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Issue #16: April 9, 2017 2017 UPDATE AT THE FOREST Another week comes to an end at the Forest while another one is already upon us. This is a Woodberry Cup week, which means that this week’s schedule is different, so make sure that you take a look at the Schedule Visualizer. Tuesday, JV and Varsity Golf will be playing at Benedictine while JV plays against Collegiate on the road and Varsity at home. JV and Varsity will also be playing on Tuesday against Trinity Episcopal School. On Wednesday, the Cum Laude Induction Ceremony will take place immediately following dinner and former English teacher Tom Parker will be the guest speaker (See below for more details on Mr. Parker). On Thursday, both JV and Varsity Lacrosse will be competing against Collegiate and Varsity Baseball will take on the Cougars on their home turf, while JV Baseball plays Collegiate at Woodberry. Varsity Track will have their fourth and fifth meets of the season at home. Since this is a Woodberry Cup week as well as Easter Sunday Easter Sunday, there are no Saturday classes.

MR. HUBER’S FOREST TRIVIA THOMAS PARKER RIDDLE OF THE WEEK

The Residence was built for It is greater than God and more evil than the devil. The poor William Madison in: have it, the rich need it and if you eat it you'll die. What is it?

A. 1773 B. 1853 Be the first to email Mr. Guldin at 10:00pm Sunday evening with the correct answer for an Amazon gift card C. 1793 D. 1823

Last Week’s Answer: WOODBERRY CUP STANDINGS D. Financial aid was eliminated 1. Glover’s Grizzlies: 210 5. 89’ers: 120 2. Madison Generals: 170 6. Red’s Raiders: 110 WOODBERRY’S WEEKLY 3. Moubray’s Mustangs: 150 7. Rapidan Regiment: 105

WEATHER Many members of the Senior and Junior class 4. Walker’s Rangers: 140 8. Campbell Crazies: 75 remember Mr. Parker as the great English

Monday: 79°/53° Mostly Sunny teacher that he was. From September of 1980 to May of 2016, Mr. Parker called Woodberry Tuesday: 82°/54° Partly Cloudy Forest home. Throughout his career he was PIECE OF WOODBERRY HISTORY involved in almost every aspect of the Wednesday: 75°/49° Sunny This compact plantation house was built 1793 for William Madison, Woodberry life. He started as an English member of the House of Delegates for seven consecutive terms and Thursday: 73°/51° Sunny teacher, but soon became the Director of brother of President . In 1793 James Madison asked Friday: 72°/44° Sunny Admissions before moving on to Director of to supply plans for a house for his brother. Jefferson, a College Counseling. Throughout most of his close friend of the president, suggested a floor plan for a seven-room house Saturday: 71°/50° Mostly Sunny career, he was part of the coaching staff of in a geometric configuration that is a hallmark of Jefferson's residential multiple sports, including JV and Varsity design. James Madison later wrote to Jefferson saying that William had Sunday: 78°/55° Partly Cloudy adopted the plans. No Jefferson drawings have been positively identified as baseball, JV , and Bengal football. the Madison design, but the correspondence authenticates the Jefferson connection. The original, non-academic two-column portico suggests, however, that Jefferson was not involved in the execution. In 1870 the property was purchased by Robert Stringfellow Walker, who remodeled the house in 1884. It was here that Walker founded Woodberry Forest School in 1889, naming it after the Madison plantation. The house was renamed the Residence and became the headmaster's house. Walker hired a tutor to educate his six sons and neighboring children. The first classes were taught in a room of The Residence. Additions made in 1884 changed the effect from Palladian to Victorian. Other renovations in 1948 created a large drawing room by eliminating partitions between three rooms, one of which was used as a back porch by the Madison family.