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Semester H E B R O N
A C A D E M Y
Hebron, Maine 04238
On the cover: The Lovers Bewitched. Anaïs Wheeler ’01 (Hermia), Noah Burns ’00 (Lysander), Meg Morgan ’00 (Helena), Cori Hartman-Frey ’00 (Puck) and Raphael Richter ’03 (Demetrius) in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Back cover: The 1999–2000 New England Division II Championship hockey team. Cover photography by Skip Churchill, Churchill Photography, Hebron, Maine.
The Semester is published once each year, in May, by Hebron Academy, PO Box 309, Hebron ME 04238. Issue No. 188 EDITOR
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features ’Tis a Very Excellent Piece of Work, Madam Lady....................................5 Levels of the Game: Hebron Athletes Speak of College Sport ............10 Board of Visitors Formed ..........................................................................20 Make Tracks to Hebron: Homecoming 2000...........................................30
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Jennifer F. Adams S TA F F W R I T E R S
Helen T. Davidson David W. Stonebraker
A Letter from Mr. Domingue ......................................................................2 Campaign News: Steady Growth ...............................................................4
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Jennifer F. Adams William B. Chase Helen T. Davidson Dennis and Diana Griggs/Tannery Hill Hebron Academy Archives Spectator staff David W. Stonebraker and friends Hebron Academy reaffirms its long-standing policy of nondiscriminatory admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, age, ancestry, national origin, physical or mental disability, or sexual orientation. We do not discriminate in the administration of our educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs and athletic or other school-administered programs. Hebron Academy is an equal opportunity employer. © 2000 by Hebron Academy.
Department Focus: Board of Trustees.....................................................19 Class Notes ................................................................................................22 Dean E. Ridlon ’53: Franklin Society Member ....................................23 Notable Alumna: Laurie Pinchbeck Whitsel ’83..................................26 Upcoming Events...................................................................................28 Obituaries...............................................................................................28 Hebroniana: So Far From Home ..............................................................32
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An Open Letter to the Hebron Academy Community
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ince the events of the past spring, many have asked me about my background and experience. Because my position at Hebron has been largely focused upon external affairs and fundraising, some have wondered about my educational background and qualifications to assume the Headmaster’s position. I hope this piece will serve as an introduction—both of my background and of my hopes for the coming school year. I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts and attended Bishop Connolly High School, a Jesuit preparatory school for boys. The Jesuits are rigorous classical educators, to be sure, but I was able to squeeze in quite a few extracurricular activities, especially theatre, art and music, in addition to the usual complement of classical and liberal arts courses. During those days I developed an enduring love affair with the outdoors: sailing, canoeing, swimming, skiing, backpacking, bicycling and golf. I attended Providence College, participating in the Liberal Arts Honors program, which was a pilot for its well-known Western Civilization great books curriculum. I eventually majored in art, with undeclared minors in philosophy and theology. I was active in the Outing Club, the coffeehouse and various concerts, and served as DJ and program director for the college’s radio station. I graduated from PC in 1974, settling in Providence and marrying Dale Kennedy shortly thereafter. Dale is a Brown alumna, and we quickly reconciled the cross-town college rivalry for ourselves, even if our alma maters’ hockey teams continued to battle on! My graduate work was done at what is now called the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth. I received an M.F.A. in visual design in 1980. In 1976, while working on my graduate degree, I began to teach at my old school, Connolly, and stayed on there until 1988. I taught art, art history, photography and served as department chair. I also coached tennis and bicycle racing, moderated the Outing Club and several musical groups, and assisted with public relations and admissions. After a stint doing public relations at a school for autistic children, I returned to the classroom in 1990, at South Kent School in Connecticut. At South Kent, Dale and I were dorm parents, and I chaired the art department, coached cycling, and assisted with development activities and planning. In 1992 we returned to the
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Providence area, where I took the position of Development Director at LaSalle Academy. I remained at LaSalle until coming to Hebron in 1994. Since arriving, I have held the positions of Development Director, Assistant Headmaster for Finance, Assistant Headmaster for Advancement, and now Interim Headmaster. I guess I am what you might call a classic “utility infielder,” a generalist with a deep love of the liberal and fine arts, and of independent schools. When the Hebron Trustees asked me to step into the role of Interim Head, I was honored and yet sobered by the challenges we face. Any leadership transition is difficult, but circumstances dictated an especially tumultuous turnover in this instance. I accepted with the sincere hope that my years of educational experience, commitment to the liberal arts and humanities, and years of teaching, coaching, and residential and day school life would allow me to be of service to this great school and the children with whom we have been entrusted. Today, Dale and I live in Bridgton. Our daughter, Elise, Hebron ’98, attends Earlham College where she is a psychology major and varsity athlete. Our two older children, Leslie and David, live in Providence and Tampa respectively. I still enjoy the outdoors, backpack occasionally, hike often, golf obsessively. Schools are my life and Hebron has become my career.
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ver the next year, while a search for Hebron’s new permanent Head of School is conducted, my role will be to ensure the continuity of the academic program, to shore up the school’s operating resources, to maintain the momentum of the hebron at 200 capital campaign, and to begin to implement the Long Range Plan which was recently approved by the Board of Trustees. Academics are the heart and soul of our institution of course, and we are blessed with a heritage of excellence in teaching and learning. Despite the uncertainty which inheres to leadership change, it is my intention to ensure that nothing diminishes the educational experiences of our students. We continue to hire teachers who exhibit the best that their profession can offer. We seek individuals committed to enhancing the lives of their students— in the classroom, on the playing fields and in the dormi-
Over the past year, a diverse group of trustees, teachers, administrators, alumni/ae, parents and students have given their substantial efforts to the creation of a new Long Range Plan for Hebron. This plan, which articulates visions, goals and objectives for the next five years, is the culminating effort of over 150 meetings, workshops and focus groups, and incorporates the collective wisdom of well over 100 members of the Hebron community. The Plan reaffirms the mission and program mix of the Academy, and calls for expansion and enhancement of our “signature strengths.” It acknowledges and reaffirms the goals of the hebron at 200 campaign, and anticipates further development of physical plant and program beyond the campaign and plan period. But, most importantly, the Long Range Plan articulates a sound, well-reasoned business plan that will allow us to proceed more confidently into the future, while balancing the competing mandates of our ambitious mission statement. I commend everyone who worked on this Plan, and want to express my gratitude for all the very hard work, good and creative thinking, and personal dedication which saw the Plan through to completion. As you read this, a summary version is being prepared for distribution to the entire Hebron community. I am confident you will agree that this Plan charts new and promising territory for this fine Academy.
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tories. We are justifiably proud of our faculty, who are a versatile and dedicated group of the finest teachers anywhere. Financing this enterprise has been a challenge to every Headmaster who has served Hebron over its 196year history. The juxtaposition of a commitment to excellence and social egalitarianism forces a fiscal balancing act of the most delicate nature. Excellent education is expensive; let us be clear about that. The finest teachers, small class sizes, individualized education, extraordinarily broad course offerings for a school our size, an expansive campus—these are expensive propositions. We make no apologies. However, Hebron’s mission also directs us to create an inclusive and diverse community. Diversity is expensive as well. To provide a Hebron education to a truly diverse population requires a financial aid program of remarkable size. Fully one fourth of Hebron’s operating budget is consumed by financial aid. We make no apologies for that either. But to enable these two competing statements to coexist, both in our mission and in our practice, requires a balancing act—assessing priorities, responding to emerging needs, and constantly walking the fine line between operational surplus and deficit. We rely heavily—too heavily—upon generous donors to support our current operations. We would much prefer those gifts to be used for program enhancement rather than underwriting. And yet, until Hebron’s endowment has grown sufficiently to fund the majority of our financial aid budget with annual investment income, we will continue to seek balance on the financial tightrope. All this, of course, begs the success of our hebron at 200 campaign. We have dedicated ourselves to taking the first dramatic steps, increasing our endowment by at least $10 million before the school’s bicentennial in 2004. The total campaign goal is $16 million, including anticipated annual giving and gifts for physical plant improvements. Already we have received over $11.3 million in this historic fundraising effort, and we see success on the horizon. I urge every Hebron alumnus and alumna, parent and friend of the Academy to consider how you might become an important part of Hebron’s future, by pledging your support to this important fund development campaign.
Dale, Elise and Paul Domingue, at Homecoming 1997.
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his, then, is the challenge we embrace: to focus our vision and our efforts on Hebron’s future, pledging ourselves to the achievement and promise that our students represent. Please join me in beginning to build Hebron’s third century.
Paul Domingue Interim Headmaster
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Hebron at 200 Campaign Shows Steady Growth
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e are continuously pleased by the generosity of many members of the Hebron community. As
of April 9, total gifts and pledges to Hebron’s comprehensive capital campaign, hebron at 200, had reached $11.3 million, the greatest amount of funds raised in the Academy’s history. The purpose of the campaign is three-fold: to increase the school’s endowment to support financial aid and faculty salaries, to complete specific physical plant projects and to support the day-to-day operations of the school throughout the life of the campaign. Over $3.3 million has been pledged to the Annual Fund over the life of the campaign and $6.4 million to the endowment. Nearly $1 million has been earmarked for various capital projects around the campus. We have refurbished some of the public spaces such as the Dwyer Room and Cohen Room and continue to upgrade our computer network, facilities and hardware. This summer we will remove and replace boilers in several campus buildings, providing greater heating efficiency and costsavings.
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’Tis a very excellent piece of work, madam lady Last fall, as word spread around the Hebron Academy campus that a Shakespeare play was in the offing, I was reminded of the excitement and challenge in the spring of 1983 when thenHeadmaster John T. Leyden gave me permission to produce and direct “The Taming of the Shrew.” There had been a hiatus of many years since the last performance of a Shakespeare play at Hebron. ❦ Looking back now, who was I to imagine that I—fresh from having directed drama at a lower school in Cincinnati—would have the skill to attempt directing Shakespeare in a secondary school? Nevertheless, JTL gave the go-ahead. Assistance from a talented senior, Sandy Goss, who had summer theater experience, and help from teacher Bob Gunn eased the path.
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Lord, what fools these mortals be!1 Convincing Ed Miller, a ninth grader boarding with our family in Gilman House, that he and his friends could succeed at performing Shakespeare wasn’t easy. “Recruitment” was really badgering on my part. Freshman Jack Iveson from Buckfield (who had grown up in the Netherlands, knew every dialect in Amsterdam, and was a handful), insisted he would only take a part if he could be “a witty servant.” Fortunately there were plenty of roles for witty servants, who included Heather Gunn (age 11) and my daughters Annie (10) and Emily (8), and there were many other willing actors and actresses. I remember putting together the servants’ tunics in the closet off Bill Chase’s classroom, which doubles as a Green Room and dressing room during productions. There were long sessions with the principals, Kate the Shrew (Tanya Harden ’84) and Petruchio (Michael Samers ’84), and others, as they grappled with the discipline of mastering their lengthy speeches. Sets took shape with the artistic assistance of Ann Rotch ’83, who went on to the Rhode Island School of Design.
I will roar that I will do any man’s heart good to hear me2 I have a vivid memory of obtaining the sound effects for the play’s Induction, the play-within-a-play in which a Lord and his hunting retinue discover a drunken beggar dozing. They dress him in fine raiment as a joke, thus humorously prefiguring the transformation of Kate in the play proper. We needed sounds of trumpets and hounds baying. At that time, Edie and Bill Pierson, who lived next to the Hebron Trading Post on the edge of campus, had an enormous Irish wolfhound, Seamus, who was blessed with an epic bark. With sophomore Dave Martin playing the trumpet outside the Piersons’ back yard, Ed Miller and Bruce Record ’86 (a Pedant) recorded Seamus’s terrible consternation as he advanced from the house to see what was up. Thus we made a tape for the show. “The Taming of the Shrew” was a source of satisfaction and joy and accomplishment. And humor. In our household to this day, the supreme epithet for one sibling to say to another has been Tranio’s line, “A vengeance on your crafty, withered hide.” Seventeen years have passed since the curtain calls for “The Taming of the Shrew” and Ned Willard’s accolade the Monday after: “Kids, you done good.”
The “hempen homespuns” rehearse “The most lamentable comedy and most cruel death of Pyramus and Thisby,” Dream’s play-within-a-play: Jim Fossel ’01 (Quince), Sophia Loch ’00 (Snout), Elise Becksvoort ’00 (Flute), Jeremy Hurley ’00 (Bottom), Molly Spring ’01 (Starveling) and Leif Devine ’01 (Snug). WILLIAM B. CHASE
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What hempen homespuns have we swagg’ring here3 As Elizabeth Rozeboom ’00 began rehearsals for “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” I wondered what had become of our alumni/ae cast members. Where were they now? What did that experience of Shakespeare long ago mean? Did it affect their lives? In February 2000, as the sleet and snow fell on Hebron, I sat down to write each of the players from the 1983 production, inviting them to the upcoming play, and asking them please to send this year’s cast a greeting. Responses were gratifyingly prompt and kind. E-mail sped several of the messages to me but from Steve Orestis ’86, who played the Lord in the Induction, a letter arrived eventually. He now serves as the American Bar Association’s liaison to the Republic of Tajikistan, a lordly task indeed. Some letters came back, as the addresses were incorrect for Carloss Chamberlin ’86 (Christopher Sly) and Albie Nash ’85 (Hortensio). Elizabeth Tibbetts ’86 and her three children had just returned to Auckland, New Zealand, where her husband teaches at the University. It is no surprise that several of the cast are active in theater. Annie Davidson ’91, who played a servant and a messenger in “Shrew”, has been acting and singing in
Lo, there is mad Petruchio’s wife4 Many alumni/ae wrote that they wished they could attend “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” which was performed on the stage in the Lepage Science Lecture Hall where the last Shakespeare play was staged. One who hoped to make it was Tanya Harden Berry, who played Kate and is now the mother of three children and lives down east in Harrington, Maine, where she and her husband run Wilson’s Lodging and Dining. She recalled that, of the major roles she played in her four years at Hebron, Kate was her favorite. She paid tribute to Ned Willard who gave her an appreciation for “looking beyond the words on the page into the hearts and souls of Shakespeare’s characters.” Similarly, Dr. Michael Samers ’84 (Petruchio), who is now a professor of geology at the University of Liverpool in England, cited the benefits of his experience on the stage at Hebron. “Performing in a Shakespeare play turns you into a great, well, performer. Though I certainly do more research than teaching, and do not teach English or Shakespeare, performance is essential to…convince my audience.” As an aside, he notes that Shakespeare
Left: Lysander (Noah Burns ’00) throws Hermia (Anaïs Wheeler ’01) over his shoulder. Below: A tender moment between Theseus, Duke of Athens (Ben Krauter ’00) and Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons (Danielle Gagne ’03).
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several productions in Vermont and this summer will play Erma, the gangster’s girl in “Anything Goes” in Stowe. Arthur Rotch ’84, who played Gremio, a suitor to Bianca (Holly Maxim), Kate’s sister, now designs sets and lighting for a theater in Douglas, Alaska. He opined that “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was “a great play to do in February in New England.” He added, “Warn them, though, that they had best be careful about the theater thing lest they find themselves thousands of miles from hearth and home working in the theater years from now.” Admitting that he loves his work, he will be in Russia in late May, designing sets and lighting for a Russian-American production of “Dracula” at the Maxim Gorky Regional Drama Theater in Vladivostok.
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Lucentio (Marty Adér ’83, left) poses as a tutor, Cambio, to woo Bianca in secret while his servant, Tranio (Ed Miller ’86, center) assumes Lucentio’s identity. Here they explain the plan to Lucentio’s page, Biondello (Jack Iveson ’86).
provides an endless source of wit “for insulting people” as well. Another farflung Hebronian, Martinus Adér ’83 (Lucentio), associates the close reading needed to interpret Shakespeare with his work as a reader of witness statements in the War Crimes Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in the Hague. There he says he has “had to read witness statements. Day after day. Piles and piles of witness statements from victims of heinous crimes. Not just reading, but close reading. That means that you’ve got to read every sentence 10 times over; you spend one day reading one page…by reading each sentence over and over again, you start to ponder the deeper meaning of each word.” As he learned preparing for the play long ago, “You could spend the rest of your life reading and interpreting Shakespeare: trying to divine the meaning of life, extracting the marrow.” And undertake the teaching of the maid5 What has been astounding to me and gratifying as well, in this year’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” has been the amazing organization and professionalism of the director, her assistants and the well-cast players. Elizabeth Rozeboom, a senior from Bangor, presented a proposal last fall to direct a Shakespeare play, a project she had always wanted to do. Dr. Davidson and
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other administrators readily approved since she had carefully mapped out exactly how she would produce and direct it. At Bangor High School where she attended her first two years, Elizabeth played in several Legacy Productions directed by Tom Logan, founder of the Penobscot Theater Company. Knowing that she had no budget at Hebron to produce a play, she decided on William Shakespeare because there would be no royalties. Since the Middle School had dibs on the Lepage Lecture Hall for the winter term, she and the cast marked off a “stage” in the library with masking tape and only moved to the Lecture Hall for the final week of rehearsal. The costumes came from Good Will. Each cast member had a role in stagecraft or fund raising. They sold popcorn at a film series; they baked cookies for bake sales. The cast earned funds over and above what they needed and have presented their earnings as seed money for next year’s production. This falls out better than I could devise6 When opening night came around on February 25, I sat front row center and enjoyed every moment from when the lights went down to Puck’s delightful epilogue at the end. The troupe, to my wonderment, had their lines well under control a month before the performance so that their delivery that night was expressive, their movement fluid, and their understanding of the meaning of the wit and sense of the action and lines was obvious and imaginative. Cori Hartman-Frey created a vibrant, energetic Puck. Her spiked hair became the campus fashion as admirers tried out her spritely look in the final weeks before the show. Lysander (Noah Burns ’00) and Demetrius (Raphael Richter ’03) inflicted their magic-induced lines on Hermia (Anaïs Wheeler ’01) with cruel abandon. Helena (Meg Morgan ’00) voiced her outrage over becoming the object of Lysander’s and Demetrius’s attentions with perfect incredulity. With malaprops dropping merrily, Bottom (Jeremy Hurley ’00) led his motley cast of players for the play-within-a-play, “Pyramus and Thisbe.” Sophia Loch (Wall) played her role with bored woodenness, most appropriately. Leif Devine ’01 fit the tottering Snug the Joiner to a tee and became an equally convincing Lion.
The music for the interludes, prepared by Erik Yingling ’00, ranged from classical pieces to the “Mission Impossible” theme that accompanied Oberon’s (Ben Krauter ’00) search for Titania (Danielle Gagne ’03). Designed by Allison Phinney, the forest set was marvelously imaginative with a graceful green bunting simulating treetops and large dark shapes on a green ground for undergrowth. Therefore they thought it good you hear a play7 The long and short of it is that I ended up attending all three performances, as did several of the parents, even some from far away. On Sunday, at the final matinee, Bill Skelton ’86 (Grumio) arrived on campus, the only veteran of “The Taming of the Shrew” to witness the latest Shakespeare effort. He and his wife, Sarah, were delighted with the production. He recalled how he has often thought back fondly on “The Taming of the Shrew.” The Skeltons hung around while the cast received their kudos and smiles in the foyer for the pleasure they and we shared in the language, the preposterous story, the wit and magic of a Shakespearean comedy.
A lord and his servants convince the drunkard Christopher Sly that he is a nobleman. Steve Orestis ’86 (A Lord), Carloss Chamberlin ’86 (Christopher Sly), Jack Iveson ’86 (Bartholomew), Liz Tibbetts ’86 (Servant) and Debbie Schiavi ’84 (Servant).
I can only echo what Ed Miller wrote in his e-mail message to Elizabeth Rozeboom’s cast: “I can say nothing that will drive the point across any better other than to express my Hebronian pride in yet another crew of performers…willing to show the public that high school students can do a Shakespearean play just as well as any professional troupe around.” Bravo, Hebronian thespians, you actors of Maine. Helen T. Davidson
End notes The line numbers are taken from William Shakespeare: The Complete Works; Alfred Harbage, general editor; The Viking Press, New York, 1969. Title: Shrew, I, i, line 250 (Christopher Sly). 1
Dream, III, ii, line 115 (Puck)
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Dream, III, i, line 68 (Puck)
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Levels of the Game Hebron Athletes Speak of College Sport t Hebron, the afternoon sports period is a regular part of the daily routine. Eight of ten students participate in organized athletics, and competitive sport becomes an intrinsic part of school life. Yet for most Hebron students, competitive sports are but one part of the Hebron experience and not always something which will be sustained into the future. While many young athletes aspire to compete in college athletics, few actually do so. We asked a group of Hebron athletes who presently compete for Division I and III schools what it is like to play in college, what it took to get to that level and what it takes to stay there. Alexandra Gillies ’96, a senior at Emory University, has played basketball for four years. She was captain of the team and center this year. Darren Roche ’97 was the captain for the University of Southern Maine Huskies hockey team. Brittany D’Augustine ’97 completed her third year as goalkeeper for Dartmouth College field hockey. Her team defeated Harvard to win the ECAC field hockey championship. Austin Stonebraker ’97 has skied for
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two years on the Colby College team. University of Southern Maine sophomore, Tony Coates ’98, contributed to his team’s drive toward the ECAC hockey tournament. Matt Simpson ’99 stepped onto the football field at Plymouth State College and led his team to a conference title while Meg Muller ’99, competing for the University of Maine track team, has set her goal to establish new hurdles records for indoor and outdoor track.
Sitting the bench was the hardest thing I have ever done Alexandra Gillies ’96 Captain and Center, Emory University Basketball, Division III
In her senior year with Emory basketball, the earlier investments to persistence and patience, to physical conditioning and skill development, paid dividends. As captain, Alex led her team in scoring and in rebounding. Playing a 25-game schedule focusing on the University Athletic Association, a Division III group of large, top-level national universities such as Brandeis, George Washington and the University of Chicago, the Emory team had a winning season but fell short of its goals to contend for regional playoffs. At Hebron, Alex Gillies received the Charles and Amy Dwyer Award as the “outstand-
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Sitting the bench for my first two years at Emory was the hardest thing I have ever done. At Hebron, my only time out was if I fouled out, and I was used to being a leader and motivating others and making things happen. I had to learn patience and persistence. It all starts with conditioning—weight training, running, aerobic and anaerobic work, plyometrics, agility and quickness. As a freshman I didn’t know how to work out. High school sport was not really fitness-based; it was something you did in relation to a sport. College set a new standard. Throughout the year I give a great deal of attention to training, to diet, to sleep and general health. I want to train each day, every day throughout the year. Being fit is a way of life now, for if I am going to compete at this level, I have to do it—no excuses. In school, I was used to being a leader and to pushing the others on my team to be better. In college, everyone is motivated. Everyone is talented, and everyone has made huge commitments. At Hebron I got used to the idea of being an athlete. It became part of my identity. I developed a personal commitment to hours and hours in the gym. Mr. Craig encouraged me to practice with the boys’ team, and I thank Mrs. Craig for getting me to play in the New England Prep All-Star Game. I had good preparation at Hebron. I learned to have confidence in myself personally, academically and athletically. I was extremely well prepared academically. I knew how to study and how to write.
ing scholar-athlete” in the Class of 1996. At Emory University, she has been named an Academic All-American. She spent last summer at the United States Embassy in Panama and hopes to realize a position with the State Department. She was named her team’s Most Valuable Player and graduated summa cum laude.
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I want to keep playing after next year, to play at the next level. My goal is to make a national team, but that may take a while. There are only a couple of spots, and it will be a matter of whether I can compete when the opening is there. For now the future is fuzzy, but I can’t imagine field hockey not being in my life.
Ya gotta fake it ‘til ya make it… Brittany’s Dartmouth team retained a national ranking throughout the 1999 season and while not named to the NCAA Tournament field of sixteen teams, the Dartmouth Field Hockey team did complete a splendid 13–5 season and did defeat Harvard University 3–0 to win the 1999 ECAC Tournament. During the season, Brittany recorded seven shutouts. She has started every game for Dartmouth since her freshman year and has established an Ivy League record for shut-outs in a season.
That was the line we used as a joke my first year with the team. We knew we were building, and we knew we could be good. There were huge expectations, both from our coach and from ourselves. I felt it a lot because I was new, was a frosh, was doing goal. It all started from the day during pre-season training when we did a high ropes course, and I had to be literally connected to a teammate and she to me. I had to lose all sense of self for a new sense of team. That was the first step. My freshman year we lost in the first round of the ECAC Tournament. It was my worst nightmare. We were leading the University of New Hampshire late in the game when I had a ball, a wide-angle shot that might easily have been by the post, slip in to tie the game. We lost in the overtime. But that time focused me for the next year. At this level it is the little things, always, and the preparation. It starts in the off season and continues, every practice, every game, everyone. Our coach sometimes says, “Great potential just means, ‘ain’t done it yet.’” I lead two lives—my life with sport and everything else. And I love it—love the players, the coaches, the work. The intensity of it all is amazing, and the bonding that happens is so important. I love my teammates. The focus that I have on one part of my life makes the other part better. You have to have a great work ethic, because it’s not enough just to want to play at this level. You have to work at it. It’s not enough just to love the sport, even to be really good at it. You have to have the passion for the sport at the heart. Otherwise it wouldn’t be worth it. Then it all comes together.
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Brittany D’Augustine ’97 Goalkeeper, Dartmouth College Field Hockey, Division I
You have to love the sport, ’cause you don’t win a lot Austin Stonebraker ’97 Alpine Skiing, Colby College, Division I Rain streams on the windows of the lodge at the Middlebury Snow Bowl, site of the final race of the Eastern Collegiate carnival circuit. Waiting for a decision on whether they will compete today are 102 men and 68 women representing 17 eastern colleges which compete in NCAA Division I skiing. It is a small group of competitors, considering how popular is the sport of skiing and how many skiers would aspire to race in college. Each racer entered has qualified through years of junior skiing to earn a rating and the right to start. Colby College has qualified six skiers to the field. Rated with 105 points in Giant Slalom, Austin will start in the fifth position for Colby and 86th in the field. It’s a waiting game now. I’m ready to go, but it’s really pretty gross up there: freezing rain and crud up top; fog and flat light in the middle. You can’t see the drop or the holes on the pitch. Down bottom it’s just raining, and with the snow as soft as it is, it’ll be really cut up by the time I go. If they decide to run the race, then I’ve got to be ready to go—flat out. I’ve always had to work at my points. The better your points, the better your start position. And here the guys going first have a tremendous advantage. Everyone is good. Everyone has the talent. I always have to make something happen in the first run, move up, and then go for the result in the second. It depends so much on conditions. When it’s good—hard and smooth—the later guys have a chance, but on a day like this, it’s a matter of whether you can make it on the first run. Strong is fast. That’s the name of the game now. Skiing is pretty much year ’round for me. I follow a summer program, and we start together as a team as soon as we get back in the fall. I love the dry-land work and the conditioning. It gives order to my life. We all push each other to get stronger, tougher, quicker. Skiing has always been a part of my family, and I know I wouldn’t have gotten to this point without everything they gave me early on: the time on the hill, the help and teaching, the support of being there at races—supportive when I crashed, happy when I did well
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and always ready to make the trip to the next event. They showed me the love. And you’ve got to love the sport because you don’t win a lot. It’s hard to know what the future will bring. Next year there will be two new prospects for the team, so it will be just as hard to make it. We only lose one senior, and the guys coming in have really good points. I’ve made some results this year, but anything can happen. No matter how much you train or what your points are, you’ve still got to be able to take it to the hill in January. There are no guarantees. I can’t imagine not skiing. It meant a lot to me at Hebron, and it is an important part of my life now. It brings perspective to things. It makes me more efficient at doing what I have to do in school. I have to be organized, have to make time count. I learned that part at Hebron when there was so little time to go from school to skiing and then to studying. The Eastern Championship Giant Slalom was postponed. When competition resumed the next day, Austin survived warm rutty conditions to finish 40th of the 102 starters, 4th among the Colby skiers. In his freshman year at Colby, Austin was named the Most Improved member of the team. In his sophomore year, he scored for Colby in half of his starts, his best finish a 30th place in the Slalom event at the University of Vermont Carnival. Such results may seem quite ordinary, but the extraordinary thing is how few skiers may actually compete in Division I, how very few may mount the winner’s podium.
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Tony Coates ’98 & Darren Roche ’97 Ice Hockey, University of Southern Maine, Division III
There’s no glamour in it, just a lot of work,
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On a snowy Friday night in late February, the University of Southern Maine takes on Trinity College in a crucial ECAC— East conference contest. The USM Huskies hockey team is fighting for home ice advantage in the ECAC tournament and presently stands in fourth place, one point behind Salem State College. Norwich University is far ahead. For Darren Roche ’97 and Tony Coates ’98, the game is one of the last on their 25-game schedule. Before the game, the Hebron friends reflected on their collegiate hockey experience. Darren began… The opportunity to play in college was important to me. I earned a scholarship, and hockey became a way to advance my education. I am interested in sports medicine and athletic training, and this is one step on the way. The first practices were pretty scary. I was only 19 and a pretty scrawny guy, and those guys were big people. They were men. I felt intimidated, that there was something to prove, yet I also felt the friendship, that they wanted me to make it. After the first skating sessions—the first hits, the first times of mixing it up and showing that I could skate—then it was okay. I find the hardest pressure is the time, always the time: the early morning practices, the running, the weight workouts, the out-of-season training. It is conditioning always, year-round. I am always thinking about strength and fitness, seeking to improve before the next season, to take my play up a level. Eating is important, and I worry about health issues. It is hard sometimes to do it all and stay healthy. When I think of how I got here, it is my family more than anything else—the early love for the game that came from my dad. My relationship with my brother Jamie helped me always for he modeled the work ethic. I watched him always scrapping his way to the next level, and when it was my turn, I followed. My best memory is of traveling at age twelve with a junior team to play at an invitational tournament in the Coliseum in Quebec, the arena where the Nordiques play. It was great just to be in that place, to play before a huge number of fans, and to dream of playing for greater teams in greater places. There was another great place— to be at center ice at Tully Forum in 1996 with brother Jamie, in Hebron green, holding the NEPSAC Tournament Trophy.
Hockey has given me my education. I don’t think there will be more competition for me, but I can’t see myself going away from the game. Maybe I can work in the sport; maybe administration, maybe coaching. Like Darren, Tony Coates came to USM to play hockey. He is a business and accounting major. He was attracted to USM because the program was building. He felt there was a place for him, and like Darren, he appreciates the close friendships of the players and the bonding which occurs with the team. His roots in the sport run deep, and he notes several influences which helped him to progress in the sport. When I was sixteen I was invited to an elite training camp. There the coaches told me that I was too small to compete at the next level, to make the team for a major regional tournament. I was really hurt and went home wanting to hang up my skates. I just didn’t want to skate anymore. After a while I asked an old teacher for help, and the advice he gave was conditioning and weighttraining—a strict program four days a week—all summer. I worked on the program for a year and a half, and there was a difference. I got stronger and faster. I began to be selected for elite teams and had the opportunity for travel. I saw the opportunity to attend Hebron as a way to reach college hockey. I wanted to see if I could go further in the sport. My mother has always supported me, always emphasized schooling first, then hockey. Hebron helped me in the classroom and on the ice. Above all I learned consistency—always—and a strong work ethic for both school and sports. There’s no glamour in it, just a lot of work, a lot of dedication. You have to love the game to want to sacrifice. You must have the willingness to work through injury and the desire to stay with friends, to form your life habits around the sport and the competition.
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I do think that there will be a next step for me. I have grown physically, mentally and emotionally. I like competing. I want to climb the ladder. I think I may have a chance at European League play. I have time here still to grow, but I think I want to see what will happen, where the game will take me. After that, I have my education and the opportunity for a wholly different career. The USM team lost to Trinity, and their hope for the ECAC tournament was dashed by a first round defeat. Both Darren and Tony shared the disappointment of the early end to their season, but both will return to the team next year. They did not dwell on the defeat but returned to the running, the lifting and the preparation. There will be a next year for them, but in the meantime, there are classes, conditioning, career planning, fitness goals and possibly a bit of summer vacation.
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The less time I have, the more I get things done
Margaret Muller ’99 Indoor and Outdoor Track, University of Maine, Division I The transition from school to college was hard at first, but then I found my way. The support of my coaches and the program at UMO is really important. I know that they want me to succeed, and there is special satisfaction to be at the highest level. I really appreciate the care and support. The training is intense. You have to be willing to give up other things to focus. Sport has to be the commitment. Yet I find that the less time I have, the more I
get things done. In college, everyone wants to see you do it—and at a high level. It is really easy to feel motivated, and it is great to see people all around me who are even more motivated than I am. In college I can do only one sport year round. Pre-season moves to winter competition to spring competition and then summer training. There isn’t time for anything else. I miss the soccer and the swimming [that I had at Hebron], but that is the sacrifice to train for the highest level. I had great preparation at Hebron. When I came to UMO, I understood time management and how to study. Hebron offered me a variety of experiences in sport and with people. It gave me the confidence to succeed here. Right now, I want to know how I am going to fit in, but I have no doubt that I will. I won my first races, and I have my sights set on the hurdle record. In school, I looked up to the person who set the record in my event, but now I want to break it. It is a matter of training and time. Meg Muller has the distinction of being undefeated through four years of high school and New England Prep competition. She won over 100 individual events and led Hebron track teams to three consecutive New England Prep School Division II Championships. She also competed successfully in USA Track & Field age-group programs, was ranked nationally throughout her Hebron years in both high jump and hurdles, and competed in national junior olympic competition.
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Many young football players dream of throwing a touchdown pass on their first series as a college quarterback. Matt Simpson did just that when he first took the field for Plymouth State. When I came to Plymouth, I was behind several quarterbacks, but I felt that I was the better player. The starter was a senior, and the team began the season with a win and a loss. When we were behind at the half in our third game, the coach called for me. I knew what was happening on the field and thought I could surprise them. On my second call from scrimmage, I completed a pass to my wide receiver for an 80 yard touchdown. We took the lead, won the game, and never looked back. I started the remaining games of the season. We finished with 8 wins and 3 losses in the ECAC Northeast, a strong New England Division III conference which includes Norwich University, Worcester Poly Tech, The Coast Guard Academy and others. I had spent four years in high school, yet my grades were not the best. I had difficulty with studying and time management. I had begun to talk with my parents about a postgraduate year. My dad was a big influence on my decision. At Hebron, I had good people who were willing to really work with me. I needed help with study skills, setting priorities and following through. Mr. Duffy and Mr. Fallon were there for me, getting on my case, and getting me to perform. Living in the dorm helped me to get ready for college. I matured a great deal during the year, and I felt that I was more ready for college. Football has become a year-round activity for me. The team gets together in the winter to lift, and then we start for the next fall with spring practices. I work on my
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Matt Simpson ’99 Football, Plymouth State College, Division III
I have been playing sports for a long time, and I have always wanted to compete and to win. Sometimes you have to be in the right place at the right time. I hope to play for three more years here, but nothing is guaranteed. I may get hurt; they may get someone better. That’s the way it is in college. I think I have the ability to play and to make a difference, but I’m going to have to go out and prove it every practice, every game. Our team goal is to win a conference championship and to advance in the ECAC playoffs. We have the potential, and I would like to see my team get there. For myself, I would like to be drafted by the NFL. Two players from Division III were named last year, and I like to think that I could too. Ultimately, I think I would like to coach. I think of my dad and the people who helped me along the way, and I think it would be really great to do the same for other kids some day.
Sometimes you have to be in the right place at the right time… game and training during the summer, and then early camp begins in August. I guess that I really love the game, so I don’t think of the training as work. I am always working on my game, always thinking about what it will take to be better. Sport organizes my life. It helps me to deal with adversity, to make good decisions and to gain discipline.
At the close of the season, Matt Simpson won Honorable Mention for the Freshman Division III All-American team. He is presently pursuing a History major with a minor in athletic coaching. He concentrates in government and politics courses and has joined Phi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
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Common threads exist for these athletes competing in college. Their stories suggest the fulfillment, fun and bonding of sport. They also suggest the grueling, unforgiving aspects of competing in collegiate athletics. • There are no guarantees or loyalty to good people. Our athletes reported that collegiate team spots went to the best, the strongest, the fastest— no exceptions. And the Hebron athletes accepted absolutely the natural selection of the athletic pyramid, “the higher the level, the harder to attain, the harder to succeed and the harder to remain.” • The road to collegiate success began with junior sport, age-group competition, and unfailing family commitment. High school teams are not enough. Training in season is not enough. Natural talent is not enough. Hebron’s collegiate athletes shared a background in junior sports programs, strong family support, and a commitment to year-round training.
• Hebron Academy prepared these collegiate athletes more fully in the classroom than on the athletic field. Universally, our collegiate athletes praised Hebron for their teachers and coaches, for the help to establish a sound work ethic and to manage time, meet demands and write. • One must compete for the love of the game; for few may expect to wear the laurel wreath. Our Hebron athletes seemed clear that the intrinsic rewards of competing were more valuable than the extrinsic ones. They spoke of the ultimate values of friendship, of team, of goal-setting and of personal accomplishment more than the value of winning.
Yet for these Hebron athletes, and for athletes always, there are moments—moments when the ball is on the fingertips before the buzzer, when the upper corner of the net is visible above the goalie’s blocker, when the edges rip the arcs silky clean across the hardpack—moments when discipline, training and commitment come together in instants of wild, reckless abandon, moments when passion and joy for sport give loose to the soul. David W. Stonebraker
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The Board of Trustees The Role of the Board of Trustees Trustees serve the Academy as a volunteer board of directors. They are a self-governing, self-renewing corporate entity that holds fiduciary responsibility, establishing policy for all areas of school operations. Trustees have the power to manage the school’s funds and assets, to acquire or dispose of property on behalf of the school, to borrow money and to authorize and adopt annual budgets for the school. The trustees are also charged with the responsibility to employ the Headmaster, who conducts the ongoing operations of the school. New trustees are elected to serve for a four year term, renewable once. This maximum eight year period of service ensures steady turnover, maintaining a balance between institutional memory and new ideas. On average, three trustees are replaced annually. Standing Committees Trustees are usually appointed to two committees; most committees meet eight times per year. Committees are: • Academics and Campus Life • Buildings and Grounds • Development • Finance • Marketing and Admissions • Committee on Trustees • Long Range Planning Meeting Schedule The full Board meets at Hebron Academy four times each fiscal/school year: September, January, April and June.
2000–2001 Board of Trustees CHAIR
Ms. Judith S. Ryan—Vice President for Student Development, University of Southern Maine, Portland; Abby ’00 VICE
CHAIR
Mr. Peter G. Fallon, Jr.—Boston; Peter ’86 TREASURER
Mr. Charles S. Glovsky ’71—Senior Portfolio Manager, Dewey Square Investors Corp., Boston; Scott ’03 SECRETARY
Mr. Edward L. Ruegg ’51—North Haven, Maine Mr. Samuel P. Stafford, II ’68—Judge, 8th District Court System, Gainesville, Florida Dr. Molly B. Turlish—Director of Development, Northeastern University College of Arts and Sciences, Boston; Cora ’86, Hannah ’87 Mr. Robert E. Waite, Jr. ’68—Senior Vice President, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Toronto, Canada
Kimball L. Kenway, Esq. ’70—Curtis, Thaxter, Stevens, Broder and Micoleau, Portland, Maine
Mr. Robert R. Ward ’36—Moody, Maine, and Chuluota, Florida
Mr. J. Reeve Bright ’66—Bright & Chimera, P.A., Delray Beach, Florida
Many thanks to the Trustees listed below whose terms end in June, completing four or eight years of service to the Academy.
Mr. Keith Clark ’58—Belleair, Florida; John ’86 Mr. Stephen R. Gates ’72—Regional Manager, Montgomery Watson, Boston Mr. Stephen B. Jeffries ’79—S.B. Jeffries Consultants, Boston
THANK
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Mr. John C. May ’62—Sebasticook Valley Hospital, Pittsfield, Maine; Kurt ’92 Mr. Robert A. McCormack ’62—The Equity Group, Chicago
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Mr. Eric R. Morse ’68—Managing Director Marketing, CIBC Oppenheimer, New York TWO
Mr. C. Michael Malm, Jr. ’60—Davis, Malm & D’Agostine, Boston
YOU
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Mr. John W. Powell ’35—Cape Elizabeth, Maine Mr. Eugene J. Smith ’43—Editor, New York; Scott ’87 Dr. William A. Weary ’60—President, Fieldstone Consulting, Washington, DC
Mr. Leonard A. Mintz ’53— Westwood, Massachusetts
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Board of Visitors Formed Volunteer Group Visits Hebron
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n January, Hebron Academy’s Board of Trustees voted to create a new volunteer group—the Board of Visitors—to help introduce the school to a larger community. The Trustees hope that the Board of Visitors members will serve as ambassadors and advisors, and be actively involved in the intellectual life and strategic development of the Academy. Thirty-two members were able to attend the first meeting, held at Hebron on April 28, 2000. The meeting included a question-and-answer session with members of the Board, focusing mostly on the issues surrounding the dismissal of Headmaster Richard B. Davidson. The Visitors also listened to short presentations by various members of the faculty about various
components of the school’s program, including academics, athletics, arts, outdoor skills, technology, admissions and college counseling. Class visits and campus tours followed lunch. The group gathered together again for discussion of the Long Range Plan and a student panel, which proved to be one of the most popular parts of the day. As the last piece of official business, Phillips Smith ’49 was elected to chair the group for the year. Phil was headmaster of Trinity-Pawling School for 20 years and is a strong advocate of independent school education. He has also served as a trustee for many schools and nonprofit organizations including the Edward E. Ford Foundation. The day concluded with cocktails and dinner in the Hamlin Reading Room, providing an opportunity to relax together informally. Both Visitors and visitees enjoyed the day and welcomed the opportunity to talk about Hebron and its future. We look forward to the suggestions and support of this fine group and to next year’s meeting, which is scheduled for April 27, 2001.
Trustees and Visitors gathered for campus tours with students and Facilities Manager Bill Bennett. Student tour guides (top of steps) included Dwayne Harmon ’01 and Sara Simard ’00.
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Student panelists Jim Fossel ’01, Mike Grossman ’01, Cori Hartman-Frey ’00 and Maren Worley ’02 answered any and all questions from the Visitors.
Board of Visitors Responsibilities • To promote Hebron Academy, its people, programs and opportunities for students, in social and business situations; • To correspond with classmates and other Hebron aquaintances, maintaining ties and encouraging support for the Academy; • To read material disseminated by the Academy and respond accordingly to the Board of Visitors Chair; • To attend Hebron functions whenever possible; • To become well enough informed about the school and its programs to be an effective advocate; • To support the Academy’s Annual Giving Fund.
2000–2001 Board of Visitors Mr. Phillips Smith ’49, Chair Ms. Carolyn E. Adams ’77 Mr. James K. Ahlquist ’51 Miss Ellen L. Augusta ’75 The Hon. Richard A. Bennett Mr. Michael R. Bergstein ’73 Mr. Robert S. Bird, Jr. ’55 Mr. Edward L. Birk ’76 Mr. Herbert A. Black, II ’49 Mr. Russell W. Brace ’52 Mr. G. M. Nicholas Carter ’73 Mr. J. Craig Clark, Jr. ’70 Mr. Norman A. Cole ’42 Mr. G. Cyrus Cook ’73 Mr. Arthur W. Cooper ’49 Mr. William B. Dockser ’55 Mr. Robert A. Donahue ’83 Mr. Neil Elder Dr. John C. Engel ’86 Ms. Jessica G. Feeley ’75 Mr. William Guidera ’88 Mr. Robert J. Hanks ’62 Mr. Henry A. Harding ’70 Mr. William C. Harding, Jr. ’63
Mr. C. Gordon Higgins ’31 Dr. Peter F. Jeffries ’52 Mrs. Sharon Lake-Post ’83 Mr. Stephen W. Lane ’62 Ms. Ann K. Leamon ’78 Dr. J. Duke Lovetere ’89 Dr. William L. MacVane, Jr. ’33 Richard H. Maidman, Esq. ’51 Mr. Gary C. Miller ’68 Ms. Trisha E. Millett ’88 Mr. Jonathan G. Moll ’69 Mr. Carlton L. “Bep” Morse ’39 Mr. Stephen C. Ray ’84 Mr. James C. Rea, III ’62 Mr. Douglas Sandner ’89 Mr. Eric T. Shediac ’85 Mr. Edward F. Simonds ’39 Mr. Bruce J. Spaulding ’54 Daniel Steinway, Esq. ’68 Mr. Mark L. Stevens ’81 Mr. Gerald M. Tabenken ’40 Ms. Meredith Tarr ’88 Mr. Robert W. Thompson ’87 Mr. Jay L. Woolsey
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class notes class notes class notes Many Thanks Shanna Bruno, Associate Director of Development, would like to thank Beth Skelton Perry ’80 and Sybil Newton King ’90 for their years of service to Hebron as Class Agents. She also welcomes three new Class Agents, Greg Boardman ’65, Judith Hill Whalen ’80 and Jim Hill ’90.
1931
1939
Class Agent: C. Gordon Higgins 3363 Ardley Court Falls Church VA 22041 703-379-2386 E-Mail: ghiggins5@juno.com
Class Agent: Ed Simonds 4 Cammock Road Scarborough ME 04074 207-883-5834
1933 Class Agent: Newell F. Varney HCR#64, Box 900 Brooklin ME 04616 207-359-2162
1935 S I X T Y- F I F T H
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Class Agent: Gerald M. Tabenken 77 Arrowhead Circle Ashland MA 01721 508-881-0600
1936
Class Agent: John A. MacDonald, Jr. 121 Eben Hill Road Yarmouth ME 04096 207-846-3583
1937 Class Agent: Robert B. McLeary, Jr. 56 Lakeview Drive PO Box 66, Readfield ME 04355 207-865-4707 Mary MacVane sends best wishes to everyone at Hebron.
1938 Class Agent: David Christison 7116 Cypress Creek Lane Charlotte NC 28210 704-556-7622
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1941
Sid Alpert reports that he and his wife enjoyed meeting fellow Hebronians at the Hebron gathering in Santa Monica, CA.
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Class Agent: John W. Powell 35 Wildwood Drive Cape Elizabeth ME 04107 207-799-5986
Class Agent: Robert R. Ward PO Box 77, Moody ME 04054 207-646-7464 E-Mail: rbward@cybertours.com
Eleanor Allen and Barbara Brooks Rideout after a recent service at the Hebron Community Baptist Church.
Paul Kerr writes, “Still fully retired and enjoying traveling and playing golf.”
1942 Class Agent: Norman A. Cole PO Box 116 Sebago Lake ME 04075 207-787-3525 E-Mail: ncolseba@aol.com
1943 Class Agent: Gene Smith 7 Kingswood Drive Orangeburg NY 10962 914-359-7454 David Cates writes, “Have been doing a lot of local traveling. Places like Huntington Beach, CA, Sacramento, CA, West Linn, OR, to see daughter, Palm Springs, CA, Santa Fe and Taos, NM, San Francisco, CA, Verde Valley and Grand Canyon, AZ, Morrow Bay, CA, Yosemite and San Francisco, CA, with Pat and Les Soule from South Paris, ME. Play doubles tennis three times per week and active in the First Presbyterian Church, Visalia.” ■ There was a mini, mini reunion of sorts at last fall’s Homecoming when Bill Friberg returned to the campus for the first time since he left at Christmas vacation of 1942 to join the
famed 10th Mountain (Infantry) Division. Bill and Gene Smith got together on the sidelines of the football game and brought each other up to date on the who, what, when, where and how of the class. Bill is retired now and would like to hear from classmates. He can be reached at: Box 214, Ethel Walton Apts., Farmington ME 04938.
1947 Class Agent needed! To volunteer, call Shanna Bruno, Associate Director of Advancement, at 207-966-2100, ext. 236. E-Mail: sbruno@mail.hebronacademy.pvt.k12.me.us
1948 Class Agent: Douglas P. Webb PO Box 403, Bradford NH 03221 603-938-2182 January to April: 2221 E. Mabel, Tuscon AZ 85719 520-795-8476 Danforth Beal writes, “I’m very proud of the great success that Hebron’s girls’ hockey team brought to the school! Also the boys’ team in beating Brooks School. I played at Brooks for three years before going to Hebron! Both great schools (I liked Hebron much more than Brooks!)” ■ Fred Webster writes, “Colleen and I are well. I am busy in the antique business with Cyr Auction Co. in Gray, ME, so I consider myself only semiretired.”
1949 Class Agent needed! To volunteer, call Shanna Bruno, Associate Director of Advancement, at 207-966-2100, ext. 236. E-Mail: sbruno@mail.hebronacademy.pvt.k12.me.us
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Class Agent: Richard H. Lancaster 68 Columbia Avenue Brunswick ME 04011 207-725-6075
class notes class notes class notes The Franklin Society Dean E. Ridlon ’53 A . B . BOWDOIN COLLEGE 1957
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he Franklin Society comprises a unique group of Hebron
investors. These generous and far-
DISTINGUISHED TRUSTEE EMERITUS
sighted individuals have made
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Hebron a part of their estate plans. By doing so, they have planted the seeds of the Academy’s financial
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’ve worked on Hebron’s behalf for many years. I’ve served as class agent, four-term trustee and board chairman. Presently, I’m heading up Hebron’s new endowment campaign with my good friend Payson Perkins. I have a great love for the school, and I’m always looking for a way to help. It’s no secret that building Hebron’s endowment is our most pressing challenge. We need to create an endowment that can smooth out some of the rough road to the future—demographic changes, recessions, etc. To realize this goal, we all need to raise our sights and look for ways to make significant gifts for Hebron’s future. I have created a scholarship fund that I’ve been giving to over the years, but I wanted to find other ways to add dollars to the fund. It happens that I own a life insurance policy which is completely paid and really doesn’t fit into my estate plan. This policy was given as a retirement benefit by my former employer, and I really don’t need it. What I’ve done is to change the beneficiary to Hebron Academy—simple as that. I would guess that there are many Hebron alumni like me, whose children are grown and who really don’t need all the life insurance that they have. A quick change of beneficiary can make possible a major gift to Hebron. Nothing could be easier!
security and helped to ensure its long term fiscal health. The Society’s namesake, Benjamin Franklin, was noted for his practicality, urbane wit, prudence and financial acumen. It was those qualities which led Hebron’s founders to vote, at their first meeting in 1804, to inscribe the likeness of Dr. Franklin upon the new school’s seal. Today we honor the memory of Hebron’s founders as well as Dr. Franklin himself, by urging you to consider membership.
For More Information… For additional information about these and other planned gift opportunities, please call or write the Director of External Affairs in complete confidence. He will be able to meet with you at your convenience, in order to demonstrate
MAJOR GIFTS :
LIFE INSURANCE , ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
the many advantages to making a planned gift to Hebron Academy. 207-966-2100 ext 238 207-966-2004 (fax)
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class notes class notes class notes Marriages 1991 Emily Rea and Jason Sturges on April 11, 2000.
1993 Lauri Moreau and Beau Blais on March 31, 2000.
New Arrivals
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Class Agent: Edward L. Ruegg PO Box 242 North Haven ME 04853 207-867-4472
Class Agent: Paul F. Drouin Remax, 104 Pleasant Street Hyannis MA 02601 508-790-7900
Class Agent: Gordon M. Gillies, Esq. Hebron Academy Hebron ME 04238 207-966-3131
October to May: PO Box 3111, Carefree AZ 85377 602-488-5004
Dick Cutter writes, “I am still managing trusts at Cambridge Trust of New Hampshire and also was recently elected president of the American Independence Museum here in Exeter. I encourage you to stop by on your way through town.”
1952 Class Agent: Philip H. Montgomery 14 Ragged Mountain Road Camden ME 04843 207-236-8406 E-Mail: yodeler2@email.msn.com
1957 Class Agent: S. Mason Pratt, Jr. 3 Storer Street, Portland ME 04102 207-774-0079
1986 To Chris and Ann Sullivan McCoy, a boy, Jackson Sullivan McCoy, on April 15, 2000.
1953 Class Agent: Dean E. Ridlon 225 Nehoiden Street Needham MA 02494 781-444-5736 Many thanks to Soot Bredhoff for sending along an obituary notice about Mike Lincoln ’54. Soot has just retired and moved from the island of Hawaii to the island of Maui after spending 37 years in the cattle industry. He sends his best to his schoolmates of 1952–1953 and to Hebron.
1954 Class Agent: Bruce J. Spaulding 14215 Kellywood Lane Houston TX 77079 713-493-6663
1958 Class Agent: Ted Noyes Noyes & Chapman, Inc. 1039 Washington Avenue Portland ME 04103 207-797-3600
1959 Class Agent: Bernard L. Helm 1502 West Thomas Street Rocky Mount NC 27804 252-985-7601 E-Mail: Hebron59@aol.com
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1963 Class Agent: Will Harding 41 Mitchell Hill Road Lyme CT 06371 860-434-1418 Winter Residence: 4500 Clear Lake Dr. Gainesville, FL 32607 352-378-2540 David Ayres writes, “Being 37 years out of Hebron, my classmates and I are probably looking forward to slowing down in the next several years and retiring. Ha! Doesn’t seem to work that way. Still working 60–70-hour weeks, traveling to Europe several times a year and loving it all the way. Two children grown and out of the house. Lauren, aged 13 and in eighth grade, keeping Jean and me young.”
1964 Class Agent: John R. Giger 152 Whiley Road Groton MA 01450 978-448-9628 (before 9:00 p.m.) E-Mail: john.giger@ascend.com
1965 T H I R T Y- F I F T H
Jessica Feeley ’75 and Mike Bergstein ’73 chat with Interim Headmaster Paul Domingue at the Board of Visitors dinner. Mike’s two dogs, Rajah and Tusker, also enjoyed their visit to Hebron.
Class Agent: John H. Halford, III 472 High Rock Street Needham MA 02494 781-444-1852 E-Mail: sfhalf@aol.com
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Class Agent needed! To volunteer, call Shanna Bruno, Associate Director of Advancement, at 207-966-2100, ext. 236. E-Mail:
Class Agent: Harvey L. Lowd 3004 Redford Drive Greensboro NC 27408 910-545-3422
sbruno@mail.hebronacademy.pvt.k12.me.us
Bill Golden and his wife, Kristen, recently bought the Nantucket Lightship in an auction on e-Bay. They plan to restore the ship and use it as a floating office somewhere on the Boston waterfront.
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Class Agent: Richard J. Parker 2 Vision Drive Natick MA 01760 E-Mail: rparker@mtra.com
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John Maher is active in rotary and church and is treasurer of his condo association. He established a business valuation company in 1980; his son John and daughter Mary joined in 1986. He plans to start a new venture, assigning business value to publicly traded companies.
Class Agent: Greg Boardman 697 Union St., Duxbury MA 02332 781-837-1925 gpbboardman@cs.com
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Class Agent needed! To volunteer, call Shanna Bruno, Associate Director of Advancement, at 207-966-2100, ext. 236. E-Mail:
Class Agent: Stephen R. Gates 44 Cutler Road Andover MA 01810 978-470-1547 E-Mail: stephen.gates@mw. com
sbruno@mail.hebronacademy.pvt.k12.me.us
John Baker (JAG Corps, U.S. Army) is currently assigned as general counsel, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, MD. His son Andrew is a 1999 graduate of the U.S.M.A. and he has two children at the University of Virginia: Ted, a junior, and Molly, a freshman. ■ Tom Twichell is
vice president of marketing at the Stuckey Co. in Houston, TX. He has two daughters at Southwest Texas State University. His wife, Linda, is a therapist working with kids.
1973 Class Agent: G.M. Nicholas Carter 8 Arnold Street Old Greenwich CT 06870 203-698-1932 E-Mail: nick521@aol.com
Class Agent: Robert L. Lowenthal, Jr. 107 Knickerbocker Rd. Pittsford NY 14534 716-586-8528 E-Mail: bankman@rochester.rr. com
Dave Brooks writes, “In 1997 I completed a doctor of ministry degree in family systems theory and congregational process. I continue to serve churches across New England as an intentional interim pastor. Kathy tutors special needs students at one of the city high schools. Our four boys and one daughter all played on their school basketball teams again this year. Greetings to all in ’73.” ■ Bob Thompson lives in Melbourne, FL with his two sons and flies B737s for Delta Air Lines.
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Class Agent: Jonathan G. Moll 536 Bair Road, Berwyn PA 19312 610-296-9749 E-Mail: caribjon@aol.com
Class Agent: Alan G. Norris 7515 Collins Meade Way Kingstowne VA 22315 703-922-0141
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Dick Brass was profiled recently in Business Week.
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Class Agent: J. Craig Clark, Jr. PO Box 209, Rindge NH 03461 603-899-6103 E-Mail: nx1g@top.monad.net
1971 Class Agent: Harvey A. Lipman 366 Farm Lane Westwood MA 02090 781-251-0735 halco@shore.net
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School this year and my daughter is getting married in April. I’m still working as a paralegal which keeps me busy. I remember the Hebron days often and smile. Would love to hear from people.” ■ Ted Eames writes, “Still happily married, 15 years and four kids later: Abi, 13; Emily, 11; Charlie, 5; Isabelle, 3. I am market sales manager for AT&T Wireless, northern Cumberland and Sagadahoc counties in Maine. Office in Cooks Corner.”
Spring Events: New York, Dedham and Portland
1977 Class Agent: Carolyn E. Adams 75 Baynard Cove Road Hilton Head Island SC 29928 803-363-6720
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Susy and Dean Ridlon ’53 hosted the Dedham event. Above: T. Scott Downs ’86, Kristen Downs and John Donahue ’84. Below: Daphne Rea White ’88, former teacher Brendan O’Day and his wife, Michelle.
Class Agent: Geoff Clark 87 Highland Road Portland ME 04102 207-772-8005 E-Mail: gjclark@email.msn.com Our sympathies to George Dycio on the death of his father in March. ■ Martin Minondo is the general manager of a company whose business sectors include industrial gas distribution, electrical energy generation and distribution of industrial supplies. He lives in Guatemala, is married and has three children. ■ We hear that Tom Smith has been promoted to manager of the customer service department at International Paper in Auburn. His niece, Anna Bachmann, will be a first grader at Hebron’s Lower School in the fall.
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Class Agent: Ellen L. Augusta PO Box 15519, Kenmore Station Boston MA 02215 617-846-2845 E-Mail: ellen_augusta @kessler.com
1976 Class Agent: C. Reed Chapman 83 Zion-Wertsville Rd. Skillman NJ 08558 609-333-0302 E-Mail: reed.chapman@bms.com Michelle Adamo Ouellette writes, “My husband, Roger, and I recently moved to Bowdoin, ME, and are enjoying the peace and quiet. My son graduates from Brunswick High
1979 Class Agent: B. Tucker Thompson 749 Princes Point Road Yarmouth ME 04096 207-846-4175 E-Mail:
Ann and Ted Noyes ’58 hosted the Portland event. Above: Dick Lancaster ’50, Bep Morse ’39 and Ed Simonds ’39. Below: Tom Noyes ’87 and Jim Goss ’85, holding Harrison Conner.
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Alfred Erhard is working as a refrigeration engineer specializing in industrial refrigeration. He and his wife live in the southern part of Germany near Lake Constance and close to the border with Austria and Switzerland. ■ Antonio Minondo is living in Guatemala with his wife and five children. He is currently the
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class notes class notes class notes Notable Alumna: Laurie Pinchbeck Whitsel ’83
finance manager for an oil exploration and development company. He says he is still playing soccer twice a week with two small court teams and on weekends on a normal playing field, “Of course everything hurts (knees, ankles, etc.), but at this age if nothing hurts you’re dead!”
1980 TWENTIETH
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Class Agent: Judith Hill Whalen 443 MacKenzie Way Franklin TN 37064 615-599-2644 Our sympathies to Mark Dycio on the death of his father in March.
On Friday, May 5, 2000, Laurie Pinchbeck Whitsel, Ph.D., spoke at the Cum Laude Society Induction at Hebron Academy. Dr. Whitsel has achieved national stature as a scholar-athlete. She is the president of the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America and was named an Ethics Fellow by the Institute of International Sport. She will speak at the World Scholar-Athlete Games in the summer. Laurie grew up in Cambridge, Maine, where her family raised Christmas trees. At Hebron, she combined top scholarship with excellence in soccer and softball. During her senior year, the Hebron girls’ soccer team attained a stellar 8–3 record with her expert help. Since Hebron did not have an oboe teacher on campus then and Laurie was a dedicated musician, Fine Arts Chair Forest Perkins drove her to East Hebron one evening a week for lessons with local oboe instructor Dorothy Rupert. At Bates College, she was a member of the Bobcat women’s soccer team that attained a 13–1–2 record in 1985, competing in the ECAC Division III championships. After college, she worked for the National Olympic Soccer training camp in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and helped plan the Women’s National team tour of Europe. She earned a Master of Science degree at Penn State University in exercise and sport science, and later, after her marriage to college teacher Brad Whitsel, she obtained her doctorate in nutritional physiology from Syracuse University. She has taught and/or coached at West Virginia Wesleyan, Hamilton College and Pennsylvania State University-Fayette. Presently, as she raises her son Christian and daughter Amy, ages 3 and 1, she is a consultant and writes articles for publication in her field.
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1981 Class Agent: Mark L. Stevens 215 Melrose Street Auburndale MA 02466 617-969-7431 E-Mail: hebron81@LocateUs.com Rob Quarles says hello from sunny Sarasota. Last year he bought a house and a computer. He met his girlfriend, Linda, in one of the two singing groups he belongs to. He says the fiberglass supply business is booming. He’s still rollerblading, playing hockey, biking and playing squash occasionally.
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division of a large financial services company handling the mid-atlantic, south and southwest regions. Business is good…I always thank Hebron for helping me go to a great university (Notre Dame) and ultimately succeed in my work. Happy 200 years!” ■ Kamala Hughes Calcara is a business analyst for a bank and lives in Charlotte, NC. ■ Scott Ralston writes, “I have been happily married 12 years and have two sons, ages 12 and 8 (both scholars and football players). After graduating from S.U.N.Y. with a B.S. in business in 1994, I have been employed by a national security services provider specializing in integrated asset protection as the regional manager for guard services in the state of Michigan.”
1984 Class Agent: Deborah Schiavi Cote 18 Little Androscoggin Drive Auburn ME 04210 207-784-1590 E-Mail: dscote@exploremaine.com
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1988 Class Agent: Rebecca Whitney Kinney 91-1013 Aeae Street Ewa Beach HI 96706 808-681-4193 E-Mail: maine-iacs@msn.com Rebecca Whitney Kinney writes, “We are moving to San Antonio, TX, in June 2000. We are also expecting the birth of our first child in May 2000. Would love to hear from anyone on email. Looking for Heather Walther.”
1989 Class Agent: M. Hayes McCarthy PO Box 1412 North Falmouth MA 02556 508-563-7344 E-Mail: hayesmvp@capecod.net Karen Demos just received her master’s degree and teaches fourth grade in Denver. ■ Sara Shaw has been accepted into a graduate program in marriage and personal counseling at Northwestern.
1990 TENTH
Class Agent: Eric T. Shediac 20 Grove Street, Apt. 33 Somerville MA 02144 617-623-4719
1986
Class Agent: Joy Dubin Grossman c/o D&T Spinning, Inc. PO Box 467, Ludlow VT 05149 802-228-2925 E-Mail: p.dubin@vermontel.com
Class Agent: Carl Engel 7 Gerring Road Gloucester MA 01930 978-283-1201 E-Mail: nschiro@erols.com
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Class Agent: Debra Beacham Bloomingdale 2 Haddow Road Rockport MA 01966 978-546-9123 E-Mail: bloomies@shore.net
Class Agent: Catherine C. Thoman 265 E. 66th St. Apt 9B New York NY 10021 212-744-0944 kthoman@nyc.rr.com
Christopher Britt writes, “I am living outside of Philadelphia with my wife, Catherine, and our two boys, Duncan and Rory (19 months and 2 months old, respectively). I presently run a
Michael Callahan reports that he has just been elected to a three-year term as selectman in the town of Minot. ■ Jim Dill is working with special-needs children at Plymouth Elementary School in New Hampshire.
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Class Agent: Jim Hill 300 N. Ashland Avenue Park Ridge IL 60068 847-698-0560 Brett Martel is working as a journalist for the Associated Press in New Orleans. ■ In July, Gunnar Olson will be leaving Kalamazoo, MI, to become the Assistant Director of College Counseling at Saint Mary’s Hall, a private school in San Antonio, TX.
1991 Class Agent: Steven W. Williams 48 River Bank Terrace Billerica MA 01821 978-663-3926 Rob Curtis writes, “Helene and I just bought our first home in Springfield, VA, just outside DC. I’m still a photographer, although I’ve been on the globe-trotting circuit lately. I spent a month in Kosovo, covering NATO troops liberating the latest Balkan quagmire. Before the war, I was in Aviano, Italy, shooting as the Air
class notes class notes class notes performers. ■ Matt Katz had his B.F.A. exhibition at Alfred University, May 6–13.
Spending Your Junior Year Abroad? Send us a postcard and we’ll put it in the Hebronian or Semester!
Force geared up and then prosecuted the air war on the Serbs (made the cover of US News and World Report!). Spent last February in Norway, then went to Japan and South Korea, Romania, Iceland, Spain and most recently South Africa and Mozambique for the floods.” ■ Juliette Rossignol studied medicine in France and became a dentist in March. She says “hello from France” to everyone who knew her.
1992 Class Agent: Matthew A. Arsenault RR 1 Box 382 Penobscot ME 04476 207-326-8559 Kathryn Harrison writes, “I am currently living in Rhode Island. I work in the human resources office of American Power Conversion. Recently I was teaching at an ourdoor education center—basically science outdoors on a beautiful 2300-acre campus, the W. Alton Jones campus of the University of Rhode Island. Deb Elwell ’91 and I had a nice reunion a few weeks ago, and thanks to her I heard from Scott Nelson and Cate Bagley ’91. Thanks for all the news, glad to hear Hebron is doing so well.” ■ Ross Talarico finished up his master’s in exercise physiology and will head to the California College of Podiatric Medicine in August to work towards dual M.D. and D.P.M. degrees. ■ Paul Truting and his wife, Rachelle, live in Canton, CT. Paul is in partnership in a company in Hartford called DocuSource—the number one distributor of Sharp digital office products for Connecticut and Massachusetts. Paul says, “We have no children yet but we do have a crazy Chocolate lab puppy! I haven’t spoken with anyone from Hebron in a long time and would love to hear from some of my old friends. Everything here is great and I wish everyone else the same success!”
The Semester Hebron Academy PO Box 309 Hebron ME 04238
1993 Class Agent: Marko I. Radosavljevic 340 Media Station Rd., Apt. C212 Media PA 19063 610-565-6466 E-Mail: mradosav@student. physics.upenn.edu
Lauri Moreau Blais is working at the Farwell School in Lewiston, working with grades K–3 teaching Reading Recovery/Title One. She and her husband, Beau, are living in Greene.
1994 Class Agent: Daniel C. Rausch 20 Summer Street, 1202N Malden MA 02148 781-388-0715
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Class Agent: Meredith L. Robinson 23 Osborne St., 2nd Floor Bloomfield NJ 07003 207-966-3521 E-Mail: didigirl77@yahoo.com Sean Morey spent the spring and early summer playing football for the Barcelona Dragons, an NFL Europe League team.
1996 Class Agent: Irakly Areshidze Middlebury College MC Box 4230 Middlebury VT 05753 802-443-3995 E-Mail: irakly@middlebury.edu James Ashton is working at Walt Disney World and building stilts for
1997 Class Agent: Arica B. Powers PO Box 292, Hebron ME 04238 E-Mail: aricapowers@altavista.com Liz Dench was on the fall honor roll at Skidmore College. ■ Javier Mendizabal is studying in a Swiss Hotel Management School in Spain and enjoying it very much. He studies for six months and then does six months of training. So far he’s worked in a hotel in Florence, as a chef in London, and as a steward on the Eurostar (the fast train between Paris and Brussels). ■ Alec Muller was named to the dean’s list at CalTech.
Anne Skelton ’79, Bill Skelton ’86 and Bill’s wife, Sarah, came to campus to see “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in February.
1998 Class Agent: Brian Toole Class of 2003 PO Box 0013 G Company Annapolis MD 21412
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Ross Talarico ’92 stopped by last summer and visited with Dave Stonebraker.
Class Agent: Joe Patry 2100 I St NW #307 Washington DC 20052 E-Mail: thenew660@aol.com Meg Muller was named to the fall semester dean’s list at the University of Maine at Orono. At a recent track meet at Boston University she became the America East 2000 indoor high jump champion. ■ Christo Sedgewick was named to the fall dean’s list at Tufts University. ■ Christy Webster competed at the novice nationals for debate in Washington in February. She and her debate partner came in second in the nation. They were the first University of Rochester debate team members ever to make it to the finals.
Former Faculty Charles Tranfield writes, “Pat and I came through our cancer problems in good shape and are enjoying retirement. Had a great time at the Wests 50th anniversary last fall—so good to see old Hebron friends.”
In April, former Hebron teacher Dwight Wilder stopped by campus in the persona of Benjamin Seaver, a leading outdoorsman in the early 1900s. Dwight recreates the era before paved highways, well-marked trails, video cameras, cell phones or television, as he introduces his audience to Ben Seaver. Himself a long-time member of the Appalachian Mountain Club and the greatgrand-nephew of Seaver, Dwight has portrayed a living history character since 1992. He is seen here with Hebron’s Outdoor Education teacher Eric Duffy.
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class notes class notes class notes Upcoming Events F R I D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 2 – S U N D AY, S E P T E M B E R 2 4
Homecoming 2000—A celebration of friendship and the Academy at the beginning of Hebron’s 197th year. Reunions for classes ending in 0 or 5. T H U R S D AY, O C T O B E R 2 6
Regional Gathering in Seacoast New Hampshire—Details TBA. T H U R S D AY, N O V E M B E R 2
Regional Gathering in Washington, DC—Join with friends and classmates to hear the news from Hebron at a reception hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steinway ’68 at the offices of Kelley, Drye and Warren, Washington. 6:00–8:00 p.m. S AT U R D AY, D E C E M B E R 2
Alumni/ae Sports Weekend— Come back to campus for the kickoff weekend of winter sports featuring the Annual Alumni/ae Hockey Game and Swim Meet (tentative). Details TBA. T H U R S D AY, D E C E M B E R 2 8
Local Alumni/ae Potluck Dinner—Join with classmates, friends and members of the Hebron community for good food and good cheer on campus. 5:30–7:30 p.m. F O R M O R E I N F O R M AT I O N :
Call or e-mail Beverly Roy in the Alumni/ae Office. 207-966-2100, ext. 266 broy@mail.hebronacademy.pvt.k12.me.us
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Obituaries 1928 Warren W. Stearns died April 24, 2000, in Norway. He was born in 1909 on Stearns Hill, which is now West Paris, the son of William Child Stearns and J. Blanche Chase Stearns. He graduated from Bowdoin College in 1932 and was a member of Chi Psi Fraternity. After college, he took a job at Filene’s in boston, and then joined Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. as a claims adjuster. In 1951, Mr. Stearns was transferred to Toronto as claims manager for the Canadian division of the company. He served in the Toronto office until his retirement in 1972. He was a source of information for the renovation and restoration of the historic homes in the area, including the Deacon Willis House on Paris Hill where he spent summers until his retirement. Since then, he had made it his permanent home, and had done research on agricultural projects, local history and architecture. He oversaw the restoration of the 1840 Chandler Curtis House on the Stearns Hill Road in the early 1980s. In 1937, Mr. Stearns married Gertrude Case in Summit, New Jersey. She died in 1962. He married Kathleen M. Graham of Toronto in 1968. Mr. Stearns is survived by a niece, Joan Gibson Wheeler of McKinney, Texas; and three nephews, Dr. Edwin S. Gibson of Paris, William H. Gibson of West Paris, and F. Warrent Gibson of Milton, Massachusetts. He was predeceased by a sister, Annette Stearns Gibson ’21 in 1991.
1933 Donald Crouse Umphrey died January 6, 2000, at his home in Washburn. He was born in Washburn, a son of Hepsie (Crouse) and Harry E. Umphrey. He attended school in Washburn, where he received the Eagle Scout award in 1929. After a postgraduate year at Hebron Academy, Mr. Washburn continued his education at Tufts University where he was a member and president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. While attending Tufts he met his future wife, Barbara Clucas, whom he married in 1939. During World War II, Mr. Washburn accepted a commission in the U.S. Navy andserved in the Pacific with Flotilla Sixteen aboard LCT 6. Returning to Maine in 1946, his business interests included: president, Maine Potato Growers and
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Distributors, Inc.; treasurer, Aroostook Potato Growers, Inc.; director, Washburn Potato Co.; director and treasurer, Washburn Trust Co.; director and executive committee, Northern National Bank; treasurer, Maine Potato Shippers Heater Service; director, Dupram Farms, Inc.; Bud, Don and Dale Farms; Wade Farms; O.K. Storey Co.; president, Growers Supply Co.; president, Washburn Rotary Club. Mr. Washburn was predeceased by two sisters, Ardis McCall of Caribou and Phyllis Rollins of Ormond Beach, Florida. He is survived by a son, George Robert Umphrey II ’58 of Washburn; a daughter, Sarah Elgie Dinsmore of Peterborough, New Hampshire; three grandsons; one granddaughter and one great-grandson.
1935 It is with regret that once again I must write about the death of one of our classmates, Kenneth T. Johnson, 84, of Swampscott, Massachusetts. Ken died on October 28, 1999, at his home. He was the husband of Agnes W. Johnson, with whom he shared 56 years of married life. Ken was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Axel and Agnes Johnson. He had a distinguished career in the United States Army as a member of the 78th Division during World War II, where he achieved the rank of captain. He was awarded the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement in 1945. After his discharge from the service he pursued a career in the leather industry with several companies. After 23 years of employment with Sandoz, a Swiss chemical company, he retired in 1981. Ken was a member of the Swampscott Club and VFW Post 1240. He was also a member of the American Leather Chemists Association and a former member of the Beverly Golf and Tennis Club. In addition to his wife, he is survived by a son, Kenneth, of Salem, Massachusetts, and three daughters, Elaine Johnson of Hawaii, Susan Gilroy of Marblehead, Massachusetts, and Karen Johnson of West Paris, Maine. He is also survived by a brother, Karl Johnson, of Swampscott, and seven grandchildren. Ken was a longtime supporter of Hebron and as Class Agent I always enjoyed his notes and talking to him on the telephone. John W. Powell ’35
William J. Riley, one of Hebron’s four members of the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame and immortal Dartmouth College (class of ’46) hockey player who still holds most of Dartmouth’s major scoring records, died on February 15, 2000, at the Rehabilitation Center in Woburn, Massachusetts. Under coach Eddie Jeremiah (Hebron class of 1926 and also a Hockey Hall of Fame member), and with his brothers, Jack (who later coached hockey at West Point) and Joe, Billy helped establish Dartmouth as the nation’s top college hockey powerhouse in the 1940s. A Marine during World War II, Bill served in the Pacific, returned to Dartmouth in 1946, playing in the first two NCAA hockey championships in 1948 and 1949. Coach Jeremiah once said years ago, “Bill Riley was, and still is, the best American-born college hockey player. If there’s anyone close to him, he’s not on this planet.” Following his Dartmouth hockey career, Bill became one of the nation’s top college hockey officials, handling Bean Pot, NCAA Tournament, international and Olympic games. He had a simple philosophy about hockey, saying, “It’s simple. Skate, stickhandle and shoot. Backcheck all the time. Hockey is not one person. In no other sport do you have artificial feet and an artificial arm. It’s the best. And you meet the best people through hockey.” Bill is survived by his wife, Beverly C. (Maintien); son William J. Riley, Jr.; two daughters, Jane L. McEleney and Judy A. Galante; brothers John P. Riley and James E. Riley; and 7 grandchildren. Eugene J. Smith ’43 Carl F. Sheltra died April 18, 2000. He was born in Maine, a son of Felix T. and Aurore Lea Tourville Sheltra. He was attending the University of Maine when he was drafted by the Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Sheltra was employed in the family real estate business before operating his own business, Carl F. Sheltra Real Estate, for more than 40 years. He worked for the telephone company as a Yellow Pages sales representative for 25 years. Mr. Sheltra was York County treasurer from 1974 to 1978. He served six terms in the House of Representatives in the 104th–106th and 113th–115th sessions. He served as chairman of the York County Legislative Delegation and of the Business Legislative Commission. He was also a past exalted ruler of the Biddeford-Saco Elks. Mr. Sheltra was
class notes class notes class notes a communicant of Most Holy Trinity Church in Saco. His pastimes included golf, tennis and hockey. He won trophies in table tennis and was state champion in the mid-1950s. Mr. Sheltra is survived by his wife, Rosemarie Simonelli Sheltra of Biddeford; three sons, Thomas Sheltra of Sarasota, Florida, Scott M. Sheltra and Roy G. Sheltra, both of Biddeford; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Harbor Committee and Yacht Club, where he spent many summer days. He served in the Air Force. Mr. Pfaffman is survived by his wife, Charlotte Frost Pfaffman; a son, Robert Shaw Pfaffman of Pittsburgh; two daughters, Sarah Pfaffman Dahlquist of Palo Alto, California, and Lee Pfaffman Connor of Arlington; and four grandchildren.
Roger L. Williams, Jr. died April 10, 2000, at his home in Corvallis, Oregon, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Lewiston, Maine, the son of Roger L. and Susan Merriam Williams. He attended the University of Maine at Orono and served as an officer in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he returned to Auburn, where he owned and operated an auto dealership until his retirement. Mr. Williams was active in professional and community organizations, including the Maine Automobile Dealers Association and Kiwanis. He was a former president of Auburn Savings and Loan. He was a member of the High Street, West Auburn and West Bethel Congregational churches, where he and his family maintained many lifelong friends and acquaintances. Mr. Williams spent much time fly-fishing with family and friends at Thompson Lake and in the Rangeley Lakes area. He was also an avid golfer and skier. He continued to pursue his interests in community service, fishing and golf after moving to Corvallis in 1994. His greatest enjoyment was in the time he spent with his family. He was married for over 50 years to Cynthia Cummings Williams. Mr. Williams is survived by his wife of Corvallis; a sister, Mary Louise Haskell of Yarmouth; three sons, Scott L. Williams of Buckfield, John W. Williams of Norway, and Mark A. Williams of Davidson, North Carolina; a daughter, Jane S. Williams of Corvallis; seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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1950 John “Fritz” Pfaffman died March 4, 2000, in Cohasset, Massachusetts, after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Boston and earned a degree in electrical engineering from Northeastern University. Mr. Pfaffman traveled the world as a sales manager for one of the region’s first technology companies. His interest in sailing later led him to become a yacht broker. He was active in the Cohasset
William F. “Fred” Hinckley died March 31, 2000. He was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of William Frederick and Gladys Howes Hinckley. He attended the University of Massachusetts and graduated cum laude from Western New England College in 1963. After moving to Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1968, Mr. Hinckley maintained a coaching position for Simsbury Little League for 11 years, while umpiring for girls’ softball. Mr. Hinckley is survived by four children, William F. Hinckley, III of Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts; Lizi Hinckley of Avon, Connecticut; Mott Hinckley of Egartown, Massachusetts; and Hallie Hinckley of Charlestown, Massachusetts; their mother, Barbara Hinckley of Ft. Meyers, Florida; a granddaughter; a niece; a nephew; and numerous cousins. He was predeceased by a brother, Georgie Hinckley, and his parents. George A. Kinnaly died March 21, 2000, in Beverly, Massachusetts, where he was an English teacher and coach at Beverly High School. He was born in Winthrop, attended Boston English High School and earned degrees from Tufts University and Salem State. He served in the Marines and was honorably discharged in 1958. Mr. Kinnaly had been a teacher and coach at Beverly High School since 1962. he coached hockey in Beverly from 1962 to 1972 and maintained a record of 105 wins, 51 losses and 18 ties. He also coached hockey in Peabody from 1972 to 1984, winning 137 games, losing 71 and tying 31. A former star athlete at Boston English, he was a Boston English Hall of Fame member, a star football and hockey player at Tufts and a member of the Hockey Coaches’ Hall of Fame for the commonwealth of Massachusetts. During his 37 years as a coach and teacher, he coached a number of championship and state tournament teams, as well as two college All-Americans and a silver medalist from the 1972 Olympic hockey team. Mr. Kinnaly is survived by three sons, Edward G. Kinnaly of
New Castle, New Hampshire; Michael G. Kinnaly of Peabody, Massachusetts; and Paul A. Kinnaly of Saugus, Massachusetts; his former wife, Eleanor, of Peabody; one sister, Therese Treacy of Sudbury, Massachusetts; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. Michael Merrill Lincoln died May 16, 1999, in Hawaii. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and played hockey and football at Hebron. He joined the Marines and eventually settled in Honolulu. Mr. Lincoln retired as Georges Mikas janitorial and pool supply owner. He he survived by his wife, Fusako; a son, Matthew Lincoln; a daughter, Michelle Lincoln; a sister, Nina Durgin; and two grandchildren.
John W. Powell ’35 alumnus, trustee, benefactor, friend John W. Powell died May 30, 2000, in Portland. Mr. Powell came to Hebron for a post-graduate year and graduated from Dartmouth College in 1940. He worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and then supervised campus security at Yale. He and his wife, Marge, were frequent visitors to the Hebron campus and loyal supporters of Hebron’s hockey teams. A long-time Academy volunteer, Mr. Powell had served as Class Agent for many years and had just concluded his second term as a member of the Board of Trustees. A full obituary will appear in the August 2000 issue of The Hebronian.
1962 Edward N. “Ted” Willard died April 1, 2000, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mr. Willard was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1945. He attended Hamilton College and graduated from the University of Maine in 1969 and worked as a underwriter for the former Union Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Portland, Maine. He also worked for Provident Life and Accident Co. as assistant vice president for group long term disability. From 1963 until his death he worked at Jefferson Pilot Financial in group underwriting and was an assistant vice president. He was a communicant, lay reader, chalice bearer and assisted with the tape ministry at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nancy Willard, and father, L. Edward “Ned” Willard, Jr., both of Hebron. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Gwendolyn Smith Willard; two daughters, Tanya Marie Willard of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Robyn Nancy Butler of Tinker AFB, Oklahoma; one sister, Cynthia Thayer of Richmond, Maine; four nieces and three nephews.
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Charles B. Stoddard ’28 in May 1998. Cedric French ’29 on March 8, 2000. C. Everett Lister ’31 on February 29, 2000. William G. Mitchell, Jr. ’39 on March 11, 2000. S. Michael Scholnick ’60.
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Hebroniana
So Far From Home In a corner of the Hebron Community Baptist Church cemetery, right behind the church, there is a grave, a little removed from the others. It is the resting place of Peter John Setchanoff, a young man from Bulgaria who was a student at Hebron Academy in the 1901–1902 school year. He signed the school register on September 9, 1901, listing his date of birth as April 7, 1877 and his residence as Samokove. His father was Rev. John Setchanoff. He died, probably of pneumonia, on March 15, 1902. We are not sure who put up Peter’s headstone. It is one of the nicer stones in the cemetery and may have been paid for by the church congregation, the school or perhaps his parents. Each spring for many years, Hebron students laid flowers there.
Peter was not the only Bulgarian at Hebron that year; Nicholas Katsounoff signed the same page of the register. Hebron’s first international student attended the Academy in 1874. Many of today’s international students come from Germany, Korea, Japan and Canada. In past years they came from places like Finland, Bohemia and Cuba. In fact, one of Peter’s contemporaries was Cuban. How did these students find Hebron Academy? The best guess we can make is that they came here through the efforts of American Baptist Society missionaries. Today students come to us through a variety of exchange programs such as ASSIST, which is sending us a Bulgarian girl next year.
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