Two full days of faculty meetings seem like a cruel way to end the school year, but they are just the start of a series of retreats that dominate the month of June. It is time well spent. In fact, when you consider all of the issues we debate, the common issue is the lack of time in the day to do everything we want. Specifically, we need more time for classes, athletics, the arts, sleep and just fooling around. Discussing these matters takes time.
Adding a twenty-fifth hour was never seriously considered; instead, we added another period to the schedule (G block) dedicated to ensembles and performing arts. The pledge we made to never start the day earlier than 8:15 lasted two years; now we'll start at 8:05. At what time should Wilderness Orientation groups return to campus on September 7? Brooks Bicknell '77 takes a moment to review some details:
We meet in the atrium of the Learning Center. When it was over, we spilled out into the sun of Alice's Garden, and prepared to set sail on the Mt. Washington for the faculty party/dinner cruise on Lake Winnepesauke.
