The Enchanted Hour — Gurdon '86 Art public health

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BOWDOIN embroidery on right chest

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

and verdant forests--continues to have a powerful effect on the artists who are drawn to its shores

The Enchanted Hour — Gurdon '86 Art public healthBy 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.