knowledge and appreciation of the classical Participant is mailed on a complimentary In This Issue civilizations as they stand at the roots of basis to alumni, parents, and donors. modern civilization. Two options are available for concentration: (a) Classical Languages and Literature) and (b) Classical Studies. To Your comments on articles published in complete the option in Classical Languages Participant are invited. Letters should History and Literature) a student must complete be sent to Editor, Participant) Pitzer satisfactorily at least seven courses beyond the College, Claremont, California 917II. For a concentration in history) students must first-year college level) selected from at least Letters are subject to editing. satisfactorily complete a minimum of ten two languages among Greek) Latin) and history courses. One of these shall be the Hebrew. As many as three courses from other Seminar in History. Courses must be taken in ancillary fields - including art history) Typography: at least three ofthe six followingfields: ancient anthropology) history) religion) and philosophy Mergenthaler Galliard Roman and medieval Europe) early modern and - may be substituted for language offerings if modern Europe) United States) Asia) Africa) warranted by the student)s program and Via Type Corporation and LatinA merica. Four or more courses must approved by the concentration advisor. be taken in one of these fields. At least one of Additionally) each concentrator is required to Printer: the three fields must contain some work in complete the Senior Seminar in Classics) and pre-modern (G. J400) history. Students must) to pass comprehensive examinations in classics Penn Lithographics, Inc. in addition) satisfactorily complete three during the second semester of the senior year. courses in one of the social sciences. The Students intending to pursue graduate study selection of the area is to be determined in in classics or related fields are strongly urged to consultation with their history advisor. take or show qualification for the equivalent of Students emphasizing European (other than at least two courses in French and/or German. English) history are expected to have Some students who are especially well prepared competence in a relevant European language will be asked to complete a senior thesis on a if they expect to pursue graduate study in this subject to be selected in conference with .their field. In addition to the specific requirements concentration advisor. Normally the them lvtll for the concentration in history) the history be completed no later than the beginning ofthe Cover: J-I Holden, 1966. Pictured are (from faculty encourages its concentrators to acquire spring semester ofthe senior year. The optton tn left) Bottom row: Sarah Mendell Brown a broad background in the liberal arts. Classical Studies is designed for students who '70, Cindy Hatcher Flint '68, Margaret Superior students will be nominated by the seek a background in classical civilization) Stamps Bonkowski '69, Janet Clover Burns history faculty for an honors program. Such while they anticipate a career in law) '68, Iris Levine Shuey '68; Middle row: Ann students will write a thesis. The thesis (one or medicine) business) or other pursuits for which Archer Davis '69; Kathryn Wickersham, two courses) will normally be taken in addition a liberal arts education is appropriate. To to the basic requirements for concentration. Assistant Resident, Holden Hall; Ruth Ann complete the option in Classical Studies) a Kennedy '68; Roberta Olsen Kennedy '68; student is required to take at least nine courses Gayle Breitbard Lieberman '69, Linda Classics in classics and related fields) including at least three courses in Greek or Latin language. The Carmona Monroe '68; Top row: Heather Gosewisch '69; Sheryl Fuller '69; Victoria A coordinated program in classics is offered by remaining six courses are to be selected in Lindelof'69. Pitzer) Scripps) and Pomona Colleges. The consultation with the student)s advisor from curriculum in classics is designed to give offerings in ancient intellectual and political students opportunities to read works ofclassical history) art and archaeology) mythology and Special thanks to Ann Maberry, registrar, for literature in the original languages and in religion) linguistics) and philosophy. Each her help in identifying alumni pictured on English translation) and to obtain a concentrator is required to write a senior thesis the cover and on page 3. (one course credit)) and to pass a comprehensive examination in classics. Pitzer College is a participating member of the Intercollegiate Classics Center in Rome. Thts center, composed ofstudents and faculty drawn from a limited group of liberal arts colleges) both public and private) with strong programs in the classics) makes available to its members a carefully supervised junior year or semester abroad in Rome in classical studtes. Nominations from Pitzer College to the center will be made from students participating in The Claremont Colleges Classics Program. PARTICIPANT Table of Contents The Pitzer College Magazine, Fall I983 2 From the President by Frank L. Ellsworth Volume I8, Number I, Fall I983 2 From the Editor Editor: Katharine M. Morsberger 3 The Pitzer History Project Staff Photographer: Sue Keith by Werner Warmbrunn Design: Brown/duBois 6 Seminar in Mexico by Katie Leovy '83 8 An American Historian in England by Mary Ann Jimenez II Gandhi by Allen Greenberger 15 Ars Gratia Artis by David Schmutz '75 16 Pitzer Profiles Stephen L. Glass by Kristin L. Olsen '71 18 From the Trustees 19 From the Alumni 20 At Pitzer 21 Beyond Pitzer From the From the President Editor A S I CONSIDERED possibilities "Not enough room on the seal," A N AURA OF festivity and celebra­ L'1. for an appropriate introduction to Palmer and Glass once suggested. Yet, L'1. tion characterizes our twentieth this issue of Participant) devoted to the as Steve also pointed out, ce • •• of all The anniversary year. Our publications for history and classics field groups, I won­ Claremont Colleges' mottoes only 1983-84 reflect this atmosphere of cele­ dered if anyone recalled how we had Pitzer's directs its faculty and students bration with a holiday departure from chosen our motto,provida futuri) mind­ to a pedagogical course of action." Rea­ our usual pattern. The fall Participant) ful of the future. son enough, I would agree, for the celebrating the history and classics field I discovered that John Atherton, Pitzer community to be mindful of this groups, will be followed in January by a Pitzer's first president, had consulted bit of Pitzer's history. special anniversary celebration issue. Robert Palmer, professor of classics at In the spring, instead of the spring Scripps College, who responded ce ••• I Participant) there will be a special an­ am convinced ... that a college without niversary number of The Pitzer Con­ a suitable Latin motto is doomed to nection. We invite alums to write to start with." In the ensuing discussions, Frank L. Ellsworth Dolores Barrett, director of alumni ac­ the theme of a balance of past and President and tivities, and bring us up-to-date on your future remained uppermost. Indeed, Professor of Political Studies lives. After all, what makes each of our the emphasis on the past is quite publications special is the contributions evident in Pitzer's founding faculty, from members of the Pitzer community, which included an historian (Werner especially the lively and varied letters Warmbrunn) and a classicist (Stephen from our alumni. L. Glass). Palmer suggested five versions of the motto, based on the Vulgate Wisdom of Solomon 8: 8. ce • •• et si multitudinem sci­ entiae desiderat quis) scit praterita et de furturis aestimat. Whoever desires a plenitude of knowledge knows the past and makes judgments about the future." Atherton responded, ce ••• we have de­ cided to use . praeterita sciens, de futuris aestimans ... because it has a root not only in the Bible but in Sol­ omon's wisdom, and I don't know how we could do better than that." By what means we then arrived at praeterita sciens) provida futuri) knowing the past, mindful of the future, and, further, why only the second phrase ac­ Frank L. Ellsworth) President and Professor of Political Studies tually appears on the seal, I have yet to Inauguration Day) Februal'y 7) 1980 discover. Neither John Atherton nor Photo: George Adams Tom Jamieson, who designed the seal, could not be reached as we went to press. Pitzer Seal Tom Jamieson) designer, 1963 2 The In the spring of 1968, we realized we would Pitzer soon be graduating a History very special class, the first group of students Project to attend Pitzer for four years. by Werner Warmbrunn J-2 Holden, I966 . Seated: from left Marina Iossif '68, Heidi Scheuber '68; These students were true pioneers: they Sherry Van Liere Frawley '69, far right. Standing: Fourth from left, had come on faith to a new college still Susan Hall Patron '69, followed by Joan Sutphen '69,]oanna Jarvis Brick on the drawing boards. In their turn, '69, Caroline Reid McAllister '68, Carole Cromwell Ross )67, Alice Meier they had a hand in shaping the College Henley '69 (fifth from right), Louise,Beaudette Thornton '68, Virginia through Town Meetings and commu­ Ebright Kennedy )69 (second from right). nity government. We had, therefore, a rare opportunity to learn from this pio­ neer class something about their experi­ ence at Pitzer. 3 Thus the Pitzer History Project was born. Six students enrolled in a special history seminar and the instructor in­ terviewed all but five members of the graduating class. We also collected as many of the written records of these early years as we could and de­ vised a permanent filing system for our archives. In the years since 1968, we have con­ tinued to interview a percentage of most graduating classes, and now have approximately 300 student interviews · o.! .\ ~ ..