Spring 1977 MKA Alumni News

ALUMNI NEWS

ALUMNAE/I SURVEY

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MKA ALUMNI NEWS Volume 6

June 1977

Contents From The Board Room .........................................................................1 Communications .................................................................................. 2 Art ................................................................................................................3 Bulletin Board..........................................................................................7 Alumni Association ...........................................................................11 Class News...............................................................................................12 Alumnae/I Survey ............................................................................. 23

Alumni Association Council

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Mrs. Jo Taylor Callaghan, Editor Editorial Advisory Board Mrs. Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54 Miss Elizabeth L. Specht '44 James S. Vandermade '35 Member Council for Advancement and Support of Education, National Association of Independent Schools, Alumni Presidents' Council of Independent Schools Published by The Montclair Kimberley Academy, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey 07042, twice a year in winter and spring. Entered as third class matter at Mont­ clair, N.J. 07042

Mrs. Frances Johnson Ames '40, President Geoffrey Gregg '68, Executive Vice President William J. Thompson, Jr. '33, Secretary/Treasurer Marc S. Kirschner '60, Vice President — Annual Giving Mrs. Gail Tomec Kerr '52, Vice President — Reunions Mrs. Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara '51 Frederic G. Calder '42 Mrs. Jo Taylor Callaghan, Director of Alumni Affairs Mrs. Joan Denney Carlisle '46 Richard L. Carrie '41 Richard W. Day, Principal Mrs. Constance Ritchie DuFlamel '46 Mrs. Fay Taft Fawcett '52 Miss Dawn Geannette '68 Mrs. Miriam Eustis Irwin '51 Oscar A. Mockridge, III '55 Robert H. Muller, M .D. '39 Mrs. Nancy Plummer Nazarian '68 Franklin M. Sachs '58 FI. William Schulting, III '42 Robert T. Sessa '68 Elizabeth L. Specht '44 M. Eugene Speni '27 Frank S. Stamato, Jr. '55 Mrs. Hyla Ames Troxell '46 Mrs. Carol Flumphrey White '52

FROM THE BOARD ROOM

It is with great pleasure that I welcome as my successor to the position of President of the Board of Trustees, Aubin Zabriskie Ames '54. Aubin was elected at the Annual Meeting of the Board on May 23. She is superbly qualified. Widely known in town through her other community activities, a graduate of Kimberley and Smith College and a former Kimberley trustee, she has been an officer of the MKA Board from the beginning. In addition, she has had leadership assignments in alumni activities, and will bring the added perspective of a middle school parent to her new position.

At this time of changing leadership, the current most significant activity of the trustees is the long-range plan we are developing with the help of a committee involving all segments of the school family. This effort is meaningful not only for its influence on our future but also because the exercise itself is indicative of our having passed an important milestone. We have reached a point where, no longer so preoccupied with the minutiae of operation, organization, and finance, we have time to develop a design for the future.

Emphasis is changing. We have a new identity, a selfconfidence, an absolute knowledge that the school is becoming the great institution we dreamed of in pre-merger discussions. The emphasis now is, not on today or tomorrow, but on the foreseeable days after tomorrow.

I look back on my three years as first president of the new school with a sense of astonishment that so much could have been achieved in such a short time, and with genuine ap­ preciation of the efforts of so many — fellow trustees, ad­ ministrators, faculty, students, parents, and alumni alike — who have united to make this dream a reality. I'm confident that Aubin will find the same great pleasure and satisfaction that I have enjoyed as she works to build for the days after tomorrow with this same strong team. I look forward to that future with unrestrained optimism.

James S. Vandermade '35

As James S. Vandermade's successor to the presidency of the Board of Trustees, I would like to take this opportunity to thank him, on behalf of the entire school community, for the leadership and vision he has given to us for the past three years.

Jim's commitment to this school, and to Montclair Academy before the schools combined, has been a total one.

He served as a Montclair Academy trustee for over sixteen years, was president of their Board from 1961 to 1966, and later held the position of Chairman of the Board. In 1973B 74, Jim was a member of the Steering Committee, composed of members of the Montclair Academy and Kimberley School Boards of Trustees. This committee drew the plans for the unification of the two schools.

When the organization of Montclair Kimberley Academy emerged, no one could have been better qualified to become the first president of its Board of Trustees than Jim Van­ dermade. His broad knowledge of the two schools assured that we would preserve the best of the past, while, at the same time, his flexibility would allow for change. No problem has been too large or small for his thoughtful consideration.

His great tact and sensitivity has smoothed many difficult moments as we all have learned to know one another in this new school community. Jim's service and loyalty to this institution have been extraordinary, and he has approached his responsibilities with remarkable energy and enthusiasm.

As a living symbol of our appreciation to Jim, a white pine tree has been planted at the Middle School, with a bronze plaque bearing his name and the dates of his presidency.

Symbolically, one can draw the comparison that as Jim Vandermade has established strong and firm roots for the school, so, too, will this tree thrive as a tribute to his leadership.

I look forward to working with parents, faculty, alumni, and all friends of our school in the months ahead.

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COMMUNICATIONS

Along with the strains of "Seventy-six Trombones" and the blows of hammers as the Music Man scenery took shape, other sounds were heard on the Upper School campus during February and M archE- the murmur of voices of groups of 7— 12 grade students, parents, and teachers — "com­ municating." The Communications Workshops offered an opportunity for members of the MKA community to get together to discuss a broad range of topics and concerns W pressures, drugs, education, growing up in the real world of today — to name a few. Over 400 people participated in one or more of these sessions.

The idea for the workshops came as a result of the suc­ cessful discussions held by a new committee formed last November. Out of concern for the quality of life at MKA and the need for a frank and open discussion of the situations which students face daily, the Parents Association (PAMKA) formed a committee of students, teachers, and parents which met without a set agenda to discuss areas of mutual concern.

Largely due to the frankness of the students, many areas were candidly explored — grades, pot-smoking, pressures, boredom, parties. There was a definite feeling that, even if the committee reached no conclusions, the experience of sharing our concerns opened channels for understanding others' points of view, respect for an individual's right to his opinions, and brought about the realization that better communication is essential to the strength and vitality of a school community such as MKA. It was an experience that committee wanted to share with as many members of the MKA family as possible. And, incidentally, it gave the new committee its name $§ Communications Committee.

With the financial support of PAMKA and the professional assistance of the North Essex Development and Action Council (NEDAC), two series of three Communications Workshops were given. The sessions combined free discussion with communications skills training. A summary questionnaire asking for concerns and ideas to be pursued was distributed at the final sessions. The compilation of these questionnaires formed the basis for discussion and recom­ mendations at the committee's evaluation meeting in April.

As happened after the committee meetings, no specific conclusions were drawn at the end of the workshops except the very significant fact that the concerns expressed for the quality of life and education at MKA were as much those of the faculty and administration as of the parents and students.

However, we were not there to find out all the answers, but rather to explore all the questions. For many of us new questions were raised which we hadn't previously considered.

The tremendous value in this experience was to verbalize and discuss these issues and to see how one's own attitude differs from others in different roles.

Many excellent suggestions, some of which are already being implemented, resulted from the workshops. There was an overwhelming request for more opportunities to com­ municate in all combinations E parents, students, faculty, administration — and PAMKA and the school will be working to expand these opportunities. A Communications Com­ mittee will continue to meet regularly next year to discuss recurring and new concerns as they arise.

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Head psychologist Dan Wiener, eleventh-grader Bill Orbe, and Chairman Susan Ruddick find a moment to chat before one o f the workshops.

To quote some of the participants' questionnaire com­ ments: "I felt that the workshops were very well organized, planned and had merit. They opened up a forum from which meaningful results can come." (Parent — 8,10) "I was very interested in what we did and I feel it is necessary to pursue this further." (Student — 11) "This has been a very valuable experience in helping me clarify my own feelings, develop new means of relating to my daughter and begin to think in terms of broader problems."

(Parent — 8) "It is a terrific feeling to see the parents' genuine caring and interest in kids and their problems." (Student — 12) "I felt exhilarated by these sessions — that there is a glimmer of light 9 hope and help to further communicate with those important to me. I felt comfortable here — free to express my feelings, free to role play without ridicule, free to look into my part of interactions. I've learned I can com­ municate more skillfully than I have." (Parent —■8) "I was impressed by the quality and sincere manner of the presentation. It has given me renewed hope that perhaps a new approach may help me in my desire to guide my children and meet their needs as a parent." (Parent — 9) "I felt many vital issues were discussed in a very open climate. There was genuine communication among students, parents, and faculty with different points of view ." (Faculty member) And, as one parent related on the phone, "The workshops were so good for my daughter. To have others listen to her with concern and understanding made her feel so good about herself."

And that makes it all worthwhile!

Susan Ruddick, Chairman Communications Committee

Mrs. Ruddick, newly elected Associate Trustee, and her husband, J. Perry Ruddick '54, are the parents o f three MKA students—Julie, in 9th grade; Pamela, in 7th; Cirard, in kindergarten.

Calvin Matzke, Chairman, Department of Fine and Per­ forming Arts, is a graduate o f West Liberty State College in West Virginia with majors in both art and music. He taught art in Steubenville, Ohio, before moving to Long Island where he taught art to grades one through six in Huntington. In 1970, Mr. Matzke joined the faculty o f Montclair Academy, and in 1974 was appointed a department chairman for MKA. He has taught drawing, painting, architectural and mechanical drawing, and art appreciation. Mr. Matzke serves as scenic designer for the MKA plays as well as coaching tennis.

With the birth of MKA, the art faculty, along with the faculties of the other disciplines, was given the responsibility to develop a curriculum for the new school. It was our desire to build a program that would be well balanced within itself and also be an integral part of the total school curriculum.

Three things stood out as being important goals for which to strive: to allow for creative expression; to provide for the learning of techniques; to instill an intellectual and historical background in art.

Everyone has an imagination which, given the opportunity, can be very active. Each person possesses a creative potential that is developed through the stimulation of the imagination.

Art projects presented to MKA students contain elements that must be dealt with, either in whole or in part, by the students' creative intellect. Involved with this type of activity in their art classes, they are better equipped to deal with abstract concepts, such as those found in mathematics, and are better able to develop the reasoning that is so crucial to the evaluation of literature and scientific data.

The development of technique is an important aspect of our art program because technique is the vehicle through which a student may communicate his imagination. The skills — drawing, painting, sculpture — we call techniques are developed in much the same manner as handwriting. A child first learns the proper way to hold a pencil and form letters, later words. Soon he is writing sentences. Only when writing has become completely automatic, can ideas flow freely onto paper. The instruction of artistic techniques begins in the Primary School and continues, as part of the required art program, through the Middle School years. When a student reaches the Upper School, he may choose from a variety of courses such as Sculpture, Techniques dnd Media, Con­ temporary Art Forms, in which the techniques he has been exposed to earlier are refined through the use of various media — pencil, pen and ink, watercolor, clay, stone, wood.

A well balanced art program would not be complete without the opportunity to study the works of well known artists of the past and present. It is most important for students to see the manner in which these artists have solved many of the same problems of composition they face in their own work. They become involved in this facet of the program through observation and discussion, in addition to actually working in the manner of one or more of these artists or the styles of their period. These experiences make students more sensitive to the quality of their own work and the work of others, along with providing an understanding of their world and its relation to the past.

In the Primary and Middle Schools, art projects are oc­ casionally an outgrowth of material studied in mathematics ot social studies. The study of Greek myths may suggest a Grecian urn — or geometry, a sculpture of geometric forms.

In seeing these associations, students acquire a broader perspective.

Our major goals may never change, but our curriculum and the'specific goals related to each project and course continue to evolve as society and our school community change. In this way, we will maintain an active and involved art program at MKA. Calvin Matzke With appreciation to the art faculty — Karla Kresge, Primary School; Cheri Clark and Susan Shelichach, Middle School; Jeanne Perdue Jones and Mari-Louise Peterkin, Upper School g- and to Susan Pink '77 for her assistance in the pictorial layouts.

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The second annual Visiting Scholar lecture, sponsored by the school, the Parents' and Alumni Associations, was held on April 6 in the Penick Center of the Middle School. John William Ward, president of Amherst College, spoke on "Liberal Education in a Complex World."

Since space limitations make it im­ possible to print Dr. Ward's remarks in their entirety, we offer a few highlights from his thought-provoking comments: "What is the 'purpose' of liberal education?..........Education is not about jobs. It is not about getting into medical school. It is not about increasing one's income. It is not about assuring one's social status. It is about none of these things when it is true to itself. Liberal education, before it can be anything else, must be about its own ends and purposes. Liberal education must be, as we say, self-reflexive, justified by its own goals, not justified by some activity or reward external to itself. What are those ends and purposes? I would say that the goal of liberal education is to provide an answer to two related questions: What does it mean to be an educated person?

What does it mean to be a decent and humane person? Liberal education is, to use the old and embarrassing language, the improvement of mind and charac­ ter."

"What education, especially liberal education, sorely needs today is some clear sense of the potentialities implicit in the present which may suggest possibilities for the future. Or to put it more tellingly, education should be utopian: it should present some image of the educated person in society which arouses both our minds and our wills, and I would stress both, mind and will, for the realization of a future we hope to achieve." " ..........one part of my utopian vision of the possibilities of education in our world sees first, at the center of liberal education, a style of instruction, a mode of teaching, a pedagogical technique (to use the jargon), which nurtures the kind

Frances Johnson Ames '40 and Mrs. Richard Hatzenbuhler, presidents of MKA's Alumni and Parents' Associations, present a token of appreciation to Visiting Scholar John William Ward.

of mind which is responsible to itself, the kind of student who asks, Is that true?

What do I need to know to answer that question? In other words, an inde­ pendent and critical mind, which is the ancient ideal of liberal education but is also the ideal of the citizen in an open and non-coercive society." " ..........when we refer to an educated person, we have in view something more than the specialist, the expert in a particular field. We have some sense, inchoate, perhaps, of a mind which is capable of seeing relationships between and among things, a mind which strives for a general comprehension of reality in which the particular parts have their full meaning." " . . . .to provide an ideal definition of what it means to be a liberally educated man. To be ready to be surprised, to be ready not to insist that new experience always conform to the categories you bring to it, not to insist that experience conform to your expectations, always to be ready to surrender to the exciting shock of the new." " ..........a commitment to liberal edu­ cation cannot be just verbal, lip-service; it commits us also to a searching selfcriticism of the style of teaching, the shape of the curriculum, and the image we have of what constitutes an educated person. It is in that sense that education serves society. Education is finally deeply political; not political in the perverted sense of inculcating these or those political beliefs, but in the ideal sense of acting on principles which are utopian, acting on principles which define our own best hope of what we may together yet become."

A lively and informative question and

answer period followed Dr. Ward's talk.

Guests then attended a reception in the dining room, during which they had an opportunity to meet Dr. Ward in­ formally. An art exhibit by MKA stu­ dents, flower arrangements and refresh­ ments, provided by our parents and alumni, added to the ambiance of the occasion. Our appreciation to Mrs. Stephen Mochary and Reginald F. Towner, Jr. '49, Co-chairmen, and to all their committee members for an en­ joyable and stimulating evening.

Did You Know? ..........that MKA was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Independence Foun­ dation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The grant will be distributed as scholarships or financial aid to students in grades 9 through 12 to cover a five-year period beginning in September..........that Prin­ cipal Richard W . Day's article, "Merger: The First Two Years," (which originally appeared as his Biennial Report in the winter 76-77 MKA ALUMNI NEWS) was published in the May, 1977, issue of INDEPENDENT SCHOOL, the magazine of the National Association of In­ dependent S c h o o ls..........that three members of M KA's senior class, Elizabeth Greene, Misho Protic, ' and Stacy Silverstein, advanced to finalist standing in the 1977 Merit Scholar competition..........that Seato Tan from Kata Bharu, Malaysia, was the 1976-77 American Field Service exchange student at MKA. His hosts were the Charles Read fam ily..........that Japanese will be added to the curriculum of the Upper School next year.

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British Visitors For the second year, MKA and the Haberdashers' Aske's School in Elstree, England, participated in a student ex­ change program. Eighteen "H a b s ," accompanied by two group leaders, arrived in April to spend three and a half weeks with host families from Montclair Kimberley Academy. The purpose of the exchange is educational, cultural, and social; and, to that end, the students attended classes each day, went on a variety of field trips, and visited in the homes of their many new friends. In Manhattan they attended the "Look-In" at the Metropolitan Opera, featuring Danny Kaye; toured Lincoln Center; visited Rockefeller Center, the New York Stock Exchange, the World Trade Center, the Statue of Liberty, the United Nations, the Metropolitan Museum of Art; explored Central Park and the Fifth Avenue shopping area; and spent an evening in Chinatown. They were guests at the alumni and parent-sponsored Visiting Scholar Lecture; at a "Battle of the Bands," sponsored by the Upper School Assembly Committee; and at a dinner given in their honor by the school's chapter of the American Field Service. The highlight of their visit was a three-day trip to Washington, D .C .; where they had a whirlwind but thorough tour of our capital.

In June, twelve MKA students and two faculty members will leave for England to attend the Haberdashers' Aske's School for three and a half weeks. They will also enjoy cultural and educational outings which have been planned by their British hosts. Lynn Dodd '54 is the program coordinator. The MKA English Exchange Student Committee raised the monies used to finance the field trips here by selling citrus fruit this winter to parents, friends, and alumni.

Our British student guests with their group leaders [top /eft] Kate McGowan and Michael Morrish.

assistant to the director of the Institute for the Comparative Study of Political Systems and Ideologies, American Bar Association, in Boulder. As a member of the United States Army, Mr. Calder was stationed in Vicenza, Italy, where he instructed the upper division course in Soviet Foreign Policy for the University of Maryland Foreign Division.

In 1972, Mr. Calder joined the faculty of the Metairie Park Country Day School in Louisiana, as a teacher of social studies. For the past four years, he has served as assistant to the headmaster. He received teacher and administrative certification from Tulane University.

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Middle School Head Appointed Alexander Calder, III, will succeed Rudolph H. Deetjen, Jr. '50 as head­ master of the Middle School. Mr. Deetjen has accepted the headmastership of the Peck School, Morristown, N.J. Both men will assume their new duties on July 1.

A graduate of Montclair High School, Mr. Calder received his baccalaureate and master of arts degrees from the University of Colorado in the field of political science. At the university, he served as a teaching assistant in the department of political science and was

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In announcing the new appointments, Principal Richard W . Day said, "Our first reaction to Mr. Deetjen's leaving was naturally a selfish one, a feeling of loss of a colleague and friend who has met with such skill and understanding a wide range of challenges during the Acade­ my's formative years. We congratulate the Peck trustees upon their wise choice.

This is a wonderful opportunity for Mr. Deetjen, whose experience, professional and personal qualities so ably fit him for his new position. We, in turn, are for­ tunate to have found a man of Mr. Calder's caliber. We have the fullest confidence in his ability to carry out vigorously and effectively the goals of the Middle. School. His wide range of experience will enrich the entire school."

We extend our best wishes to Rudy and Patty Deetjen and their sons, Leif and Cliff, for a happy future at Peck, as we warmly welcome Sandy and Nancy Calder and their son, Matthew, to MKA and the community.

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Music Man River City, Iowa, came to the Weiss Arts Center on March 3, 4, and 5 as the Montclair Kimberley Academy Players presented Meredith Willson's "The Music Man." The production featured a 30voice chorus, a dozen dancers, and a boys' band. More than 125 students were involved in creating scenery, costumes, and characters for the play. Senior Misho Protic appeared as Harold Hill and

projects, and is presently involved in the building of a $1.5 billion nuclear power plant. He and his wife, Nancy, and their two daughters live in Phoenix. Younger son, Murray, and his wife, Allean, and three children live in San Ramon, California. Murray is supervisor of the computer complex at the Lawrence Livermore Radiation Laboratories. Ed says he enjoys reading MKA NEWS and receiving cards and notes from boys he taught at MA during his 36 years there.

He also sent news that Thomas W. Hall, Jr., former headmaster of MA, is living on his farm in Shaftsbury, Vermont.

Harold Hill [Misho Protlc] charms Marian, the librarian [Peggy M ills] in the MKA Players production o f " The M usic M an."

sophomore Peggy Mills as Marian Paree, with Donna LoBiondo playing her wellmeaning mother and Danny Timmons as Winthrop, her troubled, lisping little brother.

Bill Carr portrayed the pompous mayor and Betsy Balmos his wife, Eulalie Mackecknie Shinn, leader of the Del Sarte Ladies. The ladies were played by Sue Moreau, Debbie Mann, Betsy Gelenitis, June Wispelwey, and Karen Blinder. The barbershop quartet was recreated by Douglas Mahler, George Stephens, Robert Adams, and Jared Randall.

The entire production was staged and directed by Marilyn Faden. Musical direction was by Nixon Bicknell, chore­ ography by Martha Lasky, scenic design

by Calvin Matzke, and costumes by Judy Nesbit. The March 3 performance was given for all grades in the Middle School and for the Primary School's third grade.

The rest of the school family and the public attended the performances on March 4 and 5. Everyone gave the show a rave review!

News of Former Faculty and Staff Ed Van Brunt reports that he and Mrs. Van Brunt are enjoying retirement in Arizona. They are both very happy and busy in church and AARP activities. Ed, Jr., is vice president of Arizona Public Service in charge of all construction

Ann Bruett wrote that she has many fond memories of the years when she taught at Kimberley, and she enjoys keeping up with MKA news. The Bruetts are still in Westfield, N .J., and they keep busy with activities in town. They love summers and their large vegetable garden. Daughter, Linda, will be three years old in August and is a great joy.

Ann says she also finds time to do "her thing"fg- whether it is knitting, crochet­ ing, needlepoint, sewing or fooling around with other "crafty ideas." She often thinks of the wonderful students and friends from Kimberley days and tries to visit the Primary School when she is in Montclair. Ann also wrote that she sees B. J. Morgan who is teaching physical education in the nearby Scotch Plains school system.

We saw Charles Faurot's picture in the paper when it was announced that he had been elected a vice president in the operations department of Manufacturers Hanover Trust.

Joyce Kelley wrote that it didn't seem possible that she and Bill had been in Texas for almost two years. They had a fantastic trip to Saudi Arabia last fall.

They stayed in Dhahran for two months and were able to do some other traveling on both ends of the trip — London, on the way over, and Athens and Lisbon on the way back. The Kelleys are planning a trip East in June, and Joyce hopes they'll get to Montclair.

We were glad to hear that Hildegard Nussman is enjoying improved health.

She and her husband keep busy with the many activities that free time in Mont­ clair allows them to have. Hildegard meets her fellow TKS "retirees" and likes reading about her former students in the magazine.

Eleanor Osborn wrote to us in March from Florida where she had been for two months. She was reluctantly heading

north the next week but said the fish would soon be biting in Maine where she will spend the summer. She would be happy to see Kimberley friends who are traveling "down East."

Gail Bradbury says that he and Mrs. Bradbury are thoroughly enjoying "the quiet life." In between times, Mrs. Bradbury works with her hundreds of African violets and other house plants and, as always, Mr. B. does a little vegetable gardening. He has been growing pepper and tomato plants under lights and wrote, "I have just about decided that nothing is more beautiful than very young 'things'!"

Dorothy Renz reports that she always enjoys the magazine and reading about "her girls" and seeing their pictures.

Whitney Chase gave up teaching several years ago and spends a great deal of his time out in East Hampton, Long Island, where he gardens and otherwise "putters around." He's in New York City perhaps three days a week doing the theater/concert scene, and the rest of the time is taken up in traveling. He was, at writing, planning a trip to Japan, Thailand, and Hong Kong in May. Another interest that occupies part of his time is horse racing. His thoroughbred is racing at Aqueduct and "gives some promise of being pretty good." Whitney would enjoy hearing from any of his former students, either mid-week in N.Y. or out in East Hampton weekends.

Ruth Hamilton sent word that she'd love to see former students in Montclair during the school year. During Christmas vacations and summers, she is at Cliff Island, Maine, and she'd love to see them there, too! Ruth is busy with courses at the Adult School, League of Women Voters, church work, theater, Unity concerts, museums, and above all with friends — in and out of town.

Edwin Gleason and his wife are running the McClellan Park School in Sarasota, Florida. Their son, Edward, is a sophomore at Sarasota High School, and they all enjoy the community and are active in its affairs. Edwin has happy memories of his six years at MA*4- and of Messrs. Barras, Smith, Miller, and Monson. "My best friends among the younger faculty members were Loren Shores and Russell Murdy. Larry was an absolutely outstanding French teacher and I have been greatly saddened by his death. Russ and I felt particularly close to the class of 1955. We had an in­ teresting evening seminar with that 9

group. I know Russ would love to hear from any of his former students — as would I, of course.,'-' Edith Roche'reports that she and Cease are fine. Uon, Russ '67, is still building furniture on Nantucket; son, Bob, and his wife live in Morris Plains, N .J.; and daughter, Lois, is teaching at Montclair's Nishuane School. Among old TKS friends that Edith sees are Barbara Lawrence and Doris Plummer. Barbara does a lot of traveling to Vermont and Saratoga, and Doris is the proud new grandmother of daughter Nancy Plummer Nazarian's ('68) and Barry Nazarian's ('62) son, Rye. Mary Bohn wrote in March of two recent happenings in her family. Their daughter Emily-Ellen's husband, Andrew Mudryk, was eager to make a trip to Warsaw, Poland, his birthplace, to show it to his wife, two daughters, and grandparents — so they all traveled to Warsaw and had an exciting visit there with Andrew's sister's family. An in­ teresting extra trip was to visit Leningrad and Moscow! The Mudryks live in Upper Montclair. The second happening was in their son Norman's home in Vermont. He and his wife, Roxie, adopted a Korean baby girl, after having a son of their own.

The Bohns are "loving our freedom, in which to remember many happy do­ ings."

Marjorie (Winfield) Easter wrote from Maryland that she has written a book, "A Bear in the House," which has been accepted for publication. It's about a winter in the Maine woods during which her partner and she shared their cabin with an injured bear cub. "Lots of fun and lots of problems." Mrs. Easter said she sees Katherine Hoyt now and then and that they both miss Kimberley.

Betty Logan sent a newsy letter about her busy life. She loves her new job at Douglass College and is teaching physi­ cal education major students as well as what are termed "service" classes. Betty has been appointed as head lacrosse coach and head coach of hockey at Rutgers. The hockey team made it all the way to the Regional Tournament before being elim inated by the N ational Collegiate Champions, West Chester, by a score of 2 - 0. Betty has also been elected to a State office 9 Chairperson of the Women's Division of the State Physical Education Association. She still does some umpiring in hockey, lacrosse, basketball, volleyball. This busy gal has been accepted to the Rutgers Graduate 10

School of Education and expected to start back to school in January, when she wrote.

Dick Loveland wrote in April that Ward was breathlessly awaiting news from Princeto n, Dartm outh, and Williams in response to his applications.

He will graduate this June from Menlo School. "Margo is completing her second year as a nursery school teacher in our school. She has loved her work with the little children. My big project has been the founding of Uplands School, a coordinate school for boys on our campus (Crystal Springs). We expect to have 50 boys in grades 6 through 10 in September and go on to a total of ap­ proximately 150 in the next few years."

The Lovelands are still enjoying California and had recently taken trips to Lake Tahoe and Carmel. Dick says its a joyful place to live in every way, even though they still very definitely miss their friends in Montclair and the fun of their days at Kimberley.

John and Winifred Love wrote that they still marvel at the good fortune which guided them to retire to Southern California when they did and so escape the worst winter of the century in the East. "We often thought of all our friends back there as we basked in the sunshine — we even had the good grace to feel a little guilty! It's quite surprising how two people who used to live such busy lives as we did have settled down to retirement. Sometimes we wonder how we found time for work." Their two grandsons pay them a daily visit on their way home from school, and this summer their daughter and husband from

Tarrytown, N .Y., will visit the Loves with five other grandchildren. John and Winifred sent best wishes to all good friends at MKA. Ruth Stucy is working part time in a local travel agency and is enjoying her semi-retirement. Daughter, Kathy, just completed atrip to Spain with a group of her high school students. She and her husband live in West Virginia. Daughter, Pat, lives in Virginia with her husband and two-year old daughter.

Priscilla Gilman wrote in April from Oregon where she was welcoming her first grandson (daughter Joyce's baby).

Back home in Pennington, N .J., Priscilla and Ed delight in seeing their son Tom's daughter who lives just an hour's drive from them. Son, Ted, is also in the East now, serving as teacher-naturalist at the Audubon Center in Greenwich, Con­ necticut, and director of the summer workshop. Ed and Priscilla are enjoying Pennington which is close to the vitality and activity of Princeton. Priscilla also enjoys volunteering at the local library which she says is a great way to meet everybody in town.

Jane Bauer enjoys life down in Point Pleasant, N.J. — gardening, walking, and riding on back roads and at the ocean S and her many friends there. She has had a couple of wonderful trips in the last few years — England and Ireland. Last summer she and Ellen Studdiford visited Charlotte Spencer at her summer home on Cushing's Island, Maine, and then Jean Denio joined them. They had all taught at the old

1980: Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara '51; Constance Ritchie DuHamel '46; Fay Taft Fawcett '52; Franklin M. Sachs '58; H. William Schulting, III '42; Robert T. Sessa '68; William J. Thompson, Jr. '33; Hyla Ames Troxell '46.

Those who attended the Annual Meeting were treated to MKA's Fine Arts Festival ^ 9 a student concert by the Mastersingers, Chorus, and Instrumen­ talists, and a student art exhibit of watercolors, oils, sculpture.

Please fill out and mail back the Alumnae/I Survey which you will find at the end of the Class Notes!

Letter from the President lohn and Winifred Love

school on Plymouth Street, and had a great reunion. Charlotte Spencer has three grown sons, and she teaches history of art at a Rhode Island college.

Betty DeBevoise moved to Amherst, Massachusetts, in late winter. She is living in the Emily Dickinson House where she is in charge of the visitors' programs and the docents.

Betty Dallery wrote recently, "My smile began to have a feeling of per­ manence as I read the last issue of MKA News. Each item which called to mind a I knew him/her' person brought back such pleasant, sometimes even humor­ ous memories. How rich and long-lasting the rewards of teaching! As for me, here I am right where I was, where many a K/A play rehearsal, or party, or Northfield night made this more than a house. My activities are more civic-orientated now, as a member of the Montclair Town Planning Board, president of the Joint Committee for the Central Business District, a board member and past president of the Garden Club. Special joys are, of course, Chip's ('55) boy, 8, and girl, 6, and June's ('58) boys, 9 and 7, and adopted daughter, 3. 'Mr. D,' quite naturally, is the perfect Opa, shares my interests, and has plenty of his own."

Ruth Bosshard reports, "I loved teaching and I love retirement. No day is long enough. Montclair has much to offer, and I enjoy seeing and hearing from my former Kimberley colleagues.

However, most of my activities are church centered, and these are es­ pecially satisfying."

Dear Fellow Alumni, Last fall when I became president of the MKA Alumni Association, I had great hopes for solidifying and advancing the progress our reconstituted organization had made during its first year of existence. Happily, I can report to you our hopes have been more than justified, thanks mainly to your responsive action.

Your attendance at Homecoming and the College Age/Senior party, your news for the magazine, your generous response to the alumni phon-a-thon and Annual Giving have been most gratifying. More and more of you have been heard from, including many so-called "lost" alumni.

The Alumni Council has been working on some suggested projects to bring us closer together so that we can better serve you and our school. One of them is the alumni survey which you will find in this magazine.

Thanks for your generous interest in MKA and the Alumni Association.

Sincerely, Frances Johnson Ames '40

Council Members Elected At the Annual Meeting of the MKA Alumni Association held on May 13, 1977, at the Upper School campus, the following officers were elected to serve a two-year term to expire in 1979: Frances Johnson Ames '40, President; William J. Thompson, Jr. '33, Secretary/Treasurer.

Officers elected for a one-year term to expire in 1978: Geoffrey Gregg '68, Executive Vice President; Gail Tomec Kerr '52, Vice President — Reunions; Marc S. Kirschner '60, Vice President — Annual Giving. Elected as a member of the Alumni Council, to fill a vacancy, for a two-year term to expire in 1979: Joan Denney Carlisle '46. The following were elected as members of the Alumni Council for a three-year term to expire in

By-law Amendment At a meeting of the Alumni Council held on March 1, 1977, the following amendment to the By-laws was adopted to satisfy a requirement of the Internal Revenue Service in our application for tax exempt status. (Bold portions have been added to the original By-laws.): Article IX, Distribution of Assets upon Dissolution: "It is intended that this Association be tax exempt under Section 501 [c] [3] of the In­ ternal Revenue Code of 1954, or corres ponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws, and that this Association shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on [ i] by an organization exempt from United States federal income tax under said Section 501 [c] [3] or corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws, or [ ii] by an organization contributions to which are deductible under Section 170 [c] [2], 2055 [a] [2] or 2522 [a] [2] of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, or the corresponding provisions of any subsequent federal tax laws.

"Except as otherwise provided by law or by the terms of a specific legacy or gift, the net assets of this Association upon dissolution shall be transferred and distributed to The Montclair Kimberley Academy Foundation, a nonprofit corporation organized pursuant to Title 15 of the Revised Statutes of the State of New Jersey and which is tax-exempt under Section 501 [c] [3] of the Internal Revenue Code. If upon dissolution of this Association The Montclair Kimberley Academy Foun­ dation is no longer in existence as aforesaid, then the net assets of this Association shall be transferred and distributed to one or more corporations, trusts, funds, or foundations created and organized in the United States and organized exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes and which is tax exempt under Section 501 [c] [3] of the Internal Revenue Code, no part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual and no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda or otherwise attempting to in­ fluence legislation. The Alumni Council of this Association shall have the power to select such distributee or distributees and to determine and direct the assets upon dissolution.

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'2 2 MA We were sorry to learn from the family of Brigadier General John Mills Sterling that he died last November, and extend our deepest sympathy. Military services were held at Arlington National Cemetery in December.

'2 3 TKS For news of two of your classmates, please read '24 class notes.

Mrs. George O. Bailey, Secretary (Dorothy Cerf) Old Point Road Quogue, NY 11959 Word from your Secretary was that she was planning to go to Indonesia in March. She has a granddaughter at Exeter, a grandson at Harvard, and a granddaughter at Yale.

'1 6 TKS Mrs. Charles Williams, Secretary (Jerry McBrier) 10 Crestview Court Montclair, NJ 07042 '1 7 TKS Mrs. Samuel Meek, Secretary .

(Priscilla Mitchell) Doubling Road Greenwich, CT 06830 Your Secretary had a nice note from Betty Platt McGhie: "We go abroad about every other year, spend winters in New Canaan and summers way Down East in Maine. We are very pleased to have set up a 'forever wild' reservation on a spectacular rocky ocean front tract of 80 wooded acres. We think we maybe have not lived in vain! Have two sons, six grandchildren, and that is about it."

We were so sorry to hear from Irma Stonham Travis' daughter-in-law that Mrs. Travis died last July. Our deepest sympathy to all her family.

MA We so enjoyed hearing from Platt Spencer this spring. He sent along a fascinating booklet published by Dyke College, "The Spencerian H eritage, Reawakening the Tradition of Good Penmanship." Platt Rogers Spencer, Sr., Platt's great uncle, was the originator of Spencerian penmanship and the book reproduces some lovely letters written to his namesake.

'2 1 MA The Princeton Alumni Association of Montclair and vicinity held a reception at MKA's Middle School this April at which S. Barksdale Penick, Jr. was honored for his years of service to the University. Mr. Penick, who has served on every committee of the Princeton Board of Trustees, was presented with a silver bowl and cited for his "un­ wavering support of the central purposes of Princeton, for his sensitivity to both in­ dividual needs and University policies, for his unceasing good humor, and for his genuine concern for every member of the Princeton community."

We were sorry to read of the death of George Batten last winter. A graduate of Princeton, Mr. Batten was a consultant on fine arts and an authority on antique fur­ niture, jade, and silver. Our deepest sym­ pathy to his family.

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MA We were pleased to have news of Theron Butterworth in April. "The Academy is a dear spot in my memory. I started in the fall of 1910 and graduated in 1923, having lost a year due to illness when I was in the 3rd — 4th grade level. The rebirth of the Academy has interested me a great deal and, of course, I have been encouraged by the combining, in a sensible manner, Kimberley, where my sister went and Montclair Military Academy, as it was when I first enrolled. . . I am enclosing a snapshot taken last July at my sister's home in Chautauqua, N .Y .. . .I should explain that I am a bit taller than my sister but was standing on a step below her from the porch. . We are both hale and hearty. . .! live in Arlington, Virginia, and my sister lives in St. Petersburg, Florida." Theron is retired but keeps very busy, and Elizabeth is also busy with church work and friends.

Theron Butterworth '23 and his Elizabeth Butterworth Cordon '27

sister,

'2 4 TKS Mrs. Philip B. Taylor, Secretary (Helen Patrick) 80 Norwood Avenue Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Polly Richardson Evans and Kidder flew down to Florida to spend Christmas with their son, Danny. Dottie Monro Dill and Bill paid their annual visit to South Carolina to visit Bill's sister. We have been here in our house in Naples since January and this year was a cold one right through February. In March, Marge Parkurst Sommer '23 and Bud drove over from their new home in Vero Beach and spent several days with us which was fun. Dot White Logie '23 and Jim have been here for the month of March. Wist Webb Baldwin '22 discovered we were here just as she was leaving but she phoned and we will get together next year. Ruth Haley Gade spends several months in Naples with her brother, and she also did not know I was here until my card arrived. Ruth lost her husband in 1973, spends her summers in East Dorset, Vermont, but, otherwise, still lives in Haverford, Pennsylvania. She is keeping up her golf and is on the U .S .G .A . Women's Senior Golf Committee. Good work, Ruth!

From Edith Keys Stoney comes the sad news that her younger sister, Florence Keys, died in 1976. "Bunny" was an artist, loved sports, was an avid traveler, and had worked for the Norcross Company. Edith traveled to Africa in

the summer of 1976 for her ninth visit, and returned to her old haunts in South Africa, Kenya, and Tanzania. Edith gives slide talks on Africa's wildlife, sells photos of same, still writes poetry and some prose. She is ex­ pecting her sixth grandchild. Edith sees Marion Jayne Berguido every year and keeps in touch with Helen Johnstone Rose in Pasadena.

I also had a card from Alice Newkirk Elliott, who lives in Fallbrook, California, saying she had no news to send but loves to read about the class of '24 in the magazine. She said it seems like a few days ago that We graduated from Kimberley, and she can't believe it was over fifty years ago.

'2 5 TKS Mrs. H. Kimball Halligan, Secretary (Helen Raymond) 55 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Kim and I have sold our house of thirty-nine years and moved all our belongings to Dorset, Vermont, but we will be at 55 North Mountain (former apartment of "Chip" Stauffen Barnard '27) next winter. We spent six weeks in Florida this past winter, and I am leaving on April 27 on the sixth annual trip to France with "Le Croupe" — friends who meet weekly to practice French.

Helen St. John Ball has been visiting her daughter and son-in-law in Canada, where Helen lived for many years. Marietta Ewald Cook and Win spend most of their time on Cape.Cod and winter months on Longboat Key, near Sarasota, in Florida. They still have an apartment in Montclair, however. Son, Bill, was navigator on a boat in the Bermuda Race, and their boat was first in its class in the shorter Nassau Race.

Ruth Kimball keeps busy with "the usual things everyone does," like committee work for the Women's Club. Ruth plays bridge with Helen St. John Ball and Estelle Ebsen Rimmele. Ruth says she does craftwork "when the spirit moves."

'2 6 MA Henry B. Fernald, Jr. '28, Agent John Hayes, Jr., wrote recently to say that he and his wife, Martha, enjoyed their visit to the school last fall. "You certainly have made some wonderful improvements since I lived in Walden House fifty years ago."

Illustration from MA's '27 Ye Yeare Book

Be cool! Come to Homecoming, October 15.

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^Oth Reunion TKS Mrs. John Holt, Agent (Dorothy Ayres)

For news and a picture of Elizabeth Butterworth Gordon, please see MA '23 Class Notes. We were so sorry to learn that she lost her husband, O'Neal, a year ago and send our deepest sympathy.

MA Henry B. Fernald, Jr. '28, Agent John Cooper writes, Don't forget to be at Homecoming on October 15!

We were sorry to learn of the death of Richard Townsend, who lived in Orleans, Massachusetts. Our deepest sympathy to his family.

'2 8 MA Henry B. Fernald, Jr., Agent

A note from Laura Hurd Motion said that she is still active in fundraising H for cancer research through the Woman's Cancer Association of the University of Miami, and as Heart Fund captain. She is also an active member of the Women's Tennis League, playing on the A team for the country club in Coral Gables. The Motions have one and a half grandchildren, visit the "away from home" children twice a year, and this May were to babysit for the two-year old grandson while son and daughter-in-law cruised on a chartered sailing yacht in the Virgin Islands.

Laura enjoys the summer home in Con­ necticut, August and September. In the winter, her 90-year old mother-in-law is with her. "Life is fu ll."

Sorry I didn't get to write you all. Had to have a slight operation in March. I feel fine now. Hope to hear from you all in the fall.

MA Henry B. Fernald, Jr. '28, Agent

Kit Meeks and "C/g/" in California.

'2 9 TKS Miss Susie S. Sterling, Secretary 133 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 I had a nice note from Kit Meeks with her picture. She says she hasn't a grey hair in her head. You look great, Kit. She keeps active, riding her bike all around Coronado and playing a lot of golf. She went to the Dinah Shore Golf Tournament in Palm Springs and to the Kathryn Crosby Honda Civic Golf Classic at Whispering Palms in Rancho Santa Fe. Both were wonderful tournaments. Kit also is interested in politics and does parttime work for U.S. Senator Hayakawa. Kit may visit me this summer on her way to Maine. I hope it can be worked out.

Charlotte Fitch is well and enjoying retirement. Will be taking a trip in May to Washington, North Carolina, and South Carolina. She hopes to get to Montclair some day soon.

This bit of news from Louise Raynor was on her Christmas card. She is fine and still living in South Burlington, Vermont. She has four tiger cats that give her great joy. Lou designs needlepoint and with a friend has published a book on church needlepoint patterns, published by Morehouse and Barlow. After all these many years, would love to see you, Lou. Talked to Sis Schwarz DeCamp recently and glad to say she is some better since the last time I wrote the news. Eleanor Fox Eastwood is much better and able to work three days a week.

Muriel Lloyd Heilman and husband had a nice trip to California to visit their two sons.

Picked up this news from Sis. Saw Do Minsch Hudson at Doris Blondel Krebs' for lunch this winter. Doris had daughter, Dorie Blondel Barnard '54, and family for Easter. Doris is fine and keeps very busy as a volunteer at Mountainside Hospital.

'3 0 TKS Mrs. Val J. Brennan, Secretary (Grace McCollum) 130 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Esma Currier Christner's third grandchild was born on Easter Sunday. Little Paul J. Christner, IV, joins his father, Paul J., Ill; grandfather, Paul J., Jr.; and great grand­ father, Paul., aged 92. What fun when all four generations get together!

Patricia Lawrence Cone's second novel, "I'm Deborah Sampson," was published in March by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Company, New York. Patricia, who writes under the name of Patricia Clapp, was the winner of a Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for her first novel and a runner up for the 1968 National Book Award for Children's Literature. She is the librarian for the New Jersey Theater League and a director of the Studio Playhouse of Essex County.

Illustration from MA's 32 Ye Yeare Book

Trustees of The Winchendon School, Winchendon, M assachusetts, a four-year coeducational college preparatory school with 144 students. He is also Emeritus Life Trustee of The College of Wooster, Ohio.

'3 3 MA William J. Thompson, Jr., Secretary 415 Claremont Avenue, #2 E Montclair, NJ 07042 William J. Thompson, Jr., Agent '3 4 TKS Mrs. David Haviland, Secretary (Barbara Spadone) 185 Gates Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Edie Baker Campaigne and Jameson plan to move back to California this summer and many of Edie's classmates will miss her a lot, including me! Did you catch Jamie's article in the Saturday Evening Post of April entitled "Edie in Trailerland." It was great fun, and will be followed by others from the same series of their many trailer adventures across America.

The beautiful Montclair Art Museum Ball in April included many classmates and other Kimberleyites — Midge Atwater Crane and Ralph, Betty O'Gorman Dixon and Bill, Kay Halsey Hutson and Frank, Jean Berry Walton and Hunter, Terry Bull Sterling and Arch. It was a wonderfully planned occasion and great fun.

Terry and Arch had a fourth grandchild near Christmas time. Jean and Hunter entertained their three sons and families in Bermuda this spring. Jay and David are married but Bruce — not yet. Hurry girls!

Our fourth daughter, Linda, will graduate this June from MKA. She has early acceptance to Connecticut College.

'3 5 TKS Mrs. Stewart Carpenter, Secretary (Josephine Fobes) 4 LaSalle Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Mrs. Sidney P. Herbert, Agent (Virginia Voorhees) Virginia Voorhees Herbert's daughter, Gail '70, was married in February to William S. Trask, 3rd. The bride wore her mother's wedding gown at the ceremony which took place in Boulder, Colorado, and her sister, Susan Herbert Kyle '64 was matron of honor.

Susan and her husband live in Massachusetts.

MA The tribute to Jim Vandermade on page one of this magazine speaks for everyone at MKA who has had the privilege of working with your classmate these past three years. We are happy to report that Jim will continue to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees.

Come and be social at Homecoming, October 15.

45th Reunion '32 MA James A. Rogers, M .D ., Agent John J. Newberry, Jr. retired in January, 1973, after a 35-year business career with J.J. Newberry, Co., serving in many capacities.

The last nine years he was Senior Vice President, Public Affairs. In 1974 he moved to Stowe, Vermont, from his former home in Ridgewood, N.J. Since 1958, Mr. Newberry has served as President of the Board of

'3 6 TKS Mrs. W . K. Schmid, Secretary (Josephine Murray) Mason's Island Mystic, CT 06355 Mrs. H. DeHaven Manley, Agent (Jean Winpenny) News from Doris Ferry Severn: "Like everyone else these days we are scattered.

Betsy, our brand new lawyer, has a govern­ ment job in Detroit and enjoys her courtroom experience; Virginia, in Cambridge, divides her time between B.U . (classes) and Harvard Law (work); Marian, in her last year at Syracuse University, also works for GE, while studying full time. I'm involved with audio­ visuals for Bloomfield College and feel of the

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43 Gordonhurst Avenue Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Mrs. John Y.G . Walker, Agent (Maryl Riter)

"Patience," TKS Senior Clee Club, 1937

We're impatient to see you!

Come to Homecoming, October 15.

New Generation as I operate my videotape equipment!"

We were so sorry to learn in March that Elaine Beling Mann's mother had died, and send our deepest sympathy.

MA Robert L. Brightman has been named VicePresident H- Synthetic Fiber Purchasing for West Point Pepperell. He was formerly Director of Man-Made Fiber Purchases, a position he held since 1968.

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40th Reunion TKS Ruth Russell Gray, Esq., Secretary (Ruth Russell) 517 Central Avenue Plainfield, NJ 07060 Ginny Kracke Leavitt and her husband, Charlie, are all excited about their return trip to Russia, their third visit, in August.Charlie has just been made a full professor at the College of Insurance in New York City where he teaches English.

Peggy Gene Klotz Young went to France in April for her annual and sometimes biennial visit. She is rejoicing over the birth of another grandchild - daughter Margy's little Susan.

Peg's observing eye caught an announcement of Betty Pierce Harding's son's engagement in March. Since there is a June wedding scheduled, how about a report for the next issue? Peg also wrote that she had lunch with Betty Roberts Williams and Midge Rile Weigel. Midge spends some time visiting in Montclair, and Betty was down for a short trip from Vermont. Betty's youngest will be going to college in the fall.

Barbara Vondermuhl writes from St. Petersburg that she likes living in the fair climes of Florida and spends her time playing tennis, swimming, and walking her dog. Ruth Duff Eager is very busy serving as president of the auxiliary of Mountainside Hospital and is an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees. And, I am busy studying for the Florida Bar exam and also continuing to practice law in New Jersey.

'3 8 TKS Miss Jane Carpenter, Secretary 11 Norman Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 Mary Ames Poor is busy with both teaching and administrative work at the Agnes Irwin School in Philadelphia. Her husband, Henry, is doing a lot of traveling for his fraternity.

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Daughter, Lucia, received her Ph.D. in psycho-linguistics at Columbia this year. Son, Curt, and his family live in Sedley, Virginia.

He's with Union Camp. Son, Bill, works for Mobil and lives in New York City. Daughter, Betsy, and son-in-law, Bruce Noll, live in Vermillion, South Dakota. Bruce is assistant director of the media center at the University of South Dakota; Betsy is teaching and taking in foster c h ild re n . Youngest daughter, Martha, is about to graduate Phi Beta Kappa from Mount Holyoke. Mary and Martha will spend a week in London and a week in Norway this summer. In Norway they will visit Lena Oftedahl who helped bring up the Ames family many years ago.

Barbara Bailey Hoey has started her spring round of golf with husband, Bernie, in be­ tween planting vegetable and flower gardens.

They love Remsenburg. Their son, Richard, writes a page in Forbes magazine monthly on investments. Granddaughter, Ellie, is now 2Vi and talking a blue streak.

Edie Henderson Scripps spends her time antiquing, needlepointing, and traveling. She says "in my declining years I've taken up tennis." She hopes this will put her in shape for a trip to England and India this fall. In the meantime, she will have a houseful of house guests this summer.

Ann McNair Bushnell is busy with clubs and organizations in Princeton and does a great deal of sewing and handwork. Her sport for the winter is swimming, and in the summer she and Francis play golf. Gardening is another activity. In Princeton, it is a heavier nature ^Mpruning, clipping and weeding; whereas in the Poconos in the summer, it becomes window box gardening. Their children are all busy and happy, waiting to become famous.

Your Secretary just returned from a short week in Fort Myers and St. Petersburg, Florida. After the winter we have had, it was a welcome change to go without sweaters and coats and swim comfortably. All too soon back at the Lutheran Church working as a Records Manager, commuting from Mont­ clair, where my poodle and I try to keep things together.

Next year is our 40th, girls. Hope maybe we can marshal some forces and get together for Homecoming at the Montclair Kimberley Academy. I think it would be fun. Let me know how you feel.

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TKS

Mrs. Henry N. Perry, Secretary (Beverly Crane)

'4 0 TKS Mrs. Charles V. Cross, Secretary (Barbara Armstrong) 108 Sunset Avenue Verona, NJ 07044 Welcome to your new Secretary) Barbie and Van's daughter, Lyn, is now Women's Gymnastics Coach at San Jose' State University in California, and Barbie is a laboratory technician with the Montclair Medical Group. She writes, "I hear from Marilyn Gates Crandell, who lives in C a lifo rn ia , every Christm as.

Nancy Schoonmaker Heidt and Bob are residing in Bay Head. Helen Keenan Thatcher is doing some interior decorating in the Mountain Lakes area, and I see June Bausher Burggraf helping out at Pine Florist in Verona. I had a letter from Jo Watt Clark who lives in Kingsland, Texas. She and Mary Chapman Shearer (who wrote me she has fun working at the zoo in Houston) got together for lunch recently, and Jo says 'we even recognized each other!' Jo's second grandchild was born in April, and one of her sons will graduate from Annapolis in June. She and Bill play a lot of tennis, and Bill has been the top player at their club most of the time. Sister Bickie Watt Shull '42, lives in Westport and sister Kay Watt Gielow '47, lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan. All of you — do send news of yourselves and your families."

Many thanks to Billie West Barrows in Nantucket for sending us a 1939 TKS yearbook and, thus, filling a vacant spot in our alumni library.

MA Fred Little wrote during the winter, "I was a Director (formerly known as Trustee) of Pine Crest Prep School, Ft. Lauderdale, for five years and now serve as a member of the Board of Advisors for the school. Daughter, Linda, 23, is working on her master's in education at Georgia State, Atlanta (graduated from Emory University); Jane, 19, is a sophomore at S .M .U ., Dallas. Jeanne and I still operate our gift shop in Vermont on a seasonal basis from June through early November. It is known as Old Londonderry Workshop, Inc., on Route Eleven (east of Magic Mountain Ski area). Jim Vandermade'35 is among fellow alumni who have visited us."

'4 1 TKS We near that Eleanor Strohm Leavitt is now living on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

MA Roger Etherington, Chairman of the Board of American National Bank and Trust, has recently accepted the post of Chairman of the Finance Committee of the New Jersey Theatre Foundation. Working on the committee with him will be Frances Johnson Ames '40.

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35th Reunion TKS Mrs. Robinson V. Smith, Secretary (Joan Trimble) 16 Marshall Terrace Wayland, MA 01778 Mrs. Kenneth T. Gordon, Agent (Helen Jones) Jean Jeffers Comery wrote this winter, "A week of the Tall Ships in Rhode Island the end of June followed by seeing Queen Elizabeth

sons Alan and Michael and a daughter, Penelope.

Your Secretary reports that her other alma mater, Vassar, has kept her busy lately with the book sale held annually in D.C. She had a nice letter from Josephine Murphy Rayermann telling of older son Patrick's visit to Washington to receive the National Ex­ ploration Award presented by The Boy Scouts of America and The Explorers Club in cooperation with TRW. Patrick was one of ten so honored in the nation.

Rudd also has news from another California resident, Flo Biggs Davis. "To help celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, Roger and I called those who had been in our wedding party. Flo sounds just the same. She is busy keeping up with her seventh grader, Bob, and her fifth grader, Cindy. Her parents still live in Vermont but get out to California oc­ casionally to see Flo and her brother, Ray, who practices medicine there."

Rudd hopes to hear from the rest of you during the summer. and then two weeks in England early Sep­ tember — a memorable summer of '76!"

Joan Trimble Smith sent us a copy of her handsome brochure which details the classes at her Green Barn Studio in Alexandria, New Hampshire, and her studio in Wayland, Massachusetts. Joan who does drawings and paintings of "persons, places, and things" (a retrospective exhibition of the artist as student and teacher is at the Gordon-Nash library, New Hampton, N .H .) specializes in pastel and oil portraits.

MA Daniel E. Emerson, Agent '43 TKS Mrs. E. B. Ruffing, Jr., Secretary (Joan Sweeney) 125 Westview Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07043 It was fun to see Gloria Evans Dillenbeck's picture in the paper playing platform tennis with New Jersey's Governor Brendan Byrne.

Gloria, who is secretary of the American Platform Tennis Association, teamed with the governor during the 11th annual N.J. State Mixed Doubles Platform Tennis Cham­ pionships held at the Montclair Golf Club in January.

Our deepest sympathy to Lucile Mason on the death of her father this spring.

'4 4 TKS Miss Elizabeth L. Specht, Secretary 26 Montague Place Montclair, NJ 07042 Colleen Crowhurst Beacham sent the happy word that her daughter, Cathleen, was married last July to John McManus of Packanack Lake. Pat's son, Bruce, is living in Revere, Massachusetts, and is trained in piano tuning and repair of all keyboard in­ struments. He commutes to work in this area every six weeks.

Writing letters to get news together isn't the easiest exercise it seems for any of us, so I got on the phone and was delighted to reach a few of us. Next time, hopefully, I can reach some more of us, and eventually all.

Alive and well and living in New Hampshire are two of us. Janice Mount Shruham has a son, 20; a daughter, 23. Jimmy and her new husband, Bob, have an antique store, the BLUE ANCHOR, in Portsmouth, and she hopes we'll all stop by to say hi. . and buy some antiques! Jean Blancke Wenigman lives in Dublin running the school volunteer

program which includes 9 towns (11 schools!). Beanie's husband, Mitch, is building apartments in Peterborough, the home of the McDowell colony. They have 4 sons and 1 daughter.

Nancy Heydt Green is working in the public inform ation o ffic e at the W oodshole Oceanographic Institute. She loves gardening and life in Falmouth and the Cape. Daughter Corey is at University of Massachusetts and Kathy ¡son an island near Crete. Nan says she hopes anyone near Falmouth will stop to see her. Her parents are still in Essex Fells and very well.

In Juno Beach, Florida, is Constance Soverel Van Voast. (Connie, I wasn't able to reach you this time, but Jimmy filled in a little bit). It was sad news to learn Adrian passed on a couple of years ago, but great to hear Connie's doing beautifully. Her children are all married and she's a grandmother. Want to hear more next time.

From Litchfield Park, Arizona, Barbara Baumhogger Gray says husband, Bob, leads a busy life as director of sales for the W IGW AM , a super resort in Phoenix. Bobbie is busy with tennis, needlepoint, and ac­ companies Bob to NYC once a year for business meetings. On a trip east a couple of years ago, she stayed with Pat Lamborn Coward in Essex Fells. Her father lives nearby in Scottsdale and needs Bobbie's frequent help.

Your Secretary continues to be busy with urban revitalization projects and keeping her buttons sewed on. Getting on the phone for news was a marvelous bridging of miles and years. More next time! Love to each of you, Specky.

MA Arthur B. Harris, Agent '4 5 TKS Mrs. Roger Kenvin, Secretary (Verna Rudd Trimble) 3518 South Wakefield Street Arlington, VA 22206 Barbara Bumsted Shand has moved from country and farm to suburban Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She has opened a new business called SHANDESIGN — Interiors.

Anne Feagley Wittels has had a "bunch" of poetry and prose printed in various publications. She sent us a copy of her charming "Calendar of Poems," a book of haiku with places to record dates and notes.

Anne also sent the sad news of Jane Powell Danforth's death in June, 1976. Jane was living in Washington, D .C ., and is survived by

MA William B. Grant, Agent '4 6 TKS Mrs. N. Young DuHamel, Jr,, Secretary (Constance Ritchie) 25 Erwin Park Road Montclair, NJ 07042 Nancy Rudd O'Neill was married last August to George William Wahlberg, Jr., in the Old North Church in Boston. Attending the couple were Theodore Rudd O'Neill and Thomas George Wahlberg, respective sons of the bride and groom. The colorful setting was enhanced by the attendance of the Lexington Minute Men of which Mr. Wahlberg is an officer. The ushers, guard of honor, and many of the guests who are minute men wore the dress uniform of the 203-year old military organization. Music for the service was provided by the unit's fife and drums playing renditions dating back to the eighteenth century appropriate for a wedding ceremony at that time. The Wahlbergs are now living in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

News from your new Secretary, Connie Ritchie DuFlamel: Two of her daughters are at Smith College — Constance '73 is a senior and Lucie'75, a sophomore. Daughter Katherine is a senior at Miss Porter's where Betsy is a junior. Emily is in eighth grade at MKA, and Charlotte is in the second grade at Edgemont.

Connie says that "family, church, Smith, Yale, schools, paddle tennis, tennis, golf, etc. keep all of us busy and off the streets." The DuHam els summer in Rhode Island.

Husband, Young, and his partner, as manufacturer's representatives, are busy in the water and waste treatment field.

Connie also wrote, "Heidi Ames Troxell is still 'our expert' on Greek culture and coins at the Numismatic Society in New York City.

John,'72 graduated from Yale; Sarah '74 is a junior at Tufts; Matthew '76 is a freshman at Tufts; and Emily is a junior at MKA. Audrey Brown Robinson popped in on us last spring with daughter, Kristi. Both looked great.

They're moving from Williamstown back to Manchester, Vermont."

We were so sorry to learn of the death of Elizabeth Smith Shores' husband, Loren and send out deepest sympathy to her and to her three children. Loren was a teacher in the modern language department of Montclair Academy from 1940 to 1950. A resident of Scarsdale, New York, for the past 26 years, he assumed chairm anship of the Foreign Language Department in their school system in 1966.

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K/A Play, 1947, "The Night of lanuary 16"

Come to Homecoming —"The Day of October 15!"

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30th Reunion TKS Nice to have a note from Cynthia Overton Blandy. "It has been many years since I have been in Montclair but I do often think of the days at the old Kimberley School. I do see Weezie Rudd Hannegan occasionally, and we reminisce. My family is all g r o w n s o n , Peter, working for Homelite here in Massachusetts; daughter, Jennifer, married last May; youngest, Robin, a freshman at Endicott."

Comer Fisk Dailey is also a resident of Massachusetts, having moved to Willjamstown.

MA Andrew Davlin, Jr., has moved from Connecticut to California S t h e Palos Verdes area.

'4 8 TKS Mrs. A. Stanley Miller, Jr., Secretary (Frances Lane) 729 S. W. Bayberry Terrace Boca Raton, FL 33432 Mrs. Virginia Aspdin, Agent (Virginia Hall) Our deepest sympathy to Janet Mason on the death of her father this spring.

'4 9 TKS Mrs. T. R. Cutting, Secretary (Sally Smith) 24 In wood Road Essex Fells, NJ 07021 Mrs. Franklin Saul, Agent (Elayne Robinson) Sally Smith Cutting's daughter, Molly, will be entering Colby-Sawyer in September. Tim and Lucy are in tenth and seventh grade at West Essex High School. Sally tells us that Joan Duffy Murray has a son going off to college this fall, too.

How about the rest of you writing your Secretary and giving her news of your families?

MA Richard M. Drysdale, Agent For news of Alden Dunham, please see Class Notes for TKS '50.

We had a nice chat with Cordon Bruce this winter when he was in New York. Cordon is a pilot for Pan American and, although living in Sacramento, California, he's frequently on the East Coast. He hopes to make Homecoming in the fall. Cordon and his wife have two

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daughters, ages 14 and 16.

Mac Simms tells us he is "going back into school administration this summer, returning to the position of Assistant Headmaster at The Gunnery, but keeping one foot in the classroom."

'5 0 TKS Mrs. W . C . Tull, Jr., Secretary (Sue Davis) 7907 C reentree Road Bethesda, MD 20014 Mrs. Clifford S. Evans, Jr., Agent (Mary Anne Treene) Louise Green Dunham wrote this winter, "This has been a very good year for the Dunhams! Alden '49 was awarded an honorary degree in September in Long Beach, California, by the California State University and College System. The citation refers to Alden as a man who 'has provided a needed stimulus to those in higher education con­ tinually to review assumptions and ways of doing things.' Our oldest son graduated from Mercer County College and has a job with the State Department of Transportation. Our oldest daughter, Ellen, had a marvelous summer in Darwin, Australia, thanks to the American Field Service. She is now a fresh­ man at Princeton University."

Our deepest sympathy to Peg Jenkins Osborne whose mother died this winter.

MA Rudolph H. Deetjen, Jr., Secretary Northgate Road Mendham, NJ 07945 Our mid-century class continues to make tracks: Jack Heller is presently manager of the South Orange office ,of Gruntal & Co., members of N .Y.S.E. Frances and he have two offspring — Michael, 21, and Deborah, 18.

Dick Hopkins was recently made president and chief operating officer of Excess Treaty Management Corporation, 6th largest re­ insurer in the U .S ., as of last winter. Being the modest guy Dick is, only Nancy would reveal the good news. They bundle off to Skytop with Brian, 16, and David, 15, as often as possible.

Alan Werksman is an attorney in Clifton, N .J., and was married on New Year's Eve to Arlene Rogoff. Son, Mike, an MKA senior, will be attending college this fall. Sons David, 16, and Dan, 15, are in high school.

More from Cliff Evans and California. He and the family will be East for two weeks the

end of June. MaryAnne TKS '50 is in charge; with Stuart, 20, at California State University; Leisa, 18, and a senior at Rolling Hills High; and Pam, 15, freshman class president (700 classmates) also at Rolling Hills. Cliff is director of Litton Industries' real estate and construction a c tiv itie s . His departm ent handles all leases, sales, purchases, design and construction work in over 100 divisions, equaling a cool 31 million square feet, ap­ proximately, under roof throughout the world. I wonder who sells him floor w a x . ..

For the past two years the Evans have gotten together with Jerry Cronin, his wife, Donna, and their children at Lake Tahoe over Christmas for skiing. Jerry and his family live in Menlo Park outside San Francisco.

Patty, Leif, Cliff, and I happily head to the Morristown area July 1 and a new post at the Peck School. We'll miss our MKA friends but plan to get back to see them often. Until a better one volunteers, your old Class Secretary would like to hear from you at his new address.

'51 TKS Mrs. Eric W. Stroh, Secretary (Gail Robertson) 350 Provencal Road Crosse Point Farms, Ml 48236 MA Ernest F. Keer, III, Agent Tom Stockham and Martha live in Salt Lake City, Utah, and have four children, ages 4 through 12. The oldest, Tom, III, spent spring vacation with Whitney and Steve Hanschka at Mark's home in Portland, Oregon. Tom has started a new company, Soundstream, Inc., which is bringing new technologies, primarily computer sound processing and recording, into the recording and hi-fi industries. Last year Tom produced a best selling classical record with RCA entitled "Caruso — A Legendary Performer." The record was computer enhanced. Tom, Jr., says, "Let's see more news about the Class of '51!"

Congratulations to Francis C. McCrane on his promotion to Lieutenant Colonel.

25th Reunion '5 2 TKS Mrs. Edward C. Fawcett, Secretary (Fay Taft) 9 Gordon Place Montclair, NJ 07042 Mrs. David L. Kerr, Agent (Gail Tomec) Notes from Fay, your secretary (and newly elected member of The Alumni Council!): Daphne Driver McGill, Tiger, and four children have moved to a house they built in Simsbury, Connecticut, where Tiger started a new job with Dexter Corporation. Their oldest child, Mac, will be a senior in high school next fall.

Susan Sanders has a new job in the city with Van Brunt & Co., an advertising agency, and is an account manager.

Babs Pendleton Donnell wrote in her Christmas letter that she continues her parttime job as instructor in language experience to corrective reading, and volunteers as president of AFS. Bridget is a freshman at Ohio Wesleyan and loves it; Janie is a high school junior; and Calvin, a freshman. The Donnells vacationed in Minnesota again, following a trip through South Dakota to the Black Hills and the Badlands.

here of Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen, and Hamilton. We're enjoying the change and the chance to study another way of life first hand."

K/A Play, 1952, "Curious Savage"

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We're curious, too. Come to Homecoming, October 15!

Nancy Booth Kelly is working on her master's degree in clinical reading and learning disabilities. The University of Miami sends their professors to teach in the Bahamas on weekends and during the summer months.

Her Traveling Trinkets jewelry business continues to thrive. Son Andrew, now 11 Vi is in sixth grade at the Rectory School in Connecticut; Greg, 10, is at Linden Hill School, Massachusetts; and Scott, 7, is at home in Nassau in the second grade.

We read in the paper that Barbara Wor­ cester Keenan is an A.K.C.-approved judge for beagles and sixteen terrier breeds. Her husband is a partner in an art gallery and antique business, according to the article.

MA Joseph L. Bograd, Agent Charles Sage wrote this spring, "We are all (wife, Priscilla; son, Andrew, 11; and daughter, Abigail, 9) still enjoying the midwest (Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa) after fifteen years. If anyone is traveling this way, please stop and visit. We have lots of room and would love to see you."

'53 TKS Mrs. Thomas Burgin, Secretary (Lolly Penick) 328 Fairway Road Ridgewood, NJ 07450 Mrs. John Seymour, Agent (Carol Snow) MA Peter A. Cockshaw, Secretary P.O. Box 427 Newtown Square, PA 19073 David J. Connolly, Jr., Agent In my undergraduate days at MA, no one ever accused me of being overly bright. So it should come as no shock to anyone that I volunteered as class secretary. Actually, big Irishman Connolly said if I didn't take it he'd re-hash all those terrible things he claims I did off and on the MA campus! So . . . let's get this journalistic endeavor started by briefly—very briefly—letting you know what I've been up to.

I own a publishing and public relations firm in the Philadelphia suburbs, Communications Counselors, Inc. I won't bore you with details

about our publications except to say none of them are pornographic. On the p.r. side of the ledger, we run Congressional campaigns and handle general corporate communications.

My lovely wife and I are raising two great kids, Cindy, 14, and Eric, 10. "Great" because they take after their mother. That's it for Cockshaw. Now comes news from one of our old pals, Phil Fradkin.

Phil has had quite a career. After 10 years on the Los Angeles Times including one Pulitzer Prize (who said Professor Barras didn't know real talent!) and a tour in Southern Vietnam as a correspondent, Phil briefly turned "bureaucrat." He joined Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr.'s ad­ ministration as assistant secretary of the State Resources Agency for one year. Currently, he is Western Editor of Audubon Magazine and is writing his second book to be published by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. This effort deals with the Colorado River whereas his first was written about the California coastline.

Phil's work and personal interests take him to places of great natural beauty. Last summer he and his ten-year-old son embarked on a three-month trip through Alaska, a trip described in the May issue of Audubon. In his newsy letter, Phil reminisces about the house his parents built at 36 Lloyd Road where he beat a well-trod path across the street to MA. He vividly remembers some of the parties held there (as do I!). The house was later purchased by the Academy and Phil hopes that "whomever is living there now is treating those memories with care." (Ed. note: "36" is the Principal's home, and it is a happy and much used extension of the school.) Phil concludes by promising to do everything possible to attend our 25th class reunion next year. If he can make it, so can all of us!

I just received a letter from another classmate, Joe Jehl, who also makes his home on the coast. Rather than report on his ac­ tivities this month and take up all the other classes' space, I'll save it until next issue.

In the meantime, how about you? Drop me a note and photo(s), if possible. Let's keep the news coming right up to our big 25th reunion next year!

George M. Cohen wrote to the Alumni Office this winter, "My wife and our son, Joshua (now almost two) and I are now living in Brussels, where l am a partner in the office

TKS Miss Georgia Carrington, Secretary 705 Country Village Drive, Apt. 1A Bel Air, MD 21014 Too late for the winter magazine came a post card from Tilly Jo Beatty Emerson with the news that they were all fine, but too busyl With three young people in the family -7=) Ken, who is 15; Cathy, who is 13; and Libby, who is 9 — and all three in different schools, all Tilly Jo can do is go to PTA meetings. Actually, she does manage to fit in a great deal of Junior League work in between, even doing some teaching of workshops. She also helps out with the Adult Education program at church.

Of course, she continues to enjoy the out of doors, particularly on the ski slopes and tennis courts, but her enthusiasm was dampened with a broken leg last year and a painful arm from tennis this. I'm afraid none of us have quite the stamina that we did to bounce back, no matter how much we try.

Had a super letter from June Hayward Foster also, and she is still at her tennis, playing on a club team in the winter. In the summer, her children seem to keep her hopping. Barbara (16) worked at a YMCA camp in Darien, Billy (14) played the New England junior circuit, and Jamie (10) was involved in "everything." June coordinated the Darien Historical Society's big fund raiser, Antiques Alfresco, last summer, and it sounds as though she really enjoyed it! She has taken an antiques seminar and worked on the church book fair. She sees Marian Miller Castell frequently and says, "She's chairman of the Junior League's Development Com­ mittee, and she and George have two adorable boys." The Foster contingent, with all six kids, went down to Bermuda last summer, and that was a real treat! Junie misses Montclair, but with some roots down in Darien, Connecticut doesn't seem half bad.

A mini-reunion of the Class o f '54 at the MKA Parents Association luncheon this spring: Lynn Towner Dodd, Aubin Zabriskie Ames, Leslie Bunce, lanet Cook Phillips, Mimi Evans Harmon, and Cynthia Mann Treene.

I managed to reach Sylvia Middleton Seymour on the phone a few weeks ago, and she sounded marvelous! Her son, Andrew, is up at the Rectory School, and Holly is at school in Radnor. Sylvia is a part-time secretary, which she enjoys, and she and Dave are hoping to buy a house in Bryn Mawr.

She talks to Amy Roberts Beebe now and

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then. Amy is working as a part-time librarian, and her two children are keeping the rest of her time busy. Bill isw ith Du Pont. Sylvia said that Dave is back on the international scene again with his .father's company. Both Amy and Sylvia are active with the Vassar Club in Philadelphia, particularly the Designers' Showcas,©, which is the major fund raising event.

The-lasjpincredible letter lyfeceiv&<$ was from Vicki Wendt West, and she really brought me up to date. It was such fun to read all of the news from her family! I'll share the highlights with you. Peter is Director of Convention Services at NAED, which means some "fun trips," and he also keeps busy at the Golf Club, serving as a governor as well as pacing the course. The children seem to share in the love of sports, John Paul being the only fresh ma™ member of Fordham Prep's golf team. He and his dad not only play golf but also do a lot of bowling, very often being on the winning end of tournaments. Christian will be 13 in May, and his major interests are in the art and drama areas. (I could use him right now for the play I'm directing.) Vicki has an 8 VS year old who is quite a swimmer. He swims AAU year-round, and Vicki says there are meets all thd'time. as well as practices.

How Vicki finds time for all of her volunteer activities I don't know, but she is on three PTA's, the Board of the Women's College Council in Westchester, the Board of church, Cub Scouts, to name a few. Oh, yes, she is Chairman of Junior Activities at the Golf Club, and she heads up a fund raising activity at church that nets about $48,000 a year. Vicki plays some’ golf herself, and she has now taken a part-time job as a financial secretary at Merrill Lynch Relocation Management. The Wests have done some traveling from Ber­ muda and Florida up to Lake George, so they do occasionally stop going to meetings.

I'm winding down to the end of another school year and looking forward to a summer of tenni^Sl hope. I did have a super week in Florida over spring vacation, so I was revived enough to face the frantic spring term. Please don't feel th'att you must wait to hear from me .before you send me your news or photographs; send them along at any time. I promise I won't lose them before the magazine deadline. Hope to see some of you Over the summer, by plan or by chance.

Thank you all for your news!

We know how pleased the Class of '54 is to learn that Aubin Zabriskie Ames was elected ¡ m May as President of the MKA Board of Trustees.

MA Donald .Karp, Secretary 18 Shawnee Road Short Hills, NJ 07078 We received word from Ed Van Brunt, former MA master, that Phil Donlin is Athletic Director and coach at a school in Lutherville, Maryland.

Welcome to your new Secretary, Don Karp.

Please send him news of yourselves and your families for thé next issue of the magazine!

'5 5 TKS Mrs. George Buermann, Secretary (Mary Gail Smith) 21 Arden Lane Essex Fells, NJ 07021 Carol Turtle wrote in April, "After two years as Administrative Officer of the U.S. Embassy

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in Budapest, Hungary, I will transfer this summer to the Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. I have been a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State for eleven years and have changed locations eight times and held six diverse jobs. It's a good career if you enjoy variety and living overseas."

MA Oscar A. Mockridge, III, Agent '5 6 TKS Mrs. Lawther O. Smith, Secretary (Linda Lovell) 30 Water Crest Drive Doylestown, PA 18901 Lilia Emetaz McDonald wrote this winter from Oregon, "My daughter, Elizabeth, is in 9th grade,, junior high; a very good student and athlete, especially in soccer and track, and interested in wild life conservation. John Andrew is in 7th grade, junior high, interested in industrial arts. Malcolm was 3 last July and goes to nursery school. I keep busy serving on two boards, Family Shelter House and the Child Center for Disturbed and Hyperactive Children. Also, I was just trained as a Parent Aid by the Children Service Division for the Child Abuse Program by the Eugene Junior League. Very interesting and so worthwhile."

MA John W. Clapp, Agent Eric Jaeckel has been appointed Director of Marketing, Marion Foods Division of Seneca Foods Corporation. Eric lives in Rochester, N.Y. Robert Fischbein is Assistant Professor, Clinical, in Dermatology at the New York University Medical Center. He is also the Chairman, Section on Dermatology, for the Medical Society of New Jersey.

Jean and family were down from Vermont visiting the Bryants. Both Joan and Jean hope there will be a big turnout of '57-ers at Homecoming on October 15 to celebrate your 20th!

Welcome to your new Secretary. You will be hearing from Connie in the fall. Do send her news of yourselves and your families!

'5 8 TKS Mrs. Reginald Leeby, Secretary (Anne McCormick) 7879 Broadfield Road Manlius, NY 03104 Please note your Secretary's new address — and do write her with your news!

MA Robert R. Haney, Secretary Department of Psychology Georgia Southern College Statesboro, CA 30458 Franklin M. Sachs, Agent Michael Gennet has been named general manager of Sealy Mattress Company of Florida, based in Orlando. His new respon­ sibilities include overall supervision of all phases of mattress production and marketing at Sealy of Florida's manufacturing facility in Orlando and its warehouse and sales office in Hialeah. A 15-year veteran of the bedding industry, Michael had been sales manager of the Florida operations since 1971.

May Day, 1957

Michael Cennet '58

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20th Reunion TKS Mrs. Wichard van Heuven, Secretary (Connie Hay) Westmeadows Slingerland, NY 12159 Mrs. Joan A. Hager Bryant, III, Agent (Joan Wallace) Joan Wallace Bryant and Jean Bonnell Goodrich stopped by the office in April when

'5 9 TKS Mrs. Robert P. Sumas, Secretary (Deana Rogers) 44 Maple Drive North Caldwell, NJ 07006 Mrs. Robert P. Sumas, Agent A nice note came from Ann Connell Whitehouse this spring who says she sees no Kimberley friends but does hear from Judy McConnell Beram (who's almost finished her master's degree) and Jarvis Reilly Nolan at Christmas. "Jarvis and Tom are in Miami; he with the Miami Herald. I deliver mail two days a week. The vegetable garden is started, and I'm taking courses at Penn State to sell real estate. Jock is working in Allentown for Lieberman Harrisor). They do all the Mack Truck ad vertisin g. Elizab e th , 7V i, and Catherine, 5, can spot Macks at 300 yards.

Next thing they'll want their own CB's.

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'61 TKS Miss Judith Poor, Secretary 96 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 At an informal tea party at my house in December, a small Kimberley reunion took place among Sue Faulkner DeDecker, Chris Keller, and myself. Though it was cold outside, we were warmed by the tea and by reflections on school days. Both classmates indicated that they were busy: Sue, in community activities; Chris, at her work as a lawyer with an insurance company, and in her church, both in Houston. Chris says she's happy at both occupations. Also present was Kim DeDecker, who, on her seventh birthday, was a polite and quiet hostess.

Sue related to me a marvelous four-day trip to Williamsburg, Virginia, by The Montclair Historical Society, which, she organized. At least two meals in candlelight provided a perfect setting for this special tour of the restoration town. The flowers were lovely.

The best place for inspiration for piano and soprano voice musical compositions has been at my aunt's, along Long Island Sound outside of Stamford, Connecticut. Four such pieces have been started there, three last year and one so far this year. I had barely begun this series at last year's reporting.

Exciting summer plans are: In July, I expect to be an aunt for the third time, due to my sister-in-law having her first baby; and in August, Mother, her husband, Cus Merwin, and I plan to visit my sisters in Colorado.

MA Robert T. Root, Agent We learned that Philip Bellini received his M .A. from Indiana University, served as a first lieutenant in Viet Nam, and is now a federal agent with the Justice Department. Philip lives in Arizona with his wife and son.

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15th Reunion TKS Mrs. Thomas Pohl, Secretary (Carol Vincelette) 1016 South 16th Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 Mrs. Alexander A. Anastasiou, Agent (Denise Farandatos) MA Dooley Dul wrote that he was sorry to have missed Homecoming and to tell us that he is now president of This Sporting Life, Ltd., a sporting goods and sporting goods importing concern based in Louisa, Virginia. He says he is still the confirmed bachelor.

Jack Grubin, we learned through his mother, went to Hamilton College for one year and then on to Yale. He is a graduate, too, of Rutgers Law School and practices law in New York City. Before joining his firm, Jack clerked for Chief Justice Hughes.

For news and a picture of Barry Nazarian, please see TKS '68 class notes.

'63 TKS Mrs. J. K. Nash, Secretary (Christine Kuzmick) 784 D Laurel Walk Coleta, CA 93017 Mrs. William J. Wood, Agent (Susan Pettingill) Word from your Agent, Susan, was that she was moving from Detroit to Crosse Point in May. MA Thomas Alpren wrote this spring to tell us that he will finish his ophthalmology residency this June and will be doing a fellowship in cornea-external disease for one more year at the Medical College of Wisconsin.

'64 TKS Mrs. James C . Ward, Secretary (Carolyn Wilson) 800 North Plaza Trail Virginia Beach, VA 23452 I had a Christmas card from Sue Herbert Kyle. Last September she and her husband, Bill, moved into a colonial home in Topsfield, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. Sue is working with picture research consultants.

She works with the author on suggestions for illustrations of textbooks, and then finds the prints, drawings, and photographs. She writes, "1977 brings some trips to D .C., N .Y .C ., Denver, and San Francisco for a Little Brown American History text." Her husband is getting his MBA from Boston University while teaching ninth graders.

Deborah Pines wrote me a while back to fill us in on her past years of activity. She was vacationing at Sandy Brett Amsler's house on Cape Cod with Sandy and Sandy's daughter, Megan (6). Debbi writes that she was divorced five years ago, left the literary business, and went back to school for pre-med. She spent a year in Manila, Philippines, as a medical student and was able to travel in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Bangkok, and Singapore. She is now at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She "loves medicine and changes specialities weekly."

Dan and Lynn Ritter Vernon have an ad­ dition to their family tree, Daniel Tyler ("Ty") born March 3, 1977. They were able to travel to Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Swit­ zerland, and Ireland before Christmas. Lynn and Dan spent much time last year organizing, equipping, and decorating the enlarged small animal facilities at Dan's Mendham Animal Hospital. Lynn undertook painting and wallpapering the girls' rooms.

She told of her encounter when feeding 450 pounds of hogs that they raised for bacon. I'm glad I wasn't in that pen!

As you notice, we've been displaced again and are in Virginia Beach near Norfolk. My husband, Jim, is on the USS Forrestal as a catap u lt o ffic e r. (H e's responsible for launching planes off the carrier.) Beth, 5, is in kindergarten and Jamie, 3, goes to nursery school. I'm spending my time sewing and taking care of the old homestead. We are glad to be a little farther north, but miss the sunny, sandy beaches of Pensacola. Would love to hear from more classmates!

MA Roy T. Van Vleck, Agent John Sheldon was married to Caroline Darby last December in Roanoke, Virginia.

Brother, Richard Sheldon '67 was John's best man, and Roy Van Vleck was one of the ushers. John is a graduate of Harvard University and Washington and Lee Law School. The bride is working on her master's at V irg in ia P o lytech nic In stitu te . The Sheldons live in Radford, Virginia, where John is with a law firm.

'65 TKS Mrs. B. R. Madsen, Secretary (Betsy Ridge) Box 415 Essex, MA 01929 Mrs. George W . Calver, Agent (Susan DeBevoise) Judy Poor '61 wrote to tell us that sister, Sally Poor Owen, and husband, Harry, and three-year old son, Scott, moved in early October from Breckenridge to Aurora, a suburb of Denver. Sally is enjoying com­ munity living, has made a number of friends, and is afternoon director of Wee Care Children's Center in Denver. "Handling 75 children from 12 noon to 6:00 is quite a project." Sally is also a member of a bowling league.

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years, to dance full time. She studies at the Louis-Nicolais Dance Theatre Lab, as well as with other teachers, and teaches creative movement part time. Her husband, Randy, still works in real estate investment. Brother, Dill, lives across the street from them and was about to be married when Mary wrote.

Susan DeBevoise Calver's mother moved to Amherst, Massachusetts, where she lives in the Emily Dickinson House. Susan says she will miss visiting Montclair, even though it was only occasional.

MA H. Holt Apgar, Jr., Agent '6 6 TKS Mrs. Johan M. Andersen, III, Secretary (Alina Seborowski) 64 Rachelle Avenue Stamford, CT 06905 Miss Paula Pryde, Agent Letters from all over the country brought lots of news from the class of '66. Jessie Broadfoot Boyer wrote to catch us all up on her activities and whereabouts: "I graduated from Smith in 1970 and went on to get an M.S. in chemistry from U. Mass.-Amherst. My husband, Jerry, is a U. Mass, graduate and a chef. He works for United Airlines — that's how we came to live in Chicago, United's headquarters. I worked for Armak, a Chicagobased chemical company for four years. We had out first child, a son, James Frederick Boyer, February 23." Congratulations!

I also heard from two other Middle Americans Noel Thorbecke Estes and Chris Clawson Higgs. Noel relates that she and husband Mark "have been in Cincinnati for three years. He will get his M .D. in June and then we are moving back to Boston where he will start his residency at New England Deaconess Hospital. While in Cincinnati, I have been working as a financial analyst and hope to continue to do so in Boston." Noel and Chris see each other frequently and ride horses together. Chris' letter was also full of news. Chris married her husband, Deane, in 1969, and helped put him through law school.

They have two sons, John (3) and Kristian Deane (1). "Although they have kept me busy," wrote Chris, "I've been training in the La Maze method of childirth after two fan­ tastic childbirth experiences. I should be teaching my first class soon and have been studying rather hard." Chris also mentioned having seen Randy Bean and Cindy Bran­ denburg last summer, and having spoken to Bonnie Larson Seehorn, who is doing well in California.

As it turned out, Cindy wrote herself with news from Texas, where she moved from Denver. Cindy received her MT(ASCP) in 1972. She was married this year to Michael David Gibbon, whom she met in Denver.

Sister, Lynn '68, was maid of honor. They have a home in Houston, where Mike is co ntinuing his education in chem ical engineering at the University of Houston.

Cindy is working in the quality control lab of Hycel, Inc., and they are both raising German Shepherds.

Our last class secretary, Terry Appenzellar, took pity on me, knowing how difficult it can be to write such a column, and wrote a most informative note. Terry is busy in the nation's capital as "Law Librarian for the U.S. General Accounting Office — Congress' watchdog!"

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degree in political science called Legislative Affairs, and thinking of pursuing a doctoral degree in art history. Terry's note also in­ cluded news of two other classmates. Susie Richardson Borshardt, with husband Bruce, "brought a house around the corner from mine. Susie is the curator for the Carlyle House, an historic home in Alexandria, Va. Last year, as part of her master's degree, she designed and produced a Bicentennial exhibit of American Church Architecture at St. John's Church, here in Washington." Debbie Nelson Hammond and husband, Art, living in Georgia, are expecting their second child in July. Two-year old Jennifer keeps Debbie pretty busy, but she still seems to find time to tend a prodigious vegetable garden.

News from Margi Brett, via her mother, tells of an up-coming wedding. Margi is working in Santa Cruz, California, in a dental lab. She and her fiance' William Peter Edsel, Jr., plan to be married on June 11, "on the dune above Newcomb's Hollow Beach, Wellfleet, Massachusetts." Best wishes! !'m keeping busy enjoying my son, trying to start a garden and job-hunting. I do enjoy your mail, so please write with any news you'd like to share.

Judy Poor '61 wrote to the Alumni Office with news of sister Joan Poor Clarke's Bicentennial baby, Nathan, who arrived in August, 1976. " 'Nathan'," Joan wrote home, "sounds so Early American." She, along with husband, Larry, and baby visited the family back East the last two weeks of October.

Having been on leave from her job in Eagle as manager of the Rocky Mountain Airways terminal, Sally went back to work in April.

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MA Peter W . Adams, Agent We learned from Russ Roche's mother that Russ and Steve Swift are both building fur­ niture and enjoying life on Nantucket.

'6 8 TKS Miss Avie Claire Kalker, Secretary 2401 West Southern, Box 274 Tempe, AZ 85282

Nancy Plummer Nazarian stopped by the Alumni Office to introduce her beautiful baby, born in December, and give us some news of fellow members of the Class of '68.

Jean Sperling and her husband are living in Chevy Chase, Maryland, and re-doing an old farm house. Sue McIntosh Awerdick and her husband live in Upper Montclair with their son, Jason, who is almost a year old. Joan Marquardt has moved back to Montclair.

Doodee Frank Link is farther afield, living in Perrine, Florida, with her husband and working in a hospital.

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MA Geoffrey Gregg, Agent Gary Deehan, who lives on Amelia Island, Florida, is currently employed as Southeast District Sales Manager for the Minwax Company.

'69 TKS Mrs. Charles Gildea, Secretary (Lynn Erhardt) 46 East Saddle River Road Saddle River, NJ 07458 Lisa Schultz was married this spring to Derek Edwin V an d erlin d e . Her sister, Katharine '64, was maid of honor and sisters, Margaret Schultz Billotti '62 and Marilyn Schultz Blackwell '65, were two of the bridesmaids. Margaret's daughter was the flower girl. Lisa, who is a graduate of Skid­ more College, had postgraduate training at the Rhode Island School of Design. She's a freelance artist. Her husband was graduated from Columbia College and the Graduate School of Business, Columbia University. He is an investment banker in New York City, where the Vanderlindes live.

Barbara Fox and Charles McWilliams, III, were married in December, and Lynn Erhardt Gildea was one of the bridesmaids. Barbara, a graduate of Elmira College and Boston University School of Social Work, is a psychiatric social worker. The McWilliams live in Mendham, N.J. For news of Barbara Haviland Brogan, please read the MA '69 class notes.

Your Secretary picked up some other news from and about classm ates: Beebette Simonson, a buyer for J.C. Penney, lives in Montclair, and Phyllis Digges LaTouche, in marketing for Parfums Givenchy, lives in Allendale, N.J. Phyllis heard from Patty Benner, who is working towards her MBA in health at Boston University and also working part-time in the health field. And, Phyllis has

also seen Amy Canter, who has her MSW and works at Overbrook.

Toni DeLorenzo is finishing up her MSW at Simmons College and is looking for a job in social work in Boston. Chris Tiernan, per her cousin, Kathy, married Douglas Uttal and is living in Oakland, California. Anne LaVoy is also living in California and works for KSFO radio station out of San Francisco.

MA Christopher C. Beling, III, Secretary b7 Willot Street, Apt. 6 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Bob Brogan and wife, Barbara Haviland Brogan TKS '69, have moved to Annapolis, Maryland, where Bob is in graduate school for clinical psychology. Fie is also tending bar in a local establishment and working with some friends on a solar heat project. Barbara is a realtor-associate with a young, growing firm in the Annapolis area.

Hughes Airwest has named*David Cralle as a sales representative in its Los Angeles office.

David was a campus sales representative for Trans World Airlines while attending the University of Virginia, where he earned his B.A. He received a master's degree from the American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale, Arizona, in 1976.

Your Secretary, Chris Beling, played a supporting role in the Montclair Dramatic Club's spring production, "A Very Rich Woman," which was presented at MKA's Penick Center in May. Chris has been a broadcaster and announcer for WQSU radio, and presently, he works for Sweda In­ ternational, a division of Litton Industries in Pine Brook, as a corporate marketing representative.

We heard from John Lally in February that he is living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

John completed his undergraduate work at Boston College and his graduate work at Columbia University.

70 TKS Ms. K. V. Forschner, Secretary (Karen Vanderhoff) 5553 Chatford Drive, Apt. C. Columbus, OH 43227 Liz Conzen was graduated from Kirkland College in 1974, and is working there now as administrative assistant to the Vice President for Development and Public Relations.

Gail Herbert was married in February to William S. Trask, 3rd. She wore her mother's (Virginia Voorhees Herbert '35) wedding gown at the ceremony held in Boulder, Colorado.

Susan Herbert Kyle '64 was her sister's matron of honor. Gail is a graduate of the University of Colorado and teaches fourth grade in the Hygiene Elementary School. The groom is a graduate of Arapahoe Community College in Colorado, and is manager of the Boulder Radio Shack Store.

MA Garret S. Roosma, Secretary 170 Evergreen Road, 1-B Edison, NJ 08817 Welcome to your new Secretary. You will be hearing from Garret in the fall. Do send him lots of news!

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TKS Miss Linda Braeder, Secretary 27 Edged iff Road Upper Montclair, NJ 07042

Alison Anderson, we read in the Crystal Springs School Newsletter (where she was an intern), is now teaching in San Francisco at Mercy High School.

MA David Freed, Secretary 900 West End Avenue Apt. 2B New York, NY 10025 Michael W . Lidwin, Agent Vernon Potter was back visiting his family in December from Columbus, Ohio, and called the Alumni Office with his news. He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a major in education, and taught fifth grade for a year. He is now in the executive development program for Lazarus Depart­ ment Store.

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5th Reunion TKS Miss Kate Curtin, Secretary 101 Clinton Avenue Montclair, NJ 07042 Miss Deborah Peck, Agent Tacey Phillips was rehearsing her second off-off Broadway show in the Big Apple when she wrote in January. She had just completed two radio spots and a TV commercial for Nabisco and says she's "always looking for the silver lining!"

Linda Finney Perryman and her husband are still living on N antucket Island, Massachusetts, with their three cats and one large dog. "We are expecting a baby in May to enlarge the clan even further. If anyone is passing by this way, please stop by and say 'Hi!' You're always welcome to stay with us."

We were so sorry to learn that Darcy Witt's mother died and send our deepest sympathy to her and all the family.

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MA Samuel S. Weiss, Secretary 315 East 65th Street New York, NY 10021 Jacob Prince, III, Agent

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Thank you, Connie, for four great years!

Miss Martha Del Negro, Agent There's definitely something special about having survived the first four years of college.

All of a sudden I, Connie van Eeghen, have this deluge of information covering the plans and aspirations of my '73 classmates! The backlog includes: Simonette Andreani graduated this January from Rutgers with a major in French and Italian. Having spent six months of last year in Paris, France, she is now approaching business school for an M .B .A . degree related to international activity.

Carol Wall, after graduating from Endicott Junior College in Beverly, Massachusetts, in June of 1975, has been exercising some versatile qualities in the job market. After such employment environments as a top Jazzy Club and an Oldsmobile dealership, she has returned to the life of a student as an enrollee in the Montessori Teacher Training Center of New Jersey back in Montclair. This June she graduates with an International Certificate and plans both to teach and to continue her progress towards her bachelor's degree.

Ellen Wahl and Gail Flagg have each completed their four-year degrees at Sweet Briar, Virginia. As an international relations major, Ellen is now looking beyond the beautiful countryside she has worked in and is addressing herself to the prospect of business or law school somewhere on the East Coast.

Elza Dzenis, graduating from Moore College of Art, earned her degree with a thesis concerning the design of a house styled particularly for certain property existing in the Catskill Mountains.

Meg Penick Southward, after attending Bennington College and re-experiencing the pernicious life of a freshwoman for a year, is now back in Boulder, Colorado, studying Buddhism with Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche.

After spending last summer traveling through southern and middle U .S.A . with her husband, Dennis, she is now again working for Naropa Institute, which offers a "con­ templative setting for a more or less liberal arts program." She finds it both very trying and very inspiring, and reflects a lot of the enthusiasm generated there for a program offering Eastern religious teaching and practice in an American cultural and academic situation.

Finally, I am embarking on my own new course of action after graduation from Smith College. When I return in September from a student social work position in England, I will establish myself as a resident of Michigan in Ann Arbor and begin work on the business administration degree of the University of Michigan. Because I will be taking the nightschool program, and simultaneously working full and part-time in order to enjoy such an opportunity, I hereby am impelled to open the thoroughly enjoyable position of Class Secretary to whomever of you have been inspired by my past articles of our collective exploits. The distance and time required of me next year make me feel that I would do a less than adequate job representing our various adventures, and after four years it's time to let someone else run the show anyway. So c'mon, speak up now. . . . See y'all at our 50th reunion!

A leadership recognition salute was ex­ tended to Susan Read, from Mount Holyoke College this spring. Susan was one of 43 students who were selected for the salute based on th eir leadership qualities

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An American studies major, Susan has been active in Eliot House programs; chairwoman of The Brink, a coffeehouse on campus; the organizer of the vegetarian lunch center; and the Coordinator of the Five College Folk Festival. Susan was also among thirty members of her class recently elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

MA J. Dean Paolucci, Agent James Lyons wrote last winter that he has become deeply involved in theater since going to WiSleyan, and has been in fifteen productions there. He directed and acted in a play in German, having picked up the language when he spent most of 1975 in Bonn. Last summer Jim went to a mime school in Wisconsin, and this summer he hopes to be in a summer stock company. He has applied for a Fulbright grant to study at a state acting school in Berlin for next fall, and was to hear the results early this spring. Jim says he is having a "great tim e."

74 TKS Miss Leslie Aufzien, Secretary Box 1199, Rollins College Winter Park, FL 32789 Miss Martha Bonsai, Agent Mary Lathrop's mother wrote last winter to tell us that Mary has been spending her junior year in Geneva, and will be back in the States in July. Mary had six weeks orientation in Paris before moving to Geneva, and is very enthusiastic about everything. Her parents and brother were to meet her in Italy to spend Christmas in Sicily and New Year's in Rome.

Cathy Irwin will be in England at the City of London Polytechnic until June. She is an English major at Franklin and Marshall.

Martha Bonsai was an exchange student at Bowdoin College this year from Wellesley.

While at Bowdoin, Martha served as a program assistant for WBOR-FM, the studentoperated radio station.

MA Anthony Celentano, Secretary Box 128 Westminster Choir College Princeton, NJ 08540 Brian Thomas, Agent Frank Paretti is now in his third year at the State University of New York Maritime College, located in Fort Schuyler, Bronx. This past autumn he served as a Cadet In­ doctrination Officer during the twelve-day orientation period for new cadets. As part of a sea term program that the Maritime College has, Frank visited six American ports last '•summer during the Bicentennial celebration.

The summer of 1975, Frank traveled to Scotland and Spain. He has also been an active member of the fencing team, and this year he is their captain.

Tom Arthur is in his junior year at Florida Southern College where he is an editor for the college newspaper, president of the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity, and captain of the varsity soccer team.

I received a post card from Willy Weiss, who is majoring in history at Trinity College (Hartford), but is spending his junior year studying at the University of Nice on the French Riviera. W illy says, thanks to Mr. Adair, his French is quite adequate.

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75 Miss Lori Pink, Secretary Box 23248 Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322 David Soule, Secretary 229 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02116 Dallas Gordon, Agent Diana Rowe wrote last winter to say she wished she could see everyone at the College Age/Senior Lunch. "However, 'home' is now the Midwest. . I do enjoy your letters — keep them coming! Denison University reminds me of MKA in many ways, and Granville, Ohio, is like a bit of transplanted New England.

Needless to say, pre-med is a tough course. I spent last summer at the University Medical Center working in various departments, and then a glorious vacation in Rockport, Massachusetts, and Boston. If any of you get to the Columbus area, there's always a welcome!"

Douglas Hamilton participated in the annual spring tour of the Laurentian Singers, St. Lawrence University's mixed choral en­ semble.

Janet Kluge, we read in the paper, was to spend her one month interim semester away from Colby-Sawyer as a third grade teacher's aide in a Navajo school. Janet wees to teach English to the children, prepare lesson plans and outdoor activities.

Lisa Irwin studied in Colorado during her St. Lawrence January interim.

Jeffrey Schiffman became station manager of WZBT-FM, Gettysburg College, in January.

Prior to that time, he had been program director of the station.

76 Miss Robin Towner, Secretary P.O . Box 1741, Station 2 Amherst College Amherst, MA 01002 Charles Read, Secretary Delta Upsilon 180 Rugby Road Charlottesville, VA 22905 Donald Williams is attending Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, N .J., and working hard as a communications major. He is also a disc jockey for the college-based radio station WFDU-AM and, when he wrote this winter, was looking forward to taking the exam for a first class operator's license.

A note from Eve Wood in January said, "I am happy at Brandeis University and am doing research with my chemistry professor. I love it."

Your Secretary, Robin Towner, reports: The class of 1976 appears to be utilizing their talents in a number of areas. Hal Goodtree at Rutgers University is enjoying school both intellectually and playfully. . He has joined a group called Contraband asijfheir lead singer and rhythm guitarist, and' is writing for Douglass College's literary magazine. At another New Jersey institution of higher learning, Monmouth College, a dynamic duo exists. Ray Knox, having transferred from the University of Miami, is now rooming with Bill Dioguardi. Both play on the waterpolo team, Bill leading the team in scoring for the 1976 season, and are on the swim team, too. This summer, they will be life guarding at the Jersey shore along with another "fish," Alex Hodge. Alex also has pursued his swimming

career at Cornell, having placed in this year's Nationals. As Bill and Ray write, "Once a swimmer, always a swimmer."

Out in Ohio at Marietta College, Michele Darrell seems immersed in a wave of activity.

Not only has Michele been elected to the Social Planning Board for 1977-78 and will be a freshman orientation leader for next year, but there is also a possible yearbook editorship in the offing. It is no wonder that Michele is excited and enthusiastic about Marietta, as her involvement there would indicate. The atmosphere appears to be stimulating, and Michele writes of being transformed into a country girl.

Dale Frederick would seem to be the an­ tithesis of Michele's "country girl," for Dale plans to be in New York City this summer, working as an apprentice designer for a textile firm. Further, Dale has been accepted at Syracuse University's School o f Visual and Performing Arts,, probably transferring there next fall.

In the Pioneer Valley, a range of activity exists. I saw Joan Leonard in a Kung Fu exhibition;, and at another extreme, Sue Stanton at Hampshire College is planning to spend next year in Japan. A ll has been well with me. I'm: now in the midst of lacrosse season, and plan to be working on Cape Cod again this summer.

And, your Secretary, Chip, writes: The great social life of the class of '76 has continued on to college. Mlany o f the men have joined fraternities in their first college year. Ray Swan has joined the Bowdoin chapter of Delta Sigma. Ray sings tenor for the Bowdoin chorus and also throws the 35-pound weight for the track team.

Paul McFeetey has joined the Susquehanna chapter of Theta Chi. Brad Scott, besides playing varsity hockey and rugby for Lehigh, has joined Phi Sigma Kappa. Rob Pariseau has joined Colgate's Beta House. Finally, I have joined the Delta Upsilon house at the University of Virginia.

Warren Waters may transfer from the University of South Carolina to either the University of Pennsylvania or the University of Virginia next year.

VITAL STATISTICS DEATHS The editor records with sorrow the death of the following alumni and extends the sym­ pathy of the officers and members of the Alumni Association to their families.

George Batten (MA '2 li Mrs. J. P. Danforth (Jane Powell TKS '45) John Mills Sterling (MA '22) Richard Townsend (MA '27) Mrs. John T. Travis (Irma Stonham TKS '17) MARRIAGES Cynthia Brandenburg (TKS '66) to Michael David Gibbon Barbara Fox (TKS '69) to Charles McWilliams, III Gail Herbert (TKS 7 0 ) to William Trask, III Anne Rudd O'Neill (TKS '46) to George William Wablberg, Jr. Elizabeth Schultz (TKS '69) to Derek Edwin Vanderlinde John Sheldon (MA '64) to Caroline Boxley Darby Christine Tiernan (TKS '69) to Douglas Uttal Alan Werksman (MA '50) to Arlene Rogoff

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