. offers a comprehensive view of the dreams, social commentary and emo­ Sculptor Burton Blistein is providing evolution of sculpture from representa­ tions. By the late 50s, Louise Nevelson, an accompanying lecture, "Looking at tional to the abstract. The exhibit at the Louise Bourgeois, and Dorothy Dehner Sculpture," on Tuesday, September 15, Mitchell Gallery at the Annapolis campus made an impact on the art world by at 5 p.m. and on Tuesday, October 6, at continues through Sunday, October 25. exploring their own personal iconography 4 p.m. he is leading a discussion on the The 28 sculptures feature works of in startlingly different ways. works themselves. stunning sensuality by such artists as The guild often provided the only Robert Laurent, Chaim Gross, Vincent opportunity for artists to bring their Glinsky, and Richmond Barthe. The works include Lily Landis's "Holocaust Memorial," a simple white spectre whose eyes seem to reflect the horrors of war, and Berta Margoulies's

The Santa Fe Art Gallery concluded its year-long Artists /Teachers Series in and rolled into summer with a highly successful retrospPctive exhibit by architect and artist John McHugh. Photographer Doug Olson was featured through August with a show titled "A Spirit of the American West." Beginning in September, the New "Billiard Player Construction," 1937, by David Smith, is iron, painted with encaustic, and is displayed in the exhibit showing through October 25th at the Mitchell Gallery in Mexico Sculptors' Guild will be on campus with sculpture exhibited in the exterior Annapolis, "The Coming of Age of American Sculpture: the First Decades of the Vision of Hope by Daniel Dosamantes Sculptors' Guild, 1930s-1950s."

Santa Fe architect and artist John has accepted an invitation to join the St. John's com­ munity this semester as artist-in-residence. Mr. McHugh is widely known as the man who built the Santa Fe Opera and other major buildings throughout the state. In addition to his architectural career, Mr. McHugh is an accomplished artist. Santa Fe Tutor Dean Haggard said Mr. McHugh wil~ pursue his own work in the life John McHugh drawing studio of the fine arts building. He also will teach one or two classes to students and faculty of the college. Mr. Haggard said the intent of the newly created artist-in-residence program is to draw on the wide array of artistic talent in the Santa Fe area as a means of enriching the overall life of the college. "The goal is to have an artist working in the studio, on their own work I think that will serve the college community in a very rich way," he said. Undersea Adventure by Junko 0. Hopkins Initially, the term of appointment will be a single semester in order that the campus space as well as in the gallery. The final show of 1992 opens college community can become acquainted with a number of artists in the area. Twenty six artists will be included in the November 1 and will feature paintings "The first goal is to have someone working there in the studio," Mr. Haggard said. show. Members of the guild will provide by artist Stokley Webster. "After this we may find someone we may want to keep long-term or who can three workshops for students, including Webster began painting in 1922 in contribute to other things in the program such as the senior art segment, but that stone sculpture, clay modeling and a Paris, France, at the age of ten. is a secondary consideration." video-supported presentation titled "Art Seventeen years later he had his first President Agresto added that Mr. McHugh's life experience, as well as his technical and Activism." one-man show at The St.L. O'Toole knowledge, will benefit students. "We have a number of students who are particularly In October, a three-person show, Gallery in New York. Critics of the day interested in the visual arts, especially painting," President Agresto said. "Some are "The Eye of the Beholder," will consist of compared his work with that of Sargent. interested in graduate work in art, art-history and architecture and what they need is paintings by artists Susan Kelly, Betty Since that time Stokley's work has been someone to talk to about technique, artistic problems, color, line, form and perspec­ Martin and Bill Murphy. The show exhibited in museums and galleries tive. The nice thing about Mr. McHugh is the breadth of experience he's had in Santa explores differing personal perspectives nationwide. Fe, and the rest of America, in the world of architecture, painting, watercolors, frame­ on the same subject matter. making and with a number of different media."