Delbarton Today Spring/Summer 2011

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The Laxman Cometh Ned Crotty ’05 2 HOMECOMING

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DELBARTON TODAY www.Delbarton.org

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| Homecoming 2010 | Vincent House

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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| Lost City...Found at the Met

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| Eye Witness Middle East

By Chris Butterfield ’08 and Jay Zenker ’08

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| The Laxman Cometh

By Jessica Fiddes

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| From the Headmaster

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| Around Delbarton

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| Sports Shorts

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| Abbey Notes

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| Alumni News

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| Delbarton Yesterday

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

is published for the alumni, parents, and friends of Delbarton School, 230 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 973/538-3231.

Rt. Rev. Giles P. Hayes, OSB, Abbot, St. Mary’s Abbey President, Delbarton School Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Headmaster Rev. Rembert F. Reilly, OSB, Vice President for Development J. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Development

Jessica Vermylen Fiddes, Director of Communications, Editor Design Sahlman Art Studio, Charlotte, NC Printing Digital Color Concepts, Mountainside, NJ Delbarton School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, or national and ethnic origin in any of its practices or policies.

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HEADMASTER

Dear members of the Delbarton community,

warm and sunny day today suggests the long-overdue arrival of spring.

Winter’s grasp on the Northeast finally appears to be loosening. Even into April, one was tempted to think that winter would never end this year. But so it did, just as it does every year. The earth renews itself with a flush of green and a burst of new life, just as we Christians renew the promises of our belief in eternal life at Easter. The timeless drama of new life out death is played out again both inwardly and outwardly. Succisa virescit.

Recently I was interviewing a candidate for a position on the faculty. As I often do, I asked the candidate if he had any questions about the school that he would like to ask me.

His response ran something like this: Reading your website, I noticed that you talk a lot about renewal. What can you tell me about that? I was caught a bit off-guard by such a deep question and I am sure he found my answer superficial.

It led me, however, to go back to what we had written to refresh my memory. This is what I found in our Philosophy and Objectives: The School believes that the individual is capable of developing life-long habits of intellectual renewal, of receptivity to spiritual renewal, and of willingness to contribute to the renewal of society. We also believe that individual renewal is enhanced by experiencing the sense of belonging to a community whose members are disposed at once to speak and to listen, a community which honors diversity of persons and the spirit of openness, collaboration and mutual understanding.

Wow! That is certainly a very powerful challenge to faculty and students alike, in fact, to everyone connected to Delbarton. As head

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of school, I can attest that it is a challenge we welcome and embrace. In meetings about any and every aspect of the School’s life I hear the same question over and over again. “Can we do that better?” I am proud of the fact that, as an institution, we are never content to rest on our laurels, but always strive to improve, to renew ourselves for the better. You need to look no further than this issue of Delbarton Today for examples.

Ned Crotty ’05 with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

We teach to eternity.

Br. Paul Diveny, OSB

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HOMECOMING arrived early this year, and Delbarton campus was the place to be on September 25, 2010. The weather was perfect – comfortably mild — and a great crowd of alumni, students and their families filled Delbarton campus for a reunion that included soccer and football, music and friends and, as always, great tailgating fare...

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Photos by Jessica Fiddes

Priscilla Thoma P’13

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2 0 1 0 Homecoming Delbarton Homecoming 2010 was a blast.

Green Wave footballs and popcorn holder/megaphones were popular prizes for carnival games on the Fine Arts Center plaza.

Yes, there were kilts, plus impressive Braveheart runs to both soccer and football fields.

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Brady White is a true Green Wave fan and he’s got the hair to prove it.

Priscilla Thoma P’13

Down below, food tents were coordinated by Class Mother Coordinator Patty McCormick, Mothers’ Guild Moderator Fr. Richard Cronin, OSB, and Mothers’ Guild President Virginia Darche.

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Fun and games at Delbarton Homecoming 2010.

Homecoming at Delbarton is a day for the entire family.

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Here are former Development office assistant Mark Gately ’04 and his replacement, Matt Goldsmith ’04, with their classmate Alex Hewitt ’04.

Abbot Brian Clarke delivers fresh picked apples from the Abbey orchard to a food tent.

Freshmen get into the action at Homecoming 2010.

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George Miller and Tom Inglese from the Class of ’52 are at Homecoming 2010.

A band from the 25th Reunion Class of 1985 had the Garden rocking, followed by Hall of Honor inductee Jim Ferrante ’75, in the middle with guitar, performing with Little Jimmy and the Starlights. The group has performed together for 37 years.

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Pat Collins ’81, chatting with friends, wears his Delbarton hat at a rakish angle.

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2 0 1 0 Homecoming On September 23, 2010 enjoyed a beautiful day of golf at Essex County Country Club in West Orange, NJ.

Brian Monaghan ’73, Tom Higgins ’80 and Chris Higgins ’80 enjoy dinner in the clubhouse.

Ryan McGinty ’90, Brendan Maher ’90, Sean Barrett ’90 and friend Ben Laight.

John Iaciofano ’99, Dave Villano ’83, Andy Anselmi ’83, and Jerry Jabbour ’92.

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Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

John Murphy ’90, Josh Smith ’90, Dave Aromando ’90, and Galen Criqui ’90.

Brian Kayhart ’75, Greg Bock ’75, Bart Henderson ’75, and Tom McFadden ’80.

Reggie Stanton ’84 and Dave Villano ’83 catch up before the round starts.

Headmaster Br. Paul Divney, OSB, with top golfer of the day, and winner of the famed green blazer, John Traynor ’79.

Mike Curi ’88, Rick Curi ’89, James Olsen ’89, and Delbarton Athletic Director Dan Whalen.

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Homecoming Three distinguished members were inducted into the Delbarton Alumni Association’s Hall of Honor on Friday evening, September 25, 2010 in the Delbarton Fine Arts Center.

Joining an impressive list of members were James A. Ferrante, Jr. ’75, Keith D. Kulper ’70 and Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, OSB.

Vintage posters of the inductees decorated the dinner. Here are Keith Kulper and Fr. Bruno...

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...and Jim Ferrante ’75 with Cheryl Beneduce Bock, who point to themselves in this picture from the mid 1970s. Cheryl was a Green Wave cheerleader and Jim created the King Neptune athletic mascot at Delbarton.

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Hall of Honor Adds Three New Members

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Hall of Honor inductee Jim Ferrante ’75 is surrounded by family and friends at the Hall of Honor dinner.

James A. Ferrante, Jr. ’75 James Ferrante, Jr.’s has enjoyed a long, warm association with Delbarton School. His father James Sr. was a Delbarton graduate, Class of 1952. As a child, Jim, Jr. spent summers at Camp Delbarton and grew to love Delbarton School. He entered the School for 7th grade in 1969 where he competed as a member of the wrestling program, and performed in the concert and jazz bands. Following the lead of Ralph Yearwood and others from the class of ’74 Jim and his classmates were instrumental in creating the Delbarton Booster Club. The charter members designed and produced bumper stickers, buttons, hats, created the Athlete of the Week and Jim personally created the “King Neptune” School Mascot. He is also the proud originator of “The Delbarton, First-

From left Pat Hennessy P’88, Kimberly Honeker, Dan Honeker ’87 and Mike Phillips ’89.

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Mary Hennessy, Patrick Hennessy ’88 and Jay Manahan ’89.

In-The-World, International, Silver String, Submarine, Kazoo Marching Band.” In 1973 he formed the band Little Jimmy & The Starlites and, thirty-seven years later, the band continues to perform at local clubs.

After a stint at Fairleigh Dickinson where he was the production manager, training director and DJ for the college radio station, Jim entered Bentley College where he pledged Alpha Gamma Pi Fraternity and served as the fraternity’s master and vice president. His interest in music continued and he performed in the College’s jazz band. He graduated with high honors in economics and finance and returned to New Jersey where he started Stirling Audio Services, LLC, an event production services company.

Hall of Honor inductee Jim Ferrante ’75 with Deanna and Kevin Kenny ’78.

Jim’s company has managed and supplied equipment for major events for over 35 years.

As the company’s founder and owner, Jim has been involved with some of the most historic events of his generation including the Statue of Liberty’s 100th Birthday, Princeton University’s 250th Celebration, Army/Navy Game Halftime Shows, Thurgood Marshall Courthouse Dedication and new product launches for Chrysler, IBM and Coca Cola.

Stirling Audio’s client list include a varied roster of performers, dignitaries and celebrities including the past five presidents of the United States, six New Jersey governors, the Pope, NY Jets & Giants, Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Donald Trump. Jim is master of sound systems, lighting, audio visual display, projection, staging, rigging, tenting, flooring and wireless systems.

Jim was a charter member of the North Jersey Chapter of the International Special Events Society. He teaches a college level live sound course and was Executive Director for the San Juan Music Festival – promoted by Pat Allocco ’79, with help from Dave Lewis ’78. In his personal life, Jim has been married to his wife Marianne for twenty-two years. Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB, and Jim’s fellow 2010 Hall of Honor inductee, Fr. Bruno Ugliano, OSB, officiated at Jim and Marianne’s wedding.

Jim has assumed a variety of roles during his lifelong affiliation with Delbarton. He has been a Class of 1975 rep since he graduated, and currently serves on the Board as the

secretary of the Delbarton Alumni Association.

Jim’s expertise in the audio/ visual field has provided Delbarton with spectacular settings and professional sound quality: for years Stirling Audio has enhanced school events, including Delbarton Homecoming, Mothers’ Guild fashion shows and Delbarton Arts Council events, through dramatic lighting, professional staging and superb audio. But most importantly, Jimmy’s long affiliation with and affection for Delbarton School, which began with his father’s matriculation, has remained a strong and unbroken bond.

Jim Ferrante ’75 is a classic example of a loyal Delbarton alumnus, one who always has shared his time, talent and friendship generously with the School and the Delbarton community.

Keith D. Kulper ’70

Keith D. Kulper is president of Kulper & Company, LLC, a retained executive search consulting firm located in Morristown, NJ. The firm, which he founded in 1997, focuses on serving the senior level hiring needs of Universities with a commitment to entrepreneurship/innovation and corporations that work closely with these same Universities to help them develop new product/service solutions. Kulper & Company completes search assignments at the “C” (CEO, CFO etc.) and VP/Director levels for corporations and at the President, VP, Dean and Chaired Professor levels for Universities.

1984 Jules G. Spada ’48

1985 Frank D.Visceglia ’60†

1986 Lee S.Trumbull ’58

1987 Rev. Manus Duffy,O.S.B. ’60† Joseph K. Pagano ’63 W. Norman Scott ’64

1988 Edward F. Broderick ’50 D. Peter Keller ’65

1989 Edward J. Dwyer ’64 John F. Sanfacon ’57 Louis P. Thebault

1990 F.Daniel Foley ’50† Carmine J.Galdieri II ’57 Robert C. O’Mara ’60

1991 James M. Corroon ’57 Frank A. Delaney Rev. Giles P. Hayes, O.S.B. ’56

1992 Rev. Stephen. W. Findlay, O.S.B.† William F. Sittmann ’67 Joseph R. McDonough ’68†

1993 Robert B. Collins ’56 William O. Regan†

1994 Brian T. Fitzgibbon ’74† Rev. Kenneth H. Mayer,O.S.B.† William J. McFadden ’59

1995 The Kulper family congratulates Keith Kulper ’70 on his Delbarton Hall of Honor induction.

Edward J. Butera ’56 Harvey C. Jones, Jr. ’70 Skip Livera ’63†

1996 KaryW. Antholis ’80 Rev. Adrian McLaughlin,O.S.B.†

1997 Daniel T. Scott ’62 James E. Nugent ’69† W. Michael Murphy, Jr. ’67

1998 Kevin T. Kenny ’78 Robert E. Mulcahy III Boyd A. Sands ’55 S PRING /S UMMER 19

2 0 1 0 Homecoming 1999 Elizabeth T.& John G. Gilfillan III Anthony M. Nugent ’74 Peter L. O’Neill ’59

2000 E. Pat Brady ’70 David F. McBride ’65 Rev. Peter J. Meaney, O.S.B.†

2001 C. Sean Closkey ’85 Donald L. Criqui Robert L. Sheridan ’81

2002 Lawrence H. McLernon ’57 J. Craig Paris ’82

2003 John F. Conner ’53 Hilda Maloney† Bill Smith ’63

2004 Abbot Brian H. Clarke,O.S.B. Eugene “Doc” Doherty ’54 J. Brian Thebault ’69

2005 Right Reverend Thomas J. Confroy,O.S.B. Ronald P. Mealey ’50 William J. Waldron III ’65

2006 Brian E. Fleury† John P.“JP” Flynn ’86† Richard L. Wade ’61

2007 Patrick Henry ’57 Richard W. Herbst George H. Miller, Jr. ’52

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Prior to founding Kulper & Company, Keith had a long career with Midlantic National Bank where he rose to the level of Group Manager, Vice President in the Corporate Banking Division. In that capacity he held marketing, product management and client relationship development responsibilities. At the outset of his career, Keith was a member of the Financial Systems Division of Chemical Bank in New York City. He is a cum laude graduate of Boston College. In 1994, he completed his studies at The Stonier Graduate School of Banking: University of Delaware, submitting a thesis topic entitled “Bank CEO Leadership Effectiveness.”

Keith is active in his community. He serves as Class Rep (1970) in the Delbarton Alumni Association, is a supporter of Delbarton Arts Council and a member of the Delbarton Parents of Graduates Association, and was active with the Delbarton Father’s & Friends Association where he was responsible for the Father & Son Community Service Committee. He is also a member of the Harvard College Parents Leadership Committee and the Dean’s Advisory Board at the William Paterson University College of Business. Keith and his wife Denise are previous presidents of the Villa Walsh Academy Home School Association and cofounders of the Villa Walsh Parents of Graduates Association. Keith is an avid golfer and tennis player. Keith and Denise enjoy and

support the fine arts, wildlife preservation, and various community service initiatives. They are active members of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Morristown, NJ, where they serve as Eucharistic ministers both at mass and at the Morris Hills Nursing Center. Their son, Sloan, is a 1999 graduate of Delbarton, 2003 BS, MIT and 2006 MS, Rhode Island School of Design. Their daughter, Kendall, is a 2004 graduate of Villa Walsh Academy and 2008 BA, Harvard College.

Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, O.S.B.

Bruno Ugliano was born in Newark, NJ to Gennaro and Mary Bonassi Ugliano. He has one sibling, a sister, Patricia Ann Ugliano Sacchiero and attended St. Benedict’s Prep in Newark, where the monks’ example, their sense of community and brotherhood, and their strong sense of prayer, inspired him to contemplate a life in the Benedictine order.

He professed a Benedictine monk in 1961 and was ordained a priest in 1967. In 1963 Fr. Bruno earned a BA in Philosophy, Classics and French from St John’s University. He received an STB, Theology from St Mary’s School of Theology in 1967 and a Masters in Classics from Catholic University in 1968. From 196367, he taught AP Latin and history, and served as a guidance counselor at Delbarton. Fr. Bruno was also Parochial Vicar/Youth Minister/Director of Religious Education, St.

2008 Michael A. Ferguson ’88 John E. Luke, Jr. ’78

2009 James J. McGough ’49† John C. Traynor ’79 Andrew W. Verhalen ’74

2010 James A. Ferrante, Jr. ’75 Keith D. Kulper ’70 Rev. Bruno A. Ugliano, OSB.

Hall of Honor inductee Fr. Bruno Ugliano, OSB, with his personal fan zone.

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Former Delbarton Assistant Headmaster John Kowalk, center and his wife Carolyn chat with Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB.

Brian Hanlon ’87, Frank Visceglia ’85, Mike Phillips ’89 and Jim Bolger ’89.

Elizabeth Parish in Linden, NJ from 1967-68 and, from 1968-69 he was Parochial Vicar, St Mary’s Abbey Parish, Newark, NJ. In 1971 Fr. Bruno earned his second Masters degree, this time in Secondary School Administration/Guidance, from Seton Hall University. For a decade, from 1968 to 1978, he served as a weekend associate at St. John’s Church in Clark, NJ. During this period he also taught and counseled at St. Benedict’s Prep School, Newark, NJ and, in 1970, was promoted to Assistant Headmaster of St. Benedict’s Prep and served in that capacity until 1972 when he returned to Delbarton where he was teacher, Guidance Counselor and Housemaster.

For the next four years he taught as an adjunct professor at Seton Hall University’s Graduate School of Education and, in 1975, was named Assistant Headmaster/ dean of Student Affairs at Delbarton. Fr. Bruno served in that capacity until 1978 and continued his academic studies. In 1977 he earned a Certificate, Student Affairs, University of Wisconsin, and in 1980 was awarded a PhD in Jewish Studies from New York University. His youth ministry and weekend parish duties continued (he received a Certificate in Young Adult Ministry from St. John’s University in 1984) and that same year was named Delbarton’s Director of Guidance. In 1985 he assumed the role of headmaster at Delbarton a job where his interests, vision and leadership skills converged.

Michael Peters ’70 and his wife Marybeth with Mike’s classmate and Hall of Honor inductee Keith Kulper ’70.

From 1985 to 1990 Fr. Bruno articulated and embodied the School’s master plan: to do better what we already do well. During his tenure, Delbarton continued to grow as a nationally recognized Catholic independent school, and Delbarton alumni bonded into a vibrant force, bringing credit to the School through their individual achievements. An article in the summer 1990 Delbarton Today entitled A Headmaster’s Legacy, by the late Save the Date!

Joe McDonough ’68, Fr. Bruno vision and leadership are celebrated. Joe reported that it was Fr. Bruno in 1989 who encouraged alumni to organize a gala Homecoming

Thursday, Oct. 20 weekend and establish the Hall of Honor Alumni Golf Outing that he is inducted into this evening. Both Essex County Country Club were established in celebration of West Orange, NJ Delbarton’s 50th anniversary. At the same time, Fr. Bruno maintained his role as

teacher, always believing that administrators Friday, Oct. 21 Hall of Honor Dinner should teach. As Joe McDonough wrote, “Fr. Bruno’s vision, encouragement and Delbarton Fine Arts Center accessibility combined to make him a valued leader and friend.” Fr. Bruno consis- Saturday, Oct. 22 tently championed the relatively young Homecoming Day school according to the precepts of the On Delbarton Campus 1,500 year tradition of Benedictine education.

The 2011 Hall of After stepping down from his role as Honor Inductees: headmaster, Fr. Bruno served as Director of Kurt W. Krauss ’81 Admissions and continued to teach at Peter Pizzi ’71 Delbarton until 1995. In 1996 he assumed Anthony Passarelli the role of Campus Minister at Georgian Court University, and also served as

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2 0 1 0 Homecoming Fr. Bruno approaches the podium as guests applaud his Hall of Honor designation.

Assistant for Alumni & Development Matt Goldsmith ’04 helps to set up the reception and dinner.

Fred Pierce ’82, Cathy Pierce and Delbarton Alumni Association President Curt Ritter ’89.

Claire O’Mara, Frank Walsh ’60, Susan Walsh, Joe Murray ’60 and Joan Murray.

Princeton University’s Associate Campus Minister. Next, he moved to Rider University where he was named Campus Minister, and he lived and worked on campus from 1997 to 2008. In 2009 Fr. Bruno returned to St. Mary’s Abbey/Delbarton where, in characteristic multi-tasking form, he currently serves as Abbey Prior, coordinates the Adult Education Lecture Series, is Rector of the Abbey Church, weekend assistant at Saint Anne’s Church in Hampton, and chaplain at Villa Walsh Academy.

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For decades the Delbarton community has benefited from Fr. Bruno Ugliano’s enterprising ideas and active involvement which helped shape a comprehensive plan that addressed the School’s future needs. Much of what we see today on Delbarton campus, including the Fine Arts Center where the 2010 Hall of Honor Dinner took place, were inspired by the bold vision, charismatic leadership and work ethic of Rev. Bruno Ugliano, OSB.

The Little House That Made Delbarton School Possible

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

Vincent House was completed in 1939 but minus the porch, far right, which was enclosed in the early 1950s.

St. Mary's Abbey Archives

n August 18, 1925 the monks of St. Mary’s Abbey on busy High Street in Newark voted to purchase nearly four-hundred acres of the Luther Kountze estate called Delbarton. It was to be a place in then rural Morris County, away from the noise and distractions of the city and the bustle of a large school. In the tranquility of the countryside young men could study philosophy and theology in preparation for the priesthood and a teaching career at St. Benedict’s Prep or for parochial ministry in one of the seven parishes administered by the community. If Abbot Ernest Helmstetter or anyone else had a hint of what the future would hold for Delbarton, there is no record of it.

By 1927 the former Kountze mansion was ready for the arrival of the young monks and faculty members, who would reside, pray, dine, recreate, teach and study there in bucolic

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The monastery complex circa 1975 with the Abbey Church at far right.

From right to left: A 1930s-era back hoe at work on Delbarton campus.

Construction begins on Vincent House, named for Fr. Vincent Amber who oversaw the process.

Fr. Vincent Amber, known as ‘PV’, surveys the construction site.

Bricks from Luther Kountze’s chicken house provided a key ingredient for the new building.

June 11, 1939, the Feast of the Corpus Christi and Delbarton School Dedication.

The clerics’ recreation room in Vincent House basement from the 1940s.

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isolation. But then the bills began to arrive.

Despite their frugal lifestyle, it was costly to support all those men and to maintain the large estate. The small amounts of produce from the farm delivered regularly to the abbey in Newark were scant compensation for the funds expended in a very tight economy.

Those were the days when dollars were scarce and the monastery squeezed every penny. For example, the entire abbey budget, for the communities at Newark and Morristown, in 1928 came to a total of $130,000.

The income from St. Benedict’s Prep was the princely sum of $36,000 while Delbarton appeared only in the debit column, costing almost $20,000 that year, real money in those days. The monks responsible for the finances of the abbey must have wondered how Delbarton could become an economic asset rather than a beautiful liability. Why not do what we do best, run a school?

In May of 1932, the community decided to do just that, “to start a country day school if possible next September,” as the minutes of the Chapter meeting read. But, one small problem arose. Nobody had thought to consult with

Thomas Joseph Walsh, the bishop of Newark, about the prospect of a new school in his diocese. Someone leaked the news to the press and an article about the Benedictines’ new venture arrived with the morning coffee.

Episcopal prerogatives were offended. Prior Anselm Kienle forthwith sent a letter of apology to his Excellency: “I need hardly assure you that it was never our intention to proceed in this matter without the express approval of your Lordship.” Apparently, however, his Lordship did not approve, or perhaps was motivated by doubts that the projected school would meet appropriate canonical and civil standards. So Delbarton School had to await a more favorable climate.

By 1938, that climate had changed radically. Patrick O’Brien was abbot, and St. Mary’s Monastery at Delbarton now found itself in a new diocese. Its bishop, Thomas McLaughlin, the first of the Diocese of Paterson, expressed support for a school that would be a Catholic counterpart to secular prep schools. Responding to an undercurrent of opinion in the Newark community that Delbarton should be sold, Abbot Patrick, less

Vincent House’s chapel in its first incarnation.

than a year after his election, countered with a lengthy statement to the Chapter. He listed a number of reasons why Delbarton was essential to the community, the last of which was “a prospective school which we hope to have when our forces are adequate.”

He might also have added, “When our facilities are adequate,” but facilities would soon be provided. In a meeting of the Chapter on June 6, 1938 the question of accommodations for the monks at Delbarton was raised.

Various solutions were offered until Father Vincent Amber, known as PV by all, proposed a new building which he claimed “could be put under roof for under $15,000.” He had in mind the reuse of the mound of bricks from the former Kountze chickenry by the South Gate. PV’s arguments must have been persuasive because the Chapter voted to take out a loan for the sum by a vote of 26 to 10. PV lost no time; a building that would accommodate the monks and, incidentally, free the mansion for alternate use was begun less than two weeks later. Legend has it that PV put the clerics to work on weekends in order to speed the project and save money. Every economy was

practiced, including the use of beaverboard for the interior walls, a type of inexpensive pressed wood-pulp paneling. In typical PV fashion, years later the beaverboard was gradually replaced, floor by floor, expending sums below those that had to be approved by the Chapter, by now leery of projects at Delbarton.

Abbot Patrick recounted to the community on May 8, 1938 the substance of an interview he had had with Bishop McLaughlin: “I proposed a residential high school, with a charge of $800.00 a year, board and tuition. (Yes, that decimal is in the right place.) The bishop agreed as long as the clerics would be living in a separate building. How timely! “I agreed to transfer the clerics to the new building and he declared that satisfactory.”

So, Father Vincent and the chicken house bricks had provided the key ingredient and Delbarton School was launched with twelve middle schoolers, all comfortably housed in Old Main, in September of the following year. Years later, the building finally was given a name to honor its driving force: Vincent House.

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Lost City…Found at The Met Last August four architectural elements from the LaGrange Terrace Colonnade Row (see ‘The Lost City’ Delbarton Today Spring/Summer 2010) were acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and moved to a restoration facility to be cleaned and stabilized.

On January 27, 2011 Peter Kenny, Ruth Bigelow Wriston Curator of

Men carefully move the capital into the studio for restoration.

American Decorative Arts, emailed St. Mary’s Abbey/ Delbarton to say that

Workers brace a stone capital to support it during the move.

“in between the snowstorms we somehow managed to bring in the Colonnade Row column elements and complete their installation in the American Wing Courtyard just this afternoon.” Professor Thomas Gordon Smith of the School of Architecture of Notre Dame University continued to visit Delbarton this year to sketch the remaining Colonnade Row architectural elements that reside on the faculty parking lot, still looking for a final resting place. far right: On January 27, 2011 the four elements were formally installed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. They can be viewed on the lower level of the American Wing, to the left of the façade of Martin E. Thompson’s Branch Bank of the United States (1822–24), originally located at 15 1/2 Wall Street in New York City.

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Delbarton’s ‘rocks’ await cleaning and stabilization.

Notre Dame Professor Thomas Gordon Smith article ‘New Athenians’ in Period Homes referenced La Grange Terrace as an exemplar of Greek Revival architectural style that flourished in the 1830s.

It was through his intervention that four elements from the Delbarton collection now reside at The Met.

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New York City, 1832 –33 Westchester Cou nty (Tuckahoe) mar ble Purchase, Funds from various donors, Frien ds of the American Wing Fund , and Charles C. Sava ge Gift, 2010 2010.348a–d

View of LaGrange

Terrace (Colonnad e Row), ca. 1899. Libra ry

This monumental marble column in the Greek Revival style comes from New York City’s famed LaGrange Terrace (also calle d Colonnade Row ). Built in 1833 on present-day Lafa yette Street by the developer Seth Gee LaGrange Terrace r, was an elegant row of nine homes graced by an imp ressive two-hundred -foot-long Greek Revival façade and a twenty-eight-foo t-high colonnade, all of Tuckahoe mar ble. It was among the most fashiona addresses in the city, ble attracting the likes of John Jacob Astor and Washing ton Irving. In 1903 five of the houses were demolished (leaving the four that still stand), thei facades taken to a r Morristown, New Jersey, estate. The they lay, forgotten, re until 2009, when, through the courtesy of Delbarton Scho ol, the elements on view here were made available to the Museum.

of Congress, Was hington, D.C.

This plaque informs Museum visitors of the composed column’s provenance.

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Inset: Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elements of a Co rinthian Column from LaGrange Terrace

Thomas Gordon Smith

Alexander Jackson Dav is (1803–1892) and James Har rison Dak in (1806–1852)

Eyewitness

Delbarton:

By Chris Butterfield ’08

Semester Abroad in Amman, Jordan

“Jordan is essentially a bastion of peace in a really rough neighborhood. Look at its borders: Egypt, Israel, the West Bank, Syria, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia.”

- Amman Program Director

This is a view from the balcony of Chris Butterfield’s apartment in Amman, Jordan.

Chris took this photo from a bus traveling on a highway north of Beirut.

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had just arrived for orientation on September 14, 2010 in Amman, Jordan.

Our program director, an expatriate American who lived in Jerusalem for five years and Jordan for seven, gave a snapshot on what to expect during our four month term. My junior year abroad program offered classes and a place to live; Adjusting my lens from American to Jordanian society was something I had to do for myself.

As a junior studying finance and accounting at Georgetown’s McDonough School of Business, the connection between my degree and a semester abroad in Amman, Jordan is not immediately apparent. After five years studying Latin at Delbarton, I knew in college I wanted to study a modern, spoken language. Arabic is one of Georgetown’s strongest language programs so, with business expanding in the Middle East, I decided to commit.

While travelling and visiting tourist attractions is rewarding, I needed to immerse myself in Amman’s daily life before I would truly understand the differences between American and Arabian cultures. Studying abroad was the best way to increase my understanding.

Learning Arabic in the classroom was the first step. In class in sha Allah – if God wills it – is just a phrase to memorize. In a Jordanian taxicab, the words mean the driver hopes to arrive safely at our destination…if God is with us. Religion is such an integral part of people's lives and, unlike in America, religious beliefs are woven through government, culture, and language.

Orientation behind me, I quickly began to pick up on these many differences. One of my first encounters with the significance of cultural identity was, again, in a taxi where the driver explained passionately that he was Palestinian. His father was born in Haifa, now part of Israel, and the driver cherished this paternal connection to the former Palestinian territory. Similarly, two weeks later I met three Iraqi students living, working and studying in Jordan who held fast to their Iraqi identity. I

Chris Butterfield stands in front of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem.

Inside the Al-Omari Mosque in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.

The Monastery at Petra in southern Jordan with Chris Butterfield in the foreground.

The Dead Sea. Photos by Chris Butterfield ’08

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A Bedouin camp where Chris and friends spent the night next to Petra, Southern Jordan.

A view of downtown Amman, Jordan at night.

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was confused at first at their lack of interest in returning to Iraq but quickly learned that because of safety issues and an unstable government, returning to the country of their birth was unwise. 99% of the people I met are not like their government; they are Arab-Iraqi Muslims who cannot return to their country because they literally fear for their lives. I couldn’t imagine what it would feel like if I were unable to return to the US. At school in Amman, my Arabic language instruction was stimulating and I progressed in written and colloquial Arabic. I also attended two area studies lectures, one on conflicts in the Middle East, and one on environment and the politics of water. My language professors were excellent but my other professors were not as impressive, yet they were two of the most-respected faculty members. At an American university, the best professors teach their subjects well and are dedicated to their students. In the Arab world, family names,

prestigious titles and connections are paramount, and in this context these professors excelled.

Learning firsthand about the role of religious, national, and family identity in Jordan, I was able gradually to understand the influence of identity in international relations.

The Arab-Israeli conflict, a widely discussed topic, seems to continue largely because Palestinian refugees still identify with the former Palestinian nation that is now Israel.

After experiencing firsthand the reality of the conflict in the Middle East, I have new respect for the depth and breadth of the problem.

On one of my last days in Amman, I visited a Palestinian Christian family that was hosting Will, one of my American friends.

Will researched and wrote a 20-page term paper for his class Paths to Peace. It focused on Track II Diplomacy, interfaith dialogue and, specifically, dialogue on doctrine, not tradition. After dinner, Will’s host mother Gloria privately asked me what I thought about Will’s ideas. I commented that Will’s paper was thoughtful and well researched. She said, “Yes, but this is not going to work. It’s not practical or realistic. What is he going to offer them? Is he going to deliver them their savior?” Gloria demonstrated the stubborn adherence to traditions and customs that Will – and western diplomats – propose that people must move away from.

Above all, my semester in Amman taught me that religious tradition and custom are a major part of both Arab and Israeli identity, and that putting ones customs aside to discuss doctrine requires a great incentive. A promise, as Gloria suggests, akin to delivering a savior.

Without using force to resolve conflict, and with an unwillingness to commit to dialogue, is peace in sight for Jordan’s rough neighborhood? After four months living in the Middle East, it is still hard to say.

Eyewitness

Delbarton:

by Jay Zenker ’08

Revolution in Cairo

Photos by Jay Zenker ’08

Last winter Jay Zenker, a junior at Lafayette College studying international politics, landed in Cairo for a study abroad program that was cut short by the Egyptian revolution.

Read his impressions of his brief stay in Cairo…

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n Wednesday, January 19th, I sat in the Cairo airport imagining what kind of adventure I would experience in Egypt, the land of the pharaohs but also a country of political corruption and authoritarianism. On Facebook Egyptian youths set January 25 (Police Day) as the date they would demonstrate against President Mubarak’s thirty years of power.

I was hoping that nothing would interfere with my vision of Egypt but before I knew it, my chance to see the beauty of ancient Egypt was cut short. In theory I had four months to explore the country but hardly got started before protests broke out. I had less than a week to explore a stable Egypt before the riots began, forcing my study abroad group to flee the country.

Street scene in Old Cairo on the day the revolt began.

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REVOLUTION IN CAIRO

Jay Zenker, at home, is interviewed about his experience by the Daily Record.

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In that short time I took two excursions on the Nile, one in a small sailboat, a felucca, and another on a cruise ship. I explored Zamalek, the busy suburban Nile isle where we lived. I visited the highest point in Cairo to see a beautiful nighttime view of the city. On January 25th when the protests started, my group was visiting Old Cairo, a walled community that includes the first churches, synagogues, and mosques founded in Egypt.

After the protests began, we stayed safe inside our dormitory. On Friday, January 28, we lost internet and phone service. Later that day a curfew was imposed which remained in effect until after we left the country. With early curfews, and without internet, we spent most of our time socializing and watching the news.

We played basketball until the tear gas drifting from Tahrir Square (about two miles away) burned our eyes and drove us back indoors. A friend and I happened upon a protest forming in downtown Cairo. Only when I ventured into the middle of the gathering did I realize that this was the beginning of a pro-Mubarak rally, the group which ultimately became a violent force in the city.

On February 3rd we finally left for the airport and passed through downtown Cairo.

We saw several fights break out, burnt cars abandoned on busy streets, and tanks guarding buildings and blocking roads. I was disappointed to have to leave (Lafayette College officially withdrew me from my study abroad program) but I understood that it was for a good cause. I came away with some lessons I will not soon forget.

A tranquil scene in Old Cairo, the calm in the eye of a soon-to-eruptstorm.

A view from the banks of the Nile of Zamalek, the busy suburban island where Jay’s study abroad group lived.

I may have missed seeing the beautiful symbols of Egypt – the pyramids, the sphinx, the Valley of the Kings – but the wonders I did see were humbling. I saw how welcoming the Egyptian people are. I saw how forgiving some people can be when important mistakes are made. I saw how passionate Egyptians were for justice, if not democracy. For them, the end goal is worth the injuries and arrests. Some forfeited two weeks of work and income to protest.

Others forfeited their lives for the same cause.

Being an American has something to do with my impression. For the past two decades, I lived in a world where America is everpresent and ever-powerful in this world. In Egypt I learned that Americans are not as important, especially when far from home.

Our revolution happened over two centuries ago, and its successes have been preserved ever since. It is amazing that our freedoms remain intact. We may be the luckiest people in the world. All we can do is hope that in another two hundred years, Egyptians look back on their revolution with the same affinity and pride with which we look back on our own.

Yalla!

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Duke University

The Laxman Cometh

Ned and Team USA Teammates celebrate winning the World Championship after beating Canada 12-10 in the finals in Manchester, UK.

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ast spring in eight consecutive days Ned Crotty ‘05 helped Duke Lacrosse win the National Championship, collected the Tewaaraton Award as the nation’s best male lacrosse player, and became the first pick in the Major League Lacrosse draft. In July he scored two goals for Team USA in the World Championship finals to help beat Canada for the gold. In August he won the Anthony J. McKevlin Award as the ACC Male Athlete of the Year, joining illustrious athletes like Dave Thompson, Michael Jordan, Charlie Ward and J.J. Redick. Ned Crotty is arguably the finest athlete in Delbarton’s history.

Vince Lombardi said that perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence. Ned Crotty started the pursuit early. He began skating at age three and started playing hockey in kindergarten when the family lived briefly in Minnesota. When Ned was seven his father Jerry changed jobs, and he and wife Lucy, both originally from Buffalo, moved with their six children to New Vernon, NJ. Ned entered second grade at the Harding School, took up lacrosse in fifth grade, and continued to play hockey for the Morristown Colonials. His signature was to work hard, and he displayed an unusual degree of focus.

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On January 25, 2011 Ned Crotty received Delbarton’s highest honor, the Delbarton Medal. Students gave him a standing ovation.

Ned Crotty wears the Delbarton Medal, flanked by his Green Wave coaches, Head Hockey Coach Bruce Shatel, on left, and Lacrosse Head Coach Chuck Ruebling ’79, on right.

Ned hit the ground running when he arrived in 2001 for ninth grade at Delbarton.

During his freshman year he excelled in hockey and lacrosse and scored the winning hockey goal in the Tournament of Champions finals.

His freshman year coincided with Bruce Shatel’s first year as Head Coach ‘so we came into the program together’, recalls Crotty.

Headmaster Fr. Luke Travers worried that the goal might go to the freshman’s head, and was surprised to find that Crotty seemed unaffected. He was too busy having fun with his friends. Crotty was a solid student with normal strengths and weaknesses: Current Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, his Latin teacher, observes that Ned’s facility for languages “is proof that that no one is good at everything.”

In his senior year the Star Ledger named Crotty both New Jersey’s hockey player of the year and boys’ lacrosse player of the year. He captained Green Wave Hockey to the state finals, and Wave Lacrosse to its fourth straight state championship. Sports Illustrated saluted him in its ‘Faces in the Crowd’ column, and as college approached Crotty had a tough choice to make: should his next step be to play hockey or lacrosse? Ned ultimately found the Division 1 lacrosse offers he received too attractive to pass up. Hockey fans might be tempted to ask ‘What if …?’ A more reasonable question might be to ask ‘What if not?’ given Crotty’s success in lacrosse.

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Despite having three older siblings attend Duke (the eldest, Alexandra, attended Georgetown) Crotty always had University of Virginia in his sights. Duke was, in fact, ‘the last place I wanted to go.’ Duke Head Coach Mike Pressler aggressively recruited him -- but so did UVA and other programs -- and Crotty finally selected Duke as the best fit. As a freshman in spring 2006 Ned played eight games before the Duke Lacrosse scandal broke and Coach Pressler was forced to resign. Suddenly, Crotty’s freshman season was history and the coach who recruited him was gone. The University hired John Danowski from Hofstra as its new head coach, and the team returned to the field in 2007. Despite the interruption, Crotty never contemplated leaving Duke. He and his teammates “knew we were innocent…we were determined to stay and restore the Duke Lacrosse name.” They adopted Delbarton’s motto Succisa Virescit (Cut down, it grows back stronger), and plastered it on banners around the field.

Crotty credits Coach Danowski for jump starting the program after the scandal. He impressed his new coach with his hard work and, in particular, with his leadership during the final weeks of the 2010 season. Says Danowski, “Ned was personally driven by 2006, more than he let on, maybe even more than he knew. As the season progressed he showed a tremendous ability to lead. When he

J. Craig Paris ’82

His proud Green Wave Lacrosse Coaches were at the Tewaaraton Dinner: Assistant Coach Matt Kovachik is on right, and Head Coach Chuck Ruebling ’79 is on left.

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spoke up, people really listened.” Engraved on the inside band of each player’s 2010 NCAA Championship ring are the words ‘Succisa Virescit’.

Lacrosse kept Crotty busy but he still found time for school work. Duke’s academic support for athletes was superb, and Crotty says, “I was taught at an early age that if you are struggling in the classroom it is very difficult to do well on the field.” One summer he even found time to teach sports to Vietnamese youngsters. “Being able to travel to the other side of the world and work with kids who spoke no English in a village where there was no running water,” he says, “Was something I am incredibly thankful I was able to do.”

Crotty collected plenty of athletic achievements, but the accolades never went to his head. His relaxed nature and self-depreciating humor caused him to deflect compliments, or share them with others. His coaches speak of his athleticism, but also of his modesty and his ability to execute when times get tough. Abbot Giles Hayes speculates that being a member of a large family helped Ned learn early that he was not the center of the universe. His three older sisters and one older brother kept him in line and all five siblings – Alexandra, Sarah, Joe, Martha and Virginia – think of him as just a normal guy. Well, almost. Younger sister Virginia, currently senior captain of the Duke Women’s Lacrosse team, told a Duke interviewer, “Ned was a sick athlete in high school...he was probably a better hockey player than a lacrosse player. He’s absurd. He’s a freak.” High praise from a proud kid sister.

What is the secret to Ned Crotty’s success?

The answer is simple: hard work. A coach once told him that practice is where you learn, but you get better on your own. His mother treasures the picture showing Ned on the road, wearing shorts and headphones practicing shooting drills the only place he could find –in the competition’s shower room. Duke Assistant Coach Ron Caputo recalls that “He was tougher on himself than any coach could be.”

One day during his senior year Crotty was so

Many Delbarton friends traveled to Washington for the Tewaaraton Awards Dinner on June 3, 2010 when Ned Crotty’s name was announced as the best male college lacrosse player of the year.

Here is Crotty with good friends Taylor Price ’04, center, and Mark Gately ’04.

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The Crotty family: Back row, from left, John Ross, Virginia, Ned, Joe, Martha and Sarah Crotty Dunleavy. Front row, from left, Alexandra Crotty Ross, Jerry and Lucy Crotty, and Mike Dunleavy.

Dunleavy, another Duke alumnus, played basketball for the Blue Devils and now plays for Indiana Pacers.

Ned Crotty with late Delbarton Athletic Director Brian Fleury.

Young Ned Crotty suits up for the Morristown Colonials as a student at the Harding School.

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sick that he had to skip practice. It was the only day in his five years at Duke (the cancelled 2006 season earned him an extra year to play) that he missed a session. Even famed Duke Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski is a Crotty fan. He described him in Duke’s 2010 Lacrosse yearbook as “exactly the type of young man I have loved coaching on my basketball team.”

A history major with a minor in sociology, Crotty joined his classmates for graduation and stayed in Durham a while longer. It seems the University had a little something called a language requirement. “I enjoyed languages so much that I took two different ones before deciding that Latin was my calling,” he jokes.

“Unfortunately the Latin teachers at Duke were not as good as Br. Paul.”

Last July, as the youngest member and only collegian on Team USA, Crotty competed in the Federation of International Lacrosse World Championship in Manchester, UK. Nathaniel Badder, Director of National teams US Lacrosse, recalls, “What impressed me most was the transformation Ned undergoes every time he buckles up his chinstrap.”

Crotty’s versatility on the field enabled his coaches to play him in many different roles and he excelled in them all. During the July 24th gold medal game Crotty scored two goals in the final period to tie and help win the 1210 game against rival Canada. Team USA Assistant Coach, and West Point Head Lacrosse Coach, Joe Alberici says, “Scoring the fourth quarter game-tying and winning goals is something that will go down in National Team history as one of the most clutch performances of all time.” As fate would have it, Team USA’s Head Coach was Mike Pressler, now Head Coach at Bryant University, the man who recruited Crotty to play at Duke.

Crotty continues his commitment to athletics. In June 2010 he signed a contract with lacrosse equipment manufacturer Brine to assist in a variety of marketing initiatives and new product development. Crotty was also hired as sales and marketing manager for Trilogy Lacrosse, which runs camps, clinics and

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Lacrosse is a growing sport -- 30 nations (including an Iroquois team) competed at the World Championships -- so there are plenty of athletic and professional opportunities for someone with Ned Crotty’s talent. He is smart enough to keep an open mind about options that may come his way. His former Green Wave lacrosse coach Chuck Ruebling thinks that Ned is clearly one of the finest athletes to pass through the halls of Delbarton. Says Ruebling, “In his senior year he was named NJ player of the year in two sports, lacrosse and hockey. It is a good bet that no one will ever do that again.”

Whatever path Ned Crotty chooses one thing is certain. He will be in the game, doing everything he can to help himself and teammates to succeed. Ron Caputo, Duke’s offensive coach says it best. “If you were to play Duke in a game or even watch a practice, two things were a constant: One, Ned Crotty would be out there. Two, Ned Crotty would be playing his hardest.

In March of 2010 Ned Crotty was one of two Green Wave players (with former Montreal Canadian Derek Maguire ’90) to be inducted into the 2010 inaugural New Jersey High School Hockey Hall of Fame.

Crotty was still busy with lacrosse commitments and asked Green Wave Head Coach Bruce Shatel to accept the award on his behalf. Refusing to read Crotty’s acceptance speak because it focused too much on Shatel’s coaching, his former coach wrote his own tribute to Crotty. Shatel says that accepting the award for Ned was “an honor that I will never forget.” Pictured here are, from left, Delbarton Lacrosse Coach Matt Kovachik, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, Lucy and Jerry Crotty, Joe Crotty ’00 – another Green Wave hockey standout – and Green Wave Hockey Head Coach Bruce Shatel.

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select teams around the country. The company was started by former Princeton star and World Team teammate Ryan Boyle who shifted job responsibilities around to create the right role for his recruit. Crotty is still on the field as a MLL player for the Rochester Rattlers, and NLL with the Colorado Mammoth. If you spot a familiar face in any North American airport, chances are he is Ned Crotty. And he will be running.

His home base is Manhattan, where he shares an apartment with Delbarton friend Mark Gately ’04. While he lives much of his life in airports and on lacrosse fields on January 25, 2011 Crotty took time to return to his alma mater to receive the Delbarton Medal from his former Latin teacher, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny. Delbarton students gave him a standing ovation. His best advice for young athletes is to play multiple sports. “I strongly believe that playing hockey had a lot to do with my success in lacrosse, and provided me with skills that I otherwise would not have had,” he says.

After a Duke vs. Brown lacrosse game, from left, are Delbarton alumni Fred Krom ’03, Pat Ryan ’03, Ned Crotty ’05, Phil Thebault ’05, Ryan McFadyen ’04 and Tyler Gaffney ’03.

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Each member of the 2010 Duke Lacrosse team received this NCAA Championship ring with ‘Succisa Virescit’ engraved on the inside band.

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Duke Stats....

Crotty is a three-time lacrosse All-American, including a twotime first team selection. He helped lead Duke to the 2010 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship, scoring a team-high 18 tournament points from 6 goals and 12 assists and landing the game-winning assist in the pivotal semi-final win over the University of Virginia. Crotty is among the most decorated players in Duke Lacrosse history.

For his career, he totalled 92 goals and 147 assists for 239 points. He ranks second all-time in Duke history in assists and is fourth in overall points.

Symbolic of his giving nature, Crotty is considered to be the best passer in Duke Lacrosse history, posting 63 assists in a single season, a Duke University record.

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AROUND DELBARTON Kevin Zsitvay ’13 receives Michael Cerasia Award on January 25, 2011

History faculty member Kevin Conn welcomed twelve students and two faculty members from the Bildungszentrum Markdorf for Delbarton’s German Exchange from April 1 – 14.

An article that Conn wrote about his family’s musical box collection appeared in the March issue of Mechanical Music and is being translated into Japanese for the Japanese chapter of the Musical Box Society International.

For the second year in a row Josh Hartle heads to Kansas City again this June to serve as an AP Calculus Reader. As a reader, he receives training in consistent application of the scoring standards and grades AP Calculus AB and BC free response questions. This year Hartle was inducted to Kappa Delta Pi, the International Education Honor Society at Seton Hall University.

In February Bookstore Manager Peg Patrick was privileged to join with the Choirs of St. Peter’s (Parsippany), Immaculate Conception (Montclair) and St. James the Apostle (Springfield) for a Pilgrimage to Rome, singing at the Archpriests Mass at the Altar of the Chair of St. Peter, and at a Mass celebrated at the tomb of St. Francis in the Basilica of St. Francis in Assisi where Peg was the Lector. She was met in Rome by her daughter and sister-in-law which made this a very special trip. The Choir also preformed a concert for the City of Rome at the Church of San Ignacio and, finally, sang at the Papal Audience.

From left, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Kevin Zsitvay ’13 and Robert Cersia P’94.

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Sophomore Kevin Zsitvay ’13 received the Michael Cerasia Award at Delbarton convocation on January 25, 2011. The award is dedicated to the memory of the late Michael C. Cerasia, a member of the class of 1994 who died tragically with his older brother in a boating accident during the summer following his freshman year. His father, Robert Cerasia P’94 of North Caldwell, was on hand to present the award, which is given to a sophomore in recognition of his perseverance and diligence as a freshman.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny O.S.B., reading from the Book of Job (Chapter 14, Verse 10),

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reminded students of the origins of the School motto Succisa Virescit, a motto borrowed from Monte Cassino, the spiritual home of the Benedictine order in Cassino, Italy founded by St. Benedict in 529 A.D. The monastery has been destroyed and rebuilt four times, most recently during World War II, thus the motto “cut down, it goes back stronger.” While every Delbarton student faces major adjustments when he moves from his previous school to Delbarton, Kevin faced more than the usual hurdles with both personal and family medical issues. Kevin handled his challenges with maturity and dignity

and exemplifies the motto that encourages young men to grow back stronger from setbacks.

Br. Paul also paid tribute to the Cerasia family for the courage they display in coping with the loss of their sons, describing them as a ‘living embodiment’ of the School motto. In addition to the plaque that he received at the awards ceremony, Kevin Zsitvay’s name will be inscribed on a plaque honoring all Cerasia award winners that hangs in the lobby of Delbarton’s Fr. Stephen Findlay Pavilion.

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Juniors Serve, Near and Far

Kelly Gleason

On December 15th, the Junior Day of Service, Delbarton students excavate a foundation in Summit, NJ for Habitat for Humanity.

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Another group worked with children and put together a Christmas tree at the PG Chambers School.

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n December half the junior class accompanied Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB, and Delbarton parents to Maguffin County, Kentucky to distribute food, clothes and gifts in one of America’s most impoverished areas. Sixty of their peers who stayed home, most due to sports commitments, participated in the Junior Day of Service (JDS). On December 15th students chose from among five service projects: Bridges, to organize clothes, toys, and care packages for the poor and homeless; Habitat for Humanity to work on a new home for a low income family; the Interfaith Food Pantry to organize food and clean the pantry; the Community Soup Kitchen to make and serve lunch for some 230 homeless and working poor; and the PG Chambers School to work with mentally and physically handicapped children.

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The 2010 Appalachia group at Delbarton...

...and in Maguffin County, Kentucky.

Cold, icy conditions made walking treacherous but the annual mission was a big success – and no broken bones!

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(continued from page 41) In January of 2011 Assistant Headmaster Chuck Ruebling was a presenter at the US Lacrosse National Convention in Baltimore, MD. His topic was Creating Offense Through Your Substitution Game. As Green Wave Varsity lacrosse coach in November 2010 Ruebling was appointed to a three year term as the Chairman of the US Lacrosse Men’s Coaches SubCommittee. His committee focuses on player recognition, safety, and a coach’s education program. Ruebling was also appointed as a selector for the US National U 19 team which competes in Finland in 2012.

TIDINGS Assistant to the Dean of Technology Christian Zollers and his wife Jennifer welcomed Finn Clark Zollers into the world on November 18, 2010.

Finn joins older brother Bennett (4).

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A funky, 70s carbon neutral, equipment-and specimen-packed city bus arrived in the Delbarton bus loop early in the morning on a snowy January 26th. Using high-powered microscopes and state of the art equipment freshman biology students viewed the structure, function and beauty of living cells. The bus’s daily energy needs are provided by rooftop solar panels, a wind turbine, a woodchip stove and an engine that runs on waste vegetable oil. Dr. Ben DubinThaler, Ph D founded BioBus to pursue his dream of bringing hands-on science education to students. Delbarton freshmen were among the 10,000 students this year to experience BioBus as it travels around the country powered by cooking oil, sunlight, wind turbulence and the enthusiasm of its young scientist-founder.

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March for Life

The 38th annual March for Life took place on January 24, 2011 in Washington, DC and Delbarton joined forces with Villa Walsh Academy to send a large contingent to the event. Delbarton Director of Campus Ministry David Hajduk chaperoned the group, assisted by Delbarton faculty members Michael Miklius, Michael Vermylen ’95, 44 D ELBARTON TODAY

and Delbarton parent Julie O’Brien P’08, ’15. Groups from throughout America gathered on the Mall and marched to Capitol Hill on the frigid winter Monday. It was estimated that 400,000 marchers participated in the annual event.

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Gettysburg

Sunset over the Gettysburg battlefield.

Former Headmaster and current history teacher Fr. Luke Travers, OSB, gives 8th graders a guided tour of the Gettysburg battlefield.

For the seventh year in a row, Delbarton’s eighth grade class spent a day at the Gettysburg battlefield, where a three day battle in 1863 changed the momentum of the American Civil War. On a mild November 22nd toured of battlefield from former Headmaster and

current history teacher Fr. Luke Travers, OSB, Delbarton’s resident Gettysburg hobbyist.

Fr. Luke described the activities of July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 1863 and the tour concluded with a trip to the cemetery, site of Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg Address then witnessed a

stunning sunset over the battlefield. Dinner at Dobbin House, an authentic 1776 tavern, concluded the excursion and students then boarded the bus for the long ride home.

7th Graders Visit Philadelphia On Monday, November 22, 2010 7th graders took the first of four historically themed field trips they will experience as Delbarton middle schoolers, this one to Philadelphia where they visited Ben Franklin’s home, Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center. Man does not live by history alone, so the boys also enjoyed authentic Philly cheesesteaks at Sonny’s: Cheez Whiz? Yes, please.

The Philadelphia trip is a precursor for three American history-themed trips to Gettysburg, West Point and Williamsburg that the boys will enjoy next year.

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Macro Econ on the Street

On November 17, seniors from Mr. Tom Brady’s AP Macroeconomics class visited two financial hubs, Bank of America Tower and the New York Stock Exchange. At Bank of America/Merrill Lynch, the boys participated in a discussion about the current economic impact of monetary policy and toured Fixed Income trading floors. Next the boys toured the New York Stock Exchange floor and heard a presentation on Exchange history by legendary Wall Street veteran Art Cashin. Their last stop was Federal Hall, site of George Washington’s oath of office as America’s first president.

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Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty works 120 hour weeks at two full time jobs with his mayoral duties plus his job as chief engineer at Newark’s Prudential Center where he is responsible for one of the largest sports complexes on the East Coast. He took time from his busy schedule to visit Matt Goldsmith’s AP Government class on December 8, 2010. His message to Delbarton students was simple: protect your reputation, contribute to society, and appreciate the gift of your Delbarton education. "You are the future leaders," he said. "Your education gives you a big responsibility to make something of yourself and to give back." After taking a poll of party affiliation that proved the Democratic mayor was smack in the middle Republican territory he was clearly comfortable in their midst. He encouraged students to consider a run for office...but not against him.

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Leadership Class Welcomes Alumni Speakers

In late March Brian Bowers’ senior Leadership class had two dynamic speakers. On March 22nd Alex Thew ’07, a West Point senior, spoke about team building leadership, and emphasized that “teams are what win missions.” He gave examples from his military training, and showed an excerpt from the movie Black Hawk Down to illustrate his point there are no easy answers when making important decisions. On March 24th Ifiok Inyang ’07, pictured here, who recently stepped down as Student Body President at Williams College, spoke to the class about his experiences as a student leader. Inyang said, “At Delbarton, leadership is in the air. You see it in the hallways, on the sports fields, in the classrooms, everywhere you go. We take it for granted. Don’t do that.

Soak it up while you have it. It’s a privilege to be part of this school.”

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Morristown Mayor Tim Dougherty Visits AP Gov

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...Treat!

It was silly season at Delbarton on October 29, 2010 during the M Block Halloween costume contest. Our esteemed Headmaster, a.k.a. "Captain Delbarton", made a surprisingly convincing super hero and set the tone for the event. Some of the many costumed students later posed for a group portrait.

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Scholars Receive National Merit and AP Honors

Commended Students:

Gregory Ballanco, Thomas Daniels, Hunter Dougherty, Andrew Flatley, Gregory Fobben, Peter Godart, Nicholas Howard-Johnson, Andrew McMaster, Kyle McLaughlin, Bud Peters, Thomas Pigott, Ben Reynolds, Joseph Saitta, Thomas Skea, J. Albert Smith, Henry Steer, Adam Suczewski, Alexander Tarnawski and Walter Wygera.

Congratulations to David Kersen ’10 who was named 2010 State AP Scholar as the top male AP student in New Jersey with the highest average score on all AP exams taken. In addition, 118 Delbarton students qualified as AP (Advanced Placement) Scholars in 2010. Only about 18 percent of the more than 1.8 million students worldwide who took these exams in May 2010 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition.

10 Delbarton students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award (as well as AP Scholar with Distinction Awards) by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams: Class of 2010: John Colavita, Tucker Doherty, Daniel Kearney, David Kersen, James Maguire, Stefan Rajiyah, Scott Ruesterholz, Dhruv Sharma,

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Kevin Sullivan and Michael Zochowski The following 39 (49 if you include National Scholars) students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams:

Class of 2010: Alem Bulcha, Matthew Carlucci, John Colavita, Collin Corcoran, Michael Darche, Dennis Dering, John Descalzi, Tucker Doherty, Rob Frech, Sean Henwood, Daniel Kearny, David Kersen, Stephen Kowalski, Peter Kristiansen, Nicolas Luzzaraga, James Maguire, Matthew McGinn, John McHugh, William Newman, Charles Orzetti, David Persson, Thomas Pesce, Christopher Preziosi, Stefan Rajiyah, Robert Rosa, Scott Ruesterholz, Dhruv Sharma, Kevin Sullivan, Daniel Taeschler, Alexander Vrabel, Jason Zhang and Michael Zochowski.

Class of 2011: Christopher Aquino, Hunter Dougherty, Gregory Fobben, Brian Grumka, John Hastings, Robert Kautzmann, Andrew MacMaster, Kyle McLaughlin, John McMahon, Gregory Scalera, J. Albert Smith, Alexander Tarnawski and Timothy White.

The following 45 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher:

Class of 2010: Ryan Amspacher, Zachary Bluestone, John Colucci, Matthew DeRenzi, Erik Gobbo, Christopher Guerrieri, Joseph Guilfoyle, Ryan Hanley, Thomas Hanley, Matthew Hanna, Robert Kaminski, Thomas Killian, Mitchell Lawrence,

Michael Longo, Stephen Marino, Sean McAuliffe, Matthew Mulcahy, Paul Nolle, Tyler Otto, Robert Patten, Kevin Prior, Logan Rice, Matthew Voda, Kyle Walsh, Kevin Woo and Edwin Zipf.

Class of 2011: Matthew Albano, Gregory Ballanco, Dean Brierley, Peter Cozzi, Nicholas Donatiello, Andrew Flatley, Nicholas HowardJohnson, William Huff, Spenser Huston, Kyle Kaplan, Brian Limbo, William O’Donnell, Patrick O’Meara, Dominic Rizzo, Matthew Saburn, Joseph Saitta, Albert Striano and Gregory Sweetman.

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Mr. Michael Rosenhaus ’80, Director of Senior Guidance, reports that 21 Delbarton seniors have been recognized as Semi Finalists or as Commended Students in the 2011 National Merit Program. They are: Semi Finalists: Nicolas Luzarraga, Brian Khoe

Class of 2011: Nicholas Cerrone, Peter Godart, Brian Khoe, Douglas Peters, Thomas Pigott, Adam Suczewski Class of 2012: Omar Rizwan

The following 23 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams: Class of 2010: Alexander Balog, Michael Delle Donne, Ryan Elsman, Jonathan Gancas, Matthew Infante, Daniel Maldonado, Daniel McLaughlin, Jack Miller, Matthew Schellberg, William Sullivan and Ethan Vorel.

Welcome to the world of Skype, where free Skype-to-Skype video calls are made to anyone in the world, including to another classroom.

On December 14, 2010 English teacher Rob Flynn used Skype to connect Delbarton 11th graders with Sarah Kangarloo’s classroom at St. James High School in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Flynn and Kangarloo introduced their students to each other on a private blog, where they discussed Speak, a contemporary novel. Joining both classrooms through a Skype video feed for more discussion about the book was a natural extension of the connection, and the experiment was a great success.

AROUND DELBARTON In late February 36 members of the Forensic Society competed at the Harvard National High School Invitational Forensics Tournament that attracted 3,500 contestants from 30 states and 3 countries. Among the many awards Delbarton competitors earned, Connor Buckley ’11 was the tournament champion out of 372 competitors in Dramatic Interpretation of Literature.

Conor Ryan ’13 and Christopher Tozzi ’13 placed 2nd in JV Public Forum Debate(in a field of 195 teams, Michael Mumma ’14 was top speaker in JV Public Forum Debate among 390 contestants and Bud Peters ’11 was 2nd speaker in Varsity Public Forum, out of 440 debaters.

8th Graders Invade West Point

Rob Loia ’85

Delbarton Debate Makes Waves at Harvard

On March 1st Delbarton 8th graders visited the United States Military Academy at West Point and the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, NY. West Point senior Alex Thew ’07 gave a brief presentation, then answered questions from students. At the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor the boys learned about the history of the award, which was modelled after the Badge of Military Merit first given by George Washington. The 8th graders enjoyed their day in upstate New York, part of a series of Middle School field trips that bring American history to life.

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Rob Loia ’85 Named Headmaster of Subiaco Academy

Delbarton Spirit is Alive and Kicking Among other Spirit Week events in mid-February, Faculty-Student Hoops, Dodge Ball, a Hot Bites Contest, Jeopardy and the Poetry Slam drew a crowd. Organizers scheduled a Downhill Sledding contest but race day weather of 60 degrees turning snow into slush. Other than the unexpectedly balmy weather Spirit Week 2011 at Delbarton was a resounding success.

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On February 16th Delbarton Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, announced that Middle School guidance counsellor, teacher and coach Mr. Robert Loia ’85 was selected as the next headmaster of Subiaco Academy in Subiaco, AR, a school run by the Benedictine monks of Subiaco Abbey.

In an email to Delbarton faculty and staff, Br. Paul wrote, “While we are saddened that Rob will be leaving us after 10 years of dedicated service, we are proud that one of our own has been chosen to lead another fine Benedictine school. I know I share with all of you a sense of gratitude for Rob’s wise and humble service to Delbarton, especially to the Middle School.” Loia assumes his new post in Arkansas on July 1, 2011. Here Loia stands with his charges, the Class of 2014 in May, 2010 as they ended their 8th grade year.

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Benedictines Meet in Germany

Irish Exchange

On the Intrepid’s flight deck, from left, Francis Roche, Conor Hughes, Fr.William Fennelly and Eoin Hurley.

by the International Commission on Benedictine. The Delbarton representatives offered presentations on the School’s deanery and retreat programs to other Benedictine school officials from around the world.

In late November Headmaster Br. Martin Browne and three Glenstal Abbey students (Conor Hughes, Eoin Hurley and Francis Roche) landed at Newark Airport for the 2010 Glenstal Abbey Exchange which takes place each year between two Benedictine schools, Glenstal Abbey, a boys boarding school in Ireland, and Delbarton. Hosted at Delbarton by the Neilson and Carlucci families the boys took in a Nets game, Ellis Island and The Statue of Liberty, the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton and Drumthwacket (thanks to Gov. and Mrs. Christie P’12), visited a municipal courtroom, the Mall at Short Hills, the Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, the Christmas Spectacular. They took a double-decker bus tour of lower Manhattan, and then boarded the aircraft carrier Intrepid for a ride in the flight simulator. They even squeezed in a visit to Washington, DC to tour our nation’s capitol.

At Delbarton they attended classes, played rugby and four-square and managed to convince at least some of the Delbarton student body (the gullible part) that there are no Wednesdays in Ireland. Nice work, boy-ohs.

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From November 3-6, 2010 Headmaster Paul Diveny, OSB, and Delbarton faculty members Michael Carr, Jon Cote and Michael Vermylen travelled to Germany for the BENet Conference at the Archabbey of St. Ottilien sponsored

Delbarton warmly welcomed three Irish exchange students during an M Block assembly in December.

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A Trip to Eataly

Sprechen Sie... ...Dinner in German? An eclectic group of amateur chefs -- eighteen members of the Delbarton community, including esteemed headmaster/gourmand Br. Paul Diveny – took a German cooking class on the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2010 in a cultural excursion organized by the German Club. Chef Heinrich Aichem of the Black Forest Inn in Stanhope, NJ taught students how to make strudel (it’s all in the wrist), wienerschnitzel, potato salad, spaetzle, glazed carrots, and cucumber salad. Participant enjoyed the delectable results during dinner.

On October 14, 2010 Delbarton Italian language students took a field trip to explore the culture and foods of Italy. After an Italian Mass celebrated by Fr. Elias Lorenzo, OSB, visiting Superior and Prior of the Abbey of Sant’ Anselmo in Rome, they set off to explore Italian culture in Newark and New York.

After stopping at an Italian cafe in Bloomfield, NJ for cappuccinos and pastries it was onto the Church of St. Lucy’s in Newark (seen here) which was preparing for the annual Festa di San Gerardo. Last stop: Eataly, the new 50,000 square foot Piedmontese mega-market in the Flatiron District of Manhattan where boys wandered through the cavernous space, then lunched on three Italian favorites: panini, pizza and savory porchetta sandwiches.

They placed lunch orders in Italian (No parle inglese: Italian teacher Mr. Mike DelGuercio provided Italian food cheat sheets) and a scavenger hunt helped them navigate through the wonderful aromas of cheeses, espresso and freshly baked bread.

Winter 2011 turned campus into a winter wonderland, and we had the snow

How things change….as a boarder in the 1960s we loved SNOW DAYS. We had the whole campus and the adjacent County Park to roam.

Tobogganing on Sugarloaf Mountain somewhere in the adjacent hinterlands out the back road past the Brothers House was the first choice for fun and adventure.

I seem to recall a good size tree dead center of the hill that us boys would play chicken with. Imagine that!

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days to prove it. We appreciated this email from Tim Larkin ’67 who recalled the days when boarders spent snow days on campus…

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NEWS AP Art Exhibit Reception The AP Art Exhibit took place in the Fine Arts Center last winter, and twelve AP Art students shared their talent and creativity with the Delbarton community. Each boy spent two years building a portfolio of works in many genres. These artists are Renaissance men who participate in many other activities at Delbarton, from athletics and community service, to drama, public speaking and other club programs: Connor Buckley, Chris Cloughlin, Matt Darche, Blaine Davis, Hunter Dougherty, Kyle Fischer, Jon Guerrieri, Brian Limbo, Dennis Maguire, Justin Park, Greg Scalera and Tom Skea.

J. Craig Paris ’82

Democracy Rules Delbarton’s Abbey Players presented Democracy in the FAC Theater on November 5 and 6. In this dramatic retelling of the true story of Willy Brandt’s brief, remarkable term as Chancellor of West Germany, Tony Award-winning playwright Michael Frayn holds a mirror up to the complexities and contradictions of modern politics. The Abbey Player cast included (Günter Guillaume) Kyle McLaughlin ’11; (Arno Kretschmann) Tom Skea ’11; (Willy Brandt) Tommy Pigott ’11; (Horst Emke) Tommy Cusano ’14; (Reinhard Wilke) Kurt Reinmund ’11; (Ulrich Bauhaus) Oscar Lopez ’14, ( Herbert Wehner) Andrew MacMaster ’11; (Helmut Schmidt) Brian Limbo ’11; (Hans-Dietrich Genscher) Liam Paris ’13 and (Günther Nollau) Justin Park ’11.

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NEWS Dirty Rotten Scoundrels The Abbey Players production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels took to the stage in February in the Delbarton Fine Arts Center Theater. Delbarton actors and visiting thespians from area schools rehearsed for months and a skilled stage crew has transformed the stage into Broadway-quality sets, including an authentically posh hotel in the South of France. Talented actors and a professional set, in combination with the plush comfort and outstanding acoustics of the FAC Theater, made Delbarton’s Dirty Rotten Scoundrels terrifically entertaining.

In February lead actors Kyle McLaughlin ’11, Amanda Stewart (Gill St. Bernards) and Andrew MacMaster ’11 wowed the audience during the Abbey Players Production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

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Julius Caesar LIVE! On March 3, 2011 freshmen and sophomores experienced the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey’s Shakespeare LIVE! performance of Julius Caesar in the Delbarton Fine Arts Center Theater. Students enjoyed Shakespeare’s classic ingredients of conspiracy, violence and spirits.

After the performance the boys asked the performers questions about their careers as young actors.

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J. Craig Paris ’82

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Fall Concerts

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On November 13, 2010 Delbarton Choral and a cappella groups performed, and on November 19th the School’s ensembles – Jazz, Wind and Brass — took to the stage in their annual Fall Concert.

Gallery Talk On Sunday, January 9, 2010 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, gave an interesting lecture on the works of French photographer Robert Doisneau, one of the originators of photo journalism who documented Parisian life in the 1930s and 40s. A collection of Doisneau’s stunning photographs, a gift of Robert O’Mara ’60, are on display in the Fine Arts Center upper and lower lobbies.

Stop by to appreciate the beauty and historical significance of these rare photos taken in the outskirts of Paris.

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AROUND DELBARTON Christmas Concert On December 12, 2010 Music at Delbarton presented its annual Christmas Concert which included every Delbarton musical and vocal ensemble in the grand finale. The event is the highlight of the School’s December arts calendar.

Ithacappella at Delbarton The Ithaca College acappella group Ithacapella arrived in a blast of wintery weather on January 7th and the group managed wowed the audience at an evening performance that combined singing, jokes and skits. Delbarton Music Director David Blazier was a founding member of the Ithaca College vocal group. A performance highlight was Delbarton faculty member Nick Huck squirming uncomfortably onstage as Ithacappella serenaded him with a love song, the result of an intermission raffle where the winner got to choose the serenade’s ‘victim.’

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Matt Grella ’13

Matt Grella ’13

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Captain Smiley gets a standing ovation from the Delbarton audience.

Captain Scott Smiley Captain Scott Smiley, author of Hope Unseen, spoke at Delbarton on December 2, 2010. Captain Smiley is the first blind commissioned Army officer to be given a command position. Smiley was raised in a small town in Washington State and, as a high achieving student athlete, he was accepted into West Point. After graduating in 2003 and earning his Ranger tab he was deployed to Iraq in 2005, “210 pounds of twisted steel and sex appeal”. In April, 2005 Smiley was leading a Stryker unit of 4 vehicles and 45 men when he was blinded and partially paralyzed in Mosul by a suicide bomber. After months of rehabilitation Smiley was assigned duties which eventfully led him back to teach leadership at West Point. In the years since losing his sight, Smiley has surfed in Hawaii, gone skydiving and skiing and climbed Mount Rainier.

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Learning OUTSIDE the Classroom

From left, Tiffany and Capt. Scott Smiley, Assistant Headmaster Chuck Ruebling ’79 and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

In 2007 the Army Times named him Soldier of the Year, and in 2008 ESPN presented him with the ESPY award for Best Outdoor Athlete.

Smiley graduated from Duke University with an MBA and now is an instructor at West Point. He married his high school sweetheart, has two young sons, and commands a company of 120 soldiers at West Point who have been injured or have other medical issues. Captain Smiley’s faith-based message to the Delbarton community was when faced with adversity, ‘Why?’ is not the question, ‘What?’ is the question: ‘What is my purpose?’ Captain Smiley received a standing ovation at Delbarton and, afterwards, several classes stayed behind to speak with him.

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Professor Engel Returns On November 17th Delbarton students time travelled with Professor Elliot Engel as he lectured on William Shakespeare and Mark Twain. Dr. Engel teaches at the University of North Carolina and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. at UCLA where he won the university’s Outstanding Teacher Award. He reminded 9th graders that Shakespeare was a playwright, and his words were meant to be performed, not read. The supernatural, violence, and sex were popular themes, and realism was a crowd pleaser. In Julius Caesar, when Brutus stabbed Caesar, ‘Caesar’ wore a pig’s spleen necklace under his costume and ‘Brutus’ aimed for the spleen to get a suitably gory effect. The wooden stage was tipped forward in 1610 to enhance the view so today we still refer to ‘upstage’ and ‘downstage’. Next, 10th graders heard the Professor trace Twain’s biography from apprentice newspaperman to river boat captain to successful writer. Twain satirized society by poking fun at superficiality and sexual repression, and after hearing Engel’s lecture, students understood why the characters in Huckleberry Finn made perfect sense for Twain’s time.

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Making a Case for Navy On November 22, 2010 US Naval Academy senior Michael Orzetti, older brother of Charles Orzetti ’10 presented a college info session at Delbarton. Orzetti is an economics major, with a minor in Chinese, and summers have included two weeks on a nuclear submarine off the coast of Hawaii, hiking 200 miles on an Alaskan glacier, interning for an undersecretary at the U.S. Treasury Department, and trips to Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and mainland China. Orzetti is president of his class, in charge of the Foreign Affairs Conference, and a member of the hockey team. Having completed his undergraduate degree he begins a graduate program at Georgetown during his final Annapolis From left, Michael’s younger brother Charles Orzetti ’10 semester, and then hopes to (who plays hockey for Yale), Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, move on to Marine Corps OSB, and Midshipman Michael Orzetti officer training. Students asked Orzetti questions about life on campus, the service academy commitment (4 years of college and a minimum 5 years of military service as a commissioned officer), the food at Annapolis ("not bad") and the benefit of the one week Summer Seminar offered to high school juniors ("It gives you a good taste of the life.") Orzetti said he chose Annapolis for the quality of his peers, "people who make me want to try to be a better person."

Fast Money’s Guy Adami at Delbarton Guy Adami, a regular on CNBC’s ’Fast Money Five’ spoke at Delbarton on October 19, 2010 hosted by Economics Club moderator Tom Brady. Adami is Managing Director of Drakon Capital and produces a weekly newsletter for retail investors. Much of Adami’s M Block session was a Fast Money-eqsue conversation using Delbarton students as point/counter-point sounding boards.

“Anybody here have a personal portfolio?”

Adami asked toward the end. Several hands went up including that of a middle schooler who Adami peppered with questions.

“Sell anything lately?” (“Uh, yesterday I sold Apple, Berkshire Hathaway and...”)

“Who do you like now? (“Ford.”)

“Why Ford?”Adami seemed impressed by ‘Mad Money’ Mark’s short stature and his composure.

Fran Bonalsky

Cardiac Classroom On December 7, 2010 Mrs. Fran Bonalsky’s AP Bio class went to the Liberty Science Center to participate in Cardiac Classroom, a live feed of open heart surgery being performed at Morristown Memorial Hospital.

Students were able to ask questions about what they were seeing and seniors Michael Innocenzi, Justin Park, Dan Pirovano, Ryan Poehner, Matt Saburn and Chet Sukh, some of whom are contemplating medical careers, enjoyed the experience.

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Learning OUTSIDE the Classroom

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AROUND DELBARTON Debate Targets Fugitive American Terrorist Two Delbarton clubs, Social Justice and History, collaborated at a October 26, 2010 debate.

Wade Morgan ’11 (Social Justice Club, on left) and Lee Terwilliger ’12 (History Club) discussed whether the Obama administration should target radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen, for assasination. Al-Awlaki is hiding in Yemen from allegations that he is an Al Qaeda operative whose words inspired Faisal Shahzad, the Times Square bomber, and the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas. American officials claim that the danger posed by Mr. Awlaki is no longer confined to words. Both boys did an admirable job and, after a heated debate of their own, History teachers Mr. Chris Cocozello, Mr. Craig Fleishman and Mr. Matt Goldsmith, judged Morgan the winner because he focused on the Constitutional rights of an American citizen, a sacrosanct issue for many. The debate continued among students and teachers as they moved on to their next classes and the cross pollination between two Delbarton clubs was a success.

Psychologist/Comedian Matt Bellace at Delbarton

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Psychologist/comedian Matt Bellace presented a program on drug and alcohol avoidance on March 24th. The audience enjoyed his entertaining blend of comedy and reality. Here he demonstrates his first principle: lean on good people for support. Taking eight students and eight chairs, he removed the furniture piece by piece until the only thing holding up his volunteers was the boys themselves. That evening Bellace presented an adult version of his program to Delbarton parents.

Triangle Fire On March 25, 1911 146 mostly young immigrant women lost their lives in New York City’s infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. Nearly 100 years later juniors in Fr. Luke Travers’ American history classes offered an M Block presentation on the devastating event that galvanized the American labor movement. Since many of the Triangle factory fire victims were recent Italian and European Jewish immigrants, Delbarton’s memorial concluded with a reading by Director of Guidance Shelly Levine of the Kaddish, the Jewish Prayer of Mourning. Levine’s reading was followed by an evocative violin solo by freshman Vito Brancatella ’14, and a prayer recited by Pete Chambers ’11.

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The Delbarton Jazz Ensemble entertained as the Ballroom filled with guests...

Bella Sera di Moda

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n Monday evening, November 8th, the Delbarton Mothers’ Guild hosted its annual Fall Fashion Show. This year’s theme was Bella Sera di Moda — A Beautiful Evening of Fashion...

...followed by a performance by Schola Cantorum, the School’s choral group.

Fashions from Saks Fifth Avenue were modelled by Delbarton seniors, who accompanied professional models down the runway.

From left, DMG Moderator Fr. Richard Cronin, OSB, Event Co Chair Donna Campbell and Chair Debbie Bell, with DMG President Virginia Darche.

Members of the Class of 2011 acted as hosts and volunteers for the evening.

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Students and parent volunteers circulated, selling raffle tickets for the Grand and Scholarship raffles.

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Sweetheart Ball

Sweetheart Ball Chairs Jerry and Sue Ballanco P’09,’11, on left, and Mark and Teresa Innocenzi P’11,’13.

elbarton parents celebrated Valentine’s Day early at the 2011 Fathers & Friends Sweetheart Ball on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Madison Hotel in Convent Station. The event was chaired by Sue and Jerry Ballanco P’09, ’11 and Mark and Teresa Innocenzi P’11,’13...

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Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Michael and Jean Poehner P’11.

From left, Todd and Kate Van Cleef P’14 and Greg and Patty McCormick P’09,’14.

Kevin and Candi Dunleavy P’11.

Mark and Suzanne Van Fossan P’10,’13, on left, with Carol and Bob Bicknese P’05, ’06’ ’09,’13.

From left, Julia and Steve Reynolds P’04,’09,’11,’13, and Helen and Mark Kautzmann P’11.

Photos by Jessica Fiddes

Tess Lewis P’03,’13 with Fathers & Friends moderator Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB.

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Jazz Concert

ttendees at the December 7, 2010 Jazz Concert, sponsored

by Delbarton Parents of Graduates (DPGA) were in for a treat. Jazz vocalist and string bass player Nicki Parrott and stride jazz pianist Rossano Sportiello, coupled with the Christmas ambiance of Old Main, made it a very special night.

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From left, Marlene Iaciofano P’99 with Dan and June Meehan P’07.

From left, Linda Hodge P’98, Diane Macri P’03 and Maryellen Nicola P’98, ’00.

Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB, and his former student Ted Hubert ’68, P’02.

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Dan Meehan P’07, DPGA Moderator Abbot Brian Clarke, OSB, and Dennis Divenuta P’00.

From left, Rosemary and Brian Kristiansen P’08, ’01 and Valerie Conroy P’87, ’90, ’98.

Deborah and Bob Cargo P’03, ’07, on left, and Peter and Jean Ferriso P’84, ’90.

Jennifer O’Donnell P’11 and Teresa Maguire P’10,’11,’12, ’14.

Lynn Ross P’90,’99, Judy Thompson P’98, ’99 and Maryellen Nicola P’98, ’00.

From left Pat Giammarinaro P’99, Tom Sullivan P’10, Rosemary Marra P’08, Cathy Sullivan P’10 and Rachele Smith ’08.

Vocalist and bass spring player Nicki Parrott performed with Rossano Sportiello.

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By Jessica Fiddes

Last Stop, The Rock

Coach Bruce Shatel reports that the 2011 Varsity Hockey team completed their season with a 3-2 overtime victory over St. Augustine Prep in the Non-Public State Championship. It was the first time in state history that a team won 4 consecutive ice hockey state championships. The Green Wave won the Gordon Conference title by winning all 13 of their league games and was declared cochampions of the Gordon Cup after they skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with St. Augustine Prep. Delbarton now has the honor of earning 8 state titles, unprecedented in NJ. The team had non-league victories over Lawrenceville, Hill School, Catholic Memorial, and Breck School and finished the season ranked #2 in the Northeast. Several of the members the 2011 team have committed to play at the next level: Matt Killian ’11 (Yale), Peter McMullen ’11 (Boston College), Tommy Davis ’12 (Princeton), Johnny Baiocco ’12 (Yale), and Drew Melanson ’13 (RPI). Next year the team returns 19 members of the 25 man roster.

Coach Bryan Stoll reports that Green Wave Wrestling had its best season to date, ending with a 14-1 record led by seniors Matt Albano, Jeff Canfora, Dean Sullivan, Robert Patten, and Luke Chiaralonzio. Team championships included Newark Academy Tournament, NJAC Conference, Morris County Tournament, District IX (all consecutive wins for the third year) and winning the school’s first Non Public North Sectional Championship and Non-Public State Championship. The team finished 7th in the prestigious Beast of the East out of 100 teams, and finished the season ranked 5th in New Jersey by the Star Ledger. Individual wrestlers had outstanding results. Among them were: Jeff Canfora ’11 was 2nd in the Beast of the East, four-time County Champion, District Champion, 3rd in the State; Max Rogers ’12 was District Champion and 6th in the State; Jorge Lopez ’12 was County Champion, District Champion and Region Champion; Christian Innarella ’14 was District Champion and 7th in

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John Sullivan P’11

Wrestling Wins Green Wave’s First State Title

the State; Devon Gobbo ’12 was a Beast of the East Champion, County Champion, District Champion, Region Champion and 3rd in the State; Nick Anderson ’13 was County Champion, District Champion, and State Qualifier; and Dean Sullivan ’11 was 4th in the Beast of the East and 4th in the State.

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Squash Wins National Divisional Title

Basketball

Coach J. Craig Paris ’82 reports that the Delbarton Varsity Squash team brought home the first High School Championship in program history.

The team won the Division V group title at the High School National Tournament held at Yale University on the weekend of February 12th, 2011. They defeated four teams along the way, beating St. George’s of Rhode Island in the finals. Led by Seniors Peter Cozzi, Cole Higgins and Greg Ballanco, the team finished the season with an overall 10-12 record. Outstanding play was also contributed by Sean Doherty ’12, Chris Tozzi ’13, Grant Von Fossan ’13 and Aaron Jung ’13. Seniors Kyle Kaplan and Jack Smith also provided leadership throughout the season. According to Coach Paris, “Playing a tough schedule throughout the season prepared the boys for the High School Nationals.”

Introducing…

Green Wave Ski Team Ski Team Coach Jon Gentine reports that the Delbarton Ski Team had a successful inaugural year on New Jersey’s slopes. The young team was comprised of three seniors, three juniors, eight sophomores, and eight freshmen. Despite its youth, and with only one previously competitive racer on the roster, the Ski Team finished an impressive ninth in the state. The team competed against Blair Academy, DePaul, Don Bosco, Morristown-Beard, and Pingry in the Freedom League every Wednesday night for six weeks in both slalom (SL) and giant slalom (GS). The team finished with a record just above 500 and qualified for the state races in SL and GS. The varsity team was led throughout the year by the experienced Peter Badenhausen ’14 who had impressive help from rookie racers Will Huff ’11, John Kenney ’14, Paul Martin ’12, Casey Moran ’13, and Matt Villano ’13. Badenhausen was one of two only freshmen racers who received “All League” recognition before injuring his foot at the end of the season. Says Coach Gentine, “With a strong first-year foundation established, the Ski Team hopes to build on this year’s success in anticipation for next year’s snow.”

Green Wave Basketball once again had a winning season with a 19-7 overall record.

Delbarton won the very competitive National Division of the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference with a 12 – 2 record. The team, coached by Dan Whalen, made it to the Morris County Tournament semi finals. Dean Brierley ’11 was named 1st team All Conference and 1st team all county. Wade Morgan ’11 and Scott Curran ’11 were selected for 2nd team All Conference and Kevin Dunleavy ’11 and Dom Rizzo ’11 were recognized as honorable mention All Conference. Brierley will play basketball for Middlebury College next year.

Other senior players are still undecided on their college choices.

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Swimming

Coach John Romagna reports that, with just 12 swimmers, Wave Swim team improved its conference dual meet record to 5 - 3. There were outstanding results from several top swimmers - Mike Li ’12 (individual medley and breastroke), John Russell ’12 (200 freestyle and 500 freestyle), Ethan Gerstman ’12 (50 freestyle and 100 freestyle) and Greg Keiser ’12 (100 butterfly and 100 backstroke) consistently achieved personal bests, including at the Morris County Meet where they led the team to a 6th place finish, up from 10th place in 2010. Says their Coach, “They were a wonderful group of young men to coach and always represent the best that there is of Delbarton School.” Junior Mike Li qualified for the New Jersey Meet of Champions in the breastroke where he achieved a personal best of 1:01.75 in the 100 breastroke.

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According to Winter Track Coach Brian Theroux, the Green Wave Track and Field team experienced success on many levels. The sophomore squad took the 4th place team score at the County Relays, while the freshmen made a statement with a 2nd place team finish. Strong performances by Morgan Pearson ’11, Kieran Kenny ’12, and Jules Hislop ’13 guided the varsity team to 4th in the Morris County Championships. First Team All County honors were won by Kenny for his 6.74 55m victory, and Pearson for his 9:51 3200m and 4:29 1600m performances. At the State Group meet Mike Noelke ’11 placed 4th in the shot put with a throw of 47’10”. Also at the State Meet David Reed ’12 placed 6th in the pole vault with a clearance of 11’, a significant height for a first season vaulter.

Fencer Michael Woo ’12 Ranked 4th in US While the Green Wave has no fencing team, Junior Michael Woo ’12 still competes as an individual athlete in the sport. Over the three day President’s weekend Woo competed in Dallas at the fencing Junior Olympics and placed 2nd out of the 200 fencers in Cadet Division Foil (17 and under).

Woo also placed 5th out of 198 in Jr. Foil Division (under 20) and was selected to be an alternate representing the United States in the Jr. World Cup 2011 in Jordan. Delbarton’s favorite fencer finished the competition ranked 4th in the nation in Cadet Foil.

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Green Wave Bowling, coached by Sean Gleeson, finished the season 3-12. Season victories included a sweep of NJAC member Morris County School of Technology (MCST) and a triumph over fellow conference-foe, Butler. Seasonal highs included a 2160 series and high games by Anthony PryorCalloway ’13 (202 on two occasions) and Jonathan Picon ’11 (203). Picon, a first year bowler, was joined by senior class stalwarts, Pat Toolan ’11, Jimmy Ferrando ’11, and Kurt Reinmund ’11. Toolan finished the year with a comprised average (matches and practices) of 145. His average was a closesecond to returning letter winner, Ryan McGuire ’12; McGuire tallied the highest practice score of the year, a 208, and finished the season with a comprised average of 151. At the end of the season, Toolan and McGuire were named Honorable Mention by the Northwest Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC).

WAVE Athletes Sign NCAA Letters of Intent

Wave Runner Morgan Pearson ’11.

On November 10, 2010 two Delbarton athletes signed NCAA letters to play Division I lacrosse next year. Anthony Heaton ’11 signed a letter of intent to join the Big East Lacrosse League program at Georgetown University, and John Barney ’11 signed a letter of intent to play lacrosse for the Atlantic Coast Conference team at the University of Maryland. On February 2, 2011 Luke Chiarolanzio ’11 signed a Letter of Intent to play football for Lafayette College as part of its Division I AA Patriot League program next year and Morgan Pearson ’11 signed with Duke University to run track next year as part of its Division I Atlantic Coast Conference track and field program.

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Wave Football player Luke Chiarolanzio ’11 Wave Lacrosse players Anthony Heaton ’11 and John Barney ’11.

A spring mix of rain, snow, sleet and, yes, even thunder and lightning kept Green Wave athletes on their toes during the two week spring break. Several lucky teams headed south…

Sean Flanagan

Spring Training

SPORT SHORTS

Delbarton Baseball travelled to Boca Raton, FL where the team enjoyed ‘awesome’ weather as they practiced and drilled at Florida Atlantic University. The Green Wave squad also had a chance to see a collegiate home game – Florida Atlantic vs. Florida International – and watched the Cardinals play the Braves at Roger Dean Stadium in nearby Jupiter.

Green Wave Golf enjoyed four days at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee in GA where they played 36 holes a days at four different courses. Golfers Nick Howard-Johnson ’11, John McMahon ’11, Dan Pirovano ’11, John Voetsch ’12, Matt Gibbons ’12 and Frank Szucs ’13 together with Coach Sean Flanagan appreciated the perfect weather and “ tons of golf and practice, plus some great team bonding exactly what the doctor ordered after a long, cold winter in NJ”, commented Coach Flanagan. The team looks forward to another strong season with four returning varsity players from last year’s undefeated team that captured the Parochial A State Championship.

Delbarton Lacrosse kicked off practice on March 4th by jumping into the pool at Drew University for a challenging team building and leadership exercise conducted by military-inspired “The Program.” After a week of practice on Cocoziello Field, a select group headed to Charlottesville, Virginia for some warm weather practice and good competition. The team was hosted by the St. Anne’s-Belfield School and former Delbarton faculty member and coach, Bo Perriello (2000-2005). Over the four day trip, the team practiced and scrimmaged St. Anne’s Belfield and Avon Old Farms School (CT).

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Tennis

Track & Field

Coach John Thompson reports that Wave Tennis stayed closer to home, practicing on the courts at Delbarton. Track and Field also stayed on campus and enjoyed workouts and drills on the new Delbarton track, according to Coach Brian Theroux.

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Wave Club Rugby kicked off the 2011 season by defending its title and winning the 16 team Hampton Roads Ruggerfest Tournament in Newport News, VA on the weekend of March 5th.

Heavy rain turned the field into a sea of mud but strategic plays gave Delbarton the edge that ultimately brought home the winner’s cup.

ABBEY NOTES

Abbey Notes

By Rev. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82

This winter, Abbot Giles Hayes, O.S.B., Fr. Luke Travers, O.S.B. and Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B. attended the North American abbots’ and prioresses’ workshop in Jacksonville, Fla. It was the largest gathering of Benedictine superiors ever in the United States. Fr. Elias gave a report on state of the College of Sant’ Anselmo.

During the last week in January in Tucson, Arizona, and the third week of February in Tampa, Florida, Abbot Giles attended leadership workshops for the Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) and the Leadership Conference of Women Religious. Abbot Giles will represent the CMSM in an annual working visit in Rome to the Vatican congregations and dicasteries during the last week of April and the first week of May. Prior Bruno Ugliano, O.S.B. celebrated Mass in the abbey church on May 21st to mark his 50th anniversary of profession.

Fr. Beatus delivered the homily.

Ad multos annos, Fr. Bruno!

In August 2010, Fr. Gabriel Coless, O.S.B. attended a conference at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, on early Christian literature. While in North Carolina, Fr. Gabriel paid a visit to our Benedictine confreres at Belmont Abbey. En route to North Carolina, Fr. Gabriel offered a one-day workshop on monastic spirituality at the Carmelite Monastery, Towson, MD. At Drew University, Fr. Gabriel continues to teach in the graduate program. Most

In this photo Fr. Elias Lorenzo, Prior of Sant’Anselmo in Rome, welcomes Pope Benedict XVI to S. Anselmo on Ash Wednesday, March 9, 2011. Fr. Elias has enjoyed lots of Roman visitors: Father Edward Seton Fittin, OSB, Tom and Pam Kern, Les and Eileen Quick, and Tim and Tish Saburn.

recently he offered courses on The Confessions of St. Augustine, Dante’s Paradiso, and Monks and Nuns and the Making of Medieval Culture. As a member of the Herb Society of America, Fr. Gabriel joined other members for a discussion of the monastic contribution to medieval gardens, herbal and otherwise. At the abbey Fr. Gabriel continues to teach in the adult education program and liturgy for the novices.

Fr. Beatus Lucey, O.S.B. continues to be busy with his usual flurry of sacramental and artistic endeavors. He continues as full-time chaplain to the Sisters of Charity of St. Elizabeth, Covent Station, with daily Mass and other sacramental

and spiritual duties. He serves as confessor to the Little Sisters of the Poor, Totowa. He also conducts a weekly Bible study at the Church of Christ the King, New Vernon. At this writing the group has been considering the Gospel of St. Matthew.

His love of things literary has him at Christ the King for a monthly book club. In February Hillenbrand’s Unbroken was the topic. In March it was C.S. Lewis’ Mere Christianity. The Morristown Club is also the site of a second monthly book club.

In February the group at the club read Sisters of Sinai. In March the book was The Coral

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB, visited Sant’ Anselmo in Rome over spring break. In this photo he stands overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica with Fr. Elias Lorenzo, OSB, currently the Prior of Sant’ Anselmo in Rome.

In October St. Mary’s Abbey hosted a retreat for seminarians from Immaculate Conception Seminary. Here a group from the retreat pauses for a photo with Abbot Giles Hayes, OSB, after services in the Abbey Church.

Thief. But that’s not all! Fr. Beatus volunteers at the fifth grade of Joan Kenny (A.J. ’97) at the Thomas Jefferson School in the Morris School District. The enthralled youngsters were treated to a watercolor demonstration during Art Week, after which they took their turn at watercolors! Fr. Beatus reports he is grateful to be “up and

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Clearly he is not kept down!

When he is still, Fr. Beatus continues to read Art History and mysteries.

During spring break, Fr. Andrew Smith, O.S.B. and his brother, recently retired bishop of Trenton, the Most Rev. John M. Smith, enjoyed a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

In November, Fr. Elias Lorenzo, O.S.B. participated in the colloquium to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity.

At this invitation only event, the speakers were Cardinal Walter Kasper (emeritus prefect for Christian Unity), Archbishop of Canterbury Dr. Rowan Williams, and Metropolitan Ioannis Ziziulas (Pergamo). This council sends a few Orthodox students to live at Sant’ Anselmo as part of their ecumenical project. Fr. Elias reports: “This year we have six Orthodox residents from the Ukraine, Egypt, Belarus, Iraq, Syria, and Macedonia

In January Fr. Elias was stateside for the biennial meeting of the Praesidium board on in Dallas, TX. “While in the neighborhood,” as he quips, he popped over to Virginia Beach, VA. to participate in the Op Smile Sponsor Board meeting.

On Ash Wednesday, Fr. Elias with the Abbot Primate welcomed Pope Benedict XVI who annually inaugurates Lent on the Aventine. Fr. Elias is also part of the preparatory commission for the 2012 Congress of Abbots. The commission held a meeting at Sant’ Anselmo in March.

During spring break, Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, O.S.B. travelled to Rome to visit Fr. Elias at Sant’ Anselmo. He was able to visit several Vatican dicasteries with Fr. Elias who conducts business there in his capacity as prior of Sant’ Anselmo or procurator for the American Benedictines. Fr. Edward Seton enjoyed the level of activity at Sant’ Anselmo with over one hundred monks from all over the world. He, Fr. Elias and Abbot Hugh Anderson,

president of the American Cassinese Congregation, were given a rare tour of the excavations of the house inhabited by St. Cecilia, second-century Roman martyr, including the room where she was killed. The excavations are under the Church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. Fr. Edward Seton was also delighted to see the late thirteenth-century frescoes of Pietro Cavallini in Santa Cecilia.

He and Fr. Elias were treated to dinner by Pam and Tom Kern

(Griffin ’06) and daughter Courtney.

The last week of March, Fr. Edward Seton conducted a three-evening Lenten mission at St. Elizabeth-St. Brigid Parish, Far Hills-Peapack: A Journey with St. Benedict. The three conferences were based on the Benedictine vows: Obedience: The Love Story of Isaac and Rebekah, Conversation Morum: Get Low, and Stability: The Four Seasons.

8th grader Paul Shuler ’15 made his First Communion during a St. Mary’s Abbey Sunday Eucharist in February. Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB, celebrant, and Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny,OSB, paused after Mass for a celebratory photo with Delbarton’s newest communicant.

LET US REMEMBER • • • • • • •

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Marie Bull, grandmother of CJ Lanktree ’97 and Brian Lanktree ’99 Evan Callahan ’99 Ellen E. Carroll, mother of Kenneth ’70 and John ’80 Carroll.

Dr. Bernard Covalesky, father of Bernard Colalesky ’81 Colson Conn, father of faculty member Kevin Conn Theophelos Costopoulos, grandfather of Dean Brierley ’11 Lorraine Craig, mother of Carolyn Melcher P ’07, ’09,’15, mother in law of Dr. W. Norman Scott ’64, grandmother of Sean and Chris Melcher ’07, Craig Melcher ’09 and Luke Melcher ’15 Harold Decker, father of faculty member Judy Lee, grandfather of Alexander ’01, David ’03 and Michael Lee ’06 Rose Ellwanger, mother of Bill Crane, former Delbarton faculty member Julia Engblom, mother-in-law of former Delbarton Alumni Association President Kurt Krauss ’81 Susana Grana, grandmother of Delbarton faculty member Paulina Irigaray Margaret Fenton Haynes, mother of Anthony Haynes ’68 and Joseph Haynes ’67

• Judge Frederick C. Kentz, Jr., father of Frederick “Rick” Kentz ’70 and Andrew Kentz ’74, grandfather of Rick ’98 and Michael Kentz ’05 • Jack Maher, father of Brian Maher ’89 • Nicholas M Mauriello, father of Michael Mauriello ’73 • Charlotte F. McAuley, grandmother of Stephen McAuley, Jr. ’98 and Brian McAuley ’05 • Robert F. Parker, Sr., father of Robert F. Parker ’93 • Antoinette A. Perrelli, mother of Frank Perrelli ’74, grandmother of Frank Perrelli ’07 • Cora Rizzuto, mother of Philip Rizzuto ’75 • Karen Scally, mother of John Scally ’08 • Barbara Stuber, sister-in-law of Delbarton switchboard operator Ann Gerhardt • John Thomas ’59 • Frederick (Rick) Waldron ’70, brother of William (Bill) Waldron ’65 and John (Jack) Waldron ’72 • Keith Wimer ’93

“If we believe that Jesus died and rose, God will bring forth with Him from the dead those who also have fallen asleep believing in Him.” 1 Thessalonians 4:14

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1958

Alicia and Ken Miller live in Caracas, Venezuela where Ken is semi-retired, still flying airplanes and collecting classic cars from the 1950s and 60s. The Millers enjoy travelling and spending time with their four grandchildren. Ken sends his “best wishes to the Class of 1958”.

1968

William Kelly is the Executive Director of Beta Community Partnerships in Attleboro, MA.

1973

Williams Quinn is back in New Jersey, living in Princeton and working in the communications office at the Treasury Department in Trenton.

1978

John Luke is now Treasurer of PBF Energy Company LLC in Parsippany, NJ.

1979

Mike Chutko is in the restaurant business and lives in Morristown, NJ. Lawrence Gorzelnik, M.D., D.M.D. has been serving as president of the NJ Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons since 2009. He is also a Clinical Assistant Professor at UMDNJ in Newark.

1983

Mike Bradley and his wife Bobbette live in Spartanburg, SC and have three sons: James (17), Michael (15) and Matthew (10).

1986

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB

Making Waves

Ed Chociey and his wife Theresa welcomed their first child, Isla Elizabeth, into the world on December 17, 2010. The Chociey family lives in New York City.

1988

Former Congressman Mike Ferguson is a father once again.

Daughter Lucy Therese was born December 15, 2010 to Mike and wife Maureen, and joins four older siblings at the Ferguson home in New Providence, NJ.

1990

On January 5, 2011 Bruce Sisler was sworn in as Morris Township’s new Deputy Mayor.

The ceremony was witnessed by his wife, Kathy, and their two children.

Greg and Breeanna Ebben welcomed their son Ryan John Ebben into the world on Feb. 24, 2011.

On January 5, 2011 Bruce Sisler ’90 was sworn in as Morris Township’s new Deputy Mayor. The ceremony was witnessed by his wife, Kathy, and their two children.

1993

Kevin Hudson lives in Washington, DC where he is the Manager of College Readiness for the District of Columbia Public School system. He is “excited to be part of an effort in the District to develop and maintain a college-going culture and provides substantive preparation for DC public school students to achieve success in college, careers and life.”

Sisler ’90 is Deputy Mayor

1991

Matt Hagovsky and his wife Julie Ann welcomed their daughter Shannon Mary on June 15, 2010. The family currently resides in Madison, NJ.

Making Waves

Squash Reunion On Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 the Green Wave Varsity Squash team travelled to the Millbrook School in Millbrook, NY to compete against Rye Country Day and Millbrook. Three Delbarton alumni served as squash coaches at the match: from left, Brian O’ Callaghan ’94, Head Coach at Rye, J. Craig Paris ’82, Delbarton Head Squash Coach and Colin Donovan ’01, who assists the Millbrook team and organized the outing.

Mark Nugent teaches math at The Steward School in Richmond, VA where he lives with his wife Kristen and son Will (10).

1992

Juan Uribe was recently appointed to the board of New York Needs You, a New York City-based non-profit focused on enabling first generation college students to realize their college and career ambitions. He and wife Lucia welcomed twins

Sophia Isabel and Max Alexander into the world on November 3, 2010.

1994

Dave Consolla and his wife Stef welcomed their daughter Madeleine Marie on October 24, 2010. Maddie joins older brother Drew, who is 2 years old.

Dan McGovern and wife Cathy live in Los Angeles where Dan is is a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch.

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Class of ’59 has Destination Reunion Mike Slattery, Tim Percarpio, Bill McFadden, Gene Keller, Pete O’Neill, Joe Jenco, all proud members of Delbarton’s Class of 1959. The group presented the O’Neills with a Delbarton crystal bowl in appreciation of their hospitality.

Last winter members from the Class of 1959 and their significant others met at the home of Peter and Becky O’Neill on Jupiter Island, Fl for their first destination reunion, which included lunch, a boat cruise and, later, cocktails and dinner on the veranda. At the reunion were classmates John McGuire, Rob O’Mara ’60, Rich Holle,

1995

Ryan Crane and wife Lauren were married in Boston on May 24, 2009 with Delbarton friends in attendance. The Cranes now live in Stamford, CT. (See photo in Wedding Album) Daniel McCulloch and wife Mary are the parents of a son, Thomas Bailey McCulloch, born on September 1, 2010. The family lives in Houston, TX where Daniel is an Executive Director with Morgan Stanley.

1996

Matthew Marsters-D’Urso was awarded a PhD in School Psychology from Columbia University in May 2009. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UMDNJ’s CARES Institute and currently works as a full-time psychologist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center performing foster care evaluations and providing therapy to young victims of abuse. He also works part-time at Positive Developments in

Making Waves

Green Wave Hockey Reunion On January 28, 2011 at Colby College in Waterville, ME the Green Wave hockey program was represented by four Delbarton alumni: Michael Longo ’10 on left, and Charles Nerbak ’08, 2nd from right, were on the ice for Middlebury, while Mike “Spike” Smiglelski ’08, 2nd from left, and Matt Gelnaw ’10, far right, played for Colby.

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Millburn, NJ, performing neuropsychological assessments and providing individual therapy for mood disorders.

1997

Matt Graziano and Elizabeth Matakitis were married on October 24, 2009 at St. Teresa’s Church in Summit, NJ. Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, officiated with many Delbarton friends in attendance. (See photo in Wedding Album)

David Whalen lives in New York City where he works as an advertising account executive.

1998

After graduating from Harvard’s Graduate School of Education with a Masters degree in Educational Psychology in June, 2009, Andrew Peter Costigan moved back to Austin, TX. He lived in Austin for four years prior to attending Harvard working as an educator of (Continued on page 81)

Making Waves

Army Navy On December 11, 2010 Delbarton’s two service academy members met in Baltimore for the Army Navy Game. Alex Thew ’07, on left, and Geoff Muller ’08, on right, enjoyed a brief Delbarton cease fire at half time. Navy won the game for the ninth year in a row.

Go Navy! Go Army!

Tim Thew P’07

Susan Nerbak P’08

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ALUMNI NEWS

FALL R EPS D INNER

The annual Fall Alumni Reps Dinner on October 19, 2010 at the Madison Hotel was a well attended and productive dinner meeting...

The Class of ’82 out in full force: from left, Jerry Cerza, A.J. Papetti, Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, Mike Maguire, John Magnier, Bob McMenamin and J. Craig Paris.

Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, Bill McFadden ’59, Tom Luby ’72 and Robert Berns ’80.

The 2009-2010 Alumni Achievement Overall Improvement Award Winner was the Class of ’95. The class is represented by, on right, Greg Brozowski ’95 and John Tonzola ’95 who accepted the award from Annual Giving Chairman Andy Barrow ’88, on left, and Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82.

The Fr. Kenneth Mayer, O.S.B. Award for the highest number of donors in a class was awarded in 2009-2010 to the class of 2003, represented here by Ted Lawless ’03 and Rich Sciaretta ’03 on right, with Andy Barrow ’88 and J. Craig Paris ’82.

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 confers with Alumni Association President Curt Ritter ’89 prior to the dinner meeting.

Kevin Kenny ’78 and John Magnier ’82.

Headmaster Br Paul Diveny, OSB, gives a state of the school report to alumni reps at the annual fall dinner meeting.

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Joe Colangelo ’03 and Sarah Welsch were married at Our Lady Queen of Peace in Maywood, NJ in 2010 and plenty of Joe’s Delbarton friends were on hand to help him celebrate. Pictured are, from left, Bob Karetsky (Delbarton Rugby Coach), Rich Sciaretta ’03, Owen Lee ’03, Matt Cipolaro’03, Sarah Welsch Colangelo, Joseph Colangelo ’03, Dominic Sciaretta ’02 and David Weinstein ’06.

Ryan Crane ’95 and wife Lauren were married in Boston on May 24, 2009 with Delbarton friends in attendance. From left are Steve Pizzotti, Dan McCulloch ’95, Chris Tierney ’95, Jackson Delaney, David Pizzotti, Lauren Crane, Ryan Crane ’95, Lex Crane ’92, Christian Pizzotti, Chris Pizzotti and John Archard.

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Bob Fleischel

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Wade Anthony and Alissa Clark were wed on October 16, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In attendance were many Delbarton friends, and even a Delbarton banner! Back row, from left, are Andrew Gately ’07, Mark Gately ’04, Timmy Campbell ’04, Chip Campbell ’02, Pat Reilly ’03, Tim Veccione ’03, Mark Hammit ’03, Alissa Anthony, Wade Anthony ’03, Chris Heimers ’03 and T. Campbell Anthony ’01. Front row, from left, Brian Shiver ’03, David Lewis ’03, Greg Pasciucco ’03 and Peter Gately ’03.

Matt Graziano ’97 and Elizabeth Matakitis were married on October 24, 2009 at St. Teresa’s Church in Summit, NJ. Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, officiated with many Delbarton friends in attendance. Front row, from left, Joe Albarelli ’01, Dave Jamieson ’97 and John Hanson ’97. Back row, from left, Billy Raftery ’99, Mike Albarelli ’98, Scott Wipperman ’97, John Goldsmith ’97, Tom and Elizabeth Graziano, Pete Johnson ’97, Sean McNamee ’97, Brian Grancagnolo ’97, Scott Kinum ’97 and Toby Nelson ’97.

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B OSTON

The Boston Alumni Reception took place on October 28, 2010 at the Downtown Harvard Club where many Delbarton alums gathered. In addition, Delbarton Club of Boston members spoke about sponsoring upcoming events for Boston area alumni.

Allen Shih ’09, Fr. Edward Seton Fittin ’82, and Dan Boguslavsky ’08.

Erik Gobbo ’10 and Matt Goldsmith ’04.

Bernie Jones ’01, Stephanie Jones and Jim Bride ’90.

Tim Hanifin ’78, Linda Hanifin and Charlie Farrell ’72.

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Tom Kirchofer ’93 and Anand Surapaneni ’94.

Fermin Mendez ’07, Erik Gobbo ’10, Dave Kersen ’10, Mike Zochowski ’10 and Fernando Limbo ’08.

Bernie Haffey ’80, Terry White ’08 and Derek Maguire ’90.

Chuck Wry ’51 and Fermin Mendez ’07.

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L ONDON

On November 1, 2010 Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and the Delbarton Alumni Association sponsored a dinner reception at the Oxford & Cambridge Club on Pall Mall in London...

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 and classmate Mike O’Mara ’82.

Jessica, Cameron ’08 and Alexandra Fiddes.

Joe Stefans ’01 and Mike Henry ’94.

Craig Paris ’82 chats with Shelagh and Pat O’Donoghue ’51.

Cameron Fiddes ’08, Mike Campbell ’04 and Scott Krenitski ’04.

Solvej and Tim Maloney ’88 with Scott Krenitski ’04.

Courtney and Tom Muoio ’81 with Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

The Hegarty family, Neil, Jaqui and Alastair ’03.

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S AN F RANCISCO

On November 16, 2010 Mary and Jim Corroon ’57, P ’88 invited alumni to their home in Pacific Heights for a reception...

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with hosts Mary and Jim Corroon ’57, P ’88.

Pete Carolan ’04, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny OSB, and Steve Johnson ’04.

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82, Jon Craig ’89 and Michael Christian ’89.

Todd Rose ’92, Craig Bridwell ’92, and Andrew Hudacek ’92 and a mini Class of 1992 reunion.

Justin Barberi ’94 and Jon Harriman ’00.

Peter Boyd ’68 and Susan Feigenbaum.

Jim Corroon ’57, Raiden Gula, Cami Okubo and Roger Gula ’86.

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Patty Craig, Jon Craig ’89 and Mike Christian ’89.

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L OS A NGELES

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, welcomed Delbarton alumni to a reception on November 17th at the home of Elizabeth and Peter Shoemaker ’82 in Brentwood...

Dave Henry ’85, James Caballes ’84 and Garett Figueroa ’08.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with our hosts, the Shoemaker Family, including Peter Shoemaker ’82, Libby, Elizabeth and Jack.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Brian Wry ’80.

Eugene Kim ’93, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Bryan Cuthbert ’99, and P.J. Brown ’74.

Brian Lanktree ’99, James Caballes ’84, Billy O’Neill ’83, Melissa Martinez, and Elizabeth Shoemaker.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and Brant Rose ’88.

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A LUMNI C HRISTMAS PARTY On December 18th the Delbarton Alumni Association hosted a festive Christmas party in old Main...

Jules and Marge Spada ’48 with their lovely family.

Director for Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82, on right, with his former assistant Mark Gately ’04.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Mark Gately ’04, Kurt Krauss ’81, and Terry Rouse ’86.

Matt Goldsmith ’04, Rob Parker ’93, and Mike Wade ’85.

Fr. Andrew Smith, OSB, and Tim Fleming ’96.

Steve Faber ’79, Jeanne Faber, Pat Burke ’57, Brigitte Burke, Bob Rouse ’79, and Julie Rouse.

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students with learning differences. Currently, he is enrolled in a PhD program at the University of Texas in Educational Psychology. During the month of December he traveled to Nepal to work on a fully funded film project. He is collaborating with a local artist as a producer and actor.

Mark Gately ’04, John Ferramosca ’05, Jen Ritter, Curt Ritter ’89, and Mike Wade ’85.

Chris Reinig works for Gehry Technologies building computer simulations to achieve engineering efficiencies in cost and schedule. His current project is the Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi.

Jeanna D’Alia, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB and Tom D’Alia ’50.

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2000

Michael DeMeo is in Tulane University’s MBA program at the A.B. Freeman School of Business. He graduates in 2012.

Joe McCurdy lives in Manhattan and works as a financial analyst for Guggenheim Partners.

Scott Reinig is working for Pacific Corporate Group out of its Boston office, and was recently accepted to Dartmouth for their MBA program.

2002

Justin Galaki is living in Manhattan where he works for Microsoft.

Matt Zenker married Mary Ursu, a fellow Notre Dame graduate, on September 25, 2010 in Cleveland. Matt and Mary live in Cleveland where Matt works as an Associate in Government Relations for LNE Group.

Noel Taylor ’52, and Father Christmas himself, George Miller ’52.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Kurt Krauss ’81, and Julie Krauss.

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Wade Anthony and Alissa Clark were wed on October 16, 2010 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In attendance were many Delbarton friends, and even a Delbarton banner. (See photo in Wedding Album).

Joe Colangelo has been serving with the Navy in Afghanistan since November, 2010 and expects to return to his base in San Diego in June, 2011 where he will be reunited with his wife Sarah and new son James Emerson Colangelo born January 25, 2011. Joe recently started a small mead company called Golden Coast Mead and hopes to work in finance when he gets home. In September he and his family move to either DC or New York depending on which law school Sarah selects.

Check in with Joe at joseph.j.colangelo @gmail.com.

Andrew Cox lives in Modesto, CA where he works as a food industry analyst with Gallo Winery.

Brendan Murphy lives in Los Angeles, CA where he works in advertising as an Assistant Manager in Integrated Marketing for the Disney-ABC Television Group.

Over the weekend of January 22-23, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, visited Delbarton alums at Middlebury College, watched several of them play in a hockey game and hosted a dinner at the Swift House Inn. Seated from left to right are Charles Nerbak ’08, Michael Longo ’10. Standing from left to right are Tom Pesce ’10, James Burke ’10, Steve Marino ’08, Murphy McCurdy ’08, Zach Williams ’08 and Br. Paul Diveny, OSB.

Sara Traynor

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Justin Collins lives in Washington, DC and works as a senior consultant with Booz Allan Hamilton in McLean, VA. Mark Gately is living in Manhattan and working as an analyst with Sum Ridge Partners in Jersey City, NJ.

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Traynor ’79 Receives Salmagundi Award

On November 18, 2010 The Salmagundi Club of New York conferred to artist John Traynor ’79 its highest honor, The Salmagundi Medal of Honor and Merit, for artistic achievement and contributions to the field of art. The Salmagundi Club Medal is awarded to distinguished citizens in various fields, signifying the Club’s devotion to endeavours which link one area of culture with another. Other recipients over the years have included, in science, the Apollo XIII astronauts; in art, artists Norman Rockwell and Al Hirschfield; in publishing Malcolm Forbes. Traynor, who is also a member of the Delbarton Alumni Hall of Honor, is a nationally recognized oil painter who lives and maintains a studio in West Swanzey, New Hampshire.

Photos by Jessica Fiddes

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On January 25, 2011 the Alumni Reps Dinner at the Madison Hotel was well attended by a crowd of Delbarton Alumni Association class representatives...

Alumni Association President Curt Ritter ’89 surprised his fellow alums with a new Delbarton collectible, a ’Nantucket red’ cap emblazoned with the Delbarton crest.

Jim O’Loughlin ’84, Mike Maguire ’82 and Tim Hanlon ’84.

Mark Gately ’04 and John Tonzola ’95.

John Ferramosca ’05 and Assistant for Alumni & Development Matt Goldsmith ’04.

Delbarton Alumni Association President Curt Ritter ’89, Keith Kulper ’70 and Tony Nugent ’74.

Fr. Edward Seton Fittin, OSB ’82, AJ Papetti ’82, Mike Noelke ’11 and Joe Lenz ’11.

School President Mike Noelke ’11 thanked Delbarton alumni for their support that, in recent years, has resulted in a new Fine Arts Center and modern sports facilities.

Said Mike, “Guys come back and say, ‘hey, my college doesn’t have fields this nice!”

Rich Darche ’72, Chip Donnelly ’73 and Steve Block ’71.

Headmaster Br. Paul Divany, OSB, gave a state of the school address.

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On a balmy February 17, 2011 John Conner ’53 hosted a reception for New York-area Delbarton alumni at the New York Athletic Club on Central Park South...

Griffin Kern ’06, Kenneth Lopian ’05, Dave Chillura ’06, Mike O’Connor ’06, Christian McCormack ’05, Eric Bicknese ’06 and Ryan Donovan ’06.

From left, Director of Senior Guidance Mike Rosenhaus ’80, Mark Gately ’04 and Alumni Association President Curt Ritter ’89.

Mike Kentz ’05, Will Lee ’05, Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, Dan Cocoziello ’04 and Zach Laverty ’01.

From left, Nathaniel Ryan ’88, Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 and Brian Foley ’88.

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Perry Beneduce ’74, Fr. Andrew Smith, OSB, and John Sullivan ’74.

Doug Shiver ’06, Brian Hanlon ’87 and John Ferramosca ’05.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and our host at the New York Athletic Club John Conner ’53.

J. Craig Paris ’82

Fr. Rembert Reilly, OSB, and Kurt Krauss ’81.

Communications Director Jessica Fiddes and Claudio Weber ’97 who was in town from Shanghai.

Joe Crotty ’00, Paul Vitelli ’00, Pat Featherston ’03, Michael Donnelly ’00, Corey Brisee ’03 and Pat Donnelly ’03.

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From the Class of 1990, left to right, Michael Somerville, Mark Ferriso, Craig Giannantonio, Bret Budenbender and Steve Barisonek.

Classmates from 1982, Fred Pierce, Len Crann and Jim Petrucci with Jim’s wife Jeanne.

Dave Parker ’96, Ryan Baker ’98, Dave Levine ’96, Biju Kurian ’97 and Mark Pesapane ’96.

From the Class of 2005, left to right, Corey Terzis, Pat Ryan, Brian Cargo, Corey Brisee and Paul Kingsbery.

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From the Class of 1977, left to right, Steve Yevak, Emil Skulski and George Holder.

Our photographer finally caught up with two members of the Class of 2005 missing from Homecoming picture on page 11, Mike Ryan ’05, on left, and Tom Pistolas ’05.

Photos by J. Craig Paris ’82

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N APLES , F LORIDA On March 3, 2011 Headmaster Br. Pa ul Dive ny, O SB , hosted a reception at La Playa in Naples for Delbarton alumni and friends...

Pat Burke ’57 and Bob Collins ’56.

Ana Martinez, Roger and Shelly Perry P’01 and Pat Burke’s wife Brigitte Burke.

From left, Gary Hains ’96, Rich and Norrie Oelkers P’96 and Tim Coughlin P’99.

Elsa and Peter Benz P’78, ’81, ’82, ’85; GP ’08, ’12, ’14, Bill and Diane Ebben P’88,’90.

Bob Collins’ wife Kathy Collins, Mike Zioli ’09, Brian Hanlon ’87 and Jen Hanlon.

Ana Martinez

Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82 with Joann and Dwight Massey GP ’06, ’08, ’11.

Peggy and Joe Gallagher ’59, Ginny Moriarity P’91, GP ’15, Diane Maguire P’74,’79, ’82, ’86; GP ’10, ’11, ’12, 14, 16.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Valerie and Craig Flinn P’83.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, with Martin and Mickey Feins P’74.

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The Breakers made a lovely setting for the Delbarton reception hosted by Br. Paul Diveny,OSB, on March 1, 2011...

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB with Chris Gumm ’86 and his wife Vanessa.

Classmates from the Class of 1957 David D’Alessandro and Patrick Henry.

Bob Mountford ’63 and his wife Mary Anne with Alvin ’62 and Carole Delaire P’89, ’93.

Headmaster Br. Paul Diveny, OSB, and Jacqueline McMullen P’87, GP ’11.

Art and Maggie Walsh P’82, ’89.

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Miguel Rionda ’92 with his wife Claudia and son Luke.

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Back row, from left, Tim Valentine ’64, Rich McGuire ’64, Brian Flaherty ’64 and Larry Burell ’70. Front row, Pamela Hagen, Geraldine Flaherty and Kathy Burell.

Teddy Kingsbery '05 Named 'Top Entrepreneur Under 25' Teddy Kingsbery ’05 was recently named one of the top entrepreneurs under 25 in a contest presented by BroBible.com as reported on Sawyer Speaks, an online media site focusing on entrepreneurs.

Kingsbery is two years out of Washington and Lee, and heads business development at Shark Branding, the company founded by Daymond John, founder of FUBU (’For Us, By Us’) and celebrity judge on ABC TV’s “Shark Tank,” a popular show that supports budding entrepreneurs. Kingsbery joined Shark Branding in August 2009 and helps the company place products in music videos, TV and films, create celebrity events, and arrange brand/celebrity partnerships. From left, FUBU founder Daymond John, NBA legend Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson and Teddy Kingsbery ’05.

Craig Collins ’73 and friend, Lucia and James Gilfillan ’88.

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Alumni Meet at Quantico Marine Officer Basic School

Tom Hoban ’91, Scott Barber ’89, Pat and Eileen Luciano P’85, ’91 and Glen Geiger P’04.

Elaine and Mort Erenstein P’80, GP ’04 with Oelie and Werner Engelmaier P’85.

Last summer two Delbarton alumni, Jim Stenger ’06, a recent Holy Cross graduate who received his officer’s commission as a Second Lieutenant, and Bill McAloon ’05, a commissioned officer from the Naval Academy, landed in the same platoon at the Marine Corps’ Officer training at the Basic School in Quantico, VA. The sixmonth course trains Marine officers to serve as infantry platoon commanders. Here they are, McAloon on left, Stenger on the right, proudly wearing their dress blue bravo uniforms.

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Duke Lax at the White House

In September the NCAA ward winning Duke Lacrosse team visited the White House and joined thirty- five other top collegiate teams for a reception with the President who spoke to the six hundred athletes and and their coaches and shook some hands. Two former

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Eileen Calvanelli

Green Wave players, members of the Duke team, are pictured here: Tommy Patterson ’09 is 2nd from left in the front row, and Ned Crotty ’05 is in the top row, 7th from the right.

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Calvanelli ’10 & Petrucci ’10 Two former Green Wave football players from the Class of 2010 met on Dartmouth Memorial Field on October 29, 2010 for the Harvard vs. Dartmouth JV Football game. Joe Petrucci ’10 plays for Harvard, and Peter Calvanelli ’10 was on the field for Dartmouth.

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Michael Criscito ’81 drove in his first Porsche race last summer at New Jersey Motorsports Park at a Rolex Grand-AM/PCA race weekend on July 17, 2010. His Delbarton classmate Charles Apelian ’81, was trackside to cheer him on.

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Trap Shooting with the Delbarton Alumni Association On a chilly Saturday in February Delbarton alumni met at the Log Cabin Gun Club in Warren, NJ where club member John Tonzola ’95 hosted a morning of trap shooting for a gang that can shoot straight. From left are J. Craig Paris ’82, Director of Alumni &

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On November 5th Frozen Flashback teammates and coaches met at an event hosted by Luck VIII Productions at the Prudential Center’s The Rock in Newark to watch the New Jersey Devils face the New York Rangers. The group celebrated the Frozen Flashback hockey game -- the state hockey finals between St. Joes and Delbarton, postponed for twenty years, that was finally played last April -- and

Development, Matt Buckard ’84 Scott Herbst ’99, Alex Hewitt ’04, Andy Barrow’ 88, Rusty Hewit ’98, Russ Hewitt P’98, ’02, ’04, Grant Hewitt ’02, John Tonzola ’95 and John Callahan P ’99.

Frozen Flashback at the Rock

discussed future plans associated with the event. The Frozen Flashback, which attracted much media attention, has spawned several interesting projects: A documentary is scheduled for release this spring, and a feature film and book proposal are both in development stages.

Counrtesy of tSal Benedetto Photography

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Matt Kelly ’89 is Test Pilot of the Year On February 10, 2011 the John H. Glenn squadron of the Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) recognized Lt. Col. Matthew “Squirt” Kelly ’89 as its test pilot of the year. Kelly is a member of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 and the F-35 integrated test team.

More than 150 attendees recognized Kelly at the MCAA squadron’s sixth annual meeting, including former Senator John Glenn, the squadron’s namesake. According to the Marine Corps press release, Kelly was selected for his significant contribution to the F-35 developmental program.

He was the first pilot to fly the F-35B supersonic, the first military pilot to fly the F-35C, and is the team lead for military F-35 test pilots at Patuxent River. Kelly was also featured in a recent Discovery Channel Canada segment on the F-35.

(Continued from page 82) officer’s commission as a Second Lieutenant Jim Stenger attended the United States Marine Corps’ Officer training at Marine Corps Base Quantico where he was in the same platoon as Bill McAloon ’05. The 6-month course (The Basic School, or TBS) is designed to train all Marine Officers on how to be a Infantry Platoon Commander.

Jim was selected to be a Public Affairs Officer out of TBS and sent last winter at the Defence Information School (DINFOS) learning the military’s role in media relations. He graduated in April and reported to his unit,

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the 2nd Marine Logistics Group, at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

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Christopher Butterfield is back at Georgetown majoring in Finance and Accounting after spending a semester abroad in Amman, Jordan (see Eyewitness Delbarton: Amman in this issue). He will intern at Deloitte this summer.

After working on the nuclear power plant feasibility study in Bangkok, Thailand, Kyle Marra is working on renewable energy at Boston College’s nanofabrication cleanroom, researching

nanocoaxial photovoltaics, a new solar cell technology patented by one of his BC professors. This past summer Kyle participated as a student host in BC’s Research Experience for Undergraduates He was chosen as the Sophomore Scholar in Physics and, for fun, he continues to play alto saxophone in BC bOp!, BC’s jazz band.

Hamilton College basketball player Pat Sullivan was selected to the 2011 Division III alldistrict team in the East Region by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. In February, he was voted the Liberty League offensive player of the year, and

was a unanimous choice for first team all-league. Sullivan helped lead Hamilton to the league tournament championship game and scored 27 points as the Continentals upset tournament top seed Hobart College 62-60 in the semifinals. He scored his 1,000th career point against Rensselaer in the last game of the regular season, and enters his senior year with 1,038.

Jay Zenker is back at Lafayette College after starting a Junior Year Abroad program in Cairo, Egypt that was cut short by the Egyptian revolution. Read about his experience in Eyewitness Delbarton: Cairo in this issue.

J. Craig Paris ’82

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Alumni Help at Habitat On February 26th Delbarton students volunteering at a Habitat for Humanity site on Saturday got a boost from an unexpected source — Delbarton alumni. Alumni Association President Curt Ritter ’89 (shown here) and his son Will rolled up their sleeves with Craig Giannantonio ’90, and John Ferramosca ’05 to work side-by-side with Delbarton students and faculty moderators John Cote and Nick Linfante. The joint venture was the first in what the Association hopes will be a tradition of getting involved in Delbarton service projects.

Delbarton and the Ducks On March 9, 2011 Delbarton alumni in Southern California gathered to cheer on Delbarton alumnus George Parros ’98 and the Anaheim Ducks in a game against the New York Rangers (final score: Ducks 5, Rangers 2).

Hats off to Kevin Mahoney ’92 for organizing the regional event.

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We regret the omission of the following donors in the

2009-2010 Annual Report: Alumni Giving Clubs—Green & White Society Mr. and Mrs. Sean B. Gallagher ’90

Thank you again to all who invested in Delbarton in 2009-2010.

Barbara Papetti Memorial Endowment Fund: Allstate Can Corporation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Didden The Keller Family Mrs. Edmond N. Moriarty, Jr. Mr. Richard Papera Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Papetti ’82

Planning Committee members of the Delbarton Alumni Association’s New York Club met on March 8th at the New York Athletic Club to organize the Association’s fifth regional club. The New York chapter joins clubs chartered in Boston, Chicago, Washington, DC. and the Jersey Shore. According to Director of Alumni & Development J. Craig Paris ’82, “With over 1,500 alumni living and working in New York City, launching this regional club is an opportunity to connect alumni with each other and create even more networking opportunities for them. We encourage alumni nationally and globally to think about starting a Delbarton Alumni Charter Club in their area.”

Abbey Gift Shop For more information, contact Fr. Patrick Hurley, OSB at 973.538.3231, ext. 2105 or email him at Patrick@Delbarton.org.

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The Shop is located in the Abbey Retreat Center and offers a fine collection of books, religious goods, cards, and gifts suitable for baptisms, weddings, anniversaries and special celebrations. The Shop’s Christmas Gallery includes olive wood Nativity sets, plus ornaments, candle sticks, rosaries, Lenox gift items and more. Stop by and check us out when you are in the neighborhood.

Monday – Thursday: 8:15 – 11 a.m. & 12:30 – 2 p.m.

Friday: 8:15 – 11 a.m. & 3 – 4:30 p.m.

Saturday: 8:45 – 11 a.m. only Sunday: 9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.

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Alumni Association Launched NYC Club

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Fr o m t h e M y s t e r i o u s D e p t h s o f L a ke V i n c e n t …

A Big Fish Story

By Fr. Benet Caffrey, OSB

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I S H I N G WA S A P O P U L A R PA S T I M E in the early days of Delbarton

School, and Lake Vincent proved a popular fishing spot. In the photo on page 96 William Murphy, one of Delbarton’s first students, (he was a member of the eighth grade in 1940, Delbarton’s first graduating class) carefully shows off a beauty caught in 1939. Somehow, his attire makes us doubt that he caught that fish himself, but you never know.

Kenneth Lockwood, in his column “Out in the Open” in The Newark Evening News of May 22, 1945, broke the story of the record setting fish and its near rival captured in the larger of the two ponds at Delbarton. The dam impounding that acre of water had been created by Father Vincent Amberg and the monks of St. Mary’s Monastery just ten years before. How long did it take for the small brook to fill the lake bed? Were such private waters stocked by the State Fish and Game Commission? Lots of unanswered questions, as usual. But these fine fish, prodigious for their time, clearly thrived in the clear waters of Lake Vincent.

“Out in the Open” reports that two big brown trout were caught: One, at nine and a half pounds, equaled the New Jersey state record at the time, and the other, at eight and a half pound, was not far behind. (It does not appear that the record holder sat for a photo, but rather his smaller cousin.) While they looked mighty big at the time the nine pound mark has long since been surpassed in 1995 by a whale of a

Boys fishing in Lake Vincent in the 1940s.

Fr. Augustine Wirth fishing on Lake Vincent in August, 1937.

Guess what they’re having for dinner tonight?

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Yesterday Delbarton Robert Spatola ’49, an eighth grader, with a brown trout (27 inches, 9 ¾ pounds) on March 16, 1945.

brown trout weighing in at twenty-one pounds taken in the Round Valley Reservoir.

Maybe dreams of piscatorial glory filled youthful heads as the boys posed with the catch. It would add sauce to the fish story if we could report that Spada, D’Alia or Bernard had themselves fought this great fish to its finish but the padres, it seems, were the successful anglers. Father Adrian McLough captured the larger of the two while Father Augustine Wirth, first Delbarton Headmaster, the smaller.

In his column, Mr. Lockwood laments that these trophy fish had found such an ignominious end on the school’s dinner table but sad to say the only trophies that remain are these vintage photographs.

Anthony Henderson holds a brown trout (27 Inches, 9 ¾ pounds) in a photo taken on March 18, 1945 during his sophomore year.

William Murphy with 3 ½ pound trout on October 15, 1939. William was a member of Delbarton’s first eighth grade class in 1940. A NYC native, he continued education at Portsmouth Priory School and later Canterbury School. The fish was caught in first month of Delbarton School’s existence.

Thomas D’Alia, a seventh grader, displays a brown trout (27 inches, 9 ¾ pounds) on March 18, 1945.

Wanted: interesting Delbarton memorabilia from ’the early years’: the 40s, 50s and 60s.

Our wish list includes a green Delbarton blazer…pennants…a Delbarton varsity jacket…photos and mementoes from the formative years of Delbarton School.

Please send your treasures directly to Jessica Fiddes, at the school address.

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