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Forty  years  ago  the  first  Junior  Year  in  France  group  was  in  Paris:  67  hardy  souls 
[34  women  and  33  men],  in  a  country  which  still  bore  all  the  scars  of  the  Second 
World  War;  where  milk,  flour,  eggs,  meat,  sugar  were  in  short  supply;  where  elec- 
trical power  was  cut  on  Fridays  and  until  Saturday  noon  to  save  coal;  where  heating 
was  insufficient,  hot  water  not  always  available;  in  the  middle  of  powerful  Com- 
munist strikes,  the  Soviet  blockade  of  Berlin,  rumors  of  impending  war  between 
the  two  superpowers.  And  yet,  forty  years  later,  as  one  reads  the  memories  of  these 
pioneers,  hardships  and  difficulties  seem  to  have  been  forgotten. 

Since  that  year,  more  than  4,250  students  have  participated  in  the  JYF.  Every 
year  over  100  students  are  added  to  our  list  of  alumni.  We  have  reached  the  point 
where  the  newspaper  format  which  had  been  adopted  for  this  Newsletter  on  the 
occasion  of  the  35th  Anniversary  is  no  longer  sufficient  to  accommodate  the  news 
from  the  various  groups.  We  therefore  inaugurate  our  new  magazine  format  and 
hope  it  will  help  us  serve  you  more  efficiently. 

To  celebrate  this  new  stage  in  the  history  of  the  JYF,  Sweet  Briar  College  invited 
the  Advisory  Committee,  made  up  of  some  25  representatives  from  colleges  and 
universities,  to  meet  for  the  first  time  in  its  history  on  the  Sweet  Briar  campus. 
President  Nenah  E.  Fry  entertained  the  Committee  members  at  Sweet  Briar  House. 
After  this,  linking  the  celebration  of  the  JYF  40th  Anniversary  with  the  beginning 
of  the  celebration  of  the  Bicentennial  of  the  French  Revolution,  a  large  and  recep- 
tive audience  heard  Professor  Robert  Darnton,  of  Princeton  University,  author  of 
the  fascinating  The  Great  Cat  Massacre  and  other  episodes  in  French  Cultural 
History,  speak  on  "The  literary  revolution  of  1789!' 

One  of  the  most  pleasant  aspects  of  the  work  of  the  Director  is  to  attend  group 
reunions.  A  few  days  ago  the  1983-84  group  celebrated  its  tifth  anniversary  in 
Washington,  D.C.  I  enjoyed  meeting  so  many  people  who  had  done  so  much  in 
their  4  years  since  leaving  college. 

The  1987-88  year  was  relatively  quiet  in  Paris.  No  major  strikes,  because  nobody 
wanted  to  antagonize  voters  before  the  presidential  and  parliamentary  elections. 
The  beginning  of  the  1988-89  year  has  already  been  plagued  with  strikes  and  slow- 
downs; in  particular  mail  service  has  been  perturbed.  Let  us  hope  things  will  im- 
prove rapidly. 

One  of  our  constant  worries  is  the  weakness  of  the  dollar.  We  wonder  what  next 
year  will  be  like.  Our  fee  is  now  $12,850.  Our  financial  aid  budget  increases  every 
year.  Thanks  to  your  help  we  were  able  to  offer  $61,350  in  direct  financial  aid  to 
the  1988-89  group  [compared  to  $49,500  the  previous  year].  If  grants  from  their 
own  home  colleges,  from  federal  or  state  sources,  from  corporations  and  founda- 
tions, and  loans  administered  by  colleges  are  added,  a  grand  total  of  $311,122  helped 
the  group  spend  their  junior  year  in  France.  60  students  out  of  138  reported  receiv- 
ing some  kind  of  financial  aid.  As  an  average  each  of  these  students  received  $7,046 
in  financial  aid  [up  from  $5,100  in  1987-88].  You  can  see  the  magnitude  of  the  finan- 
cial aid  needs.  This  is  why  we  are  so  appreciative  of  the  support  you  give  us.  In 
1987-88,  once  again  your  contributions  to  our  financial  funds  surpassed  the  previous 
year's  record:  $18,327.  The  Robert  G.  Marshall  25th  Anniversary  Fund  now  stands 
at  $161,186,  the  R.  John  Matthew  Scholarship  Fund  at  $111,810,  the  Bates  Memorial 
Fund  at  $101,134  and  the  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Fund  at  $12,745.  $9,277  were  con- 
tributed to  our  financial  aid  operating  budget.  The  1988-89  financial  aid  operating 
budget  will  be  named  "the  Bicentennial  Fund"  to  celebrate  the  200th  Anniversary 
of  the  French  Revolution.  I  hope  you  will  try  to  help  as  many  students  as  possible 
have  the  experience  you  had  and  I  thank  you  sincerely. 

Emile  Langlois 
Director 


Cover  photo  by  Laura  Schlaikjer 
(Mount  Holyoke  College) 
(SBCJYF  1978-79) 


nje  1948-49  group  at  Reid  Hall 


1948-49 


We  are  grateful  to  MARY  MOR- 
RIS GAMBLE  BOOTH  [Sweet 
Briar]  for  fiaving  gathered  and 
edited  the  news  of  the  members 
of  the  1948-49  group.  She  writes: 
"Many,  many  thanks  to  the  twenty- 
two  anciens  eleves  du  groupe 
1948-49  who  'reached  out'  with 
memories  of  Paris  and  The  Way 
We  Were  for  the  40th  anniversary 
Newsletter.  Herewith  the  unex- 
purgated  —  or  almost  — 
responses  to  our  summer  mailing: 

PEARL  HURWITZ  AUSTIN 
[Douglass]  was  recently  summon- 
ed to  Washington  from  retirement 
in  Philadelphia  "to  work  as  a  con- 
sultant on  international  affairs 
specializing  in  Spanish  (Excuse 
the  expression!)  rather  than 
French.  "The  latter  remains  my 
true  love,  of  course,  and  if  it  hadn't 
been  for  our  Junior  Year  in  France, 
I  probably  wouldn't  be  here  today. 

"You  ask  me  to  share  with  you 
the  memories  of  our  Junior  Year 
in  France.  Of  you  personally  I 
remember  our  trip  to  the  chateaux 
of  the  Loire  along  with  Gloria 
Balbona.  Have  you  been  back  to 
that  area?  I  have  not  but  have  been 
invited  to  use  the  home  of  a  close 


French  friend  who  teaches  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  and 
who  summers  in  Saumur.  I  intend 
to  take  her  up  on  the  invitation 
within  the  next  year  or  two.  I  also 
remember  sharing  a  tutor  with  you 
by  the  name  of  Chirac  at  the  In- 
stitut  d'Etudes  Politiques.  I 
remember  a  lot  of  things  about 
that  year  (as  I  enter  senior  citizen- 
ship, my  good  memory  is  one  of 
the  few  things  I  have  left!)  —  just 
let  me  say  I  think  it  was  one  of  the 
most  crucial  years  of  my  life.  The 
French  culture  had  a  profound  in- 
fluence on  me,  as  did  my  subse- 
quent study  of  Spanish  and 
Italian,  and  I  have  been  told  many 
times  that  I  am  a  displaced  Euro- 
pean. 

"If  I  had  to  pick  one  visual 
memory  of  Paris,  it  would  be  of 
the  rosy  reflections  of  the  sun  set- 
ting on  the  Seine,  as  I  walked  with 
a  copain  or  two  from  the  Quartier 
Latin  to  the  Place  de  I'Alma. 

"Just  to  round  things  off,  of  my 
three  children,  I  have  a  daughter 
who  shares  my  curiosity  about 
foreign  languages  and  people  and 
who  is  doing  graduate  work  in 
anthropology." 

C.  F.  DAMON,  JR.  (Frank)(Yale] 
(Lawyer,  Senior  Partner  in 
Honolulu  Law  Firm  of  Damon  Key 
Char   &    Bocken)   shared    these 


memories  of  Paris,  1948-49:  "Don 
Peterson,  Malcolm  Magruderand 
I  lived  with  Mme  Catelot  at  174, 
boulevard  St.  Germain.  Vivid 
memories  include  her  stories  at 
dinner  about  working  with  the 
French  underground  during  WWII 
and  afterwards  the  three  of  us  sit- 
ting at  the  Cafe  de  Flore  or  the 
Cafe  des  Deux  Magots  drinking 
un  grog  with  life  teeming  around 
us. 

"Looking  back  over  40  years  — 
another  exciting  period  in  my  life 
began  in  1959  when  Hawaii 
became  a  state  and  I  served  for 
2-1/2  years  in  Washington  as  Ad- 
ministrative Assistant  to  the  U.S. 
Senator  Hiram  L.  Fong. 

"My  interest  in  international 
education  continues.  In  1968 
several  of  us  founded  'The  Foun- 
dation for  Study  in  Hawaii  and 
Abroad'  —  an  exchange  program 
for  high  school  students  with 
Tahiti,  Japan  and  China  as  the 
overseas  participants.  (While  our 
Hawaii  students  have  been 
visitmg  China  since  1978,  we 
welcomed  our  first  Chinese  stu- 
dent here  last  year  —  a  major 
breakthrough.)  I'm  sure  my  in- 
terest in  this  small  but  important 
program  resulted  in  part  from  our 
'48^9  Pans  experience." 

THOMAS    DRAPER,   JR.  ;Am- 


herst]:(writer)  —  "The  memories 
today  are  as  fresh  as  they  were 
when  the  events  were  happening. 
They  are  the  clearest  —  as  they 
are  the  dearest  —  memories  I 
have.  They  are  almost  too  im- 
pressive, because  when  I  let  them 
come  into  mind  they  overwhelm 
me.. .in  the  sense  that  I  sink  into 
them,  revel  in  them,  don't  want  to 
really  lift  myself  out  of  them 
though  I  know  I  have  to,  otherv/ise 
I'll  stay  there.  I  thought  then  — 
and  for  years  after  —  that  I  would 
return  in  latter  years  and  paddle 
around,  perhaps  like  Cyrano  de 
Bergerac  around  his  heart-throb, 
but  I  realize  now  I  can't....it  isn't 
there  anymore.  The  Paris  of  '48^9 
just  isn't!  It's  gone!  the  trouble 
is....it  has  gone  away,  but  my 
memory  —  and  emotions  — 
haven't.  That  makes  it  very  hard, 
because  I  am  powerless.l  can't 
take  any  action.  I  was  happy  that 
once. ..very  very  very  happy,  and 
thrilled.  Now  I  can  only  say... I  had 
that  thrill  Yes.l  had  it.  And  Moe 
and  all  the  others  were  part  of  it. 
And  I  remember  Mademoiselle 
Monaco  fondly... I  think  she  had 
the  same  emotion  as  I  have  now 
as  we  got  closer  to  shore  on  the 
Mauretania'  and  she  to  her  ex- 
perience with  Paris.  Vive 
memory! " 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


Famous  messages  cast  in  concrete! 


RODMAN         H.         DURFEE 

[Yale]:(married,  three  children)  — 
"August  28, 1948  was  a  particularly 
memorable  date.  It  was  on  that 
steamy  night  in  New  York  that  I 
boarded  the  'Mauretania'  with  a 
bottle  of  Scotch,  a  pair  of  shoes 
and  a  typewriter.  The  rest  of  my 
belongings  had  been  stolen  from 
my  brother's  car  just  before  board- 
ing ship. 

"More  importantly,  though,  is 
that  it  was  on  that  night  that  I  met 
Shirley.  We  were  married  in  1951, 
and  we  have  enjoyed  a  great  life 
together  We've  made  frequent 
trips  with  our  children  to  Paris  and 
many  other  wonderful  places. 

"During  the  past  four  years  I 
have  had  to  limit  my  activities.  Of 
necessity  I  retired  from  banking 
in  1984  due  to  a  serious  back  in- 
jury. Multiple  surgeries  have  not 
been  especially  successful, 
although  an  extensive  exercise 
program  has  helped, 

"Shirley  and  I  can  take  short 
trips  together,  and  we  hope  that 
we  will  be  able  to  go  to  Europe  — 
Paris,  of  course  —  at  least  one 
more  time." 

SHIRLEY  GAGE  DURFEE  [U. 
WISCONSIN]  writes:  "We've  lived 
in  St.  Louis  about  35  years,  20 
years  in  the  same  house.  It's  big, 
old  (1910)  and  we  have  2  acres. 
This  could  be  a  career  in  itself,  but 
for  20  years  I  have  been  a  guide  at 
the  Missouri  Botanical  Gardens, 
and  for  12  at  the  Missouri 
Historical  Society  I  also  play  ten- 
nis, some  golf,  and  love  to  sail.  I 
belong  to  two  French  groups. 


"We  have  three  children, 
Thomas,  Elaine  and  Nathaniel, 
who  are  all  graduates  of  the 
University  of  Missouri,  Columbia, 
MO.  We  are  extremely  fortunate  to 
have  all  three  in  St.  Louis. 

"Now,  as  to  travel,  always  an  im- 
portant subject.  We  took  the 
children  to  Europe  twice  during 
the  70s.  I  took  Elaine  to  Kenya  in 
1981,  and  she  and  I  have  also  been 
to  Guatemala  and  Cozumel.  I  went 
to  Turkey  and  Peru  in  1986,  and  to 
Portugal  in  May.  Rod  can't  do  the 
active  sight-seeing  type  of  trips, 
so  I  go  on  those  with  groups  I 
belong  to.  He  and  I  have  travelled 
in  the  southwest,  and  hiked  the 
Grand  Canyon  (half  way  down)  in 
1985.  We  also  went  to  London  that 
year  and  had  our  daughter's  wed- 
ding! This  past  winter  we  went  to 
Acapuico  and  are  planning  to 
vacation  in  Exuma  in  November 
I've  also  been  to  Mexico,  Costa 
Rica  and  Panama  on  my  own. 
Together  we  go  to  Chicago 
regularly  for  the  opera  and  art  ex- 
hibitions, and  to  Table  Rock  Lake 
here  in  Missouri  for  R  &  R  several 
times  a  year.  We're  going  to  Snow- 
mass  next  month.  We  both  keep 
busy!! 

"Rod  studies  the  stock  market 
all  the  time.  I  keep  everything  else 
afloat.  We  have  a  black  Labrador 
and  five  cats,  so  there  is  a  lot  to 
do.  We  don't  plan  to  give  up  on  our 
big  house  until  we  have  to.  We  just 
finished  redecorating,  a  real  job. 

CHARLES  P.  FLETCHER  [U. 
Chattanooga):  We  were  distress- 
ed to  learn  from  Sylvia  Fletcher 


that  her  husband,  our  friend 
Charles,  died  five  years  ago. 

MARY  MORRIS  GAMBLE 
BOOTH  [Sweet  Briar]  (married  for 
37  years,  husband  retired  five 
years  ago  —  a  daughter,  twin 
sons,  one  grandson)  writes:  "It  all 
began  on  that  hot  night  of  August 
28,  1948  when  we  boarded  the 
'Mauretania'  and  set  off  together 
on  our  pioneer  adventure.  How 
quickly  memories  engulf  me!  Rod 
Durfee's  luggage  had  all  been 
stolen  in  New  York  City  (even 
then!),  we  elected  D.  Long  our 
president,  Mai  Magruder  spent  his 
time  scurrying  up  the  corridor  to 
First  Class,  and  the  English 
stewards  did  not  approve  of  Bob 
Orr's  white  buck  shoes  for  even- 
ing wear,  even  in  Third  Class!  In 
Paris  the  celebrated  Seine  seem- 
ed tame  indeed  compared  to  the 
Mississippi,  but  the  sights  and 
sounds  of  the  city  were  magic  to 
our  eyes  and  ears.  Dear  old  Reid 
Hall,  4,  rue  de  Chevreuse,  Paris  Vie 
became  our  home:  its  garden,  La 
Dome  and  La  Rotonde,  our 
haunts.  We  had  no  electricity  two 
days  a  week,  food  was  rationed, 
and  our  fingers  grew  numb  around 
our  pencils  in  class,  but  what  mat- 
ter when  M.  Kerst  was  introducing 
us  to  Louis  Jouvet  and  Jean-Louis 
Barrault?  When  Mile  Sylvain  was 
introducing  us  to  La  Symphonie 
Pastorale  as  well  as  to  the  smell 
of  garlic?  Miss  Monaco,  'voyez- 
vous,'  and  Dr.  Andersson  guided 
us  with  kindness,  firmness,  and 
good  humor,  and  we  decided  that, 
despite  our  obvious  maturity,  a 
few  rules  and  regulations  would 
help  us  survive  the  temptations  of 
■gai  Paree!' 

"We  saw  Versailles  and  the 
chateaux  of  the  Loire  Valley  in 
glorious  autumn,  Switzerland  and 
Austria  in  snowy  December,  Italy 
in  sunny  springtime.  (I  remember 
with  special  pleasure  a  hillside 
picnic  above  Florence  with  Phyl 
Patterson,  Mai  Magruder,  and  Don 
Petersen  —  shades  of  A  Room 
with  a  View!  We  heard  Arthur 
Rubenstein  and  Edith  Piaf  at  the 
Salle  Pleyel  (but  not  on  the  same 
evening!)  The  Berlin  airlift  was  in 
full  swing.  General  George  Mar- 
shall spoke  to  us  at  Reid  Hall 
while  in  Paris  to  launch  the  Mar- 
shall Plan,  and  Garry  Davis, 
citoyen  du  monde.  had  renounced 
his  American  citizenship  and  was 
camped  out  at  the  Nations  Unies, 
then  temporarily  located  at  the 
Palais  de  Chaillot.  American 
students  were  still  novelties  to  the 
French,  and  anti-Americanism 
was  virtually  non-existent. 

"I  remember  with  fondness  my 
dear  little  roommate,  P.  J.  Fenton. 
I  remember  singing  in  the  choir  at 
The  American  Cathedral,  Avenue 
George  V,  and  with  Wally  Langlois 
:n  the  Grande  Salle  at  Reid  Hall. 
I  remember  Dottle  Rooke  hum- 


ming It's  tragic  and  Sandy 
McCulloch  leading  us  in  rousing 
renditions  of  Alouelte.  I  remember 
the  jerky  elevators  with  the  lacy 
wrought-iron  gates  which  one  was 
allowed  to  ride  up  but  never  down. 
I  remember  long  hours  spent  at 
Sciences  Po,  studying  L'l-listoire 
des  Idees  Politiques  —  and  the 
sheer  terror  of  les  oraux! 

"Youth,  adventure,  idealism, 
friendship,  bonte  —  may  we  never 
forget  'that  special  trance  of  con- 
tentment that  came  from  being 
young  in  Paris'." 

ELIZABETH  KRATT  GOLUB  [U. 
Oregon]  (Ph.D.,  Teacher,  French 
and  ESL,  Intermediate  High 
School,  State  College,  Pa.  —  Mar- 
ried Lester  S.  Golub,  Ph.D.,  Dean, 
Institute  for  Teaching  and  Educa- 
tion Studies,  Aldelphi  University, 
Garden  City,  NY,  —  two  children) 
wrote:  "Une  liste  tree  abregee  de 
souvenirs:  1)  a  five-day  trip  to  and 
from  Europe  on  an  ocean  liner 
(yes,  I  still  have  my  steamer  trunk); 
2)  the  Comedie  Frangaise  and  all 
those  other  theaters  (a  charming 
young  man  who  played  Alceste  to 
my  Celimene);  3)  Mme  Souquet- 
Basiege,  her  family,  and  all  the 
wonderful,  crazy  people  around 
her  table  who  talked,  talked,  talk- 
ed, talked,  talked:  4)  a  severely 
limited  supply  of  running  hot 
water  (fat,  butter,  oil,  sugar,  bread, 
cheese,  milk,  and  alcohol  for  my 
small  burner  were  rationed),  im- 
possible to  survive  without  Mary 
and  Dave;  5)  a  late-October  trip  to 
visit  the  chateaux  de  la  Loire  with 
Dottle  and  Pat;  6)  an  Easter  trip  to 
Italy  with  Pearl  and  Gloria  (our 
presentation  to  Rome  just  at 
sunset  by  Dott.  Pietro  Buscag- 
lione,  Segretario  Generale, 
Associazione  Sanatorio  Univer- 
sitario  Italiano,  and  impromptu 
performances  of  the  Swedish- 
Italian  opera  company  at  a  local 
pizzeria);  7)  Mile  Sylvain's 
judicious  and  unrelenting  attacks 
on  my  faithful  compositions;  8)  M. 
Maurice  Seruliaz  and  the  chance 
to  study  the  collections  of  draw- 
ings at  the  Louvre's  Cabinet  des 
Dessins  (met  him  again  '51-52  dur- 
ing my  Fulbright  year  and  again 
after  his  lecture  at  the  Sorbonne, 
Amphitheatre  Richelieu,  July  '83, 
when  he  spoke  of  his  retirement); 
9)  adelightful  and  very  helpful  lit- 
tle man  with  a  square  mustache 
who  walks  in  my  memory  with  a 
Chaplinesque  gait,  pointing  out 
and  explaining  things;  10)  a 
devastating  night  out  with  sunrise 
at  the  Sacre-Coeur  and  onion 
soup  in  Les  Halles;  11)  friends, 
French  and  American,  and  teas, 
and  General  George  Marshall  who 
remembered  fishing  on  the  Rogue 
River  in  Oregon;  12)  swimming, 
tennis,  and  ice  skating,  and  an 
unbelievable  bicycle  trip  through 
Bhttany;  13)  gloves,  a  new  coiffure, 
and  a  very  precious  bouquet  of 


JUNIOR      YEAR       IN       FRANCE 


Malcolm  Magruder  (Cornell),  Karen  Cassard  Dreher  (Bryn  Mawr),  Peggy 
Jackson  Frizell  (Mills),  C.  Francis  Damon,  Jr.  (Yale.) 


flowers. 

EMMETT  C.  HARRIS 

[Columbia]  (Lecturer  in  Finance,  U. 
North  Carolina  at  Charlotte  — 
married  12/30/67  to  Pierrette  Fran- 
goise  Berner  of  Neuchatel, 
Switzerland  —  two  children)  wrote 
of  these  memories  of  Paris 
1948-49: 

"Traveling  over  on  the  'Maure- 
tania'  brought  back  something 
long  missing:  youthful  ex- 
uberance. The  prettiest  girl  bor- 
rowed a  sweater  to  wear  topside 
one  chilly  evening.  When  she 
returned  it  the  next  morning  en- 
vious fellow  veterans  were  sure  I 
would  frame  it  behind  glass. 

"Memories?  How  about  imagin- 
ing the  next  half  century  from  the 
Pont  des  Arts  at  sunset?  Or  being 
ordered  by  Miss  Leet  on  a  run 
across  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg 
to  be  masculine  company  for 
Secretary  of  State  George  C  Mar- 
shall. (I  made  a  career  decision  for 
international  banking  that  after- 
noon, so  enthusiastic  was  he  of 
its  future.)  Or  watching  Jean-Louis 
Barrault  bring  an  audience  to 
stand  during  the  final  ten  minutes 
of  Le  Partage  de  Midi.  Art 
Buchwald  holding  court  outside 
the  Herald  Tribune  as  if  the  owner. 
After  class  coffee  at  the  Cafe  de 
Flore  where  the  men  held  their 
pews  month  in-month  out  but  the 
women,  wiser,  moved  on  after  a 
couple  of  weeks.  Studying  for 
final  exams  under  a  warm  spring 
sun  in  the  Tuileries. 

"Paris?  I  cannot  imagine  having 
missed  it,  or  the  group,  in  1948-49. 
Or  1969-70  when  Pierrette  and  I  liv- 
ed there,  or  the  many  times  we 
have  visited." 

WALTER  LANGLOIS  [Yale] 
wrote:  "I  remember  vividly  —  still 
—  many  elements  of  our  JYF  in 


1948-49.  I  was  on  the  G.I.  bill,  and 
finances  were  tight.  So  for  the  first 
semester  I  lived  in  a  rent-free 
place  over  a  business  establish- 
ment, abandoned  since  the  war.  in 
Malakoff.  This  was  (and  probably 
still  is)  a  Communist  section  out- 
side the  Porte  de  Vanves.  In  the 
beginning  there  was  a  certain 
amount  of  resentment  of  me,  an 
American,  from  my  "Red"  neigh- 
bors, but  when  they  saw  that  I  was 
as  poor  as  they  were  they  soon 
warmed  up.  Those  were  the  days 
when  certificates  of  residence, 
etc.  had  to  be  certified  by  the  local 
baker,  the  person  most  likely  to 
know  everyone  in  a  given 
neighborhood,  and  I  soon  became 
friends  with  mine.  Heating  and 
cooking  were  done  on  a  tiny 
wooden  stove,  and  as  autumn 
moved  into  winter  in  the  cement 
building  lite  became  very  difficult. 
Besides  that,  there  was  a  good 
deal  of  tension  in  the  area  bet- 
ween the  militant  Catholics  and 
the  militant  Communists.  The 
mayor  was  a  man  who  wanted  to 
make  life  hard  for  the  Church,  so 
on  Sunday  morning  the  Municipal 
band  rehearsed  in  the  streets 
around  the  church  —  at  top 
volume.  During  Mass  one  of  the 
priests  was  forced  to  walk  up  and 
down  the  aisles  reading  the  text 
of  the  service  at  the  top  of  his 
lungs!!  I  was  rather  naive  political- 
ly so  I  didn't  really  get  involved  in 
the  political  disputes,  but  the  peo- 
ple in  Malakoff  were  certainly 
poor.  When  the  men  came  home 
from  work  they  would  sit  by  the 
kitchen  wmdow  to  read  the  news- 
paper, using  daylight  instead  of 
electricity.  As  the  light  grew  dim- 
mer, they  would  lean  further  out 
the  window  —  a  strange  sight. 
Then,  in  January,  I  was  invited  by 


a  noble  lady,  a  Countess  with 
whom  I  worked  in  a  youth 
organization  and  who  saw  that  I 
was  growing  thinner  and  more 
wretched,  to  come  and  stay  in  her 
son's  room  in  the  family's  hotel 
particulier  in  Neuilly  (He  was 
away  at  school.)  Thus  the  second 
half  of  the  year  I  was  in  a  totally 
different  environment.  I  was  in- 
vited to  balls  at  the  Hotel  de  Ville 
at  Neuilly,  to  fashion  shows  (with 
the  Countess)  at  the  best  houses 
near  the  Champs  Elys6es,  and  I 
regularly  dated  the  younger 
daughter  of  the  family  On  two  oc- 
casions, honoring  some 
ancestor's  birthday,  I  think,  the 
family  gave  a  big  party  The  silver- 
ware was  gilded,  a  gift  from  Louis 
XV,  so  I  was  told.  The  family  had 
little  ready  cash,  so  the  Countess 
herself  spent  days  preparing  the 
food  for  the  party  Only  on  the  day 
Itself  did  a  cook  come  in  from  out- 
side to  prepare  the  final  things. 
The  lady  also  cut  and  sewed  her 
own  fancy  dresses  for  such  occa- 
sions and  afterwards  gave  them  to 
her  cleaning  lady  to  sell.  What  lit- 
tle cash  they  had  went  to  buy  farm 
machinery  for  the  lands  that  they 
owned  around  the  family  chateau 
in  the  Dordogne.  (The  Count,  a 
resistance  leader,  was  mayor  of 
the  Commune.). ..Among  the  other 
vivid  memories  I  have  are  of  the 
area  around  Reid  Hall.  Since  my 
Malakoff  place  was  so  cold,  I  often 
studied  late  in  the  library  at  Reid 
Hall,   and    leaving   the   building 


when  It  closed  I  walked  into  the 
nearby  street,  to  find  a  number  of 
ladies  of  the  evening  wailing  In 
the  doorways.  They  quickly  real- 
ized that  I  was  not  a  potential 
customer,  so  we  exchanged  bits 
of  conversation  now  and 
then. ..One  other  event.  You 
remember  that  most  of  the  group 
went  on  a  tour  to  the  south  of 
France,  for  Easter  vacation,  I 
think.,  and  Carcassonne  was  in- 
cluded in  the  tour.  I  couldn't  afford 
to  go  on  the  'official'  tour  so  I  set 
off  on  my  own,  thanks  to  a  ride 
from  French  friends  and  several 
bus  legs  of  the  itinerary.  Anyway 
I  finally  reached  Carcassonne  late 
one  evening,  and  to  avoid  a  hotel 
expense  I  decided  to  sleep  in  the 
lists,  the  moat  between  the  inner 
and  outer  walls  of  the  city.  I  was 
tired  and  slept  rather  late,  so  I 
wasn't  ready  to  begin  my  visit  un- 
til about  9:30  am.  Imagine  my  sur- 
prise, as  I  stumbled  into  the  cen- 
tral courtyard,  to  see,  standing  in 
front  of  me.  Tug  Andersson  and 
most  of  the  Sweet  Briar  group 
from  Paris!  An  unforgettable  mo- 
ment, for  me  at  least,  and  I  wish- 
ed I  had  taken  more  time  to  clean 
up  that  morning...!  can  also 
remember  one  trip  I  took  with 
several  of  the  fellows  in  the  group 
—  Hugh  Thompson,  Robert 
Funkhouser,  and  one  or  two 
others).  We  were  in  the  south  of 
France,  perhaps  at  Nice  or  Can- 
nes. Anyway  we  had  rented  a  hotel 
room  and  packed  ourselves  into  it. 


Elizabeth  Krall  Golub 
(U.  of  Oregon) 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


One  still  had  to  pay  for  taking  a 
real  bath  in  those  days,  in  most 
hotels,  and  I  can  remember  that  all 
of  us  managed  to  bathe,  suc- 
cessively of  course,  in  the  bidet  — 
which  had  hot  water  and  no 
charge  for  its  use.  I  also  remember 
with  gratitude  the  excellent 
teachers  we  had. ..particularly  the 
fellow  with  the  mobile  face  and 
gravel  voice  who  taught  us  the 
modern  theatre.  His  dramatic 
'readings'  were  extraordinary,  and 
he  managed  to  change  his  face 
and  general  demeanor  to  fit  the 
characters  involved,  as  he  read  us 
passages  from  a  number  of  plays. 
I  tried  to  find  him  some  years  later, 
when  I  went  back  to  Paris,  but  he 
was  no  longer  working  at  the 
Ecole  Superieure  de  Preparation 
et  de  Perfectionnement  des  Pro- 
fesseurs  de  Frangais  a  I'Etranger 
(what  a  name  for  a  school...) 

"Voila.  in  somewhat  disjointed 
fashion,  are  some  of  the 
memories  that  I  have  of  that 
wonderful  year.  Of  course,  I  have 
been  back  a  number  of  times 
since  then  (and  I  was  very  proud 
when  my  son  went  on  his  Junior 
Year  about  8  years  ago  —  my  wife. 
Sheila,  is  an  alumna  too). ..and  I 
continue  to  teach  French 
literature  and  language  here  at  U. 
Wyoming.  However,  I  am  also 
deeply  involved  in  Asian  studies 
as  well.  (I  teach  a  course  on 
Chinese  and  Japanese  Literature 
in  Translation  to  under- 
graduates...with  an  enrollment  of 
60  students  this  semester...)  I  have 
learned  some  Japanese,  even  at 
my  advanced  age,  and  several 
years  ago  I  spent  two  years  in 
Japan  as  an  Exchange  Professor 
at  Osaka  University.  I  hope  to 
return  with  my  son  (who  is  in  the 
graduate  program  in  Japanese  at 
U.  (Vlichigan)  tor  at  least  one  more 
year  before  I  retire.  My  daughter, 
Rebecca,  speaks  French,  but  she 
did  not  spend  her  Junior  year  in 
Paris,  alas.  This  past  summer  I 
taught  a  National  Endowment  for 
the  Humanities  Summer  Seminar 
on  "Ethical  Dimensions  of  the 
Modern  French  Novel:  Gide, 
Malraux,  Sartre  and  Camus",  and 
I  have  done  several  of  the  sections 
in  the  Pleiade  edition  of  Malraux's 
novels  that  will  appear  in  the 
spring.  I  shall  be  entitled  to  retire 
in  the  spring  of  1990,  but  I  intend 
to  continue  teaching  one 
semester  each  year  for  as  long  as 
they  will  have  me.. .Oh,  I  almost 
forgot.  This  summer  I  spent  10 
days  at  the  Malraux  Decade  at 
Cerisy.  It  was  great  to  meet 
specialists  from  all  over  Europe, 
and  simple  but  oh  so  tasty  Nor- 
mandy cooking." 

D.  IRVING  LONG  (Yale):  "Can  it 
be  almost  40  years? 

"I've  been  fighting  cancer.  It  is 
rather  ironic  because  I've  been 
Chairman    of   the   J.   G.    Brown 


Cancer  Center  Corp  for  about  2-1/2 
years  and  lo  and  behold  I'd  get 
nicked.  However,  after  a  neck 
operation  and  chemo  and  radia- 
tion treatments  which  I'll  finish  in 
about  a  week,  I  should  live  happi- 
ly ever  after. 

"I've  been  so  lucky  with  my 
family,  daughter,  Lucie,  married 
happily  and  living  in  Delray  Beach, 
Florida,  and  son.  Clay  (28)  working 
for  me  in  my  real  estate  business 

—  also  doing  well.  I  am  married 
for  the  3rd  time  to  an  older 
woman,  30,  who  has  been  so 
wonderful  and  supportive  and 
with  whom  I've  found  great  con- 
tentment and  happiness. 

"We  had  Emmett  Harris  and  his 
delightful  family  visit  us  this 
Spring  and  he  seems  to  have 
found  the  good  life.  My  wife,  Lori, 
and  I  were  in  Europe  at  Monte 
Carlo  about  3  years  ago  when  I 
played  on  the  world  backgammon 
tourney.  'A  Cat  Can  Look  at  a 
Queen'  It  was  a  big  upset  that  I 
didn't  win.  My  French  was  lousy 
but  loved  to  visit." 

HELEN  MISSIRES  LORENZ 
[Sweet  Briar]  (Chairman,  Foreign 
Language  Department  —  The 
Hockaday  School,  Dallas,  Texas 

—  Teaches  French  and  Latin 
primarily  —  Married,  3  children): 
wrote  "I  remember:  'Tug'  Ander- 
sson,  Mrs.  Harriet  Andersson,  Ted- 
dy and  Margit,  Marion  Monaco,  M. 
Kerst,  M.  Morissey,  Mile 
Boucoiran,  M.  Seruliaz,  the  twins 
in  the  Smith  group!,  'tea'  at  Reid 
Hall,  the  roman  fleuve  lecture,  the 
drab  halls  of  the  Sorbonne,  those 
anxiety-producing  examens  oraux, 
that  wonderful  theatre  course,  the 
thrill  of  watching  performances  by 
Marie  Bell,  Louis  Jouvet,  Edwige 
Feuillere,  Jean-Louis  Barrault.  Em- 
met Harris,  the  'newly-weds',  the 
Yale  group,  the  socially-liberated, 
St.  Germain-des-Pres,  the  Dome, 
La  Coupole,  being  terribly  cold, 
my  disappointment  over  April  in 
Paris,  1949  being  particularly  cold, 
drab  and  drizzly  LES  GREVES  and 
so  many  other  warm  memories  of 
people  and  a  special  group  of 
fellow  students  discovering  a  new 
time,  a  new  place,  a  new  raison 
d'etre,  undoubtedly  the  best  year 
of  my  life.  Although  I  have  been 
back  to  Paris  some  10  or  12  times, 
nothing  compares  with  that  vin- 
tage year!" 

JOAN  TEETOR  MARDER 
[Sweet  Briar]  (retired  from  piano, 
remarried  in  1985)  writes: 
"Memories  of  Paris,  1948-49  will 
surely  be  revived  when  we  go  to 
Europe  in  September  for  my  step- 
son's wedding,  for  we  will  also 
spend  a  week  in  Paris  after  the 
wedding  in  Hamburg.  Actually  I 
visited  Paris  in  1984  for  the  first 
time  since  1949  and  returned  to 
Reid  Hall  and  environs  —  what  a 
feeling  after  so  many  years!  The 
biggest  change  and  surprise  to 


me  was  the  enormous  increase  in 
crowds  everywhere.  In  com- 
parison with  today,  the  city  was 
empty  when  we  were  there  — 
great  space  and  freedom  to  move 
about  so  easily  and  leisurely  Now 
—  lines  everywhere  —  thirty  years 
plus  makes  a  big  difference.  But 
that  is  the  situation  wherever  you 
go  —  certainly  New  York  has 
changed  in  the  same  way. 
However,  Paris  is  still  a  beautiful, 
magic  city  —  and  a  glorious  treat 
to  visit.  Can't  wait  to  get  back!" 

NORMAN  E.  Mcculloch,  jr. 

[Dartmouth]  wrote:  "How  to  wrap 
up  forty  years  on  the  back  of  a  let- 
ter is  a  chore  that  I  don't  want  to 
begin.  In  brief,  Dottle  and  I  will 
celebrate  our  38th  wedding  an- 
niversary on  Friday,  and  I  think  the 
marriage  is  going  to  work.  1948-49 
still  remains  one  of  the  most 
significant  of  our  lifetimes  (we 
met  there!), and  indeed  we  will 
return  in  September,  as  we  have 
been  fortunate  enough  to  do 
periodically  during  those  40  years. 
We  have  kept  up  a  lively  acquain- 
tance with  the  family  I  lived  with, 
have  exchanged  children  during 
the  summer,  etc.  Unfortunately,  a 
heart  attack  claimed  my  French 
'brother'  Jean-Pierre  Pecquet 
while  he  was  climbing  in  the 
Pyrenees  three  years  ago. 

"A  couple  of  weeks  ago,  I  step- 
ped down  as  Chairman  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  Dartmouth 
College,  and  Dottie  has  put  in  ten 
years  of  service  on  Mount 
Holyoke's  Board.  Both  institutions 
have  received  our  sustained  sup- 
port for  almost  any  and  all  efforts 
to  put  an  international  perspective 
on  the  curriculum.  For  example, 
65  percent  of  every  Dartmouth 
graduating  class  has  had  at  least 
one  term  abroad." 

DAVID  E.  SPARKS  [Swarthmore] 
wrote;  "Memories!  We  were  the 
only  married  couple  in  the  first 
Junior  Year  in  France.  It  gave  us 
a  special  perspective. 

"I  shared  with  all  my  fondly- 
remembered  classmates  the  ex- 
citement of  discovering  a  new 
world,  of  learning  at  the  seat  of 
learning,  the  University  of  Paris,  of 
making  new  friends,  of  coping 
with  post-war  difficulties,  of 
enriching  our  lives  in  many 
dimensions. 

"But  being  married,  and  the 
focus  of  a  new  family  allowed  us 
to  enter  into  Parisian  life  in  a 
special  way  We  registered  at  the 
parish  of  St.  Severin  and  by  that 
happy  act  had  the  great  privilege 
of  meeting  Father  Francis  Conan 
(A  Breton,  now  a  Canon  of  Paris), 
who  on  the  first  Sunday  of  Advent 
that  year  began  the  first  dialogue 
Mass  in  France,  years  ahead  of 
Vatican  Council  II.  In  the  parish  we 
performed  all  the  normal  chores 
of  couples  our  age  (waiting  table 
at  the  church  supper  given  for  the 


old  folks,  etc.)  and  on  the  way  mak- 
ing many  friends  among  the  new- 
ly married.  We  also  attended  the 
inspiring  lectures  given  by 
members  of  the  parish  pastoral 
team.  This  was  a  rich  experience. 

"We  got  pregnant.  And  had  a 
hilarious  time  coping  with  this 
event.  Finding  a  doctor,  and  get- 
ting all  the  right  documents 
declaring  that  expectant  status. 
All  the  little  fonctionnaires  at  the 
Mairie  du  Verne  fussed  over  Mary 
like  aunts  and  grandmothers,  mak- 
ing sure  that  she  had  all  the  ration 
tickets  she  was  entitled  to.  (There 
is  a  love  of  new  life  in  the  French 
spirit  that  shows  itself  every- 
where!) And  finding  maternity 
clothes!  In  post-war  Paris!  We 
look  back  with  nostalgia  on  these 
'trials.' 

"We  slowly  became  integrated 
into  the  life  of  our  neighborhood. 
Daily  Mass  at  St.  Etienne-du-Mont 
helped  us  to  meet  the  'little  peo- 
ple' of  that  parish.  Our  meals  were 
taken  at  the  home  of  a  valiant 
woman  of  the  Resistance,  Mme 
Souquet-Basiege,  and  these  occa- 
sions gave  us  insight  into  their  in- 
timate family  life,  besides  giving 
us  a  clearer  understanding  of  how 
life  was  lived  underthe  Germans. 
And  there  was  Mme.  Lagrange, 
who  did  our  laundry;  she  spoke 
with  the  rumbling  'R's'  of  her 
native  Champagne,  and  had  an 
enormous,  terrifying  cat.  The 
crown  of  this  gallicization  of  the 
Sparks  was  the  invitation  we 
received  to  the  wedding  of  our 
concierge's  daughter  at  St. 
Etienne-du-Mont.  We  knew  we 
belonged! 

"Vacation  travel  took  us  to 
Lourdes,  travelling  third  class  on 
a  Franciscan  pilgrimage.  Hard 
benches,  but  happy,  generous 
faces  of  the  French  working  class. 
The  omnipresent  smock  to  cover 
travel  clothes.  Good  bread  and 
cheese  shared;  and  a  shared  vi- 
sion of  Providence.  Vacation  took 
us  also  to  Avignon,  and  Aries,  and 
Orange,  and  Aix-en-Provence,  and 
a  golden  view  of  the  Midi.  Easter 
found  us  in  Rome,  and  a  chance 
to  talk  with  the  Holy  Father,  who 
spoke  English  with  difficulty,  but 
was  most  gracious  and  solicitous 
about  our  'holyday.' 

"We  left  with  you  all  on  the 
'Queen  Elizabeth,'  but  I  think  we 
left  far  many  more  ties  behind.  You 
leave  part  of  your  heart,  when  you 
part  from  the  neighbor  who  has 
just  embraced  you,  the  bridge  you 
have  just  kissed.  Memories!" 

PATRICIA  CARRY  STEWART 
[Cornell]:  [Vice  President-Finance 
and  Administration,  The  Edna 
McConnell  Clark  Foundation.  Mar- 
ried to  Charles  T  Stewart  in  1976 
—  two  stepchildren  —  Jenifer  and 
Evan.] 

"Memories  of  Paris,  1948-49: 
Just  quick  reaction.  Eye-opener, 


JUNIOR       YEAR       IN       FRANCE 


memorable  and  broadening  ex- 
perience starting  witti  reception  at 
French  Consulate  in  New  York, 
trip  on  'Mauretania'  (getting  to 
know  ottiers,  venturing  from  our 
steerage  quarters  to  first  class), 
landing  in  Cherbourg  harbor.  Ar- 
rival at  Reid  Hall  and  beginning  of 
friendships.  Association  with 
both  French  professors  and 
American  directors,  courses  at 
Sorbonne  and  linguistics  in- 
stitute. Incredible  opera,  theatre, 
concerts  and  art.  Gratinee  at  the 
Dome.  LaCoupole.  Making  French 
friends.  Berlin  airlift.  Paris  general 
strike.  Learning  to  love  goat 
cheese,  only  one  not  rationed. 
Consumption  of  lots  of  red  wine- 
returning  bottles  to  be  refilled. 
Twenty-first  birthday  at  Tour 
d'Argent.  Travelling  to  Normandy, 
Brittany,  Loire,  Riviera,  Switzer- 
land, Italy,  England  and  Ireland. 
Friendship  not  only  with  French 
but  with  students  of  other  na- 
tionalities as  well." 

Editor's  note:  Pat  enclosed  with 
her  response  a  most  impressive 
resume  of  her  life's  work,  listing 
numerous  Directorships, 

Trusteeships,  and  awards.  Con- 
gratulations, Pat!  Your  successes 
and  contributions  lend  validity  to 
the  Woman's  Lib  movement! 

HUGH  S.  THOMPSON  [Yale] 
wrote:  "Junior  Year  was  one  of  the 
best  for  me.  I  still  am  in  touch  with 
the  De  Marsangy  family  where  I 
lived."  He  is  now  retired  and  living 
on  the  East  End  of  Long  Island  'in 
an  old  house.  Federal  with 
Italianate  changes.'  Near  neigh- 
bors are  Virginia  Mann  York,  mar- 
ried to  a  painter,  and  Peter 
Mathiessen. 

LYNN  H.  THOMPSON,  JR.  [Yale] 
(Retired  from  National  Park  Ser- 
vice Career  as  Ranger  and  senior 
bureaucrat.)  recalled  these 
memories  from  Paris  1948-49: 
"Awakening  (or  coming  to)  in  the 
inferno  of  the  lower  bilge  of  the 
'Mauretania'  knowing  I  had  gone 
to  hell  —  the  rest  of  the  trip  I  slept 
on  deck.  The  trepidation  about 
meeting  the  family  Passy  with 
whom  I  lodged  —  Caf^-filtre  the 
first  night  on  the  Champs  (foul  to 
my  taste)  —  Taking  fellow 
schoolmates  to  the  Club  V6nus 
with  NUDE  dancers!  —  the 
unbelievable  cold  during  March 
when  a  trip  to  the  public  bath  was 
the  only  way  to  do  the  laundry  and 
warm  the  bone  marrow,  —  skiing 
in  Zurs  and  getting  into  Vienna  — 
running  slightly  behind  the  bulls 
in  Pamplona.  You  will  note  that 
there  is  little  recollection  of 
academic  activities  which,  in  my 
case,  were  rather  sparse.  I  am 
forever  grateful  to  Professor 
Andersson  for  his  brilliant 
legerdemain  in  'translating'  the 
French  grades  or  lack  of  them  to 
the  Yale  officials  on  my  return.  The 
year  in  Paris  remains  as  one  of  the 


most  memorable  in  my  life. 

"On  a  long  overdue  return  to 
Paris  last  Fall  I  was  distressed  to 
find  the  Junior  Year  offices  in 
shabby,  dreary  quarters  on  the  up- 
per floors  of  the  Alliance  Fran- 
gaise.  Apparently  the  future  of 
Reid  Hall  had  become  doubtful 
and  the  director  at  that  time  chose 
to  relocate  to  the  Alliance.  Reid 
Hall,  in  the  meanwhile,  has  been 
refurbished  and  looks  great.  Let's 
start  a  move  to  take  the  program 
back  to  Reid  Hall."  [Note  from  the 
editor:  I  wonder  if  Lynn  actually 
saw  the  JYF  offices.  Although  not 
luxurious  they  are  certainly  not 
"shabby"  or  "dreary."  They  are 
situated  on  the  5th  floor  of  a 
relatively  modern  8-story  building 
and  can  be  reached  by  elevator. 
However,  up  to  last  year  some  pro- 
grams were  located  in  an  old 
building  which  has  since  been 
torn  down.  Could  these  be  the  of- 
fices Lynn  saw  on  his  visit  to  the 
Alliance  Frangaise?] 

NORMA  BLUM  WEISER 
[Pennsylvania  State]  (occupation 
counselor.  3  children,  3  grand- 
children) wrote:  "Very  fond 
memories  of  travelling  throughout 
France,  the  Netherlands  and 
Switzerland.  Formed  a  lasting 
friendship  with  Pearl  Hurwitz 
Austin  —  we  still  are  very  good 
friends!" 

"Very  fond  memories  of  family 
we  lived  with  in  16th  arrondisse- 
ment  and  cycling  (we  bought  the 
original  Peugeot  bikes  3  speed)  to 
the  Sorbonne  across  the  city  each 
day  Also  took  a  cycling  tour  of 
Normandy  with  some  of  the 
group! 

"A  year  of  tremendous  learning, 
new  experiences,  learning  to 
cope,  good  friends!" 

ROBERT  S.  WICKHAM 
[Haverford]  writes:  "I  have  been  liv- 
ing in  Santa  Fe,  N.M.  for  five  years, 
after  25  years  with  the  Ford  Foun- 
dation in  New  York  and  Latin 
America.  About  half  my  time  now 
is  spent  in  Africa  and  Asia,  doing 
consulting  with  the  World  Bank. 
I  have  very  fond  memories  of  our 
year  in  Paris  and  wonder  how 
everyone  else  in  the  group  is  far- 
ing —  after  40  years." 

SYDNEY  MUNRO  WRIGHT 
[Wellesley]  wrote  that  she  was 
"musing  on  a  visit  to  Paris  to  in- 
spect new  architecture  and 
suburbs  but  will  need  a  cheerful 
companion.  I  don't  want  to  suc- 
cumb to  nostalgia  —  husband 
whom  I  met  in  Paris  in  '51  died  in 
'67,  Christopher  Kotschnig,  a  dear 
friend  from  our  group,  died  in  his 
late  twenties.  Remember  how  hot 
it  was  the  night  we  sailed  from 
New  York?  I  went  back  in  '51  and 
worked  in  the  Paris  office  of  the 
Chicago  Tribune  as  a  feature 
writer  and  fashion  editor.  I  covered 
the  openings  of  truly  aesthetic 
events  —  Jacques  Path.  Balen- 


Graciela  Torres  Zabaleta  (Wellesley)  1948  Christmas  vacation 


ciaga  —  also  wrote  a  page  one 
story  on  the  abattoirs  of  Paris  us- 
ing an  article  in  the  office  En- 
cyclopaedia Britannica  to  inform 
myself  on  Chicago  slaughter 
houses.  Met  my  husband,  an 
English  expatriate,  and  returned  to 
Providence  to  languish  for  many 
years  while  my  husband  earned  a 
Ph.D.  in  Linguistics  from  Brown. 
One  circle  I  knew  in  Paris  was  a 
group  of  intellectual  refugees 
from  Central  Europe  waiting  years 
for  their  names  to  reach  the  top  of 
the  list  to  emigrate  to  Canada  or 
the  U.S.  One  from  Hungary 
became  a  professor  at  Montreal, 
his  friend,  a  Roumanian,  a  banker 
in  the  English  community  there. 
We  all  met  in  Montreal  for  a  reu- 
nion in  the  late  Fifties.  I  have 
spent  over  eleven  years  of  my 
adult  life  in  Europe.  I  always  feel 
5  or  10%  better  )ust  being  there 
because  of  the  beauty  of  the 
countryside  and  towns,  the  civiliz- 
ed way  of  life.  I  like  New  England 
too,  but  I  suggest  that  one  effect 
of  the  JYF  is  to  leave  one  a  little 
discontented  for  the  rest  of  your 
life.  But  I  am  deeply  grateful  for 
the  year.  My  newspaper  is  the 
Manchester  Guardian  Weekly 
partly  because  a  section  every 
week  contains  articles  from  Le 
Monde.  I  remam  forever  Fran- 
cophile (not  indiscriminately).  I 
remember  Miss  Monaco,  M.  Kerst. 
and  particularly  Maurice  Seruliaz 
at  the  Louvre  I  remember  Karen 
Cassard's  independence.  Ginny 
Mann's  elegance  (her  shawl), 
Hugh    Thompson's    wit.    Dotty 


Rooke's  sweetness  and  Walter 
Langlois'  amazing  all  the  French 
families  by  being  the  perfect  Nor- 
mand  type.  My  French  family  on 
the  Avenue  Marceau  was  a  superb 
introduction  to  French  life.  My  two 
particular  friends,  Pat  and  Cellen, 
both  became  French  teachers. 
There  is  no  end  to  the  benefits  of 
spending  a  college  year  outside 
the  U.S.  especially  if  you  know  the 
language  which  the  JYF  happily 
requires." 

VIRGINIA  MANN  YORK 
[Barnard)  "My  husband.  Albert 
York,  continues  to  show  his 
representational  drawings  and 
paintings  in  New  York,  and  I  am 
still  at  work  on  a  book  of  studies 
for  a  myth  of  creation.  I  was 
delighted  last  spring  when  the 
New  Yorl<  Times  (May  1988) 
published  a  letter  of  mine  about 
stellar  mythology. 

"It  was  great  fun  to  have  my 
grandson.  Adam  Caldwell,  age  12, 
of  Serafina.  New  Mexico  spend 
the  month  of  July  with  us  here  at 
Water  Mill,  Long  Island,  N.Y  With 
all  best  wishes  to  our  JYF-mates." 

BLAIR  FAIRCHILD  FULLER 
[Harvard]  (writer  —  a  book  of  her 
short  stories  will  appear  this  Fall 

—  A  Butterfly  Net  and  a  Kingdom 
and  other  stories  —  Crown  Arts 
Books.) 

"You  ask  for  memories,  and  so 
many  rush  to  mind!  Not  of  great 
events  —  none  occurred  in  my  life 

—  but  of  all  those  poignant 
moments,  some  of  them  in  love, 
but  most  experienced  as  a 
witness.  The  war  had  ended  so 


A  L  U   M   N 


NEWS 


short  a  lime  before  that  the  'lei  est 
tombe  pour  la  Patrie  plaques 
struck  my  eye  not  only  because  of 
the  newness  of  their  installations 
in  the  buildings'  walls,  but  often 
because  of  the  fresh  flowers  laid 
on  the  sidewalks  under  them.  The 
beauties  of  poor  and  ill-kept  Paris 
came  as  discoveries  and 
astonishments  as  perhaps  they 
cannot  to  someone  who  has  come 
to  them  after  the  cafes  have 
replaced  their  worn  out  banquet- 
tes, and  the  stone  fagades  have 
been  scrubbed  clean  by  order  of 
de  Gaulle.  It  is  hard  now  to  see  the 
church  of  St.  Germain  among  the 
bright  boutique  windows.  The 
griminess  of  the  walls  of  the 
Louvre  and  the  Chambre  des 
Deputes,  for  examples,  seemed  to 
my  eyes  to  add  historical  weight 
and  romance. 

"I  remember  the  cramped  and 
antique  feeling  of  the  Sorbonne's 
lecture  halls  rather  than  what  was 
taught  there,  and  the  smell  of  the 
Metro  and  the  crack  of  the  latches 
as  the  doors  slammed  shut  at 
least  as  clearly  as  my  destina- 
tions. The  pain  of  inadequate 
French  as  I  attempted  to  interest 
French  acquaintances,  and  the 
pleasure  when  my  halting  efforts 
succeeded  in  conveying 
something  more  complex  than 
yes  or  no! 

"Fellow  'Junior  Years',  you  have 
remained  twenty  years  old,  glow- 
ing with  health  among  the  sallow, 
down  at  the  heel  Parisians.  You 
are  brightly  dressed,  noisy 
enough  to  attract  widespread  at- 
tention! You  look  eager,  adven- 
turous! And  so  may  you  always!" 


1951-52 


WESLEY  ANN  TRAVIS  NOR- 
TON [Louisiana  State],  "mother  of 
four  wonderful  sons",  writes:  "After 
graduating  from  L.S.U.,  I  attended 
Yale  University  [M.A.  French], 
followed  some  years  later  by  an 
M.L.S.  at  U.G.L.A.,  where  my  hus- 
band teaches  physics,  and  I  am 
now  Librarian  at  the  Brentwood 
School,  a  private  grade  7-12  school 
in  Los  Angeles.  I  have  lived  in 
France  two  years,  while  my  hus- 
band was  on  sabbatical,  and 
where  I  was  Librarian  at  the  Inter- 
national School  of  Paris.  Fond 
memories  of  the  '51-52  JYF" 


1959-60 


J.  DAVID  FREUND  [Yale]  in- 
forms us  of  the  death  of  JON 
CARLSON  [Yale]  on  November  23, 
1987.  Jon  was  a  Professor  at  City 
College  in  New  York.  The  follow- 
ing tribute,  written  by  some  of  his 
friends,  appeared  in  the  New  York 
Times:  "He  had  the  only  style  that 
counts  —  originality  His  fierce  in- 
telligence hated  hypocrisy  and 
saw  quite  through  conventional 
wisdom.  He  was  brave.  His 
judgments  were  bold  and  ex- 
quisitely discriminating.  He  made 
laughter  both  a  strategy  and  an  art 
form.  His  company  was  a  delight 
and  an  education.  He  wasyo/e  de 
vivre." 


President  Bush  did  not  spend  his  Junior  Year  in  Paris,  but  Abraham 
Lincoln  did:  SAIVI  WATERSTON  [Yale] [with  Mary  Tyler  Moore]  in  the  NBC 
mini-series  "Lincoln." 


We  will  be  grateful  if  alumni 
will  inform  us  of  any  address 

changes.  It  is  becoming 

increasingly  expensive  for  us  to 

send  our  newsletter  to 

addresses  that  alumni  have 

left  unchanged. 


JUNIOR      >'EAR       IN       FRANCE 


1962-1963 


The  invitation  read:  "Julie 
Bailey,  Mary  Jane  Higgins  and 
Jimmy  Sykes  aimeraient  avoir  le 
plaisir  de  votre  visite  pour  un 
cocktail  suivi  d'un  diner  le  Samedi 
16  Avril  1988  a  18  h  chez  Bob  et 
Julie  Bailey  a  I'Dccasion  du  25eme 
anniversaire  de  la  Sweet  Briar 
Junior  Year  in  France  '62^3,"  and 
thus  the  1962-63  group  met  in  New 
York.  We  are  very  grateful  to  Mary 
Jane  Higgins  who,  in  addition  to 
being  one  of  the  hostesses,  acted 
as  reporter.  Here  is  her  report  on 
this  reunion: 

"If  it  couldn't  be  Paris,  New  York 
was  the  choice  location  for  SBC- 
JYF  '62^3  alumni  to  rendezvous 
and  toast  great  memories  and  25 
years  of  friendship.  An  elegant 
dinner  at  the  home  of  JULIANE 
[KRUGER]  and  BOB  BAILEY  was 
the  focus  for  the  22  who  gathered 
on  April  16  —  about  1/6th  of  the 
class. 

JIMMY  SYKES  began  the  apres- 
dinner     memory     lane:     JEFF 


SILVER'S  tales  of  kissing  Parisian 
ladies'  hands;  LINDA  HOBBS 
YOUNG'S  French  family  of 
naturalistes:  ASHTON  BAR- 
FIELD'S  post  Sweet  Briar  adven- 
tures; JONATHAN  SMALL  model- 
ing his  period  suede  jacket;  and 
fond  remembrances  of  antics  on 
the  'Mauretania.'  Everyone  enjoyed 
seeing  letters  and  photos  sent  in 
from  several  other  class  members. 
Seeing  familiar  faces  from  such  a 
significant  period  was  very 
special.  Several  came  from  a  long 
distance:  FRANK  HOTCHKISS 
from  Pacific  Palisades.  California; 
CYNTHIA  ALLEY  ANDREWS  and 
husband.  Woody,  from  Min- 
neapolis: MURIEL  FARLEY  DOM- 
INGUEZ  and  LIBBY  KOPPER 
SCHOLLAERT  with  husband,  Jim. 
from  Arlington.  Virginia;  DONNA 
PEARSON  NEUHOFF  from 
Dallas;  and  KING  YOUNG  from 
Highlands.  North  Carolina. 
Reminiscences  continued  into 
the  night  as  several  hardy  souls 
topped  off  a  fabulous  time  with 
Pernods  and  Perriers  at  a  local 
New  York  bar  Watch  for  notices  of 
a  repeat  performance  in   1993!" 


The  1962-63  group  celebrated  their  25th  anniversary  by  singing  the 
Marseillaise  and  toasting  the  glories  of  France:  seated  CYNTHIA 
ALLEY  ANDREWS  Wellesleyi.  BETSY  DEXTER  OSE  Wheaton  .  LIN- 
DA HOBBS  YOUNG  Wheatonj.  JUDITH  ANDERSON  RUSSELL  Deni- 
son],  MARGARET  MOSES  iAgnes  Scott .  ALICE  ULLMAN  DUSTIN 
[Mount  Holyoke]:  Isecond  row!  DONNA  PEARSON  NEUHOFF  Sweet 
Briar],  KATHERINE  HOUSTON  BRADFORD  Bryn  Mawr .  ANN 
WEIGANDflndianal.  ELIZABETH  KOPPER  SCHOLLAERT  Sweet  Briar . 
MARY  JANE  tGIGIj  HIGGINS  Mount  Holyoke  .  JAMES  SYKES  Yalej; 
[back  row]  JEFFREY  SILVER  Williams  .  JAMES  BAXTER  Yale  .  ROBIN 
RUSSELL  [Yale],  MURIEL  FARLEY  DOMINGUEZ  Wells  .  ASHTON  BAR- 
FIELD  [Sweet  Briarl,  JONATHAN  SMALL  Brown  .  JULIANE  KRUGER 
BAILEY  [Mount  Holyokei,  FRANK  HOTCHKISS,  Yale],  KING  YOUNG  U. 
South],  DAVID  RUSSEK  Princeton:. 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


September  4,  1963 


1963-1964 

First  a  message  from  Professor 
Gordon  Silber,  Resident  Director 
in  1963-64,  who  is  now  retired  from 
the  State  University  of  New  Yorl< 
at  Buffalo: 

"Greetings  to  one  and  all! 

"When  I  think  about  you  as  I 
knew  you  during  our  year  in 
France  together,  I  do  wish  that  I 
could  have  a  chance  to  see  you 
again  now  in  your  mid-forties.  I 
wouldn't  want  to  waste  time  talk- 
ing about  how  time  passes.  After 
all,  it  is  an  essential  fact  about 
time  that  it  does  pass.  But  the 
changes  that  occur  with  passing 
time  are  another  matter 

"We  have  lived  through  momen- 
tous changes  in  these  twenty-five 
years  —  as  individuals  first  of  all, 
as  Americans,  as  inhabitants  of 
our  World.  Surely  since  1963  we 
have  seen  many,  many  more  ma- 
jor changes  than  one  could 
predict  tor  a  quarter-century,  and 
the  repercussions,  problems,  and 
challenges  that  accompany  them 
are  far-reaching  indeed.  Can  it  be 
that  the  news  of  the  assassination 
of  John  Kennedy  and  that  numb- 
ing November  day  that  followed  it 
were  the  warning  that  we  were 
entering  an  age  of  crises,  conflict, 
violence,  and  deepening  dif- 
ferences over  how  to  realize  and 
maintain  our  hopes  and  ideals  for 
our  fellow  beings,  especially  that 
of  'liberty  and  justice  for  all?'  I  do 
wish  that  we  could  all  get 
together,  get  reacquainted,  and 
exchange  the  experiences, 
perceptions  and  concerns  that  are 
on  our  minds  today. 

"The  post  of  Resident  Director 
is  an  exciting  and  rewarding  one 
but  it  has  one  flaw:  one  has,  in- 
evitably, little  or  no  opportunity  to 
keep  in  touch  with  many  members 
of  the  group  once  the  year  is  over 
Twenty-five  years  later  I  do  regret 
that  we  have  been  in  touch  with 


only  six  or  seven  of  you  [and 
usually  by  chance  and  briefly  at 
that],  when  you  numbered  105! 

"And  now  to  look  to  the  future. 
My  wife  and  I  wish  for  all  of  you 
—  for  the  next  twenty-five  years 
and  after  —  the  achievements  and 
satisfactions  that  you  most  desire, 
good  health,  and  a  World  which 
will  be  safe  for  our  children  and  all 
children  to  live  in." 

A  message  from  Professor 
Joyce  Carleton,  Assistant  to  the 
Resident  Director  in  1963-64,  who 
teaches  at  Central  Connecticut 
State  University  in  New  Britain,  CT: 

"I  am  delighted  to  have  this 
chance  to  send  you  my  warmest 
greetings.  I  just  dug  up  the  file  I 
have  kept  on  our  year  together 
[lists  of  your  dames  Chez  qui  in 
Tours  and  in  Paris,  orientation 
talks  on  the  'Queen  Mary,'  etc.]  and 
have  found  it  full  of  amusing 
items.  For  example,  the  contract 
with  the  Paris  hostesses 
stipulated  not  only  room  and 
board  but  made  sure  that  you  were 
guaranteed  'deux  bains  par  se- 
maine,  eau  chaude,  le  chauffage 
[dans  lachambre  meme  a  partirdu 
ler  novembre].  un  bon  eclairage 
[une  ampoule  de  60  watts  par  etu- 
diant  est  indispensable],  change- 
ment  des  deux  draps  de  lit  une 
fois  tous  les  quinze  jours',  etc... 
Moreover,  there  was  a  Reglement 
pour  les  jeunes  filles  a  Paris 
which  says  'Les  jeunes  filles  sont 
libres  de  sortir  sans  autorisation 
prealable  et  sans  fiche  de  sortie 
a  condition  d'etre  de  retour  chez 
elles  avant  11  heures  du  soir',  and 
'La  jeune  fille  ne  doit  recevoir  la 
visite  d'un  jeune  homme  dans  sa 
chambre  ni  etre  re?ue  dans  la 
chambre  du  jeune  homme',  etc... 
Sounds  incredible,  n'est-ce  pas? 
Re-reading  these  cautions 
underscores  the  distance  we  all 
traveled  in  25  years.  I  hope  it  has 
been  a  good  quarter  of  a  century 
tor  each  of  you.  It  was  fun 
remembering  our  year  together  I 


have  been  back  to  Paris  countless 
times  since,  but  nothing  can 
match  the  special  way  it  was  dur- 
ing the  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in 
France.  I,  who  am  on  the  verge  of 
retiring,  would  love  to  hear  from 
you." 

Our  thanks  to  ALICE  FORK 
GROVER  [Wheaton]  for  accepting 
to  serve  as  class  secretary  on  the 
occasion  of  the  25th  Anniversary 
of  the  1963-64  group.. ./A  tout 
seigneur  tout  lionneur  here  is 
Alice's  message: 

"First,  thank  you  all  for  your 
thoughtful  letters.  It  was  really  a 
lot  of  fun  catching  up  on  all  the 
news  and  reminiscing  with  you. 

"Common  threads  ran 
throughout  the  mail.  We  were  the 
vanguard  of  the  'baby  boom,'  the 
first  fringe  of  those  old  enough  to 
be  involved  with  what  is  now  call- 
ed 'The  Vietnam  Era'  —  either  in 
the  military  or  avoiding  it,  many  in 
the  Peace  Corps,  mostly  pre-pot 
pre-flower  children.  We  remember 
being  in  a  foreign  country  when 
the  first  president  since  Garfield 
was  assassinated.  Most  of  us  con- 
sciously realize  that  our  year  in 
France  made  a  profound  impres- 
sion on  us.  helping  us  to  see  and 
better  understand  both  ourselves 
and  our  culture.  We  knew  Mont- 
Saint-Michel  at  the  autumnal 
equinox  aboard  the  Rapides  de 
Touraine,  the  Paris  of  the  'real' 
Halles  [soupe  a  I'oignon  at  2  a.m.], 
the  Gare  d'Orsay  before  it  became 
a  musee  and  before  the  riots  of 
Mai  68.  And,  yes,  it  really  was  both 
yesterday  and  a  quarter  century 
ago  that  it  all  happened. 

"Many  of  you  would  like  to  get 
back  in  touch  with  each  other, 
those  in  your  area  and  those  in 
your  field.  I'd  be  delighted  to  act 
as  liaison,  write  me  at  home:  196 
Scout  Road,  Southbury,  CT  06488, 
or  at  school:  Bethel  High  School, 
Bethel,  CT  06801,  or  call  (203) 
264-2254." 


IN  MEMORIAM 

HARRIET  FRAN  HOLMES  [Colby] 

CHARLES    H.    LEE,    III    [Yale] 

PATRICIA  HARRIS  NAITOVE  [U. 

Denver] 

FREDERICK    0.    WAAGE,    JR. 

[Princeton] 

MIDWEST 

GRACE       FREDKIN       [Mount 
Holyoke]  —  Ann  Arbor 

Grace  earned  her  MA  in  French 
and  then  lived  in  Paris  for  several 
years,  working  as  a  lectrice  and 
assistante  d'anglais  at  the  Univer- 
site  de  Paris.  She  is  now  a  doc- 
toral candidate  in  Comparative 
Literature  (French,  Russian  and 
English)  at  U.  Michigan  and  has 
started  looking  for  positions  as  a 
lecturer  or  instructor  in  one  [or 
more]  of  the  three.  Can  any  of  you 
help? 

NEW  ENGLAND 

DEDE  THOMPSON  BARTLETT 

[Vassar]  —  New  Canaan,  CT. 

Dede  wrote  a  deceptively 
understated  description  of  how 
she  keeps  busy  She's  married,  the 
mother  of  an  11-  and  an  8-year  old, 
and  is  the  Secretary  of  the  Board 
and  Corporate  Secretary  of  Mobil 
Corporation.  Occasionally  she 
gets  to  Paris  on  business. 

Memories:  "Tile  roofs  and 
chimney  pots. ..the  pervasive 
dampness  of  the  Amphitheatre 
Richelieu,  the  perennial  grey  skies 
of  a  Parisian  winter  my  first  taste 
of  a  crepe  with  powdered  sugar... 
napoleons...t.he  little  streets  of  the 
lie  Saint-Louis,  the  smell  of 
Gauloise  cigarettes  in  the  Metro..." 

JOANNE  DOLGIN  BRODE 
[Radcliffe]  —  Cambridge.  MA. 

Joey  describes  the  past  25 
years  all  as  'rushed.'  After  marry- 
ing John  in  the  15e  arrondisse- 
ment  in  1963,  she  had  had  the 
twins  before  the  end  of  senior 


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JUNIOR       YEAR       IN       FRANCE 


year.  Their  third  was  born  in  the 
middle  of  her  Master's  degree. 
Familiar  with  many  areas  of  the 
business,  Joey  is  now  a  V.R  at  the 
Bank  of  New  England,  delights  in 
her  globe-trotting  offspring  and 
enjoys  the  pied-a-terre  she  and  her 
husband  bought  in  the  (Vlarais  two 
years  ago. 

Memories:  "Bejart  ...Madeleine 
Renaud...and  Marcel  Marceau  up- 
close'.. ..mak\ng  a  private 
pelerinage  to  every  Paris  market 
in  the  course  of  the  year,  rainy 
Tuesdays  at  the  Louvre,  the  time 
Beah  and  I  gave  muguet  to  the 
cook  on  May  1st  and  found  bifteks 
in  our  omelets  in  return." 

ALICE        FORK        GROVER 

[Wheaton]  —  Southbury,  CT 

Roily  picked  her  college, 
Wheaton,  because  it  offered  ac- 
cess to  the  SBC-JYF  program  and 
she  wanted  to  be  a  French 
teacher  It  worked,  and  she  still  is 
one,  but  she  found  it  advisable  to 
pick  up  enough  Spanish  to  be 
able  to  teach  it  as  well,  so  now 
she  teaches  both.  After  a  year 
teaching  at  a  boarding  school,  she 
married  Bob  Grover,  whom  she 
met  in  Paris  when  he  came  to  visit 
his  longtime  friend  PETER 
McROBBIE  [Yale].  Bob  and  Polly's 
daughter,  Pam,  just  graduated 
with  honors  from  Wheaton  last 
May  and  is  working  as  a  legislative 
aide  in  Boston.  Roily  has  also  just 
taken  on  the  challenge  of 
presiding  over  Wheaton's  Alum- 
nae Association  as  it  enters  its 
transition  to  being  an  Alumni 
Association, 

Memories:  "Spike  heels  and 
cobblestones:  violins  and  accor- 
dions in  the  metro;  in  Monsieur 
Simon's  theater  class,  choosing 
my  seat  carefully  and  learning  for 
the  first  time  how  to  'see'  a  writ- 
ten play;  our  slightly  demented 
domestique.  Marguerite,  at 
Madame  Nolleau's:  ordering  un 
grog  at  the  neighborhood  cafe 
when  the  weather  was  raw  [and 
reinventing  the  recipe  on  my 
return];  Madame  Daladier's  ad- 
vanced translation  course  [Was 
she  really  Edouard  Daladier's 
wife?];  a  real  Dior  showing:  the 
final  exam  for  the  XIXe  siecle  art 
course  at  the  Ecole  du  Louvre 
when  I  had  to  describe  3  murals 
and  could  only  remember  one..." 

NEW  YORK  AND  1V1IDATLANTIC 

LESLIE  BEEBE  [Colorado]  - 
NYC 

Leslie  earned  her  Ph.D.  m 
linguistics  at  U.Michigan  and  is 
now  a  tenured  Professor  of 
Linguistics  and  Education  at  Col- 
umbia University  Teachers  Col- 
lege. She's  married  to  a  journalist 
at  Business  Week  and,  probably  in 
conjunction  with  one  of  her  latest 
books,  was  about  to  board  a  plane 


to  Tokyo  as  she  wrote  me.  She 
would  love  to  hear  from  others  of 
us  and  gave  me  permission  to 
print  her  home  phone:  [212| 
873-1755. 

Memories:  "Biking  to  chateaux 
...Marguerite  walking  in  a  freezing 
day  saying  '//  ne  fail  pas 
cAiaud.'... getting  locked  out  at 
Madame's." 

WILLIAM  BENSON  [Yale]  mar- 
ried LINDA  FRIED  [Mount 
Holyoke]  a  little  more  than  23 
years  ago  and  feels  his  French 
has  gotten  very  rusty  during  the 
many  years  he's  been  an 
ophthalmologist  at  the  Wills  Eye 
Hospital.  Nevertheless,  he  and 
Linda  have  taken  several  trips  to 
France,  some  with  David  Hoy.  Ac- 
cording to  Bill,  David  is  currently 
a  professor  of  philosophy  at  U. 
Santa  Cruz  in  California. 

CASEY  DWYER  [Yale]  —  NYC 

Casey  has  been  practicing  law 
since  he  finished  his  degree  in 
1968  at  Harvard  Law.  He  and  his 
wife,  June,  have  two  sons,  Quent- 
zal,  17  and  currently  in  Australia, 
and  Colin,  14.  "Both  are  huge  but 
neither,  alas,  has  any  particular  in- 
terest in  France  or  things  French, 
except  food." 

Casey  would  be  happy  to  see 
any  old  friends  from  '63^4,  like 
Skip,  who  may  pass  through  New 
York.  He  can  be  reached  in 
Manhattan  at  [212]  848-7019. 

Memory:  "My  family,  the 
Sauvages...were  very  gracious 
people  whom  I  remember  fondly." 

PATRICIA  ELLISON  [Denison] 
—  Kingston,  NY 

Pat  practiced  law  in  California 
for  thirteen  years  before  moving 
her  practice  to  up-state  New  York. 


She  credits  'those  dreadful  ex- 
plicalions  de  lexles  with  being  the 
best  possible  training  for  the  legal 
profession.  She's  been  lucky 
enough  to  get  back  to  France 
several  times  for  vacations. 
However,  her  mastery  of  French 
was  not  always  a  plus.  The  officer 
near  Quimper  didn't  believe  she 
was  an  ignorant  foreigner  when  he 
pulled  over  her  rental  car  for  lack 
of  a  current  registration.  It  took 
searching  several  suitcases  to 
find  her  passport  to  convince  him. 

SAM  GOODYEAR  [Yalej  — 
NYC 

For  the  past  two  years,  Sam  has 
been  an  actor,  "a  career  change 
[after  many  others]"  such  as 
teaching  French  and  music,  and 
playing  concert  piano  in  Paris.  The 
theater  is,  he  feels,  his  true  call- 
ing and  he's  been  making  pro- 
gress more  quickly  that  he  had  an- 
ticipated. Agents  have  begun  to 
call  him! 

Memory:  "When  I  was  there  I 
found  the  city  to  be  the  most 
beautiful  I  had  ever  seen.  Every 
day  seemed  like  a  brand  new 
awakening  to  astonishment." 

SUSAN  FRIEDMAN  LeBLANC 
[U.  Southern  California]  —  NYC 

Susan  and  her  husband,  Wayne, 
a  psychologist,  went  to  France  for 
their  honeymoon  sixteen  years 
ago.  Now  in  Manhattan,  Susan 
uses  both  her  French  and  Spanish 
regularly  in  her  work  as  a  high 
school  guidance  counselor 

PETER  M.  McROBBIE  [Yale]  — 
NYC 

According  to  Peter's  authorized 
bio,'  he's  living  with  his  wife,  two 
sons  and  a  salamander  over  a 
social  club  in  Little  Italy  The  boys 


downstairs  think  he's  working  for 
the  FBI  instead  o(  actually  pursu 
ing  careers  as  a  professional 
wrestler  and  actor  who  doesn 
want  the  world  in  on  what  he's  do 
ing. ..a  lethal  trait'  in  his  profes 
sion.  At  one  point  he  even  com 
manded  an  actual  platoon  of  the 
French  Foreign  Legion  for  10  days 
in  a  chilling  Midi  rain  —  'skin- 
headed  brutes  with  skulls  like  pit 
bulls  —  odd  privilege.' 

Memories:  "I  do  recall  those 
sweet  female  voices  in  the  dark  on 
the  bus  to  Caen,  Ruth  Spivack 
Smullin's  wonderful  lost  smile 
later  outside  the  caf6.  Marsha 
Geffner  Lewis  agog  at  her  first 
bidel.  The  density  of  the  light  in 
Paris  at  dusk." 

JANE  GREGORY  RUBIN 
[Vassarl  —  NYC 

After  finishing  at  Vassar  and  do- 
ing some  graduate  work  in  film 
production  and  photography,  Jane 
went  on  to  get  law  degrees  at  NYU 
and  Columbia.  Her  practice 
specializes  in  the  legal  needs  of 
those  in  the  arts  while  many  other 
facets  of  her  commitment  to  the 
arts  have  become  an  extensive 
avocation.  She's  chair  of  the  25th 
Reunion  Fund  for  her  class  at 
Vassar,  and  she  and  her  husband, 
Reed,  have  three  children,  Lara 
[Yale  '89],  Maia  [Columbia '91]  and 
Peter,  currently  in  his  senior  year 
at  Milton  Academy, 

JUDYTH  SCHAUBHUT  SIVIITH 
[Mount  Holyokej  —  NYC 

Judy's  'lifelong  love  affair  with 
all  things  Italian'  led  her  from 
France  to  an  M.A,  in  Italian  from 
Middlebury,  several  years  of 
residence  in  Florence,  a  great  love 
of  opera  and  work  for  an  organiza- 


Receplion  at  the  Hotel  de  Villc 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


tion  called  'Save  Venice,'  which 
raises  funds  to  finance  restoration 
efforts  for  great  works  of  art.  She 
also  sent  me  an  update  on 
JOANNE  GALLEHER  YOUNG 
[Sweet  Briar].  Jo  and  Keith  now 
have  three  tDusy  teenagers  and 
continue  to  live  in  the  London 
area.  The  Pavilion  Opera  is  one  of 
Jo's  favorite  causes,  Judy  says. 

Memories:  "They  will  forever 
center  on  the  extraordinary  Mile 
Madeleine  Chabrier,  my  landlady 
then  a  65-year  old  vieille 
fille... She'd  retired  as  the  first 
woman  head  of  the  Bibliotheque 
Nationale...l  sat  at  her  feet  for  that 
entire  year  and  listened  to  her 
stories. ..and  her  seemingly 
limitless  knowledge  of  French 
history  and  culture." 

MICHAL  SUKIN  [Cornell]  - 
NYC 

Michal  is  a  long-term  lawyer, 
specializing  in  the  entertainment 
field,  and  a  brand  new  husband. 

Memory:  "My  favorite  memory 
of  France  amongst  many  is  wat- 
ching Rhett  Simonds  introduce 
himself  to  a  French  girl." 

WASHINGTON,  D.C.  AREA  AND 
SOUTHEAST 

DAVID  BARRY  [Yale]  —  Chapel 
Hill,  NC 

David  and  his  wife,  Gracia,  have 
a  daughter  and  a  son  who  expects 
to  follow  in  his  dad's  footsteps  as 
an  MD.  Along  the  way,  David  got 
to  be  something  of  an  expert  in 
yellow  fever  and  became  exten- 
sively involved  with  the  study  of 
viral  effects  on  the  immune 
system.  This  logically  led  to  his 
current  position  as  Vice  President 
of  Research  for  Burroughs 
Wellcome  and  has  given  him  the 
chance,  both  in  France  and 
Geneva,  to  use  his  'deteriorating 
facility'  with  French  to  give  several 
interviews  related  to  AIDS  [proving 
once  more  that  not  all  Americans 
speak  only  English]. 

Memory:  "Sitting  on  the  stair- 
case the  night  before  our  schedul- 
ed Thanksgiving  dinner  at  the 
Hotel  de  Ville  [do  you  remember 
how  the  lights  would  go  out 
automatically  after  30  seconds?] 
when  Sandy  Kenyon  came  back 
from  a  date  and  told  us  she  had 
heard  that  President  Kennedy  had 
been  shot.  Because  of  the  hour,  I 
couldn't  take  the  m^tro  and 
therefore,  as  usual,  had  to  walk  the 
three  miles  back  to  my  apartment. 
I  remember,  as  clearly  as  if  it  were 
last  night,  going  up  to  a  gendarme 
standing  on  a  parapet  above  the 
Seine  in  the  dark  of  that  early  mor- 
ning, and  desperately  asking  him, 
'Est-ce  qu'il  est  vrai  qu'on  a  Ur6  sur 
le  President?'  and  he,  looking  with 
great  sadness  at  my  American 
clothes  and  accent,  said  'Ou/...// 
est  mart.' " 

SUSAN    HYMAN    BESHAROV 


[Wellesley]  —  Chevy  Chase,  MD 

Living  in  another  culture  in 
France,  becoming  aware  of  how 
others  lived,  thought,  and  felt, 
played  a  part  in  Sue's  decision  to 
become  a  psychiatric  social 
worker  She  currently  has  a  private 
practice  and  also  works  in  the 
Department  of  Psychiatry  in 
Washington's  Children's  Hospital. 
She  and  her  husband  have  two 
children,  ages  17  and  10.  The 
whole  family  had  just  returned 
from  a  visit  to  France  before  she 
wrote. 

Memories:  "The  service  for  Ken- 
nedy at  Notre-Dame,  the  way  so 
many  people  offered  condolences 
as  if  he  were  a  member  of  my 
family,  biking  during  gold  fall  days 
around  Tours,  ski  trips  in  the  Alps 
with  French  student  groups." 

EILEEN  STROUD  CLARK 
[Sweet  Briar]  —  McLean.  VA 

In  addition  to  being  surrogate 
parents  for  Mel  Cota's  eldest  [see 
below],  Eileen  and  her  husband, 
Marty  have  three  children  of  their 
own,  one  of  them  already  a 
sophomore  at  Harvard.  All  three 
are  nationally  ranked  squash 
players:  Marty.  Jr.  is  #1  in  the  coun- 
try in  the  Sixteen  and  Unders 
category  and  represented  the  U.S. 
in  Scotland  in  the  Spring  of  '88. 
Eileen  herself  is  an  Associate 
Department  Head  at  MITRE  Cor- 
poration, a  systems  engineering 
firm  that  consults  only  to  the 
government. 

RAYMOND  MILLIARD  [U. 
Maryland]  —  Richmond,  VA 

Ray  went  from  teaching  French 
in  the  Peace  Corps,  via  Tunisia 
and  Algiers  where  he  met  his  wife, 
to  teaching  English  at  U.  Rich- 
mond for  the  past  thirteen  years. 
He's  been  back  to  France  a  few 
times  and  has  been  interested, 
but  not  always  pleased  by,  such 
material  changes  as  the  new 
trains,  the  telephone  system  and 
'McDonald's  outlets  all  over 
France.' 

I  especially  appreciated  Ray's 
news  about  others  we  knew  that 
year  but  who  haven't  written  me. 
He  told  me  that  TREVOR  GUY 
[Brown],  his  Paris  roommate,  work- 
ed for  the  Peace  Corps  shortly 
after  graduation  for  several  years 
in  Tunisia,  Morocco  and  Chad. 
Trevor  now  directs  a  Teaching 
English  as  a  Foreign  Language 
program  in  Cleveland.  SUSAN 
MAYCOCK  VOGEL  [Wellesley], 
the  architectural  historian  of  Car- 
bondale.  IL.  where  she  was  in  the 
Department  of  Economics  of 
Southern  Illinois  University,  has 
moved  to  and  is  now  writing  a 
similar  history  of  Cambridge,  MA. 
Ray  also  mentioned,  to  his  utter 
astonishment,  being  reunited  with 
Professor  GORDON  SILBER  of 
SUNY  and  his  wife  at  a  con- 
ference about  ten  years  ago.  Ray 
was  delivering  a  paper  on  the 


eighteenth  century  novel,  his 
special  interest.  They've  kept  in 
touch  intermittently  ever  since. 

EMILY  OSWALT  LYONS  [Ran- 
dolph-Macon Woman's]  —  Mobile, 
AL 

Emily  loves  pursuing  her  art  in- 
terests, including  not  only  show- 
ing her  own  works  but  also  work- 
ing on  a  state  advocacy  commit- 
tee for  arts  in  public  education. 
She's  also  served  on  the  board  of 
a  children's  science  discovery 
museum.  All  this  and  a  family,  too: 
her  husband  is  a  lawyer  and  the 
elder  of  the  two  children  is  a 
freshman  at  Harvard. 

Emily  sees  Jean  Massey  Mcin- 
tosh occasionally  when  she  gets 
to  New  Orleans  and  much  enjoyed 
Sam  Goodyear's  visit  last  year 
when  he  came  to  Mobile  for  Mar- 
di  Gras. 

JOHN  YOCHELSON  [Yale]  — 
Washington  area 

John's  proud  mother  received 
my  note  and  wrote,  telling  me  of 
his  distinguished  career  in  inter- 
national affairs.  He  is  currently 
vice  president  of  corporate  affairs 
with  Georgetown  University's 
Center  for  Strategic  and  Interna- 
tional Studies,  having  been  with 
them  for  ten  years. 

ET  AILLEURS.... 

MARY  ELLEN  FREESE  COTA 

[Sweet  Briar]  —  Mexico  City 

In  retrospect,  we  often  asso- 
ciate places  with  our  destinies. 
Mel  does.  She  met  Alberto,  a  den- 
tist, aboard  the  'Queen  Mary'  our 
second  day  out.  Three  years  later, 
and  after  a  year  studying  dance  in 
New  York  with  Martha  Graham, 
she  and  Alberto  married.  They 
have  three  children,  all  of  whom 
are  studying  in  the  U.S.:  one  at 
Georgetown,  one  at  Oberlin,  and 
the  youngest  is  taking  a  post-high- 
school-graduate  year  in  English  in 
Colorado.  One  of  the  highlights  of 
last  summer  for  Mel  was  the  visit 
that  Eileen  Stroud  Clark,  her 
longtime  roommate  on  both  sides 
of  the  Atlantic,  and  Eileen's  hus- 
band. Martin,  paid  them  last 
summer. 

Memories:  "Wonderful  food 
prepared  by  our  Mme  Verly  in 
Paris. ..having  boarders  in  order  to 
pay  enormous  property  taxes. 
Remember,  we  were  allowed  two 
baths  per  week?  We  had  to  pay  ex- 
tra for  extra  baths." 

ET  LE  MYSTERE... 

We  have  acquired  an  honorary 
member  ...and  lost  one  of  our  own: 
we  sent  a  letter  to  Mrs.  David  Griff 
in  Paris,  thinking  it  would  reach 
MERILYN  JACOBSON  GRIFF  [U. 
of  Pennsylvania].  Instead  we 
received  a  nice  letter  from  Mr. 
David  Griff  [Princeton.  JYF 
1960-61],  who  was  all  confused  by 


Alice  Grover's  letter  and  ended  up 
supposing  he  had  become  an 
honorary  member  of  the  63-64 
group.  We  do  not  mind  adding  an 
honorary  member,  but  would  like 
to  know  where  is  Merilyn? 


1968-1969 


We  had  a  letter  from  LOUISE 
CRETORS  WEATHERY  [Denison] 
with  whom  we  had  lost  contact. 
She  was  just  back  from  a  3-week 
vacation  in  France  and  her  visit  to 
Paris  brought  back  so  many 
wonderful  memories.  She  writes: 
"I  am  an  artist  [I  do  oil  paintings] 
and  exhibit  in  two  galleries  near 
my  home  [Lake  Bluff,  IL].  I  con- 
tinue to  study  painting  with  a  pro- 
minent Chicago  artist  and  hope  to 
devote  more  time  to  my  work.  I  live 
with  my  husband.  Van,  and  my  two 
children,  Mimi,  age  11,  and  Derek, 
age  9.  I  am  also  on  the  board  of 
the  Deerpath  Art  League  in  Lake 
Forest  and  also  a  ministry  chair- 
man for  a  Christian  organization 
called  Women's  Aglow,  which  has 
chapters  throughout  the  US  and 
abroad. 

"I  always  look  back  to  my  year 
in  France  as  one  of  the  happiest 
years  of  my  life.  The  experience 
was  very  special  for  me."  She 
would  love  any  information  about 
the  1968-69  class  as  it  celebrates 
its  20th  anniversary. 


1970-1971 


A  letter  from  BOB  DAY  [Yale]  to 
all  his  friends  from  70-71: 

"I'm  writing  this  from  London,  in 
the  autumn  of  what's  been  a  heck 
of  a  year.  As  of  the  first  of  June  I 
have  been  living  here,  and  working 
as  the  Training  and  Development 
Manager,  Europe,  for  National  Ad- 
vanced Systems,  a  computer  and 
systems  company  which  is  a  sub- 
sidiary of  my  previous  employer, 
National  Semiconductor.  I'll  leave 
it  to  you  MBAs  to  analyze  that, 
while  I  get  to  the  more  important 
stuff. 

"On  October  1.  Cathleen  Avila, 
whom  several  of  you  may 
remember  from  our  reunion  last 
year,  and  I  were  married  in 
Wethersfield,  CT.  Unfortunately, 
we  are  now  living  apart,  as  Cath 
Is  back  in  San  Francisco,  having 
obtained,  just  as  I  accepted  this 
job,  an  offer  from  the  World  of  Oz, 
i.e.  Apple  Computer.  She'll  be  join- 
ing me  here  early  next  year.  In  the 
meantime,  I'm  somehow  surviv- 
ing, granted  that  London  is  an 
easy  town  to  "survive"  in.  I/We  ex- 
pect to  be  here  for  at  least  another 
couple  years,  all  the  while  bearing 
in  mind  the  vicissitudes  of  multi- 
national business. 


10 


JUNIOR   YEAR   IN   FRANCE 


"I've  been  back  to  Paris  only 
once  so  far  since  I've  been  here, 
but  withi  barely  enough  time  to 
tiave  a  Stinger  at  Harry's.  [The 
place  was  crowded,  man,  crowd- 
ed!] But  there'll  be  other  times. 
Other  times,  I  might  add,  before 
our  reunion  there  in  1990  [Evan 
Robinson,  there's  your  cue  ...1 

"(Vly  address  follows,  and  I'll  ex- 
pect it  to  be  used!  IVIy  flat  has  two 
bedrooms.  And  I  hope  that  any  of 
you  based  in  Europe  these  days 
will  get  the  message,  and  I'll  try  to 
reciprocate:  Bob  Day  1C  Cumber- 
land Road,  Kew,  Richmond,  Surrey 
TW9  3H  J,  U.K.  Phone:  [01  j  948-5740 
[home]  or  [01]  568  8855  [work]  Did 
you  get  all  that,  Kate? 

Cheers,  everyone". 


1973-74 


VINCENT      JOHN      DODDY 

[Villanova]  writes:  "I  have  spent 
the  past  4  1/2  years  living  in  Rhode 
Island  and  covering  New  England 
and  New  York  state  as  a  marketing 
representative  for  t^ack  Trucks, 
Inc.  Recently  I  was  promoted  to 
the  position  of  District  Manager  of 
the  Far  East  for  the  International 
Division  of  IVIack.  I  will  be  respon- 
sible for  the  marketing  and  sales 
of  heavy  duty  trucks  to  countries 
such  as  India,  Pakistan,  Malaysia, 
Indonesia,  Thailand,  Korea  and 
China.  This  job  involves  extensive 
travel  to  these  countries.  I'm  look- 
ing forward  to  our  next  JYF 
reunion." 


work  as  a  specialist  in  Emergen- 
cy Medicine.  My  area  of  interest  is 
mass  casualty  triage  and  disaster 
planning.  Good  quality  disasters 
are  rare  in  the  U.S.,  so  I  went  for 
the  big  one.  I  affiliated  with  an 
A.I.D.-funded  organization  and 
thereby  worked  at  the  Afghan- 
Pakistan  border  in  an  Afghan 
surgical  hospital,  training  mujahi- 
deen  medics  in  cross-border 
trauma  care.  Anyway  I  am  involv- 
ed with  a  committee  looking  at 
the  epidemiology  of  Afghan 
pathology  in  order  to  tailor  an  ap- 
propriate curriculum  document 
for  the  medics  in  training.  The 
best  in-country  data  was  collected 
by  a  team  from  Medecins  Sans 
Frontieres.  I'm  the  only  guy  in  our 
organization  with  more  than 
restaurant  French.  In  talking  with 
the  French  expats,  they  want  to 
know  where  I  learned  my 
devastating  command  of  the  sub- 
junctive. So,  on  the  border  of 
Afghanistan,  I  am  stunned  and 
grateful  that  French  became  the 
language  du  jour."  A  prize  to  David 
for  using  his  French  in  the  most 
unexpected  environment!  The 
prize:  his  choice  of  a  ticket  to 
Eritrea  or  Kampuchea!  Just  kidd- 
ing! 


1977-78 


1975-76 


We  had  not  heard  from  DAVID 
BRADT  [Northwestern]  for  some 
time.  A  letter  explained  why:  "I  left 
San  Francisco  late  last  fall  for 


JONATHAN  SACHS  [Amherst] 
graduated  from  medical  school 
and  completed  a  residency  in  in- 
ternal medicine  in  Philadelphia, 
He  is  presently  training  in 
gastroenterology.  He  writes:  "Last 
I  heard  from  Tony  Won  Chen  [now 
known  as  Hong  Chen[  he  was  an 
architect  in  Los  Angeles.  Bobby 
Spear  [and  his  sweetheart  from 
Paris  77-78,  Fabienne]  were  mar- 
ried years  ago  and  I  have  unfor- 
tunately lost  touch  with  them  in 
recent  years." 


From  an  informal  10th  year  reunion  in  New  York  City.  September  1987, 
seven  members  of  tfie  1977-78  JYF 

Left  to  rigtit ,  top  rowj:  ANDREW  IVtARTON  Georgetown  ,  DONNA  SAN 
SON  Agnes  ScottI,  ANN  LEOPARD  Dl  FIORE  Denison  .  SUSANNE 
DAISLEYtVIAHONEY  Vassar.  J.  PATRICK  fi/IAHONEY  Arizona  Slate',, 
bottom ':  DAVID  Dl  FIORE  Georgetown  and  BEN  WILLIAMS  Amherstj. 


Dancing  at  Vaux-leVicomte:  Tish,  Faith.  Andy.  Ann.  Sherry  (May  79) 


1978-79 


A  message  from  Professor 
PAUL  SCHWARTZ,  Resident 
Director  in  1978-79,  whose  new 
book,  "Georges  Perec:  Traces  of 
Passage"  has  just  been  published 
by  Summa  Publications: 

"Warmest  Greetings  to  you  all! 

"I'm  supposed  to  say,  'Ten  years, 
already,  I  don't  believe  it!'  But  all 
I  have  to  do  is  to  look  at  the  group 
photo  of  us  in  front  of  the  Institut 
de  Touraine,  which  seems  very  far 
away  and  long  ago,  and,  despite 
the  few  days  I  spent  in  Tours  last 
summer  which  brought  back  to 
me  memories  of  our  time  together 
there,  I  could  easily  believe  it's 
been  several  decades. 

"Lucy  and  I  are  both  still  at  the 
University  of  North  Dakota, 
dividing  our  time  between  ad- 
ministrative responsibilities  and 
teaching  French.  Some  of  you 
may  remember  3  year  old  Andrew, 
who  has,  as  you  can  easily 
calculate,  now  turned  13.  He  has 
an  8  year  old  brother  Judson.  and 
both  conspire  to  keep  us  feeling 
younger  than  we  are.  A  highlight 
for  me  from  the  last  ten  years  was 
the  year  84-85  which  we  spent  in 
Arcachon,  I  fulfilling  my  adoles- 
cent fantasy  of  a  year  on  the 
beach  writing  a  book,  and  Lucy, 
much  less  idyllically.  teaching 
through  a  Fulbright  exchange  at 
the  Iyc6e.  We  may  spend  89-90  in 


Paris,  but  plans  at  this  moment 
[November  1]  are  very  much  up  in 
the  air 

"I  have  fond  memories  of  you  all 
and  will  eagerly  read  the  more  ex- 
citing news  of  you  which  will 
follow." 

From  (VIme  CAROL  DENIS 
[Assistant  to  the  Resident  Direc- 
tor] Where  are  you  NADIA  ABDO, 
DAVID  HAGEDORN,  NANCY 
KELLNER.  STEVE  REDFIELD, 
FANNIE  ZOLLICOFFER?  It  is  dif- 
ficult to  believe  that  our  ex- 
perience [your  first  year  in  Paris 
and  my  first  year  as  Directrice  Ad- 
jointe]  is  now  ten  years  in  the  past. 
It  will  be  wonderful  getting  news 
of  all  of  you  in  the  Alumni 
Newsletter  I've  kept  in  touch  with 
DAN  CHISHOLIVI  and  FAITH 
BEASLEY  who  have  kept  me  up  to 
date  on  some  of  you  but  looking 
over  the  list  I  realize  just  how  few 
people  that  includes. 

Here  in  Paris  much  has  remain- 
ed the  same  but  a  lot  has  chang- 
ed. For  example,  we  can  no  longer 
house  men  in  the  Maison  Dioc6- 
saine  because  it  has  become 
almost  a  monastery  —  prayers  In 
the  morning,  prayers  in  the  even- 
ing and  pilgrimages  on  the 
weekend.  La  Maison  des  Etu- 
diantes  is  not  on  our  list  any  more 
because  our  women  couldn't  ad- 
just to  the  idea  of  a  curfew  or  to 
the  attitude  of  the  staff.  You  al( 
may  remember  the  little  drunk 
man  guarding  the  door  at  1  a.m. 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


11 


Paris  fashion 

Unfortunately  there  are  fewer  and 
fewer  pensions  de  famille.  Mme 
Muller  had  to  give  up  the  Home 
Pasteur  because  the  building  was 
sold  out  from  under  her  She  now 
resides  at  11  bis,  Place  de  la  Na- 
tion, 75001  and  still  takes  one 
Sweet  Briar  student  each  year  La 
Pension  Ladagnous  was  sold  and 
the  Annex  at  76  rue  d'Assas  Is 
closing  In  December,  probably  to 
become  a  hotel.  Certain  host- 
esses have  passed  on:  Mesdames 
Donret,  Brunet,  Tchebotarevsky, 
MorJn-Lormand  and  Hunebelle.  A 
lot  of  others  no  longer  take 
students.  I  wonder  whatever  hap- 
pened to  Mme  Lagler  and  Mile 
Bire  [will  you  ever  forget  them, 
girls?]  Mme  Cotte  and  Mme  Trlan- 
tafyllou  are  still  with  Sweet  Briar, 
as  well  as  M.  Garapon  and  Mme 
Hilling.  Mile  Derozleres  and  I  are 
still  plugging  away  If  we  had  a  de- 
cent picture,  we  would  send  It  In 
as  proof.  We  sometimes,  but  rare- 
ly, see  M.  SIcault  who  is  his  usual 
'March  Hare'  self.  We  miss  him. 

Tomorrow  we  are  going  with  the 
group  to  the  Mont  St.  Michel  on 
a  weekend  excursion  that  has 
been  added  since  you  all  left,  and 
In  May  we  will  visit  GIverny  and 
lunch  in  a  chateau  nearby.  We 
have  also  added  a  Thanksgiving 
Dinner  Our  soiree  dansante  Is  still 
an  annual  event  but  now  It  Is  In  a 
cave  In  the  1st  arrondissement. 
No  group  has  ever  been  more 
organized  as  you  all  were,  plann- 
ing the  soiree  that  year  This  year 
It  is  scheduled  for  February  10. 
Will  anybody  be  passing  through 
that  Friday? 

If  ever  you  are  in  town,  please 
don't  justify  your  not  stopping  by 
the  office  by  thinking  we  have 
forgotten  you.  That  Is  not  the  case. 
We  count  on  your  visit  as  a  sort 
of  refueling  and  a  most  pleasant 
change  of  pace." 

Our  sincere  thanks  to  MAR'/ 
ANN  GOSSER  [Bryn  Mawr]  who, 
as  class  secretary,  managed  to 
meet  our  deadline,  while  working 


feverishly  on  her  dissertation  and 
job  applications: 


Le  soleil  qui  se  leve 

et  caresse  les  toits: 

et  c'est  Paris  le  jour 

La  Seine  qui  se  promene 

et  me  guide  du  doigt: 

et  c'est  Paris  toujours... 
Mais  la  fin  du  voyage, 
et  c'est  Paris  tout  gris. 
Derniers  jours,  dernleres  heures 
premieres  larmes  aussi: 
et  c'est  Paris  la  plule... 

"Les  prenoms  de  Paris" 
Jacques  Brel 


"DIx  ans  deja!!!  Que  le  temps 
passe  vlte...Ten  years  ago  as  we 
were  about  to  start  our  sejour  In 
Paris,  Jacques  Brel  was  singing 
for  the  last  time.  Both  Images:  a 
beginning  and  an  end  have  re- 
mained In  my  spirit  as  part  of  that 
year  abroad.  As  our  discovery  and 
our  adventures  began,  the  Belgian 
singer's  life  was  coming  to  an  end. 

Reading  your  letters  and  seeing 
your  pictures,  I  realize  that  these 
feelings  are  shared  by  many.  Paris 
and  the  Sweet  Briar  J  YF  Program, 
although  they  meant  different 
things  for  all,  generated  some 
common  thoughts.  We  all  agree 
that  the  experience  had  a  signifi- 
cant impact  on  our  lives  and  the 
way  we  look  at  the  world  today. 
Many  have  returned,  others  are 
planning  a  trip  back  and  still 
others  have  friends,  relatives  or 
students  who  are  in  France  now 
with  the  Program. 

Merci  bien  for  the  letters  and 
now  to  the  news:" 

My  present  neighbor,  DANIEL 
CHISHOLM,  III  [Holy  Cross]  wrote 
saying  that  thanks  to  that  year  in 
France  he  discovered  that  there 
was  something  fascinating  out- 
side his  own  little  world.  He  did  a 
stage  at  a  college  parisien  and 
after  graduating,  spent  a  year  In  a 
lycee  in  Limoges  as  a  French 
Government  Teaching  Assistant 
(1980-81).  He  has  taught  French  at 
Philips  Academy  in  Andover,  the 


Gllman  School  In  Baltimore  and  Is 
now  at  Choate  Rosemary  Hall 
after  completing  an  M.A.  in  Paris 
with  Middlebury  College. 

Here  at  Yale  I  have  come  across 
some  JYFers  like  CAROLINE 
SMITH  JBryn  Mawr]  who  Is  com- 
pleting her  PhD  in  Linguistics 
and  KAREN  GRAY  [Mount 
Holyoke]  who  graduated  two  years 
ago  and  is  presently  teaching 
French  (bien  sur)  at  Georgetown 
University  The  passage  of  time  hit 
her  when  one  of  her  students  told 
her  that  she  was  about  to  embark 
on  the  Sweet  Briar  JYF  program. 
She  saw  CATHY  GOODWIN  [Mt. 
Holyoke]  in  April,  who  after 
graduating  from  Mount  Holyoke 
worked  In  Washington,  D.C.  where 
she  taught  English  as  a  Second 
Language  for  the  International 
Center  for  Language  Studies  and 
also  In  Guadalajara,  Mexico.  She 
wrote  from  Worcester,  Mass., 
where  she  Is  teaching  ESL  while 
working  at  her  aunt's  Mexican 
restaurant. 

JEAN  STURDY  SNYDER  [Bryn 
Mawr],  also  In  Mass,  had  a  baby 
girl,  Emily  Luckett  Snyder  last 
November.  She  is  enjoying  this 
time  at  home  and  Is  Involved  with 
a  citizens'  group  that  is  working 
to  improve  the  schools  In  North 
Andover  Before  the  birth  of  her 
child,  she  worked  as  a  legal  ad- 
ministrator for  a  New  Hampshire 
law  firm.  Another  Mass.  resident, 
LAURA  SCHLAIKJER  [Mt 
Holyoke]  reminisces  on  her  JYF 
—  the  friends,  the  chateaux,  the 
museums  and  how  she  treasures 
those  memories.  At  present  she  Is 
In  the  Health  Food  business  and 
travels  In  the  U.S. 

STEVEN  P.  LOWY  [Pennsyl- 
vania] Is  working  towards  his  MBA 
degree  at  New  York  University's 
Executive  Program  In  Manage- 
ment. He  resides  in  Soho  where 
he  Is  a  private  dealer  of  twentieth 
century  art  and  a  screenwriter. 
One  of  his  projects  is  to  docu- 
ment his  JYF  expehences.  He  has 
travelled  to  Europe  often  and 
would  like  to  hear  from  DAVID 
HAGEDORN    [Georgetown]    and 


On  the  Road:  Faith,  Nadia,  Kirl(,  Dan  (October  78) 


our  phonetics  teacher  In  Tours, 
Madame  Blot. 

Another  "New  Yorker"  is  BAR- 
BARA LASKEY  [Brown]  who  after 
graduating  from  Brown  Universi- 
ty worked  for  a  documentary  film 
maker  In  NYC  and  then  went  to 
Columbia  University  for  a  Master's 
degree  In  Architecture.  She's  been 
working  as  an  architect  in  NYC, 
married  a  fellow  architect  and 
went  to  Paris  last  fall  to  research 
Pahslan  Garden  Suburbs.  She  had 
dinner  with  her  hostess  In  Paris, 
Madame  Blanchet.  Paris  Is 
definitely  on  her  mind  and  In  her 
work!  She  sees  EMILY  MANN 
[Brown]  and  would  like  to  hear 
from   DAVID  HERRICK  [Vassar] 

SUSAN  KIRKLEY  HARDEN 
[Johns  Hopkins]  now  married  and 
with  two  boys,  Tyler  and  Marshall, 
Is  working  part-time  In  Manhattan 
for  Swiss  Bank  Corporation  and 
strongly  recommends  the  pro- 
gram to  those  who  show  some  In- 
terest in  It. 

A  Callfornian,  now  an  adopted 
New  Yorker,  KITTY  ALEXANDER 
SHIRLEY  [Amherst]  has  been  a 
buyer  for  Bloomlngdale's  and  a 
fundraiser  for  the  Whitney 
Museum  of  American  Art  since 
graduating  from  Amherst.  She's 
kept  up  with  STEVEN  LOWY  and 
JANET  HOWARD  with  whom  she 
shared  an  apartment  before  mar- 
rying a  fellow  Callfornian.  She  Is 
now  an  account  executive  for 
Ellen  Tracy  Dresses  and  has  been 
to  France  several  times  and  seen 
Madame  Denis  at  the  new  JYF 
quarters. 

VICKY  CONGDON  [Brown]  now 
In  Vermont  after  graduating  from 
Brown  and  having  worked  for 
Waldenbooks,  is  an  Assistant 
Editor  of  National  Gardening 
magazine  In  Burlington.  With  her 
husband  and  child,  Katy,  they 
keep  busy  In  the  house  they 
bought.  She  hopes  her  daughter 
will  have  the  same  Interest  in 
things  "foreign"  since  she 
believes  her  year  In  Paris  gave  her 
a  view  of  life  which  has  been  In- 
valuable. She  would  like  to  hear 
from  DANIELE  GERARD  [Johns 
Hopkins]  whom  she  last  saw  In 
the  metro  In  June  1979.  LISA 
HOPKINS  WHEELER  [Denison] 
remembers  arriving  at  JFK 
wondering  whether  her  decision 
of  going  to  France  was  the  right 
one  and  after  ten  years  the  answer 
still  comes  loud  and  clear:  It  was 
one  of  the  best  decisions  she's 
ever  made!!!!  She  taught  elemen- 
tary and  pre-school  French  for 
four  years.  Then  got  Interested  in 
the  food  business  and  became  a 
dessert  chef  at  a  French 
restaurant.  She  now  lives  In  Ver- 
mont with  her  husband.  She 
wonders  If  our  class  will  ever  have 
a  reunion. ..perhaps  In  Paris. 

One  whose  life  took  quite  a  dif- 
ferent turn  Is  NANCY  FINNERTY 


12 


JUNIOR   YEAR   IN   FRANCE 


[Ricel  who  is  now  finishing  her 
residency  training  in  Internal 
Medicine  in  St,  Louis  and  from 
there  will  move  back  to  Texas  to 
complete  a  fellowship  in  Allergy 
and  Immunology.  She's  still  m 
touch  with  CINDY  DAVIES  [Trinityl 
and  would  love  to  hear  from  Jen- 
ny, Tish  and  Donna,  "Y'all  are  in- 
vited anytime  to  Texas,"  Another 
letter  coming  from  Texas  inform- 
ed us  that  SUSAN  BOLINE 
THOMPSON  [Sweet  Briar]  and  her 
husband  moved  from  Los 
Angeles,  California  to  Dallas, 
Texas,  Before  the  move  to  Texas, 
her  French  hostess,  Ivladame  An- 
dary,  visited  her  in  California.  After 
graduating  in  Art  History  from 
Sweet  Briar  she  spent  a  year  at 
Sotheby's  Works  of  Art  Course  in 
London,  Her  year  at  the  Ecole  du 
Louvre  served  to  intensify  her  in- 
terest in  art  which  is  reflected  in 
the  years  she  spent  working  for  a 
private  art  dealer  and  also  when 
she  was  at  the  Getty  Museum. 
She  has  kept  up  with  LAURA 
SCHLAIKJER  [Mount  Holyoke] 
and  MARGARET  FULLERTON 
PEYRARD  [Wellesley]  who,  as 
Susan  informs  us,  is  now  living  in 
Paris  with  her  French  husband. 
She  ended  in  Paris  by  way  of 
Boston  and  Venezuela.  She  met 
him  in  Boston.  Both  went  to 
Venezuela  for  him  to  fulfill  his 
military  obligations  and  are  now 
in  Paris  where  she  is  a  banker  and 
he  is  an  engineer. 

But  we  also  have  an  engineer  in 
our  class:  JUDY  SMITH  WILLIS 
who  after  graduating  from  Agnes 
Scott  College  went  on  to  get  a 
second  degree  in  industrial 
engineering  at  Georgia  Tech.  That 
is  where  she  met  her  husband  and 
now  they  both  live  in  Dallas  and 
work  for  Texas  Instruments  where 
she  is  a  supervisor  of  an  industrial 
engineering  department.  They 
have  bought  a  house,  planted  a 
rose  garden,  travelled  around  the 
country  and  raised  a  litter  of 
beagle  puppies.  She  returned  to 
Paris  last  year  and  was  very  hap- 
py to  be  able  to  show  her  husband 
around.  They  toured  the 
Bourgogne  wine  region,  visited 
her  host  family,  the  Callus;  and 
she  is  happy  to  announce  the 
birth  of  her  first  child,  Katherine 
Ross.  They  are  planning  to  return 
to  Atlanta  in  order  for  her  to  get 
her  Master's  degree.  But  that  year 
in  France  "is  and  always  will  be  a 
part  of  me  and  the  way  I  am,"  She 
sends  a  special  hello  to  Laura 
Schlaikjer,  Kay  McKinney,  Karen 
Gray,  Cathy  Godwin  and  Sherri 
Ross, 

JAMES  SOUTHERN  [Texas[, 
philosophizing  from  Texas  about 
his  experience,  believes  that  the 
setting,  Paris,  did  not  have  a  pro- 
found impact,  but  that  the  people 
and  events  in  Paris  did.  He  has 
been  back  several  times  to  Paris 


The  Palais  tie  la  Biere  in  Tours:  Professor  Doubinsky,  Cindy,  Mary  Ann. 
Alain,  David,  Kitty,  Louise,  Jim,  Ctiarles,  John  and  Kirk  (October  78) 


where  he  surprised  Madame 
Denis  with  his  visit.  His  daughter 
is  four  years  old. 

News  come  from  other  parts  of 
the  country:  GAIL  HARRISS 
[Vassar]  in  Colorado-Durango  [the 
Four  Corners  area[  is  practicing 
law  and  together  with  her  hus- 
band is  building  a  house.  She 
remembers  the  JYF  year  as  the 
best  year  in  college.  ANNETTE  J. 
PRINCE  went  on  to  graduate  from 
Northwestern  U.  with  a  Master's 
degree  in  Speech  Pathology  and 
has  been  a  speech  therapist  tor 
six  years  in  a  school  for  physical- 
ly handicapped  children  in  the 
Chicago  area.  She  fondly 
remembers  the  little  child  in  her 
home  in  Paris  and  cherishes  the 
memories  of  the  students  she 
taught  at  the  lycee.  She  wonders 
what  Hanah  is  doing  these  days, 
SUSAN  NERLOVE  [Northwestern] 
is  planning  on  returning  to  Paris 
next  year  with  her  husband  of 
eight  years.  She  lives  in  Evanston 
and  is  working  for  a  Jewish  fami- 
ly agency  and  has  used  her 
French  this  year  with  a  Moroccan 
family.  She  has  kept  in  touch  with 
her  roommate  from  Northwestern, 
HOPE  FREELAND.  BRET  RUIZ 
[Yale]  wrote  from  Northwestern  U. 
where  he  completed  a  Master's 
degree  in  Art  History  and  was 
working  at  the  University's  Library 
in  Evanston.  He  also  worked  for 
the  Art  Institute  of  Chicago  doing 
research  on  Classical  Art.  He  is 
now  attending  the  Kellogg 
Graduate  School  of  Management 
where  he  will  major  in  arts 
management.  He  feels  privileged 
to  have  learned  so  much  and  met 
so  many  nice  people  while  in 
France,  one  of  which  is  TERI 
HAMMETT  [Texas]  who  is  now 
studying  health  administration  at 
Emory  U, 

JIM  VEILLETTE  [Georgetown! 
wrote  from  New  York,  but  he  is 
now  working  as  an  associate  at 
Testa,  Hurwitz  and  Thibeault  in 
Boston  in  their  Corporate  Law 
Department.  After  graduating 
from  the  Georgetown  School  of 


Foreign  Service  he  spent  four 
years  as  an  Army  Intelligence  Of- 
ficer in  Korea,  Then  spent  a  year 
as  a  lobbyist  and  entrepreneur 
before  going  to  Georgetown  Law 
School,  He  has  kept  in  touch  with 
JOHN  UNDERRINER  [George- 
town! and  MARC  DESJARDINS 
[Georgetown],  They  are  both  in  the 
State  Department,  Jim  would  love 
to  attend  a  gathering  of  JYFers, 
Are  we  going  to  have  one  soon? 
He  asked  me  what  I,  MARY  ANN 
GOSSER,  had  been  up  to  since 
our  year  abroad.  Well,  after 
finishing  my  A,B,,  I  started  my 
graduate  work  at  Indiana  U,  Then 
went  to  France  and  studied  in  Aix- 
en-Provence  and  got  my  maithse 
in  Comparative  Literature,  I  de- 
cided to  return  to  the  States  and 
started  my  doctorate  in  Com- 
parative Literature  [in  Spanish  and 
French!  at  Yale,  And  I  should  com- 
plete it  in  May  1989,  So  right  now, 
I  am  writing  my  dissertation, 
teaching  Spanish,  applying  for 
jobs  and  hoping  to  have  a  reunion 
soon.  Should  we  have  it  in  New 
Haven? 

MELISSA  SHACKLETON 
[Denison]  is  now  In  Washington, 
D.C.  working  for  the  World  Wildlife 
Fund  after  having  worked  in  the 
private  sector  for  Sotheby  Park 
Bernet  in  their  real  estate  division. 
In  May  she  received  a  Master's 
degree  in  International  Affairs 
from  Columbia  U.  and  this  interest 
she  traces  back  to  a  course  she 
took  at  Sciences  Po.  As  part  of  her 
study  she  worked  for  the  United 
Nations  Centre  for  Human  Set- 
tlements in  Nairobi,  which 
develops  low-income  housing  pro- 
jects. Reflecting  upon  her  year, 
she  points  out  the  challenges  of 
a  class  at  Paris  IV,  the  5  franc  per- 
formance of  Nureyev  at  the  Op6ra, 
the  SIX  weeks  in  Tours  and  the  two 
pastries  per  day.  But  above  all  she 
treasures  the  life-time  friends  she 
made  there.  She  keeps  in  touch 
with  JANEL  HUGHES  WILES 
[Sweet  Briar!,  who  lives  in  Atlan- 
ta with  her  husband  and  son, 
Jamie.  They  have  opened  their 


own  law  practice.  According  to 
Melissa,  she  looks  terrific  and  has 
the  same  joie  de  vivre.  They  were 
roommates  in  Boston  for  two 
years  and  would  have  made  Ger- 
trude Stein  proud  with  their 
soirees.  She  also  sees  LISA 
HOPKINS  quite  a  bit  in  her 
renovated  farmhouse  in  Vermont. 
And  she  would  love  to  organize  a 
reunion. 

Now  moving  out  West  we  com- 
plete our  tour:  DANNY  MILLER 
Northwestern],  a  film  major,  com- 
ments on  those  greves  at  la 
Nouvelle  Sorbonne  that  marked 
our  year!!  But  with  all  the  ups  and 
downs  [the  eight-story  walk  to  his 
chambre  de  bonne,  being  mugged 
on  Christmas  Day  in  the  m6tro,  a 
whole  rabbit  avec  la  tete  served 
for  dinner]  that  year  was  the 
highlight  of  his  college  years,  for 
it  was  thrilling  to  be  in  Paris,  Upon 
graduating  he  worked  for  the 
Chicago  Tribune  for  a  while  and 
then  started  writing  and  produc- 
ing educational  audiovisual 
material  for  children.  He  moved  to 
Los  Angeles  in  1986  to  be  Creative 
Director  for  a  children's  TV  show 
called  "Bearwitness  News,"  He  is 
now  working  for  an  educational 
film  and  video  company  and 
keeps  up  with  his  frangais  by  tak- 
ing French  conversation  classes 
at  UCLA.  He  has  kept  in  touch 
with  GRETCHEN  REIMEL 
[Northwestern],  who  is  now  a  big 
shot  at  Sarah  Lee.  as  well  as  with 
KATHY  BOSCHENSTEIN 

[Randolph-Macon  Woman's]  and 
ALIX  CHRISTIE  [Vassar].  What 
happened  to  Kay  McKinney. 
Morgan  Pearsall.  Steve  Redfield. 
Hope  Freeland,  Denise  du  Sud. 
Steve  Lowy,  Susan  Nerlove  and 
Gail,  he  wants  to  know,  ALIX 
CHRISTIE'S  memories  of  Paris  are 
wild  and  chaotic,  irreverent  and 
blasphemous,  but  "Paris  stays  in 
your  blood  and  the  travel  bug  re- 
mains," Delighted  to  have  turned 
30,  to  be  single,  have  a  master's 
degree  in  journalism,  Alix  hopes 
to  be  a  foreign  correspondent 
soon.  The  Oakland  Tribune  would 
lose  a  reporter  to  a  French  speak- 
ing country!!  We  have  a  standing 
invitation  [a  tribute  to  Sweet  Briar] 
to  visit  the  San  Francisco  area. 
Thank  you  —  we  might  take  you 
up  on  that!! 

This  concludes  the  news  that  I 
received.  I  wish  I  had  more  people 
to  write  about... maybe  for  our  next 
newsletter  I  think  most  of  us 
would  like  to  have  a  reunion.  I  have 
your  current  addresses  and  many 
phone  numbers.  Let's  organize 
something,  for  old  time's  sake.  I 
can  be  reached  at  PO  Box  3505 
Yale  Station.  New  Haven.  CT 
06520;  tel  [203]  777-1221.  Thank 
you  for  having  written,  it  was  fun 
to  put  this  together  and  to  revive 
faces  and  situations  that  had  not 
been  forgotten. 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


13 


1979-80 


JIM  STEWARD  [Virginia]  is  at 
Trinity  College,  Oxford,  where  he 
will  be  writing  his  doctoral  disser- 
tation on  18th-19th  century  por- 
traiture over  the  next  few  years.  He 
would  be  happy  to  hear  from  other 
JYF  alums  who  might  be  travell- 
ing in  England. 


1981-82 


THERESE  EVE  PAINTER  [U  of 

Texas]  is  senior  editor  of  Trial 
magazine,  published  by  the 
Association  of  Trial  Lawyers  of 
America  in  Washington.  She 
writes:  "I  work  within  walking 
distance  of  the  French  embassy, 
the  site  of  many  good  concerts, 
movies,  and  lectures.  In  my  off- 
hours,  I  am  editor  of  a  symphony 
newsletter". 


1982-83 


SARAH  K.  BROWN  [Bryn  f^awr] 
is  working  for  the  Riggs  National 
Bank  in  Washington,  DC  as  an  In- 
ternational Banking  Officer  She  is 
temporarily  acting  department 
head  for  the  European  Region. 

KELLI  COHEN  [U.  of  Texas] 
received  her  MA  in  French 
literature  from  Middlebury  Col- 
lege: "Oui,  oui,  I  finally  mastered 
the  French  language  and  even 
received  an  A+  on  my  thesis 
[su/et:  Balzac].  Science  has 
always  been  a  passion  of  mine.  I 
have  completed  my  first  year  of 
medical  school  and  am  con- 
templating a  career  in  neurology 
child  psychiatry.  It  is  a  rigorous 
lifestyle,  but  very  exciting  and 
most  of  all  rewarding.  My  year  in 
Paris  was  memorable.  It  enhanced 
my  life  and  my  'being'." 

BARBARA  KLOTZ  [Bryn  Mawr] 
was  shocked  to  realize  it  has  been 
more  than  5  years:  "I  visited  ma 
famine  last  year  and  couldn't 
believe  how  the  3-year  old  triplets 
were  now  reading!" 


5th  Reunion  at  the  Tabard  in  Washington  D.C. 


1983-84 


From    STEPHANIE    SUMMERS 

[Mount  Holyoke]:  To  all  members 
of  JYF  1983-84: 

"A  brief  report  on  our  recent 
fifth  reunion!  It's  hard  to  believe 
that  it's  been  five  years  since  we 
arrived  in  Tours  after  our  long 
voyage.  Remember?  Sabena,  the 
interminable  "Twiglight"  bus  ride 
from  Bruxelles  to  Tours  followed 
by  the  wait  in  the  courtyard  at  the 
Institut  de  Touraine  to  meet  our 
Tours  families 

Last  year,  Cecily  Schuiz,  Jim 
Falvey  and  I,  all  attending 
graduate  school  at  the  University 
of  Virginia,  got  together  to 
organize  our  reunion.  After  track- 
ing down  addresses,  making 
phone  calls,  and  attending  to 
many  other  organizational  details, 
we  all  came  together  in  Washing- 
ton, D.C.  to  catch  up  on  everyone's 
news  from  the  past  five  years. 

It  certainly  seemed  like  just 
yesterday  that  we  were  all  in 
France:  singing  the  Chanson 
Frangaise  at  the  Fete  d'Adieu,  run- 
ning through  the  Louvre  with  in- 
dex flash  cards  trying  to  memorize 
the  paintings  for  Madame  Cotte's 
exam,  enjoying  Shakespeare  en 
kabuki  au  Theatre  du  Soleil  with 
our    tres    Beckettien    Professor 


Simon,  turning  to  Madame  Denis 
with  our  latest  crisis  (a  missing 
passport  or  wandering  family 
dog...),  walking  home  through  the 
streets  of  Paris  long  after  the  last 
Metro  had  left,  paging  through  the 
little  red  Plan  de  Paris  to  find  our 
way,  dancing  at  the  Holiday  party 
given  by  Hillary  Banta  and  Laura 
Bloom,  enjoying  yet  another  hap- 
py hour  at  Mother  Earth's  [tequila 
sunrise,  anyone?],  traipsing  all 
over  Europe  [and  beyond!]  for 
Christmas  and  spring  vacations,,,. 
Just  a  few  of  the  memories  that 
came  out  over  dinner,  with  songs 
like  'La  Dolce  Vita,'  'I  Like  Chopin,' 
and  'La  Vie  en  Rose'  [Madame 
Blot  would  be  proud  to  know  that 
most  of  us  remember  the  words!] 
in  the  background. 

"I  apologize  in  advance  for  not 
having  had  the  opportunity  to 
catch  up  with  everyone,  but  here's 
an  update  from  my  conversations: 

LOURDES  MELGAR  is  in 
Boston  at  M.I.T  working  on  her 
Ph.D.  in  political  economy.  She 
plans  to  return  to  Mexico  soon  to 
begin  researching  her  thesis. 

JILL  ABELSON  has  been  living 
in  D.C.  working  on  Capitol  Hill  and 
continuing  her  ballet. 

BILL  LAWRENCE  has  recently 
returned  from  North  Africa  where 
he  worked  with  the  Peace  Corps. 


BRAD     MARSHALL     is     in 

graduate  school  at  Johns 
Hopkins. 

ELENI  CAMBOURELIS  just 
began  her  first  year  of  business 
school  at  Wharton. 

CECILY  SCHULZ  graduated  last 
year  from  UVA  law  and  is  working 
in  D.C,  as  is  her  Parisian  room- 
mate, AMY  METZ.  The  third 
member  of  the  Parisian  roommate 
trio,  ELISABETH  WILSON  GOR- 
DON, was  married  this  fall,  and 
lives  in  Vermont  with  her  new  hus- 
band. Elisabeth  is  working  at  the 
Dartmouth  Art  Museum. 

BARBARA  WEBER  has  been 
singing  in  Parisian  nightclubs, 
and  treated  us  to  an  a  capella  ren- 
dition of  'La  Vie  en  Rose'  —  tres 
Piaf! 

JOANNE  LEVINE  is  living  in 
New  York  City,  working  for 
Mouton-Rothschild  in  marketing. 
I'm  sorry  I  wasn't  able  to  talk  with 
everyone!  I  also  have  some  news 
from  friends  who  weren't  able  to 
join  us: 

JIM  MCMANUS  is  in  his  first 
year  at  Harvard  Business  School. 
Before  returning  to  graduate 
school,  Jim  was  with  Shearson 
Lehman  Hutton  in  investment 
banking. 

ELIZABETH  EDWARDS  worked 
in   investment   banking   at   First 


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JUNIOR   YEAR   IN   FRANCE 


Boston,  and  just  began  her  first 
year  at  the  Yale  Graduate  School 
of  Ivlanagement. 

HILLARY  BANTA  EBACH  was 

married  this  summer.  Hillary  and 
fvlatt  live  in  Chicago,  where  Hillary 
is  with  the  Harris  Bank  and  at- 
tends the  University  of  Chicago's 
business  school  in  her  spare 
time 

Finally,  I  hear  from  Hillary  that 
MILLY  ADAMS  was  married  this 
summer  and  lives  in  Chicago,  and 
that  LAURA  BLOOM  recently 
returned  to  Chicago  from  New 
York  to  begin  her  first  year  at  Nor- 
thwestern's  Kellogg  business 
school. 

It  seems  that  many  of  us  are  on 
the  path  to  business  via  the  MBA 
route,  and  I  am  no  exception  —  I 
am  in  my  second  year  at  the 
University  of  Virginia's  Darden 
School.  I  worked  at  Shearson 
Lehman  Hutton  in  corporate 
finance  this  past  summer,  where 
I  ran  into  Jim  fvlcfVlanus. 

I  think  we  would  all  agree  that 
we  formed  some  of  our  best 
friendships  during  our  sejour  in 
France.  I  hope  we  can  all  keep  in 
touch  over  the  five  years  to  come 
before  our  next  reunion!  I'll  close 
with  a  few  words  from  Hem- 
ingway's A  Moveable  Feast  that 
always  evoke  the  special  nature  of 
JYF  for  me: 

If    you    are    lucky    enough 
to  have  lived  in  Paris  as  a 

young  man,  then  wherever 
you  go  for  the  rest  of  your 

life,  it  stays  with  you,  for 
Paris  is  a  moveable  feast. 

A  bientot." 


And  now  a  message  from  Mme 
CAROL  DENIS  [Assistant  to  the 
Director]  to  the  1983-84  group: 

"It  was  wonderful  seeing  JILL 
ABELSON,  ALGNKA  GIESE,  NAN- 
CY JANES,  DEBRA  KATZ,  BRAD 
(V1ARSHALL,  STEVE  MURRAY, 
PETER  STONIER,  STEPHANIE 
SUMMERS,  CHINYERE  UWAH, 
JOE  VITATERNA,  SUSAN  WARR- 
NE,  and  BARBARA  WEBER.  I 
recently  talked  on  the  phone  with 
ANNE  MYERS  who  is  working 
here  this  year  but  we  haven't  got- 
ten together  yet.  GLORIA  RUSSO 
and  I  see  each  other  when  we  can 
fit  it  in,  usually  twice  a  year  —  for 
Thanksgiving  and  one  lunch. 

"I  wonder  if  JIM  MCMANUS 
[Yale]  remembers  forgetting  his 
address  in  Tours  and  getting 
home  by  listening  to  the  barks  of 
the  family  dog,  or  AIMEE 
LEVINE's  [Vassar]  getting  locked 
m  the  toilet  or  LOURDES  MELGAR 
[Mount  Holyoke]  the  wooden  toilet 
seat  at  Madame's,  and  SUSAN 
WARREN  [Mount  Holyoke]  the  an- 
tics of  Gautier  de  Lambertye.  I 
remember  one  very  pleasant  after 


noon,  drinking  chocolate  and 
eating  a  Mont-Blanc  at  Angelina's 
—  so  delicious  it  made  me  forget 
all  the  housing  problems. 

"I  wish  I  could  share  memories 
with  you  at  the  Fifth  Reunion  but 
unfortunately  it  is  a  busy  time  for 
us  here  in  the  office,  and  I  can't 
get  away.  Will  someone  please 
send  me  some  photographs  so 
that  I  can  at  least  imagine  what  it 
was  like  being  together  again. 
Much  love  to  all  of  you." 

For  those  who  could  not  make 
it  to  the  reunion,  we  include  the 
following  updates: 

JULIE  LYNN  ALLEN  [Sweet 
Briar]  wrote  from  Singapore:  "I'm 
spending  one  year  here  studying 
Mandarin  Chinese  on  a  Rotary 
Foundation  Scholarship.  Before 
this  I  spent  two  years  working  for 
the  Japanese  government  in 
Chicago  and  one  year  with  a  wine 
importing  company.  Hoping  to 
return  sometime  to  Paris  and  all 
of  France  but  for  now  Asian  study 
and  travels  are  a  great  adven- 
ture!" 

HILLARY  BANTA  [North- 
western] "I  am  working  as  an  in- 
ternational banking  officer  at  Har- 
ris Trust  &  Savings  Bank  in 
Chicago.  Specifically,  I  work  with 
companies  based  in  Toronto  and 
Montreal  that  have  U.S.  banking  re- 
quirements. I  am  fortunate  to  be 
able  to  speak  French  at  work; 
although  it  is  a  little  rusty  the 
French-Canadians  really  ap- 
preciate having  a  U.S.  banker  who 
speaks  their  language. 

"While  not  working  I  am  quite 
occupied  with  studying  for  an 
M.B.A.  at  night  at  U.  Chicago  as 
well  as  planning  a  September  17 
wedding.  I  am  marrying  a  fellow 
Northwesterner  named  Matthew 
Ebach  who  is  a  television 
newswriter.  We  plan  to  honey- 
moon in  -take  a  guess-  Paris!  I  am 
looking  forward  to  introducing 
Matt  to  Madame  Achard,  my 
former  hostess,  seeing  the  Musee 
d'Orsay,  and  revisiting  old  haunts. 

"My  year  in  Paris  was  a  tremen- 
dous amount  of  fun,  but  perhaps 
more  importantly,  it  gave  me  a 
large  dose  of  self-confidence  and 
a  sense  of  curiosity  which  I  have 
found  to  be  very  beneficial  in  post- 
Paris  life.  I  hope  to  see  everybody 
at  the  reunion  in  October!" 

ELENI  A.  CAMBOURELIS 
[Brown]  wrote:  "After  graduating 
from  Brown,  I  spent  three  years  in 
the  real  estate  investment  bank- 
ing division  of  Chemical  Bank  in 
New  York,  This  fall,  I  am  enrolled 
at  The  Wharton  School  at  U. 
Pennsylvania. 

"Unfortunately  I  have  not  been 
back  to  Paris  since  our  s6jour 
together  in  1983-84,  having  visited 
several  new  spots  during  my  short 
vacations  from  Chemical  Bank. 
However,  I  still  keep  in  touch  with 
my    French    families,    and    have 


hosted  many  French  friends 
visiting  the  U.S. 

"My  junior  year  abroad  is,  of 
course,  a  very  special  memory. 
The  friends  we  made,  the  places 
we  visited,  the  art  work  we  en- 
joyed, and  the  discos  we  danced 
at  made  the  year  rich,  fulfilling 
and  fun!  I  look  forward  to  hearing 
from  friends  who  shared  these 
adventures  and  to  the  next 
newsletter." 

TAMARA  J.  CRISPIN  [Bryn 
Mawr]:  Because  she  has  been  ful- 
ly occupied  completing  her  job  at 
the  Cuba  Tourist  Board  in  Toron- 
to and  moving  to  London,  Ontario, 
Tamara  asked  her  mother  to  write: 

"Tamara's  first  job  began  im- 
mediately after  graduation  when 
she  spent  the  summer  working  at 
the  Language  Institute  in  Madrid 
for  Bryn  Mawr  College.  Then  she 
returned  to  Canada  to  work  for 
Dominion  Securities  as  a  Sales 
Assistant.  Next  she  began  doing 
Public  Relations  and  Marketing 
for  the  Cuba  Tourist  Board  in 
Toronto.  She  left  this  week  to  work 
as  a  Teaching  Assistant  at  U, 
Western  Ontario  and  to  begin 
graduate  work  in  Spanish 
literature." 

JOCELYN  ELLIS  [Mount 
Holyoke]  wrote:  "I  have  worked  as 
a  writer  since  my  graduation  from 
Mount  Holyoke  in  1985.  I  spent 
one  year  in  an  advertising  agency 
as  a  copywriter,  then  was  hired  by 
Arizona  Public  Service  Company 
to  write  legal  testimony  demon- 
strating the  prudence  of  actions 
taken  by  management  during  the 
construction  of  the  $5.9  billion 
Palo  Verde  Nuclear  Generating 
Station.  I  am  working  in  this 
capacity  now.  I  am  also  the  author 
of  a  90-page  book. 

"The  years  in  the  business 
world  have  been  interesting  and 
lucrative,  but  not  satisfying  to  the 
soul.  I  intend  to  return  to  school 
—  most  likely  graduate  study  in 
comparative  literature,  with  an  eye 
to  'professorhood.' 

"My  year  in  France  was 
priceless.  That  experience  placed 
me  head  and  shoulders  above  so 
many  of  my  peers  who  have  never 
traveled  —  never  gained  that  cer- 
tain self-assurance,  sensitivity, 
and  worldview.  The  French  I  learn- 
ed gained  me  a  dynamite  relation- 
ship with  two  Swiss  neighbors 
who,  although  they've  now  return- 
ed to  Switzerland,  will  be  with  me 
for  the  rest  of  my  life.  And  have  I 
returned  to  Europe?  You  bet!  I 
spent  my  meagre  two  weeks  of 
vacation  in  Switzerland  last  year, 
absorbing  all  the  French  this  skin 
could  hold.  Due  largely  to  my 
strong  feelings  about  spending  a 
year  abroad,  my  brother  is  current- 
ly spending  his  junior  year  In 
f\/1unich,  Germany. 

"I  live  alone  with  two  green  par- 
rots   in    a    sunny-one-bedroom 


apartment  in  Phoenix.  I  write 
brochures  and  organize  events  (or 
charities,  jog,  play  tennis,  do 
gourmet  cooking,  spend  time  with 
my  'significant  other,'  and  read.  I'm 
tremendously  interested  in  the 
new  developments  in  physics  and 
various  theories  of  energy;  I  think 
we're  going  to  find  that  the  same 
laws  that  govern  the  physical 
realm  also  govern  that  of  the 
spirit.  Except  for  the  latter,  my  life 
is  terribly  yuppy,  I'm  afraid  " 

MICHAEL  FREDERICK 

HOGAN  Bates]  wrote  The  quote 
from  Margaret  Mason  with  which 
you  began  your  recent  letter 
brought  to  mind  a  quote  from  Ed- 
mund White  on  which  I  often 
reflected  during  my  year  in  Paris: 
'I  believed  without  a  doubt  in  a 
better  world,  which  was 
adulthood,  or  New  York,  or  Paris, 
or  love.'  Prior  to  my  year  abroad.  I 
was  an  idealist  who  envisioned  a 
better  world,  a  world  apart  from 
the  realities  and  restraints  of  my 
own  existence.  I  sought  this  world 
in  realms  that  were  apart  from  my 
current  environment,  in  a  litany  of 
'others'  similar  to  those  referred  to 
in  the  above  quote.  Never  having 
found  this  world,  I  felt  that  the 
definition  of  my  being  was  as  yet 
incomplete. 

"Today,  with  the  clarity  of  hind- 
sight, I  realize  that  my  year  in 
Paris,  coupled  with  the  year  of  my 
return,  offered  me  the  rite  of 
passage  at  whose  completion  I 
could  define  my  being.  Yet  it  was 
not  in  the  singularity  or  otherness 
of  Paris  that  this  definition 
manifested  itself.  The  events  of 
these  two  years  destroyed  the 
foundation  upon  which  I  perceiv- 
ed of  myself  as  an  idealist.  The  ex- 
periences in  Paris  on  which  I  to- 
day reflect  —  the  feelings  of  be- 
ing a  minority,  of  being  quite  far 
away  from  loved  ones,  of  the 
strength  of  love  and  of  leaving 
love  behind  —  made  me  realize 
that  my  being  must  not  seek 
definition  away,  apart,  or  from 
without.  Its  definition  is  rather 
complete  within  itself  and  its 
community,  in  short,  within  its 
own  reality.  I  realize  that  I  do 
believe  in  a  better  world,  but  that 
this  world  is  not  apart  from  my 
reality  It  instead  must  be  con- 
structed from  within  this  reality, 
from  the  materials  offered  by  my 
actual  environment.  My  year  in 
Paris  now  seems  like  a  fantasy 
that  brought  me  closer  toward  a 
fulfilling  experience  of  reality 

"My  experiences  since  the  end 
of  my  Junior  Year  Abroad  have 
been  varied.  I  ended  my 
undergraduate  years  with  a  final 
year  of  intense  study  during  which 
I  undertook  and  completed  a 
thesis  on  the  work  of  Jean  Genet, 
particularly  Ouerelle  de  Brest  and 
Le  Balcon.  After  commencement, 
I    began    working    at    Brown 


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Brothers  Harriman,  a  private  bank 
that  provides  services  to  Mutual 
Fund  companies.  I  began  as  a 
fund  accountant,  and  have  since 
begun  a  new  department  vi/ithin 
the  bank  involving  research  on  in- 
ternational stock  transactions  for 
our  clients.  This  position  offers 
me  some  opportunities  to  use  my 
French,  yet  it  is  insufficient  to 
maintain  the  ease  with  which  I 
spoke  at  the  end  of  my  year 
abroad.  My  goal  in  the  near  future 
is  to  return  to  graduate  school  to 
pursue  studies  in  French  litera- 
ture and  in  philosophy  My  area  of 
particular  interest  is  contem- 
porary critical  theory.  I  hope  one 
day  to  teach  at  the  university 
level." 

JAMES  FALVEY  [Cornell]  wrote: 
"As  you  probably  know,  we  are 
planning  a  reunion  for  October  29 
and  I've  been  helping  Cecily  put 
it  together.  We're  really  looking 
forward  to  seeing  everyone  and 
hearing  stories  on  past  and  recent 
escapades.  It  seems  that  quite  a 
few  people  are  getting  in  touch 
with  each  other  in  anticipation  of 
the  reunion.  I've  talked  to  Jesse 
Rubens,  Eleni  Cambourelis  and 
had  a  letter  from  Julie  Allen,  Julie 
has  been  lucky  enough  to  get  an 
opportunity  to  study  in  Singapore 
so  she  won't  be  making  it  to  the 
reunion  —  we'll  all  miss  her. 

"I've  been  at  U.VA  Law  School 
for  the  past  year  (after  working  for 
two  years  on  Capitol  Hill)  where 
I've  seen  Cecily  Schuiz  [law 
school]  and  Stephanie  Summers 
[business  school].  I  had  a  chance 
to  go  with  Cecily  to  visit  Sweet 
Briar  for  the  first  time  last  year  — 
everything  I'd  heard  about  it  was 
true  —  it's  almost  as  picturesque 
as  Cornell!  [Just  kidding.] 

"Charlottesville  is  great  and  if 
anyone  is  looking  for  a  laid-back 
place  to  study  both  Cecily  and  I 
can  attest  to  the  fact  that  this  is 
the  place.  I'm  hoping  to  practice 
international  law  in  Washington 
when  I  graduate  but  it's  a  com- 
petitive area  so  I'll  have  to  see  how 
it  goes.  A  tout  a  I'heure." 

BONNIE  FLINN  HURLEY 
[Mount  Holyoke]  wrote:  "I  was  very 
excited  to  be  reminded  of  our  fifth 
year  anniversary  and  to  hear  the 
Alumni  Newsletter  wou\6  be  for- 
thcoming with  news  of  my  long- 
lost  friends  from  Junior  Year 
Abroad. 

"Undoubtedly,  the  year  that  I 
spent  with  the  Sweet  Briar  Pro- 
gram in  France  was  the  most 
challenging,  yet  enlightening  and 
rewarding  experience  I  have  ever 
had.  I  have  not  yet  returned  to 
France  but  I  often  think  back  with 
fond  memories  to  the  excitement 
of  living  in  such  a  bustling  city 
with  a  plethora  of  things  to  do  and 
see.  I  only  hope  that  native  Pari- 
sians appreciate  the  city  in  which 
they  live.  I  can  honestly  say  that 


the  challenge  of  conquering  a 
new  language,  adapting  to  a  new 
lifestyle  and  culture  and  relying 
on  my  own  initiative  to  travel  and 
experience  the  things  that  Europe 
has  to  offer  had  a  profound  effect 
on  my  life.  Before  my  Junior  Year 
Abroad  I  used  to  consider  myself 
easily  intimidated! 

"I  was  married  in  September, 
1987  to  Hugh  Hurley,  a  graduate  of 
Providence  College.  We  live  in 
Summit,  NJ  and  are  hoping  to  buy 
a  house  in  the  near  future.  I  work 
for  an  independent  school,  Gill/St. 
Bernard's  in  Gladstone,  NJ  where 
I  am  the  assistant  to  the  Director 
of  Development  and  the  Coor- 
dinatorof  Public  Relations.  I  real- 
ly enjoy  working  in  an  academic 
environment.  It  makes  me  think 
back  to  the  time  when  I  helped 
teach  English  to  French  students 
in  the  13th  arrondissement!" 

NANCY  A.  JANES  [North- 
western] wrote:  "As  the  U.S.  Olym- 
pic Committee's  Protocol  Coor- 
dinator for  the  4th  Pan  American 
Games,  which  took  place  in  the 
USA  in  August  1987,  I  had  my 
hands  full  in  active  diplomacy  in 
the  context  of  international  sport. 
Upon  completion  of  this  project, 
I  decided  to  move  immediately  to 
Paris,  to  pursue  opportunities  for 
work  and  graduate  study  which 
had  developed  through  this 
experience. 

"I  became  the  U.S.  delegate  to 
the  Association  of  National  Olym- 
pic Committees,  based  in  Paris, 
once  again  finding  myself 
challenged  by  the  international 
relations  side  of  the  Olympic 
movement.  I  also  had  the  thrill  of 
learning  first-hand  about  the  Olym- 
pic philosophy,  in  its  homeland: 
the  modern  Olympic  games  were 
founded  by  the  Frenchman  Baron 
Pierre  de  Coubertin,  who  is 
responsible  for  its  present  inter- 
national structure,  motto,  symbol, 
etc.  The  philosophy  —  which  pro- 
motes the  complete  development 
of  men,  not  only  physical  but  also 
moral,  intellectual,  social-is  still 
revered  there.  I  grew  to  appreciate 
it  also  as  a  tool  in  international 
harmony. 

"As  an  extension  of  this,  I  was 
elected  to  the  Executive  Board  of 
an  association  at  UNESCO.  It  is 
tied  to  its  International  Fund  for 
the  Development  of  Physical 
Education  and  Sport,  which  pro- 
motes the  global  development  of 
man. 

"In  addition,  I  pursued 
coursework  at  France's  govern- 
ment school,  LEcole  Nationale 
d'Administration  [E.N. A.],  in  inter- 
national politics,  law,  economic 
relations,  and  public  administra- 
tion. This  was  valuable  in 
understanding  French-and  Euro- 
pean, generally-political  and 
economic  structure  and  policies. 
In  addition,  it  was  an  interesting 


place  to  be  during  the  elections! 

"I  am  still  playing  my  flute. 
While  in  Paris,  I  was  a  regular  per- 
former at  the  American  Church,  in 
addition  to  playing  concerts  at  the 
Palais  Royal  and  on  national 
television  with  'LOrchestre  de 
I'E.N.A.'  I  was  also  invited  to  give 
a  private  performance  for  the  U.S. 
Ambassador  and  his  guests  at  his 
residence,  in  late  May. 

"From  April-July,  also,  I  found 
time  to  fulfill  a  research  contract 
for  the  Organization  for  Economic 
Cooperation  and  Development 
[OECD],  located  in  the  Chateau  de 
la  Muette.  I  worked  in  the  Develop- 
ment Cooperation  Directorate, 
and  completed  a  project  on  the 
role  of  non-governmental  organ- 
ization in  development. 

"This  research  for  the  OECD  I 
will  apply  as  well  to  my  master's 
program  at  Harvard  University, 
which  will  concentrate  on  interna- 
tional development,  beginning  in 
September. 

"I  do  wish  to  say  hello  to  all 
friends  from  this  special  year  and 
would  be  happy  to  see  anyone  in 
the  Boston  area." 

LOURDES  MELGAR  [Mount 
Holyoke]  wrote:  "My  year  in 
France  was  the  realization  of  an 
old  dream  I  had  since  I  was  a  stu- 
dent at  the  Lycee  Franco- 
Mexicain.  It  was  a  year  of  great  joy 
and  painful  growth,  of  cultural 
enrichment  and  deep  loneliness. 
Any  way  I  look  at  it,  it  was  a 
special  year,  an  unforgettable  one, 
and  one  that  confronted  a  dream 
with  reality  I  am  still  crazy  about 
French  culture  and  France,  but  I'm 
much  more  critical  of  it  too.  After 
being  in  France,  I  realized  to  what 
extent  the  French  through  their 
lycees  had  accomplished  their 
mission  civilisatrice  on  me!  So 
after  I  returned  to  Mount  Holyoke 
College,  I  studied  Western  African 
literature  and  concentrated  my 
studies  on  Third  World 
Development. 

"Enough  of  France!  After 
graduation  I  entered  MIT's 
Political  Science  Department 
where  Frederick  Hamerman  was 
also  a  Master's  student.  I'm  cur- 
rently a  Ph.D.  candidate  in  Political 
Economy,  working  on  my  disser- 
tation on  the  politics  of 
industrialization. 

"This  past  September,  I  finally 
returned  to  Paris  and  was 
fascinated  by  it  again.  I  guess, 
after  all,  I  will  always  be  a  fran- 
cophile. I'm  considering  getting  a 
job  at  the  EEC  after  I  receive  my 
Ph.D.  from  MIT,  so  that  I  can  spend 
some  time  in  France  again.  I  hope 
I'll  be  meeting  you  all  there, 
sometime." 

CAROLYN  JOSENHANS  SIM- 
MONS [Denison]  whtes:  "Looking 
back  to  my  Junior  Year  in  France, 
I  can  honestly  say  that  it  had  a 
tremendous  influence  on  my  life. 


Because  of  that  year,  I  majored  in 
French  in  college,  and  am  now 
working  on  my  doctorate  in 
French  literature  at  Princeton  U.  I 
hope  to  finish  my  degree  within 
two  years  and  begin  teaching. 
Presently  I  am  preparing  to  return 
to  Paris  to  do  research  at  the  B.N. 
I'm  very  much  looking  forward  to 
being  in  Paris  again! 

"Over  the  past  five  years,  1  have 
kept  in  contact  with  Ouynh 
Nguyen,  still  living  in  L.A.  and  get- 
ting married  this  fall  and  Alenka 
Giese,  who  was  in  Paris  over  the 
past  year.  I'd  love  to  hear  from 
other  Sweet  Briar  friends  —  like 
Rachel  and  Julia,  and  my  friends 
from  the  Art  History  and  Histoire 
de  Paris  courses.  If  any  of  you  are 
ever  in  the  Princeton  area  [which 
by  extension  includes  NYC], 
please  give  me  a  call  —  you  can 
always  reach  me  through  the 
Romance  Language  Department 
of  the  University." 

DEBRA  SUE  KATZ  [Vassar]  "For 
2-1/2  years  [until  February  1988]  I 
was  living  in  Tokyo,  Japan.  I  did  all 
sorts  of  things  while  I  was  there: 
teaching  English  [and  French], 
translating  French  to  English, 
rewriting  documents  [which  had 
been  translated  from  Japanese  to 
English],  studying  Japanese, 
Japanese  cooking  and  tai-chi,  do- 
ing volunteer  crisis  counseling 
and,  of  course,  traveling 
throughout  Japan  and  Asia. 
[Whew!] 

"Now  I'm  back  in  the  U.S.A.  [for 
a  while  at  least],  and  I've  just 
started  studying  for  my  M.A.  in 
French  Language  and  Civilization 
at  N.Y.U.  I'm  also  going  to  get  my 
teacher  certification.  So  all  told, 
I'll  probably  be  in  New  York  for  two 
years.  Afterwards,  I'll  probably 
head  west  and  teach  French, 
either  at  the  high  school  or  junior 
college  level.  If  anyone  is  in  the 
New  York  area,  please  drop  by  and 
say  'hi'." 

STEPHANIE  LaTOUR  [Radcliffe] 
wrote:  "After  working  for  the 
American  Civil  Liberties  Union 
[ACLU]  in  Providence,  Rhode 
Island  for  two  years,  I  will  be  at- 
tending Northeastern  Law  School 
next  year  in  Boston.  I  am  planning 
to  specialize  in  public  interest 
law." 

WILLIAM  A.  LAWRENCE,  III 
[Duke]  wrote:  "Paris  gave  me  a 
whole  new  way  of  looking  at  the 
world,  and  a  new  world  for  me  to 
look  at:  French-speaking  Africa. 
Studying  in  Paris  showed  me  how 
there's  always  alternative  ways  of 
looking  at  international  relations 
other  than  the  American-Russian 
'us  and  them'  mentality,  which  is 
re-emerging  today  There's  a  third 
world  view.  Following  my  Junior 
Year  in  France  with  Sweet  Briar,  I 
developed  an  interest  in  Senegal, 
and  then  spent  three  years  as  a 
Peace  Corps  Volunteer  in  Moroc- 


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JUNIOR   YEAR   IN   FRANCE 


William  Lawrence  (Duke)  and  his  waiter-friend  Jean-Louis  Michaux. 


CO.  I  don't  think  I  would  have  been 
culturally  and  psychologically 
prepared  tor  spending  those  years 
in  Morocco  if  I  hadn't  had  the 
cross-cultural  experience  in 
France  provided  by  Sweet  Briar. 
Also,  learning  French  orally,  in 
families  and  in  the  street, 
prepared  me  for  learning  Moroc- 
can Arabic  orally  in  the  street,  for 
Moroccan  Arabic  is  an  unwritten 
dialect. 

"Studying  abroad  and  suc- 
ceeding in  the  French  University 
system  built  my  confidence  and 
helped  me  develop  a  mature  ap- 
proach to  my  studies.  I  learned  to 
be  a  self-motivated  'unsupervised' 
student.  Returning  from  Sweet 
Briar  Junior  Year  in  France,  I  went 
from  a  B-  average  to  straight  A's  at 
Duke  U. 

"But  perhaps  the  greatest 
reward  was  the  personal  contacts 
and  new  friendships.  When  I  need- 
ed primary  resources  from  Paris 
for  my  senior  thesis  at  Duke,  it 
was  a  friend  made  through  the 
practice-teaching  [Centre  de 
Documentation  Pedagogique] 
who  worked  as  my  research  assis- 
tant overseas.  When  I  visited  Paris 
with  my  parents  this  February  it 
was  a  waiter  friend  from  my  Sweet 
Briar  days  who  is  now  maitre  d'  at 
a  chic  Latin  Quarter  restaurant 
who  gave  my  parents  royal  treat- 
ment. I  keep  in  touch  with  many 
friends  from  that  year  in  Paris,  and 
it  was  only  fitting  that  the  first  per- 
son to  call  and  welcome  me  home 
after  three  years  in  North  Africa 
was  a  Sweet  Briar  JYF  friend. 

"Tomorrow  I  will  register  for 
classes  at  Fletcher  School  of  Law 
and  Diplomacy  in  Medford. 
Massachusetts,  which  prepares 
students  for  international  careers. 
I  have  also  been  assigned  an  in- 
ternational roommate.  I'm  sure 
Jacques  and  I,  as  he  said  during 
our  first  phone  conversation,  will 
have  a  lot  to  talk  about." 


AIMEE  D.  LEVINE  [Vassar] 
wrote:  "JYF  1983-84  has  indeed 
had  the  most  profound  influence 
on  my  life.  I  returned  to  Vassar  as 
a  different  person  and  viewed  the 
world  with  a  new  perspective.  Last 
summer  I  returned  to  Paris  for  2 
weeks  and  my  idyllic  memories 
associated  with  ttie  city  and  JYF 
remained  unchanged. 

"I  am  happily  settled  in  Manhat- 
tan and  have  been  working  in  the 
fashion  industry  for  nearly  3  years. 
In  my  free  time  I  fence  foil  com- 
petitively at  a  NYC  salle  d'armes." 

JOANNE  K.  LEVINE  [Wellesley] 
wrote:  "I've  just  returned  from  a 
vacation  in  Paris  full  of  memories 
and  reflections  on  our  Junior  Year 
This  is  the  second  time  I've  been 
back  since  the  end  of  the  Junior 
Year,  and  I'm  happy  to  say  Paris  is 
as  wonderful  and  magical  as  ever. 
I  can't  believe  it's  already  five 
years  since  I  was  preparing  to  go 
off  to  France  for  the  first  time. 

"I  am  living  in  Manhattan  and 
working  for  Baron  Philippe  de 
Rothschild,  Inc.,  the  French  wine 
company,  [makers  of  Chateau 
Mouton  Rothschild  and  Mouton 
Cadet].  I  have  the  opportunity  to 
use  my  French  although  I've 
forgotten  quite  a  bit. 

"I  see  Valerie  Groh  pretty  often. 
She  is  working  for  Society 
Generale  and  also  living  in 
Manhattan.  I  also  saw  Rachel 
Stenn  last  spring.  We  ended  up 
taking  a  class  together  at  New 
York  U.  I'm  looking  forward  to  hear- 
ing about  the  others." 

ANDREA  LEVY  [Wellesley] 
wrote:  "After  graduating  from 
Wellesley  College  in  1985.  I  at- 
tended the  Georgetown  Universi- 
ty School  of  Foreign  Service,  from 
which  I  received  a  master's  degree 
in  international  relations  in  May 
1987. 

"During  my  two  years  at 
Georgetown,  I  held  a  variety  of  in- 
ternships: at  the  State  Department 


[Nicaragua  desk],  the  Washington 
bureau  of  a  major  Japanese 
newspaper  [the  Asahi  Shimbun], 
and  the  Foreign  Service  Institute 
[the  training  arm  of  the  U  S  Foreign 
Service]. 

"Since  December  of  1987, 1  have 
been  working  at  the  U.S.  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce  in  the  Interna- 
tional Trade  Administration,  where 
I  work  with  the  OECD  Industry 
Committee. 

"Since  the  OECD  is  convenient- 
ly [for  me!  ]  headquartered  in  Paris, 
I  will  be  returning  to  the  wonder- 
ful City  of  Light  three  times  a  year 
for  each  Industry  Committee 
meeting.  Hallelujah! 

"I  have  kept  in  close  contact 
with  two  other  '83^4  JYFers:  Irma 
Alvarez  and  Aimee  Levine,  both  of 
whom  I  knew  before  my  year 
abroad.  I  have  also  kept  in  close 
contact  with  a  few  of  the  French 
friends  I  made  during  that  year, 
one  of  whom  was  my  next-door 
neighbor  in  Madame  Muller's  pen- 
sion on  the  Rue  de  Babylone.  I 
have  been  back  to  Paris  twice, 
once  in  1986,  and  once  in  1987. 
Both  trips  were  for  pleasure,  not 
business. 

"My  year  abroad  was  without  a 
doubt  one  of  the  highlights  of  my 
youth.  I  will  forever  retain  fond  and 
wistful  memories  of  the  people  I 
met,  the  places  I  visited,  and  the 
experiences  I  had  during  that 
magical  year.  I  am  trying  very  hard 
to  keep  my  French  up  to  par,  but 
with  the  passage  of  time,  it 
becomes  increasingly  more  dif- 
ficult. Vive  la  France  [et  Sweet 
Briar  JYF]!!" 

N.B.  I  forgot  to  mention  that  one 
of  my  current  roommates  was  a 
member  of  the  '84-85  JYF  group: 
Kara  Andersen.  We  found  out  we 
had  this  common  linkage  only 
after  she  had  moved  in!" 

MARY  LOUGHLIN  [North- 
western] wrote:  "When  I  try  to 
imagine  the  street  names  and 
lines  of  the  Paris  map  and  the 
faces  of  the  friends  and  of  the 
family  that  I  lived  with,  all  of  which 
seemed  so  permanently  imprinted 
in  my  mind,  nothing  is  crisp, 
everything  has  faded.  I  realize  the 
impact  of  the  time  that  has 
passed  since  our  year  abroad. 

"My  life  really  changed  its 
course  after  coming  home  from 
France.  Beforehand,  I  was  stumbl- 
ing along,  unconsciously  heading 
towards  law  school  with  no  real 
enthusiasm.  But  being  distanced 
from  my  family.  American  culture, 
and  my  past  friends  for  a  year, 
gave  me  the  independence  of 
mind  to  take  a  chance  with  my 
future  in  order  to  find  a  more  satis- 
fying pursuit.  As  some  of  you 
know,  I  have  always  loved  drawing 
and  making  things.  With  this  In 
mind,  I  came  to  the  conclusion 
that  I  should  become  an  architect. 
At  present,  I  am  drawing  like  crazy. 


working  for  a  structural  engineer- 
ing firm,  and  just  about  to  finish 
my  Masters  in  Architecture  at  U. 
California. 

"I'm  sorry  that  I  haven't  kept  in 
touch  with  any  of  you.  I  can't  wait 
to  find  out  what's  going  on  in  your 
lives.  If  any  of  you  are  ever  in  Los 
Angeles.  I  live  in  Venice.  Look  me 
up  and  give  me  a  call" 

JOSE  ADRIAN  MALDONADO 
[Case  Western  Reservej  wrote.  II 
is  really  incredible  that  five  years 
have  gone  by.  You  ask  me  what  in- 
fluences the  year  in  France  has 
had  in  my  life.  Well,  it  has  ex- 
panded my  horizons,  for  now  I'm 
curious  about  foreign  people  and 
cultures.  Since  I  live  in  the  Carib- 
bean I  have  taken  advantage  of  the 
fact  that  there  are  many  French 
islands  close  by  I  also  hear  Radio 
France  International'  on  my  radio 
and  keep  watching  French  movies 
on  cable  TV  I  have  travelled  to 
several  of  these  islands  so  I  can 
buy  books  and  records  and  prac- 
tice my  French. 

"Just  this  summer  I  went  to  the 
island  of  Saint-Martin  after  my 
graduation  from  law  school  to  buy 
French  law  books  and  relax.  There 
I  met  a  local  lawyer  and  we  ex- 
changed anecdotes  and  discuss- 
ed some  aspects  of  French  law.  I 
am  presently  studying  for  the  bar 
exam  of  Puerto  Rico  and  after- 
wards I  plan  to  go  to  Washington. 
D.C.  to  find  a  job. 

"I  have  kept  in  touch  with  the 
French  families  in  Paris  and  in 
Tours  and  also  with  the  French 
teacher  with  whom  I  worked  as  a 
teacher's  assistant.  I  hope  to  visit 
them  in  France  one  of  these  days. 
It's  really  great  to  have  friends  so 
far  away.  My  French  brother,  Ted 
Simpson  is  getting  married  on  Oc- 
tober 1  in  New  York,  and  I  plan  to 
visit  him  for  the  big  event. 

"That  year  in  France  was  truly 
one  of  the  high  points  in  my  life 
and  an  experience  I  will  not  soon 
forget.  I  wish  you  all  the  best,  mes 
amis,    thanks    for    everything  " 

DAVID  BRADFORD  MAR- 
SHALL [Amherst]  was  spending 
the  summer  in  France.  His  mother 
sent  the  following  message:  "I 
would  say  that  the  Junior  Year  pro- 
gram greatly  influenced  his  direc- 
tion. After  graduating  from 
Amherst  in  '85,  he  received  a 
fellowship  to  the  University  of  Di- 
jon, France,  and  spent  the  year 
teaching  and  taking  courses.  The 
following  year  he  pursued  a 
similar  program  at  the  University 
of  Paris  and  received  a  diploma  In 
French  linguistics.  Both  summers 
were  given  to  travel  —  Italy. 
Greece  and  Russia  among  other 
places.  He  has  currently  com- 
pleted his  first  year  at  Johns 
Hopkins  U.  where  he  has  a  full 
fellowship  for  a  Master's  and  Ph.D. 
[concentration  in  French 
literature).  Brad  returned  to  France 


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NEWS 


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this  May  for  the  summer  and  has 
spent  a  month  traveling  through 
Czechosloval<ia,  Hungary  and 
Yugoslavia.  He  keeps  in  touch 
with  Mary  [Emmy]  Wyatt  and  at- 
tended her  wedding  this  past 
May." 

STEPHEN  S.  MURRAY  [Wil- 
liams] writes:  "I  am  still  under  the 
spell  Paris  cast  on  me  in  1983-84. 
I  went  back  to  teach  in  Paris  for 
a  year  after  college.  I  am  present- 
ly teaching  French  in  a  school 
near  Boston,  and  I  recently  spent 
most  of  my  honeymoon  in  France." 

DAPHNE  NUGENT  [U.  Southern 
California]  wrote:  "I  am  currently 
working  in  Los  Angeles  at  the 
French  American  Chamber  of 
Commerce.  The  job  is  great 
because  I  use  my  French  every 
day,  as  well  as  my  economics 
background.  I  have  decided, 
however,  to  go  back  to  school.  In 
February,  I  leave  for  Melbourne, 
Australia,  where  I  will  be  studying 
for  my  Master's  in  economics  on 
a  Rotary  Scholarship.  I  was  in 
Australia  in  August  of  1987  and  fell 
in  love  with  it,  so  I  am  very  excited 
about  the  opportunity  to  spend  a 
few  years  there.  I  plan  on  return- 
ing to  the  United  States  to  con- 
tinue on  with  a  Ph.D.  in  either 
economics  or  political  science. 
My  long-term  goal  is  to  get  a 
teaching  position  at  a  college 
and/or  go  into  economic 
journalism. 

"Beside  the  unique  experience 
and  valuable  education,  the  most 
lasting  and  meaningful  part  of  my 
year  in  France  were  the  friends 
that  I  made.  I  still  keep  in  touch 
with  one  of  my  French  friends 
from  class  there  and  although  we 
live  on  opposite  coasts,  I  try  to  see 
both  Judith  Weinstein  and  An- 
thony ['Antonio']  Izzo  at  least  once 
a  year.  1  went  to  visit  both  of  them 
at  Christmas  and  just  came  back 
from  Baltimore  where  I  stayed 
with  Judith  and  her  new  husband 
(they  were  married  August  7th).  I 
also  see  Peter  Stonier  regularly 
since  he  lives  in  Los  Angeles.  I  am 
looking  forward  to  hearing  about 
everyone  else  and  how  they  are 
doing.  Best  of  luck  to  all." 

MARY  [Emmy]  OLMSTED 
WYATT  [Williams]  wrote:  "I  am 
now  living  in  New  York  City.  I  am 
entering  my  second  and  final  year 
at  Columbia  where  I  am  pursuing 
my  MBA.  I  am  hoping  to  work  in 
some  area  of  Human  Resources 
when  I  graduate.  I  married  in  May 
to  Kenneth  Wyatt.  We  are  living  in 
a  newly-developed  area  of  Manhat- 
tan called  Battery  Park  City  It  is 
on  the  Hudson  River  near  the 
World  Trade  Center. 

"I  see  Bradford  Marshall  as 
often  as  can  be  expected  con- 
sidering his  frequent  travels  to 
France  and  the  rest  of  Europe.  I 
also  keep  in  touch  with  Elisabeth 
Wilson  who  lived  in  New  York  un- 


til recently  and  will  soon  be  mar- 
rying and  Amy  Metz.  That  is  all  the 
news  from  this  front." 

TINA  LOUISE  PACK  [Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's]  wrote:  "I  am  cur- 
rently a  store  manager  for  Vic- 
toria's Secret  Stores  in  Charlotte, 
N.C.  As  a  member  of  the  1983-84 
group,  I  am  very  excited  about  our 
fifth  anniversary.  I  am  also 
delighted  that  Cecily  Schuiz, 
James  Falvey  and  Stephanie  Sum- 
mers have  taken  the  time  to 
organize  a  reunion  in  D.C.  this 
October. 

"I  have  kept  in  contact  with  a 
handful  of  friends  from  that  year. 
This  past  spring  I  went  back  to 
Paris  on  vacation  and  the 
memories  flooded  back.  I  stayed 
in  the  same  apartment  I  had  lived 
in  during  my  Junior  Year  abroad, 
and  I  spent  a  lot  of  time  catching 
up  with  Barbara  Weber,  my  room- 
mate for  that  year,  and  Pamela 
Pate. 

"Pamela  spent  this  past  year 
teaching  in  a  French  school  in 
Millau,  France.  Barbara  has  been 
living  in  Paris  and  singing  at  a 
wonderful  little  club  called  the 
Hollywood  Savoy,  near  La  Bourse. 

"In  reflecting  on  my  year  in 
France,  I  have  only  wonderful 
memories.  I  was  lucky  enough  to 
be  not  only  in  a  remarkable  city 
but  also  to  be  part  of  a  remarkable 
group  of  people.  Some  of  my 
dearest  friendships  and  fondest 
memories  were  made  during  that 
year.  My  only  regret  is  that  I  did 
not  keep  in  touch  with  all  of  my 
friends  from  that  year.  I  am  really 
looking  forward  to  seeing 
everyone  in  October.  I  know  that 
it  will  be  a  fantastic  reunion." 

JULIE  SHIELDSHICKMAN 
[Sweet  Briar]  "Just  as  an  update, 
I  have  changed  to  my  step-father's 
last  name.  I  graduated  in  1985. 
Coming  back  senior  year  was  a  bit 
of  a  letdown  after  being  in  gay 
Paree.  I  had  travelled  and  worked 
after  junior  year  —  working  as  an 
interpreter  in  a  crystal  shop  that 
following  summer  in  Paris  and  liv- 
ing in  a  model's  apartment  in  the 
16th  near  the  Eiffel  Tower. 

"Before  graduating  from  Sweet 
Briar  I  was  recruited  by  Security 
Pacific  Bank  in  Los  Angeles  as 
one  of  their  trainees  in  the  Cor- 
porate Training  Program.  The  pro- 
gram was  dissolved  at  the  last 
minute  but  1  continued  on  with 
Security  Pacific  for  a  while  in  Cor- 
porate Foreign  Exchange  Trading, 
until  I  moved  on  with  Goldman, 
Sachs  and  Co.  in  investment  bank- 
ing for  the  next  two  years.  In  Los 
Angeles  I  was  active  in  the  Junior 
League.  During  that  period  my 
travels  have  taken  me  to  the  Far 
East  (Japan  and  Hong-Kong),  to 
Hawaii  and  back  to  Europe  —  and 
back  and  forth  from  coast  to 
coast.  I  still  try  to  get  to  Aspen 
once  a  year  for  some  skiing. 


"Finally  I  was  struck  by  a 
lightening  bolt  which  told  me  that 
my  true  purpose  was  to  be  a  land- 
scape architect  [perhaps  the 
gardens  of  Versailles  finally  took 
effect].  I  tested  out  the  brainstorm 
with  a  semester  of  evening 
classes  at  UCLA  before  giving  up 
my  investment  banking  career.  I 
have  moved  down  to  Orange 
County  [Newport  Beach  area.  Cor- 
ona del  Mar  specifically].  I  was 
delighted  to  find  that  one  of  the 
best  landscape  architecture  pro- 
grams was  nearby,  and  I  moved 
closer.  I  am  now  a  full-time  stu- 
dent learning  thousands  of  plant 
species  and  becoming  aware  of 
the  responsibilities  of  improving 
the  environment  along  with  learn- 
ing to  draw  and  draft.  By  next  sum- 
mer I  will  probably  intern  with  one 
of  the  area  firms  [if  I  don't  take  ad- 
vantage of  my  summer  to  leap 
back  to  Paris],  but  currently  I  am 
working  part-time  with  a  limited 
partnership  [real  estate  invest- 
ment fund]  called  The  Mortgage 
Bancfund,  the  Marketing  Divi- 
sion. 

"I  find  Southern  California  to  be 
the  hub  of  tennis  activity  and  I 
have  been  playing  about  two  tour- 
naments a  month.  I  guess  I  have 
gotten  the  health  and  exercise 
craze  in  general.  I'll  admit  I  eat 
beansprouts,  work  out  with 
weights,  do  aerobics,  swim  and 
run  marathons,  etc.  on  a  regular 
basis.  I  miss  the  East  coast,  but 
California  living  sure  is  nice. 
Would  love  to  have  my  fellow 
JYFers  out  for  a  visit.  Please  call." 

ANNE  WALSH  [U.  Michigan] 
wrote:  "Upon  returning  to  U. 
Michigan  as  a  senior,  I  finished  my 
B.A.  in  Art  History  Phi  Beta  Kap- 
pa and  as  valedictorian  of  my 
class.  I  moved  back  to  Boston  and 
spent  the  next  two  years,  until 
August,  1987,  working  as  a  Public 
Art  Program  Administrator  for  the 
Cambridge  Arts  Council.  My  job 
entailed  the  administration  of  a 
program  which  commissions  and 
overseas  the  fabrication  and  in- 
stallation of  major  public  art 
works  in  new  and  renovated  sub- 
way stations  in  Boston  and 
Cambridge. 

"In  September,  1987,  yielding  to 
a  long-standing  interest  in 
photography,  I  began  work 
towards  an  M.F.A.  degree  in  art  at 
The  California  Institute  of  the  Arts. 
I  make  primarily  studio- 
photographs,  using  models  or  ob- 
jects which  I  have  made  to  be 
photographed.  I  work  in  colors 
with  medium-format  camera 
equipment.  This  summer,  I  am 
working  in  the  photography 
department  of  the  Los  Angeles 
County  Museum  of  Arts,  catalogu- 
ing portions  of  the  collection. 

"I  live  in  Santa  Monica,  CA.,  very 
close  to  the  Pacific,  and  enjoy  Los 
Angeles  a  great  deal. 


"My  year  in  France  yielded 
several  very  close  friends,  two  of 
whom  now  have  a  son,  who  is  my 
godson.  I  found  it  difficult  to  make 
many  friends  there,  but  the  ones 
I  made  are  true  and  abiding 
friends.  My  interest  in  politics  has 
its  roots  in  that  year  as  well,  since 
the  level  of  political  con- 
sciousness and  dialogue  is 
undeniably  higher  and  more  per- 
vasive in  France  than  in  this  coun- 
try. It  was  wonderful  as  an  ex- 
perience and  exercise  in  patience, 
tolerance,  humility,  fashion, 
culture,  history  and  personal  in- 
tegrity I  think  back  on  it  as  the 
freest  I  have  ever  felt." 

BARBARA  WEBER  [North- 
western] writes:  "After  graduating 
from  Northwestern,  I  spent  the 
next  year  acting  in  several  profes- 
sional productions  and  tours  in 
Chicago.  But  Paris  kept  calling  me 
back,  so  I  returned  there,  and 
gradually  worked  my  way  up  to  fin- 
ding jobs  as  a  jazz  singer  in  night 
clubs.  I  sang  jazz,  country  and 
western  and  rock,  as  well  as  my 
own  music;  which  I  hope  will  be 
interesting  enough  to  others  to 
continue  with!  I  also  worked  as  a 
dialect-coach  for  French  actors 
trying  to  learn  to  act  in  English.  At 
the  moment,  I'm  back  in  New  York, 
taking  a  break  to  rest  my  voice, 
spending  time  with  my  family  and 
working  at  Jones  Road  Antiques 
on  the  East  Side.  Recently  I 
coached  American  actors  on  their 
French  pronunciation  for  an  Off- 
Broadway  production  of  Madame 
Bovary.  That  was  fun.  I'm  looking 
forward  to  seeing  as  many  of  you 
as  possible  in  October  PS.  Mina 
Rhode  is  in  the  San  Francisco 
area  being  successful." 

JUDITH  WEINSTEIN  [Bryn 
Mawr]  wrote:  "Without  a  doubt,  my 
year  in  France  was  one  of  the 
most  significant  in  my  life  and  has 
had  tremendous  impact  on  all  my 
decision-making.  It  was  during 
that  year  that  I  gained  fluency  in 
French  and  made  lifelong  friends 
—  American  and  French. 

"Right  after  col  lege  I  was  award- 
ed a  French  Government  Teaching 
Assistantship  in  Bordeaux,  but 
declined  it  for  a  job  in  California. 
I  got  to  live  in  northern  California 
for  a  year  and  keep  up  with 
Daphne  Nugent,  but  to  this  day 
there's  still  a  part  of  me  that 
regrets  that  decision. 

"To  amend  my  ways,  I  entered 
NYU's  Institute  of  French  Studies 
in  the  Fall  of  1986  where  I  ran  in- 
to Melissa  Clegg  who's  pursuing 
a  Ph.D.  there.  After  receiving  my 
M.A.  in  June  1987,  I  went  to  Paris 
to  do  an  internship  in  a  silk  com- 
pany there. 

"Since  October  1987  I  have  been 
at  JHPIEGO  —  an  international 
education  program  in  public 
health  at  the  Johns  Hopkins 
School  of  Public  Health.  My  title 


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JUNIOR   YEAR   IN   FRANCE 


is  Regional  Office  Coordinator  for 
Africa  and  tfie  Caribbean.  Never 
thought  I'd  be  using  French  in 
Baltimore!  I'm  looking  forward  to 
travel  to  Kenya  this  fall  and  North 
Africa  In  the  near  future.  I  think  my 
next  academic  pursuit  will  be 
graduate  work  In  Africa  and 
development  studies.  I  hope  my 
travels  won't  coincide  with  the 
JYF  reunion. 

"Daphne  Nugent  was  just  In 
D.C.,  to  take  the  Foreign  Service 
exam  and  visit  me  and  my  new  [as 
of  August  7,  1988]  husband. 
Mathew  MacCumber. 

"Looking  forward  to  reading 
about  everyone.  If  anyone  ever 
passes  through  Baltimore,  please 
look  me  up.  [I've  kept  my  name  — 
I'm  In  the  book!]" 

1985-86 

SARITA  S.  HOYT  [Bryn  Mawr]  Is 
a  Peace  Corps  Volunteer  in 
Guinea,  West  Africa. 


1986-87 


The  1986-87  students  have  now 
graduated  from  their  home  col- 
leges and  universities.  Before  they 
dispersed  into  the  wide  world  we 
asked  them  about  their  plans  for 
the  immediate  future.  We  hope 
they  will  be  as  successful  as  past 
alumni  in  their  chosen  career  or 
graduate  study  and  they  will  keep 
in  touch. 

ELIZABETH  ALFANO  [North- 
western] will  be  back  In  Paris, 
"working  for  the  next  two  years 
with      an      American      firm." 

JULIE  BAKER  [Randolph- 
Macon  Woman]'s  plans  were  still 
in  the  air!  "I  took  the  summer  off 
to  relax  and  to  recuperate  from 
senior  year.  By  August  I'll  be  In 
Atlanta  searching  for  a  job,  apart- 
ment, etc.  I'm  looking  for 
something  in  marketing  or  RR." 

On  June  6  LAUREN  E.  BRIER 
[Mount  Holyoke]  began  working 
for  Diane  Glynn  and  Associates, 
a  small  public  relations  firm  in 
Midtown  Manhattan.  "I  will  be  liv- 
ing in  Greenwich  Village  with 
another  MHC  graduate." 

GENEVA  CARR  [Mount 
Holyoke]  after  working  in  an  in- 
vestment bank  during  the  sum- 
mer, is  back  in  France  at  the  Ecole 
Sup6rieure  de  Commerce  de 
Paris.  "I  can't  Imagine  ever  leaving 
Paris  again!" 

JENNIFER  CHUMAS  [Mount 
Holyoke]  has  accepted  a  position 
with  Stroock,  Stroock  and  Lavan 
[a  downtown  New  York  law  firm]  as 
a  legal  assistant." 

KAREN  DECTER  [Denison] 
writes:  "I  have  had  an  excellent 
summer  working  at  Tennis  de 
France  Magazine,  LEquipe  and 


United  Press  International.  Star- 
ting in  October  I  will  work  for  L'E- 
qulpe  magazine.  I  am  loving  Paris 
more  than  ever[maybe  since  I  am 
finally  staying  in  one  place  —  off 
of  trains)." 

LAMMOT  duPONT  [Williams]: 
"Three-year  training  program,  cur- 
rency trading  division  at  the  Credit 
Suisse/Geneva,    Switzerland." 

ELISABETH  ELKHODARY 
JGoucher]  has  been  employed  by 
the  United  States  Information 
Agency  |USIA]  as  the  program 
assistant  of  their  Foreign  Service 
National  Employee  Program 
JFSNEP]. 

GLORIA  ERICKSON  [Mills| 
wrote:  "I  am  postponing  graduate 
school  indefinitely  and  have  ac- 
cepted a  position  with  the 
Japanese  Ministry  of  Education. 
Will  be  teaching  English  in 
Japanese  public  schools  in  Tottori 
Prefecture  on  the  Sea  of  Japan.  I 
have  begun  a  study  of  Japanese, 
but  miss  speaking  French  and 
miss  Paris.  The  year  in  Paris  serv- 
ed as  our  door  to  the  world,  a  door 
I  plan  to  keep  open." 

S.  MITCHELL  GLAZIER 
[Northwestern]  will  be  attending 
Vanderbilt  Law  School  in 
Nashville,  TN  after  travelling  back 
to  France  this  summer. 

CATHERINE  HAMMOND 
[Northwestern]  wrote  that  she  was 
working  as  a  Customer  Service 
Representative  for  Dun  & 
Bradstreet  in  Troy,  Michigan. 

"I  plan  to  get  my  M.B.A.  soon.  I 
am  marrying  Bob  Rondeau  in 
Detroit  on  June  24,  1988.  Also,  I 
have  a  new  cat." 

CINDY  M.  HOYLE  [Wellesley] 
wrote:  "I  will  be  working  as  a  Soft- 
ware Engineer  for  the  Marcam 
Corporation  in  West  Newton,  MA 
and  living  in  Cambridge  with 
friends  for  one  year.  In  April  or 
September  of  1989  I  will  be  going 
to  Brussels  to  participate  in  a 
12-month  Business  Master's  in 
Management  Program  sponsored 
by  Boston  U." 

KELLEEN  K.  HUANG  [Emory] 
plans  to  attend  Georgetown  Law 
Center  in  the  fall. 

ANDREW  KRAMER  [U.  Mary- 
land] wrote:  "I  will  be  graduating 
in  December  from  U.  Maryland 
with  a  B.A.  in  French  language 
and  civilization.  I  have  one  year  of 
Pre-Med  classes  to  complete 
before  entering  medical  school. 
Upon  my  return  from  Paris,  I 
received  my  certification  as  a 
Paramedic  in  Maryland  and  am 
volunteering  actively  with  the  fire 
department.  I  have  also  organized 
an  informal  exchange  program  in 
Emergency  Medicine  with  French 
physicians  I  worked  with  at 
I'Hopital  Poincar6  outside  Paris. 
So  far,  I  have  had  three  doctors 
visit  me  in  Washington  for  a  tour 
of  our  Emergency  Medical  Ser- 
vices System.  I  miss  Paris  and 


look  forward  to  returning  there 
soon." 

MONA  KATRINA  KRETSINGER 

[Virginia]  plans  to  attend  Cornell 
U.  on  a  Ph.D.  program  in  Govern- 
ment, 

JESSICA  ANNE  LERNER  [Am 
herst]  wrote  that  she  has  a 
fellowship  awarded  by  Amherst 
College  to  be  a  teaching  assistant 
in  English  Language  and 
American  Civilization  at  the 
Universite  de  Dijon.  "I'll  be  back  in 
France  from  September  1988  — 
June  1989.  Then,  m  Fall  of  1989  I 
plan  to  begin  Yale  Law  School 
where  I  have  deferred  my  admis- 
sion for  one  year." 

JANET  D.  LEWIS  [Occidental] 
wrote:  'For  the  next  year  or  fifteen 
months,  I  will  be  working  for  a  Bio- 
technical  lab  as  an  editor  of 
research  reports  and  document. 
At  the  same  time  I  will  be  taking 
classes  in  Spanish  and  com- 
pleting applications  for  graduate 
study  in  comparative  literature 
and  critical  theory  So  far,  I  know 
I'll  be  applying  to  Duke,  U.C.  San- 
ta Cruz,  and  U.  Texas/Austin,  for 
their  Ph.D.  programs." 

LANA  McCLUNG  [Haverford] 
was  planning  to  learn  Spanish  and 
then  —  who  knows,  maybe 
Japanese!  Her  passion  for 
languages  remains  strong:  'I 
would  like  to  spend  next  summer 
in  France  or  Spain.  Graduate 
studies  in  linguistics  are  a  good 
possibility.  In  the  meantime  I  am 
getting  my  taste  of  the  working 
world.  I  held  a  front  desk  position 
at  a  private  jet  charter  company 
That  company  recently  folded, 
and,  since  then,  I've  been  working 
in  the  bookkeeping  department  of 
a  large  local  bank.' 

ROBERT  MOGEL  [Brandeis] 
will  be  working  towards  a  Master's 
In  International  Affairs  at  Colum- 
bia University 

NICHOLAS  PAIGE  [Cornell] 
writes:  "My  short  term  plans  in- 
volve a  return  to  France:  for  this 
summer,  some  Parisian  idleness 
is  in  order;  then  in  September,  I 
will  be  relocating  [to  a  city  as  of 
yet  unspecified  by  the  French 
Government!  and  starting  as  an 
Assistant  d'anglais  in  a  lyc^e.  This 
will  take  me  to  next  May.  Farther 
than  this,  I  cannot  see." 

EILEEN  PULICK  [College  of  the 
Holy  Cross]  wrote:  "I  graduated  in 
May  from  Holy  Cross,  and  I  will  be 
studying  for  my  Master's  In 
French  through  Middlebury  Col- 
lege. This  will  take  me  to  Vermont 
during  the  summer  and  back  to 
Paris  in  September  for  at  least  one 
more  year,  so  look  me  up  at  Reid 
Hall  if  anyone  is  there!" 

JENNIFER  PUTNAM  [Mount 
Holyoke]  writes:  "I  am  currently 
enrolled  in  a  master's  program  at 
Simmons  College  in  Boston  — 
getting  my  Master's  in  Teaching 
and    my    teaching   certification. 


which  I  didn't  have  time  to  get  at 
MHC.  After  graduation  in  May,  I'll 
be  looking  for  a  teaching  job  in 
New  England,  preferably  a  public 
elementary  school." 

JANET  RIENSTRA  [U.  Southern 
California]  wrote:  "In  August  I  have 
a  ticket  going  back  to  Paris.  I  plan 
to  travel  through  France  and  stay 
with  my  father  who  lives  m  Vence. 
My  fiance  is  going  to  meet  me 
there  and  we  plan  to  travel 
wherever  the  wind  blows  us  until 
our  cash  runs  out.  Then,  its  back 
to  graduate  school..." 

ALICE  A.  RUDEBUSCH  [North- 
western]  plans  to  start  law  school 
this  fall  at  U.  Wisconsin-Madison. 

ANN  SHAAR  [U  Southern 
California]  "In  the  month  of 
September,  my  boyfriend  and  I  will 
travel  to  India  and  Nepal.  After- 
wards I  will  return  with  him  to 
Paris,  where  he  already  lives,  and 
hope  to  stay  as  long  as  possible." 

MATTHEW  SHARPE  [Trinity]  is 
enrolled  in  the  Ohio  State  Univer- 
sity College  of  Medicine. 

TRACY  J.  SMITH  [Bates]  wrote 
that  her  plans  include  "travel  In 
France  and  Switzerland  and  study 
in  Paris.  I'll  be  looking  for  a  job 
soon  to  pay  for  all  this,  but  I  am 
currently  showing  some  of  my 
French  friends  America." 

STEVE  MICHAEL  STELLA 
[Cornell]  writes:  "This  summer  I 
am  co-leading  a  group  of  high 
school  students  on  a  tour  through 
Europe  under  the  auspices  of  the 
Putney  Student  Travel  Company. 
After  this  six-week  travel  period  I 
intend  to  pick  up  my  Club  Med 
assignment  and  move  down  to  the 
Caribbean  fulfilling  my  duties  as 
an  excursion  assistant.  At  this 
point  I  hope  to  remain  with  Club 
Med  and  eventually  transfer  to 
their  New  York  or  Pans  office." 

SHIRA  D.  TABACHNIKOFF  [U. 
Pennsylvania]  plans  to  work  as  an 
intern  with  Boston  Magazine  and 
search  for  a  job  in  the  Boston 
area.  "The  other  option  [and  the 
one  I  would  prefer]  would  be  to 
return  to  Europe  in  hope  of  a  job 
near  Belgium  where  my  parents 
reside." 

SARAH  VAN  DYCK  [Brown] 
wrote:  "After  graduation  I'll  be 
travelling  in  Europe  for  two 
months.  In  August  I'm  moving  to 
Boston  where  I'll  be  working  at 
Corporate  Decisions,  Inc..  a 
management  consulting  firm." 

FRANK  MOORE  WATKINS,  JR. 
[Washington  and  Lee  U.]:  "I  am  cur- 
rently undecided  as  to  what  I  am 
going  to  do.  I  hope  to  find 
something  that  will  allow  me  to 
travel.  I  put  all  of  my  eggs  in  one 
basket  [investment  banking],  and 
unfortunately  nothing  came 
through.  I  would  very  much  like  to 
hear  from  everyone." 

AMY  WICKER  [Butler]  wrote:  "In 
mid-August  I  shall  be  leaving  for 
Washington.  DC  to  work  m  the 


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NEWS 


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Some  members  of  the  87-88  group  in  Monet's  backyard. 


development  department  at  the 
Kennedy  Center.  I  will  be  living 
with  Alisa  Richard  [my  roommate 
from  Paris]  and  her  family." 

WENDY  WIGHTMAN  [North 
western]:  "I  plan  to  continue  my 
education  at  Northwestern  U.  In 
the  fall  I  will  begin  a  Ph.D.IM.A. 
program  of  graduate  studies  in  the 
Department  of  Comparative 
Literature  and  Theory." 

1987-1988 

After  witnessing  the  French 
Presidential  election,  the  1987-88 
group  was  fortunate  [?]  to  be  back 
on  time  for  the  American 
Presidential  election!  They  are 
now  in  the  middle  of  their  senior 
year  on  their  home  campuses.  The 
highest  individual  grade  point 
averages  were  achieved  by 
STEPHANIE  GREEN  IBryn  Mawr] 
and  MEGAN  SWEENEY 
[Northwestern],  followed  by  JEF- 
FREY SCHULTZ  [Washington  and 
Lee]  and  JULIA  ALEXANDER  [Wel- 
lesleyj.  Among  the  12  colleges 
and  universities  having  sent  3  or 


more  students,  the  19  students 
from  Northwestern  University  and 
the  8  students  from  Wellesley  Col- 
lege scored  the  highest  grade 
point  average  [3.25],  followed  by 
the  5  students  from  Washington 
and  Lee  University  [3.23],  the  8 
students  from  Georgetown 
University  [3.21]  and  the  8 
students  from  Brown  University 
[3.18].  Five  students  received  the 
Certificat  d'Etudes  Politiques 
from  Sciences  Po:  CHRISTOPHER 
BUCK  [Georgetown]  with  mention 
assez  bien,  LISA  CARUSO 
[Georgetown],  ROBERT  GASKINS, 
Jr.  [Vassar],  KATHERINE  LEMIRE 
[Brown]  and  DONALD  SMITH 
[Ohio  State].  Fifteen  students 
received  the  Certificat  de  Frangais 
des  Affaires  from  the  Chambre  de 
Commerce,  and  six  received  the 
Diplome  [2nd  degre]:  PAMELA 
HALL  [Amherst],  MONICA  ILLICH 
[Vassar],  DEBORAH  KATZ 
[Princeton],  LISSA  LANDIS 
[IVIichigan],  DIONNETHOMPSON 
[Harvard]  and  SUSAN  WIN- 
CHESTER [Northwestern].  Good 
luck  to  our  newest  alums  during 
their  senior  year 


1988-1989 


Professor  ROBERT  M. 
HENKELS,  Jr.  on  leave  from 
Auburn  University,  a  JYF  alumnus 
[Princeton  1960-61]  and  a 
specialist  of  Pinget,  author  of 
Robert  Pinget,  the  Novel  as  Quest 
[University  of  Alabama  Press], 
many  articles  and  book  reviews,  is 
this  year's  Resident  Director.  He 
is  assisted  by  Mme  CAROL 
DENIS,  who  begins  her  9th  year  as 
Directrice  Adjointe.  A  new  face  in 
the  Paris  office  is  Mile  VERONI- 
QUE  ROBERTET,  a  part-time  clerk, 
who  replaces  Mme  ISABELLE  DE 
LONGEVILLE,  expecting  a  baby  in 
Spring.  Once  again  the  group  is 
unusually  large,  138  students,  115 
women  and  23  men,  representing 
52  colleges  and  universities, 
another  record.  The  largest  groups 
are  from  Northwestern  University 
[20  students],  the  University  of 
Southern  California  [10  students] 
and  Mount  Holyoke  College  [9 
students].  Six  institutions  are 
represented  for  the  first  time: 
Auburn  University,  the  College  of 


St.  Catherine,  Lynchburg  College, 
Marymount  College,  Michigan 
State  University  and  San  Fran- 
cisco State  University. 

As  usual,  several  participants 
have  alumni  connections:  SARA 
GLARUM  [Connecticut]  is  the 
daughter  of  MARION  O'CONNOR 
GLARUM  [Vassar],  JYF  1951-52; 
DOUGLAS  CLARK  HEYLER 
[University  of  Michigan]  is  the  son 
of  VIRGINIA  CLARK  HEYLER 
[Colby],  JYF  1958-59;  AVELINA 
MARIA  PEREZ  [Brown]  is  the 
sister  of  CRISTINA  ELENA  PEREZ 
[Williams],  JYF  1984-85;  in  addi- 
tion MARC-OLIVIER  LANGLOIS 
[Virginia!  is  the  son  of  Professor 
EMILE  LANGLOIS,  Director  of  the 
JYF  and  former  Resident  Director 
[1975-76  and  1982-83). 

The  students  left  New  York  on 
September  6th  and,  after  a  four- 
week  stay  in  Tours,  arrived  in  Paris 
on  October  5th.  At  the  end  of  their 
stay  in  Tours  they  elected  their 
Comite  des  Etudiants:  President: 
SCOTT  SANDERS  [Washington 
and  Lee],  Vice-President:  KATE 
OLD  [Mount  Holyoke],  Secretaire: 
DAVID    BECKERMAN    [Virginia], 


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Membres:  JOHN  ABRAHAM 
[Trinity  U]  and  MARGARET  HERN- 
DON  [Georgetown).  We  have  also 
learned  that  6  students  have  been 
accepted  into  the  Certificat 
d'Etudes  Politiques  program  at 
Sciences  Po:  JOHN  ABRAHAM 
[Trinity  U.|,  NADER  CHAFIK 
[Southern  California),  JOSEPH 
JUREWICZ  [Northwestern). 
MARCOLIVIER  LANGLOIS  and 
TIMOTHY  RHODES  [Virginia[  and 
MEERA  SHANKAR  [Georgetown). 
Our  congratulations  and  good 
luck  to  them. 

1989-90 

Sweet  Briar  College  is  pleased 
to  announce  that  Professor 
DEBORAH  H.  NELSON,  Chair  of 
the  Department  of  French  and 
Italian  at  Rice  University  and  a 
member  of  the  JYF  Advisory  Com- 
mittee since  1983,  will  be  the  Resi- 
dent Director  in  1989-90. 

EDITH  TURNER 
BECKNER 

EDITH    TURNER    BECKNER, 

who,  from  1950  until  her  retire- 
ment in  1968,  had  been  the  Ex- 
ecutive Secretary  of  the  Junior 
Year  in  France,  died  in  Lynchurg, 
Virginia,  on  January  19,  1988.  She 
had  worked  tirelessly  with  Dr. 
Barker  and  Dr.  Matthew  to  ensure 
the  success  of  the  JYF  in  its  ear- 
ly years.  All  those  who  knew  her 
will  join  us  in  expressing  their 
sadness  to  her  five  children,  eight 
grandchildren  and  five  great- 
grandchildren. 


MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE  SCHOLARSHIP 


TANYA  CHARLICK  [Kenyon) 
was  the  recipient  of  the  1988  Mar- 
tha Lucas  Pate  Scholarship.  She 
sends  the  following  report  on  her 
summer  in  Paris: 

As  a  recipient  of  the  Martha 
Lucas  Pate  Scholarship,  I  was  able 
to  accept  a  State  Department  In- 
ternship in  the  American  Em- 
bassy in  Paris.  Interns  in  the  Em- 
bassy are  given  the  opportunity  to 
explore  every  facet  of  the  daily 
work  in  their  particular  office,  and 
are  encouraged  to  create  indepen- 
dent research  projects  using 
resources  and  contacts  uniquely 
available  to  Embassy  staff. 

The  Office  of  Political/Military 
Affairs  is  a  subdivision  of  the 
Political  Section  in  a  large  em- 
bassy such  as  Paris.  My  day  would 
begin  by  attending  the  section 
meetings  which  were  largely  to 
update  the  Political  Counselor  on 
overnight  developments  in  our 
specialty  areas.  I  read  the  local 
press.  State  Department  cables 
from  around  the  world,  and 
reported  on  any  meetings  in 
which  I  may  have  participated  that 
might  have  relevance  to  the 
Political  Counselor's  daily  briefing 
of  the  Ambassador.  As  a  staff 
member  in  attendance  at  these 
meetings  I  was  able  to  keep 
abreast  of  all  developments  in 
bilateral  relations  and  US  foreign 
policy  as  it  affected  our  Embassy. 

The  remainder  of  my  day  varied 
greatly  between  translation  of 
local  press  for  outgoing  cables, 
accompanying  my  sponsor  to  the 
Ministry  of  Defense  or  Ministry  of 


State  on  official  visits,  coor- 
dinating visits  of  high-level  US  of- 
ficials and,  of  course,  support- 
work  for  the  office,  I  was  able, 
through  the  visits,  to  meet  Am- 
bassador Max  Kampelman  who 
was  returning  from  the  Geneva 
Arms  Talks,  Assistant  Secretary  of 
Defense  William  Taft, Director  of 
the  European-Canadian  Affairs 
Bureau  Rozanne  Ridgeway  and 
even  some  French  officials.  I 
assisted  in  the  daily  analysis  of 
developments  in  defense  and 
wrote  a  short  paper  on  the  basis 
of  a  recent  speech  by  President 
Mitterrand  on  the  most  recent 
changes  in  defense  policy.  I  also 
created  a  series  of  brown  bag  lun- 
ches where  embassy  interns  were 
able  to  meet  individually  with 
foreign  service  officers  from 
several  sections  and  offices  to 
gain  a  better  understanding  of  the 
overall  functioning  of  an  embassy. 
They  were  well-received  and 
fascinating  as  well  as  fun. 

My  summer  in  Paris  was  the 
best  summer  I  ever  had.  It  was  a 
wonderful  opportunity  to  explore 
my  career  interests  and  apply 
what  I  had  learned  during  the  year 
with  Sweet  Briar  College  Junior 
Year  in  France  courses.  It  was  also 
wonderful  to  be  able  to  be  in  Paris 
for  Bastille  Day  and  all  the  other 
surprises  Paris  presented.  I  want 
to  thank  you  for  the  wonderful 
support  the  scholarship  gave  me 
to  be  able  to  accept  the  State 
Department's  offer  of  an  unpaid 
internship.  It  was  an  unforgettable 
experience! 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


21 


WE  HOPE  YOU  WILL  WISH  TO  CONTRIBUTE 
TO  ONE  OF  THE  FINANCIAL  AID  FUNDS  LISTED  BELOW. 

Ever-rising  costs  and  diminishing  student  loan  and  grant  programs  require  that  we  make  an 
even  greater  effort  to  increase  the  amount  we  make  available  for  next  academic  year. 

For  1988-1989  we  have  been  able  with  ALUIVINI  SUPPORT  to  grant  over  $60,000  in  financial  aid. 


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Endowed  scholarship  funds  (income  only  is  used  for  financial  aid): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND 
in  memory  of  Junior  Year  in  France  Director 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND 
in  memory  of  Professor  of  French 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  25th  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND 
founded  in  1972  in  honor  of  the  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France 
and  renamed  in  1984  in  honor  of  Director 

The  MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND  for  summer  study 
in  memory  of  Sweet  Briar  College  President 

Financial  aid  operating  budget  (contributions  are  used  for  financial  aid): 

The  BICENTENNIAL  FUND  [in  honor  of  the  Bicentennial  of  the  French  Revolution] 
[Financial  aid  operating  budget  for  1989-1990] 

Please  note  that  many  firms  match  contributions  to  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  If  you  contribute 
and  your  employer  makes  matching  gifts,  we  would  appreciate  your  efforts  in  this  connection. 

YOUR  GIFT  IS  DEDUCTIBLE  FOR  INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES 


Please  detach  and  return  with  your  contribution  to:  Junior  Year  in  France 

Sweet  Briar  College 
Sweet  Briar,  Virginia  24595 

Please  make  check  payable  to:  Sweet  Briar  College-Junior  Year  in  France 
My  contribution  to: 

Matthew  Scholarship  Fund 

Bates  Memorial  Fund 

Robert  G.  Marshall  25th  Anniversary  Scholarship  Fund 

Martha  Lucas  Pate  Scholarship  Fund 

Bicentennial  Fund 


Name. 


Address. 


City State Zip  Code. 

JYF  Year College/University    


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CONTRIBUTORS  TO  THE 
SCHOLARSHIP  AND 
FINANCIAL  AID  FUNDS 
OF  THE 

JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 
[July  1,  1987^June  30,  1988] 

We  wish  to  thank  the  following  alum- 
nae and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF  and 
corporations  making  matching  grants, 
who  contributed  a  total  of  $18,327  dur- 
ing the  1987-88  school-year.  We  have 
made  every  effort  to  list  all  contributors. 
If  for  some  reason  we  have  made  an  er- 
ror, please  let  us  know.  Contributions 
received  after  June  30,  1988  will  be 
acknowledged  in  next  year's  Newsletter. 


1948-49 
Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth,  Sweet  Briar 
C.  Francis  Damon,  Jr,  Yale 
Shirley  Gage  Durfee,  U/Wisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Margot  Hess  Hahn,  Goucher 
Waiter  G.  Langlois,  Yale 
Joan  Teeter  Marder,  Sweet  Briar 
Dorothy  Rooke  McCuiloch,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Norman  McCuiloch,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Marie  Gilliam  Park,  Sweet  Briar 
Patricia  Carry  Stewart,  Cornell 
Lynn  H.  Thompson,  Jr.,  Yale 

1949-50 
Barbara  House  Barbey,  Mt.  Holyoke 
John  A.  Berggren,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Joan  Lauritzen  Joakim,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Percy  Lee  Langstaff,  Oberlin 
Barbara  Fisher  Nemser,  Barnard 
Sheila  Shields  Python,  Wheaton 
June  Sigler  Siegel,  Wellesley 
Winifred  Sexton  West,  Brvn  Mawr 


1950-51 
Grace  Wallace  Brown,  Sweet  Briar 
Joyce  Black  Franke,  Vassar 
Harriet  Farber  Friedlander,  Mt. Holyoke 
Lucy  Johnson  Jensen,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Joan  Hollander  Lifland,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Carl  McMillan,  Yale 
William  D.  Romey,  Indiana 
Patricia  Murray  Rosenthal,  Bryn  Mawr 
Ann  Whittingham  Smith,  Sweet  Briar 
Susan  Anderson  Talbot,  Radcliffe 

1951-52 
Patricia  Palmer  Kendall,  Wheaton 
Wesley  Ann  Travis  Norton,  Louisiana  State 
Josephine  Wells  Rodgers,  Sweet  Briar 

1952-53 
Sheila  Wood  Langlois,  Radcliffe 


1953-54 
Joan  Cioldslein  Cooper,  Barnard 
Marilyn  Adelson  Dunn,  Cornell 
Sheila  Hearn  Khan,  Cornell 
Lynn  Fisher  Lee,  Carlelon 
Sue  l.awlon  Mobley,  Sweet  Briar 
Jane  Martin  Sandlin,  Hollins 

1954-55 

Peter  B.  Dirlam,  Cornell 
Richard  Dolen,  Cornell 
Diana  Frolhingham  Feinberg,  Radcliffe 
Nancy  Wilkins  Klein,  Denison 
Ursula  Ackerman  Mar,\,  Wheaton 
Elizabeth  Whittington  Minnich,  Vanderbilt 
Mariette  Schwarz  Reed,  Middlebury 
Norma  Redstone  Shakun,  Cornell 
Sally  Edmondson  Sparkman,  Hollins 

1955-56 
Ruth  Thomas  Boss,  Bryn  Mawr 
Joanne  Coyle  Dauphin,  Wellesley 
Anne-Marie  Abrahamsen  Foltz,  Cornell 
William  J.  Foltz,  Princeton 
Julia  Bayer  Markham,  Bryn  Mawr 
Sarah  Dickinson  Rosen,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Richard  Rosen,  Columbia 
Reed  Rubin,  Yale 
English  Showalter,  Jr.,  Yale 
Calvin  K.  Towle,  Dartmouth 

1956-57 
Dinah  Porter  Oakley,  Duke 
Nancy  Savage,  Hollins 
Caroline  Sauls  Shaw,  Sweet  Briar 

1957-58 
Benita  Bendon  Campbell,  Bryn  Mawr 
Rebecca  Loose  Valette,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1958-59 
Susan  Schwartz  Bennett,  U/Wisconsin 
Constance  Cryer  Ecklund,  Northwestern 
Sheila  Armstrong  Hoerle,  Vassar 
Harriet  Blum  Lawrence,  Brandeis 
Constance  Nesnow  Scharf,  Brandeis 
Tom  Schaumberg,  Yale 
Roger  L.  Zissu,  Dartmouth 

1959-60 

David  Freund,  Yale 

Carolyn  Coggin  Holmes,  Wake  Forest 

R.  Eugene  Jaegers,  U/Louisville 

Richard  L.  Morrill,  Brown 

Laura  Conway  Nason,  Sweet  Briar 

1960-61 
Susan  Nelson  Arkush,  Bryn  Mawr 
R.  David  Arkush,  Yale 
Barbara  Roush  Austin,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Bettye  Thomas  Chambers,  Sweet  Briar 
Ann  Rca  Craig,  Lake  Eric 
Roger  P.  Craig,  \a.\c 

Priscilla  Parkhursl  Ferguson,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Paula  Spurlin  Paige,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Martha  Baum  Sikcs,  Swecl  Briar 
Christine  Dcvol  Wardlow,  Sweet  Briar 
Rosalie  Sicgcl  Wolarsky,  Mt.  Holyoke 


1961-62 

Judith  Alperin,  U/lllinois 

Harriet  P.  Davis,  Wheaton 

Sue  Wakeman  larquhar,  Sweet  Briar 

Caroline  D.  Gabel,  Wellesley 

Marjorie  Hibbard  Laucr,  Bryn  .Mawr 

James  E.  Terrell.  Yale 

1962-63 
Cynthia  Alley  Andrews,  Wellesley 
James  Ba.xter,  Yak- 
Sara  Gump  Berryman,  Sweet  Briar 
Jonathan  Fielding,  Williams 
Frank  Hotchkiss,  Yale 
Ellen  Rausen  Jordan,  Cornell 
Edward  Kaplan,  Brown 
Eleanor  McNown  Revelle,  Pomona 
Judith  Anderson  Russell,  Denison 
Robin  O.  Russell,  Yale 
Dale  Ware  Ryan,  Vassar 
Jonathan  Small,  Brown 
Caroline  Keller  Theus,  Sweet  Briar 
Ann  K.  Weigand,  Indiana 
Leslie  Raissman  Wellbaum,  Mt.  Holyoke 
John  Welwood,  Bowdoin 
Anonymous 

1963-64 
Susan  Hyman  Besharov,  Wellesley 
Alice  Fork  Grover,  Wheaton 
Susan  Friedman  LeBlanc,  U/Southern 

California 
Jane  Gregory  Rubin,  Vassar 

1964-65 
Ellyn  Clemmer  Ballou,  Middlebury 
Constance  Nichols  Detwiller,  Wheaton 
Ellen  Reid  Dodge,  Wells 
Eugenia  Wiesley  Francis,  Southern  Methodist 
Snellen  Terrill  Keiner,  Bryn  .Mawr 
Laurie  Wa.\  Kleinberg,  Mt.  Holyoke 
George  W.  McDaniel,  U  South 

1965-66 

Leiand  .'\bbey.  Drew 

Frederic  Baldwin,  Jr.,  Williams 

Anthony  Caprio.  Wesleyan 

John  D.  Lyons,  Brown 

Marjorie  J.  Marks,  Brown 

Janie  Willingham  McNabb,  Sweet  Briar 

Jane  Renke  Meyer,  Denison 

Joseph  E.  Meyer,  111,  Williams 

Susan  Tucker,  Sweet  Briar 

Jane  Stephenson  Wilson,  Sweet  Briar 

Lucien  Wulsin,  Jr.,  Trinity 

1966-67 
Lonna  Dole  Harkradcr,  Mary  Baldwin 
Harrison  Knight.  Wesleyan 
Celia  Newbcrg  Sieingold,  Sweet  Briar 
H.  Pennington  Whiteside,  Jr.,  U  South 
Mary  Beth  Winn.  \'assar 

1967-68 

Laurence  E.  .\ch.  Trinity 

Elizabeth  l>evy  Carp,  Cornell 

Jane  Chorne>  Connor-Hanninen.  Moravian 

Bruce  J.Croushore,  Franklin  &  Marshall 

Barbara  Duffield  Erskine,  Sweet  Briar 

Nanc->  Johnson  Horan.  .Mt.  Holyoke 


ALUMNI       NEWS 


23 


Richard  Horan,  Case  Western  Reserve 
Julia  Leverenz,  Dickinson 
Herbert  N.  Wigder,  Trinity 
Linda  Morrison  Zug,  Wheaton 

1968-69 

Byron  Gross,  Yale 

David  Longfellow,  U/Virginia 

Robert  B.  Phelps,  Duke 

Bruce  Rakay,  Case  Western  Reserve 

Charlotte  Taylor  Smith,  U/South  Carolina 

Judy  A.  Yates,  U/Tennessee 

1969-70 
Tina  Kronemer  Ament,  Case  Western 

Reserve 
Ellen  Shapiro  Buchwalter,  Case  Western 

Reserve 
Debbie  Depp,  Denison 
David  R.  Ellison,  Dartmouth 
Robert  M.  Gill,  Washington  &  Lee 
Lynn  McWhood,  Wellesley 

1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackermann,  Emory 
Kathrin  HIebakos  Burleson,  U/California 
Maria  Carpora-Buck,  Moravian 
Edward  W,  Lane,  IH,  Washington  &  Lee 
Kate  Cooper  Leupin,  Radnolph-Macon  W. 
Christopher  Paine,  U/South 
Evan  D.  Robinson,  U/Virginia 
Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard,  Sweet  Briar 

1971-72 
Paula  McDermolt  Baker,  Denison 
Amy  Lerner  ComoUi,  Mills 
Margaret  Dowgwilla,  Randolph-Macon  W. 
Thomas  A.  Ehrgood,  Jr.,  Amherst 
Andrea  Niks  Jones,  Sweet  Briar 
Carter  Heyward  Morris,  Sweet  Briar 
Cornelia  Sage  Russell,  Middlebury 
Doreen  Santera  Zahn,  Wheaton 


1972-73 

Diane  Linn  Conroy,  U/North  Carolina 
Ann  Stuart  McKle  Kling,  Sweet  Briar 

1973-74 

Jose  Colon,  Brown 

Mary  Jane  Cowies,  Mt.  Holyoke 

Vincent  J.  Doddy,  Villanova 

Elizabeth  Haile  Hayes,  Emory 

Christine  Kennedy,  Brown 

Allison  Thomas  Kunze,  Randolph-Macon  W. 

A.  Byron  Nimocks,  IH,  Hendrix 

Carol  S.  Porter,  Sweet  Briar 

Nancy  Noyes  Robinson,  U/Virginia 

Laura  L.  Stottlemyer,  Emory 

Suzanne  Garber  Weaver,  Brown 

1974-75 

Lauren  W.  Ashwell,  Wheaton 
Alan  Engler,  Yale 
Carole  A.  Grunberg,  Vassar 
Reed  Peters,  II,  Kenyon 
Patricia  Silver,  Princeton 


1975-76 

Caroline  Brodnitz,  Vassar 
John  A.  Gallucci,  Williams 
Arthur  F.  Humphreys,  III,  Bowdoin 
Elizabeth  L.  O'Brien,  Brown 
John  H.  Pavloff,  Yale 
Clark  V.  Richardson,  Yale 
Deborah  Cook  Routt,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Martha  Simpson,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Kathleen  E.  Troy,  Pennsylvania  State 
Jeanne  Windsor,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1976-77 

Anne  Shullenberger,  Williams 

1977-78 
Ann  Leopard  DiFiore,  Denison 
David  DiFiore,  Georgetown 
Barbara  Tipping  Fitzpatrick,  Williams 
Susanne  Daisley  Mahoney,  Vassar 
Patrick  Mahoney,  Arizona  State 

1978-79 

Kathy  Boschenstein,  Randolph-Macon  W. 
Deborah  Chanen,  Northwestern 
Daniel  Chisholm,  III,  C/Holy  Cross 
Mary  Ann  Gosser,  Bryn  Mawr 
Karen  Gray,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1979-80 

Peter  DAmario,  Brown 

Elizabeth  Ellis,  Colby 

Ellen  Danaczko  Ellison,  Mt.  Holyoke 

Martha  E.  McGrady,  Swarthmore 

1980-81 

Amy  Celentano,  Vassar 

Karen  Shildneck  Haigler,  Mt.  Holyoke 

Deirdre  O'Donoghue  Riou,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1981-82 
Christiana  Coggins  Franklin,  Yale 
Charles  F.  Hunter,  Lawrence 
Janet  L.  Kendall,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Martha  Kuhn  Moore,  U/Texas 
Laura  F.  Munson,  Denison 
Elizabeth  Stanton,  Williams 

1982-83 

Sarah  Brown,  Bryn  Mawr 
Susannah  Gardner,  Wheaton 
Carol  H.  Newhall,  Williams 
Lori  Reilly,  Northwestern 
Howard  Smith,  Washington  &  Lee 

1983-84 

Irma  Alvarez,  Wellesley 
Elizabeth  S.  Anderson,  Brown 
Robert  Beech,  Harvard 
Eleni  Cambourelis,  Brown 
Ellen  Reed  Carver,  Sweet  Briar 
Rachel  Stenn,  Yale 
Rebekah  Torges,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1984-85 

Sharyn  L.  Fralin,  U/Virginia 
Angela  Rose  Heffernan,  Wheaton 
Paul  Otto,  Lawrence 
Donna  Prommas,  Sweet  Briar 


1985-86 

Stephanie  Gouse,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Sarita  S.  Hoyt,  Bryn  Mawr 


OTHERS 

Dr.  Theodore  Andersson,  University  of 

Te.xas,  Resident  Director  1948-49 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Archille  Biron,  Pro- 
fessor Emeritus,  Colby  College,  Resi- 
dent Director  1964-65,1971-72,1973-74 
Professor  Barbara  Blair,  Sweet  Briar  College 
Professor  Joyce  Carleton,  Central 

Connecticut  State  Univ.,  Resident 

Director  1959-60,1962-63,  1963-64 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Duffield,  parents 

of  Barbara  Duffield  Erskine,  JYF 

1967-68,  Sweet  Briar  College 
Professor  Edward  Hamer,  Washington  and 

Lee,  Member  of  the  Advisory  Committee 
Dr.  Edward  Harvey,  Kenyon  College, 

Resident  Director  1966-67,  Honorary 

Member  of  the  Advisory  Committee 
Dr.  Arnold  Joseph,  Denison  University, 

Resident  Director  1969-70  1976-77, 

1986-87,  Member  of  the  Advisory 

Committee 
Dr.  Janet  T.  Letts,  Wheaton  College, 

Assistant  to  Resident  Director  1965- 

66,  Member  of  the  Advisory  Committee 
Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus, 

Sweet  Briar  College,  Honorary  Member 

of  the  Advisory  Committee 
Professor  Madeleine  Therrien,University 

of  Maryland,  Member  of  the  Advisory 

Committee 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  B.  Whiteman,  Jr., 

President  Emeritus,  Sweet  Briar 

College,  Honorary  Member  of  the 

Advisory  Committee 
The  New  York  Community  Trust,  New 

York/Joan  O'Meara  Winant,  JYF  1971- 

72,  Yale  University 
Chemical  Bank,  New  York,  New  York  — 

Matching  Gift 
Fidelity  Bank  Trust,  Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania  —  Matching  Gift 
GTE  Service  Corporation,  Stamford, 

Connecticut  —  Matching  Gift 
Harris  Bank  Foundation,  Chicago, 

Illinois  —  Matching  Gift 
Herring  Travel  Services,  Inc., 

Lexington,  Virginia  —  Matching  Gift 
Mack  Truck,  Inc.,  Allentown, 

Pennsylvania  —  Matching  Gift 
Merck  Company  Foundation,  Rahway,  New 

Jersey  —  Matching  Gift 
Merrill  Lynch  ,  New  York,  New  York  — 

Matching  Gift 
Scott  Paper  Company  Foundation, 

Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  Matching 

Gift 
The  Singer  Foundation,  Stamford, 

Connecticut  —  Matching  Gift 
TRW  Foundation,  Cleveland,  Ohio  — 

Matching  Gift 


24 


JUNIOR   YEAR   IN   FRANCE 


Leaving  the  Institut  de  Touraine 
September.  1988 


In  the  language  lab  in  Tours 
September,  1988 


Tours 
September,  1988 


Sweet  Briar  College 
Junior  Year  in  France 
Sweet  Briar,  Virginia  24595 


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.t  fourteen,  my  ambition  was  to  become  a  journalist.  How  could  I  have  guessed  that 
by  becoming  Director  of  the  Sweet  Briar  College  Junior  Year  in  France  I  would,  out  of  ne- 
cessity, realize  a  large  part  of  that  childhood  ambition!  Reading  the  items  you  send  us,  typ- 
ing them  on  the  computer,  choosing  the  photographs,  are  among  our  staffs  most  enjoyable 
hours,  although  they  tax  our  capacities  to  the  limit.  We  hope  you  will  find  that  our  efforts 
have  not  been  in  vain.  Even  if  there  is  nothing  on  your  group,  I  know  you  will  enjoy  reading 
what  alumni  from  other  years  have  to  say,  and  that  this  will  encourage  you  to  send  us  an 
item  ne.xt  year. 

Our  program  is  still  considered  the  model  for  the  traditional  Junior  Year  in  France,  but 
we  have  to  follow  the  evolution  of  higher  education  in  the  U.S.  and  in  France.  We  now  pro- 
vide our  students  in  Paris  with  access  to  microcomputers  (a  great  help  in  writing  those  Sci- 
ences Po  dossiers]).  Although  we  do  not  give  academic  credit  for  internships,  we  will  give 
credit  for  the  research  paper  which  accompanies  an  internship,  and  last  year,  for  the  first 
time,  two  Northwestern  University  students  wrote  enthusiastic  evaluations  of  their  intern- 
ships, one  at  the  Institut  de  I'Enfance  et  de  la  Famille,  the  other  at  the  Communaute  Juive  de 
Paris,  both  organized  by  Internships  in  Francophone  Europe.  In  addition  to  the  names  of 
professors  familiar  to  many  of  you,  M.  Simon,  M.  Garapon,  Mme  Cotte,  Mme  Triantafyl- 
lou,  Mme  Hilling,  Mile  Oswald,  etc.,  new  names  are  appearing:  Mile  Joubert,  who  teaches 
a  composition  course;  Mile  Damperat,  who  teaches  an  introductory  course  on  French  art. 
This  year  we  are  involved  in  the  complete  reform  of  the  curriculum  at  the  Institut  d'Etudes 
Politiques,  now  directed  by  M.  Lancelot  whom  many  of  you  had  as  professor.  Although  I 
doubt  that  this  will  mean  the  disappearance  of  the  famous  plan  en  deux  parties  et  deux  sous- 
parries,  it  will  mean  a  stricter  selection  of  students  by  Sciences  Po  and  different  types  of 
courses.  We  are  confident  that  we  will  adapt  to  these  changes  as  we  did  to  the  break-up  of 
the  Sorbonne  in  the  early  70's.  Our  strength  remains  the  quality  of  our  students:  this  year's 
group  has  the  best  grade  point  average  I  have  seen  so  far:  3.375. 

Our  fee,  unfortunately,  keeps  increasing:  from  $12,850  to  $13,750  in  1989-90.  Luckily  we 
were  also  able  to  increase  our  direct  financial  aid:  from  $61,350  in  1988-89  to  $68,616.  If  we 
take  into  consideration  all  the  grants  from  colleges,  foundations,  states,  the  Federal  Govern- 
ment and  the  loans  administered  by  the  colleges,  we  know  that  at  least  55  students  are  receiv- 
ing some  kind  of  aid,  and  the  average  aid  package  amounts  to  $7,111.  This  is  why  our  schol- 
arship funds  are  so  important  and  must  keep  growing.  The  Robert  G.  Marshall  25th 
Anniversary  Fund  now  stands  at  $167,604;  the  R.  John  Matthew  Scholarship  Fund  at 
$117,385;  the  Bates  Memorial  Fund  at  $106,244  and  the  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Fund  at  $14,745. 
In  addition  $  5,070  were  contributed  to  the  1989-90  financial  aid  operating  budget.  To  cele- 
brate the  80th  birthday  of  M.  Marc  Blancpain,  President  of  the  Alliance  Frangaise,  who  has 
delivered  lectures  to  generations  of  JYF  students  in  Tours,  the  1990-91  financial  aid  operat- 
ing budget  will  be  known  as  'the  Marc  Blancpain  Fund'.  Once  again,  I  am  appealing  for 
your  continuing  support.  I  realize  that  you  receive  many  demands  on  your  generosity  from 
your  colleges,  universities,  and  many  other  worthy  organizations  at  this  time  of  year.  But  if 
your  experience  in  France  was  a  good  one,  if,  as  so  many  of  you  tell  us,  your  junior  year  was 
the  best  and  the  most  useful  of  your  four  college  years,  please  answer  our  appeal.  Even  a 
small  donation  will  mean  that  you  want  others  to  be  able  to  have  the  same  enriching  experi- 
ence that  you  had.  Thank  you. 

All  of  us  in  Virginia  and  in  Paris  wish  you  happy  holidays. 

Emile  Langlois 
Director 

Cover  photo:  Musee  d'Orsay 


WE  HAVE  LOST  TWO  COOI)  FRIENDS 

The  Junior  Year  in  France  lost  two  long-time  friends  and  supporters  in  late  1988  after  the  Magazine  had  gone  to  press: 
HENRI  PKYRE,  Sterling  Professor  Emeritus  of  Yale  University,  and  LILY  VON  KLLMPKKKR,  Academic  Consultant 
and  former  staff  member  of  the  Institute  of  International  Education. 

When  the  University  of  Delaware  announced  in  1947  that  it  would  no  longer  sponsor  the  Junior  Year  in  I-rancc,  President 
Pate  of  Sweet  Briar  College  invited  the  program  to  come  to  Virginia.  There  was  some  hesitation  on  the  part  of  members 
of  the  Advisory  Committee,  thinking  that  perhaps  a  small  Virginia  woman's  college  would  not  attract  students  from  the 
larger  universities.  Professor  Peyre  strongly  backed  President  Pate's  bid  and  even  convinced  a  member  of  his  department 
to  become  the  first  Paris  Director  of  the  program,  Professor  Theodore  Andersson.  He  likewise  sent  a  large  contingent  of 
Yale  men  to  the  program's  first  year,  1948-49.  During  his  Chairmanship  of  the  French  Department  of  Yale,  some  200  stu- 
dents participated  in  the  program.  In  a  later  year,  he  loaned  another  member  of  his  Department,  Professor  Georges  May, 
to  serve  as  Director  of  the  Paris  office.  The  Junior  Year  in  France  owes  this  distinguished  friend  a  real  debt  of  gratitude. 

Lily  \on  Klemperer  likewise  was  a  strong  supporter  of  the  program  from  its  inception,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  Ad- 
visory Committee  for  some  thirty  years,  until  her  retirement.  Her  valuable  advice  on  keeping  the  program  up  to  date  and 
urging  the  highest  admission  and  academic  standards  made  her  a  strong  asset.  She  rarely  missed  a  meeting  of  the  Com- 
mittee during  those  years  and  even  after  her  retirement,  when  named  an  honorary  member,  she  attended  meetings  up  to 
the  year  of  her  last  illness.  The  Junior  Year  in  France  is  indeed  grateful  for  her  many  contributions,  and  she  will  be 
missed. 

Dr.  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL 

Professor  of  French  Emeritus,  Sweet  Briar  College 
Former  Director  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France 


GIVING  OUT  ADDRESSES 

To  protect  your  privacy,  we  have  instituted  the  follow- 
ing policy  with  regard  to  giving  out  alumni  and  alumnae 
addresses.  All  requests  have  to  be  made  in  writing  to  the 
Virginia  office,  except  in  the  case  of  an  extreme  emer- 
gency. We  will  continue  to  pro\ide  your  address  if  one 
of  your  classmates  requests  it,  unless  you  ask  us  not  to 
give  out  your  address  to  anyone.  If  someone  who  was 
not  your  classmate  requests  your  address,  we  will  not 
give  it  out,  but  ask  the  person  for  his  or  her  address. 
We  will  then  contact  you  and  give  you  the  name  and  ad- 
dress of  the  person  who  wishes  to  contact  you.  You  will 
then  be  free  to  decide  if  you  wish  to  contact  that  person. 


ALUMNI      NEWS 


1948-49 


IN  HONOR  OF  "D" 


A 


veteran  too  young  to  have  flown  in  combat  as  World 
War  II  ended  in  a  great  flash,  member  of  the  inner  circle  at 
Churchill  Downs,  diligent  student  on  leave  from  Yale,  this 
young  man  of  many  parts  was  the  unanimous  choice,  in  late 
August  1948,  for  the  presidency  of  JYF-1.  The  election  was 
a  spontaneous  affair  in  the  rush  of  the  sixty-odd  members 
getting  acquainted  while  underfoot  the  S.S.  Mauretania 
rolled  and  pitched  her  way  eastward  from  New  York. 


One  evening  in  1986  our  daughter  Anne  discovered  my  JYF 
album.  "Is  this  the  man  you  said  writes  so  happily  of  his 
wife?  Shouldn't  we  go  see  them?"  Anne  insisted  until  meet- 
ing them  evolved  into  one  of  her  high  school  graduation 
gifts.  So,  in  the  summer  of  1987,  the  family  drove  out  from 
Charlotte  to  Louisville.  A  sort  of  magic  met  us  at  the  door, 
an  impression  that  we  were  in  Paris  and  Louisville  at  the 
same  time. 


Ten  days  later,  at  the  first  dinner  in  Madame  Girou.x's  pen- 
sion, he  came  into  closer  range.  There  across  the  table  that 
evening  on  through  the  scholastic  year  was  a  model  of  wit 
and  winning  ways.  By  the  time  we  gathered  with  dates  for  a 
marathon  Thanksgiving  dinner,  his  French  had  improved 
enough  so  that  Madame  Giroux  could  no  longer  interrupt. 
Before  Christmas,  he  was  presiding  over  her  salon. 

It  was  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg  where  he  and  I  became 
friends,  joining  up  at  the  top  of  Rue  Monsieur-le-Prince  to 
hurry  past  the  pond  and  under  the  inarronniers  toward  Reid 
Hall.  The  conversations  wandered  over  home,  theater,  olym- 
pian professors  at  the  Sciences  Po,  the  war  and,  most  often, 
what  to  do  with  our  spared  lives.  Little  children  smiled  at 
him,  sensing  kindness  and  security.  And  the  demoiselles 
smiled,  too. 


One  afternoon  he  took  me  on  a  tour  of  his  properties.  Su- 
perbel  He  had  accomplished  everything  discussed  during  the 
walks  through  the  Jardin,  and  more.  Between  housing  and 
other  projects  his  Jaguar  seemed  to  find  its  own  way  while 
the  two  of  us  roamed  verbally  around  the  Left  Bank.  Back 
at  their  home  he  invited  Anne  to  play  the  piano,  then  re- 
sponded in  kind  a  la  Reid  Hall.  Cherished  memories  of  JYF- 
1  crowded  the  drawing  room,  and  my  family  had  the  privi- 
lege of  meeting  the  lovely  lady  of  his  letters. 

1  address  these  lines  to  her,  Teri  Long,  to  the  members  of 
JYF-1,  and  to  Anne  who  is  in  JYF-42.  We  all  share  the  loss, 
and  fond  memories,  of  un  Americain  comine  ilfaut. 

EMMETT  C  HARRIS  (Columbia) 


Occasionally  he  walked  in  silence,  older,  head  down.  One 
day  in  winter  the  reason  came  out  as  loneliness  since  a  family 
member  had  perished  in  an  auto  accident.  On  those  days,  as 
we  turned  onto  Rue  de  Chevreuse,  his  mood  would  brighten 
and  once  over  the  threshold  he  moved  directly  to  the  center 
of  whatever  was  going  on.  This  champion  of  bringing  smiles 
to  others'  faces  could  not  always  bring  them  to  his  own. 

In  the  spring  of  1950  he  came  down  from  Yale  to  P.J!s  reun- 
ion party.  Confidence  reigned  on  the  East  Side  of  Manhat- 
tan that  afternoon.  Worlds  to  be  conquered  were  waiting  im- 
patiently. Those  worlds,  however,  were  widely  scattered. 
Perhaps  the  members  would  not  meet  again  for  months,  per- 
haps never,  but  no  matter.  They  had  shared  a  year  abroad; 
the  bonds  were  made.  An  revoir,  bonne  chance,  on  s'ecrira. 

Through  the  four  decades  he  and  I  did  write  occasionally,  he 
from  California  and  later  Louisville,  I  from  some  place  in  my 
travels,  including  a  favorite  bench  in  the  Jardin.  Once  on  a 
vacation  trip  he  stopped  for  a  call  on  Madame  Giroux. 
When  I  went  by  a  couple  of  years  later  she  was  still  glowing 
that  he  had  remembered. 
2 


My  apologies  to  LYNN  H.  THOMPSON  (  Yale)  for  suggest- 
ing, in  last  year's  magazine,  that  perhaps  he  had  not  seen  the 
current  JYF  offices  at  the  Alliance  Frangaise.  He  writes:  "I 
did  see  the  current  offices  and  chatted  with  the  Directrice  in  a 
cubby  hole  of  an  office.  I  had  just  come  from  a  visit  to  the 
newly  refurbished  Reid  Hall  which  is  a  most  charming  old 
building  in  every  respect  and  enjoys  a  long  association  with 
student  activities.  Your  comment  that  the  JYF  is  on  a  5th 
floor  of  a  fairly  modern  eight-story  building  speaks  for  itself. 
Recent  French  architecture  generally  has  little  to  recommend 
it  in  my  view  and  I  stand  on  my  earlier  comment  that  the  JYF 
offices  are  shabby  and  dreary!'  Lynn's  comments  had  the 
immediate  effect  of  moving  us  to  have  our  offices  and  class- 
rooms repainted  during  the  summer!  However,  since  Reid 
Hall  is  overcrowded,  we  are  still  waiting  for  a  benefactor  (or 
benefactress)  to  leave  his  or  her  hotel particulier  to  the  JYF! 

EMILE  LANGLOIS,  Director 


JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


1949-50 

Many  thanks  to  all  those  who 
sent  their  memories  of  the  1949- 
50  year  as  we  celebrate  the  40th 
anniversary  of  that  year: 

For  BARBARA  HOUSE  BAR- 
BEY  (ivlount  Holyoke)  1949-50 
was  "such  a  year  of  broadening 
horizons!  I'm  sure  my  class- 
mates who  took  Critique  drama- 
tique  must  also  still  marvel  at 
the  amount  of  good  theater  so 
readily  available  to  us.  I  recall 
that  my  first  independent  foray 
to  the  Salle  Luxembourg  to  a 
rousing  production  of  Cyrano 
cost  me  the  equivalent  of  17 
American  cents!  —  Such  luminar- 
ies as  Louis  Jouvet,  Jean-Louis 
Barrault  and  tvladeleine  Renaud 
we  simply  took  for  granted!  An- 
dre Gide's  translation  of  Hamlet. 
Corneille.  Moliere,  Ivlarivaux,  Gi- 
raudoux,  Anouilh,  Claudel  —  the 
feast  was  inexhaustible! 

"As  to  'Challenge',  the  unex- 
pected month  in  the  American 
Hospital  with  hepatitis  was 
promptly  followed  by  exams  — 
one  of  which  required  that  I 
demonstrate  — forthreehours  — 
why  the  beginning  of  the  13th 
Century  is  the  classic  period  of 
Gothic  architecture.  It  seems, 
however,  I  had  left  my  course  in 
I'Art  frangais  general  some- 
where during  the  Romanesque 
period,  only  to  return  mid-way 
through  Gothic  flamboyant  !  (My 
dilemma  should  be  readily  ap- 
parent!) 

"French  is  still  an  active  part 
of  my  life.  My  husband's  (large!) 
family  live  in  la  Suisse  Ro- 
mande" 

JOHN  A.  BERGGREN(Dart 
mouth)  retired  from  Eastman  Ko- 
dak Company  and  is  now  an 
(elected)  councilman  in  the  town 
of  Pittsford,  NY.  He  remembers 
"the  vitality  and  optimism  of 
postwar  France  as  the  effects  of 
WWII  receded,  as  Jean  Mon- 
net's  economic  union  ideas 
gained  support,  and  as  the  Mar- 
shall Plan  took  hold;  the  genu- 
inely warm  relationship  between 
the  French  and  the  Americans  — 
person  to  person  as  well  as  in 
general;  the  superb  teaching 
and  scholarship  at  the  Institut 
des  Sciences  Politiques;  and 
the  intellectual  stimulation  and 
challenge  of  the  Sweet  Briar  pro- 
gram. 

"I  also  recall,  less  happily, 
the  menacing  Russian  pressure 
on  western  Europe  (no  Gorby  fe- 
ver in  those  years,  for  sure!),  the 
pain  of  the  continuing  fighting 


On  the  Mauretania  (September  8,  1949) 


On  the  Mauretania 


ALUtVlNI      NEWS 


in  French  Indo-China,  and  then, 
as  the  academic  year  closed, 
the  North  Korean  invasion  of 
South  Korea  and  the  bloody  war 
that  followed. 

"As  I  look  back  on  the  year's 
experience,  I  realize  more  and 
more  how  much  I  benefited  from 
it,  particularly  in  terms  of  cultu- 
ral and  political  understanding. 
Soon  after  the  academic  year,  I 
was  in  the  U.S.  Army  assigned 
to  USAREUR  headquarters  in 
Heidelberg  and  worked  closely 
with  our  French  allies  both  in 
camp  and  in  the  field.  Later,  Ko- 
dak-Pathe  was  an  important  sup- 
plier to  the  Kodak  companies 
that  I  managed  in  Europe.  Now, 
here  on  the  northern  border  of 
the  U.S.,  Quebec  is  a  close 
neighbor  In  sum,  then,  the 
year's  experience  continues  to 
enrich  my  life." 

MURRAY  BARTLETT  DOUG- 
LAS (Skidmore)  is  Senior  Vice- 
President  of  Brunschwig  &  Fils, 
Inc.,  which  specializes  in  French 
decorative  fabrics.  For  him  "part 
of  the  excitement  was  getting 
there.  We  were  a  jolly  crowd 
who  eschewed  regular  dining 
room  hours  on  the  Mauretania  — 
ordered  breakfast  in  our  cabin 
(three  tiers  of  bunks,  if  I  remem- 
ber correctly),  had  elevenses  on 
deck  (soup  and  crackers),  had 
tea  in  the  salon  and  supper  in 
the  boat  deck  bar  (sandwiches 
and  beer),  having  danced,  raced 
and  sung  our  way  long  past  mid- 
night. 

"Vivid  in  my  mind  was  dock- 
ing in  Le  Havre  predawn  and 
hearing  that  first  bonjour  from 
the  quai  —  and  hours  later  board- 
ing the  boat  train  to  Paris.  And 
the  countryside  on  the  way  —  the 
tiny  neat  gardens  that  bordered 
the  tracks  near  each  village. 
And  wardamage  —  Rouen  had 
few  spires  and  towers  left 
whole. 

"In  the  fall  a  bicycle  trip  to 
Chartres  —  88  kilometers,  and  we 
counted  every  marker  —  and  cob- 
blestone —  on  the  roads  leaving 
Paris.  The  long,  slow  hills  and 
PAUL  MOSES  riding  beside  us  to 
assist  with  a  little  push  on  the 
small  of  the  back  —  then,  sud- 
denly, the  spires  way  ahead  to 
lure  us  on.  It  was  dark  when  we 
finally  reached  the  church,  but 
the  interior  space,  candle  lit, 
was  awesome.  Next  morning 
the  interior  was  brilliant  with 
colored  rays  of  light  and  music 
soaring,  but  we  could  barely 
move  —  the  bicycles  went  with 
us  on  the  return  train  to  Paris. 

"And  the  French  family  cus- 
toms —  what  gaffes  we  made  at 
table!   Non  merci.  je  suis  pleine' 
—  'Non,  non.  non,  j'en  ai  eu  as- 
sez!' " 

"And  'Always  remember  to 
close  doors  behind  you  and  turn 


off  the  lights.'  And  sheets 
changed  once  a  month,  nonexis- 
tent toilet  paper,  and  concierges 
who  reported  your  every  coming 
and  going  to  Madame.  Wonder- 
ful new  food  —  aubergines  far- 
cies —  what  were  they?  —  long 
and  bean-shaped  with  garlic  and 
olive  oil.  And  croissants  and 
cfiaussons  aux  pommes  bought 
when  the  smell  coming  from  the 
bakery  was  irresistible  as  you 
walked  up  the  rue  Notre-Dame 
des  Champs  to  Reid  Hall, 

"Winter  —  the  first  snow  —  fog 
on  the  Seine  —  steamy  windows 
on  the  68  bus  going  up  to  Mont- 
martre  to  Leger's  studio,  and 
the  inevitable  smell  of  Gaulois- 
es  in  the  Metro. 

"And  on  and  on  —  the  memo- 
ries come  flooding  back  and  are 
sharpened  and  layered  by  each 
return  trip.  I  recall  that  an  an- 
cient aunt  said  to  me  before  I 
left:  'Oh,  darling,  how  sad  that 
you  missed  Paris  before  1914.' 
And  now  I  must  resist  saying 
how  special  it  was  40  years 
ago." 

For  ST.  CLAIRE  HAYDEN 
D'WOLF  (Sweet  Briar)  1949-50 
"was  a  wonderful  experience,  a 
great  eye  opener  which  I  think 
left  a  lasting  mark  on  me.  I  was 
lucky  to  live  with  an  outstand- 
ing, loving  family,  the  Girettes, 
along  with  KATHARINE  PHIN- 
IZY  MACKIE  and  MARCY  STAL- 
EY  MARKS  .  That  probably  was 
the  better  part  of  the  education, 
although  our  classes  were  inter- 
esting and  fun. 

"I  went  on  to  Middlebury's 
graduate  program  in  Paris  sever- 
al years  later.  It  was  excellent, 
but  the  first  time  around  was 
the  one  I  loved.  Thereafter  I 
taught  French  to  elementary-age 
children  in  Boylston,  Massachu- 
setts until  I  married  and  was 
swept  off  to  Wilmington,  Dela- 
ware. We  have  two  daughters: 
Thelma,  graduate  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  the  South,  married,  and 
Elizabeth,  graduate  of  Eckerd 
College,  Assistant  Stage  Manag- 
er at  the  Idaho  Shakespeare  Fes- 
tival." 

KEMPER  DWENGER  (Ober- 
lin),  a  retired  Senior  Vice  Presi- 
dent at  GTE,  writes:  "I  have 
since  my  junior  year  stayed  in 
very  close  touch  to  France  and 
things  French.  My  French  is 
rusty  today,  but  I  am  still  fre- 
quently in  France,  Switzerland 
or  Belgium  on  both  business 
and  pleasure. 

"I  lived  in  Belgium  in  the  ear- 
ly 1970's  and  ran  a  color  picture 
tube  plant  near  Brussels.  I  have 
been  in  international  business 
all  my  life  —  currently  as  a  con- 
sultant. 

"The  junior  year  program  has 
shaped  my  business  career  and 
very  much  enriched  my  life.  I 


took  my  family  to  France  and 
Belgium  a  few  years  ago  to 
share  with  them  the  places  I  had 
lived  and  some  of  the  people  I 
have  known. 

"I  am  always  pleased  to  see 
your  newsletters  and  learn  of 
the  program's  continued  vitality 
In  my  mind  ,  any  one  studying  a 
'soft'  science  —  my  major  was 
political  science  —  should  study 
at  least  one  year  abroad.  The 
reason  is  that  you  have  no  way 
of  recognizing  how  'soft'  it  is  un- 
til you  hear  the  'truths'  you  have 
been  taught  challenged. 

"My  work  at  'Sciences  Po' 
still  influences  my  thinking  and 
perspective  on  world  affairs  and 
many  of  the  things  I  learned 
from  landladies  and  friends  stay 
close  to  me  as  do  my  love  of 
French  cooking  and  wine." 

Kemper  remembers  the  "view 
of  Notre-Dame  from  Mme  Chan- 
teau's  apartment  immediately 
below  the  Tour  d'Argent:  the 
Toussaint  weekend  trip  to  Mt. 
Saint  Michel  when  we  walked 
the  wall  at  night  by  the  light  of  a 
full  moon;  a  bike  trip  along  the 
Riviera;  the  Paris  ballet  troupe 
with  Andre  Eglefsky;  Spring  in 
Paris  and  biking  through  the 
Bois  and  all  over  the  city  —  I'd 
not  like  to  try  it  now. 

"My  best  to  all  of  my  class- 
mates. When  are  we  going  to 
have  a  reunion,  perhaps  at  the 
Lapin  Agile?" 

For  STEPHEN  B.  GRAY  (Cor- 
nell), a  systems  analyst,  after 
forty  years  the  junior  year  is  "a 
blur  of  dozens  of  images,  of  bor- 
ing classes  in  German  and  Ital- 
ian at  the  Sorbonne,  interesting 
classes  at  Reid  Hall,  seeing  54 
plays  (some  as  part  of  the 
course  in  Dramatic  Criticism, 
the  rest  a  la  carte)  and  55  mo- 
vies, eating  tripes  and  yogurt  in 
the  cheap  student  restaurant 
near  the  medical  school,  riding 
first-class  on  the  Metro  with  a 
second-class  ticket,  riding  a 
bike  to  Switzerland  at  Christmas 
and  to  Amsterdam  at  Easter,  at- 
tending Christmas  mass  at  No- 
tre-Dame de  Gray  (near  Dijon), 
remembering  my  landlady  (an 
ancient  royalist  named  Mme  Du- 
bois) who  always  asked  at  sup- 
per 'Qu'est-ce  que  vous  avez 
fait  de  beau  aujourd'tiui?',  visit- 
ing Chartres  and  Versailles  and 
Fontainebleau,  dating  French 
students,  dating  American  stu- 
dents, visiting  the  catacombs 
under  Paris,  seeing  the  opera 
from  the  fifth  balcony  at  incredi- 
bly cheap  student  prices  (we 
couldn't  see  the  singers  but  we 
could  hear  them),  walking  down 
historical  streets,  exploring  the 
flea  market,  going  up  the  Eiffel 
Tower,  going  to  the  ballet  at  the 
Place  du  Trocadero,  and  talking 
with  a  dozen  or  two  of  the  oth- 


ers at  the  1949-50  SBC  JYF 
"Married  a  Swiss  woman 
from  the  Grisons;  we  had  four 
languages  in  common,  but  not 
much  more.  However,  I  got  two 
fine  daughters  out  of  the  21 
years  of  marriage.  Spent  25 
years  on  the  staff  of  several 
computer  magazines,  including 
Computer  Systems  News,  Crea- 
tive Computing  and  Datamation, 
then  worked  as  a  consultant, 
and  now  for  Bear  Stearns.  Have 
kept  up  with  French,  can  still 
pass  as  a  Frenchman  almost 
anywhere  in  the  world,  except  in 
France.  Am  working  my  way 
through  the  Club  Meds  in  the 
Caribbean;  half  a  dozen  so  far; 
my  favorite  is  Guadeloupe.  And 
I've  sung  three  times  in  Carne- 
gie Hall  so  far  this  year  with  the 
Collegiate  Chorale;  in  January 
1990  with  Milo,  Milnes  and  Pava- 
rotti." 

ANNE  MONZERT  GREEN- 
LEAF  (Middlebury)  a  high  school 
French  teacher,  whtes:  "My  year 
in  Paris  gave  me  the  confidence 
I  needed  to  become  a  French 
teacher.  I  have  taught  French 
for  twenty-four  years  and  will  re- 
tire after  my  twenty-fifth  next 
June.  I  have  traveled  five  other 
times  to  Europe,  twice  to 
France,  and  am  leaving  this 
week  for  Germany,  Austria  and 
Switzerland.  I  have  been  mar- 
ried for  thirty-six  years  (to  a  high 
school  history  teacher  who  is 
now  retired)  and  have  three  chil- 
dren, two  of  whom  are  married." 
MILDRED  AMOUR  GRESHIN 
(Wheaton),  an  Assistant  Dean 
for  Enrollment  Planning  at 
SUNY— Stony  Brook,  would  love 
to  meet  her  classmates  from 
that  wonderful  year:  "I  think  the 
most  remarkable  aspect  of  it  is 
the  number  of  times  I  recall, 
with  great  fondness,  the  memo- 
ries of  that  year.  In  retrospect  it 
was  probably  the  most  idyllic  of 
my  life,  the  new  friends,  a 
French  romance,  the  drives  in 
the  banlieues,  the  food,  the  lan- 
guage —  the  freedom  to  enjoy  it 
all  with  only  the  beginning  of 
the  Korean  War  to  bring  me 
back  to  reality  On  my  return,  I 
graduated  from  Wheaton  Col- 
lege and  then  worked  for  three 
years  in  the  Office  of  the  French 
Military  Attache  in  Washington, 
a  job  I  loved  because  it  kept  the 
language  alive  for  me.  I  met  my 
husband  in  Washington,  we  mar- 
ried, moved  to  Long  Island 
where  we  have  been  ever  since. 
Over  the  years  I  have  tutored 
French  but  the  only  real  tie  to 
that  grand  carefree  year  was  my 
insistence  that  each  of  my  two 
sons  spend  their  junior  years  in 
France.  For  them,  too,  it  was 
one  of  the  best  years  of  their 
lives." 


JUNIOR     YEAR      IN      FRANCE 


Joan  Lauritzen,  Peggy  Smillle  and  Boo  House  at  Fonfainebleau 


JOAN  LAURITZEN  MIANO 
JOAKIM  (Mount  Holyoke),  a 
French  teacher,  has  "all  good" 
memories  of  Paris  in  1949-50:  "I 
went  back  to  the  6eme  two 
years  ago  and  i'li  be  in  Paris 
again  on  June  23, 1989  —  I  go  to 
Savoie  and  the  Dordogne  area 
every  summer. 

"I  remember  well  the  charm 
of  Reid  Hall,  our  meals  in  the 
Convent  (BOO  HOUSE.  PEGGY 
SMILLIE  and  I),  the  daily  walk  to 
the  Sorbonne  through  the  Jardin 
du  Luxembourg  (my  Simsbury 
High  School  students  know  the 
Luxembourg  thanks  to  French  in 
action.  Yale,  Pierre  Capretz,  Mi- 
reille  and  Robert!)  I  remember 
well  crossing  the  Atlantic  on  the 
Mauretania\  We  used  to  party 
on  the  top  deck  each  night! 

"And  I  remember  the  Gare 
Montparnasse  —  we'd  leave  Fri- 
day nights  with  our  bikes  on 
board,  bike  in  the  Loire  Valley  or 
elsewhere  for  two  days,  then  re- 
turn Sunday  night  or  Monday 
morning.  Joe  and  I  spent  Christ- 
mas in  Denmark  (I'm  going  there 
later  this  month)  and  Easter  in 
Sicily.  It  was  a  magnificent, 
memorable  year! 

"My  life-long  interest  in 
French  and  France  was 
strengthened  by  the  Junior  Year 
in  France.  I  am  still  teaching 
French  and  going  to  France 
each  year.  My  three  children 
speak  French  and  my  grand- 
daughter, Leah,  age  6,  will  make 
her  first  visit  to  France  this  year 
—  with  me.  Following  Joe's 
death  I  married  a  Belgian, 
George  Joakim.  and  together  we 
continued  to  visit  France  fre- 
quently. (George  died  two  years 
ago.) 

"I  continue  my  close  con- 
tacts with  friends  in  St.  Pierre 
d'Albigny  where  for  a  number  of 
years  I  ran  a  home-stay  summer 
school.  I  encourage  my  stu- 
dents in  Simsbury  to  consider 


spending  their  junior  year 
abroad.  Were  it  not  for  family 
here.  I'd  move  to  the  Midi  in  a 
minute! 

"One  request  —  anyone  inter- 
ested in  February  vacations  in 
Guadeloupe.  Martinique.  St. 
Martin  or  les  Saintes?" 

ELEANOR  FLANDREAU  JOS- 
SET  (Middlebury).  a  retired 
French  and  ESL  teacher  has 
good  memories  from  her  year  in 
France:  "understanding  and  sup- 
portive host  family  —  excitement 
and  thrills  of  beautiful  Paris  and 
superb  teaching  at  Sciences  Po 
—  happiness  of  meeting  my  hus- 
band there."  She  has  also  some 
"difficult  memories":  "eating 
horsemeat.  saying  farewell  to  so 
many  wonderful  people  at  the 
end  of  the  year." 

Her  daughter,  CATHERINE 
JOSSET  (Middlebury).  enjoyed  it 
just  as  much  in  1973-74. 

MARTHA  STALEY  MARKS 
(Sweet  Briar)  has  "too  many  mar- 
velous memories  to  write  about: 
rushing  off  after  a  French  de- 
jeuner lo  Sciences  Po  to  listen 
to  Andre  Siegfried  or  Pierre  Re- 
nouvin.  going  to  the  Comedie 
Frangaise  for  our  theatre  class, 
going  to  the  Sorbonne  for  the 
Cours  de  Civilisation  and  being 
amazed  at  how  active  politically 
the  French  students  were, 
watching  the  world  go  by  at  the 
Deux  Magots.  It  was  the  best 
year  ever  and  has  had  such  an 
important  influence  on  every- 
thing I've  been  interested  in 
since." 

For  BARBARA  FISHER  NEM- 
SER  (Barnard)  1949-50  was  the 
year  when  "the  chrysalis  broke 
open  —  18  months  that,  for  me, 
were  as  important  as  all  the  oth- 
er undergraduate  years  lumped 
together.  The  constant  chal- 
lenge of  the  new  and  different 
on  all  sides  stimulated  indepen- 
dent thinking.  We  could  eyeball 
the  Mona  Lisa'  at  six  inches 


Jardin  du  Luxembourg:  Boo 
House  taking  a  picture  (Febru- 
ary 1950) 

sans  today's  protective  cover 
and  take  advantage  of  all  the 
special  reduced-price  offerings 
for  students  —  plays,  concerts, 
lectures  and  trips. 

"This  May,  my  husband  and  I 
enjoyed  Le  Misanthrope  at  the 
Comedie  Frangaise.  Helas,  the 
floodgates  of  memory  did  not 
open.  Was  the  history-making 
Madeleine  Renaud-Jean-Louis 
Barrault's  Hamlet  that  winter  or 
in  '52?  Only  one  play  attended 
by  our  theatre  class  stands  out, 
starkly  unforgettable,  and  that  is 
Les  Mains  Sales. 

"Only  one  former  Sweet  Briar 
student  has  crossed  my  path. 
GRACE  WALLACE  BROWN. 
SBC  '52,  and  she  inherited  my 
room  on  Avenue  Foch  the  very 
next  year!  Although  we  are  both 
theatre  buffs,  this  rather  theatri- 
cal coincidence  is  fact,  not  dra- 
matic invention." 

A.  EVAN  OVERSTREET  (Cen- 
tre College),  a  physician  (Inter- 
nal Medicine  and  Gastroenterol- 
ogy) remembers:  "I  remember 
bathing  in  salt  water  on  the 
Mauretania.  I  remember  being 
homesick  and  my  disappoint- 
ment that  it  (Paris)  didn't  look 
like  New  Orleans.  I  remember 
the  happy  5-year-old  children 
sailing  boats  in  the  fountain  of 
the  gardens  of  Luxembourg, 
how  good  their  French  was.  I  re- 
member, and  cherish,  loving 
NANCY  RUSSELL  and  the  fun 
when  her  mother  came  to  town, 
dining  us  in  the  fancy  cave  with 
thirty  strolling  violins.  I  remem- 
ber FRED  MUSSER's  kind  pa- 
tience in  helping  me  with 
French.  I  remember  touring 
Normandie  with  JACK  BERG- 
GREN  on  the  bicycle  I  had 
bought  from  Julius  and  which 
dumped  me  on  the  road  when  it 
fell  half  in  two.  I  remember  the 
beautiful,  weird  perspective  of 
St.  Sulpice  with  its  assymetric 
towers  from  the  corner  of  the 


square.  I  remember  the  seats  in 
the  fifth  gallery  at  the  opera,  I 
remember  Madame,  Chez  qui, 
Giroux  spoiling  me  and  Cathe- 
rine, the  cook,  hating  me  for  it.  I 
remember  all  of  the  faces,  none 
of  the  names.  But  I  cannot  re- 
member where  I  put  the  damn 
pictures.  But  — 

"I  have  three  dynamic,  dis- 
similar children  whose  mother 
divorced  me.  I  am  now  happily 
unmarried  to  a  beautiful  old 
maid  school  teacher." 

JEANNE  MATTHEWS  PAT 
TON  (Mount  Holyoke)  thinks 
"someone  is  counting  wrong!  It 
couldn't  possibly  be  40  years 
since  we  went  to  France!  It 
seems,  not  like  yesterday  per- 
haps, but  more  like  last  year. 
That  year  was  truly  a  turning 
point  in  my  life. 

"To  this  day  I  never  cease  to 
marvel  at  the  abundance  of 
memories  packed  into  one  epic 
year  —  enough  to  last  a  lifetime. 
The  friendships  formed  that 
year  are  among  the  most  treas- 
ured of  nvy  life.  It  all  began  on 
the  'Mauretania'.  seated  in  a 
deck  chair.  The  fellow  next  to 
me  asked  :  'How  do  you  say 
coat-hanger  in  French?'  I 
nudged  the  character  next  to  me 
and  repeated  the  question.  He 
surfaced  from  beneath  the 
newspaper  which  covered  his 
face,  and  said:  'Who  the  hell 
cares!'  That  was  KIRK  OUINN  — 
to  this  day  one  of  my  dearest 
friends.  Kirk  introduced  me  to 
ELMO  GIORDANETTI,  and  we 
three  became  inseparable 
friends  until  Elmo's  untimely 
death  a  few  years  ago.  A  few 
years  after  France,  I  married 
Elmo's  college  roommate. 

"I  think  the  most  incredible 
aspect  of  that  wonderful  year  is 
that  at  any  given  moment  I  can 
conjure  up  a  very  vivid  picture  of 
some  outstanding  episode 
which  will  cheer  and  sustain  me 
through  the  most  trying  of  times 
—  The  Polytechnique  ball  at  the 
Opera,  dinner  at  La  Grenouille, 
an  unforgettable  car  rallye 
through  thecountryside  —  these 
are  but  a  few  of  the  memories 
which  surface  from  time  to  time 
and  make  me  feel  quite  young 
again. 

"My  husband  (a  former  Fulb- 
right  scholar  in  Strasbourg)  and 
I  returned  to  France  for  our  25th 
anniversary.  Some  very  dear 
French  friends  whom  I  had 
known  in  49-50  gave  us  a  gala 
dinner  party  and  invited  the  en- 
tire group  of  people  I  had  known 
back  then.  The  little  girl  I  used 
to  walk  to  kindergarten  was  now 
married  and  the  mother  of  two 
boys.  It  was  like  stepping  back 
27  years  in  time.  After  a  week 
my  French  even  came  back  to 
the  point  where  a  Luxembourge- 


ALUMNI      NEWS 


ois  hosteller  mistook  me  for 
French,  and  demanded  to  know 
wtiere  I  had  gotten  an  American 
passport- 

"ThanksSweet  Briar—  thanks 
for  everything! 

"I  have  tw/o  sons  (both  engi- 
neers) who  have  no  mterest  m 
French  —  perhaps  one  of  my  four 
grandchildren  will  be  more  in- 
clmed.  I  hope  so." 

We  were  very  sorry  to  learn 
from  Marta  Phillips  that  her  hus- 
band, DAVID  L  PHILLIPS  (Dart- 
mouth) died  in  April  1988.  Here 
are  extracts  from  the  remarks 
made  by  his  friend  Ashley  L. 
Hawken  at  his  funeral  service: 

"His  taste  could  be  seen  in 
the  appreciation  which  he  had 
for  the  creative  works  of  man- 
kind in  all  of  its  forms.  The  fine 
arts  were  a  preferred  topic  of 
conversation  for  him,  one  in 
which  his  emotions  could  run 
from  the  seriousness  of  the 
scholar,  which  he  was,  to  the  en- 
thusiasm of  a  child,  which  he 
also  remained,  in  spirit,  through- 
out his  58  years,  a  characteristic 
which,  for  me,  was  one  of  his 
most  endearing  qualities. 

"His  appreciation  for  art  led 
him  to  collect  beautiful  paint- 
ings and  furniture  and  bric-a- 
brac,  but  not  in  any  selfish  way 
because,  as  those  of  us  who 
have  enjoyed  the  hospitality  of 
David  and  Marta's  home  know, 
his  pleasure  was  to  share  his  ac- 
quisitions with  friends  and  to 
have  others  participate  in  his 
passion  for  creativity  and  quali- 
ty. His  respect  for  creativity 
was  not  reserved  for  The  Mas- 
ters but  also  tor  the  lesser 
works  of  friends,  on  whom  he  al- 
ways heaped  praise  and  encour- 
agement. 

"David  Phillips  leaves  us 
with  a  record  of  loyal  and  effec- 
tive service  to  his  country,  to  his 
world  and  to  his  personal  set  of 
values.  He  moved  from  the 
heartland  of  the  United  States, 
where  he  lived  as  a  boy,  to  every 
corner  of  our  world,  which  he 
tried  to  understand,  to  interpret 
and  to  help. 

"David's  fluency  in  languag- 
es, his  knowledge  of  the  culture, 
religion  and  history  of  many 
lands  and  his  openness  to  the 
ideas  and  concerns  of  people 
from  everywhere  marked  him  as 
a  wise  and  caring  citizen  of  the 
world. 

"By  his  work  as  a  Cultural  Of- 
ficer in  Latin  America,  and  as  a 
Foreign  Student  Advisor  at  Ho- 
ward University,  he  has  left  a 
legacy,  not  in  feats  of  diplomat- 
ic or  academic  accomplishment 
—  those  he  left  to  others  —  but  in 
the  quieter  daily  work  of  helping 
individuals  solve  specific  prob- 
lems." 

SHEILA  SHIELDS  PYTHON 


After  a  reception  at  the  Hotel  de  Ville  de  Paris 


(Wheaton),  a  special  education 
teacher  of  the  emotionally  dis- 
turbed, writes:  "The  memories  of 
Paris  are  too  many  and  varied  to 
list  —  but  the  year  I  spent  in  Par- 
is profoundly  changed  my  life.  I 
returned  to  Wheaton  with  a 
deep  love  of  the  French  lan- 
guage. After  graduation  I  hoped 
to  return  to  Paris  but  since  I  had 
to  earn  a  living  I  trained  as  a  bi- 
lingual secretary  .  fVly  first  boss 
was  a  charming  young  French- 
speaking  Swiss  —  eventually  we 
married  and  I  returned  with  him 
to  Geneva  rather  than  Paris. 
This  was  almost  36  years  ago.  A 
year  in  Geneva  convinced  my 
husband  that  New  York  had  be- 
come his  home,  and  we  returned 
to  the  U.S.  I  have  used  my  fluen- 
cy in  French  to  stay  in  touch 
withourfamily  in  Switzerland  — 
we  return  there  often  and  each 
time  we  do  I  realize  that  without 
all  that  I  experienced  in  1949-50 
I  might  never  have  been  open  to 
my  charming  Swiss!! 

"Our  two  boys  are  grown  and 
married  —  and  we  have  4  grand- 
children. We  are  spending  our 
vacation  in  France  this  summer 
instead  of  Switzerland  to  cele- 
brate the  40th  anniversary  of  my 
wonderful  Junior  Year." 

KIRK  QUINN  (U.  Delaware), 
encouraged  by  JEANNE  MAT- 
THEWS PATTON,  sent  a  photo- 
graph of  his  wedding,  taken  on 
the  steps  of  the  American 
Church  in  Paris  on  June  3,  1950. 
"Jeanne  and  ELMO  GIORDA- 
NETTl  were  our  attendants;  the 
bride  was  Mollie  McGlashan,  of 
Auchterarder,   Perthshire,  Scot- 


land, erstwhile  piano  student;  I 
the  beaming  groom.  Mollie  and 
I  have  survived  these  interven- 
ing years,  various  fields  of  en- 
deavor and  employment,  two 
daughters,  three  grandsons  and 
two  sons-in-law.  In  the  back- 
ground of  the  picture  are  numer- 
ous other  members  of  the  1949- 
50  Junior  Year  in  France  group, 
many  of  whom  went  on  to  an  in- 
formal reception  at  the  rue  Pon- 
thieu  apartment  of  Mile  Char- 
lotte Moulton,  whom  I  met  in 
Paris  late  in  1945  during  my 


The  American  Church  in  Paris, 
June  3,  1950:  wedding  of  Mollie 
McGlashan  and  Kirk  Quinn 


stmt  as  station  manager  of  AFN 
Pans.  DICK  LEAVITT  is  on  up 
the  steps  behind  Elmo.  Since  I 
was  a  senior  at  the  U.  Delaware/ 
transferee  to  Sweet  Briar,  I  grad- 
uated in  absentia  in  June  1950 
and  at  one  time  I  thought  I 
might  lay  claim  to  being  the  first 
male  graduate  of  Sweet  Briar 
but  nothing  ever  came  of  this 
pretension. 

"Our  apartment  is  adorned 
with  many  pictures  of  our  years 
in  France  —  an  aquarelle  of  Pont 
Alexandre  III,  an  oil  of  a  street 
scene  of  a  village  in  Provence,  a 
water  color  of  Manoir  de  Vitan- 
val  in  Ste.  Adresse  and  other 
prints  and  pictures.  We  haven't 
been  back  to  Paris  yet  but  hope 
to  spend  several  weeks  and 
maybe  even  a  longer  stay  some- 
time soon. 

"We  did  manage  a  three-week 
stay  in  Scotland,  England  and 
Ireland  in  '79  after  my  involun- 
tary retirement.  Mollie  is  still 
active  in  PR  work  for  individual 
concert  performances  here  in 
the  Baltimore  area  and  intends 
to  get  back  to  serious  work  at 
her  piano  in  a  few  weeks  when 
we  leave  this  apartment  and  live 
again  in  our  own  house. 

"One  substantial  memento  I 
have  of  Paris  is  a  large,  four  sec- 
tion, approximately  80'  x  52' 
framed  PLAN  DE  PARIS  A  VOL 
D'OISEAU  Reproduction  artls- 
tique  en  elevation  de  loutes  les 
rues,  malsons  et  rictiesses  artls- 
tiques  de  Pahs  —  dresse  et  des- 
sine  par  G.  PELTIER.  BLONDEL 
LA  ROUGERY.  Editeurs.  7  rue 
Saint-Lazare.  PARIS.  Hopefully 


JUNIOR     YEAR      IN      FRANCE 


there  will  be  at  least  a  suitable 
wall  space  in  our  new  (to  us) 
house.  I  once  thought  of  giving 
the  PLAN  to  Amherst  in  Elmo's 
memory  but  will  hold  back  a  lit- 
tle longer  and  enjoy  it  displayed 
here." 

MARIANNE  NASH  RICKA- 
BAUGH  (Vassar)  is  a  French 
teacher:  "quo/  d'autre??",  she 
asks.  She  remembers"consfanf 
head  cold:  studying  in  bed  with 
all  possible  blankets  on  top; 
drinking  hot  rum  punch  (C'est 
bon.  ga  si  I'on  est  enrhume!) 
with  KEMPER  DWENGER;  gain- 
ing 15  pounds  because  of 
French  pastry-tea  parties  with 
LUCIA  PIERCE  SIvllTH  and  ST. 
CLAIR  CSees-taire')  HAYDEN  .. 
Christmas  vacation  en  Provence 
with  BARBARA  KAPLAN  GAL- 
LANT and  others  ...  bike  trip 
with  PAUL  MOSES,  in  July  '50. 
en  Bretagne  ...  J'ai  plus  de 
souvenirs  Que  si  j'avais  mille 
ans'  ...  When  you're  pushing  60, 
that's  all  the  exercise  you  need. 

"With  3  of  my  French  II  stu- 
dents, we  won  a  FIRST  PLACE 
two-week  trip  from  le  gouverne- 
ment  frangais  (incroyabte'.)  to 
the  region  we  presented  in  the 
project  —  la  region  Rhone-Alpes  - 

-  during  the  summer  of  1988  for 
le  Concours  2001.  We  had  an 
apartment  a  IVniversite  de 
Grenoble  and  were  driven  every- 
where in  this  beautiful  region  by 
various  teachers  and  adminis- 
trators —  private  plane  rides,  yet 

—  Aix-les-Bains,  Annecy,  la 
Grande  Chartreuse  —  4  days  a 
Paris,  which  included  le  14  juil- 
let  —  a  dream  come  true  for  me 
and  my  students,  who  are  from 
a  school  district  where  the  aver- 
age family  income  is  $8,600.  I 
am  now  bilingual  in  Spanish  as 
well  as  French,  gracias  a  Dios" 

EDWINA  FRASER  ROLLO 
(Randolph-Macon  Woman's),  a 
high  school  French  teacher,  re- 
members "art  classes  in  the 
Louvre  with  the  lecturer  stand- 
ing in  front  of  the  actual  paint- 
mg  ...  playing  tennis  in  the  Jar- 
din  du  Luxembourg  ...  going  to 
the  theater  2  to  3  times  a  week 
for  my  drama  class  (seeing 
Louis  Jouvet  and  others).  See- 
mg  Edith  Piaf  at  the  Olympia  ... 
living  around  the  corner  from 
the  Dome  and  the  Coupole  ... 
riding  my  bike  from  Montpar- 
nasse  to  Neuilly.  Many  surprise- 
parties  with  high  school  stu- 
dents playing  Dixieland  jazz  — 
Sidney  Bechet  —  Cabaret  hu- 
mor. Walking,  walking,  walking. 
This  year  meant  so  much  to  me. 
It  is  hard  for  me  to  talk  about  it." 

TIBY  FRADIN  ROSENBERG 
(Barnard),  a  teacher  of  English 
as  a  second  language,  evokes 
"the  pleasure  of  waking  up  to 
Paris  every  morning:  the  caf6s 
on  Montparnasse:  M.  Henri 

ALUMNI      NEWS 


Kerst  in  class  and  on  an  outing 
with  his  family  to  Normandy;  the 
French  family  with  whom  I'm 
still  in  touch;  a  bike  trip  to  the 
chateaux  of  the  Loire;  Mont  St. 
Michel:  and  on  and  on  and  on  ... 
and  at  the  center,  beautiful, 
alive,  Paris.  Corny  as  it  sounds, 
Paris  was  a  real  'awakening'  for 
me:  I  started  seriously  growing 
up  (still  feel  in  the  midst  of  ttiat. 
despite  four  kids  and  three 
granddaughters)  intellectually, 
emotionally  and  socially." 

JUNESIGLER  SIEGEL 
(Wellesley)  received  a  Ph.D.  (in 
French,  of  course!)  from  Colum- 
bia University  in  1963.  She  is  a 
writer.  Her  memories  of  Paris: 
"Then:  Soupe  a  I'oignon  at 
dawn,  les  Halles,  with  SUZANNE 
ARVEDON  (Radcliffe)  and  Cie  ... 
Wandering  home  in  the  wee 
hours  from  'Boum!',  the  all-night 
Bal  des  Haules  Etudes  Commer- 
ciales  ...  Pigeons  mirrored  in 
fresh  rain  puddles  on  the  many- 
vectored  rooftops  outside  my 
window.  Pension  Domecq,  Seme 
etage.  at  dawn.  Always  dawn. 
Didn't  we  ever  sleep? 

"Now:  June  1989— 
Presentation  of  Life  Forms,  my 
theater-piece-with-songs.   Thea- 
ter for  the  New  City,  First  Ave- 
nue and  10th  Street,  NYC.  In 
the  audience:  PROFESSOR  SU- 
ZANNE ARVEDON  ROTHS- 
CHILD-and    Cie." 

To  close  these  reminiscenc- 
es of  France  in  1949-50,  we  ask 
you  to  have  a  pensee  emue  for 
those  members  of  the  1949-50 
group  who  are  no  longer  with 
us:  ELMO  GIORDANETTI  (Bow- 
doin).  WILLIAM  LUTTON  (Law- 
rence), MADELINE  MILLER  (Vas- 
sar), PAUL  MOSES  (Haverford), 
DAVID  PHILLIPS  (Dartmouth) 
and  JOHN  ROBINSON  (Alleghe- 
ny). 


1952-53 

We  were  pleased  to  receive  a 
long  letter  from  JOHN  J.  LAR- 
KIN  (Yale).  He  graduated  from 
the  Columbia  University  School 
of  Law  in  1959:  "During  the 
1970's  there  were  major  changes 
in  my  life  (as  to  marriage,  career, 
residence,  etc.).  but  I  gave  little 
thought  to  France  until  the  last 
two  or  three  years  (e.g.  with  the 
Centennial  of  the  Statue  of  Lib- 
erty here,  in  New  York  City). 
Now  I  have  been  watching 
things  change  politically  and  so- 
cially here  (and  abroad),  been 
reading  the  newspapers,  etc., 
and  begun  to  wonder  whether  a 
French  connection  isn't  due 
(again)  I"  Several  trips  to  Cana- 
da in  recent  years  have  made 
him  more  conscious  of  the  re- 
maining existence  of  French 


culture  in  North  America.  Guid- 
ed by  a  volume  entitled  France 
in  America,  by  a  Canadian  histo- 
rian, W.J.  Eccles,  he  would  like 
to  investigate  the  remainders  of 
French  influence  in  the  New 
York  area:  "I  like  to  think  that 
being  a  New  Yorker  gives  me  an 
advantage  in  this,  as  this  city 
and  state  were  once  settled  and 
governed  by  Europeans  other 
than  those  of  British  origin,  and 
this  state  borders  on  both  Onta- 
rio and  Quebec,  which  repre- 
sent, to  the  Canadians,  ttie  cen- 
ters of  British  and  French 
culture,  respectively  in  their 
country'". 

1956-57 

CECELIA  HENRY  TUPAY  VON 
ISERTINGEN 

Members  of  the  1956-57 
SBCJYF  group  will  receive  with 
sadness  the  news  of  the  untime- 
ly death  of  CECELIA  HENRY  TU- 
PAY VON  ISERTINGEN  of  lung 
disease  in  Vienna  on  January 
25,  1989. 

Cecelia  was  graduated  from 
Emory  University,  and  by  means 
of  a  Woodrow  Wilson  Fellow- 
ship, she  earned  her  Master's 
degree  from  the  Johns  Hopkins 
School  of  International  Rela- 
tions after  a  year  on  the  Balti- 
more campus  and  another  at  the 
University  of  Bologna  in  Italy 

So  armed,  and  fluent  by  then 
in  Italian,  as  well  as  in  French 
and  her  own  southern  style  of 
English,  Cecelia  set  out  for 
Rome  and  landed  an  enviable 
job  with  the  Food  and  Agricul- 
ture Organization  of  the  UN. 
Four  alcyon  years  followed 
wherein,  among  other  pursuits, 
she  renewed  friendships  with 
members  of  our  SBCJYF  class 
who  were  living  there;  served  as 
delightful,  indefatigable  hostess 
and  guide  to  others  of  us  on  Ro- 
man holidays;  and  she  fell  in 
love  with  a  tall,  handsome,  no- 
ble, Austrian  lawyer  whom  she 
married,  in  1964,  in  the  chapel  of 
his  family's  estate  in  Graz. 

Cecelia  and  Hubertus  made 
their  home  in  the  Viennese  sub- 
urb of  Grinzing  known  for  its  au- 
tumnal bounty  of  bright,  new 
wine  and  as  Beethoven's  resi- 
dence when  he  wrote  his  Third 
Symphony  (Eroica).  Across  the 
village  street  from  Beethoven's 
house,  the  Tupays  found  a  for- 
mer Wursttiaus  languishing  in 
disrepair,  but  with  fine  spatial 
elements  and  a  broad  greens- 
ward in  back  which  climbed  to 
the  vineyards.  They  bought  it 
and  painstakingly  transformed  it 
into  a  completely  charming, 
comfortable  family  home  which 
they  filled  with  sons  named  Hu- 
bertus-Christoph  and  Hierony- 


mus  who  are  occasional  stu- 
dents, campers  and  skiers  in  the 
U.S. 

Cecelia's  most  remarkable 
characteristics  —  herlively  intel- 
lect extravagantly  entwined  with 
fairy  tale  fantasy,  her  innate 
chic  and  zany  sense  of  play  —  all 
found  a  home  our  year  in  Paris, 
and  she  decided  then  that  she 
would  live  her  life  in  Europe. 
She  is  buried  in  the  village  ce- 
metery among  the  vineyards  be- 
hind her  house. 

Mrs.  ROBERT  SHAW  (Sweet 
Briar) 

1959-60 

In  a  letter  from  STEVEN  BAY- 
LESS  (Denison),  M.D.  Temple 
University,  we  read  the  follow- 
ing; "SBCJYF  gave  me  the  gift  of 
fluency  in  French.  The  year  is 
the  most  important  of  my  life,  — 
enriching,  cultural  (and,  yes,  ex- 
otic, including  a  trip  to  Moscow, 
and  Leningrad  and  elsewhere). 
Friendships  made  became 
close.  I'll  never  forget  the  great 
kindnesses  and  practical  assis- 
tance given  me  by  my  host  fami- 
ly in  France.  Years  later  one 
member  was  prepared  to  receive 
the  daughter  of  my  business  as- 
sociate on  her  trip  to  Europe. 
And  several  years  back  I  suc- 
ceeded in  taking  the  most  ad- 
vanced course  in  French  com- 
munication (written  and  spoken) 
at  Harvard  University  Extension 
Master's  Program  with  wonder- 
ful results  (an  A-). 

"How  fortunate  I  am  to  be 
able  to  speak  another  language, 
at  least  to  the  degree  to  help 
others  feel  at  ease  knowing 
someone  can  speak  their  lan- 
guage. I'm  more  than  fortunate. 
I  feel  this  is  a  privilege." 

1961-62 

HARRIET  DAVIS  (Wheaton)  is 
now  Assistant  Vice  President  at 
Merrill  Lynch.  Pierce,  Fenner  & 
Smith  in  Boston. 

1963-64 

ALICE  FORK  GROVER 

(Wheaton)  sent  us  the  following 
information,  received  too  late  to 
be  included  in  her  25th  Anniver- 
sary report: 

CAROLINE  HARTMANN 
ERBMANN  (Wellesley)  —  Morris- 
town,  NJ 

Following  graduation,  Caro- 
line spent  three  years  in  the  Phi- 
lippines teaching  French  before 
returning  with  her  daughter,  Eliz- 
abeth, to  get  the  first  of  her 
Master's  degrees  at  the  Universi- 
te  de  Montreal.  She  spent  18 
years  teaching  French  and  ESL 


On  the  Mauretania  (September  3,  1964) 


at  nationally  known  New  Trier 
HS  in  Illinois  before  moving  to 
the  NYC  area  to  study  at  NYU. 
Her  husband,  Clement,  is  an  in- 
vestment banker  and  fellow  fran- 
cophile, so  they  and  their  two 
young  sons  spend  at  least  a 
couple  of  weeks  in  France  every 
year. 

She  recommends  the  won- 
derful gites  ruraux  and  logis  et 
auberges  de  France  for  vaca- 
tions full  of  warmth  and  solici- 
tude, mentioning  in  passing 
that,  at  one  point,  the  two  boys 
even  learned  to  milk  the  cow 
and  imitate  the  gait  of  a  fleeing 
French  chicken. 

SUSAN  S.  HOLLAND  (Occi 
dental)  — NYC 

Susan  has  turned  most  of  her 
attention  to  Latin  America  since 
graduate  school  at  Columbia. 
Much  of  the  time  she  worked  for 
the  Council  of  the  Americas  and 
was,  among  other  titles,  their 
Executive  Director  of  Programs. 
Her  specialty  is  economics  and 
she  is  deeply  committed  to  the 
idea  that  Latin  American  private 
sector  ventures  can  be  the  an- 
swer to  long  term  economic  de- 
velopment in  the  area.  She  has 
recently  become  a  principal  in  a 
new  venture  capital  company 
which  invests  in  such  firms.  In 
addition,  Susan  still  uses  her 
guitar  regularly  as  a  volunteer 
with  organizations  for  the  retard- 
ed and  handicapped. 

Memory:  Folk  song  tests  on 
the  first  class  deck  with  the  cap- 
tain aiding  and  abetting  by  set- 
ting out  chairs  for  us  and  the 
Mexican  trio  that  used  to  join  us. 

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SUSAN  E.  MAYCOCK 

(Wellesley)  —  Cambridge,  MA 

In  addition  to  the  news  of  Su- 
san and  her  newest  book  which 
Ray  Hilliard  mentioned  in  last 
year's  Magazine.  Susan  tells  me 
that  she  and  her  husband  are 
busy  bringing  up  three  little 


girls:  twins,  8,  and  a  3-year  old. 


1964-65 

Many  thanks  to  ELLYN  (LYN) 
CLEMMER  BALLOU  (Middlebu- 
ry),  who  agreed  to  act  as  editor 
for  this  25th  anniversary  edition 
She  is  now  wife,  mother  and 
part-time  attorney,  and  writes:  "I 
approached  France  in  1964  with 
mixed  feelings,  because  I  left 
my  fiance  (now  husband  of  al- 
most 24  years)  home.  The  year 
was,  nevertheless,  wonderful. 
The  people  and  pace  of  Tours 
permitted  comfortable  adjust- 
ment to  the  language  and  cus- 
toms. Madame  Moreau  spent 
most  of  her  day  cooking  dinner 
and  cleaning:  I'll  never  forget 
the  night  my  roommate  SUSAN 
CAPLING  (sadly  gone  from  us) 
ran  into  M.  Moreau  stark  naked 
in  our  common  bathroom;  then 
there  was  teaching  LESLIE 
COEN  BLOCK  to  ride  a  bike 
(LESLIE— get  in  touch!)  and  pre- 


tending to  a  policeman  that  I 
didn't  speak  French  when  he 
stopped  me  for  no  lights  on  the 
bike. 

"Paris?  What  a  city.  Susan 
and  I  spent  quite  a  year  with 
Mme  Nikola  Marinovitch,  White 
Russians  with  a  son-in-law  in 
Saigon  and  a  philandering 
daughter  at  home.  Like  just 
about  everyone  who  sent  memo- 
ries, I  recall  Alfred  Simon's  thea- 
tre course  and  the  many  plays 
we  experienced  (and  so  did  not 
keep  mentioning  it  below).  I 
also  remember  the  secretary 
from  Tours  (named  Monique 
Chevalier?):  a  wonderful  trip  to 
Reims  with  BRIT  MAC  LAUGH- 
LIN  and  many  others:  Paris  by 
night  with  BERN  IE:  hitching  in 
Belgium,  Holland,  France  and 
Spain  with  SUE  CAPLING  (some 
scary  moments  but  far  outnum- 
bered by  good  !ime  and  fine 
people).  Of  course,  two  young 
unescorted  girls  in  Spain  had  to 
endure  an  awful  lot  —  I  wonder  if 
they  still  do.  Also  still  vivid  are 
a  skiing  trip  to  the  Dolomites 
with  lots  of  great  Sweet  Briar 
folks  (probably  RONNI  BAR- 
RETT and  STEVE  GUGGEN- 
HEIM) plus  French  students;  en- 
joying the  very  pleasant 
VALERIE  PERCY  in  the  music 
course  (her  unsolved  murder  is 
one  of  our  shared  sadnesses): 
SHEILA  WALKER  wooing  our 
professor  during  oral  exams  at 
Sciences  Po:  a  Louvre  course  on 
Impressionists  and  post- 
Impressionists  requiring  inter- 
minable (but  fascinating)  read- 
ing and  museum  going:  learning 


the  Dvorak  requiem  with  a 
French  chorus  only  to  find  there 
would  be  no  performance  be- 
cause there  was  no  money  to 
hire  a  hall  (described,  I  think,  as 
a  last  minute  sabotage  by  les 
communistes);  exquisite  French 
bread  in  all  shapes  and  sizes 
with  unsalted  butter 

"I've  been  back  to  France 
once  (1984)  —  no  more  pissoires 
and  now  there  are  skyscrapers. 
I  love  the  Pompidou,  I  dread 
seeing  what  the  Spanish  coast 
now  looks  like.  I  heard  Alfred 
Simon  is  now  running  a  school 
for  actors. 

"I'll  always  be  grateful  for  the 
chance  to  live  outside  my  coun- 
try for  a  year,  to  appreciate  an- 
other country,  to  become  fluent 
in  a  second  language  (do  you  re- 
member the  high  when  you  first 
dreamed  in  French?),  to  meet  so 
many  neat  people,  I  hope  class- 
mates will  stop  by  —  no  doubt 
many  of  you  pass  this  way  since 
we  live  on  the  Maine  coast  only 
3  miles  from  L.  L.  Bean,  Peter, 
Will  (age  4)  and  I  would  love  to 
see  you  and  yours." 

NEIL  ARMSTRONG  (Yale)  de- 
scribes himself  as  'teacher/ 
writer/director'  and  writes:  "It 
was  the  little  theatres  of  Paris 
and  Alfred  Simon  that  got  me 
excited  about  the  many  things 
that  theatre  can  be.  In  the  late 
70's,  I  created  and  performed  a 
one-man  show  on  Jean  Cocteau, 
then  I  founded  and  was  the  Ar- 
tistic Director  of  the  New  Ehri- 
lich  Theatre,"  His  latest  collabo- 
ration, a  satiric  comedy  of  New 
York's  beau  monde  circa  1989 


JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


entitled  'The  Lost  Heiress',  with 
Sarah  Wright,  will  be  work- 
shopped  in  Boston  this  fall.  Neil 
credits  his  Sweet  Briar  experi- 
ence with  opening  this  fascinat- 
ing world  to  him. 

ANNA  BARTEL  COX  (Sweet 
Briar)  now  a  middle  school  guid- 
ance counselor,  sent  a  snapshot 
of  some  of  our  group  beside  the 
Loire,  and  remembered  riding 
bikes  to  Chenonceaux  on  the 
first  day  in  Tours,  "a  more  ambi- 
tious project  than  we  had  real- 
ized," picnics  on  visits  to  the 
chateaux,  weekly  visits  to  mu- 
seums and  theatres,  relaxing  in 
sidewalk  cafes  and  parks,  and 
trips  to  Germany  Italy  southern 


CARLY  NICHOLS  DETWILL- 

ER  (Wheaton),  senior  travel  con- 
sultant, labels  our  year  in 
France  as  "THE  BEST  year  of 
college!"  because  our  teacher 
was  experiences.  She  probably 
speaks  for  many  of  us  when  she 
says:  "I  wish  I  could  do  it  all 
again,  only  from  an  adult  point 
of  view.  The  art  history  course 
at  the  Louvre  marked  the  begin- 
ning of  continuing  appreciation 
for  art  and  architecture.  I  would 
love  to  visit  the  Musee  des  Arts 
Decoratifs  now  that  I  have  stud- 
ied 5  years  in  that  field.  I  would 
love  to  take  courses  all  over 
again  at  the  Pompidou  and  the 
Musee  d'Orsay 


Picnic  at  the  Chateau  de  Chambord 


Spring  vacation  in  Greece;  Claire  Hodupp,  Judy  Parker  and  Carly 
Nichols 


France  and  Spain. 

Anna  has  continued  to  use 
her  French,  first  in  teaching, 
and  more  recently  in  hosting  vis- 
iting exchange  students  and 
other  French  people  in  Charles- 
ton. She  has  been  back  to 
France  once,  and  reports  that 
the  food  was  better  on  her 
present  budget  than  as  a  stu- 
dent. She  has  two  daughters, 
age  16  and  12,  both  studying 
French. 

Anna  would  love  visits  of 
anyone  from  the  group  who 
comes  to  Charleston. 

ALUMNI      NEWS 


"fy/lemories?  Fun  with 
CLAIRE  and  PERSIS,  KATHY 
and  JUDY  GEORGE  and  NEIL; 
unauthorized  visits  to  the  Resis- 
tance Rooms  in  the  Catacombs; 
biking  to  chateaux  in  Tours  (Car- 
ly enclosed  a  photo  of  lunch 
with  wine  at  Chambord):  hitchik- 
ing  in  Brittany:  almost  being 
lost  at  sea  off  St.  Guenole  with 
CLAIRE  on  a  fishing  expedition: 
skiing  in  Italy  for  Christmas  with 
Speedy  Gonzales  and  the  gang 
from  the  busmess  school." 

CARLY  reports  that  she  has 
continued  French  connections 


by  serving  on  a  local  selection 
committee  for  AFS  students, 
hosting  foreign  students  and  en- 
tering the  travel  business.  She 
will  be  on  KLM's  inaugural  flight 
from  Amsterdam  to  Lyons  this 
October  and  looks  forward  to 
setting  foot  once  again  in 
France  after  25  years. 

PAULA  MYSELL  EVANS 
(Chatham)  and  ROBERT  EVANS, 
JR.  (Princeton),  together  write 
that  she  is  Director,  Programs 
for  Teachers,  Brown  University, 
and  he  is  a  clinical  psychologist 
and  director  of  a  public  mental 
health  clinic.  They  have  been 
back  to  France  several  times 
and  twice  exchanged  houses 
with  French  families.  They  re- 
member daily  stops  at  the  local 
patisserie',  riding  all  over  Paris 
on  the  motor  scooter  owned 
jointly  with  DAVID  PORTER; 
weekly  trips  to  the  Louvre  to 
memorize  its  entire  contents  for 
Paula's  art  course;  the  pension 
on  rue  d'Assas  where  WALT, 
MEL.  DAVID  and  ROB  all  shared 
the  top  floor;  Paula's  wonderful 
roommate  chez  Madame  Verley, 
SUSAN  CULVER,  whom  she  has 
lost  track  of;  and  travelling  all 
over  Europe  on  $5  or  less  per 
day 

DAVID  PORTER  (Middlebury), 
Paula  Mysell  Evans  reports,  is  a 
Division  Chair  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Illustration  at  Rhode  Is- 
land School  of  Design. 

NANCY  GARRETT-LOGAN 
(Denison),  a  software  engineer, 
wishes  everyone  could  have  an 
experience  similar  to  ours  in 
France.  She  believes  it  was  a 
wonderfully  run  program  with  a 
sense  of  independence  for  stu- 
dents. 

Nan  writes  vividly  of  a  memo- 
ry from  that  year:  —  "On  the  way 
from  Tours  to  Paris  we  stopped 
to  visit  Chartres.  It  was  Octo- 
ber. There  were  few  others  in 
the  cathedral.  We  were  in  no 
hurry.  It  was  a  magical  place. 
We  could  wonder  about  the 
ghosts  of  its  past.  Gradually, 
we  became  aware  of  voices. 
They  sounded  like  voices  from 
the  past.  We  looked  up  to  see 
where  the  music  was  coming 
from.  Finally  we  realized  that 
our  madrigal  group  was  quietly 
singing  in  a  corner  of  the  apse 
...  and  the  cathedral  itself 
picked  up  the  music  and  kept  it 
going." 

Nan  lives  in  an  'idyllic'  place 
on  Cape  Cod  with  her  2-1/2 
years  old  son  and  works  at 
Brown  University  next  door  to 
Paula  Mysell  Evans.  She  sees 
POOH  (ELLEN)  REID  DODGE  oc- 
casionally at  Brown's  swimming 
pool  and  keeps  in  touch  with 
LAURE  (BARBARA)  ALDEN 
GIANGIULIO  She  asks  for 
news  of  WALT  LEMKE  and 


MARY  REINBOLD 

MARY  ELLEN  GEER  (Welles- 
ley),  manuscript  editor.  Harvard 
University  Press,  hasn't  returned 
to  Paris  since  1965  and  expects 
the  Paris  she  knew  isn't  there 
anymore,  not  just  because  of 
change  but  because  she  would 
be  a  tourist  rather  than  a  stu- 
dent living  at  28,  rue  d'Assas. 

MARY  ELLEN  has  fond 
memories  of  onion  soup  at  4 
a.m.  at  the  Pied  de  Cochon;  ex- 
ploring Paris  with  DAVID  COPE- 
LIN;  his  stellar  performance  in 
the  JYF  production  of  Les  Ca- 
prices de  Marianne  (though  pan- 
ned by  Alfred  Simon);  singmg 
Renaissance  music  with  STEVE 
BONIME  in  metro  tunnels,  under 
bridges,  and  most  memorably, 
in  Chartres  (you  were  appreciat- 
ed—see NANCY  GARRETT- 
LOGAN  above):  and  RON 
WHITE,  a  great  conversational- 
ist and  part  of  a  group  who  went 
to  Greece  for  spring  vacation. 

MARY  ELLEN'S  15  year  old 
daughter  recently  spent  2  weeks 
with  a  French  family  in  Bondy,  a 
suburb  of  Pahs.  In  that  short 
time  she  became  more  political- 
ly and  culturally  sophisticated, 
reaffirming  Mary  Ellens  belief 
that  exchange  programs  and 
junior  years  abroad  are  impor- 
tant for  Americans,  still  relative- 
ly isolated  as  we  are  from  world 
affairs. 

BARBARA  ("LAURE")  ALDEN 
GIANGIULIO  (Swarthmore) 
teaches  French  at  Southern 
Methodist  University  and  would 
love  to  be  back  in  touch  with  old 
friends. 

Her  memories  include  mak- 
ing friends  with  members  of  the 
group  in  Tours,  especially  JIM 
CHURCHILL  and  PAUL  WISE: 
participating  in  the  production 
of  La  Cantatrice  Chauve:  in- 
volvement in  studies  in  Paris 
which  were  independent  from 
the  group;  roommate  NANCY 
GARRETT  (LOGAN);  selling  JIM 
CHURCHILL  her  Sears  Roebuck 
guitar  and  PAULs  huge  cast 
from  a  motorcycle  accident. 

PERSIS  WOODMAN  GOUI- 
RAND  (Wheaton).  Manager  of 
Paris  office  of  London-based  In- 
ternational Relocation  Compa- 
ny, writes  shortly  but  sweetly: 
"Still  the  best  year  of  my  life! 
Have  run  into  Alfred  Simon  (et 
Madame)  several  times  over  the 
almost  twenty  years  I  have  been 
living  in  Paris.  He  has  fond 
memories  of  our  class,  and  even 
still  recalls  certain  'outstanding' 
individuals.  Please  look  me  up 
when  you  come  to  Paris!" 

STEVEN  GUGGENHEIM  (Cor- 
nell) describes  himself  as  ex- 
businessman  and  doctoral  can- 
didate in  clinical  psychology. 
Steve  writes:  "The  most  striking 
memory  is  being  slammed  into  a 

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paddy  wagon  and  whisked  away 
from  a  Paris  sidewalk  to  an  over- 
night stay  in  a  cold,  big  and 
bright  prison  cell.  We  were 
conning  out  of  the  movies  and 
happened  to  get  caught  in  a  de 
Gaulle  mass  arrest  to  harrass 
his  opponents.  As  the  siren 
honked  away  and  we  were  ca- 
reening through  the  streets,  one 
of  my  JYF  buddies  muttered 
'Paris  by  night!'  That  line  made 
the  whole  experience  worth- 
while!" 

Steve's  most  pleasant  recol- 
lections were  patissing-out' 
with  fellow  JYFers  from  the  pen- 
sion on  rue  d'Assas  ("I  can  still 
taste  the  religieuses  ...  ");  and 
ROB  EVANS'  talking  blues  com- 
posed for  our  departure  from 
Tours. 

BONNIE  HETZEL  JAFFE  (U. 
Maine-Orono)  recounts  a  variety 
of  memories:  "The  beginnings 
of  an  adult  love  affair  with  good 
food;  Le  Drugstore  near  the  Arc 
de  Triomphe,  tops  for  an  occa- 
sional hamburger  and  the  over- 
whelming taste  of  home:  Sun- 
day strolls  through  the  Louvre, 
Tuileries,  Jeu  de  Paume  and  the 
Rodm  museum  (her  favorite)." 
Bonnie  also  describes  a  panel  of 
American  experts  sponsored  by 
the  New  York  Herald  Tribune 
who  addressed  U.S.  involvement 
in  Vietnam:  "The  audience  was 
made  up  of  French  students  for 
the  most  part,  and  they  were 
very  critical  and  very  informed. 
It  was  my  first  memorable  en- 
counter with  naivete  (mine)  and 
arrogance  (my  country's)." 

Bonnie  has  been  married  for 
17  years  to  Ed  Jaffe,  an  internist 
with  a  private  practice  in  North- 
boro,  MA.  She  works  there  part- 


Drawing  by  Wing  Todd  (Sweet 
Briar) 

10 


time  paying  bills  and  employ- 
ees. The  Jaffes  have  two  chil- 
dren, David,  nearly  12,  and  Ra- 
chel, 9.  Bonnie  also  works  as 
staff  photographer  and  reporter 
of  police  news  for  the  local 
weekly.  She  reports  that  "the  in- 
betweens  of  each  day  are  easily 
filled  with  family  affairs  and  the 
schlepping  inherent  to  living  in 
the  sticks,  fast  becoming  semi- 
sticks." 

SUELLEN  TERRILL  KEINER 
(Bryn  Mawr),  an  attorney  with 
the  Environmental  Law  Insti- 
tute. She  recalls  those  bike 
rides  from  Tours  to  the  cha- 
teaux, and  the  vendange.  where 
Sweet  Briar  students  helped  to 
gather  the  grapes  at  the  Cha- 
teau Cheron-LeClerc  and  "some 
of  us  even  got  to  stamp  them 
with  our  feet."  As  for  Paris,  one 
of  the  many  highlights  was 
Jacques  Chirac  as  her  lecturer 
at  'Sciences  Po.' 

LAURIE  WAX  KLEINBERG 
(Mount  Holyoke),  writes  that  she 
is  a  student  and  president  of  her 
temple.  "Even  though  I  have 
taught  French  off  and  on  since 
grad  school  (MAT  Yale),  I  have 
never  returned  to  Paris,  and  Jun- 
ior Year  seems  eons  away. 
Hardest  to  recapture  is  the  state 
of  mind  of  that  incredible  time  — 
being  carefree,  disponible,  and 
responsible  only  for  oneself  in  a 
strange,  exciting  place. 

"But  some  things  remain 
fixed  in  my  mind:  the  influence 
of  some  fine  French  teachers 
with  their  love  of  analysis,  the 
impact  of  thinkers  such  as  Pas- 
cal and  Sartre,  the  social  and  in- 
tellectual camaraderie  of  a  coed 
group  after  an  all-girls  college, 
and  mosf  of  all,  the  bond  I  feel 
with  many  of  you  —  even  those  I 
have  not  kept  in  touch  with  over 
the  years.  (You'd  better  be  writ- 
ing for  this  column,  too!) 

"I  live  in  Pasadena  with  my 
husband,  Joel,  Leslie  14,  and 
Seth,  10.  At  present,  I  am  enjoy- 
ing not  working  and  having  time 
to  pursue  new  interests  —  name- 
ly piano  and  music.  In  the  midst 
of  contemplating  new  career 
choices  and  areas  of  study,  I 
was  at  the  point  of  thinking  my 
French  major  irrelevant  but  was 
recently  surprised  to  learn  that  a 
French  major  is  the  upcoming 
major  of  the  90s!?" 

GEORGE  W.  McDANIEL  (U. 
South),  is  an  educator  now  serv- 
ing as  Director  of  Education  and 
Museum  Services  at  the  Atlanta 
Historical  Society.  He  is  mar- 
ried to  Mary  Sue  Nunn  and  has 
two  sons,  George  and  Jamie,  6 
and  4.  George  served  in  the 
Peace  Corps  in  Togo,  West  Afri- 
ca, after  graduation.  Then  he 
was  drafted  and  served  in  the 
First  Infantry  Division  in  Viet- 
nam, where  he  spoke  French  to 


Britt  Mac  Laughlin  at  the  ven- 
dange (September  1964) 

the  scout,  a  former  V.C  He 
earned  his  M.A.T.  (History)  from 
Brown  and  Ph.D.  (History)  from 
Duke,  and  wrote  Heartti  and 
Home:  Preserving  a  People's 
Culture,  published  by  Temple 
University  Press  and  recipient  of 
an  Honor  Award  from  the  Na- 
tional Trust  for  Historic  Preser- 
vation. 

JAMES  (JIM)  MclNERNEY, 
JR.  (Yale)  works  in  international 
banking  and  is  married  with  one 
child  (8).  His  year  in  France  had 
a  decisive  impact  upon  both  his 
personal  and  business  life,  con- 
firming his  love  for  things  for- 
eign, and  providing  a  common 
interest  with  his  wife,  who  has 
spent  many  summers  in  Italy 
and  Greece  as  an  archaeologist. 
They  return  for  vacations  in  vari- 
ous European  cities  as  often  as 
possible. 

Jim  remembers  wistfully 
many  phenomena  now  gone 
which  we  experienced  —  no  sky- 
scrapers, plenty  of  cafes  but  no 
drugstore  in  St.  Germain  des 
Pres,  and  an  Atlantic  crossing 
on  ocean  liner  (an  "adventure  as 
removed  from  today's  students 
as  travel  by  covered  wagon"). 
But  he  reports  we  can  still  expe- 
rience the  joy  of  walking  in  the 
Luxembourg  gardens  and  stroll- 
ing along  the  Seine. 

Jim  enclosed  pictures  of 
BRITT  MACLAUGHLIN  at  the 
vendange  and  YOLANDA  ME- 
ZEY  at  Cheverny,  with  whom  he 
has  lost  touch.  He  would  appre- 
ciate their  addresses  and  any 
news. 

MELVYN  A.  MINSKY  (Colora- 
do College)  writes:  "I  was 
housed  on  rue  d'Assas  at  the 
Pension  Ophilia  (later  demol- 
ished) with  some  good  friends, 
DAVID,  PAUL  and  WALT  (still 
standing  I  hope).  I've  been  liv- 
ing in  Lyon  with  my  (French) 
wife  and  two  children  for  eleven 
years  now,  working  as  an  Eng- 
lish teacher.  Would  enjoy  renew- 


Yolanda  Mezey  at  Cheverny 
(September  1964) 

ing  old  acquaintances." 

KATHY  MOCKETT  OBER- 
TEUFFER  (Sweet  Briar),  a  com- 
puter consultant,  also  keeps 
close  ties  with  France.  Her  petit 
ami,  Henri  has  remained  a  life- 
long friend.  Their  families  have 
vacationed  together  at  Granville 
on  the  coast  of  Normandy.  She 
continues  to  make  French 
friends  and  welcome  them  to 
her  house.  She  expects  her  chil- 
dren have  or  will  have  had  some 
type  of  exchange  with  a  French 
student  before  finishing  high 
school. 

Memories?  "Many  an  after- 
noon in  a  Paris  cafe  en  jouant 
aux  'flippers,'  long  walks  with 
French  friends  through  unvisit- 
ed  quiet  sections  of  Paris,  La 
Place  des  Vosges  for  one,  sit- 
ting in  a  cafe  and  watching  the 
world  go  by,  carefree  days  full 
of  learning  which  has  stuck." 

A  sad  note— SANDY  SWAIN 
HEYWOOD  (Sweet  Briar),  a  dear 
friend  and  roommate  during  the 
year  abroad,  died  several  years 
ago.  Kathy  reports  that  Sandy's 
"love  of  France  was  beyond  de- 
scription and  I  have  a  very  spe- 
cial drawing  of  hers  from  those 
days." 

MARILYN  GARABRANT 
MORRIS  (Sweet  Briar),  a  house- 
wife who  works  part-time  out- 
side the  home  as  Treasurer  of 
Cygnet  Holdings,  Inc.,  a  subsidi- 
ary of  Young  &  Rubicam,  Inc. 
She  remembers  a  wonderful  trip 
in  Bretagne  with  VI  GRAVEURE 
PATEK  and  also  a  sailing  trip  to 
the  lie  d'Hyeres,  old  American 
movies  on  the  rue  Champollion, 
oral  exams  at  Sciences  Po,  and 
great  friendships  which  have  en- 
dured. 

Marilyn  taught  French  for 
two  years  after  graduation  and 
was  interpreter  for  two  journal- 
ists from  Paris  tvlatcti  writing  an 
article  on  the  underground  Cath- 
olic Church  in  the  U.S.  She  has 
kept  in  close  touch  with  the 


JUNIOR     YEAR      IN      FRANCE 


Clouets.  her  Tours  family. 

BERNARD  NEVAS  (U.  Michi 
gan)  develops  real  estate  and  re- 
members "bicycle  trips  along 
the  Loire  to  visit  chateaux;  the 
vendange,  where  someone  had 
too  much  to  drink;  a  visit  to  the 
sewers  of  Paris;  understanding 
absolutely  nothing  in  math 
class;  finding  Beckett;  crois- 
sants and  chaussons  for  break- 
fast in  the  metro  reading  the 
N.Y.  Times  and  Herald  Tribune; 
discussing  politics  intermina- 
bly; becoming  a  Parisian  driver." 

KATHLEEN  NORMAN 
O'GUIN  (Radford)  does  biomedi- 
cal research  at  the  Albert  Ein- 
stein College  of  Medicine,  and 
had  an  opportunity  to  visit 
southeastern  France  and  Paris 
for  a  couple  of  weeks  when  her 
husband.  Mike,  was  visiting  re- 
search professor  at  the  Universi- 
ty in  Grenoble.  She  writes;  "So 
many  places  in  Paris  looked  the 
same  that  I  could  hardly  believe 
the  number  of  years  that  had 
passed  since  I  had  been  there 
last."  On  the  other  hand,  she 
was  shocked  by  the  modern 
construction  in  the  courtyard  of 
the  Louvre. 

VIOLA  GRAVEURE  PATEK 
(Sweet  Briar),  remembers  feeling 
that  everything  French  had  to  be 
better  than  things  American. 
She  has  found  unchanged  on 
subsequent  visits  the  exterior 
and  lobby  of  the  Foyer  Interna- 
tional on  the  Boul.  fvlich.  and  the 
Cafe  Gay  Lussac. 

Our  year  in  France  changed 


Vi's  life.  After  college  she 
earned  her  M.A.T  in  French  at 
Harvard  and  taught  French  at  a 
private  school  in  R.  I.  Then 
came  14  years  of  motherhood, 
after  which  she  returned  to 
teaching.  Two  and  one-half 
years  in  Japan  interrupted  her 
teaching  again,  but  she  learned 
how  to  converse  in  Japanese. 
Now  back  in  the  States,  she  ex- 
pects to  teach  French  and  Latin 
at  Fox  Lane  High  School  in  Bed- 
ford, NY.  She  loves  teaching 
and  working  with  teenagers. 

Vi  and  husband,  Mark,  cele- 
brated 22  years  of  marriage  this 
year  He  has  been  with  IBM  tor 
25  years.  Their  eldest  daughter, 
Sarah,  just  completed  her  fresh- 
man year  at  Harvard.  Vi  tells  us 
to  keep  our  eyes  out  for  a  tall, 
blond  flute  player  in  the  Harvard 
Band.  Second  daughter.  Sheila, 
will  be  a  senior  at  John  Jay  High 
School  and  has  spent  time  in 
France— 'b/en  sur.  elle  adore  la 
France'." 

Vi  hasn't  seen  anyone  from 
our  group  lately  but  would  love 
to  have  a  reunion  to  celebrate 
the  25th— "Much  love  to  every- 
one!" 

BERT  J.  SCHLOSS  (Yale)  is  a 
board-certified  psychiatrist  prac- 
ticing primarily  long-term  psy- 
choanalytically-oriented  psycho- 
therapy Bert  writes;  "I  have 
remained  in  semi-contact  with 
two  others  from  my  year,  ANNE 
MORSE  TOPPLE  and  JOAN  ED- 
ELMAN  SPERO.  In  fact,  seeing 
Anne  this  past  March  after  25 


Dialogue  between  two  cultures  (Drawing  by  Wing  Todd) 


Drawing  by  Wing  Todd 


years  was  a  shock;  she  seemed 
hardly  to  have  changed,  except 
for  the  better! 

"(After  graduation  from  Yale) 
I  attended  Stanford  University  in 
Palo  Alto  and  became  a  trans- 
planted Californian.  The  influ- 
ence of  my  experiences  in 
France  sidetracked  my  medical 
career  for  a  while  as  I  made  a 
movie  in  Santa  Cruz.  While  in 
medical  school  I  had  several 
French  roommates,  one  of 
whom  has  continued  to  be  a  life- 
long friend.  I  visit  with  him,  his 
wife  and  family  (and  vice  versa) 
when  returning  to  Paris. 

"I  have  one  patient  with 
whom  I  conduct  therapy  in 
French,  thanks  to  my  Sweet 
Briar  experience.  In  addition,  I 
am  the  Director  of  Psychiatric 
Residency  Training  at  Cedars- 
Sinai  Medical  Center  in  Los  An- 
geles. 

"I  shall  be  eternally  grateful 
for  my  experience  in  France.  It 
was  one  of  the  most  enriching 
experiences  of  my  life  and  has 
profoundly  affected  my  attitude, 
outlook  and  philosophy.  I  look 
forward  to  hearing  about  the 
lives  and  plans  of  my  class- 
mates. My  best  wishes  to  all  of 
you  at  Sweet  Briar  who  are  in- 
volved in  an  admirable  work!" 

PAUL  SCHWARTZ  (Harvard) 
and  wife,  LUCY  McCALLUM 
SCHWARTZ  (Salem),  are  Profes- 
sors of  French  at  the  U.  North 
Dakota.  Paul  writes;  "My  memo- 
ries of  1964-65  have  frequently 
been  brought  up  to  date.  In 
fact,  Lucy  and  I  will  be  celebrat- 
ing our  20th  wedding  anniver- 
sary in  Tours  this  summer  with 
the  daughter  of  Lucy's  Tours 
host  family,  whose  daughter  and 
son  have  become  close  friends 
of  our  two  boys.  And  then,  I  got 
to  relive  the  whole  experience  in 
1978-79  as    M.  Biron'  to  another 
group." 

Most  of  Paul's  memories  are 
of  Lucy,  her  roommates.  SUEL- 


LEN  and  LINDA,  BERT  NEIL, 
ANNIE,  JIM  ANDERSON  and 
PETE  H.;  and  bridge  games  at 
the  Cafe  de  I'Univers  and  during 
Interminable  train  trips. 

Lucy  noticed  that  most  of 
Paul's  memories  were  Tours 
memories.  She  remembers  Par- 
is as  a  place  for  long  walks  in 
the  afternoon  with  Paul  and  oth- 
er friends.  Her  most  vivid  mem- 
ories are  of  the  Paris  Fefe 
d'Adleu,  when  some  of  the  ac- 
tors in  the  Musset  play  drank  a 
lot  of  champagne  and  became 
very  sad  when  they  missed  the 
last  subway  at  Etoile  and  had  to 
walk  home.  She  also  remem- 
bers going  to  Jacques  Chirac's 
house  with  EUGENIA  and  SARA 
when  "he  was  not  home  and  not 
even  famous." 

Paul  and  Lucy  will  be  on 
leave  at  Lafayette  College  in 
Easton,  Pa.  during  the  coming 
year  and  hope  to  see  more  of  us. 
They  are  interested  in  hearing 
from  BERT  JIM  ANDERSON 
and  SUSAN  BROWN,  with 
whom  they  have  lost  touch. 

ANNE  MORSE  TOPPLE 
(Agnes  Scott)  is  an  ESOL  teach- 
er (English  to  speakers  of  other 
languages).  She  remembers; 
"Learning  just  how  young  20 
was;  mistaking  the  walk  from  4 
rue  de  Chevreuse  to  I'Arc  de  Tri- 
omphe  via  Concorde  and  the 
Champs  for  a  short  afternoon 
stroll;  (ours  en  bicyclette  to 
Blois  and  Chenonceaux;  learn- 
ing to  play  'Botticelli'  on  the 
bus;  the  taste  of  fresh  warm 
croissants:  the  smell  of  the  m^- 
tro:  hot  roasted  chestnuts  (com- 
plete with  worms);  Oh!  les 
beaux  jours  with  Madeleine  Re- 
naud;  hitchhiking  in  Italy  and  a 
wonderful  trip  to  Spain  in  June." 

Anne  would  love  to  hear  from 
DARLENE  COOPER,  ANNA 
BARTEL.  PAUL  and  LUCY 
SCHWARTZ  and  RICKY  WACH- 
TEL.  She  sums  it  up  for  most  of 
us  when  she  adds;  "This  is  the 


ALUMNI      NEWS 


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tip  of  the  iceberg  —  random 
memories  dashed  off  in  a  hurry 
on  the  day  of  your  second  dead- 
line. It  is  fun  to  bring  them  to 
light  again.  Once  the  flow  be- 
gan, I  think  I  could  fill  several 
books.  It  was  a  great  year!" 

As  we  end  these  memories, 
we  should  pause  to  remember 
the  too  many  friends  who  are  no 
longer  with  us:  SUSAN  CA- 
PLING  (Bryn  Mawr),  VALERIE 
PERCY(Cornell)  and  SANDRA 
SWAIN  HEYWOOD  (Sweet 
Briar),  already  mentioned.  We 
have  also  been  informed  that 
JOANNA  SABALAUSKAS  LE- 
HANE  (Sweet  Briar),  a  faithful 
friend  of  the  Junior  Year  in 
France,  died  in  September  1985. 

1969-70 

Professor  ARNOLD  JOSEPH, 

Resident  Director  of  the  1969-70 
group  (and  two  later  groups), 
spent  part  of  last  summer  lead- 
ing a  bicycle  tour  of  Dordogne. 
According  to  him  his  leadership 
"consisted  of  spinning  a  bottle 
to  determine  the  direction  to  be 
taken  that  day  and  then  biking 
casually  to  the  next  restaurant!" 
On  his  return  he  found  a  letter 
from  HARVEY  B.  FEIGENBAUM 
(Virginia),  part  of  which  may  in- 
terest the  members  of  the 
group: 

"The  JYF  permanently 
changed  me.  I  had  such  a  good 
time  that  I  consistently  sought 
opportunities  to  return  to  Paris. 
After  I  got  my  degree  from  Vir- 
ginia I  returned  and  did  the 
Diplome  at  Sciences  Po.  Later  I 
got  my  doctorate  in  political  sci- 
ence from  UCLA  and  suddenly 
found  myself  to  be  a  'French 
specialist.'  This  description  im- 
posed the  convenient  necessity 
to  visit  Paris  annually  so  as  to 
push  forward  the  frontiers  of 
comparative  politics.  Me  voila!" 
Harvey,  an  Associate  Professor 
at  George  Washington  Universi- 
ty, wonders  whether  anyone  has 
expressed  interest  in  a  twenty- 
year  reunion.  He  is  willing  to 
help  bring  one  about. 

1976-77 

After  graduating  in  1978, 
ANN  WHITNEY  DODD  GODWIN 

(Mary  Baldwin)  worked  for  three 
years  in  research  at  the  Universi- 
ty of  Virginia  Hospital,  after 
which  she  attended  and  graduat- 
ed from  the  Nursing  School  at 
Emory  University  in  Atlanta. 
Since  finishing,  she  has  been  on 
the  full  time  staff  there  in  the  in- 
tensive care  unit.  She  was  mar- 
ried in  November  1988  to  Scott 
W.  Godwin. 

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1977-78 

MARGARET  R.  MAHONEY 

(Randolph-Macon  Woman's)  re- 
cently joined  the  Phoenix  prac- 
tice of  Bryan,  Cave,  McPheeters 
and  McRoberts  as  a  litigation 
associate.  Margaret  received 
her  law  degree  from  Boston  Col- 
lege Law  School  in  1988.  St. 
Louis  based  Bryan,  Cave  is  a 
leading  national  and  internation- 
al law  firm  with  offices  in  six 
U.S.  cities,  London,  Saudi  Ara- 
bia and  Dubai. 


1978-79 

Our  apologies  to  JAMES 
SOUTHERN  (Texas).  In  our  last 
issue  we  misunderstood  part  of 
his  letter  and  we  ended  up  say- 
ing the  opposite  of  what  he 
meant.  Here  is  what  Jim  had 
written:  "It  is  difficult  for  me  to 
think  of  place  as  having  pro- 
found impact  on  my  life.  I  am 
more  inclined  to  think  that  peo- 
ple and  events  are  effectual  and 
that  place  provides  setting.  The 
peculiarity  of  Paris  is  not,  how- 
ever, lost  on  me.  I  returned  to 
her  on  more  that  one  occasion, 
going  so  far  as  to  surprise  Ma- 
dame Denis  who  encouraged  me 
to  enjoy  the  proliferation  of 
hamburgers  on  both  Banks  of 
the  Seine. 

"The  motto  of  the  Sorbonne, 
'Flux  and  Stability',  seems  today 
more  a  fact  of  life  and  certainly 
not  as  ideal  as  I  once  imagined 
all  mottos  to  be.  My  daughter 
has  reached  the  age  of  four,  not 
yet  knowing  but  surmising  Paris 
her  home  and  Paris  has  wit- 
nessed a  Fall  of  86,  a  miniature 
Spring  of  68  which  adds  to  the 
idiom:  Plus  ga  va.  plus  c'est  la 
meme  chose  en  miniature'\ 

In  his  letter,  this  year,  Jim 
elaborates  on  "the  experiential 
impact"  of  the  Fall  86  demon- 
strations :  "The  student  demon- 
strations of  the  Fall  of  86  did  oc- 
cur with  at  least  one  death 
reported.  In  my  hotel  room  I 
could  hear  the  commotion,  and 
in  the  lobby,  near  the  telephone, 
I  had  the  pleasure  of  conversa- 
tion with  a  young  Englishman,  a 
student,  who,  finding  himself  in 
Paris  on  vacation  during  the 
course  of  the  demonstrations 
decided  to  participate. 

""His  view  of  the  matter  is 
that  the  French  police  are  terri- 
fying and  on  occasion  given  to 
brutality.  Not  being  directly  in- 
volved in  the  action,  as  it  were,  I 
found  the  occurrences  humor- 
ous. High  school  students  were 
wandering  the  better  parts  of 
Paris  with  egg  and  flour,  accost- 
ing passers-by  with  the  accusa- 
tive remark:  'Je  vais  te  faire  un 
gateau.'  The  students  would 


then  proceed  to  throw  the  flour 
and  the  egg  at  an  apprehensive 
individual;  thus  transmogrified 
the  individual  would  become  a 
cake. 

"Unlike  the  'Events  of  68,'  the 
fall  of  86  were  nostalgic  in  char- 
acter The  nostalgia  was  a  senti- 
ment based  on  the  rumor  that 
the  events  of  Jack  Lang's  gener- 
ation were  productive  of  a  com- 
radery  unique  and  rarely  felt.  It 
would  be  harsh  to  condemn  the 
sentimentality  of  students  strug- 
gling against  the  rigors  of  a  de- 
centralized university  system. 
Many  of  the  participants  of  the 
68  student  demonstrations  re- 
sent that  their  actions  caused 
the  decentralization  of  the  Sor- 
bonne." 


1979-80 

A  message  from  GRETCHEN 
ANNE  ELLIS,  Assistant  to  the 
Resident  Director  (which 
reached  us  via  our  brand-new 
fax  machine!):  "It  is  very  hard 
for  me  to  believe  that  ten  years 
have  passed  since  I  waited  to 
greet  the  1979-1980  SBCJYF 
group  in  the  garden  of  the  Insti- 
tut  de  Touraine  worrying  about 
whether  I  had  matched  people 
together  as  roommates  well 
enough  for  them  to  make  it 
through  the  6  weeks  in  Tours. 

"A  potpourri  of  memories 
come  to  mind:  going  to  the  hos- 
pital to  visit  PETER  D'AMARIO 
and  Monsieur  BORDEAUX  who 
had  both  somehow  managed  to 
get  hit  by  cars  (this  gets  easier 
all  the  time,  and  it  was,  in  fact, 
my  turn  last  February);  after  all 
of  the  requests  for  housing  in 
the  Latin  Quarter  in  families 
with  children,  finally  getting  one 
realistic  request,  'Je  veux  une 
veuve  riche':  GARY  GILBERT 
taking  me  to  a  Quaker  Meeting 
for  the  very  first  time  (I've  since 
become  a  member:  thank  you, 
Gary!);  MARGOT  STIASSNI  orga- 
nizing a  party  for  the  Sweet 
Briar  group  and  including  peo- 
ple from  a  school  for  the  blind, 
one  of  whom  had  been  Bokasa's 
former  body  guard  ...  and  then 
Le  Cauchemar,  the  airplane  tick- 
ets ...  ! 

"'Over  the  years  I've  had  visits 
from  PETER  D'AMARIO  on  sev- 
eral occasions  in  Paris  and  in 
New  York  State,  MELISSA 


DAVY  ferreted  me  out  on  a  visit 
to  Paris  a  couple  of  years  ago, 
and  what  a  pleasant  surprise  it 
was  to  run  into  CRYSTAL  JOHN- 
SON in  Strasbourg  where  we 
were  both  attending  courses  at 
the  'Institut  International  des 
Droits  de  I'Homme.' 

"After  spending  one  more 
year  with  the  Sweet  Briar  pro- 
gram I  went  on  to  work  for 
ACAT,  'Action  des  Chretiens 
pour  I'Abolition  de  la  Torture' 
where  I've  been  ever  since 
(when  I  think  that  I  once  joking- 
ly told  a  student  with  a  housing 
problem,  'It's  not  me  you  need, 
it's  Amnesty  International!') 

"If  any  of  you  come  this  way, 
I'd  love  to  see  you  again,  and  in 
hopes  that  some  of  you  will 
make  it  back  and  contact  me, 
here  is  my  address:  20,  rue  Cen- 
sier,  75005  Paris,  telephone 
45.87.07.03. 

"'I  send  warm  regards  to  all  of 
you  and  hope  that  I'll  get  a 
chance  to  find  out  where  you've 
gotten  to  by  now." 


Although  living  far  from  Vir- 
ginia, JAMES  C.  STEWARD  (U. 

Virginia)  agreed  to  serve  as 
class  secretary  of  the  1979-80 
group  .  Our  sincere  thanks  to 
him.  He  writes:  "Now  that  I'm 
living  in  England,  perhaps  for 
the  long  haul,  Paris  seems  both 
near  and  far  away.  The  typically 
grey  wintry  skies  of  England  of- 
ten make  me  think  of  winter  in 
Paris,  and,  in  fact,  as  I  compile 
your  letters,  I  am  preparing  for  a 
research  trip  to  la  belle  capitale 
in  only  a  few  days.  Your  letters 
were  a  vivid  reminder  of  our 
days  in  Paris,  and  I  am  grateful 
for  the  chance  to  have  caught 
up  with  you  a  bit. 

"The  constant  in  your  com- 
munications is  clearly  that  Paris 
was  a  seminal  moment,  a  time 
that  gave  new  direction  to  per- 
sonal and  professional  lives. 
Most  of  us,  it  seems,  combine 
memories  of  the  romance  of  Par- 
is, its  mysterious  beauty,  with 
the  more  practical  side  of  life 
such  as  preparing  presentations 
orales  and  explications  de  tex- 
tes,  of  university  strikes,  and 
the  occasional  concerns  of  be- 
ing American  in  a  complicated 
world  context  (specifically  the 
Iran  hostage  crisis,  when  we  all 
put  away  our  Arab  scarves,  and 
the  usual  currency  worries).  Of 
those  who  responded,  there 
seems  to  have  been  an  interest- 
ing division  of  career  paths  be- 
tween those  leading  directly 
back  to  Europe  or  to  work  with 
French  in  the  U.S.  and  to  those 
leading  into  the  worlds  of  bank- 
ing, finance  and  law.  Could  this 
say  something  about  the  70's 
generation? 


JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


"There  has  been  a  strong  ex- 
pression of  Interest  in  a  reunion 
of  New  York  and  Northeastern 
U.S.  JYF  alumni  —  how  about  a 
mini-reunion  of  alumni  living  (or 
travelling)  in  Europe?  If  there  is 
any  interest,  I  can  be  reached  at 
Trinity  College,  Oxford,  0X1 
3BH,  England.  Anyway,  on  to 
your  news." 

ELAINE  AROZARENA  (Sweet 
Briar)  writes  from  Venezuela, 
where  she  is  a  general  manager 
for  Dunn  &  Bradstreet,  that  her 
best  memory  of  Paris  is  the  lan- 
guage. She  has  lived  in  several 
Latin  American  countries,  but 
has  managed  to  keep  in  touch 
with  many  Parisian  friends  and 
keeps  up  with  the  language  on 
the  job. 

Elaine  also  writes  that  ALAIN 
SCHWARTZ  (Georgetown)  has 
been  living  in  Mexico  City  since 
1983,  working  in  international 
banking,  and  that  he  is  in  touch 
with  many  JYFers. 

JANE  BELL  (Denison)  re- 
ceived her  J.D.  from  Boston  Col- 
lege Law  School  in  1987  and  is 
now  an  attorney  in  New  York. 
She  writes  that  her  memories  of 
Paris  are  still  wonderful,  and 
looks  forward  to  seeing  some 
New  York  area  alums  at  a  reun- 
ion this  year. 

LAURETTA  CLOUGH  (Wil- 
liams) is  living  with  her  hus- 
band, Joe  Oliver  Smith,  in  Be- 
thesda,  fvlaryland,  where  she  is 
doing  graduate  work  in  linguis- 
tics and  IS  a  writer  and  teacher. 
Her  favorite  memories  of  Paris 
are  of  biking  in  Brittany  and  Nor- 
mandy with  JANE,  PATRICK  and 
DOUG,  her  first  visit  to  Notre 
Dame,  and  "the  advice  of  the 
man  who  greeted  us  as  we  ar- 
rived in  New  York  to  board  the 
plane  to  Paris.—  'If  you  do  not 
speak  English  this  year,  you 
have  the  chance  to  sound  like  a 
native  speaker  by  June.'  I  be- 
lieved him,  and  it  worked."  Lau- 
retta has  returned  to  France  a 
few  times  since  1980,  and  has 
also  lived  in  Seoul,  Korea  for 
one  year. 

Lauretta  also  sends  news 
that  PATRICK  CRUMP  (Williams) 
has  been  working  in  develop- 
ment in  Egypt  since  1981,  but 
has  been  awarded  a  Fulbright  to 
study  the  Arab  world  in  Britain 
next  year 

MARY  ELIZABETH  CREED 
(Denison)  particularly  remem- 
bers M.  Simon's  course  in  le 
theatre  frangais.  a  touchstone 
for  her  current  visits  to  the  thea- 
tre in  the  U.S.  She  now  lives  in 
Massachusetts  where  she  works 
as  a  French  teacher  and  caterer. 

PETER  D'AMARIO  (Brown)  re- 
ceived his  MBA  from  Wharton  in 
1988  and  now  is  an  Investment 
banker  in  New  York.  He  married 
in  June  1989.  and  several  JYF 

ALUMNI      NEWS 


alumni  were  present.  Including 
CHARLOTTE  SMITH,  JANE 
BELL,  ELIZABETH  JENSEN  and 
CATHY  COSENTINI.  Peter  has 
been  back  to  Paris  three  times 
in  the  past  10  years,  and  has 
seen  his  French  family  twice. 
He  writes,  "Despite  accidents 
and  knee  operations,  JYF  was 
one  of  the  best  decisions  I  ever 
made.  That  year  was  a  rite  of 
passage  which  has,  happily  put 
its  Indelible  stamp  on  me." 

BETH  ELLIS  (Colby)  ,  Market- 
ing Coordinator,  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, School  of  Public  Health, 
writes:  "I  can't  believe  ten  years 
has  passed  since  we  were  In 
France.  The  most  vivid  memory 
I  have  of  Tours  Is  the  all-day- 
long Sunday  dinners  we  would 
have  with  our  French  family  the 
Poytons.  I  also  recall  going 
winetasting  one  sunny  Saturday 
on  my  rental  bike. 

"Some  of  the  Images  that  I  re- 
member in  thinking  about  the 
year  I  spent  are:  the  incredible 
spaciousness  of  French  cathe- 
drals; eating  French  pastries,  es- 
pecially the  religieuses:  how 
much  time  I  spent  in  the  metro 
going  across  town;  going  on  a 
ski  de  fond  vacation  at  Christ- 
mas; and  meeting  French  stu- 
dents In  one  of  my  classes  at 
the  Sorbonne.  I  went  back  on 
vacation  in  1984  and  visited  Nor- 
mandy and  Brittany  and  am  anx- 
ious to  return  and  see  my 
friends.  If  anyone  is  planning  a 
reunion  for  our  group,  I  would 
be  Interested!" 

ELLEN  DANACZKO  ELLISON 
(Mount  Holyoke)  is  retiring  from 
her  first  career  as  a  stockbroker 
and  is  looking  for  something 
that  will  take  advantage  of  her 
French  and  German  interests. 
Her  husband,  David  (SBJYF 
1969-70)  is  a  professor  of  French 
at  Mount  Holyoke,  so  she  has 
frequent  opportunities  to  spend 
time  In  Paris  and  to  interact  with 
the  French  world.  She  recently 
spent  two  months  In  Paris 
where  "we  toughed  it  out  with 
millions  of  others  (most  non- 
Parisians)  for  the  Bicentenaire 
and  were  happy  to  observe  the 
fireworks  display  from  the  deck 
of  a  peniche  docked  at  the  foot 
of  the  Eiffel  Tower."  The  Elli- 
sons were  also  able  to  spend 
some  time  with  ROBIN  RICH- 
ARDSON DUFOURNIER,  now 
living  In  Paris  where  she  and  her 
husband  both  work  for  the 
LOreal    Group. 

ANNE  GROSVENOR  EV- 
RARD  (Sweet  Briar)  writes  from 
Paris  that  she  is  now  more 
French  than  American,  and,  as 
the  mother  of  four  French  chil- 
dren aged  7,  6.  2  and  7  months, 
this  seems  likely!  Anne  met  her 
now-husband  during  her  first 
weekend  in  Pans,  where  he  be- 


gan by  romancing  her  at  the 
Grand  Palais  and  Harry's  Bar. 
Anne  and  her  family  now  live  in 
a  17th  century  house  in  Ver- 
sailles, where  she  continues  to 
work  on  her  French  cooking. 
She  would  like  to  hear  from  any 
JYFers  visiting  Paris  and  would 
"enjoy  speaking  English  for  a 
change." 

GARY  GILBERT  (Bates)  re- 
ceived an  M.A.  from  Indiana  U. 
In  1985  and  is  now  working  on  a 
doctorate  in  French  literary  the- 
ory at  NYU.  Un  peu  de  Derrida, 
anyone?  Gary  spent  1983-84  in 
Paris  as  an  English  assistant  at 
a  lycee  just  north  of  Paris.  His 
favorite  memories  of  79-80.  how- 
ever, were  of  spending  "almost 
every  other  day  at  the  Louvre," 
learning  how  to  do  an  explica- 
tion de  texte  at  Paris  IV,  and 
learning  more  about  himself. 
(Something  that,  on  different 
levels,  could  be  said  about  all  of 
us,  I  hope.) 

EVE  GUTH  (Bryn  Mawr)  Is 
now  a  physician  living  in  Sher- 
man Oaks,  California.  She 
writes  that  she  enjoys  showing 
visiting  French  friends  around 
LA.,  where  "even  in  L.A.  know- 
ing French  has  occasionally 
come  In  handy." 

As  I  (your  editor)  continue  to 
be  In  close  contact  with  HELEN 
HARRISON  (U.  Virginia).  I'll  pass 
along  the  good  word  that  Helen 
completed  her  doctoral  thesis  at 
Columbia  (Money  in  17th  Centu- 
ry French  Theatre)  and  is  now 
undertaking  a  tenure-track 
teaching  assignment  at  Dickin- 
son College.  Helen  recently 
spent  a  year  doing  research  at 
the  Ecole  Normale  in  Paris  and 
continues  to  speak  brilliant 
French. 

CRYSTAL  JOHNSON  (Prince- 
ton), now  a  lawyer  living  in  Brus- 
sels, writes:  "The  year  in  Paris 
was  the  first  step  on  the  road  to 
a  career  abroad.  I  am  currently 
practicing  law  with  a  Belgian 
law  firm  where  it  is  nothing  spe- 
cial to  speak  three  languages 
fluently.  French  Is  an  element 
of  my  dally  existence  and  Dutch 
is  becoming  so." 

KAREN  KOSTER  LASSET- 
TER  (Yale)  works  in  Atlanta  in  in- 
ternational law.  She  writes  that 
JYF  did  nothing  less  than 
change  her  life.  Besides  keep- 
ing in  touch  with  her  family  in 
Tours,  she  has  tried  to  keep  in 
touch  with  the  larger  sense  of 
the  world  she  gained  in  Paris  by 
working  for  international  firms. 
Her  favorite  memories  from  79- 
80  are  of  attending  theatre  in 
Paris,  growing  close  to  her  fami- 
ly in  Tours,  and  visiting  the  cha- 
teaux of  the  Loire  Valley  She 
also  recalls  how  "young  and 
naive"  America  seemed  at  the 
time  of  the  Iran  hostage  crisis 


as  she  watched  Jimmy  Carter  on 
French  television. 

CAROLINE  LECHAUX  (U.  Vir- 
ginia) has  been  living  in  Paris  for 
the  past  two  years  as  a  free 
lance  journalist  and  has  "no  de- 
sire to  be  anywhere  else".  She 
writes  that  "Paris  is  different 
than  it  was  back  in  79-80  —  peo- 
ple seem  more  americanized 
and  concerned  with  material 
things,  but  the  overall  spirit  and 
romance  of  Paris  holds  steady 
There  is  not  a  single  time  when 
crossing  the  Pont  Neuf  that  I 
don't  look  to  my  right  and  then 
to  my  left  without  sighing  and 
exclaiming,  'I  never  get  over 
how  beautiful  this  place  Is  ...  ' 
And  I  don't." 

Caroline  also  informs  us  that 
MELISSA  WEYHER  (Mary  Bald- 
win) is  working  In  communica- 
tions and  living  in  London, 
where  she  is,  according  to  Caro- 
line, "well  and  still  just  as  much 
fun."  She  and  Caroline  spent  an 
uproarious  Bastille  weekend  to- 
gether In  Paris. 

NINA  LEDERMAN  (Mount 
Holyoke),  now  working  in  Los 
Angeles  as  a  television  produc- 
er, writes  "I  remember  wishing  I 
could  live  in  Paris  forever.  The 
architecture,  the  culture,  the  art, 
the  romantic  walks  through  the 
city,  the  wonderful  cafe  au  lait 
and  croissants,  ice  cream  at  Ber- 
thillon,  the  strikes  at  the  Nou- 
velle  Sorbonne,  the  theatre, 
working  with  lonesco.  the 
friendships  made  with  both 
French  and  American  students 
which  I  still  have  today,  the 
beauty  of  the  language  itself." 
Nina  recently  was  In  Paris  asso- 
ciate producing  a  television  spe- 
cial about  the  100th  anniversary 
of  the  Tour  Eiffel,  and  hopes  to 
be  able  to  do  similar  work  in  Par- 
Is  in  the  future. 

"It  was,  without  a  doubt,  the 
most  exciting  and  entertaining 
year  of  my  life."  So  writes 
KATHERINE  SPRINGER  MAN- 
GAN  (Williams)  from  Austin. 
Texas,  where  she  Is  a  national 
correspondent  for  the  Chronicle 
of  Higher  Education.  She  has 
one  son  1-1/2  years  old  and  is 
expecting  a  second  child  In  Oc- 
tober. She  sends  "scattered  rec- 
ollections: spending  hours  sip- 
ping coffee  and  munching  on  a 
croissant  or  napoleon:  the  smell 
of  freshly  baked  baguettes  waft- 
ing up  to  the  pension  where  I 
lived;  strolling  along  the  Seine 
at  sunset,  marvelling  at  the  ma- 
jestic beauty  of  Notre  Dame." 

MAURA  McGILL  (Mount  Hol- 
yoke) comments  that  she  re- 
members leaving  Paris  with  15 
extra  pounds  which  she  attrib- 
utes to  daily  intakes  of  religieus- 
es at  a  pastry  shop  on  her  way 
to  classes.  Maura  is,  at  least  for 
now,  another  expat,  living  in  Mu- 

13 


Terri  Moore  and  Tanya  Roy,  on 
the  eve  of  leaving  Paris  (June  1, 
1980) 

nich  where  she  works  as  a  man- 
agement consultant.  She  is  hap- 
py to  be  called  on  to  use  her 
French  at  least  once  a  week  at 
work. 

WILLIAM  MILLS  (Northwest- 
ern) is  starting  graduate  study  in 
Electrical  Engineering  at  Stan- 
ford this  fall.  "I  just  completed  8 
years  active  duty  in  the  Navy 
and  am  continuing  to  fly  heli- 
copters in  the  Naval  Reserve  at 
Naval  Air  Station,  Alameda,  Cali- 
fornia." 

TERRI  MOORE  (Dickinson) 
is  now  living  in  Manhattan  and 
working  as  an  international  insu- 
rance broker.  Her  work  requires 
that  she  travel  often,  so  she  has 
been  back  to  Paris  several  times 
and  still  feels  at  home  there. 
She  would  like  to  return  for  a 
three  to  five  year  period.  She 
says:  "The  education  and  differ- 
ent exposures  have  remained 
strong  both  personally  and  in 
my  outlook  on  life  in  general.  I 
can  thank  JYF  for  the  ability  to 
conduct  business  meetings  in 
French  —  it  has  helped  my  ca- 
reer immeasurably." 

HAIG  NARGESIAN  (Amherst) 
works  in  Manhattan  as  a  banker 
and  is  living  in  nearby,  trendy 
Hoboken. 

SARAH  RINDSBERG  (Mount 


Terri  Moore  and  Tanya  Roy  in 
Terri's  apartment  (January  1988) 


Holyoke)  writes,  in  French,  that 
she  is  now  a  consultant  at  Gold- 
man Sachs  in  New  York,  where 
she  was  happy  to  run  into  Peter 
D'Amario  sometime  ago,  work- 
ing in  the  Treasury  Department. 
She  credits  her  year  in  Paris 
with  her  discovery  of  la  joie  de 
vivre  as  well  as,  more  specifical- 
ly, of  good  bagels  and  rugelach 
in  the  Marais.  She  returns  to 
Paris  frequently  to  visit  again 
with  les  merveilles  de  la  France. 

After  completing  her  MBA 
this  spring,  TANYA  ROY  (Welles- 
ley)  has  spent  the  summer  on  an 
11-week  biking  tour  of  Europe, 
including  a  month  in  France. 
Her  fondest  memories  of  1979- 
80  are  of  the  friendships  she 
made,  bicycling  along  the  Loire 
River,  and  picnicking  on  bread 
and  wine  while  basking  in  the 
warm  September  sun.  Tanya 
writes  that  "as  I  write  this,  mem- 
ories flood  my  mind,  too  many 
to  mention  here,  but  they  serve 
to  illustrate  how  valuable  that 
year  was  to  me,  in  terms  of  what 
I  learned,  how  I  changed,  the 
way  I  would  perceive  the  world." 

TOM  SEEMAN  (Yale)  graduat- 
ed from  Harvard  Law  School  in 
1985  and  now  works  in  finance 
in  New  York  City.  Tom  writes 
that  "Paris  was  my  kindergart- 


en," the  foundation  on  which  he 
has  built  all  his  subsequent  ex- 
perience. One  of  his  strongest 
memories  of  79-80  was  arriving 
in  the  Sweet  Briar  office  to  hear 
about  Jimmy  Carter's  attempt  to 
rescue  the  hostages  in  Iran,  and 
fearing  that  the  U.S.  might  be 
heading  into  war.  "Fortunately 
for  all  of  us.  this  proved  not  to 
be  the  case,  although  79-80  was 
perhaps  not  the  easiest  year  to 
be  a  young  American  abroad!" 

Since  1980,  Tom  has  trav- 
elled widely  (Israel,  Egypt,  South 
Africa,  Namibia,  Botswana,  In- 
dia, Sri  Lanka,  China,  Tibet)  and 
lived  for  a  year  in  Amsterdam, 
as  well  as  returning  several 
times  to  Paris. 

SCOTT  SHOSTAK  (Vassar)  is 
an  attorney  living  in  Brooklyn 
Heights,  New  York. 

MARGOT  STIASSNI- 
SIERACKI  (Williams)  is  present- 
ly on  leave  of  absence  from  her 
doctoral  program  in  French  liter- 
ature and  is  a  Volunteer  for 
Earth  Day  1990  (April  22,  1990). 
Her  memories  from  Paris,  1979- 
80:  "Good  ones!  Being  consid- 
ered obstreperous  when  I  told 
fellow  SBJYFers  to  speak 
French  while  staying  in  Tours. 
Touring  chateaux  of  the  Loire  by 
bike  and  writing  a  song  about 
them.  Surviving  life  in  a  foyer 
run  by  nuns,  but  still  having  a 
great  time  in  Paris. 

"Returned  to  Paris  in  summer 
1988  for  an  extended  stay  of  one 
month  while  studying  at 
I'Institut  Catholique,  catching 
up  on  many  sights  I  was  too 
busytoseewhileafull-timestu- 
dent  there.  The  language  skills  I 
acquired  are  invaluable  and  one 
of  the  greatest  souvenirs  of  the 
program.  I  even  became  a 
French  teacher  afterwards! 

"Junior  Year  in  France  was  a 
great  experience  that  makes  me 
always  ready  to  leap  into  a  plane 
bound  for  Paris  and  will  proba- 
bly help  me  in  ways  I  don't  ex- 


Chez  Bernard  (November  2,  1979) 


Christmas  Eve  in  an  Innsbruck  cafe 


pect.  As  a  volunteer  for  Earth 
Day  1990,  I  am  helping  to  con- 
tact French  environmentalists." 

STEPHANIE  TOURNAS 
(Wellesley)  writes  that  "Since  I 
was  studying  le  cinema  and  le 
theatre,  my  adventures  finding 
the  way  to  movie  theatres 
brought  me  to  the  farthest  cor- 
ners of  Paris.  I  loved  these  fo- 
rays into  unknown  territory,  es- 
pecially since  there  was  always 
a  new  patisserie  to  try  out!" 
Stephanie  is  now  working  at 
Harvard  as  a  union  organizer, 

1981-82 

We  received  the  following 
note  from  BETSY  STANTON 

(Williams):  "I  am  writing  with  the 
happy  news  that  my  last  trip  to 
Paris,  in  December,  was  part  of 
my  honeymoon  (I  married  Jo- 
seph H.  Santarlasci,  Jr.,  Decem- 
ber 3,  1988  in  Washington,  D.C., 
where  we  now  live).  Even  under 
the  rain,  after  two  sunny  weeks 
in  Italy,  and  with  a  fierce  metro 
strike,  Paris  was  never  more 
beautiful.  We  spent  most  of  our 
week  in  Paris  visiting  the  friends 
I  made  as  Fulbright  teaching  as- 
sistant in  Paris  in  1983-84  and  at 
the  Fletcher  School  of  Law  and  Di- 
plomacy at  Tufts  University 
where  I  got  my  master's  in  1984- 
86. 

I  met  Joe  (Brown  '67)  while 
he  was  buying  a  department 
store  chain  in  Washington,  D.C, 
and  I  was  a  nosy  reporter  cover- 
ing retail  for  Fairchild  News  Ser- 
vice. Needless  to  say,  three 
months  later  I  had  a  fiance  and 
no  job!  I  am  looking  forward  to 
starting  a  family  and  not  work- 
ing for  a  few  more  years.  Joe, 
after  15  years  in  investment 
banking  in  D.C,  now  does  vari- 
ous LBOs  and  other  deals 
through  his  own  firm,  Whitby, 
Santarlasci  &  Company.  Inc.  of 
Washington,  D.C.  and  Salt  Lake 
City,   Utah" 

1982-83 

LORI  L.  REILLY  (Northwest- 
ern) lives  in  Chicago  where  she 
is  a  commercial  banking  officer 
at  Harris  Bank.  Most  of  her  ac- 
tivity takes  her  to  Ohio  and  Ken- 
tucky. Her  evenings  are  quite 
full  tjecause  she  is  studying  for 
her  MBA  at  Northwestern.  She 
wished  she  could  have  been  in 
Paris  for  the  Bicentennial,  but 
instead  was  planning  to  travel  in 
New  Zealand. 

1983-84 

NANCY  JANES  (Northwestern)  is 
now  Executive  Director  of  the 
French  American  Chamber  of 
Commerce  of  New  England. 


14 


JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


1984-85 

First  un  petit  mot  from  Mme 
CAROL  DENIS,  Assistant  to  the 
Resident  Director: 

"Not  so  long  ago  at  ttiis  same 
time  of  year,  ANDREW  BIRD  and 
BRIAN  ALLAIRE  were  planning 
tfieir  'famous'  Halloween  party 
at  tfie  Gardettes  and  BARBARA 
BRASTED  and  BRAM  SHAPIRO 
found  tfiemselves  living  with  a 
'fast'  French  family  JESSE  DIZ- 
ARD  had  probably  already  decid- 
ed that  Mademoiselle  Rousseau 
and  he  were  not  soul  mates  and 
RUTH  KAHANIC  had  taken  up 
knitting  to  have  something  in 
common  with  Mme  de  Loisey. 
ROB  PAPERNO  was  busy  ward- 
ing off  the  advances  of  an  overly 
friendly  neighbor.  Had  ANGELA 
met  Michel  and  had  JEANINE 
ALESCH  already  begun  para- 
chuting? 

"It  was  a  good  year  with  all  of 
you  and  I  hope  you  remember 
your  Paris  experience  with  the 
same  nostalgia  I  feel  when  I 
look  at  the  group  picture.  To  my 
great  delight  I  have  seen  quite  a 
few  of  you  again.  DOROTHY 
ANDERSON  passed  through  on 
her  way  back  from  Russia.  I  saw 
BILL  BONK  just  last  week.  He 
was  enjoying  Paris  again  before 
returning  to  the  US  to  get  down 
to  serious  business.  It  was  fun 
seeing  WALTER  DEVINE,  the 
young  journalist,  and  LISA 
DIEHL  and  her  husband.  DUN- 
CAN ERASER  stopped  by  not 
long  ago  and  JOI  GOENS  mar- 
ried a  Parisian  and  lives  here 
permanently.   DAVID  JACOBUS 
visited  us.  At  the  time  he  was 
working  for  the  French  consu- 
late in  Boston.  PAUL  OTTO 
stopped  by  .  He  is  a  librarian  in 
New  York.  EDDIE  SIMONIAN, 
Manager  of  Edward  De  Mirjean 
Enterprises,  came  through  last 
week.  He  must  have  grown 
even  taller  than  he  was  in  1984- 
85  because  I  felt  there  was 
scarcely  enough  room  in  my  of- 
fice for  the  two  of  us.  He  was 
disappointed  that  BILLY  HIM- 
MELRICH  missed  their  rendez- 
vous in  Paris.  Billy  is  apparently 
studying  cuisine  in  Lyon. 

"Our  news  doesn't  change 
much  over  the  years.  The  Gar- 
dettes and  the  du  Chaffauts  are 
taking  a  year  off  from  the  Briar- 
ites  this  year.  The  Roland- 
Manuels  moved  to  the  suburbs 
and  Madame  Morin-Lormand 

ALUMNI      NEWS 


passed  on.  Liliane  Tanton  is  no 
longer  taking  students.  I 
passed  the  Pension  Ghapron  the 
other  day  and  was  surprised  to 
see  that  it  had  been  sold,  was  to 
be  torn  down  and  replaced  by  an 
apartment  building.  Les  Marron- 
niers  et  La  Pension  Poirier  con- 
tinue to  house  Sweet  Briar  stu- 
dents but  the  Pension 
Ladagnous  and  its  annex  are  be- 
coming other  things  —  exactly 
what  I  don't  know.  Mme  Muller 
had  her  pension  sold  out  from 
under  her,  but  you  may  already 
be  aware  of  that. 

"Most  of  your  teachers  are 
still  here  (M.  Garapon,  Mme  Got- 
te,  Mme  Triantafyllou,  M.  Portes, 
M.  Simon  and  Mile  Oswald).  Ma- 
dame Derozieres  and  I  are  still 
answering  phones,  providing 
band-aids,  offering  what  advice 
we  can  and  dispensing  Kleenex 
when  all  else  fails.  We  see  Mile 
Russo  at  Thanksgiving  dinner 
and  we  talk  to  her  on  the  phone. 
Life  here  is  so  hectic,  as  you 
probably  remember,  that  we 
can't  get  together  often  for  vis- 
its. 

"My  one  great  wish  is  that 
you  not  lose  contact  with  the 
friends  you  made  here,  both  in 
the  program  and  out,  and  that 
you  find  a  way  to  come  back  for 
a  visit.  We  all  look  forward  to 
and  thrive  on  seeing  you  again, 
so  please  keep  on  coming." 

Many,  many  thanks  to  WAL- 
TER DEVINE  who,  in  spite  of 
"his  stress-filled  life",  accepted 
to  compile  the  letters  from  the 
84-85  JYF  during  a  short  holiday 
in  his  luxurious  Turkish  villa  (or 
was  it  on  his  40-foot  yacht  cruis- 
ing the  Mediterranean?),  while 
correcting  the  proofs  of  his 
(now)  best-seller  book: 

"The  1984-85  group  is  cele- 
brating its  fifth  anniversary  this 
year.  Accordingly,  members 
were  asked  to  put  down  a  few 
lines  of  Paris  memories  and  the 
usual  update.  The  wide  range  of 
responses  makes  one  wonder 
how  such  a  diverse  group  of 
people  ever  came  together  in 
the  first  place. 

"Underachievers  like  myself 
well  know  the  special  sort  of 
sick  feeling  we  get  when  read- 
ing of  the  outlandish  exploits, 
achievements  and,  of  course, 
salaries  of  our  counterparts  who 
seem  mysteriously  to  have 
found  what  they  want  to  do  with 
their  lives  (after  only  a  quarter 
century  on  the  planet). 

"Allow  me  then  to  use  my  edi- 
tor's privilege  in  breaking  with 
the  format  of  this  letter  and  put 
my  entry  in  first.  I'm  sure  it  will 
cause  even  the  most  well- 
guided  workaholics  to  turn 
green  with  you-know-what." 


WALTER  RIPLEY  DEVINE 

(Washington  &  Lee)  wrote:  "I  am 
living  an  exceedingly  lavish  life 
on  an  estate  in  Georgetown, 
Washington,  D.G.,  where  I'm  sur- 
rounded by  trees,  gardens,  polo 
ponies,  and  my  particular  group 
of  power-mongering,  incredibly 
successful,  well-guided  and 


itively  tingly!  Please  come  visit 
us  in  Turkey  ...  the  servants' 
quarters  will  be  ready  and  wait- 
ing for  you!" 

"Ahem. 

"Some  of  these  people  come 
shockingly  close. 

"Anyway,  here's  the  real  list: 

PATTY  AMES  (Mount  Hol- 


The  metamorphosis:  above:  September  1984  at  Kennedy  Airport 
below:  Halloween  1984  in  Paris:  Kathleen  Lorenz,  Julie  Tattersall, 
Leslie  Jones  and  Kelley  Crane 


non-self-interested  friends.  I 
hesitatingly  and  rather  modestly 
allow  that  I  am  publisher  and 
C.E.O.  of  a  multi-billion  dollar 
communications  conglomerate 
that  for  personal  security  rea- 
sons shall  go  unnamed.  It  is  a 
stress-filled  life,  I  admit,  but 
evenings  at  the  club  and  week- 
ends spent  sailing  on  my  40-foot 
yacht  do  relax  me.  Presently,  I 
am  seeing  a  former  model,  who 
has  'retired'  and  admits  to  being 
a  lady  of  leisure.  We  plan  to 
pack  our  bags  in  a  matter  of 
months  and  voyage  to  Turkey 
where  I  will,  in  addition  to  my 
other  mind-boggling  duties,  take 
over  the  management  of  a  vast 
number  of  heretofore  mis- 
managed factories.  She  has  a 
seaside  villa,  where  we  will  live 
until  the  urge  overtakes  us  to 
head  back  to  the  States,  at 
which  time  I  will  resume  my 
writing.  I  currently  have  a  book 
on  the  New  York  Times  Best 
Seller's  list,  non-fiction,  entitled, 
'How  I  Became  a  Power- 
mongering  non-self-interested 
Elitist  and  How  You  Can  Too.' 

"It  is  good  to  hear  from  all  of 
mySweet  Briarfriends— seeing 
how  you  live  makes  me  feel  pos- 


yoke)  realizing  that  no-shows 
JEANINE  STEPHANIE  ALESCH 
and  BRIAN  ALLAIRE  probably 
wouldn't  respond,  jumped  at  the 
chance  to  head  up  the  list  and 
wrote:  "I'm  a  full-time  bum  and 
happy  ex-financier.  All  the 
weekend  trips  and  vacationing 
inspired  me  to  see  more  of  the 
world.  In  1987  I  studied  a  live 
volcano  in  Costa  Rica  with 
Earthwatch.  Last  year  I  cycled 
in  China  and  this  summer  I 
spent  three  months  cycling 
across  America  from  Virginia  to 
Oregon  with  Bikecentennial  and 
afterwards  continued  up  the 
coast  to  Seattle  and  back  down 
to  San  Francisco  with  other  va- 
grant cyclists." 

KARA  ANDERSEN  (Brown) 
has  turned  into  a  law  student  liv- 
ing in  Santa  Monica.  California. 

"Sweet  Briar  JYF  was  simply 
a  wonderful  experience  from 
which  I  retain  fond  memories 
and  special  friendships."  she 
wrote  'JOANNE  BEREN  and  I 
have  remained  in  very  close  con- 
tact and  we  see  each  other  quite 
often.  DOROTHY  ANDERSON 
and  I  have  also  kept  in  touch 
and  have  seen  each  other  a  few 

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times.  We  will  both  be  in  gradu- 
ate school  in  Southern  Califor- 
nia next  year,  so  I  expect  we'll 
see  quite  a  lot  of  each  other.  I 
travelled  through  Europe  this 
past  summer  and  spent  a  week 
in  Paris  with  my  JYF  family.  I 
hadn't  seen  them  in  four  years 
and  I  had  a  wonderful  time  with 
them." 

DOROTHY  ANDERSON 
(Northwestern),  a  graduate  stu- 
dent at  U.S.C,  in  Russian  Litera- 
ture, may  or  may  not  remember 
Kara.  However,  she  is  interest- 
ed in  other  souvenirs:  "Does  any- 
one else  remember  LeDoux-Ron- 
Ron-RonT 

CHRIS  BUSSELL(George- 
town)  is  living  in  Silver  Spring, 
Maryland,  with  his  wife,  Da- 
nielle, and  working  in  the  com- 
mercial real  estate  department 
at  Citicorp/Citibank  in  Washing- 
ton, D.C.  His  real  goal,  I  feel 
obliged  to  mention,  is  to  land  a 
job  with  the  State  Department. 
In  the  meantime,  he  runs  calls 
as  an  emergency  medical  tech- 
nician with  the  local  fire  depart- 
ment while  his  wife  is  at  school 
working  on  a  master's  degree  in 
psychology  Living  with  Chris, 
one  can't  help  but  wonder  if  the 
degree  will  come  in  very  useful 
at  some  point. 

He  wrote:  "My  best  memories 
include  relaxing  in  Jardin  de 
Luxembourg,  hiking  through  Tu- 
nisia with  WALTER  DEVINE  and 
cycling  along  the  Mediterranean 
with  DAVE  ZINN." 

LINDA  DAVIS  (Duke)  said 
that  she  finally  gave  into  my 
threats  (thank  God  someone 
did)  and  wrote:  "After  graduat- 
ing from  Duke  I  worked  in  North 
Carolina  for  Ciba-Geigy  Corp. 
but  tired  of  the  9-to-5  routine  af- 
ter a  while  and  headed  for  Colo- 
rado to  be  a  ski-bum.  I  even 
worked  nights  at  a  bona-fide 
French  restaurant.  After  that  I 
went  to  Minnesota  to  the  Voya- 
geur  Outward  Bound  School  and 
worked  as  an  instructor  for  two 
summers.  Last  year  I  received 
my  MA  from  U.  Chicago,  con- 
centrating in  Medical  Anthropol- 
ogy. I've  just  moved  to  Cincin- 
nati where  I  am  in  my  first  year 
at  medical  school  at  U.  Cincin- 
nati." Medical  anthropoiogy? 
Neanderthal  appendectomies? 
Little  joke  there,  Linda.  Still, 
what  happened  to  your  career  as 
a  ski  bum? 

WALTER  RIPLEY  DEVINE 
(Washington  &  Lee)  barely  grad- 
uated from  college  and  after  liv- 
ing on  various  couches  (includ- 
ing those  of  BILLY  HIMMEL- 
RICH,  KATHY  LORENZ  and 
KELLEY  CRANE)  around  New 
York   City    under   the    pre- 
tense of  getting  a  job,  moved 
back  to  his  native  Virginia  to  be- 
come a  daily  newspaper  reporter 

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in  Charlottesville.  After  about  a 
year  and  a  half  of  living  news 
hell  he  moved  on  to  Frederick- 
sburg, Va  and  from  there,  this 
past  June,  headed  north  to  Res- 
ton,  Va.  He  is  now  business  edi- 
tor of  a  division  of  Arundel 
Newspapers  and  is  just  as  surly 
and  foul-mouthed  as  ever. 

"I  went  back  to  France  in  the 
summer  of  '88  and  visited  Mme 
Denis  who  actually  told  me  that 
the  84-85  group  was  one  of  her 
favorite.  Then  my  old  college 
roommate  and  I  jumped  in  a 
rented  Peugot  309,  with  an 
American  flag  taped  to  the  an- 
tenna, and  drove  around  the 
country  at  breakneck  speed, 
wine  bottles  rolling  around  in 
the  back  seat.  The  highlight  of 
the  trip  was  going  to  the  Musee 
du  Pain  (I  kid  you  not)  in  the  8th 
arrondissement.  They  had 
bread  there  that  was  2,000  years 
old." 

Devine  confessed  that  his 
best  memories  of  France  includ- 
ed hiding  on  the  rooftop  of  KA- 
THY LORENZ's  pension  in  his 
underwear,  mistakenly  turning 
all  his  white  garments  purple 
while  secretly  using  his  French 
mother's  washing  machine  (she 
was  away  for  the  weekend)  with 
roommate  JEREMY  FOLTZ, 
throwing  away  what  must  have 
been  at  least  40  of  FIONA  BAR- 
RETT'S parking  tickets  in  some 
obscure  town  in  northern 
France,  riding  a  moped  around 
the  Arc  de  Triomphe  at  rush 
hour,  cooking  a  steak  on  a  heat- 
ed rock  in  an  oasis  in  Tunisia 
with  (yep)  CHRIS  BUSSELL  and 
getting  in  the  back  of  a  passing 
car  late  one  night  and  going  10 
blocks  before  realizing  it  wasn't 
a  taxi. 

His  bad  memories  include 
falling  down  the  stairs  in  the 
Montparnasse  Metro  and  break- 
ing both  ankles  and  getting  in 
the  back  of  a  passing  car  late 
one  night  and  going  10  blocks 
before  realizing  it  wasn't  a  taxi. 

SUSAN   DYEVRE  (nee  PHE- 
MISTER)  (Northwestern)  gradu- 
ated and  worked  for  the  Banque 
Nationale  de  Paris  and  Credit 
Agricole— both  in  Chicago— in 
marketing. 

"I  just  recently  married  un 
frangais  and  am  living  just  out- 
side of  Paris.  I  work  tor  Fun  Ra- 
dio, deejaying  and  organizing 
special  events  for  the  station. 
My  best  memories  of  my  time  in 
Paris  are  hanging  out  in  the 
Sweet  Briar  lounge  in  the  Alli- 
ance Frangaise,  crepes,  cou- 
scous, croissants,  poverty  (not 
really),  Pariscope  and  Sciences 
Po.  If  anyone  comes  to  Paris, 
please  call  me  or  come  visit!" 
Felicitations  to  you,  Susan.  Are 
you  now  going  to  have  des  en- 
fants7 


Amy  Terrell,  Lisa  Diehl  and  Kathryn  Scott 


La  Famine  Dyevre  can  be 
reached  at  86.95.23.24. 

LISA  SHEFFIELD  (nee  Diehl) 
(Mount  Holyoke)  wrote:  "I  was 
married  in  June  and  my  hus- 
band, Jim,  and  I  live  in  Littleton, 
Colorado.  We  are  going  to 
Cannes  so  Jim  can  study 
French,  after  which  we'll  go  bik- 
ing in  the  Pyrenees  for  a  few 
weeks.  My  time  in  France  truly 
changed  my  life.  Since  then  I've 
visited  my  French  family  twice 
and  they  came  to  Colorado  to 
visit  me  last  year." 

SUSAN  DUMOND  (Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's)  is  pursuing  a 
much  less  mondaine  life  than 
Mme  Dyevre:  "I  am  living  in 
North  Hollywood  and  working 
as  a  literary  (talent)  agent.  I  so 
often  remember  lunches  bought 
at  the  open  market  on  Boulevard 
St.  Germain,  getting  lost  on  the 
way  home  from  classes  and 
finding  new  places  to  take 
friends  to  ...  walks  on  the 
Seine,  eating  dinner  with  my 
family  ...  our  French  friends 
Loic,  Stephan  and  Jean  Mi- 
chael." Sure  beats  Lynchburg, 
et  Susan? 

Susan  continues:  "There  is  a 
warmth  and  a  sadness  when  I 
hear  French  or  think  of  Paris.  It 
was  a  time  in  my  life  I  will  never 
have  again,  but  a  memory  I  will 
always  cherish."  Well,  you  can 
always  visit  the  Dyevres,  right? 

JEREMY  FOLTZ  (Yale)  will 
undoubtedly  be  surprised  to  see 
his  name  in  the  Alumni  Maga- 
zine since  he  hasn't  written  me 
in  more  than  a  year  Jeremy  is 
now  in  his  third  year  (I  think)  in 
the  Peace  Corps  in  Mali,  Africa, 
due  to  return  home  in  January, 
according  to  his  father 

If  Jeremy  had  been  conscien- 
tious enough  to  write  I'm  sure 
one  of  his  (favorite?)  memories 
would  have  been  piggy  backing 
WALTER  DEVINE  from  a  taxicab 
into  the  hospital  Parvis  Notre 
Dame  and  then  almost  dropping 


Sam  Wiedermann  and  Tom  Con- 
tent ready  for  a  light  lunch  at 
Boulevard  Saint-Germain 

him.  Jeremy  went  into  a  fit  of 
laughter  after  the  pair  walked  in 
the  door  and  one  of  the  atten- 
dants asked  "Do  you  always 
walk  around  that  way?" 

DUNCAN  FRASER  (David- 
son) took  time  out  from  his 
mind-boggling  power- 
mongering,  incredibly  success- 
ful, well-guided  and  non-self- 
interested  school  work  to  send 
me  (me)  a  personal  note.  He 
worked  for  two  years  in  the  mar- 
keting division  at  Coca-Cola  and 
started  Harvard  Business 
School  last  year 

"This  summer  found  me  in 
New  York  doing  investment 
banking  with  Security  Pacific 
Merchant  Bank.  I'm  back  in 
Boston  now  and  when  I  finish 
my  MBA  I'll  go  into  consulting, 
either  here  or  abroad." 

Coca  Cola,  c'est  ga. 

TRACY  GALLOWAY  (Vassar) 
is  in  law  school  at  Northeastern 
University  in  Boston  (with  Steph- 
anie La  Tour,  Radcliffe  83-84). 
She  is  in  touch  with  GERI  MAR- 
TI ANDREWS  who  lives  in  New 
Jersey  would  love  to  hear  from 
KATHRYN  SCOTT  and  ROB  PA- 


JUNIOR     YEAR      IN      FRANCE 


PERNO  and  says  hello  to  Ma- 
dame Denis. 

MARTHA  GOLDEN  (Duke)  re- 
turned to  gay  Paree  this  Septem- 
ber to  get  herself  a  master's  in 
French  Language  and  Civiliza- 
tion with  the  NYU  in  France 
graduate  program,  which  is  the 
culmination  of  an  old  desire  to 
get  back  to  le  Pays  Gaulois.  Mar- 
tha reports  that  prior  to  her  de- 
parture she  was  teaching  high 
school  French  and  Spanish, 
"one  of  the  most  difficult  yet  re- 
warding things  I  have  ever 
done,"  presumably  in  Wilming- 
ton, North  Carolina.  Martha  said 
she  is  looking  forward  to  being 
a  student  again. 

"I  have  so  many  memories  of 
our  time  in  Paris  ...  our  birthday 
celebration  at  Les  Jardin  de  Hol- 
lywood, my  trip  with  Jennifer  to 
St.  Malo  and  Mont  St.  Michel, 
where  we  found  and  lost  Patty 
and  Ruth.  Hours  spent  in  the 
Sciences  Po  library,  pulling  an 
all-nighter  to  finish  my  dossier 
for  Madame  Gendrot  and  trying 
to  type  with  a  French  typewrit- 
er." 

Mile  Golden  also  writes  that 
PAUL  OTTO  has  been  back  to 
France  several  times  and  when 
he's  not  jumping  on  the  odd 
plane  here  and  there,  he  works 
at  the  Brooklyn  Public  Library. 

Martha,  really  though, 
couldn't  you  have  come  up  with 
something  more  seedy  on  him? 
After  all,  I  told  you  about  my  un- 
derwear. 

ELIZABETH  HANAFI  (nee 
Loftus)  (Mount  Holyoke)  wrote: 
"I'm  very  glad  to  have  had  the 
opportunity  to  study  in  Paris. 
My  year  in  France  was  very  spe- 
cial. I  enjoyed  travelling 
through  Europe  and  meeting 
new  friends.  I  would  like  to  re- 
turn to  France  someday,  in  or- 
der to  re-visit  the  familiar  sit^ 
of  Paris  and  the  beautiful  cha- 
teaux of  the  Loire  Valley 
France  was  extra  special  for  me, 
as  it  was  in  Paris  that  I  met  my 
husband,  Mustapha,  where  he 
was  attending  Nanterre  Universi- 
ty. We  were  married  this  past 
June  and  in  July  we  travelled  to 
Morocco  to  meet  Mustapha's 
family." 

Felicitations,  encore. 

ROBERT  HARRIS  (Duke)  was, 
at  last  contact,  attending  law 
school  at  U.  Virginia  and  living 
in  Charlottesville. 

ANGELA  ROSE  HEFFERNAN 
(Wheaton)  wrote:  "My  Sweet 
Briar  experience  continues  to 
provide  me  with  confidence  and 
enthusiasm,  even  though  it  end- 
ed four  years  ago!  Hardly  a  day 
goes  by  when  I  don't  think  of 
that  magical  year  I  feel  fortu- 
nate to  have  had  such  a  wonder- 
ful opportunity  and  will  be  eter- 
nally grateful  to  my  parents, 

ALUMNI      NEWS 


professors  and  friends  who  sup- 
ported me  in  the  decision  to  go 
abroad. 

"The  idiosyncrasies  of  my  fel- 
low pensionnaires  at  76  rue 
d'Assas  are  a  constant  source 
of  hilarity,  if  not  disbelief,  to  the 
friends  I've  made  since  Junior 
Year.  I  was  there  in  1986  and 
was  surprised  to  see  that  the 
pension  is  still  standing!  I 
stumbled  upon  Pierrette  and 
Bobi  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxem- 
bourg. I  remembered  the  anxie- 
ty suffered  when  I  knocked  into 
and  broke  the  bidet  in  my  room. 
Certain  that  I  would  be  deport- 
ed, at  least,  I  enlisted  the  aid  of 
ANN  RENTSCHLER.  We  pains- 
takingly repaired  it  with  a  mix- 
ture of  Crazy  Glue  and  tooth- 
paste, thus  ensuring  my 
continued  participation  in  the 
program.  I  keep  in  touch  with 
several  friends  from  that  year; 
JOI  GOENS,  DONNA  PROM- 
MAS,  DAVID  JACOBUS,  and  oth- 
ers. I  currently  work  in  Wash- 
ington, D.C.  as  a  reporter  for  a 
newsletter  which  covers  the 
medical  device  industry.  I  hope 
that  everyone  is  well  and  happy, 
wherever  you  may  be." 

The  medical  device  industry? 
Undoubtedly  because  of  this 
traumatic  experience  in  which 
you  were  saved  by  a  tube  of 
toothpaste.  Now  that's  a  story. 

BILLY  HIMMELRICH  (Emory) 
will  also  be  surprised  to  see  his 
name  gracing  these  unforgiving 
pages.  After  graduating  from 
Emory,  Billy  moved  to  New  York, 
took  a  job  in  the  international  di- 
vision with  Morgan  Guaranty 
Trust,  and  lived  in  the  Village 
with  his  cat.  Max.  At  last  report, 
he  was  seen  in  chef's  garb, 
cooking  food  in  a  restaurant  in 
Burgundy,  France. 

Bon  appetit.. 

LESLIE  JONES  (Duke)  is  now 
in  graduate  school  at  Duke, 
working  on  her  MBA. 

"My  year  in  Paris  is  one  of 
the  most  wonderful  experiences 
I've  ever  had!"  she  wrote. 

KEN  KERSCH  (Williams)  is 
living  in  Chicago  and  attending 
law  school  at  Northwestern. 

CHARLES  LITTLETON  (Duke) 
wrote:  "Living  at  Ann  Arbor  and 
working  on  my  Master's  in  His- 
tory at  Michigan  leads  me  to  be- 
lieve that  it  was  my  year  in  Paris 
that  first  set  me  on  the  track  I'm 
on  now.  In  Paris.  I  was  sur- 
rounded by  the  monuments  and 
artifacts  of  French  history.  I 
found  myself  fascinated  by  the 
civilization  and  culture  that  pro- 
duced the  Louvre,  the  plays  of 
Moliere  and  Racine,  the  paint- 
ings of  Poussin.  Le  Nain,  Wat- 
teau,  and  Boucher 

"It  was  Paris  I  think  that  first 
got  me  'hooked'  on  the  17th  cen- 
tury—/e  grand  siecle.  It  was  an 


interest  I  deepened  during  fur- 
ther travels  in  Europe  the  year 
after  graduating  from  Duke  (in 
1986).  including  a  far  less  enjoy- 
able stay  in  Paris  where  I  briefly 
worked  as  a  busboy,  a  commis 
at  The  Front  Page  (a  restaurant 
on  rue  St.  Denis  near  the  Fon- 
taine des  Innocents).  During 
these  travels  I  saw  very  different 
manifestations  of  late  17th  cen- 
tury culture  in  Rome,  London, 
Amsterdam  and  even  Istanbul. 
When  I  came  back  I  completed 
my  first  year  of  history  graduate 
studies  at  U.  Michigan,  where  I 
concentrated  on  17th  century 
English  history.  I  still  look  at 
my  eye-opening  year  in  Paris 
with  Sweet  Briar  as  my  first  in- 
troduction to  the  fascination  of 
history.  I  will  never  forget  one 
afternoon  sitting  on  the  Pont 
des  Arts  watching  the  setting 
sun  giving  the  stones  of  the 
symmetrical  College  des  Quatre 
Nations  a  beautiful  deep  brown 
tone.  I  hope  to  be  able  to  see  it 
again  soon." 

Well,  sounds  like  Paris  hit 
you  even  harder  than  Mile  Hef- 
fernan  hit  her  bidet. 

KATHLEEN  LORENZ  (U.  Ma- 
ryland) wrote:  "My  junior  year  in 
France  infected  me  with  such  a 
passion  for  travel  that  it  is  now 
my  job.  As  International  Manag- 
er with  Continental  Airlines  I 
have  the  good  fortune  to  use  my 
French  and  check  out  Paris 
whenever  I  need  a  dose  of  that 
magical  city  When  I  do  get  to 
Paris  there  is  a  real  void  for  the 
people  with  whom  I  shared  the 
year  abroad.  I  do  keep  in  touch 
with  many-KELLEY  CRANE,  SU- 
SAN  PHEMISTER,  LOU  MATOS, 
JIM  KLAUS,  and  WALTER  DE- 
VINE,  among  others.  Oddly 
enough,  Kelley  and  I  became 
roommates  once  again  in  New 
York  City  for  two  years  and  I 
was  a  bridesmaid  in  her  wed- 
ding in  September. 

"My  memories  of  France  in- 
clude: pension  Muller  and  its 
slate  of  characters,  falling  in 
love,  touring  Paris  'en  moto' 


with  a  French  friend,  my  won- 
derful family  in  Tours,  curing 
homesickness  with  American 
version  originale  films,  and 
learning  how  much  I  didn't  know 
about  art.  I  miss  Paris  and  most 
of  all  I  miss  the  'feeling'  of  that 
year  and  je  sais  que  tout  le 
monde  de  Sweet  Briar  me  com- 
prend.  I  would  love  to  see  a  re- 
union organized  for  our  group!" 
Kathy  is  headed  to  law  school  in 
1990. 

Pour  ma  part,  je  comprends 
plus  que  tu  ne  sais. 

CATHY  McNEASE  (Sweet 
Briar)  will  probably  wonder  why 
there  is  not  more  in  the  Alumni 
Magazine  to  chronicle  her  latest 
(mis?)adventures,  not  the  least 
of  which  is  getting  married. 
Yeah,  she  Tied  The  Knot  with  a 
young  man  from,  uh,  was  it  Mis- 
sissippi? Well,  that's  where 
they  were  married.  At  least 
that's  what  it  said  on  the  invita- 
tion I  never  responded  to.  Well, 
Cathy,  if  you  had  ever  written 
me  that  letter  you  said  was  com- 
ing my  way,  I  guess  we'd  all 
know  by  now.  Turnabout,  how- 
ever, is  fair  play  Felicitations! 

LT.  MARY  PADDIO.  USAF  (U. 
Southern  California)  is  (you 
guessed  it)  a  1st  Lieutenant  in 
the  Air  Force  out  of  Edwards  Air 
Force  Base  in  California.  She  is 
a  Protocol  Officer  at  the  Air 
Force  Flight  Test  Center  there. 

Mary  remembers  "midnight 
rendez-vous  on  Boulevard  du 
Montparnasse  for  those  wonder- 
ful French  ice  cream  concoc- 
tions; many  inspiring  conversa- 
tions with  Mme  Denis,  who 
never  ceased  to  be  amused  by 
crazy  student  antics;  City  Rock 
Cafe  in  the  Quartier  Americain: 
Notre  Dame,  with  its  imposing 
size,  its  unique  place  in  history, 
and  its  architectural  grandeur." 

Mary  returned  to  Greece  in 
August  of  1987.  where  she  went 
sailing  for  three  weeks  with 
some  amis  Frangais.  She  visit- 
ed Turkey  for  the  first  time  this 
past  August,  and  "once  again" 
sailed  the  Mediterranean  along 


Last  night  In  Paris:  Oina  Steinberg.  Sarah  Woitzand  Susan  Oumond 


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that  country's  southern  coast. 

ANNE  PHILIPSBORN  (North- 
western) recently  finished  her 
M.A.  at  the  Institute  of  French 
Studies  at  NYU  and  currently 
lives  and  works  in  the  Chicago 

JULIE  TATTERSALL  (Duke) 
lives  in  Washington,  D.C.  and 
works  as  an  international  man- 
agement consultant.  "I  enjoyed 
a  month-long  business  trip  to 
France  in  September  '88  during 
which  I  conducted  all  meetings 
in  French  and  saw  a  side  of  Par- 
is much  different  from  the  one 
we  all  knew  as  students." 

AMY  TERRELL  (Mount  Hol- 
yoke)  is  now  a  logger.  No  really 
she's  a  lumber  trader  who  lives 
in  Boston  and  speaks  French 
with  the  quebecois. 

Some  people  remember  sun- 
sets in  Paris,  some  think  of  long 
lost  friends  or  lovers,  and  then 
there's  Amy  who  thinks  of 
"food,  food,  food!" 

Also,  she  wrote,  "The  Alli- 
ance Frangaise  and  everyone 
sitting  around  sharing  lunch, 
photographs,  and  the  Interna- 
tional Herald  Tribune.  All  the 
towns  in  France  and  surround- 
ing European  countries  I  visited. 
Wine  and  cheese  on  the  sloping 
grass  at  the  Sacre  Coeur  with 
the  brilliant  blue  sky  serving  as 
a  backdrop  to  the  white  church. 
The  unbelievable  meals  Julia 
and  I  had  at  the  Courot  family  in 
Tours.  Our  little  soirees  chez 
LISA  DIEHL's  Tante  Jeannette 
with  her  friends  and  us  Ameri- 
can students,  discussing  the 
language,  politics,  history,  etc. 
of  France.  Getting  on  the 
train  to  Genoa  rather  than  Gene- 
va and  the  night  that  followed  in 
the  Milan  train  station  with  Jan- 
et. 

"Thanks  to  my  year  in  Paris 
and  my  French  major,  which  en- 
abled me  to  develop  my  speak- 
ing and  communication  abilities 
in  French,  I  got  my  first  (and  cur- 
rent) job  out  of  college.  I  still 
love  speaking  French." 

That's  great  Amy,  but  is  that 


quebecois  really  French? 
KAREN  ELEICE  WOODS 

(Duke)  clerks  for  a  federal  magis- 
trate for  the  northern  district  of 
Georgia  and  lives  in  Atlanta. 
Her  year  in  Paris  "was  the  best 
year  of  my  life!"  she  wrote.  Not 
only  because  she  met  some  of 
her  best  friends  there  but  also  ... 
well,  let's  let  Karen  say  it:  "How 
lucky  we  were  that  the  dollar 
was  so  strong  then!  I  think  of 
Paris  almost  daily  and  I  return 
as  often  as  possible.  A  beauti- 
ful photograph  I  took  at  Giverny 
hangs  on  my  office  wall.  Since  I 
tried  to  walk  almost  everywhere 
I  went  during  my  junior  year  in 
Paris,  I  truly  believe  that  I  know 
Paris  better  than  Atlanta,  where 
I've  lived  most  of  my  life." 

"Felicitations  a  Joi  Goens  ... 
elle  s'est  mariee  avec  un  Paris!- 
en  le  13  Aout.."  Well  Joi,  con- 
gratulations indeed.  Can  we 
come  visit  you,  too? 

"And  that's  all  they  wrote. 
Thanks  to  everyone  who  re- 
sponded. Thanks  to  everyone 
who  didn't,  because  it  makes 
less  work  for  me.  Seriously, 
though,  to  those  of  you  who 
didn't,  is  living  in  obscurity  real- 
ly worth  the  trouble?  Amities, 
Walter." 


1986-87 

KIRSTEN  RODINE  (Brown)  is 
enrolled  at  Georgetown  School 
of  Foreign  Service  in  Washing- 
ton, D.C.  She  is  in  the  2-year 
Master's  Program  in  Foreign 
Service  and  so  far  really  enjoys 
it.  She  was  planning  to  use  her 
French  during  the  summer, 
working  for  the  State  Depart- 
ment in  Burkina  Faso,  Africa. 


1987-88 

The  1987-88  students  have 
now  (we  hope)  graduated  from 
their  respective  home  colleges. 
Here  is  what  they  were  planning 
to  do  with  their  lives  in  the  im- 


Exam  period  (May  1988) 


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mediate  future.  Good  luck  and 
keep  in  touch. 

AMELIA  J.  ADDISON  (North- 
western) was  planning  to  begin 
work  in  July  as  administrative 
assistant  to  the  branch  manager 
at  Credit  Agricole-Chicago.  "I 
am  looking  forward  to  being 
able  to  use  my  French  upon 
leaving  school." 

JULIA  M.ALEXANDER 
(Wellesley)  had  been  appointed 
as  an  English  "assistant"  at  the 
Lycee  Henri  IV  in  Paris  and 
planned  to  return  to  Paris  in 
September  "If  anyone  is  com- 
ing to  Paris,  please  get  in  touch 
with  me  either  through  Mme  De- 
nis or  at  14,  rue  de  I'Abbe  de 
I'Epee  75005  Paris  —  apartlrdu 
15  Septembre  1989.  The  follow- 
ing year  I  will  be  remaining  in 
Paris  in  order  to  get  my  M.A.  in 
French  Literature  from  N.Y.U.  in 
Paris.  I  will  be  at  the  above  ad- 
dress for  two  years." 

JENNIFER  ALLEY  (Mount 
Holyoke)  "spent  a  wonderful 
summer  working  in  Washington, 
D.C  at  the  International  School, 
teaching  French  and  E.S.L. 
Now  I  face  the  reality  of  finding 
a  job.  My  sister  is  spending  her 
junior  year  in  France  (not  with 
Sweet  Briar)  and  I  hope  to  visit 
her  Hello  to  all  my  friends!" 

LAURA  ANDERSON  (North- 
western )  "In  July  I  start  to  work 
for  ACORN  (Association  of  Com- 
munity Organization  for  Reform 
Now)  which  works  with  people 
of  low  income  to  better  their  sit- 
uation through  organization.  Af- 
ter training  here  in  Chicago  this 
summer  I  plan  to  move  with 
them  to  Albuquerque  where  I 
will  be  able  to  practice  my  Span- 
ish! 

"I  have  been  working  as  a 
French  tutor  this  year  and  really 
enjoying  the  language.  Some- 
day I'll  use  it  again!  I've  en- 
joyed being  back  in  Chicago 
this  year  but  am  already  looking 
forward  to  leaving  the  country 
sometime  in  the  coming  years.  I 
hope  you  all  are  well!  Best 
wishes  for  your  happiness." 

KATHY  BOLTON  (Sweet 
Briar)  is  living  and  working  in 
Houston.  "I  am  working  for  a 
law  firm  while  considering  law 
school.  I  hope  to  visit  France 
sometime  within  the  next  year!" 

CHRIS  CALLAS  (Washington 
and  Lee  U.)  is  attending  Vander- 
bilt  U.  School  of  Law  and  hopes 
to  specialize  in  international 
law. 

CAROL  A.  CARPENTER  (El- 
mira)  "After  graduation  on  June 
4th,  I  will  be  moving  to  San  Fran- 
cisco to  work  in  the  field  of  in- 
ternational business." 

E.  CATHERINE  CASEY  (Ran- 
dolph-Macon Woman's)  is  work- 
ing as  a  paralegal  for  Gibson, 


Dunn  and  Crutcher  in  Washing- 
ton for  two  years. 

DYAN  CHAN  (U.  Southern 
California)  was  looking  for  a  job 
as  a  reporter  at  a  San  Francisco 
Bay  Area  newspaper  and  was 
planning  to  be  there  in  the  area 
for  at  least  two  years. 

TANYA  CHARLICK  (Kenyon) 
was  living  in  Washington,  D.C, 
"looking  for  an  international  job 
and  having  fun  setting  up  my 
own  apartment  which  is  right 
next  to  the  Metropolitan  Zoo.  I 
have  an  assortment  of  birds 
from  the  aviary  in  my  backyard. 
Anyone  in  town  is  welcome!" 

MOON-YUN  CHOI  (U.  South- 
ern California)  wrote:  "I  am  so 
happy  to  hear  from  Sweet  Briar 
College  JYF  The  best  year  of 
college  was  spent  on  your  pro- 
gram in  France.  It  was  so  won- 
derful that  I  plan  to  go  back  to 
Paris,  this  time  as  a  worker  rath- 
er than  a  student.  I  have  a  job 
possibility  through  the  chairman 
of  the  French  Department  at 
use,  and  after  the  job  interview 
in  September  ...  we'll  see!  Wish 
me  luck.  I'll  be  working  at  home 
in  Hawaii  for  the  summer  and 
any  mail  can  be  sent  there  to  be 
forwarded  in  Paris  hopefully!" 

ROBIN  CRIST  (U.  Southern 
California)  was  planning  gradu- 
ate school  in  French  at  U.S.C.  or 
U.C.L.A. 

LIETTE  VACHON  FALES 
(Mount  Holyoke)  writes:  "I  was 
married  to  Stephen  Fales  on  Oc- 
tober 1,  1989.  We  are  living  in 
Attleboro,  MA,  and  I  am  com- 
muting into  Boston  everyday  to 
work  as  a  marketing  assistant  at 
National  Westminster  Bank, 
PLC." 

MARIA  ROSARIO  FERNAN- 
DEZ (Connecticut)  was  applying 
to  law  school  for  entrance  in 
September  1990.  She  is  working 
in  Miami  this  year 

SHANA  FERRIGAN  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  working  in  Cam- 
bridge, Massachusetts  as  a  Con- 
sultant with  Monitor  Company, 
an  international  strategy  con- 
sulting firm. 

JASON  M.  FISH  (Northwest- 
ern) planned  to  attend  Tulane 
University  Medical  School.  New 
Orleans,  Louisiana. 

MARGARET  FRAZIER  (Sweet 
Briar)  was  planning  to  work  in 
NYC  in  a  modern  art  gallery  for 
the  summer  —  then  move  to  Lon- 
don in  search  of  employment 
(and  hopefully  get  back  to  Paris 
which  me  manque  beaucoup!) 
"My  congratulations  to  everyone 
graduating  and  I  look  forward  to 
a  reunion  bientotV 

ELIZABETH  GARRETT  (Bryn 
Mawr)  accepted  a  teaching  posi- 
tion in  New  York  City  at  Saint 
David's  School  for  Boys,  aca- 
demic year  1989-90,  while  pursu- 
ing graduate  studies. 


JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


CAREY  GAUDERN  (Vassar) 
left  for  London  where  she  will 
work  for  the  next  6  months.  "  I'm 
planning  to  worl<  as  a  cook  ei- 
ther in  a  restaurant  or  for  a  ca- 
terer. I  definitely  look  forward 
to  visiting  Paris  again!" 

MARY  BETH  GETSEY  (Ran 
dolph-Macon  Woman's)  "Saluta- 
tions\  I  am  working  in  Washing- 
ton, D.C.,  for  an  international 
development  firm.  As  Assistant 
to  the  Directors  of  Eastern, 
Southern  and  West  Africa,  I  still 
use  my  French  (when  convers- 
ing with  the  Paris  office)  and 
work  in  an  international  environ- 
ment. Greetings  to  all!" 

AMANDA  GRACE  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  an  Account  Execu- 
tive at  a  promotional  design 
company  (Scott  Adam  designs). 
"I  plan  to  move  to  Paris  next 
year  where  I  hope  to  work  for 
Chanel.  Something  will  always 
be  missing  in  my  life  when  I'm 
away  from  Paris.  I'll  be  back!" 

NICK  HANZLIK  (Washington 
and  Lee)  "I  plan  to  begin  work 
either  in  Brussels  or  in  Paris 
next  fall  (89).  I'll  be  working  as  a 
research  assistant  for  a  head- 
hunter  firm.  I  can't  wait.  I  spent 
4  days  (May  19-22)  in  New  York 
with  TOM  WEST  JENNIFER 
PATTERSON  and  CATHERINE 
PREVOST" 

JANET  L.  HARRIS  (Wheaton) 
will  be  attending  Union  College 
beginning  in  June  in  pursuit  of  a 
one-year  M.A.T  degree  for  certi- 
fication as  a  Social  Studies 
teacher,  grades  1-12. 

JULIE  M.  HINKLE  (Mar- 
quette) couldn't  stay  away  from 
Paris.  During  the  summer  she 
worked  at  the  American  Univer- 
sity of  Paris  in  the  library  as  a 
temporary  secretary.  "Needless 
to  say,  this  is  not  one  of  my  larg- 
er career  moves.  However,  in 
October,  I  took  the  entrance 
exam  at  Sciences  Po  —  and 
passed.  I  will,  thus,  be  prepar- 
ing the  Certificat  d'Etudes  Poli- 
tiques  during  the  1989-90  school 
year.  (I  had  followed  only  one 
course  at  Sciences  Po  when  I 
was  on  the  Sweet  Briar  pro- 
gram.) If  all  goes  well  this  year, 
I  hope  to  continue  my  studies  at 
this  institution,  and  obtain  the 
Diplome  after  two  additional 
years.  By  this  time,  I  am  sure 
that  I  will  have  had  enough  of 
school  —  so  I  intend  on  joining 
the  Peace  Corps  for  two  years 
before  moving  on  to  an  actual 
career  in  developmental  issues 
(i.e.  interacting  between  the  de- 
veloped and  the  underdevel- 
oped countries.  May  any  cur- 
rent Sweet  Briar  student  feel 
free  to  contact  me.  Mme  Denis 
will  have  my  number." 

JOHN  A.  HOFFMANN  (North- 
western) 'I  have  been  accepted 
to  a  direct  marketing  program  at 

ALUMNI     NEWS 


the  Graduate  School  of  the  Me- 
dill  School  of  Journalism  at  N.U. 
I  plan  to  work  and/or  travel  dur- 
ing the  following  year  and  return 
to  school  in  September  1990. 
PS.  SBC-JYF  was  probably  my 
favorite  year  at  NU!" 

NICK  JAMILLA  (Georgetown) 
is  a  Language  Lab  Assistant  at 
George  Washington  U.,  in 
charge  of  running  the  office, 
paying  bills,  ordering  equipment 
and  providing  services  for  the 
languages  departments  of  the 
University 

JENNIFER  L.  JOHNSON  (Col- 
by) "For  the  next  year  I  will  be 
taking  chemistry,  organic  chem- 
istry and  physics  at  U.  Vermont. 
Having  completed  these  cour- 
ses, I  hope  to  work  in  a  lab  for  a 
year,  while  simultaneously  ap- 
plying to  medical  school." 

SANDY  KINGSLEY  (U.  Michi- 
gan) "My  plans  are  to  travel 
across  the  United  States  in  Au- 
gust for  4  or  5  weeks.  Then  in 
September  I'll  find  a  place  to 
live  in  Colorado  or  New  Mexico, 
find  a  job  and  ski!" 

LISE  LEMELAND  (Stanford) 
"I'm  working  as  an  intern  in  a 
home  and  garden  magazine  in 
the  Bay  Area.  I'm  writing  arti- 
cles about  Art  and  Design,  al- 
though my  most  recent  one  was 
about  a  man  who  sells  mush- 
rooms—gourmet— for  a  living!" 

KATIE  LEMIRE  (Brown)  "I  am 
presently  working  for  a  foreign 
policy  think-tank  in  Washington, 
and  plan  on  spending  August  in 
Germany  so  that  I  may  graduate 
to  trilinguality  Although  my 
year  at  Sciences  Po  was  more 
than  frustrating  (if  I  ever  hear 
one  more  person  discuss  the 
plan  en  deux  parties  ... ),  my 
studies  there  are  proving  fruitful 
in  job  searches,  which  may  lead 
to  a  career  in  law,  foreign  af- 
fairs, business,  or  all  of  the 
above." 

ELIZABETH  MAHONY  (U. 
Bridgeport)  "Alors  ...  Paris  and 
the  University  of  Bridgeport 
have  prepared  me  for  a  career  in 
international  business.  I  am 
hoping  that  NYC  shares  equal 
confidence  in  me.  Living  with 
my  sister,  Maureen,  in  Brooklyn 
will  be  fantastic,  at  least  until  I 
can  afford  my  own  place  on 
Boulevard  St.  Germain.  My  best 
to  all." 

MEGAN  MARTIN  (U.  South- 
ern California)  "Eventually  I  will 
attend  graduate  school  to  ob- 
tain my  MBA.  In  the  interim  I 
will  be  working  for  a  company  in 
international  marketing." 

JEANMARIE  MARTINKO 
(American)  "I  will  be  attending 
the  Temple  University  School  of 
Law  in  Philadelphia,  PA,  starting 
September  1989.  I  intend  to 
specialize  in  international  trade 
law."  RAKEL  MEIR  (Wellesley)  is 


attending  Boston  U.  Law 
School. 

PHILLIP  MONTGOMERY 

(Northwestern)  planned  "either 
to  work  for  a  year  at  IBM  as  a 
marketing  REP  or  go  to  NU  Law 
School..  I  might  defer  for  a  year. 
Who  knows  at  this  moment?" 

PAULINE  M.  MURRAY 
(Mount  Holyoke)  planned  to  go 
into  the  Air  Force  in  it's  GTS 
program  but  had  not  received  a 
class  date.  "Since  I  have  free 
time,  I've  chosen  to  spend  it  in 
Bangkok,  Thailand  with  my  par- 
ents and  will  remain  here  for  the 
summer." 

K.  CAMILLE  NIMS  (North- 
western) is  working  at  Pansoph- 
ic  Systems,  Incorporated,  in 
Lisle,  Illinois.  Pansophic  is  a 
computer  software  development 
company  with  offices  all  over 
the  USA  and  abroad  (including 
Paris).  "I  will  be  working  in  the 
Graphics  division  and  may  be 
able  to  work  in  their  Paris  office 
after  a  training  period.  Graduate 
school  in  computer  science  has 
been  put  off  for  the  time  being. 
Pansophic  will  pay  for  it  when  I 
choose  to  go  for  my  Master's.  I 
was  accepted  to  U.  Pennsylva- 
nia and  will  hopefully  will  be 
able  to  attend  this  school  or 
Stanford.  Good  luck  to  all  the 
87-88  Sweet  Briar  students!" 

MIMI  POWERS  (George- 
town) graduated  magna  cum 
laude.  Phi  Beta  Kappa  from 
Georgetown.  Planned  to  take  a 
year  off  from  school  to  work  and 
travel  and  then  hopes  to  go  back 
to  school  and  get  a  joint  degree 
in  law  and  international  politics. 

SUZANNE  ROZGONYI  (Ran- 
dolph-Macon Woman's)  is  at- 
tending U.  Illinois  at  Chicago- 
Master's  Program  in  Art  Thera- 
py- 

DONALD  ROSEN  (U.  Maine) 
writes:  "I  am  continuing  my  stud- 
ies in  French  at  Albany  towards 
an  MA  in  French.  I  will  be  carry- 
ing out  an  assistantship  there 
helping  to  teach  the  French  in 
Action  video  to  students.  After 
these  two  more  years  of  school, 
I  am  hoping  to  apply  for  a  Peace 
Corps  teaching  position  in  a 
French-speaking  African  coun- 
try. Ultimately  I  hope  to  be  liv- 
ing in  France  by  the  year  2000." 

BETH  RUBENS  (Vassar) 
worked  at  an  arts  camp  in  Con- 
necticut during  the  summer  and 
should  have  moved  to  San  Fran- 
cisco by  now.  "There  I  will  look 
for  a  job  and  hopefully  continue 
to  study  music  and  to  sing." 

NANCY  L.  SCHWALJE  (Vas 
sar)  "First,  I  am  going  to  spend  a 
month  at  home,  filling  in  for  the 
office  manager  of  a  burglar 
alarm  company  while  she's  on 
her  honeymoon  (to  earn  some 
cash).  Then,  I  am  going  to  Cali- 
fornia after  the  4th  of  July,  to  be 


a  general  beach  bum  and  relax 
for  a  change  (and  spend  some 
of  the  money  I've  just  earned). 
Finally,  when  I  get  sick  of  Cali- 
fornia (or  after  a  month,  which- 
ever comes  first),  I  plan  to  move 
to  Washington,  DC  and  find  the 
real  job.  I  most  likely  will  be 
working  as  a  legislative  assist- 
ant on  Capitol  Hill,  or  doing  re- 
search or  paralegal  work.  But 
who  knows?  It's  all  in  the  cards 
right  now  ...  As  always,  I  am 
looking  for  an  opportunity  to  re- 
turn to  France,  and  if  I  find  a  job 
that  will  take  me  there,  I  will  go 
in  a  minute.  Graduate  school  is 
in  the  future,  and  that  may  end 
up  being  my  chance  (to  return). 
In  any  case,  the  search  is  on!  Et 
je  veux  dire  un  grand  bonjour  a 
tous  mes  amis  de  Sweet  Briar!  - 
Sorry  I've  been  such  an  awful 
correspondant!" 

MOLLY  SCHULZ  (Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's)  is  an  English 
teaching  assistant  in  Marseille, 
France,  at  College  Monticelli 
and  College  Campagne  Fraissi- 
net  until  the  end  of  May  1990.  "I 
may  try  to  find  a  job  in  Paris  af- 
ter that  before  coming  back  to 
the  U.S.  for  graduate  school." 

JENNIFER  SEIF  (George- 
town )  "I  have  accepted  a  posi- 
tion as  a  volunteer  teacher  in 
South  Africa  for  the  calendar 
year  1990.  The  program  is  run 
by  Georgetown  U.  and  is  coordi- 
nated through  the  Catholic  Bish- 
ops Conference  of  South  Africa. 
I  will  be  teaching  at  Montebello 
High  School  (one  hour  outside 
of  Durban)  at  an  all  girls'  board- 
ing school.  I  will  be  working  in 
Washington  until  I  leave  in  Janu- 
ary." 

PETER  J.  W.  SHERWIN 
(Washington  and  Lee)  writes:  "I 
am  spending  the  summer  either 
in  Lexington,  VA  working  at  the 
University  Museum,  or  I  shall  be 
in  Paris  the  month  of  July.  In 
the  Fall  I  will  start  my  legal  stud- 
ies in  International  Corporate 
Law  at  Columbia  University  in 
New  York." 

ANDREW  SOLUM  (Vassar) 
wrote:  "My  plans  are  to  work  in 
Europe:  somehow,  someplace, 
sometime  soon.  Interviews  are 
lined  up  courtesy  of  several 
companies.  At  least  it  means  a 
few  more  trips  abroad!!  Hope 
to  see  MOLLY  SCHULZ  in  Mar- 
seille, NICOLE  in  London  or  Par- 
is, as  well  as  several  other 
Sweet  Briar  Alumns  ...  TONI 
GARBOWSKY,  AURELIA  and 
JEFF,  JESS,  MARY.  JENNIFER, 
BOB,  PATRICE,  ALLEY  JULIA 
ALEXANDER,  JENNY  EWI,  MA- 
RIA. MICHELE  and  PETER. 
CHRISCALLAS— why  haven't 
you  been  in  touch?  M.  et  Mme 
LeRoy  sont  tres  tristes  —  Good 
luck  and  best  to  all!" 


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CORINNE  STAGEN  (North- 
western) "July-August  1989; 
Manage  the  U.S.  Sailing  Team's 
participation  in  the  Admiral's 
Cup  on  the  Isle  of  Wight,  Eng- 
land. Go  back  to  Northwestern 
in  September  to  get  my  Master's 
in  Science — Teaching  Certifica- 
tion for  Primary  Education  (K-9). 
I'm  totally  psyched  to  live  and 
settle  in  Chicago.  If  anyone 
wants  to  visit  me,  I'll  be  living  in 
Lincoln  Park." 

LISA  K.  TILTON  (Ohio  State) 
graduated  Summa  Cum  Laude 
from  Ohio  State  University  with 
a  double  major  of  English  and 
French  and  was  inducted  into 
Phi  Beta  Kappa.  She  is  attend- 
ing graduate  school  in  English 
and  Comparative  Arts  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Rochester,  (doctoral 
program). 

HENRY  VOGEL  (Northwest- 
ern) "After  graduation,  I  plan  on 
travelling  cross  country  during 
the  summer  Wyoming  and 
Washington  State  won't  be  like 
France  and  Spain  (etc.),  but  I'm 
really  looking  forward  to  it. 
Then  in  September  I'll  start  work 
here  in  Chicago  in  management 
consulting  for  The  Boston  Con- 
sulting Group,  Inc." 

JENYA  WEINREB  (Brown) 
is  living  in  the  Boston  area  and 
trying  to  save  money  to  go  back 
to  school  and  hopefully  get  a 
Ph.D.  in  English. 

ANNE  C.  WHITE  (Denison) 
writes:  "Hello  everyone!  Not 
one  day  has  gone  by  since  my 
return  to  the  States  when  I 
haven't  thought  of  my  experi- 
ence in  Paris  in  one  way  or  an- 
other. Last  October  I  had  a  pe- 
tite reunion  chez  moi  over  the 
Head  of  the  Charles  Weekend  in 
Boston.  CHELSEY  REMING- 
TON, LISA  WITTNER,  BETH  RU- 
BENS, JENNIFER  JOHNSON, 
MARGARET  FRAZIER,  NANCY 
SCHWALJE  and  I  succeeded  in 
recreating  a  real  French  dinner 
(Our  cooking  courses  with  Clau- 
dine  helped!)  Once  the  wine  got 
to  our  heads,  just  about  every 
other  word  was  French  and  we 
laughed  non-stop  whilst  remi- 
niscing over  our  Parisian  experi- 
ences. 

"Now  it's  the  real  world  that 
I'm  facing  and  so  in  order  to  de- 
lay it  as  much  as  possible,  I'm 
heading  to  Martha's  Vineyard 
for  the  summer  I  will  most  like- 
ly return  to  Boston  after  Labor 
Day  in  order  to  seek  gainful  em- 
ployment and  get  myself  a  real 
career.  If  I  interview  here  and 
they  want  to  send  me  to  the 
West  Coast  or  (even  better) 
abroad,  I  won't  complain! 

"Good  luck  to  everyone  and 
hello  to  Mme  Denis!" 


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1988-89 

On  September  23,  1989,  the 
Advisory  Committee  of  the  Jun- 
ior Year  in  France  had  its  annual 
meeting.  MEERA  L.  SHANKAR 
(Georgetown)  was  invited  to 
sum  up  her  experience  as  a  Sci- 
ences Po  student.  Her  oral  re- 
port was  so  well  received  that 
the  Committee  members  asked 
her  to  write  it  down  since  they 
wanted  to  use  it  for  advising  fu- 
ture JYF  students.  Here  is  Mee- 
ra's  report: 

"As  I  thought  back  over  the 
year  trying  to  decide  what  I  was 
going  to  talk  about,  I  realized 
that  it  would  be  impossible  to 
summarize  everything  into  just 
five  minutes.  Each  student's  ex- 
perience abroad  is  very  unique 
and  personal.  Still,  it  is  curious 
to  find  that  when  two  people 
meet  who  have  spent  time  away, 
even  if  it  was  at  opposite  ends 
of  the  earth,  there  is  somehow 
an  understanding  between  them 
for  having  had  the  opportunity 
to  live  life  from  another  perspec- 
tive. The  difficulty  comes  in  try- 
ing to  choose  from  amongst  the 
many  significant  things  that 
happen  to  you  during  the  year 
what  you  can  tell  to  others  to 
give  them  a  glimpse  into  your 
year.  I  know  that  in  my  case  the 
academic  side  of  things  played 
such  a  significant  part  that  I 
simply  could  not  omit  it,  and  I 
suppose  that  all  else  would  fall 
under  the  category  of  'social  life 
abroad.' 

"Academically,  having  done 
the  Certificat  d'Etudes  poli- 
tiques  (C.E.P)  at  Sciences  Po,  1 
think  the  most  valuable  thing  I 
got  out  of  it  was  acomplemen- 
tary  education.  The  idea  of  la 
forme  is  so  much  more  rigorous 
m  France  than  in  the  United 
States  that  having  to  write  the 
famous  Sciences  Po  plan  en 
deux  parties  avec  deux  sous- 
parties  really  made  us  think  in 
another  way.  It  presented  a  new 
way  of  learning  and  assimilating 
what  we  studied  that,  I  feel,  tem- 
pers the  original,  if  unmethodi- 
cal, thought  that  is  encouraged 
in  an  American  education.  Each 
way  of  learning  has  its  advan- 
tages and  disadvantages,  but  I 
have  profited  from  being  ex- 
posed to  both. 

"As  far  as  my  particular  area 
of  studies,  that  is,  international 
relations,  is  concerned,  Scienc- 
es-Po  was  the  perfect  place  for 
me.  I  was  able  to  see  the  inter- 
national scene  from  a  European 
point  of  view,  a  truly  invaluable 
consideration  for  the  American 
student  of  international  rela- 
tions. I  think  the  best  examples 
are  the  courses  I  took  with  Mme 


Carrere  d'Encausse  on  the  So- 
viet Union  and  M.  Milza  on  Inter- 
national Relations.  Not  only 
were  they  interesting  from  the 
point  of  view  of  the  subject  mat- 
ter involved,  but  also  in  the  man- 
ner in  which  they  were  present- 
ed: Europe  and  France  as  active 
players,  not  simply  Soviet  and 
American  political  considera- 
tions. That  was  an  important 
difference  in  the  presentation 
that  one  would  often  not  be  able 
to  find  in  the  same  courses 
taught  here. 

"But  of  course,  not  every- 
thing had  to  do  with  academics. 
I  feel  very  fortunate  to  have  met 
a  number  of  foreign  students 
who  were  also  doing  the  C.E.P, 
as  they  are  friends  and  contacts 
that  I  very  much  wish  to  keep.  I 
quite  honestly  did  not  meet 
many  French  people  at  Scienc- 
es-Po;  that  is  no  surprise  since 
they  are  notoriously  difficult  to 
meet,  even  for  other  French  stu- 
dents, let  alone  for  the  all  too- 
common  American  exchange 
student. 

"The  French  people  I  did 
meet  were  through  the  family 
with  whom  I  stayed.  They  are  a 
large  family  with  parents,  chil- 
dren and  grandchildren  all  in  the 
one  apartment  where  we  lived 
and  a  host  of  other  relatives 
nearby.  1  do  not  think  I  can  ade- 
quately explain  what  it  means  to 
share  in  the  life  of  a  new  family, 
on  a  day-to-day  basis,  for  an  ex- 
tended period  of  time.  I  stayed 
with  my  family  for  over  ten 
months,  and  the  ties  that  we 
created  are  there  forever  It 
goes  beyond  the  cultural  consid- 
erations, of  which  there  are 
many,  to  the  point  where  you 
stop  calling  them  your  'French 
family'  and  simply  call  them 
your  family.  You  get  involved  in 
their  crises  and  their  happiness 
during  the  course  of  the  year, 
which  only  makes  the  relation- 
ships more  profound  and  the 
year  that  much  more  meaning- 
ful. When  deciding  what  sort  of 
housing  I  wanted  to  have,  I  al- 
ways had  in  the  back  of  my 
mind  the  idea  that  if  I  liked 
France  well  enough,  I  could  al- 
ways go  back  and  have  my  own 
apartment  and  the  indepen- 
dence that  we  all  started  to 
crave  after  three  months  or  so. 
Living  with  a  family  then,  was  a 
special  chance  to  see  and  live 
with  people  who  could  teach  the 
most  about  the  culture  I  had  de- 
cided to  adopt  for  a  year.  I  think 
it  was  one  of  the  best  decisions 
I  made. 

"Lastly,  I  guess  that  no  time 
spent  abroad  would  be  com- 
plete without  recounting  all  the 
travels  that  people  do  during  the 
year  I  was  lucky  enough  to  go 
to  Spain,  Switzerland,  Austria, 


Italy,  and  through  many  parts  of 
France,  Norway  and  other  Scan- 
dinavian countries.  There  are, 
of  course,  the  many  adventures 
and  misadventures  that  make  up 
the  pages  in  our  travel  journals, 
but  what  struck  me  the  most 
was  that  after  three  days  of  be- 
ing away  from  France,  I  was  in- 
variably dying  to  return.  I 
missed  hearing  and  speaking 
French,  and  all  of  the  many  little 
places  I  had  made  my  own  in 
Paris, 

"And  I  think  that  that  feeling, 
more  than  any  of  the  other  thou- 
sand things  that  happened,  told 
me  the  most  about  what  I 
thought  of  the  year  I  think  the 
number  of  students,  such  as  my- 
self, who  want  to  return  either 
to  France  or  to  another  part  of 
the  world  they  have  seen  in  or- 
der to  continue  the  experiences 
that  they  started  bears  strong 
witness  to  the  strength  of  this 
program.  Time  spent  away  from 
all  that  is  familiar  changes  your 
way  of  thinking  and  your  inter- 
ests and  stays  a  part  of  your 
strongest  and  fondest  memo- 
ries. As  for  myself,  all  of  this 
added  up  to  making  my  year 
abroad  the  best  year  of  my  life." 


From  Professor  EMILE  LAN- 
GLOIS,  Director: 

Once  the  students  and  staff 
had  gone  through  nagging  trans- 
portation and  postal  strikes  in 
November  and  December  the 
1988-89  year  was  relatively 
quiet.  The  members  of  the 
group  are  back  on  their  home 
campuses,  no  doubt  busy  writ- 
ing resumes,  job  or  graduate 
school  applications  and  term  pa- 
pers. The  highest  individual 
G.P.A.s  were  achieved  by  JEF- 
FREY PETERS  (Lawrence  U.), 
followed  by  JOHN  ABRAHAM 
(Trinity  U),  BARBRA  FOGARTY 
(Northwestern  U.),  and  AVELINA 
PEREZ  (  Brown  U.)  Among  the 
15  colleges  or  universities  hav- 
ing sent  3  or  more  students,  the 
3  students  from  Trinity  Universi- 
ty scored  the  highest  grade 
point  average  (3.39),  followed  by 
the  5  students  from  the  Universi- 
ty of  Virginia  (3,34)  and  the  3  stu- 
dents from  Vassar  College 
(3.29).  Six  students  received  the 
Certificat  d'Etudes  Politiques 
from  the  Institut  d'Etudes  Poli- 
tiques: JOHN  ABRAHAM  (Trini- 
ty U),  JOSEPH  JUREWICZ 
(Northwestern  U.)  and  MEERA 
SHANKAR  (Georgetown  U.),  all 
with  honors  (mention  assez 
bien):  NADER  CHAFIK  (U.  of 
Southern  California),  MARC- 
OLIVIER  LANGLOIS  and  TIMO- 
THY RHODES  (both  from  the 
University  of  Virginia.)  Nine  stu- 
dents received  the  Certificat 


JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


The  1989-90  group  (September  7,  1989) 


Pratique  de  Frangals  Commer- 
cial et  Economique  (7er  degre) 
administered  by  the  Chamber  of 
Commerce  in  Pans,  and  three  of 
them  went  on  to  receive  the 
Diplome  Superieur  de  Frangais 
des  Affaires:  ADELE  CERUTTI 
(Mount  Holyoke  C),  JULIE  HEFT 
(Michigan  State  U.)  and  MARGA- 
RET LORD  (  Georgetown  U.)  In 
Mme  Triantafyllou's  Cours  avan- 
ce  d'expression  ecrite,  11  stu- 
dents passed  the  Certificat  Pra- 
tique de  Langue  Frangaise,  two 
of  them  with  high  honors  (men- 
tion Bien):  KATHERINE  KOER- 
NER  (Wesleyan  U.)  and  LISA 
MARTIN  (Trinity  U.),  and  one  with 
honors  [mention  assez  bien): 
JOSEPH  AUDI  (Northwestern  U.). 
Our  congratulations  to  all  of  them. 
Good  luck  to  the  1988-89  group. 

MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE 
SCHOLARSHIP 

DIETLIND  LERNER  (Barnard) 
was  the  recipient  of  the  1989 
Martha  Lucas  Pate  Scholarship. 
She  sends  the  following  report 
on  her  summer  activities; 
As  recipient  of  the  Martha  Lu- 
cas Pate  Scholarship,  I  was  able 
to  spend  the  month  of  June  as 
an  intern  at  the  Annual  Basel  Art 
Fair.  Now  in  its  twentieth  year, 
the  art  fair  in  Basel  ranks  with 
Chicago's  Navy  Pier  and  Paris' 
FIAC  as  a  cornerstone  of  the  art 
world.  Dealers,  buyers  and  con- 
noisseurs fly  in  from  all  over  the 
world  to  participate  in  the  event. 
Inherent  to  the  Fair  are  many 
lectures  and  debates  which  can 
last  well  after  the  fair  doors  close 
for  the  day  As  a  young  art  history 
major  considering  a  career  in  the 

ALUMNI     NEWS 


"art"  field,  I  cannot  think  of  a 
more  educational  experience. 

Photography,  especially  in  Eu- 
rope, has  always  been  a  ques- 
tioned art  form  and  has  tfius 
never  been  given  notice  by  the 
Basel  Art  Fair  This  being  its  150th 
anniversary  however,  photography 
was  to  be  granted  an  honorary  trial 
space.  If  the  photography  por- 
tion of  the  show  was  success- 
ful, this  often  underestimated 
form  of  art  would  be  granted  a 
permanent  position. 

The  first  few  days  were  spent 
hanging  the  show.  The  arrange- 
ment of  the  works  can  often 
influence  how  well  individual 
pieces  might  sell.  The  set  up  of 
a  show  also  includes  everything 
from  the  framing  and  lighting  of 
the  works  to  the  color  chosen 
for  the  walls  and  floor 

Once  the  show  opened,  my 
days  generally  ran  from  11  to  8. 
My  duties  were  varied.  One  of 
the  most  interesting  was  deal- 
ing with  French  and  German 
buyers  who  spoke  no  English. 
This   required   that   I   be  fami- 
liar with  the  personal  his- 
tories of  the  photographers  ex- 
hibited as  well  as  with  the  histo- 
ry of  each  photograph.  (In 
photography,  facts  such  as  the 
provenance,  the  number  of  ex- 
isting prints  available  and  the 
vintage  of  the  print  can  greatly 
affect  the  value  of  a  given  work.) 
Though  a  final  sale  would  al- 
ways be  closed  by  an  estab- 
lished "dealer,"  I  was  instru- 
mental in  initiating  many  trans- 
actions. 

The  closing  days  of  the  show 
were  spent  packing  up  unsold 
works  as  well  as  saying  good- 


bye to  dealers.  To  celebrate  the 
great  success  of  the  show  we 
traveled  to  Zurich  and  Lugano 
in  order  to  look  at  private  collec- 
tions there.  During  these  trips, 
my  education  was  further 
expanded  not  only  by  the  travel 
but  by  the  conversation  of  my 
traveling  companions  who  were 
all  experts  in  the  field  of  photog- 
raphy 

My  summer  working  at  one  of 
the  world's  greatest  art  fairs 
came  after  a  wonderful  year 
living  in  Paris,  one  of  the  artistic 
centers  of  the  world.  In  retro- 
spect I  realize  how  perfectly 
the  two  experiences  comple- 
ment one  another  there  is  little 
doubt  that  they  will  ever  be 
forgotten  for  they  will  certainly 
serve  as  a  great  influence  on  my 
life. 


1989-90 

Professor  DEBORAH  H.  NEL- 
SON, on  leave  from  Rice  Univer- 
sity, a  member  of  the  JYF  Advi- 
sory Committee,  is  this  year's 
Resident  Director.  Mme  CAROL 
DENIS  begins  her  tenth  year  as 
Assistant  to  the  Resident  Direc- 
tor The  group,  slightly  smaller 
than  last  year,  is  composed  of 
132  students.  111  women  and  21 
men,  representing  49  colleges 
and  universities.  The  largest 
groups  are  from  Northwestern 
University  (17  students).  Mount 
Holyoke  College  (14  students) 
and  Georgetown  University  (10 
students).  We  welcome  our  first 
student  from  James  Madison 
University. 


As  usual  several  sons  and 
daughters  of  alumni  and  alum- 
nae are  in  the  group:  THOMAS 
BROOKER,  Jr.'s  (  Yale)  father 
was  a  Yale  student  in  the  1959-60 
group;  ANNE  HARRIS'S  (Agnes 
Scott)  father,  EMMETT  HARRIS, 
was  a  Columbia  student  in  the 
first  group  (1948-49).  Two  stu- 
dents named  Reed  have  alumni- 
parents:  THOMAS  REED  (Haver- 
ford  1962-63)  is  the  father  of  DA- 
NIELLE REED  (Haverford),  and 
MARIETTE  SCHWARZ  REED 
(Middlebury  1954-55)  is  the 
mother  of  VALERIE  REED  (Trini- 
ty College). 

The  students  left  New  York 
on  September  5th  and,  after  a 
pre-session  in  Tours,  arrived  in 
Paris  on  October  4th.  The  Co- 
mite  des  Etudiants  is  composed 
of:  President:  DAVID  MOLNAR 
(Haverford):  Vice  President:  KIM 
VINNES  (Mount  Holyoke);  Secre- 
taire: ANNE  HARRIS  (Agnes 
Scott);  Membres  du  Comite  exe- 
cutif:  VALERIE  BLIN  (Northwest- 
ern) and  AIMEE  FROOM 
(Brown). 

Seven  students  have  been 
accepted  in  the  Certificat 
d'Etudes  Politiques  program  at 
Sciences  Po:  VALERIE  BLIN 
(Northwestern),  SHANNON 
BRINK  (Occidental),  JENNIFER 
COOK,  KEVIN  DUNN  and 
CHRISTINE  QUICKENDEN 
(Georgetown),  DANIELLE  REED 
(Haverford)  and  ELIZABETH  RO- 
SENBAUM  (Georgetown).  Good 
luck  to  them. 


1990-91 

Members  of  the  1981-82 
group  will  be  pleased  to  learn 
that  their  Resident  Director,  Pro- 
fessor CHARLES  F.  O'KEEFE 

(Denison)  will  be  back  next  year 
as  Resident  Director  of  the 
1990-91  group.  Everyone  in  the 
Paris  office  is  delighted  at  the 
prospect  of  working  with  him 
again. 


We  will  be  grate- 
ful if  alumni  will 
inform  us  of  any 
address  changes. 
It  is  becoming  in- 
creasingly expen- 
sive for  us  to  send 
our  magazine  to 
addresses  that 
alumni  have  left 
unchanged. 


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WE  HOPE  YOU  WILL  WISH  TO  CONTRIBUTE 
TO  ONE  OF  THE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS  LISTED  BELOW. 


With  your  support,  we  were  able  to  grant  $68,616  in  direct  financial  aid  for  1989-90.  This  is  a  re- 
spectable amount,  but  it  represents  only  3.78  %  of  the  total  fees.  Our  goal  is  to  reach  5  %  in  the 
near  future,  and  eventually  10  %.  As  you  can  see  we  have  a  long  way  to  go,  but  we  know  that  with 
your  help  we  can  reach  this  goal  before  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  program. 

Endowed  scholarship  funds  (only  the  income  is  used): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND 

in  memory  of  R.  John  Matthew,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND 

in  memory  of  Arthur  Bates,  Professor  of  French,  Sweet  Briar  College 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  25th  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND 

founded  in  1972  in  honor  of  the  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in 
France  and  renamed  in  1984  in  honor  of  Robert  G.  Marshall,  Director, 
Junior  Year  in  France 

The  MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND  for  summer  study 
in  memory  of  Martha  Lucas  Pate,  President,  Sweet  Briar  College 

Financial  aid  operating  budget  (your  contributions  will  be  used  for  the  1990-91  financial  aid  budget): 

The  MARC  BLANCPAIN  FUND 

to  celebrate  the  80th  birthday  of  Marc  Blancpain,  novelist,  essayist. 
President  of  the  Alliance  Frangaise  and  a  faithful  friend  of  the  Junior 
Year  in  France 
(Financial  aid  operating  budget  for  1990-1991) 

Please  note  that  many  firms  match  contributions  to  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  If  you  contribute  and 
your  employer  makes  matching  gifts,  we  would  appreciate  your  efforts  in  this  connection. 

YOUR  GIFT  IS  DEDUCTIBLE  FOR  INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES 

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22  JUNIOR     YEAR     IN     FRANCE 


Contributors  to  the  Scholarship  and  Financial  Aid  Funds  of  the 

Junior  Year  in  France 

(July  1,  1988  -  June  30,  1989) 


We  wish  to  thank  the  following  alum- 
nae and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF 
and  corporations  making  matching 
grants,  who  contributed  a  total  of 
$7,173  during  the  1988-89  school-year. 
We  have  made  every  effort  to  list  ail 
contributors.  If  for  some  reason  we 
have  made  an  error,  please  let  us 
know.  Contributions  received  after 
June  30,  1989  will  be  acknowledged  in 
next  year's  Magazine. 

1948-49 
Shirley  Gage  Durfee,  U/Wisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Elizabeth  Kratt  Golub,  U/Oregon 
Walter  G.  Langlois,  Yale 
Dennis  I.  Long,  Yale* 

1949-50 

John  A.  Berggren,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Margaret  Smillie  Child,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Barbara  Fisher  Nemser,  Barnard 
June  Sigler  Siegel,  Wellesley 

1950-51 
Sally  Cromwell  Benoist,  Radcliffe 
Enoch  Woodhouse,  II,  Yale 

1951-52 
Josephine  Silbert  Benedek,  Wellesley 

1952-53 
Sheila  Wood  Langlois,  Radcliffe 
John  Larkin,  Yale 

1953-54 
Judith  Rubin  Bush,  Goucher 
Sue  Lawton  Mobley,  Sweet  Briar 

1954-55 

Peter  B.  Dirlam,  Cornell 
Marjory  Shea  Patterson,  Vassar 
Mariette  Schwarz  Reed,  Middlebury 
Beverly  Oyier  Shivers,  Carleton 

1955-56 
Dorothy  Duncan  Hodges,  Sweet  Briar 
Calvin  K.  Towle,  Dartmouth 


1956-57 
Joan  Backer  Meer,  Brooklyn 
Caroline  Sauls  Shaw,  Sweet  Briar 

1957-58 
Benita  Bendon  Campbell,  Bryn  Mawr 

1958-59 
Susan  Lasersohn  Frost,  Bryn  Mawr 

1960-61 

Ann  Rea  Craig,  Lake  Erie 
Roger  P.  Craig,  Yale 
Priscilla  Parkhurst  Ferguson,  Mt. 
Holyoke 

1961-62 

Judith  Alperin,  U/Illinois 
Harriet  P.  Davis,  Wheaton 

1962-63 

Michael  S.  Koppisch,  Johns  Hopkins 
Jonathan  A.  Small,  Brown 
Ann  K.  Weigand,  Indiana 

1963-64 
Alice  Fork  Grover,  Wheaton 
Susan  S.  Holland,  Occidental 

1964-65 
Karen  Kelley  Brott,  Duke 
Paula  Mysell  Evans,  Chatham 
Robert  Evans,  Jr.,  Princeton 
Eugenia  Wiesley  Francis,  Southern 

Methodist 
James  H.  Mclnerney,  Yale 
Katharine  Mockett  Oberteuffer,  Sweet 

Briar 
Viola  Graveure  Patek,  Sweet  Briar 

1965-66 
Beverly  Bradshaw  Blake,  Sweet  Briar 
Kendall  T.  Blake,  Princeton 
Anthony  Caprio,  Wesleyan 
Peter  M.  Dolinger,  Williams 

1967-68 

Elizabeth  Levy  Carp,  Cornell 
Bruce  J.  Croushore,  Franklin  & 
Marshall 


Julia  Leverenz,  Dickinson 
William  W.  Park,  Yale 
Herbert  N.  Wigder,  Trinity 

1968-69 

David  P.  Adams,  Kenyon 
David  Longfellow,  U/Virginia 
Daniel  P.  Selove,  U/Virginia 
Barbara  Hannaford  Steiner,  Briarcliff 

1969-70 
Tina  Kronemer  Ament,  Case  Western 

Reserve 
Ellen  Shapiro  Buchwalter,  Case 

Western  Reserve 
Robert  M.  Gill,  Washington  &  Lee 
Lynn  McWhood,  Wellesley 

1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackermann,  Emory 
Kathrin  HIebakos  Burleson,  U/ 

California 

1971-72 

Cornelia  Sage  Russell,  Middlebury 

1972-73 
Ann  Stuart  McKie  Khng,  Sweet  Briar 

1973-74 

Vincent  J.  Doddy,  Villanova 
Allison  Thomas  Kunze,  Randolph- 
Macon  W. 
Susan  Vass  Temple,  U/Virginia 

1974-75 

Alan  Engler,  Yale 

Carole  A.  Grunberg,  Vassar 

1975-76 
Carla  Clay  Berry,  U/Virginia 

1977-78 
Susanne  Daisley  Mahoney,  Vassar 
J.  Patrick  Mahoney,  Arizona  State 

1978-79 

Karen  Gray,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1979-80 

Cathy  E.  Rivara,  Cornell 


ALUMNI      NEWS 


23 


Christienne  Ruddy,  Randolph-Macon 
W. 

1980-81 

Ruth  M.  Reiss,  Amherst 

1981-82 

Therese  Eve  Painter,  U/Texas 
Ehzabeth  Stanton  Santarlasci, 
Williams 

1982-83 

Kenneth  W.  Bradt,  U/North  Carolina 
Lori  Reilly,  Northwestern 

1984-85 

David  W.  Jacobus,  Northwestern 
Donna  Prommas,  Sweet  Briar 
Barbara  Sarnoff,  Northwestern 

1985-86 

Matthew  J.  P.  Goggins,  Harvard 

1987-88 

Ariane  de  Vogue,  George  Washington 


OTHERS 

Dr.  Theodore  Andersson, 

University  of  Texas, 

Resident  Director  1948-49 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Archille  Biron, 

Professor  Emeritus,  Colby  College 

Resident  Director  1964-65,  1971- 

72,  1973-74 
Dr.  Hester  Hastings, 

Professor  Emeritus, 

Randolph-Macon  Woman's 

College,  Honorary  Member  of  the 

Advisory  Committee 
Mrs.  Kathryn  Keller 
Dr.  Robert  G.  Marshall,  Professor 

Emeritus,  Former  Director  of 

Junior  Year  in  France, 

Sweet  Briar  College 
Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus, 

Sweet  Briar  College, 

Honorary  Member  of  the  Advisory 

Committee 
Professor  Madeleine  Therrien, 

University  of  Maryland, 

Member  of  the  Advisory 

Committee 


Ameritrust,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

-  Matching  Gift 

GTE  Foundation,  Stamford, 
Connecticut 

-  Matching  Gift 

IBM,  Hamden,  Connecticut 

-  Matching  Gifts 

Mack.  Truck,  Inc.,  Allentown, 
Pennsylvania 

-  Matching  Gift 

Morgan  Guaranty  Trust  Company, 
New  York,  New  York 

-  Matching  Gift 

Price  Waterhouse  Foundation, 
New  York,  New  York 

-  Matching  Gift 

Time  Inc.,  New  York,  New  York 

-  Matching  Gift 


*  deceased 


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JUNIOR     YEAR      IN      FRANCE 


JANUARY  1989  IN  PARIS 


M.  and  Mme  Blancpain  with  M.  Simon  (right) 


Vice  President  Thomas  Connors,  Sweet  Briar 
College,  meeting  some  of  the  JYF  alumni  and 
alumnae  living  in  the  Paris  area  (below). 


Sweet  Briar  College'  "^^^^l^r 
Junior  Year  in  France  '^^W 
Sweet  Briar,  Virginia  24595 


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BRIAR     COLLEGE 


Junior  'Vear  in 

France 

Aluimii  Magazine 


NUMBER     17 


DECEMBER     1 990 


Ph.D.  at  Fordham,  writing  my  dissertation 
on  Paul  Claudel,  I  did  not  remember  until 
today  a  September,  1950,  entry,  which 
noted,  'Bought  my  first  Parisian  book,  220 
francs,  Le  Soulier  de  Satin,  par  Claudel.' 
Coincidence?  I  doubt  it.  It's  interesting  to 
note  that  my  beloved  violinist  husband, 
Herbert,  recently  gave  a  concert  of  four 
French  sonatas  with  legendary  pianist 
Beveridge  Webster,  master  of  the  French 
repertoire,  to  honor  the  Revolutionary 
Bicentennial." 

The  author  of  Paul  Claudel  and  the  Jews: 
a  Study  in  Ambivalence,  Joan  Baumel  now 
often  lectures  on  anti-Semitism  in  France. 


Joan  Patricia  French  studying  on  a 
bench    at    the    Palais    de    Chaillot 

SALLY     CROMWELL     BENOIST 

(Radcliffe)  wrote:  "The  great  adventure 
became  a  certainty  from  the  moment  the 
Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  tickets 
were  on  my  trunk(s),  and  parental  fears  of 
the  possible  extension  of  the  3-month  old 
Korean  war  subsided.  I  left  with  high 
spirits,  youthful  enthusiasm,  and  no  mixed 
feelings  whatsoever.  The  time  on  board  the 
old  Queen  Elizabeth  was  spent  getting  to 
know  the  members  of  our  big  group,  also 
attending  lectures  on  aspects  of  French  life, 
politics,  government,  but  we  were 
increasingly  impatient  to  arrive  and  see  for 
ourselves.  We  docked  early  in  the  morning 
in  Le  Havre,  already  hearing  confusing 
foreign  sounds,  different  from  anything 
we'd  ever  learned  in  class.  On  the  Boat 
Train  to  St.  Lazare  station  and  tlien  on  the 
bus  to  Reid  Hall,  we  were  struck  by  the 
beauty  of  the  French  countryside  and  of 
Paris,  our  home  for  the  next  9  months.  We 
were  fresh  and  innocent,  and  eager  to 
absorb  to  the  maximum  the  'great  European 
experience,"  yet  we  took  much   for  granted. 


During  our  year  in  Paris  everything  was  served 
up  to  us:  we  could  choose  from  the  best  Paris' 
university  system  had  to  offer  in  addition  to  the 
Reid  Hall  classes  where  the  instructors  were 
excellent  (Jean  Vilar  spoke  to  students  of  the 
Critique  dramatique  course;  the  music  course 
was  given  by  the  organist  of  St.  Sulpice,  etc.) 
Exploring  Paris  was  a  course  in  itself  and  our 
French  became  increasingly  fluent  as  we  met 
people  and  participated  in  the  life  around  us. 
We  attended  theatre,  concerts,  lectures;  we 
travelled. 

"Among  my  happiest  memories:  a  bicycle 
trip  over  the  Toussaint  break  with  LUCY 
JOHNSON,  to  Mont-Saint-Michel.  Few  girls 
travelled  the  roads  at  any  time,  let  alone  in  the 
November  drizzle.  The  Mont  was  deserted  -  and 
incredibly  beautiful.  I've  been  back  many 
times  since  then,  but  never  with  the  same 
feeling  of  that  first  discovery  by  bike. 

"LUCY,  SUE  ANDERSON,  my  Radcliffe 
roommate,  and  I  were  convinced  we  had  the  best 
'family'  in  Paris.  Our  rooms  overlooked  the 
Luxembourg  gardens  and  we  lived  with  warm, 
intelligent,  caring  people.  We  also  ate 
wonderfully  well,  but  I  remember  the 
exhaustion  of  the  first  weeks,  when  trying  to 
follow  a  French  dinner-table  conversation;  I 
remember  the  first  time  I  made  a  joke  in  French 
and  how  the  family  congratulated  me. 

"Other  memories:  the  slips  Sweet  Briar  had 
us  fill  out  for  our  evening  sorties.  It  was  hard 
to  be    completely  honest! 


I  remember  my  Carte  de  sejour  with  its 
obligatory  profile  photograph,  left  ear 
exposed. 

"Did  this  year  change  my  life?  The  most 
visible  way  is  through  my  marriage  to  the 
boy  across  the  Paris  courtyard  (who,  with  his 
fellow  students  had  his  binoculars  trained  on 
our  windows  the  day  we  arrived,  having  been 
alerted  by  the  cook,  'Elles  arrivent!')  While 
I  learned  to  know  and  love  the  French,  it  was 
also  a  year  of  growing  up,  of  increasing 
tolerance  and  of  grasping  new  opportunities. 
The  only  negative  aspects  I  can  think  of  were 
finding  I  had  less  in  common  with  friends 
back  at  college  (and  in  their  eyes  I  probably 
seemed  'foreign').  My  senior  year  was  pale 
in  comparison  to  the  one  before.  I  couldn't 
wait  to  get  back  to  France!  Now  I've  had  not 
one,  but  nearly  40  happy  years  in  France. 
Thank  you.  Sweet  Briar!" 


In  last  year's  issue,  we  mistakenly  published 
the  photograph  below  as  representing  some 
of  the  members  of  the  1949-50  class  on  the 
Mauretania.  Patricia  Reed  Perry  wrote  to  us, 
having  recognized,  among  others,  Joan 
Hollander  and  Harriet  Farber  Friedlander.  The 
photograph  was  in  fact  taken  on  the  [first] 
Queen  Elizabeth,  the  1950-51  group  having 
the  distinction  of  being  the  first  one  to  have 
travelled  on  that  ship.    Our  apologies! 


On  the  Queen     Elizabeth 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


GABRIELLE  MAUPIN  BIELEN- 
STEIN  (Sweet  Briar)  wrote  from  New  York 
City:  "Enjoyed  the  year  very  much.  Found 
it  a  great  intellectual  awakening.  I  have 
kept  up  my  French  reasonably  well 
(speaking  Spanish  in  New  York  City 
doesn't  help  it).  I  have  travelled  constantly 
since  then  and  have  been  around  the  world 
four  times.  I  have  kept  house  on  four 
continents  and  am  married  to  a  Swedish 
professor  of  Chinese.  Very  glad  I  went  to 
France." 

VIRGINIA    WHIPPLE    CRONISTER 

(Earlham),  now  a  realtor  in  Cambridge, 
Vermont,  after  having  taught  for  20  years, 
comments:  "Nothing  but  the  fondest 
memories.  It  really  was  the  most  wonderful 
year,  opening  up  interests  in  travel  and 
knowledge  of  the  French  language  which  I 
use  and  pursue  constantly.  I  especially 
remember  exploring  Paris  from  the  open 
back  of  practically  every  bus  that  ran-- 
singing  in  a  large  choral  group  which  gave 
a  concert  at  the  Palais  du  Trocadero-- 
spending  every  Monday  morning  at  the 
Louvre  and  other  museums  during  an  art 
history  course—attending  many  theatrical 
and  musical  events--chestnut  trees  in 
bloom-seizing  every  opportunity  for 
travel  from  Scandinavia  to  Gibraltar--a 
marvelous  bike  trip  to  Brittany  with  Ellie 
and  PierTe--and  not  ever  feeling  like  a 
tourist.  Paris  is  and  always  will  be  my 
favorite  city  in  the  world."  Virginia  has 
done  "much  travel  including  4  treks  to 
Nepal  and  2-1/2  months  in  Europe  putting 
on  street  theater  with  my  husband  and  3 
children  in  1973.  (My  daughter  and  one 
son  also  studied  abroad  while  in  college.)  It 
truly  opened  up  the  world." 

RICHARD  ELLIS  (Dartmouth)  wrote 
from  New  Hartford,  Cormecticut:  "My  wife, 
Monica,  and  I  have  been  residents  of  this 
small  town  since  1971.  I  am  beginning  my 
20th  year  as  rector  of  the  local  Episcopal 
Church  and  anticipate  retiring  at  the  end  of 
1992.  Our  three  sons  are  now  married  -  the 
eldest  about  to  move  to  Kodiak  Island, 
Alaska,  the  middle  one  about  to  move  to 
Camp  Drum,  New  York,  and  the  youngest  a 
resident  of  Lockport,  Louisiana.  We  have  3 
grandchildren.  We  do  quite  a  bit  of 
travelling  and  will  take  this  year's  holiday 
in  the  U.K.  and  the  Loire  Valley.  We  were 
supposed  to  have  a  refresher  leave  in 
Australia  and  New  Zealand  this  fall  but, 
have  had  to  postpone  it  a  year  because  of 
restoration  work  and  developments  in  the 
parish." 


MARY  LOUCHHEIM  EVANGELISTA 

(Sweet  Briar),  an  art-dealer  in  New  York  City 
remembers  "large,  unheated,  badly  lighted 
lecture  halls;  professors'  voices  barely  audible 
unless  you  were  lucky  enough  to  sit  in  one  of 
the  first  10  rows.  No  syllabus(es),  course 
reading  on  the  shoulders  of  chaque  ileve. 
Strong  smells  of  milange  of  garlic  and 
gauloises  on  the  mitro  each  morning.  A 
great  way  to  learn  French  -  hving  with  a  French 
family  (who  spoke  no  English)  across  the 
street  from  Georges  Braque's  atelier  (14,  rue  du 
Douanier).  Washing  our  clothes  in  the  bidet. 
Being  allowed  one  bath  a  week  (hot  water 
measured  -  5  inches  -  in  tub).  House,  really  cold 
in  winter.  The  greatest  experience  of  my 
growing  up.  Have  returned  to  France  often  -  but 
never  with  as  much  gusto." 

BUD  FOOTE  (Princeton),  an  Associate 
Professor  of  Literature,  Communication  and 
Culture  (that  means  English)  at  Georgia  Tech., 
is  the  father  of  Bill,  33;  James,  32;  Anna,  28; 
Joe,  23;  Josh,  19;  Lewis,  13  and  is  married  to 
Ruth  Anne  Quinn  since  1970.  His  book.  The 
Connecticut  Yankee  in  the  Twentieth  Century: 
Travel  to  the  Past  in  Science  Fiction,  will 
appear  from  Greenwood  Press  this  December. 

JOYCE  BLACK  FRANKE  (Vassar) 
spent  almost  2  weeks  in  Paris  in  1988-89. 
"The  Louvre  is  better  than  ever,  and  the  new 
Musee  d'Orsay  and  Picasso  Museum  are  wonder- 
ful! The  Pompidou  leaves  something  to  be 
desired. 

"My  junior  year  in  France  remains  one  of 
the  highlights  of  my  early  years.  A  recent 
highlight  was  my  return  to  college  to  earn  a 
Master  of  Arts  in  Liberal  Studies  from  Duke 
University  in  1988.  I  enjoyed  being  in 
graduate  school  at  the  same  time  as  my  daughter 
who  was  earning  her  Ph.D.  in  Behavioral 
Ecology  just  down  the  road  in  Chapel  Hill.  My 
husband  and  I  have  lived  in  North  Carolina  for 
over  twelve  years  now  and  are  enjoying  the 
slower  pace  of  the  South.  My  greetings  to  the 
1950-51  group.    It  was  a  great  exp)erience!" 

HARRIET    FARBER    FRIEDLANDER 

(Mount  Holyoke),  President,  Academic 
Arrangements  Abroad,  rer.iembers:  "L  a 
famille  Durouchoux,  Quai  Voltaire  apartment. 
Science  Po,  CARYL  KOLBERT,  LEO  BERSANI, 
budget  trips  to  the  Loire  and  to  Italy  -  the  joy  of 
travel.  The  wanderlust  is  still  with  me  at  age 
60!  From  teaching  French  to  running  an 
educational  tour  wholesaler  operation,  it  is 
clear  that  JYF  can  claim  credit  for  shaping  my 
professional  life.  For  those  of  you  who  come 
to  the  Big  Apple,  my  office  is  in  the  Wall 
Street  area,  50  Broadway.  N.Y.  10004  (800- 
221-1944).  It  would  be  nice  lo  see  you  after  40 
years! 


"My  husband.  Bob,  and  I  recently 
celebrated  our  36lh  wedding  anniversary.  We 
have  3  children.  Bob,  Jr.,  an  oncologist 
practicing  in  New  Hampshire,  Jane,  an  artist 
living  in  Cambridge,  and  Jim,  a  management 
consultant  in  New  Jersey.  We  have  3  grand- 
children who  already  love  lo  travel  with  us." 

BARBARA  GODARD  (Wheaton)  has  a 
Bed  and  Breakfast  in  her  1739  home  on  Cape 
Cod;  she  remembers  "bicycling  through 
Brittany  with  ANN  PRESCOTT  McKENDRY 
9  days  before  final  exams!"  Through  work 
with  A.F.S.  and  Fulbright  scholarship  pro- 
grams she  has  travelled  often  to  France  and 
kept  up  with  her  French  family.  "Finally  in 
1988  I  invited  my  French  Mama  to  the  U.S. 
for  a  visit  -  her  first.  Students  from  other 
years  travelled  from  Connecticut,  Vermont 
and  Illinois  to  see  her  in  Massachusetts." 

SANDRA      ADLER      LEIBOWITZ 

(Wells)  teaches  French  at  the  National 
Cathedral  School  in  Washington,  D.C.  She 
remembers  the  "Carte  d'identite;  Cinquante 
grammes  de  pain  pour  les  filles,  cent 
grammes  pour  les  gars  -  I  was  working  at  the 
Foyer  International  des  Etudiantes  -  first  at 
the  switchboard,  until  I  failed  to  register  les 
cartes  d'Identiti  with  the  police  -  next  in  the 
cantine  serving  bread  at  the  university- 
subsidized  meals.  I  grew  potelee  on  the 
extra  morceaux  de  pain  I  carried  in  my 
pockets  to  'toast'  over  an  alcohol  lampe 
and  serve  to  my  camarade  de  chambre  -  a 
wonderful  chemistry  student  from  Rabat. 
Living  and  working  at  the  foyer  took  all  the 
time  when  I  was  not  racing  to  Reid  Hall  or  to 
I'Institut  de  Phonetique  ['astu  vu  le  tutu  de 
tulle  de  Lulu  d'HonoluluT).  Paris  was  a 
marvel  -  of  architecture,  of  diverse  students 
in  my  foyer,  of  patisseries.  Le  Foyer  was 
just  across  from  le  Luxembourg  (at  93  Bd  Su 
Michel)  -  so  le  jar  din  was  my  favorite  study 
place  (on  a  nice  day).  What  a  shock  not  to  be 
able  to  sit  on  the  grass  -  or  to  have  to  pay  to 
sit  on  a  chair.  The  5th  Arrondissement  was 
my  life...,  la  place  de  la  Sorbonne,  my 
crossing  spot  for  les  cours  de  civilisation. 
Then  a  race  to  Sciences  Po  -  to  sandwich  in 
the  lectures  before  I  had  to  serve  bread  at  the 
evening  meal.  M.  Morisset's  lectures  on 
Pascal  were  fascinating;  le  duel  Racine  vs 
Shakespeare  was  riveting  (if  biased). 

"This  was  a  city  of  dreams  -  this  was  the 
year  that  determined  my  career.  I'm  forever 
grateful  to  the  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year 
Abroad;  I  LOVE  my  work  as  a  French  teacher 
-  even  though  I  went  to  Paris  to  major  in 
International  Studies.  (My  'job'  determined 
the  hours  of  classes  I  could  follow).  I  often 
wish  to  turn  back  the  clock  -  to  be  20  again 
in  Paris.   Quel  rive  fantastique!" 


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Joan  Hollander  and  Isabel  Kutz  in 
front   of  II   Duomo,   Milan 

JOAN      HOLLANDER      LIFLAND 

(Mount  Holyoke)  a  retired  teacher  of 
French,  writes:  "I'm  embarrassed  to  say, 
since  I  should  be  able  to  recall  equally  as 
inspiring  years,  that  Sweet  Briar  Junior 
Year  Abroad  remains  'it'  for  the  greatest 
year  of  my  life.  Although  I've  been  back  to 
Paris  in  '74  and  '84,  any  travelling,  which  I 
love  to  do,  can't  match  the  student-oriented 
travels  of  that  year  in  Eurojje." 

Joan  was  planning  to  return  to  Paris  with 
her  daughter,  Michele,  the  first  two  weeks  of 
September.  "My  French  girl  friend,  acquired 
during  my  divorcees  years  in  the  early 
sixties,  has  invited  us  to  stay  with  her  for  a 
week.  Otherwise,  Michele  couldn't  have 
afforded  such  a  week  in  one  of  Europe's  most 
expensive  cities.  My  Mom  came  to  Paris  in 
April  of  '51  and  when  classes  were  over,  we 
toured  Brittany  and  la  Cote  d'Azur.  It's  not 
affordable  today  for  Michele  et  moi.  That 
was  three  months!  We'll  have  to  squeeze  in 
life-time  memories  in  this  jet,  nuclear  age. 
With  all  that  stored  nuclear  waste  underneath 
French  soil,  I  pray  beautiful  Paris  will  be 
there  at  my  age  for  my  grandchildren, 
(presently  there's  Gabrielle,  Josh,  Jason, 
Jarred  and  Ari  and  one  due  in  '91).  By  the 
way,  my  Mom  is  92,  and  treasures  her 
travels  that  year  as  the  best  of  all." 

RUTH  ANN  McCarthy  (Vassar) 
lives  in  Watertown,  Massachusetts;  "My 
major  interest  currently  is  contemporary 
abstract  art.  I  have  a  collection  on  loan  at 
the  Rose  Art  Museum.  Lately  I've  been 
spending  quite  a  bit  of  time  in  Los  Angeles 
because  of  my  interest  in  the  work  of  several 
artists  there." 


CARL  H.  McMillan  (Yale)  is  Professor 
of  Economics  at  Carleton  University,  Ottawa, 
Canada.  He  writes:  "The  excitement  of  my 
junior  year  was  brought  back  to  me  at  Easter 
when  I  entertained  in  the  south  of  France  the 
daughters  of  three  old  friends,  who  were 
completing  their  own  junior  years  abroad  imder 
various  programs." 

PATRICIA  REED  PERRY  (Mount 
Holyoke),  Professeur  de  Frangais,  begins: 
"Ou  sont  les  neiges  d'antan? 

"Remember  how  black  all  the  buildings  were, 
and  how  litter-free  the  streets  seemed?  What  a 
shock  to  return  after  a  30-year  absence  and 
discover  grubby  streets  and  beautiful,  clean, 
pale-apricot  hued  buildings!  For  someone  who 
majored  in  French  solely  in  order  to  spend  a 
year  in  France,  the  irony  is  having,  malgre 
tout,  become  a  French  teacher.  Now  I  run  an 
exchange  program  between  my  school  and 
provincial  cities,  making  up  for  my  single- 
minded  pursuit  of  snow  in  '5 1 .  Yes,  I  have  kept 
on  skiing,  spending  21  years  on  the  National 
Ski  Patrol. 

"The  most  exciting  event  (since  making  the 
last  college  tuition  payments  for  2  kids)  was 
winning  a  Rockefeller  Foundation  grant  for  the 
summer  of  '86  requiring  me  to  spend  8  weeks  in 
France.  As  a  pseudo-teenager  I  had  the  eerie 
feelings  of  reliving  the  summer  of  '51,  but 
restoring  medieval  monuments  at  four  work- 
sites of  R.E.M.P.A.R.T.S.  instead  of  hosteling. 
ENFIN:  Ernest  Hemingway  only  got  it  half 
right.  If  one  has  lived  in  Paris  as  a  young 
woman,  it  also  stays  with  one.  Greetings  to  all 
who  shared  the  feast  in  '50-'51." 

ELMER  "BOB"  PETERSON  (Carleton), 
is  a  college  professor  and  administrator  whose 
academic  specialty  is  dada  and  surrealism.  His 
Junior  Year  was  "probably  the  most  enjoyable 
and  certainly  the  most  important  academic 
experience"  he  ever  had.  He  remembers  "good 
conversations  with  Bill  and  Jean  chez  Mme 
Giroux...  Falling  hopelessly  and  often  secretly 
in  love  with  a  succession  of  beautiful  and 
intelligent  young  women  from  Smith,  Sweet 
Briar  and  Mount  Holyoke...  Playing  baseball 
for  Harry's  New  York  Bar  -  the  team  usually 
doing  well  imtil  a  taxi  arrived  with  the  beer...  A 
final  exam  at  Sciences  Po  with  the  professor 
passing  a  piece  of  paper  which  carried  the 
scribbled  words  'Mussolini  et  le  pitrole'  and 
realizing  that  a  year's  worth  of  work  depended 
on    knowing    something    about    that    topic... 

"My  wife  and  I  get  to  France  with  some 
regularity.  We  spent  a  year  at  Arcachon  and 
recently  took  a  quite  wonderful  bike  tour  of  the 
Loire  Valley.  Finally,  I  was  in  Paris  for  a 
month  this  spring  and  made  a  sentimental 
pilgrimage  to  Reid  Hall.  My  best  wishes  to  the 
1950-51  group.  I  have  very  fond  memories  of 
you  all." 


CARYL  KOLBERT  PINES  [Wheaton] 
was  remarried  in  September  to  LesUe  Curry,  a 
Canadian.  Caryl  and  Les  planned  to  spend 
50%  of  their  time  in  Toronto  and  the  rest  in 
Edgewater,  Maryland.  Caryl  has  been 
working  at  Covington  and  Burling,  a  law 
firm  in  Washington,  D.C.  She  has  two 
children,  Roger  and  Eve. 


Entree     du     Jardin     du     Luxembourg 

[Photo  Sandra  Adler  Leibowitz] 

WILLIAM      (BILL)      D.      ROMEY 

(Indiana),  Professor  and  Chair  of  the 
Department  of  Geography  at  St.  Lawrence 
University  wrote:  "I  have  always  considered 
the  1950-51  JYF  year  in  Paris  as  the  most 
significant  one  in  my  undergraduate 
experience.  It  led  me  to  return  for  a  year  of 
post  B.A.  work  at  Langues  Orientales  and 
Sciences  Po  before  the  Navy  caught  up  with 
me  for  Korean-War  service.  My  two  years  in 
Paris  also  got  me  strongly  involved  not  only 
in  French  but  also  in  Russian  and  German, 
and  these  languages,  with  the  later  addition 
of  Norwegian  plus  a  smattering  of  several 
other  Romance  and  Scandinavian  languages, 
have  greatly  enriched  my  life  as  a  traveler 
and  as  an  academic.  I  especially  remember 
the  good  times  on  rue  Monsieur  le  Prince 
with  Madame  Giroux  and  my  housemates, 
JEAN  CONWAY,  BOB  PETERSON,  and 
Renaud  d'Elissagaray.  (Renaud  and  I  lived 
across  the  street  on  the  Boul'  Mich  and 
boarded  with  Mme  Giroux.)  One  of  my 
colleagues  at  St.  Lawrence,  George  Frear, 
stayed  with  Mme  Giroux  only  a  couple  of 
years  after  I  left,  and  we  often  chat  together 
and  with  Susan  Goodman  Carlisle,  spouse  of 
another  colleague,  and  also  a  JYF  member  in 
about  1952,  about  our  experiences  in  Paris. 
She  and  her  family  are  in  Paris  nearly  every 
summer  and  she  directed  the  Tufts  University 
Simimer  Programs  at  Talloires,  near  Annecy, 
for  a  couple  of  summers.  My  daughter-in-law 
and  son  worked  for  her  there  in  the  summer  of 
1989  and  we  went  to  visit  them  all  in 
Talloires  (where  I  had  been  a  summer-camp 
counselor  in  1951,  just  after  finishing  the 
academic  year  in  Paris.) 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


The  French  experience  (linguistic,  cultural, 
social,  political  and  academic)  has  stayed 
with  me  strongly,  and  my  work  at  St. 
Lawrence  includes  a  strong  component  of 
Quebec  Studies.  I  go  to  Quebec  frequently, 
and  have  travelled  several  times  in  France, 
although  not  often  in  Paris  for  very  long  at 
any  one  time,  which  helps  keep  my  French 
reasonably  limber  and  sf)end  a  good  deal  of 
time  each  year  on  francophone  studies  of 
one  sort  or  another.  As  a  geologist  and 
geographer  I  travel  a  good  deal,  and  the 
attraction  of  francophone  destinations 
remains  powerful." 

PATRICIA   MURRAY   ROSENTHAL 

(Bryn  Mawr)  writes:  "For  many  years  I  have 
been  teaching  French  at  James  H.  Bo  wen 
High  School  on  Chicago's  South  Side. 
Being  involved  with  trying  to  communicate 
the  joy  of  French  and  French  culture  has 
been  a  large  and  satisfying  part  of  my  life. 
My  husband  and  I  have  four  grown  children, 
and  we  are  fortimate  that  they  are  all  doing 
well.  Of  course,  I  will  never  forget  that 
wonderful  year  in  France." 

From  NORMA  ALTSTEDTER 
SHATAN  (Goucher)  a  painter  (artist  not 
house!):  "I  am  writing  this  very  quickly  on 
the  morning  of  a  trip  to  Austria  with  my 


husband.  In  a  way  all  European  trips  I  take  are 
in  some  way  related  to  that  first  revelatory  trip 
to  France  in  1950.  I  still  remember  the  intense 
feeling  of  joy  and  anticipation  as  we  boarded 
the  Queen  Elizabeth.  I  couldn't  wait  for  my 
parents  to  leave  so  that  my  great  adventure 
could  begin.  Once  in  Paris,  I  walked  out  into 
Paris  for  the  first  time  to  buy  some  stamps  and 
was  totally  thrilled  to  be  in  that  magical  place 
at  last,  speaking  French.  Of  course,  it  took  a 
while  before  I  felt  my  tongue  loosened  up 
enough  to  talk.  The  six  weeks  intensive 
French  course  helped  a  lot  as  did  my  vow  to 
speak  only  French  for  the  entire  time  I  was 
there.  I  painted  nearly  every  day  at  the 
Academic  de  la  Grande  Chaumiere--still  am  in 
touch  with  one  of  my  copains,  the  French 
artist,  Andre  Sable.  I  explored  Paris,  mostly  on 
foot,  or  at  the  back  of  the  Paris  bus,  standing 
on  that  little  platform.  One  day,  on  my  way  to 
pay  for  a  Christmas  ski  trip  to  Austria  with  a 
group  of  French  students,  I  lost  my  wallet 
while  leaning  over  the  rail  of  the  bus.  A  French 
worker  found  it  in  the  street  and  requested  I 
come  to  pick  it  up  at  his  home.  I  still 
remember  the  indescribable  smell  of  that 
working-class  apartment.  That  too  was  a 
revelation. 

"It  was  a  peak  year  in  my  life,  opening  many 
doors:  doors  to  travel  (I  have  been  back  to 
France    at  least    six   times);     doors  to  French 


The  J.Y.F  staff  in  Paris  [Sept.    1950] 


literature  and  to  the  study  of  other  lan- 
guages; doors  to  the  understanding  of  cultural 
differences.  The  influence  of  that  year  has 
been  passed  on  to  my  children.  Fortunately  I 
married  a  man  who  loves  to  travel  and  we 
took  our  four  kids  to  France  (and  elsewhere) 
three  times.  My  older  daughter  spent  a 
semester  in  France,  speaks  French  well  and 
adores  travel.  I  could  go  on  for  pages  but  I 
have  a  plane  to  catch!" 

CHARITY    WILLIAMS    SMALL  (U. 

Oregon)  recently  came  across  menus  saved 
from  the  1950  sailing  of  the  Queen 
Elizabeth  and  realized  that  it  has  indeed 
been  forty  years  since  her  Junior  Year  in 
France:  'That  voyage  launched  me  into  an 
adventure,  arduous  though  it  was,  which 
allowed  me  to  consider  other  challenges.  In 
light  of  the  Year  of  the  Disabled,  I  can  look 
back  on  that  year  in  Paris  with  the 
perspective  of  what  it  was  like  to  cope  with 
my  first  big  city,  a  foreign  one  at  that,  as  a 
disabled  person.  It  was  a  very  important 
year. 

"I  dare  say  JOHN  WAGNER  and  I  could 
share  experiences  such  as  falling  on  the 
gravel  paths  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg  or 
tumbling  backwards  off  the  doorstep  when 
the  cordon  pulled  out  from  the  wall.  I  did 
have  the  privilege  both  to  ascend  and 
descend  in  the  wrought  iron  cage  elevator  at 
4  rue  de  I'Ecole,  but  CORAUE  NELSON,  my 
roommate  from  Oregon,  had  to  walk  the  four 
floors  even  though  there  was  room  for  her  in 
the  elevator.  How  often  she  dashed  to  the 
top  of  stairways  other  than  ours  to  push  the 
minuterie  so  that  I  was  not  plimged  in 
darkness  halfway  up  the  stairs.  Coralie's 
help  was  invaluable  and  my  good  memories 
far  transcend  any  problems  I  encoimtered. 

How  can  I  forget  the  hot  crusty  bread  we 
shared  while  sitting  on  the  tongue  of  a 
wagon  in  the  recently  liberated  Riquewihr  so 
pristine  in  its  quiet  morning  beauty  or  the 
slightly  coppery  taste  of  the  omelette  we 
gratefully  ate  in  a  tiny  hotel  on  Mont  St 
Michel  while  the  rain  water  dripped  from  our 
soaked  clothing  to  the  hardwood  floor  after 
our  exhilarating  climb  to  the  top  as  the  only 
tourists  on  the  island.  I  coimted  every  step.  I 
have  taught  French  off  and  on  for  several 
years  and  have  lately  established  French 
classes  for  senior  citizens.  I  think  of  these 
classes  as  my  own  version  of  'Elderhostel' 
and  I  try  to  prepare  people  for  trips  to 
Eurof)e.  My  husband  and  I  have  travelled 
successfully  and  easily  and  from  our  point  of 
view  there  is  much  pleasure  to  be  found  in 
travelling  despite  problems  incumbent  with 
aging  or  disability.  In  October  of  1990  we 
are  looking  forward  to  an  easy-going  month 
in  Provence." 


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Stanley      Cahn,       Coralie  Nelson, 

Charity      Williams,      John  Wagner 

and    Carroll    Barnes:       first  picnic    on 
their   way   to   Italy 

ANN  WHITTINGHAM  SMITH  (Sweet 
Briar)  has  so  many  wonderful  memories  of 
her  junior  year  in  France  that  she  wouldn't 
know  where  to  begin  in  recalling  them:  "I 
have  continued  ever  since  to  be  interested  in 
the  French  language  and  culture.  I  spent  5 
years  teaching  French  and  am  an  active 
member  of  the  Alliance  Fran9aise  of 
Waterbury. 

"In  1981  my  husband  and  I  visited  Paris 
and  had  the  pleasure  of  having  tea  with  Mme 
Gruson,  the  lady  in  whose  apartment 
PAULINE  WELLS  BOLTON  and  I  had  lived 
30  years  before.  I  also  had  a  nostalgic  visit 
back  to  Reid  Hall. 

"At  present  my  husband,  Bob,  and  I  have 
just  moved  to  Heritage  Village,  Southbury, 
Ct.  We  have  3  grown  children  -  aU  thirty- 
something  and  are  awaiting  our  first  grand 
child  in  August." 

PALLA  STRAWHECKER  (Bryn 
Mawr)  writes:  "Without  question,  the  year 
in  France  changed  the  course  of  my  life, 
introducing  not  only  the  world  outside  the 
USA,  but  another  dimension  to  daily  life.  I 
visited  Europe  again  in  the  summer  of  '55 
studying  at  the  University  of  Birmingham, 
then  have  made  my  home  in  Kenya  since 
1962.  My  godson,  a  Junior  at  Pomona,  is 
on  a  semester  at  Strasbourg  -  I  think  a  year 
is  better.  Living  within  a  structured  family 
is  also  more  beneficial  than  grouping  with 
one's  peers  as  introduction  to  another 
culture.  I  was  absolutely  delighted  to  be 
going  to  France  and  there  occurred  to  me 
that  I  was  leaving  the  security  of  a  home 
campus  to  tackle  the  Big  European 
Unknown  -  which  is  a  rather  patronizing 
presumption.  I  remember  the  pleasure  of 
living  with  my  French  family  -  with  whom  I 
am  still  in  touch  -  the  joy  of  walking  in 
Paris,  the  magnificent  French  theatre  -  it 
was  the  pinnacle  of  Jouvet,  Anouilh, 
Giraudoux,  Sartre,  Pierre  Brasseur,  Barrault, 
the   terrible   bleak  weather,    the   hostility  of 


many  French  to  anyone  trying  to  learn  the 
language  -  the  revelations  of  courses  at  Ecole  du 
Louvre,  discovering  the  pleasure  of  being  in  a 
particular  place,  which  I  had  not  experienced 
before." 

SUSAN  OTIS  THOMPSON  [Sweet 
Briar]  is  a  Professor  at  the  School  of  Library 
Science  at  Columbia  University.  Unfortunately 
the  Trustees  of  Columbia  have  voted  to  close 
down  the  School  during  the  next  two  years,  "a 
most  unwise  decision."  Her  seventh  grandchild 
was  bom  a  few  months  ago. 

At  Sweet  Briar  College,  Susan  has  funded 
the  Pauline  Roberts  Otis  Award  in  memory  of 
her  mother.  Each  year,  the  Prize  [the  four 
volumes  of  Proust's  A  la  Recherche  du  Temps 
perdu  in  the  Pleiade  collection]  goes  to  the 
student  who,  having  spent  her  junior  year  in 
France,  has  the  best  academic  record  over  her 
four  years  at  Sweet  Briar. 

PATRICIA  LAYNE  WINKS  (Sweet 
Briar)  writes:  "My  junior  year  in  Paris  was  my 
first  step  toward  adulthood.  I  had  led  a  very 
sheltered  life,  and  though  I  can't  say  that  our 
famille  frangaise  was  liberal  and  permissive, 
for  the  first  time  I  was  afforded  the  opportunity 
to  discover  my  own  ideas  and  to  explore  a  world 
radically  different  from  the  one  I  knew. 

"During  my  junior  year  in  France  I  resolved 
to  immerse  myself  completely  in  the  French 
culture  --  and  that  meant  going  out  only  with 
French  men,  of  course.  I  didn't  keep  that 
resolve,  however.  I  met  a  young  man  who  was 
living  on  the  G.I.  Bill,  writing  the  great 
American  novel,  occupying  a  little  room  on  the 
Place  de  la  Contrescarpe  behind  the  Pantheon. 
April  in  Paris  was  particularly  beautiful  that 
year.  We  married  after  I  graduated  from  Sweet 
Briar,  and  while  I  can't  say  that  we  lived 
happily  ever  after,  we  did  have  4  children  and 
23  years  together. 

"One  particularly  poignant  memory:  After 
our  six  weeks'  Reid  Hall  cram  course,  which 
provided  me  with  24-hour  tension  headaches 
and  a  markedly  improved  language  facility,  5  of 
us  in  the  program  took  off  for  a  week  in  London 
—  to  hear  English,  to  see  the  source  of  all  that 
literature  and  history!  We  had  the  most 
marvelous  time.  I  returned  to  London  this 
month  --  once  again  staying  at  a  modest  bed 
and  breakfast  in  the  British  Museum  area,  once 
again  trying  to  see  as  many  plays  and  museums 
as  possible  in  a  few  days.  I  had  to  remind 
myself  that  I'm  40  years  older. 

"I  feel  fortunate  to  have  known  and  loved 
Europe  for  forty  years,  and  to  have  watched  it 
change.  As  a  young  wife  and  mother,  I  hved  in 
Switzerland  for  3-1/2  years  in  the  early  60's. 

"Each  time  I  return,  old  memories  are 
refreshed,  and  new  ones  are  added. 

"I've  had  several  careers.  I  taught  high 
school  English.  I  practiced  law,  and  now  I  am  a 
psychotherapist.    Perhaps   that   year   in    France 


helped  me  to  recognize  the  world  of  infinite 
possibilities." 


Patricia    Layne    in    her    tailleur     noit 
Place   de    la   Concorde 


Patricia  Layne,  Susan  Otis  and  Ann 
Whittingham  in  Versailles  [all 
looking  very  gloomy!] 


We  will  be  grateful  if 
alumni  and  alumnae  will 
inform  us  of  any  ad- 
dress changes.  Sending 
magazines  to  addresses 
left  unchanged  is  very 
expensive. 


8 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


Nostalgia: 

PARIS  BUSES  - 1950 

by  Joan  Hollander 

The  buses  of  Paris  are  really  handsome 
vehicles.  Most  of  them  are  a  rich  green, 
and,  because  they  are  under  national  control 
or  because  it  looks  pretty,  two  French  flags 
wave  from  the  roof  of  each  bus.  It  sort  of 
gives  the  effect  of  the  sails  on  a  ship 
flapping  in  the  wind.  From  the  bus  rider's 
point  of  view,  although  it  is  considered  far 
more  chic  to  ride  a  bus  than  to  take  a 
metro,  and  even  though  it  is  nice  to  see  the 
sights  as  one  goes  by,  I  cannot  say  that 
Parisian  bus  riding  is  such  a  very 
convenient  and  satisfactory  means  of 
transportation.  For  example,  there  was 
difficulty  last  Friday  when  I  walked  about 
three  blocks  from  rue  Davioud  to  the  bus 
station  at  La  Muette.  I  arrived  at  3  p.m. 
intending  to  catch  a  52  bus  to  the  Place  de 
la  Concorde  in  time  to  reach  the  bank 
before  it  closed  at  4  p.m.  However,  little 
did  I  know  (it  was  my  own  fault  for  not 
reading  the  newspapers)  that  last  Friday  was 
the  day  that  Paris  was  giving  a  parade  on 
the  Champs-Elysees  for  the  King  and  Queen 


of  Denmark.  Little  did  I  know  what 
rejjercussions  that  event  would  have  on  the  bus 
system.  In  blissful  ignorance,  I  casually 
stepped  up  to  that  familiar  little  contraption  at 
each  bus  comer  and  pulled  forth  my  bus 
number.  It  was  a  honey,  the  small  figure  of 
620.  Upon  looking  over  the  shoulders  of  some 
of  the  other  "waiters",  I  learned  that  I  was 
practically  last  in  line  to  get  on  the  bus. 
However,  I  felt  sure  that  there  were  plenty  of 
buses  coming  along.  As  it  happened,  that  day 
very  few  were  miming,  and  the  buses  that  came 
were  jammed  full.  The  bus  conductors  only 
allowed  about  two  people  at  a  time  to  get  on 
each  bus.  It  was  really  ironic  to  think  that 
some  of  the  rather  well-to-do,  influential 
Parisians  are  at  the  complete  mercy  of  whether 
or  not  the  conductor  thinks  your  number  is  low 
enough  to  warrant  your  getting  on  the  bus. 
Most  of  these  conductors  sense  the  power  of 
their  position  and  they  are  like  4-star  generals 
guiding  a  strategic  manoeuvre. 

Although  there  is  no  shoving,  as  in  New 
York,  to  step  on  the  bus,  there  is  usually  a 
frantic  dash  to  get  within  listening  range  of  the 
conductor  so  that  you  be  able  to  hear  the 
numbers  he  calls.  Well,  I  finally  got 
"accepted"   into  the  sixth  bus  that  came  by.     As 


there  were  no  more  seats  left  inside,  I  had  to 
stand  on  the  outside  rear  platform  (which,  by 
the  way,  is  the  main  entrance  to  the  bus.)  It 
is  forbidden  to  stand  along  the  aisles  inside 
because  the  conductor  must  have  room  to 
walk  up  and  down  collecting  and  checking 
tickets.  You  see,  in  Paris,  the  bus  driver 
merely  drives  the  bus  (although  that  is  no 
mean  task  in  the  Paris  traffic.)  It  is  the 
conductor  who  takes  in  the  money  and  the 
passengers.  Of  course,  standing  on  the 
crowded  rear  platform  always  permits  one  the 
chance  of  escaping  the  outstretched  hand  of 
the  conductor  who  may  not  be  able  to  reach 
you  in  the  crowd.  Unfortunately,  this 
particular  conductor  was  a  very  agile  creature 
and  he  reached  me  to  collect  the  fare,  though 
of  course  in  that  heavy  traffic  the  bus  never 
reached  my  bank  before  it  closed.  Thus  ends 
another  grueling  but  exciting  episode  on  the 
Paris  buses. 

"P.S.  'Plus  ga  change...'  I  hear  it's  usually 
faster  to  walk,  than  ride  on  les  Champs 
Elys^es.  Though  with  the  mobs  of 
pedestrians  who  trek  that  majestic 
promenade  in  this  year  1990,  perhaps 
sometimes  the  bus  can  win  the  race." 


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ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


1956-1957 


A  few  months  ago,  SANDRA  EPSTEIN 
CONRADI  [St.  Lawrence]  and  JO  ANNE 
VALENTINE  SIMSON  [Kalamazoo] 
discovered  their  overlapping  pasts  with  the 
Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  program. 
Both  are  currently  on  the  faculty  at  the 
Medical  University  of  South  Carolina. 
Sandra  is  a  forensic  pathologist  in  the 
Department  of  Pathology  and  Jo  Anne 
teaches  histology  in  the  Department  of 
Anatomy  and  Cell  Biology. 
Co  incidentally,  their  offices  were  two  doors 
apart  for  six  years.  Sandra  received  her 
M.D.  degree  from  the  University  of 
Cincinnati  Medical  School  [Ohio]  in  1963 
and  Jo  Anne  finished  a  Ph.D.  degree  at 
Upstate  Medical  Center,  Syracuse  [New 
York]  in  1968 

Sandra  spent  three  years  [1968  to  1971] 
in  Numberg  as  a  resident  in  Pathology;  Jo 
Anne  recently  spent  a  sabbatical  year 
[1987-1988]  in  Basel,  Switzerland,  which  is 
why  they  got  together  with  a  German- 
speaking  group  of  faculty  members  and 
discovered  that  they  had  more  in  common 
than  the  urge  to  maintain  their  language 
skills!  Besides  the  Sweet  Briar  connection, 
both  are  on  the  Faculty  Senate  at  the 
Medical  University,  and  both  have  three 
daughters.  "Imagine  our  surprise  when  we 
discovered  we  had  both  been  in  France  at  the 
same  time  with  the  same  program!  It's  a 
small  world  indeed!" 


1959-1960 


JOSEPH  F.  CARROLL  [U.  of  Virginia]  is 
the  Publisher  of  Furniture/Today,  the  weekly 
business  newspaper  of  the  furniture  industry. 
He  uses  his  French  on  a  regular  basis  in  his 
business  transactions  with  French  and  other 
European  furniture  manufacturers.  He  was  in 
Paris  on  vacation  last  year  and  was  able  to  drop 
by  the  Alliance  Fran^aise.  The  memories  he 
has  of  his  Junior  Year  in  France  are  still  very 
vivid. 


1964-1965 

JOAN       EDELMAN       SPERO    [U.   of 

Wisconsin]  was  inspired  to  write  by  the  arrival 
of  the  Alumni  Magazine:  "The  photograph  of 
all  of  us  on  the  Mauretania  back  in  September 
1964  and  the  letters  from  my  fellow  travelers 
brought  a  great  rush  of  memories  and  nostalgia. 
"The  Junior  Year  in  France  was  a  major 
influence  on  my  life.  Of  course,  I  loved  the 
trips  to  the  chateaux  around  Tours,  attending 
the  theater  in  Paris  with  M.  Simon,  my  courses 
at  Sciences  Po,  my  friends  ANN  TOPPLE  and 
BERT  SCHLOSS,  and  my  French  family.  More 
important,  that  year  in  France  opened  my  eyes 
to  the  world  of  international  politics  and 
international  economics  which  has  been  the 
direction  of  my  academic  and  professional 
career  ever  since. 


"After  graduating  from  the  University  of 
Wisconsin,  I  earned  my  Ph.D.  at  Columbia 
University  in  International  Politics,  always 
focusing  my  research  on  French 
international  relations  and  managing  to 
sp)end  sunmiers  and  various  research  trips  in 
France.  I  taught  international  politics  and 
economics  at  Columbia  for  a  number  of  years 
and  then,  in  the  Carter  Administration, 
seized  the  opportunity  to  go  into 
government  where  I  was  U.S.  Ambassador  to 
the  United  Nations  for  Economic  and  Social 
Affairs.  My  French  certainly  served  me  well 
there  and  I  did  manage  to  spend  a  good  part  of 
the  summer  in  Geneva  where  the  U.N.  has  its 
Europ>ean  headquarters. 

"At  the  end  of  the  Carter  Administration,  I 
joined  American  Express  where  I  have  been 
ever  since.  Currently,  I  am  Senior  Vice 
President  and  Treasurer  with  dual 
responsibilities  for  such  activities  as 
corporate  finance  and  cash  management,  as 
well  as  for  our  international  government 
relations. 

"So  -  I  still  manage  to  maintain  the  French 
connection.  I  am  able  to  visit  France  not 
infrequently  on  either  business  or  pleasure 
trips.  Most  recently  my  husband  and  I  took 
our  two  sons,  ages  seventeen  and  fourteen,  to 
Paris  where  we  introduced  them  to  Madame 
Monnier,  the  woman  with  whom  Ann  Topple 
and  I  lived  when  we  were  students  many  years 
ago.  I  hope  that  some  day  one  of  them  will 
spend  a  junior  year  abroad  and  find  it  as  much 
fun  and  as  rewarding  as  I  did." 


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10 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


TWENTY-FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1965-1966 

Many  thanks  to  KATHRYN  POST 
GIBSON  who  volunteered  to  act  as  class 
secretary  for  this  25th  anniversary.  Here  is 
her  report: 

"It  is  hard  to  believe  that  twenty-five 
years  have  passed  since  our  year  in  Paris. 
Not  that  the  twenty-five  intervening  years 
haven't  left  their  imprint,  but  the  memories 
of  that  year  are  still  wonderfully  bright,  as 
you  will  glean  from  the  following 
reminiscences: 

CLAUDIA  SACK  ADAMS  (Cornell) 
visited  Paris  in  June  with  her  eleven-year 
old  daughter  Christy,  who  climbed  all  the 
stairs  of  the  Eiffel  Tower  and  wants  to  learn 
French.  Claudia  also  loved  speaking  French 
again. 

BARBARA     FILING     ALMSTEAD 

(Dickinson)  is  Coordinator  of  Educational 
Field  Experience  for  the  Lower  Merion 
School  District  and  lives  in  Philadelphia. 
She  remembers  biking  to  the  chateaux  de  la 
Loire  and  getting  soaked  at  Chambord  with 
no  hope  of  finding  a  hotel  room;  rooming 
with  JANE  RENKE  chez  Mme  Dolgner  and 
Carole  and  all  the  tricks  they  would  play  on 
Madame;  Reid  Hall  and  M.  Simon's  class; 
skiing  at  Vigo  de  Fassar  at  Christmas;  hours 
in  le  mitro  to  get  to  Marcel  Sembat; 
BEVERLY  BRADSHAW's  'saliva  trick'  after 
drinking  a  coke  [I'm  still  trying  to  do  it 
right];  Easter  in  Spain  with  RICK 
BALDWIN  (and  hq,  hotel  reservations...  and 
getting  kicked  out  of  one  in  Sevilla),  and 
summer  travel  in  Jane's  VW  (vomiting  in 
Venice  and  wrecked  in  Wien,  right?)!" 
Barbara  claims  to  have  learned  more  that 
year  than  any  other.  She  then  returned  to 
Paris  for  her  M.A.  from  Middlebury,  has 
taught  French,  married,  and  recently  adopted 
a  little  girl  from  Chile. 

KENDALL  T.  BLAKE  (Princeton)  and 
BEVERLY      BRADSHAW      BLAKE 

(Sweet  Briar)  write  that  their  children  are 
now  19  and  16.  They  live  in  Jackson.  MS, 
where  Kendall  is  an  orthopedic  surgeon,  and 
Beverly  is  working  with  an  advertising 
agency.  They  visit  France  every  year  and  so 
remain  fluent  in  French. 


CAROLYN  'CANDY'  MOYER 
CANFIELD  (Bucknell)  wrote:  "My  memories 
are  fond  and  indelible,  and  the  effects  of  that 
year  in  Paris  have  been  lifelong  (so  far!).  I 
remained  in  France  for  four  additional  months 
that  year,  working  as  fille  au  pair  for  a 
Parisian  family  (16e  arrondissement)  with 
three  young  children.  When  I  returned  "home" 
in  October,  I  quit  college,  married  for  a  brief 
time  and  turned  my  back  on  French  for  over  20 
years  (with  the  exception  of  two  years  as  a 
bilingual  secretary  at  the  World  Bank-great 
fun). 

"Now,  finally,  after  eight  years  at  home  as  a 
full-time  mom  (a  daughter  now  sixteen,  a  son 
fourteen,  a  second  marriage  which  ended  in 
divorce  in  1985),  and  a  patchwork  of  'careers' 
in  fimd-raising  (some  on-air  stuff  for  Maryland 
Public  Television,  a  couple  of  different 
positions  with  Johns  Hopkins  School  of 
Medicine),  I  am  where  I  belong:  teaching 
French  to  the  very  yoimg,  plus  lst-3rd  graders, 
at  five  different  Montessori  schools. 

"Regrets:  that  I  didn't  stay  in  France  even 
longer;  that  I  have  never  returned  to  France; 
that  I  neglected  my  passion  for  French  for  20 
years.  Blessings:  that  I  have  retained  my  'near 
native'  French  accent,  despite  abominable 
losses  in  fluency,  vocabulary  and,  of  course, 
current  idiom;  that  I  have  come  full  circle,  back 
with  children,  back  with  music,  back  with 
French.  Goals:  to  find  the  means  to  regain  my 
lost  fluency;  to  establish  myself  more  securely 
in  a  teaching  position  on  an  elementary-school 
level;  to  return  to  school  and  study  the  process 
of  language-acquisition  in  earnest. 

"My  daughter,  Carrie,  will  travel  to  France 
this  year  (her  jimior  year  in  high  school)  and 
live  with  a  family  in  the  Rhone  Valley, 
attending  a  college  there  for  six  months.  My 
son,  Joshua,  studies  French  and  recently  won 
'nmner-up'  honors  for  his  accomplishments  in 
French  during  the  eighth  grade.  I  would  love  to 
renew  contact  with  my  roommates  at  the 
Cardozos  and  the  Durouchoux.  SUE?  VICKI? 
JANE?  Where  are  you?  Also,  CLAUDIA? 
MARILYN?  KATHY?  TONI? " 

ANTHONY  CAPRIO  (Wesleyan)  is 
Provost  of  Oglethorpe  University  in  Atlanta, 
Georgia  and  has  been  advancing  the  cause  of 
JYF  whenever  possible.  He  has  stayed  in  touch 
with  PAULA  GILBERT  LEWIS,  JANE 
ROCKMORE  BAIER,  RICK  BALDWIN,  JOHN 
LYONS  and  NANCY  VICKERS. 


Carolyn     "Candy"     Moyer     Canfield 
teaching    French    [March     1990]. 

PATRICIA  E.  CAVER  (Randolph 
Macon  Woman's),  who  is  Coordinator  of 
Student  Affairs  at  the  University  of  Texas 
Medical  School  at  Houston,  writes  that  her 
"most  vivid  memories  of  that  year  are  from 
Tours:  the  lighted  cathedral  in  "Tours  as  seen 
from  the  window  of  my  family's  apartment- 
an  overnight  bicycle  trip  along  the  Loire- 
negotiating  the  traffic  circle  in  Tours  on  my 
bike-the  warmth  of  the  Besnard  family  and 
Mme  Besnard's  fabulous  cooking."  She  also 
remembers  "good  friends  like  MELANIE 
SMITH,  WANDA  PAIR,  LOUISE  NADING 
KARRY,  BEN  JONES  AND  CURT  STEELE." 
Patricia  also  recounts  a  delightful 
coincidence:  "Some  seven  years  after  the 
Jimior  Year  in  France,  my  fianc6,  whom  I  had 
met  in  graduate  school  Ln  North  Carolina, 
told  me  that  he  wanted  his  best  friend  from 
prep  school,  BEN  JONES,  to  be  his  best 
man.  This  isn't  the  Ben  Jones  who  went  to 
Yale  and  was  in  France  with  me  his  jimior 
year?'  I  asked.  The  very  one.  Ben  agreed  to 
be  best  man  and  later  was  godfather  to  our 
son.  We've  traded  visits  to  each  other  and  in 
June  the  three  of  us  spent  a  wonderful  week 
touring  Provence." 

KAREN  LEWIS  DEUTSCH  (Wells)  is 
a  Unitarian  Universalist  minister  in 
Arlington,  MA.  Her  daughter  is  a  sophomore 
at  Vassar  and  her  son  is  a  junior  in  high 
school  and  was  in  France  last  summer.  She 
works  with  DON  COHEN's  wife,  Helen. 
Karen  remembers  visiting  the  Loire  Valley 
chateaux,  the  Latin  Quarter's  cafes,  the 
black  coffee,  the  art  museums,  and  Nanette's 
fabulous  potage,  which  she  still  makes 
[recipe  not  included! -KPG]. 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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TOM  DEVINE  (Yale)  After  graduating 
from  Yale  in  '67,  Tom  taught  7th  grade 
English  for  a  year  in  New  York  City  public 
junior  high  school  (one  of  his  hardest 
years.)  Then  he  enrolled  in  Stanford 
graduate  school  in  English,  and  spent  the 
next  three  years  there.  He  spent  two  years 
as  a  CO  in  San  Francisco,  organizing  a 
tutoring  center  for  neighborhood  kids,  then 
returned  to  Stanford,  took  the  orals,  taught 
Freshman  English,  and  studied  William 
Blake  and  Robert  Bly  —  "a  genuine  living 
Romantic  poet."  He  has  worked  for  Apple 
Computer  since  1981,  --  full  and  part  time, 
now  as  a  "human  factor"  specialist, 
"designing  and  editing  the  human  interface 
of  programs  that  are  used  to  diagnose 
computer  ailments."  With  the  rest  of  his 
time  he's  involved  in  acting,  piano  playing, 
inner  work,  poetry  and  music.  (Tom  may  be 
our  group's  most  eligible  bachelor...  -KPG) 

PETER  DOLINGER  (Williams),  an 
environmental  lawyer  and  scientist  in 
Havertown,  PA,  recounts  a  bizarre  story: 
his  host  in  Tours,  who  "addressed  his  wife 
as  vous'  drove  a  black  Peugeot,  and  wore  a 
tricolor  veteran's  pin  in  the  lapel  of  his 
neatly  pressed  suit,  offered  to  serve  as  joke 
writer  for  the  Fete  d'Adieu.  The  big  night 
arrived,  and  we  confidently  recited  his  lines. 
Some  were  nasty  anti-Gaullist  barbs;  others 
were  scatological  puns;  one  was  both. 
When  our  audience  politely  held  their 
silence  (or  were  they  in  shock?),  we  blamed 
it  on  our  accents."  Pete  stiU  wonders  if  this 
was  a  joke.  (Sounds  pretty  convincing  to 
me-KPG.) 

VIRGINIA  DUDLEY  (Denison),  a 
librarian  in  St.  Paul,  MN,  remembers  a 
"great  season"  of  plays  in  Paris  that  year: 
by  Sartre,  lonesco.  Genet,  Brecht,  and 
Beckett,  along  with  the  classics  of 
Comeille,  Moliere,  Musset,  and  Chekhov. 
Actors  such  as  Georges  Wilson,  Jean-Louis 
Barrault,  Madeleine  Renaud,  and  Robert 
Hirsh  set  a  standard  of  high  quality 
performance  that  she  now  expyects. 

MARY    JANE    EHRICHT    FALLY 

(Vassar)  is  one  of  many  classmates  who 
lives  in  France.  A  femme  au  foyer,  Mary 
Jane  is  studying  the  piano  on  an  advanced 
level  at  the  Schola  Cantorum,  and  has  three 
sons,  one  at  the  Institut  Sup6rieur  de 
Gestion,  another  in  terminate,  and  the  third 
in  5  th  grade.  She  met  her  husband  during 
her  senior  year  at  Vassar  and  has  lived  in  and 
aroimd  Paris  ever  since,  except  for  a  year  and 
a  half  in  Poughkeepsie  and  two  in 
Burlington  (husband  works  with  IBM).  She 
remembers   most  her  sorties  to  the  theater. 


her  roommates  PAT  MORRILL  and  JOEL 
BRINK,  and  her  host  family  on  Boulevard 
Malesherbes. 

SUSAN  BEXFIELD  FEDEL  (Colorado), 
is  a  vice  president  of  corporate 
communications  at  a  major  investment 
banking  firm  in  Colorado,  where  she  writes,  "I 
edit,  design,  publish,  and  often  write/rewrite 
from  500,000  to  one  million  pieces"  a  month 
(!— KPG).  She  worked  as  a  French  translator  for 
five  and  a  half  years  and  has  visited  Europe  and 
Paris  "on  multiple  occasions."  She  has  also 
visited  other  francophone  parts  of  the  world, 
including  Montreal  and  Moorea  (Tahiti). 
Colorado  has  had  a  pastoral  effect  on  this 
"city-fied"  JYF-er,  who  now  enjoys  "biking, 
skiing...,  hiking  and  backpacking,  swimming, 
canoeing,  fishing,  etc."  (Colorado  will  do  that 
to  you,  I  guess.  It  sounds  great  -  KPG.) 


Marilyn  Tom,  Claudia  Sack,  Sue  Bone 
and  Cathy  Trost  in  the  hunting 
museum    at   Chateau   de    Cheverny 

KATHRYN  POST  GIBSON  (Vassar): 
"As  editor  of  this  anniversary  edition,  I'll  use 
the  first  person.  First,  let  me  thank  all  of  you 
who  decided  to  write.  I  don't  usually  volunteer 
for  such  activities,  but  really  enjoyed  getting 
the  news  of  your  lives  first.  Please  forgive  me 
if  I  edited  out  some  crucial  memory  or  left  one 
in  you  wish  you  hadn't  included...  For  the 
record,  I  now  live  outside  of  Washington,  D.C. 
in  Cabin  John,  Maryland.  For  three  years  I 
have  worked  as  a  Program  Officer  with  the 
Division  of  State  Programs  for  the  National 
Endowment  for  the  Hiunanities--a  great  job! 
Before  that,  I  hved  in  Albany,  NY  for  fourteen 
years,  where  I  taught  French  and  Russian  (I 
finished  my  M.A.  in  Russian  Literature  at 
Columbia  U.  in  1970)  in  junior  and  senior  high 
schools  and  then  at  SUNY  Albany,  where  I  was 
director  of  General  Studies.  David  and  I 
(married  twenty-three  years  in  August— .jacre!) 
have  two  daughters,  Lindsay  (19)  and  Chelsea 
(7).  He  still  plays  the  cello,  conducts,  but 
mostly  teaches  many  very  talented  students. 


My  memories  of  Paris  are  vivid: 
hitchhiking  everywhere:  Geneva,  Mont  St. 
Michel,  Amsterdam  (there  was  a  sign  in 
Brussels  that  said:  "Danger:  betteraves!"  - 
I  guess  they  would  fall  off  of  trucks  and  get 
squashed  in  the  road,  making  it  slippery  - 
which  was  very  odd  and  funny  at  the  time), 
Greece  and  back  through  Yugoslavia, 
Austria,  Germany— we  traveled  in  a  "pack"  of 
four-eight  people  for  safety,  and  sang  our 
way  through  many  a  tight  spot  (we  had  to  be 
crazy  but  had  wonderful  fun);  "La  vie  est 
douce  mais  courte..."  —  I  remember  all  three 
parts  --  with  Roy  Byrd  conducting;  romance, 
even  love,  in  Paris;  my  train  trip  from  Paris 
to  Moscow  with  a  group  of  students  from 
Langues  O;  our  "alki"  parties— or  "headaches 
anonymous"  -  at  DON  COHEN's  and  PETE 
DOLINGER's.  Everything  was  wonderful, 
except  for  BUNNY  KLINE's  tragic  illness 
shortly  after  leaving  Paris.  I  wonder  about 
all  of  you-ROY,  TOM  (it  was  great  to  get 
your  news),  BUNNY,  JANICE,  JEANYSE  and 
RONNIE  (maybe  I'll  see  you  in  Portland  in 
the  fall...),  VICia,  PETE,  and  others  whose 
names  escape  me.  To  any  of  you  who  pass 
through  or  live  near  D.C,  please  call.  I'd 
love  to  renew  old  acquaintances.  Remember 
--  la  vie  est  douce  mais  courte..."  [see  p.  9] 

MARYLOU     CASADORO     GITTON 

(Fort  Wright  College  of  the  Holy  Names) 
lives  in  Tarbes,  France  and  teaches  English 
in  a  lycie.  She  has  lived  in  France  for 
twenty-two  years,  where  she  says  "I  insisted 
on  my  American  identity.  Now  I  realize  that 
having  spent  most  of  my  adult  life  on  French 
soil,  I  can  hardly  deny  my  'Frenchness'." 
She  will  be  moving  back  to  the  North 
American  continent  in  July  1991.  (Send  JYF 
your  new  address  so  we  can  learn  where  you 
land-KPG.) 


Jane    Stephenson    picking    grapes    [?] 
Tours   -   Autumn    1965 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


ANNE  GOODRICH  HECK  (Vassar) 
lives  in  Columbus,  Ohio  with  her  husband, 
Tom,  and  children  --  Larissa  (20)  who  just 
graduated  from  NYU,  and  John  who  will  start 
Johns  Hopkins  in  engineering  this  year. 
Anne  has  two  M.A.  degrees,  in  Russian  and 
in  theology.  She  has  fond  (?)  memories  of 
the  crowded  lecture  halls  at  the  Sorbonne— 
students  sitting  on  the  lecturer's  desk  for 
lack  of  other  space— and  her  attempt  to  use 
the  library— "the  wait  for  a  desk  and  the  wait 
for  books  discouraging  me  from  further 
use."  She  writes  that  the  bicycle  trips  to  the 
chateaux  around  Tours  were  "intrinsically 
more  memorable,  perhaps,  than  classes." 
Anne  has  been  back  to  Paris  several  times 
and  just  got  back  from  two  weeks  there  after 
four  weeks  in  Genoa,  through  an  Ohio  State 
University  (where  Tom  heads  the  music 
library)  exchange  program.  Anne  devotes 
time  to  the  League  of  Women  Voters  and  the 
local  campus  ministry.  She  and  her  husband 
recently  completed  a  videotape  (to  be 
published  by  Credence  Cassettes  this  fall) 
on  The  Spirituality  of  Icons. 

JOHN  JACKSON  (Yale)  is  President  of 
the  Medical  Device  Division  of  American 
Cyanamid  Company  and  lives  in  New  Jersey 
with  his  wife  and  four  children.  He  writes 
that  "after  graduating  from  Yale,  I  joined  the 
Marines  for  three  years  and  then  took  my 
M.B.A.  at  INSEAD  in  Fontainebleau.  After 
graduating,  I  worked  in  Belgium,  Holland 
and  Portugal  for  eight  years  before  returning 
to  the  U.S."  His  "identical  twin  girls, 
Alexandra  and  Kimberly,  have  just  spent 
their  last  three  summers  in  France."  His 
youngest,  Jennifer,  "has  just  completed  her 
first  visit  to  Paris  and  has  advised  she 
intends  to  return."  He  visits  France 
frequently  on  business  and  has  many  friends 
there. 

NANCY    OILMAN    JOKELSON  (U. 

Pennsylvania)  has  "exceptionally  fond" 
memories  of  Paris.  She  now  hosts  foreign 
students  at  Perm  whenever  possible.  Her 
three  sons  have  attended  summer  camp  in 
the  Valais  in  Switzerland  for  the  last  eight 
summers,  which,  she  writes,  has  helped 
them  develop  "a  sense  of  self  that  will  last 
them  a  lifetime."  She  credits  her  JYF  year 
with  doing  the  same  for  her. 

ADELE  LASLIE  KELLMAN  (Sweet 
Briar),  a  Ph.D.  philosopher  and  an  actuary 
living  in  New  Providence,  NJ,  also  credits 
JYF  for  "widening  my  horizons  and  giving 
me  a  wholly  different  p>ersp)ective  on  what  it 
is  to  be  an  American."  She  recounts  a 
misguided  meeting  at  the  metro  (fellow 
JYF-er  GAIL  BROCK  understood Gare dOr- 


16ans  while  she  waited  at  the  Gare  de  Lyon... 
They  missed  the  train  and  had  to  delay  their  trip 
to  Florence  for  a  day).  Another  memorable  trip 
was  a  bike-via-train  ride  to  Chateau  de 
Chambord,  where  they  begged  rooms  at  an  inn 
that  was  full  and  had  to  sleep  under  the  roof  on 
the  top  floor. 

PAULA  GILBERT  LEWIS  (New  York) 
calls  JYF  "the  most  important  and  significant 
year  of  my  'professional'  life."  (This  from  the 
dean  of  the  College  of  Arts  and  Sciences  and 
Professor  of  French  at  George  Mason 
University  outside  of  Washington,  D.C.  -- 
KPG.)  Her  fondest  memories  are  of  her  family, 
her  "warmest  intellectual  thoughts"  are  for  her 
teachers  (Raphael  Mohlo,  Reid  Hall,  M. 
Simon,  the  weekly  theatre  trips...).  She 
remembers  her  "initial  fright  in  Tours,"  where 
"the  French  spoke  so  fast,  and  I  had  forgotten 
all  my  verb  tenses-NANCY  VICKERS 
remembered  the  present  tense  at  our  first  family 
dinner:  I  was  so  impressed!"  Also,  "bicycling 
in  the  Loire  Valley,  travelling  with  NANCY, 
ANTHONY  CAPRIO,  and  SUZANNE  PITNEY 
(remember  the  tour  of  the  Poulain  Chocolate 
Factory?),  the  mitro  strike  in  Paris  (meant 
walking  from  Gare  Saint-Lazare  to  Reid  Hall), 
snow  in  Paris,  the  de  Gaulle  political 
victory..."  She  has  been  back  many  times  and 
considers  it  her  favorite  city  in  the  world.  Her 
fourteen-year  old  daughter  just  returned  from  a 
three-week  trip  to  Grenoble  (and  Paris). 

LANG  ELIZABETH  LLOVERAS  (Sweet 
Briar)  lives  in  Waterford,  VA,  where  she  is  a 
"translator,  editor,  and  sometime  writer."  She 
remembers  a  birthday  celebration  in  1966  with 
her  roommate,  Toni.  It  began  on  a  Thursday  in 
a  cafi,  where  the  patron  produced  free 
champagne  for  all  (fourteen!)  to  "make  up  for 
De  Gaulle,"  and  ended  with  a  champagne  picnic 
in  the  Bois  de  Boulogne  on  Sunday  afternoon. 
They  waltzed  across  the  grass  (Viennese 
waltzes  were  the  only  music  they  could  get  on 
the  radio),  while  surprised  children  sailed  their 
boats  in  the  stream  where  the  champagne  was 
cooling.  She  and  her  mother  and  children 
visited  Paris  last  summer  and  visited  Denis 
Laplanche,  who  now  lives  in  Vfticennes,  has  a 
young  wife,  H61ene,  and  a  fifteen-month  old 
son,  Maxime. 

JOHN  D.  LYONS  (Brown)  lives  in 
Charlottesville,  VA,  where  he  is  Professor  of 
French  and  Chairman  of  the  Department  at  the 
University  of  Virginia.  He  is  in  touch  with 
LOUISE  NADING  KARRY,  who  lives  in 
Richmond. 

DEBRA  MILLER  MANASTER  (Vassar) 
has  just  managed  to  quit  smoking  after  starting 
in  France  twenty-five  years  ago 
(Congratulations!  —  KPG).   She  relates  that  her 


host,  a  Monsieur  Boiteaux,  was  V.P.  of 
Electricity  de  France  in  1965,  then 
president,  and  "is  now  on  the  board  of  the 
EEC."  Her  most  vivid  memory  is 
"watching  Charles  de  Gaulle  walk  down  the 
Champs  Elys^es  to  the  Arc  de  Triomphe" 
and  "seeing  Audrey  Hepburn  and  Givenchy 
on  the  Faubourg  St.  Honore  —  School  and 
classes  never  seemed  to  interrupt  my 
people  watching!"  Debra  is  now  a  floral 
designer  in  Highland  Park,  Illinois. 

MARJORIE  J.  MARKS,  aka 
DeeDee  (Brown)  is  an  executive  recruiter 
living  in  New  York  City.  She  writes  that 
"France  became  a  part  of  me  during  that 
year... I  have  returned  many  times  and  envy 
my  classmates  who  have  been  able  to  work 
out  their  lives  to  live  in  France... I  am  sure 
that  I  will  eventually  return  to  live  in 
France."  She  continues  that  "Paris  has 
changed  enormously  in  the  twenty-five  years 
since  our  residence  there"  but  is  hard 
pressed  to  think  of  examples  that 
demonstrate  the  changes  have  been  for  the 
better.  She  has  kept  in  touch  with  TONI 
BRUSBLE  TARET  who  lives  in  France. 


At  the  Cardozos:  Jane,  Vicky, 
Susie,  Dominique,  Tante  Solange, 
Mme    Cardozo 

JANE  RENKE  MEYER  (Denison)  and 
JOSEPH  E.  MEYER  (Williams)  wrote: 
"So  near  and  yet  so  far!  That  sort  of 
summarizes  the  impact  that  our  year  in 
France  has  had  on  our  lives.  We  have  never 
returned  to  France  although  we  still  hope  to 
do  so.  After  22  years  of  marriage,  we  still 
have  each  other  and  lots  of  wonderful 
memories  -  bike  rides  in  the  Loire  Valley, 
wine  and  cheese  picnics  by  the  side  of  the 
road,  the  crowded  metro,  classes  in  the 
Louvre,  chocolate  crepes  from  the  vendor, 
cool  dark  cathedrals,  sore  feet,  hitchhiking 
and  much  more.  The  theater  and  art  we 
learned  to  love  is  still  a  part  of  our  lives  and 
it  was  special  to  see  the  Denver  version  of 
En  attendant  Godot  played  by  two  women 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


13 


and  the  marvelous  travelling  Toulouse 
Lautrec  exhibit.  These  days  we  practice  our 
French  on  our  high  school  children  and  this 
summer  vacation  money  went  to  send  our  12 
year  old  daughter  on  a  month  long  homestay 
in  Toulouse.  We  wanted  to  be  young  again 
and  go  ourselves!  Our  very  best  to  RICK, 
BARB,  LIZ,  BEVERLEY,  LUCIEN  and  ALL 
THE  REST  OF  YOU." 

VERONICA  PARACCHINI  (Mount 
Holyoke)  teaches  second  grade  in  Portland, 
Oregon,  which  she  found  (Oregon,  that  is) 
through  JEANYSE  REITH  SNOW,  who  Uves 
nearby  and  practices  law  with  her  husband  in 
Astoria.  (Ronnie  wrote  a  six-page  epistle, 
which  I  will  try  to  do  justice  to.  Here  goes!  - 
KPG)  She  has  wonderful  memories  of  Mme 
Lagarde,  her  luxurious  apartment,  "alchemy 
shop"  and  the  antiques  she  restored, 
including  "a  chair  (in  which  Voltaire 
imdoubtedly  sat),  her  stone  farmhouse  in  the 
country,  racing  aroimd  Mont-Saint-Michel 
together  to  capture  all  possible  views  of 
sunset  on  an  incoming  tide,  local  oysters, 
brown  bread  and  cider..."  In  Paris,  she 
recounts  "sitting  backstage  every  night  to 
watch  Fonteyn  and  Nureyev  dance.  Terror- 
stricken  the  first  night  when  an  official 
approached  me  to  ask  for  my  ticket.  When  I 
replied  'II  n'y  en  a  plus'  (at  least  that  I 
could  afford),  he  offered  me  a  chair."  She 
also  remembers  Monique  Chevaher  (whom  I 
visited  in  Moscow  in  1966  or  '69  --  KPG), 
"her  Deux-Chevaux,  and  her  gay,  high 
spirits."  She  also  tells  of  the  daily  food 
shopping  in  Parisian  outdoor  markets... 
"Yoplait  years  before  its  USA  appearance... 
Buying  a  chicken  to  cook  for  Mother's  Day 
only  to  find  it  came  alive,  whole,  with 
everything  included!!"  Also,  "snow  and  ice 
in  downtown  Paris...  the  gendarmes  who,  it 
seemed,  never  showed  up  in  groups  less  than 
twenty...  the  original  paintings,  the 
magnificent  cathedrals...  He  St.  Louis  and 
its  magic...  a  trip  to  the  Alps  with  a  group 
of  French  factory  workers...  a  family  dinner 
with  the  friendly  folk  who  picked  us  up 
hitchhiking  to  Dijon...  a  Paris-by-night 
tour  on  the  back  of  a  motorcycle...  meeting 
my  Italian  grandmother  and  aunt  and  uncle 
and  cousin  for  the  first  time  in  Italy  that 
Christmas...  a  vacation  through  Spain  with 
BARB  and  RICK  and  TONY  in  Rick's 
beautiful  new  car  (Rick  and  Barb  ate  a  lot  of 
ham  sandwiches)...  bedbugs  and  a  gallant 
man  who  switched  beds  with  her...  the 
strike,  the  elections,  Mitterrand,  the  hopes 
for  social  justice,  choosing  not  to  shake  De 
Gaulle's  hand  as  he  reached  out  along  a 
parade  route...  the  language...  Our  good 
forttme  to  get  a  glimpse  of  all  that  remains 


forever  imtranslatable."  She  has  been  back  to 
Paris  several  times  and  expects  to  continue  to 
visit  there  at  every  opportunity.  Although  she 
has  lost  touch  with  many  of  her  friends  of  years 
ago,  she  writes  that  "lots  of  people  Uve  in  my 
heart  from  that  wonderful  year."  (Ditto  -  KPG) 

MELANIE  SMITH  (Vassar)  lives  in 
Eureka,  CA  and  teaches  English  as  a  second 
language  to  adults.  Her  daughter,  Amanda,  is  a 
sophomore  at  Moimt  Holyoke;  son,  Ethan,  is  a 
sophomore  in  high  school.  Her  memories  of 
Paris  are  of  "the  wonderful  patisseries,  the 
diverse  plays  and  theaters,  the  awful  lentils  and 
blood  sausage  in  the  cafeteria  at  the  Ecole  des 
Mines,  the  chateaux,  the  Sainte-Chapelle,  and 
the  friends."  She  would  like  to  find  PAT 
CAVER  and  MARCL\  SEAMAN. 

JEANYSE  REITH  SNOW  (U.  Oregon)  is 
now  an  attorney  (so  is  husband,  Hal)  living  in 
Warrenton,  Oregon.  Her  younger  son.  Randy, 
(eleven),  spent  three  weeks  in  Saint-Prix, 
France  this  spring  on  a  school  exchange. 
Jeremy  is  fourteen.  Jeanyse  remembers  "living 
close  to  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg  with 
roommates  Janice  and  Kathy"  (c'est  moi-- 
KPG);  "walking  through  or  around  les  jardins 
to  see  friend  DON  (COHEN)...  Christmas  trip 
when  our  fearless  leader  lost  the  group  train 
ticket  between  the  window  and  the  body  of  the 
train  car...  the  shipping  strike  which  allowed 
some  of  us  to  fly  home  in  June."  JYF  friend, 
VERONICA  PARACCHINI,  lives  nearby  and 
they  can  see  each  other  regularly. 

CURT  STEELE  (Hampden-Sydney)  is 
Assistant  Vice  President  for  Labor  Relations  at 
Norfolk  Southern  Corporation  in  Virginia 
Beach,  VA.  He  remembers  the  "trip  over  on  the 
Queen  Elizabeth,  the  great  food  (including 
the  somewhat  less  than  great  experience  of 
finding  out  what  steak  tartare  was),  and  trying 
to  sneak  into  the  first  class  section."  He  also 
remembers  "rooming  with  BEN  JONES  at  Mme 
Pinon's  in  Tours  and  our  continuous 
speculation  at  the  obvious  disparity  between 
Madame's  apparent  wealth  and  the  frugality  of 
the  meals  she  served.  Who  can  forget,  either, 
our  (or  at  least  mv)  first  experience  with 
dictees  (and  explications  de  texte)  at  the 
Institut  de  Touraine,  a  humbling  experience  for 
those  of  us  who  thought  we  knew  a  lot  of 
French!  And  last,  at  Tours,  there  were  the 
country  biking  (with  picnic)  trips  to  the 
chateaux  and  the  vendange  at,  I  believe, 
Wanda  Pair's  host's  home  at  Vouvray  [?]."  He 
roomed  with  BEN  JONES  and  PHIL  CERNY  in 
Paris.  He  writes  that  Phil  was  "memorable 
because  of  his  avant-garde  French  clothing 
(two-toned  dress  shirts  before  they  caught  on  in 
the  U.S.),  because  when  he  was  short  of  cash  he 
used  to  sing  for  it  in  the  subway  (simply 
adopting    a   time-honored,    but  appalling  to  the 


rest  of  us,  French  tradition),  but  most  of  all, 
because  of  his  almost  constantly  sunny 
disposition  (sun  was  not  something  we 
otherwise  saw  a  lot  of  that  winter)."  He  also 
recalls  trips  to  Brussels,  Ghent,  Rome  at 
Christmas  [with  WANDA  PAIR,  PAT  CAVER 
and  BEN  JONES],  England  hitchhiking  alone 
at  Easter,  and  a  late-night  walk  to  Les  Halles 
for  onion  soup  after  "having  downed  several 
glasses  of  Planter's  Pimch  made  without  the 
benefit  of  sufficient  ice..."  He  wonders  if 
anyone  who  participated  remembers  it?  "Did 
you  remember  it  even  the  next  day?"  He 
claims  that  "respectability  has  overtaken  me 
in  my  old  age..."  An  attorney,  he  lives  with 
his  wife,  Anne,  and  two  children,  Jordan  and 
Kemper.  He  has  stayed  in  touch  with  BEN 
JONES  (currently  living  in  London)  and 
would  like  to  know  where  the  rest  of  his 
cor\freres  (consaeurs'?)  are. 

TONI  BRUSBLE  TARET  (Wheaton) 
lives  in  Aumont  en  Halatte,  France,  where 
she  teaches  English.  She  confesses  that  her 
memories  have  faded,  but  does  remember 
"Reid  Hall,  classes  at  the  Sorbonne 
(everyone  scribbling  wildly  in  a  crowded 
amphitheater),  the  Latin  Quarter,  classes 
with  a  great  theatre  teacher  (Simon?),  and 
seeing  a  play  each  week!"  She  writes 
positively  that  she  "learned  to  speak  French 
during  that  year,  discovered  Paris,  art, 
architecture,  to  live  in  a  big  city  —  not  in  a 
protected  atmosphere  of  an  American 
campus." 

MARC  H.  TRACER  (Tufts)  is  a 
radiologist  in  Mountain  Home,  Arkansas. 
His  "most  memorable  recollection  is  the 
motorcycle  ride  from  London  to  Tours  with  a 
certain  Yalee  on  back  of  a  Harley-Davidson 
cycle."  He  writes  that  his  French  has  come 
in  handy  for  his  church's  international 
Christmas  "Living  Tree"  program.  He  has 
three  children,  ages  eighteen,  fifteen,  and 
six,  with  one  due  in  January,  1991 
(Felicitations]  -  KPG). 

CHARLES  M.  ULLMAN  (Oberlin) 
married  Franfoise  Brun,  a  French  doctor  in 
1987.  They  will  move  permanently  to 
France  in  September,  1990,  where  Fran9oise 
will  practice  medicine  and  he  will  look  for 
employment  as  a  bilingual  international 
attorney. 

KATE      GRIMES      WEINGARTER 

(Denison)  is  a  homemaker  and  local 
government  official.  She  remembers  draft 
beer,  les  Halles,  "dancing  at  le  Boeuf  sur  le 
Toit,  breaking  out  in  hives— the  only  time  in 
my  life  —  before  oral  exams  at  Sciences  Po, 
making     life-long     friends     with     John 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


Browning  and  Dottie  Peacock,  no  heat,  few 
baths..."  She  philosophizes  that  her  JYF 
year  "gives  one  a  breadth  of  experience  at  a 
very  young  age— I  hope  my  kids  do  it  (aged 
nine  and  six)." 

DAN  WHITMORE  (Williams)  is  a  Food 
Program  Specialist  for  the  U.S.  Department 
of  Agriculture  in  Evanston,  IL.  He  laments 
studying  too  hard  (and  all  for  naught:  "I 
became  an  English  major  the  following 
fall");  "police  cars  arriving  from  several 
different  directions  at  once,  sirens  wailing, 
after  a  party  got  too  loud"  at  his  pension  on 
rue  d'Assas;  and  "a  picture  of  the  first 
substantial  elements  of  the  U.S.  Army 
landing  in  Vietnam,  and  the  scattered 
sardonic  laughter,  American-accented,  when 
the  Sciences  Po  prof  said  that  one  couldn't 
imagine  what  it  was  like  to  have  to  drop 
everything  and  go  to  war."  He  also  writes 
that  he  got  back  to  Paris  this  January,  where 
he  saw  Beckett's  new  grave  and  Baudelaire's, 
which  brought  back  memories  of  theatre 
classes,  "as  did  a  last-minute  dash  to  see  a 
Feydeau  farce  on  the  wrong  side  of  the 
river."  He  looked  up  a  French  girlfriend 
whose  daughter  visited  Evanston  this 
summer.  He  "was  astonished  at  the  gentri- 
fication  on  the  rue  d'Assas"  and  notes  that 


"these  old  French  names  make  great  security 
codes  on  my  LAN  terminal." 

CATHY  TROST  WIGGINS  (U.  Alaska) 
lives  in  Olympia,  WA,  where  she  is  Director  of 
Nursing  Home  Services  for  the  Washington 
State  Department  of  Social  and  Health  Services. 
(Personally,  I  think  she  should  be  a  writer!  — 
KPG.)  "Memories  of  France  1965-66:  It  was 
my  44th  birthday.  My  husband  and  I  had 
escaped  from  the  October  grey  of  the  Pacific 
Northwest  to  France,  this  time  to  the  remaining 
sunshine  of  Provence.  We  had  spent  the 
morning  on  a  short  walking  pilgrimage  to  the 
tiny  church  of  Sainte-Catherine  etched  into  the 
hillside  above  Moustiers-Sainte-Marie.  Ross 
had  disturbed  the  silence  by  dropping  a  franc 
into  a  machine  for  two  minutes  of  a  well  worn 
sound  and  light  inside  the  chapel.  Even  that  did 
not  spoil  the  territorial  view  of  the  countryside 
from  the  church.  Down  below  again,  we 
lunched  at  a  terrace  restaurant,  hung  exactly 
like  its  picture  on  food  magazine,  over  the 
source  of  a  mountain  river. 

"As  I  took  my  first  bite  of  mousse  de 
legumes  avec  coulis  poivre  doux  rouge,  I 
closed  my  eyes  briefly  to  see  another  golden 
autumn  day  in  France  and  my  first  trip  to 
Europe.  That  time  five  of  us  rode  bicycles  on 
an  overnight  tour  of  chateaux—  Blois,  Chever- 


ny  and  Chambord.  Paniers,  stuffed  with  a 
few  clothes,  fresh  fruit  and  ripe  sandwiches 
jambon,  thumped  against  the  frames.  In  a 
small  dappled  clearing  we  broke  into  the 
sandwiches  and  a  noontime  conversation.  A 
passing  car  honked,  and  we  returned  the 
salute  with  a  wave.  Annoyed  by  the 
intrusion,  we  had  not  fully  learned  that 
politesse,  not  confrontation,  was  the 
intent.  France  and  its  people  had  many  other 
such  lessons.  Each  of  the  five  trips  since 
that  first  experience  brings  me  back  to  a  new 
way,  and  yet  a  very  old  way  of  how  France 
was  for  more  than  a  year  in  a  different  world." 
She  ends  by  hoping  to  hear  "from  other 
participants  of  that  magical  bicycle  ride." 

PHYLLIS        JANE        WINSTON 

(Wellesley),  an  attorney  in  Baltimore,  MD, 
remembers  the  "lectures  at  Sciences  Po; 
discussing  Vietnam  in  cafes  on  the  rue 
Saint-Guillaume;  Mont-Saint-Michel;  the 
interesting  students  in  our  group;  Gineral  de 
Gaulle  on  the  tele;  travelling  to  Rome, 
Morocco,  Greece;  walks  by  the  Seine;  the 
bookstores  on  the  Boulevard  St.  Michel; 
Mme  Hache  and  Regine;  the  lunches  at 
student  restaurants."  She  notes  that  she  is 
going  to  Paris  for  two  weeks  at  the  end  of 
September  or  early  October. 


The    1965-66    group    on    the    Queen 
Elizabeth  [September    8,     1965] 


1966-1967 

H.    PENNINGTON    WHITESIDE,   Jr.  [U. 

South]  is  Assistant  Director  of  the  John  J. 
Sparkman  Center  for  International  Public 
Health  Education  at  the  University  of  Alabama 
at  Birmingham.  A  picture  in  the  S.C.I.P.H.E. 
Newsletter  shows  him  in  Chiang  Mai, 
Thailand,  involved  with  a  program  in  dental 
public  health. 


1979-1980 

ANNE  GROSVENOR  EVRARD  [Sweet 
Briar]  has  moved  to  a  house  outside  Paris 
near  the  Foret  de  Rambouillet.  Her  5th  baby 
arrived  in  June  -  that  makes  4  girls  and  1 
boy:  Anne-Marie  [8-1/2],  H61ene  [7], 
Constance  [3],  Louis-Fran9ois  [1-1/2]  and 
Clotilde. 


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TEN  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1980-1981 

A  message  from  Professor  CHARLES 
G.  WHITING,  Resident  Director  of  the 
1980-81  group: 

"Ten  years!  I  still  hear  from  the  group, 
although  no  longer  in  the  form  of  requests 
for  letters  of  recommendation,  and  the 
F.B.I,  no  longer  knocks  on  my  door  to  find 
out  if  you  are  trustworthy  citizens. 
(Presumably  you  have  all  become 
trustworthy.)  I  also  still  have  great 
memories  of  our  stay  in  Tours  and  our  year 
in  Paris.  Things  have  changed  for  the 
program  since  1980.  M.  Doubinsky  has 
replaced  M.  Bordeaux  at  Tours;  the  Tours 
episode  is  now  a  week  shorter;  in  Paris  there 
are  practically  no  more  pensions  de  famille 
or  residences.  Still,  some  things  never 
change.  Alfred  Simon  is  still  aroimd,  and  so 
is  Lucieime,  and  many  of  your  experiences 
are  still  so  useful  for  me  when  I  give  advice 
every  year  to  the  many  Northwestern 
students  who  choose  the  Sweet  Briar 
program,  for  instance,  'do  not  ride  on  the 
bus  or  metro  with  your  wallet  sticking  out 
of  your  backpack'  (Hello,  NANCE  BARR!). 
As  for  me,  I'm  still  giving  courses  at 
Northwestern  and  am  writing  a  book  on  the 
transforming  influence  the  great  figures  of 
mid-century  French  theater  had  on  avant- 
garde  American  theater  in  New  York  in  the 
sixties  and  seventies.  Let  me  hear  from  you 
sometime;  it's  always  a  pleasure." 

Many  thanks  to  VALERIE    MORROW 

KLING  (Duke)  who  volunteered  to  edit  the 
class  news:  "For  so  many  of  us,  our  year  in 
Paris  was  a  watershed:  from  there  we  took 
new  directions,  gained  broader  perspectives, 
returned  as  different  fieople.  A  year  of  art, 
travel,  music,  history,  new  peers,  and 
French  dreams  has  its  influence.  Your 
letters  witnessed  to  this. 

"Some  of  my  fondest  memories  many  of 
you  probably  share.  Snapshots  include  the 
Saturday  street  market  in  Tours,  the  bike 
trips  to  the  chateaux,  lounging  in  cafis, 
thunderous  evening  concerts  in  Notre  Dame, 
avant-garde  theater  near  the  Bd.  St.  Michel, 
and  all  the  trips  out  of  Paris  (see  Let's  Go 
Europel)  Another  favorite  memory  is  of 
reading  and  discussing  a  250-page  journal, 
written  by  my  hostess  and  telling  of  life  in 
Paris  during  World  War  11. 


"Actor-tumed-President  Ronald  Reagan  was 
perhaps  more  interesting  on  French  TV  that 
year  than  he  would  have  been  back  home;  the 
victory  celebrations  for  Mitterrand  were 
certainly  more  interesting  amid  the  song  and 
dance  of  French  socialists  than  they  would  have 
been  otherwise.  In  so  many  ways,  it  was  great 
to  be  an  American  in  Paris,  then. 

"Slightly  less  glamorous,  I  am  now  a  wife 
and  mother  in  Richmond,  Virginia.  (I  love  it, 
though!)  After  completing  B.A.s  in  French  and 
English,  I  received  a  Master's  in  English 
Literature  and  then  taught  for  three  years  before 
having  our  son,  Stefan.  Now,  I  stay  at  home 
with  him  and  our  daughter,  Rachel,  and  tutor 
some  in  the  evenings.  I've  been  back  to  Paris 
twice  and,  next  chance  I  get,  I'll  be  there 
again." 

DINA  AMIN  (Wellesley)  is  Editorial  Co- 
ordinator of  Encyclopaedia  Iranica  in  New 
York  City  [not  Iran!].  The  family  she  stayed 
with  in  Paris  turned  out  to  be  a  "second  family" 
for  her:  "I'm  still  in  close  touch  with  them  (I 
just  recently  got  a  litde  niece\)  and  this  sort  of 
perpetuates  my  junior  year  for  me! 

"Do  the  students  still  have  to  climb  the  8 
floors  to  get  to  the  Sweet  Briar  offices?!" 

MELISANDE  [MEI]  STONE  CLOS- 
VERSAILLES  (Northwestern)  married  a 
Frenchman  whom  she  met  in  the  U.S.,  in  April 
1983.  She  and  Maurice  all  but  live  in  France: 
they  own  a  French  patisserie/ restaurant  called 
Versailles  and  speak  only  French. ..all  in 
Greenwich,  Cl!  In  7  years,  they  have  visited 
Europe  4  times;  most  recently  to  introduce  their 
first  child  to  his  extended  family  in  France. 
Their  second  child  is  due  in  February,  1991. 

From  October  1983  to  February  1987,  Mei 
managed  Aim  Taylor  stores  in  2  locations  in 
Ct.  During  the  following  year,  she  managed  an 
architectural  firm  in  Greenwich,  and  since  then 
she  has  devoted  her  time  to  her  son,  JuUen. 

ANNA  BETHUNE  COLLINS  (Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's  )  a  high  school  teacher,  has 
married  and  had  two  children.  Last  year  she  led 
a  group  of  students  on  a  10-day  tour  of  France 
(Paris/Tours/Nice).  She  had  such  fim  that  she 
plans  to  do  it  again  this  year. 

Anna  "wouldn't  take  anything"  for  her  year  in 
France.  Here  are  a  few  of  her  most  outstanding 
memories:  "A  few  days  after  our  arrival  in 
Paris,  Eric  (our  French  Ijrother')  took  me  on  a 
whirlwind  tour  of  Paris  by  motorcycle.  It  was  a 
beautiful  October  day  and  we  sped  from  Mont- 


^i. 


Carolyn  Sparks  and  Anna  Betbune 
in    Heidelberg   for   Fasching 

pamasse  to  St.  Michel  to  Montmartre.  It  was 
a  fantastic  introduction  to  the  city  and  to 
motorcycle  riding..."  Besides  a  lot  of 
parties,  Anna  remembers  getting  an  inside 
tip  on  a  broken  phone:  "For  a  couple  of 
francs  I  reached  out  and  touched  everyone  I 
knew  back  home,"  she  says. 

Anna  also  writes  of  sharing  a  train  car 
with  Jean-Luc,  Yves,  and  Didier.  CAROLYN 
SPARKS  played  Carole  King  tunes,  and  then 
the  French  guys  introduced  them  to  Maxime 
Le  Forestier  on  the  guitar.  From  Heidelberg 
to  Paris,  they  all  sang  and  listened  and 
talked.  Anna  remembers  times  when  she  was 
not  so  eager  to  show  off  her  French- 
speaking  prowess.  Caught  riding  a  bus  with- 
out a  ticket,  Anna  played  the  dumb  American 
tourist  --  with  a  straight  face,  no  less,  while  a 
couple  kindly  translated  the  officer's  words 
into  German  for  her  "German"  friend. 

In  her  letter,  Anna  mentions  having  a 
reunion.    Anyone  interested? 

CAROLYN        SPARKS        COOK 

(Randolph-Macon  Woman's)  now  an  actress 
in  Atlanta  at  the  Alliance  Theatre,  shares 
fond  memories  with  many  of  us  of  seeing 
plays  with  M.  Simon's  theatre  class.  One  of 
the  best  productions  she  has  ever  seen,  she 
claims,  was  that  of  La  Cerisaie  by  Peter 
Brook's  company  that  year.  Carolyn  and  her 
husband  have  returned  to  Paris  once  and  hop>e 
to  visit  again  soon.  Carolyn  also  informs 
us  that  MARIAN  HELMS  was  studying 
business  at  U  of  Virginia  several  years  ago. 


16 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


YVONNE     C.     ELLIS-ROUSSEAU 

(Assumption),  on  leave-of-absence  from 
American  Airlines,  is  married  and  has  one 
son.  She  remembers  "losing  [her]  purse  on 
the  metro  —  and  getting  it  back  about  4 
weeks  later  with  not  so  much  as  a  centime 
missing!  --  vowing  never  to  eat  in 
McDonald's  or  speak  in  English  for  the 
whole  year  —  and  only  keeping  the  first 
vow."  Other  memories  include  being 
mistaken  for  une  vraie  frangaise  by 
American  tourists,  the  creperies  in  the 
Latin  Quarter  and  Lenotre  bakery  in  the 
16th,  the  men  in  blue  coats  who  worked  at 
the  Library  at  I'lnstitut  de  Sciences 
Politiques",  and  her  work  in  a  French  high 
school. 

SHARON  FINGOLD  (Mount  Holyoke) 
is  working  as  a  technical  writer  and  project 
lead  at  Tandem  Computers.  Last  May,  as  a 
Tandem  Outstanding  Performer,  she  was  sent 
to  Naples,  Florida  for  5  days  of  fun.  Her 
husband,  Antonio  Martinez,  accompanied 
her.  Then  on  July  8  she  had  a  baby  girl, 
Elena  Rose.  She  has  returned  to  France 
twice  and  hopes  to  return  again  soon. 

LISA  FLOCH  (U.  Wisconsin)  invites 
any  JYF  people  living  in  the  San  Francisco 
Bay  area  to  contact  her.  She  moved  to 
Berkeley  from  Milwaukee  in  1989  to  study 
at  the  Graduate  Theological  Union.  For  2 
more  years,  she  will  be  studying,  hiking, 
and  enjoying  the  coastlines  in  Northern 
California.  Prior  to  this  recent  move,  Lisa 
was  reporting  for  a  daily  paper  in  Wausau, 
Wisconsin  and  for  a  weekly  Catholic 
newspaper  in  Milwaukee.  Much  of  her 
reporting  centered  on  Latin  American 
issues,  for  which  she  has  had  a  passion  ever 
since  she  learned  Spanish  (upon  her  return 
from  France).  When  she  completes  this 
Master's  program,  Lisa  hopes  to  continue 
writing,  as  well  as  enter  a  parish  ministry. 
Lisa  also  sends  a  word  about  KAREN  OWEN, 
her  roommate  in  Paris.  Karen  moved  to 
Lisa's  hometown  of  Racine,  Wisconsin  in 
1983,  to  take  a  teaching  job.  Since  then, 
she  has  married  and  has  had  2  little  girls. 

KAREN     SHILDNECK     HAIGLER 

(Mount  Holyoke),  while  her  2  young 
daughters  nap,  is  busy  working  on  her 
thesis  for  a  Master's  degree  in  Art  History 
from  Rice  University.  She  and  her  husband. 
Cliff,  love  the  Texas  hill  country  and  San 
Antonio,  where  they  live  now. 

BRUCE  LOCKHART  (Cornell)  just 
completed  his  Ph.D.  in  Southeast  Asian 
history.  Congratulations,  Bruce!  His 
scattered    recollections     include    his     "host 


couple  fighting  like  cats  and  dogs,  JIM 
MAGRUDER  and  [him]  retreating  to  [their] 
rooms;  pink  cotelettes  de  mouton;  3-hour 
Chinese  classes  at  Jussieu;  crepe  stands  on  the 
Boulevard  St.  Michel;  Des  Chiffres  et  des 
Lettres  every  night  on  TV;  hanging  out  at  the 
SBJYF  office  after  climbing  7  flights  of  stairs; 
the  Bastille  on  the  night  Mitterrand  was 
elected;  and  smothering  in  the  metro  during 
R.A.T.P.  slowdowns." 

JAMES  MAGRUDER  (Cornell),  both  a 
playwright  and  the  literary  manager  of  the  La 
Jolla  Playhouse  in  San  Diego,  remembers 
"trying  to  meet  real,  live  French  people  in 
hopes  of  forcing  them  to  be  your  friends." 
Friends  he  recalls  are  NED  MATTIMOE  with  his 
wit  and  wisdom,  PAULETTE  FLAHAVIN  at  her 
unforgettable  birthday  party  in  the  Marais, 
JULIA  REIDHEAD  in  her  "Kiss  Me,  Kate"  shirt 
at  the  Mus6e  Camavalet,  CAROLYN  SPARKS 
playing  "This  Land  is  Your  Land"  on  the  guitar, 
and  the  sympathetic  glances  SHERI  MARSHAK 
exchanged  with  him  across  the  aisle  of  the 
plane  en  route  to  France  "that  terrifying  first 
day."  Jim's  first  and  foremost  memory  listed 
was  of  doing  the  twist  with  his  ample  hostess 
on  the  occasion  of  her  niece  fiancailles.  This 
kind  woman  later  hinted  to  Jim  that  his 
disposition  would  improve  if  he  'just  got  laid.' 
Some  hostess!! 

As  do  we  all,  Jim  remembers  "lots  of  reading. 
All  that  art.   Youth!" 

JANE       SCIPIONE       O'LOUGHLIN 

(Denison)  is  now  a  research  scientist  and  is 
living  with  her  husband,  Mark,  in  Ohio. 
Touched  with  humor  throughout,  Jane's  story  of 
first  alighting  in  Paris  included  finding  a  bidet 
in  the  room  of  her  Paris  pension:  "If  they 
think  I'm  going  to  use  a  toilet  in  my  own 
room!...  I  was  appalled.  I  was  a  mess.  I 
remember  wondering  if  my  Tours  family  would 
take  me  back.    First  impressions." 

She  continues:  "Although  physically  I  have 
not  returned  to  France,  my  mind  has  taken 
many  'fleeting  moment'  journeys  back  to  a 
certain  time  or  place.  Of  all  the  sensory 
perceptions,  smell  will  take  me  back  long 
before  my  eyes  have  finished  blinking.  Diesel 
fuel,  I'm  back  in  Tours  traffic  on  my  rented  bike 
or  I'm  just  walking  down  a  travelled  street. 
Ripe  cheese  and  fruit  at  room  temperature,  I'm 
in  the  Spicerie  across  the  street  from  the 
pension.  A  whiff  of  some  commercial  fabric 
softeners,  I've  got  my  handwashing  soaking  in 
the  bidet.  The  smell  of  a  subway  train,  the 
blue  smoke  of  a  Gauloise  cigarette,  the  hot 
delicious  smell  of  expresso...  me  voila\" 

JULIA  REIDHEAD  (Yale)  writes,  "My 
best  memories  of  Paris  are  fixed  in  my  mind  as 
pictures  set  in  scenic  spots:  a  suimy  bench  in 
the  courtyard  of  the  Mus^e  Marmottan;   a  boat 


on  the  Seine  the  night  Mitterrand  was 
elected;  the  Louvre  gallery  where  Delacroix's 
'Death  of  Sardanapalus'  hangs." 

She  continues,  "Without  a  doubt,  the 
friends  I  met  are  what  I  value  most  from  Paris 
'80-81.  Also  cherished,  I  should  add,  are  the 
ringing  words  of  Jean  Borie  on  the  death  of 
Zola:  'La  cheminee  etait  bloquee  d' une 
maniere  tres  suspecteV  as  well  as  my  mental 
diagrams  of  ways  to  drape  and  tie  a  silk  scarf. 
These  things  have  made  my  life  richer  by 
far."  Julia  now  works  as  an  editor  for  W.W. 
Norton  &  Company,  Publishers  in  New  York 
City. 

VALERIE  JEAN  PIMENTA  (Brown) 
often  thinks  back  to  her  year  in  Paris  and  all 
that  it  meant  to  her.  Assistant  comptroller  at 
the  New  Bedford  Institution  for  Savings, 
Valerie  was  planning  her  first  trip  back  to 
France  since  1981.   She  can  hardly  wait. 

JUSTIN  SKALA  (Northwestern),  cur- 
rently residing  in  Bangkok,  Thailand,  works 
as  a  Marketing  Manager  for  Colgate- 
Palmolive.  He  has  lived  in  Bangkok  for  2 
years  and  would  enjoy  hearing  from  anyone 
else  who  makes  it  out  to  that  part  of  the 
world. 

MASON  E.  SNYDER  (Vassar),  a  man- 
agement consultant  in  the  banking  industry, 
returned  the  favor  of  living  with  a  foreign 
family  to  one  of  his  "French  brothers"  last 
year.  The  young  man  from  Tours  travelled 
with  Mason's  family  for  the  month  of 
August,  as  they  went  from  New  York  City  to 
the  Finger  Lakes  to  the  Adirondacks. 


Lorie  Teeter  eating  chocolate  chip 
cookie  [tlie  whole  pan  of  cookies 
melted    into    one!] 


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Sheri  Marshak,  M.  Borie,  Lisa 
Floch,  Julia  Reidliead,  Irene 
Waiiaert  and  Bruce  Locldiart  on  tiie 
Sweet   Briar   terrace 

JAY  GORDON  VOGEL  [Georgetown] 
took  his  first  trip  back  to  France  last  year 
with  Ama,  the  woman  who  is  now  his  wife. 
"When  we  were  in  Tours,  I  never  thought  of 
Caf6  de  rUnivers  and  bicycle  trips  to  the 
chateaux  as  being  romantic.  Obviously 
Ama  did. 

"After  being  grounded  as  a  real  estate 
developer  my  first  few  years  out  of  college,  I 
have  been  traveling  extensively,  first  as  a 
travel  writer,  and  now  as  a  television 
producer.  My  second  book  :  Hot  Spots: 
All-inclusive  Vacations  was  published  last 
fall,  and  I  am  now  working  on  the  second 
edition. 

"All  those  wasted  hours  in  front  of  the 
tube  are  now  paying  off  in  my  career  as  a 
television  producer.  My  wife  and  I  have  a 
company  which  specializes  in  medical, 
documentary,  and  industrial  productions. 
This  fall  we  are  doing  shoots  in 
Czechoslovakia,  Russia,  and  most 
excitingly,  Dallas.  We  are  also  doing  a 
regular  series  for  the  Discovery  Channel 
called  the  Low  Cholesterol  Gourmet. 
Unfortunately,  we  won't  be  able  to  work  in 
recipjes  for  eclairs   and  mille-feuilles. 

"I  stUl  keep  in  touch  with  my  Jimior  Year 
pals,  both  the  Amerloques  and  the 
Grenouilles.  I'd  love  to  hear  from  any 
sojourners  who  pass  through  D.C." 


IRENE  WALLAERT  (Northwestern) 
returned  to  Paris  in  1983  to  work  as  an  au  pair 
for  6  months  in  the  St.  Germain  des  Pres 
neighborhood.  While  there,  Irene  agreed  to 
marry  Charles  McCreary  (SBJYF  79),  with 
whom  she  now  lives  in  Indiana  (near 
Pittsburgh).  Irene  and  Charles  would  love  to 
hear  from  anyone  passing  through  Pittsburgh. 

Both  Irene  and  Charles 

teach    French    at    Indiana  _ 

University  of  Peimsylva- 
nia  (Irene  received  her 
M.A.  in  French  at  N.U.) 
They  were  thrilled  to  return 
to  France  to  witness  the  bi- 
centermial  parade  on  the 
Champs  Elysees  last  year; 
and  they  tried  to  visit  Mme 
Denis  and  Mile  Derozieres, 
but  it  was  August.  Irene 
and  Charles  plan  to  go 
back  again  next  year. 

The  memories  Irene 
shares  are  of  the  shaky 
apartment  building  (next  to 
Gare  St.  Lazare),  where  she 
lived  with  PAULETTE 
FLAHAVIN;  the  old  JYF 
headquarters  on  rue  de 
Fleurus  and  the  elevator 
guard  who  refused  to  give 
rides;  the  Horizon  Cafe  on 
rue  de  Reimes  for  un  sand- 
wich et  un  demi;  and,  of 
course,  all  the  hoopla  when 
Mitterrand  won  —  the  first 
time! 

Irene  wonders  about 
FRANNIE         WILLIAMS, 


ANNE  DITTO,  and  USA  FLOCH.  She  reports 
that  PAULETTE  FLAHAVIN  is  living  with 
her  husband  in  Hong  Kong  and  is  expecting  a 
baby.  Also,  she  says,  ANNETTE  GRUEL 
HAGEMANN  lives  in  Denmark  with  her 
husband,  Erik. 

SUZANNE    ZAVATTARO    WARNER 

(Mount  Holyoke)  returned  to  Paris  three 
years  ago  on  business  as  a  reinsurance  broker 
and  shared  diimer  with  her  "family"  one 
night.  Her  rusty  French  did  not  take  long  to 
come  back,  she  says,  which  is  an 
encouragement  to  some  of  us! 

Of  1980-81,  Suzanne  remembers  walks 
along  the  Seine  with  SUSAN  BARNETT 
during  the  first  weeks  in  Paris; 
Thanksgiving  dinner  with  RUTH,  JOEL,  and 
ANNE;  oral  exams;  and  the  Northwestern 
contingent:  JEFF,  JUSTIN,  SUE,  and  MEL 
As  a  member  of  the  Sorboime's  choral  group, 
she  vividly  recalls  giving  a  concert  in  the 
Madeleine  in  honor  of  Helmut!  Schmidt. 

SUE  ZUCKERT  (Northwestern)  has  just 
moved  to  Michigan  from  Chicago  to  work  as 
a  Regional  Marketing  Manager  for  the 
Taubman  Company.  She  recently  had  diimer 
with  JEFF  SCHAIDER  and  JUSTIN  SKALA. 
Jeff  is  now  a  doctor  in  emergency  medicine  at 
Cook  County  Hospital.  Sue  also  reports  that 
JOHN  CUMMINS  is  in  Ohio,  practicing  law. 


Christmas  Party  chez  Mme  d'Attris: 
Craig  Middlebrook,  Anne  Ditto, 
Irene  Waiiaert,  Paulette  Flahavin, 
Cathy  Ridenour,  Frannie  Williams, 
Lynn   Wiskind   and   Annette   Gruel 


18 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1981-1982 

Last   January    CHUCK       HUNTER 

(Lawrence)  was  awaiting  an  assignment 
with  the  U.S.  Information  Agency.  He  had 
completed  his  Ph.D.  in  French  and 
Humanities  at  Stanford.  His  dissertation 
was  on  Alain-Foumier's  Miracles.  He 
visited  MICHAEL  REISER  (Northwestern) 
in  Bloomington,  MN  in  September  1989. 


1982-1983 

News  from  the  class  of  '83  thanks  to  KEN 
BRADT: 

HOWARD  "the  snake"  HUNTER 
SMITH  (Washington  and  Lee)  had  been 
working  in  London  as  director  of  marketing 
for  MTV  Europe  until  this  year.  While  he 
loved  the  travel,  the  wine  and  in  general  the 
European  life  style,  he,  his  wife  Lisa,  and 
their  dog  (the  all-American  family)  sorely 
missed  the  comforts  and  charm  of  the 
South.  They  have  thus  recently  returned  to 
the  States  —  where  he  is  rumored  to  be 
working  in  Orlando,  Florida  —  ,  and  all  of 
his  European  friends  will  miss  those 
wonderful  evenings  of  debauchery  for  which 
is  is  known.  If  anyone  wants  to  replace 
him  in  his  Eiwopean  vie  de  luxe,  they  will 
have  to  call  Orlando  directory  assistance. 

EDWARD  STONE  (Clark)  and  his  wife, 
Lisa,  live  in  style  in  lovely  Brooklyn. 
Eddie  and  Lisa  are  both  lawyers,  and  Eddie 
has  worked  for  the  last  four  years  for  a 
boutique  firm  which  specializes  in  Frog 
implantation  in  the  States.  His  clientele 
includes  some  of  the  largest  Frog  multi- 
nationals which  do  business  in  America,  as 
well  as  many  start-ups  which  would  like  to. 
He  completed  his  first  acquisition  for  a 
client  in  '89  and  caught  the  Wall  Street/ 
international  fever.  Eddie  was  recently  seen 
North  of  New  York  at  ALAN  RUBENSTEIN's 
engagement  party.  Despite  the  fame  and 
fortune,  it  is  nmiored  that  a  move  back  to 
France  may  be  in  the  cards.  Eddie  can  be 
reached  at  work:  212  752-6700  or  at  home: 
212  504  6270. 


Last    year.    WINIFRED        WILSON 

(U/Texas)  was  seen  with  the  likes  of  the 
Stone/Bradt/Dumont  Arrondissement  crew  in 
NY.  She  had  tired  of  riding  the  range  and  had 
moved  to  New  York  to  enjoy  the  fast  life,  and 
was  attracted  by  Sotheby's  year-long  training 
program  through  which  she  had  aspired  to 
become  a  contemporary  international  art 
maven.  While  terribly  in  love  with  a  cowboy, 
she  seemed  to  enjoy  the  visual  pleasures  of  the 
big  apple.  More  currently,  it  seems  metal 
horses  and  crack  addicts  diminished  the  fervor, 
and  Winifred  has  moved  back  to  Dallas  to  begin 
her  new  career.  A  march  down  the  aisle  has 
apparently  not  yet  been  programmed,  so 
potential  suitors  can  address  themselves  over 
the  phone  at  her  residence  la-bas. 

CHRISTOPHER  DUMONT  (Vassar)  and 
his  wife,  Omna,  live  in  Beverly  Hills.  Chris, 
appointed  three  years  ago  as  the  yoimgest  ever 
"agent  to  the  stars"  for  the  renowned 
partnership  William  Morris,  grew  fatigued  of 
the  spotlights  and  glamour  last  year,  and  opted 
to  join  the  likes  of  Alan  Rubenstein  in  the 
commercial  real  estate  industry.  Chris  is  now 
Coldwell  Banker's  youngest  and,  of  course, 
most  brilliant  Beverly  Hills  star,  and  is  taking 
advantage  of  his  new  freedom  to  plot  advanced 
leveraged-lease  strategies  over  bottles  of 
Chateau  Margaux.  Heck,  if  you  can't  live  in 
France,  you  can  sure  pretend  that  you  are  there. 
It  must  be  heartwarming  to  Mme  Denis  and 
Emile  Langlois  that  Chris  is  using  to  his  fullest 
advantage  the  knowledge  of  wine  that  he 
acquired  while  in  France.  Chris  and  Omna  can 
be  reached  at  home  in  LA:  213  273  1330. 

ALAN  RUBENSTEIN  (Wesleyan)  is 
rumored  to  be  madly  in  love  with  a  tall  bnmette 
of  questionable  origin,  named  Martha.  It  seems 
that  the  only  individual  who  knows  the  exact 
background  of  Martha  is  JULIET  SETTLEMIER. 
He  was  visited  at  his  October  engagement  party 
in  yuppie  Connecticut  by  EDDIE  STONE,  JOSH 
HELTZER  and  KEN  BRADT.  For  the  last  four 
years,  Alan  has  been  working  for  a  commercial 
real  estate  development  company  in  both  New 
York  and  Poughkeepsie  (talk  about  inter- 
national), and  is  now  bringing  projects 
together  from  start  to  finish.  Last  year,  Alan 
and  company  were  also  seen  in  a  variety  of 
sordid  enviromnents  when  they  visited  Ken 
Bradt  in  Paris  and  the  Snake  in  London.  His 
greatest  regret  is  that,  due  to  all  the  travel  and 
business,  his  tennis  game  has  fallen  off  a  bit. 
What  a  tough  life.  Alan  can  be  reached  at  work: 
914  454  1444  and  at  home:    914  473  0496. 


KEN  "in  the  tracks"  BRADT  (U.  North 
Carolina)  graduated  from  the  Lauder  Institute 
of  International  Management  at  Wharton  in 
'88  where  he  received  an  M.B.A.  in  finance 
and  an  M.A.  in  International  Relations 
(wines,  cheeses,  ...)  After  a  year  in  New 
York  as  a  structured  finance  securities  trader 
with  Bear  Steams,  he  missed  the  good  life  in 
Europe  and  decided  to  throw  it  all  to  the  wind. 
He  moved  to  Paris  in  June  of  '89  and  is  now 
an  indep)endent  consultant  to  an  American 
bank  where  he  was  recently  named  director 
and  coordinator  of  all  the  bank's 
securitization  activities  in  Europe.  Rumor 
has  it  that  he  has  gone  froggy  and  can  be 
seen  in  his  bagnole  driving  to  and  fro  three 
hour  lunches  wearing  various  shades  of  green 
costimies.  Business  seems  to  exact  a  heavy 
toll  from  its  participants.  Tracks  invites 
wayward  travelers  to  stop  by  any  time  for  a 
glass  of  wine,  and  can  be  reached  at  work: 
49  06  36  00,  or  at  home:   42  33  81  07. 

JOSH  HELTZER  (Washington  and  Ue) 
renounced  his  activities  in  the  world  of  high 
fashion  two  years  ago  to  enter  into  one  of 
the  U.S.'s  hottest  growth  areas:  nuclear  and 
biological  waste  management.  Feeling 
green  yet  capitalist.  Josh  realized  that  the 
future  lies  in  waste  dis{X)sal,  and  envious  of 
the  Mafia's  monopwly  in  the  greater  NY  area. 
Josh  set  out  to  conquer  the  world  of  disabled 
protons  which  have  long  half-lives.  So  far, 
the  greatest  residual  advantage  to  his  friends 
is  that  they  no  longer  lose  him  in  bars 
because  he  has  a  certain  aura  that  some  might 
call  a  yellowish/green  glow. 

Thanks,  Ken. 


1983-1984 

WILLIAM  LAWRENCE,  III  (Duke) 
stopped  by  at  the  Paris  office  on  his  way  to 
Mauritania  where  he  was  going  to  work  as  an 
intern  at  the  U.S.  Embassy  for  the  summer. 


1984-85 

DONNA  PROMMAS  (Sweet  Briar) 
received  a  Fulbright  Teaching  Assistantship 
and  should  be  somewhere  in  France,  teaching 
English  in  a  lyc^e.  She  was  a  graduate 
teaching  assistant  at  San  Diego  State 
University. 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


19 


FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1985-1986 


D'abord  un  message  de  Mme  DENIS: 

"As  I  look  over  the  names  on  the  1985-86 
list,  all  kinds  of  images  flash  through  my 
head  -  many  of  which  I  imfortunately  can't 
write  about.  If  you  have  kept  in  touch  with 
your  Paris  families,  you  probably  know  that 
many  are  no  longer  with  us.  Some  families 
have  stopped  because  of  family  obligations, 
others  have  moved  and  I  have  had  to  drop 
certain  ones.  The  names  in  the  latter 
category  wouldn't  surprise  you. 

"Madame  Morin-Lormand  passed  on  and 
the  du  Chaffaut  family  is,  temporarily  at 
least,  housing  their  daughter,  Catherine,  and 
her  children.  Madame  Basset  moved  to  the 
country,  and  Madame  Depierre's  mother-in- 
law  sold  the  litde  apartment,  so  no  more  of 
our  girls  are  there.  Les  Marronniers  and 
Marie-Odile  are  still  going  strong,  but 
Madame  Poirier  is  being  forced  to  give  up 
her  Pension  because  the  owner  is  selling 
the  building.  The  Pension  Pedron  was 
demolished  a  couple  of  years  ago.  Les 
bonnes  saeurs  are  no  longer  in  charge  of  La 
Maison  Jeanne  d'Arc.  I  thought  this  was  a 
sad  change  but  the  new  directrice  is  so 
wonderful  that  the  ambiance  there  is  ten 
times  better  than  before.  Tant  mieux!.  The 
"regulars"  still  with  us  are  Mesdames 
Geneve,  Mikol,  Michel,  Labatard,  des  Sars, 
Levesque,  d'Assigny,  Lepoutre  and  a  few 
others. 

"The  offices  were  painted  a  year  ago  and  I 
have  finally  hung  all  the  group  pictures 
where  I  can  see  them  on  the  wall  opposite 
my  desk.  I  have  yours  before  me  at  the 
moment  and  Nicolas  (now  almost  11),  who 
has  no  school  today  just  asked  me  why  I  was 
smiling.  I  wasn't  even  conscious  of  doing 
so  but  I  imagine  that  it  is  the  pleasure  of 
seeing  familiar  faces  if  only  in  the  picture. 
Since  your  departure,  we  have  been  fortunate 
to  see  some  of  you  in  the  flesh:  Peter 
Goggin,  Jeannie  Nelson,  Jon  Beard,  Laura 
Brumage,  Monica  Grossman,  Kathy 
Mortell,  Suzanne  Eichner,  Josh  Segal,  Kara 
Nielsen,  David  Koistinen,  Carolyn  Hall  and 
Susan  Edwards  who  is  here  in  Paris  at  the 
moment.  I  imagine  others  have  been  here 
and  haven't  had  the  time  to  pass  or  have 
made  the  mistake  of  thinking  we  wouldn't 
remember  them. 


1985  Sweet  Briar  Thanksgiving 
dinner:  Mike  Kainz,  Eun  Joo  Yang, 
Kristen  Miller,  Heidi  Kasevich,  Don 
Cooke,  Jenny  Friedman  and  John 
Bagan 

"I  look  forward  to  finding  out  about  all  of 
your  peregrinations  in  the  alumni  bulletin.  Is 
Anita  still  singing?  Is  Roderigo  in  the  film 
world?  And  what  has  become  of  Libby? 
Kendall?  Lisa?  and  all  the  rest.  One  last  word 
of  apology:  I  am  very,  very  late  in  answering 
letters,  but  I  WILL  ANSWER  during  Christmas 
vacation,  if  not  before.  I  wish  all  of  you  a  good 
year  and  would  love  to  see  you  or  hear  from  you 

again." 

****** 

TRUDY  WILLIAMS  volunteered  to  act  as 
editor  and  commented:  "I  must  say  that 
ignorance  is  truly  bUss...  I  had  no  idea  it  would 
be  as  time  consuming.  [Good  thing  I  am  not  a 
perfectionist!]  I  truly  enjoyed  this  sneak 
preview."  Thanks  to  Trudy  for  all  her  hard 
work. 


ANASTACIA  ALFONSO  (U.  Southern 
California)  Tasha  is  living  in  Los  Angeles 
and  working  as  a  Computer  Programmer/ 
Consultant.  "I  am  returning  to  Paris  this  fall 
for  graduate  studies  in  Computer  Science  at 
University  of  Paris  VI.  I  am  most  interested 
in  international  computer  networks,  so  I 
guess  my  year  in  Paris  had  some  influence  on 
me  after  all.  I  am  engaged  to  be  married 
October  '91  to  Michael  Jackson  (honest!)" 

Tasha  remembers  "lazing  in  a  cafe 
drinking  one  cup  of  expresso  and  smoking  a 
whole  pack  of  cigarettes  with  ROSAMUND 
BRAUNROT."  She  wrote  that  "heaven"  was 
the  "time  spent  eating  a  Coupe  Melba  ice 
cream  with  VIKA  FELDMAN."  Tasha  gives 
much  thanks  to  Chantal  for  her  help  with  an 
essay  on  Renoir  for  an  Art  History  class  at  La 
Sorbonne. 

She  added:  "JOSIE  KELLER  and  I  had  a 
blast  that  started  with  the  overnight  train 
boimd  for  Amsterdam.  And  who  could  forget 
visiting  Rosamund's  granny  in  England?" 


20 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


JOHN  L.  BAGAN  (Northwestern)  is  a 
Senior  Analyst  at  The  First  National  Bank 
of  Chicago.  He  had  been  accepted  to  pursue 
an  M.B.A.  at  the  Kellogg  Graduate  School 
of  Management  and  at  I.N.S.E.A.D.  in 
Fontainebleau.  John  admits  that  "of  course, 
had  it  not  been  for  Junior  Year  in  France,  I 
would  never  have  applied  to  I.N.S.E.A.D. 
(and  may  not  have  been  accepted,  either)." 
After  graduating  from  Northwestern,  John 
worked  at  Morgan  Stanley  in  New  York  for 
two  years  and  returned  to  Chicago.  In 
between  he  spent  three  weeks  in  France  on  a 
biking  trip.  He  wrote:  "After  watching  the 
incredible  final  stage  of  last  year's  Tour  de 
France  (Vive  Greg  Le  Mond),  we  started  our 
trip  and  biked  from  Strasbourg  through 
Alsace-Lorraine  and  Bourgogne,  finishing 
m  Beaune." 

John  has  maintained  contact  with  his 
host  families,  les  Alm^s  In  Tours  and  Mme 
Vitry  In  Paris,  and  has  visited  them  since 
1986. 

His  fondest  memory  of  France  was  the  trip 
he  and  MIKE  KAINZ  took  during  Christmas 
break.  "On  Christmas  Eve,  we  were  picked 
up  by  Christophe  Bliard  who  took  us  home 
to  his  family.  We  ended  up  spending  four 
days  with  them  and  their  champagne- 
producing  family. 

"Junior  Year  In  France  has  had  a  profoimd 
impact  on  my  life.  It  opened  my 
perspective  and  made  my  interest  in 
international  relations  an  integral  part  of 
my  career  to  this  point  and  an  Important 
consideration  for  my  graduate  studies." 

VIRGINIA  BENNETT  (Wellesley) 
wrote:  "After  I  graduated  from  Wellesley,  I 
travelled  around  the  world  that  summer,  and 
entered  the  M.B.A.  program  at  Cornell 
University  that  fall.  I  completed  my 
M.B.A.  in  May  of  '89  and  came  to  work  as 
an  economic  analyst  for  a  division  of  Ford 
Motor  Company  near  Philadelphia. 

"A  year  later,  I  bought  a  small,  140-year 
old  house,  and  plan  to  stay  for  another  year 
or  so.  But  In  the  meantime,  I've  taken  and 
passed  my  Foreign  Service  written  exam  and 
oral  exams,  so  am  waiting  to  clear  security 
(made  all  the  more  lengthy  a  process 
because  of  Junior  Year  Abroad,  I  might 
add!!) 

"Assirniing  that  all  goes  smoothly,  I  hope 
to  be  a  Foreign  Service  Officer  by  early  '92. 
While  it  is  daunting  at  best  to  consider 
pulling  up  roots  yet  again-selling  a  house, 
pack  up  all  my  worldly  belongings,  leaving 
what  I  do  every  day  quite  comfortably-I 
think  that  JYF  may  have  ruined  me  forever 
for  staying  in  one  location,  doing  more  or 
less  the  same  thing,  for  any  length  of  time. 


"I  was  in  Europe  on  business  recently  and 
found  myself  wanting  to  take  the  time  to 
wander  around,  simply  observing  the 
buildings,  the  landscaping,  the  town  squares.  I 
have  thought  at  times  that  curious  observation 
is  a  quality  that  has  slipped  away  from  me,  as  I 
have  gotten  caught  up  In  daily  Ufe,  in  working 
for  a  large  corporation.  But  in  reflection,  I  feel 
that  what  has  gone  away  is  the  consistent, 
relentless  stimulation  that  I  experienced  in 
Paris;  it  is  an  elusive  thing  to  find  in  the  'real 
world'!" 

Virginia  was  "sad  to  report"  that  her  French 
has  not  had  the  opportunity  to  improve,  but 
she  keeps  abreast  of  international  news  and 
"virtually  nothing  else."  She  added:  "France 
would  be  a  particularly  exciting  place  to  be 
now,  as  the  unified  C.E.E.  becomes  reaUty  and 
the  Communist  Bloc  dissolves.  I  remember 
how  closely  the  French  paid  attention  to  the 
world!" 

PAULA  BIRNBAUM  (Bowdoin)  is  in  her 
second  year  of  the  Ph.D.  pirogram  at  Bryn  Mawr 
College.  "My  research  is  focused  upon  the 
careers  of  several  women  artists  who  worked  in 
Paris  during  the  fin  de  siecle  period.  I  am 
looking  forward  to  spending  another  extended 
annie  a  Paris  once  I  have  passed  all  my 
exams." 

Paula  was  In  Paris  last  summer  for  la  grande 
Bastille  celebration  "which  was  a  blast."  Last 
fall,  she  reunited  with  Sweet  Briar  alums 
BECKY  ARVIDSON,  DOREEN  WEITZ  and 
LAURA  BRUMAGE  at  Becky's  wedding  in 
Hartford.   Felicitations  a  Beckyl 

ANNE  HOST  (U.  of  Virginia)  is  an 
assistant  manager  at  Chlco's  Casual  Cotton 
Clothing  and  living  in  New  Orleans.  She  will 
graduate  from  the  University  of  New  Orleans  in 
December  1990  with  a  B.A.  in  French  and  plans 
to  attend  Loyola  Law  School  in  1991. 

Aime's  year  in  France  was:  "Quite  simply, 
the  best  year  in  my  life  so  far."  She  has 
returned  to  Paris  twice  since  our  Junior  Year  and 
wrote,  "I  have  every  Intention  of  making  this 
trip  a  yearly  ritual."  ^a  c'est  pas  mal  comme 
idiel 

MONICA  GROSSMAN  (Williams)  is  in 
graduate  school  at  the  [Thunderblrd]  American 
Graduate  School  of  International  Management 
in  Arizona.  "I  went  immediately  into 
investment  banking  with  First  Boston  after 
graduation  from  Wilhams.  MAYRA  PENA,  my 
roommate  In  Paris,  lived  two  blocks  away  from 
me  in  Manhattan.  MARGARET  JOHNSON  was 
in  New  York  too  and  we  saw  each  other 
occasionally." 

Monica's  memories  include  "HUGE 
gatherings  at  Le  Refuge  des  Fondues  for  wine  in 
beer  bottles,  climbing  in  tombs  at  Pere 
Lachaise,    and  ski  trips  to  Chamonlx  with  some 


crazy  French  students  (one  of  whom  I'm  still 
friendly  with)."  She  returned  to  Paris  in 
October  1988  and  stayed  with  this  very 
student.  "It  was  wonderful  to  be  back  as  a 
tourist  in  October.  I  only  spoke  French  for 
two  weeks  and  was  pleasantly  surprised  how 
fast  it  comes  back.  It  was  strange  how  the 
memories  of  '85-'86  were  so  vivid  as  I  walked 
along  the  Blvd  Saint-Michel.  I  saw  Mme 
DENTS  who  was  just  as  I  remembered.  She 
looks  great  and,  of  course,  wanted  all  the 
news  I  had  of  our  class. 

"When  I  left  First  Boston  in  the  summer  of 
'89,  I  went  to  Europe  Immediately.  I  can't 
seem  to  satiate  my  desire  for  the  French 
culture.  I  exp)erienced  le  Bicentenaire  which 
was  FABULOUS!  The  French  haven't  lost 
their  talent  for  celebrating." 

Monica  has  kept  in  contact  with  West 
Coast  alums  ANDREA  ROSS,  KIMBERLY 
KING,  SANDY  WEBER,  and  MICHAEL 
STONE.  "California  life  seems  very  suitable 
to  them.  Kim  is  now  in  law  school  in 
Seattle.  I  wUl  be  a  bridesmaid  in  her  wedding 
in  November  1990."  She's  marrying  a  very 
nice  doctor  she  met  at  U.S.C. 

Monica  has  since  added  Italian  and 
Norwegian  ("a  necessity  with  a  Norwegian 
boyfriend!")  to  her  linguistic  repertoire. 
"But  my  true  love  is  still  French.  I  credit  my 
year  in  Paris  with  the  installment  of  an 
insatiable  desire  for  an  international 
existence  and  am  truly  thankful  to  you  all  for 
making  my  experience  so  memorable.  Keep 
in  touch!" 


Kimberly      King      climbing 
tomb   at   Fere   Lachaise    [!] 


into      a 


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CHERYL  EBBEN  (Northwestern) 
worked  for  two  years  as  a  clinical  researcher 
for  an  orthopedic  company  after  graduating 
from  Northwestern.  Cheryl  is  now  at  the 
Kellogg  Graduate  School  of  Management, 
working  on  her  M.B.A.  in  International 
Marketing.  This  fall  she  will  be  studying  in 
Rotterdam  and,  as  part  of  her  program,  will 
be  working  in  Germany  for  two  months. 

SUSAN  EDWARDS  (Northwestern)  is 
pursuing  a  Ph.D.  in  French  Studies  at  New 
York  University.  She  will  be  studying  in 
Paris  October  1990-July  1991. 

SUZANNE  EICHNER  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  wrote:  "My  year  in  Paris  is  still 
the  most  influential  one  in  my  life  so  far 
because  of  the  many  lasting  friendships  that 
have  resulted  from  it." 

Suzanne  remembers:  "Mr.  Cheer  (JOE 
DAVIES)  not  succeeding  at  being  very 
cheerful  for  CAROLYN  HALL,  JEANNIE 
NELSON,  and  me  in  the  Quartier  Latin; 
pleading  with  a  hairdresser  not  to  turn  my 
remaining  tufts  of  hair  orange  during 
Carolyn  and  my  coupes  gratuites  chez 
Harlow;  strategic  seating  in  Langue  Ecrite 
so  as  not  to  get  a  hard  verb  tense,  or  worse 
still,  ime  phrase  complete!;  sitting  'anyway 
I  please,  thank  you!'  at  I'Opera  with  ASHA 
CHATLANI,  JOE  DAVIES,  and  CAROLYN 
HALL;  and  last,  but  not  least,  the  truly 
amazing  chat  qui  bave  in  Normandie  with 
JEANNIE  NELSON." 

Carolyn  wrote:  "There  are  many  'gypsy 
kid'  episodes  that  I  choose  to  forget!"  She 
has  been  back  to  Paris  twice  and  says  that 
"the  city  always  retains  its  charm." 

She  sends  "a  big  hello"  to  JEANNIE, 
CAROLYN,  JOE,  ASHA  and  SUE 
EDWARDS.  "I  just  never  see  enough  of  you 
all!"  And  to  Mme  DENIS:  "Les  trois  graces 
te  disent  'SalutV" 

ROBERT  FOLEY  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  is  an  advertising  account 
executive  and  hving  in  Arcadia,  CA. 

He  wrote:  "Many  thanks  to  Mme  DENIS 
who  made  some  difficult  times  a  lot  easier  to 
deal  with." 

JENNIFER  FRIEDMAN  (North- 
western) wrote  that  "Junior  Year  Abroad  did 
some  great  things  for  me! 

"What  stands  out  most  in  my  mind  is  the 
time  I  spent  on  my  own  roaming  through 
the  side  streets  in  Paris,  trying  new  foods 
and  cheeses,  meeting  new  and  exciting 
people,  and  most  of  all,  thriving  on  the 
language  and  culture.  So,  in  October  1987, 
after  graduation  from  Northwestern,  I  went 
back  for  more.  I  ended  up  working  for  a  year 


Andrea  Ross,  Kimberly  King  and 
Monica  Grossman  in  Sausalito,  CA 
[September     1988] 

and  a  half  for  the  French  section  of  the  World 
Jewish  Congress  (with  work  permit  and  all).  I 
lived  in  a  studio  in  the  9eme,  walked  to  work 
(in  the  Seme  sur  les  Champs)  on  nice  days, 
and  once  again  thrived  on  the  French  life-style. 
Time  came  to  leave,  however,  and  return  to 
graduate  school  in  the  U.S.  via  a  three-month 
visit  in  Israel.  There,  imexjjectedly,  six  weeks 
after  my  arrival,  I  met  a  wonderful  man.  To 
make  a  long  story  short,  we  are  getting  married 
on  September  9,  1990.  We  will  visit  his 
family  in  France  and  mine  in  the  U.S.  for  our 
family  honeymoon,  and  will  then  reside  in 
Haifa,  Israel.  I  will  be  pursuing  a  M.A.  in 
political  science  at  Haifa  University  beginning 
this  Fall." 

["My  apologies  to  Jennifer  and  you,  dear 
readers,  on  her  submission.  I  received  a  poorly 
photocopied  letter  of  her  news  and  only  hope  I 
edited  it  fairly.  I  tried,  imsuccessfully,  to  reach 
her  by  phone  at  home  in  California.  I  instead 
had  a  delightful  conversation  with  her  mother 
who  clarified  a  few  things:  "Jennifer  is 
marrying  a  chemical  engineer  from  Strasbourg 
whom  she  met  while  in  Haifa  visiting  her 
brother.  She  had  promised  her  father  and  I  that 
no  matter  what,  she  would  never  faU  in  love  and 
marry  a  Frenchman.  But  our  future  son-in-law 
is  a  very  nice  young  man  with  a  wonderful 
sense  of  humor.  We  spent  Passover  with  his 
family  in  France  last  year;  and  I  have  since 
begun  taking  French." 


CAROLYN  HALL  (Mary  Baldwin)  is 
Senior  Secretary  to  the  Director  of 
International  Maintenance  for  Continental 
Airlines  in  Aiea,  Hawaii. 

Carolyn  and  her  former  Paris  roommate, 
SUE  EICHNER,  had  recently  returned  from 
Britain  and  Paris  on  vacation.  While  in 
Paris,  they  stayed  with  their  host  family  and 
found  that  "the  kids  were  older,  but  were  still 
the  joking  pranksters"  that  they  had  said 
good-bye  to  in  1986. 

Carolyn's  "most  vivid"  memory  of  her 
year  in  France  was  the  day  we  arrived  in  Paris 
and  were  greeted  by  our  Parisian  families.  "I 
joined  my  two  new  roommates,  JEANNIE 
NELSON  and  SUE  EICHNER,  to  meet  our 
madame.  When  we  were  all  three  present, 
she  promptly  turned  and  headed  outside. 
Sprinted  down  boulevard  Raspail  at  warp 
speed.  When  we  realized  she  didn't  have  a 
car,  we  were  dismayed.  (I  wished  I  hadn't 
acquired  all  that  stuff  in  Tours.)  We  were 
finally  ushered  down  into  the  metro,  up  and 
down  stairs  and  raced  for  the  car  before  the 
door  shut.  When  we  finally  reached  the  door 
of  the  apartment  (after  climbing  three  flights 
of  stairs),  we  were  so  relieved.  She  ushered 
us  into  the  rooms  that  would  be  ours  and  kept 
explaining  things  to  us.  I  kept  thinking,  "Is 
this  lady  speaking  French?"  After  every  few 
sentences,  I  caught  the  words,  "Pas  de 
gargons."  After  our  madame  left  us  to 
collect  our  thoughts,  we  just  looked  at  each 
other.  Neither  Sue  nor  Jeannie  understood 
what  she  said.  However,  one  thing  was 
perfectly  clear;  we  knew  there  was  to  be 
"pas  de  gargons"  in  our  rooms!" 


22 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


KENDALL  HUBERT  (Washington)  is 
currently  teaching  English  in  Japan.  Next 
year  she  will  study  at  I.N.A.L.C.O.  in  Paris 
and  "can't  wait  to  get  back."  She  added:  "I 
will  be  job  hunting  too  if  anyone  has  any 
contacts  or  ideas." 

Most  of  us  remember  all  the  food  we  ate  in 
France  or  the  loves  we  made  and  lost  there. 
Kendall,  however,  was  not  afraid  to  admit  to 
all  the  wine  she  drank  there!  Her  Touraine 
memories  include,  "late  fall  nights  drinking 
wine  at  various  caf6s  in  the  old  square,  late 
night  rides  on  bicycle,  bumbling  home 
warm  and  happy  with  wine,  the  picnics 
outside  Chambord,  and  'cocktail'  parties  on 
the  bank  of  the  Loire  'till  1  or  2  a.m." 

"My  fondest  memories  are  of  those  I 
spent  my  time  with  in  Tours  -  IV ANA 
KUCAN,  DAVID  TOMPKINS,  TOM 
ALBRECHT,  etc...  I  wish  we  could  all  meet 
up  once."  In  Paris  she  remembers  most  "my 
homestay  (French  family)  and  CHARLOTTE 
EHRNBERG  (trying  to  make  it  to  Russian 
class  at  Paris  IV  every  morning)." 

WILLIAM    E.    KERR,    JR.     (U.  of 

Virginia)  has  fled  the  country  leaving  his 
father  to  provide  the  latest  on  his  son. 
Much  thanks  to  Mr.  Kerr  for  jotting  down  a 
few  notes  on  Bill's  whereabouts.  He  wrote: 
"As  you  may  know  Bill  and  TED 
LAWRENCE  spent  18  months  in  Kenya 
teaching  after  graduation  from  the 
University  of  Virginia.  Bill  returned  to  the 
U.S.  for  a  while  and  then  returned  to  France 
to  visit  his  sister  and  then  on  to  Morocco 
for  several  months.  Last  week  he  and  Ted 
left  for  Japan  to  participate  in  the  JET 
program  for  the  next  year.  They  hope  to 
travel  together  after  their  one-year  contract 
is  fulfilled-mostly  in  Asia.  If  anyone  wants 
his  address,  please  contact  us." 

DAVID  KOISTINEN  (U.  of  California, 
Berkeley)  is  an  economic  researcher  and  was 
to  begin  a  Master's  program  in  Third  World 
economic  history  at  the  London  School  of 
Economics  in  September.  David's  memories 
of  Paris  include:  "Claudette,  the  psycho- 
pathologically  anal  femme  de  chambre  of 
my  pension  de  famille  (petit  dijeuner  was 
served  promptly  at  nine  with  no 
exceptions);  throwing  water  balloons  from 
the  sixth  floor  balcony  of  the  pension  at 
fellow  inmates  passing  on  the  streets 
below."  David  was  in  Paris  last  working  at  a 
bank  in  the  Seme,  "ou  se  trouvent  les 
capitalistes  de  la  capitate." 

JOHN  LOVETT  (Haverford)  is  pursuing 
a  M.F.A.  in  creative  writing  at  Indiana 
University.  "As  much  as  I  hate  to  admit 
falling  into  a  cliche,  our  year  in  Paris  really 


changed  my  life.  After  taking  all  those 
literature  courses  in  Paris  and  hanging  out  with 
some  of  the  literary  types  among  our  group,  I 
did  something  stupid.  I  decided  to  give  writing 
a  try.  I  took  a  creative  writing  course  back  in 
New  Orleans,  enjoyed  it,  decided  to  change  my 
major  from  History  to  English  even  though  I 
had  had  no  English  courses  previously  and  then 
spent  the  next  two  years  starting  and  finishing 
an  EngUsh  major  at  Haverford. 

"When  I  was  done,  I  came  out  here  to 
Bloomington  to  do  an  M.F.A.  in  creative 
writing  at  Indiana  University.  This  fall  I'll  be 
starting  my  third  and  final  year  of  the  program. 
I  have  to  complete  a  book  of  short  stories  as  a 
thesis  and  taught  last  year  as  well.  I've  also 
taught  at  Haverford  in  a  summer  program  for 
inner  city  kids  from  Philadelphia  for  the  last 
couple  of  years. 

"The  future,  as  always,  looks  uncertain.  But  I 
do  know  I  am  going  to  apply  to  a  few  Ph.D. 
programs  in  American  Literattire  back  East.  In 
other  words,  I'm  going  to  try  to  stay  in  school 
as  long  as  possible  and  continue  to  write  and 
read  and  study."  John  encourages  anyone 
passing  through  Bloomington  to  give  him  a 
call. 

CATHLEEN   NICHOLSON  McINTYRE 

(Randolph-Macon  Woman's)  was  married  to 
Michael  Mclntyre  in  April,  1988  and  is  living 
in  Falls  Church,  VA.  She  wrote:  "Well,  I  guess 
my  news  item  would  have  to  be  the  birth  of  our 
son.  Alec  David,  on  May  20,  1990.  He  is  a 
wonderful  baby  and  we  can't  imagine  life 
without  him.  'Aunt'  DOREEN  WEITZ  came  to 
visit  in  July  from  London  where  she  is 
working.  She  is  doing  great,  but  misses  family 
and  friends  here  in  the  U.S.  Send  my  good 
wishes  to  everyone  in  the  Sweet  Briar  group, 
especially  PETER  GOGGIN  and  AUSTAIR 
GOODMAN.  LAURA  TAIMAN  also  had  a  baby. 
Her  son,  GuUlermo  Garrido-Lecca,  Jr.,  was  bom 
in  January  1990.   She  lives  in  Miami,  FL." 

KATHLEEN  MORTELL  (Northwestern) 
had  recently  finished  teaching  science  with  the 
Peace  Corps  in  Nepal  and  is  working  as  a 
research  technician  at  Sloan-Kettering  Cancer 
Center  in  New  York.  Her  memories  of  Paris  are 
"picnics  on  the  Pont  Neuf." 

JEANNIE  NELSON  (U.  of  Virginia)  had 
just  finished  a  job  with  France-On-Call,  the 
phone  service  for  the  French  Govermnent 
Tourist  Office.  "I  provided  callers  with  tourist 
info  for  their  trips  to  France.  An  added  bonus 
was  an  all-expense  paid  trip  to  Alsace  for  a 
week.  In  the  Fall  I  will  be  starting  a  Master  of 
Health  Science  degree  in  Public  Health  at  the 
Johns  Hopkins  University." 


KARA  S.  NIELSEN  (Northwestern) 
wrote:  "I  recall  how  often  I  wandered  the 
streets  of  Paris  with  my  Plan  de  Paris  par 
Arrondissements,  hunting  for  obscure  spots 
and  addresses.  And  because  I  have  been 
living  in  Paris  this  past  year,  I  still  never 
leave  the  house  without  it.  By  now,  it's  all 
dingy  and  a  tad  dirty,  but  well-loved. 

"I  also  remember  going  to  various  plays  in 
Paris  for  the  theatre  class.  Despite  having 
read  the  plays  beforehand,  I  never  could  quite 
understand  the  actors,  especially  at  L  a 
Comedie  Frangaise,  so  I  have  very 
entertaining  memories  of  leaving  these 
plays  part-way  through  with  some  friends  to 
go  out  and  discover  some  fun  in  the  Paris 
night." 

"I  have  been  lucky  enough  to  have  returned 
twice  to  live  in  Paris:  once  on  a  C.I.E.E. 
work  permit  program  after  graduation  and 
then  last  year  as  a  Fulbright  teaching 
assistant,  after  stopping  in  China  to  teach 
English  for  a  while.  I  learned  that  the  main 
points  of  Paris  never  alter  -  a  reassuring 
thought.  However,  like  all  cities,  Paris  has 
suffered/is  suffering  from  pollution,  traffic 
and  population  problems." 

MELANIE  A.  POSEY  (Amherst)  is  a 
second-year  graduate  student  at  SAIS.  "I've 
been  back  to  Europe  twice  since  SBJYF  and 
I'm  about  to  leave  again  for  Italy  this  time. 
I'll  be  studying  at  SAIS'  Bologna  Center.  So, 
if  anyone's  in  Bologna  next  year,  look  me 
up." 

ANDREA  ROSS  (U/Southem  California) 
is  in  graduate  school  at  the  University  of 
Southern  California,  pursuing  a  Master's 
degree  in  Counseling  Psychology  and  plans 
to  continue  on  her  Ph.D.  "I'm  spending  a  lot 
of  time  planning  KIMBERLY  KING's 
wedding  which  will  be  at  Thanksgiving  time. 
I'm  going  to  be  her  maid-of -honor.  MONICA 
GROSSMAN  is  also  in  the  wedding  party. 
I've  had  the  opportunity  to  go  back  to  Paris 
since  our  year  there,  but  somehow  it  didn't 
seem  the  same  without  my  friends  from  Sweet 
Briar.  I'm  still  in  contact  with  my  French 
family.  I  just  got  a  letter  from  my  'French 
mom'  last  week.  I'm  planning  another  trip 
back  to  Paris,  hopefully  next  summer.  I  must 
tell  you  that  there  is  barely  a  day  that  goes 
by  in  which  I  don't  think  of  times  spent  in 
Paris.  I  miss  the  days  of  carefree  fun  and  no 
responsibilities.  I  must  admit  that  I  don't 
miss  oral  exams  and  Mme  Gendrot!!!  I'm 
also  glad  my  days  of  dictdes  are  over! " 

Andrea  had  a  few  jjersonal  messages  for  a 
few  firiends:  "KIM  KING  I  love  you  and  I 
promise  to  get  a  date  for  the  wedding!; 
MARGARET  JOHNSON  Congratulations!; 
CAROLYN  HALL,  you  bird,  I  miss  you!; 
"ROB   FOLEY   thanks   for  the  memories. 


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C'est  comme  ga  mais  pas  comme  ga\  LYNN 
DETER,  I  think  of  you  often.  Let's  get  in 
touch!  MIKE  STONE,  where  do  you  live 
now?  Is  your  room  clean?" 

REBECCA  SCHWARTZ  (Wellesley) 
wrote  that  her  memories  of  Paris  were 
"fantastic."  After  graduation  from 
Wellesley  she  immediately  entered  the  Peace 
Corps.  "After  training  in  teaching  English 
as  a  foreign  language,  cross-cultural 
communication,  and  two  African  languages 
of  Senegal,  I  went  to  Guinea  to  teach 
English  for  just  short  of  two  years.  There  I 
met  my  boyfiriend,  who  is  a  Frenchman  from 
Avignon.  We  return  every  summer  to  the 
south  of  France,  which  I  love!  My  Peace 
Corps  experience  was  amazing.  Now  I'm  in 
a  Master's  program  in  Intercultural 
Communications  at  the  University  of 
Peimsylvania  and  I'm  almost  done!" 

JULIA  SIMONIAN  KEENER  (Ohio 
State)  is  a  high  school  French  teacher  in 
Columbus,  OH.  "My  junior  year  in  France 
had  a  true  impact  on  my  life  and,  as  you  read 
on,  you  will  see  how  the  French  language 
has  become  a  real  part  of  me! 


"After  returning  to  Ohio  in  1986,  I  worked  as 
an  international  trade  consultant,  a  French 
immersion  teacher,  and  am  now  a  French 
teacher  at  Grandview  Heights  High  School. 
What  a  terrific  job-not  only  am  I  the  only 
French  teacher,  but  I  also  coordinate  and 
participate  in  an  exchange  program  through 
which  12  students  and  I  spent  three  weeks  in  Le 
Mans  and  Paris!  Of  course,  I  couldn't  leave 
without  visiting  Mme  Poirier  at  my  old 
pension  and  taking  a  stroll  through  the 
Luxembourg  Gardens! 

"The  most  exciting  news  this  year  is  my 
marriage  to  Ken  Keener,  one  of  my  childhood 
friends!" 

ELIZABETH  STOEBNER  (Sweet  Briar) 
wrote:  "Ufwn  graduating  from  the  University 
of  Texas  at  Austin  in  August,  1989  with  an 
M.A.  in  Latin  American  Studies,  I  realized, 
thanks  to  my  good  friend  ELIZABETH  ENGLE 
who  visited  me  in  Austin,  that  I  wanted  to 
devote  my  Ufe  to  Art  Law.  To  that  end,  I  found  a 
wonderfully  instructive  job  at  the  Texas  Fine 
Arts  Association  as  Art  on  Tour  Coordinator, 
where  I  organize  and  market  a  program  which 
tours  art  exhibitions  around  Texas.  This 
summer  I  took  Japanese  (which  I  love).  I 
started   cycling     and    will    be    riding     in    the 


Surprise  Birthday  Party  for 
Valentina       Mazzucato:  Holly 

Yeager,  Cliris  Milligan,  Peter 
Goggin,  Alistair  Goodman,  Mayra 
Pena,  Valentina  Mazzucato, 
Charlotte  Ehrnberg,  Rodrigo 
Catalan,    Adam    Guttentag 


"hotter'n  hell'  bike  race  in  Wicliita  Falls,  TX 
just  two  days  before  law  school  starts.  Yes, 
I'm  on  my  way  to  becoming  an  international 
art  lawyer.  I  will  be  at  St.  Mary's  law  school 
in  San  Antonio,  Tx."  Liz,  will  the  Tour  de 
France  be  next? 

CHRISTINE  TOMASELLO  (Brandeis) 
graduated  from  Syracuse  Law  School  in  May, 
1990  and  took  the  bar  exam  this  past 
simmier.  "It  was  really  hard  and  I  have 
absolutely  no  idea  how  I  did.  Now,  I'm 
relaxing  and  will  be  looking  for  employment 
in  New  York  and  Massachusetts." 

Chris  added:  "I  think  of  Paris  almost  every 
day.  Fm  really  glad  that  I  went  It  was  a  very 
enriching  and  growing  experience.  It  sounds 
corny,  but  it's  true!  I  went  back  to  Europe 
during  the  summer  of  '88  through  a  program 
at  Syracuse.  I  was  working  as  an  exchange 
student  in  a  solicitor's  office.  I  got  to  go  to 
Paris,  but  only  for  a  weekend.  It  brought 
back  many  happy  memories,  and  I  was 
pleasantly  surprised  at  how  I  remembered  my 
way  around  the  city.  Unfortunately,  I  haven't 
been  practicing  my  French,  so  it  is  tres 
mauvais.  I'd  love  to  hear  from  my  friends: 
LAURA,  JACKIE  and  LIZ.  Also,  I  haven't 
heard  from  ROSAMUhfD  BRAUNROT,  my 
roonunate,  since  I  left  and  I'd  like  to  get  in 
touch  with  her."  Okay  Laura,  Jackie,  Liz  and 
Rosamund...  WRITE!!! 

SANDRA  ANNE  WEBER  (U/Southem 
CaUfomia)  wrote:  "Well,  I  do  not  have  any 
super  exciting  news  like,  'I  now  have  six 
kids'  or  1  married  a  Frenchman  and  have  now 
forgotten  English',  but  I'll  catch  everyone  up 
on  where  I  am  and  who  I'm  with  and  the 
boring  details..." 

Sandy  is  living  in  the  South  Bay  Area  of 
L.A.,  "a  beach  town  one  mile  from  shore  in 
Manhattan  Beach  (15  minutes  from  LAX,  so 
come  visit  when  passing  through  the  city  of 
L.A.  I'd  love  to  see  Ya!)."  She  is  working  at 
the  Ritz  Carlton  Hotel  in  Marina  Del  Rey  as 
Corporate  Sales  Manager.  "Any  of  your 
bosses.  Vice  Presidents  or  Presidents  of  your 
N.Y.,  Chicago,  Boston,  etc.  offices  flying 
into  L.A.  on  business  in  the  near  future?  I'll 
set  them  up  at  the  most  beautiful,  luxurious 
hotel  right  on  the  water  in  the  marina  for  a 
night  they'll  never  forget!  Yes,  I  sell  the 
hotel  to  VIP's,  travel  to  New  York  and  San 
Francisco  to  promote  the  property,  entertain 
daily  at  lunch,  and  meet  clients  for  drinks  in 
the  lounge  at  cocktail  hour.  Life  as  a  hotel 
sales  person  beats  pwunding  the  pavement 
for  Xerox  copier  leads!  I  love  it  and  just 
started  this  month.  I  was  with  the  Westin 
Hotel  chain  at  the  Westin  Bonaventure  Hotel 
in  downtown  L.A.  and  right  out  of  college  I 
tried  the  retail  field.   It  was  not  for  me. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


"I'm  in  love  with  Mr.  Tony  Lyon,  a  UCLA 
graduate  (no,  we  don't  sit  together  during  the 
big  game!).  We  live  together  and  marriage 
is  hopefully  sooner  than  later.    You'll  hear!" 

Sandy  was  anticipating  being  a 
bridesmaid  in  MARGARET  JOHNSON'S 
wedding  this  September  in  Alabama.  "She'll 
be  beautiful! "  She  went  back  to  France  after 
graduation  in  1988  and  lived  in  a  flat  for  a 
month  in  the  Heme  but  said  that  it  "wasn't 
the  same  without  all  of  you!" 

TRUDY  WILLIAMS  (Northwestern)  is 
living  in  New  York  and  working  as  an 
assistant  designer  for  two  former  ballet 
dancers  turned  wearable  art  designers  who 
produce  hand  painted  silk  garments. 
"Whenever  we  screw  up  in  the  studio, 
Lynnette  and  Scott  (a  husband  and  wife 
team)  leap  into  a  grand  pas  de  deux  aroimd 
the  design  room.  It's  very  funny  and 
happens  often."  Trudy  came  to  New  York  to 
study  Fashion  Design  at  the  Fashion 
Institute  of  Technology  where  she  graduated 
in  June  '90.  "I  became  convinced  that  my 
creative  spirit  would  continue  to  haimt  me  as 
long  as  I  remained  in  Chicago  pursuing  a 
perfectly  correct  lifestyle.  I  decided  to  toss 
that  all  dans  la  poubelle  for  a  chance  to  do 
something        I         truly         enjoyed." 

In  Tours,  she  remembers,  "nightly  treks 
to  la  Place  Plumereau  for  banana  splits  and 
experiencing  her  first  earthquake."  In  Paris 
she  has  memories  of  "stopping  by  a 
different  patisserie  each  day  for  u  n 
echantillon  of  something  new;  becoming 
such  a  regular  at  Au  Pere  Tranquille  in  Les 
Halles  that  the  waiter  knew  to  bring  my  jus 
d'abricot  tout  de  suite;  the  grueling  dossier 
at  Sciences  Po  and  the  equally  grueling 
examens  oraux;  a  wonderful  trip  to  Berlin 
with  S  ARTTA  HOYT;  Le  Pont  Neuf  wrapped; 
running  for  le  dernier  metro.  I  remember 
the  day  of  the  U.S.  bombing  of  Libya  and 
becoming  a  bit  uneasy  when  a  few  low 
flying  jets  roared  over  the  Jardin  du 
Luxembourg.  It  was  not  a  happy  time  to  be 
an  American.  On  a  happier  vein,  I  have  a 
wonderful  memory  of  the  'colorful'  diimer 
my  roommate  ELIZABETH  ENGLE  and  I 
prepared  for  our  family  (my  chicken  stir  fry 
and  Elizabeth's  CaUfomia  fruit  salad).  .  .  we 
had  grown  so  tired  of  'beige'  meals!" 

HOLLY  YEAGER  (Georgetown)  is 
now  working  as  a  reporter  and  living  in 
Washington,  D.C. 

She  earned  a  master's  degree  in  European 
Studies  at  Johns  Hopkins  SAIS,  which 
allowed  her  to  spend  a  year  in  Italy  and  make 
several  return  visits  to  Paris.  "My  year  in 
Paris  meant  many  things,  from  learning  to 
drink  coffee,     to    travelling    in  the  Soviet 


Union  with  a  group  of 
French  students . 

Highlights  include  a 
wonderful  time  spent  with  a 
kind  family,  visiting 
'grandmother's  moutin' 
near  Bordeaux  and  tasting 
her  wine.  Also,  the  agony 
of  the  mithode  at  Sciences 
Po!" 

CHRISTINA   ZWART 

(Mount  Holyoke)  is  a 
public  affairs  Associate  at 
the  Dana-Farber  Cancer 
Institute  in  Boston.  She  is 
also  the  editor  of  the 
institute's  Staff  News. 
She  worked  at  Northeast 
Investors,  a  Boston  mutual 
fimds  company,  with  LISA 
CARLEY  for  three  weeks 
when  she  first  moved  to 
Boston.  She  then  worked 
at  Cone  Communications, 
a  Boston  public  relations 
agency,  in  the  Health  Care 
Group  for  2-1/2  years. 
Christina  and  MAUREEN 
McHALE  returned  to  Paris 
for  the  Bicentenaire  de  la 
Revolution  Frangaise  and 
had  a  "great  double  date 
with     two    policiersl" 

Christina  sent  the  scoop 
on  a  few  SBJYF  alums: 
"LISA  CARLEY  became 
engaged  July  7  to  Maxwell 
Mahoney  and  they  plan  to 
marry  June  15,  1991.  She 
lives  in  Cambridge  and  has  been  a  Fund 
Accountant  at  Northeast  Investors  since 
graduation  from  Holyoke.  Lisa  wakes  at  5:30 
a.m.  every  Wednesday,  when  she  picks  me  up 
and  we  flip  pancakes  and  oatmeal  [not  again?] 
at  the  Haley  House,  a  soup  kitchen  in  South 
Boston."  Christina  admits  that  for  the  life  of 
her,  she  simply  cannot  get  up  on  time  to  meet 
Lisa! 

"CLIFF  FAVROT  worked  in  a  bank  in  New 
Orleans  after  leaving  Paris,  and  has  enjoyed  a 
few  Mardi  Gras  since  then.  He  just  began  his 
first  year  at  Georgetown  Business  School  and, 
according  to  MAUREEN  McHALE,  will  not 
even  have  time  to  go  to  the  bathroom." 

Maureen  should  know!  She  is  in  her  second 
year  at  Georgetown  Business  School.  Post 
graduation  from  Mount  Holyoke,  Maureen 
worked  as  an  assistant  buyer  for 
Bloomingdale's  in  New  York  City.  This  past 
summer,  she  worked  in  Ford  Motor  Company's 
marketing  department  and  revealed  that  "yes,  in 
the  very  near  future.  Ford  will  manufacture  cars 
with  built-in  dash  microwaves!" 


At  the  Chdteau  de  Brecourt: 
Jennifer  Friedman,  Andrea  Ross, 
Lisa  Lickhalter,  John  Bagan, 
Kimberly   King   and   Sandra   Weber 

"JACKIE  NOVAS  became  engaged  to  Gary 
Leonard  last  December.  After  graduation 
from  Harvard  Law  School,  she  spent  the 
simimer  in  Puerto  Rico,  studying  with  Gary 
for  the  grueling,  3-day  Puerto  Rico  bar  exam. 
Jackie  started  work  at  a  law  firm  in  Puerto 
Rico  October  1.  Their  wedding  is  December 
22,   1990. 

"It's  'With  this  ring,'  all  over  again! 
CATHERINE  RIDER  was  married  on 
September  20  to  Jeffrey  Phillips  in  Madison, 
Wisconsin.  Maureen  was  a  bridesmaid  in  the 
wedding.  Both  Catherine  and  Jeffrey  are 
employed  by  Arthur  Andersen  in 
Washington,  D.C,  where  they  will  make 
their  home  after  honeymooning  in  Ireland." 

Christina,  thanks  for  the  update  and 
Congrats  to  all  the  jeunes  mariis! 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


25 


1987-1988 

HOPE  T.  ANDERSON  (Elmira)  is  in 
her  2nd  year  of  the  Master's  program  in 
French  at  the  University  of  Virginia.  She  is 
a  Teaching  Assistant  and  loves  teaching  her 
undergraduate  classes.  She  writes:  "I  will  be 
getting  married  in  July  of  91  to  Thomas  L. 
Horton  of  Nashville,  TN.  We  met  here  at 
UVA  last  year  while  in  our  first  year  in  the 
Department."  Meilleurs  vceux  a  Hope  et 
Thomas! 

DIONNE  THOMPSON  (Harvard)  is 
attending  the  University  of  Virginia  School 
of  Law  as  a  first-year  student 


1988-1989 

A  message  from  PROFESSOR 
ROBERT  HENKELS,  Resident  Director 
if  the  1988-89  group: 


of  the  1988-89  group: 


"Months  after  we  had  all  made  our  return 
travel  arrangement  and  packed  or  sent  our 
luggage  with  Mme  DENIS'  characteristically 
able  and  friendly  help,  I  fulfilled  my  last  two 
duties  as  Resident  Director  in  the  fall.  They 
involved  speaking  to  the  departing  students 
and  parents  of  the  1989-90  Sweet  Briar 
group  and  giving  a  report  on  our  year 
together  at  the  annual  Sweet  Briar  Advisory 
Committee  meeting. 

"At  the  former  I  was  able  to  say  with  pride 
and  conviction  that  the  Sweet  Briar  Junior 
Year  was  the  best  organized,  the  most  caring 
and  most  committed  to  immersing  students 
in  all  aspects  of  French  life  of  any  program 
of  its  kind.  I  also  passed  on  a  few  helpful 
hints  gleaned  from  memories  of  the 
previous  fall:  'Do  not  linger  in  the 
bathroom  at  the  airport  if  you  want  to  make 
the  bus  to  Tours.  Don't  worry  too  much  if 
courses  start  up  slowly  in  October.' 

"At  the  second  meeting  the  Committee 
pondered  the  comments  and  suggestions  on 
your  evaluation  forms.  They  also  heard 
reports  on  the  year  from  Professor  Langlois 
and  Meera  Shankar.  Meera's  beautifully 
organized,  clearly  delivered  expose  would 
have  made  Mme  Chavagnac  and  her  Sciences 
Po  colleagues  proud.  Its  polish  and 
constructive  content  reminded  me  and  the 
Committee  of  the  degree  to  which  the 
success  of  our  year  together  was  due  to  your 
tolerance,  good  wUl  and  maturity. 

"In  addition  to  the  news  you  sent  directly 
to  the  Junior  Year  in  France,  I  am  relatively 
sure  that  KAREN  RIGGS  was  interviewing 
for  a  job  with  the  Canadian  government  in 


Atlanta  after  interning  with  C.N.N.  T.V.  during 
her  senior  year.  I  would  also  surmise  that  JOE 
AUDI  has  turned  from  his  Paris  guide- 
companion  scheme  to  other  projects;  that 
DENNIS  CURLEY  is  happily  making  music; 
that  NICOLE  CATTELL  has  found  a  way  to 
continue  her  interest  in  art  history;  that 
SCOTT  SANDERS  and  BERNADETTE  GARCLii 
are  living  and  dying  weekly  with  the  football 
fortimes  of  Washington  and  Lee  and  U.S.C.; 
that  ELIZABETH  KETTERSON  and  KATE  OLD 
are  continuing  their  creative  and  intrepid 
travels.  Of  these  and  other  matters,  one  is  not 
sure.  'Inquiring  minds'  do  want  to  know  -  so  do 
write  the  alumni  bulletin  if  you  have  news  of 
yourselves  and  your  friends  of  the  group. 

"My  news  is  momentarily  mundane.  The 
University  has  given  me  a  computer  for  my 
office.  It  is  sitting  there  now,  by  the  window 
where  I  water  it  daily  as  per  advice  from  a 
colleague.  I  took  a  typing  course  this  siunmer 
and  plan  to  actually  turn  on  the  machine  and  use 
it  to  finish  a  research  proposal  for  work  I  hope 
to  do  in  Paris  during  a  sabbatical  quarter  this 
winter.  When  back  in  the  City  of  Light,  I  will 
certainly  call  on  Mme  DENIS  to  find  out  more 
about  your  activities.  Meanwhile,  good  luck 
and  godspeed." 

The  majority  of  the  1988-89  students  have 
now  graduated  from  college  and  are  begimiing 
their  journey  toward  making  their  mark  on  the 
world.   Here  were  their  plans  for  the  future: 

JOHN  N.  ABRAHAM  (Trinity)  "Happy 
Holidays  to  the  S.B.C.-J.Y.F.  class  of  1988- 
89.  As  of  December  1990,  I  will  be  working  at 
Andersen  Consulting  in  Houston,  Texas.  My 
plans  are  to  work  a  few  years  before  retiuning 
to  school  for  a  joint  M.B.A./M.A. 
International  Studies  degree." 

ELLEN  ACHTMAN  (Williams)  "In 
October  1990  I  start  my  job  as  Assistante  at 
the  Lycee  Janson  de  Sailly  in  Paris.  The 
position  is  part  of  a  French  government 
exchange  program  and  lasts  for  that  academic 
year.    Very  excited  to  be  going  back!" 

KECIA  ANN  ADAMS  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  "I  have  one  more  year  of  school  left 
at  U.S.C.  in  which  I  plan  to  finish  a  double 
major  in  International  Relations  and  French. 
After  graduation  I  will  be  commissioned  as  an 
Ensign  in  the  U.S.  Navy  and  hopefully  report 
to  Naval  Intelligence  School  in  Dam  Neck, 
VA." 

ANNE  ADELSON  (Vassar)  moved  to 
Washington,  D.C.  where  she  is  working  at 
McKinsey  &  Company,  an  international 
management  consulting  firm.  She  plans  on 
working  a  couple  of  years  before  going  to 
graduate  school.  She  hopes  to  get  the  chance 
to  go  back  to  Europe  and  visit  KATE  OLD  who 
is  getting  her  M.A.  in  Paris. 


MAUREEN     FRANCES    AGOSTINI 

(Wheaton)  "I  plan  to  roller  blade  from  our 
capital  to  Ethiopia  in  order  to  bring  an  end  to 
world  hunger,  after  which  I  hope  to  have 
accumulated  enough  actions  of  good  will 
toward  huiman  kind  in  order  to  qualify  as  a 
contestant  for  Young  Miss  South-Central 
Pennsylvania  1991.  If  for  some  reason  these 
plans  should  backfire,  I  may  find  myself 
going  to  New  York  to  study  film." 

RUTHIE  ANDERSON  (Brandeis  )  "I  am 
moving  to  the  Washington  D.C.  area  in 
August.  One  of  the  people  that  I  will  be 
living  with  is  KATHY  KEYES  -  whom  I  met 
on  the  Sweet  Briar  program!  I  want  to  work 
in  some  aspect  of  international  relations  for 
a  couple  of  years  and  then  I'll  probably  go  to 
graduate  school.  I  still  keep  in  contact  with 
my  friends  in  France  and  am  hoping  to  return 
soon  to  visit  them." 

DAVID  BECKERMAN  (U.  of  Virginia) 
"Working  for  the  law  firm  of  Wiley,  Rein  & 
Fielding  in  Washington,  D.C.  as  a  project 
assistant  in  international  trade.  I  hope  to  be 
attending  graduate  school  in  a  related  field  in 
a  few  years  time." 

HOPE  E.  BRAYTON  (Obedin)  "I  rode 
my  motorcycle  (1986  250cc  Honda)  from 
OberUn  to  Glacier  National  Park  where  I  am 
working  until  October.  I  don't  have  definite 
plans  for  the  winter  but  I'd  like  to  be 
somewhere  warm,  scenic,  and  sparsely 
populated.  I'm  most  curious  about  the  fates 
of  JENNY  URBAN,  MEERA  SHANKAR, 
JULIA  SHEFHELD,  and  MR.  HENKELS." 

AMY  BROWN  (Elmira)  "I  am  awaiting 
word  from  Washington  D.C.  as  to  whether  I 
will  serve  as  a  Peace  Corps  volimteer  in  West 
Africa.  I  have  been  accepted  by  the  New 
York  City  Peace  Corps  office,  so  it  will  just 
be  a  few  more  weeks  before  I  know 
definitely." 

RONALD  D.  CARLIVATI  (C.  of  the 
Holy  Cross)  wrote  that  he  plaimed  to  begin 
George  Washington  Law  School  in  the  fall 
of  1990. 

LUCINDA  CARMICHAEL  (San 
Francisco  State  U.)  "I  am  currently  working 
for  France  Press  in  San  Francisco  as  part  of 
the  two-person  art  department.  We  publish 
Le  Journal  Franqais  d'Amerique  and  France 
Today.  Le  Journal  is  a  French  language 
publication  and  is  bi-weekly.  France  Today 
is  a  monthly  newspaper  in  English.  I  have 
not  yet  decided  whether  graphic  design  is  the 
field  in  which  I  will  work  but  presently  I'm 
enjoying  it,  especially  surrounded  by  French 
people.  I  am  continuing  etching,  a  skill  I 
acquired  while  I  was  in  Paris,  and  I  hope  to 
become  a  paid  artist  (although,  trust  me, 
that's  hardly  the  aim.)  I  have  recently  shown 
my  work  (mostly  from  Paris,  one  engraving 
of  Tours)  in  San  Francisco  and  plan  to  show 
again  and  again  and  again.     Etching  is  still 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


where  my  heart  really  lies,  so  I'm  certain 
that  whatever  line  of  work  I  choose  I  will 
somehow  integrate  la  gravure  into  it.  After 
I  finish  reading  every  book  ever  published 
on  Rembrandt,  I  plan  to  move  back  to  Paris 
with  my  favorite  person  in  1992  after  a  year 
stint  in  Hoboken,  New  Jersey...  Two 
dreams  fulfilled." 

ADELE  C.  CERUTTI  (Mount 
Holyoke)  planned  to  work  full-time  as  an 
account  specialist  with  Boston  Financial 
Data  Services.  "I'm  still  living  at  home  to 
save  money,  and  am  plaiming  to  attend 
graduate  school  part-time,  hopefully  for 
international  studies." 

DANIEL  CORD  (Johns  Hopkins):  "By 
December  I  will  be  working  as  a  ski 
instructor  in  either  Utah,  Wyoming, 
Colorado  or  St.  Moritz.  Other  than  that,  I 
am  avoiding  any  plans  for  the  future.  I  just 
returned  from  Europe  on  vacation  and  need  a 
job  now,  somewhere." 

FAITH  CRISTOL  (Northwestern)  was 
planning  to  attend  the  Mudd  School  of  Law 
at  Washington  University  in  St.  Louis.  She 
was  also  wait-listed  at  the  Boston  Uni- 
versity and  Northwestern  University 
schools  of  law. 

DENNIS  CURLEY  (Northwestern) 
"Having  successfully  negotiated  a  rather 
unexpected  change  of  major  late  in  my 
senior  year,  I  managed  to  escape  alive  with 
my  Bachelor's  degree  intact!  Now  I've 
moved  into  the  heart  of  downtown  Chicago 
(a  baseball's  throw  from  Wrigley  Field)  and 
am  pursuing  what  I  choose  to  call  a  "non- 
restrictive  career."  (I  temp  a  lot.)  But  in 
between  temporary  jobs  I've  managed  to 
land  3  musical  director  positions  --  all  at  the 
old  alma  mater,  NU.  However,  what  I  really 
want  to  do  is  write  and  sing  songs.  Faites 
attention,  Jean-Jacques  Goldman}. " 

JENNIFER  DAMON  (Brandeis  )  "I  am 
presently  working  at  the  Boston  Park  Plaza 
Hotel  and  Towers  as  a  sales  assistant.  I 
became  engaged  on  the  weekend  of 
graduation  to  Brian  Reardon  and  I  plan  to 
get  married  in  my  hometown  on  October  26, 
1991."  Felicitations  et  meilleurs  vceux! 

BRUCE  deMICHAELS  (American  U.) 
is  attending  The  American  Graduate  School 
of  International  Management  (Thimderbird) 
for  a  Master's  of  International  Management. 
ROSEMARIE  DIZON  is  also  attending 
Thunderbird,  as  well  as  several  other  JYF 
alumni. 

In  July  LYNN  DeNUCCI  (Brown) 
began  a  two-year  training  program 
(commercial  lending/custom  banking)  with 
The  Bank  of  New  York.  "Hopefully  in  the 
future  it  will  lead  to  international 
lendingA)anking.  Happy  to  be  back  in  a 
city!" 


AMANDA  JEAN  DORY  (Georgetown)  is 
"at  present  working  at  the  World  Bank  in 
Washington,  D.C.  In  December  I  will  begin  an 
editorial  assistantship  at  the  Carnegie 
Endowment's  Foreign  Policy  magazine  for  six 
months.  Am  actively  searching  for  an  excuse 
to  go  back  to  Paris." 

WENDY  DRISCOLL  (Bryn  Mawr) 
"Howdy!  As  far  as  I  know,  I  am  going  to 
Ecuador  for  the  next  two  years  to  teach  English 
Literature  to  10th,  11th  and  12th  graders  at  the 
American  School  of  Quito.  Meanwhile,  I'm 
spending  part  of  the  summer  in  San  Francisco. 
P.S.  -  My  apologies  to  those  I  haven't  written 
to  in  a  while  —  Fm  getting  to  it!" 

EMILY  S.  GOLDBERG  (Brandeis)  writes: 
"During  the  summer  I  spent  3  weeks  at  an 
international  volunteer  work  camp  in  a  small 
village  in  the  South  of  France.  An  interesting 
experience  -  very  different  from  the  one  I  had 
studying  in  Paris.  I  am  now  attending  the 
Institute  of  French  Studies  at  New  York 
University  where  I  will  obtain  a  Master's  in 
French  Studies." 

HOLLY  GOODING  (Washington  and  Lee) 
is  teaching  French  at  Stuart  Hall,  a  private 
girls'  boarding  school  in  Staunton, Virginia:  "I 
will  be  their  only  French  teacher,  and  my  duties 
will  include  dorm  parent,  junior  class  sponsor, 
and  twice  weekly  extracurricular  activities.  I 
am  really  looking  forward  to  sharing  my  love 
of  France  and  the  French  language  with  my 
students.  The  school  also  has  a  short  abroad 
program  during  spring  break,  so  maybe  I'll  get 
the  chance  to  return  to  France  as  a  guide! 
Regardless,  I'm  hoping  to  return  to  Europe  in 
December." 

DENNIS  HARRINGTON  (Georgetown) 
plans  to  obtain  a  Master's  Degree  in  European 
History  at  St.  Peter's  College,  Oxford 
University,  England. 

JULIA  HEFT  (Michigan  State):  "The  day 
after  finals  I'm  off  to  Europe!  Starting  back  in 
Istanbul,  Turkey  and  eventually  to  home-sweet- 
home,  Paris  for  2-3  weeks.  I  come  back  to 
Michigan  where  I  will  start  a  REAL  job  in  early 
July  as  a  Management  Consultant  for 
Metropolitan  Life  in  Southfield.  Eventually, 
however,  I  want  to  be  back  overseas...  for 
good?!?  NICOLE  CATTELL,  where  are  you??!" 

DOUGLAS  C.  HEYLER  (U.  of  Michigan) 
is  currently  working  as  a  Loan  Officer  with 
Centrust  Mortgage  Corporation  in  Grand 
Rapids,  MI.  He  will  be  married  to  Aimee  Zimis 
next  February."  Nos  meilleurs  vceux  de 
bonheur! 

AMY  E.  JACOBS  (Penn  State)  "I  plan  to 
twirl  my  baton  vigorously  in  hopes  of 
providing  a  warm  welcome  for  MAUREEN 
AGOSTINI  as  she  roller-blades  her  way  across 
the  threshold  of  Ethiopia  for  world  peace  and 
himger.  If,  in  the  process,  I  lose  one  of  my 
precious   go-go   boots   or  my  peace-bent  baton 


falls  into  the  wrong  hands  (however 
imfortimate  this  would  be),  I  will  be  forced  to 
return  to  my  homeland  and  continue  my 
education  in  the  French  language  and  culture 
at  New  York  University." 

KATHERINE  E.  JANNEY  (Wheaton) 
is  working  for  the  Massachusetts  Office  of 
International  Trade  and  Investment.  "I  am  a 
Trade  Services  Associate  and  wUl  be  working 
on  trade  missions  to  Canada  (mostly  Quebec 
and  Montreal)  and  am  therefore  getting  the 
chance  to  use  my  French  a  bit."  Katherine 
asks  us  to  congratulate  the  SBCJYF  Class  of 
1989  for  her:  "It  was  the  best  year  of  my  life 
so  far,  extremely  enriching.  It  is  because  of 
them,  in  part,  that  it  was  so.  We  could  not 
have  done  it  without  Mme  DENIS.  Best  of 
luck  to  her." 

KATI  KOERNER  (Wesleyan)  wrote: 
"By  a  series  of  serendipitous  connections  I 
will  be  interning  at  the  Hamburg 
Schauspielhaus  (the  largest  theater  in 
Hamburg)  next  year.  I  am  very  excited  to  be 
heading  back  to  Europe,  what  with 
reunification  and  '92  drawing  ever  nearer.  I 
will  probably  be  what's  politely  known  as  a 
production  assistant,  but  what  is  more  often 
than  not  a  full-time  coffeemaker.  However,  I 
will  be  able  to  hang  out  with  and  learn  from 
the  dramaturgical  meisters  themselves. 
Towards  the  end  of  the  year  I'm  planning  on 
moving  on  to  DUsseldorf  (a  Wesleyan  alumn 
works  in  a  theatre  there)  or  Berlin,  home  of 
my  beau  —  whom  I  met  in  Paris!  —  to  do  more 
theatre  typw  stuff.  I'm  hoping  on  doing  some 
acting  as  well.  Food  and  lodging  will 
hopefully  be  covered  by  English  lessons  — 
which  supposedly  all  those  Hamburgers  are 
clamoring  for.  Let's  hope  so  —  I  may  be 
homeless  since  as  soon  as  the  wall  came 
down,  every  single  affordable  apartment  in 
Germany  disappeared,  but  I  hope  I  won't  go 
hungry  too! 

"As  an  alumna  I  guess  its  appropriate  for 
me  to  gush  about  my  time  in  Paris,  but 
honestly  it  was  a  fabulous  time!!  Like 
everyone,  I  would  love  to  go  back  sometime 
--  what's  more,  I'm  sure  I  will  (think 
positive!!).  I'm  still  in  close  touch  with 
several  Sweet  Briarers(?)  whom  I  now  count 
among  my  closest  friends:  DIETLIND 
LERNER  is  living  4  blocks  away  from  me 
here  in  New  York  and  LUCINDA 
CARMICHAEL  is  working  for  the  French 
newspaper  in  San  Francisco  and  lives  in  a 
house  with  a  garden.  Mme  DENIS  -  I  miss 
your  warm  smile  and  your  fountain  of  kind 
advice.  Bonnes  vacances!" 

KRISTEN  M.  LAAKSO  [U.  of  Southern 
California]  is  now  working  for  her  M.A.  and 
teaching  French  I  at  U.S.C.  She  says:  "My 
Sweet  Briar  experience  is  still  with  me  on  a 
daily  basis." 


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LAURA  LACCHIA  (Wellesley)  went 
backpacking  in  Spain  and  Portugal  for  most 
of  the  summer  but  managed  to  see  her  French 
family  for  the  14th  (JuiUet)  in 
Montpellier.  She  bumped  into  KRISTEN 
SCHLEGEL  in  Barcelona,  randomly.  She  is 
now  working  at  Ogilvy  &  Mather  Public 
Relations-Marketing  Division  in  New  York. 

MARC  LANGLOIS  (U.  of  Virginia) 
went  out  West  for  a  few  weeks  with 
MARSHALL  PARKER.  "While  in  San 
Francisco  we  bumped  into  MAURA  SMITH 
in  Haight-Ashbury  -  who  would  have 
thought!  Now  BECKERMAN,  MARSHALL 
and  I  live  in  Old  Town  and  work  in  D.C.  for 
law  firms  -  typical!  We  see  KRISTEN 
STAPLES  a  lot;  she  is  working  on  the  Hill. 
WENDY  DRISCOLL  is  in  Maryland.  All  in 
all  things  are  fine.  Hello  to  Carol  from  all 
of  us." 

ARDEN  LEVY  (Northwestern)  plans  to 
attend  George  Washington  University 
School  of  Law  in  Washington,  D.C:  "I 
would  like  to  pursue  International  Law, 
hopefully  using  my  JYF  exjjerience.  Also,  I 
plan  on  returning  to  Paris  at  Christmas  time 
for  the  third  time  since  Sweet  Briar  to  visit 
my  boyfriend.  He  is  trying  to  do  his 
Military  Service  co-op  in  the  United  States 
ne.xt  year.  On  verra!  After  writing  an 
honors  thesis  on  the  French  feminist 
movement,  I  would  Uke  to  become  involved 
in  the  international  movement  in  D.C. 

ALLISON  H.  LONG  (C.  of  the 
Holy  Cross):  "  I  plan  on  settling  in 
Washington,  D.C.  for  a  few  years. 
I  will  be  working  in  the  public 
relations/corrununications  field." 

LISA  AIMEE  MARTIN 
(Trinity):  "I  have  recently  moved 
to  Dallas  to  work  as  a  Clinique 
Consultant  at  Foley's.  My  plans 
are  to  eventually  work  in  the  fields 
offashion  and  art,  either  as  a  visual 
display  trimmer,  or  as  a  designer's 
assistant." 

ANN  MORNING  (Yale)  is 
"going  to  graduate  school  - 
Columbia's  School  of  International 
and  Public  Affairs.  (P.S.  Stan  is  in 
New  York  too!)" 

LORI  A.  MOSEY  (North 
western)  is  attending  Georgetown 
Law  School:  "I  will  pursue  my 
interest  in  international  law  there; 
someday  I  hope  I  will  even  use  my 
French  again!" 

CAROL  O'CONNOR  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  currently  working  at 
Walt  Disney  World  Company  in 
Orlando,  Florida  in  their  Guest 
Relations  Department.  I  am 
interested     in   a   teaching     position 


(hopefully  French!)  in  a  boarding  school; 
preferably  in  the  North-easL  I  am  very  excited 
about  that  prosjject!    Things  are  great!" 

KATE  OLD  (Mount  Holyoke)  "I  graduated 
from  Mount  Holyoke  College  and  am  now 
planning  to  return  to  Paris  with  Middlebury 
College  to  earn  a  Master's  degree.  To  all  the 
members  of  1988-89  Sweet  Briar  group  --  Good 
luck  and  hope  to  see  you  in  gay  Paris!  Bonne 
chance  et  felicitations!" 

LIZABETH  PALEY  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
working  for  the  Silverman  Companies  on  East 
58th  St.  in  New  York  as  an  executive  assistant. 
She  spent  the  simimer  travelling-vacationing 
in  Puerto  Rico  and  Florida,  and  biking  for  2  1/2 
weeks  down  the  Pacific  Coast  Highway  from 
San  Francisco  to  L.A. 

MARSHALL  PARKER  (Franklin  and 
Marshall)  "Well,  I  guess  I'm  Uke  most  of  you. 
I'm  hopelessly  lost  with  no  direction 
whatsoever.  I'm  not  going  to  teach  in  Ecuador, 
and  I'm  not  going  to  be  a  project  assistant  for  a 
law  firm.  Right  now  I'm  in  the  middle  of  the 
desert  trying  to  decide  where  to  go  from  here." 

AVELINA  PEREZ  (Brown)  is  a  graduate 
student  at  Georgetown  University,  doing  a 
Master's  in  Latin  American  Studies. 

LAURA  E.  PERRY  (Agnes  Scott):  "I  just 
graduated  on  May  19th  and  I  plan  to  stay  in 
Atlanta.  I  have  a  job  with  Delta  (airlines)  in 
the  international  section.  I  am  looking  forward 
to  all  the  travel  benefits!  I  have  moved  into  an 
apartment  with  my  best  friend  from  college." 


Promenade    dans    le    Vieux    Tours 


THOMAS  PICKETT  (Northwestern)  is 
attending  the  University  of  Illinois  School 
of  Law,  "hoping  to  concentrate  in 
international  law  to  facilitate  many  more 
return  trips  to  Cafe  Costes." 

ROBERT  RIONDA  (Northwestern): 
"I'm  studying  hard  during  my  first  year  of  law 
school  at  the  U.  of  California-Hastings 
College  of  The  Law  in  San  Francisco.  Frisco 
is  a  great  town  but  I  don't  get  much  of  a 
chance  to  enjoy  it  —  Study!  Study!  Study!." 

SCOTT  T.  SANDERS  (Washington  and 
Lee)  was  spending  the  summer  at  the  Ghost 
Ranch  Conference  Center  in  Abiquin,  New 
Mexico.  "In  September,  I'll  be  heading  up  to 
Bath,  ME,  where  I'll  be  teaching  French  at 
The  Hyde  School,  a  small  private  boarding 
school.  Congratulations  and  the  best  of  luck 
to  the  other  recent  graduates!" 

VICTORIA  SHAW  (Connecticut)  is 
"living  at  home  in  N.Y.C.  until  I  save 
enough  money  to  leave  New  York.  I'm  also 
taking  my  G.R.E.'s  in  October  so  I  can  start 
thinking  about  grad  school." 

MAURA  SMITH  (Northwestern):  "I  am 
once  again  off  to  Paris  in  September! 
(through  the  CIEE  Work  Abroad  Program). 
I'll  work  and  live  in  the  "city  of  lights"  with 
PENNY  KARAS  at  least  until  Christmas.  You 
ask  me  what  type  of  work  will  I  be  doing  - 
good  question!!  I'm  sure  I'll  find 
something." 

LINDA  KATHRYN  STOREY  (U.  of 
Texas  at  Austin)  "After  spending  the  summer 
in  Avignon,  France,  I  will  be  attending 
South  'Texas  College  of  Law  in  Houston 
where  I  will  be  studying  international/ 
environmental  law.  I  hope  to  get  back  to 
France  in  the  next  few  years  because  that's 
the  only  way  I  can  find  AMY  BROWN  and 
JEFF  PETERS  together  in  the  same  country." 

WILLIAM  STUDENMUND  (Rice) 
missed  the  1990  Economic  Summit  at  Rice. 
He  was  in  Tulsa  when  it  took  place.  "But  my 
experiences  helped  even  with  the 
preparations.  For  instance,  a  student  group 
sold  T-shirts  for  the  summit  depicting  the 
flags  of  the  seven  most  industrialized 
countries,  plus  the  E.E.C.  I  was  the  only 
person  to  notice  that  the  E.E.C.  flag  should 
have  12  stars,  not  10.  True  it  was  a  minor 
point,  but  one  that  would  have  escaped  me 
without  the  year  in  France." 

JENNIFER  SULLIVAN  (Sweet  Briar) 
plans  to  attend  graduate  school  in  French. 

TRACEY  THOMAS  (Sweet  Briar)  was 
married  on  the  22nd  of  September  to 
Jonathan  Jones.  "I  am  currently  seeking 
employment  as  either  a  French  or  English 
secondary  school  teacher.  We  tentatively 
plan  to  reside  in  the  United  States  for  2  or  3 
years  and  then  return  to  either  his  native 
country,  England,  or  France,  where  we  both 
met  and  desire  to  return.  My  husband  will 
pursue  an  engineering  career  while  in  the 
United  States  and  eventually  consider 
seminary  or  another  Christian  ministry." 


28 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1989-1990 

After  a  relatively  quiet  year,  the  members 
of  the  1989-90  group  are  back  on  their 
campuses  for  their  senior  year. 

95%  of  the  130  students  who  completed 
the  year  received  9  or  more  units  of  credit  [9 
units  is  considered  a  normal  work-load]. 
Among  those,  the  highest  individual 
averages  were  achieved  by  ANNA 
BARDONE  (Williams),  followed  by 
MIRIAM  CHIRICO  (Mount  Holyoke), 
ELIZABETH  VILLERE  (Georgetown). 
KAREN  BICKELL  (College  of  Wooster). 
DOUGLAS  CLARK  (Boston  College)  and 
DANA  SPAIN  (Northwestern). 

Among  the  colleges  and  universities 
which  sent  more  than  3  students,  the  8 
students  from  Georgetown  University  and 
the  3  students  from  the  University  of 
Virginia  scored  the  highest  G.P.A.  for  the 
year  in  France  (3.38),  followed  by  the  4 
students  from  the  College  of  the  Holy  Cross 
(3.37),  the  17  students  from  Northwestern 
University  (3.30)  and  the  3  students  from 
Randolph-Macon  Woman's  College  (3.23). 

Five  students  passed  the  Certificat 
d'Etudes  Politiques:  VALERIE  BLIN 
(Northwestern),  JENNIFER  COOK, 
CHRISTINE  QUICKENDEN  and 
ELIZABETH  ROSENBAUM 

(Georgetown),  and  DANIELLE  REED 
(Haverford);  Jennifer  Cook  received  a 
Mention  Assez  Bien. 

The  1 1  students  in  the  Cours  de  Frangais 
des  Affaires  et  de  I'Economie  passed  the 
Certificat  Pratique  de  Frangais  Commercial 
et  Economique,  the  first  time,  I  believe, 
that  no  one  failed.  In  addition  4  students 
received  the  Diplome  Supirieur  de  Frangais 
des  Affaires  (2eme  degri):  REBECCA 
BENOR  and  ELIZABETH  VILLERE 
(Georgetown),  SUSAN  McGARRAH 
(Holy  Cross)  and  DANA  SPAIN 
(Northwestern). 

17  students  passed  the  Certificat  Pratique 
de  Langue  Frangaise,  one  with  Mention 
Bien  (ROBERT  SEAMAN  of  Oberlin 
College)  and  one  with  Mention  Assez  Bien 
(MIRIAM  CHIRICO  of  Mount  Holyoke). 

Our  congratulations  to  all  the  members  of 
the  group  and  our  best  wishes  for  your 
Senior  Year.  Keep  in  touch. 


THE  MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE 
SCHOLARSHIP 


AIMEE  FROOM  (Brown)  was  the  recipient 
of  the  1990  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Scholarship. 
She  sends  the  following  report: 

"'Adjugi  3J00  francs!'  The  commissaire- 
priseur's  gavel  pointed  directly  at  me.  With  a 
ceremonious  bang,  the  sale  was  official.  I  had 
succesfully  bid  for  a  gros  cache-pot  and  felt 
rather  proud  of  myself.  The  youngest  bidder  in 
the  room  and  an  americaine  to  boot.  Mme 
Duprez  would  be  thrilled! 

"With  the  help  of  the  Martha  Lucas  Pate 
scholarship  I  was  fortunate  to  be  able  to 
continue  an  apprenticeship  begun  in  February 
with  Mme  Duprez,  a  dealer  in  antiques.  Located 
in  the  fashionable  seventh  arrondissement, 
Mme  Duprez's  shop  was  full  of  everything  from 
tiny  silver  spoons  to  large  armoires.  It  was 
my  job  to  leam  the  history  and  price  of  all  and 
tend  the  shop  in  her  absence.  Each  week  Mme 
Duprez  sent  me  to  Drouol,  the  premier  French 
art  auction  house,  to  bid  for  her.  She  taught  me 
what  is  good  quality  and  what  is  not.  I  went  to 
the  sales  equipped  with  a  list  of  objects,  price 
ceilings,  and  a  blank  check.  What 
responsibility  and  what  an  effective  way  to 
leam! 

"Each  siunmer  an  antiques  fair  is  held  in  front 
of  the  Saint-Sulpice  church  and  this  summer  I 
assisted  at  Mme  Duprez's  stand.  It  was  at  the 
Foire  Saint -Germain  that  I  discovered  the 
intricacies  of  selling.  I  quickly  found  out  that 
most  customers  knew  more  than  I  did  about  the 
miniature  silver  tea  service  or  Louis  XVI 
secretaire  they  wanted.  I  learned  the  history  of 
many  different  antiques,  how  to  identify  real 
silver,  and  perfected  the  French  art  of 
bargaining.  It  warms  a  French  person's  heart 
to  believe  that  he  or  she  has  enlightened  an 
uncultured  American  and  gotten  something 
bon  marche  at  the  same  time! 

"I  will  never  forget  my  exciting 
apprenticeship  or  Mme  Duprez.  It  is  with 
heartfelt  gratitude  that  I  thank  both  a 
wonderful,  kind  mentor  who  shared  her  vast 
treasure  of  knowledge  with  me,  and  the  people 
at  Sweet  Briar  College.  You  allowed  me  a 
wonderful  opportimity.  I  now  plan  to  pursue  a 
career  in  the  art  auction  world." 


1990-1991 

Professor    CHARLES    F.    O'KEEFE, 

on  leave  from  Denison  University,  Resident 
Director  of  the  1981-82  group,  is  back  in 
Paris  as  Resident  Director  of  the  1990-1991 
group.  Mme  CAROL  DENIS  is  the 
Assistant. 

The  group  is  composed  of  125  students, 
101  women  and  24  men,  representing  38 
colleges  and  universities.  The  largest  groups 
are  from  Northwestern  University  (18 
students),  Georgetown  University  (13 
students)  and  Mount  Holyoke  College  (12 
students).  We  welcome  our  first  student  from 
Thiel  College  in  Pennsylvania. 

One  son  and  one  daughter  of  alumni  are  in 
the  group:  THOMAS  CHILDS  (Yale)  is 
the  son  of  WILLIAM  CHILDS  (Princeton 
62-63);  BENJAMIN  PIPER  (Tulane)  is 
the  son  of  STEPHANIE  BEAUDOUIN 
PIPER  (Sweet  Briar  67-68).  MICHAEL 
DONLAN  (Georgetown)  is  the  brother  of 
MAURA  DONLAN  (Holy  Cross  85-86); 
DAVID  POKRESS  (Connecticut  C.)  is  the 
brother  of  CHARLES  POKRESS  (Vassar 
87-88);  CATHERINE  TOUSIGNANT 
(U.  of  Virginia)  is  the  sister  of  LISE 
TOUSIGNANT  (U.  of  Virginia  88-89). 

The  group  left  New  York  on  September  4th 
and,  after  the  usual  preliminary  session  in 
Tours,  arrived  in  Paris  on  October  3rd. 

The  Comiti  des  Etudiants  is  composed  of: 
President:  JULIE  WESTERMAN 
(Cornell),  Vice  Presidenf.YEVEfi  KIM 
(Brown),  Secretaire:  C  H  R  I  S  T  I  N  E 
PARKER  (Mount  Holyoke),  Membres  du 
Comiti  Executif  KEVIN  KIGER  (Case 
Western  Reserve)  and  JAMES 
SCHROEDER  (Brown). 

Four  students  were  accepted  into  the 
revised  program  for  the  Certificat  dEtudes 
Politiques:  JENNIFER  COLLET  and 
TAKASHI  TAKENOSHITA  (Brown), 
WILLIAM  NEILD  (Emory)  and  JEFFREY 
SULMAN  (Georgetown). 


1991-1992 

Professor    WILLIAM     W.    KIBLER 

(University  of  Texas  at  Austin)  has  been 
appointed  Resident  Director  of  the  1991-92 
group. 


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Contributors  to  the  Scholarship  and  Financial  Aid  Funds  of  the 

Junior  Year  in  France 

(July  1, 1989  •  June  30, 1990) 


We  wish  to  thank  the  following  alumnae 
and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF  and 
corpKirations  making  matching  grants,  who 
contributed  a  total  of  $10,125  during  the 
1989-90  school-year.  We  have  made  every 
effort  to  list  all  contributors.  If  for  some 
reason  we  have  made  an  error,  please  let  us 
know.  Contributions  received  after  June  30, 
1990  will  be  acknowledged  in  next  year's 
Magazine. 

Omission    in    1989    Magazine: 
Patricia  Carry  Stewart,  Cornell  [1948-49] 

1948-49 
Shirley  Gage  Durfee,  U/Wisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Walter  G.  Langlois,  Yale 
Marie  Gilliam  Park,  Sweet  Briar 
Patricia  Carry  Stewart,  Cornell 

1949-SO 
Barbara  House  Barbey,  Mt.  Holyoke 
John  A.  Berggren,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Reynolds  Burgund,  Yale 
Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Jack  Lx)tz,  Dartmouth 
Barbara  Fisher  Nemser,  Barnard 
Sheila  Shields  Python,  Whealon 
Mary  Colonna  Schmid,  Barnard 

1950-51 
Lucy  Johnson  Jensen,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Sandra  Adier  Leibowitz,  Wells 
Susan  Anderson  Talbot,  Radcliffe 

1951-52 
Josephine  Sllbert  Benedek,  Wellesley 
Josephine  Wells  Rodgers,  Sweet  Briar 

1952-53 

Patrick  McGrady,  Jr.,  Yale 

1953-54 

Ralph  Quackenbush,  Yale 

1954-55 
Elizabeth  Smith  Abse,  Sweet  Briar 
Peter  Dirlam,  Cornell 
Richard  Dolen,  Cornell 
Jack  Mendelsohn,  Dartmouth 
Beverly  Oyler  Shivers,  Carleton 

1955-56 

English  Showalter,  Jr.,  Yale 

1956-57 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammill,  Sweet  Briar 

1957-58 
Peter  Roemer,  Princeton 

1958-59 
Constance  Cryer  Ecklund,  Northwestern 
Harriet  Blum  Lawrence,  Brandeis 
Judith  Kastner  Lewis,  Wells 
Tom  Schaumberg,  Yale 

1959-60 

Joseph  F.  Carroll,  Jr.,  UA'irginia 
Carolyn  Coggin  Holmes,  Wake  Forest 


1960-61 

Aim  Rea  Craig,  Lake  Erie 

Roger  P.  Craig,  Yale 

Bettye  Thomas  Chambers,  Sweet  Briar 

Robert  M.  Henkels,  Princeton 

Maria  Carozza  Volpe,  Sweet  Briar 

1961-62 

Harriet  P.  Davis,  Wheaton 
Judith  Alperln  Fried,  U/Illinois 
Christopher  Herbert,  Yale 

1962-63 

Michael  S.  Koppisch,  Johns  Hopkins 
Donna  Pearson  Neuhoff,  Sweet  Briar 
Marshall  Metcalf  Seymour,  Sweet  Briar 
Jonathan  Small,  Brown 
Anonymous 

1963-64 
Alice  Fork  Grover,  Wheaton 
Raymond  Hilliard,  U/Maryland 
Susan  S.  Holland,  Occidental 
Peter  McRobbie,  Yale 

1964-65 

Laurie  Wax  KJeinberg,  Mt.  Holyoke 

James  H.  Mclnemey,  Jr.,  Yale 

Carol  Woodcock  Taylor,  U/Massachusetts 

1965-66 

Thomas  W.  Devine,  Yale 

Peter  M.  Dolinger,  Williams 

Richard  Klein,  Jr.,  Yale 

Roimie  Sahl  O'Connor,  Russell  Sage 

R.  C.  Steele,  Jr.,  Hampden-Sydney 

Jane  Stephenson  Wilson,  Sweet  Briar 

Phyllis  Jane  Winston,  Wellesley 

1966-67 

Valerie  Gay  Weiss,  Denison 

H.  Pennington  Whiteside,  Jr.,  U/South 

1969-70 
Tina  Kronemer  Ament,  Case  Western  Reserve 
Nancy  Smith  Froit,  Vassar 
David  Ellison,  Dartmouth 

1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackermann,  Emory 
Kathrin  HIebakos  Burleson,  U/Califomia 
Maria  Corpora-Buck,  Moravian 
Evan  D.  Robinson,  UA'irginia 
Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard,  Sweet  Briar 
Terrina  Wong,  Mills 

1973-74 

Vincent  J.  Doddy,  ViUanova 
Elizabeth  Halle  Hayes,  Emory 
A.  Byron  Nimocks,  Hendrix 
Carol  S.  Porter,  Sweet  Briar 
Nancy  Noyes  Robinson,    UA'irginia 

1974-75 

Alan  Engler,  Yale 

Carole  A.  Grunberg,  Vassar 

Deborah  Mutch  Olander,  Sweet  Briar 


1975-76 

David  W.  EUis,  Amherst 

Deborah  Cook  Routt,  Mt.  Holyoke 

Martha  Simpson,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1976-77 
Anne  Shullenberger  Levy,  Williams 
Stephen  Petri,  Amherst 
Barbara  Mendelssohn  Price,  Sweet  Briar 

1977-78 
Susanne  Daisley  Mahoney,  Vassar 
J.  Patrick  Mahoney,  Arizona  State 

1978-79 

Katherine  Boschenstein,  Randolph-Macon 

Woman's 
Michael  Leemputte,  Duke 
Aim  Connolly  Reagan,  Sweet  Briar 

1979-80 

Peter  D'Amario,  Brown 

Ellen  Danaczko  Ellison,  Mt.  Holyoke 

Martha  McGrady,  Swarthmore 

Sarah  Rindsberg,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1981-82 

Charles  F.  Hunter,  Lawrence 

1982-83 

Kenneth  Bradt,  U/North  Carolina 
Lori  Reilly,  Northwestern 

1983-84 

Dean  Whitehead,  U/Southem  California 

1984-85 

Angela  Rose  Heffeman,  Wheaton 
Donna  Prommas,  Sweet  Briar 

1987-88 

Susan  Winchester,  Northwestern 

1988-89 

Elizabeth  Ketterson,  Mt.  Holyoke 

OTHERS 

Professor  and  Mrs.  Archille  Biron,  Resident 

Director,    1964-65,    1971-72,    1973-74 
Professor    Joyce     Carleton,     Resident 

Director  1959-60,  1962-63,  1963-64 
Mr.  Richard  L.  Duffield,  father  of  Barbara 

Duffield  Erskine,  JYF  1967-68,  Sweet 

Briar  College 
Mrs.    Caroline   Rankin   Mapother,    1948 

Alumna  of  Sweet  Briar  College 
Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus,  Sweet 

Briar   College,    Honorary   Member  of 

Advisory  Committee 
Ameritrust  Company  -  Matching  Gift 
GTE  Foimdation  -  Matching  Gift 
Harris  Bank  Foundation  -  Matching  Gift 
IBM  Corporation  -  Matching  Gift 
Mack  Trucks,  Inc.  -  Matching  Gift 
Merrill  Lynch  &  Comp.,  Inc.  -  Matching  Gift 
The    New    New    Community    Trust/Joan 
O'Meara  Winant.  JYF  1971-72,  Yale 
Norfolk  Southern  Foundation  -  Matching 

Gift 


30 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


WE  HOPE  YOU  WILL  WISH  TO  CONTRIBUTE 
TO  ONE  OF  THE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS  LISTED  BELOW: 


With  your  support,  we  were  able  to  grant  $78,445  in  direct  financial  aid  for  1990-91 
[compared  to  $68,616  the  previous  year].  This  represents  4. 15%  of  the  total  fees  [up  from  3.78% 
the  previous  year].  We  are  getting  closer  to  our  goal  of  5%,  but  are  still  a  long  way  from  our 
eventual  goal  of  10%.  At  a  time  when  our  fees  keep  increasing  as  the  dollar  weakens,  your  help  is 
particularly  appreciated. 

Endowed  scholarship  funds  (only  the  income  is  used): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND, 

in  memory  of  R.  John  Matthew,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND, 

in  memory  of  Arthur  Bates,  Professor  of  French,  Sweet  Briar  College. 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  25th  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND, 

founded  in  1972  in  honor  of  the  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France  and  renamed  in 
1984  in  honor  of  Robert  G.  Marshall,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND  for  summer  study, 
in  memory  of  Martha  Lucas  Pate,  President,  Sweet  Briar  College. 


Financial  aid  operating  budget 

(your  contribution  will  be  used  the  for  the  1991-92  fuiancial  aid  budget): 

The  CHARLES  DE  GAULLE  FUND 

in  honor  of  the  100th  anniversary  of  the  birth  and  the  20th  anniversary  of  the  death  of  the 

statesman  and  writer. 

[Financial  aid  operating  budget  for  1991-1992] 

Please  note  that  many  firms  match  contributions  to  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  If  you  contribute 
and  your  employer  makes  matching  gifts,  we  would  appreciate  your  efforts  in  this  connection. 

YOUR  GIFT  IS  DEDUCTIBLE  FOR  INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES. 

Please  use  the  enclosed  envelope  or  send  your  contribution  to: 

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Sweet  Briar  College 
Sweet  Briar,  Virginia  24595 

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'nee  again  in  1990-91,  the  international  situation  impinged  on  the  smooth  running  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France  as 
the  Gulf  war  and  its  repercussions  brought  dire  predictions  of  renewed  terrorism  in  Europe  to  worry  parents  and  students 
alike.  That  121  students  completed  the  program,  is  testimony  both  to  its  strength  and  the  quality  of  students  it  attracts. 

That  events  in  the  Middle  East  could  impact  on  our  program  is  but  one  example  of  our  shrinking  world;  closer  to 
home,  more  rapid  communications  between  Paris  and  Tours  due  to  the  new  link  through  the  T.G.V.  high  speed  train 
have  forced  us  to  alter  our  pre-session  arrangements.  The  subsequent  popularity  of  Tours  with  European  students,  who 
converge  on  the  Institut  de  Touraine  in  the  month  of  September,  was  slowly  crowding  us  out  to  the  extent  that  we  were 
forced  to  move  to  the  Faculte  des  Lettres  of  the  Universite  Francois-Rabelais  on  the  banks  of  the  Loire.  Though  lacking 
the  picturesque  atmosphere  of  the  Institute,  our  new  building  contains  large  amphitheaters  and  ample  classroom  space  for 
our  needs,  while  its  connection  by  a  footbridge  to  the  Place  Plumereau  district  means  the  new  location  is  equally  as 
convenient  as  the  Institut.  Moreover,  at  the  University  we  are  the  guests  of  the  English  Department,  with  whom  we 
already  enjoyed  close  relations. 

In  Paris,  the  changes  are  less  drastic.  Mme  Triantafyllou  and  M.  Garapon  have  retired.  Sciences  Po  promises  to  be  less 
hectic  than  last  year  as  it  slowly  corrects  the  excesses  of  its  reforme.  Meanwhile,  at  the  various  universities  registration 
seems  to  be  getting  easier,  although  each  year  there  is  always  one  department  which  poses  particular  problems. 

As  you  will  see  from  page  34  of  the  Magazine,  this  year  sadly  saw  the  death  of  two  of  our  oldest  friends:  Norbert 
Dufourcq  who  taught  history  of  music  courses  for  many  years,  and  Andre  Bordeaux  who  for  22  years  organized  our  pre- 
session  at  Tours.  Andre's  death  was  a  personal  blow  as  he  had  been  my  instructor  at  the  Sorbonne  in  the  late  fifties,  and 
it  had  been  a  great  pleasure  to  renew  my  acquaintance  with  him  at  Sweet  Briar.  After  his  retirement  in  1985,  he  paid  his 
first  visit  to  Virginia  in  the  spring  of  1986,  and  delighted  in  everything  he  saw,  but  a  few  months  after  his  return  was 
struck  down  by  an  inoperable  brain  tumor,  which  confined  him  to  hospital  and  nursing  homes  until  his  death  at  the  age 
of  67.  The  1987  Alumni  Magazine  published  a  poem  he  had  written  for  the  alumni  and  alumnae  he  fondly  remembered. 
In  his  honor,  the  1992-93  financial  aid  operating  budget  fund  will  be  known  as  the  Andre  Bordeaux  fund. 

Although  last  year's  free  fall  of  the  dollar  has  been  temporarily  stopped,  like  everyone  else  we  are  waiting  anxiously  for 
the  American  economy  to  take  off  again  and  strengthen  it.  Meanwhile  students  are  needing  more  financial  aid  than  ever. 
This  year,  51  out  of  119  students  report  receiving  financial  aid  from  various  sources  (federal  and  state  grants,  college 
grants,  grants  from  corporations  and  foundations,  loans,  etc).  On  average  each  of  these  students  received  $1 1,843  (up 
from  $7,675  in  1990-91!)  Fortunately  the  Junior  Year  in  France  was  able  to  increase  its  direct  grants  from  $78,445  to 
$98,800.  A  large  part  of  these  grants  comes  from  our  alumni  scholarship  funds.  I  know  that  you  are  solicited  by  many 
worthwhile  causes  at  this  time  of  year.  If  you  remember  your  year  in  France  as  a  happy,  successful  time,  please  consider 
helping  a  student  to  have  the  same  experience.  Even  small  gifts  add  up  to  impressive  totals  and  tell  us  that  you 
appreciate  what  we  try  to  achieve.  Today  the  scholarship  funds  supported  by  alumni  contributions  stand  as  follows: 
Bates  Memorial  Fund:  $139,904,  Robert  G.  Marshall  25th  Anniversary  Fund:  $214,746,  John  Matthew  Scholarship 
Fund:  $150,845,  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Fund:  $14,915.  Please  contribute  to  these  funds  described  on  page  35,  or  to  the 
Andre  Bordeaux  Fund. 

Best  wishes  from  all  of  us,  in  Virginia  and  Paris,  for  a  happy  holiday  season. 


Emile  Langlois 
Director 


November  10,  1991 
JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


FORTY  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1951-1952 


We     received     a     long     letter     from 
PATRICIA   A.   (PALMER)    KENDALL 

(Wheaton)   which  may   serve   as   a  good 
introduction  to  the  1951-52  class  news: 


"Dear    Junior    Year 
classmates  of  1951-52: 


in    France    fellow 


"When  our  Sweet  Briar  group  left  on  the 
Mauretania  on  September  9,  1951,  for  the 
seven  day  journey  to  Le  Havre,  it  was  not  at 
all  done  with  the  same  self-assured  casual 
manner  that  most  of  our  own  college-age 
children  exhibited  when  leaving  for  Europe. 
Not  many  young  people  spent  a  whole  year 
away  from  home  then.  It  was,  of  course, 
possible  to  make  transatlantic  phone  calls, 
but  the  accessibility  of  the  system  and  its 
cost  remained  prohibitive.  In  short,  some 
of  us  felt  we  were  about  to  be  shipf>ed  to 
another  planet.  We  realized  we  were 
privileged,  but  were  not  without  qualms. 


"We  were  reassured  almost  as  soon  as  our 
ship  left  the  New  York  Harbor  when  our  leaders 
encouraged  us  to  voice  our  concerns  at  informal 
group  meetings.  Those  of  us  who  would  be 
living  at  the  Foyer  International  in  Paris  (JO 
CHIOTINOS,  CAROL  COLLINS,  HELEN 
VALACELLIS  and  myself)  were  assigned  to  the 
same  cabin.  Carol  and  Helen  became  good 
friends  of  mine  as  well  as  excellent  'travel 
companions'  later  in  the  year  (I  spent  our 
Spring  vacation  in  Spain  with  Helen  and  six 
weeks  roaming  the  continent  with  a  back-pack 
with  Carol  during  the  summer  of  1952).  Much 
bonding  was  accomplished  among  our  group, 
even  before  our  arrival  in  France.  Besides 
talking  incessantly,  we  danced  a  little,  played  a 
lot  of  bridge  and  even  survived  a  day  of  choppy 
seas  created  by  a  110  miles  p>er  hour  wind.  Jet 
planes  soon  rendered  those  wonderful  ships  of 
the  Cunard  Line  obsolete,  but  because  of  the  fun 
we  had,  I'm  glad  I  was  part  of  one  of  the  earlier 
Sweet  Briar  groups. 

"What  a  thrill  it  was  to  be  heading  toward 
Paris  on  a  train.  When  we  finally  reached  the 
city,  we  were  mesmerized  by  the  'different'  sky- 


line, the  tiny  cars,  the  acrobatic  policemen, 
and  most  of  all  by  the  French-speaking 
inhabitants.  After  our  first  meal  on  French 
soil  at  the  Hotel  Lutetia,  on  the  Left  Bank, 
the  women  were  taken  to  the  Foyer,  while  the 
men  remained  at  the  hotel.  Jo,  Carol,  Helen 
and  I  were  happy  to  see  where  we  would  be 
living  after  November  1.  We  were  not 
disappointed  to  find  that  conditions  were 
good  at  the  Foyer.  There  was  a  student 
restaurant  on  the  first  floor,  a  small  library 
and  terrace  on  the  top  floor  and  the  Foyer  was 
located  in  the  heart  of  the  Quartier  Latin  just 
opposite  the  Luxembourg  gardens.  Another 
thrilling  experience  awaited  us  the  next  day 
when  our  chartered  bus  made  a  stop  at 
Chartres  cathedral  on  its  way  to  Tours. 

"My  memories  of  the  six-week 
preliminary  period  in  the  Touraine  remain 
vivid.  Daily  classes  were  demanding,  but  the 
reinforcement  of  everyday  encounters  with 
our  families  and  with  the  people  of  Tours 
accelerated  our  progress  and  transformed 
classwork  into  daily  adventure.  I  was  fortu- 
nate in  having  JUUA  (PAXTON)  BARROW 


On  the  Mauretania 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


as  my  'housemate'  and  a  wonderful  dame 
chez  qui,  an  elderly  (I  thought  so,  then) 
Madame  Cozette,  whose  son  visited  us  often 
from  his  nearby  home.  Julie  and  I  went 
through  the  usual  period  of  adjustment  to  our 
new  surroundings.  There  were  days  when  we 
longed  for  more  heat  and  the  use  of  a  bathtub 
or  shower  (when  desperation  set  in,  there 
was  always  the  local  bath  house  for  a  $.70 
fee).  The  other  pleasures,  however,  soon 
made  up  for  minor  inconveniences. 
Especially  memorable  culinary  delights 
were  the  delicious  omelettes,  the  cheeses, 
the  wine  and  the  readily  available  fruit.  And 
then  there  was  the  artichoke  which 
mystified  both  Julie  and  me  (as  to  how  to 
approach  it)  when  it  was  first  served  to  us  at 
the  table.  We  soon  acquired  a  new  skill  as 
well  as  an  appreciation  for  this  unfamiliar 
vegetable. 

"Visiting  those  gorgeous  chateaux  in  the 
countryside  on  bicycles  (rented  for  a  dollar  a 
day)  was  an  ideal  way  to  study  French 
history  and  geography.  Dr.  Choquette  and 
Miss  Dobbins  (our  D  ir ecteur  and 
Directrice,  as  they  were  called  in  1951-52) 
also  arranged  group  visits  to  many  other 
places  of  interest  in  the  city  of  Tours.  I 
remember  especially  touring  the  printing 
press  of  a  local  newspaper  and  the  kitchen 
of  a  large  salon  de  the.  The  musical  variety 
show  which  we  put  on  for  our  famibes  and 
others  of  the  city  (held  in  the  Cameo 
Theater)  was  the  occasion  for  much  fun  and 
laughter,  as  it  has  been  for  many  subsequent 
Sweet  Briar  Groups.  A  very  detailed  and 
flattering  description  of  our  production 
soon  appeared  in  a  local  newspaper. 

"We  had  not  been  in  Tours  very  long 
when  many  of  us  discovered  that  the  French 
were  very  interested  in  what  we  thought 
about  our  own  government's  f)olicies.  A 
letter  I  had  written  to  my  parents  reminded 
me  of  the  afternoon  a  reporter  came  to  the 
Institut  to  interview  Sweet  Briar  students. 
(Did  later  Sweet  Briar  Groups  receive  all  the 
coverage  which  we  enjoyed  in  1951?) 
Classes  had  already  been  dismissed,  but 
those  of  us  on  the  editorial  staff  of 
Transition  were  still  there,  so  questions 
were  directed  to  us.  We  were  first  asked 
about  what  surprises  we  found,  what  we 
thought  of  certain  French  customs,  etc. 
Then  came  questions  about  how  we  viewed 
the  MacArthur  incident  (for  the  benefit  of 
the  more  recent  Sweet  Briar  groups,  the 
General  had  just  completed  his  triumphant 
tour  through  the  U.S.  after  his  dismissal  by 
Truman  for  his  more  venture-some  plan  to 
end  the  Korean  war).  Other  questions 
followed  about  our  President  and  the  Korean 
war.  Although  the  reporter  appeared  to  be 
most  interested  in    our  political  views,    only 


the  first  part  of  the  interview  about  less  contro- 
versial matters  appeared  in  print.  The 
experience  did  put  us  on  notice  of  the 
importance  of  our  remaining  aware  of  world 
events  and  of  our  obligation  to  play  the  roles, 
occasionally,  of  U.S.  ambassadors.  On  the 
other  hand,  surveying  such  events  or  even 
one's  own  culture,  from  an  entirely  new 
perspective  can,  at  times,  place  the  student  in 
conflict  with  her  own  country's  attitudes  or 
policies.  There  was  a  hint  of  this  conflict 
expressed  in  one  of  my  letters  in  which  I  wrote 
at  length  about  how  much  the  people  of  Tours 
had  suffered  during  World  War  11.  JuUe  and  I  had 
been  moved  by  Madame  Cozette's  stories  about 
survival  during  the  war.  Physical  damage  from 
the  war  was  still  very  visible  throughout  the 
city.  Although  France  had  recently  signed  the 
Atlantic  Pact,  it  was  having  misgivings  about 
the  rearmament  of  Germany.  According  to 
reports  coming  from  the  U.S.  then,  our  country 
was  becoming  increasingly  impatient  with  the 
French  attitude.  In  my  letters  I  was  obviously 
attempting  to  justify  France's  caution,  in  light 
of  its  recent  suffering.  Does  all  this  sound  like 
ancient  history?  Perhaps  not,  especially  since 
there  exists  a  similar  fear  in  France  today, 
except  that  now  the  fear  is  of  a  Germany  which 
is  rearming  economically.    Plus  ga  change.... 

"Before  we  realized  it,  October  had  come  and 
gone.  By  November  1  most  students  were 
settled  in  with  their  French  families  in  Paris.  I 
had  just  arrived  at  the  Foyer  with  the  other 
Sweet  Briar  women.  I  shall  always  be  grateful 
to  the  Sweet  Briar  scholarship  committee, 
headed  by  Dr.  Joseph  Barker,  for  having 
awarded  me  the  Foyer  Work  Scholarship 
enabling  me  to  participate  in  the  program.  I 
was  a  bit  apprehensive,  however,  upon 
learning  that  my  duties  at  the  Foyer  reception 
desk  included  the  operation  of  the  telephone 
switchboard.      After    a    rather    harrowing    few 


weeks,  connecting  all  those  fiches  became 
routine.  I  even  discovered  that  the  job  had 
real  benefits.  It  helped  me  become 
acquainted  with  many  of  the  other 
pensionnaires  and  obligated  me  to  speak  in 
more  rapid  French. 

"The  Foyer  International  des  fitudiantes 
was  a  student  residence  for  both  French  and 
foreign  women  (representing  approximately 
thirty  foreign  countries  in  1951-52).  Each 
foreign  student  was  assigned  a  French 
roommate.  Miss  Sarah  Watson,  the  Director 
of  the  Foyer,  was  an  indomitable  American 
woman  who  had  made  France  her  home  for 
over  thirty  years.  She  told  me  once  that  she 
could  never  bear  being  too  far  away  from  the 
French  cathedrals  which  she  loved  and  knew 
so  well.  Although  Miss  Watson  ran  the 
Foyer  like  a  genteel  general,  it  was  she  who 
had  been  primarily  responsible  for  keeping 
up  the  international  atmosphere  and 
affordability  of  the  women's  residence  even 
during  the  worst  of  circumstances  of  occupied 
France.  She  is  fondly  remembered  by 
hundreds  of  former  pensionnaires  of  the 
Foyer. 

"An  entry  in  my  diary  early  in  November 
of  1951  reads  'There  is  so  much  red  tape  in 
registering  for  classes!'  This  was  one 
challenge  which  I  shared  with  every  other 
member  of  the  Sweet  Briar  group.  At  the 
time,  it  seemed  that  the  bewildering  variety 
of  courses  was  equalled  only  by  the  variety  of 
ways  in  which  one  could  register  for  these 
courses.  Because  I  have  become  familiar 
with  other  study  abroad  programs  in  the 
course  of  my  teaching  career,  I  know  that  the 
Sweet  Briar  program  remains  innocent  of  the 
charge  (made  against  some  other  programs) 
that  it  'coddles'  its  American  students.  When 
we  were  experiencing  frustrations,  it  certain- 


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ly  would  have  been  easier  for  our  directors  to 
take  care  of  things.  Although  we  were  given 
advice,  we  were  required  to  solve  our  own 
problems  from  within  the  French  imiversity 
system,  just  as  our  French  friends  were 
doing. 

"Another  facet  of  the  Sweet  Briar  program 
which  I  appreciate,  in  retrospect,  was  that 
our  directors  encouraged  us  to  risk  taking 
the  more  difficult  courses.  Those  of  us  who 
took  that  difficult  nineteenth  and  twentieth 
century  art  course  at  the  Ecole  du  Louvre 
(consisting  of  a  one  hour  lecture  per  week 
and  two  hours  of  "observing"  in  the  Louvre) 
will  also  remember  that  our  entire  grade 
depended  upwn  how  well  we  did  on  the  final 
written  and  oral  examinations.  Although  I 
did  not  receive  my  highest  grade  in  this 
course,  it  did  provide  me  with  an  excellent 
basis  for  further  study,  and  an  additional 
insight  into  the  French  educational  system. 


Patricia  Palmer  on  the  Mauretania 

"Although  the  theatre  in  France  was  in  a 
transitional  stage  in  1951-52,  the  season 
was  nonetheless  an  exciting  one.  The 
Madeleine  Renaud — Jean  Louis  Barrault's 
new  theatre  company  (operating  at  the 
Marigny)  was  staging  both  classical  and 
modem  plays  with  much  success.  The  new 
director  of  the  state-subsidized  Theatre 
National  Populaire  of  the  Palais  de  Chaillot 
had  arrived  on  the  Parisian  scene  in 
September.  His  name  was  Jean  Vilar,  a 
name  which  soon  became  synonymous  with 
the  revitalization  of  the  Theatre  National 
Populaire.      Although     Vilar's   innovations 


(including  those  in  scenery,  costumes  and 
music)  served  to  promote  the  popularization  of 
the  classics,  the  original  power  of  the  classical 
plays  was  not  sacrificed.  This  was  certainly 
true  for  two  of  Vilar's  productions  which  I 
remember  most  clearly:  Comeille's  Le  Cid  (in 
which  Vilar  played  the  role  of  Don  Diegue  and 
Gerard  Philipe,  the  role  of  Don  Rodrigue)  and 
Moliere's  L'Avare  (with  Vilar  in  the  role  of 
Harpagon). 

"There  were  even  surprises  in  1951-52,  in 
that  bastion  of  French  tradition,  the  Comedie 
Frangaise.  Jean  Marais'  portrayal  of  Neron  in 
Racine's  Britannicus  was  so  controversial  in 
one  performance  I  attended,  that  it  divided  the 
audience  into  two  vociferous  and  opposing 
factions.  French  newspaf>ers  at  the  time  were 
accusing  the  Comedie  Fran9aise  of  taking  more 
risks  than  the  Theatre  National  Populaire. 

"In  addition  to  having  enriched  my  life 
intellectually,  the  Junior  Year  in  France  was  a 
period  during  which  I  made  many  lasting 
friendships.  The  'French  coimection'  has  often 
proven  useful  in  my  classroom.  In  a  course  in 
French  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  a  few 
years  ago,  for  example,  I  had  assigned  a  term 
paper  on  the  then  upcoming  1988  French 
presidential  election.  My  students  were  asked 
to  predict  the  outcome  of  the  election, 
particularly  in  light  of  the  new  French  poUtical 
phenomenon  of  cohabitation.  I  sent  the  best 
of  these  papers  to  a  Professor  of  History  at  the 
Sorboime  (a  former  fellow  pensionnaire  of  the 
Foyer  and  a  good  friend)  who  in  turn  shared 
them  with  students  in  her  history  class.  The 
realization  of  my  students  that  their  papers 
would  be  read  by  their  jjeers  in  France  proved  to 
be  an  additional  incentive  for  some  rather  good 
analysis  of  French  politics.  I  was  also 
delighted  that  the  French  students  found  my 
students'  papers  to  be  ginial. 

"During  a  second  year  in  France,  this  time  for 
graduate  study  on  a  French  Government 
Fellowship  in  1953-54,  I  made  new  friends, 
but  also  enjoyed  renewing  old  friendships  made 
in  1951-52.  After  my  marriage  to  Robert 
Kendall  in  1955,  returning  to  France  became  a 
family  affair.  This  was  easy  to  do  during  our 
first  year  of  marriage  since  we  were  studying  at 
Oxford  University  (1955-56)  (thanks  to  Bob's 
generous  Rotary  Foundation  Fellowship  from 
which  we  were  both  benefiting).  We  continued 
to  make  regular  trips  to  France  once  back  in  the 
United  States,  taking  our  daughters  with  us 
until  they  were  old  enough  to  go  on  their  own. 
Recently,  however,  the  flow  has  been  in  the 
other  direction  with  many  of  our  French 
friends,  and  their  children,  coming  more  often 
to  the  United  States. 

"Our  youngest  daughter,  Janet  Kendall 
(Mount  Holyoke  '83),  went  to  France  with  the 
Sweet  Briar  Group  of  1981-82  and  was  elected 
its  President.  Janet's  year  in  France  was  as 
positive   an  experience  for  her  as  mine  was  for 


me  years  before.  In  addition  to  having  two 
other  daughters  for  whom  France  has  a 
special  place  in  their  lives,  one  of  our  two 
granddaughters  has  already  spent  a  summer 
with  a  French  family  in  a  small  town  in 
southwestern  France  and  is  now  another 
future  francophile. 

"Next  summer,  at  least  half  of  our  family 
will  once  more  be  on  French  soil  together 
when  we  attend  the  wedding  of  a  family  friend 
in  Loches,  in  the  Touraine.  This  will 
certainly  bring  back  memories  of  those 
wonderful  six  weeks  with  the  Sweet  Briar 
group  in  the  fall  of  1951. 

"Under  the  heading  of  accomplishments  I 
would  include  the  small  role  which  I  played 
in  the  historic  decision  of  the  U.S.  Episcopal 
Church  to  ordain  women  to  the  priesthood  in 
1976.  In  the  summer  of  1974,  I  was  part  of  a 
national  group  of  Episcopalians  who 
organized  and  coordinated  the  first  'irregular 
but  valid'  ordination  of  eleven  women  to  the 
priesthood  which  took  place  in  Philadelphia. 
(In  addition  to  working  with  this  group,  my 
husband.  Bob,  also  provided  legal  counsel  to 
those  women  priests  who  expected  ecclesias- 
tical trials).  Many  believe  that  this  service 
(which  had  been  preceded  by  a  year  of  intense 
discussion  within  the  diocese  of  Penn- 
sylvania) helped  persuade  the  national 
church  to  confront  this  issue  which  had 
become  problematic.  The  question  of  the 
ordination  of  women  to  the  priesthood  was 
finally  placed  on  the  agenda  of  the 
Convention  of  1976.  Within  weeks  of  the 
Convention,  I  had  completed  Women  and 
the  Priesthood:  A  Selected  and  Annotated 
Bibliography  (published  by  the  Episcopal 
Diocese  of  Peimsylvania  in  1976)  which  the 
Episcopal  Women's  Caucus  Board  and  other 
Convention  organizers  placed  into  the  hands 
of  every  bishop  and  'swing  deputy'  who 
would  be  voting  at  the  Convention.  I  am  not 
so  naive  as  to  believe  that  my  little 
bibliography  (now  out  of  print  and  out  of 
date,  but  still  found  in  many  university 
libraries)  played  a  decisive  role  in  the 
church's  decision  to  finally  ordain  women  to 
the  priesthood  in  1976,  but  knowing  that  it 
helped  is,  for  me,  a  source  of  some 
satisfaction. 

"I  have  been  fortunate  to  have  been  able  to 
combine  family  responsibilities  with  an 
interest  in  higher  education.  In  addition  to 
holding  mostly  part  time  teaching  positions 
between  1966  and  the  present  (at  Rosemont 
and  Bryn  Mawr  Colleges  and,  since  1987,  at 
the  University  of  Peimsylvania),  I  have 
contributed  to  three  national  projects  all 
under  the  sponsorship  (or  partial 
sponsorship)  of  the  Society  for  Values  in 
Higher  Education.  The  latter  group  on  whose 
Board  of  Directors  I  served  for  thirteen  years 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


(Martha  Lucas  Pate,  former  President  of 
Sweet  Briar  College,  was  a  fellow  Board 
member)  began  as  the  Alumni  Association 
for  former  Danforth  and  Kent  Fellows  (I  was 
appointed  a  Danforth  Graduate  Fellow  in 
1953).  The  Society  for  Values  in  Higher 
Education  is  now  a  national  network  of 
professionals  (most  of  whom  are  college 
professors  and  administrators)  whose 
purpose  is  to  translate  ethical  concerns  into 
effective  teaching,  professional  excellence 
and  institutional  leadership. 

"The  first  national  project  in  which  I  was 
involved  (as  a  campus  visitor  and 
consultant)  was  a  three-year  study  of 
church-related  higher  education,  sponsored 
both  by  SVHE  and  the  National  Council  of 
Churches.  The  project  resulted  in  the 
publication  of  Church  Related  Higher 
Education,  ed.  Robert  Rue  Parsonage, 
Judson  Press,  1978.  The  second  national 
project,  known  as  the  Project  on  General 
Education  Models  (GEM)  (1978-81)  was 
one  in  which  participating  colleges  and 
universities  sought  to  improve  the  quality 
of  their  undergraduate  programs.  As  a 
member  of  the  projects'  advisory  board,  I 
was  able  to  argue  for  the  importance  if  an 
international  component  in  the 
undergraduate  curricula  of  our  twelve  diverse 
project  institutions. 

"In  1981  I  co-authored  the  grant  proposal 
and,  as  Chair  of  the  SVHE  Program  Plaiming 
Committee,  solicited  funding  for  a  third 
project,  the  Project  on  Values  and 
Decision-Making  in  Higher  Education 
(1981-85).  The  work  of  this  project,  which 
I  helped  direct,  involved  conducting 
institutional  assessments  at  several 
colleges  and  universities  across  the  country, 
based  on  a  system  of  'values-audits'. 
Because  of  the  several  publications  which 
have  resulted  from  this  project  and  the 
presentations  we  made  on  the  subject  of 
values  and  value  conflicts  at  meetings  of 
national  higher  educational  associations 
(Association  of  American  Colleges  and  the 
American  Association  for  Higher  Education) 
a  great  deal  of  interest  has  been  generated  by 
the  'values-audit'  approach  to  institutional 
assessment. 

"My  future  plans  are  to  finish  work  on  a 
Ph.D.  in  Romance  Languages  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania  (hopefully 
within  a  year)  and  to  continue  my 
involvement  with  activities  of  the  Society 
for  Values  in  Higher  Education. 

"For  those  of  you  for  whom  the  Sweet 
Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  program  was 
important  to  your  general  education,  I  hop>e, 
first  of  all,  that  you  will  support  Sweet 
Briar's  Junior  Year  in  France  Scholarship 
Fimd,  so  that  others  may  benefit  from  the 


same  good  experience  we  had  in  1951-52. 
Secondly,  I  hope  you  will  pressure  your 
Congressional  representatives  to  provide  aid  to 
colleges  like  Sweet  Briar  which  have  quality 
abroad-programs.  This  is  a  propitious  moment 
to  do  so,  since  Congress  is  now  considering 
the  future  of  international  programs  (beyond 
those  which  serve  graduate  students  and 
scholars)  in  the  Higher  Education  Act. 

"If  any  member  of  the  1951-52  Sweet  Briar 
Junior  Year  in  France  finds  herself  in  the 
Philadelphia  area,  I  would  be  delighted  to  see 
her  (or  him).  The  Junior  Year  in  France  office 
will  give  you  my  address  and  phone  number. 

"I  was  happy  to  see  JULIA  PAXTON 
BARROW  two  years  ago  when  she  came  to 
Philadelphia  to  see  her  son  who  is  now  a 
graduate  student  in  the  Physics  Department  at 
the  University  of  Peimsylvania.  I  have 
remained  in  contact  with  Helen  Valacellis 
Letsou,  but  have  lost  contact  with  Carol 
Collins,  from  whom  I  received  a  postcard 
mailed  from  Paris  about  five  years  ago. 

"I  hof>e  to  hear  from  some  of  the  rest  of  the 
Class  of  1951-52. 

"Sincerely, 

Pat  (Palmer)  Kendall" 

Thank  you,  Pat,  for  all  these  memories  and 
these  news.  You  may  now  hear  from  the  rest  of 
the  class: 

JO  SILBERT  BENEDEK  (Wellesley)  is  a 
teacher  of  languages  and  culture  in  Belmont, 
MA.  She  writes:  "The  Junior  Year  in  France 
was  for  me  the  most  adventurous  and  romantic 
year  of  my  adolescence.  It  helped  to  shape  my 
professional  life  and  my  cultural  interests. 
France  and  the  life  therein  was  magic  for  me;  it 
was  still  old  world  in  1951-52,  more  pre-war 
than  post-war.  The  mentality  was  pure  French. 
I  loved  the  theater  and  the  museums  and  the 
caf6s  and  the  couturier  shops  and  the  food 
shops.  My  only  regret  was  that  I  never  saw 
Edith  Piaf  sing  in  f>erson.  I  miss  the  wonderful 
French  movies  with  Jean  Gabin,  Femandel, 
Raimu,  Michelle  Morgan,  etc.  I  will  never 
forget  the  war  stories  recounted  to  us  in  Tours 
and  in  Paris.  I  will  never  forget  my  French 
family  in  Paris.  I  am  filled  with  nostalgia  at 
times  for  them  and  for  the  year  that  I  had  —  but 
the  images  are  fading  and  are  being  replaced  by 
other  more  immediate  ones." 

For  KIRKLAND  TUCKER   CLARKSON 

(Sweet  Briar)  the  lasting  memories  are  of  her 
"two  wonderful  families  in  Tours  and  in  Paris": 
"I  keep  up  with  both  and  see  them  often!  I  had  a 
last  reunion  in  Paris  with  Mme  Persillard  of 
Tours  in  1981  when  my  own  daughter  was  with 
the  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in  France. 
Although  Mme  PersiUard  died  the  next  year,  we 
see    her  daughter    and  her  husband    each  year 


when  they  visit  us  in  Virginia.  They 
welcome  us  warmly  in  their  homes  in  Paris, 
Normandy,  and  Nice. 

"Our  grand  reunion  was  in  1988,  when 
Mme  Moral,  in  her  late  70's  made  her  first 
trip  to  the  U.S.  My  roommate,  JOAN  COHEE  ( 
ZABEL,  and  I  spent  a  wonderful  weekend  with 
her  in  Boston.  We  have  been  exchanging 
children  and  grandchildren  for  years! 

"My  husband.  Jack  Clarkson,  whom  many 
of  you  met  in  1952  when  he  visited  me  in 
France,  is  now  a  judge.  We  have  two  married 
children  and  four  grandchildren.  I  do 
enviroTunental  and  museum  work  and  still  go 
to  France  whenever  I  can." 


Outing  at  Chenonceaux:  Julia 
Paxton  Barrow,  Mary  Blanchard 
Wagner,  Pat  Palmer  Kendall,  Helen 
Valacellis  Letsou,  Carol  Collins 
and    Jeanne    Choquette 

CAROL  J.  COLLINS  (Radcliffe)  is  a 
high-school  teacher  of  French,  Spanish  and 
Japanese  who  lives  in  New  Jersey. 

JUDITH      FREEHAFER      COUSINS 

(Mount  Holyoke)  thinks  her  year  in  France 
was  her  best  year  ever:  "Learned  the  most 
about  life,  literature,  music,  culture,  art  and 
myself  of  any  jjeriod  of  my  life.  Remember 
mastering  the  Paris  bus  system;  attending 
hundreds  of  old  movies,  listening  to  records 
at  the  Jeunesses  Musicales. 

"Tours:  wine  tasting,  eating  new  foods, 
riding  my  rented  bike  especially  on  bike  trip 
to    Mont-Saint-Michel    (and    discovering 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


SWEET  BRIAR   COLLEGE   GROUP 

ON    BOARD    THE    RMS       MAURETANIA" 
TUESDAY,    SEPTEMBER     11th,     1951 


somewhere  along  the  way  that  the  gears 
didn't  work  at  all).  Visits  to  special  places: 
special  favorites:  Chartres,  Florence, 
Sienna  and  the  other  hill-towns  of  Italy.  All 
the  French  cathedrals.  Drinking  wine  in 
Parisian  caf6s.  Going  places  with  VIC 
CANNON  and  Shelby,  and  WALTER 
RAMBERG."  Judith  works  in  her  husband's 
business,  has  four  children,  one  boy, 
Nathaniel  A.  and  three  girls,  Elizabeth, 
Sarel,  and  Chandra  who  spent  her  junior  year 
in  Nepal.  She  lives  on  a  farm  in  West 
Chester,  PA,  has  horses,  rides,  cultivates 
flowers  and  vegetables  in  her  large  garden, 
and  has  a  summer  house  on  Mount  Desert 
Island  in  Maine. 

For  JANE     HEITKAMP     CUDLIPP 

(Cornell)  the  year  '51-52  in  Paris  was  one  of 
the  most  influential  in  her  life  and  was 
certainly  an  enriching,  exciting,  and  happy 
experience:  "I  especially  appreciated  my 
wonderful  French  family  on  rue  de  Crenelle" 
Mme  P6roime,  her  mother,  and  in  other 
apartments  sisters-in-law,  nieces,  etc.  It 
was  a  building  full  of  women,  as  the 
husbands  and  fathers  had  all  died  in  World 
War  I  and  11.  I  have  maintained  contact  over 
the  years  and  most  recently  saw  Mme 
P^ronne  in  Paris  in  '89.  We  visited  her 
several  times  during  the  eleven  years  my 
husband  and  I  and  our  three  children  lived  in 
Lausanne,  Switzerland. 

"During  the  JYF  I  enjoyed  the 
opportunity  for  some  memorable  trips: 
Saint-Moritz  at  Christmas,  Nice  at  Mardi 
Gras,  a  cruise  to  the  Greek  Isles  at  Easter, 
which  included  walking  among  the  ruins  of 
the  Acropolis  by  full  moon,  three  weeks 
touring  Italy  in  June  (with  BARBARA 
BUTLER,  KIRK  TUCKER,  and  Kirk's  friend 


(P.-„.L..au.-2, 


a)„p,-c,no  Jc   cJjar,    'Ji.gLn- 


SoUo  n.;. 


McL    -IIUL 


a/. 


Jack  Clarkson  who  later  became  her  husband),  a 
week  in  Brittany  with  a  dear  French  friend,  and 
finally  two  weeks  in  Great  Britain. 

"TTiese  wonderful  trips  whetted  my  appetite 
for  more,  and  over  the  years  my  husband  and  I 
have  travelled  far  and  wide.  So  have  our 
children.  Our  son  has  lived  in  Zurich  for  the 
last  three  years  where  he  sings  with  the  Zurich 
Opera  Chorus.  Our  oldest  daughter  recently 
spent  two  months  in  Milan  on  business  and 
then  travelled  to  Peru  with  her  cinematographer 
husband  to  film  a  documentary.  Our  youngest 
daughter  has  visited  the  scenes  of  her  childhood 
in  Switzerland  and  toured  other  countries  in 
Europe. 

"The  JYF  allowed  me  to  fulfill  my  goal  of 
becoming  fluent  in  French.  My  fluency  was  a 
great  asset  during  our  years  in  Lausarme  and  has 
continued  to  afford  me  worthwhile  experiences 
as  an  interpreter  on  several  trips  to  France  and 
most  recently  for  negotiations  between  an 
American  company  and  a  French  company  both 
in  the  business  of  manufacturing  windows  and 
doors. 

"During  my  JYF  I  was  also  greatly  influenced 
by  the  rich  cultural  life  of  Paris,  particularly  by 
its  music.  I  studied  piano  privately  with  Mme 
Bascourret  de  Gu^raldi  of  the  Paris 
Conservatory  and  history  and  literature  of 
music  with  Norbert  Dufourcq,  who  later  became 
known  as  the  leading  French  music  historian. 
After  graduating  from  Cornell  with  a  BA  in 
French  Literature  I  turned  my  attention  to 
continuing  piano  studies  and  have  taught 
privately  ever  since.  While  living  in  Lausanne 
I  taught  music  at  the  Commonwealth-American 
School,  directed  the  choir  of  the  Scots  Kirk, 
and  was  the  first  American  to  join  the  Choeur 
d'Oratorio  (a  large  choir  which  performed  with 
various  orchestras)." 


BRYANT  FREEMAN  (Virginia)'s  most 
vivid  memories  are  of  having  after  dejeuner 
coffee  each  day  chez  Mme  Giroux,  58,  rue 
Monsieur-le-Prince,  with  apartment  mates 
JACK  DAVIS  (Princeton)  and  O.  B.  KAISER 
(Yale),  served  by  the  ever-cheerful  Catherine. 
"The  atmosphere  was  warm  but  the 
temperature  cold,  only  six  years  after  the 
German  Occupation.  Fuel  was  still  in  short 
supply  and  the  French  were  still  noticeably 
ill-dressed.  How  France  has  changed  since! 
This  was  my  introduction  to  real  French  and 
to  France,  where  I  have  subsequentiy  lived 
some  five  years,  with  innumerable  short 
stays.  French  has  been  the  center  of  my  life 
ever  since:  Ph.D.  in  French  from  Yale,  and 
teaching  French  for  four  years  at  Yale,  ten 
years  at  the  University  of  Virginia,  and 
twenty  years  professor  of  French  and 
Chairman  at  the  University  of  Kansas.  In 
recent  times  I  have  become  a  specialist  on 
Haiti,  have  published  or  edited  twelve  books 
on  Haitian  Studies,  but  have  never  lost  my 
love  for  France  -  where  my  20-year  old  son  is 
studying  at  present." 

HERBERT  H.  KAISER,  Jr.  (Yale) 
writes:  "My  memories  of  our  year  in  France 
together  remain  vivid  and  exhilarating  -  I 
have  almost  a  photographic  memory  of  most 
of  that  year.  The  warmest  memories  are  of 
the  meals  chez  Madame  Giroux,  where  we 
stayed,  and  of  her  maid,  Catherine.  Madame 
Giroux  was  the  widow  of  a  French  Senator 
who  had  died,  I  believe,  before  WWI. 
Catherine,  from  Normandy,  had  a  brother 
killed  in  WWI,  and  faithfully  attended 
Madame  Giroux  and  the  Americans  who  lived 
with  them  on  rue  Monsieur-le-Prince. 
Madame  Giroux  died  from  injuries  received 
during  the  1968  student  riots.  She  had  been 
shopping  for  groceries  and  was  run  down  by 
rampaging  students  near  the  Sorbonne. 
Catherine  lived  in  a  small  room  on  the  top 
floor  of  the  same  apartment  building  as  late 
as  1969,  when  I  visited  her  during  a  trip  to 
Paris.  Both  were  extremely  kind  persons 
from  an  era  long  gone,  lamentably.  I  also 
remember  the  terrible  riots  when  General 
Ridgeway  arrived  from  Korea  to  take  over 
NATO,  then  headquartered  at  Fontainebleau. 
It  was  also  interesting  to  have  attended  the 
political  rally  on  a  Sunday  at  the  Bois  de 
Boulogne  where  they  offered  you  a  free 
helicopter  ride  to  attract  people  to  the 
candidate,  who  was  a  has-been  retired 
Brigadier  General  of  the  French  Army  named 
Charles  de  Gaulle.  His  fortunes  improved 
subsequently.  I  also  remember  vividly  the 
wealthy  and  urbane  French  chateaux-oyinmg 
friends  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Vialle  in  Tours,  many 
of  whom  had  been  imprisoned  just  after 
WWn  during  the  anti-Vichy  and  other  catch- 


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all  persecutions.  I  also  remember  the  high 
quality  of  the  students  in  our  group  and  the 
many  good  friendships.  Would  enjoy 
getting  back  into  contact  with  each  other.  I 
was  fortunate  indeed  to  have  such  an 
experience,  and  parents  who  made  it 
possible  for  me  to  participate." 

As  for  his  life  after  JYF:  "Married,  two 
daughters  (Lisa,  Duke  graduate,  working  for 
U.S.  Dept  of  Commerce  in  Washington; 
Betsy,  rising  junior  at  Duke,  probably 
overseas  student  in  France  next  year.)  I  did 
4  years  in  the  Air  Force,  then  Harvard  Law, 
then  practice  in  Washington  State,  then 
recalled  to  Air  Force,  then  Singer  Company 
and  Kentucky  Fried  Chicken  International, 
then  recalled  to  Air  Force  again  to  debrief 
returning  POW  from  Viet  Nam,  then  the 
Dept  of  Transportation  during  Ford 
administration,  then  recalled  to  Air  Force 
again  to  attend  National  War  College,  then 
faculty  of  Defense  Intelligence  School,  then 
Dept  of  the  Air  Force  as  a  civilian  doing 
installation  work.  Retired  from  Air  Force 
after  34  years  in  1987  (military  side);  still 
working  as  civilian  and  overseeing  family 
business  in  Illinois  on  the  side.  Busy  and 
lucky.   Regards."  He  lives  in  McLean,  VA. 

BETTY  KRONSKY  (Vassar)  is  a 
psychotherapist  in  Santa  Fe,  NM.  She 
writes:  "I  enjoyed  fall  in  Tours.  We 
participated  in  the  vendanges  at  our  host 
family  in  Satnt-Cyr.  We  trampled  the  newly 
harvested  grapes  with  our  feet  and  ate  a 
hearty  lunch  outdoors  with  the  neighbors 
and  workers.  The  new  wine  made  us  tipsy. 

"In  Paris  I  enjoyed  the  intensive  Cours 
pour  la  Preparation  des  Professeurs  de 
Frangais  d  I'Etranger.  I  attended  classes 
every  day  for  several  hours.  Quite  a  serious 
and  wonderful  course  in  contemporary 
literature  from  the  1880's. 

"I  used  to  see  Jean-Paul  Sartre  in  Les  Deux 
Magots  holding  'coiu't'  with  his  followers, 
les  existentialistes. 

"Although  I  did  not  go  on  to  use  French 
professionally,  I  did  continue  to  enjoy  some 
facility  in  the  language.  I  have  gone  back 
to  France  many  times  and  find  that  a  sort  of 
fluency  returns  after  a  day  or  two  there." 

Some  things  DONALD  F.  REED  (Yale) 
will  always  remember:  "Sailing  from  New 
York  to  Cannes  on  the  55  Atlantic  on  my 
own.  It  was  an  Italian  ship.  I  slept  in  a 
'cabin'  with  5  or  6  other  men.  I  spoke  no 
Italian  and  --  as  it  turned  out  to  my  chagrin  — 
very  little  French!  We  got  off  at  Cannes,  in 
the  dark,  by  tender  --  about  20  of  us  --  and  I 
made  my  way  on  my  own  to  a  hotel 
recommended  by  the  baggage  porter.  I  had  a 
bad  case  of  homesickness   that  night,   but  it 


was  soon  dissipated  by  the  Mediterranean  the 
next  day.  I  was  on  my  own  and  growing  up 
FAST! 

"I'll  never  forget  the  generosity  of  a  French 
family  who  gave  me  a  free  room  for  the  summer 
in  Paris  --  a  five  flight  walk-up  —  but  it  was 
free.  In  this  country  the  French  seem  to  have  a 
reputation  for  being  unfriendly  to  Americans, 
but  this  experience  and  many  others  during 
1951-52  proved  that  reputation  to  be 
unfounded. 

"Experiences  with  explication  de  texte 
taught  during  the  year  by  a  little  French  teacher 
hired  by  JYF.  It  was  a  tough  course,  and  I  never 
realized  then  how  many  layers  of  meaning 
some  French  authors  had  according  to  him.  I 
don't,  in  fact,  to  this  day! 

"My  association  with  so  many  other  young 
students  --  full  of  interest,  ambition,  and 
expectations  for  the  future  --  all  planning  to 
return  the  next  year  or  so  --  and  probably,  like 
me,  never  making  it  for  several  decades. 

"The  wonderful  French  theatre,  especially  la 
Comedie  Fran^aise,  as  well  as  the  theatre 
attractions  in  Pigalle  --  and  of  course  I'Opera 
and  rOpera  Comique  —  my  favorites. 

"The  wonderful  French  famihes  who  extended 
such  warm  welcomes  to  us  and  gave  of 
themselves  so  freely. 

"Obviously,  many  other  thoughts  come  to 
mind.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  my  Junior  Year  in 
France  has  had  an  influence  on  me  for  my  entire 
life.  I've  been  able,  in  later  years,  to  visit 
France  on  several  occasions,  and  while  it  has 
changed  a  great  deal,  I  still  feel  I  know  my  way 
aroimd  (with  my  now  halting  French)  and  still 
have  an  abiding  love  for  France  and  Paris. 


"Lois  and  I  have,  as  a  result,  been  host 
parents  to  high  school  students  on  two 
occasions  for  the  American  Field  Service, 
and  have  tried  through  that  medium  to  give 
back  to  those  students  some  of  the  help  and 
understanding  which  was  given  to  me  40 
years  ago,  so  that  they  may  enjoy  the 
pleasures  and  benefits  of  a  foreign 
experience. 

"Certainly,  the  JYF  experience  left  me 
with  an  interest  in  travelling;  in  seeing  the 
world  and  experiencing  other  cultures.  We 
have  been  forttmate  over  the  past  15  years  to 
have  been  able  to  satisfy  that  interest, 
having  travelled  extensively  in  Western 
Eurof)e,  the  Orient,  and  South  America. 

"The  Junior  Year  in  France  was  for  me  an 
experience  which  has  shaped  my  life  and 
interest  in  many  ways.  I  recommend  it 
highly  to  all  students." 


Don    Reed 


First    Parisian    meal    at    H6tel    Lutetia 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


From  ELLEN  FRANKFURT  SCHIFF 

(Syracuse)  comes  this  letter:  "The  reminder 
of  our  40th  amiiversary  tapped  a  flood  of 
memories  whose  vividness  astonishes  me. 
Fellow  Syracusan  PHYLLIS  BERLA  and  I 
standing  at  the  rail  of  the  Mauretania, 
choking  on  the  smell  of  roasting  coffee 
that  filled  the  harbor,  and  on  our 
nervousness.  Phyllis,  FAIRE  LEVY,  Penny 
from  Cornell  (whose  last  name  I  have 
forgotten)  and  could  it  have  been  four 
others?,  marvelling  at  the  capacity  of  that 
tiny  stateroom  next  to  the  boiler  room, 
laughing  our  way  across  the  Atlantic.  In  a 
voyage  full  of  surprises,  perhaps  the  most 
reassuring  was  the  discovery  that  BRYANT 
FREEMAN  and  FRANgOISE  BOAS, 
engaged  in  an  interminable  bridge  game, 
did  indeed  speak  English! 

"Four  decades  and  innumerable  trips  later. 
Tours  still  ranks  as  one  of  the  happiest 
places  I've  ever  known.  I  loved  the  Institut 
and  meandering  through  the  stalls  on  the 
Boulevard  Beranger  on  the  way  home  from 
classes.  Jackie  Hendricks  and  I  had  the  great 
good  fortune  to  be  lodged  with  Irene  and 
Jean  Bourin.  As  Jean  was  Director  of  the 
Club  de  Golf  and  their  daughter,  Odile,  the 
center  of  a  large  circle  of  friends,  our  social 
life  was  extraordinary.  Leaving  Tours  was  a 
wrench;  no  doubt  everyone  recalls  our 
farewell  musicale,  directed  by  Elsie  Norrell 
and  featuring  JOHN  DAVIS 's  rendition  of 
'Ole  Man  River'.  But  happily,  I've  never 
said  adieu  to  Jean,  Irene,  and  Odile.  We've 
visited  back  and  forth  over  the  years; 
Odile's  children  and  my  own  have  become 
friends,  and  during  the  past  year,  Odile  and  I 
have  exchanged  snapshots  of  our 
grandchildren. 

"I  select  almost  at  random  two  from  my 
crowd  of  memories  of  Paris.  As  if  being  in 
Paris  in  springtime  were  not  enough,  we 
were  there  for  that  exceptional  festival  of 
the  arts,  I'CEuvre  du  Vingtieme  Siecle.  I 
recall  coming  home  on  the  last  m^tro  to 
study  until  dawn  so  the  next  night  we  could 
once  again  go  to  the  concert  hall  to  see 
Stravinsky,  Britten,  Ansermet,  Monteux, 
or  Mimch  conduct,  to  attend  what  I  recall  as 
the  premiere  of  Menotti's  The  Consul,  to 
see  the  Stravinsky-Cocteau  Firebird  (and 
to  delight  in  being  'in'  on  the  flap  between 
Balanchine  and  Chagall  over  the  costumes 
and  decor)  —  all  for  ticket  prices  that  today 
seem  incredible. 

"And  I  did  often  study  until  dawn,  for 
academically,  Junior  Year  in  France  was  the 
most  rigorous  and  the  most  rewarding 
curriculum  I'd  known.  In  Louis  Landre's 
class  in  American  literature,  for  which  I 
enrolled  thinking  it  would  be  a  cinch,  I 
learned  not  only  how  to  do  explication  de 


texte,  but  pure  and  simply,  how  to  read.  Then 
there  was  Jean  Bruneau's  course  in  symbolism. 
Despite  the  terror  of  his  mid-year  exam,  a  one- 
on-one  oral  conducted  in  his  cabinet  where  I 
very  nearly  strangled  on  the  Gauloise  he  gave 
me  to  palliate  my  anxiety,  this  course  was  my 
introduction  to  comparative  literature.  I  assure 
you  that  the  last  thing  that  would  have  seemed 
possible  to  me  when  I  emerged  pallid  and 
shaken  from  that  exam  was  that  one  day  I  would 
take  a  Ph.D.  in  comparative  literature. 

"Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  has  in  so 
many  ways  enriched  my  personal  and 
professional  life,  it's  impossible  for  me  to 
imagine  what  they  would  have  been  like 
otherwise.  As  a  college  professor  of  French 
and  comparative  literature,  I  have  delighted  in 
watching  students  grow  through  overseas 
study.  France  and  (almost)  all  things  French 
remain  very  close  to  my  heart;  we  visit  as  often 
as  we  can.  Doubtless  the  most  rewarding 
echoes  of  my  own  Junior  Year  exjjerience  came 
in  1980-81  when  our  daughter  STACY  spent  her 
third  undergraduate  year  in  France  with  the 
Sweet  Briar  group.  It  would  not  surprise  me  a 
bit  if  on  the  40th  anniversary  of  her  group,  her 
memories  were  just  as  rich  and  sweet  as  mine." 


Oble    Kaiser    and    Leo    Gottlieb    on    the 
way  to  the  Riviera  for  Mardi  Gras 

NORA  VALABREGUE  (Biyn  Mawr)  is  an 
international  civil  servant  at  WHO  in  Geneva, 
Switzerland. 

JOANNA  CHIOTINOS  ZAUCHEN- 
BERGER  (Brown)'s  memories  of  1951-52  are 
incredibly  vivid  even  after  forty  years:  "My 
Junior  Year  in  France  with  Sweet  Briar  has 
impacted  my  life  more  than  any  other 
experience  I've  had.  To  be  nineteen  and  in 
Paris...  what  could  possibly  equate  with  this 
experience?  It  was  a  love  affair  from  the  very 
beginning  and  the  effects  have  permeated  every 
aspect  of  my  Ufe. 

'The  classes  we  had  in  Paris  were  truly 
wonderful.  Art  history  at  the  Louvre  with 
Monsieur  Serrulaz  stands  out  in  particular.  I 
shall  never  forget  the  humiliating   experience 


of  hearing  our  grades  announced  out  loud 
after  our  first  exam.  Mine  was  4.5  on  a  scale 
of  20  but  then  my  classmates  didn't  fare  any 
better.  He  shook  us  up  all  right.  He 
challenged  the  culturally  deprived  Americans 
to  improve  and  we  did!  To  this  day  my  deep 
interest  in  19th  and  20th  century  French  art 
persists. 

"Seventeenth  century  French  literature 
certainly  came  alive  in  Monsieur  Morrisset's 
class.  Even  his  off-color  remarks  made  an 
indelible  impression  on  his  particularly 
naive  students.  I  can  still  see  him  leering  at 
us  as  he  rejjeated  a  line  from  Le  Cid  over  and 
over  again  until  we  seized  the  lewd  inference 
produced  by  the  rapid  Uaison  of  the  words: 

Et  le  desir  s'accroit  quand  I'effet  se  recule. 

"I  have  forgotten  the  name  of  the 
marvelous  individual  from  the  Comedie 
Frangaise  who  taught  us  diction  but  I  shall 
never  forget  our  'final  exam'  which  consisted 
of  recitations  performed  by  us  at  the 
American  Center  on  Boulevard  Raspail.  Our 
French  families,  teachers  and  friends  were 
invited  to  the  momentous  event.  I  and  TAD 
DISTLER  presented  a  one-act  play  by 
Georges  Courteline  entitled  La  Paix  chez 
soi.  We  did  beautifully  until  the  final  scene 
when  Tad  was  unable  to  deliver  one  of  his 
lines.  He  began  to  stutter  and  I  began  to 
laugh.  Unable  to  finish  the  play,  we  walked 
off  doubled  over  with  laughter...  most 
unprofessional  but  a  memory  that  makes  me 
smUe  even  today. 

"Although  I  couldn't  tell  you  the  last 
theater  performance  I've  seen  here  in  Kansas 
City,  somehow  the  plays  that  I  saw  in  Paris 
as  a  student  in  the  theater  course  are  still 
quite  clear  in  my  mind:  Jean-Louis  Barrault  in 
Anouilh's  La  Repetition,  Jean  Marais  in 
Britannicus...  what  a  thrill!  And  speaking 
of  Jean-Louis  Barrault,  I  remember  the 
scheme  that  PHYLLIS  BERLA  cooked  up  to 
meet  the  famous  actor.  Posing  as  her 
college's  overseas  reporter,  she  managed  to 
get  herself  invited  to  a  rehearsal  and  even  to 
tea. 


Lucy    Searby,    Anne    Burkholder    and 
Joanna    Chiotinos    at    Mt-St-Michel 


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Leo  Gottlieb,  Caroline  Close,  Fred 
Proulx  and  ?  aboard  the  houseboat, 
home   to   four   Sweet   Briar   students 

"Of  all  the  schemes  that  transpired  during 
the  year,  none  surpassed  the  deal  which 
landed  four  of  the  Sweet  Briar  students  on  a 
houseboat  moored  at  the  Pont  Alexandre  III 
as  their  personal  residence  for  the  year.  I 
credit  FRED  PROULX  for  the  good  times  we 
had  aboard  this  magnificent  vessel  while 
tourists  passing  by  on  the  bateaux-mouche 
took  pictures  of  us. 

"I  treasure  the  memories  of  the  friends 
who  have  died:  ANNE  BURKHOLDER,  JOHN 
MacCOMBIE,  LEO  GOTTLIEB  and  PHYLUS 
BERLA.  I've  lost  touch  with  so  many 
others:  OBIE  KAISER,  JACK  DAVIS,  NENE 
COLLINS,  JOHN  VOGEL...  I  hope  they're 
well  and  prospering  but  I  also  hope  they 
have  the  same  nostalgic  memories  as  I  do  of 
our  year  in  Paris.  Hemingway  sums  it  up 
best: 

'There  is  never  any  ending  to  Paris  and 
the  memory  of  each  person  who  has  Uved  in 
it  differs  from  that  of  any  other. . .  If  you  are 
lucky  enough  to  have  lived  in  Paris  as  a 
young  man  (or  young  woman),  then 
wherever  you  go  for  the  rest  of  your  life,  it 
stays  with  you,  for  Paris  is  a  movable  feast.' 
Joanna  is  a  teacher  of  French  and 
Chairman  of  the  Foreign  Language 
Department  at  the  Barstow  School  in  Kansas 
City,  Missouri. 

Joanna  mentioned  the  names  of  some 
friends  who  have  died.  We  have  also  heard 
that  BARBARA  BUTLER  BIEGEL 
(Middlebury),  NANCY  STEWART  DEMING 
(Carleton),  JOAN  GILLESPIE  (Mount 
Holyoke).  PATRICIA  COMPTON  INSKEEP 
(Mount  Holyoke)  are  no  longer  with  us  to 
share  these  memories. 


1953-1954  &  1954-1955 

Members  of  these  two  groups  may  remember 
that  the  office  at  173,  boulevard  Saint-Germain 
occupied  by  Professor-ln-charge  ARTINE 
ARTINIAN  was  full  of  literary  documents. 
Now  retired  from  Bard  College,  Professor 
Artinian  lives  in  Palm  Beach,  Florida  for  eight 
months  of  the  year  and  in  Boone,  North 
Carolina  for  four.  During  his  teaching  career. 
Dr.  Artinian  loved  to  search  bookstores,  art 
shops,  and  other  collecting  sites  in  Paris  and 
elsewhere.  He  discovered  an  unknown  very 
early  Proust  manuscript  (an  essay  on 
Montesquieu),  the  manuscript  of  a  play  written 
by  Flaubert  for  private  performance,  a 
document  signed  by  Flaubert,  Turgenev  and 
George  Sand,  etc.  He  also  amassed  a  collection 
of  500  self-portraits  (which,  he  thinks,  might 
be  worthy  of  a  mention  in  the  Guiness  Book 
of  World  Records).  He  has  donated  200 
Floridian  self-portraits  to  Florida  Atlantic 
University,  has  exhibited  about  175  North 
Carolinian  self-portraits  in  the  Appalachian 
Cultural  Museum  of  Appalachian  State 
University,  has  sold  350  original  portraits  of 
French  writers  of  the  19th  and  20lh  centuries, 
original  letters  and  manuscripts  and  first- 
edition  books  by  Maupassant,  and  original 
manuscripts  by  numerous  authors,  including 
Raubert,  Zola  and  Dumas,  to  the  University  of 
Texas,  and  has  given  others  to  various 
collections.  His  self-portraits  are  on  paper, 
wood,  leather,  and  stained  glass.  Artists  range 
in  age  from  6  to  93.  Some  are  by  artists,  such 
as  Gustave  Courbet  or  Cocteau,  others  are  by 
people  known  in  other  fields:  Margaret 
Atwood,  Lawrence  Durrell,  Marcel  Marceau,  Le 
Corbusier,  still  others  are  by  virtually 
unknown  people.  The  largest  self-portrait,  by 
North  Carolina  artist  John  Meeks,  is  7  feet  tall 
and  4  feet  wide;  the  smallest,  by  a  friend  of 
Toulouse-Lautrec,  is  1/4  of  an  inch  across. 


In  an  interview  he  gave  to  The  Mountain 
Times,  Dr.  Artinian  was  quoted  as  saying: 
"My  middle  name  is  'Lucky'."  Let  us  wish 
him  the  best  of  luck  in  the  discovery  of  still 
more  Uterary  and  artistic  treasures! 


1957-1958 

Professor     REBECCA         (LOOSE) 

V  ALETTE  (Mount  Holyoke)  is  the 
President-Elect  of  the  American  Association 
of  Teachers  of  French  which  regroups  close 
to  11,000  teachers  from  the  elementary 
through  college  levels.  Professor  Valette 
teaches  at  Boston  College.    Felicitations! 


1960-1961 

Our  sympathy  goes  to  JENNIFER  S.H. 
BROWN  (Pembroke)  whose  father. 
Professor  HARCOURT  BROWN  died 
on  November  17,  1990.  Professor  Brown,  a 
specialist  in  the  history  of  science  in 
France,  was  a  member  of  the  original 
Advisory  Committee  of  the  Junior  Year  in 
France  in  1948-49  and  represented  Brown 
University  on  the  Committee  for  twenty 
years  until  his  retirement  in  1969.  Since 
that  time  he  had  been  an  Honorary  Adviser. 
Professor  Brown  was  a  great  supporter  of  the 
Junior  Year  in  France.  Jennifer  recalls  that 
he  was  on  sabbatical  in  Paris  for  part  of  her 
junior  year  and  his  presence  made  that  year 
very  special.  Jennifer  and  her  husband, 
Wilson  B.  Brown,  live  in  Winnipeg, 
Manitoba. 

SAM  WATERSTON  (Yale)  is  the  star  of 
the  new  NBC  series  I'll  fly  away. 


1965-1966 

It  is  with  great  sadness  that  we  received  a 
letter  from  Mr.  John  E.  Browning,  Sr. 
informing  us  that  his  son,  JOHN  E. 
BROWNING,  Jr.  (Trinity  College)  had 
passed  away  on  July  6,  1990.  He  had  been  at 
New  York  University  Hospital  since  March 
1990.  He  had  lived  in  New  York  the  past 
twenty  years,  doing  all  types  of  public 
relations  work  before  starting  his  own 
business  in  1984  under  the  name  "Dolph 
Browning  Enterprises."  John  was  single, 
successful,  and  enjoyed  many  trips  through 
the  World.  Our  sympathy  goes  to  his 
parents,  his  brother  and  his  friends. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1966-1967 


From    PROFESSOR         EDWARD 

HARVEY,  Professor-in-charge  in  1966- 
67,  comes  this  message  addressed  to  the 
members  of  the  group: 

"The  circumstances  of  a  Junior  Year  in 
France  are  such  that  a  professor-in-charge 
(or  director)  comes  to  know  relatively  few 
students  well  enough  to  establish  lasting 
bonds  of  friendship  and  he  is  not  likely  to 
talk  about  himself  in  the  course  of  his 
duties.  I  am  therefore  very  pleased  to  chat 
about  the  Harveys  with  the  class  of  66-67. 

"That  academic  year  was  one  of  the  high 
points  of  my  professional  career  and  among 
the  most  memorable  in  my  personal  life, 
ranking  close  to  academic  '37-'38. 

"In  the  late  summer  of  that  year,  Alice 
Wilson,  recently  graduated  from  Wellesley, 
and  Ed  Harvey,  from  Bates  College,  met  for 
the  first  time  in  Angers,  where  they  were  the 
Assistante  d'Anglais  at  the  College 
Joachim  du  Bellay  and  the  Assistant 
d'Anglais  at  the  Lycee  David  d' Angers. 

"On  our  return  to  the  United  States  we 
each  began  a  teaching  career  and  were 
married  in  1939.  Eventually  there  were  two 
daughters  and  a  son  to  rear.  Our  return  to 
France,  from  which  my  maternal  ancestor, 
Sebastien  Langelier,  born  in  Rouen, 
emigrated  to  Quebec  in  the  17th  century, 
seemed  an  unattainable  goal. 


"By  the  time  the  younger  siblings  were  well 
along  in  college,  we  began  to  look  for 
opportunities  to  go  to  France.  It  had  never 
occurred  to  me  to  aspire  to  direct  the  Sweet 
Briar  program,  but  some  time  in  the  mid- 
sixties.  Professor  Walter  Secor,  whom  I  had 
met  at  a  Middlebury  Summer  School  session  in 
1939  and  who  was  later  my  neighbor  at 
Denison  University,  suggested  I  write  to 
Professor  John  Matthew.  It  worked  out  that  I 
succeeded  Walter  after  his  second  directorship 
of  the  program. 

"In  Tours,  it  took  some  of  my  'Juniors'  a 
little  while  to  realize  who  the  director  was. 
Some  thought  the  venerable  and  beloved  travel 
agent.  Monsieur  Romain,  who  had  described 
the  cathedral  of  Le  Mans  to  them  at  limch,  must 
be  the  director  for  '66-'67,  so  learned  and 
eloquent  was  he.  I  think  others  thought 
Professor  Matthew  was  to  stay  with  us  all  the 
year.  At  least  one  student  who  came  to  my 
office  at  the  Institut  de  Touraine  blurted  out  that 
he  (or  was  it  she?)  thought  I  was  the  man  who 
had  directed  foot  traffic  as  the  passengers  left 
the  ship  on  which  he  had  arrived.  From  then 
on,  I  was  tempted  to  sign  my  letters  'L  e 
Douanier',  but  it  is  true  that  people  not 
coimected  with  Sweet  Briar  did  ask  me  for 
directions.   I  wore  dark  suits  in  those  days. 

"A  memorable  excursion  to  a  couple  of 
chateaux,  organized  by  somebody  who  had 
never  heard    of    the  buddy    system    or  of    the 


On  the  Queen     Mary,   Sept.   7,   1966 

necessity  of  knowing  how  many  passengers 
he  had,  became  a  greater  adventure  than  the 
Harveys  had  counted  on,  for  they  had  gone 
along  for  the  ride  and  were  not  in  any  sense 
'in  charge'.  At  the  second  chateau,  we  were 
greeted  by  the  curator  and  informed  that  we 
had  left  eight  or  more  students  at  the  first.  I 
never  found  out  exactly  how  they  got  back  to 
Tours,  but  they  proved  to  be  debrouillards. 

"In  Tours,  some  students  expected 
registration  to  be  as  simple  as  it  was  back 
home  and  were  indignant  that  I  could  not  tell 
them  what  courses  would  be  open  to  them  at 
the  Sorbonne.  It  was  hard  for  them  to 
understand  that  Professor  Sylvere  Monod  was 
doing  his  best  to  find  out  for  us,  but  having 
trouble  doing  so.  On  the  whole,  however, 
the  weeks  in  Tours  were  very  pleasant  for  all, 
I  beheve,  although  we  had  a  few  unauthorized 
'leaves  of  absence'  by  students  who  felt  they 
did  not  need  the  brief  courses.  The  local 
faculty,  led  by  Professor  Andre  Bordeaux, 
were  very  friendly  and  helpful.  We  have  the 
fondest  memories  of  Professor  Monod  and 
Bordeaux  in  particular. 

"In  Paris,  I  had  the  good  fortune  to  be 
seconded  by  Joanne  Dauphin,  who  has  had  a 
very  long  association  with  Sweet  Briar,  and 
who,  with  her  husband  Patrick,  became  life- 
long friends  of  ours.  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
meeting  Mademoiselle  Grange,  who  had 
assisted  the  directors  for  many  years,  and  was 
assisted  by   Monique  Chevalier,   at   whose 


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suggestion  the  Harveys  spent  their 
Christmas  vacation  in  Alicante. 

"Professor  Monod  continued  to  guide  me 
while  at  Reid  Hall  and  we  were  the  guests  of 
members  of  the  faculty  on  several 
occasions.  Alice  audited  a  course  taught  at 
the  Louvre  and  we  both  attended  the  plays 
assigned  in  Professor  Alfred  Simon's  course. 

"At  the  end  of  my  'year'  our  twin  daughter 
and  son  joined  us  for  a  short  visit  in  Paris 
and  a  quick  tour  of  Normandy. 

"I  would  be  delighted  to  start  a  dialogue  in 
writing  with  any  of  the  participants  who 
wish  to  initiate  one." 


A  message  from  Dr.  JOANNE  COYLE 
DAUPHIN,  Assistant  to  the  Director  in 
1966-67: 

"Warmest  greetings  to  the  '66-'67'ers!  In 
25  years,  you  have  certainly  had  all  sorts  of 
rewarding  and  enriching  experiences,  and 
undoubtedly  have  moved  about  much  more 
than  I!  Since  your  junior  year,  I've  been 
affiliated  with  the  program  in  various 
capacities,  also  lecturing  part  time  at 
various  Paris  universities  and  Sciences  Po. 
For  the  last  several  years  I've  been 
'Academic  Consultant'  to  the  SBCJYF, 
doing  liaison  with  Sciences  Po  and  several 
Paris  universities.  (You  probably  know  that 
since  May  1968  there  is  no  longer  one 
'Sorborme'  but  13  universities  in  Paris  and 
nearby  suburbs.  We  have  selected  3  or  4  for 
the  JYF  students.)  Thanks  to  the  American 
Cathedral  here,  I've  kept  up  with  SOPHIE 
(MacKENZIE)  BELOUET,  now  Senior 
Warden  there,  and  working  at  O.E.C.D. 
Also,  KJLE  (SEIBELS)  and  FRED  NORTH  UP 
were  there  a  number  of  years  ago  when  Fred 
was  Canon.  He's  now  Dean  of  St.  Mark's 
Cathedral  in  Seattle.  You  must  remember 
our  dynamic  secretary,  Monique  Chevalier. 
A  few  girls  stayed  with  her  mother  in  Tours. 
Monique  is  now  Mme  Christian  Khoury. 
Her  mother  has  retired  as  Sweet  Briar 
hostess  and  Monique  has  taken  up  the 
congenial  tradition,  after  a  number  of  years 
overseas-Turkey  and  the  Gulf.  Of  course,  I 
would  be  delighted  to  see  you  if  you  manage 
to  visit  us  in  Paris.  Our  offices  are  now  at 
the  Alliance  Fran9aise,  101  boulevard 
Raspail.  Not  so  quaint  as  Reid  Hall,  but  we 
have  our  own  premises,  which  is  rather  more 
convenient.  May  the  next  25  years  be 
challenging  and  fulfilling— and  A  bientot, 
j'espere!" 


A  big  thank  you  to  H.  PENNINGTON 
(PENNY)  WHITESIDE,  Jr.  who  served 
as  class  news  editor.    His  rep>ort  follows: 


"Greetings  to  my  fellow  members  of  the 
SBCJYF  class  of  1966-1967: 

"Thank  you  for  responding  to  the  call  for 
contributions  to  the  SBCJYF  Newsletter  that 
will  give  special  recognition  to  our  class.  It 
was  a  real  treat  for  me  to  receive  the  calls, 
cards,  letters  and  FAX  messages  in  which  you 
shared  a  wide  range  of  wonderful  memories  from 
and  reflections  on  a  very  special  time  in  our 
lives. 

"For  some  of  us,  the  prospect  of  pulling  up 
stakes  at  our  old,  familiar  college  or  university 
which  had  been  home  for  two  years,  was,  at  the 
same  time,  both  exciting  and  terrifying.  The 
SBCJYF  program  represented  opportunity  and 
risk  all  rolled  into  one.  I,  for  one,  am  glad  that 
the  'excitement'  and  'opportunity'  won  out, 
giving  me  the  experience  of  a  lifetime.  Not 
only  did  we  dare  to  explore  the  world  of  a  uni- 
versity student  in  France,  we  also  exposed 
ourselves  to  a  taste  of  the  no-so-far-off  reality 
of  independence  and  decision  making  that 
would  come  with  graduation  and  life  after 
college.  Each  of  us  tried  and  soaked  up  many 
things  during  that  year.  There  is  something 
about  being  in  Paris,  that  'moveable  feast', 
that  gives  one  an  extraordinary  vitality  and 
sense  of  adventure.  From  time  to  time,  a 
certain  smell,  taste,  sound  or  the  mere  mention 
of  a  name  or  place  triggers,  in  true  Proustian 
fashion,  one  of  those  memories  from  1966- 
1967  which  have  lain  dormant  for  so  long--a 
freshly-cooked  crepe  from  a  vendor's  cart  in 
the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg,  one  of  those  breath- 
taking fall  sunsets  on  Chambord,  or  a  favorite 
masterpiece  in  the  Louvre--and  which  will  be 
forever  part  of  us. 

"While  some  continued  on  to  pursuits  related 
to  our  studies  in  France--languages,  art,  music, 
etc. --others  in  our  group  followed  different 
paths.  Regardless  of  the  direction  which  our 
individual  lives  have  taken,  the  accomplish- 
ments of  the  Class  of  1966-1967  are  indeed 
impressive  as  have  been  those  of  groups  who 
have  preceded  us.  From  my  perspective,  I 
would  say  that  SBCJYF  alumni  are  indeed  very 
special  and  unique  people  and  that  I  consider 
myself  fortunate  to  be  one. 

"Enough  of  my  rambling--on  to  news  of  our 
copains  after  twenty-five  years: 


JOANNE  BARKAN  (Goucher)  writes  that 
1966-1967  "launched  an  ongoing  attachment 
to  Europe..."  Joanne's  memories  of  that  year 
include  "endless  ham  sandwiches  on  baguettes 
in  Reid  Hall,  the  Rodin  Museum  on  rainy 
afternoons,  Trocadero/TNP  looking  over  to  the 
Eiffel  Tower  in  the  middle  of  the  night,  classes 
on  Marx  at  Science  Po,...  Jean  Louis  Barrault  in 
Les  Souliers  de  Satin,  drinking  cheap  white 
sparkling  wine  with...  roommate  Denise." 

In  the  years  that  followed,  Joanne  has 
worked   as   a  free-lance  writer.    While  living  in 


Italy  on  and  off  for  several  years,  she  wrote 
for  a  leftist  newspaper,  //  Manifesto,  and 
completed  a  book.  Visions  of 
Emancipation:  The  Italian  Workers' 
Movement  Since  1945  (published  by 
Praeger-Greenwood).  Today  she  writes  on 
various  aspects  of  politics  and  economics 
and  serves  as  an  editor  of  Dissent  magazine. 
Joanne  also  writes  children's  books  and  has 
forty  of  them  to  her  list  of  credits,  including 
one  Nancy  Drew  mystery. 

Joanne  and  her  husband,  who  is  a  sculptor 
and  painter,  live  in  Manhattan  and  take 
advantage  of  their  independent  lifestyle  to 
travel  both  here  and  abroad--usually  to 
Europe  each  fall. 

Free-lance  copy  editor,  ELIZABETH 
CADWALADER  (BARON)  (Sweet  Briar), 
resides  in  Baltimore,  just  a  few  blocks  away 
from  ANN  TEAT  GALLANT.  Elizabeth 
remembers  best  "those  lovely  sun-filled  fall 
days  in  Tours...  Four  of  us  stayed  in  St.  Cyr- 
sur-Loire  and  bicycled  in  every  morning  with 
enormous  picnic  lunches  provided  by  our 
dear  hosts,  M.  et  Mme  Cheron-Leclerc.  In 
the  afternoons  we  often  visited  a  creperie 
before  heading  home  for  supper-how  could 
we  eat  so  much?  All  that  bicycle  riding,  I 
guess.  Then  Paris...  huge  numbers  of  i 
students  in  intimidating  classes  at  the 
Sorbonne...  cups  and  cups  of  cafe-au-lait... 
crepes  on  the  Boul'  Mich...  the  superb 
theater  course...  student-rate  tickets  which 
allowed  me  more  plays,  concerts,  museums, 
and  opera  than  I'd  ever  seen  before  or  have 
since...  Reid  Hall  lunches...  visiting  almost 
everything  in  Guide  Michelin...  side  trips 
to  Antibes,  Amsterdam,  London,  and  two 
weeks  over  Christmas  to  the  Soviet  Union 
(my  standard  for  exhaustion  is  still  crossing 
Poland  by  train  at  night  standing  up)... 
trying  to  speak  French  all  the  time...  My 
year  in  France  was  a  wonderful  year  with 
wonderful  people--' Ni  temps  passe  /  Ni  les 
amours  reviennent...'  (Apollinaire)--but 
let's  do  it  again  anyway!" 

Elizabeth  says  that  she  rarely  uses  French 
today  except  when  it  occasionally  comes  up 
in  an  editing  job  or  when  she  tries  to  interest 
her  three-year-old  son  in  learning  it.  She  did 
return  to  France  for  three  weeks  in  1973. 
Now,  she  is  happily  at  home  with  her  long- 
awaited  son,  Owen. 

MERRITT  BLAKESLEE  (University  of 
the  South),  whom  I  ran  into  at  the  N.C.A.A. 
Men's  Tennis  Championships  in  Athens, 
Georgia,  a  few  years  ago,  now  resides  in 
Alexandria,  Virginia.  After  teaching 
medieval  French  literature  at  the  University 
of  Georgia,  he  returned  to  school  to  study 
law.    Presently,  Merritt  is  an  attorney  in  the 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


International  Department  of  Septoe  & 
Johnson  in  Washington,  DC.  He  and  his 
wife  Martha  have  two  sons,  Austin  (five 
years  of  age)  and  Paul  (one  year  old).  I'll  bet 
that  both  boys  have  their  own  soccer  balls, 
eh,  Merritt? 

FRED  BUTLER  (Villanova)  now  lives 
in  Plainsboro,  New  Jersey,  where  he  is 
Deputy  Executive  Director  in  the  New  Jersey 
General  Assembly  Majority  Office.  Fred 
recalls  fondly  "Reid  Hall;  Le  Quartier  Latin; 
beignets  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg; 
traveling  from  le  16e  arrondissement  to  the 
Left  Bank  for  class;  trying  to  tune  into  my 
class  with  Duroselle  at  the  Sorbonne  on  the 
radio;  GLADYS,  TRIXIE,  RALPH  and  ED 
doing  our  Brooklyn  accents  for  the 
nonbelieving  Parisians;  our  trip  to  Mont- 
St-Michel  from  Tours;  Christmas  in  Vieima; 
hitchhiking  in  England  on  our  way  to 
Southampton,...  (Yes,  Fred.  I  do  remember- 
-I  especially  recall  the  highway  patrolman 
who  informed  us  in  a  very  proper  but 
authoritative  way  that  thumbing  on  the  Mil 
was  illegal.)...  The  two  Queens  --  Mary 
and  Elizabeth." 

From  Linwood,  New  Jersey,  comes  word 
of  NORMAN  CHAZIN  (Franklin  and 
Marshall),  who  is  a  psychiatrist  in  Atlantic 
City.  Among  Norman's  memories  of  the 
year  in  France  are  the  "amazing  cuisine 
chez  Mme  DuFaud  in  Tours;  her  six-foot- 
tall,  sixteen-year-old  daughter  who  looked 
like  Brigitte  Bardot;  struggling  to  learn  the 
language  in  Paris;  living  with  the  widow 
Mme  Dupre,  the  only  French  woman  who 
could  not  cook--lovely  anyway;  WENDY 
LUNDGREN  (Wells);  knowing  Paris 
underground,  getting  lost  above; 
hitchhiking  to  Spain  with  a  back-pack, 
guitar  and  beret,  but  no  money;  rooming 
with  KARL  DAVIES;  fixing  up  SOPHIE 
MacKENZIE  with  Christian  Belouet;  going 
to  movies  checking  sub-titles;  learning 
about  art,  music  and  theater;  being  inundated 
with  fifteenth-century  Italian  Renaissance 
painting;  seeing  America  from  abroad; 
missing  football." 

Norman  hopes  to  return  to  Paris  this  year 
with  his  wife  Francine  and  wants  to  know  if 
a  reunion  is  planned. 

BRUCE  CRONANDER  (Yale)  remains 
in  California  but  has  moved  across  the  bay 
from  Marin  County  to  San  Francisco.  After 
law  school  at  Stanford,  Bruce  worked  first 
with  a  San  Francisco  law  firm  and  later 
moved  on  to  a  private  company.  Currently, 
he  devotes  much  of  his  time  and  energy  to  a 
San  Francisco  AIDS  foundation  where  he 
serves  on  the  board  of  directors. 


DONNA  KAYE  GUNTHER  DUDLEY 

(Wheaton)  resides  in  Chicago  and  is  Director  of 
Development  at  Chicago  Lighthouse. 

French  teacher,  BOB  ELLIS  (Yale)  now 
lives  and  works  on  Mercer  Island,  Washington. 
Bob  received  his  M.A.  from  Middlebury  (1977) 
and  spent  1988-1989  in  Lufon,  France,  on  a 
Fulbright  exchange  program.  Very  active  in 
school-related  activities,  he  organized  a 
foreign-study  program  in  which  two-thirds  of 
his  school-grades  seven  through  twelve-- 
participated  before  graduation.  Bob  has  led  six 
groups  of  students  back  to  France— five  of  them 
for  three  months  on  outward-bound-style, 
French-only  (strictly  enforced)  bicycle  tours. 
With  those  adventures  as  a  warm  up.  Bob  then 
led  eight  students  on  a  fifteen-month  bicycle 
tour  around  the  world! 

Bob  says  that  the  family  with  whom  he 
stayed  in  Tours  "has  been  my  second  family 
ever  since  SBCJYF  (I  don't  maintain  contact 
with  my  Paris  'family',  a  widow).  They  (in 
Tours)  had  five  children,  ages  four  to  eleven. 
Two  of  them  have  twice  (each)  visited  me  in  the 
U.S.,  and  I  have  frequently  seen  all  five 
although  they  are  spread  out  all  over  France. 
Two  of  them  have  children  the  same  age  as  ours 
and  exchanges  happen.  I  have  also  often  been 
back  to  37,  rue  de  Chenon  to  visit  with  Bernard 
and  Monique  Chevalier.  I  remember  being 
frustrated  by  some  SBCJYF  students  not 
honoring  the  'French  only'  pledge.  I  loved  the 
boat  trip  over— so  much  better  chance  to  get 
ready  than  today's  plane  rides.  My  experience 
at  Sciences  Po  was  excellent!" 

Bob  married  Jeanne  Sebestyen  in  1980. 
They  have  three  sons--Peter  (Pierrot),  bom  in 
1984;  David,  bom  in  1987;  and  Andrew 
(Andre),  bom  in  1989.  Bob  and  Jeanne  are 
raising  the  three  boys  bilingually  with  French 
as  their  paternal  language. 


Norman    Chazin    hitchhiking    to    Spain 


MARK  GREEN  (M.I.T.)  has  many  fond 
memories  of  our  year  abroad:  "Seeing  the 
lights  drift  by  the  last  night  on  the  Queen 
Mary.  The  black  coastline  of  Normandy 
visible  in  the  morning.  Picnicking  by  the 
Loire  with  a  bottle  of  Vouvray.  Rushing 
around  the  first  day  in  Paris  to  Notre-Dame, 
the  Sainte-ChapeUe,  the  He  Saint-Louis.  The 
Champs-Elysees  decorated  to  welcome  the 
King  of  Nepal.  Seeing  Les  Enfants  du 
Paradis  in  a  working  class  district.  Walking 
across  Paris  in  the  middle  of  the  night  after 
the  metro  had  closed,  coming  at  last  to  the 
Trocadero  and  seeing  the  Eiffel  Tower  dark 
against  the  sky.  The  King  Tut,  Vermeer  and 
Bonnard  exhibits.  Seeing  En  Attendant 
Godot.  Rowing  in  the  lake  at  the  Bois  de 
Boulogne.  Eating  at  the  Restaurant  des 
Beaux-Arts  and  Les  Halles  in  the  days  before 
cholesterol.  The  Six-Day  War.  Les  Gardes 
Rouges.  The  colonels'  coup  in  Greece. 
Having  mono,  spending  all  of  my  money  on 
die  hospital  bill,  and  borrowing  $20  from 
each  of  my  friends  to  stay  afloat  until  money 
came  from  home.  And  then,  toward  the  end 
of  our  year,  events  drifting  in  from  the  U.S. 
Discussions  about  the  war  in  Vietnam.  Hints 
about  drugs  and  the  sexual  revolution. 
Coming  back  to  M.I.T.  and  discovering  diat 
everyone  in  my  dorm  had  started  using  pot 
while  I  was  away  and  was  trying  to  decide  if  it 
was  safe  to  tell  me  about  it." 

Mark's  parents  saved  his  letters  from 
France.  The  following  passage  includes 
several  excerpts  from  one  of  them:  "I  add  a 
new  chapter  to  my  experiences  at  the 
Sorbonne.  I  have  been  auditing  a  course 
there  (in  18th  century  philosophy)  of 
excellent  quality;  so  good  in  fact  that  there 
are  many  more  students  than  seats  (the 
amphitheater  holds  1000),  and  I  had,  for  the 
past  tJiree  lectures,  occupied  a  small  parcel  of 
the  floor.  Today,  at  last,  at  the  sacrifice  of 
tread  toes,  I  succeeded  in  gaining  a  seat. 
Before  the  class  could  begin,  however,  a 
student  arose  and  urged  the  students  in 
protest  against  the  crowdedness  of  the  room, 
to  walk  out.  The  professor  arrived,  and  after 
a  heated  exchange  with  one  of  the  agitators, 
the  students  and  professor  left 
simultaneously.  [...]  A  few  nights  ago,  BOB 
(ELLIS)  and  I  went  to  a  soiree  given  by  the 
welcoming  committee  for  foreign  students  at 
Sciences  Po.  It  was  held  in  a  swanky 
apartment  of  the  Etoile,  and  was  rather 
enjoyable.  Of  course,  they  all  laughed  when 
I  told  them  I  was  from  California,  because  of 
the  election  [Ronald  Reagan  had  just  been 
elected  Governor  of  Califomia].  The 
evening  held  certain  traumas,  as  when  I 
discovered  that  the  pretty  girl  I  was  talking 
with  was  a  Maoist.  I  can't  say  I  made  any 
lasting  acquaintances  but  it  was  fim." 


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Mark,  a  math  professor  at  U.C.L.A.,  and 
his  wife  hve  in  Santa  Monica  and  have  three 
children-Joe  (eight  years  old),  Jacob  (six) 
and  Molly  (sixteen  months).  In  closing  his 
letter,  Mark  says,  "Our  year  in  Paris  was  a 
year  of  many  'firsts'  for  me  and  left  an 
indelible  imprint.  It  was  the  most  inde- 
pendent I  had  ever  been,  and  I  remember 
warmly  your  friendship.  I  hope  some  of  you 
will  look  me  up  when  you  come  to  L.A." 

LONNA  DOLE  HARKRADER  (Mary 
Baldwin)  resides  today  in  my  old  territory, 
the  Tar  Heel  State  in  Durham  (home  of  Duke 
University).  Lonna  remembers  many 
adventures  from  twenty-five  years  ago  in 
France,  especially  the  following  gastro- 
nomic ones:  "I'm  not  sure  if  that  first  meal 
we  ate  in  Caen  included  fish  eye  soup  or 
whether  we  were  just  told  that  it  did,  but  the 
memory  of  eating  something  totally  foreign 
and  at  first  unappetizing  which  after  a  few 
spoonfuls  tasted  delicious,  has  carried  me 
through  many  other  foreign  food 
experiences.  Heading  out  alone  into  the 
streets  and  metro  of  Paris  on  my  first  day 
there  to  meet  a  friend  at  a  distant  m^tro  stop 
and  never  meeting  her  because  she  was 
waiting  at  a  different  exit  to  the  same  stop, 
and  ending  up  eating  lunch  all  by  myself  in 
a  restaurant  where  I  recognized  nothing  on 
the  menu  and  so  ordered  steak  tartare,  a 
meal  half  of  which  sounded  familiar,  is 
another  experience  I  look  back  on  with  the 
feeling  that  something  formative  happened 
there.  Many  times  over  the  years  I  have 
forced  myself  out  the  door  of  some  safe 
haven  to  explore  the  world  around  me.  I  am 
continually  thankful  for  the  sense  of 
adventure  I  acquired  in  the  safe  environment 
of  France." 


Norman      Chazin     on     the     Arc 
Triomphe  (Fall     1966) 


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TTie  sense  of  adventure  must  surely  have  been 
ingrained  in  Lonna,  because,  after  college,  she 
joined  the  Peace  Corps  and  taught  English  in  a 
remote  area  of  Ethiopia  for  a  year  and  then 
moved  to  Ghana  where  she  taught  French.  Later 
husband  Richard  and  two-year-old  daughter 
worked  on  a  Peace  Corps  training  program  in 
French-sjjeaking  Togo,  West  Africa.  Last  year, 
the  family,  which  now  includes  two  daughters 
(fourteen  and  ten)  took  a  year-long  trip  to 
Central  America  where  they  learned  Spanish, 
built  a  health  clinic  in  Nicaragua,  and  learned 
first-hand  about  the  struggles  of  peoples  in  the 
third  world.  For  their  next  adventure,  the 
Harkraders  are  contemplating  a  cycling  tour  of 
the  Loire  Valley.  Maybe  they  will  see  some  of 
the  SBCJYF  class  there. 

NINA  SALANT  HELLERSTEIN  (Brown) 
is  a  professor  of  French  and  lives  in  Athens, 
Georgia.  Nina's  memories  of  Paris  include: 
"Taking  the  metro  all  over  Paris,  and  how 
packed  it  was  at  rush  hour.  Walking 
everywhere  and  enjoying  seeing  the  old 
neighborhoods  and  monuments.  Having  time 
for  culture  such  as  museums,  concerts,  walking 
tours.  Monsieur  Simon's  theater  course  was  a 
highlight.  He  brought  the  French  theater  alive, 
and  being  able  to  see  the  plays  was  a  fantastic 
opportunity.  (I  have  met  M.  Simon  since  at  a 
meeting  and  enjoyed  reminiscing  with  him 
about  the  group.)  Learning  about  the  French 
way  of  doing  things,  the  French  mentality  and 
culture.  On  the  educational  side,  courses  at  the 
Sorbonne  were  very  sophisticated  and  opened 
up  the  world  of  literary  criticism.  I  enjoyed  my 
course  at  the  Ecole  du  Louvre  as  well,  although 
the  oral  final  with  the  world-famous  professor 
was  terrifying!  My  French  improved  vastly, 
and  1  have  been  relying  on  what  I  learned  that 
year  ever  since." 

Nina  also  says  that,  in  her  profession, 
experience  in  France  is  indispensable,  and  from 
what  she  has  seen,  the  SBCJYF  program 
compares  extremely  well  with  other  study- 
abroad  programs.  She  has  returned  to  France 
many  times  and  often  finds  herself  nostalgic 
for  the  carefree  student  life  that  we  all  enjoyed 
there  as  well  as  the  France  of  pre- 1968. 

Our  request  for  newsletter  contributions 
finally  caught  up  with  JIM  LOWENTHAL 
(Williams)  in  Rabat,  Morocco,  where  he  is 
Deputy  Director  of  Operations  for  the  United 
States  Agency  for  International  Development 
(USAID)  which  is  providing  a  very  large 
program  of  economic  assistance  in  agriculture, 
the  private  sector,  health  and  family  planning, 
and  housing  in  Morocco. 

Jim,  who  says  that  he  could  talk  at  length 
about  the  influence  of  the  SBCJYF  on  his  life, 
sums  things  up  nicely:  "The  impact  was 
immediate  and  lasting."  After  graduation  from 
Williams,     thanks   to   his   overseas   experience 


and  French  language  competency  (credit  to 
SBCJYF,  of  course),  Jim  spent  two  years  in 
the  Peace  Corps  in  Niger  (Francophone 
Africa).  Following  the  Peace  Corps,  he  did 
graduate  work  in  business  and  served  as  a 
social  scientist  in  Cameroon  (also  in 
Francophone  Africa).  From  1972-1979,  Jim 
was  a  free-lance  management  consultant  and 
worked  frequently  in  Francophone  Africa, 
which  he  knew  so  well.  During  that  period, 
he  ran  Peace  Corps  training  programs  for 
volunteers  in  Zaire,  Rwanda,  Gabon, 
Cameroon  and  Upper  Volta  (now  Bourkina 
Faso).  He  joined  the  USAID  in  1979,  often 
taking  on  assignments  in  Francophone 
Africa,  and  also  began  a  ten-year  tenure  with 
the  University  of  Pittsburgh  as  a  senior 
instructor  in  Pitt's  French-language  African 
Management  Development  Program.  Then, 
from  1981-1985,  Jim  worked  in  USAID  rural 
development  and  agriculture  programs  in 
Niger.  In  1985,  he  was  assigned  to  USAID 
headquarters  in  Washington,  DC,  to 
backstop  programs  in  Morocco  and  Tunisia. 
And  finally,  this  year  (1991),  Jim  was  given 
his  current  position.  I  got  weary  just  reading 
Jim's  letter.  We  all  wish  him  and  his  family 
the  best  of  luck  in  this  new  assignment! 

DOROTHY       MACKEY       LURIE 

(Wellesley)  who  writes  from  Houston,  Texas, 
enclosed  a  program  from  the  Fete  d' Adieu  in 
Tours.  I  must  confess  that  I  only  remember 
the  one  at  Reid  Hall  and,  therefore,  read  it 
with  great  interest.  In  case  you  might  not 
recall  the  details  of  that  star-studded 
performance,  here,  courtesy  of  Dorothy,  are 
the  acts  that  Ed  Sullivan  let  slip  by:  (1) 
"Preparation  pour  France"  (ecrit  et  chante 
par  DAVID  EARLE);  (2)  "Le  General" 
(HARRISON  KNIGHT,  ERIC  CONGER,  PAUL 
LEMAITRE,  ANDREW  PLUMMER);  (3)  "Des 
Voix  Feminines"  (JULE  SEIBELS,  BARRY 
TRIMINGHAM,  MARY  CANTEY,  LUDY 
BLUNDON,  NINI  CLARK);  (4)  "Les  Miracles 
de  la  Science  Moderne"  (HARRISON 
KNIGHT,  ERIC  CONGER,  PAUL  LEMAITRE, 
ANDREW  PLUMMER);  (5)  "Cinq  Gardens  de 
rUniversite  de  Yale"  (BRUCE  CRONANDER, 
BOB  ELLIS,  AL  GRIFFIN,  CHICK  JUDD, 
JAMES  SMITH);  (6)  "LHistoire  de  M.  Glloq" 
(MARY  BETH  WINN,  FRED  NORTHUP);  (7) 
Miles  KAREN  GERNENZ  et  DIANNE 
FURLONG,  leurs  guitares  et  une  amie;  (8) 
"Hayden  Opus  11,  Numero  4"  (MARY  BETH 
WINN,  violoncelle;  ELIZABETH  COUTURE, 
hautbois;  MARGARET  BOYER,  flute);  (9) 
"Les  Americains  a  Paris"  (BILL  CARTER, 
BRUCE  CRONANDER,  CHICK  JUDD,  AL 
GRIFFIN,  CELIA  NEWBERG,  MARY 
CANTEY,  RUTH  TAUBER);  (10)  DAVID 
EARLE,  DIANE  DENISON,  H.  P. 
WHITESIDE,  JEANNE  BRASSEL  et  leurs 


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guilares;  (11)  "Un  Problfeme  Grave"  (discut^ 
par  FRED  NORTHUP);  (12)  "Les  Quatre 
Notes  Chaudes"  (H.  P.  WHITESIDE,  FRED 
NORTHUP,  DAVID  EARLE,  FRED 
BUTLER);  (13)  "Un  Animal  Extraordinaire" 
(HARRISON  KNIGHT,  ERIC  CONGER, 
PAUL  LEMAITRE,  ANDREW  PLUMMER); 
(14)   Finale,      Pretty   impressive,    I'd   say! 

"It's  hard  to  produce  any  particularly 
memorable  moments,"  Dorothy  says.  "It's 
probably  the  little  things:  only  two 
showers  a  week;  toilet  paper  that  was 
newspaper  and  those  caf6  bathrooms  with 
the  two  feel  and  the  hole;  the  funny  phone 
systcm--imagine  going  to  the  post  office 
here  to  make  a  call--or  using  jetons;  how 
things  were  closed  at  lunch;  and  when  my 
roommate,  CAROL  PAGE,  and  I  tried  to  get 
eggs  for  breakfast;  how  the  heat  got  turned 
off  in  May-no  matter  how  cold  it  got 
thereafter;  listening  to  'Hot  Now,  Summer 
in  the  City'  in  Tours-having  already  gotten 
sick  of  it  in  the  States;  the  wonderful  food; 
how  we  all  laughed  at  the  soda  Psssschit 
(spelling?);  and  how  there's  no  way  to  say, 
'I'm  full'-certainly  not  'Je  suis  pleine.'" 

Dorothy  is  married  to  a  Frenchman  whom 
she  met  in  New  York  City--  "My  mother's 
worst  nightmare,"  she  recalls.  She  still 
speaks  French,  kept  more  or  less  fluent  by 
au  pairs  over  the  years.  She  and  her 
husband  have  two  sons,  Andy  (twelve)  and 
Willie  (five),  whose  French  vocabulary 
consists  of  "M^me,  Pipi,  Zizi"  Get  busy, 
Dorothy! 

From  just  down  Interstate  65  in  Mobile, 
comes  news  from  KATHERINE  COOLEY 

MAHER  (Sweet  Briar),  who  reports  that 
she  has  fond  memories  of  SBCJYF,  but  has 
not  returned  to  France,  "yet."  She  and  her 
husband  Philip  lived  in  Athens,  Greece, 
from  1971  to  1974  and  saw  some  other  parts 
of  Europe  as  well  as  North  Africa.  The 
Mahers,  who  have  been  in  Mobile  for  eight 
years,  have  three  children:  Colby  (a  junior 
at  Harvard),  Alexander  (a  senior  in  high 
school)  and  Maggie  (an  eighth  grader). 
Philip  is  with  Dean  Witter,  and  Katherine  is 
the  Admissions  Director  at  St.  Luke's 
Episcopal  School. 

MARGARET        BOYER       MANN 

(Wellesley)  resides  in  Hamden,  Connecticut, 
where  she  is  a  reading  specialist  in  a 
learning  disabilities  program.  Margaret 
lists  among  her  favorite  memories  of  1966- 
1967  the  following:  "Turning  20  on  the 
Queen  Mary  during  the  voyage  over; 
listening  to  Bob  Dylan  for  the  first  time; 
Tours— the  house  on  Rue  Comcille  near  the 
theater  and  bicycling  by  myself  on  a 
borrowed    bike     through    the    countryside; 


4,  rue  de  Chevreuse--the  library,  the  dining 
room  and  all  the  coffee,  the  garden;  Alfred 
Simon  and  the  theater  course;  all  the  plays  and 
G6rard  Philipe;  Mme  Savanne  and  the  art 
history  course  -running  through  the  Louvre, 
naming  off  all  the  paintings  on  the  way  to  the 
current  class;  Mme  Descamps'  house  in  Sceaux 
where  I  lived  with  SALLY  MILLER  and 
LINDA  COVERDALE;  the  park  in  Sceaux; 
Jardin  du  Luxembourg;  chestnuts  in  flower;  all 
the  walking;  all  the  reading;  going  to  a  play  in 
November  and  realizing  that  I  understood 
almost  every  word  of  it;  realizing  at  one  point 
in  the  spring  that  I  was  as  comfortable 
speaking  French  as  speaking  English." 

Overall,  Margaret  found  the  SBCJYF 
program  a  great  experience.  She  says,  "I  loved 
the  city,  the  plays,  the  literature,  the  art  and  the 
language  and  I  feel  that  the  experience  enriched 
the  rest  of  my  life.  I  returned  to  Tours  and  Paris 
for  the  first  time  the  spring  of  1990  and  fell  in 
love  all  over  again.  Tours  has  become  a  big 
city -but  Paris  was  amazingly  the  same." 

JULE  SEIBELS  NORTHUP  (Sweet  Briar) 
and  FRED  NORTHUP  (University  of  the 
South),  who  met  thanks  to  the  SBCJYF 
program,  sent  along  some  of  their  familiar,  as 
well  as  amusing,  memories:  "When  Fred  and  his 
roommate,  DAVID  EARLE,  were  riding  home  in 
the  cab  with  their  new  Paris  'hostess',  Mme  de 
Renty,  they  chattered  away  openly  in  English 
their  pleasure  at  having  such  a  classy  host 
family  and  wondered  who  would  pay  for  the  cab. 
Later  in  the  evening,  Madame  explained  that 
she  was  half-English  and  thus  fully  bilingual... 
Fred  had  the  bright  idea  of  making  spending 
money  by  performing  at  the  Lido.  He  thought 
that  an  American  quartet  would  be  a  unique 
addition  to  the  roster  of  talent.  He  invited 
BARRIE  TRIMINGHAM,  JULE  SEIBELS  and 
DAVID  EARLE  to  join  him.  After  the  first 
rehearsal,  Fred  volunteered  to  walk  Julie  home 
because  she  lived  closer  than  Barrie.  The  rest, 
as  they  say,  is  history--excepting  the  Lido 
debut,  which  has  been  indefinitely 
postponed...  We  both  joined  the  all- 
professional  choir  at  the  American  Cathedral 
on  Avenue  George  V  because  we  got  paid  35 
francs  for  singing  at  funerals;  we  used  to  read 
the  obituary  column  of  the  Herald  Tribune 
religiously  (!)  in  anticipation  of  the  next  'gig.' 
Little  did  we  dream  that  Fred  would  one  day 
return  as  Canon  of  the  Cathedral— or  that  one 
day  Julie  would  work  part-time  for  Joanne 
Dauphin  -or  that  one  of  our  children  would  be 
bom  at  the  American  Hospital  in  Neuilly." 

To  the  Northups,  the  SBCJYF  was  many 
things,  including:  "Trying  to  see  if  the  twinkle 
in  M.  Harvey's  eye  means  he  really  doesn't 
intend  to  enforce  all  of  those  rules;  getting  felt 
up  in  the  metro,  turning  around  with  a  hostile 
glare  only  to  see  several  men  staring  benignly; 
going    to    Le  Drugstore    for    ice  cream  or  the 


American  Embassy  for  a  hamburger;  being 
jealous  of  small  children  who  speak  English 
as  well  as  you  do  and  French  much  better  than 
you  ever  will;  having  intense  political 
conversations  in  Sciences-Po-area  cafes; 
poulet  and  pommes  friles  at  a  cafeteria, 
sandwich  jambon  at  a  cafd,  splurging  with 
biftek  at  a  restaurant;  trying  to  fathom 
the  philosophy  behind  designations  in  the 
Guide  Michelin  (we  came  to  agree  that 
'sleazy  but  comfortable'  fit  the  bill  for  many 
one-star  hotels);  skipping  a  class  or  two  at 
Sciences  Po  without  worry  thanks  to  the 
availability  of  polycopies  of  class  notes; 
watching  the  great  Maurice  Duverger,  with  a 
gesture  of  his  hands,  divide  all  political 
issues  into  deux  grands  partis;  enjoying 
peanut-butter-and-jelly  sandwiches  chez 
Dauphin;...  and  much,  much  more." 

In  1988,  Fred  and  Julie  moved  to  Seattle 
where  he  is  Dean  of  St.  Mark's  Cathedral  and 
she  is  a  management  consultant.  After 
college,  Fred  got  a  M.Div.  at  the  General 
Theological  Seminary  in  New  York  City  and 
Julie  earned  an  M.P.A.  at  NYU.  They  have 
lived  in  Paris  twice  as  well  as  in  Tennessee, 
New  York  and  Louisiana.  Tlie  Northups  have 
two  sons-Fred,  who  is  a  freshman  at  NYU 
studying  film  production,  and  Temple,  who 
is  a  freshman  at  Lakeside  School  in  Seattle. 
Fred  and  Julie  send  along  an  invitation  to  all 
the  old  gang  to  pay  them  a  visit. 


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After  living  and  working  in  our  nation's 
capital  and  in  Pennsylvania,  BARBARA 
STANFORD  TREMBLAY  (Colby) 
eventually  returned  to  her  native  New 
Hampshire  where  she  now  resides.  Barbara 
was  one  the  two  "Barbs"--the  other  being 
BARBARA  BAXTER  (Mary  Washington). 
The  two  seemed  nearly  inseparable  and  their 
infectious  laughter  could  frequently  be  heard 
around  Reid  Hall,  especially  at  tea  time. 

Barbara  remembers  fondly  her  host 
family,  the  great  courses  and  the  gastro- 
nomic delicacies  of  that  world-famous  ca.(6. 
Pizza  Pino  with  its  zany  clientele.  Since 
Barbara's  mother  kept  all  the  letters  from 
Tours  and  Paris,  Barbara  has  a  valuable 
record  of  the  events  of  that  great  year 
abroad. 

Barbara  is  an  assistant  principal  in  Keene 
having  taught  French  and  German  at  the 
junior-high,  high-school  and  college 
levels.  She  and  her  husband  have  three 
children--a  son  who  is  a  junior  at  Holy 
Cross,  another  son  who  is  a  freshman  at 
Dartmouth  and  a  daughter  who  is  in  high 
school. 

LINDA  RUNDQUIST  PARR  (Knox) 
says,  "What  stands  out  for  me  now  as  I  feel 
my  way  back  to  my  year  in  France,  are, 
naturally,  the  many  new  friendships,  my 
music  appreciation  class  in  tight  quarters 
and  being  a  theater  buff  for  one  year.  I  still 
reap  the  advantages  of  what  I  learned  in 
France  and  am  always  gung  ho  to  go  to 
concerts  and  plays." 

Thanks  to  Linda's  mother,  who  typed  all 
her  letters  home  during  1966-1967  into  a 
journal  of  some  forty-eight  pages,  we  have  a 
few  excerpts  of  those  days  in  France  as  seen 
through  the  eyes  of  a  college  junior.  Here 
are  a  few  of  those  memories  that  Linda  so 
graciously  shares  with  us: 

"ABOARD  THE  QUEEN  MARY,  MY 
SECOND  DAY  OUT  AT  SEA:  ...When  the 
ship's  horn  sounded  our  departure,  I  dashed 
up  from  lunch  but  was  unable  to  tell  if  you 
had  waited  around.  I  didn't  leave  the  deck 
until  we  were  almost  out  of  sight  of  land  two 
hours  later.  The  statue  and  the  entire 
skyline  were  my  home...  I  have  felt 
somewhat  numb  both  from  the  effect  of  the 
ship  and  from  the  exposure  to  new  people.  I 
ended  up  in  C-251  (where  I  was  originally 
assigned)  and  I  have  two  roommates--one 
from  New  Jersey  and  the  other  from  Sweet 
Briar.  I  spent  time  with  so  many  different 
groups  and  I'm  not  sure  yet  where  I  will  find 
my  niche... 

"A  FEW  DAYS  LATER:  ...The  orientation 
sessions  aboard  ship  have  amounted  to  the 
students    straining    to    make    sense  of  the 


director's  French  as  she  talks  about  various 
practical  concerns  we  will  have  to  deal  with-- 
like  taking  only  two  baths  per  week  and  how  to 
get  through  customs...  I  will  be  rooming  in 
Tours  with  GAIL  MYERS,  a  girl  from 
Connecticut  who  goes  to  Duke  University. 
She's  a  very  sweet  person  and  we  seem  to  share 
many  interests  in  common--music,  for  one... 
I'm  apprehensive  about  my  language  ability, 
but  I  guess  most  of  us  are.  I'll  sure  try  Now 
that  the  first  leg  of  my  journey  is  coming  to  a 
close,  I'll  have  to  adjust  and  plunge  into  the 
next  stage  on  the  European  mainland. 

"AFTER  A  FEW  DAYS  AT  TOURS:  My  first 
view  of  France  reawakened  in  me  the  promise 
and  potential  that  has  always  made  me  want  to 
come  here.  I  felt  as  if  I  had  discovered  a  new 
land  that  no  one  before  me  had  seen...  We 
travelled  across  the  countryside  of  Normandy 
toward  Caen  where  we  spent  the  night.  The 
land  is  rolling,  the  grassland  trees  have  a 
healthy  green  color  and  there  is  an 
unbelievable  abundance  and  beauty  of 
flowers...  You  will  be  most  pleased  to  hear  that 
our  hostess  is  a  most  wonderful  person...  Gail 
and  I  have  separate  rooms.  The  apartment  is  in 
town,  two  blocks  from  the  main  street...  I've 
found  all  the  French  food  delicious  except 
cheese  and  wine.  The  wine  is  growing  on  me 
though...  Our  studies  began  the  sixteenth  after 
we  had  taken  placement  tests.  I'm  in  the  fifth 
of  six  groups  which  seems  just  to  me  as  I  feel  I 
have  so  much  to  learn.  Each  day,  though, 
brings  new  words,  longer  sentences  and  more 
confidence.  Our  classes  are  from  nine  to  twelve 
daily  and  include  grammar,  composition  and 
French  literature.  To  be  sure  not  to  miss 
anything,  we  have  already  seen  two  of  the 
chateaux  in  the  area--Chenonceaux  and  Azay- 
le-Rideau.  The  entire  group  went  to 
Chenonceaux  at  night  to  see  the  son  et 
lumiere... 

'TOURS  -  OCTOBER  17:  My  stay  here  is 
drawing  to  a  close.  Saturday  the  twenty- 
second,  we  go  by  bus  to  Paris.  As  in  many 
cases,  one  just  begins  to  get  oriented  when  it's 
time  to  move  on.  TTiis  past  week  again  was 
filled  with  new  things.  In  the  way  of  tastes,  I 
had  my  first  flaming  crepe  suiette...  and  a  cup 
of  hot  sugared  milk.  My  evaluation--very 
good.  We  presented  a  variety  show  for  our 
families  and  it  was  quite  a  hit.  Boy,  we  surely 
don't  lack  talent  in  our  group.  There  were 
several  original  skits--on  mocking  De  Gaulle, 
another  making  fun  of  Americans  trying  to 
meet  Frenchmen,  another  telling  how 
Americans  take  to  wine,  cheese  and  bread.  Our 
Can-Can  was  the  finale.  It  was  much  fun  for 
those  who  participated  and  the  audience  as  well. 
The  classes  have  occupied  most  of  my  time  here 
actually...  I  gave  a  talk  the  other  day  on  a 
character  in  Malraux's  The  Conquerors.  It  was 
indeed  a  struggle,  but  I  did,  however  crudely, 
make  myself  understood.    It  is  hard  to  measure 


one's  progress  because  one  never  reaches  a 
point  where  one  is  satisfied  with  his  or  her 
language  ability...  I  have  been  trying  to 
organize  my  impressions  and  formulate  some 
general  reactions  to  my  stay  in  Tours.  It  is 
as  if  I  was  served  the  French  way  of  life  in 
bed.  What  I  mean  by  that  is  there  are  so 
many  opportunities  just  waiting  to  be  taken 
advantage  of  and  so  many  kindnesses  that 
people  have  rendered  me  to  make  my  stay 
pleasant.  I  can  sit  back  and  absorb  as  much 
as  possible  but  1  really  wish  I  could  give 
more  in  return.  I  can't  always  share  my  ideas 
due  to  the  language  and  it  is  impossible  to 
relate  effectively  in  letters  my  experiences 
and  feelings.  But,  in  any  case,  there  is  no 
question  that  I'm  at  the  lucky  end  of  the  deal. 

"AUTUMN  IN  PARIS:  Yesterday  aboard 
the  bus,  I  knew  as  the  roads  widened  that  we 
approached  Paris.  Then  as  if  I  op)ened  the 
book  to  the  right  page,  the  city  spread  itself 
out  before  me.  From  afar  the  Eiffel  Tower 
looked  like  a  charm  on  a  bracelet.  The  bus 
was  resounding  with  gasps  and  cries.  As  we 
made  our  way  to  the  Latin  Quarter,  I  was 
struck  by  the  similar  appearance  of  the  Paris 
streets  and  those  of  a  town  back  home.  This 
makes  me  aware  that  the  differences  in  culture 
lie,  for  the  most  part,  behind  the  appearances 
or  below  the  surface.  On  with  the  action.  We 
stopped  briefly  at  Reid  Hall,  the  center  for 
the  Sweet  Briar  group.  From  there,  we  (there 
are  three  of  us)  came  to  my  new  abode.  It's 
rather  quaint  and  I  like  it  well...  The  weeks 
and  months  ahead  are  stacked  full  of  promise. 

"HNISHED  AS  FAR  AS  SCHOOL  GOES: 
(1)  I'm  glad  the  fighting  is  over  and  the 
Middle  East  can  get  down  to  the  constructive 
business  of  talking  it  out.  (2)  I  am  presently 
on  the  loose  in  Paris  and  am  running  myself 
ragged...  (3)  Life  is  pretty  rxe  in  general. 
As  of  now,  I  am  in  Paris  and  will  stay  here 
until  about  June  24,  at  which  time  I  plan  to 
go  to  England  for  several  days  before 
catching  the  Queen  Elizabeth  in 
Southampton.  The  possibility  of  extending 
my  stay  is  just  an  outside  one  in  the  event 
that  an  interesting  oppwrtunity  here  presents 
itself...  Exams?  Well,  they're  now  water 
under  the  bridge.  They  went  fairly  well. 
Without  any  doubt,  the  hardest  was  my  oral 
exam  in  political  science...  Another  change 
that  I  guess  I  should  warn  you  about.  It 
seems  that  I've  taken  a  liking  (not 
excessive)  to  coffee  doctored  up  with  sugar 
and  cream.  It  sits  well  right  after  a  large 
meal.  Mornings  I  stick  with  hot  chocolate. 
It  must  be  the  fact  that  I'm  twenty-one. 

"WITH  THE  END  IN  SIGHT:  Friend  by 
friend,  the  peopled  Paris  I  knew  this  year  is 
disintegrating.  In  its  place  is  a  storehouse  of 
memories.  Gail  left  this  morning...  We 
didn't  say  good-bye  which  is  for  the  best  as  I 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


wouldn't  have  known  how.  The  final  days 
of  my  stay  which  should  ideally  be  sf)ent  in 
calm  contemplation  and  peaceful 
promenading  are  pretty  well  loaded  with  last 
minute  details...  I'm  heading  for  England 
via  bus  and  short  air  flight  over  the  channel. 
I  expect  to  spend  most  of  my  time  in 
London.  I  leave  the  twenty-fourth  of  June... 
Will  sign  off  with  a  tear  as  this  will 
probably  be  the  LAST  PARISIAN  LETTER." 

Linda  is  living  in  Norway  with  her 
husband  and  three  boys  (ages  fourteen, 
twelve  and  nine).  Talk  about  a  curious 
coincidence-Linda,  while  working  on  a 
master's  degree  in  math,  met  her  husband 
(Norwegian)  at  the  French  House  at  the 
University  of  Washington  in  Seattle.  They 
got  together  to  work  on  a  math  problem 
and,  well,  you  know  the  rest  of  the  story. 

RUTH      TAUBER      POMERANTZ 

(Douglass),  known  to  most  of  us  as 
"Rachelle,"  lives  today  in  Cresskill,  New 
Jersey.  Ruth  begins  her  look  back  at  the 
SBCJYF  with  the  cruise  over:  "I  met  one  of 
my  dearest  friends,  SUSIE  WOLFSON 
(Skidmore),  the  very  first  day  on  the  boat 
crossing  the  Atlantic.  We  (Susie, 
ADELAIDE  RUSSO  and  I)  lived  with  the 
wonderful  Roi  family  in  Tours.  I  still  regale 
family  and  friends  with  humorous  anecdotes 
of  that  six-week  experience,  stemming 
mostly  from  our  meager  knowledge  of  the 
French  language.  Then  we  arrived  in  Paris. 
That  year  was  the  most  memorable  and 
exciting  year  of  my  life!  I  met  Lydia, 
Fran9oise  and  Nicole,  my  three  special 
French  friends  with  whom  I  am  still  very 
close.  We  have  managed  to  see  each  other 
frequently  over  the  past  twenty-five  years! 
That  year  Susie  married  Jacques  Delorme, 
and  I  went  to  Lyon  for  the  wedding.  The 
events  of  my  junior  year  in  France  with 
Sweet  Briar  College  have  accompanied  me 
through  life." 

Ruth  also  gives  us  an  account  of  later 
events:  "I  continued  my  graduate  studies  in 
French  at  Columbia  University.  Susie 
attended  N.Y.U.  Susie,  Jacques  and  I 
continued  to  be  a  happy  threesome.  I 
eventually  moved  to  Greenwich  Village, 
where  the  Delormes  were  already  living,  and 
got  a  teaching  job  in  the  same  junior  high 
school  as  Susie.  My  teaching  supported  my 
Bohemian  life  in  the  theater  and  the  arts. 
When  the  Delormes  divorced,  Susie 
convinced  me  to  move  in  with  her.  We  were 
roommates  for  a  short  time  only  because  I 
introduced  her  to  her  second  husband.  She 
moved  to  Israel.  I  got  married  in  August 
1977  to  Bruce  Pomerantz.  At  that  time,  he 
was  a  photojoumalist    who  also  taught  at 


Fairleigh  Dickinson  University.  Bruce  and  I 
traveled  extensively  throughout  the  world.  For 
our  honeymoon,  we  went  to  Spain  and  Morocco 
for  two  months.  We  have  continued  these 
kinds  of  adventurous  journeys.  On  April  23, 
1980,  our  first  child,  Jessica  Daniele,  was 
bom.  I  was  elated  to  be  a  mother.  Lydia  came 
from  Paris  in  August  to  visit  and  to  meet  my 
daughter.  The  day  of  Lydia's  departure  was  the 
day  of  Susie's  funeral.  I  was  traumatized. 
Susie's  husband  and  three-year-old  son.  Elan, 
brought  her  home  for  her  final  rest.  She  was 
too  young..." 

Ruth  and  Bruce  now  have  a  second  daughter, 
Elizabeth,  who  was  bom  in  1984.  They  have 
instilled  their  love  for  traveling  in  their  two 
girls  who  accompany  Mom  and  Dad  on  most 
trips--including  past  visits  to  Paris,  Israel  and 
Egypt. 


"Penny"    Whiteside    returns    to    Pizza 
Pino    in    1987 

JOAN  BLOOM  RETSINAS  (Bryn  Mawr), 
now  a  sociologist  in  Providence,  Rhode  Island, 
remains  high  on  her  experience  in  1966-1967: 
"Most  of  all,  I  remember  the  exhilarating 
feeling  of  rootlessness  that  left  me  free  to 
explore  new  places,  meet  new  people,  and 
discover  new  customs--all  the  while  indirectly 
leaming  more  about  my  adolescent  self  than  I 
had  in  the  first  two  years  of  college.  Paris  — 
indeed,  all  Europe-were  wonderful  places  to  see 
and  do  and  be.  I  also  remember  Sweet  Briar 
Junior  Year  66-67  as  my  first  dramatic  academic 
failure.  An  economics  major  at  college,  I  sat 
through  Sciences  Po  lectures  on  the  politique 
economique  comparie  semi-regularly.  The 
lectures  passed  in  a  dull  haze:  I  might,  perhaps, 
have  grasf>ed  something  of  the  course's  content 


in  English;  in  French,  I  understood  truly 
nothing.  But,  in  the  euphoria  and  confusion 
of  the  year,  I  didn't  think  about  final  exams 
until  'the  day.'  In  an  oral  exam,  one  on  one, 
the  Sciences  Po  professor  asked  me  several 
questions.  Fortunately,  I  understood  the 
questions;  but  I  had  'no  clue'  as  to  the 
answers.  Nor  did  I  have  the  privacy  of  a  blue 
book  in  which  to  try  halfheartedly  to  write 
something.  The  professor  confronted  me: 
Did  I  know  anything  about  the  subject?  I 
conceded,  no.  He  was  as  amazed  as  I  was 
mortified,  but  he  graciously  stopped  asking 
me  questions  I  could  not  answer.  Instead,  he 
asked  about  the  year,  about  Sweet  Briar, 
about  the  life  of  a  student  in  the  United 
States.  Failing  anything,  whether  a  course,  a 
job,  a  relationship,  can  be  disappointing; 
but  a  full  life  is  bound  to  have  lots  of 
opportunities  both  to  succeed  and  to  fail.  At 
least  that  is  how  I  have  reconstructed  my 
dismal  oral  exam." 

In  closing,  Joan  states,  "I  enthusiastically 
advocate  Junior  Year  Abroad  to  my  three 
children.  My  older  daughter  (Princeton  '92) 
could  not  fit  it  into  her  schedule,  but  I'm 
hoping  my  son  (Brown  '94)  will.  If  not, 
perhaps  their  twelve-year-old  sister." 

Another  of  our  group  who  has  pursued  an 
academic  path  is  ADELAIDE  RUSSO 
(Sweet  Briar).  "Addie,"  who  now  is  an 
associate  professor  (tenured)  at  Louisiana 
State  University,  went  on  to  earn  a  Ph.D.  at 
Columbia.  Her  previous  teaching  positions 
have  included  Harvard  (as  a  Mellon  Fellow, 
1984-1985)  and  the  University  de  Provence 
in  Aix-en-Provence  (as  Maitre  de 
Conference,  1987-1988).  She  is  affihated 
with  a  CNRS  group  in  Paris  (Champs  des 
activites  surrialistes)  and  most  of  her 
publications  are  devoted  to  Surrealism, 
modem  poetry  and  literary  theory.  She  has 
contributed  to  Pierre  Capretz's  French  in 
Action  project  by  preparing  the  Instructor's 
Resource  Guide.  In  the  fall  of  1990,  Addie 
was  a  fellow  at  the  Camargo  Foundation  and 
gave  several  public  lectures  in  France.  This 
past  May,  she  returned  to  Paris  to  speak  at  a 
colloquium  devoted  to  Andre  Breton  et  la 
Peinture  organized  by  the  CNRS  and  the 
MNAM  (Centre  Georges  Pompidou). 

Addie  reports,  "I  often  see  MARJA 
WAREHIME  (Bucknell)  at  conferences  and 
am  always  in  touch  with  my  Sweet  Briar 
friends,  MARY  CANTEY  DUNN  and  BARRIE 
(TRIMINGHAM)  VAN  DYCK.  Last  December 
while  in  Paris  I  went  to  hear  Alfred  Simon. 
He  was  as  'brilliant'  as  ever.  I  went  to  Paris 
in  1966  as  an  English  major  after  much  effort 
to  convince  the  administration  at  Sweet  Briar 
that  they  should  allow  me  to  go.  (I  also  took 
18  hours  of  course-work  each  semester  my 


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sophomore  year  to  do  so.)  I  came  back  from 
France  a  French  major.  That  year  definitely 
changed  my  life.  I  find  myself,  however, 
always  finding  the  same  sense  of  pure 
delight  every  time  I  return  to  Paris— which  I 
do  often.  It  is  a  professional  obligation-- 
one  I  like  best." 

One  of  our  own  who  carried  on  the  torch 
of  French  studies  after  SBCJYF  is  MARY 
BETH  WINN  (MRS.  GEORGE 
SANTONI)  (Vassar).  I  can  still  see  petite 
Mary  Beth  wrestling  with  her  cello  case— on 
and  off  the  bus,  up  and  down  stairs,  etc. 
Mary  Beth  recalls:  "Late  nights  aboard  the 
Queen  Mary;  bike  trips  in  the  Loire  Valley; 
the  glorious  chateaux  (whose  history  I  now 
explore  with  my  students);  la  grande 
reception  at  Reid  Hall  where  we  anxiously 
met  our  French  families;  the  4e  Etage,  rue 
du  Bac,  where  MABEL  VISBEEK  and  I  shared 
a  wonderful  room  chez  de  Rostolan;  the 
daily  trek  from  there  across  boulevard 
Raspail  to  Reid  Hall;  fabulous  fetes  with 
our  French  family  and  friends;  dinner  at 
10:00  pm;  cafe  au  lait  and  baguettes 
sinon  croissants;  trop  de  patisseries; 
Reid  Hall  meal  tickets;  lots  of  theatre  and 
concerts  at  student  prices;  the  art  class  at 
the  Louvre;  cello  lessons  at  the 
Conservatoire  de  Boulogne  (Ah,  the  metro 
with  a  cello!);  Proust  and  Nerval;  the  Sor- 
bonne  amphitheatre;  hitchhiking  (!)  to 
London  for  the  Toussaint  holiday;  renting 
a  car  to  visit  Fontainebleau;  spring 
vacation  in  Spain  and  Portugal  with  Mabel's 
family;  riding  around  the  Etoile  in  a  2  CV 
whose  door  fell  off;  final  oral  exams; 
summer  travel  and  a  triste  farewell." 

To  Mary  Beth,  the  SBCJYF  evokes 
"adventure  and  excitement,  the  joy  of 
speaking  French  fluently,  the  stimulation  of 
Parisian  Ufe;  it  was  clearly  decisive  for  my 
life's  work.  After  graduating  from  college,  I 
went  on  to  Yale  for  a  doctorate  and  have 
been  teaching  at  SUNY -Albany  ever  since.  I 
return  to  Paris  almost  every  year  (like  the 
swallows,  as  my  French  family  says).  Such 
is  the  luxury  but  also  the  necessity  of  being 
a  French  prof  specializing  in  fifteenth  and 
sixteenth  century  literature,  music  and  the 
history  of  printing.  I  now  haunt  the 
Bibliotheque  Nationale  and  its  extraordinary 
collections  of  manuscripts  and  early  printed 
books  and  wonder  what  will  happen  when 
Mitterrand's  Tres  Grande  Bibliotheque 
becomes  a  reality.  I  still  visit  my  'family' 
at  the  rue  du  Bac  and  elsewhere,  now  that  the 
'children'  (my  contemporaries)  have  moved 
into  their  own  apartments.  Since  marrying 
a  Swiss  colleague,  I  have  even  more  reason 
to  return  to  Eurof>e.  In  1989,  our  bilingual 
son  Gregory  spent  half  of  second  grade  in 


the  Ecole  primaire  du  Mime  arrondissement 
while  his  parents  enjoyed  a  research  sabbatical 
living  in  a  faculty  apartment  at  the  Cite 
Universitaire.    Paris  is  still  my  favorite  city!" 


Two  of  the  Three  Musketeers,  Karen 
Gernenz  and  "Penny"  Whiteside  pause 
for  refueling  the  local  transport  in 
Greece  during  Easter  1967  holidays. 
[The  third  musketeer,  Bruce 
Cronander    snapped    the    photo] 

LINDA      FROEHLICH      SCHREYER 

(Moravian)  writes  from  Norwood,  New  Jersey, 
where  she  teaches  French  in  high  school: 
'There  is  no  other  experience  in  my  life  that  I 
talk  about  more  than  my  experiences  during  my 
year  in  France  with  Sweet  Briar  in  1966-1967. 
I  lived  with  a  wonderful  family.  Monsieur  et 
Madame  Brunet  and  their  son  William,  on  rue 
Paul-Barruel  in  the  15eme  arrondissement. 
Madame  Brunet  did  everything  possible  to 
make  me  feel  at  home.  Every  morning,  no 
matter  what  hour,  she  would  serve  me  breakfast 
in  bed  (pain  grille  and  cafe  au  lait  in  a  bowl, 
and  croissants  on  Sundays).  When  I  protested 
that  it  was  too  much  trouble  for  her,  she  would 
smile  and  say,  'Chirie,  this  is  the  best  year  of 
your  life,  I  want  you  to  enjoy  it.'  I  always 
addressed  her  as  my  Maman  in  France.  I  loved 
all  my  classes  with  Sweet  Briar.  I'll  never 
forget  M.  Chirac  at  Reid  Hall  for  our  tutoring 
sessions  for  La  France  depuis  1945  at  Sciences 
Po.  Of  course  after  he  became  famous,  it's  been 
fun  to  say  I  knew  him  when.  Our  voyage  over 
on  the  Queen  Mary  was  unforgettable.  All  the 
traveling  I  did  on  vacations  were  very  special: 
skiing  over  Christmas  in  Austria  with  a  French 
student  group,  the  three-day  train  ride  to  Athens 


over  Easter,  and  traveling  through  Europe 
after  the  program  finished  in  June.  1966- 
1967  must  have  been  the  'calm  before  the 
storm.'  My  experiences  were  so  smooth  and 
carefree  that  it  was  difficult  for  me  to 
understand  the  student  uprising  and  violence 
that  occurred  in  Paris  the  following  year. 
Now  as  a  French  teacher,  I  constantly  draw 
from  these  memories.  I  always  encourage  my 
suidents  to  study  abroad,  with  Sweet  Briar,  of 
course.  It  is  an  experience  unparalleled  in 
life's  journey  that  deepens  an  awareness  and 
broadens  the  perspective  not  only  of  oneself 
but  of  others  and  the  world." 

From  another  SBCJYF  alum  living  in  a 
distant  land,  GILA  SHMUELI  (Case 
Western  Reserve),  come  these  thoughts: 
"Many  memories  have  faded,  and  the  junior 
year  in  France  is  now  enveloped  in  the 
golden  mist  of  youthful  adventure.  I 
remember  beautiful  autumn  walks  in  the 
Jardin  de  Luxembourg,  the  excitement  of  our 
theater  outings,  the  unrivaled  delights  of 
Parisian  patisseries,  the  great  joy  of 
mastering  a  new  language  and  culture,  the 
satisfaction  of  learning  resilience  and  self- 
reliance  in  the  face  of  I' impolitesse 
frangaise.  In  the  six  years  of  my  university 
studies,  I  had  four  outstanding  teachers,  the 
kind  who  open  your  eyes  to  the  world,  who 
excite  tremendous  hunger  for  more 
knowledge,  whose  classes  one  wouldn't  miss 
for  the  world.  Two  of  those  were  in  France-- 
M.  Simon,  our  theater  teacher,  and  Professor 
Rene  Huyghe,  the  eminent  art  historian  at 
the  College  de  France.  Both  gave  me  an 
appreciation  for  these  arts  that  has  stayed 
with  me  throughout  the  years.  One  of  my 
dearest  and  best  friends  is  still  GAIL  MYERS, 
my  Paris  roommate.  Despite  the  geographic 
distance  that  separates  us,  I  still  consider 
this  friendship  to  be  perhaps  the  greatest 
benefit  that  developed  upon  me  from  my 
junior  year  in  France.  We  have  been 
dreaming  of  a  reunion  in  Paris  since  the 
twentieth  anniversary,  1987,  but  have  been 
unable  to  swing  it  yet.  I  would  love  to  hear 
from  other  friends  with  whom  I  have  lost 
touch  -  NINA  SALANT,  MARY  BOMBA, 
LINDA  RUNDQUIST  and  others." 

Gila  lives  in  Tel  Aviv,  Israel,  and  works  in 
development  and  public  relations  at  the 
Weizmaim  Institute  of  Science.  She  would 
welcome  any  1966-1967  SBCJYF  alums  to 
visit. 

JOANNA    ALEXANDER    SULLIVAN 

(Rice),  who  now  lives  in  Buda,  Texas,  sends 
the  following  report  of  her  activities:  "...  I 
couldn't  remember  much  I  wanted  to  report 
about  1966-67  for  me  —  I  seem  to  have  too 
many  too-embarrassing-to-report  memories 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


of  that  year,  even  though  it  was  a  great 
learning  experience!" 

Some  of  Joanna's  not  too-embarrassing- 
to-mention  memories  include  suggestive 
sound  and  gestures  from  street  workers  as 
she  and  her  friends  walked  past,  a  hostess 
who  counted  the  silverware  each  night  and 
served  meager  portions  at  supper  even 
though  Joanna  was  in  the  deluxe  category  of 
accommodations,  and  her  heartbreak  over 
losing  a  boyfriend  who  stayed  home. 

"But  the  trip  with  LYNN  HENNESSEY  and 
with  a  group  of  French  students  to  Andalusia 
over  Easter  break  was  great;  as  was  a  trip  to 
Holland  to  see  the  tulips;  and  I  have  kept  up 
with  LYNN  HENNESSEY  over  the  years. 

"After  I  completed  my  graduate  studies  at 
U.  Permsylvania,  '72  summer  study  in 
Avignon  with  Bryn  Mawr's  Institut  d'Etudes 
Fran^aises,  exchange  English  teacher  at 
University  de  Haute-Bretagne  at  Rennes,  and 
Ph.D.  from  Rice  University  ('79),  I  never 
got  a  serious  academic  appxsintment  to  teach 
French.  I  have  taught  part-time  at 
University  of  Rochester,  Tufts  University 
and  Austin  Community  College.  But  I  have 
not  felt  a  serious  calling  to  teach  French,  so 
I  also  worked  as  a  bilingual  secretary  for  an 
Algerian  factory  project,  and  as 
international  contract  administrator  for  a 
couple  of  computer  companies  in  the 
Boston  area  doing  business  with  France. 
Also  I  founded  and  ran  an  interior 
plantscapLng  company  for  five  years,  but  at 
the  age  of  40  my  first  and  only  child  was 
bom,  Devin,  now  in  first  grade,  and  I  soon 
sold  the  business  and  went  with  husband, 
son,  sister  and  mother  to  live  a  year  in  Pau, 
France.  We  now  live  15  miles  South  of 
Austin,  Texas  and  I  am  still  trying  to  find 
my  next  career,  although  I  am  busy  working 
out  of  my  house  as  a  legal  assistant  and  U.S. 
distributor  for  Mr.  Humpty,  a  children's 
audio  recording  company  in  England, 
volunteering  in  the  local  Episcopal  church 
and  chauffeuring  to  soccer  games. 

"For  a  while  (88-89)  I  was  the  newsletter 
editor  for  Les  Amis  de  la  France  au  Cceur  du 
Texas,  a  San  Antonio,  Texas,  based  social 
and  fund-raising,  for  scholarships,  group  of 
French  and  francophiles  like  myself. 

"So  I  continue  to  be  hopelessly  in  love 
with  France,  but  our  recent  year  there,  spent 
hiking  in  the  Pyrenees  and  playing  tennis 
on  red  clay  and  spending  time  with  the 
family,  has  satisfied  my  yearnings  for  a 
while.  Now  we  are  back  in  Texas,  near  the 
Hill  Country  in  Central  Texas,  and  welcome 
all  visitors." 

HALI     GERSHFIELD     WICKNER 

(Simmons),  a  writer/editor  living  in  Los 
Angeles,    reports     that     she    has    returned 


numerous  times  to  France  to  visit  favorite 
haunts.  However,  from  her  perspective, 
"nothing  beats  the  carefree,  careless  life  of  a 
student!..."  Hah  has  Uved  in  Switzerland  where 
she  found  her  French  a  bit  rusty  and  determined 
that  she  was  "far  more  at  ease  discussing  the 
state  of  the  world  among  friends  at  cafes 
twenty-five  years  ago  than  the  state  of  an  old 
house  with  the  local  workers..." 

I  was  especially  glad  to  hear  from  one  of  my 
two  "Greek  peasant  relatives",  KAREN 
GERNENZ  YOUNGMAN  (Denison).  The 
other  is  BRUCE  CRONANDER.  We  three  were 
immortalized  in  snapshots,  slides  and  home 
movies  of  the  several  hundred  swarming  French 
tourists  who  invaded  Mykonos  that  cool, 
overcast  morning  in  the  spring  of  1967. 
Thanks  to  Nivea  suntan  lotion,  we  had  that 
"bronze  tan  of  the  gods"  and  were,  therefore, 
mistaken  for  locals  while  riding  our  landlady's 
donkeys  just  above  the  town. 

Karen  now  resides  in  my  home  state  of  North 
Carolina,  just  outside  of  Charlotte.  She  sends 
the  following  contribution  to  our  collection: 
"The  1966-1967  SBCJYF  exj)erience  served  as 
my  'invitation'  into  a  life-long  career  as  a 
language  educator  and  global  traveler.  It  was 
truly  the  turning  point  in  my  life!" 

After  returning  to  the  States  and  graduating 
from  Denison  University  with  a  B.A.  in 
French,  Karen  married  Lex  Youngman  (also  a 
Denison  grad),  and  the  two  of  them  flew  off  to 
Peace  Corps  training  five  days  after  the 
wedding  and  spent  two  years  in  Turkey  teaching 
English  as  a  second  language  in  a  rather 
desolate  city  on  the  Anatolian  Plateau. 
Following  Peace  Corps  service,  we  then 
returned  to  Ohio  State  for  graduate  school-Lex 
in  fine  arts  and  Karen  in  French.  In  1972,  they 
moved  to  Charlotte,  North  Carolina  where  they 
have  both  been  college  teachers.  Karen  is 
currently  teaching  French  in  an  extension 
program  for  the  University  of  North  Carolina. 
They  have  returned  to  Europe  on  numerous 
occasions,  leading  student  seminars  to 
England,  France  and  Spain.  Their  many  past 
activities  include  serving  as  group  leaders  for 
the  Experiment  in  International  Living  in  1973 
(Lex  to  Germany  and  Karen  to  France), 
directing  a  semester-abroad  program  in  London 
(1988)  and  heading  a  student  travel  seminar  to 
England  and  Holland  (this  past  spring).  Karen 
also  devotes  time  to  teaching  English  as  a 
Second  Language  at  a  local  community  college, 
a  Catholic  women's  college,  the  E.L.S. 
Language  Centers  and  the  University  of  North 
Carolina's  Intensive  English  Language 
Training  Institute. 

Karen  and  Lex  now  reside  in  Wingate,  North 
Carolina,  which  is  just  outside  of  Charlotte. 
Karen  describes  Wingate  as  a  "quiet  Southern 
town...  where  one  of  my  closest  friends  (an 
elderly  widow)  is  the  mother  of  a  former  SBC 


JYF  participant!"  In  her  closing  remarks, 
Karen  says,  "We  all  marvel  at  the  impact  the 
Sweet  Briar  program  has  had  on  our  career 
choices  and  the  years  that  followed." 

As  for  your  scribe,  PENNINGTON 
WHITESIDE  (University  of  the  South),  he 
can  be  found  most  of  the  time  in 
Birmingham,  Alabama.  "Still  known  as 
'Penny',  I  am  a  part-time  instructor— in 
management  information  systems,  primary 
health  care  and  international  health--at  the 
School  of  Public  Health  at  the  University  of 
Alabama  at  Birmingham  Medical  Center.  My 
"real"  job  is  as  Deputy  Director  of  the  John 
J.  Sparkman  Center  for  International  Public 
Health  Education,  an  endowed  international 
training  center  at  the  University  of  Alabama 
at  Birmingham  that  provides  health 
manpower  development  services  to 
universities  and  government  training 
agencies  in  developing  countries.  The 
Center  has  under-taken  activities  in  Peru, 
Colombia,  Thailand  and  Jamaica  (and  many 
of  the  English-speaking  Caribbean  nations), 
and  Center  business  has  taken  me  to  many 
other  destinations  in  Latin  America,  the 
Caribbean  and  Southeast  Asia.  After  I 
received  an  M.A.  in  French  (specializing  in 
Old  French  literature  and  paleography)  in 
1970,  I  married  Sarah,  the  first  cousin  of  my 
best  friend  in  high  school— try  to  figure  that 
one  out.  Sarah  is  also  from  North  Carolina 
and  is  an  alum  of  fellow  SBCJYF'er 
ELIZABETH  ADAM's  ahna  mater,  Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's  College,  where  she  majored 
in  Latin.  We  both  earned  master's  degrees  at 
the  University  of  North  Carolina--she  in 
Classical  archaeology  (specializing  in  the 
Etruscan  civilization)  and  I  in  public  health. 
After  brief  stints  working  in  the  Middle  East 
and  rural  North  Carolina,  we  arrived  in 
Birmingham  in  1977--with  me  at  UAB  and 
Sarah  teaching  Latin  and  Greek  in  a  local 
prep  school.  We  have  two  children— Penn 
(who  just  turned  16  this  October)  and 
Margaret  (10).  Penn  is  a  student  of  French, 
German  and  Latin  and  spent  six  weeks  living 
with  a  family  in  Germany  during  the 
beginning  of  reunification.  Sarah  and  I  take 
at  least  one  trip  to  Europe  each  year  leading  a 
group  of  her  students--the  most  interesting 
one  to  date  was  in  the  summer  of  1990, 
"Retracing  the  Steps  of  Julius  Caesar  through 
Europe"  (from  Great  Britain  back  to  Italy). 

Among  my  fondest  memories  of  the 
SBCJYF  are  weekend  motor  scooter 
excursions  through  the  Loire  Valley  and 
pretending  not  to  speak  French  when 
stopped  by  the  French  highway  patrol  for 
not  wearing  a  helmet;  the  wonderful  courses- 
-especially  the  ones  in  art  history  and  the 
French  theatre  (with  M.  Alfred  Simon— I  still 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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have  my  autographed  copy  of  his  book, 
Moliere--par  lui-meme  with  its  inscription: 
'En  souvenir  d'une  annee  de  familiarite  avec 
le  theatre  a  Paris,  7  Juin  1967');  the  many, 
many  wonderful  hours  spent  in  the 
museums--favorites  were,  of  course  the 
Lx)uvre,  the  Musee  Nationale  d'Art  Modeme 
and  the  Musee  de  Climy;  'TTiank-goodness- 
it's-Friday'  wine,  pasta  and  pizza  at  Pizza 
Pino  on  the  left  bank  as  a  member  of  the 
'gang  of  six',  namely  the  two  Barbs 
(STANFORD  and  BAXTER),  MARJA 
WAREHIME,  TOM  HANSON,  and 
JAMES(J.C.)  SMITH  (Note:  On  a  return  trip 
to  Paris  in  1987,  my  son  Perm  and  I  arrived 
in  the  Quartier  Latin  just  in  time  to  see 
workmen  removing  the  last  pieces  of 
kitchen  equipment  from  Pizza  Pino  in 
preparation  for  making  the  building  over 
into  a  small  hotel);  afternoon  tea  at  Reid 
Hall;  playing  the  guitar  and  singing  with 
friends  (by  the  way  DAVID  [EARLE],  do  you 
still  have  your  Martin  D-28?);  those  long 
weekends  to  London,  Brussels,  Amsterdam, 
etc.  with  friends;  and  especially  spring 
vacation  in  Greece  (after  BRUCE 
CRONANDER  and  I  travelled  on  a 
passenger/freighter  from  Marseilles  to 
Piraeus  'deck  class'  with  several  dozen 
Middle-Eastern  migrant  workers  and  were 
clandestinely  provided  food  by  two 
Vanderbilt  University  JYF  coeds  traveling 
second    class)    where    we    caught    up    with 


KAREN  GERNENZ,  and  then,  by  chance, 
happened  onto  an  all-girls  bus  tour  of  the 
Pelopormesus...  Need  I  continue? 

"Having  returned  to  Europe  on  a  number  of 
occasions  since  1966-1967,  I  somehow  never 
made  it  back  to  France.  Then  in  1987,  after  a 
trip  to  the  U.K.,  I  was  able  to  celebrate  our 
SBCJYF  20th  anniversary  by  returning  to  Paris 
with  Penn,  who  was  ten  at  the  time.  He  was 
very  quick  when  it  came  to  understanding  the 
layout  of  the  city  and  how  to  get  around  by 
metro  and  bus  as  well  as  on  foot.  I  must 
confess  that  my  strong  suit  in  1966-1967  was 
the  metro  system  --  above  ground,  I  must  have 
my  trusty  Guide  Michelin  at  all  times. 
Among  Penn's  favorite  experiences  were  walks 
in  the  Quartier  Latin,  climbing  to  the  top  of 
Notre-Dame,  exploring  Montmartre  and 
sampling  the  wares  of  sidewalk  crepe  vendors. 
We  had  a  marvelous,  but  all-too-short,  four 
days  there,  and  were  fortunate  to  locate  fellow 
1966-1967  SBJYF  classmate  SOPHIE 
MacKENZIE  BELOUET,  husband  Christian,  and 
daughters  Mimi  and  Anne-Laure,  who  reside  in 
the  Parisian  suburb  of  Sceaux. 

"My  work  has  served  to  satisfy  my  eternal 
wanderlust  and  has  also  required  me  to  acquire  a 
working  knowledge  of  Spanish  and  a 
smattering  of  a  few  other  languages  --  a  couple 
of  years  of  Arabic  (very  rusty  now)  and,  at  this 
moment,  two  terms  of  Mandarin  Chinese.  I 
credit  the  SBCJYF  program  with  expanding  my 
horizons  and  providing  me  with  a  way  of 
looking  at  other  peoples,  places  and  cultures 
that  is  invaluable  in  my  work  and  life  today. 

"I  am  sure  that  I  speak  for  all  of  us  in  the 
class  of  1966-1967  in  thanking  the  SBCJYF 
organization  for  giving  us  the  unique 
opportunity  of  studying  abroad  and  Ln  wishing 
Professor  Langlois  and  all  the  staff,  both  in 
Virginia  and  abroad,  the  very  best  in  the 
coming  years.    Vive  la  SBCJYF!" 


The     Sweet     Briar     College     contingent 
on  the  Queen    Mary    (September    1966) 


"Penn"     Whiteside,    son    of    "Penny" 
Whiteside,    Place    des    Vosges,    1987 


1967-1968 

In   May    1991    JOAN       FLANAGAN 

(Denison)'s  new  book  Successful 
Fundraising:  a  complete  handbook  for 
volunteers  and  professionals  was  published 
by  Contemporary  Books  in  Chicago.  This 
practical  handbook  describes  the  latest 
strategies,  proven  techniques,  and  the  myriad 
of  resources  available  that  fundraisers, 
professional  and  volimteer  alike,  need  to 
know  to  meet  their  targets.  Joan,  a 
professional  fundraiser  is  the  author  of  two 
other  books:  The  Grass  Roots  Fundraising 
Book  and  The  Successful  Volunteer 
Organization. 

Joan  mentions  that  the  last  time  she  saw 
Paris  was  in  1983  to  visit  former  JYF  and 
Denison  roommate  PATRICIA  GAYLORD. 
Patty  spent  three  years  in  Paris  with  her 
husband  Joseph  Cascio,  who  worked  there 
for  IBM,  and  her  three  sons,  Keith,  Ted,  and 
Tom. 


1969-1970 

Receiving  last  year's  issue  of  the  Alumni 
Magazine,  made  ALICE  ROSENBLUM 
LOUBATON  (Bryn  Mawr)  realize  how  long 
it's  been  since  her  junior  year  in  France  and 
how  that  year  really  did  change  her  life: 

"In  April  of  1970,  I  met  a  young  medical 
student,  Sam  Loubaton,  during  a  Passover 
seder  in  the  Quartier  Latin.  To  make  a  very 
long  story  short,  I  moved  back  to  Paris  in 
1971  after  receiving  my  BA  from  Bryn 
Mawr,  Sam  and  I  were  married  in  1972,  and 
spent  the  rest  of  the  decade  in  Paris  while  he 
finished  his  medical  studies  and  I  worked  for 
several  major  multi-national  companies  in  a 
variety  of  bilingual  capacities. 

"We  moved  to  New  York  in  1980  and,  for 
the  past  ten  years,  I  have  been  working  at 
Food  and  Wines  From  France,  Inc.,  the 
official  agency  for  the  promotion  of  French 
agricultural  products  in  the  U.S.  I  am  now 
Assistant  Director  for  Wine  and  Spirits.  In 
my  job,  I  put  my  knowledge  of  France,  and  of 
French,  to  good  (and  constant!)  use.  Sam  is 
now  an  American  MD  as  well  as  a  French 
one.  We  have  two  children:  Emily,  7,  and 
Jeremy,  5. 

"The  Junior  Year  itself  was  wonderful: 
Tours  and  the  beautiful  Loire  Valley,  being 
able  to  spend  hours  in  the  Louvre  (with  a 
laissez-passer,  no  less!)  and  getting  college 
credit  for  it,  having  a  theatre  ticket  handed  to 
me  each  week,  spending  hours  sitting  in 
cafes  or  just  wandering  around  Paris,  ...a 
moment  priviligii  I  will  never  forget!" 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1977-1978 

From  DOROTHY   TRENCH-BONETT 

(Yale):  "It's  amazing  that  it's  now  14  years 
since  that  year  we  spent  in  Paris  --  it  seems 
like  such  a  short  time  ago.  Not  only  was 
that  year  an  enjoyable  one  (culture  shock 
and  all!!)  but  it  really  helped  to  set  the 
course  of  my  life.  I  know  that  it  was  because 
of  the  experience  of  living  abroad  that  first 
time  that  I  was  able  to  go  four  years  later  to 
live  and  study  in  Taiwan,  and  function  in  a 
culture  even  more  different  from  ours  than 
French  culture  is.  I  continue  to  work  with 
China-related  things  --  I  am  serving  my 
second  term  as  a  trustee  of  the  Yale-China 
organization  (which  sends  Americans  to 
teach  in  the  PRC  for  two-year  terms),  but 
France  and  French  culture  will  always  remain 
my  first  love.  I  am  going  to  teach  French 
this  fall,  and  my  first  book,  which  was 
published  this  summer,  is  a  translation  of 
Alexandre  Dumas  pere's  Charles  VII  chez 
ses  grands  vassaux,  an  1831  play  which 
had  never  been  translated  into  English 
before.  The  Noble  Press  in  Chicago  has  put 
it  out  under  the  title  Charles  VII  at  the 
homes  of  his  great  vassals,  with  my  essay, 
"Black  French  Author",  which  certainly 
contains  information  which  I  would  not 
have  known  if  I  had  not  lived  in  France.  I 
am  currently  working  on  an  essay  on  Mme 
de  S6vign6  and  Mme  de  La  Fayette,  which 
may  turn  into  a  book,  if  I'm  lucky  -  I  just 
wish  I  still  hved  where  I  could  easily  reach 
the  Mus6e  Camavalet  and  the  Bibliotheque 
Nationale. 

My  husband  and  I  moved  last  year  from 
Connecticut  to  Maryland.  People  who  knew 
me  while  I  was  in  Tours  will  be  shocked  to 
hear  that  I  live  in  the  countryside  now,  and  I 
love  it.  I  have  two  sons,  aged  six  and  four. 
The  youngest  one  can  say  Bonjour  already. 
Perhaps  he'll  be  applying  to  Sweet  Briar  in 
the  year  2006.  That  would  be  wonderful." 


1979-1980 

Our  best  wishes  to  SARAH 
RINDSBERG  (Mount  Holyoke),  who,  on 
March  2,  1991,  married  Jonathan 
HERMAN  near  Great  Barrington,  MA. 
They  honeymooned  in  Vancouver  (to  ski) 
and  New  Zealand  (to  cycle).  In  February 
1990  Sarah  had  spent  a  week  in  Paris, 
visited  the  JYF  office,  then  gone  to  Geneva 
and  skied  in  Argentiere,  a  small  village  (but 
with  three  patisseries  —  as  Sarah  says, 
C'est  ga  qui  compte!) 


TEN  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1981-1982 


A  message  from  Professor  CHARLES 
O'KEEFE,  Resident-Director  of  the  Junior 
Year  in  France  in  1981-82: 

"Mais  qu'est-ce  que  ga  passe  vite  le  temps!!! 
Do  you  find  it  as  hard  as  I  do  to  believe  that, 
yes,  it  has  been  ten  years  since  our  year 
together  in  France?  My  own  incredulity 
notwithstanding,  I  actually  hope  that  the  years 
have  seemed  to  go  by  quickly  for  each  of  you, 
since  that  would  mean  that  they  have  been 
pleasant  ones  for  you. 

"Last  year,  though,  I  had  more  than  one 
occasion  to  look  back  on  '81-'82  with  a  certain 
intensity,  since  I  had  the  good  fortune  to  be 
Resident  Director  of  the  *90-'91  SBC/JYF. 
Thanks  to  memory's  tricks,  it  was  a  peculiar 
experience  for  me,  to  say  the  least.  I  started  out 
with  nothing  but  rosy  recollections  of  your 
stay  in  France,  but  because  of  the  many  real  and 
quite  understandable  problems  faced  by  last 
year's  students,  I  quickly  and  repeatedly 
remembered  how  very,  very  difficult  those  first 
few  months  of  transition  were  for  you,  and 
necessarily  so.  Think  back:  adjusting  to  all 
the  new  faces  and  personalities,  not  to  mention 
to  your  host  families;  find  the  secretariats,  and 
wondering  how  you  were  going  to  manage  in 
all  these  new  kinds  of  courses--just  for  a  couple 
of  examples.  But  adjust  you  did,  and  very  well 
indeed  at  that. 

"So  accept  my  sincere  and,  yes,  realistic 
congratulations  for  all  those  little  victories  [as 
well  as  for  any  not  so  little  ones]  that  you 
achieved  ten  years  ago.  And,  please!!,  don't 
hesitate  to  write  to  me  about  your  victories, 
little  and  not  so  little,  since  then. 

Amitids." 


A  message  from  Mme  CAROL  DENIS, 

Assistant  to  the  Director  in  1981-82: 

"My  question  to  all  of  you  is  the 
following:  Is  it  Sweet  Briar's  MAX  BECK 
pictured  in  the  1991  Guiness  Book  of  World 
Records  covered  with  100,000  bees 
weighing  14  kilos?  I  see  a  slight  physical 
resemblance  but  all  those  bees  just  keep 
getting  in  the  way.  We  heard  via  Daniel 
Bastien  (former  Sciences  Po  T.D.  instructor) 
that  TOM  ESSELMAN  is  married  as  are  a 
great  number  of  you  by  now.  It  was  a 
pleasure  seeing  KAREN  MOSES  in  Tours  and 
receiving  a  long  letter  from  SARAH 
GUMBERT  (which  will  be  answered 
eventually).  Occasionally  we  get  news  of 
RANDY  KNIGHT  from  his  Paris  family,  the 
Lepoutres,  but  we  greatly  regret  losing 
contact  with  STEPHEN  ORR  after  so  many 
years  (hilas!).  Can  this  be  remedied?  A  qui 
la  faute?  JAN  LEVIN  has  been  most  fidile 
and  it  is  a  lift  each  time  we  see  or  hear  from 
her.  I  saw  Mme  Roland-Manuel  the  other  day 
and,  of  course,  ELIZABETH  DOW  and 
ELIZABETH  TAYLOR  were  thoroughly 
discussed. 

"Other  memories  include  JULIETTE 
CALAYAG's  incredible  ingenuity;  NINA 
PASTUHOV  and  her  various  adventures; 
ALLISON  SITRIN  and  her  great  rapport  with 
chere  Mme  Laurens;  and  JULIUS  LEIMAN- 
CARBIA  the  night  of  the  fete  —  ever 
charming  and  gallant  even  slightly  under  the 
influence. 

"Most  of  your  Paris  families  have  retired 
or  been  retired.  Mesdames  Parlange,  Geneve, 
Coutant  continue  as  does  Madame  Mikol 
whose  two  chambres  de  bonnes  have  been 
united  to  make  one  very  cute  studio  with 
kitchenette  and  bath.  PEYTON  HURT  may 
know  that  the  Levesques  are  still  putting  up 


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back  after  a  short  breather  period,  and 
the  Lebatards  are  still  going  strong. 
TTiat's  the  extent  of  it  though,  leaving 
only  7  of  the  65  original  families. 

"Madame  Derozieres  and  I  continue 
to  welcome  new  groups  and  new 
directors  each  year.  I  am  sure  you 
would  find  us  more  'mature'  but  we  feel 
just  as  chipper  as  ever  and  are  not 
above  playing  pranks  on  certain 
unsuspecting  students  when  things 
become  too  tame  in  early  March. 

"We  hof>e  we'll  see  you  or  hear  from 
you  one  way  or  another.  You  must 
pass  through  Paris  sometime  before  we 
decide  to  retire!" 


Our    thanks    to    CHRISTINE 

FLOWERS  (Bryn  Mawr)  who  was  the 
first  to  volunteer  to  serve  as  class  news 
editor.  We  appreciate  a  job  well  done 
completed  while  she  was  looking  for  a 
new  teaching  position,  found  it  and 
moved!    Here  is  her  report: 


"As  I  write  these  words,  I'm  relaxing 
in  my  backyard,  sipping  homemade 
lemonade  and  wriggling  my  toes  in  a 
cool  basin  of  water.  To  all  observers  I 
look  as  if  I  didn't  have  a  care  in  the 
world  or  a  thought  for  tomorrow. 
How  different  from  10  years  ago  at  this 
time  when  I,  like  all  of  you,  was  in  the 
midst  of  preparations  for  my  Junior 
Year  in  France.  Back  then,  I  barely  had 
a  moment  to  breathe,  let  alone  soak 
my  overworked  feet  in  anything  but  a 
tub  of  epsom  salts.  And  yet,  I'd  trade 
the  serenity  of  1991  for  that  hectic 
August  of  1981  sans  hisiter.  But 
enough  about  me  —  for  the  moment. 

From  all  indications  it  appears  that 
1981-82  alumni  hold  fond  and 
sometimes  hilarious  memories  of  that 
year  in  France.  There  were  also  some 
sadder  moments  to  recall  but  these 
only  heightened  the  pleasures  by 
contrast. 

THERESE      EVE      PAINTER 

(Texas),  an  attorney  and  managing 
editor  of  Trial  magazine  in 
Washington,  D.C.  writes  that  she 
attends  a  weekly  French  conversation 
and  book  discussion  group,  and  has 
returned  to  France  twice  in  the  past 
several  years.  Therese  still  finds  Paris 
"as  elegant  and  beautiful  as  I  did  in 
1981-1982." 


AMY  BOYCE  OSAKI  (Sweet  Briar)  is 
currently  Curator  of  Education  at  the  Oregon  Art 
Institute.  She  and  her  husband  John  (whom  she 
met  while  both  worked  for  the  National  Park 
Service  in  Philadelphia)  just  returned  from  a 
trip  to  Paris  after  a  ten-year  absence.  Amy's 
long  list  of  memories  includes  the  bomb  threat 
that  evacuated  her  phonetics  class  at  34,  rue  de 
Reurus;  long  metro  rides  to  Chgnancourt;  her 
wonderful  host  family  in  Tours  and  art  history 
lectures  at  the  Louvre,  Jeu  de  Paume,  with  Mme 
Cotte;  hours  spent  reading  in  a  caf6  with  an 
espresso....  and  Tours  --  M.  and  Mme  Massenet 
and  their  terrific  hospitality  and  food  --  rabbit, 
fish  (with  head  and  tail),  kidneys...  yummy; 
seeing  a  sangtier  erUier  in  the  market  in  Tours. 
She  writes:  "I  grew  so  much  during  that  year, 
and  learned  so  much  about  France  and  myself." 

SUE  MONTGOMERY  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
now  a  journalist  with  a  Chicago-area  newspaper 
chain.  While  she  hasn't  yet  had  the 
opportunity  to  go  back  to  France,  she  has  kept 
in  touch  with  her  Tours  host  family,  the  Jurys. 
She  returned  the  favor  to  them  several  years  ago 
when  Army,  Jean-Claude  and  their  son 
Alexandre  visited  her  in  Chicago.  Sue  has  also 
kept  in  touch  with  AMY  OSAKI  and  saw  her  at  a 
conference  last  summer. 

CHUCK  HUNTER  (Lawrence)  writes  from 
the  American  Embassy  in  Cairo,  where  he  is  a 
Foreign  Service  Officer.  As  he  wryly  notes, 
many  of  his  memories  concern  food:  WALTER 
LANGLOIS  complaining  of  being  underfed  in 
Tours,  his  Paris  landlady  forbidding  him  from 
eating  lunch  in  his  apartment  (even  if  he 
bought  it)  and  Poilane.  Chuck  says  that  JYF 
set  in  motion  a  process  of  self-examination  and 
that  even  though  he  would  have  jumped  at  the 
chance  if  someone  had  offered  him  a  plane 
ticket  home  between  September  and  November, 
he  considers  the  year  to  have  been  "wonderful" 
and  "memorable"!  Chuck  would  love  to  see  any 
alums  who  might  be  passing  through  Cairo,  or 
Algiers  (July  92- July  94). 

AILEEN  LACHS  (Williams),  a  law  student 
living  in  Plainfield,  Vermont,  counts  "living 
with  and  getting  to  know  Nancy  Pick"  among 
the  highlights  of  1981-82.  She  also  mentions 
"Mme  Mueller's  cooking,  open  air  markets, 
picnicking  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg  and 
walking  along  the  Seine".  Aileen  returned  to 
Paris  this  past  July  for  the  first  time  since  JYF, 
and  also  had  dinner  with  Nancy  and  her  new 
husband  Lawrence. 

JAN  LEVIN  (Virginia),  a  political  analyst 
in  New  York  City,  writes:  "Paris  was,  in  many 
ways,  a  year  of  escape  from  real  life  into  a 
magical  exj>erience  that  I've  come  to  appreciate 
more  in  every  year  that  as  passed  since  then." 
She  fondly  recalls  biking  in  Tours   and  racing 


down  the  Champs  Elysees  with  the  stereo 
blasting.  On  a  more  practical  note,  Jan  and 
her  "partner  in  crime",  KAREN 
BRINKMANN,  are  in  search  of  the  third 
member  of  their  trio,  ALISON  LUXNER.  If 
Alison  reads  this,  "please  phone  home";  Jan 
(212  827  4389),  Karen  (202  637  2283). 
Finally,  Jan  would  love  to  hear  from  old 
roommate  NORINE  LEEMANS  and  sends  her 
regards  to  Carol  Denis. 

DONALD  MACKAY  (Occidental),  truck 
driver  and  "budding  author",  recalls  snowball 
fights  with  MAX  BECK,  TONY 
TRAVOSTINO  and  CRAIG  REICHER,  as  well 
as  arriving  at  the  Maison  Diocesaine  attired 
in  coat,  tie  and  boxer  shorts.  Since  JYF, 
Donald  has  gotten  married,  fallen  in  love 
with  San  Francisco  and  maintained  a  strong 
affection  for  Europe. 


Grayson    Harris,    Elena    Quevedo    and 
Donald    MacKay 

MICHAEL  MARTIN  (U.  of  Texas) 
involved  in  sales  and  consulting  in  Dallas,  is 
trying  to  relocate  Europe  "as  a  businessman 
instead  of  a  poor  student!"  He  includes  the 
following  among  his  fondest  memories  of 
France:  "bakeries,  bakeries  and  more 
bakeries!  the  metro;  sidewalk  caf6s 
everywhere;  the  many  soirees  chez  Nicolas; 
being  the  most  adamant  in  my  class  about 
speaking  only  French;  and  the  incredible 
French  countryside."  Michael  is  currently 
engaged  to  be  married  and  would  love  to  hear 
from  friends  with  a  view  to  a  small  reunion. 
His  phone  number  is  [214]  522-0203.  As 
Michael  notes  "Y'all  know  who  you  are  that 
should  call  me!" 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


ZINA     MOUKHEIBER     SAWAYA 

[Randolph-Macon  Woman's]  is  in  the 
enviable  position  of  returning  to  Paris 
every  summer!  Her  husband  has  family 
abroad  and,  as  a  reporter  for  Forbes 
magazine,  she's  managed  to  incorporate 
business  with  pleasure:  Zina  has 
interviewed  some  of  the  most  powerful 
businessmen  in  France.  Among  her  fondest 
memories  of  1981-82  are  parties  at  NICK 
ISBELL's,  Mme  DENIS,  and  volunteering 
to  be  a  cheerleader  for  Science  Po's  rugby 
team  with  JOELLE  LAMBIOTTE  (it  did  not 
go  beyond  showing  off  their  talents  during 
a  dinner  with  the  whole  team  at  one  of  the 
cafes  on  rue  de  Crenelle!).  Zina  invites  all 
who  pass  through  New  York  [especially 
Monsieur  Isbell]  to  contact  her  at  [212] 
661-9470. 

GRETCHEN    WULSTER    MILLAR 

[Sweet  Briar]  sends  news  from  "across  the 
Pond."  A  mother  and  housewife  in  London, 
Gretchen  notes  that  she  looks  back  on  her 
JYF  with  the  fondest  of  memories,  and  has  a 
particular  place  in  her  heart  for  the  host 
family  she  shared  with  MARTHA  KUHN 
MOORE.  She  writes  that  "the  Marzloffs 
were  absolutely  fantastic  and  treated  my 
roommate  and  me  as  if  we  were  part  of  their 
family,"  and  hopes  to  visit  them  on  her 
next  trip  to  France. 

VIVIENNE  BARR  BRAUN  [Bryn 
Mawr]  checks  in  from  Brooklyn,  New  York 
where  she  is  involved  in  international 
marketing.  She  has  kept  the  Callic 
connection  alive  by  remaining  in  close 
contact  with  Sylvane,  her  teaching  mentor 
when  she  was  assistant  in  an  elementary 
school  in  the  14e  arrondissement. 
Vivieime  comments  with  a  great  deal  of 
satisfaction  that  on  her  last  trip  to  Paris, 
someone  actually  asked  her  for  directions. 

JAN  BENJAMIN  [Stanford]  another 
legal  alumn,  practices  law  in  Washington, 
D.C.,  where  she  has  become  re-acquainted 
with  BETSY  STANTON  S ANTARLASCI  and 
"fallen  in  love"  with  Betsy's  son,  Nicholas. 
Jan  remembers  living  with  Betsy  chei  "les 
vieux  royalistes"  in  the  16e  arron- 
dissement and  "one  bubbly  train  ride"  from 
Epemay.  She  loves  D.C.  because  of  its 
international  flavor  but  misses  Paris,  her 
"second  home." 

Among  the  many  memories  recoimted  by 
LESLIE    STOW    MALONE    BERGER 

[Sweet  Briar],  foreign  travels  figure 
prominently.  While  in  France,  Leslie 
managed  to  get  away  and  visit  Germany 
(before    the  fall  of  the  wall),    sail  on  the 


Aegean  and  enjoy  the  historical  sites  of 
Turkey.  Not  content  with  her  academic  year 
wanderings,  Leslie  chose  to  remain  in  Paris  as  a 
femme  de  chambre  the  following  summer  and 
rubbed  elbows  [albeit  from  afar]  with  Gene 
Kelly  and  Mick  Jagger.  She  and  her  husband 
are  currently  living  in  Sacramento,  California 
where  she  is  the  technical  librarian  at 
McGeorge  School  of  Law,  and  is  expecting  her 
first  child.  Before  getting  married  she  lived  in 
Washington,  D.C,  working  at  the  White  House 
Library  for  2  1/2  years  and  for  Senator  John 
Heinz.  Before  moving  to  the  West  Coast  she 
saw  KIMBERLY  MOCK,  ELIZABETH  TAYLOR 
and  DAN  CHAPMAN  a  lot 

LAURA  COOLEY  [Vassar]  is  in  Bethesda, 
Maryland  where  she  is  currently  employed  as  a 
Social  Scientist,  but  that  domestic  address  is 
misleading.  Since  graduating  from  Vassar  in 
1983,  Laura  has  lived  in  Indonesia,  England 
and  most  recently  Sweden  where  she  was  a 
researcher  for  Uppsala  University.  She  admits 
that  it  was  the  Sweet  Briar  experience  that  left 
her  with  a  desire  to  live  and  work  abroad,  and 
she  certainly  has  fulfilled  those  dreams  during 
the  past  decade.  Laura  would  love  to  hear  from 
classmates,  ROBIN  SCALA  and  JOHN 
KESSLER. 

LAURIE  COWAN  [Bryn  Mawr]  is  living 
and  studying  in  Atlanta,  Georgia  where  she  is 
pursuing  a  Ph.D.  in  philosophy  at  Emory 
University. 

JOHN  DAVIS  [Cornell],  another 
Washingtonian  who  resides  in  a  late  19th 
Century  rowhouse  on  Capitol  Hill,  works  as  a 
Research  Associate  for  the  National  Gallery  of 
Art  [having  just  received  his  Ph.D.  from 
Columbia  in  Art  History  and  Archaeology]. 
John  recalls  "that  first  view  of  Chambord  as  our 
bus  approached  the  chateau;  the  death  of  the 
Baronne,  matriarch  of  the  huge  Rouxel  home  in 
Tours  where  I  lived  (we  saw  an  extended 
provincial,  bourgeois  family  come  together  for 
a  rite  right  out  of  the  pages  of  Balzac);  walking 
with  ELENA  QUEVEDO  at  the  Ecole  du  Louvre's 
masked  ball;  late  night  omelette  suppers  in 
BARBARA  KELLAM's  chambre  de  bonne;  and 
spending  the  summer  after  JYF  working  as  a 
waiter  in  La  Baule  with  TONY  TRAVOSTINO." 
John  enjoyed  his  15  minutes  of  fame  at  La 
Baule  when  he  was  interviewed  by  Radio  France 
about  la  cuisine  amdricaine.  Most  recently  he 
has  devoted  a  good  deal  of  his  time  to  gay 
rights  and  AIDS-related  activities.  Through 
this  work  he  met  Jason  Heffner  with  whom  he 
moved  to  Washington  two  years  ago. 

TOM  ESSELMAN  [Georgetown]  who 
"cared  enough  to  send  the  very  best"  of  his 
memories,  writes  firom  Kansas  City,  Mo.  where 
he  is  a  marketing  executive  for  Hallmark  Cards. 


Tom  singles  out  the  five  weeks  spent  in 
Tours  as  among  the  most  enchanting  of  his 
souvenirs:  "reciting  Brel  and  Prevert  in 
class,  field  trips  to  les  chateaux  with  lots  of 
wine  sampling;  the  friendly  townspeople  and 
the  overwhelming  majority  of  cute  girls" 
surrounding  him.  Tom  also  recalls  the 
"smile  and  friendliness"  of  Mme  Denis,  the 
Halloween  party,  studying  at  Sciences  Po, 
and  tutoring  English  at  a  Lyc6e  in  Paris. 
After  graduating  from  first  Georgetown  and 
then  Northwestern  [with  an  MBA],  Tom 
married  in  1985  and  is  the  father  of  3 
children:   Andrew,  Danny  and  Amy. 

CHRISTIANA  COGGINS 

FRANKLIN  [Yale]  is  currently  living  in 
Greenwich,  CT.  and  works  for  the  Inter- 
national Planned  Parenthood  Federation  in 
New  York. 

BECKY  STANTON  SANTARLASCI 

[Williams]  writes  from  Washington,  D.C. 
where  she  is  employed  as  a  "Mom"  to  two 
year  old  Nicolas.  Becky  notes  that  she  is 
reminded  of  Paris  on  a  daily  basis  since  she 
and  her  husband  are  hosts  to  a  French- 
speaking  jeune  fille  au  pair.  She  has  also 
become  reacquainted  with  JAN  BENJAMIN 
and  promises  that  the  two  of  them  will  return 
to  Paris  soon.  As  Becky  observes:  "I'm  sure 
we're  two  our  old  host  family  wouldn't 
forget!" 

CRAIG  REICHER  [Georgetown]  an 
attorney  in  New  York  writes  that  his  wife, 
Nina,  and  son,  Nathaniel,  are  plaiming  on 
visiting  France  this  year  in  order  to  see  his 
sister,  a  student  at  the  Sorbonne.  Craig 
sends  the  following  message:  "Our  Junior 
Year  in  Paris  was  very  special  for  me.  I'd 
like  to  say  hello  to  all  the  friends  I  made  that 
year  and  wish  them  all  well." 

LAURA  MUNSON  [Denison]  sends 
news  from  Buffalo,  New  York,  where  she  is 
employed  as  the  Assistant  to  the  Trade 
Commissioner  at  the  Canadian  Consulate. 
She  also  sings  professionally  with  various 
orchestras  and  small  local  opera  companies. 
According  to  Laura:  "Most  of  my  'group' 
memories  are  from  our  time  in  Tours.  I 
remember  the  talent  show  we  put  on  at  the 
end  of  our  sijour,  the  acts  I  remember  best 
were  the  hula  dance  and  a  very  good  rendition 
oi  Desperado." 

DAVID  ELZINGA  [Northwestern] 
checks  in  from  Chicago,  Illinois  where  he  is 
employed  in  Brand  Management  at  Quaker 
Oats.  After  graduating  from  Northwestern  in 
1983,  David  received  his  MBA  from  the  J.L. 
Kellogg  Graduate  School  of  Management  and 


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has  been  with  Quaker  Oats  since  1988.  He 
married  in  July  of  1989,  and  has  kept  in 
touch  with  KEVIN  COWPERTHWAITE, 
CHANT AL  SANCHEZ  and  CATHY  CASKEY. 
David  admits  that  "I  learned  a  lot  about 
myself  and  made  some  great  friends  through 
JYF." 

Another  Washington  legal  eagle, 
KAREN     BRINKMANN     JOHNSEN 

[Brown]  writes  of  bicycle  trips  to  chateaux 
in  Tours,  a  play  attended  with  her  father 
where  "a  fully  nude  man  ajjpeared  from  a 
crate  on  the  stage",  hitchhiking  in  Ireland, 
and  "theater,  cinema,  art,  architecture  and 
literature."  She  has  been  married  5  plus 
years  to  Fred  Johnsen  and  just  bought  a 
home.  Karen  invites  all  Washington  area 
alums  to  form  a  French  conversation/ 
reading  group  and  would  love  to  hear  from 
any  other  rfF  friends  at  [301]  805-1649. 

CLAUDIA      MAUNER-MARASEK 

[Vassar],  a  graphic  designer  in  New  York, 
remembers  "the  long  7  [or  8] -floor  hike  up 
to  the  Sweet  Briar  Office  at  the  Alliance 
Frangaise,  and  the  box  of  tissues  on  Mme 
Denis'  desk.  Intense  afternoons  in  M. 
Simon's  theatre  class...  the  sangria  bar  near 
the  Theatre  de  I'Oddon.  Meal  tickets  at  the 
Maison  des  Etudiantes...  Evenings  spent  at 
Le  Gymnase  with  ELISA  OLVEY  and 
DANIELLE  de  GREGORY...  the  intercom  at 
the  Maison,  partying  at  NICHOLAS 
ISBELL's  place  [including  motorcycle], 
MICHAEL  MARTIN'S  southern  drawl,  JOHN 
KESSLER's  ooh-la-la  apartment.  The 
Galeries  Lafayette,  crepes  au  Grand 
Marnier  and  croissants...  that  very 
specific  m6tro  smell  ["Rennes  est 
fermee!"  ]  Our  French  roommates: 
"Claudia,  tu  te  rends  compte  le  bruit  que  tu 
fais?!" 

Claudia  asked  about  having  a 
reunion/party:  "I  dropped  off  a  note  on 
Mme  Denis'  desk  when  I  was  last  in  Paris 
suggesting  we  have  a  reunion  —  not  sure  if 
she  ever  got  it,  however."  She  is  currently 
getting  an  M.F.A.  at  Yale  in  graphic 
design.  She  was  married  in  March  to  David 
Marasek  from  Czechoslovakia  and  spent 
the  summer  over  in  CSFR  ["Prague  is 
gorgeous."]  "I've  been  sharing  an 
apartment  in  New  York  City  with  ELISA 
OLVEY  for  the  past  four  years." 

Claudia's  roommate,  ELISA  OLVEY 
[Vassar]  is  a  Clinical  Social  Worker/ 
Counselor.  Of  her  year  in  France  she 
remembers  "discovering  the  Musee  Grevin 
one  sunny  afternoon  with  CLAUDIA 
MAUNER  while  strolling  about 
Montmartre...      Eating    raw     oysters    with 


JOHN  KESSLER  at  the  Roosevelt  mtoo  stop 
and  then  watching  in  amazement  a  clochard 
who  yanked  the  box  of  empty  shells  from  our 
hands  and  proceeded  to  guzzle  the  salty  water 
remaining....  Eating  ice  cream  cones  on  the 
banks  of  the  Seine  with  CRISTINA  LA  PORTA 
and  JOHN  KESSLER  and  reading  Baudelaire  out 
loud  to  one  another...  Listening  to  the  aged  and 
gypsy-like  Giussepe  sing  O  Sole  Mio  at  the 
Gymnase  with  CLAUDIA  MAUNER  and 
DANIELLE  de  GREGORY.  It  would  be  great  to 
see  everyone  once  more  and  do  some  real 
catching  up.  Am  curtently  pursuing  a  Master's 
degree  in  social  work  [full  time]  at  N.Y.U. 
Would  love  to  hear  from  J.  KESSLER,  D.  de 
GREGORY,  CRISTINA  LA  PORTA,  ZINA 
MOUKHEIBER  SAWAYA,  etc. 

JOELLE      LAMBIOTTE      du      LAC 

[Randolph-Macon  Woman's]  writes:  "My 
junior  year  in  France  changed  my  life!  I  went 
back  to  France  to  do  my  M.B.A.  at  INSEAD  in 
Fontainebleau  and  met  my  husband.  We  lived 
in  Toulouse  for  nearly  three  years  before 
coming  to  West  Africa  about  two  years  ago 
(JoeUe  lives  in  Accra,  Ghana).  We  have  three 
sons,  the  youngest  is  now  two  months  old  and 
the  oldest,  four  years.  So  as  can  be  imagined,  I 
haven't  had  much  time  to  work  outside  the 
house  although  I  hope  someday  to  put  my 
M.B.A.  to  use.  Can't  wait  to  see  our 
anniversary  issue! 

For  KIMBERLY  MOCK  [Denison],  a 
Marketing  Communications  Manager  for 
Alcatel  Qualcomm,  many  memories  of  her 
junior  year  abroad  have  been  rekindled  since 
she  moved  back  to  Paris  in  January  1990:  "I 
had  been  back  on  long  summer  trips,  and  on  the 
last  one  finally  realized  how  much  I'd  been 
longing  to  live  and  work  in  France.  Even 
though  my  Ufe  is  just  as  hectic  here  as  it  was  in 
New  York  City  [where  I  used  to  see  many 
SBJYF  faces  on  the  streets],  there's  the 
occasional  monument  which  is  so  well 
maintained  by  the  goverrunent  [and  my  tax 
francs!],  which  will  peak  out  and  remind  me  of 
how  I'm  really  just  on  an  extended  trip. 
Working  in  France  has  many  advantages,  i.e. 
five  weeks  vacation,  and  my  job  involves  a  lot 
of  international  travel,  including  10  days  in 
Moscow.  But  that  story  about  long  French 
lunches  and  carefree  attitude  is  not  the  same  we 
enjoyed  as  students!  I'm  still  hoping  to  see 
other  SBJYF  friends  over  here  on  a  trip,  in 
particular,  LESLIE  MALONE  BERGER  and  DAN 
CHAPMAN. 

MARTHA  KUHN  MOORE  [U.  of  Texas], 
a  full-time  mom  in  Houston,  writes:  "Besides 
making  French  and  France  come  alive,  living 
in  Paris  also  gave  me  a  wonderful  sense  of 
independence  and  accomplishment.  I  loved 
living    in  Paris,    studying  at  the  Louvre,   eating 


patisseries,  riding  the  m6tro  and  trying  to 
be  French  even  though  I  was  so  obviously  an 
American!  Highlights  of  my  crip  included 
going  to  the  Jeu  de  Paume,  eating  oranges 
Christmas  morning  in  Italy,  living  with  my 
French  family,  the  Marzloffs,  and 
GRETCHEN  WULSTER,  touring  the  Loire 
Valley  on  bicycle  and  sharing  Paris  with 
Jean-Luc  who  wrote  me  beautiful  poetry.  It 
all  seems  like  such  a  dream  now  --  so  long 
ago.  After  graduating  from  the  U.  of  Texas 
with  a  B.A.  in  French  and  a  teaching 
certificate,  I  married  Leigh  Moore,  and  we 
moved  to  Dallas  where  I  taught  high  school 
French  for  six  years.  During  that  time  I  took 
two  groups  of  students  back  to  France  and 
was  named  Teacher  of  the  Year  for  my  high 
school.  Leigh  and  I  then  moved  to  Houston 
where  I  taught  jimior  high  French  for  a  year. 
In  January,  1991,  we  had  our  first  baby, 
Mollie,  and  I  now  stay  at  home  to  be  with 
her."  Martha  asks:  "Is  anything  special 
being  done  for  our  10-year  anniversary?  I 
would  like  to  know  of  any  plans." 

And  from  your  news  editor:  "Like  most  of 
my  classmates,  I  cannot  believe  ten  years 
have  passed  since  we  boarded  the  Sabena 
flight  in  New  York.  The  memories  are 
crystal-clear  and  numerous,  and  I  find  it 
impossible  to  narrow  them  down  to  a  few 
words.  They  range  from  the  comical  [telling 
my  French  host  mother  that  -  oh  yes,  I  love 
radis:  I  have  a  big  one  at  home  in  my 
bedroom  but  I  couldn't  carry  it  onto  the 
plane...  and  blanching  when  I  found  out  that 
radis  meant  radish  and  not  radio]  to  the 
sorrowful  [receiving  a  late  night  phone  call 
informing  me  that  my  father  had  lost  his 
battle  with  limg  cancer].  Sf)ending  that  year 
in  Paris  was  one  of  the  reasons  I  was  able  to 
deal  so  well  with  Daddy's  death  --  the 
geographical  distance  from  his  pain  lessened 
my  own.  But  the  year  itself  was  the  greatest 
joy  --  experiences  shared,  food  consumed 
[and  consumed...  and  consumed]  and  deep 
friendships  made.  A  sjjecial  thanks  to  Mme 
Denis,  whose  smile  and  kind  words  made  the 
sad  moments  bearable  and  the  good  moments 
better.  Since  JYF  I  have  jjracticed  law,  lived 
in  Italy  and  taught  French  and  Spanish.  I 
still  haven't  figured  out  what  I  want  to  do 
when  I  grow  up.  I'd  love  to  hear  from  JYF 
alums.   Grosses  bises  a  tous!" 

1985-86 

JOHN  LOVETT  (Haverford)  received  his 
MFA  from  Indiana  University  and  is  now  an 
Instructor  of  English  at  the  University  of 
New  Orleans.  He  is  available  for  a  rendez- 
vous in  the  Vieux  Carre  if  any  of  his  fellow 
JYFers  is  travelling  through  New  Orleans 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1986-1987 

A  message  from  Professor  ARNOLD 
JOSEPH,  1986-87  Residem  Director: 

"My  colleague  Charles  O'Keefe,  Resident 
Director  of  the  1990-91  group,  claims  that 
the  greves,  perturbations  et  crises  plaguing 
them  were  more  severe  and  numerous  than 
ours  in  1986-87.  Nonsense!  I  can't  believe 
that  riforme  at  Sciences  po  created  more 
confusion  than  the  introduction  of 
computerized  registration  at  Paris  IV. 

"Regardless  of  which  group  might  have 
been  tested  more  relentlessly,  the 
participants  of  both  have  noted 
retrospectively  that,  not  only  did  they 
survive  but,  in  the  process,  they  expanded 
the  scope  of  their  intellectual  and  cultural 
frames  of  reference. 

"I  travel  to  France  regularly  and  continue 
to  encounter  challenges  and  delights.  I  take 
some  precautions  now:  I'm  going  to  avoid 
the  entanglements  of  the  academic 
bureaucracy  by  beginning  my  retirement  in 
December;  and  disturbances  on  the  RAT? 
and  the  SNCF  are  no  great  inconvenience  for 
a  man  on  a  bicycle. 

Would  enjoy  hearing  from  you." 


And  Mme 

following: 


CAROL     DENIS    sends   the 


"1986-87  remains  an  unforgettable  year  from 
start  to  finish.  I  feel  as  though  it  was  just  last 
year  that  ELISABETH  EL-KHODARY  and  the 
rest  of  you  presented  us  with  your  petition  in 
order  to  leave  Tours  on  schedule.  JULIE 
BAKER  kept  having  course  conflicts  and 
couldn't  come  up  with  enough  courses.  JAMES 
SOMMERS  paid  us  visits  always  wearing  one 
of  his  new  creations  and  JORDAN  LEBAMOFF 
got  hit  by  a  car  on  the  rue  de  Vaugirard  and  lived 
to  tell  the  tale.  DONNA  BECK  attracted  the 
attention  of  the  Alliance  painter  and  ANDREW 
KRAMER  fell  asleep  sitting  up  on  the  couch  in 
my  office  while  I  talked  on  the  phone  with  one 
of  the  families. 

"Since  those  days  we  have  been  lucky  to  see 
many  of  you  and  to  have  some  of  you  living 
here  in  France  with  us.  GENEVA  CARR, 
KAREN  DECTER  and  TIFFANY  STECKLER  are 
here;  we  are  all  so  busy,  however,  that  we  don't 
see  each  other  but  every  two  years  or  so. 
EILEEN  PUUCK  is  married  and  living  here.  We 
are  colleagues  of  a  sort  because  she  is  working 
for  use  here  in  Paris.  We  talk  on  the  phone 
about  once  a  month  and  make  lunch  plans  that 
we  always  end  up  cancelling  because  one  of  us 
can't  get  away.    TODD  KARR  stiU  Uves  here 


Metro    Abbesses 


(Photo  by  Cindy  Hoyle) 


and  we  see  him  about  once  a  year.  Last  year 
VALERIE  CARLSON  and  ROBERT  MOGEL 
were  here  and  we  managed  to  get  together  for 
lunch  (take-outs  eaten  in  the  little  room  at 
the  end  of  the  hall)  several  times  not  to 
mention  long  phone  calls.    We  miss  you. 

"Things  stay  just  about  the  same,  except 
for  one  important  exception.  After  years  of 
correcting  our  mistakes,  Madame 
Triantafyllou  has  retired  and  is  no  longer 
teaching  the  grammar  courses.  Madame 
Hilling  is  still  teaching  the  translation 
course  and  M.  Simon  is  still  lecturing  about 
Beckett.  The  Sciences  Po  students  still  fret 
and  work  just  as  much  but  most  of  the  T.D.s 
have  changed  hands  and  petite  Ariane 
Chebel  is  now  the  coordinaXrice. 

"Mr.  Joseph  and  I  write,  talk  on  the  phone 
and  see  each  other  when  he  comes  through 
either  in  the  summer  or  on  sabbaticals.  Our 
last  memorable  meeting  was  on  the  Champs 
Elyses  the  day  some  inventive  person 
decided  to  transform  it  into  a  wheat  field.  A 
real  wheat  field  it  was  and  we  are  still 
wondering  why.  Madame  Derozieres  sends 
you  her  good  wishes.  She  is  still  handing 
out  theater  tickets  and  berating  her 
Macintosh.  All  of  us  hojje  to  see  you  again 
in  the  not-too-distant  future  and  look  forward 
to  reading  your  news  in  the  Alumni 
Newsletter." 

Well,  Mme  Denis,  here  it  is: 

DONNA     GAIL    BECK     BLANTON 

(Agnes  Scott)  married  Jerry  Robin  (Robbie) 
Blanton  on  April  7,  1990:  "He  went  to 
Georgia  Tech  and  now  works  as  a  civil 
engineer.  TTiere  is  an  old  saying  down  here 
that  says  the  Agnes  Scott  girls  always  marry 
the  Georgia  Tech  boys  —  guess  that's  what 
happened  with  us!"  Donna  is  an 
Administrative  Assistant  for  French 
Programs  at  LOMA  (Life  Office  Management 
Association).  She  writes:  "My  dearest 
memories  are  those  of  new  friendships.  One 
of  my  favorites  is  of  the  time  a  new  Swiss 
friend,  Elizabeth  Corrodi,  whom  I'd  met  at  a 
French  Protestant  church,  and  I  shared  a 
simple  meal  in  her  tres  petit  appartement. 
She  and  I  made  her  mother's  recipe  for  a 
homemade  tarte  aux  pommes  —  it  was 
delicieux\ 

"If  my  family  hadn't  taken  me  to  a  Sunday 
brunch  at  a  particular  restaurant  just  before 


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leaving  for  France,  I  never  would  have  met 
our  waitress,  Florence  Urlet  (a  French 
citizen  working  in  the  U.S.).  who  gave  me 
the  name  of  her  aunt  in  Paris  to  call.  The 
Lambert  family,  particularly  their  older 
daughter,  Cecile,  became  some  of  my  most 
special  friends  and  made  me  feel  like  I  was 
part  of  them.  We  had  many  fun  times 
together,  including  having  dinner  at  their 
house,  going  to  see  a  Moliere  play  (they 
insisted  that  they  buy  my  ticket),  and  seeing 
their  youngest  son's  confirmation.  When 
the  Lamberts  met  DOROTHY  BUDAR  and  me 
at  the  airport  for  our  return  flight  to  the 
States,  we  were  all  trying  hard  not  to  burst 
out  in  tears  (it  didn't  work). 

"Everyone  will  remember  our  trip  to 
Normandy.  I  get  goose  bumps  every  time  I 
think  of  walking  around  the  American 
cemetery  at  Omaha  Beach,  seeing  the 
perfectly  aligned  crosses  which  seemed  to 
stretch  over  miles,  looking  over  the  edge  of 
the  cliffs  imagining  what  it  might  have 
looked  and  sounded  like  when  the  Allies 
landed  there,  for  the  first  time  understanding 
in  a  very  tangible  sense  the  cost  of  freedom. 

"Then  there  were  the  light-hearted 
memories,  like  when  I  celebrated  my 
twentieth  birthday  with  a  few  friends  a 
couple  of  days  early  at  the  Huey  Lewis  and 
The  News  concert  in  Paris.  The  weekly  art 
lessons  at  Lucio  Loubet's  atelier  near  Place 
d'ltalie.  Snacking  after  a  Sorborme  cours 
magistral  on  spinach  yogurt  with  another 
American  friend  whom  I'd  met  at  Lucio's 
studio,  who  also  happened  to  be  in  my 
CM..  Jogging  at  Pare  Monceau  on 
Tuesdays  before  going  to  class. 

"One  of  the  effects  of  my  JYF  is  the 
excitement  I  have  when  I  meet  other  jjeople 
who  spyeak  French.  I'm  involved  in  a  social 
group  of  francophiles  called  L  e  s 
Baragouineurs  here  in  Atlanta.  We 
generally  meet  monthly  in  someone's  home 
to  enjoy  French  conversation  and  hors 
d'oeuvres.  For  one  week  in  April,  Robbie 
and  I  hosted  a  young  French  woman  who  was 
participating  in  the  Atlanta-Toulouse  sister 
city  adult  exchange  program.  I  had  much  fun 
taking  a  couple  days  of  vacation  to  spend 
with  her  and  the  rest  of  the  group--I  even  got 
to  act  as  a  kind  of  interpreter  when  we  toured 
some  sites  downtown!  For  a  while,  I  was 
tutoring  a  high  school  student  in  French-- 
she  attended  my  old  high  school  and  even 
had  the  same  French  teacher  I'd  had.  It  was 
so  thrilling  to  see  how  my  tutoring  and 
enthusiasm  had  such  a  positive  influence  on 
her.  She  will  be  starling  college  this  fall 
and  plans  to  major  in  French  and  Spanish 
(and  maybe  Japanese!).  And,  of  course,  my 
year  in  France  definitely  helped  me  get  my 
current    position     with     LOMA.      In  early 


Place    de    la   Concorde   (    Cyndie    Hoyle) 

September  our  French  programs  staff  of  five 
[jeople  will  be  going  to  Trois  Rivieres,  Quebec 
for  a  sijour  linguistique  of  sorts.  I  can  hardly 
wait!  This  will  be  my  first  time  to  leave  the 
U.S.  since  I  left  in  September  1986  to  go  to 
France.  These  are  just  a  few  of  the  ways  my 
year  in  France  affected  me.  I  know  I've  written 
a  mini  novel,  but  that's  what  happens  when 
someone  gets  me  talking  about  the  year  I  spent 
in  France!" 

KERRY  CARNAHAN  (Northwestern) 
has  been  working  since  1988  in  Chicago,  most 
recently  at  an  international  stock  photo  agency 
as  a  creative  researcher  (great  job  title!).  "I  will 
finally  be  going  back  to  school  in  autumn  to 
study  the  international  effects  of  the  mass 
media  (the  thread  that  ties  the  'global  village' 
together.  I'm  interested  in  the  cultural 
similarities  and  differences  between  countries' 
attitudes  and  usages  of  the  media,  and  where 
that  wiU  take  us  in  the  future.  I  couldn't  have 
identified  this  interest  without  my  year  reading 
ads  in  the  Paris  m^tro.  I'll  be  at  the  University 
of  Washington  in  Seattle."  Kerry  mentions 
that  ELIZABETH  ALFANO  (Northwestern)  was 
in  Italy  studying  Italian  for  the  summer.  She'll 
be  doing  an  internship  with  Kellogg's  in 
Michigan  this  fall  and  will  be  finishing  her 
Master's  at  Thunderbird  School  of  International 
Management  next  spring. 

ELISABETH  EL-KHODARY  (Goucher) 
is  a  graduate  student  at  Princeton  and  sf>ends  a 
lot  of  time  in  the  Middle  East,  her  specialty.  Of 
her  year  in  France  she  writes:  "Despite  the 
bombs  and  strikes,  both  of  which  I  have 
become  somewhat  accustomed  to,  working  on 
the  Middle  East,  I  had  a  wonderful  time  and 
learned  a  lot.  Nevertheless,  I  do  not  miss  the 
overcast  sky.  I  hope  all  my  friends  from  that 
year  are  doing  well  and  I  look  forward  to 
hearing  about  or  better  yet  from  them.  I  am 
still  working  in  French  and  am  preparing  to 
present  a  paper  (in  French)  at  a  French  literature 
conference.  The  Middle  East  hasn't  completely 
taken  over  yet  --  despite  the  long  hours  of 
studying  new  languages  (Arabic-Hebrew)." 


KAREN  EIDELMAN  (Brown)  graduated 
in  May  from  the  Columbia  University 
Business  School. 

KATHERINE  FREEDMAN  (Amherst) 
remembers  "LES  GREVES!  The  student 
strikes,  the  m^tro  strikes,  the  train  strikes, 
etc!  Also,  though,  learning  to  get  around 
Paris  and  the  universities  in  spite  of  the 
strikes,  trying  to  keep  sane.  All  those  fussy 
landladies  and  what  a  saint  Mme  Denis  had  to 
be.  M.  Simon's  theater  class,  hot  chocolate 
in  every  cafe  in  Paris  (with  JENNIFER 
LEVY),  JESSICA  LERNER's  tiny  room  in  the 
pension,  ADAM  and  LYLE  in  the  20eme 
arrondissement,  the  library  at  Sciences  Po, 
SARAH  VAN  DYCK  at  Versailles,  KIRSTEN 
RODINE  at  the  Cafe  Pacifico,  the  library  at 
the  Pompidou  Center,  the  wine,  the  Siberian 
cold  front  in  January  of  '87  (snow  in  Paris?!) 
Good  times  and  difficult  times  --but  I'm 
forgetting  the  hard  times  over  the  years.  Has 
it  really  been  five  years?" 

MITCH  GLAZIER  (Northwestern)  is  an 
Attorney  (serving  as  a  judicial  law  clerk  to  a 
Federal  U.S.  District  Court  Judge  in  the 
Northern  District  of  Illinois).  "I  hope  SBC- 
JYF  is  still  holding  an  annual  party  at  La 
Cave.  I'll  never  forget  tackling  le  mitro 
that  night...  Mme  Triantafyllou:  'C'est 
toujours  difficile  pour  les  anglophones."  I 
still  think  of  her  whenever  I  come  across  old, 
outdated  books  which  still  use  the  passi 
simple...  We  were  all  pretty  lucky  at  the 
time  that  terrorism  didn't  really  affect  us.  I 
remember  when  we  were  held  back  for  a  week 
or  two  in  Tours  during  'Bloody  September.'  I 
just  kept  hoping  we  wouldn't  have  to  go 
back  home.  Luckily  none  of  us  did.  But 
another  week  of  French  civics  was  torture. 
Still  the  best  year  of  my  life  so  far...  Who 
knew  ANDERS  FALK  would  go  so  far  after 
directing  the  Fete  d'Adieul  I  recently  saw 
his  name  as  an  assistant  in  the  credits  of  a 
major  motion  picture.  Congrats,  Anders!  I'd 
like  to  hear  from  you  and  all  the  DeGuerlitz 


LARA  HEWITT  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  is  "a  student  again!"  She 
remembers  her  "wonderful  French  family  — 
the  Dattners;  the  Chateau  and  the  Promenade 
des  Anglais  in  Nice,  Trivia  Pursuit  in 
Belleme;  Stacy  and  Jean;  nutella  crepes;  les 
Miz;  baby  bottles;  travelling  to  Spain, 
Germany  and  Italy  (Sergio  and  the  Mob!?); 
walking  home  from  Genesis;  Alex  in  Tours; 
picnic  in  La  Rochelle  with  Stacy  and  Nick; 
$43  worth  of  stamps!;  Sciences  Po  final 
exam;  the  library!  writing  midnight  papers 
with  Anne;  growing  up;  the  year  that 
changed  my  life.'" 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


Lara  adds:  "France  made  its  way  into  my 
heart  and  has  never  left!  Upon  returning,  I 
spent  six  months  at  the  US  Department  of 
Commerce  in  Washington,  DC  interning  on 
the  France  desk.  I  then  graduated  and  took  a 
job  with  the  French-American  Chamber  of 
Commerce  for  2-1/2  years.  I'm  back  in  DC 
again  now,  this  time  to  complete  a  Ph.D.  in 
International  Relations/Comparative 
Politics  of  Western  Europe  at  Georgetown 
University.  I'll  never  forget  that  magical 
year  which  really  changed  my  life!  I  can't 
wait  to  go  back!" 


Jennifer  Chumas  and  new  sailor 
friends  in  Split,  Yugoslavia 
(Spring     1987) 

(Lana  McClung) 

CINDY  HOYLE  (Wellesley)  is  an 
Implementation  Consultant  (What  a 
beautiful  title!).  She  remembers  "  Les 
bruits,  les  odeurs,  les  grands  batiments 
magnifiques!  Les  dicouvertes,  les 
aventures,  I'independance  et  la  liberti! 
Jussieu,  Sciences  Po,  la  Catho  et  les 
bibliotheques  folles!  Les  Howard,  Ariane, 
Valerie,  Ginette,  Agnes,  Andy  et  Rajhid. 
Tours,  La  Rochelle,  Saint-Malo,  la  priere  et 
les  dejeuners  au  jardin  du  Luxembourg. 
Boucher  et  Monet  au  Louvre  et  au  Musie 
d' Or  say.  Tout  ce  que  j'ai  fait  et  voudrais 
faire.  Paris  1986-87  me  manque  toujours... 
I  read  a  great  book  about  France  called 
Fragile  Glory  by  Richard  Bernstein  for  all 
you  francophones." 


KATRINA        KRETSINGER    (U.   of 

Virginia)   is   a   graduate   student   at   Cornell 
University. 

JORDAN  I.  LEBAMOFF  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  will  graduate  from  Tulane 
University  School  of  Law  in  May  1992  with  a 
specialization  in  European  Economic 
Community  Law.  He  writes:  "Some  of  the 
most  intelligent  people  I  know  returned  to 
Paris  shortly  after  our  Junior  Year  in  France. 
Envious?    Yes,  absolutely." 

LANA  McCLUNG  (Haverford)  is  finishing 
her  M.A.  at  Lehigh  University  to  become  a 
French  teacher.  She  is  now  involved  in  a 
program  teaching  gifted  students.  Of  her  year  in 
France  she  remembers  "a  suspenseful  month  in 
Tours,  during  the  terrorists'  bombings  in  Paris. 
Cycling  trips  through  the  tiny  villages  near 
Tours.  In  Tours,  I  shared  the  Hamelin  family 
with  ROCHELLE  KRAUSS  and  SUSANNAH 
KIRKSEY.  One  morning,  we  three  cooked  a 
bountiful  American  breakfast,  complete  with 
pancakes  AND  chocolate  chip  cookies  for  our 
host  family.  They  were  rather  overwhelmed. 

"In  Paris,  residing  in  Pension  Les 
Marroimiers,  where  I  was  thoroughly  sjxjiled 
by  Marie-Odile's  (Poirier)  delectable  cooking. 


"A  trip  to  Biarritz  with  studio 
photographer,  Pierre-Yves  Mahe,  SARA 
KANDLER  and  RACHEL  SILVER.  We  had  a 
great  time  but  didn't  take  many  photos.  One 
memorable  happening:  Late  one  January 
night,  on  the  way  back  from  a  night  on  the 
town,  KIM  HOLMES  was  'skating'  with  her 
shoes  on  the  frozen  fountain  at  Saint- 
Sulpice.    She  fell  and  broke  her  front  tooth. 

"My  jimior  year  abroad  has  really  been 
influential  in  shaping  my  career  plans.  I 
continue  my  passion  for  language-learning. 
During  the  last  year,  I  have  spent  a  total  of 
seven  months  in  Germany  and  have  acquired 
a  workable  German  vocabulary.  During  my 
last  stay,  I  returned  to  Paris  for  the  first  time 
since  'Sweet  Briar.'  It  hadn't  changed  much, 
but  for  the  Pyramid  at  the  Louvre  and  the 
lovely,  surmy  weather. 

ADAM  RABBINO  (Amherst)  is 
employed  in  Sales  and  Marketing  at  the  Atari 
Computer  Corporation.  He  sends  the 
following  greeting:  "Santi  et  succes  a 
toutes!  (a  tous,  aussi)  Things  are  terrific  in 
Babylon-by-the-Bay  (San  Francisco)  - 
J'espere  vous  voir  bientot  dans  la  caue  du 
pub  Saint-Germain-des-Pris.  Eh  oui,  le 
Frangais  aux  USA,  ga  rouillle.  Brievement 
et  avec  amitie,   Adam." 


Chez  les  Hamelin  a  Tours:  M. 
Hamelin,  Monique  Hamelin,  Lana 
McClung,  Mme  Hamelin,  Rochelle 
Krauss,    Susannah    Kirksey    (front) 


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Christina     Young 
a    la    pension    des 


and    Kim     Holmes 
Marronniers 

(Lana  McClung) 


CATHY     HAMMOND     RONDEAU 

(Northwestern)  is  a  teacher  of  French  and 
English:  "My  best  memories  are  of  the 
many  nights  Delia  and  I  sat  up  and  talked 
about  our  adventures -the  mistakes  and  the 
successes--in  Madame's  clean,  white 
kitchen.  I  also  remember  trips  to  la  Cote 
d'Azur,  the  castles,  Mont-Saint-Michel,  and 
Italy,  with  various  members  of  the  gang. 
All  of  the  good  times  did  pay  off,  as  I  am 
now  the  French  teacher  at  a  local  middle 
school.  My  students  adore  the  real-life 
stories.  I  have  my  Master's  degree  now,  and 
I'm  just  starting  to  write  a  book  on  games 
teachers  can  use  to  teach  languages.  I  ended 
up  marrying  my  honey  from  college  -  the 
same  one  who  saw  us  off  in  New  York  en 
route  to  Tours  in  1986.  I  have  not  travelled 
as  much  as  I  would  like  to  since  the  good  old 
days  -  somehow  work  and  family 
obligations  tie  me  up.  I  am  spending 
several  weeks  on  vacation  in  Japan  this 
summer,  however.  Who  knows,  maybe  I'll 
leam  Japanese  next!  If  any  of  you  fellow 
Sweet  Briar  students  come  to  Detroit,  call 


ALICE       RUDEBUSCH       NEJEDLO 

(Northwestern)  is  now  an  Attorney.  One  of  her 
favorite  memories  of  Paris  is  "having  dinner  at 
MORY  WATKIN's  chambre  de  bonne.  MITCH 
GLAZIER,  WENDY  WIGHTMAN,  and  I  went 
over  to  Mory's  miniscule  room  one  night. 
Mory  and  Mitch  cooked  dinner  over  Mory's  hot 
plate  while  Wendy  and  I  brought  the  ice  cream. 
At  the  end  of  the  meal,  we  all  climbed  out  onto 
the  roof  of  Mory's  building  and  ate  ice  cream 
while  gazing  at  the  Sacre-Coeur  and  the  Arc  de 
Triomphe. 

"I  was  just  recently  married,  and  for  our 
honeymoon,  I  look  my  husband  back  to  Paris. 
We  had  a  marvelous  time!  Now  I'm  starting  a 
law  practice  in  Wisconsin." 


ANN  SHAAR  (U.  of  Southern  California) 
is  a  Photo  Editor  at  Vanity  Fair  Magazine. 


Rachel     Silver     and 
Biarritz 


Sara     Kandler 


WILL  RUSSELL  (Connecticut  C.)  and 
LIBBY  CARTY  (Georgetown)  are  both  entering 
their  second  year  of  graduate  school  and  are 
spending  the  summer  in  Europe.  They  recently 
spent  a  weekend  chez  KAREN  DECTER  in  Paris 
(also  known  as  "Hostess  of  Tout  Paris"  in  her 
huge  16th  arrondissement  penthouse):  "Karen 
showed  us  all  the  newest  'hot  spots'  and  the 
best  home  cooking  in  town.  Thanks  for  going 
out  of  your  way  for  us!  Karen  also  had  some 
exciting  news  for  all  of  us!  JEAN  GOLDSTEIN 
visited  Karen  in  Paris  as  a  last  hurrah  before 
wedding  JAY  KUMAR  on  August  10th,  in 
Normall,  Illinois.  They  currently  reside  in 
Chicago." 


Amy  Brenner  (I),  Lana  McClung  (r) 
and  fellow  Haverford  student  Susan 
Fox    (c)    at   Buckingham    Palace 


Delia    Burke    and    some    famous    dogs' 
graves    in    Ireland 

ELIF  SINANOGLU  (Haverford)  is  a  free 
lance  writer,  translator,  and  editor.  He  has 
lots  of  memories  of  1986-87:  "...  and  strong 
enough  so  that  I  did  indeed  move  back  to 
lovely  Paris  in  June  of  1990.  I've  been  here 
a  year  writing  for  various  magazines, 
working  for  lots  of  French  publishing 
houses,  learning  a  lot  and  enjoying  life... 
though  it's  certainly  not  as  swell  as  the 
student  days!    Greetings  to  all." 


Cathy    Hammond    Rondeau    and    Delia 
Burke    in    Monet's    garden    at    Giverny 


Au    chateau    de    Chambord 


28 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1988-1989 

PROFESSOR  ROBERT  HENKELS, 

1988-89  Resident  Director,  was  serving  as 
Visiting  Professor  at  Lafayette  College 
during  the  1991  fall  semester.  He  ran  into 
(almost  literally)  JEFF  PETERS  (Lawrence 
U.)  in  Paris.  Jeff  was  teaching  English  in 
Clermont-Ferrand.  Professor  Henkels  also 
tells  us  that  KAREN  RIGGS  (Agnes  Scott)  is 
working  for  the  Office  of  the  Province  of 
Quebec  in  Atlanta.  He  also  forwarded  a 
letter  he  had  received  from  KRISTEN 
STAPLES  (U.  of  Virginia)  who  lives  in 
Washington,  D.C.,  giving  him  news  of 
some  of  the  members  of  the  1988-89  group: 

"Following  her  graduation  PENNY 
KARAS  (Northwestern)  worked  for  about  7 
months  at  American  Express  in  Paris, 
which  was  great,  and  lived  in  the  ISfeme, 
which  wasn't  so  great.  She  was  glad  to  be 
back  in  gay  Paree  but  decided  to  come  home 
during  the  Persian  Gulf  confusion  under 
strong  urging  from  her  family.  She  moved 
to  Washington,  D.C.  Penny  and  I  are 
planning  to  attend  the  wedding  of 
CAROLYN  MOREY  (Denison)  on  August 
24,  1991.  Carolyn  was  a  teacher's 
assistant  in  St.  Louis  and  took  classes  to 
get  her  teaching  certificate.  She  was 
planning  to  move  to  Arizona  after  her 
wedding.  RENEE  RONDEAU  (U.  of 
Southern  California)  spent  a  year  in  Tokyo 
teaching  English  and  making  tons  of 
money!  I  think  she  was  modeling  a  little 
on  the  side  as  well.  Now  she  is  back  in  the 
States  and  living  in  Chicago.  Of  all  the 
Sweet  Briar  folks,  I  talk  to  MARC 
LANGLOIS  and  DAVID  BECKERMAN  (U.  of 
Virginia)  the  most  since  they  live  in  the 
area.  They  are  both  working  for  the  same 
law  firm  but  in  different  divisions.  They 
live  with  MARSHALL  PARKER  (Franklin 
and  Marshall)  in  Alexandria  in  a  really  cute 
house.  Marshall  works  for  a  law  firm  too. 
Seeins  to  be  the  thing  to  do  these  days!  It 
must  be  a  really  small  world  because  I 
moved  into  a  new  apartment  in  the  Dupont 
Circle  area  and  I  ran  into  LORI  MOSEY 
(Northwestern)  in  the  bagel  shop  round  the 
comer.  Turns  out  we  bve  on  the  same  street 
about  a  block  apart.  We  were  also 
roommates  in  Tours  along  with  CAROLYN 
MOREY.  Pretty  weird.  Lori  is  at 
Georgetown  Law  School.  MAURA  SMITH 
(Northwestern)  was  in  Paris  with  Penny 
working  for  a  law  firm.  When  she  came 
back,  she  went  to  Arkansas  to  work  on 
some  sort  of  farm/agricultural  project  where 
she  was  in  charge  of  breeding  and  caring  for 
the  hogs.  She  loved  it  and  is  now  back  at 
home  in  New  York." 


We    received    the    following    note    from 
ASHLEY      RUTH      MENDOZA    (North 
western): 

"I  graduated  in  March  91  with  a  double  major 
in  Creative  Writing  and  French  Literature  -  with 
Honors.  I  intend  to  go  to  graduate  school  at 
N.Y.U.  in  a  year  or  two.  I  will  pursue  my 
interest  in  theatre  and  writing.  I  plan  to  work 
one  year  for  Elle  -  in  L.A.  or  perhaps  Paris. 
Hello  to  all." 

1989-1990 

Last  summer  we  asked  the  members  of  the 
1989-90  group  for  their  plans  for  the  future,  as 
they  were  graduating  from  college: 

RANDY  ARNDT  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  has  been  accepted  to  the  Johns 
Hopkins  University  School  of  Advanced 
International  Studies'  Master's  degree  program. 
He  will  spend  his  first  year  (beginning  this 
fall)  at  the  Center  in  Bologna,  Italy  and  his 
second  year  in  Washington,  D.C. 

ANNA  M.  BARDONE  (Williams):  "After 
graduating  on  June  2  and  attending  a  fellow 
graduate's  wedding  on  June  8  (y  ikes  I)  I  flew  to 
San  Diego  where  I'll  be  spending  the  summer. 
(One  quick  digression:  at  the  wedding  I  met  a 
Sweet  Briar  JYF  alum,  Maria  from  Mount 
Holyoke  who  was  there  1988-89!)  I'm  living 
in  California  with  my  great-aimt  from  Ecuador. 
As  a  result,  I  am  speaking  Spanish  all  the  time  - 
and,  in  a  few  weeks  my  relatives  will  be 
hosting  two  French  students.  I  hope  to 
volunteer  at  a  research  center  at  UCSD  where 
the  psychology  department  is  conducting  a 
study  in  schizophrenia.  Hopefully,  I'll  be  able 
to  make  some  money  by  tutoring  math  and 
French  (my  two  majors).  In  the  middle  of 
August,  I'll  join  my  immediate  family  in 
Juneau,  Alaska  where  we'll  be  visiting  yet  more 
relatives." 

"In  September,  I  begin  teaching  at  Delbarton 
School  in  Morristown,  NJ.  Delbarton  is  an  all- 
boys  school  run  by  Benedictine  Monks.  There 
are  about  500  boys  in  the  grades  7-12,  and 
about  90  faculty  members.  I'll  be  teaching 
math  and  French  and  will  be  living  in  a  faculty 
housing  area  which  is  only  a  40-minute  train 
ride  from  New  York  City.  I'll  be  sure  to  take 
trips  into  the  city  to  visit  the  many  college 
friends  who  have  settled  there  for  next  year. 
I'd  really  like  to  teach  for  a  couple  of  years  and 
then  enter  a  doctoral  program  in  clinical 
psychology. 

"Of  course,  la  France  me  manque  beaucoup. 
I've  vowed  to  save  money  this  year  for  a  return 
visit  in  the  spring.  I  hope  to  spend  time  in 
Paris  (with  the  fabulous  Monique  Lefevre!)  and 
Germany  (where  a  college  friend  will  be 
working).     My    year    in    Paris    can    never  be 


compared  to  anything  --  it  was  the  best 
experience  I  could  have  chosen  for  that  year. 
Occasionally  I  have  to  convince  myself  that 
it  wasn't  a  dream!  Thank  you  for  such  an 
extraordinary  opportunity!!" 

REBECCA  BENOR  (Georgetown)  is 
teaching  French  and  English  as  a  Foreign 
Language  at  Pumell,  an  all  girls'  boarding 
school  in  Pottersville,  New  Jersey.  "I'll  also 
be  coordinating  the  community  service 
program  and  hopefully  I'll  be  a  chaperone  for 
the  one-month  trip  that  the  girls  take  to 
France  every  winter!  I  went  back  to  Paris 
over  Christmas  and  had  a  wonderful  time.  I 
miss  it  and  hof)e  to  go  back  very  soon.  I 
hope  you  all  had  a  good  senior  year  and  if 
any  of  you  are  ever  in  the  Pottersville  area, 
please  come  visit!" 

KARIN  BICKELL  (Wooster)  is  teaching 
English  in  Toride,  Japan  for  one  year. 

VALERIE  BLIN  (Northwestern)  is  a 
Time-Life  correspondent  crew/photographer 
in  South  Africa,  Mozambique  and  Namibia: 
"In  absentia  I  am  a  co-investor  in  SCOTT 
smith's  American  bar  in  Paris  "Buffalo 
Rome."  and  Consultant  for  P.J.  O'Rourke's 
book  on  "Life  at  Science  Po:  Bring  your 
pipe,  CherieV 

MARA  SONDE  (Mount  Holyoke) 
continues  to  study  voice  privately  and 
searches  for  graduate  school.  She  hopes  to 
return  to  France  this  coming  year  (especially 
to  visit  KIM  KOMER  who  will  be  in  the  Paris 
vicinity  for  the  coming  year).  "I  plan  to  go 
to  graduate  school  in  September  1992  for  a 
Master  of  music  in  voice  and  opera  -  I 
haven't  decided  where  yet!)  As  soon  as  I 
reach  Paris  I'll  be  sure  to  stop  in  at  the  Sweet 
Briar  office!" 

CORINNE  BROWN  (U.  of  Virginia)  is 
attending  law  school  at  the  University  of 
Connecticut. 

ANA  RAQUEL  BUGAN  (Kenyon)  is 
begirming  a  Ph.D.  program  in  political 
science  at  the  University  of  Chicago. 
"H61ene,  my  girl  friend  from  Paris,  will  be 
visiting  me  for  three  weeks  in  July." 

KIMBERLY  CAFFS  (Connecticut  C.) 
will  be  attending  law  school  either  in  Los 
Angeles  or  Boston  to  study  international  law 
in  order  to  "return  to  Europe  for  business  as 
well  as  pleasure.  Paris,  and  the  friends  I  made 
during  the  1989-90  JYF  remain  a  fond 
memory.  Hello  to  the  Sweet  Briar  staff, 
Stacey,  Chantal,  Jill,  Virginia,  Jenn  G.  and 
especially  Jennifer  P  - 1  miss  you  all!" 


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DANIELLE  KAY  CARPENTER  (U.  of 

Southern  California)  was  working  in  the 
Dominican  Republic  as  a  Secretary  for  Club 
Med  and  planning  to  enroll  in  graduate 
school  for  translating  and  interpreting  in 
Fall  1993. 

MIRIAM  CHIRICO  (Mount  Holyoke) 
is  working  as  a  legal  assistant  at  Day  Berry 
and  Howard  in  Hartford,  with  the  intention 
of  returning  to  school  either  for  a  law  degree 
or  for  graduate  work  in  comparative 
literature.  She  is  dancing  with  the 
Connecticut  Concert  Ballet,  and  hopes  to 
work  with  a  professional  theater  group  near 
home.  She  is  still  practicing  French  and 
looking  forward  to  a  time  when  she  can 
return  to  Paris. 

STEPHEN  A.  CULP  (U.  of  North 
Carolina/Chapel  Hill)  graduated  with  a  B.A. 
(Highest  Distinction)  in  Geography  and 
International  Studies  and  was  on  the  Varsity 
Fencing  team.  During  the  summer  he  was  an 
intern  for  the  United  Nations  Industrial 
Development  Organization  in  New  York 
City  and  completed  a  project  on 
restructuring  the  U.N.  He  will  be  a  Peace 
Corps  Volunteer,  leaving  in  fall  or  winter, 
teaching  mathematics  in  either  francophone 
Africa  or  the  Asia/Pacific  region. 

AMY  DEVINE  (Mount  Holyoke)  was 
plaiming  to  return  to  France  as  an  Assistant 
in  a  French  high  school  in  Versailles. 

LINDA  DIENAVS  (Cornell)  has  moved 
to  Washington,  D.C.  and  is  taking  a  year  off 
before  starting  law  school.  She  was 
working  two  jobs:  (1)  interning  in  the 
cultural  services  department  of  the  French 
Embassy  and  (2)  being  a  coordinator  at 
Europ  Worldwide  Assistance  Services. 

KEVIN  B.  DUNN  (Georgetown), 
having  graduated  with  a  degree  in 
International  Economics,  is  currently 
working  as  a  consultant  at  Allied-Signal 
Corporation  in  East  Providence,  Rhode 
Lland.  He  hopes  to  continue  on  to  law 
school  in  the  Fall  of  1992. 

MEAGHAN  EMERY  (Northwestern) 
writes:  "This  fall  I  will  be  back  in  France 
studying  for  a  licence  in  lettres  modernes- 
meruion  frangais  langue  dtrangere,  either 
in  Tours  or  Nantes,  one  of  which  I  must 
choose  shortly.  Afterwards,  I  may  return  to 
the  U.S.  as  my  fiance  is  applying  to 
graduate  schools  there.  I  hope  to  bring  the 
two  countries  together  in  my  life  as 
opportunities  allow,  but  in  either  case,  I 
want  to  teach  French,    English    (grammar. 


civilization,  literature)  again  depending  on  my 
opporttmities.  Best  wishes  to  all  in  Sweet 
Briar  1989-90.   It  was  a  great  year." 

STEPHANIE  FEIRA  (Georgetown)  is 
working  for  an  environmental  consulting  firm 
in  Washington,  D.C. 

LAURA  FERGUSON  (U.  of  CaUfomia  at 
Santa  Barbara)  writes:  "The  most  exciting  of 
my  plans  for  the  future  is  my  wedding.  Shortly 
after  returning  from  my  year  abroad  I  became 
engaged  to  a  German  whom  I  had  met  in  Paris. 
He  is  now  in  Germany,  but  we  will  be  living 
together  in  Paris  again  this  spring.  Eventually 
I  will  continue  my  study  of  art  history  at  the 
graduate  level,  but  for  the  next  few  years  I'll  be 
living  and  working  in  Europe." 

RACHEL  FISCHER  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  is  doing  a  fifth  year  at  the 
University  of  Southern  California  after 
changing  her  major  to  creative  writing:  "I  will 
graduate  in  May  1992  and  would  like  to  pursue  a 
career  in  journalism  or  other  writing.  To  that 
end,  I'm  currently  interning  at  Cable  News 
Network  in  Los  Angeles.  I  would  love  to  hear 
from  everyone!  I  would  love  to  go  back  to 
France  after  graduation!" 

AIMEE  FROOM  (Brown)  graduated  with  a 
major  in  French  literature  and  Art  History,  won 
the  Lida  Shaw  King  prize  for  best  honors  thesis 
in  art  history.  She  studied  German  at  Harvard  in 
the  summer  and  presented  an  exhibit  at  the 
Rhode  Island  School  of  Design  of  Ottoman 
Turkish  pottery  (the  subject  of  her  thesis).  She 
plans  to  attend  graduate  school  at  the 
University  of  Massachusetts  at  Amherst, 
studying  with  the  Islamic  art  expert,  Walter 
Denny.  Aimee  credits  her  success  in  art  history 
to  her  time  spent  abroad.  Working  as  an 
apprentice  in  an  antique  shop  in  Paris  and 
bidding  at  auction  gave  her  an  excellent 
backgroimd  for  future  study.  When  she  returned 
to  Brown,  she  imearthed  some  Iznik  ware  from 
storage  at  nearby  Rhode  Island  School  of 
Design  and  identified  it.  They  didn't  even  know 
they  had  it!  "Thanks  to  Mme  and  her  antique 
shop." 

MICHELLE    GARCIA-RANGEL  (C.  of 

Holy  Cross)  plans  to  go  back  to  Paris:  "I'm  a 
member  of  the  C.I.E.E.  Work  Abroad  Program. 
I  will  be  working  for  3  months  in  Paris,  I'm  not 
sure  where  yet.  My  hopes  are  to  stay  for  longer 
(12  months)  and  I'm  in  the  process  of  figuring 
out  how  I  can  right  now.  I'll  be  staying  with 
the  family  I  lived  with  during  my  jtmior  year!!" 

RACHEL  GOLDSMITH  (Wellesley) 
during  the  summer  had  internships  with  the  Art 
Institute  of  Chicago  and  with  a  group  of  public 
sculptors,  building  a  sculpture  in  Chicago.    She 


was  planning  to  move  back  to  the  Boston 
area  to  possibly  work  with  a  public  art 
organization.    "Still  with  George." 

AMANDA  GOODSELL  (Kenyon)  is 
taking  another  year  overseas--but  this  time 
working,  not  studying!— teaching  English  in 
Japan  for  the  Japanese  govenunent  on  the 
JET  program. 

ANNE  F.  HARRIS  (Agnes  Scott)  plans 
to  pursue  a  Ph.D.  in  art  history  at  the 
University  of  Chicago  under  a  Century 
Fellowship.  "The  field  will  be  medieval  with 
a  possible  concentration  in  stained  glass 
windows.  Before  leaving  for  this  next  step,  I 
will  be  going  to  Europe  for  a  month  this 
simmier,  with  one  week's  mad  reminiscing  in 
Paris." 

DAWN  E.  HARRIS  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  is  teaching  French  in  Herscher, 
Illinois,  "which  is  a  small  town  outside  of 
Kankakee.  I'm     the     whole     French 

department!" 

MARI-WELLS  HEDGPETH  (Sweet 
Briar)  was  planning  to  travel  across  the  U.S. 
this  simimer  and  hopefully  find  a  job  of  some 
kind  in  Seattle,  WA:  "I'll  be  going  at  the  end 
of  June  and  return  to  the  east  coast  in  the  fall. 
I'm  anxious  to  explore  the  U.S.  after  having 
spent  a  year  abroad.  Maybe  when  I  return 
home  to  N.C.,  I'll  plan  a  trip  to  France!!" 

STAGEY  HEISER  (Denison)  is  a  first- 
year  law  student  at  the  University  of 
Cinciimati  College  of  Law. 

KAREN  J.  HOLLAND  (Sweet  Briar) 
was  applying  for  an  internship  in 
Washington,  D.C.  with  the  Chronicle  of 
Higher  Education.  "NICOLE  GAUTHIER  and 
I  hope  to  live  and  work  in  D.C." 

MEIGHAN  HOWARD  (Bowdoin)  is 
participating  in  the  Internships  in 
Francophone  Europe  program  this  fall  in 
Paris. 

JILL  JOHNSON  (Mount  Holyoke) 
spent  the  summer  studying  at  Oxford 
University  and  began  law  school  at  the 
College  of  William  and  Mary  in 
Williamsburg,  Virginia. 

GRACE  K.  KIM  (Wellesley)  is  pursuing 
her  Master's  degree  in  French  Literature  at 
New  York  University  (while  keeping  in  close 
touch  with  fellow  Junior  Year  in  France 
friends:  ANNE  BARRETT,  SANDY  ROSIN 
and  EMILY  SMITH. 


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STEFANIE  KLEIN  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
working  at  the  Association  of  Trial  Lawyers 
of  America  in  Washington,  D.C.  "I'll  be 
living  with  KIMBERLY  RODGERS,  and 
we'd  love  to  hear  from  anyone  if  they're  in 
the  area." 

KIMBERLY  KOMER  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  attending  Middlebury  College 
to  obtain  her  Master's  degree  in  French. 
"After  six  weeks  of  study  at  Middlebury 
during  the  surruner,  I  will  be  in  Paris  with 
Middlebury  for  the  academic  year  1991-92." 

STEVEN  LUKENS  (Northwestern)  was 
living  in  Walnut  Creek  (part  of  the  San 
Francisco  Bay  area)  with  his  father.  He  was 
working  as  a  professional  stage  manager  at 
the  Encore  Theatre  Company  in  San 
Francisco  -  the  theatre  is  run  by  members  of 
the  American  Conservatory  Theatre.  "The 
show  I'm  stage  managing,  Road  to 
Nirvana,  runs  through  November.  I'm 
trying  to  save  enough  money  to  get  back  to 
France  by  January  to  find  work  and  live 
there  as  long  as  possible.  I  might  get  a 
degree  in  translation  in  order  to  translate 
modem  French  plays  into  English.  Special 
hellos  to  KIRSTEN  WILLIAMS  (\  better  see 
you  in  France!  ),COLIN  STEWART  and  ANNE 
HARRIS.  Also,  to  LIZ  KING:  I  still  have 
Quand  j'avais  5  ans,  je  m'ai  tui,  and  I  will 
return  it  to  you  one  of  these  days."  And  to 
Mme  Denis:   "I'm  still  as  happy  as  ever!" 

KATE  MAGEE  (U.  of  Texas/Austin)  is 
attending  the  Georgetown  University  Law 
Center. 

From    STEPHANIE         MASELLI 

(Elmira):  "Hello!  I  would  first  like  to 
congratulate  all  my  friends  from  Sweet  Briar 
JYF  on  their  graduation  and  hope  that  all 
their  plans  are  working  out.  As  for  myself, 
this  past  June  I  will  be  vacationing  with 
MIRIAM  CHIRICO  in  Florida  and  then  July 
4,  1991  I  will  be  moving  back  to  France  to 
pursue  my  career  in  international  business. 
No  job  offers  yet,  but  I  will  have  interviews 
scheduled  by  the  time  I  arrive.  This  is  a 
one-way  trip  by  the  way  and  I  wish  I  could 
give  you  a  permanent  address  at  this  time. 
My  ex-host  family  in  Paris  will  have 
contact  with  me  and  always  know  how 
anyone  could  reach  me  in  France.  I  hope  to 
hear  from  some  of  you  over  there!!  Good 
luck  to  you  all!  P.S.  I  will  also  keep  the 
Sweet  Briar  office  informed  of  my 
whereabouts  and  address  in  December." 

SUSAN  McGARRAH  (Holy  Cross)  was 
leaving  for  a  four-month  stay  in  Costa  Rica 
with  the  C.I.E.E.  program.     "I  wUl  be  living 


and  working  in  San  Jose  which  will  hojjefully 
result  in  my  fluent  command  of  the  Spanish 
language." 

DAVID  B.  MOLNAR  (Haverford)  was 
working,  during  the  summer,  as  a  consultant  for 
the  World  Bank  in  the  infrastructure  and 
operations  division  of  the  Sahelian 
Department.  He  has  now  returned  to  Paris  with 
Internships  in  Francophone  Europe  and  hopes 
to  continue  with  urban  planning  in  Eastern 
Eiu"0f)e.  "Barring  any  permanent  job  offers  in 
Paris,  I  will  accept  a  commission  as  a  2nd 
Lieutenant  in  the  United  States  Marine  Corps  in 
January  1992  for  three  years.  I  hop>e  everyone 
is  well." 

JONAS  MORGANSTEIN  (Vassar)  spent 
the  summer  working  in  the  giraffe  house  of  the 
Topeka  Zoo  and  is  now  attending  the  California 
Institute  of  the  Arts  in  order  to  receive  a  Master 
of  Fine  Arts. 

RIVA  NAIMARK  (Clark)  graduated  cum 
laude,  returned  to  New  York  City  to  hojjefully 
find  employment  and  can't  wait  to  return  to 
Paris! 

SUE  NAM  (Northwestern)  is  starting  her 
first  year  of  Yale  Law  School. 

LESLIE  ANN  NORTON  (Mount  Holyoke) 
graduated  cum  laude  with  honors  in  Medieval 
Studies  and  a  double  major  in  French  and 
Medieval  Studies  She  sj>ent  the  summer  in 
Paris  where  she  had  a  job  at  the  American 
Cathedral  as  Sexton!  She  is  now  teaching 
English  in  Kyjov,  Czechoslovakia,  one  hour 
from  Vietma. 

ELIZABETH  L.  OWEN  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  sjjent  her  summer  working  as  a  legal 
assistant  in  environmental  law  at  the  firm  of 
Jackson  and  Kelly.  She  has  begun  work  on  an 
M.A.L.D.  degree  at  the  Fletcher  School  of  Law 
and  Diplomacy  (Tufts  University). 

MELISSA  PANTEL  (Bryn  Mawr)  is  an 
intern  at  the  National  Peace  Foundation  in 
Washington,  D.C.  She  plans  to  return  to 
school  next  year  or  in  1993  to  get  her  Master's 
in  International  Affairs. 

JENNIFER  L.  PRYOR  (Kenyon) 
graduated  with  an  Honors  B.A.  in  French 
Literature.  During  the  summer  she  was  a  fille 
au  pair  in  Boston  for  a  French  family,  and  was 
planning  to  backpack  in  Eurojse  in  the  fall  -  "I 
can't  wait  to  return  to  Paris!  My  plans  after  the 
fall  are  uncertain,  but  I  may  teach  English 
abroad  for  the  year-I'm  not  really  looking  for  a 
'serious'  job  just  yet." 


CHRISTINE      L.      QUICKENDEN 

(Georgetown)  was  planning  to  spend  a  year 
as  a  visiting  graduate  student  at  the  Hebrew 
University  of  Jerusalem  with  the  Raoul 
Wallenberg  Scholars  program.  'The  focus  of 
my  program  will  be  on  leadership  in 
democratic  societies,  international 
statesmanship  and  human  rights.  "Plan  a  lot 
of  travel  -  definitely  back  to  Paris  au  mains 
une  ou  deuxfois!  Bonjour  a  Mme  Denis  et  a 
mes  tres  chers  amis  de  cette  annee!" 

ALLISON  REEDY  (Wellesley)  was 
going  back  to  Paris  for  August-October 
1991.  "I  have  a  two-month  internship  at  a 
software  company  and  then  plan  to  travel. 
The  real  world  will  hit  when  I  get  back  and 
start  looking  for  a  job." 

ELIZABETH  ROSENBAUM 

(Georgetown)  was  planning  to  spend  her 
summer  in  Bonn,  Germany,  "to  leam  German 
and  to  be  with  my  boyfriend  whom  I  met  in 
Paris!  Hopefully  I  will  conduct  a  successful 
job  search  there  and  be  able  to  stay  in 
Germany  for  at  least  a  year--perhaps  trying 
to  recreate  that  special  'year  abroad' 
feeling!" 

LAURIE  TAN  (Northwestern)  planned  to 
attend  Boston  U.  Law  School  in  the   fall. 

CHANTAL  TETREAULT  (Vassar) 
received  a  Vassar  fellowship  which  enabled 
her  to  return  to  France  this  year  and  complete 
a  research  project  on  the  situation  of 
immigrants  within  the  French  School 
system. 

KIM  VINNES  (Mount  Holyoke)  has 
been  hired  by  Jean-Marc  Levet  Residential 
and  Partners,  an  international  real  estate  firm 
whose  main  offices  are  in  New  York  City  and 
Paris.  She  will  be  primarily  working  in  New 
York,  but  has  been  promised  the  opportunity 
of  working  in  their  Paris  offices.  "So  before 
long,  I  hope  to  be  back  in  Paris!" 

MELISSA  A.  WILEY  (Kenyon)  is 
working  at  Borders  Bookstore  in  Columbus, 
Ohio,  before  returning  to  graduate  school  for 
her  Master's  and  Ph.D.  in  English  literature. 
"Letters  are  welcome,  especially  from 
VICTORIA  WHITE  and  ANA  BUGAN!" 

LINDA  ZABRISKIE  (VASSAR)  will  be 
spending  the  upcoming  year  in  Toyoma, 
Japan,  teaching  English  as  a  participant  in 
the  JET  program.  After  she  returns  (next 
year)  she  will  be  attending  law  school. 

MARGARET  ZAMOS  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  moved  to  New  York  City  after 


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graduating  from  USC  with  a  degree  in 
English  and  Humanities  and  a  French  minor. 
She  is  now  working  as  a  sales-assistant  in  a 
training  program  on  Wall  Street,  at 
Lebenthal  and  Company,  Inc.  She  is  also 
involved  in  a  volunteer  group  in  the  city 
called  Street  Project,  and  hves  on  the  upper 
East  side.  "I  am  planning  to  go  back  to 
Paris  in  spring  to  visit  the  family  I  lived 
with  and  my  sister  who  will  be  studying 
there." 


1990-1991 


1990-91  was  certainly  one  of  the  most 
difficult  years  for  students  abroad:  when  the 
group  left  New  York  in  early  September,  Iraq 
had  just  invaded  Kuwait  and  the  world  was 
wondering  if  an  armed  conflict  would  ensue. 
During  the  first  months  of  the  program  it 
became  obvious  that  there  would  be  a  war, 
and  for  students  in  France  (and  especially 
their  parents),  as  the  deadline  of  January  15 
approached,  the  possibility  of  renewed 
terrorism  became  a  daily  topic  in  the  media. 
The  ground  war  was  much  shorter  than 
anyone  had  predicted  and  terrorism  never 
materialized  in  France,  However  the 
precautions  taken  by  many  shops  and  office 
buildings  in  Paris,  the  presence  of  heavy 
security  forces  everywhere,  had  to  have  a 
profound  effect  on  the  students.  The 
morning  after  the  begiiming  of  the  air  war 
an  unarmed  security  guard  was  posted  at  the 
entrance  to  the  Sweet  Briar  offices  and 
classrooms.  For  the  first  time  in  its  history 
the  Alliance  Fran^aise,  a  few  days  later  and 
on  the  request  of  its  personnel,  had  every 
bag  checked  when  people  were  entering  the 
building.  Some  students  were  under  pressure 
from  their  parents  to  come  back  home; 
others  were  afraid  that  the  program  would  be 
shortened  and  they  would  lose  all  their 
credits  for  the  year.  Mercifully  the  last 
months  of  the  stay  were  quieter.  Of  the  1 25 
students  who  began  the  program,  121 
completed  it;  the  four  students  who  left  the 
program  did  so  for  a  variety  of  reasons, 
most  uncormected  with  the  war. 

Alumni  from  previous  groups  will  be 
surprised  to  hear  that  the  biggest  headache 
for  the  1990-91  students  came  from  the 
Institut  d'Etudes  Politiques,  a  bastion  of 
conservatism  and  efficiency  in  the  past. 
The  new  Director,  whom  many  of  you  had  as 
a  professor  is  Alain  Lancelot,  and  his 
complete  reform  of  the  curriculum,  the 
riforme  Lancelot  played  havoc  with 
programs  of  study:   the  actual  entrance  exam 


(yes,  all  students  are  now  accepted  by 
examination)  took  place  in  mid-November  and 
the  results  were  known  in  early  December. 
Schedules  of  courses,  deadlines  to  hand  in  the 
famous  dossiers  were  given  later  than 
promised  or  changed  without  warning.  All  this 
created  a  pressure  which  at  times  became 
unbearable.  One  may  say  that  for  Professor 
CHARLES  O'KEEFE  (Denison),  the  1990- 
91  Resident  Director,  Lancelot  became  more  of 
a  problem  that  Saddam  Hussein!  Luckily  most 
of  Sciences  Po  last  year's  mistakes  seem  to 
have  been  corrected  this  year. 

It  is  therefore  to  the  credit  of  the  group  that, 
of  the  121  who  completed  the  program,  114 
came  back  with  9  units  of  credit  (the  normal 
load)  or  more,  and  only  one  had  fewer  than  8. 
The  student  with  the  highest  grade  average  at 
the  end  of  the  year  was  MARY  DOUD 
(Haverford),  followed  by  ANNE  LIS  A 
STEPHAN  (Yale)  and  KIMBERLY 
MORGAN  (Northwestern).  Among  the 
colleges  and  universities  having  3  or  more 
students  completing  at  least  9  units  of  credit, 
the  5  students  from  the  University  of  Virginia 
had  the  highest  average  (3.50),  followed  by  the 
14  students  from  Northwestern  University 
(3.39),  the  3  students  from  Williams  College 
(3.38)  and  the  11  students  from  Mount  Holyoke 
College  (3.37). 

Four  students  passed  the  reformed  and 
reinforced  Certificat  d'Etudes  Politiques: 
JENNIFER  COLLET  (Brov^),  WILLIAM 
NEILD  (Emory),  JEFFREY  SULMAN 
(Georgetown),  and  T  A  K  A  S  H  I 
TAKENOSHITA  (Brown)  with  honors 
(Mention  Assez  Bien). 

Fifteen  students  passed  the  Certificat 
Pratique  de  Frangais  Commercial  et 
Economique  at  the  Chambre  de  Commerce  et 
d'Industrie  de  Paris  and  three  of  them  passed  the 
Diplome  Superieur  de  Frangais  des  Affaires: 
MARY  DOUD  (Haverford),  NANCY 
SPEARS  (Lafayette)  and  JOSEPH  WILLEY 
(Northwestern). 

Nine  students  passed  the  Certificat  Pratique 
de  Langue  Frangaise  (ler  degri)ai  the 
Universite  de  Paris  IV,  including  five  with 
honors  (Mention  Assez  Bien):  KRISTINE 
KINGERY  (Cornell),  SARI  MAKOFSKY 
(Northwestern),  JAMES  SCHROEDER 
(Brown),  TINA  TERRANO  (Thiel)  and 
JULIE  WINSTON  (Ebnira);  and  one  with 
High  Honors  (Mention  Bien):  MARILYN 
WASHINGTON  (Seton  Hill).  TAKASHI 
TAKENOSHITA  (Brown)  passed  the 
Diplome  d'Etudes  Frangaises  (2nd  degr6)  after 
preparing  for  it  on  his  own,  in  addition  to 
passing  the  Certificat  d'Etudes  Politiques. 


Our  congratulations  and  our  best  wishes  to 
all  the  members  of  the  1990-91  group  for  a 
successful  Senior  year.    Keep  in  touch. 

THE  MARTHA  LUCAS 
PATE  SCHOLARSHIP 

The  1991  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Scholarship 
was  shared  by  two  students  from  Mount 
Holyoke  College: 

AIMEE  BOURKE  who  had  an  internship 
at  GATT  in  Geneva  sent  the  following  report: 

May  31st,  Mr.  O'Keefe  handed  me  a  check 
for  S500  from  the  Bourse  Martha  Lucas 
Pate,  and  I  prepared  to  head  off  for  my 
summer  internship  in  Geneva  that  would 
catapult  me  into  the  big  leagues  of 
economics.  But  that  same  day  that  I  hopped 
on  the  TGV  for  Geneva,  my  friends  were 
taking  the  Air  France  bus  to  Charles  de 
Gaulle  and  home  to  the  States.  I  would  be 
alone  for  two  months,  not  knowing  a  soul  in 
a  foreign  land. 

Well  in  reality  this  may  be  a  tiny  bit 
melodramatic  but  I  did  feel  a  sense  of 
abandonment  as  I  overheard  plans  between 
friends  to  meet  in  New  York  this  summer, 
talk  of  road  trips  to  concerts,  thoughts  of 
movies  and  music  to  catch  up  on,  plans  for 
the  Fourth  of  July...  What  was  I  doing,  why 
wasn't  I  being  simple,  going  home  to  the  job 
I  had  last  summer,  the  friends  from  last 
summer,  and  my  life  in  the  States  that  I  knew 
I  missed.  Well,  everybody  from  my  parents 
to  my  friends  to  my  subconscious  told  me 
why. 

Now  looking  back  on  the  experience  I  am 
thankful  that  I  listened  to  those  voices  and 
stayed.  I  worked  at  the  GATT,  the  General 
Agreements  on  Tariffs  and  Trade,  an 
organization  funded  by  close  to  100 
countries  to  promote  free  trade.  I  did  research 
for  economists  in  my  office  in  the  area  of 
trade  and  the  environment,  attended  meetings 
of  the  GATT  Council  and  Uruguay  Round  and 
deef>ened  my  understanding  of  what  a  career 
in  economics  would  mean. 

This  part  of  my  summer  was  apparent.  I 
had  known  from  the  start  that  working  at  the 
GATT  would  be  a  great  opportunity  from 
which  I  would  benefit  immensely,  but  in  the 
shadow  of  the  GATT  experience  I  did  not 
think  about  other  benefits  of  the  summer.  I 
did  not  realize  I  would  be  living  in  a 
residence  with  Swiss  and  other  francophone 
students.  My  neighbors  were  from 
Cameroon,  the  Ivory  Coast  and  Senegal,  and 
we  were  all  attracted  to  one  another  because 
of  our  different  backgrounds.  They  asked  me 
about  the  United  States,  if  I  lived  in  Chicago 
and  if  so  did  I  know  Michael  Jordan.     I 


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learned  about  their  countries,  their  cultures 
and  their  opinions  of  Europe.  This  was  an 
exposure  that  I  had  not  found  in  Paris.  I  also 
lived  in  an  entirely  different  setting,  away 
from  the  hustle  of  Paris  that  although  I  love, 
could  never  replace  the  beauty  of  a  walk 
along  lac  Leman. 

I  will  be  heading  home  in  five  days  and 
even  though  I  am  counting  down  with 
unparalled  anticipation,  I  have  had  an  extra 
two  months  to  appreciate  yet  another  aspect 
of  a  culture  that  was  just  a  year  ago  a  dream 
to  me.  I  will  always  love  the  American 
culture  and  way  of  life  because  it  is  after  all 
who  I  am,  but  I  have  learned  to  respect  and 
truly  Uke  another  culture  and  because  of  this 
opportunity  I  feel  more  prepared  to  handle 
other  opfxsrtunities  that  will  be  of)en  to  me. 

KARIN  S.  VOSS  sent  the  following 
report  on  her  internship  at  the  American 
Hospital  of  Paris: 

In  1906  the  idea  of  building  an  American 
hospital  was  conceived  by  the  American 
community  in  France,  and  four  years  later,  it 
was  given  birth.  In  1913  the  American 
Congress  accredited  the  Hospital,  and  in 
1918  the  French  Government  recognized  it 
as  an  institution  of  public  benefit.  During 
the  two  World  Wars,  it  served  as  a  military 
hospital.  In  Europe,  the  American  Hospital 
of  Paris,  a  non-profit  organization,  is  the 
only  civilian  medical  establishment 
recognized  by  the  Joint  Commission  on  the 
Accreditation  of  Hospitals;  it  is  the  only 
hospital  in  France  where  American  MDs  are 
authorized  to  practice.  At  the  present,  the 
hospital  contains  187  beds.  50  per  cent  of 
the  patients  are  French,  and  the  other  50  per 
cent  come  from  100  different  countries.  As 
a  bridge  between  French  and  American 
medicine,  the  hospital  offers  the  most 
modem  facilities  and  is  very  resjjected  in 
France. 

Thanks  to  the  Martha  Lucas  Pate 
Scholarship  awarded  me  by  Sweet  Briar 
College  and  an  International  Internship 
Award  from  my  college.  Mount  Holyoke 
College,  I  was  able  to  work  in  the  Public 
Relations  Office  of  the  American  Hospital 
during  the  month  of  June  and  July  this  past 
summer.  In  contrast  to  my  academic  year  in 
France,  this  internship  gave  me  the 
opportunity  to  use  my  French  in  a  business 
sense,  and  my  tasks  included  answering 
questions,  sponsoring  and  attending  special 
events,  distributing  and  collecting 
information,  training  incoming  interns, 
working  with  the  minutes  of  the  Board  of 
Governors'  meetings,  and  dealing  with 
sport,  cultural,  and  external  events. 


Intertwining  my  two  scholastic  interests  of 
French  and  medicine,  my  internship  was  a  very 
positive  and  unique  experience.  As  an  aid  to 
my  supervisors,  Shari  Leslie  Segall  and  Joyce 
Gray,  two  anglophone  women  who  have  lived 
and  worked  in  France  for  many  years,  I  was 
inspired  to  work  harder  on  my  French  by  their 
own  abilities  in  the  language.  I  feel  blessed 
that  I  have  received  such  a  special  opportunity; 
I>erhaps  one  day  I  will  return  to  the  American 
Hospital  of  Paris,  and  this  time  not  as  a 
student,  but  as  a  physician. 

1991-1992 

Professor    WILLIAM    W.    KIBLER,  on 

leave  from  the  University  of  Texas  at  Austin  is 
Resident  Director  of  the  group.  Mme  CAROL 
DENIS  is  his  Assistant. 

The  group  is  composed  of  119  students,  101 
women  and  18  men,  representing  38  colleges 
and  universities.  The  largest  groups  are  from 
Northwestern  University  (22  students), 
Georgetown  University  (17  students)  and  Sweet 
Briar  College  (8  students).  We  welcome  our 
first  student  from  the  University  of  California 
at  San  Diego. 

One  alumna  daughter  is  in  the  group: 
JESSICA  TODD  VANDER  SALM  is  the 
daughter  of  JUDITH  PARKER  VANDER 
SALM  (Goucher  64-65). 

TTie  group  left  New  York  on  September  3rd, 
and  after  the  preliminary  session  in  Tours, 
moved  to  Paris  on  October  2nd. 

The  Comiti  des  Etudiants  is  composed  of: 
Prdsidente. MAVRA  MacDONALD  (Holy 
Cross);  V  ic  e  -  P  r  ^s  ide  nt :  C  U  R  I  S 
KONSTANTELOS  (Northwestern); 
Secretaire:  SAMANTHA  FUERBRINGER 
(Northwestern);  Membres  du  Comiti  Executif: 
RACHEL  KUEHNERT  (Northwestern)  and 
JANE-ANN   HEILMAN  (Princeton). 

Four  students  were  accepted  into  the  program 
for  the  Certificat  d'Etudes  Politiques  at  the 
Institut     d'Etudes     Politiques:  LILY 

ARTEAGA  (Georgetown),  ELIZABETH 
BAILEY  (Rice),  ANDREW  GUNDLACH 
(Georgetown),  and  MICHAEL  SAMAHA 
(Lafayette). 


1992-1993 

PROFESSOR     CHARLES     WHITING 

(Northwestern  University),  who  directed  the 
1980-81  group,  will  be  back  next  year  as 
Resident  Director  of  the  1992-93  group. 


RETIREMENTS 

Two  long-time  instructors  of  special  Sweet 
Briar  courses  retired  at  the  end  of  die  1990- 
91  school-year:  Mme  ALICE  TRIAN- 
TAFYLLOU,  who  taught  the  advanced 
grammar  and  the  phonetics  courses,  will  be 
able  to  spend  more  time  in  Greece,  her 
husband's  country.  She  is  so  irreplaceable 
that  we  hired  two  people  to  replace  her:  Mme 
Laurenti,  to  teach  the  grammar  course,  and 
Mme  Melleado,  to  teach  the  phonetics 
course.         Professor  ROBERT 

GARAPON,  who  taught  the  17th  century 
literature  course,  has  also  retired  and  has 
been  named  Honorary  Adviser  of  the 
program.  His  colleague  at  Paris  IV,  M. 
Gabriel  Conesa,  who  has  served  as 
consultant  for  several  years,  is  now  teaching 
that  course. 

IN  MEMORIAM 

We  are  sorry  to  report  the  death  of  two 
former  members  of  the  Advisory  Committee, 
Professor  HARCOURT  BROWN,  father 
of  JENNIFER  S.H.  BROWN  (Pembroke  60- 
61),  who  represented  Brown  University  from 
1948  to  1969  (see  page  10),  and  Professor 
DONALD  M.  FRAME  who  represented 
Columbia  University  from  1952  to  1964. 

Alumni  will  be  sad  to  hear  that  Professor 
NORBERT  DUFOURCQ,  who  taught  a 
very  popular  history  of  music  course  with 
Professor  MARCELLE  BENOIT  for  Sweet 
Briar,  died  in  December  1990. 

After  a  long  illness.  Professor  ANDRE 
BORDEAUX,  who  directed  the  Tours 
preliminary  session  from  1964  to  1985,  died 
on  October  19,  1991.  Alumni  will  remember 
Professor  Bordeaux  during  their  first  general 
meeting  at  the  Institut  de  Touraine, 
explaining  the  mysteries  of  the  map  of  the 
Institut  and  the  complications  of  the 
schedule.  Directors  who  worked  with  Andre 
will  remember  the  stories  which  he  could  teU 
with  various  French  provincial  accents 
(esf>ecially  the  Nievre  accent  from  the  little 
village  of  Savigny-Poil-Fol  where  he 
attended  primary  school.)  All  enjoyed 
working  with  him. 

Professor  Bordeaux  had  been  Chair  of  the 
English  Department  and  Vice  President  of  the 
University  Franfois-Rabelais  in  Tours.  He 
was  a  sjjecialist  of  Hilaire  Belloc  and  a  well- 
known  translator  of  Conrad  and  Soyinka. 

We  miss  him  and  wish  to  honor  him  by 
giving  his  name  to  our  1992-93  Financial 
Aid  Fund.  To  his  wife  Christiane  and  his  six 
children  we  send  our  heartfelt  sympathy. 


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Contributors  to  the  Scholarship  and  Financial  Aid  Funds  of  the 

Junior  Year  in  France 

(July  1, 1990  -  June  30, 1991) 


We  wish  to  thank  the  following  altimnae 
and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF  and 
corporations  making  matching  grants,  who 
contributed  a  total  of  $10,840  during  the 
1990-91  school-year.  We  have  made  every 
effort  to  list  all  contributors.  If  for  some 
reason  we  have  made  an  error,  please  let  us 
know.  Contributions  received  after  June  30, 
1991  will  be  acknowledged  in  next  year's 
Magazine. 

1948-49 
Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth,  Sweet  Briar 
James  T.  Brown,  Yale 
Shirley  Gage  Dtirfee,  UAVisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Margot  Hess  Hahn,  Goucher 
Mane  Gilliam  Park,  Sweet  Briar 
Patricia  Carry  Stewart,  Cornell 
Lynn  H.  Thompson,  Yale 

1949-50 

John  A.  Beregren,  Dartmouth 
Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Barbara  Fisher  Nemser,  Barnard 
June  Sigler  Siegel,  Wellesley 
Winifred  Sexton  West,  Bryn  Mawr 

1950-51 
Joyce  Black  Franke,  Vassar 
Harriet  Farber  Friedlander,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Joan  Hollander  Lifland,  Mt.  Holyoke 
William  D.  Romey,  Indiana 
Charity  Williams  Small,  U/Oregon 
Susan  Anderson  Talbot,  RadclifTe 

1951-52 
Josephine  Silbert  Benedek,  Wellesley 
Patricia  Palmer  Kendall,  Wheaton 
Josephine  Wells  Rodgers,  Sweet  Briar 
Joanna  Chiotinos  Zauchenberger,  Brown 

1952-53 

Charles  Mailman,  Franklin  &  Marshall 
Marilyn  Koenick  Yalom,  Wellesley 

1953-54 

Michael  Cambem,  Harvard 

Sue  Lawton  Mobley,  Sweet  Briar 

1954-55 

Peter  Dirlam,  Cornell 
Diana  Frothingham  Feinberg,  Radcliffe 
Nancy  Wilkins  Klein,  Denison 
Beverly  Oyler  Shivers,  Carleton 
Margo  Meier  Viscusi,  Northwestern 

1956-57 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammill,  Sweet  Briar 
Caroline  Sauls  Shaw,  Sweet  Briar 

1957-58 
Benita  Bendon  Campbell,  Bryn  Mawr 
Janet  Foss  Howell,  Wells 
Peter  Roemer,  Princeton 

1958-59 

Tom  Schaumberg,  Yale 
Roger  L.  Zissu,  Dartmouth 

1959-60 

Joseph  F.  Carroll,  UA'trgirua 

Carolyn  Coggin  Holmes,  Wake  Forest 

1960-61 
Jennifer  Brown  Brown,  Brown 
David  Rosenbloom,  Princeton 


1961-62 

Judith  Alperin-Fried,  U/Illinois 
Harriet  P.  Davis,  Wheaton 

1962-63 

Jonathan  Fielding,  Williams 

Margery  E.  Fleign,  Sweet  Briar 

Michael  S.  Koppisch,  Johns  Hopkins 

Kent  Saltonsiall,  Yale 

Marshall  Metcalf  Seymour,  Sweet  Briar 

Leslie  Raissman  Wellbaum,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1963-64 
Dede  Thompson  Bartlett,  Vassar 
Susan  S.  Holland,  Occidental 
Peter  McRobbie,  Yale 

1964-65 
Ellyn  Clemmer  Ballou,  Middlebury 
Karen  Kelley  Brott,  Duke 
Suellen  Terrill  Keiner,  Bryn  Mawr 
Katharine  Mockett-Oberteuffer,  Sweet  Briar 

1965-66 

Anthony  Caprio,  Wesleyan 
Jane  Renke  Meyer,  Denison 
Joseph  Meyer,  III,  Williams 
Lucien  Wulsin,  Jr.,  Trinity 

1967-68 

Bruce  Croushore,  Franklin  &  Marshall 
Barbara  Duffield  Erskine,  Sweet  Briar 
Julia  B.  Leverenz,  Dickinson 
Paul  S.  Levy,  Lehigh 
Herbert  N.  Wigder,  Trinity 

1968-69 

David  Peter  Adams,  Kenyon 
David  Longfellow,  UA'irginia 

1969-70 
Tina  Kronemer  Ament,  Case  Western  Reserve 
Ellen  Shapiro  Buchwalter, 

Case  Western  Reserve 
David  Ellison,  Dartmouth 
Ahce  Rosenblum  Loubaton,  Bryn  Mawr 
Lynn  M.  McWhood,  Wellesley 

1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackermann,  Emory 
Kathrin  Hlebakos  Burleson,  U/Califomia 
Evan  D.  Robinson,  UA'irginia 
Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard,  Sweet  Briar 

1971-72 
Carter  Heyward  Morris,  Sweet  Briar 

1972-73 
Patrice  Clark  Cole,  U/Anzona 
Ann  Stuart  Mckie  Kling,  Sweet  Briar 
Loretta  Poveromo,  Vassar 

1973-74 

Vincent  J.  Doddy,  ViUanova 
Elizabeth  Halle  Hayes,  Emory 
Emily  Crom  Lyons,  Kenyon 
A.  Byron  Nimocks,  Hendrix 
Nancy  Noyes  Robinson,  UA'irginia 
Laura  Stottlemyer,  Emory 

1974-75 
Alan  Engler,  Yale 

Patricia  Block  Greenberg,  Bucknell 
Carole  A.  Grunberg,  Vassar 

1975-76 
Deborah  Cook  Routt,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Jeanne  L.  Windsor,  Mt.  Holyoke 


1978-79 

Katherine  Boschenstein, 

Randolph-Macon  Woman's 
Catherine  L.  Mills,  Sweet  Briar 

1979-80 
Sarah  Rindsberg  Berman,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Ellen  Danaczko  Ellison,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Michael  J.  Olecki,  Haverford 
Cathy  Rivara  Trezza,  Cornell 

1981-82 

Charles  F.  Hunter,  Lawrence 

1982-83 

Keimeth  Bradt,  U/North  Carolina 
Amy  Breseke,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Lon  Reilly,  Northwestern 

1984-85 

Angela  Rose  Heffeman,  Wheaton 

1987-88 

Margaret  Frazier,  Sweet  Briar 

1988-89 

Anna  Bemadette  Garcia, 
U/Southem  Cahfomia 
Douglas  C.  Heyler,  U/Michigan 

OTHERS 

Professor     and     Mrs.     Archille     Biron, 

Professor     Emeritus,     Colby     College, 

Resident    Director,    1964-65,    1971-72, 

1973-74 
Mr.  Richard  L.  Duffield,  father  of  Barbara 

Duffield   Erskine,  JYF   1967-68,  Sweet 

Briar  College 
Dr.   Edward  TIamer,   Washington   and  Lee 

University,    Honorary    Member    of   the 

Advisory  Committee 
Dr.    Arnold    Joseph,    Denison    University, 

Resident    Director    1969-70,    1976-77, 

1986-87,  Member  of  the  Advisory 

Committee 
Dr.     and     Mrs.     Robert     G.     Marshall, 

Professor   Emeritus,   Former  Director  of 

Junior    Year    in    France,    Sweet    Briar 

College,     Honorary    Member    of    the 

Advisory  Committee 
Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus,  Sweet 

Briar  College,   Honorary  Member  of  the 

Advisory  Committee 
G'TE  Foundation  -  Matching  Gift 
Harris  Bank  Foundation  -  Matching  Gift 
Johnson  &  Johnson  Family  of  Companies  - 

Matching  Gift 
Mack  Trucks,  Inc.  -  Matching  Gift 
Merck  Company  Foundation  -  Matching  Gift 
The    New    York    Community    Trust/Joan 

O'Meara   Winant,   JYF   1971-72,   Yale 

University 
TRW  Foundation  -  Matching  Gift 


We  apologize  for  having  misspelled  the 
name  of^The  New  York  Community  Trust  in 
last  year's  Magazine. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


WE  HOPE  YOU  WILL  WISH  TO  CONTRIBUTE 
TO  ONE  OF  THE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS  LISTED  BELOW: 


With  your  support,  we  were  able  to  grant  $98,800  in  direct  financial  aid  for  1991-92 
[compared  to  $78,445  the  previous  year].  This  represents  4.88%  of  the  total  fees  [up  from  4. 15% 
the  previous  year].  We  are  getting  closer  to  our  goal  of  5%,  but  are  still  a  long  way  from  our 
eventual  goal  of  10%.  At  a  time  of  difficult  economic  conditions  for  many  families,  your  help  is 
particularly  appreciated. 

Endowed  scholarship  funds  (only  the  income  is  used): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND, 

in  memory  of  R.  John  Matthew,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND, 

in  memory  of  Arthur  Bates,  Professor  of  French,  Sweet  Briar  College. 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  25th  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND, 

founded  in  1972  in  honor  of  the  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France  and  renamed  in 
1984  in  honor  of  Robert  G.  Marshall,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND  for  summer  study, 
in  memory  of  Martha  Lucas  Pate,  President,  Sweet  Briar  College. 


Financial  aid  operating  budget 

(your  contribution  will  be  used  the  for  the  1992-93  fmancial  aid  budget): 

The  ANDRE  BORDEAUX  FUND 

in  memory  of  Professor  Andre  Bordeaux,  Director  of  the  preliminary  session  in  Tours  from 

1964  to  1985. 

[Financial  aid  operating  budget  for  1992-1993] 

Please  note  that  many  firms  match  contributions  to  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  If  you  contribute 
and  your  employer  makes  matching  gifts,  we  would  appreciate  your  efforts  in  this  connection. 

YOUR  GIFT  IS  DEDUCTIBLE  FOR  INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES. 

Please  use  the  enclosed  envelope  or  send  your  contribution  to: 

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Sweet  Briar  College 
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If  you  need  or  wish  to  contact  the  Junior  Year  in  France  office  at  Sweet  Briar 
College: 

Our  staff:       EMILE  LANGLOIS,  Director 

PATRICIA  WYDNER,  Assistant  to  the  Director 
SUE  FAUBER,  Secretary 

Our  telephone  number:  (804)381  6109 

Our  fax  number:  (804)  381  6283 


PLEASE  NOTE: 

We  will  be  grateful  if  alumnae  and  alumni  will  inform  us  of  any  address 
changes.  It  is  becoming  increasingly  expensive  for  us  to  send  the  magazine  to 
addresses  that  iu^e  no  longer  valid.  Thank  you. 


Cover  photo  taken  25  years  ago  by  Jeffrey  C.  Bauer  (Colorado  College)   1967-68 

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ear  alumnae  and  alumni: 

1  his  magazine  is  your  magazine.  We  hope  you  enjoy  reading  it  as  much  as  we  enjoy  putting  it  togetiier.   Every 

year  we  try  to  contact  all  the  members  of  the  groups  celebrating  their  40th,  25th,  10th  and  5th  anniversaries.  This  does 
not  mean  that  if  your  class  is  not  celebrating  one  of  those  anniversaries,  we  are  not  interested  in  your  news.  On  the 
contrary,  we  are  eager  to  publish  whatever  we  receive.  We  realize  that  a  considerable  amount  of  time  elapses  between  the 
10th  and  25th  and  between  the  25th  and  the  40th  anniversaries,  and  even  more  after  the  40th  anniversary.  Some  groups 
organize  full-fledged  or  mini-reunions.  We  love  to  hear  from  those,  we  love  to  hear  from  you,  even  if  it  is  simply  a 
short  message  to  the  members  of  your  class.  So,  please,  keep  in  touch. 


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Ln  this  issue  several  alumni  mention  that  one  the  best  courses  they  have  ever  had  was  Professor  Garapon's  course  on 

17th  century  French  literature.  Last  year  we  had  informed  you  of  Professor  Garapon's  retirement.  I  regret  to  inform  you 
that,  after  a  short  illness,  he  died  last  spring.  For  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  Professor  Garapon  had  served  the  Junior 
Year  in  France  as  teacher,  adviser,  resource  person  when  things  were  difficult  in  the  first  years  after  the  division  of  the 
Sorbonne.  To  honor  this  good  friend  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France,  the  1993-94  Financial  Aid  Fund  will  be  known  as  the 
Robert  Garapon  Fund. 

/\s  1  am  writing  Uiis,  a  mini-trade  war  has  flared  up  between  the  United  States  and  Europe  (and  particularly  France). 

Let  us  hope  it  will  not  degenerate  further  and  that  drinking  an  occasional  botUe  of  French  white  wine  will  not  become  a 
sign  of  conspicuous  luxury.  Some  of  the  1992-93  students  may  have  been  pleased  to  escape  the  final  weeks  of  die 
American  presidential  campaign.  Ilelas!  they  arrived  in  Tours  in  the  middle  of  the  campaign  on  the  Maastricht  Treaty. 
This  was  only  an  appetizer  before  the  spring  parliamentary  elections. . .  and  perhaps  a  presidential  election,  since  France  is 
akeady  thinking  of  I'apris-Mitterrandisme. 

r\s  the  dollar  seems  to  be  slowly  recovering  from  its  summer  lows  and  the  American  economy  appears  to  be 
extricating  itself  from  the  recession,  there  is  a  growing  feeling  of  optimism.  We  hope  this  will  encourage  more  students 
to  spend  a  full  year  of  study  in  France.  I  would  like  to  thank  you  because,  in  spite  of  a  difficult  economic  situation,  in 
1991-92  you  nearly  doubled  your  contributions  to  our  scholarship  funds  (from  $10,840  in  1990-91  to  $19,295).  This 
was  particularly  appreciated  since,  for  the  first  time,  more  than  50%  of  the  students  (in  fact  61%)  reported  receiving  some 
kind  of  financial  aid  (federal  and  state  grants,  college  grants,  grants  from  corporations  and  foundations,  loans,  etc).  We 
are  aware  of  the  many  solicitations  you  are  receiving  every  day.  However,  please  consider  helping  a  student  have  the 
same  experience  as  you  had  in  France.  Today  the  scholarship  funds  supported  by  alumni  contributions  stand  as  follows: 
Bates  Memorial  Fund:  $142,904,  Robert  G.  Marshall  25th  Anniversary  Fund:  $223,868,  John  Mattiiew  Scholarship 
Fund:  $152,295,  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Fund:  $14,935.  Please  contribute  to  these  funds  described  on  page  33,  or  to  the 
Robert  Garapon  Fund. 

F  rom  Virginia  and  from  Paris  we  send  you  our  best  wishes  for  a  happy  holiday  season. 


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FORTY  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


Un  grand  merci  a  JULIE  HOWARD 
PARKER  (Middlebury)  who  volunteered  to 
serve  as  editor  of  the  class  news  for  the  40th 
anniversary  of  the  1952-53  group.  Here  is 
her  repwrt: 


1952-1953 

"Forty  years  ago  this  September,  a  group  of 
80  of  us  boarded  the  SS  Mauretania  for  a  year  of 
study  in  France.  It  was  an  historic  time,  only 
seven  years  after  the  end  of  World  War  H.  There 
were  still  quartiers  sinistris  here  and  there  in 
Tours,  reminders  the  energy,  hope  and 
resources  of  the  French  had  not  yet  rebounded 
sufficiently  to  reconstruct  their  lives.  In  fact  I 
remember  jjerceiving  the  whole  society  as 
dejected,  drab,  weighed  down  by  money  worries 
and  doubts  about  Europe's  future.    Our  French 


family  had  a  son  in  the  war  in  Algeria,  the 
U.S.S.R.  and  the  U.S.  had  begun  escalating 
hostilities,  Jean-Paul  Sartre  was  at  his  peak. 
This  gloom,  to  my  impressionable  nature, 
seemed  "reality"  in  contrast  to  the  fake 
campus  absorptions  I  had  come  from, 
revolving  around  sorority  parties  and 
infringements  of  parietal  hours.  Have  any  of 
you  read  Philippe  Labro's  L'Etudiant 
Etr anger?  A  marvelous  account  of  our  year  in 
reverse. 


On  the  Mauretania,  September  4,  1952 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


"But  there  were  the  chansonniers,  Piaf, 
Les  Freres  Jacques,  dreamy  hnes  like  "//  y  a 
longtemps  que  je  t'aime,  jamais  je  ne 
t'oublierai" 

"Do  you  remember  Pagnol's  Marias. 
Anouilh,  Gide,  Claudel,  En  Attendant 
Godot?  TTiat  marvelous  French  knack  for 
the  vraisemblable.  Can  you  still  see  and 
hear  the  streets  of  Paris,  with  all  that  chaos 
of  odd  little  vehicles  clattering  down  the 
cobblestones,  two-wheeled  Vespas,  flat- 
nosed  Deux  Chovaux,  tinny  Citroens, 
velos.  push  carts,  horsedrawn  enterprises? 
And  all  patinaed  in  a  magic  coat  of  sooty 
grime,  Aux  Deux  Magots  customers 
chastened  under  tlie  eye  of  the  foreboding 
yet  mystical  St.  Germain  des  Pres  and  ever 
the  scent  of  roasting  chestnuts  whose 
vendor  wanned  his  hands  over  the  coals  all 
winter  at  his  daily  post.  Do  you  go  to  films 
about  those  years,  always  to  be 
disappointed  that  it  is  impossible  to  capture 
the  way  it  was  in  Paris,  1952  -  tentative, 
slightly  degenerate,  broodingly  sensual, 
with  the  savoir  vivre  of  ephemeral 
pleasures?  Filmmakers  never  get  the  filter 
right,  the  skew.  Little  did  we  happy-hearted 
Americans  know  that  soon  our  own  comfy 
world  of  unchallenged  values  would 
collapse...  we  were  still  as  Mme  Gille 
assessed  us,  "Les  Amiricains  qui  n'ont  pas 
d'idees,  mais  qui  ont  au  mains  I'esprit 
ouvert."  Our  French  intellectual 
counterparts  argued  philosophy  and  politics 
waving  Gauloise  stubs  in  their  stained 
fingers,  esprits  already  pretty  close.  Many 
of  us  had  romances  too,  complex  and  tragic, 
marking  us  indelibly. 

I  send  love  and  warmth  to  all  of  you,  for 
together  we  experienced  what  none  of  us 
will  ever  quite  retrieve  separately." 


BILL  DICKSON  (Yale)  writes:  "Since  I 
have  been  fortunate  to  visit,  live,  and  work 
in  France  on  several  occasions  since  1953, 
my  views  of  tlie  country  and  its  people  are 
drawn  from  various  contexts  and  vantage 
points.  TTie  Junior  Year,  however  -  coming 
when  it  did  -  probably  offered  the  most 
telling  perspective.  The  year  evokes 
memories  and  snapshots  that  all  of  us  share; 
the  rear  platform  of  the  63  bus,  the 
motorbikes  outside  Sciences  Po,  the 
students  in  the  Sorbonne  courtyard,  Sidney 
Bechet  at  Le  Vieux  Colombier,  and  many 
more.  But  the  year  also  meant  much  more: 
it  strongly  influenced  the  future  course  of 
my  own  and  my  family's  lives. 

"Without  wanting  to  overstate  the  case, 
there  is  reason  to  believe  that,  had  1  noi 
gone  to  France  in  1952, 
-  I  would  not  have  gone  to  a  graduate  school 
of  international  affairs  or  embarked  on  a  33- 


year  career  with  USIA's  Foreign  Service.  (In 
1952,  I  would  have  bet  on  English  literature 
and  a  career  in  journalism.)  And  my  present 
'second  career'  probably  would  not  be  the 
administration  of  academic  exchanges 
(Fulbright)  widi  Eastern  Europe. 

-  I  would  not  have  met  my  wife  while  at  the 
Fletcher  School.  She,  in  turn,  might  not  have 
experienced  the  world  in  the  profound  way  that 
she  did,  come  to  know  Paris  better  than  I,  or 
acquired  the  cultural  understanding  and  personal 
and  professional  self-confidence  that  have 
served  her  well,  both  at  home  and  abroad. 

-  Our  children  would  not  have  lived  and  been 
schooled  in  France,  among  other  countries. 
Our  daughter  might  not  have  spent  her  own 
junior  year  in  Paris,  studied  international 
affairs,  or  selected  a  career  in  that  field.  Our 
son  might  not  have  gone  to  the  Kermedy 
School,  returned  twice  to  France,  or  consider 
Chenonceaux  and  the  Rodin  Museum  among  his 
favorite  spots.  Both  might  never  have 
developed  the  tolerance  for  other  peoples  and 
cultures  that  they  now  display. 

-  And  it  is  difficult  to  imagine  that  some  of 
this  experience  will  not  influence,  in  turn,  the 
lives  of  our  children's  children. 

"This  is  not  to  say  that  all  our  experiences 
were  positive  or  trouble-free.  There  were 
strains  and  sorrows  among  the  joys  and 
satisfactions,  but  we  might  all  agree  that  we  are 
better  people  for  what  we  experienced  and 
endured. 

"If  I  understand  the  aims  of  the  Jimior  Year  in 
France  program,  they  have  been  well  served  by 
the  impact  of  that  year  on  this  one  family.  I  am 
grateful  to  Sweet  Briar,  Yale,  and  a  private 
foundation  in  New  Jersey  for  making  the  year 
possible,  and  to  a  remarkable  group  of 
classmates  who  helped  me  to  understand 
France,  its  culture,  and  myself  in  ways  that 
meant  so  much  in  years  to  come." 


Homer  A.  Houchins,  Jr. 


ANNE  MORIN  (Wellesley)  writes  in 
French:  "Merci  de  votre  bonne  lettre.  Vous 
voyei  par  I'enveloppe  que  je  suis  a  Paris, 
depuis  12  ans  dija.  J' adore.  J'ai  finalement 
dicidi  que  c'itait  ou  je  souhaitais  vivre  et 
j'ai  tout  balanci  aux  USA.  pour  m'installer 
ici.  C'est  une  aventure  formidable  pour  moi. 
Rien  de  tel  que  la  grande  ville  pour  vous 
apprendre  un  tas  de  choses!  J'enseigne 
I'anglais  aux  professionnels  frangais  dans  le 
contexte  de  leurs  entreprises." 

From  HOMER  A.  HOUCHINS,  JR. 
(Emory):  "Your  letter  hit  me  like  a  splash  of 
refreshing,  cool  water  in  the  middle  of  an 
incapacitating  desert.  Strange,  really,  after 
all  these  years  to  be  so  genuinely  moved  by  a 
voice  from  that  special  comer  of  my  past. 
"Forty  years  ago  this  September..."  Just  a 
few  simple  words,  but  how  they  evoke  an 
avalanche  of  memories,  feelings  and 
nostalgia.  Naive  as  I  was,  I  realized 
intuitively  that  this  was  an  episode  in  my 
young  life  that  was  tout  a  fait  spicial.  It 
was  only  later  that  I  came  to  appreciate  just 
what  a  determinative,  life-altering 
experience  it  would  prove  to  be.  Whoever 
said  that  "youth  is  wasted  on  the  yoimg"  was 
only  partly  right,  and  certainly  was  not  a 
member  of  our  SBJYF  group. 

"Those  of  us  who  were  there,  nevertheless, 
know  well  that  it  was  not  all  romance  and 
f>each  blossoms.  You  expressed  it  quite  well 
in  your  letter,  Julie,  when  you  evoked 
p)erceptions  of  a  "...whole  society  dejected, 
drab,  weighed  down..."  But  while  we  sensed 
this  aspect  of  the  reality  all  around  us,  it 
dampened  little  our  youthful,  carefree  and 
exuberant  spirits.  Life  was,  after  all,  forever 
-  and  this  was  just  the  beginning!  And  now 
here  we  all  are  -  at  least  those  of  us  who  are 
still  around  settled  in  our  no-nonsense, 
middle-aged  sensible  lives.  Perhaps  I  am 
assuming  too  much,  since  to  my  shame  I 
have  kept  up  with  almost  no  one  from  our 
group...  at  least  not  in  the  past  20  years  or 
so.  Mais  la  vie  sipare  ceux  qui  s'aiment, 
etc.  Perhaps  this  reply  to  you  is  my 
simplistic  way  of  trying  to  atone  for,  even 
exorcise,  some  regrets,  non-deeds,  and 
certainly  some  pent-up  feelings.  I  consider 
myself  quite  fortunate  today  in  many 
respects,  not  the  least  of  which  is  my 
continuing  involvement  with  France  and 
things  French.  My  law  practice,  which  is 
predominately  international  in  nature,  is 
heavily  French  oriented.  I  recently  retired 
after  serving  eight  years  as  Honorary  Consul 
of  France  in  Atlanta.  In  1985,  I  founded  the 
Atlanta  Chapter  of  the  French-American 
Chamber  of  Commerce  in  the  United  States. 
Since  1975  my  practice  has  taken  me  back  to 
France  about  four  or  five  times  a  year.  None 
of  this  would  have  happened  without  that 
fabulous  year  in  Tours  and  Paris." 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


ALEXANDRA  HUNT  (Vassar):  "...There's 
something  I'd  like  to  read  -  I'd  like  to  know 
what  each  of  us  has  been  up  to  in  all  those 
years.  And  with  a  snapshot,  although  that 
would  be  difficult  to  reproduce.  Maybe  just  a 
reproduction  of  the  group  photo  taken  at 
Tours?  And  with  names  attached.  I 
remember  the  others  by  their  faces  but  I 
can't  attach  names.  If  wc  do  send  our 
capsulized  news,  I  suppose  it's  impossible 
to  avoid  putting  a  glowy  face  on 
everything,  as  one  is  prone  to  do  in  class 
notes.  It  would  be  nice  if  we  were  all  honest. 
I'd  volunteer  to  be  the  first  but  I  guess  it's  a 
lot  to  ask. 

"You  asked  if  we  went  to  films  about 
those  years-  I've  just  read  a  bit  of  Jean 
Seberg...  absorbing  but  sad  picture  of  a  life 
in  the  French  '50's.  I'd  be  happy  with  a  get- 
together.  I  spend  part  of  my  time  still  in 
NYC  and  part  in  Omaha,  where  my  husband 
and  I  recently  bought  my  parents'  home.  I 
hope  we  can  all  be  kept  posted  -  I'd  try  to  be 
in  NYC  if  that  were  ciiosen.  All  the  best." 

SUSAN  GOODMAN  CARLISLE  (Cornell): 
"It  would  be  fun  to  put  our  '52-'53  memories 
together.  And  I  wonder  how  many  of  us  were 
so  profoundly  affected  by  that  year  in  Paris 
that  France  has  become  a  vocation,  an 
avocation,  or  some  kind  of  manie.  Even 
though  I  teach  English,  I've  spent  seven 
whole  years  and  countless  summers  in 
France.  I've  twice  given  a  course  called 
"French  Behavior  and  the  Built 
Environment"  at  the  Tufts  Eirropean  Center 
in  Talloires  (Haute-Savoie),  directed  the 
Center  one  summer,  helped  set  up  and  direct 
a  Junior  Year  program  in  Rouen  which  has 
since  mushroomed,  published  several 
articles  on  France,  enfin,  bref...  So  I'd  be 
glad  to  help  organize  something.  I  teach  at 
Tufts  University,  in  Medford  (Department  of 
English).  We're  usually  at  our  place  in 
Maine  on  September  weekends.  Meanwhile, 
I'll  start  thinking  about  specific  memories 
of  our  year.  I  lived  at  the  Foyer 
International  on  the  Boulevard  St.  Michel 
and  I'm  still  in  touch  with  several  French 
friends  from  there.    A  bientot." 

ELSPETH  HUGHES  BENTON  (Mount 
Holyoke):  "Even  though  my  present  life  as 
a  child  care  director  and  grandmotlier  is  far 
removed  from  our  1952-53  year  in  France, 
it's  never  too  far  from  my  mind.  In  fact, 
next  month  I'll  be  spending  10  days  in  Paris 
with  a  friend,  just  soaking  in  the  good 
feelings  I  always  experience  there.  Through 
my  late  husband's  specialty  being  medieval 
Champagne,  I  was  privileged  to  live  two 
different  years  in  France,  one  each  in  Dijon 
and  Reims,  and  to  travel  there  for  shorter 
trips     from     time     to     time.      I    subscribe 


presently  to  a  cassette/magazine  called  Champs 
Elvs^es  that  I  find  very  helpful.  It  arrives  every 
six  weeks  and  contains  popular  French  songs, 
movie,  film  and  theater  reviews,  political 
analyses  and  short  pieces  on  subjects  such  as 
wines  or  cheeses.  A  painless  way  to  maintain 
ease  in  listening. 

"The  memories  are  absolutely  indelible.  A 
group  of  us  mostly  from  Wellesley  and  Mount 
Holyoke,  somehow  found  each  other  and 
became  friends.  We  all  bought  bikes  and  toured 
the  chateaux,  usually  one  at  a  time,  taking  a 
day  for  each  those  first  weeks  we  were  in  Tours. 
Oh,  what  days!  Even  at  the  time  we  realized 
how  fortunate  we  were.  The  long  lazy  lunches, 
generously  packed  by  our  Tours  families,  which 
we  of  course  supplemented  with  wine,  were 
highlights.  MITZI  GEBHARD  made  the 
chateaux  live  for  me  as  only  a  peer  versus 
parents  or  jjrofessors  can  do.  One  treasured 
memory  among  many  in  Paris  is  of  spending 
the  early  morning  hours  at  Les  Halles,  buying 
flagrant  carnations  and  strawberries  there,  and 
walking  the  several  miles  home  before  dawn 
along  the  Seine.  Or  a  brief  romance  with  not  a 
Frenchman  but  a  Pole,  a  Communist  who  I  soon 
learned  was  already  married.  One  moonlit 
evening  he  suddenly  tossed  my  earring  into  the 
Seine,  for  me  to  remember  forever,  he  said, 
that  it  was  there.  Ah!  The  theater  class  was 
sans  pareil,  as  were  the  weekly  art 
introductions  at  the  Louvre.  In  a  course  I  took 
at  the  Sorbonne  we  actually  studied  one  single 
essay  by  Montaigne  for  the  entire  year,  which  I 
found  incredible.  Failure  was  also  among  my 
experiences:  an  introductory  course  at  the 
Institut  de  Sciences  Politiques  had  to  be 
repeated  once  I  returned  to  the  States.  Our 
French  family,  Madame  Lechamy,  her  mother 
Madame  DuVieux  and  her  17 -year-old  daughter 
Carine,  became  very  close  to  us.  Two  years 
later  I  stayed  with  them  a  few  weeks  with  my 
husband  and  first  child.  Over  excellent  limches 
and  simple  sujjpers  we  had  spirited  discussions 
on  politics,  literature,  morals.  Carine, 
passionate,  liked  to  argue  with  her  mother.  I 
must  also  include  my  dear  friend  and  roommate 
of  that  year,  CAROL  MOORE  RAPHAEL. 
Fortunately  for  me,  Carol  lived  in  Palos  Verdes 
and  when  John  and  I  moved  here  in  1965  we 
resumed  our  friendship.  Carol  died  of  cancer 
two  years  ago  and  the  world  lost  a  vibrant, 
caring  woman  with  an  irresistible  laugh.  The 
return  home  is  another  strong  memory.  I  found 
myself  shedding  tears  as  I  left.  Something 
about  closing  the  youth  chapter  and  going  back 
to  be  a  (yoimg  admittedly)  adult,  I  think.  And 
then  back  at  Moimt  Holyoke  -  three  of  us  who 
had  been  in  Paris  together  -  this  is  a  confession 
-  felt  somehow  superior  to  and  infinitely  more 
cosmopolitan  than  our  classmates.  Yes,  we 
certainly  could  reune  sometime  here  in 
California.     With  warm  regards." 


John  Jay  Larkin 

CHARLES  J.   (CHUCK)   MAILMAN,   M.D. 

(Franklin  and  Marshall):  "...  The  time  in 
Tours  was  so  idyllic.  The  weekend  bicycle 
trips  to  nearby  chateaux  with  JOHN  LARKIN, 
ANN  BAKER  AND  JEAN  MARIE  MCKENNA. 
Although  we  tried  to  be  so  cool  about  the 
weekend  chateaux  visits  with  the  group,  it  is 
those  very  trips  that  I  remember  so  vividly. 
But  also  my  family  there:  Mme  Tanchoux 
who  worked  in  the  post  office,  and  her  80- 
year  old  mother,  Mme  RouiUer  who  spent  at 
least  8  hours  every  day  fixing  the  simple  yet 
magnificent  meals.  How  she  hated  it  if  you 
ate  everything  indiscriminately,  and  loved 
your  intense  likes  and  dislikes!  Paris  was 
truly  a  change.  My  family  in  Paris  was  the 
Professor  at  Lyc6e  Louis  Le  Grand,  his  wife, 
who  tried  so  hard  to  be  an  American,  and 
their  three  children  within  a  year  or  two  of 
me.  How  neat  it  was  to  live  on  the  rue  de 
I'Estrapade,  five  minutes  from  the  Sorboime, 
a  block  or  two  from  the  rue  Mouffetard.  I 
remember  gorging  myself  every  afternoon  at 
4  p.m.  so  I  wouldn't  eat  too  much  at  the 
dirmer  table.  Lord,  how  we  walked!  I 
remember  the  excellent  courses  at  the  Institut 
de  Phon^tique.  Did  not  Prof.  Fouch^ 
subsequently  become  Minister  of  Education? 
I  remember  evenings  out,  when  we  missed 
the  last  mfitro,  the  long  cold  walk  home.  Till 
I  found  out  about  the  wonderful  maisons  de 
rendez-vous  where  one  could  rent  a  room 
very  reasonably  vmul  the  first  m6tro  preceded 
of  course  by  onion  soup  at  Les  Halles.  I 
remember  especially  our  vacation  trips- 
Christmas  in  Belgium,  spring  vacation  in 
Switzerland  and  Italy.  The  latter  was  an 
experience  with  LARKIN,  SALLY  ROTH  and 
BETTY  MERRILL.  We  rented  a  4  chevaux 
Renault.  I  think  John  was  the  only  one  with 
any  experience  with  a  gear  shift.  That  first 
day  leaving  Paris,  that  night  going  through 


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an  icy  pass  in  the  Jura  to  arrive  in  Geneva. 
The  next  day,  on  the  main  highway,  the 
runaway  horse  that  crossed  in  front  of  us  and 
put  his  hooves  through  the  roof  of  our  little 
Renault.  Only  Jolin  had  a  broken  nose. 
Years  later  in  law  school,  John  lamented 
that  he  did  not  know  then  what  he  knew 
now.  Three  glorious  days  in  Lausanne  free 
while  they  fixed  our  car.  After  school  was 
over  I  was  to  meet  John  on  a  motorcycle  he 
bought  and  learned  how  to  drive,  in  Alsace. 
He  never  made  it.  The  cycle  broke  down  in 
Norway  and  he  had  to  wash  dishes  at  the 
U.S.  embassy  to  earn  his  way  back  to  the 
boat.  Thus  started  a  40-day  hitchhiking  trip 
for  me  through  Switzerland  and  the  British 
Isles.  What  fun.  I  waited  35  years  to  return  - 
just  didn't  want  to  break  the  spell. 
Motivated  by  my  son,  we  visited  the  family 
he  was  to  spend  some  lime  with  during  the 
summer  after  his  high  school  at  a  small 
Basque  town,  St.  Jean  de  Luz.  It  took;  he 
and  his  brother  relumed  last  year  to  spend 
the  year  in  France  with  his  University  of 
California  group,  but  at  the  University  of 
Bordeaux.  One  simply  can't  keep  the 
California  kids  away  f^om  the  ocean;  ihey 
both  love  to  surf.  TTiey  return  in  October  for 
another  year...  lucky  guys.  Although  it's 
very  nice  here  in  California,  I  wouldn't  mind 
moving  to  Saint-Jean-de-Luz  myself 
someday...  my  wife  would  love  it!  Well, 
forgive  me  the  free  association.  Best 
wishes  and  a  get  together  sounds  great,  in 
California." 


Jean  Manning  and  Lanni  Garner  pretending 
to  ask  for  directions! 


JANET  MOORE  SNYDER  (Denison):  "My 
memories  begin  with  the  Mauretania.  I'll  never 
forget  the  night  we  snuck  up  to  the  bow  of  the 
ship  and  the  crew  explained  what  the  buoys  and 
lights  meant  as  we  apiproached  Ireland.  There 
was  a  sky  full  of  stars  overhead  and  the  coast 
suddenly  apjieared  out  of  the  sea.  We  arrived  at 
Le  Havre  during  the  night  and  when  I  awoke  I 
peeked  between  the  curtains  and  saw  bright 
lights  and  people  rushing  about  on  the  dock 
right  outside  our  stateroom.  On  the  bus  crip 
from  Le  Havre  to  Tours  we  saw  a  large  sign 
painted  on  a  fieldstone  wall.  It  said  'Ridgeway 
Go  Home.'  Eisenhower  had  just  left  to  run  for 
President  and  Ridgeway  had  come  to  take  his 
place.  Not  a  very  pleasant  welcome  for  him  or 
us!  We  stopped  at  a  little  inn  for  limch  and  had 
our  first  shocking  encounter  with  a  jjrimitive 
French  bathroom.  My  next  fond  memory  was 
bouncing  over  the  cobblestones  of  Tours  on 
rented  bikes  on  our  way  to  class.  The  Vouvray 
was  delicious  and  the  soimd  and  Ught  show  at  a 
chateau  imforgettable.  Then  it  was  on  to  Paris 
and  our  family:  Mme  Moral,  Aime,  France, 
Philippe  and  Jeannot  at  1 1  bis,  rue  C6sar- 
Frank.  Paris  is  full  of  many  memories:  getting 
to  know  our  way  around  the  Metro,  long  rainy 
walks  home  from  classes  along  the  Rue  de 
Sevres  and  its  many  little  shops,  then  around 
Place  de  Breteuil  and  back  to  our  cozy  (?) 
sometimes  frigid  room-  the  only  radiator  way 
out  in  the  hall  beyond  the  closed  door.  I 
remember  our  wonderful  art  history  instructor 
who  went  to  the  U.S.  and  took  all  our  letters 
and  mailed  them  there  to  surprise  our  parents. 
Then  there  was  our  French  composition  teacher 
who  told  us  all  her  war  experiences  carrying 
messages  for  the  underground  among  her 
school  papers,  being  stopped  on  a  bus  and 
searched  but  never  caught.  I  spent  many  a  cold 
Sunday  walking  along  the  windy  Seine  on  my 
way  to  the  services  at  the  American  Church  in 
Paris.  We  met  some  lonely  American  Army 
officers  from  SHAPE  headquarters.  They  had  a 
car  and  we  spoke  the  language  so  we  sp)ent 
many  pleasant  hours  with  them  sightseeing. 
We  climbed  I'Arc  de  Triomphe  for  a  spectacular 
view  of  Paris.  The  best  memory  was  just 
walking  up  the  Champs  Elys^es  and  stopping 
at  a  caf6  for  a  snack  while  watching  Paris  walk 
by.  On  our  Christmas  trip  to  Zellamsee, 
Austria,  we  stayed  at  a  beautiful  lodge,  skied 
and  took  the  train  to  Salzburg.  We  woke  up  to 
the  noise  of  swans  outside  our  window  in  the 
warm  water  pumped  into  the  otherwise  frozen 
lake.  At  Easter  we  went  on  a  pilgrimage  and 
stood  in  St.  Peter's  Square  listening  to  Pope 
Pius  give  his  blessing.  Simimer  found  us  in 
Switzerland  on  a  frightening  old  wooden  train 
trip  swaying  and  lurching  between  Locarno  and 
Lugano.  The  mountains  and  chasms  were 
sp>ectacular  but  the  thought  of  the  return  trip 
was  a  knee  quaker.  It  was  hard  that  summer  as 
we  all  broke  up  and  went  in  different  directions. 


Even  our  French  family  left  town  for  their 
country  home.  As  I  left  Paris  the  tears  welled 
up  and  I  knew  there  would  never  be  another 
year  like  it.  My  roommate,  ANN  BAKER, 
and  I  graduated  from  Denison  University,  and 
both  married.  Ann  died  early,  in  1968  I 
believe.  I  saw  JEAN  MANNING  once  in 
Washington,  D.C.  She  married  shortly 
afterward.  Her  roommate  LANNI  GARNER 
married  her  French  beau  and  moved  to 
Canada.  I  got  together  with  NANCY  FORD 
once  in  Chicago.  I  have  seen  MITZI 
GEBHARD  at  a  couple  of  high  school 
reunions.  I  married  a  mechanical  engineer  at 
Argonne  National  Laboratory.  We  have 
three  sons,  three  daughters-in-law  and  six 
grandchildren.  We  are  presently  retired, 
working  on  our  cottage  near  Lake  Michigan 
in  a  unique  sand  dune  area  called  Grand  Mere 
near  St.  Joseph.  We've  survived  serious  skin 
cancer  and  two  open  heart  surgeries  and  stUl 
going   strong. 


Bonnie  Lee  Bond  and  Audrey  Houghton 

LINDA  WINSTON  (Sarah  Lawrence): 
"Instead  of  memories,  let  me  mention  a  few 
places  I  visited  in  my  last  trip  to  France  in 
April  of  this  year:  The  Edith  Piaf  museum  in 
a  tiny  apartment  in  M^nilmontant  (got 
cassettes  and  peered  at  her  tiny  clothes  and 
felt  nostalgic...  The  Bal  Musette  -  a  bal 
populaire,  frequented  by  Parisians  and 
provincial  visitors  who  like  to  do  ballroom 
dancing,  on  the  rue  de  Lapp,  just  behind  the 
new  Opera  House,  Givemy  and  the  rooms  at 
the  Orangerie  which  contain  those 
remarkable  Monet  paintings  of  his  Givemy 
gardens.  We  took  the  train  to  Vernon, 
bicycled  to  Givemy  and  an  abandoned, 
grassy  railroad  track." 


8 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


RICHARD  SIMONIAN  (Harvard):  "You 
sununed  up  very  nicely  what  I  expect  is 
everyone's  sentiments  with  respect  to  that 
year.  My  v^  best  wishes  to  you  and  the 
rest  of  the  group." 

MARY  CARSON  KAHL  (Mount  Holyoke): 
"Why  in  the  abstract  is  my  recollection  of 
that  year  bathed  in  a  golden  glow,  whereas 
when  I  try  to  remember  specifics  they  are  all 
dark  and  cold  -  no  heat  in  the  apartment  until 
a  cold  late  October,  gray  skies  and  rain 
through  much  of  the  winter,  the  great 
monuments  still  blackened  with  industrial 
soot  before  the  miraculous  cleaning.  I  was 
foolish  enough  to  keep  a  day-by-day  diary, 
beginning  with  our  sailing  on  the 
Mauretania  September  4  and  not  missing  a 
single  day  imtil  my  return  August  13.  It 
ends  melodramatically  with  the  quotation 
attributed  to  Mary  Queen  of  Scots  when  she 
left  France:  "Adieu  charmant  pays  de 
France,  te  quitter  c'est  mourir.  " 
Prophetically  true  for  her  but  happily  not 
for  me.  Never  until  this  summer  have  I  read 
the  entire  document  cover  to  cover.  Not  that 
it  wasn't  important  -  that  year  changed  the 
course  of  my  life  -  but  p>erhaps  it  was  too 
jjersonal,  too  painful.  Curiously,  the  things 
that  seem  most  important  in  retrospect 
barely  appear  in  this  naive,  childish 
journal.  I  record  day-to-day  conversations 
with  our  French  family  but  never  comment 
on  the  sense  of  style,  the  esprit,  the 
analytical  frame  of  mind,  the  esthetic 
sensibilities  that  made  a  lasting 
impression.  Monsieur  of  our  family  carried 
on  an  affair  with  an  American  girl  living  in 
the  same  building  (not,  heaven  forbid,  a 
Sweet  Briar  group  member!),  but  although 
CAROLYN  BARTHOLF,  roommate  both  at 
Mount  Holyoke  and  in  France,  and  I  were 
close  friends  of  this  girl  and  were 
maneuvered  into  conspiratorial  roles,  the 
diary  never  mentions  the  moral  conflicts  I 
remember  keenly.  The  first  great  romance 
of  my  life  happened  during  that  year,  and  the 
diary  of  course  records  both  the  specifics 
and  the  sense  of  being  swept  away.  How 
could  I  have  known  that  I  would  return  to 
France  three  years  later,  would  meet  the 
same  young  man  again  and  would  come  very 
close  to  marrying  him?  It  was  the  path  not 
taken,  with  all  its  attendant  speculation.  As 
we  read  Jean-Paul  Sartre  and  sat  in  the  Deux 
Magots  I  remember  both  the  exhilaration 
and  existential  responsibility  of  being  able 
to  be  absolutely  myself.  I  returned  to 
Mount  Holyoke  to  graduate,  then  went  to 
work  in  Wasihington  for  one  year  and  had 
the  luck  to  be  sent  to  the  American  Embassy 
in  Paris  for  a  two-year  tour  of  duty. 
Reminding  GINA  GUTTMAN  and  SUE 
GOODMAN  that  we  had  all  sworn  to  be  back 


in  France  within  three  years,  I  was  surprised 
when  three  weeks  later  they  walked  into  my 
office.  Sue  was  married  to  BOB  CARLISLE  who 
had  a  Fulbright  to  France,  and  Gina  had  saved  to 
return  to  France  on  her  own  to  do  writing.  We 
renewed  a  friendship  that  has  lasted  a  lifetime. 
I  entered  Harvard  Graduate  School  in  1958  and 
slowly  completed  a  doctorate  in  French 
literature.  By  the  time  I  was  defending  my 
thesis  I  had  married  a  professor  from  Simmons 
and  we  had  two  children,  diapers  winning  over 
documents.  From  Radcliffe  Institute  to  Milton 
Academy  to  Russell  Sage  College  to  Albany,  I 
finally  switched  from  French  to  nontraditional 
higher  education,  becoming  the  Chief 
Academic  Officer  of  Regents  College.  My 
husband  retired  in  1988;  our  daughter  graduated 
from  Sarah  Lawrence  in  1990  and  by  early  1991 
I  decided  to  retire  too  to  indulge  our  love  of 
travel.  I  chair  three  boards  and  am  also  an  avid 
gardener.  We  return  to  France  every  few  years. 
It  has  never  lost  its  magic.  Among  my  closest 
friends  are  two  alumnae  of  the  Junior  Year 
program,  roommate  CAROLYN  BARTHOLF 
OXTOBY  and  GINA  GUTTMAN  PRENOWTTZ. 
Our  lives  have  intertwined  in  complex, 
incredible  ways.  We  talk  on  the  phone  often. 
Another  Junior  Year  friend,  CAROL  MOORE 
RAPHAEL,  died  two  years  ago.  I  remember  a 
vivid  sense  of  being  alive,  of  discovery,  of 
awakening,  of  excitement,  even  when  Dear 
Diary  comments  only  on  a  dark  day  and  paper 
to  write.  I  remember  En  Attendant  Godot.  La 
Cantatrice  Chauve.  Siegfried,  and  all  the 
mysteries  of  the  theater.  I  remember  the 
Louvre,  the  Jeu  de  Paume,  the  quiet  and  intimate 
Vert  Galant  park  at  the  tip  of  the  He  de  la  Cil6. 
To  this  day,  when  I  return  to  Paris,  it  feels  like 
coming  home.  I  get  to  New  York  City 
frequently.  Our  son,  an  artist  and  glassblower, 
lives  there.  A  Junior  Year  get  together  might 
be  fun." 


Lanni  Garner 

MARILYN  KOENICK  YALOM  (Wellesley): 
"Can  it  be  forty  years????  If  I  had  to  cite  one 
year  that  stands  out  more  distinctly  than  any 
other  it  would  certainly  be  1952-53, 
beginning  with  the  six  weeks  in  Tours  on  the 
Quai  Paul  Bert  with  the  Quantin  family.  I 
have  stayed  in  touch  with  them  all  these 
years;  indeed,  the  elder  of  the  brothers 
visited  our  family  in  Palo  Alto  last  summer 
and  I  shall  be  going  to  the  wedding  of  his 
son  in  October.  Throughout  these  decades  I 
have  made  innumerable  trips  back  to  France, 
always  extending  and  perhaps  in  search  of 
that  wonderful  first  French  coimection.  My 
life  and  French  culture  have  been  so  closely 
intertwined  that  I  have  difficulty  writing 
about  it,  especially  in  this  hurried  epistle 
jotted  off  as  I  board  a  plane  to  Quebec! 
Surely  I  would  never  have  become  a  professor 
of  French,  never  written  a  book  in  French  in 
1989  {Le  Temps  des  Orages:  aristocrates, 
bourgeoises  et  paysannes  racontent)  and 
never  been  honored  by  the  French 
government  this  year  as  an  Officier  des 
Palmes  Acad6miques  had  it  not  been  for  that 
marvelous  year.  Even  as  I  write  about  these 
self-congratualatory  events,  I  remember  that 
reception  at  the  Hotel  de  Ville  in  October, 
1952.  I  know  nothing  in  my  life  has  ever 
been  more  exciting  and  rewarding  than  the 
overall  reception  we  received  in  France  from 
September,  1952  to  the  summer  of  1953. 
Yes,  I  would  love  to  get  together  with  others, 
preferably  in  California.  But  Washington 
and  New  York  are  also  possible.  Best  to  all." 


Marcia  Bryan 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


NANCY  DEIBERT  WILLIAMS  (Hollins) 
"can't  help  but  reflect  that  none  among  us 
ever  dreamed  of  a  day  40  years  in  the  future 
when  our  hearts  would  still  thrill  and  our 
spirits  soar  each  time  revisiting  France 
became  a  reality,  with  whatever  different 
agenda  or  entourage  (children,  mainly.) 
Among  the  memories:  The  Mauretania 
docking  and  our  ears,  so  tuned  to  classroom 
French,  suddenly  hearing  from  dock  workers 
in  blue  burets  the  swift-paced  syllables  that 
made  us  realize  we  were  on  foreign  soil; 
seeing  the  real  France  through  bus  windows 
as  the  landscape  of  gnarled  orchards,  cows 
and  ancient  leaning  houses  of  Normandy 
filled  our  vision  on  the  journey  to  Tours; 
days  of  discovery  as  WINSTON  WTIHERS,  SALLY 
PROCIOUS  and  I  went  to  bed  wearing  our 
tweedy  winter  coats  in  the  cavernous 
"Montfleuri",  imposing  maison  of  Mile 
Berluchon  in  Saint-Cyr;  our  huge  tiled  bath 
and  tepid  water  offered  no  temptation  to 
luxuriate  in  that  chilly  fall  climate!  We 
discovered  babas  au  rhum  and  flan,  cassis 
and  Vouvray...  In  Paris  MARCIA  BRYAN  and  I 
were  met  by  the  elegant  Mme  Riviere  in  her 
tailleur  noir  Impeccable  and  perky  veiled 
chapeau,  swept  to  her  apartment  on  the  rue 
Theodore  de  Banville.  There  for  the 
following  months  flowed  around  us  witty 
conversation,  classical  music,  discussions 
of  books  (she  adored  the  then-aging 
Colette,)  and  the  mystique  of  seeing  a  life 
steeped  in  culture  and  refinement,  a  heady 
experience  for  naive  19  year  olds!  I  remem- 
ber the  wrenching  stories  of  wartime  Paris 
and  the  challenge  of  frugal  living  opened 
our  eyes  to  our  own  sheltered  existences. 
Memories  include  hovering  over  the  radio 
on  election  night  and  hearing  the  news  that 
the  winner  was  Ike  --  or,  as  the  announcer 
exclaimed,  'Eek!.'  I  remember  translating 
the  Reader's  Digest  in  Mme  Daladier's 
grammar  class,  seeing  the  controversial  En 
Attendant  Godot  with  the  theater  class,  the 
dim  and  shadowy  Institut  d'Art  et 
Archeologie  where  three  of  us  studied 
monastic  floor  plans  and,  faint-hearted  at 
oral  exam  time,  found  the  only  question 
asked  us  was  "Aimez-vous  la  France?" 
Above  all,  emerging  from  the  dry  heat  and 
garlic  essence  of  the  M6tro  into  the  soft 
Paris  twilight,  I  would  realize  each  time, 
'This  is  Paris...  and  I  am  here.' 

Yes,  Nancy,  that  was  Paris  and  we  were 
there.  And  though  we  have  all  tried  to 
recapture  our  lives  and  it  has  been  marvelous 
fun  for  me  to  read  and  reread  and  edit  a  little, 
we  can  never  again  be  the  student  that  looks 
up  and  says,  'I  am  here.' 

P.S.  If  someone  would  take  on  the  task  of 
planning  a  reunion,  perhaps  in  D.C.,  over 
springtime  or  early  to  mid-June,  there 
appears  to  be  interest  in  a  gathering. 


1954-1955 


PETER  B.  DIRLAM  (Cornell)  and  his  wife, 
Joanne,  enjoyed  a  Sweet  Briar  College  Alumnae 
Trip  to  Spain  and  Portugal  in  the  Fall  of  1991. 
Peter  believes  he  is  the  first  male  to  qualify  for 
participation.  TTie  pireparations  for  the  World 
Fair  in  Seville  were  fascinating  and  the 
Alhambra  Palace  captivating.  Although  table- 
cloth waving  gipsies  made  his  money 
disappear  in  Segovia,  the  Sweet  Briar  College 
spirit  prevailed  to  make  it  a  memorable  trip  for 
all. 


1956-1957 


From  DAVID  L.  SHIREY  (Princeton): 

"The  French  have  engraved  upon  their  minds 
with  lapidary  precision  certain  dates  of 
consummately  important  French  events:  the 
French  Revolution,  the  publication  of 
Madame  Bovary,  the  Fifth  Republic 
Presidency  of  Charles  de  Gaulle,  the  First 
Impressionist  group  exhibition,  the 
appearance  of  Brigitte  Bardot  in  Et  Dieu  cria  la 
femme,  and  the  arrival  in  1956  of  the  Sweet 
Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  group.  Although 
the  last  date  may  not  be  cited  in  the  history 
books  or  mentioned  in  conversation  as 
frequently  as  the  other  dates,  it  is  nonetheless  a 
date  of  notable  significance  to  the  French. 

"Never  had  the  French  encountered  such 
concentrated  intelligence  in  one  group  of 
foreigners,  especially  Americans;  nor  had  they 
discerned  in  visitors  from  abroad  such 
sparkling  wit  and  refmed  urbanity.  But  what 
impressed  the  French  the  most  about  this 
unusual  group  of  students  was  their  faultless 
French.  It  was  rumored  that  the  only  means  the 
French  had  to  ascertain  that  these  students  were 
not  French  was  their  ability  to  do  something 
not  even  the  French  could  do  -  use  complex 
French  grammar  and  syntax  without  error.  One 
could  hear  them  employing  conditional 
perfects  of  the  subjunctive  mode  with  the  same 
ease  they  employed  to  order  a  ballon  de  rouge 
or  an  entrecote  saignante.  Compound 
genitival  phrases  like  ce  donl  and  ce  a  quoi, 
which  befuddled  the  most  enlightened  French, 
were  snaps  for  our  people,  who  could  also  trill 
with  melodious  accomplishment  the  endless 
r's  in  serrurerie.  Only  rarely  did  these 
students  sj)eak  in  English,  and,  when  they  did, 
they  did  not  pretentiously  interlard  their  native 
tongue  with  gallicisms.  There  would  be  no 
raison  d'etre  for  such  bombastic  behavior. 

"Another  historic  event  took  place  on 
November  7  at  the  Merchants  Club  in  New  York 
City.  The  group  that  had  made  the  scholastic 
year    1956-57    an  anno  mirabilis  in    France 


reunited  for  the  first  time  since  it  disbanded 
36  years  ago.  Although  name  tags  were 
distributed  to  thirty-some  members  who 
returned  from  various  parts  of  the  globe  for 
the  grand  event,  they  were  not  needed. 
Everyone  was  the  portrait  crachi  of  the 
himself  or  the  herself  of  cinquante-six  - 
cinquante-sept.  Perhaps  there  was  a  subtle 
change  here  and  there.  The  average 
cumulative  weight  had  increased  and  hair  was 
perhaps  a  bit  sparser.  But  we  all  still  had  a 
pulse  beat,  enough  teeth  to  chew  our  way 
through  turkey  and  lamb  and  not  one  soul 
looked  as  if  he  or  she  had  purchased  any 
spare  parts  since  we  last  met. 


The   1956-57  36th   anniversary  reunion 
(Photo  by  Joan  Backer  Meer) 

"Although  we  all  had  more  than  a  touch  of 
the  fainiant ,  the  flaneur  and  the 
boulevardier  in  our  blood,  we  had  become, 
at  least  during  working  hours,  scientists, 
doctors,  lawyers,  professors,  homemakers, 
writers,  musicians,  other  tyjjes  of  valuable 
citizens  and  vagrants.  Of  cotirse,  if  you  were 
to  ask  these  accomplished  people  with 
multiple  interests  what  they  do,  they  would 
answer:  At  what  time?  Their  professions,  as 
we  learned  in  their  personal  reminiscences, 
defme  only  a  part  of  them.  Many  still  had 
the  venturesome  light  of  the  poete 
vagabond  they  had  in  yesteryear. 

"The  centerpiece  of  the  evening  was 
rifling  through  the  pages  of  memory  in  the 
midst  of  an  authentic  French  ambience  which 
included  not  only  the  nostalgic  refrains  of 
Charles  Trenet  (Quand  j'itais  petit)  but  the 
razzle-dazzle  performance  of  JAN 
HOLMQUIST  who  performed  not  only  an 
iclatante  interpretation  of  Cole  Porter  in 
French  while  we  sang  along,  but  who  was 
also  able,  with  his  characteristic  flourish  and 
panache,  to  produce  a  roulade  of  notes, 
punctuated  with  a  sweep  of  his  derriere  on 
the  keyboard,  perhaps  a  virtuosic  feat  he 
perfected  at  the  Salle  Pleyel  or  the  Olympia 
or  in  his  (and  this  is  true)  rousing 
performance  at  the  1988  Super  Bowl  with  an 
extravaganza  of  pianos. 


10 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


"Following  this,  our  allegiance  to  France 
was  further  affirmeJ  by  a  choral  rendition  of 
La  Marseillaise,  led  by  the  husband  of  SUE 
SCHULLER,  who  has  traveled  the  world, 
helped  children  and  engaged  in  a  host  of 
impressive  activities. 


Jan  Holmquist  at  the  piano 
(Photo  by  Lynn   Crosby   Gammill) 

"The  man  behind  the  evening  was  not  an 
eminence  grise  but  an  Eminence  noire. 
Still  beaming  an  impish  smile,  GREGORY 
CARMAN,  who  envisioned  the  evening, 
performed  the  sisyphean  task  of 
communicating  with  everyone  and  hosting 
our  evening,  is  a  Federal  judge  of  daunting 
reputation.  It  was  flattering  to  learn  he 
knows  so  much  about  everyone  but  also  a 
bit  imsettling.  Who  knows  when  he  will 
write  the  book  revealing  the  scandalous 
intimacies  of  all?  During  testimony  time, 
with  the  bonhomie  of  a  mischievous  gadfly, 
he  reminded  Sweel  Briar  friends,  recalling 
their  careers,  of  their  Tourangeau  and 
Parisian  capers  and  caprices.  SALLY  CARR, 
a  professional  organizer  and  entrepreneur 
and  career  development  ace,  was  also  an 
effective  collaborator  of  the  evening, 
tending  to  the  exchequer  and  finances. 

"What  a  splendid  array  of  individuals  and 
what  accomplishments!  PRISCILLA 
MYRICK,  a  lawyer  no  longer  practicing 
law,  is  affiliated  with  Ths  Boston  Museum 
of  Fine  Arts,  participating  in  exhibitions 
such  as  the  much  extolled  Monet  display. 
JACK  HABERMAN,  also  a  holder  of  a  law 
degree  has  turned  his  Solonic  abilities  to 
social  services.  JO  ANNE  VALENTINE  is  a 
Ph.D.  in  histo-chemistry,  working  down  the 
hall  at  the  University  of  South  Carolina 
from  SANDY  EPSTEIN,  a  doctor  in 
pathology  and  lab  medicine.  Both 
accomplished  women  worked  near  each 
other  for  sometime  and— mirabile  dictu-- 
discovered  they  had  known  each  other  so 
many  decades  before  in  France. 

"FRANCIS  WELCH,  Jr.  also  known  as 
TAFFY,  is  also  a  legal  man  who  has  turned 
his      socially-conscious       sights        to     the 


environment  in  Utah.  So  is  EDITH  DOBYNS 
GILSON,  a  lawyer  who  found  time  to  have  a  son 
and  two  daughters. 

"JIM  NESBITT  is  now  the  Reverend  James 
Nesbitt,  illuminatingly  involved  in  ministry 
work  and  the  teaching  of  French.  Two  of  our 
alums  are  engaged  in  the  foreign  service.  The 
radiant  RUTH  HELD  has  been,  it  seems, 
stationed  all  over  the  world  and  the  omnilegent 
TOM  SIMONS  (my  old  Paris  roommate,  not 
present)  is  our  Ambassador  to  Poland.  JOHN 
MARTIN  has  transformed  his  prodigious 
creative  talents  into  the  writing  of  plays  and 
JOAN  BACKER,  who  has  the  sleekest  body  in 
town  and  the  most  noble  arabesques,  is  a  dance 
teacher. 

"JEAN  RIPPIN  and  NANCY  SAVAGE  have 
elevated  the  art  of  pedagogy  to  paramount 
levels,  dispensing  their  omniscience.  SALLY 
TORREY,  whose  oldest  daughter  was  just 
married  in  an  October  wedding,  is  in  New 
Hampshire,  busy  at  a  taxing  job  with  the  I.R.S. 
And  LEE  WOOD,  who  like  RUTH  HELD  came 
from  France  for  the  reunion,  is  a  professor  of 
American  Studies  at  the  University  of  Toulouse. 
JUDITH  PERLIN  and  PEG  TROTTER  have 
respectively  worked  in  geriatrics  and 
rehabilitation,  manifesting  an  admirable 
generosity  for  their  fellow  folk.  And  LYNN 
CROSBY,  now  Mrs.  Stewart  Gammill,  m,  has 
kept  her  enchanting  magnolia  accent,  which  I 
am  sure  she  deftly  employs  to  talk  to 
magnificent  Crosby  arboretum,  which  she 
overseas. 

"JOSEPHINE  OTT,  our  benignly  dictatorial 
directrice,  was  with  us,  more  benign  than 
dictatorial,  witty  and  affable  as  ever.  With 
BLANCHARD  RIDEOUT,  who  could  not  attend, 
she  helped  open  our  eyes  to  the  marvels  of 
France  and  now,  retiring  from  her  lofty 
position  as  full  professor  of  French  at  Smith, 
she  will  reside  one  half  of  the  year  in  France 
and  half  in  the  United  States.  And  who  is  not 
envious? 

"And  the  scribbler  of  this  note,  who  entreats 
forbearance  from  his  classmates  for  all  the 
misinformation,  disinformation,  omissions 
and  other  errors  concerning  their  lives  in  this 
feeble  recap,  has  been  curing  people  around  the 
world  from  insomnia  with  his  writing  in 
Newsweek  and  the  New  York  Times  and  is 
currently  doing  the  same  with  graduate  students 
at  the  School  of  Visual  Arts  in  New  York  City, 
where  he  is  Chairman  of  the  Graduate  School  of 
Fine  Arts. 

"Those  who  were  not  there  were  remembered 
fondly  —and  raucously -with  stories  about  their 
rowdy  pasts  and  current  more  staid  present. 
Evidence  attesting  to  their  various 
transmutations  in  life  were  recalled  in  letters 
and,  yes,  in  telltale  vintage  photographs  that 
some  members  of  the  group  imsuccessfully  tried 
to  destroy.  And,  with  heavy,  saddened  hearts, 
we  remembered  those  who  have  died  but  who. 


for  us  who  evoked  so  vividly  their  memories, 
were  tangible  f»resences,  very  much  with  us. 
Perhaps  in  a  follow-up  notice  we  can  relate 
tales  about  all  these  classmates. 

"There  was  that  old  magic  in  the  air.  In  the 
present,  reliving  our  pasts  of  those  jours 
d'antan,  we  re-affirmed  our  shared  moments, 
reforged  our  bonds,  remembered  the 
sweetness  that  was  and  is,  and  vowed  that  we 
would  meet  again,  somehow,  somewhere  and 
someplace,  and  pledged  that  we  would  never 
forget.  A  la  prochaine!"3 

1965-1966 

MARYLOU    CASADORO    GITTON 

(Fort  Wright)  writes:  "I'm  back  on  the  North 
American  continent  after  23  years  in  France. 
However  I'm  not  giving  up  on  my 
francophone  culture,  as  we  have  chosen  to 
settle  in  Montreal.  Family  members,  who 
mostly  live  in  Washington  State,  say  I 
might  as  well  have  stayed  in  France! 

"This  move  has  also  meant  a  career 
change,  which  reads  like  a  case  history  out  of 
Passages.  After  teaching  in  a  lycie  for 
many  years,  I  now  work  as  Inside  Sales 
Coordinator  for  a  company  which  sells 
broadcast  products. 

"My  children,  aged  16  and  18,  who 
consider  themselves  to  be  more  French  than 
American  because  they  were  bom  in  France, 
now  attend  English  schools.  Some  day  they 
may  go  back  to  France  looking  for  their 
roots.  And  to  think  that  the  whole  story 
started  on  the  Queen  Elizabeth  in  September 
1965!" 

1966-1967 

ERIC  CONGER  (Wesleyan)  lives  and 
works  in  New  York  City  as  an  actor, 
announcer,  and  author.  He  has  appeared  in 
contract  roles  on  Another  World  and 
Loving,  off-Broadway  in  Comedy  of  Errors 
and  Modigliani,  and  regionally  at  Uie  Long 
Warf  Theatre  in  New  Haven  (A  Dance 
Lesson)  the  McCarter  Theatre  in  Princeton 
(A  Tale  of  Two  Cities),  and  the  Hartford 
Stage  Company  (Of  Mice  and  Men).  He  has 
translated  works  by  Molifere  and  Feydeau,  and 
a  New  York  production  of  the  latter's  Chat 
en  Poche  (A  Frog  in  his  Throat)  featured 
Michael  Learned.  Eric  is  married  to  actress 
Gayle  Humphrey.  He  writes:  "I  would  be 
absolutely  delighted  to  hear  from  any  JYF 
alum." 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


11 


TWENTY-FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1967-1968 


On  the  Queen   Mary,  September  6,  1967 

A  message  from  Dr.  ROBERT  G. 
MARSHALL,  Resident  Director  of  the  1967- 
68  group: 

"Greetings  to  le  groupe  1967-68: 

"Going  over  the  list  of  participants  of  the 
1967-68  JYF  brought  back  a  flood  of 
memories  of  what  was  certainly  one  of  the 
highlights  of  my  academic  career  of  forty 
years.  If  what  I  have  so  often  heard  from  so 
many  alumni  of  the  JYF  is  true,  their  year  in 
France  was  one  of  their  most  unforgettable 
experiences.  I'm  certain  that  the  climax  of 
"our"  year,  the  famous  evenements  de  mai- 
juin  '68  was  such  for  you.  I  can  still 
remember  PETER  NOSTRAND's  entrance 
into  the  garden  at  Reid  Hall  with  clear 
evidence  in  his  Scandanavian  blond  hair  of 
having  been  matragni;  likewise  receiving 
call  from  worried  parents  in  the  USA 
informing  me  that  Paris  was  surrotmded  by 
tanks  according  to  American  TV  and  what 
was  I  going  to  do  about  it?;  of  distinguished 
Sorbonne  professors  coming  to  Reid  Hall  to 
administer  exams  to  our  students  with  the 
statement:  "I^s  rwtres  refusent  de  passer  les 
examens.--mais  Dicu  merci  les  votres  sont 
sirieux!"  exc,  exc...   But  in  addition  to  that 


entire  unforgettable  experience,  I  hope  that 
your  life  since  that  time  has  been  all  you  have 
hoped  for  and  that  the  year  in  Paris  played  a 
part  in  achieving  your  goals.  I've  seen  or  heard 
from  some  of  you  since  I  later  became  Director 
of  the  overall  Sweet  Briar  program  in  1972.  I 
retired  in  1984  and  live  in  Maryland's  Eastern 
Shore  in  St.  Michaels  -  which  has  become  a 
mecca  for  sailors  and  tourists  -  so  if  any  of  you 
are  sailing  fans  and  come  to  our  town,  please 
look  me  up.  Tm  looking  forward  to  reading  the 
reports  in  the  Fall  1992  Alumni  Magazine. 
Amities  et  bien  des  choses." 


From  Dr.  JOANNE  C.  DAUPHIN,  Assistant  to 
the  Resident  Director,  these  words: 

"Hearty  greetings  to  you  all!  From  your 
addresses,  it  would  seem  that  you  have  been 
considerably  more  mobile  than  I  in  the  past  25 
years,  and  that  a  certain  number  of  you  are  in 
the  teaching  profession  or  connected  with 
colleges,  high  schools  or  universities... 

"It  has  been  a  pleasure  to  keep  up  with  a  few 
67-68ers:  RUSTY  PARK  has  been  through 
Paris  quite  regularly,   although  we  haven't  seen 


him  very  recently.  We  have  followed  his 
progress  in  academia  with  awe:  teaching 
part-time  at  the  Fletcher  School  of  Law  and 
Diplomacy,  where  I  did  my  graduate  work; 
settling  down  at  the  Law  School  of  Boston 
University.  Also,      apparently,      an 

international  whiz  in  arbitrating  and 
teaching  and  practicing  law  in  Geneva,  etc. 
as  well.  He  even  managed  to  visit  us  in  Les 
Contamines-Montjoie,  a  small  mountain 
town  in  France,  near  Chamonix,  but  also 
near  Geneva!  We  are  particularly  pleased  that 
he  brought  along  LINDA  MORRISON  ZUG. 
who  was  in  France  on  a  workshop  for  high 
school  teachers  of  French.  We've  also  had 
occasional  indirect  and  direct  news  from 
DANIEL  VAILLANCOURT,  whose  marriage 
was  one  of  the  many  outstanding  events  of 
67-68!  Also,  JUDY  MILLER  comes  to 
France  regularly,  in  particular  to  direct  the 
Wisconsin  program  in  Aix,  so  I  nm  into  her 
occasionally  in  meetings  of  Directors  of 
academic  programs  here.  Our  dynamic 
secretary  then,  Monique  Chevalier,  is  now 
settled  in  Tours,  having  become  Mme 
Christian  Khoury,  and  lived  in  Turkey,  the 
Gulf,  and  Morocco.  Monique's  mother,  a 
former  SBCJYF  hostess,  was  still  going 
strong  when  I  had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  her 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


last  year;  now  Monique  and  her  family  have 
taken  up  the  tradition  and  welcome  two 
students  from  the  program  each  fall. 

"Since  your  Junior- Year,  I  have  stayed  on 
the  rue  d' Amsterdam,  although  we  did  move 
(and  change  arrondissements)  in  1979.  I 
have  been  affiliated  with  the  program  in 
various  capacities  since  then,  while 
teaching  part  time  at  various  Paris 
Universities,  Sciences  Po,  and  the 
Assembl^e  Nationale  (parliament).  For  the 
last  several  years,  I  have  been  Academic 
Consultant  for  Sweet  Briar,  helping  with 
liaison  with  the  (now  13)  Paris 
Universities,  Sciences  Po,  and  the  Institut 
Catholique,  etc. 

"All  of  us  were,  I  believe,  marked  by 
living  through  what  has  often  been  called 
the  national  (or  Parisian)  psycho-drama  of 
May  1968.  In  retrospect  what  stands  out  is 
the  relatively  low  level  of  actual  physical 
violence  against  persons,  and  at  the  same 
time  the  fantastic  release  of  enthusiasm  and 
in  some  cases,  creativity.  All  that  seems 
very  distant  now,  in  a  France  which  is 
considerably,  if  unevenly,  more  prosperous, 
with  an  aging  President,  and  an  increasing 
gap  between  the  average  citizen  (if  he/she 
actually  exists)  and  the  various  and  stifling 
power  hierarchies. 

"At  this  writing  (mid-August),  the  Big 
Issues  are  the  Maastricht  Treaty  bringing,  if 
approved,  closer  political  and  diplomatic 
union  to  the  European  Community;  and 
simultaneous  European  helplessness  in  the 
face  of  the  horrendous  conflict  in  ex- 
Yugoslavia.  In  July,  fractious  truckers 
blocked  France,  and  to  some  extent  Europe, 
for  a  week  protesting  a  new  traffic  safety 
law,  at  least  demonstrating  our 
intradependent  helplessness! 

"Maastricht  or  no,  do  come  back  and  visit 
us;  the  office  has  moved  to  the  Alliance 
Franfaise,  101,  boulevard  Raspail. 

"All  the  best  of  luck  for  the  next  twenty- 
five  years,  and  a  bientot,  j'espfere!" 

Here  is  the  news  received  from  the  1967-68 
group: 

LAURENCE  E.  (LARRY)  ACH  (Trinity 
College)  is  Portfolio  Manager  at  Lazard 
Freres  &  Company.  He  remembers 
"watching  the  student  riots  of  May  develop 
from  the  first  day;  walking  to  Les  Halles  on 
several  nights  after  the  metro  closed;  many 
great  times  in  the  Bois  de  Boulogne 
(introduced  the  French  to  the  fine  art  of 
frisbee-throwing);  a  five-day  and  night 
party  on  the  Queen  Mary:  many  afternoons 
at  a  certain  Alsatian  bistro\-bin  times  in 
Tours  -  biking  to  Vouvray;-  many  movies  - 


discovered  the  French  cinema;  wonderful  times 
at  my  French  host's  country  home;-a 
Thanksgiving  Feast  (foimd  cranberry-sauce  at 
Fauchon);  many  friendships,  a  lot  of  growing 
up.  JYF  was  a  wonderful  year  -  certainly  among 
the  highlights  of  my  life  -  why  not  a 
reunion??" 

KATHY  SUMMERS  AITKEN  (Skidmore) 
writes:  "The  year  in  France  remains  a  clear  and 
vivid  memory.  I  am  still  in  touch  with  the 
Michaud  family,  who  made  me  feel  so  welcome. 
We  must  all  easily  recall  the  building  at  4,  rue 
de  Chevreuse  and  the  4-course  lunches  in  the 
dining  room,  the  caf^s  on  the  Boulevard 
Montpamasse,  not  to  mention  the  intellectual 
challenges  from  French  jjrofessors  to  work  and 
think,  the  difficulties  in  finding  library  space. 
Does  anyone  else  remember  the  Biblioth&que  de 
I'Arsenal  and  the  regal  grande  dame  who 
presided  over  the  reading  room  and  extended  her 
power  over  all,  including  the  height  the 
windows  could  be  oi>en?  My  favorite  course 
was  the  art  history  course  on  French  painting 
with  weekly  visits  to  the  Louvre,  where  our 
professor  herded  us  expertly  along  vast 
corridors  to  rooms  filled  with  astonishing 
paintings. 

"The  Sweet  Briar  experience  continues  to 
have  a  profound  effect  on  me  and  the  direction 
of  my  life.  After  majoring  in  French,  I  returned 
to  Paris  to  earn  a  Master's  through  New  York 
University,  taught  French  in  England  before 
returning  to  the  U.S.  to  teach  in  Atlanta,  my 
current  position.  Fortunately  my  husband 
shares  my  enthusiasm  for  France  and 
encouraged  me  to  take  my  sabbatical  year  in 
Paris,  where  we  enrolled  our  children  in  French 
schools.  Our  daughter,  now  a  sophomore  at 
Georgetown,  plans  to  spend  her  jimior  year  in 
Paris  and  is  considering  the  Sweet  Briar 
Program,  of  course! 

"Grand  merci  a  Sweet  Briar  for  the 
unexpected  effects  and  benefits  of  the  year 
abroad." 


JEFFREY  BALDER  (Colorado)  wrote  from 
Hillrose,  Colorado:  "Of  the  dozens  of 
pleasant  memories  of  JYF  1967-68  (many  of 
them  revisited  earlier  this  year  when  1  took 
my  wife  and  three  kids  to  France  for  1 8  days), 
one  stands  out  because  it  had  a  significant 
bearing  on  my  career's  evolution.  Near  the 
end  of  our  year  in  France,  I  joined  several 
other  musicians  who  presented  a  concert  - 
mostly  jazz  under  the  leadership  of  ALAN  DI 
CENZO  -  for  our  host  families  and  other 
French  friends.  Their  appreciation  of  our 
music  was  expressed  in  copious  quantities  of 
champagne  and  chocolates.  I  feasted  on  both 
and  felt  no  pain  that  night  -  but  the  next 
morning  I  thought  I  was  going  to  die!  (I've 
only  been  sicker  once  in  my  life.)  When  I 
asked  my  host  family  "mom"  to  get  me  a 
doctor,  she  responded  by  asking  what  kind  of 
doctor  I  wanted.  Being  a  typical  American,  I 
was  not  amused  by  the  choice  since  I  had 
always  believed  there  was  only  one  kind  of 
doctor.  But  she  patiently  explained  the 
broad  range  of  therapeutic  approaches 
followed  by  the  different  kinds  of  French 
doctors.  This  event  opened  my  eyes  to 
different  models  of  human  health,  and  now- 
after  25  years  (11  of  which  have  been  spent 
as  a  professor  at  a  medical  school),  I  am 
about  to  publish  a  book  suggesting  that  our 
health  care  system  would  be  improved  by  a 
relaxation  of  state  medical  practice  acts  so 
that  we,  too,  might  reap  the  benefits  of 
having  more  than  one  type  of  doctor. 

"I  look  forward  to  seeing  others' 
contributions  in  the  Alumni  Magazine.  I 
hope  this  25th  anniversary  of  our  JYF  might 
lead  to  some  renewed  contacts  as  we  discover 
each  others'  current  whereabouts. 

"Thanks!" 

LINDA  KOERBER  BOYD  (U.  Maryland),  a 
lawyer  in  the  Maryland  Attorney  General's 
Office  remembers  "helping  a  fellow 
passenger  on  the  Queen  Marv  sneak  her  dog 
down  to  her  cabin;  going  with  my  French 
mother  to  "see"  the  Manifestations;  onion 
soup  at  Les  Halles;  hitch-hiking  across  Paris 
to  my  professors'  house  in  the  pouring  rain 
in  May,  1968,  to  take  a  final  exam." 

ELIZABETH  (LIZ)  LEVY  CARP  (Cornell) 
moved  to  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico  full  time  as 
of  December  1991.  She  is  designing  jewelry 
and  doing  lots  of  photography.  Her 
husband,  Bruce,  retired  after  25  years  on  Wall 
Street,  doing  venture  capital  and  a  lot  of 
skiing!  Her  son,  O.J.  (19)  is  a  sophomore  at 
Cornell,  planning  on  sjjending  part  of  his 
jimior  year  abroad  but  it  will  probably  be  in 
Italy. 


Dejeuner  sur  I'herhe  a  Chambord 
(Photo  by  Kath;  Liggett  Leis) 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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JACQUELINE  (JACKY)  FLANDERS  CASE 

(U.  of  Oregon),  an  English  high  school 
teacher, writes:  "Who  can  forget  the  unique 
May  we  had  in  1968?--Finals  taken  in 
unscheduled  places,  violence  Boulevard  St. 
Michel,  marching  the  street  late  at  night, 
the  long  gas  lines,  the  garbage  on  the 
streets,  no  mail  for  a  month,  no  public 
transportation,  the  Sorbonne  and  Odeon 
occupied  by  students  and  more. 

"Another  unforgettable  time  that  I  had 
was  during  the  1968  Winter  Olympics  in 
Grenoble.  Linda  Koerber  and  my  French 
hosts,  Mme  Duroouchoux-Lesage  and  her 
son.  Regis  and  I  traveled  to  Grenoble  and 
stayed  in  a  local  home.  Linda  and  the  others 
went  to  many  of  tlie  events.  I  skied  on  the 
various  slopes  around  Grenoble  with  no 
crowds.  1  had  the  best  snow  and  the  best 
skiing  of  all  time.  I  returned  to  the  city  each 
evening  to  the  excitement  of  the  Olympics. 

"I  remained  in  Paris  that  summer  of  1968 
and  worked  at  Morgan  Guaranty  Trust 
Company,  Place  Vendome  and  met  many 
more  friends  from  around  Europe.  I 
celebrated  our  Independence  Day  at  our 
Embassy,  Swiss  Independence  Day  and 
BastiUe  Day.  Many  of  the  French  students  I 
had  met  during  the  school  year  were  still 
around  because  their  finals  had  been 
cancelled. 

"The  whole  year  was  unforgettable.  More 
than  the  language  and  culture,  I  learned  who 
I  was  and  what  I  wanted  to  be.  I  decided  to 
become  a  teacher  at  that  time  and  have  never 
regretted  that  decision. 

"I  am  now  a  widow.  My  husband  passed 
away  4  years  ago  but  I  am  blessed  with  two 
fantastic  sons,  ages  13  and  16  who  are 
growing  up  to  be  fine  gentlemen. 

"My  sons  and  I  visited  Paris  in  the 
surruner  of  1990.  We  spent  some  good 
times  with  Mme  Durouchoux-Lesage  and 
Regis.  They  were  also  able  to  meet  their 
French  cousins  and  visit  them  in  Pau. 

"We  also  visited  LINDA  KOERBER  BOYD 
and  her  family  in  Baltimore,  Maryland  that 
summer.  She  and  I  shared  some  great 
memories.  We  have  both  kept  contact  witli 
RICHARD  AVERY  also. 


Jacky  Flanders  and  her  friend  Phllipppe 
(Photo  sent  by  Jacky  Flanders  Case) 


JANET    CHORNEY     CONNOR-HANNINEN 

(Moravian), a  part-time  adjunct  lecturer  in 
French  at  Moravian  and  Muhlenberg  Colleges, 
writes:  "Paris  will  always  mean  the  Brunets  - 
now  deceased  -  that  wonderful  "grandparently" 
couple  who  hosted  a  string  of  Moravian 
College  TYFers.  Several  members  of  the  string 
had  the  pleasure  of  seeing  her  in  the  mid  1970's 
at  her  one-and-only  trip  to  the  U.S. 

"I  remember  vividly  the  classes  at  Langues 
Orientales,  the  high-level  of  professionalism 
in  the  teaching  of  101  and  102  level  Russian, 
the  devoted  and  energetic  ripititrice,  Mme 
G...ev;  the  spring  break  "odyssey"  to 
Leningrad  (1968  name  applicable),  Moscow 
and  Warsaw  -  it  all  seemed  terribly  exotic  in 
those  days. 

"I  have  been  -  and  still  am-very  appreciative 
of  the  Sweet  Briar  program  for  an  exciting, 
eye-opening  and  mattiring  year  abroad." 

BRUCE  J.  CROUSHORE  (Franklin  and 
Marshall),  a  Vice  President  &  General  Counsel 
at  Bender  Companies  in  Mobile,  remembers: 
"During  the  strikes  and  riots  in  Paris  in  the 
Spring  of  1968,  I  translated  for  reporters  from 
the  Miimeapolis  Tribune  and  the  Baltimore 
Sun.  A  govenunent  major  at  Franklin  & 
Marshall  and  a  student  at  Sciences  Po,  I 
observed  first  hand  big  changes  in  the 
education  and  political  structures  of  France. 

"My  wife,  Michele  (PhD,  NYU)  is  working 
on  her  second  book.  The  Early  Days  of 
American  Radio.  Her  first  one,  Hollywood 
and  Broadcasting,  was  well  received  and  is 
used  in  many  communications  curricula  around 
the  country.  Our  12-year-old,  Amanda,  is  a 
competitive  swimmer.  Her  French  is 
rudimentary;  there  is  only  so  much  you  can 
force  on  an  American  girl  in  the  90's.  I  am 
director  of  the  Mobile  Chapter  of  1' Alliance 
Fran^aise  and  I  spwak  regularly  to  student 
groups  and  emphasize  the  benefits  of  learning  a 
second  language  and  spending  time  abroad.  My 
Junior  Year  in  France  exposed  me  to  a  different 
culture,  taught  me  French  and  vastly  improved 
my  appreciation  of  the  English  language. 
American  students  these  days  need  to  do  this." 

REBECCA  MCKEEVER  DAUER  (Mount 
Holyoke)  and  STEVEN  J.  DAUER  (Yale)  write: 
"People  are  still  amazed  when  we  tell  them  that 
we  met  on  one  of  the  final  voyages  of  the 
Oueen  Marv  on  our  way  to  our  junior  year  in 
France.  Whenever  we  speed  over  to  Europe  by 
plane,  we  think  of  how  much  more  civilized  it 
was  to  spend  five  whole  days  in  conversation 
and  preparation,  to  arrive  refreshed  and  excited 
ratlier  than  jet-lagged. 

"Becky  will  never  forget  her  final  exam  by 
telephone  (because  of  the  demonstrations)  for 
the  Cours  de  linguistique  gdnerale  taught  by 
Andre  Martinet.  Later,  she  went  on  to  get  a 
doctorate   in   linguistics     at  the    University  of 


Edinburgh.  Her  interest  in  phonetics  began 
with  the  course  in  jjronunciation  of  English, 
which  is  being  published  by 
Regents/Prentice  Hall. 

"Steve  remembers  long  intellectual 
discussions  against  the  romantic  backdrop  of 
Paris  with  friends  EUOT  NORMAN,  DRAKE 
COOK,  (PETER  LEE),  HERB  MARKS,  and,  of 
course,  BECKY.  Paris  set  the  tone  for  our 
whole  married  lives.  We  lived  in  Greece  and 
Scotland,  not  joining  the  mainstream  until 
about  10  years  ago.  We  never  stopped 
travelling  and  searching  for  I'ideal.  Being 
together  has  kept  our  junior  year  in  France 
exjjerience  alive." 

Becky  is  a  Lecturer  in  English  as  a  Second 
Language  and  Steve  is  a  Clinical 
Psychologist.    They  live  in  Grenville,  NC. 

For  BARBARA  DUFFIELD  ERSKINE 

(Sweet  Briar)  memories  include:  "Wonderful 
family!  -  Still  see  them  and  keep  in  touch  by 
mail.  -  Paris  imder  siege  -  the  barricades  -  by 
day  and  night  -  CRS  -  being  arrested!  The 
sight  of  an  entire  subway  car  laughing 
because  people  were  crying  from  the  tear  gas 
-  mad  dash  back  from  country  for  exams  - 
studying  for  same  from  any  books  we  could 
find  in  country  house  library!-Reid  Hall 
garden  -  Judy  in  the  Sky  with  Diamonds!  - 
Friendships  and  romances!  -  Polytechnique 
Ball  -  General  high  quality  of  escapades....  - 
Wonderful  philosophical  discussions  of 
educational  systems  during  strikes.  -  Will 
never  forget  my  year  in  France  -  exceptional! 
Still  keep  up  my  French  -  altogether  an 
unforgettable  learning  experience  -  both 
academically  and  personally!" 

KATHY  LIGGETT  LEIS  (Mary 
Washington)  is  a  French  teacher  in  Fairfax 
County,  a  suburb  of  Washington,  D.C., 
where  she  lives  with  her  husband  and  two 
daughters  ages  12  and  7.  She  remembers 
"walking/hitchhiking  from  the  17e  to  Reid 
Hall  during  les  ivinements  and  subsequent 
greves  in  May;. .witnessing  my  first 
manifestation  complete  with  tear 
gas. ..These  are  my  vivid  end-of-year 
memories,  but  the  year  was  so  full  of  other 
ones.  Interestingly  enough,  last  month  I 
had  a  90-91  SBJYF'er,  Sarah  Lloyd,  talk  to 
my  classes  about  her  year  and  I  was  struck  by 
"plus  ga  change,"  etc. 

"I  was  fortunate  to  have  taken  slides  of 
virtually  everything  and  everyone  in  1967- 
68,  never  realizing  what  a  tmique  teaching 
tool  they  would  become.  I  get  to  relive  the 
JYF  exp>erience  each  time  I  show  them,  and 
whenever  my  students  complain  'This  is  easy 
for  you,  you've  been  speaking  French  your 
whole  Ufe,  'I  say  'NOT!'  And  then  share  with 
them  my  memories: 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


Scarfing  down  the  entire  platter  of 
crudites  at  our  first  meal  at  the  hotel  in 
Caen,  because  I  didn't  know  that  there  would 
be  five  more  courses.  Not  finding  the 
necessary  in  the  salle  de  bains,  because  no 
one  had  ever  told  mc  of  a  separate  W.C.  The 
Institut  de  Touraine,  where  I  got  my  only  D 
ever  (they  love  that  one)  because  I  didn't 
imderstand  anything  the  prof  said,  nor  the 
explications  de  texle  assigned.  Indeed,  my 
woefully  inadequate  background  made  me  a 
crusader  for  creating  linguistically  and 
culturally  competent  students. 

The  year  in  France  was  a  pivotal  one; 
indeed  1  am  who  I  am  because  of  this 
experience.  It  gave  me  access  to  a  career  I 
love,  including  a  graduate  assistantship  for 
my  M.A.  in  French,  dear  friends  I  still  visit, 
and  just  sheer  joy  in  speaking  French  and 
traveling  in  France.  I  particularly  enjoy 
teaching  junior  high  and  was  pleased  to  see 
a  new  textbook  hsting  LINDA  MORRISON 
ZUG  as  a  pilot  teacher. 

"I  have  been  back  to  France  frequently, 
sometimes  with  my  husband  Alan, 
sometimes  with  students;  my  most  recent 
trip  was  a  week  in  Paris  in  March,  '92  with 
my  twelve-year-old  daughter  Elizabeth. 
This  trip  had  a  certain  Auntie-Mame  like 
quality  to  it  as  I  introduced  her  to  Paris  and 
'my'  French  family,  les  Pigeaux.  Riding  the 
m6tro,  for  example,  reminded  me  of  Esther 
Michel's  hilarious  story  in  our  SBJYF  paper 
of  losing  her  purse  and  the  policeman 
looking  suspiciously  at  her  I.D.  with 
"Pourquoi  vous  etes-vous  coupi  les 
cheveux,  mademoiselle?"  "Mais  Juslement, 
monsieur,  parce  qu'ils  itaient  trap  longs!" 


Kathy    Liggett     Leis     and     her    daughter 
Elizabeth  -  Pont  Neuf  -  March  1992 

"I  close  with  my  favorite  teaching  story 
about  SBJYF.  I  have  a  slide  of  RUSTY 
PARK  and  KATI  MARTON  on  the  roof  of 
Chambord,  and  I  tell  students  of  their 
subsequent    illustrious     careers,     hoping   to 


instill  some  sense  of  'you  too  can  be  somebody 
if  you  go  JYF.'  As  I  had  gleaned  from  SBJYF 
alumnae  bulletins,  Rusty's  career  has  taken  him 
back  to  Paris  and  Kati  had  become  an  ABC 
News  correspondant,  well-known  author,  and 
married  Peter  Jennings.  Neglecting  to  mention 
that  I  had  no  personal  relationships  with  any  of 
the  above,  I  didn't  realize  how  the  message  had 
totally  missed  its  mark  imtil  the  eighth  grade 
English  teacher  came  up  to  me  and  said,  'We 
need  a  guest  speaker  and  the  kids  say  that  you 
know  Ted  Koppel.'  (!!!)" 

GEOFFREY  HOPE  (Johns  Hopkins)  writes 
for  MARIA  SCHIESS  HOPE  (Denison)  and 
himself:  "Maria  is  in  Mexico  for  a  few  weeks 
and  I  don't  believe  she  will  object  if  I  answer 
the  request  for  memories,  effects  of  the  year  in 
France,  and  news  of  careers,  for  both  of  us. 

"We  met  in  the  'Chinon'  group,  early  in  the 
Tours  stay.  We  prepared  a  report  for  class 
together  in  the  fine  library  by  the  Loire.  We 
had  a  picnic  by  a  stream  near  Chambord  on  our 
chateaux  trip.  She  said  she  was  from 
Colombia;  I  had  never  heard  of  it.  She  showed 
me  a  stuffed  elephant  in  a  bam  near  the  museum 
in  Tours.  I  had  beer  and  she  had  caf^  au  lait  in 
caf6s.  I  smoked  Gauloises. 

"In  Paris,  we  would  meet  by  the  Seine  after 
supper  and  waUc.  I  took  the  class  on  French 
theatre;  sometimes,  she  would  buy  someone 
else's  ticket  and  we  went  together.  Once  or 
twice  we  decided  to  respect  the  program's 
injunction  and  speak  French  with  each  other. 
We  took  Antoine  Adam's  class  on  Baudelaire 
together.  Adam  was  good  but  my  favorite 
professor  was  M.  Garapon  on  the  17th  centtiry. 
Maria  took  the  class  on  art  that  covered  the 
Louvre.  I  had  Simday  meals  free  and,  when  we 
could,  I  enjoyed  dirmer  with  Maria  in  the  quiet 
little  place  at  Reid  Hall:  cruditis,  poulet 
bonne  mire,  camembert,  fruit,  with  a  bottle  of 
red  wine  with  no  cork. 

"One  morning,  the  CRS  stopped  me  from 
going  to  the  Sorbonne.  I  knew  they  could  be 
mean  but  I  had  never  realized  the  French  could 
get  so  big.  When  the  m6tro  was  on  strike  in 
the  spring,  we  walked  everywhere  we  went: 
Monceau,  Luxembourg,  the  Buttes-Chaumont. 
Once,  walking  home  to  my  pension  in  Honore 
Chevalier  from  seeing  Maria  home  in  the  rue  de 
Bourgogne,  I  found  myself  between  students 
and  police.  The  police  shot  tear  gas;  one  of  the 
students  was  wounded  in  the  hand;  I  ran  away. 

"I  am  now  chairing  the  French  &  Italian 
Department  at  the  University  of  Iowa;  Maria 
helps  Iowa  students  study  abroad.  We  do  get 
back  to  France  sometimes,  though  not  often 
enough.  I  cannot  imagine  my  life  without  the 
Sweet  Briar  program  and  I  don't  want  to  try." 


JUDITH  MILLER  (Vassar),  on  leave  from 
the  University  of  Wisconsin-Madison,  is 
Directrice  of  the  Centre  d'Etudes  Critiques 
(CIEE  Paris).  She  sends  "just  the  usual  but 
hardly  banal  comment:  It  changed  my  life.  I 
have  never  'left'  Paris  in  my  head  and  in  my 
work.  I  now  direct  other  jimior  year  abroad 
students,  visions  of  my  younger  self." 

We  were  very  sad  to  hear  that  DIANNE 
CHANGARIS  MURPHY  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  died  on  November  2,  1990  in  an 
accident.  She  is  survived  by  three  sons: 
Scott,  Christopher  and  Kevin. 

WILLIAM  W.  (RUSTY)  PARK  (Yale)  is 
Professor  of  Law  at  Boston  University  and 
Counsel  to  Ropes  &  Gray.  His  memories 
include:  "September  in  Tours;  lunches  at 
Reid  Hall;  the  May  riots.  1967-68  was  a 
watershed  year,  enriching  my  life  socially, 
emotionally,  intellectually  and  (ultimately) 
professionally  as  much  as  any  year  since 
then. 


Kati  Marton  and  Rusty  Park  on  the  roof  of 
Chambord  (Photo  by  Kathy  Liggett  Leis) 

LISA  SMITH  TAYLOR  (Sweet  Briar) 
remembers  "bowls  of  caf^  arc  lait  on  dark 
winter  mornings  at  our  residence  on  the 
Blvd.  Malesherbes.  Then  walking  to  the 
m^tro  in  the  blackness  and  emerging  from 
the  m^tro  as  the  sun  was  coming  up  on  our 
way  to  an  8  a.m.  class!  I  have  kept  up  with 
my  two  roommates  GIANA  DEPAUL  from 
Sweet  Briar  and  SARA  JAMESON  SHAPIRO 
from  Bryn  Mawr  .  GIANA  lives  in  Dallas, 
Texas  and  SARA  in  Grants'  Pass,  Oregon. 
Looking  back  on  my  college  years,  I  must 
say  that  JYF  was  the  most  fulfilling  and  the 
most  fun  of  those  years  and  I  wish  I  could  do 
it  all  over  again." 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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PAMELA    HELMICK    TIPTON    NEWTON 

(Sweet  Briar)  received  her  Ph.D.  from  the 
University  of  St.  Andrews,  in  Scotland. 
Formerly  Assistant  Professor  of  History  and 
French,  she  is  now  full-time  mother  to  her 
son,  Bret  Ewing  Newton  (age  7),  and 
celebrated  her  IStli  wedding  anniversary 
with  her  husband  Carl  W.  Newton  last  July 
14th. 

For  her  1967-68  was  one  of  the  best  years 
ever:  "It  afforded  wonderful  learning 
(Sciences  Po),  excitement  (who  can  ever 
forget  May  of  1968?),  friendship  (what  a 
suf)erb  group  of  young  men  and  women!), 
and  excellent  cultural  opportunities.  To  be 
young  in  Paris  in  1967-68  was  the 
exi>erience  of  a  lifetime!" 

DAN  VAILLLANCOURT  (St.  Francis)  is 
Professor  of  Philosophy  at  Loyola 
University  in  Chicago.  He  remembers: 
"Over  Christmas  break,  I  returned  to  the 
U.S.  and  married  Kathy  Moore.  We  returned 
to  Paris  together  after  the  holidays,  and  we 
spent  our  "honeymoon"  in  Paris  while  I 
completed  my  studies  with  JYF.  We'll 
celebrate  our  25th  wedding  anniversary  on 
December  30.  A  lot  of  "red  tape"  had  to  be 
cut  for  JYF  to  approve  my  marriage  because 
I  was  the  first  married  member  of  the  JYF 
program! 

"I  returned  to  Paris  in  1971  as  a  Fulbright 
Scholar  to  do  research  for  my  Ph.D. 
dissertation  on  the  philosophy  of  Stanislas 
Breton  (said  by  many  scholars  to  be  the 
leading  Catholic  French  thinker  in  the  world 
today).  Breton  was  one  of  my  professors  at 
the  Catholic  Institute  while  I  was  a  member 
of  JYF.  I  was  recently  named  international 
archivist  for  the  works  of  Breton.  We 
correspond  regularly,  and  we  have 
maintained  a  strong  friendship  over  the  past 
25  years. 

"I  have  also  maintained  a  strong  25  year 
friendship  with  a  French  student  I  met  while 
in  Paris  in  1967-68:  Didier  Vachette. 
Didier  spent  a  summer  with  us  in  Chicago  in 
the  1970's,  and  he  and  his  wife,  Fabienne, 
visited  us  three  years  ago. 


■^^^.Sii^ 


Worried    faces    at    Reid    Hall    during    the 
hinements  it  Mai  68 


Kathy  and  I  have  two  children,  Michelle 
Monique  (23)  and  Shannon  Robert  (21). 
Michelle  graduated  from  college  in  May  1992 
(psychology),  and  Shannon  will  graduate  in 
December  1992  (engineering).  Kathy  graduated 
from  college  in  1982  (philosophy  and  creative 
writing),  and  she  is  an  independent  editor  and 
researcher. 

TED  VAN  DYKE  (Yale),  a  Special  Assistant 
to  the  Executive  Director  of  the  New  Haven 
Housing  Authority  and  FRANNY  deFRITSCH 
VAN  DYKE  (Vassar),  an  Assistant  Professor  of 
Mathematics  at  Central  Connecticut  State 
University,  remember:  "I,  Ted,  remember 
getting  picked  up  along  with  HERB  WIGDER 
during  the  evenements  of  May  and  spending  a 
hair-raising  night  at  Beaujon.  We  were  ecstatic 
to  have  FRANNY  and  KITTY  BASON  rescue  us 
the  next  day  with  the  help  of  a  French  judge 
who  was  the  father  of  a  friend.  FRANNY  and  I 
spent  1976-77  in  Paris,  when  I  got  a  D.E.A. 
from  Sciences  Po.  Last  in  Paris  in  December 
1989,  when  we  stayed  a  few  nights  with 
Franny's  family,  Mme  Voitot,  and  visited  old 
haunts  such  as  Reid  Hall." 

CHARLOTTE  WALLACE  (Principia)  writes: 
"I  remember  singing  'She's  Got  a  Ticket  to 
Ride,'  as  we  sailed  across  the  Atlantic  on  the 
venerable  old  Queen  Marv.  with  all  the 
anticipation  nineteen  year  old  Americans 
sailing  to  France  could  feel.  I  remember  being 
shocked  when,  during  orientation,  our  director 
told  us  the  best  way  to  experience  the  year  was 
to  never  of)en  a  book! 

"I  recall  a  snowy  day  in  Reid  Hall  with  that 
brilliant  guy  from  Johns  Hopkins,  reciting 
together  Boris  Pasternak's  'Winter  Night'  in 
Russian;  my  Russian  teacher,  Mme  Grigorieva, 
consoling  us,  'My  students  don't  speak  with 
you?  Don't  worry!  They  don't  even  sf>eak  to 
each  other!'  Going  to  Mme.  Grigorieva's 
apartment  in  a  different  arrondissement  for 
class,  when  Langues  O.  was  closed  by  student 
strikes--when  we  did  speak  to  each  other. 
Waiting  in  the  early  morning  darkness  with 
numerous  other  students,  to  purchase  a  $180 
ticket  for  a  two  week  trip  to  the  Soviet  Union. 
(I  have  never  paid  a  cent  since,  although  I  have 
been  6  times.) 

"I  remember  attending  a  Beckett  play,  and  at 
the  end,  hearing  the  even  more  dramatic  and 
incredible  announcement  that  the  Odeon  had 
been  taken  over  by  protesters.  Students  and 
workers  marching  up  the  Boulemiche,  singing 
the  'Internationale, '--and  fearing  mass 
violence.  I  remember  listening  as  Daniel 
Cohn-Bendit  'held  court'  in  the  Sorborme,  and 
being  shocked  that  he  did  not  allow  a  single 
dissenting  voice  to  speak.  (Like  the  Soviet 
Union!)  One  night  a  vivid  dream  of  the  giant 
head  of  General  de  Gaulle  peering  through  my 
window...  the  next  day  M  ARGO  HAYNES  and 


SUSAN  HUSTON  singing  for  me  a  parody  of 
'Last  Night  I  had  the  Strangest  Dream.' 

"A  fellow  student  and  I,  at  a  loss  as  to  how 
to  sp>eak  about  Beckett's  play,  'En  attendant 
Godot,'  deciding  to  act  out  a  scene— and  Mme 
Jomaron  loving  it.  Mme  Jomaron, 
disappearing  from  our  program,  to  march 
with  the  students  at  Nanterre.  Many  metro 
rides  home,  discussing  plays,  especially 
with  MARGO,  whom  I  always  admired. 

"Walking  through  springtime  Paris,  and 
seriously  considering  staying  to  help 
translate  a  book  for  a  Russian  friend,  who 
probably  couldn't  pay  me.  Meeting  daily 
with  a  British  student  to  decide  how  and  when 
we  would  leave  the  country,  as  tanks  were 
nomored  to  be  surrounding  the  city.  Feeling  I 
had  had  the  year  of  my  life,  and  not  believing 
it  was  nearly  over!" 

HERB  WIGDER  (Trinity)  is  an  emergency 
medicine  physician  in  Chicago,  When  asked 
about  his  memories  of  his  year  in  France,  he 
simply  answered:  "The  best" 

LINDA  MORRISON  ZUG  (Wheaton)  has 
wonderful  memories  of  Junior  Year  '67-'68: 
"Reid  Hall  lunches  with  Alain  playing  the 
grand  piano  on  the  second  floor,  walking 
everywhere  in  the  cold  and  wind  of  January 
and  crossing  the  Seine  in  a  mini-skirt  and 
coat  because  we  were  bom  a  year  too  early  for 
the  maxi  coat  -  hilas!  The  theatre  course 
with  Mme  Jomaron,  the  Boulevard  St. 
Michel  at  dusk  with  everyone  hurrying  home 
but  not  too  fast  to  browse  the  outdoor  book 
tables  at  Gibert  Jeune.  From  the  beginning 
in  September  riding  a  bike  across  the  river 
from  St.  Cyr  to  take  a  phonics  course  at  the 
Institute  in  Tours  to  the  last  incredible 
month  in  May  when  everything  shut  down 
and  the  police  were  sweeping  up  the 
Boulevard  Saint-Germain  striking  everyone 
in  their  path,  it  was  a  wonderful  year.  Since 
then  I  have  taught  high  school  French  for  a 
while,  raised  three  French-studying  childreti, 
and  gone  back  as  often  as  possible  on 
business  trips  with  my  husband  or  on 
painting  workshops  where  I  became  group 
translator  for  non-Francophones.  Un  grand 
merci  to  Sweet  Briar  for  a  life-long  love 
affair  with  France  and  things  French." 

******** 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1969-1970 


FRANK  HOFFECKER  (Princeton)  writes 
fro  Riyadh:  "After  working  as  captain  of  an 
oyster/  fishing  boat  on  the  Chesapeake  Bay 
for  many  years,  I  somehow  ended  up  in  the 
telecommunications  industry.  I  am  now  in 
charge  of  marketing  and  network  operations 
for  British  Telecom  al-Saudia,  a  joint 
venture  (in  Saudi  Arabia)  of  B.T.  and  a  Saudi 
prince.  My  family  -  wife  Leslie,  a 
journalist,  and  children  Margaret  (7)  and 
Tom  (5)  -  live  near  Riyadh  in  Saudi  Arabia." 

He  also  give  news  from  two  other  1969- 
70  JYFers:  "JOAN  MOWER  (U.C.  Berkeley) 
recently  gave  birth  to  a  baby  girl.  Joan  has 
been  a  journalist  for  several  years,  mostly 
in  Washington,  D.C.  JAY  TOLSON 
(Princeton)  has  been  the  editor  of  the 
Wilson  Quarterly  for  10  years  or  so.  He 
recently  finished  a  biography  of  Walker 
Percy,  which  should  be  published  within  a 
few  months.  Jay  lives  in  Arlington  with  his 
wife,  Mary  Bradshaw,  and  son  Ben  (age  8)." 

1970-1971 

EVAN  D.  ROBINSON  (U.  of  Virginia)  and 
his  wife  NANCY  NOYES  ROBINSON  (U.  of 
Virginia  73-74)  have  changed  countries 
once  again  "departing  their  beloved  Paris 
with  much  weeping  and  wailing  in  May 
1991."  They  are  now  in  Bahrain.  Evan  is 
the  Intelligence  Director  for 
COMUSNAVCENT,  the  naval  component 
Commander  of  the  U.S.  Central  Command. 
They  write:  "Given  the  fact  that  the  UN 
inspections  and  embargo  still  continue 
against  Iraq,  that  naval  forces  must  be 
prepared  to  respond  to  crises  or 
contingencies  in  short  order,  and  that  mines 
"never  surrender",  it's  made  for  a  very  busy 
year"  They  also  write:  "Let  us  dispel  any 
misconceptions  you  may  have  from  CNN's 
portrayal  of  Operation  Desert  Shield/Storm 
and  assure  you  that...  we  are  not  living  in  a 
tent  in  the  desert,  dressed  in  veils  or  desert 
fatigues,  eating  MREs  under  a  cloud  of 
Kuwaiti  oil  fire  smoke,  riding  camels,  and 
waiting  for  Saddam  Hussein  to  reinvade.  We 
are  living  in  probably  the  nicest,  most 
spacious  house  we've  ever  had,  surrounded 
by  a  lovely  walled  garden  with  lots  of 
flowering  shrubs,  palm  trees  and  real  grass 
for  children  to  play  on."  They  add:  "Paris 
nous  manque  beaucoup.  HeureuscmenL  il  y 
a  une  Alliance  Frangaise  et  une  Association 
des  Frangais  et  Francophones  de  I'Etranger, 
et  parfois  un  navire  frangais  fait  escale  ici 
pour  nous  offrir  une  coupe  de  champagne." 


1973-1974 


CATHERINE  L.  JOSSET  (Middlebury)  teaches 
French  and  Spanish  in  New  Rochelle  (N.Y) 
schools  and  was  married  to  Roger  Woolcott  in 
October  1991.     She  is  keeping  her  maiden 

name. 

KARIN  LINDGREN  (Sweet  Briar),  an 
instructor  of  French  at  Adrian  College,  won  six 
cash  awards  and  four  honorable  mentions  in  the 
1992  World  Order  of  Narrative  and  Formalist 
Poets  Contest.  The  contest  was  chaired  by  Dr. 
Alfred  Dom,  poet  and  critic,  who  teaches 
creative  writing  at  New  York  University. 
Competing  were  writers  from  Great  Britain, 
Canada,  Mexico  and  the  U.S.  The  Sweet  Briar 
College  Alumnae  Magazine  in  an  article  written 
by  Pat  Mrozek,  of  the  Adrian  College  News 
Bureau,  writes:  "Lindgren  transformed  her 
memories  of  a  1974  tour  of  Italy  into  first  place 
honors  in  one  poetry  category.  Titled 
'Resurgam'  (Latin  for  'I  will  rise  again),  her 
poem  details  the  hypothetical  flooding  of 
Venice  and  its  subsequent  resurrection."  One 
never  knows  what  one  of  those  spring  trips 
taken  during  the  Junior  Year  in  France  wiU  lead 
to! 

Karin  has  been  at  Adrian  College  since  1989, 
moving  from  Ann  Arbor  where  she  is 
completing  her  dissertation.  She  holds  an 
M.A.  in  French  from  the  University  of  Eastern 
Michigan  University. 

Karin  also  writes  poetry  in  French:  "People 
said  my  French  poetry  was  superior  to  my 
English  poetry.  The  French  poetry  I  wrote  is 
more  relevant  to  today,  since  it  is  written  in  the 
modem  language.  I  learned  modem  French,  so  I 
couldn't  hide  behind  the  'thee'  and  'thou'  of  the 
early  poetry  I  learned  and  tried  to  write.  When  I 
lost  the  archaisms  and  the  abstmseness  in  my 
English,  I  found  the  voice  I  needed  in  order  to 
write." 

See  1970-71  for  news  from  NANCY  NOYES 
ROBINSON  (U.  of  Virginia) 

•••••••• 


1975-1976 


LISA  BRUNDAGE  (Sweet  Briar)  was  featured 
in  an  article  by  Debra  Gordon  pubUshed  in  the 
"Business  Weekly"  section  of  The  Virginian- 
Pilot  and  the  Ledger-Star  of  April  27,  1992. 
Lisa,  an  architect  and  interior  designer,  is  the 
owner  of  Archi-Techniques,  Inc.  She  beat  out 
more  than  100  entries  to  win  The  American  Bar 
Association  Journal  annual  competition  for 
design  excellence  in  law  offices,  with  her 
design     for    the   new    offices     of   Hunton    & 


Williams  in  Norfolk's  Crestar  Bank 
Building.  The  most  beautiful  part  of  the 
offices  is  a  "dramatic,  gently  curving 
stairway."  She  also  custom-designed  the 
furniture:  "For  instance,  instead  of  ordering 
a  conference  table  'just  like  5,000  others,' 
Lisa  took  the  Makore  wood  used  throughout 
the  offices  to  craft  the  table.  She  inlaid  it 
with  green  plastic  laminate  studded  with  the 
same  color  tiles  and  brass  stripping  featured 
in  the  rest  of  the  layout." 

"'I'm  looking  for  a  specific  type  of 
client,'  she  says.  'Someone  who  thinks  that 
I,  as  the  interior  designer,  can  bring 
something  to  the  project  that  he  or  she  can 
be  proud  of 

Lisa  started  her  business  in  Norfolk  two 
years  ago,  after  having  worked  for  a  large 
company  in  New  York  City.  There  she 
designed  and  guided  the  construction  of 
Apple  Computer's  Paris  headquarters,  which 
won  her  praise  in  Interior  Design  Magazine. 
Lisa  did  her  graduate  work  in  architecture  at 
the  University  of  Virginia. 


1976-1977 

We  regret  to  inform  the  members  of  the 
1976-77  group  that  CHARLES  "CHI" 
CAVAiNAGH  (Northwestern)  died  on  October 
30,  1991  in  New  York  City.  His  Junior  Year 
in  France  was  among  his  fondest  memories. 

1979-1980 

Doris  Chaya,  daughter  of  SARAH 
RINDSBERG  BERMAN  (Mount  Holyoke) 
was  bom  on  June  29,  1992:  "Elle  est 
adorable,  bien  sur.  Elle  parle  deja  frangais." 


1981-1982 


THERESE  EVE  PAINTER  (U.  of  Texas) 
married  her  law-school  sweetheart,  Jim 
Hogan,  September  5  and  moved  to  Paris, 
where  Jim  is  a  partner  in  a  French  law  firm. 
CAROLINE  HOYT  (Bryn  Mawr)  attended  the 
wedding.  After     Therese     and     Jim 

honeymooned  in  Italy,  Therese  took  some 
time  off,  and  she  is  now  begiiming  a  job 
search  in  Paris. 


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TEN  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


From  Professor  EMILE  LANGLOIS, 
Resident  Director  of  the  1982-83  group: 

"10  ans  dija...  Cc  n'est  pas  possible! 
You  can't  be  in  your  thirties!  As  I  write 
this,  I  have  akeadv  read  the  news  of  your 
class  which  KELLy  HELM  SMITH  has 
compiled  for  this  issue  of  the  Magazine.  I 
know  about  your  careers,  marriages, 
children,  travels,  etc...  But  where  are  the 
missing  ones?  the  old  New  York  Party 
Contingent?  And  all  the  others?  Please 
send  me  a  note  and  we  will  publish  news 
from  the  retardataires  for  the  11th 
anniversary! 

"In  Paris  the  offices  and  classrooms  are 
still  the  same  (allliough  we  are  now  on  the 
4eme  etage  instead  of  the  Seme,  without 
having  moved  at  all  -  the  Alliance  added  a 
premier  superieur\)  When  you  visit 
(notice,  I  don't  say  'if  but  'when'),  you  may 
see  M.  Simon  and  Mmc  Oswald.  Mme 
Triantafyllou  retired  last  year  (a  big  loss, 
even  for  those  who  suffered  so  much  with 
her  French  grammar  exercises!). 

"If  you  visit  the  Blue  Ridge  Parkway, 
detour  to  Sweet  Briar  and  and  say  hello!" 


1982-1983 

In  July,  Mme  CAROL  DENIS,  Assistant  to 
the  Resident  Director  in  1982-83,  sent  the 
following  message: 

"As  I  look  over  the  list  of  your  names  and 
your  Paris  addresses,  I  reminisce  with  Lucienne 
D6rozieres.  Those  were  the  good  old  days  when 
the  photo  de  groupe  was  in  black  and  white,  I 
had  long  hair,  and  we  were  all  a  good  deal 
yoimger.  It  really  was  a  great  year  we  spent 
together  with  all  of  you  and  Monsieur 
Langlois.  Any  of  the  problems  we  may  have 
had  seem  far  behind  and  quite  insignificant 
now,  although  I  remember  being  worried  about 
you  at  the  time.  I  worried  about  KEN  BRADT 
with  his  interminable  lists  of  vocabulary 
words--I  shouldn't  have!  the  living  conditions 
at  the  Pension  Ladagnous  (it  exists  no  more) 
and  whether  CAROLE  KIM  would  stay  smiley 
and  sane  at  Madame  Maupat^'s. 

"The  only  housing  possibilities  on  my  list 
that  you  might  recognize:  la  Pension  des 
Marronniers  (still  directed  by  Marie-Odile  who 
hasn't  changed  a  bit),  the  de  Lambertye's,  the 
Coutants,  the  Lepoutres,  the  Lebatards,  the 
Mouniers  and  Madame  Mikol. 


"My  son,  Nicolas,  who  was  a  baby  when 
you  were  here,  is  now  almost  13  and  this  year 
M.  Langlois'  youngest  will  be  here  in  Paris 
with  the  group.  Sometimes  in  our 
conversations  the  word  retirement  even 
crops  up.  How  can  this  be  happening  to  us? 
I  guess  we  still  have  a  few  good  years  ahead 
of  us  though. 

"We  have  seen  about  20  of  you  since  your 
graduation  from  coUege.  When  you  come,  it 
is  such  fun  to  get  down  the  picture,  go  over 
the  names  and  faces  and  play  'do  you 
remember  the  time.'  Now  that  many  of  you 
have  job  responsibilities  and  many  of  you 
have  yoimg  families,  the  visits  have  slowed 
almost  to  a  stop.  We  will  have  to  use  this 
Magazine  to  catch  up  on  your  news  and 
hope  that  if  you  ever  are  in  Paris,  you  won't 
forget  to  stop  by  the  office." 


Nicole  Christensen   at  Sciences  Po 


A  big  merci  to  KELLY    HELIW    SMITH 

(Bryn  Mawr)  who  volunteered  to  serve  as 
class  news  editor: 

"Mes  amis,  salut! 

"I  hope  you  will  have  as  much  fun  reading 
our  various  memories  as  I  have.  Sorting 
through  them  has  been  like  having  one  of 
those  dreams  so  vivid  it  stays  with  me  all 
day.  It's  made  our  jimior  year  --  fantastic 
discoveries,  heartaches,  food,  friends  and  the 
rest  of  it  -  seem  a  lot  more  recent  than  10 
years  ago.  I  haven't  been  back  to  France 
since  we  left.  Reading  our  assorted 
recollections  is  the  next  best  thing. 

Kelly  Helm  Smith 

"As  a  visiting  Romance  Languages  lecturer 
at  the  University  of  Michigan-Ann  Arbor, 
LYDIA  BELATECHE  (Vassar)  speaks  with 
authority  when  she  encourages  her  students 
to  spend  a  year  in  France.  Luggage  is  one  of 
her  key  SBCJYF  memories.  She  took  a  lot  of 
it  and  had  too  many  possessions  to  fit  into  it 
by  the  time  she  returned.  Her  brother  still 
calls  1982-83  "the  year  you  went  to  France 
and  squandered  the  family  fortunes."  Lydia's 
courses  in  Paris  allowed  her  plenty  of  time  to 
explore  and  experience  the  city,  particularly 
during  the  second  semester,  when  two  of  four 
were  cancelled  indefinitely  because  of  student 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


strikes.  Lydia's  advice  to  future  JYFers  is  to 
plunge  into  Paris  and  see  where  it  takes  you 
and  how  it  shapes  you. 

She  writes,  "I  think  the  most  important 
part  of  the  experience  for  each  individual  is 
the  changes  he  or  she  experiences  in  his  or 
her  own  personality.  ...  I  noticed  that,  each 
time  I  saw  a  JYFer  in  the  Sweet  Briar  offices 
on  the  Boulevard  Raspail,  he  or  she  had 
changed.  The  changes  were  often  subtle,  but 
they  were  definitely  there.  It  was  only  those 
who  were  unwilling  to  change,  who  would 
not  allow  themselves  to  be  overpowered  by 
the  city  of  Paris,  who  got  nothing  out  of 
their  JYF  experience." 

Lydia  is  completing  the  final  chapter  of 
her  dissertation  and  will  submit  it  to  the 
French  Department  at  Yale  diu-ing  the  1992- 
93  academic  year.  Her  husband,  John 
Graham,  is  an  assistant  professor  of  French, 
also  at  Ann  Arbor. 

MAGDALENA  BELL  (U.  of  Maryland), 
now  an  attorney  living  in  Bethesda,  has 
started  using  her  middle  and  married  names 
since  we  knew  her  as  GLADYS  JARRIN.  She 
writes,  "Paris  was  a  liberating  experience 
for  me.  It  allowed  me  to  break  free  of  a 
painful  past  and  embark  upon  a  new  course 
in  life.  I  am  now  blissfully  married  to  a 
fellow  attorney,  Michael  Bell,  and  have  two 
beautiful  girls,  ages  4  1/2  years,  and  4 
months  [ages  as  of  mid-summer].  To  me, 
Paris  represents  everything  that  is 
wonderful  and  carefree,  and  a  memory  of  my 
youth  that  I  shall  forever  cherish.  1  would 
love  to  hear  from  KATE  and  ISABEL  (from 
everyone  else,  too,  of  course)!" 

Among  Magdalena's  memories  are  the 
Vitta  Top  Fitness  Club,  strolls  through  the 
Latin  Quarter  (affectionately  known  as  "Pig 
Street"  for  the  whole  pigs  roasting  in 
storefront  windows);  walking  everywhere; 
shopping  on  the  Boulevard  St.  Germain; 
10-franc  coins;  buying  chocolate-filled 
crepes  from  street  vendors;  just  hanging 
out  with  GEOFF,  TERRENCE,  KATE,  BRIAN 
&  ISABEL;  and,  of  course,  food. 

LAURA     BROWNING     HILDEBRANDT 

(Northwestern)  is  now  a  mother  and 
freelance  writer  residing  in  Waukesha, 
Wisconsin.  She  earned  a  Master's  degree  in 
Advertising  from  Michigan  State  University 
and  now  writes  advertising  copy  when  she 
isn't  mothering  Samuel,  who  was  bom  in 
March  1991.  She  is  expecting  a  second 
child  in  February.  Her  favorite  memories  of 
the  year  abroad  include  touring  chateaux  by 
bike,  the  autumn  colors  at  Versailles,  skiing 
in  the  Alps,  Las  Fondues  in  Montmartre, 
good  times  with  buddies  from  Northwestern 
and  elsewhere,    and  climentines  from  the 


open  air  market  for  lunch.  Laura  took  her 
husband,  Dan,  to  Les  Fondues  and  to  visit  the 
de  Lambertye  family  on  their  honeymoon.  Dan 
couldn't  speak  French  so  M.  de  Lambertye 
bridged  the  language  gap  by  offering  more  and 
more  Poire  Guillaume  liqueur. 

KELLY  HELM  SMITH  (Bryn  Mawr),  is  who's 
editing  this,  so  I'm  switching  to  first-person 
now.  I  remember  a  lot  of  walking  and  eating 
crepes  and  mille-feuilles.  (The  walking  won. 
I  returned  in  far  better  condition  than  when  I 
left.)  One  day  PAM  PKE,  BRENDA  LINDFORS 
and  a  bimch  of  us  took  the  M6tro  to  the  eastern 
edge  of  the  city  and  walked  back  to  BRENDA's 
eighth-floor  apartment,  where,  predictably,  we 
feasted.  I  liked  looking  at  layers  of  history  in 
the  architecture  and  at  Pfere  Lachaise  cemetery, 
where  it  seemed  like  everyone  who  was  anyone 
who  died  in  France  was  buried,  from  H^loise  & 
Abelard  to  Jim  Morrison.  The  month  we  spent 
in  Tours  was  wonderful  and  elemental.  I  felt 
like  a  child  again,  partly  because  I  didn't 
imderstand  much  that  was  being  said.  I  gained  a 
whole  new  appreciation  for  food  and  family  Ufe 
at  the  table  of  Claude  and  Zabet  PouiUet.  After 
finishing  college  I  got  a  Master's  degree  in 
journalism  at  Northwestern,  then  worked  as  a 
reporter  for  a  couple  of  newspapers  before 
going  to  work  for  a  very  unusual  printing 
company  as  the  reporter  for  its  employee 
newspaper.  My  husband,  Kevin,  is  British, 
Texan,  an  Army  Reservist,  a  freelance  writer, 
and  a  Ph.D.  student  in  poUtical  science.  We've 
lived  in  the  Milwaukee  area  since  1987. 

CAROLE  KIM  (Brown),  is  an  artist  living  in 
Los  Angeles.  She  says,  "Thinking  of  Paris 
while  living  in  Los  Angeles,  a  city  obsessed 
with  pop  culture  where  you  spend  much  of  your 
time  cruising  in  your  car,  makes  for  a  vivid 
contrast.  News  from  friends  would  be  most 
welcome!"  Carole  remembers  the  streets  of 
Paris  as  a  montage  fueled  by  human  energy 
from  all  over  the  world  -  music  and  dance  from 
Africa,  India  and  Brazil,  and  the  aura  exuded  by 
the  architecture  itself.  She  remembers  herself 
ab.sorbing  it  all,  wide-eyed;  feasting  at  joyous 
and  scrumptious  spontaneous  picnics;  les 
quatre  mousquetaires  and  company;  and  the 
thick  morning  fog  in  the  Jardin  du 
Luxembourg. 

BARBARA  KLOTZ  SILVERSTONE  (Bryn 
Mawr)  graduated  from  Cardozo  School  of  Law  in 
1991  and  is  now  a  staff  attorney  at  the  National 
Organization  of  Social  Security  Claimants 
Representatives,  a  non-profit  group.  She 
married  Stanley  Silverstone  in  July  1990 
(JENIFER  SCHALL  attended  the  wedding)  and 
they  live  in  Brooklyn.  Some  of  Barbara's  best 
memories  from  the  year  in  France  revolve 
around  the  people  she  met  and  stayed  with.  For 
instance,  pleased  to  have  convinced  her  Tours 


hosts  she  understood  everything,  she 
overheard  M.  Courot  tell  a  friend  that  when 
Barbara  laughs,  she  doesn't  imderstand  a  word 
you're  saying.  TTie  Lebatard  family  in  Paris 
was  also  special,  including  their  son,  7  years 
old  at  the  time,  and  the  triplets,  who  were 
then  3-year-olds.  Barbara's  favorite  class 
was  L'Histoire  de  Paris  a  tr avers  ses 
monuments,  which,  she  writes,  "was  the 
first  time  I  found  history  to  be  a  fascinating 
subject."  Her  least  favorite  class  was 
Psychologie  Sociale,  wherein  she 
constantly  had  to  contend  with  the 
professor's  anti-American  biases.  "All  in  all 
my  junior  year  in  Paris  was  a  great  year," 
Barbara  writes.  "I  learned  and  experienced  so 
much.  I  always  recommend  that  college 
jimiors  spend  a  year  away,  and  especially  as 
part  of  the  Sweet  Briar  program." 


Lise  Hafner  and  Carole  Kim 
(Photo  by  Kelly  Helm  Smith) 

BRENDA  LINDFORS  (Brown)  is  now 
Director  of  Wellness  Programs  and  Parent 
Education  at  Brackenridge  Hospital  in 
Austin,  Texas.  Brenda's  memories  from  the 
year  abroad  include  pot-luck  parties  with 
WENDY  LECKER,  CAROLE  KIM,  LISE 
HAFNER,  KELLY  HELM  and  PAM  PIKE  in 
her  eighth-floor  (no  elevator)  chambre  de 
bonne  in  the  I7eme  arrondissement; 
jogging  regularly  past  prostitutes  in  the 
Bois  de  Boulogne;  and  the  intoxicating 
sights,  sounds  and  smells  of  Paris.  A  key 
moment  came  when  Brenda  went  to  London 
during  the  holiday  break  to  meet  her  parents. 
On  the  way  there  she  was  very  ill  and  a 
terrible  storm  over  the  Charmel  sunk  two 
boats,  luckily  not  the  ferry  she  was  on.  She 
arrived  in  England  exhausted  and  terrified, 
too  late  to  change  any  money  and  thus 
unable  to  take  the  train  to  her  parents'  hotel. 
A  beggar  approached  and  asked  for  money, 
and  Brenda  broke  down,  explaining  that  she 
had  no  money  and  no  way  to  get  where  she 


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Brenda  Lindfors 

(Photo  by  Kelly  Helm   Smith) 

was  going.  The  beggar  then  gave  her  his 
money,  took  her  to  the  subway  gate,  put  her 
on  the  right  car  and  told  her  where  lo  get  off. 
That  was  when  Brenda  decided  there  is  after 
all  a  Santa  Claus.  Brenda  writes  that  she  is 
enjoying  something  of  a  second 
honeymoon  because  her  husband,  Cody 
Hoover,  just  finished  an  MBA  from 
Vanderbilt  University  in  Nashville  and  has 
rejoined  her  in  Austin. 

SUSAN  MARTIN  MITCHELL  (Williams) 
is  thriving  as  a  professional  francophile. 
She  became  marketing  director  of  (and  is 
now  married  to  the  owner  of)  David  B. 
Mitchell  &  Company,  Inc.,  based  in 
Darien,  Connecticut.  The  firm  represents 
the  Relais  &  Chateaux,  a  Paris-based 
association  of  inns  and  castle-hotels  around 
the  world.  This  means  she  and  her  husband 
get  to  travel  a  lot  in  France,  sampling 
accommodations  and  cuisine  across  the 
country.  They  go  to  the  French  West  Indies 
a  lot,  too.  As  Susan  writes,  "My  junior  year 
abroad  greatly  affected  the  direction  of  my 
life,  as  it  has  for  many  alumni.  I  think  just 
about  everyone  feels  the  desire  to  return  to 
France  after  that  year  abroad,  yearning  for 
the  daily  excitement  and  challenge  of  life  in 
another  country."  Susan  made  it  back  the 
very  next  summer  as  a  guide  for  a  hot-air 
ballooning  company  in  Burgundy  and 
hasn't  stayed  away  since  then.  She 
recommends  the  program  at  Middlebury's 
Language  Schools,  and  would  love  to  hear 
from  fellow  JYFers.  Just  call  1-800-372- 
1323. 

DANIELLE  MORAN  BURKE  (Mount 
Holyoke)  celebrated  her  5-year  wedding 
anniversary  in  August.  She  has  a  daughter, 
Diana  Veronica,  and  is  planning  another  for 


next  spring.  After  several  jobs  in  New  York, 
Philadelphia  and  Minneapolis,  she  is  currently 
working  towards  a  Master's  degree  in  art 
history  at  the  University  of  Minnesota. 
Danielle  remembers  the  brief  but  sufficient 
orientation  in  Tours.  She  had  lots  of  fun  with 
her  roommates  in  an  odd  host  family.  She  also 
remembers  Mme  Parlange  ("what  a  wonderful 
woman  -  I  hear  she  still  takes  students"). 
Danielle  met  with  her  three  years  ago  when  she 
returned  to  Europe  with  her  husband  for  a 
month-long  trip  between  jobs.  They  met  with 
AL  GANNON  and  friends  and  had  a  blast.  Her 
French  came  back,  but  she  sure  was  rusty!  She 
also  remembers  NICOLA  LONGFORD  and  AMY 
BRESEKE  and  all  their  gallivanting,  and  her 
January  trip  with  AL  and  NICKY  to  Spain  in  the 


NANCY  NAGEL  (Brown)  is  in  her  second 
year  as  an  MBA  student  at  Stanford  University 
and  hopes  to  get  into  economic  development 
when  she  is  through.  Nancy  remembers  great 
pastries  and  wonderful  afternoons  (even 
picnics)  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg; 
desperately  trying  to  understand  the  dialog  at 
the  theatre  with  her  class;  being  dazzled  at  the 
Theatre  du  Soleil,  being  in  awe  of  Paola 
Messana,  her  Sciences  Po  international 
relations  teaching  assistant;  and  gaining 
fashion  sense  very  gradually.  Nancy  says  she 
didn't  manage  to  speak  exclusively  French  with 
her  American  roommates  as  she  had  hoped,  and 
that  she  occasionally  foimd  a  certain  arrogance 
among  the  French  as  well  as  evidence  of  un- 
curbed dogs  to  be  annoying. 

CAROL  NTWHALL  NTILSON  (Williams)  and 
her  husband,  Ted,  live  in  the  Philadelphia  area, 
where  Carol  is  a  commercial  banker.  Carol 
recalls  the  wonderful  mix  of  international 
students  living  at  Simone  Cardozo's  home  in 
Tours  who  were  all  trying  to  communicate  in 
French;  visiting  chateaux  by  bike,  car  and 
bus;  phonetics;  Simone  Hilling"  book-lined 
hallway,  Thursday-night  dinner  parties, 
chocolate  mousse  and  crime  caramel;  picnics 
everywhere;  red  wine  in  huge  quantities  imtil  le 
rigime  began  in  March;  footing  in  le  Pare  des 
Buttes  Chaumont;  visiting  nearly  every 
museum  in  Paris;  seeing  West  Side  Story  and 
other  American  classic  movies  for  the  first 
lime;  trips  to  Amsterdam,  Brussels,  Switzerland 
(skiing),  Spain  and  Portugal  with  the  Alliance 
Fran9aise  group,  Brittany  and  Strasbourg;  flea 
markets;  theatre  class  as  a  way  to  see  obscure 
parts  of  Paris  as  well  as  both  wonderful  and 
obscure  plays;  the  library  and  oral  exams  at 
Sciences  Po;  and  the  month  afterward  in 
England.  Carol  adds,  "I  loved  living  in  a  major 
city,  the  strength  of  the  dollar,  the  change  of 
scenery  and  the  sense  of  adventure." 


LISA  O'CONNOR  (Northwestern)  writes 
that  she  remembers  "being  accosted  on  the 
streets  daily  by  dragueurs  and,  ironically,  at 
the  same  time,  plowing  my  way  through 
Simone  de  Beauvoir's  Mimoires  d'une  Jeune 
Fille  Rangee."  Lisa  finds  it  sad  to  reconcile 
the  beautiful  land  and  people  she  encoimtered 
while  traveling  in  Yugoslavia,  accompanied 
by  JULIE  POLICES,  with  the  destruction  now 
ravaging  the  area.  Lisa,  who  is  now  product 
manager  for  a  software  company,  says,  "I'd 
like  to  start  a  French-speaking  Toastmasters 
club  in  the  Chicago  area.  Toastmasters  is  a 
self-help,  not-for-profit  organization  that 
helps  its  members  build  confidence  in  their 
public  speaking  skills.  Anyone  in  the 
Chicago  area  interested?  Look  me  up  under 
my  husband's  name,  Frank  Eberwein,  in  Lake 
Zurich,  Illinois." 

ALEXANDRA  (ROTH)  O'MARA  and  KEVIN 
O'MARA  (both  Haverford)  recall  coffee  with 
BARBI  CADY,  MARIANA  GOMEZ  and 
FRANgOISE  JACKSON;  breakfast  at  Madame 
Muller's;  the  interminable  bus  ride  from 
Brussels  to  Tours  on  our  first  day;  Madame 
Denis  and  Monsieur  Langlois'  smiling  faces; 
tremendous  sadness  when  we  had  to  come 
back  to  the  States;  and  their  oral 
interrogation  at  Sciences  Po.  Both  O'Maras 
are  now  lawyers  in  New  York  City.  They  say 
that  each  time  they  return  to  Paris,  whether 
on  business  or  vacation,  "we're  haunted  by 
our  wonderful  memories  of  our  year  there  -- 
and  by  a  wish  we  could  do  it  aU  again." 

ELAINE  OSBORNE  SINNIGER  (Mount 
Holyoke)  writes  that  she  lived  in  Los 
Angeles  for  three  years  after  college  before 
returning  to  the  East  Coast  to  be  nearer  her 
family.  She  is  now  in  Norwich,  New  York. 
Elaine  reports  that  she  has  made  it  back  to 
la  belle  France  twice  in  the  past  tliree  years, 
greatly  enjoying  Aries  in  1991,  and  plans 
another  trip  for  1993.  She  will  teach  a  non- 
credit  French  course  for  the  local  college's 
adult  education  program  this  year,  and  will 
lead  a  French  discussion  group  for  a  local 
corporation  with  French  subsidiaries.  "There 
are  times  when  I  still  crave  a  sandwich  au 
fromage  such  as  I  used  to  eat  on  an  almost 
daily  basis,"  Elaine  writes.  "And  it  would  be 
nice  to  be  around  people  who  don't  cringe  at 
the  mention  of  liver  pat6.  But  for  the  most 
part  rural  life  is  great.  I  do  a  lot  of  canning 
and  baking  and  enjoy  it  very  much."  Elaine 
foimd  that  the  year  in  France  was  "a  kind  of 
fresh  start  where  no  one  (or  mostly  no  one) 
knew  you  and  you  could  be  whomever  you 
chose  without  having  to  conform  to 
expectations  of  those  around  you.  It  was 
definitely  a  maturing  process,  and  one  I 
wouldn't  trade  for  the  world." 


20 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


From  Mount  Holyoke:  Ann  Reardon 
(visiting),  Dede  McKibbin-Vaughan,  Denise 
Bachand  Prince,  Janine  Adams  (v),  Elaine 
Osborne  Sinniger  (who  sent  the  photo) 

UN  HAE  PARK  LANGIS  (Yale)  writes  in 
French!  She  says,  "Salut  a  tout  le  monde, 
M.  Langlois,  Mme.  Denis,  Mme. 
Derozieres.  Vive  le  JYF!  Depuis 
Novembre  1989,  je  suis  maride  avec  Robert 
Langis,  un  franco-canadien  de  Montrial. 
On  a  une  belle  fille  de  18  mois,  Renata. 
J'ai  eu  ma  licence  d'enseignement  et  un 
M.Ed  en  1990.  En  ce  moment,  je  travaille 
mi-temps  a  un  'tutoring  center.'  On  espere 
dSminager  a  Ashland,  Oregon,  aussitot  que 
notre  maison  a  LA.  sera  vendue.  Tous  les 
meilleurs  vaeux  a  tout  le  monde." 

PAM  PIKE  SULKA  (Mount  Holyoke) 
doesn't  have  a  lot  of  time  to  write.  She  has 
just  moved  to  Germany,  along  with  her 
husband,  Daniel,  a  major  in  the  Army,  and 
their  one-year-old  daughter,  Maggie.  After 
graduation,  at  least  partly  inspired  by  her 
gastronomic  adventures  in  France,  Pam 
worked  in  several  restaurants  and  attended 
the  Culinary  Institute  of  America.  Now  that 
she  is  back  on  the  continent,  she  hopes  to 
visit  Paris  and  other  parts  of  France  this 
year.  Your  faithful  editor  had  the  pleasure 
of  being  Pam's  roommate  in  Tours  and  in 
Paris.  Discovering  French  cuisine  in  the 
company  of  someone  who  could  actually 
come  back  and  recreate  it  was  a  wonderful 
experience.  The  last  time  I  ate  chez  Pam 
was  in  1 987  when  she  lived  just  across  the 
river  from  New  Orleans,  and  it  was  a  meal 
I'll  never  forget.  Her  portfolio  of  cakes  is 
equally  awe-inspiring. 


ELIZABETH  K.  QUINSON  (Williams)  is  now 
a  freelance  writer  living  in  the  Philadelphia 
area.  She  writes,  "Most  of  all  I  remember 
lovely  unending  afternoons  watching  the  world 
go  by  with  LAURA  MEZEY  in  cafds  on 
Boulevard  St.  Germain  and  Boulevard  Raspail." 
Other  highlights  of  a  truly  fun  year  were  a  rainy 
bike  trip  from  Tours  to  see  the  chateaux,  girls' 
nights  out  with  SUSAN  MARTIN,  and  doing 
Plaza  Suite  at  Charles  V  with  MURRAY. 
Elizabeth  is  married  to  Richard  J.  Koreto 
(Vassar  '84).  They  have  a  daughter,  Katherine 
Jane,  who  will  soon  be  a  year  old. 

LORI  REILLY  (Northwestern)  now  lives  in 
Chicago  and  is  vice  president.  Corporate 
Banking  at  Harris  Bank.  Believe  it  or  not,  she 
says  she  encounters  a  lot  of  SBCJYF  alums 
from  various  years  in  the  course  of  her  U.S.- 
oriented  work.  She  writes,  "In  Paris,  I  didn't 
just  see  another  culture,  but  became  a  part  of 
another  way  of  life.  To  live  with  the  history, 
beauty,  food  and  jjeople  of  Paris  was  a  treasure  I 
will  always  carry!  I  will  never  forget  Mme 
Cott6's  art  class,  and  TERRENCE  FRANKLIN's 
excellent  imitations  of  her  --  'Bon.  On  y  va?' 
Sciences  Po  was  so  amusing,  very  stuffy  and 
self-satisfied,  yet  books  were  only  available  in 
the  library  and  of  course  those  could  not  be 
checked  out.  The  academic  memories  pale 
compared  to  the  social  ones  —  drinking  cognac 
on  an  evening  bateau  mouche  with  RICHARD 
SHEWMAKER.  or  walking  through  the 
TuUeries  with  AMY  BRESEKE  as  we  went  to  the 
Louvre.  In  February,  I  was  delighted  to  show 
my  husband  Paris,  not  as  a  tourist  but  as  one 
who  will  always  be  a  part  of  that  city.  "Despite 
our  short  stay  in  Tours,  that  warm  September 
remains  special.  I  remain  in  touch  with  my 
family,  the  Laplanes,  and  continue  to  visit 
them  on  my  trips  to  Paris."  Lori  finished  an 
MBA  at  Northwestern  last  year,  and  she  and  her 
husband  were  expecting  their  first  child  in 
November. 

ELIZABETH     (LISA)     SCOTT     ALLISON 

(Williams),  who  is  now  marketing  manager 
with  American  Express,  writes,  "To  me,  the 
best  part  of  spending  the  year  in  Paris  was 
actually  feeling  like  I  belonged  in  the  city.  Day 
in  and  day  out,  taking  the  M6tro,  going  to 
school  at  Science  Po  and  L' Alliance,  speaking 
the  language,  shopping,  living  with  Simone 
Hilling  in  the  19th  arrondissement,  I  felt  like  a 
native  --  not  a  tourist.  Since  I've  never  been 
back,  that  feeling  remains.  I  look  forward  to 
the  day  I  am  able  to  return  and  take  my  husband 
and  child  back  to  the  city  I  love."  Elizabeth 
married  her  high  school  sweetheart,  David 
Allison  (Colgate  '84)  and  they  now  have  a  son, 
Schafer  Scott  Allison,  bom  in  August  1991. 
EUzabeth  commutes  from  home  in  Connecticut 
to  New  York  City. 


SARAH      JANE      VOKEY      ZERBINO 

(Wheaton),  a  banker  with  a  Boston  address, 
reports  that  she  married  Victor  J.  Zerbino  on 
September  12,  1987,  and  moved  to 
Montevideo,  Uruguay.  Nicolas  Richard  was 
bom  July  17,  1991,  and  she  was  expecting  a 
second  child  in  November.  She  recalls  her 
time  in  Paris  as  "wonderful,  romantic,  great 
fun,  lots  of  learning,  good  friends,  delicious 
food  and  incredible  language." 


Carole  Kim  (Photo  b;  Kelly  Helm  Smith) 


1983-1984 

Some  news  from  the  Sweet  Briar  College 
contingent  gleaned  from  the  College 
Alumnae  Magazine: 

JULIE  SHIELDS  HICKMAN  is  in 
California  and  should  have  received  her 
Master's  in  Environmental  Studies  last  June. 

SUZANNE  BRANCH  married  Lansing 
Martin  last  May  and  moved  to  Greenwich, 
CT. 

CECILY  SCHULZ  practices  law  and  has 
moved  to  D.C.  where  she  has  "no  boyfriend, 
no  fiance,  no  husband,  no  kids,  and  no  great 
adventures  plaimed,"  although  she  would  like 
to  hear  from  anyone  who  has  any  extra 
boyfriends,  fiances,  husbands,  kids  or 
adventures. 

ELLEN  CARVER  is  Director  of  Admissions 
at  George  School  in  Pennsylvania  and 
volunteers  for  Habitat  for  Humanity. 

******** 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


21 


FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


A  message  from  Professor  ROBERT 
GOODHAND,  1987-88  Residenl  Director: 

"It  is  with  truly  fond  and  happy  memories 
that  Pan  and  I  recollect  the  1987-88  year  in 
Paris.  Carol  Denis  noted  on  numerous 
occasions  through  the  year  that  the  record 
number  of  students  (136  participants  was 
the  record  up  to  that  point)  was  the  easiest 
group  to  manage,  the  most  pleasant  and 
carefree  that  she  had  ever  experienced.  I 
certainly  agreed  with  her,  although  1 
wondered  if  she  doesn't  say  that  about  all 
the  Sweet  Briar  groups! 

"I  am  now  in  semi-retirement  in  Tarheel 
territory,  nearer  my  three  daughters  and  their 
children  in  Durham,  nearer  the  ocean,  and  in 
a  climate  which  has  allowed  my  golf 
handicap  to  drop  to  a  six.  I  will  be  teaching 
on  occasion  some  community  college 
seminars  on  literature  and  philosophy,  and 
Pan  and  I  are  involved  in  stained  glass  art. 
We  have  not  returned  to  France  since  the 
halcyon  days  of  1987-88,  but  the  urge  to 
revisit  all  the  old  Gallic  haunts  is  growing 
month  by  month  within  us  and  we  will  head 
back  before  too  long.  Pan  joins  me  in 
sending  to  you  our  warm  greetings." 


1987-1988 

Mrs.  CAROL  DENIS,  Assistant  to  the 
Resident  Director,  sends  this  message: 

"At  this  writing  I  am  preparing  to  go  to 
Tours  tomorrow  for  the  arrival  of  the  new 
group.  I  will  never  forget  your  arrival  in  Tours 
-  our  biggest  group.  I  was  apprehensive  given 
the  number,  but  it  turned  out  to  be  one  of  the 
best  years  ever  because  as  a  group  we  were  close 
in  spite  of  our  size.  Everything  we  did  together 
I  enjoyed  and  I  often  look  with  nostalgia  at  the 
pictures  I  took  of  us  at  Mont  St.  Michel  (in  the 
cold  and  the  wet)  and  at  Givemy.  Many  of  our 
conversations  are  still  fresh  in  my  mind  also. 
What  a  pity  we  can't  do  it  all  over  again. 

"My  only  consolation,  besides  the  many 
nice  people  who  have  passed  our  way  since,  has 
been  seeing  certain  ones  from  that  year  again 
here  in  Paris,  and  receiving  your  letters. 

"JULIA  ALEXANDER  was  here  for  a  long 
time  as  weU  as  PAMELA  HALL.  JUUE  HINKLE 
and  SUSAN  WINCHESTER.  Others  have  come 
for  shorter  visits  (AMELIA  ADDISON,  CHRIS 
CALLAS,  PETER  SHERWIN,  KRISTINA 
CASSIDY,  MOLLY  and  BOB  GASKINS,  SHANA 
FERRIGAN.  JOHN  HOFFMANN,  CINDY 
MARKER,  DAVID  O'KEEFE,  ANDREW 
SOLUM,      ANNE     WHITE      and     CRYSTAL 


WRIGHT).  I  hope  I  will  soon  be  seeing 
STEPHANIE  GREEN  who  telephoned  this 
summer  from  the  States  and  who  was 
planning  to  be  here  this  year. 

"Not  much  has  changed  aroimd  here  in  the 
four  years  of  your  absence  except  a  new  coat 
of  paint  here  and  there  and  different  desks  in 
the  Sweet  Briar  classrooms  (no  more  of  those 
red  plastic  chairs!)  Crystal's  sign  about 
keeping  the  salle  de  lecture  clean  is  still  in 
use  (jjeople  aren't  getting  any  more  tidy)  and 
the  painter  still  tries  to  fUrt  with  the  women 
in  the  hall.  Thankfully  we  were  able  to  help 
the  Alliance  get  rid  of  the  young  gardien- 
dragueur  who  annoyed  so  many  of  you. 

"Madame  Deroziferes  and  I  still  eat  lunch  in 
my  office  around  13hOO  on  the  little  square 
table  next  to  the  metal  file  cabinets.  If 
you're  in  Paris,  grab  a  sandwich  or  a  crepe  at 
St.  Placide  and  come  join  us.  It  would  make 
our  day." 


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Bois  de  Boulogne  picnic  -  May   1988  (PhotoCrystal   Wright) 


We  wish  to  thank  JULIA    PROFFITT 

(American  U.)  for  being  the  first  member  of 
the  class  (among  several!)  to  volunteer  to 
serve  as  class  news  editor.   Now  your  news: 

JENNIFER  ALLEY  (Mount  Holyoke),  a 
fund-raiser/grant  writer  at  the  French 
Institute/Alliance  Fran?aise  in  New  York 
City,  writes: 

"My  memories  of  our  year  in  Paris  range 
from  my  oh-so-tiny  chambre  de  bonne 
with  a  fantastic  view  of  the  Tour  Eiffel,  to 
watching  the  Sunday  football  games  on  the 
Esplanade  des  Invalides,  and  to  long  strolls 
in  the  many  jardins  of  Paris  on  cloudy  days. 

"And  who  could  forget  the  Art  History 
class  or  the  atmosphere  at  Sciences  Po? 

"My  year  abroad  taught  me  an 
understanding  of  the  French  mindset  and 
their  methods,  which  has  helped  me  in  my 
job  at  the  French  Institute/Alliance  Fran9aise 
in  NYC. 

"I  have  been  back  only  once  to  Paris  and 
my  visit  felt  like  a  return  to  a 
home-away-from-home.  I  do  hope  to  go 
back  for  a  longer  stay  -  either  for  work  or 
school. 

"I  hope  all  of  you  are  doing  well  and  I  look 
forward  to  seeing  your  news  in  upcoming 
Magazines." 


22 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


From  LAURA  ANDERSON  (North- 
western): 

"When  I  think  about  Paris  these  days,  I 
think  of  running  on  asphalt  city  roads  lined 
with  beautifully  fa9aded  (there's  a  word!) 
six-story  buildings.  I  also  think  of  a  dear 
friend  I  met  in  Histoire  du  monde  grec  au  6e 
siecle  avant  J.C.,  who  has  taught  me  a  lot 
about  his  country.  I  was  fortunate  to  be  in 
Paris  twice  in  the  past  year,  on  my  way  to 
and  from  Cameroon,  West  Africa  (Peace 
Corps),  and  observed  that  Paris,  with  its 
lush  green  trees,  stunning  architecture  and 
variety  of  peoples,  is  truly  more  striking 
than  ever.  In  Paris,  this  June,  I  had  the 
opportunity  to  adjust  my  Cameroonian 
French  to  I'accent  parisien.  Yes,  there  is  a 
difference! 

"Learning  French  and  living  and  studying 
in  Paris  have  been  great  influences  in  how  I 
am  learning  to  perceive  the  world  at  large. 
Recently,  I  was  living  in  Cameroon, 
speaking  French  and  tribal  languages  (and 
Italian,  of  all  things!),  and  had  many 
opportunities  to  think  about  how  France  and 
the  French  language  have  shaped  others.  I 
appreciate  this  understanding  a  great  deal. 

"These  days  I  am  living  in  Michigan 
doing  carpentry  work  and  playing  guitar, 
both  of  which  thrill  me!" 

ASHLEY  BURNHAM  (U.  of  Southern 
California): 

"I  have  too  many  memories  of  Paris.  The 
time  spent  there  was  the  best  time  of  my  life 
thus  far.  Most  of  all  it  was  the  most 
educational.   Great  memories. 

"Now     I'm  working     for     Largo 

Entertainment  in  L.A.  I'm  working  for  the 
head  of  the  company  as  a  slave.  I  hope  to  be 
working  in  the  Art  Department  again  soon." 


WliM»' 


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Paige  Margules  and  Bob  de  la  Fuente.    "Isn't 
this  special?"  (Photo  by  IVlolly  Mauch) 


CHRIS  CALLAS  (Washington  and  Lee),  an 
attorney,  got  married  August  8,  1992  to 
Gretchen  Trapp,  his  high  school,  and  later,  law 
school  sweetheart. 

DYAN  CHAN  (Southern  CaUfomia)  writes: 

"Five  years  later. . .  and  whenever  I  look  back 
on  my  time  in  France,  it's  still  like  peering 
down  a  long  tunnel  and  watching  hazy  images 
of  myself.  In  all  this  time  I  haven't  been  able 
to  reconcile  that  year  with  the  rest  of  my  life. 
They  are  two  halves,  abruptly  different  and 
removed  from  each  other,  yet  deeply  linked. 
For  the  strangeness  of  that  year  -  the  freedom, 
the  loneliness,  the  wonder,  the  art,  the 
freshness  -  is  embedded  in  me,  forever  shaping 
today's  thoughts  and  feelings. 

"Five  years  later,  and  I'm  barely  in  touch 
with  anyone  I  knew  that  year.  It  takes  too 
much  energy  to  jump  back  and  forth  between 
lives.  I  do  know  that  JENYA  WEINREB  wUl  be 
married  this  August.  Many  of  the  people  in  the 
program  I  didn't  know  that  well,  even  then,  but 
I  do  wonder  about  some  of  them  from  time  to 
time.  Whatever  haR>ened  to  CHRIS  BUCK,  and 
my  old  roommates  HENRY  VOGEL,  MARK 
LEVIN,  AND  JEANMARIE  MARTINKO?  And 
MOLLY  MAUCH,  and  MOON-YUN.  and  ROBIN 
and  GEORGE. ..and  where  the  heck  are  you, 
BRETT? 

"I  haven't  been  back  to  Europe  since  that 
year.  I  still  may  return  sometime,  but  I  thirik 
I'm  spoiled  now.  The  idea  of  jumping  aroimd 
from  city  to  city  for  a  week  or  two  doesn't 
appeal  to  me  as  much  as  staying  in  one  place 
for  months  or  a  year. 

"What  I  miss  most  about  Paris  are  the 
baguettes  and  the  pains  aux  raisins.  What  I 
miss  about  myself  are  the  guitar  and  the  quiet 
time,  and  the  fluidity  of  my  French. 

"Since  then,  it  seems  I've  mostly  just 
worked.  I  had  a  last  odd  but  good  year  at  USC, 
then  a  peon  job  at  a  San  Francisco  Bay-area 
newspaper.  Now  I'm  the  editor  of  a  weekly 
commimity  newspaper  here.  It  is  a  tiny  paper 
with  a  minuscule  staff;  I  edit,  write,  lay  out  the 
paper,  choose  the  photos,  open  the  mail...  you 
name  it,  except  sell  the  ads. 

"Next  I  plan  to  quit  my  job,  take  a  short  trip 
to  China  (I'd  like  it  to  be  longer,  but  that  will 
have  to  wait  for  another  time),  and  then  try  out 
the  starving  writer  thing  for  a  while.  What  is 
everyone  else  doing?" 

From  BOB  DE  LA  FUENTE  (Amherst): 
"The  stmtmer  after  I  graduated  from  Amherst 
(1989),  I  went  back  to  the  south  of  France  and 
to  Paris  for  the  bicentennial.  It  was  great  to  go 
back,  but  very  different  without  all  of  the  SBC 
JYF  people  around. 

"Last  May,  I  graduated  from  Boston 
University  School  of  Law  (with  RAKEL  MEIR, 
also  from  SBC  JYF).  I  have  a  job  as  an 
Assistant  State  Attorney  with  the  Dade  Cotmty 


State  Attorney's  Office  in  Miami,  Florida. 
The  job  doesn't  start  until  the  new  year,  so  I 
have  a  nice  break  from  school  and  work.  In 
the  meantime,  I  am  working  for  Carol 
Mosley  Braun's  Senate  campaign  as  the 
liaison  to  Chicago's  •  Filipino-American 
community. 

"While  in  Boston,  not  only  did  I  run  into 
RAKEL  from  time  to  time,  I  also  bumped  into 
ANNE  WHITE  in  a  bar  a  few  months  ago. 
I've  managed  to  stay  in  touch  with  quite  a  few 
people.  I  went  to  New  York  fairly  often  the 
past  few  years,  where  I  regularly  saw  PAM 
HALL,  TOM  WEST,  and  JENNIFER 
PATTERSON.  PAM  was  an  investment 
analyst  at  Shearson  Lehmann  and  is  now  a 
second-year  law  student  at  NYU.  TOM 
worked  for  Ogilvy  and  Mather  in  NYC  for  a 
couple  of  years  and  is  now  in  their  Singapore 
office.  JENNIFER  PATTERSON  returned  to 
NYC  a  few  months  ago  after  managing  a 
cattle  ranch  in  Venezuela.  I  also  had  dinner 
with  JUUA  ALEXANDER  in  New  Haven, 
where  she  is  getting  a  Ph.D.  in  Art  History  at 
Yale.  Also,  although  I  didn't  know  her  well 
in  Paris,  I've  heard  through  the  grapevine  of 
this  incredibly  small  world  of  ours  that  LEAH 
GILLIAM  moved  to  Chicago  last  week." 

MARIA   ROSARIO   FERNANDEZ 

(Coimecticut  C),  Assistant  Vice  President  at 
Pacific  Credit  Corporation,  just  came  back 
from  France  and  had  a  great  time!  "I  spent  a 
few  days  in  Tours  and  was  able  to  visit  my 
French  family  from  my  JYF.  They  were  as 
nice  as  ever,  and  it  was  wonderful  to  see 
them.  It  brought  back  all  the  great  memories 
from  my  year  abroad." 

MARGARET  FRAZIER  (Sweet  Briar)  can't 
believe  that  5  years  will  have  passed  since 
JYF:  "I  can  still  see  Paris  and  feel  it  like  it 
was  yesterday.    Et  il  me  manque  beaucoupl 

"Here's  what  I've  been  doing  since  I 
graduated  from  Sweet  Briar.  I  moved  to 
London  for  9  months  and  worked  in  an 
English  Print  Gallery  (I  majored  in  Art 
History  at  Sweet  Briar).  ANNE  WHITE  also 
lived  with  me  in  London  and  we  went  to  Paris 
together.  It  was  incredible  -  we  screamed  and 
laughed  tout  le  temps.  I  then  moved  to  D.C. 
for  a  year  where  I  worked  for  AA  Services 
International,  organizing  exhibitions  which 
circulated  around  museums  in  the  U.S.  Then  I 
decided  to  move  back  to  Memphis  and  have 
been  working  at  my  high  school  doing 
fundraising  as  the  Director  of  Annual  Fund 
and  Alumnae  Affairs.  Of  course  now  I've  had 
the  'back-to-school'  craving  and  am  hoping 
for  next  fall  -  Master's  in  Art  History. 

"So,  in  the  meantime,  I  am  going  to  take 
my  backpack  with  another  friend  from  home 
and  voyager  partout  pour  4-6  mois.    Bien 


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sir  j'irai  en  France\  I'm  hoping  to  hit  Asia, 
Thailand,  etc.  -  as  long  as  the  $  lasts!  I've 
got  that  travel  bug  again.  But  1  don't  go  too 
many  days  without  thinking  of  Paris  et  mes 
amis  de  JYF. 

"I  saw  ANNE  WHITE  in  July.  I  was  on 
Martha's  Vineyard  visiting  her.  We  were 
thinking  reunion  also  -  //  faut  avoir  une 
reunion.  I  also  saw  ROBIN  CRIST  last 
August  when  I  was  in  San  Diego  -  he's  doing 
great  and  is  still  Mr.  California." 

IONIA  C.  GARBOWSKY  (Wellesley) 
writes: 

"Several  weeks  before  I  received  this 
letter,  I  met  Mike  Kainz  (JYF  1983). 
Therefore,  I  had  already  been  reminiscing 
quite  a  bit.  I  think  my  fondest  memories 
were  of  reading  the  classics  of  French 
literature  in  the  language  they  were 
originally  written  in,  and  then  actually 
'living  the  literature'  by  walking  the  streets 
of  Paris  and  observing  the  drama  of 
everyday  life.  I  was  always  thrilled  to 
chance  upon  the  little  plaques  on  street 
comers  that  noted,  "Colette  was  bom  here," 
or  "Balzac  lived  here."  Such  a  sense  of 
history  is  not  always  evident  in  the  U.S. 

"Mike  and  I  also  reminisced  quite  a  bit 
about  our  trusty  Eurail  passes  and  our 
experiences  travehng  to  other  countries. 
All  this  was  wonderful  for  me  since  I  am 
about  to  rettim  to  Paris  this  fall  to  complete 
my  MBA  at  the  Ecole  Superieure  des 
Sciences  Economiques  et  Commerciales 
(ESSEC)  in  Cergy-Pontoise. 

"After  graduation  from  Wellesley,  I 
moved  to  Chicago  to  share  an  apartment 
with  AMELIA  ADDISON.  I  simultaneously 
started  my  MBA  in  the  part-time  program  at 
the  University  of  Chicago  while  working  as 
an  environmental  consultant.  I  hope  to 
continue  this  work  during  my  three  months 
abroad  since  my  company,  PRC 
Environmental  Management,  Inc.,  is 
currently  pursuing  a  French-American  joint 
venture.  If  anyone  plans  on  being  in  Paris, 
please  look  me  up!" 

This  note  from  BOB  GASKINS  (Vassar) 
and  MOLLY  CURRENS  GASKINS  (Sweet 
Briar): 

"Paris  was  wonderful!  Bob  and  I  have 
been  married  since  November  25,  1989.  We 
loved  Paris  so  much  we  went  there  for  our 
honeymoon." 

ELLEN  GIORDANO  (Mount  Holyoke) 
remembers:  "Mme.  Denis  knowing  all  our 
names  by  heart  the  first  day.  Seeing  the 
Eiffel  Tower  whenever  I  looked  out  my 
window.  Football  every  Sunday  at 
Invalides.    Superior  crepes  from  the  stand 


near  Alliance  Frangaise.  A  great  family  to  live 
with  and  fabulous,  lifetime  friends  made  there. 
Histoire  de  Paris  a  Iravers  ses  monuments  -  the 
best  Sweet  Briar  course  I  took  -  all  about  the 
history  of  Paris  based  on  site  visits  all  over 
town. 

"None  of  my  memories  are  really  stories:  just 
snapshots  of  wonderful  moments  that  added  up 
to  one  of  the  best  years  of  my  life." 

AMANDA  GRACE  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
living  in  New  York  City  and  working  in  the 
Finance  Department  of  a  French  holding 
company,  EIF  Sanofi,  Inc.  She  is  getting  her 
M.S.  degree  in  accoimting  at  Pace. 

STEPHANIE  GREEN  (Bryn  Mawr)  writes  from 
Paris; 

"After  our  year  in  France,  I  finished  my 
studies  at  Bryn  Mawr  where  I  graduated  summa 
cum  laude  with  honors  in  Enghsh.  I  returned 
to  my  home  state  of  Iowa  to  finish  a  few 
pre-med  courses;  I  plaimed  to  enter  medical 
school  in  1991.  My  experiences  in  Europe  and 
all  my  visits  to  the  art  museimis  and  galleries 
were  still  influencing  me,  though.  I  registered 
for  two  art  history  courses  along  with  my 
organic  chemistry  and  biology.  By  October 
1989,  I  decided  I  no  longer  wanted  to  go  into 
medicine,  but  to  pursue  graduate  studies  in  art 
history.  The  idea  of  being  able  to  spend 
months  abroad  doing  research  was  extremely 
appealing  -  more  so  than  years  of  being 
confined  to  medical  libraries  and  laboratories. 
Most  of  all,  the  opportunity  to  learn  about 
different  peoples  and  different  cultures  -  their 
beliefs  and  value  systems  -  through  art,  and 
then  share  those  insights  with  others  was 
imjxirtant  to  me. 

"Mme  C6t6's  art  history  classes  and  guided 
visits  to  the  Louvre  and  Musee  d'Orsay  have 


served  as  good  preparation  for  my  studies; 
I've  been  concentrating  on  19th  century 
French  art.  Currently  I'm  working  on  the 
relationship  between  Manet's  and  Degas' 
images  of  women  in  cafes  and  the 
simultaneous  revival  of  the  French  feminist 
movement.  I'm  also  investigating  the 
personal  relationship  between  Manet  and 
Baudelaire  and  trying  to  relate  the  latter's 
aesthetic  theories  to  Manet's  work. 

"Research  at  the  Bibliotheque  Nationale  is 
both  a  privilege  and  a  pleasure.  The  staff  is 
much  more  courteous  and  accommodating 
than  the  administrative  people  we  dealt  with 
in  the  Paris  universities.  I've  heard  that 
there's  a  certain  dilettantisme  that  operates 
here.  I  have,  however,  received  permission 
to  participate  in  a  seminar  in  the  master's 
program  at  the  Sorboime,  which  I'm  looking 
forward  to  immensely.  I've  been  living  with 
a  French  woman  in  Iowa  for  the  last  two 
years  and  am  much  more  confident  of  my 
French.  Meeting  French  students  shouldn't 
be  as  intimidating  an  experience  as  before! 

"Paris  is  wonderful.  I  try  to  walk  and 
observe  as  much  as  I  can.  I  have  learned  the 
art,  or,  as  Balzac  would  say,  the  science,  of 
\he  flaneuse:  'Flaner  est  une  science;  c'est 
la  gastronomie  de  I'aeil.'  I  spent  the  summer 
in  Malaysia  and  was  impressed  again  by  the 
personal  enrichment  that  comes  from 
observing  our  surroundings  and  joining  our 
lives  with  those  from  other  cultures.  I  have 
come  to  realize  that  I  thrive  on  learning 
about  and  participating  in  cultural  difference. 
I  only  hope  that  I  am  able  to  give  back  or  at 
least  share  with  others  what  I  gain  through 
experiences. 

"I  send  my  best  to  all  and  hope  everyone  is 
continuing  to  open  their  eyes  to  our 
wonderfully  diverse  world." 


"What   beauties!" 

(Pboto  sent  by  Moil}'  Mauch) 


(Anne    White,    Janet    Marsh,    Molly    Mauch, 
Crystal  Wright  and  Nancy  Schwalje) 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


From  NICOLE  GRESHAM  (Rice): 
"I've  been  back  to  Europe  several  times, 
and  most  recently  saw  ANDREW  SOLUM, 
ALLY  DAVIS,  and  PATRICE  FOOTER  in 
London.  Warili  regards  to  all  and  thanks  to 
MEGAN  MARTIN  for  being  such  a  great 
long-distance  friend." 

JANET  L.  HARRIS-PARILLO  (Wheaton) 
writes: 

"I  don't  know  how  to  condense  a  whole 
year  into  a  few  sentences.  It  was  wonderful, 
confusing,  breathtaking.  ROBIN  SMITH 
and  I  were  roommates  -  we  were  great  for 
each  other.  We  had  our  own  'refrigerator'  (a 
cold  spot  behind  one  bed's  headboard)  to 
store  goodies  for  snacks.  Paying  for  each 
phone  call  we  made.  And  finding  tricky 
ways  to  consume  enough  water  to  feel  clean 
without  actually  taking  a  bath.  Planning 
our  first  trip  (to  Budapest)  and  at  the  last 
minute,  Robin's  Visa  got  eaten  by  a  cash 
machine. 

"I'll  also  never  forget  some  images  of 
Europe.  The  American  Cemetery  in 
Normandy  -  all  those  crosses  and  stars 
stretching  to  the  sea.  The  checkpoint  at  the 
Hungarian  border  -  I  was  scared  to  death! 
These  were  communists  after  all.  The 
beautiful  Musie  d'Orsay  -  best  train  station 
I  ever  saw.  A  night  from  hell  on  a  heated 
train  from  Barcelona  to  Madrid  with,  of 
course,  all  windows  permanently  shut. 
Having  to  walk  home  to  the  186me  from  the 
Champs-Elysdes  after  the  late  show  -  that 
night  it  was  Fatal  Attraction.  The 
Armistice  Day  Parade  -  and  SWAT 
commandos  on  every  rooftop. 

"I  have  been  very  busy  since  our  year 
abroad.  Graduated  Wheaton  in  1989  then 
started  a  one-year  Master's  program  at 
Union  College  a  month  later  (graduated  in 
1990).  I  married  David  Parillo  in  June 
1990.  We  moved  to  Connecticut  where  he 
worked  as  an  engineer  and  I  found  a  job  for 
the  fall  in  Rhode  Island.  David  has  since 
moved  to  another  section  of  his  company  - 
in  Newport,  RI  -  and  this  March  we  bought  a 
house  in  Rhode  Island.  We  are  expecting 
our  first  child  in  late  September." 

JOHN  A.  HOFFMANN  (Northwestern),  a 
marketing  analyst  with  Blue  Cross/Blue 
Shield  of  Florida,  writes: 

"Memories  of  Paris,  1987-88.  Best: 
Four-course  lunches  (with  wine  -  lots  of 
wine)  at  Chez  Germaine  in  the  7 erne 
arrondissement .  Worst:  studying  for  oral 
exams  at  Sciences  Po. 

"Thanks  again  (five  years  later)  to  Mme 
Denis  and  to  Isabelle  de  Longeville  (one  of 
the  secretaries)  who  found  a  great  family  for 
me  -  that  really  made  the  year  special. 


"I  spent  two  wonderful  weeks  in  Paris  during 
Christmas  1990.  I  keep  hoping  to  eventually 
live  in  Paris,  at  least  for  a  few  years. 

"I  completed  my  master's  degree  in 
Marketing  at  Northwestern  in  Jime  1992." 

From  JENNIFER  JOHNSON  (Colby),  a  staff 
nurse  in  the  Coronary  Intensive  Care  Unit  at 
Shadyside  Hospital: 

"My  best  memories  of  my  Junior  Year 
Abroad  are  of  the  traveling  I  got  to  do  and  of 
the  friends  I  made.  I  remember  sampling 
pretzels  and  beer  in  Munich  with  KATHY 
BOLTON  and  HEATHER  MAGINNISS,  and  a 
fun  trip  to  the  thermal  baths  in  Baden-Baden 
with  KATHY,  HEATHER,  and  CRYSTAL 
WRIGHT.  I  also  recall  singing  in  the  rain  on  a 
bateau  mouche  with  a  whole  group  of  JYFers 
as  we  celebrated  MARGARET  FRAZIER's 
birthday.  I  remember  the  daily  metro 
adventures  I  had  and  apartment  life  with 
HEATHER  MAGINNISS,  CRYSTAL  WRIGHT, 
and  of  course,  Mme  de  Pierre  on  Rue  de  Rome. 
Mostly  I  remember  Paris  as  a  lot  of  fun! 

"CHELSEY  REMINGTON  and  I  attended  the 
wedding  of  HEATHER  MAGINNISS.  She 
married  Craig  Matticks  on  June  8,  1991,  in 
Washington,  DC. 

"In  February  1991  a  group  of  JYF  alumni 
got  together  in  Attitash,  NH  for  a  weekend  of 
skiing,  reminiscing,  and  lots  of  fun.  ANNE 
WHITE,  CHELSEY  REMINGTON,  JEFF 
SCHULTZ,  ROBIN  CRIST,  AMELIA 
ADDISON,  HEATHER  MAGINNISS,  and  I  were 
in  attendance." 

SANDY  KINGSLEY  (U.  of  Michigan),  a 
child  counselor/therapist,  writes: 

"Memories  of  Paris,  1987-88:  Jacky  and 
Jocelyne.  I've  been  keeping  up  my  French 
with  the  French  people  I  met  in  Sun  Valley, 
Idaho." 


John  Hoffmann  (Photo  Lisa  Tilton) 


GABRIELLE  LEGEAY  (Northwestern)  is 
teaching  English  in  Japan  for  the  Japanese 
government. 

IMARK  LEVIN  (Northwestern)  lives  in 
Chicago  and  manages  bands.  He's  also 
going  to  law  school. 

HEATHER  1VL\GINNISS  (Virginia): 
"Since  graduation,  I  have  been  working  as 
an  historian  doing  research  and  writing 
related  to  architecture  and  technology,  first 
in  Charlottesville,  VA,  and  currently  in 
Minneapolis.  I  got  married  in  June  1991. 
My  husband  is  a  resident  in  Emergency 
Medicine  here  in  Minneapolis.  Although  I 
have  made  it  back  to  Europe  -  I  did  an 
archaeological  dig  in  Sicily  for  six  weeks  -  I 
have  yet  to  make  it  back  to  Paris.  Someday 
soon,  I  hope!" 

From  MEGAN  MARTIN  (Southern 
California): 

"I  have  so  many  fond  memories  of  Paris, 
but  the  most  endearing  one  is  falling  in  love. 
I  learned  more  about  Ufe  in  that  one  year  than 
I  had  in  the  previous  19!  I  also  remember 
looking  forward  to  collecting  mail  (or  no 
mail)  at  the  Alliance  Frangaise.  What  I  (and 
no  one  else  in  their  right  mind)  did  not  look 
forward  to  was  grammar  class  with  Mme. 
Triantafyllou.  Quelle  horreurl 

"My  only  wish  is  that  I  could  do  it  all  over 
again.    I'll  never  forget  1987-88!" 

Megan  is  now  living  and  working  in  San 
Francisco,  and  considering  graduate  school 
in  Psychology  or  International 
Relations/Public  Policy. 

JEANMARIE  MARTINKO  (American  U.) 
graduated  from  Temple  University  School  of 
Law  in  Philadelphia  in  May  1992.  After  the 
bar  exam  (September  1992),  she  will  be  an 
associate  attorney  for  one  year  with  the  law 
firm  of  Bryan,  Gonzalez  Vargas  &  Gonzalez 
Baz  in  Juarez,  Mexico  in  International 
Corporate  and  Enviroiunental  practice. 

"While  in  law  school  I  was  an  Editorial 
Board  member  of  the  Temple  International 
and  Comparative  Law  Journal  and  a  member 
of  the  1990-1991  Philip  C.  Jessup 
International  Law  Moot  Court  Team. 
Between  my  second  and  third  years  of  law 
school,  I  went  to  work  for  the  above  law  fimi 
in  Mexico  as  a  surtuner  associate.  Since  this 
firm  has  a  large  number  of  foreign  clients, 
one  of  the  major  reasons  I  was  hired  was 
because  I  had  foreign  language  and  living 
experience  in  France.  Also,  my  ability  to 
leam  Spanish  was  greatly  enhanced  by  my 
prior  knowledge  of  French.  At  the  end  of 
that  summer  I  was  made  an  offer  to  go  back 
and  work  with  them  after  graduation. 


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"The  summer  after  my  year  in  France, 
several  of  my  college  friends  and  I  went 
back  to  Paris  and  then  drove  from  Pans  lo 
Marrakech,  Morocco." 

MOLLY  VUUCH  (Wells)  writes: 
"I  have  so  many  funny  and  interesting 
memories  of  Paris  that  it's  hard  to  choose 
just  a  few!  I  was  the  direclrice  of  out  fete 
in  Tours  and  it  was  quite  possibly  the  most 
successful  show  ever.  We  had  a  wonderful 
variety  of  talents  and  ended  our  evening 
with  a  case  of  beer  in  those  huge  bottles 
donated  by  the  Palais  de  la  biere.  My  best 
friend,  PAIGE  MARGULES  of  Connecticut 
College,  and  I  spent  a  lot  of  time  drinking 
wine  and  eating  couscous  in  her  "Japanese 
minimalist"  apartment  that  she  shared  with 
BOB  DE  LA  FUENTE.  One  of  my  weirdest 
experiences  was  when  I  got  locked  out  of  my 
apartment  early  on  a  Sunday  morning, 
barefoot,  in  my  pajamas,  without  my 
glasses,  while  my  host  family  was  on 
vacation,  and  I  had  to  introduce  myself  to 
the  family  downstairs  as  a  complete  mess. 
Fortunately  GARY  KOUT  and  GEORGE 
MILSTEIN  came  to  my  rescue,  Otlier  great 
memories  include  shopping  and  walking 
around  Paris  with  CRYSTAL  WRIGHT.  We 
had  the  most  fabulous  time.  It  seems  to  me 
that  CRYSTAL  bought  a  lot  of  shoes.  Does 
anyone  recall  drinking  mango  margaritas  at 
that  Mexican  restaurant  near  Centre 
Pompidou! 

"PAIGE  and  I  see  each  other  often.  In 
fact,  I'm  going  to  be  in  her  wedding  in 
October.  I,  myself,  am  still  single  with  no 
children  and  enjoying  every  minute  of  it!" 

From  K.  CAMILLE  NIMS  (Northwestern); 

'The  Jarrige  family  -  not  a  good  memory. 
At  tlie  end  I  had  to  move  out  and  stay  in  a 
hotel  because  they  didn't  trust  me  in  their 
house  while  they  went  on  vacation.  But 
before  I  left,  we  worked  out  our  differences 
and  came  to  an  understanding.  I  think  the 
problems  arose  because  we  were  both  new  to 
the  experience. 

"The  Saiag  family  -  I  took  a  part-time 
babysitting  job  with  them.  This  is  a 
wonderful  memory!  Very  friendly  and 
interested  -  like  day  and  night  compared  to 
the  Jarriges. 

"I  love  Paris  despite  the  difficult  times  I 
spent  there.  I  miss  it  terribly  when  I  think 
about  it. 

"I  also  miss  traveling  the  European  (and 
Moroccan)  countryside  with  my  friend  Toni 
-  not  knowing  what  would  happen  next  or 
who  we  would  meet  or  where  we  would  end 
up.  TTie  more  I  write,  the  more  I  miss  it. 
When  can  we  do  it  again? 


Suzanne,    George    Milsteln    and    Molly    Maucb 
(photo  sent  by   Molly  Mauch) 

"I'm  now  working  for  a  small  computer 
games  company  in  Issaquah,  WA  (near  Seattle). 
1  have  written  three  games  for  the  Prodigy 
network  and  now  I've  moved  into  educational 
games  for  the  PC.  Previous  to  this  I  worked  for 
a  computer  graphics  company  that  sent  me  to 
Paris  to  man  their  booth  at  the 
PariGraph/COMDEX  tradeshow.  It  was  great  to 
go  back!" 

From  DAVID  C.  O'KEEFE  (Northwestern): 
"Memories  of  Paris  87-88:  Life  with  the 
Comte  de  Guerlitz  in  Tours  -  it  was  great 
training  for  life  in  the  Peace  Corps!  The  now 
defunct  Epi-Tite  in  Tours.  A  mad  cow  at 
Omaha  Beach.  Hitch-hiking  to  Nimes/ 
Montpellier. 

"Since  JYF:  I  spent  two  and  a  half  years  ia 
the  Peace  Corps  in  Chad  where  I,  most  notably, 
fed  5000  starving  children,  twice  fled  from 
hostile  rebel  armies,  and  generally  nomadized 
in  the  Sahara.  I  now  work  in  an  international 
consulting  firm  and  have  just  completed  some 
work  in  Kuwait." 

JOOLS  PROFFITT  (American  U.),  your 
editor; 

"I  graduated  from  American  University  in 
1989  with  an  ethereal  and  questionable  degree 
in  French  and  Western  European  Area  Studies 
and  a  minor  in  Ahhht  History  (more 
questionable  ethereality).  What  does  one  do 
with  such  high-falutin',  aesthetically-pleasing 
credentials,  you  ask?  Why,  one  becomes  a 
glorified  secretary,  bien  sir.  (Hey,  it  pays  the 
bills.) 


"But  hopefully  not  for  long.  In  May  of 
this  year  I  finished  a  Graduate  Certificate  in 
Teaching  English  to  Speakers  of  Other 
Languages.  In  the  next  year  I  plan  to 
high-tail  it  to  Zlata  Praha  (Shining  Prague, 
to  you).  I'm  attempting  to  master  the  Czech 
language  at  the  moment  (for  those  of  you 
who  had  difficulty  with  the  French  'r',  forget 
it). 

"I've  been  living  in  Washington,  DC. 
since  graduation  and  occasionally  see  people 
from  Sweet  Briar.  I've  kept  in  very  close 
contact  with  JEANMARIE  MARTINKO  who 
is  now  an  attorney  in  Mexico.  I  think  I'll  go 
and  visit  her  there  (she  doesn't  know  this 
yet,  but  she'll  find  out  soon  enough...). 

"JEANMARIE  and  I  lived  in  a  pension 
just  across  the  street  from  the  Jardin  du 
Luxembourg.  I  still  hear  from  Marie-Odile, 
the  woman  who  ran  Les  Marronniers  (the 
pension).  Picture  this:  a  cold,  wet,  rainy 
day  in  October  with  your  huge  suitcases,  just 
arrived  from  Tours.  You  and  your  cohorts 
drag  your  damp  selves  to  your  new  address  (of 
course  you  mount  the  wrong  escalier  with 
your  huge  suitcases).  You  finally  find  the 
right  place,  ring  the  bell  and,  BAM!,  this 
woman-person  with  shocking  white  hair  and 
black  roots  sticking  straight  up  (not  looking 
unlike  the  Shaggy,  D.A.)  greets  you 
(greeting  here,  mind  you,  means  in  that 
brusque,  oh  so  Parisian  manner,  'fa  va?  Tu 
es  en  retard.  Ne  me  tutoie  pas.  A  table  a 
dix-neuf  heures.')  But  Marie-Odile  turned 
out  to  be  number  one.  She  was  an  electric 
guitar-playing  fool  with  a  thirteen-year  old 
daughter,  a  common  law  husband  who  looked 
like  Robert  De  Niro  and  wrote  for  a  Parisian 
jazz  magazine,  and  who  named  her  Yorkshire 
terrier  puppy  Strat  (that's  short  for 
Stratocaster).  I  knew  Marie-Odile  would  be 
my  friend  forever  when  she  came  home  one 
day  just  before  Christmas  with  not  blue,  not 
green,  but  turquoise  hair.  'For  ze 
ah-lee-days,'  she  said  in  her  English,  which 
was  about  as  good  as  my  uninspired, 
textbook  French. 

"As  I  go  through  and  edit  these  notes 
(which  requires  little  other  than  inputting 
them  into  the  computer  -  you  guys  are  all 
closet  Hemingways,  Fitzgeralds,  and 
Joyces),  I  can't  help  but  stopping  every  now 
and  then  to  jxsnder  anecdotes  of  others  that 
remind  me  of  my  own  experiences.  It  was  a 
mesmerizing,  wonderful,  horrific,  and  most 
of  all,  unforgettable  experience.  I  have 
never  experienced  such  black  misery  and 
such  bristling  electricity,  simultaneously. 

"I've  been  back  to  Euroi)e  a  couple  of 
times.  The  first  time  I  visited  my  best  friend 
in  Geneva.  It's  fimny  how  my  French  came 
back  so  easily.  I  did  go  to  France  on  that 
trip,  but  only  to  buy  cheap  groceries  and 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


smuggle  them  across  the  border  (the 
Risistance  it  wasn't,  but  it  was  my  only 
chance  at  being  an  international  criminal). 
I  just  returned  from  two  weeks  in  London.  I 
stayed  with  ANDREW  SOLUM  the  first  few 
days.  We  had  a  great  time  reminiscing  and 
almost  getting  blown  to  bits  by  a 
well-placed  IRA  bomb." 

From  MOLLY  SCHULZ  (Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's),  a  broadcast  journalist 
with  the  Voice  of  America: 

"Memories  of  Paris.  Ahh,  so  many!  I 
remember  arriving  in  Paris,  how  giddy  we 
all  were  during  lunch  at  Orleans  on  our  way 
to  Tours.  I  remember  my  lovely,  bawdy, 
and  rowdy  family  in  Tours  -  the  Leroys.  I 
remember  Christophe,  the  best 
jambon-fromage  crepe  man  in  Paiis,  right 
next  to  the  Alliance.  I  remember  my  17th 
and  18th  century  French  Art  class,  going  to 
the  Louvre  and  the  Musie  d'Orsay  to  see 
the  actual  works  we  were  studying.  1 
remember  playing  American  football  on  the 
lawn  of  Les  Invalides.  I  remember  long, 
leisurely,  laughter-filled  French  dinners 
with  my  wonderful  host  family,  Monique 
and  Christophe  Lefevre.  The  great  birthday 
party  they  gave  me  in  April  -  lots  of  Sweet 
Briar  people  there.  Remember,  everybody? 
I  remember  dancing  in  Les  Bains  and  Le 
Palace  until  the  metro  reopened  at  6  a.m. 
and  wandering  around  the  Left  Bank,  ending 
up  on  the  Pont  Neuf  to  watch  the  rising  sun 
set  fire  to  the  windows  and  the  pigeons 
courting.  Movies  at  Montpamasse  and  the 
Champs  Elysees  -  Le  Grand  bleu  and 
Trente-sept  deux  le  matin.  I  remember  the 
forlorn  beauty  of  the  beaches  of  Normandy, 
Mont  St.  Michel  in  the  rain  and  the 
Japanese  bridge  at  Givemy  being  smaller 
than  I  imagined.  I  remember  my  long  lost 
friends  -  DAVID  O'KEEFE,  KRISTINA 
CASSIDY,  CORINNE  STAGEN,  NICK 
HANZLIK,  TOM  OAKLEY,  CATHERINE 
AND  SHANTZ  PREVOST,  MARK  LEVIN, 
HEATHER  BOGLE,  ANDREW  SOLUM, 
CHRIS  CALLAS,  NICOLE  GRESHAM, 
SCOTT  MONTGOMERY.  Where  are  they 
now? 

"After  graduation  I  taught  English 
conversation  in  Marseilles  to  elementary 
students  for  a  year  grace  a  the  French 
government.  I  went  back  three  months 
later  to  see  friends  for  three  weeks  and  at 
this  writing  1  was  headed  for  two  weeks  of 
travel  to  London  and  Ireland." 

JEN  SEIF  (Georgetown)  returned  from 
South  Africa  in  January  1992  after  having 
spent  two  years  there  teaching  high  school. 
She  currently  has  a  Foreign  Language  and 
Area    Study    Fellowship    from  the  African 


Studies  Center  at  Boston  University,  where  she 
is  working  on  her  Ph.D. 

"My  fond  memories  of  that  year  abroad  stem 
from  both  the  physical/spiritual  beauty  of  Paris 
and  the  freedom  I  now  associate  with  that 
period  of  my  life.  It  was  exciting  just  to  be  in 
Paris,  independent,  absorbing  it  all.  Having 
spent  two  years  in  South  Africa  in  another, 
albeit  very  different  cross-cultural  experience 
makes  Paris  seem  much  like  a  dream.  In  France, 
I  didn't  have  to  deal  with  the  emotional 
baggage  that  came  with  being  a  white  and  a 
foreigner  (and  a  woman)  in  South  Africa.  I  also 
didn't  have  the  amount  of  work  I  had  in  South 
Africa!  We  had  it  pretty  easy  (remember 
L'histoire  de  Paris  a  travers  ses  monuments?), 
and  if  I  didn't  realize  it  at  the  time  (I  hope  I  did!) 
it  was  an  all  together  wonderful  time." 

From  PETER  SHERWIN  (Washington  and 
Lee): 

"That  year  in  Paris  was  definitely  one  of  the 
best  of  my  life.  Hanging  around  with 
AMANDA  and  CYNTHL\  and  with  MARY  and 
everyone  else  was  like  nothing  we  get  to  do 
now.  For  now  we  must  work  and  progress  down 
the  paths  of  our  careers. 

"I  am  presently  clerking  for  a  federal  judge  in 
Cleveland,  and  I  just  graduated  from  Columbia 
Law  School  in  May.  When  my  clerkship  is 
over  next  year,  I'll  go  back  to  New  York  and 
practice  law  with  a  firm  there.  For  me.  New 
York  is  somewhat  like  Paris;  AMANDA  is 
there,  there  are  good  restaurants,  great  clubs, 
and  lots  of  shopping  -  too  bad  we  all  have  to 
work  now. 

"Paris  seems  like  so  long  ago.  I  have  made  it 
back,  but  seem  to  have  lost  touch  with  my 
family  there.  Things  change.  When  I  first 
moved  to  New  York,  I  used  to  see  ANDREW 
SOLUM  from  time  to  time.  But  now  he  is  in 
London.  Also,  NICK  JAMILLA  and  I  get 
together  every  so  often.  He's  in  Japan  this 
year.  I  also  used  to  run  into  MICHELE 
BASSETT  up  at  Colimibia;  we've  had  limch  and 
dinner  together  a  couple  of  times. 

"I  guess  to  sum  things  up:  Paris  was  great 
and  has  a  large  place  in  my  heart,  and  things  are 
going  great  now  as  well." 


ANDREW  SOLUM  (Vassar)  writes: 

"Memories:  Christophe,  MOLLY,  et  la 
famille  Le  Roy;  those  first  few  days 
understanding  absolutely  NOTHING; 
PATRICE,  ALLY,  and  JUUA  ALEXANDER 
on  the  plane;  AMY  RICKS  (where  are  you?) 
and  croissants  on  rue  le  Marois;  Dip  in  the 
Loire;  Mme  Denis;  MONICA  and  fuzzy 
navels;  Mme  Oswald  and  our  visits  all  over 
Paris;  art  classes  with  the  professor  who 
suffered  chronic  bed  head  and  helmet  head; 
NICOLE  -  at  Chambord,  Versailles  and  the 
16th...  the  hostess  with  the  mostest;  TONI 
and  AMELIA  stopping  by  for  a  visit  while 
jogging;  meeting  in  front  of  the  David 
paintings  at  the  Louvre  for  art  class;  ANNE's 
Metro-face;  TONI  and  long  walks 
everywhere;  NANCY  chez  Dao  (crazy!); 
Vienna  and  Budapest  with  JESS  (where  are 
you?);  JENNIFER  PATTERSON  -  trip  to 
London;  PATRICE  and  ALLY  -  Oreve; 
NICOLE  and  Mom,  also  Oreve;  Dinners  at 
MARIA'S,  rue  Vineuse  (please  get  in  touch 
with  me  in  London,  MARIA);  Ewi  &  Co.; 
MICHELE  and  JOHN,  Paris  and  Budapest; 
picnics  with  PETER;  J(X)LS,  of  course; 
JEFF,  AMELIA  &  TONI  touring  Germany, 
Denmark  and  Sweden  (and  losing  one  of  your 
party  in  Germany...  remember?);  wonderful 
times  over  the  best  year  of  my  life. 

"I  would  love  to  hear  from  SBC  JYF  alimis 
anytime.  Does  anyone  have  plans  to  come 
to  England?  Please  let  me  know. 

"I  work  for  Iiunarsat,  the  International 
Maritime  Satellite  Organization,  which  is  an 
organization  owned  by  65  governments 
promoting  a  global,  mobile,  satellite 
telecommunications  facility.  If  you  recall 
Peter  Amett  of  CNN  on  the  balcony  in 
Baghdad  during  the  begirming  of  the  Gulf 
War  -  he  was  using  an  Inmarsat  telephone.  It 
is  a  very  exciting  place  to  work,  with  lots  of 
iimovative  things  happening  all  the  time. 
London  is  definitely  an  interesting  place  to 
live  although  in  all  honesty  I  prefer  Paris." 

From  CORINNE  STAGEN  (Northwestern): 
"Memories  of  Paris  -  Alliance  Fran^aise, 
smelly  metro  arret  -  Chatelet-Les  Halles,  #4 
line  north  to  Paris  IV-Porte  de  Clignancourt, 
Gymnase  club,  moped  trip  along  Loire  during 
the  month  in  Tours,  end  of  month 
dramatique  going-away  presentation, 
weekend  skiing  in  Alps,  wonderful  food, 
fast-speaking  French." 

"I  received  my  M.S.  at  Northwestern  and 
have  since  been  teaching  fifth  grade 
full-time  in  Winnetka,  IL." 

PHIL  THODEN  (Georgetown)  lives  in 
Arlington,  VA  and  works  on  Capitol  Hill. 


Amy  Ricks,  Lisa  Tilton  and  Clese   Erikson   In 
Florence  (Photo  sent  b;  Lisa  Tilton) 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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LISA  TILTON  (Ohio  State),  a  graduate 
student  in  English  at  the  University  of 
Chicago,  writes: 

"France  is  popularly  considered  to  be  the 
gastronomic  nirvana  of  the  western  world. 
Perhaps  it  is  only  fitting  then  that  the 
happiest  memories  of  my  year  in  France 
revolve  around  la  cuisine  frangaise:  the 
production  of  it,  the  shopping  for  it,  and  of 
course,  the  consumption  of  it.  I'm 
convinced  that  my  hostess,  Mme  Biard,  who 
was  the  best  family  I  could  have  asked  for, 
viewed  food  as  a  means  of  expressing  her 
affection.  Each  evening  she  prepared 
delicious  meals,  always  more  than  I  could 
eat,  and  delighted  introducing  me  to  foods 
which  were  staples  of  her  culinary 
repertoire,  but  new  tastes  for  me.  I  shared  in 
the  Saturday  afternoon  teas  with  her 
grandchildren,  when  Mme.  made  her 
specialties:  gateau  au  chocolat,  baba  au 
rhum,  or  my  favorite  -  a  moist  loaf  cake 
with  fruits  and  nuts  called  simply  cake. 

"Lunches  were  adventures,  trying  new 
restaurants  and  always  searching  for 
something  better  and  cheaper.  On  Thursday, 
after  Mme  HiUing's  translation  class,  JOHN 
HOFFMANN  and  I,  along  with  many  others 
(AMY  RICKS,  JENYA  WEINREB,  ANDREW 
SHAFFER,  to  name  a  few  of  the  regulars) 
would  adjourn  to  one  of  our  favorite 
restaurants,  like  Chez  Germaine  where  the 
waitresses  yelled  your  order  back  to  the 
kitchen  -  un  lapin,  un  biftek  -  or  one  of  the 
two  Italian  places  which  we  nicknamed 
Chez  Pizza  and  Chez  Pasta,  respectively, 
for  a  leisurely  lunch  as  way  of  reward  for  the 
previous  two  hours  of  mental  anguish  over 
whether  le  mot  juste  was  "parler"  or 
"bavarder." 


Ed  Powers  au  cafe  (Photo  by  Lisa  Tilton) 


"How  could  we  live  in  this  paradise  of  the 
palate  without  having  culinary  ambitions  of 
our  own?  ED  POWERS  was  one  of  the  most 
ambitious  chefs  of  the  program,  hosting 
cooperative  dinner  parties  where  the  guests  all 
brought  something  to  add  to  the  meal.  Huge 
bowls  of  pasta  and  salad,  wonderful  cheeses  and 
bread,  and  always  lots  of  wine  were  regular 
features  of  the  menu.  CHRISTINE 
HALVORSON  managed  to  concoct  the  most 
wonderful  Indian  -  she  would  probably  say  Sri 
Lankan  -  feasts  with  only  a  hot  plate. 
Shopping  for  these  parties  was  one  of  my  great 
pleasures.  I  loved  going  to  the  small, 
individualized  stores  in  my  neighborhood 
instead  of  a  big  warehouse-style  supermarket. 
I  miss  the  personal  touch  of  the  fromagerie 
and  the  patisserie  in  this  coimtry  where  Cub 
Foods  is  more  the  norm. 

"Food  can  serve  as  a  bridge  between  people 
of  different  countries  and  cultures,  as  it  is 
something  for  the  host  to  share  and  for  the 
guest  to  appreciate.  JOHN  HOFFMANN, 
ANDREW  SHAFFER,  and  I  learned  this 
firsthand  through  the  generosity  and 
hospitality  of  a  French  woman  named  Chantal. 
On  a  group  trip  to  Mont  St.  Michel  we  stoprped 
in  a  town  (I  think  it  was  Caen)  to  see  the  crypt 
of  Guiilaume  le  Conqu^rant  and  to  have  limch. 
Well,  when  everyone  descended  from  the  bus, 
the  three  of  us  thought  that  they  were  going  to 
a  restaurant  for  limch.  We  had  packed  ours,  so 
we  departed  in  the  opposite  direction  in  search 
of  a  park.  We  stopped  a  yoimg  woman  on  the 
street  to  ask  directions  and  she  offered  to  show 
us  a  park  that  was  on  the  way  to  her  apartment. 
Along  the  way,  after  discovering  that  we 
weren't  criminals,  or  worse,  British,  she 
invited  us  to  have  lunch  with  her  at  her 
apartment.  She  prepared  a  salad,  opened  a 
bottle  of  cider,  and  entertained  us  with  stories 
of  her  own  adventtires  to  South  America  and  all 
across  Europe.  We  left  her  with  regret,  but 
hurried  back  to  the  bus  to  join  the  rest  of  the 
group  for  the  tour  in  the  cathedral.  To  our 
surprise,  we  had  misunderstood  the  times  and 
had  completely  missed  the  lecture.  Although 
my  knowledge  of  William  the  Conqueror  may 
be  lacking,  I  feel  that  I  learned  much  more 
about  the  French  and  Normandy  through  our 
lunch  with  Chantal  than  I  could  have  through  a 
more  traditional  method  of  education. 

"I'm  not  blind  to  the  dark  side  of  la  cuisine 
frangaise.  Their  inability  to  make  a  decent 
chocolate  chip  cookie  is  deeply  disturbing. 
The  six  to  eight  hours  spent  a  table  for 
Christmas  and  New  Year  celebrations  reeks  of 
excess.  And  in  the  spirit  of  adventure  and 
open-mindedness,  I  sampled  some  animal 
organs  which  I  don't  really  care  to  digest  again. 
Nevertheless,  my  love  of  French  cuisine  and  of 
the  people  and  coimtry  that  create  and  nurture  it 
overpowers  any  negatives.  My  year  in  France, 
like  the  cuisine  itself,    was  delicious,   rich,    and 


satisfying.  It  was  difficult  at  times  to 
succeed,  but  always  worth  the  effort.  It  was 
something  to  be  shared  with  friends, 
savored,  and  remembered." 

HENRY  M.  VOGEL  (Northwestern)  writes: 

"On  the  one  hand,  I  feel  like  our  JYF  was  a 
very  long  time  ago.  So  much  has  happened 
since  then  -  senior  year  back  at 
Northwestern,  graduation,  working  for  three 
years,  and  now  starting  graduate  school. 
But,  on  the  other  hand,  I  also  can't  believe 
that  it  has  been  five  years.  It  seems  like  just 
yesterday  we  were  hanging  out  at  the  Palais 
de  la  Biere  or  the  Front  Page. 

"This  past  year,  I  was  fortunate  enough  to 
return  to  Paris.  After  working  for  two  years 
in  the  Chicago  office  of  the  Boston 
Consulting  Group,  a  management  consulting 
firm  focusing  on  corporate  strategy,  I 
transferred  to  the  Paris  office  last  summer.  I 
met  up  with  many  friends  and  returned  to 
many  of  our  old  haimts.  Not  much  has 
changed. 

"It  was  great  to  go  back  to  the  Alliance.  I 
also  ran  into  JIM  CONNELL  one  day  by 
accident.  He  has  been  living  in  Paris  since 
graduation  and  working  for  the  Herald 
Tribune. 

"I  returned  from  Paris  just  over  a  month 
ago  in  order  to  start  the  MBA  program  at 
Harvard  Business  School.  As  it  ttims  out, 
Ingrid  Warga  is  in  my  section.  Some  of  you 
may  remember  Ingrid  from  our  Sciences  Po 
class,  Les  Grands  problemes  du  commerce 
mondial.   It  really  is  a  small  world. 

"My  memories  of  Paris  1987-1988  are 
much  fonder  than  that,  however.  It  would 
take  much  too  long  to  describe  them  all. 
Several  truly  special  moments  have, 
however,  had  a  permanent  impression  on  me: 
The  flight  from  NYC  to  CDG  -  turning  our 
plane  into  one  large  fraternity  party.  The 
couple  from  Indianapwlis  sitting  next  to  us 
was  none  too  pleased.  Oh  well,  tant  pis 
pour  eux,  heinl  Tours:  le  Palais  de  la  Biere, 
Guy  de  Maupassant,  horseback  riding  and 
trying  to  get  tickets  to  the  REM  concert  at  La 
Cigale,  which  only  had  5(X)  or  so  seats.  Back 
then  the  French  didn't  have  any  idea  who 
they  were.  Today,  they'd  probably  play 
Bercy.  In  fact,  I  think  they  did.  Paris!  Les 
cripes-bananelnutella.  M.  Simon  and  so 
many  great  plays  (y.c.  Jean-Paul  Belmondo 
as  Kean  and  Ariane  Mnouchkine's 
L'Indiade).  Sunday  football  games  on  the 
grass  at  les  Invalides.  Missing  watching 
Bear  games.  Traveling  during  Toussaint, 
winter  break,  spring  break  and  every  other 
holiday.  Hitchhiking  with  DAVE  O'KEEFE 
to  MontpelUer  via  Asnieres  for  the  weekend. 
We  waited  for  7  hours  at  the  entrance  to  the 
A7  in  Orange  on  our  way  home,  got  let  off  on 


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the  side  of  the  highway  near  Lyon  at  1  in  the 
morning,  and  miraculously  got  a  ride  from 
two  guys  who  pulled  over  without  seeing  us 
to  answer  nature's  calling.  Walking  home 
from  Montmartie  along  les  quais,  le  TNP. 
Tour  Eiffel  et  le  Champs  de  Mars  at  4:00  in 
the  morning  the  night  before  flying  home." 

JENYA  WEINREB  (Brown),  an  editorial 
assistant  at  the  MIT  Press,  was  married 
August  16,  1992,  to  Anton  Bures. 

ANNE  C.  WHITE  (Denison): 

"There  isn't  a  day  that  has  gone  by  when  I 
haven't  been  reminded  of  my  year  in  Paris. 
It  can  be  the  littlest  thing  too  -  the  smell  of 
fresh  pastries,  a  car  swerving  to  hit  me, 
picnic  lunches  (a.k.a.  lunch  on  the  run  in 
the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg),  the  cup  of  cafi 
in  the  morning,  which  I'm  no  good  without 
(a  habit  I  picked  up  in  Paris).  (Hey,  CHRIS 
and  JEFF,  do  you  remember  my  caffeine 
highs  in  M.  Garapon's  17th  century  lit. 
class?)  Or  of  course,  the  French  phrases  I'll 
throw  into  my  daily  conversations. 

"My  year  in  France  was  not  only  one  of 
the  best  years  of  my  life  to  date,  but  also  the 
year  that  instilled  in  me  the  travel  bug. 
Since  graduation  from  Denison  in  1 989, 
I've  been  from  Martha's  Vineyard  to  London 
(to  live  and  work  with  MARGARET 
FRAZIER)  to  Boston  (to  work  for  an 
educational  travel  company  who  sent  me  to 
Paris  on  business!),  back  to  the  Vineyard  to 
manage  my  shop,  and  then  last  fall  to 
Southeast  Asia,  AustraUa,  and  New  Zealand  - 
a  trip  which  lasted  almost  five  months. 
Now  I'm  back  on  my  island  ruiming  my 
store  again.  Challenging  as  it  is,  I  often  use 
my  year  in  France  as  a  confidence  booster. 
Just  knowing  that  I  was  able  to  'get  by'  day 
to  day  in  Paris,  speaking  French  and 
mastering  the  mitro  system,  has  made  me 
realize  I  can  do  almost  anything.  Also, 
knowing  that  I  was  able  to  cohabit  with  ma 
famille  and  Madame  Dao  with  her  palm 
trees  au  salon  and  her  habit  of  drinking 
Kronenburg  at  7  a.m.  if  she  was  having  a 
crise,  made  me  realize  I  can  get  along  with 
all  sorts  of  jjeople! 


"I'm  off  to  Boulder,  CO  in  the  fall  to  try  out  a 
lifestyle  in  the  West  with  the  mountains.  As  I 
write,  MARGARET  FRAZIER  is  here  visiting 
me  and  I'm  hoping  that  others  will  do  the  same. 

"Looking  forward  to  another  reunion  very 
soon!   I  miss  you  all!" 

SUSAN  WINCHESTER  (Northwestern): 
"I  am  currently  living  in  NYC  and  working 
for  Kobrand  Corporation.  Who  would  have 
thought  that  the  diplome  from  Palais  de  la 
Die  re  in  Tours  would  actually  be  the 
beginnings  of  a  career?!  After  graduating  from 
Norlliwestem,  I  spent  some  time  back  in  Paris 
and  then  on  the  slopes  in  Park  City,  UT, 
learning  to  ski  before  getting  a  'real'  job.  All 
of  my  vacations  have  been  spent  going  back  to 
France.  I  visited  the  vineyards  of  Champagne 
Taittinger  and  Maison  Louis  Jadot  (amazing!), 
and  foimd  myself  skiing  in  Courchevel  during 
the  first  week  of  the  winter  Olympics.  Hope  to 
be  back  soon." 

As  of  August  1,  1992,  CRYSTAL  SIMONE 
WRIGHT  (Georgetown)  will  be  in  Washington, 
DC,  doing  an  Acting  Internship  at  The 
Shakespeare  Theatre,  under  the  artistic 
direction  of  Michael  Kahn.  If  you  are  in  the 
area,  she  would  love  it  if  you  would  come  to  see 
her. 

"My  memories  of  Paris  are  such  a  significant 
part  of  my  life  that  it  is  very  difficult  to  recoimt 
one  remembrance  without  a  flood  of  other 
wonderful  moments  washing  over  my  thoughts. 
During  my  year  abroad,  I  believe  that  the  one 
thing  I  enjoyed  the  most  was  being  President  of 
my  group.  I  had  so  much  fun  decorating  our 
lounge  at  the  Alliance  with  creative  artwork  and 
calendars.  Many  times  my  graphics  were  silly 
but  they  made  us  all  laugh,  even  Mme  Denis.  I 
will  always  remember  the  many  times  that  I  ran 
into  Mme  Denis'  office  with  yet  another  idea  to 
chat  over  with  her  about  something  that  the 
group  could  do,  like  the  Secret  Santa  party.  I 
miss  those  days  a  great  deal  and  wonder  what 
many  of  my  fellow  JYFers  are  up  to, 
particularly  Brett.   Where  are  you? 

"I  cannot  let  this  newsletter  go  to  press 
without  recalling  the  November  21-22,  1987 
weekend  voyage  to  the  Normandy  D-day 
beaches  and  Mt  Saint-Michel.    My  roommate 


Bols  de  Boulogne  picnic  -  May  1988 
(Photo  sent  by  Crystal  Wright) 


(Heather  Maginniss,   Margaret   Frazler,   Crystal 
Wright  and  Jennifer  Johnson) 


JENNIFER  JOHNSON  and  I  went  together  and 
Gilles  was  the  leader  of  our  group.  I  vividly 
remember  that  the  bus  did  not  take  many 
restroom  stops  and  that  many  of  us  were 
pleading  to  Gilles  for  bladder  relief.  That 
Saturday  we  stopped  at  the  city  of  Bayeux  and 
viewed  the  tapestry  and  the  cathedral,  and 
then  off  to  the  D-day  beaches  of  Normandy. 
Wow,  were  we  impressed  as  well  as  stupefied 
by  such  a  magnificent  sight.  Everyone 
wanted  to  plunge  into  the  English  Channel 
but  most  of  us  decided  it  was  a  bit  too  chilly 
for  skinny-dipping.  There  was  a 
swamp-like  area  that  we  had  to  cross  to  get 
to  the  beach,  so  JENNIFER  and  I,  along  with 
MARK,LISA,  and  others,  removed  our  shoes, 
rolled  up  our  skirts  or  pants,  and  marched 
into  the  icy  water.  It  was  so  much  fun,  even 
though  it  was  freezing. 

"That  was  only  the  beginning  of  our 
adventure.  We  ate  dinner  at  a  cozy  iim  that 
evening  and  toasted  one  another  with  many 
bottles  of  red  wine  and  laughs,  and  then 
drove  to  a  monastery  where  we  would  rest 
ourselves  for  the  night.  Well,  we  did  not  rest 
but  rather  a  group  of  us  -  NICK,  CHRIS 
BUCK.  ROBIN  CRIST,  LISA,  JENNIFER,  and 
me  and  a  few  others  -  headed  to  a  club  called 
L'Heure  bteue  for  some  dancing.  We  had  a 
wondrous  evening.  One  thing  I  do  recall  is 
that  when  JENNIFER,  NICK  and  I  returned  to 
the  monastery,  we  burst  into  the  kitchen  in 
an  attempt  to  storm  the  cupboards  for 
nourishment,  but  all  was  bare  until  the  next 
morning  at  breakfast.  That  morning  we  were 
off  to  Mont  Saint-Michel  where  our  voyage 
concluded  with  a  visit  to  the  castle  and  lunch. 
Needless  to  say,  JENNIFER  and  I  did  not  quite 
have  the  appetite  for  plus  de  vin  rouge. 

"As  a  footnote,  I  will  always  remember 
that  chilly  January  night  that  I  spent  with  a 
friend  sitting  on  the  banks  of  the  Seine." 

A  Final  Note  from  Your  Editor: 

JENNIFER  ALLEY  and  I  have  started 
researching  possibilities  for  a  reunion, 
probably  to  take  place  sometime  in  the 
Spring  of  1993.  At  this  point,  we  have 
either  Washington,  DC  or  New  York  City  as 
our  setting.  Both  are  greatly  populaced  by 
SBC-JYF  87-88ers.  I  may  send  around  a 
survey  to  see  where  and  when  p>eople  would 
like  to  have  a  reunion.  If  anyone  would  like 
to  help  with  this,  please  let  me  know.  I'm 
hopeless  when  it  comes  to  dealing  with 
money.  I'd  love  to  hear  any  ideas  or 
suggestions  you  might  have,  or  any 
information  on  those  MIA.  I  can  be 
contacted  at  (202)  822-6500  during  the  day 
or  (202)  797-8268  in  the  evenings.  Please 
contact  me  ASAP  so  we  can  get  this  thing 
together! 

JOOLS  PROFFITT 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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1989-1990 


VALINDA  S.  CARROLL  (Northwestern) 
writes;  "I  have  kept  in  touch  with  LARA 
HOWLEY  (U.  of  Virginia),  RIVA  NAIM ARK 
(Clark),  and  TED  SEAMAN  (Oberlin).  TED 
claims  to  have  been  stricken  with 
wanderlust  after  reading  Kerouac's  On  the 
Road.  He  is  probably  trotting  the  globe  as 
you  read  this.  RIVA  has  finally  landed  an 
internship  at  the  U.N.  CINDY  CLARK 
(Ithaca)  is  now  Cindy  PLANTECOSTE;  she 
recently  announced  the  birth  of  her 
daughter.  I  stayed  with  LARA  HOWLEY  this 
spring  while  attending  the  Virginia 
Association  of  Museums  Conference  held  at 
Colonial  Williamsburg.  Lara  Attends  the 
Marshall-Wythe  School  of  Law  at  the 
College  of  William  and  Mary,  and  she  has  a 
roommate  frangaisc. 

"One  of  the  contacts  I  made  at  the 
conference  could  have  gotten  me  an 
internship  at  the  Smithsonian  --  anyone 
interested  in  native  American  cultures 
should  meet  Herman  Viola,  head  of  the 
Quincentenary  programs  at  the  Smithsonian 
Institute  Naiiiral  History  Museum.  I  found  a 
better  opportunity  closer  to  home:  an 
internship  in  the  textile  conservation 
laboratory  at  Colonial  Williamsburg.  After 
I  finish  work  at  Colonial  Williamsburg,  I 
will  resume  my  studies  at  Hampton 
University;  I  am  currently  pursuing  an  M.A. 
in  museum  studies  on  a  Romare  Bearden 
Scholarship.  After  examining  the  available 
conservation  programs,  I  have  chosen  to 
apply  to  the  University  of  Delaware  for  my 
M.S.  (unless  I  am  offered  a  really  great  job 
in  collection  management.) 

"In  closing  I  would  like  to  say  'hi'  to 
everyone  I  neglected." 

STEPHEN  CLXP  (U.  of  North  Carolina)  is 
a  Peace  Corps  volunteer  in  Himgary.  In  the 
fall  of  1994,  after  liis  Peace  Corps  service, 
he  will  enter  Stanford  Law  School. 

KIM  L.  GORSUCH  (Bryn  Mawr)  is 
currently  working  as  a  Community 
Relations  Intern  for  the  Tacoma  Public 
Schools.  She  is  also  working  working  as  a 
Research  Analyst  for  the  Washington 
(State)  Research  Council  in  Olympia. 
Finally  she  is  the  editor/writer 
photographer  person  for  a  newsletter.  She 
hopes  to  find  full-time  employment  in 
private  industry  or  the  state  legislature. 


1990-1991 

Last  summer  we  asked  the  members  of  the 
1990-91  group  for  their  plans  for  the  future,  as 
ihey  were  graduating  from  college: 

ANITA  ANTENUCCI  (Northwestern)  is 
beginning  an  M.A  program  in  International 
Relations  and  Economics  at  the  Bologna 
Center  of  the  Paul  H.  Nitze  School  Of  Advanced 
International  Studies  of  Johns  Hopkins 
University. 

CARRIE  BAKE  (Sweet  Briar)  plans  to  study 
international  marketing  at  L'Ecole  Sup6rieure 
de  Commerce  de  Nice  in  Sophia-Antipolis. 
"My  classes  begin  September  7th.  If  you're  in 
the  area,  come  visit!" 

AIMEE  S.  BOURKE  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
beginning  a  two-year  Management  Associate 
Program  at  Metropolitan  Life  in  New  York 
City:  "I  hope  this  will  eventually  lead  to  work 
overseas  at  a  Metlife  office  in  France  or  Italy.  I 
would  love  to  hear  from  anyone  located  in  New 
York  ." 

.MAUREEN  BRENNAN  (Georgetown)  is 
currently  working  as  a  legislative  assistant  in 
the  Washington,  D.C  office  of  Davis,  Polk  and 
Wardwell,  a  law  firm  based  in  N.Y. 

KRISTA  M.  CATLETT  (Northwestern)  is 
attending  the  University  of  Maryland  School  of 
Public  Affairs  for  a  Master's  degree  in  Public 
Management. 

TOM  CHILDS  (  Yale  )  was  planning  to  do  an 
internship  in  Paris  organized  by  the  Jean 
Monnet  Program  for  one  year.  He  does  not 
know  which  company  yet. 

CAROL  NADINE  CHODROFF  (Georgetown) 
writes  "Now  that  I  have  graduated  from 
Georgetown  University  I  have  decided  to  go 
abroad  again,  this  time  to  a  Spanish-speaking 
country.  I  wiU  spend  next  semester  in  Boston, 
taking  a  Spanish  class  and  teaching.  In  January 
I  leave  to  teach  English  to  children  in  Costa 
Rica  for  one  year.  Then  I  will  go  to  graduate 
school." 

CLARA  CHUN  (Georgetown)  is  going  to 
pursue  her  graduate  studies  in  International 
Relations  and  Pacific  Studies  at  the  University 
of  California  at  San  Diego. 

ELIZABETH  E.  CONNELL  (Mary  Baldwin) 
will  be  teaching  sixth  grade  in  Lafayette, 
Louisiana...  "not  far  from  my  JYF  roomate, 
CHRISTINE  PARKER,  who  will  be  living  in 
New  Orleans." 


ANNE  JEANETTE  CRAMER  (Southern 
California)  planned  on  attending  the 
American  University  Graduate  School  of 
International  Service,  specializing  in 
International  Development  and  Education. 

JENNA  CUMMINGS  (Williams)  graduated 
cum  laude  from  Williams  on  June  7th,  and 
moved  to  New  York  City  the  same  day:  "I 
now  work  as  a  legal  assistant  to  the  Customs 
group  at  Coudert  Brothers,  a  respected 
international  law  firm  in  Manhattan. 
Although  it  is  certainly  not  a  part  of  my 
daily  work,  there  is  at  least  the  possibility 
that  I  will  get  to  use  my  French,  since  we 
have  a  large  office  in  Paris  and  many  of  our 
clients  are  French  firms.  I  plan  to  stay  for 
two  years,  and  then  go  back  to  school  — 
hopefully  to  get  a  combined  degree  in  law 
and  international  relations." 

TERTIA  DE  VOS  (Wellesley):  "Right  now 
I  am  waiting  for  my  work  visa.  Starting 
sometime  this  summer  I  will  be  back  in 
France,  this  time  Mame-la-Vallee,  working 
at  Euro-Disney  in  their  hotels.  The  contract 
is  for  a  year,  and  I  have  no  idea  what  comes 
next,  but  I  am  looking  forward  to  returning 
to  la  belle  France.  Anyone  who  comes  over, 
please  look  me  up.  Congratulations  to  all  of 
you  !" 

TERRI  DOLT)  (Haverford)  won  a  Fulbright 
scholarship  to  teach  English  to  French 
students  and  study  Political  Science  and 
International  Relations:  "I  do  not  yet  know 
where  I  will  be  placed  or  what  age  group  I 
will  be  teaching.  I  will  forward  my  address  to 
Mme  Denis  in  Paris  once  I  have  it." 

ERIC  L.  DUPRE  (Rice)  planned  to  take  one 
or  two  years  off  from  school,  "writing  plays 
and  freezing  in  Wisconsin  (Madison).  Then 
—  off  to  law  school  --  pirobably  on  the  East 
Coast  in  1993  or  1994.  Hope  to  specialize 
in  international  law  with  some  use  of  my 
French,  but  I  may  be  enticed  by  another 
field." 

ELIZABETH  FOSTER  (Virginia):  'The 
summer  after  graduation  I  will  be  working  at 
the  Permsylvania  Governor's  School  for 
International  Studies.  Then  in  September  I 
am  off  to  France.  I  will  be  housesitting  in 
the  south  of  France  for  a  couple  of  months, 
then  looking  for  a  'real  job'  in  Tours  or 
Paris.  Look  me  up  if  you  are  there." 

CHRISTINA  FREI  (Wellesley)  planned  to 
spend  the  summer  in  Mannheim,  Germany 
studying  at  the  Goethe  Institute,  and  then  to 
begin  work  with  AT&T  in  sales  and 
marketing. 


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CATHERINE  GORNTO  (Sweet  Briar):  "I 
am  doing  an  internship  with  a  U.N. 
sponsored  group  called  the  Institute  of  East- 
West  Dynamics  this  summer  in  New  York 
City  which  is  trying  to  integrate  democracy 
and  capitalism  into  Eastern  Europe.  I  love 
it!  Hopefully,  I  will  find  a  permanent  job  in 
this  field." 

GRAYSON  HANKINS  (Emory):  "I  am 
currently  trying  to  swim  across  the  Atlantic, 
drowning  frequently,  in  an  attempt  to  live 
and  work  in  Paris.  Mrne  Denis,  HELP  !!  I  am 
hoping  I  have  nine  lives.  Maybe  with  that 
on  my  side,  I  wUl  make  it  some  day  ." 

MARTHA  ELIZABETH  HIGH  (Randolph 
Macon  Woman's)  will  be  working  for 
Redgate  Communications  Coiporation  in 
Washington,  D.C.  "I  plan  to  go  back  to 
school  in  September  1993  or  1994.  I  would 
love  to  hear  from  other  1991  Sweet  Briar 
JYF  students  who  are  in  the  area." 

JUDY  JACOBSOHN  YOST  (Northwestern) 
was  married  on  July  11,  1992,  to  Paul  Yost: 
"We  are  living  in  Evanston,  IL.  I  began  a 
job  in  late  July  with  the  U.S.  Department,  of 
Housing  and  Urban  Development.  I  am 
working  in  housing  contracts,  inspections, 
etc.  I  am  in  the  Chicago  Regional  Office. 
My  husband  works  as  an  engineer  for 
Motorola." 

MUNKYUNG  AGNES  KANG  (Cornell) 
plans  to  attend  graduate  school  at  the 
University  of  California  at  Santa  Barbara  to 
pursue  a  Ph.D.  in  linguistics. 

JENNIFER  KERSIS  (Wellesley)  is 
working  at  Bankers  Trust  in  New  York  City 
as  a  Financial  Analyst. 

KEVIN  PAUL  KIGER  (Case  Western 
Reserve):  "Currently  I  work  for  Case 
Western  University  Hospitals  of  Cleveland 
as  a  Data  Manager  for  the  Special 
Immunology  Unit  and  a  Study  Coordinator 
for  the  AIDS  Clinical  Trials  Unit.  I  have 
finished  my  pre-medical  course  requirements 
and  plan  on  attending  medical  school.  I 
would  like  eventually  go  into  Infectious 
Disease  as  a  specialty.  I  currently  live  with 
my  lover,  Jeff  Cameron,  of  one  year.  We  are 
plaiming  our  commitment  ceremony  for  the 
spring  of  1993!" 

YEUEN  KIM  (Brown)  plans  to  "spend  four 
more  years  avoiding  the  real  world  and 
generally  have  a  good  time.  I  am  currently 
doing  a  preceptorship  in  Family  Medicine 
with  UCSF  -Fresno.  I  will  be  back  at  Brown 
in  August  to  start  Medical  School." 


ERIKA  K.  KLAR  (Bryn  Mawr):  "Starting  the 
first  week  of  July,  I  will  be  working  as  a 
paralegal  for  the  international  law  firm  of 
Cleary,  Gottlich,  Steen  and  Hamilton  in  its 
New  York  Office.  I  will  also  be  translating 
French  and  Russian  legal  documents  as  part  of 
my  paralegal  piosition." 

LANA  LAZARUS  (Northwestern)  is  working 
as  an  accoimt  coordinator  in  advertising  at  DDB 
Needham  /  San  Francisco. 

SARAH  LLOYD  (U.  of  Virginia):  "My  plans 
are  to  work  for  EuroDisney  for  one  year  starting 
the  end  of  July  1992  in  the  Resorts  Division.  I 
hope  to  see  some  of  my  SBC  JYF  classmates 
back  in  Paris  and  reminisce,  although  it  will 
not  be  the  same  having  a  full  time  job  en 
banlieue.  I  would  love  to  remain  in  France 
longer  if  the  occasion  arises." 

SARI  MAKOFSKY  (Northwestern):  "I  will  be 
working  as  a  Marketing  Associate  for  Hallmark 
Cards  in  Kansas  city.  A  big  move  from  New 
York  but  I  am  excited!  I  lived  with  LAURA 
THORNTON  this  Spring  at  Northwestern,  and  I 
wiU  be  seeing  STEWART  MCCUTCHEN  for  the 
second  time  this  year  in  July.  If  anyone  is  in 
KC,  please  look  me  up.  Best  wishes  to  Mme 
Denis  and  the  graduating  class  of  1993." 

STEWART  McCUTCHEN  (Emory):  "After 
graduating,  I  moved  to  Chapel  HiU,  NC  to  work 
for  the  summer  and  save  up  to  go  for  a  four 
month  trip  to  Africa  in  the  faU.  I  plan  to  go  to 
Victoria  Falls,  Zimbabwe  and  work  at  a  safari 
lodge  from  September  through  the  holidays." 

SCOTT  MORRIS  (Lafayette):  "I  had  the  good 
fornine  of  seeing  many  SBC  JYF  alimts  over  the 
course  of  the  year  and  I  miss  them  terribly.  In 
July  I  start  my  career  as  a  sales  representative 
for  Moen  Incorpwrated.  I  will  be  living  in  Fort 
Lauderdale,  Florida,  and  my  territory  includes 
Miami,  Boca  Raton  and  West  Palm  Beach. 
Unfortimately  my  plans  for  an  aprfes-graduation 
trip  to  Paris  had  to  be  cancelled  due  to  my  new 
job,  but  my  fond  memories  of  sharing  Mab- 
burger  at  the  Resto-U  with  NANCY  SPEARS 
wiU  undoubtedly  draw  me  back  in  the  future  !" 

CHRISTINE  V.  MUHLKE  (Mount  Holyoke): 
"I  am  currently  an  editorial  assistant  at  Sassy 
magazine,  where  I  am  the  assistant  editor.  In 
the  fall  I  will  intern  at  Mirabella  magazine. 
Meanwhile,  I  am  looking  for  an  editorial 
assistant  position  at  a  magazine.  In  two  years  I 
will  enter  a  graduate  journalism  program." 

CHRISTINE  E.  PARKER  (Mount  Holyoke): 
"After  spending  the  summer  m  Costa  Rica 
working  at  the  Arias  Foimdation  for  Peace  in 
Central  America,  I  will  be  moving  to  New 
Orleans.    There  I  will  attend  Tulane  Law  School 


working  towards  a  degree  in  Cooperative 
International  Law.  I  hope  my  French  will 
come  in  handy,  both  in  Cajun  country  and  in 
my  career." 

BEN  PIPER  (Tulane)  is  an  Assistant 
English  Teacher  in  Manamaki  City,  Japan. 
His  job  was  arranged  through  the  JET 
Program  (Japan  Exchange  &  Teaching)  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Embassy  of  Japan.  He 
graduated  from  Tulane  University  in  May 
with  a  degree  in  French/Sociology.  "I  would 
love  to  hear  from  other  SBC  90-91 
participants." 

STEPHANIE  POSNER  (Kenyon)  wrote  that 
she  is  "1.  planning  on  entering  the  field  of 
International  Health  and  Development.  2.  is 
currently  working  at  the  World  Bank.  3. 
plans  to  work  in  London  for  six  months 
starting  in  November  1992." 

ROBERT     STEPHEN     RANDLEMAN    II 

(Georgetown)  "I  am  currently  working  in  the 
marketing  division  of  Soci6t6  des 
C6ramiques  Techniques,  a  subsidiary  of  U.S. 
filter  Corporation,  located  in  Bazet,  near 
Tarbes,  France." 

S.  TRENT  ROSENBLOOM  (Northwestern) 
spent  the  sumjner  in  Paris  with  his  Sweet 
Briar  JYF  family.  He  will  enter  Medical 
School  either  at  University  of  Louisville  or 
Vanderbilt.  He  graduated  with  honors  in 
Religion. 

BECCA  RUBIN  (Georgetown):  "I  passed 
the  State  Department  Foreign  Service  exam 
in  April  and  saw  KRISTA  CATLETT  there 
taking  it  the  same  day  as  me!  While  I  wait  for 
my  security  clearance,  I  am  living  in  D.C 
with  MAUREEN  BRENNAN  and  working  as  a 
temp.  Once  my  clearance  goes  through, 
maybe  I  will  become  Ambassador  to  France  ! 


LISA  MARIE  SAPERSTON  (U.  of  Southern 
California):  "Finally,  I  graduated  with  a 
French  and  History  B.A.  degree.  I  am 
currently  working  at  U.S.C.,  but  I  am 
looking  for  a  job  to  use  my  French  and 
Swedish  languages.  As  for  now  I  am  relaxing 
and  enjoying  my  summer.  I  hope  to  plan  a 
trip  to  Europe  in  the  fall." 

DEREK  G.  SCHILLING  (Williams) 
"Having  graduated  summa  cum  laude  from 
Williams,  where  I  spent  most  of  my  senior 
year  completing  an  honors  thesis  on  George 
Perec,  a  contemporary  French  author,  I  am 
pursuing  a  Ph.D.  in  French  with  a 
concentration  in  critical  theory  at  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania.    I  hope  to  return 


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to  Paris  during  my  third  year  of  study,  and  in 
the  meantime  I  am  working  on  German, 
which  hopefully  will  lead  to  a  summer  in 
Berlin.  Whenever  possible,  I  try  to  catch 
TFl  news  with  Patrick  Poivre  d'Arvor  on 
SCOLA  and  compensate  for  les  300  films 
de  la  semaine  which  have  unfortunately 
shrunk  to  15  or  20,  by  searching  through 
university  archives  for  Buhuel  and  Cocteau 
films.  Nostalgia  is  one  of  the  rare  feelings 
which  actually  leads  to  seeking  out  cultural 
objects  (books,  paintings,  films)  and 
francophiles,  and  if  it  does  not  measure  up 
to  being  there,  fa  vaut  la  peine  tout  de 
meme." 

SHAUNA  SELT*«'G  (Brown)  is  working  as 
an  interviewer  at  the  Brown  Admissions 
office  for  Summer  '92.  From  September  '92 
to  May  '93,  she  will  be  a  French  teacher  at 
the  Mountain  School  Program  of  Milton 
Academy. 

AISHAH  SMITH  (Haverford):  "I  visited 
Paris  for  two  weeks  after  graduation  and  had 
a  wonderful  time!  In  August  I  will  begin  law 
school  at  the  University  of  Berkeley." 

PERRY  SOLOMON  (Georgetown):  "I 
graduated  from  Georgetown  in  May  '92  with 
a  B.S.F.S  in  International  Economics.  I 
travelled  in  Germany,  Italy,  Greece,  Israel, 
and,  of  course,  Paris.  On  August  10,  I  start 
work  as  a  Financial  Analyst  for  Salomon 
Brothers  Inc.  in  New  York,  where  I  hope  my 
background  in  European  Studies  and  my 
French  skills  will  help  me  work  with  French 
and  European  companies  ." 

NANCY  SPEARS  (Lafayette  College) 
wrote  that  she  "recently  got  a  job  with  the 
Amstat  Corporation  in  Fair  Haven,  N.  J.  I 
speak  French  every  morning  as  30%  of  my 
market  is  in  France  and  in  other  French- 
speaking  countries.  My  domestic  market  is 
Learjets.  I  would  love  to  hear  from  Sweet 
Briar  '90-91'  alums  who  have  settled  in  the 
New  York  metropolitan  area." 


1991-1992 

The  members  of  the  1991-92  group  are  now 
back  on  their  American  campuses.  Their 
Resident  Director,  Professor  WILLIAM  W. 
KIBLER  is  also  back  on  the  campus  of  the 
University  of  Texas  at  Austin.  118  out  of  119 
students  completed  the  program.  The  normal 
credit-load  is  9  units:  33  %  received  more  than 
9  units,  62  %  received  9  units  and  the 
remaining  5  %  received  8  units. 

The  student  with  the  highest  GPA  at  the  end 
of  the  year  was  VALERIE  MOORE  (Rice), 
followed  by  BRENDAN  CASE  (Haverford)  and 
JOHAN'NA  BERKE  (Tufls).  Among  the  colleges 
and  universities  having  3  or  more  students 
completing  at  least  9  units  of  credit,  the  6 
students  from  Mount  Holyoke  College  had  the 
highest  average  (3.42),  followed  by  the  3 
students  from  Randolph-Macon  Woman's 
College  (3.31)  and  the  3  students  from 
Williams  College  (3.27). 

Four  students  passed  the  Certificat  d'Etudes 
Poliliques:  LILY  ARTEAGA  (Georgetown), 
ELIZABETH  BAILEY  (Rice),  ANDREW 
GLNDLACH  (Georgetown),  all  with  Mention 
Assez  Bien,  and  MICHAEL  SAMAHA 
(Lafayette). 

Twelve  students  passed  the  Certificat 
Pratique  de  Frangais  Commercial  et 
Ec onomique ,  one  with  Mention  Bien: 
ALISON  HOTARD  (Northwestern).  Two 
students  received  the  Diplome  Supirieur  de 
Frangais  des  Affaires:  MARY-CLAIRE 
MULDER  and  LISA  SCHIFFER,  both  from 
Northwestern. 

Welcome  to  this  newest  group  of  alumni  and 
alumnae.   Please  keep  in  touch  with  us. 

THE  MARTHA  LUCAS  PATE  SCHOLARSHIP 

The  1992  Martha  Lucas  Pate  Scholarship  was 
shared  by  two  students:  POLLY  CLARK,  of 
Mount  Holyoke  College,  and  SARA 
COLBURN,  of  Northwestern  University.  Sara 
studied  voice  in  Salzburg;  we  have  not  yet 
received  her  report;  we  hope  to  publish  it  next 
year.  Polly  had  an  internship  at  UNESCO  in 
Paris.    Here  is  her  report: 

"The  time  I  spent  in  Paris,  working  at 
UNESCO  was  both  challenging  and  fulfilling.  I 
savored  the  opportunity  to  see  the  city  in  full 
bloom  during  the  summer.  The  roses  in  the 
Bois  de  Boulogne  were  magnifiquesl 

"Nevertheless,  the  majority  of  my  time  was 
spent  in  an  office,  a  wonderfully  international 
one  at  UNESCO.  Since  my  supervisor  was 
French  and  my  co-workers  were  expatriates  of 
Poland  and  Iraq  (Kurdistan  in  fact),  I  was  able  to 
not  only  improve  my  understanding  of  the 
French  culture,  but  also  meet  interesting  people 
from  all  over  the  world. 


"The  branch  at  which  I  worked  was  the 
World  Federation  of  UNESCO  Clubs,  Centres 
and  Associations,  which  served  as  a  liaison 
between  grassroot  organizations  in  over  60 
countries  and  UNESCO.  Representatives 
from  places  such  as  Byelorussia,  India,  Spain 
and  Japan  frequented  our  office.  I  was 
sometimes  asked  to  translate. 

"I  also  was  asked  to  take  notes  and  type; 
thus  the  years  of  doing  dicties  paid  off.  I 
did  not  spend  all  my  time  in  this  office, 
however.  I  was  able  to  explore  the  UNESCO 
library  to  do  some  research  of  my  own.  I 
studied  the  oral  tradition  and  education  in 
francophone  Africa  and  wrote  a  report  on  the 
projects  on  which  UNESCO  is  currently 
working  in  the  field  of  education. 

"My  experience  was  very  worthwhile.  I 
learned  a  great  deal  about  UNESCO  and  the 
field  of  International  Education  while 
enjoying  Paris  at  the  same  time." 


1992-1993 


Professor    CHARLES    G.    WHITING,  of 

Northwestern  University,  who  had  directed 
the  1980-81  group,  is  Resident  Director  of 
the  1992-93  group.  He  is  assisted  by  Mrae 
CAROL  DENIS. 

The  group  is  composed  of  93  students,  75 
women  and  18  men,  representing  36  colleges 
and  universities.  Most  institutions  report 
that,  because  of  the  economic  situation, 
fewer  students  are  studying  for  the  whole  year 
in  France.  The  largest  groups  are  from 
Northwestern  University  (16  students), 
Georgetown  University  (12  students)  and 
Moimt  Holyoke  College  (7  students).  We 
welcome  our  first  student  from  Virginia 
Polytechnic  Institute  and  State  University 
(Virginia  Tech). 

The  son  of  two  alumni  is  in  the  group: 
ANDREW  DRATT  (University  of  Illinois)  is 
the  son  of  ARNOLD  DRATT  (Amherst 
College)  and  TESSA  ROSENFELD  DRATT 
(Mount  Holyoke  College),  both  members  of 
the  1964-65  group. 


1993-1994 


Professor  MARIE-FLORINE  BRUNEAU,  of 

the  University  of  Southern  California,  will 
be  Resident  Director  of  the  1993-94  group. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


WE  HOPE  YOU  WILL  WISH  TO  CONTRIBUTE 
TO  ONE  OF  THE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS  LISTED  BELOW: 

With  your  support,  we  were  able  to  grant  $87,450  in  direct  financial  aid  for  1992-93.  This 
represents  5.26%  of  the  total  fees  [up  from  4.88%  the  previous  year,  and  the  fu-st  time  we  have 
reached  5%].  Of  course  we  are  still  a  long  way  from  our  goal  of  10%,  but  we  are  slowly  cUmbing 
up!  At  a  time  of  difficult  economic  conditions  for  many  families,  your  help  is  particularly 
appreciated. 

Endowed  scholarship  funds  (only  the  income  is  used): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND, 

in  memory  of  R.  John  Matthew,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND, 

in  memory  of  Arthur  Bates,  Professor  of  French,  Sweet  Briar  College. 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  25th  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND, 

founded  in  1972  in  honor  of  the  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France  and  renamed  in 
1984  in  honor  of  Robert  G.  Marshall,  Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  MARTHA   LUCAS   PATE  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND  for  international  summer 
study,  in  memory  of  Martha  Lucas  Pate,  President,  Sweet  Briar  College. 

Financial  aid  operating  budget 

(your  contribution  will  be  used  the  for  the  1993-94  financial  aid  budget): 

The  ROBERT  GARAPON  FUND 

in  memory  of  Robert  Garapon,  Professor  Emeritus  of  French  Literature,  Universite  Paris- 
Sorbonne,  Junior  Year  In  France  Advisor  1970-1991 
[Financial  aid  operating  budget  for  1992-1993] 

Please  note  that  many  firms  match  contributions  to  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  If  you  contribute 
and  your  employer  makes  matching  gifts,  we  would  appreciate  your  efforts  in  this  connection. 

YOUR  GIFT  IS  DEDUCTIBLE  FOR  INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES. 

Please  use  the  enclosed  envelope  or  send  your  contribution  to: 

Junior  Year  in  France 
Sweet  Briar  College 
Sweet  Briar,  Virginia  24595 

Please  make  checks  payable  to:  Sweet  Briar  College  -  Junior  Year  in  France. 
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Contributors  to  the  Scholarship  and  Financial  Aid  Funds  of  the 

Junior  Year  in  France 

(July  1, 1991  -  June  30, 1992) 


W  e  wish  to  thank  the  following 
alumnae  and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF 
and  corporations  making  matching  grants, 
who  contributed  a  total  of  $19,295  during 
the  1991-92  school-year.  We  have  made 
every  effort  to  list  all  contributors.  If  for 
some  reason  we  have  made  an  error, 
please  let  us  know.  Contributions 
received  after  June  30,  1992  will  be 
acknowledged  in  next  year's  Magazine. 


1948-49 
Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth, 

Sweet  Briar 
C.  F.  Damon,  Jr.,  Yale 
Shirley  Gage  Durfce,  U.  of  Wisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Margot  Hess  Halm,  Goucher 
Walter  G.  Langlois,  Yale 
Dorothy  Rooke  McCulloch, 

Mount  Holyoke 
Norman  McCulloch,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Marie  Gilliam  Park,  Sweet  Briar 
Patricia  Carry  Stewart,  Cornell 
Virginia  Mann  York,  Barnard 

1949-50 

John  A.  Berggren,  Dartmouth 
Reynolds  Burgund,  Yale 
Murray  Bartlett  Douglas,  Skidmore 
Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Barbara  Fisher  Ncmser,  Barnard 

1950-51 
Susan  Anderson  Talbot,  Radcliffe 
Enoch  Woodhouse,  II,  Yale 

1951-52 
Josephine  Silbert  Benedek,  Wellesley 
Herbert  Kaiser,  Jr.,  Yale 
Patricia  Palmer  Kendall,  Wheaton 
Joanna   Chiotinos    Zauchenberger, 

Brown 

1952-53 

Charles  Mailman,  Franklin  &  Marshall 
Patrick  M.  McGrady,  Jr.,  Yale 
Julie  Howard  Parker,  Middlebury 
Marilyn  Koenick  Yalom,  Wellesley 


1953-54 
Helen  Jacobs  Altman,  Mount  Holyoke 
Michael  Cambem,  Harvard 
Claire  Paisner,  Cornell 
James  M.  Rentschler,  Yale 

1954-55 
Peter  Dirlam,  Cornell 
Diana  Frothingham  Feinberg,  Radcliffe 
Nancy  Wilkins  Klein,  Denison 
Mary  Ellen  Klock  Reno,  Bryn  Mawr 

1955-56 
Joanne  Coyle  Dauphin,  Wellesley 
Calvin  K.  Towle,  Dartmouth 

1957-58 

Edward  B.  Bloomberg,  Yale 
Virginia  Schott  Perrette,  Denison 

1958-59 
Constance  Cryer  Ecklund,  Northwestern 
T.  Richard  Fishbein,  Dartmouth 
Harriet  Blum  Lawrence,  Brandeis 
Meryl  Blau  Menon,  Brandeis 
Tom  Schaumberg,  Yale 
Roger  L.  Zissu,  Dartmouth 

1959-60 

Joseph  F.  Carroll,  U.  of  Virginia 

1960-61 

Robert  Henkels,  Jr.,  Princeton 
David  Rosenbloom,  Princeton 

1961-62 
Judith  Alperin-Fried,  U.  of  Illinois 
Antoinette  F.  Seymour,  Bryn  Mawr 

1962-63 
Laura  Denman-Cutick,  Sweet  Briar 
Jonathan  Fielding,  Williams 
Margery  E.  Heigh,  Sweet  Briar 
Edward  Kaplan,  Brown 
Michael  S.  Koppisch,  Johns  Hopkins 
Nancy  Graber  Paris,  Northwestern 
Michael  S.  Stulbarg,  M.I.T. 
Ann  K.  Weigand,  Indiana 
Anonymous 


1963-64 
Dede  Thompson  Bartlett,  Vassar 
Alice  Fork  Grover,  Wheaton 
Susan  S.  Holland,  Occidental 

1964-65 
Ellyn  Clemmer  Ballou,  Middlebury 
Tessa  Rosenfeld  Dratt,  Mount  Holyoke 
Arnold  Dratt,  Amherst 
Snellen  Terrill  Keiner,  Bryn  Mawr 

1965-66 

Leland  Abbey,  Drew 
Anthony  Caprio,  Wesleyan 
Patricia  Morrill  Charters,  Denison 
Peter  M.  Dolinger,  Williams 
Benjamin  Jones,  Yale 
John  D.  Lyons,  Brown 
Susan  Morck  Perrin,  Sweet  Briar 
Phyllis  Winston,  Wellesley 
Lucien  Wulsin,  Jr.,  Trinity 

1966-67 
Lonna  Dole  Harkrader,  Mary  Baldwin 
H.  P.  Whiteside,  Jr.,  U.  of  the  South 

1967-68 

Jeff  Bauer,  Colorado 

Barbara  DufTield  Erskine,  Sweet  Briar 

Julia  B.  Leverenz,  Dickinson 

Paul  S.  Levy,  Lehigh 

Herbert  N.  Wigder,  Trinity 

1968-69 

David  Peter  Adams,  Kenyon 

John  Aniello,  Yale 

Jane  Loewenstein  Levy,  Duke 

1969-70 
Tina  Kronemer  Ament, 

Case  Western  Reserve 
Frederick  T.  Borts,  Case  Western  Reserve 
Ellen  Shapiro  Buchwalter, 

Case  Western  Reserve 
Frank  S.  Hoffecker,  Princeton 
Lynn  M.  McWhood,  Wellesley 


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1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackeimann,  Emory 
Kathrin  HIebakos  Burleson, 

U.  of  California 
Rachel  Finkle  Robbins,  Wellesley 
Evan  D.  Robinson,  U.  of  Virginia 

1971-72 
Dorothy  Senghas  Lakner, 

Mount  Holyoke 
Carter  Heyward  Morris,  Sweet  Briar 
Charles  Lee  Smith,  III, 

U.  of  North  Carolina 

1972-73 
Diane  Linn  Conroy, 
U.  of  North  Carolina 

1973-74 

Jose  M.  Colon,  Brown 
Vincent  J.  Doddy,  Villanova 
Catherine  L.  Josset,  Middlebury 
Allison  Thomas  Kunze, 

Randolph-Macon  Woman's 
A.  Byron  Nimocks,  Hendrix 
Nancy  Noyes  Robinson,  U.  of  Virginia 
Laura  Stottlemyer,  Emory 

1974-75 

Alan  Engler,  Yale 

Carole  A.  Grunberg,  Vassar 

1975-76 

Arthur  F.  Humphrey,  III,  Bowdoin 
Deborah  A.  Neimeth,  Brown 
Karen  Claussen  Shields, 

William  and  Mary 
Kathleen  Troy,  Pennsylvania  State 
Jeanne  L.  Windsor,  Mount  Holyoke 

1976-77 
Anne  Shullenberger  Levy,  Williams 

1977-78 
Pamela  J.  Weiler,  Sweet  Briar 

1978-79 
Ann  Connolly  Reagan,  Sweet  Briar 


1979-80 
Sarah  Rindsberg  Berman,  Mount  Holyoke 
Peter  D'Amario,  Brown 
Michael  J.  Olecki,  Haverford 
Cathy  Rivara  Trezza,  Cornell 

1980-81 

Ruth  M.  Reiss,  Amherst 
Deirdre  O'Donoghue  Riou, 
Mount  Holyoke 

1981-82 

Charles  F.  Hunter,  Lawrence 

1982-83 
Kenneth  Bradt,  U.  of  North  Carolina 
Barbara  Klotz  Silverstone,  Bryn  Mawr 

1984-85 

Angela  Rose  Heffeman,  Wheaton 
Barbara  A.  Samoff,  Northwestern 

1986-87 

Jordan  Lebamoff,  U.  of  Southern  California 

1988-89 

Kate  Old,  Mount  Holyoke 

1991-92 

Pierre-Andr6  Genillard, 
U.  of  Southern  California 


Back  cover  photo  by  Danielle  Fidler 
(Bryn   Mawr  College)   1991-92 


OTHERS 

Professor  and  Mrs.  Archille  Biron, 
Professor  Emeritus,  Colby  College, 
Resident  Director  1964-65,  1971-72, 
1973-74 

Dr.    and    Mrs.    Morton   W.    Briggs, 
Wesleyan  University,  Resident  Director 
1962-63, 1972-73 

Mr.  Richard  L.  Duffield,  father  of  Barbara 
Duffield  Erskine,  JYF  1967-68,  Sweet 
Briar  College 

Dr.  Janet  Letts  Wheaton  College, 
Assistant  Resident  Director  1965-66, 
Honorary  Member  of  the  Advisory 
Committee 

Dr.   and   Mrs.   Robert  G.   Marshall, 
Professor  Emeritus,  Former  Director  of 
Junior  Year  in  France,  Sweet  Briar 
College,  Honorary  Member  of  the 
Advisory  Committee 

Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus, 
Sweet  Briar  College,  Honorary  Member 
of  the  Advisory  Committee 

Dr.  James  F.  M.  Stephens,  University  of 
Texas  at  Austin,  Honorary  Member  of 
the  Advisory  Committee 

Dr.  Harold  B.  Whiteman,  Jr.,  President 
Emeritus,    Sweet    Briar    College, 
Honorary  Member  of  the  Advisory 
Committee 

Compaq  Computer  Foundation 
Matching  Gift 

Goldman,  Sachs  &  Company 
Matching  Gift 

GTE  Foundation 
Matching  Gift 

Hinchcliff  International,  Inc. 

Merrill  Lynch  and  Company 
Matching  Gift 

Philip  Morris,  Inc. 
Matching  Gift 

The  New  York  Community  Trust/Joan 
O'Meara  Winant,  JYF  1971-72,  Yale. 


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Junior  Year  in  France 
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Antoine  de  Saint-Exupery,  Le  Petit  Prince,  1943 

Dear  Friends: 

Contrary  to  what  le  Petit  Prince  says,  eyes  arc  not  always  blind,  but  we  will  agree  that  in  the  memories  of  a  year  in 
France,  the  heart  is  at  least  as  important  as  the  eyes:  the  first  sight  of  the  Cathedral  in  Charires,  Notre-Dame,  the 
Eiffel  Tower,  Mont-Saint-Michel  cannot  be  forgotten,  but  friendships  which  last  a  lifetime,  development  of  one's 
inner  self,  a  new  outlook  on  things,  may  be  more  significant  in  the  long  run.  Many  of  you  write  to  say  how  much 
they  enjoy  this  magazine,  because,  whether  you  were  in  Paris  in  1948  or  in  1992,  you  share  a  common  experience. 
Things  may  change  in  France,  but  the  impact  of  a  year  abroad  is  constant  for  each  successive  class  of  undergraduates. 

As  you  read  this  magazine,  1  hope  you  will  realize  that  many  students  could  not  have  had  this  experience  without 
financial  aid:  this  year,  out  of  ICW  students,  66  reported  receiving  aid.  The  average  financial  aid  package  (including 
scholarships,  grants  and  loans)  averaged  S9,242  per  student,  nearly  half  the  cost  of  the  program  ($18,250).  The 
Junior  Year  in  France  was  able,  with  your  help,  to  award  581,400  in  grants.  As  one  alumnus  mentioned  to  us,  the 
proportion  of  alumni  conuibuting  to  our  funds  is  very  small  (2.5%).  We  have  no  development  staff,  we  do  not  call 
you  on  the  phone.  This  magazine  will  be  the  only  solicitation  you  will  receive  from  us.  We  hope  you  will  be 
wilUng  to  contribute,  even  in  a  small  amount,  to  the  scholarship  funds  below.  1993  marks  the  50th  anniversary  of 
the  first  publication  (in  New  York)  oi  Le  Petit  Prince.  In  tribute,  our  1994-95  Financial  Aid  Fund  will  be  known 
as  the  Saint-Exupery  Fund.  If  you  remember  your  pleasure  at  reading  this  book  for  the  first  time,  you  may  feel  the 
urge  to  contribute  to  this  fund  and  open  the  eyes  and  the  heart  of  another  generation  of  Americans  to  Paris.  Thank 
you. 

Emile  Langlois 
Director 

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SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS 

Endowed  scholarship  funds  (only  the  income  is  used): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND,  in  memory  of  R.  John  Matthew,  Director, 
Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND,  in  memory  of  Arthur  Bates,  Professor  of  French,  Sweet 
Briar  College. 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  2Sth  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND,  founded  in  1972  in  honor  of 
the  25th  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France  and  renamed  in  1984  in  honor  of  Robert  G.  Marshall, 
Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 

Financial  aid  operating  budget  (your  contribution  will  be  used  for  the  1994-95  financial  aid  budget): 

The  SAINT-EXUPERY  FUND,  in  honor  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  publication  in  New  York  of  Le  Petit 
Prince  (February  1943)  and  the  death  of  its  author,  who,  on  July  31,  1944,  disappeared  during  a  World  War 
II  Air  Force  mission  somewhere  in  the  Mediterranean  Sea,  between  Corsica  and  mainland  France. 

Please  note  that  many  firms  match  contributions  to  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  If  you  contribute  and  your 
employer  makes  matching  gifts,  we  would  appreciate  your  efforts  in  this  connection. 

YOUR  GIFT  MAY  BE  DEDUCTIBLE  FOR  INCOME  TAX  PURPOSES. 

Please  use  the  enclosed  envelope  or  send  your  contribution  to:      Junior  Year  in  France 

Sweet  Briar  College 
Sweet  Briar,  Virgmia  24595 

Please  make  checks  payable  to:  Sweet  Briar  College  Junior  Year  in  France. 
2  JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


GROUPES  DELAWARE 

1993  marks  the  70th  anniversary  of  the 
actual  creation  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France. 
From  1923  to  1939  the  program  was 
administered  by  the  University  of  Delaware. 
After  the  Second  World  War  the  program 
resumed  for  two  years  in  Geneva.  In  1947, 
for  a  number  of  reasons,  the  University  of 
Delaware  terminated  its  sponsorship.  At 
Sweet  Briar  College,  Professor  Joseph  E. 
Barker,  who  had  been  the  Professor-in- 
charge  of  the  1934-35  Delaware  group, 
persuaded  President  Martha  Lucas-Pate  to 
resume  the  Delaware  program  in  Paris.  1948 
is  therefore  the  birth-date  of  the  Sweet  Briar 
College  Junior  Year  in  France,  but  we  all  are 
aware  of  the  debt  Sweet  Briar  College  owes 
to  the  University  of  Delaware. 

Recently,  at  a  reception,  POLLY  BOZE 
GLASCOCK  (Sweet  Briar-Delaware  1938- 
39)  mentioned  that  several  Delaware  groups 
had  remained  in  touch  through  occasional 
newsletters,  and  would  be  interested  in 
receiving  our  Alumni  Magazine. 
Subsequently  DONALD  R.  HART,  who 
acts  as  Newsletter  editor  of  the  same  group, 
sent  us  a  list  of  the  members  of  the  group 
and  the  names  of  members  of  the  1936-37 
group  who  would  also  be  interested  in 
receiving  our  Magazine.  We  welcome 
additional  names  of  participants  in  the 
sixteen  Delaware  groups  interested  in  our 
publication.  We  also  open  our  columns  to 
them.  We  realize  that,  although  the 
academic  content  of  the  program  has 
changed  (in  those  days  practically  all  the 
participants  were  French  majors),  the  effect 
of  a  year  in  France  is  still  very  much  the 
same. 

If  you  are  interested  in  reading  about  the 
Junior  Year  in  France  before  1948  you 
should  read  two  books  which  were  recently 
published: 

The  Way  it  was,  by  Rosalis 
Montgomery,  published  by  Nortex  Press  in 
Austin,  Texas,  and  distributed  by  the 
University  of  Texas  at  Tyler.  Rosalis 
Battle  Montgomery  was  a  member  of  the 
1932-33  Delaware  group  and  more  than  60 
pages  of  the  second  part  of  her  mimoires 
consist  of  letters  she  sent  from  France  to  her 
mother.  In  his  foreword.  President  George 
Hamm,  of  the  University  of  Texas  at  Tyler, 
writes:  "It  was  said  of  her  group,  'These 
students  will  become  part  of  the  American 
intellectual  elite'  This  statement  perhaps 
more  than  any  other  typifies  a  dignity, 
refinement  and  intellectual  curiosity  that 
remains  with  her  today." 


The  other  book:  Internationalism  and  the 
Three  Portugals:  the  memoirs  of  Francis 
Millet  Rogers,  edited  by  his  daughter.  Sheila 
R.  Ackerlind,  Professor  of  Spanish  and 
Portuguese  at  the  U.S.  Military  Academy  (West 
Point),  was  published  by  Peter  Lang,  as  volimie 
131  of  Series  IX,  History  in  American 
University  Studies.  Francis  M.  Rogers,  who 
died  in  1989,  was  Professor  of  Romance 
Languages  and  Literatures  at  Harvard  University 
from  1945  until  his  retirement  in  1981.  He 
served  as  Dean  of  the  Graduate  School  of  Arts 
and  Sciences  and  as  Chairman  of  the 
Department.  Among  many  interesting 
souvenirs,  he  recounts  his  Junior  Year  in 
France  with  the  Delaware  group  in  1934-35. 


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1948-1949 


KAREN  CASSARD  DREHER  (Bryn  Mawr) 
writes:  "Since  my  Junior  Year  in  1948-49  I 
have  done  the  following  (en  bref!) : 
Graduation  from  Bryn  Mawr  in  1950.  Lived  and 
worked  in  Paris  in  1951-52.  Married  John  L. 
O'Brien  in  November  1952.  Returned  to  Paris 
to  spend  1954-55.  Daughter,  Elizabeth,  bom 
in  Paris,  February  1,  1955.  Returned  to  New 
York  in  1955,  divorced  October  1959.  Worked 
for  Institute  of  International  Education  in  New 
York,  May  1960  till  October  1969. 

"Went  to  work  for  United  Nations  in  October 
1969  and  worked  for  the  U.N.  till  March  1989, 
specializing  in  French-speaking  Africa. 
Daughter,  Elizabeth  O'Brien,  spent  Junior  Year 
in  France  with  Sweet  Briar  in  1975-76  (I 
believe  she  was  the  first  alumna  daughter). 

"Married  William  A.  Dreher  in  October  1983. 
Transferred  from  the  U.N.  to  the  United  Nations 
Development  Programme  in  March  1989  and 
just  retired  at  the  end  of  January  1993.  Was 
managing  a  Japanese  government-financed 
program  of  procurement  of  goods  and 
commodities  for  French-speaking  African 
countries  and  Latin  America  and  Asia.  I  was 
separated  from  my  second  husband,  William 
Dreher,  in  January  1992. 

"Now  that  I  have  at  last  had  to  retire,  I  am 
contemplating  going  back  to  France  to  live. 

"I  must  say  that  my  Junior  Year  abroad  in 
those  heady  days  soon  after  the  war  had  the 
most  profound  and  lasting  effect  on  my  life  of 
anything  I  have  ever  done. 

"I  have  continued  to  speak  fluent  French,  and 
this  ability  gained  in  Paris  in  1948-49  has 
determined  my  23-1/2  year  career  in  the  U.N. 
and  U.N.D.P." 


1950-1951 

SHIRLEY    O'SULLIVAN    GIFFORD 

(Mount  Holyoke):  "My  junior  year  in 
Paris  with  the  Sweet  Briar  program  was 
one  of  the  best  years  of  my  life.  During 
that  year,  actually  when  we  were  on  the 
Queen  Elizabeth  sailing  to  France,  I 
helped  to  start  a  newspaper  called 
Transition. 

"After  Mount  Holyoke  I  went  to  the 
Fletcher  School  of  Law  and  Diplomacy 
where  I  did  graduate  work  in  International 
Law  (1952-56).  I  am  now,  at  my  'late'  age 
applying  to  the  D.C.  School  of  Law, 
having  always  wanted  to  receive  an  LLB.  I 
am  a  member  of  a  French  group  here  in 
Washington  which  meets  weekly  and  I 
have  been  back  to  France  frequently  over 
the  past  40  years.  Vive  la  France!  Vive  le 
Sweet  Briar  program!" 

Shirley  then  suggests  having  a  Sweet 
Briar  Junior  Year  Abroad  reunion  in 
Washington  D.C.  for  the  early  classes. 
She  volunteers  to  help  to  organize  one  in 
the  future.  Could  members  of  these  groups 
write  to  our  Virginia  office  if  they  are 
interested? 

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PLEASE  NOTE: 

WE  WILL  BE  GRATEFUL  IF 
ALUMNAE  AND  ALUMNI 
WILL  INFORM  US  OF  ANY 
ADDRESS  CHANGES.  IT  IS 
BECOMING  INCREASINGLY 
EXPENSIVE  FOR  US  TO  SEND 
THE  MAGAZINE  TO  ADDRES- 
SES THAT  ARE  NO  LONGER 
VALID.      THANK   YOU. 

If  you  need  or  wish  to  contact 
the  Junior  Year  in  France  office  at 
Sweet    Briar    College    in    Virginia: 

Professor   EMILE   LANGLOIS 

Director 
Mrs.   PATRICIA   WYDNER, 

Assistant  to  the  Director 
Mrs.    SUE    FAUBER,    Secretary 


Telephone: 

Fax: 

E-mail: 


(804)  381  6109 
(804)  381  6283 
jyf@sbc.edu 


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FORTY  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1953-1954 


A  message  from  Dr.  ARTINE 
ARTINIAN,  Professor-in-charge,  to  the 
1953-54  group: 

"From  our  first  get  together  on  your 
arrival  in  Paris,  at  the  Lutetia,  to  the  end  of 
the  academic  year,  I  carmot  imagine  a  more 
harmonious  relationship  for  an 
administrator  than  I  experienced  in  that  year 
1953-54.  There  were  problems,  to  be  sure, 
personal  and  academic,  but  they  were 
invariably  resolved  with  beneficial  results 
for  the  student  involved.  So  I  did  not 
hesitate  to  accept  reappointment  for  a 
second  year. 


The  location  of  our  headquarters  was  a  crucial 
factor--in  the  heart  of  the  literary,  intellectual, 
artistic  center  of  Paris--/e  quartier  St.- 
Germain-des-Pres  [and  our  apartment  directly 
across  the  Boulevard!]  As  some  of  you  may 
remember,  I  benefited  immensely  from  the 
proximity  of  galleries,  rare-book  stores  and 
autograph  dealers,  enriching  my  various 
collections.  So  it  was  a  memorable  year 
indeed,  both  professionally  and  personally. 


My  only  regret  is  that  I  have  seen  few  of 
you  since  then.  But  I  look  forward  to  an 
improvement  of  that  situation  since  you 
are  close  to  attaining  senior  citizen  status 
and  will  probably  be  heading  South  for 
part  of  the  winter.  I  very  much  hope  that 
some  of  you  will  stop  in  the  Palm  Beach 
area  and  join  us  for  a  visit.  We  live  in  the 
heart  of  that  beautiful  town,  at  100  Worth 
Avenue. 

A  bientot,  par  consequent,  j'espere. 
Sinceremenl,  voire  ancien  directeur." 


On  the  Mauretania,  September  1,  1953 

JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


From  Mrs.  ELIZABETH  MAXFIELD- 
MILLER,  Assistant  to  the  Professor-in- 
charge,  these  words: 

"Happy  40lh  Anniversary,  Sweet  Briar 
Group  1953-54: 

"GREETINGS,  and  happy  memories  to 
you  all! 

"There  were  81  of  you  [19  men  and  62 
women]  from  30  colleges,  25  states, 
Canada,  Mexico  and  Argentina. 

"On  August  31,  1953,  the  day  before 
sailing,  I  met  most  of  you  and  your  parents 
in  the  Hotel  Biltmore  in  New  York  City.  I 
remember  telling  your  parents  that  the 
Directeur,  Dr.  Artine  Artinian,  who  would 
be  meeting  us  at  Le  Havre,  would  be 
responsible  for  each  of  you  from  the 
eyebrows  up  [academic  matters]  and  that  I, 
Directrice,  for  everything  else  from  the 
eyebrows  down  [health,  housing  in  French 
families,  social  life,  travel  plans  and 
permissions]. 

"On  September  1,  1953  we  sailed  on  the 
S.S.  Mauretania  and  our  group  photo  on 
deck  shows  my  6-year-old  Sandra  with  me  in 
the  midst  of  your  smiling  faces.  You  were  a 
wonderful  group  and  my  appreciation  shows 
up  in  a  letter  I  wrote  September  12  to 
introduce  my  diary  letters  of  my  first  two 
weeks  of  my  second  year  as  Directrice.  It 
also  shows  our  interesting  first  two  days  in 
France  after  we  were  met  at  Le  Havre  by 
Director  Artinian  with  our  two  big  busses 
and  our  efficient  travel  agent,  M.  Romain.  I 
wrote: 

"The  first  two  weeks  of  this  job  [this 
second  year  -  with  new  Director]  have  been 
much  smoother  in  every  way.  There  is  no 
comparison  -  the  send-off  at  New  York,  the 
photograph  on  the  boat,  the  cooperation  of 
the  students  on  the  boat,  the  handling  of  the 
baggage  on  the  dock  at  Le  Havre,  the 
wonderful  weather,  the  trip  from  Le  Havre  to 
Paris  with  visit  of  Rouen  [cathedral  and 
lunch],  the  views  of  Paris  [from  Chaillot], 
the  night  at  the  Foyer  [and  Hotel  Lutetia 
where  we  all  had  a  welcoming  dinner],  the 
trip  next  day  to  Tours  with  a  visit  to  the 
cathedral  of  Chartres,  and  the  excursions  to 
the  chateaux  of  Blois  and  Chaumont 
[September  11].  It  is  a  different  affaire. 
This  group  is  more  unified...  They  have  a 
real  esprit  de  corps.  Everything  is  much 
better  this  year 

"It  occurred  to  me  that  a  list  of  a  few  dates 
of  our  year  together  with  some  notes  culled 
from  my  two  volumes  of  diary,  letters, 
photos,  menus,  and  souvenirs  might 
interest  and  amuse  you  and  would  bring  back 
memories  long  forgotten." 


CALENDAR.  September  1953  to  July  1954 

September  1,  1953:  Sailing  day  on  S.S. 
Mauretania.  Group  photo. 
September  1-8:  Activities  on  board  and 
students'  meetings  with  me  as  a  group  and 
individually  to  discuss  housing  in  French 
families  in  Tours. 

September  8:  Docking  at  Le  Havre;  met  by 
Director,  Dr.  Artinian,  and  M.  Romain  with  two 
big  busses.  [We  were  allowed  only  one  suitcase 
and  a  typewriter  each  -  the  other  baggage  was 
trucked  direct  to  Tours.]  Trip  to  Paris  via  Rouen 
and  a  stop  at  le  Palais  de  Chaillot  for  views  of 
Paris.  Arrival  for  the  night  at  the  Foyer 
International  des  etudiantes  for  the  women  and 
the  Hotel  Lutetia  for  the  men  and  for  the 
reunion  of  the  whole  group  there  for  a 
welcoming  dinner. 

September  9:  Trip  from  Paris  to  Tours  via 
Chartres  [lunch  and  cathedral].  Settling  in  your 
French  families  in  Tours. 
September  10-October  24:  Stay  in  Tours. 
Living  and  learning  in  Tours,  aided  by  French 
families  and  by  professors  from  the  Institut  de 
Touraine. 

October  10:  vin  d'honneur  at  the  Prefecture 
for  the  group.  Photos.  Group  photo  at  the 
Institut  de  Touraine  on  the  two  curved  staircases 
on  the  garden  side  of  the  Institut. 

October  20:  Diner  d'adieu  at  the  Hotel 
M6tropole  in  Tours  with  the  group,  guests  of 
M.  Nadal,  Directeur  de  I'lnstitut  de  Touraine. 

October  22:  Fete  d' Adieu  at  the  Institut  de 
Touraine  with  a  program  put  on  by  our  group. 

October  24:  Trip  from  Tours  to  Paris  in  two 
large  busses  to  the  Sweet  Briar  offices,  173  Bd. 
Saint-Germain  [which  we  rented  from  the 
Carnegie  Foundation  for  International  Peace]. 
There  in  the  courtyard  the  dames  chez  qui  you 
were  going  to  live  with  in  Paris  came  and  took 
you  home  for  the  rest  of  your  year  in  France. 

October  26:  PARIS:  formal  welcome  to  the 
group  at  the  Hotel  de  Ville  by  Paris  officials. 

October  1953  to  July  1954:  THE  REST  OF 
YOUR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE: 

Your  winter  in  Paris  and  all  that  meant, 
living  with  Parisian  families,  going  to  classes 
at  the  University  of  Paris,  the  Sorbonne  or 
Sciences  Po,  or  special  group  courses  like  the 
Theater  Course  which  meant  theater  evenings 
of  the  group;  and  vacation  traveling. 

December  10:  Our  Sweet  Briar  Office 
Christmas  letter  to  your  parents  with  news  of 
the  group  and  of  you  individually.  Most  of  you 
traveled  during  the  Christmas  vacation 
[December  20  to  January  8].  Your  academic 
records  were  sent  to  your  colleges  by  Directeur 
Artinian. 

January  16,  1954:  The  Inaugural  Parade  for 
President  Rend  Coty,  escorted  by  the  colorful 
Garde  rdpublicaine  passed  right  in  front  of  the 
Sweet  Briar  office  windows. 


February  24  at  the  American  Hospital, 
NANCY  HINCHCUFFE  of  our  group  had  an 
appendectomy  and  we  took  her  an 
illustrated  book  on  Paris  with  the  good 
wishes  of  Directeur  Artinian  and  all  our 
group. 

March  16:  Moliere's  Tartuffe  at  the 
Com6die  fran^aise.  A  wonderful  group 
theater  evening. 

March  26:  Diner-Bal  de  la  Mi-Careme 
given  by  the  Comite  France-Amerique  with 
stag  line  of  young  Frenchmen,  an  elegant 
seven  course  meal  and  good  music  for 
dancing.  But  only  half  our  group  went 
because  of  the  cost  of  tickets! 

April  3-19:  Easter  vacation.  Most  of 
you  traveled  widely. 

May  16:  Theatre  de  la  Bruyere  group 
theater  evening  to  see  a  strange  new  play 
Un  nommi  Judas  by  Puget  and  Bost. 

June  15:  Fete  d' Adieu  at  the  Student 
Center  organized  by  your  group  under  its 
President  John  Thompson.  I  noted  that 
the  program  included  "our  wonderful 
quartet  three  times." 

July  8:  Return  sailing  on  the  S.S.  Oueen 
Elizabeth.  Some  of  our  group  went  on  this 
sailing  but  many  went  on  later  sailings. 

"AND  NOW  nearly  40  years  later,  JULY 
1993: 

"Greetings  again  on  the  40th 
anniversary  of  your  1953-54  group!  May 
you  find  memories  flooding  back  as  you 
peruse  my  notes.  Your  group  was  the 
crowning  of  my  Junior  Year  Abroad 
experiences,  for  1  had  been  a  Delaware  JYF 
student  in  1929-30,  a  secretary  to  the 
Delaware  Directrice  1932-33  and  then  two 
years  as  Directrice  1952-53  and  1953-54. 
I  send  you  my  thanks  for  that  year  and  my 
best  wishes  for  your  40th  anniversary 
celebration.  I  shall  look  forward  to 
reading  all  about  you  in  the  Alumni 
Magazine  when  it  comes  to  me  in 
December.  I  live  in  a  retirement 
community  [Brookhaven  Apt.  D  437, 
1010  Waltham  Street,  Lexington,  MA 
02173].    Happy  Memories  to  you!" 


Reception  chez  le  Prefet 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


ROSALIND       KENT       BERLOW 

(Cornell)  is  an  attorney.  She  remembers 
"living  at  14,  avenue  Jules  Janin  (a  small 
private  street)  with  EVA  STEFFAN, 
DEBORAH  WALSH  and  INES  LANG;  the 
Sweet  Briar  headquarters  on  the  Boulevard 
St.  Germain,  across  from  Les  Deux  Magots; 
a  formal  ball  at  the  Sorbonne...;  an  Yves 
Montand  concert;  riding  around  Paris  on 
the  back  of  a  Vespa;  eight  part  tropes  at  the 
Russian  Orthodox  Church  on  the  rue  Daru.  " 
She  believes  her  year  was  "easily  one  of  the 
most  formative  experiences  in  (her)  life".  "I 
eventually  went  on  to  get  a  Doctorate  in 
Medieval  History  and  taught  for  over  10 
years.  Although  I  am  now  a  practicing 
lawyer,  a  bit  of  me  is  still  back  in  Paris." 

JUDITH  RUBIN  BUSH  (Goucher)  is  in 
social  work,  but  has  also  translated  many  of 
the  writings  of  Jean-Jacques  Rousseau, 
published  by  the  St.  Martin's  Press  and 
University  Press  of  New  England.  She 
remembers  "a  bedroom  window  that  opened 
onto  the  Place  Levis,  where  an  outdoor 
market  produced  great  bustle  and  noise  a 
couple  of  days  each  week;  the  traditions  and 
functions  of  the  family  kitchen,  where 
laundry  dried  on  an  overhead  rack  hoisted 
high  over  sink  and  stove  and  where 
unexpected  transformations  were  routine, 
e.g.  the  skin  skimmed  off  boiled  milk, 
saved  in  a  jar,  and  -  when  there  was  enough  - 
turned  into  a  remarkable  cake!  TTie  metro; 
the  damp,  grey  weather  that  prevailed, 
especially  near  the  Seine;  courses  at 
Sciences  Po,  the  Louvre,  the  Sorbonne: 
trying  to  understand  things  that  were  over 
my  head. 

"I  managed  to  live  in  France  seven 
different  years  of  my  life  after  JYF  53-54, 
some  in  Paris,  some  in  Provence.  The 
foundation  of  it  all  was  the  sense  of 
discovery  and  adventure  of  that  first  year." 


Richard  Smith  and  Jim  Rentschler  (Yale), 
Judith  Callaway  (Barnard),  Jane  Martin 
(Rollins)  and  Mary  Alana  Baker  (Mount 
Holyoke)   -   Amboise,   September    1953 


Anne  Austin  and  Mary  Alana  Baker  (Mount 
Holyoke),    September   8,    19S3 

CLEMENCY       CHASE       COGGINS 

(Wellesley)  is  an  Archaeologist/Art  Historian: 
"My  year  in  France  had  important  professional 
consequences  since  I  continued  with  work  in 
Medieval  and  Ancient  Art  and  have  never 
stopped.  I  think  my  daughter,  Christiana 
Coggins  Franklin  (Yale)  who  spent  an  equally 
happy  and  formative  year  in  Tours  and  Paris 
(SBCJYF  1982-83)  would  agree." 

LAURA       GOLDSMITH       CURTIS 

(Cornell)  is  a  college  professor  and  writer, 
author  of  two  books:  The  Versatile  Defoe, 
1979  and  The  Elusive  Daniel  Defoe,  1983.  Of 
1953-54  she  remembers  a  typically  bourgeois 
family;  the  logistics  and  sight-seeing  spots  of 
beautiful  Paris;  Fascinating  courses  at  the 
Louvre  and  Sciences  Po.  The  happiest  and 
most  exciting  year  of  my  life." 

HEATH  DILLARD  (Vassar)  is  a  Medieval 
Historian  of  Spain,  an  independent  scholar,  the 
author  of  Daughters  of  the  Reconquest: 
Women  of  Castilian  Town  Society,  1100- 
1300  published  by  Cambridge  University 
Press  in  1984.  (This  year  it  was  published  in 
Spanish  in  Madrid  by  Nerea).  She  is  presently 
working  on  two  books  on  Medieval  Spanish 
convents  and  nuns  to  1500  and  spends  quite  a 
lot  of  time  visiting  the  same.  She  has  four 
grown  children  and  four  grandchildren  to  date. 

CAROL  FELDMAN  EHRMAN  (Cornell) 
is  a  legal  assistant.  "I  lived  with  HELEN 
JACOBS  chez  Mme  Paulh^,  96  Boulevard 
Montpamasse.  One  of  the  highlights  of  the 
year  was  when  the  family  installed  a  shower 
apparatus  over  the  bathtub  and  let  us  take  two 
showersAjaths  a  week  instead  of  the  allotted 
one.  One  of  the  best  years  of  my  life.  The 
memories  have  added  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  to 
the  past  40  years.  I  can't  believe  it's  40 
years."  Her  husband,  Robert,  is  retired.  They 
have  three  children  and  one  granddaughter. 


MARY     ALANA     BAKER     ELLIS 

(Mount  Holyoke  College)  is  a  retired 
executive  editor:  "1953-54  was  a  charmed 
year  during  which  1  lived  in  the  left  bank 
apartment  of  Madame  Morale,  her 
delightful  children,  and  three  joyous, 
intelligent  fellow  students,  JUDY 
CALLAWAY,  ANNE  KILBY,  and  SUE 
LAWTON  who  along  with  me  crammed  in 
every  possible  play,  concert,  and 
interesting  Parisian  event  and  who  thrived 
on  the  courses  given  by  the  great  French 
professors  at  Sciences  Po  and  I'Ecole  du 
Louvre.  The  food  chez  Morale,  prepared 
in  the  most  spartan  of  kitchens,  was 
marvelous  and  the  conversation  always 
spirited.  Often  included  also  was  my 
Holyoke  friend,  ANNE  AUSTIN. 

"In  the  after  years,  I  continued  to 
exchange  visits  in  France  and  the  U.S. 
with  long-standing  French  friends  and 
even  one  summer  sent  our  nine-year  old 
daughter  to  France  for  three  months.  She 
returned  transformed.  Completely  French 
in  manner  and  sjjeech.  When  we  lived  in 
Asia  I  joined  a  weekly  French-speaking 
group  in  Bangkok  and  today  am  a  member 
of  the  Alliance  Fran^aise  in  San  Francisco. 
Whenever  there  is  a  question  of  where  to 
go  for  a  holiday,  my  first  choice  has  been 
to  return  to  France.  In  addition, 
continuing  the  interest  in  international 
affairs  established  by  the  JYF,  I  attained 
an  MA  in  International  Management. 

MICHAEL  FINK  (Yale)  is  a  Professor 
of  English  at  the  Rhode  Island  School  of 
Design.  In  1987  we  published  the  article 
he  had  written  in  the  Providence  Sunday 
Journal:  "The  City  of  Light:  A  romance 
lost,  a  romance  found"  in  which  he 
recalled,  among  other  things,  his  chance 
meeting  with  HM  RENTSCHLER.  This 
year,  he  remembers  'The  way  Monsieur  - 
my  landlord  -  hoarded  my  Camels, 
crumbling  them,  savoring  the  smoke, 
saving  the  butts  for  later,  hacking  away 
and  regretting  how  French  breads  had  lost 
their  dignity  like  everything  else  in  the 
vulgar  Americanized  postwar  period.  It 
was  an  ironic  vignette  of  the  Parisian 
spirit  of  the  early  '50's. 

"Hardly  a  day  goes  by  that  I  don't  recall 
some  telling  little  trace  of  that  very 
formative  year,  France  53-54.  I  learned 
everything  -  but  it  seemed  to  be  coming 
from  within,  not  just  without. 

"As  for  the  War,  some  of  the 
'existentialist'  heroism  of  the  epoch  has 
faded  in  light  of  recent  research,  but 
something  hasn't  tarnished,  namely  the 
incredible  blessed  beauty  of  noble  France. 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


MYRNA        DELSON-KARAN  (U.     of 

Wisconsin)  writes:  "Every  year  I  read  the 
Alumni  Magazine  with  pleasure  and  vow 
that  my  New  Year's  resolution  will  be  to 
write  some  news  to  you.  Since  it  is  our  40th 
anniversary  this  year,  I  feel  compelled  to 
make  good  on  my  resolution! 

"As  to  news  of  myself  in  the  years  since 
my  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year,  I  became  a 
French  professor  and  taught  French 
language  and  literature  at  several 
universities  including  New  York  University, 
Hofstra  University,  and  Syracuse 
University.  My  Ph.D.  dissertation  was  on 
the  celebrated  Quebec  novelist,  Gabrielle 
Roy,  and  I  eventually  became  a  specialist  in 
Quebec  literature  and  culture.  This  led  me  to 
my  present  position  as  Attachee  aux 
Affaires  Educatives  for  the  Govenuncnt  of 
Quebec,  where  I  am  posted  at  Rockefeller 
Center,  in  New  York  City.  I  have  received 
many  honors  over  the  years  but  am  most 
proud  of  having  been  decorated  by  the 
French  Republic  as  Officier  dans  I'Ordre  des 
Palmes  Academiques  for  my  efforts  in 
promoting  French  language  and  culture  in 
the  United  States.  I  have  2  children, 
Kenneth  28,  who  is  a  computer  analyst,  and 
Deborah,  24,  who  is  studying  to  become  a 
doctor.  I  have  been  married  to  David  S. 
Karan,  an  ophthalmologist,  for  32  years. 

"My  sister,  SANDY,  and  I  helped  to  found 
the  Alumni  Association  of  Sciences  Po  Paris 
in  N.Y.,  which  still  exists  today,  and  in 
which  we  both  continue  to  be  active.  JIM 
BRACHMAN  was  a  member  of  this  alumni 
association  but  we  haven't  seen  him  for 
some  years  now.  INES  LANG  MATCH  hves 
in  Great  Neck,  Long  Island,  and  years  ago 
we  played  in  local  tennis  matches  together. 
While  at  a  meeting  of  the  Northeast  Modem 
Language  Association  a  few  years  ago  I 
bumped  into  MIKE  HNK.  Years  back,  I 
frequently  saw  DIANE  DAVID,  who  was 
studying  for  a  doctorate  in  art  history  at 
Columbia  University,  but  she  has  dropped 
out  of  sight  for  some  time  now.  I  recently 
received  a  letter  from  RALPH 
QUACKENBUSH,  who  sent  me  a  photo  of 
my  sister  and  I  alongside  a  1934  Citroen, 
which  we  had  rented  (along  with  the  driver) 
for  a  tour  of  Brittany  and  Mont-Saint- 
Michel  while  the  Sweet  Briar  Group  was  in 
Tours.  I  believe  DIANE  DAVID  and  JIM 
BRACHMAN  also  went  on  that  trip  with  us. 

"I  have  returned  to  Paris  many  times  since 
the  Junior  Year,  with  my  sister,  my 
husband,  my  daughter,  and  other  times  to 
attend  various  professional  conferences 
where  I  read  papers.  I  was  in  Paris  for  the 
Bicenteimial  in  1989  and  saw  the  parade  up 
the  Champs-Elysees  (I  waited  from  3:00 
a.m.   to  10:00  a.m.  on   the   Champs-Elysees 


in  order  to  gel  a  place  in  the  front  row  to  see  it 
all.)  Back  in  the  70's,  my  sister,  Sandy,  and  I 
saw  the  Baronne  de  Courtois,  who  was  the  head 
of  the  family  we  lived  with  during  our  Junior 
Year.  She  was  in  a  nursing  home  in  Neuilly  and 
was  so  glad  to  see  us.  We  also  saw  Madame 
Simone  Peronne,  who  was  the  head  of  the 
family  we  lived  with  during  the  first  part  of  the 
year  on  the  rue  de  Crenelle.  Sandy  and  I  have 
both  remained  friends  with  Marie-Christiane 
Leloir  Alaux  and  her  sister  Solange  Leloir 
Seailles  over  the  years.  I  believe  that  Arme 
Austin  had  lived  with  the  Leloirs  during  the 
Jimior  Year. 

"It  would  be  impossible  to  describe  the 
impact  that  my  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in 
France  has  had  upon  my  life.  It  has  added  a  rich 
dimension  to  me  as  a  person  and  has  been 
indispensable  to  my  career.  French  is  the 
language  of  my  heart  and  I  am  so  pleased  to  be 
able  to  use  it  as  my  work  language.  France  in 
the  50's  was  a  magical  place.  For  an  American, 
it  was  mind-boggling  to  live  in  a  country 
whose  heritage  dated  back  for  centuries.  Sweet 
Briar  College  was  a  pioneer  of  the  'Junior  Year 
in  France', "and  I  feel  so  fortunate  to  have  been 
able  to  have  had  this  experience  as  part  of  my 
education. 

"Thank  you.  Sweet  Briar  College,  for  all  you 
have  done  for  me  and  others." 

PHYLLIS  BIRNHOLTZ  MELNICK  (Cornell) 
is  a  retired  attorney.  She  graduated  from 
Cleveland  State  University  Law  School  in 
1984.  She  remembers  "bicycling  in  Touraine; 
learning  to  eat  every  possible  part  of 
sheep/goat/cow/pig/bird;  long,  long  metro 
trips  4  times  a  day  from  Center  Paris  to  near 
Bois  de  Boulogne;  silting  on  the  floor  (with 
coat  on  in  winter)  in  overcrowded  lecture  rooms 
at  the  Sorbonne;  getting  used  to  two  baths  a 
week;  not  being  allowed  to  pull  the  toilet  chain 
after  9:00  p.m.  because  the  noise  of  flushing 
would  disturb  the  grandmother  in  the  next  room 
(and  learning  not  to  be  the  first  one  to  use  the 
WC  the  next  morning!);  the  wonderful  Sweet 
Briar  theatre  course  that  got  us  student-priced 
tickets  to  see  and  hear  Jean-Louis  Barrault  and 
others. 

"In  those  days,  before  we  had  much  TV,  we 
were  so  much  more  'provincial'.  (My  first  trip 
to  NYC  was  as  a  college  freshman!)  so  my  JYF 
experience  was  truly  broadening.  My  world 
became  enlarged  a  thousandfold.  I  was  exposed 
to  art,  history,  culture  that  thoroughly  changed 
-  for  the  better  -  the  way  I  have  lived  the  rest  of 
my  life.  I  will  always  be  grateful  for  this 
experience.  I  saw  my  roommate,  JUDY 
DENENBERG  BERG,  and  her  family  several 
years  ago  when  her  daughter  was  graduating 
from  Oberlin." 


SUE  LAWTON  MOBLEY  (Sweet  Briar) 
is  a  homemaker  and  community  volunteer. 
She  remembers  "the  startled  faces  of  the 
shopkeeper  and  customers  in  a  small 
shop  in  Tours  when  this  Georgia  girl 
asked  for  (in  a  fit  of  grammar  overload,  je 
suppose)  a  package  of  caoutchoucs 
instead  of  cacahuetes;  Madame  Moral's 
handy  tips  on  economic  survival  in  post- 
war Paris,  including  directing  us  to  a 
femme  du  voisinage  who  repaired  -  well,  I 
might  add  -  runs  in  our  nylon  stockings! 
Energetic  and  fun-loving  JYF  confreres 
(et  "consceurs"?). 

"My  husband  and  I  are  going  to  France 
in  September  '93  to  celebrate  our  35th 
anniversary,  including  a  week  pres  de 
Tours." 

MICHAEL  L.  MOORE  (Yale)  is  a  retired 
Vice  President  of  NL  Industries:  "JYF 
introduced  me  to  interests  which  I  have 
retained  and  which  conceivably  would  not 
have  become  so  important  had  I  not 
participated  in  JYF.  It  was  clearly  the 
most  significant  educational  experience 
I've  had." 

RALPH  A.  QUACKENBUSH  (Yale) 
returns  to  Paris  from  time  to  time  "to 
rediscover  the  old  and  always  find 
something  new.  It's  like  going  home 
again.  I've  lost  touch  with  almost 
everyone,  but  the  memories  are  still 
there...  the  trip  to  Mt.  St.  Michel  with 
MYRNA  and  SANDY  DELSON,  DIANE 
DAVID  and  JIM  BRACHMAN;  hitch- 
hiking to  the  Riviera  with  DIDI 
SHUTTACK  for  Mardi  Gras  with  KRIS 
SWANFELDT  and  LORING  HECKMAN;  a 
trip  with  STEVE  HOWE  to  Spain  for  Easter 
and  a  bull  fight  on  my  21st  birthday. .and 
driving  through  England  and  Scotland  with 
KIKI  CARSON,  NANCY  HINCHCLIFFE 
and  MIKE  CAMBERN  before  sailing  for 
home. 

"Mike  and  I  lived  with  the  same  families 
(Tours  and  Paris)  and  apart  from  meeting 
once  in  Paris  many  years  ago  and  once  in 
New  York,  I  had  completely  lost  touch.  I 
just  recently  discovered  that  he  and  his 
charming  French  wife,  Fran^oise,  live 
about  five  minutes  away  right  here  in 
Santa  Barbara;  so  we're  in  touch  once 
again. 

"For  the  past  several  years  I  have 
returned  to  France  yearly  to  paint  and 
speak  French,  and  I  hope  to  continue 
doing  so. 

"If  any  of  the  class  of  53-54  finds 
himself-hcrself  in  the  Santa  Barbara  area,  I 
would  welcome  a  phone  call  or  a  visit." 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


JAMES  M.  RENTSCHLER  (Yale)  is  a 
diplomat  (or,  as  he  says,  "a  faceless 
international  civil  functionary"). 

"Ah!  le  temps!  II  le  confond  souvent 
avec  I'ipoque  dont  il  connait  les  rouages, 
les  pieges  et  les  rires.  II  s'est  toujours 
battu  pour  que  sa  memoire  reste  irUacte, 
hors  de  portee  du  temps.  Ses  souvenirs 
sont  bien  ficeles.  Aucun  ne  s'absente. 
lis  sont  la,  toujours  presents,  prets  a 
reapparaitre,  fideles,  precis,  inchangis. 
II  lui  arrive  de  se  repeter.  Ce  nest  pas  de 
ioubli,  mais  de  la  peur.  II  virifie  sa 
memoire,  il  fait  iinventaire.  C'est  ainsi 
qu'il  se  degage  de  la  vieillesse." 

Tahar  ben  Jelloun 
Jour  de  Silence  a  Tanger 

Sam  Beckett  probably  said  it  even  better, 
that  time  when  he  was  trying  to  explicate 
the  characters  of  Gogo  and  Didi  to  Harold 
Prince  (how  many  of  you  guys  remember 
that  the  Theatre  Baby  lone  world-premiere  of 
En  attendant  Godot  coincided  with  the 
September  1953  arrival  of  our  group  in 
France?  Fun  Fact  No.  1...):  "They  have  cut 
off  all  attachments  to  their  places  of  origin. 
They  come  from  different  backgrounds, 
they  met  somewhere  a  long  time  ago. 
Indeed,  it  seems  as  if  each  one's  absolute 
uprootedness  was  part  of  his  individual 
definition  -  an  uprootedness  accompanied 
by  partial  amnesia,  and  perhaps  even 
explained  by  it." 


January  4,  19S4:  Winter  sports  fans  change 
trains  in  Lausanne  en  route  back  to  Paris: 
Steve  ("pas  Etienne")  Miller  (Yale),  Gail 
Montgomery  (Carleton)  and  Jim  Rentschler 
(Yale)  (Their  Christmas  loot  so  proudly 
displayed?  a  bunch  of  metal  signs  they  had 
just  ripped  off  -  literally  -  from  the  W.C. 
requesting  passengers,  in  5  languages,  to 
rabattre  le  couvercle  de  la  cuvette  apres 
usage...) 


Isn't  that  me  (or  you,  or  us)?  -  the  me  of  1953 
intersecting  with  the  me  of  1993,  partial 
amnesia  continuing  to  enshroud  us  both? 
Sometimes  the  clouds  clear,  of  course,  and  there 
I  am,  the  same  I  of  these  four  decades  past, 
walking  fast  down  the  rue  Monsieur-le-Prince, 
late  again  en  route  to  Prof.  Gilbert  Quenelle's 
Camus/Sartre  Existentialism  course  in  the 
Institut  Britannique  (sic),  never  dreaming  that 
some  day,  many  many  years  in  the  future,  I'd  be 
living  long  and  delectably  on  that  very  same 
street  -  number  30,  across  the  street  from  the 
now-disappeared  A  la  Romance  ("Son 
orchestre,  son  ambiance,  ses  attractions 
existentielles"),  great  make-out  joint  -  my 
flat,  as  it  happens,  just  a  couple  meters  down 
from,  where  Professor  Quenelle  himself  still 
lives,  a  thriving  Vert  Galant  of  a  neighbor, 
whose  efficient  femme  de  m^naqe  I  share  three 
times  a  week.  Yes,  and  there  is  virtually  not  a 
single  moment  I  spend  in  this  city  -  which  now 
accounts  for  at  least  half  of  my  adult  life  -  when 
the  JYF  experience  is  not  at  the  core  of  some 
unfolding  memory,  souvenir,  vignette;  when, 
that  is,  one  or  more  of  those  ghostly  but  at  the 
same  time  vividly  configured  impersonations 
of  myself,  past  and  present,  are  not  performing 
some  kind  of  uncanny  didoublement  in  so 
many  of  the  places  I  first  explored  when  I  was  a 
JYFer  in  the  50s... 

"So  much  for  the  metaphysics.  Here  are  the 
facts:  I  retired  from  the  Foreign  Service  in  1986 
after  30  years,  1 1  posts,  two  ambassadorships, 
and  exotica  too  marvelously  profuse  to  recount 
(we're  talking  surrealism  bigtime.  folks, 
including  four  years  in  the  White  House,  as 
eerie,  albeit  fascinating  a  'workplace'  as  you 
are  likely  to  find  this  side  of,  say,  Jurassic 
Park).  Have  more  or  less  permanently  settled 
in  Paris  as  P.R.  Division  head  of  the  24 
member-country  OECD,  Helping  To  Keep  The 
World  Safe  For  Multilateral  Exchange  Rates.  In 
this  guise  I  uneasily  coexist  between  Le 
Monde  Mediatique  and  le  monde  tout  court. 


The  same  three  winter  sports  fans  today?  No! 
only  one:  Jim  Rentschler  (Yale)  with  Henry 
Moore's  1972  King  and  Queen,  In  Glenkiln, 
Dumfriesshire   (Southwest   Scotland,  July   1993) 


"Most  of  the  time  I  am  in  the  custody  of 
my  second  wife,  Chantal,  who  has  lived  in 
France  even  longer  than  I  and  is  director  of 
public  communications  for  Baccarat 
(helping  her  hand  John  Malkovich  a 
crystal  trophy  at  the  Festival  du  Film 
Am6ricain  at  Deauville  sure  as  hell  beats, 
say,  conducting  a  press  conference  in 
Lagos,  Nigeria  on  the  J-Curve  effects  of 
tropical-fruit  exports  from  sub-Saharan 
Africa. . .  She  grew  up  in  Versailles,  while 
I  am  still  trying  to  grow  up  here.  Issue: 
two  boys,  Felix,28,  who  is  lead  guitarist 
and  vocalist  for  the  Boston-based  fusion 
group,  Shockra  (they  tour  nationally,  have 
3  CDs  on  the  market,  buy  them  now!);  and 
Jeff,  25,  who  is  a  sculptor,  now  on  the 
faculty  of  the  Hanes  Art  Center  at  the 
University  of  North  Carolina  in  Chapel 
Hill.  We're  talking  rogue  genes  to  the 
max;  can  anyone  who  saw  me  do  a  Special 
Olympics  version  of  square-dance  calling 
during  our  valedictory  skit  for  the  good 
burghers  of  Tours  seriously  believe  I  could 
have  sired  a  pair  of  artists???? 

"I  see  a  lot  of  both  Citizens  Sturm  and 
Randal,  who  may  be  even  more  terminally 
fragmented  than  I,  hence  better  company. 
Ours  is,  as  Susan  Sontag  might  have  put  it, 
the  hyper-activity  of  the  heroic 
depressive.  Like  the  Volcano  Lover,  we 
ferry  ourselves  past  one  vortex  of 
melancholy  after  another  by  means  of  an 
astonishing  spread  of  enthusiasm.  The 
latter  would  definitely  include  reunions 
with  any  and  all  1953  -54  JYFers  who 
might  find  their  way  back  to  the  banks  of 
the  Seine,  there  where  the  collapsed 
pontoons  of  the  Piscine  Deligny  cleave 
the  current  with  a  gesture  at  once  languid 
and  elegiac.  This  is  true.  Try  us." 

NEWELL  BRYAN  TOZZER  (Sweet  Briar) 
writes:  "Incredible  that  it  has  been  40 
years  since  we  were  getting  ready  to  sail 
on  the  Mauretania  for  THE  year  of  my  life, 
the  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in  France.  My 
friends  from  the  group  that  year  are  still 
close.  So  many  memories  come  flooding 
back.  The  wonderful  Cheron-Leclerc 
family  that  we  lived  with  in  Touraine.  Our 
first  six  weeks  there  and  the  vendange  at 
their  home  to  which  many  of  the  Sweet 
Briar  group  were  invited.  (We  stomped  on 
the  grapes  with  our  bare  feet!)  What  a  day! 
I  have  tried  unsuccessfully  to  reestablish 
contact  with  my  Paris  family,  the 
Deschamps.  I've  returned  as  often  as 
possible  to  France  and  introduced  my 
daughter  to  the  Cheron-Leclercs'  son,  our 
contemporary.  My  boss  sent  me  to  Geneva 
to  a  meeting  at  the  World  Health 
Organization    this    past    December.    Of 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


course,  I  went  via  Paris.  I  am  certain  that 
my  current  position  as  Coordinator,  Inter- 
national Health  Activities  for  the  National 
Institute  for  Occupational  Safety  and  Health 
(part  of  the  U.S.  Centers  for  Disease 
Control)  is  due  to  my  fluency  in  French. 
Even  though  I'm  excited  about  becoming  a 
grandmother  for  the  first  time,  "on  a  tou- 
jours  vingt  ans  dans  quelque  coin  du  cceur." 

RICHARD  S.  THOMPSON  (Washington 
State)'s  recollection  is  that  "  there  were  57 
women  and  19  men  in  the  group  on  the  boat 
to  Europe  —  a  very  satisfying  ratio.  The  men 
called  the  women  "Heinz'  57  varieties". 
Nowadays  the  students  probably  fly  and 
miss  the  great  experience  of  life  on  the 
North  Atlantic  —  five  days  of  total  leisure. 

"I  recall  one  night  some  of  us  were 
wandering  around  the  city  all  dressed  up, 
probably  after  some  sort  of  dance,  and  ended 
up  at  the  old  Halles  Centrales.  The  butchers 
shoved  their  fingers  in  the  sheeps'  eyes  and 
gouged  them  out  for  our  benefit.  Then  onion 
soup  at  the  Pied  de  Cochon,  of  course. 

"I  stayed  with  a  wonderful  woman,  Mme 
Rene  Brot  (deceased  a  few  years  ago).  She 
was  a  widow  with  a  son  about  my  age  and  a 
married  daughter  a  few  years  older  who  was 
living  with  her  husband  in  the  same  apart- 
ment. I  was  included  in  all  family  affairs 
which  was  a  wonderful  window  on  French 
culture  and  traditions.  (My  three  children  all 
assumed  a  junior  year  or  at  least  a  semester 
in  Paris  was  their  birthright,  but  I  regret  that 
none  stayed  with  a  family.)  Sunday  after 
dinner  the  three  young  people  needed  a 
fourth  for  bridge,  so  I  learned  to  play  bridge 
in  French.  (A  few  years  later  I  learned  to  ski 
in  German,  but  that  is  another  story.) 

"Aside  from  my  French  family,  the  other 
principal  educational  experience  was 
reading  Le  Monde.  Every  day  about  five  I 
would  buy  it  and  settle  down  in  a  cafe  with 
un  demi  and  read  it  thoroughly,  learning 
about  many  countries  never  or  rarely 
mentioned  in  the  U.S.  press. 

"But  I  should  not  dismiss  so  cavalierly 
my  formal  courses.  At  Sciences  Po  I  had  the 
greatest  teachers  in  their  fields  --  Pierre 
Renouvin  on  Les  Relations  Internationales 
de  1870  a  1914,  Andr6  Siegfried  (still 
lecturing  in  his  80's  from  yellowed  notes) 
on  la  Geoqraphie  Economique  des  Grandes 
Puissances,  and  Jean-Jacques  Chevallier  on 
political  thought  -  I  forget  the  exact  title. 

"I  also  recall  with  pleasure  the  male 
quartet  that  sang  mostly  for  its  own 
pleasure,  but  had  a  part  in  the  program  we 
put  on  for  our  French  host  families.  LORING 
HECKMAN  died  some  years  ago,  I  believe 
CHARLES  FERGUSON  is  retired  and  living 
in  New  England,  and  I  have  lost  sight  of 


DICK  SMITH,  our  lead  tenor.  We  rehearsed  in 
the  apartment  of  Dick  Smith  and  Jim 
Rentschler,  near  La  Muette.  Of  course,  Jim 
Rentschler  is  leading  the  life  most  of  us  can 
only  dream  of,  back  in  Paris  as  spokesman  for 
the  Director  General  of  the  OECD  (located  at  la 
Muette),  living  in  a  Left  Bank  apartment.  We 
all  knew  he  would  be  a  success  (which  is  defined 
as  living  in  Paris). 


The  Quartet:  Richard  Smith  (Yale),  Loring 
Heckman  (Princeton),  Richard  Thompson 
(Washington  State)  and  Charles  Ferguson 
(Oberlin) 

"My  future  wife,  Kathleen  Crouch,  was  in 
Paris  at  the  time  where  her  father  was  Counselor 
for  Administration  at  the  Embassy.  I  never  met 
her  in  Paris,  but  we  were  introduced  and  married 
some  years  later  and  had  the  three  children 
previously  mentioned,  who  carry  on  the 
family's  Francophile  tradition." 

Richard  sends  the  photo  below.  It  shows 
JOAN  GOLDSTEIN,  JUDY  MILGRAM  and  INES 
LANG  in  Venice.  During  the  year  Joan's 
fianc6,  Herbert  Cooper,  came  to  Paris  and  they 
were  married  in  the  Maine  du  Seizieme.  They 
now  live  in  Rockville,  Maryland,  and  Herbert 
is  a  medical  doctor,  does  research  at  the 
National  Institutes  of  Health  in  Bethesda. 


STEPHEN  P.  J.  ZAPPALA  (Harvard) 
writes:  "After  all  these  years  I  still  have 
vivid  memories  of  my  1953-54  year  in 
France,  both  in  Tours  and  in  Paris.  It 
remains  one  of  the  most  exciting  years  of 
my  life.  I  recall  with  pleasure  and 
excitement  the  places  I  visited,  the 
chateaux,  Notre-Dame  Cathedral,  the 
Louvre,  the  Tuileries  Gardens;  the  metro 
and  bus  rides,  the  theatres  and  cafes;  the 
luscious  pastries;  the  people.  I  enjoyed  the 
families  I  stayed  with  (in  Tours  and  in 
Paris)  —  I  really  felt  like  a  member  of  the 
family.  I  learned  a  lot  that  year,  both 
academically  and  socially  —  I  came  to  love 
France  very  much,  especially  Paris.  I've 
been  back  to  Paris  only  once  since  then, 
in  the  early  70's,  but  although  the  city  had 
changed  even  then,  I  still  felt  as  though  I 
was  a  part  of  it. 

"My  love  of  languages,  especially  the 
Romance  languages,  led  me  to  a  B.  A.  from 
Harvard  and  an  M.  S.  from  Georgetown, 
both  in  Linguistics  and  Romance 
Languages.  Since  1960  I  have  been  a 
linguist  with  the  Foreign  Service  Institute 
of  the  Department  of  State,  where  since 
1982  I  have  been  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  Romance  Languages.  My 
work  is  most  interesting  and  challenging 
and  it  has  allowed  me  to  use  my  languages 
(French,  Italian,  Portuguese  and  Spanish) 
on  the  job  both  at  the  Institute  and 
travehng  overseas  (Europe,  Latin  America, 
Africa).  I  am  married  to  a  wonderful 
woman,  Inabell,  and  have  four  great 
children  and  three  grandchildren." 


1954-1955 

PETER  B.  DIRLAM  (Cornell)  continues 
working  for  the  J.  I.  Morris  Company  in 
Southbridge,  Mass,  having  completed  37 
years  in  June.  Travel  highlight  of  the 
year  (with  wife  Joanne)  was  a  trip  to  Israel 
with  the  same  group  with  which  they  have 
toured  Poland,  Romania,  Lithuania  and 
Russia.  The  Junior  Year  wanderlust  still 
runs  strong!" 

********** 


Joan  Goldstein  Cooper  (Barnard),  Judy 
Milgram  (U.  of  Michigan)  and  Ines  Lang 
(Pomona)  in  front  of  the  Palais  des  Doges, 
Venice  (photo  by  Richard  S.  Thompson) 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


9 


1960-1961 

From  ROBERT  HENKELS  (Princeton): 
"I'm  sure  you  can  imagine  the  feelings  of 
time  warp  I  experienced  in  1988-89  when  I 
had  the  pleasure  and  the  privilege  of 
returning  to  the  J.Y.F.  on  the  other  side  of 
the  desk  when,  twenty-eight  years  after  our 
year  togetlier,  I  served  a  year  as  Resident 
Director.  Needless  to  say,  I  thought  of  our 
group  often  and  fondly  in  an  assortment  of 
contexts. 

"We  knew  an  introspective  France 
anguished  by  the  Algerian  war.  (I  recall 
being  roughed  up  by  the  CRS.  after  a  peace 
demonstration;  hearing  muffled  explosions 
from  plaslique;  an  impassioned  plea  by 
Professor  Simon  to  be  armed  with  a  machine 
gun  to  defend  the  Louvre  'centre  ces  gens- 
la  \  Andre  Malraux's  febrile  desire  to  arm 
the  populace;  Michel  Debre  urging  citizens 
to  get  to  Orly  by  bicycle  or  on  foot  to  urge 
invading  paras  to  rentrer  chez  eux;  tanks 
in  front  of  the  Assemblee  Nationale,  and  so 
on).  De  Gaulle  had  just  pulled  the  country 
out  of  NATO  (in  Tours  KARL  NORTH  and  I 
served  briefly  as  informal  volunteer  trans- 
lators for  soon-to-dcpart  American  soldiers 
from  Orldans  and  local  girls  'moonlighting' 
who  were  attempting  to  conclude  terms  for  a 
liaison  dangereuse  or  an  entente  cordiale). 

"In  1988  France  was  over  the  colonial 
trauma  and  looking  optimistically  outward 
to  Europe.  Shopkeepers  who  had  acted 
offended  at  visiting  Anglophones  in  our  day 
now  often  were  eager  to  practice  their 
English.  Unsurprisingly,  Tours  had  become 
a  vibrant,  flourishing  student  town  with  the 
Cafe  de  I'Univers  rivaled  by  an  animated  and 
charmingly  reconstructed  Vieux  Quartier 
centered  around  the  Place  Plumereau.  If  in 
our  day  Marxism  was  'in'  and  most  things 
American  were  clearly  'out',  in  1989  Marx 
was  very  dead  and  bourbon,  peanut  butter, 
popcorn,  cookies,  cheesecake,  chile  and 
even  madras  and  (shudder)  Bermuda  shorts 
had  penetrated  at  least  to  the  fringes  of 
acceptance  by  French  popular  culture. 

"A  glimpse  back  at  the  office  procedures 
and  practices  in  the  J.Y.F.  office  gave  silent 
witness  to  the  coming  of  a  new  age.  Our 
directrice,  Mme  Darioseq,  was  obliged  to 
correspond  daily  with  Virginia,  leaving  as 
an  heritage  the  accumulation  of  a  full-file- 
drawer's  worth  of  onion  skin  paper;  a  lot  of 
work.  Among  these  archives  I  came  on 
special  request  forms  required  for  the  'girls' 
to  stay  out  beyond  curfew  (as  ALICE  BYER 
did  when  we  followed  the  results  of  the 
Kennedy-Nixon  election  at  Harry's  Bar  until 
dawn).  Written  permission  from  parents 
was  required  for  students  to  go  behind  the 
Iron  Curtain  or  even  to  ski  in  Austria. 


The  Resident  Director  no  longer  acts  in  loco 
parentis  (thank  God!),  and  communication 
with  Virginia  is  done  by  phone  or  fax.  Perhaps 
my  weirdest  experience  in  time-dislocation 
came  late  one  night  when,  browsing  the  Paris 
T.V.  channels,  I  came  on  SAM  WATERSTON 
acting  in  a  contemporary  French  film.  There 
was  our  President  speaking  the  language  of 
nos  ancetres  les  Gaulois  fluently  in  tones  and 
with  a  verve  undimmed  by  passing  time.  Some 
things,  it  seems,  do  not  change.  Neither  Sam's 
elan  nor  Professor  Simon's  energetic  present- 
ation of  the  world  of  Parisian  theater,  nor  the 
commitment  of  S.B.  Director  Emile  Langlois  to 
exposing  the  students  as  directly  as  possible  to 
all  things  French,  nor  the  overall  quality  of  the 
experience  which  remains  far  and  away  the  best 
offered  American  students,  have  changed.  And 
though  time  dims  them,  many  fond  recol- 
lections do  not  fade  away,  and  so  I  close  by 
sending  best  wishes  to  all  and  particularly  to 
JOBI  FREDERICKSON,  SALLY  KANTOR, 
SHERRY  HINES  (S.B.  ex  officio)  CAROLYN 
RHOADES,  KARL  NORTH,  HUGH  KEY  and 
SAM  WATERSTON,  and  hope  that  the  S.B. 
experience  continues  to  enrich  your  lives  every 
day  as  it  does  mine." 


...  and  also  that  JANIE  WILLINGHAM 
GLASS  McNABB  (Sweet  Briar)  is  co- 
owner  with  her  sister  of  a  dress  shop  in 
Signal  Mountain,  TN  and  enjoys  her 
buying  trips  to  New  York  and  Atlanta. 


•••*•*•••* 


1961-1962 


The  Sweet  Briar  College  Alumnae  Magazine 
mentions  that  CYNTHIA  LIVINGSTONE 
GIBERT  (Sweet  Briar)  is  Assistant  Chief  of 
infectious  diseases  at  the  Washington,  DC 
Virginia  Medical  Center  where  she  takes  care  of 
AIDS  patients.  Her  son  Chris  is  a  freshman  at 
the  University  of  Arkansas  medical  school, 
having  graduated  from  Georgetown  University. 
Her  daughter  Jenni  is  spending  her  junior  year 
in  Australia. 


1965-1966 


Also  from  the  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 
Magazine  we  learn  that  VICTORIA  BAKER 
(Sweet  Briar)  is  a  professor  of  anthropology  at 
Eckerd  College  in  St.  Petersburg,  Florida.  She 
is  participating  in  a  National  Endowment  for 
the  Humanities  East  Asia  study  and  should  be 
travelling  in  China. 

We  also  learn  that  SUSAN  TUCKER  (Sweet 
Briar)  was  elected  President  of  the  French- 
American  Chamber  of  Commerce  as  well  as 
elected  to  the  National  Board  of  Directors  of  the 
Blerancourt  Museum  of  French-American 
Cooperation 


••••••••** 


1966-1967 

LONNA  DOLE  HARKRADER (Mary 
Baldwin)  mentions  that  she  can  still  read 
and  understand  French  "but  every  time  I  try 
to  speak,  out  comes  Spanish  which  I 
learned  while  my  family  lived  in  Central 
America  last  year.  C'est  la  vie." 

GAIL  A.  MYERS  (Duke)  went  to  the 
University  of  Pittsburgh  School  of  Law  in 
the  fall  of  1983.  Following  graduation 
and  passing  the  Pennsylvania  Bar  exam, 
she  joined  a  Pittsburgh  law  firm  as  an 
associate.  About  a  year  later,  she  accepted 
a  position  in  the  Office  of  the  Chief 
Counsel  for  the  Permsylvania  Department 
of  Environmental  Resources  in  its 
Pittsburgh  Office. 

"I  recently  saw  GILA  SHMUELI  who  was 
in  New  York  City  for  a  week  on  business 
leave  from  her  job  with  the  Weitzman 
Institute  in  Israel.  Gila  and  I  have 
maintained  our  friendship  over  the  years 
since  we  were  roommates  in  the  home  of 
Mme  Jacqueline  Gruson  in  Paris  -  16th 
arrondissement,  as  I  recall."  Gail  has  two 
children,  Brian,  21,  and  Emily,  19. 

1967-68 

JUDITH  LEE  MOECKEL  (Colby)  has 
worked  for  the  State  of  Connecticut  as  a 
rehabilitation  consultant  since  1979.  "In 
my  current  capacity,  I  produce  the 
publications  of  the  Bureau  of 
Rehabilitation  Services,  as  well  as  handle 
legislation,  coordinate  client  outreach, 
and  function  as  an  agency  ombudsman.  I 
love  my  work,  even  though  it  is  a  far  cry 
from  teaching  French  (which  I  did  do  back 
in  1973  to  1975).  After  teaching,  I  ended 
up  getting  a  second  Master's  degree  —  in 
rehabilitation  counseling  --  and  that  is 
how  I  ended  up  in  my  current  line  of  work! 

"I  still  think  about  my  wonderful  Sweet 
Briar  experience." 


10 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


TWENTY-FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1968-1969 


A  message  from  Professor  ROBERT  R. 
NUNN,  1968-69  Resident  Director: 

"In  a  letter  such  as  this  I  believe  it  is 
conventional  to  say  that  it  seems  like  only 
yesterday.  But  for  me  at  least  it  is  hard  to 
realize  that  only  twenty-five  years  have 
passed  since  our  year  together  in  Paris.  The 
world  has  changed  so  much.  First  of  all  we 
really  chose  our  time  to  be  in  France!  When 
we  signed  on  to  spend  1968-69  in  Paris, 
none  of  us  could  have  foreseen  the  now 
famous  ivenements  of  May  and  June  or  the 
consequences  for  study  at  the  Sorborme. 

'To  learn  in  September  that  the  university 
would  not  open  as  usual  at  the  end  of 
October  was  both  a  surprise  and  a 
disappointment.  Many  of  you  will  recall 
searching  the  evening  edition  of  Le  Monde 
for  notices  of  meetings  of  the  psychology 
department  or  the  history  department  where 
students  would  vote  on  whether  to  study  the 
traditional  discipline...  or  the  evolution. 
No  one  in  Paris  seemed  to  know  what  was 
going  on.  And  the  truth  was,  as  we  dis- 
covered, no  one  did. 


On  the  Queen    Elizabeth,  September  4,   1968 


"Slowly,  in  fits  and  starts,  the  university  got 
underway.  And  by  January  we  were  going  about 
our  business  to  the  backgroimd  noise  of  the 
police  vans  racing  off  to  various  hot  spots  in 
the  Quartier  Latin.  A  few  of  you  came  to  know 
the  riot  police  better  than  they  had  ever 
thought  they  would. 

"But  one  way  or  another  we  coped.  We  even 
enjoyed  ourselves!  Upon  our  return  home  we 
realized  that  we  had  witnessed  the  most 
tumultuous  years  in  recent  French  history.  And 
we  had  been  part  of  it. 

"As  I  write  this  here  in  my  office  at  Bowdoin, 
I  am  looking  forward  to  reading  your 
recollections  in  the  Alumni  Magazine  and 
hearing  what  you  have  been  up  to  since  1969.  I 
would  be  delighted,  of  course,  to  hear  from  any 
of  you  personally." 


Thanks  to  MEREDITH  LUDWIG,  who 
volunteered  to  be  the  "self-appointed  class 
secretary".   Here  is  her  report: 

Each  year  I  eagerly  await  my  Alumni 
Magazine  to  read  all  about  the  students 
for  whom  participation  in  the  Sweet  Briar 
Junior  Year  Abroad  program  was  a  pivotal 
experience.  While  I  am  often  awed  by  the 
careers  and  accomplishments  of  program 
graduates,  I  am  even  more  interested  in 
how  well  the  ties  established  among  the 
students  remained  intact.  At  the  same 
time,  I  felt  disappointed  I  did  not  know 
enough  about  my  own  class.  So,  I  offered 
to  take  on  the  job  of  collecting 
reminiscences  and  hoped  to  succeed  in 
putting  some  of  our  class  members  back  in 
touch  with  each  other  through  this 
vehicle:  the  25th  armiversary  edition. 

Working  in  higher  education  research,  I 
hear  over  and  over  about  the  poor 
preparation  provided  by  colleges  and  the 
lack  of  congruence  between  what  is  studied 
and  what  is  needed  to  live  in  the  real  world. 


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It  is  clear  from  the  accomplishments  and 
service  of  our  class  members  in  the  past  25 
years  that  the  Sweet  Briar  Program  offered 
and  came  through  with  a  lasting  benefit.  As 
you  read  this  summary  and  the  letters  from 
the  group,  I  hope  more  of  our  members  will 
be  encouraged  to  call  or  write  each  other  and 
maintain  this  contact  we  have  rediscovered. 

Our  "correspondents  from  the  field"  wrote 
much  about  themselves,  their  families,  and 
their  lives. 

Just  to  start,  some  memories: 

From  LYNN  WALLISCH  (Mount 
Holyoke):  "First  impression  of  France,  on 
the  bus  trip  from  Calais  to  Tours:  All  of  the 
houses  along  the  road  had  vibrantly  colored 
flowers  outside  and  bright  'mosquito 
ribbons'  in  the  doorways.  It  was  all  so 
picturesque!  In  my  20-year-old  self- 
centeredness,  I  was  sure  that  all  the  residents 
along  the  bus  route  had  been  notified  of  the 
arrival  of  les  Americains  and  had  decorated 
their  houses  in  our  honor! 

"Next,  I  recall  our  stop  in  Caen  during 
this  first  journey  in  France.  Wandering 
around  the  city  with  DIANA  DEARTH 
and  MORRIS  ARRARI,  we  came  upon  a 
record  shop.  Since  Aretha  Franklin  had 
recently  become  popular  in  the  U.S.,  Morris 
decided  to  see  if  the  shop  carried  any  of  her 
records.  'Avez-vous  quelque  chose  par 
Aretha  Franklin?',  he  asked  in  his  best 
French,  but  pronouncing  Aretha's  name  a 
I'amiricaine.  'Par  qui?'  came  the  puzzled 
reply.  Finally,  after  several  attempts  at 
communication,  the  light  went  on  in  the 
shop-keeper's  eyes.  'Ah,  A-re-ta  Frahnk- 
taan',  she  pronounced.  We  all  got  a  good 
laugh  out  of  this  mutual  cultural  shock. 

"My  third  'culture  shock'  memory  came 
when  we  arrived  in  Tours  and  went  to  our 
new  host  family's  home.  After  we'd 
deposited  our  bags  and  settled  in,  our  hosts 
asked  us  if  we  would  like  a  cup  of  tea. 
Translating  from  my  English  notion  of 
politeness,  I  thought  to  say,  'Yes,  please,  if 
you  don't  mind',  but  'si  ga  ne  vous  derange 
pas  trop'  did  not  exactly  mean  that  to 
French  ears!  Our  hosts  gave  me  my  first 
French  lesson  that  day  by  informing  me  that 
the  'correct'  answer  to  such  a  question  is 
'Oui,  Madame,  s'il  vous  plait.'  I  felt  so 
uncouth  !" 

From  GEORGE  DUNKEL  (Trinity): 
"Studying  the  group-photos  in  Tours  brings 
back  a  veritable  Proustian  rush  of  memories: 
the  sound  of  leather  shoes  on  Tours 
cobblestones  with  'Hey  Jude'  and  the  White 
Album  as  background;    numerous  laughing 


times  with  ALAN  BASS,  ETIENNE  DROBINSKY, 
BYRON  GROSS,  and  MALINDA  RUNYAN; 
philosophical  chats  in  the  pension  with  BRUCE 
RAKAY  over  Benedictine  and  hash." 

From    CHICHI     HANNAFORD     STEINER 

(BriarclifO:  "Memories:  writing  history  of  art 
notes  as  fast  as  I  could  in  French  in  the  Louvre; 
making  millefeuille  pastry  in  a  cooking  class 
on  Monday  nights;  the  superb  professeur  de 
thiatre  and  the  wonderful  plays  we  went  to: 
Moliere,  Sartre,  Camus;  the  tuUps  and  chestnut 
trees  in  the  spring." 

From  PAULA  ROBERTS  COOK  (Bryn  Mawr): 
"I  have  the  fondest  memories  of  the  tour-- 
especially  Tours  and  the  skits  we  did  for  our 
hosts  (one  was  a  washtub  gutbucket  rendition 
of  'won't  you  come  home  Bill  Bailey')." 

From  JANET  FISHMAN  (Brandeis):  "My 
Junior  Year  in  Paris  was  so  important  to  me. 
That  was  the  year  that  showed  me  it  was 
jxissible  to  live  your  dream,  that  life  could  be  a 
great  adventure." 

From  ERIC  ALLEMANO  (Kenyon):  "Well, 
what  value  have  I  derived  from  my  Junior  Year 
in  Paris  besides  the  memory  of  experiences 
such  as  courses  at  Sciences  Po  and  Raid  Hall, 
walks  in  the  Luxembourg  Garden,  or  evenings 
at  concerts  in  churches?  In  my  case, 
developing  fluency  in  the  language  has  had  a 
lasting  effect  on  my  life.  Indeed  although  I 
have  not  returned  to  reside  in  France  (yet), 
French  has  turned  out  to  be  my  major 
professional  language.  Last,  but  not  least,  my 
Junior  Year  created  some  lasting  friendships." 

From  DAVID  ADAMS  (Kenyon):  "Although 
France  and  our  Junior  Year  have  not  had  a 
significant  role  in  my  career  development,  they 
have  certainly  been  impwrtant  in  my  life. 

"I  offer  as  evidence  of  my  love  of  France  the 
fact  that  I  found  in  preparing  to  write  to  you 
that  I  have  in  my  possession  5  passports  (the 
oldest  of  which  is  a  green  one  issued  in  1957) 
and  numerous  cards  once  used  to  gain  entrance 
to  I'Institut  d'Etudes  Politiques  and  numerous 
other  Parisian  academic  institutions,  not  to 
mention  hundreds  of  photos  of  France.  Some 
might  recognize  in  me  the  fact  that  I  have  a 
subscription  to  the  weekly  international 
edition  of  Le  Monde. 

"I  have  many  fond  memories  of  Paris  and  our 
year  together  and  still  count  some  of  our  group 
among  my  closest  friends.  Perhaps  it  all  began 
when  my  roommate  from  North  Dakota 
convinced  me  that  the  properly  French  way  to 
prepare  for  the  placement  exams  soon  after 
arrival  in  Tours  was  to  consume  a  beer  in  a  cafe. 
I  still  suspect  that  it  loosened  my  tongue 
enough  to  start  me  off  on  the  right  foot. 


"The  closest  I  can  come  to  a  regret  about 
our  Junior  Year  is  the  fact  that  my 
Department  chair  so  successfully  guided 
me  into  so  many  Reid  Hall  classes  that  I 
may  have  gotten  a  good  education  but 
missed  out  a  little  on  French  culture  and 
society.  I  remember  well  the  courses  in 
17th-  and  19th-century  literature,  not  to 
mention  translation  from  strict  Mme 
veuve  Daladier,  whose  husband  had  the 
misfortune  to  be  Prime  Minister  in  1940 
when  the  Germans  invaded.  I  ventured  out 
to  Sciences  Po  and  to  audit  a  linguistics 
course  with  a  formal  lecture  in  a  Sorbonne 
amp  hi  and  a  discussion  group  at  an 
outpost  in  the  bottom  of  the  5th.  The 
French  students  were  friendly  enough,  but 
I'm  not  sure  they  ever  figured  out  what  an 
American  was  doing  in  their  midst.  If  I  had 
it  all  to  do  over  again,  I  would  certainly 
take  one  of  the  informal  cooking  classes, 
perhaps  from  the  'family'  where  I  lived.  It 
was  not  for  nothing  that  Mme  Pilzer  (12 
rue  Guersant,  17e)  spent  each  afternoon  in 
the  kitchen  preparing  our  dinner.  She  may 
not  have  constituted  a  typical  French 
family,  but  one  of  my  best  lessons  in 
modem  French  history  was  the  evening 
when  she  pulled  out  of  a  drawer  the 
yellowing  travel  documents  issued  by  de 
Gaulle's  Gouvernement  Provisoire  de  la 
Republique  Frangaise  and  solemnly  told 
us  of  her  difficult  journey  back  to  France  at 
the  end  of  World  War  Q." 

From  BONNIE  HALPERN  (Vassar): 
"Although  I  never  became  the  Ambassador 
to  France  or  pursued  any  other 
international  career,  my  Junior  Year 
Abroad  has  had  a  significant  impact  on  my 
life  and  my  friendships.  France  has 
provided  me  with  a  never-ending  source  of 
pleasure  and  I  have  been  able  to  enjoy  my 
experiences  in  France  with  fellow  amis  of 
that  year  -  CHERYL  MANN  and  DAVID 
ADAMS.  I  have  also  traveled  to  other 
places  and  spent  a  lot  of  time  with 
MARION  LONG,  DAN  GORRELL,  ERIC 
ALLEMANO  and  MEREDFTH  LUDWIG. 

"Since  JYA  I  have  returned  to  France 
many  times  -  dividing  my  time  between 
Paris  and  les  provinces.  When  in  Paris,  I 
always  return  to  Reid  Hall  for  a  nostalgia 
trip.  I  visualize  our  group  in  the  dining 
room  and  the  garden  and  think  how  lucky  I 
am  to  have  had  this  experience." 

From  MEREDITH  LUDWIG  (U/Norih 
Carolina  at  Greensboro):  "Memories 
which  are  irreplaceable:  the  seasickness 
going  over  on  the  Elizabeth  I;  Morris 
admiring  my  slicker  from  the  army-navy 
store   (even     then   a   fashion     sensibility); 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


taking  a  souvenir  from  the  hotel  where  we 
ate  our  first  lunch;  having  trouble 
unlocking  the  door  to  the  Coutant's  house; 
the  courses  in  Tours  which  were  a  challenge 
for  me,  as  was  riding  a  bicycle  through  the 
city  streets.  Once  in  Paris:  the  clothes,  the 
performances  at  the  Opera,  meeting  Rudolph 
Nureyev  on  the  street,  the  salads  and  croque 
monsieur  at  the  Drug  Store,  taramasalata 
at  a  cheap  Greek  restaurant,  the  teas  in  Reid 
Hall,  the  train  to  Sceaux  and  my  wonderful 
roommates  Bonnie  and  Marion  (and  let's  not 
forget  those  Canadians  and  Sophie's  thigh 
high  boots),  the  delight  of  seeing  the  Eiffel 
Tower  out  of  my  window  every  morning 
once  I  was  moved  into  town,  the  student 
riots  and  the  feeling  of  accomplishment 
when  I  was  able  to  do  my  Sciences  Po  exam 
in  French." 


The  Jugband  at  the  Fete  d'Adieu 

What  are  they  doing  now? 

Our  class  correspondents  now  represent 
many  lifestyles  and  professions.  Married 
and  unmarried,  participants  in  the  Peace 
Corps,  roving  actors,  management 
consultants,  many  have  young  children  and 
have  begun  the  process,  like  myself,  of 
bringing  our  children  back  to  France  and  to 
Europe  to  nourish  our  own  memories  and 
help  establish  memories  of  their  own. 
Others  of  us  have  returned  with  classmates 
or  friends.  A  few  lucky  ones  have  lived  and 
worked  in  France.  We  continue  to  return, 
perhaps  to  seek  what  brought  us  there  the 
first  time,  but  always  to  enjoy  with  a  critical 
eye,  the  country  we  found  amazing, 
enchanting,  provocative. 


BONNIE  HALPERN  (speaking  of  her 
travels  back  to  France  over  the  years)  "I  have 
really  enjoyed  the  museums  of  Paris  that  have 
sprung  up  since  our  time  -  the  Pompidou 
Centre,  the  Picasso  Museum,  the  Musee 
d'Orsay.  Being  a  person  who  reacts  strongly  to 
change  (I  either  embrace  it  or  I  hate  it),  I  was 
upset  to  find  that  the  Ingres  and  Delacroix  were 
not  where  I  had  left  them  when  I  studied  at  the 
Louvre  for  my  final  exam  in  Art  History  in 
1969.  However,  I  was  intrigued  by  the 
Pyramid. 

"Other  special  memories  of  Paris  include 
dining  at  Le  Taillevant,  Lucas-Carton  and  La 
Tour  d' Argent;  going  on  a  shopping  spree  in 
the  mid-1980's  when  we  were  getting  10  francs 
to  the  dollar  (I  was  even  able  to  buy  a  painting 
in  a  gallery  on  the  rue  St  Honore!);  strolling  in 
Monet's  garden  during  a  side  trip  to  Givemy; 
listening  to  a  Vivaldi  concert  in  the  Eglise 
Saint-Louis-en-L'Ile.  Most  of  all,  I  love  to  walk 
in  Paris  -  to  take  in  the  beauty  of  this  incredible 
city  and  to  appreciate  the  fact  that  I  know  this 
city  better  than  most  tourists  ever  could. 

"My  memories  of  the  provinces  are  just  as 
strong.  Highlights  include:  climbing  among 
the  ruins  of  Les  Andelys  in  Normandy;  sipping 
champagne  in  the  vineyards  outside  of  Reims; 
driving  under  the  natural  rock  'bridges'  of  the 
Gorges  du  Tarn;  seeing  the  Van  Gogh 
landscapes  come  alive  in  Aries;  drinking 
cidre,  eating  huitres  and  browsing  in  the  art 
galleries  in  Pont-Aven;  and  just  being  in  the 
charming  little  village  of  Saint  Cirq  La  Popie 
outside  of  Cahors.  I  felt  a  chill  when  I  visited 
the  Allied  Landing  beaches  of  Normandy  and 
saw  20,000  year  old  foot  prints  and  paintings 
in  the  caves  of  the  Dordogne.  In  La  Rochelle, 
we  ate  moules  for  breakfast.  The  madame  of 
our  hotel  was  fully  cooperative  when  our 
sumptuous  dinner  prompted  us  to  ask  for  a 
repeat  performance  for  breakfast  since  we  were 
leaving  the  area  the  next  day:  'II  faut  profiler 
des  moules  de  la  Charente!'  In  Albi,  we 
followed  a  sign  that  said  'Claude  Calvel  - 
sculpteur  sur  bois'  that  led  to  a  delightful 
conversation  with  a  local  artist  and  a  sculpture 
that  I  will  always  treasure.  In  southern 
Brittany,  we  stayed  in  a  15th  century  manor 
house  and  dined  with  'la  famille'  in  a  large 
dining  room  the  walls  of  which  were  lined  with 
ancestral  portraits.  (Although  the  dining  room 
was  much  larger  than  any  we  had  experienced  in 
Paris,  the  'en  famille'  setting  brought  back 
memories  of  JYA). 

"My  most  unique  Crip  to  France  was  the  time 
that  I  floated  down  the  Burgundy  Canal  in  a 
barge  called  Le  Bateau  Ivre.  There  were  three 
crew  members  to  serve  four  of  us  and  we  were 
literally  in  the  lap  of  luxury.  We  passed 
through  52  locks  (ictuses)  and  thoroughly 
enjoyed  the  'ritual'  performed  by  the 
lockkeepers.  Our  captain  was  friendly  with 
several  lockkeepers   and  we  were  treated  to  kir 


(the  regional  drink  of  Burgundy)  and 
conversation  at  their  homes.  Highlights 
were  the  vineyards  and  wines  of  Burgundy, 
the  gorgeous  Burgundian  architecture  with 
its  unique  mosaic  roofs  and  last,  but  not 
least,  a  balloon  trip.  I  can't  imagine  how  I 
ever  got  the  courage  to  go  ballooning,  but 
somehow  one  loses  one's  inhibitions  in 
France.  Even  our  crash  into  trees  resulted 
in  side-splitting  laughter  rather  than  fear 
and  has  been  the  source  of  many  stories 
since. 

"I  have  managed  to  do  some  travel 
outside  of  France,  also  with  Junior  Year 
Abroad  friends.  I  went  to  Greece  and  the 
Far  East  (Bali,  Singapore,  Hong  Kong) 
with  MARION  LONG  SOUYOULTZIS  and  her 
family.  On  the  domestic  front,  I  have 
spent  some  time  on  Nantucket  Island  (off 
the  coast  of  Massachusetts)  with  DAVID 
ADAMS,  CHERYL  MANN,  DAN  GORRELL,  and 
MEREDITH  LUDWIG.  I  have  frequently 
visited  Marion's  family  in  Northern 
California  and  Dan  and  his  wife  Lois  in 
Southem  California,  David  in  Boston, 
Cheryl  in  Philadelphia.  For  the  past  7 
years,  Cheryl  and  I  have  gone  to  the 
Spoleto  Arts  and  Music  Festival  in 
Charleston,  South  Carolina.  ERIC 
ALLEMANO  hves  in  New  York,  as  I  do,  and 
we  spend  a  lot  of  time  together.  I 
frequently  entertain  amis  who  visit  New 
York. 

"Since  life  is  not  all  travel,  I  will  briefly 
update  you  on  my  other  activities.  Since 
JYA,  I  had  two  careers  -  a  brief  career  in 
government  in  the  70's  followed  by  an 
MBA  and  a  career  at  Citibank  where  I  am  a 
Vice  President  of  Marketing  and  Sales  for 
Consumer  Products.  I  recently  purchased  a 
new  apartment  and  survived  my  first 
experience  in  renovation.  My  work 
schedule  is  heavy,  but  as  I  get  older,  I  have 
become  better  at  carving  out  more  time  for 
leisure  activities.  These  include:  theater, 
film,  concerts,  ballet,  diimer  with  friends, 
decorating  and  exercise  (I  can't  believe  I 
have  become  an  'afficionada'  of  step 
aerobics!) 

"I'd  love  to  see  any  Amis  de  la  JYF 
1968-1969  who  live  in  or  are  passing 
through  New  York." 

LYNN  WALLISCH:  "I  learned  a  lot, 
learned  a  lot  of  French,  and  grew  a  lot.  I 
found  out  —  not  to  my  surprise  —  that  I 
adored  living  in  Paris,  and  decided  that  I 
would  live  there  forever.  I  did,  indeed, 
come  back  after  graduation  and  spent 
another  eight  years  there,  leaving  for  what 
I  thought  would  be  only  a  short  break  but 
which  turned  into  an  exile.  My  tenure  in 
Paris  was  also  enhanced  by  the  residence 


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there  of  my  pals  JANET  RSHMAN  and  MORRIS 
ARRARl  (who  has  become  a  lifelong 
Parisien).  Mon  rive  is  to  return  to  live 
there  again  one  day.  Perhaps  in 
retirement..." 

CHICHI  HANNAFORD  STEINER:    "I  was 

very  delighted  to  hear  from  you  and  to 
participate  in  celebrating  our  wonderful 
Junior  Year  in  France.  It  is  a  year  that  I 
often  reflect  on,  and  talk  about  with  such 
fond  memories.  That  year  especially  formed 
my  continuing  love  of  all  things  French  and 
of  the  French  language.  I  am  forever 
grateful  to  the  Sweet  Briar  program  for  its 
lasting  impression  on  my  education  and  life 
experiences.  I  still  correspond  with  LINDA 
BYE  MORGAN  and  NANCY  LEHMANN 
GRAY,  my  roomates  in  Paris,  once  or  twice 
a  year. 

"My  husband  Robin  and  I  were  fortunate 
to  live  in  Brussels  from  1975-1979  shortly 
after  we  were  married  and  to  have  our  first 
son  there.  Since  then  we  have  had  a  number 
of  French  friends  whom  we  see  regularly.  I 
have  also  been  teaching  French  to  the  K-5 
students  at  our  children's  school  for  several 
years,  and  meet  for  French  lunches  regularly 
with  a  group  of  francophile  friends. 

"Two  years  ago  we  were  in  the  Touraine 
stag  hunting  (an  incredibly  wonderful  trip) 
where  I  visited  Monsieur  et  Madame  Le 
Moal,  my  Tours  family  in  1968.  They 
looked  exactly  the  same  and  it  was 
wonderful  to  see  the  house  where  I'd  spent 
those  first  marvelous  weeks  of  that  year. 
Last  year  I  took  a  very  special  garden  club 
trip  visiting  private  gardens  in  France. 

"We  live  in  the  country,  have  three 
children,  Andrew  15,  Betsy  12,  and 
Frederick  6.  They  are  all  very  aware  of  my 
love  of  France!  I  am  going  to  Paris  next 
week  for  a  wedding  of  the  third  cousin  who 
lived  with  us  and  a  terrific  young  man  from 
here  to  whom  I  introduced  her  six  years  ago! 
Vive  les  connections  frangaises,  and  long 
live  and  many  thanks  to  the  Sweet  Briar 
Junior  Year  in  France." 

GARY  CLARK  (  Yale):  "I  want  to  thank  you 
for  your  kind  letter  and  comment  briefly  on 
the  personal  significance  of  the  JYF 
program. 

"Ironically,  25  years  ago  I  thought  it  was 
borderline  frivolous  (albeit  enjoyable  and 
personally  satisfying)  to  expend  so  much 
energy  on  a  foreign  language.  Today,  as  a 
professional  translator  (Guide  officiel  de  la 
Smithsonian,  Christophe  Colomb  et  I'ere 
de  la  decouverte),  I'm  very  grateful  for  the 
inspiration  provided  by  our  Junior  Year  in 
France." 


David  Adams  and  Eric  Allemano  (Kenyon), 
Barbara  Franklin  (Mount  Holyoke),  Phyllis 
Hand  (Duke),  an  English  student  and  Daniel 
Selove   (Virginia)   at   Villandry 

ERIC  ALLEMANO:  "I  have  returned  to 
France  (La  Belle...  as  Bonnie  refers  to  it) 
many  times  and  on  each  trip  I  discover 
something  new  and  unexpected.  On  the 
positive  side  is  the  enhanced  beauty  of  Paris 
and  many  provincial  cities  that  have  worked 
hard  to  clean  the  grime  from  their  monuments 
historiques.  Transportation  has  made 
remarkable  progress  with  the  high-speed  TGV 
bullet  trains  that  whoosh  across  the 
countryside  like  terrestrial  Concordes.  In 
Paris,  the  new  RER  makes  travel  to  the  suburbs 
easy  and  offers  convenient  connections  to  Orly 
and  the  Charles  de  Gaule  complex  at  Roissy 
(The  U.S.,  still  hopelessly  in  love  with  the 
automobile  and  the  highway,  is  far  behind 
France  in  the  transportation  area.)  Since  the 
mid  80's  France  seems  to  have  become  less 
hexagonal  and  more  European  in  outlook, 
perhaps  because  of  France's  central  role  in  the 
E.E.C.  To  my  surprise  in  recent  years,  many 
more  Frenchmen  speak  English  than  before, 
particularly  professionals,  who  are  now  trained 
in  les  techniques  du  management.  Alas, 
however,  there  is  a  negative  side  as 
MacDonald's  assaults  French  cuisine  and  Tee 
shirts  undermine  the  neat,  if  conservative  way 
people  used  to  dress.  Paris  and  most  other 
cities  are  now  surrounded  by  a  grim  and  ex- 
panding belt  of  industrial  parks  and  H.L.M. 

"After  graduating  from  Kenyon  College  I 
joined  the  Peace  Corps  and  was  sent  to  the 
Republic  of  Niger.  I  taught  English  as  a 
foreign  language  in  the  College 
d'Enseignement  General  in  an  ancient  caravan 
crossroads  town  in  the  southern  Sahara. 


"The  school  was  near  an  adobe  fort 
where  the  French  army  had  been  besieged 
by  the  Tuareg  uprising  of  1917.  French 
was  also  a  valuable  tool  when  I  did 
research  on  education  in  Mauritania  for  my 
doctorate  and  later  worked  as  an 
educational  planning  specialist  in  the 
Ministry  of  Education  in  Mali. 

"A  freelance  consultant  specializing  in 
training  and  education,  I  do  most  of  my 
work  for  the  United  Nations  and  frequently 
travel  abroad.  Some  of  the  more 
interesting  French-oriented  places  I  have 
visited  in  the  past  2  years  are  Vietnam, 
where  I  found  Hanoi  to  be  a  very  beautiful 
city,  with  a  strong  sense  of  the  elegance  of 
its  French  past,  Senegal,  where  Dakar 
offers  a  Franco-African  lifestyle  and  the 
Congo-Brazzaville,  where  General  de 
Gaulle  laid  the  groundwork  for  the  end  of 
the  colonial  era.  My  latest  project  was 
conducting  a  2-week  management  skills 
seminar  in  French.  The  seminar  was  held 
at  the  World  Trade  Institute  here  in  New 
York  for  participants  from  Morocco  and 
Niger. 

"I  have  kept  in  close  touch  over  the  past 
quarter  century  with  BONNIE  HALPERN, 
DAVID  ADAMS,  DAN  GORRELL  and 
CHERYL  MANN.  Bonnie  (a.k.a.  La  Tante 
Monique)  has  tracked  me  down  in  far-off 
continents  to  let  me  know  how  the  others 
in  our  'group'  are  doing.  Bormie  and  I  have 
periodically  played  hostess  and  host  when 
the  others  come  to  New  York." 

DAN  GORRELL  (Miami):  "I  was  in  Paris 
recently  on  business  after  a  fifteen  year 
absence.  During  my  short  stay,  I  was 
reassured  to  find  that  the  charm  and  beauty 
of  the  city  remained.  Some  minor  things 
like  the  telephone  system  have  improved 
remarkably;  other  things,  like  customer 
service  in  business  establishments, 
remains  the  same.  From  what  I  saw.  Total 
Quality  Management  (TQM)  is  lacking, 
but  who  cares.  If  I  want  to  be  treated  well, 
I  will  go  to  Nordstrom's,  not  Galeries 
Lafayette. 

"Currently,  I  am  engaged  in  fascinating 
work  as  a  consultant  and  principal  with 
Strategic  Vision,  based  in  San  Diego.  We 
do  research  and  strategy  development  for 
companies,  political  parties  and 
governmental  agencies  into  consumer  and 
constituent  decision-making.  Our  founder, 
a  clinical  psychologist,  has  devised  a  way 
to  quantify  the  values  and  emotions  that 
drive  decision.  Finding  out  what  is  really 
going  on  for  people  is  exciting  stuff. 

"My  reason  for  being  in  Paris,  as  well  as 
England  and  Germany,  was  to  determine 
how  American  Airlines  could  best  position 


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itself  against  the  national  carriers.  It  was 
interesting  to  hear  French  businessmen  talk 
about  their  perceptions  of  the  United  States 
and  France  through  the  personalities  of 
American  Airlines  and  Air  France  during  our 
in-depth  interviews. 

"Our  small  group  does  a  variety  of 
interesting  projects.  In  the  consumer  area, 
we  have  done  everything  from  consumer 
durables  like  cars  and  trucks  to  non-durables 
such  as  hemorrhoid  preparations  and  hand 
soaps.  (Within  a  period  of  three  months  we 
have  worked  on  both  Colonel  Sanders  and 
Aunt  Jemima,  two  American  icons!)  Our 
input  has  influenced  many  of  the  ads  that 
you  see  on  television.  Prior  to  her  political 
demise,  we  worked  closely  with  Margaret 
Thatcher  and  the  Conservative  Party.  The 
RNC  used  our  material  in  the  first  Bush 
campaign;  George  thought  he  knew  better 
in  the  second.  Last  year,  we  completed  a 
project  in  Russia  regarding  ways  the 
government  could  foster  democratization  in 
its  policies  and  communications. 

"While  I  feel  lucky  to  have  spent  a 
collegiate  year  in  France,  the  far  greater 
reward  has  come  from  the  friendship  of  a 
wonderful  group  of  people  that  has  stayed 
in  touch  over  the  years.  Our  group  includes 
DAVID  ADAMS,  ERIC  ALLEMANO, 
BONNIE  HALPERN,  CHERYL  MANN  and 
MARION  (LONG)  SOUYOULTZIS.  We  look 
forward  to  many  good  times  yet  to  come. 

"I  am  also  lucky  to  have  married  Lois 
Livesay  whom  I  met  in  graduate  school  at 
Ohio  State  University.  She  was  working  on 
a  Ph.D.  in  history  while  I  was  completing 
an  MBA.  We  now  live  in  Santa  Ana, 
California,  with  no  kids  and  two  bichons 
who  think  they're  kids.  Lois  does 
marketing  communications  consulting  and 
spends  volunteer  time  fighting  the 
unbridled  development  plans  of  the  Irvine 
Company.  Shades  of  the  sixties  on  a  less 
frenetic  scale. 

"Best  wishes  to  you  and  the  rest  of  the 
class!" 

STEVE  FLECK  (U.  of  Michigan):  "Wow! 
Twenty-five  years  just  like  that!  It's  pretty 
mind-boggling.  As  it  happens,  we  just  had 
the  twenty-year  old  younger  son  of  my  JYF 
family  visiting  here  last  week— he  wasn't 
yet  a  gleam  in  his  parents'  eye  when  I  lived 
in  the  cinquieme\  Now  he's  the  age  I  was 
back  then... 

"'We'  equals  my  wife  Maria  Ines  (a  lovely 
lady  from  Argentina),  our  fifteen-month  old 
son  Benjamin,  and  yours  truly.  I'm 
teaching- French,  what  else?-at  Cal  State 
Univ.  Long  Beach,  and  discovering  the 
joys  and  occasional  trials  of  daddyhood. 


Pam  Kelley     (U. /California),     Stephanie 

Tristram  (Douglass)  and  Barbara  Franklin 
(Mount  Holyoke):  "Take  back  your  mink", 
F^e  d'Adieu,  Reid  Hall,  June  1969 

GEORGE  DUNKEL:  "Our  junior  year  was 
absolutely  critical  for  me  personally,  as  it  set 
me  on  the  path  which  would  lead  to  my  sitting 
here  as  a  professor  in  Zurich  -  namely,  the  path 
of  Indo-European  linguistics,  which  began  in 
one  course  in  Sanskrit  and  another  in 
comparative  grammar  taught  (for  the  last  time) 
by  Emile  Benveniste,  both  at  the  Ecole  Pratique 
des  Hautes  Etudes.  They  led  to  graduate  school 
(University  of  Pennsylvania,  1970-73), 
dissertation-writing  in  Germany,  and  teaching 
jobs  at  Johns  Hopkins  (1975-78),  Princeton 
(1978-86)  and  finally  here  in  Zurich. 

"The  link  formed  by  a  year  in  Paris  cannot  be 
broken;  Paris  somehow  always  remains  'my' 
city.  I  have  been  back  various  times,  but  the 
most  luxurious  was  an  entire  sabbatical  year 
(1982-83)  that  I  spent  there,  again  (as  in  1968- 
69)  living  near  Saint-Sulpice  in  the  5th 
arrondissement.  What  a  difference  being  a 
professor  rather  than  a  student  (quite  different 
service  in  the  libraries!)  and  what  a  different 
Paris!  That  year,  it  was  the  right-wingers 
rioting  against  the  leftist  government  {la  lot 
Savary).  In  general,  we  were  very  lucky  to 
have  expierienced  France  before  it  was  overrun 
by  the  third  world  and  before  the  French  became 
such  sickening  americanophiles.  I  renewed 
contact  with  MORRIS  ARRARI,  who  had  made 
a  career  in  fashion  illustration  and  design,  and 
with  J.  GUERON,  who  had  also  become  a 
professor  of  linguistics,  and  finally  also  with 
the  JYF'ers  of  that  year,  whom  I  met  over 
frisbee  in  the  Jardin  du  Luxembourg.  It  is 
amazing  to  find  imchanged  details,  e.g.  to  wash 
clothes  again  in  the  same  laundromat  in  the  rue 
d'Assas  that  I  used  fourteen  years  ago,  to  buy  a 
chausson  aux  pommes  in  the  same  patisserie 
and  so  on.  In  1988  I  even  returned  to  Tours  and 
retraced  my  steps  to  my  pension  (I  consider 
myself  lucky  to  have  avoided  penny-pinching 
veuves)  and  various  other  old  haunts. 


"Let  me  report  that  I  am  now  married 
with  two  boys  aged  5  and  2  who  are 
learning  'schwyzertuutsch'  in 
kindergarten.  If  I  am  lucky,  they  will  be 
able  to  spend  their  junior  year  in  America, 
in  order  to  learn  how  to  hang  loose,  drink 
beer  and  have  fun..." 

DAVID  LONGFELLOW  (Virginia): 
David  notes  that  I  am  living  near  where  he 
grew  up  and  compares  it  to  where  he  lives 
now,  Waco,  Texas,  which,  "despite  its 
recent  notoriety,  also  has  its  charms." 

"I  am,  as  I  have  been  for  nearly  twenty 
years,  a  professor  of  French  History,  first 
at  Hollins  College  in  Virginia  and,  since 
1981,  here  at  Baylor  University  in  Waco. 
I'm  married  to  Nancy  Chinn,  an  American 
literature  professor  at  Baylor,  and  we  have 
a  five  year-old,  Nathaniel.  While  I've 
been  back  to  France  many  times  over  the 
years  (including  a  year  on  a  Fulbright  in 
1972-73),  Nathaniel  took  his  first  trip 
there  a  year  ago— a  week  in  Paris  and  a  brief 
excursion  out  to  Brittany  and  lower 
Normandy— and  we  were  pleased  to  see  him 
fit  right  in.  He  still  remembers  the  pony 
rides  in  the  Tuileries  gardens,  the  puppet 
theater  near  the  Luxembourg  palace,  and 
the  Eiffel  Tower.  I  haven't  seen  many  of 
the  alumni  from  1968-69,  though  I  was 
pleased  LOUISE  CRETORS  NEATHERY 
renewed  our  correspondence  a  few  years 
ago.  As  I've  written  before  in  these  pages, 
our  year  in  Paris  shaped  my  career, 
provided  me  with  many  of  my  abiding 
interests,  and  gave  me  a  second  home.  I 
remember  it  fondly. 

"On  a  sadder  note,  the  woman  who 
welcomed  SPENCER  JENKINS  and  me  into 
her  home  in  the  fall  of  1968,  Madame 
Irene  Hannebicque,  died  in  1991  at  the  age 
of  88,  having  housed,  fed,  educated,  and 
amused  ten  years  worth  of  SBJYF  students 
from  1960  to  1970.  Her  last  apartment, 
on  the  unfashionable  Rue  du  Faubourg 
Poissonniere  (lOe),  was  a  modest  one,  and 
I  think  I  briefly  envied  those  who  seemed 
more  comfortably  situated  in  the  16th  and 
17lh.  That  feeling  soon  passed.  Madame 
Hannebicque,  bom  Chintescu,  the  daughter 
of  minor  Rumanian  nobility,  married  a 
French  p>etroleum  engineer  whose  sudden 
death  left  her  a  widow  in  Paris  with  two 
children  in  1940.  After  the  war,  she 
supplemented  her  meager  pension  by 
taking  in  American  students.  I  saw  her  or 
stayed  with  her  every  time  I  returned  to 
France  for  twenty  years  and  in  the 
intervening  years  we  wrote,  until  her 
eyesight  failed  and  her  daughter  would  pass 
on  her  news.  She  was  a  wonderful  woman, 
funny,    rouspiteuse,    a   little   cynical. 


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travelled  and  well-read.  She  maintained  her 
standards  and  took  life  as  it  came  -  she  was  a 
survivor.  It  took  a  19  year-old  college 
student  a  while  to  realize  how  much  she 
knew,  or  that  her  old  friend,  Roland  Barthes, 
had  written  the  book  on  Racine  I  had  just 
read  in  lit  class.  Despite  our  lessons  in 
Tours,  the  Parisian  French  I  speak  is  hers, 
and  I  still  share  her  taste  in  scotch  and  plum 
brandy.  She  survived  declining  circum- 
stances, the  death  of  her  son,  and  poor 
health  with  grit  and  wry  humor.  I  only  wish 
I  could  have  seen  more  of  her  over  the  years, 
and  I  know  others  will  miss  her  too." 

DAVID  ADAMS:  "As  of  late  April,  I  am 
responsible  for  the  financial  management  of 
a  program  that  provides  over  84,000,000  a 
year  in  medical  care  to  homeless  men, 
women,  and  families  in  hospitals,  shelters, 
and  welfare  motels  throughout  metropolitan 
Boston.  The  largest  components  of  the 
program  are  a  daily  clinic  at  Boston  City 
Hospital  and  a  former  nursing  home  where 
we  have  been  providing  24-hour  care  since 
February.  We  were  developed  with  Robert 
Wood  Johnson  Foundation  monies  but  have 
for  years  been  funded  by  state  and  federal 
contract  dollars  and  third-party  reimburse- 
ment from  Medicaid. 

"My  career  path  has  been  very  different 
from  what  I  would  have  expected  as  a  student 
in  France.  I  think  that  in  the  late  1960's 
career  plarming  was  as  far  from  the  minds  of 
American  liberal  arts  students  as  it  was  from 
their  college  administrators.  I  always 
assumed  that  my  work  would  involve  the 
French  language,  but  that  was  never  a  very 
practical  alternative,  and  my  professional 
life  has  taken  a  different  tack.  However, 
after  graduating  from  Kenyon  (in  French 
literature  with  a  minor  in  political  science), 
I  earned  a  Master's  in  International 
Relations  from  Georgetown.  I  unsuccess- 
fully attempted  to  start  a  career  with  either 
the  Slate  Department  or  an  international 
organization  in  Europe. 

"In  1972  I  moved  to  Boston  and  began  a 
career  in  the  financial  management  of  health 
care  organizations.  I  worked  in  state 
government,  but  that  was  not  very 
satisfactory,  so  I  went  back  to  school  one 
more  time.  I  earned  an  M.B.A.  in  Health 
Care  Management  from  Boston  University 
at  the  end  of  1979  and  have  worked  for 
hospitals,  social  service  agencies,  or  health 
care  organizations  since  then.  My  sub- 
specialty has  become  that  of  Chief 
Financial  Officer  of  small  and  medium-sized 
non-profit  organizations.  Nonetheless,  I 
have  yet  to  convince  one  of  them  to  operate 
in  French.  I  have  lived  in  the  Boston  area 
except  for  six  years  in  Illinois  or  Cleveland. 


"I  cannot  claim  any  originality  of  thought  in 
suggesting  that  the  late  1960's  had  a 
particularly  strong  impression  on  our 
generation.  My  undergraduate  college  was  only 
a  few  counties  away  from  Kent  State.  All 
Kenyon  students  were  profoundly  affected  by 
the  deaths  of  the  students  there  in  1970, 
particularly  since  they  happened  in  a  crisis 
atmosphere  due  to  troubles  at  Ohio  State  and 
elsewhere  in  Ohio.  I  remember  gathering  the 
few  other  students  on  campus  who  could  type 
(on  a  portable  typewriter)  well  enough  in 
French  to  help  me  complete  a  thesis  on 
Stendhal  as  the  world  around  us  erupted  due  to 
Kent  State  and  the  invasion  of  Cambodia  and 
we  spent  many  hours  in  discussion  and  protest 
meetings  as  the  college  nearly  closed. 

'The  closest  that  I  have  come  to  using  my 
French  to  earn  a  living  is  a  stint  as  a  freelance 
travel  writer  with  an  emphasis  on  France  and 
New  England.  My  most  successful  venture  was 
an  article  on  Paris  museums  published  in  the 
January  1992  issue  of  USAir  Magazine. 

"I  have  not  lived  in  France  since  1969  but 
travel  there  whenever  I  can.  Someday  I  would 
love  to  own  a  second  home  in  France,  perhaps 
in  Quercy  or  Perigord.  In  between  trips  I 
imagine  the  next  one  and  help  friends  to  plan 
their  trips.  I  have  been  in  France  as  a  tourist 
six  times  since  1969,  most  recently  before 
starting  my  current  job.  One  highlight  was 
meeting  my  brother,  who  is  a  professional  jazz 
musician,  in  Montpellier,  while  he  was  on  lour 
in  1988.  It  would  take  pages  to  list  all  of  my 
itineraries,  but  I  have  at  least  briefly  sampled 
much  of  the  country.  Like  most  Americans,  I 
love  Provence  and  would  return  there  at  the  drop 
of  a  hat.  Some  of  my  most  memorable 
destinations  have  been  Boulogne  and  Honfleur 
on  the  Channel  coast;  Brittany;  Provins,  an 
ancient  walled  town  southeast  of  Paris  that  was 
once  a  major  trading  center;  St-Jean-Pied-de- 
Port  in  the  Basque  Country;  Andorra,  where  we 
patronized  only  le  bureau  de  paste  frangais; 
Aigues-Mortes,  a  walled  city  in  la  Camargue 
where  Saint-Louis  once  launched  a  Crusade;  the 
canyons  of  les  Gorges  du  Tarn;  Savoy  from  the 
ski  resorts  in  the  mountains  to  Thonon-Ies- 
Bains  on  Lake  Geneva;  Roman  and  Medieval 
Vaison-la-Romaine  in  the  hills  of  Provence; 
Besanfon  in  the  Jura;  and  Strasbourg  on  the 
Rhine. 

"I  have  wondered  for  years  about  the  origins 
of  my  emotional  attachment  to  France  but  have 
yet  to  come  up  a  good  answer.  The  majority  of 
my  ancestors  came  to  this  country  from 
German-speaking  parts  of  Europe,  and  the 
closest  I  can  come  to  a  French  heritage  is  the 
possibility  that  one  grandmother  had  some 
Alsatian  blood.  My  mother  studied  French  for 
many  years,  and  growing  up  we  regularly  had 
European  visitors  in  the  house  because  of  my 
father's  work,  but  I  don't  know  how  close  any 
of  this  comes  to  an  explanation. 


"In  any  event  at  Kenyon  I  gravitated 
toward  the  French  Department,  although  it 
was  far  from  a  popular  choice  of  major.  I 
remember  returning  to  Ohio  in  the  fall  of 
1969  and  being  very  surprised  to  leam  that 
in  my  absence  a  second  French  major  had 
cropped  up  in  my  graduating  class.  That 
was  the  first  time  in  years  that  there  had 
been  two  majors  in  one  class.  I  met  ERIC 
ALLEMANO  in  a  demanding  course  in 
20th-century  literature  taught  in  French 
where  I  think  we  were  the  only  foolhardy 
freshmen.  My  Department  chair.  Prof. 
Edward  Harvey,  had  been  the  visiting 
Sweet  Briar  professor  in  charge  at  Reid 
Hall  in  1966-67,  and  he  guided  his  most 
promising  students  to  a  program  where 
vastly  more  exposure  to  French  language 
and  culture  was  available  than  in  small- 
town Ohio. 

"I  must  confess  that  when  I  am  in  Paris  I 
recognize  how  long  it  has  been  since  we 
lived  there. 

"One  cannot  help  but  notice  even 
surface  changes  such  as  rather  ugly  modem 
buildings  in  Montpamasse,  the  many  12- 
starred  flags  of  Europe,  and  the 
inflationary  price  changes  over  25  years. 
For  example,  lO  Francs  is  now  a  small 
coin  easily  parted  with  but  used  to  be  a 
banknote  from  which  I  usually  expected 
change." 


Steven  Drobinsky  (U.  of  South  Carolina) 
as  Jacques  and  Sylvie  Debevec  (Case 
Western  Reserve)  as  Roberte  in  lonesco's 
Jacques  ou  la  Soumission  (FIte  d 'Adieu, 
Tours,  October  11,   1968) 


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MARION       LONG       SOUYOULTZIS 

(Scripps):  "After  graduating  from  Scripps  in 
1970,  I  returned  to  Europe  where  I  traveled 
quite  extensively.  Later  that  year  I  married 
my  college  roommate's  Greek  cousin  in 
Athens.  We  returned  to  the  U.S.  to  live  in 
Berkeley  while  he  was  finishing  up  college 
there.  We  then  opened  up  a  custom  jewelry 
store  and  enjoyed  the  mixed  blessings  of 
having  our  own  retail  business  for  12  years. 
During  that  time,  our  two  children,  Paul  and 
Jessica,  were  bom. 

"Since  we  are  both  infected  with  the  travel 
bug,  we  have  literally  dragged  our  kids 
around  the  world.  As  a  family,  we  have 
visited  every  continent  except  South 
America  and  Antarctica.  We  go  back  to 
Europe  about  every  two  years  to  see  my 
husband's  family  and,  of  course,  we  are 
compelled  to  stop  in  la  Belle.  There  is 
something  about  that  country  that  gets  in 
your  blood! 

"About  5  years  ago,  we  built  a  home  up  in 
the  Napa  Valley  and  3  years  ago,  we  put  in  a 
small  Zinfandel  vineyard.  This  fall  we  will 
have  our  first  harvest.  We  also  have  another 
small  vineyard  of  Rhone  varietals.  Now  we 
don't  need  an  excuse  to  go  visiting  the 
vineyards  of  France  and  it's  tax  deductible 
too." 

MYRA  SCHECHTMAN  (Case  Western 
Reserve)  lives  in  New  York  City:  "Where  to 
start?  My  experiences  have  led  me  away 
from  France,  first  into  psychiatric  social 
work,  then  to  systems  analysis  and  then 
into  motherhood.  Now  my  son  is  8  and  I  am 
also  working  at  the  School  for  Visual  Arts 
library  here  in  Manhattan. 

"I  have  very  warm  memories  of  our  year  in 
France.  This  summer  we  went  to  Quebec 
City  and  I  was  very  much  surprised  that  I 
still  remember  how  to  speak  French! 
Unfortunately  I  have  only  been  back  to 
France  once  since  1968-69.  Perhaps  next 
year..." 

PAULA  ROBERTS  COOK  (Bryn  Mawr), 
writing  about  her  change  in  name  and 
current  travels:  "I  was  Paula  Roberts  at  the 
time  and  spent  only  half  a  year  with  JYF, 
switching  to  L' Academic  in  January.  In  any 
case  I  am  a  long  lost  alum  who  would  like  to 
keep  in  touch. 

"Our  address  is  a  mail  forwarding  service 
which  we  will  use  as  we  cruise  down  to  the 
Bahamas  on  our  sailboat  for  a  year.  After 
that  we  wUl  be  back  in  Norfolk." 

Paula  asks  if  there  is  any  possibility  of  a 
1968-69  directory.  Indeed  there  is.  The 
Virginia  office  will  send  it  upon  request 
from  any  member  of  the  group. 


JANET  nSHMAN:  "Though  I'd  hungrily  read 
each  Sweet  Briar  Alumni  Magazine,  even 
memories  of  people  from  other  classes  I  didn't 
know,  I  never  revealed  anything  about  myself, 
but  stayed  in  hiding.  Actually,  it  seemed  like 
in  every  magazine  our  class  was  the  most  out  of 
touch;  I  always  wondered  if  it  was  a 
phenomenon  of  the  60's  -  the  need  to  wander 
off  and  not  touch  base  for  a  while. 

"In  the  fall  of  1970  I  left  for  Ghana  where  I 
taught  for  two  years.  No  missionary  spirit,  just 
an  inability  to  face  the  coming  year  unless  I 
knew  I  was  off  to  a  far  off  place.  Those  years 
were  wonderful,  hard,  just  like  life  is  anywhere, 
but  also  showed  me  the  possibility  of  a 
different  kind  of  lifestyle,  slower,  more 
community  oriented,  that  I've  looked  out  for 
ever  since.  Of  course  there  are  advantages  to 
being  anonymous  in  a  big  city. 

"In  1972  I  went  back  to  Paris.  (During  my 
first  week  in  Ghana  I  would  spend  the  whole 
night  in  my  dreams  looking  for  22,  rue  de 
Tocqueville.)  MORRIS  ARRARI  lived  at  the 
Cite,  LYNN  WALUSCH  on  Rue  Pomereu,  it  was 
great  being  friends  again  in  Paris.  I  remember 
one  evening  Morris  choreographing  me  in 
show  tunes  by  a  subway  stop  before  saying 
good  night.  I  stayed  in  Paris  for  nine  years. 
There  were  many  wonderful  reunions  during  that 
time.  One  night  Morris  told  me  someone  was 
coming  for  dinner  but  he  wouldn't  say  who: 
GEORGE  DUNKEL.  BARBARA  FRANKLIN 
ICHHSHI  was  in  Belgiimi  for  a  year  and  in  the 
Quartier  Latin  for  a  summer.  KATHRYN  BUSH 
KIMBALL  and  I  got  together  after  eight  years 
when  she  and  her  family  moved  to  Cambridge, 
Mass.,  and  we've  been  taking  planes  and  trains 
and  buses  ever  since.  It  became  a  yearly 
tradition  for  her  to  visit  me  in  Paris.  We  are  all 
still  in  touch  and  close;  these  are  the  most 
precious  friendships  of  my  life. 

"When  I  first  returned  to  Paris,  I  babysat, 
then  I  got  a  job  teaching  at  Ecole  Active 
Bilingue.  Morris  can  tell  you  about  my  various 
crummy  maid-rooms  from  which  I  attempted  to 
operate  (hard  with  a  real  job),  but  my  later 
studios  got  better.  When  I  returned  to  the 
U.S.A.  in  1982,  my  dear  father  kept  telUng  me, 
'Make  sure  that  you  find  a  place  with  a  prop>er 
bathroom.'  Little  by  little  I  got  more  involved 
in  the  theatre.  Morris  and  I  actually  toured  the 
summer  of  1973  with  a  fly-by-night  company 
that  we  never  worked  with  again  (I  don't  know 
if  he  still  blames  me  for  dragging  him  along  - 
but  the  original  blame  can  be  put  on  Mile  Vat6  - 
we  enjoyed  visiting  her  and  she  matched  us  up 
with  them).  Anyway  I  eventually  found  some 
great  p>eople  to  work  with.  One  of  my  teachers 
had  a  troupe.  Theatre  Praxis,  which  I 
eventually  joined.  We  rehearsed  and  performed 
in  the  Cit6,  eventually  moved  to  an  M.J.C.  in 
Montrouge,  and  toured  Paris  and  France  with 
our  shows. 


Kathryn    Kimball    (Brigham    Young)    and 
Janet   Fishman   (Brandeis),   Paris,    1968-69 


Kathryn    Kimball    and    Janet    Fishman, 
Paris,    1980 

"Being  involved  in  theatre  in  Paris  in 
the  70' s  is  something  that  will  influence 
me  for  the  rest  of  my  life.  There  were  so 
many  companies,  each  with  a  unique 
vision,  working  for  months  to  prepare 
their  shows,  staying  together  for  several 
years.  I  remember  sitting  out  on  the 
balcony  of  the  Cite,  in  April,  working 
together  on  sets  and  costumes,  getting  up 
early  in  the  morning  and  riding  across 
Paris  on  my  bicycle  to  rehearse,  feeling 
that  I  had  landed  in  Pinocchio's  Toyland 
but  no  one  could  turn  me  into  a  donkey 
because  I  was  grown  up  and  paying  my 
bills. 

"In  1982  I  came  back  to  the  U.S.A.  It 
was  very  hard  to  readjust;  I  felt  that  I  had 
landed  in  the  21st  century.  It's  like  in  the 
fairy  tales,  isn't  it?  It's  not  as  hard  to  go 
off  and  slay  dragons  as  it  is  to  go  home. 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


17 


"I  got  married  to  Larry  Dickerson  in 
1985.  Kathryn  was  at  our  wedding.  Larry 
and  I  have  a  dear  little  boy,  Matthew,  who  is 
five.  Matthew  is  a  great  traveler.  As  an 
infant  he  slept  in  the  light  booth  where  my 
husband  was  working,  when  I  had  to  work 
or  rehearse.  I  have  made  a  living  working 
part  time  at  schools  and  colleges  teaching 
theatre,  French.  Last  summer  Larry  and  I 
started  our  own  theatre  company, 
appropriately  named  Journey  Theatre 
Company.  We  were  performing  our  first 
show,  an  adaptation  of  a  Chinese  fairy  tale  I 
found  in  a  book  Morris  gave  me  long  ago, 
and  it  seemed  like  we  should  have  a  name. 
The  first  line  of  the  show  is  'This  is  the 
story  of  a  young  man  who  makes  a  great 
journey',  the  story  of  many  of  our  lives, 
isn't  it? 

"Larry  and  I  went  back  to  Paris  for  a  visit 
in  1987.  I  hadn't  been  back  since  I  left.  It 
seemed  incredible  that  such  a  journey  was 
possible.  I  felt  like  I  was  traversing  light 
years,  not  just  the  ocean.  Now  we  dream  of 
going  back  with  our  shows. 

"There  are  many  people  from  whom  I 
would  love  to  hear:  BETSY  LEHR,  BYRON 
GROSS,  ALAN  BASS,  VERNON  JONES 
(yeah,  I  know  you've  got  a  new  name, 
Vernon,  but  I  don't  remember  it),  JOEL 
HOFF  (we  ran  into  each  other  but  we've  been 
out  of  touch  for  a  while),  same  for  you  Lynn, 
and  I'm  sure  there  are  others,  but  God  knows 
where  the  picture  and  list  is  in  my  papers. 
GEORGE  DUNKEL  also.  If  any  of  you,  or 
anyone  else  from  the  group  are  in 
Philadelphia,  PLEASE  caU  me  -  (215)  472- 
5232.  I  would  love  to  see  you." 


1968-69  Reunion  Held 


Janet  Fishman,  Kathryn  Kimball,  Morris 
Arrari  and  friends,  a.k.a.  "Bobby  Dandruff 
and  the  Flakes"  rock  group,  Paris,  1980 

Thank  you  all  for  writing  such  beautiful 
thoughts!  Thanks  go  to  our  director,  M. 
Nunn,  Mme  Gu^ron  and  Mile  Vat6  and  our 
extraordinary  faculty. 

To  all  our  friends,  and  especially  to  those 
who  did  not  write,  we  miss  you.  We  hope 
you  enjoy  these  stories  and  please  get  in 
touch!! 

MEREDITH  LUDWIG 


"On  October  9,  at  'La  Colline'  on  Capitol 
Hill  in  Washington,  DC,  a  small  band  of 
JYFers  met  to  share  memories  of  their  year  in 
France.  Attending  the  dinner  were:  alumni 
JANET  nSHMAN,  BONNIE  HALPERN,  DAVID 
ADAMS,  ERIC  ALLEMANO,  DANIEL 
GORRELL,  and  MEREDITH  LUDWIG  with 
spouse,  Howard  Siegel.  Invited  guests  DR. 
EMILE  LANGLOIS,  current  Director  of  the  JYF 
at  Sweet  Briar  and  his  spouse,  Pamela,  joined 
the  group  for  dinner. 

"Some  of  us  brought  pictures  from  long  ago. 
Particularly  exciting  was  to  see  the  group 
picture  taken  on  the  Queen  Elizabeth  during 
the  voyage  over.  After  determining  that  we 
looked  a  lot  younger  then,  we  launched  into 
many  discussions  of  the  families  who  provided 
us  shelter,  the  courses  and  professors,  the 
mishaps,  and  our  absent  friends  whom  we 
missed.  Dr.  Langlois  brought  with  him  the 
copy  of  our  newsletter  Transition  with  terrific 
stories,  beautiful  poetry  and  the  petition  we 
wrote  as  a  striking  group  of  students.  Even 
though  the  petition  indicates  many  were 
unhappy  with  the  quality  of  instruction  in  some 
courses,  the  services  for  students,  separate  sets 
of  rules  for  les  Jeunes  Filles,  and  general 
distribution  of  information,  it  was  the 
consensus  of  our  alumni  group  that  we  would 
not  trade  the  experiences  of  the  year  for 
anything. 

"Many,  many  thanks  to  all  who  wrote  and  all 
who  came.  I  have  an  updated  list  of  addresses 
and  a  copy  of  the  Transition  which  I  will  send 
to  all  who  wrote  to  me  and  caUed. 

Here  is  hoping  the  next  reunion  will  provide 
an  opportunity  for  those  who  could  not  make  it 
to  Washington  this  year  to  renew  friendships 
and  memories.  Keep  in  touch." 

MEREDITH  LUDWIG 


And,  for  the  sake  of  nostalgia,  extracts 
from  an  article  in  the  1968-69 
Transition: 

"Hors  de  vue" 

...Hardly  had  we  begun  our  'experiment 
in  international  living'  when  we 
discovered  that  Paris  had  already  been  won 
over  by  the  Americans. 

At  first  we  thought  it  was  just  the 
elections  —  why,  the  whole  world  was 
looking  toward  the  U.S.  We  were  not 
surprised  to  find  American  functions  all 
over  Paris,  featuring  some  unique 
entertainment,  ranging  from  Pierre 
Salinger  playing  the  piano  high  atop  the 
Eiffel  Tower  to  a  group  of  young  American 
enthusiasts  singing  their  support  of  a 
candidate  on  French  national  television... 

After  the  elections  came  other 
manifestations  of  American  life  in  Paris. 
It  was  the  football  season:  TWA  and 
American  Express  made  their  bid  to  ward 
off  the  nostalgia  that  seizes  most 
Americans  abroad  by  presenting  the  NFL 
game  of  the  week...  March  found  us  ready 
for  the  "crack  of  the  bat"  and  we  were  soon 
sitting  somewhere  in  the  Bois  de 
Boulogne  caught  up  in  an  exciting  contest 
between  the  the  Pan  Am  "Clippers"  and  the 
Paris  "Mets"... 

These  are  particular  examples  but  there 
are  some  things  that  strike  any  American 
in  Paris,  even  the  casual  tourist  —  be  it  the 
familiar  words  "drug  Store"  or  the  neon 
signs  saying  "Wimpy's,"  "Jimbo's,"  or 
"Harry's  New  York  Bar."  And  in  the  food 
department,  among  the  hotdogs,  ham- 
burgers, and  7-up,  only  Skippy  peanut 
butter  and  peppermint  lifesavers  seem  to 
be  missing... 

And  the  French  people?  Though  surely 
outnumbered  by  those  patriots  who  go  so 
far  as  to  insist  that  "Blondie"  and 
Palmolive  soap  are  French,  and  those  who 
take  great  pride  in  informing  Americans 
that  Bic  pens  are  indeed  made  in  France, 
there  are  many  who  are  American-minded, 
so  to  speak.  Some  simply  want  to  practice 
and  improve  their  English,  while  others, 
those  with  "passport  blue  eyes,"  have 
more  serious  interests.  Then  there  are 
always  those  language  students  who  enjoy 
"culture  exchanges"  and  who  take  an  avid 
interest  in  learning  the  latest  American 
slang,  realizing  that  the  translations 
"chaussette-moi,  bibi,"  "hors  de  vue" 
and  "pendez-lii  dedans"  will  never  make 
Larousse. 

BAIRD  HUNTER  (Sweet  Briar) 
and  ANNIE  LESHER  (Mary  Washington) 


18 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1969-1970 

MITCHELL  E.  GARNER  (Yale)  informed 
us  that  his  classmate  DONALD  KINNEY  is 
now  Father  Donald  Kinney,  a  priest  in  the 
Carmelite  House  of  Studies  in  Berkeley,  CA. 

1970-1971 

EVAN  D.  (Virginia)  and  NANCY 
ROBINSON  (Virginia/SBCJYF  73-74)  wrote 
to  us  in  December  1992  from  Barhain: 
"1992  is  nearing  its  close  and  we  find 
ourselves  overseas  and  far  away  from  most 
of  our  loved  ones  for  our  tenth  Christmas 
since  1981.  Hopefully  we'll  be  back  in  the 
States  next  year".  Nancy  and  the  children, 
Virginia  and  Nicholas,  returned  to 
Arlington,  VA  and  Wilmington,  DE  for 
several  weeks  in  the  summer  of  1992: 
"They  couldn't  get  over  how  'green'  and 
'cool'  it  was  (90^F/32'C  instead  of 
104''F/40«C)."  The  Robinsons  were 
looking  forward  to  getting  back  to  the 
States  this  year. 

From  the  Sweet  Briar  College  Alumnae 
Magazine  we  learn  that  STEPHANIE 
HARMON  SIMONARD  (Sweet  Briar),  a  tax 
partner  at  KPMG  Peat  Marwick  in  Paris,  was 
asked  to  do  a  major  study  on  tax  and  social 
security  effects  on  executive  mobility 
within  the  E.E.C. 


1971-1972 

From  PHYLLIS  DIGGES  LA  TOUCHE 
RAWLINS  (Skidmore)  this  very  important 
announcement: 

"If  it  seems  as  if  those  Parisian  bygones 
are  long  gone  —  or  if  you've  forgotten  the 
meanings  of  'oui'  and  'non'  or  if  you  are 
occasionally  overcome  by  pangs  for  the 
youthful  craziness  and  joyfulness  of  a  year 
in  France,  circa  1971-72,  then  you  are  ripe 
for  a  look  in  the  mirror  and  a  peak  at  the 
past:    A  lEIUNIION' 

"The  idea  of  gathering  as  many  of  our 
group  as  possible  for  at  least  a  night  has 
been  kicked  around  before.  But  if  we  would 
come  together  in  late  1995  or  early  1996,  it 
will  have  been  nearly  25  years  since  a  bunch 
of  19-and  20-year  olds  shipped  out  on  the 
QE2  for  a  year  in  France. 


"Such  a  reunion  can  only  come  off  with  a  lot 
of  interest,  support  and  cooperation.  As  a  first 
step,  then,  all  those  from  1971-72  who  would 
find  the  idea  of  a  reunion  intriguing,  and  all  of 
those  who  would  like  to  help  out,  please  drop  a 
note  to  or  phone  JIM  PORIS  at  21  Norwood 
Avenue,  Upper  Montclair,  NJ  07043  (201) 
744-1243  or  PHYLLIS  DIGGES  LA  TOUCHE 
RAWLINS  at  Post  Office  Box  1423, 
Bridgehampton,  NY  11932  (516)  537-3186. 
We  hope  to  hear  from  everyone!" 

DOREEN  SANTORA  ZAHN  (Wheaton)  is 
currently  working  as  a  teacher  for  Greenwich, 
CT.  Public  Schools:  "I  teach  E.S.L.  to  children 
from  Poland,  Japan,  Italy,  France  and  South 
American  countries.  The  JYF  experience  made 
me  more  sensitive  to  these  kids.  I  have  started 
taking  courses  for  my  Master's  degree  in  Tesol. 
I've  been  married  for  about  8  years  and  I  have 
one  son,  Ernie,  age  7,  who  just  started  first 
grade." 

1972-1973 

We  were  very  sad  to  hear  from  his  mother 
that  LAWRENCE  BALDWIN  (Vassar)  died 
May  6,  1993  from  renal  failure  and 
complications  of  diabetes.  Our  deepest 
sympathy  to    Lawrence's  family. 


1973-1974 

Mrs.  Betty  D'Agostino,  mother  of  PETER 
D'AGOSTINO  (Yale)  informed  us  that  Peter 
died  in  1988.  She  wrote:  "I  spent  2  weeks  in 
Paris  with  those  kids  in  February  1974  and  it 
was  a  highlight  of  my  life." 

SUSAN  VASS  TEMPLE  (Virginia)  writes: 
"The  last  issue  of  the  SBCJYF  alumni  news 
brought  back  so  many  happy  memories  even 
though  my  JYF  year  wasn't  one  of  the 
anniversary  years  honored.  I  still  very  much 
enjoyed  reading  others'  recollections. 

"To  bring  you  up  to  date  about  me:  I  am 
currently  teaching  French  at  Franklin  County 
High  School  where  I  have  been  for  the  past  four 
years.  This  year  I  have  mostly  the  advanced 
classes  with  one  unit  of  French  I.  We  have 
been  building  a  very  strong  foreign  language 
program  that  I  am  very  proud  to  be  a  part  of. 

"Over  the  years,  I  seem  to  have  lost  contact 
with  Professor  Archille  Biron  and  Madame 
Marthe  Cooper.  The  Birons,  in  particular,  were 
almost  like  parents  to  me. 


"It  looks  like  this  is  the  year  in  which 
my  class  will  mark  its  twentieth 
anniversary.  Even  now,  twenty  years 
later,  participating  in  the  JYF  was  one  of 
the  best  and  most  formative  things  I  ever 
did.  I  wish  the  program  well  in  1993  and 
forever." 

LOUISA  DIXON  (Sweet  Briar),  who 
works  at  the  University  of  Virginia  Law 
School,  went  back  to  France  last  year  for  a 
month  vacation  in  Besanfon. 

See  1970-71  for  news  from  NANCY 
NOYES  ROBINSON  (Virginia) 


1974-1975 

RHONDA  BAER  (Emory)  "I  was 
distressed  to  open  the  beautiful  Alumni 
Magazine  for  Sweet  Briar's  Junior  Year  in 
France  to  find  no  news  from  the  class  of 
1974-75.  The  year  had  a  profound  impact 
on  my  life,  both  in  terms  of  relationships 
forged  there  (most  notably  with  MARY 
BENNETT  and  B AMBI BACHMAN)  and  the 
introduction  to  art  history  admirably 
provided  by  Sabine  Cotte  (not  to  mention 
the  life-enriching  theater  class  taught  by 
M.  Simon).  I  had  no  idea  that  one  could 
make  a  living  telling  stories  in  front  of 
paintings  until  I  took  her  course,  'Learn 
the  Louvre.'  It  was  so  exciting  that  I 
decided  to  go  to  graduate  school  in  art 
history  after  receiving  my  degree  in 
French  from  Emory  University.  Little  did  I 
know  that  the  discipline  is  usually  taught 
by  putting  students  in  a  room  and  turning 
off  the  lights  at  the  low  point  of  any  given 
day.  Fortunately,  learning  from  slides 
came  after  I  was  already  hooked.  In  1990  I 
received  my  Ph.D.  in  art  history  from  the 
Institute  of  Fine  Arts,  New  York 
University,  after  having  sp>ent  two  years 
in  Europe  conducting  research  on  my 
dissertation  topic.  I  spent  a  year 
headquartered  in  Amsterdam,  from  which  I 
traveled  to  look  at  paintings,  and  a  year  in 
Paris,  writing  about  my  17th-century 
Dutch  artist,  as  my  architect  husband 
worked  on  designing  Le  Grand  Louvre.  I 
am  now  Curator  of  European  Art  at  the 
High  Museum  of  Art,  living  in  Atlanta 
with  my  husband  and  seven-year-old  son, 
Jake,  and  view  the  year  I  spent  in  Paris 
through  Sweet  Briar  College  as  one  of  the 
most  formative  exjjeriences  of  my  life." 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


19 


1977-1978 

JANET  BALDWIN  McCOLLOCH  (Sweet 
Briar)  is  still  inactive  in  law  practice,  but 
keeps  very  active  caring  for  3  children 
under  the  age  of  6.  She  still  finds  time  to 
volunteer  at  the  Ronald  McDonald  House  in 
Dallas. 

ERIKA       GREENBERG       LABAUVIE 

(Amherst):  "I  am  writing  to  you  to  thank 
you  for  my  first  wonderful  experience  in 
France  and  to  let  you  know  that  after 
Amherst,  I  did  my  MFA  in  printmaking  and 
sculpture  at  SUNY  Albany  (Class  of  1981) 
and  right  after  went  back  to  Paris  and  have 
been  happily  hving  there  since.  I  married  a 
French  sculptor,  Dominique  Labauvie,  in 
1986,  who  this  past  year  represented  France 
at  the  World's  Fair  in  Seville,  Spain,  with  a 
monumental  sculpture  in  the  exposition  '12 
sculptors  from  the  European  community.' 
As  for  me,  since  1989  I  direct  the  Galerie 
Maeght's  printmaking  shops  in  Paris  and 
St.  Paul  de  Vence. 

"It  doesn't  seem  like  already  15  years 
have  passed  since  the  first  time  I  put  my  feet 
on  French  soil." 

SL'SAN  LORD  (Sweet  Briar)  married  Rob 
Searles,  a  physician  at  Walter  Reed  Medical 
Center,  and  commutes  between  work  and 
their  homes  in  Silver  Spring,  MD  and 
Fredericksburg. 

EDWARD  SAMUELSON  (Northwestern): 
"Fifteen  years  ago  I  had  the  good  fortune  to 
go  to  France  with  the  JYF.  I  am  now 
working  on  my  doctoral  dissertation  at  the 
Institute  of  French  Studies  at  New  York 
University  and  have  spent  three  of  the  last 
five  years  in  Paris. 

"I  am  slowly  writing  a  thesis  on  French 
TV  game  shows  and  culture.  My  research 
activities  have  enabled  me  to  convert  what  I 
know  about  France  into  rather  concrete 
advantages.  As  a  contestant  on  numerous 
game  shows,  I  have  won  money,  prizes, 
vacations  and  women.  I  was  so  successful  in 
fact  on  the  Dating  Game  that  I  won 
bachelorette  number  one  ais  well  as  number 
two!  My  latest  television  appearance  is  in  a 
documentary  on  game  shows  produced  by  TV 
veteran  Pierre  Tchemia.  He  flew  me  back  to 
Paris  for  the  interview,  so  the  way  I  see  it, 
this  was  yet  another  trip  won  thanks  to  my 
involvement  with  French  game  shows. 

"My  trademark  as  a  contestant,  aside  from 
a  slight  American  accent  which  1  refuse  to 
lose,  has  been  a  collection  of  unusual  hats. 
I  am  sending  you  a  picture  for  your 
amusement.  If  you  think  you  can  make  me 
laugh,  I'd  like  to  hear  from  you,  loo." 


Edward   Samuelson    (Northwestern),    the   wizard 
of  French  game  shows 

MARC  WAGENHEIM  (Tufts)'s  mother 
informs  us  that  Marc  died  on  October  28,  1991, 
in  Los  Angeles  where  he  was  living.  She 
writes:  "I  know  that  Marc  thoroughly  enjoyed 
his  year  with  the  program  and  was  able  to  return 
to  Paris  for  a  wonderful  visit  several  years 
thereafter." 

1978-1979 

We  had  lost  trace  of  MARY  ANN  GOSSER 
(Bryn  Mawr)  when  she  moved  from  New  York 
City  to  Pompano  Beach,  Florida.  She  writes:  "I 
was  working  in  the  Department  of  Spanish  and 
Portuguese  at  Rutgers  in  New  Brunswick,  and 
for  the  last  two  years,  I  have  been  an  Assistant 
Professor  of  Latin  American  and  Comparative 
Literature  in  the  Department  of  Languages  and 
Linguistics  at  Florida  Atlantic  University.  In 
this  job  I  have  been  able  to  teach  not  only 
French  and  Spanish,  but  also  my  areas  of 
interest:  contemporary  Latin  American  and 
French  narrative.  Now  I  am  focusing  more  on 
the  Caribbean.  I  have  been  very  busy  attending 
conferences,  presenting  papers,  and  getting 
some  published. 

"A  new  job,  and  buying  a  new  house  have 
kept  me  busy  and  broke,  but  everything  seems 
to  be  falling  in  place." 


1979-1980 


ANNE  GROSVENOR  EVRARD  is  busy 
with  her  six  children!  Annemarie  (11), 
H^lene  (10),  Constance  (5  1/2),  Louis- 
Fran9ois  (4),  Clotilde  (2  1/2)  and  Bertrand 
(8  months).  She  does  a  lot  of  driving 
around  Paris.  Walther's  business  is  going 
well  and  they  are  renovating  their  home  in 
Montfort-l'Amaury. 

1982-1983 

MARIA  LYONS  WELLS  (Sweet  Briar) 
teaches  French  part-time  in  a  programme 
she  developed  for  fourth  graders.  She  and 
husband  Richard  have  2  children:  Kathryn 
Kate  and  Caroline  Louise. 


KATHRYN  MARSHALL 

We  were  saddened  to  learn  of  the  death  of 
Mrs.  Kathryn  Keller  Marshall,  wife  of  Dr. 
ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL,  at  her  home  in 
St.  Michaels,  MD,  on  July  25,  1993.  Dr. 
Marshall  was  Resident  Director  of  the 
1967-68  group  and,  from  1972  to  1984, 
Director  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France. 
Katie  was  a  Phi  Beta  Kappa  cimi  laude 
graduate  of  Wells  College  and  received  her 
MA  degree  from  Yale  University.  Those  of 
us  who  had  the  privilege  to  know  her  will 
miss  her  gentle  sense  of  humor  and  we  are 
grateful  for  the  genuine  interest  she  always 
took  in  the  Junior  Year  in  France.  To  Dr. 
Marshall,  his  sons  Christoph  and  Philip 
and  daughter  Ann,  we  express  our  deepest 
sympathy. 

Dr.  Marshall's  address  is:  P.O.  Box 
1059,  St.  Michaels,  MD  21663 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


TEN  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1983-1984 


A  message  from  Professor   GLORIA   M. 
RUSSO,  1983-84  Residem  Director: 

"Souvenirs,  souvenirs,  que  me  veux-tuT' 
"As  you  read  this  newsletter,  ten  years 
after  spending  your  junior  year  in  Paris  with 
the  Sweet  Briar  Program,  you  must,  indeed, 
be  flooded  with  memories.  Do  you 
remember  Tours?  Do  you  remember  the 
Alliance  Fran^aise?  And  registering  for 
classes  at  Paris  I,  EU,  IV  and  VII?  Trying  to 
figure  out  the  difference  between  a  cours 
magistral  and  a  TDl  And  your  families? 
The  mitro"}  The  Louvre?  Crepes  in  the 
Latin  Quarter?  Do  you  remember  those 
weekend  trips  you  took  in  France?  And 
winter  break?  And  Easter  vacation?  Now's 
the  moment  to  dust  off  your  ten-year  old 
photo  album  and  relive  all  those  days  and 
weeks  and  months  and  rediscover  that 
wonderful  year  spent  in  Paris,  the  city  that 
casts  a  spell  on  all  its  visitors.  As  a  matter 
of  fact,  I  have  never  been  able  to  cast  it  off 
and  have  become  a  permanent  resident.  I 
now  live  in  Paris  and  am  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  the  University  de  Reims.  Come 
visit  me  the  next  time  you're  in  the  City  of 
Light.  (By  the  way,  the  quotation  is  from 
Verlaine;  I  leave  it  to  you  to  find  the 
poem!)." 

GLORIA  RUSSO 

From  CAROL  S.  DENIS,  1983-84 
Assistant  to  the  Resident  Director: 

"The  first  thing  that  comes  to  my  mind  as 
I  look  over  the  Ust  of  your  names  is  JULIE 
ALLEN'S  coming  to  my  office  after  one 
evening  with  the  Vignon  family,  saying:  "I 
can't  stay  with  them.  They  drink  salt  water 
and  eat  brown  bread  at  dirmer."  Later  we 
learned  that  the  water  was  Vichy  and  the 
bread,  pain  complet.  Julie  stayed  and  had  a 
good  year  with  the  Vignons.  They  are  still 
hosting  happy  students.  Remarkable  as 
well  was  AIMEE  LEVINE's  penchant  for 
getting  into  difficult  situations  and  not 
being  able  to  get  out  {ah,  ces  toilettes 
frangaises!)  and  JIM  FALVEY's  strange 
case  of  'poison  ivy.'  It's  funny  the  things 
one  remembers.  And  forgets:  Was  it  you, 
MARILYN  SMITH,  who  gave  me  the  two 
seashells  I  have  treasured  all  these  years? 


"I  wonder  what  you  all  remember  about  Paris 
and  us.  Do  you  remember  Christine  Vigneron, 
the  assistant  in  Tours?  I  see  her  every  year. 
She  is  an  English  teacher  in  a  lycie,  has  lost 
many  pounds,  and  has  an  adorable  blonde  3- 
year  old  daughter.  Gloria  Russo  and  I  have  a 
tildphone  relationship  that  has  continued 
over  the  years.  She  is,  of  course,  still  in  Paris, 
as  is  Madame  Derozieres  who  is,  at  the 
moment,  talking  to  herself  in  the  next  office.  I 
have  become  quite  adept  at  that  as  well.  It  must 
be  age,  hilas!  Monsieur  Simon  is  still  going 
strong  but  most  of  your  other  professors  have 
retired. 

"I  had  a  surprise  last  week  when  SUSAN 
WARREN  came  by  on  her  way  to  Africa.  She  is 
a  lawyer  and  is  taking  several  months  off  to  do 
something  she  has  always  wanted  to  do.  JIM 
FALVEY  has  also  stopped  in.  (I  wish  more  of 
you  would  do  this  more  often.)  I  was  sorry  to 
miss  BILL  LAWRENCE'S  visit.  Rumor  has  it 
that  ELENI  CAMBOURELIS  is  here  in  Paris, 
and  I  am  going  to  get  her  number  with  the 
Minitel  and  embarrass  her  by  calling  her  first. 
I  get  news  of  TOM  DOCTOROFF  from  his  host 
family,  the  Vitry,  and  will  be  delighted  to  get 
the  Alumni  Magazine  to  hear  about  the  rest  of 
you.  Our  door  on  the  4th  floor  is  always  opwn 
to  all  of  you  and  we  hopre  to  see  you  along  with 
your  spouses  and  children  s'il  y  en  a.  Bises  a 
tous." 

CAROL  DENIS 

Many  thanks  to  DAPHNE     NUGENT   who 

volunteered  to  serve  as  class  secretary  and  sent 
the  following  report: 

Chers  Amis, 

It's  been  ten  years  since  we  arrived  in  Paris 
to  begin  a  year  that  would  have  an  enormous 
impact  on  all  of  our  lives.  Some  of  us  are 
living  in  France,  many  of  us  have  been  back  to 
visit,  and  most  of  us  have  chosen  career  paths 
that  grew  out  of  what  we  learned  about 
ourselves  and  about  the  world  during  that  year. 

My  memories  of  my  JYF  are  of  good  times 
and  tough  times...  I  remember  the  wonderful 
Bucquoit  family  and  my  room  with  a  view  of 
Montmartre  in  the  background  and  La  Tour 
Eiffel  in  the  foreground.  I  remember  how  kind 
the  Bucquoits  were,  and  how  easily  they 
welcomed  me  into  their  home  [I  was  their  first 
Sweet  Briar  student]. 


On  the  tough  side,  I  remember  being 
grilled  to  bits  in  M.  Garapon's  Littirature 
du  17eme  Siecle  class  during  my  first 
analyse  de  texte,  and  the  bureaucratic 
nightmare  that  was  the  process  of 
inscription  a  la  fac.  The  best  part  of  the 
JYF,  however,  was  meeting  my  best 
friend,  JUDITH  WEINSTEIN. 

During  my  JYF  I  also  took  one  of  the 
best  classes  I  have  ever  taken:  L' hist  aire 
de  Paris  a  trovers  ses  monuments  and  it 
came  in  handy  two  years  after  my  JYF. 
During  the  summer  of  1986,  I  took  a  group 
of  high  school  students  from  LA  on  an 
exchange  program  in  France.  Although  I 
had  arranged  for  a  bus  and  guide  to  give  us 
a  tour  of  Paris  the  day  we  arrived,  the  guide 
didn't  show  up  -  so  I  had  to  fill  in.  Driving 
around  Paris  for  over  an  hour,  spewing 
obscure  facts  and  architectural 
observations  to  a  bus  full  of  sixteen-year- 
olds,  Mme  Oswald's  riveting  lectures  all 
came  back  to  me.  The  kids  were  kept 
entertained,  and  I  realized  how  much  I  had 
learned  from  diat  amazing  class. 

I  am  in  my  second  (final)  year  of  the 
MBA  program  at  Carnegie  Mellon 
University  in  Pittsburgh.  I  am  plarming 
to  go  into  management  consulting,  and 
will  probably  move  to  Europe  when  I 
graduate.  I  spent  10  days  this  summer  in 
the  south  of  France,  with  my  German 
boyfriend,  Roland,  who  lives  in  Brussels. 
It  had  been  seven  years  since  I  had  last 
been  in  France  and  it  was  wonderful  to  re- 
discover it  again. 

I  see  Judith  and  her  husband  Mat  about 
twice  a  year,  and  we  speak  on  the  phone  at 
least  once  a  month.  I  have  recently  gotten 
back  in  touch  with  ANTHONY  IZZO. 
Anthony  got  married  in  September  and  just 
bought  a  house  in  Brooklyn,  NY.  I  saw 
PETER  STONIER  quite  frequently  while  I 
was  in  Washington,  DC  this  summer.  He 
is  working  for  Bell  Atlantic  in  Arlington, 
VA  in  their  multi-media  division. 

To  all  of  you  who  wrote  in:  Merci! 
All  the  best, 

Daptae 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


21 


Here  is  the  news  from  the  1983-84  group: 

ELIZABETH  ANDERSON  (Brown)  is  a 
visiting  doctoral  fellow  on  a  Fulbright 
fellowship  at  Concodia  University  in 
Montreal.  Her  memories  of  Paris  are: 
"Long  walks  around  Paris,  the  whole  city  as 
a  campus...  Living  with  triplets  who  turned 
five  years  old  when  I  was  there...  Biking 
over  Pont  Napoleon  in  Tours...  Eating 
palmier s  in  Le  Marais  with  ASHLEY 
CARR...  Large  window  in  my  room 
looking  over  a  courtyard...  RAIN!...  JULIE 
ALLEN,  ASHLEY,  CLAIRE. 

"After  five  lone  years  of  speaking  very 
little  French,  I  have  re-immersed  myself  in  a 
Francophone  environment.  Every  10  years, 
another  francophone  city!  Montreal  is 
beautiful,   dynamic,  diverse:      like   Paris." 

ELLEN  CARVER  (Sweet  Briar)  (Director 
of  Community  Awareness  Programs)  writes: 
"I've  been  serving  as  Director  of 
Admissions  at  George  School  until  this 
summer.  In  September,  I  made  a  career 
switch  from  administration  to  curriculum.  I 
lead  a  collection  of  programs  that  expose 
adolescents  to  the  importance  of  community 
cooperation  and  human  services  and 
outreach." 

ASHLEY  CLARKE  (Northwestern)  is  in 
social  work. 

NANCY  JANTS  COOMBS  (Northwestern) 
is  working  as  Assistant  Trade 
Commissioner  of  France  in  the  French  Trade 
Commission  in  Toronto.  She  is  now 
married  to  Clive  H.  J.  Coombs,  whom  she 
met  on  the  starting  line  of  the  Paris 
marathon  (KEVIN  RYAN  and  AMY  METZ 
also  ran  the  race  that  day). 

"Clive  was  a  student  at  the  time  at  the 
London  School  of  Economics  and  came  to 
Paris  just  to  do  the  Marathon  -  but  destiny 
took  over.  We  kept  in  touch  ever  since  and 
on  October  19,  1991  we  got  married.  He  is 
English  South  African,  now  a  Canada  citizen 
and  we  settled  in  Toronto  after  our 
honeymoon  in  South  Africa.  He  is  vice- 
president.  Portfolio  Management,  for  AGF 
management,  a  mutual  fund  company. 

"The  TYF  undoubtedly  plays  a  central  role 
in  the  shaping  of  my  interests  and  goals, 
solidifying  my  interest  in  French  affairs. 
The  courses  were  enriching  and  challenging, 
and  I  particularly  enjoyed  the  Sweet  Briar  art 
history  class.  I  recall  with  fondness  the 
glorious  weekends  in  Tours,  visiting  the 
chateaux  on  our  bicycles,  and  the  frenetic 
pace  of  Paris,  where  the  JYF  office  served  as 
a  refuge. 


"I  was  honored  to  serve  as  president  for  our 
year  of  such  a  vibrant  and  talented  group.  I 
would  like  to  say  a  special  hello  to  my  Paris 
roommate  ALISON  LUSSIER  and  would  love  to 
hear  from  anyone  who  happens  to  be  in 
Toronto/Canada  or  elsewhere." 

MARTHA  O'HARA  CONWAY  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  working  as  a  librarian  at  Yale 
University. 

HILLARY  BANTA  EBACH  (Northwestern) 
remembers:  "The  Christmas  party  LAURA 
BLOOM  and  I  threw  chez  Madame  Achard. 
Madame's  15-year  old  grandson,  Jean-Baptiste, 
offered  to  serve  as  D.J.  and  ended  up  drowning 
out  our  party  with  his  disco  lights,  loud  music 
and  break-dancing  friends!...  Taking  oral 
exams  at  Sciences  Po,  a  rewarding,  but 
horrifying  experience...  Walking  in  Pare 
Monceau...    Having  tea  at  Angelina's. 

"I  finished  law  school  at  Northwestern  in 
May  of  this  year  and  will  be  starting  work  at 
Chapman  &  Cutler  in  the  Fall.  My  husband. 
Matt,  and  I  live  in  Chicago  and  would  love  to 
see  anyone  passing  through  town." 

LAURIE  E.  FORSMAN  (Bates)  is  a  graduate 
student  in  French  linguistics  at  Indiana  U. 

ELISABETH  FROST  (Radcliffe)  is  a  graduate 
student  in  English  at  UCLA  and  would  like  to 
hear  from  EDDIE  YOUNG. 

STEPHANIE  LA  TOUR  (Radcliffe)  would  like 
to  know  if  anyone  knows  where  AMY  SMITH 
(Williams)  is.  She  lost  track  of  her  in  1986 
when  Amy  went  to  Arizona. 

Stephanie  writes:  "The  year  we  were  in  Paris, 
the  pyramid  in  front  of  the  Louvre  did  not  exist, 
and  the  area  between  St.  Eustache  and  les  Halles 
was  under  construction...  I  would  love  to  go 
back  now  and  see  how  the  whole  city  looks! 

I  have  spent  the  past  five  years  in  Boston, 
going  to  law  school  and  then  working  as  a 
labor  lawyer  at  the  National  Labor  Relations 
Board  (NLRB)  in  Boston.  My  husband,  who  is 
an  English  professor,  recently  got  a  tenure- 
track  job  in  New  York  City,  so  we  will  be 
moving  to  New  York  in  August  1993.  I  will 
transfer  to  the  NLRB  office  in  New  York  in 
September  1993.  One  of  Marc's  areas  of 
expertise  is  the  American  'Lost  Generation' 
writers  who  lived  in  Paris  in  the  1920's,  so  we 
fantasize  about  taking  a  research  trip  or 
sabbatical  year  in  Paris!" 

AIMEE  LEVIN'S  (Vassar)  writes:  "JYF  still 
remains  the  one  experience  which  had  the 
greatest  impact  on  my  life.  I  am  currently 
manager  of  Integrated  Marketing  within  Time 
Warner's  Corporate  Synergy  Group.  I'm 
happily  living  in  New  York  City  with  my 
partner  of  8  years." 


JOANNE  LEVINE  (Wellesley)  began 
Medical  School  this  Fall  and  hopes  she 
gets  the  chance  to  have  another  Junior 
Year  Abroad!  She  writes:  "It's  hard  to 
believe  that  ten  years  ago  I  was  preparing 
to  go  to  France  for  the  first  time.  I 
remember  vividly  the  bus  ride  from 
Brussels  to  Tours,  and  waiting  in  the 
courtyard  of  the  Institut  de  Touraine  to 
meet  my  famille  frangaise.  Among  other 
memories  are  the  challenge  of  registering 
at  Paris  VII,  exploring  Paris  for  the  first 
time,  eating  the  wonderful  pastries  from  Le 
Notre,  sitting  in  a  cafe  Place  du  Trocad^ro 
and  marvelling  at  the  Eiffel  tower  at  night, 
all  lit  up."  She  is  in  touch  with  VALERIE 
GROH  FLECKMAN,  who  works  for  Nat 
West  Bank  in  New  York.  Valerie  married 
Brett  Fleckman  in  July  1992.  She  also 
sees  ANDREA  LEVY,  who  is  living  and 
working  in  New  York  City  and  who 
married  a  Frenchman  this  year." 

SCOTT  LONDON  (Vassar)  writes:  "The 
first  memories  that  come  to  mind  when  I 
hear  the  words  'Sweet  Briar'  are  wandering 
the  streets  of  Tours  with  my  new  friends 
MELISSA  FRISCH  and  SUSAN  STRAUSS, 
who  helped  me  make  the  transition  from 
timid  tourist  to  bold  student  adventurer.  In 
fact,  I  owe  the  richness  and  fun  of  those 
first  few  months  in  France  largely  to  them. 
Susan  taught  me  to  dance  in  a  French  disco 
without  looking  too  foolish. 

"With  these  two  and  MICHAEL  HOGAN 
and  Laurie,  I  returned  to  Amsterdam  and 
frantically  prepared  a  presentation  with 
Susan  on  Ravage  which  we  delivered  upon 
our  return.  And  then  there  was  the 
afternoon  in  the  park  when  the  5  of  us 
played  with  the  ducks  and  the  kids  on  the 
slide. 

"In  Paris,  I  remember  the  terror  and  then 
the  satisfaction  of  giving  an  oral 
presentation  to  my  Sciences  Po  class  and 
in  front  of  the  Rembrandts  at  the  Louvre.  I 
remember  seeing  Elton  John  with 
STEPHANIE  SUMMERS  and  much  laughter 
studying  art  and  political  science  with 
Chris. 

"Then  there  was  the  darker  side: 
humiliation  when  my  Sciences  Po 
examiner  asked  everyone  else  in  the  room 
if  they  could  remember  a  leader  of  the 
Parti  Communiste  other  than  Geoges 
Marchais  -  since,  I  'evidently'  could  not. 
Worst  of  all,  imder  a  cloud  of  hostility  and 
misunderstanding,  I  left  my  first  family. 
Mme  Denis  was  there  to  rescue  me  and 
helped  me  to  land  on  my  feet. 

"I  will  be  doing  my  dissertation 
fieldwork  in  Senegal,  West  Africa,  a 
former  French  Colony.   I  must  give  part  of 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


the  credit  for  this  decision  to  Sweet  Briar, 
which  helped  me  become  competent  in  the 
French  language  and  sparked  my  interest  in 
French  history  and  culture." 

From   DEBORAH     SPERTUS     MELHUS 

(U/Texas):  "I  had  such  a  good  time  my 
junior  year  that  I  returned  to  Paris  two  years 
later  for  a  Master's  degree  from  Middlebury 
College.  I  then  stayed  another  year  as  an 
intern  at  the  Musee  des  Arts  D6coratifs  and 
working  at  various  odd  jobs.  I  try  to  get 
back  every  two-three  years  to  see  old  friends 
and  keep  up  my  French.  Since  my  return  I 
got  married  and  have  been  working  in 
investment  real  estate.  Recently  I  have  also 
begun  to  pursue  an  art  career." 


President  Nenah  Fry  among  Sweet  Briar 
College  students  at  New  York  Kennedy 
Airport,   September    1983 

BRAD  OGLESBY  (Wooster)  is  in  retail 
management  at  Marshall  Field's.  He  is  a 
Certified  Secondary  French  Teacher  as  well, 
but  unemployed.  Memories:  "My  junior 
year  in  France  was  an  experience  never  to  be 
forgotten.  This  year  not  only  marked  an 
important  stage  in  my  personal 
development,  but  also  served  as  the  source 
of  my  fascination  and  love  for  France  and  its 
culture.  The  sense  of  adventure  I 
experienced  each  day  in  Paris,  along  with 
the  faces  and  memories  of  that  special  year, 
will  be  with  me  always.  I  have  just  returned 
from  a  vacation  in  France  where  I  visited 
friends  in  Uzerche.  I  had  the  pleasure  of 
taking  my  parents  and  brother  with  me. 
This  was  their  first  trip  there,  and  I  am 
happy  to  say  that  they  experienced  the  same 
love  for  France  as  I  did.  I  have  been  in 
contact  with  MARTHA  O'HARA  CONWAY 
and  JIM  RUFF.  Jim  and  I  met  last  summer  at 
my  alma  mater.  The  College  of  Wooster, 
where  Jim  was  singing  with  the  Ohio  Light 
Opera  Company." 


MINA  RHODEN  (Brandeis)  writes  that  her 
year  in  France  was  the  culmination  and 
realization  of  a  dream  she  had  formulated  at  the 
age  of  14.  "It  was  not  until  years  later  that  I 
learned  how  important  that  year  was  for  me.  It 
gave  me  the  cultural  base  and  language  fluency 
which  has  helped  me  forge  strong  family  ties 
with  my  husband's  family.  Up  until  that  year,  I 
did  not  see  myself  as  an  American  and  it  was 
not  until  I  was  submerged  in  French  culture  that 
I  realized  just  how  American  I  was.  I  have 
returned  to  France  on  several  occasions...  each 
time  I  fall  in  love  with  it  all  over  again.  Our 
goal  is  to  take  up  permanent  residence  in 
France,  though  not  Paris,  sometime  in  1996. 

"I'm  working  with  a  group  of  highly 
successful  professionals  who  are  expanding  a 
new  division  of  a  $500  million  dollar 
international  sales  and  marketing  firm.  We're 
looking  for  a  few  key  people  to  help  in  the 
expansion  of  the  new  division.  Specifically, 
I'm  looking  for  ambitious,  self-motivated, 
success-oriented  people  who  want  more  than 
just  a  job." 

KRISTIN  M.  SAZAMA  (Northwestern)  is 
working  in  Paris  on  her  Ph.D.  dissertation  on 
Vezelay. 

CECILY  SCHULZ  (Sweet  Briar)  practices  law 
in  Alexandria,  Virginia. 

JULIE  SHIELDS  HICKMAN  (Sweet  Briar) 
finished  her  Master's  degree  in  Environmental 
Studies  and  is  working  for  the  California 
Enviroiunental  Protection  Agency. 

JOE  VITATERNA  (Northwestern)  got  married 
in  1990.  His  wife's  name  is  Martha  and  they 
have  a  beautiful  daughter  named  Melanie.  He 
would  like  to  hear  news  from  TONY  IZZO  and 
JIM  FALVEY. 

SUSAN  WARREN  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
working  as  a  legal  aid  lawyer  in  the  Navajo 
Nation,  and  loves  her  job.  "I  would  like  to  hear 
news  of  ELISABETH  FROST  and  RAUL 
MADRID,  if  anyone  has  any." 

EMMY  OLMSTED  WYATT  (Williams)  writes 
about  her  memories  of  Paris:  "Anxiety  about 
leaving  my  new  friends  after  a  few  weeks 
together  in  Tours  and  going  alone  to  my  new 
Parisian  home.  But  the  nerves  were  soon 
calmed  by  the  warm  and  interesting  Mme 
Parlange  and  my  new  bedroom  with  a  romantic 
and  fully  Parisian  view  of  Montmartre... 
Ordering  a  kir  in  a  caf6  after  a  day  of  classes... 
Traveling  everywhere  -  the  dollar  was  so  strong 
we  only  had  to  decide  which  location  each 
weekend...  Dancing  in  the  latest  boite  and 
taking  the  first  M6tro  home  in  the  morning." 
She  sees  AMY  METZ  quite  often. 


1986-1987 


EDEN  ZUCKERMAN  (Sweet  Briar) 
married  William  Brown  last  June  on  her 
farm  in  Winchester,  Virginia.  They  were 
planning  to  live  in  the  Baltimore- 
Washington  area. 


1987-1988 

THOMAS  B.  WEST  (Washington  &  Lee) 
is  a  Consultant  with  Ogilvy  &  Mather 
Public  Relations  in  Singapore. 


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ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


23 


FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


A    Message    from    Professor    ROBERT 
HENKELS,  1988-89  Resident  Director: 

"To  the  students  of  S.B.  1988-89, 
warmest  greetings,  fond  remembrances  and 
best  wishes,  and  to  M.  Langlois,  M. 
Doubinski,  Mme  Denis,  to  Mme  Dauphin, 
and  Mme  Derozieres  repeated  thanks  for 
your  help  and  collaboration  which  made  my 
burdens  light  indeed. 

"Since  classes  ended  at  different  times, 
our  leave-taking  in  Paris  was,  by  necessity 
somewhat  piecemeal  and  anticlimactic.  Had 
there  been  a  'graduation  ceremony,'  surely 
recognition  would  have  been  given  to: 
LISA  MARTIN  for  creative  flau-;  LEILA 
AMIN-ARSALA  for  courage  in  political 
adversity;  MARC  LANGLOIS  for  grace  on 
the  slopes  and  consideration  for  others;  to 
KATE  OLD,  ELL2ABETH  KETTERSON  and 
FRANCIE  WONG  for  adventurous  travels  I 
was  just  as  glad  to  learn  about  after  the  fact; 
to  SCOTT  SANDERS  for  unauthorized 
alpinism;  to  MEERA  SHANKAR  for 
diplomacy;  to  NICOLE  CATTELL  for 
acquiring  the  first  walking  acquaintance 
with  the  Quarter  Latin;  to  BRUCE  DE 
MICHAELS  for  keeping  us  laughing  through 
the  normal  Parisian  strikes  and  upheavals; 
to  all  the  students  who  took  a  chance  on  a 
new  experience  and  made  the  best  of  it,  and 
to  the  faculty  that  helped  them  to  do  so;  and 
certainly  to  my  patient  and  adventurous 
wife,  a  special  continuing  education 
certificate  in  French  and  Art. 

"My  'post  graduation"  S.B.J.Y.F. 
experiences  have  included  a  brief  visit  to 
France  in  February  1992  which  made 
possible  a  visit  to  the  S.B.  Office  (a  warm 
and  inspiring  experience  I  recommend  to  all 
who  find  themselves  'in  the  neighbor- 
hood'); teaching  English  and  American 
literature  in  a  Great  Books  course;  team- 
teaching  a  course  on  Science  and 
Technology  and  the  Humanities;  publishing 
on  the  contemporary  French  novel  and  on 
Montaigne,  and  doing  interesting 
consulting  work  with  the  National 
Endowment  for  the  Humanities. 


1988-1989 


"Over  the  last  five  years  I've  heard  from 
many  of  you  and  would  like  to  pass  on  the 
following  scraps  of  information.  Some  of 
them  are  second-hand,  so  if  any  of  them  are 
inaccurate  or  outdated,  I  apologize  in  advance 
and  would  urge  that  inaccuracies  are  all  the  more 
reason  for  you  to  write  S.B.J.Y  and  keep  in 
touch.  After  bringing  down  the  Pan  Am  Airline 
single-handed  by  his  acrimonious  complaints 
about  the  alleged  non-delivery  of  an  overdue 
paper,  JOE  AUDI  is  toying  with  the  idea  of  law 
school  but  is  making  too  much  money  to  take 
the  plunge,  MARC  LANGLOIS  is  entering  law 
school  and  will  work  on  environmental  issues. 
FAITH  CRISTOL  and  ARDEN  LEVY  have 
finished  law  studies  and  have  vacationed 
together  in  Australia.  Faith  will  serve  two 
years  in  a  judicial  clerkship  in  the  Appellate 
Court.  MELISSA  ULLMER  is  working  as  a 
buyer  for  Bloomingdale's  in  New  York  while 
LISA  MARTIN  is  with  Nieman  Marcus  in 
Dallas.  JENA  MARTINDALE  is  an  assistant 
physical  therapist  in   Los  Angeles   and   MARIA 


RHINE  is  in  Chicago  with  the  American 
Hospital  Association.  KAREN  RIGGS 
worked  for  a  while  for  the  Gouvernement 
du  Quibec  in  Atlanta.  Where  is  she  now? 
THERESA  BUSWELL  is  taking  courses  in 
Russian  and  getting  a  translation 
certificate  from  N.Y.U.  while  working  on 
subsidiary  rights  for  Houghton  Mifflin  in 
New  York.  SCOTT  SANDERS  got  his 
M.A.  in  French  Studies  from  Middlebury 
and  has  begun  teaching  at  the  Fountain 
Valley  School  in  Colorado  Springs.  He 
recalls  a  highly  irregular  ascent  of  the 
second  etage  of  the  Tour  Eiffel  during  our 
year  together,  another  escapade  best 
learned  'ex  post  facto,'  and  a  less  hair- 
raising  visit  to  vineyards  near  Bordeaux  as 
part  of  his  S.B.  experience.  He  also 
recalls  in  contrast  a  trip  to  Valencia  with 
JENNIFER  SULLIVAN  plagued  by  all 
possible  and  imaginable  travel  mishaps. 
ANN  MORNING  worked  in  Madagascar  for 
three  months  in  1991  after  completing  her 


At  the  Institut  de  Touraine,  Sept.  1988 


24 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


M.A.  in  International  Affairs  from 
Columbia.  She  is  currently  working  with 
the  economies  of  developing  countries  for 
the  Federal  Reserve  in  New  York.  She 
informs  me  she  is  still  seeing  Stanislaus 
despite  my  well-meaning  but  obviously  ill- 
founded  avuncular  admonitions  in  1989. 
Bravo,  Ann!  DENNIS  CURLEY,  who  gave 
sparkling  performances  at  the  Tours  File 
and  in  Handel's  'Messiah'  in  Paris,  has 
recently  performed  in  'Forever  Plaid'  in 
Minneapolis,  is  singing  in  a  rock  group, 
and  composing  music  in  his  rare  moments 
between  performing  and  moving  from  one 
gig  to  the  next. 

"Browsing  through  the  Alumni 
Magazine  preparing  to  write  this,  it  is 
obvious  to  me  that  the  value  of  the  S.B. 
Junior  Year  and  the  love  of  France  of  those 
of  us  fortunate  to  participate  in  it  grow 
through  the  years.  I  know  this  is  true  of  the 
1960-61  group  in  which  I  participated 
(contributing  my  own  escapades  and 
adventures),  and  am  sure  it  will  prove  to  be 
so  for  all  of  us.  After  all,  'Heureux  qui, 
comme  Ulysse,  a  fait  un  beau  voyage. ' 
May  your  current  and  future  travel  through 
time  and  space  bring  challenges  and 
satisfactions  as  enriching  as  our  year 
together." 


Marisol  Acevedo  (Northwestern),  Bernadette 
Garcia  (U.  of  Southern  California)  and  Joe 
Jurewicz  (Northwestern)  during  a  night  out 
on  the  town  -  Chicago  1992 


A  Message  from  Madame  CAROL  S.  DENIS, 
1988-89  Assistant  to  the  Resident  Director: 

"How  I  miss  you,  especially  at  this  time  of 
year  (pant,  pant)  when  there  is  a  new  group  to 
break  in.  I  look  over  the  names  and  think  if 
only  you  all  were  here  everything  would  be 
wonderful.  You  probably  feel  the  same  way 
about  France  as  I  do  about  your  group,  at  least  I 
hope  you  do. 

"I  shouldn't  indulge  in  self-pity  especially 
since  two  weeks  ago  I  was  able  to  spend  a 
weekend  with  MEERA  SHANKAR  who  has  been 
living  in  Brussels.  She  is  fine,  though  wishing 
she  had  news  from  Wendy  and  Tim.  (Her  phone 
number  in  Brussels  is  343-8783).  I  also 
enjoyed  talking  with  MARC  LANGLOIS  on  the 
phone     recently.  He     tells     me     that 

'BECKERMAN'  is  now  a  married  man. 
Congratulations  David.  DANA  BRUNELL  is 
here  in  Paris  and  I  see  her  often  (though  not 
often  enough).  She  is  getting  her  Master's 
with  Middlebury.  DENNIS  HARRINGTON  was 
in  Paris,  I  hear.  His  host  family  tells  me  he  is 
working  in  London.  Madame  Biard  says  that 
NICOLE  DINNER  is  a  lawyer,  either  already 
married  or  about  to  be.  It  was  great  seeing 
PENNY  KARAS,  REN6E  RONDEAU  and 
MAURA  SMITH.  (How  come  you  gals  at  Les 
Marronniers  never  told  me  your  bath  towels 
were  too  small?  That  is  one  of  the  things  I 
learned  this  year  after  working  here  for  15 
years!)  KATTIE  LEE  got  her  Master's  in  Paris 
with  Middlebury  and  her  4:00  p.m.  visits  were 
always  a  pleasant  change  of  pace.  She  has 
since  returned  to  the  U.S.  I  also  enjoyed  seeing 
LAURA  PERRY,  TIM  RHODES,  FRANCIE 
WONG,  JEFF  PETERS,  ARDEN  LEVY, 
PADMAVATI  PREMACHANDRA,  JOE  AUDI, 
SCOTT  SANDERS  and  ORAPIN  TANTIMEDH. 
That's  a  fair  number  of  you  but  I  would  love  to 
see  more.  A  special  message  to  DENNIS 
CURLEY:  I  loved  the  tape  and  feel  ashamed  for 
not  writing  back  oh  so  long  ago.  Please  send 
me  your  current  address. 

"What's  new  here?  Nothing  much  unless  it's 
a  few  more  grey  hairs  -  thank  goodness  for 
L'Oreal.  I  hear  from  a  lot  of  your  former 
families,  many  of  whom  are  still  hosting  Sweet 
Briar  students  and  we  enjoy  reminiscing  about 
you.   Some  have  'retired.' 

"On  the  home  front,  my  son  is  now  thirteen 
and  a  half.  The  changes  at  this  age  are 
predictable  but  interesting.  It  seems  strange  to 
have  to  look  up  to  him  to  scold  him.  He  is 
doing  fairly  well  in  school  this  year  without 
my  constant  nagging,  so  I  suppose  I  can  relax  a 
little  about  the  school  side  of  things. 
Gonzague  and  I  still  quibble  over  our  cultural 
differences.    Some  things  never  change. 

"Madame  DEROZIERES  joins  me  in  wishing 
you  a  speedy  return  to  France.  You  know  where 
to  find  us  if  you  do  return." 


Our  sincere  thanks  to  BERNADETTE 
GARCIA  (University  of  Southern 
California)  who  volunteered  to  serve  as 
class  news-editor.    Here  is  her  report: 

La  Ctasse  1988-89  -  DejaCinqAns! 

C'etait  inoubliable...  For  some  of  us 
our  year  in  France  seems  just  like 
yesterday.  For  others,  a  lifetime  ago. 
Nevertheless,  that  year  fills  us  all  with  at 
least  a  trace  of  la  nostalgie.  Five  years 
later  the  class  of  1988-89  are  scattered  all 
over  the  world,  but  we  still  share  many  of 
the  same  souvenirs... 

JULIE  HEFT  (Michigan  State)  works  as  a 
management  consultant  in  Michigan: 
"Each  year  in  September  I  return  to  Paris 
for  a  month  of  avid  job-hunting  in  my 
field.  Friends  and  'family'  from  my  Sweet 
Briar  year  have  always  been  there.  I 
currently  plan  to  move  back  to  France 
within  the  next  two  years.  In  the 
meantime,  I'd  happily  meet  up  with  some 
ex-JYFers  any  September!" 

BARBRA  FOGARTY  (Northwestern)  is  a 
Research  Associate  at  CellPro,  Inc.:  'This 
past  spring  I  saw  Paris  in  a  new  light  -  on 
an  expense  account.  I  work  for  a  biotech 
firm  in  Seattle  as  a  biologist. 
Headquartered  in  Brussels  for  three 
months,  I  was  sent  to  different  research 
facilities  in  Paris,  London,  Copenhagen, 
Stockholm  and  Bordeaux.  I  revisited  some 
of  my  favorite  haunts  -  the  patisserie  on 
Ilc-St. -Louis,  Cluny  and  rue  de  Paradis 
where  I  was  actually  able  to  purchase 
something.  Unfortunately  I  also  had  to 
work.  At  Mont  St.  Michel  with  a  friend,  I 
couldn't  help  remembering  our  tour  guide, 
Gilles.  In  London,  I  wandered  around  with 
NARTANA  PREMACHANDRA  who  was 
doing  graduate  studies  there. 

"There  are  so  many  memories...  In  New 
York,  I  followed  a  Sweet  Briar  luggage  tag 
to  meet  JEFF  PETERS.  I  laugh 
remembering  the  huge  boar  outside  the  St. 
Placide  metro  and  sharing  'Calvin  and 
Hobbes'  at  the  Alliance.  Kattie  and  I  foimd 
that  the  most  important  question  for 
finding  a  hotel  in  Greece  at  Christmas  was 
if  they  had  heat.  DENNIS  CURLEY, 
STACEY  STEINKE  and  I  attended  one  of 
the  preliminary  rounds  at  Roland  Garros. 
And  of  course  every  time  I  buy  bread  and 
pastries  I  yearn  for  the  vastly  superior 
French  ones." 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


25 


In  May  JULIA  SHIELDS  (U.  of  Wisconsin 
at  Madison)  finished  her  second  year  of 
teaching  English  as  a  Second  Language  to 
seventh  graders  in  Roma,  T^,  located  on  the 
south  Texas  border  with  Mexico. 

TOM  PICKETT  (Northwestern)  recently 
graduated  from  the  University  of  Illinois 
College  of  Law  and  will  be  practicing  in 
Champaign,  IL:  "Studies  and  finances  have 
delayed  a  trip  back  to  Paris  but  I  hope  to 
return  in  late  '93  or  '94,  perhaps  for  a 
reunion?  The  world  has  changed  a  great 
deal,  some  for  the  belter  and  some  for  the 
worse,  but  the  things  that  will  never  change 
are  the  memories  of  great  times  with  great 
friends  in  Paris.  Hope  all  is  well  with 
everyone." 

WENDY  DRISCOLL  (Bryn  Mawr)  has 
been  living  in  New  York  City  for  the  past 
two  years  and  is  currently  writing 
publications,  T.V.  ads  and  documentaries  for 
CARE,  the  international  relief  and  develop- 
ment organization:  "To  coin  a  cliche,  I 
can't  believe  it's  been  so  long.  I  couldn't 
begin  to  describe  all  my  favorite  memories 
from  1988-89.  There  are  too  many.  Maybe 
it  was  swimming  in  the  piscine  which  is  no 
longer,  or  dodging  flour  and  eggs  on  Mardi 
Gras  day,  or  being  cross-examined  by 
Hclcne  Carrere-d'Encausse,  or  tripping  over 
the  Renoir  in  my  snooty  French  family's 
living  room.  Paris  makes  every  other 
experience  pale  in  comparison.  (CARE  is)  a 
good  boutot,  but  with  one  hitch:  they're  a- 
movin'  down  to  Dixie  -  Atlanta  as  of 
September  1993.  So  I'm  diminager-mg  to 
the  land  of  Cotton  and  starting  a  night 
graduate  degree  in  political  science  at 
Georgia  'Harvard  of  the  South'  State 
University.  CARE  is  subsidizing  the  cost, 
thank  God.  They're  also  shipping  me  to 
Thailand  next  spring  to  write  a 
documentary,  and  Honduras  to  write  a 
development  proposal.  So  life,  for  the  most 
part,  is  good. 

"I  see  TIM  RHODES,  who's  working  at 
the  PR  firm  Manning,  Selvage  &  Lee  in 
NYC,  quite  often.  MEERA  SHANKAR  is 
working  for  Coudert  Bros,  in  Brussels. 
EMILY  GOLDBERG  works  for  CARE  in  their 
New  York  office.  If  you're  living  or  passing 
through  Atlanta,  get  in  touch  with  me  at 
CARE,  151  Ellis  Street,  Atlanta,  GA  30303. 
(404)  681-2552.    I  miss  you  people!" 


Kattie    Lee    and    Barbra    Fogarty    in    Athens, 
Christmas   Day    1988 

BILL  STUDENMUND  (Rice)  is  currently  at 
Stanford  University  in  the  Applied  Physics 
program:  "I  got  my  Master's  degree  this  spring 
and  am  now  in  the  Ph.D.  program.  I'll 
probably  be  here  for  another  three  years.  This 
year  I  met  up  with  two  other  people  from  the 
program.  KAREN  RIGGS  is  working  in  the 
Dean's  office  of  the  School  of  Humanities  and 
Science.  I  had  a  great  Thanksgiving  with  her 
and  some  of  her  friends.  JOHN  ABRAHAM  is 
also  out  here.  He  worked  for  a  while  in  Hous- 
ton, and  now  is  in  the  business  school  here. 

"Other  than  that,  I'm  keeping  busy  with 
work  and  trying  to  enjoy  some  of  what  the  Bay 
Area  has  to  offer." 

JOHN  ABRAHAM  (Trinity)  is  also  at 
Stanford  University  and  has  been  working  as  a 
management  consultant.  Besides  meeting  up 
with  KAREN  RIGGS  and  BILL  STUDENMUND, 
he  writes  the  following:  "What  a  shock! 
Already  five  years  have  passed  since  we  all 
boarded  that  Air  France  jet  bound  for  all  sorts  of 
adventures.  Well,  the  adventures  proved  to  be 
all  I  had  hope  for,  and  more.  I  have  especially 
fond  memories  of  my  first  month  in  Tours  with 
Alain  &  Ghislaine  Mesnil  and  their  son 
Jerome.  Things  like  learning  to  drive  a  manual 
transmission  and  having  the  car  break  down  on 
us  near  Place  Plumereau.  Then,  hiking  across 
the  river  and  all  the  way  home,  uphill.  My  time 
in  Paris  was  marked  by  further  variety  as  I 
moved  from  la  Defense  to  the  19th,  to  the 
12th  and  finally  the  2nd  arrondissement.  I 
especially  liked  life  in  May  on  Rue 
Montorgueil  (2nd  arr.)  with  an  open-air  market 
downstairs  and  the  smell  of  fresh  strawberries 
wafting  upward  to  my  window  on  the  5th  floor. 
Most  of  all,  though,  I  have  great  memories  of 
time  spent  with  friends.  Dinner  at  Moroccan 
restaurants  with  MEERA  SHANKAR,  who 
always  won  the  "who  can  put  more  chili  on  the 
couscous  and  come  out  alive'  contests...  For 
other  JYFers,  please  look  me  up  if  you're  in  the 
Stanford  area  next  year.  And  to  all  of  you  that 
made  my  year  in  France  so  sp)ecial,  thanks  for 
the  great  memories!" 


ROSEMARIE  DIZON  (Georgetown) 
received  her  Master  of  International 
Management  at  the  American  Graduate 
School  of  International  Management, 
Thunderbird,  and  is  now  a  Senior  Associate 
in  Marketing  at  Price  Waterhouse  in 
Washington,  DC:  "A  dripping  faucet  was 
our  shower.  Weekend  dinner  parties  at  our 
apartment  while  our  madam  was  out  in  the 
country.  Getting  trapped  in  an  elevator 
that  was  designed  for  three  with  ten  other 
Sweet  Briar  students.  Spring  and  emotions 
running  high.  Frustration  of  still  not 
being  understood. 

"I  was  the  one  with  the  worst  language 
skills.  What  did  I  learn?  I  learned  the 
meaning  of  true  friendship  and  just  enough 
French  to  survive  in  a  cafe  or  a  10-minute 
TD  expose.  I  reconfirmed  my 
independent  restless  spirit  while 
continually  struggling  with  the  need  to 
belong.  It  was  a  difficult,  tiring  and 
humbling  year.  I  will  probably  never 
return  to  Paris  to  live,  but  I  recognize  the 
importance  of  that  year  in  my  own 
personal  development. 

"I  have  returned  to  Europe  several  times 
especially  the  Eastern  Europe  countries. 
In  January  1994  I  will  return  to  Eastern 
Europe  to  work  with  Price  Waterhouse's 
regional  offices.  This  will  not  be  too 
different  from  my  experience  in  Paris  since 
today's  Prague  and  Budapest  have  been 
compared  to  Paris  of  the  1920's. 
Additionally  my  Polish  and  Czech 
language  skills  (or  lack  thereof)  are 
comparable  to  my  French." 

KRISTEN  SCHLEGEL  (U.  of  Southern 
California):  "It  doesn't  seem  like  five 
years  ago  that  I  was  looking  at  I.  M.  Pel's 
Pyramid  in  the  courtyard  of  the  Louvre,  or 
wandering  around  Paris  on  a  weekend 
afternoon.  I  miss  those  times  terribly  and 
I  think  of  Paris  so  often.  I've  been  back 
once  and  that  wasn't  enough...  I  need  to 
find    a    really    good    excuse    soon ! 

"It's  always  nice  to  keep  in  touch  with 
people  from  the  program.  Just  recently, 
DAVID  BECKERMAN  and  his  fiancee. 
Stephanie,  came  to  visit  L.A.  We  had  a 
great  time  looking  for  movie  stars  in  hip 
French  restaurants. 

"Currently  I'm  working  with  Frank  O. 
Gehry  (architect).  He  is  working  on 
completing  the  American  Center  in  Paris. 
Thus,  I've  been  translating  a  lot  of  letters 
for  him.  Every  day,  I  scheme  of  a  way  that 
I  can  go  to  Paris,  maybe  to  'oversee  the 
project.' 

"Anyway,  I  hope  all  is  well  for 
everyone,  especially  Mme  Denis!  I  really 
miss  everything  about  my  year  in  France." 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


DOUGLAS  HEYLER  (U.  of  Michigan)  is 
currently  working  as  a  Business  Systems 
Analyst  for  Great  Lakes  Bancorp  in  Ann 
Arbor  while  his  wife  Aimee  gets  her  MBA  at 
the  U.  of  Michigan.  He  recalls  the  crepes 
from  Christophe's  stand  just  up  the  street 
from  the  Alliance.  In  addition,  he  will  never 
forget  the  "ill-fated"  bike  ride  from  Tours  to 
Chenonceaux  with  JENNIFER  SULLIVAN 
that  they  both  thought  they  would  "never 
survive." 

JENNIFER  STROMSTEN  (Brown):  "I 
look  back  on  my  time  in  France  as  the 
greatest  year  of  my  life.  I  married  two  years 
ago,  and  since  that  time  my  husband  and  I 
have  sjjent  two  wonderful  vacations  there, 
visiting  friends  that  I  made  five  years  ago. 

"Warm  regards  to  the  wonderful  faculty 
and  staff  at  the  program.  A  special  'hello' 
to  Professor  Henkels." 

EMILY  GOLDBERG  (Brandeis)  is  a 
Development  Officer  at  CARE  in  New  York 
City. 

KATTIE  LEE  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's.):  "Salut  a  tous!  Many  echoes 
from  the  Sweet  Briar  past,  due  largely  to  the 
Middlebury  experience  ('91 -'92):  chats 
with  Mme  Denis,  ex-roommate  NARTANA 
(PREMACHANDRA)  visiting  for  a  splendid 
two  weeks,  ex-boyfriend,  Chris,  who 
remained  a  solid  friend,  boarders  at  the 
Pension  Poirier  who  eventually  moved  out, 
but  frequented  the  same  haunts.  Another 
weekend  trip  to  Mont  St.-Michel  sans 
Gilles...  Decorated  Christmas  windows  at 
Le  Bon  March6  and  fries  at  Feri's  (for  RON 
[CARLIVATI]). 

"I  have  yet  to  do  a  proper  expose,  but 
minus  the  bothersome  dragueurs  and  the 
plain  psychos,  I  will  return  to  live  for  a  few 
years.  In  the  meantime,  I  am  working  for  a 
law  firm  in  D.C.  (what  else?).  I  used  to  see 
MARC  LANGLOIS  and  DAVID 
BECKERMAN...  This  temporary  situation 
will  hopefully  yield  toward  import/export 
work,  and  allow  me  to  travel  abroad  again." 


MICHELE  BROWN  (Auburn)  is  working  as  a 
campaign  manager  for  a  former  Member  of 
Congress  who  is  running  for  office  again: 

"I  have  just  returned  from  my  first  visit  to 
Paris  since  our  year  there.  It  felt  so  different  to 
be  there  as  a  tourist,  not  as  a  student,  but  the 
passion  and  excitement  I  had  felt  for  the  city 
was  still  there. 

"Out  of  all  the  students  in  our  program  I 
thought  I  was  the  last  of  us  that  would  end  up  in 
politics  as  a  career.  However,  politics  has  been 
my  job  since  the  moment  I  left  university...  I 
am  not  sure  what  is  in  store  for  the  future,  but  I 
am  truly  enjoying  the  present!  I  hope  you  all 
are  too!  This  was  by  far  the  best  year  of  my 
life!    Nothing  will  ever  surpass  it!" 

FAITH  CRISTOL  (Northwestern)  is  now  an 
attorney:  "My  fondest  memories  of  Paris 
concern  meeting  my  closest  friends  ARDEN 
LEVY,  JENA  MARTINDALE,  MELISSA 
ULLMER  and  MARIA  RHINE,  all  of  whom  have 
proven  successful  in  their  respective  careers  as 
well. 

"Hanging  out  at  the  Alliance  was  often  the 
best  of  times  as  this  group  of  women  would 
catch  up  after  maybe  a  few  hours  apart.  And 
then,  all  our  adventures  in  Paris  and  abroad, 
perhaps  too  numerous  to  mention  on  one  page. 
Let  it  suffice  to  say  that  aside  from  graduating 
from  the  Northwestern  University  School  of 
Law,  the  year  in  Paris  represented  the  happiest 
time  of  my  life  and  a  remarkable 
accomplishment." 

KATHERINE  JANNEY-HERMANS  (Wheaton) 
is  working  on  her  Master's  of  International 
Management  at  the  American  Graduate  School 
of  International  Management,  Thunderbird: 
"Our  year  in  France  was  one  of  the  most 
memorable  to  me...  too  many  memories  to 
recount.  I've  been  back  to  France  since,  and  it 
is  never  the  same,  never  as  special.  Mme 
Luihier  and  M.  et  Mme  Delamain  made  my  year 
there  extra  special.   I  miss  them  dearly. 

"I've  lost  touch  with  so  many  of  you...  but  I 
still  think  of  you  and  wish  you  well.  We  had  a 
lot  of  fun  that  year  (and  studied  a  little  on  the 
side!)  Gros  bisous  a  KAREN  RIGGS,  DAN 
CORD,  LYNN  DE  NUCCI  et  JEREMY 
DEUTSCH. 

"I  learned  a  lot  about  myself  that  year  in 
France.  It  was  in  France  that  my  interest  in  an 
international  career  blossomed.  My  work  at 
the  Mass.  Office  of  International  Trade,  my 
decision  to  study  at  Thunderbird  and  my 
business  trips  to  francophone  Africa  are 
directly  linked  to  the  international  'bug'  born 
inside  me  while  in  France  on  JYF.  Thank  you 
for  a  fabulous  experience." 


KRISTEN  LAAKSO  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  made  her  third  trip  to  France 
this  past  summer.  She  finished  her 
Master's  in  French  and  is  still  attending 
U.S.C.  working  on  her  doctorate. 

STAGEY  STEINTCE  (Northwestern):  "I 
was  recently  graduated  from  the  School  of 
Social  Service  Administration  at  the 
University  of  Chicago  with  a  Master's  in 
clinical  social  work.  Currently,  I'm 
employed  by  Children's  Memorial 
Hospital  in  Chicago  -  Department  of 
Social  Work.  I'm  working  on  a  direct 
service  grant  for  children  with  metabolic 
disorders.  I  provide  back-up  coverage  for 
the  Nutrition  Clinic,  general  intake  (acute 
services  -  Emergency  Room,  neonatal 
intensive  care)  and  general  jjediatric  out- 
patient services.  I  also  try  to  maintain 
some  long-term  counseling  cases  with 
children  and/or  their  families. 

"In  late  September  I  will  be  moving  to 
the  Los  Angeles  area...  I  have  fond 
memories  of  my  junior  year  abroad 
experience.  I  recommend  the  program 
whenever  I  get  a  chance." 

NARTANA  PREMACHANDRA 

(Washington  U.);  "Bonjour  a  tous!  Deja 
cinq  ans?  Absolument  incroyable!  I  still 
keep  in  touch  with  my  family  in  Tours,  and 
I  was  lucky  to  be  able  to  return  to  Paris  for 
a  few  weeks  last  year  -  I  stayed  with 
KATTIE  LEE,  who  was  studying  there  and 
who  was  also  my  roommate  in  Paris... 


Kattie  Lee  and  Marshall  Parker  in  Normandy 


Nartana    Premachandra     (doing    Shakes- 
peare?) at  Pension  Poirier,  May  1989 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


27 


"After  I  graduated  from  Washington  U.  in 
1990  I  taught  English  in  Japan  for  a  year 
and  then  I  headed  over  to  Lx)ndon  to  the 
London  School  of  Economics  &  Political 
Science.  I  just  finished  one  year  there  and  I 
hope  to  return  to  complete  a  Master's  in 
International  Relations.  And...  if  I  can 
manage  it  on  a  student  budget,  I  hope  to 
return  to  visit  Tours  and  Paris...  Ciao!! 

"P.S.  Paris,  Tours,  France...  always  stays 
with  me." 

AMANDA  DORY  (Georgetown)  wrote  her 
memories  from  Addis  Ababa  where  she  was 
working  with  the  USAID  Mission  to 
Ethiopia  for  the  summer:  "I  am  between  my 
first  and  second  years  at  Johns  Hopkins' 
School  of  Advanced  International  Studies 
(SAIS)  in  Washington  and  am  specializing 
in  African  studies.  Since  graduating  from 
college  I  have  been  working  at  the  Carnegie 
Endowment,  a  foreign-policy  thinktank, 
and  continue  to  do  so  on  a  part-time  basis 
while  at  SAIS.  I  was  happy  to  be  able  to  go 
to  Paris  again  last  summer  and  had  a  great 
time  visiting  with  my  French  family  and 
revisiting  favorite  hangouts. 

"Memories  of  Paris:  Art  history  museum 
visits,  trips  to  Mont  St. -Michel  and 
Giverny,  dinner  parties,  the  medieval 
Sciences-Po  library  system,  Mme  Denis' 
famous  saying  -  Tout  s'arrange,  spring 
break  in  Spain,  the  postal  strike,  happy 
hours  at  Cactus  Charlie's." 

MARC  LANGLOIS  (Virginia):  "I  am  now 
in  law  school  at  William  and  Mary,  where  I 
am  enjoying  myself  after  three  years  of 
work  in  D.C.  DAVID  BECKERMAN  got 
married  a  few  weekends  ago  and  I  saw 
MARSHALL  PARKER  and  PENNY  KARAS  at 
the  wedding.  Dave  is  working  at  a  new  law 
firm  in  D.C,  this  one  specializing  in 
aviation  law,  his  obsession.  He  and  his 
wife  just  got  back  from  a  honeymoon  in 
Greece  where  they  spent  some  time  at  a 
house  belonging  to  Penny's  family.  They 
seem  to  have  had  a  great  time.  Penny  is  also 
working  in  a  law  firm  in  D.C,  and  recently 
moved  into  the  city,  which  she  likes  a  lot. 
Marshall  is  doing  well  in  Boston  where  he 
is  at  Tufts  pursuing  a  drama  degree.  I  visited 
him  this  summer  for  a  couple  of  days  and  we 
had  a  good  time  at  Fenway  Park,  even 
though  the  Red  Sox  lost  to  'dem  damn 
Yankees.'  I  think  KRISTEN  STAPLES  was 
in  Russia  this  summer,  though  I  haven't 
seen  her  since  she  got  back  -  she  should  be 
still  at  S.A.I.S.  I  got  engaged  in  May, 
wedding  date  for  sometime  in  June  1995  - 
Michelle  and  I  don't  like  to  rush  into 
things!    Best  wishes  to  everyone." 


Francie,   Tom    and    Meredith   enjoy   some   good 
times  and  Beaujolais    nouveau  at   Jocelyn's 

BERNADETTE  GARCIA  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  is  living  in  the  coastal  town  of 
Pacifica,  a  few  miles  south  of  San  Francisco: 

"The  wanderlust  never  left  me,  so  I've  been 
working  for  Southwest  Airlines  to  get  the 
flight  benefits!  I  love  that.  Over  the  past  few 
years  I've  been  lucky  to  return  to  Europe  to 
study  (and  travel)  as  well  as  get  to  Chicago  to 
be  reunited  with  JOE  JUREWICZ,  MARISOL 
ACEVEDO  and  ASHLEY  MENDOZA. 
JENNIFER  SULLIVAN  and  Marisol  both  visited 
me  in  Southern  California  last  year,  so  I've 
been  keeping  in  touch.  I've  got  no  long-range 
plans  -  no  weddings,  kids  or  corporate 
takeovers  for  me  yet  -  just  this:  to  be  happy, 
have  fun  and  see  the  world! 

"Five  years  seems  so  long  ago,  but  not  that 
long.  My  Bohemian  lifestyle  distorts  my 
sense  of  time,  I  guess...  Les  soirees 
parisiennes  -  chez  les  Houel.  My  French 
sisters  had  the  wildest  parties  complete  with 
dancing  le  rock,  with  my  French  brothers  and 
their  navy  buddies  and  getting  happy  with 
TICA  WILSON,  my  camarade  de  chambre, 
Marisol,  Joe,  Jennifer  and  DOUG  HEYLER  from 
Monsieur's  potent  'rhum  punch.'  Barbershop 
quintet  extraordinaire:  DENNIS  CURLEY, 
HOLLY  GOODING,  JOHN  ABRAHAM, 
COLETTE  ARMAND  and  me  -  'faime  le  cafi, 
j'aime  le  the.  J'aime  les  apres-midi  au  cafi... ' 
We  were  all  sans  fric  but  were  usually  content 
to    make    do    with    a    baguette,     camembert 


Nartana  Premachandra  and  Stacey  Steinke 


{sardines  in  Tica's  case)  and  an  apple  all 
bought  at  le  marchi.  Memories  of  the 
Bicentenaire  when  I  was  interning  at  the 
Philippine  Embassy  and  got  to  meet 
several  world  leaders  (including  saying  a 
sheepish  'bonjour'  to  M.  Mitterrand!). 
That  year  remains  a  jumble  of  warm 
souvenirs  of  many  people,  places  and 
things  all  tucked  away  in  a  comer  of  my 
heart." 

Final  note  from  the  class  editor:  I  wish 
that  I  had  been  able  to  get  a  tidbit  from 
everyone.  But  since  that's  not  possible,  I 
thought  I'd  add  recollections  of  some  not 
mentioned,  so  our  year  will  truly  be 
inoubliable:  philosophical  discussions 
with  MARK  HOGUET,  our  fearless  leader 
SCOTT  SANDERS,  KENDRA  MOYER's 
stunning  rendition  as  Sandy  in  'Grease' 
en  frangais,  our  very  own  platinum 
blonde  LISA  MARTIN,  KATE  OLD's 
exuberance,  MARGARET  HERNDON's 
music,  LYNDA  GREENE  going  crazy  at  the 
boutiques...  and  there  are  so  many  more 
memories  stashed  in  our  own  scrapbooks 
and  daydreams.  I  hope  that  you  all  have 
found  as  much  pleasure  in  reading  this  as  I 
have  in  putting  this  together...  Joyeux 
Noel  et  meilleurs  vceux! 

1990-1991 

SHAUNA  SEUNG  (Brown)  "I  am 
sorry  to  hear  about  Professor  Garapon's 
death.  I  took  his  17th  C  French  Literature 
class  during  my  '90- '91  year  abroad. 
Although  I  may  not  have  agreed  with  his 
approach  to  teaching,  I  regard  him  as  an 
extremely  well-knowledged  person. 

"Perhaps  you  will  be  happy  to  hear  that 
I  am  currently  a  French  teacher  (a  one  year 
position)  at  the  Mountain  School  of 
Milton  Academy  in  Vermont.  I  teach 
French  3  and  4  to  juniors  in  high  school, 
and  I  am  constantly  relying  on  the  skills 
and  experiences  that  I  acquired  during  my 
year  abroad.  In  terms  of  my  personal  life, 
while  my  year  abroad  was  definitely  my 
most  difficult  year,  it  has  also  been  the 
one  that  I  have  learned  the  most  from. 
Within  the  past  two  years  since  I  returned 
from  France,  the  experiences  that  I  have 
gone  through  here  have  continually 
jogged  my  memory  of  certain  exj)eriences 
in  France,  not  necessarily  because  they 
were  similar,  but  because  they  made  me 
realize  the  possibility  and  importance  of 
being  able  to  see,  understand,  and 
experience  any  one  situation  from 
different  perspectives." 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1991-1992 


Last  summer  we  asked  the  members  of  the 
1991-92  group  for  their  plans  for  the  future, 
as  most  of  them  were  graduating  from 
college: 

BETH  BAILEY  (Rice)  received  a 
fellowship  from  the  French  Department  at 
Rice  which  provides  her  with  some  money 
to  kick  around  France  for  a  while.  She  has 
decided  to  return  to  Paris  and  work  at  the 
U.S.  Embassy  for  at  least  three  months. 
After  that  who  knows?  She  will  be  living  in 
a  chambre  independante  in  exchange  for 
babysitting  and  English  lessons. 

PHAEDRA  BELL  (Georgetown)  is 
entering  the  Doctoral  program  in  Drama: 
Directing  and  Criticism,  at  Stanford 
University. 

ALICIA  C.  BUSCONI  (Boston)  is  living 
and  working  outside  of  Osaka,  Japan.  She  is 
teaching  English  in  a  private  language 
institution.  Eventually,  she  plans  to  start 
school  again  to  attain  her  International 
MBA. 

BRENDAN  CASE  (Haverford)  is  planning 
to  live  in  New  York  and  work  for  the  city's 
Department  of  Housing  Preservation  and 
Development. 

EMMANUELLE  CHAMMAH  (Wesleyan) 
graduated  from  Wesleyan  with  a  double 
major:  Italian  Studies  and  Art  and 
Architecture  History.  She  is  now  attending 
Columbia  University  for  an  Introduction  to 
Architecture  summer  program  and  will 
hopefully  attend  graduate  school  after 
working  at  a  firm  in  NYC. 

NICOLE  DARLING  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  is  planning  to  pursue  her  dancing 
dream  in  New  York  City.  During  the  summer 
Nicole  was  dancing  and  waitressing  at  the 
American  Dance  Festival  in  Durham,  NC. 
She  plans  on  getting  her  Master's  in  Dance 
and  French  and  living  "life  to  the  fullest  in 
peace,  joy  and  happiness." 

CLAUDIUS  STUART  DAWSON,  III  (U.  of 
North  Carolina)  plans  to  work  part  or  all  of 
this  year  with  an  environmental 
organization  and  to  apply  to  law  school  for 
the  Fall  of  1994.  "I  was  pleased  to  have 
been  inducted  into  Pi  Delta  Phi,  the  National 
French  Honorary  Society." 


DOMINIQUE  DUVAL  (Northwestern) 
graduated  from  Northwestern  University  with  a 
B.A.  in  Economics.  With  the  skills  she  learned 
in  the  Junior  Year  in  France  Program,  she  is 
now  a  professor  in  the  Teacher  for  America 
Program  and  will  be  teaching  French  in  a  Baton 
Rouge,  LA  school  for  two  years.  After  the  two 
years  are  over  she  plans  to  return  to 
Northwestern  in  the  pursuit  of  a  Doctorate  in 
Political  Economics.  "Three  cheers  for  Junior 
Year  in  France." 

AMY  EDWARDS  (Sweet  Briar)  will  be 
interning  with  the  Organization  for  Economic 
Cooperation  and  Development  in  Paris  from 
late  September  to  early  December  1993. 

AMY  ESTES  (Vassar)  spent  her  summer 
working  at  the  Berkshire  Theatre  Festival  in 
Stockbridge,  MA.  She  is  now  working  as  a 
legal  assistant  at  Arnold  and  Porter  in  D.C. 

MICHELLE  FEDER  (Northwestern) 
participated  in  the  University  of  Denver 
Publishing  Institute,  a  four-week  intensive 
overview  of  the  book  publishing  industry.  In 
January  1994  she  will  begin  to  pursue  her 
Master's  in  Journalism,  concentrating  on 
magazine  publishing.  She  may  work  on  a 
Kibbutz  in  Israel  this  Fall.  "Best  wishes  and 
thanks  for  the  incredible  memories." 

SUZANNE  GALLAGHER  (Dickinson)  has 
moved  to  Washington  D.C.  She  is  sharing  an 
apartment  with  AMEE  SHAH,  and  is  going  to 
graduate  school  at  American  University. 

ALEXANDER  GOLDFARB  (Wheaton,  MA) 
was  in  the  midst  of  looking  for  a  marketing 
position  in  Boston  or  New  York  City.  He  was 
also  planning  to  take  a  trip  by  car  to  go  fishing 
in  Oregon  and  Bozeman,  MT. 

ANDREW  S.  GUNDLACH  (Georgetown) 
spent  the  summer  working  in  an  English 
merchant  bank.  Most  of  the  banking  work 
concentrated  on  upcoming  French 
privatizations,  so  he  feels  his  year  in  Paris 
served  him  well.  He  plans  to  return  to 
Georgetown  to  finish  his  Master's  degree  in 
Foreign  Service. 

CHELSEA  HACKETT  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  graduated  with  a  double  major  in 
International  Relations  and  French  and  writes: 
"I'm  now  back  at  home  with  my  parents  and 
busily  pursuing  my  dancing  career.  Hello  to 
all,  and  there's  always  room  for  visitors  in 
sunny  LA." 


JENNIFER  HEINSZ  (Northwestern)  is 
enrolled  at  the  American  University  of 
Paris  to  get  certified  in  English  as  a 
Second  Language.  She  will  then  be 
looking  for  a  teaching  position.  She 
wants  to  wish  everyone  the  best  of  luck 
with  their  future  plans. 

RUSSELL  HOLDEN  (U.  of  New 
Hampshire)  worked  this  summer  with  the 
Massachusetts  Audubon  Society.  He  is 
looking  towards  Washington  D.C.  for  a 
position  in  a  museum  or  towards  Africa  and 
a  few  years  in  the  Peace  Corps.  "Wish  me 
luck!" 

MARY  KAHNG  (Wellesley)  is 
participating  in  a  two-year  financial 
analyst  program  at  Merrill  Lynch.  "If  you 
are  in  New  York,  class  of  '92,  call  me 
because  I'd  love  to  hear  from  you.  I'm 
with  the  BFS -Consults  group" 

CHANG-SOON      CONSTANCE      KIM 

(Cornell)  is  attending  the  Graduate  School 
of  International  Studies  at  Yonsei 
University  in  Seoul,  Korea  for  the  1993- 
94  academic  year.  In  the  summer 
following  her  graduate  work  she  might 
travel  through  France.  Afterwards,  she 
plans  to  pursue  a  joint  MA  in  Int'l 
Relations/JD  or  MPA  program  in  the 
United  States. 

MORNA  KINT  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  was  studying  at  the  Chautauqua 
School  of  Art,  an  eight-week  intensive 
summer  program  in  Chautauqua,  NY.  She 
was  planning  to  do  a  fifth  year  program 
with  the  R-MWC  Art  department.  She  will 
be  working  with  the  visiting  artist 
program,  the  museum  and  the  art 
department  in  exchange  for  auditing  a 
couple  of  art  courses. 

CHRISTOPHER       KONSTANTELOS 

(Northwestern)  writes  that  his  plans  are  to 
finish  his  pre-med  courses  this  year,  apply 
to  med-school  in  the  Spring  of  1994  and 
go  back  to  France  next  summer.  Currently 
he  is  studying  to  be  an  Emergency  Medical 
Technician. 

RACHEL  KUEHNERT  (Northwestern) 
writes:  "There  are  three  of  us  Sweet  Briar 
JYF  alumni  (SAM  FUERBRINGER,  JULI 
ORDOWER  and  I)  living  here  together  in 
Chicago.  Hardly  a  day  goes  by  when  we 
don't  reminisce  about  our  wonderful  days 
in   Paris.   I    am   enjoying   being   out  of 


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school  -  working  at  a  hospital  in  Evanston 
during  the  week,  hanging  out  with  friends 
on  the  weekends  and  doing  whatever  else  I 
wish  in  between,  1  wonder  how  the  rest  of 
our  class  is  doing?   Good  luck  everyone!!" 

FATIMA  LUIS  (Wheaton,  MA):  "After 
graduating  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  magna  cum 
laude,  I  have  found  a  job  as  a  research 
assistant  at  the  International  Republican 
Institute  (even  though  I  am  not  a 
Republican.)  The  Institute  promotes 
democracy  throughout  the  world  basically 
by  supporting  the  free  electoral  process.  I 
am  in  the  Africa  department,  and  my  work  is 
with  Portuguese  and  French  Africa. 
Hopefully,  I  plan  on  going  to  graduate 
school  next  year." 

CAROLINE  ANNE  McLOUGHLIN  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  working  as  a  Group  Tour 
Coordinator  with  Academic  Arrangements 
Abroad  in  New  York  City. 

CHRISTINA  MORALES  (Brown)  was 
looking  for  a  job  in  international  marketing 
in  Atlanta,  Charlotte  or  Washington,  some 
place  where  she  can  use  both  her  French  and 
Spanish.    "Wish  me  luck!" 

KELLI  MORTON  (U.  of  California  at  San 
Diego)  will  be  starting  her  second  year  of 
law  school  this  fall.  She  just  returned  from  a 
summer  program  in  Mexico,  where  she 
studied  Mexican  law,  international  law  and 
Spanish.  She  hopes  to  eventually  find  a  job 
in  the  field  of  international  law  and  to 
continue  travelling  and  having  new  and 
interesting  cultural  experiences. 

MARY  CLAIRE  MULDER  (Northwestern) 
is  working  for  Arthur  Andersen  in  Chicago. 
"I  am  a  part  of  a  program  where  I  will  earn  a 
Master's  degree  while  working,  as  well  as 
my  C.P.A." 

GABRIELE  NICOLET  (Georgetown)  is 
enjoying  every  minute  of  her  work  as  a 
program  assistant  for  a  small  non-profit 
organization  in  D.C.  called  Health 
Volunteers  Overseas.  She  plans  to  continue 
working  there  for  at  least  a  year.  In  the 
distant  future  she  plans  to  go  to  graduate 
school  but  is  enjoying  the  freedom  from 
academics. 

JUL!  ORDOWER  (Tufts)  is  working  at  the 
Chicago  Hilton  and  Towers  as  a  guest 
service  agent  (front  desk).  She  is  living 
with  RACHEL  KUEHNERT  and  SAMANTHA 
FUERBRINGER  in  Evanston,  IL  and  they  try 
to  keep  their  experience  in  Paris  "alive." 


MARIA  PALSSON  (Denison)  is  attending  the 
Elliott  School  of  International  Affairs  at 
George  Washington  University  in  D.C. 

SOPHIE  RIGOLOT  (Catholic  U.  of  America) 
is  at  the  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chajjel 
Hill  pursuing  her  Master's  in  French  Literature. 

REBECCA  ROBESON  (Trinity)  spent  the 
summer  nannying  in  Omaha.  She  is  now 
attending  Columbia  Law  School  in  New  York. 

SUSAN  ROONEY  (Northwestern)  is 
beginning  a  two-year  Master's  program  in 
psychology  at  Western  Illinois  University, 
"where  I  will  commune  with  the  cows.  Moo!" 

AMEE  SHAH  (Mount  Holyoke)  "I'm  starling 
a  two-year  M.A.  program  in  International 
Affairs  at  American  University  in  D.C.  I'll  be 
focusing  on  conflict  resolution.  And  I'll  be 
Uving  with  SUZANNE  GALLAGHER.  We  would 
love  to  hear  from  anyone  who  is  also  in  the 
D.C.  area." 

RUTH  MASON  SMITH  (Washington  and  Lee) 
had  plans  to  work  as  an  analyst  for  the  Defense 
Intelligence  Agency. 

GRETCHEN  SPEIDEL  (Denison)  is  attending 
Stanford  Law  School  in  Palo  Alto,  CA.  She 
hopes  to  specialize  in  international  law. 

HANNAH  STREICH  (Northwestern)  is  a 
Vista  Volunteer  for  a  year  (domestic  Peace 
Corps)  and  plans  to  pursue  a  graduate  degree  in 
social  policy  and/or  law. 

JENNIFER  TATE  (U.  of  Southern  California) 
is  attending  the  Elliot  School  of  International 
Affairs  at  George  Washington  University, 
majoring  in  European  Studies. 

JENNIFER  TINDALL  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  planned  to  attend  graduate  school  at 
the  American  University  in  Paris.  She  also 
planned  to  work  in  "paid"  internships 
beginning  with  Philip  Morris/France  in 
October. 

MARIANNA  VAIDMAN  (Williams): 
"Although  I  graduated  without  a  job  and  without 
a  clue  about  the  future,  I  am  now  happily 
employed  at  a  software  company  in  New  York, 
where  I  will  remain  for  the  foreseeable  future. 
Paris  seems  like  a  dream.  Good  luck  to 
everyone  in  finding  a  place  in  the  post-college 
world." 

ANNEGRET  WECKERLE  (Sweet  Briar) 
graduated  with  a  degree  in  International  Affairs, 
German,  and  French.  "In  a  year  I  plan  to  go  on 
to    graduate    school,    but    before     that    I     am 


traveling  through  Europe  for  a  couple  of 
weeks  and  then  starting  an  internship  with 
the  American  Chamber  of  Commerce  in 
Paris.  I'm  looking  forward  to  being  in 
Paris  again  and  if  anyone  is  going  to  be 
there,  I  hope  to  see  you  soon." 

ELIZABETH  WINSTON  (Virginia):  "  As 
a  recipient  of  a  University  of  Virginia 
United  Kingdom  Fellowship,  I  will  be 
teaching  and  coaching  at  an  English 
'public'  school.  During  my  vacations  I'll 
hopefully  be  crossing  the  Channel  as 
often  as  possible!" 

TRACY  WUNDER  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
enrolled  in  Middlebury  College's  M.A. 
program.  She  planned  to  spend  the  year 
in  Paris  and  was  really  looking  forward  to 
it!  She  plans  to  continue  her  studies  in 
French  when  she  returns  in  hopes  of 
teaching  at  the  university  level.  "See  you 
soon,  Madame  Denis!" 

DENNIS  YOUNG  (U.  of  Southern 
California)  was  looking  for  work  in  the 
Washington  D.C.  area  and  pursuing  an 
M.A.  in  International  Affairs  at  the  Elliott 
School  of  International  Affairs  at  George 
Washington  University. 

1992-1993 

Our  newest  alumnae  and  alumni  are  now 
back  on  their  U.S.  campuses.  The  student 
with  the  highest  grade-point  average  at 
the  end  of  the  year  was  JENNIFER  WOLF 
(Georgetown),  followed  by  ILHAM 
KHURI-MAKDISI  (Wellesley),  CAROLINE 
MAHON  (Williams),  JI-HYUN  KIM 
(Princeton)  and  ANNE  PORTER  (Yale). 
Two  students  passed  the  Certificat 
d'Etudes  Politiques:  CHAD  CYRENNE 
(Amherst)  and  GRETCHEN  JAKUB 
(Wellesley).  Thirteen  students  passed  the 
Certificat  Pratique  de  Frangais 
Commercial  et  Economique  ,  five  received 
the  Diplome  Supirieur  de  Frangais  des 
Affaires:  CHANNTNG  BOSLER,  CAROL 
HUH  and  JENNIFER  WOLF  (Georgetown), 
JENNIFER  KRAWET  (Johns  Hopkins)  and 
ELIZABETH  SCHUBERT  (Northwestern). 

1993-1994 

104  students  are  now  studying  in 
France.  Professor  MARIE-FLORINE 
BRUNEAU  (U.  of  Southern  California)  is 
the  Resident  Director.   Bonne  annee! 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1992-1993  Contributors  to  the  Scholarship  and  Financial  Aid  Funds 

of  the  Junior  Year  in  France 


We  wish  to  thank  the  following  alumnae 
and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF  and 
corporations  making  matching  grants,  who 
contributed  a  total  of  S17,200  during  the 
1992-93  school-year.  We  have  made  every 
effort  to  list  all  contributors.  If  for  some 
reason  we  have  made  an  error,  please  let  us 
know.  Contributions  received  after  June  30, 
1993  will  be  acknowledged  in  next  year's 
Magazine. 

1948-49 
Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth,  Sweet  Briar 
Karen  Cassard  Dreher,  Bryn  Mawr 
Shirley  Gage  Durfee,  UAVisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Margot  Hess  Hahn,  Goucher 
Dorothy  Rooke  McCulloch,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Norman  McCulloch,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Patricia  Carry  Stewart,  Cornell 

1949-50 

John  A.  Berggren,  Dartmouth 
Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Barbara  Fisher  Nemser,  Barnard 
Sheila  Shields  Python,  Wheaton,  MA 
June  Sigler  Siegel,  Wellesley 

1950-51 
Harriet  Farber  Friedlander,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Patricia  Murray  Rosenthal,  Bryn  Mawr 
Susan  Anderson  Talbot,  Radcliffe 

1951-52 
Josephine  Silbert  Benedek,  Wellesley 
Patncia  Palmer  Kendall,  Wheaton,  MA 

^  1953-54 

Joan  Goldstein  Cooper.  Barnard 
Myma  Delson-Karan,   U/Wisconsin 
K.  Anne  Kilby  Gilhuly,  Sweet  Briar 
Ralph  A.  Quackenbush,  Yale 

1954-55 

Peter  Dirlam,  Cornell 

Diana  Frothingham  Feinberg,  Radcliffe 

Nancy  Wilkins  Klein,  Denison 

Mary  Ellen  Klock  Reno,  Bryn  Mawr 

^  1955-56 

Joanne  Coyle  Dauphin,  Wellesley 

,  1956-57 

Lynn  Crosby  GammilL  Sweet  Briar 

Caroline  Sauls  Shaw,  Sweet  Briar 

1957-58 
Janet  Foss  Howell,  Wells 
Peter  Roemer,  Princeton 
Rebecca  Loose  V  alette,  Mt.  Holyoke 

^1958-59 

T.  Richard  Fishbein,  Dartmouth 
Tom  Schaumberg,  Yale 
Roger  L.  Zissu,  Dartmouth 

1959-60 

Joseph  F.  Carroll,  UA'iTginia 

1960-61 

Ann  Re  a  Craig,  Lake  Erie 

Roger  Craig,  Yale 

Sallie  KanTor  Litchfield,  Wellesley 

Martha  Baum  Sikes,  Sweet  Briar 

Maria  Carozza  Volpe,  Sweet  Briar 


1961-62 

Judith  AIperin-Fried,  U/Illinois 
Antoinette  F.  Seymour,  Bryn  Mawr 

1962-63 

Anonymous 

Michael  S.  Koppisch,  Johns  Hopkins 

Marcia  Macey  MacBride,  Denison 

Marshall  Mefcalf  Seymour,  Sweet  Briar 

Arm  K.  Weigand,  Indiana 

John  Welwood,  Bowdoin 

1963-64 
Dede  Thompson  Bartlett,  Vassar 
Susan  S.  Holland,  Occidental 

1964-65 
Karen  Kelley  Brott,  Duke 
James  Mclnemey.  Jr..  Yale 
Viola  Graveure  Patek,  Sweet  Briar 

1965-66 

Lei  and  Abbey,  Drew 
Anthony  Caprio,  Wesleyan 
Peter  M.  Dolinger.  Williams 
Benjamin  Jones.  Yale 
Richard  Klein,  Yale 

1966-67 
Katherine  Cooley  Maher.  Sweet  Briar 
H.  P.  Whiteside,  Jr.,  U.  of  the  South 

1967-68 
Elizabeth  Levy  Carp,  Cornell 
Janet  Chorney  Connor-Hanninen,  Moravian 
Barbara  Duffield  Erskine,  Sweet  Briar 
Julia  B.  Leverenz,  Dickinson 
Paul  S.  Levv   Lehigh 
Herbert  N.  Wigder,  Trinity 

1968-69 

David  Peter  Adams,  Kenyon 

John  Aniello,  Yale 

David  Longfellow,  UA'irginia 

1969-70 

-rederick  T.  Borts,  Case  Western  Reserve 
^llen  Shapiro  Buchwalter,  Case  Western  R. 
iobert  Gin,  Washington  and  Lee 
Barbara  Kelly.  Mt.  Holyoke 
^yrm  M.  McWhood,  Wellesley 

1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackermann,  Emory 
Kathrin  HIebakos  Burleson,  U/California 
Evan  D.  Robinson,  UA'irginia 

1972-73 
Aim  Stuart  Mckie  Kling,  Sweet  Briar 

1973-74 

Jose  M.  Colon,  Brown 
Vincent  J.  Doddy,  Villanova 
Elizabeth  Haile  Hayes.  Emory 
Emily  Crom  Lyons,  Kenyon 
A.  Byron  Nimocks,  Hendrix 
Nancy  Noyes  Robinson,  U/Virginia 
Susan  Vass  Temple,  UA'irginia 
Suzaime  Garber  Weaver,  Brown 

1974-75 

Alan  Engler,  Yale 

J.  Michael  McMurphy,  Pennsylvania  State 

1975-76 

Joan  E.  Bumes,  Ithaca 

Arthur  F.  Humphrey,  HI,  Bowdoin 

Margaret  M.  Sabo,  Michigan  State 


1976-77 
Daphne  Johnson  Hanrahan,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Barbara  Mendelssohn  Price,  Sweet  Briar 

1979-80 

Martha  E.  McGrady,  Swarthmore 
Georgina  Mahoney  Milsted,  Northwestern 
Cathy  Rivara  Trezza,  Cornell 

1980-81 

Amy  Celentano,  Vassar 
Ruth  M.  Reiss,  Amherst 

1981-82 

Charles  F.  Hunter,  Lawrence 

1982-83 

Kenneth  Bradt,  U/North  Carolina 

Lori  Reilly,  Northwestern 

Howard  Hunter  Smith,  Washington  and  Lee 

1983-84 

James  C.  Falvey,  Cornell 

1984-85 

Angela  Rose  Heffeman,  Wheaton,  MA 


Angela 
Paul  D 


Otto,  Lawrence 


1986-87 

Nicholas  Paige,  Cornell 

1988-89 

Marc-Olivier  Langlois,  UA'irginia 

1990-91 

Maureen  Brennan,  Georgetown 
Maia  Papich,  Northwestern 

OTHERS 

Professor  and  Mrs.  Archille  Biron,  Professor 
Emeritus,    Colby    College,    Resident 
Director  1964-65;  1971-7f,  \973-74 

Mr.  Richard  L.  Duffield.  father  of  Barbara 
Duffield  Erskine,  JYF  1967-68,  Sweet 
Briar  ColUege 

Dr.  Robert  G.  Marshall,  Professor  Emeritus, 
Former  Director  of  the  Junior  Year  in 
France,  Sweet  Briar  College,  Honorary 
Member  of  the  Advisory  Committee 

Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus,  Sweet 
Briar  College,  Honorary  Member  of  the 
Advisory  Committee 

Dr.  James  F.  M.  Stephens,  Jr.,  Professor 
Emeritus,  University  of  Texas  at  Austin, 
Honorary  Member  of  the  Advisory 
Committee 

The   New   York   Community   Trust/Joan 
O'Meara  Winant,  JYF  1971-72,  Yale 

MATCHING  GIFTS 

GTE  Foundation 

Harris  Bank  Foundation 

Johnson  and  Johnson  Family  of  Companies 

Mack  Trucks,  Inc. 

Marsh  and  McLennan  Companies,  Inc. 

Merrill  Lynch  and  Company 

Philip  Morris  Companies,  Inc. 

Society  Management  Company 

TRW  Foundation 

Wiley,  Rein  &  Fielding 


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Alumni  MnoraziT^A 


NUMBER  21 


DECEMBER  1994 


Dear  Friends: 

1994  was  a  special  year  for  Franco- American  relations.  In  Normandy,  Provence,  Paris,  and  throughout  France, 
ceremonies  marked  the  50lh  anniversary  of  the  Allied  landings  and  the  liberation  of  Paris  and  of  most  of  France. 
American  television  showed  pictures  of  the  Normandy  beaches  and  the  immaculate  American  Cemetery  overlooking 
Omaha  Beach,  two  of  the  sites  which  most  JYF  alumni  have  visited.  We  all  remember  our  first  visit  to  the 
cemetery ,the  overwhelming  impression  of  pain  and  sadness,  the  lump  in  our  throat,  our  tears  ready  to  flow,  and  after 
the  visit,  the  immense  fatigue  and  feeling  of  being  completely  drained  out  by  the  experience. 

Happily  not  all  experiences  during  a  Junior  Year  in  France  are  as  sorrowful.  As  you  read  this  Magazine  you 
will  realize  that  each  participant  has  his  or  her  own  unique  personal  memories;  for  some  that  year  was  the  most 
important  in  their  lives,  for  others  it  might  be  less  important,  but  for  everyone  it  has  had  some  lasting  effect. 

Older  alumni  should  know  that,  although  life  is  a  lot  easier  in  Paris  than  they  recall  and  France  is  perhaps 
becoming  too  much  like  America,  among  today's  students  there  is  still  the  same  excitement  at  the  thought  of 
spending  a  whole  year  there,  the  same  awed  reaction  to  Chartres  or  Notre-Dame  cathedral,  and,  at  the  end  of  the  year, 
very  often  the  same  desire  to  come  back  soon. 

We  hope  you  will  enjoy  this  issue  of  the  Magazine.  If  it  revives  pleasant  memories  we  hope  you  will  consider 
contributing  to  our  scholarship  funds.  1  do  not  need  to  tell  you  that  the  dollar  is  extremely  weak  at  present. 
However  this  year  68%  of  our  students  needed  financial  aid  and  an  average  aid  package  was  worth  an  amazing 
SI  1,000  in  grants  and  loans.  Nevertheless,  with  your  help,  we  were  able  to  offer  590,230  in  direct  grants  (up  from 
581,400  the  previous  year). 

1994  saw  the  establishment  of  our  first  scholarship  entirely  funded  by  an  alumnus:  the  Phillip  Frost,  M.D. 
Endowment  Scholarship.  We  thank  Dr.  Frost  (University  of  Pennsylvania,  JYF  1955-56)  for  his  most  generous 
contribution.  _,  y 

Emile  Langlois 
Director 

SCHOLARSHIP  FUNDS 

Endowed  scholarship  funds  (only  the  income  is  used): 

The  R.  JOHN  MATTHEW  ENDOWED  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND,  in  memory  of  R.  John  Matthew,  Director, 
Junior  Year  in  France. 

The  ARTHUR  BATES  MEMORIAL  FUND,  in  memory  of  Arthur  Bates,  Professor  of  French,  Sweet 
Briar  College. 

The  ROBERT  G.  MARSHALL  25th  ANNIVERSARY  SCHOLARSHIP  FUND,  founded  in  1972  in  honor  of 
the  25lh  Anniversary  of  the  Junior  Year  in  France  and  renamed  in  1984  in  honor  of  Robert  G.  Marshall, 
Director,  Junior  Year  in  France. 


Financial  aid  operating  budget  (your  contribution  will  be  used  for  the  1995-96  financial  aid  budget): 

The  JEAN  RENOIR  FUND,  in  honor  of  the  hundredth  anniversary  of  the  birth  of  the  film  director  {Une  Partie 
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GROUPES  DELAWARE 


EDWIN  HOVEY  MORSE,  a  member  of  the 
KlVth  Delaware  Group  (1936-37)  and  the 
indefatigable  editor  of  the  Nouvelles  du 
KlVe  Groupe  Delaware,  writes  that  the 
group  has  had  four  reunions,  1971  at 
Lynnfield,  MA,  1982  at  Newtown,  PA,  1984 
it  West  Hartford  CT,  and  a  magnificent  50th 
reunion  at  Paris  in  1986  which  was  attended 
by  twelve  alumnae/i  and  seven  spouses: 

"We  are  now  a  group  of  people 
ipproaching  80  years  of  age,  and  our  news 
increasingly  includes  obituaries.  At  this 
point  our  group  of  35  has  dwindled  to  24.  In 
addition  to  our  reunions,  many  of  the 
Groupe  keep  in  close  touch  with  many 
Dthers  by  visits  and  letters.  Truly  our  Junior 
Year  in  France  has  been  an  enormous  factor 
in  the  Uves  of  all  of  us. 

"Your  Alumni  Magazine  first  arrived  a 
year  ago,  and  I  dropped  everything  I  was 
doing  to  read  it  from  cover  to  cover.  Of 
:ourse,  in  1936-37  many  aspects  of  our 
lunior  Year  were  different  from  your  more 
recent  groups;  airplanes  did  not  fly  across 
the  Atlantic  in  our  time,  mail  took  eight  to 
ten  days  to  reach  us,  and  we  did  not  have 
access  to  rental  cars.  But  the  similarity  in 
the  reactions  of  your  recent  students  to  their 
living  in  their  French  families  and  to  the 
striking  differences  in  French  culture  and 
life  compared  with  Stateside  echo  a  striking 
similarity  to  our  experiences. 

Vive  les  Groupes  Sweet  Briar, 
mccesseurs  des  Groupes  Delaware!" 

The  Delfor  News  or  Nouvelles 
Delforiennes,  the  newsletter  of  the  16th 
group  (1938-39)  edited  by  PETE  (DONALD 
R.)  HART,  celebrated  the  35th  anniversary 
of  the  group.  The  Harts  report  on  their 
spring  trip  to  France,  Andorra  and  Belgium, 
including  their  flight  on  Air  Pakistani. 
They  were  hoping  to  see  the  Normandy 
beaches  on  June  6th,  but  roads  were 
blocked.  From  a  distance  they  saw  Sainte- 
Mere-l'Eglise,  the  paratroopers  and  WWII 
veterans.  After  driving  through  France  for 
18  days,  their  impressions  of  French 
drivers:  "lis  conduisent  beaucoup  mieux 
que  nous  autres  Americains!  They  are 
forceful  -  they  mean  business  -  they  don't 
dilly-dally  -  my  only  complaint  is  that,  by 
and  large,  they  'tail-gate'." 

We  also  received  several  appreciative 
notes  from  members  of  the  14th  and  16th 
Delaware  groups.  In  particular  ANNE  RUSH 
COOK  (1936-37)  wrote:  "I  never  knew 
Sweet  Briar  had  taken  over  the  reins  of  the 
old  Groupe  Delaware  until  your  delightful 
magazine  arrived  here  the  other  day,  and  I 
don't  know  when  I  have  enjoyed  anything 
more.  I  gobbled  it  up  from  cover  to  cover 


and  even  though  I  didn't  know  anyone  by 
name,  I  knew  them  all,  every  one  of  them,  and  I 
was  no  longer  76,  but  19  again,  living  at  246, 
boulevard  Raspail,  XIV,  reliving  one  of  the 
finest  years  of  my  life.  In  1992  I  spent  a 
couple  of  weeks  near  Saint-Germain  des  Pr^s, 
avec  mes  cousins  Guirard,  lui  grand  professeur 
de  Stanford,  elle  auteur,  and  that  had  so 
refreshed  my  memory  that  I  could  move  right 
into  the  streets  and  cafes  pxjpulated  by  my  old 
1936  friends  and  all  the  new  friends  in  your 
journal...  Two  years  ago  I  went  back  to  Reid 
Hall,  which  was  our  headquarters,  and,  sure 
enough,  there  it  was,  the  garden  full  of  students 
sitting  in  the  sun." 

Finally,  to  celebrate  the  50th  Anniversary  of 
the  Liberation  of  Paris,  we  reproduce  an  item 
published  in  the  July  1982  issue  of  the 
Nouvelles  du  XlVe  Groupe  Delaware.  We  all 
know  that  Hemingway  liberated  the  bar  of  the 
Ritz;  some  of  us  had  heard  tales  of  the 
liberation  of  Reid  Hall.  The  late  SCOTT 
RUNKLE  (1936-37)  tells  what  really  happened: 


AUGUST  25, 1944: 

THE  LIBERATION 
OF  REID  HALL 

I  was  on  General  Bradley's  staff  as  an  officer 
responsible  for  dealing  with  the  French 
resistance,  and  when  I  learned  that  he  had 
designated  the  2nd  Division  Blindee  Franfaise 
to  enter  Paris  on  the  25th  of  August  I  couldn't 
have  been  more  excited.  I  was  determined  I  was 
going  to  be  with  the  lead  elements  wherever 
they  happened  to  be.  I  made  my  plans  so  I 
would  arrive  south  of  Paris  (the  French  division 
was  supposed  to  enter  through  the  Porte 
d'Orleans)  the  evening  before  the  25th,  and  I 
did.  I  checked  in  with  the  Corps  headquarters, 
where  the  chief  of  staff  said,  "You're  too  late. 
Major.  They  entered  this  moming."  I  couldn't 
have  been  more  crestfallen.  Of  course  he  was 
completely  wrong,  as  chicken  colonels  often 
are. 

But  in  any  case  I  and  my  six  men  with  two 
jeeps,  one  of  them  a  radio  jeep,  grabbed  a 
couple  of  hours  of  badly  needed  sleep,  and  by 
dawn  we  were  in  the  column  of  seemingly 
endless  tanks,  halftracks  and  trucks  heading  up 
toward  the  Porte  d'Orleans.  As  we  came  closer 
to  Paris  there  were  more  and  more  cars  on  all 
sides.  Euphoric!...  passing  out  flowers,  wine, 
singing  it  was  a  magnificent  day.  It  was  the 
only  day  in  which  the  word  glorious  had  any 
meaning  in  the  war. 


All  this  was  very  heady  wine  until  we 
arrived  at  the  outer  boulevards,  where,  as 
you  remember  the  configuration,  the  role 
of  the  2eme  Division  Blindee  was  to  cut 
left  (to  the  west)  on  the  outer  boulevards 
up  to  the  Seine,  then  cut  east  along  the 
Seine  and  reduce  the  southern  half  of 
Paris...  I,  poor  innocent,  believed  that 
Paris  had  been  liberated  for  24  hours  and 
headed  due  north  along  the  Avenue 
d'Orleans  (as  it  was  called  at  that  time) 
now  called  the  Avenue  du  General  Leclerc. 
And  I  was  amazed  that  the  French,  who  had 
been  liberated  in  my  belief  for  at  least  24 
hours,  were  so  terribly  excited  at  seeing 
two  poor  jeeps  advancing  up  the  Avenue 
d'Orleans.  All  this  was  very  fine,  and  the 
euphoria  was  indomitable  until  we  arrived 
at  the  Observatoire  and  then  went  north  on 
the  Boulevard  Saint-Michel.  My  mission 
was  to  reach  the  French  resistance 
headquarters  and  to  establish  radio 
communication  with  Bradley's 
headquarters...  but  to  my  astonishment 
there  were  still  2,000  Germans  holed  up  in 
the  Senat  in  the  Palais  du  Luxembourg,  and 
some  of  them  having  machine  guns 
opened  fire  very  irreverently  on  my  two 
poor  jeeps,  and  our  euphoria  disappeared 
very  rapidly.  We  circled  like  mad  and  cut 
up  the  rue  Soufflot  and  then  back  into  the 
rue  Saint-Jacques  to  get  out  of  the  line  of 
fire. 

Then  with  great  caution  we  advanced  to 
where  we  thought  the  French  resistance 
headquarters  was  located.  They  had  already 
moved  by  that  time  to  the  Invalides,  so  we 
went  on  to  the  Invalides  and  made  contact 
with  the  heads  of  the  French  resistance, 
one  of  whom  was  called  Polygone  and  who 
turned  out  to  be  General  Ely,  who  was  the 
chief  of  staff  of  the  French  Army,  and  the 
other,  who  was  called  Chaban,  who  later 
turned  out  to  be  (in  1970)  Prime  Mmisler 
Jacques  Chaban-Delmas,  and  we  pumped 
them  for  all  the  tactical  information  that 
was  available.  We  got  it  on  the  radio  by 
the  nature  of  something  called  'Skywaves' 
(Bradley's  headquarters  in  Le  Mans  was  too 
close  to  reach  with  ground  wave,  so  we  had 
to  bounce  it  off  the  ionosphere  to  London, 
which  sent  it  back  to  Bradley.)  We  only 
later  discovered  that  these  were  the  first 
radio  communications  (non-clandestine 
radio  communications)  between  Paris  and 
London  since  1940. 

By  the  time  we  got  our  traffic  on  the  air, 
it  was  about  9  or  10  in  the  evening,  and  we 
were  exhausted.  We  needed  to  get  a  place 
where  we  could  sleep  securely  and  also  get 
our  poor  jeeps  off  the  street,  particularly 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


our  radio  jeep,  which  was  very  precious  to 
us.  And  a  thought  came  to  my  mind  -  Reid 
Hall!  which  had  an  inner  courtyard  and  stout 
doors  and  so  forth,  so  I  said  'Follow  me'  and 
we  went  over  to  4  rue  de  Chevreuse  and 
knocked  on  the  door.  Finally  it  was  opened 
a  little  slot,  and  a  little  concierge  looked  at 
me  in  astonishment  and  closed  the  door 
suddenly  and  went  screaming  inside  saying 
'Les  Americains!  Les  Americains!'  In  short 
order  came  out  a  bevy  of  young  ladies 
following  a  very  large  woman,  who  was 
Madame  I'Econome  de  I'Ecole  Normale 
Superieure  de  Sevres.  L'Ecole  de  Sevres  at 
that  time  occupied  Reid  Hall,  and  she  pulled 
me  in  a  mountainous  embrace  and  said... 
'ravie  de  vous  voir...'  (I  forget  what  all  she 
said),  but  in  any  case  all  we  wanted  to  do  was 
to  get  our  jeeps  secured  and  in  the  courtyard 
and  sleep.  All  they  wanted  to  do  was  talk. 
So  we  talked  for  an  hour  and  then  collapsed 
happily  until  the  following  morning.  And 
there  is  nothing  more  dramatic  about  the 
liberation  de  Reid  Hall. 


SCOTT  RUNKLE  died  on  June  16,  1993 
while  on  vacation  in  France.  He  and  a  friend 
were  on  a  six-week  tour  of  France.  At  the 
end  of  the  fifth  week  ho  died  suddenly  at  his 
hotel  in  Vezelay.  He  was  77.  One  of  his 
classmates,  upon  learning  of  his  death, 
wrote:"  What  sadness  to  know  that  Scott 
Runkle  has  gone  ahead,  perhaps  to  liberate 
for  us  a  Reid  Hall  in  the  hereafter!" 


*4:3li««4c4c«4i]ti** 


1948-1949 

KARE.N  CASSARD  DREHER  (Bryn  Mawr) 
sent  the  following  letter  from  Somalia  in 
March: 

"I  have  been  living  in  Somalia  since  the 
beginning  of  August  1993,  serving  as  Chief 
Procurement  Officer  of  the  United  Nations 
Operation  in  Somalia.  It  has  been  the  most 
challenging  and  fascinating  adventure  I 
have  ever  had  in  my  life,  and  I  even  have  had 
a  few  chances  to  speak  French  to  members 
of  the  French  military  Contingent,  but  they 
have  alas  just  departed  -  I  expect  to  be  here 
till  September  1994."  She  sent  us  a 
contribution  for  our  scholarship  fund 
although  she  had  not  yet  received  a  single 
pay  check  in  the  8  months  she  had  been  in 
Somalia!  That's  dedication!  By  now  she 
should  be  back  in  the  U.S.   Welcome  home. 


We  regret  to  aimounce  the  death,  on  July  28, 
1994,  of  PROFESSOR  THEODORE 
ANDERSSON,  Professor-in-charge  of  the  first 
Sweet  Briar  group.  Professor  Andersson  was 
Professor  Emeritus  of  Spanish  and  Portuguese 
at  the  University  of  Texas  at  Austin. 

1949-1950 

PROFESSOR  BLANCHARD  L.  RIDEOUT, 
Professor-in-charge  of  the  1949-50  and  1956- 
57  groups,  died  on  December  3,  1993,  at  his 
home  in  Ithaca,  NY,  at  age  87.  He  was 
Professor  of  Romance  Studies  Emeritus  at 
Cornell  University  and  had  represented  Cornell 
on  our  Advisory  Committee  until  his  retirement 
in  1971.  His  wife  Louise,  in  a  letter, 
remembers  the  year  1949-50  which  was  indeed 
memorable:  "There     were     no     living 

accommodations;  we  had  our  two  sons,  ages  5 
and  8,  and  lived  in  a  pension  in  the  rue  d'Assas. 
Our  younger  boy  spent  a  week  or  more  in  the 
American  Hospital  in  January,  and  the  older 
one  had  measles  in  a  small  hotel  on  the  Riviera 
in  April!"  To  Mrs.  Rideout,  her  two  sons  and 
her  family,  we  express  our  gratitude  for 
Professor  Rideout's  many  contributions  and 
his  lasting  interest  in  the  Junior  Year  in 
France. 


••••«*• 


1950-1951 

BUD  aRVING  F.)  FOOTE  (Princeton)  writes: 

"It  has  been  too  many  years  that  I  have  been 
out  of  touch  with  all  of  you;  and  I  feel  guilty 
and  ingrat,  because  of  all  the  many  debts  I  owe 
people  for  my  education,  the  debt  I  have  owed 
the  Sweet  Briar  program  ever  since  1951  is 
perhaps  the  greatest.  Certainly  my  life  would 
have  been  very  different  and  much  less 
interesting,  had  I  not  spent  my  junior  year  in 
Paris. 

"I  can  only  offer  the  excuse  that  I  have  been 
busy  -  busy  raising  Billy  (37),  James  (36), 
Anne  (33),  Joe  (31),  Josh  (22)  and  Lewis  (16); 
busy  studying  literature  of  various  sorts, 
particularly  science  fiction;  busy  writing  about 
it  {The  Connecticut  Yankee  in  the  Twentieth 
Century:  Travel  to  the  Past  in  Science 
Fiction,  Greenwood  Press:  1991);  and  busy 
teaching  as  Professor  in  the  School  of 
Literature,  Communication  and  Culture  at 
Georgia  Tech,  where  I  have  been  since  1957. 
Still  I  should  have  written  before!" 


We  have  received  and  forwarded  to 
SHIRLEY  O'SULLIVAN  GIFFORD  several 
notes  supporting  the  idea  of  a  reunion  of 
the  early  Sweet  Briar  classes  in  the  D.C. 
area.    Let  us  hope  the  reunion  materializes. 

************ 

1953-54 

From  STEPHEN  N.  iMILLER  (Yale)  we 
received  this    e-mail  message: 

"Although  I  read  all  the  JYF  Alumni 
Magazines  with  interest,  the  most  recent 
one  (December  1993)  containing  additional 
material  on  the  40th  anniversary  of  the 
1953-54  group  struck  a  particularly  strong 
resonance.  That  was  my  year.  Those  who 
sent  in  material  deserve  a  special  thanks 
from  the  rest  of  us,  who  could  have  and 
should  have  made  a  contribution,  but 
instead  took  the  pleasure,  and  did  not  face 
the   responsibility. 

"France  has  not  been  close  to  the  center 
of  my  world  for  a  long  time  now,  but  things 
French  and  the  language  (I  had  progressed 
in  1953-54  to  the  point  of  being  sneered  at 
in  France  because  of  my  Belgian  accent, 
which  1  took  as  a  great  compliment,  since  I 
was  not  immediately  exposed  as  an 
American.)  have  been  essential  ingredients 
in  my  'formation'  and  world  view.  Indeed, 
in  1969,  at  the  start  of  four  years  in  Israel 
with  my  wife  and  two  young  children,  and 
before  I  knew  much  Hebrew,  I  worked  in 
French  with  a  young  French  woman 
engineer  for  several  months  who  had  also 
just  arrived  and  was  similarly 
disadvantaged. 

"JYF  has  had  a  vision  of  education  for  its 
own  sake.  That  notion  was  correct  in  my 
day,  and  remains  so  today  when  effort  of 
any  sort  is  justified  mainly  in  terms  of  its 
payoff.  I  would  like  to  think  that  the 
proliferation  of  foreign  study  programs 
over  the  past  40  years  is  due  in  part  to  the 
excellent  example  set  by  Sweet  Briar  in  the 
early  days,  and  that  participants  in  such 
programs  are  a  reservoir  of  interest  in 
things  esthetic  and  culturally  and 
geographically  removed  from  our 
immediate  world,  not  because  they  pay,  but 
because  of  their  basic  worth  to  all  of  us." 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


FORTY  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1954-1955 

A  lOtk  AKHIVESSABY  CELEBBATION 


BEVERLY  OYLER  SHIVERS  (Carleton) 
sends  ihis  account  of  a  40th  anniversary 
mini  reunion  held  recently: 

"During  the  first  week  of  August  1994, 
Nancy  Moses  Gilliam  hosted  a  'mini 
reunion'  of  the  1954-55  Junior  Year  in 
France  group  at  her  home  in  Kingsport, 
Tennessee.  Present  were:  Darlene  Nelson 
Alonzo,  Emilie  Patton  deLuca,  Jo  Ann 
McNatt,  and  Beverly  Oyler  Shivers.  Unable 
to  join  us  was  Kay  Ingamells  Kizer.  This 
group  of  women  has  been  in  almost 
continuous  communication  during  the  past 
39  years  via  a  round  robin  letter.  Many  of 
us  have  also  visited  in  each  others'  homes 
during  this  period  of  time. 

"The  setting  was  ideal,  as  Nancy  and  her 
husband  have  built  a  spacious  home  that 
reminded  us  all  of  a  small  chateau.  Greeting 
us  were  many  French  flags  and  welcome 
signs  all  in  French.  Our  gala  dinner  the  first 
evening  was  preceded  by  a  chanson  a 
manger  sung  by  Nancy's  husband,  Norris. 

"During  the  week  we  spent  much  time 
looking  through  photo  albums,  seeing 
slides,  and  hearing  excerpts  from  various 
personal  journals.  As  we  relived  our 
experiences  as  energetic  youth  discovering 
the  world,  we  decided  to  call  others  who  had 
shared  so  many  of  the  same  experiences  - 
Kay  Ingamells  Kizer,  Henry  Majewski,  and 
Bud  Schroeder.  Imagine  their  surprise  when 
they  each  received  a  call  from  five  exuberant 
women,  each  on  a  different  extension  of  the 
phone!  We  were  so  glad  to  hear  about  them 
and  what  they  are  currently  doing. 

"As  the  week  progressed,  various 
memories  surfaced.  To  mention  a  few: 
bicycle  trips  to  the  chateaux  in  the  Touraine 
area  (Azay-le-Rideau  was  a  bit  far,  wasn't 
it!?);  the  American  dinners  that  we  prepared 
for  our  French  families;  sitting  outside  at  Le 
Grand  Turc  in  Tours;  the  vast  number  of 
plays,  operas  and  other  performances 
available  at  very  reasonable  prices;  the  art 
appreciation  course  under  M.  Serullaz  at  the 
Ecole  du  Louvre.  Underlying  all  of  these 
activities  was  an  incredible  energy  that 
seemed  to  propel  us  through  the  year. 


"We  also  relived  our  many  trips  during  the 
vacation  periods:  sleeping  at  night  on  trains 
to  save  precious  time  and  money  and  then 
putting  in  a  full  day  of  sightseeing  immediately 
thereafter;  a  quick  trip  to  Belgium  and  Holland 
at  the  Toussaint;  Christmas  Eve  in  Munich;  a 
long  train  trip  back  to  Paris  from  Madrid; 
Easter  in  St.  Peter's  Square  in  Rome;  punting 
on  the  Cam.  Remembering  these  and  many 
shorter  excursions  made  us  realize  how  very 
much  we  did  and  how  very  much  like  'sponges' 
we  were  as  we  soaked  up  everything  around  us 
during  the  year. 


Nancy  Moses  Gilliam,  Darlene  Nelson  Alonzo, 
Emily  Patton  deLuca,  Jo  Ann  McNatt  and 
Beverly   Oyler   Shivers 

"As  tlie  week  in  Kingsport  drew  to  a  close, 
we  shared  personal  experiences  since  our  year 
in  France.  Many  of  our  lives  had  similar 
threads  (all  of  us  became  teachers  of  French  at 
one  level  or  another),  but  at  the  same  time  we 
each  had  had  remarkably  different  experiences 
along  the  way.  We  concluded,  however,  that  we 
had  not  basically  changed  in  the  past  40  years 
in  our  exuberant  outlook  on  life,  our  sense  of 
humor  (we  were  rather  noisy  at  times  this  past 
week!),  and  our  love  of  France  and  things 
French.  We  hope  that  others,  too,  share  some 
of  the  same  feelings." 


And  now  here  is  a  message  from  Dr. 
ARTINE  ARTINIAN,  Professor-in- 
charge  of  the  1954-55  group: 

"Dear  Friends  of  '54-55: 

My  message  to  the  preceding  group, 
which  you  very  likely  read,  is  fully 
applicable  to  yours:  harmonious,  fruitful, 
exciting  in  most  respects.  Truly 
memorable  for  me  especially,  because, 
along  with  numerous  trouvailles  for  my 
various  collections,  two  of  my  books 
appeared  in  1955  -  Pour  et  Centre 
Maupassant  (Paris,  Nizet),  and  The 
Complete  Short  Stories  of  Guy  de 
Maupassant  (N.Y.,  Hanover  House).  The 
summer  of  1955  I  also  served  my  first  of 
three  terms  as  summer  director  of  the  U.S. 
House  at  the  Cite  Universitaire,  as  well  as 
establishing  a  Sweet  Briar  record  of  sorts  - 
the  first  of  only  two  directors  to  serve 
successive  years.  In  that  connection, 
another  interesting  detail:  our  13 -year  old 
Robert  was  appointed  to  the  same  post  20 
years  later,  the  only  offspring  of  a  director 
to  enjoy  that  honor. 

Retiring  from  Bard  College  in  1964, 
we've  lived  in  Florida  since  1968  and  in 
Palm  Beach  since  1970,  with  four  months 
each  summer  in  Boone,  N.C.  Most  of  you 
will  be  reaching  senior  status  soon  and 
may  also  be  settling  in  the  'Sunshine 
State'  at  least  for  the  winter  months.  So 
keep  us  in  mind  if  you're  in  our  area  as 
we'd  love  to  have  a  visit  with  you,  to 
reminisce  over  those  exciting  days  in 
beautiful  France  (where  I've  returned  nearly 
every  year),  and  catch  up  on  some  of  our 
activities  since.  But  do  try  to  make  it 
soon,  for  as  you  read  these  words  I'll  be 
starting  my  88th  year! 

Our  very  best  to  you  all. 

Anine  Artinian" 


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On  the  Mauretania,  August  31, 1954 


DARLENE  NELSON  ALONZO  (Middle- 
bury)  is  a  French  teacher  and  the  Foreign 
Language  Department  Head  at  a  high  school 
in  Exeter,  New  Hampshire.  She  writes:  "My 
year  in  Paris  was  certainly  the  most 
significant  and  the  happiest  of  my  life  up  to 
that  point.  It  was  the  fulfillment  of  a  ten- 
year-old  dream.  Forty  years  later,  it  is  still 
one  of  the  two  places  I've  been  where  I've 
felt  completely  at  home.  During  thirty 
years  of  high  school  French  teaching  I've 
told  many  stories  and  shown  many  slides  of 
that  year's  adventures.  I've  enjoyed  sharing 
my  beloved  city  with  students  on  several 
school  trips.  The  knowledge  gained  from 
M.  Serrulaz's  wonderful  Art  Appreciation 
course  has  been  most  useful,  and  I  still  use 
insights  from  the  Contemporary  Literature 
class  when  teaching  Sartre  and  Saint- 
Exupery.  I  remember  the  joy  of  singing  in 
the  choir  of  the  American  church,  including 
a  Christmas  Messiah  concert  in  the  Salle 
Pleyel,  and  the  wonder  of  attending  the 
opera  each  month  as  members  of  Jeunesses 
Musicales  (for  S  1.00!),    and  I  mustn't  forget 


our  little  chorus  in  Tours.  I  still  sing  with  a 
church  choir  and  a  choral  society  and  for 
several  years  I've  enjoyed  singing  opera 
choruses  in  the  summer  at  the  Berkshire  Choral 
Institute.  The  chance  to  explore  Europe  with  a 
compatible  group  of  friends  while  we  were 
young,  flexible  and  energetic  helf)ed  change  me 
into  a  concerned  world  citizen.  I  have  kept  in 
touch  with  friends  from  that  year  more 
faithfully  than  with  other  college  friends.  It 
was  a  very  special  time." 

GIZELLA    (GIGI)    PARRISH-CALLENDER 

(Wellesley)  writes:  "It's  hard  to  believe  40 
years  have  gone  by  since  our  1954-55  Sweet 
Briar  Junior  Year  in  France.  There  were  three 
of  us  from  Wellesley  in  'the  group'  -  and 
Wellesley  discouraged  all  of  us  from  going  to 
Paris:  It  would  disrupt  our  college-experience. 
"Well,  one  of  us  married  a  German  man; 
another  a  Swiss  man,  and  I  married  a  Yale  man 
in  our  group.  All  of  us  majored  in  French  - 
which  was  a  grand  experience,  all  graduating 
summa  cum  laude  and  such.  I  got  a  fellowship 
in  medieval  French  to  Harvard... 


"But  reality  eventually  set  in.  My 
husband  had  to  get  'practical'  and  get  an 
M.B.A.  to  make  up  for  his  French  degree. 
And  I  had  to  get  an  M.S.L.  -  Library 
Science/Law. 

"We  lived  in  France  and  Belgium  for 
some  years,  had  children  there  (one 
daughter  eventually  majored  in  French  and 
took  junior  year  abroad  -  but  went  into 
health  insurance  business). 

"All  said  and  done,  I  would  not  trade  the 
experiences  for  much  else.  I  go  back  to 
France  each  year,  to  friends  -  or  with 
friends.  And  in  the  U.S.A.,  I  defend  the 
French  and  'their  way'... 

"Of  course,  in  the  '50's,  it  was  the 
heyday  of  a  'liberal  arts'  education.  Who 
can  afford  it  today? 

"Most  memorable  point  in  my  year 
there:  we  stayed  in  Tours  for  the  first  six 
weeks,  before  the  Sorbonne  opened.  I  got 
a  bicycle  and  looked  up  Anatole  France's 
son  and  he  answered  his  'garden  gate'  and 
showed  me  Anatole  France's  writing  room 
and  I  wrote  an  article  for  the  Sweet  Briar 
newsletter  -  called  'La  Bechellerie.' 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


INGRID   (ROBERTA   HOOVER)   CHAFEE 

(Western  College)  writes:  "After  graduating 
from  college  I  did  an  M.A.  in  French  at  the 
University  of  Virginia.  I  married  Harry 
Coleman,  who  was  then  working  on  his 
Ph.D.  in  mathematics.  We  had  two  children, 
sons,  now  twenty-nine  and  twenty-seven. 
After  some  time  in  Madison,  Wisconsin  we 
moved  to  Atlanta  in  1965.  Harry  was  an 
Associate  Professor  at  Georgia  Tech  until 
his  death  in  1974,  at  which  time  I  had  again 
enrolled  in  graduate  school,  this  time  at 
Emory  University.  I  received  my  Ph.D.  in 
1980,  worked  off  and  on  at  different 
academic  jobs,  left  the  field  to  be  a  technical 
writer  for  some  years!  and  then  returned  to 
academe  following  my  marriage  to 
Nathaniel  Chafee  in  1989.  (He's  also  a 
math  professor  at  Georgia  Tech.)  At  present 
I'm  an  assistant  professor  of  French  at 
Morehouse  College.  In  1992  and  1993  I  had 
a  battle  with  breast  cancer,  but  am  doing 
fine  now. 

"Most  of  my  memories  of  the  year  1954- 
55  are  centered  around  the  Foyer 
International  des  Etudiantes,  an 
international  student  dormitory  for 
University  of  Paris  women  students  from  all 
countries  founded  by  an  American  philan- 
thropist. It  was  an  economical  place  to  stay 
for  those  of  us  living  on  restricted  budgets, 
and  although  it  provided  less  contact  with 
French  families  than  we  would  otherwise 
have  had,  we  all  had  French  room-mates  and 
so  functioned  entirely  in  French.  The  Foyer 
was  located  in  the  heart  of  the  Quartier 
Latin,  right  on  the  Boul'  Mich.  It  had  one 
of  the  official  University  restaurants,  so 
that  we  had  the  opportunity  to  meet  an 
international  student  population.  Moreover, 
the  Foyer  was  only  a  short  walk  or  bus  ride 
away  from  our  classes. 

"Thus  my  memories  are  clustered  around 
93  Boulevard  Saint-Michel,  and  have 
become  a  blur  or  montage  of  walks  and  bus 
rides  to  and  from  that  address  —  in  rain  and 
fog,  after  lunch,  at  rush  hour,  by  bus  coming 
back  from  the  Louvre.  I  can  still  smell  the 
wares  of  the  street  vendors  :  chestnuts 
saucisses  and  frites;  and  I  can  still  hear  the 
newspaper  vendors  hawking  rhythmically 
'Paris-Presse,  France-Soir'  in  the  gathering 
dusk,  and  hear  the  bus  conductor  intone  with 
a  Parisian  'r.'  I  will  never  be  able  to  imitate 
perfectly  the  name  of  our  stop:  'Rue  des 
Ecoles.' 

"Then  there  were  conversations  over 
coffee  in  the  nearby  cafes,  exploring  the 
stalls  of  bouquinistes,  sitting  in  the  Jardin 
du  Luxembourg  on  warm  spring  afternoons. 

"Modest  as  my  circumstances  were,  I  had 
difficulty  adjusting  to  the  French  notions  of 
frugality  prevailing  at  the  Foyer.    We  had 


clean  sheets  once  a  month  and  the  right  to  ten- 
minute  showers.  The  iron  was  available  for 
pressing  clothes  —  for  one  hour  a  day.  We  were 
allowed  no  electric  appliances  in  the  rooms; 
my  French  room-mate  and  I  hid  our  hotpot  as 
though  it  were  a  cache  of  illegal  substances. 
Only  two  lights  were  permitted  in  the  room. 
The  rules  regarding  food  distribution  in  the 
restaurant  were  an  extreme  example  of 
budgeting.  To  earn  part  of  my  keep  at  the 
Foyer,  I  worked  at  lunch  and  dinner  in  the 
student  restaurant  —  my  job  being  to  hand  out 
bread  in  quantities  determined  by  the  recipient's 
gender:  'Deux  morceaux  pour  les  gargons,  un 
pour  les  fdles'.  Occasionally,  I  worked  at  the 
cashier's  table.  Each  patron  was  required  to 
hand  in  the  official  University  of  Paris  bon  or 
meal  ticket,  pre-purchased;  in  addition,  each 
departing  patron  had  to  hand  in  the  Foyer's 
own  green  coupon  or  ticket  vert  on  which  were 
marked  the  prices  of  any  extras.  Students 
losing  the  ticket  vert  got  a  scolding  for  being 
spendthrifts,  and  in  addition  had  to  pay  the  full 
price  for  all  possible  supplements.  As  one 
might  imagine,  I  increased  my  French 
vocabulary  of  argumentative  words  and  phrases 
rather  a  lot  during  this  jxiriod,  and  was  later 
able  to  engage  in  some  fine  disputes  myself  — 
with  intonations  which  I  fancied  were  entirely 
French  but  probably  remained  thoroughly 
Middle  Western. 

"The  classes  shaped  my  future,  since  I 
eventually  earned  a  Ph.D.  in  French  and  am  now 
teaching  at  Morehouse  College.  It  was  a 
difficult  apprenticeship  for  me;  I  had  had 
perhaps  a  minimal  amount  of  French  before 
arriving,  and  was  still  in  a  steep  learning  curve 
when  we  left  Tours  for  Paris.  I  remember  being 
singled  out  by  Monsieur  Morisset  as  a  'horrible 
example'  of  bad  composition  in  the 
seventeenth  century  literature  class;  but  by  the 
end  of  the  year  I  had  learned  to  write  a  tolerable 
French  composition.  My  favorite  course  was 
the  history  of  painting  at  the  Ecole  du  Louvre, 
with  Monsieur  Serullaz.  He  trained  our  eyes  and 
our  esthetic  sensitivities;  what  he  had  to  say 
about  painting  was  true  of  art  in  general.  I 
treasure  the  memory  of  those  strolls  around  the 
Louvre,  when  we  tried  to  keep  up  the  pace  while 
taking  notes  and  spelling  then  unheard-of 
names:  Cimabue,  Giotto,  David,  Ingres.  The 
class  at  Sciences  Po  --  France  since  1945  - 
presented  the  biggest  challenge.  Toward  the 
end,  we  spent  weeks  in  the  library,  taking 
notes  on  the  one  available  copy  of  the  course 
lectures,  desperately  trying  to  prepare  for  the 
final  oral  examination  (to  this  day,  when  my 
students  complain  about  exams,  I  tell  them 
about  ours). 

"Probably  the  loveliest  memory  was  the  last 
night,  attending  a  beautifully  choreographed 
and  sung  performance  of  Berlioz'  Romeo  et 
Juliette  in  the  courtyard  of  the  Louvre.  The 
building,    illuminated,    became    the    stage  set 


representing  the  fictitious  palace.  It  was  a 
brilliant  and  fitting  farewell  to  the  Ville 
des  Lumieres,  a  place  I  regard  as  both  city 
and  theatre. 

"In  August  1989,  my  second  husband 
and  I  spent  a  week  in  Paris  during  our 
honeymoon  trip  to  Europe.  I  had  never 
returned  after  1955,  and  everyone  warned 
me  that  Paris  had  changed.  Indeed,  much 
was  new  or  different  --  the  Musde 
Pompidou,  the  bewildering  Pyramide  in 
the  Cour  du  Louvre,  the  Musee  d'Orsay. 
However,  I  was  overjoyed  to  find  much  of 
'my'  Paris  still  there,  relatively 
untouched.  We  stayed  in  the  Hotel 
Colbert,  which  faces  Notre-Dame  and  is 
within  walking  distance  of  the  Foyer 
International.  On  the  first  day,  we  walked 
up  the  Boulevard  Saint-Michel.  It  was  all 
familiar.  True,  there  were  now  McDonald's 
restaurants;  but  there  were  also  the  same 
discount  stores  as  in  the  1950's, 
apparently  selling  the  same  cheap  shoes 
and  bags;  there  were  the  same  book  and 
stationery  stores,  including  Hachette  and 
Larousse,  where  we  had  purchased  our 
books  and  supplies  some  thirty-odd  years 
previously.  The  Foyer  International  itself 
was  unchanged,  still  open  to  female 
students  only,  and  still  serving  meals.  In 
the  lobby  there  was  a  plaque 
commemorating  the  late  Directrice.  My 
husband  took  my  picture  in  front  of  the 
Foyer.  Nothing  had  changed  except  me. 
Paris  is  forever." 

EMILIE  PATTON  deLUCA  (U.  of  North 
Carolina)  writes  that  her  years  in  France 
completely  changed  her  life  and  her 
outlook  on  the  world:  "I  remember  the  trip 
on  the  Mauretania.  bicycling  to  the 
chateaux,  Mont  St.  Michel,  Chartres  and 
all  the  other  cathedrals  that  so  impressed 
me,  the  marvelous  art  appreciation  class, 
roaming  the  halls  of  the  Louvre  on 
Tuesdays  when  we  were  the  only  people 
there,  music  appreciation  with  M. 
Dufourcq,  the  opera,  classes  at  the 
Sorbonne  taking  notes  with  gloves  on, 
and  the  symphony  of  smells  on  the  metro 
and  in  the  markets. 

"In  1955  I  married.  We  lived  in 
Oklahoma  and  Texas  before  moving  in 
January  of  1956  to  Germany  where  my  two 
children  were  bom.  We  came  back  to  the 
U.S.  in  1960  for  a  short  tour  in  Colorado, 
then  returned  to  Germany  from  1961-64. 

"I  finished  college  in  1967,  taught  two 
years  in  a  high  school,  was  divorced  in 
1969  and  in  1974  I  completed  a  Ph.D.  in 
Romance  Philology  at  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  in  Chapel  Hill.  Since  then 
I  have  been  teaching  at  Peace  College  in 


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Raleigh,  N.C.  where  I  am  a  Professor  of 
French  and  for  15  years  was  the  Chairman  of 
t}ie  Division  of  Fine  Arts,  Languages  and 
Literatures.  I  have  been  active  in  numerous 
professional  organizations  including  the 
A.A.T.F.  where  I  served  as  Vice  President 
and  President  of  the  N.  C.  chapter. 

"I  have  lived  and  studied  in  Italy,  traveled 
to  New  Zealand  and  Australia,  had  a 
Fulbright  to  India,  directed  a  student 
program  in  Cambridge,  England,  and  taken 
students  to  France.  No  matter  where  I  have 
lived  or  traveled,  my  first  love  is  France. 
Whole  summers  of  my  life  have  been  spent 
in  the  Bibliotheque  Nationale  or  traveling 
in  the  various  regions  of  France,  or  house 
sitting  in  Paris.  Now  I  spend  at  lease  part  of 
each  summer  doing  research,  visiting 
friends  and  just  savoring  the  joy  of  being 
back  in  France." 

JONATHAN  P.  DONALD  (Yale)writes: 

"I  am  delighted  to  reflect  back  on  that 
marvelous  adventure  in  France,  forty  years 
ago  now.  It  was  quite  literally  the  most 
transforming  experience  of  my  hfe.  I  was  a 
juvenile  when  I  arrived  with  the  lack  of 
sensibilities  and  experience  that  are 
generally  the  frame  of  a  youthful 
personality.  Although  I  had  traveled  in  the 
US  and  Mexico,  I  had  a  limited  sense  of  the 
world  and  was  literally  smitten  by  France. 
F.specially  intriguing  were  the  varied 
nationalities  of  my  companions  for  at  Tours 
we  were  surrounded  not  only  by  locals  but 
students  from  other  European  countries.  I 
recall  that  unlike  many  such  students  who 
were  fluent  in  several  languages  and  could 
shift  from  one  to  another  easily,  I  quickly 
lost  my  command  of  Spanish  as  I 
concentrated  on  French  even  though  there 
was  a  Spaniard  living  in  our  Pension. 

"I  made  a  special  study  of  medieval 
military  architecture  and  traveled  widely  on 
a  motorscooter  inspecting  a  host  of 
decaying  and  little  known  donjons.  There 
was  an  almost  unreal  character  to  life  - 
perhaps  attributable  to  my  age  and  a  sense 
of  the  romantic  that  despite  some  rough 
passages  survives  today  -  and  I  found  it  very 
difficult  to  leave  France  and  return  to  what 
seemed  a  far  more  sterile  world  of  university 
life  at  home.  I  lingered  on  the  old 
Maurelania  talking  to  the  girl  who  ran  the 
shipboard  gift  shop  until  the  ship  emptied 
in  New  York  because  I  did  not  want  the 
adventure  to  end.  My  parents  thought  I  had 
missed  the  ship  and  were  ready  to  leave 
when  I  finally  disembarked. 

"I  am  a  film  producer/director/writer  and 
have  traveled  literally  around  the  world 
many  times  but  I  have  never  had  an 
experience   to   parallel   that  year   in  France. 


I  have  never  again  had  quite  the  sense  of 
discovery  that  new  experiences  can  provide, 
the  sort  that  permanently  color  a  person's  life 
and  perceptions. 

DIANA    FROTHINGHAM    FEINBERG  (Rad- 
cliffe):   "My  memories  of  Paris: 
--The  indignity  of  baring  one's  ear  for  the  awful 
student  I.D.  card. 

-The  compensating  magic  of  the  Jeunesses 
Musicales  Fran^aises  card,  -  open  Sesame  to  an 
unbelievable  wealth  of  music  and  theatre. 
--The  Macaroons  that  intercepted  us  all  too 
frequently  along  the  Boulevard  St.  Germain  on 
the  way  to  school. 

--The  bad  winter  floods  that  swirled  over  the 
Quais  and  made  bridges  impassable  to  river 
traffic. 

—The  unfailing  kindness  and  good  humor  of  our 
hosts  -  like  grandparents  more  than  parents. 
— M.  Artinian's  inspirational  French. 
--The   thrill   of  coming   home   to   Paris   from 
wherever  one  had  been  -  and  walking,  walking, 
walking...! 

"I've  had  great  memories  revived  as  a  result 
of  others'  remarks  in  the  newsletter,  for  which  I 
express  my  gratitude  with  these  few  of  my 
own!" 

NANCY  MOSES  GILLIAIVI  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  is  a  homemaker  and  part-lime  French 
teacher.  "My  junior  year  in  France  was 
responsible  for  my  changing  my  major,  going 
on  to  an  M.A.  in  French,  years  of  teaching 
French  from  fourth  grade  to  college.  Now  I 
teach  adults  through  the  adult  education 
program  or  an  enrichment  program  at  the 
university  center.  That  year  was  a  launching 
pad  to  move  me  from  a  very  sheltered 
upbringing  to  an  international  traveled  and  a 
concerned  world  citizen.  I've  taken  students  to 
Paris;  and  my  husband  and  I  have  organized  and 
led  adult  groups  to  Europe  (always  including 
France).  The  music  and  art  appreciation  courses 
I  took  opened  horizons  I  never  knew  existed 
and  enriched  my  life  in  myriad  ways.  The 
contact  with  people  of  other  cultures  that  I 
experienced  that  year  led  to  my  working  with 
international  students  through  our  church  in 
Atlanta  when  we  lived  there.  My  husband  and  I 
continue  to  reach  out  to  internationals 
whenever  possible. 

"I  remember  fondly  Dr.  Barker.  It  was  his 
enthusiasm  for  the  program  and  his  love  of 
France  that  encouraged  me  to  join  the  program; 
and  how  thankful  I  am." 

JOAN  EDELMAN  GOODY  (Cornell)  is  an 
architect  in  Boston.  She  remembers: 
"-  Sciences  Po  -  rue  Si.  Guillaume,  right  next  to 
Charreau's  famous  glass  house  (which  I  have 
visited  on  subsequent  trips). 
-  Bicycling  in  and  around  Tours,  en  route  to 
Blois  and  other  chateaux.    Picnics  en   route. 


-  The  'temporary'  shops  set  up  in  the  main 
boulevard  of  Tours--still  not  recovered 
from  WWn  by  1954-55. 

-  My  French  families,  the  Persillards  in 
Tours  (who  made  the  definition  of 
bourgeois  clear)  and  the  Gilles  in  Paris 
(whom  I  visited  five  years  later  on  my 
honeymoon). 

"The  year  remains  an  outstanding  time. 
I  return  to  France  whenever  I  can,  most 
recently  last  year  when  my  husband  (Peter 
Davison)  and  I  rented  a  friend's  house  in 
Quercy  -  and  he  wrote  a  travel  piece  about 
it  for  the  Atlantic  magazine.  I  keep  the 
surname  of  my  late  husband  (Marvin 
Goody)  and  continue  as  a  partner  in  our 
architectural  firm.  Goody  and  Clancy." 


Ellie  Veil  Amel,  Judy  Relies  Wiener  and 
Judy  Kweskin  Greenfield,  Chambord, 
October  3,    1954 

JUDITH      KWESKIN      GREENFIELD 

(Brown)  has  worked  for  twenty  years  as  the 
head  of  the  Children's  Department  of  the 
Rye  Free  Reading  Room,  a  public  library 
in  Westchester  County,  New  York.  In 
addition,  she  is  an  Adjunct  Professor  at  the 
Palmer  School  of  Library  and  Information 
Science,  Long  Island  University,  and  the 
co-founder  of  the  Rye  Storytellers'  Guild. 
Our  request  for  recollections  led  her  to 
write  the  following  piece 

"In  an  old  house  in  Paris 

that  was  covered  with  vines 

lived  twelve  little  girls 

in  two  straight  lines." 

"Recently  I  read  Madeline  to  my  three 
year  old  granddaughter.  And  as  "twelve 
little  girls  in  two  straight  lines  marched 
around  Paris  in  those  charming  watercolor 
illustrations,  I  remembered  that  Ludwig 
Bemelmans'  Madeline  was  the  very  first 
book  I  owned,  newly  published  then  in 
1939.  And  I  remembered  how  I  loved  to 
recite  the  verses  and  to  pore  over  the 
pictures.  I  think  that  is  when  my 
fascination  with  Paris  began. 


8 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


'mxi^fr'  '^ 


Judy  Kweskin  Greenfield   reading   Madeline 
with  her  granddaughter  Anna,  May  1994 

"As  a  child  I  was  afraid  of  many  things- 
pitch  dark  rooms,  large  barking  dogs,  and 
falling  down  when  ice  skating.  How  I 
longed  to  be  fearless,  like  Madeline,  who 
'was  not  afraid  of  mice  --  she  loved  winter, 
snow,  and  ice.'  She  seemed  to  thrive  during 
her  life  in  Paris,  fearing  nothing  and  not 
needing  her  parents  at  all.  My  parents 
worked  long  hours  running  a  retail  store  and 
I  missed  them  a  lot.  Madeline  woke  up  in  the 
hospital  after  an  emergency  appendectomy 
and  enjoyed  the  'crack  on  the  ceiling'  that 
'had  a  habit  of  sometimes  looking  like  a 
rabbit.'  I  woke  up  crying  after  a  tonsillec- 
tomy and  wasn't  soothed  at  all  by  the  nurse 
even  though  she  was  trying  to  feed  me  ice 
cream. 

"When  in  tenth  grade  I  began  to  learn 
French,  I  fell  in  love  with  the  romance  of 
the  language  and  with  French  culture.  A 
hopeless  Francophile  by  my  high  school 
senior  year,  I  vowed  to  spend  my  college 
junior  year  in  France,  like  two  Smith 
College  students  whom  I  admired.  I  imagine 
that  mes  amis  du  groupe  1954-55  will 
recognize  the  symptoms.  However,  how 
many  of  them  caught  the  'Paris  virus'  from 
Madeline? 

"There  were  many  people  objecting  to  my 
going  to  France  that  year  but  I  did  not  let 
them  dissuade  me.  My  mother  worried  that  I 
would  become  an  expatriate.  Besides,  she 
said  why  should  I  go  to  Paris  at  age  nineteen 
before  she  and  my  father  had  a  chance  to  go? 


My  Pembroke  College  dean  warned  of  dire  're- 
entry' problems  in  my  senior  year.  But  I 
persisted,  and  my  determination  and 
enthusiasm  infected  my  college  roommate  EUie 
Veil  Amel.  Forsaking  her  study  of  Spanish, 
she  studied  French  in  a  cram  course  and  was 
accepted,  also,  into  the  Sweet  Briar  program. 
So  off  we  went  together,  along  with  Dee  Boxer 
Goldberg,  another  Pembroke  classmate. 

"The  time  in  Paris  turned  out  to  be  a 
watershed  year  for  me  but  the  reality  was  unlike 
my  many  fantasies.  The  experience  was 
exciting  and  challenging,  but  also  painful.  I 
had  never  before  been  away  from  home  for  more 
than  a  short  period  or  travelled  beyond  the  East 
Coast.  I  was  unprepared  for  the  extent  of  my 
homesickness.  My  mother's  warm  chatty 
letters  and  a  single  telephone  call  from  my 
parents  on  my  birthday  only  made  me  miss  my 
family  more  than  ever. 

"Lonely  or  not,  I  have  many  wonderful 
memories.  Although  I  had  seen  photographs  of 
the  stained  glass  windows  of  Notre  Dame 
Cathedral,  no  guidebook  ever  prepared  me  for 
the  experience  of  walking  into  Chartres 
Cathedral  on  our  first  day  in  France.  I  was 
overwhelmed  by  its  beauty  and  embarrassed  by 
my  ignorance,  for  I  hadn't  even  known  it 
existed.  Classes  held  in  the  Louvre,  rather  than 
in  classrooms  with  slide  shows,  intensified  my 
fascination  with  the  fine  arts. 

"My  appetite  had  always  been  healthy,  if 
unsophisticated.  At  home  appetizers  were 
glasses  of  tomato  juice.  I  thought  the  huge 
platter  of  fresh,  sliced,  seasoned  tomatoes 
served  at  our  first  lunch  was  the  entire  meal. 
Two  courses  later  I  realized  it  was  just  the 
appetizer.  Our  favorite  weekday  meal  was  a 
steak  which  Ellie  and  I  rushed  back  to  our 
French  family  lunch  to  eat.  At  the  year's  end  we 
discovered  to  our  dismay  that  it  was  horsemeat. 
We  were  appalled.  We  felt  no  emotional 
attachment  to  cows  but  horses  belonged  in 
books  like  Black  Beauty  and  in  movies  like 
"National  Velvet,"  not  on  our  plates.  Almost 
every  afternoon  after  classes,  my  friends  and  I 
sampled  patisserie  after  patisserie  looking 
for  the  best  one  in  Paris.  So  I  gained  twenty 
unwelcome  pounds. 

"Friendships  were  crucial  to  my  sense  of 
security  and  helped  to  relieve  periods  of 
loneliness.  The  surprise  birthday  party  given 
for  Marion  Apfel  and  me  by  our  friends  -  Ellie, 
Dee,  Judy  Relies  Wiener,  Dick  Dolan  and  John 
Simon  -  was  an  absolute  surprise.  Sadly,  John 
died  several  years  ago.  I  remain  close  with 
classmates  Ellie  and  Dee. 

"Above  all,  Paris  itself  lived  up  to 
expectations  and  I  have  enjoyed  introducing 
members  of  my  family  to  its  magic.  My 
parents  enjoyed  their  turn  in  Paris  some  years 
later  and  followed  walking  tours  I  inked  in  for 
them  on  the  maps  I  had  saved  from  my  Junior 
Year.    When    my    daughter,    Susan,    and    son. 


Mark,  were  nine  and  seven,  my  husband. 
Jay,  and  I  took  them  to  Paris.  Susan  loved 
the  huge  Rubens  paintings  in  the  Louvre 
depicting  the  life  of  Marie  de  Medicis. 
(Susan  is  now  an  English  professor  and  a 
feminist  scholar,  who  specializes  in  the 
works  of  18lh  century  women  writers.) 
Mark  loved  playing  pinball  machines  in 
sidewalk  cafes  and  seeing  pupf)et  shows  in 
the  Luxembourg  Gardens.  (He  is  now  an 
actor/director,  specializing  in  improvi- 
sation; you  can  draw  your  own  conclusions 
from  that  connection.)  Both  of  them 
studied  French  and  spent  summers  in 
France  as  teenagers.  My  youngest  child 
Ben  decided  that  studying  Spanish  would 
be  more  practical.  (He's  a  biologist.)  Yet 
he  too  fell  under  Paris'  spell  during  a 
concert  tour  with  his  Brown  University 
orchestra.  However,  not  one  of  my  child- 
ren spent  a  junior  year  abroad.  Did  I 
perhaps  communicate  some  of  my 
ambivalence  about  spending  such  a  long 
time  away  from  home?  My  husband  and  I 
have  bicycled  in  the  Dordogne  River 
Valley,  strolled  in  Monet's  Gardens  at 
Givemy,  and  spent  time  on  the  Cote 
d'Azur.  During  our  last  visit  we  stayed 
with  Dee  and  her  husband  Serge  in  their 
terrific  loft-like  home  (a  remodeled  factory 
in  the  heart  of  Paris.)  Despite  an 
unremitting  cold  June  rain,  we  had  a  great 
time  exploring  new  museums  and 
sampling  unfamiliar  restaurants. 

"Once  on  a  business  trip  Jay  spent  three 
weeks  in  Paris  litigating  a  patent  anti-trust 
case  and  complained  that  the  French  legal 
system  and  the  French  lawyers  were 
inflexible.  Yes,  I  recall  that  those  'twelve 
little  girls'  did  spend  each  waking  and 
sleeping  hour  in  'two  straight  lines.' 
Only  Madeline  had  the  courage  to  rebel 
against  Miss  Clavel's  strict  rules.  My 
Junior  Year  attempts  to  free  myself  from 
external  and  internal  restraints  were 
certainly  not  picture  book  perfect.  But 
would  I  do  it  again?  Bien  sur!" 

CAROLYN  MENIN  HOPPE  (Dickinson) 
writes:  "What  a  wonderful  year!  I've  been 
back  to  Paris  and  other  areas  of  la  Belle 
France  countless  times  but  never  have  I 
felt  so  much  like  a  resident  as  during  JYF. 
Fond  remembrances  of  Mme.  Moral  and 
her  family,  Christmas  in  the  Alps,  spring 
vacation  in  Germany  (my  French  family 
was  horrified  that  I  would  want  to  go  to 
'that'  country),  having  my  appendix  out 
just  before  final  exam  time  (there  seemed 
to  be  a  minor  epidemic),  taking  a  Spanish 
course  in  French,  the  parties,  the  friends 
and  feeling  French.  I  am  a  French  teacher 
(quelle    surprise!),  am  chairman  of  the 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


foreign  language  department,  run  an 
exchange  program  to  Carcassonne  and  am  a 
lifelong  francophile.  I  have  two  married 
children,  am  expecting  a  first  grandchild  In 
the  fall  and  unfortunately  just  lost  my 
husband  of  37  years.  My  greetings  to  one 
and  all." 

NANCY  D.  WILKIN'S  KLEIN  (Denison) 
writes:  "I  have  very  fond  memories  of  that 
year  in  France.  It  was  an  eru-iching  cultural 
experience  as  well  as  a  stimulating  academic 
one,  and  the  effects  produced  a  major 
influence  in  shaping  my  future  plans. 

"I  worked  as  an  interpreter  in  the 
American  Pavilion  at  the  1958  World's  Fair 
in  Brussels,  received  a  Master's  degree  from 
Middlebury  in  1959;  then  worked  for  His 
Excellency  the  Prince  Ali  Khan, 
Ambassador  of  Pakistan  to  the  United 
Nations,  for  a  year.  A  college  professor  for 
over  twenty  years,  I  am  happily  married  to  a 
man  who  speaks  the  language  of 
mathematicians,  and  we  have  two  children. 
Recently  I  received  a  fellowship  from 
Cornell  for  my  Ph.D.  in  Romance  Studies 
and  Linguistics,  defended  successfully  in 
1990.  My  research,  papers,  and  public- 
ations focus  on  seventeenth  century  women 
authors  in  France,  and  my  book  TTie  Female 
Protagonist  in  the  nouvelles  of  Madame  de 
Villedieu  was  published  in  1992  by  Peter 
Lang.  Fortunately  my  work  frequently  takes 
me  to  France  where  I  can  snoop  in  the 
archives  as  well  as  relax  and  enjoy  life 
there. 

"Enough  of  me!  I've  been  searching 
around  here  in  my  archives  at  home,  and 
turned  up  a  diary  and  several  photos.  One 
was  taken  at  breakfast  in  our  hotel  at  Mont- 
Saint-Michel.   In  my  diary  I  write: 

"We  arrived  at  the  island  around  5.  I've 
never  been  so  impressed  in  my  life!  It's  just 
like  a  little  fairy  island  rising  from  the  sea, 
sand  flats  around  it,  seagulls  squawking;  we 
entered  through  the  gates  and  up  the  one 
main  little  street  which  is  about  wide 
enough  for  three  people,  as  shops  lined  it 
all  the  way. 


Mont-Saint-Michel:   petit   dejeuner  a   rh6tel 

10 


"Our  hotel  was  very  quaint,  and  as  soon  as  we 
got  settled  we  stuck  our  heads  out  the  window  to 
see  the  church  and  the  ocean.  It  was  just  Uke 
the  theater,  and  funny  too,  because  there 
opposite  us  were  18  others  sticking  their  heads 
out  of  6  windows  hkewise,  and  others  scattered 
up  the  Mont  were  talking  back  and  forth. 

"There  are  many  good  memories  jotted  down 
in  the  diary,  biking  to  die  Vouvray  winery,  the 
reception  at  the  Prefecture  in  Tours,  classes  in 
Paris.  Mes  amities  a  toutes  et  a  tous." 

URSULA  ACKERMAN  MARX  (Wheaton)  is  a 
real  estate  agent  and  former  high  school  French 
teacher.  The  Junior  Year  in  France  "is  still  one 
of  the  highlights  of  my  life.  The  introduction 
to  life  in  a  foreign  culture  and  in  one  of  the 
greatest  cities  of  the  world  was  emiching  and 
an  education  in  itself.  The  weekly  attendance  at 
the  theater  -  especially  at  the  Comedie 
Fran9aise  -  really  enabled  me  to  teach  French 
plays  very  effectively  and  to  evaluate  all 
theater  with  the  French  theater  as  the  ideal.  The 
side  trips  to  the  chateaux,  the  countryside,  the 
various  provinces,  were  all  a  very  important 
part  of  the  experience.  In  every  way  my  Junior 
Year  in  France  enabled  me  to  achieve  my 
success  as  a  teacher.  This  was  an  excellent 
program  and  should  go  on  forever.  My  older 
daughter  spent  a  summer  studying  in  France  and 
our  entire  family  visited  France  one  month  as 
the  children  were  growing  up  to  obtain  an  early 
start  in  the  appreciation  of  foreign  travel.  My 
husband  and  I  just  spent  last  weekend  with 
CAROLE  WALLACE  BARTLETT  and  her 
husband  and  son." 

BLANCHE  (Bee)  DAVIS  MATTHEWS  (Van- 
derbilt)  writes:  "Since  that  memorable  year 
have  lived  relatively  quiet  life  as  wife  of  an 
Episcopal  priest.  Sent  kids  abroad.  Trying  to 
start  grandkids  on  French,  but  Spanish  and 
Japanese  preferred.   Think  of  you  all  often." 

JO  ANN  MCNATT  (Furman)  retired  on  June 
30,  1993.  "I  completed  a  Ph.D.  at  UNC-Chapel 
Hill  and  taught  French  at  Clemson  University 
for  28  years  after  teaching  high  school  for 
eight  years.  I  still  cherish  my  junior  year 
experience  and  the  friends  I  made  during  that 
time.  I  have  directed  study  abroad  programs  in 
Paris  and  in  Strasbourg  and  was  thus  able  to 
pass  on  my  experience  to  others.  I  spent  a 
semester  sabbatical  in  Paris  and  came  to  love 
the  city  even  more  than  before. 

"My  memories  include  our  marvelous  stay  in 
Tours,  where  I  lived  behind  the  cathedral 
overlooking  a  convent;  bicycle  tours  in  the 
area;  Paris  and  my  apartment  near  Saint- 
Germain-des-Pres;  M.  Dufourcq  and  Mile  Benoit 
and  the  music  appreciation  class;  M.  Pintard 
and  La  Nouvelle  Heloise  at  the  Sorboime; 
travels  with  other  SBCJYF  friends;  walking, 
walking,  walking." 


From  ROBERT  W.  MEJO  (Duke):  "TTie 
decision  to  join  the  Junior  Year  in  France 
was  a  turning  point  in  my  life.  Recom- 
mended by  my  French  professor,  I  had  no 
idea  what  I  was  getting  into.  Our  first  stop 
at  Tours,  led  to  many  wonderful  experien- 
ces, among  which  rooming  with  Jim, 
many  bicycle  trips  to  the  various 
chateaux,  wine  and  cheese  meals  on  the 
roadside.  On  to  Paris  where  I  lived  alone 
with  a  magnificent  family,  the  Chapards. 
The  'Monsieur'  told  me  how  much  the 
French  appreciated  our  armed  forces, 
among  which  my  father  who  had  landed  in 
Normandy.  We  would  spend  many  long 
evenings  conversing  in  French  about 
every  topic  imaginable.  They  were  so 
gracious  to  me  and  taught  me  not  only  the 
language  but  the  culture  as  well.  Other 
images:  History  of  Painting  at  the  Louvre, 
Political  Science  at  the  Sorboime,  meals  at 
the  Universite,  theatre,  music,  travel  to 
Spain  with  a  group  of  French  Canadians.  I 
was  amazed  that  after  two  weeks,  I  could 
finally  understand  them.  And  Paris,  with 
all  its  glamour,  mystery,  culture  and 
people. 

"I  have  returned  to  Europe  and  to  France 
on  many  subsequent  occasions,  first  to 
Geneva  for  three  years,  then  with  my  wife 
on  three  occasions,  then  three  more  with 
our  two  daughters  who  now  also  love  Euro- 
pe and  hope  to  travel  there  from  college. 

"Even  though  I  have  worked  as  a 
physician  and  psychiatrist  for  many  years, 
part  of  me  still  guards  those  memories  of 
the  first  time  I  was  there  as  a  member  of 
JYF.  Au  revoir." 

JACK  W.  MENDLESOHN  (Dartmouth) 
joined  the  Foreign  Service  in  1963.  In 
addition  to  his  work  in  arms  control  and 
national  security  affairs,  he  served  in  Haiti 
and  Poland,  was  Director  of  the  Office  of 
Cooperative  Science  and  Technology 
Programs  in  the  Department  of  State,  and 
Dean  of  the  School  of  Language  at  the 
Foreign  Service  Institute.  Since  1985  he 
has  been  Deputy  Director  of  the  Arms 
Control  Association,  a  non-profit,  public 
policy  oriented  organization.  He  is  the 
author  of  many  articles,  and  was  co-author 
of  an  Olive  Branch  Award-wiiming  article 
in  Technology  Review  (1989)  and 
recipient  of  an  Aviation  Week  &  Space 
Technology  Laurels  Award  (1990):  "My 
year  in  France  was  the  most  stimulating 
intellectual  experience  of  my  life.  It  not 
only  shaped  my  philosophic  views 
(Camus)  but  it  also  influenced  my  career 
choices  (State  Department)  and  life's  work 
(international  affairs).  What  more  can  one 
ask  from  ten  months  abroad?" 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


ELIZABETH    WHITTINGTON    MINNICH 

(Vanderbilt)  writes:  "My  most  cherished 
memories  of  that  wonderful  year  are  of  the 
SBCJYF  group  itself  -  what  a  collection  of 
personalities,  intellects  and  charming 
frivolities  -  and  serious  students  all!  Could 
anyone  ever  forget  the  anguish  of  an 
explication  de  texte  or  the  sheer  terror  of 
the  Sciences  Po  oral  exam?  I  shall  never 
forget  going  to  the  opera  in  dress,  high 
heels  and  fur  coat,  on  the  back  of  a  Vespa! 
Jeans  and  knee  socks  were  frowned  upon  by 
French  women. 

"We  all  have  a  favorite  memory  of  Paris  - 
mine  is  of  the  sky's  rosy  glow  just  above 
the  city  at  crepuscule." 

Elizabeth's  Parisian  room-mate,  NANCY 
NOLL  WAMPLER  (University  of  Maryland) 
died  of  cancer  in  1992.  She  is  best 
remembered  for  her  cheerfulness  and  sense 
of  humor. 

CHARLES     H.     MONTGOMERY  (Yale) 

attended  Yale  Divinity  School  between 
1988  and  1990,  earned  an  M.A.R.  (Master's 
in  Art  and  Religion):  "I  got  worn  out,  but 
was  highly  intellectually  tested  as  I 
considered  entering  the  priesthood...  and 
then  decided  against  it.  My  wife,  Mary 
Louise  and  I  now  have  bought  our  old  family 
home  in  the  White  Mountains  of  New 
Hampshire  -  have  a  50-acre  farm  and 
commute  back  and  forth  between  Cape  Cod 
home  and  New  Hampshire  home.  I  have 
three  offices,  two  in  Massachusetts  and  one 
in  New  Hampshire,  see  about  175  patients 
per  two-week  period.  We  are  trying  to  live 
the  Good  Life." 


Tours 

WALTER  A.  SCHROEDER  (University  of 
Missouri),  is  a  Professor  of  Geography  at  the 
University  of  Missouri-Columbia.  He  is 
married,  has  two  children  -  one  an  editor,  the 
other  a  global  analyst  with  the  feds.  He  writes: 
'That  short  year  in  France  decided  my  career. 

Through  professors  Chardonnet  and 
Gottmann  I  discovered  the  academic  field  of 
Geography-  a  field  virtually  lost  in  the  United 
States--and  have  been  a  professional 
geographer  since.  I  continue  to  read  French 
almost  daily,  although  it  is  from  the  eighteenth 
century.  My  research  into  the  historical 
geography  of  Ste.  Genevieve  and  the  eastern 
Ozarks  involves  thousands  of  documents  in 
French  from  pre-US  years.  The  French  of  the 
eastern  Ozarks  came  from  Canada,  but  they 
included  refugees  from  slave  revolts  in  St. 
Domingue  (Haiti)  and  aristocrat  Emigres  from 
the  French  Revolution.  In  the  paroisse  de  St.- 
Joachim  in  the  community  of  Les  Vieilles 
Mines  (lead  mines  ojjened  by  the  French  and 
their  slaves  in  1723)  Crdole  French  is  still 
spoken  today!  Before  the  Americans  arrived 
the  French  had  a  flourishing  society  at  Ste. 
Genevieve  and  elsewhere  with  commandants 
civils  et  militaires,  pretres,  greffiers, 
conmissaires  de  police,  syndics,  and  arbitres 
for  just  about  anything. 

"The  imprint  of  ancien  rigime  France  on  the 
cultural  landscape  persists  today  in  the  eastern 
Ozarks  -  lovingly  preserved  maisons  with 
huge  Norman  trusses  supporting  the  roofs, 
long-lot  field  patterns,  jardins,  even 
pigeonniers.  Who  needs  to  travel  to  France, 
when  one  can  see  and  hear  a  little  bit  of  rural 
Normandie  in  Missouri?  (and  it's  not  glorified 
for  tourists!).  " 


BEVERLY  OYLER  SHIVERS  (Carleton) 
is  a  retired  Professor  of  French.  She 
remembers  "the  daily  metro  rides,  the  way 
my  host  family  included  me  in  so  many  of 
their  activities,  the  art  course  at  the  Ecole 
du  Louvre  with  M.  Serrulaz  which  gave  me 
an  appreciation  of  art  that  still  serves  me 
well,  trips  to  other  European  countries 
during  our  vacation  periods,  bicycling  all 
over  Touraine  for  six  weeks  visiting 
practically  every  existing  chateau,  Sunday 
evenings  at  the  American  Church  in  Paris. 

"Six  of  us,  DARLENE  NELSON 
ALONZO,  EMILIE  PATTON  deLUCA, 
NANCY  MOSES  GILLIAM,  KAY 
INGAMELLS  KIZER,  JO  ANN  McNATT, 
and  I  have  remained  in  continuous 
communication  since  1955.  Two  good 
friends  and  former  colleagues  of  mine  at 
the  University  of  Texas  have  been 
associated  with  SBCJYF:  one  is  Dr.  W.  W. 
Kibler,  Resident  Director  1991-92,  the 
other  is  Dr.  Jean-Pierre  Cauvin,  Resident 
Director  for  the  1994-95  academic  year. 
My  husband  and  I  plan  to  visit  Paris  this 
fall  and  will  be  visiting  with  him  then." 


Fontaine'oieau,  April  1955;  Darlene 
Nelson  Alonzo,  Jo  Ann  McNatt,  Kay 
Ingamells  Kizer,  Nancy  Moses  Gilliam  and 
Beverly   Oyler   Shivers. 

JAMES  R.  SHUSTER  (Haverford),  a 
Professor  of  Sociology  at  Framingham 
State  College,  Massachusetts,  had  just 
returned  from  France,  and  loved  it  more 
than  ever,  despite  his  rusty  and  halting 
French.  'That  year  in  France  was  one  of 
the  great  influences  on  both  my 
professional  and  personal  life.  I  did  my 
senior  thesis  on  Algeria,  and  my  Ph.D.  on 
the  fonction  publique  in  Morocco.  Since 
then  I've  taught  sociology  for  34  years. 

"Before  we  mention  Paris  let  me  put  in  a 
word  for  that  enchanted  autumn  of  1954, 
where  incredible  castles  awaited  us  at  the 
end  of  long  bike  rides.  And  I  can  still 
remember  the  words  to  Chevaliers  de  la 
Table  Ronde.  Tours  has  not  changed 
much,  thank  God. 


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"I  have  been  to  Paris  many  times  over 
the  years,  and  we  must  remember  that  cities 
are  immortal  because  they  undergo 
continuous  evolution.  The  m^tro  has  new 
lines,  cars,  and  stations,  but  it  still  has  that 
distinctive  odor,  unmistakable.  One  of  my 
strongest  memories  is  those  long  walks 
home  after  missing  the  last  metro  of  the 
evening.  And  the  station  names  always 
trigger  memories:  Rue  du  Bac,  Jasmin, 
Boissiere,  Sevres-Babylone,  La  Motte- 
Picquet-Grenelle.  Many  neighborhoods 
have  been  upgraded:  the  Bon  Marche  has 
gone  upscale,  the  Lutetia  is  now  out  of  my 
price  range,  the  Gare  Montpamasse  is  now 
an  office  complex,  the  Care  d'Orsay  is  now 
a  world-class  art  museum,  and  La  Defense 
has  changed  from  a  desolate  traffic  circle  to 
a  giant  Edge  City  grouping  most  of  Paris' 
skyscrapers.  Les  Halles  and  Ecole 
Polytechnique  have  moved  to  the  suburbs. 
And  the  pissoirs  (so  useful  to  men,  so 
taunting  to  women)  have  changed  to  high- 
lech  unisex  toilet  kiosks.  And  good  food  is 
still  available  everywhere,  despite  Coke 
and  McDonalds. 

"On  a  more  serious  note,  think  of  all  the 
incredible  schools  we  attended.  At  Sciences 
Po,  I  studied  with  two  of  France's  greatest 
intellectuals  -  Raymond  Aron  and  Jean 
Gottmann  -  without  even  realizing  what  I 
was  doing.  One  day  in  1991,  while  taking  a 
photo  of  Sciences  Po,  I  noticed  a  young 
man  who  politely  stood  aside.  He  asked 
me,  'Ancien  eleveT,  and  I  realized  with  a 
shock  that  I  am  an  ancien  eleve  of  one  of 
the  Grandes  Ecoles  of  France.  And  so  are 
all  of  you. 

"I  remember  most  of  you:  Gloria  and 
Mimi,  Dee  and  Marion,  Joan,  Beverly, 
Charley,  Steve,  Hank,  Amy  and  Nancy...  I 
see  Mary  Ellen  Klock  at  Haverford-Bryn 
Mawr  reunions,  and  I  have  always  kept  in 
touch  with  Lee  Reynolds.  I  hope  all  of  you 
have  prospered  and  enjoyed  your  lives,  with 
a  sjjecial  wish  for  Bob  Mejo,  vrai  copain. 

"Some  memories  are  classically  bitter- 
sweet. You  can  remember  that  my  French 
family  in  Paris  was  not  what  it  should  have 
been.  I  was  truly  sorry  about  that.  And  I 
married  the  English  girl  who  shared  my 
Paris  family.  The  marriage  lasted  28  years, 
and  produced  three  wonderful  sons. 

"One  last  comment:  It  is  long  past  time 
for  me  to  pay  back  all  that  I  got  out  of  my 
year  in  France.  A  modest  check  every  year 
is  the  least  I  can  do.  Much  too  late,  of 
course,  but  it's  time  to  start.  My  friendly 
best  wishes  to  you  all. 

"P.S.  One  final  note.  That  absurd  stereo- 
type of  the  French  as  'cold'  and  'unfriendly' 
is  merde.  Everywhere  in  France  I  have 
foimd  kind  and  gracious  people." 


JACQUELINE  C.  SIMON,  wife  of  JOHN 
SIMON  (Yale)  writes: 

"I  think  I  can  speak  for  John,  at  least  in 
spirit.  The  year  in  Paris  had  a  definitive 
influence  on  his  future.  He  returned  to  Paris  the 
year  after  he  graduated,  studied  acting,  perfected 
his  French,  and  directed  Waiting  for  Godot. 
After  getting  a  Ph.D.  he  taught  French  and 
Comparative  Literature  and  went  as  Professor 
and  Chairman  of  the  French  Department  to  the 
State  University  of  New  York  of  Buffalo  in 
1969.  He  remained  at  Buffalo  until  his  death  of 
cancer  in  1989.  And  the  influence  continued: 
as  a  family  we  went  back  to  France  often,  and 
our  son  Marc  has  been  living  in  France  since 
1981.  I  think  John  knew  Paris  better  than  any 
other  city,  and  somehow  melted  into  it 
whenever  we  were  there.  I  should  add  that  some 
of  our  -  and  now  my  -  best  friends  over  the  years 
were  in  the  group  that  year,  Ellie  Veit  Amel  and 
Devorah  Boxer." 


Darlene  Nelson  Alonzo,  Bud  Schroeder,  Nancy 
Moses  Gilliam,  Emily  Patton  deLuca  and  Jo 
Ann  McNatt  playing  bridge  in  Nancy's  salon 

MARY    STAEHELIN-JAMES  (Wellesley): 
"My  Sweet  Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  in 
1954-55    did    indeed    have    a    most    decisive 
influence  on  the  future  course  of  my  life. 

"But  I  must  begin  earlier.  During  the  summer 
of  1952  I  was  in  France  for  two  months  with 
The  Experiment  in  International  Living. 
There,  during  a  three-week  bicycle  tour  of  the 
chateaux  de  la  Loire,  I  had  a  conversation  one 
evening  with  a  young  Swiss  in  the  youth  hostel 
of  Tours.  After  we  had  talked  for  some  time,  he 
asked  for  my  address.  I  took  this  for  a  gallant 
European  way  of  saying  good-bye,  as  he  was 
hitchhiking  in  the  opposite  direction,  and  I 
didn't  give  a  second  thought  to  hearing  from 
him  again. 

"However,  he  did  write.  And  during  the 
course  of  my  first  year  at  Wellesley  quite  a 
regular  correspondence  developed  between  us, 
in  French.  I  did  not  at  the  time  know  German, 
nor  he  English.  By  my  second  year  of  college  I 
came  to  the  realization  that  I  was  more 
interested  in  returning  to  Europe  than  in 
majoring  in  English  literature  or  history  of  art. 
So,     not    out    of    purely    intellectual    interest 


(a  confession  which  I  of  course  did  not 
make  to  Wellesley  or  Sweet  Briar!),  I 
chose  French  as  my  major.  As  chance 
would  have  it,  the  Sweet  Briar  JYF 
introductory  program  was  in  Tours  (it  is 
still!),  so  that  our  reunion  after  two  years 
was  in  the  same  city  where  we  had  met. 

"I  spent  Christmas  of  1954  in 
Switzerland  and  met  Fritz's  family.  It  was 
really  two  different  worlds  coming 
together:  a  Manhattan/  Connecticut 
American  college  girl  and  the  son  of  a 
Swiss  pastor  in  a  hilltop  church  and  parish 
house  overlooking  a  rural  landscape.  At 
one  point  during  the  JYF  I  received  a 
telegram  from  my  parents  telling  me  to  see 
some  of  the  rest  of  Europe  while  in  Paris 
and  not  go  off  to  Switzerland  every  free 
minute.  (So  1  did,  too,  go  to  Italy  and 
England.)  When  I  returned  to  the  U.S.  in 
the  summer  of  '55,  my  father,  writing  me 
to  the  effect  that  I  had  burnt  my  bridges 
behind  me  and  that  he  wanted  to  meet  this 
impecunious  fianc^  of  mine,  very 
generously  paid  Fritz  a  round-trip  so  that 
he  could  accompany  me.  And  again  it  was 
two  strange  worlds  meeting. 

"During  my  senior  year  at  Wellesley, 
when  I  was  asked  to  give  a  causerie  about 
the  JYF  in  front  of  the  Alliance  Fran9aise, 
a  friend  of  mine  heard  one  French 
professor  seated  behind  her  say  to  another, 
'Tiens!  c'est  bizarre.  Mile  James  vient  de 
passer  une  annee  a  Paris,  et  elle  parle 
frangais  avec  un  accent  Suisse!' 

"We  were  married  the  end  of  July  '56,  38 
years  ago,  and  I  have  not  since  lived  in  the 
U.S.  again,  but  we  keep  in  close  touch 
with  my  relatives. 

"I  immediately  began  learning  Swiss- 
German  by  listening  to  friends  and  family, 
and  Fritz  learned  English  from  me.  I 
married  into  a  very  large,  generous- 
hearted,  intellectually  stimulating  family 
and  adapted  easily.  Fritz  was  teaching 
secondary  school  to  cam  his  way  through 
the  University  of  Zurich.  I  assumed  that  I 
was  married  to  a  school-teacher  for  life. 

"However,  a  friend  suggested  that  Fritz 
try  taking  the  entrance  exams  into  the 
Swiss  Foreign  Service.  He  did.  So  after  a 
year  and  a  half  in  ZOrich  we  moved  to  Bern, 
where  he  spent  a  year  getting  some 
government  training;  then  a  year  with  the 
Swiss  Embassy  in  Paris  (with  a  baby 
daughter);  five  years  at  the  Swiss  Embassy 
in  Cairo  (at  the  time  of  Nasser),  where  two 
more  daughters  were  bom;  four  years  at  the 
OECD  (Organization  for  Economic 
Cooperation  and  Development)  in  Paris, 
where  our  fourth  daughter  was  bom;  six 
years  back  in  Bern;  five  years  at  the  Swiss 
Mission  to  the  European  Communities  in 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


Brussels;  three  years  in  Tokyo,  where  Fritz 
was  Swiss  Ambassador;  then  again  in  Bern, 
where  for  ten  and  a  half  years  he  was 
Director  of  Swiss  Development  Cooperation 
and  Humanitarian  Aid  in  the  Foreign 
Ministry.  He  retired  the  end  of  last  August, 
at  the  age  of  65,  and  is  now,  among  other 
things.  President  of  the  Swiss  Peace 
Foundation,  and  also  working  with  UNICEF. 

'This  has  been  extremely  interesting,  and 
hard  work,  not  the  diplomatic  clich6  of  tea 
parties,  the  cocktail  round,  and  the 
swimming  pool  we've  never  had.  It  has 
been  a  two-way  job-sharing,  Fritz  always 
willing  to  pitch  in  and  help  with  everything 
in  child-rearing  and  household,  and  long 
discussions  of  his  work  with  me,  and  a  lot  of 
document  reading  and  behind-the-scenes 
advice  and  editing  on  my  part.  In  the  past 
years  of  intensified  work  with  developing 
countries,  questions  of  ecology,  landscape 
degradation,  and  the  vital  role  of  women  for 
achieving  and  maintaining  sustainable 
development  have  been  among  many  of  our 
major  concerns. 

"The  language  I  use  most  is  Swiss- 
German,  as  easily  as  English,  but  French 
and  High  German  are  also  part  of  our  daily 
life.  Our  daughters  were  with  us  at  every 
post  and  went  mainly  to  Swiss  and  German 
schools  and  luiiversities.  We  have  a  ten- 
year-old  grandson  and  two  younger 
granddaughters. 

"In  my  'free'  time  (when  was  that?) !  have 
been  writing  (multilingual)  poetry  all  these 
years.  Now  that  our  daughters  no  longer 
live  at  home  and  Fritz  is  supposedly  retired 
(at  the  time  of  this  writing,  he  is  on  a 
government  mission  to  India,  Pakistan  and 
Japan),  I  am  trying  to  sort  out  and  typ>e  my 
many  scribbled  scraps  of  paper,with  an  eye 
to  publishing  some  of  them. 

"I  am  most  grateful  to  Sweet  Briar  for 
accepting  me  for  the  Junior  Year  in  France 
and  thus  paving  the  way  for  the  direction  I 
decided  to  take." 


Christmas  Eve  at  Hotel  Wolff  in  Munich: 
Henry  Majewski,  Nancy  Moses  Gilliam, 
Beverly  Oyler  Shivers,  Kay  Ingamells 
Klzer,  Bud  Schroeder,  Darlene  Nelson 
Alonzo,  Jo  Ann  McNatt  and  Steve 
Schneiderman 


PETER  (Williams)  and  DEBBY  BROWN 
STALKER  (Sweet  Briar)  write  from  Bannes,  in 
Dordogne:  "France  is  the  place  where  we  found 
each  other,  and  have  been  married  since  1956. 
Our  year  there  initiated  a  lifelong  love  of  travel 
in  general  and  Europe  in  particular.  On  several 
occasions  we  have  spent  long  sojourns  here 
and  are  currently  in  Europe  for  five  months.  As 
in  1954-55,  we  return  home  with  fresh 
perspectives  and  renewed  vigor.  We  have 
always  felt  fortunate  to  hold  in  common 
memory  that  very  special  year  of  our  lives!" 

MARGO  MEIER  VISCUSI  (Northwestern)  is 
currently  Executive  Assistant  to  the  President 
of  The  New  York  Public  Library;  she  is  also 
Trustee  of  the  Mary  McCarthy  Literary  Estate; 
President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  Poets 
House  and  Community  Resource  Exchange;  and 
Member  of  the  Corporation  of  Yaddo.  She 
writes:  "The  academic  year  I  spent  in  France 
and  the  following  summer  in  which  I  traveled 
throughout  Europe  quite  simply  transformed  my 
life.  I  boarded  the  Mauretania  a  girl  from  the 
Midwest,  younger  than  most  of  the  group,  who 
had  never  lived  away  from  home,  not  even  at 
summer  camp.  A  year  later  I  knew  I  was  self- 
sufficient  enough  to  go  anywhere  I  wanted.  (As 
it  happened,  because  of  my  wonderful  sometime 
roommate  Marion  Sass  —where  is  she  now?--I 
transferred  to  Barnard  College  in  New  York  for 
my  senior  year.)  (Ed.:  Marion  lives  in  New 
York  City  a  few  blocks  from  Margo!) 

"Compared  to  Evanston,  Illinois,  life  in 
Paris  seemed  somehow  more  real.  Although  we 
sheltered  American  youth  did  not  understand  it 
at  the  time,  French  society  was  still  severely 
marked  by  the  war;  Paris  had  been  liberated  a 
mere  ten  years  earlier— about  as  many  years  as 
my  younger  child  has  had  a  B.A.!  There  were 
deep  secrets  in  France  behind  the  facade  of 
French  daily  life,  and  the  people's  reluctance  to 
reveal  them  made  the  society  seem  complex, 
mysterious.  (Robert  Paxton's  books  on  Vichy 
France,  published  much  later,  were  revealing  on 
this.)  We  had  little  exposure  to  or  under- 
standing of  the  intense  literary  and  political 
life  of  the  country  -  we  lived  in  our  own 
cocoons  -  but  some  of  us  were  sensitive  enough 
to  pick  up  the  vibrations. 

"In  1954-55  the  French  were  frugal  and 
undemanding  about  comforts  (except  for  food 
and  wine.)  Even  wealthy  people  could  live 
without  a  refrigerator;  the  telephone  system 
was  a  joke;  a  large  percentage  of  rural  and  even 
some  urban  homes  still  had  outdoor  plumbing. 
This  seeming  disinterest  was  a  welcome  change 
from  the  mindless  acquisitiveness  of  the 
American  Fifties.  (When  I  returned  to  Paris  in 
1967  I  found  a  very  different  coimtry;  there  was 
something  called  a  'drugstore'  on  the  Champs 
Elysees!  And  by  the  time  I  left,  after  living  and 
raising  children  in  Paris   for  ten  years,  France 


was  on  its  way  to  becoming  perhaps  the 
most  modem  country  in  Europe.)  Back  in 
1955  no  one  could  have  foreseen  the 
Centre  Pompidou,  or  the  fact  that  its  fust 
director  would  not  be  French.  The  xeno- 
phobic Parisians  who  in  1955  told  me  that 
if  I  crossed  the  Spanish  border  I  would 
contract  some  terrible  disease,  if  not  have 
my  throat  slit,  now  brag  about  tourist  trips 
to  the  most  exotic  places.  Where  once  the 
French  viewed  Americans  as  childish  and 
uneducated  if  not  venal,  they  now  want  to 
emulate  America  in  as  many  respects  as 
pwssible  -  including  learning  the  language 
and  tricks  of  le  management. 

"France  is  still  a  country  of  many 
beauties.  But  I  miss  the  intensity,  the 
seriousness  of  immediate  post-war 
Europe. . .  and  the  odors  forever  burned  into 
my  memory:  bus  fumes,  the  acrid  smell  of 
beauty  parlors,  the  stale  fog  of  cafes 
pungent  with  Gauloises,  raw  meat  in  the 
outdoor  markets,  the  reused  air  of  dimly-lit 
rooms  in  the  Louvre  and  -  let's  admit  it  - 
the  odor  of  people  who  used  soap, 
shampoo,  and  deodorant  more  sparingly 
than  middle-class  Americans.  Is  it 
nostalgia  for  things  that  were  really 
good...  or  for  the  period  of  discovery  of 
one's  youth?" 

LINDA  WALLEEN  WILL  (Skidmore) 
wonders:  "Can  it  be?  ...Forty  years  since 
our  fabulous  1954-55  year  in  Tours  and 
Paris?!! 

"I  remember,  first,  our  reception  in  N.Y. 
(not  all  83  of  us  present);  the  excitement 
of  our  crossing  on  the  Mauretania  (at  the 
tail-end  of  Hurricane  Carol--or  was  it 
Diane?);  the  thoughtful  orientation  by  the 
Sweet  Briar  staff,  helping  to  dispel  the 
insecurities  of  us  young  18-19-year-olds. 

"I  remember  our  adventures  in  Tours, 
getting  to  know  each  other,  our  families 
and  becoming  academically  acclimated  to 
the  French  education  system;  our 
memorable  trips  to  the  chateaux  of  the 
Loire  Valley  a  bicyclette,  French  bread, 
cheese  and  chocolate  strapped  on;  our 
grape  gathering/pressing  experience  chez 
la   famille  de  B.G.  Smith   and  enjoying  the 


Les    vendanges,  Tours,  1954 


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last  year's  harvest!;  sharing  the  lives  of  our 
French  families  (anecdotes  abound  here!); 
representing  you  as  Presidente  du  groupe  at 
various  official  functions;  our  preparations 
for  and  presentations  at  our  Fete  d'Adieu 
(songs,  Marc  Rubenslein's  guitar,  skits). 

"I  remember  how,  with  more  confidence 
and  ease  with  the  language,  we  arrived  in 
Paris  after  six  weeks  indoctrination,  there  to 
join  our  new  French  families  and  to  begin 
our  studies  a  Sciences  Po,  a  I'Ecole  du 
Louvre,  Lit.  du  17 e  Siecle,  Roman  du  18e 
Siecle,  PoSsie  du  I9e  Siecle  and,  for  some 
of  us,  courses  in  music  (additional 
anecdotes),  happily  punctuated  with  social 
happenings! 

"In  1956,  after  graduating  from  Skidmore, 
I  married  John  Will,  a  Naval  Officer.  We 
have  enjoyed  thirty-eight  years  together 
(thirty  with  the  Submarine  Navy).  In  1982, 
John  retired  from  the  Navy,  became  a 
Defense  Analyst  and  we  put  down  our  roots 
(after  twenty-eight  moves)  in  Ft. 
Washington,  MD,  on  the  banks  of  the 
Potomac.  We  have  four  married  children  and 
six  grandchildren  who  will  join  us  in 
celebrating  my  60th  around  Labor  Day. 

"I  have  kept  in  touch  with  my  roommates, 
Marcella  Damiecki  Gintowt  and  Nancy  Noll 
Wampler.  Nancy  died  of  cancer  a  few  years 
ago.  More  recently,  Marcie  and  Belty-Jo 
Whittington  Minnich  and  I  'reunied'  here.  I 
met  Marcie  at  her  new  home  in  Florida  two 
years  ago.  Both  Marcie  and  Betty-Jo  have 
memories  which  serve  them  well.  What  fun 
remembering!  Unforiuna-tely,  my  diary  of 
our  year  together  was  lost  in  a  hurricane. 

"Hopefully,  we  can  continue  to  restore  our 
recollections  by  the  contributions  of  many 
classmates  to  the  December  '94  Alumni 
Magazine.  Je  vous  embrasse,  tous!" 

REUNION  ANYONE? 

ELIZABETH  WHimNGTON  MINNICH 
and  LINDA  WALLEEN  WILL  would  like  to 
organize  a  reunion  in  New  York  City  during 
Spring  1995.  Please  send  all  suggestions 
and  ideas  to  them.  Elizabeth's  address  is: 
336  Tollgate  Road,  York,  PA  17403; 
Linda's  address  is:  Treasure  Cove,  9300 
Riverside  Drive,  Fort  Washington,  MD 
20744. 


1956-1957 

We  regret  to  announce  that  PROFESSOR 
BLANCHARD  W.  BATES,  Professor  Emeritus 
of  Romance  Languages  and  Literatures  at 
Princeton  University,  and  Professor-in-charge 
of  the  1956-57  group  died  last  July  at  his  home 
on  Chebeague  Island,  Maine.   He  was  85. 

Most  readers  will  have  heard  of  the  newly- 
constructed  American  Center  on  the  Quai  de 
Bercy  in  Paris.  The  spectacular  building 
designed  by  Frank  Gehry  was  inaugurated  in 
June.  HENRY  PILLSBURY  (Yale),  former 
Executive  Director  of  the  Board  was  very 
involved  in  plarming  and  carrying  out  the 
project.  He  was  named  Executive  Director 
Emeritus. 

1958-1959 

Professor  WALTER  T.  SECOR,  Resident 
Director  of  the  1958-59  and  1965-66  groups, 
former  professor  of  French  at  Denison 
University,  died  on  April  16.  He  was  84. 
Professor  Secor  had  represented  Denison  on  the 
JYF  Advisory  Committee  from  1960  to  1974. 

A  1969-70  PHOTO  ALBUM 


The  Institut  de  Touraine,  September  1969 


A«  Grand  Tare,  Tours,  September  1969 


File  d'Adieu,  Tours  1969 


Hitchhiking  back  to  Paris 

The  pictures  above  (and  the  picture  p.  20) 
were  sent  by  SUE  PARISI  (Chatham) 


RoDsard's   Pneure   Saint-Cosme,    1969 


14 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


TWENTY-FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1969-1970 


A  message  from  Professor  ARNOLD 
JOSEPH,  1969-70  Resident  Director: 

"Along  with  his  request  for  special  25th 
year  commemorative  prose  Dr.  Langlois 
sent  me  a  list  of  1969-70  JYF  participants. 
Most  of  the  names  are  like  memory  chips 
evoking  a  face,  a  trauma,  an  academic  coup 
or  shortcoming.  There  are  also  a  few  names 
that  fail  to  conjure  up  anything.  I  suspect 
the  SB  office  made  them  up.  Your  addresses 
indicate  that  you  are  a  bi-coastal  group 
congregating  in  over-populated,  overpaced 
urban  centers.  Many  seem  to  live  in 
compromising  proximity  to  academic 
complexes.    No  one  but  me  lives  in  Ohio. 

"I'm  still  an  SBC  groupie.  When  in  Paris 
I  hang  out  at  SB  headquarters,  now  at  the 
Alliance  Fran^aise.  Last  September  my 
involvement  was  somewhat  more  formal.  I 
actually  suspended  my  retirement  for  the 
seven  hours  it  takes  to  fly  to  Paris  in  order 
to  serve  as  accompagnateur  for  the  1993- 
94  group.  I  performed  my  duties  with  the 
competence,  efficiency  and  love  you  all 
remember. 


"I  find  that  I'm  rather  good  at  retirement.  As 
before,  I  accomplish  little  but  I  am  now  no 
longer  required  to  account  for  what  I  may  do  or 
not  do.  I  am  free  to  indulge  in  the  serious 
business  of  play.  At  this  writing  I'm  preparing 
a  few  works  for  a  modest  exhibition  in  the 
Denison  art  gallery:  'Dada,  not  data.'  The  title 
sort  of  sums  up  my  activities  and  my 
Weltanschauung. 

"It  would  really  please  me  to  see  you  or  to 
have  mail  from  you.  Even  the  people  the  SB 
offices  invented." 


Thanks  to  TOM  ANDERSON  w  h  o 
volunteered  to  serve  the  editor  for  the  1969-70 
JYF  class.   Here  is  his  report: 

"I  have  not  seen  most  of  you  for  almost  25 
years.  But  your  letters  and  memories  are  so 
vivid  and  passionate  yet  focused  that  they  help 
me  remember  why  many  of  us  think  our  Junior 
Year  Abroad  was  the  most  significant  or  most 
important  or  most  intellectual  or  most 
sensuous  or  most  rewarding  year  of  our  lives. 


"Here  is  how  some  of  your  long-lost 
friends  and  fellow  adventurers  remember 
that  year.  And  how  it  continues  to  affect 
what  they  are  doing  now." 

BARBARA  KELLY  (Mount  Holyoke) 
remembers  it  as  "a  magical  year.  A  year 
that  created  friendships,  wonderful 
memories  and  a  lifelong  love  of 
discovering  other  parts  of  the  world. 

"What  a  wonderful  year  of  joie  de  vivre 
and  discovery!"  Barbara  writes  from 
Kinnelon,  New  Jersey.  "The  Pass-Fail 
system  was  liberating.  There  was  time  to 
walk  leisurely  home  after  classes  at 
Sciences  Po,  across  the  He  de  la  Cite  and 
up  to  the  less-than-elegant  third  arrondis- 
sement  where  BARB  ROTOLO  and  I  lived 
with  a  charming,  frail,  elderly  woman  who 
told  us  she  had  been  hosting  Sweet  Briar 
students  since  Jackie  Kennedy  Onassis 
spent  her  Junior  Year  Abroad. 

"Just  being  in  Paris  was  exciting.  The 
smell  of  roasting  chestnuts,  the 
understated  cafes  and  the  glitzy  Drugstores 
and  the  search  for  the  best  prix  fixed 
meals.  It  wasn't  a  question  of  being  an 
American    in    Paris.    It    seemed    my 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


15 


unconscious  goal  was  to  become  a 
parisienne  in  Paris.  How  disappointing 
when  after  more  than  six  months  I  was 
walking  down  a  boulevard  with  a  new  French 
haircut,  in  French  clothes,  feeling  'oh  so 
French'  and  someone  came  up  to  me  and 
asked  me  a  question  in  English!  I  guess  I  just 
didn't  have  that  'je  ne  sais  quoiV" 

Sure  you  did! 

Barbara  also  remembers  a  trip  with  LIZ 
ENGEL  and  DON  KINNEY  to  Istanbul  and 
Greece  and  a  trip  with  her  mother  and  Barb 
to  Germany  and  Austria. 

Barbara  is  the  only  p>erson  who  admits  in 
her  letter  to  having  become  a  grandmother. 
She  says  she's  been  cuddling  the  child  of  her 
stepson.  She  also  says  she  introduced  her 
husband  to  the  family  that  hosted  her  in 
Tours:  "It  was  exciting  to  have  him  gel 
some  sense  of  how  much  that  year  meant  to 
me." 

Barbara  is  an  independent  consultant  and 
is  presently  doing  a  "fascinating  project 
with  the  Foundation  in  Support  of  Local 
Democracy  in  Poland,  developing  a  training 
program  for  local  government  officials  to 
increase  their  skills  in  managing  a 
democratic  government  structure." 

ANSTISS  BOWSER  AGNEW  (Goucher) 
also  has  vivid  memories  of  Paris:  "Trying 
to  look  as  grubby  as  possible  walking  to 
Reid  Hall  so  workmen  wouldn't  whistle.  A 
wonderful  family  in  Paris,  full  of  mystery 
and  intrigue,  French  intellectuals  who 
needed  the  money.  Hitchhiking  through 
Europe.  La  Cinematheque.  My  two  best 
friends,  with  whom  I  still  communicate  are 
LYNNE  LOUCKS  BUCHEN  and  ABBY 
JOHNSON  BUHLE." 

Antiss  lives  in  Darien,  Connecticut,  and 
is  the  executive  director  of  a  non-profit 
social  work  agency. 

And  speaking  of  LYNNE  LOUCKS 
BUCHEN  (U.  of  California  at  Santa 
Barbara),  she  writes  of  plans  to  return  to 
Paris  with  her  husband  and  three  daughters: 
"I  am  anxious  to  catch  up  on  the  past  25 
years  with  my  French  family  and  friends." 
Lynne  is  an  arts  administrator  and  piano 
teacher  in  Santa  Fe. 

Many  of  you  described  how  a  year  in 
France  affected  not  only  your  personal  and 
intellectual  lives  but  also  your  professional 
accomplishments.  I  vowed  to  keep  my 
editorial  comments  to  a  minimum,  but  I 
must  admit  to  being  somewhat  jealous  about 
the  career  of  ALICE  ROSENBLUM 
LOUBATON  (Bryn  Mawr).  Looking  back, 
Alice  says  she  had  a  hard  lime  "My  junior 
year    certainly    changed    my    life,    since    I 


wound  up  marrying  a  man  I  met  there  (April  in 
Paris!)  and  spending  a  total  of  10  years  in 
Paris.  We  have  been  back  in  the  States  for  14 
years  now  and  for  that  entire  time  I  have  been 
working  for  Food  and  Wines  from  France,  the 
American  affiliate  of  SOPEXA  (Societe  pour 
I'expansion  des  ventes  des  produits  agro- 
alimentaires).  I  am  now  Senior  Group  Product 
Director  and  have  the  fun  but  often  hectic  job  of 
helping  to  promote  French  wine,  cheese  and 
other  food  products  on  the  American  market." 

And  they  pay  you  for  that? 

"In  January  of  this  year,  M.  Jean  Puech, 
Minister  of  Agriculture,  conferred  on  me  the 
title  of  Chevalier  in  the  Ordre  du  Merite 
Agricole,  an  honor  I  was  thrilled  to  receive. 
My  job  takes  me  to  France  once  or  twice  a  year. 

"On  the  home  front,  Sam  and  I  have  been 
married  22  years  and  have  two  children,  Emily, 
11,  and  Jeremy,  nine.  We  took  the  kids  to 
Paris  in  the  summer  of  1993  to  meet  their 
aunts,  uncles  and  cousins,  and  it  was  lots  of  fun 
rediscovering  the  city  through  their  eyes.  To 
my  great  frustration,  while  they  understand 
French,  they  do  not  sf>eak  it." 

Alice  says  she  is  still  in  touch  with  ANN 
BREWER  FISCHER  and  sends  a  special  hello  to 
MITCH  GARNER  and  DON  KINNEY.  "I  can't 
believe  it's  been  25  years.  I  don't  feel  that  old!" 

DAN  BREWER  (Yale)  also  says  "France  and 
things  French  have  turned  out  to  make  up  a 
good  deal  of  my  professional  life.  I'm  currently 
an  Associate  Professor  of  French  at  the 
University  of  Minnesota,  having  taught 
previously  at  Cornell  and  the  U.  of  California, 
Irvine.  Recently  Cambridge  University  Press 
published  a  book  of  mine  on  Diderot  and  the 
Enlightenment." 

Dan  says  he  met  Maria  Minich  after  his 
return  from  France.  "We  married  in  1973  and 
got  our  Ph.D.'s  in  French  literature.  After  many 
years  of  commuting  between  Minneapolis  and 
Ithaca  and  Irvine,  we  finally  have  had  positions 
in  the  same  city,  Minneapolis,  for  the  last  two 
years.  Letting  suitcases  actually  collect  dust 
has  been  bliss.  We  have  two  children,  Chris, 
13.  and  Benno,  five. 

"Greetings  25  years  later  to  all,  and 
especially  to  RICHARD  BOSLEY." 

DAVE  ELLISON  (Dartmouth)  has  something 
in  common  with  Dan.  He  writes  that  he  is 
Professor  of  French  and  Chairman  of  the 
Department  of  Foreign  Languages  and 
Literatures  at  the  U.  of  Miami.  That's  the  warm 
Miami. 

"Those  were  the  days,"  Dave  says.  Among 
his  memories: 

"The  wine  harvest  season  in  Touraine. 

"A  trip  to  Mont  St.  Michel  on  the  weekend  of 
the  St.  Michel,  seeing  the  archbishop  walk 
slowly  up  the  hill  and  taking  an  imprudent  walk 
among  the  sables  mouvants. 


"Travelling  to  Bordeaux  and  Arcachon 
in  TOM  ANDERSON'S  brandnew  VW  bug. 

"Another  trip  with  Anderson  to  Honfleur 
in  rainy  November:  we  had  to  be  the  only 
tourists  in  town  that  season." 

But  so  what,  Dave?  I  remember  as  you 
do  the  excellent  food  and  frigid 
accommodations.  And  the  body-warming, 
mind-numbing  custom  of  the  trou 
normand:  A  glass  of  calvados  after  every 
course.  I  remember  it  all  as  vividly  as  you. 
And  I  suggest  we  keep  living  in  our 
memories.  I  returned  to  Honfleur  in  the 
summer  of  1993.  The  town  is  a  little 
busier  than  it  used  to  be  and  oh  so  chic. 
The  hotels  were  more  welcoming  when  the 
only  heat  came  from  the  Calvados. 

Other  Ellison  memories:  $300  for  a  12- 
day  trip  to  Istanbul,  Athens  and  the  Greek 
islands.  And  13  countries  in  two  months 
with  a  knapsack  and  a  Eurailpass. 

Dave  indicates  his  life  is  a  little  more 
settled  these  days  in  Coral  Gables.  He  has 
been  married  for  11  years  to  Ellen 
Danaczko,  who  was  on  the  Sweet  Briar  JYF 
in   1979-1980. 

LEW  RUBIN  (Lehigh)  also  tries  to 
embarrass  your  editor  about  memories  with 
Anderson:  the  summer  after  we  graduated 
from  college,  driving  across  the  States, 
when  I  broke  a  collar  bone  trying  to  body 
surf  in  California  and  Lew  had  a  long  bout 
with  a  stubborn  kidney  stone.  And  the 
night  we  spent  on  the  rest-room  floor  at 
the  Fort  Peck  dam.  Well,  that's  another 
story. 

As  for  Paris:  "My  favorite  memory  of 
our  time  on  the  rive  gauche"  Lew  writes, 
"was  the  making  and  showing  of  our  film, 
the  closest  I'll  ever  get  to  my  ordained  15 
minutes  of  fame.  We  did  some  crazy  stuff 
to  make  that  happen!  How  about  raiding 
that  trash  pile  for  the  old  broken-down 
bed,  then  wheeling  it  through  the  streets? 
And  how  about  that  scene  we  shot  on  the 
quai,  when  somebody  called  the  flics  and 
we  had  to  do  a  bit  of  a  dance  to  stay  out  of 
trouble?  And  the  'editing  room,'  when 
poor  Eric  and  Fred  stayed  up  all  night, 
smoking  and  splicing. 

"My  best  memory  of  the  early  days  in 
Tours  was  my  celebration  with  Helena 
Grady  the  night  before  we  left.  We  drank 
an  awful  lot  of  wine  that  night,  and  too 
late  I  realized  I'd  have  to  pedal  home,  about 
eight  miles  out  of  town.  The  next 
awareness  I  had  was  lying  in  a  field  next  to 
the  road,  still  ready  to  f>edal." 

In  present,  not  necessarily  more  sober 
days.  Lew  says  he  lives  in  Santa  Cruz, 
California  with  his  wife  Barbara  and  two 
daughters,    11 -year-old   Leah  and  eight- 


16 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


year-old  Tessa.  He  works  for  a  research 
institute  and  says  he  has  to  travel  loo  much 
learning  about  electric  power  and  utilities. 
"I  don't  think  about  the  days  in  Paris  too 
much  any  more,  but  when  I  do,  the  feelings 
are  still  very  strong  and  very  sweet. 

"Take  care,"  Lew  writes.   You  too,  buddy. 

DEBORAH  RISK  (Wellesley)  writes  from 
Israel  to  share  her  memories  of  Paris:  "the 
pungent  smells  of  cheese  after  meals, 
walking  along  the  Seine  probing  life's 
mysteries,  listening  to  jazz  in  St.  Germain, 
sipping  wine  on  Boul  Mich,  demonstrating 
against  Vietnam.  Those  were  good  days, 
trying  to  be  oh  so  sophisticated  and 
worldly. 

"Two  months  ago  I  was  on  vacation  in 
Paris.  Sights  and  sounds  were  the  same,  yet 
different.  So  strange  to  stand  in  the  Louvre, 
looking  at  those  paintings  that  were  so 
familiar,  and  to  see  so  much  in  them  that  I 
had  never  noticed  before. 

"Life  has  led  me  on  so  many  journeys. 
Latest  stop:  Jerusalem,  as  a  clinical 
psychologist.  Busy  practice.  Four  kids. 
Always  intense  searchings  and  even  some 
times  finding  answers.  Whew." 

EMILY  ANN  SCHULTZ  (Mount  Holyoke) 
says  she  still  remembers  "the  realization,  at 
some  point  in  the  winter,  that  I  was  not  a 
tourist,  but  a  resident  of  Paris,  who  could 
slow  down  and  match  the  rhythm  of 
everyday  life  without  worrying  about 
rushing  around  to  visit  monuments." 

In  addition  to  remembering  a  paper  on 
Alfred  de  Musset,  trips  to  the  art  museums 
and  frequent  viewings  of  Gerard  Philipe's 
films,  Emily  says  she  was  "both  thrilled  and 
terrified  to  be  a  student  of  linguistics  at  the 
Institut  de  Phonation  et  Langage.  The 
lessons  I  learned  there  continue  to  be  useful 
when  I  teach  anthropological  linguistics 
today." 

But  what  could  beat  "being  mistaken  for 
French  by  American  tourists  in  the  Metro 
and  at  the  Musee  Rodin  just  before  she  left. 

"I  returned  to  Paris  in  1976  on  my  way  to 
do  ethnographic  field  work  in  Cameroon, 
West  Africa.  I  subsequently  learned  Spanish 
and  have  spent  considerable  time  in 
Venezuela,  Ecuador  and  Costa  Rica.  My 
husband,  Robert  Lavenda,  and  I  are  both 
anthropologists  and  we  have  co-written  two 
introductory  anthropology  text  books,  one 
of  which  is  currently  in  its  third  edition.  I 
have  published  a  monograph  comparing  the 
work  of  American  linguist  Benjamin  Whorf 
to  that  of  Mikhail  Bakhtin.  Rob  and  I  have 
two  children,  Daniel,  14,  and  Rachel,  eight. 

"We  all  hope  to  get  back  to  Paris  before 
too  long." 


DEBBY  MOSES  VISSER  (Case  Western 
Reserve)  says  her  junior  year  made  her  a 
"Francophile  for  life  and  provided  some  of  the 
deepest,  most  cherished  friendships  that  have 
endured  these  25  years.  The  year  is  very  much 
preserved  as  a  glowing,  golden  memory, 
character  forming,  an  aesthetic  joy,  an 
intellectual  treat,  a  real  bench  mark  to  my  life. 

"From  a  list  of  memories:  a  glorious  autumn 
chez  Laisni,  biking  through  the  stunning 
chateau  country,  an  unforgettable  Vouvray- 
filled  farewell  in  Tours,  M.  Simon's  riveting 
theater  classes,  torturous  exams  at  Sciences  Po, 
classes  with  LIZ  GLASSMAN,  benefitting  from 
les  ivenements  de  mai,  1968,  and  endless, 
highly  productive  cafe  sitting. 

"Life  since  has  been  full  of  unexpected  shifts 
and  moves  that  have  made  the  past  two  decades 
extremely  interesting.  Adventures  include 
working  at  the  United  Nations,  returning  to 
graduate  school  for  a  master's  in  city  planning, 
five  fruitful  years  working  on  urban  issues  in 
Philadelphia,  marriage  to  a  Dutch-bom  U.N.-er, 
followed  by  stints  in  Mexico  and  Chile  and 
arrivals  of  Joanna  and  Timothy,  now  10  and 
12.  Back  to  NYC,  lucking  into  a  wonderful  job 
managing  a  grants  program  in  community 
revitalization  for  a  large  foundation. 
Relocating  to  D.C.  in  December.  If  you  are  in 
Washington,  please  call." 


Pat  Kosmerl,  Nancy  Smith  Friot,  Ellie  Zacks, 
April    1991 

ELLIE  ZACKS  (Vassar)  says  she  remembers  the 
good  times  and  the  hard  times  in  her  year  in 
Paris.  The  good  memories:  "Walking  down 
Boul  Mich,  munching  on  crepes  and  frites, 
zooming  through  the  Louvre,  eating  at  Reid 
Hall,  going  to  the  theater  or  cinema  just  about 
every  night.  It  felt  like  a  rush  of  activities, 
some  a  blur.  I  think  it  was  a  lonely  and  hard 
time  for  me,  reading  existential  literature  and 
eating  my  way  through  Paris. 

"Above  all,  I  remember  good  friends, 
NANCY  SMITH  FRIOT,  PAT  KOSMERL  AND 
PHYLLIS  GOTTESMAN.  I've  lost  track  of 
PhylUs.  Pat  and  Nancy  and  I  have  been  having 
reunions  every  few  years.  We  met  last  in 
Chicago  and  had  lunch  with  MITCH  GARNER. 
I've  visited  Paris  only  once  since  1970,  in  '72, 
and  I  miss  her  dearly. 


"I'm  doing  private  practice  as  a 
psychologist  in  Sacramento,  as  well  as 
coaching  candidates  for  their  oral  exams  in 
psychology  and  marriage  and  family 
counselling.  I  live  with  Kalhy,  my  partner 
of  five  years,  and  our  two  dogs,  a  sheltie 
and  a  cardigan  corgi,  on  an  acre  of 
property  with  trees  and  lots  of  green.  I 
enjoy  bicycling  and  am  involved  in  a 
number  of  organizations  in  the  lesbian, 
gay  and  psychological  communities." 

NANCY  SMITH  FRIOT  (Vassar)  says  her 
most  treasured  memories  are  those  of 
friendship,  with  Ellie,  Pat  and  others. 

"We  were  and  are  what  I  call  world  class 
talkers  and  we  certainly  never  lacked  for 
things  to  discuss.  Pat's  grandparents  lived 
in  Paris,  and  Ellie  and  I  enjoyed  some 
wonderful  meals  chez  Bonne  Maman  and  a 
delightful  trip  to  Fontainebleau  (three 
American  college  girls  and  an  elderly 
French  couple  crammed  into  a  deux 
chevaux). 

"My  other  special  memories  are  of  the 
many  concerts  I  attended,  including 
performances  by  Leonard  Bernstein,  Artur 
Rubenstein,  Daniel  Barenboim,  Yehudi 
Menuhin  and  Jean-Pierre  Rampal.  I 
discovered  opera  and  attended  several 
performances  at  the  Palais  Gamier. 

"Pat,  Ellie  and  I  have  remained  life-long 
friends.  I  was  very  homesick  during  our 
Junior  Year,  so  I  am  especially  grateful 
today  that  my  memories  of  Paris  are 
intertwined  with  friendship  and  music. 

"I  teach  kindergarten  at  Westminster 
Day  School  in  Oklahoma  City.  Our  son 
will  be  in  eighth  grade  this  fall.  My 
husband,  Steve,  is  an  attomey.  TTie  three 
of  us  spend  part  of  every  summer  in  Canada 
with  Steve's  parents,  and  I  enjoy  the 
French-English  labels  and  signs  that  are 
part  of  Canadian  culture." 

HARRIET  ZLOTOWITZ  (Case  Westem 
Reserve)  wrote  a  long,  thoughtful  letter 
from  Sparks,  Maryland.  She  says  "The 
words  of  the  many  authors  we  studied 
reverberate  within  my  psyche.  Baudelaire: 
'L'imagination,  la  reine  des  facultes.' 
Camus:  'Faut  creer  des  liens.'  Flaubert: 
'L'illusion  est  la  seule  realite.'  Sartre: 
'L'enfer,  c'est  les  autres.'  Voltaire: 
'Cultivez  voire  jardin.'  Beckett:  'Qu'est- 
ce  qu'on  fait  maintenant?'  Sartre  again: 
'Ne  pas  agir,  c'est  agir.' 

"I  still  think  in  French  and  am 
powerless  to  do  anything  about  it. 

"My  most  personal  values  were  deeply 
impacted  by  the  year  abroad  and  the 
lessons  of  the  authors  we  studied.  The 
intense  dose  of  20th  century  existential 


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ideas  turned  me  off  to  organized  religion  and 
on  to  secular  humanism.  This  imdergirds  my 
work  as  a  counselor  and  campus  change 
agent  at  an  excellent  community  college. 

"I  have  many  fantasies  of  retiring  to 
France.  Can  anyone  help  me  with  these 
plans?  I  was  very  happy  in  Paris.  Now, 
however,  I  am  living  in  an  extremely  rural 
section  of  northern  Baltimore  County  and 
find  that  I  am  equally  comfortable  with 
country  ways.  Are  there  lovely  areas  outside 
of  Paris  that  would  allow  me  to  enjoy  the 
city  and  the  coimtry? 

"I  have  held  many  different  jobs  at  the 
college  and  have  been  serving  as  assistant 
to  the  Dean  of  Students  since  1986.  For  a 
while,  I  even  served  as  Interim  Dean.  My 
sensitivities  to  cross-cultural  communica- 
tion, certainly  heightened  by  my  year  in 
France,  are  now  being  deployed  as  the 
college  strives  to  create  a  superior  multi- 
cultural environment.  My  existential 
leanings  combined  with  my  humanism 
allow  me  to  deal  with  absurd  situations  and 
find  reasonable  resolutions  that  respect  the 
fundamental  dignity  of  all  parties. 

"In  1975,  I  married  a  graphic  artist.  (Who 
else  could  I  have  married  after  that  year  in 
France  and  all  of  those  wonderful 
experiences  with  Madame  Cotte?)  My 
husband  and  I  have  two  sons.  Craig  is  a 
senior  in  high  school,  Gabe  is  an  eighth 
grader. 

"I  would  be  delighted  to  organize  a 
reunion.  I  can  be  reached  via  the  Internet  at 
AB30@CATCC.BITNET." 

SUSAN  PARIS!  (Chatham)  says  she  would 
"like  to  reminisce  with  anybody  who  passes 
through  Urbana,  Illinois,  or  Louisville, 
Kentucky,"  where  she  teaches  music 
history.  Her  husband  is  a  music  historian  at 
the  U.  of  Illinois.  "TTie  commute  is  about 
four  hours.  My  husband  and  I  get  back  to 
Paris  about  every  other  year  for  research." 

Your  editor  loves  and  respects  the  idea  of 
tax-deductible  vacations  in  Paris. 

"We  spent  a  sabbatical  near  Nice  14  years 
ago  with  the  children.  These  days,  my 
research  focuses  more  on  Italian  music 
around  1600  and  I  spend  more  time  in  the 
Italian  archives  than  the  French. 

"My  youngest  stepson  spent  his  junior 
year  in  Paris  about  six  years  ago.  How  time 
flies!" 

DON  KINNTY  (U.  of  Tennessee)  writes 
about  his  "moveable  feast"  and  the 
unpredictable  road  his  life  has  taken. 

And  he  remembers  the  roads  we  drove 
together  in  Europe:  the  weekend  with  DAVE 
ELLISON  in  Calvados.  And  the  exhausting 
all-night  drive  to  Madrid  from  Paris.   (Don 


was  the  guy  who  complained  about  the  length 
of  the  trip  after  he  slept  all  night  long  in  the 
back  seat.) 

Don  says  he  returned  to  Paris  after  graduating 
from  college,  spent  two  years  at  the  Sorbonne 
and  then  earned  a  Ph.D.  at  Princeton.  He  moved 
to  California,  where  he  taught  French  at  the 
University  of  the  Pacific  in  Stockton. 

"It  was  a  perfect  job,  and  I  should  have  been 
very  happy.  But  I  wasn't.  After  two  years  of 
teaching,  I  resigned.  In  the  weeks  that 
followed,  my  hfe  fell  apart,  to  put  it  nicely. 

"One  day  I  happened  to  pass  by  a  Catholic 
church  and  went  in.  I  had  had  no  connection 
with  Catholicism  before.  I  didn't  have  any 
visions  or  revelations  —  just  the  deep-down, 
first-time  feeling  that  I  had  at  last  found  'home.' 
A  few  months  later,  in  1979,  I  officially 
entered  the  Cathohc  Church.  Six  months  after 
that,  I  entered  the  Discalced  Carmelite  Order, 
after  reading  Hisloire  d'une  Ame  by  Sainte 
Therese  of  Lisieux. 

"It  is  still  a  mystery  to  me  how  that  book  so 
profoundly  changed  my  life.  I  never  had 
noticed  a  statue  of  this  patron  saint  of  France  in 
any  of  the  countless  churches  I  had  visited  in 
France.  And  in  all  my  studies  in  literature  I  had 
never  noticed  the  name  of  this  second-most- 
read  book  in  French  after  the  Bible." 

Don  says  he  studied  for  five  more  years  and 
was  ordained  a  priest  in  1988.  His  roommate 
from  Paris  days,  MITCH  GARNER,  flew  to  Los 
Angeles  to  be  with  him.  Don  also  keeps  in 
touch  with  BARBARA  KELLY  and  LORRAINE 
OBUCHOWSKI HARTMANN. 

Don  is  presently  assigned  to  the  Carmelite 
monastery  in  San  Jose,  where  he  is  a  novice 
master  and  tries  to  find  time  to  finish  a 
translation  of  the  poetry  of  Sainte  Therese  from 
French  to  English. 

"Last  September  I  was  able  to  go  back  to 
Paris  for  the  first  time  in  15  years.  While  there 
I  stayed  with  my  French  family  from  Sweet 
Briar  days.  It  was  just  wonderful! 

"Until  1979,  I  thought  that  out  Junior  Year 
in  France  would  be  the  best  year  of  my  life.  I 
was  wrong.  It  keeps  getting  better  and  better. 
May  it  be  so  for  you  too!   God  bless  you." 


Ellie   Zacks,   Mitch   Garner,  Nancy  Smith   Friot 
and  Pat  Kosmerl 


ELLEN  SHAPIRO  BUCHWALTER  (Case 
Western  Reserve)  says  her  year  in  Paris 
"was  a  turning  point  in  my  life  and  has 
influenced  and  deepened  many  of  my 
personal  and  professional  interests.  The 
intervening  years  have  blurred  many  of  the 
memories,  but  I  fondly  remember  M. 
Simon's  theater  class  and  our  weekly 
outings  around  Paris.  I  realize  how 
fortunate  we  were  to  have  seen  works  by 
many  of  the  playwrights  and  directors  who 
were  to  become  major  forces  in 
contemporary  theater." 

Ellen  remembers  all  of  you  as  "an 
extraordinary  group,"  and  says  she  stays 
in  touch  with  DEBBY  MOSES  and  BARB 
GOLDENBERG. 

After  graduating  from  college,  Ellen 
received  an  M.S.  in  French  language  and 
linguistics  from  Georgetown.  She  worked 
for  the  Rockefeller  Foundation  for  17 
years,  "where  I  developed  and  administered 
domestic  and  international  programs  in 
the  performing  and  visual  arts.  My  job 
required  me  to  travel  extensively  and  I 
managed  to  return  to  Paris  at  least  once  a 
year  for  business  and  pleasure.  I  got 
married  in  1975  and  Steve  and  I  now  try  to 
get  back  to  Paris  at  least  once  a  year 
ourselves. 

"It  sounds  trite,  but  we  really  should 
have  a  reimion." 

STANLEY  OTTO  (Harvard)  says  his  year 
abroad  "led  to  a  life  abroad.  The  '69-'70 
year  in  Paris  was  definitely  a  turning  point 
in  my  life.  Since  that  time  I've  not  only 
made  it  back  to  Paris  on  dozens  of 
occasions,  but  also  have  been  back  to  the 
U.S.  to  live  for  only  a  few  rare  jjeriods  of 
time.  Subsequent  years  included  Peace 
Corps  in  Morocco  and  Cameroon,  an  M.A. 
in  Cairo,  work  in  Iran  before  and  during 
the  revolution,  a  Fulbright  lectureship  in 
Taiwan,  teaching  in  Tokyo  and  then 
Foreign  Service  tours  in  Nigeria,  Germany 
and  Japan. 

"I  met  my  wife,  Liz  Buck,  in  Lagos,  and 
my  son  Nicholas  was  bom  in  Fukuoka  just 
two  and  a  half  years  ago." 

Stanley  says  he  is  atoning  for  taking  a 
degree  at  Harvard  by  spending  this  year  at 
Yale,  where  he  is  on  sabbatical  at  the 
Economic  Growth  Center. 

SUSAN  HIRSCHHORN  (Connecticut) 
writes  from  New  York  to  say  her  Junior 
Year  Abroad  was  "without  a  doubt  one  of 
the  most  important,  if  not  the  most 
important,  year  of  my  life. 

"What  was  it  that  made  the  year  so 
extraordinary?  The  combination  of  a 
totally  new  independent  lifestyle  coupled 


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with  the  magnificence  of  the  city  was  a  good 
start.  Perhaps  it  was  as  simple  as  speaking 
French  and  being  understood  every  day,  of 
endless  long  visits  to  La  Grande  Galerie,  of 
having  French  sisters  who  became  dear 
friends,  of  sipping  a  grand  cafe  leisurely  in 
St.  Germain.  Or,  perhaps  of  discovering 
that  first  true  romantic  love. 

"I  had  dreamt  for  years  before  of  living 
and  studying  in  Paris,  so  it  was  truly  a  dream 
come  true  and  for  a  short  time  my  fairy  tale 
princes  came  alive  and  Paris  was  my 
wonderland. 

"The  anonymity  of  it  all  also  presented 
tremendous  opportunities:  the  chance  to 
truly  lose  oneself  and  try  many  things. 
Travel  is  still  one  of  the  continuous 
pleasures  of  my  life  (and  thankfully  my 
wonderful  husband's  too!)  and  a  form  of 
renewal  and  self  discovery." 

Susan  says  she  has  been  married  to  Arthur 
Klebanoff,  "a  very  special  man,"  since 
1978.  "We  have  had  16  terrific  years 
growing  together  and  taking  endless 
pleasure  in  our  family.  Arthur  recently 
bought  the  Scott  Meredith  Literary  Agency 
so  any  wouldbe  bestselling  authors,  please 
call." 

After  graduation,  Susan  says  she  worked 
in  art  history,  took  an  MBA  from  Columbia, 
worked  for  Bank  of  America  in  San 
Francisco,  returned  to  New  York  for  a 
development  job  with  the  Metropolitan 
Opera  and  then  started  her  own  consulting 
company  in  1980.  She  has  raised  money  for 
non-profit  organizations  and  politicians 
and  presently  is  a  development  consultant  at 
Estee  Lauder  Companies. 

"We  have  spent  the  last  five  years  raising 
$18  million  for  a  breast  cancer  center  at 
Memorial  Sloane-Kettering  Cancer  Center 
in  New  York.  Now,  our  attention  is  focused 
on  our  newly  formed  Breast  Cancer  Research 
Foundation,  supporting  clinical  research  in 
breast  cancer  at  eight  medical  centers  around 
the  country." 

Susan  says  she  remains  in  touch  with 
DEBORAH  MOSES  VISSER,  ELLEN 
SHAPIRO  BUCHWALTER  and  BARBARA 
GOLDENBERG. 

"Happily,  I  have  been  able  to  return  to 
Paris  and  the  provinces  many  times  over  the 
years,  for  work  and  play.  None,  however, 
was  more  wonderful  than  last  December 
when  my  husband  and  I  took  our  two  sons, 
Alexander,  11  and  a  half,  and  Jonathan, 
nine,  to  the  Eternal  City.  They  were 
incredible.  We  did  the  Michelin  cover  to 
cover  and  they  kept  going  all  day  and 
wanted  more  and  more.  Taking  them  to  all 
my  old  haimts  was  magical  and  full  of 
nostalgia.  Walking  the  Quartier  Latin, 
visiting    the  Climy,    the  rue  Mouffetard  - 


bliss!  I  am  already  whispering  into  their  ears  at 
night  the  hope  they  too  will  spend  a  year  in 
Paris,  so  I  can  visit  regularly. 

"Please  give  me  a  call  when  you  pass  through 
New  York." 

BOB  GILL  (Washington  and  Lee)  writes  to 
say  that  his  year  in  Paris  has  also  had  a  lasting 
impact  on  his  jjersonal  and  professional  life. 

Perhaps,  he  says  it  was  the  bike  rides  to  the 
Institut  de  Touraine,  or  the  walks  "everywhere" 
in  Paris  or  the  smell  of  roasted  chestnuts 
outside  "my"  mdtro  stop  at  Franklin  D. 
Roosevelt,  or  "Madame  Cott^'s  art  class  at  the 
Louvre  and  the  enduring  vistas  it  opened  for 
me,  M.  Touchard's  class  in  political 
philosophy  at  Sciences  Po  and  the  lifelong 
interests  awakened,  walking  through  the 
Tuileries  in  a  November  snow,  directing  a 
Frenchman  from  the  Eiffel  Tower  to  the  Place  de 
la  Concorde,  or  food  poisoning  at  the 
misnamed  Au  Bon  Couscous." 

There  were.  Bob  says,  "friendships  and 
memories  to  last  a  Hfetime." 

Bob  lives  in  Christiansburg,  Virginia,  and  is 
a  professor  of  political  science  at  Radford 
University.  "Most  of  my  professional  (Quebec 
nationalism)  and  personal  interests  are  directly 
attributable  to  our  year  in  France.  Can't 
imagine  who  or  what  I'd  be  without  it.  While  I 
get  to  Quebec  frequently  and  have  kept  up  my 
French,  one  of  my  greatest  regrets  is  that  I've 
not  been  able  to  sjjend  much  time  in  France. 
For  me,  though,  Paris  is  indeed  a  moveable 
feast  which  continues  to  touch  the  core  of  my 
being.  My  wife,  a  Ph.D.  in  classics,  has 
similar  feelings  for  Rome.  We  look  forward  to 
sharing  both  cities  with  our  10-year-old  son. 

"I  would  appreciate  it  if  you  could  inform  any 
alumni  who  have  developed  personal  or 
professional  interests  in  Quebec  or  French 
Canada  of  the  existence  of  the  American 
Council  for  Quebec  Studies.  We  hold  biennial 
conferences.  A  number  of  our  members  are  JYF 
alumni.  Our  journal,  Ouebec  Studies,  is 
internationally  acclaimed  as  the  primary  forum 
in  English  and  French  for  the  study  of  this  part 
of  la  Francophonie." 

The  last  letter  to  arrive  came  from  FRITZ 
HOFFECKER  (Princeton).  A  little  late,  Fritz 
says,  because  the  Sweet  Briar  mailing  had  to  be 
forwarded  to  Saudi  Arabia. 

"Many  of  my  memories  are  rather  personal 
and  I'd  rather  keep  them  that  way,"  Fritz  writes 
about  the  year  in  Paris  .  But  he  does  share  a 
few:  "Spending  hours  roaming  the  streets. 
Looking  into  the  Caf6  des  Artistes  et 
Intellectuels  and  making  fun  of  all  the  poseurs 
who  sat  there.  Joining  in  their  spirit  and 
sitting  in  cafds  with  JAY  TOLSON,  inventing 
the  new  philosophy  of  C hosisme,  or 
Thingism,  the  main  tenet  of  which  was  that 
'Toutes  les  choses  sont  des  chases'    And  then 


Anti-Chosisme:  'Toutes  les  choses  ne 
sont  pas  des  choses.'  We  never  got  to 
Demi-Chosisme,  which  I  guess  would 
hold  that  'Certaines  choses  sont  des 
choses,  et  d'autres  ne  le  sont  pas.' 

"Bicycling  picnics  along  the  Loire  (the 
last  time  I  rode  a  bicycle).  Watching  the 
sun  go  down  outside  the  window  of  my 
pension  while  listening  to  the  Eroica  or 
Led  Zeppelin.  Drinking  maybe  a  bit  too 
much  wine  at  long  lunches  in  Reid  Hall. 
Mobbed  lecture  halls  at  the  Sorbonne. 
Small  classes  at  Vincennes,  full  of  French 
guys  with  black  beards,  French  women  in 
black  outfits  and  lots  of  esoteric 
discussions  about  Proust  and  Virginia 
Wolff.  Getting  arrested  on  a  beach  in 
Crete  along  with  ANDY  SAYRE  (and  two 
others  I  won't  mention)  for  accidentally 
trespassing  on  U.S.  Air  Force  property. 
And  much  more. 

"I  come  from  a  very  small  town  in 
Maryland  and  1969-70  was  the  first  time 
I'd  been  anywhere  to  speak  of,  so  for  me 
going  to  France  was  a  risk  —  leaving  the 
relatively  safe  world  that  I  was  familiar  and 
content  with.  In  spite  of  my  trepidation,  I 
had  a  good  time,  and  probably  the  most 
important  aspect  of  the  experience  for  me 
was  that  since  then  I've  taken  many 
similar  risks,  which  have  caused  some 
anguish  but  also  made  life  more 
interesting  —  such  as  going  to  work  on  the 
water  and  moving  to  Saudi  Arabia.  Also 
I've  made  a  lot  of  good  friends  who  I've 
seen  many  times  over  the  years.  Though  I 
majored  in  French,  I've  never  really  used 
the  language  for  anything  in  particular, 
but  I  don't  consider  this  to  be  a  waste.  The 
overall  experience  of  being  in  France  was 
more  important  than  any  skills  that  I  may 
have  picked  up." 

Fritz  says  he  went  on  a  business  trip  to 
Paris  last  February  and  "took  a  day  off  to 
wander  around  the  old  haunts.  I  was  glad  to 
see  that  although  the  city  has  changed 
some,  the  atmosphere  was  still  much  the 
same.  I  went  back  to  the  old  f>ension,  but 
it  had  apparently  been  sold  to  the  local 
prefecture."  But  Fritz  says  he  tracked  down 
Paul  Muller,  the  son  of  the  owners  of  the 
old  pension,  and  he  "invited  me  to  dinner 
at  his  parents'  new  pension,  and  we  had 
quite  an  evening  of  it." 

After  college,  Fritz  writes,  "My  life  was 
very  interesting,  though  sometimes 
difficult."  He  worked  as  an  oysterman  and 
commercial  fisherman  on  Chesapeake  Bay 
for  many  years,  then  started  designing  and 
selling  production  machinery  to  factories 
and  finally  migrated  to  computers  and 
telecommunications,  first  with  Sprint  in 
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Frilz  has  been  living  in  Saudi  Arabia  for 
three  years  and  is  General  Manager  of 
British  Telecom  al-Saudia,  a  joint  venture 
between  BT  and  a  Saudi  prince.  "As  I've 
always  said,  if  you  are  going  to  be  the  boss 
of  a  country  operation,  it  might  as  well  be  a 
weird  country." 

Fritz  is  married  to  Leslie  Branton,  a 
journalist,  and  has  "two  great  kids," 
Margaret,  10,  and  Tom,  eight. 

"It  would  take  me  a  long  time  to  describe 
living  here,  but  overall  it's  enjoyable,  a 
combination  of  interesting,  annoying, 
rewarding,  frustrating  and  many  other 
contradictory  emotions.  One  good  thing  is 
that  I  get  a  lot  of  vacation,  and  lots  of 
places  that  are  less  accessible  from  the 
States  are  close  to  Saudi.  So  in  the  past  few 
years  I've  been  to  Bahrain,  the  United  Arab 
Emirates,  Singapore,  Japan,  Switzerland, 
England,  Ireland,  and  France,  all  on 
business  or  for  vacation. 

"For  fun,  throughout  the  years  I've  done  a 
fair  amount  of  sailing  and  played  a  lot  of 
lacrosse,  though  unfortunately  both  of  these 
careers  were  put  on  hold  when  I  moved  to 
Saudi.  Not  much  water  around  here,  and  I 
think  I'm  the  only  one  who  ever  brought  a 
lacrosse  stick  in.  The  guy  at  Customs 
thought  it  was  some  type  of  weapon. 
Explaining  lacrosse  to  an  Arab  who  didn't 
speak  much  English  was  one  of  my  major 
life-time  achievements." 

Your  editor  (TOM  ANDERSON,  Yale)  has 
enjoyed  reading  your  letters.  It's  been  a 
while  since  we  have  seen  each  other.  It  also 
seems  like  yesterday. 

SUE  PARISI  mailed  some  Kodak 
snapshots  that  reminded  me  of  the  first 
night  many  of  us  met  -  jammed  onto 
bunkbeds  in  our  room  on  the  QE  2,  drinking 
duty-free  liquor  with  wild  abandon  and  then 
passing  the  waxy  ice  bucket  afterwards  for 
contributions  to  pay  for  the  party  the  next 
night.  How  different  we  were  then.  And 
how  changed  most  of  us  were  by  the  end  of 
the  year. 

Paris  was  fun.  Immersing  ourselves  in  a 
culture  that  was  so  foreign  yet  so 
comforting.  I  remember  telling  friends  that 
it  was  the  best  place  I  knew  to  be  alone. 
Without  being  lonely. 

Everything  seemed  so  important.  So 
significant.  Even  though  the  modem 
literature  many  of  us  were  reading  often 
preached  just  the  opposite. 

Forgive  me  if  I  say  Paris  often  seemed  to 
me  like  a  woman.  A  woman  who  did  not 
mind  being  loved.  But  a  woman  who  could 
also  turn  on  me,  without  warning  and  with 
much  arrogance,  through  the  snubs  of 
anonymous  Parisians. 


I  have  often  thought  that  my  three  years  at 
Yale  would  have  been  far  more  rewarding 
intellectually  if  I  had  been  older,  if  I  had  gone 
to  college  later.  I  have  never  thought  that  way 
about  the  year  in  Paris. 

Paris  seemed  to  change  many  things,  from 
the  way  I  ate  to  the  way  I  thought  to  the  way  I 
travelled.  I  love  Paris  and  I  return  frequently.  I 
went  back  for  a  year  and  a  half  after  I  graduated, 
first  to  translate  a  book  and  then  to  tend  bar  at 
Joe  Allen's  American-style,  ribs-burgers-and- 
steaks  bar  on  the  rue  Pierre  Lescot.  The 
waiters,  other  friends  and  I  used  to  walk  over  to 
rue  de  la  Coquilliere  in  Les  Halles  (the  market 
was  still  there)  at  one  or  two  in  the  morning  to 
eat  mussels  and  drink  a  dreadful  white  Saumur 
until  dawn.  One  morning  we  drove  to  Honfleur 
for  an  unforgettable  breakfast  of  moules 
mariniires.frites  and  saucisses.  (It  was  still 
cool  then,  Dave.)  Then  we  drove  back  to  Paris 
and  had  salmon  on  the  Champs  Elys6es. 

Every  September,  I  returned  to  Paris  for  a 
three-week  vacation,  always  staying  a  couple 
of  blocks  north  of  Saint  Germain,  in  a  small 
hotel  on  the  rue  Jacob  just  off  the  rue 
Bonaparte.  I  would  always  promise  myself  to 
spend  half  the  vacation  in  the  country,  either  in 
Normandy  or  Burgundy  or  Brittany.  But  I  was 
never  able  to  tear  myself  away  from  the  city  and 
from  new-found  friends.  Dinner  led  to  lunch  led 
to  dinner  for  three  weeks. 

I  also  spent  part  of  my  honeymoon  on  the 
rue  Bonaparte.  I  married  a  Brit  named  Gillian, 
and  we  have  two  beautiful  children  who 
fortunately  look  like  her.  Emily  is  nine  and 
Caitlyn  is  four.  Since  they  were  bom,  the 
yearly  pilgrimages  to  Paris  have  become  visits 
to  England  to  see  GiUian's  parents.  But  I  did  a 
little  insisting  last  summer,  and  we  spent  two 
wondrous  weeks  in  rain-drenched  Audieme, 
Brittany,  eating  platters  full  of  langoustines 
and  crabs  and  oysters  and  sitting  wide-eyed  in 
the  front  row  of  a  travelling  country  circus.  No 
one  complained  that  the  sun  never  appeared 
before  five  Ln  the  afternoon. 

I  stay  in  touch  with  Nancy  MacLean,  who 
was  on  the  Hollins  program.  She  married 
Daniel  Gerbeau,  the  guy  with  the  motorcycle 
who  used  to  show  up  at  Reid  Hall  to  draguer  les 
amiricaines.  You  may  remember  Alain  Petit, 
his  friend  with  the  blue  blazer  and  the 
Marlboros..  Alain  worked  on  the  wagons-lits 
for  a  while.  I  don't  know  what  he's  doing  now. 
Nancy  and  Daniel  have  two  teenaged  kids  and 
live  in  Paris.  Nancy  and  I  had  dinner  together 
last  night  in  New  York. 

Occasionally  I  take  time  out  from  vacations 
to  work.  I  am  a  producer  for  the  CBS  Evening 
News  and  just  returned  from  a  week  in  Texas  and 
Mexico  doing  "Eye  on  America"  stories  for  Dan 
Rather  on  NAFTA  and  illegal  immigration.  I 
read  many  of  your  letters  on  the  second  floor  of 
a  hacienda-style  hotel,  overlooking  the  small 
river  that  flows  through  San  Antonio. 


ERIC  ORDWAY  (Princeton)  remains  my 
oldest  friend.  We  Uved  side  by  side  in  New 
York  for  years,  while  he  was  teaching  and 
later  when  he  was  lawyering.  After 
Caitlyn  was  bom,  Gillian  and  I  sold  our 
apartment  in  Manhattan  and  a  weekend 
house  on  Long  Island,  Gillian  took  a  leave 
from  her  investment  banking  job  and  we 
moved  to  Westport,  Connecticut.  Eric  and 
his  family  moved  to  Westport  the 
following  year.  He  has  been  married  since 
June,  1971,  to  Kate  Rueher,  who 
participated  in  the  1969-1970  Smith 
Junior  Year  Abroad  program.  They  have 
three  boys,  Demian,  Nick  and  John 
Timothy.  Demian  is  trying  to  decide 
which  college  he  will  apply  to  this  fall. 
He  wants  to  study  physics.  I  hope  he 
spends  some  time  in  Paris. 

My  kids  loved  Paris,  and  I  loved  it  with 
them.  Running  across  the  pedestrian 
bridge  on  the  Seine  with  them  brought 
tears  to  my  eyes.  We  will  go  back,  but  we 
have  also  learned  to  love  other  places. 
Beaches  in  the  Hamptons  and  Cape  Cod.  A 
renovated  shepherd's  cottage  in  Scotland. 
Our  own  swimming  pool  in  the  woods 
behind  our  house. 

I  feel  only  slightly  embarrassed 
revealing  life's  little  secrets  to  people  I 
have  not  seen  for  25  years.  But  Paris  was 
an  intimate  time.  Pieces  of  your  letters 
will  stay  with  me  for  a  long  time.  Whether 
we  see  each  other  again  or  not,  we  will 
always  share  something  that  was  very 
important. 

And  finally,  all  of  us  send  our  best  to 
Mme  Bissiere  and  Amie  Joseph.  Their 
good  will  and  senses  of  humor  and  irony 
were  important  to  all  of  us.  Special  thanks 
and  best  wishes  to  them  from  all  of  us. 


Aboarti  the  Qil.  U 


20 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1970-1971 


1971-1972 


1981-1982 


STEPHANIE  HARMON  SIMONARD  has 
left  KPMG  Peat  Marwick  and  established  her 
own  international  tax  practice  in  Paris. 
Recently  she  was  admitted  to  the  Paris  Bar  - 
"quite  a  feat",  she  writes,  "as  I  never 
attended  law  school!  (I  'read'  law  here  in 
France)".  Her  daughter,  Sophie,  is  a 
freshman  at  Sweet  Briar  College,  second 
daughter  Vanessa  is  looking  at  colleges  in 
the  U.S.  and  third  daughter  Emilie  has 
started  French  maternelle. 

EVAN  D.  (U.  of  Virginia)  and  NANCY 
NOYES  ROBINSON  (U.  of  Virginia,  JYF  73- 
74)  are  back  in  the  Stales  after  Evan's 
assignment  in  Bahrain.  Evan  is  now  a 
captain  and  is  Head  of  Civil  Maritime 
Analysis  in  Suitland,  Maryland.  In  March 
Nancy  writes:  "We  just  had  a  wonderful 
visite  sentimentale  to  Paris  the  first  week 
in  March,  our  first  time  back  since  we  left  in 
May,  1991.  Evan  had  meetings  with  the 
French  Navy,  so  I  tagged  along.  Despite 
many  signs  of  the  recession  --  shops, 
boulange  r  ie  s  and  cafis  closed, 
manifestations  des  etudiants,  etc.  --  Paris  is 
stiU  the  most  glorious  city  in  the  world.  Le 
Grand  Louvre  is  sf>ectacular,  now  that  the 
palais  has  been  cleaned  and  the  scaffolding 
is  removed,  and  the  Richelieu  Wing  and  new 
arcade  opened  directly  from  the  m6tro.  And 
the  Champs-Elysees  is  a  pleasure  for 
pedestrians  with  the  side  parking 
eliminated.  Even  the  weather  cooperated, 
with  early  spring  flowers  and  temperatures, 
a  welcome  respite  from  the  miserable  winter 
in  the  States. 

"We  were  able  to  see  so  many  of  our 
friends;  I  think  we've  had  our  quota  of  foie 
gras  and  champagne  for  the  next  year.  It 
was  a  shock  to  realize  that  20  years  have 
now  passed  since  I  was  a  JYP  student  there, 
23  years  for  Evan.  Truly  those  years  have 
shaped  our  lives  ever  since;  we'll  never  be 
able  to  settle  permanently  in  a  non- 
international  setting." 

HELENE  CARRERE 
D'ENCAUSSE 

One  of  the  more  popular  Sciences  Po 
courses  in  the  70's  and  80's  was  Professor 
Carrere  d'Encausse's  L'U.R.S.S.  et  le  camp 
socialiste  europeeen.  A  few  years  ago  she 
was  elected  to  the  Academie  Franfaise.  She 
is  now  a  Diputi  Europeen,  having  been 
elected  No  2  on  the  list  of  the  conservative 
majority  in  France. 


25th  Reunion 

Plans  are  underway  for  our  25th  Reunion  to 
be  held  in  New  York  City  on  a  Spring  week-end 
in  1996.  A  questionnaire  concerning  this 
Reunion  was  sent  out  in  October.  Please  be 
sure  to  return  the  questionnaire  if  you  have  not 
already  done  so.  If  you  did  not  receive  the 
questionnaire,  please  contact  Jim  or  Phyllis  at 
the  addresses  noted  below.  Also,  if  you  are 
interested  in  helping  us  organize  the  Reunion, 
we  shall  be  happy  to  have  your  help  and  input! 
You  can  reach  us  at: 

PHYLLIS  DIGGES  LA  TOUCHE  RAWLINS 

P.O.  Box  1423 
Bridgehampton,  NY  11932 
(516)  537  3186 

JIM  PORIS 

21  Norwood  Avenue 
Upper  Montclair,  NJ  07043 
(201)  744  1243 

1974-1975 

AMELIA  J.  CARR  (Ohio  State  U.)  is  an 
Associate  Professor  of  art  history  at  Allegheny 
College:  "Although  my  research  area  is  focus- 
sed  on  medieval  and  renaissance  Germany  and 
Austria,  at  Allegheny  College  I've  been  able  to 
take  students  back  to  France  where  the  art 
department  had  a  program  based  in  Paris  and  Le 
Puy.  Until  recently,  in  fact,  Allegheny  College 
had  a  French  program  which  was  housed  in  the 
old  building  on  the  rue  de  Chevreuse  —  going 
back  to  visit  was  very  weird!" 

1979-1980 

From  MARY  BETH  DUBOSE  AMAKER 

(Agnes  Scott)  this  information:  "Since  our 
group  is  coming  up  on  its  15th  anniversary,  I 
wanted  to  share  some  news.  Over  the  past  five 
summers,  I  have  had  visits  from  the  children  of 
my  French  family  in  Paris.  They  are  now  ages 
21  and  18  and  were  6  and  3  during  my  year  with 
them.  I  am  beginning  to  feel  old!  I  was  also 
fortunate  to  travel  to  Paris  in  February  to  visit 
friends  and  I  was  able  to  have  lunch  with  my 
French  family  in  Paris.  It  was  a  great  reunion 
because  I  had  not  seen  the  parents  in  eleven 
years.  I  hope  to  return  to  France  very  soon  if  I 
can  escape  from  my  three  little  boys  at  home." 


THERESE  EVE  PAINTER  HOGAN  (U.  of 

Texas)  has  been  living  in  Paris  since  her 
marriage  with  Jim:  "During  my  first  year 
and  a  half  back  in  Paris,  I  waited  for  the 
French  government  to  grant  my  working 
papers.  During  that  time,  I  travelled 
extensively  in  Europe  with  Jim  on 
business  and  in  Asia  during  our  summer 
vacation  last  year.  Now  I  work  as  the 
editor  of  a  quarterly  magazine  at  UNESCO- 
ICOM  (International  Council  of 
Museums). 

1982-1983 

HOWARD  SMITH  (Washington  and  Lee) 
still  trades  correspondence  with  his  French 
family  in  Tours  (Mme  et  M.  Balestiere)  and 
has  even  visited  them  a  few  times:  "They 
made  my  transition  from  the  USA  to 
France  so  easy  and  they  are  a  key  reason 
why  my  experience  with  Sweet  Briar  was 
so  wonderful. 

"My  wife  and  I  now  live  outside 
Orlando,  FL  in  a  small  town  called 
Windermere.  It's  a  big  change  from  the 
big  cities  we  have  lived  in  (Paris,  London, 
and  NY).  We  love  Florida  and  it's  a  great 
place  to  raise  our  family.  We  have  a  two- 
year  old  daughter  named  Carson  and  we 
hope  to  have  another  soon.  I  am  having 
so  much  fun  with  my  job.  I  am  working 
with  Nickelodeon  Studios  as  Vice 
President  of  Marketing.  Our  headquarters 
is  based  within  the  newly  opened 
Universal  Studios  Florida  complex  -  we 
like  to  call  it  Hollywood  East,  without  the 
earthquakes!" 

JULIE  D.  POLKES  (Northwestern)  is 
currently  Vice  President  for  Publicity  at 
Miramax  Films  in  Los  Angeles. 

WE  WILL  BE  GRATEFUL 
IF  YOU  WILL  INFORM  US 
OF  YOUR  ADDRESS 

CHANGES.  IT  IS  BE- 
COMING INCREASINGLY 
EXPENSIVE  FOR  US  TO  SEND 
OUR  MAGAZINE  TO 
ADDRESSES  THAT  HAVE 
BEEN    LEFT    UNCHANGED. 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


21 


TEN  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1984-1985 


A  message  from  Professor  GLORIA  M. 
RLSSO,    1984-85  Resident  Director: 

"O    Temps,    suspends   ton    vol!    et    vous, 
heures  propices, 

Suspendez  voire  cours! 
Laissez-nous  savourer  les  rapides  delices 
Des  plus  beaux  de  nos  jours! 

"Lamarline  surely  was  not  thinking  about 
a  junior  year  spent  in  Paris  when  he  wrote 
those  lines,  but  we  can  certainly  take  a  little 
poetic  license  and  use  them  to  bring  back 
memories  now  ten  years  distant.  Memories 
of  those  first  few  weeks  spent  in  Tours... 
memories  of  getting  used  to  Paris  and  a  new 
family...  of  trying  to  understand  the  French 
university  system...  of  trying  to  find  Paris 
I,  III,  IV,  and  VII,  not  to  mention  Sciences 
Po...  of  Paris'  extraordinary  blue  sky...  of 
les  jardins  du  Luxembourg...  of  les 
Champs-Elysies...  of  the  hours  spent  in 
caf6s...  of  chestnut  vendors  on  comers...  of 
Notre-Dame....  of  Tour  Eiffel  standing 
guard  over  the  city  -  and  our  dreams...  of  the 
delices  des  plus  beaux  de  nos  jours!  When 
your  memories  are  no  longer  enough  and 
you  come  back  to  Paris,  stop  in  for  a  visit. 
I've  never  left  and,  although  I  continue  to 
live  in  Paris,  am  now  a  member  of  the 
faculty  at  the  Universite  de  Reims. 

FROM  Madame  CAROL  S.  DENIS,  1984- 
85  Assistant  to  the  Resident  Director: 

"I  suppose  no  one  wants  to  be  a  part  of 
what  I  consider  'the  good  old  days'  but  you 
people  definitely  fall  into  that  category.  It 
is  fun  to  look  at  the  group  picture  with  Mme 
Derozieres  and  reminisce  about  your  year 
here  with  us  but  sad  to  think  I  will  never  see 
some  of  you  again.  Helas.  I've  been  very 
lucky  to  have  a  spotty  correspondence  with 
several  and  to  have  seen  15-20  of  you  over 
the  years,  the  last  visit  being  with  ROB 
PAPERNO  this  past  summer.  What  a  boost 
that  was.  There  are  so  many  people  I  wonder 
about:  FIONA  BARRETT,  WALTER 
DEVINE,  BILL  BONK,  ALEX  SALINAS, 
AMY  TERRELL-the  list  is  endless.  I  think 
about  LYNN  GOLDSMITH  at  least  twice  a 
week  because  of  a  small  gold  pin  I  wear 
regularly. 


"Madame  RUSSO  and  I  continue  our  telephone 
relationship;  I  think  we  may  have  seen  each 
other  once  in  the  past  five  years.  Ah,  la  vie 
parisienne!  As  far  as  the  families  are 
concerned  Mesdames  du  Chaffaut,  Vignon,  de 
Lambertye,  Lebatard,  Muller,  Mounier,  Mikol, 
Delmau,  Michel,  Lepoutre  et  Geneve  are  still 
receiving  students  and  I  have  talked  lately  with 
Mesdames  Vitry,  Depierre,  Lambel,  Roland- 
Manuel,  et  Deteix.  Marie-Odile  of  Les 
Marronniers  is  still  going  strong  as  is  her 
mother,  Madame  Poirier  of  La  Pension  Poirier. 
I  believe  that  M.  Simon  and  Mme  Oswald  are 
the  only  professors  who  are  still  with  us  from 
'your  day.' 

"The  present  students  manage  to  have 
interesting  adventures  that  keep  me  hopping. 
Their  concerns  have  changed  somewhat 
reflecting  the  changes  in  American  life  in 
general.  We  have  increasing  inquiries  about  E- 
Mail,  the  possibility  of  having  access  to  a  fax 
in  their  host  families  (the  concern  used  to  be 
about  hair  dryers)  and  the  number  of 
vegetarians  has  tripled.  Few  people  smoke, 
and  many  go  to  Gymnase  Club  regularly.  In  the 
end,  almost  all  shed  a  tear  about  leaving 
France. 

"At  home  things  are  about  the  same  except 
that  Nicolas  is  now  14  and  5' 11".  We  are 
beginning  to  worry  about  what  his  adult  height 
will  be.  He  wants  to  go  to  college  in  the  States 
and  eventually  live  there  so,  unless  he  changes 
his  mind,  he  will  be  less  out  of  place  there  in  a 
country  where  fjeople  are  taller. 

"I  hope  that  more  of  you  will  be  able  to  find 
you  way  back  here  and  that  you  won't  forget  to 
stop  by  to  see  us  if  you  do.  I've  been  so 
pleased  to  see  so  many  of  you.  Thank  you  for 
the  memories  and  for  livening  up  those  days  in 
1984-85." 

Many  thanks  to  JENMVER  SPARANO  (Mount 
Holyoke)  who  volunteered  to  serve  as  class  editor 
and  sent  the  following  report: 

"When  I  volunteered  to  serve  as  'class  editor' 
for  the  1984-1985  group,  I  thought  it  would  be 
a  bit  of  a  chore  --  I  didn't  realize  how  fun  and 
interesting  it  would  be  to  hear  what  everyone  is 
up  to,  how  many  of  my  own  memories  would 


flood  back  when  I  read  the  memories  that 
others  sent  in.  Thank  you  to  all  of  you 
who  wrote  in,  faxed  notes  or  returned  my 
unusual  telephone  messages.  To  those  of 
you  that  I  was  not  able  to  reach,  I 
apologize  --  I  hope  that  you  will  send 
some  news  to  the  Sweet  Briar  offices  so 
that  it  can  be  included  in  a  future  alumni 
newsletter. 

"There  were  several  recurring  themes 
that  popped  up  in  most  of  my 
conversations  or  the  written  responses 
that  I  reviewed.  One  of  these  refrains  was 
what  a  terrific  and  unique  year  we  spent  in 
Paris.  Many  commented  on  how  much  fiin 
we  had,  how  much  we  learned,  and  how  it 
truly  was  a  once-in-a-  lifetime  experience 
(not  only  personally,  but  also 
economically,  due  to  the  amazingly  strong 
dollar!)  We  were  lucky  to  have  the 
opportunity  to  be  in  an  incredible  city,  at 
a  great  time,  with  an  eclectic,  intelligent 
and  FUN  group  of  people. 

"Another  common  sentiment  was  the 
difficulty  of  staying  in  touch  with  friends 
from  the  Sweet  Briar  program.  I  got  a  lot 
of  requests  for  addresses  or  news  of  various 
people,  and  many  expressed  regret  that 
they  had  lost  touch  with  someone  with 
whom  they  had  shared  such  great  times  in 
Paris.  What  with  so  many  of  us  moving, 
marrying,  studying,  starting  families, 
starting  careers,  switching  careers,  writing 
dissertations,  and  just  generally  trying  to 
juggle  life,  it's  hard  to  find  the  time  to 
write  a  letter.  But  I  hope  that  these  class 
notes  will  prompt  each  of  you  to  take  a 
moment  to  write  --  or  call  -  a  fellow  alum 
(the  Sweet  Briar  office  has  addresses).  I'll 
bet  he  or  she  will  be  glad  to  hear  from  you. 
And  if  your  copy  of  this  newsletter  was 
sent  to  you  by  your  parents,  or  forwarded 
from  a  previous  address,  please  give  the 
Sweet  Briar  office  a  call  with  your  current 
address  —  someone  may  be  trying  to 
contact  you! 

"Finally,  everyone  wants  to  know, 
'When's  the  reunion?'  Sweet  Briar  doesn't 
hold  any  'official'  reunions,  so  we're  on 
our  own  as  far  as  organizing  one  is 
concerned.  JESSE  DIZARD  has  graciously 
volunteered  to  coordinate  a  fun-filled  get- 


22 


JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


together  --  anyone  who  wants  to  help 
organize,  please  contact  him  at  41  High 
Street,  Amherst,  MA  01002.  Several  people 
suggested  possible  reunion  cities;  we 
decided  on  Quebec,  Canada--all  the  beauty 
and  francophony  of  Paris  without  the  long 
plane  trip!  The  reunion  will  be  sometime 
this  spring,  so  plan  on  attending  and  watch 
your  mailboxes  for  more  specific 
information  in  the  near  future.  Hope  to  see 
you  all  there! 

"As  far  as  my  own  life  goes,  I  think  often 
of  our  year  in  Paris.  Every  time  I  run  across 
a  reference  to  the  Immortal  Sam  (Beckett)  or 
Jean  Genet,  I  remember  the  seemingly 
interminable  seances  of  M.  Simon's 
Cours  de  Theatre.  Every  time  I  read 
something  by  Raymond  Carver,  Arthur 
Miller  or  one  of  the  other  authors  we 
translated  in  Mme  Hilling's  class,  I 
remember  laboring  over  the  weekly 
translation  and  discovering  what  she 
referred  to  as  'les  petites  chinoiseries  de  la 
langue  frangaise.'  And  every  time  the 
weather  is  grey  and  sort  of  drizzly,  I  think  of 
it  as  Parisian  weather.  I've  been  back  to 
France  four  times  --  most  recently  last 
December  with  MARTHA  GOLDEN  --  and 
can't  wait  to  return  again.  I  work  for 
KeyCorp  (parent  corporation  of  Key  Bank 
and  Society  Bank)  as  a  computer  system 
support  person/user  liaison/problem  solver. 
As  a  result  of  our  recent  merger  and 
reorganization,  I'm  in  the  process  of 
relocating  from  Albany,  New  York  to 
Cleveland,  which  a  local  paper  referred  to  as 
'the  Paris  of  Northern  Ohio.'  When  not 
working  in  the  office,  I'm  working  in  the 
theatre  —  designing  and  making  costumes 
for  5  to  7  shows  a  year.  But  enough  of  my 
news  --  on  to  the  updates,  memories  and 
messages  from  the  rest  of  our  class: 

DOROTHY  ANDERSON  (Northwestern)  is 
living  in  Ithaca,  New  York,  home  of  Cornell 
University,  where  she  is  working  on  a  Ph.D. 
in  Russian  Literature.  She  has  travelled 
extensively  in  the  last  ten  years,  including 
several  return  visits  to  Paris  and  trips 
throughout  Europe.  This  spring,  Dorothy 
will  be  headed  to  Spain. 

SARAH  STEVES  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's  College)  is  living  in  Manhattan, 
where  she  works  as  a  gemologist  and  fine 
jewelry  consultant.  She  returned  home  to 
Fort  Worth,  Texas  for  her  wedding  on 
September  24  to  Jay  Smith  Eastman. 

LESLIE  WELLS  HOLLING  (Stanford) 
spent  some  time  in  Chicago,  but  now  she 
and  her  husband  are  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 


Last  spring,  she  finished  her  MBA  with  a 
concentration  in  Health  Care  Marketing,  and 
she  recently  began  a  job  with  a  local  hospital 
system.  When  we  spoke,  she  was  eagerly 
awaiting  the  arrival  --  only  days  away  —  of  her 
first  child.  Leslie  reports  that  she  has, 
unfortunately,  forgotten  her  French,  but  will 
always  remember  the  year  in  Paris  as  "a 
phenomenal  time  in  my  life."  She  especially 
misses  LEELIE  WRIGHT  and  the  times  they 
spent  roaming  the  streets  of  Paris. 

MARTHA  GOLDEN  (Duke)  still  speaks 
French  every  day,  as  a  French  instructor  for  the 
North  Carolina  School  of  the  Arts  in  Winston- 
Salem.  She  reports,  "I  have  lots  of  great 
memories  and  stories  to  tell  my  students  from 
our  year  in  Paris.  When  I  left  in  1985,  my 
hostess,  Mme  Blanchet,  told  me  she  was  sure  I 
would  return  to  Paris  —  and  she  was  right!  I 
lived  in  Paris  again  from  1989  to  1992.  I  got  a 
Master's  Degree  there  from  NYU  and  then 
worked  as  a  translator.  I  lived  with  Mme 
Blanchet  again  for  a  summer  and  visited  my 
SBCJYF  hosts  in  Tours  from  time  to  time  as 
well.  It  was  hard  to  return  to  the  US,  but  I  did 
manage  to  go  back  to  Paris  for  a  visit  with 
JENNIVER  SPARANO  in  December,  1993.  Life 
for  my  French  friends  is  very  difficult  now. 
Several  of  them  and/or  their  relatives  are 
unemployed  and  have  been  for  over  a  year. 
Others  went  back  to  school  and  have  been 
unable  to  find  work  since  graduation.  Things 
have  changed  a  lot  since  1984.  I  hope  that  as 
our  economic  situation  improves,  the  French 
situation  will  also  improve."  Martha  is  also 
still  in  touch  with  PAUL  OTTO  (Lawrence),  who 
lives  in  Brooklyn,  New  York  where  he  works 
for  the  New  York  Public  Library  system.  He's 
made  a  couple  of  visits  back  to  France  and 
recently  returned  from  a  vacation  in  Hawaii. 


CATHERINT  McNEASE  STEVENS  (Sweet 
Briar)  has  also  returned  to  France  several 
times  --  since  spending  time  in  Paris  on  her 
honeymoon,  five  years  ago,  she  and  her 
husband  have  made  a  couple  of  skiing  trips 
to  the  Alps.  Her  fondest  memories  of 
1984-1985  are  of  her  friends  in  our  class 
and  the  times  spent  with  them.  Catherine 
also  has  great  memories  of  her  host  family, 
who  treated  her  as  one  of  the  family  and 
made  her  stay  all  the  more  special.  She 
stayed  in  touch  with  them  after  returning 
home,  and  got  a  chance  to  return  the 
hospitality  when  their  daughter  came  to  the 
US  for  a  visit  several  years  later.  These 
days,  Catherine  is  working  for  a  health 
services  research  institute  affiliated  with 
the  University  of  North  Carolina  at  Chapel 
Hill,  having  completed  a  Master's  Degree 
in  the  university's  School  of  Public  Health 
last  spring.  Prior  to  heading  south,  she 
lived  in  Manhattan  for  a  while,  where  she 
occasionally  ran  into  other  SBCJYF  alums. 
She  still  keeps  in  touch  with  KAREN 
SAMUELS  (U.  of  Virginia),  who  is  now  an 
attorney  in  Los  Angeles,  California. 

Several  other  classmates  are  also 
practicing  law.  LISA  BRUNO  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  with  a  small  firm  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  and  TRACY  GALLOWAY 
(Vassar)  is  also  in  Boston,  as  an  attorney 
for  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachusetts 
Department  of  Social  Services.  She  and  her 
husband,  Gerry  Brickell,  have  a  one-year- 
old  son,  Benjamin.  Tracy  notes,  "My 
memories  of  that  year  are  tied  up  in  the 
people  as  much  as  in  the  places  I  visited. 
Hello  particularly  to  LIZ  YOUNG  and  ROB 
PAPERNO  --  I  hof)e  you  are  both  well,  out 
there  somewhere!" 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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KARA  ANDERSEN  (Brown)  is  an  atiomey 
at  the  National  Women's  Law  Center  in 
Washington,  DC,  where  she  works  on 
health  care  policy  and  reproductive  rights 
issues.  After  her  graduation  from  the  UCLA 
School  of  Law  in  1992,  Kara  received  a 
Fulbright  Scholarship  to  study  in  France. 
She  studied  family  law  and  abortion  policy 
in  Lyon,  completing  a  DEA  in  French 
family  law  at  the  Universite  Jean  Moulin. 

ROBERT  A.  HARRIS,  IV  (Duke),  another 
attorney,  writes:  "I  have  lost  touch  of  a  lot 
of  people  I  used  to  hear  from,  but  hope  that 
anyone  coming  to  the  D.C.  area  will  let  me 
know."    His  telephone  is:  703  525-9062 

RUTH  KAHANIC  ML'DROW  (North- 
western) remembers  1985  as  "one  of  the 
prettiest  springs  I  ever  saw!"  Ruth  was 
headed  west  this  summer,  having  accepted  a 
teaching  position  at  a  high  school  in  Utah. 
Also  in  Utah  is  ELIZABETH  WRIGHT 
(Brown),  who  is  a  journalist  with  the  Salt 
Lake  Tribune.  She  was  one  of  eight  writers 
nationwide  to  receive  an  International 
Journalist  Fellowship  to  study  in  Central  or 
South  America,  and  is  currently  in  Mexico, 
perfecting  her  Spanish  and  studying  the 
impact  of  the  NAFTA. 

KAREN  JONES  (Amherst)  sent  the 
following  reminiscences:  "So  many 
memories,  so  long  forgotten,  came  back  to 
me  first  in  flickers  and  spurts  and  then,  in  a 
flood  of  nostalgia.  First,  from  our  stay  in 
Tours,  some  of  my  earliest  memories  include 
sitting  in  some  cave  of  a  bar  sipping  weird 
blue  drinks.  Taking  a  tour  of  the  chateaux 
de  la  Loire  with  a  small  group  of  new 
friends;  first,  getting  rained  on,  and  then, 
getting  totally  ripped  at  a  champagne- 
tasting  somewhere  along  the  way  home.  I 
remember  dinners  with  our  Tours  host 
family,  trying  to  learn  how  to  make  a  spoon 
adhere  to  the  tip  of  my  nose.  Once  in  Paris, 
I'll  never  forget  my  first  solo  ride  on  the 
metro  to  the  SBCJYF  office,  feeling  so 
entirely  competent.  The  headache  that 
seldom  left  me  as  my  brain  tried  to  process  a 
new  language.  Eating  disgusting  meals  for 
4F  at  the  Restaurant  Universitaire.  Sitting 
through  Sorbonne  lectures  so  incredibly 
boring  and  unintelligible  that  I  thought  I 
would  die  —  learning  that  I  could  blow  off 
the  lecture  if  I  went  to  the  Travaux  Diriges. 
Shaking  in  my  boots  as  I  did  oral 
presentations  before  these  same  T.D.s. 
Everything  was  an  adventure  --  from 
shopping  or  getting  a  haircut,  to  hanging 
out  at  the  cool  cafe  at  Les  Halles,  to  trying 
to  get  into  clubs  where  everybody  looked  at 
themselves  in  the  mirrors  as  they  danced. 


Sitting  up  at  some  restaurant  on  the  Champs- 
Elysees  drinking  the  largest,  sourest  lemonades 
on  earth  waiting  for  the  dawn  (when  the  metro 
would  start  running  again)...  Comparing  the 
exchange  rates  in  search  of  the  almighty  10 
Francs  To  The  Dollar.  Figuring  out  the 
complexities  of  the  French  train  system  (you 
must  reserve  the  wagon-lit  in  advance!).  Trips 
to  Italy,  England,  and  the  Soviet  Union,  among 
others.  A  day  trip  to  Givemy  in  the  rain  --  and 
the  breathtaking  transformation  after  the 
clouds  cleared.  The  Musee  Rodin.  Tunisian  ear 
wax  (who  will  remember  this?).  The  place  on 
the  rue  de  Rivoh  with  the  best  hot  chocolate  on 
earth.  Okay,  assez  de  reveries'.  I'm  living  in 
my  hometown  -  Los  Angeles  --  working  in  the 
entertainment  industry  as  a  movie  publicist. 
Slowly  acquiring  all  these  horrible  adult  res- 
ponsibilities, including  a  sweet  pooch  named 
Bisou.  Yes,  I  have  returned  to  Paris  on  a  few 
occasions,  once  even  for  six  months  as  part  of 
NYU's  Master's  program.  But  nothing  will 
ever  compare  to  the  first  time,  with  the  JYF. 

Class  President  MELISSA  MASNIK 
PASANEN  (Brown)  has  married  and  is  now  back 
in  Seattle.  She  repons  that  CRISTINA  PEREZ 
(Williams)  moved  to  Quito,  Ecuador  about  a 
year  ago  and  is  now  married  as  well. 

Our  class  Vice-President,  WALTER  DEVINT 

(Washington  and  Lee),  is  starting  a  new  career 
as  a  sculptor  --  he's  studying  independently  and 
recently  finished  renovating  studio  space  in  the 
Charlottesville,  Virginia  building  where  he 
lives.  Walter's  decision  to  live  by  his  own 
rules,  and  not  according  to  the  expectations  of 
others,  came  after  several  unfulfilling  years  as  a 
newspaper  reporter  and  freelance  writer,  and  a 
brief  stint  teaching  French  at  a  New  York  prep 
school.  He  remembers  the  year  in  Paris  as  one 
of  the  best  years  of  his  life,  and  hojses  to  return 
soon.  He  did  make  a  trip  back  in  1989,  and 
noted  that  it  felt  strange  to  be  in  Paris  without 
his  friends  from  the  group,  who  were  such  an 
integral  part  of  his  memories  of  that  city.  He 
says  hello  to  everyone,  but  specifically  to 
Mme  Denis  to  whom  he  wishes  a  happy 
(belated)  birthday.  Walter  ran  into  CHRIS 
RUSSELL  (Georgetown)  not  too  long  ago  and 
they've  renewed  their  friendship.  Chris  is 
working  at  the  Pentagon,  and  he  and  his  wife, 
Danielle,  were  expecting  their  first  child  over 
the  summer. 

LINDA  DAVIS  (  Duke)  has  completed  medical 
school  and  is  currently  serving  her  residency  in 
internal  medicine  at  the  University  of  Colorado 
in  Denver.  Also  in  medicine  is  SUSAN  DREZ 
JOSEPH  (Sweet  Briar),  who  completed  her 
residency  in  New  Orleans  before  setting  up 
practice  in  her  hometown  of  Lake  Charles, 
Louisiana.  She'll  be  limiting  her  practice  to 
one  patient    soon,    as    she    and    her    husband 


prepare  for  their  first  child  in  February 
1995.  Although  she  hasn't  had  the 
opportunity  to  keep  her  French  fluent,  she 
looks  forward  to  going  back  to  France 
some  day.  Susan's  favorite  memories  of 
the  year  abroad  include  "spending  a  lot  of 
time  drinking  champagne."  She  keeps  in 
touch  with  CAROL  DICKSON  (Sweet  Briar) 
who  works  as  a  curatorial  researcher  at  the 
Smithsonian  Institute  and  recently  moved 
from  DC  to  suburban  Virginia.  Carol's 
memories  of  Paris  include  "walks  in  the 
Pare  Monceau,  excursions  to  Chamonix, 
Corsica,  Venice,  Rome,  Florence,  and 
Mont  Saint-Michel  (where  I  discovered  the 
meaning  of  sables  mouvants),  the 
fantastic  Paris  a  travers  ses  monumerUs 
course,  an  unforgettable  summer 
apprenticeship  with  an  eccentric  Parisian 
antique  dealer,  and  my  15-pound  weight 
gain  from  the  excessive  consumption  of 
fine  cuisine,  vin  rouge,  and  the  ubiquitous 
baguette  et  fromage." 

AMY  CLIFF  (U.  of  Virginia)  writes  the 
following:  "This  is  an  opportune  lime  to 
send  a  note  about  my  age  and  stage,  since 
I'll  be  getting  married  on  October  1,  and  I 
was  offered  a  new  job  this  week  to  be 
Deputy  Director  of  Environmental  Affairs 
for  the  City  of  New  Orleans.  This  job  will 
complement  my  freelance  business  as  a 
writing  and  desktop  publishing 
consultant.  The  influence  of  France  no 
doubt  encouraged  me  to  pick  New  Orleans 
as  the  city  I  wanted  to  live  in  —  that  gallic 
flavor  is  in  the  air.  Speaking  and  writing 
French  comes  into  play  in  my  work  when  I 
have  to  translate  something  for  a  Cajun 
community  that  speaks  English  but 
appreciates  a  bow  to  its  French  roots.  And 
as  must  surely  be  the  case  for  everyone 
who  was  part  of  the  program,  memories  of 
that  year  in  Paris  retain  a  vivid  color  in  my 
mind.  Maybe  because  so  many  of  us  did  a 
lot  of  growing  up  that  year." 

KRISTOF  HAAVIK  (Haverford)  is  now  in 
Wisconsin,  having  just  returned  from 
basic  training  for  the  US  Army  National 
Guard  in  Texas.  He  taught  French  for  a 
year  at  a  small  Ohio  university,  and  is 
currently  seeking  a  permanent  teaching 
post  —  it's  a  tough  job  market  now,  he 
cautions  anyone  planning  a  career 
teaching  at  the  imiversity  level.  Kristof 
occasionally  hears  from  DAVID  JACOBUS 
(Northwestern)  —  last  he  heard,  David  was 
headed  to  Fort  Worth,  Texas. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


KATH  GRATHWOL  (Mount  Holyoke)  is 
hoping  to  teach  —  English  or  comparative 
literature  —  when  she  finishes  her  Ph.D.  at 
Brandeis  University.  She  just  returned  from 
a  trip  to  Paris  and  London,  where  she  did 
research  for  her  dissertation,  "Scandal  and 
Scandalous  Women,"  which  will  discuss 
17th  century  French  as  well  as  18th  century 
English  literature.  While  in  Paris,  Kath 
stayed  with  her  SBCJYF  host  family,  who 
are  among  her  closest  friends.  In  addition  to 
this  recent  trip,  she  has  returned  to  France 
twice,  including  an  extended  stay  in  1987, 
when  she  lived  and  studied  in  Rouen.  She 
recently  received  an  NEH  Fellowship  to  help 
in  completing  her  dissertation.  Kath  also 
had  some  news  of  ELIZABETH  GRAVER 
(Wesleyan),  whom  she  saw  a  couple  of  years 
ago  --  Elizabeth  had  completed  a  Master's 
Degree  from  Washington  University  and 
published  a  book  of  short  stories  entitled 
Have  You  Seen  Me? 

BETH  LOFTUS  (Mount  Holyoke) 
remembers,  "Paris  was  a  special  time  that 
I'll  always  treasure...  walking  past  Notre- 
Dame  on  my  way  to  school,  as  well  as 
braving  the  subways  during  those  first  few 
scary  weeks,  with  map  in  hand."  Beth  is 
living  in  South  Hadley,  Mass.,  and  for  the 
past  six  years  has  been  working  as  a  youth 
counselor  for  the  Educational  Opportimity 
Center  in  nearby  Chicopee.  She  recently 
completed  her  Master's  Degree  in  Human 
Services.  Although  she  hasn't  returned  to 
France,  she  did  travel  to  Morocco  in  1988. 

SHARYN  FRALIN  GRIST  (U.  of  Virginia), 
now  working  as  a  small  business  manager  in 
Virginia,  sent  in  the  following  anecdote:  "It 
was  the  first  day  the  beaujolais  nouveau  had 
been  released  -  BILLY  HIMMELRICH  and  I  set 
out.  'A  I'attaque!'  we  cried  as  we 
approached  our  first  cafe/ bar/ tabac  whose 
clientele  spilled  out  into  the  street.  You  can 
probably  Imagine  how  the  next  few  hours 
went;  that  is  all  I  can  do  since  my  memory 
fails  me.  Nevertheless,  I  vividly  recall  the 
'munchies'  setting  in,  and  Burger  King, 
avenue  des  Champs-Elys^es,  becoming  our 
destination  (it  couldn't  be  that  difficult  to 
get  there,  since  all  m^tro  lines  lead  to 
Etoile,  n'est-ce  pasl).  Burger  King  was 
never  the  same;  Billy  just  had  to  have  one  of 
the  100  paper  crowns  that  made  up  a  Burger 
King  castle  display.  Well,  Billy  lost  his 
balance  and  the  west  wing  of  the  castle  was 
no  more.  I  took  care  of  the  east  wing  while 
laughing.  Having  amused  almost  everyone 
there,  including  the  manager,  we  were  still 
allowed  to  stay  and  eat.  Yet,  after  all  of  the 
evening's  excitement,  one  thing  stands  out 
in   my    mind:     as    we    stroUed   down    les 


Champs-Elys^es,  strawberry  milkshakes  in 
hand,  Billy  noticed  a  cute,  older,  French  couple 
headed  our  way.  He  walked  right  up  to  them  and 
without  saying  a  word,  placed  his  crown  on  the 
man's  head  and  smiled.  The  couple  giggled  and 
walked  away  grinning  from  ear  to  ear." 

Speaking  of  BILLY  HIMMELRICH  (Emory), 
he  is  back  in  Baltimore,  where  he  owns  and 
operates  the  Stone  Mill  Bakery  (featuring 
French  bread  baked  in  French  ovens)  and 
I'Ecole,  a  small  French  bistro  recently  voted 
Baltimore's  "Best  Little  Restaurant."  After 
graduation  from  Emory,  he  spent  two  and  a  half 
years  at  Morgan  Guaranty  Trust  in  New  York 
City  before  deciding  to  become  a  chef.  He 
studied  in  Paris  where  he  ran  into  JOAN  McRAE 
(Agnes  Scott)  at  La  Varenne  and  the  Ritz  Hotel, 
then  headed  to  Burgundy  to  work  for  all  three  of 
the  Michelin  •**  chefs  in  that  region.  Prior 
to  striking  out  on  his  own,  he  cooked  in  a 
couple  of  restaurants  in  the  Washington,  DC 
area.  Billy  is  married  now,  and  says  that  he 
only  occasionally  finds  time  for  crossword 
puzzles  these  days. 

ROB  PAPERNO  (U.  of  Southern  California) 
also  found  success  in  the  restaurant  business. 
He  jotted  down  the  following  news  while  on  his 
way  back  to  Europe.  "After  finishing  my  last 
semester  at  USC  with  a  program  at  the  Hebrew 
University  in  Jerusalem,  I  immediately  went  to 
work  planning  and  organizing  the  opening  of 
my  restaurant.  Oak  Tree  Agoura,  in  Agoura 
Hills,  California  (east  of  Malibu).  In  1987,  the 
'Golden  State'  was  living  up  to  his  reputation. 
California  was  booming,  business  was  great, 
after  two  years  I  had  65  employees  and  we  all 
worked  together  as  one  big  happy  family.  Life 
in  suburbia  was  looking  good!  In  1990, 
however,  things  began  to  change.  The 
recession  hit  hard.  Large  businesses  began 
scaling  back  and  small  shopowners  began 
closing  their  doors...  for  the  next  four  years,  I 
buckled  down,  determined  to  keep  the  restaurant 
in  the  black.  In  the  meantime,  we  had  to  deal 
with  L.A.  riots,  massive  fires,  devastating 
floods  and  finally,  the  earthquake.  As  a  native 
Los  Angeleno,  I  wasn't  too  affected  by  the 
initial  quake,  but  the  next  day,  with  the 
restaurant  bustling  with  customers,  the  first  5.5 
aftershock  hit:  imagine  200  people  racing  for 
the  exits,  trying  to  evade  tumbling  ceiling 
tiles,  falling  bottles,  glasses  and  plates,  and 
shattering  windows  and  mirrors.  That  was  it  for 
me  --  after  everything  returned  to  normal,  I  told 
myself,  'Enough!'...  So,  I  began  to  liquidate 
my  responsibilities,  ending  with  the  sale  of  my 
restaurant  in  February  of  '94.  After  living  in 
Malibu,  it  was  time  to  be  back  to  Europe  and 
play.  I  spent  two  incredible  months  in  Italy 
and  Switzerland.  While  in  Venice,  I  found  an 
Italian  language  school  and  rented  a  room  from 
a  signora    off  a  quiet  canal    (I  can't  help  but 


wonder  if  Mme  Dubois,  my  nympho- 
maniac upstairs  neighbor  in  Paris,  has  a 
sister  in  Venice).  If  someone  had  told  me 
ten  years  ago  that  I  would  be  travelling  to 
Venice,  Italy  at  30  years  old  to  study 
Italian,  I'd  have  told  them  that  they'd  had 
one  too  many. ..Well,  flight  #0071  to 
Venice  is  about  an  hour  old  and  I'll  be 
starting  my  second  bottle  of  bourgogne 
shortly!    Ciao!" 

Another  southern  Califomian,  EDDY 
SIMONIAN  (U.  of  Southern  California), 
longs  for  the  carefree  days  of  youth  and  no 
resf)onsibility  in  Paris.  He  describes  the 
whole  Junior  Year  in  France  experience  as 
one  great  memory,  and  says  that  he  can't 
recall  a  single  unpleasant  thing  about  the 
year.  He's  made  a  few  return  visits  to 
France,  and  would  love  to  go  back  to  live 
and  work  there  someday.  Eddy  is  currently 
working  in  property  management  and 
development,  which  he  fell  into  as  a  career 
after  having  worked  in  that  field 
throughout  college  and  law  school.  On  a 
personal  note,  Eddy  reports  that  he  is 
unmarried  and  happy.  He  also  had  news  of 
LOU  MATOS  (Brown)  who  is  living  in 
Washington,  DC  and  working  for  the  US 
Justice  Department. 


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Karen  Jones  and  Julia  Paulsen  in  front  of 
Notre-Dame 


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KATH  LORENZ  MASTRANGELO  (U. of 
Maryland)  writes:  "There  are  so  many 
memories  that  I  have  of  that  year...  here's  a 
sampling:  JIM  KLAUS  hiding  under  Mme 
Muller's  kitchen  table  to  avoid  getting 
caught  for  his  midnight  snacking. 
Enjoying  a  sunshine-filled  picnic  at 
Chambord  with  new  friends.  Hiding 
WALTER  DEVINE  on  the  roof  outside  our 
pension.  Staying  up  into  the  wee  hours  and 
seeing  Paris  wake  up,  with  the  patisseries 
opening  and  the  men  with  the  wire  brooms 
sweeping  the  streets.  Becoming  good 
fHends  with  KELLEY  CRANE  HASLUN,  LOU 
MATOS,  SUSAN  PHEMISTER  DYEVRE  and 
Walt.  Travelling  to  Morocco  with  Susan 
and  taking  a  camel  ride  into  the  desert  with 
some  interesting  Moroccan  friends, 
drinking  mint  tea,  and  hoping  to  get  out  of 
the  Medina  in  Marrakesh  alive.  Learning  to 
really  speak  French  by  dating  a  Frenchman 
and  touring  Paris  on  his  motorcycle...  After 
college,  I  kept  up  with  the  international  itch 
by  working  for  Continental  Airlines  as  an 
International  Product  Manager  in  New  York 
City.  In  that  job,  I  had  the  good  fortune  of 
travelling  frequently  and  spending  two 
weeks  in  Paris  to  set  up  Continental's  Paris 
routes.  After  four  years  in  airline 
marketing,  I  proceeded  down  a  more 
conventional  route  and  went  to  law  school. 
Now  my  days  are  filled  with  prosecuting 
criminals  as  an  Assistant  District  Attorney 
in  New  York  City.  In  April  I  got  married  to 
Dave  Mastrangelo  and  love  being  a 
newly  wed!  KELLEY  HASLUN  did  a  reading 
at  the  ceremony  and  LOU  MATOS  was  also 
able  to  attend." 

GERl  MARTI  ANDREWS  (Mount  Holy- 
oke)  is  living  in  Cherry  Hill,  New  Jersey, 
where  she  works  as  a  marketing 
representative  for  the  American  Inter- 
national Group  insurance  company. 

REBECCA  WOOLSTON  (Mount  Holyoke) 
is  also  in  New  Jersey,  and  notes,  "  It's  hard 
to  believe  that  ten  years  have  passed  since 
junior  year  in  Tours  and  Paris.  I  haven't 
been  back  since  1985,  but  am  reminded  of 
Paris  every  now  and  then  by  my  sister,  who 
now  lives  there.  In  the  years  that  have 
passed  since  our  year  in  France,  I  have  put  in 
my  time  as  a  starving  graduate  student  and  a 
magazine  editor.  I  can  now  be  found 
working  at  Princeton  University,  where  I  am 
very  content  for  the  time  being.  God  knows 
I  never  expected  to  wind  up  in  New  Jersey... 
but  things  are  working  out  just  fine.  I've 
done  a  lousy  job  of  keeping  in  touch  with 
most  of  my  friends  from  junior  year  abroad, 
but  I  hope  everyone's  doing  well,  and  I'd 
love  to  hear  from  you." 


JEREMY  FOLTZ  (Yale)  was  relaxing  on  an 
island  in  the  middle  of  the  St.  Lawrence  River 
when  we  spoke,  preparing  to  head  off  to 
Tunisia  on  a  Fulbright  Scholarship  for  a  year  of 
research.  He's  a  graduate  student  in  Agricultural 
Economics  at  the  University  of  Wisconsin, 
studying  the  economies  of  developing  nations. 
Jeremy  reports  that  he  has  had  frequent 
occasion  to  use  his  French  skills  since 
graduation,  especially  during  the  two  years  he 
spent  in  Francophone  Africa  with  the  Peace 
Corps.  In  the  most  unlikely  alumni  encounter 
reported,  he  ran  into  JULIA  PAULSEN  (Vassar) 
in  Mali.  To  escape  from  economics  and  keep 
his  life  in  balance,  Jeremy  creates  pottery. 
Although  he  does  it  for  his  own  enjoyment,  he 
has  recently  gotten  inquiries  from  prospective 
buyers. 

LOIS  SMITH  (Randolph-Macon  Woman's 
College)  travelled  in  France  in  July,  spending 
four  days  in  Paris  and  two  weeks  in  Provence, 
and  was  pleased  to  find  that  little  has  changed 
there  since  1984-85.  Lois  is  working  in  the 
International  Trade  Department  of  the  First 
National  Bank  of  Chicago,  and  occasionally 
runs  into  LESLIE  JONES  (Duke),  who  also 
works  for  the  bank.  She  says  that  she  would 
love  to  hear  from  any  other  Sweet  Briar  College 
Junior  Year  in  France  friends. 

JESSE  DIZARD  (Brandeis)  has  "returned  to 
the  ancestral  suburb"  of  Amherst, 
Massachusetts  while  preparing  his  doctoral 
dissertation  for  the  University  of  California  at 
Berkeley.  He  took  some  time  out  from 
studying  to  send  in  the  following  memories: 
"Even  with  the  exchange  rale  at  eleven  francs 
to  the  dollar,  Paris  for  me  was  a  singularly 
unfriendly  place  at  first,  and  despite  the  charm, 
exuberance  and  gregariousness  of  my  Sweet 
Briar  Junior  Year  in  France  cohort,  I  tried  hard 
to  meet  my  fellow  Parisians.  As  a  result,  I  took 
risks  that  would  otherwise  have  been 
unthinkable.  For  example,  I  learned  to 
rollerskate  on  the  cobblestone  streets  of  the 
Latin  Quarter  and  competed  in  a  15 -kilometer 
race  across  the  city  with  several  hundred  like- 
minded  maniacs.  Also,  along  with  a  fellow 
Sweet  Briar  student,  I  enrolled  in  a  seminar  at 
the  Ecole  des  Hautes  Etudes  en  Sciences 
Sociales  'animated'  by  Jacques  Derrida,  the 
mercurial  mensch  of  modem  deconstruction.  I 
trained  for  the  Paris  marathon,  running  for  an 
hour  every  morning  through  the  misty  streets 
memorizing  verbs  for  Madame  Triantafyllou, 
the  best  language  instructor  I  ever  had.  I  hung 
out  with  Moroccan  and  Algerian  angry  young 
men  at  Metro  Saint-Michel  and  watched  as  they 
hid  their  pieces  of  hashish  in  their  mouths 
whenever  the  gendarmes  strolled  past... 


With  ten  years  gone,  my  fondest 
memories  are  of  my  landlady,  Madame 
Launay,  who  was  an  English  teacher  at  a 
lycee  near  her  home  in  the  20th 
arrondissement,  and  a  remarkable  poet. 
She  kept  a  black  1963  Porsche  911  in 
running  order,  'pour  le  fun.'  She  would 
prepare  meals  that  were  invariably 
assembled  from  what  was  freshest  at  the 
market  that  day  and  appealed  to  her  mood: 
she  cooked  by  color.  'Aujourd' hui,  nous 
allons  manger  jaune,'  she  would 
announce  as  she  presented  wax  beans, 
lemon  chicken,  zucchini  and  any  other 
yellow  thing  she'd  found  attractive.  Other 
colors  for  other  moods.  I  dreaded  puce  and 
beige...  The  room  she  gave  me  was  up  a 
narrow  flight  of  stairs  and  overlooked  a 
small  courtyard.  It  had  no  heat  except  for  a 
fireplace  which  I  was  loathe  to  use,  for  the 
chimney  didn't  work  well  and  filled  the 
place  with  clouds  of  smoke.  To  keep  out 
pesky  courants  d'air,  she  gave  me  a  fox 
fur  stole  to  lay  across  the  door  jamb  and 
suggested  it  be  named.  We  agreed  upon 
'Humbert  Humbert.'  No  fewer  than  thirty- 
six  original  paintings  and  drawings 
produced  by  her  lover  hung  from  the  walls 
of  that  studio.  TTie  one  I  remember  best 
was  a  large,  green  canvas  depicting  a  caged 
monkey  being  skewered  by  a  sharp 
isosceles  triangle...  Across  the  courtyard 
was  one  of  Paris'  last  billiard  ball 
manufacturing  operations  at  which  I  rarely 
saw  anyone  at  all,  never  mind  anyone  at 
work.  A  Senegalese  family  occupied  the 
far  comer,  and  I  eagerly  awaited  wash  day 
because  the  courtyard  would  blaze  with  the 
colors  of  their  laundry  which  were  in  stark 
contrast  to  the  generally  grey  sootiness  of 
the  neighborhood.  Those  vibrant  colors 
were  in  part  what  lured  me  back  to  Paris 
and  onto  North  and  West  Africa  in  1986- 
87.  I've  been  back  to  Paris  several  times 
since  1984-85  to  speak  to  experts  in  my 
chosen  field  of  anthropology  and  allied 
disciplines.  It  is  in  large  part  due  to  the 
experiences  afforded  by  the  Sweet  Briar 
Junior  Year  in  France  that  I've  managed  to 
conduct  my  field  research  concerning 
Francophone  African  literature.  North 
African  immigration  to  Western  Europe 
and,  most  recently,  doctoral  research  into 
the  politics  of  intolerant  Islam  in 
Morocco.  The  French  I  learned  that  year  — 
orders  of  magnitude  beyond  what  I'd 
learned  in  high  school  and  college 
beforehand!  --  has  been  invaluable  to  my 
work,  and  the  experiences  of  that  year 
have  left  me  with  a  taste  for  adventure  and 
the  self-confidence  to  push  the  limits  I 
used  to  lake  for  granted.  Je  vous  salue 
tous!" 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


FIVE  YEAR  ANNIVERSARY 


1989-1990 


A  message  from  Professor  DEBORAH  H. 
NELSON,  1989-90  Resident  Director: 

"I  send  greetings  to  all  of  you! 
Sometimes  our  year  in  Paris  together  seems 
like  yesterday  and  other  limes  as  if  it 
happened  in  another  lifetime.  I  am 
delighted  that  I  will  return  as  the  Resident 
Director  of  the  SBC-JYF  Program  in  1995- 
96  but  will  miss  the  company  of  my 
husband,  Don,  who  died  last  year.  I  would 
like  very  much  to  hear  from  you  and  to  leam 
what  has  happened  to  you  since  Paris." 

A  message  from  Madame  CAROL  S. 
DENIS,  1989-90  Assistant  to  the  Resident 
Director: 

"My  first  memory  from  our  year  together 
comes  from  the  File  d'Adieu.  I  laugh  every 
time  I  think  of  DAVID  MOLNAR's  crossing 
the  stage  numerous  times  with  that 
concentrated  look  of  his,  wearing  a  French 
beret  and  carrying  increasing  numbers  of 
baguettes.  The  rest  of  the  year  seems  very 
clear  and  quite  recent,  thanks  probably  to 
the  fact  that  many  of  us  have  seen  each  other 
or  have  "almost"  kept  in  touch  since  then. 
Until  recently  KIM  KOMER,  STEPHANIE 
MASELLI  and  JENNIFER  LARSON  lived 
here  in  Paris.  Stephanie  returned  to  the 
States  where  she  resides  now  with  her 
French  husband;  Kim  reluctantly  left  her  job 
and  French  friend(s)  to  return  to  her  studies 
and  Jennifer  decided  that  for  the  long  term 
the  USA  was  probably  best  for  her. 
DANIELLE  REED  married  and  lives  here  in 
France  and  MICHELLE  GARCIA, 
ELIZABETH  VILLERE  and  JACK  HERNDON 
live  and  work  here  in  Paris.  MEIGHAN 
HOWARD  and  DAVID  MOLNAR  came  back 
to  Paris  after  graduation  to  do  the  Internship 
in  Francophonie  Europe  program  for  a  year 
and  have  been  unable  to  break  their  ties  with 
Europe  ever  since.  David  has  finally 
returned  to  the  U.S  (I  think)  and  Meighan  is 
in  Germany  (I  think).  The  past  couple  of 
years  almost  every  time  I  turned  around 
someone  from  the  group  was  coming 
through  the  door.  It  has  been  wonderful  but 
I  know  that  with  the  passing  of  time  the 
visits  will  diminish,  unfortunately.  I  will 
miss  those  visits. 


"Madame  Mounier  often  talks  about  Matthew 
and  Michael  and  Mme  Lebatard  and  I  remember 
Margaret  together.  Madame  de  Monicault  will 
never  forget  Marie-Wells  and  Madame  Robertet 
and  her  sister  Mme  Govare  often  mention 
Melissa  and  Victoria.  The  same  is  true  for 
Madame  de  Jenlis  and  her  Melissa.  Some  of  the 
other  families  are  still  with  us  but  many  have 
stopped  receiving  students  and  I  have  recruited 
new  ones. 

"Madame  Triantafyllou  retired  and  the 
students  have  a  teacher  with  an  easier  name  to 
spell  now.  Alfred  Simon  is  still  lecturing  on 
Beckett  and  Gabriel  Conesa,  the  17th  Century. 
Marie-Helene  Damperat  is  leaving  us  this  year 
to  finish  her  doctorate  and  we  are  currently 
looking  for  a  replacement.  Sciences  Po 
continues...  T.D's,  fiches  de  lecture,  dossiers 
and  oral  exams. 

"Madame  Derozieres  is  en  forme  and  sends 
her  love  to  all  of  you  as  I  do.  Do  try  to  make  it 
back  to  Paris  before  I  am  too  old  and  have  lost 
my  memory.  I  always  enjoy  a  good  laugh  about 
limes  past." 

******** 

Thank  you  to  the  several  alumni  who 
volunteered  to  serve  as  editor  of  this  class 
news.  WENDY  SAVERY  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  volunteered  first.  We  thank  her  for 
her  hard  work.  Here  is  her  report: 

I  am  sure  some  of  you  are  wondering  why  I, 
WENDY  SAVERY,  volunteered  to  edit  the  class 
news  for  this  our  five-year  anniversary.  I  was 
close  to  precious  few  of  you  in  the  program  and 
I  admit  that  I  was  sort  of  a  loner  that  year, 
particularly  after  I  acquired  French  friends  in  an 
attempt  to  totally  assimilate  French  culture... 
however,  I  have  a  genuine  curiosity  for  what 
becomes  of  people  who  share  a  common 
experience,  such  as  the  one  which  we  shared 
during  1989-90.  As  for  myself,  I  returned  home 
after  graduation  from  Randolph-Macon 
Woman's  College  and  have  been  Director  of  a 
day-care  and  preschool  center  since  the  spring 
of  '90  .  I  have  found  little  else  to  compare  with 
my  JYF  experience.  Most  of  all,  I  remember 
excursions  into  Paris  with  "honorary 
guideboy"  JOHN  SCHWETMAN,  the  fabulous 
theatres  we  visited  as  part  of  M.  Simon's  class 
(not  to  mention  his  totally  cool  lectures),  and 
the    wilder    times    I  spent    with    the  friends  I 


made.  This  past  winter  I  ran  into  LUISA 
SANDERS  and  we  talked  for  a  minute  about 
how  JYF  seems  paradoxically  far  in  the 
past  and  yet  just  a  heartbeat  away  in 
memory.  Editing  your  responses  brought 
back  a  lot  of  wonderful  moments--!  hope 
you  enjoy  reading  them! 

ANNA  BARDONE  (Williams)  has 
been  teaching  French,  Spanish  and 
Mathematics  for  three  years  and  is 
entering  the  Ph.D.  program  in  clinical 
psychology  at  U.  of  Wisconsin-Madison 
this  fall.  She  remembers  trips  with 
ELIZABETH  OWEN  to  the  Colorado 
Cookie  Company  near  the  Alliance  for  a 
curry  baguette  sandwich  and  a  day-old 

cookie In  the  summer  of  '93  she  and 

Elizabeth  travelled  through  the  Czech 
Republic,  Slovakia,  and  Poland  for  two 
weeks.  This  summer  she  returned  to  France 
to  attend  the  wedding  of  her  mother's  son 
and  then  to  work  on  the  restoration  of 
Chartreuse  Port  Sainte-Marie,  a  13th 
century  monastery  in  Auvergne.  Arma 
also  remembers  "Monique  Lefevre,  my 
wonderful  French  mother,  giving  STACEY 
HEISER  and  myself  a  chocolate  eclair  in 
celebration  of  "our  holiday,"  Thanks- 
giving... and  "walking  everywhere  and 
always  taking  new  routes--never  tiring  of 
the  city's  charm." 


VirgJDia  Smith  and  Rebecca  Benor 
in  Amsterdam 


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REBECCA  BENOR  (Georgetown)  lives 
in  San  Diego,  CA  and  works  as  a  Spanish 
teacher  and  Community  Service  Coordinator 
at  Francis  Parker  School.  She  has  been  back 
to  France  to  visit  her  French  family  three 
times,  twice  as  a  chaperone  on  a  month- 
long  trip  with  her  students.  Rebecca  writes: 
"What  I  appreciate  most  about  my  year  in 
France  is  the  sense  of  independence  that  I 
gained.  I  loved  taking  advantage  of 
everything  Paris  had  to  offer  and  being  able 
to  travel  around  Europe.  Mile  Damp^rat's  art 
history  course  was  a  true  delight,  as  was 
spending  the  year  as  VIRGINIA  SMITH'S 
roommate!"  She  hopes  to  move  to  France 
sometime  in  the  future. 

MARA  BONDE  (Mount  Holyoke)  is  in 
residence  with  the  Boston  University  Opera 
Institute.  She  has  returned  to  France  twice 
since  JYF,  once  in  1992  for  six  weeks  of 
backpacking  and  a  visit  with  KIM  KOMER 
in  Paris,  and  again  this  past  summer  for 
three  weeks  singing  with  the  Robert  Shaw 
Choral  Institute  in  Souillac  and  three  more 
weeks  of  backpacking!  Mara  remembers 
fondly  her  first  weekend  excursion  away 
from  Tours  (to  St.  Malo)  and  the  return  trip 
that  sent  AMY  DEVINE  on  the  train  past 
Tours,  toute  seule  ("it  was  quite  an  intro  to 
Paris!"). 

CORRINE  BROWN  (Virginia)  graduated 
from  the  University  of  Connecticut  Law 
School  in  May  1994. 

ANA  BUGAN  (Kenyon)  received  her  M.A. 
in  political  science  at  the  University  of 
Chicago  in  December  '93  and  is  currently 
continuing  her  work  there  towards  a  Ph.D. 
in  political  philosophy.  She  has  returned  to 
France  twice  and  has  had  three  visits  here 
from  Helene,  cousin  of  her  French  ex- 
boyfriend  Cyril.  She  keeps  in  touch  with 
nLL  WEISZ  and  also  MEUSSA  V/ILEY,  who 
is  getting  married  next  August.  She  writes 
"It  is  difficult  to  reduce  our  wonderful  year 
into  a  few  sentences.  But  I  do  want  to  say 
that  my  year  in  Paris  was  a  most  formative 
and  beautiful  experience.  I  will  always 
treasure  the  memories  and  the  friendships 
forged  in  Paris." 

KIMBERLY  CAFFS  (Connecticut  C.) 
recently  graduated  from  law  school  and 
notes  that  for  her,  the  year  abroad  was  made 
memorable  by  the  long  lasting  friendships 
which  she  made  with  other  students  in  the 
program  (VIRGINIA  SMITH,  CHANTAL 
TETRAULT,  JENN  PRYOR)  and  with  several 
French  students.  In  fact,  she  and  JENN 
toured  Paris,  other  parts  of  France,  Italy, 
Germany,  Switzerland,    and  Greece  during  a 


trip  they  took  together  in  April.  She  also  still 
corresponds  with  a  French  friend,  Yves,  who 
has  visited  her  here. 


Mara  Bonde  and  her  Paris  roommates  chez  les 
de  Lambertye 

VALINDA  CARROL  (Northwestern)  received 
an  M.A.  in  Museum  Studies  at  Hampton 
University.  She  is  currently  assistant  manager 
at  a  photo  studio,  although  she  writes  that  she 
is  seeking  employment  elsewhere.  Her  fondest 
memory  is  being  asked  to  identify  the  color  of 
a  patterned  fabric  in  Angelica  Caporaso's 
atelier  and  always  guessing  wrong.  Also, 
Valinda  writes:  "I'll  never  forget  running  to 
catch  the  last  metro  from  the  Violon  Dingue 
with  CINDY  CLARK,  nor  will  I  forget  going  to 
see  iiS.  Petit  Prince  on  my  twentieth  birthday 
with  a  group  of  Sweet  Briar  friends."  She 
remarks  that  her  JYF  experience  helped  her  get 
over  her  fear  of  speaking  French,  and  she  looks 
forward  to  a  cycling  tour  of  la  campagne  when 
she  has  enough  money  saved. 

MIRIAM  CHIRICO  (Mount  Holyoke)  is  in 
the  English  Literature  Ph.D.  program  at  Emory 
University  in  Atlanta,  Ga.  Her  focus  is  early 
Twentieth  Century  Drama,  inspired  in  part  by 
the  Parisian  Theatre  course  with  M.  Simon. 
Next  year  her  studies  will  take  her  to  King's 
College  London  for  a  course  taught  there  in 
association  with  the  Royal  Academy  of 
Dramatic  Art.  She  says  "I  am  not  going  to  bore 
you  and  my  classmates  by  writing  of  walking 
to  class  through  les  Jardins  du  Luxembourg 
early  in  the  morning  or  attending  a 
performance  of  Ravel's  Bolero  at  the  Sorbonne 
that  haunts  me  still  or  being  awed  by  the  rows 
of  white  crosses  in  the  American  Cemetery  at 
Normandy.  I  will  say  that  having  lived  in  Paris 
makes  foreign  films  all  the  more  wonderful  and 
painful  to  watch;  there  is  nothing  like  seeing  a 
clip  of  les  Champs-Elysees  at  night-knowing 
exactly  what  the  taxis  sound  like  or  how  the 
espresso  smells-and  yearning  to  be  back  there 
again." 


CYNTHIA  CLARK  PLANTECOSTE 

(Ithaca)  lives  in  Claremont,  NH  with  her 
husband,  Cyril.  They  met  during  JYF  and 
were  married  in  France  in  1991.  They  have 
a  daughter,  Julie,  and  in  addition  to 
teaching  French  at  a  local  high  school, 
Cynthia  is  currently  working  toward  a 
Master's  in  French  from  Middlebury 
College.  She  writes  "I'm  sure  that 
someday  soon  we  will  find  ourselves  in 
France.  To  Christine,  Corrine,  and 
Valinda  -  thank  you  for  all  the  memories. 
Tours,  Malibu,  vampires,  les  cafards, 
walks  along  the  Seine,  afternoons  at  the 
Alliance,  the  chateaux  trips,  our  domestic 
chats,  and  remember  translation?  I  think 
of  you  all  often." 

STEPHEN  GULP  (U.  of  North  Carolina  at 
Chapel  Hill)  was  a  Peace  Corps  volunteer 
in  Hungary  from  June  1992-94.  He  is 
currently  a  student  at  Stanford  Law  School 
in  California.  Stephen  writes:  "Although 
I've  lost  contact  with  many  of  the  group,  I 
often  stop  and  think  of  all  of  you  who 
shared  that  year  with  me.  My  hope  is  that 
you  have  all  continued  with  a  life  as 
colorful  and  vibrant  as  ours  was  in  Paris 
(and  everywhere  else  we  ventured).  Don't 
be  surprised  if  we  meet  again,  and  although 
I  have  no  desire  to  write  all  my  thoughts 
here,  I  should  say  that  in  many  ways,  for 
me,  and  likely  for  a  good  number  of  us... 
that  year  was  the  beginning  of  it  all." 


Corinne  Brown  and  Cindy  Clark 
Plantecoste  In  Monte's  garden  at  Geverny 
(Photo  by  Valinda  Carroll) 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


LINDA  DIENAVS  (Cornell  U.)  is  an 
Associate  Member-Professional  Staff  at  SRS 
Corporation  and  lives  in  Arlington,  Va. 
She  also  interned  at  the  French  Embassy 
after  graduation  and  worked  as  an 
International  Coordinator  for  Europe 
Assistance,  whose  headquarters  are  based  in 
Paris.  She  credits  her  year  in  Paris  with 
teaching  not  only  about  the  French,  but  also 
about  herself:  "Surviving  in  a  foreign 
country  is/was  extremely  self-empowering, 
as  I  proved  to  myself  that  I  was  able  to 
communicate  and  interact  with  people  from 
different  cultures."  Linda  is  engaged  to 
Douglas  Casey,  a  fellow  francophile  whom 
she  met  while  she  was  working  in 
Washington,  D.C. 

MEAGHAN  EMERY  (Northwestern)  was  a 
Lectrice  d' anglais  a  I'Universtite  de  Rennes 
in  1994-95.  She  is  currently  a  graduate 
student  and  Graduate  Teaching  Associate  at 
Ohio  State  U.  in  Columbus.  She  still  keeps 
in  touch  with  her  French  friends  and  has 
returned  to  France  many  times.  Meaghan 
writes;  "Our  junior  year  in  France  was  an 
important  year  in  my  life.  The  experience 
confirmed  my  career  goals,  to  pursue  a 
teaching  career  in  French  and  French  culture, 
and  left  me  with  good  memories  and  lasting 
friendships. .The  year  also  allowed  me  to 
greatly  improve  my  French,  especially 
spoken,  which  was  always  the  most 
difficult."  She  hop)es  to  gel  back  in  touch 
with  those  with  whom  she  has  lost  contact. 

LAURA  FERGUSON  (California-Santa 
Barbara)  was  in  Kirkland,  WA  working  as  a 
Visuals  Coordinator  at  Nordstrom 
Department  Store.  In  August  she  married  a 
German  man  she  met  during  our  year  in  Paris 
and  they  have  moved  to  Frankfurt,  where  she 
hopes  to  quickly  improve  her  "Deutsch". 
Although  the  year  in  Paris  seems  far,  far 
away,  Laura  remembers  the  search  for  real 
peanut  butter,  the  smell  of  the  metro,  tiny 
elevators,  crowds  at  the  Louvre,  the  Violon 
Dingue,  topless  bathing  in  Cannes,  and 
croque  madames.  "Hello  to  James,  John 
(my  Proust  buddy),  Alison  -  hope  you  are  all 
doing  well!" 


Vallnda   Carroll,   Riva   Nalmark   and   Nadine 
Huebner  In  Normandy 


RACHEL  FISCHER  (U.  Southern  California) 
recently  left  her  post  as  Assistant  Editor  at  The 
Hollywood  Reporter  to  concentrate  on  writing. 
She  is  a  journalist  with  the  theatre  newspaper 
Backstage  West.  Rachel  returned  to  France  and 
visited  her  host  family  last  year.  She  credits 
her  year  abroad  with  encouraging  her  writing 
career,  and  hopes  to  return  there  to  live  once 
again.  Her  memories  include  "hanging  out  at 
La  Coupole  on  Boulevard  Montpamasse,  being 
the  only  holdout  non-smoker  (it  seemed  in  the 
entire  group!)",  Paris  a  Tr  avers  ses 
M onuments  with  Mile  Oswald  and  the 
grammar  class  from  hell  with  Mme 
Triantafyllou,  travelling  through  Eastern 
Europe  with  MARGARET  ZAMOS,  STEPHANIE 
MASELLI,  and  the  gross  men  in  Athens  during 
spring  break.  Hi  to  Shannon,  Sue,  Michelle, 
Margaret,  Meaghan,  Stephanie,  and  everyone 
else.   I'd  love  to  hear  from  you!" 

RACHEL  GOLDSMITH  (Wellesley)  is  an 
architect's  assistant  and  she  has  begun  work 
towards  a  Master's  in  urban  planning  at  Harvard 
University's  Graduate  School  of  Design.  She 
feels  that  the  year  abroad  gave  her  a  better 
understanding  of  another  language  and  culture 
and  she  has  returned  twice  to  Europe,  noting 
that  "it  doesn't  feel  like  a  different  planet  to 
me,  rather  just  a  place  with  a  different  way  of 
living...  I'm  still  in  touch  with  many  of  my 
friends  from  that  year." 

DAWN  HARRIS  FLOYD  (Randolph-Macon 
Woman's)  lives  in  Bourbonnais,  IL  and  is  a 
French  teacher  at  Herscher  High  School.  Dawn 
writes  "I  remember  those  wonderful  baguette 
sandwiches  we  used  to  buy  for  lunch  in  les 
Jardins  de  Luxembourg,  the  postal  greves  and 
les  manifestations  on  the  boulevard  Raspail 
and  Rue  de  Sevres.  I  think  I  will  always 
remember  M.  Garapon  and  his  reaction  to  the 
phrase  "Elle  s' en  fiche..."  in  a  student's 
explication  de  texte.  I  believe  her  response 
was,  "Je  n'allais  pas  icrire  elle  s'enfout!" 

STAGEY  HEISER  (Denison)  graduated  from 
U.  Cinciiuiati  College  of  Law  in  May  1994  and 
has  accepted  a  job  as  Associate  Counsel  with 
the  Legal  Department  of  Huffy  Corporation. 

STEPHANIE  HERLORY-MASELLI  (Elmira)  is 
Publicity  Coordinator  for  Lancome  (Western 
Hemisphere  Duty  Free  Zones  and  Latin  America 
Local  Markets).  She  writes:  "My  memories  are 
so  varied,  there  would  never  be  enough  room  to 
fit  them.  One  of  my  first  memories  which  is 
just  an  example  of  how  'under-exposed'  I  was  to 
France  as  a  whole.  I  remember  walking  through 
the  streets  of  Tours  (trying  to  get  to  a  phone 
and  call  home)  and  wondering  how  different 
these  people  were  'Do  they  think  like  us?'  Of 
course,   my   French   then  was  so  f)oor  the  only 


thing  I  could  say  to  my  host  family  was, 
'Oh,  vous  avez  une  jolie  maison!'  I  feel 
proud  knowing  my  French  has  gotten  a  lot 
better.  I  feel  that  I  did  shock  Sweet  Briar 
as  the  first  student  lo  fail  the  acceptance 
examination  to  do  the  'CEP'  at  'Sciences 
Po.'  I  was  really  disappointed  at  the  time, 
but  seeing  what  a  hard  time  it  was  for  those 
that  did  do  it,  I  have  no  regrets. 

"Most  of  all,  the  greatest  memory  of  all 
is  the  day  I  met  my  husband,  Frederic.  He 
was  also  a  student  at  Sciences  Po.  I  made 
the  first  move  by  doing  what  I  considered 
an  American  girl's  dream...  I  invited  him 
to  picnic  on  the  grass  at  Montmartre  with 
a  baguette,  camembert,  pate  and  a  bottle 
of  wine!  He  thought  it  furmy  and  quaint 
and  I  was  fulfilling  a  dream  and  one  of  my 
best  memories! 

"After  graduating  from  Elmira  College,  I 
immediately  moved  to  Paris  where  we  lived 
together  for  almost  two  years.  July  1993 
we  moved  to  Miami  and  were  married 
August  6,  1993  in  New  York.  We're  both 
so  happy  and  will  be  spending  Christmas 
in  France.  We're  also  saving  for  a  house 
someday  in  France." 

Stephanie  reports  that  ELIZABETH 
VILLERE  is  working  at  a  publisher's 
headquarters  and  hopes  her  carte  de  sejour 
will  be  renewed  so  she  can  stay  in  Paris. 

KAREN  HOLLAND  (Sweet  Briar)  credits 
her  JYF  experience  with  giving  her  the 
confidence  in  herself  and  her  abilities 
which  led  her  to  pursue  a  career  in  Human 
Resources  at  Champlain  Products.  She 
lives  in  Ridgeway,  VA  and  recalls 
"walking  everywhere  with  Margaret  who 
refused  to  buy  a  carte  orange,  RANDY 
ARNDT  swimming  in  the  Trocadero  while 
wearing  either  his  or  Amy's  bathing  suit... 
I  don  t  know  what  I  miss  most  about  my 
year  in  France  but  it  would  probably  be  the 
friends  that  I  made." 


David  Molnar  and  Stephen  Gulp  in  Paris 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


29 


LARA  HOWLEY  (U.  Virginia)  graduated 
from  law  school  at  the  College  of  William 
and  Mary  in  May  '94  and  recently  took  the 
VA  Bar  exam.  She  loved  Paris  and  hopes  to 
return  soon.  Lara  writes:  "My  memories  of 
Paris  are  varied...  I  saw  places  which  I  only 
read  or  studied  about  -  the  Louvre,  the 
Bastille,  the  Champs-Elysees.  I  met 
fascinating  people  from  France,  from  the 
U.S.,  and  from  all  over  the  world,  and  I  did 
indeed  improve  my  ability  to  speak 
French!" 

KIM  KOMER  (Mount  Holyoke)  returned 
to  Paris  with  Middlebury's  M.A.  in  French 
program  and  remained  there  from  1992  until 
just  recently.  While  in  Paris,  Kim  worked  at 
an  international  law  firm  and  she  had 
contact  with  many  JYF  friends,  including 
MICHELLE  GARCIA-RANGEL,  MATT 
BURKE,  KATIE  HELNE,  DAVE  MOLNAR, 
STEPHANIE  MASELLI,  and,  of  course,  Mme 
Denis.  Her  memories  of  our  year  include  the 
Violon  Dingue,  fondue  at  the  Refuge  de 
Fondue,  MARA  BONDE  brushing  her  teeth 
along  the  Seine,  and  travelling  to  Austria, 
Italy,  Greece,  Amsterdam,  Berlin, 
Yugoslavia,  Madrid  and  Cannes...  Kim 
returns  to  the  U.S.  hoping  to  return  as  soon 
as  possible;  "leaving  will  not  be  easy,  and 
my  love  for  Paris  began  with  JYF." 

JENNIFER  LARSON  (U.  North  Dakota) 
lives  in  ND  and  has  spent  two  years 
teaching  beginning  French  as  well  as 
working  with  International  Programs  at  U. 
North  Dakota.  She  spent  1992-93  back  in 
Paris.  Jennifer  writes:  "My  best  and  fondest 
memories  are  of  the  time  spent  with  my 
roommates  KATIE  HELNE  and  AIMEE 
FROOM  at  4  rue  de  Moscou  and  the  many 
friends  we  made  from  other  parts  of  the 
world  thanks  to  Mme  Depierre.  Going  to 
Mont  St  Michel  remains  memorable,  partly 
because  of  Jonas!,  and  also  our  guide  who 
taught  us  "Chevaliers  de  la  Table  Ronde" 
after  a  lovely  dinner.  I  am  really  glad  to 
have  been  in  Europe  in  '89-90  because  it 
made  the  events  in  Eastern  Europe  so  much 
bigger  and  we  were  able  to  travel  to  Berlin, 
Budapest,  Prague,  etc.,  and  see  the  events 
first  hand.   I  really  appreciated  Mme  Denis!" 

JEANNE  LORENZ  (Wellesley)  has  been 
living  in  Washington  D.C.  with  ALISON 
REEDY,  who  returned  to  the  States  after 
working  in  Paris  for  a  year  at  a  software 
membership  association  and  is  now  in  a 
graduate  program  in  Demography  at 
Georgetown.  Also  in  D.C.  are  VICTORIA 
WHITE  (working  on  her  Master's  in 
International  Affairs  at  SAIS)  and 
MARGARET  BOYD   (working  for  an 


exchange  program  called  Youth  for 
Understanding).  Jeanne  has  rettimed  to  Paris 
and  hop>es  to  go  back  again  soon.  She  recently 
moved  to  New  York  to  begin  working  on  her 
M.A.  at  NYU.  She  would  really  like  to  hear 
from  CATHARINE  CALDWELL,  who  is 
modelling  and  is  based  in  Miami,  FL. 

STEVEN  LUKENS  (Northwestern)  lives  in 
San  Fransisco,  CA.  He  is  a  Stage  Manager  at 
the  American  Conservatory  Theater  and  also 
does  free-lance  stage  management  at  smaller 
Bay  Area  theatres.  Steven  has  gone  back  to 
Paris  twice  since  JYF.  In  1992  he  worked  at  the 
American  Embassy  for  five  months,  and  this 
year  he  spent  seven  weeks  there  on  vacation. 
He  writes  "One  of  my  favorite  parts  of  our  year 
abroad  was  all  of  the  theatre  we  saw  in  M. 
Simon's  class.  I  still  try  to  see  as  much  as  I  can 
while  I'm  there,  but  it  sure  was  cheaper  when  I 

was  a  student!   If  anyone  gets  out  to  San 

Francisco,  look  me  up,  and  I'll  get  you  into  a 
show  I'm  doing." 

SARAH  MACPHAIL  GOSSELIN  (Mount 
Holyoke)  is  a  Paralegal  at  Ashcraft  &  Gerel  in 
Boston  and  she  lives  in  Cambridge  with  her 
husband.  Her  most  treasured  memory  is  meeting 
him  for  the  first  time  at  the  Alhance  Fran^aise 
building  during  JYF  because  of  the  consortium 
with  Sweet  Briar  and  Middlebury  College. 

REEVES  McREYNOLDS  (U.  Richmond) 
writes  from  Richmond,  VA  where  she  is  a 
graduate  student  in  Elementary  Education,  after 
which  she  hopes  to  teach  first  or  second  grade. 
She  was  recently  in  LAURA  FERGUSON'S 
wedding.  Reeves  recalls  "frantically  trying  to 
locate  a  diet  coke  in  Tours,  Art  History  classes 
at  the  Louvre,  whirlwind  trips  to  Spain  with 
ANA  BUG  AN,  Le  Violon  Dingue,  les  greves, 
having  cafe  au  lait  with  JEANNE  LORENZ  at 
Cafe  Ste  Foy,  Mme  Triantafyllou's  grammar 
class  (brutal  but  fun!),  and  going  to  my  French 
family's  summer  home  in  Brittany  and 
swimming  in  very  chilly  waters.  My  year 
abroad  was  the  most  memorable  of  my  life.  I 
am  a  complete  and  utter  francophile  and  hope  to 
return  to  France  within  the  year." 

JONAS  MORGANSTEIN  (Vassar)  is  an  artist/ 
filmmaker  who  graduated  this  year  from  the 
California  Institute  of  the  Arts  with  two 
M.F.A.'s,  one  in  art  and  the  other  in  film.  He 
writes  that  he  has  moved  to  L.A.  and  is 
"presently  in  post-grad  double  confusion...  I 
miss  being  a  flaneur  (or  better  yet,  a 
diriveur).  Nobody  walks  in  L.A.  Rather,  my 
Parisian  treks  (almost  daily,  and  often  quite 
long)  threw  me  into  many  superlative 
scenarios..." 


Sue  McGarrah  and   Michelle  Garcia-Rangel 
eating  gelato  in    Venice 

CHRISTINE  QUICKENDEN  (George- 
town) took  a  fellowship  in  Jerusalem  to 
study  human  rights  and  international  law, 
then  worked  around  Washington  D.C.  at 
two  different  research  organizations.  She 
is  currently  working  at  Shaw,  Pittman, 
Potts,  &  Trowbridge  in  D.C.  and  applying 
to  law  school  where  she  hopes  to 
concentrate  on  international  law  with  a 
focus  on  human  rights,  dispute  resolution, 
and  women's  rights.  She  has  kept  in  touch 
with  DANA  SPAIN  and  longs  to  hear  from 
ANA  BUGAN  and  JILL  WEISZ.  Christine 
had  a  chance  to  visit  her  French  parents 
this  month  and  hopes  to  spend  another 
summer  in  Paris  sometime  in  the  future. 
She  recalls  "Everywhere  we  seemed  to  go 
that  year,  we  ran  into  a  litde  bit  of  trouble 
with  the  law,  either  getting  speeding 
tickets  in  Hungary  or  Czechoslovakia  or 
in  trouble  with  Israeli  security  guards  for 
having  too  much  sense  of  humor...  Paris 
became  such  a  part  of  me  that  year...  thank 
God  we  never  have  to  let  it  go  and  it  will 
live  in  our  memories  forever." 

ELIZABETH  ROSENBAUM  VON 
WAGNER  (Georgetown)  met  her  husband 
Jakob  during  the  Junior  Year  in  France. 
They  live  in  Bonn,  Germany,  where  she  is 
a  teacher  of  English.  They  remember 
"early  morning  coffees  at  Caf6  Basile  (the 
Sciences  Po  hangout),  looking  for  two 
seats  together  in  the  crowded  Acces 
Direct  library,  and  fun  times  with  our 
friends  like  JEN  COOK,  LIZ  VILLERE, 
KEVIN  DUNN,  and  others."  Liz  feels  her 
year  abroad  prepared  her  for  adjusting  to 
different  cultures  such  as  the  one  in 
Tbilisi,  Georgia  (ex-USSR),  where  she  and 
Jakob  now  live  as  he  is  stationed  there 
with  the  German  Foreign  Service. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


On  an  excursion 

LESIA  RUDAKEWYCH  (U.  of  Virginia)  is 
a  free-lance  correspondent  in  Kiev.  She 
writes  of  "squeezing  through  crowds  of 
Americans  and  Aussies  at  the  Violon 
Dingue,  jogging  in  the  Bois  de  Boulogne, 
the  roasted  peanut/cigarette  smell  of  the 
m6tro,  lying  on  the  grass  under  the  Tour 
Eiffel  'til  the  gendarmes  threw  you  off, 
weekend  trips  to  Xavier's  chateau  in  Blois, 
dancing  at  the  Balajo  and  E.S.C.P.  soiries, 
Jennifer's  lentil  creations,  kicking  back 
with  a  Gauloise  and  an  undersized  coffee  at 
Sorborme  cafes,  and  never  making  my  8 
a.m.  Monday  course  at  Sciences  Po." 

TED  SEAMAN  (Oberlin)  lives  in  Bloom- 
ington,  IN  where  he  is  a  graduate  student  in 
French  Literature  at  Indiana  University.  His 
memories  include  "going  to  the  Monoprix 
Champs-Elysees  at  2  a.m.  looking  for  wine 
and  brie  (whether  we  left  with  them  is  a 
good  question),  sitting  for  four  hours  at  the 
dinner  table  discussing  the  fate  of  gypsies 
in  modern  Europe,  getting  the  weather 
report  daily  from  the  guardian  of  the 
apartment  building...  M.  Simon's  anecdotes 
about  Samuel  Beckett  are  one  reason  I  will 
probably  concentrate  on  20th  century 
literature  in  my  thesis...  The  most  lasting 
benefit  of  my  stay  in  Paris  was  seeing  the 
brilliant  way  the  French  have  of  blending 
their  national  heritage  and  intellectual 
interests  with  daily  life." 


JOHN  SCHWETMAN  (Rice)  is  continuing 
graduate  work  towards  a  Ph.D.  in  English  at  the 
University  of  California  in  Irvine. 

KIMBERLY  VINNES  (Mount  Holyoke)  lives 
in  Havard  Square,  Cambridge,  and  works  at 
Colonial  Mutual  Funds  in  Boston.  She  jotted 
down  some  personal  learning  experiences  from 
her  jyp:  "Unless  you  want  strange  French  men 
to  call  you,  do  NOT  give  them  your  numero  de 
telephone.  Do  not  eat  raw  eggs— even  if  they 
are  on  a  pizza.  It  is  possible  to  ride  the  metro 
free  if  you  elaborately  act  out  not  being  able  to 
find  your  money  in  front  of  the  ticket  man. 
Erecting  a  language  barrier  during  an  oral  exam 
can  be  time  better  spent  than  actual  studying. 
If  vomiting  on  the  Champs  Elysees,  have  the 
class  to  do  it  on  a  Mercedes  Benz.  NEVER 
"tais-toi  et  sois  belle".  Most  importantly, 
bring  a  sense  of  adventure  and  discovery  to 
every  new  experience  that  comes  your  way." 

JILL  WEISZ  (Tufts)  is  moving  to  Los 
Angeles  this  fall  to  pursue  an  acting  career.  Jill 
writes  that  her  year  abroad  helped  her  to  reach 
this  career  focus,  even  though  she  did  complete 
her  double  major  in  international  relations  and 
quantitative  economics!  Her  memories  include 
"the  excitement  and  nervousness  of  arriving  in 
France,  meeting  my  French  families,  and 
speaking  French...  the  relatively  slow  pace  of 
Tours,  the  nightly  outings  to  Place  Plumereau, 
the  all-night  croissant  stand,  and  the  bike  ride 
to  the  Chateau  de  Villandry  with  CHANT AL 
TETREAULT...  So  much  of  my  time  in  Paris 
was  spent  in  the  Sciences  Po  library, 
discovering  the  history  of  Paris  a  Iravers  ses 
monuments,  seeking  out  all  the  sights,  and  (of 
course)  discovering  Parisian  night  life."  Jill 
also  recalls  her  travels  around  Europe, 
including  a  two  week  tour  of  Eastern  Europe 
with  ANA  BUG  AN  and  a  three-day  weekend  in 
London  with  Ana  and  CHRISTINE 
QUICKENDEN.  "Looking  back,  I  realize  that 
as  much  as  I  learned  about  myself  by  being  out 
of  my  usual  surroundings,  I  learned  more  from 
the  French  -  what  they  valued,  how  they  lived, 
and  what  they  deemed  important." 


Sue    McGarrah,    Kim   Komer,    Mike   Sprey 
and   Michelle   Garcia-Rangel   in   Mykonos 

VICTORIA  WHITE  (Wellesley)  is  a 
student  at  Johns  Hopkins  University 
working  on  her  M.A.  in  International 
Economics.  Victoria  remembers  "Honfleur 
with  the  Honfleurians...  Je  veux  aller  a  la 
lune!...  And  the  Halloween  Party  followed 
by  Melissa's  ghost  stories." 


At  Honfleur 

LINDA  ZABRISKIE  (Vassar)  taught 
English  in  Japan  during  the  year  following 
graduation.  She  is  currently  in  her  third 
year  of  law  school  at  Washington 
University  in  St.  Louis,  MO.  Linda  sends 
a  hello  to  ANNE  HARRIS  and  wonders 
what  she  is  doing... 


Giverny 

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Mme  Denis,  Kim  Vinnes,  Mme  Nelson  and  Kim 
Komer 


Kim   Komer   chipping   at   the  Berlin   Wall, 
May    1st,    1990 


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RYAN  ALLEN  (U.  of  Southern  California) 
writes  that  he  is  joining  the  Peace  Corps  and 
will  most  likely  be  leaving  for  Africa  early 
next  year,  where  he  will  stay  for  two  years, 
three  months.  He  will  be  working  with  a 
health/nutrition  program. 

SHERINE  BADAWI  (Wellesley)  was 
interning  at  the  Metropolitan  Museum  of 
Art  in  the  Egyptian  Department  for  the 
summer.  After  that  she  planned  on  staying 
in  New  York  for  the  year  and  applying  to  the 
Institute  of  Fine  Arts.    "P.S.  I  miss  Paris!" 

HEATHER  E.  BALMAT  (Mount  Holyoke): 
"I  will  be  attending  Middlebury  College's 
Master's  Program  in  Paris  next  year.  I  plan 
to  share  an  apartment  with  BETH 
SCHUBERT  who  will  be  in  Paris  on  a  Rotary 
Scholarship." 

TY  BERTRAND  (U.  Southern  California) 
graduated  with  a  degree  in  creative  writing; 
and  is  attempting  to  put  together  a  film 
production  company.  Ty  helped  the  Pat 
Metheny  Group  win  a  Grammy  for  Best 
Contemporary  Jazz  Performance  Instrumen- 
tal. He  worked  as  the  sound  engineer  on 
their  1990  European  tour  on  which  the 
album  "The  Road  To  You"  was  recorded. 
Some  of  his  photography  was  used  for  the 
album  inside  art  work  and  some  of  his  super- 
8  filming  of  the  tour  was  used  in  the  "home 
video"  the  band  released  with  the  album. 

CHANNING  BOSLER  (Georgetown)  is  at 
the  London  School  of  Economics,  working 
toward  an  M.A.  in  Eurojsean  Social  Policy. 

LARS  CARLSON  (Georgetown)  planned 
to  the  American  Academy  of  Dramatic 
ArtsAVest. 

SARAH  CARLSON  (Connecticut):  "I  am 
moving  to  New  York  to  try  to  dance 
professionally.  I  have  a  July  internship  at 
the  National  Dance  Institute.  If  that  does 
not  pan  into  a  more  permanent  position,  I 
will  find  other  ways  to  support  myself  as  I 
try  to  make  a  career  in  the  performing  arts." 

LENA  CHENG  (Northwestern)  writes:  "I 
just  survived  my  first  year  at  medical  school 
and  often  wish  I  were  back  in  Paris, 
frequenting  museums  or  hanging  out  in 
cafes!  But  I  look  forward  to  next  year  - 
another  set  of  interesting  classes  and 
heading  the  Northwestern  Medical  School 
Chapter  of  the  American  Medical  Student 
Association  as  President.  I  hope  you  are  all 
doing  well  and  wish  you  the  best  of  luck  as 
you  head  in  new  directions." 


1992-1993 

CHAD  CYRENNT  (Amherst)  plans  to  spend  a 
year  travelling  through  primarily  lesser- 
developed  countries  before  continuing  on  to 
study  for  a  Master's  in  political  science  or 
international  relations. 

TIFFANY  RAE  DAVIS  (Northwestern)  is 
attending  Northwestern  University  School  of 
Law. 

ANDREW  DRATT  (U.  Illinois)  writes:  "If 
you  asked  alumni  of  the  Sweet  Briar  College 
Junior  Year  Abroad  program  what  they 
remember  about  their  year  in  Paris,  they  would 
probably  talk  about  the  friends  they  made,  the 
trips  they  took,  or  the  wonderful  things  they 
saw  while  living  in  the  City  of  Lights.  My 
response  would  be  a  little  different,  because  I 
owe  much  more  to  Sweet  Briar  than  a  few  fond 
memories...    I  owe  it  my  very  existence. 

"Quite  a  few  years  ago,  back  in  the  days  when 
the  students  participating  in  the  program  had  to 
take  a  week  long  cruise  in  order  to  gel  to  Paris, 
two  of  their  number  crossed  paths  while 
pondering  their  future  on  the  deck  of  their 
cruise  ship  bound  for  Paris.  They  didn't  know 
it  at  the  time,  but  they  would  eventually  marry, 
move  to  Chicago,  and  (fortunately  for  me)  have 
two  children. 

"Twenty  years  later  their  son  decided  that  he, 
too,  would  like  to  spend  a  year  abroad  in  Paris, 
so  they  figured  that  since  Sweet  Briar  had 
worked  such  wonders  for  them,  it  could  no 
doubt  do  some  good  for  their  son.  So,  on 
September  1,  1992,  I  boarded  a  plane  for  Paris. 
There  is  too  much  to  cover  in  a  short  space,  so 
I'll  just  mention  the  highlights... 

"For  those  of  you  who  have  already  spent  a 
year  abroad  with  Sweet  Briar,  you  undoubtedly 
remember  the  little  gathering  we  all  have  to  go 
through  in  New  York  before  getting  on  the 
plane,  where  our  first  introductions  to  each 
other  came  by  way  of  a  staff  member 
expounding  on  the  various  students  who  had 
some  link  to  the  program  through  their  parents 
or  other  relatives  (you'll  also  remember  having 
to  stand  up  in  the  middle  of  the  room  while  she 
spoke,  embarrassed  and  alone,  hoping  that 
what  she  said  wouldn't  make  you  look  silly). 
Well,  thanks  to  the  wonderful  introduction,  my 
name  became  Andy,  the  guy-whose-parents- 
met-on-the-same-program-twenty-five-years 
ago  (isn't  that  cute!!!).  From  that  moment  on  I 
knew  I  was  in  for  one  hell  of  a  year. 

"Act  II  of  this  drama  takes  place  a  month 
after  our  arrival  in  Paris,  in  a  little  cafe  next  to 
the  Sorborme  Paris  III.  Two  female  members  of 
the  program  were  sitting  and  having  a  coffee  in 
between  classes.  One  of  them,  Gretchen,  was 
wearing  a  pair  of  Indian  moccasins,  the  kind 
with  no  soles   and  lots  of  tassels.     A  girl  named 


Sofy  noticed  the  shoes,  and  heard  the  two 
girls  speaking  English.  Being  an  English 
major,  she  decided  to  go  and  talk  to  them, 
hoping  to  make  some  friends  and  improve 
her  English  at  the  same  time  (and  to  find 
out  where  Gretchen  had  bought  her  shoes, 
of  course).  They  all  got  to  talking,  and 
Gretchen  invited  Sofy  to  go  out  with  her 
and  some  of  her  American  friends  that 
night.  Sofy  agreed,  not  realizing  that  her 
little  rendezvous  at  a  small  Parisian  bar 
was  going  to  change  her  life  (and  mine). 

"The  story  advances  rather  quickly  from 
this  point.  Sofy  and  I  met,  fell  in  love, 
and  spent  the  entire  year  together.  This  is 
not  unusual,  as  many  Sweet  Briar  students 
end  up  with  boyfriends  or  girlfriends  for 
the  year,  but  the  difference  is  that  my 
departure  from  Paris  didn't  mark  the  end  of 
our  relationship,  as  Sofy  hopped  on  the 
plane  with  me  and  spent  a  wonderful  year 
in  the  cornfields  of  Illinois  while  I 
finished  up  at  the  University  of  Illinois. 

"The  end  of  this  story  finds  me  back  in 
Paris.  My  future  bride  and  I  (no,  we  have 
not  picked  a  date  yet)  are  living  in  a  small 
apartment  near  Place  d'ltalie,  working  and 
waiting  for  school  to  start  back  up.  In  the 
fall  I  will  start  graduate  school  in  finance 
here  in  Paris,  at  L'Ecole  Superieure  de 
Commerce  de  Paris.  I  don't  know  what  the 
future  holds  for  me,  but  I  do  know  that  the 
most  important  things  in  my  life,  my 
parents  and  my  fiancee,  I  owe  in  one  way 
or  another  to  Sweet  Briar.  I  just  wanted  to 
say  thanks,  and  show  that  for  some.  Sweet 
Briar  means  much  more  than  happy 
memories  of  a  year  in  the  most  beautiful 
city  in  the  world." 

D.  ANDREW  DRULINER  (Wooster):  "  I 
will  be  spending  the  summer  learning 
Japanese  in  an  intensive  language 
program  at  the  University  of  Michigan  for 
which  I  have  a  grant.  From  April  1995  to 
April  1997  I  will  be  in  Japan  teaching 
English  under  the  auspices  of  a  program 
run  by  Earlham  College.  Between  the  end 
of  the  summer  and  April  95  I  may  be  living 
somewhere  in  France  with  KERRY  LALTER." 

ARMISTEAD  EDMUNDS  (Bowdoin)  "  I 
am  currently  sitting  on  the  shores  of  Lake 
Morey  in  Vermont  with  a  friend  of  mine 
from  Monaco.  We  are  both  camp 
counselors  up  here;  I'm  head  of  the 
swimming  department.  At  the  end  of 
August  I'll  return  to  Richmond,  Va.  and 
will  be  job  hunting.  If  any  alums  in  the 
Richmond  area  need  a  French-speaking 
person,  give  me  a  call!  I'd  also  love  to  see 
any  JYF  1994  folks!" 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


LARA  M.  EVANGELISTA  (Georgetown): 
"I  have  moved  to  Manhattan  to  join  my 
favorite  Sweet  Briar  companions  SHAWN 
O'TOOLE,  HOWIE  MATTHEWS  and  ELLEN 
RUDOLPH  in  an  effort  to  relive  our  year  in 
Paris  while  attending  Graduate  School  at 
N.Y.U.  Somehow  I  am  not  sure  it  could  ever 
be  the  same..." 

ANNE  SLATER  EXUM  (U.  North  Carolina 
at  Chapel  Hill):  "Currently,  I'm  applying 
to  occupational  therapy  school.  I  hope  to 
obtain  my  Master's  in  Science." 

KEVIN  M.  FORE  (Denison)  planned  to 
attend  the  MA  program  through  Middlebury 
College  (the  concentration  is  French  civili- 
zation and  language). 

JOSH  GIBSON  (Williams):  "After  a 
summer  working  for  a  lobbying  firm  that 
deals  with  the  interests  of  American  cities  at 
the  federal  level,  I  will  be  heading  back  to 
France  for  a  year  as  a  teaching  assistant. 
(My,  what  a  lovely  shade  of  green  you  all 
are  turning!).  I  don't  yet  know  exactly 
where  I'll  be  'stationed',  but  wherever  it  is, 
I'm  sure  I'll  be  happy.  After  my  year  in 
France,  I  am  planning  to  participate  in  a 
government  fellowship  in  the  States  for  a 
year  before  applying  to  graduate  school. 
But  don't  hold  me  to  this..." 

ZOE  A.  GILLETT  (Wellesley):  "As  of 
September  I  will  be  beginning  a  year  in 
Qvetzaltenango,  Guatemala,  working  with 
teachers  of  12  non-profit  schools  for 
indigenous  children  on  curriculum 
development  and  fimdraising.  TTiis  year  is 
supposed  to  help  combine  political  science 
and  elementary  certification  from  Wellesley 
and  send  me  a  sign  telling  me  which  way  to 
direct  myself.  But  for  now,  I'm  just 
cramming  Spanish." 

DIANE  GREENE  (U.  North  Carolina  at 
Chapel  Hill):  "I  was  honored  by  being 
inducted  into  Pi  Delta  Phi,  the  French 
National  Honor  Society.  I  now  plan  to 
move  to  New  York  to  work  at  Sotheby's." 

LAUREN  GROSSMAN  (Kenyon):  "I  grad- 
uated Phi  Beta  Kappa  with  Highest  Honors 
in  French  on  my  thesis  entitled  Une  Si 
Longue  Reponse.  I  am  working  with  Teach 
For  America  for  the  next  2  years  in  Phoenix, 
Arizona  as  a  bilingual  K-8  teacher 
(Spanish!)." 

DEBRA  HARRIS  STRUVE  (Mount 
Holyoke)  "I  was  married  to  Chris  Struve  on 
June  25th,  and  after  the  honeymoon  we 
moved    to    Augusta,    Ga.      I    will    now    be 


looking  for  a  job  and  settling  in.  I'd  love  to 
hear  from  anyone  esjjecially  since  I've  lost  my 
address  book  with  all  of  the  Sweet  Briar 
addresses." 

LAURA  HERPES  (Boston  C):  "I  graduated 
in  May  from  Boston  College  with  a  B.A.  in 
Political  Science  and  French  and  a  minor  in 
Political  Science.  I  am  planning  to  move  to 
Atlanta,  Georgia  in  the  fall  and  work  as  a  Legal 
Assistant  for  an  international  Law  Firm  before 
making  my  final  decision  to  attend  law  school. 
I  will  also  accept  a  position  on  the  1996 
Olympic  Committee  as  a  French  interpreter.  I 
am  very  excited  about  my  upcoming  year." 

JENNIFER  LYNN  HIMELFARB  (George- 
town) is  attending  the  London  School  of 
Economics  and  Political  Science  for  an  M.  Sc. 
in  Politics  of  the  World  Economy.  "This  is  a 
nine  month  master's  program,  and  it  will 
hopefully  afford  me  many  weekend  trips  to 
Paris!" 

J.  AMES  HODGES  (Virginia):  "My  plans  are 
in  the  process  of  developing  themselves,  since 
my  future  is  very  happily  without  visible 
structure  to  the  curious  eye.  Having  graduated 
early,  in  January,  from  U.Va.,  I  find  myself 
once  again  in  Paris,  working  part-time  for  a 
contemporary  music  magazine  and  looking 
forward  to  continuing  my  studies  in  the  fall. 
After  taking  a  licence  in  letlres  Modernes,  I 
might  return  to  the  U.S.,  leave  for  Australia,  or 
stay  lovingly  in  Paris..." 

MELISSA  A.  HOEHN  (Georgetown)  is  work- 
ing at  Chanel,  Inc.  in  New  York  as  an  assistant 
for  the  Accessories  Division. 

DOMINIQUE  LANGLOIS  (Bryn  Mawr): 
"After  graduation  I  decided  to  take  off  and  go  to 
Chicago  for  the  summer.  I'm  living  with  Mona 
and  Beth.  Beth  is  going  back  to  Paris  for  the 
year,  and  Mona  is  maybe  going  to  Aussieland! 
In  a  few  weeks  I'm  moving  to  Boston  to  live 
with  some  friends  from  school.  I  don't  have 
much  news  about  people,  but  most  Sweet  Briar 
people  seem  to  be  moving  to  New  York. 
Caitlin's  in  Japan,  and  Sandy  and  Julia  didn't 
have  any  plans  when  they  left  school  -  like  me. 
Good  luck  to  everyone  and  keep  in  touch!" 

KERRY  LAUFER  (Swarthmore):  "Having 
just  graduated  with  Distinction  from 
Swarthmore,  I'm  returning  to  France  at  the  end 
of  September  for  another  year.  I'll  be 
Assistante  d' Anglais  in  a  college  in 
EchiroUes  (a  few  miles  south  of  Grenoble)." 

MEREDITH  ANNE  LEECH  (James  Madison): 
"I  have  a  job  with  Staples,  Inc.  as  a 
Management  Trainee     at   Bailey's  Crossroads, 


Virginia.    I  will  be  living  in  the  Northern 
Virginia  area." 

JI-HYUN  KIM  (Princeton):  "My  plans 
are  to  study  law  at  the  Yale  Law  School 
1994  through  1997.    (I  was  accepted.)" 

MARY  KOSKO  (U.  Georgia)  writes: 
"I'm  experiencing  the  political  scene  here 
in  our  lovely  capital  of  Washington,  D.C. 
I  graduated  in  March  and  got  a  job  with  a 
government  contractor,  researching 
employment  issues  for  the  Department  of 
Labor.  I  hope  to  be  in  grad  school  next 
fall  for  TESOL.  Please  come  visit,  call,  or 
write!  Even  a  year  and  a  half  later  I  still 
think  often  about  our  trip  and  what  a  great 
group  we  were.   I  hope  you  all  are  well." 

KIRA  LEFKO  (Northwestern):  "I  am 
plaruiing  to  go  to  work  in  Human  Resource 
Management  in  the  Minneapxalis  area.  I 
am  marrying  Greg  Allers  on  May  27, 
1995." 

AMY  LOUX  (Sweet  Briar)  "It's  August, 
we'll  be  reading  this  in  December.  Happy 
New  Year  to  all.  I'm  France-bound  again. 
This  incarnation  will  be  as  an  assistante 
d'Anglais  in  a  Parisian  high  school  (in 
the  9e).  I'd  love  to  hear  from  you,  so 
please  write:  Amy  Loux,  26,  rue  Frederick 
Lemaitre,  75020  Paris  France.  (If  anyone 
has  a  clue  about  post-college  life...  please 
do  tell).  Also,  hello  to  Dawn,  Caro,  and 
Cara.  Where  are  you  Ly  Lan?  Will  I  see 
you  in  Paris?" 

ERIN  LOVE  (Hollins):  "I  plan  to  move 
to  Washington,  D.C.  in  August.  I  would 
love  to  find  a  job  in  which  I  can  utilize  my 
French  skills  that  I  owe  to  JYF!" 

HEIDI  MERKER  (Mount  Holyoke):  "I 
finally  have  a  job.  I  am  working  for  the 
French  Bank,  Soci^te  Gen^rale,  which  has 
opened  a  new  representative  office  in 
Atlanta." 

ERIC  MEYER  (U.  of  California  at 
Berkeley)  "My  plans  are  to  work  in 
Copenhagen,  Denmark  this  summer  and 
graduate  from  U.C.  Berkeley,  Spring 
1995." 

SHAWN  O'TOOLE  (Georgetown),  a 
graduate  student  in  English  at  the  City 
University  of  New  York,  seeks  any  excuse 
to  return  to  Paris:  "Have  passport,  will 
travel." 

MIREILLE  RAOUL  (Northwestern)  "I 
have  taken  the  proverbial  'year  off  and  am 
applying  to  law  school.     I  will  also  be 


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applying  to  programs  with  joint  Master's 
programs  in  International  Law  or  Public 
Health.  I  will  be  working  in  a  law  firm  for 
the  year." 

ANN  H.  REYNOLDS-AYERS  (George- 
town) writes:  "I  have  deferred  University  of 
Virginia  Law  School  for  one  year  (until  Fall 
1995)  and  am  living  and  working  in 
Washington,  D.C.  until  then." 

KELLY  B.  SCHMITT  (Sweet  Briar) 
currently  holds  a  position  as  Programs 
Director  at  Safaris,  Inc.  in  Scottsdale,  AZ. 

ELIZABETH  ANN  SCHUBERT  (North- 
western) will  be  returning  to  Paris  for  the 
94/95  school  year  with  a  Rotary 
Ambassadorial  Scholarship  to  do  the  C.E.P. 
at  Sciences  Po. 

REBECCA  SI.MS  (Northwestern):  "I  will 
be  working  full  time  for  a  Social  Service 
Agency  as  a  case  coordinator  for  mentally 
ill  adults.  I  hope  this  will  give  me  some 
experience  as  I  plan  to  go  to  graduate  school 
to  get  a  Ph.D.  in  clinical  psychology.  Good 
luck  to  everyone  from  the  program!" 

CORIN  STONE  (John  Hopkins):  "I  just 
got  a  job  with  John  Snow,  Inc.  It  is  a 
private  company  that  works  with  USAID 
doing  family  planning  and  development  in 
Africa  and  Asia.  My  office  is  in  Arlington, 
Va.  but  I'll  be  living  at  home  for  the  year. 
Then  I  hope  to  go  into  the  Peace  Corps  or  to 
start  Law  School." 

CAITLIN  SUNDRY  (Sweet  Briar):  "I  will 
be  in  Japan  until  May  of  1995  and  possibly 
one  year  after  that.  I  will  be  an  assistant 
English  teacher  to  junior-high  Japanese 
students  while  working  on  the  JET  program. 
I'll  be  an  hour  outside  Tokyo.  After  that  my 
plans  are  to  come  back  to  Atlanta  and  work 
for  CNN  and  start  thinking  about  graduate 
school.    I  plan  a  trip  to  France." 

TAM  TRUONG  (Rice):  "I  have  been 
invited  to  serve  as  a  Peace  Corps  Volunteer 
in  Thailand.  I  will  be  teaching  English  to 
high  school  students  for  two  years  there. 
Hopefully  I  won't  forget  my  French  while 
studying  there!" 

LAURA  SUZANN'E  WEINGARTEN  (Mount 
Holyoke)  will  be  teaching  French  and 
Spanish  in  grades  5-8  at  the  Grace  Church 
School  in  New  York:  "I  am  presently 
pounding  the  pavement  for  an  affordable 
apartment.  I  am  also  slowly,  but  surely, 
getting  back  in  touch  with  JYA  friends 
across  the  globe." 


JENNIFER  WINGATE  (Williams):  "I  am 
currently  interning  at  the  Guggenheim,  waidng 
tables  on  Long  Island,  and  looking  forward  to 
moving  to  New  York  City  in  the  fall." 

JENNIFER  R.  WOLF  (Georgetown):  "My 
primary  post  graduation  goal  was  to  return  to 
France  as  soon  as  possible!  My  wish  was 
fulfilled!  I  just  arrived  in  Bergerac,  France  on 
July  6,  and  am  gazing  out  onto  the  beautiful 
country  side  as  I  write  this  to  you.  I  will  be  au- 
pair  here  in  July  and  August.  From  September 
until  sometime  next  year,  I  will  be  an  au-pair  in 
Graz,  Austria.  I  would  love  to  hear  from  any  of 
my  JYF-mates  who  will  be  in  Europe,  and  I'd 
especially  like  to  hear  from  CAROLINE 
M  AHON,  whose  current  address  I  do  not  have." 


1993-1994 

We  welcome  back  the  1993-94  group,  our 
newest  alumni  and  alumnae.  Their  year  in 
France  was  relatively  quiet,  with  its  usual 
number  of  annoying  strikes. 

The  students  with  the  highest  G.P.A.s  at  the 
end  of  the  year  in  France  were  JULIE  WANG 
(Georgetown),  .MICHAEL  SWITKES 
(Haverford),  HARUMI  FURUYA  (Harvard), 
NICHOLE  YAROUSH  (Cornell)  and  KAREN 
HOWLAND  (Bryn  Mawr). 

Among  the  colleges  and  universities  having 
at  least  3  students  completing  9  units  of  credit, 
the  3  students  from  Haverford  College  had  the 
highest  average  (3.57),  followed  by  the  3 
students  from  Washington  and  Lee  University 
(3.38),  the  4  students  from  Bryn  Mawr  College 
(3.32),  the  19  students  from  Georgetown 
University  (3.25)  and  the  13  students  from 
Northwestern  University  (3.24). 

TRAVIS  MOTT  (Harvard)  received  the 
Certificat  d'Etudes  Politiques  with  Honors 
{Mention  Assez  Bien).  All  6  students  in  the 
Cours  de  Frangais  des  Affaires  et  de 
V  Economie  passed  the  Certificat  Pratique  de 
Frangais  Commercial  et  Economique  in 
January,  one  of  them,  LARA  OERTER 
(Georgetown)  with  High  Honors  (Mention 
Bien),  two,  Lara  and  HARUMI  FURUYA 
(Harvard),  received  the  Diplome  Superieur  de 
Frangais  des  Affaires  in  May. 

The  daughter  of  an  alumna  of  the  program 
was  in  the  group:  FIONA  ALESIA  AITKEN 
(Georgetown)  is  the  daughter  of  KATHLEEN 
SUMMERS  AITKEN  (Skidmore  67-68). 

We  hope  that  the  members  of  the  1993-94 
group  are  sjjending  a  good  senior  year.     We 
know  that  some  of  them  are  already  making 
plans  to  go  back  to  France  after  graduation. 
Good  luck  and  keep  in  touch. 


1994-1995 

Professor      JEAN-PIERRE      CAUVIN 

(University   of  Texas   at   Austin)   is   the 
Resident  Director  of  the  1994-95  group. 

Two  sisters  of  alumnae  are  in  the  group: 
AYESHA  AMIN-ARSALA  (Mount  Holyoke 
College)  is  the  sister  of  LEILA  AMIN- 
ARSALA  (1988-89.  Mount  Holyoke 
College).  DEIRDRE  KINT  (Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's  College)  is  the  sister  of 
MORNA  KINT  (1991-92,  Randolph- 
Macon  Woman's  College). 

************ 


A  QUESTIONNAIRE 

In  a  few  weeks,  most  likely  in  January 
1995,  alumnae  and  alumni  will  receive  a 
questionnaire  prepared  by  JOAN  GORE, 
Director  of  Consortium  and  University 
Relations  at  C.I.E.E.  (Council  on 
International  Educational  Exchange.) 
Before  her  present  position  Joan  had  been 
Study  Abroad  Advisor  at  the  University  of 
Virginia.  She  is  writing  her  Ph.D. 
dissertation  at  the  Institute  of  Education  of 
the  University  of  London  and  is  interested 
in  the  impact  of  gender  on  study  abroad 
and  the  value  of  study  abroad  in  higher 
education.  Since  the  Sweet  Briar  College 
Junior  Year  in  France  (and  its  predecessor, 
the  University  of  Delaware  Junior  Year  in 
France)  are  the  primary  sources  for  her 
research  it  is  essential  that  she  receives  as 
many  replies  as  pwssible.  We  urge  you  to 
cooperate  with  her  and  thereby  shed  some 
light  on  the  history  and  the  impact  of  the 
Junior  Year  in  France.   Thank  you. 

IN  MEMORIAM 

RENEE  OLUBUNMI  RONDEAU 

U.  of  Southern  California, 

JYF  1988-89 

As  we  were  preparing  to  print  this  issue 
of  the  magazine,  we  received  a  very  sad 
piece  of  news:  RENEE  RONDEAU 
(University  of  Southern  California,  JYF 
88-89)  was  recently  murdered  in  her 
Chicago  apartment.  We  know  that  the 
members  of  the  1988-89  group  will  be 
horrified  and  saddened,  and  will  join  us  in 
expressing  their  sympathy  to  Renee's 
family.  When  people  who  knew  her  in 
France  speak  of  Renee  they  all  say: 
"C'etait  une  fille  bien."  We  will  miss 
her. 


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JUNIOR  YEAR  IN  FRANCE 


1993-1994  Contributors  to  the  Scholarship  and  Financial  Aid  Funds 

of  the  Junior  Year  in  France 

We  wish  to  thank  the  following  alumnae  and  alumni,  friends  of  the  JYF  and  corporations  making  matching  grants,  who  contributed  a  total  of 
$42,760  during  the  1993-94  school-year  (July  1,  1993-June  30,  1994).  We  have  made  every  effort  to  list  all  contributors.  If  for  some  reason 
we  have  made  an  error,  please  let  us  know.   Contributions  received  after  June  30,  1994  will  be  acknowledged  in  next  year's  Magazine. 


1948-49 
Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth,  Sweet  Bnar 
Karen  Cassard  Dreher,  Bryn  Mawr 
Shirley  Gage  Durfee,  UAvisconsin 
Rodman  Durfee,  Yale 
Margot  Hess  Hahn,  Goucher 
Dorothy  Rooke  McCulloch,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Norman  McCulloch,  Jr.,  Dartmouth 
Marie  Gilliam  Park,  Sweet  Briar 

1949-50 

Kemper  V.  Dwenger,  Oberlin 
Barbara  Fisher  Nemser,  Barnard 
June  Sigler  Siegel,  Wellesley 

1950-51 
Sally  Cromwell  Benoist,  Radcliffe 
Grace  Wallace  Brown,  Sweet  Briar 
Irving  F.  Foote,  Princeton 
Joyce  Black  Franke,  Vassar 
Sandra  Adler  Leibowitz,  Wells 
William  D.  Romey,  Indiana 

1951-52 
Josephine  Silbert  Benedek,  Wellesley 

1953-54 
Joan  Goldstein  Cooper,  Barnard 
Sue  Lawton  Mobley,  Sweet  Briar 
Newell  Bryan  Tozzer,  Sweet  Briar 

1954-55 
Darlene  Nelson  Alonzo,  Middlebury 
Peter  Dirlam,  Cornell 
Nancy  Wilkins  Klein,  Denison 
Mary  Ellen  Klock  Reno,  Bryn  Mawr 
Beverly  Oyler  Shivers,  Carleton 

1955-56 
Joaime  Covle  Dauphin,  Wellesley 
Sarah  Dickinson  Rosen,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Richard  Rosen,  Columbia 
English  Showalter,  Jr.,  Yale 

1956-57 

Eric  Bauer,  Duke 

Joan  Backer  Meer,  Brooklyn 

1957-58 
Janet  Foss  Howell,  Wells 
Nan  Tull  Wezniak,  Wellesley 

1958-59 
Constance  Cryer  Ecklund,  Northwestern 
T.  Richard  Fisnbein,  Dartmouth 
Harriet  Blum  Lawrence,  Brandeis 
Meryl  Blau  Menon.  Brandeis 
Tom  Schaumberg,  Yale 

1959-60 
Carolyn  Coggin  Holmes,  Wake  Forest 

1960-61 
Bettye  Thomas  Chambers,  Sweet  Briar 
Ann  Rea  Craig,  Lake  Erie 
Roger  Craig,  Yale 
Anne  Lee  Gravely,  Sweet  Briar 
David  P.  Griff,  Princeton 
H.  David  Rosenbloom,  Princeton 
Maria  Carozza  Volpe,  Sweet  Briar 

1961-62 

Caroline  Gabel,  Wellesley 

Cynthia  Livingstone  Gibert.  Sweet  Briar 

Antoinette  F.  Seymour,  Bryn  Mawr 

1962-63 

Jonathan  E.  Fielding,  Williams 

Edward  Kaplan,  Brown 

Judith  Anderson  Russell,  Denison 

Robin  Russell,  Yale 

Marshall  Metcalf  Seymour,  Sweet  Briar 

Jonathan  Small,  Brown 

Ann  K.  Weigand,  Indiana 

John  Welwood,  Bowdoin 

Anonymous 


1963-64 
Dede  Thompson  Bartlett,  Vassar 

1965-66 

Anthony  Caprio,  Wesleyan 
Peter  M.  Doiinger,  Williams 
Benjamin  H.  Jones,  Yale 
Richard  W.  Klein,  Vale 
John  D.  Lyons,  Brown 

1966-67 
Lonna  Dole  Harkrader,  Mary  Baldwm 
James  Lowenthal,  Williams 

1967-68 
Kathy  Summers  Aitken,  Skidmore 
Julia  B.  LeverenZj  Dickinson 
Paul  S.  Levy,  Lehigh 
Daniel  Vaillancourl,  St.  Francis 

1968-69 

David  Peter  Adams,  Kenyon 
Daniel  A.  Gorrell,  Miami 
David  Longfellow,  UA'irginia 
Barbara  Hannaford  Steiner,  Bnarchff 

1969-70 
Tina  Kronemer  Ament,  Case  Western  Reserve 
Ellen  Shapiro  Buchwalter,  Case  Western  Reserve 
Mitchell  E.  Gamer,  Yale 
Robert  Gill,  Washiiigton  and  Lee 
Susan  Hirschhom,  Coimecticut 
Barbara  Kelly,  Mt.  Holvoke 
Lyim  M.  McWhood,  Wellesley 

1970-71 
Rose  Bernard  Ackermann,  Emory 
Kathrin  Hiebakos  Burleson,  U/Califomia 
Harriet  Horwitz  Mever,  Syracuse 
Evan  D.  Robinson,  U/Virgmia 
Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard,  Sweet  Briar 

1971-72 
Carter  Hevward  Morris,  Sweet  Briar 
John  M.  Snuey,  Jr.,  Washington  &Lee 
Doreen  Santora  Zahn,  Wheaton 

1972-73 

Lorelta  Poveromo,  Vassar 

1973-74 

Jose  M.  Colon,  Brown 

Vincent  J.  Doddy,  Villanova 

Allison  Thomas  Kunze,  Randolph-Macon  W. 

John  M.  Moncure,  Colorado 

A.  Byron  Nimocks,  Hendrix 

Nancy  Noves  Robinson,  U/Virginia 

Laura  Stottlemyer,  Emory 

1974-75 
Lauren  Ashwell,  Wheaton 
Susan  L.  Bumette,  U/South  Carolina 
Alan  Engler,  Yale 
Carole  A.  Grunberg,  Vassar 

1975-76 

John  A.  Gallucci,  Williams 
Margaret  M.  Sabo,  Michigan  State 
Jeanne  Windsor,  Mt.  Holyoke 

1976-77 
Daphne  Johnson  Hanrahan,  Mt.Holyoke 
Barbara  Mendelssohn  Price,  Sweet  Briar 
Kimberly  H.  Wiehl,  Middlebiiry 

1977-78 
Elizabeth  Clough  Kitslaar,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Laura  Karns  Zoller,  Northwestern 

1978-79 

Mary  Ann  Gosser,  Bryn  Mawr 

1979-80 
Sarah  Rindsberg  Berman,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Peter  D'Amario,  Brown 
Michael  Olecki,  Haverford 


Charlotte  E.  Smith,  Williams 
Margaret  Stiassni-Sieracki,  Williams 

1980-81 
Anna  Bethune  Collins,  Randolph-Macon 

Woman's 
Deirdre  O'Donoghue  Riou,  Mt.  Holyoke 
Andrea  Tamowski,  Amherst 

1981-82 
Therese  Eve  Painter  Hogan,  U/Texas 

1982-83 

Kenneth  Bradt,  U/North  Carolina 
Howard  Hunter  Smith,  Washington  &  Lee 

1983-84 

John  Warburg,  Brown 

1984-85 
Angela  Rose  Heffeman,  Wheaton 

1987-88 

Tonia  C.  Garbowsky,  Wellesley 
Jeaiunarie  Martinko,  American  U. 

1989-90 

Rebecca  Benor,  Georgetown 

1990-91 

Martha  E.  High,  Randolph-Macon  Woman's 
Perry  S.  Solomon,  Georgetown 

1991-92 

Lily  Arteaga,  Georgetown 

1992-93 

Joshua  D.  Gibson,  Williams 

1993-94 

Joshua  Jaffe,  Georgetown 

GROUPES  DELAWARE 

Dr.  Anne  Rush  Cook,  1936-37 

Miss  Mary  Goodwin,  1936-37 

Mr.  Edwiii  H.  Morse,  1936-37 

Mrs.  Eleanor  Mackenzie  Mudee.  1936-37 

Mrs.  Claire  Lynch  Wade,  1936^3V 

Mrs.  Polly  Boze  Glascock.   1938-39 

OTHERS 

The  Phillip  &  Patricia  Frost  Philanthropic 

Fund/Phillip     Frost,     JYF     1955-56, 

U/Pennsylvania 
The    New    York    Community   Trust/Joan 

O'Meara  Winant  JYF  1971-72,  Yale 
Professor  and  Mrs.  Archille  Biron,  Colby  C, 

Resident  Director  1964-65,  71-72,  7y-74 
Professor    Arnold    Joseph,    Denison    U„ 

Resident  Director  1969-70,  76-77,  86-Sf7, 

Hon.  Member,  JYF  Advisory  Committee 
Professor  Janet  Letts,  Wheaton  C,  Assistant 

to  Resident  Director  1965-66^  Honorary 

Member,  JYF  Advisory  Committee 
Dr.  Catherine  Sims,  Dean  Emeritus,  Sweet 

Briar  C,  Honorary  Member,  JYF  Advisory 

Committee 
Dr.  James  F.  M.  Stephens.  Jr.,  U/Texas  at 

Austin,  Hon.  Member,  JYF  Advisory  Com. 

MATCHING  GIFTS 

Black  and  Decker  Corporation 

Borden  Foundation 

Chase  Manhattan  Bank 

Goldman,  Sachs  &  Company 

GTE  Foundation 

Harris  Bank  Foundation 

H.  J.  Heinz  Company  Foimdation 

J.  P.  Morgan  &  Co.,  Inc. 

Johnson  and  Johnson  Family  of  Companies 

Mack  Trucks,  Inc. 

Philip  Morris  Companies,  Inc. 

TRW  Foundation 


ALUMNI  MAGAZINE 


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