The SewaneeMountain MESSENGER Vol. XXXI No. 36 Friday, October 9, 2015 Woodruff to Give Public Input Founders’ Day Address Meetings George Core, Jeanie Nelson & Sam Pickering for Planning Will Receive Honorary Degrees at Convocation Journalist Judy Woodruff will be the speaker at Founders’ Day convocation, Issues at noon, Friday, Oct. 16. Th is event will open Sewanee’s 2015 Family Weekend. Th e University of the South will Th e convocation will include the conferral of four honorary degrees and the host planning sessions to gather induction of new members into the Order of Gownsmen. Degree recipients are: input on how the University might George E. Core, longtime editor of the Sewanee Review, who will receive fulfi ll its mission for future generations an honorary doctor of lett ers; Jeanie Nelson, the founding CEO and presi- of students, specifi cally in developing dent of the Land Trust for Tennessee, who will receive an honorary doctor a plan for the University Avenue cor- of civil law; ridor. Th ese meetings are part of the Samuel F. Pickering Jr., decision-making process laid out C’63, professor emeritus recently by the Board of Regents and of English at the University the Vice Chancellor. of Connecticut and author Community members, alumni, of more than two dozen faculty, staff and students are welcome books, who will receive an Stephen Burnett (left ) of the Sewanee Civic Association accepts a $1,000 gift from to att end. The fi rst meeting will be at 1 honorary doctor of lett ers; the Monteagle Sewanee Rotary Club presented by club President Haynes Roberts. p.m., Saturday, Oct. 10, in Convocation and Woodruff, co-anchor Th e club matched individual Rotary members’ personal donations to help fund the Hall. A second session will be at 4:30 and managing editor of the renovation project of Elliot Park. Th e Civic Association met its fund-raising goal p.m., Thursday, November 12, as PBS NewsHour, who will of $56,000 on Oct. 1. part of Homecoming weekend for receive an honorary doctor the College. In both, attendees will of humane lett ers. meet in Convocation Hall, walk The convocation and along University Avenue toward the Woodruff ’s address will be Sewanee Symphony Bookstore, and return to Convocation live-streamed online. Go to for collaboration and sharing. <sewanee.edu> for details. Additional gatherings will be held Woodruff has covered Orchestra Announces for students and for University em- politics and other news for ployees. An interactive display will be more than three decades at available in McClurg Dining Hall in CNN, NBC and PBS. She Judy Woodruff 2015–16 Season late October; it will be open for view- served as anchor and senior ing and contributing ideas. correspondent for CNN; she was NBC News’ White House correspondent, and The Sewanee Symphony The University Avenue corridor was the chief Washington correspondent for NBC’s Today Show and for PBS’s Orchestra (SSO) announces its is defined as the area from Georgia MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour. She is the author of “Th is Is Judy Woodruff at 2015–16 season, the third under Avenue to the Bookstore and Print the White House.” She anchored Frontline with Judy Woodruff on PBS, and Maestro César Leal. Th is year kicks Services along both sides of the Conversations with Judy Woodruff for Bloomberg Television. Woodruff is a off with a third annual Halloween street—including the Rebel’s Rest site, graduate of Duke University. She has received the Cine Lifetime Achievement concert for area elementary school- Convocation Hall, the Quad, Fulford award, the Edward R. Murrow Lifetime Achievement Award in Broadcast children at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. Hall, Thompson Union, All Saints’ Journalism, and the University of Southern California Walter Cronkite Award 30; they will perform it again for Chapel, McClurg, the Bookstore, and for Excellence in Journalism, among others. the public at 7:30 p.m., Friday. Th e Chen Hall. [See map on page 6.] Core began as editor of the Sewanee Review in September 1973 aft er having concert, “Escape the Fog,” features Attendees of the public meet- been senior editor of the University of Georgia Press. A native of Lexington, Beethoven’s “Egmont Overture,” ings should come prepared to Kentucky, Core earned B.A. and M.A. degrees from Vanderbilt University and, Khachaturian “Masquerade Dances” discuss these questions: Where aft er service in the U.S. Marine Corps, a Ph.D. from the University of North and Anderson’s “Syncopated Clock.” should the University locate the Carolina-Chapel Hill. He taught literature at the University of Georgia, SSO will bring back its Celebrate University Commons? What are the Davidson College, Vanderbilt, Emory University, and the University of the the Season event at 7:30 p.m., best and most appropriate uses for South. Core has been an active scholar and writer, publishing throughout his Dec. 4. Repertoire for this con- the University Avenue corridor to 43 years as editor. His articles and reviews have been published in the New York cert will include audience favor- serve the long-term interests of the Times Book Review, the New Republic, the Wall Street Journal, the Baltimore ites Tchaikovsky’s “Waltz of the University and its community? Sun, the Southern Review and others. Core has edited or coedited seven books, Flowers,” Rebecca Van de Ven per- A website with more information primarily in the fi eld of American literature. He has served three times on juries forming Mozart’s “Oboe Concerto,” César Leal will be available soon. For informa- for the Pulitzer Prize committ ee, and is a charter member of the Fellowship and Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Fantasia on ‘Greensleeves.’” tion, contact Eric Hartman by email of Southern Writers. (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 11) to <[email protected]>. Community Chest Sets $100,000 Goal for 2015–16 Th e Sewanee Community Chest Fund Drive announces the beginning of the 2015–16 fund-raising campaign. Th is year’s goal is $100,000, which will provide aid to 25 community organizations. Sponsored by the Sewanee Civic Association, the Sewanee Community Chest raises funds for local organizations that serve the common good. Long-time community members Elizabeth and Rick Duncan have agreed to be the Sewanee Community Chest stewards and help lead the fund-raising eff orts. Th e money raised in the community will go directly to organizations that support the following: Beyond Sewanee $7,000; Children $35,300; Community Aid $21,850, and Quality of Life $35,850. Th is year’s recipients include Housing Sewanee, the Community Action Committ ee, the Sewanee Elementary Parent Organization, the Mountain Goat Trail, Volunteers in Medicine, and (Continued on page 6) P.O. Box 296 Sewanee, TN 37375 Sewanee Elementary School students added the phrase “May Peace Prevail on Earth” in Gaelic during their annual Peace Pole ceremony on Oct. 3. Participating students included (fr om left ) Izzie Davis, Kaden King, Katie Jackson and Case Hoosier who are here with school librarian Kathryn Bruce (far left ) and SES principal Kim Tucker. 2 • Friday, October 9, 2015 • Th e Sewanee Mountain MESSENGER Grandparents: One in a “Minion” THE SEWANEE MOUNTAIN MESSENGER More than 400 grandparents par- 418 St. Mary’s Ln. ticipated in Monteagle Elementary P.O. Box 296 School’s ninth annual Grandparents Sewanee, Tennessee 37375 Day program on Sept. 25. Th is year’s Phone (931) 598-9949 theme, “One in a Minion,” was a popu- Fax (931) 598-9685 lar one with litt le yellow creatures from Contributors the movie, “Despicable Me,” popping Email [email protected] Phoebe Bates up everywhere. Jean Yeatman www.sewaneemessenger.com John Shackelford Grandparents arrived and picked John Bordley up some special treats including a Laura L. Willis, editor/publisher K.G. Beavers bottle of water with a tag that said, Janet B. Graham, advertising director/publisher Virginia Craighill “Grandparents are One in a Minion.” April H. Minkler, office manager Patrick Dean Pumpkins decorated as minions Ray Minkler, circulation manager Buck Gorrell were the hit of the day, created by Leslie Lytle, staff writer Margaret Stephens Kevin Cummings, staff writer/sports editor Peter Trenchi Sara Layne, a parent of two children at Sandra Gabrielle, proofreader Francis Walter MES. Th e program began with Layne, Geraldine H. Piccard, editor/publisher emerita Pat Wiser dressed as the villain from the movie, Published as a public service to the Sewanee community. 3,700 copies are printed on Fridays, Mr. Gru, welcoming grandparents; 47 times a year, and distributed to 26 Sewanee-area locations for pickup free of charge. students in first, third and seventh This publication is made possible by the patronage of our advertisers and by contributions grades recited poems; the program from the University of the South (print production) and the Sewanee Community Chest. was closed by fifth-grade student SUBSCRIPTIONS $75 first class. Noah Layne’s rendition of “Grandpa” All material in the Sewanee Mountain Messenger and on its website are copyrighted by the Judds. and may not be published or redistributed without written permission. The school staff and students wish to thank Mr. Milton for agree- ing to run a shutt le bus for the event. Appreciation also goes out to the MES student Lucy-Lee Hewuse with her grandmother Debbie Cleek. Serving teachers, staff and custodians Mrs. Nina and Mrs. Carolyn student volunteers who prepared minion treats and passed Second TVA- for gett ing the school ready. They also want to thank the out programs. MES always looks forward to this event. Mrs. related arts teachers (Ms. Kylie, Mrs. Teresa, Ms. Lacey, Layne said, “It is always by far, my favorite family event we Where Mrs.