Dr. Bass is an eminent and very well published scientist who's interests include the behavior, physiology, and anatomy of electrical and acoustic communication systems in fishes, as well as sexual differentiation in the regions of the brain and peripheral nervous system controlling these systems.

Dr. Bass was brought to campus to speak through the combined efforts of Dr. Kerchner in Psychology and Dr. Connaughton in Biology (which suggests something about the range and diversity of Dr. Bass's work). Support for the visit was graciously supplied by Psi Chi (the psychology honor society), Beta Beta Beta (the biology honors society), the Washington College chapter of Sigma Xi (a national association which supports undergraduate research) and the Robert Julian Emory Memorial Lecture Fund.

The lecture Dr.Bass presented was entitled "Shaping brain sexuality: a tale of two males" and focused on recent work describing sexual differentiation of the sonic motor (sound producing) system of the midshipman, Porichthyes notatus, a Pacific coast fish.

Before the lecture, dinner was provided for the speaker at Brown cottage, and was attended by President Toll, several staff and faculty members, and a number of students.

Dr. Bass, Prof. Hubley, Allison Tuttle, John Coppolino, Lou Stedtler, Prof. Kerchner and Issifu Gumah at dinner in Brown Cottage.

Prof. Kerchner, John Coppolino, President Toll, Issifu Gumah, Dr. Bass, Allison Tuttle, Prof. Connaughton and Prof. Hubley (the tall one), prior to Dr. Bass's lecture.