Table of Contents
April 199 2 • Volume 84 • Number 7
Is Humor Still Possible? page 30
"Humor can be dissected as a frog can," E.B.White said. "But the thing dies in the process, andthe innards are discouraging to any but the purescientific mind." Being of scientific bent, last fallwe held a symposium with women's-humor expertRegina Barreca '79, Anthropology Professor JohnWatanabe, History Professor Annelise Orleck, andcartoonist/comic Steve Kelley '81. We asked, "Is everything sacred?" Some of the answers were, reassuringly,funny, by ROBERT SULLIVAN '73
16 Joy Kenseth'sWonder Room
An exhibition unleashes the first of all passions. by Joy Kenneth
22 An Awardin Honor of theRisk Taker
Recognizing those who live in the spirit of Ledyard. by the editors
24 To Dream withOpen Eyes
A student researches his thesis on a camel, by Flagg Miller '91
38 The River
Reflections on the water that goes by the College. by W.D. Wether ell
4 Letters
6 Dr. Wheelock'sJournal
8 On the Hill
12 Syllabus
42 PresidentialRange
49 Class Notes
70 Obituaries
80Dartmouth Undying
On The Cover:In the dour nineties, is therea universal humor? The typographyis by J "Night Train "Porter and Doreen Means.
Steve Kelley '81
Annelise Orleck
John Watanabe
Regina Barreca '79
