May 1995 • Volume 87 • Number 7
22 The Bomb in the Nation's Attic
The new head of the Smithsonian, Ira Michael Heyman '51, finds himself in a political firestorm over the Enola Gay. By Jacques Steinberg '88
28 Learning What Works
Taking disabilities seriously means redefining how students get an education. By Shelby Grantham and Karen Endicott
34 Slicing In the Wilderness
Get past high winds, criss-crossing tee shots, and a stand of trees called The Office, and you have completed Dartmouth's wildly eccentric golf course. By Glen Waggoner
On The Cover:THE SMITHSONIAN'S Enola Gayexhibit encountered some serious Beadwinds mis when historianswrote an accompanying textthat asked questions about thedecision to drop the bomb. DidIRA MICHAEL HEYMAN '51 dothe right thing when he cannedthe interpretation?Illustration by C. F. Payne
4 Letters
12Dr. Wheelock's Journal
14 On the Hill
20 Syllabus
44 Class Notes
71 Obituaries
80 Dartmouth Undying
THE SMITHSONIAN, WHOSE nicknameis the Nation's Attic, is best known forthe First Ladies' dresses and the HopeDiamond. But when Mike Heyman left hisgarden stinson Beach, California, for theWashington Mall, he found another item inthe collection: the explosive Enola Gay.