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Sharan Newman, ‘71: Historian who Believes in Revival of Antioch Sharan Newman is a medieval historian and author. After graduating from Antioch College in 1971, she took her Master’s degree in Medieval Literature at Michigan State University and then did her doctoral work at the University of California at Santa Barbara in Medieval Studies, specializing in twelfth-century France. She is a member of the Medieval Academy and the
09 Dispatches from our past: “On Antioch College, After a Visit There” #3 Here is the final installment of a new dispatch from our past: “On Antioch College, After a Visit There,” a serial offering courtesy of Scott Sanders (of Antiochiana). Each week we have been bringing you sections of the writings of John Palmer Gavit of his impressions of Antioch College. This is the final essay in the series. In 1922 and 1923 John Palmer Gavit, special correspondent for the New York Evening Post, visited a considerable number of leading American colleges and universities from New Hampshire to California in an effort to understand their purposes and aims. His findings were published in the New York Evening Post. Toward the end of the pilgrimage he visited Antioch, living in the mens dormitory and observing it at close range. As a result of this visit he wrote three articles for the New York Evening Post and the Boston Herald giving his impressions of the college. The following is a reprint of the more significant portions of these articles. The parts omitted deal chiefly with the earlier history of the College, and with details of the College program. How Did
 Help You Get to Z?Many, many times I’ve told how Antioch got me to my present position before I earned my degree. My first co-op job, which got me started in journalism, was at the weekly Crossroads Chronicle in Vandalia, where the Dayton airport is located. A year later I was Record editor for one quarter. Two years after that I got a co-op job as a temp at
The Associated Press. When a coworker in the Baltimore bureau died a few months later, I was moved into a regular slot. l completed my graduation requirements as a halftime student and moved to the Seattle bureau a few months later. In January I will mark my 40th anniversary at AP, still in my last co-op job. -Tim Klass ‘71
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Horace Mann Turns 213 Years Old… …well, ok, Horace Mann died in 1859–but if he were still alive today he would be celebrating his sweet 213th. Born May 4, 1796, Horace Mann led a brilliant life of innovation and excellence. As a child he made good use of the town library (founded by Benjamin Franklin) and was an avid reader. Upcoming Chapter EventsBoston Alumni – ‘Picasso at the Lapin Agile’ at the New Repertory Theatre Berkeley – Chapter Wide Meet-Up |