PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL JOURNAL WINTER 1976 PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL JOURNAL
W in t e r , 1976 Vol. 8, No. 1
1 From The Headmaster E ditors: Douglas O. McClure Phillips B. vanDusen 2 The Princeton Day School Parents’ Association Virginia H. Taylor Barbara H. Johnson Markell M. Shriver ’46 5 Two-Way Street Mar)r Murdoch and Adela Wilmerding
7 Parents And Advisors Lawrence Q. Kuser
9 A Student View Jeb Bums 76
10 Chris Reeve ’70
11 Challenge Grant and Annual Fund
12 Some Reunion Classes
13 Frances Markley Roberts
14 The Fall Sports Scene
Phillips B. vanDusen
16 Alumni Children
17 Commencement
18 Alumni Notes
Photo Credits: Debbie Fath ’76, front and back covers; Mark Burrows ’77, page 1; Benjamin Reeve ’71, pages 3, 10; Cory Fischer ’76, page 5; Andrea Avery ”77, page 7; Chris Jensen ’76, page 9; The Link, pages 13, 16; Eleanor Kuser ’76, top page 14; Anne Dennison ’77, bottom page 14, bottom page 15; Andrew Hildick-Smith '77, top page 15; Bob Denby, Front and back covers: Halloween Parade page 17; Julie Stabler ’76, bottom page 30 From The Headmaster . . .
Douglas O. McClure
To describe a school as a community is obviously playing. Their response underscored, as far as I was a truism, yet I know no better way to describe what concerned, how fortunate Princeton Day School is to a successful school really is. Its goals should reflect have reached that level of mutual support and under the agreement of all groups who are part of it about standing of how to function as a community which the what they want the school to be: that intangible factor variety of Parents’ Association activities represents. called “school spirit” can only emerge from active Larry Kuser’s article is, in many ways, further participation by evervone in the life of the school; and evidence of what is meant when the school is described any sense of pride that develops because of what the as a community. Bv stressing the importance of com school accomplishes ought to be a feeling shared bv munication between parents and the advisor it makes all those who have contributed to its efforts to realize clear the importance of sharing information and of its objectives. This means, in other words, commitment, cooperation if individual students are to benefit to the involvement, and satisfaction — the ingredients that degree that the school believes they should. At the are essential if a sense of community is to exist. While same time the commitment Princeton Day School there are certainlv moments when one or more of these expects from its faculty members to their counseling may not be present, it seems to me that most of the responsibilities as well as to their classroom roles is time for most of us who are a part of Princeton Day one more manifestation of our belief that the individual’s School this is an accurate description of what the needs must be met by using everv resource the com school does offer. munity can provide. The range and extent of the The articles in this issue of the Princeton Day School resources which Princeton Dav School does offer are Journal offer superb support for my belief. The efforts part of what make the school such an exciting place. of the Parents’ Association in general and individual Jeb Burns is one of the students who has not only parents such as Mary Murdoch and Adela Wilmerding taken advantage of this, but in the process realized in particular are eloquent testimony of how a school better than most what it is that the community can community can benefit from the active participation and does provide. In some wavs this may be of even of its parents in ways other than just paying tuition greater consequence than the involvement of the and contributing to the Annual Fund — as important parents and the commitment to advising and counseling as these are. At the session of the NAIS Convention that the faculty makes. Ultimately the school is here last spring when Mrs. Murdoch and Mrs. Wilmerding for its students, and only when they accept what it described their project, I was asked to introduce the offers, involve themselves in its life, and benefit from program by role-playing a skeptical headmaster who their experience does the goal of the school as a doesn’t want any help from parent volunteers: con community become realized. Not everv student can sidering them to be well-intentioned, but meddlesome, be expected to accomplish this in the way Jeb has. nuisances. It was astonishing how many heads of He does speak for a significant number of them, how schools who were present clearly did not regard what ever, and as a result helps all of us to realize how I was doing as setting up a straw man to be knocked important our continuing involvement in Princeton down, but instead accepted completely the role I was Dav School is and will be.
1 THE PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION
Given its charge “to encourage communication, understanding and cooperation among the parents, faculty, trustees and pupils of Princeton Day School . . . and to further the welfare of the school,” and given almost 600 families to work with, it not only works, it has succeeded beyond expectations. the stated objective has remained exactly the same and by Barbara H. Johnson would be hard to improve upon: “to encourage com munication, understanding and cooperation among the parents, faculty, trustees and pupils of PDS, also be tween the school and the community, and to further the welfare of the school.” In a time when there is strong competition from many Thus the Parents’ Association is basically a service organizations for dollars and volunteer support; when organization in which parents voluntarily assume the volunteer work itself has a tarnished image; and, even responsibilities for numerous activities, all designed to more importantly, when many parents drive long dis help the School by relieving the faculty and adminis tances so that their children can attend Princeton Day tration of extraneous detail or to help the parents School, the Princeton Day School Parents’ Association become more knowledgeable and more comfortable is flourishing. It is estimated that more than two thirds within the School. As the parent body has become of the School’s 580 families participate in one way or diverse so have the activities of the Association, which another in the more than 20 volunteer activities, some range from the very formal (the Fashion Show and the supportive, some purely social and others for fund School Dance) to the informal (pot luck supper and raising, which are sponsored by the Association. square dance), from arranging sophisticated art exhibits The present Parents’ Association began as a Parent- in the school corridors to stapling and mailing the Teacher Association and was the result of a year-long monthlv Parent Bulletin. The leaders of the Parents’ study by a joint trustee-mandated committee consist Association have taken pains to involve the many out- ing of parents active in the Miss Fine’s School Parent of-Princeton and new families in the activities of the Association and in Princeton Countrv Day. The study organization and to nurture warmth and a sense of committee sent letters to 18 different schools request helpful friendliness in the School community as it has ing information on their parent associations, but in the grown. end the advice was jettisoned in favor of preserving From the beginning the Parents’ Association has what had worked best in each school. written letters to new students and held an Open House The original by-laws called for a structure which to introduce them and their parents to the building had two councils serving under one president. There the day before School opens. From the beginning, too, was a council for the Junior School, as the Middle and it has entertained new faculty, hosted Back-to-School Lower Schools were then called, and another for the nights for the three divisions and held class teas so upper four grades. A faculty representative elected that mothers could get to know each other and their from each section of the School and a trustee repre children’s faculty. The Parents’ Association also has sentative were included on the councils, as well as the traditionally served coffee and doughnuts at Father’s administrative heads of the School. Also on this some Visiting Day, arranged refreshments for athletic events what cumbersome executive bodv were two nominat and manned an emergency telephone tree. ing chairmen, one for each council, the class parents Today the governing body is a single executive appointed from each class by the nominating commit council presided over by the president and consisting tee, and a vestigial membership chairman appointed of two vice presidents, one for administration of Parents’ bvJ the officers. All the teachers were automatically J Association activities and one who is in charge of a members, and parents or guardians became members large area of student, faculty and parent relations, by paying $2 in dues. Affiliated non-voting committees as well as the chairmen and vice chairmen of the Upper, included the Outgrown Shop, the Fair, the Festival Middle and Lower Schools, recording and correspond of the Arts, the Book Sale, the School Dance and the ing secretaries, treasurer and head of the nominating PDS News, a trustee-parent sponsored newspaper which committee. Parents or guardians are members upon is now supplanted by this Journal. payment of S4 in dues, which are voluntary but which Although the name and the structure have changed are billed rather than collected in person. Only a small in two by-law revisions over the intervening ten years. handful refuse this charge.
2 Essential to the workings of the Association are the class parents — mother and father — who are chosen by the previous class parents or elected upon petition by the parents of the class. They were the backbone, too, of the parent groups at the two founding schools. At Miss Fine’s the room mother held class meetings at the school in which she would explain certain regula tions and requirements: smocks for the little ones, no weekday dating for the Upper School girls and if part of the class was going to be invited for a birthday part)' the whole class should be asked. At PCD the Mother’s Committee kept the daily attendance record, ran the library, sewed costumes for the school play and held an annual Street Fair in front of the School. Room or “form” mothers they were then, and then, as now, they were invaluable for transporting teams to and from athletic encounters, chaperoning trips, pro viding refreshments on numerous occasions and fielding complaints or acting as a channel of communication between the School and the parents of each class. In the Lower School, as might be expected, class parents now are particularly involved giving a helping hand to many in school activities. Parents are active in a playground committee that is seeking to upgrade the playground with imaginative equipment, such as the “Tire Thing” built by parents and Upper School boys; in a publications committee which puts out the “Lower School Times” and the “Inklet” as written by Lower Schoolers; in a skating committee which rotates lunchroom and rink supervision on ten Fridays when At one time or another over the past fifteen years, the Lower School has after School ice time; in a spring Barbara and Tris Johnson have had six children in picnic committee; and in accompanying 60 second and Miss Fine's, PCD and PDS. Always an active school third graders to Blairstown for a two-day camping trip. mother, Mrs. Johnson is now on the staff of Town Once a week parents offer special talents to the Lower Topics, one of Princeton’s weekly newspapers. School Activities period and come to School for an hour of birdwatching, gardening, origami, hiking, chess, science experiments and math lab. Mothers also lend a hand with the Hanukkah Assembly, the Christmas Pageant and with Class II and IV operettas. There's a chairman to assist the School nurse with audiometric The Upper School parents’ role is again different. testing and another to supervise the taking of School Parents may slip into the library for 2 hours a week of pictures, from the sale of which come funds for the shelving books or volunteer to sit in on the weekly Lower School’s discretionary fund. Upper School Community Council meetings for a term. In the Middle School, a transition time, Parents’ They may offer to discuss careers with small groups Association and School efforts are directed toward of students or agree to provide a spring term work/studv helping the fifth graders make the leap from the self- opportunity for a senior in a father’s business or service contained homeroom atmosphere of the Lower School organization. In recent years, under the guidance of and to getting eighth graders reach’ for the respon the Upper School Chairman and Vice-Chairman, mini sibilities of Upper School. A special Back-to-School meetings or discussion groups of ten parents at a time, Night, just for fifth graders, is held, and other activities randomly picked in each grade, were held at various center around Class V’s spring Greek Day and Class hours of the dav to enable parents to question and Vi’s Medieval Day. The emphasis shifts somewhat in comment on social as well as academic aspects of School the final two grades to assisting with after school spon life. The in-put to the administration from these meet sored social activities for the whole class, such as the ings, as well as the feeling on the part of the parents seventh grade treasure hunt and picnic on a fall Satur of having their opinions count, has proved sufficiently day and the four day trip to Blairstown in the spring. valuable that the meetings may also be conducted in For eighth graders there’s a fall sports day and picnic, the Lower and Middle Schools. (See Page 5.) a square dance and a winter ski trip. Class parents, However. Princeton Day School has always been too, help the class prepare its own traditional Ixioth particularly receptive to thoughtful suggestions from at the Fair, such as the eighth grade’s White Elephant the parents, and over the years, as these ideas arise Sale. in Parent Association meetings, they have been incor
3 porated into the life of the School or into the activities of the Fair receipts. These it uses to pay for refresh of the Association. Some examples are the PTA Bus ments and other expenses of running the organization. Co-op, which began as bus routes worked out by a More importantly, it has, since 1967, given from $1,000 mother to facilitate the transportation problems of an to, now, $3,000 to the School to be used for Faculty out-of-town School and which were then sponsored Summer Study Grants. The Headmaster administers by the Parents’ Association. Another is the Summer this fund and parcels out from $4(X) to $500 among Opportunities Committee, a pooling of information on several faculty members who have used the money paying jobs, volunteer work and unusual things to do for travel, for workshops and for courses leading to an in the summer in this country and abroad for teenagers. advanced degree. Another $1,000 was given as seed The blue and white canvas book totes which are the money to start the typing course which is now a self- trademark of the PDS student were ordered experi supporting elective for students in grades eight and up. mentally as an adjunct to the first Book Fair at PDS That other aspect of the Parents’ Association’s stated and are now regularly stocked in the School store. The objective, its relationship with the community, has not highly successful Fashion Show, which raised $1,700 been forgotten either. Minutes of meetings show that its first vear and $2,500 this year, was initiated by a the Executive Council has always been concerned with mother who had an “in” with Bonwit Teller of New things like traffic safety, bicycle paths, enrollment fig York. College Night for juniors, senior independent ures, extended use of the facilities, participation in projects, the parents’ handbook and grants to the Art community-wide organizations to discuss common prob Department with which to acquire student work all lems and how to get parents to sell the School. In the grew out of ideas put forth by parents. recent crisis over falling enrollment and rising costs, an Admissions Advisory Committee was formed to Right alongside in importance to the cookies-and- assist the admissions office reach potential candidates caring aspect is the fund raising aspect of the Parents’ who might otherwise not know of the School. Association. The leader in this is the Outgrown Shop, The objectives of the Parents’ Association in en a phenomenally successful volunteer operation which couraging communication among all elements of the began with a box of outgrown clothes for sale in the School were enhanced in the fall of 1971 when parent first grade room at Miss Fine’s and was taken up by representatives were first invited to be voting members the alumnae of the school to raise money for the May of the Upper School governing body, the Community Margaret Fine Endowment fund. Now run jointly bv Council. Up to five parents, the Chairman and Vice- alumnae and parents, the shop sells articles on consign Chairman of the Upper School and three volunteers ment, with the consignee receiving half of the sale selected from those signing up on the questionnaire price and the other half now going to the Scholarship have faithfully attended the weeklv debates on such Fund Last year’s net to the School was close to $15,000, matters as the dress code and the honor system. Some or more than enough for five full scholarships. The times they contribute to the discussion, other times School Dance is another event formerly held bv the they just listen with interest. However, it has never alumnae of Miss Fine's School for the endowment fund been entirely clear just what constituency they represent and which is now sponsored bv the Parents’ Associa and whether they should report back to their own tion. Held bi-annuallv, sometimes in the spring, some Executive Council, so that although the role is an times in the fall, the dance brings in from $5,000 to innovative one, it is not yet well defined. $6,500. The Book Fair is also a traditional event. Its In sum, the Parents’ Association is a viable, going prime purpose is to make the best in books available to concern in which the good will of the parents and the students and parents and in so doing reap a percentage interest in education which led them to select Prince of sales, which is then used by the library at its discre ton Day School in the first place is translated into a tion for the purchase of new books. In recent vears this plethora of helping activities. To single out bv name has amounted to around $1,800. some of those responsible for its success would be to The PDS Fair, held annually in early May, is a slight others. Certainly it is clear that many have fund raising event which requires a whole winter of given enormously of their time and their talents, both preparation on the part of its parent chairmen but individually and collectively, and the administrative which draws in all of the children, most of the parents heads of the Schools with whom they work have co and a great many of the faculty. Outside children too, operated and encouraged to a fine degree. Certainly, are attracted to its games of chance and skill and its too, the Parents’ Association thrives and moves forward carnival atmosphere. Although the monev is in nickels because the School is blessed with a voung-thinking and dimes, the Fair manages to raise $6 000 to $7,000. and responsive Headmaster who is at ease with the which has been allotted variously to improvements for parents. As one mother, long active in the Association, Colross, to scholarship or to endowment funds. stated recently, “He has confidence in us and gives out, The Parents’ Association’s own funds are derived like scope to a boat’s anchor, a sense of trust and from annual dues and, in recent years, ten per cent latitude with which we can develop our ideas.”
4 TWO-WAY STREET
In 1973, with the full support of the administration, the Parents’ Association initiated an ambitious pro gram designed to elicit parent concerns, criticisms and suggestions about “ their” school. Parents came forth in droves and communication did become a two-way street. Here, the two energetic organizers describe the program’s success. by Mary Murdoch and Adela Wilmerding
Adela Wilmerding (left) and Mary Murdoch
“ W e strive to maintain frequent and effective com discovered that drawing parents more and more into munication between the school and the families of the life and activities of our school was considered our students.” radical by many professionals, risky to others and, to Philosophy and Objectives. 1975 some, downright dangerous. We began with a basic premise, heartily endorsed There is now a real feeling of sincere appreciation by the administration: this is our school. among our families that our school listened.” Then we set our goals. Report to NAIS, March, 1974 First, we should unearth new' ideas: there is no administrative or professional monopoly on good ideas. Begin by underscoring the last three words in our Second, we should learn more about parents’ con second quotation: our school listened. Our two-year cerns and questions, because what the school does not program of seeking parents’ honest opinions about know' can. indeed, hurt it. Princeton Day School proved that criticisms are best Third, we must tell the school what we find out and w hen aired openly and that our school will accept both the school must listen. positive and negative criticism without flinching and Finally, in the process of doing all this, we should with happv results. bring our widespread, diverse parent body together Our school is a better school today because our in concern for and support of the school. parents really believe the school cares about them and It is important to repeat that the whole program about what they think. was implemented with the enthusiastic support of It is true and, apparently, to our surprise, seldom Headmaster Doug McClure, Sandy Bing and the four practiced in schools, that communication must be a Upper School class advisors. “ Our” school did w'ant two-wav street. Too often, however, administrators to know what its parents were thinking. and parents misread the road signs. That was prettv We wanted to include all 350 Upper School families much the case with PDS in 1973: information came out in these discussions, and. for our sakes as much as of the school, was either accepted by parents, or not anything, we wanted to complete all the meetings by argued openly with the school. Reactions were not the end of November. We knew meetings should not getting back to the source. be very large, fifteen at most — we wanted them to be We had that very much in mind when, in the fall relaxed, informal and conducive to easy exchange. We of 1973, we met with Upper School class parents, class wanted mothers and fathers, and we would have both advisors and the Head of Upper School, Sanford Bing. dav and evening meetings to include everyone. We were concerned and we w'anted to find ways to Ninth, tenth and eleventh grade class parents divided improve real communication between the administra their parents into six groups per class, each group tion, the faculty and the parents. In that meeting the representing a broad geographic distribution if possible, PDS Parent Discussion Groups were born. and selected hostesses for each group. Meetings w'ere We had no idea then that wre w'ere pioneering. We held in hostess’ homes. Parents who could not attend found that out when we reported the results to the their scheduled meetings were encouraged to attend NAIS national convention eighteen months later. We on other dates.
5 Senior Class parents were organized differently. They holding up. Parents admitted theirs was the first were divided into two large groups, each of which met responsibility in strengthening their children’s values, twice: in November to review the entire college ap but felt the school should help them by tightening up plication procedure, and in February to discuss planning accordingly. While many of the real changes that have for the third term senior projects. happened here since are indigenous to schools every We conducted as many as three meetings a day for where, the school did take deliberate action and the ninth, tenth and eleventh grade parents. Some groups whole community has sobered in its outlook. took longer than others to get rolling, but there was The free time question has always puzzled ninth seldom a dearth of conversation, questions, suggestions graders and their parents. Our eighth grade is highly and healthy discussion of real concerns. We collected structured, and the change can be abrupt and confusing. our notes, and in December we held wrap-up meetings As a result of parents’ questions and suggestions, more with each grade level: advisors, class parents and and more freshmen are directed into half-credit courses hostesses. We reported in January to the trustees and planned for what would otherwise be free time. to the entire faculty. And, today, there is a sincere appreciation among The meetings were far from gripe sessions, although our families that our school listened. griping wasn’t forbidden. For the most part, every Heartened bv the success of the first year’s program, thing that was said — certainly based on personal we held a new set of meetings in 1974. We dropped experience and, therefore, heartfelt — most of the ideas twelfth grade parents: their concerns were now college- and contributions were both constructive and instruc oriented. We added eighth grade parents: we discovered tive. There is no question the parents appreciated the that parents who had never had a child in the PDS opportunity to speak and believed they were being Upper School were less prepared than their children heard. Much time was spent being sure the outstand for the transition. They found much of real interest, ing qualities of the school were really appreciated and learned about curriculum planning, the differences which left us in the happy position of seeking ways in the sports program, half-credit courses available and, to do a good job better. of course, the social scene. Of course, we learned a great deal about the school Questions the second year were less detailed, were we had not known. When vou sit down and listen to directed more at major issues facing the school: the 250 families (the total finally represented at the meet level of academic achievement, the outlook for enroll ings) you learn. ment. and the financial strength of the school. Many ideas were put into practice quickly. It was Out of all this came an increased commitment from the time of the great gasoline shortage and the ecology our now thoroughly-involved parent bodv. to volunteer, class, responding to a parent’s suggestion, compiled a to pitch in and help wherever needed. list of students by geographic areas which facilitated We set out to listen and we did. We enjoyed hours car pooling. A chess club was formed. Athletic practice and hours of intelligent, challenging, productive con schedules were better coordinated: another transporta versation about our school. Most important, the school tion problem solved. And — no small matter — due to listened to us. The Parents’ Association had assumed parents’ insistence, faculty handwriting on reports a new role, with the full support of the administration. became legible. There w as criticism, but all of us, including the critics, There were far greater concerns and we found, to feel it was given and accepted with a feeling of sup our surprise, parents were almost universal in sharing port and with appreciation that so much at the school them. These changes will take longer to effect, but is being done right. they are underway in administrative planning. What, Productive? Yes, indeed. Yet it was strange, when parents asked, can the school do to provide more and we delivered this report in Atlantic City last March, quieter study space? A temporary solution was to make to find so many professionals felt what we had done the library a place for silent study, and to open the was impossible: not because of the work involved, but. learning center to conversational study, and the im we believe, because of their feelings about the role of provement was immediate. The long range solution parents in the independent school. is in the planning stage. Doug McClure and his faculty make it plain they The Upper School has never been highly structured. believe the family is a major participant in children’s There are no required study halls between classes. education, and that the school, to excel in its work, must While all parents are aware of the school’s belief that know its parents, their needs and their wants and students must learn to use their own time effectively, their concerns. we were constantly reminded that many parents felt The school knows its parents better now, and the there was too little structure. The school functions parents know the school cares and will listen. That under an Honor System, and parents felt it was not can only help our children.
6 PARENTS AND ADVISORS — THE NEED FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION
by Lawrence Q. Kuser
Larry Kuser has taught math and coached at PDS for three years. He has been a Middle School home room teacher and is an individual advisor and Class Advisor to the freshman class. He cuts firewood and occasionalh/ retreats to Vermont.
I am saying that the dialogue between parents and advisors although good, is not as good as it should be. This dialogue is not only important in terms of the functioning of the advisor system within the school, but increased communication may become the parents’ only meaningful way to be a part of their children’s education. We all tend to leave certain things to the experts, but can we leave something as important as our own children’s education in the hands of people whose philosophies we do not know or whose tactics we do not understand? The two developments I mentioned are closely linked as I see them, but let me separate them for discussion purposes. The first development follows The advisor system at Princeton Day School is the from the idea that the separation between adult and school’s guidance program. Guidance is a dynamic child increases as a societv becomes more industrial process of people: it is not something that can be ized. In highly industrialized America, the gap be defined purely in terms of systems analysis or philosoph tween adult and child is filled more and more bv the ical roots. Consequently, the attitudes of the people school. So the school has to decide whether or not involved and their abilitv to communicate, support, to pick up the responsibility, in part or in whole, for and criticize one another are factors crucial to the such things as the moral development of the student, success of our program. The teachers, parents, and his or her sex education, and the whole realm of values students of PDS are the people involved, and their and affective education. It seems schools in general — interaction determines how worthwhile and beneficial and PDS in particular — are picking up this respon- the advisor system is. sibilitv. although it appears to be a tacit acceptance I feel most of us agree that the advisor system is on the part of the school as well as a tacit abdication a good thing; which means it benefits the student fore on the part of the parents. The point is, if the trend most and the advisor and parent secondarily. The is for the school to be responsible for moral and affec benefits to tlx* student can be measured in terms of tive education, the school has to have an internal system various concrete parameters such as grades, involve to deal with it. ment in school activities, and college acceptance. Bene This brings me to mv second development. The in fits derived bv the advisor and parents seem to be ternal svstem at PDS for filling the gap between parent rooted in their feeling that the child is happy, success and child is the individual advisor. Given the industrial ful and on his way to being a good citizen: that we, nature of the societv and the developmental dynamics the adults, have helped or guided the child through for an adolescent, it seems clear that the relation a difficult period called adolescence and have helped ship between advisor and advisee can develop into him be more at ease with himself and the world something verv intense and important for the student. around him. Let us turn to the developmental stages of an adoles But I believe there are two underlving developments cent. Within the time gap between the child’s world in the advisor svstem that are not considered in the and the adult’s world, an adolescent is developing his evaluation of the guidance program in general. The or her own sense of priorities and a concern for per discussion and understanding of these developments sonal values. Consider the reference points on which is part of the communication between parents and an adolescent builds a values framework. Peer groups advisors I mentioned in the opening paragraph as being are probablv the primarv source; if we made a list crucial to the whole advisor system. of the other sources an adolescent at PDS would con-
7 suit, his advisor is apt to come soon after peers, and between the parents and the school is best facilitated parents would he near the bottom of the list. by the advisor in many of these situations. Adolescence is a time when personalities are reach The advisor therefore is charged with certain specific ing out and trying new tilings in an effort to assert responsibilities and is flexible enough to reach in many independence. Certainly children today are exposed other directions. Ih' is the link between the impersonal to all aspects of our society at early ages. They have ity of the institution of the school and the world out to try to digest the differences they experience among side the school. He is entrusted with the planning of people, values, and attitudes; adolescence is the time academic schedules so his advisees can meet stand when they are most actively sorting these things out. ards of higher education, good citizenship, creativity, It is also a time when they are very apt to turn from and the like. These are the areas in which any teacher parents and seek consultation in a less personal rela can easily exercise his professional training and knowl tionship. edge of the education process. Nevertheless it is im If this is, in fact, part of adolescent development, portant that there be parent-advisor exchanges of in then it seems to me that the PDS advisor falls right formation about curriculum choices, academic require into place as one person a student is likely to turn ments, college applications, etc. The school encourages to in matters of moral conflict or value experimentation. such dialogue bv having back-to-school night and parent Then, the' relationship of the advisor and advisee is conferences. However, there are many parents who a verv mature, caring, and involved one. An advisee do not or cannot take advantage of the opportunities. talks to his advisor about things that he mav not discuss Now we need to consider the role of the parent in with his parents. (Needless to say, confidentiality needs the advisor system. The parent should help the advisor to be maintained). understand as much as possible about a child’s activities and life stvie outside of PDS. This means the parent Yet the parents are the ones most concerned with should feel free to call the advisor at any time at the development of their child. That makes it all the school so that they can share mutual concerns. If the more important for them to show their concern by academic side of the fence is not sufficient to encourage communicating with the advisor as often as thev feel dialogue, certainlv when we step bcvond into the realm necessary. Without that communication, each one is of morals and values — and I maintain that the advisor working in a vacuum. If a child is discussing morals necessarilv does — the need for communication between and values with his advisor, the parent certainly wants parent and advisor becomes all the more important. to know that the advisor shares the same value system. Perhaps within the Parents’ Association it will be If a student seeks the advisor’s guidance, the parent possible to develop some kind of structure to facilitate needs to feel confident that the guidance is not anti advisors and parents exchanging thoughts. As of this thetical to the value base of the family. Dialogue must writing, I have spoken with two parents who are very be established. enthusiastic about such a structure as well as recogniz Certainly we can recognize the importance of com ing the importance of it to their children. munication. but let me now turn to the dvnamics of So. why is it that a parent does not contact the advisor? the parent-advisor interaction and attempt to relate it If it is because of a lack of understanding of the role to the developments I have outlined. Perhaps the place of the advisor within PDS, I hope I have shed some to start is by describing the role of the advisor as light. If it is because the parents feel thev do not want defined by PDS and then deal with the dynamics of to disturb a busv teacher, I hope I have explained the interaction. that part of being a teacher at PDS is being an advisor. In a general sense, the advisor serves as the main If it is because a parent is willing to entrust the intel source of praise, encouragement, and proof of the lectual and moral development of his children to a school’s interest in each of his advisees. Contact with "roup of “specialists”. I hope I have encouraged those the family is crucial. More specifically, the advisor’s parents not to do so. counseling role includes both academ ic and non- On the other side of the fence, why doesn’t the academic areas. For academic problems, the advisor advisor contact the parent more often? If it is because should suggest techniques of studv, methods of review, of parents’ "unprofessional” approach to child develop and ideas about how a student can more effectivelv ment. if it is because parents share different life-stvies organize his time. Each advisor must maintain close and goals, if it is because parents are critical, then it enough contact with his advisees to know when prob seems the only wav to resolve these things is by in lems are developing and when parent, teacher, or creasing the dialogue between the two groups. student should come together in a problem-solving After my three years experience at PDS, I find the effort. relationship between parents and faculty to be one of In the non-academic area, the advisor’s responsibilities the most open and beneficial I have experienced or are more difficult to define specificallv. He should be know about. Because it is good. I feel there is a strong willing to help his advisee in those social situations foundation on which to build an even better relation which develop in the school which call for adult ship. Certainly it appears that the reasons for increased guidance. Knowing something about those influences advisor-parent involvement are staring us in the face. outside the school that affect a student’s life in school The only thing that is left is for each of us to accept is essential. Also situations of a disciplinary nature are the responsibility to do something specifically to im included in the advisor’s responsibility. Communication prove it.
8 \ Student View
Nobody Gets Left Out
A major part of school is extra curricular activities, and, in his nine years here, the author has seen participation and enthusiasm for all clubs, organiza tions and teams increase immeasurably. by Jeb Burns 76
When I entered Princeton Day School, I had pre viously attended onlv one other school. It was a small private school, Miss Mason’s, also located in Princeton. I had attended Miss Mason's since nursery school, and had continued through third grade, which was the "senior class”. Therefore, I came into Princeton Day School, where I would be one of the younger students, from a school where I had been one of the oldest students. The idea of having fiftv or more classmates and six hundred or more older students was totally Jeb Burns plays varsity football, hockey and lacrosse. new to me. I felt like a child lost in a huge depart and sings and dances in dramatic club musicals as ment store. Still, because of friendly students it did not take long to build some self-confidence. As I look well. He looks bonny in kilts, and danced lip a storm back over the years, however. I can see that it took in Brigadoon. a long time for me to establish mvself and reach out to grasp the opportunities the school offered me. \s I matured, the school seemed to become smaller. I was no longer lost, and I began to realize that not have a class, he was assigned to a proctored study Princeton Dav School is an unique institution. The hall where he could do anv academic work he had to thing that makes the school unique is that even though do. Times have changed, and now when a student there is a great deal of competition in all areas, students does not have a class he is on his own. The student’s arc always willing to help one another. Aside from decision when to work and when to consort with other students helping each other there is also the faculty. students builds a trust in the community that gives There is a closeness between students and teachers the students not onlv their independence but, more that is. I think, difficult to find in other schools. Teach important, it gives the students a more ideal education. ers here an*, in most all cases, willing to give up their A major element of Princeton Day School, one that free time to help a student when tliev see that he or encourages maturation, is extra curricular activities. she can benefit from their help. In the past nine years I have seen the participation I have always believed that there is a lot more to in and enthusiasm for even' Princeton Dav School learning and to a complete education than books. organization, club or team increase immeasurably. Learning — and a complete education — is a combina Since team sports have plavecl an integral role in tion of being with people, coping with people, seeing mv life at PDS, I will use them as an example. As a difference between yourself and others, being right, in any extra curricular activity, involvement in team being wrong, losing, winning, and, most of all. being sports is up to the individual. In mv case I find that part of a community that, at all times, works together thev are a major portion of the learning experience as a unit. However, over the years I have seen the PDS has to offer me. Athletics give me a chance to community and the overall school spirit grow tremen learn and compete with my peers outside the classroom. dously. There is no better feeling than winning together, as As students have learned to accept more respon a team, and there is no better learning experience than sibility thev hav e gained more and more independence. losing together, as a team. One of the major improvements, one which most people When I was a freshman the local newspaper said take* for granted now, is the amount of free time a that we might not be able to field a football team. student has. There was a time when, if a student did It turned out that we were a strong contender in our
9 division that year. The following year we shared the is difficult for some to realize that by helping the “Prep B” state championship with another school. school community they are helping themselves. The year after that we independently won the state In my sophomore year I contemplated leaving the championship and at present we are 5-0-0 and looking school and entering a secondary school in New Eng forward to winning our third consecutive ‘‘Prep B” land. At that time I visited and examined other schools. state championship. (A 14-6 loss to Wardhitc October I was very fortunate to realize that Princeton Day had 25 shattered this hope. Ed.) This is only one of the just as much, or, in most cases, more to offer than many examples of the improvement through participa any other school I saw. tion, enthusiasm and accomplishment of the school’s Princeton Day’s academic program is everything extra curricular activities over the years. and more than a student could ask for. If a course Princeton Day School has given me, and all other does not exist, students can propose the introduction students, innumerable opportunities to do. pretty much, of that particular course. If a student has exhausted anything we please. Another unique aspect of the the resources at Princeton Day for a certain course school is that evervbodv gets a chance. Whether it of study, further study may be carried out at Princeton is writing for a newspaper, working with the audio University while continuing other courses at PDS. visual department, or playing on a team, nobodv who The school’s academic program, along with its extra wants to be involved gets left out. curricular activities, is the basis for Princeton Day being an ideal learning institution. However, this school Just as all other institutions, communities and would not be complete without an ideal student body. societies have their flaws, so too does Princeton Day At PDS every person I know and each friend I have, School. Its only main flaw is that there are many whether he be student or teacher, is an unique in students in the school who do not realize what Prince dividual. There is no mold that each person must fit ton Day has to offer them. I have always believed that into. Like any other institution Princeton Day has its the more you put into something, the more you’ll get morals and concepts with which a student must agree out of it. It took me a while to see that this holds if he is to become a dedicated member of its unique true in such a thing as extra curricular activities. It communitv.
HEPBURN PLAY FEATURES PDS' CIIRIS REEVE:
NY AREA ALUMNI PERFORMANCE ON MARCH 1
The PDS Alumni Office has reserved 250 seats for the evening performance on Monday, March 1, 1976. Watch the mail for your invitation to cocktails and the Broad- hurst Theatre: prices will be at cost.
Rather than rewrite Chris’ stage biography, herewith his credits as written for Playbill in what that magazine describes as Chris' "Broadway debut". Christopher Reeve most recently played the lead in a revival of "Berkelev Square” at the Manhattan Theatre Club and appeared in “The Norming of Jack 243’ on ABC-TV. Although he is best known as Ben Harper on the davtime serial “Love of Life," most of his work has been on the stage. He began his career with the McCar ter Theatre while attending school in Princeton, N. J. and went on to appear at the Boothbay (Me.) Play It’s a long way from “Little Mary Sunshine’’ in the house, the Williamstown Theatre, the San Diego Shake Herbert McAnenv Theater at Princeton Day School to speare Festival and the Loeb Drama Center in such a major role opposite Katherine Hepburn in her new roles as Victor in “Private Lives,” Aeneas in "Troilus and play, “A Matter of Gravity’ —a long way indeed: but Cressida,” Beliaev in “A Month in the Countrv” and Chris Reeve 70 managed the leap in just five years. Macheath in "The Threepennv Opera.” A graduate of Chris, son of Mrs. Tristam Johnson, opened in “A Cornell Universitv, under whose auspices lie studied Matter of Gravity” in Philadelphia in late October, play theatre in Britain and Paris, he also trained at Juilliard ing Miss Hepburn’s grandson, Nicky. The plav, which under John Houseman. Mr. Reeve has toured opposite received excellent reviews in the Philadelphia news Eleanor Parker in “Fortv Carats” and with Celeste papers, will plav in Washington, New Haven, Boston Holm in "The Irregular Verb To Love,” and acted in and Toronto before opening in New York in early Feb- television productions of "Enemies” and "The American ruarv. R evolution.”
10 Unique $50,000 Challenge Grant to Aid Scholarship Endowment
Princeton Day School has received a $50,000 match effort to locate alumni who received scholarship aid, ing grant from an anonymous donor for its Scholarship but since all three schools adhered to a policy that Endowment. W hen the match is complete, the gift aid recipients were not to know of the help being will enrich the school’s endowment by SI00.000. given, it is difficult. All children of faculty at those The anonymous friend of the school will match — two schools did receive “remission”: a form of aid. dollar for dollar up to §50,000 — gifts from alumnae Research indicates that 345 boys and girls have and alumni of Miss Fine’s School, Princeton Country received some assistance toward tuition at Princeton Day or Princeton Day School who received financial Dav School since 1965. Carl Storey, school business manager, estimates that number translates into more aid for any or all of their years at either school. Gifts than 2.000 student years — just in the last decade. must be received bv June 30, 1976. Alumni office estimates, rough at best, are that more Miss Fine’s and PCD’s financial records were de than 800 students have received financial aid since stroyed by recent floods. The school is making every 1899 — Miss Fine’s School’s first vear.
1975-76 Annual Fund Underway Chairman Sets $125,000 Goal
The annual giving year runs from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. Solicitation began in September.
A goal of $125,000 for the 1975-76 Annual Fund has Gifts of Securities: Easy to Do been announced bv Newell B. W oodworth, trustee and Certificates may be sent directly to Princeton Day Annual Giving Chairman. School, with stock power sent separately. However, “This is both a goal and a requirement,” said Mr. we prefer that vou deliver the securities to your broker W oodworth. "In spite of the gratifying increase in with instructions to ask the Development Office how enrollment this September, we need the Annual Fund we wish to handle the transaction. In almost all cases, proceeds in our operating income in order to effect we will instruct the broker to sell the securities and promised salary increases and to meet unexpected cost transmit to us the cash. You may so instruct your increases.” broker, if vou wish. The 1974-75 Annual Fund surpassed its minimum If vou send certificates to the school, please do not goal of $120,000 and recorded the highest total ever: fill in Princeton Day School as transferee. It costs us $124,000. more monev — without affecting the amount of your tax deductible gift — and time, to complete such a transaction. Your gift is complete on delivery to your broker or Check your employer: to Princeton Dav School. That’s when you figure the Matching Gifts double your contribution amount of your deductible gift. More than 175 businesses have signed up in a match If vou do send certificates to the school, address ing gift program which can double or triple vour correspondence to: contribution. These are the companies that match donations to Mrs. Virginia Taylor independent elementary and secondary schools. It is Assistant to the Director of Development a great wav to increase vour donation. Princeton Day School Check with vour company or, if in doubt, call the P. O. Box 75. The Great Road Development (Office at the School. Princeton. X. J. 0S540
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Class of 1951
SOME REUNION CLASSES
Class o f 1926
Class of 1956 Class of 1966 12 Frances Markley Roberts January 3, 190] — August 6, 1975
Frances Markley Roberts died August 6 in the Prince ton Medical Center. Rom in Warren, Pa., Mrs. Roberts lived in the Prince ton area for 16 years. She was graduated from Agnes Scott College for Women, Atlanta, Ga., in 1921 and taught at Miss Fine’s School from 1922-25, 1942-45 and 1961-65 and at Princeton l)av School from 1965-69. She was the widow of Dr. Donald Roberts with whom she taught at St. John’s University in Shanghai, China and Beirut College for Women. She is survived bv a daughter, Mary Roberts Craig- liill '53, of Tainan, Taiwan; two sons, Marklev Roberts 14 and Harley M. Roberts, both of Washington, D. C.; a sister and a brother and seven grandchildren.
Frances was one of the most brilliant lecturers I have Frances Roberts was one of the three or four people ever heard. Two talks of hers I shall never forget. One I have worked with in my life w'hom I have most ad was an impromptu one during a senior history class mired and loved. She was a women of peerless charac it Miss Fine’s when the subject of revolutions came up. ter, intellect, scholarship, personality—and wit. I am Frances started with the French Revolution as the great not qualified to write her life story, but I hope some archetype, then made close parallels with the Russian one will some day for those vears in Shanghai and Bei Revolution of 1917. and then, with a truly pyrotechnic rut are part of world history. When I think of dazzling display of brilliance, summarized the events of half a heroism, I think of Frances Roberts during the war dozen Latin American revolutions. The other unforget vears when, having escaped from China with her three table' occasion was a lecture she gave to the Upper children, she returned to Princeton and to Miss Fine’s School and faculty of Miss Fine’s on the Chinese Palace School. Her husband, Donald, was in a Japanese prison irt exhibition which was then (in the late ’60’s) being camp and for all those vears Frances had to live with shown at the Metropolitan. Every syllable she vittered the thought that he was being abused and tortured was illuminating and our subsequent visit to the exhibit and that she would probablv never see him again. Don was enriched enormouslv. ald’s miraculous surv ival, his return to their familv. his Both her scholarship and her teaching skills were restoration to health, activitv and a career are due in extraordinarv. Frances Roberts’ experience ranged from no small part to Frances’ love and wisdom. fifth grade English, historv and geography to university She was also the embodiment of integritv will power courses in historv and literature at St. John’s College in and independence. I remember a mother once saving to Shanghai and the Beirut College for Women. I think in me that "|nst being in a classroom with Mrs. Roberts her earlv, unmarried davs. in the ’20’s at Miss Fine's, strengthens a child’s backbone.’’ As a teacher, she was sh< also taught math and Latin and ran the Middle alvvavs fair, strict and incisive. Fvervone who was in School for Miss Fine. At PDS. she taught eighth grade Miss Fine’s School in the earlv ’60’s remembers the historv and ninth grade Bible. famous episode of the eighth grade smokers. Mrs. Rob The first graduating class at PDS. 1966. which was, erts taught a course in government to the eighth grade, of course, all girls, dedicated its vearbook to her. I. be for whom she was also a homeroom teacher. The climax cause I was the Link adviser then, remember with how of this course was a trip to Washington just before much cart' and thought thev wrote their tribute. I have spring vacation. On one such visit. Mrs. Roberts, check alvvavs thought it fairlv evocative: ing the rooms one night, discovered some girls smoking. “We thank Frances Marklev Roberts for all she did In addition to the obvious culprits, about two-thirds for us when we were in eighth grade: for her uncom of the class confessed to breaking a rule thev had promising justice and objectivitv, and for her human un promised to uphold. So next morning. Mrs. Roberts tele derstanding and wisdom. Her own profound scholarship phoned all the parents involved, packed up the offend stimulated in us a love of learning, a knowledge of our ers and brought them home. The remnant of the class Government, and an interest in Far Eastern cultures. And finished its visit with the' accompanying teacher. I re finallv. the gift that made the greatest difference was member that Frances Roberts, over the protests of manv her sense of humor. parents and teachers insisted that there be no further “We think of her, teaching in that converted porch- punishment and no further discussion of what to her homeroom with its leaking roof and spraving radiators, was a minor incident. A rule had been broken: retribu on the balconies of the Arva Motel, thwarting aspiring tion had followed. Period. Juliets, and greeting briskly the manv people she knows, I have always been an obsessive lecture-goer and as she strides along Nassau Street to school.” Anne B. Shepherd
13 A season of high accomplishment, thrilling wins, heartbreaking near misses and, w ithout doubt, the most enthusiastic participation in many a vear—fall, 1975. Field hockey teams abound at PDS—five in all—and each had a w inning season. The varsitv, led by Claptain \nn Wittke. most valuable player kathv Kehoe and high scorers Barbara Russell and Linda "Scrambv" Eglin, finished 7-1-2. The lone loss was 2-1 to Kent Place. Thi' fastest eleven in vears, they were at their best against Princeton High (1-1) and Germantown Acad emy (2-0). The first squad graduates four, and the gaps will bo filled from a javvee team that went 6-2-0. Sophomore Catherine Ferrante led javvee scorers with six. The B squad ended the season 5-2-1 against strong competition: thriller of the vear was the 2-1 over Cill-St. Bernard’s, the result of a tie-breaking goal with six seconds remaining. High scorer for the team—for all teams—was ten-goal Suzanne N ine. The seventh and eighth made teams each lost just The Fall Sports Scene one game while chalking up I 1 victories. The sevens boasted an outstanding goalie in Barbara Zcitler, and three terrific attack plavers in kittv \ger. Linda Littell and Camie Carrington. Leslie Straut. Lollv Dennison and Suzanne (.’siskin Ic'd the eights.
14 The girls’ soccer program continues to grow. The varsity had a tough, losing season, but the quality of plav improves as does the opposition. Captain Nan Giancola led the attack from wing, ably assisted by Sandra Benson and Liza Constable. Livia Wong anch ored the1 halfback line, and sure-footed Cloie Sherman once again dominated defense at fullback. Among their six losses were a pair to Princeton High. Best games were a 5-0 shutout of ). P. Stephens High, a 2-0 win over Montgomery and a scoreless tie with Union High. The javvees posted a solid 5-2-1 record: their only losses duplicating the varsity’s twin defeats at the hands of PHS. Coach Dan Bailey singled out as season high points the win over Montgomery High and another 0-0 tie with Union. One sport in which captains can lead literally as well as figuratively is cross country, and that’s what captains Peter Taggart and Mark Greco did for the PDS harriers all season. It was an up and down season in the won-lost column, but the all-conclusive state The playing season ended November 1 for the varsity championship meet is still to come. Taggart and Greco football team, but the waiting season goes on and on. ran one-two for PDS all fall—which has produced only PDS lost a bid for an outright claim to their third state four team wins. Ted Stabler was pushing the pair hard championship in a 14 6 loss to Wardlaw. but. with other at mid-season, but was felled bv shin splints. Sophomore teams still to plav two games, there’s an outside chance Jim Jeffers and junior Matt Roberts show future promise. the crown tnav stav at PDS. Bill Martin finished his magnificent career with another 14-touchdown season, and while he did not break last year’s single season yardage record, he went over 1,000 yards. The team roared to five straight wins over Chestnut Hill. Engle wood ( a 6-0 decision on a Baggitt-to-judge aerial in a sea of mud), Montclair. Morristown-Beard and Gill- St. Bernard’s (in which Martin ran for 187 yards). Then the loss to W ardlaw followed bv a 12-6 defeat bv Hun. Martin’s backfield companions were hard-working Mark Blaxill. Bill Baggitt and Bob Olsson. Outstanding two- way senior linemen were }eb Bums, Jav Trubee, Ralph \dams and Leonard W illiams. Hard-hit bv personnel losses—co-captain Baird W in ham for the season, co-captain Tom Moore temporar ily—the boys' soccer team plaved barometric ball. With one regular season game and the state tournament still to come, thev stand 4-4-3. The booters scored good wins over Delbarton. Peddie. Rutgers Prep and Montclair, losing to Lawrence High. Hun. Newark and Wardlaw. Ties included a drearv one with George, a smashing, come-from-behind 3-3 effort against St. Anthony's, and a 1-1 thriller with Lawrenceville. David O’Connor. Mel Farr. Wallv Waters. Torn* Knott and David Mali have performed well all season, and former quarterback Frank Konstantynovvicz and returnee Pete Buck shared net minding. The junior varsitv was 3-and-6 with a week to go in the season, which was highlighted bv a great 2-1 win over Newark Academy. Tensest moment—the Wardlaw game, lost bv one in the last 40 seconds. Jav Nusblatt was high scorer for the team captained bv Jeff Patterson and Doug Fine.
15 Caroline Erdman, daughter of Sally Kuser Lane, daughter of Mrs. Arthur S. Lane Peter E. B. Erdman, PCD ’43 (Sally Kuser, MFS ’42)
ALUMNI CHILDREN CLASS OF 1975
Michael S. Young, son of Sally Schluter, daughter of Donald R. Young, PCD ’35 William E. Schluter, PCD ’42
16 1975 SEMOR CLASS
Class of 1975 College Choices
Amv Ahrens Kansas Citv Art Inst. Richard Gordon Rochester Inst. Tech. Dawn Proctor U. of Arizona Ellen Albert Emory Shellev Gordon George Washington U. Janet Quigley U. of Pennsylvania Ruth Barach Brown Lucy Gorelli U. of Florida Janet Rassweiler Smith in ’76 David Beckwith Trinity at Gainesville Douglas Robinson Denison Eddas Bennett Dartmouth William Graff Clark Anne Russell Princeton Suzanne Bishop Denison Pamela Herrick Skidmore Glen Russo Temple •John Bonini Princeton Alison Hopfield Radcliffe Gary Salup George Washington U. John Brinster Ithaca Alison Hughes Princeton Lourie Savage R.I. School of Design Carl Briscoe Dartmouth Marget Jacobus Smith Sally Schluter Kirkland Cindy Brooks Wellesley John Joyce U. of W yoming Charles Segal Weslevan Julie Browder Other Plans Sandra Lamb Washington U. Lars Selberg M. I. T. Ralph Brown St. Lawrence Mary Lane Princeton Alexandra Shoemaker Lehigh Katharine Burks Princeton Alexandra Lehmann Vassar Xadine Sobolevitch Bryn Mawr Caron Cadle Princeton Charles Lifland Yale Amy Stover Connecticut Coll. Catherine Calcerano Bennington Stephen Mantell Princeton Jeffrey St reed Stanford Abigail Chilton Muhlenberg Brad Marcus American U. Marita Sturken Cornell Christine Cragg Vassar William McClellan Lake Forest Mary Sword Denison Sandra Davies Denison James Meigs Other Plans Anne Tate Princeton M. Livingston Delafield Bucknell Stephanie Mezey U. of the Pacific Keith Thomas Drewr Daniel Eagle Muhlenberg Carlleen Miller I I. of Pennsylvania Thomas Toth Harvard Shawn Ellsworth Washington Christopher Miller Northwestern Susan Vaughan William Smith & Lee l isa Mittnacht Rollins Marcia Weiner Northwestern Caroline Erdman William Smith Simon Mok Rutgers Harvey Wiener Temple Timothy Fabian (''arnegie-Mellon Yuki Moore Radcliffe Marjorie Williams Radcliffe Linda Farlow U. of Wisconsin Mary Moynahan Rutgers Richard Williams Phila. Coll. of Art R. Grayson Ferrante U. of Colorado Maria Josefa Mver L\ of Arizona Gay Wilmerding Smith T illy Ann Frey U. of Colorado Xancv Paine Washington Coll. Hilary Winter Wellesley Judith Goeke Colorado Coll. Elliot Pilshaw Occidental Sally Wright U. of Colorado Paul Goldman Emory William Plapinjrer Stanford Kenya Yamamoto Other Plans Robert Gordenker U. of Michigan Christina Pritchard Rollins Michael Young Ithaca
17 ALUMNI NOTES MISS FINE’S SCHOOL Claypoole — Lehigh ’68. He is from in Simsbury, Connecticut. After a Pittsburgh, Pa. and is now living phone call to Mary Frances’ sister, 1911-1919 in Prescott, Ontario, Canada where Libby Noyes Stockman '27, now liv Class Secretary he is plant manager of General ing in Oregon, Jean March Westphal Mrs. Douglas Delanoy (Eleanor Spring Company. ’27 has supplemented this announce Marquand) ment with the information that Mary 62 Battle Road 1923 Frances is survived by her husband, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 MARTHA LOVE McCagg is still two sons and three grandchildren. 1914 traveling all over the world. She has We shall remember Mary Frances ISABEL HARPER Blount writes of just been on two cruises, one in the for her great gift of friendliness and a visit from MARY WESTCOTT South Pacific and one in the Greek her keen interest in people. Our W estbrook, 1922, during which B A L Islands and up the Dalmatian coast. sympathy goes to her family. FOUR DANIELS 1918 and his wife She is now a consulting architect. DOTTIE AU TEN Sutton wrote in came for lunch and they talked of Son. Ted. is still in Seattle designing July, “I got your message in the old days on Mercer Street, where airports and her doctor daughter, Princeton Day School magazine. Yes, they all lived. Carrie, is connected with the Re I did read the class notes. I still habilitation Hospital Cornell Medical can’t think anyone would be inter 1917 School. ested in anything I might have to DOROTHEA WHEATON Benham report, but I send a card of statis had a delightful trip to Canada and 1921 tics.” In spite of your modest self the Gaspe with her daughter, son-in- A nice, long letter from KAT appraisal. Dottie. we are interested law and grandchild. Dotsie’s daugh N'ORRIS who. since she retired in in hearing from you and every mem ter teaches and plays in concerts 1967, has been to Europe five times, ber of the MFS Class of 1925, so we in New York and at Brookdale Col visiting 23 countries including Russia. gratefully include news of your fine lege in New Jersey. Dotsie. herself, Her next trip in October will be to family: “Since my husband retired recently sold some properties and the Hawaiian Islands. On her return as rector of the Episcopal Church in had her first, and she hopes her last, trip she will fly up the West Coast Shelton, Connecticut, we have lived battle with what she calls the to Seattle for the Enelish Speaking in East Morris. Fred died in January Infernal Revenue. Union Conference. Then to Van and I am planning to move to Hart couver and Victoria. After a visit ford. Son John is coordinator of 1915 >n Seattle, she will go to Corvallis. English in the Darien schools. He JANET CROLL Morgan has a grand Oresron to visit her brother. Tom. has two daughters. Catherine will son. James Morgan, at Stanford and and perhaps visit Jean Herring Rowe be entering Rates College this Sep two. Mathew and Peter Morgan, at '29 in Cave Junction Oresron. tember. Carol is a high school sopho PDS. So, she says, some of them KATHERTNE FOSTER Watts tells more. My daughter. Mary Faith, is are still representing the fam ily at me that she and her husband, who is director of residence at the Y.W.C.A. Princeton. still archivist of the Bank of Canada, in Svracuse. N.Y. had a wonderful trip in the South HELEN FOSTER Highberjrer. from 1920-1924 Pacific. They have a cottage at Stony her new address. 184 North Spruce Class Secretary T.ake where they and their children St.. Ramsey, New Jersey 07446. tro. Their youngest son. William, writes. “Our big news was buying a Mrs. T. Stockton Gaines house of our own here in Ramsey.
18 est journey is the annual summer its devastation by fire. I usually start vacation trek back and forth from with a picnic by myself (my wife her home in Falls Church, Virginia, does not like the precipitancy of the to a classmate’s cottage on the Maine Pennsylvania mountains) in what I coast. Her husband, Perry, and their call ‘The Enchanted Forest’ near a twin daughters joined us briefly after magnificent oak which was growing their sightseeing tour of Fruitlands before my advent and will probably and the Alcott area. outlast me many years. My father A mutual friend in Brandon, Vermont, had something of a druidical concept has spoken of MARGARET GAS- about these trees and laid down the KILL who lives there. Let's hope stricture that no axe should ever be that Margaret in Vermont and laid against their base and I am sure PEGGY, NATALIE and HILDE- he would feel uneasy in his grave GARDE in New York tell us about (which is proximate), as I should themselves in our next edition of after my departure, if they were ever class notes. (News from the rest cut. I can quote Sidney Lanier’s of you is welcome too). ‘Emerald twilights virginal shy lights’ about the effects of sunlight and shadow in this forest. At this 1926 Sculpture by Frederick S. Osborne, spot I feel free from the stridency, Jr. ’55, son of Kay Mitchell Os Class Secretary intrusion and abrasion of the world. borne ’27. Mrs. James A. K err To quote George Eliot in The Mill (C . Lawrence Norris) on the Floss: ‘There is no sense of 16 College Road West ease like the ease we feel in those 1927 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 scenes where we were born, where Class Secretary I am sorry to report the death of objects became dear to us before we SARAH POTTER CONOVER Christ had known the labor of choice, and Mrs. Albert C. F. Westphal man on May 20, 1975, in Roxbury, where the outer world seemed only (Jean March) Conn., after a long illness. Contri an extension of our own personal 4010 Warren Street, N.W. butions may be sent to HosPice Inc., ity; what novelty is worth that sweet Washington, D.C. 20016 765 Prospect St.,. New Haven, Conn. monotony where everything is known You are cordially invited to visit for 06511. She is survived by her son, and loved because it is know n?’ yourself the delightful walled garden Pete Conover, and his two children; To my imagination there come back (see photo) and home of K A T H two stepchildren; her sister, Molly all the nostalgic sights and sounds ERINE MITCHELL Osborne which Conover Rush; and her brother, like the crickets and katydids in the will be on the Annual Tour of Homes Richard S. Conover. Sarah came to moonlit apple orchard in which the in the Historic District of Savannah, Miss Fine’s for a very short time house was cupped, like a somnolent Georgia next March. The lovely in our junior and senior years. She summer night and the Pennsylvania sculpture of the ring of children was was very much admired by those who passenger train’s twinkling lights as done by Frederick Spring Osborne, knew her. Hers was a vibrant per it wended its way along the dark Jr. (an alumnus of both MFS and sonality with tremendous energy and outlines of the mountain opposite, PCD) as his thesis when he received great ability and she was most gener especially the mellow whistle. Above his B.F.A. in 1963. He teaches at ous in helping others. After leaving all one must not forget the plaintive the U. of Penn. I can’t tell you, Kay, Princeton, she lived in New York song of the whippoorwill perched how much joy it gave me to look at where she ran an antique china shop on the back trellis throughout every those children. on Madison Avenue under her name, summer night. Had the house not MARY STOCKTON Ruigh and her Sarah Potter Conover, Inc. It still been destroyed, for me to have stayed retired husband live in Washington. flourishes although she retired years there would have been poignant, with Over the phone we have discussed ago. Our deepest sympathy goes to shadows of brothers and sisters and our mutual leg and feet problems. her family. parents, but never eerie (as one cor She is now up and around on crutches JOAN PRENTICE von Erdberg respondent wrote of Princeton being after a long session in bed with a writes, “As newly appointed curator peopled by ghosts of her former bad break. Mary’s daughter. Scottie, of Historic Fallsington, Pennsylvania, acquaintance). And then there is the senior scientist with the American I am greatly enjoying the resumption consolation that there is a degree Red Cross, will soon be home in of a ten-year career in art museum of desecration in the occupation by Potomac, Md., after a three-year work. Never too late.” Congratula strangers of rooms hallowed by one’s stint studying and lecturing on tions, Joan, and we hope you keep own memories. hepatitis in the South Seas. Her next on a long time! So my hope is that a new structure project will be in the Dominican NANCY GOHEEN Finch and hus may be erected after the design of Republic. Daughter Pamela is doing band, Jerry, spent six memorable the original, even though minimal well at Temple U. studying English weeks in May and early June in in size, complete with the beautiful literature. Europe and Britain; from Rome Palladian stained glass window in Another student is the dauehter of through Italy. Switzerland, and a an attic dormer and the Seth Thomas MARGARET WHEATON Tuttle. four-dav trip down the Rhine, from pendulum clock in the stairwell, with Felicity was married in .Tune at their Basel to Rotterdam. Then to London its reassuring tick, by which one home in New Haven, and was start for a week and to Scotland by train could go to sleep. Then, of course, ing her first year at law school in to Edinburgh; back to Ixmdon in there must be set on the living room Roston. this Sept. leisurely fashion in a rental car. table, visible through the bay win One of our busiest graduates seems They are ready to settle in quiet dow. a *Ravo Lamp, which was the to be BETTY MADDOCK Clissold, retirement at 99 McCosh Circle. cynosure that caught my eye at a retired from teaching, surrounded by Princeton, N.J. certain turn in the shadowy lane grandchildren, and collecting diplo AN NA HALE writes, “ Living in returning home at night as a lad of mas in safe sailing, ecology, and Minneapolis with full time job tak seven, and gave me a sense of secur apiculture. (Since we all had Latin ing care of a motherless family. This ity and safety from the unidentifiable with Miss Fine, I don’t have to tell year had a delightful two-week vaca noises in the brush and anions the vou it is the studv of bee-keeping!) tion on a lake in northern Minnesota. trees. *A Rayo Lamp was a nickel- After visiting BUZZ HAWKE Tren- In June, I attended my 45th reunion plated kerosene lamn with circular hath at Old Lyme, Conn.. she told me at Wells College. I take part. also, in wick common in farmhouses late Buzz was an energetic house owner, Resource Volunteer Programs in the 19th and early 20th Century.” mowing, painting, etc.. and is prettier area schools. than ever. GERHARDUS VOS sends us another Buzz retaliated with how young nostalgic greeting. “Much of my looking Betty is and how much they time is spent in trying to restore our enjoyed reminiscences dating back to old Pennsylvania mountain home to the fourth erade. Buzz also lunched its original dignity and beauty since recently with Babs Banks Evers and
19 Lucy Maxwell Kleinhans, both 1928, ber 31st was in our spring notes. Prayer Commission for the Diocese looking great with gorgeous tans. But it does not seem to have “taken”. of Maryland. Trustee of the National Lucy and Dick had recently enjoyed He was in Germany and Holland last Cathedral Association of the Wash a Scandinavian cruise. May and June, lecturing in a number ington Cathedral. Active in the Also cruising were Charlie and of cities on legislative-executive rela Amateur Gardeners’ Club (Garden MARGARET STEVENS, on a 32-day tions in the U.S., ending up, of Club of America) of Baltimore.” trip from Tampa, Fla., through the course, with a visit to the three KITTY MANNING Lane wrote a Panama Canal, stops in Mexico and grandchildren, etc. in Voorburg, near note saying, “ Reunion was such fun! Los Angeles, then up to Alaska, The Hague. This August he was Did enjoy seeing the three Betties cruising the Inside Passage and called back to his House committee and everyone else. No news.” Glacier Bay. Then they flew to visit to work on the latest foreign aid son David and family (three lively legislation. 1929 boys, 14, 12V6, 10V2 ) in Moorestown, I apologize for the length of this Class Secretary N.J. They also saw Betty Mifflin column. I have really enjoyed all Rev. Jean H. Rowe Alsop ’28 and her new home in the notes and letters, and then gone (Jean M. Herring) Princeton. mad trying to put it together half Newage Mission, Takilma Road Another New Brunswicker, RO as well as PEGGY COOK Wallace Cave Junction, Oregon 97523 did. Everyone wrote and said what BERTA WEBB Southall brought me Thank you, girls who answered. No a wronderful job she has done, and up to date on her life since she went word from the boys yet. Remember, sent their fervent thanks. Me too. to Smith and Stevie and I to answer any old time you are inspired Wellesley. Her lawyer husband died and if it is too late for one, it will several years ago, but she still lives 1928 make the next. in the fam ily home in Bronxville, Class Secretary In the spring issue, I was talking N.Y., where the children visit. Step Elizabeth G. MacLaren about W. W. I, not II as printed. Had son Jim and wife live in nearby 16 Boudinot Street a slip of the typewriter. How come Chappaqua and have three beautiful Princeton, New Jersey 08540 the editor didn’t correct me ? I sure daughters. Her daughter, Jane, is an LUCY MAXWELL Kleinhans tells wasn’t seven years old in W. W. II! associate buyer for Bergdorf Good us that she and her husband took I’m an old grandma of 64. My son man in N.Y.C., and is active in a Scandinavian cruise in July on the is a banker in Indianapolis, Ind. amateur plays and musicals. Son “Argonaut” where they saw Bill and Heard from another childhood friend Tom is getting his master’s in art Mary Watts. Bill (’29) attended MFS besides my dear faithfuls. JIB history (photography) at the U. of with us. There were nine Princeton JOHNSON Koren mentioned flooding New Mexico in Albuquerque. Berta University alumni aboard the “Argo in Princeton. That must have been plays a lot of year round tennis and naut.” Lucy’s oldest grandchild, some very unusual weather. is very interested in duplicate bridge, Linda Kleinhans, who is a junior at Has anyone ever seen or heard of even trying some tournament play. Wells College, is engaged to Hunter or from BUNNY LAMBERT Mellon Planned Parenthood is another in Holding, Jr., a senior at Cornell and or BARBARA MAYOR Money, both terest. a brother of the Kleinhans’ son-in- of whom I loved and saw much of A nice surprise was hearing from one law! as children? I remember when of the six male ’27’s. JOHN CARNO- BABS BANKS Evers writes that she Bunny and I were introduced long before we started first grade when CHAN went on to Lawrenceville ’27 and Lucy Kleinhans had recently had the school was on the church prop and Princeton ’31. He and wife lunch and much conversation with erty. We were neighbors and I was Dorothy have a son and two grand Buzz Hawke Trenbath ’27. Buzz was taken to the Lamberts’ house when daughters. He has been in business looking forward to a reunion of all two years old and shown a fascinat in Casco Bay, Portland, Me., for her children over Labor Day. ing, many-roomed doll house in the thirty-nine years and is only con This April was the first time BETTY nursery and was told Bunny owned templating retirement. John also MIFLIN Alsop was able to attend it. The story o f Peter Rabbit had mentioned his sister. Cathleen Carno- Alumni Day. She wTites, “ It was been read to me and my imagination chan Farr, MFS ’30, widowed and great fun to see so many old friends living in Sun City, Ariz. She has two had run wild. I thought a bunny and so many classmates! I’ve been lived in the doll house and hopped sons and five grandchildren. very busy for the last couple of And now I am glad I can reintroduce from room to room — all three years, mostly with our own afFairs. floors. I wondered why I could never you to ELIZABETH NOYES Stock The state bought ‘Overbrook’ to be man, who seems to have been missing see the bunny hopping around. From used for a reservoir in the spring of then, I have always been crazy about from MFS notes for a while. She ’73 and emptying that place was a doll houses. Has anyone ever seen lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, near colossal job. Then Tom was taken Queen Victoria's famous doll house Portland. Libby is in advertising, ill in Oct. and he died in March of built as a miniature castle with real doing TV and radio when she lived on 1974. We had bought a house in silver place settings and handmade the East Coast, and newspaper since Princeton that we wanted to redo antique furnishings? moving to Oregon in 1965. She is so I was leveling one house, redoing currently advertising manager for a another and probating Tom’s will all Katherine (Kat) Norris ’24 is com local realtor. She has had her 93- at once. Thank heaven son Pete was ing to visit us on her way back from year-old mother-in-lawT living with co-executor. Oh yes, and I moved Honolulu. Tom ’31, her brother, her for a number of years. Libby has to 119 Westcott Road, Princeton.” teaches at the university in Corvallis, three children: Barbara Hodel, also ORA OTIS WORDEN Hubball re Oregon, and she will visit him too. Wellesley, lives in Lake Oswego, is ports the arrival of a new grandchild, In order in which they were received: married to a law’yer, the adminis Joshua Miles Hubball, sturdy and A lovely, long letter from MAR trator of Bonneville Power, and they iolly and a delieht to them all. GARET LOWRY Butler who says she now have one son. David, 14 yrs. BTSHIE MITCHELL Beatty suggests and her husband returned in April Daughter Deborah has a B.A. from editing her “windy” account, but it from a wonderful trip to Africa. the U. of Mich., is married to Norman is quoted verbatim! “Living with They saw much and learned many Herbert in the Investment Dept, husband Harold in 1820-60 house in things. Her cousin, Margaret Brooks of the university. They have two the ‘Historic District’ of Annapolis. Goodenough ’31, was recently widow children, Franz, age 5, Lisa, age 3. Both of us are directors on board ed and our Margaret went to help Son Michael received his degrees at of Historic Annapolis Inc. — Harold her move; hence she could not attend William and Mary and Indiana. He active in historical research; I in reunion. is a sociologist, teacher and organic restoration of Gov. William Paca’s .TIB JOHNSON Koren writes: “ Aunt farmer in Portland, Oregon. The past 18th c. garden and giving lectures Mattie Stockton died late Mav or June, three years have been very hard ones on same: also a member of Paca aged 93. M ARTY (M ARTH A STOCK for Elizabeth, losing her husband. House Furnishines Com. etc. etc. TON Brush) and her husband stayed Donald, in 1972, her first grandchild, Likewise a director and on the exec with me for the service. I iust hate Philin Hodel. on his 17th birthday utive board of Hammond-Harwood the ways we get older. There are in 1974. and in Feb.. 1975. her sister, House. Do altar flowprs for St. those we only see at funerals. Ab- Marv Frances Noves Elv. MFS ’25. Anne’s Episconnl Church. Annanolis solutelv no news of me at all save My husband’s retirement last Decem and am a member o f the Bishop’s am waiting for the plumbers. Quiet
20 Elm Road became a raging torrent hibits. We send her our warmest yesterday and turned my always dry wishes for a full recovery and a basement into Niagara. Never see any prompt return to her rewarding classmates of MFS days.” profession. LUCY RUSSELL Gardner writes: TIBBIE TOOKER Sargent spent all “We are moving to Salt Lake City. last summer at her Princeton home George retired from Alfred in June. hostessing her nine grandchildren, He is (55. We are well. Yes, my plus two great-nieces, from near and parents are both gone and even the far. Two of these, together with house is torn down. I hate to think their parents, live with Tibbie year of it. Lillie died in 1907 so that round, making for a lively house leaves Henry, Margaret and me. I hold. One, Karen Callaway, attends have a new granddaughter, Megan PDS. When engaged otherwise than Colleen O’Connor (June 7th), daugh with progeny, Tibbie spends part of ter of Lucy Ann O’Connor, our elder each week at her New York apart daughter who is a professor of ment. Widowed suddenly in 1972 psychology at Whittier College. Our after less than three years of mar new address is (Mrs. George H. riage to her second husband, she is Betty Menzies ’33 with Scampie Gardner) 3109 Kalbab Wav, Salt saddled with many business respon and Toshach on the shore of Egge- Lake City, Utah 84109.” sibilities. Not the least of these in moggin Reach, Maine, in August. And GINNY MEYERS Morgan has volves trips to supervise family another great-grandchild. She writes: properties, rented out whenever pos location of these families (many “ March 4th was the day for Jeremy sible, in Quogue, New York, and Sea thousands) is a very unhappy situa Lee Oldson to be born. He is the Island, Georgia. When in New York tion and sad also is the fact that son of Heather and Carl Oldson; City, she frequently sees ZILPII many historic buildings and land grandparents Starr and Sonny? PALMER Devereux, of whom we marks have been and are being de (sorry, can’t read the writing) Wil shall try to obtain some late tidings stroyed. son, great-grandparents Ginny and for our next report. MARION MACKIE Kelleher and her Mike Morgan, and great-great-grand- I beseech my classmates to send their friend, Pearl Seligman, from Roose mother Mrs. William Starr Meyers! news; hopefully, too, their photo velt, N.J., held their annual Folk Art Whew! Heather lives in Burbank, graphs. Some of you have not once Bazaar at the New Jersey State Cal. Starr lives in Santa Monica. responded to our pleas. We were Museum the first week in October. B. H. Morgan married Sloan McKin once a great cohesive group. Let’s (They also held a successful one in ney May 31st in Louisville, Ken keep in touch. Believe me, your Princeton last May). One could tucky.” activities, however trivial they may purchase unique, yet very reasonably seem to you, are of consuming inter As for your secretary — Roy, my priced, gifts collected from many est to your old friends. better half, and I took a short trip countries in the world. There were again through Oregon and Washing gifts for everyone on one’s never- 1931 ton visiting the various metaphysical ending list. New and antique, there organizations or Centers of Light as Class Secretary were paintings, tribal sculpture, they are called. The most interesting Mrs. Robert N. Smyth things to wear, toys, jewelry etc. was the oldest Spiritualist School in (Jean Osgood) Name it and Marion’s bazaar had Oregon, being 105 years old. It has 321 Nassau Street it!!! No need to trudge to Fun City the original hotel of 20 rooms all Princeton, New Jersey 08540 anymore for gift shopping. Be alert furnished with the original furniture. for next spring’s bazaar. Marion and It has a modern kitchen, dining room 1932 Jo’s daughter, Marina, who graduated early this year from Colorado College, and large living room, however. There Class Secretary are many little houses all owned by is now working in New York. Mrs. William J. Stratton mediums who give seances and teach BETTY BRIGHT Morgan made one others how to develop their psychic (Patricia Herring) of her too infrequent visits to Prince senses and learn how to heal. etc. Box 1095 ton early last summer. Mary Cowen- Southern Pines, North Carolina hoven Coyle ’35 and Cissy Cowen- 1930 28387 hoven Stuart ’32 were able to round up at the last minute a few of her Class Secretary 1933 pals for a surprise luncheon at Cissy’s Mrs. Lincoln G. Smith Class Secretary on Mercer Street. Present were (Chloe Shear) Marge Munn Knapp ’38, NINI DUF- 75 Crestview Drive Mrs. Lindley W. Tiers FIELD Dielhenn, and SALLY GARD Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (Sally Gardner) NER Tiers. You may be sure wre Our hearts go out in sympathy 50 Pardoe Road caught up on all the gossip. Later to ESTELLE FRELINGHUYSEN Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Betty made her annual summer trek Morris who suffered a triple tragedy If you saw this past August a small to her house at the Ausable Club last June when an automobile acci Peugeot with N.J. plates, filled with in the beautiful Adirondack Moun dent claimed the life of her husband, three people and two dogs, bulging tains. I happened to be visiting in as well as that of a beloved friend, with the necessary accouterments, nearby Lake Placid, but was unable and left Estelle with serious head that was our distinguished author- to go “ ’round the mountain” to see and body injuries. For five days she photographer classm ate BETTY her. Using the ubiquitous telephone, remained unconscious, but. follow MENZIES and friends heading “down I learned from her that daughter ing two months of hospitalization, east” for a well-earned vacation. Jane was working manager of the she was able to return to her sum Later in October Betty was invited fascinating Adirondack Store on the mer home in Lenox, Massachusetts, by the New Jersey Historical Society Lake Placid-Saranac Road. In De where a long convalescence has been to give an illustrated talk on the cember she plans to visit her brother, continuing. Her husband, George L. subject of Tocks Island and the Upper Roddy Morgan, who is working in K. Morris, was a distinguished ab Delaware River region at their annual the Peace Corps in Buttswana, stract artist and sculptor whose convention. This beautiful and his Africa. They hope to spend Christ works are represented in our most toric area is still having serious mas on Mount Kilimanjaro. prestigious museums. Estelle, whose problems even though the building NINI DUFFIELD Dielhenn tells me talents seem unlimited, has herself of the much publicized Tocks Island that JULIETTE VAIL Kennedy has successfully pursued two divergent Dam project was defeated in Con been living in Southern Pines, North careers. In earlier years, as an opera gress. The Corps of Engineers has Carolina, for a number of years. singer of note, she performed in been and still is buying and removing Talking about Southern Pines, if you New York and elsewhere, as well as families from their farms, bulldoz want to buy real estate in that over the radio. More recently she ing their houses and towns in order pleasant town, contact Nini or John turned to art, and her paintings have to return the land to “wilderness” Dielhenn. They inherited a house and merited attention at various ex for recreational purposes! The dis- guest cottage, also a nice lot next
21 door and the “For Sale” sign is up. Both boys and families are fine and 1936 As this goes to press, word has been busy.” Class Secretary received that MOLLY MEREDITH JANE LEWIS Dusenberry answered Mrs. C. William Newbury Beerkle promises to visit in Princeton my plea and sent the following news: (Joan Field) the end of October. Hooray!!! Re “I thought the last issue of Journal 114 Broad Street cently I had a letter from Molly say news was really interesting and so Groton, Connecticut 06340 ing she had been busy hostessing much fun to read. Nostalgia for friends and relatives this past sum those good early times. My news is mer on her beautiful “ Block S” Ranch that my brother, Archie, and wife 1937 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. After Betty will be coming to San Fran Class Secretary leaving his brother’s ranch in Mon cisco late in August for an Am er Mrs. Sumner Rulon-Miller, Jr. tana, Peter and ALICE SINCLAIR ican Historical Society meeting and (Barbara Anderson) Schwartz visited with Molly. Twenty right after that Lorna Dusenberry 21 East 60tli Street years of catch-up talk took place. will visit us, we hope for ten days New York, New York 10021 Another visitor was Nancy Shannon or so. She and I had a fun trip to Ford ’54 and her husband. Molly’s Hawaii last year and she wrote an 1938 daughter, Mary Tyson Goodrich excellent travel journal of same. Tice ’55, lives nearby with her fam ily. Charlie is still practicing pediatrics No Secretary Molly’s oldest son, Billy, is teaching here, and we are enjoying beautiful KAY EISENHART Brown reports in Southern California, Ted is living Napa with a nice, cool summer for a that ELEANOR DROR BAUGH is in Denver, and his twin, Tom, is also change. We’ve had the privilege of moving to Boston this fall. Kay is in the teaching business. seeing the Red Chinese archeological having a one-man painting show in Do not fail to go to “Soup du Jour” finds at the De Young Museum. the Hi lies Library at Radcliffe College for lunch when you are in the Prince A rare treat, indeed. All well here from October 22 to November 12. ton area. This attractively decorated except for my broken foot which is BETTE HILL Stretch and husband “eatery” in Hopewell has become almost mended.” Bill just celebrated their 33rd wed increasingly popular over the years There seems to be a lack of news ding anniversary. They enjoy travel because of the proprietress, FRAD for this fall Journal. If I can make ing, when Bill’s busy schedule as LINEAWEAVER Young’s, expertise the effort to do this job, I wish my publisher of the Courier Post News in concocting the most delectable soup classmates would cooperate. Any paper in Camden, N.J., permits. His you ever tasted. For a simple yet thing is better than complete silence. hobbies are golf (5 handicapper), gourmet lunch “Soup du Jour” can’t As for “Ethel”, this summer has tennis and photography. Bette is a be beat. Clever Frad! brought the good and the bad. The hospital volunteer, is on the W omen’s Not much news from your secretary latter, health. I’ve had one minor Board of West Jersey Hospital and except to tell you of an expensive, ailment after another, rather like is a trustee. She plays a lot of turned inexpensive, purchase at the coat hangers reproducing themselves tournament duplicate bridge, and is right time. Two storms (monsoons) in one’s closet. Now the Great White a needlepoint buff. She plays a lot dumped 15 inches of rain in Prince Father thinks I have hypoglycemia of tennis all winter and golf all ton in less than a week. Plumbers or low blood sugar. I’m on a pain summer. Last but not least, Bette were not answering calls unless there less diet, and really feel much better. belongs to the Animal Welfare Asso were over 4 feet of water in one’s My volunteer work has begun, plus ciation. Their children include Bill cellar! ! Cars were floating about at “going to college.” My mind needs Jr. (D usty) and his fam ily in the bottom of the Great Road, Mercer exercising so I’m taking a course Saratoga Springs and Marc and his at Stony Brook, etc. The maligned on Soviet Russia at Manhattanville family in Nelson Village, N.H. (by railroad officials) “Dink” was the College. Very difficult. (Over achiever only way to get to the junction one am I.) Grandchildren are numerous, day as Route 1 was closed. There but bring joy and exhaustion to me, was hardly a dry cellar in town. at times. I do hope you all will have Treasures stored in basements were a Merry Christmas anil, above all, ruined, not to mention damaged and stay well. Thank you, Jane and ruined furnaces, water heaters and Miggie, for sending me news. I shall laundry appliances. Having had a be bugging the class of 1934 again damp cellar for years, we decided to in the spring. I guess I never give install a sump pump one week before up. the deluge!!! Lucky us — otherwise I’d be writing this with an under 1935 water pen! Class Secretary Talking about pens — PLEASE. Mrs. F. W. Harper, Jr. PLEASE put one to paper with your (Louise Murray) news (and send pix too) for the 1319 Moon Drive spring edition of the PDS Journal. Yardley, Pennsylvania 19007 In the meantime, stay well and may Joy be Yours this Christmas and all I got a nice letter from JANET the best in ’76. MACKENZIE Kern in which she said she thinks “ '35 members must all Marge Munn Knapp ’38 sharing a 1934 be undercover agents for the FBI because there is never a peep out chuckle with friend Sally Gardner Class Secretary of us.” Janet’s husband, Harry, has Tiers '33. Mrs. Henry E. Griffith several offices around the world, and (Ethel Meredith) the Kern family did a little traveling 326 Cantitoe Road this last spring. “ Harry was in Japan 1939 Bedford Hills, New York 10507 and the Middle East. Nathaniel Class Secretary MIGGIE MYERS McLean writes that (son — he speaks excellent Arabic; Mrs. William A. Blackwell “Mac and I still lead the same busy studied at a Saudi university as well (Louise Dolton) life! We had a trip to the Canary as Princeton) accompanied Senator 1962 North Olden Avenue Islands in April and to Marrakesh, Fulbright on a tour of the Middle Trenton, New Jersey 08618 Africa— wonderful time. Both very East. Rosemary (daughter) spent active in church and Mac is president three weeks driving around the south of the local historical association. of England. We all had a very quick My two book clubs and bridge clubs one-day trip to Martinique.” keep me busy during the winter. I must agree with Janet inasmuch Right now I am corresponding sec as she is the only one who gave us retary for the D. H. C. and State news. Motion Picture for the D. A. R. Also, state cancer board and. locally, chair man of committee in cancer unit.
22 1940 1941 1912 Class Secretary Class Secretary Class Secretary Mrs. Edward C. Rose, Jr. Mrs. R. F. Cottingham Mrs. Dudley E. Woodbridge (Ann Tomlinson) (Suzanne Glover) (Polly Roberts) 644 Pretty Brook Road 1637 Lawrence Road 233 Carter Road Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Trenton, New Jersey 08648 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 To quote PHYLLIS VANDEWATER As usual I’ve left everything until In September ’74, SALLY KUSER Clement, “ I never really have news — the last minute and even then I’ve Lane achieved the nearly impossible, just various life changes.” That’s only received one card. MARY gathering her entire family from all news, Phyllis, to classmates. She PETTIT Funk writes Mary Jr. was across the country to celebrate her writes, “ A fter four years in a job married to Dick Davis on June 7th. father’s eightieth birthday. The pic I loved, I’ve quit to travel in Europe He is an architect — graduate of ture here is the result and shows a bit and then to move to our new Princeton University. They had a (standing) Henry, Steve, Mark and house at 5316 Mandell, Houston, lovely old-fashioned wedding. Funny Art, and (sitting) Teresa, Cathy, Texas. Then I’ll job hunt again, as how we all look the same after so Sally, Mrs. and Mr. Kuser, Sally, I really enjoy social work.” Phyllis many years! Have seen Mary this Mary and Marie (Steve’s wife). had two more grandchildren this past year and she’s more lovely Most of our class must surely re spring, for a total of 3. “I think my now — busy with children, husband member the marvelous tennis and kids are crazy to proliferate so Peter and move to new home on swimming parties given us by the young, but the grandchildren are Province Line Road. Just talked with Kusers for several years back dur gorgeous and much loved. Our Mary and learned that ELIZABETH ing the thirties. They haven’t changed youngest child, Tom, is a sophomore ANDERSON Jessup, looking more much! at Middlebury; he took two years radiant than ever, is having great fun ISABELLE GUTHRIE Sayen and off to work before he went to college using all her artistic talents decorat POLLY ROBERTS W oodbridge had and I think it was probably a pretty ing her new home in Atherton, Calif. a brief visit recently with MARTHA good idea.” Saw MATHILDE WOOD Nanni CROSS Bradberry at the home of Mrs. JOANNE SLY Hicks is still in Wil Alumni Day — enjoyed lunch to Ario Pardee. Martha comes east mington, Del. Her husband travels gether along with Martha Heath about once a year, but loves living a good bit, and she often goes with Yerkes ’42. What a difference the in Wyoming, is writing poetry and him. Joanne has three grandchildren, new PDS is from Miss Fine’s. expecting the publication soon of her two boys and a girl. Her son-in-law Have seen MARION MILLER Mayer first novel. is teaching law at West Point, and a couple of times each year — she MARTHA HEATH Yerkes came up her son is with Du Pont in Richmond, is living in Freehold with her mother. from West Chester, Pa., to Alumni Va. Sister Betty ’37 just lost her hus Day last April looking very fit and band in August so Marion is busy happy. Her family and activities will PINKY PETERSON Ager was presi running back and forth to New York. be the subject of another column as dent of the Atlanta Figure Skating Her boy, Gary, 26, is in the Navy Club last year, and has now moved they are rather extensive. It was stationed in Charleston and looking good to see both Marthas again after to Lake Placid permanently where forward to a trip to Scotland; Wing, she is with the Skating Club. She is all these years. 22, is attending N.Y.U. — keeps JOYCE HILL Moore writes that last also a U SFSA judge and loves it. Marion busy writing letters and look (If the Princeton S.C. needs her at year included for her a three-week ing forward to their visits. She’s any time, she’s available.) Pinky trip to Austria, Bavaria and Germany as beautiful as ever too! hopes to get down here this winter and the marriage of her son Dinty. My older son, John (28), is spending for several visits. She has two and a some time with us — us being my half grandchildren, two married chil 1913 l3-yr.-old son, Paul, and my grand dren and two in college: Tom, a son, John (7), — lively household to Class Secretary senior at St. Andrews in N.C., and Mrs. Leslie Brown, Jr. Nancy, a freshman at St. Lawrence. say the least as the little guy is hyperactive. Am enjoying again our (Olive Schulte) ALICE NORTHROP Robbins’ young Lawrence Road Church quilting 229 Cold Soil Road er daughter, Louise, graduated yroup (all the rage at the moment Princeton, New Jersey 08540 from Hathaway Brown School in although I’ve been with them for 12 JOHN KUSER reports that he Cleveland, winning the scholarship vrs). Also love gardening and fiea “taught dendrology (forestry) during prize, math prize and the Phi Beta markets. 1974-75 at Cook College, Rutgers, and Kappa award. She is at Dartmouth Am assuming ‘no news is good news’ will probably teach again in the fall now. Her older daughter, Alice, was for the rest of the class though of 1975. I also taught at the Rutgers married in June to Peter Scott would really like to hear from some summer camp, Beemersville, N.J. Hamlin, a graduate student in music for next issue!! early this summer and w’ill teach at San Diego State University. Both are ’73 graduates of Middlebury. The class sends its sympathy to Alice on the loss of her mother, Mrs. John H. Northrop, last spring. She had lived with Alice for four and a half years. I remember her wToll as a frequent and interested visitor to our classes. I have no news o f myself, but “various life changes.” I got a real estate sales license last winter and am now associated with Nannie Stockton here in Princeton (ADV.). Son Sam is a sophomore at Hamil ton. Youngest daughter, Posy, grad uated cum laude from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Syra cuse in May and is now teaching at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, Pa. The next issue I’m going to name names, so do take five minutes to fill out the postal card. Thank you, please. Sally Kuser Lane ’42 and her family celebrating her father’s eightieth birthday. 23 a short course at the N. J. School of as a part-time instructor, researcher Mr. George R. Meyers died very sud Conservation. Playing lots of tennis and translator (all aimed at a Ph.D. denly in Princeton on July 31st, and and canoeing and swimming.” in 1977); David at Princeton; Emily Mr. Elliott Daniels passed away in at Northeastern University in Boston Florida where he and Joan’s mother 1944 as a sophomore, and Sarah in her had been living. Class Secretary senior year at Dana Hall. LEE STEPP Tower writes that she and her daughter, Cynthia, spent part Mrs. Joseph O. Matthews of Cynthia’s last spring vacation in (Rosamond Earle) Rome. They were so sorry not to 6726 Benjamin Street have known JOAN WRIGHT Smith McLean, Virginia 22101 and family are living there. As Joan CONSUELO KUHN Wassink made graciously extends a warn welcome an exciting career move in June when to you all, let me give you her ad she accepted a new position as public dress: 8 Via dei Coronari, Rome, information officer for the Bureau of Italy. Joan and her husband, Kel Land Management’s Outer Continental logg, continue to stay busy with Shelf Office in Anchorage, Alaska. Bella Copia, the shop they estab The new job, which is under the De lished for Italian pottery and partment of Interior, is something other handicrafts. Last February, of a switch for Connie, since she is they took time off from seeking out now to some extent on the other side old Italian designs and art forms of the environmental picture, as to visit Egypt — a fascinating two compared to her EPA experience. weeks. She is enjoying the challenges, how MARKELL MEYERS Shriver spent ever, and clearly brings a lot of good several weeks this summer in Great Connie Kuhn Wassink ’44, new pub background to her new dealings with Britain. It sounded like a marvelous lic information officer for the trip — London, Cotswolds, Lake local political figures, Washington Bureau of Land Management. bureaucrats and the various special District, Scotland — to name a few of the areas covered. interest groups concerned with the Our most active class is again mak development of Alaska’s resources. ing headlines. “Seventeen works of When Connie visited Washington in 1945 Class Secretary art, part of the Mercer County Art October, she reported, too, on good ists ’75 exhibition have been pur times at her father’s class of 1925 Mrs. Maurice F. Healy, Jr. chased by the Mercer freeholders fiftieth reunion in Princeton in June. (Sylvia Taylor) who yesterday presented the 17 art While there, Connie saw MONA 191 Library Place ists with purchase awards.” This HALL FISHER at her new shop and Princeton, New Jersey 08540 article in the Trenton Evening Times, BETSY HOWE Smith. She also at It is with the deepest regret that I dated Mav 21. 1975. goes on to sav that tended a Triangle Show performance must tell of the death of PEGGY HOPE HEMPHILL Carter was one with JEAN MACALLISTER McCor- HUTCHINSON Van Sant in June of of the recipients. Congratulations! ison, who had been living with her this year. We extend our deepest A new business address for ANNE husband on the Pacific island of sympathy to her husband, her chil VA N D EW ATE R Gallairher. Anne is Kwajalein. The McCorisons are back dren and her family. now with the real estate firm of N. in the States now at 1640 Monument The young seem to be returning to T. Callawav located at 4 Nassau Street, Concord, Mass. The Wassink Tigertown! Chris Baumer, the eld Street. Having only been in the real family has been held up in Boulder, est of JUDY TATTERSALL and Joe estate business two vears, she has Colorado, by various bureaucratic Baumer, and Joan Kennedy, the established for herself a successful snafus related to their moving ar youngest of Dr. John Kennedy and career desnite all ovir financial woes. rangements and Connie is commut the late BARBARA FIELD Kennedy, Another busv. workine mother is ing between Anchorage, Boulder, are both freshmen at Princeton Uni JOAN DANIELS Grimley. She Washington and her mother’s apart versity. Good luck to them both. writes. “Our dauehter, Marearet. is ment in Princeton as job demands Are there any others I don’t know? erterine her second vear in the Bac permit. Her new address is P. 0. I had a nice chat on the phone today calaureate Nursine Proerrsm at Wag- Box 1159, Anchorage, Ak. 99510, and with PATTY SMITH Thompson in ner Collep-e; second daughter, Anne, as we can all see, she is looking fit Cincinnati. Page has graduated from enters Fndirott Junior Colleee. Mass. and happy despite all the to-ing and Colorado College and is biding her the fall. What shall T do with only fro-ing of the last several months. time until January when she is en three at home!” JULIE LEE must by now have done rolled in the Cordon Bleu in London. Tt’s p-reat hearing from you all. Keep yours truly out of the class record Sounds like good meals ahead chez in touch. for foreign travel. She spent time Thompson. Their son, Morley, is a this summer in England, where she sophomore at Colorado College. 1917 We had a great dinner here with visited VALERIE WINANT Goodhart Class Secretary (and also encountered PDS Alumni MARY JO GARDNER Gregg at her Secretary Markell Shriver ’46) before sister’s, Sally Tiers, in May. She Mrs. David S. Finch taking off for Kenya and Tanzania. came for the graduation of son (Barbara Pettit) “Pour Les Oiseaux” Julie’s safari plans for Kenya failed Hamilton from Malcolm Gordon. He Monmouth Hills to materialize as scheduled, but she is at St. Mark’s this fall. Sarah and her mother went on a week’s cruise Highlands, New Jersey 07732 was fascinated by the African land to the Caribbean while Mary Jo was scape and saw plenty of wild animals I was sorry not to hear from any of here. nonetheless. When Julie was last in you this time, but I trust your sum Do let me knowr what the rest o f you Washington, she didn’t mention plans mers all went well and were most are doing out there in the land far enjoyable. Rain seemed to be a for a trip to the Far East, but that from Princeton! common denominator for the summer, must clearly be on some future at least for those of us who live docket, if only because there is little on the East Coast, but, in spite of world she still has left to conquer. 1946 Class Secretary it, there were enough sunny days to LORNA MCALPIN Hauslohner has sav that summer touched our shores. kindly expressed the hope that life Mrs. Robert G. Lorndale Early on in June, David and I took is better in Washington than it was, (Barbara Quick) the children on vacation in Nova to which I must reply that things are 311 Kent Road Scotia. Tt was delightful. The scen still more hectic than we all would Wynnewood, Pennsylvania 19096 ery in many cases was snectacular — wish, despite the fact that Watergate I know we all wish to send our marvelous vistas that dipped in and is behind us, and the Matthews’ thus deepest sympathy to MARKELL out of mountains and sea — and the have yet to have a real holiday in MEYERS Shriver and JOAN n°onle were outtroinf? and interesting. 1975. Lorna's brood, as always, is DANIELS Grimley whose fathers For those of you eourmands who en scattered, with Peter in Ann Arbor passed away during the past months. joy food — their seafood chowder 24 is fantastic! A meal in itself. 1950 were vacationing there for three The children grew healthy and tall, Class Secretary weeks this summer —and loved it. and were “champing at the bit” to Mrs. G. Reginald Bishop, Jr. Ute said what fun it was to speak get back to school when September English again after so many years. rolled around. Things are now calm (Alice Elgin) 166 Wilson Road Her sons enjoyed swimming in the once again as we look forward to sea while in England. Princeton, New Jersey 08540 the winter holidays and the joys ahead ANNIE BELFORD Ulanov sent the of us in the coming months. Do save following news: “ Alexander will be some news for our next Journal, and 1951 five in September; Nicholas begins let us hear from you in the spring. Class Secretary his sophomore year at Princeton, and Mrs. Stuart Duncan, II Kate begins her freshman year at Bowdoin. Barry and I have a book 1948 (Nellie May Oliphant) 114 Elm Road coming out in October: Religion and Class Secretary Princeton, New Jersey 08540 the Unconscious (Philadelphia: West Mrs. Robert Kroesen (Joan Smith) minster, 1975). I continue my prac New Road, R. D. 1, Box 198 tice as a psychotherapist and as pro 1952 Lambertville, New Jersey 08530 fessor in psychiatry and religion at Class Secretary Bonnie Wooldridge Reese ’49 reports Union Theological Seminary.” Life that she and husband George, an in Mrs. Wade C. Stephens sounds exciting! surance man, are slowly renovating (Jean Samuels) NICKY KNOX Watts sent two very an early 1800 stone farmhouse in Humphreys Drive exciting bits of news. David has been Collegeville, Pa. Bonnie has developed Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 promoted to vice-president-general- fair skills in stone masonry, wall manager of AMTRAK, and brother papering, plastering and glazing, not 1953 Tom Knox was married to Jill Fraize in Tucson. The wedding was occasion to mention the usual painting and Class Secretary other “upkeep” kind of chores. The for a Knox reunion, with Toby com family tries to get back to the Maine Mrs. S. McAllen Sachs ing from Vermont and Hall from coast every fall for a bit of sailing. (Susan McAllen) Princeton with Mr. and Mrs. Knox. Their children, Scott 23, and Caroline Box 724 What fun for all! 24, are still at home and are working Keene Valley, New York 12943 CHLOE KING is back at Winsor — nearby. They are a happy family on happily — and on weekends having their little ten acre farm. 1954 a ball with hammer and saw. The cottage in New Hampshire is be Class Secretary coming a cozy hide-out for vacations 1949 Mrs. William A. Leppert and weekends. No special news . . . Class Secretary (Judith Gihon) except I do wish more of our class 319 East Franklin Street mates would send postcards to me! Mrs. Kirby T. Hall Wheaton, Illinois 60187 Please ...... (Kirby Thompson) 12 Geddes Heights It’s very nice to have some news to 1956 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 share with all of you this issue. JOAN KENNAN Pozen writes to say Class Secretary The school sent an April newspaper that she had a very enjoyable visit Ann A. Smith clipping about MARTHA JAMIESON with HELEN ANN KEEGIN Hether- Crowley who was at that time seek 1180 Midland Avenue ington in Washington, D.C. Helen was Bronxville, New York 10708 ing the Democratic Party nomina back in the U.S. (from South Africa) tion for State Assembly in the eighth for three weeks in July. They had a BETSY HALL Hutz wrote to us in district. Hope it came out the right good time reminiscing and checking July from Los Alamos, N.M., where way! Marty has been president and old photo albums. Joan reports that she was visiting MARINA TURKE- vice president of the Lawrence Town Helen looks great and that obviously VICH Naumann for a week. In ship Board of Education, is vice S.A. agrees with her. August, Rudy and Betsy planned to president of Mercer County Compre LETITIA WHEELER Ufford writes spend three weeks in Kennebunk, hensive Planning Council, past presi that, for her family, the closest thing Maine, with Diana, 10, and Eric, al dent of the Child Guidance Center to life in a foreign country is a move most 13. They were anticipating a and the Junior League of Trenton. to N.Y.C. until the fall of ’76. It visit there with WENDY HALL Marty’s oldest daughter has grad may not be far away, but we hope Alden ’53 and her family. uated from the Hun School. it’s full of exciting experiences. An exciting new move for BETSY A letter from JOAN BUDNY Jen Some experiences may even be THOMAS: She left Yale and has kins in July, 1975, tells of a very vicarious. I have to add here that entered law school at Boalt Hall of active social life going to receptions, my oldest daughter, Melissa, has the University of California at openings of art exhibitions, and being gone off to school to Cornell College, Berkeley. As of July, she was con involved in activities as chairman of Mt. Vernon, Iowa. (Since you East sidering specializing in those areas the events of the seventy-fifth year erners won’t know, Cornell was where universities and the law are of the American Women’s Club in started by the cousin of the gentle tangling with each other, but realized England. man who started a school of the same she may later discover another area LUCY LAW Webster returned to name in Ithaca, N.Y.) She graduated she never knew existed. New York in March from a month's from high school last Thanksgiving PAM THOMPSON Sinkler and her trip to India. Pakistan, Iran. Lebanon. and attended the College o f DuPage, four children are still happily living France, England and Holland. Her our community college, where her in Strafford. Pa., outside Philadel fifteen-year-old, Daniel, is at school father is the dean of Alpha, the phia. Her Bryn Mawr College art near Oxford, is doing very well and Experimental College. Missy has just assignment in etching has turned is taller than she is! Alexander is told us that all of her credits have into a full-time business — first, the a prefect at his school. The Websters transferred and that she is only M “Gourmet Graphics” and. now, a new spent part of the summer at Lucy’s hour short of being a sophomore. line of sea shells called “Shoreline mother’s new house in Connecticut. My nephew, Michael, son of Jane Graphics.” which were introduced at MARY NICHOLSON Coleman has Gihon Shillaber ’53, has entered the Princeton’s Gallery 100 in August. moved to Reading, Vermont. class of ’79 at Tulane Univ. at New She now has outlets in Maine, Orleans. La. Georgia. California, Philadelphia, My life has entered a new phase with Princeton, and has a dealer who takes the departure of Philippa to The them nationwide. Pam’s schedule also Southborough School (the girls’ co 1955 includes working three days a week ordinate school to St. Mark’s). My Class Secretary in an art shop /gallery. work continues to be absorbing. My Chloe King children and I are going to visit my CICELY TOMLINSON Richardson brother, Pratt Thompson (PCD ’48), 64 Carey Road attended her fifteenth Smith reunion Needham, Massachusetts 02194 his wife, Jenny, and two daughters, last June, and was delighted to spend Amanda, eleven, and Trend, nine, for UTE SAUTER Goller sent a letter some time with ANNE HARRISON Christmas in England again this year. from England! She and her family Clark, KAY DUNN Lyman, and 25 BETSY THOMAS. Over sodas at FAITH WING Bieler has moved from Labrador pups, gardening, canoeing, Friendly’s, she gathered lots of news the Chiltern Hills of Bucks, England tennis, working as a volunteer for for us. At that time, Betsy had not to Montreal. She forgot to send her Planned Parenthood, designing for a decided what her plans were going new address, but does report that needlepoint shop and other “short to be, having decided to leave Yale she gave birth to a son, Sandanora term” (????) projects. after several years. Although she’d Charles, on June 5, 1975. He has LUCIA NORTON Woodruff continues enjoyed university work and Yale two sisters, ages ten and seven. to enjoy Austin, Texas, where music enormously, she felt it was time to LISA FAIRMAN Ileher writes that (symphony, lessons and chamber explore a new field and get some she is “completely contented” being groups) and canoe trips and camping specialized training. Anne has taken a housewife and doing volunteer take up their time. on the job of Smith ’60’s class presi work. Her daughter, Margo, started The Modest CYNTHIA WEINRICH dent for the next five years. Her al first grade at Stuart this fall. Muir reports “same old stuff” — ready busy life includes lobbying in teaching singing and piano and giving Congress for Women’s Lobby, Inc., recitals. TIBBY CHASE Dennis and 1959 and being wife of Toby and mother she have explored the central Mass. Class Secretary of Beth and Carter. Kay is happily countryside, also with Emilio Stuart, teaching college in the Boston area, Mrs. Harvey R. Clapp, III daughter of D. Reed Stuart, MFS ’25, and is the busy mother of two sons. (Ann Kinczel) which she offers as a fine example Since last April, Cicely has been on 4207 Greenway of “old schoolism.” Tibby and ELISE the staff of Weston, CT’s one and Baltimore, Maryland 21218 BRUML and Cynthia all had a good only newspaper, editing, reporting, visit with Mrs. Shepherd last Christ interviewing, and generally enjoying 1960 mas in Princeton. herself. Husband John continues to Class Secretary NANCY SMOYER also visited practice law in New York; Nancy, Ms. Joan Nadler Davidson Princeton this summer coinciding their 13-year-old eighth - grader (Joan Nadler) with Tucky’s visit from S.F. and spends her life “wrapped around a 176 North Beacon Street ANNE DAVIDSON Zweede’s from book;” Rob keeps busy with seventh Hartford, Connecticut 06105 Brazil. She reports that Alaska is grade and tennis; and Leslie at 0 still changing greatly — “any trips should keeps everyone hopping. They all be made soon!” spend a lazy August in Chatham JOAN YEATON Seamon had a busy sailing, tennising, swimming, seeing summer, becoming “a walking en family and relaxing. cyclopedia on young boys’ sports.” She. Kay, Anne and Betsy seriously Julie is at a happy climbing stage! discussed having a 20th Reunion Joan was delighted to discover that next spring. It would be great if Pam Sidford Schaeffer ’63 lives two we could all get to Alumni Day at blocks away. Pam was expecting her PDS in April ’76. Please get in touch second baby while trying to finish with me (Class Secretary) or the up her B.A. — or vice versa. Alumni Office if you have any ideas I am in my final year at the U. of D., for our reunion. with Bar applications staring me in We all extend our deepest sympathies the face. Nothing is certain but the to ANNE HARRISON Clark and her last line on my resume — “ free to family on the death of her brother, relocate!” Looking into legal services E. Webb Harrison, Jr. ’57 in October. opportunities. Did civil work in our clinic this summer and enioyed north 1957 ern Michigan’s forests. (Would gladly Class Secretary relocate there.) Mrs. J. Robert Hillier James Earl (Jamie) Murray, son 1962 (Susan Smith) of Judy Taylor Murray ’60, and Class Secretary 87 Ridgeview Circle two new friends encountered on a Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Mrs. Nicholas Perna, Jr. recent trip to Princeton. (Gail Cotton) 1958 5920 East County Road 66 W ellington. Colorado 80549 Class Secretary It was really nice to hear from PAT Ms. Linda Ewing Peters HALCOMB (ex ’62) after such a long 670 West New Road 1961 silence. She writes: “Hello from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey Class Secretary Washington, D.C.! After five years 08852 M argaret N. Wilber of great living on Hilton Head Island, NANCY HUDLER Keuffel moved to 686 Parker, Apt. 4 decided to heave myself into the Seoul (c o G.M. Korea, S.P.O. Box Detroit, Michigan 48214 urban and cultural shock of a city. 63, Seoul, Korea) from Montevideo Am working for a consulting firm in in December. She enclosed a picture Once again, our somewhat far-flung land use, park and recreation plan of her sons. Billy and Eric. class members report in as follows: ning. environmental protection and TUCKY RAMUS Ackley expects her historic preservation. T love it here, second baby in October, while sing and am excited about beimr caught ing professionally around town (San up in the hassles o f city living, at Francisco), and sends greetings to all. least for a while.” She also reports DEBBIE MOORE FitzGibbon is sur having seen PAULA COOK while viving in the Big Apple as a member visiting in Sewickley. Pat’s new of the legal staff of the New York address is: 2305 Pennsylvania Ave., State Commission on Nursing Homes, N.W.. Washington. D.r. ?0037. which she finds verv interesting. Our best wishes to KITTY WALKER TRIKA SMITH Burke has moved and Dan Ellison who were married back to the B.A. — to a loft in SoHo, Mav 25th in the Christ United three blocks from N.Y.U. (no more Methodist Church. Fort Collins. Colo. commuting!) where she will be co Kittv looked lovelv in a dress she ordinating the master’s program in made and hand embroidered herself. remedial reading. She finished her Nick and I also enjoved seeine all doctorate at Rutgers and also teaches the other Walkers who were here in the Educational Psychology De for the wed diner. partment at N.Y.U.’s School of T was in Princeton for about a month Education. Congratulations! this summer and pnioved so^ino- manv CARY ARMSTRONG Tall, converse old friends. KATE SAYEN Leader William and Eric, children of Nancy ly, appears to thrive on “country was also there at the same time and Hudler Keuffel ’58. living” with 2-year-old David, eleven we enjoyed a very nice luncheon and 26 visit together thanks to LINDA June 30, 1975. He’s a redhead, and and is teaching her seventh year at MAXWELL Stefanelli. Our respective Sharon enjoys “playing full time the Buckley School. Beime teaches broods all got along very well to mommy.” literature and poetry seminars to gether and it was really fun to watch LIZA MAUGHAM Cook and her seventh graders. The Pattons live in the second generation in action. family have moved to Heathcote the village. Linda and Tony have been very busy Farm in Kingston. GAIL PETTY Reipe has gone rural! adding on to their house and it looks SALLY CAMPBELL spent three They bought an eleven-acre farm in great. Kate and I enjoyed compar weeks on Cape Cod this summer with the country, complete with old farm ing notes on life in the West and her family. Sally is now in Colorado house, barn and orchard. It seems our inability to get everything done Springs where she lives and owns she plans to mastermind the renova we’d like to while visiting Princeton. and operates the Canyon Pre-School. tions and repairs herself. She also Kate was planning to spend a week She plans some cross-country skiing will be filling orders for her Business in Bermuda with Jim and then back in Canada this winter. That sounds Unusual. In addition, she will have to Houston. I also saw SUSAN tame compared to her last winter’s mothering responsibilities to Christa, SHEW Jennings quite frequently and adventure: a white water canoe trip who begins nursery school this year. my Anne and Susan’s Kathryn spent on the Rio Grande. Her sister Nursery school is on the agenda for many happy hours at the pool to Bonnie (MFS ’57), also along for Elizabeth Hare, too. BARBARA gether. TASSIE TURKEVICH Skvir the ride, lost her canoe! ROSE Hare’s daughter will begin was at the shore and I was sorry not Doug and LEE GARDNER Shult are this fall. Mother will be busy at home to get to see her. moving from Ponape to San Francisco with her son, Hobart (Hoby) I got a nice letter from CINDY where they will both be working Nicholas. Hoby was born on Barbara’s BROWN saying she was returning with the Far West Laboratory for birthday, May 10 of ’75. Congratula to school with the hope of becoming Educational Research and Develop tions! an art teacher. Unfortunately, she ment. The work will concern a NANCY DAVISON Johnson has also didn’t know what her new address Teacher Corps project being conducted enrolled Eric in nursery school. Her would be so I wasn’t able to answer in Ponape. They have a daughter, tennis instructions should keep her her letter. If anyone now knows her Jessica Elizabeth, born in Ponape busy, though. She passed along her new address, I’d appreciate it if you’d on April 2, 1975. The fam ily visited class secretary responsibilities to me. send it to me. New York in July, and Lee spent I am on maternity leave and needed Thanks to those of you who have some time with ELLEN LEVY. something to occupy me until the been sending back your cards and POLLY MILLER Miller and family birth of our first child, expected in I hope we’ll hear from more of you were in San Francisco. They went October. Please write. After seven by the next issue. climbing in the Sierras, and even the years of teaching and summers in It is with great sadness and deep little boys did well. Polly reports that graduate school, I am finding life regret that I must add a postscript she is celebrating her 11th anniver a bit lonely. I am assured that this to our class notes. I have just learned sary. Are we really that old ?! will change with baby. Write! that KIT ADAMS Smith and her Everything is fine with me. I enjoy husband, Bob, were killed on Sep my job at Malcolm-King College more tember 14 in an airplane crash in and more. I keep telling myself that Iceland on their way home from I should get a more stable job (one Europe. Kit wrote this summer that that doesn’t depend on government she and Bob had spent most of July funding which can be cut off at any and early August installing auxiliary time), but I enjoy what I am doing fuel tanks on their Twin Comanche, too much to reallv bother about preparing for the trip. Bob was to security. I hope to hear from many give a paper in Paris and then they more of you for the next issue of were planning to spend six weeks the Journal. visiting friends and old haunts. They left August 8 following the New 1964 foundland - Greenland - Iceland route. Class Secretary Kit’s postcards during the trip indi Ms. Jane Budny Conrad cated they had a really wonderful (Jane Budny) time. What a tragedy for it to have 5208 Bay Road North ended this way. We extend our deep Cornwells Heights, Pennsylvania est sympathy to her father, Captain 19020 Allen B. Adams, and her sister, Sarah Adams Model ’08. Those who There is much news from EIKO wish may make a contribution to the SHIMA Furuta! Since MFS she has gained degrees in French and Eng Katherine Taylor Adams Smith 1964’s Jane Budny, Pris Mark, Memorial Scholarship Fund at PDS. lish literature at Keio University. In 1970 she married Nama Furuta. a Cary Smith, Fran Wolff, Nancy Davison and Amy Lau and faculty 1963 cardiovascular surgeon at the Hospital of Tokyo University. His work member Mrs. Boutelle on a 1963 Class Secretary brought them to the United States trip to New York. Alice Jacobson in 1973. They toured hospitals and 355 W est 85th Street, Apt. 48 medical centers in Houston, Boston, New York, New York 10024 Minnesota and Washington. And, KATHY SITTIG Dunlop reports a naturally, they stopped in Princeton great deal of traveling in the last for a visit with Eiko’s parents. few months. In May she was in Las Presently Eiko is a mother to Himi, Vegas (no report on her winnings, a three-year-old girl. Himi’s name however); in June it was off to Sea- means ‘beautiful sun’. Her talents brook Island, S.C.; July’s trip was follow in her mother’s footsteps: to Skytop Club in the Poconos. Her appreciating music, literature and everyday activities include her radio art. Eiko continues to paint and play show, tennis and golf. the violin. She also teaches French LAURIE ROGERS Krackowizer was and has begun a study of Greek. in Princeton for a quick visit over They are planning another trip to the summer. On July 1 she started the States. Keep in touch! full-time work for Ron Lavender and From Atlanta there is news from Associates Real Estate as adminis JOANNA HORNIG Fox. She is trative assistant and general secre mother to Danny, born March 14, tary. Laurie and Fernando also 1974. She has time to cultivate a moved into a new home, and she re prolific garden of tomatoes and to Eiko Shima Furuta ’64 with her work with her pottery. ports all is well in sunny Mexico. daughter, Himi. SHARON STEVENSON Griffith had BEIRNE DONALDSON Patton has a son, Cable Stevenson Griffith, on finished her master’s at Bank Street 27 1965 eration of Arts, a non-profit organiza Battlefield Park and in support of the Class Secretary tion which organizes and circulates park he is having made in Wales 39 art exhibitions. lead miniature officers and men of Mrs. Philip E. Hoversten 16 different infantry regiments, 3 (Alison Hubby) cavalry regiments and General Wash 530 East 86th Street ington himself. The regiments were New York, New York 10028 the British, Hessian and American ELLEN ARONIS has left the woes PRINCETON COUNTRY ones that took part in the Battles of England behind and is once again DAY SCHOOL of Trenton and Princeton. These will in New York City. be sold to support the Princeton DABBY BISHOP is still with Foun 1925-1929 Battlefield Park. Dick reports that tain House in New York City. She Class Secretary they were ordered in volume and is going to give up her apartment Edward M. Yard were selling well long before the in the Village to move into one of soldiers were completed. Great fun the buildings which Fountain House 110 Kensington Avenue Trenton, New Jersey 08618 and exciting, he writes. has recently purchased as a half-way GEORGE SHELTON’s two daughters house for members once they have 1926 are still enrolled in colleges, each been released from the hospital. This Still living in Cadiz, Spain, LANSING heading towards different degrees. fall, Dabby plans to enter the New COLLINS golfs and loafs. Your Cindy, the oldest, is working towards York School of Social Work. secretary was in Spain during De a master’s in counselling and guidance TANNY MADEIRA Clark and hus cember, 1974, but never got so far at the University of Virginia while band. Vaughn, have moved to Farm south. Sometimes a hope is a regret. Susan is in her third year at C. W. ington, Conn., where Vaughn has a Your secretary has sent our alumnus Post College and is majoring in job in the public school system work a postcard saying we wish to get to accounting. George writes that he ing with gifted and talented students. Cadiz next trip in May ’76. has a beautiful villa in Antigua, Tanny is busy raising two boys, 1929 West Indies right on the beach and, working in a sportswear store and though not in the business, will rent putting the finishing touches on their IAN BOWMAN has written at great length about the experience of at it out to friends anti PJS alumni who new house. are interested. MARTHA STENGEL Chapel now has tending school in Princeton, N.J. He then contrasts his happy experiences a family of 5: Wendy Louise was 1933 born on May 21st. here with those in other countries. ALLEN (BUNNY) SHELTON just KAREN FRASER CofFeen recently He feels that intra-class relation married a former actor whom she met ships were the key to stretching each recently completed a self-made tour during a road company tour of the pupil to his full potential. He goes of Scotland, Norway and S.W. Eng land for one month. Two of the play, “ Butterflies Are Free.” Michael on about Mr. Murch generating the items that made his trip a unique now works in the incentive travel spirit in athletics and pays tribute one were taking a Norwegian mail business in New York and New to the PJS staff. boat up through the fiords to the J 0 RICHARD GRAHAM KIRCHENER Arctic Circle and going up the SALLY STEWART Gilbert just sent has been appearing in the New Jersey Thames River in England to Oxford the exciting news that her first child Shakespeare Festival this summer. — a trip that necessitated going will be born in the fall. Steve is The group will continue presenta through over 50 locks. head of the Lower School at PDS, tions until November with “Sweet WALTER PETTIT is practicing law and Sally expects to return to teach Bird of Youth” and “The Lady’s Not in San Francisco with the firm Pettit, ing 7th and 8th grade English part- for Burning.” Evers and Martin. He is married to time this winter. EDW ARD M. YARD and his wife, MARITA RAUBITSCHEK Hopmann Chorie Sutton and has three daugh Mary Howell Yard ’33, have made ters, Anian Tunney, Lindsav Racon is on the move again. She and her hus several trips to New Hampshire to and Cherie who is at the U.S.C. in band are en route to Brussels, where see their daughter, Barbara Yard ’66, Los Aneeles. He also has a erand- Philip will be a Fulbright Research and a younger daughter, Sally Yard, recipient for the year while taking daue-hter. Amv. throuirh his daueh- not of PDS, but a Princeton graduate ter, Lindsav. Walter writes that he a sabbatical from his position in the student. is nlaying lots of tennis on the West Poli. Sci. Department at the Univer sity of Minnesota. Marita will com Coast. mute to Amsterdam to work on lan 1930-1934 1931 guage acquisition at the Institute of Class Secretary JIM ARMSTRONG, former president Linguistics. George G. Shelton ’31 MARTHA GORMAN Nielson was re of Middlebury College, writes that 49 Valley Road he has resigned that nresidencv and married in May to a police officer Old Westbury, New York 11568 with the Princeton Township. Once accented the presidpncv of the she has her two girls settled in Secretary’s Note: Charles A. Dana Foundation in school, Martha plans to return to Since not much interest was gen Greenwich. Connecticut. His new work. erated in the idea proposed last address is now 13 Seaerate Road. BARBARA PUTNAM is about to spring that a special reunion be held Darien. Connecticut 06820. begin her second year at MIT, where for our classes during school Alumni she is working towards her master’s Day next spring, the suggestion has been withdrawn. While it is still in architecture. 1935-1939 When she isn’t looking after a very hoped that more brothers will show up that day than last year, plans for Class Secretary talkative and active two-vear-old, Harold B. Erdman LYDIA OSBORNE Sferra does vol overnight accommodations and an evening cocktail hour, dinner, etc. 47 Winfield Road unteer work at the Medical Center Princeton. New Jersey 08540 of Princeton. will be cancelled. Perhaps the idea For those of you who haven’t hoard. can be offered again at some future 1935 I was married in May to Philip time. THOMAS J. WERTENBAKER of Everard Hoversten of Lake Forest, Princeton was awarded a grant-in-aid Illinois. Shortly after we were en- 1931 by the New Jersey Historical Com eaced. Phil was “snatched” from DICK BAKER reports that last sum mission to do research on the history Booz, Allen & Hamilton, management mer he and Ricki took a month trip of the Battle of Princeton, concen consultants here in New York, to be out of the country visiting his trating on the events which took come the Director of Financial Foreign Service officer son, Richard place near Princeton on January 3, Planning at the Great Atlantic & Baker, III, and his wife in Jakarta, 1777, when General W ashington’s Pacific Tea Company. He and the Indonesia, and then his daughter, army defeated tho British 4th Bri top executives are working nieht and Lady Strathnaver, and her two little gade. day “to put Price & Pride toeether girls in London. On the trip, stops PIC BIGELOW has moved to a new again.” and I am becoming ouite the were also made in Honolulu. Samoa house at 914 Cherokee Road. Char comparison shopper! I’m still work and Istanbul. One of Dick’s many lotte, N.C., 28207 and welcomes “ any ing full-time at The American Fed activities is supporting the Princeton and all who pass through Charlotte.” 28 1936 The ERDMAN family is spread out editor of The Transcript, a daily BILL MEREDITH, who now operates too: Margy (20) a junior at Con newspaper in North Adams, Mass. a large-scale sod farm in Idaho, mar necticut College, but for the fall Mrs. Cuyler teaches phys. ed. at the ried Elizabeth Williams of Potters- semester in Oxford, England, as part Greenfield, Mass., Junior High School. ville in April. of an exchange program with West GEORGE BROWN is currently en 1937 minster College there; Caroline (18) rolled in the Graduate School of GEORGE GRETTON’s daughter, Ann is a freshman at William Smith Col Business Administration at the Uni Stokes, announced her engagement lege in Geneva, N.Y.; Bill (17) a versity of Michigan. He is working to Charles Edward Lynch, Jr., of senior at PDS; and Andy (14) re on his M.B.A. degree in operations Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She cuperating in hospital from a sum research and management science. graduated from the University of mer vacation accident which left him in a coma for six weeks. North Carolina. Mr. Lynch is an at 1949 torney in Winston-Salem. A Decem ber wedding is planned. 1944 Class Secretary BILL FLEMER, for the second year, Class Secretary Bruce P. Dennen 140 East 81st Street, Apt. 11A lias been appointed director of the John L. Moore, Jr. Board of Governors of the National 21 Hun Road New York, New York 10028 Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Ed. note: The following story ap peared in the October 9 issue of one 1939 There are a few classmates who are of Princeton’s weekly newspapers, BURR FISHER reports two daugh still interested enough, indebted Town Topics. ters married: Betsey lives in Florida, enough, or simply sentimental enough “ BRUCE P. DENNEN has been pro Cathy in Ohio; son Gordon and his to have remembered the PDS Annual moted to vice president of United wife live in New Jersey, while Mollie Fund last year. I have a hunch all States Trust Company of New York, is at home. are Whites, which is predictable, where he began his career in 1956. though looking over the roster of A graduate of Exeter and Yale (B.A., 1910 contributors, it was surprising to see 1956), he also received an M.B.A. a few from other PCD classes who, Class Secretary from New York University in 1966. I remember, were Blues. It’s not too John Hemphill, Jr. He served in the U.S. Navy from 2500 Sinclair Road late to teach old dogs new habits, 1956 to 1960, attaining- the rank Victoria, B. C., Canada so I hope to see 100% class support of Lieutenant (j.g.). Mr. Dennen for this and all future Annual Fund Noah’s Ark-like, the classmates are lives with his wife and two children drives. Manv thanks, DON MATHEY slowly reporting in one by one. To in New York.” and M ARKLEY ROBERTS, and those who have not done so, let me givers for three years straight or say that the ship won’t wait forever, longer, SAM PETTIT and ME TOO. i.e., I shall quit and, in addition to 1950 Since relieving CHARLIE STOKES the request for news and money, Class Secretary (Blue) as Class Secretary (and somebody out there will get a tear William C. Wallace thanks, Charlie, for such stimulating, stained letter from headquarters ask 1 Homestead Court informative columns), I have asked ing them to take over. Short Hills, New Jersey 07078 DICK P A Y N T E R (Blue) and JIM MERITT is still with G.E. in JOHNNY MATTHEWS (White) for Philadelphia and, more importantly, some biographical g e m s, and I ex is still this class’s biggest birder pect to hear from all of you, too. (bird?) having taken trips to Alaska 1951 In the meantime, if you don’t know in ’74 and Guatemala this year. Class Secretary it. PCD and Miss Fine’s merged over After the extremely elusive Arctic Edwin H. Metcalf p. decade ago, most successfully. Quetzaltototl, no doubt! Jim also re 23 Toth Lane Seriously, I have been fortunate to ports that his son got married this Rocky Hill, New Jersey 08553 have watched the evolution of PDS summer. closely and enthusiastically, with in side information from three PDS 1911 1952 sons, Johnny ’72, Peter ’73 and Class Secretary Tommy ’76, and particularly from my Class Secretary Thomas C. W. Roberts wife, Fritzie (MFS ’48), who was John C. Wellemeyer 16 Stony Brook Lane head of the Upper School Parent As c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. Princeton, New Jersey 08540 sociation several years ago and is Incorporated now on the Executive Committee of 1251 Avenue of the Americas 1912 PDS’s Board of Trustees. PDS is a New York, New York 10020 No Secretary fine country day school deserving Three members of the Class of 1952 your support. There will be more returned to the campus for Alumni 1913 on the Moores next time unless I Day last spring: BOB HILLIER, hear from you. Class Secretary MICKEY SHANNON, and your class secretary. It was my first trip back Peter E. B. Erdman 1945 since the school moved to its new 219 Russell Road Class Secretary location. Anyone who has not visited Princeton, New Jersey 08540 John R. Heher the new campus should plan on re BILL HARROP writes that last April Rosedale Lane turning for Alumni Day this spring. he was appointed U. S. Ambassador Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Mickey Shannon is a member o f the to Guinea and that he and Ann are Alumni Council. His interests in the established in our embassy in Cona school are very real since he has kry. They are enjoying West Africa 1946 three children now attending: Michael which they find quite a contrast to is in the ninth grade; Lawrence is their last post in Canberra. Son Class Secretary in the seventh grade; and Courtney Caldwell is with them, working in David Erdman is in kindergarten. Conakry for a year between his 10 Cleveland Lane sophomore and junior years at Har Princeton, New Jersey 08540 vard; Mark is a senior at Vassar; 1953 Class Secretary Scott is a Harvard freshman and 1947 George (13) is at Pomfret. Kenneth C. Scasserra No Secretary JOHN SLY works on as president of 8 Pine Knoll Drive International Schools Services in Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 1948 Princeton. His wife, Lucy, teaches in Zero news was received. Therefore the Princeton Regional School system, No Secretary here is a rundown on where every wherein daughter Abigail (13) is a LEWIS C. CUYLER was married on one is located according to the latest pupil, while daughter Melissa (17) March 26th, in Essex Fells, N.J., to information. is at Goucher College and son John Harriet E. Buechner of West Deer In and around Princeton are PETER (18) is a U. S. Marine. field, Mass. Lewis is an associate KNIPE, ELOF ROSENBLAD, MIKE 29 STEVENS and myself. Also in N. J. and another couple have purchased is NICK CAMERON in Madison. I The Appleyard Corporation. The believe TOM URBAN1AK is Miring firm produces, under the Mrs. Apple- in Trenton. JOHN KERNEY is yard’s label, locally made apple cider across the river in Yardley, Pa. So jelly, Cornucopia, a natural dry is SAM H AM ILL who is in Phila cereal, tomato chutney and tomato delphia. conserve, Vermont made syrup and Working or living in N.Y.C. are Mrs. Appleyard’s cookbooks. G REN NY CUYLER, NORM DORF. C. R. PERRY RODGERS, Jr.. is work SUMNER RULON-M ILLER and ing in Philadelphia as an account DENNY WRIGHT. executive for Alexander and Alex Down south, HENRY CANNON is in ander, a large national and inter Alabama and GEORGE SCOTT is national insurance brokerage firm. in Virginia. JOHN TASSIE and his wife, Penny, In the midwest our class is repre are now living in Westfield, N.J. sented bv CHARLIE SAVAGE in St. John is in his fifth year with John Louis, Mo. and CARL AKERLOF in son and Johnson Baby Products Com Ann Arbor, Mich. I believe that John pany in marketing. Vollbrecht is also in Ann Arbor. PETE COOK is in or around 1959 Boston, Mass., with PBS. Class Secretary DAVID HAMILTON has been in William W. Staniar On the road with Fraser Macleod Calif, for some time. Rumor has it S3 Cold Soil Road ’64. that CHARLIE FISHER has recently Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648 moved there. Missing are FLOYD MINKS, GARY PLANTIFF, BRIAN 1960 W. STAFFORD and BELA VASADY. Class Secretary For further information — WRITE! 1964 G. Thomas Reynolds, Jr. Class Secretary 201 Nassau Street 1954 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 William Ring Class Secretary River Road, R. R. ^1 Washington Crossing, New Jersey Fred M. Blaicher, Jr. 1961 08560 P. 0. Box 24 Class Secretary Having been prodded by our faithful 4 Norchester Drive Peter H. Raymond and tireless alumni secretary, Markell Princeton Junction, New Jersey 85 Mount Vernon Street Shriver, I am hereby setting out to 08550 Boston, Massachusetts 02108 make nothing look like something! 1955 Usually, I can expect to hear from 1962 a handful of you, but this time Class Secretary around, I got one letter. I’m afraid Frederick S. Osborne, Jr. Class Secretary Thomas S. Knox it’s a bit dated, but as the picture 3621 Hamilton Street shows, FRASER McLEOD took a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 5558 East Glenn Tucson, Arizona 85720 trip this past summer: a 3000-mile solo motorcycle trip in July. He 1956 crossed California, Nevada, Utah, 1963 Class Secretary Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Class Secretary Donald C. Stuart, III If any of you would like to share Kevin W. Kennedy c/o Town Topics travel stories with him you can write 71 West End Avenue P. 0. Box 664 to him at 768 B Manhattan Beach Summit, New Jersey 07901 Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Blvd., Manhattan Beach, Calif. 90266. He is still working for Ponder & DAVID SCOTT has moved back to Best in Santa Monica. Princeton, and he and his wife live I ran into STEVE LANE’s sister, just two blocks from the old Broad- Sally Lane, at a party on the Prince mead School. He makes the daily ton University campus recently and commute into New York City, where she informed me that Steve is still he works for the printing division working in Boston. of Fawcett Publications. That’s about all except that it ap JOHN DAVISON is living in W elles pears that my band, VALENTINE, ley, Mass. with his wife and 16- will be playing for PDS this Novem month-old son, Sean. He is general ber 1 for a Halloween dance. It sales manager for WBZ-TV, the will be my first time back to school Westinghouse-owned NBC-TV affiliate in some time. in Boston. 1965 1957 Class Secretary Class Secretary George Christopher Bush, III James Carey, Jr. 391 Nassau Street 3 Fisher Avenue Princeton, New Jersey 08540 Newton Highlands, Massachusetts Tyler Gatchell ’57 with Herbert 02161 McAneny at Alumni Day this Your class secretary is teaching at spring. the Roxbury Latin School. We now PRINCETON DAY SCHOOL have two daughters, Elizabeth Farr and Edith Chase. 1966 Class Secretary 1958 Lynn Wiley Ludwig Class Secretary (Mrs. Douglass Ludwig) C. R. Perry Rodgers, Jr. 300 Crown Street 165 River Road Morrisville, Pennsylvania 19067 Belle Mead, New Jersey 08502 As I was checking the news for this RUSS EDMONDS is working in fall’s edition of the Journal, I found Princeton as a real estate broker for I have news of people that haven’t John T. Henderson. written in a long time or not at all TOBY KNOX and his wife, Nancy, and that there is no news from some 30 of our class that used to report 1967 bought her first house and is busy regularly. Where are you, all those Class Secretary for this issue decorating. She loves the South and who haven’t written any news? Susan Fritsch plans on staving for a while. SALLY BEHR was engaged to be 5 Tudor City Place, Apt. 806 WEEZIE HUNTINGTON has just married this fall to J. Herbert Ogden, New York, New York 10017 returned from “four heavenly months Jr., of Villanova, Pa. Sally is a de in Alaska” where she spent a month signer for Donghia Associates in As reported in last spring’s Journal, MARY YOUNG was married to Max kayaking on Prince William Sound New York. Sally’s fiance is an (and saw lots of seals, sea otters, assistant loan officer at the European- Bragado-Darman in September, 1974, in a lovely ceremony in the Princeton eagles, and whales); went hiking American Bank. around McKinley National Park JULIE SHELBURNE Cabanas writes University Chapel. Mary writes that she and Max will be in Cleveland, (where she saw lots of bears, caribou, that she has two girls, Emy and moose, and Dali sheep); and visited Bessie, a husband, Zavier, who works Ohio, this year where Max will be the conductor of the orchestra at the Fairbanks. Homer, and many smaller at the Tarrytown Hilton, a house and towns. Weezie “LOVED the whole two part-time jobs. Julie is a secre Cleveland Institute of Music, and she will be teaching music and studying thing.” She writes that she has no tary to a consultant and to an author plans for the future yet, “except to who is the wife of the founder of voice. Mary sang a principal role in a production of Mozart’s “Cosi Fan do laundry and unpack.” A.A. The author is writing the story M ARTA NUSSBAUM is living in of her husband’s life and Julie has Tutte” in Mansfield, Ohio, on August 3rd. Hope the production went well, Cambridge, Mass., is writing poetry, been transcribing forty-year-old and has recently returned from a very diaries. Mary! BETSY GILLIAM will begin grad good summer in Greece. Her “whirl HERMINE DELANY spent the latter wind tour of Peloponnese” included part of ’74 studying piano in Paris uate school at Yale in history this fall. Crete, Corinth, Mycenae, Pylos, with Mme. Boulanger. She is con Athens, Delphi, and Thebes (where tinuing her musical studies at the ALIX DILWORTH writes that she is living in San Francisco, and, despite she slept in a cave on the Schola Cantorum in Paris during acropolis ?!). 1975. Hermine loves the city of Paris being somewhat slowed down by a knee operation in January, she is JULIA LOCKWOOD wrote a very and her studies there. quotable letter about her activities. HANNAH BLAKEMAN Giles reports busy remodeling a Victorian house that she bought last fall and is hop She writes: “Here I am, at the end she has a daughter, two years old, of my second year in medical school and a stepson, ten years old. ing to spend more time weaving. Alix sees PHOEBE KNAPP when (U. of Pennsylvania). It’s certainly Rumor has it that SARAH JAEGER not what I expected, but I don’t re James is in Denver making pottery. Phoebe comes down from her mother’s ranch in Montana, which gret the decision (yet). I’ve had some DEBBIE HOBLER Kahane has exposure to surgery, medicine, psy started her classes, all six of them, she is now running. Alix has also kept in touch with TOOTIE CONLIN chiatry, gynecology, and pediatrics. and is doing field work with the Usually, at the conclusion of each social services dept, at a hospital Morgan who lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. rotation I want to go into that field. near her in Honolulu. Good luck, For a while I wanted to be a surgeon, Debbie; that sounds like more work JENNIE BORGERHOFF writes that she has made it through her first then a psychiatrist, then a gynecolo than I
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Rosebank Cottage those early days. I have never any where Mr. Murch and his staff in Torrance where else found a life so ideal as culcated an outstanding spirit into Glasgow that of Princeton — and I have seen the organization of athletic activ Scotland, July 1975 a fair part of the world, in India, ities. Africa, Russia and the continent of Over a lifetime, it has been im Dear Mr. Yard, Europe. Princeton will always com possible to maintain friendships mand a first place in my affections, which developed during those days; Thank you for your letter about and the memories which are stimu but the feeling of friendship devel the PDS Journal, with the enclosed lated by the PDS Journal are always oped such deep roots that now, when card. I have filled in a few details particularly pleasant ones. I see the name of an old friend in which might be of interest; but I Looking back to Miss Fine’s the PDS Journal, I feel the stirring feel that I should take the opportu School and to the Princeton Junior of that friendship still. It would be nity of telling you how much I ap School, the thing which impresses a great pleasure and privilege to preciate the contacts with Princeton me most is the extremely high stand attend one of the re-unions of the Day School which come through the ard of education imparted at both School, and to meet one’s former Journal and occasional other papers. schools. We were stretched to the schoolmates; but I suppose that that The last time I was in Princeton was full, and the process of learning was is wellnigh an impossibility to one in 1929, when I spent the summer an exciting, stimulating thing. What in my present circumstances. But I there, and renewed old acquaintances. next impresses me is the extraordin am always grateful for the contact, Since then, I have had to rely on arily good relations between pupils however indirect, which comes from occasional letters from friends — and staff. In both schools, the teach the PDS Journal, and I should like notably Betty Menzies — and even ers were friends of the children, and you and the Editorial Staff to know more occasional visits from Prince- took them along the paths of knowl how much I appreciate it. tonians visiting this country. The edge with an expert leadership. I Perhaps it would be possible, Journal gives most interesting pic can remember what a tremendous through the PDS Journal, to send tures of the development of the shock it was to me when I started my ereetines to any of mv friends school, and of the subsequent careers school in Scotland, assuming, with at Miss Fine’s and the Princeton of many of my former schoolmates. out thinking, that a similar relation Junior School who may remember In the last issue, there was a fas ship existed there. I was speedily and me. A considerable list — both boys cinating picture of boys of the old forcefully disillusioned. The same and girls, now men and women — PJS, and I was delighted to be able excellent spirit existed in extra-class "ome? to my mind; but probably it to pick out many who were my close activities. I have never enjoyed is better to make it a general greet friends. games so much as I did those in ing. With it comes mv best wishes To have started one’s life in Prince Princeton — soccer and basketball to the Pnneeton Day School and the ton means, in my exnerience. that one and, above all, baseball. This was PDS Journal. measures life elsewhere in terms of particularly the case in the PJS, Yours sincerelv, Ian Bowman ’29 36 IN MEMORIAM Mrs. Cheevor Hamilton Ely (Mary Francos Noyes ’25) February 1(5, 1975 Mrs. Sarah Potter Conover Christman ’2(1 May 20, 1975 Mrs. George M. Van Sant (Margaret Hutchinson ’45) Juno 4. 1975 E. Webb Harrison, Jr. ’57 October 0, 1975 Mrs. Bob L. Smith (Katherine Adams ’62) September 14, 1975 Willard T. C. Johnson ’67 May 19. 1975 Herbert B. Hamid ’70 July 9, 1975 Anne Roid ’72 October 4. 1975
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