The Enchanted Hour — Gurdon '86 Art accompanying the collection’s first exhibition

accompanying the collection’s first exhibition in the United States

The fascinating story of Joshua Chamberlain [Bowdoin Class of 1852] and his volunteer regiment

Class of 1982

wind- and water-resistant warmth

and other distinguished graduates are still whispered in the halls of their alma mater

The Enchanted Hour — Gurdon '86 Art accompanying the collection’s first exhibitionBy Meghan Cox Gurdon '86 A Wall Street Journal writers conversation changing look at how reading aloud makes adults and children smarter, happier, healthier, more successful and more closely attached, even as technology pulls in the other direction. A miraculous alchemy occurs when one person reads to another, transforming the simple stuff of a book, a voice, and a bit of time into complex and powerful fuel for the heart, brain, and imagination.