MiddlesexSpring 2011

The Legacy of Lamb A Lasting Musical Influence

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 i From the Head of School

Change Amid Tradition

Looking out on the Circle as I sit writing school so special, and one of Khan’s conclu- this note, the comforting, relentless cycle sions is that boarding school students learn of the life of this school makes itself clear an enormous amount through the intensity yet again. Yet another group of seniors is of their steady interactions with adults. At contemplating the meaning of the experience boarding school, Khan notes the omnipres- here as the days towards graduation suddenly ence of adults, the expectation of sustained, seem to be galloping along, rather than pro- enriching relationships, and the clear under- ceeding apace. Yet another group of talented standing and value accorded those relationships. 13 and 14 year olds—the next Middlesex Our students learn to navigate relationships School—has just made the decision about of all kinds and how to make relationships where and with whom to do some very with authority figures—teachers, coaches, important growing up. For the first time in advisors—work for them. recent memory, our rowers have a home, as While Khan characterizes this knowledge our new boathouse ends years of nomadic as learning to navigate hierarchies with ease frustrations for coaches and rowers. We are (a critical idea for his thinking about the “new also working on plans for the renovation of elite”), I think there is something much richer three dorms—RW, LB, and Peabody—and on and more profound that develops than merely the possible construction of a new dormitory a set of sociopolitical skills. The stories of this that will allow us to make all of our dorms school center on teachers like Arthur Motter Middlesex comparable in terms of amenities and space. Lamb, Bull Alexander, Peter Arnold, Kit Cohane Spring 2011 We will be planning for a home for our music ’59, and their students, all the way through program and for the renovation of our beloved to the current generation of teachers, whose Head of School Kathleen Carroll Giles and well-used arts facilities. We will be launch- work centers in the classroom but radiates Director of Development ing a newly revised Web site and enhancing through a teenager’s entire life and becomes James J. Zimmerman our technological capacity to communicate enmeshed not only in how a young person Editor Maria Lindberg and interact. So while much changes, much defines himself or herself but also in how he Design stays the same, and vice versa. or she defines personal goals and possibilities. NonprofitDesign.com Photography But as I sit in this office, my thoughts Therein we find our friend, the promise. So Joel Haskell, Tim Morse, inevitably gravitate to individual people— while much changes—Facebook and Twitter Robert D. Perachio Tony Rinaldo the students, the teachers, the staff members and the cloud—much stays the same as we

Letters to the Editor Letters to the —who have always formed the core and strength undertake the business of Middlesex this editor are welcome and may be edited of the Middlesex experience. As a graduate spring. for clarity and space. Please send your letters to Editor, Middlesex Bulletin, and former faculty member of St. Paul’s School, 1400 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 01742, or e-mail [email protected]. Columbia University sociologist Shamus Alumni News We welcome news from Rahman Khan has recently written a book, alumni, parents, and friends of Middle- sex School. Please send your news and the subtitle of which is “The Making of An labeled photographs to Alumni News, Middlesex School, 1400 Lowell Road, Adolescent Elite.” This insightful book Concord, MA 01742, or e-mail alumni@ attempts to analyze what makes the teenage mxschool.edu. Address Corrections Please notify experience at a so-called “elite” boarding us of your change of address. Write to Middlesex School, 1400 Lowell Road, Concord, MA 01742 or e-mail alumni@ mxschool.edu. Parents of Alumni If this magazine is addressed to a son or daughter who no longer maintains a permanent address at your home, please advise us of his or her new address. Thank you! Contents

Mission Statement Features

14 Making Headway Middlesex School is an independent, non-denominational, residential, Confronting the same problem but in college-preparatory school that, for different endeavors, several Middlesex over 100 years, has been committed alumni are contributing to the effort to to excellence in the intellectual, improve the prevention, diagnosis, and ethical, creative, and physical devel- treatment of concussions in young people. opment of young people. We honor the ideal, articulated by our founding Head Master, of “finding the promise” 19 Ready All: Row! in every student, and we work The New Paumgarten Boathouse together in an atmosphere of mutual The long wait is over at last—Middlesex’s trust and shared responsibility to crews finally have a brand new, well- help students bring their talents to fruition as knowledgeable, capable, equipped home on the Concord River. responsible, and moral citizens of the world. As a community, we 22 The Legacy of Lamb: How respect the individual interests, an Eccentric Music Master strengths, and needs of each stu- Shaped Middlesex dent. We also value the rich diversity of belief and experience each of A rarity in his time as well as today, us brings to the School. Arthur Motter Lamb spent his entire career at Middlesex, from the fall of 1919 until his We expect that each student will death in the spring of 1961. Fifty years later, bring his or her best efforts to the his single-minded devotion lives on, both shared endeavor of learning and in the alumni he taught and in the vibrant that the School, through its faculty, musical life of the School. will engage and encourage each student’s growth, happiness, and well-being. We aspire for all Middlesex students to develop Departments personal integrity, intellectual vitality and discipline, and respect 2 Life 360 for themselves and for others. We expect each student to engage The Search for Another Earth; Universal energetically and cooperatively in Lessons; Composer-in-Residence William the life of the School, and we seek Cepeda; The Sparrow; Middlesex Diplomats to inspire in all students the desire Debate; Benefit Bonanza Boosts Service; to seek understanding of them- Safer Passage on New Sidewalk selves and the larger world, both now and in their futures. 8 Middlesex People Tony Lake ’57 Leads UNICEF; Brenau University Honors Sid Smith ’41 On the Cover The legendary Arthur Motter 10 Team Highlights Lamb conducts the Glee Club in an early 1930s rehearsal. Cross-Country Kudos and Field Hockey Honors; Alpine Skiing’s Team and Individual Triumphs

28 Alumni Notes and News Class Notes; In Memoriam

44 Back Story Hallowell’s Flag

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Planetary Possibilities From the vantage point of space, she said, Earth looks like a pale blue dot that varies in brightness; scientists are therefore looking for a similar kind of exoplanet. By examining the spectral features of its light, information can be inferred about the planet’s size, density, temperature, and atmosphere—details that might indicate its ability to sustain life. Though more than 400 stars with exo- planets have been discovered thus far, the search for another Earth is complicated by a number of challenges, including the diffraction of light —which prevents us from being able to see exoplanets as clear points—and the sheer dis- tance of other stars from us. Alpha Centauri is the next closest star at a distance of 4.22 light years, a journey of 70,000 years for an unmanned probe. Yet “hard things have been done before,” Professor Seager reasoned, and she is by no means discouraged in her search. Having peaked everyone’s interest in exoplanets, Professor Are We Alone? In fact, a wealth of new data is now being Sara Seager was surrounded by Could there be a planet like Earth amid the transmitted from the Kepler telescope that students with questions long hundreds of billions of stars in the Universe? was launched on a three-year journey in after her presentation. The odds look promising to MIT Professor March 2009. Given the amount and quality Sara Seager. As the School’s first Hub Lecturer of information streaming in, she estimates, this year on September 16, she explained how “In one to three years, we may find another and when another Earth might be found. E ar t h .”

Exoplanets, Not Extraterrestrials Discovery Imminent As an associate professor of physics and the The question of being able to visit that exo- Ellen Swallow Richards Associate Professor planet is a thornier problem. “The distances of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, involved are enormous, and we don’t have the Professor Seager studies the atmospheres and speed to get there in fewer years,” Professor interiors of exoplanets—planets that orbit stars Seager said. Yet, scientific research is still other than our own Sun—in hopes of deter- worthwhile, she contended, both for the greater mining whether or not any of them might understanding of our world and for its unex- sustain life in some form. “Every star is a sun,” pected benefits, like the discovery of laser she began, “and if our sun has an Earth, I’m and MRI technologies. “We can learn a lot sure another star has a planet like Earth. We from that pale blue dot, just from its data just haven’t found it yet.” alone,” she affirmed, “and we could find an Lest people think she is looking for extra- Earthlike planet any day now.” M terrestrials, Professor Seager clarified, “Person- ally, I have not seen any evidence that there are aliens,” adding wryly, “but I like to think that they are out there and that they are wealthier than we are and have better technology.”

2 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Voices on Universal Lessons Campus Teaching with Real Scientific Data The power of art and science were uppermost in the minds of After wrapping up her classes before the measures ozone in Earth’s upper atmosphere guest speakers this year. Among those who came to campus were: December exam period, Physics and Astron- and collects atmospheric data at many sites omy teacher Sara Kate May found herself continuously. Because that data is available • Filmmaker Sultan Sharrief, speaking before a larger crowd than the ones online within a day of its collection, students who helped the School reflect that fill her Middlesex lab. On December 13, can track and study current data in a field on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. through she gave a presentation at the 2010 meeting of atmospheric science that is still not well- his movie, Bilal’s Stand, and of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) studied or thoroughly understood. discussed how filmmaking in San Francisco, where more than 18,400 “The part I’m most excited about is using addresses misconceptions, geophysicists gathered to hear about the MOSAIC as a tool for teaching uncertainty highlights issues of social justice, and allows him to latest issues in their field of study. and analysis,” says Sara Kate, who began apply- share his world with others. ing her lessons in Honors Physics this year. Real Data, Real Discoveries “What may be most appealing to students • Director André Robert Lee, For Sara Kate, the event was a chance for her is that there is a possibility of being the first who screened his film, The Prep School Negro, before to share with others the work she completed person to recognize or think of something the School’s Diversity Day last summer, when she joined the scientific in this area—to make a real contribution on February 12. With his film community at MIT’s Haystack Observatory for to science.” —inspired by his experience eight weeks as one of two educators chosen for as an African American stu- the Research Experience for Teachers program Sharing Lessons Nationally dent at Philadelphia’s German- town Friends School—he hopes (funded by the National Science Foundation). Impressed with the lessons, Haystack asked to encourage people to share Asked to incorporate the use of a rela- Sara Kate to submit an abstract of the work to their stories and gain greater tively inexpensive tool called MOSAIC into the AGU, which resulted in her presentation understanding of one another. the teaching of high school physics, Sara Kate at its December meeting. Ultimately, Sara • Dr. Edward J. Benz, president and RET colleague Chris Clements created a Kate hopes that her lessons will be appealing of the Dana-Farber Cancer set of illustrated lessons and lab instructions. and helpful to fellow teachers who share her Institute, who spoke on Feb- MOSAIC (Mesospheric Ozone System for goal of making physics both approachable ruary 22 and provided a basic Atmospheric Investigations in the Classroom) and rooted in real science. M yet comprehensive under- standing of cancer, its causes, and the current research that Physics and is guiding doctors to more Astronomy effective treatments. teacher Sara Kate May—who • Pulitzer Prize-Winning also oversees Poet Jorie Graham, who the Observatory gave students a master class of the Clay in poetic analysis during a Centennial special evening Assembly Center—hopes on April 4. to return to Haystack this summer to fine-tune her lessons and labs.

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sessions prior to the final performance. “We’ve been joking that we need to take a cruise now and play all this music during it,” says drum- mer Annie Lyons ’12, who found the initial rehearsals to be more informal, like jam ses- sions. “Mr. Cepeda was very involved, walking around and helping each person,” she says. “He’d pull out his trombone or the conch shells and play along—it was a lot of fun.”

A Family Tradition An accomplished trombonist and a noted composer and arranger, Mr. Cepeda comes from a well-known family rooted in music: the Familia Cepeda, famous for their perfor- mances of folkloric music with African roots and as keepers of traditional Puerto Rican music. Blending this musical background with his own interest and talent in jazz, Mr. Cepeda has developed a unique style that he calls “Afrorican Jazz.” In the course of his career, he has per- The Middlesex Jazz Orchestra formed and toured with such luminaries as rehearses with Composer-in- Caribbean Dizzy Gillespie, Tito Puente, Miriam Makeba, Residence William Cepeda. Jazz Cruise and Eddie Palmieri. A graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Mr. Cepeda earned his master’s Composer-In-Residence degree from the Aaron Copland School of William Cepeda Music at Queens College and serves on the faculty of the Brooklyn Conservatory of Few young musicians get to play original Music. pieces written expressly for them by a highly regarded professional performer. This year, Fascinating Rhythms the 12 student members of Middlesex’s Jazz For saxophonist Brian LeMeur ’13, working Orchestra are enjoying just such an experience with Mr. Cepeda has been an enlightening thanks to the School’s composer-in-residence, musical experience. As he elaborates, “Jazz celebrated Afro-Latin Jazz musician William rhythms are largely constructed on syncopation Cepeda. —and even more so with Latin music. The melodies are simple, and the rhythms are com- Learning by Jamming plicated, but that’s what makes it fun. I’m trying Invited by the Middlesex Music Department, to get inside the rhythms; you have to be one Mr. Cepeda has been commissioned to com- with the music and get inside of it, as opposed pose several pieces for the Jazz Orchestra, which to just being its conduit.” will perform them with him during a spring “Having someone write pieces for us— concert as well as record them on the group’s and for me—is pretty special,” Brian adds. annual CD. He has already joined the band for “It’s inspiring to meet someone who does several rehearsals in December and February, this for a living.” M and will return to campus for several more

4 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 The Sparrow November 12–13, 2010

Written by Chris Mathews, Jake Minton, and Nathan Allen Directed by Tom Kane Technical Direction by Ryan DuBray Costume Design by Kim Brown

A coming-of-age story—but with a supernatural twist—The Sparrow presented new technical and dramatic challenges last fall for 15 Middlesex actors and 30 tech assistants. On a spare set with changing backdrops and only a few props, students created the Midwestern high school world of Emily Book, a reclusive orphan with telekinetic powers that could be a blessing­—or a curse. This new play, created by the critically acclaimed House Theater of Chicago, uses fantasy and theatrical magic to explore the larger themes of guilt and forgiveness. The complex production was well-received by Middlesex audiences, a tribute to the outstanding collaborative efforts of the cast and crew.

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23 members of the group were Model Congress novices. In the midst of their stay, the Middlesex contingent enjoyed a unique opportunity: a two-hour briefing with alumnus Cass Sunstein ’72 (President Obama’s advisor in the Office of Management and Budget) and his spouse, Samantha Powers (a member of the National Security Council and the President’s advisor on human rights). The Saturday meeting at the White House was a particular highlight of the five-day trip, giving students a closer look at the real world of Washington politics.

International Interests Traveling to New York City the day before March break began, another 32 students represented Middlesex—the only ISL school competing— at the National New York Model United Nations. There, 3000 participants from all over the world Middlesex diplomats gathered spent four intense days engaging in the diplo- for a photo in the General Talking Politics matic process. Amid the many skilled negotia- Assembly Hall of the United tors in attendance, Annie Lyons ’12 deservedly Nations building in New York Middlesex politicos got a taste of policy earned a gavel for adjudicating the Ecuadorian- City. (Photo: Amelia Armitage ’11) making on a domestic and an international Columbian border crisis during her stint on scale this year, with several taking part in the the International Court of Justice. Princeton Model Congress last November in Several of her peers also performed Washington, DC, and others participating with distinction. Working on the Social and in the National New York Model United Humanitarian Council, Sherry Du ’13 was Nations in March. exceptional, as were Michael Turek ’11 and Erik Klinkhammer ’11 on the Economic and A Capital Trip Financial Committee. It was a challenge to Leading the 28 Middlesex students who stand out on committees involving more than attended Princeton’s Model Congress was 300 members, yet Tristan Biber ’12, Max veteran debater Liz Kashinski ’11, who earned Brown ’11, Courtney O’Brien ’11, and Parisa a gavel for the second consecutive year as a Oviedo ’12 commanded attention nonetheless. member of the House Judiciary Committee. Reflecting on the months of research and Also recognized for her notable efforts, Ellie preparation that his students completed prior Charchenko ’13 won a major award in the to the event, History Department Chair Steve House International Relations Committee. Freiberger rightly pointed out that competing Others came close to capturing awards for their against some of the best “secondary diplomats” powers of persuasion, including Jake Kline ’12 in the world is no easy task, but Middlesex in the House International Relations Committee participants handled it all with eloquence and and Vivian Liu ’12 in the House Judiciary poise. Returning veterans are already looking Committee. Additional standout performers forward to next year’s schedule, which includes were Nick Stonnington ’14, Thad Pryor ’13, the Southern Ontario Model United Nations Andrew Granato ’13, and Hanna Wiegers ’12, in Montreal and the Harvard Model Congress who were all first-time competitors; in fact, in Boston. M

6 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Beneficiaries of Benefit Bonanza the School-wide Celebrating Community Service Effort

The nonprofit organizations Turning their attention to causes close to have fun at the same time.” Keeping favorite selected to receive a share of members of the Middlesex community, the activities from previous Benefits—the bake the proceeds from the Benefit School’s community service officers decided sale, raffle, and dance—and adding new ones, Bonanza include the following: to revamp their annual spring fundraiser, like a dodge ball tournament and a t-shirt Autism Speaks: Dedicated to renaming it the “Benefit Bonanza.” Instead of tie-dying project, the goals of the day were funding research into the causes, raising money for a single cause, they invited community involvement as well as fundraising. prevention, treatments, and students, faculty, and staff to recommend The event was a resounding success on a cure for autism; increasing charities that they are personally involved with, both counts. More than 80 percent of the School awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and advocating for selecting five organizations to support after participated in some way in the Benefit, raising the needs of individuals with listening to presentations from 13 students $4850 for the five designated nonprofit orga- autism and their families. and adults. nizations (see list at left). “It was amazing,” Another important focus of the Bonanza, says Marcia, who thought the evening’s dance Camp Amerikids: Providing a traditional camp experience, held on March 5, was “celebrating the work went especially well thanks to an outstanding complemented by off-season we do as a school in terms of community ser- DJ. “We wanted to make the Benefit even better programs, to enhance the lives vice,” as student leader Marcia Frimpong ’11 than before, and it was great seeing your ideas of children who are affected by explains. “We wanted to celebrate the fact that come to life. People were really enjoying or infected with HIV/AIDS and we do a lot of good things all year, and we themselves that day.” M who reside in the tri-state area of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Walk This Way Strolling or jogging to Fistula Foundation: Dedicated Concord Center along busy to raising awareness of and fund- Lowell Road will soon be ing for fistula repair, prevention, easier—and safer—than and educational programs ever. On October 12, 2010, worldwide to help eradicate sidewalk installation began fistula. near the Middlesex football fields, to be continued ap- Partners in Health: Providing proximately 1.5 miles down a preferential option for the the street until it connects poor in health care and currently with the existing sidewalk working in 49 health centers and near Hugh Cargill Road. hospitals across 11 countries. Middlesex is supporting the project by paying for School on Wheels: Connecting the walkway that borders volunteer tutors with children the School’s property, from whose homelessness prevents the North Gate to the land them from getting the academic just beyond the original stability, assistance, and men- South Gate entrance. toring they desperately need. “We’re delighted to be able to support both the initiative of the Concord citizens who spearheaded this effort and the well-being of the local community, including our Middlesex community,” affirmed Head of School Kathy Giles. “This sidewalk will enhance everyone’s safety and quality of life.”

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 7 Middlesex People

Helping the Children of the World Lake ’57 Leads UNICEF

career with joining the U.S. State Department as a foreign service officer in 1962, just after he had finished his undergraduate degree at Harvard and spent a year reading international economics on a Fiske Scholarship at Trinity College, Cambridge. He later earned his Ph.D. at Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs in 1974. Over the years, Tony has managed a full range of foreign policy, national security, humanitarian, and development issues at the most senior levels, serving as director of policy planning in President Carter’s administration (1977–81) and as national security advisor (1993–97) under President Bill Clinton. After leaving government in 1997, he served as the U.S. President’s Special Envoy to Haiti as well as Ethiopia and Eritrea. His efforts, for which he received the 2000 White House Samuel Nelson Drew Award, contributed to the achievement Former Middlesex Trustee W. Anthony K. of the Algiers Agreement that ended the war Lake ’57 has taken on another significant between Ethiopia and Eritrea. He also played role in his long and distinguished career. On a leading role in shaping policies that led to May 1, 2010, he became the sixth executive peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and director of the United Nations Children’s Northern Ireland. Fund (UNICEF). His experience in international develop- Created in 1946 to help children in ment began in the 1970s, when he served as post-war Europe, UNICEF is currently on the director of International Voluntary Ser- the ground in more than 150 countries and vices, leading the work of this “private Peace territories, helping children survive and thrive Corps.” In that same decade, Tony also served from early childhood through adolescence. on the boards of Save the Children (1975–77) The world’s largest provider of vaccines for and the Overseas Development Council. Over developing countries, UNICEF supports child the past 10 years, Tony has been an interna- health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, tional adviser to the International Committee quality basic education for all boys and girls, of the Red Cross (2000–03) and chair of the and the protection of children from violence, Marshall Legacy Institute, which works in exploitation, and AIDS. conflict-affected countries to remove landmines Bringing more than 45 years of public and assist survivors, as well as to advance service to his new position, Tony began his children’s rights.

8 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Tony’s ties with UNICEF date back to 1993, when he worked with the organization’s His Honor third executive director, James P. Grant, on the presentation of its flagship publication, The Sidney O. Smith, Jr. “The State of the World’s Children,” at the Graduate School White House. From 1998 to 2007 he served on the Board of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Sid Smith ’41 was only the fourth Middlesex alumnus to receive the with a term as chair from 2004 to 2007, School’s Henry Cabot Lodge ’20 after which he was appointed a permanent Distinguished Alumni Award back honorary member. in May of 1996. Today, a more public honor has been bestowed on him by another institution that he has represented well. In October “If we improve their lives 2010, the Brenau University Board of Trustees voted unanimously to today,” Tony said at the time name all of its graduate programs the Sidney O. Smith, Jr. Graduate School after the former U.S. District of his appointment, “we will Court judge and fourth-generation member of the Brenau governing board. “Brenau is everything that it is today because of Sidney Smith,” help them inherit a better said his longtime friend and fellow Trustee John W. Jacobs, Jr. “Like- wise, what it will be in the future will have his indelible stamp. Graduate tomorrow.” education will be the lynchpin that drives Brenau’s success.” Born and raised in Gainesville, Georgia, Sid won a Prize Scholarship to come to Middlesex, where he was a top student and athlete (who was inducted into the School’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006). Following Immediately prior to his appointment service in World War II, he graduated from Harvard and earned his with UNICEF, Tony served as a distinguished law degree at the University of Georgia. After private law practice professor in the practice of diplomacy at the and service as a Georgia superior court judge, Sid was appointed by Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service President Lyndon Johnson to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, where he served for nine years, including six at Georgetown University. He has been a mem- years as chief judge. ber of the board of trustees at Mount Holyoke His commitment to education is a proud family legacy. Sid’s great- College and a member of the advisory council grandfather was a member of the founding board of what is now Brenau, of the Princeton Institute for International and his grandfather was on the board in 1911 when Brenau became a chartered institution of higher learning. Later, both his father and mother and Regional Studies, and has served on the served simultaneously on the Brenau Board. governance board of the Center for the Study Sid began his service to both public and private education as of Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. chairman of the Gainesville Board of Education. In addition to serving Tony also served two terms on Middlesex’s on the Brenau Board, including a period as chairman, he also served on the state Board of Regents, the governing body for Georgia’s public Board of Trustees (1976–79 and 1982–87) colleges and universities. Sid was on the Brenau Board when it created and shared his experience in public service the coeducational graduate programs and authorized Brenau’s transi- with the School as the Bigelow Lecturer. tion to a full university. With this wealth of experience, he is well- More than 900 of Brenau’s 2,800 students are in graduate programs equipped to work toward securing safe and already. The University’s 2025 strategic plan, aimed at increasing enroll- ment to 5,000, envisions that most growth will occur in graduate-level healthy lives for children around the world. programs—a fact which makes the Smith Graduate School pivotal to “If we improve their lives today,” Tony said the university’s future. M at the time of his appointment, “we will help them inherit a better tomorrow.” M

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 9 Team Highlights For more sports news visit www.mxschool.edu/athletics

Field Hockey Success! Co-captain Allena Dennis ’11 (on right) and teammate Tabby Sabky ’12 celebrated the moment when the Middlesex varsity (seeded 7th) defeated Williston Northampton (seeded 2nd) in the quarterfinal game of the NEPSAC Class B Tournament on November 17. After winning 2-1 in overtime against perennial rival Brooks, Middlesex moved on to the finals, ending an exciting tournament run with a narrow 2-1 loss to first seed Thayer on November 21. (Photo: Matt Risley, Risley Sports Photography)

Girls’ Soccer Boys’ Soccer A three-year member of the girls’ varsity, Elizabeth Gaining strength and skill over Turpin ’12 (#16) was named All-League for her lead- the last three years, the boys’ ership in the midfield last fall and was elected varsity finished third in the ISL a co-captain of the 2011 squad. with a 9-2-4 record, earning one of eight New England Tour- nament spots (later dropping a close match 1-0 to KUA). Led by Captains Travis Barker ’11, Mike Miele ’11, and Dan Skayne ’11 (center, left), the team boasted not only the best defensive record—giving up only 12 goals in 15 games—but also the second leading scorer in the ISL, Peter Hughes ’12 (on far left).

Football Co-captain John Lesofsky ’11 (#24) leads fellow Co-Captain Devin Chapman ’11 on one of their many runs last fall; both were among those who earned All-League status in a season that featured the School’s first-ever overtime game on October 23. With St. Sebastian’s leading 20-7 at the half, Middlesex came back to tie the score and then won in OT, 28-20.

10 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Fanfare for Fall Athletes

Even after the season came to a close in November, several Middlesex athletes con-tinued to garner awards for their out- standing achievements in their respective sports and in the classroom.

Supported here by stalwart defender Caroline O’Donnell ’11 (#15), Cassie Coash ’11 was one of three varsity field hockey players named to the 2010 Gladiator/NFHCA High School National Academic Squad.

Focused and composed, Emily Stark ’12 (center) was on her way to MVP, giving her title of Boston and independent secondary setting a course record of 18:14 in this late-October meet with Nobles. Globe All-Scholastic. schools in Maine, Massachusetts, Her first-place finish helped Middlesex claim a 27-28 victory that day. Her success, says Varsity New Hampshire, and Vermont to (Photo: Tony Rinaldo) Coach Malcolm Russell, is the be given this distinction—a clear result of hard work and strong indication of her skill and athleti- intuition. “Emily trains year- cism. “Allena is a versatile player Stark ’12 Named round, in all weather,” he affirms. who dominates the midfield and League MVP “She’s a smart runner who can backfield,” says Varsity Coach As a freshman on the girls’ varsity run a plan against opponents Natalie Martinez. “She has pre- cross-country team, Emily Stark and has a good instinct about the vented several goals against us ’12 hit the ground running, win- best place to make a move.” With and been instrumental in creating ning first place in both the ISL her senior cross-country season scoring opportunities for us dur- and the New England Prep School ahead—as a returning team cap- ing her Middlesex career. She’s Division IV (NEPSTA) Champion- tain—it remains to be seen what powerful and aggressive, yet ships that year—feats that earned this determined athlete will poised, on the field.” her the first of three consecutive accomplish in her Middlesex career. Also receiving recognition All-League and All-New England Field Hockey Standouts beyond the ISL, Co-captain honors. She’s maintained an Earning All-League honors in field Kate Donahue ’11 and teammates amazing pace ever since. In hockey for a third time last fall, Cassie Coash ’11 and Courtney addition to finishing among the Varsity Co-captain Allena Dennis O’Brien ’11 were named to the 2010 top three at the last two ISL ’11 was also named to the highly Gladiator/NFHCA High School Championships, Emily remains selective 2010 Harrow Sports/ National Academic Squad for their the defending NEPSTA Champion National Field Hockey Coaches outstanding work on the field and and has set six course records Association (NFHCA) High School in the classroom. Notably, all thus far. Following her undefeated Northeast Region Team at the three have made the honor roll season in dual meets last fall, the season’s close. She was one of only every semester in their years coaches voted her the League 16 players from all of the public at Middlesex.

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 11 Team Highlights For more sports news visit www.mxschool.edu/athletics

Boys’ Hockey Chris Jellison ’13 scores on a breakaway against BB&N; with 29 points to his credit, he was the varsity’s leading scorer in a season that included winning the Barber Tournament for the first time in 38 years.

Girls’ Basketball Co-captain Caroline O’Donnell ’11 contributes two more points toward Middlesex’s eventual 42–41 win over Holderness; as the leading scorer in that game, she tallied 13 points and 8 rebounds.

Boys’ Squash Often competing against nationally ranked opponents at the top of the ladder, Captain Grant Parisi ’11 returns a backhand in a match with St. George’s. For his leadership and commitment to excellence, he earned Middlesex’s Maddock Squash Prize.

Wrestling Middlesex surprised many opponents last winter with strong performances, especially from younger wrestlers, and came away with eight medals at the final tournament. Girls’ Hockey Skating past the home bench, Co-captain Francesca Panarelli ’11 helped lead her team to the New England Tournament for Division II this season. In the first round of play, Middlesex traded goals in an exciting match-up with Southfield School, losing 2–3 in the final three minutes of the game.

12 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Dominating the Slopes

Co-captain Max Brown ’11 tackles the giant slalom.

At the season’s capstone event, held at Berkshire East on February 16, the girls’ ski team won the NEPSAC Class B Championships with a combined score of 51 points in the slalom and the giant slalom. The boys’ team also made a strong showing, finishing fourth among 14 teams—just one run away from third place. (Photo: Paul Harrison)

Brown ’11 Repeats 2010. As a co-captain in his figure out what line to take on Success senior year, he repeated that the course or what wax to use Being named the Independent success, also leading the boys’ in tuning their skis. Max is the School League’s MVP once is team to a fourth-place finish at the kind of person who helps teach quite an honor; alpine skier Max NEPSAC Class B Championships. younger, strong skiers how to Brown ’11 has now managed to “Max was one of the top become strong racers.” take the title two years in a three or four racers in the league Appropriately, Max was given row—a rare accomplishment. consistently,” says Middlesex Middlesex’s Alpine Skiing Bowl this Already named All-League and Coach Joshua Mann. “Many of year, adding one more award to All-New England in the giant the league coaches have spoken an impressive athletic career. slalom at the end of a strong to me about his affability and pro- junior season, Max topped those fessionalism; he’s a good leader honors with the distinction of and a good racer. On our team Boston Globe All-Scholastic in especially, Max led with his enthu- siasm and his athletic authority. He was always helping people

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 13 Making Headway

Sports Illustrated might be expected to contain articles about concussions, but when magazines ranging from Time to The New Yorker to National Geographic (to the Bulletin!) also follow suit, it’s clear that the subject has become a hot topic. At first glance, this may be puzzling. What has happened that has made concussions such a point of interest?

enerally defined as a “brain injury” caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head that results in an alteration in awareness, a concussion was once regarded as “something you recover from, with no long-term effects,” as former Middlesex parent GDr. Robert Cantu recalls. But through his work as co-direc- tor of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalop- athy (CSTE) at Boston University, where he is also a clinical professor of neurosurgery, Dr. Cantu and his colleagues have learned that concus- sions are indeed a serious matter deserving widespread attention. And since an esti- mated 3.8 million sports and recreation- related head injuries occur in the U.S. each year (according to the CDC), con- cussions are fairly common occurrences, meriting further consideration and study. Initially, concern about the potentially lasting harm of concus- sions centered on the realm of pro- fessional sports, where the research of Dr. Cantu and others is primarily focused. In post-mortem examina- tions of former football and hockey players’ brains, doctors at CSTE have found evidence of a progressive, degenerative neurological disease called Chronic Traumatic Encepha- Photo courtesy of lopathy (CTE), the early symptoms Easton-Bell Sports. of which mimic dementia, with its char- acteristic memory loss, aggression, confusion,

14 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 and depression. Most of these athletes were known to have suffered concussions, but some were not, leading doctors to wonder if they had received blows that did not cause concussions but still contributed to cumula- tive damage. “Total brain trauma leads to CTE,” Dr. Cantu clarifies. “We now know that football players— and other athletes in contact sports—need to worry about CTE,” he continues. “It’s also scary that we’ve seen CTE in college players, so it’s not just playing professional football that causes it. And we’ve seen it now in younger people (aged 17 to 18); CTE was there and it should not have been. It makes you worry about younger kids.”

PACE Setting Deciding not to wait for more medical evidence that will indicate how early CTE might begin, some Middlesex alumni, like Charlie Maddock ’00, are directing their A multilevel project, PACE will involve Charlie Maddock ’00 (right) with his neurosurgeon, Dr. efforts toward the prevention, detection, and the creation of online education modules that Howard Riina, who now leads treatment of concussions. As chronicled in will teach students, parents, and coaches how the medical advisory board of the Spring 2009 Alumni Bulletin, Charlie was to prevent, recognize, and respond to concus- the Charles Maddock Foundation fortunate to recover fully from a traumatic sions. In addition, an online registry will for Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury. brain injury (TBI) that occurred when he allow students who have had concussions to was struck by a cab in New York City in 2004. record their symptoms, treatment, and recov- Grateful to have received the best treatment ery. A third facet of the project will entail col- available when he needed it, Charlie resolved lecting data for further research, from base- to help others in his situation and created a line testing to post-concussion assessments, nonprofit organization, the Charles Maddock in order to learn more about the real effects Foundation (CMF) for Traumatic Brain and of concussion on the still-developing brain. Spinal Cord Injury, to advance the treatment Involving the collaboration of several large of patients who have suffered brain trauma. organizations—including the state’s inter- “A concussion is technically a mild scholastic association, the Brain Injury Asso- TBI—a brain injury nonetheless,” says ciation of Arizona, Arizona State University, Charlie. “What research seems to be indi- and the Arizona Cardinals football team— cating is that after a series of milder concus- PACE has the potential to reach and benefit sions, the cumulative effect can be that of a thousands of young people. more serious TBI. We hear a lot about profes- “This will begin as a pilot program in sional football players, but the risk of getting Arizona,” Charlie explains, “and then hope- concussions exists for youth and high school fully, it can be adopted around the country.” athletes, too, and little research is performed With funds from an upcoming million-dollar at that level.” campaign for CMF, Charlie would like to see For these reasons, CMF is funding an the proposal replicated next in Massachu- initiative that was submitted by Dr. Nick The- setts, New York, and Rhode Island, branching odore, a neurosurgeon who practices in Phoe- out to other states from there. nix, Arizona, and serves on CMF’s medical advisory board. Together with a colleague, Dr. Interpreting Data Theodore has developed a program called Through assisting with in-depth research on PACE—Protecting Athletes through Concus- young athletes, Kaitlin Carroll ’06 has sion Education—as a cost-effective way to recently been working with physicians at provide concussion education, surveillance, Massachusetts General Hospital to further and research for student athletes. the understanding of concussions and

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 15 improve protocols for diagnosis and treatment. With an internship stipend from the Middlesex Alumni Association, she spent last sum- mer gathering and organizing real data on high school athletes who suffered sports-related concussions, and she has continued to work on the project while finishing her senior year at Northeastern University. Beginning with documents supplied by athletic trainers, Kaitlin methodically sorted through and categorized detailed information on the concussion symptoms and the sequela of effects (before and after injury) of more than 100 athletes from multiple schools. Having analyzed the data she structured, she and her colleagues are cur- rently working on a manuscript to report the findings of their study. Ultimately, Kaitlin says, they hope that the data will validate a new protocol that has been developed for the diagnosis and treatment of concussions in high school students. “We want people to be aware that concussions do have long-term effects on young athletes,” she Kaitlin Carroll ’06 (above) at work last summer stresses. “This may require a larger set of data from more public at Massachusetts General Hospital and (page 17) and private schools to demonstrate.” as a varsity soccer standout at Middlesex in the For her part, Kaitlin knows firsthand about concussions from fall of 2004. personal experience. She actually cracked her skull in a sideline acci- dent during a summer trip with her club soccer team, and she had smaller concussions at Middlesex. “I wasn’t the best patient at Mid- dlesex,” Kaitlin admits. “I didn’t want to be told that I couldn’t play.

Ahead of the Curve Handling Concussions at Middlesex

t a residential school filled (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment new students in their first week of school with active adolescents, it’s and Cognitive Testing), the first and most to have baseline information for every- Awise to be prepared for injuries scientifically validated computerized one. Now, whether a student sustains a of all kinds, including concussions. concussion evaluation system. “The old- blow during athletics or in some other As the director of Middlesex’s Cruz fashioned, pencil-and-paper tests that kind of mishap, baseline data is available Health Center, Meg McLaughlin esti- were previously given to assess cognitive for that student that can be compared mates that most of the concussions damage were hard to administer, given with later ImPACT results to help with she treats are sports-related, but some only after injury, and scored against a diagnosis and treatment. are the result of everyday accidents, national ‘norm,’” remembers Laura Darby such as falling out of a bunk bed or McNally ’80, who returned to Middlesex No matter how they occur, concussions getting hit by a swinging fire door. as athletic trainer in 1989. “Before are a complicated business. Symptoms ImPACT became available, you could may be immediately apparent, or they Expecting these kinds of things to not compare the test results of the same may be subtle and appear gradually— happen, Middlesex’s health profes- student before and after injury.” and they can be physical, cognitive, or sionals have been proactive in their behavioral in nature. They may be short- approach to dealing with concussions, Initially, a baseline ImPACT was admin- lived or last for weeks and even months. accessing technology and creating istered only to students playing high- The process of recovery is equally unpre- protocols and policies early on that impact sports: football, ice hockey, wres- dictable, for no two concussions follow have set a standard among schools tling, and lacrosse. But as knowledge the same pattern of improvement. for diagnosis and treatment. As soon about concussions improved—and when as it became available for purchase, a Web-based version of the program was For these reasons, Middlesex has estab- for example, Middlesex quickly took released, providing data results faster lished clear protocols to follow. When a advantage of the program ImPACT than ever—Middlesex began to test all concussion is suspected, Darby states,

16 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Now, I’m on the other side of things, thinking, ‘What was I doing? Why wouldn’t I say that I had a headache?’” Her understanding of the mindset of competitive athletes, coupled with her experience at Mass General, will undoubtedly pre- pare her well for her future goal of becoming an orthopedic surgeon. Kaitlin will finish her undergraduate degree in May and remain at Northeastern next year to complete a master’s degree in public health before moving on to medical school in 2012.

Providing Protection The question of how to prevent or minimize concussions is fre- quently on the mind of Tim Mayhew ’86, who serves as a managing director for the firm Fenway Partners. In this role, he is responsible for Fenway’s investment in Easton-Bell Sports, a company that was built starting with the 2003 acquisition of Riddell, makers of the official helmets of the NFL. The business grew with the subsequent acquisition of both Bell and Giro in 2005, and Easton in 2006— all makers of first-rate athletic equipment for a variety of sports. As Fenway became more involved with these companies, Tim recalls, “We realized that we had lots of technology about head pro- tection for different sports and decided to bring it together in one place. That’s why we built the Dome; it’s where all our knowledge is centralized for research and development.”

“The minimum response is an immediate they return to activity. If a student complexity of how kids present is just clinical assessment.” Indications of con- is struggling in the classroom after a another part of being an adolescent.” cussion will then require a student to concussion, how can we return them undertake 24 hours of “cognitive rest,” to play?” Fortunately, as Kathy points out, which means staying away from reading Middlesex can readily call upon the and watching TV or any kind of computer Research has also revealed that students expertise of the adults in the school screen. Unless symptoms are still too who return to activity too soon are at risk community to help monitor a student’s strong a day later, a student will take an- for greater damage if another concussion situation. “We have very good support other ImPACT to compare with his or her occurs soon after the first. “We have to here, which is important given that own baseline data. Gradually, as symp- approach it as ‘this is one game versus concussion symptoms may be phy- toms dissipate, the student will progress the rest of your life,’” Darby reasons. sical, emotional, or psychological,” back to activity with balance and skill- “I tell students, ‘You’ve got two knees she says. “Faculty meetings give us based exercises over several days. “Years but only one brain.’” a chance on a weekly basis to gather ago,” Darby says, “players probably went and assess students’ progress on It is important to note, too, that at Mid- back too soon because we had to rely many fronts. It’s a time when we have dlesex, the brains under consideration primarily on their self-reporting—and all the medical, counseling, and resi- belong to adolescents who are still in the some of them might not be honest about dential adults together in one room.” midst of significant growth and neural their symptoms and recovery, especially if development—adding another layer of In this supportive environment— they didn’t want to miss their champion- intricacy to the treatment of concus- and with the most current medical ship game or the college coaches coming sions. “The psychology of adolescents advice regarding the treatment of to see them.” is complicated in and of itself,” as Head concussions in adolescents—Middle- “It’s difficult because some people want of School Kathy Giles explains. “When sex students have the best possible to be more cautious than the protocol, one adds to that the impact from a brain chance for recovery, even as the and some want to accelerate the return injury—that is so idiosyncratic to each scientific community learns more to play,” she finds. “We’re careful be- child—we end up having to take each about the long-term effects of injury cause what is important is the long term child as each child presents, on a day-to- on brain development. —not can they return to play, but can day basis, and do the best we can. The

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 17 the family of one California high school pitcher, Gunnar Sandberg, who was nearly killed by a line drive to the head last year. The company hopes to have the product available for sale soon. Continually updating existing equip- ment, Dome designers have produced new football helmets equipped with HITS® (Head Impact Telemetry System) technology, which uses sensors to capture, measure, and record the force of a hit to the head, also calculating the biomechanical elements of the impact. This data is then transmitted wirelessly to a laptop computer on the sidelines, where, through the Sideline Response System™, team One innovation trainers and doctors can evaluate the infor- resulting from mation and the affected players immedi- the collaboration ately—a great benefit given that not all hits of designers can be seen or accurately assessed from (right) at the Easton-Bell the bench. Technology “One issue with concussion is that it is Center is often a silent injury,” Tim notes. “If we can the pitching take some of the mystery out of this, we will helmet proto- type (above). really accomplish something.” He envisions (Photos courtesy that technology like this could be applied to of Easton-Bell helmets for other contact sports, like hockey Sports) and lacrosse, and acknowledges that these endeavors take a lot of energy and fortitude. “Making people aware of the risks, creating an effective product that looks good, and getting players, coaches, and parents to The Easton-Bell Sports Technology Cen- embrace new things—these are all long pro- ter, called “the Dome,” formally opened last cesses,” Tim says. “To the extent that Easton- fall in Scotts Valley, California. The 55,000 Bell Sports can be on the leading edge of square-foot building is “one part design space doing this work is a good thing, and the and one part lab,” as Tim says, and facilitates Dome, in a sense, embodies that.” sharing improvements in materials and tech- When it comes to concussions, as Tim nology with all Easton-Bell Sports brands, observes, “Each tragedy that occurs raises making better equipment for eight different awareness—but you want to get to a point categories of sports. where tragedies don’t occur.” It’s an admir- Among the latest innovations coming able and ambitious goal in a world where out of the Dome is a new helmet prototype, accidents happen and risk can’t be completely unveiled in March, which is designed to help eliminated. But whether Middlesex alumni protect baseball pitchers, who risk serious are working to provide people with better injury on the mound whenever a batter con- protection from concussions; or to educate nects with the ball. Rather than debate the young athletes about them; or to conduct relative dangers of wooden and aluminum research to improve diagnosis and treatment bats, Easton-Bell recognized the need for addi- when they occur, it’s clear that they are mak- tional protection; the resulting helmet has ing progress and are headed in the right already been enthusiastically endorsed by direction. M

18 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Ready All: Row! The New Paumgarten Boathouse

The Bulletin provides a glimpse of the Middlesex crews’ classic and efficient facility, a short drive from campus on the Concord River.

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 19 With construction complete in November 2010, Middlesex’s new Paumgarten Boat- house is being put to good use at last, now that the spring rowing season has arrived. For the first time in more than a decade, the boys’ and girls’ crews can share the same, superb practice facilities—and they have a great home race course on the Concord River. “It’s a beautiful river,” says Girls’ Crew Head Coach Laura Darby McNally ’80, “and it’s essentially the same stretch of water that the School has rowed on since at least 1952. We can row all the way to the Old North Bridge on five miles of protected water that is as wide as Bateman’s Pond.” To the outsider, Bateman’s Pond would seem to be a convenient, ideal place to row— and it still is for novices just taking up the sport. Unfortunately, several years ago, Bate- The gleaming boat bay also contains a workbench for repairs on the far left. man’s 800-meter course was reckoned to be at least 300-meters short of the minimum official race length, leaving Middlesex with- out a home course and causing the program to divide its practices among three different locations. Coaches and rowers made the best of the situation, but it was clear that a single boathouse on a nearby body of water was essential for the program to continue and thrive.

Jason Robart ’11, Spencer Bienvenue ’12, and Robbie Paine ’12 on the riverside balcony.

A room of their own— just for coxswains and their equipment. (Four other changing rooms are for rowers.)

20 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Rowers shoulder their shells for the short walk to the river’s edge.

“Perhaps the greatest challenge was finding waterfront property,” says George Noble, who has been a point person for the boathouse project in the Middlesex Develop- ment Office. “When land became available on the Concord River just 10 minutes away from campus, we jumped on it.” With the School’s needs and a specific site in mind, the firm of Wieber, Powell, and Grunigen, Inc. drew up architectural plans, which were then shared with Nick Paumgarten ’63, a co-captain of the 1963 varsity crew. “Nick enthusiastically jumped on board with a challenge gift,” George continues. “If the School could raise half of the building costs, he would match that amount. That allowed construction to begin, and there are still opportunities for interested donors to con- tribute and help cover final costs.” The project has been a longstanding passion and priority for another former var- sity crew captain, George Lewis ’50, who has generously provided a boathouse endowment fund to pay for its maintenance in perpetuity. Thanks to significant gifts like these, the Middlesex crew program is well-situated for the future with an outstanding new facility on a perfect stretch of water.

A scenic view from the boathouse balcony.

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 21 The Legacy of Lamb How an Eccentric Music Master Shaped Middlesex

by Jim Zimmerman

e was a “pudgy, pear-shaped, cen- ter-parted, language and music- obsessed throwback to another era,” says Henry Stone, Jr. ’61. “Flamboyant” is the way Bill HWeld ’62 remembers him. “He had this mass of hair, dyed jet-black, heavily pomaded. It flowed behind him when he walked. He was outrageous…I’d liken him to Disraeli.” At a time when others wore fedoras and somber suits, George Stevens ’42 says Mr. Lamb wore “very baggy knickers and always a French beret.” He was the last Middlesex master to wear a stiff-collared shirt, long after they ceased being fashionable, and even when he finally abandoned his plus-fours for suit pants, no one ever saw him in casual dress. Marshall Field ’59 recalls, “He wore a black suit, white shirt, and black bow tie, always, and to this day, I don’t know how he did it, but we witnessed it on the way to dinner: he’d tie his bow tie with one hand!” Of course, it wasn’t just Mr. Lamb’s unusual looks. Sheldon Flory ’44 wrote in a 2002 reminiscence that he had been lined up at a Halloween dance in the late 1930s, bored silly, when “suddenly there (was) a blast of accordion music, and Arthur Motter

22 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Lamb—fake, bulbous nose, colored glasses, of paper—he hated the sound of crinkling The Mikado, as presented in 1949. and a black, cardboard moustache—careened paper!—he would let out a piercing scream!” into the gym on his unicycle, baritone bellow- And, of course, there was the car. He would ing ‘Santa Lucia,’ hands flailing the keyboard.” drive his enormous, blue Cadillac (or in later Bill remembers Mr. Lamb’s “horror” of mod- years, a big Packard) with his legs crossed, ern things. “Little things drove him crazy. only one foot working the multiple pedals, in When he heard something ‘off,’ like the mis- a story recounted by Jere Farrington ’37 but use of a phrase, or if he heard the crinkling retold across several generations. “We called

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 23 respect, and, further, he didn’t seem to care what we thought of him. What he did do was make abundantly clear what he did care about. He was passionate, fearless, opinion- ated, and eccentric in every way. We all shook our heads and joked about him behind his back. Yet, while it wasn’t fashionable to admit it, I doubt there was anybody there, student or faculty, who was admired or respected more. He was a great teacher and, for me, as it turned out, an unforgettable role model.” “He dominated five of my six years at Middlesex,” agrees Bill. “In the draft of my memoirs, which runs 400 pages, Lamb is a full 10 pages.” Henry Stone, Sr. ’34 adds, “As a young kid, you didn’t know what to make of him. But by the time we were seniors, we really appreciated him; he came to your level at that point, and we greatly respected him.” Boys being boys, of course, notions of respect and admiration were always leavened with irreverence. A little ditty they sang in Lamb’s final years attested to how they felt: The music’s always hotter With good old Arthur Motter! On the 50th anniversary of his death, it Surprisingly not perched up in the organ loft, Mr. Lamb occupied a box seat seems appropriate to reflect on Mr. Lamb’s by the window during this 1930s chapel service. powerful influence on several generations of Middlesex students and, indeed, on Middle- sex as a “singing school,” as Hugh Fortmiller him ‘Dingbat,’” a nickname that would endure called it in the centennial history, Find the for his entire Middlesex career, recalls George, Promise. To this day, Middlesex remains a “because he was so peculiar.” school where music has been and is a con- Yet, in hundreds of conversations, no stant presence. Middlesex master has been cited by more According to Pierson Wetzel, co-head of alumni as their most memorable, and most the music department, there are 126 students influential, teacher. How did someone so who sing in one of the School’s several choral eccentric, so clearly different from all others and a capella groups. Add to that the 140 stu- around him, become such an iconic master, dents who take weekly music lessons, the two the man who influenced a half-century of dozen or so who perform in an orchestra or Middlesex boys? ensemble, and the 80 to 100 who perform in “When I came to Middlesex, I quickly or support a main stage theatrical production learned that there was a severe penalty for or musical, and you have well over 200 students standing out,” says Henry, Jr. “We all teased— who are actively involved in one or more harassed—people for their clothes, their speech, forms of music and theatre each year. Pierson their hair, and their mannerisms. For many of is constantly surprised by the high level of us, this created a desperate need to fly below involvement but says that it is not by acci- the radar, if we could, or learn to become an dent. “Middlesex encourages broad participa- arbiter of what was okay and what was not. tion through its scheduling. I think that we In this atmosphere of 1950s intolerance, what are one of a tiny handful of schools that was I to make of Arthur Motter Lamb? He allows students to sing or perform in addi- was like no one I had ever known in every tion to doing other things. Many schools

24 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 require students to choose between per- Casual participation was not permitted forming arts and sports, but we encourage by Mr. Lamb. “He was driven to pass on to us students to do it all. It is taxing, but kids unwashed boys his passion for his music, the can really discover talents they did not know great music, the right music,” recalls Henry that they had.” Tom Kane, the director of Stone, Jr. “Pounding the keyboard of the the theatre, puts it a slightly different way. rehearsal piano until his nails split, shouting “At other schools, there are theatre cliques out instructions, screeching with dismay if we and jock cliques with very little interaction weren’t paying attention or only giving half between the two,” he says. “Here at Middle- an effort…. Love it or hate it, you were not sex, the delineation between groups is less allowed indifference.” clear. Some of our best athletes are some of For the boys who showed more than a our best actors.” (He is quick to add, with passing interest in classical music, Mr. Lamb a laugh, that “of course, some of our best would literally go the extra mile. Every Friday, he actors are also some of our worst athletes!”) would load up the aforementioned Cadillac Arthur Motter Lamb arrived at Middle- sex in 1919, fresh out of Harvard, to take over the music program. A bit of a prodigy, he had graduated in three years at age 19, and Head- master Frederick Winsor (who had known his father in Baltimore) took a bit of a flier and hired him, even though he looked younger than many of his Middlesex charges. Although Mr. Lamb spoke several lan- guages fluently, and also taught French at Middlesex, it was in music that he made his mark. He taught music appreciation, led the Glee Club, directed the concerts, and pro- duced the theatricals. All the while, he ensured that music was a part of every boy’s life. “In music classes,” remembered Sheldon, “we practiced our choral parts, and we also learned folksongs for the fall, Christmas, and May concerts. And we learned them in their original languages: not only Latin, French, German, Italian, or Spanish but also in Gaelic or Polish.” Visible in this Glee Club rehearsal photo from the early 1930s is Henry Stone, Sr. ’34 (back row, third from “He was driven to pass on to us unwashed boys the left). his passion for his music, the great music, the right music. Pounding the keyboard of the rehearsal piano until his nails split, shouting out instructions, screeching with dismay if we weren’t paying attention or only giving half an effort.... Love it or hate it, you were not allowed indifference.” Henry Stone, Jr. ’61

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 25 or Packard and drive a group of students into Boston for Mr. Lamb maintained the English tra- the symphony. Henry Stone, Sr. recalls, “In Friday morning’s dition of casting the youngest boys, whose music class, he would give us a lecture on the composers and voices had not yet changed, in the girls’ parts. pieces that were to be played that afternoon in Symphony Bill can still sing every note of his part of Hall. Then, if you were lucky, you’d be picked to ride to Bos- Yum-Yum, the female lead role in The Mikado ton, there to sit in the front row, right, and to hear the pro- that he played in eighth grade. “I was chubby, gram, usually conducted by Sergei Koussevitzky.” about five-feet tall and 105 pounds. It took Ask any alumnus from the era about Mr. Lamb’s great- a lot of makeup to make me credible.” he est Middlesex contribution, however, and he will give the recalls. “My father was in the audience in same answer. “Gilbert & Sullivan was a big deal,” says George the fifth row with his head in his hands; Senkler ’52. “It dominated the school year. We all looked my mother was beaming!” forward to it.” According to Bill, “Gilbert & Sullivan was Weeks of intense rehearsal finally led to sacrosanct. Everyone came to the performance. You opening night. George Senkler remembers, wouldn’t dream of making fun of it or of anyone in it!” “Mr. Lamb would make a grand entrance into the auditorium at the beginning of the performance. Wearing black tie and tails, he Ask any alumnus from the era about Mr. Lamb’s would march to the front of the room, take a deep bow, turn to the piano, and dramatically greatest Middlesex contribution, however, and he will flip the tails up before he sat down. Much give the same answer. “Gilbert & Sullivan was a big to our great glee, Mr. Kettell would follow quietly right behind him and teasingly flip deal,” says George Senkler ’52. “It dominated the up the bottom of his suit jacket before school year. We all looked forward to it.” taking his seat in the front row.” Once seated at the piano, Mr. Lamb “played every single operetta by memory and did not miss a note,” remembers Henry, For the uninitiated, Gilbert & Sullivan operas were Sr. Not content simply to direct the perform- Victorian-era, satirical musical theatre productions that ers and conduct the orchestra, all while he matched witty, dry, and very funny lyrics with memorable was playing the piano, Mr. Lamb had an melodies. They were the precursors to the contemporary additional task to consume his energies. musical and were highly popular in London, New York, and He had created a long, rectangular box that much of the world in the late 19th century and first few flashed signals to the boys on stage. Every decades of the 20th century. As Ivan Hewett wrote in The performer remembers the box, as much for Telegraph in 2002, G&S operas present a “special blend of its novelty as for its usefulness. Left and right charm, silliness, and gentle satire” full of “simple melodic arrows told them to move one way or another; charm” that makes them timeless. an elephant urged them not to make so much Middlesex had begun a tradition of annually performing noise with their feet; lips reminded them to a Gilbert & Sullivan opera under Mr. Lamb’s predecessor, smile. Bill remembers a “mouse on the lower William Taylor. But Mr. Lamb, an ardent G&S fan, took it to right-hand corner of the box that demanded a new, higher level. His productions were lavish, with full that we stop looking down at the floor!” orchestras, elaborate costumes, and gorgeous sets built by his Mr. Lamb’s untimely death in the spring faculty colleague and friend Russell Kettell ’10. “The attention of 1961 signaled the end of Gilbert & Sullivan to detail in the costumes and sets was meticulous,” remembers at Middlesex. The times were changing, and Bill. “The ruffles and flourishes were astounding.” Mr. Lamb there was an interest in other forms of dra- produced a stock, seven-year rotation that included The matic production. Middlesex and many Gondoliers, The Mikado, Ruddigore, Iolanthe, Princess Ida, schools like it were phasing out the seventh The Yeoman of the Guard, and Patience. His list did not in- and eighth grades, which meant that there clude the two G&S operas that are perhaps the best known, were fewer and fewer sopranos and altos able The Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore. Why not? to take on the girls’ parts. And, in a bit of Sheldon suggests that Mr. Lamb felt that “other (read an ironic twist, the advent of coeducation a ‘inferior’) schools did those and did them badly.” decade or so later cemented the demise of

26 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 G&S: none of the painstakingly created costumes could be altered to fit the girls. He had created a long, rectangular box Yet, Mr. Lamb’s influence survives, long after his passing. Surely he created an atmosphere in which music was an in- that flashed signals to the boys on stage. delible part of the fabric of Middlesex. And he also gave to Every performer remembers the box, as many of the boys in his charge a love of music that remains to this day. “I received from him a lifelong appreciation for much for its novelty as for its usefulness. classical music,” says George Senkler. “My wife grew up in Left and right arrows told them to move post-war Germany, and we have a shared passion for opera, orchestra, and Wagner. Of course, any time I hear a Gilbert one way or another; an elephant urged & Sullivan tune, I start singing along. It drives my family them not to make so much noise with crazy!” Henry, Sr. was influenced tremendously by the music appreciation classes and the trips to the orchestra. “It was their feet; lips reminded them to smile. an experience I’ll never forget,” he says, “and one which motivates me to this day to subscribe to the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s Friday afternoon concerts. At age 95, that’s a lot of wonderful music for which I am gratefully indebted to Arthur Motter Lamb.” ’58. “Mr. Lamb devoted his entire life to one There were other life lessons, too. “Mr. Lamb’s attention preparatory school in one small town. When to detail helped to instill some work habits in me that I have an even greater musical career might have never lost,” argues Bill. “And if anything prepares you for been his destiny, his willing and most likely politics, it is being alone on stage when the curtain comes up.” unconscious devotion to so many parts of “His time-honored pattern of doing things intoxicated Middlesex stands as a testimony which me with my first scent of tradition,” remembered Bart Calder should not be forgotten.” M

The Anvil issue of March 17, 1934, carried this depiction of a clearly displeased Mr. Lamb during a G&S rehearsal.

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 27 In Memoriam

April 21, 1944. Beginning his children; his brother John; and his Prentiss Godfrey ’35 career in transportation with Braniff Richard C. Newlands ’46 sister, Angela Supple. His nephew, International, Dick lived in San John Bassett Moore Place, Jr. ’72, Prentiss Godfrey died March 16, Francisco for five years and then Richard Creighton Newlands died is also a Middlesex graduate. 2011, in Bangor, ME. in various cities throughout Latin of natural causes on July 9, 2010. He was born in Bangor on America for 20 years. Becoming Dick was born on January 12, December 12, 1915, the son of Edward an aviation consultant with R. Dixon 1928, to Helen and George New- Malcolm Richards ’47 and Emma Eastman Godfrey, and Speas Associates in 1969, he settled lands in Portland, OR. He joined attended Somerset School in Bangor in Manhasset, NY, where he lived the second class at Middlesex and, Malcolm Richards died on May 16, before following his brother, the until retiring to his farm in Norfolk, after graduation, earned a B.A. in 2010. late Edward R. Godfrey, Jr. ’25, CT, in the mid-1980s. political science at Yale. Dick served He was born on July 28, 1928, to Middlesex. Prentiss graduated Predeceased by his wife Joan in the U.S. Army during the Korean and graduated from The Fenn from Wassokeag School in 1934, and daughter Isabel, Dick is sur- War, subsequently taking over his School before coming to Middlesex, Harvard in 1938, and the University vived by his son Michael and father’s insurance business and the alma mater of his father, the of Michigan Law School in 1941. two granddaughters. building it into the partnership late Thomas K. Richards ’11. On During World War II, he flew sub- Campbell, Gait and Newlands (USI). graduating, Mal earned his under- marine patrol missions for the Civil With a strong sense of civic graduate degree at the University Air Patrol’s Coastal Patrol base in John R. Schorger ’42 duty, Dick supported numerous of Washington and completed the Portland and later was a civilian charities and served as board pres- Executive Training Program at pilot and instructor at an Army Air John Rodger Schorger, 83, died ident for several organizations. He Harvard Business School. Over the Force glider school in Mobile, AL. on May 6, 2008, in Tallahassee, FL. enjoyed sports and social clubs course of his career, he served as He then became a U.S. Navy flight Born in Madison, Wisconsin, and was a voracious reader with an accountant for Turner Construc- instructor until the close of the war on December 29, 1924, John followed a deep knowledge of history. tion Company, a budget director and maintained a keen interest in his brother, the late William D. In addition to his wife, Sally for Paramount Pictures, a controller aviation throughout his life. Schorger ’39, to Middlesex in 1938 Voss Newlands, Dick is survived for ITT and Chemical Bank, and A director of the Lincoln Trust after earning a Prize Scholarship. by their four children, Martha, a management consultant. Settled Company and the Eastern Trust He volunteered to serve in the George, Rich, and Donald; eight in Leicester, NC, in his retirement, and Banking Company, he became American Field Service, attached grandchildren; and his large he enjoyed playing bridge, traveling, a director of Northeast Bankshare to the British 8th Army in North circle of lifelong friends. and fishing. Association and, later, Norstar Bank Africa. Upon his return, John joined Mal is survived by his wife of as the banks merged. He retired at the U.S. Navy and received an 50 years, Toni Gray Richards; two the age of 70 when Norstar became honorable discharge following WWII. H. Curtis Place ’46 daughters, Marla and Toni; and Fleet Bank. He was also a longtime After graduating from Harvard his son Mark. trustee of Brewer Savings Bank. with a degree in English history, Hermann Curtis Place died on Prentiss is survived by his he worked in advertising and May 8, 2010, in Englewood, NJ. wife of 66 years, Frances Edwards marketing. Moving to Florida, he The son of Hermann G. and Bernard F. Rogers ’49 Godfrey; three sons, John E. God- started his own freelance writing Angela Moore Place, Curtis was frey ’66, David P. Godfrey ’69, and firm, Schorger & Schorger. John born in Manhattan on February Bernard Fowler Rogers died on Donald Godfrey ’76; two daughters, appreciated numerous intellectual 27, 1927. Drafted near the end of September 10, 2010. Ann Godfrey Ogilvie and Alice pursuits throughout his life. His his second class year at Middlesex, Born to James and Jane Linn Godfrey Eyles; and numerous most fulfilling accomplishment was he joined the U.S. Marine Corps Rogers in Chicago, IL, on November grandchildren and great- helping to develop the Tallahassee- in the summer of 1945 and went 8, 1931, Bernie attended the Chicago grandchildren. Leon Community Animal Service on to study agriculture at Cornell Latin School before Middlesex. After Center. University after completing his graduating from Yale, he served in John is survived by his son, John service. On June 19, 1948, Curtis the CIC in Japan. Taking advantage Richard M. Kip ’37 “Jock” Schorger; his grandson, John married Patricia “Patsy” Miller, of the GI Bill, he studied writing Schiller; two granddaughters, Ashley and, on graduating from Cornell, in Innsbruck, Austria, returning Richard Murrell Kip died on Dohrn and Colleen Richards; his moved to Millbrook, NY, where to Chicago in 1956 and marrying October 18, 2010. stepson, C.A. “Andy” Lininger; and he managed his father’s dairy farm Elizabeth Dudley Elting in 1957. The son of Professor and his stepdaughter, Elizabeth Sheridan. until his retirement. Devoted to They had four sons. Mrs. Herbert Z. Kip, Dick was born His daughter, Abigail McCormick, his family and community, Curtis In Chicago, Bernie worked as on October 21, 1919, and came to preceded John in death. was supervisor of the town of an insurance executive for Marsh Middlesex in 1934 from the Bulkeley Washington, NY, from 1967–83. and McClennan. He also served School in New London, CT. After Predeceased by his wife Patsy, as the youngest trustee of the Art graduating, he earned his under- Curtis is survived by his three Institute of Chicago, worked with graduate degree at Princeton and children, Anne P. Fiore, George T. a black youth gang called the married Joan Frances Evans on Place, and Katherine P. Clark; five Conservative Vice Lords on the grandchildren; two great-grand- South Side, and presided over the

42 MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 Lincoln Park Zoo. Although composed solo piano pieces in Bastille Day celebration and other Bernie’s life would find him in Robyn M. Dawes ’54 a variety of classical styles. fundraising events for the French many different locales—including He is survived by his wife, Mary Library in Boston and numerous New York, Colorado, St. Barts, Robyn Mason Dawes died on Schafer; two daughters, Jennifer other Boston charities. and Wisconsin—he maintained a December 14, 2010, of complica- Dawes and Molly Meyers; and In addition to his wife, Lisa love for his native city of Chicago tions from Parkinson’s disease. two grandchildren. (Doyle) Gardiner, Peter is survived and regaled his friends with stories He was born on July 23, 1936, by his children, Alexandra and of his early exploits there. in Pittsburgh, PA, and came to Robert; his father and stepmother, Predeceased by his eldest son, Middlesex after winning a National Thomas N. Perkins, Jr. ’63 Robert and Elizabeth Gardiner; Mark H. Rogers ’77, Bernie is Prize Scholarship. On graduating, his stepfather, Paul Glover; his survived by three sons, Michael Robyn earned an A.B. in philosophy Thomas Nelson Perkins, Jr. died on sisters, Megan Gardiner and E. Rogers ’78, Paul W. Rogers ’82, from Harvard, and an M.A. in December 9, 2010, after a long illness. Susan Trespalacios; his brother, and Christopher W. Rogers; two clinical psychology and a Ph.D. The son of Thomas N. and Tom Gardiner; his stepsiblings, stepsons, Anthony H. Woods ’90 in mathematical psychology from Anne Houghton Perkins of West- Stuart and Glynn Valentine; and and Nicholas Greenway; a step- the University of Michigan. A wood, MA, Tom attended Dexter numerous nieces and nephews. daughter, Vandy Boudreau; and pioneer in the field of behavioral School before Middlesex and was He was predeceased by his two sisters, Maryjane Clay and decision research—which integrates an alumnus of the University of mother, Janet Glover. Hope Haff. psychology, economics, and human North Carolina at Chapel Hill and emotions—Robyn retired in 2009 Boston University. He was an avid as the Charles J. Queenan, Jr. pro- bicyclist and student of history, Samuel Hazard Paul C. Washburn ’53 fessor of psychology at Carnegie as well as a longtime supporter Mellon University, where he also of Doctors Without Borders, St. Former Middlesex faculty member Paul Carruth Washburn, Jr. died headed the department of social Jude’s Children’s Hospital, and Samuel Hazard, who served the January 9, 2011. sciences. He arrived at CMU in KTEH Public Television. School from 1952–59, died on Born in Boston on September 4, 1985 from the University of Oregon, Tom is survived by his wife, Abby September 15, 2010. 1935, Paul attended the Fay School where he had taught psychology Willowroot; two sons, Thomas N. A graduate of St. Andrew’s before Middlesex and subsequently and served as a department head, Perkins IV and Samuel H. Perkins; School and Williams College, Sam earned his undergraduate degree and he soon earned a reputation four grandchildren; six nieces and later attended Harvard and North- at Harvard. Based in New England, as a myth buster. In his 1996 book, nephews; and two sisters, Polly western. He served in the Navy Paul was a trust investment officer House of Cards: Psychology and Bauhan and Anne McDowell. in World War II and saw action in for several banking institutions, Psychotherapy Built on Myth, he the North Atlantic. Sam was first including Eaton and Howard in called out mental health profes- married to Elisabeth Trott and had Boston, Merchant’s National Bank sionals for ignoring empirical Peter E. Gardiner ’73 three children; he worked in the in Manchester, NH, and Howard research in favor of techniques family business until he discovered Bank in Burlington, VT. that do not hold up to scientific Peter Eaton Gardiner died his real love, teaching. At Middlesex, In addition, Paul and his wife inquiry. suddenly on October 10, 2010. he is remembered as an English Penny owned and operated the Red Among Robyn’s other books Peter was born in New York teacher, football coach, and house- Fox Alpine Lodge at Smugglers are Rational Choice in an Uncertain City and grew up in New Vernon master of Bryant-Paine. He taught Notch, VT, for 12 years. In retire- World, which he co-wrote with Reid and Far Hills, NJ. A graduate of at and was the headmaster of other ment in Nokomis, FL, they enjoyed Hastie and which won the William the Peck School, Middlesex, and schools on the East Coast, as well skiing, sailing, boating, fishing, and James Award in 1990; Mathematical Boston University, he worked as in California, Idaho, and Florida. golf. Paul spent nine years in the U.S. Psychology: An Elementary Intro- briefly in Washington, DC, for After his divorce, Sam later Army and Army Reserves, serving duction; The Fundamentals of Atti- the Energy Commission before married Juliana Pettit Merchant. in the artillery and achieving the tude Measurement; and Everyday founding Allegheny Hydropower. He subsequently became the found- rank of E7. Irrationality: How Pseudoscientists, Peter continued his work in hydro- ing headmaster of the Ketchum-Sun In addition to his wife Penny, Lunatics, and the Rest of Us Fail electricity with Cresci Associates, Valley Community School and the he is survived by two sons, Paul to Think Rationally. where he contributed to designing Naples Community School, also and Miles; two stepchildren, Brian Robyn was inducted into the and overseeing the completion of overseeing the founding years of Russell and Heather Burke; and American Academy of Arts and the Quechee Gorge (VT) hydro- the Riverstone Community School. seven grandchildren. Sciences in 2002 and elected to a electric site. He worked in several Sam is survived by his wife of fellowship to the American Statis- entrepreneurial undertakings— 41 years, Julie; his three children, tical Association in 2006. In 2005, from software design to Alpen Crissy Cherry, Elisabeth Tierce- the American Psychological Society Glace ice cream cafés in Miami, Hazard, and Serena Hazard; four honored his lifetime of scientific FL—before he found his greatest stepchildren, Karen Merchant-Yates, contributions with a festschrift, a professional passion: working with Vicky Walker, Philip Merchant, collection of essays about his work Clair International, Prime, and and Albert Merchant; and eight written by colleagues. Robyn was Brookline Audi. Peter may be best grandchildren. also an accomplished musician who remembered for chairing the annual

MIDDLESEX SPRING 2011 43 Back Story

Hallowell’s Flag

Ardent abolitionist, courageous Civil War As a friend of two founding Middlesex veteran, respected Boston banker: Colonel trustees, Major Henry Higginson and Gen- Norwood Penrose Hallowell was well-known eral Charles Jackson Paine, Hallowell was and admired in each of these roles—and as a asked to join the new School’s Board in 1902, Middlesex trustee and board president. Many and he served as its president from 1904 until may connect his name with Hallowell House, his death in 1914. Decades later, with this which was named for him; but, fewer may know close association in mind, Hannah Hallowell the history behind his Civil War belongings, Bigelow thoughtfully offered her grandfather’s especially a large flag, that have been displayed ceremonial 55th Regiment flag and several in the Warburg Library since the early 1970s. other items to Middlesex, where they were “Pen” Hallowell was raised as a Quaker placed on the library’s second floor. by abolitionist parents whose Philadelphia And with equal thoughtfulness, gene- A wartime portrait of Colonel home was a station on the Underground Rail- rous Middlesex alumni and parents recently Norwood Penrose Hallowell. road. In April 1861, as he finished his degree funded the restoration of the fragile, historic Image courtesy of the Division of Rare and Manuscript at Harvard, he joined the 20th Massachusetts flag—just in time for a special exhibit at the Collections, Cornell University Regiment, determined to fight to end slavery. Concord Museum called “When Duty Whis- Library. Within two years, he had been commissioned pers: Concord and the Civil War.” Now open a lieutenant-colonel for the 54th Massachusetts through September 18, 2011, the exhibit Infantry, the state’s first volunteer regiment not only features Hallowell’s flag but also of African-American soldiers, led by Colonel his 20th Regiment sword and medical kit. Robert Gould Shaw (immortalized in sculp- Come October, all of these artifacts will ture by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and, later, in return to Middlesex to be installed on the the 1989 film Glory). In May 1863, Hallowell Warburg’s main floor near the office of accepted the command of the 55th Infantry, Library Director Jeff Smith, who initiated the state’s second African-American regiment, the restoration project. M which he led in the summer siege of Fort Wagner. Disabled by battle wounds, he was discharged in November 1863.

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Calm Waters On a rare, idyllic April afternoon, Middlesex crews glide by the docks of the new Paumgarten Boathouse.

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