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BOWDOINBOWDOINFall 2003 Volume 75, Number 1 JourneyJourney CzarsCzarsofof thethe Join CBB alumni on their tour of discovery from Moscow to St. Petersburg contents fall2003 Journey of the Czars 16 Text and photographs by Alicia MacLeay In our second joint article about one of our CBB programs, Colby magazine writer Alicia MacLeay describes an alumni trip to Russia with Bowdoin, Bates, and Colby grads. Led by Director of the Bowdoin Chorus Anthony Antolini ’63 and Sheila McCarthy, associate professor of Russian literature and language at Colby, the group travels through the canals, rivers and lakes of Russia and witnesses a country in transition. The Nose Knows 24 By Douglas MacInnis Photographs by Seth Affoumado Michael Broffman ’75 is sure that dogs can ascertain the presence of cancer cells more finely with their noses than is possible using the most sophisticated cancer-detection equipment available today. A nationally-known expert in Chinese medicine, Broffman has just finished a clinical trial of the dogs’ ability, and the evidence seems compelling. Family Ties 30 By David Treadwell ’64 Photographs by Tom McPherson In some families, Bowdoin Beata is more than a fond phrase, it’s the family crest. David Treadwell takes us back through the roots of some formidable family trees. Departments Mailbox 2 Bookshelf 4 College & Maine 5 Weddings 36 Class News 39 Obituaries 79 Interview 88 BOWDOINeditor’s note staff Volume 75, Number 1 Fall, 2003 MAGAZINE STAFF ditors think a fair amount about what it is that makes a story inter- Editor esting. (Or, at least, they do that once, and then afterward they just Alison M. Bennie keep acting like they know.) It’s conflict, right? Or is it change, Eproximity, or personal impact? What about love and truth and death-defying Associate Editor acts of conscience or physical bravery? Matthew J. O’Donnell Design We like to think of these things when we’re trying to figure out what makes Pennisi & Company audiences tune into certain popular television programs, but we also ponder Falmouth, Maine them from time to time when we’re trying to plan an issue of the magazine. Obituary Editor For this issue, for instance, we had disease-sniffing dogs, a visit to a country John R. Cross ’76 we used to be enemies with that we now travel to with relative ease, and giant webs of family members who all ended up coming to Bowdoin. If Contributors there’s a commonality to what makes these stories interesting I would prob- Allyson Algeo Sara Bodnar ’03 ably vote for the perrenial-if-unlikely favorite, conflict. After all, there are James Caton some readers who just won’t believe the dog thing at all, others who remem- Susan Danforth ber all too well when Russians were the enemy, and some who couldn’t pos- Scott W. Hood sibly imagine singing the same alma mater as anyone in their family, let alone enough of them to field a soccer team. In these cases, the conflict may Photographs by Seth Affoumado, Brian be off the page and in our preconceptions, but you can certainly see it. Beard, Dennis Griggs, Bob Handelman, Alicia MacLeay, James Marshall, and I’m also a big believer, though, in the inherent interest of the unusual. Bowdoin College Archives. (Don’t let this concern you if you think of yourself as “normal” — Bowdoin BOWDOIN (ISSN, 0895-2604) is loves a good tradition, and without students and graduates who fit a certain published four times a year by Bowdoin excellent norm, there would be no way to measure what stands outside. So College, 4104 College Station, we applaud Bowdoin’s high standard of usualness, even as we celebrate the Brunswick, Maine 04011. Printed by Dartmouth Printing, Hanover, New exemplary, the unexpected, and sometimes the downright strange.) But, Hampshire. Third-class postage paid at generally, I think we like stories about people who do things we haven’t yet Hanover, New Hampshire. Sent free of thought to do, or things that we’ve always meant to do but couldn’t, would- charge to all Bowdoin alumni/ae, n’t, or haven’t — the sort of lives and work that might take amazing skill or parents of current and recent undergraduates, faculty and staff, knowledge, astonishing chutzpah, impressive perseverance, or a simply a seniors, and selected members of the really big idea. We don’t have to work too hard to figure out what makes Association of Bowdoin Friends. that kind of story interesting. Opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors. Fortunately and kind of amazingly, those tales and characters abound in the Bowdoin world. Never mind the feature stories, just read the class notes and Send class news to the obituaries if you don’t believe me — full and extraordinary lives in [email protected] or mail to the places you might never think to look. address above. Advertising inquiries? Please e-mail [email protected] or fax 207-725-3003. Please send Living with intentionality is not always possible, of course. Life unfolds ahead address changes to the mailing address of you some times and you just keep following along to see where it will go. above. Send ideas or letters to the But it can be a good and joyful thing to do it on purpose. So take a trip with editor to that address or by e-mail to [email protected]. some thinking comrades. Risk something on a new idea. And, for some peo- ple most unnerving of all, consider following your heart to a familiar place. Cover: The domes of the Cathederal of Resurrection, Our Savior of the AMB Spilt Blood, in St. Petersburg, Russia. Photograph by Alicia MacLeay. BOWDOIN FALL 2003 1 mailbox The Last Ringer? wall to inspect the linkages (my Dad Bell Ringer Remembered was pleased when I reported, as he had To the Editor: To the Editor: predicted, that the bells were cast by I was the south tower chime ringer I believe Tim Donovan ’48 was a bell Meneely from Troy, N.Y., where we had from 1963 to 1965. I responded to a ringer from 1944 to 1946, and perhaps lived in the ’40s). I learned that I could solicitation from the music department a bit longer. adjust the tension by changing the in the Orient. The pay was, I seem chain links that attached the clappers to Best wishes, to recall, $40 a semester, greatly the vertical lever rods. The height Tom Weatherill ’48 supplementing my monthly allowance bothered me some, the ladder was of $40 and my earnings from washing wooden and old, but my worry, always, dishes in the ARU kitchen. Breach of Trust, Not Crime was that I’d become ill from the pigeon The duties were to play hymns and To the Editor, droppings on the rungs and beams. such before morning chapel, finishing I read “Where Credit is Due” in the If I found the trap door to the tower in with “Chapel Call” (a peal I can no winter issue with interest; as a member the lever room ceiling open, maintenance longer remember). Then the big bell in of Marlboro College’s Committee on asked me, first, to leave it open so I the north tower took over for five Academic Integrity, I’ve been working would not lock out workmen on the roof minutes, summoning the community. on a revision of our own statement and and, second, to find the workers before The chimes were also to be played policies on plagiarism. The Bowdoin ringing the bells (Sayer’s “Nine Tailors”). weekday and Sunday afternoons from discussion ranged over familiar This occurred only once or twice. 4:45 to 5:00, finishing with ground, yet it seemed sometimes to I did play “Westminster Chimes” a “Westminster Chimes” and counting miss the point, by confusing two couple times at one in the morning. the hour out with the low G bell. issues, plagiarism and abuse of The accolades from the adjoining dorm The choice of tunes was somewhat copyright, with the consequence that windows were less than supportive. I limited by the bells. I badly wanted two parts of the discussion and response also played “We Shall Overcome” once flats. And a bell for the high note in became legalistic. at a rally (for coeducation, I think). “Rise Sons of Bowdoin,” for which I Plagiarism seems to us primarily a I was away my junior year and didn’t substituted the bell an octave lower. I matter of misrepresentation of the take the job my senior year. The chimes spent some hours at the ARU piano writer and of his or her role in the were silent. In December I arranged to finding songs that would play, perhaps scholarly community; it is an offense play Christmas music from 4:45 to after a couple changes or transposing against the audience of the work, as 5:00, closing with “Westminster the notes. Two notes at a time could be suggested by the importance of intent Chimes” and counting the hour. My played. However, even then I was heavy to deceive in assessing the degree of music sheets were still in the tower a and pushing down two levers at once the offense. Abuse of copyright is really couple years after graduation, which would often get my feet off the floor. a distinct (if not always entirely made me wonder if anyone ever rang Practice was public. But before separate) problem, an offense against the bells, the old way, after me. actually playing the bells, the the creator of the stolen work.