Navigating Independent School Admissions Larisa Dannis ’05: Ultramarathoner

1 PHOTO: PETER FINGER RECTOR

Legacy and Vision

Earlier this winter, all realms of independent school life, but with the School enjoyed a particular focus on classroom teaching. We have

PETER FINGER Chapel talk from Rev- implemented a system of Ongoing Professional erend Tom Johnson, Learning (OPL), designed to identify teachers’ founding head of strengths and areas for improvement. OPL has Neighborhood Acad- been successful in fostering dialogues about emy, a high school teaching and learning, and teaching is less a for at-risk kids in private act than it once was at St. Paul’s. Pittsburgh. At the end of January, I asked the trustees to Reverend Johnson approve plans to create a center for the advance- shared a wonderful ment of teaching and learning in Ohrstrom Library. metaphor of gratitude and humility: “We all drink The plan calls for housing the OPL process, the from a well we did not dig.” I ruminated frequently Penn Residency Master’s in Teaching Program, a on this metaphor in the context of the sad occa- Penn mid-career master’s in teaching program, sion of Bill Oates’s passing. Many of us have our summer teaching institute, two video-equipped thought much about Bill’s life and contributions laboratory classrooms, and a space for supervised to the School since his death in January. Not only study hall. Most exciting for me is the possibility was he a well digger, he was also a well designer. that the center will be home to more rigorous The School owes much of what it is today to Bill’s institutional research, a place to undertake assess- educational vision, which was nothing short of ment of the effectiveness of programs, pedagogies, courageous when it became reality at St. Paul’s in and the student experience. the 1970s. He was a pioneer in putting students We have many other plans in motion, including first, in fashioning an educational philosophy one to create a community center at Hargate – grounded in authentic respect for young people. arguably our most important capital project. Our It was a radical idea as the nation was healing vision for this community center is that it be a from the Vietnam War, one of the greatest place where all members of the community will intergenerational wounds in its history. While feel welcome, one that will foster organic student/ many other schools did not survive this epoch, adult relationship-building. St. Paul’s defined itself and thrived under Bill’s I also asked the trustees to approve plans to leadership. move our fine arts program into what has become Bill’s legacy is too vast to recount here, but we an academic quad with the construction of the have him to thank for implementing co-education, Lindsay Center. The move of the fine arts into a for the success of the first capital campaign in renovated Moore building will provide this signa- School history, for the integration of the arts into ture academic program the space it deserves, the academic curriculum, and for the creation of while maximizing connections between disci- the Independent Study Program. Generations of plines. Accompanying the move of the fine arts students, including those of today, have Bill Oates will be the relocation of the art gallery to the to thank for intervisitation, no lights-out policy, Freeman Center. Together these moves will create vertical housing, and the elimination of school- an “arts neighborhood” with the Oates Perform- wide study hall. ing Arts Center. We are excited about this prospect. Taking our cue from Bill, the School has been I confidently and shamelessly note here that hard at work on a series of initiatives born from a Mr. Oates would really, really like this idea too. strategic planning process and influenced by the dynamic enterprise of educating adolescents in a changing world. Much of our energy has been expended in clarifying standards for teaching in

2 Alumni Horae Vol. 95, No. 2 Winter 2015

Features Alumni Horae 14 In High Demand EDITOR Jana F. Brown by Jana F. Brown DESIGNER Despite daunting acceptance rates and increased Cindy L. Foote competition for spots every year, independent schools EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS such as St. Paul’s continue to thrive. Leeann Doherty Arielle Greenleaf Driscoll ’99 Tanisha Ekerberg 20 The Etiquette of Home Mary Jo Hansen by Suzanne Williamson Pollak ’74 Meg Heckman Lisa Laughy The child of a CIA agent, the author learned to make Hannah MacBride a home for herself no matter where she went. Michael Matros Carol Robidoux

26 Darwin’s Ultimate “Road Trip” Alumni Association by Coleman P. Burke ’59 ADVISORY BOARD The author retraces a segment of the voyage of the Chair T. Brittain Stone ’87 HMS Beagle, discovering fossilized relics that eluded Charles Darwin more than 150 years earlier. Members David B. Atkinson ’59 Brett A. Forrest ’91 Mary F. Karwowski ’04 Robert H. Rettew Jr. ’69 Departments Lockhart Steele ’92 Nancy E. Weltchek ’78 2 Rector Laughing Cult by Kevin McCaffrey ’75 4 Action Operation Paperclip: The Secret Published by Intelligence Program that Brought Archiving Alumni Horae The Alumni Association Nazi Scientists to America by Annie Jacobsen ’85 of St. Paul’s School 7 Perspective 603-229-4770 34 Community [email protected] 8 Memories Alumni remember Eighth Rector Trustees of St. Paul’s School 37 Formnotes William Armstrong Oates 48 Deceased 10 Athletics Late-blooming runner Larisa Dan- 63 Spotlight nis ’05 has become one of the best ultramarathoners in the U.S. Peter Darrow ’05 opens a thoughtful N.Y. restaurant that offers “farm fresh takeout” 32 Reviews 64 Facetime The Charleston Academy of Domestic ON THE COVER: Larisa Dannis ’05 placed Pursuits: A Handbook of Etiquette Former U.S. ambassador to Senegal with Recipes and Guinea-Bissau Lewis Lukens ’82 second in the Western States 100-miler by Suzanne Pollak ’74 talks about life in West Africa amid last June. Photo: Glenn Tachiyama and Lee Manigault the Ebola outbreak

3 ACTION

Internet 24/7 quested the privilege for the entire student reading on computers, laptops, smart body, Lee and fellow STUDCO officers phones, and tablets – either through Malaika Ogukwe ’15 (vice president), Noah browser access or the Bluefire Reader Ruttenberg ’15 (secretary), and Priscilla application. A detailed help guide (avail- Salovaara ’15 (treasurer) focused their able at sps.libguides.com/ahda) has been proposal on Sixth Formers only. created to introduce new users to the site. Official access to the School’s network In addition to this update, every pub- 24 hours a day is merely a formality, lished issue of Alumni Horae has been according to the STUDCO officers, who made available in full-issue PDF files – say that one of their primary arguments downloadable from the Alumni Horae was that many students already had full-issue archive at www.ohrstromblog. 24-hour access via smart phones and com/spsarchives/alumni-horae-full- tablets with 4G capabilities unrelated to issue-archive. Issue-length PDFs can be the SPS Internet policy. downloaded to your computer or device “Anybody could get access, but they paid and saved to read offline. Happy reading Sixth Form President Charlie Lee is ac- for it,” says Lee. “It differentiated those and researching. customed to waking up early on occasion who could pay and those who couldn’t. to get a jumpstart on an assignment or to This change just levels the field for all Assessing Assessments complete the last sources of an electronic Sixth Formers.” bibliography before heading to Chapel and classes. Alumni Horae Digital But because of a School policy that restricted Internet access between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., Lee has often had to wait patiently for the Inter- net to “turn back on” before completing his work. Thanks to a proposal by Lee and his fellow Student Council officers, that will In January, noted educational author and no longer be an issue for members of thinker Jay McTighe worked with the fac- the Sixth Form. In January, Rector Mike ulty for a day-long session on assessment. Hirschfeld ’85 approved a request by the Mr. McTighe is the author of several books Form of 2015’s representatives to grant on the principle of “understanding by de- 24-hour Internet access to members of sign,” a method of teaching through which the Sixth Form. assessments for the end of a unit or term “I’m excited that I won’t have to plan are created first, followed by curriculum nights around which homework to do This fall featured the launch of a new on- planning to help students meet those end first and I won’t be stuck at 1 a.m. doing line resource, the Alumni Horae Digital goals. By creating a syllabus in this way, homework on my phone,” says Lee. Archive at site.ebrary.com/lib/spsdash/ teachers develop more complete and Hirschfeld credits the SPS Information home.action. This completely updated systematic coverage of the material and Technology staff with helping to resolve website is built using the ebrary DASH assessments become formative – part of some technical challenges that prevented platform, the same web interface used by the educational process – rather than sum- the privilege from being granted sooner. students and faculty to access the more mative – asking students to recite memor- “I have felt for some time that 24-hour than 100,000 ebooks available through ized facts in order to create a grade. access for Sixth Formers was an appro- Ohrstrom Library’s ebrary Academic Edi- After Mr. McTighe asserted that “. . . the priate privilege for them,” says Hirschfeld, tion ebook collection. The new platform primary purpose of classroom assess- “particularly as they transition to the next offers a highly professional and search- ment is to inform teaching and improve stage of their lives.” able online interface, making accessible learning, not to sort and select students Similar proposals had been made in the every published issue of Alumni Horae, or justify a grade,” the faculty spent the past, but where previous officers had re- from January 1921 to the present, for day considering how to implement these 4 ideas in SPS classrooms. He made a clear violence and violence against women is TV scoreboard and venue displays, distinction between a student’s knowledge not an easy one to address,” said Green. iPads, and a building-wide sound system (memorized facts) of a topic versus under- “It was wonderful to have him here to were added to the halls of McLane this standing; the ability to take knowledge engage our community in such an open fall. The changes allow Smith to make and apply it to relevant situations. Teach- and honest way.” practices more efficient and offer student- ers sat by department and discussed athletes the ability to make on-the-spot developing assessments based on these “It was wonderful technique adjustments. The technology principles – how to provide assessments is also designed to enhance game-day that are part of the learning process. The to have him here to experiences for spectators, which, Smith workshop sparked many ideas for faculty engage our community says, is unique to St. Paul’s. to apply to their classrooms. “We now have one of the most technol- in such an open ogically advanced venues in the country,” Stand Up to Violence and honest way.” explains Smith, a former top-15 Profes- sional Squash Association tour player. – Chad Green, Dean of Students “Now you’ve got a live update on every court – at two venue displays – and no JANA F. BROWN JANA F. Implicit in Hurt’s message was the idea one else is doing that yet.” of sexism in society, particularly as it Smith’s coaching and playing back- impacts the growth of boys. Hurt stood grounds have prepared him for success in front of an easel on the Memorial Hall as an independent school coach. He is a stage, writing down all the words shared product of Tabor Academy, who played by male students and faculty that boys his college squash at Hobart, captaining associate with being a “man’s man.” Words the team as a senior. He built his coaching ranged from “tough” to “honorable” to résumé at the college level, where he was “strong” to “powerful” to “fearless” to instrumental in establishing the North- When Byron Hurt asked each male in “womanizer.” eastern University squash program in Memorial Hall to stand up if he had a Hurt continued by talking about the 2004 before moving on to roles as assist- woman in his life about whom he cared, “different realities” faced by men and ant coach and head of recruiting at every male student and faculty member women. When he polled the men in the Harvard (2007-11). While at Harvard, he rose in acknowledgment. room about what they do in their daily helped lead the 2010 women’s team to a “Most people tend to believe that vio- lives to protect themselves from sexual national title. From 2004 to 2006, Smith lence and aggression against women is a assault, the only response was “nothing.” coached the U.S. Junior Men’s National women’s issue,” said Hurt, a documentary But asked the same question, the women Squash Team. filmmaker, published writer, anti-sexist in the room responded with a series of activist, and lecturer. actions, including carrying pepper spray, Hurt, the keynote speaker on a day traveling in groups, keeping tabs on their devoted to celebrating the life of Martin

beverages in public, avoiding eye contact, KAREN BOBOTAS Luther King Jr., admitted that he had not and dressing modestly. considered violence against women to be an issue that would impact his life until Squash Tech news of a serial rapist near his Long Island home put his mother and sister One visit to the McLane Squash Courts on high alert. He became a voice against reveals the impact new head coach Chris violence and sexism when asked by a Smith is having on the St. Paul’s School mentor if he considered himself a leader squash program. and began to question his own beliefs. Smith was brought in to help take the Hurt was brought to St. Paul’s after Big Red’s squash program to the next Dean of Students Chad Green and other level. And he’s already doing that, in part Coach Chris Smith uses innovations in tech- faculty members heard him speak at a through technological advancements to nology to analyze his players’ techniques conference last year. “The topic of sexual the School’s facilities. in real time. 5 The SPS robot demonstrates its telescoping mast ability at the FIRST Robotics Granite State Regional in Nashua, N.H. (photo: Jana F. Brown) Robotic Alliance It turns out that a functioning telescop- Metal Vidsters”) did as they prepared their Early engineering dilemmas placed the ing mast is an asset. That’s not quite so robot for the Granite State Regional at SPS team 37th in the field of 40 competing surprising in the context of a robotics Nashua South High School. high schools and clubs. But other teams competition, in which success relies on Tasked with programming a robot that took notice of the SPS robot’s telescoping such a capability. could score points by stacking recycling mast and its ability to pick up objects Though the 50-member St. Paul’s School totes on scoring platforms, capping those and place them on bin piles, leading to FIRST Robotics team missed the cut in- stacks with recycling containers, and St. Paul’s being selected for the final dividually after its five qualification rounds properly disposing of pool noodles that round of Kamen’s recycling-themed game, at the Granite State FIRST Regional on represented litter, the SPS team encoun- “Recycle Rush.” The three-team alliance February 27, the student-built SPS robot tered technical issues during its Friday- of St. Paul’s, TJ2, and Phoenix placed was selected to compete in the finals as morning practice round. But the beauty third out of the eight alliances in the part of a three-team alliance with second- of the FIRST competition is the opportu- quarterfinals, qualifying the trio for the place Phoenix Robotics, a club team nity to support other robot alliances. It’s semifinals, which culminated in a third- from the greater Nashua, N.H., area, and the way creator Dean Kamen envisioned place overall finish. third-ranked Team TJ2, out of Bridgewa- the friendly competition more than a “It was amazing to work with two such ter-Raynham Regional High School in dozen years ago. great teams,” said Karlee Koswick ’16, Massachusetts. “It’s certainly exciting to meet the chal- one of the SPS FIRST Robotics captains. The SPS team’s selection to join the alli- lenges this competition offers,” said SPS “The three teams in our alliance worked ance marked the first time in 12 years of FIRST team member Jonah Jacobsen ’15, so smoothly together. The other teams participating in the national robotics compe- who worked extensively on the slider and stacked totes and we put the bins on top. tition that St. Paul’s was chosen for that duty. pulley system that allowed the robot’s Our robot worked amazingly in both the Engineering is all about working through mast to function properly. “It forces us to quarterfinals and semifinals. We made challenges to find solutions. That’s what use our problem-solving skills and apply it further than expected and it was an the members of the SPS FIRST team (“the our knowledge.” amazing experience.” 6 PERSPECTIVE

by Terry Wardrop ’73 Turing Tour

I’ve been interested in Alan Turing’s life Turing’s paper is how all my AI students That trip to England was life-changing. and work since my supervising professor begin the course, and it informs our Seeing the Turing exhibit profoundly at Queen’s University asked me to write a central theme. affected what and how I teach. Reading Turing Machine simulator in 1978. Most My fascination with Turing has grown Turing’s original papers in the Cambridge computer science students still learn in into an admitted obsession. Turing designed University archives revealed his broad their symbolic logic course about Turing’s and built the first programmable computer interests. Talking to the Bletchley Park theoretical construct and how it serves and coined the term “computer,” created docents (many of whom worked there as the basis of all programmable general- the test for gauging computer intelligence during the war) supported Hodges’s view use computers. still in use today, and, it can be argued, that Turing’s particular genius lay in no- As a computer science teacher at SPS, won World War II for the Allies due to his ticing solutions to problems that seemed I didn’t have much cause to think about code-breaking work at England’s Bletchley obvious once he explained them, but which Turing, even though his definitive biogra- Park. My 2012 invitation to create a pro- always eluded others until he pointed phy, The Enigma by Andrew Hodges, was posal for a Form of 1973 Mentor Fellow- them out. Finally, talking to Dr. Richards published in 1983 – the year I started ship aligned with the 100th anniversary in Manchester gave me a sense of the teaching. Eventually I read Turing’s tragic celebration of Turing’s birth. I proposed direction in which Turing was headed – story. Around 1996, the School began to that I travel to England on a “Turing tour” away from computer design and toward offer a course in Artificial Intelligence. I of sorts, primarily visiting Bletchley to applying computers to interesting prob- remember the class running a Turing research the code-breaking techniques lems. The two had met days before Turing’s Test presentation in the Payson lecture and devices developed during the war. 1954 death and had an appointment sched- hall. I was so intrigued that I decided to I then turned to the international com- uled for the day after his death. Turing, study AI during a 1998-99 sabbatical and mittee planning a yearlong Turing celebra- Dr. Richards says, was in great spirits and came back to St. Paul’s ready to teach it. tion. Their response solidified my plans for fascinated with their shared work. Turing’s seminal 1950 paper, Comput- a March 2013 visit to England. I arranged This fall, I gave a science lecture at SPS ing Machinery and Intelligence, had as to meet Dr. Bernard Richards – Turing’s on Turing in which I proposed that he was the title of its first section “The Imitation final graduate student – in Manchester. I the most important person of the 20th Game” – based on a popular parlor game took advantage of the expertise of Patricia century. When I learned Concord’s Red that tests human versus artificial intelli- McGuire at the Kings College Archives. I River Theatres was due to show the Imi- gence. If a certain percentage of the ques- visited with Brian Mulholland at the Mu- tation Game, I offered to deliver my lecture tioners were fooled into thinking the seum of Science & Industry in Manchester, as an accompaniment to the film. For computer program was human, Turing which recreated the first programmable those who have seen the movie but don’t suggested we could categorize that pro- computer, using Turing’s design specifi- know much about Turing, it is important gram as “intelligent.” In that 1950 paper, cations. I got a personal tour of Code- to note that the Bletchley people didn’t he predicted that a learning system breaker: Turing’s Life and Legacy from dislike him; they revered him, though armed with the knowledge level of a baby curator David Rooney at the Science recognizing his eccentricities. I feel the might pass his test in 50 years. Reading Museum, London. same way. PETER FINGER

7 MEMORIES

Remembering Bill Oates (1916–2015) Former faculty member Richard Lederer wrote about Bill excited little boy, apparently a prospective student, who Oates upon the Rector’s retirement in 1982, paying homage squealed with delight and scampered down the path, to 40 years of dutiful service on the SPS faculty and lead- splattering cement all over the lawn. The headmaster started to quiver, grabbed hold of the ing vision in his 12 years as Rector. Mr. Lederer’s words boy, and began beating him over the head. At this point, remain true today, as we remember Bill Oates, who died the boy’s mother stormed out of the car, huffed up to the on January 10, 2015, at the age of 98. headmaster, and complained, “My dear sir, your catalogue [Excerpted from Alumni Horae, Summer 1982.] boasts about how much you love children, yet here you are beating up my son! How do you explain that?” Replied the headmaster: “My dear madam, I may love Bill Oates has always been lavish in praising others and children in the abstract, but not in the concrete.” a bit shy and embarrassed when others praise him. There- Bill Oates loved children not only in the abstract, but fore, in expressing the appreciation of a grateful School also in the concrete, even if that love meant that they for Bill’s 40 years of service and 12 years as Rector, I shall would often splatter cement or music or paint or dance begin by talking about another educator and, perhaps, on the lawns. Bill Oates knew that during his rectorship through indirection find direction out. St. Paul’s School would educate the first generation of Once there was a fellow who decided that he wanted students in history who would live the majority of their to become a headmaster by starting his own school. lives in the 21st century. He knew that such a prospect He published an impressively appointed catalogue that required the richest of curricula, at the center of which proclaimed how deeply he loved children and how much was man, the creator of religious myths and symbols; individual attention each student in his school would mathematical, scientific, and linguistic concepts; histor- receive. Then he set about supervising the building of ical, social, and psychological systems; and visual and the school. aural beauty and order from the swirl of life. Every day he would go to the campus to watch the con- Bill also knew that an education from the neck up was struction of the buildings and the landscaping of the but half an education. He realized that if you close down grounds. Finally, all was completed your heart, your mind cannot stay open for very long. except for the laying of a long ce- From the center of his rectorship shone the light of Paul’s ment path that ran through the statement in his First Letter to the Corinthians, which center of the plant. Bill quoted in Chapel on several occasions: The masons applied the In his January 8, 1978, Chapel cement, and the path talk, Bill clarified Paul’s mes- lay glistening in the sage by saying, “Paul is stating sunshine. Just as it that love must be present was beginning to dry, a car pulled up to the curb, and out jumped an

8 Personal Reflections

[Sally Rousse ’82] “Bill Oates was a champion for the Dance Department at SPS and, therefore, my hero. I believe he had a dancing heart.”

in our every act or our acts are without value. We remem- [Clacky King ’48] “One of the outstanding gentlemen of our time, a great ber that the word love embraces intellectual, moral, and spirit- educator, and a most loyal friend.” ual qualities such as good will, brotherliness, and friendship.” [Dorien Nunez ’75] “My lesson from him is that we can all be of service Bill Oates followed Paul’s advice and sought to create, in somehow – and that we should.” his rectorship, a ministry of love. As carefully as he attended to every aspect of the School’s operations, he was never too [David A. Clark ’74] “How many times did he welcome all of us into the busy to see to the needs of each individual student. Whenever Rectory for Saturday-night feeds and make his home feel like our own? he announced the outstanding achievement of a student or the One night during a one-on-one conversation, I shared the nickname we results of a student’s transgressions, his eyes would brim with had given him – ‘Wild Bill’ – and he absolutely delighted in my confiding this to him.” tears because he truly shared that student’s joy or that student’s pain. When The Pelican’s roving reporter asked the commu- [John Bankson III ’81] “His stewardship of the School during the late nity, “What will you remember most about Mr. Oates?” one seventies and early eighties was filled with genuine heart and concern student said, “I will always remember how understanding he for the kids around him.” has been to me and to all of us students. His encouragement [Jean ‘Murph’ Barker, former faculty, 1974-78] “Mr. Oates’s standards has profited so many students during the years.” and ideals made me a well-respected educator of children, particularly Here is one clue as to why Bill Oates loved students as easily those who were hardest to reach. Without his guidance, I would not be as he breathed. He was and is so quintessentially a family man who I am today.” that all students at St. Paul’s School were his sons and daugh- ters. As a devoted husband and father, so loving of Margaret and [Jose Wiltshire ’73] “I think the most endearing quality about him was that you could actually talk to Mr. Oates and he would listen to you.” Jean and his three sons –Bill, Jim, and Thomas, empathy for stu- dents was a natural and beautiful extension of his own life. No [John Donnelly III ’82] “I loved how for four years Mr. Oates always wonder that one of his favorite prayers was [the School Prayer]. talked to me about hockey on Saturday nights at the Rectory with his Bill Oates loved St. Paul’s School in the abstract and in the lovely wife. They both really thought my name was ‘Wheels.’ When he concrete. For 40 years his life was fired by a Platonic idea of handed me my diploma, he said, ‘Enjoy college, Wheels.’ I asked him if perfect schoolness, and he rose every morning at 4 a.m., to he knew my first name was John and he said he had no idea – too funny.” labor on and make that vision live in this little corner of New [Alex Tilt ’73] “Mr. Oates had a wonderful smile and beguiling sense of England. That Bill and Jean virtually never missed a Saturday humor when we traded places for a day in spring 1973 and Horace Hen- night open house at the Rectory in 12 years is an outward and riques ’73 and I somehow convinced him at the Rectory tea the night visible sign of a seven-day-a-week labor of love. before to allow me to read morning reports if he, in turn, would don this tie As one respondent to the Pelican poll commented, “I will and make a cameo appearance in our weekly Mish skit – truly priceless.” remember his dreams and the energy he had to make them [William R. Matthews Jr. ’61, Twelfth Rector] “I remember 2006, when come true.” Marcia and I invited Bill and the 19 pioneering young women back to Even a brief listing of some of the items that Bill has written School to celebrate 35 years of co-education. These women shared a about in his Annual Reports, 1971-81, indicates the scope of sense of pride in their achievement and they loved and respected Bill. achievements during his rectorship: the Development Office, They were thrilled to be with him again.” the Sixth Form year, the move of the Alumni Association to Concord, the arrival of girls, academic requirements, the disci- [Katy McWilliams ’75] “I had been at St Paul’s for maybe two weeks and a friend offered to teach me how to drive a golf ball on the Chapel lawn. plinary process, Form Agents, Human Relations, the demolition (Yup!) After many, many divots, a stray ball landed at the Rectory. Yes, of the Lower School, School Year Abroad, Independent Study, Mr. Oates had seen us and, yes, we were punished. I remember the next the dress code, female trustees, the faculty internship program, day we passed by one another; he was going in one direction and I in the admissions process, the Faculty Leadership Committee, another. I was ashamed and could barely meet his eyes. He did a double- intervisitation, record giving by the Parents and Alumni Funds, take and I thought he was trying not to laugh. I have never forgotten the Fund for SPS, the arts and the Performing Arts Buildings, the power of the little things to affect people’s lives.” creative ambiguity and personal growth, victories at the Henley [Ed Shockley ’74] “Mr. Oates was the person who started my life. There Regatta, a celebration of the School’s 125th anniversary. were knives and guns in Philadelphia many times. There were white Even as Bill and Jean departed the grounds for their home men in Virginia I know hated me every summer when I was a colored in Kennebunk, Maine, the School workers were busily digging kid. I still didn’t want to live in Concord and was leaving after my first trenches for an updated telephone system and “pointing” the year. I went to Boston with only Mr. Oates. Rather than talking, he lis- Schoolhouse – drilling out the old mortar and replacing it with tened to me, asked me questions. He then taught me there is always new material in order to buttress the building. something worthwhile in everything. I love him still.” Now there’s as vivid an emblem, a metaphor, and a symbol as [David Holt ’72] “I had many good chats with him over a couple of years one could ask for. The goodly heritage of Bill Oates’s rectorship and always felt that we had a meeting of the minds. Those times of is a school crosshatched by diverse and complex lines of com- transition were not easy and I felt at the time that Mr. Oates was a great munication, knitting together a vibrant community, and a school person for the job.” whose structures are solid and strong – in the abstract and in 9 the concrete. ATHLETICS The Dannis Effect by Peter Harrison ’07 Go out for a run with Larisa Dannis ’05 of her alarm clock for her track work- A late bloomer, and be sure to bring along a bag of outs, steep mountain runs, and grueling Larisa Dannis ’05 trail mix that will last. intervals, first consider what running has turned from Make sure it’s packed with enough means to her. sodium to keep your salt levels bal- “I run for happiness,” Dannis explains, recreational anced. Strap on an electrolyte-filled “not competitively. I challenge myself runner into one backpack to ensure your legs don’t and run, first a foremost, for the love of America’s best turn to mush. Don’t be fooled by the of the sport.” smile that spreads across Dannis’s Dannis’s journey began in her home ultramarathoners face. It’s not there to mock; it’s there state of New Hampshire, where, as a to welcome you. What you might con- young adult who found herself sud- sider a long commute – 50, even 100 denly sedentary in her first desk job, miles – is now your day’s run. Welcome she decided to take back a passion for to the world of ultramarathons, and hiking she once enjoyed as a child. Her meet Dannis, a late bloomer who may be first ambitious goal came in the form St. Paul’s most accomplished runner. of tackling all 48 of the state’s 4,000- In just over four years of competing, foot peaks. Ultimately, that goal proved Dannis has made a name for herself malleable. Simply hiking, it turned in this world of endorphin-seeking out, kept her from summiting all 48 as and whole-pizza-eating athletes. A quickly as she would have liked. five-hour-59-minute performance “So I decided to hike the ups, and run at the U.S. road 50-miler champion- the downs,” Dannis explains. ships in the fall of 2014 established Quickly thereafter, Dannis, whose the 27-year-old native of Manchester, athletic pursuits at St. Paul’s covered N.H., as not only the first woman to only a season and a half of crew and break six hours for such a distance in half a season of cross country, had 20 years, but also earned her a course found an appetite for running that record and a fifth place overall finish had lain dormant for the first 20-plus in a field that included dozens of sea- years of her life. soned male marathoners. “I found my path through running But if you think rewriting history – and there is nothing better in life and torching the boys is what motivates than when you find that one thing Dannis to heed the early-morning cry you absolutely love,” she says.

10 PHOTO: GLENN TACHIYAMA The Dannis Effect by Peter Harrison ’07 NORTHEAST RACE PHOTO NORTHEAST GLOBAL CLICK PHOTOGRAPHY JOE MCCLADDIE

11 n a sport dominated by Ameri ners can understand the weight of 25-time marathon finisher and founder can West-Coasters, Dannis ex- the accomplishment. So, just two of Pursuit Athletic Experience, Al ploded onto the scene in 2010, months after Wisconsin’s Ice Age Lyman noted how “we can all learn surprising everyone and shock- Trail 50-miler, and after two more from [Dannis] and be inspired by Iing herself. As the fifth female finisher grueling races, Dannis crossed the her, not only as it pertains to train- at the 2010 Angel Island 50k (that’s Western States’ finish line on June 29 ing, running, and racing, but perhaps well over 30 miles) in California, and in 18:29:18 – fast enough for second- most importantly, life in general.” as the only East Coast runner in the place female overall. Eric Schranz of Ultra Runner Podcast top 40 – man or woman – the “ultra” “Larisa’s natural talent, dedication wrote of Dannis’s potential, “If Larisa world began to take note. to training, and plain old stubborn- were an IPO, I’d buy big.” Another surprise came after the ness are what enable her to succeed Dannis’s rise from wiling outdoors- start of 2014’s Boston Marathon. Such at ultrarunning,” says her coach, woman to professional athlete is in historic races are often overwhelming Jason Koop, director of coaching at part due to her unconventional train- and disorienting experiences – the Carmichael Training Systems. ing style, something called the Maffe- sheer mass of runners, the constant Koop understands the stress and tone Method. Often seen on the train- cheers from thousands of spectators, impact that running ultramarathons ing logs of cyclists and triathletes, and the accompanying adrenaline can have on an athlete, and he breaks the Maffetone Method is dictated by rush of taking part in it all can make down the science of Dannis’ resilience heartrate. Dannis wears a heartrate pacing – and running – one’s best race in a way that makes her accomplish- monitor as she trains, setting the goal deeply challenging. Guided by her own ments explainable. window of beats per minute during a happiness and absorbing the energy “Larisa’s heart will beat over 150,000 training run or race. During the 50k, of the crowd, Dannis approached the times during the course of any 100- for example, her goal was to keep it half-marathon point with a steady mile event,” he says. “Additionally, her “between 140-155 beats per minute.” stride, but surrounded by surprise: muscles and joints must be conditioned Disregarding pacing and time dur- only male runners were on the course. to take the pounding of running the ing the majority of her competitions At the halfway mark, Dannis was distance. During a 100-mile event, might be the reason why Dannis earned startled to hear emerging from the each leg will have to absorb nearly a No. 7 ranking from UltraRunning crowd excited shouts of “There’s the three times her body weight over Magazine at the end of 2014. But first woman!” A finishing time of 100,000 times, accounting for every Dannis credits much of her success 2:44:14 in Boston translated to Dannis step along the course.” to her dedicated support crew – her earning 33rd overall among female The numbers tend to have a dizzy- family. For the major races, her mother, competitors, including first place in ing effect, and Dannis has fun with Sandy, ensures that all of her daugh- the non-elite field and beating many them in her race reports. The 50-mile ter’s nutritional needs are met. Even elite competitors. road race, where she broke six hours Dannis’s younger sister, Jenna ’08, has The shock of her performance at back in October of 2014, came with pitched in, running the final miles of Boston didn’t have much time to sink these stats: 1,200 calories consumed, some races alongside Larisa. in. Just 19 days later, Dannis cruised 4,246 calories burned, 150 heartbeats Beyond Maffetone and family, hid- through 50 miles in 7:15:39 at the Ice per minute averaged. den behind the wildly high weekly Age Trail race in Wisconsin, earning As for breaking six hours, Dannis mileage totals that often push 100, her a much-coveted spot at the most explains that seeing the 5:59 on the and unseen in the sweat Dannis famous ultramarathon: the Western clock as she approached the finish line sheds or the calories she burns is States 100-miler. Runners who cover was “completely overwhelming.” Her something basic that rests squarely the 100.2-mile course – 18,000-foot performance earned her praise from at the heart of her journey – that elevation gain and 23,000-foot eleva- every corner of the running world, pure love for a sport that gives her tion loss – in California’s beautiful including being named USA Track unfiltered joy and happiness. Squaw Valley take home much more and Field’s athlete of the week, an No matter the distance, Dannis than beleaguered quads and blistered honor usually reserved for Olympians vows to maintain that joy by smiling feet. They also return with a belt buckle. such as silver medalist Galen Rupp back at the cheering crowd or to her- The peculiarity of this belt buckle (the current American record-holder self on her solitary runs. The future is perhaps the true essence of ultra- at 10,000m). It didn’t take long for a looks bright for Dannis, as she aims marathon running: these objects are new shoe sponsor to fall into place to improve upon her second-place relics. They reflect an accomplishment (Hoka One One) and Team USA asked finish at the Western States 100-miler that simply cannot be represented Larisa to be a part of the ultramara- in June. She also has established per- in a trophy, medal, or physical object. thon team that will compete in the sonal goals of setting a world record Runners who complete the Western world championships in Qatar. in the 50-mile and qualifying for the States 100-miler are rewarded with a Of course, Dannis deserves to be Olympic Trials in the marathon – by 12 pride so unique to the world of ultra- among the world’s elite ultrarunners. no means easy goals. Don’t be fooled running that only fellow ultrarun- In a post-race interview with the by the smile. If Larisa were an IPO, I’d buy big. “ –Eric Schranz, Ultra Runner Podcast ”

Fall Sports Highlights

Elsewhere, the field hockey team Sports Summary sported a 10-5-1 mark in a season that BOYS VARSITY WON LOST TIED KAREN BOBOTAS included nine games decided by one Cross Country 14 3 0 goal and a two-to-one season goal Football 4 4 0 differential in favor of the Big Red. Soccer 4 13 1 22 20 1 All-ISL Finley Frechette ’17 (9g, 8a) led the team in scoring, while HM GIRLS VARSITY selections Charlotte Clark ’18 (8g, 3a), Cross Country 11 4 0 Field Hockey 10 5 1 Runner Samantha Yates ’15 was named Meg Fearey ’17 (8g, 3a), and goalie Miller Soccer 3 8 5 the Boston Globe MVP. Torrance ’15 (six shutouts) helped to Volleyball 12 9 0 pace a well-balanced squad. The var- 36 26 6 SPS runners carried on a long tradition sity volleyball team ended the regular TOTAL VARSITY 58 46 7 of excellence on the fall trails, with the season at 12-9, failing to qualify for BOYS JV girls (11-4) winning the ISL champion- the New England Tournament for the Cross Country 12 5 0 ship and placing second in New England first time in seven years. But 12 play- Football 5 2 0 and the boys (14-3) earning second in ers return for Coach Scott Reynolds, Soccer 4 10 1 21 17 1 the ISL and fourth in the NE title race. including NEPSAC all-stars Elisabeth

Boston Globe MVP Samantha Yates ’15 Fawcett ’16 and Becca Thomson ’16. GIRLS JV helped power the girls, finishing first With a 4-4 record, the football team Field Hockey 8 2 2 Soccer 3 9 3 in the ISL and second in New England. remained competitive in the always- Volleyball 16 2 0 Yates established a new SPS cross tough ISL. Eighteen Sixth Formers led 27 13 5 country record for girls (18:43). Yates, the way for SPS in a season that ended TOTAL JV 48 30 6 Reid Noch ’16, and Marc Roy ’16 earned on a high note – a dominant 33-7 win All-NE honors. against Rivers. GRAND TOTAL 106 76 13 13 In Demand by Jana F. Brown HIGH

Despite daunting acceptance rates and increased competition for spots every year, independent schools such as St. Paul’s continue to thrive

14 In HIGH Demand

Despite daunting acceptance rates and increased competition for spots every year, independent schools such as St. Paul’s continue to thrive

15 t is the height of admission season at St. Paul’s and percent in a pool of nearly 2,000 applicants. Other com- the Sheldon rotunda is packed with hopeful pro- parable boarding schools with acceptance rates below spective students and their parents. The nervous 25 percent, according to Boarding School Review, include whispered murmurs of clustered families rise and Governor’s Academy, Lawrenceville School, Milton Ivanish into the rounded high ceilings. Each student has Academy, Peddie School, Taft School, and Phillips Exeter come to Concord – from near or far – seeking a coveted Academy. spot for the next enrollment cycle. Some – but not all In spite of these daunting numbers, applicants appear – are acutely aware that, for a variety of reasons, it is a undaunted. Like its peer schools, St. Paul’s has seen a goal that has become less attainable each year. steady rise in applicants over the last several years, peak- “I deliver a lot of really bad news,” says Director of ing at 1,600 in 2014. Bohan says the applicant pool has Admission Scott Bohan ’94. “At least 85 percent of the nearly doubled in his 15 years at St. Paul’s, a statistic he people I meet get bad news. Most of them will never attributes to many factors, including hyper-connectivity be here again.” that allows access to more international and domestic St. Paul’s has witnessed a steady change in acceptance applicants, a boost in the financial aid budget that opens rates over the last several years, including an all-time the door to independent school to more families from low of 12 percent in 2013-14. The highest rate of admis- diverse economic backgrounds, and a fundamental change sion to SPS since 2009-10 was 17 percent in 2011-12. in the way many parents view the world. St. Paul’s is not alone in these historic admission rates, “The raising of children has changed in the sense that following a trend of its most competitive peer schools. everyone we talk to has gone to some sort of specialized Phillips Andover Dean of Admission Jim Ventre reports summer camp or an enrichment program at MIT,” Bohan an average overall admit rate of 14 percent for the says. “Parents are trained to look for opportunities for Massachusetts-based independent school over the last their children and I don’t think it’s necessarily as scary five years (3,100 applicants for 420 spots). Deerfield’s to send your child to New Hampshire these days. They acceptance rate in 2014 stood at 15 percent, according are only a text or a Facetime call away.” to Dean of Admission and Financial Aid Pam Safford. St. Paul’s has worked hard to establish itself in the Jane Reynolds, the dean at Hotchkiss, says her school international markets in recent years, particularly in admitted 20 percent of last year’s hopefuls. Choate’s Hong Kong, South Korea, and the exploding pool from student newspaper reported a 2014 acceptance rate of 21 China. This is coupled with more attention to non- traditional domestic markets. Following the model of a well-established program that brings applicants from Montana to St. Paul’s, the generosity of alumni has led to the recent launching of regional scholar- ships for qualified applicants from Alabama, South Carolina, Northern New Jersey, Texas, Pennsyl- vania, California, Wyoming, and the Paso del Norte region of Texas, New Mexico, and Mexico. “As a result of all this, we are finding really talented kids from all over the place,” says Bohan. “This is great, but we are a medium-sized school. There are only so many spots, only so many seats in Chapel. When you have 1,600 applicants, you can fill 150 spots pretty quickly.” As an example of the increase in domestic applicants, eight minority students from a Southern California-based program are currently enrolled at St. Paul’s. Maria Colmenares, who runs the “A Better Chance” program, is pleased with the num- ber of students she places annually at St. Paul’s and other competitive independent schools, but she has 16 recognized in recent years a need for heightened prepa- ration, including an entire year devoted to SSAT prepara- tion to meet the demand for higher board scores. So what are independent schools looking for in today’s applicants? The answers bear strong similarities to those college admission officers might offer. Pam Safford at Deerfield, where application numbers have risen from 1,000 to about 2,000 over the last decade (for less than 200 spaces each year), explains that her admissions team begins with the assumption that every accepted student will demonstrate a potential for excellence in core areas, including an innate love of learning, intellectual curios- ity, and the desire to contribute to a thriving community. Once “While we certainly still value those ideals are met, admission alumni and family connections staff begin to consider campus “We are a to St. Paul’s,” Bohan says, “the needs: What specialty will com- competitive nature of the pro- plete the orchestra? Who will medium-sized cess has changed everything, lead the service clubs? Which including the alumni admit rate, students will anchor Deerfield’s which is now about 45 percent. athletic teams? school. There are I reach out in most cases when “We are also trying to popu- it doesn’t look like it will work late programs,” Safford says. only so many spots, out. I hope that with each pas- “We have a great privilege to sing year the new reality of the take on this challenge, but it’s only so many seats admission process becomes also an incredible burden. It more widely known.” never feels like we are big Andover’s Jim Ventre, a enough to fill our programs in Chapel. When you 28-year admissions veteran, with all the kids we need. This also reads the application of means there are incredibly have 1,600 applicants, every alumni child. “If there is interesting, bright humane a challenge to their admission, kids who love to learn and will you can fill 150 spots I personally reach out to those appreciate this community families. But it’s my least fav- who may not end up getting in. orite thing to do, deliver bad It’s a killer because you meet pretty quickly.” news to them.” these kids and this is a very per- Andover, which has about a sonal business. Most of these 52-percent admit rate for lega- families are in it for the right – Scott Bohan ’94 cies, according to Ventre, goes reasons, and it can be an enor- as far as to identify through the mous sacrifice emotionally and process alumni children who financially. But their children are being compared with are not the right match for Andover, transitioning those other kids with the same hopes and dreams and ambi- applicants from, says Ventre, “Andover admission to tions. At least 80 percent of the students applying are Andover educational consulting. I am regularly counsel- eminently qualified.” ing alumni families about their school choice, so part of Independent school admission directors are the first what you will see is a higher admit rate for alumni, but to acknowledge that not every school is for every appli- some have already been filtered and we help them find cant. As a result, they help families focus on finding the the right place.” right fit – whether at their school or a competing institu- Deerfield, says Safford, could fill its entire incoming tion. This is particularly notable for alumni with aspira- class with applicants who have a sibling or legacy con- tions of the next generation carrying on the family tradi- nection. Since 2010, Deerfield’s acceptance rate has tion at a particular school. Bohan personally reviews the averaged 14.8 percent overall, with an average admis- application of each student with a legacy connection to sion rate of 42 percent for legacies in that same span. St. Paul’s. He also admits that sometimes a student’s prior While the admit rate for these students is certainly connection to the School provides a greater knowledge higher than that of applicants with no prior connection of the applicant and his or her family, allowing for a more to the school, it is “far from a slam dunk,” Safford adds. detailed picture of what the right fit means. The Deerfield admissions staff makes itself available 17 to alumni for questions in an attempt to demystify the sider the broad experience of boarding school. They process. understood the realities of admissions and were When she returned to tour the School with her daugh- impressed with the thorough evaluation of their ter, Ayesha Brantley-Gosine ’96 brought with her fond daughter’s candidacy. memories of her time at St. Paul’s, but she had almost no “The most important thing to know as a parent is recollection of the competitive- whether it’s the right place for ness of the admissions process. your child, the right fit,” the Brantley-Gosine was surprised “Many people think alumnus says. “I am definitely to discover the requirement of very surprised by the current parent essays as part of the ap- demand for independent schools. plication for her child. She also it is comforting for The numbers related to accep- shares that, while her friends tance are mind-boggling.” considered her daughter’s ac- your child to be in a Ventre at Andover refers to the ceptance a formality, Brantley- rise in the number of families Gosine understood that the place where everyone interested in independent schools odds were not in her favor. for their children as a “flight to “I would tell other alumni par- quality.” Access to superior re- ents that it is not guaranteed,” knows you, but it sources, diverse student bodies, says Brantley-Gosine, whose and growing pools of financial daughter, Kammy Gosine ’18, might be a source of aid money have only increased is now a Third Former at SPS. since the recession of 2008 “Alumni need to prepare them- stress. Don’t assume – along with parental anxiety. selves and their children for the Parents, he says, are looking for difficulty of coming into a place any opportunity to give their where there is a legacy and your school is the children a head start. Because establishing an independent of that phenomenon, Ventre says identity. Many people think it best fit for your child.” his admissions team is seeing is comforting for your child to more specialists, which can both be in a place where everyone help and hinder an applicant’s knows you, but it might be a Ayesha Brantley-Gosine ’96 chances of admission. source of stress. Don’t assume “We may have a pool of kids your school is the best fit for who have been to three physics your child.” summer camps – they are focused on this one thing,” When John Greene ’85 first came with his son through he says. “We need some of them, but we can’t have a the admission process at St. Paul’s, the family was told school of kids all focused on the same thing. We need that the eighth-grader, who was young for his grade, could joiners and bridge-builders. That’s common in all of benefit from another year at home. While others expected our schools.” the younger Greene to be admitted that year, the family The search for students who will bring fresh perspec- heeded the advice of Bohan and the SPS admission team tive to a campus is the mission of every independent and the boy waited a year, applying successfully as a school admissions director. Jane Reynolds, dean of repeat freshman. admission and financial aid at Hotchkiss School, talks “I wasn’t expecting that, but that extra year for about the change in the makeup of a traditional board- him to grow and mature proved to be good advice,” ing school student body. Four or five decades ago, says says Greene. “I appreciated that honesty.” Reynolds, the typical boarding school student was being Another alumni parent, who preferred educated alongside a more homogenous group of peers. to remain anonymous, had a similar That less diverse peer group provided a similarity to experience with his daughter, who was the experience that doesn’t exist in most independent wait-listed as an eighth-grader schools today. Reynolds also understands the commit- and admitted a year later as a ment that goes into the application process these days, repeat Third Former. Despite both from the student and his or her parents, creating the odds of acceptance to the perfect environment for disappointment with any- St. Paul’s, the alumnus and thing other than good news. his wife, also an SPS graduate, “With the sophisticated levels of diversity we bring to hoped their daughter would con- these schools – domestic, international, religious, socio- 18 economic – you have to look for a student who has a sense have been because it wasn’t the right fit. As much as it of self earlier than his or her peers,” Reynolds says. “You feels personal, they are building a class and you can’t shouldn’t go to Hotchkiss because two generations have assume anything.” gone to Hotchkiss. You have to want to be in this envi- Ironically, despite the ultra-competitive nature of the ronment. The curriculum and expectations here are chal- independent school admission process, one common lenging. The intent to be a part of our boarding community trait that keeps institutions such as St. Paul’s at the top has to be in the heart of the student.” of the game is the constant awareness that there are many Rob Dickey ’79 comes from a long line of St. Paul’s quality options for students. Deerfield’s Pam Safford graduates, dating back to his great- grandfather, Charles talks about the charter schools and online programs and Dickey of the Form of 1878. Dickey is also the parent homeschooling and exclusive day schools that make her of four kids, two of whom decided against boarding staff work that much harder to convince families of the or private school, one who graduated from St. Paul’s, benefits of a boarding school education. She says admis- and one who is currently completing his Sixth Form sions folks are “always on the edge of our seats” because year. He describes the differences in his kids and why of the competition. two decided they were interested in going away to “It has become a little more of a consumer process in school, while the other two opted for their local public that people are really shopping around and, when they high school. visit, families want to know what we will do for their child- “No matter what your family’s connection, the idea of ren,” adds Bohan of SPS. “It’s a fair question at $55,000 a one-size-fits-all elite prep school is not realistic,” says per year. Our coaches, our directors need to be selling Dickey. “Admissions [at SPS] is fairly open about that, their programs to families. As a result, we are also learn- but I don’t know that parents always listen. It’s hard to ing more about the applicants than ever before. For disconnect from a place when you have that legacy.” many families, they hope applying here is a step that Audrey Schaus ’85 agrees, noting that if her daughter, ultimately helps their children find the right school, Caroline ’17, had not been accepted to St. Paul’s it “would which may or may not be St. Paul’s. Still, it’s important for everyone to know that, while you may be very qual- ified, there may just not be room for all of the wonderful young people who we know could make St. Paul’s an even better place.”

19 PHOTO: PETER FINGER Suzanne Pollak (l.) with fellow Charleston Academy “dean” Lee Manigault. The Etiquette of Home The child of a CIA agent, the author learned to make a home for herself no matter where she went 20 The Etiquette of Home The child of a CIA agent, the author learned to make a home for herself no matter where she went by Suzanne Williamson Pollak ’74 21 I arrived at St. Paul’s School from Monrovia, across the dirt road. By carrying a long stick and tapping Liberia, at age 15 with absolutely no academic the ground in front as you walked, you knew the moment skills, even though this was my 12th school and to step over a boa constrictor. I was in the Fifth Form. Our garden in Nigeria grew into a food bank with the Poor Mr. Archer (French) and Mr. Clark (math) did not vegetables I planted, saving my father’s life as the food iknow what to do. I was one of the first girls in their classes on which he survived for six months in 1967. He lived but had never conjugated a verb or calculated a fraction. in Enugu during the Biafran War, but the rest of us – all Let me just say calculus was completely confusing and foreign women and children – evacuated the morning French, well. . . . But I was nice and I know they didn’t want the civil war started. Soldiers destroyed our house, to flunk me. I don’t want to give the impression that I family photos, and possessions, but the devastation that was stupid, far from it. I came with expertise, which I remains in my psyche is my Nigerian classmates staying didn’t know I possessed, but skill I would have considered behind and perishing. silly and stupid as a high school junior. Accra, Ghana, did not have a good school in 1968 when I was born in Beirut and grew up in Africa because of we arrived, so in addition to his spying duties, my father my father’s job in the CIA. Like nomads, we moved in and founded the Lincoln School. Until the school opened, a out of houses and various countries diplomat’s wife taught me in all over the continent until I was 18. her house using correspond- Sometimes we stayed two years, other ence courses. times a few months, depending on “I learned that Cultural lessons in all our the political situation in the country houses were varied: My father and what my father was up to. Living always turned one room into like a nomad gives one skills neces- a house and his music library, lined with the sary to survive, like making a house 10,000 records and recording become a home in a day, using that the parties held equipment that traveled the house to connect in a meaningful world with us. He presented way with another person, entertain- within its confines concerts and lessons with his ing hundreds of people, and unpack- constantly expanding classical, ing and packing within hours. At opera, and jazz recordings. various times, our African houses is the ideal setting Piazzas converted into movie turned into temporary hospitals or theaters, where we gathered schools, elevated into salons, concert for communication, friends to watch the last year’s halls, or movie theaters, or degen- American movies. Once in a erated into a war zone. community, and while, visiting dignitaries such Inadvertently, I became an expert as Jessie Owens, Black Caucus on how to use a house; I can make a members from Congress, Chub- kitchen the engine of a house or the connections.” by Checker, Pelé, Ike and Tina dining room a community outreach Turner came and expanded our center, all because of my upbringing horizons. in Africa. The nightly entertaining that is a part of every agent In 1961, when typhoid and its raging fevers infected me, and diplomat’s life was a fascinating education, far more my sister, Cynthia Carter ’75, and my brother, Todd William- encompassing than the proper way to make a martini. son ’77, instead of flying from Somalia to a hospital in These were parties with purpose – contacts made, infor- Germany, our house overlooking Mogadishu became our mation exchanged, plans forged. As a child, I watched the hospital. My mother filled bathtubs with gin and took pre-party mayhem of guests arriving, drinking, flirting, turns floating us in the tub to tame our temperatures. behaving badly, getting louder until the stragglers left In every county, our gardens were tropical paradises, as the sun rose. As a teenager, I became a participant. overgrown with flame trees and bougainvillea vines, in- Every moment intrigued me, from observing behavior of habited with turtles, goats, pythons, and scarlet-breasted the African government officials to the European wives parrots. Neighbors kept cheetahs, lions, and monkeys, so of diplomats, from the costumes to the cocktails to the our biology lessons were not what you would call “text- conversations. I learned that a house and the parties held book.” In 1967, we moved to Nigeria. One neighbor owned within its confines is the ideal setting for communication, monkeys who continually stole guests’ cocktails. Getting community, and connections. After doing this instinctively to their house was actually a walk in the jungle, a vital for decades, I’ve come to realize the tremendous power lesson in avoiding 25-foot-long rock pythons stretched of a house in forging lifelong connections.

22 23 A young Suzanne Pollak pets a neighbor’s cheetah in Africa. Even my observations on happenings in the street out- When I finally owned my own house, I put down roots side my African houses became invaluable and sprung that ran deep. My favorite home was in Beaufort, S.C., into use as soon as my twins were born. Nursing twins where we restored a “tabby” manse built during the Rev- and taking care of their 18-month-old brother when I olutionary War, which turned into a hospital for the Mass. was in my early twenties was not a problem, because 54th regiment during the Civil War. Hundreds of soldiers inside and outside I saw mothers nursing in the open, recovered or died in the house, and, in the next century, not hidden behind closed doors. Who knew that visual the house became a school, a rectory, and five apartments. lessons seep into a child’s unconscious? I thanked my My instinct with this historic house was to make it look African mentors. like one family, my family, had occupied it for 200 years, 24 and then maybe nobody could yank me away. looked at my home as the solution. Since my expertise It was in this house that my innate knowledge of large was managing a household and feeding a family, I turned parties in Africa came to life. The Beaufort house had a one of my home kitchens into a bakery. While illegal in Halloween look and vibe – an exorcist removed remain- South Carolina, it was necessary for me as I had four ing Civil War spirits haunting the interior – twice. The young children at home. In 1994, the author Pat Conroy exterior walls, constructed of broken oyster shells, made came to dinner (by now I was in a different house) and for the ideal Halloween setting. A decade before such because he arrived early, I taught him how to make pasta parties became popular, 100 people attended our first from scratch, something I learned when I was seven and Halloween party. Consulting the Farmer’s Almanac and watching Hassan, our cook in Mogadishu, while he rolled the full moon schedule to set the date, the weather always out handmade pasta dough each morning, something he cooperated. Guests filled the house, ballroom, and gardens learned from an Italian ambassador’s wife. The evening in perfect outdoor temperatures after the dinner, Pat asked me to and by the light of full moons. write a cookbook with him, and But, in the sixth year, my party “Your own house we ultimately used my home – my luck failed. After a long sunny kitchen and dining room – as our day predicted by the Farmer’s test kitchen and writing center. Almanac, the skies opened up may pay you back The Pat Conroy Cookbook was 30 minutes before the party published a few years later. start time so that 300 drenched, in terms of getting More recently, my Rainbow costumed guests squeezed inside Row townhouse in Charleston, the house along with bartenders, to know your friends S.C., has become the home base servers, and the band. That night, for Charleston Academy of Do- the house came alive like our mestic Pursuits, a delightful tiny African parties always did. The or children’s friends academy that teaches the most overcrowded Halloween party important lesson in the world: was a sensation. In Africa, I saw better, or by being How to live at home. Students party guests of every nationality, may go to St. Paul’s for academ- profession, and age get to know the place where ics, but when they need to know each other quickly when squished how to build a beautiful life, they together, creating lifelong con- send their application to the nections masterminded by the you host community Charleston Academy, c/o the host. This knowledge was my Deans (Lee Manigault and me). African heritage. gatherings, or build We are both authorities in man- The Beaufort house became a aging a household because we kind of hospital once again during a start-up from your have both spent our lives doing our occupation. When our eldest just that. The good news for our son, Pete ’97, had spinal cancer followers is that we have put forth twice, the house was my refuge. dining room table.” the most important information in No matter how odd the compari- our book, The Charleston Academy son sounds, I believed that if the of Domestic Pursuits, A Handbook house could survive centuries of adversity thrown in of Etiquette with Recipes. Even if you live in Ouaga- its path, Pete would survive his cancer. A few years later, dougou, Upper Volta, and cannot attend the Academy my two younger sons became U.S. Marine officers and classes in person, our book will show you how to build were both deployed to Afghanistan in 2010. During this a beautiful life no matter what type of house you live personal siege, we had left Beaufort and moved into a in, and utilize the power of your home. 1780 house in Charleston. Again, a house was my hide- Your own house may pay you back in terms of get- out. With two sons in the war, I stayed home to avoid ting to know your friends or children’s friends better, people, questions, hearing news I didn’t want to hear, or by being the place where you host community answering questions I didn’t want to confront. Pete gatherings, or build a start-up from your dining room survived cancer and my Marine sons returned safely table. There is a great power in knowing how to use from war. I turned my houses into what I needed when light and space to create a house that becomes more tidal waves hit and knocked me to my knees. than a museum to good taste or a place to store laun- My family’s financial situation became precarious dry and eat takeout. A house is most people’s biggest twice in my life, and both times my first thought was financial asset and the most must be wrung out of it. not how to get a job outside my house, but how to make Be sure you extract all the benefits that a house can my house work for me and start generating dollars. I provide, no matter what you need at the time. 25 Darwin’s Ultimate “Road Trip”

26 The author retraces a segment of the voyage of the HMS Beagle, discovering fossilized relics that eluded Charles Darwin more than 150 years earlier

by Coleman P. Burke ’59 27 n 1984, as the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s Captain FitzRoy took Darwin on the Beagle crew as a journey to South America approached, a Chilean gentleman with whom he could talk about science while friend and world-class sailor, Augustin Edwards, sharing meals in his cabin. The ensuing voyage around invited me to be the navigator and geologist on a sail- the globe and the resulting theory of evolution changed ing adventure following Darwin’s landfalls on the Chilean the world. The rest is history. But an important discovery coast. He said the BBC was planning a documentary, re- that eluded Darwin due to limitations in resources and tracing the voyage of the HMS Beagle. Edwards was making manpower in the mid-1830s was one that fascinated replica ship’s boats and a replica of the 380-ton Adventure, me. Darwin’s initial path eventually led – more than 150 which accompanied the Beagle and was used to help sur- years later – to the unearthing of the most comprehen- vey the Argentine coast around Cape Horn and up the sive giant titanosaur fossils on record. coast of Chile into the Pacific. I jumped at the invitation. Dinosaurs have excited scientists – all mankind, really My qualifications for – for centuries. Imagine a the journey were sparse. carnivore with 62 serrated I served as the assistant teeth, six inches long in a navigator and the com- head seven feet long, pursu- munications officer on a ing mammalian flesh. Picture destroyer in the Vietnam an enormous plant-eating, War and I had taken one lizard-like sauropod, 80- geology course at Hamilton plus feet long, weighing 20 College my freshman year, tons and devouring every before transferring to Yale. bit of vegetation in sight. The choice of studying These were the fellows who geology was easy because roamed the world for more I was fascinated by how riv- than 150 million years. Our ers found channels through Homo sapiens existence, as solid rock, a phenomenon I we know it, has lasted ap- witnessed on several camp- proximately three million ing and canoeing trips of years, and the only real over 100 miles on the Dela- knowledge we have on the ware River as a lad. While subject of human existence, fishing, one is able to ob- but for pictographs, is 5,000 serve the natural world and years old. We should be very imagine how rocks, sedi- thankful for the extinctions of mentary or metamorphic, certain animal forms, which, are bent by the stresses in all likelihood, would have of the mantle as it warps, by now gobbled us up or driven by the Earth’s plates slapped us to death with one as they change position. I swish of a mammoth tail. could get lost in the ions of I confess an abiding interest time, having been shown in finding dinosaur bones by my mother the trilobites and critters in rocks cut by as a hobby. I learned early on that one risks life and limb streams in Upstate New York. by seeking – and finding – old bones. Nations contest So, with the offer in mind, I was off to the library to read for such fossilized relics, just as bone hunters of the Wild about the 21-year-old Darwin’s trip to South America as West in the late 1800s clashed during the Bone Wars. In a naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle, under the command 2012, an auction of an 80-percent-complete articulated of 29-year-old Captain Robert FitzRoy. Darwin had little tarbosaur, a T-Rex-type, brought Mongolia and the United training as a naturalist. He had collected beetles. He had States into play, involving the Customs Department, the only gone to the mountains in Wales to “geologize” with Justice Department, and the Bureau of Homeland Security. Adam Sedgwick, a professor of geology at Cambridge. He I know; I was the winning bidder at the auction, trying to had little knowledge of fossils, but there was a dearth of get the bones to the Peabody Museum at Yale University. fossil finds to compare at that time. He luckily had some- I almost got thrown out of the Society of Vertebrate Pale- how obtained a copy of Charles Lyell’s Principles of Geology ontology for it, as the Society didn’t know I was bidding in his kit. It is believed that his study of geology by read- for the Peabody Museum, but I happily remain a member ing Lyell’s books and applying practical principles when in good standing. The prior largest auction ever brought he saw oyster shells on top of mountains led him to con- more than $8 million for a T-Rex, proving that bones clusions that helped convince him of evolutionary theory. invoke more than scientific interest alone. 28 Imagine SPS graduates given an all-expenses-paid trip around the world during their budding university experience. This was the introduction to science Ger- many, England, France, and other countries gave their students and professors during the Age of Discovery. Instead of a one-term experience in Africa or Timbuktu, such trips took years of hardship akin to the trips of Captain James Cook with Mr. Joseph Banks as a botanist. These trips were surrounded with the attendant wring- ing of hands by the travelers’ families, wondering how their loved ones would manage the hardship or whether they would return to a career or marriage after such an experience. Darwin proved not only to manage the hard- ship; he became the most popular man on the ship – the strongest and the friendliest. The other men nicknamed him “Philos” for philosopher. It turned out that the BBC declined to fund the com- memorative documentary of Darwin’s journeys in South America, forcing the cancellation of Mr. Edwards’s trip. Atlantic, but declined the chance to accompany me on my By that time, I was knee-deep in Darwin and had read quest for dinosaur bones. most of his writings. There was one story in his narrative On that trip in 1995, they afforded me three hours to that caught my eye, of the era when explorers were seek- have a look, while they assembled the boats and gear. My ing the headwaters of rivers. Against Captain FitzRoy’s roommate from Yale, John Wilbur, a Navy Seal, actually better judgment, Darwin persuaded him to take 21 crew- felt sorry for me because my crew revolted at looking for members and pull three ship’s boats by rope along the dinosaur bones. At the last minute, he decided to accom- shore against a six-knot current up the Rio Santa Cruz. pany me. We drove a short distance up a dirt road and Darwin had learned by reading Lyell’s Principles of ascended an escarpment halfway up the La Leona. From Geology that the Andes were the youngest mountain our elevated vantage point, we could see 50 square miles range on the planet. He wanted to explore them and of badlands, barren of any vegetation. It spread out before learn more about their physical characteristics. us like a moonscape, inviting us to search for bones, but As Darwin recollects, the Beagle crew ran out of food our allotted time was exhausted and we returned to the on the so-called “Plains of Disappointment” – well shy boats to go downstream. of the Andes. The sorry group and depressed Darwin My curiosity piqued by that initial observation, I’ve turned around and went flying down the Rio Santa Cruz, been back to both sides of the La Leona Valley, looking pushed by the melting flow of glaciers they had seen on for bones with souls who are eager to go camping 200 the snowcapped mountains. They returned in three days miles north of the Straights of Magellan. In our weeks in to the careened Beagle at the Atlantic Ocean, with no the boneyard, we have concentrated on the east side of remaining provisions. Compelled by the desire to complete the La Leona Valley. When I say “we,” I’ve taken business the Beagle’s journey through Patagonia, I believed we partner Chris Flagg, Syd Waud (multiple times), my son, could do the same in much less time if we only went down- Erik ’87, my wife, an assortment of friends, and actual stream. I rang up five pals, with whom I had done many paleontologists. But for the paleontologists, we are all whitewater float trips in the American West, including amateurs, but that hasn’t stopped us from finding hund- SPS formmates and annual fishing companions Sydney reds of bones. As a famous paleontologist once said “one Waud ’59 and John “Speedy” Mettler ’59. All of the invited team members but Speedy Mettler accepted the invitation to join the adventure. It was billed as a float trip from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. I As a famous paleontologist once said “one investigated activities to keep the men occupied. I noted in a foray to the Yale Geology Library that the “Plains of just looks down” and there they are on the Disappointment” (aptly named by Captain FitzRoy) were within 10 kilometers of another river, La Leona, which eroded surface. Most dinosaurs are found cut a deep valley and ultimately joined the Santa Cruz. by amateurs and, later, when professionals Yale maps indicated the geologic formations on either side of the valley contained dinosaur-bearing soils. I wel- hear about the discoveries, they dig them comed the chance to scour the Earth for fragments of these wondrous beasts. But, alas, the other team members up and report the finds as science. indicated they would travel with me from the Andes to the just looks down” and there they are on the eroded surface. Most dinosaurs are found by amateurs and, later, when professionals hear about the discoveries, they dig them up and report the finds as science. Despite January’s summer prominence in the southern hemisphere, we have run into snowstorms during our excursions. We’ve encountered the famous 70-mile- per-hour winds of Patagonia, another natural obstacle we have managed to overcome, inspired by the promise of discovery. All day, the condors soar and follow us, some only 100 feet above our heads, craning their necks to better spy our movements. When they turn in the wind, their beautiful white wings and elongated dark finger feathers reflect the sun. We have seen imposing puma tracks in the mud of draws. We have remained vigilant for black widow spiders as we have scoured the surface for bones, undeterred, but we only ever saw one of the arachnids. Remember that Charles Darwin’s progress was halted on the Plains of Disappointment. Had Captain FitzRoy taken more food, Darwin might have been able to enter the badlands we entered a century and a half later. I have little doubt Darwin would have had no trouble locating the bones we have found. He would have recognized them for what they were – incredible remnants of ani- mals no longer in existence. Paleontologist Richard Owen had not named these giant animals “dinosaurs” until 1842. Charles Darwin might have given them a different name and we might never have known these beasts by their common designation. He could have sent bones back to England that would have astonished the establishment. Darwin could have been the father of all dinosauria – by another name. Think of it. From 1995 to 2004, I took three trips to the boneyard on the east bank of the Rio La Leona, which creates the valley between Lago Viedma and Lago Argentina. The coursing glacial melt transforms the river into a meander- ing chalky white that flows through Lago Argentina and into the Santa Cruz, where Darwin stopped. The moon- scape it creates consists of a predominantly gray clay- like soil that crumbles and erodes very easily. The many outwashes contain bones and fragments. Sometimes we observe bones through binoculars on adjacent tongues of the badlands, stretching for a mile or more and eroded on both sides by runoff from dry streambeds. Our first find was a sole femur bone. Chris Flagg and I looked at each other, spellbound, knowing we had found a relic more than 65 million years old, lying peacefully on a rise overlooking the La Leona Valley. It was probably closer to 80 million years old, judging from the formation in which it lay. We wondered aloud how the bone got

Coley Burke at the site of a dinosaur boneyard in Patagonia, where he has made several successful fossil finds. 30 there – by the dinosaur’s natural death, the result of a old son of one of the prospectors began exposing a tiny fatal fight, or by catastrophe. We examined every aspect show of a bone specimen I had walked by many times of the fossil and speculated on which end fit in the hip on the flats surrounding the camp. His father began joint and which end fit in the knee. We were giddy with digging at the son’s bone site. By the third day, the bone excitement. And then we saw more bone fragments nearby. appeared to be a seven-foot femur that measured 36 Over the next three hours, as we wandered in search inches in circumference in places. The paleontologists of a head or vertebrae, we lost sight of each other and around the evening fire speculated that the leg of this sometimes were separated by a mile of barren soil. We sauropod was 19 feet long. They believed it might be the communicated by walkie-talkie. As the sun dipped to- largest femur ever found. Chris and I were speechless ward the Andes to the West, we descended to our camp, when we saw it. The paleontologists were over the top weary but exultant at finding bones that would have with excitement. They smelled bones in the area, and the exhilarated Darwin. camp was alive with speculation – theoretical conversa- More trips with Syd Waud and friend John Wilbur tions in which Darwin and FitzRoy might have engaged produced endless finds of bones. We found scapulars, had they traveled a few miles farther. All this excitement ribs, vertebrae, femurs, tibias, and fibulas. Every day’s transpired within visual range of a mighty single peak march produced fossils in all directions in this plentiful the Beagle captain had named Mt. FitzRoy when he first boneyard. We marked the bones by GPS and noted them saw it in 1834. in a log. Both John and Syd, who was initially apprehen- Our speculation led the expedition to fan out all over sive about these forays, became converts and relished the badlands. While diggers worked at the locations of going solo to forage for bones. We photographed all the Bonanza and at the large femur site, others wandered capital bones and even named one location “Bonanza” about all day, logging locations for a revisit. Provisions for its plethora of bone material. We also found deposits were low and there came a time to fold up the operation. of shark teeth and oyster shells the size of footballs, as The following year, 2005, Ken Lacovara arrived at the Lyell had, indicating that the land had risen out of the badlands alone, armed with GPS coordinates the group ocean to great heights. had collected the year before. On the first day of his Part – if not all – of bone hunting is logistics. Most renewed digging, he called Jorge Gamarci to ask for explorers drive into the bivouac, set up camp, and carry sponsorship and money to uncover a large articulated backpacks from there. But the Rio La Leona separates sauropod dinosaur. the boneyard from the road. I have always preferred Scientific Reports published on September 4, 2014, packing in all the gear by boat. The vessel I stored at the 10 years after introducing him to the boneyard, that estancia of a friend, Jorge Gamarci, is a 14-foot Avon author and paleontologist Ken Lacovara indicated he adventurer, capable of transporting 600 pounds of gear had found “Dreadnoughtus schrani, the most complete and two rowers for the five-kilometer downstream giant titanosaur yet discovered. Despite its estimated journey from the badlands. mass of about 59.3 metric tons, the bone history of the In 2004, Chris Flagg and I took a team of paleontolo- Dreadnoughton-type specimen reveals that this indivi- gists to the Rio La Leona Valley to explore our sites. dual was still growing at the time of death.” The report The group included Drexel University Professor Ken went on to indicate that the location of the 2005 find Lacovara. I funded all the participants’ airfare and was on the east bank of the Rio La Leona, Santa Cruz provisions in addition to supplying boats, tents, stoves, Province – just north of our 2004 camp. and kitchen equipment collected over the years for The bones were there when Darwin arrived in working the site. Argentina in 1834, though probably not on the Pictures of our previous finds had been shown to the surface, but other bones would have been visible. scientists at the Museum of Natural History. They were The bones were there 170 years later, in 2004, interested, but committed years in advance to China. when they were visible and marked by GPS as possible Based on information we provided to the paleontologists, digs for future years. The fossils have been uncovered we brought them to our campsite on the east bank of and placed in cases over the past decade for safe pre- the Rio La Leona site. Certain members of the group servation and future study. Pursuant to Argentine law, were assigned locations to dig, while the rest fanned they were returned to Argentina in December and will out throughout the 50 square miles of the boneyard, reside in the Father Jesús Molina Regional Museum, in looking for new sites. Our efforts resulted in the dis- Río Gallegos, near where they were found. covery of a number of bones, which were marked by The search for fossil bones that pulls us amateurs GPS and encased in caste for shipment to a museum. goes on and on. I shall soon be back in the boneyard, We also devoted that 2004 trip to prospecting and pack- knowing that, if not for Darwin, I would never have ing the bones we found at Bonanza. One day, a 16-year- found it.

31 REVIEWS

The Charleston Academy index – but the authors do take The author of the New York Times best- Academy of Domestic pride in their region: “Here in the Low seller Area 51 now offers her readers the Pursuits: A Handbook Country we know that the four seasons exceptional and painful story of Operation of Etiquette with Recipes are actually deer, dove, duck, and turkey. Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program by Suzanne Pollak ’74 At the Academy [yes, they give work- that Brought Nazi Scientists to America. and Lee Manigault shops] we will teach you how to roast a The title, combined with a concise and Stewart, Tabori & Chang: pig in your backyard, as well as how to damning prologue, summarize the story: New York, 216 pages, $24.95 preserve excess bounty from the garden.” How a large group of former Nazi scientists Roasting a pig, by the way, requires an were courted by the United States in an Reviewed by Michael Matros all-night vigil and the instruction to “hy- effort to capitalize on the technical ad- drate the pig with an apple-cider vinegar- vances they had made in Germany. These Just as you might visit Downton Abbey based mop sauce every time you crack scientists and their families were given on a Sunday evening, consider setting open a new beer.” jobs, housing, and, eventually, American aside some time in another citadel of cul- Each recipe is introduced by a short, citizenship. Some made great contributions ture, with a stopover in the Low Country whimsical essay, but the instructions to American science. of South Carolina and The Charleston themselves are straightforward, with very Through meticulously researched Academy of Domestic Pursuits: A Hand- few esoteric ingredients required (they details, Jacobsen weaves information book of Etiquette with Recipes. do tell you where to find pomegranate culled from once-classified documents, Don’t buy the e-book version of this molasses for your Cleopatra’s lamb salad) oral histories, exclusive interviews, and guide to the good life; you’ll want to ex- and a minimum of nonsense. personal correspondence into a chilling perience the pleasures of the volume’s As the title tells us, this book is about tale of science gone mad. Each of the 21 heavy and elegant paper, its inviting how to behave as much as about prepar- “Paperclip” scientists on whom she typography, and the simple and amusing ing candied bacon or a proper champagne focuses was an ardent Nazi implicated illustrations by Tania Lee. You may want cocktail. The authors extend their advice in – and some convicted of – heinous to hold and read through all the advice of beyond mealtime into proper behavior for war crimes, including the use of concen- the two self-styled “Deans of the Acad- hosts and guests. “Nobody really wants pets tration camp prisoners as test subjects emy” before opening the book within the or children as houseguests,” they inform and slaves. Seven doctors hired were inevitable spatters of the kitchen, where us, “although no host is actually going to involved in “mercy killings” or medical you may later want to attempt its “dove tell you that.” They also happily recognize murder crimes. with jalapeño and bacon” and “hash browns that the finer points of etiquette evolve in a How did this happen? Jacobsen does in duck fat & cream.” modern era. But while the placement of des- an excellent job bringing to life the fear- Please do not let indulgent recipe titles sert forks can now be a matter of opinion, ful and harried post-WWII climate that such as these prevent your requesting the placement of elbows at the table is not. made Operation Paperclip possible. These the Academy Handbook for your birthday. The Academy Handbook never has to scientists may have been Nazis, but they Throughout their book, the deans main- enter your kitchen for you to enjoy and weren’t communists. They may have com- tain an extended pretense of cultural and learn from it, but you will eventually want mitted awful crimes, but their research gastronomic superiority, but their hearts to put it to use. Before you start working helped give the United States a technical extend to anyone wanting to extend her your way into its offerings, however, take edge in the arms and space races. Many (their audience is fairly gender specific) note of the deans’ most important advice: of the scientists – and the government comfort in creating good food, serving it “You only need to know how to cook one agents who worked with them – denied in a congenial, civilized setting, and under- or two things – you just need to cook them their affiliations with the Nazi party. Those standing how possible it is to host a brunch, better than anyone else does.” who admitted their crimes believed that cocktail, or dinner party for a few or a few they were guiltless because “extreme times dozen guests. Elegance, they emphasize, is Operation Paperclip: call for extreme measures.” The U.S. gov- best accomplished in a state of happiness. The Secret Intelligence ernment, at least in the case of Operation Through its dozens of printings, the Program that Brought Paperclip, seemed to agree with them. classic regional cookbook Charleston Nazi Scientists to Like any skilled writer, Jacobsen leaves Receipts has introduced Low Country America her readers with more questions than cuisine to thousands of kitchens over by Annie Jacobsen ’85 answers: Is all fair in love and war? Is the years and remains a primary intro- Back Bay Books, science – or the scientists who practice it duction to the region’s culinary heritage. 624 pages, $18 – amoral? Do the ends justify the means? The Academy Handbook does not attempt Prepare to open up Pandora’s box when to replace it – no recipes require you to Reviewed by Hannah MacBride you open this book. decapitate a live “cooter” in order to make turtle soup, as you’ll find in Charleston If we study history to learn from it, then 32 Receipts, and okra does not appear in the Annie Jacobsen has given us a lot to learn. Laughing Cult by Kevin McCaffrey ’75 On the Shelf . . . Four Winds Press, 79 My Brother Stevie: A Marine’s Untold Story: Vietnam 1967 pages, $13.95 Marianne Kelsey Orestis Lieutenant Straughan Downing Kelsey Jr. ’61 was the author’s Reviewed by Hannah only brother. When he was killed in action on June 2, 1967, in MacBride Quang Tin Province, Vietnam, the family died with him. Orestis writes that she and her younger sister are all that remain of a This collection of poetry alternately feat- once glorious family. Steve Kelsey was a gifted athlete, artist, ures dirges and odes. A world-weariness and musician, with a bright intellect. He graduated from Princeton in 1965 and permeates Kevin McCaffrey’s poems, but immediately fulfilled a lifelong dream of joining the Marine Corps. This book is the undercurrent – of rebirth, seeking, his legacy. and moments of true joy – restores bal- ance. Words soar in these philosophical The Essentials of Persuasive Public Speaking works, which address fate and human Sims Wyeth ’69 agency, then touch down in Houston or In this portable, brief, and lucid guide to presenting, Wyeth coun- New Hampshire in a scrap of conversa- sels how to calm a thumping heart and reveals techniques on tion or an art show. McCaffrey weaves preparation, delivery, and visual aids as he provides vivid stories the high-minded with the mundane in a and rubber-meets-the-road advice. He does more than simply way that is distinctly human. ease a public speaker’s dread, with historical accounts and incisive There is tension in many of the poems observations on the power and purpose of speaking well. between the life lived and the life imagined. The struggle is present in the protests The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait againt bureaucracy, technology, and the W. Barksdale Maynard ’84 systemization of life – at home, at work, The Brandywine River winds from southeastern Pennsylvania and even in the universe itself – and in into Delaware. Barksdale Maynard crafts a sweeping narrative the angst of exculsion in the title poem: about the men and women who shaped the region’s history and “Laughing Cult.” In this haunting piece, culture. They include the du Ponts, who made their fortunes the speaker can hear his neighbors’ “gen- from gunpowder, and artist Howard Pyle, a native of the region, eral carnival of unbridled glee” through whose Brandywine School of American illustration took inspiration from the the walls of his apartment, but does not pastoral environment. Most famously, the Brandywine Valley is where N.C. and know how to share in their joy. Andrew Wyeth painted amid evocative landscapes for more than a century. Richly But joy does exist. We find it in “Mud illustrated, The Brandywine vividly captures the spirit of a storied region that has Season” – the recollection of playing a inspired generations. game of football in the mud while stoned, replete with the elation of unencumbered Living the Ancient Southwest play – and, more philosophically, in “Song,” David Grant Noble ’57 in which fate itself is murdered and a How did Southwestern peoples make a living in the vast arid human life set free. McCaffrey’s poetry, reaches of the Great Basin? When and why did violence erupt some of which echoes with the music of in the Mesa Verde region? Who were the Fremont people? How drums, saxophones, lutes, and oboes, do some Hopis view Chaco Canyon? These are just a few of the hints at the sunlight behind the clouds topics addressed in this illustrated anthology. Readers will discover chapters (or the football lost in the mud). written by anthropologists over the past several decades. They speak about the Mostly, the reader is left with a desire beauty and originality of Mimbres pottery, the rock paintings in Canyon de Chelly, to seek what McCaffrey calls “quasi- the history of the Wupatki Navajos, and other subjects relating to the deep indig- nonexistence through psychic fusion enous history and culture of the American Southwest. with an experience.” Through all the bland indifference, we can hope for those bright moments of true joy. “Hey,” is his final challenge to his readers, “seek purity in the drifts.” Correction The fall issue of Alumni Horae included an incorrect spelling of the fishing village in the subtitle of George Carlisle’s book. The correct title is: Whiskey, Sun & Fish: The Early Years of Fortescue, A Fishing Village on the Delaware Bay. We apologize for this error.

33 COMMUNITY

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Festival of Lessons and Carols, Church of the Advent, December 17 Young Alumni Event, Carrie Nation, March 10 Alumni Volunteer Luncheon, The Harvard Club (Downtown), March 26 Geary Gallery, NYC CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE Festival of Lessons and Carols, St. Paul’s School, December 14 Inside SPS Weekend, St. Paul’s School, January 30-31

HONG KONG Asia Alumni/Hong Kong Parents Dinner, The Apex, March 5 Asia Council Meeting, Hong Kong Spinners Industrial Building, March 6

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Young Alumni, NYC Inaugural L.A. Pelicans Reception at the home of Michael Stubbs ’83, February 22

NEW YORK CITY Forms of ’93-’97 Pre-Anniversary Reception, Geary Gallery, January 20 Millville Dinner, The Millennium Broadway Hotel, January 21 SPS Board of Trustees Meeting, The Millennium Broadway Hotel, January 21-22 Young Alumni Reception, PS450, January 22 Alumni Volunteer Luncheon, The Harvard Millville Dinner, NYC Club of New York City, February 3

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA SPS Alumni and Parents Reception, 425 Bryant St., January 28

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA Seoul Family Dinner, Seoul Grand Hyatt Hotel, March 4

TOKYO, JAPAN SPS/Seikei Alumni Dinner, Tokyo Hilton, 34 March 2

Alumni Parents Dinner, Hong Kong Seoul Family Dinner, South Korea

Pelican Event, Los Angeles

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR MORE SPS ALUMNI EVENTS

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS May 5: SPS Alumni and Parents Reception, Artists for Humanity EpiCenter Boston June 15: Boston Pelicans Outing: Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves, Fenway Park CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE May 29-31: Anniversary Weekend and Graduation, St. Paul’s School New York May 29: SPS Sparks: Neighborhood Day of Service NEW YORK CITY April 8: Alumni Association Meeting/Award Reception, The Millennium Broadway Hotel Concord April 23: Pelican Network Broadway Show Event: “The Heidi Chronicles,” hosted by Sally Horchow ’88

For details or to register for these events, go to www.sps.edu/alumni. Be sure you receive invitations to upcoming alumni events by sending updated contact information to [email protected]. 35 Chuck Coggeshall ’64 did it . . . Why not you?

As Chuck Coggeshall ’64 entered his 50th reunion year, he knew he wanted to be part of his form’s fundraising efforts. In the final analysis, he discovered that by donating an unneeded whole life insurance policy to the School he could contribute significantly using an asset often overlooked.

“Thank you for introducing the idea of using the insurance policy this way. St Paul’s was a great place for me, and this allows me to do something more substantial for the School. It makes me feel very good to be able to give more this year. I am very pleased with the end result.”

36 If you have a life insurance policy with cash value, consider donating it to the School. Please contact Bob Barr, director of gift planning, at 603-229-4875, [email protected]; or visit our website at www.sps.edu/plannedgiving.

PHOTO: RAPHAEL TALISMAN FORMNOTES

The Formnotes below reflect information received through February 1, 2015. Please send news and/or photos of yourself or other alumni to include in these pages. The address is Formnotes Editor, Alumni Horae, St. Paul’s School, 325 Pleasant St., Concord, 1950 Formmates George Walcott Bob MacLean ’52 and Sergey Peter Stearns ’52 and formmate N.H. 03301 or [email protected]. and Dick Paine rooting for SPS Ourusoff ’52 met for lunch in Asa Davis on the roof at the Thank you. at Alumni Volunteer Weekend. Canaan, N.H. Met Museum.

Bhutan, the last remaining us came down to celebrate his 1943 independent Buddhist kingdom 80th birthday. Among those in in the Himalayas, really is a 1950 attendance were Bill Emery, Norman Walker Shangri La. Long may it remain William Howells Peter Mather, David Sinkler [email protected] [email protected] that way.” and I. Phil looks terrific and his www.sps.edu/1950 Hugh MacRae sends this news: toast to his family and friends “I just celebrated my 90th birth- stirred us all. day. It is certainly hard to be- 1948 Bob MacLean writes: “I lieve, but time does fly by. I was retired in 1994 after serving Henry Sprague 1952 given a surprise reception at the as deputy commissioner and [email protected] Peter Stearns Bellamy Mansion, attended by commissioner of the Texas [email protected] about 112 family and friends in Clarence “Clacky” King re- Department of Health. Prior to Wilmington, N.C., including my ports: It looks as though St. Paul’s Truman Bidwell telephoned that, various positions includ- good Marine friends, Lt. Gen. is more famous than we ever to say that, while in Chicago, ing director of the Houston Robert Milstead and Maj. Gen. imagined. Porter Hopkins is he had major knee surgery. Health Department. Homes are Robert Dickerson, which was “Turlock Chief” of the Turlock He recommends that anyone in Houston and, in summer, at gratifying. I know that you have Society. An article about this considering a knee or hip re- our lake house in Canaan, N.H. a lot of snow up there and I wish made the front page of The placement consider Dr. Berger Sergey Ourusoff has a family we could have a little bit of it Star Democrat, the local Easton, of Rush Hospital. Truman re- summer place on Lake Sunapee down here, but it’s very rare. I Maryland newspaper. Wasn’t it ports that he will be returning just 40 minutes from us, so we plan to keep in touch.” nice that Porter was instrumen- to the ski slopes this winter. try to get together each year. tal in Mr. Cheney becoming a Phil Price has made a remark- Our family consists of four 1946 member of this society?” able recovery and several of children and six grandchildren. Michael Coe submits his latest news: “The ninth edition of my book, The Maya, will be out in May. For this edition, I’ve got a co-author, Stephen Houston, my former student and a pro- fessor at Brown. I’m currently working with colleagues on a definitive edition of the fourth known Maya codex (folding- screen book). My travels this Former Vice President Dick past year included the archaeo- Cheney and Porter Hopkins ’48 at the Turlock Society of the 1952 formmates (l. to r.) Peter Stearns, Bill Emery, Phil Price, and logical and cultural sites of Iran, Grand National Waterfowl Peter Mather celebrate Phil’s surprise 80th birthday party at the and the unforgettable Bhutan. Association in Maryland. Philadelphia Club. 37 FORMNOTES

up to 250 each spring. That is about as close as I can get to Christmas, but it is fun to see the trees as they mature and begin to produce.” 1960 Dimitri Sevastopoulo [email protected] 1960 Formmates and wives gathered in New York in November (l. to r.): Cathy Sevastopoulo, Nancy www.sps.edu/1960 Leon Thomson, Bill Schwind, Andy Baxter, Penny Wright, Peter Wright, Kristine Stott, Barry Stott, Frannie Moyer, Ben Moyer, Bill Stearns, Olga Duke, Tony Duke, Win Rutherfurd, Charlie Thomson, On November 6, 16 members Mary Rutherfurd, Ford Draper, Brian Draper, Lane Taylor, Laurence Heckscher, Joe Mechem, Stephen of the Form of 1960, accom- Heckscher, Dimitri Sevastopoulo, Jack Mechem, Alice Burnham, and Bill Burnham. panied by 11 elegant wives, gathered for dinner in the Gre- None live close to Houston, so cian Red Hawthorne Room of we get together each summer the St. Botolph Club in Boston. in Canaan. After the pressures 1955 1957 Classmates traveled from as of being commissioner, retire- Morris Cheston Bill de Haven far west as Jackson Hole, as far [email protected] [email protected] south as Philadelphia, and from ment has been great. We bought www.sps.edu/1955 a small RV when I retired, since Anthony Horan: “I bought Portland, Maine. Surrounded by replaced with a slightly larger Charles Cochran shares: “I back the right for my book 19th- and 20th-century paint- one. Audrey and I have visited am mostly retired from sing- and republished it as How to ings, we enjoyed a candlelight most states between Arizona ing, although I did participate Avoid The Over-Diagnosis and dinner and excellent conversa- and Maine, stopping to visit in the Mabel Mercer Cabaret Over-Treatment of Prostate tion. Win Rutherfurd, known family and friends along the Convention at Lincoln Center Cancer. Print on demand @ for his rendition of “Ol’ Man way. I’ll bet none of you has had and played a concert at Midday dranthonyhoranmd.com and River” as a student at SPS and your picture taken next to Wyatt Jazz at St. Peter’s Church. I am also find on Amazon. I also at scores of musical evenings, Earp in front of the O.K. Corral well, living in West Palm, Fla. I gave three podium talks and abandoned this old chestnut in Tombstone, Arizona!” travel a lot.” five posters at the November for “C’est Moi,” a song from Debby and Asa Davis passed This report from Dyer S. meeting of the Western Section Camelot. Kristine Stott, wife through New York City, where Wadsworth: “In an effort to of the American Urological As- of Barry Stott belted out a we had lunch at the Met Mu- step back in time, I have accept- sociation, then four days in the parody of Andrew Lloyd Web- seum and had our photo taken ed an appointment as a director volcano in Maui.” ber’s “Memory,” laced with on the roof, looking south over and the corporate secretary of humor and many a high note. lower Manhattan. the Yale Record Corporation, Thanks to Bill Schwind, a Stanley Rinehart has been publisher of a humor magazine longtime member of St. Botolph, in touch. He writes that he and founded in 1872, and also in that 1958 for allowing us to spend such a Carolyn have moved to Ha- group reverted to my youthful Philip Bradley pleasant evening together. [email protected] nover, N.H., where they bought a nom de guerre, “Waddy.” condo and will enjoy the change Yoshi Shimizu sends this This report from Allan Ayers: from the Westchester life. They news: “I will be in Japan un- “Retirement is just giving what 1961 will keep her N.Y.C. apartment til mid-March, teaching at I used to get paid for – working Mike Seymour as a getaway from N.H. winters! Kyoto University of Technology, with veteran programs and also [email protected] Stanley keeps in touch with Jap which, in some respects, may giving tours of our great city – Evarts and recently visited with be comparable to Rhode Island Chicago. Life is good!” Right now, I’m peering out my Tim Cooley. He was also in School of Design. I am running Jay Hatch submits Brian office window at a bank of fog touch with Bob MacLean, who a seminar and will be giving McCauley’s Christmas news spreading over the golf course has a house in Canaan, N.H., a couple of public lectures. In from Thailand: “The present on Cat Island, minutes from Peter Wells, who also lives in early March, I will be attending I am looking for this year is a downtown Beaufort, S.C., where N.H., and John Crider, who is the Seikei School reception for whopping crop of flowers on Maggie and I moved two years in Nashua. Rector Mike Hirschfeld ’85 our avocado trees. Last year ago. Sometime soon, Dee and and his party from Millville we had the first crop and got Chris Jennings will be coming visiting Japan.” 20 beautiful, sweet avocados. south to Florida and will stop This year should bring 50, the along the way for a visit with us. Any of you Florida snow- 38 third around 100 and after that birds are most welcome to stay was like from a Vietnamese and youth organizations by children). I am still working but with us. perspective.” foundations around the coun- less time and less pressure. I Jim Hatch spent Christmas Ned Toland shares: “Life in try. The most successful is ‘Sou- am in the office by 7 a.m. and with family in Marin, Calif. “My Southern California is good, but venirs’ – a family trivia game out by noon. I still enjoy the big event this year (aside from it’s hard to believe that we with 3,000 printed questions/ camaraderie.” retiring from active work) was approached 90 degrees today answers about the most famous getting married, and I am enjoy- – very unusual for December, historical/cultural manmade ing my new life and wife Kathi. and more like October tem- and natural sites in the U.S. She has a home in Jupiter, Fla., peratures. Harbingers come “John Shattuck was in Land- 1962 where we will spend most of to mind, but let’s not go there. grove, Vt., for the holidays Seymour Preston [email protected] January and February.” Being retired from teaching for with his wife, children, and five Ed Tiffany shares: “Our 11 years has allowed me to de- grandchildren before return- Suzanne and I sold our house in daughter, Kathrene, bore a son, vote a good deal of time to ing to Budapest, where he’s Katonah, N.Y., in December and Wyatt Knowles Bell, in October. tennis (the BNP Paribas Ten- running the Central European moved to our place in Keene We spend time with their two- nis Tournament is held each University and “contending Valley, N.Y. Most of our belong- year-old daughter, Alden, as March in Indian Wells). It’s with autocrats and oligarchs ings are stuffed into a 8’ x 8 ½’ x they live down the street. a privilege to be a tennis club springing up everywhere east 20’ pod. I will continue working Peter Pell spent Christmas in member there and witness (and also in some places west) part-time in N.Y.C., with Goldin Locust Valley, N.Y. His daughter, the likes of Roger Federer and of Berlin in the post-post Cold Associates, a couple of weeks a Allison, and two granddaugh- Novak Djokovic waging seri- War world.” month in the city and home as ters live nearby. Son Peter and ous battle against one another. Tod Rodger writes: “I’m matters require. A nice transi- his wife, Tice, are expecting The Episcopal church beckoned enjoying lots of good walking tion to Jim Barney’s state of re- their second child. “Since Chris- me back about a year ago, and and physical therapy after a tirement. I will be interested to tine’s death I have once again while many good changes seem tough year – broken pelvis in see which state has the greater taken up hockey and play with to have occurred in the liturgy, bike accident, back surgery pull. During the fall of 2014, the lowest level men’s group at the church in Palm Desert still to relieve pinched nerves, Wick Rowland served as a nearby Beaver Dam. Skating employs its old fashioned Rite I jaw surgery, and relatively Fulbright specialist in Ethiopia, fairly okay thanks to cycling, service, reminding me after all trivial cataract surgery. It’s working with the U.S. Embassy however upper body and stick these years of the hellfire and a challenging major adjust- and the Ethiopian government work equal to Isthmian eighth brimstone sermons we endured ment to give up riding, hiking, on broadcast policy matters. and ninth. A formmate who at SPS so long ago.” kayaking – maybe temporary He advised government agen- was an early houseguest at my Marshall Bartlett spent or maybe longer. This fall I cies on their plans for digital new digs described the condi- Christmas in New York City with got back into coaching crew television conversion, con- tions as Spartan, bordering on his son, Stephen, his daughter- between surgeries. Great Bay sulted with broadcasters, and monastic.” in-law, and two wonderful Rowing is one of many non- lectured at several universities Peter Britton says that “life grandchildren. You may be profit clubs that have sprung on communications history and on the farm continues to in- interested to know that Tony up to promote rowing. We policy and the implications of volve commercial composting, de Bekessy has surfaced on had about eight adults and 40 social and other new media for diverting organic, including the radar of the 50th Reunion high school kids learning to developing nations. The winter meat from over 60 supermar- Committee at Princeton. row and competing. When I 2014 edition of the Catlin Gabel kets, schools, colleges, and Stu Douglas still loves skiing helped Cambridge Boat Club School Caller (Portland, Ore.) curbside. Another path has me and traveling with his sweet- plan and run the first Head of constructing a mobile climbing heart, Martha. Tad de Borde- the Charles 50 years ago, no wall modified for experiential nave says: “Connie and I are one imagined how popular fall education – includes a cargo enjoying retired life just off the racing in this format would net for climbing, two zipwires Potomac. Her high reputation become. I’m hoping to continue and a jump for life. It is com- as an artist of the watermen when we return to N.H., and pleted and tested and soon to be around here has me known as maybe do some rowing myself.” shipped in a 40-foot container the artist’s husband.” David Bobby Clark writes: “I am to Rwanda. Who would have Niven writes: “I am currently very lucky because I still get thought either path?” between wives, have four really to see the School a lot. I have Eric Herter writes: “I’m terrific grown-up kids, ages 23- a granddaughter at SPS (Third gearing up for my first return 33. I spend my time inventing Former). She plays on the to Vietnam in four years, partly fun, educational board games field hockey, ice hockey, and to visit the in-laws, and partly for middle-school-age and less lacrosse teams. I go to most Wick Rowland ’62 delivering to try to cobble together a film fortunate inner-city children, of the games. Nothing special the news at Oromia Radio & Television in Adama, Ethiopia. on what the “American War” which are donated to schools but fun with family (11 grand- 39 FORMNOTES 1966 Richard Woodville [email protected]

Ray Hornblower and I met for a cup of coffee in N.Y.C. on New Year’s Eve day. We rumi- nated about the past and current events and wished each other a happy New Year. Ray is working with a scientist at Johns Hopkins University, whose technology has been effective in eliminating 1965 formmates and wives enjoyed a mid-October weekend in certain cancers. Ray is balancing 1968 formmates Tucker Hood and Tom Shortall visited the Sheffield, Mass., at the home of Breeze and Skip Hobbs. Front (l. to his efforts to get funding for r.) are: Jackie Hall, Deb Lievens, and Robin Willcox; row 2: (either Lime Kiln in Nevis in January. side of sofa): Breeze Hobbs and David Parshall; row 3: Anita this technology with devoting Prentice, Jamie Hoff, and Peter Twining; and row 4: Rick Billings, an hour a day to his concert December, I had lunch with Nat Prentice, Skip Hobbs, Bob Hall, Nick Hoff, and Bob Lievens. singing career. Interested SPS Barclay McFadden in N.Y.C., alumni should e-mail him at followed by a dinner with Dick reports that Wick received the mountain behind the Hobbs’s [email protected]. Furlaud, Jim Colby, Jim Rob- school’s Distinguished Alumni cabin. When a hauntingly dark inson and Tim Megear. Tuck- Service Award. In his accep- storm cloud appeared above, we er Hood and his wife, Cathleen, tance remarks, he spoke about tucked into a cave that Peter came to visit us in Nevis in the pedagogy of dialogue and Twining spotted, just in time 1967 early January. I was able to get responsibility in independent to shelter ourselves from a Thomas Beale Tucker’s help harvesting limes school education and its legacy torrential downpour. Eventually, [email protected] and sour oranges and a number of public service as reflected we made it to our destination, a John Landes writes: “Still in of other tasks. As of this writing, in schools such as Catlin and spectacular gorge. A delicious Sag Harbor, N.Y., with Bay Burg- Tucker was seen in the kitchen St. Paul’s. barbecue dinner awaited us er restaurant and Joe & Liza’s creating what will be a superb that evening and Bob Lievens Ice Cream, new granddaughter sour orange marmalade. presented a preview of photo- Rose Willoughby Tremblay, and graphs that he has assembled chairman of our local public 1965 from Pictorials from the 1960s radio station, WPPB 88.3 FM. David Parshall and other sources, including a Also, founder of our annual 1970 [email protected] most impressive shot of Bob www.sps.edu/1965 Sag Harbor American Music Tres Davidson Hall leaping over a high hurdle. [email protected] Festival. Please come and see A vigorous and jovial group Looking forward to seeing these www.sps.edu/1970 me in Sag Harbor.” of us spent a delightful fall and other photographs at the weekend with Breeze and Skip Mt. Washington and at our 50th Hobbs at their farm in Sheffield, reunion dinner. Liz and Dick Mass. Skip and Breeze set a new Livingston joined the group 1968 1971 standard of gracious hospital- on Friday evening, adding (as Tom Shortall Dennis Dixon ity. Skip was master chef on they always do) to the joviality [email protected] [email protected] Friday evening, serving us a of the occasion. Rick Billings I’ve had the opportunity to delicious beef stew and braised arrived on Saturday, exhibit- see or speak to a number of Tiff Wood reports from Port- leeks, with everything raised ing his characteristic fortitude formmates. On a recent trip to land, Ore.: “Healthy, but suffer- or grown on the farm. On Sat- on the climb up the mountain California, my wife, Alice, and ing from my share of overuse urday, we toured the farm and and reporting that as of mid- I dropped in on Craig McNa- injuries, which pretty much visited with Skip’s eager Belted October, 68 of us, including mara ’69 at his walnut farm encompasses all of my aging Galloway bull, Duke, and his spouses, have booked rooms in Winters, Calif. Craig was a ailments. Susan and I recently Galloway “ladies,” plus another at the Mt. Washington. By the terrific host and sends his best returned from our third trip field of Scottish Highland cattle. time this is published, we ex- to the form. I have recently to Italy in the last four years, Nick Hoff’s wife, Jamie, lost her pect there will be a number of reached out to Randy Johnson. this time visiting Tuscan hill sunglasses in the field, but it additions. Overall, the weekend He and his wife, Letty, are living towns and spending three days turned out that Duke was trying put all of us in the mood for our in Andes, N.Y. Randy also sends in Rome, where I rowed on the them on for a new sporty look. 50th reunion in May. Looking his best to everyone. In early Tiber with a friend who is on 40 We then climbed the side of a forward to seeing each of you! sabbatical. For the rowing en- mayor of the community and it’s thusiast, on May 30-31 we have all thriving. Best birding in the the 15th running of the Corval- U.S. Check it out.” lis to Portland Row, a 115-mile December news from Peter rowing stage race; and June Seymour: “I am doing well, as 26-28, the Northwest Regional are my two teenage boys. I spent Rowing Championships. Come Christmas up in the Portland, visit and I’ll find a seat for you!” Maine, area as several family From Curtis Karnow: “I fi- members live there. I had the nally bought the Martin guitar great pleasure of stopping in I’d wanted since Corner House on Wendy and Chris Denison in 1969. Got Amazon to publish on the way back, and Chris 1972 formmates Ian Laird, Matt Bob Shepley ’72 and Mike Sweeney ’72 wandering in the my collection of very, very short prepared me the finest lobster Mandeville, and Charlie Bronson looking for that long lost shaker Chebaco Woods in Massachu- stories, Just A Bite, and was just roll I have ever had. As if that of salt. setts in January. appointed to a State Supreme weren’t enough, Wendy made Court committee on judicial sure I took home an order of with Eric Ruttenberg ’74, ethics (no ironic comments homemade duck soup. It was whose children are attending or please). Still having play dates great to catch up. I fear that the 1972 did attend SPS. My own children with David Baldwin.” Denisons may have to change John Henry Low chose to stay in New York and jhlknick.com Hornor Davis shares: “I like their address as I will be stop- one chose Hotchkiss. I remar- semi-retirement but seem to ping there on my way through From New York City, Jon De- ried this year to a wonderful girl work harder than ever. Mostly the great state of Maine.” land writes that he is still an from Washington State, Carrie. in Aiken, S.C., with lots of SPS Here’s what Byam Stevens “orthopaedic surgeon, special- I recently had a nice conversa- history. Of six houses on my is up to: “Going into my 19th izing in ankles and feet. Two tion with Charlie Bronson, street, four have SPS con- season as artistic director of children (both married). We are who is pushing the entrepre- nections. I live in the former the Chester Theatre Company. all in N.Y.C., and my greatest neurial envelope in Asia. His Seymour Knox house, just down Just got back from teaching a treasures are Emme, my wife, report is “splitting my time street from Mrs. Ohrstrom. workshop at University of North and family. But I am lucky to between N.Y.C., Miami, Nica- In summer still in Watch Hill, Carolina School of the Arts. Am love my work too. All the best ragua, and Colorado. Everyone R.I., off and on in West Virginia. writing, directing, and producing to schoolmates!” Jon continues welcome.” Delighted to see anyone passing American Ballet Theatre’s 75th his practice at the Hospital for Dierk Groeneman reports: this way. I missed reunions this Anniversary Gala at the Metro- Special Surgery. “My spouse, Sanae, and I just year while nearby at Proctor for politan Opera House in May.” Ernesto Cruz (The Artist returned from a long weekend my niece’s graduation. I had lots Bill Wood writes: “I’m still at Formerly Known As Ernie) in New Mexico to celebrate of nice reports from her dad’s GlaxoSmithKline (31 years and writes: “Best wishes to all the our 20th wedding anniversary. Form of 1974 about my brother, counting), heading up computer classmates. I continue at Credit While in Taos, we had dinner Caldwell Davis ’74, who died authentication services, al- Suisse as an IPO and equity with Sandy Schwartz and his in 2013. His youngest daughter though re-orgs later this month capital markets expert. I did wife, Suzie. We also toured their joined her middle sister at Se- could possibly change that some business with Jamie Urry magnificent home, which looks wanee, from which their oldest situation. My big news is that over at CVC. Good times also straight out of The Hobbit, and sister graduated Phi Beta Kappa our daughter, Mia, is expecting in June. Really appreciated all twins in May – a boy and a girl! the support and news. My wife She married Jeb Broomell, a and I had an amazing visit this sweetheart from high school, fall with my SPS roomie, Reed in June 2013. Terry Gruber was Peters. Shockingly, our first get- at the wedding and his company together in a decade! Both he and did the photography.” my wife grew up in Pittsburgh. He will never toot his horn, but he has been a proprietor of Cave Creek Ranch in Portal, Ariz., for more than a decade. Google it! It has some of the greatest bio- diversity in the U.S. or North America. Sadly, it was severely struck by the floods you heard Jamie Byrne ’72 during our Sandy Schwartz ’72 is “For Sale,” about last year. He is essentially “Milville daze.” standing aft deck on the bow section of his family’s new RV. 41 FORMNOTES

the custom RV that must be seen John Christensen reports: to be believed, and could have “My wife, Andrea, set chore- 1974 been in Mad Max if it had the ography at a festival in An- scorch marks. Thank you, Sandy gers (France) in July. I met her Chris Rulon-Miller [email protected] and Suzie, for a great visit. We there and helped some with hope to see you again soon.” the production. We toured, by David Clark writes: “The news Sandy Schwartz added: “We car, the Loire Valley and Massif of Bill Oates passing saddened are in the slow process of mobi- Central and stayed with friends all of us. Despite people using lizing our lifestyle, so we openly in Villefranche-sur-Mer, east the worn-out cliché of, “Well, he Suzanne (Kluss) Crawford ’76 attended the Portland, Ore., invite awesome U.S./Canadian of Nice. Then we walked Paris, lived a long life…” it still hurts wedding of Terry Smith and travel destination suggestions fortunately missing a heat wave, to know he has gone to be with Kira (Mary Tom) Higgs ’77. that do not include the notion of riots, and the end of the Tour the Lord. His presence will be work! But it really doesn’t look de France. The Côte d’Azur missed. He was a remarkable he was sick. He would only re- like it came out of Mad Max.” was lovely. France is of course man, and as the Rector of SPS, veal his challenge to his friends The San Francisco Bay Area crowded with tourists in July. was what I’d call a true servant one at a time and only when Form of 1972 Club social sec- The food is delicious and ev- leader. Bill was humble to a necessary. He did not want retary reports: “Susan and eryone seems to drink wine, ap- fault and probably the best his illness to define him or his Prescott Stone will be cel- ertifs, and digestifs constantly listener I’ve ever known. How relationships. I was honored to ebrating the 61st birthday of without apparent consequence. many times did he welcome help him out and take over this Mark Wainwright together France is genuinely charming in all of us into the Rectory for responsibilty. Ledlie Laughlin on January 16. We had our an- places and – like many tourist Saturday night feeds and make gave a very moving and witty nual Christmas luncheon with destinations – more and more his home feel like our own? remembrance. I have included Halsted Wheeler.” resembles a theme park. Our One night during a one-on- just a slice of his words here, to And our former Bay Area best meal was perhaps at a tiny one conversation, I shared the remind us of our connection to musicologist formmate, who regional restaurant in Le Puy nickname we had given him SPS and our love for each other has become Buckeye musicol- en Volay, where the ancient (“Wild Bill” – after the cowboy) and for our School: “I’ve known gist extraordinare, Graeme cathedral and fortress were and he absolutely delighted in Gordon since our days together Boone writes: “Yeah, a storm built atop volcanic spikes.” my confiding this to him. He at St. Paul’s School. For 40 years, is threatening . . . my very life Jim Moorhead shares: “I was anything but wild, but loved Gordon has been my dearest today. Hearing the poignant have enjoyed reading The Boys being considered as such. His friend. We spent a year before sounds of this old recording in the Boat, the story of the U.S. warm smile and constancy will college traveling around the inundate the auditorium, I feel eight in the 1936 Olympics. The always stay with every one of us world. For him, obstacles were the growing chasm of years dis- book highlights the sport’s his life deeply touched.” alluring challenges to be taken sipate as 300 students absorb, physical demands, heightens head on, because he was always recall, and meditate on this my admiration for my Shat- up for adventure and mischief. music in view of writing a set tuck and Halcyon friends, and And it was fun getting into of answers on their rock ‘n’ roll makes me happy I played base- trouble with Gordon because he final exam. While it is strange ball! I recently joined Burson- 1975 always had your back. Always.” Randy Blossom and, in some ways, profoundly Marsteller, the global public On October 5, George Gur- randy.blossom@blossom- sad to see the overwhelming relations firm, as a managing insurance.com ney, Dick Soule, and I all took lightstorm of our past experi- director in its Washington, D.C., www.sps.edu/1975 part in the 75-mile Watershed ences flatten into the glib pat- public affairs and crisis group.” Bike Ride to support environ- terns of future history, I have Finally, as a public service, our mental initiatives surrounding to believe that some flicker form’s official photographic ar- Buzzards Bay (Mass.). The ride remains of what we ourselves chivist, Halsted Wheeler, sent 1977 started in Westport, Mass., felt back then at the end of 1969, in a photo of the oft mistaken Anne Burleigh listening to this brand-new Jamie Byrne. After so many [email protected] music on the frontiers of our of you mistook JT Howell for own young lives. The students Jamie in a recent photo rec- In November, I was privileged to today seem especially excited ognition contest, we thought it attend the funeral service of our about that very thing.” Graeme necessary to jog your memories. formmate, Gordon Stanton, continues to be a distinguished Hey, it was the sixties.” in N.Y.C., along with 12 of our professor of music and direc- friends. Some of you may not tor of the Center for Medieval realize I took over recently as our form director from Gordon. and Renaissance Studies at The George Gurney ’77, Dick Soule ’77, Ohio State University. He told everyone it was due to a and Annie Burleigh ’77 met by personal situation, not because chance at the Watershed Bike 42 Race in Mass., in October. go? My husband, Peter, and I just celebrated our 20th wed- 1983 ding anniversary. We have been Michael Stubbs living happily in Sudbury, Mass., [email protected] for over 15 years with our two Charles Jakosa writes: “I had daughters and two dogs. Our lunch with Doc Marshall on De- eldest, Meg, just started SPS cember 31 in Barcelona. It was as a Fourth Former this fall. I Maceo Jakosa (Form of 2032?), great to see him. I have parked son of Charles Jakosa ’83, with continue to teach first grade and my wife and one-year-old here former SPS faculty member love going to work every day. while I go back-and-forth to Douglas Marshall in Barcelona. Life is great!” Keep your form- Sierra Leone and places like mates up to date by sending 1977 SPS sailing team on Bis- Tajikistan. Doc was intent on American educational system. me your news any time. A very cayne Bay (l. to r.): Chris Smiles, teaching my son the nuances of Find me on Amazon.” happy winter to all, whether you Matt Moore, Warren Cramer. the Ancient Greek Middle Voice, are snowed in or not. and I was confronted with the where Dick has a house, and fact that I can barely remember ended up in Quissett Harbor, how to conjugate a Latin verb 1985 where my family has had a in the present tense. I was, Donald Sung 1990 [email protected] house for years. It was an awe- though, able to teach Doc how Megan Scott www.sps.edu/1985 [email protected] some day and fun to meet up to say some rather salty things www.sps.edu/1990 with some SPS friends. Anyone in Spanish if a cab driver tries On November 2, Samantha want to join us next year? to rip him off.” Britell Levine finished the TCS Jeffrey Townsend shares some Kira Higgs has wedding New York City Marathon. clinical research done by his news: “It’s high time I shared team at Yale: “Just published official word about Terry’s and in the journal Clinical Infec- my wedding on Bastille Day. So 1984 tious Diseases, is getting press, delighted that Suzanne Craw- Jane Kalinski 1988 and was first page in The New [email protected] Sarah Jones ford ’76 and her husband, Joe, York Times. The interesting [email protected] could make the trip. Her read- An update from Barksdale part is that at the end of my ing helped launch the small Maynard: “I have a new book I’m writing this in January, conversation with the reporter, ceremony here in Portland. We that has been published, Brandy- while many people are tromp- Donald McNeil, I told him con- got additional lift from pelican wine. I have also written a book ing through snow, scraping ice, versationally an anecdote about sisters the world over, who did a on the architecture of Princeton dealing with wintry mix, and my time at St. Paul’s, about virtual toast the morning of July University that includes men- generally enduring the coldest a lesson we learned there in 14. Another chapter begins.” tion of the importance of the months of the year. Luckily, I which a teacher was “arrested” SPS Chapel in the history of am not one of them – that’s the by surprise during an X-block American architecture. Also a beauty of living in California. presentation. The arrest wasn’t biography of Woodrow Wilson I was very pleased to get an real, but students then filled 1980 that discusses his infamous SPS update from Christine Ball out surveys on what they per- Jennie Hunnewell Kaplan speech, where he blasted the Fearey: “Where does the time ceived. Anyway, the anecdote [email protected] turned out as the closing riff www.sps.edu/1980 of the article (though he un- Jonathan Reckford sends this fortunately left out the school news: “Hard to believe I’m ap- name). Just thought this might proaching 10 years at Habitat be of interest.” for Humanity. But other than Claire Fiddian-Green too many miles flown, I love writes: “I am planning to attend the work and we’ve been very our 25th reunion. My husband, happy in Atlanta. I’ve recent- Troy, and I have been living in ly been elected to the board Indianapolis, Ind., for the past of the Federal Reserve Bank 11 years. Our children, Xavier of Atlanta and the Stanford (11) and Olivia (9), are doing Business School Management well and keeping us busy. I have Board. Hoping to make our 35th spent the past (close to) four 1980 formmates in New York City for a November pre-reunion reunion.” years working in state govern- (l. to r.): Skiddy von Stade, Mason Wells, Helen van der Voort, ment, most recently as special Joey Maybank, Eldon Scott, and Bill Vogel (kneeling). 43 FORMNOTES

assistant for education innova- tion to Indiana Governor Mike Pence. It has been an incredibly rewarding experience working in the public sector. I am excited to be returning to the non- profit sector in February 2015 as president & CEO of the Richard Greyson “Grey” Granter Spill, Erika A. Lea ’95 and Chris M. Fairbanks Foundation, a son of Charlotte Milan ’93 and Simons ’95 welcomed Ruthie husband Christopher Spill. Mae Lea-Simons on July 5. private foundation awarding grants to nonprofits in Indiana. Isaac Ro ’96, Jenna Millman I look forward to catching up ’97, Emily Dwinnells ’97, Page with everyone at reunion.” Sargisson ’93, Shamina Sneed Charlotte Pharr Vishnyakov ’93 An update by Emily Lloyd 1993 ’93, Cortney Johnson Stanley Page Sargisson and husband Aleksey, with Shaw: “My husband and I live ’92, Gordy Rogers, Chris Gates [email protected] Lilia (6), Nikolai (4), and new in the Berkshires in Great Bar- addition Victoria. ’94, Cornelia Henning Van rington, Mass., where we’ve Charlotte Pharr Vishnyakov Amburg ’97, Alison Devine been for about 10 years with our and her husband, Aleksey, wel- 1994 Bardeen ’94, Nick Cohen ’96, two daughters (8 and 6). I have a comed their third child on July Owen Weihman ’96, Tim Wal- Chris Gates 18. Charlotte writes, “It won’t lack ’94, Ned Rauch ’94, Amy private psychotherapy practice [email protected] and my husband has his own be long before Victoria will be Singer ’97, Dave Schwartz ’96, theatrical booking, manage- scooting the streets of Wil- Jen Heath ’94, Carey Wagner ment, and consulting company. liamsburg, Brooklyn, with her ’96, Danielle Faris ’94 and We spend as much time as we sister, Lilia (6), and her brother, David Swanson (and if I missed 1995 anyone, please forgive me). can playing outdoors. Maybe Nikolai (4).” Charlotte has been Nicholas Van Amburg we could get a ski weekend a music therapist at the Chil- Emma Bernbach Cart- [email protected] er is “still loving life on the together for New Englanders/ dren’s Hospital at Montefiore www.sps.edu/1995 Tri-Staters? Looking forward for the past 11 years, but will Mediterranean island of Mal- to our 25th reunion.” now be focusing her energy and Thanks to the generosity of lorca, Spain. Still running the Tom Douglas sends an love on her family and creative Dolly and Jack Geary “now an large property as a private villa update: “All is swell in Alaska. ventures closer to home. honorary SPS ’95 class member, rental. Anyone fancy a vaca- Lots of outdoor pursuits at This from Charlotte Martin like it or not” Geary, a fantas- tion? Otherwise have started work and with the family – Smith: “After two years, I’m tic mini-reunion/awesome a bilingual theatre company to skiing, rivers, trails, camping, finding my rhythm in Connecti- SPS gathering was held at the entertain residents and tour- working on the homestead. cut. Eleanor (5.5) just started Geary Gallery on January 20. ists alike. Worried I won’t make While in San Francisco in De- kindergarten (gulp), Oliver (4) With Liesbeth and Rector Mike anniversary as my eldest is cember, Hutch Huddleston is as big as his sister, Martha Hirschfeld ’85 in attendance, playing the Artful Dodger in and I got together for a raucous (2.5) does her best to keep up there was a fantastic turnout his school production of Oliver night of dinner and sampling with the big kids and Louisa (1) from a swathe of classes from – obviously it’s in the genes!” California wines. Lots of remi- is fat and happy and smiley. I ’92 to ’97: Marlon Key, Jess Sarah Thompson has ex- niscing and, of course, excite- continue to write and design and Harry Eichelberger, Keith cellent news on her recovery ment for the big 25.” and create for my website/blog Porteous, Dahni-El Giles, update – “six months out from www.ciburbanity.com. Born Grace Evans, Benjy Feder- bone marrow transplant, I am when we left N.Y.C., Ciburbanity bush ’94, Phil Warner ’94, feeling fully recovered and just stands for city+suburb+sanity and it’s been the perfect outlet while I’m home with four young children. I’d love to hear from everyone, so stop by and leave me a comment! Andrew Cole’s band, The Bravo Hops, released an album this fall, Out of the Sunshine (on The cover of Andrew Cole ’93’s iTunes, CD Baby, Spotify and new album. Rhapsody). It was recorded at the Loft Recording Studios in N.Y. Phillip Warner ’94, Ned Rauch ’94, Dolly Geary ’95 and Harry and and Tim Wallack ’94 at the Geary Jess Eichelberger ’95 at the Geary 44 Gallery alumni event in NYC. Gallery alumni event in N.Y.C. Blair and Arthur Sheehan ’97 welcomed Malcolm Orr Shee- han on August 28.

And Graham Day reports Formmates from ’97 catching up on a trip to N.H. included (l. to r.): Emma Bernbach ’95’s children from the West Coast: “Lisa Catherine Ruedig Hunter, Molly Perencevich Smith, and Christina and Jamie Funk. in Mallorca, Spain. and I are just beginning to enjoy the rewards of potty and going through the rest of the sleep training the second time motions to keep the doctors around. Harper, Marion, and 1997 1999 happy. I want to thank you all for Luella are displaying mastery Amy Singer Ben Bleiman the generous support during this of all preschool subjects but [email protected] [email protected] latest of trials. Let’s hope this is show blatant disregard for their the last I’ll see of hospitals and I domestic responsibilities. We James Funk shares: “I had the can move on with my life!” were very happy to receive a chance to catch up with Molly And Joe Zorumski has this to visit from Sarah Casey. It was Perencevich and Catherine say: “We had boy No. 3 in early great to see her. She’s expecting Hunter during an October trip 2000 Kathryn Duryea November. Baby Hayes is doing a baby girl very soon. We always back home and also to explore [email protected] great. His brothers, Graham and enjoy hanging out with Lillian, SPS during the fall foliage. It is www.sps.edu/2000 Reed, are handling the transition Avery, and Andrew Bleiman still as stunning as ever. Back pretty well. Looking forward to ’98 when we have a chance. on the West Coast, the ranks of In December, Christie Taylor seeing everyone at our 20th.” Otherwise, we miss being in a the Form of 1997 double with received her Ph.D. in biochem- More good news from Erika city populated with the Form of the arrival of Betsy Madden istry from the University of Lea and “Coach” Chris Simons: ’95. There really isn’t a substi- in San Francisco. We had the Miami. “Chris and I welcomed a baby tute or antidote out there.” chance to reconnect at an SPS girl, Ruthie Mae Lea-Simons, It is with both joy and a certain holiday party hosted by Ben on July 5. Andy Bay and Will melancholy I pen this (nearly) Bleiman ’99.” 2002 McCulloch were at our place last official dispatch as form Chris Cheang writes: “I got Tobias McDougal married in June in Grand Cayman for a holiday BBQ when I went director. I cannot wait to see [email protected] into labor – an early and happy you all at our big 20th this May to Olivia Tong. Patti Lin Gordon surprise. Ruthie is perfect and and look forward to many more ’96 attended and Emily Chang Lucy Chapin and Andrew joins big siblings Creston and adventures together thereafter. Brands ’96, who introduced me Schroth welcomed Sadie Dea- Ivy, who are almost five years See you all soon in Millville! to my wife, were the officiants. con Schroth on December 12, old. We are looking forward to Emily and Olivia went to the 2014. They live in the Mad River seeing everyone in May!” University of Chicago together.” Valley of Vermont, where Lucy

Chris Cheang ’97 and Olivia Tong at their June wedding with SPS At a Super Bowl after-party on February 1, SPS alumni (l. to r.) Austen friends, including (l. to r.): Patti Lin Gordon ’96, the groom and Earl ’97, David Walton ’97, and Nick Pell ’95 caught up with New bride, and Emily Chang Brands ’96. England Patriots Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler (second from left). 45 FORMNOTES

Emily and Ben John Munson Bleiman ’99 Imbriglia Jr., son welcomed of Gillian and Madeline Sage John Imbriglia Bleiman on ’99, joined the Nov. 11. party Nov. 26.

works as a midwife and Andrew of Johannesburg, South Africa, works as a research professor in while I was traveling through en the Geology Department at the route to Turkey from Mozam- University of Vermont. Anyone bique. I had briefly conversed Heather Nappi ’01 and husband Nicholas Ames ’01 with August passing through or headed to with Heather as a fellow SPS Chris welcomed daughter Hayden Endicott Ames, born June 4, ski is welcome to stay with us. alumna in Africa when I was liv- Catherine Nappi on October 5. and Edward Smith ’01 with Livia Carega sends greetings ing in Rwanda in 2010. She and Big sister Addison is very proud. Eloise Elizabeth “Betty” Smith, from the West Village in N.Y.C., her husband were nice enough to born on August 17. where she currently works in treat me to a dinner out in the city passing in a healthy way.” business development at Apollo – it’s wonderful to see just how Says Grant Gendron, “In happy to meet up for this mini Global Management and sees far the SPS community extends.” the past year, I graduated from SPS reunion and remember our many Paulies on a regular basis. Boston University School of time at the School. We agreed Law, passed the Massachusetts that it has shaped our lives and and New Hampshire bar exams, that sometimes it all seems 2007 joined both bars, began working like a dream, because our SPS 2005 Quincy Darbyshire at a firm called Sheehan Phinney experience was so outstand- Elizabeth Mills [email protected] Bass & Green, moved to Man- ingly different from our lives elizabethalabamamills@gmail chester, and became an assistant in Germany. Well, what are our .com Plenty of good news coming www.sps.edu/2005 from the Form of 2007. Peter coach to the SPS debate team.” lives like today? Sophie and I Harrison writes: “This season And a wedding – Peter both attend medical school in Reunion planning is well under- – and year – has been about Child married Sarah Talbot Regensburg. While Sophie still way and I’m looking forward to making a new home in the on October 10, 2014, in Bolton, has some years to go, I finished celebrating our 10th reunion with Pacific Northwest and finding Vt. The wedding was a total all my classes and am planning everyone in May. Hope y’all have happiness on long runs and blast and the couple now lives to graduate in 2016. Jenny is been enjoying our #TBT photos hikes. I find that the marathons together with their two dogs graduating from University of on the Form of 2005 Facebook (Seattle, Austin, San Francisco, (Gordie and Walter) in South Kiel this year with a diploma in page this fall and winter. Seattle again) keep me happy Burlington, where Pete works psychology. If you feel like being and thoroughly challenged and in orthopaedic sales and Sarah in touch, please e-mail. And if allow me to pursue something is an orthopaedic surgery PA. you happen to be in Germany, 2006 that we all seek with our SPS Anne-Louise Meyer sends we’d love to meet up. Winterly background – constant im- news from Germany: “In early greetings from Regensburg.” Clayton Sachs provement. I often think about 2015, Sophie Flemmer ’09, [email protected] Donny Dickson during the Jenny Deventer ’08, and I met Eli Mitchell writes: “Last June, long runs, focusing on good up in Regensburg, Germany. As I met up with Heather Coburn memories, and I hope you all we all attended SPS as exchange 2009 Cooper ’90 in her hometown have found a way to handle his students for one year, we were Victoria Hetz [email protected]

This coming April, Joseph O’Donnell will embark on a thru-hike along the Appala- chian Trail, with the intent of fundraising at least $1 per mile to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention. Hopefully, the hike will be a bit easier knowing the Form of 2009 Christie Taylor ’00 received a Ph.D. is behind him. Jody Gowen in biochemistry from the Univer- reports that he currently lives sity of Miami. With her were sister, and works in N.Y.C., and was Katie ’93, who recently had a solo Taking a break from grouse shooting in Scotland are (l. to r.): Jon art show in NYC, and brother, Landry ’02, Johan van der Goltz ’55, Annemarie von der Goltz ’02, recently promoted to associate 46 Van ’91, a Texas state senator. Clay Nichol ’00, and Lytle Nichol ’55. copywriter at Vayner Media, a The McLane and Hearne families hosted a New Year’s party at Mill Reef in Antigua on December 30. Kate Aviza ’09, Roxanne Makoff ’08, and Attendees were (l. to r.) back: Bill Laverack ’75, Alex Hearne ’02, Chris Hearne ’05, Tom Hearne ’08, Tim Coogan ’09 at the Head of the Charles Pete Hearne ’04, Andy McLane honorary ’12; middle: Alex McLane ’06, Ellie (Ferguson) McLane ‘06, in Boston. Winslow Laverack ’14, Courtney Bogle ’08, Monte Hackett ’05, Monte Hackett ’50, Jamie Streator ’76; front: Matt McLane ’02, Rob Hearne ’01. Not pictured: Fred Stelle ’65, Lily Bogle ’14, Kelsey Bogle ’10. brand consulting company spe- cializing in social media. John O’Leary is a graduate student 2013 in Chinese studies at University Charles O’Neill [email protected] of Colorado. He graduated from Columbia University last year. Julia Davis-Porada (Colum- bia) and Alexandra Zen Ruff- Several Boston-area pelicans from the Form inen ’14 (Barnard) are danc- of 2009 celebrated Kate Aviza’s birthday ing together in a new work by in style this past January, (l. to r.): Stephanie 2010 former SPS visiting artist Diane SPS exchange students from Ludy, Victoria Hetz, TJ Crutchfield, Erin Germany (l. to r.): Anne-Louise Deane Schofield Coburn Bruning. The piece Carroll, and Kate. [email protected] Meyer ’07, Sophie Flemmer www.sps.edu/2010 premieres May 1 at Barnard/Co- ’09, and Jenny Deventer ’08 lumbia Dances at Miller Theater. recently met up in Regensburg. 2011 Meredith Bird [email protected]

James O’Leary represented Yosemite National Park at a UNESCO Conference in Huang- shan, China, in July, 2014. He gave a talk on the parks’ sister Alumni in N.Y.C. (l. to r.): Ben Karp ’08, Stephanie Quaye ’07, Jes- Celebrating the September wedding of relationship. He is currently sica Yoon ’09, Rebeka Avendano ’08, and Forrest Van Dyke ’07. Philippe Morissette ’06 to Julie Desrosiers a student at the Georgetown are (l. to r.): Quincy Darbyshire ’07, Charles- School of Foreign Service. Alexandre Vennat ’07, Philippe (groom), and Andrew Baerg-Dostie’06. Christian Kader has enjoyed a successful career at the Uni- versity of California, Berkeley, both inside and outside of the classroom. Among his achieve- ments on Cal’s crew program are two IRA silver medals (2012, 2013), a PAC 12 championship (2013), an IRA championship (2014), and first place at the 2013 C.R.A.S.H. B Indoor Row- Julia Davis-Porada ’13, Alexandra Zen ing Championships in the open, Peter Child ’07 and Sarah Talbot were married on October 10, Ruffinen ’14, and dance teacher Diane U23, and collegiate divisions. 2014, in Bolton, Vt. Coburn Bruning. 47 DECEASED 1940 Mr. Redmond founded J.W. Redmond The section was updated February 10, Joseph Woodward & Company in 1960, where he served as 2015. Please note that deaths are re- “Woody” Redmond partner and investment banker, and by ported as we receive notice of them. founder and 1987 was managing $150 million in roughly Therefore, alumni dates of death are president of 30 accounts, mostly held by individuals, not always reported chronologically. the Washington as reported by the Washington Post. In 1990 the business was acquired by Fi- 1939—Thomas Jones Hilliard Jr. money manage- duciary Trust Co. International of New January 29, 2015 ment firm J.W. Redmond & Co., York, where he continued to work as a 1941—Francis Innes Gowen “Fig” died on Octo- consultant and senior portfolio manager Coleman ber 7, 2014, in until 2004. December 8, 2014 Bethesda, Md., During his five years in Pittsburgh, Mr. 1942—William Barton Eddison Jr. of complications Redmond played semiprofessional ice December 13, 2014 from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 93. hockey and found his passion for golf, Born on August 7, 1921, in New York which he played into his nineties. He 1944—Milton Eugene Hatfield Jr. City, he was the second son of Johnston served as president of the Blood Research June 12, 2014 Livingston Redmond and Katharine Ser- Foundation, as a trustee at the Brookings 1946—Charles Purcell Cecil Jr. geant Haven, and also had two sisters. Institute, the American Red Cross, and June 16, 2014 Mr. Redmond prepared for SPS at the Columbia Hospital, and was a member of 1947—Malcolm Douglas MacDougall Buckley School and entered the School the Metropolitan Club, the Chevy Chase October 31, 2014 as a Second Former in 1945. He played Club, the Burning Tree Club, the United SPS hockey and squash and served as States Seniors’ Golf Association, the River 1948—Peter Hoadley Sellers captain of the baseball team. He also com- Club of NYC, and the Tarratine Club of November 15, 2014 peted in football and track for Isthmian. Islesboro, Maine. 1948—William Lloyd Standish IV Mr. Redmond served on the Yearbook Mr. Redmond is survived by his wife, January 1, 2015 Committee and the Squash Committee Liberty; his sons, Roland ’68, Winthrop ’69, and John ’71; six grandchildren; and 1949—David Walker Plumer and was a dorm supervisor. He was a two great-grandchildren. He was pre- August 30, 2014 member of the Forestry Club and the Athletic Association. deceased in 1981 by his brother, Thomas 1952—Theodore Stark Wilkinson III In 1944, Mr. Redmond left Harvard Redmond ’39. January 25, 2015 after two years to join the Air Force as 1958—Charles Dunn McKee Sr. a B-17 Pilot in World War II. He flew 50 1941 December 8, 2014 combat missions and served until the Francis Innes Gowen “Fig” Coleman 1962—Clinton Sheppard Hirst end of the war in Europe as a pilot for died as he wished, November 13, 2014 Major General Nathan Twining. Mr. Redmond was awarded a Distinguished in his own bed and 1968—Michael Morgan Flying Cross and Air Medal with Four in his sleep, on February 6, 2015 Oak Leaf Clusters and was discharged December 8, 2014, 1968—Wilbur Montgomery Sims Jr. as a captain in 1946. That same year, he in Scarborough, December 31, 2013 married Elizabeth “Liberty” Aldrich. Maine. He was 92. The son of 1977—Gordon Rentschler Stanton Following his tour of duty and a brief venture in magazine publishing, Mr. George and October 29, 2014 Redmond completed the Westinghouse Marianna (Gowen) 1984—Peter Joseph Ambrose Electric Corp training program and Coleman, Mr. Cole- October 16, 2014 became budget administrator to the man was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa., on 1984—Bridget Marley (Mahoney) Atomic Power Division in Pittsburgh, Pa., November 22, 1922. The Coleman family Jenkins which was building the reactor for the set down American roots in the 18th Cen- December 30, 2014 first nuclear-powered submarine, the tury in Elizabeth Township of Lancaster USS Nautilus. He later worked at Good- County, Pa., and still retains an ancestral Former Faculty win & Olds Investment Bankers in Wash- Elizabeth Farms property today. After Reverend John Dyson Cannon ington, D.C., and served as general partner attending Episcopal Academy in Merion, November 5, 2014 upon its merge with Mackall & Coe in Mr. Coleman entered St. Paul’s as a First William Armstrong Oates 1956. In 1958, he managed a Washington Former in the fall of 1935, where his older January 10, 2015 Office for de Vegh & Company. brother, Bertram ’38, was already enrolled. Peter Stokes Godfrey January 8, 2015 48 Mr. Coleman was elected captain of the His job was made more difficult because role in the SPS education. He supported Old Hundred football and hockey teams the French and the British, as well as the construction of the hockey center and the and played varsity football and hockey. Americans, considered him a “joint” asset, Athletic and Fitness Center and donated As goalie for the 1941 SPS hockey team, and the Allies’ interests were not always a hockey stick that belonged to Hobey he was a member of one of the few un- in sync. Baker (1909) for display at the School. defeated hockey teams in the School’s After Norway, during a stint back in He served his class as form agent from history. He also sang in the Choir for two Washington, D.C., he met Julia Montgom- 1946 to 1949 and 1981 to 1986 and form years, before his voice changed, and was ery Seymour, a widow, who had worked director from 1986 to 1991. a member of the Concordian Society for the OSS in Italy during the war, and Mr. Coleman is survived by his step- and the Missionary Society, served on had taken a job in Washington to support sons, Peter ’71 and Christopher Seymour; the Student Council, and chaired the her young sons. The couple married in his daughter, Anne Coleman; his sons, Yearbook Committee. October 1957 and moved to Italy when Craig ’82 and Bruce Coleman; and ten In the fall of 1941, Mr. Coleman enrolled Mr. Coleman took a post in the Rome grandchildren. He will be buried along- as a freshman at Princeton University. In embassy as deputy chief and, later, chief side Julia in Northeast Harbor, Maine. the aftermath of Pearl Harbor, he resigned of station. The family lived in Rome for This obituary was prepared by Mr. his place at the school and, after Basic six years, during which time Mr. Cole- Coleman’s stepson, Peter Seymour ’71. Training, joined the recently founded man’s first two biological children, a son Office of Strategic Services (OSS), where and a daughter, were born. Another son 1942 he qualified for the Operational Groups, was born on their return to the U.S. in William E. Benjamin II the forerunner of today’s Special Forces. 1963, while Mr. Coleman spent the year at a charismatic, He saw action in Italy and, in 1944, after the National War College and continued charming man, extensive training as a parachutist in the working at Langley for the next two years. who was proud Atlas Mountains of North Africa, para- In 1966, Mr. Coleman was appointed of restoring har- chuted into the south of France with an chief of station to the Embassy in Madrid, mony to the small OSS team, joining the local French Resist- where he and his family were to remain community of ance and harassing the retreating German for the next four years. An ardent aficio- Manalapan, Fla., Army in a series of attacks over a two- nado of bullfighting and a passionate wing in his tenure as week period. Mr. Coleman was awarded shot, Mr. Coleman was able to indulge mayor, died at his the Silver Star for valor, though he would both interests in Spain. home in Pretty later tell people that he was decorated The Colemans returned to the U.S. in Marsh, Maine, on September 21, 2014, because his commanding officer left him the summer of 1970, when Mr. Coleman surrounded by the same family members behind after a raid and felt guilty about it. served as a liaison between the FBI and who had helped him celebrate his 90th At the end of the war, Mr. Coleman the CIA. He retired from the CIA in 1975. birthday just a few days earlier. returned to the U.S. and completed his In retirement, he and Julia split their Born on September 18, 1924, Mr. Ben- studies at Princeton on an accelerated time between Washington, D.C., and a jamin was the son of Henry and Germaine timetable. He joined the CIA in 1947 (for summer home in Northeast Harbor, Maine. de Baume Benjamin. He grew up in New the next two decades, his SPS alumni They spent a great deal of time traveling, York and attended the Buckley School record would list the innocuous “foreign shooting and fishing. For more than 30 before following his brothers, Henry ’39 service officer” as his occupation) and his years, Mr. Coleman ran a syndicate for and John ’39, to St. Paul’s School in the first posting was under the cover of vice partridge shooting in Spain, which allowed fall of 1937. He competed with Old Hund- consul in Marseilles, France, where he was him to spend time there every year, intro- red and Shattuck. tasked with building a network of ducing other Americans to the sport. In After leaving St. Paul’s, he attended intelligence sources extending along the 2007, just as they were preparing to move Columbia University and served in the southern coast of Italy and France. to Piper Shores in Scarborough, Maine, Pacific as a Navy ensign in World War II. Mr. Coleman joined a local rugby league, Julia died suddenly and Mr. Coleman moved He later worked in publishing and as composed mainly of police officers, who into their new home alone. He embraced director of the American Sugar Company became valuable sources of information. his new community, and led an active in Haiti. In the 1950s, he moved his family He also served in Norway, where he posed social life with friends and family. As from Greenwich, Conn., to Palm Beach, as a writer, dutifully receiving chapters his health declined, he endured it with Fla., where he worked in banking and of his “novel” on a monthly basis from characteristic grace, courtesy, and un- property development. In 1957, he pur- Langley, which he would spread around failing humor. chased Casa Alva, a 35-acre estate on his apartment to appease overly curious Mr. Coleman loved SPS, giving gener- the south end of Hypoluxo Island, which Soviet agents. His mission during this ously to the Alumni Fund. He was a included a mansion owned by Consuelo assignment was to cultivate Soviet nuclear member of the John Hargate Society and Vanderbilt. The property, in the small scientists who wished to defect, probing believed strongly in athletics and their Palm Beach County town Manalapan, was the state of the Soviet atomic capability. 49 DECEASED

initially operated as a private club before 1942 After retirement, he served as vice pres- Mr. Benjamin eventually took up residence William Barton Eddison Jr. ident and trustee of his local Land Con- in the mansion. a naturalist, servation Trust and had a fondness for Mr. Benjamin had already led a full life adventurer, and preserving natural areas. when he was elected mayor of Manalapan World War II Mr. Eddison was an avid birdwatcher, in 2002, at the age of 78. He served the veteran, died on traveler, and competitive sailor. He sup- people of the small Florida town for six December 13, ported St. Paul’s through membership in years, smoothing tensions between two 2014, at Broad- the John Hargate Society and recalled his neighborhoods and earning a reputation mead Retirement time at the School fondly. for his leadership. His late-blooming Community in Mr. Eddison is survived by his sisters, political career did not stop Mr. Benjamin Cockeysville, Md., Mary Eddison Welch and Anne Eddison from enjoying boating and other favorite at the age of 90. Brainerd; and 11 nieces and nephews, hobbies, including gardening, although The son of W. Barton and Mary C. including Martha Eddison Sieniewicz ’80. he did miss his 60th St. Paul’s reunion in Eddison, Mr. Eddison was born on May 15, He was predeceased by his wife, Marice, 2002 because, as he wrote to the School, 1924, and spent his childhood in Ardsley- and his brothers, John Corbin Eddison ’38 he was “making progress and beginning on-Hudson, N.Y., and Northeast Harbor, and Lee Corbin Eddison ’45. to restore a little civility, courtesy, and Maine, with his family, which included common sense” as mayor. two sisters and two brothers. 1943 In an interview with the Palm Beach He arrived at St. Paul’s as a Second Robert Barr Deans Jr. Daily News when he resigned as mayor Former in the fall of 1937. Mr. Eddison an energetic in August 2008, Mr. Benjamin said of his sang in the Choir and the Glee Club and adventurer, who time as Manalapan’s leader, “I think that was a member of the Cadmean Literary readily shared was my major accomplishment, bringing Society, the Scientific Association, and his experiences harmony back to the town.” the Missionary Society. “Sparky,” as his with his family In retirement, Mr. Benjamin remained formmates knew him, rowed with and friends, died active, splitting his time between Florida Halcyon and played football and hockey peacefully at Glen and Maine. He owned various boats named for Isthmian. He earned Second Testi- Cove Hospital in Lyon and volunteered with a number of monials three times and was awarded Glen Cove, N.Y., on organizations. He was president of the a Dickey Prize. August 13, 2014. board of the Palm Beach Academy, presi- Mr. Eddison’s education at Harvard He was 89. dent of the Palm Beach Community Foun- was interrupted by World War II. He Born on April 9, 1925, in Buffalo, N.Y., dation, and a member of the Council on served in Italy as an aerial gunner with to Robert B. “Sheriff” Deans and Lucy Community Foundations and the Maine the 15th Army Air Corps. He was shot Bemis Pomeroy Deans, Bob Deans Community Foundation. He was a found- down over Austria and spent a year as attended the Buckley School in New York ing trustee of JFK Hospital in Atlantis, a prisoner of war, until he was liberated and Aiken Preparatory School in South president of the Norton Art Museum, a in 1945. Carolina, before entering St. Paul’s as a board member of the Society of the Four After the war, Mr. Eddison returned to Third Former in the fall of 1939. St. Paul’s Arts, and a member of several clubs, the United States and to Harvard, where had a substantial and enduring impact on including the Pot & Kettle Club in Maine he graduated with an A.B. in 1948. He his life and Mr. Deans returned the favor and the Silverbacks of Palm Beach. In went on to earn advanced degrees from by serving the St. Paul’s community as addition, he was a member of many social both Columbia University (M.A.) and the form agent from 1965 to 1975 and through clubs, including the Everglades Club and University of Pennsylvania (M.C.P). his continued support. the La Coquille Club. In 1967, Mr. Eddison married Maria At SPS, Mr. Deans was known as a com- Mr. Benjamin will be remembered as a Elizabeth “Marice” Wehmeijer of the petent athlete, who played squash and thoughtful gentleman, who always tried Netherlands and the couple settled first football, ran track, boxed for Delphian, to do the right thing. in Baltimore, Md., and then in Lyme, and rowed for Halcyon. He was a member Survivors include his third wife, Maura; Conn., later moving to Broadmead Re- of the Missionary Society and the Acolyte five children, William E. Benjamin III, tirement Community. Bill and Marice Guild and served as editor of the Pictorial. Beatrice Benjamin, Alexandra Benjamin, were married for 34 years before her He was particularly proud of his iconic Christopher Benjamin, and Anne Green; death from cancer in 2001. photograph of the winter rinks, taken from two stepchildren, Marjorie Moore and For many years, Mr. Eddison worked the Chapel tower, which is still on exhibit James Riordan; 13 grandchildren; and with the Bucks County Planning Com- in the Captains Room of the Matthews many friends. He was predeceased by a mission and as chief planner for the City Hockey Center. stepdaughter, Elizabeth Atterbury, and of Lancaster. Later, he joined the City by his brothers, Henry Benjamin ’39 and Planning Commission of Philadelphia, John Benjamin ’39. where he worked until his retirement. 50 Mr. Deans enlisted in the US Navy 1944 the son of Alexander T. Baldwin of the V-12 officer training program at the Milton Eugene Hatfield Jr. Form of 1921 and Loise Bisbee. He grew University of Rochester shortly after his a securities analyst and devoted hus- up in Bedford, N.Y., where he attended SPS graduation and served on the West band and father, died peacefully with his the Rippowam School before entering Coast until the end of WWII. He earned wife by his side on June 12, 2014, in River St. Paul’s as a Second Former in the fall his B.A. in economics from Yale in 1947 Vale, N.J. He was 88. of 1940. At SPS, he competed in football and later earned his M.B.A. from New The son of Mabel Larsen and Milton E. and hockey for Delphian and rowed York University. Hatfield, Mr. Hatfield prepared for SPS at with Halcyon. He served as a dorm In his early career, Mr. Deans worked Montclair Academy in New Jersey before supervisor, sang in the Choir, and was for the New York Trust Company, the entering the School as a Second Former a member of the Dance Committee and Fiduciary Counsel, Lehman Brothers, and in the fall of 1939. the Scientific Association. He earned Van Strum & Towne. In 1968, Mr. Deans Mr. Hatfield was a fine student, who First Testimonials three times and Sec- founded Inverness Counsel with several earned testimonials consistently. He was ond Testimonials twice. close friends. He worked as chairman/ awarded a Dickey Prize in Spanish and Mr. Baldwin earned praise for his even CEO and then as chairman emeritus of was honored as a distinguished SPS temperament and knack for mentoring the company. Scholar during is first year at the School. younger boys. He was the third genera- Mr. Deans married Elisabeth “Elise” He was also a member of Cadmean Con- tion to attend St. Paul’s, following his DeBoeck in 1952. While working for cordian Society and the SPS Choir. He father and his grandfather, Joseph Clark Chase National Bank and its affiliates, graduated cum laude. Baldwin Jr. of the Form of 1889, to the he and Elise lived in Vienna, Zurich, and After serving with the U.S. Army during School. A number of other relatives, in- Beirut. Together the couple raised five World War II, Mr. Hatfield graduated cluding uncles and cousins, also attended children, Mary, Rob, Gil, Nick, and Elisabeth. from Columbia University in 1950, with SPS, so many that Mr. Baldwin once Upon returning to the U.S., the family a B.S. in economics. He later served as a jokingly wrote “too many!” on an alumni moved to “Turbillon” on Long Island, securities analyst for Metropolitan Life survey asking for the names of family where Mr. Deans lived for the remainder Insurance Company, specializing in oil members who graduated from St. Paul’s. of his life. In 1963, he co-founded the securities. After leaving St. Paul’s, Mr. Baldwin North Shore Wildlife Sanctuary in Mill Mr. Hatfield leaves his wife of 31 years, served in the Navy and attended Harvard Neck, N.Y. He served on the executive Doris (Rosenbach); his daughter, Nancy; University, graduating with the Class of committee until his death. Mr. Deans was his sons, Richard and Scott; his step- 1950. He worked for many years in the also a member of the Racquet and Tennis daughter, Jennifer Rosalia; and his grand- business world, working as a stockbroker Club, the Creek, Seawanhaka Corinthian children, Lindsy, Michael, Steven, Paul, for Dominick & Dominick, serving as Yacht Club, Beaver Dam Winter Sports Elizabeth, and Frank. He was predeceased vice president of the New York invest- Club, the Boone and Crockett Club, the by his son, Kenneth. ment firm Auerbach Pollak & Richard- Travellers, and the Colony Club. son, and eventually serving as executive Mr. Deans was predeceased in 2001 by 1945 vice president of the Stewart Capital his wife, Elise. In 2008, he married Shirley Alexander Taylor Baldwin Jr. Corporation. Blakeley of Livingston, Mont. was kind, witty, Mr. Baldwin remembered his time at An adventurer throughout his life, Mr. generous, and St. Paul’s fondly, and remained in close Deans enjoyed traveling, skiing, moun- grateful, accord- contact with many of his friends. He taineering, sailing, and fishing, among ing to his wife, served as a regional representative for many other activities. for the many St. Paul’s for five years between 1975 He is survived by his five children, lifelong friends and 1980. Mary L.C. Flood, Robert Barr Deans III ’73, he made during “He carried those friendships along with William Prickett Deans ’75, Nicholas Wyeth his time at St. Paul’s him for his entire life,” said his widow, Deans ’76, and Elisabeth Suzanne DeBoeck School. Joan Morgan Baldwin. Mooney ’78; his grandchildren, Caroline Mr. Baldwin In addition to his wife, Joan, Mr. Bald- Deans, Robert Deans ’08, Katharine nurtured those friendships for decades, win is survived by his daughters, Brooke Mooney, and Jeremy Frazier; and a large interacting with his former schoolmates Baldwin DeGrazia and Nina Coles; their extended family of friends and relatives. as often as possible until he died in spouses; and three grandchildren. He He was predeceased in 1977 by his younger Stamford, Conn., on September 13, 2014, was predeceased by his son, Alexander sister, Lucy Pomeroy Deans Hanes. at the age of 87. “Taylor” Baldwin III. Memorial donations Known as “Sandy,” Mr. Baldwin was may be made to Polar Bears International born on July 12, 1927, in New York City, at polarbearsinternational.org.

51 DECEASED

1946 Despite this family hardship and great Mr. Ortiz attended Harvey School in Charles Purcell Cecil Jr. personal loss to Colonel Cecil, he grad- Hawthorne, N.Y., before entering St. Paul’s Air Force colonel, beloved husband, uated from SPS as a Fifth Former in 1945 School in 1941. father, grandfather, and great-grand- and entered the Naval Academy, graduat- Small in stature but high in energy, father, died on June 16, 2014, at Bon- ing in 1947. The USS Charles P. Cecil was he established himself as a genuine Secours St. Francis Hospital in Greenville, named in honor of Colonel Cecil’s father character at the School. Mr. Ortiz played S.C. He was 87. and commissioned on June 29, 1945, just football and hockey for Old Hundred Colonel Cecil was born on September two weeks after Colonel Cecil’s gradua- and rowed with Halcyon. He was a mem- 6, 1926, in Charleston, S.C., the son of tion from SPS. The younger Cecil went ber of Le Cercle Français and the Cadmean Mary Cecil and U.S. Navy Rear Admiral on to a successful career in the U.S. Air Literary Society. He went on to Harvard, Charles P. Cecil, who served proudly Force, before retiring from military where he studied philosophy and dabbled during WWI and WWII. service. in Marxism. It was on a trip to Greece Colonel Cecil transferred to St. Paul’s Colonel Cecil settled in Greenville, in 1949 that Mr. Ortiz said he found him- School in 1942 from Fresnal School in S.C., where he raised his family and self looking for “God, for the truth, and Arizona, a 10,000-acre cattle ranch, pursued a second career in commercial for the absolute.” He abandoned Marxism where each student was responsible for banking, which became a lifelong passion. and discovered his life’s quest of collect- his own horse and required to work one He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth ing great works of art. Mr. Ortiz became day a week learning all phases of ranch Cecil; their four children, Cynthia, Char- known for recognizing picking the best life. Fresnal was forced to close due to lene, Pamela, and Chuck; eight grand- pieces and amassed a fabulous collection, the hardships of World War II. children; and five great-grandchildren. dominated by Greek antiquities. Colonel Cecil arrived at SPS as a Third A graveside service was held on June “I hoped that by acquiring ancient Former in the fall of 1942, following his 20, 2014, at the historic St. John in the Greek objects I would acquire the spirit uncle, Francis Rue of the Form of 1914, Wilderness Episcopal Churchyard near behind them,” he once recalled. and his cousin, Francis Rue Jr. of the Form his birthplace in Flat Rock, N.C., where With no formal arts education, Mr. Ortiz of 1939 to the School. He arrived with the there is also a memorial stone honoring relied on his instinct and intuition. He goal of attending the U.S. Naval Academy Colonel Cecil’s father. often explained that the vision of certain at Annapolis, Md. Colonel Cecil achieved objects struck him viscerally, and that “I this goal through an accelerated gradua- 1946 let them speak to me, I let their content tion program that included intensive George Ortiz and spirit nourish me. I learnt by looking, summer-school course work. He com- by feeling, and then reading the labels peted with Delphian and Shattuck. and comparing.” Colonel Cecil’s parents – and, in parti- His passion and energy were renowned cular, his father – engaged in dozens of in the art world, and the range and quality correspondences with SPS officials to of his objects were admired by many. reinforce the importance of a “solid Along with Hellenistic art, Mr. Ortiz’s secondary education” and to encourage collection included African and Oceanic their son’s hard work and success, in art objects. He bought his pieces from anticipation that he would be drafted leading dealers and auctioneers world- into service upon completion of the wide, but often faced debates and con- Naval Academy. died at home in Geneva, Switzerland, on troversy about their source. He dismissed Although Colonel Cecil’s father sur- October 8, 2013, after a long illness. He his critics, declaring his conscience vived the sinking of the USS Helena in was 86. clean. “I would not collect if I thought 1943, of which he was in command, he Mr. Ortiz was born in Paris on May 10, what I was doing was either immoral or was killed the following year, on July 31, 1927, and grew up in a grand house on amoral,” he said. “The more restrictive 1944, along with 18 others, when his Avenue Foch. His Bolivian parents were laws, the more people will hide the prov- Navy transport plane crashed while collectors of silver, who imparted their enance. Some of these remains are the traveling between assignments in the love of art and craftsmanship to their roots of humanity and therefore should South Pacific. children. His father, Jorge Ortiz Linares, belong to humanity.” was the Bolivian ambassador in Paris, In 1964, Mr. Ortiz married Catherine while his mother, Graziella, was the Haus. The couple moved to Switzerland daughter of “Tin King” Simon Patino, a in 1968 and acquired an 18th-century Spanish-Indian peasant who converted chateau near Lake Geneva four years a tiny stake in a tin mine into one of the later. They spent the next two decades world’s great 20th-century fortunes. restoring the manor.

52 Mr. Ortiz’s collection was exhibited at 1948 SPS ski team. At graduation, he was Dr. Sellers is survived by his wife, the Hermitage in 1993, at the Royal awarded the Joseph Howland Coit Medal Lucy; his son, Mortimer; his daughters, Academy in London in 1994, and the for the best solution of original exercises Therese, Wanja, and Lucy Bell; and two Altes Museum in Berlin in 1996. With so in plane geometry and the John Hargate sisters, Therese Parrish and Anne many exquisite pieces from across so Medal for attaining the highest rank in Henderson. He was predeceased in many civilizations, the public displays mathematics. February 2014 by his brother, Nicholas showed the enormous impact of his life’s Dr. Sellers attended the University of Sellers ’49. work. In 2004, he wrote in an article, “I Pennsylvania, earning a B.A. in mathe- believe that it is very important that matics in 1953 and a Ph.D. in mathematics 1948 younger generations be encouraged to in 1965. He and his wife, Lucy Bell, spent William Lloyd Standish IV become involved in the past and not two years teaching in East Africa, while a federal judge just look at it, if they do, from a remote he worked on his doctoral dissertation, in Pennsyl- (digital) distance which will inevitably during which time the third of their four vania, one of the lead to neglect and destruction. The children was born in Nairobi. He served founders of the young need to relate to their roots, they as head of the Mathematics Department National Hockey need role models to help answer Gauguin’s at the Kangaru School in Embu, Kenya. League’s Pitts- questions, ‘Who are we? Where have we Dr. Sellers spent a postdoctoral year burgh Penguins, come from? And where are we going?’ at the Johnson Foundation for Medical and a loving Mr. Ortiz leaves his wife of 50 years, Research, after which he began a 48-year family man, Catherine; his children, Georges, Oliver, tenure as a senior research scientist at who served Nicolas, and Graziella; and seven grand- Rockefeller University. In the 1970s and his community actively and faithfully children. 80s, Dr. Sellers developed techniques for throughout his life, died on January 1, recognizing patterns in DNA sequencing, 2015, at his home in Sewickley, Pa. He 1948 and his work led to the development of was 84. Peter Hoadley Sellers BLAST, a widely used computerized DNA Born on February 16, 1930, he was the a pioneering and protein database search program. first son of Eleanor McCargo and William mathematician In a notice to the New York Times, L. Standish. Judge Standish grew up in and DNA re- Rockefeller University remembered Dr. Pittsburgh with his younger brother, searcher at Sellers as “a true Renaissance man, with Peter ’50. Together the boys enjoyed bird Rockefeller a broad range of scientific and cultural hunting, especially pheasants. The family University, died interests and the rare ability to draw had strong roots in Sewickley and both at his home in cogent connections across disciplines.” boys attended the Sewickley Academy Philadelphia on An accomplished sailor, Dr. Sellers had before Judge Standish enrolled at St. Paul’s November 15, a passion for the sea and built the Lucy as a Second Former in the Fall of 1943. 2014, after a Bell, a 38-foot wooden sloop named for At SPS, he competed in boxing, football, battle with cancer. He was 84. his wife, which he launched on their 25th hockey, and track, captaining the Del- Dr. Sellers was born on September 12, wedding anniversary. The two spent their phian football team in 1947 and 1948. 1930, in Philadelphia to Therese T. and summers in Mt. Desert Island, Maine, He won the Hart Boxing Belt and Lester H. Sellers. He hailed from a family and sailed the vessel on Penobscot Bay served as team captain. Although he was replete with generations of accomplished for more than 30 years. offered a chance to compete in Golden scientists, engineers, and inventors. Dr. Dr. Sellers served as curator of the Gloves bouts, his mother did not want Sellers prepared for SPS at the Haverford Merrill W. Chase Historic Scientific him to get hurt. He was a member of School in Haverford, Pa., entering the Instrument Collection at Rockefeller the Missionary Society, the Acolyte Guild, School as a Third Former in the fall of University and as a longtime trustee and the Dramatic Club, served as a 1944. Dr. Sellers enjoyed great success at the College of the Atlantic in Bar supervisor in Simpson, and was a Sixth in the classroom and also participated Harbor, Maine. He was also active with Form councilor. in the Art Association, the Outing Club, the Nicholas Newlin Foundation that Judge Standish earned his B.A. in the Yearbook, Le Cercle Français, and the works to preserve the Newlin Grist Mill philosophy from Yale in 1953 and his Forestry Club. He served as treasurer and surrounding land in Glen Mills, Pa. LL.B. from the University of Virginia of the French Club and was a dorm School of Law in 1956. He was hired by supervisor. He played club hockey with Reed Smith Shaw and McClay, working Old Hundred and enjoyed alpine skiing on his way up from law clerk in 1956 to the trails he and his friends constructed general partner in 1964. He was nomi- on Prospect Hill. He was a member of the nated in 1979 to fill a vacancy on the

53 DECEASED

bench in Allegheny County Common Pleas The black ice of St. Paul’s awakened in As a child, Mr. Houser spent summers Court. He was then elected to the Court Judge Standish a love of hockey, which at his family homestead “Brotherhood of Common Pleas in 1980 as a Republi- continued throughout his life. With his Farms” in Easton. After marrying Earline can endorsed by local unions. In 1987, brother, Peter M. Standish ’50, he was Merrill in 1962, he became permanently President Ronald Reagan appointed him among the original investors who, in associated with and later co-owner of the to the federal bench. He became a senior 1967, helped the Pittsburgh Penguins farm. Brotherhood Farms has long been judge in 2002 and retired in 2012, though become one of the initial six National the supplier of milk to make cheese at the he would have continued on forever had Hockey League expansion teams. He nearby Cabot Creamery. that been possible. loved to take his family and friends Mr. Houser devoted much of his life to Over his 60-year career, Judge Standish to see the Penguins play and enjoyed land use planning and conservation of was known for his fairness and compas- getting to know the players over the agricultural land and was instrumental in sion, especially during his 32 years as a years. Although he wasn’t a big hockey the formation of the Easton Agricultural judge. Retired U.S. magistrate Francis player himself, he was an avid tennis Stewardship Association. In 2004, he was Caiazza said of him, “He had a balanced player and boater. He remained a loyal presented with the first Farm Legacy temperament and he respected everyone. supporter of St. Paul’s and was a mem- Award by the Agricultural Stewardship He was a very humble guy. You don’t find ber of the John Hargate Society. Association and American Farmland that too often in judges.” Judge Standish is survived by his wife Trust. Mr. Houser was also an original Judge Standish married Marguerite of 52 years, Peggy; his children, Baird M. member of the Easton Planning Board, “Peggy” Oliver in 1963 and the couple Standish, N. Graham Standish, James H. on which he served for 20 years, 10 as raised four children, Baird, N. Graham, Standish, and Constance S. Standish; his chairman. James, and Constance. Having a judge for sister-in-law, Mary-Gaines Standish; Mr. Houser was a member of the Sons a father might have been intimidating, and his grandchildren, Will, Audrey, of the American Revolution, Society of but the Standish family encouraged open Wren, Linden, North, Shea, Erin, Daisy, Mayflower Descendants, and Ashlar Lodge and friendly debate at the dinner table. and Lydia. He was predeceased in 2007 of Greenwich, N.Y. Favorite topics included hockey, the Pitts- by his brother, Peter M. Standish ’50. He leaves his wife of 52 years, Earline; burgh Steelers, and theology. He instilled his son and daughter-in-law, George and in his children a love of learning, stress- 1949 Ruth Loree Houser, and their daughters, ing the deductive reasoning of Sherlock George Crouse Houser Jr. Victoria and Julia; his daughter, Charlene, Holmes and the subtle reasoning of C.S. a devoted family and her sons, Addison and Austin; and Lewis. The family vacationed together man and avid his devoted cat, Hannah. at Ahmic Lake in Ontario for many sum- agriculturalist mers, boating and fishing in the day and of Easton, N.Y., 1955 playing Trivial Pursuit in the evenings. died at Saratoga David Story Jenks Smith Eager to demonstrate his prowess, Judge Hospital on Standish would frequently call out answers October 22, 2014, for the other team. at the age of 83. He was proud of his involvement with The son of Mary many civic and community organiza- Ruby Hillman and tions, including the Sewickley Valley George Houser of the Form of 1916, Mr. YMCA, Association of Yale Alumni, Houser was born on May 25, 1931, in Western Pennsylvania School for the Cambridge, Mass. He grew up in Chestnut Deaf, Sewickley Cemetery, Laughlin Hill, Mass., preparing for St. Paul’s at the Children’s Center, and the Leukemia Dexter School in Brookline, before enter- and Lymphoma Society of America. He ing the School as a Third Former in 1945. of Radnor, Pa., died September 30, 2014. served as elder and clerk of session of A member of the Dramatics Club, Mr. He was 77. the Sewickley Presbyterian Church for Houser developed a great interest in Born on July 28, 1937, in Edgemont, Pa., many years and on the board of trustees the theatre while at St. Paul’s and also he was the son of Frances Paul (Mills) and of the Pittsburgh Seminary. found a love of organ music while at the Edward B. Smith Jr. of the Form of 1916. School. After graduating cum laude from Mr. Smith attended the Haverford School Harvard College in 1953, he returned in Haverford, Pa., before following a long to St. Paul’s as recording engineer for line of relatives to SPS. a short time.

54 At SPS, Mr. Smith was a member of the 1956 1958 Acolyte Guild and the Missionary Society. Lee Scott Dewey Charles Dunn McKee Sr. He also sang with the Glee Club, served an attorney, who lived in Arlington, Va., on the board of the Pelican, played foot- died on February 2, 2014. He was 76 ball and baseball for Old Hundred, and years old. was a dorm supervisor in the Lower Mr. Dewey was born on August 26, School. 1937, and grew up in Memphis, Tenn., the Following his graduation from SPS, second child of Richard H. and LecLaire Mr. Smith enlisted in the First Troop (Grant) Dewey. Philadelphia City Calvary, a division of He entered the School out of East the U.S. Army National Guard. In March High School in Memphis as a Fourth of 1957, he began active duty with the Former in the fall of 1953. At SPS, he U.S. Marine Corps. served as president of the Spanish club, a respected money manager, avid sports- After more than three years with the La Junta, and was a member of the man, and great supporter of St. Paul’s Marines, Mr. Smith attended the Univer- Missionary Society. He was a lineman School, died of cancer at his home in sity of Pennsylvania, where he served as for the Isthmian and SPS football teams Spring Island, S.C., on December 8, 2014. the undergraduate president of both the and also competed for the club in la- Mr. McKee was born on June 26, 1940, St. Elmo Club of Philadelphia and the crosse and basketball. He rowed with in Mount Kisco, N.Y., the youngest son of Mask and Wig Club. He graduated from Shattuck. Elliot Bates McKee of the Form of 1922 Penn in 1963. For many years afterwards, Mr. Dewey went on to earn both his and Katharine Pillsbury McKee. He grew he continued to serve on both boards. B.A. (1960) and his J.D. (1965) from up in New York and in Europe, where, Mr. Smith soon embarked on his 51- Vanderbilt University. He was married from 1952 to 1954, he attended Le Rosey year career in the brokerage business, on October 17, 1971, to Patricia Joan in Gstaad, Switzerland. He entered the working first with de Haven and Towns- Harkins. The marriage ended in divorce. Third Form in 1954, rooming with Brian end, Crouter and Bodine and devoting Mr. Dewey married his second wife, McCauley. He was proud of his impec- his final 30 years as a financial advisor Judith, in 1981 and together the couple cable Chapel attendance and finding the and branch manager with Janney Mont- raised two sons, John Scott, born in library after four years. He was a mem- gomery Scott. For many years, he served 1982, and James “Patrick,” born in 1988. ber of the Missionary Society, the French as a member of the board of governors That marriage also ended in divorce. Club, the varsity cross country and track for the Investment Traders Association After serving as a Captain in the Judge teams, and served as a dorm supervisor of Philadelphia. Advocate General’s Corp., in 1962 Mr. in his Sixth Form year. Playing club Mr. Smith is survived by his beloved Dewey joined the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory hockey on the Lower School Pond black wife of 50 years, Mary I. “Siddy” Smith; Commission as chief counsel for the ice was one of many fond memories of his son, Brint, and his daughter-in-law, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. his SPS years. Gretchen; his daughter, Eliza, his son- He provided 39 years of government Mr. McKee entered Yale University, in-law, John Scheck; and his son, Norris, service to that organization and con- majoring in French. He would latter and his daughter-in-law, Staci; his tinued working part-time as an admin- admit his major competed unsuccess- grandchildren, Griffin, Mia, and Henry istrative judge with the NRC after his fully with the Yale golf course for Smith and Zachary Scheck; and his sis- retirement. He also served as a mediator attention. While at Yale, he met Nina ter, Lalla deRham. for the electric utility industry in cases Carter Truslow, and the couple was In addition to his father, Mr. Smith’s involving nuclear-related controversies. married in Taftville, Conn., on June 9, SPS relations included his grandfather, Outside of work, Mr. Dewey was a 1962. Sharing her husband’s love of Paul D. Mills (1894), his uncles, Geoffrey volunteer for Christmas in April and Millville, Nina eventually chaired the S. Smith (1918) and John S. Smith (1922), for St. John’s Episcopal Church in Arling- grandparents’ appeal for the Alumni his half-brothers, Paul M. Ingersoll ’46 ton, Va. He was a consistent supporter Fund during her grandchildrens’ tenure and Henry McK. Ingersoll ’47, and his of St. Paul’s School. at the School. brothers-in-law, Thomas Claytor ’55 Mr. Dewey is survived by his son, John, Mr. McKee worked at Citibank in New and Norris V. Claytor ’57. his daughter-in-law, Michelle, and his York City from 1962 to 1971, before grandson, Brennan; his son, Patrick; his joining the urban exodus to Maine. sister, Lynn Sohm; his brother, Richard Settling in Brunswick and later Portland Dewey; his lasting friends, Judy Dewey and Prouts Neck, he was an officer at and Carol Smith; his niece and nephew- Casco Northern Bank and joined Tucker in-law, Jaci and Sean; and many other Anthony & RL Day, now RBC Wealth friends and family. Management, in the early 1980s as a

55 DECEASED

financial advisor. At the time of his death, But Mr. McKee will be most remem- football team in 1957 and 1958 and he remained active at RBC as senior vice bered for his deep loyalty and love for played for the SPS football team in his president. family and friends. He was a loving final two years at the School. He was a The pleasure he took in helping his husband and a devoted father and member of the SPS wrestling team for individual and institutional clients extended grandfather, who delighted in celebrating four years, captaining the 1959 squad. He into the community. He was past president all of life’s occasions. Even in his last also ran track for Old Hundred in 1958 of the Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, weeks, when cancer was taking its toll, and 1959 and varsity track in 1958. Mr. past president of the Brunswick Topsham his thoughts were for his family, friends, Elkus also served as treasurer of the Military Council, former director of the and the organizations he loved. He had a Sixth Form and as secretary/treasurer Brunswick United Way, and former dir- wonderful smile, laugh, and a joie de vivre of Old Hundred. He was elected to be a ector of the Prouts Neck Country Club. that he carried into business, community, house inspector and supervisor and also He served as a trustee of the Portland and everywhere else he ventured. participated in the Athletic Association, Museum of Art and was a member of the Mr. McKee is survived by his wife, La Junta, the Pictorial Board, the Propy- Rotary Club for more than 40 years. He Nina; his children, Nina Carter McKee ’81, lean Literary Society, the Scientific served on a variety of corporate boards, Charles Dunn McKee Jr. ’83, and Heidi Association, and the Yearbook Committee. including Wright-Pearce Engineers and Auchincloss McKee; their partners; his His involvement with St. Paul’s con- Guy Gannett Communications, former four grandchildren, Nina McKee ’12, tinued as an alumnus as Mr. Elkus served publisher of the Portland Press-Herald Aidan McKee ’14, Lily McKee, and Sean as a form director and form agent for and other Maine newspapers and TV McKee Porter; and many nieces and nearly 20 years, from 1970 to 1986, and stations throughout the eastern U.S. nephews, including David McKee ’87 and in 1977 established an endowment in his Mr. McKee was particularly passionate John McKee ’88. He was predeceased by family’s name. about building educational opportunities his brothers, Phillip Winston McKee and Mr. Elkus earned his undergraduate for future generations. He was a former Elliot Bates McKee Jr. ’51. degree from Yale in 1963, where he also trustee of Hyde School in Bath, Maine, a rowed with the varsity heavyweight crew. member of the St. Paul’s School alumni 1959 He received his M.B.A. from New York Executive Committee, a trustee and board Christopher James Elkus University Business School in 1969. He member of the School for Field Studies, died peacefully resided in New York City throughout and an active member of the Yale Alumni at his home in most of his adult life, working as an Association. The McKees endowed a Ligonier, Pa., on investment manager for large corpora- scholarship at Bowdoin College and July 16, 2014, at tions and organizations, including the sponsored the McKee Scholarship at the age 73, following United Nations. School for Field Studies. a long and pro- He was a dedicated member of his His love of St. Paul’s was matched only gressive illness. community and served as president of by his boundless love of his extended Mr. Elkus was the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House, a family and wide circle of friends. The born in New York multi-service organization that has lifelong friends, campus, and dedicated City on February served people in need on the East Side faculty were the draw that kept him com- 7, 1941, and was raised in Pittsburgh, the of Manhattan and on Roosevelt Island ing back. In his many years of affiliation son of James H. Elkus of the Form of 1929 for more than 120 years. Mr. Elkus later with St. Paul’s, he served variously as and Lenore R. Elkus. His mother was a founded Waterford Capital Management regional representative, form agent, founder of WQED-TV in Pittsburgh and a upon his retirement to Ligonier. form director, and Executive Committee Distinguished Daughter of Pennsylvania. He was an avid sportsman, traveler, member. He was a longtime member of His father was an industrial engineer. and lover of the outdoors. He enjoyed the John Hargate Society. His paternal grandfather, the Honorable photography, skiing, fishing, hunting, In addition to his commitments to finan- Abram I. Elkus, served as a U.S. ambas- golf, squash, and tennis and was a cial advising and community service, Mr. sador to Turkey under President Wilson member of several sports clubs, both McKee will be remembered for his love and as a judge on the New York State in New York and in Pennsylvania. of any sport that brought people together Court of Appeals. His maternal grand- Mr. Elkus is survived by his wife of 42 for friendly competition (and the occa- mother, Hulda Lashanska, was a cele- years, Gretchen M. Elkus; his son, James sional bet). His camaraderie on the golf brated American concert soprano. M. Elkus; his granddaughter, Sonya R. course was legendary, with one memo- Mr. Elkus entered St. Paul’s as a Sec- Elkus; his sister, Peggy H. Elkus; two rable round at Pine Valley with the editor ond Former in 1954 from Falk Elemen- stepchildren, William M. Duryea ’81 and of Golf Digest chronicled in his editor’s tary School in Pittsburgh. He excelled Melissa Duryea Lewis; and five step- note for Charlie’s innovative range of at football, rowing, and wrestling. He grandchildren. He was predeceased in side bets. Mr. McKee was an avid skier, served as captain of the Old Hundred 2003 by his brother, Jonathan H. Elkus ’65. whose passion for Sugarloaf USA resulted in him taking an ownership stake in the 56 Maine resort in the 1980s. 1962 His wife remembers fondly their family Born on May 23, 1944, in Boston, Mass., Clinton Sheppard Hirst dinners out on Friday nights when the kids “Zander” was the eldest of five children were young and her husband’s wry sense of Alexander H. Whitman ’37 and Sylvia of humor. Mr. Hirst liked to tell people Choate Whitman. He attended the Law- that, in response to the gasoline crisis of rence School in Hewlett, N.Y., before the 1970s, he did his part to conserve fuel entering St. Paul’s as a Third Former. by trading in his El Camino and buying a He liked contact sports, particularly two-seater sports car. hockey, and belonged to the School’s Mr. Hirst pursued many passions out- literary organizations. After graduating side of his work. He enjoyed golf, reading, from St. Paul’s with honors in physics, and outdoor activities, including canoeing he ignored his father’s wish that he and fishing. He was an active member in attend Harvard and instead went to an English professor, sports fan, devoted the Alcoholics Anonymous brotherhood. work as a laborer in a Navy shipyard. family man, and devotee of the band the He followed sports passionately, with Mr. Whitman eventually ended up at Eagles, died on November 13, 2014. He special interest in the fates of teams rep- Lehigh University. He was most inter- was 70. resenting Detroit and Notre Dame. He ested in math and physics, but loathed Mr. Hirst was born in Cheyenne, Wyom- was a big fan of the Eagles and these foreign languages. Since a degree in ing, on January 5, 1944, the third child Don Henley lyrics describe Mr. Hirst’s math required German, he avoided this and only son of Edward and Mary Ann philosophy: “To want what I have. . . . To scenario by taking up engineering. He Hirst. The family, which included older take what I’m given, with grace. . . . For dropped out several times, but finished sisters Helen and Carol, spent summers this I pray.” his undergraduate degree in civil engin- at Cheley Camp in the Rocky Mountains. On retirement, the Hirsts traveled eering and graduated magna cum laude At St. Paul’s, Mr. Hirst was a member extensively, including taking a river tour from Lehigh in 1972. He earned his of the Attendance Committee, the Span- through Russia, a Mayan Riviera Cruise, M.B.A. from Rutgers University in 1984. ish Club, La Junta, and he wrote for the and exploring the Panama Canal. They During one of his dropout periods, Mr. Pelican. He played baseball for Old Hund- visited New England and also spent a lot Whitman joined the Navy, serving in red and was a two-year member of the of time enjoying the many national parks Vietnam. He remembered the Navy fondly, JV basketball team before making varsity created in the Western United States. crediting the military with teaching him as a Sixth Former. He also participated in Mr. Hirst is survived by his wife, Joan; the practical skill of “working with all club soccer. He formed friendships easily his daughter, Amanda Lang Hirst Davids, sorts of people.” and enjoyed his classmates. St. Paul’s her husband, Timothy, and their daughter, In 1969, Mr. Whitman married Laura became a home away from home for Emily; his son, Adam Lang Hirst; his Grinnell “Hoppy” Koehne. Their first him since his family lived so far away. sisters, Helen Christie and Carol Smith, daughter, Nell, was born in 1971 and their He was always grateful to the School and their families; his dog, Yoda; and his second, Alexandra, in 1973. While he and because he said his teachers would not cat, Shea. Hoppy shared many core values, the mar- allow him to fail. riage was challenging and the Whitmans Mr. Hirst attended the University of 1962 separated after 23 years. Notre Dame, earning a B.A., and, even- Alexander “Zander” Harvey In his professional life, Mr. Whitman tually, his Ph.D. in English from the Whitman Jr. spent 14 years as a project manager for school. Prior to returning to Notre Dame was a self- Ganett Fleming in Pennsylvania and for his doctorate, Mr. Hirst earned a described led regional engineer Ecology & Envi- master’s from the University of Michigan. curmudgeon. ronment Inc. in the greater Seattle area He spent 40 years as an English professor But, to those for 25 years. He was a talented engineer at the University of Detroit Mercy, where who knew him, whom younger colleagues described as he specialized in 19th century English he was regarded a mentor, widely known for his technical literature and started an honors program, as a warm and expertise. He was also known for his which continues to this day. Mr. Hirst funny gentleman, puns, his intelligence, and his vocabulary. loved the classics and counted Dickens, who held many Mr. Whitman kept a dictionary on his Eliot, Hardy, Keats, and Austen among interests and desk at work so that less-enlightened his favorite authors – to read and teach. was a great lover of cats and dogs. colleagues could figure out what he In 1974, Mr. Hirst married Joan M. Lang Mr. Whitman died on June 20, 2014, just said. These were words for preci- and the two settled in Michigan. Together at his home in Bremerton, Wash., two sion, not appearance; he was proud of they raised two children, Amanda, born and a half years after being diagnosed his clear writing and expected it from in in 1983, and Adam, born in 1985. Mr. with pancreatic cancer. He was 70. others. Hirst enjoyed spending time with his children, camping and being outdoors. 57 DECEASED

As his children grew up, Mr. Whitman During his time in Millville, Mr. Cavanagh 1969 was known by his family as more reticent was popular with his classmates and Paul Joseph Vignos III than the warm, funny man his coworkers teachers, who knew him by the nick- a lawyer and knew. He reserved his open enthusiasm name “Moose.” Mr. Cavanagh was a expert in the for furry, four-legged friends. He raised strong athlete, known particularly for fruit industry, a long succession of much-loved cats his prowess in lacrosse and football. He died on July 11, and dogs, bearing names such as Maggie also served as a member of the Mission- 2014, at his Mugwump and Curmudgeon, who served ary Society, the Rifle Club, the Scientific home in Decatur, as devoted companions. The focus of this Society, and the Maroon Key, the Fifth Ga., from heart enthusiasm was redirected when he met Form hospitality organization. complications. his granddaughter, and he was a doting Mr. Cavanagh attended Ohio Wesleyan He was 62. grandfather for the last four and a half University, where he earned a degree Born on Decem- years of his life. in economics. He began his hospitality ber 7, 1951, Mr. Vignos was the son of Mr. Whitman became a craftsman and career with the opening of the Holiday Paul J. Vignos Jr. and Edith Ingalls Vignos was a talented carpenter, plumber, and Inn on South Carolina’s Hilton Head of Chagrin Falls, Ohio. He arrived at St. electrician, first repairing the houses in Island. He spent several years at the Paul’s as a Third Former in the fall of which his family lived, then moving on Woodstock Inn in Woodstock, Vt., and 1965. Mr. Vignos wrote for the Pelican, to fine woodworking when he retired. He later served as the original innkeeper competed with the SPS wrestling team, also bought a 54-foot wooden boat, the then general manager of 1790 Inn and and was a member of the Art Associa- Orcas Belle, and spent happy weekends Restaurant in Savannah, Ga. In addition, tion and the Math Society. Many of his tending to the vessel’s detailed wood- Mr. Cavanagh and his first wife, Jean relatives also attended St. Paul’s, in- working. He was also a voracious reader, Gulliver, owned and operated the Lon- cluding his great-grandfather, Albert S. focusing on military history (a passion donderry Inn in South Londonderry, Vt., Ingalls of the Form of 1896, and his he shared with his father), boats, and for 20 years. grandfather, David Sinton Ingalls of the technical math. Mr. Cavanagh was predeceased in 2005 Form of 1916. Mr. Whitman is survived by four sib- by his wife, Jean. In 2007, he married Sara Mr. Vignos went on to graduate from lings, Stephen Whitman ’65, Schuyler, Zimmerman. Yale University with the Class of 1973. He Jennifer, and Sylvia Whitman ’79; his Outside of his passions for his career initially embarked on an unconventional children, Nell and Alexandra; his two and his family, Mr. Cavanagh was an career, becoming an expert in the fruit grandchildren, Macgregor and Whit; enthusiastic sailor, with homes in Hilton industry by working for an apple juice his former spouse, Laura; and his orange Head and Kidney Island, S.C. He enjoyed company and attending a training course cat, Trunnion. cruising from Maine to the Abacos in England. He eventually opened an Islands in the Northern Bahamas. He orchard of his own, M.G.H. Quarrenden 1966 shared his knowledge of sailing as a Orchards in Molena, Ga., and became James Francis Cavanagh II teacher for Hilton Head Power Squad- the first grower to bring apple varieties who spent many ron, instructing novice sailors in water such as Fuji, Splendor, and Granny Smith happy years and boating safety. to the South. working in the Mr. Cavanagh is survived by his wife, He later went to law school, earning hospitality busi- Sara; his sons, Charlie and Tom; his his J.D. from the Georgia State University ness, died on grandchildren, Connor and McKenna; College of Law, and worked for a time October 2, 2014, his siblings, Katie Maslow, Sheila on the Western Pacific island of Kosrae. in Savannah, Ga., Marshall, and Gary Santora; and While there, he helped the Kosrae State surrounded by many nieces, cousins, and friends. Legislature challenge what he described family and friends. as the overreaching habits of the regional He was 66 and governor. At the time of his death, Mr. had been battling medical complications Vignos was working as a public defender over the last three months of his life. in Georgia. Born on April 3, 1948, in Wilmington, Del., Mr. Vignos was married to Avril Yarrow, Jim Cavanagh was the son Caroline Pratt whom he met while studying the fruit and James Burns Cavanagh of the Form industry in England, and together the of 1938. Mr. Cavanagh prepared for SPS couple raised four children, Sinton, at the Tower Hill School in Wilmington. Livingstone, Edward, and Render Vignos. The marriage ended in divorce. Survivors include his four children and two grandchildren, Sam and Tobin Vignos.

58 1977 1978 Though he was unfailingly kind and Gordon Rentschler Stanton Henry Resor Laughlin generous in supporting the dreams of devoted father, others, Mr. Laughlin suffered deeply beloved son, hus- from mental illness, which prevented band, and brother, him from realizing all of his own dreams. died in New York He is survived by his wife, Carlene; City on October his children, Walker and Amelia; his 29, 2014, after a brother and sister-in-law, Paul and long battle with Marian Gram Laughlin, and their two pulmonary fibro- sons, James and Hugh; his sister, Leila sis. He was 55. Laughlin Javitch, her husband, Daniel Born on Novem- Javitch, and their two daughters, Arielle ber 9, 1958, he was the son of Phoebe R. was a creative, adventurous, and giving Javitch and Daphne Javitch; and his and Louis L. Stanton ’45 of New York City. person, whose life ended too early. Mr. beloved dog, Bay. Mr. Stanton prepared for St. Paul’s at the Laughlin died unexpectedly at his home Buckley School and followed his father, in San Francisco on August 6, 2014. 1984 his uncle, Dixon Stanton ’47, and his Mr. Laughlin was born on February 13, Peter Joseph Ambrose brother, Louis Stanton ’70, to Millville. 1960. His father, James Laughlin, was a A successful student, Mr. Stanton earned noted publisher, editor, and poet. His first and second testimonials consis- mother, Ann Resor Laughlin, was an active tently while at SPS. He was a member of volunteer and rancher. the Debate Team, served as layout editor Mr. Laughlin attended Eaglebrook of The Pelican, worked as a licensed DJ School in Deerfield, Mass., before arriv- for WSPS, and was a member of the John ing at St. Paul’s as a Fourth Former in Winant Political Society. He also worked the fall of 1975. He immediately struck with the Theatre Program, with a particular the masters as a “willing and capable interest in stage lighting. He was passion- leader.” In his application essay, he ex- ate about his work with the Missionary pressed concern about global hunger died unexpectedly, but peacefully, in his Society, through which he volunteered at and poverty. He spent his summers in sleep at home in Brunswick, Maine, on Concord Hospital. Wyoming, ranching and volunteering October 16, 2014. Mr. Stanton attended Yale University, with special needs children. This gener- Peter grew up in Brunswick, the third earning a B.A. in Architecture in 1982. osity of spirit would continue to distin- son of John W. Ambrose Jr., a classics He received his M.B.A. from New York guish him throughout his life. professor at Bowdoin College, and Frances University’s Stern School of Business At SPS, he joined the Student Council (“Petey”) McKillop. There he experienced in 1992. Mr. Stanton spent much of his and the Spanish Club, studying abroad an idyllic New England youth as part of a career as a real estate broker at Brown in Barcelona for his Fifth Form year. He neighborhood “rat pack” that included Harris Stevens in Manhattan. served as editor of the Yearbook, wrote SPS friends John Bohan ’83 and Charlie Mr. Stanton maintained his passion for the Pelican, was involved in stage McKee ’83. for theatre as a member of the Blue Hill lighting for the Theatre Program, and Peter arrived at St. Paul’s from Bruns- Troupe, an organization that raises money was passionate about photography, cer- wick High School as a Fifth Former in for New York City charities through the amics, stained glass, and woodworking. the fall of 1982, bringing with him a proceeds of artistic works. He was also a He rowed for Shattuck and played club reputation as an accomplished scholar, member of the Amateur Comedy Club, sports for Delphian. He loved Nordic and as a track and field athlete competitive Holland Lodge No. 8, and served on the downhill skiing. He graduated cum laude at the state level, as a three-year varsity board of the Interfaith Center of New and went on to Harvard, graduating with soccer player for Brunswick High, and York, an organization focused on bridg- the Class of 1983. as a talented hockey player. ing religious differences. Mr. Laughlin was married to his wife, His broad smile, good humor, and easy Mr. Stanton’s greatest joy was spending Carlene, and together the couple raised demeanor ensured that Peter made time with family and friends, including two children, Walker and Amelia. He friends easily at St. Paul’s. Though he those from SPS. He served as form dir- became an accomplished cabinetmaker, came to SPS as a soccer player, he tried ector for the Form of 1977 from 2012 to helping to design and build for the Alta out for football and became a member of 2013. He leaves his wife, Catherine (Kitty); Ski Lifts Company, where he served on the varsity football team. He also wrote his sons, Niles and Henry; his brother, the board. He skied in Utah, the Andes for the Pelican, served as a Chapel warden, Lee ’70, and his wife, Beth; his sister, of Chile and Argentina, the Tetons of and was a member of the Eco-Action Susan, and her husband, Rod Benedict; Wyoming, and the Sierras of California Society and the Committee for Social his half-brother, Fredrik Stanton ’92; and enjoyed mountain biking in New Awareness. and his niece, Penelope R. Stanton ’01. England, Wyoming, and the Sierras. 59 DECEASED

Peter was a major part of the success Peter is survived by his mother, Petey; in 1988. It was at Dartmouth that she met of the SPS boys varsity hockey teams of his brothers, John W. (Jay) Ambrose III John Jenkins. Bridget and John were intro- that era. In his second and final year at and Matthew R. Ambrose; three nephews; duced by mutual friends and began dating the School, Peter was a member of the and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and in the spring of their senior year. After a undefeated, untied 1983-84 squad – to friends. His father, John W. Ambrose Jr, few years of long-distance dating, they date, the only Independent School League died on November 7, 2014, after a long married on August 1, 1992. They honey- boys hockey team to accomplish that illness. mooned in Australia, scuba diving on the feat. Many believed the SPS varsity was This obituary was prepared by Peter Great Barrier Reef. Ms. Jenkins remained among the best schoolboy hockey teams Ambrose’s friend, David Foulke ’85. an avid scuba diver throughout her life. in the country that year. It was a special Together, Bridget and John, a pilot for time for Peter and his teammates, around 1984 American Airlines, raised two children, whom the School community rallied in that Bridget Marley Marley Jacqueline Jenkins, born in Octo- magical season. His teammates recall (Mahoney) Jenkins ber of 1996, and John “Jack” Herbert Peter as a fearless hockey player with a a 48-year-old Jenkins, born in February of 1999. The fantastic shot, who possessed a good- wife and mother Jenkins family lived for a short while at natured irreverence that boosted the of two, an active the Mills in Exeter, N.H., before construct- spirits of those around him. community ing the home where the family continues Teammate Dave McCusker ’84 recalled participant, and to reside in North Hampton. Friends that when the 1984 team reunited at a beloved friend marveled at the way John still lit up, more St. Paul’s in January of 2014, an event to many, died than two decades later, at the mention of Peter was unable to attend, that Peter peacefully on his wife’s name. mailed his SPS hockey jersey to Dave, December 30, Bridget and John traveled extensively, asking him to return it to former coach 2014, at her home thanks to his profession, taking trips Bill Matthews ’61 as a token of thanks. in North Hampton, N.H., surrounded by throughout Europe and the United States, Peter went on to Dartmouth College, her loving family after a 15-month battle exploring Costa Rica and Buenos Aires, where he played junior varsity hockey with ovarian cancer. relaxing in the Cayman Islands, and skiing and majored in government. He was also Ms. Jenkins was born on January 20, in Colorado. These journeys fit Bridget’s a member of Bones Gate, a fraternity 1966, in Cambridge, N.Y. She grew up in adventurous spirit as she was always named after a tavern and boarding house Hooksett, N.H., and attended Hooksett enthusiastic about trying new things and in Chessington, England. Through his public schools. She entered St. Paul’s seeing new places. studies, Peter became interested in parl- School as a Third Former in the fall of Ms. Jenkins was the cornerstone and iamentary policy and the legislative 1980. She excelled as an athlete, captain- bedrock of her family. In addition to rais- process in the U.K. He was awarded a ing the field hockey, basketball, and ing two children and running a household, Hansard Scholarship, a program that lacrosse teams. She began her athletic she tirelessly volunteered and coordinated brings undergraduates and professionals career as a varsity track standout as a fundraisers and functions for her com- from around the world to the U.K. to Third Former, before switching to lacrosse munity and her children’s activities, experience British politics from the in- the following year. As a Sixth Former, including managing her children’s NH side. That opportunity culminated in she was awarded the Loomis Medal as East youth ice hockey teams each winter, an internship with a member of the the best female athlete at St. Paul’s. She organizing the North Hampton Old Home British Parliament. also was a member of Eco-Action, the Day 5K and kids fun run, and giving her An avid outdoorsman, Peter pursued Missionary Society, the French Club, the time to the North Hampton School and a path that allowed him to be frequently Disciplinary Committee, and the Acolyte the People Active in Learning (PAL) outdoors, exploring the natural world. Guild, wrote for the Pelican, and served program, Heronfield Academy, Phillips He ran an adventure outfitting and as a tour guide for the Admissions Office. Exeter Academy, the Pony Club, and the whitewater rafting business for many As a Sixth Former, Ms. Jenkins served Acorn School, where she served as treas- years, organizing and supplying camping as treasurer of the Student Council. urer from 2003 to 2005. For many years, and river trips and serving as a guide. She earned Second Testimonials for her while her children were students at Heron- He was based primarily in New England, work in the classroom. field, she helped organize an auction to although he also led extended trips in Ms. Jenkins went on to Dartmouth Col- benefit the school. Her husband recalls the Western U.S. Eventually, he retired lege, where she captained the women’s that Ms. Jenkins would have auction from his sportsman’s guide lifestyle and lacrosse team, earning MVP honors as a items filling the family’s home as she returned permanently to his hometown senior. She also played field hockey and researched and wrote descriptions of of Brunswick, where he worked as a held a work-study job as manager of business manager for a retailer of out- the campus pub. She earned her B.A. in door supplies and as an accountant for economics and sociology from Dartmouth various local businesses. 60 each one, for posting at the auction. When Ms. Jenkins was enthusiastic about surprised his interviewer in his admis- she “retired” from that duty, it took three every holiday and decorated the family’s sions visit to SPS with detailed sched- people to replace her. She also served as house to celebrate each season. The Jenkins ules, scripts, and plots for an imagined head of Heronfield’s parents’ association, home was alight with twinkling white television network he created in his free recruiting volunteers for school events, lights every Christmas and brightened by time. He enjoyed dramatizing the events always with a smile on her face. seasonally appropriate décor for Easter. of his junior varsity athletic seasons in Ms. Jenkins was also active with the She spent her final Christmas with her written accounts published in the Pelican, Hampton Attack lacrosse program for family and, even in her last week, dis- the Falmouth (Mass.) Enterprise, and the many years, coaching her daughter, Marley, played a determination for life, taking Boston Globe. and sharing her passion for the game with laps around the living room, with an In his St. Paul’s application, Mr. Villee countless other girls. She also conducted oxygen tank in tow. predicted that his life would “center alumni interviews for Dartmouth and Ms. Jenkins had formerly worked in around writing” and he was right. As a volunteered as a class agent at St. Paul’s. investment banking real estate for teenager, he wrote Charles: Full Cycle Some of her favorite times were spent several firms in New York City and about his recovery from an accident in summers at her in-laws’ home on New Boston, including LaSalle Partners and that put him in a coma for months and Hampshire’s Lake Winnipesaukee, where Aldrich Eastman & Waltch. She worked left him mentally impaired. He studied she enjoyed exploring the harbor on a from home as a financial consultant for at Hampshire College in Massachusetts, paddleboard, hanging out with a large many years after her return to New graduating as valedictorian of the Class contingent of family and friends, spending Hampshire. She was an accomplished of 1987. Mr. Villee earned a master’s in quality time with her children, and show- woman, said her husband, who chose to education from the University of Massa- ing off her cooking skills on the grill. Ms. be a full-time mother, telling others that chusetts at Amherst in 1988 and received Jenkins was an inventive chef, who enjoyed it was the most important job she had a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study making everything from grilled salmon to ever done and relishing in watching her in special education from American Inter- notably delicious Caesar salads. children grow. national College in 1994. “You only needed to stand in the Jenkins’s She is survived by her loving husband, His second book, Images of Africa living room, where everyone was always John; her daughter, Marley; her son, Jack; Abroad, was co-written with a Hamp- welcome,” said her friend, Jenny Brook, her mother and stepfather, M. Jacqueline shire College friend, Stanley Macamo. who spoke at the memorial service. “It was Eastwood and Michael McClurken; her He continued to write for various pub- here, under Bridget’s love and direction, in-laws, John H. and Cynthia J. Jenkins; lications, including a longtime position that all plans, plots, schemes, and parties and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, as the high school sportswriter for the were hatched.” cousins, and friends. Grafton News. Her husband laughs when he recalls Mr. Villee was dedicated to helping the incredible organizational skills of Ms. 1984 people with disabilities. He was for many Jenkins. She had a spread sheet or a list Charles Andrew Villee years a volunteer with Community Enter- for everything, he said. After her death, an imaginative prises, an organization that provides serv- multiple friends – old and new – shared and prolific ices for the disabled. He served as an with her family how much they appreci- writer and an ambassador for the Brain Injury Associa- ated the annual birthday cards she sent active member tion of Massachusetts and he shared his to them for years, some long after they of his community coping strategies for bipolar illness with had otherwise lost touch. One college in Grafton, Mass., “In Our Own Voice” at a series of National friend recalled how Ms. Jenkins helped died at Saint Vin- Alliance on Mental Illness events. His him through a bout of homesickness cent Hospital in ardor for community service led him to while he was playing professional hockey Worcester, Mass., run for several offices and to serve on in Germany by tracking down his address on December 11, the board of trustees of the Grafton and sending him a birthday greeting. 2013. He was 48 years old. Public Library in addition to his work as “Bridgey was always thinking about Born in Boston to Dorothy (Balzer) a community sportswriter. other people, picking out cards through- Villee and Claude A. Villee Jr., Mr. Villee Mr. Villee married Alison Adams in 1992 out the year or shopping for them when was one of four children. His two older and the couple had one daughter, Abigail, something reminded her of them,” said brothers were already students at St. Paul’s who was the apple of her father’s eye. John Jenkins. “She was very thoughtful when he applied. Mr. Villee will be greatly missed by his and she loved and cared for everyone.” Mr. Villee arrived at St. Paul’s from the fiancée, Dolores Dulude; his daughter, Dexter School in Brookline, Mass., bring- Abigail E. Villee; his brothers, Claude A. ing with him an active and creative mind Villee III ’75 and Stephen E. F. Villee ’77; and a love of baseball and writing. He and his sister, Suzanne C. Villee.

61 DECEASED

FORMER RECTOR Mr. Oates also was appointed by the gover- William Armstrong Oates nor as chairman of the state’s Citizens’ Task Force Subcommittee on Primary and Sec- ondary Education. He served many regional and national educational associations, in- cluding the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the Educational Test- ing Service, and the National Association of Secondary School Principals. After retirement from St. Paul’s School in 1982, Mr. Oates moved to Kennebunkport, Maine, and continued his involvement in William Armstrong Oates of Westwood, public service. He was a member of Harv- Mass., died peacefully at home on Janu- ard’s Board of Overseers, chaired his class ary 10, 2015. He was 98 years old. committee for the Harvard College Fund, For 40 years, from 1942 to 1982, Mr. and served on the Dean’s Leadership Oates served on the faculty of St. Paul’s Council at Harvard School of Public Health. School, first as a teacher of history and In 1995, Harvard President Neil Rudenstine mathematics, progressing to posts as presented Mr. Oates with the Harvard registrar, director of admissions, and vice Medal, awarded by the Harvard Alumni rector. In 1970, Mr. Oates was appointed Association for “faithful and distinguished the School’s Eighth Rector, serving in that service” to the university. He also was a role as head of school until his retirement. member of the boards of the Dartmouth- As Rector, Mr. Oates oversaw an aggres- Hitchcock Clinic, Mary Hitchcock Memorial sive fundraising campaign to increase the Hospital, Chubb Life America, Steuben School’s endowment and construct build- Partners, the Lauholm Trust, Partners for ings dedicated to the arts. The perform- Democratic Change, the Wolf Trap Founda- ing arts center, built in 1980 and including tion for the Performing Arts, and Mary- buildings for music and dance, was named land’s Windsor School, among others. in his honor. During his time at St. Paul’s, Throughout his life, Mr. Oates main- Mr. Oates also presided over the School’s tained a deep interest in international 1971 transition to coeducation, worked to travel, beginning with study at Germany’s modernize the curriculum, and promoted University of Freiburg immediately prior the use of computer technology in the class- to World War II. He subsequently served room. Longtime friend and fellow St. Paul’s as an analyst and translator for the U.S. trustee Amory Houghton Jr. ’45 called him Strategic Bombing Survey in 1945. He “simply the best headmaster in the busi- was an avid gardener, skier, and an Eagle ness.” On his retirement, he was named a Scout. He wrote several articles about the George Cheyne Shattuck Fellow for exemp- intersection of politics and education. In lary service to St. Paul’s. 2013, Mr. Oates published a collection of Mr. Oates was born on September 22, selected talks, essays, and other writings, 1916, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, the son entitled Views from the Rector’s Porch: of William M. Oates and Idah Armstrong Lessons of a Headmaster. Oates. He graduated from Central High Mr. Oates was married to Margaret Eavey School in Aberdeen and from Harvard Nichols of Fort Wayne, Ind., from 1940 College in 1938. He also earned a master’s, until her death in 1965, and to Jean Matson a certificate of advanced study, and a doc- of Concord, N.H., from 1976 until her death torate in education from Harvard. in 2004. He is survived by his brother, During his four decades in New Hamp- James F. Oates of Chicago, Ill.; his sons, shire, Mr. Oates was active in the commu- William A. Oates Jr., of Dedham, Mass., nity, serving on numerous boards, includ- James M. Oates, of Elkins, N.H., and Thomas ing those of New Hampshire Public Tele- N. Oates of Greenwich, Conn.; nine grand- vision, Concord Hospital, and Bank of children; and 13 great-grandchildren. New Hampshire. In 1968, New Hampshire A private burial held in January will Governor John King appointed him to the be followed by a memorial service on Legislative Education Study Commission. May 30, at St. Paul’s School. 62 SPOTLIGHT

COURTESY DARROW'S FARM FRESH TAKEOUT Peter Darrow ’05 / Farm Fresh Takeout By Jana F. Brown

wines or fresh juices and smoothies In January of last year, Darrow hired made from organic fruits. Darrow restaurant consultant Andre Neyrey. admits that his concept began as one The two came up with an innovative to accommodate vegans and vegetar- plan to combine healthy foods with a ians (he is a vegan himself), but that fast-food concept they call “premium he soon realized he would instead like fast casual.” For those who wish to to “create a bridge between meat- dine in, iPads adorn each table at eaters and non-meat-eaters.” While Darrow’s. A concierge roams the Darrow’s offers salads and wraps, its floor, ready to answer questions, but menu also features “functional plates.” “servers” are limited to table runners These dishes are healthy, says Darrow, who respond to the orders sent by iPad. without sacrificing flavor, debunking “We hope this adds intellectually to one of the myths of healthy eating. the customer experience,” says Darrow. “Each plate serves a specific health “They place an order, it goes directly “Food is very personal,” acknowledges benefit that we have vetted with a nu- to the kitchen, and there is no lag time. Peter Darrow ’05. “It’s like religion and tritionist,” he says. “We have a protein It increases efficiency.” politics in that way. There’s nothing that plate, an energy plate, an antioxidant Darrow doesn’t plan to stop at offer- can upset someone faster than telling plate, an immunity plate, a detox plate, ing healthy food alone at his spacious them what they should or should not and a stress-relief plate. These are all shop on E. 18th St. His premise in- be eating.” 100-percent plant-based. But there cludes blending nutrition with fitness But that doesn’t mean you can’t pro- are options to add chicken or fish to and wellness. There is a nutritionist vide people with options when it comes them. And they taste great.” on site to continually monitor menu to their diet, Darrow adds. For the last Darrow considers himself an entre- item choices. Plus, Darrow envisions two years, the 28-year-old budding preneur who is interested in healthy a multi-functional space that will restauranteur has been busy creating eating but, until the idea for the res- eventually include yoga classes. a new option for health-conscious New taurant began to form, he had no ex- Plans are underway for adding Yorkers. On January 9, he opened Dar- perience in the food industry. When Sunday brunch and soon the owner row’s, a dine-in and carryout spot, which both of his parents were diagnosed with hopes to offer thriving catering and offers “farm fresh takeout.” With fresh cancer, three months apart, Darrow delivery services. ingredients sourced from New York’s began to consider the impact of what “We hope this will be a holistic Union Square Farmers Market, and he puts in his own body and how he health environment,” he says. “A menu items that take into consider- might minimize genetic links to the dis- one-stop shop. My father used to ation exactly what is being put into ease. It wasn’t until his father, Peter, tell me I’d be successful at the things one’s body, Darrow hopes to make a died of multiple myeloma in May of I am passionate about. I really do difference in his patrons’ lives by offer- 2013 that Darrow, then a first-year believe in this. I believe in the social ing them healthy choices. business school student at Bentley mission of trying to provide people Darrow’s (www.darrowsnyc.com ) College, decided to take action. with better alternatives and changing offers an organic market, featuring “This venture is in many ways in the preconceptions of healthy food.” the produce of local farmers, options honor of my father,” he says. “It’s about for vegans and vegetarians, and fresh taking control of your own body. I real- Most of the ingredients from Darrow’s chicken or fish for the carnivores. Meals ized there was a way to help make posi- Farm Fresh Takeout are sourced from the Union Square Farmers Market. can be washed down with sulfite-free tive change in people’s lives.”

63 FACETIME

Lukens (l.) with President George W. Bush Photos courtesy Lewis Lukens ’82 and shaking hands with President Obama. Lewis Lukens ’82: Former Ambassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

Appointed in 2011 by President Barack in the last 50 years has depended a lot on it potentially was, the international com- Obama, Lewis Lukens ’82 served as am- whether a country has natural resources munity immediately offered assistance. bassador to Senegal and Guinea-Bissau or not, and on the nature of its colonial A lot of aid went through Senegal, and from the summer of 2011 until the sum- history. our embassy in Dakar has been involved mer of 2014. There, he was responsible in coordinating and facilitating the move- When I left Senegal in June, there had for bilateral relations with the two West ment of assistance to Sierra Leone, Liberia, been a rise in cases of Ebola and people African nations and worked to promote and Guinea. USAID has been involved in were starting to focus on it. We didn’t democracy and economic development Senegal for over 50 years in support of know the crisis was going to get as big as in the region. Though the most recent the Senegalese healthcare system. We it became. We eventually saw one case in Ebola outbreak intensified after Lukens’s Senegal, and it was very much a regional sent U.S. troops to Liberia to set up field departure, the spread of the deadly virus issue. By the spring, our embassy in Guinea hospitals. was a growing concern for the SPS alum- nus and his colleagues during his tenure. was very focused on Ebola and we were There is a misconception in the U.S Lukens, who currently serves as a diplomat starting to work with our international about West Africa. People are surprised in residence for the U.S. Department of partners on a response. when they come to Dakar and see how State based out of San Francisco, spoke Part of the reason Ebola spread in West developed and sophisticated it is. But just with Alumni Horae Editor Jana Brown Africa is that, once you get out of the outside of the city, you find poverty and about his time in West Africa. capital cities, much of the region in- very little access to healthcare. cludes remote areas, where there isn’t Many people also don’t understand That region is very large and very a functioning healthcare infrastructure. just how big Africa is. During the most diverse. West Africa itself is huge and filled Particularly in Guinea, there are many recent Ebola crisis, a U.S. head of a school with many diverse cultures, descending mountainous regions, where there are had been in Zambia [in Southern Africa] through different colonial paths. Each of no healthcare facilities. And, at first, and the parents wanted to boycott the the colonial powers – French, British, Portu- people didn’t know it was Ebola they were school. They don’t understand that the guese – brought its own governing style. dealing with. distance between Zambia and Liberia is For hundreds of years, the cultures The international community response greater than the distance from where were focused on the village level and expanded significantly in the months Ebola is in West Africa to the U.S. I hope remained very local. It wasn’t until 1960 after I departed. I know that once the the outbreak has helped educate Ameri- that most of the countries became indepen- scope of the Ebola outbreak became wider cans a bit as to the diversity and size of 64 dent. Development of individual nations known, and how extensive and dangerous the African continent. LOYALTY Your loyalty to the Annual Fund matters now more than ever.

A generous alumnus has pledged $1 million to St. Paul’s School if we reach 50% participation by the end of the fiscal year – June 30, 2015. Make your gift today.

www.sps.edu/donate OFFICE OF ANNUAL GIVING • 603-229-4654 Alumni Horae Nonprofit Organization St. Paul’s School U.S. Postage 325 Pleasant Street PAID Concord, N.H. 03301-2591 Concord, NH Permit No. 495

Address Service Requested

Remembering Eighth Rector William Armstrong Oates, p. 8