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Volume XI Number 4 Fall 2016

Our thanks to JoAnn • Membership Committee member licize and celebrate ASU’s Latino his- Cleland, Editor of the • Annual Symposium Committee tory. On October 13 she led a walking Emeritus Newsletter for member and session leaders/pre- tour (Recovering ASU’s Latino/Latina three years senters History) of numerous points of his- • Presenter at our Friendship Vil- torical significance around the Tem- lage Short Talks Luncheons pe campus, detailing stories of the • Editors for our publications – buildings themselves and of Latino Emeritus Voices, Emeritus Col- students, faculty, staff and Tempe resi- lege Newsletter dents who have been integral to ASU’s • Writers for our publications history. These stories appear below. • Director, Academy for Continued Old Main is the oldest standing Learning building on ASU’s Tempe campus. • Participation in writers’ work- ASU was founded in 1885 as the shops Territorial Normal School. Tempe • University Senate representative residents, concerned about a terri- torial teacher shortage, raised $5000 Please contact the Emeritus College to support the school’s construction. staff at [email protected] or Among the contributors were: Man- me if you have questions about these uela Sotelo, the “Mexican Mother of opportunities, or if you have ideas for Tempe,” her daughter, Maria Sotelo new activities and groups, e.g., , Miller and Maria’s spouse, Winchester film, and political discussions. Miller. Tempe resident James Priest We look forward to hearing about and his wife Mariana Gonzales Priest how you would like to participate. donated $500 to purchase the land The Emeritus College offers heart- for the school. By 1901 the school felt thanks to Jo Cleland, who has had been renamed Tempe Normal edited our newsletter so capably for Emeritus College Faculty School, and the school library was on the last three years. Jo is our fea- Member Researches ASU’s the second floor of Old Main. The tured faculty this volume, and you Latino History first Latina librarian, Gracia Liliana will learn more about her as you Fernandez of St. Johns, Arizona, was read her profile. hired in 1907, and in 1910 she be- came the school’s first Professor of Spanish. From the 1890s to the 1930s Message from the Dean 151 Latinos/as attended Tempe Nor- mal School, earning teacher-training The Emeritus College is an amazing diplomas that were granted as termi- place with a purpose where Emeriti/ nal degrees both before and after the ae are supported in their research and baccalaureate degree, which began to study, whether it is the continuation be granted in 1928. of work in their primary vocation, St. Mary’s Catholic Church is lo- or the exploration of new areas of cated on the northwest corner of study or interest. The Emeritus Col- University Drive and College Ave- lege’s mission is to also contribute to nue. Mexican and Mexican Ameri- the well-being of the university and can adobe makers made the bricks the community. used to build the church in 1903. We cannot accomplish our mis- As archivist and historian, emeritus Many workers lived in the communi- sion without your generous contribu- professor Christine Marin has devot- ty of San Pablo, a barrio founded in tions of time, talent and treasure. ed her professional life to researching, 1864, whose borders were Univer- Listed are several opportunities documenting, preserving and sharing sity Drive to the south, Fifth Street for you to contribute your time and the history of /as and Lati- to the north, College Avenue to the talent, and to explore what’s next for nos/as in Arizona, and highlighting east and the Southern Pacific Rail- you in 2016-17. the many contributions that they have road tracks to the west. The men of • Emeritus College Council member made to the state. Most recently, she San Pablo worked as flour mill labor- • Nominating Committee member has been involved in a project to pub- ers, ferrymen, railroad section hands, Emeritus College Newsletter Page 2 Volume XI Number 4

Los Conquistadores in the 1940s MECHA Bush 1984 and laborers and gardeners at ASU. a history of labor complaints from the MECHA room and mural would San Pablo women worked at ASU as Chicano/a workers, student Alfre- be destroyed during renovation. cafeteria helpers, housekeepers, laun- do Gutierrez and MASO organized Christine Marin, then the MECHA dresses and kitchen aides. The uni- and led a student strike on behalf of faculty advisor, MU officials, Archi- versity began to displace families by the workers. After a two-day strike, a tect Chris Alt, MECHA students, and eminent domain in the early 1950s, takeover of the ASU president’s of- Dr. Mistalene Calleroz, Assistant Di- and San Pablo had disappeared by fice, and a sit-in at the Administration rector of Student Initiatives, met fre- 1964. Today a dormitory known as Building (now known as Interdisci- quently and developed plans to save San Pablo Hall, located at 555 E. Vet- plinary A), President Homer Durham the mural, which is now on the sec- erans Way and named for the com- and university officials agreed to in- ond floor of the MU. It depicts more munity of San Pablo, is home to the clude a set of affirmative-action type than five hundred years of Mexican/ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences requirements in a new labor contract. Chicano history. MECHA currently Academy, a student residential com- MASO changed its name to ME- has an office on the lower floor of munity. CHA (Movimiento Estudiantil Chi- the MU. The first Mexican American - stu canos de Aztlan) in 1971 and became What is now Interdisciplinary dent organization at what was then active in civil rights issues relating to Building B previously was the Com- Arizona State Teachers College was school segregation of Mexican chil- munity Services Building. In 1971 founded in 1937 and known as “Los dren and the plight of farmworkers. ASU President Schwada created a Conquistadores.” Its advisor was Dr. During the 1970s and 1980s, ME- Community Services Program to en- Irma Wilson of the Department of CHA’s teatro group, Teatro Calmec, courage racial/ethnic communities to Spanish. This group worked to fight performed numerous satirical skits attend ASU. In 1972 Conrad Marti- discriminatory acts in housing, edu- and short plays in the open area in nez became the coordinator of the cation and pay perpetrated against front of the Administration Building. effort to recruit Latino/a students. Mexican and Mexican American fam- On occasion President John Schwa- This building currently houses the of- ilies living in South Phoenix. Mem- da and other administrators could fices of the Hispanic Research Cen- bers became involved with the Latin be seen watching the skits from their ter (HRC), established in 1985 by the American Club, a civil rights and po- second floor windows. In 1970 the Arizona Board of Regents. Its first litical organization founded in 1932 Chicano Faculty and Staff Associa- Director was Ray Padilla, a faculty by Luis Cordova. By 1956 the student tion was organized. member in the College of Education. group had become known as “La From the early 1970s MECHA The HRC serves as home to Latino Liga Pan Americana,” advised by Dr. had an office and meeting room on faculty and staff involved in the eco- Maria Escudero of the Spanish De- the second floor of the Memorial nomic, cultural and educational de- partment. In the late 1960s, as Mexi- Union (MU). In 1974 MECHA stu- velopment of Latino communities. can American or Chicano civil rights dents and local Latino artists created The HRC also promotes Latino com- groups emerged, ASU’s students a mural on the north wall of the ME- munity art through its gallery. The formed MASO (Mexican American CHA office. On November 1, 2007, /Press (part of the Student Organization). In 1968, after an MU kitchen fire causing twenty HRC) specializes in Latino scholarly ASU announced a long-term con- two million dollars worth of damage writing and Latino publications. Lati- tract with a laundry company with broke out. MU officials indicated that no artist Martin Moreno has created Emeritus College Newsletter Fall 2016 Page 3

murals on the walls of the HRC, in- In keeping with Winchester’s ear- cussed Walter Isaacson’s on cluding one depicting Cesar Chavez lier broad-sweeping books such as Albert Einstein and Steve Jobs. I con- and his work with the United Farm The Map That Changed the World and cluded that Einstein’s physics has cast Workers. Krakatoa, this volume includes all the a continuing nuclear cloud over the Created in 1966, Cady Mall fea- topics in the subtitle. The story be- world, psychologically, whereas Jobs’ tured small concrete benches and gins in 1950. Winchester has flown computer science has enabled a vari- retaining walls for students to sit on over the Pacific Ocean many times ety of mostly positive consequences. and watch the foot traffic go by. One and so is familiar with many places After reading/hearing Pacific, I con- of the walls was located in front of in and next to the Ocean. ‘The Great tinue with these same conclusions. Hayden Library, adjacent to Dan- Thermonuclear Sea’ is the title of an These are the book’s addition- forth Chapel. It became the most early chapter in which he delineates al subtitles: Surfboards refers to the popular gathering place for Chi- the USA’s use of the Pacific Ocean movie, Gidget (1959), Dictators to cano/a students. By the early 1970s as a testing ground for nuclear weap- North Korea (USS Pueblo, 1968), the area had become known as “the ons in the 1950s. There were many Fading Empires to the French and Chicano bush.” It was the place for Pacific islands under the ‘protection’ Americans regarding their respective students to hang out, to plan social of the USA after WWII and so Bi- Vietnam Wars, and Coming Super- events and to express their political kini, and others, were chosen as test powers Collisions to the USA and views. Redevelopment in the 1990s sites. The USA, driven by fear of China in the Pacific Ocean. Quite a destroyed the Chicano Bush. the USSR, tested fusion (hydrogen) potpourri. The Latino History tour debuted bombs which were the successors to as part of ASU’s Hispanic Heritage the fission (atom) bombs used to con- Month activities. ASU Now has pub- clude WWII in the Pacific. The story lished an article and video on the is uniformly baleful regarding the Pa- tour. It can be accessed at https:// cific island natives, who were herded asunow.asu.edu/201611007-sun-dev- hither and yon and then accidentally il-life-recovering-asus-latino-history. subjected to radioactive fallout from The archival photo of Los Conquis- tests whose magnitudes were incor- tadores is used with the permission rectly estimated (if they were esti- of the Chicano/a Research Collec- mated at all). Readers of this column tion, Archives and Special Collec- will recall that one of my two uncles tions, ASU Libraries. ASU alumnus worked on the Manhattan Project, David Lopez contributed the photo hence my particular interest in atom of the students at the Chicano Bush. bombs and their consequences. The next chapter in the book, ti- tled ‘Mr. Ibuka’s Revolution,’ depicts the Japanese discovery of what came Bob Barnhill’s to be called the transistor. “Pocket ra- dios” were the result, and Mr. Ibuka Emeritus cofounded the Sony Corporation to Bookshelf produce them. Concomitantly with this radio activity, Americans Bar- Emeritus Profile: Each summer we drive from Phoe- deen, Brattain and Shockley took JoAnn Cleland nix up to our cabin near Capitol Reef, years of ‘intense application’ to turn Utah. We enjoy the drier, low desert this new gadget, the transistor, into a Once a friend commented, “I sup- of northern Arizona and the greener, replacement for the vacuum storage pose as a youth you set a goal to high desert of southern Utah. This tubes then in use in the first electron- become a professor and stayed the summer it seemed an interesting con- ic computers! (As an undergraduate course.” I replied, “No. Actually I am trast with the deserts to listen to the at Kansas University in 1958-1961, in a canoe without a paddle, but every book, Pacific, by Simon Winchester. I programmed KU’s first electronic time I bump into a shore someone References: Pacific, by Simon Win- computer, an IBM 650, which used pulls me out and gives me a new op- chester, HarperCollins, 2015 and the vacuum tubes.) In due course, Amer- portunity.” Thanks to my parents and unabridged audiobook, 14 ¼ hours, ican resources both financial and in- grade-school teachers, I attended a read by the author. tellectual, crafted modern-day Silicon college-prep high school with a strong The book’s subtitle is Silicon Chips Valley, again adjacent to the Pacific music program in Philadelphia. In a and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Ocean. composition class I wrote a work for Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, This is ASU Emeritus College cello and piano. My teacher suggested and the Coming Collision of the World’s Book Review #31. In #16 fall 2012 that I submit it to the National Young Superpowers. (written in October 2012), I dis- Composers Radio Competition. My Emeritus College Newsletter Page 4 Volume XI Number 4 piece? I was shocked, but I sent it in choir director. I conducted a rehearsal submitted the form, received an in- and got another shock. It won. and was approved that night. Within terview and became a full-time ASU My classmates were applying for the year I became the minister of mu- employee. In my Field Experience scholarships, but I didn’t. To my sic leading five choirs and playing the role I became instrumental in arrang- surprise, the director of the All City organ. ing placements at an on-site teacher High School Orchestra told me he In 1964 we moved to Phoenix. education program. Two years later had nominated me for a full schol- A comment from a woman who the reading professor in that project arship to any college offering a de- “wouldn’t dream of having” me as changed positions and recommend- gree in music. I was stunned. When her son’s cello teacher because I was ed that I apply for an opening in the I received the scholarship, I chose not in the Phoenix Symphony spurred reading education program. I became St. Olaf College in Minnesota. Un- me to audition. To my amazement I a professor! Apparently my long pre- fortunately, I graduated in January, was accepted. Several years later the paratory journey, 25 years of public and St. Olaf accepted new students conductor asked me to double on pi- school teaching before beginning my only in the fall. I had to use the schol- ano, and I also became the accompa- career at ASU West, was important. arship immediately or lose it. The nist for that woman’s son. She never Many of my committee and support- same gentleman arranged for me to knew what a favor she had done me! ive assignments involved advisory use one semester of the scholarship During this time I also volunteered roles, from collaborations with pub- at the Philadelphia Conservatory of at my children’s school, and a teacher lic schools to assisting doctoral can- Music. I took classes with outstand- said I “must” take classes to expand didates with school-based research. ing musicians such as Vincent Persi- beyond my music education degree Interestingly the most common com- chetti. These courses transferred into and become a classroom teacher. I ment on my evaluation forms from St. Olaf allowing me to take more followed her advice and taught ev- both undergraduate and graduate advanced music courses. During my ery grade first through eighth. I took students was their appreciation for senior year, my cello teacher from the ASU courses to hone my skills and ideas that came from my extensive Minneapolis Symphony recommend- a professor asked why I was not en- experience in real classrooms. During ed that I be a soloist during the or- rolled in the masters program. It had my twelve years at ASU, person after chestra tour. What a surprising honor not occurred to me, but I checked and person welcomed me into activities as -- as was my receiving Phi Beta Kap- found that I could transfer my cred- my canoe reached their shores: co-au- pa status. its to NAU where I went summers to thoring articles and books, participat- Upon graduation I became the play with the Flagstaff Festival Or- ing in research projects, co-presenting strings/orchestra teacher for the chestra. My teaching experience had at conferences all across the United Spooner, Wis. schools. During orien- been primarily in Chapter I (now Ti- States as well as Scotland, the Philip- tation I received my roster - 16 stu- tle 1), reading and writing classes, so pines, France, Jamaica and New Zea- dents total. The superintendent had literacy became my specialization. land. A dream I never dreamed came said I should come to him if I had As I finished my masters, my ad- true. questions. Well, I had questions! He visor informed me that, with my odd In retirement I continue to receive explained that the previous year the way of completing the program, one opportunities to keep my interests program had collapsed, and he had year of residence and a dissertation in both literacy instruction and mu- seen in me the potential to regain the would earn me a doctorate. My hus- sic alive. As a member of the Inter- commitment of previous players and band said, “Hon, go for it!” While national Literacy Association and its inspire new interest. What a chal- working toward this end, the secre- state and local affiliates, I continue lenge! By the end of the school year tary to the Superintendent at Wash- to hold office and make presenta- there were 150 string students. Our ington Elementary District called and tions, many about readers theater as orchestra played a movement of Bee- said the boss wanted me to come in a valuable tool. If a teacher needs thoven’s “Eroica” Symphony at the that afternoon to apply for a position a script on a specific topic and it is regional competitions for schools in as a curriculum specialist in reading. I not in my co-authored book or the all of northern Wisconsin. We took scrambled to get ready and went, feel- handouts, I create one. I have writ- top honors. The superintendent then ing totally unprepared. I was hired. ten forty children’s books for school told me he had paid my salary that A colleague in Washington District and classroom libraries, which I share year with the understanding that, if left to become Director of the Educa- in school visits. In addition to teach- I increased the enrollment to 80, he tion Field Experience Office at ASU, ing 21 private students I am a mem- would be reimbursed. He trusted and she told me how to apply for ber of The Scottsdale Philharmonic me, and I was so glad not to have let an adjunct position at ASU. I began Orchestra, the Scottsdale Musical him down. teaching reading education courses. Theater Orchestra, the North Valley The following year I returned to What a wonderful experience! After Symphony, the Sun Cities Chamber Minnesota to marry. I started offering several years that same person moved Orchestra, the LaForza Orchestra, music lessons. A fellow musician rec- to a new position and sent me the ap- the Women’s Orchestra of Arizona, ommended me to a church seeking a plication form for her replacement. I the Glendale Sanctuary Orchestra, Emeritus College Newsletter Fall 2016 Page 5 the Phoenix String Quartet and the are related to each other. The paint- Founding Director of the Center for Cantabile Quartet. er’s challenge is how to represent this Meteorite Studies at ASU, Carleton In 2013 a colleague recommended third dimension of depth in a two di- brought some meteorites from his me as editor of the Emeritus College mensional work of art. private collection. Most were the size Newsletter. With hesitation I filled Jay enhanced our appreciation for of small rocks, typical of the size an out the form and was appointed. Over multiple works of art as he shared amateur meteorite hunter might find. these three years I have become more scientific investigations which have Carleton shared several stories connected with the membership, as I revealed how the two visual systems and facts about meteorites, with a have attended as many events as pos- of color and luminance (intensity, focus on meteorites in Arizona. Me- sible and communicated more fre- brightness) contribute to our inter- teorites are commonly named for quently with my colleagues. Recently pretations of paintings. Color enables the location near which they were my canoe bumped into Dean Verdi- us to identify the what of a painting, found. The Bumble Bee meteorite ni’s door. He asked whether I would the object; luminance enables us to was discovered near Bumble Bee, create an interest group to support a consider where the object is in space, Arizona in 2004. The Canyon Dia- worthy cause, the Harmony Project the depth and motion of the object, blo meteorites, fragments from an Phoenix. I attended a performance the relationship of figure to ground asteroid that created Meteor Crater by these young musicians who re- and so on. Braun used four of Andy on impact, were found about three ceive free instruments and instruc- Warhol’s famous silkscreen paintings miles west of what is now the ghost tion they would not have without this of Marilyn Monroe to demonstrate town of Canyon Diablo. In June of charitable organization’s assistance the differences between color and 2016, a meteor crashed through the to low-income families. I am excited luminance and how each contributes Earth’s atmosphere, broke apart and about this new opportunity. to the visual experience. When both landed in pieces close to Payson, on My canoe with no paddle has color and luminance were present, White Mountain Apache Indian land. blessed my life. the Monroe image was easy to see. A team of ASU researchers, collabo- When the image was stripped of col- rating with White Mountain Apache or but left with luminance, the image tribal members, found multiple me- Short Talks, 2016-17 also was easy to identify. But when teorites, named Cibecue, for Cibe- the image was stripped of luminance cue, Arizona on the reservation. And but left with color, it was harder to Holbrook meteorites, discovered see, demonstrating the primacy of lu- near that town, are magnetic. minance over color. Carleton also explained how re- Jay used paintings by several art- searchers have calculated the ages of ists to illustrate that we viewers make meteorites through radioactive age sense of or interpret paintings by dating, and how they have identified creating depth and motion from the certain meteorites on Earth as origi- artist’s strokes. In Lagrand’s “Couple nally from Mars by comparing argon in the Street,” for example, the viewer gas from Mars to argon gas from can “see” the motion of the people Earth and then using gas from melt- walking. The viewer transforms the ed meteorites to affirm that certain static images into movement. In like meteorites thought to be from Mars manner, in paintings by contempo- did originate there. Meteorites from rary op artist Bridget Riley, we trans- Mars have been found in such varied Jay Braun Short Talk form linear and geometric patterns places as North Africa and Antarcti- into motion. Braun used textile pat- ca. Jay Braun opened the first Short terns to show the same phenomenon. Carleton shared that an asteroid Talks of the 2016-17 year on Septem- Carleton Moore presented the has been named after him, Asteroid ber 13 with a presentation on Your second talk of the day, titled Mete- 5046 Carletonmoore. After extending Brain on Art. He began by noting that orites from Mars, the Moon and the an invitation to those present to visit both science and art reveal secrets Asteroid Belt. Moore defined aster- ASU’s Center for Meteorite Studies, which help us appreciate the world. oids as large bodies of rock that are Carleton concluded by inviting those Jay reviewed information about the orbiting the sun. Some of these bod- present to examine the meteorites he brain and its central concern with ies break away and enter the Earth’s had brought. vision. Of the twelve cranial nerves atmosphere before vaporizing. These On October 11, John Brock led in the brain, four are connected di- are termed meteors (also known as off the Short Talks with his pre- rectly to the eyes and eye movement. shooting stars). When pieces of me- sentation on Habitat Restoration These enable us to identify what is in teors break through the Earth’s atmo- in the Southwest. John defined res- the world but also to deal with where sphere completely and fall to Earth, toration as reestablishing, as much objects are in the world and how they they are known as meteorites. The (continued on page 8) Emeritus College Newsletter Page 6 Volume XI Number 4

Emeritus College Faculty City. Although his art studies focused captivating depiction of the warmth Art, Part Two mainly on still life and life drawing, it of African American spirituality and was a design class taught by William domestic life. Examples of his work In the last volume of the newsletter, Moore that drew him passionately to follow. John Aguilar chronicled the develop- the kinds of abstract painting which Gene Valentine is Emeritus Pro- ment of the Emeritus Art Gallery on characterize the bulk of his contribu- fessor of English at ASU where he ASU’s downtown campus in the Uni- tions to the Emeritus Collection. Ex- taught rhetoric, linguistics and histo- versity Center building. The newslet- amples of his work are shown below. ry of the book. In addition to ASU ter featured paintings by six members Eugene Grigsby, recently deceased he has taught in Greece, Spain and at of the Emeritus College and brief Professor Emeritus of Art, achieved both Utah universities. Since 1979, he descriptions of their work authored prominence both for his talent and as has been producing broadsides and by John. This volume features the an artistic voice for African American books using handset type and various work of three more artists. John has culture. He received his education at relief printing methods. His exquisite written about each of them as well. Morehouse College, Ohio State Uni- text and graphic pieces are printed on John Aguilar, emeritus professor versity and New York University. His paper of his own making and are no- of anthropology, studied painting in work has been exhibited throughout table for their exceptional elegance, the mid-1950s during the movement the United States and Ghana, Africa. balance and other expressions of ar- known as Abstract Expressionism. His paintings and drawings represent tistic taste. Examples of his artistic His studies took place at the Choui- the best of both representational and work follow. nard School in Los Angeles and The abstract art and are deeply appreci- Academy of San Carlos in Mexico ated for their energy, brilliance and

John Aguilar “Birdwatchers”

John Aguilar “The Blue Line”

John Aguilar “Birds at Black Mountain”

John Aguilar “Jerome” Emeritus College Newsletter Fall 2016 Page 7

Eugene Grigsby “The Family”

Eugene Grigsby “Wedding Chapel 1990” Eugene Grigsby “Yemenja” Eugene Grigsby “Lady of the Lake”

Gene Valentine “Meave Leakey”

Gene Valentine “Sherman Alexie” Gene Valentine “Jules Feiffer” Gene Valentine “Carlos Fuentes” Emeritus College Newsletter Page 8 Volume XI Number 4

River, Globe, Mexicali (Baja Califor- those that are handmade. The fami- nia, Mexico), and Heber/Holbrook ly visited some hot springs at 11,500 (Dry Lake). John also provided ex- feet in altitude. amples of projects to restore ripari- Malcolm showed pictures of the an habitats of water-loving plants in town of San Pedro, southeast of Cal- Arizona. These habitats, which com- ama, the river Loa flowing through it. prise a fourth of the land surface in Within the town there is an outdoor Arizona, are especially important be- mall. San Pedro has a typical Latin cause over ninety percent of threat- American plaza, anchored by a colo- ened and endangered species live nial Catholic church, made from ado- within these areas. be brick painted white, and reputed Malcolm Comeaux’s slide pre- to be the oldest church in Chile. San sentation, Life in the Atacama Desert, Pedro is one of the places in the Ata- described his trip to that Chilean lo- cama that attracts tourists. Carleton Moore sharing his meteorites cation, the driest desert in the world. Malcolm compared the towns in Situated on the northwest tip of the Atacama to many towns in Arizo- (continued from page 5) Chile, the Atacama was inhabited by na around 1900 in terms of housing as possible, the structural function the Incas, and their native precursors, and infrastructure. Public schooling and integrity of ecosystems to sus- when the Spaniards arrived in 1541, in the Atacama is basic; children learn tain habitats. Using photographs of ruling Chile until its independence in to read and write in Spanish. Some sites in the Southwest to illustrate his 1818. The indigenous peoples mined older residents speak only Quech- points, John catalogued the causes such substances as sulfate, sulfite, ua, but the younger generation is of ecosystem degradation. He gave nitrates and saltpeter, used in creat- bilingual (Spanish and Quechua) or examples of natural causes, such as ing explosives and fertilizers. Cop- monolingual in Spanish. drought and floods, human causes per mining has taken place in Chile such as agriculture and recreation, since the 16th century, particularly in and biological causes such as the in- the Atacama. The British presence, Colloquium troduction of animals and plants not beginning in the mid19th century, September 21, 2016 native to the ecosystem. Particularly contributed to the technological de- powerful were examples he provided velopment of the mining industry On Wednesday, September 21 Dr. of the degradation of piñon pines and the associated growth of min- Matthew Delmont, ASU Professor in northern Arizona as a result of ing towns, many of which are now of History, inaugurated the 2016-17 insect infestation after a significant abandoned. Copper mining is still a Emeritus College Colloquium Series drought, and the invasion of the salt major industry in Chile. Currently the with a fascinating presentation titled cedar bush (native to Asia) through- Chuquicamata mine, located near the “Black Quotidian: Everyday History out the Southwest as the bush spread city of Calama, is the largest open pit in African-American Newspapers.” beyond the stream sites where it had copper mine in the world. Black Quotidian is a website curated been planted originally. Malcolm journeyed to Calama by Dr. Delmont (http://blackquo- John then described the variety to visit his son, daughter-in-law and tidian.com) which highlights every- of restoration tools available to res- three grandchildren. His daughter- day moments and lives in African toration scientists, including fire, in-law is employed at a copper mine American history in the twentieth chemicals (herbicides, fertilizers, soil owned by Freeport McMoRan, north century. Each day in 2016 Dr. Del- additives), plants (particularly native of Calama. Journeying to many plac- mont has posted an article from an species), animals, and techniques such es in the Atacama, Malcolm took pic- African American newspaper of as irrigation. He noted that success- tures of what he saw on the family that date about some aspect of Af- ful ecological restoration depends on travels. Through slides and narration, rican American life. Accompanying goals, clear objectives and appropri- he pointed out the sparse vegetation the posting of each article is a com- ate planning horizons (considering on the open land, the often desolate mentary which contextualizes the what will happen over time). Several highways with no services for the selection within the historical, so- of his slides illustrated well the reality traveller, the adobe ruins of Indian cial and cultural realities for African that habitat restoration takes several villages, the sizable pipelines carrying Americans at the time. For example, years and is not uniformly successful. water from the Andes to the Chilean the September 21st post featured an As a faculty member at ASU, John coast, the llama farms, the large birds advertisement from the New York and his students were involved in resembling ostriches, and the moun- Amsterdam News of September 21st, many restoration projects in the des- tains, the beautiful valleys and volca- 1927 inviting “Colored Home Seek- ert Southwest, and he described and noes visible in the distance. Animitas ers” to purchase homes in the de- illustrated several of them during his (roadside memorials) are common, velopment of Merrick Gardens in talk. These included projects at Gila both those made commercially and the suburb of Springfield on Long Emeritus College Newsletter Fall 2016 Page 9

Faculty Notes Charles “Chuck” Backus, since retiring from ASU, has devoted full time (6 days per week) to being an Arizona cattle rancher. He has had a ranch in the Superstitions for 39 years and a second one near Show Low for 17 years. He has 400 mother cows and raises high quality carcass, commercial Angus cattle – moving them every 6 months between the two ranches. This work has attract- ed national attention, including a Island. The commentary notes that ington, who also won eight singles national award as the “Progressive this advertisement promotes the tennis titles with the American Ten- Partner of the Year” from Certified values and virtues of home own- nis Association in the 1930s, twenty Angus Beef at the annual confer- ership and sheds some light on the years before Althea Gibson rose to ence in September, 2016. During this hidden history of African Ameri- prominence. (Gibson was featured past year, Chuck engaged in the fol- can movement to the suburbs. The in a story from March 2, 1956.) On lowing activities: served as President commentary also provides addition- March 20, 1955, the Chicago Defender of the “Arizona Cattle Industry Re- al references for those wanting to published a piece about fifteen-year- search and Education Foundation” delve deeper into this topic. In this old Claudette Colvin who refused to (a 501 C (3) organization to benefit case the references include academ- give up her bus seat to a white person the Industry); conducted an all-day ic books and an exhibit in the New (nine months prior to Rosa Parks’ Workshop for AZ Ranchers, with na- York Public Library. In addition to actions in Montgomery). On March tional speakers and attended by 127 the daily website post, Dr. Delmont 15, 1924 the Baltimore Afro-American AZ Ranchers; received the “Rancher sends out the same information on offered Harriet Tubman’s obituary. of the Year Award” from the Arizo- Twitter, which is one way that he On March 9, 1957, the Pittsburgh Cou- na Beef Council, Annual AZ Cattle hopes to engage younger people rier featured a thirty-two page spread Growers Association meeting in July, with the content and to move the on Ghanaian independence. Shirley 2016. This December he will receive content into the world. Chisholm’s announcement that she the “Arizona Pioneer Stockman of Dr. Delmont’s posts feature arti- was going to run for the Democrat- the Year Award” at the Arizona Na- cles from some of the most influ- ic nomination for President of the tional Livestock Show. ential African American newspapers United States was chronicled in the Aleksandra Gruzinska, Assis- of the twentieth century, including New York Amsterdam News on Janu- tant Professor Emerita in French, the Atlanta Daily World, the Chicago ary 29, 1972. And on April 15, 1939, Chevalier de l’Ordre des Palmes Defender and the Baltimore Afro-Amer- the Chicago Defender detailed the con- Académiques, and Sterling Member ican. The digitization of these news- cert sung by Marian Anderson at the of RMMLA, attended the Seventi- papers has meant an increase in Lincoln Memorial. eth Annual Convention of the Rocky their accessibility and in the ability In addition to his formal presen- Mountain Modern Language Asso- of readers and researchers to search tation, Dr. Delmont shared some of ciation in Salt Lake City, Utah. She for particular topics across papers. his perspectives on teaching aspects chaired the session on “French Lit- The ASU Libraries subscribe to the of African American history to stu- erature before 1800,” and presented database Proquest Historical Black dents. He noted that African Ameri- a paper in French on Voltaire’s “La Newspapers which Dr. Delmont can history is not just about sadness Princesse de Babylone: Voyage Ro- uses frequently. As emeritus faculty and only serious and difficult topics. manesque et Philosophique,” on Sat- we also have access to this data base. Rather the history is extraordinarily urday, October 8 (2016) at the Hilton After explaining the website and complex. African American history Salt Lake City Center. In his Oriental walking those present through the is a part of American cultural his- conte, meaning short story, Voltaire post for September 21st, Dr. Del- tory. In teaching, Dr. Delmont has interweaves a romantic and a philo- mont provided multiple examples of learned to be sensitive to the amount sophical theme on fidelity and toler- the kinds of articles he has used on of difficult information students are ance. the website. For example, a March able to deal with at any one time. He Jeremy Rowe, co-investigator, is 31, 1934 post from the Philadelphia combines more and less serious top- a Research Scientist at Rorey Meyers Tribune detailed a national tour of ics so that he doesn’t lose students. College of Nursing at NYU, work- the Philadelphia Tribune Girl’s Bas- For him the overriding question is: ing with Dr. Winslow Burleson and ketball team, featuring Ora Wash- How do we reckon with history? an interdisciplinary research team on a Emeritus College Newsletter Page 10 Volume XI Number 4

acoustic and virtual sounds. Samples Future Short Talks of Wytko’s musical artistry are avail- able at www.josephmusicevents.wee- Mark your calendars and save these bly.com dates: Joann Yeoman-Tongret and Dick Jacob recently touched base at January 10, February 14, March 14, an off-Broadway eatery in NYC. The April 11, May 9(tentative) Tongrets are looking to return to Ari- Watch for further information about zona, which promises increased liveli- presenters, topics and locations as ness in local theater and the Emeritus details are confirmed. College. Dates to Remember Joann Yeoman-Tongret and Recent Publications Dick Jacob in NYC Applications Accepted Beginning: Backus, C. The importance of feed October 15, 2016 5 year, $2.9M Major Research Initia- efficiency in cattle. Arizona Cattlelog, tive Grant from the National Science 71(2) (2016), 26-27. 2017-2018 Research Creativity Foundation. The name of the project Grant is NYU Holodeck. Its purpose is to Cheung PY, Alanis L, Huang J, van- 2017-2018 Undergraduate Research create an immersive, collaborative, Sonnenberg E. Interventional Internship virtual/physical environment for dis- Oncology. In Learning Interventional 2017-2018 Barrett Emeritus Fellow- tributed transdisciplinary research and Radiology, Kee S and Shafa J,Eds. El- ship innovation, with the potential to cre- sevier, 2016. ate new insights into fundamental nat- Application and Proposal Deadline: ural phenomena, offering unparalleled Patten, D.T. The role of ecological December 15, 2016 tools for research collaborations, intel- wisdom in managing for sustainable lectual exploration and creative output interdependent urban and natural Please email emerituscollege@asu. across disciplines. ecosystems. Landscape and Urban Plan- edu or call 480-965-0002 for more Eric vanSonnenberg has taken ning (Special issue in press: Available information. Information also avail- two new positions; the first is as Career online 13 May, 2016) able on Emeritus College E-Cards and Professional Advisor, Office of sent on October19, 2016 and on the Student Affairs, University of Arizona Sharpes, D. (Ed.) Handbook on com- Emeritus College website College of Medicine; the second is as parative and international studies in educa- Adjunct Professor teaching advanced tion. Charlotte, N.C.:Information Age science at Arizona Christian Univer- Publishing, 2016. sity. At Phoenix Seminary, where he In Memory is a Master’s of Divinity student, he made the Dean’s List. Additionally, Future Colloquia Elbadawy Elsharawy he was selected to receive the Presi- Electrical & Computer dent’s Scholarship in 2016. He spoke Mark your calendars and save these Engineering three times on the Scholarly Projects dates: Program at the University of Arizona Rachel Fuchs College of Medicine; Phoenix Chil- Feb 15 - Melissa A. Wilson Sayres, History dren’s Hospital, and Banner Hospital. Assistant Professor, School of Life Joseph Wytko performed on his Sciences, ASU Eugene Lombardi saxophone at The Boulders Resort Music “Discovery Lounge” on Friday, Octo- Mar 15 - Alejandro Lugo, Professor ber 14, from 6 PM - 8 PM. He includ- and Director, School of Transborder Bill Tillery ed standards from such composers as Studies, ASU Physics George Gershwin, Paul McCartney, John Williams, Dave Brubeck, Chi- Apr 19 - Sabina Low, Assistant Pro- Charles Woolf cago, Leonard Bernstein and others. fessor, Sanford School of Social and Biology On October 22, he performed a Sax- Family Dynamics ophone Spectacular at Music Makers, In grateful recognition of the support given by Scottsdale. He included pieces by Rav- Watch for further information about these members to the Emeritus College. el, Gershwin and Lennon and Mc- topics and locations as details are Cartney, played with state of the art confirmed. Emeritus College Newsletter Fall 2016 Page 11

2016-2017 Emeritus College Council

Members (left to right): Jay Braun, Linda Stryker, Don Nilsen, Elizabeth Lessard, Sarah Hudelson, Bill Verdini, Marie Provine Also: Founding Dean Richard Jacob Not present: John Aguilar, Beatrice Gordon, Barry McNeill

Spring Creative Writing and/or partners are welcome. Cost will Workshops be $100 per person with free parking in Membership the Fulton Center; you may park at the If you missed the fall semester cre- University Club, if you have lunch there The Emeritus College welcomes ative writing workshop, take heart. We beforehand. five new members will offer another workshop opportuni- ty in the Spring. In fact, besides the 10- For more information, please contact Ruth Jones week workshop, we will also offer two Linda Stryker at (Politics and Global Studies, Retired three-hour sessions in writing memoirs. [email protected]. May 2016) And, if there is an interest in poetry, we will offer two three-hour sessions in Gretchen Bataille writing poetry. (English) The fall workshop was led by Donis Casey, author of ten historical mystery Literary Musicale David Bowen novels. Participants worked on non-fic- (Global Business) tion about work in Antarctica, a chil- The spring literary musicale will take dren’s story, a soft science-fiction novel, place on Monday, May 1, 2017, at 1 Leonard Maximon a novel about academe, and a memoir pm. Please reserve the date on your (Physics) seen though descriptive stories about calendars and plan to attend as a people the author knew. We had general member of the audience, as a pro- Christine Uber Grosse assignments and discussions on topics vider of a musical performance, or as (Modern Languages) such as: point of view, character descrip- a reader of your own written work. tions, scene, suspense, beginnings, and Your efforts will be much enjoyed endings. Discussions were always lively and appreciated by all. For more and inspiring. It was fun and educational information, please contact Linda Editor’s Note to read what others had written and re- Stryker at [email protected]. ceive helpful comments on our writing. I wish to express appreciation to The spring workshop will be led by Dana Aguilar, Gustavo Castañeda, Kathleen B. McNamara, instructor in JoAnn Cleland, Christine Marin, the English Department at ASU. Her Don Nilsen and Linda Stryker area of expertise is Fiction Writing. This for their assistance with this workshop will begin on Thursday, Feb- volume of the newsletter. ruary 9, from 1 to 2 pm, in the Emeri- tus College. All Emeriti/ae and spouses Emeritus College Newsletter Page 12 Volume XI Number 4

Mission of The Emeritus College The purpose of the Emeritus College is to give a home The Emeritus College at Arizona State University and a focus to continued intellectual, creative and social engagement of retired faculty with the University. Dean – William A. Verdini (Supply Chain Management) The Emeritus College fosters and promotes the scholarly and creative lives of its members, prolonging College Council fruitful engagement with and service to the University John Aguilar (Anthropology) and community. The Emeritus College provides the Jay Braun (Psychology) University a continued association with productive Beatrice Gordon (English) scientists, scholars and artists who have retired from Sarah Hudelson (Education) their faculty positions but not from their disciplines. Elizabeth Lessard (Dance) Barry McNeill (Engineering) The Emeritus College Newsletter © is published Don Nilsen (English) quarterly (winter, spring, summer and fall) by The Marie Provine (Justice Studies) Emeritus Press of Arizona State University. Its Linda Stryker (Integrative Studies) content may be freely reproduced, provided credit is given to the author and the newsletter. Commercial Staff re-use is forbidden. Submissions and comments Administrative Specialist – Dana Aguilar should be sent directly to the editor, Sarah Hudelson Office Assistant/Receptionist – Vacant (sarahh@ asu.edu) and copied to the Emeritus College at Student Worker – Madelyn Vermeesch [email protected] or mailed to PO Box 873002, Tempe, AZ 85287-3002. Website Address: http://emerituscollege.asu.edu Telephone: 480-965-0002 Editor: Sarah Hudelson Fax: 480-727-3324

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