Hebron Academy Semester | Fall 2006

Semester H E B R O N

John King Five Years On Remembering Jay Woolsey Creating the Campus FALL 2006

A C A D E M Y

Tell a Friend Being at Hebron has allowed me to learn about different cultures and more importantly learn how to quickly adapt. We get accustomed to each other’s differences and learn from them, too. I can say I have friends from different corners of the map. So far, it’s been a good year. I am getting good grades and feel like I have some good college prospects.

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Charles Hinkle

Bahamas California Colorado Brazil Connecticut Florida Canada Georgia Hawaii China Illinois Iowa Germany Louisiana Maine Korea Maryland Massachusetts Latvia Michigan New Hampshire Philippines New Jersey New York Spain North Carolina Oregon Sweden Rhode Island Texas Taiwan Vermont Virginia Ukraine

Yuto Sawaki Philippines

Being a part of an international community, you learn about different cultures and people have different things to share.

My first day in Atwood, we had a group of us in the bowl playing soccer and getting to know each other.

My good friends this year are from the Bahamas and Maine.

It’s interesting that the thing we have in common at Hebron is that everyone has a different experience, different background. People here are open, friendly and non-judgmental and before long you are a part of it. Within weeks I felt Madeleine at home at Hebron, comfortable and with friends. Öun The attention you get from teachers and other students in a small school is very different. I Sweden miss my home, but I am not homesick. I like my classes. I love the dorm. There is always someone to talk to. It is as good as I hoped for.

This campus in Maine holds a world of diversity and opportunity. At Hebron, students can be themselves while becoming part of a greater community. Open a world of opportunities for a student you know. Refer him or her to Hebron Academy.

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features departments The Academy news, athletics, events, and more

Alumni et Alumnae notes, unions, new arrivals, obituaries

Hebroniana hail and farewell

Rob Kinasewich, Associate Head of School Jack Leyden, Freddy Schrafft, Carl Engel and Pat Kersey celebrate the Class of 1986’s reunion and a certain special birthday.

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No Longer New John King reflects on his first five years

by Gene Smith ’43

The Minute Minder alumni and friends remember Jay Woolsey

Critical Mass shaping Hebron Academy’s campus

by David W. Stonebraker

the academy Editor’s Note

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he first time I came to Hebron, I was lost. New to the area, but knowing there was a way around major road construction in downtown South Paris, I missed the Oxford Street turnoff and drove straight out Route 119. Just as I realized I had overshot my turn by about five miles, I was cresting the hill above Dwyer Fields and entering the campus proper.

My first thought was, “So this is where Hebron Academy is.” My second was, “Wow. This is a beautiful campus.” Eighteen months later I started working at Hebron. Now it’s been eighteen years, and I have long been taking the beauty of the campus for granted.

Then this issue of the Semester began taking shape. David Stonebraker put together notes about campus buildings designed by John Calvin Stevens, and I looked for photographs and drawings to illustrate the article. Although we have plenty of images in the Bell-Lipman Archives, I also took a walk around the Bowl and really looked at the Stevens buildings. They are beautifully proportioned, with details of moldings, railings and columns that are echoed from building to building, creating a satisfying visual rhythm.

I was astonished to realize that many of the buildings in daily use here are more than 80 years old. In fact, inside and out, the School Building still looks nearly like it did when my grandfather was a student here a century ago. It is a testament to John Calvin Stevens’s timeless design and sturdy construction that we are still using them. We are lucky to be surrounded by these architectural treasures. I urge you to come back and see for yourself.

ON THE COVER

Piper Taylor Fey ’07 calls alumni and friends to Alumni Convocation at Homecoming.

The Semester is published twice each year by Hebron Academy, PO Box 309, Hebron ME 04238. 207-966-2100.

Issue No. 198 MISSION

The Semester magazine’s mission is to continue the Hebron family’s intellectual and emotional engagement with the Academy by conveying news, preserving the heritage and memories of the school and chronicling the accomplishments of its alumni/ae, faculty and students.

EDITOR

Jennifer F. Adams E D I T O R I A L A S S I S TA N C E

David W. Stonebraker S TA F F W R I T E R S

Susan R. Geismar David Inglehart P R O D U C T I O N A S S I S TA N C E

Jennifer F. Adams, Editor jadams@hebronacademy.org

upcoming events DECEMBER 28—Young Alumni Potluck Dinner, Allen House 29—BB&N Holiday Hockey Showcase, Boston J A N U A RY

23 & 24—”Fiddler on the Roof,” Androscoggin Theater MARCH

5—Parents’ Association Auction, Hebron

31—Cohen Concert Series concert, Androscoggin Theater

TBA—Portland Country Club Reception

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27—Alumni/Parent Hockey Game at Robinson Arena, Hebron

21—Cohen Concert Series concert, Franco-American Heritage Center, Lewiston

F E B R U A RY

TBA—Gatherings at Gritty McDuff’s, Auburn & Portland

3—Informal gathering at Sugarloaf, Carabassett Valley

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26—Commencement SEPTEMBER 28 & 29—Homecoming 2007, Reunions for Twos and Sevens

TBA—Boston-area events

For more information, please call or e-mail Beverly Roy at 207-966-5266, broy@hebronacademy.org or visit our web site: www.hebronacademy.org

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Penny S. Braley Robert M. Caldwell Leslie A. Guenther Beverly J. Roy Susan E. Stephenson PHOTOGRAPHY

Robert M. Caldwell William B. Chase Susan R. Geismar Dennis and Diana Griggs, Tannery Hill Studios, Inc. Christine Hemmings Susan E. Stephenson and friends PRINT PRODUCTION

Maine Printing Company, Portland, Maine.

Hebron Academy reaffirms its longstanding 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. © 2006 by Hebron Academy.

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Board Welcomes New Members

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ead of School John King recently welcomed new members to the Academy’s Board of Trustees.

Joining the board are alumni William B. Golden and Dr. Kenneth P. Mortimer, as well as Susan A. Gendron and Wallace E. Higgins. They join a group of 20 fellow alumni and parents who are responsible for the governance of the school and oversee programs, personnel and financial operations.

Susan Gendron, the grandmother of two Hebron students, is Commissioner of the Maine Department of Education. She was previously the Superintendent of the Windham (ME) School Department, and in 2001 received the Maine Superintendents’ Distinguished Educator Award. In 2002, she was named Maine’s Superintendent of the Year. Gendron was selected in 1985 by the Maine Department of Education to be an instructional support consultant, presenting the Education Reform Act to school systems throughout the state.

She holds a degree in elementary and secondary education and a master’s degree in educational administration from the University of Southern Maine and is a member of the University of Maine System Board of Trustees. Ms. Gendron lives with her husband Mark in Raymond, and is an active supporter of Hebron Academy athletics.

Bill Golden is a Bostonbased attorney, with a practice specializing in environmental and energy law and municipal law. He graduated from Hebron in 1966, where he was awarded the Hebron Cup, from Yale University in 1970, and received his law degree from Boston University in 1974. He earned his MPA from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government in 1981, and is a former three-term Massachusetts State Senator.

Golden lives his wife Kristen and young son on the Nantucket Lightship in Boston, and is involved in Hebron alumni activities.

A descendant of the founder of Hebron Academy, Wally Higgins is an organization development consultant from

Newton, Massachusetts, specializing in organizational intervention, new business development, and new product delivery in the United States and Latin America. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut and an MBA from Boston University.

During his 23-year career at Polaroid Corporation, Mr. Higgins contributed to various new business development and technology start-up activities in the role of human resource and organizational professional. He is a member of the Harvard Music Association and chairs the Board of Directors of Families for Depression Awareness in Massachusetts.

A member of the class of 1956 and Hebron Cup winner, Ken Mortimer graduated from

the University of Pennsylvania in 1960 and received his MBA from the Wharton School in 1962. He earned his PhD at the University of California Berkeley, and holds honorary doctorates from two other institutions, including the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, the only non-Japanese so honored.

He was vice-president and viceprovost of Pennsylvania State University from 1984-1988, and served as president of Western Washington University for five years and of the University of Hawai’i from 1993 to 2001. The author of five books, Dr. Mortimer is currently a consultant with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems in Seattle, where he lives with his wife Kay.

Board chair Reeve Bright ’66 with Susan Gendron, Wallace Higgins, Head of School John King and Ken Mortimer ’56.

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Outstanding Scholars Named

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Katherine Cole ’07.

ebron Academy senior Katherine Cole was recently named a Commended Student in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program. Katherine will receive a Letter of Commendation from Hebron and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program. As a Commended Student, she placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who took the 2005 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

Katherine is a proctor and maintains a full academic courseload. A four-year class officer, Katherine is captain of the varsity soccer team

Keeping House

and was named the girls’ snowboard team’s most valuable rider.

Her academic accomplishments were recognized at the Baccalaureate ceremonies in May when she received the Harvard University Book Prize and the academy’s L. Edward Willard Prize in English. She is the daughter of Joanne and John Cole of New Gloucester.

Two members of the class of 2006 were named AP Scholars by the College Board by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 (of 5) or higher.

While at Hebron, Jon Phillips was a member of the ski and track teams and captain of the junior varsity soccer team. He played guitar

and piano in the jazz band, was a member of the Green Key and math and chess teams, and performed in the one-act play festival.

At Commencement, he received awards for academic excellence in both music and mathematics. He is the son of Patricia and William Phillips of Auburn and attends Wheaton College.

Matt LaPierre, the son of Scott and Debra LaPierre, of Gorham, New Hampshire, received an award for academic excellence in French.

At Hebron, he was a member of the varsity soccer, basketball, and track teams. He is attending James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this fall.

Employee of the Year A

ssociate Head of School Jack Leyden was recently named 2007 Employee of the Year by the Oxford Hill Chamber of Commerce. The award recognizes “outstanding work being done in their organizations by individuals who have helped them grow and prosper, and who have also been a positive force in the community.”

Mr. Leyden was nominated for the award by Head of School John King, who described him as the “go-to man at Hebron Academy… the man who will test the roads at 4:00 a.m. on a stormy morning, the first on the scene for an emergency frozen pipe, and also the last one to turn the lights out at night.”

In a Lewiston Sun Journal article, Mr. King said: “[Jack] has a true

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ebron’s Housekeeping staffers Laurie Young, Shirley Savage, Sheila Kyllonen, Ruthy Hebert and Stephanie Walker have a combined 95 years of service to Hebron Academy. They arrive before the birds each morning to take care of all of the public buildings on campus. We don’t want to calculate how many miles of carpet they’ve vacuumed among them, but we’re guessing they’ve probably circled the planet at least once. Our hats are off to our quiet campus housekeeping heroes.

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empathy and understanding for people. He can figure out when they need a boost, and he can figure out when they need a little bit of a boot. He has an intuitive ability to do the right thing with people.”

This award is particularly apt, because the Leydens will be leaving Hebron, possibly for warmer climes, at the end of the school year. Jack and Kathy will be missed by students, faculty and alumni alike.

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Winter Wonder

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ach year, as the fall trimester draws to a close and winter settles onto campus, the school community pauses for a moment to quietly mark the season at a non-denominational vespers service.

In 2004, teachers Cynthia Reedy, Forest Perkins and Bénédicte Méplain wanted a theme that was reverent but secular. Using the idea of light as a symbol of hope, they put together a service that included a candlelight procession, songs of hope and peace, and readings from a variety of traditions. The following year, Ms. Reedy focused on the “great birth” that is celebrated in many religions—Buddha, Zoroaster and Jesus, for example—complemented by lullaby carols.

Inspired while walking her dog, Ms. Reedy used the beauty of the season as her starting point for this year’s “Winter Wonder” theme. Students and faculty gathered at several campus locations for candlelight processions. The program text centered on stars and aurora, snow and the feeling of being cozy. Music, both joyful and thoughtful, included the familiar “Jingle Bells,” “Deck the Halls” and “Silent Night” for the community. Hebron Academy choral groups performed as did duos of faculty and students.

Vespers has become a lovely tradition at Hebron, and a fitting end to the fall term.

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And Fiddler Makes Five W

hen Associate Director of Admissions Julie Middleton first proposed doing an all-school musical five years ago, no one suspected that it would grow into the annual centerpiece of Hebron’s winter term. From the first year’s production of the vignette-based Working to the eye-popping 2006 staging of The Wiz, each show has built on the success of its predecessors.

The 2003 production of Working included Miriam Scarpino ’07, Vika Planson ’07, Shannon Kearney ’04, Sarah Irish ’07, Charlie Cummings ’07, Noah Love ’07 and Brooks Schandelmeier ’08. Most of these students have participated in every show.

From the very beginning, Ms. Midd has staged shows with, as she puts it, “expandable casts.” Her goal is to include as many students—and faculty—as is feasible. Although putting a production together in eight weeks during the winter term is certainly a challenge, the rewards are equally great.

“It’s the nature of the business,” said Ms. Midd. “Broadway productions are mounted in eight weeks. Of course Broadway doesn’t have long weekend or snow days like we do!”

Scheduling aside, Ms. Midd gets a great deal of satisfaction out of seeing a show come together. “It’s all the little things,” she said. “Seeing someone in costume for the first time, seeing kids step out in a whole new role, or having the whole dance group together for a rehearsal.”

Senior Dave Delgado, who will play Tevye, loves being part of the musical. “It doesn’t matter what part you have,” he said. “It’s so much fun to get together with the cast and crew, and it’s different every day.”

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The Hebron Players present

Fiddler on the Roof Book by Joseph Stein • Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick • Music by Jerry Bock Based on Sholom Aleichem’s stories by special permission of Arnold Perl

Friday, February 23 • Saturday, February 24 Androscoggin Theater at Sargent Memorial Gymnasium In the little village of Anatevka, Tevye, a poor dairyman, tries to instill in his five daughters the traditions of his tight-knit Jewish community in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, Fiddler on the Roof has touched audiences around the world with its humor, warmth and honesty.

Ms. Midd must be doing something right because the play’s popularity is growing every year. The group of After School Thespians has grown from six in 2003 to 21 this year. The ASTs include performers and backstage crew, and their work is key to putting the show together.

Although the scope of Fiddler makes her a little nervous, Ms. Midd is delighted by the number of faculty and staff who are interested in performing and by the number of international students who are involved.

She is also looking forward to potentially having a professional designer help with the set.

“My student designers have been exceptional, and I

From Lion to lamb, Dave Delgado ’07 (son of Ivan ’74) will play Tevye in Fiddler.

am thrilled that they may be able to tap the expertise of a professional this year.” she said. “We’re going to walk through the space together and brainstorm about ways to make the most of it.”

The cast will begin regular rehearsals in January and will present the show on February 23 and 24.

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Hebronians Gather A

lthough Homecoming is the largest on-campus event each year, members of the Hebron community also travel around the country and overseas for events. This summer and fall, we welcomed alumni, parents and friends at gatherings in New Bedford, Massachusetts; Kennebunkport, Maine; Montreal, Quebec; and even Seoul, Korea. We are most grateful to Jane Harris Ash ’79, John Donahue ’84 and Geoffrey Garth ’92; parents Deb and Colin Campbell; and parents Donna Pelliciotta and Enrico Zegarelli for hosting events in their areas.

Be sure to watch Hebron’s web site and your mailbox for notices about upcoming events, including our annual young alumni potluck dinner and the alumni/parent hockey game here on campus. We are also planning events at Gritty McDuff’s in Auburn and Portland, an aprés-ski gathering at Sugarloaf, and spring receptions in Boston and Portland, to name just a few.

And do mark your calendar for this year’s Homecoming on September 28 and 29, 2007. We hope to see you back on campus, or in your own hometown.

Left: Enrico Zegarelli and Donna Pellicciotta (parents of Carmine ’07), who hosted an event for over 30 people at Les 3 Brasseurs in Montreal.

Below: Jamie Black ’95, his wife Carolin, and Mike Flaherty ’95 were among the alumni, parents and prospective families who came to the Montreal gathering.

Above: Head of School John King with wine expert Cynthia Ruffner.

Left: A festive atmosphere prevailed at the Arundel Yacht Club in September.

Deb and Colin Campbell (parents of Fraser ’03, Maddie ’06 and Blair ’07) hosted a wine tasting with the Wine Institute’s Cynthia Ruffner, who led the group through the Five S’s of wine tasting: see, swirl, sniff, slurp and savor.

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the academy Hebron Academy Advisory Council Meets

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ebron Academy is entering an energizing and exciting time with record enrollment, new buildings being planned and academic, athletic and fine arts programs flourishing. Then what else is needed?

Over the years many alumni and friends of Hebron have given of their time and efforts in support of our school.

However, we have never had a formal volunteer organization or “friends of Hebron” group to act as in-field ambassadors for Hebron Academy. This void was filled when the Board of Trustees established the Hebron Academy Advisory Council last year.

Advisory Council members act as Hebron ambassadors, using connections with alumni, friends and parents to help Hebron reach a wider audience.

The Council meets on campus twice a year to gain an understanding of Hebron’s vision and current priorities and to advise the trustees and administration

2006–2007 Members Robert P. Rich ’49, chair Manakin Sabot, Virginia Jane Harris Ash ’79, vice chair Dartmouth, Massachusetts J. Craig Clark ’70 Rindge, New Hampshire Arthur W. Cooper ’49 Raleigh, North Carolina John E. Donahue ’84 N. Attleboro, Massachusetts T. Scott Downs ’86 Middleton, Massachusetts Trustee Reeve Bright ’66 chats with Advisory Council members Craig Clark ’70 and Henry Harding ’70.

on important and timely strategic issues.

For instance, this past year the Council sponsored its first annual Council/Senior dinner to help seniors move from being Hebron students to being Hebron alumni. The Advisory Council also held alumni receptions in Charlotte, North Carolina, and New Bedford, Massachusetts, and served as greeters at Homecoming registration in October.

Class Trips Kick Off School Year Each fall, Hebron students set off for nearby state parks on the day before classes begin. The trips are the first class activities of the year and are an opportunity for class bonding through community service.

This year, the freshman class hauled brush at Range Pond, the sophomores lent a hand at Crescent Beach, the juniors offered their services at Reid State Park and the seniors frolicked in the waves at Popham Beach after doing some cleanup work.

By working together in a non-academic setting, students and teachers get a jump on learning names and faces, and a little bit about each other. It is a low-key, informal start to a year of learning and growing as a community.

Freshman class members Dillon Lyons, Kelly Bowler, Emily Powers, Nick Roy and Courtney Vallee raked leaves, hauled brush and generally made themselves useful to the delight of the Range Pond rangers.

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The Council is designing a process to expand its membership base to include a broad representation of class years, gender and background, geographic location and member interest and involvement. More information will be forthcoming as the Advisory Council works to increase its role in support of the evolving and exciting life of Hebron Academy.

Bob Rich ’49 Advisory Council chair

Norman O. Farrar ’58 Theodore, Alabama Robert H. Gardner Auburn, Maine Henry A. Harding ’70 York Harbor, Maine Charles C. Hedrick ’91 New Gloucester, Maine Bernard L. Helm ’59 Rocky Mount, North Carolina Peter F. Jeffries ’52 Walpole, New Hampshire Stephen W. Lane ’62 Honolulu, Hawaii James C. Rea ’62 Dresden, Maine John C. Robinson ’91 Raymond, Maine

the academy Proposed athletic center invokes Hebron’s architectural past

Campus Master Plan Progress

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lans for a new athletic center on the Hebron Academy campus have been coming into focus in recent weeks in a series of meetings between members of the school community and architects from the Portland-based firm, SMRT. The first of several projects envisioned in the school’s campus master plan, the new building is being considered for a site south of Route 119 in the vicinity of Robinson Arena.

Overseeing the recent design work is SMRT principal Paul Stevens, whose greatgrandfather, John Calvin Stevens, founded the company and went on to design a wide variety of buildings throughout Maine in the years 1890-1930, including seven of Hebron’s existing structures. In addition to furthering his forebear’s legacy, Stevens sees the current project as a “good opportunity to do something interesting.”

The plans include considerable technical and design challenges, however, as the proposed building site is on a hillside overlooking the football field. “It’s a huge grade change, with over a 30 foot drop,” explains Stevens, “but allows for the possibility of building one face on the historic campus and another on the field level, creating the effect of a family backdoor and a public front door.”

Other challenges have to do with the scale of the proposed building, plans for which

include an indoor track and tennis court. “It would be the biggest building on campus, and so there’s a need to keep it from overwhelming everything else. But there’s also the chance to impact the future, indeed to help secure the future.

Athletics has always been a big part of the Hebron experience, and this project promises to enhance the school’s appeal in that regard.”

Another forward-looking aspect of the recent planning has to do with the inclusion of “green” technologies to make the building as energy efficient as possible. Stevens cites two models for embracing such technologies: one associated with the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Program, which evalu-

ates environmental performance from a “whole building” perspective over a building’s life cycle; the other, known as Advanced Building practices, tends to focus on energy use and indoor air quality without engaging larger site issues.

“All these costs add up, of course,” says Stevens, who foresees a 30-40 percent energy savings under the Advanced Building standards. If adopted, the new building would be the first to meet the Advanced Building standards in Maine.

Meanwhile, preliminary work has included focus-group sessions in which members of the school community have been invited to offer ideas, suggestions and/or concerns about the project. Discussions have centered on broad issues of “visioning,” in which participants have been asked to characterize the proposed building by comparison to such examples as a ski lodge, a barn and a spa resort.

The results, according to Stevens, have been very encouraging. “Hebron is a fun client because it represents such a close-knit group. It gives us the chance to be more creative as well as more responsible.”

The school’s association with SMRT is further represented by Lynne Holler ’80 who is slated to serve as lead architect for the project, which remains contingent upon the continued success of fund-raising efforts. If all goes well, ground-breaking could begin as early as next summer. And if the excitement the project has generated on campus is any indication, Hebronians are looking forward to reunion with one alumna in particular.

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Business Proposals Entrepreneurship Program begins second year Thomas Lie-Nielsen ’73 Thomas Lie-Nielsen presentation, “19th Century Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century,” opened the 2006–2007 Entrepreneurship Program Speaker Series in November. Mr. Lie-Nielsen is the owner of Lie-Nielsen Toolworks in Warren, Maine. He is the son of legendary boatbuilder O. LieNielsen, and grew up in Rockland.

After graduating from Hamilton College in 1977 and working for GarrettWade, a leading woodworking products sales company, Mr. Lie-Nielsen returned to Maine to eventually open his own high-quality hand tool company.

John and Ingrid Wilbur Kachmar ’85 John and Ingrid Kachmar presented “Balancing Act” to students and faculty on November 29. After graduating from Hebron in 1984, Ingrid attended Babson College.

She and her husband, John, owned a store in Portland before moving back to Mount Desert Island to take over the family business.

The Kachmars took the Wilbur Yachts helm from Ingrid’s parents, who started the company together in 1973 and quickly established a solid demand for Wilbur Yachts among serious boaters. Wilbur Yachts specializes in Downeast, or lobster-style, hulls, a trademark among Maine boat builders. Its boats range from 28 to 70 feet in length, and almost all of the boats are built to order.

Nancy Briggs Marshall ’78 Nancy Briggs Marshall has owned and operated her own communications agency for 15 years. After graduating from Hebron, Ms.

Entrepreneurship Program Overview The Entrepreneurship Program focuses on entrepreneurial learning, teaching and practice.

Students learn valuable entrepreneurial skills while interacting with successful entrepreneurs, launching for-profit and non-profit ventures, and participating in business competitions for scholarship awards.

This unique co-curricular offering teaches students the basics of business leadership, management and planning. In the spring, teams of students plan and start small businesses during the Entrepreneurial Challenge.

Teams earning the most profits or showing the most promise are eligible to win scholarship awards towards college.

Speaker Series

Thomas Lie-Nielsen ’73 kicked off this year’s Entrepreneurship Program speaker series by talking about 19th century entrepreneurship in the 21st century.

Marshall earned her BA from Colby College. She taught French at Hebron for one year, then moved on to positions at Maine Public Broadcasting, Sugarloaf/USA and Hinckley Yachts before launching her own business in 1991. Her firm focuses on media relations, marketing communications and publicity campaigns for tourism, economic development and service industries. While working at Sugarloaf/ USA, Ms. Marshall earned her MBA from Thomas College.

“Growing a business from the ground up hasn’t always been easy, and it definitely is not for everyone,” she said. “Entrepreneurship is not a career, it’s a lifestyle. You need to build a support network, particularly if you are trying to grow a business and a family at the same time. I want to tell the students about some of the joys and disappoint-

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ments that I’ve experienced, and hopefully they will see that being an entrepreneur is full of great risks as well as great rewards.”

Roger Clark ’74 Roger Clark is senior vice president of development and acquisitions, member of the investment committee and one of the founding partners of HEI Hospitality Funds. Mr. Clark is primarily responsible for hotel acquisition activities. He works closely with the HEI development team to assist in the growth and overall success of the company. Mr. Clark’s 20-plus years of experience in the industry includes positions at Promus, Interstate Hotels and Laventhol and Horwath.

Mr. Clark received a BS from Bates College and an MS from Cornell University School of Hotel Administration.

Keynote speakers share their business insights and experiences with students and faculty. We rely on these creative, successful and driven professionals to inspire our students to consider ideas and entrepreneurial ventures outside the regular business tracks.

Challenge Competition The Entrepreneurial Challenge competition provides students with the opportunity to develop successful business ventures.

Teams of students will develop an idea, determine a strategy, create a business and generate revenue.

Regular business meetings take place and seminars focus on problem solving, strategy and tactical decision making. Teams will track gross sales, net revenue, growth and ROI.

For more information Please call or e-mail Susan Stephenson at 207-966-5251, sstephenson@hebronacademy.org

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Something to Shout About T hanks to strong records in regular season play, three Hebron Academy teams received bids for postseason play this fall.

Despite a heartbreaking 1point loss to Proctor Academy (the eventual Evergreen League champion) in the second game of the season, the Lumberjack football team amassed seven wins, including a playoff victory against the visiting Pomfret Griffins. The team’s solid performance throughout the season earned Hebron its second bowl game invitation in two years, and Hebron traveled to Cushing Academy where they matched up against a strong Hopkins team.

The boys’ varsity soccer team completed a successful regular

season which included nine wins and impressive ties against strong Brewster and Bridgton clubs. As the #4 seed, Hebron traveled to Pingree to host Marianapolis Preparatory School

in a New England Class C quarterfinal game. After defeating Marianapolis, Hebron returned to Pingree to take on the #1 seed, powerhouse Providence Country Day. The

two teams remained tied through regulation play and double overtime, before Hebron earned the upset win in penalty kicks. The Lumberjacks then moved on to the championship game at the Loomis Chaffee School, where they lost a heartbreaker to South Kent with only 3 minutes remaining in the final overtime period.

Finally, following their success during the regular season, the girls’ field hockey team earned their first-ever bid for post-season play. Seeded #8 in the New England Class C tournament, the girls traveled to New Hampshire to face #1 seed Brewster. In a game where the girls held nothing back, the Lumberjacks earned an exciting overtime victory and advanced to the semifinal round where they fell to eventual champion Holderness School.

Two of our five MAISAD champion teams with hardware: girls’ soccer, left, and field hockey, above.

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Fantastic Fall

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ollowing a very successful 2006 spring season, the Lumberjacks picked up this fall as they had left off last May. All of our soccer teams were top seeds for their respective maisad tournament games. Both JV soccer teams repeated as league champions after successful regular season play. The boys’ and girls’ varsity soocer teams followed apace, each earning the maisad championship title after a number of years. The middle school soccer team was equally successful, finishing the regular season with an overall record of 8–1–4, good enough for the team to be recognized as corunners up in the 13-team Pine Tree League.

Football had another strong season as well, finishing second in their Evergreen League Division, and earning a solid win against the Pomfret Griffins in their league playoff game. Field hockey continued to build on their success of last season, finishing with an impressive 12–2 regular season record and winning the maisad championship for a second year in a row. On the links, golfer Kyle Tobin remained undefeated in match play throughout the season, maintained a stroke average of 37, and earned medalist honors at the maisad championship tournament.

Finally, Hebron earned a maisad sportsmanship banner again this fall, recognizing the fair play of our all of our teams.

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Proctor (OT) 2 1 semifinals bye MAISAD finals vs. Kents Hill 2 1 11/15 NEPSAC Class C qtrs vs. Brewster (OT) 2 1 11/18 NEPSAC Class C semis vs. Holderness 0 4

Hebron’s scores are listed first.

Cross Country 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/11 10/14 10/21 11/3 11/11

Hyde Invitational Kents Hill Invitational Hebron Invitational Elan Relays Gould Invitational Hyde Invitational MAISAD championship New England championship

Football

Field Hockey MAISAD

champs!

9/16 9/20 9/22 9/27 9/30 10/4 10/7 10/11 10/13 10/14 10/21 10/25 10/28

Brewster Jamboree Skowhegan Brewster Gould Kents Hill Skowhegan Gould New Hampton Waynflete Holderness Holderness Tilton Kents Hill

3 1 3 5 2 3 1 3 3 0 2 7

MAISAD

2 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 6 1 2

9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21 10/28 11/4 11/11

BB&NH Vermont Academy Proctor Tilton Hyde Holderness Prov. Country Day Kents Hill League Playoff vs. Pomfret 11/18 NE Bowl: Hopkins School @ Cushing

28 7 15 14 14 15 0 0

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41⁄2

Golf 9/20 9/27

Bridgton @ Poland Spring Gould @ Poland Spring

Quarterback Brandon Rolfe ’07 takes the snap from center Je Won Hong ’07. Je is flanked by guards Adam Kidder ’07 and Brooks Schandelmeier ’08.

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3

3

the academy MAISAD

medalist Kyle Tobin ’07.

Boys’ Thirds Soccer 9/23 9/27 9/30 10/4 10/14 10/18 10/21

Holderness Gould Kents Hill Gould Holderness Tilton Holderness

1 2 4 1 1 0 1

4 1 0 3 6 2 4

0 3 4 0 0 0 1 0

1 0 1 0 2 1 0 2

0

3

Girls’ Varsity Soccer

10/4

Kents Hill @ Poland Spring 10/11 Bridgton @ Brdgtn Hghlnds 10/13 Kents Hill @ Belgrade Lakes 10/25 MAISADs @ Poland Spring

11⁄2 2 21⁄2

41⁄2 4 31⁄2

11/18

Camden Invitational Hebron Invitational Kents Hill Invitational CVA Invitational Gould Invitational Camden Invitational

11/18

champs!

9/16 9/17 9/20 9/23 9/27 9/30 10/4 10/7 10/11 10/14 10/18 10/20 10/21 10/28 11/1 11/3

Holderness Jamboree Stanstead 1 Gould 2 Proctor 1 Hyde 2 Kents Hill 3 CVA 9 Brewster 1 Holderness 0 Hyde 1 Tilton 3 Berwick Gould 5 Kents Hill 6 Bridgton 2 Winchendon

@ Berwick 3 Berwick 2 MAISAD semis vs. Kents Hill 2 MAISAD final vs. Hyde 4 NEPSAC Class C qtrs Marianapolis Prep 1 NEPSAC Class C semis Prov. Cntry Day (OT) 2 NEPSAC Class C final South Kent (OT) 2

champs!

9/16 9/20 9/23 9/27 9/30 10/4 10/7 10/14 10/18 10/20 10/25

Tilton Jamboree Proctor Hyde Gould Kents Hill CVA Gould Hyde New Hampton Berwick Tilton

1 1

0 2

1

0

1

0

1 0 3 4 2 8 3 0 1 0 8 3

3 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 bye

(OT) 1

0

Girls’ JV Soccer MAISAD

champs!

9/20 9/23 9/27 9/30 10/5 10/7 10/11 10/14 10/18 10/19 10/21 10/25 11/1 11/3

Berwick CVA Hyde Holderness Buckfield Gould Buckfield Hyde Holderness Waynflete Gould Proctor MAISAD semis MAISAD finals vs. Hyde

1 3 1 0 0 1 3

Boys’ JV Soccer

Boys’ Varsity Soccer MAISAD

11/11 11/15

Mountain Biking 9/16 9/23 9/30 10/7 10/14 10/21

11/4 11/8

MAISAD

10/28 Kents Hill 11/1 Brewster 11/8 MAISAD semis vs. Hyde 11/11 MAISAD finals vs. Kents Hill

2 2 2 1 3 0 1 1 0 2

MAISAD

champs!

9/20 9/23 9/27 9/30 10/11 10/14 10/18 10/21 10/25 10/28 11/1

Buckfield CVA Gould Kents Hill Buckfield Hyde Tilton Gould Hyde Kents Hill MAISAD semis vs. Gould MAISAD finals vs. Kents Hill

11/3

3 0 1 2 2 1 4 3 0 3

2 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 0

(PKs) 4

3

2

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1 0 2 The boys’ soccer team celebrates their MAISAD win.

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the academy

Winter Athletic Schedule 1/19 1/20 1/22 1/24 1/26 1/27 1/31 2/2 2/7 2/10 2/14 2/16 2/17 2/18 2/21 2/24

Wyoming Sem. New Hampton Brewster NYA Berwick Kents Hill Kents Hill Berwick NYA Proctor New Hampton Brunswick Proctor Hoosac Bridgton Pingree

7:15 4:00 5:30 6:15 6:00 6:00 3:30 4:00 4:00 4:45 4:00 3:30 5:00 TBA 4:00 3:00

H A A H H H A A A A H H H H A H

New Hampton 5:00 St. Dom’s 4:00 Acad St. Louis 5:00 Acad St. Louis 12:00 Trois Lacs 5:45 New Hampton 4:00 Kents Hill 2:45 Tilton 4:15 Eaglebrook @ Civic Center 4:20 Kents Hill 3:00 Acad. St. Louis 5:00 Acad. St. Louis 10:00 NYA 4:30 Brewster 4:00 St. Dom’s 4:00 Kents Hill 4:00 Brewster 3:15 Holderness 4:15 NYA 4:30 Maine Renegades 4:30 NYA 3:30

A H H H H H H A

Boys’ JV Hockey The boys’ hockey team celebrating their 2006 New England win.

Boys’ Varsity Basketball 11/29 12/3 12/6 12/8 12/12 12/15 12/16 12/17 12/28 12/29 1/5 1/10 1/12 1/13 1/17 1/19 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/30 1/31 2/2 2/7 2/9 2/10 2/14 2/16 2/17 2/21 2/24

Tilton 4:00 H St. Andrews 1:00 H Pingree 4:30 T Kents Hill 7:00 A Lee Academy 6:00 H Kingswood Oxford Tourney Kingswood Oxford Tourney Kingswood Oxford Tourney St. Sebastian’s Tourney St. Sebastian’s Tourney St. Mark’s 5:00 A New Hampton 3:45 A St. Andrews 7:00 A Marianapolis 2:30 A Brewster “B” 4:00 H Hyde 3:00 A Exeter 2:00 A Kents Hill 3:00 H NMH 7:00 A Bridgton 6:00 A Brewster “B” 4:00 A Vermont Academy 4:30 A Hyde 3:00 H Gould 6:00 A KUA @Exeter 4:30 A Gould 3:00 H BB&N 6:00 A Middlesex 2:00 A Holderness 4:15 A Tilton 4:00 A

Boys’ JV Basketball 12/8 12/9 1/6 1/12 1/16 1/20

Elan Gould Kents Hill Buckfield Buckfield Hyde

4:00 2:30 3:00 3:30 4:00 4:00

H A H H A A

1/24 1/26 1/27 1/31 2/7

Kents Hill Berwick Elan Gould Hyde

3:00 4:00 3:00 3:00 4:30

A A H H H

5:30 1:00 4:30 3:45 3:00 2:30 5:45 4:00 2:30 5:00 4:30 4:30 4:30 3:00 5:30

H A H H H A H A H H H A A A A

Girls’ Basketball 12/8 12/9 12/12 1/5 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/19 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/1 2/7 2/9

Elan Gould Gr Ptlnd Christian Kents Hill Gould Proctor Richmond Berwick Hyde Rangeley H.S. Elan Gr Ptlnd Christian Hyde Kents Hill Hghvw Chrstn Sch

Boys’ Varsity Hockey 11/25 11/26 11/29 12/2 12/8 12/15 12/16 12/29 12/30 1/3 1/5 1/10 1/13 1/14 1/17

Tilton Showcase Tilton Showcase Holderness Worcester Acad. St. Louis St. Mark’s Tourney St. Mark’s Tourney BB&N Tourney BB&N Tourney Boston Bulldogs Bridgton Middlesex Brewster Stanstead Pingree

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4:15 6:00 7:00

4:00 3:30 4:45 3:00 1:00 4:30

A A A A H

H H H H H A

12/2 12/6 12/8 12/9 1/5 1/6 1/10 1/12 1/13 1/17 1/19 1/20 1/24 1/27 1/31 2/1 2/7 2/9 2/12 2/15 2/16

A A H H A H H H A A H H A

Girls’ Hockey 11/29 12/2 12/6 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/15 12/16 12/31 1/1 1/2 1/5 1/6 1/10 1/12 1/17

Exeter 3:30 Pingree 5:00 Governor’s Acad. 3:30 Greenwich @ St. Mark’s 8:30 Gunnery 4:00 Gunnery 9:00 St. George’s Tourney St. George’s Tourney Northwood Tourney Northwood Tourney Northwood Tourney St. Mark’s TBA Leo Hayes HS 2:00 Kents Hill 3:00 Tabor Academy 6:30 NYA 4:00

H A A A A A

1/20 1/21 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/2 2/9 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/19 2/21 2/24

Proctor NAHA New Hampton ME Mosquitos Holderness Middlesex NYA NEWHL Proctor New Hampton Kents Hill Exeter Kngswd Oxfrd

6:30 TBA 4:00 8:30 4:15 4:30 4:00 2:00 4:30 2:30 4:00 4:00 4:00

H H H H A A H H A A H A A

2:30 2:00 2:00 2:30 2:30 2:00 8:30

A A A H A A A

1:00

H

1:30 2:00 2:00 1:30 2:00 2:00 11:00

A A A A A A A

7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 6:00 7:00 3:30

A A A H A H A A A

Skiing 1/10 1/17 1/19 1/31 2/7 2/9 2/14 2/16

SL @ Kents Hill GS @ Sugarloaf GS @ Sun. Riv. GS @ Shawnee Pk SL @ Kents Hill SL @ Sun. Riv. New Englands MAISAD C’ship SL and GS @ Shawnee Peak

Snowboarding 1/17 1/24 1/31 2/7 2/9 2/14 2/16

SS @ Sugarloaf SS @ Sun. Riv. BA @ Kents Hill HP @ Sugarloaf HP @ Sun. Riv. BA @ Kents Hill SS/HP @ Sun. Riv.

Swimming 12/1 12/8 1/5 1/10 1/16 1/24 1/31 2/9 2/10

Lew/EL Relays Lewiston Edward Little HA/St. Dom/Hyde Boothbay H.S. Hebron/St. Dom’s Exeter KVACs KVACs

2007 Post-Season Play NEPSACs

for boys’ and girls’ ice hockey and boy’s basketball: 2/28, 3/3, 3/4

A H A A A

MPA playoffs for girls’ basketball: 2/13 MPA swim meets: boys on 2/19, girls on 2/20

the academy

Ice Makers

Middle schoolers watch as Jeff Scammon ’04, Brian Creps, Tim Scammon, Brad Whittemore, Ron Brooks and Bryan O’Leary begin to paint the Hebron logo at Robinson Arena’s center ice.

H

ave you ever wondered just what it takes to put the ice down at Robinson Arena?

Here’s a quick overview of the process, in just 128 easy steps.

Step 1

Steps 14–16

Schedule the refrigeration company for a maintenance start-up to be sure that all systems are in proper operating condition.

Spray three layers of the paint mixture to get a brilliant white surface.

Step 2 Freeze the concrete for two days.

Put down another dime’s worth of ice to protect the white layer.

Steps 3–12

Step 27

Get out the ice wand and 187' feet of hose. Layer by layer, build the ice up until it’s the thickness of a dime.

Mark out the red line, the blue lines, face-off circles, goalie creases and referees’ crease.

Step 13

Paint the lines and circles with ice paint.

Mix white powdered paint with about 300 gallons of water.

Steps 17–26

Step 28

Step 29

A job worth doing

Spray another layer to protect the lines.

Hebron’s maintenance crew ice team spends about 10 eight-hour days working on the ice from start to finish. Painting the logo, as they are doing above, takes six of them about 3 hours. It is a lot of work in a very cold place, but ultimately it’s a job they are proud of.

Step 30 Using a template, mark out and paint the logo at center ice.

Steps 31–128 Spray more water a little at a time, until the ice is about 11⁄2 inches thick.

Try Out the Ice for Yourself!

Sunday Public Skating 2:30–4:30 p.m., November 12, 2006–March 4, 2007 Adults: $2.00 • Children 12 and under: $1.00 Children must be accompanied by an adult Absolutely no hockey sticks, pucks or other objects are allowed on the ice during this time.

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John and Marcia King cross the Bowl on their way to the Class of 1956’s 50th reunion luncheon at Allen House.

No Longer New John King reflects on his first five years

by Gene Smith ’43 s Hebron Academy began its 203rd year in September, John King had good reason to be pleased: a balanced budget, more than $6 million of commitments to the campus master plan, the Hebron Annual Fund’s 2006 goal surpassed, and 239 Upper School students enrolled. And after five years as Head of School, he no longer feels like “the new guy.”

“This is a special time for Hebron,” Mr. King said, “And particularly a special time for me because so much of what we’ve been trying to do together—the community and I—seems to be coming into place. Our enrollment is healthier than any time since I got here. Our dormitories are full and there’s even an overflow into Atwood. The boarding population has grown back to where it needs to be. There’s a sense of momentum that—combined with financial stability— allows us to be contemplating some very exciting things. Mostly, it’s exciting to see that the school feels good about itself.”

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We have the most important resource of all: the finest of people who care deeply for our students, our school and each other.

I

n his opening remarks to the faculty on August 29, 2001, the then-new Head of School set the tone for his approach to Hebron Academy, saying that “for a long time, Hebron has been a school that has successfully done more with less. We don’t have all the finest facilities, but we do have the most important resource of all for the work we do: the finest of people who care deeply for our students, our school and each other. What we need to do is invest that resource and maximize its return for the future of the Academy, and some of those much-needed other resources will materialize.”

Five years later, the school is growing steadily, income and expenses are balanced and a campus master plan is becoming reality.

Slow and steady

Mr. King is particularly pleased with the growth in enrollment since he took over in 2001. At the start of that school year, boarding enrollment stood at 110. The present school year began with 144 boarders, a number which puts the ratio at the target of two-thirds boarding to one-third day students: “a really healthy balance, making us a solidly residential school.”

There are now 29 students in middle school, which Mr. King considers to be “a modest and sustainable size.” He does not foresee the middle school growing dramatically but notes that 85 to 90% of those students usually go on to the upper school.

(There are no plans to return to the lower grades since, when that operation closed, there were 26 students, 10 of whom were faculty children, which did not prove to be economically practical.)

“Hebron Academy is really good when dealing with adolescents, young adults,” Mr. King said. “The lower school was a completely separate operation, while the middle school is a natural part of the overall picture.”

Mr. King and Hebron’s founder, Deacon William Barrows, at the bicentennial celebration in 2004.

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The present strategic plan calls for a school that stays somewhat below a total enrollment of 300 and remains at the twoto-one ratio of boarders to upper school day students, or 150 boarders without the need for new dormitories. Seventy-five day students in the upper school, with an additional 30 to 35 in the middle school, would fill out the student body. Within the next five years, the practical target is to reach 280 to 290 students through gradual growth.

tion and word-of-mouth endorsements from the families who have students here.

Our best marketing is the communication of that satisfaction by going to the places where those families live to meet other interested families, and taking our message to the right places.”

Mr. King also credits improvements to the Hebron web site for being a strong marketing tool that allows the general public to learn more about what the school has to offer. The site also allows parents to keep in touch with everything that is going on at the school at all times, particularly during weekends. Password-protected access provides instant access to grades and comments even on a daily basis.

“I hope they don’t check it every day,” Mr. King said with a chuckle. “Today’s school ‘consumers,’ if you will, and the public in general expect instant communications,” he went on. “But sometimes that can lead to what is euphemistically known as ‘helicopter parenting’—parents who hover over everything. There’s a balancing act that’s necessary, but today’s market and today’s parents do want that kind of service.”

Prior to coming to Hebron, Mr. King’s approach was based on a motto that he kept on his desk for years that reads: “The point is to make a difference, not an impression.”

But in line with his emphasis on stronger marketing, he has changed that motto to “The point is to make a difference that makes an impression” on students, families, alumni, prospective students and the school community at large. And he emphasized in his 2001 opening remarks to the faculty that “the impression we make, Hebron’s identity, is the key to our future. So I ask each of us to think what I can do to present the best of Hebron’s identity, each day, every day.”

The school is growing steadily, income and expenses are balanced and a campus master plan is becoming reality.

Because 49% of Hebron families receive some form of financial aid, the strategic plan aims to reduce financial aid as a percentage of gross tuition revenue to around 20%. Currently, financial aid is about 22% but has been close to 30% in the past.

“We’re doing a pretty good job of making ourselves affordable to middle income families, and we’re able to make grants just to help people make up the difference,” Mr. King explained. “What we have to do is carefully balance our financial aid awards and keep our tuition affordable.”

Getting the word out

The school is doing more marketing to population centers in the Mid-Atlantic states, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Chicago, the west coast and elsewhere. The Admissions Office is also working to reinforce the standing of the school with educational consultants, who help to find good fits for potential students. Key to this program is consistency in all communications involving the school.

“It’s going well in the sense that we’re getting our reputation out there,” Mr. King said. “Our best asset is the satisfac-

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Foundation for the Future Mission

Hebron Academy inspires and guides students to reach their highest potential in mind, body and spirit.

Core Values

Hebron Academy is a community of trust where an individual’s word is his or her bond.

At Hebron we believe that structure and accountability to high standards promote intellectual and moral discipline.

At Hebron we honor and promote a unique awareness of tradition, place and environment.

Hebron teachers embody dedication to teaching and passion for learning.

Vision and Priorities

Strengthen the long-term financial stability of the Academy through expanded giving support for both operations and endowment.

Become a larger school by increasing boarding enrollment and retaining a strong day school enrollment.

Improve faculty well-being, compensation and benefits to effectively recruit, retain and reward teachers and staff.

Claim a position of preeminence among New England boarding and day schools.

Construct new facilities and renovate existing ones, including classrooms and science labs, an athletic center, an arts and music center, a student center, and new dormitory and faculty housing.

Just walking around

In the classroom

Mr. King labels his management philosophy as “M.B.W.A.—Management By Walking Around.” He describes it as having “a face-to-face impact with prospective families, to maintain an open door with faculty and engage in a mentoring process, to continually evaluate the breadth of our program.”

While noting that he has to balance M.B.W.A. with the need to travel to meet with alumni, to make fundraising calls and all the other duties of a Head of School, “the door is open and I wander around the school. I get to as many of the sports events and performances as I can. I go to morning meeting every day I’m on campus.”

But he also emphasizes that “the school is running because of the remarkable people we have in the faculty and the administration.” He takes real pleasure in the evolution of the younger faculty into more prominent roles and positions in the school.

This allows senior faculty members such as David Stonebraker and Betsy Found to return to their first love—teaching— instead of having to devote quite so much time to administrative roles.

“This provides a real opportunity for some of the wonderful mid-career faculty members to now share some of the responsibility for our program,” Mr. King went on. “That’s really exciting, because they are the future of this school.”

There is also a conscious effort to make certain that day students are included in after-school activities to the point that, quite often, some stay overnight in order to take active roles in specific programs. The Community Life Team, composed of the two deans of students and three faculty members, is charged with managing campus life, including leadership training, some of the speakers programs, spirit week, movie nights, winter carnival and many just-for-fun activities.

Mr. King said he would like to do much more in promoting international travels for faculty members, citing Janet Littlefield, a teacher who had worked in the Peace Corps in Malawi where she helped to found an orphanage. Last summer, she took four students back with her for a couple of weeks in what proved to be a life-changing experience for them: they have kept contact with the orphanage and continue to help raise funds for its support.

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If all things go well, we would like to put a shovel in the ground as soon as next summer.

Noting that a two teachers also spent time on their own in Peru, King said he would like to have the school take a more active role in such programs.

He indicated that the school is always considering additional academic and cocurricular programs but hastened to add that “we can’t be all things to all people so we’ve got to be good in what we do.”

He added, with pride, that the school’s approach towards college preparation is helping students to find the right college for their ability level—“not necessarily the brand-name colleges but definitely the sort of place where each can succeed...where they can fit in. That’s Hebron’s role.”

Planning ahead

Mr. King is very excited over progress made on the campus master plan that was inspired and funded by late trustee emeritus Robert A. McCormack ’62. He reported that about $6 million has been raised toward its realization. In addition, a positive budget for the past few years, coupled with high enrollment, has allowed the board to feel comfortable enough to proceed with the project.

Noting that Hebron had to show definite progress before it could even think of

The point is to make a difference that makes an impression. attempting the proposed master plan, the Head of School indicated this has been done to the point that the school is ready to go ahead with the actual design of the first part of the total project—a new athletic center adjacent to Robinson Arena. The construction will open up the area above the football field to create a total athletic complex and two new playing fields.

“If all things go well, we would like to put a shovel in the ground as soon as next summer,” he said, adding that he had explained to the faculty this is “the big if— if all goes well and if the board feels comfortable, we’ll be talking about financing at the January board meeting. Then, we’ll have a meeting in the spring when we presumably will approve the architectural design.”

The Portland firm of SMRT has been chosen from among six firms to be the architect for the Athletic Center. (In an interesting twist, a principal of SMRT, Paul Stevens, is the great-grandson of renowned architect John Calvin Stevens, who designed several of Hebron’s signature buildings.)

The Board is expected to go ahead with the financing, using tax exempt bonds, in preparation for actual construction.

The “automatic next” in the master plan is the conversion of Sargent Gym into an arts and music center. The theater has already been restored, thanks to a gift from Albert Lepage ’65. The basketball court is slated to become the auditorium, the swimming pool area to be the new music center and the lower level home to studios for sculpture, pottery and graphics.

The third piece of the master plan calls for an addition to the rear of the Treat Science Building in order to improve facilities for chemistry, biology, physics and earth science studies.

Most importantly, the total cost of the master plan is put at $26 million but Mr. King emphasized that the target figure includes money for endowments. The

board insisted that the $26 million construction cost must include 50% for endowment. Thus, the athletic center is budgeted to cost $9.5 million, plus $4.5 million for endowment; the Sargent conversion projected at $3 million, with another $1.5 million in endowment; the Science building at $3 million, plus $1.5 million of endowment; and conversion of

the basement in Sturtevant at $1 to $1.5 million and $750,000 in endowment.

“When the projects are completed, we’ll essentially have four new facilities and, in round numbers, probably $9 to $10 million in endowment,” Mr. King noted with pride.

He explained that if the school does go ahead with the planned financing for the

Cheering on Hebron’s football team with Bruin.

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If I had known five or six years ago what I know now, I’d have been a little more aggressive about blowing our horn. athletic center at $15 million and continues to raise money for unrestricted endowment, the board could then choose to take that money and pay off the bonds or use income from the money raised to service the debt and, ultimately, have both buildings and endowment.

Doing it all again

The first five years taught the Head of School just how much faith he has in the people who make up the school and how securely and well it can run in his absences.

Asked what he might have done differently if he were to start over, Mr. King paused for a moment, then said: “If I had had more confidence in myself, I probably could have done more to get the word out about Hebron, traveled more and made more of the kind of contacts that we have made in the last three or four years. Maybe it would have taken five years for it to happen, but if we hadn’t been as conservative about how we spent money, it might have happened sooner.

“I think that if I had known five or six years ago what I know now so well about

Pausing on the way to work to take in Cindy Reedy’s sixth grade science class in 2001.

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how remarkable this place is, I’d have been a little more aggressive about blowing our horn. The number of kids for whom this place has made a critical difference, where kids have found themselves, is amazing.

Hebron should never apologize for what it is or was or wasn’t. It is a remarkable place and we should never hesitate to say that.”

Gene Smith graduated from Hebron in 1943. A writer by profession, he also serves as class agent and is a trustee emeritus. He and his wife Lois live in New York.

Remembering Jay Woolsey

The Minute Minder I

stand where many of us remember Jay Woolsey standing to speak. I wear the trappings of a teacher, rumpled khakis and corduroy jacket, and hold several index cards in my hand, my own attempt to summon forth the presence of the man for whom a corduroy coat and an index card were but the merest vestiges of his spirit and presence in this place. I am humbled to speak.

At the close of this moment of celebration during a weekend of renewed fellowship and in anticipation of a bright future for Hebron Academy, we pause to take stock of our school, our places in it and to pay tribute, each in our own way, to a man who committed himself unwaveringly to it.

Jay L. Woolsey was a simple man, a soft-spoken man, an observant man, a man of nature, a steward of the environment, the community and this school. Truly, his was the joy of service.

I also hold a copy of the AdvertiserDemocrat, April 23, 1970, which Jack Leyden brought from Jay’s camp to share with the Archives. The front page story describes the Earth Day project of Hebron students who collected canoe-loads of trash

from the banks of the Little Androscoggin River in nearby Oxford. The paper, at hand in Jay’s Greenwood camp for all the intervening years, captures essential elements of his universe: earth, water, canoes, students.

Jay was everywhere at home in the outof-doors in the company of Hebron students. He mapped the trails of Hebron, climbed the peaks and canoed the waters of Maine, and later, monitored the water of surrounding ponds for clarity, adrift in a well-traveled Mad River canoe, peering beneath the surface to assess and measure the water’s purity, and looking deeper still perhaps to seek those truths obscured to we more casual travelers who notice around us only the reflected images of earth and sky.

Jay minded the little things in life and saw clearly what mattered. He served the Hebron Fire Department and the Hebron Rescue Squad. He trained student and faculty alike in CPR, led us to evacuate victims from the steps of the bell tower or the deck of the pool. And I am sure that there are some in this room who remember Jay’s ubiquitous orange pouch of first aid

supplies, a pouch which like the information contained on an index card, could hold everything necessary to treat an injured ankle or mend a broken spirit.

Jay minded time. He wound the tower clock and set its hands to the minute.

Some today will remember the soft sound in his classroom as the pendulum of the tower clock measured the cadences of his exercises in German. He also knew for a fact, and documented in a folder I found among his studies files exactly how many minutes were devoted to each class for each year of his tenure. The folder was labeled, in Jay-speak, “The Minute Minder,” an appellation which could be applied equally to the man. As young faculty under his guidance, we were admonished not to let classes out early, not to succumb to the protestations of youth to beat the line for lunch, and not to allow that soft lawns on a lovely fall day like this one could be the right spot for the study of verse. Jay kept track of this school and all in it. He kept the minutes of countless meetings, worked on our bicentennial celebration and enumerable committees, and served as secre-

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He taught us immutable lessons as well— persistence and patience, discipline and selfreliance, and above all integrity and service. tary to the Board of Trustees. And he would note, as well, how many minutes were devoted to speechifying in public meetings like this one. I think we will agree, today, that however much Jay would have remonstrated about this moment, these minutes together are time well spent.

At Hebron, Jay taught German, Latin and a bit of English to international students. And he taught us all, not only declensions and cases, but immutable lessons as well—persistence and patience, discipline and self-reliance, and above all integrity and service. As mentor to generations of students on this campus, Jay watched our trials and our growth at Hebron and beyond with interest and with empathy. He counseled us genuinely for college and for life.

In the classical sense, Jay was mentor to many young Telemachuses on this campus. He inspired and guided each to be our best—whether in studies, athletic endeavor or in activities with the arts and the environment. He modeled in his own teaching and in his life the Academy’s mission to reach the highest potential in mind, body and spirit. We would do well to follow.

Before we end this meeting with the singing of the Academy Hymn, may we each take time to reflect in our own way upon the spirit of Jay Woolsey and the spirit of Hebron Academy, for the two are intertwined, in our Hebron times present and past and in time to come. For some, Jay remains our esteemed colleague, a model of service to the Academy to which we may aspire. For others, Jay became our revered mentor, a guide as, figuratively, we fit ourselves to future callings. And for all, we remember Jay as loyal friend.

David W. Stonebraker Alumni Convocation, October 7, 2006

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have two strong memories of Mr. Woolsey. The first, very public. It was a school gathering, in the church, around 1976. We were watching singers performing some show tunes.

At one point one of the women began to sing “Big Spender” from Sweet Charity. I can still see and hear her; she had an outfit that made her look like she was a stewardess from the ’70s, shoulder-length black hair with a bob at the end. She strode right up to Jay, taking her scarf and putting it around his neck, pulling him in and in her deep sassy voice, singing right to him: “The minute you walked in the joint I could see you were A man of distinction, A real big spender Good looking, so refined Hey big spender!

Spend a little time with me.”

Poor Jay turned red as a beet, but the whole place, including Jay, was smiling from ear to ear.

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The other memory I’m sure is lost to everyone but me. In my senior year, fall 1976, I gotten pretty good at soccer, but being on the small side, didn’t quite make Mr. Tatischef’s cut for the varsity soccer team. But Jay was willing to have me on JV, and when I showed him I wanted the position he made me captain. He didn’t say much, but of all the sports I’ve played he’s the coach I most remember, I think because he never made me feel bad if we lost, not even like we’d let him down, as if the saying “It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, but how you play the game,” really is what it’s all about. Toward the end of the season we were doing pretty good but this game meant a lot because it would ensure we had a winning season. We won, I had a part with a penalty chip shot that scored the winning goal, I remember being back in the van, ready to drive back to school, as captain I sat up front, and Jay simply said, “That was good.” And it was.

Nick Rubinfier ’77

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hen I first met Mr. Woolsey as a PG in 1989, I thought that I would attend a local college near home. At that initial meeting Mr. Woolsey asked me about my interests and goals; really taking the time to get to know me. Starting with that first contact and subsequent meetings, we came up with a totally different list, one that matched my interests and personality. I attended one of the colleges that he had recommended and am eternally thankful. That decision greatly influenced my life.

I find myself in a similar position toda. I am beginning my 13th year in college admissions, the last seven as a college counselor. Never has a college application season gone by where I do not think about Mr. Woolsey. I strive to have the same positive influence on my students as they apply around the world as Mr. Woolsey had on me. I consider him a role-model and work to emulate him; always trying to find the right fit for each and every student.

Gunnar W. Olson ’90

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ay was one of the coaches of the JV football squad my freshman and sophomore years and though we were not a very good team, he was always upbeat and full of encouragement.

In one game against Jay High School, on arguably the worst kind of fall day you can have—driving rain and near freezing temperatures—I was buried in a pile, face down under water. As the scrum unloaded, I did not move. Woolsey came out on the field expecting the worst. As I rose from the small lake I was in all he could do was laugh, as I was covered in mud from stem to stern.

Many years later, at a reunion dinner, we were having a political discussion and Jay grew very quiet and dark. I asked him if he disagreed with what was being said and he said he did, in fact, disagree. I invited him to join the conversation and what unfolded was a most remarkable discussion of thoughts and theories about life, Maine and politics I have ever had. We both conceded the other had valid points but the exchange gave me a deeper understanding of who Jay Woolsey was as a man, teacher and a member of the Hebron staff.

Jay had many passions but two of his strongest were Hebron and the outdoors. I will think fondly of him every time I look west on 119 at Mt. Washington.

Craig Clark ’70

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ike my father, Bill MacVane ‘33, Jay Woolsey was a Williams College graduate and a member of Sigma Phi fraternity. My first introduction to Jay was at one of the many homecomings I went to with my father several years before I attended Hebron myself.

While I did not have Jay in the classroom, I had the good fortune of having him as my soccer coach for two years and tennis coach for one. He was also one of the faculty members, along with Mr. Curtis and Mr. and Mrs. Stonebraker, who oversaw the Outing Club’s weekend kayaking and snowshoeing trips. Jay was a wonderful educator and person and I learned much from him. More than once Jay, trailing behind the kayakers in his canoe and wearing his old Army hat, fished me and my gear out of some cold Maine or New Hampshire river after I had managed to separate myself from both kayak and paddle.

Whenever I returned to Hebron after graduation, Jay always remembered me and asked about my parents. He took a sincere interest in my career. As a new ensign in the Navy, I was temporarily assigned to officer recruiting duty in my hometown of Portland, Maine. I called Jay, who was then the college guidance counselor, to see if I could visit the school and talk to any interested students about officer programs. He gladly obliged.

When I arrived at the school a few weeks later, I discovered, much to my surprise, that Jay had arranged for me to address the entire school community in the chapel. I really had not prepared for this,

but Jay insisted. He introduced me by telling a story about my defeat of the number eight ranked boys’ tennis player in the state, who, at the end of the match, threw his tennis racket at me, refused to shake my hand and stormed off the court, leaving his very red-faced coach to apologize. Jay, like all Hebron coaches, stressed good sportsmanship, and I think that one of the reasons he so enjoyed telling that story was that it represented the triumph of an underdog who upheld the school’s values in the face of adversity and poor sportsmanship. Or maybe it was simply that Jay sensed that I was a bit nervous at the prospect of speaking to all the students and faculty without a prepared brief and knew I could use a humorous story to put me at ease.

I last saw Jay at Hebron’s bicentennial celebration. We talked about my latest assignment as a Navy captain; as a former Army intelligence officer, Jay had a good understanding of the type of work I was doing in cryptology. That day, he was in his element, at a place he truly loved, beaming that great smile of his, watching the athletic contests, enjoying the festivities, and catching up with many of his old friends and colleagues.

When I think of Hebron Academy, I think of Jay Woolsey. His outstanding professionalism and dedication to the school and its students for over three decades contributed significantly to making Hebron one of the best small prep schools in New England. I will miss my old coach.

Forbes MacVane ’78

The JV boys tennis team, spring 1977.

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r. Woolsey has always been a part of our lives, accompanying us on numerous family canoe trips throughout Maine, such as the Allagash River and the West Branch of the Penobscot River. Growing up, he was an “uncle” to us—sharing with us his love and knowledge of the outdoors. On the trips, Mr. Woolsey would paddle with Carrie in his bow, accompanied by her stuffed pig, Swenson. As she grew older, he patiently helped teach her how to stern the canoe, always with the pig Swenson supervising from the bow. After a long day’s paddle, while we were setting up our tents, our dog, Machias, would lie right near Mr. Woolsey’s tent site. We always joked how she was going to spend the night in his tent, leading to a good-humored Mr. Woolsey grumble of “Go away!” which we knew to be an act. For despite his denial of his interest in dogs, Mr. Woolsey would always send a Christmas gift to Machias.

Relaxing around the campsite in the late afternoon, Mr. Woolsey would sit in a

camp chair overlooking the water with his binoculars and books. He was constantly sharing his knowledge of the wildlife we encountered, particularly about loons. Mr. Woolsey encouraged us to build a platform loon nest, providing us with literature on how to do so, a task we still have plans of accomplishing. He was always talking with us about protecting the state waterways, an interest Katie hopes to pursue in her future research of riverine environments. Mr.

Above: Jay with the Curtis’s dog Chamberlain.

Right: Carrie and Jay paddling on the Allagash.

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Woolsey helped guide us with our future plans, offering college counseling advice and always supporting our dreams.

At night, he would help cook dinner— each trip making his famous cornbread and wowie cake. Both often included mishaps with the measured ingredients, especially salt and vinegar, but somehow they always ended up tasting delicious. After every meal, Mr. Woolsey was graciously full of praise for the delicious dinner “Mrs. C” cooked. When we think back on our summer camping experiences, we always fondly think of the memories we shared with Mr. Woolsey.

Not only did Mr. Woolsey help teach us how to stern a canoe or about the wildlife we encountered, but he also taught us how to sail. One summer dinner at his camp, while listening to his stories about sailing around Florida, we expressed interest in learning how to sail. The next year, he arrived at our cabin with his sailboat in tow, giving us this generous gift. He had a second sailboat he used more frequently and, knowing of our interest, gave us this boat to enjoy. In addition to taking us each across the lake to learn how to sail, watching us capsize and instructing us on how to right the boat, he gave us books about sailing. This was just one of the many examples of Mr. Woolsey’s kindness and generosity for he always was thinking of others and devoting his life to his students, friends, and family.

We are fortunate for having these wonderful memories of Mr. Woolsey, as he played an important part in our lives. His kind spirit will never be forgotten.

Katie Curtis ’02 Carrie Curtis ’04

A He personified the best of Hebron...not loud or boisterous, but quietly working hard to make things better for the future.

lthough my work with Jay was limited to the quarterly Buildings and Grounds committee meetings, it was evident that he was truly dedicated to the development of physically and mentally fit students at Hebron Academy.

Through our handful of meetings together, Jay developed a playful admiration of me as a person who recognized the value of “a good truck.” Jay had donated his truck to the Academy. Because it didn’t quite fit our needs (mainly because it wasn’t four wheel drive and couldn’t push snow), I, in turn, purchased the immaculate vehicle and its meticulously kept maintenance records from the school. Jay made a point of stopping in to visit me—and the truck—whenever he was on campus.

Michael Hughes

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Teaching first aid in 1976.

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ost Hebron alumni will remember Jay Woolsey as teacher, coach or advisor.

Many will remember specific lessons, whether in German class, the tennis court, the soccer pitch or when he taught outdoor skills. My lasting memory of this man will always be his community service as an EMT. On April 8, 1974, I was driving my 1968 VW to school from my home in Poland Spring. My sister Jennifer and I usually rode on the bus. On that day I had a doctor’s appointment after school to have a nagging cough checked. I wasn’t feeling well, but had an Algebra II test that day, and convinced Mom that everything would be fine.

On Rt. 119, I hit an ice patch and lost control of the car. The field on the

left looked better than the rock wall on the right, and I headed for that. I didn’t see the tree stump, and the car flipped.

Jenn ran to a farmhouse to get help.

The Hebron Rescue Squad ambulance arrived, staffed by Mr. Woolsey, Rev. Crist and Ofc.Thorpe, and transported us to Central Maine General Hospital in Lewiston. Almost 30 years later, Jay still insisted that I had sustained the worst ankle fracture that he had ever seen. My doctors said that Jay, using an air splint, backboard and ice packs, saved my foot and also kept several broken ribs from causing more damage because that nagging cough was actually bronchitis.

So, I can walk and I have Jay Woolsey to thank for it.

Jessica Feeley ’75

r. Woolsey was someone who respected individuals for who they were, and who saw the potential in every student. He noticed the details about a person’s life and personality, and appreciated each student’s individualism. His dry wit and Yankee work ethic are among the traits I will think about when I remember him, as well as his spirit of adventure and love of the outdoors.

I appreciated his attention to my school career and my course selection when I was a student, then I saw him as a role model when I taught French at Hebron after graduating from Colby. I also enjoyed reconnecting with him prior to and during Hebron’s bicentennial, when he organized a panel of “successful” alumnae, on which I was honored to participate.

I am sad that I won’t have a chance to talk to Mr. Woolsey again. I would have liked to bid him farewell and tell him that I appreciate what he did for me and what he did through the years for Hebron Academy. In many ways, he personified all the best of Hebron....not loud or boisterous, but quietly working hard to make things better for the future.

Nancy Briggs Marshall ’78

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ear Jay, I will miss you. As important as you have been to so many of us, you were never one to acknowledge or even recognize that importance. Happily, none of us will be at a loss as to how we will remember you. Although our memories will be different, the background of those memories for many of us is Hebron. Hebron itself has a face and a personality that changes depending on how you look at it. If you look at it just right you can see Headmaster Allen, who inspired many generations of us to “open our souls to duty and lead it up to Claude.”

Move just a little bit and the image changes: Moose Curtis walking across the bowl through the mist, John Leyden in his office or Jack Leyden in his office, Spike Veayo sleeping peacefully in Friday night pud, Ned Willard looking off into the right corner of the room but pointing directly at us and asking the meaning of hubris, Jack Suitor patrolling the campus in the Ark, Twysics, Valeriometry, the sound of the clock and the beautiful ringing of the victory bell. But through it all there was you. The smell of pipe tobacco and any bike with a basket on it will forever transport me back to Hebron and therefore to you.

There is a tendency or a need at time like this to try to find some meaning in it all. The lives you influenced and changed are meaning enough. The religious among us will take comfort in the fact that you are in a better place. The Buddhists and those of us who believe in the beautiful symmetry of life can be certain that even now your spirit is reincarnated into a future influential driving instructor in Arizona. No matter how we remember you, your memory is safe with us and your legacy will live forever at Hebron and all the places you have touched, although future generations may not recognize it.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you. You changed my life and countless others’. Your mission is now complete and it is our job to carry on as best we can with what you have taught us. There is also a feeling of freedom to say what we all feel and you did not hear often enough; I love you...

Charlie “Charles” Lownes Class of ’84, thanks to Jay Woolsey

Photo by Maja Baarsvik ’98.

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CRITICAL MASS HOW ARCHITECT JOHN CALVIN STEVENS SHAPED THE HEBRON ACADEMY CAMPUS

by DAVID W. STONEBRAKER

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n 1889, when Percival Bonney, Portland lawyer and president of Hebron Academy’s Board of Trustees, first approached architect John Calvin Stevens to design a dwelling for Hebron Principal William Sargent, neither could have imagined that the nascent relationship with the Academy begun in that commission would continue for nearly forty years and create upon Hebron’s campus as fine a concentration of Stevens’s domestic and public work as exists anywhere in Maine.

John Calvin Stevens joined the firm of Francis Fassett as office boy upon graduating from high school in 1873. Seven years later he became junior partner and in 1884 established his own practice in Portland.

Evidence suggests that John Calvin Stevens or members of his firm presented as many as ten proposals for Academy buildings, including the of rebuilding Sturtevant Home after the 1927 fire, and seven of those buildings continue to grace the campus today. The following notes describe Stevens’s work at Hebron, a series of projects which spanned nearly all of his active career.

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The Principal’s House In 1889, Percival Bonney engaged Stevens to design a residence for William Sargent. The home was to be sited on the Paris Road, facing north. At the time the house was built, the Academy had yet to complete purchase of the several parcels that would comprise the Bowl, “dormitory hill” and the northerly rise that is now the site of Sturtevant Hall; however, that vision was likely in Stevens’s mind as he designed a home that would face directly the planned School Building for the Academy and would mirror elements of its design, particularly the central halls and divided stairway. Now, as then for William Sargent, Head of School John King views the School Building framed by the stained glass window on the landing of the central stair. The building is now called Allen House, in honor of Eleanor and Claude Allen.

Sturtevant Hall Sturtevant Hall was Stevens’s next commission for the Academy. Now on the National Register of Historic Buildings, Sturtevant Hall was designed in 1890 and dedicated in 1891. The building’s Romanesque arched entrances, stone foundations rising above grade to brick, and shingled dormers set amid gabled roof lines would be characteristic of Stevens’s public commissions for years. Further, motifs in the doors and woodwork of the building are typical of the architectural detail carried into much of Stevens’s work, both domestic and public. Today, Sturtevant Hall is more commonly called “the School Building.”

The Principal’s House, now called Allen House, has been home to the Academy’s heads of school for over 115 years, more than half of Hebron’s history.

The Baptist Church Only a year later, in 1892, Percival Bonney again commissioned Stevens to undertake a renovation and enlargement of the Hebron Baptist Church, expanding the simple rectangular structure of 1860 to meet the needs of a growing school. Then, as now, the church served as both sanctuary for a parish and as assembly hall for a school. Stevens added a two-story addition linked to the original hall by unique sliding panels which allowed the main sanctuary to be enlarged, both upstairs and down, for large meetings and assemblies. The two units were joined at the southwestern corner with a pyramid-shaped bell tower that echoed the tower of Sturtevant Hall; however, the bell in the Sturtevant tower continued to serve the community as assembly bell and fire bell.

Cook Gymnasium The enlargement of the Hebron Church rendered obsolete the frame building which had been the original church for the community and later a classroom annex associated with the 1847 Academy building (razed when Sturtevant Hall was completed).

Stevens directed that the shell of the original church building should be moved westward to the rise adjacent to Sturtevant Hall, rotated to face south, and then become the core for a gymnasium.

The Cook Gym consisted of two rectangles: the gymnasium unit of two stories presenting a south facing façade adjacent to Sturtevant Hall and a larger rectangular unit of three stories oriented east and west attached to the rear. The added new structure contained dormitory space, classrooms and meeting rooms, and changing areas for both girls and boys. For 1893, it was an impressive facility for a school, and Principal Sargent noted its immediate impact upon the life and physical well-being of the students. Its gabled porches and shingled façade are more characteristic of Stevens’s domestic architecture than his public buildings, but the unique solution of “recycling” the open-frame structure of a church and enlarging it for a new purpose would serve the Academy well.

John Calvin Steven designed the addition to the church, which included this tower. Although taller, the tower roof echoes the tower roof of the school building.

The railing design is also featured on the Atwood porch.

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Sturtevant Home John Calvin Stevens’s largest commission at Hebron Academy would be Sturtevant Home, designed in 1899 and executed in 1900. Intended as a dormitory for girls, the large “home” would be a building of three floors—common areas on the main level and two residence floors under a gabled roof line. Facing east, the Home complements Sturtevant Hall from the western rise of the campus. To site the building, the crest of the hill was skimmed and the fill used to ease gradients around the Bowl and continue to fill that space, creating an athletic field. To link the new building to the main campus, Stevens laid out a campus drive to connect the East Hebron Road with the Paris Road by means of a loop passing before Sturtevant Hall and Sturtevant Home, a feature that would establish the essentially circular plan of the school surrouding the park-like central “Bowl.” He designed the attractive bridge that spans the low spot between the two buildings, and which eventually provided a spot for “fussing” between boys and girls. The gabled roofs and architectural detail of doors and windows of the Home reflected the shape and detail present in Sturtevant Hall.

Atwood Hall Stevens’s next commission at the Academy was a dormitory for boys.

The loss of the frame Trustee House to fire had meant that more students were seeking living arrangements in the houses of the village, a practice Principal Sargent sought to discontinue as the school defined its character. Stevens designed Atwood as a residence for boys, and it has remained virtually unchanged through the years. Of

The repeated elements of granite details, dentil molding and columns can be clearly seen in this side view of the Stanley Building and Sturtevant Home.

STURTEVANT HOME

THE BRIDGE

Every structure shown in this 1905 photograph was designed by Stevens or his associates. Sturtevant Home sports its original roof line, as well as a jutting porch. The Bridge was fairly new, and served as a meeting place between the girls’ side of campus and the boys’. The clock had not yet been installed in Sturtevant Hall, but the

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This early view of Long Cottage clearly shows the matching south-facing porches and complex roof lines that tie the two-unit building together.

note is the fact that when constructed in 1910, Atwood represented a departure from Stevens’s previous concepts for the Academy. It is a building wholly in brick surmounted by a flat roof, however, the proportions of its floor elevations and windows essentially mirror the same features of Sturtevant across the campus.

Long Cottage Sited to the northwest of Sturtevant Hall, Long Cottage (1917) represents Stevens’s second domestic commission at Hebron. The Cottage is characteristic of the architect’s “shingle style” domestic homes and is composed of two identical units joined by a common wall. Complex gabled roof lines connect the units into one harmonious construct. At the time of its construction, the roofs of Long Cottage would have reflected the roof lines present in the School Building, Sturtevant Home and Cook Gymnasium.

Gymnasium Design In 1923, with a campaign in progress to build a gymnasium for the school, Freelan O. Stanley, then chair of Hebron’s Board of Trustees, approached Stevens’s firm to present drawings for a new gymnasium to be sited on the Bowl facing the Paris road. Evidence suggests that the initial site chosen was on the west side of the Bowl, but the presence of ledge may have dictated the decision to move the building to the east side (as seen in the drawing on page 30). While the design was never executed, it represented yet another major work which might have completed a circle of complementary buildings surrounding an open park-like center. The drawings for Stevens’s conception of the Alumni Gymnasium are presently in the Bell-Lipman Archives.

STURTEVANT HALL

COOK GYM

Sturtevant Home, rebuilt Following a disastrous 1927 fire which gutted the original Home, Stevens executed the redesign of the structure with three dormitory floors, a flat roof which corresponds to the Atwood design and a large open portico on the eastern façade connecting the two wings. This is the building that dominates the campus today.

Infirmary (Stanley Building) This building, which imitates the lines of a carriage house at F. O. Stanley’s Newton home, may display Stevens’s hand as it was conceived concurrently with the planning for the new gymnasium for the campus. Designed to be the school’s infirmary, the building was created in two floors of four rooms each with associated service spaces plus a residential apartment above. The building is now used for administrative functions including admissions, alumni relations and advancement. Entrance and porch details echo the detail of both Atwood Hall and Sturtevant Home.

BAPTIST CHURCH

building is clearly the heart of the school. Cook Gym, converted from the old chapel, would stand for another 45 years before it was demolished. Although without its balcony and columns, the church looks very much like it does today, and still serves as the school’s meeting place.

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eyond the individual designs for the buildings that grace the Hebron campus, John Calvin Stevens may well have conceived essential features which holistically define the Academy campus today. The campus drive defines the circular nature of the campus: the Bowl, with its open center surrounded by a loose ring of academic and residential structures. The main features of the campus align to the axis of the compass—Sturtevant Hall as center of the academy row defines the north. To the south, across the Bowl and accessed by the senior path, are residence buildings, Robinson Arena, Dwyer Fields and the proposed site of a new athletic FOR MORE INFORMATION complex. Sturtevant Home to the west John Calvin Stevens: Domestic Architecture 1890–1930. John Calvins Stevens II and Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Greater is balanced by Atwood Hall to the east.

Portland Landmarks, Inc., Portland, Maine. 1995.

Together, the buildings and their John Calvin Stevens on the Portland Penninsula, 1890–1940: A Listing of his work by address, client and chronology. Earle G. repeated details form a harmonious Shettleworth, Jr. Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc., Portland, Maine. 2003. and pleasing whole.

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alumni et alumnae

Class Notes 1930

1943

Cyrus Wardwell writes, “My wife and I have been married 75 years. I guess I married the right girl. I am 96 in November; she is 97. Not bad.”

Class Agent: Gene Smith zachplum@aol.com

1941 Class Agent: John MacDonald judymacd@aol.com

1942 S I X T Y- F I F T H

REUNION

Class Agent: Norm Cole ncolseba@aol.com

Lester Bradford writes, “I keep busy with Habitat for Humanity, Skagit Literacy, the Audubon Society, Pacific Northwest Trails Association and the Alpine Club. This is called ‘retirement.’ It’s great to work with people of similar interests. Best regards to the Hebronians of my era!” ■ Bill Friberg says hello to all his classmates. “How well I remember every minute, especially beating Exeter 14–12. Our ‘small’ 15-player squad beat them soundly. They had 4 complete teams ready to go!” ■ Joseph Holman reports, “I am pleased to note that I have a niece-in-law, Andrea Hart ’08, who is now attending Hebron.”

Mark Rich, Christian Robert Rich and Bob Rich ’49 atop Mount Katahdin.

1947 SIXTIETH

REUNION

Class Agent: Ernest Rodrigues marod@attglobal.net

1948 Class Agent Needed!

Find out how you can get involved with your class. Call or e-mail Beverly Roy: 207-966-5266, broy@hebronacademy.org Amory Houghton says he’s trying to avoid that “thing” trying to catch up with him now that he’s nearing the end of the plank of life. “It’s still great to be alive and able to see the dawn each day,” he notes. “This is sort of silly, but true.”

1949 Class Agent: Bob Rich rprich@erlanger-inc.com After four years at Bates, three in the US Army, James Sawyer earned an MS at Syracuse and then spent the next twentyfive years teaching mass communications at universities in Idaho, Oregon and Virginia. He retired from Prudential Insurance in 1994, moved back to Maine where he and his wife built a log home on family property in the New Gloucester area. They have two kids and three grand kids.

Bill MacVane ’33 and Phil Cole ’36 enjoying chowder and lobster rolls at the Homecoming luncheon.

1950 Class Agent Needed!

On December 31, Bill Kany will retire as chairman of the board for Saco & Biddeford Savings Institution, a position he has held for nine years. ■ Ralph Wells writes, “Downsizing is a new experience.

We sold our three-bedroom, full basement, two-car garage home and bought a 16x80 mobile home in a seniors park. We like it—it simplified our lives, and is far less expensive. No mortgage!”

1951 Class Agent: Ted Ruegg rueggnh@midcoast.com

Seen at Homecoming Class of 1933 • Bill MacVane • Class of 1936 • Phil Cole • Class of 1942 • Ken Hendy • Class of 1949 • Phil Smith • Bob Rich Class of 1953 • Len Mintz • Class of 1954 • Gene Whitman • Class of 1956 • Tom Murphy • Barry Barner • Ken Mortimer • John Sherden • Richard Cutter • John Hales • Jacob Pike • Russell Williamson • Michael Graney • David Martin • Tom Foster • Tom Mourkas • Richard Weisman • Fred Ryan • David Hambleton • Christopher Righter • Class of 1957 • Gordon Smith • Class of 1958 • Norm Farrar • Ted Noyes • Class of 1959 • Bernard Helm

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alumni et alumnae Baldwin Piano as their advertising manager. That lasted 32 years until they were bought and wanted me to move to Nashville. Decided to stay put and started a marketing consulting firm that evolved into one client who hired me away from myself. That is Flower Framers, the ultimate flower box company, where I am today. Two wonderful kids and three grandkids. Vigorously involved in a civic group that has made some impact on the community.”

1957 FIFTIETH

Class of 1966: Chuck Resevick, Reeve Bright and Chris Buschmann.

1952 F I F T Y- F I F T H

REUNION

Class Agent: Ken Boyle revken60@aol.com Bill Barrett writes, “I saw Gordon Edgar looking fit and well in Wolfeboro NH this summer. He still looks as if he could do a fast mile or two on the Hebron track.”

1953 Class Agent: Dean Ridlon deridlon@msn.com

1954

1956 Class Agent: Kenneth Mortimer 360-527-3584 kmortimer5@comcast.net John Simpkinson writes, “After leaving the fair town of Hebron, I headed to St. Lawrence University and became the editor of the campus newspaper. Then to Salzburg, Germany, to work in the UN refugee program. Traveled to Moscow, Greece, and the more popular spots.

Spent six months in the Army at Ft. Ben Harrison in Indianapolis before getting my master’s in business at Northwestern, when it was easier to get in. Met my wifeto-be while in Chicago. Spent the next four-plus years in brand work at Proctor and Gamble here in Cincinnati. Then a brief stint at US Shoe before settling in at

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1955 Class Agent: Richard Parker rparker@promedicacrc.com Sam Dibbins continues to work full time as a teaching tennis pro. Wife Cindy is a horse trainer and actively competes in three-day events.

Those seventies guys: Craig Clark ’70, Harvey Lipman ’71, Rick Rigazio ’71 and Hodie Holliday ’72.

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REUNION

SAVE THE DATE September 28 and 29, 2007 Don’t miss your one and only chance to celebrate your 50th Hebron reunion!

If you have questions or suggestions you can contact Brownie Swartwood at cbswartwood@comcast.net or Mike Mentuck at mikem@salvor.com. You may also contact Bevelry Roy in the Alumni Office at 207-966-5266 or broy@hebronacademy.org.

Make your reservations now at The Grand Summit Hotel Sunday River Resort 800-207-2365 $99 per night

1958 Class Agent: Leonard Lee llclee@earthlink.net Richard Bowman writes, “Retired! Golfing in Florida for six months in winter, and lobstering and fishing for six months in sum-

mer in Marblehead. Thank you Hebron for the academic challenges.” ■ Corey Hammond reports: “Retired and divorced.

I enjoy spending six months each year at my cottage in Nova Scotia. I plan to move to Brunswick, ME, this fall.” ■ Leonard Lee writes, “Lorraine and I are settling down with my retirement. Spent two weeks in London in March with more trips planned.”

1959 Class Agent: Bernard Helm hebron59@aol.com James Harberson was recently elected to his third term as municipal judge of Watertown, NY. He and Maggie enjoy visiting their granddaughter Sophie, son Justin and his wife Sara in Philadelphia.

Jim also pointed out that 2006 marks Hebron’s 50th year of soccer.

1960 Class Agent: Dave Williams david_williams@ustrust.com Jack Yoffa visited Hebron with his fiancé last summer and marveled at all the changes on the campus and the beauty of the surroundings. Formerly practicing OB/GYN, Jack now sticks to gynecology in his Syracuse practice (the hours are better). He and Joe Godard both attended Brown after Hebron and went on to practice medicine.

1961 Acting Class Agent: Bernard Helm ‘59 hebron59@aol.com

alumni et alumnae Seen at Homecoming Class of 1962 • Jamie Rea • Jim Austin • Class of 1964 • Ed Gottlieb • Class of 1965 • Tom Reeves • Class of 1966 • Reeve Bright • Chris Buschmann • Bruce Beard • Chuck Resevick • Class of 1969 • Tim Sample • Alonzo Garcelon Class of 1970 • Henry Harding • Craig Clark • Class of 1971 • Scott Wilson • Ansley Sawyer • Rick Rigazio • Harvey Lipman • Class of 1972 • Hodie Holliday • Class of 1975 • Ellen Augusta • Thora Johnston • Class of 1976 • Dan Thayer • Hugh Van Roosen • Doug Webb • Class of 1978 • Marc Roy • Class of 1979 • Stephen Jeffries • Jane Harris Ash

1962 F O R T Y- F I F T H

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 45th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

If you would like to help plan the weekend please contact the Alumni Office at 207-966-5266 or broy@hebronacademy.org David T. Hartgen, professor of transportation studies at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, was the primary author in September of a nationwide study of traffic congestion by the Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, which was cited in more than 150 newspapers across the country. David’s study concluded that much of the nation’s transportation congestion could be effectively dealt with by investment in highway improvements, additional capacity lanes and turn lanes at key intersections. ■ Stephen A. Hartgen retired as regional newspaper publisher in Southern Idaho for Lee Enterprises in 2004 and opened a public policy and issues positioning firm in the state, specializing in corporate positioning, campaigns and fundraising. In September 2006, he was named executive director of Business Plus, a Southern Idaho regional organization which helps recruit business to this fast-growing region of the Intermountain West. He also manages a number of regional political campaigns

John Hales ’56 and Hugh Van Roosen ’76 tour the campus with current seniors Joy Wright and Megan Giarolo.

and public policy issues for various regional businesses and interest groups.

Our thoughts are with David and Stephen on the death of their mother in November.

1963

1965 Class Agent Needed!

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Class Agent: Will Harding Joe Hodgkins writes, “Ann and I have been retired nearly five years now and love every minute of it. We travel often, mainly to Europe and the Caribbean, and spend as much time as possible in Paris.

We do volunteer work at our local Episcopal church where I’m on the Finance Committee, handle public relations and work with the homeless. I also do volunteer work at my alma mater, Fordham University, where I work with the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.”

1964 Class Agent: John Giger john@cybergiger.com

Reunions & Homecoming 2007 Friday, September 28 • Saturday, September 29 Reunions for Twos and Sevens • Alumni Convocation Athletic Competitions • Kids Activities • Much more!

1966 Class Agent: Harvey Lowd hlowd@ksallc.com

1967 FORTIETH

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 40th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

in a small but growing town known as Victor and we are enjoying it very much.

Our daughter Megan turned 27 this year and manages an apartment complex. Our son Max is in his final year at SUNY Fredonia and will graduate in May with a degree in accounting. Kathy and I are well and we are doing our best to stay healthy.

I wish all of you the best for 2007.”

1969 Class Agent: Jonathan Moll caribjon@aol.com Our sympathies go to Robert Cooper on the death of his mother in July.

1970 Class Agent: Craig Clark jcclark@wildblue.net

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Peter Welsh reports, “I am the managing principal of Newmark Realty Capital, Inc., a privately held San Francisco-based commercial mortgage banking company, and reside in Laguna Beach, CA—in the heart of the ‘O.C.’”

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1971

Class Agent: Robert Lowenthal rlowenthal@rochester.rr.com

Class Agent: Harvey Lipman harveylipman@hotmail.com

Bob Lowenthal writes, “2006 is rapidly ending and by the time you read this, it will be memories. This year was transitional with the sale of the family compound on Canandaigua Lake. Our home is

Our condolences go to Stephen Bradenton on the death of his father in May. ■ Harvey Lipman and the Yankee Clipper Chorus recently won the Northeast District Plateau A barbershop contest.

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Kneeling: Bob Morrissey, Jim Skiff and Michael Britt. Standing: Dan Gardiner, Kate Perkins, Charlotte Emerson Audet, Ed Stebbins, Ann Kirkpatrick, Kelly Ryan Hollis, Laura Douglas Peterson, Eileen Gillespie Fahey, Will Hughs, Jane Hepburn Fiore, Sarah Boyden Herboldsheimer, Robert Quarles, Mary Snow, Ruthanne Brooks Boyd, Nancy Galos Safford and Paul Downey.

1972 T H I R T Y- F I F T H

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 35th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Class Agent: Steve Gates stephenrgates@msn.com John Chandler is the new fire chief in Holden, Maine.

1973 Class Agent: Gregory Burns gregmburns@aol.com Our thoughts are with James Cooper on the death of his mother in July. ■ Thomas LieNielsen was back on campus in November

to kick off the speaker series portion of Hebron’s entrepreneurship program for 2006–2007. His topic was “19th Century Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century.”

1974 Class Agent Needed!

Find out how you can get involved with your class. Call or e-mail Beverly Roy: 207-966-5266, broy@hebronacademy.org Roger Clark will speak to students on campus this winter as part of Hebron’s entrepreneurship program speaker series.

■ Mark Jorgensen writes, “I see Roger Clark, Peter Simmons and Mike Feldman regularly. We all celebrated our 50th birthdays at Roger’s house at Popham Beach.

My company has been involved with the installation of the gardens at the new Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, opening in June 2007.”

Reunions & Homecoming 2007 Friday, September 28 • Saturday, September 29 Reunions for Twos and Sevens • Alumni Convocation Athletic Competitions • Kids Activities • Much more!

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1975

1978

Class Agent: Ellen Augusta eaugusta@msn.com

Class Agent Needed!

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Erik Bateman writes, “All is good in So. Cal. My 16-month-old daughter Natalia is my little princess and light of my life. A special hello to my ‘75 classmates whom I saw last October at our 30th.”

1976 Class Agent: Reed Chapman creedclark@yahoo.com

1977 THIRTIETH

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 30th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Class Agent: Carolyn Adams cadams@hargray.com Roland Chalifoux and his family moved to Pennsylvania last year. Roland commutes to Wheeling, WV. ■ After 17 years in San Francisco, Robert Ryan recently moved to Houston to become the general counsel of Stallion Oilfield Services.

Nancy Briggs Marshall writes, “I am speaking to Hebron students this winter as part of the entrepreneurship series. It’s exciting to come full circle and have the opportunity to share my career journey with students who are interested in starting their own businesses. This year I celebrated 15 years since starting my PR agency, Nancy Marshall Communications!”

■ After eight years, George Dycio left his job with the town of Windham and spent the summer in the pool with his daughter.

He’s now job-hunting and looking forward to the alumni hockey game in January.

1979 Class Agent: Brian Cloherty mnclohertys@earthlink.net Karen Holler writes, “I saw Mr. Woolsey at Hebron’s 200th celebration. He looked much the same and remembered, in amazing detail, the trials and tribulations of my college application process 25 years before. He remembered things I didn’t. His death is a devastating loss to all who knew him.” ■ John Zarchen reports, “Our older son, Nick, was

alumni et alumnae invited to participate in the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth program for scoring a perfect 100% on algebra and statistics on the standardized test! Younger son, Matthew, a star in flag football. Nicole is PTA president and community volunteer star!”

1980 Class Agent Needed!

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1981 Class Agent: Jane Hepburn Fiore fancyjane@comcast.net

1982 T W E N T Y- F I F T H

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 25th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Class Agent: Joy Dubin Grossman vtultrarunner@tds.net Bill Witter, his son Teal and his friend Anne visited recently with Jess Pedersen ‘83 and his family in Carbondale CO.

1983

1986

Class Agent: Deb Beacham Bloomingdale debbiedale@adelphia.net

Class Agent: Carl Engel carlengel85@msn.com

David Prout writes, “Just wanted to say hello from Baltimore to Hebron classmates Steve Olive ’82, Mark Danesi ’82 and Dan Gardiner ’81. It would be great to see you all and share some stories. 410303-3359.”

1984 Class Agent: Deb Schiavi Cote debscote@yahoo.com Congratulations to John Suitor, who will become Head of School at Long Trail School in Dorset, VT, in July.

1985 Class Agent: Eric Shediac shediachouse@comcast.net Kathryn Gardner appeared in a recent Oxford Hills Music and Performing Art Association production of “Something’s Afoot.” ■ Our thoughts are with Michael Silverman on the death of his father in November, and with Ned Sullivan, who lost his father in June. ■ John and Ingrid Wilbur Kachmar are taking part in Hebron’s entrepreneurship program. They spoke to students about their business experiences on November 29.

Joe Gormley has “left the mega law firm life in downtown Washington DC” and is now running his own practice in Annapolis, MD. He says that although he doesn’t play much any more, his son Ben likes guitars and his son Matthew is a drummer (hi there to Pete Hill and Jay Gillies). ■ Rob Kinasewich is living on Cape Cod. He has two children, Magnolia (5) and Sam (11) and is working for Citizens Bank. He attended Matt Cassidy’s (’88) wedding in Seattle and Rich Pschirrer’s wedding in Michigan.

1987 TWENTIETH

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 20th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Class Agent: Kate Thoman Crowley thocro@comast.net

1988 Class Agent Needed!

Michael Kleeman writes, “Things have been pretty busy. I have finally completed my training in transplant surgery in Cleveland and just moved to Long Island, NY, with my wife, Tanya, and three-year-old son, Aiden. I would love to hear from any Hebron alums; it is hard to believe that our

Seen at Homecoming Class of 1981 • Henry Lyons • Nat Harris • Jim Skiff • Greg Martens • Nancy Galos-Safford • Carolyn Morrell Raisner • Thomas Hulbert • Pam Baker • Laura Douglas Peterson • Eileen Gillespie • Kelly Ryan Hollis • Dan Gardiner • Ed Stebbins • Will Hughs • Charlotte Emerson Audet • Ann Kirkpatrick • Bob Quarles • Ruthann Brooks Boyd • Michael Britt • Jane Hepburn Fiore • Bob Morrissey • Sarah Boyden Herboldsheimer • Kate Perkins • Mary Snow • Paul Downey • Class of 1983 • Judy Harris Osojnicki • Debra Beacham Bloomingdale • Class of 1984 • Patricia Marquis-Rojas • Class of 1986 • Chris McGinn • Scott Downs • Rob Kinasewich • Peter Fallon • Tony Cox • Jon Crane • Pat Kersey • CB O’Keefe • Fred Schrafft • Carl Engel • Class of 1987 • Camella Grimmo Barboza • Class of 1989 • Tom Few

20th reunion is approaching!” ■ Beth Hackett Sutherland writes, “Would love to hear from other Class of ‘88 friends: Amie Goodwin, Nickie Drouin and Terry Malloy; also Cricket Damon ‘89 and Karen Pelletier ‘87! bhackett@maine.rr.com.”

1989 Class Agent: Hayes McCarthy hayes@bonvisagegroup.com

1990 Class Agent: Jim Hill james.hill@hillmech.com Beth Abernathy Trefethen and her husband Keith have a home in Durham NH. Beth sells cable advertising for Comcast Spotlight and is a wine consultant and event coordinator through her company “Soiree”. She and Keith have two boys: Jackson, 12 1⁄2, and Miles, 8. Beth still gets together with Michelle Nowinski Brann whenever they get the chance.

1991 Class Agent Needed!

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Jim Austin ’62, Tudor Austin, Sto Austin ’04 and Michael Britt ’81.

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alumni et alumnae Unions 1956 Kay Nagle and Ken Mortimer, on July 24, 2006, in Seattle.

1991 Josephine Sandler and Scott Nelson, on October 2, 2006.

1997 Jean Siefert and Thomas DeSalle, on September 9, 2005.

Melissa Clark and Jeremiah Hackett, on October 15, 2005.

1999 Megan Boyd and Derrick Laflamme, on June 10, 2006, in Hebron.

New Arrivals 1991 To Natalia and John Robinson, a son, Joseph, on September 11, 2006.

Class of 1996: Kate Baker, Lydia Pottle Currie with Sarah Currie, Matt Katz, Amanda Ring, Heather Kroitszch and Rob DeMarco.

1992 To Jessica and Todd Ray, a son, William Grady Ray, on September 17, 2006.

1996 To Scott and Lydia Pottle Currie, a daughter, Sarah Kemp Currie, on May 20, 2006.

Former Faculty To Art Trapotsis and Jess Truslow, a son, Nicholas Adams Trapotsis on September 28, 2006.

1992 FIFTEENTH

REUNION

1994 Class Agent Needed!

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1995 Class Agent: Jessie Maher jm4lfclvr@yahoo.com

1996 Class Agent: Devon Biondi dmbiondi@yahoo.com

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 15th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Kate Baker writes, “Good to see 1996 people at Homecoming. I’m now teaching at Greely High School in Cumberland, Maine.

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1997

1993 Class Agent: Marko Radosavljevic mradosav@alumni.bates.edu

TENTH

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 10th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Class Agent: Matt Fournier mfournie@bowdoin.edu Jeremiah Hackett is teaching English at Maine Central Institute. He and his family are living in a dormitory there. ■ Benjamin Hopmann reports, “As you can imagine a

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lot of things have happened since Hebron Academy! I finished my high school in Berlin and went on to vocational training as whole and foreign salesman in Frankfurt am Main. After completing that I went on a three-month trip throughout southern South America (Brazil to Ushuaia and back up to Lima). I then went to study business administration in Amsterdam, had two internships in between (one being in Frankfurt, one being in Shanghai). Now I have worked for the past year in Prague for the TMF Group as a sales associate.

Hopefully I will be transferred soon to Asia (most likely Shanghai again) to work there in the same position.” ■ Abbey and George Ciccariello-Maher are living in Caracas, Venezuela, where George is writing his dissertation and working in association with the Chávez government.

1998 Class Agent: Janna Rearick jannarearick@gmail.com Kevin Farrin and his wife, Jennifer, are working aboard a tanker in the Persian Gulf. They are also completing the construction of a new home in Wiscasset. Kevin plans to take the winter off, and hopes to visit Hebron sometime during his vacation.

■ Karen Sanborn is a communication specialist at Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems. She handles communication for EMHS projects such as the Maine Institute for Human Genetics and Health as well as the Institute for Medical Improvement.

1999 Class Agent: Joe Patry joseph.patry@gmail.com

2000 Class Agent: Cori Hartman-Frey corinnahf@gmail.com Cori Hartman-Frey graduated from Beloit College in May 2005 with departmental honors in biology. She is currently living in Bloomington, IN, and working as a technician doing breast cancer research for Indiana University. She plans to apply to graduate school. ■ Allen Robinson spent a year in Kuwait-Operation Enduring Freedom-and will finish college at Norwich in the fall. ■ Sara Simard is a volunteer assistant coach at Mercyhurst, where she is working towards her master’s degree in organizational leadership.

2001 Class Agent: Nick Leyden nick_leyden@hotmail.com Michael Grasso graduated from Saint Michael’s College and is now working in the finance industry in New York City. ■ Elizabeth Patry graduated from the University of Vermont in May. ■ Molly Spring writes, “This past May I graduated with a BS in nursing from Berea College, KY. Soon I will be moving to California to be a 2nd Lt in the Air Force and will be specializing in OB/GYN. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make our five year reunion but I wish everybody the best.” ■

alumni et alumnae Reunions & Homecoming 2007 Friday, September 28 • Saturday, September 29 Reunions for Twos and Sevens • Alumni Convocation Athletic Competitions • Kids Activities • Much more!

In July, Jessica Takach began working towards an MFA in fiction writing at USM’s Stonecoast program.

2002 FIFTH

REUNION

SAVE THE DATE Plan to attend your 5th reunion celebration on September 28 and 29, 2007! Stay tuned for details.

Class Agents: Katie Curtis katherine.curtis@gmail.com Emily Geismar emily.geismar@hotmail.com Jana Bugden’s teammates chose her as captain of the 2006-2007 hockey team at Providence College. ■ Katie Curtis was named to the spring dean’s list at Colby College. ■ David Gottlieb graduated from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia with a BA in American Studies. He presented his senior research paper titled “William Jay’s Vision for American Abolitionism” at the University’s history symposium in April. ■ Congratulations to Monica MacLellan who achieved CIS Academic All-Canadian standing at Mount Allison. Monica graduated in May with a BA in economics. ■ While at Green Mountain College, Zakk Maher got involved with community supported agricul-

ture (CSA). The CSA sold organic produce at farmers markets and farmstands, and to the GMC dining hall. Zakk changed his major from philosophy to mostly organic and sustainable ag programs and graduated with a self-designed major somewhere in the middle of those two. For his senior study he spent a semester at home building a homestead and a market greenhouse for culinary herbs. Since then, Zakk says, “Emmy and I have been installing customdesigned vegetable gardens and working at Chipman Farms as well as on our own stuff. We got three lambs this year, and continue selling herbs to restaurants and at markets.” ■ May 2006 college graduations include: Chris Cote from Saint Anselm College, Brendan Gilpatrick from USM, Larissa Hine from Juniata College and Zakk Maher from Green Mountain College.

2003 Class Agent: Sara Marquis sarainathens@hotmail.com Danielle Gagne is a history major with a focus on religious history at USM. She studied Theravada Buddhism in Thailand this summer and hopes to spend a semester in Italy sometime soon. ■ Sara Marquis writes, “Recently took a trip to Niagara Falls with Vector, and had a wonderful time!

Senior year is flying by and going well.”

2004 Carrie Curtis was named to the spring dean’s list at Colby College. ■ John Slattery was named to the spring dean’s list at St. Lawrence University. ■ Carson West is at Loyola in New Orleans.

2005 Class Agent: Tina Voigt tinafish33@aol.com Greg Cox earned All-Conference soccer team honors at USM this fall. ■ Jamie Frederick spent the spring term of his freshman year in Peru.

2006 Class Agent: Allison Coombs ha_grlz_lax_12@hotmail.com Sam Chandler has been living and working in Washington, DC. He’ll head to USM in January but says he’s working on a transfer to Hampshire College. ■ Matt LaPierre is attending James Madison University on Virginia.

Former Faculty David Compton’s new novel, Catalyst, is now available at his web site, david-compton.com. A historical fantasy, the novel is set in fourteenth century France. ■ Our thoughts are with George Helwig on the death of his wife Sally in January.

At Homecoming, Austin Gabrielse ’06 managed to unseat Gino Valeriani, his old cross-country coach and perennial road race winner.

Seen at Homecoming Class of 1990 • Matt Tufts • Jim Hill • Class of 1991 • Kate Marquis Tufts • John Robinson • Scott Nelson • Class of 1996 • Andy Stephenson • Tim Routh • Rob DeMarco • JB Kelly • Brendan Fontaine • Ami Fasulo • Matt Katz • Kate Baker • Laura Greenwood • Heather Kroitzsh • Sarah Kutzen • Devon Biondi • Amanda Ring • Lydia Pottle Currie • Class of 1999 • Jake Leyden • Jenny Agnew • Class of 2000 • Delian Valeriani Class of 2001 • Stu Hedstrom • Derek Marquis • Nick Leyden • Jessica Takach • Larry Bilodeau • Class of 2002 • Leah Hedstrom • Emily Geismar • Jamie Fey • Chris Dyer • Tim Valenti • Adam Van Bibber • Brendan Gilpatrick • Class of 2003 • Francoise Villedrouin • Class of 2004 • Brittany Crush • Sto Austin • Ryan Close • Chris Nadeau • Scottie Helm • Class of 2005 • Anna Geismar • Jodie Simms • Kyle Christianson • Seth Hedstrom • Tina Voigt • Class of 2006 • Monet Fournier-Brazier • Amy Shackford • Deane Napoli • Brian Knopp • Amanda Robinson • Kelley Hilton • Sunny Jiles • Kevin Crockett • Daniella Lyons • Algerson Andre • Ben Jessome • Jon Phillips • Austin Gabrielse • Allison Coombs

Faculty and former faculty at Homecoming: Peter Fallon ’86, Amy Briesch, Heather Ferrenbach and Chris Ayers.

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Obituaries

which served to inspire a family of sailors.

His wife of 56 years, Elizabeth Collins Huber, died in 2002. Surviving are his sons, Frederick C. Huber, Jr. and Peter C. Huber; four grandsons; and his cousin and lifelong friend, Robert Hart.

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★ Christopher Linzee Gifford, who

★ Carle F. Sawyer died in Portsmouth,

retired as a major in the U.S. Army, died Friday, March 10, 2006. A native of Hyannis Port, Mass., he was raised in Boston and spent his summers in Cotuit, Mass. He moved to Tallahassee from Clearwater Beach in 2000. He was a loyal alumnus of Hebron Academy and Duke University. While at Duke he was a member of the varsity tennis team and Sigma Nu Fraternity and was a member of the Duke University Half Century Club. He was also a retired logistics officer with the Department of Defense. A lifelong sailor, Mr. Gifford was a former athlete of the year in the Clearwater area and played tennis into his 90s. He was a two-time gold medalist in tennis at the U.S. Senior Olympics. Before being activated during World War II, he was a member of Battery “A” in the Boston area. During World War II he received the Soldiers Medal for heroism, and he also served during the Korean War. A 32nd-degree Mason, he belonged to the Mount Zion Lodge No. 135, Free and Associated Masons in Metuchen, N.J., was a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies and was a Shriner. He was a member of Mensa and the Chapel by the Sea in Clearwater Beach. He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Mary Ella Gifford; a daughter, Susan Van Leuven; and three grandchildren.

New Hampshire, on June 25, 2006, after a brief illness. He was born in Saco, the son of Frederick and Rena Belle Sawyer. He attended the University of Maine. A veteran of World War II, serving in East Anglia, England, with the 97th Bomb Group, Mr. Sawyer served in the Air Force for 30 years. After the war, he was assigned to the New York Air National Guard. Later assignments took him to various stateside, European and Asian destinations. After retiring from the Air Force in 1967, Mr. Sawyer worked at Pease Air Force Base. Later he spent many years volunteering at Portsmouth Regional Hospital. Mr. Sawyer is survived by his wife of 58 years, Gloria Richards Sawyer; three sons, Frederick W. Sawyer, Robert A. Sawyer and James D. Sawyer; a daughter, Jane Leger; a sister, Mary Louise Jordan; two brothers, Alan Everett Sawyer and Theodore Sawyer; two grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family. A sister, Elizabeth White, predeceased him.

Lawrence Hodges died September 13, 2006, in Auburn, after a long fight with cancer. He was born in Winthrop in 1917, son of Daisy and Merton Hodges. He attended Syracuse University. Mr. Hodges married Ruth Smith of Newport, Vermont, and they raised three daughters on their large farm in Monmouth. He was employed by H.P. Hood & Sons, Globe Albany, and Inmont Corp. in Winthrop, retiring from Inmont in 1975. Mr. Hodges was a member of the Monmouth Lions and Litchfield Lions. His hard work on behalf of the Maine Sight & Hearing Project helped many and he had a lifetime membership from Lions International. He is survived by his three daughters, Judy Rose, Joan Withee and Jane Poulin; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

1931 ★ Donald E. Jensen died May 18, 2006, at Maine Veterans Home in Scarborough.

He was born in 1912, the son of William Hermann Jensen and Jeanie Lang Eadie.

He married Ruth Ames Berdeen in 1937.

His children called him Mr. Wizard or Wiz as he could do anything or fix anything.

The name stuck throughout his life. He played semi-pro football for the Portland Sagamores in the early 1930s while attending Hebron Academy and the University of New Hampshire. He was a World War II veteran and served in the Navy with the 122nd Construction Battalion (SeaBees) in the South Pacific.

He worked in the local petroleum industries for many years and retired from Portland Pipe Line Corporation in 1972.

Mr. Jensen and his beloved wife Mary Jo enjoyed their retirement years camping in Florida in the winter and spending summers cruising the waters of Casco Bay on their boat. He and his wife were members of Centerboard Yacht Club for many years.

His wife Ruth, on Feb. 9, 1999, and a brother William Henry Jensen predeceased him. He is survived by three sons, Eric W. Jensen, Paul C. Jensen and Peter A. Jensen; a daughter, Jeannie Maddocks; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

1935 ★ Frederick Charles Huber, Sr. died July 30, 2006, of complications following a stroke he suffered in May. He was the son of the late Frederick G. Huber and the late Marie Louise (Hart) Huber. He was born and raised on Staten Island, New York. Mr. Huber attended Haverford College and later the Art Student League. In 1938, he enlisted in Squadron A, a National Guard mounted cavalry unit stationed in New York. During World War II he achieved the rank of captain and served in an armed reconnaissance unit in Hawaii, eventually transferring to Army intelligence. In 1950, he and his wife Betty purchased a farm in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, which they operated for nearly 55 years, raising dorset and merino sheep. He was also employed by several local truck dealerships in which he was concerned with developing utility capacity vehicles, such as ambulances, school buses, and fire trucks. From his early years, he displayed a gift for visual art, a talent he pursued with passion and creativity throughout his life. In addition to his formal training at the Art Students League in New York City, he served an apprenticeship painting displays for the American Museum of Natural History, spent many years painting landscapes, and later taught locally, serving as a mentor to aspiring artists. His work was frequently displayed in local galleries, and customers, family members, and friends proudly hang his work in their homes. He had a lifelong love of sailing. He raced Barnegat Bay “sneak boxes,” crewed on E-scows and competed in New York to Bermuda races. Later, he sailed a lovely wooden cat boat, “Gypsy,”

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1937 ★ John F. Dyer died October 15, 2006, in Greenville. He was born in 1919, son of John T. and Rose M. Wakely Dyer, residents of Township AR 13, Kokadjo. He graduated from College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Returning to Kokadjo, Mr. Dyer worked as a guide, trapper, and as a warden for the Maine Forestry Service. He was inducted into military service in 1942. He spent a year training in the U.S. Army Air Force as a radio operator, and two years at the air base at Maison Blanche, the airfield for Algiers, Algeria, North Africa, as radio operator and teletype operator. He returned to the United States and was discharged from service with the rank of sergeant in 1945.

He resumed his seasonal employment as guide, fire warden and worked in the lumber camps for Hollingsworth and Whitney, later Scott Paper, and for independent operators in the lumbering field as clerk and scaler. After this, he worked as office manager for the Squaw Mountain Corp. during the construction of the chair lift, chair lift lodge and hotel for a period of eight years. Employed by C. A. Dean Hospital and Nursing Home, Mr. Dyer worked as business manager for two years, and then became the hospital administrator, holding the position until his retirement in 1981. After retirement, he served as treasurer and as clerk/treasurer for the Town of Beaver Cove. He was predeceased by his loving wife of 42 years, Edna Mountain Dyer. Survivors include a granddaughter, Cynthia Walker Anderson; two great-grandsons; a greatgreat-grandson, Ethan Anderson; also nieces and nephews. ★ Charles B. Parsons died October 25, 2005, at the Maine Veterans’ Home in Bangor. He was born in Presque Isle in 1918, the son of Vaughan and Margaret Boone Parsons. Mr. Parsons graduated

from the University of Maine in 1941.

During World War II he served with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and saw duty with the 135th Combat Engineers in Trinidad. Mr. Parsons obtained the rank of captain and was assigned to the 20th Bomber Command (8th Air Force) in India and Okinawa in the Pacific. He was a copartner of the Allen and Parsons Potato Seed Farm in Masardis. Mr. Parsons was superintendent of a fertilizer plant in Presque Isle and an officer with CascoNorthern Bank until his retirement in 1981.

He was a member and former vestryman of the St. John’s Episcopal Church in Presque Isle; a past president of the Aroostook Bankers Association, a member of the Kiwanis Club, Country Club, Community Association and Curling Club, all of Presque Isle. He served as chairman of the Presque Isle Recreation and Parks Board and Spudland Open Gold Committee in Presque Isle. Mr. Parsons had been a member of the Corporate Board of the Aroostook Medical Center and served as trustee for the Wilder Foundation. He was a member of the Upper St. John Valley Seniors Golf Association and its secretary-treasurer for several years before moving to Bangor in 1987. He was a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Bangor and a member of the Bangor Municipal Golf Club and the Eastern Maine Seniors Golf Association. Mr. Parsons is survived by Pauline, his loving wife of 62 years; a daughter, Mary; a son, Charles ‘Bud’ Parsons; one grandson; a sister, Mrs. Neil (Sarah) Sawyer; a brother, Peter V. Parsons; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother, Storer S. Parsons.

William Albert St. Germain died February 27, 2006, at his home in Redmond, Washington. Mr. St. Germain was born in Greenville in 1917. He graduated from the University of Maine, where he earned a degree in mechanical engineering and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He moved to Seattle in 1947 and lived at the Monks’ Club in Seattle until his marriage in 1956 to Anne Roberts and they moved to Clyde Hill. They had celebrated their 50th anniversary two days before his death. Mr. St. Germain had worked in The Boeing Co.’s gas turbine division and traveled the country for 23 years. In 1970 he took a job in Massachusetts, but soon moved back to the Eastside and lived in Redmond. He became a manufacturer’s representative with the Dayne Hanson Co., working mostly with soundproofing materials.

After retiring he took courses in horticulture and discovered his true love, gardening. He became a master gardener and also assisted with the Lake Washington Technical College horticulture classes. He also traveled to New Zealand for a year as host of the Quaker Center in Auckland.

Mr. St. Germain enjoyed trout and salmon fishing and spending time with his family at their cabin on Lake Joy, near Carnation.

Through the years Mr. St. Germain kept in

alumni et alumnae touch with relatives and old friends from work and college. His son Adam died in 1982. In addition to his wife, survivors include his sons, William St. Germain and David St. Germain; a daughter, Molly Peterson; five grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

1938 ★ Stanley R. Tupper, who represented Maine in Congress from 1961 to 1967 and served in other local, state and federal posts, died January 6, 2006. He was married to Jill Kaplan Tupper. Mr. Tupper served in the Maine Legislature in 1953-54 and later held posts as assistant attorney general and state commissioner of sea and shore fisheries. He served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives and later returned to Maine. He shared a law practice with his wife. A native of Boothbay Harbor, Mr. Tupper attended Middlebury College in Vermont. He served in the Navy from 1944-1946 and later earned a law degree from LaSalle Extension University in Chicago. In addition to the local and state posts he held, Mr. Tupper was appointed U.S. commissioner general with the rank of ambassador to the Canadian World Exhibition in 1967, and he served on the International Commission for Northeast Atlantic Fisheries in 1975–76.

Among his proudest accomplishments was organizing the Boothbay Regional Lobstermen’s Co-Op. He was co-author of a book that analyzed U.S.-Canadian relations, and also wrote a collection of memoirs about people he had met through the years. Besides his wife, Mr. Tupper is survived by a son and daughter.

1939 ★ Robert E. “Bob” Calvert, Sr. died March 13, 2006. He moved to Florida in 1985 from his native Erie, Pennsylvania. In 1943 he received a BS degree from Louisiana State University, in 1948 he received an MSEd degree and in 1951 a Director of Physical Education degree and in 1971 he received a Director of Health and Safety degree all from Indiana University. He was a member of Indiana University Emeritus Club 1998. He also received a degree from the Army School for Personnel Services and served in the Army during World War II. Mr. Calvert was a member of Delta Chi and was president of Phi Delta Kappa. He taught in the Erie School District for 30 years and was president of the Erie Coaches Association. He was a member of PSEAR, the Egypt Shrine, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Erie, Tyrian-Commonwealth Lodge #362, American Legion and V.F.W., St. Petersburg. He attended First Presbyterian Church, St. Petersburg. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Dorothy M. Calvert; a daughter, Pamela L. Szymanski; a son, Robert E. Calvert; two grandchildren and four great grandsons.

Fred Saunders died on September 25, 2005, after a period of declining health.

He was born in Conway in 1921, the son of Harry and Dorothy Kennett Saunders. He

graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1942, where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity.

Mr. Saunders was the personnel manager for the American Woolen Mills in Lebanon, and for Stride-Rite Shoe Company. He later moved to Florida and was in the real estate business in Fort Meyers, Fla. Mr. Saunders is survived by four sons, Harry Saunders, James Saunders, Fred Saunders and Paul Saunders; two brothers, Robert Saunders and John Waterman ’55; and two grandchildren. His wife, Marion, predeceased him.

ated from the University of Denver. He is survived by his wife Ann Collins, brother Lawrence, loving daughter Melissa Swanson, sons William and Calvin and five grandchildren.

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★ John Law died on July 3, 2006, in Mexico, Maine. Mr. Law spent three years in the Army, serving in Papua/New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan. In 1946, he married Elizabeth Dawson, his high school sweetheart. He worked for Oxford Paper Co. for 43 years, retiring in 1984. Mr. Law was a member of the Mexico Congregational Church, the American Legion and the VFW. He was a Mason and member of the Elk’s Club. He swam, boated and skiied with his children when they were young; after they were grown he took up golf and motorcycling. Mr. Law is survived by his wife; sons Robert Law and John Law; daughters Mary Law and Janet Law; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. A sister, Margaret O’Kane, and a greatgrandson predeceased him.

★ Lincoln F. Taylor died on April 24, 2006, at the Key West Convalescent Center. Mr. Taylor was born in Philadelphia in 1932.

He attended the University of Florida. He joined the Navy in 1952 and was stationed on the USS Wisconsin for two years and Key West for his last two years of service, being honorably discharged in 1956.

During his naval service, he received the United Nations Service Medal, Korean Service Medal, National Service Medal and Navy Good Conduct Medal. Mr. Taylor worked in the supply department, civil service, at the Naval Station and Naval Air Station, where he retired after 25 years. Lincoln loved all the arts and especially music, movies and live theater.

He was a board member of the Waterfront Playhouse and usher at the Tennessee Williams Fine Arts Center. He was also a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the Garden Club and Orchid Society. He volunteered at Help Line and the Hospitality House for many years. He loved meeting people and considered many as friends.

Mr. Taylor is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Esther; his daughters Laura and Lesley; four grandchildren and two sisters, Lillian and Nancy.

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1963

★ Aubrey J. Keif, Jr. died December 11,

★ Robert Allyn MacKay died February

2005. He was born in Pueblo, Colorado, in 1925, son of Aubrey J. Keif and Natalie Keif. He was married to Joan Conroy in 1946. They later divorced, and he married Janice Rae Major on March 30, 1962. He always claimed that date marked the actual date of his birth. Mr. Keif attended schools in Garden City, New York, Hebron Academy, Hebron, Maine, LIU, New York, and UCLA, California. He served in the RCAF during World War II. Among his employers in the aviation industry during his work life were EAL, Lockheed, and Boeing. His later years were spent with a national land title company and in commercial real estate. Aubrey is survived by his wife, Janice; sons, Stephen Ray Hileman, and Philip Michael Campbell; daughter, Elisha Belmont; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; a brother, Philip; and his beloved Janniejo.

24, 2006. He was born in Boston, son of Richmond and Barbara (Woodward) MacKay. Mr. MacKay received his BS in public relations from Boston University in 1967 and enlisted in the U.S. Army Signal Corps serving a year tour of duty in Vietnam. He was employed as a product manager for American Optical, was a sales representative for Custom Optics, and spent 20 years as a manufacturer’s representative in the ophthalmic industry. He retired in 2003 after seven years as a master certified sales and leasing consultant for Hoffman Lexus of East Hartford. Mr. MacKay enjoyed sports of all kinds particularly boating, golfing, and riding his motorcycle. He was also a car enthusiast and an avid fan of all the UConn sports teams. He was a member of ShannonShattuck Post # 182 American Legion of Granby and the American Legion Post # 102 of Athol, MA for 35 years. Mr. MacKay leaves his wife of 38 years Susan (Emery) MacKay; a son, Andrew MacKay; a daughter, Kathryn (Katie) MacKay; a brother, Donald MacKay; a sister, Margaret Ann Novisky; his mother-in-law Margaret Emery; his beloved dog Huckleberry; and “grand-dog” Mia; and many other relatives and dear friends.

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1948 ★ William Floyd Reno died peacefully on December 4, 2005, in Denver, Colorado. A third-generation Coloradoan, local automobile dealer, loyal supporter of the University of Colorado athletic program, and avid fisherman, he grew up in Denver where he attended East High School and then Hebron Academy. He attended the University of Colorado where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity.

After serving as a staff sergeant with the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict he returned to Denver where he gradu-

became the technical director for Harvard’s theater programs. Mr. Symonds founded and oversaw the Freshman Arts Program.

He was instrumental in planning the technical installation for the new Harvard Dance Center, which opened in 2005. He was an ongoing consultant for the New College Theatre (formerly the Hasty Pudding Theatre), scheduled to open in 2007.

Before working at Harvard, Mr. Symonds worked for Capron Lighting, Ripman Lighting Consultants, and fire protection underwriter Factory Mutual. He helped create and sold an industry standard-setting patent for digital light-dimming. Among his projects were the lighting arrangements for the 1969 Woodstock Festival and lighting designs for the Computer Museum and the penguin habitat at the New England Aquarium. Mr. Symonds is survived by his brother, Robin Symonds ‘69.

Former Faculty and Staff Alan J. Bennett died on August 28, 2005.

He was born in Lewiston in 1951, the son of Walter and Joyce (McAllister) Bennett. In 1976 he married Nancy Austin. Mr. Bennett worked for many years in the food service business, most recently for the State of Maine until his retirement in 1992. He was a Master Maine Guide and liked to hunt and fish. He was a Past District Deputy of the Knights of Pythias, Past Chancellor of Hiawassee K of P, member of the Blazing Star Lodge # 30 AF & AM of Rumford and a lieutenant in the Machiasport fire department. He had also worked as a special officer for the Oxford Police Department, worked for Hebron Academy as a cook for over 11 years, liked working for the carnivals, enjoyed working at Pittston Farms, and was a member of the D.O.K.K. He enjoyed going to casinos and playing the Elvis machines. Mr. Bennett is survived by his wife, Nancy; a daughter, Michelle; three sons, Edwin, Johnathan and Michael; a sister, Lena Bennett; a brother, Danny; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Other Deaths Hazel Sawyer Hanson ’25, on January 19, 2003.

Ashton P. Sawyer ‘30, on June 19, 2006.

Albert Blacky ‘39, on September 13, 2006.

William Lindsay ’39, on February 12, 2003.

Eugene Rowe ‘40, on December 13, 2004, in Lewiston.

Donald Parker Gray ‘41, on March 15, 2004.

Lawrence Lorain Harris ‘41, on November 24, 2004.

Lloyd A. Karkos ‘42, on January 8, 2004.

B. Randolph Cady ’48, on November 5, 2006.

James Herbert Cole ‘49, on October 15, 2003.

James O. Moore ‘54, on July 19, 2003.

Fred B. Steinberg ‘54, on December 24, 2002.

1965 Alan Symonds died June 20, 2006, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He grew up in Providence, Rhode Island and attended Harvard University, where he eventually

Shirley West, former staff, on August 10, 2006.

★ Veteran

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hebroniana Hail and Farewell

This postcard view shows Barrows Lodge on the Bowl side of the Paris Road, before it was moved and turned.

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n August 23, 2006, the village bade farewell to Barrows Lodge, a.k.a. “Bailey Block.” According to Harold Hall’s History of Hebron Academy, the house that we know as Barrows Lodge was originally erected by Nathan Beals in 1825 or 1826 and was “purchased around 1836 by Deacon Joseph Barrows, whose home it was from about 1836 to about 1872.” Hebron’s Board of Trustees met in the house while Joseph Barrows was active with the Board. The original house was comprised of two similarly-sized interlocking rectangular blocks offset from each other, the eastern portion being the main core of the home and the western ell providing additional upstairs space with shed and stable beneath.

At the turn of the twentieth century and on the completion of Sturtevant Home, the Academy purchased Bailey Block “in order to improve its appearance and to complete the symmetry of the campus. The building was renovated throughout, painted and papered, and baths were put in.” The reno-

vated building was renamed “Barrows Lodge” in honor of Joseph Barrows and opened for 28 students in the winter term of 1903. This postcard from the period shows a gray building with a substantial ell finished on three levels with windows, very likely the dormitory portion of the building. Barrows Lodge served in this configuration until 1925 when the west wing of

Barrows Lodge came down in August 2006.

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the building was remodeled to become the school’s infirmary.

The next phase for Barrows Lodge began in 1928. Because the school’s projected new gymnasium was originally planned for this site, the trustees decided to move Barrows Lodge to the south side of the Paris road, rotating the building so that its former eastern façade now faced the road on the southern side. The building was placed on a new foundation adjacent to Howe Cottage. The infirmary moved to the new Stanley Building, and eventually the Barrows ell was removed.

Together with the Parsonage and Howe Cottage, Barrows Lodge was part of a triad of homes which housed faculty and students during the 1950s. In 1967, the Parsonage and Howe Cottage were razed to make room for the construction of Halford Hall. Barrows remained, serving for the last thirty years as home for faculty families. Now, it too gives way, to allow for the development of an athletic complex. For more than 180 years, Barrows Lodge / Bailey Block served faculty and students as the Academy evolved. Now, the Red Lion, a.k.a. “Mountain View” becomes the oldest of the Academy’s active residences.

David W. Stonebraker, Archivist

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Homecoming & Reunion 2006

Fiftieth Reunion Class: Ken Mortimer, John Sherden, Dave Martin, Tom Mourkas, Fred Ryan, Head of School John King, Tom Murphy, Dick Cutter, Barry Barner, Jacob Pike, Mike Graney, Russ Williamson, Dick Weisman, Chris Righter and John Hales.

Save the date for Homecoming 2007 and Reunions for Twos and Sevens Friday, September 28 and Saturday, September 29

Hebron Academy PO Box 309 Hebron ME 04238