William B. Bristol, professor of history
emeritus, died on Oct. 24.
A native of Philadelphia, he graduated in 1936
from Gettysburg College and earned his
M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He was a visiting
professor at the University of Puerto Rico and taught at Princeton University before joining the
Union faculty in 1948. He retired in 1985.
As a pacifist during World War II, he was a
conscientious objector, working with the U.S Forest Service, first in New York and then in Oregon and Washington, where he was a
smokejumper — parachuting into remote locations to fight forest fires.
A specialist in Latin American history, Prof.
Bristol taught such courses as “The Spanish and Portuguese Empires in America,” “Latin America and the United States,” and “The Mexican
Revolution.” He traveled extensively in Central and South America, making several trips
to research Protestant missionary activities in Colombia, to investigate fruit
companies in Honduras and Costa Rica, and to lead Union
student groups to Bogota. He wrote a monograph
on Cuba for the American
Friends Service Committee, reviewed more than forty-five books for Choice
magazine, and was a frequent speaker on non-violence and on Latin American
topics.
He was active with foreign student groups at the
College and an advisor to the International Relations Club and Phi Kappa
Sigma fraternity. His memberships included the American Historical Association,
the Latin American Studies Association, the Conference on Latin American
History, and Phi Beta Kappa.
Survivors include his wife, Naomi; his daughter,
Joan Cameron Bristol; his son-in-law, Randolph F. Scully; and his
granddaughter, Naomi Scully-Bristol.
Faculty will take up discussion of a revised proposal for
a semester calendar on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 12:30
p.m. in the F. W. Olin Center Auditorium.
The meeting, which was to have been Thursday, Oct. 30, was
postponed by the Faculty Executive Council at the request of members of the
Academic Affairs Council, which prepared the proposal.
“The (AAC) has been working exceedingly hard this whole
term and they have now finished a revised calendar proposal in light of the
input they received from faculty and students,” said Clifford Brown, chair of
the FEC. “Since it contains revisions and further explanations, they wanted the
faculty to have adequate time to examine and consider it before the debate
opened.”
If necessary, discussion could continue on Nov. 5 and 6,
Brown said.
After discussion, the FEC will have a paper ballot,
perhaps the week of Nov. 10, Brown said.
Brenda Wineapple,
author of the new biography, Hawthorne: A
Life, will talk on “Hawthorne and the Politics of Writing” on Monday, Nov.
3, at 7 p.m. in the Nott Memorial.
Wineapple's new book has been
widely reviewed, and the author has had a number of interviews. She is scheduled
to appear shortly on C-SPAN's Booknotes.
Wineapple, who joined the Union
faculty in 1976, holds a Ph.D. from the University
of Wisconsin. She has written two
other biographies: Genêt, about New Yorker correspondent Janet Flanner,
and Sister Brother, about the
relationship of Gertrude and Leo Stein.
Despite the fact that Hawthorne
was one of America's
most famous writers, by the time of his death in 1864 he sensed that history
had passed him by. With massive armies mobilized in a civil war that he
strongly opposed, his many stories and novels set in the distant past seemed
beside the point. His close friendship with a widely discredited former U.S.
president, Franklin Pierce, only seemed to confirm his irrelevancy.
Hawthorne, a descendant of a 17th-century
Salem magistrate who hanged accused
witches by the score, has much to tell us about the terror-spawning religious
fanaticism of our own time, according to Wineapple.
“No one conveys better than Hawthorne
how religion and ideology can induce hysteria, violence, and cruelty,” she
says.
The first female biographer of
Hawthorne, Prof. Wineapple was attracted to him initially because he was the
first major American writer to make women central figures in his novels. His
contempt for women writers notwithstanding, “I knew the creator of Hester
Prynne had to be a feminist…and wanted to be the first to plumb his
relationships with the many women who were important to him.”
Senior Lauren Stellato (Old Westbury, NY/Friends Academy), successfully defended the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association No. 1 singles title last weekend at Cornell by defeating top-ranked Joanna Toke, a senior at the University of Rochester.
“I am sooooooooo excited that I beat her,” said a very excited Stellato, who lost to Toke two weeks ago in the championship round of the ITA tournament at William Smith College (6-4, 6-3). “I was the underdog and I don't think that anyone thought that I would really win. I have played her four times before this match and lost every time.”
Stellato is the first Union tennis player in history (men or women) to win back-to-back state titles. Her 4-0 record at states gives her a record of 18-2 for this year and a career record of 75-14 (all out of the No. 1 position).
Stellato, who defeated Vassar's Becky Weldon (7-5, 3-6, 6-2) to become the first Dutchwoman since 1983 to win the state title out of the No. 1 position, defeated Rochester's Toke, 6-4 and 6-3.
Stellato's championship enabled the Dutchwomen to finish sixth among the 15 participating teams, equaling the team's best finish, first set last year. Vassar, Skidmore, NYU, Rochester, and William Smith were the five teams that finished in front of the Dutchwomen.
“Lauren's success this weekend comes from her many years of hard work and her renewed focus after the loss to Joanna Toke at the ITA's in Geneva,” said head coach Wayne Emerick. “Lauren went to the weight room on a regular basis and did some increased running on her own to improve her overall physical strength against Toke. “The fact that Lauren was able to come from behind in both sets and win speaks to her mental fortitude and desire. Lauren knew to have any hope to get to the NCAA's in the Spring “the time was now.
“There was a lot of support for Lauren at this weekend's matches,” continued Emerick. “Players and coaches from schools across New York State knew this could be one of the last times that she might play for Union. I am very proud of the team and their individual and collective attitude towards improving this season. Lauren's win reflects an improved overall effort by her and her teammates in practice. If you are prepared to play, the winning and losing takes care of itself. Lauren did extra work and gave herself the opportunity for a great performance. Hats off to Lauren, her teammates and (assistant) Coach (Erico) Lemos for a great team effort!”
Beating Toke was not an easy task for Stellato as the University of Rochester senior was ranked second in the country at the Division III level three years ago and two years ago climbed to the No. 2 ranking. Toke has been ranked No. 1 in the region much of her career.
“I'm not sure that she has ever lost a match when I've been at a tournament with her,” Stellato explained.
Lauren defeated RIT's Carlie Schubert, 6-2, 61, in the first round before picking up victories over Rensselaer's Andrea Erdekian, 6-2, 6-0, and Vassar's Diya Uberoi, 6-4, 6-3, to set up the showdown with Toke.
“I didn't really feel any pressure, because I wasn't expecting to win the championship,” Stellato explained. “I really didn't think I would. It's exciting to be Union's all-time leader of matches won… it's a great feeling that I've done so well.”
Julie Miller (Class of 1984) was the first Dutchwoman ever to win a New York State singles title, and she did it out of the No. 1 position in 1983. Miller's state crown was followed by Amy Kessinger, out of the No. 4 position in 1994, and by Susan Yoo, who captured the third singles title in 1999.
Stellato will have the opportunity to add to her 75 college wins this spring when the Dutchwomen play a limited schedule.
“I'm sooooo happy that I won! …WOW!!…it defintely was the match of my life,” she said. “I am definitely going to play in the spring. I hope we can get some good matches or tournaments in so that I can qualify for NCAA's.”
Stellato and freshman teammate Jen Werts advanced to the championship match of the doubles competition before losing the title to Toke and Pajoohi, 8-6.
Here are the rest of Union's state tournament scores:
Second Singles: Jennie Werts played Ann Moulin from St. Lawrence and won 6-3, 6-2;
Second round Jennie played Jen Sussman from NYU and lost 2-6, 0-6.
Third Singles: Meg Vercillo lost to Florine Cannelle from RPI 4-6, 1-6
Fourth Singles: Amanda Brody lost to Melissa Walsh from Ithaca 3-6, 3-6
Fifth Singles: Jen Lauroesch won, playing Betsy O'Brian from Nazareth 6-1, 3-6, 6-0; Second
Round she played Sarah Coffin from Cortland and lost 4-6, 4-6
Sixth Singles: Alexandra Valenti played Tessa Baker from Rochester and lost 4-6, 1-6
Doubles
First: Jennie and Lauren played Andrea Erdekian and Raimi Ishikawa from RPI and won 8-2;
Second Round defeated Johnna Nigh and Ann Moulin from St. Lawrence and won 8-5; Third
Round played Joanna Toke and Pajoohi and lost 8-6 in the semi finals.
Second Doubles: Meg and Amanda lost 8-3 to Jill Damon and Maddie Pauli 8-3
Third Doubles: Alex and Jenny won 8-2 they played Meghan Rose and Linsay Walsh from
Hamilton
Second Round: They lost to Kelly Graham and Anna Will from Vassar 8-1.
While the fall teams are heading toward the end of their respective seasons, the men and women's ice hockey teams are off to a solid start. The 1-1-1 women earned their first win of the young season when they defeated New England College, 5-1. Freshman Meghan O'Connor was named the ECAC's Rookie of the Week after scoring a hat trick, which included the game-winner. Meanwhile, classmate Kelly Lannan was named to the honor roll after picking up three assists in the win and a pair of goals in a 4-4 overtime tie with Rensselaer.
“The season has been a joy for me so far,” said head coach Fred Quistgard, who has been with the team for the last five years. “The players have worked hard, listened to constructive criticism and have learned a lot of lessons in a short amount of time. We have
plenty of challenges ahead that will test their will, but it is clear we have the right nucleus in place for the coming years.
“Our style of play is more creative and confident than the past few years and that is a direct result of the great chemistry and dedication that has been displayed by the returnees and the freshmen. The RPI game was the first test of many this season,” Quistgard continued. “They handled us easily last season, but now they were the ones who had to battle back to tie us 4-4. RPI is one of the best DIII teams in the nation with great senior leadership. It was a good challenge for our young team. Those who attended last Saturday saw a great hockey game.
“We still have many lessons to learn this season, but we have shown improvement each game we have played so far.”
ECAC “ROOKIE OF THE WEEK”
#20 Meghan O'Connor
Class: Freshman
Hometown: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Highschool: St. Georges
Height: 5'7
Position: Forward
Birth date: October 5, 1985
The men, under first-time head coach Nate Leaman, are 4-0-1 and are included in national rankings for just the second time in the Dutchmen's 13-year Division I history. Union players were recognized for the second consecutive week by the ECAC. Last week Scott Seeney was named the league's “Rookie of the Week” while Joel Beal was named to the honor roll. This week sophomore goaltender Kris Mayotte was named the ECAC “Goalie of the Week” with Seeney picking up honor roll recognition.
“Guys that have stepped up for us are really our role players,” said Leaman. “We are a team, in the true sense of the word. We will win and lose as a team this year. I have really liked the work ethic of players such as Glen Sanders and Max Seel and AJ Palkovich. They have brought a great effort to the rink each and every day, a big reason why we are successful.
“We are taking each game one at a time and are looking forward to playing UNH this weekend, especially
since we are going in with some momentum. We had a good weekend last weekend taking three of four points on the road against a very tough Bowling Green team. Our guys have shown a lot of guts and determination in the face of adversity, which I am very proud of.”
ECAC “GOALIE OF THE WEEK”
#32 Kris Mayotte
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
High School: Thomas Jefferson
Height: 6'0
Position: Goalie
Major: Engineering
Editor's Note: The following story would have been the lead story in this week's “Headliners.” However, the story of Lauren's success was used on the main page of the athletic web site in order to get her great accomplishment out to the public as soon as possible. I know all of us congratulate Lauren, not only for her history-making performance, but for her contributions to the Union College Community throughout the last four years.
