HARVEY MAGAZINE | WINTER 2016
Centennial Celebration Homecoming Weekend | Reunions | Centennial and Hall of Fame Recognition
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Board of Trustees Eileen Walker, Chair Philip Bowers ’70, Vice Chair Daniel K. Chapman ’73, President, Alumni Association Thomas E. Dodd J. Michael Drude, Secretary of the Corporation Barry W. Fenstermacher, President
Edward W. Kelly Charles A. Krasne, Treasurer Raymond G. Kuntz Jeffrey Lasdon Maury A. Leone, Vice Chair Vivien Levy, President, Parent Association Sandy Ogg Jane Petty
Joseph Plummer William B. Roberts ’51 Dawn Robertson Elizabeth Schwartz Wallace L. Schwartz David Silk Andrea L. Tessler Karen Walant J. Eric Wise
Alice DeSomma, Emerita Frank A. Weil ’44, Honorary
FEATURES 4 Harvey’s Centennial Homecoming
9 A Ribbon-Cutting for New Tennis Courts
10 Honoring Harvey’s Movers & Shakers
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12 The New Rose Baldwin Reading Center
16 A Stellar Centennial Moment for Harvey Hall of Fame
DEPARTMENTS
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2 Letter from the Editor 3 Message from the Headmaster 20 Cavalier Clippings 27 Student Insight 28 Faculty Focus
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28 Middle School Perspective
29 Upper School Perspective
30 Sports Roundup 33 Parent View 34 Alumni News
25 Alumni Executive Council Daniel K. Chapman ’73 President, Alumni Association Nanette Baratta ’82 Diana Bondy ’05 Pieter Catlow ’73 George Dallas ’64 Thomas E. Dodd Harvey teacher 1965–75 Philip A. Eifert ’73
Alexander P. McKown ’57 Ward Meehan ’98 Seth Morton ’57 Teresa Neri ’06 Brian Ryerson ’05 Sally Breckenridge Director of Alumni Relations
35 Recent Events
39 Class Notes
61 In Memoriam
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR What a first half of our yearlong celebration of Harvey’s centennial! Alumni returned in record numbers over the homecoming weekend in late September when so many from the Harvey community past and present celebrated the Centennial Kickoff. Kudos to my co-editor, Alumni Relations Director Sally Breckenridge and her team for planning a series of events which offered something special to all alumni, from every decade, from Hawthorne to Katonah. Sally and I had no problem in selecting an appropriate theme for this winter’s issue: A Celebration of Our Centennial. For those of you who could not be with us, we hope you enjoy the features and the photos which we think will give you a snapshot, at least, of our joyous celebration. For those of you who found your way home to Harvey, we hope this issue will serve as a reminder of the warmth and joy that was so clearly evident in the hugs and the handshakes that initiated each re-acquaintance of classmates. As we move into the winter months, we do so with great anticipation of more centennial celebrations to come, but with the recognition, too, that Harvey’s long and illustrious story will soon begin a new chapter. As we turn our thoughts to Harvey’s next 100 years, the coming change is underscored by the change in school leadership when Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher retires effective July 1 after 30 remarkable years of stewardship. Following the Headmaster’s belief that centennial celebrations should call us not only to look back but to look ahead as well, Harvey Magazine will use the spring issue to focus on the new and exciting things planned for the start of Harvey’s next century. We invite our alumni and former faculty and staff to continue to send us your recollections of Harvey to share with our readers in our next issue. Go to the Harvey website, select “Centennial Celebration,” and then provide your memories. We also encourage you to tell us what you like about our magazine, to give us some feedback on the articles within or to offer suggestions for features or future focuses. We would like to publish your comments in the Letters to the Editor column. Please send them to Harvey Magazine, The Harvey School, 260 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536 or email us at harveymagazine@harveyschool.org. If you would rather receive the online version of the magazine, please email us to make the request. Sincerely,
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The Harvey School 260 Jay Street, Katonah, NY 10536 914-232-3161 harveyschool.org harveymagazine@harveyschool.org HEADMASTER:
Barry W. Fenstermacher EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
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Abby Luby CONTRIBUTORS:
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John Brooks, Tim Cornell, Teressa Del Campo, John DePalma ’01, Tricia Freeman, Maria Glade, Vivien Levy, Ryan Hurst, Greg Janos ’98, Chris Kelly, Alex Lindquist, Abby Luby, Avery Toosie-Mahon, Deborah Matero, David B. Newman, Julie Ades-Richter, Jeanne Schumacher, Kristin Stewart, John Wahlers DESIGNER:
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Correction to last magazine, page 57. Baby was born to Liz Mearsheimer Branchflower—not Sara.
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welcome
MESSAGE FROM THE HEADMASTER
OUR CENTENNIAL: LOOKING BACK TO FORGE A FUTURE Publisher Carll Tucker wrote: “Revolutions are incomprehensible to their participants.” Our founding American revolutionaries, or post-monarch ruled France, and communist Russia had no idea where their movements were going. Not surprising. We base today’s decisions about tomorrow by looking backward to yesterday. Yet, most of the time, the future is never much like we predict. Uber, the largest taxi company, owns no cars. Facebook doesn’t create anything. Alibaba has no stock to sell on its shelves. Airbnb and Priceline, huge providers of rooms, own no real estate. Some of the new “entities” were not even around five years ago and certainly not here 25 years ago. A revolution is happening and we are part of it, yet its effects seem so benign. Harvey has lived through a rather tumultuous century (which ones are not?). In 1916, it would have been miraculous if our founder, Dr. Carter, could have seen past the rages of WWI and the global flu epidemic to imagine what Harvey might become. Who could tell then that we would move campuses, become coed, add a high school, become more international, and shift much of our teaching to digital platforms? Yet the past century saw revolutions begin in the early 20th century, fail, change or morph into something new. “New” did not always mean better.
Today, the challenge is to teach the skills we all will need, not knowing at all the effects of “revolutions” going on around us. Today’s educator must be, more than ever, a soothsayer. Wisely spending donated funds, recognizing that the personal touch will always trump the digital, we move forward cautiously. The good will and sense that we are all “in this together” will help us thrive in our next 100 years even if we are not sure what new revolutions will emerge. Let us revel in the accomplishments and adroitness of our past and be forever grateful to all who have gone before. Then, after an appropriate sigh of recognition and appreciation, let us throw our attention to forecasting our future by requiring that it be shaped by our founding values—when we do that, we will flourish in the next century! Best wishes to all,
Barry W. Fenstermacher, Headmaster
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A DAY FOR THE
decades
On a late September weekend billed as the “Centennial Kickoff Celebration” they came from far and near, some from the halcyon days in Hawthorne and many from the decades spanning Harvey’s ensuing years in Katonah. They came almost 300 strong to share a weekend of hugs and handshakes, recollections and reminiscences, and dedications and inductions. The festivities began Friday with the ribbon-cutting of the new John G. Davis Tennis Center and the unveiling of the commemorative sign recognizing John G. Davis ’50, whose generous bequest to Harvey allowed for construction of the long-awaited tennis courts. Later in the evening, many alumni gathered for dinner in the school’s dining hall.
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A mad dash to start the 5K fun run on Homecoming Day
OFF &
running
Saturday’s events started with the third annual 5K fun run, which sent students and parents off on a 3.1-mile jaunt through Harvey’s 125-acre campus. It was to no one’s surprise that Rohan Cassells finished first. The senior captain of the varsity cross-country team had finished first in his team’s first two interscholastic track meets this fall. Sixth grader Mitchell Yurko, member of the middle school cross-country team, finished right behind Cassells two seconds later. “Mitchell and I were going back and forth throughout the entire course,” said Rohan. “When I saw that he was trying to pull ahead at the end, I ran as fast as I could to keep the lead,” he said with a big smile. Mitchell said the run was “tough and tiring.” About his battle for the lead with Rohan, Mitchell said, “I was just trying to run as fast as I could.” Rounding out the top five finishers were third place winner, sophomore Max Kesicki at 23:59, freshman Oliver Davies in fourth place at 24:01 and in fifth place, the first parent to finish, Ron Kesicki, father of Max, with a time of 25:56. “It was a lot of fun, but those hills are a killer,” Ron said. He said he took great pride in running the race with Max.
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top: Senior Rohan Cassells and his cross-country coach, Mike Lauria; bottom: 5K runners Ron Kesicki and his son, Max
While the fun run was underway, current families and alumni stopped at the sign-in booth and enjoyed coffee, apple cider and fresh doughnuts. Many visited the vendors at the farmers market and snack booths for beverages and such delicious fare as baked goods, popcorn, make-yourown sundaes, hummus items and freshly baked bread. Sales of Harvey’s new line of centennial wear were brisk at the tent John DePalma ’01 managed. Meanwhile, when young children arrived, they were conflicted: should they check out the snacks or make a mad dash down to the baseball field to try out the bouncy stations, one of which towered high above the field.
NEW TIM STARK
field
At halftime of the boys soccer game with Faith Christian Academy, Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher dedicated the field to recently retired teacher Tim Stark, whose nearly 40 years of service included a long tenure as the school’s athletic director and coach. Many of Stark’s former players were on hand to honor him. In honoring Harvey’s longtime coach, Headmaster Fenstermacher said, “I can think of no other person to remember on this field than Tim Stark. His style, his grace, his compassion will serve as an extraordinary example to all who compete on this field.” In expressing his gratitude for the honor, Coach Stark said, “I am thrilled and humbled to be recognized in this way. I have the deepest affection for Harvey and all the athletes I came to know through the years.” The varsity boys and girls
The giant octopus ship inflatable draws a steady stream of young people on Homecoming Day.
The football team captains serve as the Color Guard for pre-game ceremony.
soccer teams did their part, as they went on to chalk up impressive wins against FCA. What would a homecoming day be without a football game? The Cavaliers gave their home fans much to cheer about as they scored on the opening kickoff and never looked back, defeating Forman 28–12. The girls varsity and JV volleyball teams contributed to the excitement of the day in the athletic center. While the varsity girls tried hard to muster a win against a tough Chase Collegiate squad, the Lady Cavs lost in three sets to the visitors. The JV, however, swept their two sets to win the match against their Chase opponents. While the soccer teams and football squad were competing on the fields, alumni gathered in small groups to watch and to renew old acquaintances. Corey Alpert ’83 described the homecoming as “awesome.” The father of two current students—Ryan, grade 12, and Darin, a freshman—Alpert looked around and said, “Harvey’s sure come a long way since 1983 when we had only 24 in the class.” Former teacher Rich Beck, who taught at Harvey from 1969–1993, enjoyed the reunions. “It’s so nice to see some of the great students I taught and some of the faculty. Lots of memories, mostly all good,” he said with a warm smile. For Carlos de la Cruz ’55, it was his first return to Harvey since leaving 60 years ago. Asked what he thought of his alma mater, de la Cruz said, “I love it! Even though much has changed and Harvey is bigger, I get the same feeling of an intimate school community that I enjoyed as a student back then.”
Harvey A.D. Pat Kennedy (left) and Headmaster Fenstermacher (far right) unveil sign honoring recently retired Tim Stark.
right: Brian Alvarado below: Sadie Albert
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Sasha Fox #26 high-fives captain Emily Sirota #10 as Safia Gecaj #25 applauds their teamwork in a varsity volleyball match.
The Walker Center gallery is packed with partygoers at the centennial reception Saturday, Sept. 26.
Former teacher Rich Beck enjoys a moment with Director of Buildings and Grounds Rich Ryerson.
Eighth grader R.J. McLaren with his dad, Rion-Mark and sister Kaylie at Homecoming Dick Ahlborn ’55 and Carlos de la Cruz ’55
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Even though much has changed and Harvey is bigger,
PARTIES &
I GET THE SAME FEELING
OF AN INTIMATE SCHOOL COMMUNITY THAT I ENJOYED AS A STUDENT BACK THEN. —Carlos de la Cruz ’55
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Current parents echoed much of what the alums had to say. Kevin Durkin, the new middle school parent association co-liaison and the father of seventh grader Olivia, said he has a great feeling about Harvey. “I love it because it has small school atmosphere but it offers big possibilities for our kids.” Rion-Mark McLaren, father of eighth grader Rion-Mark (R.J.) junior, sat on the hill watching the football game with his 2-year-old daughter Kaylie. It was his first Harvey homecoming and he was glad he came. “Our third year at Harvey, my first homecoming, and it feels awesome just to be a part of it.” Another parent especially happy to be in attendance was John Davis, who watched from the sidelines of the football game with his camera ready, hoping to take some great shots of his son, senior captain Javen Stepp-Davis. The son gave dad quite a thrill when he snagged the game’s opening kick and powered his way past the goal line to give Harvey its first touchdown. “Speechless” is how Javen’s dad expressed his feelings. “When he caught the kick, I just knew he wasn’t going to stop. First game, senior year, just means a lot,” said Davis beaming with pride and joy over his son’s accomplishment.
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honors
As the day moved along to late afternoon, the numbers of alumni and former faculty grew as many arrived to participate in the activities planned for them. Some took guided tours through the campus and many participated in the dedication of the Rose Baldwin Reading Center and a ceremony honoring key figures from Harvey’s 100 years. A large number of alumni attended the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as the school honored two graduates, Dick Ahlborn ’55 and Sandy Close ’65 and two current faculty
A RIBBON-CUTTING FOR
new tennis courts
members, Upper School Head Phil Lazzaro and Dean of Academics Dianne Mahony. Also recognized were alumni who helped get their classmates back for this day of celebration. By the time the Centennial Party began at 6 p.m., both the gallery and theater of The Walker Center for the Arts were packed with happy alumni and former faculty along with current faculty and staff. It was a night filled with funny anecdotes and fond recollections as alumni milled about to recall their Harvey days and catch up on their lives since they gathered last. It was a night of warm embraces and hearty laughter. Alumni Relations Director Sally Breckenridge said, “It was a joy to see the many alumni, having not seen each other in 50 years, pick right up on conversations as though no time had passed—all due to the bonds they forged at Harvey.” As guests said their final goodbyes, heard many times by those departing with last embraces was the same line, “See you at the next centennial.” One can only imagine Harvey’s next 100 years. H
The boys and girls tennis teams now have a place to call home. Harvey’s newly built tennis courts were officially opened in September at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by faculty, students, parents, alumni and donors. “So many hands went into building these courts,” said Harvey Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher, who praised Philip Bowers, the chairman of the capital campaign, for helping to raise nearly $6 million. Bowers, in turn, gratefully acknowledged those who supported the campaign. “You should be very proud of what of what we accomplished collectively,” said Bowers. The John G. Davis Tennis Center honors Harvey 1950 alumnus John G. Davis, whose father, Dwight Filley Davis, is credited with establishing the Davis Cup. John G. Davis, who died in 2014, named Harvey in his Charitable Remainder Trust which funded the tennis courts. Three of the six planned courts were completed at the time of the dedication and the other three were finished in the fall. Peter Duncan, a Harvey alumnus and former teacher, recalled how his brother and John Davis were close roommates. “The two were inseparable,” he said. Duncan also announced that he is donating the John Davis Award to be given to an exceptional Harvey tennis player every year. The award will include a replica of the Davis Cup. The Harvey varsity boys and girls tennis teams had to travel to local town tennis courts to practice and to host home matches. Thankful that Harvey teams could now practice on campus was girls head coach Lesley Boltz. “Having our own courts will make a huge difference for our players. They will get the acknowledgement they deserve because their peers will be watching.” Adding his thanks was high school junior Daniel Qiu, who was one of the first Chinese students to attend Harvey. “I’d like to thank everyone who contributed to make these tennis courts. I’ve been playing this game for three years and I think I’m getting pretty good at it.” Daniel is expected to be a key contributor this spring in the boys varsity tennis team’s quest for a fifth straight league championship. The new tennis courts are situated adjacent to the upper campus parking lot. In addition to the two varsity teams, there may also be a junior varsity squad and a middle school tennis program. H The Harvey School 9
Movers Shakers Honoring Harvey’s
By Abby Luby
There was an excited buzz in the newly dedicated Rose Baldwin Reading Center just before the 2015 Centennial Award program started.
The program was one of the highlights of September’s Centennial Kickoff Weekend. Several Harvey alumni were actively hugging one another or shaking hands amid surprised hellos between old classmates, faculty and staff. Many were reconnecting for the first time in many years. The program honored six standout alumni and faculty who were pivotal to Harvey’s longevity. The honorees, each brandishing a small pearly rose on their lapel, included Frank Weil ’44, Harry Dawe, Jock Burbank ’56 and Alice DeSomma. Awarded in absentia were Lev Smith, Jr. ’52 and Frank Perrine.
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Harvey Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher welcomed the honorees and addressed the crowded room. “An awful lot of schools in the country have hyphenated names for one reason or another. Some have merged with other schools to survive. We here at Harvey have also been challenged to survive. Today we stand united and with no hyphens. It’s a wonderful thing.” Fenstermacher said that each centennial award recipient on the list was no surprise. He introduced Frank A. Weil ’44, who served on Harvey’s board from 1961–1977, 10 years as the chair and currently an honorary trustee. Weil, whose son graduated Harvey in 1976 and whose grandson is currently a sophomore, has been actively connected and involved with Harvey for eight decades. In 1959, when the school was forced from its Hawthorne campus, Weil was Harvey’s white knight, offering part of his family’s 150 acre Katonah farm, Hickory Hill, as Harvey’s new home. When Weil accepted his plaque honoring him for his leadership and outstanding service, he posed a few rhetorical questions such as “How did Harvey manage to get so young and old at the same time? Any people from my era?” And, “How many remember Capture the Flag?” About a dozen hands went up. Weil attributed Harvey’s longevity and success to what he called “essential elements of a great school,” which include environment, culture and place, consistency of academic leadership, support from parents and graduates (alumni), students who want to be educated, faculty who care and love students. “Harvey is small enough to be personal but large enough to be diverse, and they are always looking ahead and not being complacent,” he added. Weil, who headed the International Trade Administration of the United States Department of Commerce from 1977–1979, said Harvey also got through one hundred years for two reasons. “We had three headmasters who were good leaders and were here, virtually spanning the entire century—Smith, Dawe and Fenstermacher. All three had great personalities—they were good with faculty, parents, children. The other reason is that Harvey had two outstanding campuses.” John H. “Jock” Burbank, Jr. ’56, who taught at Harvey for more than 14 years and served as associate headmaster in the 1980s, was also awarded for leadership and outstanding service, with his son John, class of 1982 in attendance. After his Harvey years, Burbank went on to head the middle and upper schools at Shady Side Academy and Wyoming Seminary. He praised the Harvey teachers he had as a youngster such as Latin teachers John Shea and Dick Stafford, music director Spencer Welch and Carroll V. Howes, who taught English, Latin and French, and coached soccer. “Along with these great teachers, Harvey always offered a challenging curriculum of Latin and French and a great athletic program that included and encouraged all of us to compete in various sports.” He recalled the stable leadership of Headmaster Leverett Smith. “I remember he invited the fifth graders to his house to watch the World Series—all 26 of us in the class of 1956. Of those 26,
Frank Weil ’44
small enough to be personal but large enough to be diverse,
“Harvey is
and they are always
looking ahead and
not being complacent.” —Frank Weil ’44
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Alice DeSomma
at least five of us went into teaching.” Burbank went on to say he had the highest regard for Fenstermacher “who has always made us feel welcome. I hope the school never loses that. Harvey has a good thing going.” Former faculty member Jan deGreeff Jacobi (1973–82), who previously received an Outstanding Service Award, offered his personal thanks to Burbank. “You gave me a love of teaching, Jock. You were a fabulous mentor and a wonderful human being.” As a Harvey trustee since 1978 and a major force in fundraising, Alice DeSomma was awarded for her leadership and outstanding service. She became trustee emerita in 2012. Fenstermacher remembered how DeSomma was someone he could rely on during his first years as headmaster. “Before I arrived, Alice opened up a banking relationship, which is a partnership that we still have with Putnam County Savings Bank. And although during my first and second year we were doing OK financially, we needed major gifts.” In an interview before the ceremony, DeSomma said that, as a parent in the early 1970s, she experienced
The New Rose Baldwin Reading Center Every Harvey student enrolled from the 1950s to the 1970s has a Rose Baldwin story. A fiercely dedicated librarian and English teacher, Baldwin guided young students through the world of literature, instilling a deep appreciation of the written word. Harvey alumni attest to the fact that because of Rose Baldwin, they are avid readers to this day. “I remember Rosie Baldwin,” said John “Jock” Burbank ’56, at the dedication of the Rose Baldwin Reading Center. Burbank taught at Harvey for more than 14 years and was associate headmaster in the 1980s. “She was a very poised, lovely lady who could be stern and strict, but who also had unfailing, good humor that always made us laugh. I was privileged and delighted to know Rosie as a colleague and a friend.”
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Rose Weld Baldwin, who lived to be 96 and died in 2013, taught at Harvey from 1951–1973. She started as the school librarian, encouraged by then Headmaster Leverett Smith. All four of her sons were Harvey graduates, recalled Howard Baldwin ’56 at the dedication. “My family didn’t have enough money to send me and my brothers to Harvey, but Headmaster Smith initially suggested she try her hand as librarian in exchange for my enrollment.” Smith’s encouragement didn’t stop there. He mentored her to take special education courses at New York University, especially to help students in remedial reading. “For 25 years, she was a permanent part of the fabric of the school,” said Howard Baldwin. “This reading room dedication means a lot to us, and it would mean a lot to her.”
Rose Baldwin went on to become an English teacher at Harvey, and later she became the Director of Harvey’s Lower School. She retired in 1973. In 2009, she was honored with the Distinguished Service Award. At the dedication ceremony, Richard “Dick” Ahlborn ’55 shared a letter about Baldwin from Frank Perrine, former Harvey teacher and assistant headmaster at Harvey in the 1960s. Perrine wrote, “I can still see Rose in the small office chatting up the boys, naturally at ease with the kids. She never talked down to them. She did amazing things for kids with problems and helped them overcome their fears and disabilities. Hooray and three cheers for the Rose Baldwin Reading Center.” The new reading center in Mennen Library creates a space conducive for studying and for students wanting to
the aftermath of both fires (the 1976 fire damaged Sylvan Hall; the 1977 fire destroyed it). DeSomma was instrumental in raising funds for rebuilding. She said, “As a trustee, I procured the seed money to start the secondary school and the high school. The gentleman who donated that money is now deceased and wished to remain anonymous.” DeSomma, accompanied by her husband Vinnie, said, “This is a wonderful day for me. Harvey has been in my heart for so many years. I remember sitting in this room with only six parents who were part of the Parent Teacher Association, which, today, is a much bigger organization. I’m delighted and very proud to be here.” DeSomma had two sons who attended Harvey, Vincent ’77 and Christopher ’87. At the ceremony DeSomma spoke of her youngest son, Christopher, who had a hearing loss. She said finding Christopher a specialized school to help him was not easy. But Harvey was a perfect fit and DeSomma praised the Harvey faculty and the school because “Christopher was the first and only hearing-impaired student
faculty and staff] realized that each student had his own potential. “[The
They were allowed to work with the students on all
different levels.” —Alice DeSomma
Howard Baldwin ’56 and Dick Ahlborn ’55
work together. A plaque commemorating the new center hangs on the entrance wall, along with two photos of Rose Baldwin. Other photos of the library in earlier years hang nearby. The shelves are lined with Rose Baldwin’s favorites, traditional books and up-to-date digital components. “On behalf of my mother and my father,” said Howard Baldwin, “and to the board of trustees, we appreciate all of the contributions received. This feels good and feels right.” H
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Harry Dawe
“The question was to
distinguish between the
two and to carefully manage
tradition and change as we inched the school into the
20th century.” —Harry Dawe
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enrolled.” She added, “I do believe the faculty and staff was the most dedicated group of people. They realized that each student had his own potential. They were allowed to work with the students on all different levels.” When the school opened enrollment to females in the upper school in 1979, DeSomma said it was a necessity. “We are still here because we introduced women. We had to do that or we wouldn’t have stayed alive. At that time we were losing students in the lower and middle schools. We needed to go on. We had to make a choice.” Harvey’s ability to adapt to the times was, according to former Headmaster Harry Dawe, the key reason for the school’s success and longevity. Dawe was appointed headmaster in 1969, and for 16 years, during which he managed the expansion of the upper grades, he saw Harvey’s first coed senior class graduate. Dawe, who was being awarded for leadership and outstanding service, was decked out in a straw hat, which he took off to address the audience and nonchalantly dropped on the floor near his feet. Dave said, “The fact that Harvey has been going on for one hundred years shows that it is able to change and evolve, yet retain the special values it’s always had.” Dawe pointed out that he was young, 33 years old, when he came to Harvey as headmaster. “This was a 19th-century school and, although its practices were not in vogue, they seemed to be right. Over the years they’ve softened some of the disciplinary hardships,” he said. Dawe had previously told Harvey Magazine that he assumed the old English prep school model of all boys “was the soul of the school.” Dawe said, “I tailored my job in the beginning to sustain that, but as we moved into the mindset of the 20th century, I realized that some practices were archaic but also quite valuable. The question was to distinguish between the two and to carefully manage tradition and change as we inched the school into the 20th century.” As he held his award plaque, he added, “All in all, it was a wonderful time in my life, and I’m grateful to Frank Weil who found me and gave me a chance to contribute to the school. Maybe they will build a college next.” Headmaster Fenstermacher then announced there would be a new award at commencement, the Harry A. Dawe Prize for Excellence in European History. The Headmaster invited Dawe to return at graduation to present the prize to a recipient. Stepping forward to thank Dawe was former faculty member Richard S. Beck (1969–1993). “My very first year here I learned from Harry Dawe that teaching is an acting art. He taught me that when you walk into a classroom you’d better be ready to perform, no matter how sick you feel. I’ve used his advice for over 40 years and I thank you for that.” Although Frank M. Perrine could not be honored in person, he also received an award for his leadership and outstanding service to Harvey. Perrine was a history teacher (1960–67) who stepped in as interim headmaster (1963–1964) after the unexpected and tragic death of Headmaster Leverett T. Smith. He later went on to become Head of Foote and Fessenden Schools until his retirement in 2002. Speaking for Perrine was Malcolm “Mac” F.
Starring ’65, who shared his own student memories when Harvey nurtured youngsters through the deaths of both President Kennedy and Headmaster Smith. “We were devastated,” Starring recalled. “But when Frank stepped in as interim headmaster after Smith’s sudden death, he really maintained the spirit of Lev Smith. He personified him, although it may have been unconsciously. I remember Frank walking back and forth on the stage in study hall with his hands in his back pockets just like Lev did. For us kids, it was like Lev Smith still lived on.” Starring read a letter Perrine wrote for the award ceremony. The letter said, “I am humbled and grateful, and sorry I can’t be there. Everything I ever learned about the school world started at Harvey. They provided students a place where one could grow into one’s own skin. We all had to coach and I coached fourth team soccer. None of us knew about being sport coaches but somehow the soccer team became undefeated.” Perrine ended his letter saying, “I look forward to Harvey soaring in its second century.” Leverett T. Smith, Jr. ’52 was the son of Headmaster Leverett. T. Smith. “Terry” Smith grew up at Harvey and was in the 1952 Fifth Form class. He went on to Kent and graduated Middlebury College in 1962 and then from the University of Minnesota 1970 for an M.A. and Ph.D. He taught at Black Mountain College from 1967–2002. He is retired and lives near Asheville, N.C. Over the years, Smith has been an invaluable resource to Harvey’s effort to keep the school’s history alive. He has consistently and generously shared his personal memories as well as his father’s collection of memorabilia such as irreplaceable slides from 1958–62 that include pictures of the move from Hawthorne to Katonah. Smith Jr. last visited Harvey about 10 years ago. The award for leadership and outstanding service honored both Headmaster Leverett T. Smith and Leverett T. Smith, Jr. Speaking for Lev Smith, Jr. was Carlos de la Cruz ’55, who, as a 10-year-old, came to Harvey from Cuba. He had told Harvey Magazine of the time when he first arrived at the Hawthorne campus. “I was the youngest in the school and I was a boarder living in the Smith house on the third floor with a few other boys.” At the ceremony, de la Cruz read a letter from Smith who referred to snapshots used in an old brochure promoting the school. “My parents were photographed in the living room. In hers, my mother is sitting erect in an easy chair, her feet lined up straight, reading from a book in her lap to a group of small boys in coats and ties. They cluster around her chair, sitting on the floor or standing behind her chair. My father’s picture is taken at another part of the same room. He is slouched in an easy chair, almost sitting on his spine, his left leg crossed at the ankle. He is reading to another group of boys dressed in coats and ties. These snapshots sent two messages. The atmosphere of the school is domestic, familial. Reading is important.” Smith Jr.’s letter ended remembering his father’s warmth and his ability to be personable with the entire school community: “it made the Harvey School the special place it was in the 1940s and 1950s.” When the program ended, honorees were congratulated by friends and family, all comingling with a renewed energy that honored Harvey’s past as well as its future. H
Lev Smith, Jr. ’52
“These
snapshots sent
two messages. The
atmosphere of the school is domestic,
familial. Reading is important.” —Lev Smith, Jr. ’52
Mac Starring ’65 (left) and Carlos de la Cruz ’55 (right)
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A STELLAR CENTENNIAL MOMENT FOR HARVEY
Hall of Fame BY ABBY LUBY
Being inducted into The Harvey School’s Hall of Fame is one of the highest honors awarded by the school. As an honoree, having that shiny plaque placed in your hands is special enough, but the four awards given last fall at the school’s centenary celebration was a particularly special moment.
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One of the many high points of the 100-year mark at Harvey was adding new inductees to the Hall of Fame list of 105, including alumni from the early 1930s to 2010. The new Hall of Famers are alumni Dick Ahlborn ’55, Sandy Close ’65, and present faculty members Dianne Mahony and Phil Lazzaro. It was early evening Saturday, Sept. 26, when over 200 people filled the Athletic Center to welcome and applaud the new inductees. When Alumni President Dan Chapman ’73 invited all past inductees to sit in the seats behind the podium, a huge round of applause accompanied nearly 40 current members. In his welcoming keynote, Steve Masiello ’96,
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the current men’s basketball coach at Manhattan College, acknowledged Harvey for “allowing me to be myself and chase my dreams.” Masiello recounted his basketball experience and success at Harvey that led him to become a college coach. When Dianne Mahony came to the podium in the gym to receive her award for Outstanding Service as dean, mentor and teacher, she said she felt somewhat strange. “In my wildest dreams, I never saw myself in an athletic center being recognized for my academic contributions,” said Mahony, the Upper School dean of academics who also teaches English and performing arts. In a separate interview she recalled when she first came to Harvey 27 years earlier: “From that first day I was hired, I hadn’t held a job for more than a year. But after my first interview at Harvey to teach theater and English, I considered it a place that I might work for about five years.” Mahony said her longevity and varied career at Harvey has had a lot to do with her ability to be flexible. Like an educational pendulum, she went from teaching many theater courses and just a few English classes, to teaching English full time and only a little theater. She said, “Harvey has given me some great opportunities to make changes, and
“HARVEY DOESN’T OFFER A ‘FILL IN THE BLANK’ EXPERIENCE. The challenge is to serve these students as individuals so they can invest more in their learning while we hold them accountable. The message is to invest yourself.” —Dianne Mahony
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PHIL LAZZARO, DIANNE MAHONY, SANDY CLOSE ’65 AND DICK AHLBORN ’55
“In 21 years, one thing hasn’t changed—the willingness of our faculty to put themselves out there and GET TO KNOW STUDENTS ON A MORE PERSONAL LEVEL.” —Philip Lazarro
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now that I’m part of the administration, I’m in a position to shape the forward motion of the school.” Collaborating with other, equally adaptable faculty members has made it easier for students, Mahony said before the ceremony. “Tim Stark, who used to be the athletic director, was also a big proponent of the arts. We would work together to coordinate the varsity practice time with my rehearsal schedule. That kind of collegiate cooperation is rare.” She was optimistic about Harvey’s next 100 years. “There are lots of big, exciting plans but we need to know that the world evolves and we expect the students to evolve as well. Harvey doesn’t offer a ‘fill in the blank’ experience. The challenge is to serve these students as individuals so they can invest more in their learning while we hold them accountable. The message is to invest yourself.” Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher introduced Head of the Upper School Philip J. Lazarro, praising his intuition in teaching physics, history and English. “And he would coach anything, and he did.” “As head of the Upper School,” Fenstermacher said, “Phil is constantly available to everybody.” Lazzaro, who has been at Harvey for over 21 years, was responsible for bringing rugby to the school for both boys and girls. He was recognized for his outstanding service as coach, mentor and teacher and was inducted to the Athletic Hall of Fame. “I’ve always told students to
“And that’s the point of Harvey. Regardless of where you are in life, YOU ALWAYS HAVE THOSE IMPORTANT LIFE CONNECTIONS. —Carlos de La Cruz ’55
take advantage of every opportunity we offer here at Harvey,” Lazzaro said as he accepted his award. Earlier he told Harvey Magazine, “We have always encouraged students to take risks and gain confidence, which is a recipe that led us to where we are today. In 21 years, one thing hasn’t changed—the willingness of our faculty to put themselves out there and get to know students on a more personal level.” For Lazzaro, a key event critical to Harvey’s vitality and longevity was the opening of the Walker Center for the Arts. He said, “We talked a long time about doing it, and to see it come to fruition allowed us to make many program changes. Fulfilling that kind of promise went a long way. Seeing it on campus was very reassuring. It energized all of the faculty.” In his closing statement in accepting his award, he said, “Hopefully, I’ll have another 21 years here to help out as much as possible.” Introducing E. Richard “Dick” Ahlborn ’55 was classmate Carlos M. de La Cruz ’55, Ahlborn’s roommate on the Hawthorne campus. De la Cruz readily admitted, “It’s been 60 years since we’ve seen each other, but I knew that Dick had gone to Yale and then into the Navy. He’s been around the world six times.” When de la Cruz managed to get back in touch with Ahlborn just a year ago, it had been through a friend who was a retired admiral and de la Cruz asked if he knew Ahlborn. “He absolutely knew Dick, pulled out his cellphone and suddenly I was talking to him. And that’s the point of Harvey,” he said. “Regardless of where you are in life, you always have those important life connections.” Ahlborn, who had an esteemed military career in the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Submarine Force, is currently the president at Synapse International, Inc. in San Diego. As he accepted his award for Outstanding Leadership and Contributions in his professional field, he said, “Every single one of us who graduated from Harvey and went on to college found that we had the discipline and knew the value of hard work.” Ahlborn credited Harvey teachers and administrators for successfully moving from the Hawthorne campus to Katonah in 1959.
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He said, “If there hadn’t been a great team of staff, trustees and alumni, we would have never survived that traumatic uprooting. We were, and are, blessed with a string of leaders who have not only let the place survive, but blossom. To have made the transition not only successfully, but then to go on and grow the school as superbly as the team managed to do it is extraordinary.” Alexander D. “Sandy” Close ’65 was inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame for his Outstanding Athletic Ability, Good Citizenship and Solid Work Ethic. His sports performances as a student at Harvey were lauded for helping his team remain undefeated in soccer for two years and he was lettered on varsity wrestling for three years, losing only one match. But playing sports was not his only talent. As an adept illustrator, Close designed Harvey’s logo and pursued illustration professionally and obtained a master’s degree from Cornell University in landscape architecture. Close admitted to driving to Harvey from his home in Belgrade, Mont., to receive his award. He was introduced by his former roommate, Peter Duncan ’65, who had returned to Harvey in 1973 to teach math. “Sandy was best known by his classmates for having the uncanny ability to imitate the faculty members,” said Duncan, who also recalled Close’s agility on the soccer field and his life in the Congo. Rick Kinnaird ’65 also remembered that he and Close were always paired together because they were the same height. “We were the tallest ones in the class and we sat together in the second row in study hall. It feels like we were just here.” When Close spoke, he warned the younger members of the audience about relying too much on technology. “Ask yourself how smart are you if you don’t have your smartphone? I learned from Harvey that going back to basics made me self-sufficient. Here at Harvey, I learned how to pick myself up. I’ve gone through a lot of stuff, but I always come back to what I learned here. I’m glad the school is still here and still going on.” H
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NEWS FROM THE HARVEY CAMPUS & COMMUNITY
Nanoworld Visits Harvey It was not the prospects of seeing lions and tigers and bears that prompted Harvey students to make a beeline to a science class one day in late October, but a chance to observe magnified crickets, ladybugs and mites through a high-powered scanning electron microscope (SEM). With the ultrapowerful magnification capacity of Hitachi’s TM 3030, on loan for the day from Hitachi High Technologies America, students got the opportunity to enter the nanoworld, and they thoroughly enjoyed the excursion. Technician Justin Rack from Angstrom Scientific, Inc. of Ramsey, N.J., spent the day at Harvey guiding students through the process of using Hitachi’s new SEM, which can magnify the tiniest of specimens up to 60,000 times their original sizes. Middle School science teacher Marcie Hajem said students and teachers alike were in awe of the micro world exposed through the SEM. “When we put a dead cricket into the microscope,
Technician Justin Rack demonstrates the SEM’s functions to science teacher Marcie Hajem and eighth graders Ethan Cuggino-Zensky, Lexi Wierdsma, Lily Drude, Kayla Johnson and Pierson Husted.
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we were able to see the face, the hairs on the legs and some of the segments. The best part was when we discovered there were smaller bugs on the cricket, decomposer mites that we saw move even in the vacuum the SEM created.” The SEM collects data over a selected area of the surface of a sample, and then generates a 2-dimensional image that displays spatial variations in these properties. A SEM can create an image of areas as tiny as 1 centimeter to 5 microns which can then be magnified in ranges up to 60,000 times its original size. Hajem enjoyed her day with curious students scurrying about to find tiny objects to observe under the microscope. “I was ‘geeking’ out all day and so were
many of the students to see everyday things on a nanoscale,” Hajem said. “It had to be one of my favorite teaching moments of this school year,” she added. SEMs, like the portable TM 3030, are frequently used for research in the medical, aerospace, automotive and semiconductor industries as well as in the study of forensics, biology, geology, archeology and oceanography. Through its Educational Outreach Program, Hitachi is introducing students around the world to nanotechnology as part of its mission to improve STEM education. Hitachi’s Cindy Hecht, the parent of senior Lauren Suna, helped to arrange for the SEM’s visit to Harvey.
First year ISP students enjoy an outing with teachers Anna Walant (far left), Luigi Loiola (left) and program director Alex Lindquist.
ISP Profiles: In Their Own Words Jacky Chen (Zhengran) Jacky Chen is a new sophomore at Harvey as an international student. He came from Canton, mainland China. Jacky enjoys music, cooking and playing sports, and often plays basketball with other boys on the outdoor court in front of the boys’ dorm. He is the first international student to play football for Harvey. Although he was new to football, he made progress every day. He is a member of the musicology club, where he plays guitar and sings. He likes cooking, and his food is highly recommended by his roommate, Jason Shi. Jacky and Jason are staying with the same host family, the Tabakovics. They often play with the host family dog, Zeus and with their host brother. Isaac Cullity Vieux Isaac came to Harvey from Haiti but was previously living in New Zealand and then Samoa for a year and a half. Now, he is living in South Salem, N.Y. He is in the 10th grade, and he likes to play soccer. His dream is to become a professional soccer player. He also likes rapping because it makes him think about the world differently. He lives with his Aunt Kristin, who likes playing sports and staying in shape. She also likes cooking and reading. Sometimes she takes Isaac to the movies and drives him places. Isaac is a really interesting guy and smart.
Leah Wang (Handou) Leah is from Guizhou, China. She is a sophomore who joined Harvey in September. She has tried many new things in Harvey so far. She chose Spanish for language class, and she is also taking an art class and enjoyed working on her Halloween project. She ran cross-country this fall and joined the school’s musicology club. Her host family, the Glades, took her to Washington, DC, for a weekend. They occasionally have Chinese food at home and go to movies and musicals. Eva Zhao (Yiran) Eva Zhao is a ninth-grade student who comes from Nanjing, China. She likes playing with her black Labrador named Meibao. She also enjoys traveling and has been to many places, such as England, Australia, Japan, Thailand and Vienna. She is a National Level 2 Athlete in Rhythmic Gymnastics in her home country. Her host family is the Oggs. She enjoys watching baseball with them and eating American food. Owen Li (Cheng-Yu) Owen, who came from Taipei, Taiwan, likes to dance, play basketball and play video games. He enjoys playing the piano and a Chinese four-stringed instrument called a pipa. He said he enjoys the campus life at Harvey. He played on the JV soccer team where he made new friends. Owen also loves the time that he spends with his hosts, the
▴ (top) Isaac Cullity Vieux and his hosts, the Stewarts, his uncle David and aunt Kristin; (bottom) at the Alamo movie theater (left to right) Leah Wang, host “mom” Maria Glade, “sister” Daniella and “aunt” Maria Rafael.
Tragni family. He is now living with the Tragnis and another exchange student named Ben. The family has been very kind to him. Lily Wang (Kaiyu) Lily is an international student who comes from Shanghai, China. She is experiencing a great freshman year. Lily likes sports and art. She played junior varsity volleyball, a sport which she had never played before. She enjoys drawing, mostly anime people, but also other types of art. She enjoys spending time with her new American friends as well as her new international friends. She lives with her uncle Zengliang Shan and his family on the weekends in Scarsdale. She is enjoying her time in America, making many new friends and exploring New York City. The Harvey School 21
Science teachers Jason Hill and Melissa Zeffer (far right) with students in Stamford
“Harvey Builds” Shines Again Three-hundred upper school students and staff spent a day in October beautifying two areas in downtown Stamford. As part of the school’s annual fall community service initiative called Harvey Builds, students painted fire hydrants, planted bulbs in public gardens and swept up trash from the streets and parks. Some 40 faculty worked side by side with the students at two main locations, Mill River Park Collaborative and East Side Partnership. This was the fourth year that Harvey students have ventured out from their Katonah campus for the day to work in neighboring communities. Last year they worked at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, clearing trails and creeks and painting park structures. For two years prior to that, they worked with Habitat for Humanity in Yonkers.
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Dean of Students Pat Normandeau said providing free manpower “fosters service as a value for our students and faculty and lets both students and faculty get to know each other in a different way, working side by side.” The day marked the third time Harvey students had performed community service in Stamford. “We had gone there twice before, once as part of a Community Service Saturday to help at CLC and Domus,” said Dean Normandeau. Senior student Sarah Chintz was scraping rusted yellow paint off a fire hydrant on Main Street. “This has allowed us to contribute to the community,” she said as a Metro North train sped by behind her group. “Doing things like scraping and then repainting is the kind of project where you can
quickly see the results of our work.” A few blocks down on streets that were heavily trafficked and riddled with construction was one of the city’s pocket gardens, where freshman Charlotte Levy was digging out the old plants. Helping her plant new crocuses and daffodil bulbs for the spring was Sophia Scarsella. Around the corner, sophomore Coy Treat was pitching a large shovel into the ground, making a deep hole to plant more daffodils. “I’ve never been in Stamford before and it’s kind of cool. Doing this kind of works really gets us out of our school mode.” Working next to Coy was John Sullivan, a tenth grader. “This is different. We get to make friends with kids we wouldn’t normally hang out with.” The largest contingent of students and staff came to the park to clean it
Students sprucing up Stamford pocket garden
up and decorate it for the upcoming community Halloween party. Teams split up to collect trash and to do some weeding, trimming, landscaping and painting of murals. One team painted a number of giant wooden Halloweenthemed cutouts that students had created in the weeks prior under the direction of the school’s fine and performing arts instructors. They made 17 larger-than-life-size cutouts of ghosts, zombies, monsters and witches. Art teacher Anna Walant expressed great pride over the artful creations the students produced. She said, “Our kids worked side by side with their teachers to produce awesome pieces for the Mill River Park project. After they finished painting the cutout figures, the students seemed excited to have donated their time and talent for a good cause.”
Students painting Halloween cutouts
Meanwhile, students wearing fishing waders were at the Mill River Park sloshing in the river, scooping up trash from the riverbanks. At other places students were yanking out and removing invasive plants. Another group of 25 students helped youngsters at the East Side Partnership & the Children’s Early Learning Center with reading and assisted the classroom teachers. Upper School Head Phil Lazzaro was very pleased with the efforts of students and staff. “The day was a perfect example of our school community coming together and working for a cause. Service learning is an important idea and I am so pleased with the support and work of our student body.” The seniors will conduct their own day of community service in the spring at a location yet to be determined.
Students posing with the final artwork
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Varsity players Lizzie Kavounas (left) and Sadie Albert (right) conduct a give-and-go shooting drill with girls from the Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership program in a special clinic hosted by Harvey’s lacrosse teams in October.
Harvey sixth graders and teachers Sam Schursky, Deborah Matero and Douglas Plaskett enjoy a class trip in November to Sunnyside, the home of the noted American author Washington Irving in Tarrytown.
▴ Illustrator Scott Brundage shares his work and techniques with our art students in the first of the Visiting Artists series in October.
Robotics 2 students Jared Finkel (left) and Ryan Hurst make changes to their team’s robot between matches at a qualifying competition in December.
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▴ Harvey’s Japanese language teacher Tim Cornell and his students play host to Keio Academy in December visit.
The baseball teams this spring will enjoy a beautiful new complex seen here in a photo facing Route 22, just south of Evarts Ice Rink.
Cast members performing a number in “Fiddler on the Roof”
Host, comedian Ray Ellin, stands with juggler contestant awaiting the scores from the judges in a hilarious segment during Harvey Presents: The Gong Show Off Broadway Dec. 6.
(lft to rt) Julianne Quinn, Janice Cai and Maya Mehrara share a scene in “Fiddler”
▴ Music teacher Mislav Forrester conducts the band in the annual instrumental concert in December. ◂ Seventh grader Zara Hume performs as part of the drumming ensemble in the instrumental concert
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Student Club Plans “Harvey Heroes” Memorial When the nation celebrates Memorial Day next spring, the students and staff of The Harvey School will participate in a special way, honoring alumni who served their country and the one alum who was among the victims of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Inspired by Harvey’s centennial year events focusing on the contributions by alumni to the school’s storied history, the members of the Students Serving Soldiers Club came up with the idea last spring to have a heroes memorial. They wished to honor alumni veterans and Justin McCarthy ’91 who was killed in the WTC attack while working in the north tower in the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald. The club has spent the past two years on several initiatives including writing letters to soldiers deployed in the Middle East, the wounded at home recovering, and to veterans from all the service branches, thanking them for their service. The
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students have also been collecting clothes, snack bars and candy and assorted necessities for care packages to send to soldiers through Operation Gratitude. Club leaders Allison Silk and Will Shaffer said their group aims to express the Harvey community’s appreciation toward the soldiers who have served their country. “Will and I are excited to take advantage of Harvey’s centennial to give Harvey service men and women the honor they deserve through our memorial,” Allison said. Club advisor Chris Kelly appreciates the initiative and thoughtfulness his club members have shown. “The idea of acknowledging Harvey alumni who have served or are serving in the military is something of which we are extremely proud and excited to be doing.” Please see pages 42–47 for list of names collected so far.
STUDENTS’ VIEW FROM HARVEY
AILA PRIETO President of the Student Council Having been here at Harvey since sixth grade, I have seen our school flourish and grow into a highly esteemed institution where everyone is welcomed with open arms. Having experienced the comradery shown throughout my seven years here truly reinforces that the welcoming nature of Harvey is a tradition that will stand strong for hundreds of years. Getting elected president of the student council for the centennial in my final year at The Harvey School is such an immense honor, and my goal was and still is to make this year the most memorable and the most Harvey pride-packed year that anyone has ever seen. We started the year with a bang when, two weeks into the term, we had a very successful spirit week leading to an all-out fun-filled Homecoming weekend in which most teams won their games. The pep rally was also one to remember; it was astonishing to see the stands packed with such an eager audience. All of the sports teams gave unique performances with surprise presentations by the brand new Senior Bridge Seminar classes. The faculty sat in awe and amusement as Mr. Fenstermacher and I actually had a rap battle! And since it is the centennial and everything is bigger and better, the pep rally was hosted by not one, but two Cavaliers, my fellow seniors Terry Yan and Taylor Williams. Their enthusiasm and witty banter really struck the crowd as cheers and laughter dispersed throughout the gym. By the end of the rally, everyone was excited and prepared for the next game-filled day. To keep the momentum of spirit flowing we lined up a series of events such as a dodgeball tournament and a coaches versus captains game as well. Our new Senior Bridge Seminar helps us explore what a Harvey student truly represents. The main words that have come out of discussions range from determined to ambitious, but ultimately equilibrium has stuck as the defining feature. The balance that both faculty and students possess to be learners, mentors, athletes and artists is unquantifiable and ultimately transcends the idea of the centennial because these aspects are what make Harvey’s centennial that much more important. I sincerely hope that this year ends as it opened, with a big bang, because a centennial, like any other milestone, only comes once.
“My goal was and still is to make this year the most memorable and THE MOST HARVEY PRIDE-PACKED YEAR THAT ANYONE HAS EVER SEEN.”
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THOUGHTS ABOUT HARVEY FROM OUR FACULTY
Middle School Perspective By Brendan Byrne Amid all the hoopla and excitement surrounding the centennial during the beginning of the school year, I had a middle school student ask me, “How often do we celebrate the centennial?” For a moment I was tempted to respond to the student sarcastically, but thankfully I refrained and explained that a centennial is an event that only happens once every hundred years. The student then realized, “Oh, that’s why the school is making such a big deal about it.” I nodded in agreement.
Middle School Head Brendan Byrne and his two children, Ryan and Sophie, pose with eighth graders Emma Spada, Lexi Wierdsma, Maelani Groff, Lily Drude and Zoe Anastas during a Veterans Day sidewalk bake sale the girls conducted to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Our discussion then led to how the school was probably a very different place a century ago. This young middle schooler began rattling off all the probable differences between the modern Harvey and that of 100 years ago. He mentioned things like no Internet, no laptops, no 3-D printers, no athletic center and even no girls. As the student listed all of the tangible differences between Harvey of 1916 and Harvey of today, I asked him to think about the similarities. Many of his assumptions were based on black and white photographs he saw around campus and old editions of The Rambler that he had seen in English class. The student
mentioned that it looked as if students were involved in many activities related to sports, the arts and public speaking, and most of the pictures showed students and teachers together. He concluded that this probably meant they spent a lot of time together and got to know each other. There were some photos in which students were engaged in lessons and listening attentively, and other pictures where students were clearly laughing and having fun. He actually commented that many of the black and white photos were similar to photos from our most recent yearbook. The discussion I had with the student was a reminder that of all the changes that have taken place at The Harvey School over the past 100 years in terms of facilities, technology and programming, there has always remained a strong connection between students and teachers, as well as a commitment to bringing out the best in every child through involvement in academics, athletics and the arts. In addition to informal conversations about the centennial and participation in schoolwide events, some teachers have
integrated the school’s centennial into their curriculum. Mr. Plaskett’s history classes spent time taking a look at the centennial in the context of events that were happening in American history. For example, students were asked to consider how the country’s participation in World War II might have impacted life on the Harvey campus at the time. Mr. Plaskett said it was a valuable opportunity to teach history from a different perspective. He used the newly published Centennial Book as a resource for many of his lessons. Perhaps the more interesting conversations that have taken place in the middle school have revolved around encouraging students to consider what The Harvey School might look like 100 years from now. Teachers have created projects related to this concept, which encourage students to use their imagination and creativity, attributes that our school has valued for a century. I look forward to seeing what our students envision for Harvey in its next century.
Upper School Perspective By Phil Lazzaro Celebrations are often the highlights of hard work, perseverance, planning or even luck. I am truly honored to be the Head of the Upper School during our centennial year. Reflecting on my tenure I have seen our community grow physically in both numbers and space. The expansion of our middle school building, the construction of The Walker Center for the Arts, the opening of our Athletic Center and the addition of the R.K. Fields have benefited students and faculty in myriad ways. I am thankful for the thoughtful and steady leadership of Barry Fenstermacher and our board of trustees who have committed great resources of time and energy to see that our student body and faculty are provided with each and every opportunity to succeed. As our Headmaster and trustees have carefully planned, so has our upper school administration in conjunction with our hard-working faculty. Last year saw the establishment of the Robotics Program under the sage leadership of Chris
Kelly, Director of Robotics, and John Wahlers, Director of Technology. The program was an instant success and emboldened us to move further in bringing the very best to our students as we celebrate our 100th year. This year we have established a brand new curriculum in science called Science Trajectories which gives our students the freedom to choose their scientific paths following their freshman year. The Science Trajectories course coupled with seven new ninth-grade electives has been well received by students and faculty alike. With a record upper school enrollment the hallways are filled with excitement this year. Our senior class is working in close conjunction with Director of College Placement Chris Cahill to ready applications and narrow choices. Our new faculty have hit the ground running and have fit in nicely as our community strives to meet the needs of our students. We celebrate the daily accomplishments of our students in the classroom and look forward to the continued growth and success of our school and alumni. The Harvey School 29
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FALL 2015 SEASON
« Most Valuable Player | t Most Improved Player | l Sportsmanship Award | n Coaches Award
The Cavaliers suffered a tough 14–6 loss to Dalton in the Hudson Valley Football League Bowl. A Harvey victory would have given the Cavaliers a third-place finish in the HVFL, but receiver Sam Bocklet was brought down at the 2-yard line as time expired, just short of a touchdown that would have given Harvey a chance to take Dalton into overtime. Meanwhile, the volleyball team finished with a winning record for the second consecutive year, losing in an HVAL semifinal match while both the boys and girls soccer teams also fell one victory short of making it to a league championship game. At season’s end, the following athletes earned special league and team honors:
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UPPER SCHOOL Varsity Football (2–3–1) (HVFL All League) Michael DePass, Theodore Little and Thomas Smith, (HVFL All League Honorable Mention) Javen Stepp-Davis and John Sullivan « Thomas Smith, « (Offense) Teddy Little, « (Defense) Javen Stepp-Davis, (Rookie of the Year) Tyler Wagnblas, (Human Highlight Reel) Michael DePass, (The Bear Linemen Award) Cameron Polmeni-Hegarty, n Jordan Washington, (Iron Man Award) Joseph O’Connell
Boys Varsity Soccer (6–8) (WNEPSSA All-Star) Drew Homola, Kevin Dorf and Isaac Cullity Vieux, (HVAL All-League) Isaac Cullity Vieux, (HVAL Honorable Mention) Kevin Dorf, Drew Homola and Brian Benjamin, t Noah Kagan, « Isaac Cullity Vieux, « (Defense) Drew Homola, n Jarrod Waner Boys JV Soccer: (3–4–1) « (Offense) Omar Coca, « (Defense) Ethan Alfandary, t Brian Alvarado, n Victor Mizzaro Girls Varsity Soccer (12–3–1) (HVAL All-League) Morgan Chapman, (HVAL All-League Honorable Mention) Jojo Greenwood, Katie Ketner, Charlotte Levy, Kelly McMorrow, Hannah Morris and Aila Prieto, « Morgan Chapman, t Sophia Scarsella, « (Offense) Charlotte Levy, « (Defense) Jasmine Brouwer, (Future Star Award) Courtney Warren and Sophia Scarsella, l Katie Ketner, n Julia Frisch, (Harvey Helmet) Kelly McMorrow Varsity Volleyball (10–8) (HVAL All League) Sara Steinberg, (HVAL All-League Honorable Mention) Danni Qu, Emily Sirota and Sasha Fox, l Emily Sirota, n Tessa Knorr, « (Offense) Sara Steinberg, « (Defense) Sasha Fox, t Jordan Carnan-Raimey JV Volleyball (4–13) « (Offense) Tillie Glucksman, « (Defense) Sabrina Huang, t Ashley McKenzie, (Most Dedicated) Yulanda Huang Varsity Cross-Country (HVAL All League) Rohan Cassells and Katharine D’Avanzo, (HVAL All League Honorable Mention) Julia Mallon and Nathan Ward, « Julia Mallon and Rohan Cassells, n David Solano, t Ethan Frey, (Competitor Award) Nathan Ward, (Leadership Award) Jake Lewis
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MIDDLE SCHOOL Middle School Boys Soccer Maroon (4–6) t Jack Hutchings, l Jacob Sklar, n Zack Anson Middle School Boys Soccer Navy (1–6) t Darrel Greene, l Ryan Villano, n John McMahon Middle School Girls Soccer (0–9–2) n Lily Drude, Emma Spada and Alexandra Wierdsma, t Erin Phillips Middle School Cross-Country t Joseph DiGrandi, « Giselle Groff and Mitchell Yurko, n Tyler Wallach, (Future Star Award) Pearse O’Brien
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PERSPECTIVE FROM THE PARENT ASSOCIATION
The PA: All about Spirit By Vivien Levy, President, Harvey Parent Association This year the Harvey Parent Association is all about spirit and celebrating our school’s Centennial. From the fun-filled Homecoming Day in September to the gala Centennial Benefit in April, the 2015–2016 calendar is jam-packed with events and opportunities for families to get involved and be a part of the Harvey School community. This fall, the PA Boosters (your team parents) launched a new initiative called Game of the Week (GOTW). If you haven’t been to one yet, check the Harvey website for upcoming GOTW dates. It’s a great way to cheer on Harvey’s teams. Basically, GOTW highlights one game every week during the fall, winter and spring sport seasons. Every team gets a turn, and spectators, parents and fellow students are encouraged to come out to cheer them on. PA Boosters provide home-baked snacks and refreshments, and everyone gets into the spirit of the game. The PA also launched a Harvey School Parent Association group on Facebook. It’s a closed group so that parents can feel free to ask questions and share information about all things Harvey. Simply log on to the parent portal and click on the Parent Association tab. Then click the link to join. The spring will be filled with spirit at Harvey’s signature PA events, so mark your calendars for: • Trivia/Quiz Night, Feb. 26, continues a fun new tradition with a Quizmaster with parents testing their knowledge against Harvey faculty and staff. • HarveySpeaks, March 8, features imagination pioneer and world-renowned speaker Jay Walker and a host of educational activities for the whole family. • The Centennial Benefit, April 16, presents a spectacular evening of entertainment, auction, dinner and
dancing. This year’s event will be filled with centennial celebrations and some surprises in honor of Barry Fenstermacher’s 30th and final year as headmaster. From these major events to many monthly efforts such as teacher appreciation breakfasts, the PA is always in need of volunteers to help make great things happen throughout the year. To find out how you can help and keep up with everything happening at Harvey, come to the PA meetings or watch them live-streamed (or play the recorded version) on the Harvey website. Or check the Harvey website or Harvey School Parent Association Facebook group. I hope every family will get into the spirit of Harvey’s Centennial this year. Hope to see you on campus at one of the celebrations soon!
AS MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT ASSOCIATION co-liaisons, we welcome all students and parents to another exciting and very special year at Harvey. With the energy of the first day of school and the excitement of our Centennial Homecoming Weekend, The Harvey School is off to a wonderful start. Our middle school students and parents were well represented during what many have called one of the best homecoming weekends Harvey has enjoyed in a long time. You could really feel the Harvey Pride everywhere on campus that weekend. As we move into our winter term and student activities, we hope you will take some time to stay involved in your children’s journey this year at Harvey. Become a parent volunteer—it’s a great way to be a part of your child’s success at Harvey. Again, welcome, and we look forward to meeting all of you on campus soon. —Kamele McLaren and Kevin Durkin The Harvey School 33
alumniNEWS ALUMNI STORIES AND UPDATES
Letter From Our Alumni President Dear Alumni, It was a Harvey party for the record books. On Sept. 25 and 26, more than 250 alumni and former faculty gathered in Katonah to celebrate Harvey’s Centennial Kickoff. Attendees came from as far away as Florida, Texas, California and Washington, and as far back as 1941 ( Jim Wood). The kickoff event coincided with our annual reunion and Homecoming weekend, and alumni happily mingled with current teachers and staff, students, parents and trustees throughout the weekend. On Friday we conducted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Harvey’s newest athletic facility, the John G. Davis ’50 Tennis Center. John was the son of Dwight Davis, who designed the “Davis Cup” and played in the first tournaments. At the ceremony, Peter Duncan ’65 announced a new John G. Davis tennis award featuring a custom-made image of the Davis Cup, to be awarded annually to a player selected by the tennis coach. After the ceremony, Headmaster Barry Fenstermacher hosted a festive reception, followed by an informal dinner in the main dining hall. Saturday was action packed, and blessed with beautiful weather. We hope you will enjoy reading about the many events in the feature articles on pages 4, 10, and 16. The Centennial Kickoff ended with a delightful dinner reception in The Walker Center for the Arts, where a new Centennial video was rolled out. The Harvey School Song was proudly sung by the chorus with audience joining in (with the words displayed on the screen in case memory failed), and live student music by Harvey alumni set the stage for a wonderful evening of reconnecting and a celebration of all things Harvey.
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I feel honored to be part of the Harvey Centennial, a chance to thank the school that made us what we are today. The weekend made us proud of Harvey’s past and present, and excited about our future. Many lasting connections were made by our alumni and former faculty. Throughout the school year, we will continue our 100 years theme for all school and alumni events. I hope to see you at the New York City alumni networking reception at the Yale Club in April and subsequent events as we continue the celebration into 2016 and beyond.
Best regards,
Dan Chapman ’73, Alumni Association President
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Ribbon Cutting for John G. Davis ’50 Tennis Center
The festivities began with the ribbon cutting for the John G. Davis ’50 Tennis Center. This is described on page 9. Peter Duncan ’65, whose brother Michael was a classmate of John Davis, spoke of John’s love of the school and the family’s connection to the Davis Cup. There were a number of alumni in attendance.
Eric Fris ’56 and Tom Dodd
Rick Kinnaird ’65
Peter Duncan ’65 talks about John Davis ’50
Harry Dawe, Frank Weil ’44, Denie Weil, Sandi Weil ’19, Sandy Weil ’76, Rex Weil, Terry Weil
Alumni Reunion
Diana Bondy ’05, Lindsey Walker ’05, Nicole Wright ’05, Jackie Walker ’03 and Evan Walker ’03
Larkin Glazebrook ’73, Neil Colley ’72 and Dick Wyland
The main alumni events since our last issue were all the festivities centered around the Centennial Kickoff weekend: the dedication of the John G. Davis ’50 Tennis Center followed by a reception and informal dinner, homecoming, the dedication of the Rose Baldwin Reading Center, the Centennial Awards, the Hall of Fame Inductions and Reunion Class recognition, and the Centennial Kickoff party. Most of these have been described in our feature stories on pages 4–19 to some extent. Included here are more of the photo galleries from those events. The Alumni Association celebrated with four new Hall of Fame Inductees: alumni Dick Ahlborn ’55 and Sandy Close ’65, —continued on next page The Harvey School 35
1989: Joe Carilli, Christine O’Grady-Putek and Rachel Patton
Dan Goodkind ’11, Noah Vock ’12, Adam Slater ’11, Justin Queen ’11, Tre Wilson ’11, Colin Carter ’11 and Justin Zenon ’10; (front) Meg Taylor ’09 and Anna Walant ’10
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and Harvey teachers Dianne Mahony and Phil Lazzaro. They are described in the feature article on pages 16–19. Our reunion events for this centennial year celebrated all our 100 years of alumni, and we encouraged everyone to think of it as “their special reunion.” Many returned who had not been back to Harvey in years. This year’s 50-year reunion class was the class of 1965. The class with the largest number of alumni attendees was the class of 1985, with 13; the classes of 1982–86 accounted for 36 of the alumni, thanks to the hard work of Nanette Baratta ’82 , Frank Baratta ’84, Herb Sloan ’84, Mark Dolan ’84 and Kelly Olsen ’85.
Bruce Kraus ’68 and friend
Ricky Schulman ’12, Tré Wilson ’11, Nicolette St. Lawrence ’11 and Justin Queen ’11
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Dick Ahlborn’55, Nick Firth ’56, Eric Fris ’56, Dary Dunham ’56 and Bruce Moss ’55
Pieter Catlow ’73, Phil Eifert ’73, Fritz Mitchell ’73, Nick Raynor ’74, Dan Chapman ’73 and Carl Rubenstein ’73
Class of 1956: Eric Fris, John Crawford, Nick Firth, Jock Burbank, Howard Baldwin and Kirk Waldron
Former teacher Connie Decker
Teresa Neri ’06, Shari Solinsky ’04 and Maria Neri ’04
George Dallas ’64 (4th from left) with the class of 1965
Dean Lederfeind ’85 and John Connolly ’85
1982: Nanette Baratta, Marc Sahr and John Burbank
Ronald and Deborah Linder, Josh Linder ’03 and friend
Class of 2010: Matt Sullivan, Hunter Smith, Dennis White
Richard Baker ’76 and Bill Mitchell ’76
Hunt Wagstaff ’57 and wife
Carrie Effinger ’90, Rachel Popper ’89, Vic Rivera ’89, Carlos Rodrigues ’90 and Peter Hall ’90
Jan Jacobi with Bill Mitchell ’76
Laurel Meredith ’88 and Wylie Blake ’88
Laurel Meredith ’88 and Noelle Savarese’85
Nick Martirano ’06, Tom Devlin ’06 and Joe Lombardi ’08
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upcomingEVENTS Interested in Networking? JOIN OUR ALUMNI PORTAL
More than a year ago, Harvey introduced a new website for its students and parents, and this was followed last year with an alumni portal. To access the alumni portal, visit Harveyschool.org. In the upper right corner, click on the lock icon. A dropdown box will appear and ask for your username and password. If you were registered on the previous alumni website, you will be able to sign in using lastname_firstname as your ID (not case sensitive), and a password of Harvey1234 (note the capital “H”). Anyone who was not registered previously should email alumni@harveyschool.org and request access. You will receive an email back indicating that you have been authorized, and your username and password are the same as above. Once you have accessed the alumni portal, you will be able to search for other alumni using the Alumni Directory, by name, class, town, etc. Or you can view your own class by selecting Class Homepages/Directory. Only those members of your class will be visible here. Please try the various tabs and links on this new alumni portal and send us any suggestions to make it a welcoming and robust site for Harvey alumni. You can send your comments to us at alumni@harveyschool.org.
Alumni College and Career Mentoring
NY City Alumni Networking Reception
Friday, April 8
Tuesday, April 5 Yale Club
Alumni Art Show Reception Friday, April 8
Harvey Alumni Rugby Last spring, the Harvey rugby alumni gathered in Norwalk for a fundraiser for the rugby team. This was followed by an alumni rugby game at Harvey. All rugby alumni should get in touch with Greg Presseau ’98 (gpresseau@yahoo.com) or Alex Veit ’07 (alex@paragoncoffee.com) to see what other events they have planned for the upcoming year.
Do You Like Planning Activities? Join the Alumni Executive Council. Contact Dan Chapman ’73 (dkchapman@earthlink.net) or the Alumni Office (alumni@harveyschool.org). Or join the Young Alumni Sub-committee, which Maria Neri ’04 and Megan Taylor ’09 are coordinating.
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classNOTES Any introductory text before a class note is added in italics with the source identified. If no source is indicated, then the comment is provided by the Alumni Office. Deceased alumni are signified by an asterisk.
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Albin Kesley Schoepf, Jr. ’35 * From Bert Lachmann ’47 about his uncle Kesley: “Thoughts regarding my cousin Kesley Schoepf: Kes loved airplanes. He was introduced to aviation when a friend of his father who owned a small plane took him for a ride. The plane was a Piper Cub, one of the most famous planes in American aviation history. So Kes got the bug and decided he wanted to learn to fly. Also, it happened, that Kes was a patriotic young man, and this was a time when much of the world—but not America—was either teetering on the brink of war or had already gone off the cliff. At this point, England and the rest of the British Empire were part of the conflict, while much of America was still in the embrace of isolationism. So Kes decided to enlist in the Army Air Corps (the Air Force as a separate military branch was not created until 1947). Unfortunately he could not pass the physical because he was dyslexic. This was in late 1939, and in those days, this condition was
called ‘mirror vision.’ Being ever so resourceful, Kes inquired of the Canadian authorities and learned that because of the war, his condition could be overlooked. Kesley Schoepf enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, learned to fly, and earned his RCAF Wings. Actually, at the time there were a rather large number of Americans who went to Canada so they could fight in the war. However, not surprisingly, once the U.S. got into the war, all these guys were encouraged to return home, and the Canadians wished them well. “Thus, by a rather circuitous path, Kes ended up as a pilot in the Army Air Force. Now he wore his American Wings with great pride, but in addition these Canadian alumni were allowed to wear a miniature version of the RCAF Wings on the other side of their uniform jacket. Well, the war progressed, and the fall of 1943 found Kes stationed in North Africa. While there, he became interested in the newly developing concept of Air Sea Rescue. He studied every aspect of it and became proficient in its techniques. He received permission to join the unit, so that he could fly with them and participate in their operations. In accordance with procedures, he took off one morning to answer a rescue call. While on the mission, flying an amphibious twin engine Catalina, he reported to his base that his
plane was being attacked by several German fighter planes. Then communication was lost. Afterward, there were no signs of the plane or the crew. Geographically, this took place several miles off the coast of Italy in the general vicinity of Salerno. In a letter to his family, Kes’ commanding officer wrote “Kes Schoepf gave his life for his comrades. He lived up to every requirement of the Air Corps as an officer and died exceeding those requirements by a margin so wide as to make his designation as a hero a modest one.” “I remember Kes well even though I was just a little boy. He visited me once at Harvey and gave me a jacket with RCAF wings sown on. Some years after his death, my grandmother told me that Kes had planned to adopt me after the war. The plane that Kes flew, the Catalina, is easily Googled. (It’s a nice plane. After the war, a few were converted to ‘executive transport’ and a few more wound up as super nice ‘toys.’)”
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Richard A. Kimbel: Patrick Peterkin ’78 reported that Dick’s book about his flying in WWII had a picture of Patrick’s father as part of the flight squadron. Both served on the Intrepid. Patrick keeps in touch with Dick.
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Lute Thompson: “I served in the U. S. Air Corps during WWII. I flew P-38s in Italy in 12 missions. During retraining in the states, Harry Truman dropped the bomb, and I was discharged in September 1945.”
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James Wood and his wife, Twink, were honored by the Bedford Hills Free Library in a festive centennial evening at the GlenArbor Golf Club on Nov. 5, 2015. They were toasted as “beloved longtime members of the Bedford community,” having served on the library’s advisory board and helping build upon the library’s decades of services offered to families and residents of Bedford Hills. Jim served in the U.S. Naval Reserve in 1945–46.
John Loeb ’44 and son Nick
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John E. MacKenty: Dan Chapman ’73 spoke with John, who says he is “not very mobile” anymore. He loved the Centennial Book, and was very appreciative of Dan’s call to thank him for his support of Harvey.
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John L. Loeb, Jr. was awarded the American Jewish Historical Society’s Emma Lazarus Statue of Liberty Award at a dinner in November. His son, Nick, who’s been helping run Gov. Chris Christie’s political-action group—led a tribute to his father and read letters saluting his dad from Bushes 41 and 43. Also weighing in was Ronald Reagan’s chief foreign policy adviser Richard Allen and Loeb’s wife, Sharon, in front of guests Vera Wang, Tom Wolfe, Jonathan and Somers Farkas, Chuck Scarborough, Bruce Gelb and Brenda LaGrange Johnson. Former recipients of the AJHS honor have included Ed Koch, Henry Kissinger and Sanford Weill.
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Sanford E. McCormick: “I served in the Air Force after graduating from Yale and Sciences Po in Paris. My time in the Air Force was served in Spain from 1954 to 1956 as aide to General August W. Kissner. I think this project is a very fine idea.”
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Buzz ’50 and Charlotte Oliver Dimond at their home in Wyoming
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on page 41). Anyway, it was great to see his name on the memorial roster, as well as his picture. It reinforced my pride in being a Harvey alumnus. “I served in the U.S. Army from July 1955 through July 1958 as a member of the 3rd Armored Division (Spearhead). Most of our time was spent patrolling the East German border. Truly, this was one of the most interesting and satisfying periods of my life.”
Norbert Lachmann: “I was very pleased to come across the article about the memorial to Harvey alumni who have died in military service. One of the reasons I came to Harvey in the first place as a frightened and somewhat disorganized 9-year-old was because my cousin, Albin Kesley Schoeph, class of 1935, had attended the school (see his note about Kes
Ramon B. Sender “Have a great celebration! Unfortunately my dirigible is deflated, and I can’t find that darn bicycle pump anywhere! But sending many positive thoughts!”
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F. Ronald “Buzzy” Dimond and his wife, Charlotte, met with alumni director Sally Breckenridge at their home in Wyoming. Charlotte’s son is George Oliver ’87, and grandson Henry Oliver is a current Harvey seventh grader. Buzz was a good friend and classmate of John Davis.
Class Agent: Michael Adair, 860-535-9099, MAdair412@gmail.com
Michael W. Hard noted on his donation form: “In honor of Joe Fabrizio (wherever he may be) who taught me how not to be a bully. Also thanks for featuring Class of ’51 students in last issue of magazine.”
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Rossiter W. Langhorne “Apologies for the tardy reply. Just back from the Philippines. For myself, service was: U.S. Army and, I believe Spike (Ben Billings ’53) served in Korea—not sure of which branch but if memory serves correctly he was in a tank regiment.”
Leverett T. Smith, Jr. Harvey Centennial Memories “Sometime during the 1940s or 1950s The Harvey School produced a brochure advertising the school with many snapshots of life at the school. Prominent among these are pictures of my mother and father in our home. Our home, known as the Headmaster’s House, housed six fifth formers on its third floor and an apartment for a married master on the second floor. The school left plenty of private space for us as a family. My parents were photographed in the living room. In hers, my mother is sitting erect in an easy chair, her feet lined up straight, reading from a book in her lap to a group of small boys in coats and ties. My father’s picture is taken at another part of the same room. He is slouched in an easy chair, almost sitting on his spine, his left leg crossed at the ankle. He is reading to another group of boys in coats and ties. “These snapshots sent two messages. The atmosphere of the school is domestic, familial. Reading is important. The school catalogue of those years, too, underlines the importance of reading. “The work of the lower form is, first of all, Reading. Boys must master the mechanical process of reading in order to have an intelligent approach to the subject matter of any course of study. I remember we had a reading period of perhaps an hour after dinner every day. Dinner was in the middle of the day, and after dinner we returned to the main building to line up for Tuck Shop, a nickel candy to take with us to Reading Period. We all preferred candy that would last a long time; something called Turkish Taffy was for a time a favorite. Then it was off to the Reading Room. “The Reading Room had other functions. On Friday nights the school assembly was held there, as was chapel on Sunday mornings, and graduation at the end of the school year. The Library was a little closet-like room off one side of the Reading Room. In it presided the librarian. My years as a student at Harvey
corresponded with the arrival of Mrs. Baldwin at the school. She monitored my reading closely, objecting when I developed too exclusive an interest in the sports fiction of John R. Tunis (I managed to read one of his books, ‘Keystone Kids,’ a dozen times my third-form year). The deal was that I had to read a book by another author before I could take out another Tunis book. I wondered what she had against John R. Tunis. It was years before I realized that she simply wished to broaden my reading experiences. The teaching staff comprised many other unusual individuals. One of the most terrifying, in class and out, was John A. Shea. A little joke that kept turning up “Harvey Ramblers” went this way: First student, “Touche!” Second Student, “One’s enough!” He had a voice like a whip and always seemed to have his marks pad out, writing up some poor soul “Two marks for ramming around.” In his Latin class we didn’t dare be restless. He was very generous dealing out marks. That meant we were on the walk list, a privilege earned if one received four marks during a week’s period and involved walking around in a circle for 40 minutes. Our walking was presided over during my years by a very different kind of master, Mr. Howes. There was a kind of stillness about Mr. Howes that enabled him to bring us to order. If Mr. Shea used his voice, Mr. Howes used silence. Both were effective. At the 2006 reunion, John Davis ’50 remembered his first days at Harvey. He’d been left at a boarding school by his parents and was understandably nervous. My father was there to greet him. As Davis told the story, my father shook his hand, put his other hand on his shoulder and said “Glad to have you with us, John.” Davis felt touched and welcomed. This ability to touch, which my father shared with Mrs. Baldwin, Mr. Shea, Mr. Howes, and many other faculty and staff, made The Harvey School the special place it was in the 1940s and 1950s.”
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Michael Levin met with Sally Breckenridge over the summer in Santa Fe. He said he would love to get back to Harvey and keeps in touch with David Duval.
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Morgan A. Grant: Young alumni coordinator, Maria Neri ’04, spoke to Morgan. “I went to the fourth grade only at Harvey. All my teachers had the same name—‘sir.’ Had one friend, Michael Baldwin. Spent a weekend at his parents’ home. No time for sports, I was king of the mountain—the ‘hill,’ where you walked off demerits. I was awarded a book, ‘Paddle to the Sea,’ by Mr. Shea for the most improved student. Most of my life, I followed that pattern. I made it through Tulane University, also a First Lt. in the U.S. Army from 1962 to 1966, where I met a German gal, my wife Isolde, and we had (have) three (grown) children and two grandchildren, smarter than I was. I retired from the Credit Bureau and orange grove business—converted the land into an industrial park, so now I receive Medicare and am just like I was before I started at Harvey. Life is usually 360 degrees anyway.”
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Thomas Buckner, who was awarded the American Music Center’s Letter of Distinction, has for four decades championed music of the avant-garde in America and throughout the world as a performer, producer and promoter. He was trained in the classical tradition and has continued throughout his distinguished career to broaden the
Dick Ahlborn ’55, alumni director Sally Breckenridge, alumni president Dan Chapman ’73 and Carlos de la Cruz ’55
scope of his vocal styles, specializing in a wide range of experimental music. He has made solo appearances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Harvard University, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Edinburgh Festival and more. Buckner’s professional life as a musician began in the 1960s with the founding of 1750 Arch Concerts and the 23-member Arch Ensemble in Berkeley, Calif., which presented hundreds of musical events yearly. Buckner left California for New York City in 1983 and began a long association with renowned composer Robert Ashley. Buckner also has a longtime association with legendary saxophonist, improviser and composer Roscoe Mitchell, founding member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago and the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. In May 2008, Buckner participated in installation performances at the National Museum of Paris in relation to the forged metal sculptures of Kirili. This year marks the 20th season of his celebrated Interpretations series in New
HARVEY HEROES Many thanks to those who have sent us information about their military service. We continue to add to our list and urge everyone to send corrections or new information about themselves or other alumni to alumni@harveyschool.org. The student club hopes to have the memorial installed with the names of all the heroes inscribed on it in time for Memorial Day, 2016. FACULTY Mr. Charles D. Agnew, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Charles A. Blake, Officer, U.S. Army Mr. James A. Doughty, U.S. Army Field Services Mr. William B. Ely III, Aviation Ground School–Teacher, U.S. Army Mr. David V. Flynn, U.S. Navy Mr. Charles Jay Gaspar, 2nd Lt., U.S. Air Force Mr. Thomas M. Graham, U.S. Navy Mr. Frank A. Kierman, Jr., Major, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. John R. Lynch, U.S. Army Mr. William A. Medlicott, Captain–Engineering Corps, U.S. Army Mr. Richard C. Moore, U.S. Army Mr. Horace B. Paulmier, U.S. Red Cross Mr. Doug Plaskett, U.S. Coast Guard Mr. Conrad C. Pressey, Instructor, U.S. Navy Mr. Winston A. Ranft, PT Boat Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. Tim Stark, U.S. Army Mr. Henry H. Tise, U.S. Navy
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ALUMNI Mr. Samuel S. Auchincloss ’20, Col.–Att. to Gen MacArthur’s Staff, U.S. Army Mr. N. Philip Bastedo ’20, Lt.–OSS, U.S. Navy Dr. DeWitt H. Smith ’20, Major, U.S. Army Mr. Gordon Barbour ’22, Major, U.S. Army Mr. Royal S. Haynes, Jr. ’22, U.S. Army Mr. George C. Heck, Jr. ’22, 1st Lt.–Bronze Star, U.S. Army Mr. Beekman H. Pool ’22, Captain–Service Pilot, U.S. Army Air Force Mr. John D. Rockefeller III ’22, Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. Horatio H. Whitridge ’22, Lt., U.S. Coast Guard Mr. Charles F. Bound, Jr. ’23, Reserves, U.S. Navy Mr. John G. Jackson, Jr. ’23, Major–Commendation Ribbon, U.S. Army Mr. Frederic G. Hoppin ’24, Lt. Col.–Bronze Star, U.S. Navy Mr. Arthur Knox, Jr. ’24, Captain, U.S. Army Air corps Mr. William Gardner Mundy ’25, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Nathaniel R. Norton, Jr. ’25, Lt.–Navy Air Combat Intelligence, U.S. Navy Mr. J. Harsen Rhoades ’25, Lt. Cmdr.–Bureau of Ordnance, U.S. Navy
York City, which focuses upon the interaction between creator of a musical work and his performers. Buckner’s contribution to new music through the commissioning and performance of new works, the production of concerts and recordings, and support of numerous musical enterprises worldwide is perhaps unprecedented in the history of American music. www.thomasbuckner.com/dox/ Thomas_Buckner_Full_Biography.doc Carlos de la Cruz and Dick Ahlborn were roommates at Harvey, which Carlos had not returned to see in 60 years. He made the trip to introduce Dick at his hall of fame induction. Carlos reported that as a student, he came to Harvey directly from Cuba, where his family owned a sugar plantation. Also there in the sugar business were the parents of John Loeb ’44. It was their connection to the Loebs that prompted Carlos’ parents to send their son to Harvey.
1971 Bedford Bears with Michael Patterson ’55 and John French ’47
Bruce W. Moss: “I served in the U.S. Army, Medical Service Corps for two years, 1965–1966, as a Second and First Lieutenant.” Bruce met up with alumni director Sally Breckenridge for dinner over the summer. He had visited with his Harvey classmate Ralph Saltus earlier in the summer.
Mr. Henry R. Stern, Jr. ’25, Lt., U.S. Navy Reserve Mr. Colby M. Chester III ’26, Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. David Howland ’26, Lt.–Cmdr., U.S. Navy Dr. R. Rentoul Reed, Jr. ’26, Lt., U.S. Coast Guard Mr. Dwight C. Baum ’27, British Air Commission Mr. Robert L. Brandt ’27, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Bates Halsey ’27, U.S. Army Mr. George Rhoades ’27, Captain–C.A.C., U.S. Army Mr. Gerald Davis ’28, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. John C. Henry ’28, U.S. Army Mr. Luther Loomis ’28, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. C. Deering McCormick ’28, Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. A. Murray Preston ’28, Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. Charles J. Schauffler ’28, Lt. Cmdr.–Pilot, U.S. Navy Air Force Mr. Stewart Thorne ’28, U.S. Army Mr. Wynant D. Vanderpool, Jr. ’28, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Wilson P. Ware ’28, Captain, Mountain Infantry Mr. Wadsworth W. Bissell ’29, Mr. Alexander Clark ’29, Captain–Assits Adjutant General, U.S. Army Mr. Henry A. Crosby ’29, Lt. Col.–Distinguished Unit Citation, U.S. Army Mr. Arthur J. Draper, Jr. ’29, 1st Lt.–Medical Corps Mr. William Robson ’29, Petty Officer, U.S. Navy Mr. Thomas J. Hooker, Jr. ’30, U.S. Army Mr. DeWitt Hornor ’30, Lt., U.S. Army Mr. George D. Olds III ’30, Lt., U.S. Coast Guard The Honorable John M. Woolsey, Jr. ’30, Lt.–Office of Naval Intelligence, U.S. Navy
Dary Dunham ’56 catches up with Bruce Moss ’55
Mr. George Arents III ’31, Lt.–Transport Plane Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. Joseph W. Burden, Jr. ’31, U.S. Army Mr. Richard M. Dyer ’31, Medical Discharge–8 mo., U.S. Army Dr. Earle T. Holsapple, Jr. ’31, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Richard M. Lederer, Jr. ’31, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. Henry H. Stockton ’31, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Charles C. Townsend, Jr. ’31, U.S. Army Mr. James Butler III ’32, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Mr. John P. Downing ’32, Lt. Col., U.S. Army Mr. Alfred Ely, Jr. ’32, Captain–1st Infantry Division, U.S. Army Mr. C. Barse Haff ’32, Major, U.S. Army Mr. John G. Owen, Jr. ’32, Captain, U.S. Army Air Corps Dr. Calvin H. Plimpton ’32, Captain–E.T.O., U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Ord Preston, Jr. ’32, Major, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. John T. Snyder, Jr. ’32, Captain–8th Air Corps, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. John R. Van Horne, Jr. ’32, CM3/c–Seebees, U.S. Navy Mr. Geoffrey R. Wiener D.S.W. ’32, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. Robert B. Bangs ’33, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Air Force Mr. William H. Browning II ’33, American Field Service, British Army Mr. George P. Butler III ’33, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. Richard S. Conover ’33, Staff Sergeant, U.,S. Army Air Corps Mr. Joseph F. Dempsey ’33, Captain–Pilot, U.S. Air Force Mr. Theodore Fuller ’33, Lt. Cmdr., U.S. Navy 1st Lt. Gordon d. P. Hicks ’33, U.S. Army Mr. Alfred L. Knopf, Jr. ’33, Pilot–Lt. 446th Bomb Group, U.S. Army Air Force Dr. Shepard Krech, Jr. ’33, Lt.–Medical Corps, U.S. Navy Mr. John H. Mallory, Jr. ’33, Major, U.S. Marines
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Class Agent: John Crawford, 540-247-8810, celect@comcast.net
James J. Lowe, Jr.: Alex McKown ’57 reported on a long and funny conversation with Jay, who lives in northern Maine.
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Nathaniel R. Norton III: “My grandfather was a close friend of Herbert Carter and was his primary go-to guy on medical matters. The school was founded to provide a physically healthy place to learn. Naming the school after Dr. William Harvey was supposed to send a healthy message. This explains why it was a boarding school focused on boys who were so young. If there were an alternative to living in NYC, so they reasoned, there would be a number of students whose parents would jump at the opportunity. My dad
(Nat Norton, Jr. ’25) went there because he was a NYC boy with bad asthma. He was exactly the boy they had in mind.” Norton noted that he contracted Parkinson’s a few years ago and getting around from place to place was tough, but that he’d like to attend the centennial kickoff celebration. Henry H. Smith-Miller and Perry Trafford III: Alex McKown ’57 had long chats with Smith-Miller and Trafford in anticipation to the Centennial Kickoff. George V. K. Waldron: “Many thanks for all your hard work in preparation for last weekend! Other folks get up and make announcements and more folks get recognized for their contributions, but I know
Mr. John Insley Blair Pyne ’33, Lt.- Pilot, U.S. Navy Air Force Mr. Hermann C. Schwab, Jr. ’33, Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Dana dePeyster Whipple, Jr. ’33, U.S. Army Mr. Henry R. Wilson III ’33, U.S. Army Mr. William H. Woolverton ’33, Captain–Office of Strategic Svcs, U.S. Navy Mr. Nathaniel O. Abelson ’34, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Frank C. Beacham ’34, Captain–Fighter Pilot, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Phillip G. Cole, Jr. ’34, U.S. Army Mr. John E. Coxe ’34, Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. David M. Davis ’34, Aviator, U.S. Navy Mr. Jules G. Evens, Jr. ’34, Sergeant–Third Ranger Battalion, U.S. Army Mr. John L. Handy, Jr. ’34, 2nd Lt., 3rd Battalion 87th Infantry, U.S. Army Mr. Royal V. Heath, Jr. ’34, 1st Lt.–Air Force, Pilot, U.S. Army Air Force Mr. Joseph W. Hotchkiss ’34, Lt.–Naval Reserve, U.S. Navy Reserve Dr. Llewellyn Jenkins ’34, Captain-Yankee (101) Division, 101s Field Artillery, U.S. Army Mr. Shelby R. Lee, Jr. ’34, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Mr. William B. Leith ’34, Pilot–Squadron I-3, U.S. Air Force Dr. John M. P. Nilsson ’34, Lt.–Medical Corps, U.S. Army Mr. James E. Price II ’34, U.S. Army Mr. Edward B. Prindle, Jr. ’34, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. James N. Rawleigh, Jr. ’34, Lt.–Airborne Anti-Aircraft Corps, U.S. Army Airborne Mr. Matheson K. Sommer ’34, U.S. Army Mr. Pieter C. Van Horne ’34, Lt. Battery B, 198th C.A.A.A., U.S. Army Mr. William H. Averell, Jr. ’35, Pilot, U.S. Navy Mr. George M. Baekeland ’35, Pilot, U.S. Air Force
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who put it all together and as usual it’s YOU. So thanks again for all your ‘behind the scenes’ planning and execution. It made for a memorable weekend. “In looking through your centennial info, I watched the slide show and came across one labeled ‘1952 Waldron School Birthday’ and that’s probably mine. I was there and my birthday is Sept. 10 so school was already in session. I was still 9 years old when I first arrived at Harvey in 1951, 1,500 miles away from home from Texas Can you imagine a boarding school of today taking on students like that at that age? Almost all the students then were boarders and several others were my age. Needless to say, I was scared to death, but I soon realized I was in a good place and my Harvey years were great.”
Mr. Andrews D. Black ’35, 1st Lt.–Infantry, U.S. Army Mr. Samuel H. Coxe ’35, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Osborne A. Day, Jr. ’35, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Guy E. Dempsey ’35, Captain, U.S. Air Force Mr. Stephen K. Galpin ’35, 1st Lt. OSS Intelligence Agent, U.S. Army Air Force Mr. Donald G. Griffin ’35, U.S. Army Mr. John Lawrence Heffron II ’35, Lt., U.S. Navy Reserve Mr. Richard Parker Kuhn, Jr. ’35, 1st Lt.–Field Artillery, U.S. Army Mr. Berwick B. Lanier ’35, Co C, 6th Battalion, E.R.T.C., U.S. Army Mr. James Lee ’35, U.S. Army Mr. Charles S. Mitchell, Jr. ’35, U.S. Army Mr. Eugene H. Morrison, Sr. ’35, Captain–Army A.A., U.S. Army Mr. Joseph D. O’Sullivan ’35, Pilot, Royal Canadian Flying Corps Mr. Howard A. Plummer, Jr. ’35, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. Robert K. Robson ’35, Lt. (j.g.), U.S. Navy Mr. A. Kesley Schoepf ’35, Royal Canadian Air Force Mr. John D. Stelle ’35, Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. Rufus C. Stillman ’35, U.S. Army Mr. Oliver E. Allen ’36, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Lt. Edwin B. Beacham, Jr. ’36, U.S. Army Mr. David B. Bronson ’36, 1st Lt.–Air Corps, U.S. Marine Air Corp Mr. James R. Compton ’36, 1st Lt.–4th Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. John C. Ellis ’36, Army Air Force, U.S. Army Mrs. Elizabeth Greene, Lt. (j.g.) (M.C.), U.S. Navy Reserve Mr. Curtiss V. Hart ’36, Lt.–Pilot, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. Alfred W. Haywood, Jr. ’36, U.S. Army
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Class Agent: Alex McKown, 718-392-1373, alexander.mckown@gmail.com
Richard M. Marshall III: Dick sent the comments below for reading during the Centennial Kickoff events. But they did not arrive in time. He asked that we share them with our alumni. “There are endless ways to say this and none of them will capture it. Why? Because it is will ’o the wisp and it is huge, doubly hard to rein it in. It cannot be touched, or seen except in images, but we know of it, those beyond 70 years of age. Those now younger will know of it, this some phantom, yet in a different form. But that will be in distant years, still to pass. For it will not make itself known until late in life—too late to go back, too late to take hold of it again. That is our youth—fixed eternally in a certain place where it happened. Our memories locate it among the stars, we find again the
very air of what transpired there. Again, it is a whisper and the winds have blown it away. But not all. It lingers on and oddly has a substance somewhere in our chest, to remain with us into the unknown that we face all together dreaming our real dreams of the Harvey of old. Absolutely lovely. “
58 Frank S. Graves, Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1962–1966 as a Marine radio repairman/operator.
Richard Varlay ’58 with Pickle
Peter D. Sanger served from 1968 to 1971. He joined the Navy after graduating from Cornell in January 1968. He went to Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I. He achieved the rank of Lt in the U.S. Navy and served out of Pearl Harbor on board the U.S.S. Goldsborough in Hawaii during the Vietnam conflict until his release in 1971.
Richard D. Varlay: “I ended up graduating from Carmel High School in Carmel, Calif. Talk about your shock and awe leaving a boys school for all those California cheerleaders dancing to “Wake up Little Suzie.” No coat and tie either. When my father died very unexpectedly, I was in California for the summer. I never went back home again. My mother sold the
2nd Lt. Snowden Haywood ’36, U.S. Army Mr. Lawrence Higgins ’36, U.S. Maritime Service Mr. William S. Horner II ’36, Ensign–Naval Air transport, U.S. Navy Mr. R. Peter Knapp Hunter ’36, Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Richard C. Noel, Jr. ’36, Captain–Lead Bombardier, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. William B. Rawleigh ’36, Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Gerard T. C. Reed ’36, Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. John P. Renwick, Jr. ’36, Captain, U.S. Army Mr. Frederick D. Roe ’36, Corporal, U.S. Army Mr. Macleod A. Ross ’36, U.S. Army Mr. Edward W. Sheldon II ’36, Lt.–Flight Instructor, U.S. Navy Mr. Robert L. Stone ’36, Retired Executive/USAF Bombardier Mr. James B. Taylor III ’36, Lt., U.S. Navy Air Corp Mr. Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. ’36, Lt. (j.g.), U.S. Navy Mr. Lindsay H. Welling, Jr. ’36, 1st Lt.–Marine Air Corps, U.S. Marines Mr. John A. Wiener ’36, Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. Hiland G. Batcheller, Jr. ’37, Quartermaster, 2nd Class, U.S. Navy Mr. Peter A. Baum ’37, Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Dennis Dix ’37, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Mr. William B. Eddison, Jr. ’37, Staff Sergeant–15th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force Mr. Oliver D. Filley, Jr. ’37, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Air Force Mr. John Merrill Hubbard ’37, Draftsman, U.S. Navy Mr. Seton Ijams ’37, Corporal–Technical Training, U.S. Army Air Forces Mr. Henry Samuel Julier ’37, Corporal, U.S. Army Mr. Richard A. Kimbel ’37, Torpedo Squadron, U.S. Navy
Mr. David L. Luke III ’37, Naval Aviation Pilot, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Richard S. Martin, Jr. ’37, Sergeant–10, 14th Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force Col. Floyd W. McRae, Jr. ’37, T/Sergeant–9th Army Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force Mr. Frederick L. Moore, Jr. ’37, Lt. (j.g.), U.S. Navy Air Corp Mr. Edwin A. Ramsdell ’37, 1st Lt.–Fighter Pilot, U.S. Army Air corps Mr. Robert Rosenberg ’37, Pilot, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. Albert W. Selden ’37, 1st Lt.–Field Artillery, U.S. Army Mr. William B. Snyder ’37, Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. Donald Stone ’37, U.S. Army Reserve Mr. Lute C. Thompson ’37, Pilot–p38s over Italy, U.S. Air Force Mr. Jonathan S. Warner ’37, 1st Lt.–U.S. Marine Corps Mr. William A. Buell, Jr. ’38, Second Lt., U.S. Marine Air Corp Mr. Van Henry Cartmell III ’38, U.S. Army Mr. Henry S. Chapman ’38, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. John P. Compton ’38, 10th Mountain Regiment, U.S. Army Mr. J. Bradley Cumings ’38, U.S. Army Mr. John G. Dempsey ’38, U.S. Army Dr. William C. Ellis ’38, Ensign, U.S. Navy Mr. Harold V. Engh, Jr. ’38, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Air Force Mr. John M. Hanford, Jr. ’38, Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force Mr. James M. Hartshorne ’38, 2nd Lt., U.S. Marines Mr. William D. Hay ’38, A.S.–Navy V-12, U.S. Navy Mr. John M. Holcombe III ’38, U.S. Army Mr. Edgar A. Knapp, Jr. ’38, U.S. Army Alfred W. Morris, U.S. Army
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house in Armonk and that was that. Never saw any of my old friends and classmates again. I own a property management firm in Gig Harbor, Wash. And do as little as possible. Attached is a photo of me with Pickle. “Harvey was an experience I will never forget. The teachers for the most part were excellent although terrifying at times. I was a terrible student. Mr. Magnan was my favorite. I was on the wrestling team and he used to take all of us on at once on the mat. A Yale man if I remember. Good teacher. The Stark featured in the latest Harvey Magazine I take it is not the Stark in our class? The one who was always eating in class?”
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Albert Stickney III served 1967 to 1970. Ltjg on U.S.S. Brumby. De 1044. As 1st Lt. and gunnery officer. Newport, Norfolk, many ports, then U.S.S. Lexington. Cvt 16. As Asst 1st LT and OOD (ex WWII carrier).
Training carrier at Pensacola, Fla. Then reserves, in naval control of shipping group to organize convoys in time of war.
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E. “Sandy” Gabel, Jr. served in the U.S. Army from August 1969 to May 1971, being honorably discharged as an E5, sergeant in the Military Police.
Michael B. Van Winkle served in the U.S. Army (Military Intelligence) from July 1969 through March 1972.
Douglas P. Hirsh: “I will not be able to attend The Harvey School event in Washington, DC as I have a lacrosse game on the same night. I am in my fifth year as a volunteer coach at Washington & Lee University. I head back to Ocean City, Md., for my fifth season operating a beach-front hotel.”
Class Agent: Dick Willard, 207-596-7968, twittler@msn.com
Carl M. Wild II: “The good news is that my ship financing program has entered into it fifth year and is about to see its first sizable closing. The bad news is that I will have to be in Oslo, Norway, eating pickled herring and discussing marine finance, while you all are celebrating. My loss. Happy Birthday, Harvey! I was REALLY looking forward to this. Lev Smith would have been so proud of you all!”
Mr. Donald R. Morris ’38, Midshipman, U.S. Navy Mr. David D. Osborn ’38, 1st Lt.–4th Marine Air Wing, U.S. Marines Mr. Carson Pryor ’38, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. George S. Shirk, Jr. ’38, Corporal, U.S. Army Mr. Edward S. Travers, Jr. ’38, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. Thomas S. Young III ’38, U.S. Navy Mr. Thomas D. Brophy ’39, U.S. Navy Mr. Ralph H. Brown ’39, Ensign, U.S. Navy Mr. Geoffrey C. Doyle ’39, Radarman–V-12, U.S. Navy Mr. Stephen B. Elmer, Jr. ’39, U.S. Army Mr. James H. Emison ’39, Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve Mr. H. Spencer Hart ’39, Medical Corps, U.S. Army Mr. William S. Jordan ’39, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. James Lambeth ’39, U.S. Navy Mr. Alexander M. Laughlin ’39, Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. Charles P. Luckey, Jr. ’39, Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. David Mixsell ’39, U.S. Army Mr. Nathaniel Ober ’39, Corporal, U.S. Army Mr. Theodore T. Orbison ’39, U.S. Army Mr. Kenneth H. Straus ’39, Corporal, U.S. Army Infantry Mr. Howard W. Taber ’39, Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. David S. Taylor ’39, Naval Aviator, Ensign, U.S. Navy Mr. Earl B. Wilson, Jr. ’39, U.S. Army Mr. Paul T. Cullman ’40, Army Air Force Mr. Frederick W. Goode ’40, Ensign, U.S. Navy Mr. James P. Humphreys, Jr. ’40, Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Corps Mr. Robert E. Littlejohn ’40, U.S. Army
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62 Stephen H. Bacon: “My wife Karen and I look forward to attending the September festivities.
Mr. John A. Luke, Sr. ’40, Army Air Force Mr. George B. Moffat, Jr. ’40, , U.S. Army Mr. Chandler Moore ’40, 1, U.S. Army Mr. Edgar B. Parsons, Jr. ’40, Pilot, Army Air Force Mr. Ronald B. Rogers ’40, U.S. Army Mr. Sidney W. Bamford ’41, Army Air Corps Mr. John T. Barto ’41, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael A. Dix U.S.A.F. ’41, Seaman 2/c + A.F., U.S. Air Force Mr. Townsend Hornor ’41, U.S. Navy Mr. Donald K. Luke, Jr. ’41, U.S. Army Mr. H. Freeman Matthews ’41, U.S. Army Mr. James Wood ’41, U.S. Naval Reserve Mr. John G. Peterkin ’42, Marine Corps Mr. Antoine duBourg ’43, U.S. Army Mr. Jonathan J. Crawley ’44, U.S. Army Mr. Robert C. Doherty ’44, 1st Marine Division, U.S. Marines Mr. John S. Hoyt ’44, Captain, U.S. Air Force Mr. J. Allen Adams ’45, U.S. Navy Mr. Albert R. Beal ’45, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Wells L. Field, Jr. ’45, Lt. Col, United States Marine Corp Mr. Sanford E. McCormick ’45, U.S. Air Force Mr. Edward L. Coster ’46, U.S. Army Mr. Norbert Lachmann ’47, 1955-58, U.S. Army Mr. Bruce W. Remick ’47, U.S. Army Mr. Julian L. Coolidge II USNR (R) ’48, Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. Richard W. Montague ’48, 1st-2nd Lt. Artillery, U.S. Army Mr. Nathan M. Adams ’49, Pilot, U.S. Air Force
Unfortunately almost all of the class of 1962 has apparently moved away from this part of the country. But I look forward to visiting the campus again. As an aside, one professor, Mr. Shea, particularly changed my life. I was scared to death of him but in retrospect he really taught me how to think and study.”
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William H. Kaupe, Jr.: “Happily retired! Moved to Rehoboth Beach in Delaware.”
J. Cofer Black welcomed Susie Danziger and Sally Breckenridge to his Blackbird Technologies office in Virginia last spring. He described some of his anti-terrorism times in the late 1990s, before 9/11. He was interviewed for a special on Showtime CBS to be aired in October called SpyMasters— former CIA directors were interviewed, including Cofer. His son Nick works for a group helping to stop military suicides. After our visit, he wrote, “It was a pleasure to meet you both. I still remember the words to The Harvey School song. Driven into one’s DNA from the number of times we sang.
63 Walter “Hank” Johnson: “News has not been good. I had two strokes. Initially, it was not good; I couldn’t walk or talk, and spent three months in rehab, which I hated. I worked hard, and I’m back on my own. My family has been a life savior. My best to all.”
George Dallas reached out to members of the class of 1964 for a combination celebration with the class of 1965, for a joint 50-year event. He has recently joined the Alumni Executive Steering Committee.
Mr. Frederick B. Ashplant, Jr. ’49, U.S. Army Mr. Charles G. Gulden, Jr. ’49, U.S. Army Mr. Robert E. Laird ’49, U.S. Army Mr. John G. Davis ’50, Speech Writer, U.S. Army Mr. Philip Vancil ’50, U.S. Army Mr. James R. Fuller ’52, U.S. Army Mr. Rossiter W. Langhorne ’52, U.S. Army Mr. Benjamin E. Billings, Jr. ’53, Tank Cmdr., U.S. Army Mr. Morgan A. Grant ’54, 1st Lt., U.S. Army Captain E. Richard Ahlborn ’55, Submarine Cmdr., U.S. Navy Mr. Bruce W. Moss ’55, U.S. Army Mr. John W. Crawford ’56, U.S. Navy Mr. James O. Robbins ’56, Destroyer Line Officer, U.S. Navy Mr. Alex P. McKown ’57, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. David R. McKown ’57, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Seth W. Morton II ’57, 1st Lt. US 526th Ordnance Corps, U.S. Army Mr. Frank S. Graves, Jr. ’58, Radio Repairman/Operator, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Angus Macaulay ’58, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Peter D. Sanger ’58, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Brian E. Berwick ’59, U.S. Army Mr. William E. Boyle ’59, U.S. Army Mr. Christopher C. Cooke ’59, U.S. Navy Mr. Albert Stickney III ’59, 1st Lt., Gunnery Officer, U.S. Navy Mr. Mitchell H. Vigeveno ’59, Captain, U.S. Air Force Mr. William R. Parsons ’60, U.S. Army Mr. Stephen C. Sanger ’60, Lt., U.S. Navy Mr. Michael B. Van Winkle ’60, Military Intelligence, U.S. Army
Steve and Karen Bacon ’62 at homecoming
Rob Kinnaird and George Dallas ’64 connect at the centennial festivities
Mr. Stanley W. Bartlett ’61, U.S. Navy Mr. Sandy A. Gabel, Jr. ’61, E5 Military Police Sergeant, U.S. Army Mr. Pal Maleter, Jr. ’61, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Edward W. Sheldon III ’62, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Frank Roland ’64, U.S. Army Mr. Theodore R. Dachenhausen III ’69, U.S. Army Mr. Stuart H. Clement III ’72, Captain–Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Mr. Robert W. Sullivan, Jr. ’77, Submarine, U.S. Navy Mr. Matthew C. Burch ’79, U.S. Navy Mr. Charles R. Taylor ’83, Sergeant–E-5, Army National Guard (NY State) SFC Richard Dean Bush ’86, SFC military police, U.S. Army Mr. Joseph F. Carilli, Jr. ’89, Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy Mr. Christopher J. C. Hallows ’90, U.S. Army Rangers Mr. Dodge W. Dutcher ’91, U.S. Navy Mr. Philip M. Nimphius ’93, Intelligence Officer, U.S. Army Mr. Jeremy S. Tendler ’96, Sgt–3rd Infantry Division, U.S. Army Captain Jamie D. Michel ’97, XO, Platoon Leader, U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division Mr. Christopher M. Langer ’02, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Gerrit F. Dykstra ’03, 2nd Lt., U.S. Army Mr. Matthew F. Gugel ’03, U.S. Army Mr. Benjamin Rosen ’03, Translator, U.S. Navy Mr. Alex C. Kosbob ’04, U.S. Navy Ms. Jaclyn Perricone ’04, U.S. Army Mr. Gregory Jurschak ’06, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. Fletcher W. Stone ’10, U.S. Marine Corps Mr. William R. Rice ’13, U.S. Navy
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“I will wear my Harvey tie next on CSPAN during a speech to the annual ALPA convention. You may conclude correctly that speaking like this contrasts with my moment of ‘courage’ at Harvey reading the scriptures to the school. Testimony of this ‘who’d a thunk it’ moment you videoed. Cavalry charges after that were nothing.”
David Coburn ’64 and Matt Fierstein ’04 at the alumni gathering in LA
Martha Coburn in library 1964
Steve Bontecou ’65 enjoying the Wyoming fall weather
David M. Coburn met with Harvey’s development team of Laura Prichard and Susie Danziger in Los Angeles in the spring. He noted that his mother, Martha Meens Coburn, was Harvey’s librarian after Rose Baldwin. She joined Harvey in 1964 after both boys left. He remembered the families who were friends—Wise, Coburn, Burbank, Patterson, Baldwin, Carter and Luke. Other memories were of Gudmund Tweiten, Mona Watts Lyon (nurse) and Irene Anderson (receptionist for 30 years); the old big room was the “reading room;’ The Hickrill Foundation funded/was affiliated with Yale University. Mr. McMahon came as a Latin teacher and assistant to Mr. Shea. Martha Coburn and John McMahon became great friends and John gave her eulogy at her funeral in 1999. Richard Coe, the art teacher, gave David two of his paintings which he still had hanging in his study. John Shea and Neville Davis were ‘extraordinary.’ Bill Magnan was the most influential teacher, great coach and mentor. He ran the summer canoe trip to Maine, Camp Neperan. Most profound/devastating moment— when Lev Smith died in 1963. David roomed with John Shea while he waited
for a room to board. He remembered Milo Williams, Mike Wise ’63, Dan Verdery, John Detweiler, David Thayer (kicked out), Daniel Denny (still close friend), Greg Morton, David’s dad helped to get money together with Max Evarts to build the rink. E. Lance White III said he would love to get here to see the 1965–65 classmates—he is a realtor and busy on Saturdays. But he will try.
65 This was the 50th year reunion for the class of 1965. A number returned for the dedication of the new John G. Davis ’50 Tennis Center, reception and Centennial Kickoff events. Thanks to the efforts of Mac Starring, Tom Cocks and Peter Duncan, connections were made with almost all members of the class. Stephen K. Bontecou met up with Alumni Director Sally Breckenridge in Wyoming in the fall. He was sorry to miss his Harvey 50-year reunion and enjoyed seeing the photos of the events and hearing about his classmates. He has remarried and is busy with his business, Bontecou Construction, building high-end homes. He is also building a home in Arizona, where he hopes to spend time during the cold Wyoming winter months. Alexander “Sandy” Close was inducted into the Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame in the fall (see article on page 16).
Class of 1965 Tom Cocks, Marty Williams, Peter Duncan, Sandy Close, Greg Kriser, Mac Starring, Rick Kinnaird
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Sandy went to Millbrook for one year where he played soccer, then went to the American School at Leopoldville in the Congo, where his father was a doctor, for a year. He was a radio operator in KINDO. When he returned, he attended PhillipsAndover for 11–12th grades, where he played soccer, wrestled and ran track. He graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in agronomy and was an illustrator at the university in the entomology department, where he drew bugs. He graduated from Cornell University, with an M.S. in landscape architecture, which combined drawing and soil. Sandy held a number of positions which involved either his artistic skills or his interest in soil. One sent him back to the Congo to identify agricultural cooperatives which could help improve the infrastructure. His own company, Graphites, sold drawings to 20 universities. For Dooney & Burke, he illustrated their catalogs and was sent to Milan to come up with new design ideas. Later he bought 200 acres outside Bozeman, Mont., for a sod farm. He currently owns a metal-working business in Montana. Gregory A. Kriser was delighted to see the construction of the new tennis courts, and commented: “I want to see some future champions on these tennis courts!”
67 Thomas A. McGraw, Jr. “Please give my regards to Tom Dodd and Frank Perrine. It was Frank that I charmed in an admissions interview on my way to getting into Harvey back in April of 1964. I remember Tom Dodd well. John McMahon and Bob Shattuck are two of many people at the school who really helped save my bacon during my last year at Harvey, 1966–67. My father died suddenly in late August 1966, and less than two weeks later I was dropped off at the school, still shell-shocked, by my equally disoriented mother. It was a chaotic year in our family and the stability of the school with the wisdom, kindness and
counsel of these two men kept me moving forward. Though life naturally had many ups and downs subsequent to that time, I’ll never forget the examples set by John and Bob.”
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Class Agent: Alexander Edwards-Bourdrez, 631-327-3301, alexeb2@gmail.com
70 Jared Bernstein met with Susie Danziger and Sally Breckenridge in the spring in his office in Washington, DC, and heard about all the centennial activities. He said he would come back if Ben Verdery asked him and was coming as well, along with John Marshall ’69 for their band.
71 45th Reunion Thomas B. Wells met with Alumni Director Sally Breckenridge in the fall in Montana. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy, 1974; St. Johns College B.A. 1979; Boston College School of Law, JD, 1986; Boston College School of Management, MBA, 1986. He has loved Montana ever since his car broke down and he was temporarily stuck there. Tom has a private practice of corporate law since 1988. He works with companies from startup through initial public offering, including securities work and mergers and acquisitions and does extensive work with nonprofit organizations. He lives in Bozeman, Mont.
72 Stuart H. Clement III was in the U.S. Army from September 1980 to February 1985, attained the rank of captain in the Corp. of Engineers, assigned to the 802nd Engineer Battalion in Korea; Fort Carson, Colo.; and Ft. Indiantown Gap, Pa.
Sandy Close ’65 after recounting some of his Harvey memories
Greg Kriser ’65 with classmate Marty Williams ’65 at the dedication of the John G. Davis ’50 tennis courts
Tom Wells ’71 welcomed Harvey to Montana
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Class Agent: Phil Eifert, 914-232-6489, peifert@yahoo.com
Pieter A. Catlow has accepted the role of co-chair for the centennial fundraising for alumni. Pieter reports that he did not feel strong connections to Harvey until many years after leaving, when John McMahon died. Then he wanted to see what he could do to say “thank you” for the excellent foundation he was given at Harvey. He is a strong proponent of planned giving, and has placed Harvey in his will. “My wife, Patty, and I have included Harvey as a beneficiary in our Last Will.
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Nick Raynor ’74 and Pieter Catlow ’73 reconnect
Former teacher Rich Beck catches up with Mark Goffe ’76.
It is a relief to know that our accumulated assets will benefit Harvey in the years to come after we are gone. You can be proud that your contribution to The Harvey School is secure and will provide for Harvey’s future.”
76 40th Reunion A number of the class of 1976 returned for the centennial celebration. Many thanks to the work of Bill Mitchell and Mike Lowry. Mark A. Goffe: “Thank you so much for this awesome weekend. I know you put in a lot of work and time. I really enjoyed myself, meeting up with teachers and classmates. Harvey is indeed a special place.” Mark met Susie Danziger and Sally Breckenridge at his home in Maryland in the spring. He works in information technology for Northrup Grumman (federal contracts) and works on many projects. Mark’s father died when he was eight, and he was raised by his mother, who knew
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Class of 1976 Bill Mitchell, Mark Goffe, Mike Lowry, William Kraus, Stephen Schwartz
Harry Dawe and got Mark into Harvey on financial aid (“full ride”). Mark was a friend of Steven Rockefeller ’75, and they had a class trip to the Rockefeller house. Mark got 502 demerits his first year but received the “most improved” award at graduation. His dorm parents were Masters Benac and Wise. This propelled him to Deerfield and then to Univ. of Virginia. None of this would have been possible without Dawe getting him into Harvey. Mark said there were only three African-Americans at Harvey then, and students would ask to feel his hair. Mark has practiced ministry work and works with teens and leads sessions with teens in local prisons. He has a 7-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son, Mark. Earlier jobs included ATT sales and AMS, which took him to Saudia Arabia and countries worldwide for PC and Web development. Peter K. Merrill owns and runs Elmore Mountain Farm (elmoremountainfarm.com), a farm-based handcrafter of natural body care products located in northern Vermont. “All of our products are made from the finest natural ingredients and pure essential oils. We strive to bring you high quality products that make you feel good and put a smile on your face. We try not to take ourselves too seriously, but we are serious about our products and committed to your satisfaction. “ Thomas O. Shafer: “It was interesting to see the picture of Mr. Beck with some other ex-teachers in the mailing sent to my house. I had him for science nearly 40 years ago. I don’t think I ever saw him smile while I was a student. I
think that was his game face to keep us in line. But it’s fun to see him smile now.” Douglas M. Turet: “Since the last time we spoke, so very much has transpired that it’s hard to know where to begin, but I’ll try... In the summer of 2003, after graduating from goldsmithing school, I married Meegan, and 10 months later, became the doting dad of our only child, Leila (who continues to succeed, wildly, even though my marriage to her mom recently failed). In 2011, after more than 25 years as a lapidary and nearly a decade as a goldsmith, I returned to school yet again, this time emerging as a licensed massage therapist, nationally certified Medical Massage Practitioner and Certified Life Coach. I set up my private practice, ‘Massage Horizons,’ a short while later, and have been at it ever since.”
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Vincent V. DeSomma III: Susie Danziger and Sally Breckenridge met with Vin in his office in Washington, DC. Vin said he came to Harvey because his mother took him to a Van Cliburn concert (in the third grade, Vin took piano lessons) and the next day, his friends at public school teased him for going to a piano performance. His mother knew Harry Dawe, and she promptly brought him to Harvey. Dawe called in Rosie Baldwin, who took Vin aside. “Dignified and outwardly stern, she
John Mulderig ’77 catches up with Harvey friend Vin DeSomma ’77
Chip Taylor ’83 (back left) and Nanette Baratta ’82 (front right) join the class of 1984 (back to front from left to right): Barbara Daniel, Leslie Weismann, Alan Rohe, Anita Pomerantz, Herb Sloan, Tom Ellis, Frank Baratta, Steve Walsh, Mark Dolan, and Francis Valentine
then asked me a series of questions—state capitals, math equations—before asking me to spell Mississippi. I spelled it correctly. Mrs. Baldwin then brought me back up to Mr. Dawe and my parents, smiled, and told the Headmaster that I would make a fine Harvey boy. I owe a great deal to Mrs. Baldwin—and the State of Mississippi.” He started in the middle of the third grade. He remembered Mr. Mleczko, Mrs. Forest, Robert Parker and Rosie Baldwin. He said that he received an excellent education, was taught how to read, write and think critically. It was classical education, including Roman mythology. His first class at Harvey was with Mr. Sutherland, in history. Sutherland was very eccentric, and Vin was a bit afraid of him but he was an excellent teacher—the most influential teacher for Vin. Next was history teacher Mr. Benac, who had been in the Marine Corp, in WWII and a journalist. He made history real. Harry Dawe read scriptures every morning and Anglican hymns were sung to piano playing. Tom Dodd taught in the middle school basement—threatened to call a student’s mom on the phone if student misbehaved. Vin stayed connected to Benac and Sutherland. He attended the University of Vermont and the University of Chicago. Vin got interested in foreign travel through trip with Benac to Russia (Tim Green also on trip). Vin still has the balalaika that he bought on that trip. “Nearly 40 years on, I can say that my six years at Harvey were among my most
formative. Engaging, challenging, often menacing, the rigors and constraints gave way to a learning environment that formed an invaluable framework for the future. Where else would fourth and fifth graders be required to immerse in world geography and Greek mythology before ever opening a history text? Wearing jackets and ties, running off demerits, waiting tables and singing Anglican hymns each morning do build character. You just don’t know it when you are 12 years old. “Over time, I especially came to experience and appreciate the full breadth of Harvey’s unique faculty. In such a small universe, I came to know the Masters every bit as well as they came to know me. Knowledgeable, eccentric, tough, caring, funny, sometimes troubled, this eclectic cast ultimately drilled into me a love of the written and spoken word, an appreciation for the importance of knowing the past, and an understanding that inquisitiveness, self-discipline and resilience are more than sentiments. I didn’t always love them, but I am grateful for the influence they had. “Some things stay with me. Never be late for class or you will get locked out. Rarely am I late for a business meeting. Don’t flip through the sliced bread in the basket at lunch. It’s not a deck of cards. Proper table manners can take you far. And do your best. As Sutherland often beseeched us through a haze of cigarette smoke, ‘Don’t be mean, cruel and heartless. Be noble, brave and true.’ Indeed.”
Minsun Yu, Rob Reale’82, Todd Reale ’87 and Scott Davidson ’82
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Class Agent: Patrick Peterkin, 203-655-9917, p_peterkin@yahoo.com
Patrick O. Peterkin and Sally Breckenridge had lunch at the Yale Club in the spring, followed by a tour of the banquet rooms. Based on Patrick’s sponsorship, the April 5, 2016, New York City reception will be held in the top floor room of the Yale Club.
82 Robert F. Reale, Jr. came back for the centennial celebration and caught up with some of his Harvey classmates. See photo above. Alexis C. Thompson and his wife, Lina, attended the Washington, DC, reception. Alexis is working at a BMW dealership in Annapolis. He said he convinced his parents that he didn’t need to stay at Harvey for 12th grade, so he left Harvey and went to Fox Lane.
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2015. Thaddeus A. G. Thompson works at the Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, Mass.
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Noah Zeiler ’87 in Nepal (above) and ready for his movie role (right)
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Class Agents: Melinda Frey Arkin, 914-241-2134, bentleyshop@aol.com; Josh Rosenthal, 970-385-4723, weplay@bresnan.net
Herbert W. Marache III donated three school photos from 1978–1979–1980, framed in maroon and blue, to the school. They are now hanging in the office of the headmaster’s assistant. Douglas A. Martin came by and looked at the 1970s hockey pictures. He left Harvey after the ninth grade and went to Trinity Pawling. He was captain of our hockey team here.
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Noah Zeiler undertook an extended trip to promote long-term sustainable microeconomic communities in Nepal. His relief work attracted much attention, and in September he was in India being filmed in a movie in which he played U.S. Ambassador Henry Grady in “Viceroy’s House.”
Class Agent: Thomas Jaffe, 925-200-4391, thomas.jaffe@sbcglobal.net; Kelly Wheeler Olson, kellyann829@hotmail.com
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Karen Wagner Dempsey proudly reports that their son, Jake, was a champion wrestler and football star in high school and is now playing on the varsity football team at Jacksonville University as a freshman. This is a very unusual occurrence. She reports that she is delighted to have a granddaughter.
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Adam E. Gerber was on campus for the laxin4tony lacrosse jamboree in May 2015. He met current faculty member and coach Al Morse. Due to the year-long effort of Kelly Wheeler Olsen, the class of 1985 had the largest turnout of any of the reunion classes. They celebrated at school and then adjourned for an after party, where, we are told, some new relationships were established.
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Class Agent: Lisa Cantrell, 813-672-3642, lmc246@gmail.com
87 Christopher D. DeSomma (from mom): Chris and his wife, Meredith, welcomed their daughter Avelina Riona on June 20,
Class Agents: Wylie Blake, 203-526-4089, wyliesmithblake@yahoo.com; Charles Collin, 860-877-4463, collin_charles@hotmail.com
Christian R. Minnick Camargo: “I am so sorry not to be able to attend the homecoming this year. I was fortunate to get a job which I desperately needed for all my sanity after a very strange year. Please pass along my love and great wishes for a successful event. I’ll be in Ireland doing a season of a show called “Penny Dreadful.” I probably will be back in NYC after the new year performing as Pericles with Trevor Nunn directing. Maybe then there could be a chance to do something with a few students.” Joseph F. Carilli, Jr.: Susie Danziger and Sally Breckenridge met Joe in Washington, DC in the spring. He retired from the U.S. Navy after 20 years, took off four months, and then started at the Dept. of Justice working on privacy issues, Freedom of Information Act. He remembered teachers Mr. McBee, Bob Schmidt, Ted O’Connor and Rich Beck, who taught a winter survival course. The best thing was not one teacher, but the many teachers, administrators and staff who were mentors. He felt grateful to the community at Harvey, any one of whom took
Joe Carilli ’89 with Chris Abrenica ’89, former Harvey teacher Bob Schmidt, Tom Jaffee ’85, Kurt Gado ’85 and Paul McMahon ’85
time out to help a student or respond to a problem. He said his father brought him for a tour of Harvey and he decided on the spot that this was where he wanted to go. After two years, his family moved, and Joe then became a boarder and stayed for his last two years. The importance of Harvey was in its breadth of activities—sports (hockey, lax), yearbook, literary review, drama, Model U.N. Students had to stand up when teachers came in to class, ate with a Master at circular dining tables (first few years) before cafeteria-style dining started.
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Jenna S. Fischberg Schultz: “Although I can’t attend the celebration this weekend, I would like to send a note (email) of congratulations to Mrs. Mahony. I have very fond memories of her as she helped me through some of my formative years. Also, Mrs. Reardon helped me become who I am today.”
Peter A. Goldstein and wife, Jennifer, welcomed daughter Juliana Grace on Nov. 13, 2015.
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Class Agent: Peter Hall, 518-369-1991, pevh1@msn.com
Richard I. Mack: As a member of the NYPD and a first responder to the 9/11 attacks, Rich donated steel from the Trade Center towers that will be used in the heroes memorial at Harvey.
Class Agents: Ian Lichtenstein, 609-895-0609, i.lichtenstein@yahoo.com; Adam B. Sharon, 914-967-8738, adam@adamsharonhealth.com
Gregory D. Barnett: “Blessed to represent another first rounder in the NFL draft this year! Kevin Johnson CB from Wake Forest! 16th pick Houston Texans. Greg is an NFL certified sports agent.
Class Agent: Russell Stamm, 781-329-3004, rcstamm@rcstammco.com
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Class Agent: Kevin Harrigan, 412-853-9392, kh1843@gmail.com; David and Jeanette Stark, 336-771-5303, jmarib@aol.com
Jeremy S. Tendler (from parents): “Jeremy graduated from Harvey and spent
Rich Mack ’91 at the World Trade Center (above) and (left) steel from the World Trade Center
a short time at Lynchburg College in Virginia. He enlisted in the Army in 2000 and served deployments in Bosnia, Iraq and Korea with the Third Infantry Division. He was promoted to Sergeant following the successful invasion of Baghdad in 2003. In 2006, he married Krista Fray. They have two sons: Jacob, born in 2008 and Elijah, born in 2010. Jeremy graduated from the University of New Haven, cum laude, with a degree in accounting in 2012. He is special agent with the Treasury Department. Jeremy, his wife and sons live in Litchfield County, Conn.”
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Melissa A. Meehan Stagnetta and husband Donato (Donnie) welcomed Giovanni Ward Stagnetta, born 1/10/15.
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“He has brought so much joy and love into our life. His proud godmother is Jennifer (Latilla) Doherty ’01. Melissa is completing her masters degree in applied clinical nutrition in the spring 2016. Donato is an industrial hygienist and will be completing his masters in health and safety management spring 2016.”
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R. Philip Giles, Jr. remembers his classmates well and is in touch with Adam Bier. He works for a political action committee and has bought a place in the downtown Washington, DC, area, a block from Josh Linder ’03. He has fond memories of his teachers and classmates. Misha Ryklin married Gabi Strasfogel on Oct. 24, 2015. Germane Williams appeared in an episode of “The Mysteries of Laura” on NBC last spring.
01 15th Reunion Joseph Gregory Meyer (Jeanne Porcelli ’01)
Jeremy G. Kosbob: Charles William Ashton Kosbob was born June 23, 2015. Jeanne Porcelli: We are excited to announce the birth of our baby boy, Joseph Gregory Meyer, born July 13, 2015, weighing 6 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long.
Britt Davis ’03 and Peter Young; photos courtesy of Peter Oberc Photography
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Joseph G. Spiegel, Jr. ( July 2015 By Jessica Plautz June 23, 2015; mashable.com/2015/06/23/rewilding-series): “Rewilding” is a new Web series that provides unique travel opportunities to formerly incarcerated young men. “Rewilding” is the brain child of Jesse Spiegel, self-described adventurer and entrepreneur, and filmmaker Doug Metzger. In the series, they’ll take formerly incarcerated young men on journeys they
hope will change their lives for the better. Beginning in July 2015, Anthony DeJesus was the first to test the theory. He has spent his entire life in New York City, living in six different foster homes and homeless at age 23. “Anthony wants this opportunity so badly, not just for himself, but so that he can become a role model for kids in his community. Spiegel told Mashable, “I know how powerful it is to be in nature and to take adventures that push you outside of your comfort zone. When I’m in the outdoors or taking an adventure somewhere new and unknown, I feel like it’s easier to clear my mind of the distractions and influences that are imposed on me,” he said. Joining Spiegel and DeJesus on an eightweek journey will be climber and longdistance runner Vitek Linhart, “Rewilding” director Matt Corliss, and Gordo, Spiegel’s dog. The itinerary includes rock climbing, backpacking, art classes, yoga, and farming—as well as meeting all kinds of people along the way. The series creators say they don’t want the impact to end after eight weeks. “When we arrive back in NYC, we’re going to introduce Anthony to a variety of communities and programs that can support him,” said Spiegel. The team raised funds on Kickstarter for the trip.
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Brandon M. Knight: “I am currently residing in Rhode Island and trying to find a job. Please tell Mr. Osborne I say hello!”
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Britt Davis Young married Peter Young on Saturday May 31, 2015, at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club in Greenwich, Conn. They enjoyed their honeymoon in Paris and
Italy and are now living in Texas, where Peter was recently transferred. Amy S. Morrill Kushner: “As for what’s happening with me, I have been working as a teacher of the deaf at New York School for the Deaf for the past few years and recently left to raise our new baby. Paige was born Feb. 20, 2015, and we’re loving every moment with her.” Jackie and Evan Walker welcomed their daughter, Elyse Margaret, into the world in August 2015. They have been extra busy this year as co-chairs, along with Dennis Dilmaghani ’62, of the Centennial Kickoff event. Our many thanks go out to them!
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Matthew R. Fierstein: In October, Matt was a gold and silver award winner at the Key Art Awards and in May won three Golden Trailer Awards. “Oh what a night at the 2015 Key Art Awards! Gold winner for ‘Inside Out’ / ‘Avengers’ Reaction Trailer and Silver winner for ‘Big Hero 6’ Trailer! So proud to be part of these campaigns and a member of the creative team that is. What a year... so humbling.” (news.hamlethub.com/ridgefield/ neighbors/47714-harvey-alum-wins-Hollywood-s-golden-trailer-awards) Matt won three Golden Trailer awards for his campaign on the Disney film “Big Hero 6”—Best Family/Animation Trailer Winner, Best Family/Animation TV Spot Winner, Best Pre-Show Theatrical Advertising Winner! “I did not edit the film ‘Big Hero 6,’ nor was I on the production team for the film itself. Far more talented and creative people made the movie and I don’t want any false praise for their genius. I merely cut some of the trailers and a bunch of TV spots and more advertising. Second, the Golden
Paige Kushner (Amy Morrill ’03)
Trailer Awards or ‘GTAs’ are not as prestigious as the Oscars or Tonys in general. They, along with the Key Art Awards, are like the Oscars or Golden Globes for our given marketing industry. So for us, it’s a really big deal, but for others in entertainment industry, it doesn’t quite compare. It’s like comparing a Ferrari to a Mercedes— they’re both really nice cars, but one is clearly waaaay better. You know what I mean? Anyway, I’m extremely thrilled to get the attention and proud to be an alumnus.” Matt met with Susie Danziger and Laura Prichard in LA in the spring. He noted that LZ had asked him to videotape a rugby game back in his Harvey days—this was his start in video. He was captain of his baseball team, on the ski team, started the AV club, remembered Woolsey Hall, Jeremy Kosbob ’01 and Peter Vasey ’05
Elyse Margaret with parents Evan and Jackie Walker ’03
Matt Fierstein ’04 winning Key Art Awards
Geoffrey J. Gates helped find a venue for the San Francisco alumni gathering in April. He said he works in the financial district for an ad agency with a focus on social media. The company represents Fortune 100 companies on social media. He has recently been promoted and moved to the New York area. Nicholas K. Grala married Laura Beth Anderson on July 11, 2015, in Jackson, N.H. at the Eagle Mountain House. They then traveled to the French Alps where they did some climbing for their honeymoon.
Nick Grala ’04 on honeymoon
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Class Agents: Diana Bondy, 203-834-0764, bondydiana08@gmail.com; Brian Ryerson, 914-329-6863, ryersonb@gmail.com
Katherine E. Keerdoja was engaged to Andrew Jayson July 18, 2015. Sara Fleisher ’05, husband Mitch Simon with Andrew Heitner ’04
Amy M. Letteri: “I’m moving for a year to do my clinical internship at the Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota to finish my Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. I don’t think anyone likes winters that cold but the first thing I did when I found out was buy a giant parka so I think I’ll survive. Also I’ve been watching a lot of ‘Frozen’ to prepare.” Sara R. Fleisher Simon married Mitch Simon on May 31, 2015.
Laura Halder ’06 and Sam Allen
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Class Agents: Greg Jurschak, 914-260-8155, gjurschak@gmail.com; Teresa Neri, 914-462-7440,teresa.neri12@gmail.com
Laura Halder married Sam Allen on July 18, 2015, in Dorset, England. Laura High married her college sweetheart Adam Andrianopoulos on May 16, 2015, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Harvey alumni Alex Castleton, Will Van Steen ’05, and Sean Zackrison were all in her bridal party, and Cuyler Mitchell was her maid of honor.
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Doniella N. McKoy: “I am just launching my service project called Project P.H.D. (personal hygiene duffel) to provide basic products for those in need.” For more information, contact Doni at ProjectPHDs@gmail.com or visit Facebook.com/projectPHD.
Will Van Steen ’06, friend, Laura High ’06, Sean Zakrison ’06, Alex Castleton ’06
Laura High ’06 with Cuyler Mitchell ’06
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Dylan D. Hackley: “I have started looking for opportunities in the NYC area and hope to be moving soon. I love Boston, but it’s time to head back down to the city.”
Class of 2008—Joe Lombardi, Ali Walkup, Allison Zakre and Dylan Hackley
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alumniACCOLADES Harvey Magazine highlights alumni accomplishments or upcoming events for our alumni. This can be in any of the many artistic endeavors or as recognition for service or awards. Send your stories or events, or those of another alumnus, to alumni@harveyschool.org. In this issue, we feature Marcus Carl Franklin, Harvey Class of 2011.
Marcus and Miles Johnson ’11 created several non profits to help small businesses and encourage children in the arts. Franklin says he is building a movement. He spoke and performed during a morning meeting in November and talked about his initiative, the parties involved and the foundation he’d built. Franklin hosted and performed in the “Home for the Holidays” winter concert in Peekskill’s Paramount Theatre in December. The event marked the beginning of AGE (Avant-Garde Enterprises), Franklin’ burgeoning concept that creates civic engagement, youth enrichment and profit through the marriage of local businesses large and small, and the performing arts. “’Home for the Holidays’ was my first show as co-producer. Headlining acts included my good friend, Grammy & Oscar Award-winning singer Clayton Bryant (“20 Feet from Stardom”) and Tony Award-winning actress/R&B legend, Melba Moore (“Purlie” Original Cast Member; “Hair”). In true AGE fashion, we also incorporated local children from the Westchester area to create a choir and dance ensemble for the show through Croton Music Center and ARTS10566, a nonprofit organization that creates opportunity for Peekskill children to engage in the performing and visual arts.” Franklin is currently developing the first annual Peekskill Film Festival in support of the Field Library for May 2016. His latest film, “But Not For Me” (dir. Ryan Carmichael for Impolite Co.). will headline. www.ButNotForMeFilm.com
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Marcus Carl Franklin ’11 poses with Harvey alumni and staff John DePalma ’01, Anna Walant ’10, Allison Zakre ’08 and Andrew Hernandez ’08.
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Class Agents: Andy Jamieson, 203-273-3884, andrew.jamiesonct@gmail.com; Erika Osborne, osborne7937@gmail.com; Pete Sorenson, 914-438-7486, peter.sorenson@nichols.com; Megan Taylor, 914-274-0069, megan.kerrytaylor@gmail.com
Megan Taylor has joined Harvey’s faculty as the Middle School theater teacher.
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Andrew T. Abt recently opened a fitness center in Scarsdale, N.Y. The website with his contact information is abtsolutetraining.com. Anna Walant has joined Harvey as a teacher in the fine arts department. Justin D. Zenon has been accepted into a semi-professional football team/league.
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Class Agents: Victoria Shaffer, 914-400-6446, victoria6839@gmail.com; Adam Slater, 914-874-7436, adamjslater@aol.com; Nicolette St. Lawrence, 914-707-0414, n.stlawrence@yahoo.com; KC Testwuide, 914-953-9006, ktestwuide@gmail.com
Caitlin M. Costa (from mom): Caitlin began attending American University, Washington School of Law in the fall of 2015. Caitlin graduated from The George Washington University with a B.S. in economics in May 2015.
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Dylan J. Rubino (from mom): “Dylan is currently a senior at Ole Miss and has been the sports editor for the past two years of the ‘Daily Mississippian’ (DM) the school newspaper. For two years, he was also the cohost of ‘The 60 Minute Drill,’ a sports talk show out of Oxford, Miss. This past summer he interned at the ‘Vicksburg Post,’ a newspaper owned by Boone Publishing, and currently he is writing for ‘Sports Illustrated’ online college site Campusrush.com covering Ole Miss sports.”
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Christian Artuso was selected All-Rugby East Conference honorable mention for St. Bonaventure University. He was recognized for outstanding play this year as a freshman flyhalf. Christian played scrumhalf on Harvey’s 2014 state championship team and then spent a year abroad after graduating to hone
his skills at Rugby Reggio, an Italian professional rugby union team. Gabrielle Cacciola and her band opened at the Ridgefield Playhouse in August for Bernine Williams. Below are excerpts from the Ridgefield Hamlet Hub: One of the newest faces to the music scene whose new single Brand New came out on Valentine’s Day on iTunes is 18-year-old Ridgefield resident Gabrielle Cacciola. For more info about Gabrielle’s music, please check out her website at gabriellecacciola.com.
15 Skye D. Bell (from parents): Skye is happily ensconced at Skidmore College and is absorbing the freshman experience. Briana S. Frieri (from parents): Bri is loving American University and enjoying the DC area immensely. She has made lots of friends from across the U.S. and England. She immediately joined the AU Equestrian Club and is training weekly. Already considering a double major including political science, she is looking forward to staying on campus this summer to take extra classes and work on a political campaign. Baily B. Hersh became the first female freshman class president in the history of Quinnipiac University. (quchronicle.com/2015/09/making-history, The Quinnipiac Chronicle) When asked her opinion on why the university has never seen a female freshman president, she answered confidently. “Our society has changed views and thought that men could only rule and that men were stronger,” she said. “But they need to realize that women are just as strong and have just as many goals and opportunities. I want to change that [mindset] and now that I am in a position to make that happen, I plan on doing so.” Hersh hopes being the first female president for the freshman class will encourage other women on campus to get involved.
FOLLOW HARVEY on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn and on other social media sites as our community embraces them. Baily Hersh ’15 celebrating being elected first female freshman class president
In addition to her new role as class president, Hersh is also a member of the Criminal Justice Club and is on the Residence Hall Council for Troup Hall, Larson Hall and Perlroth Hall. On top of that, Hersh is a founding member of Quinnipiac’s newest sorority chapter, Gamma Phi Beta. Hersh said her feminist views come from her mom. “I was not confident and I didn’t believe in myself,” Hersh said. “Private school changed my views and my mom made a huge impact because she worked to become a superintendent and she helped me grow and become my own person and find my way; without her, I wouldn’t be as strong. I am definitely stressed about what the future might bring. However, I know that I have to figure out how to manage my time wisely and get through it because the end result will be positive, I just have to get there.” Aliya R. N. Mayers (from parents): “Aliya is a dance major and looking forward to the truly cold weather in Wisconsin— September was a bit too warm for her!” Marcus A. Plummer has been accepted at his first-choice college for January, Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pa. It is a great small liberal arts school with good values like Harvey and Oakley. He will start taking some classes at SUNY Orange and get a job. Laura M. Spung (from mom): “Laura is off to a great start at Elon, thanks
to Harvey for doing such a good job getting her prepared. She is playing rugby and doing well academically.” Sarah M. Walden (from mom): “Sarah is having a wonderful time during first semester at AU. She actually began her college career at the end of June 2015 with a group of AU incoming freshmen who studied at the American College in Thessaloniki, Greece. She studied Greek, history and philosophy/literature. After earning one credit in Greece, the same group came back to DC to resume that course with the same professor. That was a great experience for Sarah which no doubt facilitated the transition.” Alexandra R. Wiener (from mom): “As for any news, she is very happy at OWU, making friends, getting involved, and working hard. She is the Treasurer of the Pre-Vet Club and is looking forward to an upcoming behind the scenes animal visit at the Columbus Zoo.”
News from Faculty, Staff and Friends Jason S. Baker (Harvey 1995–97): “I was a biology and chemistry teacher at Harvey from 1995–1997. After Harvey, I went to dental school and then four years of residency to become an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon. Presently, I have a private practice in Mount Kisco, and I am attending (clinical instructor) at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of
Medicine. I also teach one day each month at Columbia University.” Rose W. Baldwin* (Harvey 1951–73): Tribute from Frank Perrine for the dedication of the Rose Baldwin Reading Center (see article on page 12): “I can still see Rosie in her small ‘office’ in the library—really just little bitty desk full of books—chatting up the boys, finding out what their interests were and then leading them to just the ‘right’ book for them to read! She had natural ease with kids (having four young frisky boys herself ), an innate sense of getting them to open up, could entice them to try a book and then encourage them to keep on going from there, and, most of all, I’d say, that she was a natural teacher and just somehow ‘communicated’ with them all, never talked down to them or over their heads, had a great sense of humor, and was genuinely interested in their thoughts and feelings. To boot, she was almost a pioneer in the learning disability or dyslexia field when no one else had hardly ever heard of the words. And she took courses, studied up on it and was able to do amazing things with kids who either couldn’t read much, were afraid of it, or just shied away. I marveled at her uncanny, almost magical powers! Harvey also had a daily Reading Hour right after lunch in those days (the mid 1960s) and every boy read books of his own choice. I have rarely if ever seen that much time relegated to daily free-choice reading since, and still think it one of Harvey’s real treasures. So it makes such great sense and is such a splendid thing to dedicate this Reading Room to the great lady, Rose Baldwin, and I am so proud to be able to be a small part of this wonderful tribute. Reading is probably the greatest gift and most lasting pleasure that any of us has in this world. The value of enabling young boys and helping to let these priceless doors open for them, encouraging, teaching and leading them to overcome fears and disabilities, can’t be overstated or overappreciated. Rosie loved the school, loved the boys, loved to teach, and now generations of boys and girls can continue to benefit and
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Milestones thrive and be great readers for their entire lives! Hooray and Three Cheers for Rosie Baldwin and for the brand spanking new Rose Baldwin Reading Center. Long may it and this wonderful school continue to serve and to lead! Cornelia J. Carew (Harvey 1982–87): “Thanks for reaching out to me; Harvey holds a warm place in my past! I am actually Upper School Director at a school in Santa Monica, Calif., New Roads School. If you have any events in Southern California, I would be happy to attend! Please give Barry and Rowena my best!” Stephen R. Littell (Harvey 1986–98): “Unfortunately, my current school is having a major alumni event that day [our Centennial Kickoff weekend], as well, including the dedication of a building space to a colleague. Best wishes for a great event—and year!” Frank M. Perrine (Harvey 1960–67): Remarks in accepting his Centennial Award: “Everything I ever learned about the school world started here 55 years ago when I was a rookie and absolute novice in the trade. Mr. Smith (no one would ever have dared to call him anything else) represented the ‘soul’ or inner spirit or the reason for the school (or any school’s, I think) being, and that was to try its utmost to bring out the best in every student, to center on the individual boy (in those days that’s all we had), and provide a structure where one could grow into one’s own skin and be able to go on and do what he was meant to do—to be able to be his best self. And I know that that is exactly what the goal continues to be and is why I am so proud to have been a very small part of the history of this remarkable school. “My own initiation in 1960 sticks with me to this day. In addition to our teaching responsibilities, all of us had to coach a team every season. Everett Howe, another new teacher that year, and I were assigned to fourth-team soccer because neither of us knew much about sports coaching or even were familiar with the rules of the soccer game. There on the first day was Mac Starring ’65 and a whole gang
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of young boys raring to go and all suited up like pros. Anyway, that team of fourth graders went on to be undefeated that season and ended up being the toast of the campus. and Mac and I have been friends ever since! So I am most grateful to him for standing in for me today. I feel so very lucky to have been shaped by the mission and character of this special place and look forward to seeing it continue to soar into its second century of service to the young people of this country. Vive La Harvey School!! Thank you so very, very much.”
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Jill Rodd (Harvey 1950–60s): Sally spoke with Jill, who said she does not have a computer and does not use email. She is now living in a retirement community after selling her house of 47 years. She subscribes to the Bedford paper, so sees Harvey in the news a lot.
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Timothy B. Stark (Harvey 1976–2015): “Tim and I would like to thank all of you for a wonderful weekend! From seeing past and present faculty, to visiting with current students and alumni, the field dedication (Tim was very moved) and the functions in the Athletic Center and Walker Center, we both had a fantastic time. We even went out for breakfast the next day with current and former teachers and staff. Waiting for us at home were our replica dedication plaques. They are beautiful! Again, thank you all so much!”
TELL US WHAT'S NEW WITH YOU! To submit Class Notes: Send notes and/or images to alumni@harveyschool.org. For short milestone info (weddings, engagements, births), please include full name and dates. Photo tips: • Set your camera to best setting • Photo size 4 x 6, in 300 dpi • Save files as .jpg or .tiff • Identify people in the picture • Attach file to email
Britt Davis to Peter Young on May 31, 2015
2004 Nicholas K. Grala to Laura Beth Anderson on July 11, 2015
2005 Sara R. Fleisher to Mitch Simon on May 31, 2015
Laura Halder to Sam Allen on July 18, 2015 Laura High to Adam Andrianopoulos on May 16, 2015
BIRTHS 1987 Avelina Riona to Meredith and Christopher DeSomma on June 20, 2015
1994 Juliana Grace to Jennifer and Peter A. Goldstein on Nov. 13, 2015
1999 Giovanni Ward Stagnetta to Donato and Melissa A. Meehan Stagnetta on Jan. 10, 2015
2001 Charles William Ashton Kosbob to Jeremy and Nicole Kosbob on June 23, 2015 Joseph Gregory Meyer to Jeanne Porcelli and Joe Meyer on July 13, 2015
2003 Paige to Aaron and Amy S. Morrill Kushner on Feb. 20, 2015 Elyse Margaret to Jackie and Evan Walker in Aug. 2015
inmemoriam alumni Albert R. Beal ’45 July 2013 Albert R. Beal, 83, formerly of Chestnut Hill, a lawyer, died July 17 at the home of his daughter in Annapolis, Md., where he had been a resident for the past three years. Mr. Beal retired in 2000 as a legal cost consultant for Legalgard, a legal cost control accounting firm. Earlier he had served as interim counsel to the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners, as head of the legal department at the Buckeye Pipeline Co., and as assistant general counsel at the Philadelphia Electric Co. He began his legal career at Krusen, Evans & Byrne in Philadelphia, where he became a successful litigator in state and federal courts. Born in Newburgh, N.Y., he was raised in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and Rockport, Mass. He was a graduate of The Choate School and received a bachelor’s degree in history from Harvard University and a bachelor of laws degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He served in the Army as a second lieutenant in the Korean War, earning the Korean Service Medal, the U.N. Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. A longtime resident of Chestnut Hill, Mr. Beal was an active member of the Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, where he participated in the Stephen Ministry program, a one-on-one care-giving ministry. He wrote and published book and film reviews and took part in the Great Books program. He was an avid sailor. He is
survived by his wife of 61 years, Ann Beal, son Albert R. Beal, of Philadelphia; Bryan M. Beal, of Horsham; and Michael Luk, of Hong Kong; daughters Nell West, of Annapolis, Md., and Helene Manley Beal, of Philadelphia; a sister, Venie Darling, of Washington, DC; and two grandchildren. A sister, Mary Beal, preceded him in death. A memorial service was held in Philadelphia in the fall. —Chestnut Hill Local
David M. Davis ’34 Aug. 30, 2015 David M. Davis died on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, at home on Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port, Massachusetts. He was born Oct. 1, 1919, in Great Neck, Long Island, N.Y., to Edward Aaron Davis and Dorothy Merrill Davis. His maternal grandfather, William Bradford Merrill, worked in publishing in New York City, both for Joseph Pulitzer and for William Randolph Hearst. His paternal grandfather, William Henry Davis, was a congregational minister from Vermont whose family attended Dartmouth College, where he was a life trustee. He purchased property on Davis Lane overlooking Nantucket Sound for about $100 in the late 1800s and built the first “summer house” in Harwich Port. David Davis was the fifth generation to attend Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the Class of ’42, Psi Upsilon, and Casque and Gauntlet; he left before his senior year to serve as a naval aviator over the Atlantic during WWII. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross by Eleanor
Roosevelt in 1944. Prior to Dartmouth College, he attended The Harvey School; Fessenden; and Phillips Exeter Academy, from which he graduated in 1938. He held a lifetime regard for many school and service friends and enjoyed welcoming them to the Cape in summertime. In 1943 he married Anne Lowe Hall. Their families met through sailing on Wychmere Harbor. Dave’s father, Ted Davis, and cousin, Bill Lee, were two of the six men who founded The Stone Horse Yacht Club there in 1933. Dave and Anne Lowe (Moanie) were married for 55 years and divorced in 1998. Their five children survive him: Diana, Helen, Mary, Bradford and Edward. In 2001, Dave married an old friend, Joan Pine Flash, of Chatham, Mass., who survives him. He welcomed her three children, Anne, Pamela and David, into the family with joy and appreciation. They survive him, as do 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. In 1945 after the war, Dave and Moanie Davis settled year-round in Harwich Port. Following Clarence Birdseye’s patented flash-freezing methods, he briefly entered the frozen food business with a retail store before scrapping the idea to establish Cape Cod Wind and Weather Indicators in the barn behind their residence in Harwich Port. Building on an invention with lights behind a compass rose that his father, Edward Aaron Davis, had patented in 1939, he began manufacturing precision wind-speed and wind-direction instruments, to which he added many more patents himself. Thus began a lifetime small business endeavor, with two-and-a-half
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employees at peak staffing, a long list of retail dealers, and a two-room shop with a Dutch door, where visitors were always welcome. Dave sold the business in 2008 to Allen Harbor Marine, their original dealer, when he was 89. In 1950, Dave and Moanie had the opportunity to use his wartime flight pay to purchase Stage and Morris Islands, a pair of islands close to the coast of Chatham, beginning his lifelong interest in real estate development. The essence of his story is his love of Cape Cod, his careful development and stewardship of real estate in Chatham and Harwich Port, and his provision of great educations for his children and a good life for his family. Dave Davis had time for young and old, quick and dim. It was his great pride and pleasure to serve on the Planning Board of the Town of Harwich for many years. He was thankful to be home after The War, and he gave back to his community. The family will gather to celebrate his life in early October. —Cape Cod Times www.capecodtimes.com/article/20150911/ obituaries/150919892, Sept. 11, 2015
Leo A. Fialla, Jr. ’69 April 2014
Cornelius Gallagher, Jr. ’76 July 2012 Cornelius “Keats” Gallagher, Jr., 51, of Lanesville, most beloved husband of Marion Felder, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday evening, July 10, 2012 in Dover Foxcroft, Maine. He was born in New York City on Nov. 12, 1960, the son of Kathryn (Carey) Gallagher and the late Cornelius P. Gallagher. Keats was a graduate of Portsmouth Abbey High School, Duke University and later the University of Vermont with a Masters Degree in Historic Preservation. He was a passionate gardener, stone worker, builder, long distance runner, language learner and a lover of nature, animals and the ocean. Keats travelled extensively on his bike in Eastern Germany and explored
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the area around the Baltic Sea. He loved the islands of Ruegen and Usedom in Germany for their wild beauty and beautiful beaches. Keats worked as an ESL Teacher in Germany and in the U.S. Previously he had worked as a counselor for adults with schizophrenia and other severe mental illness. He worked on a suicide hotline as a volunteer for many years. Keats was very dedicated to his wife and always working on his home in Lanesville. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Marion Felder of Lanesville; his mother, Kathryn Gallagher of New York; three sisters, Gerri Gallagher of London, England, Constance Gallagher and her family and Amy Hester and her family all of Pound Ridge, N.Y.; three brothers, Joseph Gallagher and his family of Newport, R.I., Mark Gallagher of Eleuthera, Bahamas and Paul Gallagher and his family of Chevy Chase, Md. his mother-in-law and father-in-law, Gerda Felder and Gerd Koenen and brother-in-law, Thorsten Felder and his family and Jacqueline Nevermann, all of Cologne, Germany. —obit.greelyfuneralhome.com/ obitdisplay.html?id=1089404
Woodley B. Gosling ’47 Oct. 16, 2015
Gordon Harris, Jr. ’38 June 13, 2015
Robert E. Hotung ’77 January 2012
Ian R. MacLaury ’65 July 2009 Ian Geoffrey Robin MacLaury—artist and illustrator of great whimsy, and prolific philatelist—had his final closing in the morning of Monday, July 6, 2009, at the Westerly Hospital, surrounded by family, dear friends, and life companion, Kathleen Harkins. His struggle with cancer was conducted with great courage and stoicism, greater, perhaps, than
loved ones may have wished. Born on Jan. 6, 1952, in Charlottesville, Va., Ian grew up in Manhattan, attended some of the best preparatory schools on the east coast, and cemented his calling at the Art Student’s League of New York. A member of MENSA, the Salamagundi Club of New York, Westerly Artist’s Cooperative, and the Association of Marine Artists; he was also listed in the New York Social Register. His vast body of work included the design and illustration of more than 500 postage stamps for 17 different countries, as well as hundreds of paintings, marked by exhaustive research and painstaking detail. Ian’s art has appeared internationally, in galleries, books, magazines and newspapers. His recent works centered around his eccentric humor and delight in puns. Gorillas, tropical fish and Barbie dolls were highly recognizable at art shows from Maine to Florida, including the annual Mystic Outdoor Art Festival. Ian was much loved and admired for his prodigious talent, uncommon intellect and quirky humor. Blending easily in all crowds, whether wearing paint-splattered shorts, seersucker or a tuxedo, he found the words to engage any individual into detailed, knowledgeable conversation. He is survived by his mother, Daphne Riley, of Santa Fe., N.M.; his sister, Timothea Sampson and her family; his sister, Celia Strebendt, and her family. Ian also leaves behind his life’s love, Kathleen Harkins, and a myriad of friends encompassing artists, sailors and admirers from all elements of society. Ian was predeceased by his sister, Diana Johnson, and step father, Edgar Riley. —The New York Times, July 10, 2009
Anthony Martin, Jr. ’65 March 2011
David Newton ’53 June 9, 2015 NORTHAMPTON - A man of gentle wit and a lover of human rights, animals, art, jazz and the environment, David Newton devoted his energy and fertile imagination to bettering the life and surroundings of all who flocked to him. David died peacefully and comfortably at home, as was his wish, on June 9, 2015. He was surrounded by people who loved him. Son of the actors Theodore Newton and Drina Hill, David spent his early years traveling between coasts and summers growing up on his family’s working farm in southern Vermont. Though he had a strong early progressive education and attended the Lawrenceville School and the University of Vermont, he always viewed his life as an architectural, not an academic, project. Using his gift for design and a reverence for natural beauty, he built a home on five acres of hilltop woodland in Weston, Conn. in 1967, where he and his wife Wendy lived for 37 years. While there, he founded and ran for 20 years the first contemporary furniture and design store to open in nearby Westport. Prospecting for new community in 2002, David spotted the empty space atop the recently restored 1920s Twin Cleaners building on North Street in Northampton, Mass. Purchasing the raw square footage, he created what has been called by many the standard for elegant residential design in the Pioneer Valley. He was, he said, staggered by the light pouring through the floor-to-ceiling windows, using this light to full advantage in designing the living space. Moving into the finished loft in August of 2004, the Newtons soon began to offer the large open area for nights of entertainment and education in support of their much-loved jazz music and various peace and rights causes in the Pioneer Valley. Their loft has hosted scores of politically progressive events over the years. Parties celebrated local candidates in their beloved Ward 3, while by day the Newtons knocked on doors to help their
candidates win elections. A talented, selftaught photographer, David lent his skills to many campaigns, including those of Northampton Mayor David Narkewicz and City Councilor Ryan O’Donnell. Welcoming progressive luminaries such as Maryland Congresswoman Donna Edwards, journalist John Nichols, “peace mom” Cindy Sheehan, racial justice and union activist Bill Fletcher, Jr., and actress Mimi Kennedy, Here funds were raised for causes dear to the Newtons, particularly the Progressive Democrats of America, guided by their close friend and mentor, Tim Carpenter. David is loved and missed by his wife of 49 years, Wendy Gailmor Newton, his daughter Hillary Newton and her family, his son Peter Newton and his family, grandchildren Aidan and Emma Kaye and their father William Kaye, brother-in-law Jon Gailmor, half-brother Michael Ewing, a large, loving extended family in Vermont, and friends everywhere. —Daily Hampshire Gazette, June 13, 2015. www.legacy.com/obituaries/gazettenet/ obituary.aspx?pid=175067854#sthash. zMyUerx6.dpuf
John S. Nugent III ’53 June 2010
Geoffrey J. M. Ryan ’68 Sept. 20, 2015 Geoffrey John Morgan Ryan, 62 of Wilmington died Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. Geoffrey was preceded in death by his parents, Cornelius J. Ryan and Kathryn Morgan Ryan of N.Y. and by his wife and soulmate Cheryl Edgar Ryan of Wilmington. Geoff leaves behind his beautiful daughter Chayne Ashton Ryan of Wilmington, his sister and friend Victoria Ryan Bida, niece Kate Bida and nephew Morgan Bida of Rochester, N.Y. Geoff was a longtime dedicated member of the Wilmington film community and the Los Angeles film community. Geoff ’s
scope of work ranged from working as an assistant director for “A Bridge Too Far” based on his father’s book to films such as “Last Starfighter;” “Surface;” “Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood” and many others. Geoff was also an accomplished songwriter, musician and singer, who was especially fond of Neil Young. Geoff leaves behind a large film industry family who loved and admired him and he will be truly missed. His kind heart, his smile and his wit will live on in everyone whose life he touched. Geoff, “Long May You Run.” —Wilmington Star-News
Warren W. Southwell ’58 June 2012
former faculty & staff John R. Lynch (Harvey 1952–53) May 2012 John R. “Jack” Lynch, 83, of Springfield, passed away Thursday, May 10, 2012. Jack was born in Springfield, a son of the late Dr. Frank J. and Mary C. (Daly) Lynch and was a lifelong Springfield resident. He graduated from Cathedral High School, College of the Holy Cross and received his master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts. Jack was employed as a teacher and guidance counselor for the City of Springfield. He served most of his career at Chestnut Junior High School and retired from Kennedy Junior High School after more than 30 years of service. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. In addition to his parents he was predeceased by his siblings, Frank J. Lynch, Jr., Marion Adams and Helen Gilmartin. —obits.masslive.com/obituaries/masslive/ obituary.aspx?pid=157549660
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Harvey 100-Year Celebration August 2015–June 2016
The place to find all the latest details about the centennial is on the school website: harveyschool.org/centennial Each of the traditional school events will have a centennial theme this year, from the speech and poetry contests, to the choral concerts and the theater productions. Everyone is invited to attend any of these events and we encourage you to check the Harvey calendar for events of interest. A centennial publication has been lovingly created with stories and featured events of interest to alumni from all decades. A book will be sent to anyone who donates at least $100 to any of the centennial funds.
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Waysto TheofHarvey Giving School Centennial Fundraising
With your meaningful support, together we can honor Harvey’s vibrant past, support the school of today and secure its bright future. The goal is to double the overall number of alumni contributors and to raise $1.5 million to celebrate Harvey’s Centennial. The Centennial campaign runs from July 1, 2014, through June 30, 2017, and gifts can be allocated to support one of three extraordinary opportunities: Barry Fenstermacher Centennial Fund In honor of our Headmaster’s 30 years of service and his personal commitment to diversity, these endowment gifts will be used to support Harvey’s financial aid program and provide opportunities for more students to attend who would not otherwise be able to afford a Harvey education.
Celebrate the Future Fund Unrestricted endowment gifts to the Celebrate the Future Fund have great impact to the school, as accrued interest will benefit that which the administration deems most important. These are the “gifts that keep on giving” and will help to secure Harvey’s future for the next 100 years.
Centennial Annual Fund The Annual Fund supports the operating budget, which consists largely of faculty and staff salaries. Gifts to the Centennial Annual Fund will allow us to keep compensation packages competitive and provide invaluable professional development opportunities.
To donate, go to the Harvey website and click on “Supporting Harvey,” then “Donate Now,” and select the particular project or fund you wish to support. Or call Laura Prichard at 914-232-3161, x145. Harvey students and faculty benefit directly from your generosity. Many thanks for your support.
Neperan vs. Pocantico Alumni Giving Contest The rivalry continues, as all alumni centennial donations are credited to either the Neperans or Pocanticos. Any unassigned alumni in even class years are assigned as Neperan, odd class years as Pocantico. The goal is to raise $250,000 from each club, for a total of $500,000. Alumni Donations Go to the “Centennial Celebration” webpage, select “Nep/Poc Contest/Donate,” and select the fund you wish to support.
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