Winter 1971 TKS Alumnae News

KimbeRley A Lu m n ae N ew s

DECEMBER, 1971

VOL. XXII

CONTENTS Kimberley's Counseling Program

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Mathematics . . . Interesting? . . . Relevant? . . .

Our Kathy

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Kimberley Alumnae Association Class News

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Vital Statistics

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Member American Alumni Council, National Association of Independent Schools

ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION BOARD President

Mrs. Audrey Carroll McBratney '50 Mrs. Gail Tomec Kerr '52

Vice President

Mrs. Carol Snow Evans '53

Secretary-T reasurer Chairman, Class Secretaries College Age Luncheon Chairman Home School President Hospitality Chairman Cover Picture: The cover picture is of the architects rendering of the proposed addition to the school. This will be the view of the new building when facing north while standing in mid-field behind the existing building. Floor plans for the new addi­ tion are pictured on page 76.

Karnival Booth Chairman Nominating Chairman

Mrs. Joan Wallace Bryant '57 Mrs. Gloria Evans Dillenbeck '43 Mrs. Elizabeth Van Wie Penick '36 Mrs. Jean Bonsai Mrs. Miriam Eustis Irwin '51 Miss Katherine Blondel '32 Mrs. Carol Humphrey White '52

Elected Member, Nominating Mrs. Helen Hanau Breen '41 Alumnae Council Representatives

Mrs. Constance Ritchie DuHamel '46 Mrs. Carol Snow Evans '53

EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Associate Editor

Mrs. Mary Gail Smith Buermann '55 Mrs. Constance Rogers Sumas '59

Associate Editor

Mrs. Joan Wallace Bryant '57

Associate Editor

Mrs. Joan Lockerty Brown '46

Published by the Kimberley School, 201 Valley Road, Mont­ clair, New Jersey 07042, twice a year in May and December.

Entered as third class matter at Montclair, N. J. 07042

M ark Tw ain once said: "T o do good is n ob le; to tell others to do good is nobler, and no tro u b le ." Thus a school advising program was born!

Schools like Kim berley have often, pointed to their m ethods of counseling w ith pride, for the system is proof of the individual attention given to each student. A ll girls in grades 8-12 at Kim berley may choose their own advisor, and each m em ber of the faculty advises approxim ately ten girls, a num ber w hich allow s an exceptional opportunity for close association.

kimberley’s counseling program John M. H ow ard, Assistant Headm aster, Adm issions

Mr. John M. Howard in discussion with Brewer Doran, '77 Each year, in Septem ber, the students are asked to w rite dow n w h y they chose a p articular advisor: "I feel I can be open w ith h er."

"She's the understanding typ e."

"I hope to m ajor in college in her field of stu d y."

"SheW nderstands and listens to m y prob lem s."

This year, one student w ro te in m ore m odern term s: "I chose my advisor because 'she's all to g e th e r.'"

The best advisor knows how her advisees are doing in their ’glasses and the extent of their involvem ent in other school activities. Although the relationship may be aca­ dem ically oriented, the prim ary purpose must nevertheless be one o f tinderstanding the w h o le person. Is she happy?

Is she involved? Does she have friends? W hat about sum ­ m er opportunities? H ow can I be of help?

O ften the function of the advisor is ju st to listen to w hat her advisee is really saying.

Lest one becom e self-satisfied about the success of such a program , how ever, he need only rem em ber a student's com ­

m ent of a few years ago. T h e year w as scarcely underway w hen a young girl came in to the o ffice and asked w hat an advisor was for.

"T o help you w hen you have a p ro b lem ," w as the reply. " W e ll," she asked, "w h a t happens if the problem is your advisor?"

'The w arm th of the Kim berley atm osphere finds as one of its sources the relationship among teachers and their ad­ visees. It is not surprising that so m any students choose the same advisor year after year. M uch more tim e has been made available w ith in the daily schedule to try to insure the program 's success, and the teachers them selves are w orking hard, under professional guidance, to sharpen counseling skills.

Paraphrasing M ark T w a in , p a g re e that it is indeed noble to do good, and it is easy to tell others to do good. The d ifficu lty of true advising, how ever, in the patience of listening, and it is in this area that the nobility of true human relationships exists.

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fUahsmatiss... interesting? relenani?

W illia m C . Sisson, Head, M athem atics Departm ent

Editor's Note: Mr. Sisson has joined the Kimberley Faculty this year as Head of the Mathematics Department. He formerly taught Math at the Choate School in Wallingford, Conn.

An article on m athem atics!! Ugh! Isn't that the reaction of m any people today w hen they read about how things are progressing at their alm a mater?

They are either thinking, "I never did like m ath," or "Things today are supposed to be relevant and w here is the rele­ vance to m athem atics."

Since both o f these attitudes are m ainly concerned w ith the em otion® it is hard to dispel them easily. But, w e in the m athem atics departm ent are eager to make math a vital part of our girls' lives so that they w ill learn to enjoy math '.(¡if they don't already) and that they w ill learn to see its im portance in the w orld in w hich they live.

Enjoym ent does not connote ease; and in mathematics som etim es the rigor and struggle is w hat brings the greatest appreciation if it is view ed properly. There are certain goals 2

that w e have for K im berley's m athem atics. O n e , w e w ant the girls to be able to perform adequately the com puta­ tional skills necessary for us all. Second, w e w ant them to becom e aw are of the process of careful and disciplined thought so that they w ill be prepared to m ake their own decisions in later life based on a disciplined and consistent w ay of thinking. T h ird ly, w e hope that they are prepared to enter college w ith a sound basis in the m athem atics that w ill be required in their advanced studies.

These goals can be accom plished in various w ays. U n­ fortunately, for the eager, enthusiastic, " n o w " attitude of most young people the process is a long, dem anding one.

To develop com putational skills they must be w illin g to perform the tedious tasks o f addition, m ultiplicatio n, d iv i­ sion, etc. w ith frequency enough to develop facility. It is am azing how surprised m any girls are w hen you tell them of the im portance o f m athem atics in su c h 'fie ld s as econo­ m ics, statistics, history, etc.

O n e im portant innovation w e are looking to is that all our girls w ill becom e fam iliar w ith com puter program m ing, the com puter itself, and its im plications in their lives. I feel that this is essential to everyone w ho w ants to be a part of the future. The girls must learn that they are the ones w ho must th ink, decide, and plan for "th e com puter age" and not be dictated to by a m achine program med and planned by other people.

At present, w e have a 12th grade course in com puter m athem atics that is coordinated w ith M on tclair Academ y.

W e are hopeful that w e can develop this course to a much broader extent by introducing the basics o f com puter pro­ gram m ing in earlier classes. Then the course could be a stepping stone for m aking m athem atics the doorw ay to other fields that lean so h eavily on the com puter. These in ­ clude accounting, insurance, m ed icin e, econom ics, and a host of others. This is an am bitious goal, but I'm confident that it can be accom plished.

For most of our girls, w e are eager that m athem atics w ill be the beginning of d iscip lin ed , logical thought. To o many of us in the past have thought of m athem atics as a "bun ch o f rules" that w ere too hard to rem em ber. O ne of our goals is to encourage the girls to learn that disciplin ed thought has to be based on prin ciples, and that our actions should reflect the "ru le s " w e believe in. By seeing how rules apply to sp ecific situations in m athem atics, w e are hopeful that they w ill be able to make the transition to their own adult lives and the principles that w ill govern them .

A lso , w e w ant our girls to be prepared for the college challenge of the future. This w ill be accom plished through a strong curricu lum that com bines interest, hard w o rk and app licatio n. That is w h y w e are looking to strengthen our 12th grade curriculum w ith a revival of calcu lu s, w ith the o utlook for Advanced Placem ent fo r those girls w h o are qualified. If our upper levels of m athem atics are to develop to their full capacity, w e m ust strengthen our offerings in the seventh and eighth grades. W e are considering w ays of developing the skills necessary at these levels w h ile also bringing into play the concepts of com puter organization and algebraic background.

W e of the m athem atics departm ent are eager to make Kim berley an aw are and live ly place for the developm ent of our girls' interests in m athem atics and the stepping stone to a fu lfillin g life.

Our Kathy Jane Redfield Forsberg '56

Introduction by Fay Taft Fawcett, '52, friend of lane Forsberg and Class Secretary.

Jane Redfield Forsberg graduated from Kimberley in 1952 and from Wheaton College in 1956.

In 1958, lane married Bob Forsberg and they had their first child Kathy, about whom this story is written, in August 1959. Since then, they have had two more children, Bobby, who is now nine years old, and Kristen, who is now five.

The Forsbergs live in Westwood, Massachusetts, and lane is serving her second term as President of the South Norfolk County Association for Retarded Children. This article was written for her Wheaton College Alumnae magazine.

O n August 15, 1959, our first ch ild , Kathy, w as born. She was five pounds, fourteen ounces, at b irth ; cute, blond, and seem ingly norm al. H er baby book rem inds me that she ap­ peared to notice light at seven w eeks, held her head erect at three and a half m onths, rolled over at four and a half m onths, sat alone at thirteen m onths, and w alked at seven­ teen m onths. O u r pediatrician noted that Kathy gained one to tw o pounds each m onth. Her eating was poor but, as I had no other children to w o rry about, I spent an hour or tw o w ith her at every m ealtim e.

As Kathy grew to one and a half years, I was still spend­ ing an hour and a half w ith her at m ealtim e. M y doctor ad­ vised not to force her to eat and I desperately tried to do this. M y frustration becam e obvious at tim es. She did not seem to play very w ell w ith her toys either. I attributed this to her being our first child w ith no other children around fo r her to w atch . Every m onth our doctor, reassuringly, said her growth was slo w but steady. H e alw ays seemed to end on the same tw o them es: do not com pare your child w ith others and do not fo rce yo u r child to eat. I think I fo llo w ed his instructions fairly w e ll.

As Kathy approached tw o and a half years, l becam e more frustrated w ith her behavior and her poor eating habits. I began to pester our pediatrician w ith questions. I felt Kathy truly was not playing w ith her toys at all. She seemed to delight only in throw ing them . W hen she w as outdoors, she w ould usually sit and w atch the other child ren . A fter much badgering, my pediatrician arranged an appointm ent for Kathy and me to see a psychiatrist. A t this m eeting Kathy played by throw ing the toys again. I w as told to m aintain my patience (w hich I think I had quite a bit of, then) and to keep up the good w ork.

Som ehow this did not answ er the questions I had. A fter more coaxing and two postponed appointm ents, w e w ere received at the chief neurologist's o ffice in a w ell-kn o w n hospital in Boston. My husband, Bob, accom panied Kathy and me on this visit. An e ld erly, but kind and know ledge­ able, man w alked into the room , exam ined Kathy fo r a few m inutes, and told us that she w as m entally retarded w ith an estimated I.Q . o f forty. Having seen her records, he could develop no reason or theory for her b e in g ||e ta rd e d . W e thanked him , dressed Kathy, and w en t to the hospitality shop fo r coffee. It w as perhaps the most norm al thing to do.

Im m ediately after our coffee, w e decided to act on a sug­ gestion of the neurologist and visit the main o ffice of the Boston Association for Retarded C h ild re n . They received us most co rd ially and u ncerem oniously and gave us the name of the president of our local South N orfolk County Association for Retarded C h ild re n . Then w e drove hom e, and then w e cried.

I rem em bered sitting in abnorm al psychology class at co l­ lege studying the characteristics of a m ongoloid, a cretin, and a m icro ceph alic. I rem em bered a field trip to the Paul A. 3

I ’ ever School (a M assachusettsiltate School for the m entally retarded) w h e re !! little m ongoloid girl ran up to one of my classm ates and said, ^ H m re .y o u ." W e sm iled hastily and m oved on. I rem em bered that a trainable retardate has an I.Q . of thirty to forty-nine and an educable retardate, fifty to seventy-nine. It was all in the bdjSks, but so distant and unem otional.

O n that w in try January day in 1961 it becam e a stunning reality. H ow peculiar w e began to feel. W hat self-pity w e experienced. OneyjSf Bob's and m y chief concerns was how w ould w e be able t# M k i|lo u r f a v w t e pastime) as a fam ily.

W ^ a -lle d our pediatrician and bittJjjjiy told him our daugh­ ter was retarded. *{l am S r r e he knew this by then, but I do feel he had been terrib ly m is & d in g .) He g a lle d us in.

He had tw o main points.. O ne very valid com m ent was not to seek m iracle cures. If Kathy was diagnosed as m entally retarded, th ere was no cu re.B Seco n d ly, and w hat seems i o unthinkable now , he told us that perhaps Kathy should be in stitu tio n a lize d |§M se n t aw afbto a special school if she disrupted the fan r® or created a p;@or environm ent and in­ fluence on her b ro th e ll (Before w e dicovered Kathy's re­ tardation, w e had had a perfectly normal boy and since have had a second norm al girl.) O u B p a s t o li now retired, visited, us o n 'a roatine call and I told him that Kathy was retarded. He calm ly said that she w p |jld outgrow this!

A few w eeks w en t by apd eventually w e began to act c S s t r u c t i v e S W e did contact the local parents' association and started attending their m onthly m eetings. W e did not find m any p fp p le w ho had a case identical to Kathy's, but w e did find m any parents w ith all types, of problem s, a large m ajority m ore severe than ours. As a result of a co n ­ tact at one of these meetings., I called the m other of a re­ tarded child w ho lived nearby. She talked for hours about the m any opportunities and facilities available to her daugh­ ter and, in turn, m ine. I truly believe that no book, doctor, or pastor could have helped us as m uch as these parents.

As the m onths w en t by, Bob and I seemed to outgrow our ||elf-p ity and began to focus our attention oh w hat w e could do fo r & t h y . W e really had had no problem accepting the fact that Kathy w as m entally retarded. In a sense, the realiza­ tion may have been a relK f a because fin a lly our frustrations and (MajBtiorts w ere answ ered. O n ce this, fact was accepted and our v p rlln o rrn a l self-pity w as experienced, wesfgought and found all the facilities available fo r Kathy.

Kathy's progrgssSn the last tw elve yea®, seems ■unbeliev­ able. Through o uftilo cal association for retarded children , Kathy at three years w as given a com plete mental and p sychiatric exam ination and placed in a special day nursery.

She w en t to school from eight-thirty to eleven-thirty, five 4

days a week. I will never forget her first teacher. Her most important lesson to me, and one which 1 keep practicing, was to teach Kathy to be socially acceptable.

From her fourth through her sixth year, she went to a nursery school closer to home. Both nurseries were started and supported by the parents' association. Today these schools are financed by the state. Kathy was untrained and non-verbal until her last year at nursery. Her teacher worked a miracle, and Kathy was out of diapers just in time for our third child, Kristen!

At seven years, Kathy qualified for the Special Classes for Retarded Children in the Westwood Public School system.

Here we met Mrs. Ruth Doorly, special class teacher. And here Kathy developed into a most talkative and sociable child. She is now absolutely delighted with life and radiates her happiness to us all. An ounce of love given to her re­ sults in sixteen ounces back to us— that's a fairly good re­ turn!

Kathy's special'¿lass is in one of Westwood's elementary schools. She is driven to school in a special school bus paid for by the to w n.‘ Kathy arrives with( six other children at Mrs. Doorly's gaily decorated room complete with piano, stove, sink, refrigerator, and bathroom. Nine children are in the educable class across the hall in an equally attractive room witjj an equally loving and understanding teacher.

Kathy takes or can buy her lunch and eats it with her class­ mates and the chfUlren in the regular classes in the school's cafeteria. Every Tuesday all offikathy's girl friends go to Brownies after school. Kathy proudly wears her ’uniform and expects to "fly up" this spring and become a Girl Scout.

On Wednesdays after lunch, Mrs. Doorly takes her entire class roller skating. The owner of the indoor rink provides skating free of charge for all retarded children in the sur­ rounding towns. Apart from school, Kathy attends her own special Sunday School,, ,-class at our small New England United Church where two volunteers serve as teachers for the three children.

Our town has grown with mental retardation. We have a very special town, Several years ago the Westwood Young Women's Club was seeking a worthwhile project to under­ take in the community. Mrs. Doorly's special classes were suggested and adopted. Today, the club sends four different volunteers weekly to help in both the trainable and educable classrooms. The club has thirty young mothers who not only know what a retarded child is but who have seen what these children can do. Through the club's publicity about the special classes, other townspeople are not only aware of these children but several additional women have offered their services. The South Norfolk County Association for

Retarded Children has started a Day Care Center in Westwood. This center is for the severely retarded who cannot qualify for the special classes. Starting this winter, our women's club volunteers will work two mornings a week at the center. M too, volunteer in the educable class and will also work at the Day Care Center. I do this for the other children, not for Kathy alone. Many dedicated parents laid the groundwork for the opportunities available to Kathy.

Now I feel it is my turn to carry on other projects.

Westwood is an exceptional town. Mrs. Doorly was its pioneer and inspiration in the area of mental retardation.

She radiates her love to her children so strongly that it is infectious. She has accepted volunteers and has trained them. Awareness is not action, but awareness with time and gentle persuasion can work wonders. Our town now is acting, and Wecause of our Kathy we are reaping its harvest. f ||l once read a book by Dale Evans, wife of Roy Rogers.

She described her mongoloid daughter as God's angel. I think Bob and I are beginning to understand how she felt.

Somehow, Kathy creates good in others. Last year a den mother had'jfier boys make Thanksgiving placemats for the special class children. Her son wanted his to go specifically tff Kathy and he personally delivered it. Another acquain­ tance gave me her spending money for the week to be donated to our parents' association. A woman called me be­ fore Halloween last year explaining that her children were growing up and she wanted a youngster to help her cut out her pumpkin. She asked to borrow Kathy for the afternoon!

So many small acts done for our Kathy. Perhaps these chil­ dren are God's angels.

And, finally, I expect our family will find an even deeper meaning of B v e because of our Kathy. We are so proud of her accomplishments. She is no burden for us, not a "cross to bear." Today, she is playing with her brother Bobby's friends outdoors. Sometimes Bobby, nine years, will ex­ plain to her that what she is doing is wrong; other times he may just punch her! To my knowledge, Bobby's friends have never made fun of Kathy. This may happen, but I think Bobby will take care of them. And Kristen, five years, does a small bit of explaining to Kathy about a book or toy.

As for Kathy's future, we do not know or even try to know. She will be happ||and loved. Perhaps she will be­ come semi-independent; probably not. Perhaps she will count to two hundred, or maybe only to twenty-five. Per­ haps she will learn her colors and to read a preprimer book.

But do you realize that during a family ski weekend last winter, Kathy schussed down the beginners' slope at Loon Mountain in New, Hampshire— all by herself.

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KIMBERLEY ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION

President's Letter Dear Alumna, Activity at school is in high gear this year, and both as an alumna and mother of two Kimberley students, 1 want to pass on to you my enthusiasm for what is going on.

Possibility for scholastic achievement in a broad, diversified curriculum has never been better both in the structured, tra­ ditional ways and in ungraded, non-credit seminars. Imagine having the opportunity to take creative writing in a weekly semi­ nar; or to learn the basics of photography and developing; or to throw a pot on the potter's wheel; or to study philosophy— just for fun!

Sports play a larger role than ever in the girls' lives. Now there are many hockey games with outside schools even at the 8th and 9th grade levels. Fencing is still a popular venture as is synchronized swimming, and a strong course in modern dance is .very popular.

Boys on the campus are becoming commonplace what with more inclusion of Montclair Academy boyswn various courses and activities. And the girls en­ joy their trips to the Academy building for other joint classes. All in all, the re­ sponse to male competition seems to be mostly favorable, and a whole new di­ mension has. been added to the learning process.

Two other innovations are worthy of note. A student judicial committee is being formed as part of the Student Council with a major responsibility for handling discipline problems. Greater student participation within the school community is paralleled with expanded community involvement. Girls are doing volunteer work with senior citizens and emotionally disturbed children as well as more traditional service as tutors in public schools' and Cheerl-aides at Mountainside Hospital. The Kourier editor states: "The administration has taken un­ precedented steps in order to give the students greater responsibility. . . . It is now our responsibility to end some of out more adverse Kimberley rhetoric and begin to function as concerned and in­ volved students."

Our alma mater seems a happy and

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busy place to be, and it makes me feel good to be a part of it.

My best wishes to you all for a happy ■holiday season.

Audrey Cat roll McBratney '50 President

Notes from Alumnae Presidents' Council Held at Lincoln School, April, '71 "The major afternoon speakers, while covering various topics, agreed that al­ though the 'spirit' or essence of an in­ dividual school must be retained, in­ novations are necessary and inevitable.

Today's students need special preparation for our complex world and involved womanpower is essential today in all areas, professional and volunteer. Students want to become involved in the community around them. They are both concerned and critical. Independent schools, for­ tunately, can allow their students more individual responsibility, can experiment with curriculum, and can offer more con­ tact with the world outside the school than can most public schools."

"The evening speaker, Mrs. Donald A. Hernig, wife of the President of Brown University, in talking on preparing girls for life, cited impressive statistics on the discrimination women face today. An amazing career woman herself, she agreed with the panel speakers that In­ dependent schools can encourage today's concerned and ambitious students in their independence and help them de­ velop and fully use their many talents that until today were too often neglected.

She approved of having some joint classes between boys and girls schools so that girls may realize how successfully they can compete with boys, and she encour­ aged students taking time to work in the community before leaving school."

"Don't send your child to Kimberley to protect her from the world, but to prepare her to successfully enter and

cope with it."

Carol Snow Evans, '52

Alumnae Benefit To Be House Tour Fluffy Ferguson Morse, '54, is in the process of selecting a committee to make final plans for the Alumnae House Tour, to be held on May 2nd with a rain date of May 3rd.

Houses of different architecture and decor will be selected, and included in the $4.50 admission price will be an ele­ gant tea served in the school lounge.

This event will not be open to the public but will include alumnae, parents, and friends of the school. Since it is the alumnae's major fund-raising effort this yeaL*please pray for a sunny day and join us with lots of your friends 111

Alumnae Day and Reunions To Be Held March 1st Alumnae Day has been such a success in the past two years that it is going to be combined with reunions this year. Be­ cause there was no Luncheon in June, there were no class reunions in 1971, and so on March 1st there will be two sets of anniversaries. WERE YOU IN THE CLASS of '21 or '22, '31 or '32, '46 or '47, '61 or '62?? If so, then it is either your 50th, 40th, 25th, or 10th reunion. And a special day is being planned to celebrate.

All alumnae, but especially reuning classes, will receive an invitation to come to Kimberley as guests of the school on March 1st from 10:00-2:30 p.m. There will be time for visiting classes and activities in the morning, followed by a chance to talk with old friends over sherry and lunch (we had superb chicken kiev last year!). In the afternoon there will be a definite program with either a speaker or a panel discussion.

You will be hearing more about ALUMNAE DAY but please save the day now.

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The Alumnae Presidents' Council of Independent Secondary Schools In October, Patricia Onderdonk Pruette '48, as an appointed representative of Kimberley School, attended an area work­ shop on "Alumnae Activities at the School" at the Agnes Irwin School in Philadelphia. Two days later, Mary Gail Smith Buermann '55 represented Kimber­ ley at a one-day area workshop on "School Publications and Public Rela­ tions" held at the Morristown-Beard School, Morristown. As a follow-up to these previous workshops, Audrey Carroll McBratney '50, as President of the Kimberley Alumnae Association, and Alumnae-Trustee appeared at another area workshop on "Responsibilities of Alumnae Association Officers and Board Members" at the Spence School in New York. Kimberley was also represented in the West by Polly Fawcett Redfield '51 and Barbara Bywater Creed '62 who at­ tended similar area workshops in Ross, California.

The purposes of the Alumnae Presi­ dents' Council are to encourage a closer relationship between member alumnae associations through their Alumnae Presi­ dents and representatives and to provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences beneficial to all schools. The one and two-day workshops held twice a year at different member schools dis­ cuss a wide range of topics such as an­ nual giving and development, bulletin publications, trends in secondary educa­ tion and general alumnae participation in the contemporary life of their schools.

ALUMNAE DAY AND CLASS REUNIONS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST, 10-2:30

Last year's Alumnae Day Luncheon.

The Kimberley Alumnae challenged a strong Varsity team to a spirited game of field hockey on a balmy October 18th afternoon.

Spurred on by a small but loyal cheering section, the alumnae kept play in the varsity's end of the field for the first half of the game. Endurance faltered, however, during the second half, and the varsity made two goals for a final score of 2-0.

Those stalwart alumnae who played were: Denise Farandatos Anastasiou, '62, Leslie Bunce, '54, Sally Smith Cutting, '49, Connie Ritchie DuHamel, '46, Cail Tomec Kerr, '52, Kit Snow La Dottie, Brownie Cleaves Lewis, '51, Audrey McBratney, '50, C. Y. Mann Treene, '54, Heidi Ames Troxell, '46, and Sue Davis Tull, ’50.

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Duo-Drama-Doings

Our Ex-Faculty Writes . . . .

Joan Lockerty Brown '46 Last summer a theatre company, com­ bining the talents of Kimberley girls and Academy boygjfwas formed at Montclair Academy under the direction of Academy Masters Robert Hemmeter and Robert Just.

The efforts of this group culminated in the production of an original musical play for children entitled THE ITCH OF THE WITCH OF WUR. Written by Mr. Just with m usic, by Mr. Hemmeter, the play concerns a witch who, plagued by an incessan§|itch, takes revenge on the Kingdom of Wur by stealing all : the smiles. The witches' entourage includes a pollution dragon and a diabolical seller of dreams. To small children, this play is a charming fantasy, where the forces of fresh air and wholesome heroes prevail,, while to older children (of all ages—to borrow a phrase), it brings a convincing plea for anti-passivity.

Nine performances of THE WITCH OF WUR were given in July, some to paying audiences and some for children involved in such County Municipal Sum­ mer Recreation Programs as Grass Roots and The Montclair Summer Playground Department, who were bussed to the Academy by their respective sponsors.

The results were so beneficial to all involved, that this fall saw the formation of The Kimberley-Academy Drama Club.

The purpose of which, (to quote Mont­ clair Academy's student newspaper), "is twofold: to train young actors, actresses and stagecrew members, and to provide an activity which is not only lots of fun, but co-ed, too!"

The Kimberley-Academy Drama Club's first production?? THE ITCH OF THE WITCH OF WUR, November 19 and 20.

And lots of delicious concoctions are now brewing. . . Boil and bubble. . . duodrama doings soon to double! We will keep you posted as alumnae make such good audiences!

by Ellen Studdiford (ex-faculty member) Miss Eunice Snyder recently wrote that she is still living in her home in Leechburg, Pa. and has a part time nursing job every morning. In the summer of '70, she took a tour to Europe. This summer, she went to a tour reunion in Iowa and en­ joyed the reunion and the small town in which the tour leader lives. She also visit­ ed her sister's family in Ohio where her niece won two blue ribbons for a 200 lb. pig she had raised as part of a 4-H pro­ ject. Her nephew also won a blue ribbon for his presentation about his pet rabbit.

Mrs. Charlotte Nolan Crawford Spencer wrote last Christmas that her oldest son John graduated from Bowdoin and is in India with the Peace Corps— Nick is a senior at the University of Virginia major­ ing in psychology and pre-med and Teddy is heading for Harvard in '71. Mrs. Spencer is still teaching History of Art at Roger Williams College.

We extend our sympathy to Mile. Jeanne Pous whosé sister Hélène died in October.

Mile. Alice Pavillard continues to enjoy walking and is a good customer of the library. She lives very close to Kimberley on Brunswick Road.

Mrs. Margaret Gallie always has news of Kimberley girls or faculty and I just learn­ ed from her that Miss Dorothy Renz is now headmistress of Prospect Hill School in Newark.

Mme. Nancy D'Auria had been on a trip to Russia and the capitals of Eastern Europe in 1970. She found Budapest and Leningrad to be the most beautiful cities on her trip. At the end of her tour, she visited her family in Paris.

Mrs. Emilie Curry keeps busy as can be at the Cedar Grove Library. Since her mother lives with her, she stays close to home.

Mrs. Ruth Genawa Cross wrote recently that they had had a visit from their daughter Aliceann and their two dogs

Witch-Bill Brown, Montclair Academy, '74 Pollution Dragon-Cay Ceyer, Kimberley, '69.

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while her husband was at Camp Drum.

Aliceann and Scott live in Westport, Conn.

Mrs. Estelle Cotton Bain writes of her three daughters— Ruth, 15 and in 10th grade at Westchester H.S., Debbie, 12 in 7th grade at Wright J.H., and Alison, 9 and in 4th grade; all who have many hobbies and activities which keep every­ one in the family busy. Estelle still enjoys community activities — at Christmas she was chairman of a committee to study the effect on children of the increased emphasis on testing in public school education.

I saw Esther Colton at Mt. Holyoke in May when we were both reunioning.

Mrs. Marjorie Bowers wrote that she is having great fun as head librarian in the Damariscotfa Library.

My husband, Douglas Seabrook Studdi­ ford died in April. He had had a long Kimberley connection since his sister Janetta Studdiford Reed was on the first faculty in 1906. His first wife, Margaret Reed Studdiford came to the faculty in 1907 and continued until about 1943.

In 1949, he married me and within one year I was back teaching and continued until 1956. When Miss Waring (then Mrs. Fitch) asked him to escort her to the table at the 50th anniversary dinner, he was both honored and delighted.

Miss jane Bauer and I went with Dr. Norman Fletcher on his tour of England and Wales in July. We had a most congenial group of 18, and 24 days of perfect weather! We avoided the main highways and used the more picturesque country roads to take us to historic and literary shrines. In August, we called on Mrs. Yette Chamberlain Alford in Westport, Conn., and had a pleasant time hearing about Mrs. Alford's work in real estate, especially since she was in the process of selling her first house. Her son, Jim, was back-packing in Europe and planning to begin Law school in Sept.

Mrs. Dody DeVausney Ames wrote that her husband John was starting a new job in Chicago and the family would be moving west in June.

Mrs. Alice R. Allan died Feb. 13, 1971.

She was executive secretary of the Kim­ berley School from 1917 to 1941 and will be pictured in memory in her "cubby hole" as she termed it on the second floor of the Plymouth St. building. The last time I talked with her she said, "I'll whip up something for you for the Bulle­ tin"—Alas!

Mrs. Margaret M. Carryl died on June 30, 1970. Miss Carryl came to Kimberley in 1927 and taught until 1947 or 1948. After leaving Kimberley, she worked for many years in the Nutley Public Library.

Mrs. Joseph O. Skinner died Oct. 7, 1971. In the days of the Plymouth St. Kimberley, she often substituted in Math.

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Class Agent: Mrs. Ruloff Kip '12 (Alison Cruikshank) '

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Mrs. George O. Bailey '15 (Dorothy Cerf) Old Point Road Quogue, New York 11959 Class Agent: Mrs. John A. Dodd '15 (Adele Heydt) As an interesting follow-up to last spring's news about Alexandre Costikyan Jewett's '14 "one woman" art show, she writes, "I had the show at the Garret Club in Buffalo, N.Y. and featured about 32 paintings all o ilsj^ B mostly land­ scapes, a few flowers, a bird picture, and some 'odds and ends'. I am now busy painting to enter the Western N.Y. Art Show in two weeks — and another show.

In the Fall, it is beautiful here in the hills — the color is breathtaking — my house is 1375 feet above sea level!"

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Mrs. Charles Williams '16 (Jerry McBrier) 10 Crestview Court Montclair, N .J. 07042 Mrs. Samuel Meek '17 (Priscilla Mitchell) Doubling Road Greenwich, Conn. 06852 Class Agent: Mrs. Albert Streichenberg '16 (Dorothy Allen)

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'20 Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

Constance Curran Skinner writes that she is very active in Interior Design work and is serving on the Board of Decorators Club of New York — Public Relations, A.I.D. Connie's four children are married and together their families have made her the proud grandmother of 15 grandchil­ dren — 11 girls and 4 boys!

Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

'22 Would you like to see news here?

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'23 Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

'24 Mrs. Philip B. Taylor '24 (Helen Patrick) 80 Norwood Avenue Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. William Dill, Jr. (Dorothy Monro) Marion Jayne Berguido wrote a won­ derfully newsy letter about her life with five grown daughters and a son. She and her neighbor, Marian Howell, '31 are planning a joint trip to San Francisco to visit Marion's son and both "Marions' " daughters and their respective families who live in Lafayette, a suburb of S.F. Marion Jayne Berguido's oldest daughter lives in Dedham and has a house on the Cape. Her third daughter lives in West Falls, south of Buffalo and Marion visits both girls .frequently. Heffl other two daughters live in the Pa. area — the youngest was just married last December and both she and her husband teach at the Montgomery County Day School.

Marion’s other daughter lives in a garage apartment on the same property as her mother. Taking all her children together, Marion is the happy grandmother of nine grandchildren. Between travels, she also works part-time in a bookshop in Bryn Mawr and plays bridge as a member of the Merion Cricket Club Bridge Team. In her bookshop experience, Marion often sees former Kimberley alumnae Barbara Whitman Jones '25, Lucy Lair Reis Masters '24, and Ruth Haley '24.

'25 Mrs. H. Kimball Halligan '25 (Helen Raymond) 489 Highland Avenue Upper Montclair, N .J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Gordon Ball (Helen St. John)

'26 Mrs. L. J. Ferguson '26 (Carolyn Jones) 86 Afterglow Avenue Montclair, N .J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. Homer Joy (Mary Bowne)

'27 Mrs. Allen B. Adams, Jr. '27 (Katherine Taylor) 75 East End Avenue New York, N .Y . 10028 Class Agent: Mrs. F. G. Barnard (Louise Stauffen)

'28 Mrs. Gordon Bowen '28 (Barbara Newell) 346 Ridgewood Avenue Glen Ridge, N. J. 07028 Class Agents: Mrs. F. A. Nelson, Jr. (Elizabeth Love) Mrs. C. E. Harrison (Jo Merrill) The Class of '28 has been very remiss in sending in any news, but many thanks to Dot Littler Seabrook for the delightful following letter: "Dear Barbara: "It was good to hear from you and cheer­ ing to hear about the new look slated for the Bulletin. I fear I have very little to contribute news-wise but for openers I'll admit to being very happily married for thirty-four years come May. "With the exception of some free lance writing, I stopped working (advertising) when I was married. We opted for the suburbs where we stayed (Mountain Lakes) until 1957 — the children had finished prep school and we all felt ready for city living.

"It was a happy choice. My husband is retired now and we enjoy all the goodies New York has to offer, especially the theatre. Peter Cooper is a charming area with grass, trees, birds and squirrels and convenient to practically all Manhattan.

"Our daughter Wendy, also happily mar­ ried, is a career girl — director of adver­ tising for Henry Bendel. She and her hus­ band live just a few blocks south of us — not too near,' not too far.

"Bill 3rd, also happily married (romance seems to run in the family), is an art director at Macy's and lives just a few

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blocks west of us. Their respective mates are both in creative fields which makes for good conversation and times when we get together.

"W e were very fortunate in being able to do a lot of traveling together while our young o n e Jw e re growing up and the world was not quite as small as today.

"We're well, happy and just slightly lively. Hardly material to titillate the alumnae. But I tried. /s/ Dot Littler Seabrook" Pat Newell Cady and her husband are selling their house in Bedford, New York, and building a new one in Christiansted, St. Croix, which will be their year-round residence.

Ruth Osborne Pearson and her hus­ band have been doing a lot of traveling— Europe, St. Croix, Florida, etc., coming home to Connecticut in between to en­ joy their two granddaughters.

Gina Stoutenburgh Svigal's daughter, Linda, was married in June to Gary Martinelli and they are living in New York.

Sadly we report that Ruth McCollum Schneider passed away in June.

'29 Miss Susan Sterling '29 133 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, N .J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. C. H. Eastwood (Eleanor Fox) Greetings to all: Have just been talking to Sis DeCamp and she_ is busy as usual. She is still studying portrait painting. This Spring, Sis traveled to Spain and Portugal wth her sister Babe. Son Pete now ha|sjfour chil­ dren, son Ralph is moving to Vermont and daughter CarerMs working in New­ port, R.l.

Eleanor Eastwood is going to be your Class Agent so you will be hearing from her soon. Slp|;Tiad a happy vacatijsBvisiting her nephew and family in El Campo, Texas. ||;e ¡aifeo spent some days at the shore and a long weekend visiting Lil­ lian Wright Huntley in Bucks County.

They were good friends at Kimberley. El is godmother for Lillian's daughter Sarah.

El is working for Western Electric.

Muriel Heilman's son Mark is a den­ tist in the Navy. He is stationed with his wife and two children in Japan. Son Lloyd is at N.J. State Medical School.

Doris Blondel Krebs daughter Dorie Barnard has just had her third son. Doris is with the family taking care of the older boys, From there she will go to Bar Harbor, Maine to visit daughter Kathy and husband Ron. Connie Parkhurst Pearce and husband have sold their house in Short Hills and have moved to 7 Sea Horse Lane, Vero Beach, Florida. Their summers will be spent B n New Point, Maine. We will miss them.

Had a letter from Charlotte Fletch, she is fine and still working at Smith C o H lege.

I visited Jeanne Goodlatte this sum­ mer and Jeanne is fine busy reporting for the East Longmeadow local paper.

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We spent four days visiting friends to­ gether on Cape Cod. My trip to Hawaii this past Spring was just wonderful! You will hear from me this Spring. Hoping to hear from all of you!

'30 Mrs. Val J. Brennan '30 (Grace McCollum) 130 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, N. J. 07042 A Class Agent is needed

'31 Mrs. Russell Fitt '31 (Gay Lemkau) 590 Highland Avenue Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Charles W. Brooks (Honour Souther)

'32 Miss Katherine Blondel '32 169 Midland Avenue Montclair, N. J. 07042 Class; Agent: Miss Katherine Blondel

'33 Would you like to see news here?

Please volunteer.

'34 Mrs. David Haviland '34 (Barbara Spadone) 185 Gates Avenue Montclair, N. J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. John C. Lathrop (Carol Thompson)

'35 Mrs. Stewart Carpenter '35 (Josephine Fobes) 4 LaSalle Road Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. S. P. Herbert (Virginia Voorhees)

'36 Mrs. W. K. Schmid '36 (Josephine Murray): Mason's Island Mystic, Conn. 06355 Class Agent: Mrs. H. DeHaven Manley (Jean Winnpenny) Betty Minsch Buys is now living in Orleans, Mass. She was at Doris Keller Hamlin's luncheon in Litchfield in May as were Mary Osborne Beame and Jean Winnpenny Manley who just this fall re­ turned .from Germany and Italy. Her middle son, Michael, a graduate of Georgetown UflVersity foreign service school, plans to work in West Berlin af­ ter touring the Iron Curtain countries.

Elaine Beling Mann kept us all in stitches at Doris's and clued us all in on Betty Rhodes McCabe. Jim took early retire­

ment from Merck Drug and they have bought a new house in Saratoga, N. Y. Jim is on the staff at Skidmore and they enjoy the cultural and sporting activ­ ities that are prevalent in the area all year round. They're building a house at Martha's Vineyard and 20 yr. old son Bruce, is a Mormon Missionary in Aus­ tin, Texas. Polly O'Gorman Morrison and Bare, who is retired, are building a house in Hilton Head, S. C. Son Clay, married, is flying A-4 in Marine Corps in Japan.

Her twin daughters, age 13, are at the Peck School in Morristown. At lunch, I sat next to Betty Bell Miller who has a son getting out of the Army, a girl in Bennett, and 2 beautiful twin daughters at St. Elizabeth School in Convent Sta­ tion. This is near Bernardsville where the Millers live. Evie Van Wie Penick, looking great, was also at Doris's as was Mary Ayres Schweppe whose son Jay was mar­ ried Sept. 25th to Susanne Stewart from Ramsey, N. J. Jay along with older brother Dick is in the family real estate business in Montclair. Your Secretary has just returned from a wedding in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her oldest daughter, Susan was married to a Maine boy, a graduate of the U. of N. M. Sis­ ters, Gretchen, a junior at the University, and Karin, were bridesmaids. On the trip out the Schmids spent the night with Eva Mentzendorff Wark and David who live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and show Corgis. She's wildly enthusiastic about this breed. She has several champions and travels countrywide to shows. It was fun seeing her and catching up. On our return we stayed overnite with Patsy Soverel McGee. She and Allen have a beautiful working cattle farm outside of Kansas City, Mo. All we did was laugh so I can't tell you the latest news of her 4 sons. Olive Cawley Watson took pic­ tures like mad and looked very glam­ orous. Her youngest daughter is going to Rosemary-Choate. She and Tom have just returned from Denmark, Ger­ many and France. They are taking their unmarried children on Safari to Africa over the Christmas holidays. Our hostess, who started the whole thing, has a banker son, one daughter living in Cam­ bridge who works for the Smithsonian Inst, art division and another who is a June graduate of Endicott. Doris and Gordon went to Spain and Portugal in the late spring.

It's too bad I can't send news of every­ one. There were only 3 gals who an­ swered my postal requesting same. Char­ lotte Altemus Patton is working as a fullfledged decorator at the local Ethan Allen Manor House. She's enjoying coordinat­ ing displays, and helping the engaged and young marrieds. Their son graduated from Middlebury with his ROTC Com­ mission and will now go thru 2 yrs. active duty. Betty Howe Glaze comes east with her 15 and 18 yr. old sons from St. Joseph, Mo., to spend each summer in Mannasquan, N.J. Betty, do you know Mary Osborne's address is 64 N. Farragut Ave. in Mannasquan? Andy and she went to France, Germany, Austria and Switzer­ land last spring. Marguerite Pentlarge Strassburger is a lab technician at Rocke-

feller University in N.Y.C. Beaver is con­ nected with Verner-Cadby Ford dealer in Fairfield. In the summer, they visit the Cape and Marguerite's mother in Yar­ mouth, Mass.

Please let me hear from more of you next spring . . . bye now.

'37 Mrs. Newell Sjolander '37 11 Werimus Brook Rd. Saddle River, N. J. 07458 Class Agent: Mrs. W. E. Littlefield (Sally Bausher) We were saddened by the sudden death of Marice Butler Franklin on Sep­ tember 17. Our sincerest sympathy goes to her family.

Georgia Gottfried Wilson's son George, a recent graduate of the University of Vermont, has a job in the news depart­ ment of a television station in Burlington.

Kathryn Holton Sjolander is selling some of her handcrafts in a newly-open­ ed shop called The Spider's Web in Watchung Plaza.

Peggy Klotz Young has a new grand­ child (her third) named Megan Robb, born August 12th.

Frances Montgomery recently returned from a year of traveling around the world. One highlight of the trip was her visit to Ceylon, which she had been wanting to do for twenty years. She found sightseeing by local bus much more re­ vealing than taking a trip planned by a travel agent. Another high spot was the two weeks spent in Pailly, France, (popu­ lation, 170) outside of Paris. She stayed in a farmhouse built in 1700 and learned about French wines and cooking — in French, of course.

Our athletic classmate, Sally Young Shertzer, of Montgomery, Alabama, won the woman's golf championship.

'38 Miss Jane Carpenter '38 11 Norman Road Upper Montclair, N .J. 07043 A Class Agent is needed

'39 Mrs. J. P. Curtin '39 (Ann Dixon) 101 Clinton Avenue Montclair, N .J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. J. Y. G. Walker (Meryl Riter)

'40 Mrs. David R. Hall '40 (Nancy Kluge) 21 Twin Oak Road Short Hills, N .J. 07078 Class Agent: Mrs. W. P. Kennard (Carolyn Bedell) I don't think any of us can match Nancy Taylor Craw's full and busy life.

She is very much involved in the field of

psychic research. She does character anal­ ysis and vocational guidance through the study of face, head and numerology com­ bined. In connection with this work she has done quite a bit of public lecturing.

Nancy also finds time to run her art studio, teach painting and take organ lessons! Her son Gary is married, has two children and is assistant football coach at the University of Michigan. Rick is a graduate of Lafayette and is presently selling real estate in the Poconos.

Bobbie Kluge Deming still enjoys living south of the border in Lima, Peru. In her spare time she runs a house sale business and has one of the lowest handicaps at the Lima Country Club. Steve is at Boston University, Mark is a private in the army stationed at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland and Laurie, age 15, is at home.

Word from Caroline Bedell Kennard that her son Doug graduated from the University of Denver and he is now with the Peace Corps in Senegal, French West Africa. Her daughter Barbara is at Morristown-Beard School.

The next deadline will be about April 1. I would be extremely pleased to hear from anyone out of the blue. Send pictures, but only black and white are acceptable.

'41 Mrs. William P. Breen '41 (Helen Hanau) 24 Greenview Way Upper Montclair, N .J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Charles B. Sanders II (Kit Eavensen)

'42 Mrs. Thomas Shull '42 (Eleanor Watt) 55 Long Lots Road Westport, Conn. 06880 Class Agent: Mrs. Kenneth T. Gordon (Helen Jones) Jean Jeffers Comery writes that she has a son and daughter in college (the latter to be graduated from William Smith College in Geneva, N.Y., this June) and a son in high school. She herself has two part-time jobs — teaching nursery school three mornings a week and secretary of the Junior League of Providence. Also had a vacation in Italy last year.

Betty Staudinger writes that she is Executive Head of Coats and Suits in the Montclair branch of Hahne and Co. She also teaches dancing at night to eighth graders and adults, as well as giving private lessons.

'43 Mrs. E. B. Ruffing, Jr. '43 (Joan Sweeney) 125 Westview Road Upper Montclair, N .J. 07043 Class Agent: Mrs. Joseph B. Dillenbeck (Gloria Evans)

'44 Mrs. Victor Kohman '44 (Helen Shireff) 32 Summit Road Verona, N. J. 07044 A Class Agent is needed Betty Specht has-'Teft the Montclair High SchooBacuIty and is teaching this year in Vermont.

'45 A secretary is needed Class Agent: Mrs. Edwin Shuttleworth III (Pat Driver) Susan Ailing Miller and family are now living at 96 Byron Road, Weston, Massa­ chusetts. Tony has been appointed vicepresident of Simmons College. Daughter Darcy is a freshman at Connecticut College.

Leigh Berrien Smith has been doing an in-depth study of systems of marking children in grade schools. Her efforts and research have led her to visit many of the private schools in this area.

'46 Mrs. W. L. Brown, Jr. '46 (Joan Lockerty) 19 Harding Road West Caldwell, N. J. 07006 Class Agent: Mrs. N. Young DuHamel (Connie Ritchie) Big plans are in the making for a reunion luncheon-"Plus"-on March 1st.

This will be a combination 25th with the class of '47. Save the day, and COME! Even if you live some distance away you owe yourself a visit to this handsome edifice. (No one has French in an attic with a leaky roof anymore!) Seriously, I'd be glad to arrange billets for back-toschoolers.

Eleanor Helm Ketcham moved to To­ ledo, Ohio last spring. As soon as she and her family were happily settled in their new house right behind Abby Keebler Ryan's, the Ryans moved to Colum­ bus, Indiana, where Art is managing a company. Judy Ryan, Abby's oldest, is now a freshman at Boston University.

Eleanor and Nancy Lockerty Hoffman were at Martha's Vineyard last summer.

Nancy left in September to take up residence in Turtle Cove, Hong Kong, where she intends to continue her med­ ical studies.

Joan Denney Carlisle and your Secre­ tary both spent time on crutches this year. Joan's accident occurred at Mount Tremblant, and mine, well, let's just say Rumplestilskin Brown has retired.

But, speaking of athletic endeavors, Heidi Ames Troxell and Connie Ritchie DuHamel played a great game of hockey for the Alumnae team in that annual, harrowing confrontation with youth and agility that occurs every autumn. The varsity team failed to score until the second half, and then they only made TWO points!

Which leads me to my most exciting item: Connie has joined another team.

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Her present titl'e|k<is Republican Committeewoman — bumjust think of tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow! The pos­ sibilities boggle the mind— Go Connie, Go! The class o ® 46 joins the Class of '44 in ^extending thisjfr sympathies to Louise Powell Hall and Joan Powell Adams in. the lo s^ B th e || fa t® . We'd also like to extend our sympathies to Joann Harder Drake, '46 and her sister, Phyllis Harder Reininger '45. Mrs. Harder was visiting Ioann in California wheffl she suffered a fatal heart attack.

Andy Schneidewind Walker and family summered in Stratton, Vermont. Son Jay has opted t ||t r y a bit of the current ¡Stepping out." He is spending a year in New Hampshire before entering' col­ lege. Son David is a junior at the Berk­ shire School, and daughter Pamela, m isi sing her brothers, is still at the Low Haywood School in Darien.

Y o u r'iB É ta ry 'S son, Hjffl Brown III, is enjoying two co-ordinate Masses: Kim­ berley girls are bussed to the Academy for Biology, and the boys are bussed to Kimberley for Latin. The biology master observes that the boys seem muchroeater than.. B is past all-male-class members, and. it is my observation that Latin i^ hardly a "dead" language— "carpe diem!" is the cry, as the boys "rush to the Kimberley-bound bus.

'47 Mrs. David P. Adams '47 (Cynthia Youngman) 3 Welsh Road Essex Fells, N. J. 07021 Sfess Agent: Mrs. Richard R. Dailey (Comer Fisk)

'48 Mrs. A. Stanley Miller, Jr. '48 (Frances Lane) 5 Brier Hill Road Montclair, N. J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. Virginia Aspdin (Virginia Hall)

'49 Mrs. T. R. Cutting '49 (Sally Smith) 24 Inwood Road Eslex Fells, N. J. 07021 Class Agent: Mrs. Franklin Saul (Elayne Robinson)

'50 Mrs. W. C. Tull, Jr. '50 ®aSue Davis) 99 Summit Avenue Upper Montclair, N. J. 07043 fjjass Agent: Mrs. R. M. Lovell (Barbara Cronin) 12

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Mrs. Eric W. Stroh '51 j.JIG ail Robertson) 1097 Grayton Road Grosse Pointe, Mich. 48230

Mrs. Edward C. Fawcett '52 ^HFay Taft) 9 Gordon Place Montclair, N. J. 07042

Class. Agcnt^H Mrs. S. L. Lewiss, III (Brownie Cleaves) Mrs. F. W. Hendricks .(Gerry Lockerty) We extend our deepest sympathy to Ruth Ransom Wilson on the death of her mother and to Nancy Erhardt Bambara on the death o Ljie r husband.

Diane Stoney Moore and her family are still living E Glenslde, Pa. John, 101/2, H involved in sports and drama. Cindy, 8%k takes ballet. Diane has a part-time5 ! job and ^ on the iS p ita l board. The Moore family was in New England last summer and spent Thanksgiving In W il­ liamsburg.

Linda Hurbert has been living in Anahelm, Calif., one block from Disneyland, for eight years and loves It-! Last fall, she was caught up in the lay-off in the aero­ space Industry. She's now going to school to b ru lW p on,her. secretarial skills. Linda had a marvelous trip to Hawaii last sum­ mer w itl a group of Hawalians!

Susie Bailey Twyford, glusband Bob, and three children live jjust outside of Washington, D.C. Susie has a new parttime job, working on a book with her old editors from U.S.I.A. She enjoys being outside the domestic scene again. Otherwisxii.Vshe's busy teaching Sunday School and her young daughter's w a y group.

Ruth Ransom Wilson, husband Nick, and four children are very involved In all kinds of activities in Binghamton, N.Y., where they have lived since they were married. Ruthy is just finishing her second year as Jr. League President. She also serves on the Symphony Board and is a Republican committee member. Nick is presently serving as vice-president of the School Band. Three of their children are in Jr. High!

Miriam Eustis Irwin and Ted are loyal supporters of Kimberley with their three daughters attending, who are ages 15, 14, and 12. T S k , 11, goes to Brookside next year and Jim, 9jm .; at Essex Fells SchooS The Irwins went o n la fabulous trip to Spain and Italy last '-summer!: l ! i s year they tried camping in Canada.

Gerry Lockerty Hendricks is paving » M h e r baby. ‘ Your class secretary finally had her baby 13 days late! Whitney was worth waiting for and his sister and two brothers a re jlra z y about hlmlSEd, 13, went to canoe camp Jn Canada this summer, raharlle, 11, played tenng and Franny, 4, went to day camp. In August, all of us, except Whitney, picked Ed up at camp, drove to Marblehead, Mass., to visit some friends, and .fhen went to Nantucket and Martha's V lA yard for a few days.

Can you-all believe that we have been out of Kimberley for 20 years? I can't. Will m o || people pleas^w rlte for the next Alumnae News Issued in the Spring?

Class Agent: Mrs. David Kerr i||!G a il Tomec) I had a nice long letter from Barbara Worcester Keenan who said her first hus­ band, Henry Sayres, died about two years ago, |;|c months after they had been divorced. She was remarried in August, 1969 and had a daughter, Patricia Anne, in 1970, who joins Barbara's other daugh­ ter, Joanne, nine years old.

Barbara and Ed, who is from Northern Ireland, raise dogs at their Wishing Well Kennels in Malibu, California. In the Cali­ fornia fires a year ago, Barbara writes that Ed saved their house by using their pool water and wet towels as the fire came within twenty feet.

The Keenan's were planning to be In Maine last summer. Thanks for writing, Barbara, I wish more people were like you;! T Jane Redfield Forsberg, Bob and chil­ dren spent two weeks at Hartwood last summer plus two weekends camping, one on the Cape and one In Casco Bay, Maine. Jane said they also spent one weekend visiting Anne Dwyer Milne and family at the Milne's summer home in New Hampshire. She said Anne and Norm have five boats, from a canoe to two power boats and that they water skied, sailed, swam and "had a great time".

Jane has all her children in school this year, from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. and says "It's fantastlcfesjand no car pools"!

Congratulations to Anne Cook Durey and Forbes who had another baby boy last August.

Nancy Booth Kelly and David went to Germany and Sweden last summer so David could practice his sailing for the Olympics.

Gail Tomec Kerr and family spent another summer in Bay Head. Gall and Dave are off to a convention (Gail's first) in Boca Raton, Flo rid a ,In October fol­ lowed by a few days at the Ocean Reef Club. GaiKsays her parents have moved to Naples, Florida, so the Kerrs are going down there with the children during Christmas.

I just called Carol Humphrey White for some news and all she's got is a sore throat. However, she did say that she and George have entered politics at the grass roots level. They are both on the Mont­ clair Republican County Committee for their district.

Your secretary and family spent a glorious month in Bay Head last summer.

'53 Mrs. Thomas Burgin '53 (Lolly Penick) 328 Fairway Road Ridgewood, N. J.

Linda Lovell Smith's ('56) children, Scott, 9 and Sabrina, 4.

Class Agent: Mrs. Robert L. Evans (Carol Snow)

'54 Mrs. Bryant Barnard '54 (Dorie Krebs) 68 Rock Maple Avenue Hamilton, Mass. 01936 Class Agent: Mrs. Lincoln Ames (Aubin Zabrlskie) Anita Bleeker Kahel has completed a very successful "one-man" show at the Copley Society, one of Boston's leading art galleries.

Aubin Zabriskie Ames and Lincoln are the parents of their third child, a son!

We Barnard's have just had our third son, Timothy Bryant, born on Oct. 8.

'55 Mrs. Peter III '55 (Pricilla Cole) 34 Redman Terrace West Caldwell, N .J. 07006 Class Agent: Mrs. W. H. Mell (Dede Donlin)

'56 Mrs. Lawther O. Smith '56 (Linda Lovell) 202 Morris Ave. Mountain Lakes, N .J. 07046

Class Agent: Miss Judy Lindemen I stand corrected. After writing in the Spring Bulletin that Anne King Franges was the proud mother of two girls, I find in her letter, which arrived after the press date, that her children are Alexandra, 10, and Christopher, 9. Since she has been "among the missing" for so long, she elaborated on her post-graduate activities.

After marrying in April of her senior year at Radcliffe and graduating cum laude in Fine Arts, she and husband, Tom, a Har­ vard graduate, moved to Newark and then to Montclair six years ago. Current activities include, President of Hillside's PTA, Treasurer of the Radcliffe Club of N.J., and one to one tutoring (mostly art and English) at Glenfield School in Mont­ clair. She concludes, "Other activities are papering and painting the house and all thé other joyous duties of the suburban matron."

The mailbag also contained a cheerful letter from Janie Goodwillie Swan, who had just finished writing an alumnae news column for Wells. Janie has been very involved with the Jr. League as edi­ tor of their paper, while piloting a drug education program with three other gals.

On the home front Jody, 4, and Elizabeth, 2, also keep her busy. She ejpjoyed a trip to cool (by Atlanta standards) Vermont in August and hopes to be in Montclair at Christmas time. She also had a great 10th Reunion at Wells with Gail Zabriskie Wilson.

A phone call to Nancy Prescott Ward revealed that business as usual was the order of the day. They're still both in­ volved with their Pompton Lakes Answer­ ing Service. Bob is also involved with ad­ vertising and printing companies*Little Victoria was three in October and shares the home front with Mike, a giant Rott­ weiler. Nancy and Bob joined Gus and Nancy Cornell Esposito for dinner at Judy Lindeman's in Lyndhurst and had a feast.

Also contacted by phone was Janet Rodman Koskoff who is living with her mother in Pine Brook for the moment.

Anne King Franges was again seen in the stores, this time by Janet M Hahnes.

'56ers seem to be on the move again.

It's only across town for Janko and Carol Van Brunt Rasic in their new nest at 315 Riverside Drive. Due to the phone strike, I've been unable to call Carol and have her fill B the details.

Dick and Betsy Beatty Sanford have also made the big move from one side of Basking Ridge, N.J., to the other. Their new home on Child's Road (Box 64 for mailing) was built originally as a school house in 1850 and was converted into a house around the turn of the century.

Betsy and Dick are in the midst of more renovations as they tear down walls and rebuild. Some of the windows still have the original "bubble" glass, and the property sports apple, pear, and quince trees as well as mulberry bushes. The Sanfords would appreciate any sugges­ tions for making mulberry winelf*4'

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Lilia Emetaz McDonald wrote a most enthusiastic letter in March and included a picture of her family. Elizabeth, 9, is taking French and guitar lessons as well as riding and swimming along with JohnAndrew, 7. Lilia has a schedule that's bj|jier than her children's. Both she and husband, John, are precipiCt committee­ men and helped at the Democratic Head­ quarters during the fall 'elections fund raising, addressing, pot luck suppers, etc.

Lilia gave a pre-election coffee for one of the women candidates who won and whose husband is a senator for the state.

It was Lilia's first real experience in poli­ tics, and doubtless not herjast I With the ¡p. League she worked with the non-profit housing which is very new in Oregon.

They help the people applying for or liv­ ing in these special homes by giving seminars in landscaping, decorating, etc., some of which have been held at Lilia's home.

And still she finds time to write a long, newsy letter including a family picture. I hope that more of the '56ers, especially those we don't hear from often will write me your news for the Spring Bulletin.

Please!

Those two wind blown children are Scott, 9, and Sabrina, 4, enjoying a very breezy Montauk afternoon. We spent a delightful child-oriented week there in August, Larry not having been back since his family summered there during the war. He hardly recognized the modern Montauk, but the fishing, swimming, and sailing hadn't changed over the years.

'57 Mrs. Wichard Van Heuven '57 (Connie Hay) "Westmeadows" Mason Lane Slingerlands, N.Y. 12159 Class Agent: Mrs. Hager Bryant (Joan Wallace) Georgia Sherman Gick and Tom wel­ comed a new daughter on September 29.

Sharon Harter joins brother Stephen who is just two. Georgia and Martha McKenzie Hug had lunch at Joan Wallace Bryant's last April.

Lynne Kenny Scott and family were at the Kenny's for a visit last July. The Kenny's feted Lynne and Simon with a lovely dinner party in honor of their 10th wedding anniversary. Later in the sum­ mer, Lynne and Simon visited San Fran­ cisco, Banff and Lake Louise. . . sans 3 boys, too!

I spent a week with Joan and Hager Bryant in September as W ick was travel­ ing and we were without heat and elec­ tricity temporarily. . . Love building a house. . . We toured Kimberley one after­ noon as I had not been back in 10 years or more. I was amazed and delighted at the changes;.' It's exciting to see what's been done. My Jay and Joan's Mark romped through the Lower School AllPurpose Gym; it's beautiful and it used to be the dingy bowling alleys!

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Lilia Emetaz McDonald ('56) with husband John and children; John, 7 and Elizabeth, 9.

I seem to write about the same people each issue. It would be fun to hear from some other members of the class of '57.

Won't you take 10 minutes and jot down your news on a postal before the Spring Bulletin? There were 26 of us, you knowl P.S. Joan Bryant will be contacting us all soon as Class Agent.

Kimberley's new addition is much needed but so is your support! K.S. did a lot for you, what have you done for the school?

'58 Mrs. Reginald Leeby '58 (Anne McCormick) 135 Fairfield Street Fayetteville, N .Y . 13066 Class Agent: Mrs. Ralph H. Perry (Helen Bryant)

'59 Mrs. Robert P. Sumas '59 (Deana Rogers) 44 Maple Drive North Caldwell, N. J. 07005 Class Agent: Mrs. Robert P. Sumas (Deana Rogers) Anne Connell Whitehouse and her husband Jock have been very active mov­ ing three |lm e s in only two years! They are currently living in an old stone farm­ house at R.D. 1, Box 294, Barto, Pa. 19504.

Pat Rowland Webb writes from her new address ¡^Atlanta, Ga., "We bought our firstMome last August and have spent

our first busy months as homeowners gardening our two acres of land and painting our 20 year old home from top to bottom! No children yet as our ener­ gies are presently channelled into fixing our homestead! We moved to Atlanta so that DelLcould assume the responsibilities as manager of a new Coca-Cola special production plant. We do miss New Jersey, though—Verona was such a happy place for us."

Lily Solmssen, since 1967, has been working abroad in the International Labor Office, Geneva, Switzerland, in the Photo Library of the Public Information Branch.

She has also been busy doing free-lance photography for Project Hope, UNICEF, and handicapped groups such as para­ plegics, and the Swiss Association for Blind Skiiers.

Our response to my plea for class news has been almost nil. Please let me hear from you.

Nothing much has happened in the Sumas household. Tammia, 4, and Nico, 2, are now in a Montessori Nursery School, leaving me free to devote some time to my own interests, i.e. THE ALUM­ NAE NEWS. No more trips to Japan for Bob, at least this year.

'60 Miss Carroll Tiernan '60 Box 203 - RFD Westmoreland, N. H. 03467 Class Agent: Miss Charlotte Judd

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Miss Judith Poor '61 Apt. 106 47 Union Street.

Montclair, N .J. 07042 Class Agent: Mrs. J. H. Boyd, Jr. (Margaret Mayes)

Miss Terry Appenzeller '66 230 East 48th S t, Apt. 2A New York, N.Y. 10017 Class Agent: Miss Paula Pryde

'69 Miss Lynn Ehrhardt '69 125 E. Saddle River Road Saddle River, N. J. 07458 A Class Agent is needed Susan Schadler is spending her junior year at the University of Geneva, Switzer­ land, studying international relations.

'67 '62 Mrs. Thomas Pohl '62 (Carol Vincelette) 1038 Linwood St. St. Paul, Minn. 55105 Class Agent: Mrs. Alex. Anastasiou (Denise Farandatos)

'63 Mrs. ). K. Nash '63 (Christine Kuzmich) 259 W. Johnson Street Germantown, Pa. 19144 A Class Agent is needed

'64 Mrs. James W. Ward '64 (Carolyn Wilson) 8140 875 E. Oak Harbor, Wash.

A Class Agent is needed Nancy Finn writes "I have a beautiful god-son (Winnie Brehm's son) who was my birthday present last year!'' Nancy is still teaching grades 6-12 Phys. Ed. and Health in Park Ridge. She also acts as ad­ visor to the cheerleaders, majorettes, and color guards.

Sherry Newcomb Achenbach is living in Wilton, Conn., and has a young daughter.

Missy Keyser Sandberg, her husband and their two year old son, Earle, have moved to 95 Grove St., Montclair. Missy's husband, Earle, is attending Seton Hall Law School night classes.

Lynn Ritter Vernon had a little girl, Shelby, in July, 1970. I learned from Lynn that Joanne Lima Wagner had a little girl, Rachel Starr, on December 1st.

Linda Brennan Hymans had a little boy, Michael, in August, 1970.

My husband and I are finally semisettled after temporary duty in California.

We are now living in the State of Wash­ ington where my husband is in active duty as a full-fledged navigator in the Navy. I'd love to hear from the rest of the class and find out what's happening with you!

Miss Linda Feinberg '67 20 Pearl Brook Drive Clifton, N .J. 07013 Class Agent: Miss Susan Penick

'70 Miss Kathy Powell '70 92 Overlook Road Upper Montclair, N .J. 07043 A Class Agent is needed

'68 Miss Avie Claire Kalker '68 343-9 Park Avenue Nutley, N. J. 07110 Class Agent: Miss Nancy Penick Susan Von Lengerke is studying in Vienna for this school year and will be unable to report the class news for the Fall and Spring issue. Her replacement is Avie Kalker who will love to hear from you this spring!

'71 Miss Linda Braeder '71 27 Edgecliff Road Upper Mpntclair, N. J. 07043 Class Agent: Miss Janis Moorhouse

VITAL STATISTICS Births To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hendricks (Gerry Lockerty '51) a girl, Shelly Lynn To Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Hymans (Linda Brennan '64) a son, Michael To Mr. and Mrs. Earle C. Sandberg (Missy Keyser '64) a son, Earle, Jr. To Mr. and Mrs. Eric W. Stroh (Gail Robertson '51) a son, Whitney To Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Vernon, Jr. (Lynn Ritter '64) a daughter, Shelby To Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Wagner (Joanne Lima '64) a daughter, Rachel Starr

Deaths Mrs. E. V. Franklin (Marice Butler '37) Mrs. O. O. Freeman (Catherine Wright '25) Mrs. Charles Schneider (Ruth McCol­ lum '28)

Sympathy Nancy Ehrhardt Bambara '51 on the loss of her husband Ruth Ransom Wilson '51 on the loss of her mother

'65 Mrs. P. E. Madsen '65 (Elizabeth Ridge) 2016 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Mass. 02138 A Class Agent is needed

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Floor Plans: Proposed New Addition

GROUND PLAN

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FLOOR

Oval charm of Kimberley Seal 14 kt. gold ............ ^ . $18.00 Sterling 7.00

14 kt. gold kangaroo charm ................................................ $14.00 "Kim " needlepoint kit for pillow, tennis cover, or frameable picture, size 14 x 14". Pale yellow and dark green wool pro­ vided for Kim, you provide own background wool. . $18.00

Playing Cards with Kimberley Seal: Green background with gold seal 1.50 Mahogany background with gold s e a l.......................

1.50

4 needlepoint coasters, pale yel­ low background, dark green face.

All wool provided ............ $8.00

Fluffy Ferguson Morse '54 will prepare finished canvas into pillow and will donate 40% of the preparation costs to the Alumnae Association.

The Kimberley School Alumnae Association 201 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Please send me the following items: Quantity: 14 kt. gold seal charm ............................................ @ $18.00 7.00 . . . sterling seal charm .................................................. @ .. green playing cards ................................................@ 1.50 . . . mahogany playing c a rd s............................................. @ 1.50 ..

Kim gold charm ..................................................... @ 14.00 .

Kim needlepoint kit ................................................@ 18.00 Happy Face ................................................................... @ 8.00 (Please add .50 to total for postage and handling) Make checks payable to: The Kimberley School Send To: Name ................................................................................................

Address ................................................................................................

City .....................................................................................................

State .................................................................... Z i p ....................

All proceeds are donated to the school

HEDEN-LIVINGSTON, INC. WYNNEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA

THE KIMBERLEY SCH O O L

Non-Profit Organization U. S. Postage PAID Montclair, N. J ferm it 237

201 Valley Road, Montclair, New Jersey

Address Correction Requested

Dates of Interest to Kimberley Alumnae for 1971-72

December

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Sun. 7:30 P.M. Christmas Vespers — First Congregational Church Thurs. 11:00 A.M. Lower School Christmas Program

March

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Wed. 10:°0-2:30 Alumnae Day-Coffee and Luncheon Reunion of Classes 1921-22, 1931-32, 194647, 1961-62 10-11 Fri.-Sat. 8:15 P.M: K-A Play-Montclair Academy 14 Tues. Kimberley Luncheon Benefit — The Manor April

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Sat. 8:15 P.M. Pingry-Kirnberley Concert Tues. 8:00 P.M. K-A Concert — Montclair Academy

May

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Tues. House Tour (rain date — May 3) Tues. May Day (rain date — May 11) Invitation Tennis Tournament Fri. 11:00 A.M. Lower School Graduation

June

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Mon. 8:30 A.M. Final Chapel Mon. 11:30-12:30 Annual Meeting followed

by College-Age Luncheon Wed. 4:00 P.M. Commencement-Home School Reception