Academy Magazine - November 2000

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Cover: The photograph on the cover shows Jack Berkery [40], right, returning the FOOTBALL 1939 Midwest Iq3q ~OMECOMING Prep ConferEMBLEM CLUB ence champiSouvenir Program onship trophy ABELLS HELD to Headmaster Saturday, Noyember 11, j. William Adams in july 2000.

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Irwin Martin L.G. C. [40] for the R.G. R.T. fortieth year ' .E. Q." reunion of his H.B. 21 Ch .... I•• Correll H.B. class in 1980.

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Martin then put it in his 1939 Midwest Prep Conference Champions closet and, Rip Van Winkle-like, let it sleep there for twenty years. The long sleep had rubbed much of the beauty off of the trophy, but Irwin Martin (like Henry Thoreau, who returned the axe he borrowed from Bronson Alcott much sharper than he received it), had the trophy restored, at no little expense, to all its 1939 glory. Martin then tossed it john Corrigan [40], who lateraled it to Jack Berkery, who handed it off to Bill Adams for the touchdown. Bob Eichinger was there to capture the moment.

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Jane Taylor Armstrong: " History revisited with Captain Taylor's daughter" ....................................... 2 " Alice Coller retires and reflects on her 37-year adventure at MPA" ................................... 3

Sarah Berkey: "It was not an ordinary week" •••.•••.•.••.•... 6

1?fPA lIJof~ Poonam Merai: "Each year is unique" ............................. 8 Colleen Strasser: "John Torrez teaches more than mathematics" ................................. 10 Meredith Ogilvie: "Doc: the teacher who never rests" ............................................... 12 Mark Schneider: "That first dollar" ................................ 14

" The vets advise the rookie: 'Just blame Kowalsky' " ... 15

frfPInA/ frfPA rootMJ " Stagg, Rockne and other football immortals" •••••••••...• 16 "MPA's gridiron glory of a century ago" ........................ 17

frfPInA/ frfPA ~oob Tom Drahozal: "When football was football: the Cardinals in Chicago" ................................ 18

frfPInA/ frfPA rootMJ " Lynda Pariso: rover, line-backer, national champion, hall-of-famer" .................................. 19 Sherry Grutzius: " 's Morgan Park Academy ready to rumble on Monday night?" .............................. 20 H. Irwin Martin: " Culver vs. MPMA: ' a miniature Army vs. Navy spectacle'" ............................. 22 "The colonels (Abells and Jones) and MPMA football" ....................................................... 23

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MPA Archives 2,3,4, S, 8, 9,10,11,12,13,16,17,19,22,23,24, and 28 Marc Mesleh, 20, 21 (R) Aditya Dholakia 21 (L) Contributors:

Barry Kritzberg is the editor the Academy Magazine.

Jane Taylor Armstrong, daughter of Jean Landon and Thelma Taylor, is vice-president emeritus of Fullerton College, Fullerton, California.

Sarah Berkey teaches history at MPA and was instrumental in helping to launch and sustain project week.

Poonam Merai is a sophomore at MPA. Jean Doyle [79] teaches 5th grade at MPA. Colleen Strasser is a senior at MPA. Meredith Ogilvie is a former MPA student.

Mark Schneider [73] teaches physics at Grinnell College, Iowa.

H. Irwin Martin [40] was a captain of the celebrated undefeated 1939 Midwest Prep Conference championship football team.

Tom Drahozal teaches history and has coached a variety of sports at MPA. Sherry Grutzius teaches English at MPA.

" The only thing you can do on it is write" •••••••.•..••••••..•• 24

1?fPA ~ Jlot# Sandy Williams: " Alumni Briefs" .................................... 25 "Taps" ..••...•••...••....•.••...••..•.••••..•••...•••••..••....•••...•.••...••....• 28 MPA Annual Report ......................................................... 29 The history project ............................. [inside back-cover)

The Academy Magazine is published by the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs.

All news items should be addressed to: Barry Kritzberg Academy Magazine 2153 W. lllth Street - Chicago, IL 60643 Printed for Morgan Park Academy by PrintSource Plus 12128 S. Western Ave. - Blue Island, IL 60406

proftlises to keep: three A'S and f:lying colors by Barry Kritzberg

Promises.

Promises.

Who makes them, who keeps them?

Does a promise have a time-limit, a statute of BARRY KRITZBERG limitations?

Apparently not and, if you are Janet Mathis Gleason [L-47], certainly not.

It was just a little promise, made to her father, and ... she did keep it .. . eventually.. .

49 years later.

She promised her father - in 1950 - that she would finish college if he gave his blessing to her marriage to Chuck Gleason, whom she met at the Beverly Country Club while in seventh grade. The couple started dating as ninth graders (he then attending Morgan Park High School and she Loring).

Janet grew up in Beverly and attended Vanderpoel and Kellogg schools before moving on to Loring.

She remembers Morgan Park Military Academy (the dances, the parades, the football games) and looks back with great fondness on her Loring experience.

The transition from Kellogg to Loring was easy for Janet since many of her Kellogg classmates joined her in the move. She remembers scrubbing Longwood Drive with a toothbrush as part of her initiation and she will never forget that slogan, "We love our Loring lemons - easy to squeeze!"

Miss Miller, Janet recalls, was an excellent principal, and she also liked her morning and afternoon chats on

the commuter train with her English teacher, Miss Sleezer, and her Spanish teacher, Mrs. Healy. Study hall was not quite study hall when it was held on that beautiful Loring sun porch and gym was always an adventure when the girls were packed off to a near-by church or a bowling alley.

"They were exciting times," Janet said, "but without all the problems kids face today."

Janet remembers graduating from Loring in a long white dress, carrying a bouquet of red roses, on her eighteenth birthday. She had considered going to college in Boulder, Colorado with a Kellogg classmate, but she really did like Chuck, she decided, and followed him to Denison University, where their courtship continued.

Chuck graduated from Denison in 1950 and went to work for Borden Dairy Company in Huntington, West Virginia. Janet, at that point, had one semester - just sixteen hours - to complete for her degree.

"But in those days," Janet explained, "we needed my father's permission to get married."

"He gave his permission," Janet continued, "but I promised in return to finish my degree."

She and Chuck were married September 30, 1950. She thought it would be a simple matter to complete the necessary courses for her degree at nearby Marshall College, in Huntington.

Marshall, however, would not accept all of her credits from Denison and Chicago Teachers' College and Janet found herself balking at the prospect of at least two more years of college. Then she went to work and had children.

She watched her own children and her daughter-in-law graduate

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from Denison, and then one October night in 1998 she suddenly woke from a dream to hear a voice say: "finish your degree!"

Her father (who died in 1968), in all those years, had never brought the matter up again. No one brought it up, in fact, and she didn't consciously think about the promise she had made to her father in 1950. But a promise is a promise, after all, and within twenty-four hours she had her transcript of grades at Denison and was on her way to completing that degree she began working toward a half-century before.

It might not have happened at all, Janet concedes, if it hadn't been for modern technology, especially computers and e-mail. All of the required credits were earned via independent study and she was gratified to find her professors cheering her on.

"I didn't realize how deep-seated that promise was," Janet said, "until I put the last period on my last paper.

Then I burst into tears. There was a tremendous sense of release."

Her final grades were three A's and, in a pass/fail course, her professor noted that she "passed with flying colors."

When Janet Mathis Gleason accepted her degree, at Denison's May 1999 commencement, 5100 people gave her a standing ovation. Her classmates gave her high-fives and her eleven-year-old grandson gave her that ultimate accolade: two thumbs up.

History revisited with Captain Taylor's daughter by Jane Tay/or Armstrong

Bill Getz's account [Academy Magazine, May 2000] of Pearl Harbor day brought back my vivid memories of that day that changed all our lives. He had been a waiter at "my" table and was always nice to the shy eight-year-old girl I was then. (My dad, Jean Landon Taylor, was teaching English, advising Academy News and Skirmisher and leading the camera club; my mother, Thelma, was the librarian for both the Academy and Morgan Park Junior College - then a part of the campus located in the West Barracks.

I was born in 1933 and lived in East Barracks until I was eight, when we moved into the house at 2123 W. 111 th Street. It was there that we first heard the news of Pearl Harbor. The changes followed quickly - a more somber Academy, war bond rallies, gas and food ration stamps (the latter turned over to the mess hall), helping the war effort by collecting tin-foil from cigarette packages and saving rubber bands, sewing black-out curtains, and practicing for air-raids.

The USO songs and dance bands cheered the weekends, but the flag, the ROTC and Taps, especially, took on a new meaning. MPMA has, of course, played a significant role in the lives of so many students and I still receive letters from some of the cadets who knew me in my "high chair" days in the dining hall. We left MPMA in June 1945, but my father really helped keep the alumni of that era unified with his correspondence - which later became the Retired Academy News.

Greg Gentleman's account of Academy history [A cademy Magaz ine, May 2000] was also very interesting, but I would like to correct some distortions of fact.

Taylor, circa 1940.

The reference to "young middle-aged characters (like Jean Landon Taylor) finding their brevet army commissions ... which allowed them to continue their careers without active service" does an injustice to those who were there. The armed forces did indeed recruit all eligible men.

Many (faculty and cadets) went from MPMA, but not all were eligible.

My father had been orphaned at age four, both parents dying of tuberculosis. He left a foster home at sixteen and worked his way to Los Angeles to see a brother he had not seen in a dozen years. At that time (the end of World War I), he joined the U.S. Navy, served his country, travelled

overseas and even served with the honor guard for President Wilson's visit to San Francisco on his League of Nations tour.

After his discharge, he worked for a time for the San Francisco Examiner. Then he returned to Michigan, married his childhood sweetheart, finished high school and college.

He began teaching at Culver Military Academy and then he and Thelma came to MPMA. When World War II broke out, he went down to enlist. I remember that day: he was rejected on two counts (too old and bad lungs). He suffered from chronic asthma and apparently had a spot of tuberculosis as a boy.

To let Mr. Gentleman 's unpatriotic assumption stand would not be fair to dad's memory.

I also remember hearing about the cheating incident. It was considered an outlandish prank - but that certainly was not the cause of anyone leaving the Academy. Dad had wanted, for some time, to return to California to be near his brother. He also wanted to get away from the harsh Chicago winters which were so hard on his lungs.

My parents and the McIntoshes had planned, for over a year, to try their luck in California . (We had saved our gas ration stamps for at least that long! ) They were prudent enough, however, not to burn their bridges and so were granted a year's leave-of-absence to see if it would prove worthwhile. It did indeed!

When Hugh Price learned of their success, they wrote letters for him, and soon he joined the California contingent.

We spent many Thanksgivings together thereafterthe Taylors, the McIntoshes, the Prices; joined later by the Mahons, the Bugbees, the Bergens, and Irma Woods (who had been secretary and registrar at MPMA). It was MPMA in LA! I hope Gregor Gentleman did not in any way feel responsible for the changes at MPMA . He obviously was a brilliant man and lived an honorable life. So did Jean Landon Taylor. And the legacy of MPMA/MPA continues.

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Noah's wife did not take very kindly to the idea of the ark, according to representations of her in medieval drama. In some plays, in fact, she is carried bodily into the ark, kicking and screaming in protest all the way.

Alice Coller, though too civilized for kicking and screaming, was not exactly thrilled by the idea of moving from New England to Morgan Park Academy.

"The thought of moving to Chicago was eXCiting, of course," Alice remembered, "but 1 was apprehensive about the little things - Would my boys pass MPA's entrance exam? How would I drive in all that congested city traffic? And how would I cope with the dress code requirement, clean white shirts, jackets and ties for everyone everyday?"

She had lived in New Hampshire all of her life, for one thing, and she had three young children (Donald, 12, Douglas, 8, and Brian 2), and education, for her husband Don, was a relatively new venture.

Don, a bacteriology major, was first employed in industrial research, but had so much enjoyed tutoring students in chemistry, that he decided to pursue a teaching career. He had been at Pinkerton Academy (New Hampshire) for three years before coming to MPA. It was Don Lints, mathematics teacher at MPA since 1961 and a longtime friend from New Hampshire, who urged Don Coller to apply for the chemistry-biology opening in 1963.

"I thought it was the end of the world," Alice acknowledged with a laugh, "and my mother had a terrible time with the prospect of our moving so far away. Chicago, to me, was just a

big city in the Midwest. My husband said, however, that it was a beautiful campus and I wouldn't even know I was in the city."

And so, however reluctantly, the three children were tumbled into the back-seat of their car and Alice's thirty-seven year adventure at MPA commenced.

Alice was (and still is) impressed by the wheat and corn-fields of the Midwest, but she no longer thinks that the dark and ominous skies of Gary, Indiana are caused by thunderstorms.

Her first glimpse of the MPA campus, in August 1963, was unfailingly impressive. Elm trees, more than thirty of them, lent a stately grace to the venerable buildings.

She and her family moved into a house (since torn down) on 112th Street where Andy Bitta, athletic director and basketball coach, lived upstairs.

Ted Withington was the headmaster, Dave Jones was the principal, and Winnie Theodore, fairly new to MPA herself, was Doug's third-grade teacher, and Katie George was twelveyear-old Don's sixth grade teacher.

Classes were held in West Hall.

East Hall was still standing, but not in use, and it came down in the summer of 1964. Plays were performed in what is now the library in Alumni Hall, and what was once the mothers' club kitchen is now the library office.

There was also one faculty apartment on the second floor of Alumni: the Robert Cressey family lived there after the boarders had been phased out and the Dave Jones family lived there for a short time before Dave became headmaster. (The former apartment occupied the space that is now the library classroom/reference area and

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the MPA archive room).

"It was a whole different lifestyle," Alice said, "living on campus with faculty families, boarding and day students. At our previous school (in New Hampshire) all faculty and their wives were expected to attend all school functions. At MPA on-campus families were immersed in the life of the MPA community. Families (at one time there were as many as eighteen faculty children on campus) shared in the evening meal with boarding students until boarders were phased out in 1966. We sat at tables of ten and there was free time after dinner.

At 7 p.m., however, study hall began and lasted, as I recall, until 9:30 p.m.

(Day students were not required to attend, however.) It was the campus faculty who served as proctors for those evening study halls."

"I remember," Alice continued "Bob and Jackie Cressey, the dorm masters, would take the boarding students to dinner at Karson's [near lllth and Western] each Sunday with their children. The evening meals continued on campus, however, even after there were no more boarders. In the 1970s, it was cut back to Wednesday nights only. It was then open to any faculty member. It was a great way to get acquainted with people and friendships were formed then that still exist today. There was still some turmoil about the demilitarization, and Ted Withington was getting pressure from all over, but it wasn't obvious to me then. I had enough to keep me busy with three young kids."

There were girls after demilitarization, of course, but when Alice arrived at MPA the classes were predominantly male.

The presence of girls on campus brought another change that Alice

Alice Coller, papers in hand, 1979.

remembers: dance classes for eighth graders, culminating in a formal party/dance at the end of the year.

"The dance instructor not only taught the steps for the waltz, fox trot and cha cha, but also etiquette. Boys were taught to ask the girls for each dance, escort them back to their chairs, thank them for the honor of the dance, bring them refreshments, and so on. Some of the boys were bashful, of course, but I'll never forget Rick Shopiro [70]. When that cha cha music started, he was the first one out on the floor. He really had that rhythm!"

Alice was also a witness to another significant moment in MPA history: integration. Sabrina Dobbs [73], who came in 9th grade in 1968, was the first black student enrolled in the upper school at MPA and Sybil Wilkes [78], in the second grade, was the first in the lower school, and George [79] and Jonathan Turk [82], along with several others, came to the lower school in 1969.

"Integration seemed to go smoothly," Alice remembered, "and Dave Jones had much to do with it."

Alice also discovered that living on campus put one "on call" in a variety of unanticipated ways.

When Mary Beth Bryant was expecting her third child and her husband wanted her to discontinue driving the MPA school bus (there was only one for the pre-school, and it was red), business manager Art Glessner asked Alice to pinch-hit.

Alice became the regular driver soon thereafter and she remembers that almost all of her passengers were prefirst graders. Later, she became the driver of the cheerleaders' bus.

"The coaches wanted the boys on the bus to be concentrating on the game, not the girls," Alice explained, "and that is why there was a separate bus. I found my way around Chicago by driving to those away games."

Her regular bus run, however, usually consisted mostly of kindergarten kids. In those days before seat belts were mandatory the kids on her bus were mainly interested in getting home in time to watch Bozo Circus.

Bozo also became an important figure in bus discipline. Alice would, on some occasions, stop the bus and say, "if you don't behave, no Bozo for you today." Such a threat brought instant compliance. A recurring problem for Alice was getting young children to understand that they couldn't just decide (on the bus, no less!) to go to a friend's house - they needed to have a note.

Another vivid bus memory for Alice was the great 1967 snowstorm.

School was probably let out a little early, she recalled, but that didn't help much. She would usually leave MPA for her Oak Lawn run at 3 p.m. and be back on campus by 4:15. But not that day.

"It was snowing so hard, I couldn't even see the streets, and there I was with a bus load of kids (including Al Valunias [71] and Carol Evans [71]). I didn't make it back [to MPA] until after 6 p.m., but for a while I thought I'd never get home."

Her husband and English teacher Tim Sherry optimistically shoveled the snow from their driveway, only to

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discover that no cars could negotiate the deep snow in the streets. Stanrod Carmichael, another English teacher, was moving across campus that weekend and Alice remembers that the moving van only got as far as 112th Street before getting stuck in snow drifts that were higher than the roofs of many a car. And there the van stayed, with all the Carmichael's possessions (including a baby grand piano), for some time.

Alice is still the subject of some raillery among her friends for a little adventure with a state bus inspector.

Paul Powell (later of shoe-box fame), then Illinois secretary of state, was garnering headlines by having his inspectors stop busses, posse fashion, on the road to check for bus-code violations. Children, in more than one case, were left on corners as the inspectors commandeered the buses.

One of Powell's men - in plain clothes, but armed with a badge saw Alice dropping off children and swooped down on her. She was cited because the red bus was not yellow and because it did not display a city safety inspection sticker. The inspector wanted Alice to follow him directly to the police station .

Alice said no.

She had a bus-load of kids (including Van Koinis [78], then in kindergarten) and insisted on first delivering all of them to their homes.

Perhaps she also told the inspector that kids couldn't miss Bozo. The inspector eventually followed Alice, as she completed her route and returned to MPA. After a discussion with business manager Art Glessner and buildings and grounds superintendent Slavko Sobol, it was determined that Alice and her bus did not have to go to the police station after all. She was let off with a simple warning: paint the bus yellow and display the sticker.

The 1960s, for Alice, were a time when MPA was full of interesting characters, students and faculty alike .

Part of that, no doubt, was the times,

but Alice also gives Dave Jones some of the credit. "He had a knack for hiring diverse people who, in some strange way, were complementary. He had a way of taking chances, and he could see potential in struggling first year teachers that others often could not."

"The 60s, too, were a time of great MPA sports teams - football, and especially basketball. If one wanted a seat at a game, one had to be there early. It was a busy time, too: mothers' club activities, fathers' club socials, and even a faculty wives' club. There was also a faculty/staff bridge group that met several times a month, with parents serving as occasional substitutes ."

In April of 1970, just a few months before her husband (by then a much beloved middle school principal) died of a heart attack, she was asked to take over the bookstore.

She was the mainstay of the bookstore for more than a quarter of a century and also spent a good portion of that time shuttling back and forth between Hansen and Alumni Halls to also serve as librarian.

"I always looked at the bookstore as an important service to the school community, " Alice said, "and it was always a challenge to estimate as closely as possible the total number of books needed for each class. It wasn't always easy, however, for numbers changed over the summer, and then, in the fall, there would be schedule changes. The object, of course, was to try to keep costs down. The trustees always seemed to question the large gym-wear inventory until they were reminded that our students did come in all shapes and sizes."

"One of the highlights of each fall," Alice added, "was watching third graders receive their gym clothes and locks for the first time. The thrill of 路 handling those gym clothes and the intense concentration they displayed in learning to work those lock combinations was something to

behold. And the bookstore had one for names, faces and places, that is other advantage: I knew every student invaluable to anyone interested in in the school." what happened at MPA in the last She enjoyed her library work and four decades. eventually returned to college to learn "It has been a good life," Alice more about cataloguing and the inner reflected a few days before her workings of school libraries. "I had retirement in June 2000. "Parents at been doing those things for some MPA were very friendly and I still hear time," she explained, "but the from many from those early years. schooling made it official."

They were very good to Don and me, Alice took on another duty (along very good to my kids. I've had the with Paul Cassabon) in the 1990s best of both worlds: I've enjoyed life when a sad-faced Dave Jones glumly in the city [at MPA], but I also like announced that there was no one to going back to my New Hampshire be advisor to the MPA yearbook. So, lake cottage every summer to enjoy she and Paul, with that "there-has-tothe country life. My New England be-a-yearbook" spirit, spent a good background taught me to be a many Saturdays over the next three survivor and, although there were years helping some very able students times when I had my doubts, I keep the Compendium rolling off the learned to just buckle-down and do presses.

Alice, as librarian, had the foresight to save things that others, in a period of neglect, had discarded.

Much of the MPA memorabilia (photographs, yearbooks, other MPA publications, and much more) that is now in the archives is there because Alice saved it.

"I'm a regular packrat," Alice laughed. She also has something that doesn't necessarily always accompany the pack-rat tenden- Alice Coller (standing, second row, left) poses with the cies: a phenom- 1993 Compendium staff for (of all things!) a yearbook enal memory photograph.

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It ""as not an ordinary ""eek by Sarah Berkey

Project week 2000 was not an ordinary week. school faculty began the steps which they hoped would During February, upper school teachers and students left initiate a more permanent project week program at MPA. A the classroom, shook off the winter blues, and fanned out committee worked on making the week a reality throughout across the city, much of the 1998/1999 country and world school year. to participate in a Project week 2000 was wide range of our inaugural year. Some learning experistudents wrote travel diaries ences. in London and others Even Mother polished their Spanish in Nature gave us a Spain. Some took classes on break from French cooking while others normally frosty talked about God in the 21st temperatures by Century. Another group pushing the learned to build holograms, mercury in some learned how to Chicago into the conduct market research and 70s. Students and others explored manners teachers came and dress as they "prepped away from the for success." Outdoor experience with enthusiasts learned how to great stories, new scuba dive and another Adrianne Artis [031, Adam Greer [021, and James Day [011 watch interests and a group worked on building Principal David Hibbs show them how Julia Child does it in the team concepts at Iron Oaks. renewed energy French cooking project.

Chicago field trips included for learning.

The upper school faculty wanted to provide students a cultural tour and a sampling of Chicago theater. with opportunities for unique learning experiences outside of the traditional curriculum and to D e :i Ut provide teachers with an opportunity to share their interests with students. We envisioned a week with engaging seminars, community service opportunities, outdoor adventures and cultural field trips .

The idea for a project week was not new. It had been given a trial run during the early 70s with apparently indifferent results, for "interim week" (as it was called) was discontinued.

The faculty, however, had long admired schools which have some form of project week as part of their curriculum.

In 1999, the upper school experimented briefly with project learning when a group of faculty members bid on principal for a day at Salute to Excellence. After winning, they planned a day of interesting excursions and projects for students.

Pulling on the scuba gear in Florida are Susan Bertoletti [031, Katharine Schwer [031, and Patrick Bertoletti [031.

This day was so successful that the upper

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111PAr~ On e of the great delights of pro ject week was sharing our pictures and stories wh en we came back the next week.

It was one of the highlights of th e year.

Nader Varjavand, who explored lasers and hologra ms with Dr. Larry Brown and Robert Langston, found pro ject week "a nice change of pace. We were able to learn th ings that were not a part of the regular cu rriculum."

And Meredith Ogilvie, who joined the discussion of God in the 21st century led by Claire Con cannon, noted that "it was very insightful to have a no-holds-barred conversation with my peers about important issues facing us today."

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Aura Brickler, Rebecca Frederick, and Spencer Hoekstra meet with a member of the Blue Man Group on the Chicago theater tour.

Ginger Lily Dragon [031 and Michelle Martinez [031 climb the ropes at Iron Oaks.

The goal was to find the best Chicago hotdog. Ifeanyi Aguanunu, John Koht and Alex Hibbs, however, made an extra-curricular study of malts too.

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Each year is unique by Poonam Merai [03]

First grade times now), and each day "with more energy than ever." teacher Mrs. Kosinski obviously loves to work Donna Kosinski - who with children. "My goal as a teacher," was inducted she said, "is to bring each child as far into the as possible in a year, as well as steer towards achieving success, and help Morgan Park Academy Hall them gain confidence in their own of Fame on abilities. " September 8, Countless students attest to her POONAM MERAI 1999 - has success at attaining that goal. "One served MPA for thing that I took out of Mrs. Kosinski's over thirty years, but to her "it seems class and that I still use today," like yesterday" that she began workobserved Pooja Merai [04], "is just to be patient and to always help others ing here. because helping is the way to earn "I was very excited, surprised, and shocked," she said, "to learn that other people's respect."

I was worthy of such a fine honor as "I think they picked the right being inducted into the MPA Hall of person to be in the hall of fame," Donna Kosinski today.

Merai added. "Mrs. Kosinski has put in Fame." in life, and I think she's doing just many hard and dedicated hours Kosinski had just begun her that. What I remember student teaching at a most about Mrs. public school when she Kosinski, however, is heard about an opening Donna is truly a master teacher. her teaching style and at MPA through her She was a very inspirational supervising teacher during my how she always made father. He, in turn, had student teaching experience and perhaps the most important us do our best." heard about a vacancy thing I learned from her is that a teacher must be forever learning.

Kosinski's creativity for a first grade teacher Donna's room was filled with a myriad of teaching magazines and love for teaching at MPA from a Kiwanis and other resources that she continually used to incorporate into have been noticed and Club friend. That friend her lessons. Her lessons, therefore, were constantly refreshed with appreciated not only by was Henry T. Lee, then cutting edge educational practices. This is important for two students, but by the an upper school science reasons: first, no two groups of children are ever the same and, staff of MPA as well. teacher at MPA. second, it keeps the art of teaching fresh and exciting.

"I think she very She remembers There are, of course, definite goals and milestones for each much deserves to be in boldly telling headmasgrade level, but Donna taught me that there are an infinite variety the MPA Hall of Fame," ter David Jones, in that of ways to achieve those goals. She also taught me the importance said Joyce Rasmussen, initial interview, that of continually searching for effective new methods as a way of lower school principal. she could teach "any continually refining the tried and true methods of teaching.

"She has started a type of student." The To be a good teacher is to be an active learner and Donna number of children on young headmaster must Kosiniski is certainly that! the right path and that have been impressed, - Jean Doyle is very important.

She however, for Donna n makes them realize that Kosinski was the first they are important and teacher he hired. that they are the ones who determine serving MPA and demonstrating the From the moment she was hired, their future ."

MPA way. She really wants to make she has stepped into her classroom "She is also very understanding," kids better and make every kid succeed day after day (over five thousand

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Donna Sable Kosinski in front of her first grade class, 1967.

Rasmussen added, "she takes the time to be patient with different learning styles, and she is very creative in her ideas."

"It's been thirty-five years," Rasmussen said, "and it seems as though she's never repeated a bulletin board. She's always coming up with new ideas."

Headmaster Bill Adams reflected the opinion of many faculty and staff when he conceded that the honor for Kosinski was no surprise.

"She has not received the recognition publicly that I think she deserves," he said, "and we all feel that way. I have never seen a teacher whom I have admired more than Mrs. Kosinski."

Her style of teaching is universally admired. "Her attitude towards people, her eternal smile, as well as her leadership by example and action have been such a tremendous addition for our staff," Adams said. "She loves the children and it shows in everything she does," he added.

Kosinski's dedication to teaching

is evident on a daily basis. She often stays at school until after five o'clock.

"She is a model of professionalism," Ramussen said, "she lives the idea that teaching is a very important job."

Kosinski also received praise from her very recent students. Pooja Avula, now a second grader, put it very simply: "She is the nicest teacher."

Mary Waller, who was also in Kosinski's class last year, was more expansive: "I love Mrs. Kosinski! I liked publishing stories and her math games. I liked it when she let us play with the gerbil."

Older students, too, look back fondly on their first grade teacher as forever caring.

Cody Geil [00] said, for example, that "she is a very nice woman. Even as a senior, eleven years after first grade, she is still as caring and interested in me as she was when I was five years old."

"She was always so nice," added Susie Bremer [00], "but Mrs. Kosinski has eyes in the back of her head.

You could be whispering very quietly and she would turn around so quickly and know exactly who was talking. I learned a lot in that class.

now. You can't do calculus, after all, if you haven't learned the basic principles of mathematics."

For Michelle Martinez [03], it was "her smile" that she would always remember.

Mrs. Kosinski loves to experiment with different approaches to teaching, but she also acknowledges that she has had first-rate mentors. "I looked to other teachers as models, such as former first grade teacher Bernadine Walton and former lower school principal Winnie Theodore."

Kosinski has enjoyed and, more important, still enjoys, her teaching career and her students. "What is rewarding for me is witnessing progress made by students during the year. Each year is unique, and that is why the teaching profession is never boring."

It

provided a good basis for what I'm doing

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John Torrez teaches more than mathematics by Colleen Strasser

His style is easy-going, and his approach is seemingly casual, but underneath is a seriousness and an intensity that is obvious to all who know him well. His attitude, whether I met John in the fall of 1968, his first year of he is lining up a putt, showing teaching at MPA. We have remained good friends ever someone how to bunt, or solving an among other things our common interest since, sharing equation, is much the same: he MPA sports.

John, for the past thirty-two years, has in conveys a quiet confidence which the school's number one sports booster. He has been seems to say, "you can do this too, it's coached, advised, volunteered. He has also attended COLLEEN STRASSER not that hard, all you need is a little more upper school games than anyone else I know. practice." alumni always appreciate seeing his familiar Returning He has been inspiring that confidence in MPA students face in the MPA stands. on the golf course, on the basketball court, the baseball field, - Mike Rogers (69] and the classroom - since 1968, and that is why John Torrez Q was inducted into the MPA Hall of Fame in September 1999.

Torrez had mixed emotions about receiving the honor, however, for his heart was elsewhere at the time. "My father had just recently passed away, so when I heard about the proof he was presenting, and what a pleasure it was to award, I was thinking more about my father," he said. secretly listen to his lucid expositions."

Faculty and Torrez has long students alike feel that been a favorite of Torrez's hard work, students, not only for his expertise in his field , dedication and countless contribubut for the easygOing and caring way he tions to MPA make interacts with almost him more than worthy of this award. Science everyone.

"He works really teacher Mark Linnerud hard and he's a great pointed out that Torrez teacher. I'm really glad "has been department he got this award," said chair as long as I can Carla Thompson [02). remember, and he has "Mr. T is a really developed an excellent great teacher. I had him math department." last year, and I have English teacher him again this year. He Barry Kritzberg, who really deserves this for many years had a award, and I'm happy class room across the for him," said Ruthie hall from Torrez, had Coaches Mike Rogers and John Torrez look over the prospects for Kuber [01). many opportunities to another season.

Jason Outlaw [00] "catch" him in action. said, "he is probably the nicest teacher at MPA. He gives me "There would be times," Kritzberg explained, "while my five when I'm walking through the hallways and pats me on students were writing an in-class essay, that I would catch the back. Most teachers don't go out of their way to greet myself listening to that calm, sure voice across the hall explaining a geometry problem with Euclidean clarity. I students, but he does."

Torrez's students are quick to pOint out that the relaxed realized that I was unconsciously following the steps of the

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atmosphere in his classroom is what makes his class so enjoyable. "Mr. Torrez is probably one of the nicest teachers I have ever had. He is very relaxed and that makes the class a lot more fun," said Shaneah Taylor [01].

Mia DiPaolo [01] feels that Torrez's ability to keep his students interested is what makes him such a John Torrez in 1979... great teacher. "I have had Mr. Torrez for two years and he has kept my interest in math alive so I'm taking pre-calculus next."

Andrew Kalafut [00] took calculus Be with Torrez. He and Pallav Shah [00] were the only students in the class.

Kalafut praised Torrez's ability to make an esoteric subject fun, his willingness to spend as much time as necessary with such a small class, and, especially, "his willingness to let student interests direct the class."

Even those who haven't had him as a teacher feel he deserves to be in the MPA Hall of Fame. Nuha Krad [02] said, for example, "I don't have Mr. Torrez in class, but he seems like such a nice guy. He always says 'hi' to me in the hallways and asks about my sister, who was one of his former students."

Komal Vaidya [01] agrees with Krad. "Every time I run into him in the hallways, he smiles and says 'hi,' even though he has never once had me in his class, she said.

His former students also sing his praises. "Mr. Torrez is more than just a nice guy, he is a great teacher," said Avni Vaidya [98]. "I probably learned more in his class than I did in any of my other classes at MPA." Sara Strasser [98] pOinted out that he will do whatever it takes to help students. "Even when he wasn't my teacher, r would go to him during my opens for math help and he was always more than willing to help me," she said.

Jfeanyi Aguanunu [01] appreciates Torrez for a different reason: his support of the school's sports teams. "He's our number one fan," Aguanunu said, adding that he rarely misses a baseball game.

John Torrez was a coach, too. His MPA golf teams, over a period of a dozen years, had a winning percentage of .618.

For a period of three years, 1977 to 1979, his teams won 18 matches and lost only 4, sharing the ISL title each of those years.

The MPA baseball teams he coached compiled a 73-44-5 record, with a winning percentage (.709) that would be the envy of many. His junior varsity team won the ISL title in 1988 and his 1993 varsity was ISL co-champions.

And, in the summers, just for good measure, he coached some very ••• and today. successful little league teams.

John Torrez is in the MPA Hall of Fame, then, because he was coach, teacher, mentor and friend to so many. Diane Lacopulos Groenewold [85] expressed what many others would affirm: "His warmth and general interest in his students allowed him to bridge the gap between teacher, mentor and friend. He offered great personal encouragement as well as a firm foundation for my university studies in engineering. His door was always open for discussions of all sorts, and I looked forward to seeing his smiling face in high school every day. I will always consider Mr. T my good friend and mentor."

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John with the 1980 golf team.

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DOC:

the teachep 1ftIho nevep pests by Meredith Ogilvie

Many students first come to know Doctor Larry Brown as the teacher who always seems to be running back and forth from the MEREDITH OGILVIE computer lab to his classroom.

Brown - no matter whether he is in the computer room fixing the latest problem, or dashing back to the science lab to explain electron configuration to a confused freshman - never seems to be resting.

In September 1999 Brown's efforts were recognized publicly when he was inducted into the MPA Hall of Fame.

He didn't get there, however, simply because he was a man in a hurry. He is a man of talent, integrity, candor, and humility. The MPA Hall of Fame honor is merely the latest in a long list of accolades which have been bestowed on him over the years.

He was, to cite just a few examples, one of a hundred teachers in the United States to be named a Tandy Technology Scholar (1990); he was an AT&T Teachers and Technology Governor's Fellow (1994); and he was one of eleven to win the Illinois Science Teachers Association "Outstanding Teacher" Award (1997).

David Hibbs, upper school principal, had no hesitation in acknowledging Brown's stellar qualities. "He has an incredible passion and love of learning which he imparts to his students," Hibbs said.

"Through dedication, life-long service, and commitment to excellence, he has demonstrated the value of education and how important it is for

students to be critical thinkers in an increasingly complex world."

Ann Brown, upper school science teacher, pointed to the great value of having Doc as a colleague. "He sets such high standards," she explained, that he forced me (and others too) to broaden my horizons inside and out of the classroom."

As a child growing up on a small farm in Kansas, Brown looked up to his father. "He's probably a very brilliant guy. No education, but very smart," said Doc. Brown was also influenced by his past teachers. Throughout high school, he had the just one teacher for physics, chemistry, and math. His

Dr. Larry Brown today.

music teacher Connie Stinel, also influenced him.

Brown gives much credit as well to Dr. Bemmels and Dr. Spencer, his college mathematics and physics teachers. Spencer's determination and strength, in particular, has really inspired him.

"These were very precise guys," said Brown. "Spencer had a particularly terrific influence on me. He was

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one of the early renowned nuclear physicists and overcame many obstacles in his life to achieve his goals."

"Dr. Bemmels also had a terrific impact on me," Brown said. "He made me want to go teach college."

Brown attended Ottawa University, in Kansas, and the Illinois Institute of Technology for his Ph.D. It was not as easy as that last sentence makes it sound. It was a long and hard process for Brown. "The first semester I ended up in the hospital three times," he said.

He began teaching at MPA in 1967 (which, incidentally, included driving a school bus and serving as a general mechanic to keep the buses in smooth and safe operating condition).

No wonder he didn't complete his Ph.D. in molecular structure spectroscopy until 1973!

A decade later headmaster David Jones asked Doc to take over the new computer system MPA was about to purchase. Doc had taught some programming in his physics courses, but of the emerging personal computer technology was completely new to him.

So Doc did what Doc always does in such situations: he didn't weep and wail, he got to work. There was no manual to guide him, so he taught himself and, since there was no text book available for students, Doc wrote his own. If a computer didn't work, he fixed it, getting help whenever possible.

English teacher Barry Kritzberg maintains that Doc has never met a machine he couldn't fix. Once, when Kritzberg couldn't get a part for a much-loved espresso machine because the manufacturer declared it obsolete, he turned to Doc as his last hope.

"Larry had never seen an espresso "At first I did not care for Doc or his class," Melissa Tribue [01] exmachine before," Kritzberg explained, "but he asked two questions, looked plained, "because his teaching style at it for about thirty seconds and was so fast. Now I really like and announced that he thought he could respect him. He only has his student's replace the broken part. He warned best interest in mind." me, however, that the replacement Greg Floyd [03] agrees. "He is part might not be as aesthetically definitely one of the most knowledgepleasing as the original plastic toggle able teachers at MPA," he said. "He switch. The new switch was installed has taught me a great deal about in a matter of moments and I remarked that it looked a whole lot stronger than the original. 'It should,' Larry said, 'it came out of a B-29.'"

Brown is as modest about the Hall of Fame honor as he is about his many other awards.

He feels that many other teachers are worthy of this honor. "The Hall of Fame award is a strange one because it does not fit my idea of what the award should be. I am disturbed by the fact that there are much better teachers than I who have not yet made it. My name is probably only up there on the wall simply because . Dr. Larry Brown in 1968. of longevity," said Brown. physics and its significance to the "There are many other superior world in general. He is a role model teachers at MPA, several in my own for students and teachers alike." department," Brown continued. "It Michael Mesleh [93] recalled: "I troubles me that they are somewhat definitely enjoyed Doc's class and I in my shadow. I don't like that. But it feel as though the one thing I learned was a total shock, because that [Hall that was most valuable to me was the of Fame] designation is usually only sort of enthusiasm that he shared for alumni or the retired, but I'm still with the class. He made it entertainhere." ing and exciting. He's so passionate Despite Brown's humble attitude and it shows through the way he about the honor, students are not at always gets his students so enthused." all reserved in their praise of him.

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far beyond the walls of MPA. Many of his students go on to college and major in a subject that builds upon Doc's foundation.

This is true in the case of Hope Concannon [86], sister of English department chair Claire Concannon.

Hope, who now teaches AP physics, calculus and statistics, admitted that she "went into college without any real idea of what to do with my life, but because I enjoyed physics so much, I decided to take it in college. When I look back on my high school experience, I am grateful, both for Doc's expertise in physics and for his strict and demanding, yet still 'do-able' teaching style."

Many of Brown's students, past and present, feel that his teaching style is inspiring and he has a way of motivating his students to work hard and they are happy to see that he is in the MPA Hall of Fame.

That .i.st dolla. by Mark Schneider [73J

How many times have you walked into a mom-and-pop cafe and seen the first dollar earned by the restaurant?

I, too, have my own "first dollar," although it is not taped under the plate glass of the front register counter. Mine is taped to the filing cabinet in my physics department office at Grinnell College.

This is the story. Back in 1972, when I was finishing my junior year at MPA, Doc Brown was struggling to finish some educational work of his own. "Struggle" is, indeed, the right word for it, but it had little to do with any lack of aptitude or determination on his part.

Larry Brown was the last graduate student of his Illinois Institute of Technology thesis adviser and, unfortunately, his adviser died before Larry had made much progress on his thesis.

He was left, therefore, with the daunting task of analyzing and putting together his doctoral thesis on his own. In the summer of 1972 (primarily, it seems, so that fellow IIT physicists would stop looking at him strangely as he tried to argue out ideas with himself) he asked Channon Price [72] and me to assist him in his work.

We punched a lot of computer cards (a primitive way of entering data and programs into those old monster computers), watched with excitement as we submitted a deck, wondering whether it would come back with a lot of important data, or the few sheets of output that indicated a fatal program error.

Larry would try to explain torsional modes and normal frequencies and effective spring

constants of halogen substituted methanes. We'd nod and pretend to understand, asking the occasional question to show that we were alive and thinking.

I'm not sure how much Larry got out of our sessions, but Channon and I got to see something very important: physics was not about memorizing formulas in the book, but it was about making guesses, gaining insights, trying things out, being disappointed and, ultimately, about gradually making some logical con b e -

and th e way rea I stuff behaves.

Ph Ysic s was, moreover, something you shared with other people - and it was fun!

Larry never let on that it was really a tough time for him, but we knew. He had a family, with young children, to support. He was working full-time at MPA and driving back-and forth to IIT almost daily. He complained occasionally about a funny dizziness that would overtake him.

"But," he would explain, "if I brace myself against the armrest of

the car, I can still drive okay."

The doctor, he said, thought it might have been an inner ear infection. My own view is that it was sheer stress and exhaustion.

Money, we knew, was tight for Larry too. Yet, even though he couldn't afford it, he still wanted to pay us. (In retrospect, it is obvious that Channon and I got much more out of this collaboration than Larry did.) In the fall, as school was starting up again, he wrote us each a check (a sort of honorarium) for fifty dollars.

I thought a lot about that check. I was in the market for a new bicycle, and the money was very tempting indeed.

But it was also a pretty special check.

I figured I'd just hang on to it and that, in the long run, it might mean more to me than the ins tan t cash.

As the years go by, my grip on the details are less sure, but that prominently displayed check confirms the reality of it all for me: Larry Brown was my first real mentor in science, and probably the most important one I have ever had.

It is because I am so aware of the profound affect Doc Brown had on the direction of my life that I approach young students at Grinnell in a particular way. It is a high priority to give my students a taste of real science as early as possible in their college careers.

And when a student thanks me for having made a difference, I sometimes pOint to Doc Brown's check on my filing cabinet.

"You know," I tell them, "you really ought to be thanking that young grad student who was just a simple farm boy from Kansas ... " Q

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frfPATb The vets advise the rookie: "Just blame Kowalsky... " "Just blame Jim Kowalsky if nothing goes right and all goes wrong," one faculty member wrote to Julie Cuadros [93] as she stepped back into MPA as a teacher in mid-year.

It was good advice, for it was mathematics teacher Jim Kowalsky who prompted other teachers to help Julie adjust to her new role - teacher of accounting, economics and computer applications.

"For what it's worth," Kowalsky urged his colleagues, "if [you] could give one piece of advice that has helped you as a teacher it would be the following ... " The responses, as might be expected, ranged from the serious to the facetious.

"Establish discipline FIRST! Don't try to be their friendbe their teacher," one veteran sensibly advised. "Respect and friendship will follow." That sentiment was echoed by one who said, "Don't try to be a friend, do try to be a trusted mentor."

Another encouraged flexibility, keeping a sense of humor, and being ready "to roll with the teachable moment." Julie should, furthermore, be prepared "to abandon all pre-conceived notions about teaching."

A wise mentor warned that "kids would like you to allow them to do as they please ... we know teachers can't do that...so be fair to all of your students."

One spoke to the all-important issue of preparation: "Always prepare more than you implement during the class.

It will give you the confidence that even if things end quickly, you will have something in reserve."

Individual attention was not neglected: "Take an interest in each student and it will pay back huge dividends."

Heaven was also evoked: "Pray," one wrote. "I'm serious!

It works!"

"Try to be like a duck," someone else offered, "let lots of things roll off your back."

After pushing and pulling Julie in all of these different directions, some one simply reminded her "to be yourself and remember your own student days at MPA ."

Just in case some good ideas had been overlooked, one knew where to find them: "sign up for conferences and workshops. You'll get lots of great ideas."

Some of the great ideas that Julie received from her colleagues may not have been the kind that one would pick up at a workshop, however.

One advised her, for example, to beware of chalkboards, for one might pick up chalk dust in the most embarrassing places. Another thought that keeping aspirin handy would be as much of a necessity as knowing holiday dates by heart.

Another cautioned Julie to "stay away from students they make teaching so difficult."

A more practical-minded teacher suggested that she not eat too much at lunch, for it makes one sleepy all afternoon.

A final piece of advice, from a crafty veteran teacher, seemed to give Julie considerable latitude about discipline: "Throwing a student or two out of a second or third floor window when you're frustrated reduces feelings of stress and makes the remaining students most cooperative. Parents, however, are not fond of this behavior."

Should one or shouldn't one? That's up to Julie, it seems.

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Stagg, Rockne and one other t=ootball ilftlftortal It was Amos Alonzo Stagg, lithe Maroons three seasons in a row) 2-0 forward pass. Both Harper and Rockne gave much of the credit to Amos to finish with a 10-0 mark. Only one grand old man of football," who team (Indiana) scored against Chicago Alonzo Stagg, who by 1906 had helped him get his first college headthat season as the Maroons outscored already developed 64 plays using the coaching job. its opponents 245-5. forward pass. (Stagg, incidentally, was His teams compiled a 10-4-4 It was Harper's 1913 Notre Dame listed as a Morgan Park Academy record in three years at Alma (Michiteam that changed college football gan) College and he then moved on to coach until 1910; Harper's brother, forever. The Irish travelled to West Floyd, also an MPA graduate [1899], Wabash (Indiana), where his teams Point to play Army on November 1 coached the 1904 MPA Western posted a modest 15-9-2 over the next and won an astonishing upset victory, Champions.) four seasons. In 1913, he was hired by 35-13. It was the passing of five-footBy the time Harper retired from an obscure (at least in the East) coaching in Catholic 1918, his Notre school in Dame teams South posted an Bend: impressive 34Notre 5-1 record.

Dame.

When Harper That (who was also coach, athletic elected to director and the College coach of the Football baseball, Hall of basketball and Fame in track teams) 1970, was gave up Jesse coaching to go Harper, a into the family 1902 cattle business, graduate of he appointed Morgan Park A picture of the 1902 team survives, but no document about its record. The "C" which his assistant, Knute Rockne, Academy of encircles MPA stands for "Morgan Park Academy of the University of Chicago." as head the Univerfootball coach.

Rockne's glorious seven, 145-pound quarterback Gus sity of Chicago. thirteen-year career, with a 105-12-5 Dorais (who completed his first twelve Harper, son of an Iowa cattle record - still the best winning passes, three for touchdowns) and the rancher, came to MPA and the percentage (.881) among college and receiving of five-foot-eight, 165University of Chicago because (as he professional coaches - brought Notre pound end Knute Rockne that made explained) "l could always get a free Dame football to national promiperceptive observers appreciate the ride into Chicago on a cattle train./I nence . After Rockne was killed in a forward pass (legal since 1906) as Harper played quarterback (some Kansas plane crash in March 1931, more than a mere novelty. Football say halfback) on Stagg's Western Harper returned to Notre Dame as thereafter would rarely (except under Conference powerhouse that won 39, athletic director for two more years.

Woody Hayes at Ohio State) be three lost 4 and tied 2 from 1902 to1905. In Jesse Harper, who died in 1961, line-plunges and a cloud of dust.

1905, in the final game of the season might be the first person inducted It was the press, of course, that with the conference title at stake, the into the MPMA/MPA Sports Hall of created the legend that the HarperUniversity of Chicago defeated Fame.

Dorais-Rockne trio invented the Michigan (which had beaten the

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'/11P111A/ 1?1PA ~ MPA's gridiron glory of a century ago against North Division High School and the Academy decided it would not schedule any future games with the school. (A column next to the brief November 7 notice of the forfeit mentioned what was, perhaps, the first use of a blocking dummy in practice. "The [Princeton] coaches introduced a peculiar contrivance which they think will teach their pupils to charge quicker. It is a springboard heavily padded and supported by two uprights. As the ball is snapped the player rushes against the board. The spring attached to it is a strong one, and unless considerable force is exerted the man will be forced back by the contrivance./I Jesse Harper (who must have been injured, for his name had not been listed in the previous two games) scored three touchdowns in a 38-0 romp over Lake Forest on November 9 as MPA posted its second league victory. "Both teams played clean, fast football [twenty-minute halves, again], only two penalties being inflicted./I Morgan Park Academy "surprised its most ardent admirers [November 13] by defeating the heavy Chicago Dental College team 17 to 5. The game was fast and furious from the start and five men had to be taken out on account of injuries./I MPA was sailing along, then, with a 6-0 record (if one discounts the forfeits), but there the story will have to rest for the moment. The clippings that might show the conclusion of that promising season have yet to be uncovered.

Morgan Park Academy opened its 1901 football seasonthe earliest documented thus far - on October 2 with a record 65-5 win over Austin High School.

The unidentified newspaper clipping which contained this information was supplied by Joe Ziemba Jr., who found a number of MPA sports items while doing research for his book on the Chicago/St. Louis/Arizona Cardinals, When Football Was Football. (Ziemba's father, an All-American end, was drafted by the Cardinals in 1940, might have had a career in professional football if he hadn't injured his knee in training camp. Ziemba coached at MPMA from 1943 to 1955.) The Austin game was summarized in a brief paragraph, but line-ups (with Jesse Harper starting at right half) were listed along with a scoring summary.

It is possible, by tracing the clippings in chronological order, to reconstruct some of that MPA football season of just about one hundred years ago.

Two days later, for example, there was an enthusiastic rally in the MPA chapel and 160 students pledged $425 for the support of the team.

An October 6th game against the University of Chicago scrubs was cancelled when a number of the MPA players failed, for some reason, to reach the field in time. MPA also forfeited a game, scheduled in Naperville, to Northwestern College (not to be confused with Northwestern Military Academy). Again, no explanation was offered.

The four principal academies - Northwestern Military, Armour, South Side, and MPA - had organized for the first time that year into an Academic League to compete for a championship pennant.

(An interesting item, in a column adjoining the October 10 announcement of the new league, indicated that football was not always easy. The South Division High School was considering giving up its season because they did not have enough parents who were willing to give consent for their sons to play. There were other rules, too: players must pass a physical, maintain a 75 average, and be registered for school two weeks before the opening of the official football season.)

MPA took the field at home on October 16 and defeated the Chicago Eclectic Medics, 29-0, in a game that consisted of two twenty-minute halves.

In another abbreviated game, in Aurora on October 26, MPA defeated East Aurora High School 11-0, in a game in which the score did not "express the fierceness of the play./I The Academic League opener, against Northwestern Military Academy at Sheppard Field on November 2, was a one-sided affair. "Northwestern was unable to stop the boys from the south side, who with two plays after kick-off, carried the ball over the line for a touchdown ./I The final score was 28-0.

MPA claimed a forfeit, for the second year in a row,

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1?fP/?lA/ mPA 'ยง;~ When football was football: the Cardinals in Chicago by Tom Drahozal

All professional football fans are aware of the Arizona Cardinals and can probably remember that they were the St. Louis Cardinals before Bill Bidwill decided to move the team west in hopes of making a lot of money in a market area that did not have a professional football team.

What a great many people may not realize is that this same franchise actually had its origins in Chicago. Before the team became the St. Louis Cardinals they were actually the Chicago Cardinals.

That's right, Chicago actually had two professional football teams in the Cardinals and the Bears.

This idea of two professional football teams in Chicago is something local politicians have talked about again recently because of the Bears' problems with Soldier Field. In the days "when football was football," the Bears played at Wrigley Field (until they moved to Soldier Field in the 1970s) and the Cardinals played at Comiskey Park (until the franchise moved to St. Louis in 1960).

What will probably surprise - if not astonish - most people is that there was a connection between the Chicago Cardinals and Morgan Park Military Academy: the Cardinals pre-season training camp was on the grounds of MPMA during the late 30s and early 40s.

The entire history of the Chicago Cardinals is chronicled in the book When Football Was Football (Chicago: Triumph Books), by Joe Ziemba Jr. (And there is another link to MPMA here: the author, although he did not attend the Academy, spent his early years on the campus. His father, Joe Ziemba Sr., coached football and several other sports at the Academy from 1943 until 1955.)

Joe Ziemba Jr., in his book, looks at the Chicago Cardinals from its origin and traces its history until their 1960 move to St. Louis. His book is, without a doubt, the most detailed look at professional football's oldest franchise.

The team that became the Chicago Cardinals began in 1899 -some two decades before the founding of the National Football League - as the Morgan Athletic Association. "Athletic Association" is something of a misnomer, for it simply was a group of south side Irish (in and around 52nd and Morgan) who wanted to play football.

Donald Davidson, a player on those pre-NFL football Cardinals, nicely summed up the situation: "We called it prairie football in those days ... We played sixty minutes. We didn't have an offensive and defensive team. We didn't have a huddle ... You played for the love and the glory of the game

and of the neighborhood that you represented."

Ziemba's history tells the reader almost everything one would want to know about the Cardinals. The early chapters, especially for those who thought professional football started in 1920, will be a surprise and delight to any football fan. Ziemba also devotes good chapters to the Cardinals 1925 and 1947 championship seasons.

There is one appendix which give scores and attendance figures of virtually every game until the Cardinals moved to St. Louis and another which provides brief biographies of Cardinal greats, from Elmer Angsman to Charley Trippi.

The book has a foreword by Marshall Goldberg, who played on the Cardinals from 1939 to 1948, and an introduction by Pat Sumerall (now a highly regarded television football commentator), who played with the Cardinals from 1953 to 1958 before being traded to the New York Giants.

The most intriguing aspect of the book, however, is how Ziemba takes the reader back to a time when players played football for the love of the game. They were not given long term contracts or huge signing bonuses and management did not have to worry about the salary cap or free agency.

The players also did not have the benefits of all the equipment of today's players.

In the era Ziemba writes about, players had to play hurt for fear of losing their jobs since their contracts were not guaranteed and they did not have a strong union to back them up. Today, athletes would struggle to achieve at their current level under the conditions the founding fathers of professional football regularly endured.

Ziemba's book is a must for all professional football fans to read. One doesn't have to be a professional football fan to enjoy this book, however. All MPMA and MPA alumni would find this book interesting, if only for the fact that they could see that their school had a connection to the development of the oldest franchise in professional football.

The die-hard Chicago Cardinals football fans, however, will no doubt echo the sentiments of Marshall Goldberg, who proclaimed, on hearing that Ziemba's was documenting the history of the team, "It's about time!"

n Ziembe's book received the 1999 Nelson Ross Award for outstanding achievement in pro football research.

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Lynda Pa.iso: .ove., line-backe., national chaftlpion, hall-ot=-t=aftle.

The only sport available to her in elementary school was volleyball. In high school, there was volleyball, basketball and track.

Basketball for girls, in those days, was a hum-drum affair where only one girl- the rover" - was allowed ll

The defense rests as Lynda Pariso yells encouragement to the Orange Crush offense.

to cross center court. All of the others were more-or-less stationary, confined to playing only at one end of the court.

Lynda Pariso, who has coached and taught at MPA since 1979, was the rover on her high school basketball team.

She is also someone who has loved football for as long as she can remember and when the opportunity

came for her to join a women's touchfootball league, she did not hesitate about signing on.

III had to do it," she said . II Football is the most individualistic team sport. If one doesn't do one's job, the team doesn't click."

She began as a quarterback, but switched over to play middle linebacker on defense almost exclusively.

She also did a little coaching in her eighteen-year career. liThe teacher in me just took over," she explained, lIand so I ran the defense."

Her team, the Orange Crush (Calumet Park, Illinois), clicked well enough to win the national championship in 1985. The games were seven-on-a-side, full-contact, with four 12-minute quarters, and a running clock until the last twominutes. To win that title was not easy: the Orange Crush had to win four games on Saturday and two more on Sunday.

II I loved it when our team clicked that way, " Lynda said. IIWe blitzed, ran woman-to-woman, and flat-out confused offenses."

Winning the national title was certainly a highlight of her touchfootball career, but so were the friendships. IIMeeting people from other teams, knowing people who had the same passion for sports was wonderful," Lynda added, lIand so was the camaraderie. We always left the game on the field ."

There was one other highlight in Lynda Pariso's touch football career: her peers elected her to the National Touch and Flag Football Hall of Fame in 1996. lilt was actually a humbling experience," Lynda said. "I have played a lot of sports, but I have never

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rea lly excelled. I was elected more for my knowledge than my ability. I played longer than most (the average age of the players is 22), I coached, I helped other teams get started."

Election to the hall of fame would be the crowning glory for any athlete, but Lynda wasn't quite finished .

She once thought that she might keep playing until they had to take her off the field in a wheelchair.

"Sports are wonderful, II she conceded, "but the years do catch up to you."

And so she simply traded in her Orange Crush jersey for the blackand-white pinstripes of a referee.

In her first seasons as a referee, she was head official at the national play-offs. On the first play of the championship game, she threw a flag.

Both sides barked their disapproval of the call.

"Shut up! Zip it!" Lynda responded, in her authoritative teacher's voice, and there were no complaints thereafter.

Perhaps Lynda Pariso's devotion to the game she loves will one day bring her another accolade: election to the hall of fame a second time - as a referee.

Is Morgan Park Academy ready to rumble on Monday night? by Sherry Grutzius

from day-to-day over the two weeks of play.

It is October... a time when leaves in Jones Bowl turn Now, however, teams are organized - it's part of the many a vivid color. .. brown, green, red, orange, yellow and black & blue. rules.

Six-person teams - composed of boys, girls, teachers, Black & blue? staff members and an occasional parent or alumnus Yes, for echoing through the halls of MPA's upper school compete in a double-elimination tournaeach autumn are the opening lines of ABC's ment.

Monday Night Football: "Are you To the victors go the ready for some football?" trophies (gargantuan), T-shirts Young men and (garish), plaques with names women (and those not engraved, a team poster, a game so young), clad in those ball, a victory cake (flashy) and perennial favorite - most importantly jerseys (Butkus, Payton, daily (sometimes Hampton and comhourly) bragging pany) strut through the rights for the next halls with one thing on year. their minds: KFL football.

Every year the KFL For eighteen years the :ommunity pushes the KFL (Kowalsky Football experience to the next League) has been playing a level of the absurd game that resembles football. which is what makes it so What started out as a game much fun. Now participants of five-person touch football with can purchase KFL calendars, five rules, has blossomed into a shirts, cups, and clocks. serious and organized game of flag What's next for the KFL...maybe Pez football with over ninety rules. dispensers, posters or action figures?

It is very serious: the rules for tournament Almost a dozen teams participated in the most recent games now extend to six typed pages. season (roughly half of the upper-school student body, plus The league was founded by Jim Kowalsky to offer some a half dozen or so faculty and staff signed on for the twoathletic diversion between fall and winter sports seasons. week event).

The KFL has a reputation for producing wonderful, colorful "Commumemories as nity participawell as tion is the wonderful, highest it's ever colorful been and grows controversies. every year," In the said Jim early days, Kowalsky, anyone league founder (student, and sometime faculty, or mathematics staff) could teacher at MPA. drop by Jones The KFL, Bowl and get despite the in on a game; Pat Fitzgerald [031 (left) is the sole defend~r in sight as Brian Kyle-Burton [011 runs controversies, is interference for Sree Uppuluri [011 (with ball) as English teacher Joe Salvatore and team memeven supported bers changed Alex Fruchter [001 look to pick-up blocks.

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reports are not yet available.

There does seem to be money available, however, to promote the commissioner's latest extravaganza. (No, it is not a KFL music video.) The games, the trophies, the cakes are not enough, it seems.

The commissioner, in November 1999, announced that a KFL Hall of Fame had been established and that, of all those who have played the game the KFL way, only six had qualified for the honor.

There are five ways one can become a member of the KFL Hall of Fame: l. By playing on three championship teams.

2. By earning two or more KFL most valuable player awards.

3. By earning at least one MVP award and playing on at least two championship teams.

4. By being voted to the KFL all-star team four years in a row.

S. By special selection for some unusual circumstance (to be determined by the commissioner).

Those who were enshrined in the hall are Chi rag Dholakia [96], Jeff Spencer [88], Paul McGrath [93], Demetrios Douros [98], George Lee [90] and Jonathan Freeman [98] .

Plans are underway (the commissioner always has plans) to honor the six in a special ceremony. Don't be surprised, however, if the commissioner attempts to dedicate an entire wing of Hansen Hall to the KFL Hall of Fame.

Where, oh where, will it all end?

Thatand other such questions are only part of the allure that is the ... KFL.

and encouraged by the administration. David Hibbs, upper school principal, explained: "What I love about the KFL is the enthusiasm of the participants, the joy the commissioner brings to the event, and the community spirit that it builds even if the season lasts only two weeks. Kowalsky brings a P.T. Barnum approach to the KFL and I only wish there were other intramural events like the KFL during the rest of the year."

Kowalsky described the event as a wonderful experience for the students because it is something they organize themselves.

The students form their own teams, practice on their own time and coach themselves.

ChoosChirag Dho/akia, the number one qualifier ing the for the KFL Hall of Fame, lunges for the "just-right" goal. name is an important part of the tradition, too. Some of the more interesting team names of recent memory include: Raging Hormones, Kung Fu Chutney, United Proletariat, Sexual Chocolate, Eternal Reflection, Unbathed Freshmen, and Gorilla Gnus.

(There are other colorful names, alas, which have not passed the commissioner's rigorous censorship test.)

Many of the controversies have been created by the rules and, not surprisingly, the controversies have expanded with the rules. A still-burning issue is whether all-girl or allfreshmen teams should be given handicaps in games against all-boys, or all seniors. And what is a fair handicap? Six points? Twelve pOints? No points? It gets more complex each year.

There are also mutterings of discontent when Commissioner Kowalsky (as he likes to be called) winds up on the championship team year after year. The Commissioner's office responds to all such complaints by appointing a (secret) blue-ribbon committee to investigate charges of fraud . No reports have yet been published. The commissioner claims that funds for printing such extravagant

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Culve. vs . MPMA: 66a ftliniatu.e A.ftly vs. Navy Spectacle" by H. Irwin Martin [40] The biggest football game ever played at Abells Field was November 11, 1939 when an undefeated Culver Academy (5-0-1) was confronted by an undefeated MPMA (7-0-0).

Culver's defense had surrendered only 19 pOints in those six games and had shut out three opponents (Pullman Tech, Memphis Tech, and St Bede).

MPMA's defense was equally stingy. It had also allowed only 19 points and four of its seven games (Marmion Military Academy, Morgan Park Jr. College, Onarga Military School, and St. John's Military Academy) were shutouts.

There were two common opponents: Culver handily defeated Marmion, 31-6, while MPMA squeaked by Marmion on a safety, 2-0, when Jack Berkery blocked a punt and then tackled the punter after he recovered the ball; Culver shut-out Pullman Tech 12-0, while MPMA defeated Pullman, with three touchdowns by Charlie Correll, by a 28-6 margin.

The crowd, estimated at 5000, was the largest ever to witness a game on Abells Field. Culver sent 600 cadets to the game by special train and they marched, accompanied by the band, up the hill from Morgan Park Station to the field. It was MPMA's homecoming, Armistice Day, and the game was billed by the press as "a miniature Army-Navy spectacle."

MPMA kept its unblemished record intact with a 19-0 win in a game that will long be remembered.

The 1940 Skirmisher offered a succinct summary of the contest: "The [MPMA) players really knew they were in a game because Culver just didn't stop fighting. Late in the second period Weckel broke loose on a

reverse and crossed the goal-line on a perfect season, of course, but the individual honors abounded. Nine of brilliant fifty-yard run. A little later 'Si' Allen took the ball on a sweep and the starting MPMA eleven had been crossed the goal-line from the fortyselected for all-conference honors and never before in the history of the five. For the last touchdown, Correll Midwest Prep Conference had so faded back and threw a beautiful 30many members from one team been yard pass that went right between the named to the all-conference firstheads of two men covering Berkery, team. Chuck Correll was named to the and Berkery, jumping into the air all-state team by the South Town pulled it down and stepped across the Economist. goal-line."

MPMA had already clinched the Midwest Prep Conference championship, but there was still one game to play, against St. Bede.

MPMA scored first, but the game remained deadlocked until the final moment when Dave Plitt scored on a sweep for a 13-7 win and a perfect 9-0-0 season.

Coaches George Mahon and Henry Boldman deserve much of the credit for the Coach George Mahon studies the action.

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The colonels (Abells and Jones) and MPMA football Football at MPMA/MPA dates back to at least 1894, in 1958. Teams were fielded for the next two decades, but it when the college game was in its first decades. There is little became increasingly obvious that MPA did not have enough doubt, however, that the enthusiasm of Colonels Harry D. boys to keep the sport alive. The last football season was Abells and Haydn E. Jones for the relatively new sport 1979, ending a run which began sometime in the 1890s. promoted and sustained the game at the Academy for many, - Irwin Martin many years.

Q Abells and Jones had the foresight to see the value of football for MPMA/MPA students and so included equip1939 HEAVYWEIGHT FOOTBA LL ment and coaching staff in their budgets. They, moreover, MID-WEST PREP SCHOOL CHAMPS Coaches (a-Captains never lost their enthusiasm, for the sport.

CAPTAIN GEORGE MAHO N WILLIAM RICHARDS Football was always rough, of course, but it was particuLIEUTENANT HENRY BOLLMAN IRWIN MARTIN larly tough in those early days when equipment did little to LETTERM EN protect a player. Some players disdained helmets and others Allen Fosco McCarthy Sexauer found the padding on shoulders and hip a hindrance rather Berkery Guderyhan Moore Skarin Burke B. Kelly Plitt Stebner than a help.

Correll Kerns R. Ranstead Stuart Corrigan At an early stage, football was expanded so that all Martin Richards Waggoner Engleman Matlin Schissler Weber might play the game, regardless of size. The bantamweights Weckel Wynd Zientara category was for the very smallest players, the lightweights SCHEDULE usually were reserved for those under 150 pounds, and M.P.MA 2 Marmion 0 heavyweights were open to anyone tough enough to stand MPMA 13 0 MPJC MPMA . 19 Lake Forest .

7 the pounding. This continued, in some fashion, until MPMA 6 Onarga M .I-..

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28 Pullman Tech . football was discontinued in 1979.

6 MPMA . 24 St. Johns M.A 0 The coaches, over the years, were often staff members MPMA 33 Elgin Acodemy . 6 MPMA 19 Culver M.A 0 who stepped forward because of previous experience or a MP.MA 13 St. Bedes Acad. 7 simple love for the game. The roster of coaches - Fleming, M.P.MA .157 Opponents .. . 26 Grigsby, Woodward, Bouma, Mahon, Gentleman, Bollman, Ziemba, among many - shared a common enthusiasm for the game.

They were all willing to train their charges in the skills necessary to compete with other prep schools, public high schools, and even junior colleges.

Some of the perennial MPMA opponents included Pullman Technical High School and Fenger High School St. Bede Academy, Lake Forest Academy, Saint John's Military Academy, Onarga Military School, Northwestern Military and Naval Academy, and archrival, Culver Military Academy. During the 1930s the Midwest Prep School Conference was formed to create a competitive league of mostly independent schools.

Fir ,o,;t Ru w - REnKEHY , WEC KEL, Fosc o, PLITT, MARTIN, RI C HAIlDS, RANSTEAD , ALLEN, KERNS. The football program was virtually 8f',('?nd RU1V--,LT. BOLLMAN. WYND. GUDERYIIAN, C ORRELL, MOORE, ZIENTARA, STUART, WAGGONER, CAPTAIN MAHON. T,htrd RO W--S";!'AUER, M CC ARTHY , WEIiER, S C HISSLER , SKARIN , C ORRIGAN, ENGLEMAN , BURNEY. ended when the school demilitarized }'ourth Ro w- - KELLY, B URKE , B .o MATLIN , TAYLOR , n ., (;LA8EBROOK , HOSTETTER , STERNER, BOHNETT, TIHHLE8.

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The only thing you can do on it is "".ite An item in a catalogue caught our eye recently.

"This manual typewriter,/I the item read, "moves at the pace that allows you to compose your most profound and insightful thoughts.

You do not have to program this machine, set any switches, or even plug it in. Of course, you do have to strike the keys on the full-size keyboard - not just touch them as with $1000 computers ... "

The elegiac tone made us wonder if typewriters had gone the way of scriveners and candle-snuffers. There are, after all, no more than three or four vintage machines available at MPA in this computer-driven era. We wondered, too, if that younger generation - those first and second graders - had any notion of the function of a typewriter.

And so we asked them.

Most first and second graders knew that a typewriter was a machine and some recognized its similarity to a computer. One thought it was more like a cash register.

One said it was like a computer, but noted that it didn't have a screen.

"It is a machine that looks like a computer," another offered, "but the only thing you can do on it is write."

We winced at that vicious word, only.

Some had an inkling of what it looked like. "It has buttons with letters on the top," one explained.

Another, after quite logically concluding that a typewriter was something one might type on, suggested that "it could be big or little, it could be heavy or light." Yet another thought it was "a thing that can be brown or black." Several knew (or complained) that a typewriter was noisy. That was confirmed by one who said, "when you finish a sentence it makes a ding!/I "You could type words with it," one precise student said, "because it has the letters, ABCDEFGHI]KLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ./I Some admitted to having seen one, but most acknowledged that they never used one. A student who never used one thought "it might be fun," but also worried that it might be "hard to erase."

One distinctly categorized the typewriter with the ancient and obsolete: "It was used in old-fashioned times. My grandpa has a broken one.

They don't use them very much anymore."

Another student decidedly pointed to the typewriter's inferiority: "A person works on a typewriter to play like it is a computer./I And then there was the student who confidently announced, "My mom is a typewriter. Is yours?/I Another, who seemed resigned to his fate, sadly remarked that "['11 probably be a typewriter when I grow up too."

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There were a few, a precious few, who both knew and loved typewriters.

We thought that that little minority might be ripe candidates in a few years for the David McCullough fan club. McCullough, who has written biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Harry Truman, among others, admitted (in the very public pages of the Paris Review) that he does not write on a computer. He prefers pounding the keys on his 1941 Royal upright.

"I like it when I swing that carriage and the bell rings like an old trolley car," McCullough explained.

"People say, 'But with a computer you could go so much faster.' I don't want to go faster. If anything, I should go slower."

We have nothing against computers, but we admit a preference for moving at a pace that allows one to compose the "most profound and insightful thoughts ."

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Alumni Briefs by Sandy Williams

Fred W. Heitmann [34] is chairman emeritus of LaSalle Northwest National Bank N.A., Chicago and is a past chairman Illinois Board of Higher Education.

He lives in Northbrook, IL. and still keeps busy with speaking engagements for the bank throughout the US. He married Kathleen Heitmann in 1992 and, in addition to his grown children (Scott and Daryl Riley), he has a two-yearold daughter, Sabrina. "We all enjoy skiing in Aspen," he writes, "where we have a home on Red Mountain.

I appreciate news about MPMA alums, but was sorry to hear about the deaths of Col. Alex Gentleman and Dean Van Order."

Donald C. Carner [35] writes: "It was 65 years ago when, as a senior at MPMA, I bought a compact from the PX as a gift for my steady girlfriend, Hazelmae Kruse. I had it inscribed 'HKC: Hazelmae Kruse Carner still has the compact. The Academy means a great deal to us.

Together we had several most enjoyable years participating in MPMA activities while Haz attended Morgan Park High School: big time formal dances in the gym, Friday night socials in Alumni Hall, Saturday football games and track

meets, Sunday parades.

This led to Morgan Park Junior College, the University of Chicago, and marriage in 1940 at Bond Chapel on the university campus followed by 60 years of happiness. My four years at MPMA (designated by the Army as an Honor Military School, and culminating for me by captaining D Company, selected as Honor Company in 1935), was a preliminary to being appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army and five years of active duty. Haz and I served together, except for my time in the Pacific as major and Group Navigator for B-29's. Our very happy years began at MPMA with an exceptionally solid foundation which has supported us for over three-score years.

Thank you Morgan Park Academy."

California and New Mexico."

Jane Taylor Armstrong, daughter of Jean Landon Taylor, was born in 1933 and lived in East Barracks until age eight, when she moved into the house at 2123 W. ll1th Street. The family moved to Fullerton, California in June 1945.

Ms. Armstrong has spent most of her adult life teaching and serving as vice president at Fullerton College.

Ralph D. Schiller [45] is retired and living in Palm Beach, Florida and at 600 Henrietta, Birmingham, Michigan 48009 [telephone: 810-540-4304].

Paul E. Byron [46] writes: "I've recently come out of retirement to go back into the commercial photographic field. My list of activities is actually too long to go into all the details after all these many years. I have moved around the country over the years and now live in Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. The most recent alumni I have seen, although many years back, were Jim Conners, who was living in COVington, Tennessee, and Emmanuel Ozanne, who was living in Chicago, but that was more than 20 years ago. Before that, I

Joyce Hooper Crowe [L-40] hopes to contact Loring classmates, Dorothy Fineron and Bonnie Kistner. She would also like to hear from Robert St. Pierre, William Kettering and other members of the MPMA class of 1942. "I am active in Real Estate Sales Golf Comm. of Scottsdale - still a working woman in 2000! I am single and loving the desert lifestyle. I enjoy golf and getting around Arizona and

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had contact with Robert Nash. I would love to have any members of my class or alumni from that period to contact me at my e-mail address (Photog4x5@aol.com) and let me know what they are up to. Also, I wouldn't mind knowing about any possibilities of reunions of that class."

RobertJ. Kuchar [46] says: "I was the person who was not going to amount to anything, but I fooled my class. I started at Morgan Park Military Academy in 1939 in the lower school. I joined the United States Coast Guard and received an honorable discharge in January of 1949 as a chief radioman.

I continued my education and then went into the hotel business and became the youngest hotel manager in the city of Chicago.

I then went to work for United States Gypsom Company in sales and after 35 years retired in 1989. I collected 53 Jukeboxes from 1932 to 1950 and sold the entire collection except for two table-top models. My wife of 47 years and I like to ballroom dance and travel. I like to fish and bowl, but have never played golf (which I think is a waste of money). I have what is probably the largest collection of big band

dance music in the Midwest (including 78 rpm's, LP's and now over 300 CD's). I have playing and recording equipment for everything except a CD recorder which I will purchase as soon as the price is right. I was going to live in Florida, purchased a condo at the Maderia Beach Yacht Club in Maderia Beach, Florida but decided to sell because of the hurricanes. I then was going to move the Arizona (as my father did), but as far as I am concerned the best place to live is Westmont, Illinois, where there is a waterfall and stream running outside my living room patio. I turned seventytwo-years-old on June 10, 2000, and I am in good health and living well."

Betty J. WollenbergPoetker-Short [52] married Bud Short December 27, 1998, after the death of her first husband.

Robert C. Metsker [55] writes: "Elected to Board of Directors of Fort Walton Yacht Club. Sailing the beautiful waters of the Gulf coast with sugar white sand. (Water temp., Dec. 1,1999, 73 degrees)."

Dennis C. Chrzanowski [57] and his wife, Ingrid, are enjoying desert living in Las Vegas, Nevada. "We are happy to announce," he writes, "that my action/ thriller novels, Flash Lightning (ISBN 1-58721-496-2) and Sphere Dominion (ISBN 1-58721-429-2), are now available in paperback on-

line (www.1stbooks.com, Amazon.com), or print-ondemand from Barnes and Noble, Borders, and other large book stores."

Edward A. Rund [61] is organizing a 40-year reunion for the class of 1961. "We still have some lost alumni," he writes. "If anyone knows whereabouts of the following, please contact Sandy Williams at Morgan Park Academy (773-881-6700 x229): Walter Anderson; Chad Ballard; Thomas Beck; John Burnham; John Cobb; John Coghill; James Davis; David Doolittle; Michael Dotson; John Gervasi; Roger Griffin; Fred Hall; James Hess; Rodney Holmberg; Ronald Jensen; Akanat Karnchanachari; Christopher Phillips; Cary Sappenfield; Richard Seaton; Harold Siegel; Robert Sippel; and Rand WinskL" Theodore G. Saydyk [61], a retired orthodontist, visited MPA in August 2000. He met with Sara Grassi and Adriana Mourgelas and Dr. Saydyk told them that he left after his sophomore year when the school announced it would no longer be a military academy. He still believes that MPMA had a profound impact on his life. He related a story about being caught reading under his covers after lights out. The commander told him to report downstairs in fulldress uniform to receive his punishment:

to accompany the commander and others to see his first opera, a performance of Bizet's Carmen.

He is very grateful for all that MPMA did for him.

management trustee for AFL-CIO United Union, based in New York, New York, representing the Textile Manufacturing/ Service Companies with over 150,000 members.

Robin Goss [63] writes: "Retiring in the year 2000.

Y2K Not! Plans are uncertain, too many options."

David M. Honor [67] writes: "I just joined Greyscale Agency as director of photography, producing advertising photography for clients such as Phillip Morris, Kellogg, Reebok, United Airlines, Marlboro. My wife, Dr. Elyse Schniederman, and I just added another horse to our stable to join our cats and dog and quarter horse out in the 'burbs."

Jack C. Borok [64] has recently returned from visiting his son, a Peace Corps volunteer in Russia, with travel to Moscow and Khabarousk. "Culture shock is an appropriate description of the experience," he writes. "There were many cold showers, but the people were friendly and hospitable.

One of my proudest accomplishments was finding Kingston Heath's [64] address and phone number in North Carolina in a California library. I was also at a Stanford basketball game last season and was the only fan selected to participate in the shooting contest. The prize of $1,000 could be earned by making a lay-up, free throw, three-point basket and half-court shot in 30 seconds. So, with 2,000 screaming fans watching, I made a lay-up on my third attempt and missed 3 or 4 free throws.

Sorry, coach, I guess I am out of practice. I did win a pizza."

Allen DeNormandie [65] was elected treasurer of Textile Rental Services Association in Hallandare, Florida and Washington, D.C. He was also elected

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Sue E. Vlasis Hale [69] reports: "I am busy running Bob's surgical practice and our ambulatory surgery center. My two sons Tyler (9) and Austin (7) are excited about our upcoming trip to London. Southern California climate really agrees with us, but we do come to visit Chicago in the SUMMER." Mitchell S. Uberman [69] recently moved to San Diego and purchased an athletic printing company.

Joan Driscoll [70] asks: "Is anyone from the Class of '70 interested in having a 30-year reunion??"

Jeff R. Unger [70] has had two articles published this year on the use of insulin pumps in the treament of diabetes.

He continues to direct the diabetes and headache centers at the Chino Medical Group.

James A. Fitch [73] writes: "Nancy and I had a great time at our class reunion. Son Jay is a freshman at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, FL, studying to become an airline transport pilot. Son Brian is a junior at Lincolnway High School in New Lenox and is a snare drummer in the Marching Knights, which won the 1999 state championship.

Daughter Amy is in 6th grade, drama and chorus.

Son Alex is in 3rd grade and played on the baseball travel team."

Kimberly K. Duffek [77] is still working in the Botany Department at Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson. She lives in a house in the desert with two standard poodles, six Amazon parrots, a California leafnosed bat, and a desert tortoise. In her spare time she does bat research and educational programs, artwork and illustrations, and home maintenance and improvement. Look her up if you are ever at the Desert Musuem, one of the best zoos in the world.

Paul Chronis [82] writes: "I am a partner in McDermott, Will & Emery's trial department where I specialize in commercial litigation and business counseling. I am married to Stacey, who is a litigation counsel with Abbott Laboratories. We live in Chicago."

Adrienne C. Alton-Gust [86]

says: "The second half of 1999 was very busy. I got married in September and my husband is about to

Dorina Lazo [95] reports "After graduation from Calvin College in May '99, I had a summer fellowship with the Arizona Republic newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona. Before completion of that summer I was offered a job with the Fresno Bee in Fresno, California. I am currently working as a features reporter in Fresno, writing about multicultural, Generation X issues and covering books and local authors. And here I find myself pursuing a career that I started working towards in 8th grade at MPA. You can e-mail me at Dorina@eudoramail.com."

start a new job, and my workplace is moving. I manage a materials testing lab for a packaging company, presently in Skokie, but I am hoping for a shorter commute."

Catherine Covert Fox [91] writes: "In March, 1999, I began employment with The Resource Center, a non-profit organization, as a speech-language pathologist. In addition to providing speech therapy in a clinic setting, I am at a local hospital. Home health care speech services for adults and early intervention speech services for children are also a part of my duties."

Jude I. Abbasi [97] writes that she was married August 8, 1999 and is now living in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with her husband. She is studying management information systems at American University of Sharjah.

Latania Broyls [93] reports: "I am currently in medical school at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan. I intend to enter the field of pediatrics upon graduaiton. I still play intramural sports (football, basketball, and softball) and bowl or hang with friends in my spare time.

Get in touch with me!

GrecianB@aol.com is my email address."

Bennett Kalafut [99] reports that "there was no speech and debate team here at Tulane, so within two weeks of my arrival I kicked off the effort to start one. I'm also writing for the school paper."

Gretta Heintz [93] is currently living in Brentwood, CA and working as an investment accountant for a national broker dealer.

Daniela Ford Silaides [94] reports: "I just started law school in the fall and all is going well. I would love to hear from classmates, e-mail me at loveaqua@msn.com. I hope everybody is doing well."

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'frfPA eIaÂť ~ TAPS

Niel Dunlap, former music and history teacher, and father of Catherine [74] and BJ. [77], 1999.

Herbert Loth [40], August 31, 1999.

Mayor Richard M. Daley and the city council commemorated his life in a September 29th resolution.

Edward Bittner [42], November, 1999.

Michael Savich, Jr. [59], May 12, 2000.

Caroyln Smith George [65], July 13, 2000.

LouisJ. Phillips [38], August 3, 2000.

Donald MacDonald [48], August 4,2000.

Donald W. Norton Sr. [45], August 10,2000.

He was an enduring talent in Chicago television production for over half a century. At the WBKB-TV he directed shows featuring such Chicago personalities as Irv Kupcinet, Fahey Flynn, P.J. Hoff, and Ray Rayner. He invented, for Francois Pope's pioneering cooking show, a device which is still the staple of cooking shows to this day: a mirror mounted above the stove so viewers can get a better look at what's cooking.

He is survived by his first wife, Syrellei two daughters, Judith Secord and Susan Olsoni and two sons, Don Jr. and Jonathan.

Edward G, Proctor, former parent and chairman of the MPA board, August 13, 2000.

He was a lawyer who represented some high profile clients (McCormick Place, Chicago Cardinals, Tribune Co. and the Halas Family, among others) in some of the city's most high-stakes real-estate transactions.

Surviving are his wife, Kathleeni three sons, Brian, Edward Jr., and Johni and three daughters, Diana Pasquinelli, Laura Marchesini, and Abigail.

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Annual Giving Fund (July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000J

1873 Society - (55,000.00 + ) Anonymous Josephine [71], Robert [70], and Warren [63] Crist Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Story Sr. Officer Guardian - (52,500.00 + ) Mr. Kenneth [63] and Mrs. Linda Mortenson Jr. Officer Guardian - (51,000.00 +) Mr. and Mrs. J. William Adams Ameritech Foundation Dr. Surendra B. Avula and Dr. Sunitha R. Avula Mr. and Mrs. David K. Barclay Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eichinger Mr. Michael J. Flannery and Ms. Susan M. Larson Dr. Marlene Green Mr. and Mrs. E. Hunter Harrison Mr. David Hibbs and Dr. Maria Hibbs Dr. Sanker Jayachandran and Dr. Vijay Jayachandran Kole Foundation Dr. Richard M. Lewis Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. James G. Richmond Mr. Felix Rodriguez and Dr. Donna Stockton Dr. William Schwer and Mrs. Mary Pat Benz Dr. Samir Y. Wassef and Dr. Wafaa G. Hanna Academy Partner - (5500.00 + ) Dr. and Mrs. Anil Agarwal Mrs. Harriet Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Bertoletti Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bielinski Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Black Mr. Melvin Bland and Mrs. Valerie Jones-Bland Dr. James Bray and Dr. Linda Janus Mrs. Maggie Brewer Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Callinan Mr. and Mrs. Javier Casimiro Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Chow Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. James Coulas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Cox Mr. and Mrs. John M. Craven Mr. and Mrs. Frank Czarkowski Dr. and Mrs. Juanito Dalisan Dr. Michael Davenport and Mrs. Loretta Hopkins-Davenport

Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Doherty Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Edwards Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott Dr. and Mrs. William J. Ennis Dr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Fagan Dr. Don R. Fishman and Dr. Elizabeth J. Allen Dr. Mary French Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gabler Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios Gatsinos Mr. Jeffrey Gilbert and Ms. Malinda Steele Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Gintert Mr. and Mrs. Martin P. Greene Dr. and Mrs. Mahmoud Halloway Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harewood Mr. Douglas A. Hoekstra Mr. Michael H. Hyatt and Mrs. laVonia M. Ousley-Hyatt Mrs. Celeste R. James Mr. and Mrs. Steven James Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Kaspar Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kenny Mr. James Kowalsky and Dr. Vicki Williams Dr. Muhammad M. Kudaimi and Dr. Randa A. Loutfi Mr. and Mrs. Ajit N. Kumar Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey G. Lacina Dr. Rachel Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Mark Linnerud Dr. John Lumpkin and Dr. Mary Blanks Mr. and Mrs. Michael Malone Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Marmo Mr. and Mrs. William Mastro Dr. Virendra D. Mathur and Dr. Hema Mathur Mr. Mark and Mrs. Kari [82] Misulonas Motorola Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mulchrone Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nelson Dr. Edilberto Nepomuceno and Dr. Arsenia Nepomuceno Mr. James V. Noonan and Mrs. Dana Levinson Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Neill Dr. and Mrs. DanielJ. O'Reilly Dr. and Mrs. Richard O'Young Mr. Marc E. Odier and Mrs. Marilyn E. Hanzal Mr. Richard B. Patrick and Dr. Nanette James-Patri Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Pelz Dr. Peter Perrotta and Dr. Sharon Kraus PrintSource Plus, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pruim, Jr.

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Dr. Ijaz Qayyum and Dr. Naheed Qayyum Dr. Hareth Raddawi and Dr. Ada 1. Arias Mr. and Mrs. Terence Raser Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Rasmussen Dr. and Mrs. Antanas G. Razma Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riggenbach Mr. Gregory J. Rooks and Mrs. Patricia A. Thayer Mr. and Mrs. Michael]. Ruff Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Saletta Mr. Angelo and Dr. Constance D. Shabazz Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sipich Mr. Walter [62] and Mrs. Kathleen Snodell Mr. and Mrs. John Somerville Dr. and Mrs. Chidambaram Srinivasan Mr. Aloysius Stonitsch and Mrs. Helen Witt Dr. and Mrs. Krishna Sunkara Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Taft Mr. Allan Teske Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas Mrs. Brenda Thomas-Asaju Dr. and Mrs. Dinker Trivedi Dr. and Mrs. Venkata Uppuluri Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Vasquez Mr. and Mrs. Amero K. Ware Mr. and Mrs. William Watson Ms. Linda Wolgamott Mr. and Mrs. DouglasJ. Yeskis Mr. and Ms. Robert Zaniolo Mr. James S. Zegel and Dr. Doris B. Zegel Century Club - (5100.00 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Samson A. Adeleke Ms. Lynn Alleruzzo and Ms. Charlene Crotty Mr. A. Richard [36] and Mrs. Helen Ayers Bank of America Mrs. Carolyn Barber-Lumpkin Dr. Terrence Bartolini and Dr. Carol Braun Mr. and Mrs. Edwin G. Bechtel Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Brown Mr. Donald '41 and Mrs. Hazel Carner Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chappelle Chicago Tribune Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Churchill Mrs. Carol P. Coston [75] Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Danielewicz Dr. Edgar Del Castillo

Annual Giving Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Raymond Desruisseaux, SI. Mr. and Mrs. George Eck, JI. MI. Grant Everett and Ms. Martha Pacelli MI. and Mrs. Edward Fijol Mr. and Mrs. David Goesel Mr. Steven and Mrs. Sara Grassi Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Harmening Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Hight Illinois Tool Works Foundation Mrs. Sharon Jeffrey Mr. and Mrs. Garland Jones Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kalafut Mr. and Mrs. James M. Knock Mrs. Debra Kodzoman Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kuhn Mr. George [69] and Mrs. Tonie Kumis Mr. Henry [55] and Mrs. Judy Lang, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Lewandowski Mr. Greg Lochow MI. and Mrs. Joseph J. Madonia Mr. Thomas Malcolm Mrs. Polly Mallinga Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Maloney Ms. Constance McGee Mr. Jerome A. McNulty and Mrs. Lisa White-McNulty Mr. and Mrs. John Mortimer Mr. and Mrs. Ora Ousley Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Outlaw Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Pietrus Dr. Audrius V. Plioplys and Dr. Sigita

Plioplys Ms. Elizabeth Pulley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Radakovich Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Reidy Mr. William D. Rundle [47] Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salerno Schoolpop Dr. and Mrs. Samir K. Shah Dr. Leon A. Slota and Dr. Susan J. Lambert Dr. and Mrs. Kannan Sundar Mr. Charles E. Thompson Mr. and Mrs. John Toomey Mr. and Mrs. John Tubutis Dr. and Mrs. Reza Varjavand Mr. George Wainaina and Mrs. Sandra Mathari Dr. and Mrs. Ghulam Waris Rev. and Mrs. Dayton Williams Mr. Michael Wojtyla and Ms. Lynne M. Kerger Mr. and Mrs. Guy J. Wolgamott Mr. and Mrs. George R. Yaksic

Contributor - (under $99.00 ) Mrs. Margaret Allison Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Bartman, Sr. MI. Robert [46] and Mrs. Gail Bowyer Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Brickler Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Gagnon Dr. Charles [42] and Mrs. Vicki Getz Dr. and Mrs. Antoun Koht MPA Mothers' Club

Ms. Julie Mueller Mr. Robert E. Nolan and Mrs. Daryce Hoff-Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Wes E. Sanders Ms. Susan Shimmin [66] Mr. and Mrs. Kurt A. Summers Target Mr. Ricardo M. Tostado and Mrs. Jacqueline V. Cibi Mrs. Lyna M. Williams

Gifts in Kind Mr. and Mrs. David K. Barclay Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bollacker, Sr. Calumet Screw Machine Products, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Cohen Mrs. Carol P. Coston [75] Ms. Julie Cuadros [93] Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dryjanski Mr. and Mrs. George Eck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Jon Freeman Mr. David Hibbs and Dr. Maria Hibbs Ms. Derian D. Johnson-King Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kritzberg Mr. Marc E. Odier and Mrs. Marilyn E. Hanzal R.W. Collins Company, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salerno Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sipich Dr. Richard J. Stillman [34] Ms. Martha H. Swift [52] Mr. and Mrs. Richard Szkarlat Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Williams

Restricted Giving Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Bernard Abraham Mr. and Mrs. J. William Adams Mr. and Mrs. Samson A. Adeleke Mr. and Mrs. John M. Atkinson Dr. Terrence Bartolini and Dr. Carol Braun Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bielinski Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred Boarden Ms. Karen Butler-Cook [80] Mr. and Mrs. Javier Casimiro Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Catania Mr. and Mrs. PatrickJ. Clark Mr. and Mrs. William H. Collins Mr. Gerald Corbett and Mrs. Gail Desch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cuevas, Sr. Mr. Thomas Finnegan and Mrs. Carole Klein Dr. Don R. Fishman and Dr. Elizabeth J. Allen Mr. Michael J. Flannery and Ms. Susan M. Larson Mr. Francis [48] and Mrs. Dolores Flynn

Mr. and Mrs. Jon Freeman Mr. Steven and Mrs. Sara [71] Grassi Mr. James Hansen and Mrs. Roseann de la PazHansen Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hasty Mr. Patrick W. Henkle and Dr. Kimberly A. Mullin Dr. and Mrs. Edwin E. Hollins, Sr. Hudson's R & R Mr. and Mrs. Derrick Jackson Mr. and Mrs. Garland Jones Dr. and Mrs. Dennis Kern Ms. Ann Konecki Mr. Arthur Lamar Mr. Roger Lis Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Maloney Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Marmo Dr. Virendra D. Mathur and Dr. Hema Mathur Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mu1chrone

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Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Nichols Mr. Marc E. Odier and Mrs. Marilyn E. Hanzal Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pruim, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Terence Raser Dr. Mark Reiter and Dr. Kathleen Ward Dr. Keith Schaible and Dr. Anne Schaible Mr. Reginald Sneed and Mrs. Janice Kitchens-Sneed Mr. Aloysius Stonitsch and Mrs. Helen Witt Dr. and Mrs. Kannan Sundar Dr. and Mrs. James A. Sylora Mr. and Mrs. Hans Thilenius Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Leon Turnbough Mr. Mark [79] and Mrs. Jeri Wiegel Mr. and Mrs. Wladyslaw Wodziak Ms. Linda Wolgamott Mr. James S. Zegel and Dr. Doris B. ZegeJ

Fundraising Income (July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000) Restricted Giving

10,055

Mothers' Club

Fathers' Club

15,048

Annual Giving

100,440

Alumni Dues

{

5,370

4r:-:-:---:--.--' 125

,

Total: $232,038.00

Salute to Excellence 97,000

Scholarship, Enrichment and Endo""ment Funds at MPA Morgan Park Academy maintains several funds that provide scholarship and financial aid to students, as well as support for faculty enrichment and funds for capital improvements. Many of these funds are named for alumni or members of their families and for teachers, coaches and administrators at Morgan Park Academy and Morgan Park Military Academy. The following is a list of these funds and a record of gifts made to each from July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2000. If you are interested in contributing to, or just finding out more about any of these funds and their beneficiaries, please contact the Development Office at (773) 881-6700, ext. 231.

Ross W. Beatty Fund

Phyllis Montgomery Fund Fred [64] and Michele Montgomery

Andrew Bitta Fund Fred [64] and Michele Montgomery

Jerome A. Thrall Fund A. Jay Thrall Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Thrall Richard Weinberger and Nancy B. Thrall

Davis Boyd Fund Donald E. Coller Fund Donald [70] and Ann [72] Coller Fred [64] and Michele Montgomery Susan Shimmin [66]

Dr. Raymond White Fund Mr. and Mrs. David K. Barclay Keith Shay

Patricia Grassi Fund Mr. and Mrs. David K. Barclay

George E. Wiegel Fund

Francis S. Gray Fund

War Memorial Fund Francis [48] and Dolores Flynn Pearson Williams, Jr. [58]

Heilman Family Fund Martin Wolf Fund Claire Concannon [85]

Claudette LeRose Fund Henry Kennedy Fund

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Alunlni Dues (July 1, 1999 - June 30, 2000)

Ms. Elizabeth Akers [90] Ms. Adrienne C. Alton-Gust [86] Mrs. Mary Andersen [83] Mr. Charles E. Anderson [63] Col. Allen M. Andreasen [47] Mr. A. Richard Ayers [36] Mr. John Bacino [54] Mr. Asa M. Bacon [44] Mr. Charles F. Bacon [38] Mr. Donald M. Badziong [42] Mr. Benjamin F. Becker [26] Mr. Richard L. Berliner [45] Mr. Joseph Bertoletti [95] Col. William C. Boehm [37] Mr. Harold A. Boex [52] Mr. Jerry D. Bowden [57] Mr. Robert E. Bowyer [46] Dr. Frank A. Burd [52] Mr. Bruce E. Burmeister [61] Mr. James Butler [86] Ms. Karen Butler-Cook [80] Mr. Brian T. Bye [80] Mr. Charles R. Carner [41] Mr. John B. Catch [32] Mr. Edward V. Cerny [37] Ms. Samantha C. Chears [98] Mr. Paul Chronis [82] Mr. Barry O. Coleman [49] Ms. Janet Coleman [72] Ms. Claire Concannon [85] Ms. Hope Concannon [86] Mrs. Paula Corbin [77] . Mr. James c. Correll [84] Mr. John E. Corrigan [40] Mrs. Carol P. Coston [75] Lt. Col. Russell C. Craig [37] Mr. Robert A. Crandall [68] Mrs. Ruth Crane [67] Mr. Charles D. Cresap [52] Mr. Robert C. Crist [70] Mr. Robert A. Crombie [43] Ms. PaulaJ. Cuadros [87] Mr. John L. Daniels [75] Mrs. Sara Dauer Walker [66] Dr. Steven L. Delaveris [70] Mr. Allen DeNormandie [65] Mr. Jabari DeRon [94] Ms. Shirley J. DeSwarte [52] Mr. Mark Dinos [95] Dr. Joan Driscoll [70] Mr. Ronald D. Drynan [79] Ms. Kimberly K. Duffek [77] Ms. Stacey Dugan [99] Dr. Gregory A. Dumanian [79] Mr. C. J. Economos [47] Mr. Steven E. Erickson [62] Mr. Jason Ervin [92] Mr. John T. Fehlandt [53] Mr. James A. Fitch [73] Mr. KarionJ. Fitzpatrick [47] Mr. Fleming W. Flott [45] Mr. Francis E. Flynn [48] Mr. Dawson V. Forbes [44] Ms. Catherine Fox [91] Mr. Jonathan D. Freeman [98] Capt. George Froemke [42]

Mrs. Jodi Gaertner [93] Mr. Robert B. Gamble [48] Mr. Russell R. Gardner [47] Mr. F. Morgan Gasior [81] Mr. Gerald Gately [80] Mr. James Gerdy [61] Dr. Charles W. Getz [42] Mr. J. Robert Gilbert [45] Dr. Ralph W. Gilbert [42] Mr. John R. Gislason [53] Dr. Rajiv Goel [87] Mr. Charles B. Goes [66] Mrs. Janet Goldberg [69] Mr. Joseph Grassi [43] Ms. Dana Green [67] Mr. Robert W. Guilford [61] Mr. Robert Gunst [65] Mrs. Sue E. Hale [69] Dr. Bruce C. Hamper [73] Mr. Edward P. Haney [58] Mr. Robert E. Hartman [54] Ms. Elizabeth Hartmann [73] Mr. Conrad C. Heisner [97] Ms. Elizabeth M. Hendel [94] Ms. Barbara Hennelly [91] Ms. Barbara D. Hoffman [73] Dr. Walter S. Hofman [SO] Mrs. Eileen Hofstetter [76] Ms. Sara M. Holzrichter [86] Mr. David M. Honor [67] Mrs. Dabney W. Hoon [59] Mrs. Debra W. Horberg [75] Mr. John E. Horn [69] Dr. Armen Hovanessian [86] Mr. Rudolph Hurwich [38] Mr. William M. Hutchins [42] Mrs. Tiffany Insalaco [95] Ms. Debbie Jacques [79] Mr. Laresh K. Jayasanker [90] Mr. Richard E. Jennings [63] Ms. Christine L. Johnson [97] Mr. James R. Johnson [46] Mr. Keith W. Johnson [66] Dr. Terry R. Johnson [SO] Mr. David A. Jones [78] Mr. Charles A. Junkunc [59] Mrs. KarrenJ.Junkunc [60] Mr. Bennett Kalafut [99] Mr. William W. Keefer [43] Mr. Edward A. Kelly [41] Mr. Jay Kennedy [55] Mr. William T. Kettering [42] Ms. Linda Y. Kim [97] Mr. Frederick D. Kitch [46] Dr. John I. Kitch [51] Mr. Matthew M. Klarich [97] Mr. Mark C. Klein [55] Mr. Frederick W. Koberna [49] Mr. Edward C. Kole [53] Mr. Louis [48] and Mrs. Virginia Kole [49] Mr. Arthur J. Kralovec [39] Mr. Donald F. Kreger [47] Mr. George G. Krivsky [56] Ms. Diane L. Kumarich [79] Mr. Gus L. Kumis [69]

Mr. William T. Kwan [49] Mr. George L. Lamparter [39] Ms. Dorina Lazo [95] Mrs. Sidonie A. Lee [78] Mr. Jerome S. Levin [45] Mr. William A. Lindmark [43] Mr. William F. Liptak [49] Mr. Patrick M. Lonergan [53] Dr. John Louis [42] Ms. Charmaine Lowe [86] Mr. Paul Maandig [98] Mr. Kenneth R. Mack [58] Mr. George A. Mahon [54] Mr. Frank A. Major [42] Mrs. Gail Martin [43] Ms. Patricia Martinez [78] Ms. Alicia Martinez-Spencer [80] Mr. John C. Mateer [57] Ms. Jennifer Matz [94] Mr. Michael D. McClure [60] Mrs. Amy L. McCombs [90] Mrs. Lisa McNeely [88] Mr. James E. Meck [SO] Mr. JamesJ. Mitchell [61] Mr. Robert Montgomery [72] Ms. Michelle M. Murphy [80] Mrs. Janet w. Muzatko [68] Mr. Kenneth H. Nash [47] Mrs. Ellen Nedzel [78] Ms. Margie A. Nicholson [65] Mrs. Diane M. Nippoldt [77] Mr. Lawrence A. Novak [48] Ms. Mary O'Toole [81] Mrs. Judith Orzechowski [65] Mr. Walter H. Page [44] Mr. Henry B. Palmer [67] Ms. Diane Panos [78] Mr. GeorgeJ. Pappas [55] Ms. Virginia Payne [61] Mr. Ron Pearce [61] Mr. Jules M. Perlberg [48] Mr. Steve Petso [83] Mr. Richard S. Phillips [43] Mr. James Pincham [77] Mr. John N. Pohlers [44] Mr. Kenneth Proctor [98] Mr. Matthew Quinn [96] Ms. Kimberly Reed [95] Major Price O. Reinert [39] Mr. Dale R. Richards [81] Mrs. Crista Riedinger [76] Mrs. Ellen F. Rissman [71] Ms. Robyne L. Robinson [79] Madame Christina Rogers [99] Mr. Guy D. Rohe [68] Mr. Robert E. Rolfe [52] Mr. Michael Rose [98] Dr. David R. Rosi [67] Mr. Robert Rosi [68] Mrs. Janet Roversi [66] Mrs. Julie G. Rudawsky [70] Mr. Edward A. Rund [61] Mr. Bentley Rutherford [83] Mr. Ronald Sabath [51] Mr. Lauri M. Salovaara [71] Ms. Kim Sappenfield [82]

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Ms. Dana Sasso [96] Mrs. Sue Schiess [69] Mr. Todd Schorle [96] Mr. Ralph E. Schram [33] Mr. John E. Schulze [42] Dr. Ronald E. Seavoy [49] Mr. William B. Semmer [71] Mr. Loren D. Sexauer [40] Mr. Kevin Shaw [91] Mr. Robert Shetler [46] Ms. Susan Shimmin [66] Mrs. Daniela Silaides [94] Mr. Joseph B. Simon [46] Mrs. Alexandra Simonaitis [85] Col. Gene R. Simonson [45] Ms. Charlotte Singer [62] Ms. Allison Smith [77] Mr. James E. Smith [42] Mr. John Stack [61] Mr. George L. Stemmler [44] Mr. John F. Stewart [47] Ms. Carrie A. Swearingen [82] Ms. Ellen Tatro-Mendoza [99] Mr. Arthur C. Teichner [39] Mr. M. L. Tew [48] Mr. Thomas Theodore [67] Mr. Thomas L. Tiernan [48] Mr. Duane P. Timmons [59] Mr. Robert Triantis [85] Ms. Steffanie Triller [99] Mr. Timothy N. Troy [72] Mr. C. Robert Tully [39] Mr. James G. Tuthill [71] Dr. Jeff R. Unger [70] Mr. H. L. Vehmeyer [47] Mr. Kenneth H. Vinje [34] Mrs. Wendy Wagner-Dabe [72] Mr. John A. Wass [65] Dr. Linda M. Weinfield [76] Mr. Henry P. Welton [65] Ms. Elizabeth L. White [77] Mr. Robert A. Whitfield [44] Mrs. Judy K. Wick [61] Mr. George E. Wiegel [SO] Mr. George Wiegel [77] Mrs. Janet Wiegel-Elmore [60] Dr. Leon). Witkowski [65] Mrs. Betty J. WollenbergPoetker-Short [52] Lt. Col. Robert B. Woolson [39] Mr. Warren E. Zander [67] Dr. Allan B. Zelinger [69]

Salute to Excellence (April 29, 2000)

Gold Society - ($2,500.00 + ) Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bielinski Dr. Michael Davenport and Mrs. Loretta Hopkins-Davenport Mr. Lloyd Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Minas E. Litos Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Nichols Dr. and Mrs. Daniel]. O'Reilly Silver Society - ($1,000.00 + ) Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Black Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred Boarden Mr. James c. Bremer and Ms. Margaret O'Brien-Bremer Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Concannon Dr. and Mrs. George Dangles Mr. and Mrs. George Eck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fuller Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gabler Mr. Jeffrey Gilbert and Ms. Malinda Steele Dr. Jayant Ginde and Dr. Sunita Ginde Mr. Steven and Mrs. Sara [71] Grassi Dr. and Mrs. Richard Green Mr. David Hibbs and Dr. Maria Hibbs Hudson's R & R Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kenny Dr. and Mrs. Antoun Koht Mr. James Kowalsky and Dr. Vicki Williams Mr. and Mrs. Barry Kritzberg Dr. Rachel Lindsey Dr. and Mrs. George Mesleh Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Olivieri Mrs. Brenda Thomas-Asaju Mr. and Mrs. Marc Wells Mr. Mark [79] and Mrs. Jeri Wiegel Ms. Linda Wolgamott Mr. and Ms. Robert Zaniolo Bronze Society - ($500.00 + ) Dr. and Mrs. Ismail Abbasi Mr. and Mrs. J. William Adams Dr. Subash Arora and Dr. Anita Arora Mr. and Mrs. David K. Barclay Mr. Tom Carey Mr. and Mrs. John Cater Mr. and Mrs. William H. Collins Dr. Bruce C. Corwin and Ms. Erika Riffert Mrs. Carol P. Coston [75] Dermatology & Skin Surgery Associates Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Driscoll Mr. and Mrs. William T. Faber Dr. Don R. Fishman and Dr. Elizabeth J. Allen Founders Bank Mount Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fruchter Mr. Richard Guminski Ms. Candace Heppner Ms. Derian D. Johnson-King

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Kominiarek Mr. and Mrs. Mark Linnerud Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Lis Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Maloney Marina Cartage, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Marmo Mat Leasing, Inc. Ms. Patricia Moncada [79] Mr. Richard A. Nelson and Mrs. Kathryn Zeledon-Nelson Mr. Robert E. Nolan and Mrs. Daryce Hoff-Nolan Dr. and Mrs. Richard O'Young Mr. Kshetij S. Patwa and Dr. Kathryn A. Bryan Dr. Hareth Raddawi and Dr. Ada I. Arias Mr. and Mrs. James G. Richmond Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salerno Mr. Mark B. Schneider [73] Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Sheppard Mr. and Mrs. Bryan M. Spencer Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Robert Winter Gala Club - ($100.00 + ) Alderman Ginger Rugai Mrs. Margaret Allison Ms. Consuelo Arteaga Dr. Kevin Ashby [81] Aurelio's Pizza Franchise, Ltd. Dr. Surendra B. Avula and Dr. Sunitha R. Avula Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Baldi Mr. Daniel Baltierra Balzekas Motor Sales, Inc. Dr. Terrence Bartolini and Dr. Carol Braun Bergman Trucking Company Mr. Ronald Berniard Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Bertoletti Beverly Area Planning Association Beverly Books Beverly Chiropratic Clinic Mr. James Boles Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bollacker, Sr. Mrs. Anne Boyd [55] Ms. Ann B. Brown Ms. Elmira Brown Dr. and Mrs. Larry G. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Alex Brusha Ms. Cicely Bryar Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Bunn Mr. Christopher Burke Miss Timnetra Burruss [95] C.M. Chatham Medical Associates, S.c.

Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Callinan Cardiovascular Surgeons, Ltd. Mr. R. Paul Cas sa bon Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Catania Mr. and Mrs. Sanjiv Chadha Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Chappell Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chappelle

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Ms. Elaine Cheng Chesterfield Federal Savings & Loan Association Chicago United Industries, Ltd. Mr. Gulam Chinoy and Dr. Mumtaz Chinoy Dr. and Mrs. Jerry Chow Christopher John Floral Designs Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Clark Ms. Emily Clott Mr. and Mrs. Ted D. Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Coleman Mrs. Alice Coller Mr. Robert Cook Correll Company Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Costin Mr. and Mrs. James Coulas, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Craven Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Cuadros Ms. Julie Cuadros [93] Mr. and Mrs. Grant W. Currier Ms. Wendy Dabe Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Danielewicz Desmond & Ahern, P.c.

Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Raymond Desruisseaux, Sr. DiCola Sea Food Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Doherty Mrs. Tanya Downer Mr. David Bonnan and Mrs. Jean Doyle [79] Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Dryjanski Dr. C. Elise Duffy Mr. and Mrs. George Eck, Sr. Mr. Tom Eck Mr. William Eck Mr. John Eichinger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eichinger Mr. and Mrs. Randy Emer Dr. and Mrs. WilliamJ. Ennis Eric M. Barnes, D.D.S. Mr. Grant Everett and Ms. Martha Pacelli EZ Links Golf Fairplay Mr. and Mrs. James Ferguson Fox's Beverly Pub Ms Carla Francais Dr. and Mrs. H. G. Frank French, Kezelis & Kominiarek, P.c.

Mr. Edward Fudacz Mrs. Ruth Fuss Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher Mr. Matthew Gallagher Dr. and Mrs. Darrien Gaston Mr. and Mrs. Demetrios Gatsinos Mr. John Gavin Mr. and Mrs. Glenn R. Gintert Dr. Marlene Green Mr. and Mrs. James Griffin Mr. Eric T. Bell and Mrs. Sherry Grutzius

Salute Mr. and Mrs. David P. Gulley Mr. Herschel Gulley Mr. Harry J. Hager,Jr. Hair Artists for Ron Eilers, Ltd. Ms. Celeste Haley Heil-Chicago, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Hogan Mr. David M. Honor [67] and Dr. Elyse Schneiderman Imagetec, L.P. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ingram J & G Builders Mr. and Mrs. DerrickJackson Mr. Matthew Jagla Jam Associates James Egan & Associates, Ltd. James Morgan Ins. & Real Estate Java Express Mr. Wilfrid Jean-Jacques Mr. Robin P. Jesk John Sheehy & Sons Funeral Home Johnson, Jones, Snelling, Gilbert & Davis Mr. and Mrs. David A. Jones Mrs. Elaine Jones Mr. John [51] and Mrs. Kathleen Kahoun Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Kaspar Kean Brothers, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keelan Mr. Frederick [46] and Mrs. Beverly Jane Kitch Dr. and Mrs. James A. Kline Ms. Mary Kolzow Ms. Ann Konecki Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Kosinski Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kosteck Mr. George G. Krivsky [56] Mr. and Mrs. Michael L. Kuber Dr. Muhammad M. Kudaimi and Dr. Randa A. Loutfi Ms. Tina Kusek Mr. William T. Kwan [49] Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Lamanuzzi Mr. Roger Larson Laurel Motors Dr. Richard M. Lewis Little Company of Mary Hospital Mr. Greg Lochow Mr. and Mrs. Baudilio Lopez Mr. Thomas Malcolm Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Marmo Mr. and Mrs. William Mastro McCabe & Associates, Inc. McNellis and Company Ms. Carol Metzcus Midwest Surgical Group, S.c.

Mr. Mark and Mrs. Kari [82] Misulonas Dr. Thomas Mizen [71] Morgan Park Auto Service Ms. Tisa Morris [79] Mortenson Roofing Company, Inc. Mount Greenwood Hardware and Supply Mr. and Mrs. Niko Mourgelas MPA Fathers' Club MPA Mothers' Club MPAIMPMA Alumni Association MPMAIMPA Alumni Association

Multi-State Contracting Corp Dr. Edilberto Nepomuceno and Dr. Arsenia Nepomuceno Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Q. Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Hershey Norise Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Neill Ms. Lucille O'Young [94] Ms. Susan Oczkowski Mrs. Camille Odeh Olivia's Garden Orthospine Center, Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ousley Ms. Diane Panos [78] Ms. Lynda Pari so Mr. William Parks and Mrs. Deborah Hubbard-Parks Mr. Richard Peck Mr. and Mrs. Joel T. Pelz Periodontist & Implantologist Dr. Peter Perrotta and Dr. Sharon Kraus Dr. Audrius V. Plioplys and Dr. Sigita Plioplys Mr. and Mrs. Charles Powell Prairie Material Sales, Inc. PrintSource Plus, Inc. Prudential Biros Real Estate R.W. Collins Company, Inc. Rae Products & Chemicals, Corp.

Mr. and Mrs. Terence Raser Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Rasmussen Dr. and Mrs. Antanas G. Razma Dr. Mark Reiter and Dr. Kathleen Ward Dr. and Mrs. Gerardo Reyes Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Krista [76] Riedinger Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riggenbach Mr. and Mrs. Terrance Riha Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Roberts Mr. Robert E. Rolfe [52] Mr. Gregory J, Rooks and Mrs. Patricia A. Thayer Roosevelt University Mr. Sheri bel Rothenberg Mr. and Mrs. Michael]. Ruff Mr. and Mrs. James R. Ryan Dr. and Mrs. George Sacy Mr. and Mrs. Dennis M. Saletta Mr. Lauri M. Salovaara [71] Mr. and Mrs. Wes E. Sanders Mr. Asif A. Sayeed and Dr. Shaheen A. Sayeed Mr. Dennis Schermerhorn Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schlomas Mr. Angelo and Dr. Constance D. Shabazz Sheffner's Jewelers Ms. Susan Shimmin [66] Siding-I, Inc. - Windows-I, Inc. Ms. VernetaJ. Simon [78] Mrs. Mary Simpson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sipich K. Slack Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Sniegowski South Suburban Hospital St. Paul Bank Corp.

Standard Bank & Trust Co. Star Financial Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Strasser Superior Coffee Mr. and Mrs. Richard Szkarlat Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Taft Mr. Allan Teske The Beverly Theatre Guild The Castle on The Hill

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The Taub Eye Center, S.c.

The Washington & Jane Smith Home Ms. Barbara Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Thomas Thompson & Kuenster Funeral Home Mr. Jerome [44] and Mrs. Lynn Thrall Tinley Park Frozen Foods Mr. and Mrs. John Torrez Ms. Jean Tourville Trinity Hospital Dr. and Mrs. Dinker Trivedi Mr. and Mrs. John Tubutis Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Turner Dr. Jeff [70] and Mrs. Lisa Unger John Van Kampen Mr. Abe Vasquez Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Vasquez Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Vega Walsh Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Ware Dr. Samir Y. Wassef and Dr. Wafaa G.Hanna Mr. and Mrs. William Watson Wentworth Tire Service Mr. Leland A. White, III [80] Mrs. Judy K. Wick [61] Mr. George Wiegel, III [77] Mr. Michael S. Wielgat and Mrs. Athenae T. Eberle-Wielgat Mr. and Mrs. Donald K. Williams Ms. Emily Winter Mr. and Mrs. Donald Witte Mr. and Mrs. Wladyslaw Wodziak Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wolgamott Mr. and Mrs. Guy J. Wolgamott Mr. and Mrs. George R. Yaksic Mr. and Mrs. Douglas J. Yeskis Mr. Mark Zambon Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Zidek Mr. and Mrs. Ted Zidek Friends - (under $99.00) Dr. and Mrs. Anil Agarwal Col. Allen [47] and Mrs. Ursula Andreasen USMC(Ret.) Mrs. Harriet Arnold Astoria Wire Products, Inc. Mr. Charles [38] and Mrs. Dorothy Bacon Mr. and Mrs. Mahmoud Badawi Mr. and Mrs. Bartasiak Mr. Benjamin [26] and Mrs. Alice Becker Col. William [37] and Mrs. Reva Boehm USA (Ret) Mr. Harold [52] and Mrs. Mary Ellen Boex Mr. and Jerry [57] and Mrs. Virgina Bowden Dr. Frank [52] and Mrs. Partice Burd Mr. Brian T. Bye [80] Mr. Thomas Byrne Calumet Paint & Wallpaper, Inc. Mr. Charles R. Carner Sr. [41) Mr. Edward V. Cerny [37] Classmate, Ltd. Mr. Barry [49] and Mrs. Barbara Coleman Ms. Claire Concannon [85] Ms. Hope Concannon [86) Conceptual Beauty Salon Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Paula [77) Corbin

Salute Lt. Col. Russell C. Craig USAF(Ret.) [37] Mr. Robert A. Crandall [68] Mr. Robert [70] and Mrs. Bonnie Crist IV Mr. Robert [43] and Mrs. Morag Crombie Dr. Steven [70] and Mrs. Kelly Delaveris Mr. Allen [65] and Mrs. Peggy DeNormandie Mr. Ronald [79] and Mrs. Wendy Drynan, Jr. Mr. Richard L. Duchossois [40] Ms. Stacey Dugan [99] Dr. Gregory [79] and Mrs. Randa Dumanian Mr. C. J. [47] and Mrs. Alice Economos Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Edwards Mr. jason Ervin [92] Mr. Thomas Finnegan and Mrs. Carole Klein Mr. Karion [47] and Mrs. Doris Fitzpatrick Florida Plastics International, Inc. Mr. Fleming W. Flott [45] Mr. Francis [48] and Mrs. Dolores Flynn Mr. Dawson V. Forbes [44] Capt. George Froemke [42] Mr. james Gallagher Mr. Russell R. Gardner [47] Mr. F. Morgan [81] and Mrs. Darlene Gasior Mr. Gerald Gately [80] Mr. James Gerdy [61] Dr. Charles [42] and Mrs. Vicki Getz Mr. J. Robert [45] and Mrs. Arlena Gilbert Mr. John [53] and Mrs. Jan Gislason Dr. Rajiv Goel MD [87] Mr. Charles [66] and Mrs. Linda Goes IV Mr. Joseph Grassi [43] Mr. Robert [65] and Mrs. Karen Gunst Dr. Robert and Mrs. Sue [69] Hale Dr. Bruce C. Hamper [73] and Mrs. Mary B. Wilczak Mr. Robert E. Hartman [54] Ms. Elizabeth Hartmann [73] Mr. and Mrs. Keith A. Hasty Hillside Chatham Florist Ms. Barbara D. Hoffman [73] Dr. Walter [SO] and Mrs. Ellen Hofman Mr. Lawrence and Mrs. Debra [75] Horberg Mr. John E. Horn [69] and Ms. H. Elizabeth Kelley Mr. Rudolph Hurwich [38] Mr. William M. Hutchins [42] Ms. Roma Jage Mr. Laresh K. Jayasanker [90] Mr. Keith W. Johnson [66] Mr. David A. [70] and Mrs. Socorro Jones, Jr. Mr. Charles A. Junkunc [59] Mrs. Karren J. Junkunc [60] Mr. William [43] and Mrs. Gayle Keefer Mr. William [42] and Mrs. Anna Kettering

Dr. John [51] and Mrs. Betsy Kitch, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John Kitchen Mr. Frederick [49] and Mrs. Arlene Koberna Mr. Edward C. Kole [53] Mr. Louis [48] and Mrs. Virginia [49] Kole Mr. Arthur [39] and Mrs. Dolores Kralovec Mr. Donald F. Kreger [47] Mr. and Mrs. Douglas T. Lazo Mr. Jerome [45] and Mrs. Elaine Levin Mr. William [49] and Mrs. May Liptak Mr. Patrick [53] and Mrs. Gloria Lonergan Dr. John Lumpkin and Dr. Mary Blanks Mr. Kenneth [58] and Mrs. Barbara Lee Mack Ms. Dorothy Mahon George A. MahonJr. [54] Mr. Frank [42] and Mrs. Betty Major Mrs. Gail Martin [43] Mr. john [57] and Mrs. Nancy Mateer Mr. and Mrs. john McCarthy Mr. Michael [60] and Mrs. Brenda McClure Mr. James [SO] and Mrs. Marty Meck Mr. James [61] and Mrs. Linda Mitchell, III Mr. and Mrs. Stephan Moen Mr. Robert Montgomery [72] Mr. and Mrs. James Morgan Mr. Kenneth [47] and Mrs. Ellen Nash Ned L. Savide, D.D.S., Ltd. Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nelson Mr. and Mrs. James Nichols Mr. Lawrence [48] and Mrs. Sheila Novak Palos Sports Pan americana Auto Parts & Repair Mr. George J. Pappas, Jr. [55] Patio Restaurant Mr. Jules [48] and Mrs. Dodie Perlberg Mr. John [44] and Mrs. Margaret Pohlers Rao Uppuluri, M.D., S.c.

Mr. Dale [81] and Mrs. Debra Sue Richards Ripon College Ms. Robyne L. Robinson [79] Mr. Guy [68] and Mrs. Vicki Rohe Mr. Robert [68] and Mrs. Mary Rosi Mr. Ronald [51] and Mrs. Georgine Sabath Mr. C. Gary and Mrs. Sue [69] Schiess Mr. John E. Schulze [42] Mr. and Mrs. William Seifert Mr. William [71] and Mrs. Mary Semmer Mr. Loren D. Sexauer [40] Mr. and Mrs. john M. Sheehy Mr. Joseph [46] and Mrs. Paula Simon Col. Gene [45] and Mrs. Ruth Simonson Ms. Charlotte Singer [62] Dr. Leon A. Slota and Dr. Susan J. Lambert Mr. James E. Smith [42] Mr. John [61] and Mrs. Cynthia Stack Mr. John [47] and Mrs.Audrey Stewart Mr. Arthur [39] and Mrs. Cory Teichner Mr. M. L. Tew [48]

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Mr. Evan and Mrs. Maria [74] Thomas Mr. Thomas L. Tiernan [48] Ms. Steffanie Triller [99] Ms. Esther Tripp Mr. C. Robert [39] and Mrs. Sandra Tully Mr. H. L. [47] and Mrs. Nancy Vehmeyer, Jr. Mrs. Wendy Wagner-Dabe [72] Dr. Linda M. Weinfield [76] Mr. Henry [65] and Mrs. Page Welton, III Mr. George [SO] and Mrs. Carolyn Wiegel, Jr. Mrs. Janet Wiegel-Elmore [60] Mr. David Wilkinson [77] Mr. Dayton W. Williams [98] Dr. Leon [65] and Mrs. Kay Witkowski, Jr. Mr. Bud and Mrs. Betty [52] Short Dr. Allan B. Zelinger [69]

Gifts In Kind Mr. and Mrs.]. William Adams Adler Planetarium Astronomy Museum Dr. and Mrs. Anil Agarwal Mrs. Margaret Allison ALP Enterprises, Inc. American Theatre Company Anne Rice Apple Tree Theatre Arlington International Racecourse Bakers Square Bally Total Fitness Corporation Mr. and Mrs. David K. Barclay Dr. Terrence Bartolini and Dr. Carol Braun Beachwalk Resort Bears, Buttons & Bows Beggars Pizza Behnke Photographers Mr. and Mrs. Louis]. Bertoletti Bess Friedheim jewelers Beverly Area Planning Association Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bielinski Mr. Randy Boarden Dr. and Mrs. Wilfred Boarden Bob Hope Office Borders Books Mrs. Anne Boyd [55] Breadsmith Mr. James c. Bremer and Ms. Margaret O'Brien-Bremer Dr. and Mrs. Larry G. Brown Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Bunn Canteen Company Carlucci Mr. and Mrs. John Cater Charles Ifergan Charlie Trotter's Restaurant Chicago Architecture Foundation Chicago Bears Chicago Bulls Chicago Children's Museum Chicago Cubs/Wrigley Field Chicago Historical Society Chicago White Sox Chicago Wolves Children's Television Workshop Clint Eastwood Cole Taylor Bank Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler Coleman

Salute Mr. and Mrs. William H. Collins Comedy Sportz Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Concannon Cooking Hospitality Institute of Chicago Mrs. Carol P. Coston [75] Crate & Barrel Mr. and Mrs. John M. Craven Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Cuadros Dairyland Greyhound Park Dance Center of Columbia College Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Danielewicz Dr. Michael Davenport and Mrs. Loretta Hopkins-Davenport Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Delaney Democratic National Committee DePaul University/The Theatre School Dinkel's Bakery Dominican University Center Stage Mrs. Tanya Downer Dreamworks Mr. Ronald 149] and Mrs. Jane Drynan, Sr. Mr. Ronald [79] and Mrs. Wendy Drynan, Jr. Mr. Michael Mulcahy and Mrs. Ruth J. Drynan [84] East Bank Club Mr. and Mrs. George Eck, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Eichinger EI Jardin Mexican Restaurant Eli's Cheescake World Empress River Casino Dr. and Mrs. William j. Ennis EZ Links Golf Face to Face Mr. Thomas Finnegan and Mrs. Carole Klein Founders Bank Mount Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Leo C. Frontera Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fruchter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gabler Gap Kids, Midwest Regional Offices George Zaharoff/Parfums Zaharoff Mr. Jeffrey Gilbert and Ms. Malinda Steele Gold Coast Multiplex The Honorable Robert E. Gordon Mr. Steven and Mrs. Sara [71] Grassi Dr. and Mrs. Richard Green Handcraft Co., Inc. Mr. Dennis Hansen and Mrs. Janet Katschke-Hansen Harley Davidson Financial Services, Inc. Harpo Studios/The Oprah Winfrey Show Harris Bank of Morgan Park Harris Trust & Savings Bank Ms. Candace Heppner Mr. David Hibbs and Dr. Maria Hibbs Hollywood Park Mr. Michael H. Hyatt and Mrs. LaVonia M. Ousley-Hyatt Hyde Park Art Center Hyerdall's Cafe Illinois Golf Academy Improv Olympic Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ingram lnnisbrook Wraps

Jerry Springer Show Jewel/Osco Jim Carrey John G. Shedd Aquarium K.A . Pridjian and Company Mr. Anthony [77] and Mrs. Katherine Kavouris Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Kenny Mr. and Mrs. Martin L. King Kohl Children's Museum Dr. and Mrs. Antoun Koht Mr. James Kowalsky and Dr. Vicki Williams Mr. and Mrs. Ajit N. Kumar Ms. Bobbie Kusek Ms. Tina Kusek Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Lamanuzzi Lands' End, Inc. Lawry's The Prime Rib Leona's Restaurant Lewellyn Studio Light Opera Works Dr. Rachel Lindsey Mr. and Mrs. Mark Linnerud Mr. Greg Lochow Loews Cineplex Entertainment Mr. and Mrs. Baudilio Lopez Lynda Myre Interiors Marianna Zaharoff Mr. and Mrs. Michael A. Marmo Marquette University Mr. and Mrs. William Mastro Matzie Golf Company, Inc. MCM Fine Framing Menards Dr. and Mrs. George Mesleh Metropolitan Limousine Monaco Government Tourist Office Morgan Park Academy Mr. and Mrs. Niko Mourgelas Mr. Swifty Cleaners Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Richard O. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Hershey Norise Novelty Golf & Game Room Dr. and Mrs. Richard O'Young Oak Brook Racquet & Fitness Club Oak Lawn Hilton Odyssey Cruises Odyssey Golf Course & Banquets Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Ousley Palaggi's Restaurant Paperback Trading Co. Park Cleaners Paula Person, Inc. Pegasus Players Perkins Productions Pick-Staiger Concert Hall Pleasant Company Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pruim, Jr. Ranalli's Off Rush Rand McNally Mr. and Mrs. Terence Raser Mr. and Mrs. Rodd Rasmussen Ravinia Festival Dr. Mark Reiter and Dr. Kathleen Ward Relaxation Station Rend Lake Resort Replogle Globes, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Kevin J. Reynolds Mr. and Mrs. Carl Riggenbach Dr. Cornelius Rogers Mr. Michael H. Rogers [69] and Ms.

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Karin Nelson-Rogers Ron of Japan, LTD. Rudi Fazulis Mr. and Mrs. Michael Salerno Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schlomas Shidokan Karate Ms. Susan Shimmin [66] Silver Lake Country Club Skyline Gymnastics Dr. Leon A. Slota and Dr. Susan J. Lambert Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies Szechwan East Restaurants Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Taft Target Terra Museum of American Art Mr. Allan Teske That Girl Boutique The Auditorium Theatre The Deer Path Inn The DuSable Museum of African American History The Fireplace Inn The Great Frame Up The New John Hancock Oberservatory The Newberry Library The Original Pancake House The Second City The Theatre Building The Westin River North Hotel Ms. Angenette Thomas Ms. Barbara Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas Mrs. Brenda Thomas-Asaju Tinfish Theatrical Community Center Tinley Park Frozen Foods Tommy Guns Garage, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Dinker Trivedi Truefitt and Hill Mr. and Mrs. John Tubutis Untouchable Tours Dr. and Mrs. Reza Varjavand Mr. Kevin E. Waller and Mrs. Jean M. Roche Walsh Services, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. James Ware Ms. Jean Waterman Wheel of Fortune White Fence Farm Whoopi, Inc. Mr. Mark [79] and Mrs. Jeri Wiegel Mr. and Mrs. Ca rl Wolgamott Ms. Linda Wolgamott World Wrestling Federation Zanies Comedy Club

Cody Geil entertains during cocktail hour at Salute to Excellence

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MPMA/MPA/LORING

HISTORY PROJECT The Skirmishers, the Compendiums, the Academy News -like the bulletins and catalogues, and other official publications of the Academy - don't begin to tell the real story of student life.

Only you can do that. I invite you, then, to tell your story so that when the history of the Academy comes to be written your story will be a part of the record, not just a yam that is told at alumni gatherings.

Barry Kritzberg Editor, Academy Magazine MPMA/MPA archivistlhistorian

Please include the following information on a cover sheet: Name I Address I Telephone number I Date Year of Graduation Grade I Year entered MPA

Suggestions and Guidelines: Write chronologically and be as specific as possible about dates, names, etc. Write for the Kansas City Milkman: remember that things which are perfectly plain to you today will be perfectly obscure to readers years hence if you don't include the basic elements (who, what, when, where, why, how).

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Describe, if you know, how you came to attend MPA. Describe your first day at MPA. If you attended another school, you might discuss the differences.

Were you following (or leading) a sibling? What was that like?

Friendships: who I how I what I why I where I when?

Classes and school work: what did you like? Any funny moments? Memorable ones?

Books: significant readings, from The Poky Little Puppy to Walden, etc.

Activities: sports, plays, dances, newspaper, year-book, parades, drill, key-club, all-nighters, etc.

Teachers: adventures in learning: what was it like to learn to draw, to read, to write, to add and subtract, etc? any memorable characters? Inspiring moments? Depressing ones?

10. Romances?

11. The above is not intended to be exhaustive and there is much more, no doubt, that was important to you. Write about that, too.

Mail to: Barry Kritzberg Morgan Park Academy 2153 W. III th Street Chicago, IL 60643

Bryan Harty found this photograph in the attic of his Dublin, Ohio house. It apparently belonged to his grandfather, Walter Terpenny, who attended Morgan Park Academy in the 1890s. The photograph is dated "1894" and is the earliest extant evidence in the MPA archives of Academy football. Is there any MPMAIMPA gold in your attic?

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