Williamsiana

Very simply, who was Williams College's first President, and who was its 13th?
Ebeneezer Fitch; no one yet. (Though President Chandler sometimes claims he is the 13th, one of his predecessors was just an acting President.)
We all remember our convocation speaker, renowned actor Jason Robards. What we want to know is, what was Robards' first New York stage role?
The rear end of a cow, in "Jack and the Beanstalk." (As mentioned during convocation.)
What current Williams professor came here the longest time ago?
Vincent Barnett, Political Science Dept., 1939.
What do these three professors have in common: H. Lee Hirsch, Nicholas Fearson, and John Sabacule? (*names inexact)
They are all tenured professors, but none holds any degree higher than a Bachelors.
What two members of the college community played professors in the recent video "Sleepwalking"?
Visiting Religion professor Tom "J.J." Altheiser, and Carl Johnson, curator of the Whiteman collection.
We all know that Bo Derek made Williams famous a few years ago, when she filmed "A Change of Seasons" on campus. But earlier than that-- 1973, to be exact-- the Williams Men's Crew, rowing in Pittsfield, appeared in what famous 1974 film?
"The Way We Were."
Besides being a Williams trustee, what did Alfred Driscoll do that merited naming a dining hall after him?
He was a two-term Governor of New Jersey.
Who are Jeremy J. Lunt and Gary O. Primrose?
Next time you get one of those ad hoc course change forms, take a look at the two "sample" students in the instructions.
Who are the two Italian authors etched on the side of Stetson Hall, and who is the only American?
Dante and Aquinas; Ben Franklin.
Several weeks ago, President Chandler had the unusual opportunity of giving himself an official citation. What was it for?
For having been employed by the college for the past ten years.
What is the only current Williams team to hold a Division-2 title?
The oft-overlooked Water Polo squad (first in New England & second in the nation last fall).
Why will the entire Williams community be interested in watching Matthew Dodds graduate in 1986?
Because he will complete the first entire family to have graduated Williams; Matt's mother, father and brother Rich are already alumni.
What current student bears the same name as a famous Monty Python (you guessed it) sports figure?
Colin B. Harris, namesake of the man who wrestles himself in "Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl."
You may have all heard of the so-called Mohawk Disaster of 1934, when a Williams geology professor and three students perished at sea on their way to an expedition in the Yucatan. What two things on campus honor members of that expedition?
The Simms Gate in the Freshman Quad, and the Palmer Seismograph in the Geology building.
There is an official historic site on Route 2, between campus and the Burger King, and there's a marker there to prove it. What is that site?
The house of Neiemiah Smedley, where bread was baked for the Battle of Bennington, and where Benedict Arnold once slept.
Why is Weston used as a language center, and not a dorm like the rest of the row houses?
Fraternity members, angered that the college did away with frats, said that no student could live there until the last frat member had died.
Why is the old St. Anthony's fraternity building used to house the Center for Developing Economics?
Because the frat members had a stipulation that no black undergraduate could ever live there; the college got around the stipulation by giving it to the black graduates.

EXTRA CREDIT: Answer this right, and you automatically get 1 point.

Where on campus can you find a giant purple cow?
The juncture of the steam tunnels that meet between and beneath Morgan and the Geology building. (Three teams got the answer. Surely without breaking any rules.)