Hamilton College - Hamiltonian Yearbook (Clinton, NY)

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----- . .' e751; ha . Campus construction completed. New academic requirements introduced. New administrators appointed. Dormitory fire extinguished. Diversity 3 buzzword on campus. l989, right? No. IQTQI A decade ago, the Scott Field House was eempleted. competency requirements in speech and writing were introduced, several new deans were welcomed to the Hiil, and a series of fires were set. Similarly. we witnessed the opening of the Bristol Peel and the Schambach Center, the establishment of distribution requirements. and a fire in Babbitt this year.

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C O N T E N T 5 Introduction 4 Student mes Year in Renew 24 Faculty and Administration.............................44 Seniors 58 Student Organizations I42 Sports l64 Senior Index I82 Creditsls4 CHANGING m

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Hamilton and Kirkland Colleges merged in the fall of 19T8. and so the Class of IBM was the first coeducational graduating class in Hamilton history. One of the big issues at the time was diversity; namely. would the merger squelch it? From Roots in the Glen: Some of the questions still yearning for answers in I979 were whether Hamilton would become .. a more homogeneous college? Hamilton has grown in manyf ways during the past ten years. Take tuition. It was $6,500 in IQTQ; we all know what it is now. the number of students. faculty members and course offerings at Hamilton has increased over the past decade. Also. the malepfemale ratio has some much closer to 50-50 in recent 'years. compared to LOGS men and 568 women in IQTQ. In academies, the College has expanded the curriculum to include more emphasis on interdisciplinary studies, the sciences, and non-European cultures. There are eight more concentrations to choose from in i939, such as public policy and women's studies. New minors. such as African-American and Latin American studies, are also offered. Finally, various club sports and five new varsity sports, four of them for women, have appeared on the Hill since I979. The overall quality of the athletic program has improved greatly, as well. Thus. two conclusions can be drawn from this partial list of changes. The merger was the end of one era for Hamilton, and the beginning of another. Hamiltonis subsequent growth has not meant the end of diversity on campus. although we still have a long way to go to reach true diversity, if such a thing is possibie. President Payne addressed this in his inauguration speech. He spoke of Hamilton's opportunities to diversify even further in terms of faculty, students and curriculum. Many of his suggestions have recently been put into action. In that respect. he is rightly continuing the policies of the past decade. But after ten years. shouldn't we have a newer direction, as well? Shouldn't we deal with the consequences of the merger and of increased diversity?