Spring 1972 TKS Alumnae News

MAY, 1972

V O L XXII

CONTENTS Man's Conscious Evolution

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Sterling School

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For Those Who Care

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Addition Now Under Construction

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Kimberley Alumnae Association

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Class News

11

Vital Statistics

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Member American Alumni Council, National Association of Independent Schools ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION BOARD President

Mrs. Audrey Carroll McBratney '50

Vice President

Mrs. Miriam Eustis Irwin '51

Secretary-Treasurer

Mrs. Carol Snow Evans '53

Chairman, Alumnae Day

Mrs. Hyla Ames Troxell '46

Chairman, Class Secretaries Fund-raising Chairman

Mrs. Carol Thompson Lathrop '34 Mrs. Adele Read

Home School President

Mrs. Sue Davis Tull '50

Hospitality Chairman

Mrs. Felicity Ferguson Morse '54

House Tour Chairman Karnival Booth Chairman Members-at-Large

Mrs. Joan Wallace Bryant '57

Miss Katherine Blondel '32 Mrs. Helen Hanau Breen '41 Miss Heidi Sanders '70

Nominating Chairman Mrs. Carol Humphrey White '52 Elected Member, Nominating Mrs. Constance Ritchie DuHamel '46 Alumnae Council Representatives Mrs. Mary Gail Smith Buermann Mrs. Barbara Bywater Creed Mrs. Patricia Onderdonk Pruett Mrs. Polly Fawcett Redfield Mrs. Hyla Ames Troxell

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EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor Associate Editor

Mrs. Mary Gail Smith Buermann Mrs. Constance Rogers Sumas Mrs. Joan Wallace Bryant Mrs. Joan Lockerty Brown

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Published by the Kimberley School, 201 Valley Road, Mont­ clair, New Jersey 07042, twice a year in May and December.

Entered as third class matter at Montclair, N. J. 07042

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C N SC IO U S EVOLUTION” kimberley suspends classes for three-day independent study The Kimberley School suspended regular classes in order to allow students in grades 7-12 to concentrate on the major topic "Conscious Evolution," a concept dealing with man's awareness of his responsibility for actively planning his future life and the future of mankind.

Each grade handled the concept from a different view­ point, all pursuing a program involving practical experiences, in and out of school, and direct contact with professionals at selected area businesses and agencies.

Grade twelve concentrated on the need to sensitize our­ selves to aesthetic values and to evolve public policies which will encourage professional art and wider public participation in the arts. The program brought students into contact with Mrs. E. D. Cone '30, a creative, professional writer, Mr. David Kwo who led a demonstration practice of Oriental brush painting, and Mr. Martin Feitlowitz, an archi­ tect, as well as representatives of other arts such as sculpture, the theater, and dance. In addition to seminars with these professionals, each student created to music a multi-media work which reflected her feeling of the music. A trip to the New York Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum Annual Contemporary American Painting Exhibit were ex­ amples of the several away-from-school activities planned.

Grade eleven concentrated on both personal and mass communication and the need for all of us to become effective, sensitive communicators. The students involved themselves in all areas of communications, verbal and non verbal. They visited New York University for a presentation on movie and television communication, studied the lan­ guage problems of communications at the United Nations, and toured International Telephone and Telegraph. Other visits and in-school presentations helped the students focus on the problems and possibilities of communication.

Grade ten defined for themselves the environmental problem and investigated ways to educate all levels of soci­ ety to the problem. Talks with Newark officials on urban planning and with the Newark Health Department on pol­ lution control and enforcement began this class's study.

Visits were also made to the Union Camp Corporation and Ringwood Manor to study land use and to the Passaic Valley

Water Commission to explore water resources. One of the highlights of this study was a discussion and lecture by Mr. Fred Allis of the Montclair Organization for Conservation.

The assumption underlying the 7th, 8th, and 9th grades' joint study is that girls at these age levels are vitally inter­ ested in themselves and their relationships with others. Con­ sequently, a special in-school program directed specifically to these interests was designed. The program revolved around learning centers where a girl hopefully will become more aware of her abilities. Each girl moved from center to center in the school as she chose. Examples of activities in the learning centers included macramé, pottery, computer, cooking, photography, creative writing, and figure drawing.

"A Day with Outward Bound" was also planned. This day was spent outdoors where students were confronted with physical obstacles to overcome. It provided a deep experi­ ence for each individual in the consideration of and cooperation with others as well as in self awareness.

At the completion of the program all classes came together to pool findings of their individual pursuits relative to the unifying concept under consideration.

Summarizing the effects of the three-day independent study, Assistant Headmaster, John M. Howard concluded that " 'Man's Conscious Evolution' was overwhelmingly successful from the point of view of the faculty and students who worked together on bringing this project into being.

Made possible through a grant of $75,000 from the Edward E. Ford Foundation, it was decided this year to combine the idea of a three-day independent study program with the concept plan and to involve all six upper grades.

Many of the students expressed the desire to have more time and opportunities in the future, having been caught up in the excitement of discovering new abilities and in­ terests, and perspectives they had not realized earlier. It is hoped that the students, themselves, will take more responsibility for organizing this program in the future. (An interesting sidelight — Absenteeism was the lowest during this three-day period it has been all year!) In addition to a dedicated faculty who worked very hard to make this program a success, they were aided by outside professionals, parents and alumnae."

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S E N IO R ST U D Y If beauty thrives in the eye of the beholder, it will be a moving force against destruction and ugliness. With this tenet in mind, the Conscious Evolution opportunities offered to the Senior Class were centered around the creative arts.

If we develop our aesthetic sense, we are less apt to create— or tolerate — dismal, disenchanting and depres­ sing environments.

The Seniors' study began with a visit by Mrs. Patricia Cone '30, a creative writer, whose comments are discussed in the distinguished alumna section which is a succeeding article. The class was then lured into Theatre Games by Beatrice Brooks. Expression took the form of role playing in the development of situations planned to heighten sensory awareness.

A lecture entitled “ Art for Everyman" was then presented

by Mrs. Norman Peterkin who is in charge of Kimberley's Art Department. Mrs. Peterkin emphasized ¡¡¡'that art is made with love and is aimed at perfection, but an expression of art need not be complicated or devious. Every man is capable of creating beauty." At the conclusion of her mes­ sage brushes were taken in hand and artistic inhibitions disappeared colorfully!

Miss Christine Strazza, a teacher of Modern Dance who conducts the Dance Club at the school, followed Mrs. Peterkin with a demonstration of "Expression of Emotions Through Dance." The girls listened and moved to music.

Successfully seduced into the truly creative mood, each student then chose her medium — dance, art or pen — and spent the rest of the day creating.

Martin Feitlowitz, chief designer for the architectural firm of Epple and Seaman (currently engaged in the enlargement of The Kimberley School) was the first speaker Tuesday morning. His slides and overview of architecture through the ages offered the challenge of creating practical yet aesthetically pleasing edifices — "art in architecture has to be 'utilitarian'." The girls pondered the responsibilities in­ volved.

Then they were given some styrofoam and plexiglass by Mrs. Esther Fuheman, a sculptress who creates monumental architectural pieces weighing half a ton by combining metals and acrylics. She let the girls "express themselves" and then gave pointers on the use of balance and symmetry.

The girls were delighted |i& A demonstration of Oriental brush painting by the noted artist David Kwo led to an introduction to Zen Buddhism, the essence of meaning and thoughts of Oriental directness and simplicity. The elimination of excesses: non-essential words; non-essential brush strokes; non-essential body movements.

Miss Sasaki, a Japanese student at Montclair State College, showed the girls how to create beauty with just a few flowers and the use of space and proportion in the Oriental manner. By means of a formal tea ceremony, she then explained how ritualized motions of serving and greeting can convey beautiful feelings of love and respect.

Tea with Miss Sasaki was followed by a dinner of health foods prepared by and for the class. Afterwards, a la Liquid Theatre, with candles aglow, tape recordings and mood 2

Mr. David Kwo

music softly playing, one and all participated in a free­ form, soul-exploring seance geared to the enhancement of sensory awareness through touch, taste, sight and hearing.

Wednesday found the girls in New York loosely organized into groups attending museum exhibits, Charlie Chaplin movies, ¡the Art Students League, and the Zen Buddhist Institute on 31st Street. In very authentic old-temple sur­ roundings, the girls knelt on pillows as a guide bid them learn how to relax, to dissolve tension through meditation, and to become one with nature.

The events the Class of 1972 experienced during these three days of "Conscious Evolution" were persuasive in bidding each girl in her own way to heed the mandate expressed by Huxley, "Man must direct the process of evolution and lead it to new heights by realizing new possibilities to enhance the quality of human living."

Ah, Sister Alumnae, have you followed their agenda vicariously?

Joan Lockerty Brown '45

© M M U N IO IT IO N S both mass and personal As a prelude to their three-day independent study of communications, thirteen juniors spent a 'silent' weekend at Lynne Wallace's summer home in Sparta as a test of dependence on verbatjcommunication. The girls could com­ municate only through motions and although many girls found they could not keep from talking, everyone's senses became more acute in the silence!

During the following three days of independent study, the juniors spent most of their time in New York City in such places as the United Nations touring to increase their understanding and meaning of the importance of inter­ national communications.

At Fountain House, the girls saw community-in-action providing an excellent rehabilitation program for those patients coming out of physchiatric wards of hospitals and institutions.

Continuing on in New York, the juniors were privileged to visit New York University where they participated in a broad scope of various techniques of movie and television production. Given ten minutes in which to work up a spontaneous 'act', the girls ran the cameras, acted, directed, and moved microphone booms!

Returning to Kimberley School, the girls listened to a journalist on the New Brunswick newspaper who stressed the problem of maintaining integrity in reporting, as much of a story's slant depends on the editor's interpretation.

Also held at Kimberley was a session in Sensitivity Train­ ing. Among the various activities was a 'non-verbal con­ frontation with a four foot pole' in which four teams of girls were divided into two groups; one group was given 'the pole' and told to do something or anything with it for about five minutes while the other observed them in silence. At the end of this time, the groups switched roles.

Another 'sensitivity' activity was the writing of each girl's name by herself on a long brown paper with the group commenting frankly on how they felt the signature reflected its owner! From these tasks the girls learned new things about each other and to understand and sympathize with their classmates.

At the Newark Museum, some of the juniors participated in the computor demonstration by running through simple addition and substraction problems. While back in New York City, another group was visiting I.T.T.'s computor center and were amazed at the machines that operate at billionths of seconds and yet are becoming obsolete.

The majority of the junior class agreed that their entire independent study was worthwhile and enlightening.

E © L 0 9 IO IL R ^ O B LEM S undertaken by sophomores” Investigating the ecologica|%nd pollution control policies of corporations in the New York suburb area enlightened the sophomores on the many problems in the environment.

The new Union Camp Corporation of Wayne, a pro­ ducer of forestbased materials, was the first company the girls visited. Peggy Russell '40 of Public Relations gave a tour of the building. A discussion on land development: "Who Has the Right to Decide the Future of the Land" enlivened the visit.

At the same time, at the Passaic Valley Water Com­ mission, another group of girls were walking a three-foot« ramp with no railing along twenty-two feet of partiallytreated water along one side! They learned that those living in Montclair and Glen Ridge drink unfiltered water from the Wanaque River.

On the second day of discovery, some of the girls visited Hoffman-LaRoche where they were told about the Com­ pany's successful attempts to control their pollution. Later, at the Passaic Herald News, the students learned of different ways in which they could, if interested, form 'clean-up organizations' for our environmental problems.

At Ringwood Manor, some sophomores talked with the ranger in charge of State Parks in Northern New Jersey.

"The Future of State Parks" — providing enough area for the diverse interests of people, and "The Right of Eminent Domain" were the controversial topics discussed.

On the final day of the enviromental study, half the sophomore class traveled to the wetlands of the Basking Ridge Environmental Center to involve themselves in an educational camping hike. Meanwhile, the remainder of the class attempted to walk the Allaire State Park's nature trail for the blind. Most girls failed because of their over­ whelming dependence on sight!

As a result of this independent study, the tenth grade girls have become increasingly aware of the enviromental problems concerning pow er— how to provide for an in­ creasing population without damaging the balance of nature, water — how to destroy wastes or use them, and land— its use and development; how to provide homes for the future.

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S E L F tW R E N E S S

In late February, a special program was offered to the students of the 7th, 8th and 9th grades. This program was called "Self Awareness" and evolved out of several months of student and faculty planning. Girls at these grade levels are vitally interested in themselves and their relationships with others. This special program was directed specifically to these relationships as opposed to the usual subjectoriented curriculum.

The students compiled an "interest list" in various skilled areas which included macramé, knit and crochet, pottery, sculpture, ping-pong, cooking, sensitivity, computer, creative writing, photography, Mod Podge and needlepoint. These learning centers were taught by members of the faculty, skilled Kimberley mothers, Montclair State students and paid professionals. Each student planned her two skill days ac­ cording to her own needs and interests. No quota was required of any student. She could spend the entire day learning and perfecting a craft or she could experiment in the several areas offered.

The questions that arise from such experimentation are many, but the most obvious seem to be: can a student at these class levels use large blocks of time wisely? How structured does learning need to be? Is departmentalization the best way to instruct? The Kimberley faculty found the students to have used the two days well. The skill centers most attended were the computer, pottery, sculpture and macramé. The absentee rate was at its lowest point all year as was the general noise level. The student response to the program was overwhelming, "The program let me be me.

I did the things I wanted to do when I wanted to do them."

"The mixing of the three grades gave us a chance to help each other." "I went home from school in a better mood."

"I did different things that I have never done before."

"I found that I liked doing things with people I've never even talked to before." "The program was good because it was relaxed so that personal relationships could develop. I had a great talk with one of the pottery instructors."

"I learned to be creative!"

On the third and last day of the "Self Awareness Pro­ gram", the three grades participated in the professionally planned and staffed Outward Bound Program. Through a carefully planned and sensitive use of the environment; Outward Bound allows a participant to learn important awareness about herself, her relationships with others and her interrelatedness with natural forces.

Using Mountainside Park, Edgemont Park and the school gym, the students and six faculty members were placed in small groups. Each were asked to solve and overcome planned obstacles; each were confronted with some exciting yet scary unknowns. How can a group cross a wide stream using only two ropes? How can we make a "people tree" bloom? How do you get the entire group over a twelve foot wall in three minutes? Initiative, imagination and teamwork were required for the twelve activities. This day, 4

like the two skill days preceding it, resulted in great enthusiasm. "I never thought I would get the courage up to do some of those things, especially sliding down the rope from the cliff." "It was amazing to see people work so well as a team!" "At the end of the program I couldn't believe I had done all the things. In the beginning they had seemed impossible." "The program helped me to see that nobody's perfect and that in an emergency, when we all worked together, we can do just about anything." "I thought it was fun except getting over Beam Tree because I fell in the mud."

The three days were concluded by a final assembly.

Students and faculty shared thoughts on the program. Each girl was asked to complete an overall evaluation log. One student's response seems to capsule the success of the ex­ periment. "When thinking of the program, I will remember the skills I learned and the crafts I worked on; yet Outward Bound will always remain important to me . . . This was the best thing Kimberley has done in a long time."

Joan W. Bryant '57

S T E R L IN G S C H O O L "an academic short course in leadership''

As the role of women in today's world has become one of greater Involvement, so has the responsibility of Kimberley which prepares her girls for their place in society. Because of this new accountability Kimberley sent a group of girls to the Sterling School in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, for a three week academic and survival course in leadership.

The Sterling School has introduced a new dimension to its college-preparatory curriculum which is based on the Outward Bound movement for its inspiration, conception, and organization.

Outward Bound is founded on an outdoor program designed to confront the student with obstacles which, when overcome, help with the understanding of self and team reliance. By employing the Outward Bound techniques for identifying qualities of leadership in an individual, the stu­ dent is better prepared to meet the mental and physical demands that he will face upon leaving Sterling School.

The Outward Bound procedure creates an academic environment similar to those European schools whose philos­ ophy teaches that large group involvement in winter camp­ ing, unique work programs which stress service to others, and environmental and ecological study agendas develop and strengthen leadership.

Sterling School encourages the student to overcome ad­ verse conditions and to use his own courage and innate creativeness. The ability to sustain stress, regardless of degree, can be cultivated by exposing the student to only as much as he can handle at a given point in time.

The winter camping experience found the visiting Kim­ berley girls relying on themselves to meet basic necessities

and in so doing they began to develop a sense of selfsatisfaction in coping with the challenges presented to them.

Each girl was provided with all the equipment for cross country skiing, hiking overnights, and various other sur­ vival skills. The girls learned to construct shelters and to start a fire with only one match!

For the rope courses competition, the Kimberley students were divided into patrols. Each patrol competed in a con­ test consisting of six minutes in the air hoisting oneself a few hundred yards along different ropes.

Sterling School feels that there is a definite relationship between a student's successful 'Bounder' experience and a new attitude and motivation toward his academic studies.

A sense of achievement and a heightening of self-awareness comes from successfully meeting challenges. To approach learning in such a unique fashion was a thrilling and enjoy­ able switch from the academic grind for our Kimberley 'Outward Bounders!'

In relation to the Kimberley girl the experience must be seen as proof of the school's awareness of the fact that woman's role makes many demands on her and that she is expected to take an active part in this world. Frequently women are in the forefront of modern events using their leadership qualities which are now being recognized as well as utilized. The Leadership course at Sterling School provides the modern Kimberley girl with the self-awareness that arises from succeeding in an alien experience and knowing that this quality is there to serve her whenever and wherever it is needed.

Deana Rogers Sumas '59

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'Tor Those Who Care, Far More For Words Than Any Other Life Design" . . . Amy Lowell An informal discussion and coffee with an alumna who has distinguished herself as a writer of plays and novels for children and young adults was first on the three-day agenda of the Senior Class study discussed earlier. PATRICIA LAWRENCE CONE '30, whose nom de plume is Patricia Clapp, was once an editor of OPUS SCRIBENDI which many of us remember well. She shared fond memories of Kim­ berley with the girls and afforded them a few giggles with descriptions of such things as "regulation gym bloomers."

She explained her love of words, "I can't even write a note to the milkman without filling it with adjectives," and con­ fessed that her English teachers at Kimberley were the people she enjoyed m ost-g "all the other subjects were a chore."

Once graduated — knowing exactly what she wanted to do — Patricia Lawrence went to New York for writing courses at Columbia. "O f course, I knew I could not get a B.A. just taking writing courses and so I never thought of getting one."

Mrs. Cone's first published works were one-act plays which led to the question of her method of proceeding.

"Do you use a dictaphone?" "No, if I try to speak — even when I make tapes to send to my daughter who lives in England now-—the words don't come. It is when I sit in front of my typewriter that I think. My new electric type­ writer goes like the wind!" When one girl asked,^'how one becomes more 'aware'," Mrs. Cone in her quiet, unpre­ tentious manner replied, "One stops thinking about one's self and tries to imagine the thoughts of the other person."

When Mrs. Cone asked if there were any aspiring writers in the class, one girl raised her hand. "Do not ask your friends to evaluate your work but send it to an unbiased critic," was Mrs. Cone's advice.

Patricia Lawrence Cone conveys the impression that she has always known how to appreciate with an almost mystic peace of mind the beauty that is to be found in knowing' one's self and developing one's talent. (It is hard to picture her "agonizing" over a manuscript.)

When she is not writing, traveling, or directing a play for the Studio Players ("her home away from home"), her pasttimes include such self-renewing pleasures as indoor gardening and fancy handwork.

Her most successful recent novels are Constance, a story of early Plymouth based on the life of one of her husband's Mayflower relatives, and jane Emily, which reviewers have described as a "Gothic, tale of the supernatural." Just being in Mrs. Cone's presence inspires one to seek a felicitous mode of personal, creative fulfillment.

Joan Lockerty Brown '45 6

Mrs. £. D. Cone '30 discusses creative writing during the Senior Class three-day study.

Artists rendering of the new addition

Addition Now Under Construction Ground has been broken and construction of the addition to the school is underway.

Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremonies were Mat­ thew Carter, Mayor of Montclair, Dr. Richard K. Loveland, Headmaster, and James T. Mills, President of the Kimberley Board of Trustees. After the traditional first shovelful of earth was taken, the alumnae, parents, and friends in at­ tendance joined the Kimberley student body for a reception in the school'. Building plans were on display for all to see.

The addition is the culmination of plans which were started when Kimberley moved to its present location, the former Montclair Athletic Club, in 1950. A classroom wing and biology and chemistry laboratories were constructed in a part of the Athletic Club building in 1962. In 1968 a modern library was installed. Also in that year, Dr. G. Derwood Baker, a noted educational consultant and a for­ mer professor of education and director of the Center for Field Research at New York University, launched a study of Kimberley's "future needs." The study lead to the con­ clusion that increased enrollment would result in a more diversified, stronger curriculum at the school. Enrollment, in fact, has been increasing steadily as is evidenced by a 25% increase in the past five years. It has then been be­ coming obvious that new space is essential.

The $1,300,000 addition will total 30,000 square feet in area and will house a 530-seat auditorium, a 350-seat dining hall/study, complete kitchen facilities, five classrooms, and a music center. Construction should be complete by April, 1973.

Funds for the new building have been provided by some 400 alumnae, parents, and friends who have pledged more than $1,100,000 to the school's Decisive Years capital fund­ raising program. The campaign will be continued in order to raise the balance of the new building cost.

O. E. Peterson Construction Company of Montclair is the general contractor on the project. Epple and Seaman of Morristown are the architects.

Matthew Carter, Mayor of Montclair, Dr. Richard K. Loveland, Headmaster and lames T. Mills, President of the Kimberley Board of Trustees, break ground for the addition to the school

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Class of 1972: Susan Huang, Lilian Leung, Amy Nussbaum, Tacey Phillips, Leslie Lord, Grant Huber, Denise Chezek, Kate Curtin, Isabel Vock, Robin Wachenfeld, Darcy Witt, Brewer Doran, Deborah Peck, Denise Coats, Louise Bertsche, Liz O'Neill, Linda Finney, Barbara Peto and Robin Silver.

Missing: Kate Boyden (taking the picture), lackie Collier, Barbara Flessas, Alison Read, Pam Taylor

The Class of 1972 and the colleges they will be attending next year: Leslie Lord Louise Bertsche Connecticut Ithaca Amy Nussbaum Katherine Boyden Princeton Goucher Elizabeth O'Neill Denise Chezek Skidmore Wellesley Deborah Peck Denise Coats Rollins Jackson Barbara Anne Peto Jacqueline Collier Rochester Jackson Tacey Phillips Kate Curtin Williams Rollins Alison Read Brewer Doran Smith Dartmouth Robin Silver Linda Finney U. of Virginia Connecticut Pamela Taylor Barbara Flessas Lake Forest Franklin & Marshall Isabel Vock Susan Huang St. Lawrence Princeton Robin Wachenfeld Grant Huber U. of Colorado Dartmouth Darcy Witt Lilian Leung Southern Methodist Franklin & Marshall

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KIMBERLEY ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION

President's Letter Dear Alumnae, As your representative on the Com­ mittee studying the future relationships between Kimberley and Montclair Acad­ emy, this year has been one of real learning, not only about the schools in­ volved, but about education in general.

The consulting firm of Englehardt & Englehardt has exposed us to many dif­ ferent trends and goals, and in order to provide a better background for the ul­ timate decisions, most of us have visited several'other campuses with like or dif­ ferent organizational structures.

Alumnae response to the Study has been rewarding and enlightening. Three informal Coffees were held at the School with one of the consultants, and upon request, Phil Anderson, headmaster of Montclair Academy, met with interested alumnae to explain and show them his school.

The final report to the two school boards has not yet been formulated, but you will be informed of the decisions made by the Trustees when they are known.

As my term of office draws to a close, I want to thank all of you who have supported the Association in so many ways— as officers, Board members and chairmen of our different activities, as class secretaries and fund agents, as com­ mittee members, and as supporters of various events, Alumnae Fund, and other fundraisers. We are indeed a great group!

My special thanks, too. for two very interesting and rewarding years, and I know all of you join me in congratulating and welcoming Aubin Zabriskie Ames as your new President!

Alumnae Candidates For President The nominee for president from June 1972 to June 1974 is Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54. A history major at Smith, Aubin worked for two years in Lord & Taylor's executive training program. She married Lincoln Ames, son of Anna Lincoln Ames '20 and brother of Hyla Ames Troxell '46, who is a senior vice president at Blyth & Co. The Ames live at 49 Prospect Avenue, Montclair with their children-— Heide (9), Mark (4), and David (7 months).

For two years following her marriage, Aubin worked as Kimberley's first alum­ nae executive secretary at the time of the school's first development fund drive and helped to lay the groundwork for our present organization. She has helped put out the Alumnae Bulletin and has been busy with innumerable alumnae events

Aufwiederzein Audrey Carroll McBratney

Aubin Zabriskie Ames

right down to the annual alumnae-varsity hockey game. This year she has been a class agent and reservations chairman for the house tour benefit.

Aubin has been on the Smith Club board and ran the auction one year. She has been on the board of the Montclair Red Cross for several years. She has also been very active in the Junior League of Montclair, having held several board positions including that of first vice president. She will be League provisional chairman for the coming year. In her spare time she likes (but says she never seems to have time for) gardening, tennis, crewel work and gourmet cooking.

For Secretary-Treasurer June Hayward Hunter '54 is the can­ didate for secretary-treasurer for the next two years. She is a Montclair native and taught in East Orange and Montclair after attending Briarcliff Junior and Wheelock College. She is both a Kimberley alumna and a Kimberley parent as daughter Barbara (12) is going into seventh grade, and she has served on the Home-School Association board as a class mother. Her other children are Billy (10) and Jamie (6).

June was chairman of volunteers for a couple of years, co-editor and editor of the Alumnae Bulletin, and involved in some capacity in many other Alumnae Association events. She was a head host­ ess for the house tour benefit this spring.

She has served on numerous other com­ mittees and boards. A major activity has been the Junior League of Montclair, and last year, she organized the Christmas Arcade. She volunteers at Crane House, which relates to her interest in antiques and interior decorating. Her new home at 94 Clarewill Avenue, Upper Montclair reflects this. She enjoys tennis, paddle tennis, hockey as a spectator (son Billy plays), gardening, and is studying oil painting and sketching. The Church Junior Guild at St. James' also claims some of her time.

Carol Humphrey White '52 Nominating Chairman

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Spring Meeting of Alumnae Presidents' Council Held at Dwight The theme "Coordinate? Co-ed? Single Sex?" could not have been more timely for your delegates Audrey Carroll Me-, Bratney and Heidi Ames Troxell to the spring meeting of Alumnae Presidents' Council. The two day conference held at Dwight School on Tuesday, April 25th, and Wednesday, April 26th, was so ger­ mane to the current Kimberly-Montclair Academy study (see President's letter) that representatives from both schools' Boards of Trustees also attended.

On Tuesday, the heads of Emma W il­ lard, Princeton Day, Baldwin, Englewood, Rosemary Hall, and Choate discussed for­ mally and informally their ideas on the subject with many questions being raised by the representatives from the over sixty member schools.

On Wednesday, students from Brearley, Dobbs, Englewood, and Dwight presented their points of view preceded by Miss Alice Gore King, the Executive Director of the Alumnae Advisory Center, Inc., in N.Y.C. The luncheon speaker was Mr. George H. Hanford, Executive Vice President of the College Entrance Examination Board, who spoke on "Education and Tomor­ row".

April Showers Brought A Lovely "May Flowers" House and Garden Tour A House and Garden tour entitled "May Flow er», sponsored by the Alum­ nae Association, took place on Thursday May 18th from one until five in the after­ noon. Proceeds will be turned over as a gift to the school.

Five of Montclair's lovelier homes and grounds were on display with refresh­ ments at the School as an added attrac­ tion.

The Association is deeply grateful to theCollowing alumnae and friends of the school who so graciously opened up their homes: Mr. and Mrs. William Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Cushman, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. William H. Dodd, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph R. Lounsbury, and Mrs. Albert D. Penick.

Fluffy Ferguson Morse was chairman of the event, with Carol Humphrey White •as her assistant in charge of invitations; Aubin Zabriskie Ames, reservations; Fay Taft Fawcett, hostess® Cynthia Mann Treene, refreshments, and Carol Thomp­ son Lathrop, decorations. A supporting cast of over fifty other members included those who wrote invitations or served as hostesses in the individual homes and at the school reception.

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Student Panel discusses Kimberley Today at Alumnae Day. Left to right: Katie Grover '75; Holly Schadler '73; Tacey Phillips ’72; Margaret Murphy '74; jackie Collier '72; and Dr. Richard K. Loveland, Headmaster.

Alumnae Day and Reunions Well Attended A very dedicated and hard-working committee started working in January to produce a successful Alumnae Day and Class Reunions on March 22nd. Up-dated class lists with names and addresses plus area lists were compiled and sent to all reuning members; i.e., '21, '22, '31, '32, '46, '47, '51, '52, '61, and '62, in order to encourage and facilitate their atten­ dance.

Over sixty alumnae were able to come, and especially honored were Mrs. Ste­ phen Cleaves and Mrs. J. C. Wister, cele­ brating their 50th, and Miss Margaret Gal lie, a former teacher and headmistress.

Many alumnae sent letters and pictures which were posted on bulletin boards, and those attending brought other news of missing classmates.

The program included guided tours of the school with open visitation of classes; a panel by students who expressed their view's of. life at Kimberley today; and a lively discussion with William McKinley of Englehardl & Englehardt, the firm hired to study the future relationships between Kimberley and Montclair Acad­ emy.

Ail alumnae wefe"'guests for cocktails and a sumptuous gourmet buffet which included hot and cold international reci­ p e s. (Ed. note: Kimberley cuisine rates four stars!)

Members of the Reunions Committee were: Heidi Ames Troxell, '46, chairman; Nancy Holton Bartow, '31; Mary Harrsen Van Brunt, '32; Connie Ritchie DuHamel, '46; Cindy Youngman Adams, '47; Browl|’fe Cleaves Lewis, '51; Fay Taft Fawcett, '52; Sue Faulkner DeDecker and Judy Poor, '61; and Denise Farandatos Anastasiou, '62.

Miss Margaret M. Gallie, former Head­ mistress and teacher, at Alumnae Day.

To Honor Miss Hamilton A picnic lunch to honor Miss Ruth Hamilton upon her retirement from the teaching profession will be held on June 5th immediately following the Annual Meeting. All local alumnae from Classes of 1962 (Miss Hamilton's "first" class at Kimberley) through 1971 have been in­ vited to share the occasion with the Trustees, Alumnae Board, juniors, seniors, faculty and staff of" Kimberley. Miss Hamilton, whose life has been devoted to education, has touched theHives of many. She will be missed at Kimberley.

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16-17 Mrs. Charles Williams '16 (Jerry McBrier) 10 Crestview Court Montclair, N. J. 07042 Mrs. Samuel Meek '17 (Priscilla Mitchell) Doubling Road Greenwich, Conn. 06852

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A Secretary is needed Class Agent: Mrs. Ruloff Kip '12 (Alison Cruikshank) Emma Dickson Carswell writes: "l regret so much that the oldest living graduate cannot be at the Kimberley Alumnae luncheon."

Agnes Vernon Slagle wrote about the Nursery School she had in Chatham for 25 years called The Fairmount Nursery School. "I loved everything and every minute of my 3 high school years under Miss Waring and Miss Jordan. They were ahead of their time in many ways of education. When I attended my 50th Anniversary Reunion, Class of 1913, I was both surprised and happy to hear that Kimberley was still singing the Alma Mater I wrote a 'million years ago'. Chris, my husband, and I have four children, nine grandchildren and two cunning great-grandsons. I was lucky to have little Chris in my nursery school in the young­ est group the last half of my last year (1970) of my school. Also lucky, that after my husband retired from business, he took over all "the business part" of my school, and thrilled the children by greeting them as they arrived each morn­ ing. I closed my school June 12, 1970, as my husband hates the cold weather!"

Mrs. Slagle attended Reunion Day this year and spent a happy morning with Kimberley's, Kindergarten class. '

14-15 Mrs. George O. Bailey '15 (Dorothy Cerf) Old Point Road Quogue, New York 11959 Class Agent: Mrs. John A., Dodd '15 (Adele Heydt) Dorothy Cerf Bailey hopes that her classmates will begin to respond to her plea for news. Allie Costikyan Jewett has set a fine example with her con­ tinuing news about her "one woman" art shows. Surely some of you have some interesting news you would love to share with us!

Class Agent: Mrs. Albert Streichenberg '16 (Dorothy Allen) Mildred Presby Corwith writes that her husband, Nate, has retired and they spend most of the year at home but have another home in Sun City Center, Fla. where they spend four months in the winter. "W e have four grandchildren and one great grandchild." '

18-19 A Secretary is needed A Class Agent is needed

'20 Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

'21 Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

'22 Elizabeth Webb Baldwin regrets that because of their trip to Florida until April 1st, she could not enjoy her 50th reunion with us but sends her best wishes for a successful day.

A long letter from Jean Moir tells that she is still working as a social work super­ visor at the Clinical Research Center of Philadelphia State Hospital. "When I came to this hospital eleven years ago, I never thought that I would stay so long, but changing methods of mental health care have proved a challenge and I am fortunate to be working with young folks who are always full of new ideas. We still have the old home on Park S t, but I only get there for occasional short weekends with my sister, so I am really rather out of touch with Montclair. I hear good things about Kimberley, though! Best wishes and my love to those of '22 who get to our Fiftieth!"

Gilberta Wood Westbrooke was elect­ ed to the Office of Registrar General of the Cabinet of the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, at the 80th Continental DAR Congress '•■ “ iteld in Washington, D.C. April 19-23.

She sends warm greetings to 1922.

Eleanor Vezin Hinton writes that be­ cause she has been ill for six months she will be unable to attend the 50th reunion, but hopes that all goes well.

'23 A Secretary is needed.

Class Agent: Mrs. John O. Cole (Karolyn Green) Mrs. Frances Giamattei writes: " I am sorry that it seems best to resign as Class Secretary for '23. My husband is retiring after thirty-three years of medical practice. I don't feel I can manage to be as active a secretary as someone nearer Kimberley. I hope someone will take oyer the job for me!"

"Hope to attend 50th reunion in 1973 if possible" Ethel Frost Peck writes that after May 1st they are moving to Florida and their new address will be: 405 North Ocean Drive, Apt. 1715, Pompano Beach, Fla. 33062. She hopes to attend next year's class reunion.

'24 Mrs. Philip B. Taylor '24 ' (Helen Patrick) 80 Norwood Avenue Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. William Dill, Jr. ^ (D o ro thy Monro)

'25 Mrs. H. Kimball Halligan '25 (Helen Raymond) 489 Highland Avenue Upper Montclair, N .J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Gordon Ball (Helen St. lohn)

'26 Mrs. L. J. Ferguson '26 (Carolyn Jones) 86 Afterglow Avenue Montclair,uL J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. Homer Joy (Mary Bowne)

'27 Mrs. Allen B. Adams, Jr. '27 (Katherine Taylor) 75 East End Avenue New York, N.Y. 10028 Class Agent: Mrs. F. G. Barnard (Louise Stauffen) Elizabeth Butterworth Gordon has a new address: 1048 North Shore Drive N.E., St. Petersburg, Fla. 33701. Libby wrote "no news"-— retired and enjoying life.

Eda Bainbridge McKnight is now Mrs. Harold Kolbe, 370 Bowline Blvd., Naples, Fla. 33940. She is in Naples in the winter, Middletown, N.Y. in the summer.

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Louise Russell Macdonald has a new address: 446 Hollow Tree Ridge Road, Darien, Ct. 06820.

Dorothy Ayres Holt and Jack are build­ ing a new small house in Hampton, Conn. They expect to move in April or May. Gretchen Eshbaugh Engel is the author of two books! I One is a Geneal­ ogy of the Chapin Family — the other, a most entrancing book about her child­ hood summers on Anticosti Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

I talked to Risa Darins Hayes in January when she was in New York. The usual January N.Y. cold on Rea's part precluded a reunion.

Barbara Barker Sprouse was in N.Y. for her yearly trip in Feb. and March.

This year she and I were the class reunion — various reasons keeping others absent.

Louise Stauffer Barnard's husband has retired from the practice of medicine.

They still maintain an apartment in Montclair but spend most of their time at their farm in Barnard, Vt. They are in Naples, Fla. for the winter.

Kay Taylor Adams is presently en­ joying a visit from her daughter, Sarah Model, who lives in Sunnyvale, Calif.

The highlight of the visit is her first grandchild—a red-headed boy. My back is aching but I am a doting grandmother -— something I swore I would never be! !

If the rest of 1927 wants to break into print — please send me news.

'28 Mrs. Gordon Bowen '28 (Barbara Newell) 346 Ridgewood Avenue Glen Ridge, N. J. 07028 Class Agents: Mrs. F. A. Nelson, Jr. (Elizabeth Love) Mrs. C. E. Harrison (Jo Merrill) Patricia Newell Cady's new address is Grapetree Bay Hotel, Box Z, Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands 00802.

'29 Miss Susan Sterling 133 North Mountain Ave. Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. C. H. Eastwood (Eleanor Fox) I know you will all be sorry to hear that Nancy Barry Rank passed away this winter. I believe she had a heart attack.

March 22 was Alumnae Day at Kim­ berley and I wish you could have all been there. It was great fun and very interesting to visit classes and talk with the students.

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Sis Schwarz DeCamp, Frances Fernald Draper and myself were the only ones attending from our class. Fran drove up from Wayne, Pa. with Sis DeCamp's sister. Hope you all will try to make it some year! Had a card from Connie Parkhurst Chauncey who has moved to Vero Beach, Florida. She and her hus­ band are very happy there. Connie was so pleased to see Charlotte Fetch; she stopped by while vacationing in the area. I called Kit Meeks in California the other night. She is just fine and had been visiting friends in Tuscon and Scottsdale, Arizona. She and a friend are going to Vancouver, B.C. in May. Lucky gal! I had a pinched nerve in my neck this Fall which curtailed my activ­ ities for a while. Since Christmas, how­ ever, I have been making up for lost time. I had a nice trip to Boston to see my niece and her family not long ago. I would like to send you all cards next Fall and expect to have alot of news to write about all of you! Hope you have a happy summer!

'30 Mrs. Val J. Brennan '30 (Grace McCollum) 130 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, N. J. 07042 A Class Agent is needed

'31 Mrs. Russell Fitt '31 (Gay Lemkau) 590 Highland Avenue Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Charles W. Brooks (Honour Souther)

'32 Miss Katherine Blondel '32 169 Midland Avenue Montclair, N. J. 07042 Class Agent: Miss Katherine Blondel

'33 Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

'34 Mrs. David Haviland '34 (Barbara Spadone) 185 Gates Avenue Montclair, N .J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. John C. Lathrop (Carol Thompson) Our advanced French speaking group returned triumphant from a wonderful spring week in Paris. Our members in­ cluded Betty O'Gorman Dixon and several other Kimberley ladies. We are

most enthusiastic about 'Au Pactole' a gourmet discovery of S. Barksdale Penick.

Carol Thompson Lathrop says "no special news" except exciting plans to build in Nantucket.

Elizabeth Gracy Kenny was seen at the Philharmonic in a superb Chanel suit which was fantastically well chosen in Paris, natch!

Terry Bull Sterling and Archer will take a sojourn to Florida. Arch, being still a mere lad, has taken early retire­ ment. Their Jim graduates from college this year. Young Carol will tour Greece with a school group and has early admission to Colby Jr. College in the fall. Chipper and wife and two boys are happily ensconced in Winchester.

Mass. He is in law school.

Edie Baker Campaigne has a new address: 746 Broadway, Sonoma, Cali­ fornia 95476. She says this w ill be their last move. Her Jim is writing a book- 9 Hello Out There. "Send more news!"

Last fall our season opened with the lovely wedding of David Walton, son of our classmate, Jean Berry and Hunter Walton. The bride was the former Mary Beth Black. This wedding was followed quite soon with the marriage of their elder-son, Jay. Jay and his wife live in Chestnut Hill, Mass. Youngest son Bruce, a Princeton graduate, is in the Navy.

Frank Hutson, husband of Kay Halsey Hutson, has been elected secretary of A.T.&T. He had been doing legal work for them for several years. They have just had a short time off at the Hillsboro Club.

The Crane House continues to a cynosure of interest in Montclair. An historical landmark beautifully restored and open for inspection Sundays and for other special events. Our classmate, Midge Atwater Crane has done, along with others, much work on this interest­ ing project.

Your secretary hopes to take two weeks with husband, David, in Paris visiting friends in April. Son Bill, com­ pletes two years in Africa with the Peace Corps this August.

It is with great sorrow we learned of the death of our classmate Ruth Porter Campbell. I know of no member of our class that wasn't very fond of her.

'35 Mrs. Stewart Carpenter '35 (Josephine Fobes) 4 LaSalle Road Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. S. P. Herbert (Virginia Voorhees) Mary-Jane Whitehorne Schoeler sent a long family news letter which w ill be quoted in part: "Before the first of May

when we started on our way to the Southwest for Earl's Graduation Day in Prescott, Arizona; an old, old house in Wilmot Center about ten miles away said—ilc o rn e , love and care for me!'

So we signed a contract and away we went for six weeks of adventure. Wor­ cester, Mass., Cooperstown, N.V., and Natural Bridge, Va.— and overnight camp by a lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn., past the rice fields of Alabama at sunset and on to visit friends in Albuquerque, N.M., through the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest to camp at the Grand Canyon; then on to the College. What a beautiful country we are all blessed to live in! On Nov. 15, we moved into our new "old" house with a view of Kearsarge Mountain in back, and the Green of Wilmot's Center in front edged with Church, Town Hall, and Library.

Extra bonuses — a fireplace and a lovely piece of trout brook. Thanksgiving found us straightened out enough to have Susan and Steve for the holiday — with a foot of new fallen snow outside."

'36 Mrs. W. K. Schmid '36 (Josephine Murray) Mason's Island Mystic, Conn. 06355 Class Agent: Mrs. H. DeHaven Manley (Jean Winnpennv) Jaqueline Issacs Withington writes about her children-— "Our oldest, Jamie, now married, is stationed in his home­ town of Honolulu. Only one more year in the Navy and then he hopes for college. Mary, just turned 21, is working here in Phoenix saving money for an­ other trip to Europe. Paul, 19, is a struggling freshman at Harvard and works in the summers at Scripps Institu­ tion of Oceanography. 'Ma and Pa' are comfortable at home."

'37 Mrs. Newell Sjolander '37 11 Werimus Brook Rd. Saddle River, N. J. 07458 Class Agent: Mrs. W. E. Littlefield (Sally Bausher) It was good to see Marjorie Rile Weigel, who returned to Montclair re­ cently, to visit her family.

Sally Jennison Riter's son, Henry, was married Dec. 11 to Jane Ingram. Henry, a graduate of Bryant College, is em­ ployed by Union Camp Corp. in Chicago.

Sally and her husband, Bessie Lipscomb Gregg and Doris Keller Hamlin '36, and their husbands were visitors of Florence Penick St. Clair at her winter home in Key Largo, Fla.

Dorothy Vondermuhl Young and her sister, Tickie, '32, drove to Fla. to visit their sister, Barbara Vondermuhl, stop­ ping enroute to see Sally Young Shertzer in Montgomery, Alabama.

Betsy Townsend McFadden's son, Peter, graduated from Harvard last year.

Her daughter, Diana, is a teenager and daughter, Pamela, 27, is a physio­ therapist.

Margaret Richards Chapman and her husband recently made a surprise move to Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where Curt is MG Deputy Commander of the Army's Combat Development Command. They love the whole set-up there and are enjoying "the mind-stretching nature of the work." They hope to be there for several years. Their daughter, Cindi, is a freshman at her mother's alma mater, Bennett College. Bruce is at Hayfield, the "biggest school in northern Virginia."

In March, Peggy Klotz Young spent 8 days in Paris with her French con­ versation group, which meets weekly.

Betty O'Gorman Dixon, '34, and Helen Raymond Halligan were also members of the group.

Ruth Duff Eager spent a week at Bay Roc, Jamaica, in Feb. Son John w ill grad­ uate from Bucknell in May. Two down and one to go.

Virginia Kracke Leavitt and husband, Charles, will spend a weekend in Wash­ ington with the Smithsonian Assoc. In May, they w ill attend the Bach Festival in Bethlehem, Pa. They are hoping to be in Ireland during July and August on a tour conducted by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The trip will feature visits to great country houses and gardens.

Kathryn Holton Sjolander and her hus­ band spent an out-of-this-world week at Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands recently. "W e are both 'hooked' on snorkeling, for the locale of this fasci­ nating sport is a fantastic dream world of color. I highly recommend exploring the coral reefs of the Caribbean!"

'38 Miss Jane Carpenter '38 11 Norman Road Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 A Class Agent is needed

'39 Mrs. J. P. Curtin '39 (Ann Dixon) 101 Clinton Avenue Montclair, N. J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. J. Y. G. Walker (Meryl Riter)

'40 Mrs. David R. Hall '40 (Nancy Kluge) 21 Twin Oak Road Short Hills, N. J. 07078 Class Agent: Mrs. W. P. Kennard (Carolyn Bedell)

'41 Mrs. William P. Breen '41 (Helen Hanau) 24 Greenview Way Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Charles B. Sanders II (Kit Eavensen)

'42 Mrs. Thomas B. Shull (Eleanor Watt) 55 Long Lots Rd. Westport, Conn. 06880 Class Agent: Mrs. Kenneth T. Gordon (Helen Jones) Joan Trimble Smith writes from Wayland, Mass., that she is teaching four classes in painting, plus doing as much "pastelling and painting" as time will allow. Her husband Rob is Associate Professor of History at Bentley College.

Their daughter is taking her junior year from Barnard in Paris, and two sons are at home — one in his first year of high school and the other in 6th grade. She sees Grace Aldrich Andersen, who lives only five miles away in Lincoln, Mass.

Ken & Helen Jones Gordon's daughter was married in September '71. Helen and Ken are spending their annual spring vacation in Sea Island, Ga. Elsie Luddecke Kelsey works at Over­ look Hospital once a week and is Chairman of their hospital. Her elder son John is doing graduate work at the University of Virginia, while his wife Pam is working with retarded children in a Charlottesville Clinic. Bruce is a junior at Lawrenceville, and this May Elsie and Jack plan to go back there for Jack's 30th reunion.

I'm sure that Babs O'Donovan White must be one of our most traveled mem­ bers. She and family vacationed in Nan­ tucket last summer, and especially en­ joyed cruising home to Darien. Last fall she and Bob spent a vacation in Carmel, Calif., with Shirley Deyo Whiteman. In February they took their boys skiing in Vermont, and in April she and Bob plan to go to Portugal. Nantucket again hope­ fully this summer. In between trips she studies needlepoint and has been attend­ ing lectures in art and foreign policy in New York City. Their oldest son Peter, who is a junior at Lehigh this

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year, plans to take his first semester in London next fall.

My son Tad, who is a junior in high school, is becoming a serious jazz saxo­ phonist and flutist, and Sally, imjiunior high school, is interested in just about everything. I myself continue to study painting.

'43 Mrs. E. B. Ruffing, Jr. '43 (Joan Sweeney) 125 Westview Road Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Joseph B. Dillenbeck (Gloria Evans)

'44 Mrs. Victor Kohman '44 S h le le n Shireff) 32 Summit Road Verona, N. J. 07044 A Class Agent is needed

'45 A Secretary is needed Class Agent: Mrs. Edwin Shuttleworth III (Pat Driver| .i| Barbara Bumsted Shand and Jim had a trip to Europe early in '72. Barbara Creighton Ulbrand, Pat Driver Shuttleworth, Lorraine Dircks and Anne Reighley Ferguson had a “ mini-reunion" at Anne's when Lorraine visited the U.S. from Germany in February for the first time in several years. Her home port at present is„ Baden Baden, but she speaks of returning to the U.S. eventually.

Ann Gerhauser Buchbinder (Mrs. Robert) is now at 330 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, III. 60657.

Jane Hagan Farno and Glenn are now at 195 Tall Timbers Rd., Glastonbury, Conn. 06033. Their eldest, Stephanie, looks forward to college in the fall at Illinois Wesleyan.

As far as we know, Betty Newell Mc­ Caffrey is .still in Newtown, Conn., on Pleasant Hill Road. Classmates would like to have news of you, Betty; it's been too long!

Jeanne Talbot Sawutz's eldest David is another who'll be off to college in the fall. He has expressed possible interest in dentistry. Rudd Trimble Kenvin has opened and is directing a nursery school in South Bend. Her Dad spent Christmas with Rudd and Roger and their daugh­ ters, but continues to make his home in Bristol, N.H. We were sorry to learn of the death of Judy Shearer Turnbull's father this past fall. Judy and Bob had a trip to Florida in April, and are living in McLean, Va. Sally DuBois Seivard reports her Sarah a theology major at the College of Woos­

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Peter, Rob, Kate and )ohn — Jeanne Jordan Freeman's children '46 ter, Ohio. Son Duby "is over six feet".

Sally is stilM n Westfield, N.J., but has moved to 632 Forest Avenue.

Jo Murphy Rayermann, Ed, and sons Patrick and Richard, 13 and 11 now, en­ joyed a trip to Idaho last summer spend­ ing 9 days at Priest Lake, 30 miles from the Canadian border, and also went to Canada briefly. Jo says she's reminded of the Kimberley Kourier (was that its nameMshe asks — we remember she wasBts first editor) as Patrick is news editor on his jr. high paper!

A family news letter from Susan Ailing Miller reports: "The ache of leaving Montclair was dreadful, but Boston and Weston are worth it all . . . friendly, civilized, and manageable. Come see!

Tony finds the college business different from the business business. And the exercise you get jumping back and forth across, the generation gap tones the muscles. Fred is a junior English major at Princeton and spent a month in Spain last summer, courtesy of the youth fare. For Darcy, graduation and the bioldgy prize at Montclair High, then three weeks in Czechoslovakia on a ground­ breaking tour with three student musical groups. Dan and Paul are performing creditably in Weston schools. Dan has a cello teacher; Paul still is sawing the viola 'con brio', but he brought home a baritone horn*’ the other day. Finally, Brandy is making the transition from City Dog to Country Dog with some style and a skilled veterinarian."

'46 Mrs. W. L. Brown, Jr. (Joan Lockerty) 19 Harding Road West Caldwell, N.J. 07006 ClaSS Agent: Mrs. N. Young DuHamel (Connie Ritchie) Thoughts of our 25th reunion prompted some wonderful newsy letters: Anne

Rogers (Mrs. Leroy Wilbur, Jr.) writes from Gibson Island, Md., to say that though she hasn't lived in Montclair for 25 years, she enjoys the "Bulletin". Her husband, Bill, an investment banker for ten years, got bored with all that and bought a tire factory and a small boat business. Ann has two sons, Scotty and Larry, ages 12 and 16. "We live on a lovely island surrounded by water; the Chesapeake Bay on one side and a river on the other. Our island is also a bird sanctuary. There is a post office, club, church, 9-hole golf course, and five tennis courts. We have many year round club functions and Bill is commodore of our yacht squadron. You can see why we never leave this haven."

Joan Powell (Mrs. F. Douglas Adams Jr.) lives at 7 Lighthouse Way, Darien, Conn.

From Jeanne Jordan Freeman in Dan­ ville, Va., comes word of a vigorous correspondence involving Marilyn Mag­ nus Lanner, Pat Y. Ames, and herself— to meet in Montclair on March 15, the day set for our class reunion — but alasl Jeanne's present hobby is raising daffo­ dils and her most challenging activity is the "struggle" to uphold the integrated school system which threatened to crumble about 3 years ago when many people deserted and started private schools. Jeanne has been substituting in elementary school and taking courses in education and guidance. She "lives in the country on a lake and has some horses." "I've become a hard core ecologist and will preach to anyone given the opportunity!"

Abby Keebler Ryan— 2945 Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana, is working on an arts study commission for Columbus and keeps busy on Wellesley's behalf.

She and Art plan to spend most of August in Sebago, Maine—while both of her daughters are at camp.

Andy Schneidewind Walker spent most of the winter shuttling from Con­ necticut to Vermont for skiing.

Eleanor Helm Ketcham moved to 2615 Falmouth Road, Ottowa Hills, Ohio, and reports that Ottowa Hills is an inner suburb of Toledo where lack is the Exec. Vice President of the Toledo Trust Company. "We're glad to be in an older house again surrounded by big trees.

The schools are small and good— it's a change to have all the children bicycling home for lunch every day."

John Hoffman, Nancy Lockerty Hoff­ mann's Andover senior spent his spring vacation enjoying the backstage life of The Lady in the Dark, this year's fabu­ lous K-A play. Nancy will be spinning through en route to Martha's Vineyard in June —J so be ready, Joan Powell Adams! Last word from Nancy was that she was hoping to go into China with a group of Philippine doctors. (She is continuing her medical studies — acu­ puncture, anyone?)

Florence Johnson Jacobsen's oldest daughter, Susan, 24, an exec, sec'y, is re­ nouncing business for college. Florence is busy planning volunteer visits to Over­ brook patients.

— And I've been busy writing plays like Jack and the Beanstalk in French.

My Suzy, 12, just won a trophy for basketball and made the Caldwell-West Caldwell Track Team! Son Bill had his first shot in preparation for a summer trip to India where he will be the guest of friends and do a lot of traveling.

Write or phone whenever you're in town!

'47 Mrs. David P. Adams '47 (Cynthia Youngman) 3 Welsh Road Essex Fells, N. J. 07021 Class Agent: Mrs. Richard R. Dailey (Comer Fisk) Barbara Nash Hanson has re-married and her new name and address is: Mrs: Herbert M. Hanson, Jr., 6 Coronet Way, Kentfield, Calif. 94904.

'48 Mrs. A. Stanley Miller, Jr. (Frances Lane) Camino Gardens 729 SW Bayberry Terrace Boca Raton, Fla. 33432 Class Agent: Mrs. Virginia Aspdin (Virginia Hall) Stan and I moved just one year ago to Boca Raton, Florida. He is building apartment-motels in Deerfield Beach and Delray Beach, and we are very happy with the big move. We have a

very active family; Leisha 12, who at­ tended Kimberley; Ley 7, a first grader; and Schuyler 4, and Mark 2 V i. We are enjoying the warm climate and the beautiful blue skies everyday. It's so great to be out of doors with little ones.

Boca Raton is a lovely growing com­ munity, fine schools and churches and some very wonderful real people. We are busy with our swimming, tennis and golf and of course, many visiting friends and relatives. We do not miss the snow as yet, that will take a little time. How­ ever, we do miss our Northern friends and being close to Kimberley.

Helen Drysdale writes, "Am still en­ joying my work as a professional pho­ tographer. Just completed stills for a re­ ligious book, Catch the New Wind, au­ thored by Marge Champion. I have en­ joyed numerous projects with her and husband Gower over the past ten years.

Am currently doing a children's book, exciting, more later; and article on classi­ cal Chinese opera. Just finished stills, Oregon location, on movie with Tab Hunter. Life's never dulraj California is THE spot. Bought a nifty house-Sfilled with canines and cats. Visitors West wel­ come to call (213) 763-9083. Love to see you. If you see J. Mason, tell her that her drug article was great."

News from Jean Rackell, known as Dr. Kim McKell, is "from thè liberated woman '72 style!" Things new with me— my own home and garden. Am still a Professor at Univ. of Cal. Extension and Cal. Inst. Asian Studies . . . also doing private therapy and groups. Have been elected president of the local chapter of the American Humanist Psychology group and w ill do a program at their annual convention in Squaw Valley in Sept. Will also do two programs "Jungian Psychology and Shamanism" and "Psych of Tibetan Mandalas" for the Mann Ranch Symposium on "Myth, Jung and Religion" this summer.

Maurine Palmer Hanley writes that her son, Lance CpI. Robert P. Hanley, Jr., age 20, died of pneumonia while stationed on Okinawa with the U.S.M.C. on Jan. 26, 1971. He left a wife Valerie Louise Hanley. "My daughter Gail, graduated from St. Elizabeth's Academy in June 1971 and entered Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., to study Elementary Ed. On January 12, 1972, my husband, Robert died suddenly after a short ill­ ness." Our class sends deepest sym­ pathies to you and your daughter, Maurine.

Jonelle Brown Harrison writes, "The only thing I learned at Kimberley that prepared me for this house full of malechauvinist-piglets was the hockey hip!

This winter was a marathon of packing and unpacking suitcases, (Sometimes I didh't unpack, just filed them under the

bed.) Managed to escape ski-lodge sit­ ting long enough to investigate Vene­ zuela, and some of the offbeat Carib­ bean Islands. Was chairman of the local Heart Fund Drive and in May I will take over the presidency of the Town Club of Mountain Lakes, an organization I joined because you could work as little or as much as you wished. I think the joke was on me. Wish all this activity had left me thin and ragged, not just ragged. Look­ ing forward to the BIG reunion next year. Please come everybody, I'm anx­ ious to compare wrinkles."

"I just received my next set of stripes," writes Janet Mason: Associate Editor of LIFE magazine. "Have had a busy year of immense variety of stores: from "Vietnam Veterans on Methadone Maintenance in a VA Hospital" to "The Drop-Out W ife;" from Howard Hughes to High School students on "sabbatical" before college.

I was so deeply moved by Jane Redfield Forsberg's personal account of "Our Kathy" in the December Kimberley Alumnae News that I've been investigat­ ing various programs for the retarded child and hope to do a story on one of the outstanding ones."

Sibyl Lewis Lotterle writes, "Hank and I and the three children moved to Light­ house Point, Florida, three years ago.

Laurie Ann, our oldest, graduates from high school in June. She's a tennis en­ thusiast and can be found playing often at the Boca Raton Club. Nancy, our 14 year old, is a basketball player, tennis and riding fan. John, our youngest, is a swimmer. This Florida living is great.

We're outside all the time! No matter where you go you see kids heading for the beach, surf boards on their heads. We have had the opportunity to play tennis all over the east coast of Florida for Hank is now Vice Pres, of the Wesco Tennis Corp. Our newest addition to the family is a miniature Schnauzer which we fondly call "Kimberley."

Sibyl also included news of Ginny Hall Aspdin. Ginny still lives in Montclair and works in New York. She spends her holi­ days in Delray Beach with her family and also manages to spend a lot of time with all the Lotteries. Ginny is coming down for Easter and we hope to get together with Franny Miller and her family.

'49 Mrs. T. R. Cutting '49 ® (Sally Smith) 24 Inwood Road Essex FelJ^ N. J. 07021 Class Agent: Mrs. Franklin Saul (Elayne Robinson) Ruth Lieder says it's "great being Director of Public Relations at Sun Val-

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ley. Everyone should come to Sun Valley ■ —-at least once. That in itself, assures a second visit!"

'50 Class Secretary: Mrs. W. G. Tull, Jr. (Sue Davis) 99 Summit Ave. Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. R. M. Lovell (Barbara Cronin) Well gals, the news is pretty sparse — most of it comes from local phone calls and second hand from other people. How about if all of you, right now, put a note on your calendars for September 1st — write S u e ^ B Next fall, we could have a newsy column — just sharpen those pen­ cils and lick those stamps!

Ann Matthews Kent and her family are eagerly looking forward to a spring vaca­ tion in Mexico. They will visit Tom's brother who is living there with his fami­ ly. Sounds like a great reunion. Tom is still with Allied Chemical working mainly in environmental law. Ann is finishing her year as Nominating Chairman in the Summit Junior League, and has been working as a volunteer in a pre-nursery school which is a League project. She is presently on the ground floor in setting up a volunteer program in one of the children's schools. Hopefully, it will be a model for the other Summit schools to follow. Out of self defense, she has taken up the recorder! She said Celia and Robbie play the violin and trumpet re­ spectively, so she is doing her "thing" as well. She gets together with several friends once or twice a week and they toodle away!

Bobbie Cronin Lovell spent a week in March skiing at Mad River with the three older children. A great time was had by all— no broken bones! She ran into Bon­ nie Dill Barnes and her son Fred. They had a nice visit. Bobbie reports that the Lovells got a new barn for Christmas— now the two horses have a place to rest their heads! The children are great about taking care of the various and sundry animals including cats, hamsters, getbils and dogs— two labradors to be exact. The greatest event of late has been the arrival of seven puppies. Everyone has become so attached to them that — well — maybe they will just keep them all! Bob­ bie is very involved with Project Hope.

News of Mary-Ann Treene Evans from her brother. The Evans continue to love Southern California. Mary Ann sounds really busy. The childrens' activities are described in the following terms and I

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quote: "Lisa-braces, Pam-horses and Stewart-hockey and baseball." Nancy Treene is remarried and is living in Fort Laughton Beach, Florida. She is now Mrs. R. W. Childress. Her husband is a re­ tired Colonel.

Audrey Carroll McBratney has recently been elected to the Board of Directors of the United Community Services of North Essex. Audrey is also very involved with the Drug Abuse Program — Family Communications, Drop-In Centers and the North Essex Drug Abuse Committee.

She continues her ballet and last fall had a part in "Dolly" which was presented by the Montclair Operetta Club. Somehow, she manages to keep pace with three busy children and one terrific husband.

Audrey saw Molly Prescott Kindred dur­ ing the Christmas Holidays. Molly was on stage so Audrey didn't get a chance to chat with her.

Yours truly keeps plodding along. One of the most interesting things I have done this year is to troupe a drug education film "Drugs are Like That" to 4th and 5th graders in the North Essex area. The film is shown as a Junior League project. I've also helped set-up a new Christian Edu­ cation program at Church for grades 3-6.

We are using the Learning Center ap­ proach, and I highly reccommend it! The children don't want to leave at the end of the morning, and many children want Sunday School during the week!

Well — that's it for this issue. I'll be looking forward to getting your cards and letters next fall. Remember — mark those calendars! Hope you all have a great summer!

have a house in Manchester, Vt., and go whenever we can for skiing, relaxing and a general change of scene. Jim is with Monroe Calculator Co. as manager of the Worcester branch office. I fill my days with countless volunteer jobs among them church committee work, school volunteer work with kids who have learning disabilities, and a library job at Bancroft School. I also love a day at home now and then doing needlepoint, crewel, sewing and a little painting. For exercise, I play lots of tennis and pad­ dle tennis and do yoga."

"Greetings from the West Coast" from Linda Herbert who has been living in Calif, for ten years. After being caught up in the lay-off in the aerospace industry, Linda is once more a working girl. She is "walking the halls of ivy" as a secretary at one of the State Colleges in the Teacher Education Department. "W e are responsible for preparing future teachers for the teaching profession. Wish I could be with you all for our reunion, but you can be sure I will be thinking of you."

Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara writes that she has just returned from a brief visit with her mother in Palm Beach and took her twins who are now V h and who thoroughly enjoyed their first plane ride.

This summer Nancy plans to take her older two children, George 91/2 and Alicia 8, to a ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She is just about finishing her term as President of the Jr. League of Newark and has enjoyed the very broad­ ening experience of League training as President. "It was fun seeing Ruth Ram­ son Wilson at the League Conference in Boca Raton, Fla."

'51 Mrs. Eric W. Stroh '51 (Gail Robertson) 1097 Crayton Road Grosse Pointe, Mich. 48230 Class Agents: Mrs. S. L. Lewiss, III (Brownie Cleaves) Mrs. F. W. Hendricks (Gerry Lockerty) Pat Overton Lee wrote a wonderfully newsy letter to help celebrate our re­ union. "The children have their spring vacation at reunion time and we all have planned to ski in Vermont. Franny and Betsy and I got together for lunch at Sturbridge Village last spring and we all agreed that it would be great to get to a reunion and see everyone again! We are very happy living in Grafton, Mass. The children, Susan, Pammy, and Jamie are all at Bancroft School in Worcester. We

Pat Overton Lee's '51 children: Pam 14, Jamie 11, Sue 16

Anne says her sons Cleave and Hunt are now 3V2 and 7 mos. and both are "get­ ting noisier and more active every day".

Cleave is off to nursery school next year.

Anne and Forbes went to Bermuda last October and Anne plans to go out to Arizona in April to visit her father.

Thanks for writing, Anne.

Terry Albach Lowenthal was another who tried to make our reunion but could not. Terry's husband was in Yugoslavia and the 21st was the birthday of their youngest child. We missed you, Terry.

Nancy Booth Kelly says her father gave her a Sunfish for Christmas with the stipulation that she learn to sail . . . seems fair enough since Nancy lives in Nassau and her husband will be sailing in the Olympics in Kiel next August!

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Linda Herbert '51

'52 Mrs. Edward C. Fawcett (Fay Taft) 9 Gordon Place Montclair, N.J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. David L. Kerr (Gail Tomec) I hope all of you kind souls who made such a gallant effort to come to our 20th reunion on March 22nd, had as much fun as I did.

On Tuesday, Jane Redfield Forsberg and Anne Dwyer Milne drove down to­ gether from New England while Skipper Gilbert Moran drove up from Baltimore.

They had dinner with Ned and me and then went .on to spend what sounds like a very peaceful, relaxing night at the Redfield's house.

On Wednesday, Daphne Driver Mc­ Gill drove down from Darien in a down­ pour and Wain Koch Maass drove over from her parent's house where she had spent the night. Carol Flumphrey White and I made up the rest of the group.

Thanks, gals, for making our 20th a memorable event.

Jean Fairgrieve Swenson would have come to our reunion except for the fact that she will be visiting her Mother in Montclair the week of April 1st, when I hope to have a nice long visit with her.

Jean writes that she won a second prize for a pen and ink painting called "The Cathedral" in a local art show and that another painting of hers was used for the cover of the Church's weekly bulletin.

Congratulations, Jean.

Anne Cook Durey missed the re­ union, but hopefully will make our 25th.

Mrs. Thomas Burgln (Lolly Penick) 328 Fairway Road Ridgewood, N.J. Class Agent: Mrs. Robert L. Evans (Carol Snow) Anne Shields Brayman writes that along with bringing up her two children, Sarah 12 and Harold Jr. 9, she is active with the Girl Scouts, Cubs, and May Fairs, etc. She is also Purser on the Ladies Board of St. John's Child Development Center (Retarded Children) and does a lot of jeeping in the Utah Desert to keep up her Indian hobby. In addition to all this, Anne shoots the rapids and is very active politically in both parties!

'54 Mrs. Bryant Barnard 68 Rock Maple Avenue Hamilton, Mass. 01982 Class Agent: Mrs. Lincoln Ames (Aubin Zabriskie) "I'm afraid I am going to submit my resignation as Class Secretary. It seems that my time is so short now that I have my third boy that I just don't have time to write the letters and notes that bring the newsy results. I feel as though the class deserves a more interested, and de­ voted Alumnae Secretary . . . We out-oftowners do like to read of the Montclair people whom we seldom see. Often it seems as though we read much more of the out-of-towners." Dorie, thank-you for your letter and your past columns. Won't someone from the class of '54 volunteer?

Aubin Zabriskie Ames' family has grown to five, with the birth of David Wyllys, Sept. 11, '71. "Heidi is now eight and Mark is four. Line is an Investment Banker in N.Y.C., and I keep busy with Junior League, Smith Club, Montclair Red Cross Board, Class Mother, etc."

'55 Mrs. Peter III

(Priscilla III) 34 Redman Terrace W. Caldwell, N.J. 07006 Class Agent: Mrs. W. H. Mell (Dede Donlin) There is one advantage to finding out your deadline is sooner than you thought — I had a wonderful chat with lots of our class. I just wish we were all within calling distance . . . Jackie Byrne Devendorf has moved AGAIN, this time just around the corner to a lovely large house She and Donald and the three boys have travelled to Bermuda, Florida and the Bahamas looking for land speculation projects this year and sometime in be­ tween all this she finds time to serve on the North Caldwell Board of Health.

Allison Walker Scott and family have just returned from a trip to the new Disneyworld in Florida but I hope there is another vacation planned soon as she will need it. She is marooned at home with all the children going through chicken pox at the same time.

Di Whittaker's big news is a move away from "all this awful pollution" to Booth Bay Harbour in Maine in April where she hopes to find a job. Di had a nice visit with Carol Cloke Orr when she came east in August to visit her mother.

She also reports that she has heard from Cecily Wilson Lyle who is still busy with her role of "little ole wine maker" in her vineyards in France. (Are you sending out samples Cecily?)

Midge Ramee Kaiser is expecting her third child momentarily (as of this writ­ ing) but may have a bit of trouble be­ cause she is also now on crutches due to a torn ligament in her knee. Midge has been very active in the 200 Club in Montclair.

Nancy Joyce Banta and family have re­ cently moved to an 18th century house on 60 acres in Essex Hunt Country. She is training and competing in dressage.

Both children have ponies now and are learning to ride.

Leigh Eberstadt Brenza is still very active with her job at the Putman Valley Library and she and her family are ag­ gressively attacking the ski slopes. That's first hand information because I ran into her at Stratton Mtn. in early March. We had a nice lunch and talked about all of you — were your ears buzzing?

Mary Gail Smith Buermann and her family are planning to go to Bermuda in August — back to Ledgelets where they spent their honeymoon 9 the first vaca­ tion in four years — and well earned I'd say. Isn't she doing a wonderful job as editor of this newsletter?

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News of the III family has all bfteiSexciting. We spent a wonderful month with myijfamily (you know.that- covers a lot of groffid) in Sakonnet, RhodeJs||nd, last July and hope to do the same again this year. I have been working with th |j| Montclair Jr. League tro o p in g l» | drug awareness film to elementary schools in th e ^ B th Essex a r e S — a very rewarding project and, unfortunately,l^ery necessary.

Peter and I took the children on a s$|ing vacation just after Christmas toBorthern Vermont and then we had our chance to "get away- from it all" in e a r« March with a glorious weekj^mng in southern V'ermont In mid-April we have a short Blip to H a w S planned, part business and part pleasure and would you believe another trip in late May to Lake Tahoe and San Francisco. There are distihfct dis­ advantages to having a- husband who's job requiresdhim to travel but (she adds meekly) there are also some advantages 4- >«.' Now for the rest of you . . . we want to know what1 you are doing, where you've been or are going — so do share yoUlitnews with ©. Everyone asks about everyone and I just wish once F would have news of you all. How about soon?

'56 Mrs. Lawther O. Smith '56 (Linda Lovell) w 202 Morris Ave. Mountain Lakes, N. J. 07046 Class Agent: Miss Judy Lindemen

'57 Mrs. Wichard Van Heuven ¡■(Conni'e Hay) Westmeadows -Slingerlands, New York 12159 Class Agent: Mrs. Hager Bryant (Joan Wallace) Thank you to the 50% who responded to my postcard. Next time we'll hope for 100%HDuring a period in history of wo­ men's participation in jDolitios) business and naturally the "Women's Lib." move­ ment, I was very curious to see what some of the members of our class were doing. The responses were- very amusing and interesting. It seems we have both good m o th e r homemakers and some celebritieSamong us.

My involvementSfis definitely on the home front level. We are gradually getting settled in’ our new house. (The builders just, left.) I have been living with at least five workmen in the house every­ day for eight months. It seems very calm now. We did take time to charter H sloop this Fall in the British Virgirglslands with another couple, and my husband and I spent three w eeksBn fejapan in February. Our trip to Japan was a mar­ 18

velous cultural experience. We stayed in Japanese Inns the entire time (eating and sleeping on the floor) and never saw Westerners for a period of two weeks.

We're now making plans to switch houses with: a couple in Nantucket in June. (Sue Lingeman, owner of the house, ^was a roommate of Dorie Krebs, Nell Fiske, and Lynn Towner — all K.S. — small world!)

Joan Wallace Bryant is on the Editorial Staff of the Alumni News. Joan is very involved iB a drug education program for elementary childrenBn New Jersey. She also devotes time to giving educational tours at the historic CRANE HOUSEBn Montclair. Joan and Hager play alot of tennis and are planning to rent a house in Nantucket this summer.

A Christmas card from Drika Agnew let us know that she was back from Lon­ don for a visit and possibly some tour­ ing of the U.S. to visit friends. As I live s(f%fibse to her, I've tried several times to call her. (No luck!)

Skiing, dog shows and the beautiful Vermont country side still captivate Jean Bonnell Goodrich. Jean and Tim spent a weekend recently with the Bryants. Ver­ mont must agree wit&rthe entire family, as they all look "disgustingl^f healthy.

Lynn Kenny Scott is another woman celebrity, as she was elected to the School Board in her district. (This even involved campaigning!) Lynn is also nearly finished withYher PHD in Phi­ losophy. Congratulations!

Joan Keller McFarland writes that, as to travel, 8 homes in 10 years has kept her extremely busy. Shtf’s involved now with schocO volunteers and a mothers club, jjjoan iifeo continues her crewel work and furniture refinisjjffing.

CONGRATULATIONS to Martha Mc­ Kenzie Hug. Martha was listed in WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN WOMEN 1972.

Martha graduated from the New York School of Interior Design and now does free lance offsite designing. Congratula­ tions also to Martha as she just had a little girl, Cecily Carlyle. With her busy schedule, Spain and Florida welcomed her as a visitor.

Joan Krebs Neuhoff responded with a marvelous letter.’ Her life with her four children is very active and enjoyable.

Ballet and riding keep Joan fit— along with summering in Morehead, N.C. Joan also seems to jio p around to marvelous spots i|uch as Palm Beach, California, and Ja­ maica. As for politic^ Joan helps her hus­ band, Bob with his activities.

Here is a long over-due itrirote about Judy Slifkin. She1is working as a speech and hearing therapist^yhaving received her M.A. last June. She sees Judy Goldfarb from time to time, (so let's hear from Judy Goldfarb!)

Another clever note from Penny Gray Plume. She says her greatest accomplish­ ment is coping in a home with so many males. (7 plus a cat). As for publications, she added that her Christmas card list gave her trouble. Penny is very involved in politics and was Pres, of the Young Dem. in her town. Her latest project is decorating their new vacation home in Vermont.

Georgia Sherman Click has her M.A.T. and is taking media courses now to bene­ fit her professional status to prepare for a return to teaching. Georgia is doing campaign work for liberal candidates and is interested in child development and Women's L H Last year she traveled in Italy for three weeks. Her little daughter Sharon (very recent addition) keeps her busy now. Tom will join the staff of the Cambridge and Mass. General Hospitals in July, so the Boston area will probably be their permanent home.

Joanne Davisson Pickering reports that her husband will be retiring from the Navy this year, and they may move to Indiana.

Marilyn Leet Ray wrote me a funny letter, as she thought I was applying for a job (i.e. the post card.) She must have an interesting job, so we'd like to hear from her.

'58 Mrs. Reginald Leeby (Anne McCormick) 135 Fairfield Street Fayetteville, N.Y. 13006 Class Agent Mrs. Ralph H. Perry (Helen Bryant) ; *For the past year and a half, Mary O'Donnell has been living in Tokyo while working for IBM. She has had a chance to do'a lot of travelling to the Far East.

Lou Alford Dillon and her husband live near Pound Ridge, N.J. with their two little girls.

Linda Michele Bragg brought us up to date on their news: Stacy returned to Viet Nam a year ago; Linda and 2'h year old Lissa are living in Newburgh, N.Y. Linda said their tour at West Point had been delightful.

Nancy and Don Hillegas bought a house in Wilmington, Del. Their ten month old daughter, Julie, is a complete joy.

The Breslins, Wendy, Jud and three boys, moved to Sudbury, Mass, a year ago.

As usuaffl Betsy Cole Sabel's news brings an envious twinge or two. In 1970, they went to Mexico and San Juan for The Casals Festival. While Betsy is still working part time for The Coconut Grove Chamber of commerce, her volunteer

project has been taking a film, "Drugs Are Like That" to county elementary schools. It is teaching third and fourth graders what drugs can do to them.

Also, having been exposed to learning disabilities in children, Betsy felt a need for all parents to be well informed about these disabilities. She planned a five ses­ sion study group for the P.T.A. Gail and Jake Jacobus live near Morris­ town with their, three children and all assortment of goldfish, turtles, a dog and a rabbit. In her spare time, Gail works of "leagues of this and that— no women's lib yet."

June Dallerly Doolittle has lots of news.

Their two boys ages 4 and 2 are be­ coming more bi-lingual each day. The "Doolittle's" huge house is the French House with a third floor dormitory for eight boys. Quotes June, "For diversion I sing old ballads in a restaurant which is the oldest tavern in America (1673)— the atmosphere is beautiful! I also help run an island-wide ecology group— part of my spring-summer project is to main­ tain a one acre organic garden located on a wildlife refuge."

Mary Ann Lawrence Dekker and Mel are now the parents of five! Naturally, Mary Ann keeps very busy taxi-ing, sew­ ing etc. Mel recently went into business for himself.

Jean Englesham Davis and her lawyer husband, Art, are living in Baltimore with three yr. old Allan and four month old Jeanie. Before babies, Jean was teaching at Bon Secours Hospital and was school nurse in Baltimore.

The Leebys are still in Syracuse— ex­ pecting # 3 B n early spring. I attended a three week conference and workshop on .the open classroom. -i|t was put on by Syracuse University and was fas­ cinating. Am doing volunteer work in our elementary school.

Please send me news for our next Alum­ nae Bulletin!

'59 Mrs. Robert P. Sumas '59 (Deana Rogers) 44 Maple Drive North Caldwell, N. fflo7005 Class Agent: Mrs. Robert P. Sumas (Deana Rogers)

'60 Miss Carroll Tiernan P.O. #192 . Foxboro, Mass.

Class Agent: Miss Charlotte Judd Mac Coursen Doty writes that she, Hubby John and boys have left Lake George and are now stationed in Nor­ folk, Virginia where John (now a LI. Commander) is serving on the USS Guam, a helicopter carrier.

We received a newspaper clipping announcing Sally Minard's wedding in Sept, to Norton G arfinklelln two re­ ligious ceremonies. What a lovely idea.

Our best wishes to Sally and her new hubby.

Kerry Kipp Mayers writes from the Philippines to say she is not really missing.

Her husband Paul is representative for Chemical Bank in that area of the world.

Kerry has -three children now (all girls) but still manages to keep painting (from abstract to oils) somehow.

Kerry has heard from Susan Conroy LaCasse recently, who is living happily in Augusta, Maine.

Also heard from our very active and enthusiastic class agent, Charlotte Judd.

Charlotte presently is working for Me Graw-Hill and is now living in West Caldwell.

Saw Deni Hauser the other day. She is very active between her job and several animals to care for.

I am now working in Foxboro, Mass., still as a racing official with plans to work at several other tracks in New England through the year. Also planning some­ time off to enjoy home, garden and new foal from my horse.

Hope you all are well and hope to hear from more of you next time.

'61 Miss Judith Poor Apt. 106 47 Union Street Montclair, N.J. 07042 Class Agent Mrs. J. H. Boyd, Jr. (Margaret Mayes) Claire Derdeyn Coles has a new ad­ dress-1021 Ragley Hall Rd., N.E., At­ lanta, Ga. 30319. She is entering a new college in Feb.— "part of a continuing cross country tour of colleges!" in a re­ cent letter to Sue Dedecker, Claire said she now is living an "ordinary" life, al­ though she had not planned living that way when she was going to Kimberley.

She's busy as a mother and wife. Allison is now seven, and Brian is two. Besides home duties, she is intermittently, but "doggedly" pursuing her liberal arts de­ gree.

Sarah Mahler Henderson moved to Ca. from Mexico this past fall. "Ferg is,still in the Air Force, Taylor, 5, is enjoying kindergarten, Anne, 2, helps me at home with our 3 Old English Sheepdogs which we show every chance we get all over the west."

Sue Faulkner Dedecker and husband, Bill have done quite a lot of traveling lately. This'’ past December they made a fast trip to the Netherlands and then Germany, where Bill's parents live. In the middle of March Sue went along with

Bill on a business trip to Japan. She very much enjoyed touring Tokyo and Kyoto.

She's much interested in museums and Oriental temples. At home, in Uppdr Montclair, She and Bill have been paint­ ing and redecorating their house. Kim, now a little over two years, keeps Sue very busy.

A big surprise came in the form of a Christmas card during that Season from Chris Keller, who is now working as a lawyer for an insurance company in Houston, Texas, where she has continued to live, after graduating from Rice Uni­ versity. I don't think anyone in the class had heard from her since our gradu­ ation.

I continue to love music as much as ever, and to compose. During this past year not many compositions were created, but now composing ac­ tivity is picking up again. A fair amount of time has been spent visiting various family relatives. My top month in Amway sales was November. I still enjoy my business!

'62 Mrs. Thomas Pohl '62 (Carol Vincelette) 1038 Linwood St. St. Paul, Minn. 55105 Class Agent: Mrs. Alex. Anastasiou (Denise Farandatos)

'63 Mrs. J. K. Nash (Christine Kuzmick) RFD #1, Route 26 Mechanics Falls, Maine 04256 A Class Agent is needed Susan Pettingill Wood has been in Detroit since September '71 with her huband, Bill, who is very happy with his work as Episcopal chaplain at Wayne State University. Last November 24, a son, Christopher, was born to the happy Wood family.

Anna-Maria Ciccone received with honors a Masters of Science in Library Service from Columbia School of Library Science in June '71 and was elected to Beta Phi Nu. She is currently head li­ brarian at Beekman Downtown Hospital in New York City.

'64 Mrs. James W. Ward (Carolyn Wilson) 8140 875 E. Oak Harbor, Wash.

A Class Agent is needed Barbara Mahler Markussen writes from Germany where she, her husband and daughter Kristin, 2, are now living. Bar­ bara and her husband, who is a Captain in the Air Force, spent this last summer travelling to Switzerland and Holland.

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'65 Mrs. P. E. Madsen (Elizabeth Ridge) 2016 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Mass. 02138 A Class Agent is needed

'66 Miss Terry Appenzeller 230 East 48 St. Apt. 2A New York, N.Y. 10017 Class Agent Miss Paula Pryde Jessa Voigt Dawson writes that she and her husband, Douglas, have recently moved to Santa Clara, Cal. where he now works for the Container Corporation of America in the folding carton division.

Jessa and her husband drove cross-coun­ try from Alexandria, Va. to their present home.

Francine Onorati Crawford and her husband are settled in' New Haven, Conn, after a summer camping across the country! In her spare, Francine de­ signs needlepoint. She also writes news about Susan Guterman Roche who is ex­ pecting her first child in March. Alina Seborowski is at Rutgers doing Masters work in French and teaching at Kimber­ ley. Francine invites anyone in the area of her home to come visit.

'67 Miss Linda Feinberg '67 20 Pearl Brook Drive Clifton, N .J. 07013 Class Agent: Miss Susan Penick

'68 Class Secretary Miss Avie Claire Kalker 343-9 Park Ave. Nutley, N.J. 07110 Class Agent Miss Nancy Penick Marilyn Folgner writes a really cheer­ ful note from California of her engage­ ment (on New Year's Eve) to Stephen T. Farrell of River Edge, New Jersey. Mari­ lyn and Stephen plan to be married on September 23, 1972 and move back to New Jersey after Marilyn graduates in August from the University of Southern California. She is still deciding if she w il1

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get a Masters in Fine Arts. Marilyn is eager to keep in touch with more people from the class. If you. have a chance, write to her at 30 Bayside Village, New­ port Beach, Ca. 92660.

Sue von Lengerke's mother was able to fill us in on Sue's activities. She writes that Sue is still at the University of Vienna and won't be home until about August 16th. "After her semester finishes she's traveling (in her Opel wagon) through the Creek Islands, Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia, Germany, (you name it) with a friend from Mt. Holyoke. She's having a great time."

Donni Sisti Fronske and husband Bob have recently moved back to Bob's home state, Arizona. They are living in Phoenix where Bob is designing for the largest architectural firm in Arizona. I visited them in January and had a really great time. Donni is a busy and happy house­ wife and mother to their two year old, Theresa.

Leslie Adickes sent a very pretty note late last year and I was unable to in­ clude her news in the fall bulletin. I've been saving it for now. She writes: I finished my college stint in three years, graduating in the class of '71. After spending a summer in Hanover, New Hampshire, I moved into New York City - Jiv in g with two other girls. Presently I'm working for the First National City Bank training to be an account manager in the Commercial Banking Croup. Love the city — enjoying all.

Your secretary has been quite busy this year during her leave of absence from Arizona State University. I've been attend­ ing Montclair State for a few credit hours while diligently working toward a degree in Social Psychology. I've been engaged in some exciting Psychological research. In my free time, when I have some, I've been doing publicity and stage work for the Essex Opera Theatre in Montclair. I plan to return to sunny and very beautiful Phoenix in the fall and finish my degree at ASU. The best way to reach me after August 1 is at Donni's, 80 West Holly, Phoenix, Arizona, 85003. I hope you all will write much sooner than August. I'll still be in New Jersey and will be eager to hear from you.

'69 Class Secretary: Miss Lynn Ehrhardt 125 E. Saddle River Rd. Saddle River, N. J. 07458 A Class Agent is needed Barbara Fox will be spending 2'k weeks in Europe this May for her inde­

pendent study on Wordsworth. The first four days will be spent in Paris visiting Phyllis Digges Latouche, and the remain­ ing two weeks she will spend in Eng­ land and Ireland.

Also, Lynn Ehrhardt is getting married this July 29th to Charles (Chip) Gildea and Barbara will be one of her brides­ maids. Lynn still has one year of school left which she will be completing at Valley Hospital School of Medical Tech­ nology, in Ridgewood, N. J.

'70 Miss Kathy Powell '70 92 Overlook Road Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 A Class Agent is needed

'71 Miss Linda Braeder '71 27 Edgecliff Road Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Miss Janis Moorhouse

VITAL STATISTICS Births To Rev. and Mrs. William J. Wood (Susan Pettingill '63) a son, Christopher Alfred To Mr. and Mrs. John A. Whitehouse (Anne Connell '59) a daughter, Catherine To Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Ames (Aubin Zabriskie '54) a son, David Wyllys Marriages Sally Minard '60 to Norton Carfinkle Ann Lowry '68 to Michael J. Lawler Margaret Crawford '65 to David R. Bridge Deaths Mrs. derson Mrs. '14) Mrs. Mrs.

Robert Pappenfort (Barbara Hen­ '40) Phillip Heartt (Elizabeth Comstock Rank (Nancy Barry '29) Ruth Campbell (Ruth Porter '34)

Sympathy Miriam Cary Clifton '22 on the loss of her husband Alice Vezin Chatellier '23 on the loss of her husband Judy Shearer Turnbull '45 on the loss of her father Maurine Palmer Hanley '48 on the loss of her husband and her son Pat Overton Lee '51 on the loss of her mother Shelia Albright Hogan '60 on the loss of her father

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H E D E N - L I V I N G S T O N , INC.

TH E KIM BERLEY S C H O O L 201 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey

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