Spring 1974 TKS Alumnae News

KimbeRley

ALum nae News

VOLUME XXVI

JUNE, 1974

CONTENTS "T o m o rro w "

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"To d ay"

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"Y e s te rd a y "

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V ital Statistics and C la ss N ew s M em ber A m erican A lu m n i C o u n c il, N ational A sso ciatio n of Independent Sch o o ls ALUMNAE ASSOCIATION BOARD Cover design, "Through the Years" by Wendi White '77 1. 33 Plymouth Street 2. early 1900's 3.

••1,920's - Ruth Searing (Mrs. Roland Cook) .

4. 1930's, t Mary Ames (Mrs. Henry Poor) Holly Mitchell (Mrs. Edward Kimball) ■ Betty Kane (Mrs. F. D. Brown, Jr.) deceased 5. J940's - Janet Harris (Mrs. Harris Watlington) Helen Shireff (Mrs. Victor Kohman) ; Helen Emery (Mrs. Mathias Moller) 6. 1950's - Louellen Walters (Mrs. Richard Stormont) Carol Hanschka (Mrs. J. W . Traenkle) ' Susie Forstmann (Mrs. H. L. P. Kealy) Carol Cloke (Mrs. P. D. Orr) Priscilla Cole (Mrs. Peter III) Marguerite Ramée (Mrs. J. L. Kaiser)

P residen t V ice P residen t S ecreta ry-T rea su rer C ha irm a n, C la ss A gents

M rs. A u b in Z ab risk ie A m es M rs.. E lain e Robinson Saul M rs. June H a yw ard Foster M rs. Fay Taft Faw cett

'5 4 '49 '5 4 '52

C ha irm a n, C lass S ecreta ries M iss Jane C arp en ter '3 8 A lu m n a e N e w s E d ito r M rs. M ary G a il Sm ith Buerm ann '5 5 H o m e S c h o o l P residen t M rs. J. D ab n ey Pen ick H o sp ita lity C hairm an M rs. C aro l S n o w Evans '53 M em bers-at-Large

M rs. C o n stan ce R itch ie D u H am e l '4 6 M rs. A u d re y C arro ll M cB ratn e y '5 0 M rs. F e lic ity Ferguson M orse '5 4

N om in atin g C hairm an M rs. A u d re y C a rro ll M cB ratn ey '5 0 E le cte d M e m b e r, N om in atin g M rs. Elizabeth V an W ie Pen ick '3 6 EDITORIAL BOARD E d ito r A sso cia te Ed ito r

M rs. M a ry G a il Sm ith Buerm ann '55 M rs. Joan Lockerty Bro w n '4 6

7. 1960's - Debbie Anthony (Mrs. Jl M. Stuart) Barbara Mahler (Mrs. B. M. Markussen) Linda Brennan (Mrs. J. L. Hymans) ‘ Sally Wells (Mrs. S. W , Robertson)

DIRECTOR OF ALUMNAE AFFAIRS

8. 1970's' - Sally Boyden .

Denise Coats Kate Boyden

Published by T h e K im b e rle y S ch o o l, 201 V a lle y Road, M o n tclair, N e w Jersey 0 7 0 4 2 , tw ic e a year in June and D ecem b er. Entered as third class matter at M o n tclair, N.J.

9. 201 Valley Road

07042

M rs. J. T . C allag h an

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D e ar A lu m n ae : In the past year I have done a lot o f th in kin g about Kim berley^ past, present, and future. D u ring this period, the Board o f Trustees has m ade im portant d e c B o n s about the future o f o u r school and , as one o f yo u r m em bers on this Board, I have tried to represent the best interests of the alu m n ae as w e have planned a h e a S o r the sch o o l.

In a ll h o n e s ty , I c o n fe s s th a t I w a s in it ia lly o p p o sed to K im b e rle y 's eith e r " g o in g coed/tgq'if m erging w ith M o ntcjai® R ic h a rd W . D a y w ill b e c o m e P rin cip a l o f Th e M o n tcla ir K im b er­ le y A ca d e m y on Ju ly 1, 1974. N o w co m p le tin g his tenth year as P rin cip a l o f T h e P h illip s Exeter A ca d e m y in N e w H a m p sh ire, M r.

D a y w ill m o ve to M o n tcla ir in Ju n e to take o v e r his n e w d u ties. A graduate o f Yale U n ive rsity , M r. D a y re c e iv e d his A .M . a n d P h .D . in A m e rica n h isto ry from H a rva rd U n ive rsity , and an honorary LL .D . from the U n iv e rsity o f N e w H a m p sh ire. Prio r to b e co m in g P rin cip a l o f Exeter, M r. D a y w as H ea d o f Th e H a w k e n S c h o o l in C le v e la n d a n d G erm a n to w n A ca d e m y in P h ila d elp h ia . W e lo o k fo rw a rd to in tro d u cin g you m ore fu lly to M r. D a y a n d his fa m ily in the next m agazine.

D e ar A lu m n ae : Yo u r D irecto r of A lu m n ae A ffairs, Jody C a lla g h a n , has asked me to o u tlin e the part alu m n ae w ill p lay in T h e M o n tclair Kim b erley A cad e m y . T h is is a tail order for o ne w h o has o n ly begun to kno w the vario us aspects o f our n ew sch o o l, its students, fa cu lty, parents, alum nae.

About Kim b erley and the M o n tclair area I kn o w very little, but I do kn o w from long e xp e rie n ce that an active alu m n ae asso ciation is one of the vital signs of an y sch o o l. It is o b vio u s, to an yo n e everg b riefly acquainted w ith K im b erley, that you as a lu m n ae have been p layin g yo u r part w ith d istinctio n all along. T h e v itality o f the School is ap parent: in the students, m any o f w h o m are yo u r c h il­ dren, in the ab le facu lty w h ic h you encourage, in the attractive fa c ilitie s you have helped build and m aintain. A ll this e vid en ce of yo u r interest m akes the prospect of w o rkin g in M o n tclair a happy one for me.

For n o w , I can speak to you o n ly in general term s. H ere are som e areas in w h ich alu m n ae can be suppo rtive: identifying and attract­ ing able students and fa cu lty; providing stim ulating ideas for prog­ rams and ap pro ach es; helping find support for these program s; taking the School into the co m m u n ity. By this last I m ean that, in a day sch o o l, alu m n ae are not m erely representatives of th eir sch o o l.

A s far as the co m m un ity is co n ce rn ed , they are the sch o o l. Yo u r understanding of the A ca d e m y 's goals, and enthusiasm for them , w ill ca rry great w eig h t am ong people w h o m ay never h ave heard o f the Sch o o l.

I hope that next year you w ill help me translate these generalities

A cad e m y . It seemed to me that the exchan g es w e had w ith the A cad em y w e re adequate and filled the o bvio u s vo id in a single-sex sch o o l. I have a lw a y s liked the closeness o f the atm osphere at Kim b erley. T h e strong acad e m ic and e x tra -cu rricu lar program »^encouraging and m aking p o s s ib |l e a ch in d ivid u a l's d evelo p ­ ment o f her potential— has alw a y s seem ed id eal. N o stalg ically, I loved the traditions at Kim b erley— K im ber-Lee riv a lry , M ay D ay, C la ss D a y , A .A . p icn ic-H yo u rem em ber them , too, I'm sure.

W h y change? Do w e have to change? A s a lo yal and som ew hat co m p lacen t alu m n a, I w anted an sw ers. I'm sure m any of you have felt, or do feet, the sam e.

T h e real an sw e r lies not so m uch in the " c o e d " aspect, although m any feel this has great advantages. N or is the co m b in in g a fin an ­ cia l necessity— both scho o ls are in good shape and have high en ­ rollm ents. Rather, it has p rim arily to do w ith e d u ca tio n , w h ic h is, after a ll, w h a t w e are all about. O u r.stu d en ts' interests are both broader and more s p e c ia liz e d , and the sch o o ls must adapt their, program s and courses to ch alleng e these students. In other w o rd s, English I, II, III, and IV are still v alid and im portant, but how about e le ctive courses, centering on certain them es, su ch as: " In d iv id u a lity and C o n fo rm ity ," " T h e O u tsid e r: Literature of A lie n a tio n ," "M y th and L e g e n d s the B ib lic a l Literature"?

These opportunities are excitin g , but can o n ly be offered- in a larger school w ith a larger facu lty and more students in each grade.

A nd this co n v in ce s me that co m b in in g the resources o f o u rs c h o B s to m ake this ¡gnd of learning possible is a good idea.

T h e sm all classes and in d iv id u a lity w |l| not be sa crifice d , but the opportunities greatly expan ded . T h e M id d le School w ill be tailored to this adolescent period, w ith m any increased opportunities for e x tra -cu rricu lar particip ation and leadership. T h e L o w er School w ill be able to d evelo p its o w n unique program for the younger ch ild re n . Som e traditions v B l go, others w ill stay, and n ew ones w ill grow . It w ill be different and, I am co n v in ce d , better.

The alu m n ae of K im b erley and M o n tclair A cad e m y are aifgm portant foundation upon w h ic h the n ew school w illg r o w . I hope that all of you w ill give T h e M o n tclair K im b erley A cad em y your encouragem ent and support. K im b erley alu m n ae w ill co n tin u e to be active in this n ew sch o o l. A nd rem em ber, you h aven 't lo st a daughter, y o u 'v e gained a son!

into sp e cific activitie s at T h e M o n tcla ir Kim b erley A cad e m y .

H a ve a happy s u m m e r. . . .

A u b in Z ab risk ie A m es '5 4 S in ce re ly yours, R ich ard W , D a y

President, Kim b erley A lu m n ae A sso ciatio n

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In an ticip atio n o f the u n ificatio n o f Brookside, Kim b erley, and M o n tclair A cad e m y , an excitin g idea ca lle d “ Exchange D a y " w as planned for February tw elfth . O n this sp ecial day, students, faculty, and parents jo in e d together to explo re w h at the n ew sch o o l, The M o n tclair K im b erley A cad e m y , w ill be like.

W h ile the kindergarten, first and second graders rem ained at th eir respective sch o o ls, a ll the present third through seventh grad­ ers met and attended classes at Kim b erley. At M o ntclair A cad em y, all students in grades eight through eleven spent the day on their future cam pu s. S ix a cad e m ic sessions in the m ajor d iscip lin es w e re sch ed uled , of w h ic h each student chose to attend three. A t these sessions probable co urse offerings for next y ear w e re d iscussed. In ad ditio n , e ach student w en t to tw o extra -cu rricu lar activities w h ich in clu d ed student governm ent, school n ew spaper, photography, dram a and clu b s. C la ss m eetings w e re arranged for the students to v isit w ith M r. R ich ard W . D a y , the new P rin cip a l, during the day at both cam pu ses. At the end of "E x c h a n g e D a y " all w h o participated agreed that it w a s a successful experim ent w h ich furthered the

Richard W. Day visiting with next year's 9th grade at their class meeting in the Academy library.

progress tow ard u n ificatio n this fall.

O n M o n d ay, February eleventh , an evening reception w a s held for the parents of students in the Lo w er and M idd le Scho o ls to meet M r. D a y . T h e next even in g M r. D a y attended a din n e r for the officers o f the three schools' parents associations, after w h ich a reception w a s held for all parents of students in the U pper S ch o o l.

A t these m eetings M r. D ay discussed his hopes and plans for the d evelo pm en t of the n ew school.

D u ring "E x c h a n g e D a y " at K im b erley and M o n tclair A cad e m y , the Seniors from both schools w ere en jo yin g a three-day trip to W ash in g to n , D .C . T h e ir visit began Su nd ay, February tenth, w ith th eir arriv a l at Mt. Verno n C o llege. The Seniors then broke up into groups to study areas such as the energy crisis, foreign p o licy , and ch an g e in governm ent. By in terview in g elected o fficials as w e ll as lobby and interest groups, the students began to see first hand the operation o f our governm ent.

M ary G a il Sm ith Buerm ann '55

Joseph Kerner, Academy English master, and Nathan Fuller conduct a curriculum session with Upper School students.

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Mrs. Thomas Lincoln, TKS teacher, in Kimberley's library with representa­ tives of next year's 5th grade: Stuart Carlisle, Robin Kittrell, and Dodge Bingham from Brookside, and Susan Kaye from TKS.

Mrs. Robert Muller, President o f the Brookside Parents Association; Mrs. Harold Abramson, President o f the Montclair Academy Parents Associa­ tion; and Mrs. J. Dabney Penick, President o f the Kimberley Home School Association; with Mr. Day, prior to the dinner for the associations' officers.

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K im b erley's history spans 68 years— years w h ich have seen alm ost u n b elie vab le changes in the w o rld and in Kim b erley itself.

W h ile it is im possible to recount every event in the sch o o l's history or to nam e every person w h o has been a part o f K im b erley, a glance back through the decades should bring back m em ories and touch upon m ilestones.

1906-1909 Theodore Roosevelt was President o f theW nited States in 1906, to be succeeded in 1908 by William Howard Taft. T h e w Jn try was still expand­ ing as Oklahoma became the 46th state to enter the Union in 1907. The towntpf Mdpiclair, New Jersey was. also growing . . . from a population of 13,962 in 1900 to approaching 21,000 by thbend o f the newffikntury's first decade. The fire department was still a volunteer organization, however, and the houses, farms, and businesses it protected lined streets of dirt or cobblestones. The populace traveled by foot on the wooden sidewalks, by horse and carriage or on the trolley cars that ran on Elm Street, Valley Road, and BloomfielwAvenue.

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D S n g this tim e , a s m a ll g ro u p o f M o n tc la ir fathers and mothers felt the need for a n S d e p e n d e n t s c h o o ||h a t w o u ld give th e ir dau gh ters " m o re o p p o rtu n ity fo r in d iv id u a l atten tio n , greater freedom for initiative and self-activities, and a cu rricu lu m that iw lu d e d art and m u s ic ." A t their request M iss M ary Kim b erley W arin g opened her School and Studio at 33 Plym outh Street in 1906. T h e re w e re forty-six pupils enro lled that fall and a facu lty of ten, f f ic lu d ir p M iss W arin g . It is rem em bered that D illa rd and " Y u m Yum tlrp c a t" w ere im portant m em bers o f the staff present on opening d ay. Tu itio n for the Preparatory D epartm ent w a s $ 2 0 0 and for the A ca d e m ic Departm ent $ 2 5 0 .

Primary students, 1907

M iss M ary Kim b erley W a |^ g w a s an 1893 graduate of Sm ith C M e g e and co n tin u ed her ed u catio n in both A th e n s and R o m e. She taught En g lish and Latin at M @ ltclair H p m K ch o o f ffffi five years before going to the M ary C . Wheelfer ScMool ip P ro vid en ce , Rhode Island.

A m em ber o f the faculty there for six years, she w a s also H ead of the En glish 'D ep artm ent.

O n e of t n S fa p ilty at K im b erley rem em bered after M iss W arin g 's death in 1 9 5 9 : "M is s W arin g did som ething for e v e ry o n ® -fo r the to w n in g i v in lh a f i n e private sch o o l, for the teachers and students in being generous and understanding and h e lp fu l. She a lw a y s Understood the girls' points o f v ie w . She made fe w requirem ents but insisted that they be card ed out. She gave the girls a very happ y tim e in 'S c h o o l, and to the teachers she w a s a lw a y s a frie n d ." A nd from other t e a c h e r » * . . .S h e .h ad a gay spirit and a hearty laugh w h ic h w a sn 't unpleasant because aSJ.it resounded through the h alls it som ehow gave a lift to every c la s sro o m ." "M o st o f the good things! I learned about teach in g I learned from M iss W aring-—her kindness, her gentleness, and her thoughtfulness about the girls' p ro b le m s." "M iss W arin g had m uch com m on s e n s | and the ab ility to see to they gore o f things. . .Sh e advised e v e ry teach er to have an interest in som e orgaigfcation in t o w ® outside o f sch o o l, a n d ||h e took her o w n a d v ic e ." M iss W arin g w a s a fo u n der o f the M o n t e ® Teach ers C lu b .

T h e v e ry first history of the school w a s w ritten for C o m m e n ce­ m ent, Jun e, 1909 by H elen D eForest, a graduate o f that year.

T Scho o I p pen ed om Septem ber 2 6 , 1906 w ith 4 6 pupils. W e took ?he ad vicci o f Mi:ss W a rin g and began hard w o rk , -so that by

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First Senior Class with Miss Waring, 1909 Helen DeForest and Emma Dickson (Mrs. /. Graham Carswell)

"Robin H o o d "-l 907

T han ksg ivin g vacatio n w e w e re glad to have a diversio n in en ­ tertaining each other by original Th an ksg ivin g com p ositions. . .At the clo se of the first ye a r the parents and friends w e re invited to see the deeds of Robin H ood and his M erry M en in Sherw ood Forest, w h ic h grew up on our law n in one day. “ T h e next fall 24 n ew pupils entered o u r school and helped to strengthen our school spirit. W e had a desire to sh o w our literary ab ilities, so a school paper, given the nam e o f 'O p u s S erib en d i,' w h ich m eans 'the w o rk of a scrib e ,' w a s started. It proved a source of interest not o n ly in a literary and artistic w a y but also in a gossipy w a y . . .T h a t sam e ye a r a class w a s form ed for the study of C h em istry by the Second A ca d e m ic girls, so som e excitin g experim ents and in d escrib ab le odors w e re m ade in the kitch en . “ In the fall of 1908 the second tennis tournam ent in the history of the school w a s held. . .Th e interest in athletics w a s further show n this spring by the o rgan izatio n o f an A thletic A sso ciatio n , and by active basketball tw ic e a w e e k . . . " T h is year there has been an en ro llm en t of 9 4 pu p ils, and as o n ly tw o o f us are graduating, M iss W a rin g thinks the beloved b u ild in g w ill h av e to see an a d d itio n , as the sch o o l is in ­ creasing in size eve ry y e a r."

In 1909 the sch o o l's nam e w a s changed to T h e Kim b erley S c h o o l, an d M iss M a ry A . Jo rd a n jo in e d M is s W a r in g as co -p rin cip al.

M iss Jordan w a s born in 1869 in B o m bay, In d ia, on a c lip p e r ship (U .S .A .) co m m an ded by her father. She w a s graduated from Sm ith C o lleg e in 1892 and did post graduate w o rk at the U n ive rsity of C h ica g o . She taught Latin and English at the Lin co ln School in P ro vid en ce, Rhode Island, and w as on the facu lty o f the C la ssica l School for G irls in Boston, M assachusetts.

33 Plymouth Street M iss W a rin g w rote the fo llo w in g about her friend and partner after her death in 1 9 5 8 : “ M iss Jordan understood young people o f school age, e sp e cia lly in the lo w er grades. She w a s sym pathetic w ith th eir actio n s and w ith th eir am bitio n s. She had been a reco gn ized tennis p laye r in co lleg e and n ever lost her sense o f sportsm anship. . .Sh e w a s indeed a rare person and a great teacher. In her quiet w a y she w o n the affection and adm iration of her teachers and pupils. M an y o f the fin e r q u a litie s o f T h e K im b erley School can be attributed to h e r."

M iss W a rin g fu rth er re m in isce d at that tim e . "S o m e tim e s M iss Jordan and I w e re criticize d for h avin g o u r desks in the sam e room . It w a s thought to be d ifficu lt for a ch ild to face tw o p rin cip a ls at the sam e tim e. H o w e v e r, w e liked this plan. M an y tim es either one or the other o f us agreed w ith the o p in io n o f the ch ild and thus prolonged the d iscussio n and brought out m ore criticism . R arely did a girl leave our o ffice w itho u t a cle a r under­ standing of the matter in v o lv e d ."

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1910-1919 The census showed the population o f Montclair to be 21,500 in 1910, and public transportation had enlarged as the railways extended their services.

President Taft made a visit to the town in May o f 1912, and Governor Woodrow Wilson gave a campaign speech as a presidential candidate. Two more states entered the union that year, New M exico and Arizona. As the United States entered World War I in 1917, coal was rationed in Montclair, food was short, and War Relief activities were uppermost in the citizens' lives. By 1919 the town was welcoming home its veterans and enjoying a world at peace again.

T h e K im b erley School greatly enlarged o ver the decade. A large w in g w a s added to the b u ild in g in 1910 w h ic h housed an U pper S ch o o l gym nasium , A ssem bly Room , and six classroom s on the second flo o r. In 1915 an ad jo in in g lot on T h e C rescen t w as purchased and cleared to provide space for a tennis court and a h o ckey fie ld , and in 1916 the third m o o r of the n ew w in g w as fin ish ed as a recitation room and scie n ce laboratory.

In 1913 Agnes Verno n (M rs. C hristian Slagle) o f the C la ss o f '13 w rote K im b erley's A lm a M ater.

A nature walk with Miss Waring-and a reluctant goat!

H a il! A lm a M ater, H a il to thy nam e.

D ear school w e love so w e ll n e'er shall w e sham e th y stan­ dards.

Tru th , love and honor w ith us e 'e r shall be Through all our future years, O M ater K im b erley.

In 1914 the school w a s accred ited by the State of N e w Jersey, and in 1915 the A lu m n ae A sso ciatio n w a s form ed. Edith C h risty Fin la y '1 3 w a s its first president.

M iss M argaret G a llie , w h o jo ined the facu lty in 1913 and w h o becam e H eadm istress in 1 9 4 7, rem em bers: " M is s W arin g 's and M iss Jordan's partnership w a s a rem arkable and happy o ne, as

A ll sing to K im b erley, Praise ye her nam e.

W e girls w h o love her w e ll sing to her fam e forever.

Though w e at tim es m ay be far, far aw a y Sing w e still our loyal praise to thee fa ir Kim b erley.

those w h o kn e w them w ill re ca ll. T h e y had a m arked ab ility in selecting m em bers for their facu lty. T h e result w a s that w e had an interesting, u n u su ally co n gen ial group w ith w h o m it w a s alw a y s a pleasure to be co nnected.

Class o f 1913 Bottom row, left to right: Ethel duBoise, Agnes Vernon, Marion Loftus, Gladys Murray.

Top row : Sabra Bradlee, Frances Lincoln, Edith Christie.

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The May Pole “ O u r school day in the e a rly days w a s a brief one— 9 :3 5 to 1 :1 0 p.m . Th e re w a s, therefore, m uch opportunity for teachers and pupils to be together. W e often w e n t to the hom es of our pupils for lu n ch e o n ; w e played basketball against them and often w o n . I th in k there is still a sm all silv e r cu p at the present school to verify this fact. O n Saturdays w e w e n t to N e w Y o rk to the theater and the opera. Som etim es w e w en t to tow n in the e ven in g for horse show s and dog sh ow s. In the spring w e w e n t for p icn ics to Lake V a lh a lla . “ M an y o f you w ill share w ith me the fondness you had for our beloved jan ito rs, Jeptha D illa rd , W arren G ra y , and C h arles Sm ith.

In the e a rly days D illa rd in his im m acu late w h ite linen co at stood until recess at the Plym outh Street door in order to greet visitors.

“ I recall the delightful end of M ay or e a rly June plays that w ere given as part o f C o m m e n cem e n t activitie s. T h e y took p lace for a num ber o f years in P o lly (K im b erley's First M ay Q u een ) and Betty Platt's garden on W a y sid e P la ce, and in M argaret and M ary Riter's e q u ally beautiful garden. I re ca ll, e sp e cia lly , the Saturday m orn­ ings w h e n som e o f us w o rked on or made co stu m es."

An alu m n a of this decad e rem em bered, “ 'T h e Ivy is a w in so m e thing,' far m ore so than us girls w ith the 'fan'; hair-do, in vo lvin g rats, m ice and old silk stockings. It w a s a lw a y s questio nable if o ne co uld get the co iffure in B a ld w in 's (that w o n d erfu l dispenser of banana splits) head-on. Rem em ber the w h o le school snake d an cin g dow n Bloom field A ven u e at the end of W o rld W a r I? G u ess w e w e re a pretty sm all town in those d a y s ."

Class o f 1918 Bottom row, left to right: Dorothy Vernon, Elizabeth Thorne, Eleanor Palmedo, Betty Manning.

Top row : Margaret Gant, Lilian Schlee, Ruth Kennard, Marian Clough, Elizabeth M itchell, Lois McBrier.

1920-1929 Montclair had grown b m 10 since the 1910 census to a population o f 28,810, and there was a building boom because o f the shortage o f housing during the War. Bus came to Montclair in the 20's, most trolley service was discontinued by the'en'd&f the decade, and the automobile created "traffic" on Harding was elected president in 1920, the year that women wb'n the right to \ B e ; Calvin Coplidge in 1924; and I lenbert C. Hoover in 1928. The Great D e p re s s^ arrived in 1929.

K im b e ^ * c o n t in u e d to expand in th is.d e ca d e . A n o th er w in g w a s added in 1 9 2 0 and consisted of a basem ent and a first flo o r.

T h is provided four m ore classroom s as w e ll as a kitchen and lunch room . In a s m a lf b u ild in g w a s erected on t h ffly m o u t h Street property as a shop for h andcraft and art w o rk, and in 1 9 2 8 a second story w a s added to the new est w in g cfricl provided tw o m ore cla ss­ room s.

T h e rM w a s a strong em phasis, on good m anners. O n e of the 'I t u n n t s of the e a r l | | | | ,'S. rem em bers m eeting M iss W a rin g on B lo o m field A v e n u e and being told that " n o n ice girl w a lk s dow n the s tre e t.w ith M t a h a t!" O thers have re called , " . . . m aking the m yrtle w lja t h s for M ay D a y ; the annual H a llo w e 'e n Party for the five A c a d e m ic s ; Baby D a ^ ' j f "R e m e m b e r p layin g h p ckev and having to give the puck a high ch o p s o it w o u ld n 'th it the s id e w alk and bounce b a c k ? . . .w e a rin g a c a frd ia n pleated skirts/lPeter Pan co llars, bar pins and cu ff links? . . . p ra cticin g b a sk e tb a l||n the ce lla r w ith its lo w ce ilin g ?"

"R e m e m b e r w h en skirts w en t up, and our belts w ere around our p o s te rio rs? "". . . lin in a R R o r o u r hot co co a and tw o saltines down, in the balfement, and. W h ittro ck's o ||F n d a y afternoons?"

Graduation, 192 0 Front row, left to right: Anna Lincoln^tillah Gray, Page Whelpley.

Back row, Margaret Moir, Margaret Elliott, Elizabeth. Eshbaugh, Juliet Dawes, Elizabeth Evans, Ruth Broughton, Anna Pearse.

ftj^lawftpf 19Ws Bottom R w , left to Tight: Bet^ . Hubbard, Barbara N ew ell, Ruth Osborn, Betty Underhill, Dorothy Littler, Elizabeth Lovg, Helen Hurd, FrancesWbve,, Patricia Newell, Isabel Heins. rdUr: Geraldine Herr, Barbara.$agg, Muriel Vintschger, Ruth McCullum, Edith Mapes, Peggy Kirkaldy, Peg Y a lla leeS $ .n ^ S rip so n , Matyf Roome, Ginna Stoutenburgh, Natalie Ross.

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Baby Day, 1923 Isabel CaHie, Elizabeth Hawkins, Myra Halligan, Caroline Lowry, Ruth Morgan

May Day, 1922.

Edna Lee, Queen; Eleanor Vezin, Attendant

Class o f 1924 Bottom row, left to right: Katherine M eyer, M abel D oody, Janet Lloyd, Marion Jayne, Dorothy Monro, Lucille Jones, Marian Schultz 2nd row : Ruth Haley, Polly Richard­ son, A lic e N ew kirk, Ellie Broom e, Betty Zim m er, D orothy Chitterling, Helen Patrick 3rd row : Helen Raynor, Ruth Searing, Elizabeth Benjam in, Mary M onroe, Arlie Bennett, Janet Hirst •

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1930-1939 Montclair continued to grow. The population had increased by 46 per cent to a total o f 42,000 in 1930. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected President in 1932, and in 1933 his " New Deal'' began with a bank holiday to lessen the severe economicjmrisis. Montclair suffered and survived the Depression along with th& est o f the country, and found the end o f the decade bringing the world and the United States into the throes o f another World War. In 1 9 3 0 , despite the D epression, K im b erley w a s still expanding .

Th e re w e re 312 students enro lled in the sch o o l, and a second sm all bu ild in g w a s erected. Used for m u sic classes for the lo w er grades, it w a s nam ed T h e M u sic Box. T h e H om e-School A sso ciatio n w a s o rganized in 1933 w ith M rs.

W illia m O 'C o rm a n as its first president. In 1 9 3 4 the G le e C lu b w as form ed w ith 35 m em bers. To quote from the Yea rb o o k: " . . . w e pro udly, b u ta little fe a rfu lly , g ave o u r first co n cert to w h ic h parents and friends w e re in vited . Prom ptly at four o 'c lo c k tw o lines of girls dressed in green skirts and w h ite sweaters filed onto the stage, w h ic h w a s b e au tifu lly decorated w ith baskets of flo w ers given by M iss W arin g and M iss Jordan . . . O u r co n cert w a s pronounced to be a great s u c c e ss ."

T h at sam e year, after a hiatus o f m any y ears, a play w a s given by the c o m b in e d d ra m a tic s clu b s o f K im b e rle y and M o n tc la ir A ca d e m y . T h e perform ance o f C aptain A p p le ja c k w as given at the U pper M o n tclair W o m a n 's C lu b , and w a s fo llo w ed by a d an ce.

A lso in 1 9 3 4, the A lu m n ae A sso ciatio n published a record w h ich told w h a t each alu m n a had done sin ce leaving K im b erley, and the booklet w a s distributed to every m em ber of the A sso cia ­ tion.

K im b erley students played h o ckey at the A th letic C lu b and bas­ ketball at the Y .M .C .A . T h e school w a s d ivid ed into the “ O d d s" and the “ E n d s '||fo r intram ural gam es. A n alu m n a rem em bered, “ W e displayed our robustly m aturing charm in green serge bloom ­ ers. Rem em ber M iss W arin g m easuring the distan ce from knee to bloom er and fo rcing us to rearrange o u r gear so that no m ore than a chaste 7 in ches o f flesh w a s v isib le . W e all drank s ic k ly ch o co late co kes at W h ittro ck 's because everyb o dy else did— and w e all had to have boys' polo coats and dirty, dirty saddle sh o e s."

Miss Waring and Miss Iordan

May Day 1936 M ay Queen, O live Cawley; Train Bearer, Anne Shannon; Flow er Girls, Eleanor Watt, Louise Rudd; Page, Barbara lane Schulze; Attendant, Mary Ayres; Courtiers, Bette Surburg, losephine Murray, Catherine Ward, Polly O'Gorm an; Guardsmen, Kathrine N icol, Virginia Kracke, Ruth Duff, Sally lennison, Frances Montgomery.

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Primary Department, 1939

Class o f 1931 Bottom row, left to right: Jean Senior, Barbara Williamson, Jesse Taylor, Doris Devega, Honour Souther, Irene Hall, Gertrude Mount, Dorothy Curtiss, Nancy Holton, Virginia de Golyer, Virginia Taylor, Elizabeth Swift, Octavia Roberts.

Top row : Jane Henderson, Blanche Cosgrave, Elizabeth Welsch, Jean Batt, Eileen Halligan, Elizabeth Mekeel, Isabel Stewart, Babette Pereless, Susan Strassburger.

1940-1949 The early 40's were war years. Montclair fathers, brothers, and sons entered the Armed Forces, and those at home were subject to gas and food rationing, became tin-foil collectors, and bought War Bonds. In 1945 the war ended with victory in the Pacific Theater. Franklin D. Roosevelt died that year, and Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. D ewey for the presidebtcy in 1948.

T h is w a s a decade o f m ajo r changes for T h e K im b erley S ch o o l. In 1 9 4 0 M iss W arin g and M iss’jo rd a n retired after 34 and 31 years, resp e ctive ly, o f dedicated leadership to the sch o o l, and M rs. C arleton D . M ason becam e Kim b erley's n e w 1H eadm istress.

M rs. M ason w a s graduated from W e lle sle y w ith a B .A . in French and M u sic. She received h e rM .A . from C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity T e ach e rs' C o lle g e , and did further graduate w o rk at the Sorbonne, U n ive rsity o f C h ica g o , and the U n iv e rsity o f W is c o n s in She w a s a teach er o f French at the M isses H o lle y s' S ch o o l in D a lla s, T e x a s; the U n iv e r­ sity School for G irls in C h ica g o , Illin o is ; and the C h ica g o „ Latin Sch o o l. M rs. Masojn w a s H ead of the French D e­ partm ent at the B ro n x v ille P u b lic Sch o o ls, N .Y ., prior to b e co m in g H e a d m is tre s s at th e M ilw a u k e e - D o w n e r S em in ary in W isco n sin .

Warren in 1943 with his anniversary cake, celebrating his 40 years o f service to Kimberley.

M rs. M ason, w h o lives in N e w Y o rk C ity and Sherm an, C o n n e c­ ticu t, w rite s: " It has been m any years sin ce I w a s H eadm istress of K im b erley, but m em ories o f the school are v iv id in m y m ind. The first of these, of co urse, co n ce rn s M iss W arin g and M iss Jordan, those rem arkable w o m e n — the first H eadm istresses of Kim b erley, w h o left such a great legacy to the sch o o l. K im b erley, as I found it, w a s a happy and busy school w ith an ab le facu lty o f unusual acco m p lish m en ts, perso n ality, high standards, and devotion to students. It seem ed to have m ore than the usual proportion of outstanding teachers w h o served K im b erley long years— the M iss F la n n e ry 's , th e M iss G a llie 's , th e M iss H e n n e y 's , th e M iss Kin sm an 's, the M rs. Studdiford's. T h e students w e re ab le, respon­ sive, on th eir toes, and w o rked hard to enter co lleg e.

"M a n y pursuits w e re added during the w a r years I served at K im ­ b erley. A V icto ry C o rps w a s established in 1 9 4 3 , part o f a national plan for sch o o ls to prom ote instruction and training for the duration of the w a r, and to g ive students an opportunity to serve in th eir co m m u n ity and to prepare them selves for national se rv ice . K im b er­ ley girls co llecte d scrap , keys, stockings, and books in vario us drives. T h e y raised m o ney for the Red C ro ss and sold W a r Stamps and Bonds, co llectin g goodly sum s. " A s in 1 9 7 4 , one of the ch ie f w o rrie s of heads of scho o ls w a s fuel!

H o w I struggled to get it, and h o w W arren struggled to co n serve it!

M rsm arleton D. Mason

" A most rew ard in g aspect o f our w a r service w a s the a rrival of several English ch ild ren because of the disruption caused by the w a r in England. It w a s a great ch alleng e to the facu lty and me to d e cid e in w h ic h grade th ey belonged, as English cu rric u la are organized so d ifferently. Th e se ch ild re n proved su perbly that they co u ld cope w ith th eir new en viro nm en t and w e re a broadening addition for o u r students.

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“ Besides a cad e m ic w o rk there w e re som e rather sp ecial activities in the arts at Kim b erley. M iss H arriet Tho rb u rn , w h o taught Spoken English, w a s one o f the first teachers in the U nited States to intro­ duce C h o ral Speaking in a school because of her insistence on beautiful speech by her students. M iss Jane Bauer and M iss G e r­ trude C arp en ter introduced the bell ringing so m any generations of Kim b erley students have en jo yed . A ll the activitie s in T h e M u sic Box w e re of high ca lib e r, e sp e cia lly the singing. These teachers began the C h ristm as Vespers in the C ongregational C h u rch near the old school on Plym outh Street, a co m m un ity tradition ever sin ce. “ M iss Evelyn P ierce, a d y n am ic d ram atic co a c h , w a s beloved for Kim b erley's e x c e lle n t d ram atic perform ances, and revered all the m ore w h en she entered the field o f televisio n . M iss Jean Rosenthal “ ligh ted,'' w ith the help o f the students, plays on the old study hall stage, and becam e a fam ous person in the field o f lighting in the N e w Y o rk legitim ate theater. T h e h ig h-ceilin ged, two-story art studio w a s a real artist's delight, cram m ed e ve ryw h ere w ith every kind of art m aterial. It w a s presided o ver a lw a y s by p racticin g and ab le artists. O n e o f the inspiring teachers w a s M rs. Estelle A rm ­ strong w h o w a s also connected w ith the M o n tclair A rt M useum . " T h e annual C la ss D ays in June w e re a lw a y s cle v e r and outstand­ ing and re ally co n sid e rab ly above an y others that I have e ve r seen in high sch o o ls. " T h e C la s s o f 1 9 4 6 s a id in t h e ir C la s s H is t o ry in th e ir yearb o ok, '. . .T h at in the tw le v e years sin ce that fatal date W h en w e began our noted fate T h ere's one thing w e 'v e learned to appreciate — That's K im b e rle y .'

May Day, 1944 : Nancy Heydt, May Queen T h e A lu m n ae A sso ciatio n published its first Bulletin!® 1 9 4 4 , and there w e re 36 daughters o f alu m n ae in the student body.

1 9 4 6 w a s Kim b erley's 40th A n n iv e rsary Yea r. A d rive w as launched to raise $ 1 5 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 to renovate the building s at 33 Plym outh Street. “ Not Bigger but Better" w a s the slogan. M iss C assan dra K in sm an , a teach er of Latin and history, retired that year after her 4 0 years of se rv ice to the school’" She had co m e to K im b erley w ith M iss W a rin g in 1 9 0 6 as a m em ber of the original facu lty o f ten.

“ T h is seem s to me the feelin g of an u n u su a lly large num ber of fa cu lty, a lu m n ae, and students, h o w e ve r m any years they spent at K im b e rle y . T h e ir a p p re ciatio n is o n e o f K im b e rle y 's greatest strengths. I sh all fo llo w the n ew M o n tclair K im b erley A cad em y w ith interest and w ish it su ccess a lw a y s ."

T h e ye a r that M rs. M ason a rriv e d , 1 9 4 0 , also brought the sch o o l's first Dog S h o w , an institution for m any years, w ith the proceeds used to im prove the sch o o l's stage.

In 1941 Kim b erley w a s incorporated u n d e rth e g o v e rn o rs h ip o fa Board of Trustees. M em bers of the first Board w e re : M iss M ary K. W arin g , C h airm an M r. G eo rg e K. Batt, President M rs. Lee W . C a rro ll, First V ic e President M rs. J. G rah am C a rs w e ll, Second V ic e President M rs. C arleto n D . M ason, Treasu rer M iss M argaret M . G a l lie , Secretary M r. H arold H . H e lm , C h a irm a n , Fin a n ce C o m m ittee M rs. A lfred M . H ick m a n M iss M ary A . Jordan M rs. A rm and M . Rose M r. C a rro ll M . Shanks M r. Ralph L. Shearer M r. M oses H . T e a z e M rs. O s c a r M . W esten M r. A rth u r V . Youngm an

Miss Cassandra Kinsman

In 1942 the Father/Daughter D in n e r made its debut, and in 1943 V o lu m e l, N u m b e rl of the K im b e rle y K o u rie r rolled o ff the presses.

T h a t ye a r o w n e rsh ip o f the school w a s transferred to the co rp ora­ tion.

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In 1947 thought began to em erge tow ard purchase o f another bu ild in g instead of extensive reno vatio n, using the 40th A n n iv e r­ sary funds. M rs. M ason accepted the position o f H eadm istress of Berke ley Institute in Bro o klyn that year, and M iss M argaret M u ir C a llie , A ssistant H eadm istress, w a s appointed Head of the sch o o l.

M iss C a llie w e n t from M o n tcla ir H igh School to Smith C o llege and w a s graduated in 1 9 1 2 . She did graduate w o rk at C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity, the N e w School o f So cial R esearch , and O xfo rd U n iv e rsity , England. She began her teach in g ca ree r in N e w Y o rk 's W ashington Irving High School for girls and jo in e d K im b erley's fa cu lty in 1 9 1 3. A teach er of English and Latin , she succeeded M iss W arin g as H ead o f the English D epartm ent prior to becom ing Assistant H eadm istress.

M iss G a llie , w h o still lives in M o n tclair and w h o rem inisced ea rlie r in this history, further re ca lls: “ D u ring M rs. M ason's first years as H ead m istress, w e had o u r second 'e valu a tio n ' in order to co n tin u e our accred itatio n . O u r record turned out w e ll, and w e w e re again accred ited , but, alas, the short school day disappeared.

T h e chang e m eant that pupils co u ld no longer go hom e for lun­ ch e o n , taking teachers and friends w ith them , nor co u ld th ey go to the 'O ld Road' or the 'G e o rg ian ' w ith the anticipated shopping w ith th eir m others afterw ards. T h e chang e also m eant that M iss W arin g 's old unw ritten ho m ew o rk rule w o u ld v an ish . T h e rule w as that every K im b erley girl w a s expected to be in her o w n hom e by fiv e o 'c lo c k in the afternoon in o rder to prepare at least one of her h o m ew o rk assignm ents before din ner.

Miss Margaret Muir Callie

“ T h e most im portant happening in m y years as H ead m istress.w as the purchase of the old M o n tclair A th letic C lu b in 1949,' and the leaving of dear, old cro w ded 33 Plym outh Street. W ith the untiring assistance of M r. H o w ard V an V le c k , and the tagging by him and the secretaries and other h elpers, the m ove took p lace. Perhaps my m em ory d e ce ives me but m y rem em b rance of the m oving is that every tagged article found itself in its n ew p lacé. N o th in g seem ed to have been broken or lost. A t the tim e the n ew quarters seemed alm ost p alatial, and the gym seem ed trem endous. " T h a t m oving w a s a great step fo rw ard , and n o w there is a giant step ahead for K im b erley. A s I w a lk e d along C h u rch Street the other day, I noticed in the w in d o w o f one of the shops a large Bo y Scout poster. In the lo w er left hand co rn e r it read in large letters, Lin k w ith the Past— in the right hand co rn er, H ope for the Future. Those w o rd s seem to express m y feelin g and my position as I th in k about the n ew s c h o o l."

Class o f 1940 Bottom row, left to right: Billie West, Carolyn Bedell, June Bausher, Sarah Underwood, Helen Keenan, Prudence Ailing, Isabel Reed, Emily Meeker, Ellen Creen, Barbara Kluge, Harriet Palmer, loan Bayne 2nd row : Lilian Robertson, Peggy N icol, Nancy Taylor, A lice Creey, Josephine Watt, Frances Johnson, Marilyn Cates, Barbara Douglas 3rd row : Mary Miller, Barbara Smith, Betty Burnham, Nancy Schoonmaker, Jean Cirdler, Ruth Pottle, Iris Fox 4th row : Barbara Kluge, Mary Chapman, Barbara Armstrong

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1950-1959 The beginning o f this decade saw American soldiers again involved in a war-this time in Korea. Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected President in 1952, and in 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became the 49th and 50th States.

In January, 1950 the Plym outh Street b u ildin g w a s sold to the Katharine G ib b s S ch o o l, and in A p ril K im b erley held its first classes in its n ew b u ildin g on V a lle y Road. M iss Ethel M . Spurr becam e H eadm istress that sum m er.

M iss Spurr w a s born in M anchester, England, and cam e to the U nited States at the age o f 7. She w a s graduated from R ad cliffe C o lle g e and received her m aster's degree from C o lu m b ia U n iv e rsity. She began h e rte ach in g career at St. M ary's Sch o o l, G ard en C ity , N .Y . in 1 9 1 9. In 1922 she w e n t to Berke ley Institute in Bro o klyn to serve as V ic e P rin cip al and head of the Latin D epartm ent. Five years later she becam e P rin cip al o f St. M ary's H a ll, Bu r­ lington, N .J., and in 1933 H eadm istress o f N orthrop C o l­ legiate S ch o o l, M in n eap o lis.

A tribute to M iss Spurr, published in the K o u rier after her death in 1 9 6 0, recounts m uch of K im b erley's history during this decade. “ M iss Spurr cam e to K im b erley ten years ago w h en the school m oved to this b u ild in g fro m Plym outh Street. Not m any re alize the m any changes in cu rricu lu m and school standards for w h ic h she is responsible. W e have M iss Spurr to thank for our ac tiv ity periods in clu d ed w ith in the school day rather than after sch o o l. Because of M iss Spurr's interest, the d ram atic program w a s enlarged. She brought increased em phasis on spiritual life by h avin g three chap el programs each w e e k and in clu d in g senio r ch ap els.

Miss Ethel M. Spurr

May Day, 1957: Jeanne Bonnet!, Drika Agnew, Joan Wallace, Joan Keller (Queen), Cathy McCrane, Joan Krebs, Martha MacKenzie

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KimbcrleylAcaderfiy play, The CuriousSai/age, I 952.

Actresses, /eft5!® right: Anne Warnick '54, June I lay.ward '54, Sally Màkspn '53, Ellen O 'Donnell '53, L y n S lo w n e r '54, Marian Miller '54

Varsity Hockey, 1955 Left to right: Betsy Beatty, Connie Som m er, G ill B risb an e, C arol Hanschka, Carol Turtle, Gail Zabriskie, Henny Nelson, Jane Craw­ ford, Lynn Hom eyer, Marguerite Ramee

M iss Spurr altered the m arking system from the n u m erical to the (letters n o w used. She w a s a great b e lie ver in the theory that one learns from one's m istakes; so she had the exam s given tw o w eeks prior to the end of th e,sch o o l year, thus en ablin g the girls to see th eir errors and benefit from them . M iss Spurr added entrance exa m in atio n s, a tw o -year L a ti||re q u ire m e n tfo r all K im b erley girls, w e regular testing program w ith in the sch o o l, the required fresh­ man and sophom ore history courses and gave added em phasis to co lleg e preparation. It w a s B e w h o in clu ded the seventh grade in the upper s c h o o l and w h o made th é d ivisio n betw een the ju n io r and senio r highs. M iss Spurr encouraged m ore facu lty participation w ith the a d m in is t ra t io n ^ ;;^ , ' “ W e all share m any fm d m em ories o f M iss Spurr; her spontane­ o u s la u g lÉ fé ie r purple dresses— the everlastin g sparkle in her eyes— the jo y w ith w h ich she presented aw ard s— the aptness and rightness o f eve ry speech or talk— the tep p r w ith w h ic h w e w e n t in to re ceive o u r m a rk s^ -th e fin fa ilin g encouragem ent she w a s a l­ w a ys ready to give— her lo yalty to the a ctivitie s o f the school w h ich led her to sit all bundled up at the h o ckey gam es, holding Kim in heg lap and to stand in her co at in the a isle at Vespers rehearsal, ca llin g to M r. C o u rse n ."

O t h e w e w things w h ic h o ccu rred during this decad e, not m en­ tioned in the tribute to M iss S p u rr: the beginning of w ater ballet in 1 9 5 0 j| r e first K im b e rle y K arn ival to raise m oney for ch arity run by C hest in 1 9 5 2 ; the establishm ent o f the H o n o r System in 1 9 5 4 ; m em bership o fffim b e rle y 's A lu m n a e A sso ciatio n in the A lu m n ae Presidents C o u n cil in 1956.

K im b erley celebrated its G o ld e n A n n iv e rsary in 1956 w ith a gala din ner. Both “ M iss W a rin g ," the founder of the school in 1906 (w h o m arried M r. D ouglasdritch in 1951) and M iss Jo rd a n ||h e r c o -p rin c ip a B w e re ab le to attend the an n ive rsary party.

M iss Jordan died in 1 9 5 8, and M rs. Fitch died ¡ m 1959.

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50th Anniversary: Mrs. Douglas Fitch (“ Miss Waring")

1960-1969 The 6 0's were years o f rapid social change and scientific advances. John F. Kennedy was elected president in 1960, and the nation was stunned by hiM assassination in 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson then became president, served until 1968, and was succeeded by Richard M. Nixon. Montclair celebrated Buzz Aldrin's landing on the moon with a full-scale parade in the fall o f 1969.

T h e beginning m onths of the n ew decad e w e re sad ones for K im b erley w ith the death of M iss Spurr in February, 1 9 6 0 . A tribute to her w ill be found w ith her biography in the 1 9 5 0 -1 9 5 9 section.

T h e Trustees asked M iss D o ro thy R en z, Assistant H eadm istress, to serve as A ctin g H eadm istress for the rem ain d er o f the s c h o o | year. A graduate o f the U n iv e rsity o f P en n sylvan ia w ith an M .A . from M o n tclair State C o lleg e, M iss R enz had co m e to K im b erley in 1 9 5 0 as a m a th e m a tic s te a c h e r. She w a s C h a irm a n offithe M athem atics Departm ent prior to beco m ing A ssistant H ead.

In Ju ly, 1 9 6 0 M rs. M arjo rie C . W in fie ld w a s appointed H e ad m is­ tress of K im b erley.

M rs. W in fie ld w a s graduated from the U n iv e rsity o f Iow a in 1 9 3 0, and received her m aster's degree from Purdue U n iv e rsity. She had been a teach er at Kem per H a ll in W isco n sin , G eorge W illia m s C o lle g e and at Purdue. D u r­ ing W o rld W a r II, M rs. W in fie ld achieved the rank of m ajo r in the U .S . M arin e C o rps. She w a s assistant directo r of the psycholo gy departm ent o f the N e u ro lo gical Insti­ tute, C o lu m b ia Presbyterian M ed ical C en ter, and H e ad ­ m istress at both H annah M ore A cad em y in M arylan d and A n o akia School in C a lifo rn ia .

M rs. W in fie ld m arried Jam es W . Easter in D ecem ber, 1964.

In a letter from her hom e in M arylan d , M r if Easter rem em bers, “ M u c lia s I have a lw a y s loved C a lifo rn ia , I w a s surprised in 1960 to find how pleased I w a s to be returning East and to becom e the H eadm istress o f such a fin e school as K im b erley. It seem ed to me even in m y first in terview w ith D r. Barn ard, then C h airm an of the Board o f Trustees, that K im b erley had great potential in its future, and I w a s most happy to be " in on"' the p lan n in g of the sch o o l's progress and ed u catio n al grow th. " I b elieve that w h at gave me the greatest sense of secu rity in accep tin g the headship w a s the straightforw ard frien d lin ess and ready accep tan ce on the part o f the facu lty and the students, both of w h o m I cam e to k n o w so w e ll. " I rem em ber thé excitin g planning o f the n e w Ethel M . Spurr w in g and h o w glad I w a s to see M rs. Bohn in her n ew classroom com plete w ith soundproof language lab, tapes, e tc., and M rs.

P icklesim e r bubbling w ith pride in hèr n ew and m ore m odernly equipped scie n ce lab. T o say nothing of B u ck C oursen and our n ew m u sic room . A nd then, there w a s Skip p y, w h o m M iss R enz decided w a s not old enough to attend classes and she prom ptly b u ilt him a garden gate decorated w ith daisies for m y o ffice door.

It w a s all ve ry exc itin g and my o n ly regret is that I am not there now to be part o f the present im agining and p lan n in g !"

T h e C la ss o f 1960 started the decad e o ff w ith a n ew look by electin g to w e a r w h ite caps and gow ns at graduation, the first and o n ly c la ss to do so. U nifo rm s appeared at K im b erley that fa ll.

T h e y w e re m andatory for the ju n io rs on do w n through the lo w er grades, w ith the seniors to be in clu d ed in the fall o f 1 9 6 1. " U n i­ form s w o u ld m ean greater co n sisten cy, neatness in dress, lack, of riv a lry in clothes, and w o u ld establish a K im b erley tra d itio n ."

A ls o th a t f a l l, a d e v e lo p m e n t d r iv e , w it h a g o a l o f $ 2 3 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 , b e g an to re n o v a te a w in g to th e s c h o o l in Éjlpnor o f M is s S p u rr, In 1 9 6 2 th e n e w w in g , re c o n ­ s tru c tio n o f fiv e u n u se d s q u a sh c o u rts B t o tw o flo o rs o f room s, w a s opened w ith fiv e cla ssro o m s, a fa c u lty room , a b io lo g y la b o ra to ry , and a m u sic ro o m . K im b e rle y 's firs t In ­ vitation T e n n is T o u rnam en t, sanctio ned and sponsored by the E a ste rn p .a w n T e n n is A sso ciatio n , w a s held in M ay o f 1 9 6 3.

"S e re n d ip ity ," the students' literary m agazin e, m ade its debut and C o lle g e A d m issio n N ight w a s an im portant in n o v a tio ra p l

Mrs. Winfield (Mrs. James W. Easter)

In D ecem b er o f 1964 M S Easter retired as H eadm istress and in Jan u ary, ,19 6 5 D r. R ichard K. Lovelan d becam e K im b erley's first Headm aster.

D r. Lovelan d w a s graduated cum laude from Princeton U n ive rsity itt 1 9 5 1 ; received his M .A . in ed ucatio n and h isto ry from T rin ity C o lle g e ; and w a s aw ard ed his P h .D . in ed u catio n al adm inistration by the U n ive rsity of C o n n ecticu t. H e served in Korea as a First Lieutenant M b the U .S . A rm y . Upon his discharge, D r. Loveland began his teach in g career at A vo n O ld Farm s School in C o n n ecticu t. H e becam e C h airm an o f the H istory Departm ent and then A ssistant D ean . A t Buffalo Sem ­ in a ry D r. Lo ve lan d served as A ssistan t H ead m aster, and at the! Sid w e 11 Friends School in W ash in g to n , D .C . as A ca d e m ic D ean.

From the H eadm aster's O ffic e at the C rystal Springs School for G irls in C a lifo rn ia , D r. Loveland re co lle cts: “ T h e late 19 6 0's w ere years of upheaval in A m erican scho o ls and co lleg es as the "yo u th c u ltu re " em erged. W h ile life rem ained relative ly stable and stu­ dent attitudes, th an kfu lly, positive at K im b erley, m any old trad i­ tions faded and the cu rricu lu m took d e cisiv e n ew turns. M ay D ay , for e xa m p le , gave w a y to Earth D a y ; scie n ce fairs and dog show s w e re replaced by co n cep t w e eks and O u tw ard Bound e xp e rie n ces.

Vespers: Left to right, Marcia Blondel '66, Susan Penick '67, Mildred Young '66, Margaret Brett '66

Richard /0 Loveland with 2,nd-graders Julie Ruddick, Tracy Timothy, and Amy Timmons in 1970

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" O u r facu lty w o rked hard to face the dem ands of those exactin g years in ed u catio n . A t one point the ch alle n g e brought forth our o w n bow to "se n sitiv ity train in g " as w e repaired as one to W a r­ w ic k , N .Y . to sort it all out. T h e inw ard w o rk w ith students w a s our real w o rk. O u tw a rd ly , very v is ib ly , the school changed, too. O u r develo pm ent planning, fund so licitatio n , arch itectu ral plans, new construction and co-ed studies seemed endless and all-co n su m in g at tim es to me. Tho se items m ade the M o n tcla ir T im es, yet m y most lasting m em ories seem to be o f the d a ily hum an situations: issues o ver uniform s, honor cod es, lu n ch es, m anners, dan ces, booklists, co lleg es, team s, and all the stuff o f a school day. “ W h o can forget M iss Bosshard's K arn iv als, M r. C o u rse n 's V es­ pers, or M iss Logan's lacrosse and h o ckey teams? And w h ile m uch changed, the littlest girls continued to clasp hands w ith seniors in ch ap el lines. T h e in d escrib ab le expression on first graders' faces at such m om ents is proving one o f m y most end uring and cheering Kim b erley m em ories. In a sense, it em bodied m uch of the essence of that sm all and w o n d erfu l fourteen-grade school for girls in M o n tc la ir."

T w o h ew tennis courts, the anonym ous gifts of tw o alu m n ae, w e re dedicated in A p ril, 1 9 6 6 ; and structural changes to the school bu ild in g co n tin u ed . In 1 9 6 8 the senio r study h all w a s transform ed into a n ew and enlarged lib rary, and the last o f the existin g squash courts w e re converted into Lo w e r School classroom s.

A s it approached a n ew decad e, K im b erley began a searching study o f the sch o o l's opportunities and respo nsibilities. In 1 9 6 8 a Long-Range Plan nin g C om m ittee w a s form ed to coordinate the w o rk of in d ivid u a ls and groups inside and outside the sch o o l. D r.

D erw o o d Baker, a M o n tclair resident w ith a distinguished b a ck ­ ground in ed ucatio nal planning, w a s retained as a consultant.

From these d elib eratio ns cam e both a profile of K im b erley and a five-year plan , T h e D e cisiv e Years.

Ooragnaks with Mr. Coursert, 1963 First row, left to right: Bev Harrison, Bonnie Carlson, Liz Thieme, Betsey Thresher, Cinny Stickle, Chris Kuzm ick, Mary Ellen M ichele, Diane Haines, Winnie Stark, Sally Wells, Anna Maria Ciccone, Farroll Hamer.

Second ro w : Sherry Dietz, Marina Russo, Margo Turner, Pat Turner, Debby Anthony, Mary lane Gillespie, Sharon Livesey, Barbara Bart, Patti Voorhees, Patsy Delorenzo, Ann Fairlie, Sue Pettingill.

Class o f 1969 First row, left to right: Ellen Hare, Sudy Lowry, Amy Canter, Chris Hannon, Marilyn Cowing, Mary Boyden, Barbara Fox, Lynn Ehrhardt, Jane Bodenweiser, Chris Tiernan, Aimee Lawlor.

Second ro w : Virginia Munson, Sue Atkins, Nina Szot, Annette Colston, Toni DeLorenzo, Lisa Schultz, Louise Goddard, Elizabeth Simonson, Susan Schadler.

Third row : lane Dally, Anne Callaghan, Terry Solmssen, Shelley Brightman, Phyllis LaTouche, Chris Wakefield, Patty Benner, Barbara Haviland, Gay Geyer.

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1970-1974 Montclair had grown from a rural community o f 13,962 at the turn o f the century to a suburban one o f 44,043 in 1970. United States involvement in the Vietnam War ended during the early part of the decade, and " women's lib, " "detente,” " Watergate, " and " energy crisis" had become household words in 1974.

K im b erley began its D e cisiv e Years' fund-raising program ip 1 9 7 0 w ith H aro ld H e lm , a m em ber o f K im b erley's first Board of Trustees, as C h a irm a n . T h e goal w a s $ 1 ,8 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 of w h ich $ 1 ,3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 w a s to be used to build an addition to the sch o o l. Ini A p ril of 1 9 7 2 , w ith o ver $ 1 ,1 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 alread y pledged by some 4 0 0 alu m n ae, parents, and friends, the groundbreaking cerem ony for the n ew addition w a s held-.

In January, 1973 the Trustees o f T h e K im b erley School and the M o n tcla ir A cad em y Foundation agreed to initiate reasoned steps tow ard un ificatio n o f the tw o institutions. A Steering C om m ittee w a s form ed, m ade up o f three Trustees and key adm inistrators from each sch o o l.

T h at M ay the n e w addition to Kim b erley w a s dedicated and nam ed T h e P e n ick C e n te r in honor o f the P e n ick fa m ily o f M o n tclair. T h e C en ter opened w ith five classro o m s, a pub licatio ns room , a Jun io r High R esource C en ter, a piano p ractice room , a m u sic studio, a d in in g ||a ll, a kitch en , and a 530-seat meeting hall/theater.

D r. Lovelan d accepted the position of H ead m aster of the C ry s t a l Springs School for G irls in C a lifo rn ia , and M r. Nathan A . Fu ller becam e K im b erley's n e w H ead m aster in ljp ly , 1 9 7 3.

M r. Fu ller, an honors graduate of Princeton U n ive rsity, received h fsiM .A . from H arvard . H e served in the U .S .

A rm y C o u n ter-In tellig en ce C o rp s; w a s a teach er at G o v ­ ernor D u m m e r A cad e m y in M assachusetts; C h airm an o f g the English Departm ent at St. A lb ans Sch o o l, W ash in g ­ ton, D .C .; H ead o f the English Departm ent and D irecto r o f S tu d ie s a t M e t a irie P a rk C o u n tr y D a y S c h o o l, Lo u isian a; and H ead m aster o f the Northam pton School for G irls in M assachusetts.

An Outward Bound experience, Concept Week, 1972 D u ring the spring and sum m er, the Steering C om m ittee had been m eeting and then co n ven ed a series o f special task forces to study key issues and m ake sp e cific recom m endations on u n ificatio n . In N o vem b er the Steering C o m m ittee reco m m end ed to the tw o Boards o f Trustees that a n ew co ed u catio n al school be created to service ap p ro xim ate ly 1 ,0 0 0 students from kindergarten through 12th grade. "C o m b in in g the cam puses and programs o f Brookside Sch o o l, Kim b erley, and the A cad e m y , this institution w o u ld m ake use o f the best that each of these scho o ls has,co m e to represent."

Dedication o f the Penick Center: Mr. Harold Helm, Chairman o f Decisive Years; the: late Mr. j. Dabney Penick, representing the Penick family; Mr. James ¡jfjji M ills, President o f the Board o f Trustees; and Dr. Richard K. m ^ la n d , Headmaster.

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T h a t m onth the Bo ard s o f T h e K im b e rle y S ch o d f-a n d the M o n tc la ir A ca d e m y Foundation m ade the d e cisio n that th eir scho o ls w o u ld co m b in e and form a n ew sch o o l, and that the n ew school w o u ld begin o p e ra tio ||in Septem ber, 1974.

By e a rly 1974 a nam e for the n ew school had been cho sen, The M o n tclair K im b erley A cad e m y , and M r. R ichard W . D a y , P r in c ip a l o f T h e P h illip s Exeter A cad e m y , had been asked to becom e its Prin cip al on July 1, 1974.

Present H eadm aster Fu ller b elieves that Kim b erley w ill ca rry the best o f its traditions into an excitin g future as part of the n ew institution: “ I am certain that this school w ill provide ed ucatio nal opportunities better than ever for the greater M o n tc la P c o m m u nity. “ T h e spirit that w e ca rry w ith us is best exem p lified by this year at K im b erley, a ye a r that has been an inspiration to m e: N ever before have I had the p rivileg e o f w o rk in g w ith a m ore ch e erfu lly dedi­ cated fa cu lty and staff, nor a more responsive and coo perative group o f students. T h e tone of K im b erley, its w arm th and good spirit, did not ju st happen. It is the result of years of hard w o rk and the care and attention given to the school by alu m n ae, students, facu lty, parents, and friends— the people that are the sch o o l. O n b eh alf of all of us here at K im b erley this year, I'd like to extend sin cere thanks and gratitude to all of you w h o have created and supported T h e K im b erley S c h o o l."

W ith m u ch a p p recia tio n to the m any m em b ers o f the K im b erley ''fa m ily '' w h o d e lv e d into their m em o ries a n d p h o to a lb u m s; to D e b b ie M a h le r '76 for h er d eligh tfu l d raw in g, " Y e s te r d a y ;" to A u b in A m e s fo r all h er h e lp an d in terest; a n d to T h e K im b erley S c h o o l fo r p ro v id in g the insp iration to re c o rd its history.

Jody C allag h an D irecto r of A lu m n a e A ffairs

Nathan A. Fuller

Wlass o f 1974 First row : Sara Troxell, Nadine Frey Second row : Susan Woods, Kath­ leen Manko, Ann Patrick, Martha Bonsa<mPatricia Shean, Erin Cuffe, Mary Lathrop, Susan Stokes, Paul­ ette Crowther, Elisabeth Nietsch, Catherine Irwin, Susan Widmark Third ro w : Ann C e«© )™ Setdn Daly, Anne Johnson,¡¡Mman Yentema, Ann RobinWmm M argaret M urphy, Leslie A u fzien , Blythe Hamer, Mary Rowbottom, Noreen Norton ' fo u r t h ro w : N ancy P o kotilo w , Bonnie McBratney, Deirdre New­ man, Lisa Schwarz, Kathleeri COttm ann, G era ld in e Brundage, Adrienne Maroon Missing from the picture: Bonnie Waterman and Leslie Gladstone, who entered college at the end of Junior year.

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VITAL STATISTICS

Susan McIntosh '68 to John H. Awerdick Nancy Plummer '68 to Barry Nazarian Karen Vanderhoof '70 to Thomas E. Forschner

Births

Deaths

Mr. and Mrs. Clifton H. Smith (Anne Beard '64) a son, Clifton Mr. and Mrs. John A. McDonald (Lilia Emetaz '56) a son, Malcolm Mr. and Mrs. David Rich (Merrill Adickes '65) a daughter, Rebecca Anne

Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. ' 11) Mrs. Mrs.

Marriages

Sympathy

Andrea Sporer '65 to Jeffrey D. Simon Bonnie Larson '66 to Jeffrey W . Seehorn

Louis J. Aieta (Grace Adams ' 19J Frank D. Brown, Jr. (Betty Kane '38) Harold W . Schroeder (Charlotte Droste W illiam W. Turner, Jr. (Patricia Kip '33) Charles Van Gunten (Juliet Dawes '20)

to Barbara Shilstone Arnold '34 on the death of her husband

some living abroad, add to our travels— as do my husband's NATO trips. I am turning overthe Greenwich Committee for Foreign Relief to younger hands, after nearly 29 years.

Hoping for future news . . .

'23 The Alumnae Office heard from Alice Vezin Chatellier last winterthat she is still in love with Maine. "Keep busy— work for volunteer motor corps. Had a fine time at the 50th Reunion." '

14-15 Mrs. George O . Bailey '15 (Dorothy Cerf) Old Point Road Quogue, N.Y. 11959

'24 Mrs. Philip B. Taylor (Helen Patrick) 80 Norwood Avenue Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

'1 6 Mrs. Charles Williams (Jerry McBrier) 10 Crestview Court Montclair, N.J. 07042

'25 Mrs. H. Kimball Halligan (Helen Raymond) 489 Highland Avenue Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

'1 7 Mrs. Samuel Meek (Priscilla Mitchell) Doubling Road Greenwich, Connecticut 06852 Recently, I met Frederick Redpath who is the new executive Vice President of the Episcopal Church Foundation. I was delighted to learn that he is on the new Montclair Kimberley Academy Board of Trustees. We enjoyed talking about the merger of the two schools, both of which my brother and I attended . . . Our news is that we expect to be great-grandparents in July, which w ill put me in a senior alumnae category, but l remain active.

A course in ancient religion is a current in­ terest and also, the Audobon Society, conserva­ tion both world-wide and domestic, and the church keep me moving. 17 grandchildren,

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'27 Katherine Taylor Adams wrote that her hus­ band retired for the second time in November, 1973. They were to move to their home on Binney Road, Old Lyme, Connecticut in Aprili Barbara Barker Sprouse spent five days with the Adams' after judging at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Word from Dorothy Ayres Holt is that she is "having fun being Class Agent— getting in touch with girls I haven't heard of in many years!"

Elizabeth Butterworth Gordon wrote from St. Petersburg, Florida, "Although Kimberley days are now ancient history, it is fun to keep in touch, and to have a small part in the new school. The plans are exciting, and I send best wishes for great success."

to Dorothy Minsch Bond '29 on the death of her husband and to Nancy Bond Sayre '48 on the death of her father to Nancy Taylor Craw '40 on the death of her mother to Gladys Adams Cronin '18 on the death of her sister to Rudd Trimble Kenvin '45 on the death of her father to Elizabeth Higgins Thompson '35 on the death of her mother to Patricia Turner '63 on the death of her mother and to Alison Cruikshank Kip '12 on the death of her daughter to Jeanne Engle Van Breda Kolff '17 on the death of her husband

'29 Miss Susie Sterling 133 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, N.J. 07042 I see Jeanne Price Goodlatte once in a while and talk to her on the phone frequently.

Her son Pete was married to a very attractive girl from Lisbon, Portugal in December in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. The end of December they flew to East Longmeadow to stay with Jeanne, and she had a lovely reception for them. They are living in San Diego where Pete is doing graduate work in psychology.

Doris Blondel Krebs keeps busy. She went to Hamilton, Massachusetts to take care of Dorie and Bryant's three boys in March, while Dorie and her husband went to Florida. Kathy and her son, Scott, were down visiting Doris during the winter. Doris is doing volunteer work at Moun­ tainside Hospital.

Talked to Kit Meeks in California. She is fine.

Had planned to go to Honolulu in the spring but has put it off until the fall.

Mary Stewart Johnston and her husband spent a good part of the winter in Vero Beach, Florida. They love it there.

W ill contact more of you next fall for news.

Have a happy summer!

Dorothy Minsch Bond wrote to the Alumnae Office last winter that "after ten years we have moved to a new home in O rlean s, M as­ sachusetts. It is the town where we've attended church for eight years. It is not as remote as Truro." Just as we go to press, we have heard the sad news of Mr. Bond's death. We send our deepest sympathy to Mrs. Bond and to her daughter, Nancy Bond Sayre '48.

We also just had a note from Charlotte Fitch saying, "I take off for England tomorrow for about 3 months, spending much of my time in London observing teaching in the various drama schools . . . On sabbatical all year, but just get­ ting off. Hope to go to U.S.S.R. in June. Happy merger!" She also said that in going through some old trunks of her aunt's (Mary Waring Fitch, founder of Kimberley) she had found some materials for the archives for us.

'30 Mrs. Val J. Brennan (Grace McCollum) 130 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, N.J. 07042

'34 Mrs. David Haviland (Barbara Spadone) 185 Gates Avenue Montclair, N.J. 07042 Jean Berry Walton and Hunter enjoyed a visit in Naples, Florida with Terry Bull Sterling and Archer. The Sterlings' new grandchild, Jennifer, is the daughter of Lynny. They have two grand­ sons.

Kay Halsey Hutson and Frank expect their first grandchild in June. Kay will go out to New Mex­ ico for the event courtesy of their daughter, Wrenn, and husband John Bolton. The Hutsons took a short trip with Dave and me in February. I especially enjoyed the island of St. Lucia.

Midge Atwater Crane and Ralph w ill move in June to 33 South Fullerton Avenue, meanwhile working on restoration at their new (old) farm.

There is news from the fam ily of Carol Thompson Lathrop. Husband, John, reports his concern with the wonderful new developments at Crane House which w ill include a new herb garden and a shop. Their daughter, Mary, a senior at Kimberley, was made a member of the Cum Laude Society and received early admis­ sion to Smith College. Congratulations! Son, John, Jr., teaches Russian and American history, and with his father entertained a group of stu­ dents studying ecology at their house in Nan­ tucket recently.

Edle Baker and Jim Campaigne got news of a new nine-pound grandson, Timothy Jamison Foote, son of their eldest son, Jerry. They w ill go to California soon for the wedding of their youngest son, Jeffrey.

'35 Mrs. Stewart Carpenter (Jospehine Fobes) 4 LaSalle Road Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

'36 Mrs. W . K. Schmid (Josephine Murray) Magan Point, c/o Jacques Waterford, Connecticut 06385

'37 Mrs. Newell Sjolander (Kathryn Holton) 11 Werimus Brook Road Saddle River, N.J. 07458

'38 Miss Jane Carpenter 11 Norman Road Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043 I decided that the double postcard idea was a

good one. Thanks to those of you who re­ sponded, would love to hear from some others, too.

Barbara Bailey Hoey has just completed the third winter in Remsenburg, Long Island, and she is busy with Women's Club, DAR, Garden Club and Church work. Her husband, Bernie, w orks on investm ents and plays golf all winter long. Son, Richard, and his new wife, Nancy, are moving to Wilton, Connecticut.

June (Judy) Rose Dahl saw Evelyn Dwyer Van Sciver recently over the bridge table. Where are you, Evelyn?

Narcisse Kunz Cadgene is vacationing in Florida recuperating from a serious operation.

Her daughters, Mary Jane and Suzy, are living in New York, hard at work. No wedding bells for them so far. Narcisse sends her best to all the class.

Ann McNair Bushnell reports that her daugh­ ter, Nell, w ill be married June 22nd to James Cadue, Jr. at their summer place in Pocono Manor, Pa. Her sons are "doing their thing," as Ann expresses it.

Mary Ames Poor is Director of 5th and 6th grades at Agnes Irwin School in Philadelphia.

She has just returned from the NAIS Annual Conference in San Francisco, where she saw some Montclair educators. Mrs. Ames, Mary's mother, is a new resident at the Memorial Center for Women in West Orange, and seems to be very happy there.

Shirley Jones Durbin and her husband, Jack, are off on a whirlwind golf tour promoting pub­ lic relations between countries. It is called, "People to People." They w ill tour Rio de Janeiro and parts of South Africa, where matches with the natives w ill be set up. Jack has several relatives in South Africa whom they w ill visit. A week in East Africa w ill end this exciting ven­ ture.

Their son, Greg, graduated from UCSD and is now interested in film in g . Son, R u sselH graduated from Pomona last June and is now working in leukemia research at Scripps Clinic.

He plans to work for his Master's degree in bio­ chemistry next fall and, hopefully, go on to med­ ical school. Daughter, Jackie, is a junior at UC Davis, majoring in costume design for theatre, and Frankie is a freshman, planning on being a dietetics major, if chemistry doesn't get her first.

Very saddened to report on the death of Betty Kane Brown. She apparently had a virulent cancer and passed away in January. Ourdeepest sympathy to her husband, Frog, and her chi Idren and grandchildren. Frog is living with one of his daughters in Texas.

Your Secretary is going along with her posi­ tion at the Lutheran Church. A little vacation in Florida in May will be the first in a long time.

Lost alumnae: Blanche Geer, Katherine Jackson, Ruth Sylvester. Anybody know anything about them?

'39 Mrs. J. P. Curtin (Ann Dixon) 101 Clinton Avenue Montclair, N.J. 07042

'40 The Alumnae Office was goad to hear from Nancy Schoonmaker Heidt that she had had lunch with Joan Bayne Williams and Marilyn Gates Crandell at Joan's house in Palos Verdes, California, last fall. She says, "They looked just great!" Joan told Nancy that she sees Harriet Palmer Pickens when she's in California.

'41 Mrs. W illian P. Breen (Helen Hanau) 24 Greenview Way Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

'42 Helen Jones Gordon wrote last January that Sue was living in Dayton, Ohio, and running her own children's clothing boutique. Pam is at Denver University studying speech pathology and audiology, and Pete is a freshman at D enver. Helen and Ken had a delightful visit in November with Ken's sister and brotherin-law in their villa in Portugal.

'43 Mrs. E. B. Ruffing, Jr. (Joan Sweeneyj|S| 125 Westview Road Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

'44 Mrs. Victor Kohman (Helen Shireff) 32 Summit Road Verona, N.J. 07044 It is nice to have Betty Specht back from Ver­ mont and living in the area again, particularly since she finds time to pop into the Alumnae Office every so often. As her classmates know, Betty is their new Class Agent. She has been substitute teaching and, among her other ac­ tivities, she handled the publicity for the Smith Club Auction in March.

Kimberley alumnae should find it of interest that the new Head of Middle School for The M ontclair Kim berley Academ y is Rudolph (Rudy) Deetjen, cousin of Shada Deetjen Overton.

'45 Susan Ailing Miller is handling college ad­ missions for Dana Hall this year. Her Fred has been with the Southampton Press since complet­ ing college; Darcy planned to attend U.S.C. this semester; and Dan and Paul continue in high school.

Jane Hagan Farno finds life still busy, though eldest, Stephanie, has begun college in Illinois.

She has two other teen-agers and an 8 and a 12-year old. Jane is busy with school volunteer work, including fund-raising, and commented to another alumna, "what a year to be Treasurer of the Republican C lub!" The Farnos have a place at Harwichport on Cape Cod where they enjoy vacationing.

Class sympathy is extended to Rudd Trimble Kenvin whose Dad died in March. He had kept

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up an active life to the end, and Rudd had Com­ mented this past year that he exemplified, "yariEty is the spice of life," Rudd herself has.put in another busy year setting up a day care center in FredericksburgfVa.) culminating in the opening of the facility in januafyt*')1'

Mrs. E:d|vard C. Fawcett (Fay Taft)-.- -.

9 Gordon Place Montclair, N.J. 07042

'46 Mrs. W , L. Brown, Jr. (Joan Lo c k e r^ H j 19 Harding Road West Caldwell, N.J. 07006

'47 Mrs. David P. Adams (Cynthia Youngman) c 3 Welsh Road Essex Fells, N.J, 0 7 0 2 1

'48 Mrs. A. Stanley Miller, Jr, ' '.(Frances Lane) Camino Gardens 729 S.W-. Bayberry Terrace Boca Raton, Florida 33j£§2 Nice, long letter from your Secretary,’gaying fpat the first person to report on is Jonelle Brown Harrison. Fran received a thoughtful note from jonelle stating that she and husband, Dick (on crutches from being run over by a truck la || January of 1973) and their three sons, ages 19, 16, and 11, would be in Stuart, Florida for a few weeks in the winter. They have a condominium on Hutchinson Island in the Palm Beaches.

The Millers had Stanley's sister Stephanie Mil­ ler Gray '53, her husband, and t h w two chil­ dren, Martha, 16, and Stephen, 141^|for dinner recently. At the same p a m were Sibyl Lewis Lotterle (living in Lighthouse Point, Florida) with her husband, Hank, w hips busy building tennis courts for Wesco, and daughters Laurie (20) and Nanny (16) and son, John (11). Also, Virginia Hall Aspdin, who left Montclair this March and has8 a “ fantastic" job in the Palm Beaches.

Gjnny's parents live* in Harbor Island, Delray Beach, atid she m temporarily residing there until she finds her own place. Fran said that a little bird told her.that Rine Palmer Hanley is about to w alk down the a ij^ . Epongratulatiqtjjs, Rine— so happy^rhearofyour romance and future plans."

F®n said she and her husband, Stanley, are just super. Their Beau Rivage Apartments in Deerfield Beach had a beautiful winter. Fran entertained about 80 of the guests on the apart­ ments' lawn for cocktails and dinner in February : . . “ candlelight and hibiscus and all nit,y own home cooking— and no wonder everyone comes back to see us!" She also had a Republi­ can TearChampagne in her home in March for 100 Republican ladies*)* . . . it was a great suc­ cess even though our newspapers,,read so pes­ sim istically.'fih e Millers' four children, whom you saw an jf^ ad about in the December issue, are),all thriving.

Fran sent thanks to Helen Drysdale, Janet Mason, and Kim McKell for dropping her a note or tworaver the last few years. “ People like you keep my Interest on the go."

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All at Kimberley send congratulations to Patricia Onderdonk Pruett who is the As­ sociate Dean of Bryn M aw r College. Pat received her A .B., M .A., and Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr. She held a teaching assistantship ijjfthe Biology DepartmeniSserved as Assistant Dean; as Acting Dean; and in 1970 she was appointed to her present position. She is also a lecturer in bi^ogy and Premedical Advisor for the college.

Pat and her husband, John, a professor of physics at Bryn Mawr, have a five-year old son, John, Jr.

'49 Mrs. T. R. Cutting (Sally Smith) 24 Inwood Road Essex Fells, N.J. 07021' Jane Lockwood Scovil sent a newsy bulletin from Umatilla, Florida where her husband is a rancher and nurseryman. Their 15-year old son, Ric,8§ raising a steer for the FFA Show. Daugh­ ter, Beth, is a freshman in college and her parL ents announced her engagement afThanksgiving to a fine young man in the Navy. Daughtef, Susie, ¡p rS college in North Carolina studying practical nursing. Jane says that D i l l still plays golf and is active in Lions, and she still teaches riding and gives trail rides. She has also been very active in the Lake County Juvenile Supervisional Center, the Lake Country Horseman As­ sociation, and lj>|iflon Sigma Alpha.

'50 Mrs. W . G. Tull, (Sue D a v is), 7907 Greentree Road Bethesda, Maryland 20034

'51 M rsH ric W. Stroh (Gail Robertson) 1097 Gray ton Road Grosse Point, Michigan 48230 A note from your Secretary last January, “ We spent Christmas in Sanibel, as usual. The shell­ ing was good and the weather was superb. My mother came down from New Jersey to join us. It may interest some of the class who used to know « ¡y grandmother that she is 95 and still going strong^M

A nice note came to the Office from Anne Dwyer Milne: “ My husband and I went to a conference in October, 1973 in Atlanta and saw Doris Ruprecht Carlisle and Dick and their three children. Doris is working for a real estate firm and looked the same as 20 years ago!"

Your Secretary reports: "Nancy Booth Kelly wrote from Nassau at Christmas saying that since the Bahamas became Independent on July 10, 1973, prices, duties, and taxes have been steadily rising. She said their food prices are unbelievable. . . even a staple item like rice has risen from 99c for a 5-pound bag to $2.46. After eleven years of volunteer work, Nancy has given a lot of it up to run her new project which is representing “ T ravelin g T rin k e ts" in the Bahamas. This is 'an exciting line of costume jewelry and is doing so well it is turning into a full time job.'

I had a nice long telephone conversation with Anne Cook Durey in February when she was in N .Y.C. visiting her mother. Forbes is still with N.E. Life and theirtwo boys are now 5 V2 and 2 Vi. Anne says she is involved with the Historical Society, plays tennis weekly and (get this) rides weekly. Boy, how things change. I remember Anne turning green when we asked her to ride with us; now I turn green and she rides weekly.

Did you graduate, Babs?

Ned and I joined Jane Redfield Forsberg and Bob, and Anne Dwyer Milne and Norman, and seven other friends last March for a week of skiing at Stowe. Never has there been a group of 13 people who laughed more, and it started as early as breakfast each day."

'53 Mrs. Thomas Burgin (Lolly Penick) 328 Fairway Road Ridgewood, N.J. 07450

'54 A “ mini-Reunion" of the Class of '54 in the spring of 1973. C .Y. Mann Treene, Mimi Evans Harmon, Lee Wood Audbuygjune Hayward Foster, Aubin Zabriskie Ames, and Marilyn Towner Dodd.

'56 Mrs. Lawther O . Smith (Linda Lovell) 186 East Court Street Doylestown, Pennsylvania 18901 A nice note to the Alumnae Office came from Lilia Emetaz McDonald telling us of the birth of her son, Malcolm Bruce, in July, 1973. Malcolm joins sister, Elizabeth, who is 12 and brother, John-Andrew, who will be 10 in October. Lilia keeps busy with the baby and community (Eugene, Oregon)—Junior League, League of Women Voters, and some politics.

'63 Mrs. J. K. Nash (Christine Kuzmick) 12593 Adelphia Avenue Sylmar, California 91342 Many alumnae and friends have been happy to see Teena McConnell perform with the New York City ballet and the Garden State ballet.

Teena was at Kimberley from Nursery through eighth grade, when she left us to go to the Profes­ sional Children's School.

'57 Mrs. Richard Van Heuven (Connie Hay) "Westmeadows," Mason Lane Slingerlands, N.Y. 12159 Artists, writers, teachers, doctors and mothers we are But none of you have written to me thus far.

We are all bored with the news of only six or seven Up to now, I haven't heard from a dozen.

If you all send a newsletter today Our next bulletin w ill have something to say.

The fabulous Class of '57 is spread far and near But a letter w ill reach me, don't you fear!

'58 Mrs. Reginald Leeby (Anne McCormick) 135 Fairfield Street Fayetteville, N.Y. 13066

'59 Mrs. Robert P. Sumas (Deana Rogers) 44 Maple Drive North Caldwell, N.J. 07006 Betsy Marshall Hood wrote to the Office last winter, too late, unfortunately, forthe December issue, that she is a full-time graduate student and expected her first child in January. She w ill be busy!

'60 Miss Carroll Tiernan Box 203, RFD Westmoreland, N .H. 03467

'61 Miss Judith Poor 96 North Mountain Avenue Montclair, N.J. 07042

'62 Mrs. Thomas Pohl (Carol Vincelette) 1736 Scheffer Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55116

'64 Mrs. James G . Ward (Carolyn Wilson) 1100 Rainier Drive Oak Harbor, Washington 98277 The Alumnae Office was so pleased to have a long, newsy letter from Lynn Ritter Vernon who lives in Lebanon, N.J. "Dan and I lead a busy life in the country. Life here is not as slow as I had expected it to be. The large animal hospital and the small animal hospital need constant atten­ tion. We have a young doe deer that we raised on a bottle from the time she was a week old. She was brought to us by the police after she had fallen into an empty swimming pool. Polly is 11-months old now and could leave us at any time, but she prefers to live with us and her friend, Apple, a 3-month old Nubian goat. Our beef herd increased in number with the birth of two calves. The cows were purchased to fatten and slaughter, and the calves came as a total surprise.

Shelby, our older daughter, goes to nursery school, and is learning to ride her pony. Skye, the younger girl, is 18 months old . . . how can one little girl get into so much mischief?. ; . . We managed to get away from everything for one week in February. . . . we fished and went scuba diving in the tongue of the ocean, a-famous barrier reef off Andros in the Bahamas. On a 170-foot dive we saw fish much larger than our­ selves. It was a wonderful experience. . . . I read all the letters from classmates sent to the Alum­ nae Luncheon, and it was great to learn about what everyone is doing.

I am proud and delighted to be included as a bridesmaid in Judy Hesse's wedding in May. She

is marrying Ted Mick and plans to live in the Montcl ai r area for a wh i le. Hope to see everyone soon.''

'65 Mrs. B. R. Madsen (Betsy Ridge) Box 415 Essex, Massachusetts 01929 Andrea Sporer Simon writes: "It's just a shame that it's only through the ALUM NAE NEWS that old friends get news of each other. . .

In case you haven't heard by the T .K .S . grapevine, I got married last June 20 to Jeff. Last year I was associated with a small W all Street law firm but left there when I was appointed as a law clerk to Judge Leonard Garth, who is on the Court of Appeals. Next year when my term is up, I'll probably go back to a New York law firm . . .

A few weeks ago Jeff and I saw Mommit Craw­ ford and David Bridges. They have an adorable son, little David, and are living in Upper Montclair.”

Sari Combos McLaughlin was married last August to a long-time friend and former teacher at Fordham University. Sari has just finished writing a novel! She is doing free-lance writing in Mahwah, N.J. where her husband is teaching on a new community college campus.

David and Merrill Adickes Rich have a new daughter, Rebecca Anne, born November 13, 1973. They are living about V h hours from Bos­ ton, on the northern side of Lake W innepesaukee. They run a natural foods store there. Merrill says they are having a lot of fun with Rebecca.

Peter and I are building a house overlooking the salt marshes, sand dunes, and ocean in Essex, Mass. It is a beautiful small coastal town north of Boston. I am teaching first grade in the elementary school, and I like that very much.

Peter commutes to Cambridge where he and my brother work for an architectural firm.

'66 Miss Terry Appenzeller 535 2nd Street, S:E. Washington, D.C. 20003 Peter and Martha Ridge Lane are living in Essex, Mass., where they are rebuilding a house near the ocean. Martha is working for Loomis Sales, a brokerage firm in Boston; Peter is work­ ing with a building contractor and studying naval architecture.

'67 Miss Linda Feinberg 20 Pearl Brook Drive Clifton, N.J. 07013 To quote the March 14, 1974 issue of the Montclair Times: "O n March 29, history, w ill be made at Montclair Academy." Judy Dixon had the disti nction of being the first woman in history to address the annual Bowl Party of the Yale Club of Montclair on that date. Judy is coor­ dinator of women's intercollegiate athletics at Yale. She is also head coach of the women's tennis team and administrative assistant to the director of physical education.

THE KIMBERLEY SCH O O L 201 Valley Road,

Non-Profit Organization

Montclair, New Jersey

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Address Correction Requested

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'68 Miss Avie Claire Kalker 1330 W . Broadway, Box 305 Temple, Arizona 85281 Nancy Plummer, daughter of Doris Plummer, TKS and MA Business Manager, was married to Barry Nazarian on March 3rd. Dawn Geannette was Nancy's attendant and also on hand to wish her well were classmates Jean Sperling, Joyce Dowden, Lindy Franciose, and Maggie John­ son.

'69 Mrs. Charles Gildea (Lynn JErhardt) 49 East Saddle River Road Saddle River, N.J. 07458

Miss Kathy Powell 92 Overlook Road Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

The Alumnae Office was happy to have news of Philippa Bowles. "I was accepted into Cook College (Rutgers) mid-semester. I'm staying off campus in New Brunswick, and enjoying Cook very much . . . . I'm very pleased to hear about coeducation."

Through a call to school from Barbie Dixon, we learned that she is Administrative Assistant of United Cerebral Palsy Institute of N.J. and of Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Institute. She does fund-raising and publicity. Barbie plans to return to college in the fall with the intention of following her present career upon graduation.

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Miss Linda Braeder 27 Edgecliff Road Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

Miss Kate Curtin 101 Clinton Avenue Montclair, N.J. 07042

Miss Constance Van Eeghen 191 Cooper Avenue Upper Montclair, N.J. 07043

Class o f 1952 Left to right: Carol Humphrey, Terry Albach, Stearly Ailing, Betty Hamlin, Barbara Worcester, Anne Cook, Doris Ruprecht, lean Fairgrieve, Wain Koch, Barbara Pendleton, lean Brisbane, Daphne Driver, lane Redfield, Phyllis Lockwood, Betty Templeton, Skipper Cilbert, Lee Seltzer, Susan Sanders, Nancy Booth, Fay Taft, Anne Dwyer, Susan Dear, Cail Tomec