View from the Stands Saints' Sock-It-ToWm Soccer, 1984 To almost everyone's surprise but the students at St. Andrew's, its varsity soccer team advanced to the finals of the Delaware State Tournament in this, what was supposed to be a building year. Having developed late in the regular season a penchant for cliffhanger and come-from-behind victories, the squad was well up to the drama of their 1-0 upset win over Brandy wine H.S. in the semifinal round. Both teams shrugged off the pressure of their scoreless tie on the previous evening, in a marathon match which had gone through 20 minutes of overtime plus a pair of 10-minute suddendeath periods which, however, failed to produce a cadaver. Now, on the wanly sunny afternoon of Thursday, November 15, the Saints showed their mettle by outmaneuvering their physically bulkier opponents, capitalizing on a deft header into the net by Mike Meers late in the first half of the required retake, and holding off the aroused Brandywine forwards with courageous clears and counterthrusts up the flanks during a.tense half-hour of defensive soccer. Like mortar shells, Bill Brakeley's long, hovering parabolas of sixyard kicks kept the adversaries back-pedaling behind midfield, and Kurt Von Urff s horizontal heroics at goal stymied the few successful Brandywine penetrations. A stalwart for the JV but with no prior varsity experience, 4th-former Ken Friedli also constantly rose to the occasion. And rock-solid and imperturbable at the center of the St. Andrew's defense—as they have been all season—were two fine boyos from Cork, St. Andrew's own Irish hit-squad, Breffni and Cormac Kehoe (both named for proud High Kings of Ireland, who had reason to be on the day in question). When it was over, the better team in a number of ways, if not physically or on paper, had won. In the meantime an unofficial contest had been shaping up in the stands. Momentarily daunted by the precision display of Brandywine's pertly costumed cheerleaders on the cold Wednesday evening before the decisive rematch, SAS students entered the grandstand on Thursday determined to mount a challenge. There had been no time in which to prepare anything such as the paragraph-long, syntactically intricate chants-cum-spelling bee of the dozen Brandywine coeds, so the Saints turned to parody. As if spontaneously, a halfdozen of our own blondest and smilingest chorines, some of them female, materialized on the cinder track below the cheering section holding the bulk of the St. Andrew's fans. To deafening hoots and foot-stomping on the reverberant metal grandstand, these spirited creatures can-canned and Charlestoned (sort of) as they adjured their schoolmates in the stands and on the field to "Beat the (Brandywine) Bulldogs!" Which, in the upshot, they most decidedly did. In the final, the Saints, tied 2-2 with McKean at the end of regulation play, dropped a 3-2 decision in overtime. C. W. Wheelock
St.Andrew's Bulletin The St. Andrew's Bulletin is a magazine published by the Alumni Office of St. Andrew's School for its alumni/ae, parents and friends. ALUMNI AFFAIRS Christa Richter ANNUAL FUND FOR ST. ANDREW'S Bonnie McBride ALUMNI SECRETARY Ellie Washburn PUBLIC INFORMATION/BULLETIN EDITOR Carol Stegeman ASSISTANT IN PUBLIC INFORMATION Fran Holveck
EDITOR/DESIGNER-Carol Stegeman NEWS OF THE ALUMNI-Christa Richter CLASS NOTES EDITOR-Christa Richter PHOTOGRAPHS-Carol Stegeman, Ken Yu '85, Wendy Downing '85 ST. ANDREW'S ALUMNI OFFICE Middletown, Delaware 19709 (302) 834-5350
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CONTENTS
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From the Headmaster
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Breaking Away—Biking Ocean to Ocean —Randy Brinton '64
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Letters from Sandy Ogilby on Sabbatical in Jerusalem
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News of the School
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New Members Elected to Board of Trustees
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Buildings Named for School's Founders and Former Masters
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New Faculty
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Noteworthy
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Alumni/ae Leaders Workshop
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Annual Fund Notebook
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Open Letter to Alumni/ae from Alumni Board President
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News of the Alumni
FRONT COVER: Art majors Wendy Downing and Kim Stoddard exhibit their "alter ego body coverings." Using primitive, modern, and futuristic influences class members express new personalities. Art majors L to R: Jen Cogswell, Kim Stoddard, Paul Keeley, Wendy Downing and Buttons Kelly. Photography by Wendy Downing.
WINTER 1985, VOL. 7, NO. 1 ISSUED TWO TIMES A YEAR
From the Headmaster Upon Bill Amos' retirement in June, Dave Washburn inherited the mantle of Senior Master at St. Andrew's. No one who knows Dave fears for the honor and dignity of this position so long as he holds it. Since his arrival as a teacher at St. Andrew's in 1952, Dave has personified integrity and self-discipline. He has always expected much from those he has taught and coached but never more than he has given and continues to give. Burnout is high in this profession—especially, I think, at boarding schools. We don't have that many in our profession who are still going strong (let alone sane!) after 40 years or more in the trenches. Well, Bill Amos was an exception, and so is Dave. If Dave has slowed a step after 32 years at St. Andrew's, I can't spot it. He teaches a full load with as much vigor as ever, and he still leaves his crews gasping for breath when he leads them in calisthenics prior to taking to the water. But what is most surprising to me is his enthusiasm for adolescents. One might think at 58 years of age one would become a bit cranky when confronted with adolescent hyjinks. Not Dave. He has lost none of his sense of fun and enthusiasm. Nor has he forgotten that at times boys will be boys and girls will be girls. But don't think he has gone soft. He is still the hardest person to con on the entire faculty. As an alumnus, past parent, Senior Master and a most active current teacher and coach, Dave Washburn knows St. Andrew's as well as any person alive today. We are especially lucky to have his counsel available to us.
The Student Life Committee held its initial meeting in September. It is a committee composed of those faculty who, by job description, are most closely involved with students in the wide panorama of non-academic activities. Members include the two Housemasters (we now have one for the boys and one for the girls), the Dean of Students, the faculty advisor to the Honor and Social Activities Committees, the Director and Associate Director of Athletics, the Associate Chaplain, a member of the Counseling Center, the Business Manager, the four Form Advisors and the School Nurse. It is chaired by Tad Roach, Assistant to the Headmaster for Student Life.
What does the Committee do? For one thing it keeps its hand on the pulse of the School. At its twice monthly meetings, members discuss the tone of the School—the morale of the student body. Is the food up to standard? Are tests and papers piling up? Are students staying up too late? Do we hear enough laughter on the corridors? At other times the Committee probes the heart of our mission as a school. How can we encourage personal initiative and drive without also fostering some of the ill effects of competition? Why don't we have a strong community service program? Is it possible to find more unscheduled time in our days and weeks without undercutting the academic, athletic and arts programs? What affirmative action to prevent theft on corridors can we take without becoming a police state or undermining our Honor Code? Finally, from time to time the Committee meets with the Form Officers Group. At such sessions students and faculty talk with one another about any aspect of School life. These sessions are not adversarial. The focus is on what we can do to make the quality of life at St. Andrew's ever better.
I was lucky to be a student at the Hotchkiss School when Tom Blagden was teaching art. He was a fine artist and a superb teacher. Gentle, refined and generous, he created an atmosphere which pulled us to the studio. "Us" consisted of Tom's son, Alan (now a well-known artist himself), another relative of his, Henry Blagden, Joe Carreau and me. We would spend many Sunday afternoons with Tom, painting and talking in the wonderful ambiance of the studio. I loved sports and still do, but those moments of creativity and companionship in the art studio meant as much to me as all the hours I spent on playing fields during my high school years. (continued)
Carol Stegeman
Perhaps this anecdote will help to explain why my heart sings every time I walk into our art studio. At last all the pieces are in place at St. Andrew's—the teachers, the courses and the studio. On an evening early in the fall, Joanie and I were walking our dogs on the soccer fields near the studio. Its warm lights beckoned us in. There was Mark Green and about five art major students. The ambiance was the same as I remembered when I was 17. The faces were different, but I think I know exactly what each was feeling.
Last year the faculty spent a lot of time talking about academic pressure. Most of us agreed that our students were more grade conscious than was good for them. Idealists all, we wanted them to be pure of heart and mind, seeking knowledge for its own sake, driven solely by curiosity. But we were also concerned about fatigue and tension caused by the test cramming and paper writing which seems an evitable finale to each marking period. I cannot say we have found a formula that changes human nature, but I think we have made progress. How? By reducing from six to three the number of "pressure points" (marking periods) which occur each year. The question the faculty asked itself was this: Granted that testing is important and papers must be written, and granted further that grades should be given, was it necessary to put the entire school through an emotional wringer six times per year? We thought not. This year our three marking periods coincide with our fall, winter and spring terms. Term grades will be based upon tests, quizzes and papers spread throughout the term, plus end-ofterm exams or projects. It is our hope that eliminating the half-term marking periods will reduce tension, pressure and grade competition without reducing effort or the quality of our academic program. (Of course, the idealists among us also hope to see a sharp rise in the number of those who pursue knowledge for its own sake!) As of this writing (Thanksgiving vacation), the vast majority of teachers and students believe the goals sought have been achieved without any adverse consequences.
Twice this fall I have been asked to name St. Andrew's strongest academic department. The first questioner was a trustee, the second a parent of a prospective student. The latter was eating lunch with us in the school dining room, so I deflected the question to the students at the table. Each department received vigorous support. In the end there was unanimous agreement that there was no one best department. Indeed, the students could not do better than come up with a six-way tie for first place.
I relate this anecdote for two reasons. First and most obvious, it supports my contention that our faculty is excellent and has the strongest possible support of our students. Second, I want that trustee, to whom I gave the same answer as our students gave the prospective parent, to know I am not the only cheerleader for our faculty.
Last year, after a thorough study of the issues by the faculty and the Education Committee of the Board of Trustees, the Trustees voted to discontinue the Second Form as of June, 1984. All alumni/ae deserve to know the reasons for the decision. First, some background. We all know that in the U.S. there are usually four divisions between first grade and the end of college: elementary school, middle school, secondary school and college. While the dividing lines blur somewhat, elementary school generally runs from first grade through fifth or sixth. The middle school years generally run from sixth or seventh grade to eighth or ninth. Secondary school normally begins in the ninth grade, but sometimes in the tenth. College, of course, almost always begins in the thirteenth grade. These divisions reflect our understanding of the levels of maturity represented by the ages of students and their consequent needs and capacities. As parents know, the intellectual and social maturity of a typical eighth grader and his/her needs are very different from those of a tenth grader and considerably different from those of a typical ninth grader. This is the primary reason why there are so few schools in the country today which integrate eighth grades with secondary school grades. Indeed, it is common for public schools to create three different locations for their elementary, middle and high schools, and private K-12 schools routinely segregate by similar divisions to create opportunities for "middle school" plays, teams and social groupings. When hiring teachers, administrators in charge of the various divisions recognize that different talents, skills and characteristics are needed by teachers at each level. Then, too, the daily schedules at each level reflect the ages of those involved. For example, length and frequency of classes, length and type of study periods, length and type of athletic or "gym" sessions and, of course, the length of the school day itself will vary considerably from elementary to middle to secondary. In a nutshell, our deliberations last year led us to conclude that St. Andrew's is a secondary school and that it should leave to others who were better equipped to do so, the task of educating middle school children. Consider, if you will, that St. Andrew's is a very challenging, coeducational school which seeks to prepare able students for college. During the past decade or so, roughly 80 percent of
our students have been members of our Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Forms, meaning that they are approximately 16 years old or older. These facts are important because they explain why and how we do the things we do. Our daily schedule, the length and frequency of our classes, athletic practices, play, band and choir rehearsals, homework assignments and study periods are all dictated by what is best or appropriate for students who are secondary school students. Similarly, when we employ teachers, we seek those who have the interest, skills and talents to teach, coach, counsel, run corridors, etc. at the secondary level, and practically all who choose to teach at St. Andrew's want to work with secondary school students. If St. Andrew's were a larger school, it could be divided into a lower (middle) and upper (secondary) school with different schedules and different faculties. But for both philosophical and financial reasons, the faculty and trustees agreed that we should not pursue that course.
We think we do a good job preparing secondary school students for college and life. Being a relatively small school, we feel we should concentrate our resources and energies on that mission.
The Fall Term ended with the entire School cheering the magnificent performance of our varsity soccer team in the State Tournament. Although we lost to McKean High School, 3-2, in double overtime in the finals, the team was outstanding throughout the tournament, winning the quarter finals, 3-1, over Caesar Rodney and the semi-finals, 1-0, over Brandywine after many overtime periods extending over two days.
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Breaking Away
Biking Ocean to Ocean "We decided to fly out to the West Coast, put our bikes in the Pacific, and bike back across the northern tier of the country to the Atlantic, where we would again put our bikes in the Ocean"
Randy Brinton '64
Co., Ltd., in Baltimore, Maryland.
Tired of being depressed by what you see on the evening news and read in the New York Times? Does it all make you wonder what happened to the good old American values? If so, try bicycling across the country. The mental, physical and spiritual rewards of so doing are immense and will far exceed any sacrifices. I can barely find the words to explain the beauty and satisfaction to be found in biking the Columbia River Gorge, witnessing the Olympic Torch Relay, celebrating the Fourth of July in Idaho, biking over the Rockies, witnessing an old-fashioned threshing bee in North Dakota, wading across the shallow headwaters of the Mississippi River, riding the rolling hills of Wisconsin, touring the historic Fort Niagara/Niagaraon-the-Lake Area, and endless beautiful spots. But even more fulfilling was the warmth and openness that I experienced from the people ™ *e country as they gave me directions, me to fed > °k me m > acted as tour guides, and became my friends.
Does it all sound like an impossible dream because you've never ridden a bike over twenty miles? Never changed a flat tire? Never camped out? Neither had I until the day I started my trip. I'm not recommending that anyone start as illprepared as I did; I'm just making the point that like most goals, riding a bike across the country is very doable once the commitment has been made. Unfortunately, by the time we've been out of school fifteen years, our exposure is limited to a fairly routine combination of career, family and social life with a hectic vacation thrown in once a year. Not that this isn't an enjoyable lifestyle, but when was the last time we allowed ourselves the luxury of some real time away from it all, to stretch the mind and the body—time to think about who we are, what's important and where we're going? When was the last time our daily schedule wasn't really dictated by our routine or commitments made days, weeks, months, even years before? Who among us can say we've taken as good care of ourselves physically, as we would have liked? Who can forget the awe we used to feel when Bull Cameron or Ducky Washburn would go step for step with us at their "advanced" ages and the resulting promise we made to take as good care of ourselves. If all these are uncomfortable thoughts, perhaps the experiences and benefits of a trip such as mine might be of interest. The hardest part of the trip was actually starting. For me, it was simply a case of telling friends a year ahead of time that I was taking the summer off to bike across the country. By the time spring rolled around, my ongoing desire to take the trip and pressure from my friends, who remembered what I'd said, spurred me into serious planning. A constant factor urging me on was the memory of my father who had worked all his life and did not take a vacation until he was forty-five, so that he could take the "big trip" when he retired. Unfortunately, he died soon after his retirement, and I
constantly found myself thinking that he had ended up living to work rather than working to live. Breaking the news to my employer, a regional investment banking firm, was not as difficult as I had thought. Luckily, I had reached the point in my career that the firm understood that an employee's value to the firm is measured by his actual contribution rather than how many back-to-back sixty-hour weeks he put in. Once the word was out, it was amazing how many senior members wished me well and commented that they would like to do the same thing. While buying my biking and camping equipment, I came across Butch Darrell; and I was able to talk him into going with me. Butch was forty-five years old, married, father of two, and had been my camp counselor when I was nine. Together we decided to fly out to the West Coast, put our bikes in the Pacific, and bike back across the northern tier of the country to the Atlantic, where we would again put our bikes in the Ocean. Gradually, we acquired maps, camping gear, and tools and sought advice from other people who had taken similar trips. We even took a one-hour emergency bike repair course and bought a simple book on bike repair—just in case! As the departure date in June bore down on me, things got hectic. All the time set aside for practice rides and training evaporated, and I was faced with the fact that I had never even loaded all my equipment on the bike, much less taken a shakedown ride. By then, my fear quotient was extremely high, but I pushed on with the rationale that if biking across the country was so difficult, how come so many people had successfully done it? I got really concerned when departure day finally arrived and I missed my plane to the West Coast. After finally arriving in Seattle via a new flight, Butch and I arranged to be driven to Ft. Stevens on the Oregon coast to dip our bikes in the Pacific and start the trip. The omens continued to look bad as the three-hour car trip to the coast progressed in the pouring rain and we learned that Ft. Stevens was the only point on the American mainland to be bombarded by the Japanese during World War II. I learned how my equipment fit (or didn't fit), on my bike. Finally, the rain stopped and we started towards our destination—4,000 miles away!! The excitement didn't last long. As we passed through our first town, Astorio, Oregon, I got my first lesson on how to fix a flat tire. I assure you that changing the rear tire on a bike that is loaded down with fifty pounds of gear is not a task to be taken lightly. I had another flat three blocks further on! At this rate I figured I'd be an expert by the trip's end. For the first week, we pedaled down through the Columbia River Gorge learning how to ride loaded bikes and use our camping equipment. We also learned we didn't need a lot of our gear, so every couple of days we discarded some excess gear or mailed it home along with the mandatory postcards. The scenery was beautiful, the terrain flat, the roads good and a 30 mph wind blew at our backs. After five easy days, we headed north into Washington where the terrain was hilly, desolate and dry; and water became a real problem under the heat of the mid-day sun. The towns became smaller and more isolated. We took the back roads to avoid traffic, stopped in the smaller towns one would avoid in a car, and ate at what was usually the only eating spot in town. Often the local farmers would be drinking coffee at breakfast and talking about their crops and the weather. After an initial coolness, they would usually warm up to us and engage in a friendly conversation. At Mesa, Washington, our arrival coincided with the arrival of the Olympic Torch. Mesa, a town of about 200, closed off their only street and had a big party. Some towns were so small, such as Lind, Washington, there wasn't even a Coke machine. The people were so friendly, I took their pictures and got everyone's address so I could mail them pictures of my arrival at the Atlantic Ocean. Often the town's people gave us the names of friends to look up along the way. The patrons at Slim's Bar in Lind even told us where to find the key to an out-of-town trucker's house, twenty-five miles up the road. They assured us he was a friendly fellow and he wouldn't mind our staying at his house. Of course, we took them at their word, found the key
and stayed. I must admit I didn't sleep very well worrying about the gentleman's return. We biked on through Washington into the panhandle of Idaho. The routine of biking 60 to 80 miles a day was fairly set. There was pleasure in having time to stop and photograph beautiful areas and read all the roadside historic markers. We always took time to stop, help and talk to all the individuals who were having car trouble. Fourth of July was spent in the beautiful resort town of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. We watched the annual parade and fireworks and spent the day talking to three eighty-year-old ladies whose grandparents had been some of the original settlers in the area. The ascent over the Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park is a well-known goal of many bikers and one of the real challenges of a cross-country bike trip. Butch and I camped out at the base of the pass where we met a number of other bikers who were nervously planning to make the 6,700-foot ascent the next day. Due to the narrow, windy nature of the road, bikers are required to be off the road from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., so the trip must be completed by 11 a.m. or the biker faces the ignominy of being picked up by a truck and driven to the top. In everyone's mind was the thought, "Will I be the one who can't make it?" We all started off together joking and friendly, but the banter soon died as the grade steepened and everyone shifted into their lowest (of up to eighteen) gears and tried to pace themselves. The pack of bikers stretched out as each biker settled into his or her own pace and hoped they were saving enough energy to reach the top. Tightening leg muscles and pounding hearts soon stole our attention from the beauty of the early morning sunrise. The narrow road and the ever increasing traffic made it very difficult to stop and rest, much less take pictures of the breath-taking scenery. The deadline was now a real threat as the road seemed to go on forever. A new and unexpected threat appeared—the need to stop frequently to catch one's breath because of the high altitude. Finally, the top was in sight with veteran bikers cheering on the newcomers. There was much excitement and celebration as we joked about it being "all downhill" to the East Coast. It was downhill to the barren 400-plus miles of east Montana. The terrain was desolate, with the barrenness broken only by the irrigated fields along the road. The only sign of civilization was a rail line that ran parallel to the road and carried seemingly endless trains. Every 25 miles there was a small town centered around a grain elevator where the trains picked up their loads. The towns were about 1/2 mile off the main road and each one a little oasis to a weary biker. The heat climbed into the 90's and 100's regularly, so we started riding before sunrise and took the afternoons off. There has been only 25% of the normal rainfall in the last six months, and the farmers were very worried; in some towns, residential water was being rationed. In other areas, the weather was so dry the fields were infested with grasshoppers. They were so plentiful that as one walked through the fields each step would produce a ripple effect of hundreds of grasshoppers fleeing in front of us. They were often so numerous that they covered the road and we could hear and feel them crunching under our wheels. As the grasshoppers attempted to escape, they would suddenly land on your arm, leg or head—a very unsettling sensation. The story was the same as we biked east through small towns with names like Cut Bank, Rudyard, Kremlin, Chinook, Saco and Wolf Point. Towns people and farmers continued to offer to let us stay or camp at their houses. Imagine the horror of one wife when her husband called to say he was sending over four bikers to spend the night. Although we were hardly pretty when we arrived at her house after biking for 100 miles, she was much relieved to find we weren't motorcyclists. The inhabitants of smaller, isolated towns still perceive a traveler as a welcome visitor to befriend and entertain. After we spent the night in a small town, it was not unusual the next morning for everyone in the town to know who we were and come up to talk to us. These enjoyable encounters greatly added to my understanding of the country and its past. So many trends and factors that were far too subtle to be ad-
Multnomah Falls along the Columbia River Gorge.
dressed by my factually oriented history courses were life and death factors for these farmers and their forefathers when they settled this part of the country. I almost felt I was living a trip through a James Michener novel. At North Dakota, Butch and I headed north almost to the Canadian border. We spent a few days in Crosby, N.D., where we stayed with Alice Schneider, the owner of the town bar, Jerry's Lounge. We attended an old-fashioned "threshing bee" where antique farm equipment was used to thresh wheat. Crosby, like all county seats, had a local museum. Theirs was a much larger one. In the one-room schoolhouse, I met Aasta Hofstad, a 93-year-old lady who used to teach in the school. She had come with her parents to the U.S. from Norway in 1894 when she was three years old. The family homesteaded in the area and lived in a sod hut. During the winter, the wind chill factor can bring the temperature down to —70 degrees. Aasta was a living, walking, talking piece of American history, and I spent several hours talking to her. After leaving Crosby, Butch and I separated since he was interested in biking home as quickly as he could; and I wanted to slow down my pace to see every little town and
Butch and Randy pose after the ascent on the Going to the Sun Highway in Glacier National Park in Montana. meet as many people as possible. As Butch rode away, I wondered if I had lost my mind. I started heading southeast, dipping away from the Canadian border. Luck was with me, and I passed through Minot, N.D., in time to spend a day at the North Dakota State Fair —a truly great example of mid-American life. From there, it was on to Rugby, N.D., the geographical center of North America, and then eastward. A real curiosity to me were the many small, fenced-in parcels of land along the roadside. They were unguarded and seemed vacant except for a couple of telephone poles and empty cement foundations. Imagine my surprise to learn that these peaceful looking little enclaves were intercontinental balistic missile silos. I passed into Minnesota and felt I had reached the halfway point of my trip and was heading home. The land became increasingly greener and the make-up of the population more Scandanavian. In fact, in some small towns, the older population continues to speak in Norwegian. I pushed on to Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi and marveled at being able to wade across its narrow beginning. The lake country was next—and it was easy to see why Minnesota was called the "land of 10,000 lakes." Unfortunately, no one had warned me they also had a corner on the world's mosquito population. Luckily, a Baltimore friend had advised me to take a small one-man tent—for protection. The miles became easier now that I had become a vastly
improved biker. I crossed the St. Croix River into Wisconsin and rode south along the St. Croix and Mississippi. The old river towns were often beautifully restored. At some, such as Red Wing, Minnesota, I splurged and stayed at the old, restored, and expensive St. James Hotel. Although I had called ahead to make reservations, they weren't happy when I rolled into the lobby with my bike—particularly when I told them I wanted to take my bike to my room! While continuing along the Mississippi, I met two bikers form South Dakota; Kim Heintzman (a pharmacist), and Terry Cormier (a psychologist). They were serious bikers and pushed me to new levels of endurance. One day we rode 130 miles, a new high for me. After we separated, I headed on towards Milwaukee to see a friend of mine. As I pedaled east, my bike had its first serious breakdown; and I was unable to get any help. In an angry, dejected mood, I pushed my bike into the Tumbledown Inn in Rio, Wisconsin, and had my first drink of the trip while stewing over the fact that I had broken down a mere 50 miles from Milwaukee where my bike had been scheduled for a major overhaul. Once again, however, a seeming catastrophe turned into a delightful event. I struck up a conversation with the bartender/ owner, Teresa Vitale; and she and her husband befriended me and offered to put me up. The high point of the evening was when they took me to my room in the unfinished basement where I was put up in a king-sized bed with satin sheets—a first for me. After spending a couple of days waiting for my bike to be repaired, I took the ferry across Lake Michigan to Luddington, Michigan. On the six-hour trip I met four other bikers who were also riding across the country. One was a retired service station owner who had suffered a heart attack and had used biking to help him lose 50 pounds and get back into shape. Another was an aspiring young artist who had brought his bike for $35 at a yard sale and was using the trip to find locations and scenery to sketch. Once again, there was that immediate bond that all bikers seemed to share. They all seem to possess that strange combination of independence, curiosity, and friendliness that I found in the 50 or so other cross-country bikers I met in my travels. There seemed to be no other unifying thread or background. Their ages varied from 14 to 64, and they seemed to come from every conceivable socio-economic background. Despite these disparities, whenever two bikers met, it was as though they had been life-long friends, sharing adventures and advice. For the next three days, I headed towards the Canadian border through rural Michigan. At Port Huron, I crossed from the United States into Sarnia, Canada—feeling very much like a world traveler. As I rode along, I joined a college student, Joen Van Oppen, who was biking from Minneapolis back to school at the Long Island School of Design. As we traveled, he commented about the bad weather he had biked through, and I realized how lucky I was that in 49 days on the road, I had never been rained on. That streak of good weather was to continue almost to the end of the trip, but my good luck soon ran out as we biked along a narrow road with a gravel shoulder. In an attempt to ride side by side to talk, my bike became tangled up in Joen's, and I took a fairly nasty spill. To complicate matters, by that point in my trip, I had become rather cocky and was riding without biking gloves and a helmet. My lesson was not as serious as it could have been, since my bike was not damaged, and I only received a minor knock on my head. My palm was split open from stopping my fall, and my arm, shoulder and back were embedded with cinders. Startled, but feeling lucky not to be seriously injured, we pushed on to the next town where a local doctor was kind enough to stitch up my palm. It turned out he was quite an outdoorsman and would accept no payment other than the promise of a postcard upon the completion of my trip. Somewhat embarrassed, and once again wearing helmet and biking gloves, Joen and I pushed on to Niagara Falls. Although I was somewhat dismayed by the commercialism surrounding the falls, I must admit we were impressed by their power and beauty, particularly the Canadian Falls. Re-
entering the U.S., we were rudely jerked back into the reality of life as we were both required to unpack our bikes passing through customs. The only humor in the situation occurred when the customs agent, upon looking at my identification, inquired if I wasn't a little old to be biking across country. Joen and I split up as I turned north to Lewiston, New York. I had been given the names of Dr. & Mrs. Paul Nees as "friends of friends" who would be willing to put me up for the night. Not only did they put me up, but they also kept me for a couple of days and acted as tour guides, showing me all around the historic Fort Niagara area. The whole area was so full of interesting history that it was only with a great deal of discipline that I continued on. By this time, the physical part of biking cross-country had become almost second nature and required no exertion whatsoever. Of course, I was helped a great deal by the fact that only the states of New York and Jersey stood between me and a successful completion of my trip. The desire to finally get home to my friends and family, plus the fact that I was entering familiar country, spurred me on to longer days. The days were long, but the mileage didn't increase since I had departed the flat plains of the Midwest and entered the rolling hills of the East. Originally, I had planned to ride east across the top of New York and then down the Hudson River Valley. However, while stopped at a roadside historical marker in Michigan, I had met another biker going the opposite direction who had urged me to visit Letchworth State Park in western New York. He told me the park was nicknamed "The Grand Canyon of the East" and well worth the added effort. Based on this recommendation from a stalwart biker, I chose not to travel the easier northern route and turned towards Letchworth. The park was indeed magnificent with beautiful valleys, waterfalls, and vistas—it deserved its nickname. It was a gathering spot for many local bikers who enjoyed touring its rolling, winding roads. They were all quite amazed by my trip, as amazed as I was that anyone would consider me a serious biker. Although I had biked almost across the country, I was still surprised at how physically easy the trip had been. The commitment of the time and the continued mental discipline of making myself move on every day had been much more difficult. From Letchworth, I headed toward the New York/Pennsylvania border and turned east—all the time cursing the biker who advised me to see Letchworth. As I strained through Corning, Elmira, Owego, Binghamton, Hancock, and Monticello, I was learning firsthand why most serious bikers warned that the Allegheny Mountains were more difficult than the Rockies. Although they certainly weren't as high as the Rockies, the Allegheny Mountains were very broad with an endless number of long, steady climbs. I longed again for the flat stretches of the Midwest. As I looked at the map every night, I was amazed at how long it took to cover such short distances. The scenery was beautiful, however, and I was surprised at the number of small, old towns I passed through. At one time, the economic heartland of the country, they seemed to be caught in suspended animation, almost unchanged from 100 years ago. Once again, however, I was warmed by friendly people. On two successive afternoons as I wheezed up some monster hills, cars slowed as they passed me and invited me to spend the night in their home. One couple, Chris and Sandy Rugh, were serious bikers that had ridden in many "centuries," the term that bikers use to refer to 100-mile races. The second couple was an elderly man and a very young woman. She turned out to be a live-in friend and the man, a self-made millionaire from Middletown, New York. Mike had made his fortune buying valleys, damming and flooding them, and then reselling the newly created waterfront properties at huge profits. Marcelle, his 23-year-old protegee, attends law school in New York City and returns home on weekends to their "castle" overlooking the Hudson Valley. I had a very enjoyable evening with them but was somewhat depressed as I biked into their driveway and saw two Mercedes—a sure sign that I was re-entering the "civilized" world. Finally, in the home stretch, I looked forward to breezing through New Jersey. Unfortunately, I had not taken into con-
sideration the hilly terrain in northern New Jersey, or the heavily traveled roads. Debris became a real problem. I had four flats in the next two days—as many as I had the rest of the trip. After a stop in Princeton, I started my last day of full biking towards Cape May. As I road through the pine barrens towards the shore, I was pushing hard. I hoped to do 140 miles that day. In my exuberance of being so close to my goal, my guard was down for a minute and disaster struck. My bike wheel went off the shoulder into the soft sand, and the bike stopped dead while I continued on. As I gracefully somersaulted towards the road, I tried to decide how to explain to friends and family how I had biked 3,970 miles, only to injure myself 30 miles from my goal! Slowly, I picked myself up and found that the gods had indeed been kind, and other than some skinned elbows, there were no serious injuries. Relieved, I pedaled on towards Cape May, the last layover point on my trip. The next morning, I slept in, almost not wanting to get up, knowing that my trip would end that day. Reality took over, and I rose and took the ferry over to Lewes, Delaware. The last 20 miles through Delaware to Bethany Beach were done with mixed feelings as I anticipated the end of my trip. Upon arriving at my family's summer house in Bethany Beach, I was greeted by family and friends who were waiting to help me celebrate. The long planned and awaited walking of my bike into the Atlantic Ocean was followed by the mandatory photographs. Trying to describe my trip to people is almost harder than the tirp itself. How does one encapsul the multitude of experiences, the scenery that even 3,000 photographs don't capture, and the relationships I established with 200 people whose names and addresses I recorded in my diary? When forced to summarize the trip, I would note two aspects. First, as an Easterner who has spent most of his life on the East Coast, I was amazed at the size and the diversity of the United States. The real strength of the country doesn't come from the cities, but rather from the endless small towns that dot the country. The are so healthy, natural, open and friendly that it makes one wonder why we live in large, depersonalizing cities. Second, the time away from the daily grind of the past 15 years was truly refreshing, both physically and mentally. It's strange that it is an accepted fact that it is beneficial for teachers to take sabbaticals, yet not for those in private industry. Perhaps we have forgotten that a healthy and relaxed individual performs at a higher level of efficiency with a higher degree of satisfaction and contentment. A period of three months with no deadlines, phone calls and schedules allowed me the pleasure of dealing with important long-range goals. While the trip resulted in a temporary loss of income, I am sure that it will be more than compensated for by my improved outlook. Since my return, I just plain enjoy life more. D
"Today the New York Stock Exchange closed early to stop and smell the flowers." Printed with permission from The Wall Street Journal.
Letters from Sandy Ogilby on Sabbatical in Jerusalem
October 1984, Jerusalem Dear Friends, An American priest is flying back to the States tomorrow, so I am seizing the opportunity to send this letter with him to mail in the U.S. Normally mail—even Air Mail—takes about two weeks to arrive, I am told, so you will have this much more quickly. I had some very pleasant days in Athens with friends, then flew to Israel about ten days ago. Our program has been going just one week now, and a busy week it has been. The weather is still quite summery and hot during the days, though the breeze usually begins to come in from the West (the Sea) during the afternoons, and the nights are pleasantly cool. We normally have a morning excursion each day returning to the college for lunch and then a free period till about 4:30, followed by a lecture or briefing on the next day's tour and sometimes a talk after supper, too. Yesterday we had two excursions—to the Old City in the morning to examine what remains there are of Herodian structures—and then in the afternoon to the great model of Herodian Jerusalem—(the time of Jesus)—on the grounds of the Holy Land Hotel in the hills of West Jerusalem. Tuesday we had visited Jericho in the morning, passing first through some country as dry and desolate as you would ever want (or not want) to see. We viewed the mound which contains the ruins of very early Jericho which seems to have been destroyed and abandoned well before the time of Joshua. A stone-age watch tower and some fine mud-brick wall construction seemed the most notable features. The remains of Herod's Winter Palace in Jericho are much more extensive and in a better state of preservation. The Tell es Sultan spring, which delivers some 1,000 to 2,000 gallons of water per minute, is a major factor in the irrigation of the valley which produces delicious oranges, lemons, dates, 10
melons, bananas, and various other kinds of fruit. Fruit vendors are everywhere, even throughout Jerusalem, and grapes, apples, pomegranates are plentiful, and figs are just beginning to come in. It is exciting to be learning about sites and what happened there right on the spot, and I am soaking it in like a sponge! It's amazing how much I have learned even in a week, and this is not my first trip. But I had never realized before the crucial influence of the geography of the land and the availability of water on the history of this whole area. To someone who lived largely in Delaware, the hilliness of the region would be most striking; and by the end of a day, I sometimes feel as though I have traveled up and down as much distance as I have moved horizontally. Our group—some 17 or 18 people—is quite varied in many ways, ages ranging from a college girl from Texas to an almost retired Jesuit school teacher from Portland, Maine, who is one of my special friends. We have three Chinese in the group, two from Hong Kong (a Roman Catholic priest and a Baptist minister) and one Presbyterian pastor from Taiwan. A lady teacher from India who is a member of the United Church of South India, one of the early ecumenical mergers. A priest of the Philippine Independent Church which is now in communion with the Episcopal Church and who was trained in our seminary in Quezon City. We have a Tan-
zanian Bishop, a Lutheran, from Africa and an American Dominican priest who has spent twenty years in Africa and who will be going to Nigeria to begin work there after this course. Two Irish sisters who have been working at the Sisters of Mercy House in London for years— both teachers. From Brazil, we have a Roman Catholic teacher, and from Trinidad, a Church of God minister who is secretary of the Caribbean Council of Churches. Two Canadians, one a Roman Catholic priest from Saskatchewan and the other a young woman Anglican priest from Vancouver. From the State of Washington, we have an Episcopal Rector. And just yesterday an Australian joined us. So we have people from the six major continents and from a wide variety of church backgrounds—a truly world-wide and ecumenical community. It is amazing how quickly we have gotten to know each other and how quickly we are becoming a worshipping and caring community. Jerusalem is truly a place to which the world gathers, and I simply could not have imagined a more exciting way or place to spend some 10 or 11 weeks of my sabbatical. On the 21st, we shall be leaving for a week in Cyprus to investigate Christian development there, and following that we will have some eight days in the Galilee. Our staff is doing a superb job, even with those whose English is limited—they are truly marvelous people. More later. I pray for you all often.
November 1984, Jerusalem And now to bring you up to date a bit. On Tuesday, (Nov. 13th) we returned from nine gorgeous days on the Galilee. One of these days, our Dean—who has been there many times—said it was the clearest he had ever seen the lake. It is usually a bit hazy, since the lake is 650 feet below sea level. We visited sites literally all around the Sea of Galilee including the only First Century synagogue which was built to be a synagogue (the ones at Masada and the Herodian were rooms on other structures adopted for worship). The site was at an almost inaccessible spot named Gamla (from Gimel, the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet, meaning camel, and that's just what it looks like—the hump on a camel). Gamla is sometimes called the "Masada of the North," but Vespasien eventually captured it in the rebellion of 66-70 A.D. Josephus describes this capture in his Jewish War IV, 1-83, and it is quite a vivid passage. It is a very rugged climb, down and up to reach it, and not all our party could make it. It is almost impossible to believe that a city could have been built there, but it was, and excavations still going on are gradually uncovering it.
Another day we had a lovely boat trip from Tiberies to Coperucum, the town which seems to have served as a center for Jesus' Galilean ministry. Although there are no definite First Century remains there, the Church as early as the Fourth Century—perhaps earlier—venerated one spot as the house of St. Peter and eventually built an octagonal church on the site. It was most exciting. We also visited the locations traditionally associated with Jesus' feeding of the 5,000 and his appearance—after his resurrection— to Peter and the others, as recorded in John 21. We ourselves had an outdoor Eucharist on that spot; and as we gazed out over the lake, I recalled the lovely Communion Services we have had on the shores of Noxontown Pond, and I prayed for all of you. The Mount of the Beatitudes is nearby, where Jesus was said to have preached the Sermon on the Mount, though one cannot, of course, be certain of that. Still, it is another spot of breath-taking beauty, and Jesus may well have spoken or prayed there. Also, the place where the gospels record him as having addressed the crowds from a boat, a kind of natural amphitheater surrounding a cove—several such places have been tested for their acoustical properties, and this one seems to fill the bill beautifully. We stayed each night in Nazareth at a convent hostel within sight of the great modern basilica of the Annunciation, and on Sunday attended church at the Anglican Church, the service completely in Arabic, the congregation all Palestinians. I had not realized how many Arab Christian communities there are on the West Bank, whose traditions go back continuously—without a break—to Pentecost! They have always been on the land. Their existence today is difficult, caught between the powers of Judaism and Islam, and their numbers are being seriously depleted by emigration to the western hemisphere and other parts of the world. Another exciting journey was to Tell Dan in the far north, one of the sources of the Jordan River. (That's not a pun, but true.) There is a Nature Reserve there and some enchanting trails through woodlands with the streams and the springs chuckling around the stones at our feet. In fact, one of these paths led right up to the Lebanese border. The real highlight of Tell Dan, however, was a recently discovered city gate arch made of a triple layer of mud bricks dating to the 19th Century B.C.! It's amazing that this mud brick has been preserved for nearly 4,000 years. We also saw the platform where Jeroboam constructed a northern shrine with a golden bull-calf. As you can see, I'm immensely enthusiastic about all we have been seeing, and I do hope my slides can preserve some of that story so you too can enjoy it with me. Love to all. You are often in my prayers.
Sandy Ogilby is attending a ten-week course at St. George's College Jerusalem, a center for continuing education, located within the Anglican Cathedral Compound in Jerusalem. From mid-January until early May, Sandy will be attending courses at Berkeley Divinity School, New Haven, Connecticut. In the fall of 1985, Sandy will return to St. Andrew's as head of the Religion Department and Associate Chaplin.
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News of the School Community Action at Work Concerned about the terrible famine in Ethopia, our 20th Century History class decided to conduct a chapel service and a voluntary fast for a Tuesday lunch. Not only would this sacrifice symbolize our unity with the thousands who starve daily, but the kitchen also agreed to donate the cost of each student's meal. We passed around sign-up sheets after assembly and hoped for a good turnout. Who could have predicted that the entire school community would agree to take part? Yet by study hall that night every student had signed up and there was an unprecedented level of faculty support. On Tuesday, the day of the fast, the dining room was empty at lunchtime, a reminder that three-fourth of the world goes hungry most days of their lives. The vestry collection during our service the following evening raised over $500, surpassing previous totals this year. The fast itself raised almost $900, enough to feed 1800 people. When a community directs its energy for a common cause, anything is possible. This experience is an inspiring testament to the power of people—together we made a difference. —Tim Abbott '86
Notes from the Department of Modern Languages Pascale Lacroix
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The fall began most auspiciously with the arrival of Mile Pascale Lacroix, our first Teaching Assistant in French. Pascale, a graduate of the Universite de Paris VII, comes to St. Andrew's under the sponsorship of the Institute of International Education in New York and the French Ministry of Education. Having completed a Master's Degree in English, she is now preparing for a highly competitive national examination to enter the Ecole de Sciences Politiques. Students and faculty at St. Andrew's have been quick to appreciate her charming presence and lively mind. Pascale is very much involved in school life. In addition to teaching a section of French Civilization under the guidance of Alice Ryan and a conversation class with Robert Rorke, she leads a group of students in Aerobics. She lives in Gaul Hall, a girls' dormitory, and shares in supervisory duties. She participates in American History and Art classes. Pascale and DyAnn Miller have organized a spring trip to Paris which has students and parents very excited. The reality of this second trip to France is good news to the French section, for such trips increase student motivation and heighten interest in the language and culture.
Students and teachers of French are delighted to have Pascale's help with questions of language and style and appreciate her contributions to a weekly writing workshop. The Tandberg 500 Another happy event for all of the Department was the arrival from Norway of the Tandberg 500, our new language laboratory. We are very grateful to the Trustees for their generous response to a proposal for a new laboratory submitted last spring. We were able to procure the best equipment available to keep our program in the vanguard of foreign language teaching in the country. Thanks to the efforts of Walter Liefeld, the handsome new laboratory, located in the library, was ready for use the first day of classes. The 16 positions can accommodate a typical class for phonetics work and testing or be used for assignments by students working at different levels in different languages. Students are now able to record their own voices and compare them to native speaking models. We are impressed by the active way students do their lab work and their confirmation of the value of the laboratory in their learning. The lab has been indispensable to the launching of the new Yale French program which has generated much enthusiasm in students and teachers. Debbie Huntington and Chet Halka in Spanish, early supporters of a revitalized laboratory, have made very effective use of the new facility. Humanists, we are still adjusting to the complexity of the machines, including the rather autonomous mind of the computer at the heart, or is it the soul of the Tandberg 500. RCR
Fall Special Programs Show Diversity, Spark Interest On a Friday evening late in September Dr. Brien O'Leary, a stocky, energetic graduate of the NASA training program for astronauts, brought to the school community his infectious enthusiasm for space exploration and colonization. In a slide lecture mixing telephoto shots taken on the Jupiter pass-by and scenes of his own family and travels to some of Earth's own beauty spots, Dr. O'Leary made a convincing plea for the support by Americans of peaceful ventures into distant space. He used artists' simulations to suggest the quality and nature of life for the earliest manners of space colonies in the rapidly approaching future. For the curious, there were projections of extraterrestrial agriculture, mining ventures, and habitats—all suitably far-out, in any sense of the term. Dr. O'Leary's dream, presented in light yet fervent tones, is to see just a fraction of this country's projected military space budget diverted to the long-term goals of exploration and colonization for the benefit of Earthlings from all nations.
The morning following the "Evening of Song" the SAS community found a letter posted on the bulletin board: Dear St. Andreans,
An Evening of Stirring Song Under the co-sponsorship of the Special Programs Committee and the Opera Club two young singers of professional opera, baritone William Swain and tenor Richard Leech, entertained the school with arias and duets on Friday, October 22. Ann Matthers of the VI Form introduced them as friends and colleagues from summerstock opera in Cooperstown, New York, and after that the two took turns delighting the audience with the power and range of their voices. Excerpts from Mozart, Donizetti, Puccini, Bizet, Verdi, and other opera composers were sometimes familiar (the barber Figaro's self-introduction from Rossini's Barber of Seville, the licentious Duke of Mantua's "La Donna e Mobile" from Verdi's Rigoletto), and sometimes not; but the young singers' helpful, amusing explanation of the situation for each piece was instrumental in bringing forth prolonged and appropriately vocal applause after each item on the diverse program. Mr. Swain's witty interpretation of Mozart's lovelorn Papageno and the sheer power of Richard Leech's tenor, now being heard in principal roles at the New York City Opera, highlighted an evening of rare audience enthusiasm for the school. A good many interested students and faculty got to meet the performers and their accompanist Stephen Zank at a reception following the recital.
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Since performers are sensitive to the reception which they get from their audiences, we were quickly aware last night of the warmth and enthusiasm with which you greeted our songs in the auditorium. And so we want to thank you for your part in making the concert a memorable event for us. We hope that the thrill which we felt was shared by many of the others in the room, and that it made our "Evening of Song" an event that you, too, will remember for a long time to come. Many thanks for such fine hospitality. Your truly, William Swain, Baritone Richard Leech, Tenor
Varsity soccer player, Sam Mcttvain '85 was voted Player of the Year in the Independent Conference, member of the All-Conference first team, member of the All-State first team and member of the All-Regional team (one step below Ail-American). 13
New Members Elected to the Board of Trustees Robert B. Blum, Term Trustee
Gardner A. Cadwalader '66, Term Trustee
Educated at Frankford High School and Penn State University, Bob Blum served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 until 1946 as Captain of a PT Boat, with two and one-half years in the South Pacific. He was the recipient of a Presidential Citation, five battle stars and was decommissioned as Lieutenant Commander. In 1949, he assumed Presidency of Craftex Mills, Inc., of Pennsylvania, manufacturers of fine upholstery fabrics. Bob served St. Peter's School in Philadelphia as President of the Board for eight years and is currently Board Member Emeritus. He is presently a trustee of the Philadelphia Maritime Museum. Bob has been an ardent supporter of St. Andrew's School since his son, Jay '84, first enrolled in the III Form. He served as Chairman of the Parents Fund and as such served as the parents' representative to the St. Andrew's Board from 1982 to 1983. He is a member of the Board's Development Committee. Bob and his wife, Leslie, live in Philadelphia and enjoy sailing and skiing whenever time permits.
Gardner Cadwalader was graduated from St. Andrew's in 1966, the University of Pennsylvania in 1970 and received his Masters of Architecture in 1975 from the University of Pennsylvania. He attended Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, for graduate studies in 1972. An Associate of Francis Cauffman Wilkinson & Pepper Architects, Ltd. since 1976, Gardner has worked on major institutional buildings on the East Coast. He was project architect for the historical renovation of Philadelphia's largest Art Deco building, the Suburban Station Building, and also served as design architect for the addition to the Penn. University boathouse on historic Boathouse Row. Gardner remembers one of his most fascinating projects—the installation of the 102-foot "Bolt of Lightning" sculpture by Isamu Noguchi in Fairmont Park, Philadelphia. In addition to serving on the Andalusia Advisory Board and being a member of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, Gardner continues his interest in crew through his membership in the U.S. Rowing Society, and the University Barge Club. In 1968, Gardner was a member of the Olympic Team and rowed the U.S. four in Mexico City. During his years as a student at St. Andrew's, Gardner was involved in many activities and held numerous offices: President VI Form, Dormitory Supervisor, Disciplinary Committee, Honor Committee, Sacristan, Criss-Cross Club, Publications Business Staff, and Yearbook. He was Captain of both the Varsity Football and Wrestling teams and rowed on the Varsity Crew. Presently serving as President of the St. Andrew's Alumni Corporation and Chairman of the Annual Fund for St. Andrew's, Gardner has become one of the School's most active alumni. Gardner is presently serving on the Building Committee, the Development Committee, and the Education Committee for the Board of Trustees. Gardner lives with his wife, Cathryn, and his young daughter in Philadelphia.
Anne C. Butcher, Parent Representative
The Board of Trustees The Rl. Rev. William H. Clark, Bishop of Delaware, Chairman A. Felix duPont, Jr., President Henry N. Herndon, Jr. '48, Secretary Richard C. duPont, Jr. '55 Asst. Secretary Henry H. Silliman, Jr., Treasurer Bulent Atalay, Ph.D. '58 Robert B. Blum William H. Brownlee '44 Anne C. Butcher, Parents Representative Gardner A. Cadwalader '66 Arthur B. Dodge, Jr. '41 Katharine duP. Gahagan Raymond P. Genereaux Walter J. Laird, Jr. Edgar R. Miller, Jr., '47 Allen B. Morgan, Jr. '61 Winthrop deV. Schwab '36 Elizabeth T. Seabrook Richard W. Trapnell III '36 William H. Whyte III '35
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As trustee of The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Anne Butcher is well acquainted with the responsibilities of a school trustee. She chaired their Annual Giving Committee as well as their Community Liaison Committee. Anne has also served as chair of the Philadelphia Neighborhood Garden Association, a pioneer in "urban greening," which went on to get federal funding and a full-time paid staff. As vicepresident of the Rittenhouse Square Flower Market, she helped raise funds for numerous children's charities of Philadelphia. Anne presently serves on the Women's Committee of her local Bryn Mawr Hospital and is a volunteer guide and member of the Women's Committee at the Archaeological/Anthropological Museum at the University of Pennsylvania. An active supporter of St. Andrew's School's Annual Fund, Anne is presently Chair of the Parents Fund and, as such, serves on the Development Committee of the St. Andrew's Board. Anne attended Bradford Junior College in Massachusetts and has continued her studies at Bryn Mawr and the University of Pennsylvania. She and her husband, McBee, have three children, Elizabeth '84, McBee, and Art '88, and live in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.
Thank You to the Additional Contributors to Cocurricular Campaign Mr. & Mrs. John M. Seabrook Mr. & Mrs. Winthrop deV. Schwab '36 Estate of Wayne S. Vetterlein, Jr. '41
Buildings Named For School's Founders and Former Masters St. Andrew's was on a seemingly inexorable march toward "Z". "A" Corridor had led to "B" Corridor and so on and so on until we had reached the bizarre situation where we were calling a lovely, free-standing girls' dormitory "M" Corridor. While a school is an appropriate place to honor letters, many thought our history of naming places was somewhat short on imagination. But there was another reason why the Board formed a committee to consider names for buildings and parts thereof. Schools develop their own mythologies. Hierarchies of "immortals" exist very much as they did on Mt. Olympus. Most schools have their Zeuses and Heras, their Athenas and Apollos and their more local gods of the hearth. These men and women should be honored and remembered. Heroic pasts can sustain and nourish uncertain futures. In addition to Richard W. Trapnell III '36 and Jon O'Brien, who were Co-Chairmen, the Committee formed by the Board of of Trustees consisted of the following alumni and teachers: William H. Amos, Chester E. Baum, Jr. '36, Gardner A. Cadwalader '66, Richard C. duPont, Jr. '55, Henry N. Herndon, Jr. '48, John M. Niles, Alexander Ogilby and Robert H. Stegeman, Jr. Their assignment was challenging, not because of the scarcity of "immortals" or buildings, but because there were so many from the School's past who merited their close attention. In the end, the Committee found itself focusing primarily on two groups: those who were both pioneers and settlers of long duration and those "giants" who were most responsible for the founding of the School. Illustrated are the statements which will appear on bronze plaques in appropriate places in the buildings and on the corridors. In Founders Hall, the plaques to be placed on the corridors, using Sherwood Corridor as an example, will read:
The Main Building FOUNDERS' HALL Named in Memory of the Three Men Whose Faith, Vision and Commitment Founded St. Andrew's School ALEXIS FELIX duPONT, L.H.D. Founder of St. Andrew's School Vice President, Board of Trustees, 1928-1937 THE RIGHT REVEREND PHILIP COOK, D.D. Fourth Bishop of Delaware President, Board of Trustees, 1928-1938 THE REVEREND WALDEN PELL II, M.A., S.T.D. Headmaster, 1929-1957 Pastor and Friend of Generations of St. Andreans Corridors in Founders' Hall, named for the following teachers: A Corridor — Granville Hudson Sherwood IV B Corridoor — Chester Earle Baum, Jr. '36 C Corridor — Howard E. C. Schmolze D Corridor — Garret Coerte Voorhees J Corridor (Old South Dorm) — Francis Richardson Hillier East Dorm — Warner Lewis Fleming The Garth McKINSTRY GARTH Named for THE RIGHT REVEREND ARTHUR R. McKINSTRY, D.D, LL.D Fifth Bishop of Delaware President, Board of Trustees, 1939-1955 Devoted Friend of St. Andrew's School E and F Corridors PELL HALL Named in Memory of THE REVEREND WALDEN PELL II Headmaster, St. Andrew's School 1929-1957 Student Center THE EDITH PELL STUDENT CENTER Names in Loving Memory of EDITH MINTURN BONSAL PELL Wife of the First Headmaster and a Second Mother to St. Andrew's Students from 1930 to 1957
SHERWOOD CORRIDOR Named for Granville Hudson Sherwood IV Master at St. Andrew's 1930-1945 Two final notes. First, Bill Amos had no idea that the science building would be named for him, and Chester Baum had no inkling that B Corridor would be named in his honor. Though both were members of the Committee, the Committee maneuvered around them and only informed Bill and Chester of the recommendations after the Trustees had given their approval. Second, the Ad Hoc Committee wants to publicly acknowledge the significant help given it by the officers of the Alumni Board. Their suggestions and comments were extremely valuable.
The Old Gym THE WILLIAM H. CAMERON GYMNASIUM Named in Memory of "BULL" CAMERON Master at St. Andrew's School from 1931 to 1971 Inspirational Teacher of English and Coach of Wrestling Science Building AMOS HALL Named for William H. Amos Chairman of St. Andrew's School's Science Department 1958-1984 and Inspirational Teacher of Life Sciences from 1947 to 1984 15
New Faculty Fall '84 L. to R.: Dexter Chapin, DyAnn Miller, Mark Green, Tom Heise, Chris Raushenbush, and Ginny Colder.
A. Dexter Chapin "Home again, home again, jigiddy jig." A 1963 graduate of St. Andrew's, Dexter returned to the School to teach life sciences. While a student at SAS, he was a prefect and president of the VI Form. He played varsity soccer and was a co-captain of the team his VI Form year. He also was involved in many extracurricular activities. Dexter received his BA in anthropology and biology from Stanford University and his MA in comparative education/anthropology and his PhD in administration/education and community development from the University of Maryland. During his graduate years, he received two graduate study fellowships from the State of Maryland and a National Science Foundation Biology Grant. His knowledge of his field is exceptional. Over the years, Dexter has worked with sharks and dolphins in Hawaii, has photographed gorillas in Africa and has developed computer technology in Ethiopia. He taught at The American Community School in Addis Ababa and at The American School of Kinshasa, Zaire. For four years he worked with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Most recently, he taught at the Carol Morgan School in the Dominican Republic. Known for his contagious enthusiasm, fine sense of humor and warmth, Dexter is interested in sports, particularly sailing, and is an excellent photographer. He and his wife Karen live with their daughter Forrest in the Annex.
DyAnn Miller "I've found life at SAS to be exciting and busy, and warm—wait until winter term." DyAnn joined the faculty as a study skills and human potential teacher and as a member of our 16
Counseling Center. While completing her masters in counseling at the University of Delaware, she was a career counselor and teaching assistant in the educational studies department. DyAnn has also been an adolescent counselor in two schools and numerous institutions in Delaware and Pennsylvania since 1969. She has been a consultant to the Resource Center and an instructor in a peer counseling training program at the YMCA in Wilmington. DyAnn grew up in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and received her BA in psychology in 1976 and her MC in 1984 from the University of Delaware. She was the recipient of the Pearl and Oscar Bregman Award, an award presented to a graduate student who has demonstrated a mastery of theories, techniques and research associated with excellence as a professional counselor. In her free time, DyAnn enjoys backpacking, downhill and cross-country skiing, sailing and white water rafting. DyAnn and her husband, Rick Stow, live in the Annex.
Mark Green "Kids plus art plus art building equals an explosive St. Andrew's School Renaissance!!" Mark, our resident artist, came to St. Andrew's from the Marian Locks Gallery in Philadelphia where he was the gallery's technical assistant. He was also a drawing and painting instructor in the University of Delaware's continuing education program. At St. Andrew's, Mark teaches the studio art courses. When not in formal classes, he spends numerous hours in the art building. He is available not only to those who take instruction in art, but also to those who wish to pursue an independent project. Mark received his BFA in painting from Washington University's School of Fine Arts in St. Louis and his MFA in 1983 from the
University of Delaware, which he attended on a teaching fellowship. He was the 1983 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the University. He also received the Juror's Award at the "Artscape," Second Annual Juried Exhibition at the Mount Royal Center in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1981, he won the Best of Show Award at the First Annual Juried Show at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts in Wilmington. Recently, two of his paintings were selected for the "National Works on Paper" exhibition at Rutgers University in Camden, New Jersey. Mark lives in the Annex.
Thomas A. Heise "I didn't realize boarding school would be like this." A native of Bloomington, Indiana, Tom graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1984 with an AB in history. A participant in the Language Study Abroad program, he spent the spring of 1982 in Lyons, France. Tom played varsity soccer for four years and was captain of the team his senior year. Selected the MVP his junior year, Tom was named All-Ivy for all four years and in his junior and senior years, he was named All-New England. With his strong interest in traveling, Tom has toured extensively throughout North America, Scandinavia and eastern and western Europe. A sports enthusiast, Tom enjoys soccer, basketball, racquetball, hiking, backpacking, and running. When not on the go, he enjoys reading. At St. Andrew's Tom teaches history and coaches soccer and basketball. He lives in Founders' Hall, where he supervises IV Form boys.
Christine A. Raushenbush "I am enjoying my first year; the kids are terrific." A 1984 graduate of Kenyon College with a BA in English, Chris also spent two years in undergraduate work at Mount Holyoke College, where she participated in the Twelve-College Exchange Program at Bowdoin. An excellent field hockey player throughout her college years, Chris captained her Kenyon team during her senior year and led her team in goals scored during both her junior and senior years. Having grown up in Colorado, Chris is a backpacking enthusiast as well as a skier. She enjoys art as both an observer and a practitioner and gets great pleasure out of the theatre, especially musical theatre and dance. At St. Andrew's, Chris teaches English, coaches field hockey, squash and tennis. She lives in Founders' Hall and helps to supervise the IV Form girls in East Hall.
Virginia L. Golder "The students are part of what makes teaching at St. Andrew's an exciting experience; they're enthusiastic, bright and incredibly talented." Born in New Jersey and raised in California, Ginny returned east for her high school and college education. A high honors and cum laude graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School, she is familiar with boarding school life. Ginny joined St. Andrew's after graduating from Brown University with an AB degree in applied mathematics. While attending Brown, Ginny rowed for four years and was crew captain her senior year. Before becoming a crew addict, she was an AllAmerican swimmer in high school and competed in California for several years. Besides water sports, Ginny enjoys bicycling and spent the summer after college graduation bicycling through Europe. In addition to teaching math and coaching our women's crew, Ginny is an assistant volleyball coach and supervises winter weight training. She lives in Pell Hall, where she supervises III Form girls.
Conference Coach of the Year Tad Roach has had a four-year record of 44-9-6 with three Conference Championships (1981, 1982, 1984), one State Championship (1981) and this year led his team to second place in the States. 17
NOTEWORTHY SAS Faculty Members Wed After Meeting and Teaching Together at SAS
Coaching triumphs for Blackburn Hughes
Students, faculty and friends gathered last summer for the happy occasion of the wedding of the former Susan Strater to Donald Cameron. Susan had come to SAS in 1981 as a recent graduate of Harvard to teach biology and Don, from Cincinnati in 1982, where he was Chairman of the Math Department at the Seven Hills School.
Former St. Andrew's tennis players will be delighted but not surprised to learn of Blackburn Hughes' recent coaching citations. He was voted South Carolina school tennis coach of 1983, and the 1984 District Three (representing seven southern states) coach of the year. The two combined honors made Blackburn one of the top seven tennis coaches in the U.S.A.
Mark O'Brien Author & Businessman
"The Nation's Business", "Philadelphia Business Journal" and "Rodale Press".
The MBA Answer Book, by Mark O'Brien, tells how to decide whether to go to a graduate school, how to pick the one to go to and how to get the most out of it if you do. Then it reduces the job search to something that still may not be easy, but is at least understandable. "You can't have a fishing expedition looking for a job. You have to know what you're looking for. You can make the product; you can sell the product; or you can add up the figures at the end of the day" says Mark. After leaving St. Andrew's, where Mark taught history and economics and Elizabeth taught biology and zoology, the O'Briens returned to Philadelphia in 1979 to the Wharton School where Mark taught economics to freshmen and worked in the placement office. He is now an investment adviser at Brown Bros. Harriman in Philadelphia and has written for "Business Week",
Stuyvie Peil Rows to Victory
Those who were able to attend the wedding in Little Compton, Rhode Island, were: (from L to R) Stephanie Jones '84, Lou O'Brien '84, Anne Morton '84, Ashton Richards 78, Marc Cheban, Jay Blum '84, Chet Halka, Bill Amos, Eliza Manegold '85, Cathy Amos, Jon O'Brien, Sandy Ogilby, Jenny O'Brien and Hoover Sutton. Sandy Ogilby served as one of the officiants.
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We would like to share the following note, received from John Cook '45, Oak Ridge, Tenn.: "Yesterday in Oak Ridge, I had a very enjoyable experience. On the edge of town is a straight section of the river system that makes up the TVA and recently it has been developed as a rowing course. Not the least of its virtues is that the local rowing association can arrange with the TVA to control the water flow 20 miles upstream to keep the current low on racing days. On September 8 and 9 the 1984 National Master's Championships were held, sponsored by the U.S. Rowing Association and the National Women's Rowing Association. The hero of the 52 age group was Stuyvie Pell. He was entered in four events, singles and doubles, and won all of them including the Grand Master's Singles.
Why Can't Overcoming Men's Fear Men of Intimacy: Open Up? ; .-•" ' .-"'•' .-'
St. Andreans gather for Head-of-the Charles
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Alumni Author Steven Naifeh 70 Why can't men open up? Overcoming men's fear of intimacy by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith, Mar. 1984. (256 p.) Clarkson N. Potter, $12.95. For years women have been bothered by men's reticence and, despite social advances made by the feminist movement, still seem unable to pry men out of what appears to be a self-imposed silence. Authors Naifeh and Smith break this silence with their absorbing study exploring the causes and consequences of men's inability to "open up" even in intimate relationships. Citing ingrained cultural habits and perceptions of what makes a man a man, the authors offer firsthand impressions of how our social fabric needs rearranging. They also argue convincingly that women, too, despite their grievances, comply with the culture to keep men "closed." While this book is aimed primarily at women and instructs them in how better to understand and relate to men, it has even more to teach men about why they often are unable to communicate expressively with women and with each other. A marvelously clear interfusion of insight, opinion, and expert advice. Reprinted from Booklist, Feb. 15, 1984, p. 833.
Spectators on the banks of the Charles River included Rusty Capers '63 and Gib Metcalf 71.
High spirits and brilliant October weather combined for a gala Sunday afternoon at the Headof-the-Charles Regatta in Boston. Over 75 alumni, parents, former faculty and friends gathered with Dave and Ellie Washburn for watching, picnicking and socializing at this largest one-day regatta in the world. Although St. Andrew's does not compete in the event, SAS alumni were racing for Princeton, Penn, Connecticut College, Syracuse and the Master's Singles race. Six of our competitors had rowed at Henley in '71 and '83; and Pete Washburn '68, coach of the Andover men's crew, and Bob Moss, Jr., former faculty member now coaching the women's crew at Andover, had boats in the competition. The Regatta provided a splendid opportunity for St. Andreans to get together, while enjoying some spectacular rowing.
Some of the recent SAS grads who gathered for a group picture at the regatta are from L. to R.: Scott Zweifach '81, Eddie Chang '83, Alan Aikens '84, Guest, Jay Blum '84, Beth Williams '84, Dan Del Sobral '84, Bonnie Hillman '84 and David McNaughton '84.
Steven Naifeh has collaborated with Gregory Smith on numerous books and articles over the past eight years, The Best Lawyers in America and (with Michael Morgenstern) How to Make Love to a Woman. They bring an unusually broad scope of interests and experience to this perceptive self-help book. Naifeh is a graduate of Harvard Law School; and most recently, he has done graduate work in fine arts at Harvard University. Naifeh and Smith are currently at work on a biography of Jackson Pollock. 19
Alumni/ae Leaders Workshop The 1984 Class Agents Workshop on September 28-29 brought to campus alumni/ae leaders from several states and spanning several generations of SAS classes. A Friday evening reception and dinner were held in conjunction with the members of the Alumni Board (assembled for their fall meeting). On Saturday morning, the Class Agents met with current SAS students to share their varying perspectives on the School before gathering in the Development Office to discuss plans for the 1984-85 Annual Fund for St. Andrew's.
Alumni/ae and guests join faculty for a reception in the School's new Studio Arts facility (the old laundry building).
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Marijke van Buchem (center) discusses some of her students' pottery projects with Class Agents Jill Phillips '83 and Jay Kinahan '43.
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Headmaster Jon O 'Brien addresses Class Agents and Alumni Board members following the Friday night dinner.
The old and the new: alumni and students meet to discuss the SAS of today— and yesterday.
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Getting down to business: Class Agents meet with Bonnie McBride, Director of the Annual Fund, to go over strategies for the 1984-85 fund drive.
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ANNUAL FUND NOTEBOOK
aims to raise $150,000 in unrestricted gifts to the School. That goal, if met, would provide 4.5% of feSchool. Annual Fund dollars help to support a wide range of the School's programs: from scholarship aid, faculty salaries, and guest speakers to the nuts and bolts of routine dormitory maintenance and repair, etc. To reach its goal, the Fund will need to sustain the momentum gathered last year, when gifts to the Annual Fund increased some 23%. The Board of Trustees has committed itself to raising a significant percentage of the $150,000 goal and looks for similar strong support from the School's other constituencies: alumni/ae, parents, parents of former students, and friends. Leadership positions--tnrtaiBi~'1984"-85 Annual Fund for St. Andrew's include Gardner A. Cadwalader '66, Alumni Chair; Anne C. Butcher, mother of Elizabeth '84 and Art '88, Parent Chair; and the Reverend F. Lee Richards, father of Ashton '78 and Martha '80, Chair of the Parents of Former Stu£ente^ Trustee giving to the Annual Fund. By now, all members of thejSLAndrew's family s^ individuals regarding a gift to the 1984-85 Annual Fund! Over 1,000 U.S. corporations make matching gifts to colieges an(i universrt jjow, ever, less than half of these, 436, also match gifts to independent elementary and secondary schools. Tellingly, only 4% of the gifts to St. Andrew's in the 1983-84 fund year were matched by gifts from the donors' companies. The Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has launched an initiative to encourage corporations to expand their Matching Gift Programs to include independent schools, with the goal of raising the number of participating corporations to 500 by the end of 1985. In the meantime, St. Andrew'surges all deners to take advantag matching gift programs available to them—and to contact the School with any suggestions of corporations that might be receptive to the Matching Gift
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St. Andrew's looks to the 1985 Reunion Classes (classes ending in a "0"or........''5") to provide leadership in alum ing to the 1984-85 Annual Fund. Every five years, as an alumnus/a observes a class reunion, he or she is asked to makea^^s-t-r^^ and do something extra for the alma mater in honor of the Reunion. The challenge to each Reunion Class is to better The gift made by a previous Reunion Class of that vintage; This year's Reunion Classes and their goals are as follows: Current Reunion Reunion Previous High Tear Classes 5th 1980 $ 383 1,4m lO^t^ 19*5 15th 1970 885 20th 1965 2,855 25th 1960 10,000 30th 1955 4,115 35th 1950 2,100 40th 1945 3,200 45th 1940 2,140 50th 1,140 1935 * Rounded up to the ne<irest $100
GivenBy Class of '79 Classof '74 Class of '67 Class of '62 Class of '57 Class of '52 Class of '48 Class of '44 Class of '39 Class of '34
New Goal* $ 400 1,500 900 2,900 10,100 4,200 2,200 3,300 2,200 1,200
Again this year, the members of college-age classes will be competing in the college-age participation contest of the Annual Fund.The winner is based u^ ticipation by the class, rather than on the $ amount raised. This is the last chance for the other college-age classes to take a shot at the Class of '81, which has won the contest each of the past three years. Is '81 up to the challenge of it Your in a
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Alumni Board President To Fellow St. Andreans, The Alumni Board is reaching out in new directions to promote interest in the areas of admissions and fund raising and to foster closer relations between the alumni/ae and the School. To this end, we are working more directly with the Admissions and Development Offices, and take much of our lead from them. With this approach in mind, we voted at the fall Board meeting to support and participate in specific programs. • Area dinners in Washington, D.C., the Lower Eastern Shore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington will be hosted by individual members of the Board. • A "Career Evening," in lieu of the winter Board meeting, will feature an interchange between the older students and Board members concerning representative professions. We hope to strengthen this concept in the future by drawing on the wide variety of professions represented in the general alumni/ae body. • Along with other area volunteers, we plan to assist at the spring Telethons scheduled for Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. • We will host the second annual VI Form dinner in May. The dinner is not only a great deal of fun, but also provides the graduating seniors with a sense of participation in a much larger group of men and women who continue to support St. Andrew's. • The Board will continue to generate enthusiasm for the five-year June reunion concept.
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The last three years have seen a transformation in the reunion format which has been well-received, as indicated by the number of returning class members and the comments on post-reunion questionnaires. Many people have asked me how they can assist the School when distance is prohibitive or involvement with SAS has been minimal. Everyone can help in two very important ways. First, they can identify intelligent, creative and talented young people who may be interested in St. Andrew's. In this way, each alumnus/a can be an extension of the Admissions Office. There is immense satisfaction to be gained from directing a qualified student toward St. Andrew's, and the process is certainly beneficial to the candidate and the School. The second means of participation is through the Annual Fund. My letter in October explained how vital our support is to the School, and I again urge everyone to contribute generously to the 1984-85 Annual Fund. In summary, St. Andrew's is asking the alumni/ae body for help, and we are repositioning the Alumni Board to provide avenues for that support through both direct involvement and extended association.
Gardner A. Cadwalader Alumni Board President
News of the Alumni Gardner Cadwalader and Randy Brinton describe an alumni association that justifies the hard work and frustrations experienced by some of the pioneers in that organization." "I hereby volunteer for duty on the 50th anniversary committee for the class of '36." Thomas M. Longcope III 40A Marsh Harbor Beaufort, SC 29902 GENUINE APPRECIATION to the many class agents who responded to our appeal for class news. Without their efforts, these pages would be virtually empty. With their commitment, the Alumni News section becomes an effective way of keeping the members of a class in touch with one another. On behalf of the School which is eager to maintain contact with the SAS alumnilae, and on behalf of your classmates who enjoy reading the news of fellow St. Andreans, sincere thanks. Christa Richter Alumni News Editor
A lovely fall day brought a visit from Tom Longcope, as he traveled back to South Carolina after summering in Maine.
months in England, Jessie and I walked 483 miles, going from Lands End in Cornwall to Birmingham. We backpacked and stayed at Bed and Breakfasts or hostels, had a glorious time and got lots of exercise. We took a side trip on the train down to Winchelsea in Sussex to stay with "Doc" Miller Ferguson, who is now 86 years old. Doc, school nurse at SAS from the founding of the School in 1929 until the mid-50's, is still spry; and we had a great time laughing over old times. Her address is Cleveland Cottage, Friar's Rd., Winchelsea, E. Sussex TN 36.4ED—she would love to hear from any of her old boys!"
jy Frank E. Williams 19 Williams Street Rockville, MD 20850 Last summer Sissy and Frank Williams signed on for a special cruise in the Alaskan waters. The small ship (about 60 passengers) was able to enter waters impossible for a large vessel, and the passengers could go ashore in a dinghy to explore.
FORTY-FIFTH REUNION Francis J. Townsend, Jr. Route 1 Ocean City, MD 21842 Despite the heat, which the School could not control, our class members who returned for the 50th reunion in June enjoyed a time of fellowship and reminiscence. Those attending: Virginia and Bob Orr, Lillian and Frank Townsend, Phil Patterson, Ed Trippe, and Jerry Niles. Frank Townsend is still practicing general medicine in Ocean City, working three days a week and hunting and fishing on the other days.
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William C. Sibert 2028 Albert Circle Wilmington, NC 28403
Last summer, Peter Brown sent us a lot of information on a small postcard: "China trip to negotiate hotel and recreation projects.... hit typhoon in Hong K o n g . . . . flew to Shanghai and Beijing as guests of Chinese government.... constant round of banquets, 14-15 c o u r s e s . . . . toured Forbidden City this a f t e r n o o n . . . . love China and its 1.003 billion people." After preparing energetically for a year, Bill Sibert and his wife Jessie made a fascinating journey on foot from one end of England to the other. In a recent letter, Bill wrote: "During our three
OO Franklin Hawkins 4502 North Dittmar Street Arlington, VA 22207 Our turn is coming up! Make some plans, put forth an effort, and do try to get back to SAS for the 50th reunion, June 14, 15, 16. Holly Whyte is still receiving recognition as an "urban sociologist". He was honored last year when New York City's Mayor Koch presented him with the Doris C. Freedman Award, given annually for work that greatly enriches the public environment of the city. 36
William B. Evans 106 Walnut Lane Elkton, MD 21921
As class advisor to the classes of '49 and '54, Ches Baum returned for the June reunion weekend; and how we all enjoyed seeing him and Phebe Ann. A few of his thoughts: "Next time just arrange meteorological matters more carefully." "I enjoyed seeing old friends, summoning up remembrances of things past, observing the obviously healthy state of the School, listening to
Jessie and Bill Sibert '40 pause to pose, on their backpacking trip through England.
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Jonathan S. Wilford, Jr. P.O. Box 953 Easton, MD 21601
As of last July, Weston Fenhagen has a permanent address at 409 Lakeshore Lane, Chapel Hill, NC 27514. He is working out of Washington, D.C. as senior inspector for the USIA, but spends as much time as possible with his family in Chapel Hill, where he graduated in 1946 from the University of North Carolina. After 25 years with The Episcopalian, Henry McCorkle has retired as editor-publisher. As founder of the publication in 1960, Henry "converted, cajoled, and sold" to push the publication's circulation from 75,000 to a high of over 300,000—the largest number of Episcopalians ever reached by any publication in the Church's history. Now, after a busy summer when the McCorkles sold their Swarthmore, Penna. home and saw a son and a daughter married, Henry and Jody are settled into their new home in Brunswick, Maine. John Kinahan 3215 Fordham Road Wilmington, DE 19807
Bill Sibert '40 with former SAS school nurse Margaret Miller Ferguson, in Winchelsea, England.
Some welcome news from Morgan MacDonald: "This past summer Sally, my wife of thirty four years, and I visited our son, Morgan III, in Puerto Rico where he operates a boat repair business. Our twins, Hugh and Andrew, live locally; and I take delight in photographing their children—six of them in all. Our daughter Ann is working in
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Digging into the Delaware crab dinner at the June Reunion are Stephen Price '49, Constantine '49 and Helen Tonian.
The following quote from Stephen Price's letter expresses our collective feelings: "Never have I been prouder of St. Andrew's nor prouder to be a St. Andrean. This past weekend at the school was a revelation to me as well as an incredibly powerful awakening of what my classmate, Phil Johnson, defined as a combination of nostalgia and roots. But it was more than that. I realize that, after thirty-five years, a certain amount of that kind of feeling is to be expected, but what was unexpected was the strength and depth of it. Even Dee felt it, and she had never laid eyes on the place before nor had she gotten much of a sense of St. Andrew's from me. Her only criticism was that there are not enough women on the faculty. In spite of that, I know that St. Andrew's is a far better school today than it was when I graduated in 1949. . . .and it's going to get even better. . . . " Tampa, Florida. I am in the final stages of a career at NCR Corporation where much of my time is spent researching and writing speeches, the interest in writing stimulated by my association with Bill Cameron. St. Andrew's has always been much in my thoughts and continues to be. Sally and I both wish Dayton and Middletown were closer together so an occasional visit would be possible."
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FORTIETH REUNION 45 James A. Bacon 1310 Cloncurry Road Norfolk, VA 23505 News from class members is not exactly pouring in, but we're sure you are all saving up your experiences to share during reunion weekend, June 14, 15, 16! Make your plans now to be a part of the festivities. '46 David O. Bellis 8208 Wahly Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 After teaching the deaf for 17 years and being retired for five, Mark Reeve has rejoined the ranks of the employed. Since last fall he has been sales manager for Sonic Alert, a company that makes signaling systems for the deaf. '48 David S. Humphries, M.D. 2119 Ferndiff Road Charlotte, NC We were delighted to have Jeanette and Dave Humphries on campus last fall. Traveling up from North Carolina, they attended the class agent workshop and Alumni Day, "enjoying all of the festivities thoroughly."
'49 It was great to see them at r e u n i o n . . . . Ed Fielding, Ginny and Wes Martin, Judge McWhorter, Charlotte and Jack Perry, Helen and Tony Tonian, Phil Johnson and Phil's brother Will '52, Dee and Stephen Price. The Tonians, traveling from Caracas, Venezuela, came the greatest distance to the June Reunion weekend.
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John Carpender '47 named advertising firm president "I decided I needed a strong marketing executive with a combination of senior account management and strong client experience. It took me four months to find the right man." And the right man was John Carpender '47, announced Warren Pfaff, chairman of Warren Pfaff, Inc., a New York advertising agency. Before joining the Pfaff agency, John was senior vice president and advertising director at Caravatt Communications in New York; and he has been senior vice president of marketing services at the W.E. Long Company, a cooperative association of baking companies; director of marketing at Abbott Laboratories, maker of such things as Selsun Blue and Murine; and has been associated with Chesebrough-Pond's and Revlon. A combined love of advertising and experience have made John comfortable in the Pfaff penthouse offices on Madison Avenue.
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O. Wells Foster Box 3537 Wilmington, DE 19807
Out of the snow belt, without a doubt! After six years in Buffalo, Arthur Partridge is now in Saudi Arabia as Manager, Projects Division, with Westinghouse. Jack Keller has been named director of brewery operations for the Miller Brewing Company, in Milwaukee. Resident managers from all six Miller breweries will now report to Jack in this newly created position. '51 David C. Bryan Wye Island Queenstown, MD 21658 Dave Barroll has been elected a director of the Chestertown Bank of Maryland. '52 Theodore L. Hill, Jr. 12 South Valley Road Paoli, PA 19301 The Academy of Dentistry's prestigious Fellowship Award was presented to Ted Hill during a special ceremony at AGD's annual meeting last July. To earn this award, a member must complete more than 500 hours of continuing education within ten years. Ted is a part-time clinical instructor in operative dentistry at Temple University, Philadelphia, and is on the staff at Suburban General Hospital. He is a member of the Chester Delaware County Dental Society as secretary, the Academy of Stomotology as secretary, the Main Line Dental Society, the American Dental Association, the Northeast Gnathological Society and the Pennsylvania AGD. Perhaps all of this explains why we don't see Ted as often as we would wish! '53 William D. Luke, Jr. P.O. Box 323 Yorklyn, DE 19736 Among his many activities, Bill Luke continues an intense interest in his two horses, an open jumper and a hunter, which he rides from the Vicmead Hunt Club.
Members of the class of '54 at the June Reunion.
G. Jeremy Cummin 233 Radnor Road Wayne, PA 19087
beautifully. Tony Clark still plays a strong game of tennis; Norris Battin came the greatest distance, flying in with his lovely wife Susan from Los Angeles; Bill Barnett did it the hard way, driving the distance from Jacksonville, Fla. Max had to leave on Saturday afternoon due to pressing matters at the Pentagon, but he was determined to get over, and did for a good part of the reunion. We missed all who were not able to be on hand; prayers were said for you and for Neil, Peter, and Rod during the Sunday chapel service. On to our 35th in '89!" George Baxter
Norris Haselton '54 (left), working for the Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, saw Julien LeCompte '52 off on a cruise in good style.
"For those members of the class who could not make it for our 30th reunion, you missed a wonderful occasion. SAS never looked better. The Alumni Office, Jon and Joan O'Brien, Dave and Ellie Washburn, and a host of others did a magnificent job making all of us so welcome. Those who returned: Max Alston, Ian Maclnnes, Bill Barnett, Phebe Ann and Ches Baum, Susan and Norris Battin, Claire Thran and Norris Haselton, George Baxter. Some highlights of the weekend: an early morning jog Saturday—Ches and Ian ran out to Fieldsboro and back (six miles), then Ian took off with [me] to Pratt's Hatchery; [I] came back and Ian went on through Middletown and then returned to SAS! How about that, and how about Ches Baum! Great shape. My son George was a participant in a military vehicles collectors club meet at Kippy duPont's '55 airfield in Middletown. He won the blue with his restored '41 jeep, and came back to SAS for the Saturday afternoon and evening festivities. The temperatures were in the 90's all weekend; other than this unusual heat wave, everything went
Where are you, class of '55? Let's hope you're saving up all the news for June Reunion weekend, and that all of you are making plans to attend the 30th.
Reunion class agent George Baxter '54 meets one of the Chesapeake Bay's finest.
The Hindle family—Dave '58, Jill, Marcia, Desh '85 and Mike '88—captured in a gleeful moment by a photographer for the Delaware Today magazine.
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David D. Thombs, M.D. 3508 Hampton Ave. Nashville, TN 37215
'57 William S. Wood 202 Royalview Drive West Chester, PA 19380 Tom Rightmyer attended the Leadership Academy for New Directions during June of 1984. LAND provides continuing education for clergy in small parishes. In an effort to assist Fisk University, flagship of Black colleges which has been in acute financial condition and has other problems which were identified by a Federal Task Force, George Brakeley has been asked to serve on an advisory board to aid the University. A letter to George from The White House states: "On behalf of President Reagan I am writing to ask you to serve on the Board of Advisors for Fisk University. Your achievements and reputation for excellence are ones that he believes would contribute greatly to the work that needs to occur at Fisk."
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Warner W. Price III R.R. 1, Box 337-F Yarmouth, ME 04096
They trekked from various locations, and obviously made a real effort to attend the 25th reunion. From such places as Kansas, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Maine, Massachusetts, Bermuda and states nearby came the following: Liz and Andy Adams, Ruth and Coleman Brown, Rosemary and Bob Craighill, Eric Godshalk, Mary and Phil Goiran, Joyce and Will Grubb, Marie and Hunter Harris, Noela and Arthur Haycock, Tina and Bill Helm, Marcia and Richard Hutton, Bonnie and John Jaeger, Ginger and Ran Marshall, Warner Price and Holland van Valkenburg. Wrote Warner Price, "Besides getting to see old friends, the reunion weekend is a chance to renew the feeling of being part of the SAS community and of reliving the SAS experience, and all of the long-term and valuable lessons that means." And from Phil Goiran, "I didn't expect to see as many of my classmates as I did, and I didn't expect them to be so similar to what they were 25 years ago."
In Memorium Peter Frederick Von Starck '59 died in his home in Center City, Philadelphia in June, 1984. He was the owner of La Panetiere, a haute cuisine restaurant. Educated at Episcopal Academy, St. Andrew's and Trinity College, he received a fine arts degree from Yale. Peter learned his trade in France, managed restaurants in Philadelphia and the Bahamas, and worked in several three-star restaurants in Southern France. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ernest Von Starck and a brother, Eric. The Philadelphia Inquirer described him as "a gracious man with an aristocratic voice." John Fillingame, a food service employee for St. Andrew's from 1964 until his retirement in 1979, died September 21, 1984.
TWENTY-FIFTH REUNION '60 Carl B. Bear 5263 Cimmeron Drive Bozeman, MT 59715 A professor of Spanish at the University of Pittsburgh, John Beverley's books on Spanish literature have been published in Spain. The big 25 is coming up in J u n e . . . . make your plans to a t t e n d . . . . call a classmate or two. . . .come on back!
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Bill Amos and Andy Adams '59 point out that Arthur Haycock '59 is not in "Haycock" at the very warm June Reunion. It was Arthur Haycock who first proposed the informal classroom dress for the warm School months.
'61 Charles E. Hance Hollow Brook Road Pottersville, NJ O7979 John M. Pinney 505 Potomac Valley Drive Ft. Washington, MD 2V744 Howard Snyder, associate director of the division of urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, spent over a week in North Africa during October. We quote the following: "The trip turned out to be one of the most interesting adventures I have had in a long time. After a relatively standard medical meeting, the Algerian government took a group of seven of us back into the middle of the Sahara Desert to visit a very interesting region with spectacular geological formations as well as primitive paintings. It really turned out to be an adventure equal to one of Indiana Jones's!" Donna Cantor and John Pinney were married last June at historic Oxon Hill Manor, Oxon Hill, Maryland. '62 Richard P. Baer HI Box 426 Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948 In August of '84, Bill Stevenson, Jim Beverly and assorted families met and rehashed old times at the home of Richard Baer in Kill Devil Hills, NC. Bill is leaving the World Bank in Washington, D.C. and is moving to San Francisco to take a position with the Bechtel Corp. Jim is the Director of Admissions and soccer coach at the Palmer School in South Miami, Fla.; and Richard has recently sold his grocery store and is now looking for a way to make an honest living. Jud Bennett is still a Delaware River pilot and renovates old houses in Lewes, Del. in his spare time. John Pinner has given up the commodities market and is a general contractor in Atlanta. He and his wife, Diana, are just recently married. Working with a data processing firm in the Philadelphia area, Mike Leary said he had to quite coaching tennis because ". . .it was all fun, and no mon." John Craighill was appointed commander of the U.S.S. Aylwin at December ceremonies in Charleston, S.C.
'63 William Pfeifer III 1760 Unionville-Wawaset Rd. West Chester, PA 19380 Dick Crawford and Kent Hughes found time to meet for dinner in New York last June. Kent is a very busy investment banker with Shearson-American Express; Dick is the director of strategic planning for the consumer banking division of the Dean Witter Financial Services Group and its subsidiary in California, Sears Savings Bank. He is helping to plan Sears' expansion into financial services. Serving his second year on the Board of Public Works, Lewes, Delaware, Dick Buckaloo is also on the board of directors of the Delaware River Pilots' Association. Kirk Varnedoe was one of a group of distinguished speakers invited to lecture at the Whitney Museum of American Art. The occasion provided the opportunity to present new insights into American art and to reassess the role of the visual arts in our society. Kirk, associate professor of fine arts at the New York University Institute of Fine Arts, was recently named one of the 25 winners of a MacArthur Foundation grant. Candidates are not told they are under consideration, and may use the money for any purpose, without having to report progress or complete projects. 64
Randolph Brinton 24 Dunkirk Rd. Baltimore, MD 21212 Barry Sabloff 994 Spruce Street Winnetka, IL 60093
In spite of torrid temperatures, we had a "cool" time at the June reunion, and those who were able to return enjoyed renewing old friendships. It was really grand to see Randy Brinton, Suzanne and Al Day, Diane and Tom Lackey, Marcia and Dan Moore, Helen and Steve Ockenden, Harry Parker, Susan and John Parrish, Anne and Barry Sabloff, Vicki and Blair Turner, Andrea and Warren Hoffecker, Curt Coward, and Rick Spies. You will be interested in the following message, in part, from Blackburn Hughes who was unable to return last June: "I remember with affection
Together for a reunion from the class of '64; Dick Spies, Blair Turner, Tom Lackey and Curt Coward.
many of the best times of my life during my tenure at St. Andrew's. And I am very proud of all the School is doing now. I trust that a large delegation of tennis players will have an opportunity to play over the weekend." They did, indeed, along with some very spirited Softball. Mike Moseley, in pediatric practice in a small town one mile from the Canadian border, wrote that he could not make the reunion because their third child was expectedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;no further news on that score. Mike mentioned that they have two beef cows, one breed sow and 100 chickens!
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O. Lee Tawes 5 Stornowaye Chappaqua, NY 10514
London Wainwright has a new release, / Wanna be on MTV, which he sang on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show" last summer.
DO George B. Smith 1209 Heather Lane Wilmington, DE 19803 Eleanor Haydock and Andy Parrish were married last June in Dedham, Mass., and are now living in Miami, Fla.
'67 Henry Ridgely, a civil and criminal lawyer from Dover, Del. who has been a Senate attorney for four years, has been appointed Judge for the Superior Court bench. Josephine and Bill Amos had a baby boy, David McQuiston, born on October 17. And as though one grandchild during the month wasn't enough for the Amoses, see class notes of '74 for further additions! DO Christopher L. Milner 4606 Lemon Tree Lane Garland, TX 75043 Marshall Thompson wrote that he had spent a most enjoyable week with Carl Slocomb and family at the Delaware shore, with a side trip to Washington, D.C.
A letter from Bill Tucker has brought us up to date: "The last four years have been full of excitement and change. After leaving New York City and the Morgan Bank at the end of 1979, my wife Pern Covington and I moved to Barrington, R.I. I took a position as senior vice-president and head of the newly created International Banking Group at Old Stone Bank in Providence, while Pern joined Fleet National Bank where she is now senior vice-president and head of the U.S. Banking Department. At the end of 1982, I left Old Stone and, after nearly 12 years in banking, decided to change focus and become a management consultant. I joined McKinsey and Co. and have never worked harder, nor enjoyed it as much. As you can see from the letterhead (Hong Kong), I still spend a lot of time travelling abroad. The truly important news, however, is that on August 17, 1983, Pern gave birth to our first child, a blueeyed gem of a daughter named Aubrey Wyatt Tucker." Corky Schoonover's band, Skip Castro, has produced its third album. Called Fast Break, the new release is available through Midnight Records. '69 Charles E. Kolb 3829 Davis Place, N.W., #5 Washington, DC 45373 During the past years since graduating from SAS, Lloyd Gold has taught Southern literature for City University and creative writing for Adelphi University, both in New York, where he resides. A writer of Southern literature under the nom de plume "Ashby", Lloyd expresses the hope that more St. Andrew's graduates venture further South and attend his alma mater, Vanderbilt, ". . .undoubtedly one of the great world class centers of academia."
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'70 William H. Barney 1710 Peters Road I Troy, OH 45373 For the past two years, Bruce Moseley has been registrar at the Gallery Association of New York State, a non-profit, cooperative museum-service organization. According to Bill Strong, experience on the Cardinal and the now-defunct Noxontown Underground Occasional has proved invaluable! Bill is Statehouse bureau chief for the Associated Press in Springfield, 111. He and his wife Penny had a baby daughter, Cecily, last February; and their son, Nathaniel, is now four. '71 Charles H. Shorley 4100 Coastal Highway Ocean City, MD 21842
Members of the class of '64 learning how to eat steamed crabs at the June reunion.
Joe Pistell, Gardner Rogers and Rob Seyffert were among the ushers at the wedding of Peter Hildick-Smith and Beth Kaplan, last May in New York City. Beth is a regional coordinator for the Disney Channel in Chicago; and Peter, with an M.B.A. in marketing from Wharton, is a brand
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manager for new products at Quaker Oats in Chicago. Andy Washburn, crew coach at Pomfret School, and his wife Cathy spent three weeks in England last June as the crew competed in three major regattas. Pomfret won the Marlow and Reading competitions; and while they were eliminated at Henley, the crew had experienced the thrill of rowing with the best in the world. "Townie" Townsend is at present director of the intensive care unit at the Wyman Park Hospital in Baltimore. His specialty is internal medicine. It's twice as much joy for Gib Metcalf and his wife Rebecca Winborn. Twin sons, Simon and Calvin, were born on November 1. 72
R. Stewart Barroll P.O. Box 194 Chestertown, MD 21620 Philip W. Hoon P.O. Box 180 Chestertown, MD 21620
Martha Fountain and Jack Maull were married last April in Albany, Ga. Both Martha and Jack are graduates of the Emory University School of Medicine, and they are now practicing in Cleveland, Tenn.
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and is enjoying civilian life. "I never realized all that I had been missing." Henry Richards, a physician in Baltimore, spends weekends at the Kent and Queen Anne Hospital in Chestertown, Md., where he works in the emergency room and has full hospital privileges. 14 F. Joseph Hickman Route 1, Box 683 Chestertown, MD 21620 The following items are passed along to you entirely (almost) unedited. The Alumni Office is particularly grateful to Marianne and Joe Hickman for all of this news which allows your class members to keep in touch with one another. Since I missed most of the reunion weekend, I must rely on some information from others. Dave Hatton wrote a note on his flight home to Detroit, where he is working in data processing for General Motors. "Deeds" mentioned 74's domination of the Softball games with the masterful pitching of John Eisenbrey and Paul Nelson, and the timely hitting of Mr. Softball Greg Vink and Tom Berrigan. The two questions Dave had on his flight back to Michigan were, "Where was Bruce Taylor?". . .and. . ."Will the class of '74 ever be invited back?" (yesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;ed.) Marshall Barroll was recently seen goose hunting in Chestertown. With his shot, I don't know how he can fly those KC-135's out of Loring AFB in Maine. Tom Berrigan is working as a systems engineer for IBM in Oklahoma City, Russ Boyle has left the high pressure executive world to pursue an MBA at Harvard Business School, and C.J. Carroll is working for a water treatment company in Dover, Del. President of Bear Industries, a sprinkler engineering company in Newark, Del., John Eisenbrey rows with the Wilmington Rowing Club when Sue lets him out. When the University of South Carolina Gamecocks play for the national football championship,
Lyles Glenn will be in the stands rooting vigorously. This eternal optimist is a lawyer in Columbia, S. Carolina. Having resurfaced in Washington, D.C., Don Harting is working for a Chinese business newsletter; and Henry Hauptfuhrer, a chemist in Philadelphia, is active with the Wilmington Rowing Club. Eric Howard is a lawyer in Wilmington, Del. Playing rugby in the area, he gets to knock heads with Jack Schreppler in the courtroom and on the "pitch". In the still-studying department: Matt Kramer received a PhD in psychology from Penn State and is doing post-doctorate work at the University of Michigan; Bill Ku is working toward an M.D. at Georgetown Medical School, and sees Greg Vink and Kevin Flaherty fairly regularly; Pete Miller is working on his PhD in marine ecology at the University of Connecticut at Mystic. Pete did a complete study of Noxontown Pond during reunion weekend, Budweiser in hand. We understand that John Mincks, practicing medicine in Michigan, needs a good doctor for his new daughter! Paul Nelson, who led the class of '74 to its jubilant softball victory at the 10th reunion with his famous "scroogie", teaches science and computer science and coaches varsity soccer at the Storm King School in Cornwall-on-Hudson. He and his wife Lisi serve as dorm parents and share the job of raising their two basset hounds. Bob Rementer, a golf pro in Denton, Md., took enough winter breaks to have two daughters. Jim Ryan is working in the personnel department of Deltech Engineering in New Castle, Del., and is living in nearby Newark. He and Jack Schreppler play rugby in the area. Jack, a lawyer in Wilmington, also rows with the Wilmington Rowing Club. Ned Sibert, who received a PhD in chemical physics at the University of Colorado, has been at Oxford and should be back in the States by the time you read this. Ned says he will look for a job when Pete Miller and Greg Vink do.
Stew Barroll '72 and Phil Hoon '72 outside their new law office in Chestertown, Md., with Chris Clifford '72. Stew Barroll has been admitted to practice law before the U.S. Supreme Court. Some very welcome news from Chip Welling: 'After getting married to Sarah Lyon in May, 1983, we went to Delta, Manitoba where I spent the summer working at the Delta Waterfowl Research Station. I had been accepted by the botany department of Iowa State University in Ames, which is where I am now. I'm studying wetland ecology, working for a master's degree. After I finish this degree, I intend to keep working in wildlife research/conservation/management, perhaps in the Chesapeake Bay area." And some splendid news that missed the Spring issue: Lisa and Phil Hoon have a son, Philip Wilmer, Jr., born in March of 1984. 73
William D. Cantler 336 Flatbush Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11238
Everett McNair writes that he has settled in Hickory, N.C., is employed by the Siecor Corp.,
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Heroic members of the alumni eights. Above, I to r are: Jack Schreppler '74, Russ Boyle '74, Bob Dunn 74, Chuck Marvil '81, Bill Brownlee '44, Pete Miller 74, Dave Hatton 74, Eric Howard 74 and cox, Barry Sabloff '64.
Working as an advertising executive with Robert Keith & Co. in San Diego, Rick Vach vows never to be too far from the surf, either Atlantic or Pacific. Using his PhD in geophysics at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C., Greg Vink also does occasional babysitting at the Hickman household. Bill Walsh, seen last year at Bob Dunn's wedding, is working in Maine; and Rob Wendt has hung out his lawyer's shingle in Charleston, S. Car., and says he enjoys the freedom of being his own boss. A letter from Ken Vinsel gives us a most welcome update on his life. After graduating from Bellarmine College in Louisville in 1978, he worked for a historical society until 1981. At that time, Ken began training for the Priesthood in Llandaff, Wales, U.K., and received his degree in theology magna cum laude in July of 1984. Last September he was ordained Deacon in the Diocese of the Midwest, which is a part of the Anglican Catholic Church which was organized following changes in the Episcopal Church in 1976. Ken will serve as curate in St. Paul's Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and anticipates being ordained Priest sometime in 1985. And now to announce some increases in the extended tribe of '74: It's a boy for Margie and Bob Dunn. Robert Wolfe was born on October 28; and we understand that the proud grandparents, Don and Mary Dunn, spread the word at SAS faster than the speed of light. Carol and Steve Amos had a daughter, Catherine Louise, on October 19; and the "retired" Amoses transmitted the news from Vermont to campus with dispatch. Finally, Marianne and I (and Joey, too) proudly announce the birth of our daughter Anna Lyon Hickman, on October 30. Continue to keep in touch! A last minute note to the Alumni Office from Bob Rementer: "Please let Joe Hickman know that he is doing a fine job and he has my vote to continue as class agent indefinitely."
TENTH REUNION IO Elizabeth Duggins Peloso 396 Anglesey Terrace West Chester, PA 19380 Chris Hunt is studying film making and is working as an architect in Philadelphia. Norman Ware was married last May in Potomac, Md., to Karen Jurew. Attending the wedding were Tom Lawton (best man), Greg Marsh, Chris Gale and Peter Schaeffer. The Wares took their honeymoon in Bulgaria, Hungary and Berlin, and are now living in Washington, D.C., where Karen works as an economist for the Dept. of Commerce. Norman will continue as general editor with Three Continents Press, a book publisher specializing in third world literature. Everyone come on back for THE BIG TENâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; it's time we catch up with each others' lives.
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Terrell L. Glenn, Jr. 1517 Haynesworth Road Columbia, SC 29205
As promised, more details on Sue Moon Struthers' move to New York. When Sue's husband was transferred, Sue was also able to transfer with J.C. Penney. She is currently working as a marketing project manager for the Financial Services Division. On a business trip last summer, Bill Higgs stopped to see Aubrey Smoot "78, who now works for Peat, Marwick, Mitchell in Washington, D.C. According to Bill's note, they enjoyed a fun-filled weekend in and around Ocean City, Md. This is business? Back in Charlotte, N.C., Bill is still working as a CPA for Ernst & Whinney. Richard Hunt, with the U.S. Navy, is stationed in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. A new addition for the Jim McNaughtons: daughter, Lindsey Lee, born on March 6, 1984. (I
Steven H. Brownlee 6739 Kenwood Forest Lane Chevy Chase, MD 20815 Robert S. Palmer 3501 St. Paul St., 146 Baltimore, MD 21218
Pictured at their wedding are Norman Ware 75 and Karen Jurew, joined by best man Tom Lawton '75.
/ to r: Henry Hauptfuhrer '74, Hunter Harris '59, John Eisenbrey '74, John Parrish '64, Al Day '64, Holland van Valkenburgh '59, Herb Wilgis '79, and cox Bill Ku '74.
John Dewar and his wife Susan were married in December, 1980; their daughter Madeline was born in December, 1983; and John has just reenlisted in the Air Force for a second four-year term. He has passed the master sergeant's exam and is waiting for his stripes. John hopes to get into the Air Force's commissioning program during this hitch. Tom and Alison Amos Muller, who were married at St. Andrew's last June, are living north of Baltimore in the country, and "loving it!" Alison is working with TESSCO, Inc., which is a supplier of mobile communication parts. Debbie Jones and William Ohlmacher were married on Sept. 8 in Rehoboth Beach. Debbie is a graduate of Wake Forest and Georgetown and is employed by Clark Enterprises, Inc. of Bethesda, Md. Bill, a graduate of the University of Maryland, is employed by Safeway, Inc. Robin Eisenbrey was one of Debbie's bridemaids, and Steve Brownlee was among the wedding guests.
All smiles as Susan and John Dewar '77 relax with their daughter Madeline.
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Class of 34 fiftieth reunion
Class of '44 fortieth reunion
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REUNIONS 1984
Class of '49 thirty-fifth reunion
Class of '54 thirtieth reunion 32
Class of '59 twenty-fifth
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Class of '64 twentieth reunion
Class of 74 tenth reunion
Class of '79 fifth reunion 33
Rowing is finally catching on beyond the shores of Noxontown Pond in Delaware. The Wilmington Rowing Club, organized late last spring, already boasts more than 80 members, as a dedicated group were inspired to make rowing happen in the area. In late August, the club set up its first facilities on the Christina River, from the Wilmington Train Station, where they cleared an area of the waterfront, built a floating dock and rented space for storing equipment. The club's hope is to eventually build a permanent boathouse where the Brandywine and Christina Rivers come together. As a sport for men and women of all ages, the rowing venture has attracted a membership which is more than one-third women, and ages which range from 13
St. Andreans on the Christina
to 67. Cox, Beth Halsted 77; stroke, Jack Schreppler '74; sixth seat, Bob Dunn '74; fifth seat, John Eisenbrey '74; bow, Henry Hauptfuhrer '74.
Janice Nevin has been awarded a $2000 Wilmington Trust Co. scholarship for the 1984-85 school year. Janice is in her second year at the Thomas Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. Steve Salter and Bill Wolle are back from months of travelling. They rafted down the Mississippi River in August, from Minnesota to Arkansas, in order to take part in Gil Allen's wedding. They then continued to New Orleans before returning home. As soon as they reached D.C., they left for Europe: Scandinavia, the Oktoberfest, etc. Now back in the States, Steve is working with the National Better Business Bureau doing (what else!) more traveling. Now living in Miami, Mike Parker is closing in on his pilot's license and is working for a fireworks show firm. He has traveled all over Florida and the Carribean for shows. Anyone who makes it to Miami is welcome to call at 5887 SW 27th St. Win Goodrich's record and tape store in Rehoboth is doing so well that the boss is never there when friends stop to visit. Sandy Rhodes has also tied the knot. The event was witnessed by Steve Salter and Bill Wolle, who reported that Sandy's last hours of bachelorhood were well spent at his bachelor's party in New York. Greg Morgan claims he remembers how to get out of Crisfield, Md., but has not managed to demonstrate this skill for several years now. He and his wife have, however, managed to produce a sonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a little waterman who will soon be "longing for oysters", no doubt. Pete Jacoby is still enjoying the exciting life of Capitol Hill and mastering such fine arts as feeding oneself all week at congressional receptions, and organizing interoffice softball games. And a few more items to help keep the class members in touch with one another: Jeff Wilgis is currently living in Baltimore, and is assistant manager of the Annapolis Yacht Club; Robert
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Holliday is working for International Business Associates in Cairo, Egypt, and is considering returning to the States soon for graduate business school; Jay Hudson is cruising in the Indian Ocean aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Carl Vinson, and flying electronic counter-intelligence misions; and Bob Palmer is credit analyst at the First National Bank of Maryland. 78
Ashton W. Richards St. Andrew's School Middletown, DE 19709
"Greetings from Maine!" wrote Anne Rhodes last summer. "I'm spending six weeks up here doing
geologic mapping with some other grad students. I am expecting to graduate from the University of Penna. in December, with my master's degree in geology. After that, who knows? Alaska, Texas, New Orleans, the Arctic. . .?" We were happy to get the following note from Philippa Hunt: "Hello to a place where I spent four years of my youth. I'm single and happy and with a companion I adore. Everything is fine. Working as a tailor, I am also involved in theatre education and illustration. It doesn't seem like six years ago since we were all there. I have to admit I learned a lot at SAS, and had some good times. I think of you all from time to timeâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;faculty and friends."
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Stuyvie Pell and daughter Alison '78 enjoy the races at the Head-of-the-Charles.
On their wedding day at SAS, Alison Amos '78 and Thomas Muller.
It's fun to browse through an edition of "U.S.A. Today" and see Hansen Lau's column, a compilation of advice from investment newsletters and services. Richard Cookerly is attending the University of Baltimore Law School. Sarah Hukill and Michael Berninger were married last August in Lewes, Del. Sarah is presently substituting in the West Orange, N.J. schools and is taking a class that will complete her requirements for certification in New Jersey to teach the handicapped. i 9 Michael D. Berrigan 5373 Harpers Farm Rd., #3 Columbia, MD 21044 Many thanks to Margaret Lawton for her work while Class Agent, and the tremendous job in getting people back to the reunion last June. Margaret is now living in Washington, DC., and is a researcher for The Congress Watcher. This bimonthly publication has earned a reputation as the watchdog of our elected representatives. Barbara Klein Essink is now working for the Juvenile Assistance of McLean, Va. as a crisis counselor for runaways and their families. She has also gone back to school for a nursing degree. The first to cross the finish line of a Philadelphia nuclear-freeze walkathon, Kevin Kuehlwein jogged the 10 kilometers in less than an hour. He had run, rather than walked, in order to "make a statement" about disarmament. Need wheels?. . .Want a deal? See Bill Luke, who is used car manager at Delaware Oldsmobile in Wilmington. Bob Nolte, now living in Delaware, has entered the field of real estate sales and development. You just might tune in to Ron Tostevin, who is working as a disc jockey for a Trenton, N.J. radio station. Last summer, Kirk Jones managed the poolside cafe at L'Enfant Plaza in Washington, D.C. Now back at the University of Delaware, he is studying restaurant management. Bob Regan is studying geophysics at a state university branch in Geneseo, N.Y., and expects to finish up in a year. Anne Starr, secretary/receptionist at Heller Financial Services in Boston, is considering going back to school part time.
Suzy Seger is living in Easton and working for Marona Sportswearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;travels a lot in connection with her job. Janet Brownlee is working in D.C. as benefits administrator at Reed Stenhouse, Inc., an insurance brokerage. She is involved entirely in the international side of the business, which makes it ". . .a bit more interesting. So far things here are good; I just have to make sure they stay that way." A note from Keeley Clifford: "I just finished a very interesting four-month internship with the Immigration and Naturalization Service in Washington working in their investigations section. My next step would be the border patrol, so I'm not making any quick decisions! I graduated from the University of Vermont in May '84 with a major in political science and a minor in geology; and am now working full-time in the family liquor store/ saloon operation, in between real jobs." And winding up the news, we hear that Mike Lilley, living in Brooklyn, is gainfully employed with Merrill Lynch.
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Judith S. Skelton 501 Prospect Blvd., Apt. 30-C Frederick, MD 21701
Our pre-reunion questionnaire resulted in a lot of newsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;hope this will help keep you current and in touch, until you all meet at reunion weekend, June 14-15-16. Bear in mind that these responses were received in the late summer/early fall, so the job hunters may be gainfully employed by now. Mary Beth Alves is working at a printing shop while job hunting in Florida for a position in her field, psychology/counseling. She graduated cum laude from the University of the South, was a Wilkins Scholar, a member of the Order of Gownsmen (honorary) and co-capt. of the varsity field hockey team. Mary Beth plans to go to graduate school in a year or two. A June graduate of Wellesley, Margy Campbell is working part-time as a free lance photographer for a real estate publication, Homes and Land West Of Boston. She spent her junior year studying in Spain and England.
Ralph Neel '75, Gordon Brownlee '75, Ashton Richards '78, Jamie Gerrish '75, and Chris Gale '75 together on Alumni Day.
A graduate of Columbia, Robbie Colburn is living in New York and working for Fact magazine. Also living in New York, Alec Dana is working part-time with the Metropolitan Opera as a telemarketing representative. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Hamilton College. Richard Green entered the Univ. of Maryland Dental School last Sept. Tracy King, who took a year off from college after her sophomore year to work and travel in France, will graduate from Williams in May of '85. Last summer she was in Williamstown assisting an economics professor with a project on regional diversification. Having transferred from Guilford College, Ted Lake is now at the Univ. of Delaware majoring in criminal justice. With graduation targeted for spring of '86, Ted is hoping for a job with either the F.B.I, or the Secret Service. Angus Lawton graduated from Duke last spring and is now selling real estate for the Sea Crest Company, on Hilton Head Island, S.C. Graduating with a B.S. in nursing from the Univ. of Delaware, Claire Nevin has been working in the nurse preceptorship at the V.A. Medical Center in Philadelphia. Franchesa Profaci graduated from Smith College and is now on the editorial staff of McCall's Magazine in New York. Another classmate helping to keep things straight in Washington, D.C., is Kate Rentschler, who is working for the Senate Finance Committee. A June graduate of Duke, she majored in public policy studies. From Vincent Spoltore: "Besides attending the University of Mississippi as an electrical engineering major, I am working part-time as a bar tender, which is great fun. I bought my first sailboat last summer, a modified Rainbow, and am also a member of the Air Force ROTC at Ole Miss." A graduate of Hampden-Sydney College, Adam Waldron is now in a commercial lending program with the Hamilton Bank in Lancaster, Pa. Last summer he visited Rob Colburn and also ran into Dare Johnson and Meg Wenzell both of the class of '81. Betsy Welsh, a June graduate of Wells College, has all kinds of experiences which should be helpful as she looks for a permanent position. Studying in Switzerland for over five months, Betsy traveled in Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Greece, Italy, and Holland; she has taught swimming and has been a life guard during the various summers; and during an internship at the Delaware Trust Bank, she researched how deregulation affects profit margins of commercial banks. Louise Nomer and Patrick Coffey were married on October 12, and are living in Schaumburg, Illinois. Louise works in Chicago as a copy editor in the advertising department of Quill Corp. Judi Skelton graduated from Washington College with a B.A. in English, and is now working for Aircrafts Owners and Pilots Association as an editorial assistant in the publications division. She will be taking an aviation grounds course to help with her work. Judi is now living in Frederick, Md., and urges anyone in the area to stop by for a visit. Judi wrote that last June she attended the wedding at SAS of Tracy Riddle and Stephen Char-
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Open Letter from Medical Student Ronald Wesselink The following letter is from Ronald Wesselink '78 who is in search of a career in the medical profession.
don. Other St. Andreans present were Robin Gage, John Miller, Stephanie Markus '81, Christa Cullen '82, Jeff Chase '78 and Jill Chase '82. Bill Thomas returned to Washington College for his senior year, after spending a year abroad at Manchester College in Oxford. While there, Bill was involved in crew as well as drama and the choir. We hear he has lots of interesting stories to tell! During Carlyle Smith's summer internship at the Wayside Theatre in Middletown, Virginia, she was assistant to the producing director. The Wayside not only has its own playhouse but does tours throughout the Commonwealth. Last fall Carlyle produced the school play at Mary Baldwin College, and was to do a theatre tour in England during December. We hope these news items have sparked your enthusiasm to return for reunion in June. Come on back and get more news first-hand! O I Stephanie Markus Box 3156 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT 05753 Donald S. Ratledge, Jr. P.O. Box 351 Newark, DE 19715 Greg Gallagher worked last summer as an assistant editor for a publishing firm in Asheville, N.C. A senior this year at Lake Forest College, he will be attending the Univ. of Sydney in Australia as part of his graduate studies. Chandler Luke was captain of the field hockey team at Trinity, which last fall won the new England Inter-Collegiate Athletic Conference. A senior this year, Chandler would like to use this column as a vehicle for a special message to Headmaster Jon O'Brien: Trinity beat Williams in hockey 2-1, with Chandler making the the winning goal!! Liz Bleke ran into various St. Andreans last summer, which she spent in Nantucket: Dave Potier working as a house painter; Jed Steffee and Scott Zweifach up for a weekend visit; and Jennifer Burgin '82, working as a waitress. Jennifer is spending this academic year in Greece. Liz, who will graduate from Rollins in May with an English major, will be travelling in Europe next summer. A senior at Westpoint Academy, Church Mathews played right guard in the annual Army-Navy game in JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. Army was victorious 28-10, the first win in seven years. 82
Christa Cullen Martha Wilson House Smith College N. Hampton, MA 01063 Andrew L. Seymour 5 Hay market Lane Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Janet M. Washburn 909 Wharton Drive Paper Mill Apis. Newark, DE 19711
The field hockey team at Sweet Briar College has a talented and versatile player in Shannon Keuhlwein. Playing the first eight games of last season
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"In 1977 I was granted the SAS Alumni War Memorial Scholarship and graduated from St. Andrew's in 1978. Back in the Netherlands, I was admitted to the Medical School of the Erasmus University Rotterdam and will be a physician in April 1985. I will then be 26 years of age and eager to enhance my knowledge of, and my experience in, the medical profession. "I would very much like to continue my medical training with six months or a year of clinical work or scientific research in a medical setting in the United States to: enhance my experience in medical work, know how medicine is practiced in the States and compare our standards, and revisit the country I spent a year of my life in. As there are 1500 unemployed physicians in my country, I cannot be sure of the job I want in May, 1985. "I would appreciate hearing from any alumnus or alumna who is in, or connected with the medical profession and who might know of a possibility for me. If you know a person or an institute that might be able and willing to have me for "medical work," please let me know. Additional information will be provided if you contact me at this address: 3021 EG Rotterdam The Netherlands"
at halfback, she led the team in defensive saves. Back into the goal for the next six games, Shannon chalked up 113 saves, including a school record of 36 against national champions Trenton State and a shutout of conference rival Hollins. '83 Jill K. Phillips Box D008 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 18015 We'd like to share parts of a letter received from Jean Fite. "I'm afraid my negligence in correspondence has led to the development of some fascinating (if a bit far-fetched) stories regarding my whereabouts. A few weeks ago I spoke with Skip Middleton, and was amused by his renditions of the disasters that befell me in Mexico. Despite popular theory, I was not siezed by a band of guerillas in Guerrero, nor was I buried alive by rubble in the collapse of a Mayan ruin. I was not mistaken for a drug trafficker on the Caribbean border of Belice, and I am not making tortillas in the Chiapan Highlands for my Mexican husband and 16 children. My trip was an exciting one, but I did indeed live and return to tell about it. I will be starting at the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the spring semester of 1985, but not without a return trip to some of my favorite places in Mexico and Guatemala first. I promise that this time I'll let everyone know upon my safe return. All the speculation makes for a lot of intrigue and mystery, but I want to be sure all of you St. Andreans know it when I finally get to college!" James Broch has pledged Delta Kappa Epsilon at Kenyon College, and Steve Billhardt has pledged Theta Chi at Dickinson. Jill Phillips is a charter member of Kappa Alpha Theta at Lehigh and is active in the position
of activities coordinator for the residence halls executive council. She is sailing with the school team and is also involved with the campus Republicans group. Also at Lehigh are Bentley Burnham, who is involved in the campus bridge club and participating in tournaments; and Karl Pupke who pledged Lambda Chi and is marching in the school band. Andy Oliphant worked in Cape May, N.J. last summer with Steve Billhardt, Bobby Owens and Bentley Burnham. Andy is at the University of South Carolina, where he has pledged Sigma Phi Epsilon. Lori Velasco has transferred from the Univ. of Richmond to the Univ. of Delaware, and Denise Collins reports that all is well as Colgate. Involved in the United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War, Nancy Beth Soles is also active with the Young Democrats at the University of Virginia. Marnie Stetson is having a wonderful year at Williams, where she ran varsity cross-country and is working on the school paper. Also at Williams, John Austin played on the very strong varsity soccer team. Jean Woodward is singing with the Mt. Holyoke choral society. Krissy Waller writes that she has found Tulane a great experience. She is hoping to take part in a couple of specialized programs during her junior year, perhaps one semester in Washington, D.C. as an intern at American University; and the second semester studying political science in Vienna, Austria. Krissy sees both David Groome and Foster Blair '82 on campus. A couple of notes to wrap it up: Jeff Daut has pledged Sigma Chi at the University of Richmond; and Sarah Stivers is on Kenyon's varsity volleyball team and is active in musical groups on campus. 84
Elizabeth A. Butcher 594 Blackrock Road Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Jason J. Walker 411 Dickinson C Newark, DE 19711
Kathryn Nevin has made the JV tennis team at Swarthmore, and is also writing for the school paper. She is impressed with her professors, and is absorbing new and challenging ideas each day. A note from Bonnie Hillman indicates that she is doing well at Brown University, especially now that the transition from 260 students to 6,000 is over. We had an invasion from Princeton as Will Wrightson, Greg Stevens, Gail Wright, Mike Zimmer, Mike Atalay and Andy Liefeld '83 all visited during their break. It was also fun to see Dave McNaughton, back for a visit from Trinity. Kathy DeMarco, Lou O'Brien and Liz Butcher see a lot of each other at the University of Penna., where Kathy and Lou are rowing for Penn. Jay Blum writes from Trinity College that he is rowing for the freshmen lightweights, and he sees a lot of Eric Twombly and Dave McNaughton. Markus Pbttgeisser writes that after a summer with a lot of "welcome back" parties, life at home in W. Germany has become pretty normal again. He is playing rugby, and during fall vacation he visited in sunny Spain.
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"The relaxed atmosphere was wonderful, and there was ample opportunity to renew old acquaintances." -Bob Craighill '59
FRIENDSHIP "Old friendships were strengthened, new ones begun, common experiences remembered and new interests developed." â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Steve Ockenden '64 MEMORIES
"An extremely enjoyable weekend that brought back many fond memories and rekindled the wonderful feelings I have about St. Andrew's!" -Greg Vink 74
A special invitation to all Alumnilae to the Saturday night Reception and Dinner-Dance.