Springtime Associates Events

March 1, 1994

Andrew Steigman

"Napoleon on St. Helena: exile and death--or was it murder?" Attracted by this provocative lead, Associates came to the March 1st program eager to get an answer from the Honorable Andrew H. Steigman, Assistant Dean at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. There is a reasonable theory that poisonous fumes may have emanated from the wallpaper. Be that as it may, the speaker held the audience with a vivid picture of life on isolated St. Helena, and the courtly ritual clung to by the exiled emperor.

April 7, 1994

Ruth Petzold

A "Magical Undersea World" was truly what Associates and friends were captivated by on this early spring evening. Ruth Petzold, member of a loyal "Georgetown family," is an underwater photographer of the highest rank. "Incredible!" was on the lips of many of the audience as Ruth gave a slide tour of the colorful flora and fauna deep under the surface of the sea. Most of the slides were taken in the South Pacific, and some in the Red Sea. It was even more amazing to learn that when the photographer dives lower than a certain distance, all the life appears to the human eye as blue or green; however, the developed film shows brilliant reds, yellows, and many shades of color. It was a magical evening.