CHRISTOPHER BAILEY attended the 11th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, held April 24-26, 1997, at the University of Texas at Austin. Also representing Wells were five students who presented the results of their faculty-sponsored undergraduate research projects. Those students were Katherine Ehrlich, who worked under the direction of Professor Purdy; Robyn Greener, whose research was performed with Professors Schwab and Flowers; Jennifer Kappeller, who worked with Professor Collmer; Melissa Miller, who also worked with Professor Schwab; and Tuesday Tamburri, who worked with Professor Miller-Bernal. 

Professor Bailey's paper, "The Effect of a Covalently Attached Synergistic Anion on Chelator-Mediated Iron-Release from Ovotransferrin: Additional Evidence for Two Concurrent Pathways," was published in the August 19, 1997, issue of BIOCHEMISTRY. This paper resulted from research performed in collaboration with Wells College undergraduates. Several of these former students were co-authors on the paper. 

Professor Bailey was accepted in the Materials Science Workshop for College and High School Chemistry Faculty held at Cornell University on October 18. He has been selected for inclusion in the fifth edition of Who's Who Among America's Teachers, 1998. His nomination came from a successful former student who recommended him because, "he made a difference in her life."

ARTHUR BELLINZONI, NAN DIBELLO, KENT KLITGAARD, ANNE RUSS, AND CHRISTOPHER STURR participated on a panel on the Iraq crisis on March 11, 1998, in the Art Exhibit Room. The panel was organized by Kim Woodrow `98.

BRUCE BENNETT gave a reading of his poems, including villanelles from his new book, It's Hard to Get the Angle Right, at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, on May 11, 1997. Two of his poems, "Reply to Martial" and "Scorched Earth," were published in the Spring 1997 issue of Tar River Poetry. In addition, Professor Bennett has had two poems published in the magazine stet, six poems in LIGHT, and a poem in Prairie Schooner. His chapbook of villanelles, It's Hard To Get The Angle Right, was reviewed by Richard Moore in LIGHT, Summer 1997. He gave a talk and read villanelles from his new book, It's Hard to Get the Angle Right, at a publication party for the book at the Brockport Writers Forum Summer Workshop in Brockport on July 9. The book was also reviewed in the publication Expansive Poetry and Music Online Poetry Review, Issue 13, August 1997. The address for the magazine is www.n2hos.com/acm/. Professor Bennett gave a reading of his poetry at Keuka College on September 23, 1997. He read his poems in Ottawa, Ontario, on October 26 at the Dunvegan Pub as part of the Sasquatch Poetry Series. Professor Bennett's poem, "The Story of Your Life," that originally appeared in Prentice Hall's middle grades series Choices in Literature, was recorded in the ancillary Choices in Literature Audiocassettes, published by Prentice Hall in December 1997. Professor Bennett served again as a judge for the annual State Street Press Poetry Chapbook Competition.

Professor Bennett had a poem published in The Formalist and a poem published in the anthology, The Muse Strikes Back, edited by Katherine McAlpine and Gail White (Story Line Press). His entry on the British poet Gavin Ewart was published in The Encyclopedia of British Humorists, edited by Stephen H. Gale (Garland Press). He selected poems by W. H. Auden for the annual Group Reading by members of the Grolier Club in New York City. Professor Bennett gave an introduction to Auden and participated in that reading on January 5. His poem, "The Lady Speaks Again, was published in AN INTRODUCTION TO POETRY, Ninth Edition, eds .X.J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, Longman Press, 1998. His chapbook, Forays, was published by Clandestine Press. Proceeds from the sale of Forays will be used to support the work of the Wells College Press.

Professor Bennett's review of the anthology, The Muse Strikes Back, was published in the winter 1997-98 issue of Light. Three poems by Professor Bennett were also published in that issue. He also discussed and read poetry for the students at the Peachtown School on April 7. 

An article by BRUCE BENNETT and BIRD STASZ entitled, "Little Red Rides the Hood: Teaching Pre-Service Teachers How to Use Children's Literature by Writing It," was published in the May 1997 issue of Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy. The article deals with Professor Bennett and Professor Stasz's collaboration in teaching English 230, "Reading and Writing Children's Literature."

CATHERINE BURROUGHS was a respondent for a paper delivered at a conference on 19th Century British Women Playwrights held at Northwestern University in August. This conference was convened in order to review a series of essays for an edited volume to be published by Cambridge University Press in 1999. In October, Professor Burroughs attended the Board of Visitors Meeting of Wake Forest University and co-chaired a session entitled, "Romantic Theatre and its Other Stages," at the annual conference of the North American Society for the Study of Romanticism (NASSR) at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Her article, "Joanna Baillie's Poetic Aesthetic: Passion and `the plain order of things'," has been published in the MLA teaching series in a new volume called Approaches to Teaching British Women Poets of the Romantic Period (December 1997).

Professor Burroughs participated on two panels at the Modern Language Association meeting in Toronto in December. For the first, "British Women Playwrights Around 1800," she gave a position paper titled, "Teaching and the Theory and Practice of Women's Dramaturgy." At the roundtable discussion convened to introduce the new MLA volume on approaches to teaching British Romantic Women Poets, she spoke about her experience of teaching poet and playwright Joanna Baillie to undergraduates. In addition, Catherine was invited by The Chronicle of Higher Education to join a small group of scholars to brainstorm with the editors about key issues in the profession and how The Chronicle might better cover them.

CANDACE COLLMER has been awarded $47,000 from the Faculty Research Enhancement Program of the United States Department of Agriculture for her sabbatical year. The money will support her research on plant resistance to viral pathogens at Cornell University this fall and at the John Innes Centre in Norwich, England, in the spring. She was selected to attend a Project Kaleidoscope-sponsored Summer Leadership Institute held from June 14-19 in the Colorado Rockies. The Institute uses an Outward Bound type of approach to develop leadership skills focused on continuing work in the development of innovative curricula for science, math, and engineering. 

NAN DIBELLO presented a seminar, "Federalism: The Stealth Factor in Public Policy," for the Public Leadership Education Network in Washington, DC. She gave a public talk entitled, "More than Majority Rule: Democratic Solutions to Democratic Problems," to the Unitarian-Universalist Society of Auburn on March 29. She has also had a paper accepted for presentation at the Midwest Political Science Association on April 25.

BEATRICE FARNSWORTH presented a paper entitled, "Unionizing the `batrachka:' the Revolution's stepdaughter," on November 20 at the national meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies in Seattle, Washington. She has also been asked by the Woodrow Wilson Foundation in Washington, DC, to read faculty research proposals.

During the summer of 1997, SUSAN FORBES taught two one-week intensive sessions of creative dramatics for children 8 to 16 for the Seneca Players. Each course of study concluded in a public performance called skits and bits. She also served as a sound technician for the Seneca Falls Women's History Days. In the fall, Professor Forbes produced, conceived, directed and acted in a two woman show called "Laughing Matters" for the Morgan Opera House. Professor Emeritus Alan Clugston, Professor Scott Heinekamp, and Avery Ayers were seen in small cameo roles. Over 400 people attended the performances on two nights. During her sabbatical leave, Professor Forbes studied television broadcasting, videography techniques, and digital off-line editing. She is currently digitally editing a "final cut" promotional version of "Laughing Matters" for submission to her agent in New York City.

This spring, Professor Forbes performed Judith Beasely from "Laughing Matters" at the 50th/100th celebration of the Natural Resources Department at the A.D. White House at Cornell University. She recently attended the second annual Women in Theatre and Media Conference at D'Youville College in Buffalo. She has also organized and planned the second Annual Women's Studies Conference in honor of Women's History Month held on March 29 at Wells College. 

MIGUEL GIL was invited to deliver a paper on "The Theme of Education in the Works of Ramón Perez de Ayala" at the XXIII Annual Congress of Hispanic Literatures held at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on October 16-19, 1997.

NANCY GILBERTSON performed in the Horizon Performance series in Moravia on March 9, 1997, and at Wells on March 27 with the Pro Musica String Quartet from the Community School of Music and Art of Ithaca. Music on the program included a Beethoven piano quartet, a Bach violin sonata, two string quartets by Mendelssohn and Rimsky-Korsakov, and a set of Bagatelles by Dvorak. She also performed a recital of 20th century music with the Horizon Trio (flute, viola, and piano) at SUNY Geneseo on April 6 with works by Martinu, Copland, Durufle, Hindemith, and Britten. Ms. Gilbertson sang in the Horizon Community Chorus concert given on April 13 in Moravia, which included excerpts from the Peaceable Kingdom by Thompson and other lighter works. In the middle of a hectic schedule of rehearsals and performances, she also found time to volunteer as a model of vintage clothing in a fashion show given by the women of the Scpioville Presbyterian Church for the Skaneateles Senior Citizens on April 1 in Auburn.

Ms. Gilbertson gave a performance on October 5 in Moravia, NY, as part of the Horizon Performance series. Included on the program was The Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint Saens, arranged for two pianos played by Kim Gilbertson and Ms. Gilbertson and narration by Marty Pilat. On October 15, she presented a solo piano recital for the Civic Morning Musicals at the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse. The recital was a tribute to Johannes Brahms on his centennial and to Romantic piano music. She performed the same solo recital at Wells College on September 3. Ms Gilbertson was accompanist on a viola recital on November 1, playing both piano and harpsichord. A Brandenburg Concerto by J.S. Bach with a small chamber orchestra was featured on the program along with music by Britten and Bruch. She was accompanist for a Horizon Performance concert featuring the Adselweit vocal quartet in Moravia on November 9. Works by Copland, Mozart, and a selection of Samuel Barber Hermit Songs were included on the program. On November 16, Ms. Gilbertson joined Kim Gilbertson, piano, and Myriam Contiguglia, narrator, on the Lodi Historical Society concert series with a presentation of Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint Saens. 

JEANNE GODDARD choreographed the Binghamton Symphony production of Camelot in May, 1997. She performed at the Ithaca Festival in June with both the Firehouse Dance Company and the Saga Dance Company. In July she produced New Dances `97 at the CRS Barn Studio in Ithaca, choreographing a new group work, accompanied by pianist NANCY GILBERTSON, and dancing in the work of three other choreographers. In August Professor Goddard performed as a guest artist with June Finch at the Provincetown Art Association in Provincetown, Massachusetts, and again at the CRS Barn Studio in the work of Saga Ambegaokar.

Ms. Goddard, choreographer, NANCY GILBERTSON, pianist, and STEVEN STULL, baritone, presented "MOSAIC...not just a dance company," a program of music and dance at the Moravia Central School on February 8. Members of the Wells College Dance Ensemble appearing in the program were Sharity Bassett, Erin Beebe, Casey Earle, Elizabeth Gifford, Raven Herndon, and Allison Winters.

PILAR GREENWOOD was admitted to the School of Criticism and Theory, a prestigious Summer Institute whose 21st session was held at Cornell University this past summer. At the Institute, Professor Greenwood joined a large group of international scholars and participated in seminars directed by the renowned critics Toril Moi and Jonathan Culler. She completed the institute with distinction.

Professor Greenwood presented a paper entitled, "The Power of Horror and Abjection: García Márquez's Eréndira in Narrative, Stage, and Film," at the conference "The Hispanic Connection: Spanish and Spanish-American Literature in the Arts of the World," at Hofstra University in New York on October 16-18.

MICHAEL GROTH delivered a paper entitled, "Is This Freedom?: The Obstacles to Building a Free African-American Community in Dutchess County, New York," at the Conference on New York State History on June 7 at Skidmore College. His article, "Slaveholders and Manumission in Dutchess County," appeared in the January 1997 issue of New York History.

SPENCER HILDAHL's review of Voices in the Purple Haze: Underground Radio and the Sixties by Michael Keith appeared in the October 1997 issue of CHOICE.

HEIDI HOFFMAN performed with the Ariadne Quartet (the Ithaca College faculty quartet) in a performance of Schubert string quintet in C major, opus 163, on November 12 at Ithaca College and on November 25 at Cornell University. In addition, Dr. Hoffman and members of the Syracuse Symphony performed in the Civic Morning Musical Series at the Everson Museum in Syracuse on November 12.

EVA HUTINET presented a workshop on the teachings of Hildegard of Bingen at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Auburn, New York, on May 11, 1997. Professor Hutinet has been asked to be an adjunct faculty member at Antioch University. By invitation, Professor Hutinet presented a paper entitled, "Realization of Limits," at the conference, "Academe and Spirituality: Can the Critical Mind be Reconciled with the Spiritual Quest?," in Jerusalem on July 27-29, 1997. The conference was sponsored by the Seminary of Judaic Studies, Jerusalem in association with the Elijah School for the Study of the Wisdom of the World Religions, Jerusalem. Her paper is being considered for publication. She presented a lecture entitled, "Hildegard of Bingen: Prophetess, Mystic, Founding Abbess, Healer, Theologian, and Composer," on October 24 to Church Women United at the Trinity United Church of Christ in Union Springs, NY.

KENT KLITGAARD delivered a paper entitled, "Calculating Income Distribution in the Cayuga Basin," at the 50th annual convention of the New York State Economics Association. The convention was held in Oneonta, New York, on September 26-17, 1997. Professor Klitgaard successfully completed a 32-hour course on Systems Thinking and Stella software modeling. The workshop, sponsored by High Performance Systems, was held in Durham, New Hampshire, from August 5-8.

CYNTHIA KOEPP chaired a session entitled, "The Contradictions of Colonial Citizenship in the French Empire," at the 112th annual meeting of the American Historical Association held in Seattle, Washington, on January 11. She delivered a paper entitled, "An Infestation of Beggars: Resisting Physiocratic Rhetoric and Their Depictions of the Poor in Late 18th Century France," at the annual meeting of the Society for Eighteenth Century Studies on April 3 at Notre Dame University, South Bend, Indiana. On April 17-19, she co-chaired (with Ruth Alexander of Colorado State University) the 1997 Berkshire Prize Committee, which awards a prize to the best book in any field of history written by a woman living in North America.

PATRICIA MADOO LENGERMANN and JILL NIEBRUGGE-BRANTLEY have just published their book, The Women Founders: Sociology and Social Theory, 1830-1930, with McGraw-Hill. The book's project is to show the rich heritage of contemporary feminist social and sociological theory in a form useful to both students and scholars. It also explores the processes that have erased this heritage from the history of the social sciences. The book presents biographical sketches, intellectual background, and thematic analyses by Lengermann and Niebrugge-Brantley along with significant original work of 15 women social theorists: chapters on Harriet Martineau, Jane Addams, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Anna Julia Cooper and Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Marianne Weber, Beatrice Potter Webb, and a group they identify as "The Chicago Women's School of Social Thought" (Edith and Grace Abbott, Sophonisba Breckinridge, Florence Kelley, Frances Kellor, Julia Lathrop, Annie Marion MacLean, and Marion Talbot). The Weber translations are a first in English. This is the only book that makes available in one source commentary on, and original texts by, these women. They recently gave two talks on the subject of their book: the first was at Ithaca College on February 24 and was titled, "Personal to Theoretical: Marianne Weber;" the second was at the Bronfenbrenner Life Course Center at Cornell on March 3 and was titled, "Home/Work: The Lost Feminist Tradition in Social Theory." They have also signed a contract with Sage to write the entry on "classical feminist theory" for the Handbook of Social Theory, edited by George Ritzer and Barry Smart.

During his sabbatical leave in the fall, THEODORE LOSSOWSKI studied graphic design and digital image manipulation at Rochester Institute of Technology. This will allow Wells College an opportunity to introduce and link students to the digital era of the information/communication superhighway while integrating their imagination and expression of the visual dialogue. 

TUKUMBI LUMUMBA-KASONGO AND KENT KLITGAARD's paper, "Can African States Make Development Planning within the Current Structural Adjustment Programs and Struggle for Democracy?," was published in the October issue of International Third World Studies Journal and Review.

TUKUMBI LUMUMBA-KASONGO article, "Reflections on EcoCity Systems: Historic and Theoretic Perspectives," was published in a book entitled, Village Wisdom/Future Cities, edited by Richard Register, Hayward, California: Alonzo Press, in May 1997. On April 24, he was invited by the Peace Studies Program and the Institute for African Development, Cornell University to participate in a panel discussion on the "Political Situation in the Congo-Zaïre." On May 7, Professor Lumumba-Kasongo delivered a public lecture on "De-Mobutuization of the Congolese-Zairean State and the Society: A Study of Political Change in Africa," sponsored by the Peace Studies Program and the Institute for African Development, Cornell University. On May 9, he had an interview by Le Nouvel Observateur, a Paris based magazine, on the "United States and French Foreign Policies Towards Africa." He participated in the Annual Conference of the African Association of Political Science in Durban, South Africa, in June 1997; he presented a paper entitled, "Ethnicity and Democracy in African Politics." Also in June, Professor Lumumba-Kasongo was invited to give a public lecture at the University of Venda, South Africa; the topic was "Social Movements and Political Discourses in Social Sciences. He participated in the 17th World Congress of International Political Science Association and presented a paper entitled, "Dialectics of Political and Economic Relations between Africa and the Capitalist World Before and After the Cold War: A Search for New Paradigms and a Basis for Policy." It was held in Seoul, South Korea, in August. 

Professor Lumumba-Kasongo's was invited by the United Nations Development Program Director, Mr. James Gustave Speth, and participated in "A World Without Poverty Program" to commemorate International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, held on October 17 in the United Nations Headquarters, New York City. He was also invited by Cornell University Africana Studies and Research Center to participate in its colloquium series. He presented a public lecture on "From the Congo to Zaïre and Back the Congo: Reconstructing a Nation with a Pan-African Vision;" the lecture was held on November 12. Professor Lumumba-Kasongo was offered the position of Co-Editor of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology, a journal published in Leiden, The Netherlands. He has accepted this position for a period of four years. Tukumbi had two interviews by the Voice of America in Washington, DC, on "the Political Situation in the Congo-Zaïre and the Region of the Great Lakes." He was invited to give a public lecture to honor students at Cayuga Community College in Auburn on February 11. The title of his lecture was "A Comparative Analysis of Different Colonial Experiments in Africa with a Special Emphasis on the Congo." Tukumbi has accepted the invitation to serve as an outside reader for articles for the International Third World Studies Journal and Review, published in Omaha, Nebraska.

LESLIE MILLER-BERNAL was the presider and discussant of a session, "Health Care Systems," at the Eastern Sociological Society meetings held in Baltimore on April 10-13. Her short article on the history of housing for women students at Middlebury College appeared in the December 4, 1997, issue of Midd Points, the newsletter of the Middlebury College staff and faculty. The article was entitled, Women's Struggle for a `Room of One's Own'." Professor Miller-Bernal was presider and discussant for two sessions at the Eastern Sociological Society meetings in Philadelphia on March 20-22. One session concerned theoretical issues within feminist sociology; the other session consisted of undergraduate papers concerned with gender issues. Professor Miller-Bernal is giving an invited talk at Middlebury College on April 15, "A Tale of Two Colleges: Women Students at Middlebury and Wells, Past and Present."

MILENE MORFEI presented a paper entitled, "Generative Possible Selves in the Parents of Young Adults," at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association on May 8. The paper was part of a symposium entitled, "Meaning of Parenthood: Implications of Representations of Children and Parenting in the Self." Professor Morfei assisted in the organization of the semi-annual meeting for Empire State Social Psychology (E.S.S.P) on April 24-26 at Syracuse University's Minnowbrook Conference Center in the Adirondacks. The conference is co-hosted by Syracuse and Colgate University and provides an opportunity for social psychologists in and near New York State to interact about research, teaching, and resources in social psychology. Professor Morfei's research on "Generative Behavior in the Lives of Midlife Parents' has been accepted for presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association in San Francisco in August. Jamie Carpenter `98 and Carolyn Mix `98, whose excellent work on data coding helped make this research possible, are co-authors on the paper. They will also be attending the conference with her.

VICTORIA MUÑOZ has had her manuscript, "The Passion that Absorbs You: Latina/Latino Identity Development Through Community Development," published in the November issue of Education and Urban Society. The November issue focused on Latino Communities: Resources for Educational Change. She was invited to speak at the University of New Hampshire about her book, Where "Something Catches:" Work, Love and Identity in Youth, and about qualitative research methodologies. She was also on a panel for the course, "Educational Structure and Change." Professor Muñoz was a reader for SUNY-Press and made recommendations concerning the suitability of a manuscript for publication in the book series, Identities in the Classroom.

ANNE RUSS's review of The Costa Rican Women's Movement: A Reader appeared in the November issue of Choice. She spoke on "The Way We Never Were: Families in American Society and Culture" at Cayuga Community College on March 18.

SUSAN SANDMAN, with Elizabethan Conversation, performed a children's concert for the Booker T Washington Community Center in Auburn on May 5. She also performed in two concerts with the Viol Consort of Schola Cantorum of Syracuse, one in Ithaca on May 3 in the First Unitarian Church and the other in Syracuse on May 10 at the Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church. She played renaissance canons and fantasies by John Jenkins in a program called "Canonade: A Concert of Vocal and instrumental Canons." Professor Sandman performed on tenor viola da gamba in a program of 17th century English fantasies by Lupo with the Viol Consort of the Schola Cantorum of Syracuse on October 26.

Professor Sandman's compact-disk recording, "The Medieval Lady," received considerable air time across the country in honor of national women's history month in March. According to a report she received from the producer (Leonarda Productions), it was played in Portland (KBPS), Los Angeles (KUSC/USC), Boston (WGBH Radio), Rochester (WXXI), Bloomington, (WFIV), Schenectady (WMHT), and Houston (KUHF).

BIRD STASZ was invited to Slovakia by the directors of the Orava Project in March, 1998, to work on the oral histories component of the project. The Orava Project is a Sponsored Project of the United States Agency for International Development. Professor Stasz was named an Honorable Mention for the Ernest A. Lynton Award for Faculty Professional Service and Academic Outreach. This award recognizes a vision of service that embraces collective responsibility, a vision of colleges and universities as catalyst not only in the discovery of new knowledge but also in its application throughout society. The nominees for this award represented 28 states and Canada, and 22 disciplines spanning arts and humanities, sciences, business, health, and education.
 

THOMAS STIADLE attended numerous research presentations and gave a talk entitled, "An Application of Complexes of Groups to Finiteness Obstructions," at the 1997 Albany Group Theory Conference on October 10-12. In addition, he attended a demonstration of the MAGNUS software for computing in infinite groups.

CRAWFORD THOBURN presented a paper entitled, "Mozart and Freemasonry," at an open meeting of the American Lodge of Research held at the Morgan Opera House in Aurora in observance of the 200th anniversary of the founding of Scipio Lodge of Research. On April 19 and 20, the Wells Concert Choir, under his direction, combined with the Men's Glee Club of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and string orchestra for performances at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Southbridge, Massachusetts, and the Cathedral Church of St. Paul in Worcester, Massachusetts. Featured on the program was the "Mass in G Major" of Franz Schubert and two short works by W. A. Mozart, Sancta Maria and Ave Verum Corpus. On May 4, the Wells Concert Choir and Chamber Singers, under his direction and accompanied by Nancy Gilbertson, presented a concert in Barler Hall. Featured on the program were the Vier Gesange, op. 17 for two French Horns, Harp and Women's voices by Johannes Brahms, as well as works by J.S. Bach, G.F. Handel, and others. Professor Thoburn has had three choral works accepted for publication during the coming year by Carl Fischer Music Publishers. These works include an arrangement for accompanied mixed voices of the Basque carol, "The Sky Can Still Remember," and editions of two English 17th century anthems by Christopher Tye and Thomas Ford adapted for unaccompanied three-part mixed voices. It is intended by the publishers that these will be the first in a projected series of adaptations of similar works for this combination of voices.

By invitation, Professor Thoburn conducted a reading session of several of his published choral works at the fall meeting of the Central New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, held on September 12 at the Church of the Saviour in Syracuse. On October 5, he attended the first performance of his recently completed original composition entitled, "A Psalm of Praise," in Watertown, New York. This large-scale work for mixed voices and organ is a setting of verses by the 17th century English poet Richard Baxter. His composition was commissioned by the choir of Trinity Episcopal Church, Watertown, in memory of one of their members.

The College choral ensembles, under the direction of Professor Thoburn, presented two concerts on campus during October. On October 19 the Concert Choir, in collaboration with the Men's Glee Club from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a chamber orchestra, performed two motets by Mozart, the "Sancta Maria" and Ave Verum Corpus," and the "Mass in G Major" by Franz Schubert. Soprano soloist in the latter work was Kristina Rosney `99. On November 1 the Concert Choir and Chamber Singers presented a Mother's Weekend concert of music for women's voices. Featured on the program were works by Byrd, Bach, Monteverdi, Schubert, Weelkes, and arrangements of English and Russian folk songs. The choir was accompanied by Nancy Gilbertson and Mary Elizabeth Smith `99 was soloist.

The Wells Concert Choir, also under the direction of Professor Thoburn, presented three concerts in December. On December 6 they sang a program at the Morgan Opera House as part of the "Christmas in Aurora" celebration, which included the singing of carols by the audience led by the Choir and the official lighting of the village Christmas tree. On December 11, the Choir and Chamber Singers presented their annual Holiday Concert in Barler Hall, accompanied by pianist Nancy Gilbertson. On December 14, the Choir traveled to Worcester Massachusetts, where they presented a join concert with the Worcester polytechnic Institute Glee Club. Featured on the program were settings of the Te Deum and Magnificat by the 20th century Belgian composer Flor Peeters, accompanied by a brass ensemble, and two of his own published arrangements, My Dancing Day, and Venite Adoremus Dominum. Professor Thoburn's original composition, Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart, for mixed voices and keyboard accompaniment has been accepted for publication by Mark Foster Music Company of Champaign, Illinois.

JERI VARGO attended "Academic Libraries 2000: The Economics of Electronic Information," a conference held in Albany, New York, on September 25 and 26. Along with Elsie Torres and Karin Wikoff, Ms. Vargo attended the Computers in Libraries `98 Conference in Washington, DC, on March 2-5. Information literacy led the issues presented there, and Jeri will share this information with faculty and staff.

A. THOMAS VAWTER, as an invited participant in the semi-annual meeting of the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers (CIBT), presented a workshop on his laboratory exercise, "Goldenrod Gall Size as a Result of Natural Selection," to high school teachers who use the exercise in their classrooms. Professor Vawter has been associated with CIBT since 1989 and, in addition to coordinating half of the summer institutes in 1992 and 1993, has written a number of laboratory exercises disseminated under the CIBT aegis.

ROSEMARY WELSH presented a paper entitled, "Cinema Nuovo: Tradition and Transgression in the Film Erendira," at the conference, The Hispanic Connection at Hofstra University on October 17. On October 25, Professor Welsh chaired the session, "Inscribing the Body in Liminal Images: Women on the Margins and Boundaries of Representation," and presented a paper entitled, "Inscribing Identity on the Self: The Roles of Cindy Sherman in her Photographs," at the international conference on "Boundaries and Borders," sponsored by West Georgia College and the Association for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Arts in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also continuing as the President of the Association for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Arts.

JENNY YATES gave a paper on her sabbatical research in May for the Yale Divinity School faculty. She worked on the Paul and Mary Mellon collection in Yale's Rare Book Library. Her research was in the field of psychology and religion. In June she presented her research to the faculty of the Boston Jung Institute. The editor of The Journal of Analytical Psychology, who attended the lecture, asked her to publish the material in the journal. The faculty voted and asked her to join the Institute Faculty and the New England Society of Jungian Analysts. Professor Yates also presented to the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts in October, 1996.

Professor Yates' book, The Near-Death Experience, received a favorable review in the bulletin of the International Association for Near Death Studies and in the newsletter of the Inter-National Association of Analytical Psychology. She was invited to edit two volumes for Princeton University Press, one in Jung's concept of the Self and one on Death and Immortality. Professor Yates is serving as an adjunct faculty member for Union Graduate Institute of Ohio. On October 12, she conducted a Ph.D. dissertation defense in the area of Interdisciplinary Humanities with a specialization in Philosophy. She presented a two-day workshop for the South East Florida Society for Analytical Psychology in January 1998. The program carries continuing education credit for psychotherapists and physicians.

Professor Yates has been appointed parliamentarian for the national meetings of the Inter-Regional Association of Jungian analysts in the United States and Canada. She will assume her duties as a member of the Board of Officers in April at the national meeting in St. Louis. The organization is the supervising faculty for the training of Jungian Analysts across the various regions of the country.

An excerpt from The Making of a Southerner (1946) by KATHARINE DU PRÉ LUMPKIN (1897-1988), who was a member of the Wells College Departments of Economics and Sociology from 1957 to 1967, has been included in The Oxford Book of the American South, edited by Edward Ayers and Brad Mittendorf (1997).