Fall 1991 MKA Alumni News

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Contents

Editors

Meet the Principal / 1 Principal Richard J. Dolven is a philosopher/ activist, not a caretaker

Christie Austin Judy Polonofsky Virginia Montemurro

Reception—Tributes to Anita B. Cole and Frances R. O ’Connor / 2 From the Board o f Trustees / 4 New appointments, farewells Commencement Awards / 6 Cum Laude Awards Notes Around MKA / 8 Faculty Tributes Cougar Sports 1990-91 From the Alumni Association / 10 Senior Breakfast Wine at the Castle 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award Class Notes / 13 The MKA Alum ni A ssociation is an organiza­ tio n o f a ll m en and w om en w ho have attended th e sch o o l. Its p u rp ose is to m ake know n to MKA the ideas, in terests, and co n ce rn s o f alum ­ ni and to inform alum ni o f the accom p lishm ents and o b jectiv es o f MKA. The Alumni C ouncil is the governing B o ard , a representative group e lected at th e A ssociation’s annual m eeting to sp o n so r events and activ ities lin king alum ni w ith th e ir alm a mater.

1991-92 A lumni A ssociation Council Joseph Alessi ’68, Vice President Susan McIntosh Awerdick ’78 Michael A. Baker ’59 Margaret Crawford Bridge '65 Sara Close Crowther ’76 Martha Bonsai Day ’74, Executive Vice President Alan G. Deehan ’77 Robert H. Gardner ’78, President HughJ. Gleason ’75 Edward G. Healey ’77 Robert A. Hoonhout ’71 Paul A. McFeeley ’76, Vice President Peter McMullen ’77 Kristine Hatzenbuhler O ’Connor ’83 J. Dean Paolucci ’73, Treasurer Melissa Cohn Paprin ’78 Rudolph G. Schlobohm ’74, Vice President Ellen Wahl Skibiak '73, Secretary Albert D. Van Eerde ’73 Richard J. Dolven, Principal Judy Polonofsky, Director o f External Affairs Christie Austin, Alumni Director

Front Cover Among the numerous MKA alumni families at Com­ mencement this year were: Top.- Proud alumni father Martin Rosen ’58 with Larry ’84, Douglas ’91, and Deborah ’87 Center Left: Alumna Mary “Bea” Crawford Fry ’64 with her children Shane ’89 and Shannon ’91 Center Right: MKA graduates Scott ’89 and Dana ’91 with happy parents Betty and Ken Holwitt Bottom, L to R: Graduate Jason Magna with Alexis Hughes ’90, his sister Alexa '87, and beaming parents Denise and Jim Magna, an MKA Trustee

Photographic Credits W. A. “Bill” Allen William Bullard Albert Van Eerde ’73

B oard of T rustees 1991-92 Margaret Crawford Bridge ’65, President Rose L. Cali Richard J. Dolven Robert H. Gardner ’78 John E. Garippa, Secretary A. Lawrence Gaydos Robert A. Hoonhout ’71 John L. Kidde ’52x Austin V. Koenen, Vice President Robert S. Kramer James Magna Robyn Margolis Anne E. Muenster-Sinton, Vice President Elizabeth M. Noonan Newton B. Schott Jr. Jodi Smith Martin L. Sorger Herbert H. Tate, Jr. ’71 Jean N. Torjussen Eugene R. Wahl ’66, Treasurer

A d v is o r y T r u s t ee s Peter J. Bruck James A. Courter ’59 Gail Tomec Kerr ’52

H o n o r a r y T r u s t ee s Aubin Zabriskie Ames ’54 Joseph A. Courter Susan H. Ruddick James S. Vandermade ’35 Howard A. Van Vleck ’22

Member: Alumni Program Council o f Independent Schools Council for Advancement and Support o f Education National Association o f Independent Schools New Jersey Association o f Independent Schools (NJAIS) Published twice yearly by: The Montclair Kimberley Academy 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 (201) 746-9800 Entered as third class matter at Montclair, New Jersey 07042 Design: The Gemini Studio, Montclair, NJ

M eet The P rincipal “A lot cari be accomplished in one year,” says MKA’s new Principal for 1991-92, Richard J. Dolven. He began his year quietly meeting the faculty and articulating his philosophy to the administration. “It’s a chance to shape things, effect subtle changes, deal with style and attitude.”

It is a perfect assignment for a lifelong educator with a background in science, math and religion. He turned down two headmasterships to accept the year at MKA, challenged by the position but not yet ready for another lengthy “tour of duty” after 23 years as Headmaster at two schools in Maine and Connecticut.

Looking as though he were cast in Hollywood for the role, Dick listens carefully, pauses, and gives thought­ ful, measured responses to questions.

He finds no disparity—indeed, a logical progression in his background, an undergraduate degree in geology [Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute] and master’s in Divinity [Yale]: “Both deal with the beginnings of everything.

Whether theological or scientific, they concern life, humanity, the origins of religious thought, the search for a creator.’ ’ The would-be pastor discovered education as a profession during his years o f Divinity School, when he taught algebra and chemistry part time at nearby Hamden Hall Country Day School. He decided independent school education was “a different pastorate” and devoted the next 33 years to it. (Dick later returned to Hamden Hall and just completed fourteen years of service as Head­ master.) Much of his educational tenet rings with his conviction that philosophy requires dialogue, an exchange of ideas, not pontification.

“ You hope you make a co n tri­ bution, but you’re never sure.”

Dick was deeply moved by the ‘ ‘overwhelming’ ’ number of people who came back to Hamden Hall for his retirement dinner in June, and the notes he received from graduates who recalled something he had done, or said, or urged them to do, that made a difference in their lives. “You hope you make a contribution, but you’re never sure. It’s both flattering and humbling to know.’ ’ Dick Dolven and his wife, Maizy, have three children. Their oldest son, Timothy, 33, married in June, works as a winemaker for Honig Winery in Napa Valley. (Dick is quick to point out that the owner, Bill Honig, is Superintendent o f Public Education for all California.) Peter, 31, is mar­ ried and works for a check guarantee company in Columbus, Ohio. Jessica, 21, is in her third year o f a five-year hotel management program at Ohio State. Jessica, an accomplished

dancer and ice skater, teaches skating to 20 students a week in addition to her studies.

Maizy Dolven, who has been groundskeeper at Hamden Hall for 12 years (“she rides the tractor and plants the flowers,” notes Dick fondly), will stay there to care for the school’s 12 acres of playing fields during Dick’s year at MKA. MKA’s new Principal believes in a strong athletic program, “the value o f sports, of athletic endeavor, either individual or with a team. The expe­ rience that comes from working hard, risking and exposing yourself to failure but being competitive.”

Dick is an avid squash player and golfer. If there is time, he also sings in a barbershop quartet.

His main hobby, though, is read­ ing, an eclectic mix, “poetry to Tony Hillerman, Joseph Campbell, Loren Eisley.” Asked if he had any mentors or heroes, Dick replied, “I’ve been fortunate to find authors to speak to a particular need or interest at a particular tim e. . . to crystalize thoughts and concerns.”

Dick picks up the thread o f ques­ tioning in his stated philosophy of education: “. . . the value o f risk taking, of daring to be wrong, of being willing to try, to fail and to pick yourself up and try again. The courage to ask questions instead of appearing to know all the answers. . . . Above all a belief in the ability of each young person to achieve, indeed excel, given encouragement, expecta­ tions and requirements in the appropriate mix.”

Christie Austin

Why an Interim Principal?

Asked why a school would have an Interim Principal in the first place, Dick Dolven explained that there are two reasons: timing and needs. The tim ing of the departure o f the current Principal dictates the process: an independent school the stature o f MKA needs about a year to find the appropriate person. Spring and summer are typically spent determining the qualifications and characteristics the school needs in its leader; fall is spent interviewing candidates, and the appointment is announced after the holidays. (In the case o f MKA, the “window” to look for Dr. O’Connor’s replacement only opened in January.)

An Interim Principal also fiilfills a school’s needs during the search process, by effectively keeping a hand on the helm, resolving problems, making it easier for whoever succeeds to the permanent position. An Interim makes it less awkward for those already within the administration by keeping their jobs intact, rather than shuffling positions or imposing more duties.

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THE MONTCLAIR KIMBERLEY ACADEMY

To Honor Frances K . O ’Gonnor, Vrincipal ana Finita IB. Gole, Headmistress, IBrookside Sunday, May 19, The Board of Trustees hosted a reception to honor and bid farewell to MKA’s Principal of twelve years, Frances R. O’Connor, and Brookside Headmistress Anita B. Cole, who is retiring after a decade of service.

Families, friends and faculty were welcomed to the Middle School Campus by Margaret C. Bridge ’65 , President of the Board, who spoke of the contributions made by both these women and expressed thanks from the entire MKA community.

Susan H. Ruddick, immediate Past President of the Board and chairman of the search committee that selected Fran O’Connor in 1979, gave a warm and personal tribute from her “oldest, and translate that to mean longest-term, friend here in Montclair.’ ’ Susan told the audience how she persuaded Fran to stop in town on her way to Washington to look into a consulting job and instead “. . .she came, saw and certainly conquered a very conservative Board of Trustees and. . . became our second full-time Principal.”

Though not a “speech-type affair,” Susan mentioned two changes Fran made. . .“because the whole fabric of our school really revolves around them. One is that she believed then, and continues to believe, and will

always believe, that when you give your greatest asset—in this case our children’s minds-lffto people who are going to be forming them, you want to have the absolute best in your faculty. . .To attract, maintain and retain the best faculty possible you have to compensate them accordingly and you have to give them the opportunity to continue growth and development on their own.”

Fran’s second priority was “to put MKA on the map academically” and her approach was to look at knowl­ edge as a whole. She believed, “You don’t compartmentalize learning, you don’t have just forty-five minutes of math followed by forty-five minutes of foreign language or whatever. Fran started with reading and writing in the Primary School which filtered up and the rest is history because in fact MKA is now nationally recognized for its programs.”

Fran let ujg? ‘dream our dreams and she became the master builder who turned them into realities, and now it’s time for her to pursue yet another dream o f her own.” In closing, Susan said, “ So Fran, for the twelve years you have given your enormous vision to us, I know I speak for all present and past trustees, present and past parents, present and past faculty and especially for all the children whose

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Alison Schw artz '92 presents flow ers to MKA P rincipal Frances R. O 'Connor

lives you have touched so significantly when I say, thank you.”

Ginger Kriegel, senior Brookside faculty member, fondly remembered “that day more than a decade ago which marked the beginning of a

love affair that has continued to grow and thrive through the years. Through the door at Brookside came a then designated Interim Headmistress, a little lady from Pingry,. . . an impec­ cably dressed, absolutely captivating woman. The lilt of her laughter resonated through the halls. Her endless energy and enthusiasm soon had the faculty and children spellbound.”

Ginger talked o f Anita’s “personal touch” with her faculty and her ability to “establish a sense among the children that she truly was their good friend. The cupcakes, the big book dedications, the personal conversation, the heart, the pictures in her office were all tributes to the trusting and loving atmosphere that Anita created for the children.” The parents at Brookside were also wel­ comed into this warm and loving atmosphere. An anxious expression was replaced by a smile as she allayed fears, calmed nerves and, most o f all, listened.

Her faculty regarded Anita as “a combination o f Dear Abby and Dr. Joyce Brothers. The door was always open for counsel and we had a friend as well as a leader. The calls at night, the instinctive recognition o f each and every one o f our strengths, the encouragement to reach new heights, made her the center o f gravity in our professional and personal lives.”

“Brookside is a very special place.

Special places are created by special people. This one very special person o f Anita B. Cole may be leaving, but the memory will be etched in all of our hearts forever. We love you, A.B.C.’’

The MKA cheerleaders, with painted green Cougar paws accenting their smiling faces, performed two exciting cheers to honor Fran and Anita. The audience joined in the MKA school song played by Nixon Bicknell and led by Lois Riley, its co-authors. Everyone stayed to enjoy the refreshments and fun o f this happy occasion touched by sadness o f the farewell to two o f MKA’s mentors.

Virginia Montemumro

Top photo: Brookside H eadm istress Anita Cole is presented with flow ers by MKA second g ra d er B rian Wolfe Bottom photo: MKA Cheerleaders a n d "Coach fo r the D ay” B ernice Belverio

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B oard O f T rustees As I begin another year as President o f the Board o f Trustees of The Montclair Kimberley Academy, I wish to thank all who served with me this past year, with special thanks to the Committee on Trustees and its Chairman Sharon M. Gray for their outstanding work in the nomination process.

Robert A. Hoonhout ’71, Jodi Smith and Elizabeth M. Noonan are new members o f the Class of 1994.

Robert H. Gardner ’78 joins the Board as the newly-elected President o f the Alumni Association along with Robyn Margolis in her new position as President o f the Parents’ Association of The Montclair Kimberley Academy (PAMKA).

Elected to the Board for a second term are Austin V. Koenen and Robert S. Kramer. Reelected as Advisory Trustees are Peter T. Bruck, James A. Courier ’59 and Gail Tomec Kerr ’52. Richard J. Dolven, our Principal for 1991-92, will serve on the Board ex officio.

The officers for 1991-92 are Vice Presidents Anne E. Muenster-Sinton and Austin V. Koenen, Secretary John E. Garippa and Treasurer Eugene R. Wahl ’66.

practice in Montclair where he is the Assistant Township Attorney. He and his wife, Kathy, have three children.

Jo d i Sm ith

Jodi Smith has been involved for many years in PAMKA. She just com­ pleted a term as President, and previously served as membership Vice President and Brookside Book Fair Chairman and on the Mailing, Uniform Review and Nominating committees. Jodi received an A.B. from Wells College and earned a certificate from the New Mark School of Design. She operates JDS Interiors from her home in Montclair.

She and her husband, Jeff, are the parents o f three MKA students.

Robert A. H oonhout '71

Robert A. Hoonhout ’71 joined the Board in October 1987 as President o f the Alumni Association after four years as Treasurer o f the Alumni Council. He graduated from Lafayette College and Seton Hall University Law School. Bob maintains a law

Programs at Felician College in Lodi.

She received a B.A. from Wheeling Jesuit College and did graduate work at Virginia Commonwealth Univer­ sity and Iona College. She is a member o f the American Association o f University Women and an active volunteer at Bloomfield College where her husband John is the President. They have two grown daughters.

Elizabeth M. N oonan

Elizabeth M. Noonan is Director of the Division o f Evening and Weekend 4

Robert H. G ardner ’78

Robert H. Gardner ’78 has been actively involved with the Alumni Council since 1985 and served as its Treasurer since 1987. Rob is a graduate of Connecticut College and received his J.D. from Seton Hall University Law School. He is an associate with the law firm o f De Yoe, Heissenbuttel and Mattia in Wayne. He will be married in October to Tracey Van Wiemokly, also a lawyer. They will live in Essex Fells.

Richard J. Dolven brings a wealth of experience to the Board. He has served as Head of various indepen­ dent schools in the Northeast for over twenty years, most recently at the Hamden Hall Country Day School in Hamden, Connecticut.

These new members bring their collective knowledge and expertise to the Board and I look forward to working with them.

Robyn M argolis

Robyn Margolis served the MKA Parents’ Association as Secretary and Chairman of the Hospitality Commit­ tee before her election as President.

A resident of Short Hills, Robyn is Secretary to the Millburn Soccer Association and a member of the National Council of Jewish Women.

She is a Trustee o f the Congregation B ’Nai Jeshurun and immediate past President o f their Women’s Association. A graduate o f Ohio State University, Robyn and her husband Louis are parents o f three children, two o f whom attend MKA.

R ichard J . D olven

Experience, dedication, commit­ ment and a love for MKA are reflected in those Trustees who have retired.

Dr. Joan Arboit Ainbinder was a strong contributor from 1986 until her death in 1990. She did a great deal for MKA and is sorely missed, but her legacy o f service remains.

Sharon M. Gray served on the Board for three years, most recently as Chairman of the Committee on Trustees; she has given many more years o f service through Annual Giving Leadership. I know that Sharon, one o f the hardest-working Trustees, will continue to work tirelessly for the Parents’ Association and MKA. Ronald L. Tobia, senior Board member, was a strength and help on many issues, a wonderful addition to the Board. He served on the Finance Committee and chaired the Develop­ ment Committee. Ron told me it was a wonderful experience and a lot of fun!

Another senior member, Austin C. Drukker ’52, served the Board since 1985- He sat on Educational Policy and chaired the Student Life Com­ mittee. His voice and perspective as both parent and alumnus will be missed.

Last but not least, as our Principal, Frances R. O’Connor served on the Board for twelve years. Through Fran’s dynamic leadership, MKA has become a truly outstanding indepen­ dent school and a wonderful place for our children. She has my heartfelt thanks.

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I look forward to the excitement and challenge o f the year ahead and the participation of MKA’s returning and new Board members in the achievement o f yet greater successes.

M argaret Crawford Bridge ’65 President, B oard o f Trustees

C ommencement Awards

ETHEL M. SPURR AWARD for cooperation, responsibility, service and citizenship Dara Marmon

MARJORIE WINFIELD EASTER AWARD for sportsmanship, self-discipline and behind-the-scenes service Caitlin Barile

BUD MEKEEL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for a worthy senior AlQadir Walker

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD for positive action which shows unselfish concern for the larger community beyond school Madeleine H err Jacqueline Kearney

RUDOLPH H. DEETJEN AWARD for athletics and academic achievement Carlton Austin Kim berly Kohlman

1991 Cum L au de Front: N ixon Bicknell, President o f the MKA Chapter; Philip Stackpole, retired fa cu lty m em ber a n d p a st P resident; Secretary Jo h n Rabke.

Standing, Front, L to R: G ail Szakacs, M ichelle Pflum m , Tonia W alker, E rica Lewis, Roberta G riff, Ja im e N apolitano, D ana Holwitt, D ara M arm on, Christina Kim , Am y Custode, Vandna N arang; fa cu lty m em bers Betty Schw eir-Hetzel and C harlaine Charlton.

Standing, Rear, L to R: Ranjeev Krishana, Ryan Young, W illiam May, Steven G oldberg, Adam L em er, Luke Sarsfield III, M ichael K ram er, Owen Grover. M issing fro m photo: A njali Sharm a.

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Awards The B arras English Prize Dawson Prater

Headm aster’s Award Luke Sarsfield III

Modern Language Prize In French Michelle Pflumm

Klein Awards for Achievement In Athletics and Scholarship GRADE 12: Christina Kim Richard Diamond GRADE 11: Lisa Groudan Christopher Burchell GRADE 10: Renee Monteyne Solomon Steplight

Modern Language Prize In Spanish Vandna Narang Social Studies Prize Dara Marmon The Nazarian M athematics Prize Michael Kramer

GRADE 9 : Candace Messinger Albert Royce

The William H. Miller Science Prize Adam Lerner

The A1 Stapf Award Mark Politan

The G.A. Downsbrough Science Scholarship Michelle Pflumm

Health and Physical Education D epartm ent Prize Laura Mamchur ’92

The Osborne Science P rice Steven Pestka

The Frank “ Poncho” Brogan ’72 Memorial Scholarship Bennett Wirz ’92

Fine and Perform ing Arts Prizes Musical-Vocal: Dana Holwitt Dae Sung Batoff The Marilyn Faden Award for Excellence In Theatre Arts Caitlin Barile Dae Sung Batoff Douglas Rosen The Elizabeth O’Neil Feagley Creativity Award Atoosa Salimi ’92

Varsity Society Jennifer Lonsinger ’92 Douglas Munson ’92 Red and Black Society Doreen Oliver ’92 Michael Samojlik ’92 Organization o f Black Students Leadership Award and Scholarship Erica Lewis Khalidah McMorrin

Senior Art Exhibit Award Jessica Wu

The D artm outh Club B ook Award Martin Chen ’92

The M aestro Thomas Michalak Instrum ental Music Award Steven Pestka

The Yale Secondary School Book Award Enrique Neblett ’92

The Jam es D. Timmons Scholarship Bruce Herforth

The Smith College Club Award Jennifer Lonsinger ’92

The Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal Melissa Roedel ’92 The M ontclair Society of Engineers Award Amy Custode College Women’s Club of M ontclair Scholarships Amy Custode Tonia Walker Faculty Scholar Awards GRADE 11: John Eberhardt Alison Krouse Enrique Neblett Melissa Roedel GRADE 10: Laura Caprario Rupali Gandhi Sunil Mirchandani Brian Wecht GRADE 9: Maria Bollettino Jenna Maloney N.J. Interscholastic Athletic A ssociation Award Luke Sarsfield III Gail Szakacs National Merit Scholarship Finalists Dae Sung Batoff Owen Grover Michael Kramer Luke Sarsfield III Anjali Sharma Presidential Scholars Program Semi-Finalist Anjali Sharma National Achievement Scholarship Program Finalists William May Tonia Walker

C um L aude Tw enty m em bers o f th e Class o f 1991 w ere ind ucted into T h e Cum Laude S o ciety in a fo rm al can d lelit cerem o n y in April. N ixon B ick n ell, President o f T h e M ontclair K im berley A cadem y Chapter, an n o u n ced the nam es: Amy Custode, Steven G old berg, R oberta G riff, O w en Grover, D ana H olw itt, C h ristina K im , R an jeev K rishana, M ichael Kram er, Adam Lerner, E rica Lewis, D ara M arm on, W illiam May, Ja im e N apolitano, Vandna Narang, M ichelle Pflum m , Luke Sarsfield III, A njali Sharm a, G ail Szakacs, Tonia W alker and Ryan Young. Two facu lty m em bers, C h arlain e C h arlton and B etty Schw eir-H etzel, w ere also inducted.

In his address to students, parents, and faculty, guest speaker Dr. Jo h n N oon an, P resid ent o f B lo o m fie ld C ollege, said that acco rd in g to C onfu ciu s, the nam e “ sch o la r” is synonym ou s w ith “ le a d e r” and “ teacher.” A sch o lar m ust have strength , flexibility and o p en n ess: strength to strive to reach the heights o f intelligence, flex ib ility to learn fro m failure, and th e o p en n ess to share th o se sp ecial talents w ith others.

T h e Cum Laude S o cie ty was established in May 1 9 0 6 to ensure that sch o lastic achievem en t o f students in seco n d ary sch o o ls be^ acco rd e d as m u ch reco g n itio n as th at given o th e r accom p lishm ents. M odeled o n Phi B eta Kappa, the m o tto o f th e S o cie ty is A rete, D iké, T im é (E xcellen ce, Ju stice, and H onor). A rete inclu des the c o n ce p t o f e x c e lle n ce in th e m oral sense, n o t lim ited to th e ideal o f su p erio rity in scholarship, n o r the c o m p e titio n fo r acad em ic grades. D ik e inclu des the co n ce p t o f w hat is suitable and appropriate as w ell as ju st. T im é is h o n o r as w ell as th e c o n ce p t o f dignity and tru e w o rth .

T h e MKA C hapter o f Cum Laude dates to 1921, w h e n M ontclair A cadem y fou n d ed its chapter. T h e K im berley S ch o o l jo in e d in I 9 6 0 and MKA in 1974, th e year o f th e merger. Today the S o ciety con sists o f 3 2 4 chapters n ationw ide and som e 4 ,0 0 0 new student m em bers are ind ucted annually.

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Notes Around Mka Farewell Tributes From the year-end faculty/staff meeting. (See article “Reception” for tributes to Anita Cole and Fran O’Connor) Oscar Maynard: A Bookkeeper and a Gentleman Since 1962 Oscar has done banking, benefits, and bookkeeping for the Business Office; we estimate “The Big O” has made 14,000 trips to the bank!

He has been a walking historian, a gangster on Halloween, a great listener, advisor and father figure for 29 years.

We will miss his kindness and great sense of humor.

Phyllis Ingénito: Nurse Extraordinaire For seventeen years, Phyllis has been nurse extraordinaire and health educator at Brookside and the Brookside Day Camp, dispensing enormous amounts of joy along with the Band Aids. She has been a substitute mother to the little ones and helped the faculty as substitute teacher, with projects and dismissal. We are glad she will have time to visit with her grandchildren.

C ongratulations MKA is very proud to announce that two Upper School faculty members have received prestigious honors and distinctions.

Charlaine Charlton, math teacher and Assistant Academic Dean, was chosen one of three New Jersey secondary-school win­ ners of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. She is now entered into competition for the national award, sponsored by the National Science Foundation.

Rachel Stettler, Humanities teacher and Freshman Dean, has received a coveted Klingenstein Fellowship to study at Columbia University Teachers College for the 1991-92 academic year. Only 12 Klingenstein fellows are selected nationwide; the program seeks to develop professional in­ terests and cultivate leadership in independent school teachers.

Gilbert DeLuca: The Maintainer Gil has worked at both the Middle and Upper schools since 1980, helping with the opening of school and Com­ mencement; setting up, taking down countless meetings, lining the fields, and attending to details of maintaining the campuses. He came early on snowdays and worked late nights and weekends all with enthusiasm and good humor.

Charles Lachenauer: “ Hi Boss” As bus driver to three campuses since 1983, Charlie drove a van or Bus No. 3 to games and educational places all over. He shared the joys of winning teams and the sadness of losers, suf­ fered the singing and never flinched at the noise levels. As a member of Maintenance, Charlie lined the fields and did the mail route to all three campuses every day — always kind, helpful, friendly, and interested in all.

At Brookside, Anita Cole announced that Pauline Page, a warm, caring, sensitive teacher who guided hundreds of children through Blue Kindergarten, is moving to join her family in Pennsylvania.

Jane Dimon, who taught phys ed to kindergarten and first grade for three years, will continue her education in psychiatric nursing. Karen Rosen, who introduced science to first and second graders, will teach in another school.

At the Middle School, Jim Burger thanked Charles (Chap) Ostrander, a master who brought the joy of music to all three campuses for llayears and inspired other musicians, for his legacy of service, band concerts and consummate jazz performances, “White Christmas” and black ties.

Computer guru extraordinaire Doris Schroeder, fluent in French, com­ puter, math, reading and writing process, is moving to Malvern, Pa. with her family after 13 years at MKA. David Makower, author and composer, will devote all his time to life as a professional musician. French teacher Merri Ray ’85 will teach at Morristown-Beard. Claudia Ocello ’84 will teach at the Anglo-American Inter­ national School in NYC.

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P o rtraits by an A rtist The Alumni and External Affairs offices thank faculty member Bill Bullard, who had a second career as MKA photographer, for years of wonderful senior portraits and exciting candids of Homecoming, alumni, parent and trustee events. We wish him the best of luck in his challenging new position in the City by the Bay. He takes our hearts. . . .

At the Upper School, Charles Henderson announced that Bill Bullard, English/Humanities teacher at MKA since 1976, has been named Assistant Headmaster of University High School in San Francisco. Students and colleagues speak of “Mr. Bullard” with respect, affection, even reverence; we will miss him.

Terry Detorie, a winning coach, competitor, and leader of her department for 12 years, returns to teach in her hometown in Maryland. Terry leaves a legacy of high expectations for herself, colleagues, students and athletes.

A regionally accredited artist, Marion Held will continue shows in museums and galleries; she gave our students love and careful guidance since 1982.

Anne Moore, English teacher and historian, helped develop the Humanities program, giving our school her devotion to students and the different perspective of her Scottish heritage.

Ruth Clark, who brought joy, vitality and creativity to the dance program, moves on to a new enterprise. Cathy Decker, invaluable coach and colleague, will teach at Jersey City State College. Biology teacher Clarice Douoguih has moved to Reston, Va. to join her family. Richard Fried, as conscientious in teaching the world of physics as

Cougar Sports 1990-91 in developing the integrity and character of his students, leaves to pursue his doctorate.

Martin Farawell, English teacher and resident poet, and his wife have bought a house and are relocating to Pennsylvania.

Edith Levy, of the winning smile, showed us the importance of help and resources in the Upper School library. Humanities coordinator Ed Mahoney, a true gentleman educator, fair and patient, moves on to life in North Carolina, where he will be chair of the English department at the Ravenscroft School in Raleigh.

Anne Marguet, who filled in for a mater­ nity leave, shared her rich experiences from France.

Best wishes to Maria Mclvor, who shared the excitement of students learning a foreign language, as she gets married and moves to Boston. Jill Potter has moved to Florida to marry [former Athletic Director] Gene Rochette; she ex­ emplified good will and positive thinking as a teacher and coach. Math teacher Kathleen Powell returns to her native Jamaica. Rosemary Steinbaum, an outstanding English teacher, is devoting full time to her young family. Scott White, who guided MKA seniors to col­ lege for three years, organized and destressed the process, moves on to new challenges. David Wilson goes on to graduate school.

Business Manager Richard Sunshine thanked John Edgley for his many years as Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. Academic Dean Robert Sinner thanked John Concepcion, the Ad­ ministration’s multi-talented computer ex­ pert, for his humanity, integrity and courtesy to students and colleagues.

Director of External Affairs Judy Polonofsky announced that Amy Burger, Coordinator of Parent Events, was leaving to pursue a full-time job.

BOYS’ SOCCER MVP Mark Politan Eric Kusseluk Coach’s Award Patrick Richards GIRLS’ SOCCER MVP Amanda Powers MVP Defense Jen n ifer Lonsinger Faith Norton Unsung Player Jennifer Wahl Coach’s Award Jaim e Napolitano Most Improved Candace Messinger WATER POLO MVP Offense Timothy Werkley MVP Defense Won Hee Cho MVP Luke Sarsfield III FIELD HOCKEY MVP Brooke Sullivan MVP Defense Alison Krouse MVP Defense Patricia Stern Most Improved Laura Mamchur GIRLS’ TENNIS MVP Marni Schinman Margaret Tilton Coach’s Award Cayce Cummins Lisa Groudan CROSS COUNTRY MVP B ruce H erforth Most Improved Michael Cerino High Mileage Marc Dauzier

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FOOTBALL MVP Offense Lee Cornish MVP Defense AlQadir Walker Most Improved W illiam May Jaso n Pogorelec CHEERLEADING Leadership Jennifer Blanes Kyung Lee Michele Sorce Coach’s Award Margarita Gomez VOLLEYBALL Coach’s Award Mary Lynn Murphy GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Coach’s Award Michele Sorce Kim berly Kohlman BOYS’ BASKETBALL MVP Carlton Austin Coach’s Award AlQadir Walker Most Promising Eric Kusseluk SWIMMING MVP Michael K ram er Coach’s Award Mark Marshall ICE HOCKEY MVP Peter Benedict Unsung Hero Christopher Burchell Most Improved Scott Johnson Coach’s Award Michael Morris

BOYS’ FENCING MVP Jam es Chi Most Improved Jerem y Kahn Coach’s Award Sunil Mirchandani B rian Wecht Best Competitor Seth Abbey GIRLS’ FENCING MVP Christina Kim Most Improved Adrienne Phillips Coach’s Award Marni Schinman Best Competitor Caroline Russo GOLF MVP Jo h n Sorger Tim othy Werkley Coach’s Award Jo sep h Bellapianta SOFTBALL Coach’s Award Candace Messinger Cougar Award Mary Lynn Murphy Team Leader Kim berly Kohlman Most Valuable Lisa Groudan BOYS’ TENNIS MVP Jam es Frank Coach’s Award Michael Mura Major Contributor Jaso n Magna INDOOR TRACK Coach’s Award Keisha Trotman

F rom T he Alumni Association Many thanks to these retiring members o f the Alumni Council for their years o f dedication and service to MKA: Geoff Gimber ’75, Blake O’Neill ’82, Cynthia Mann Treene ’54. Gail Tomec K err ’52, a founding member o f the MKA Alumni Association, served almost every year since 1975; she remains an Advisory Trustee o f MKA. We will also miss Stephen Dodd ’79 and Robert Post ’77, who resigned due to business commitments.

This year marks the end o f my tenure as President o f the Alumni Association. During the past several years, I have been excited by the growth that the organization has experienced and the enthusiasm exhibited by the Alumni Council in all activities performed on behalf of our school. I believe that the strength and the future o f a school such as ours can truly be measured by the level of participation and support of its alumni.

Using this standard, I am thrilled to predict that MKA will continue to strengthen its position in the community and the Alumni Association will play a vital role in the continued growth of the school. I thank everyone connected with the school and especially the Office of External Affairs for all their help and guidance.

My best wishes to the incoming officers for much success and growth in the years to come.

Robert A. Hoonhout ’71 President 1987-91

Senior Breakfast: A Taste of Things to Come The Class o f 1991 was welcomed into the MKA Alumni Association at the Senior Breakfast in April. After the breakfast buffet, Robert A. Hoon­ hout ’71, Alumni Association President, and Margaret Crawford Bridge ’65, President of the Board of Trustees, spoke about alumni activities, the special bond between graduates and the school, and the rewards of involvement.

Alumni Director Christie Austin described the work of the Alumni Office, organizing events, publishing the Alum ni News, and maintaining permanent records; she urged seniors to keep in touch. Principal Fran O’Connor offered best wishes and presented each senior a unique souvenir —a laundry bag with a photo o f the Class o f 1991 to take off to college.

Top left photo: Most Favored M entor: A m anda Powers a n d G ena Kusseluk with advisor A l Van E erde '73- The Class o f 1991 dedicated th eir yearbook to fa cu lty m em bers Ken Gibson a n d “Mr. Van. ’’ Bottom left photo: Alum ni-to-be pose by the library w indow : Front: Patrick Richards. R ear: R ichard D iam ond, Jason M agna, Amy Custode, Vandna N arang.

Top right photo: M ichael K ram er, Steven Pestka, an d Seth Traum sm ile fo r photographer B ill Bullard.

Bottom right photo: Kim Kohlm an, class secretaries Ja m ie Lenis a n d D ara M arm on, a n d M ary Lynn M urphy pa u se a t their table.

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Wine at the Castle. . . It Was A Very Good Year The MKA Alumni Association sponsored an elegant wine-sampling fundraiser, “Wine at the Castle,” in March. Historic Kip’s Castle high on the Montclair/Verona ridge provided a memorable setting; unusually mild weather let guests enjoy a view o f the New York skyline from a balcony.

A committee o f Alumni Council members under chairman Martha Bonsai Day ’74 organized the event, which attracted MKA parents and alumni from several eras. It was such fun that the Council is planning more social events to bring alumni together.

Photos fro m top: Scene fro m alum ni fundraiser, “ Wine at the Castle’’ L: C ouncil m em ber Ellen Wahl Skibiak ’73 an d A lum ni Association President­ elect Robert H. G ardner ’18. R: “W ine at the Castle” chairm an M artha Bonsai D ay ’74 A lum ni C ouncil m em bers Peter McM ullen ’77 a n d Joseph Alessi ’6 8 an d his wife, D iane, pa use by the carved stone firep la ce at K ip’s Castle.

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Photos fro m top: A lum ni C ouncil President Robert A. H oonhout ’71 an d his wife, Kathy.

A lum ni C ouncil m em bers Alan D eehan ’77 a n d G eoff G im ber '75 with donated g ift baskets.

Carla H ahnebach E gbert ’80x, Ja m ie E gbert ’77x, a n d Cheryl D ’A lessandro McMullen ’77 sm ile fo r photographer Al Van Eerde ’73-

1991 D istinguished A lumni Award Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner ’70 Have you ever heard o f Lyme Disease? Surely you have, and it is thanks to Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner ’70. Karen has taken a personal struggle with Lyme Disease and led the fight for awareness and a cure. The Kimberley alumna, who founded the Lyme Borreliosis Foundation, Inc. in 1988, is the national spokesperson for education, research, and patient support of Lyme Disease. [See MKA Alum ni News fall 1989 ] Karen and Tom Forschner had tried for 12 years to have a child before she conceived. She had a difficult pregnancy: fever, swollen joints, dizziness, blurred vision and an unexplained circular rash on her thigh.

Their son Jamie was born six weeks early. Shortly after birth, he developed peculiar symptoms—respiratory problems, chronic vomiting, paralysis, brain damag||||that eluded diagnosis. Over the next two years, the Forschners consulted a battery of specialists and Jamie was hospitalized 12 times, but no one could diagnose the problem. Four times they were told he was dying.

Karen persisted. She used her background—a B.S. in biology/ National Institutes of Health (NIH), psychology from Muskingum College Center for Disease Control (CDC), and her administrative and mana­ American Medical Association (AMA), gerial skills from her M.B.A. in and Red Cross, plus state and local business/finance, University of governments.

Connecticut—to do her own medical Karen spends considerable time research. After ruling out possible and effort coordinating national diseases, she deduced that there was scientific research programs to avoid a connection between her own duplication o f grants. She suggested illness and Jamie’s condition, and the Senate-approved wording of the that the culprit was Lyme Disease: 1991 NIH/CDC Federal Budget for she had been bitten by a tick while Lyme Disease. She successfully pregnant. Tests were positive. The lobbied Congress for the National problem finally diagnosed, treatment Lyme Awareness Week (1989 and could commence.

1990) and obtained a $7 million Most people would stop there, but appropriation in 1990 and $13.6 Karen knew that part of the problem million in 1991 for the NIH and CDC was there had been no central source for research. for information on Lyme Disease and She has developed corporate doctors themselves were not well sponsors, run a $300,000 telethon informed. She decided to do and organized more than 100 support something about it. She and Tom, groups in North America. along with doctors and experts they Karen has appeared on every major had contacted during their ordeal, television and radio network and in founded the Lyme Borreliosis Foun­ an impressive array of national print dation. The goal is prevention, publications, spreading the word detection and recovery, with the about the dangers of Lyme Disease. ultimate goal o f making Lyme She also does public service Disease a non-risk. announcements with singer Billy Joel. An estimated 210 million people Zero to 8 8 Percent have been educated by the LBF media Now Karen volunteers full time for programs. the LBF. In a whirlwind of speaking, lobbying, and public appearances, Battle Lost, Crusade Continues she built the recognition rate for After a long battle, five-year-old Lyme Disease from zero in 1987 to Jamie Forschner died this June. “He 88 percent in 1990. The Foundation taught people that being with some­ is the reference source for the one who is handicapped should not frighten them but rather should

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make them view life in a new light,” says Karen. Though it’s too late for a cure for Jamie, she and Tom vow “to continue to strive for the answers we all need.”

Her crusade, inspired by Jamie, is now for all of us who are at risk daily for contracting the devastating disease. Karen, by her incredible commitment, has changed the world’s awareness o f Lyme Disease and caused the rapid advance of scientific interest, research, and funding.

The MKA Alumni Association honors Karen Vanderhoof-Forschner with the 1991 Distinguished Alumni Award with profound admiration and gratitude.

Martha Bonsai Day ’74 Distinguished Alum ni Award Committee Chairman

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As those o f you in classes that have secre­ taries already realize, we use one official mailing each year to obtain news, which will be in the FALL magazine. SPRING magazine Class Notes are taken from reunion, holiday, and phonathon news, the flap on the Annual Giving remittance envelope, and the “Grapevine” on the inside back cover. Although the items might seem “old,” we have found that most people love to read news whenever. The time lapse is unavoidable, as the processing o f Class Notes from secretary to Alumni Office to classmates to secretary to Alumni Office to typesetter to printer covers a l4-to-l6 week period! Please remember that you can send a note to your class secretary or to the Alumni Office anytime.

To those o f you whose class has no secre­ tary, how would you like to volunteer? The job has been simplified to the point that you will probably find it downright enjoyable! It is no exaggeration to say that the position of class secretary, like that o f class agent and reunion chairman, is absolutely essential to the vitality o f the school.

Please consider it.

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Best wishes to Elaine and Samuel Scbtt on their wedding! Sam wrote that he hoped to attend his 65th reunion at Princeton in June, and said, “Bob Ward and I are still active, but we hear nothing o f Sidney New. Maybe [we’ll come] to the Academy in ’92 for the 70th celebration o f our famous (?) Class o f ’22!!!

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Jan had written earlier that she keeps in touch with Ruth Van Cleve Em erson and B etty P latt McGhie T8.

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Jo h n C oop er observed, “When we went to MA, we played basketball in the gymnasium at the Montclair Athletic Club,” (later to become Kimberley and now home to the MKA Admin­ istration and Middle School).

Our condolences to the family o f Norman D. Mattison Jr.

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TKS Condolences to the family and friends of Alice Vezin Chatellier, who as class secretary filled these columns with news o f Kimberley friends and sprightly observations o f life. We will miss her.

Alice even left a note for her funeral service program (sent by lifelong friend Louise Rudd Hannegan ’47): “May this service be the occasion for joy and thanksgiving for all those who have so richly contributed to my life; my own family, and friends without number who helped me on my way. My love will be with you forever.”

K arolyn G reene Cole wrote o f the lovely service in Yarmouth, Maine, for Alice. Karolyn still loves living on Cape Cod. She had a happy year with a granddaughter married last August, a wonderful family reunion.

Elizabeth (Libby) Thylor Randall is very active in teal estate with Hazelton/Van Horn Realty in Shrewsbury, N.J.

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Many thanks to Helen Patrick Thylor, who “ retires” after years o f being a faithful class secretary. She lives in Naples for six months and spends the summer in Little Compton, R.I., where her two sons have homes. She is a great-grandmother o f a “dear little boy” and has another grandchild on the way.

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Lewis and Ja n e Foster Lapham had a busy year: their oldest grandson graduated from Yale; another grandson graduated from Groton and was headed for Princeton; Lewis had a reunion at Yale.

MA Mr. Robert D orrill 4 2 G odfrey Road, U pper M ontclair, N J 01043 Katherine and R obert D orrill have a new great-granddaughter. Best wishes to Bob after a brief hospital stay.

Edward H olm es continues teaching with the Honors Division o f the University of Maine. Ted is also fiction editor for a quarterly literary journal, Potato Eyes. “ Said journal is managed, edited, and published in Maine, but its art, poetry and fiction ate focused on material along the Appalachian Chain from Alabama to Q uebec”

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Our condolences to the families o f M arguerite Engel H erring and Adele Turner Sloan.

MA Mr. Eugene Speni 8 5 U ndercliff Road, M ontclair, N J 01042

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She says 60 years is a long time ago.

Nancy Holton Bartow is in a life care center in Kendal, Pa. She broke her pelvis three days after arriving but excellent care has her almost back to normal. She thinks she is the only one o f the Class o f ’31 to have had a child in Kimberley (Catherine Homan Brow n ’62). Nancy has seen Tavie Roberts Allis who, with her husband, will move to a retirement home when they sell their 102-yearold house in Wallingford, Pa. Condolences to Adele Halsey Bell on the death o f her husband in June.

Zaida Jo n es Dillon’s daughter was married to a Belgian in Beaufort, S.C., recently. Zaida gives book reviews for the Friends o f the Library in the winter.

G ertie Mount Mekeel is sculpting again after two cataract surgeries. She still lives in her home in Essex Fells.

Irene (Nikki) Burbank Frell wrote a “fun” article about her early years in Kimberley, describing Miss Flannery and Miss Bosworth with humor and perception.

Life has been likened to a m ulti-colored tapestry woven with strands o f various lengths an d hues into the grarui design.

In my tapestry there is an oft-repeated m otif o f golden yellow a n d pu rest white, an d I wonder, who chose the colors fo r the sun an d fo r the m oon an d fo r The Kim berley School?

Iren e Burbank Frell Virginia Taylor W agner is fine and hopes she won’t have to sell her waterfront property in Sarasota because o f increasing taxes. The tax people tell her it isn’t the house, it’s the 100 feet on the bay!

Je sse Taylor D rew received only seven letters from her list o f 20 classmates with addresses!! I guess by the time we reach our 60th reunion we are too old or too tired to gather together. I was happy to hear from those I did.

Jesse From the Alumni Office: MKA received a letter from long-lost Blanche Cosgrove Raynor, who wrote, “After graduation I moved to Chicago and lost track o f the school.

I thought it had closed. This winter a couple moved into a condo next to mine in Sebastian, Fla., and it turns out she had graduated from Kimberley in 1927 and her husband was presi­ dent of the Kimberley Board of Trustees. They are Frank and Louise Stauffen Barnard.”

Blanche was interested in a Kimberley/Florida reunion.

MA Condolences to the family of Vere B. Reed Jr.

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she ‘retires’ as class secretary, and continued best wishes for her husband's good health.

Frances sent on some “small world trivia” : At their Virginia retirement community, she met an army wife whose roommate at junior college was B arb ara Bailey Hoey, ’38. She gave her Barbara’s address (thanks to the MKA Alumni Directory). Another resident is H ester Mount Bates who attended Kimberley her first six years; she was in the Class o f ’29.

Arthur and Mary H arrsen Van B ru n t are very glad they moved to Hightstown, N.J., in September. They were lucky to sell their homes in both Essex Fells and Cape Cod— ‘a very busy year.” Best wishes to Arthur as he recuperates from several strokes.

Anne Anderson Thom pson has her hands full being gardener, bookkeeper and “handiperson” since her husband’s death last year.

Oldest son Guy, who lives half hour away, “thinks like his dad, knows the gizzards o f the house, and has been a tremendous help.’ ’ Second son John, a contemporary artist, teaches at Parsons in NYC; has had several shows, including a Whitney Museum Gallery show, where he sold all four pieces. Daughter Mary and only grandchild live in Lookout Mtn., Ga. The whole Anderson clan gathers at Blue Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks in the summer.

MA Dr. Jam es A. Rogers, Apt. 2 05 921 Seagrape Drive, M arco Island, FL 3 3 9 3 7

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MA Mr. William J. Thompson 3 6 Haw thorne Place #1K, M ontclair, N J 07042 Congratulations to Fred Stickel III ’33x, who was honored in September at a din­ ner in New Brunswick “in recognition of fifty years o f achievement and service to the municipalities of New Jersey.” After graduating from Lawrenceville and Colum­ bia Law School, Fred “provided legal counsel to more than 40 municipalities, planning boards and boards o f adjustment . . . advised several state commissions. . . and dedicated a lifetime to the institution o f local government and the people of New Jersey.” He still practices law.

Helen and Dave Stanley took an Elderhostel trip to Australia and New Zealand via Hawaii. They planned to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a big party in April and with children and grandchildren in Seattle in August.

Hank D orem us and Fred Stickel get together occasionally in Vero Beach and for “fishing in North Country.”

Vardy Laing drove from Calgary to his 50th class reunion at McGill U. Medical School in Montreal in September, seeing a lot o f the USA coming and going. He still practices adminis­ trative medicine.

J a y (Herb) Reid wrote that his wife, Virginia, was a “miracle o f survival” after a heart attack.

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Their second and third oldest boys, Jim and Jack, have two boys each. Herb: “When I have time, I raise Hell in town politics.”

Hank Giannetti broke a long silence to say he is in excellent health, retired, and active in his son’s business. He lives alone in Parsippany and has “a beautiful family with two great­ grandchildren, another due soon.”

The big 1990 event for Sue and Elly Wood was a 50th wedding anniversary trip to Hawaii, complete with helicopter trip over waterfalls, sunrise over volcano, and Halloween at Waikiki (“a combination o f Mardi Gras and New Year’s Eve in Times Square”). Ely teaches three days a week, plays tennis, swims, and sails near home in Carmel and skis in the Sierras. Son Chips is VP o f OshKosh B ’Gosh.

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From B arb ara Haviland Spadone: Dave and I are proud to anounce the graduation of our eldest grandson from the U. o f Virginia in May. He has a job waiting at the Goodyear Co., Akron. We attended the graduation with his parents, Dean and Nancy Haviland Hutchinson ’62.

Naples, Fla. seems to appeal to many of our classmates and MKA friends/parents from Montclair. We saw them all last winter there: Archer and Terry Bull Sterling, Je a n B e rry Walton, Bill and Lib Gracy Kenny, plus Chuck and Kit Eavenson Sanders ’41, Howard and Nan W illiams Brundage ’41, Billy and Dell Halsey Bell ’31, and Jack and Izzy Schroeder, Jean Marquandt, Gay Baldwin and Bob and Allie Zabriskie. We hope to see Irene (Nikki) Burbank Frell ’31 next winter.

B arbara MA Many thanks to W alter Sperling Jr. as he “retires” as class secretary. He and Colletta are involved in the activities o f Fearrington Village, N.C.; the newspaper profiled her as Fearrington’s senior art docent. The Sperlings have six children (all MKA graduates) and 13 grandchildren.

M arjorie K ieselbach Dumont ’30 noted that her late brother, R ichard Kieselbach, “was one of the fellows who amused them­ selves by telling the world they’d been to Kimberley. They had: Kimberley took boys in the primary classes. Dick went to Dartmouth, took courses at Columbia, and became a research associate with Dupont.”

Our condolences to the family o f Thomas E. Sloane.

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TKS Mrs. Jo hn Rauch Jr. (Jane Wilson) 8115 Spring M ill Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46260

MA Eddy P alm er noted the omission o f his deceased brother, Lubin Palm er ’34 from the new alumni directory. Apologies from the Alumni Office—Lubin spent 12 years at the Academy and is most certainly in our permanent records.

Thanks to those o f you who responded: keep the news coming!

Mary Gilm ore Thom as wrote in April that it has been a rough two years. Her older brother, Ed, died in March 1989 and her husband, Will, in December 1989. She was greatly helped through this sadness by her younger brother, Tom. Then Tom died in January this year. Our deepest condolences to Gilly. She was hoping to see Ja n e t Reighley M cIntyre in Vero Beach.

Ginny Taylor Voorhees writes that she and John spent two months in the desert last winter, then home to Alexandria, Va., then to Sugar Hill, N.H. for the summer.

Jo y O’Neil Banta is well and happy and even more involved with her church and the social problems o f our times. She devotes much o f her time working with migrant workers. She is also one o f two heads o f a “Hunger Committee” which conducts a bi­ monthly dinner for various good causes. One was for the benefit o f very ill AIDS victims.

Joy previously had made a quilt square in memory o f a friend which was included in the “ Names” quilt which travelled all across the country.

Jacq uelin e O sborne Buell has three teenage grandchildren who live in Fairfax, Va. Daughter Carol teaches English lit at U. of Bridgeport, Conn. Youngest daughter, Kit, is married and lives on the Monterey Peninsula, Calif. Jackie retired from teaching English to foreign adult students and now raises money for Bryn Mawr College. She planned to go to Europe in May. Ja n e

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Our condolences to the family o f G eorgiana Pentlarge Field.

MA Mr. W. Kent Schm id 4 N auyaug Pt. Rd., Mystic, CT 06355 Dallas Townsend is busy with New College Library Assn, activities, tennis, “now and then a speech,” occasional fishing. He and Lois had a brief reunion in March in Sarasota with R obert Brightm an and Stanley Russell and their wives. Bob introduced his new spouse, Vera, whom he married in December in Sweden. Best wishes!

Dallas also reports that David D em arest’s son, David Jr., is now the White House Director o f Communications.

Our condolences to the family o f Jo h n E. Sloan e.

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TKS Mrs. Charles Leavitt (V irginia Kracke) 9 3 Stonebridge Road, M ontclair, N J 07042 Sally B ausher Littlefield “took the plunge” and wintered in Florida, liked it so much she bought a condo at Riverbend in Tequesta. She will winter there and keep her house in Montclair. Visitors included Bill Jr., Mary, Amy and Alison, plus Ann D ixon Curtin ’39 and K it Eavenson Sanders ’41.

Sally had lunch with Ruth Russell Gray on her way north.

Many thanks to Peggy K lotz Young from the Alumni Office for her thoughtful corrections to the MKA Alumni Directory, thus updates to our files.

MA Mr. C. R. Lyle II 168 M ountain Rd. P.O. Box 3 9 4 JaJJrey Center, NH 03452-0394 From the Alumni Office: Many thanks to Charles McGlnley for six years o f interesting, faithful correspondence as class secretary.

Chuck passes on the pen to Bud Lyle.

Ralph Heintz Jr. promises to be present at any other gatherings the class may plan. It took the San Francisco earthquake to keep him away from the 50th reunion: Ralph was actually in the East en route to the reunion when he heard the news o f the quake. As his house is a mile from the San Andreas Fault, he returned to great destruction. The entire roof and two chimneys had to be replaced and the interior redone, to say nothing o f the loss of valuable antiques. But they are recovering and by this Bill their home may be back in shape.

Ralph says that not too many ’39ers seem to get out to the wild and wooly West, so he was especially disappointed to have missed the 50th. “We still have the same number of children and grandchildren; still run an antiques business, and I still devote most o f my time to mechanical music.”

B ru ce Swenson reports he and Nancy (Tiernan Swenson ’42) spent a pleasant April evening in Delray Beach, Fla., with Nancy and Bill Marchese. “Our conversations,” he says, “strayed from unimportant issues to those

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more important but unsolved problems created by the Class o f ’3 9 !”

G eorge Tweddel’s son Chip received his M.D. degree from N.Y.U. and is losing sleep as a first-year resident at Penn. Hospital in Philadelphia. George writes that his wife is into playing duplicate bridge, the local Republican Club, Board o f Education elections and the PTA. If you wonder why she has time for all these activities, well, George is a skier.

He just finished his 30th year in the sport and reports, “the weather had to be the worst. . .

Well, there’s always next year.”

That probably explains why another avid skier, A1 Pels, and his wife, Betty, spent the springtime in the Caribbean and in North Carolina, instead o f skiing. A1 is still active in the Ski Patrol—having moved to New Hampshire to be near snow—but admits that the Headwall at Thckerman’s is a bit much now. Son Chris is in Rhode Island doing something esoteric with computers; son Jim is in New Jersey and daughter Diane divides time between her lovely young family and globe­ trotting for Reebok.

Chuck McGlnley left dry Thcson to visit Louisiana about the time the spring down­ pours hit. Daughter Sharon was on temporary assignment around Alexandria. One trusts they found a pirogue headed back to New Orleans and civilization.

“Coincidentally,” Chuck writes, “about 50 years ago I found myself tramping around the bayou country with a field artillery battalion attached to the 7th Armored Division. I remember well the feeling o f being roused out o f bed at some ungodly hour to participate in a 10- or 15-mile hike. After nine months in that chigger-infested country, we were willing to go anywhere. So, in a way, it is a sentimental journey that I solemnly vowed I would never make.” (Stay tuned to our next class notes for the further adventures o f Chuck McGinley.)

P eter Funk writes he has been learning new marketable skills during the convalescence of his wife Mary from a hip operation. “I mean do you need someone to whiz through supermarkets, do some nursing, wash floors, dust, make beds, water house plants, pay bills, etc.? (Actually having seven children was a good preparatory school for these new skills.)”

O f course, 15 grandchildren help to keep him up to date. Mary, he says, is free from pain for the first time in eight years and will be recovered by the time this sees print.

Pete is studying Russian, aided by a son-inlaw bom and raised there, in preparation for a new language version o f “It Pays to Enrich Your Vocabulary” in R eader’s Digest. It will join the U.S., Canadian, and Japanese editions.

He and Mary are planning a somewhat dif­ ferent kind o f vocabulary builder and Pete has a new novel targeted for the end of the year.

But what means the most to him, he says, is his work as chaplain o f a nursing home.

Gerry and Bud Lyle are enjoying the Monadnock Region as they have since WW2, with only two intervals elsewhere. Swan’s Island, Maine, provides escape from black fly season through hot weather. Son Colin, a newspaper ad director in Keene, married last year a lovely young lady with four children, so some o f the time goes to getting acquainted.

Bud does the things that retired professors do—including this column—and has a whale o f a lot o f fun doing them.

Bud

W elcome To O ur N ew est A lumni The C lass O f 1991

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..... University o f Rochester ...............Dartmouth College .......University o f Rochester ..Johns Hopkins University .....................Barnard College ............... Harvard University .... Northwestern University ................. Rutgers University .University o f Rhode Island .............. Catholic University .................. Lehigh University ...................Hamilton College .........................Smith College .................Boston University .......................Boston College .................Cornell University ..................Boston University ...Johns Hopkins University ................Harvard University ....................Lafayette College Carnegie Mellon University ................. Rutgers University .................Cornell University

The Class o f ’3 9 and MKA lost a good friend with the death of Robert H. Muller.

Bob, a beloved physician in Montclair for 35 years and a former member o f the Montclair Academy Board o f Trustees, was the organizer and inspiration for the class’ fabulous 50th reunion in 1989. We will miss his enthusiasm and thoughtfulness.

Condolences to his wife, Joan, and sons R obert Jr. ’81 and Russell '83.

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TKS Mrs. Charles V. Cross (Barbara Arm strong) 2 3 0 6 C ardinal Dr., Point Pleasant, N J 08742 We heard from Billie West Barrow s after all these years. She lives on Nantucket and does volunteer work at the local thrift shop with Caroline Thom pson Lathrop ’34. She enjoyed our pictures in the A lum ni News but the only person she recognized was Frannie John son Ames. I didn’t think all o f us had changed that much!

Guess the rest o f you are out of news except for H arriet P alm er Pickens who would like another reunion to celebrate the 55th. She and her husband planned a trip to the British Isles in June.

I had a brief sojourn in Hilton Head in March. I missed seeing John and Je a n Downes Fisher but enjoyed cocktails with Bill and Eleanor Strohm Leavitt ’41. They both looked wonderful and live right by the ocean. They also travel a lot.

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5 0 T H REUNION OCTOBER 2 6 TKS Class secretary a n d reunion co-chairm an: Mrs. Jam es F. C. Hyde, Jr. (Enid Griswold) 5 4 0 2 D uvall Drive, Bethesda, MD 20816 Reunion co-chairm an: Mrs. William Breen (H elen H anau) 2 4 Greenview Way U pper M ontclair, N J 07043 A nnette M artin B e n so n inquired in February for the date o f the 50th reunion: “ Plan to come, it’s been a long time!”

Mildred W right D orland spends most of the year in France since all o f her family is there. If any classmates are passing through, she’s at 43 Blvd. Magenta, Fontainebleau, France, “directly opposite The Chateau, so one can’t miss!”

Lost: Susan G reen Carew MA Mr. D avid B aird Jr. 9 Parkway, Montclair, N J 07042 R eunion chairm an: Mr. H ow ard S. D odd Jr. 197 Shore Ave. Eastern Point Groton, CT 0 6340 As o f May, we had 18 affirmatives for our 50th reunion on October 26. By the time you read this, you will have received more correspondence from reunion chairman

Howard Dodd and MKA. Please get your reservations and money in—last call!

A1 Richardson sends his regards to all old friends; he won’t make it to reunion.

Fred W illiamson writes he has eight children, and by the time you read this, six grandchildren. Owns two businesses with four o f his sons involved. He recalls Dodd in history class looking out the window counting cars (Dodd: “No wonder I got 70 in that course!”).

Dick Sanborn remembers playing baseball with Bob D w yer and Carl Eisen and getting one o f the only two home runs that season, “my legacy to MA” ! He will be participating in his 16th Bermuda sailing race in June as a deep sea navigator.

Tied W inpenny is a close friend o f Connec­ ticut Gov. Lowell Weicker—lunch, tennis, etc.

Ted knew Charles Sanders well at Lawrenceville in ’42. Chuck is class secretary there and “doing a bang-up job.”

Chuck wrote, “Kit (Eavenson Sanders) and I were blessed recently when son B ru ce ’77 and his wife Sue produced our seventh grand­ daughter (ninth grandchild); Kelsey is her name. We took two great trips, Puget Sound and the Canadian Rockies in Sept, and 3500 miles visiting old friends down the East Coast then up the Gulf Coast to Disney World in March. I followed that with spinal surgery in April from which I am recuperating nicely.”

Charles Ebers, senior port engineer in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, hasn’t retired yet, “too busy!” He looks forward to seeing “the lads” in October.

Charles Gilman sent a long letter! Rip has eight children, all in N.J. except one in Oregon and one in Philly. After years in construction o f highways, schools and factories in several states, and selling construction equipment he conceived, Rip quit the mad travel and settled in Bay Head in 1962, then Brick Township in ’84. He has a second career selling Acura cars, and still has a great sense o f humor!

Sue and David Caldwell, who live in Cupertino, Calif., have three daughters and two grandchildren, all on the East Coast. They planned to visit them, then go to England in September to visit his brother R obert ’36 and his wife. Dave studied engineering at Stevens Institute, worked for American Locomotive Co, GE, and Ford Aerospace; he retired in 1988.

Dave recalled meeting Bill Hall in a little town in Holland during WWII, courtesy of Uncle Sam! P e rry Minton has seen MKA only twice since 1946; once was in 1985 when Dick C arrie gave Perry and his wife Siby a tour in his big convertible. He has enjoyed corre­ sponding with reunion chairmen David Baird and Howard Dodd, “trading pictures and sea stories.” Perry wrote he was attending a reunion in June at the school from which he graduated (Punahoe, in Honolulu), “but for some reason I am looking forward to the Montclair get-together with at least as much enthusiasm, if not more. For one thing, I enjoyed the guidance of superior teachers at MA, one o f whom is Howard Parker. He and I have kept in touch, o ff and on, for 50 years.

Our country could use many more teachers like Howard.” Perry and Siby have kept busy since his retirement from Chevron—with volunteer work, traveling, “plus golf of course.”

Kemp Hastings, who was on our “lost” list, showed up writing, “what’s this about a

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reunion?” He has four sons and is retired except for a small “one man band” company, HDC, that markets glass polishing compounds.

He buys the raw materials, an associate in Vt. does the processing, and a distributor on Long Island is international. He sails a catboat in summer and does sculpting in bronze.

Kemp tells another Avery B am s anecdote: “More than ten years after graduation I was in Montclair. I went to the school during lunch hour and the shade was drawn on Uncle Willie’s door. I knocked and could hear the annoyed rattling of papers. I knocked again.

With that, I could hear the abrupt scraping of a chair being pushed back. Uncle Willie parted the shade, saw me, and without batting an eye said, “Hastings, don’t you know Thursday is theme day?” !

David, H ow ard Lost: David Bender, A rthur Foster, Benjam in Hamilton, Raymond Mursch, Th eod ore Hayford, Faridoon Sadri, R obert W harton

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TKS Mrs. Robinson V. Smith (Joan Trimble) 16 M arshall Terrace, Wayland, MA 01778 Polly Rowe Barrow s settled in Palm Beach “among many old pals. Musical programs and ballet are superb, am studying sculpture.” She planned to summer in East Hampton.

MA David Lewis still enjoys the challenge of Washington and expects to be there at least through the first Bush term, perhaps longer.

Claire and Sandy Brow n and Janet and Ralph S hearer have been visitors.

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TKS Miss Lucile G. Mason 142 North M ountain Avenue M ontclair, N J 07042 Many thanks to Jo a n Sweeney Ruffing, who passes on the class secretary pen to Lucile Mason. Joan has been devoting all her time to the care of ill relatives.

G loria Carnick Ewing moved to Fort Myers, Fla. in 1983, and summers at Lake Hopatcong. Gloria enjoys the company o f four grandchildren in Florida and when in New Jersey volunteers at St. Clare’s Hospital. Her mother at age 94 lives at Van Dyk Nursing Home in Montclair.

Arnett and Mary B att Taylor live in Anna­ polis, Md. and are busy with their Shaklee business. Their daughter Robin married a native San Franciscan last year; she is a nurse practitioner doing research on seizure control.

Son Ken, a marine biologist, is attempting to raise oysters commercially north o f San Francisco.

David and Sheila Feagley Jam es live in Honolulu, where he heads the new business programs at the East-West Center. Sheila, a parttime Historic Houses Interpreter, is also a docent for the Honolulu Academy o f Arts. In November she spent two weeks in Thailand at the inti, conference o f the Pan Pacific and Southeast Asia Women’s Assn. She is president o f the Hawaii area as o f July 1991.

Richard and B etty Brow n Ward enjoy living on a mountain top 60 miles north of Atlanta. Both o f their mothers (94 and 95) also live in Georgia. Dick enjoys golf and his woodworking shop and Betty loves quilting, gardening and painting with water colors. Son Jim , a captain for Delta, and his family live nearby, daughter Diane and family live in Wisconsin. The Wards are the proud grandparents o f “one athletic and musical grandson and three talented granddaughters.”

Lucile MA Mr. Ja m es Mackey 213 G eneva Street, Elizabeth, N J 0 7 2 0 6 The Class o f 1943 can be proud o f two members in the news for literary achievements.

W illiam D. H irabull was co-founder and publisher o f North Point Press, a highly regarded, influential independent publishing house. “ Bull,” who died in March, was a civil engineer and real estate developer before turning to publishing in 1980. The New York Times said, “The house built a reputation for consistently turning out fine literary w orks. . . published four best sellers. . . [and] assembled an impressive cast of 125 writers.” Our condolences to his family.

Muse Ted Brohl ’43 had his first poetry col­ lection, Ted Brohl’s Gargoyles a n d Other Muses, published by Vantage Press, N.Y. In April he was named honorary poet laureate o f Gloucester County (N.J.). Ted, a retired pharmaceutical field salesman, has also had some short stories published and his poems appear in more than 20 anthologies.

He acknowledged his gratitude to William Avery Barras [longtime head o f the MA English department], saying it was Mr. Barras who inspired him to pursue poetry as an avocation and improved his ability to use English for communication. Ted still has the prize books Mr. Barras awarded him for poetry in 1942 and 1943- “Mr. Barras strove for excellence at the time I was at the Academy, as did almost all of the other teachers, and I understand that holds true today o f The Montclair Kimberley Academy.”

Jo h n H enry continues to volunteer legal services for the elderly in the Mt. Desert, Maine, area; his wife volunteers at the Indian museum. Their son Jonathan is a lawyer; son Timothy, who works in insurance, has a son; daughter Ann, a nutritionist, has a daughter.

Condolences to Edward Olcott, whose wife, Mary, died in January. Ted was re-elected to the Summit, N.J. City Council and became a grandfather in November.

Patricia and Percival Hill recently cele­ brated their 40th wedding anniversary. Their son Percy Jr. works in Florida, daughter Patty is with N.J. Bell, Hillary is with the Nutley, N.J. school system. Percy, retired from AT&T, enjoys swimming in his in-ground pool.

Class secretary Jam es Mackey works part time at the Suburban Golf Club, Union, and writes poetry, paints, and works on his old house with the help o f a pussycat named George.

Ja m es

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TKS A nne Feagley Wittels (Mrs. Jero m e L.) 2116 Via Alam itos Palos Verdes Estates, CA 9 0 2 7 4 In no particular order this year, news goes like this: Leigh B errien Smith again wins the crown for best all-around class communicator. She keeps in touch with practically everyone, including her Smith classmates. She has good insight: perhaps the people who don’t send news are afraid that if they do, someone will ask them for money. (I won’t!)

Leigh, asked to write publicity for the Martha’s Vineyard Garden Club by Sally Sanders A ppenzellar ’42, decided, “Miss Gallie, Miss Henney et alia would think me very lazy not to do it, so accepted the challenge.”

The big news from Ju d y S hearer Ib m b u ll is that a new granddaughter was born last summer. They have moved a half mile within Winter Haven, Fla. Judy reports that B etty Specht ’44, when they talked, was on her way to New Orleans. Betty is moving to Hanover, N.H. this summer.

Pete (Florence, to purists) Lam born Peters writes that they are regular travelers to Martha’s Vineyard where they built a house in 1989. Their two eldest sons and two grand­ children live there. She sees Leigh every now and then. Although she has learned to say “ no” to some committee work, Pete is still active with the art museum, Historical Society o f Princeton and the garden club. In 1990 she was “ thrilled to be honored by receiving the Gerard B. Lambert Award for community service given by the local United Way.” Pat D river Shuttlew orth is Quogue Village Historian, co-chair o f the historical society and involved with the library and garden club.

“Husband Ted is a trustee o f the Village o f Quogue, on various community boards— accent on the Wildlife Refuge.” None o f their three children is married, thus no grand­ children: “We just listen to other people talk about theirs!” Pat’s mother, at 88, is enjoying life and spends part o f the year in Florida and part in Quiogue, a hamlet just west o f Pat and Ted. We send our condolences to K athryn Teaze Clark on the death o f her mother, K athryn Dodd Teaze T6x.

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group; she volunteers at the Kingston Hospital and sings in the church choir. “ Sandwiched in between, I enjoy crafts.” Husband George has had a tough time health-wise (heart surgery), but “to date we are fine and looking forward to our second visit with Leigh and Proc Smith in June.”

Jeanne saw Sally DuBols M oberg in October: She is fine. Her mother died a year previously, which had kept Sally very busy with care, but she now sees a lot o f her grandchildren, three nearby. Her son lives in Virginia with his wife and two boys.

Bill Ulbrand, who is really missing B arb ara, sent a note at Christmas. He’s planning to keep their Cape Cod house. Their daughter, Lynne, lives on Staten Island with her husband and daughter, 4.

Jo sie Murphy Rayerm ann, Rudd Trimble Kenvin and I had a mini-reunion in Pasadena in January. We met at the Rose City Diner, which is not some trendy re-creation like Ed Debevic’s diners. Trust me, this is right-out-ofour-youth authentic. After lunch we wandered around the Huntington Gardens. Rudd’s husband, Roger, is retired but writing, with several short stories published recently. Since their daughter, Brooke, is a nursing student here, there’s a chance they’ll be back in June.

Rudd is another great communicator, keeping in touch with at least half our class. Unfor­ tunately, the little scraps o f paper on which notes were hastily scrawled have somehow disappeared into the abyss of pocket or purse.

I’ll be more careful next time.

Josie’s son Richard was married in October in the chapel o f the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey. It was a full family reunion, in­ cluding other son Patrick with wife and two children home from Germany for the “very SPECIAL occasion!” Josie’s mother celebrated her 101st birthday and “was thrilled to see her new great-grandson, Scott Patrick.”

As for us: Jerry retired in January and is having the time o f his life. He plays tennis more frequently, and plays his clarinet more frequently too, as he immediately signed up for two music courses at our nearest state university. I’m still on the Board o f Trustees of MONA (Museum o f Neon Art) and an elected trustee o f the Palos Verdes Library District.

I ’m a great believer in a two-term limit for public office for everyone else, and one for me, so when my term expires in November, that’s it. I’m looking forward to painting without keeping one eye on the clock, getting back to some real writing, and being able to travel without consulting other people’s calendars. Daughter Laura lives in San Fran­ cisco; son Steve, who lives in Bakersfield, graduated in June. We traveled East in May for a family celebration and to Baja California for the eclipse in July A nne MA Mr. R obert N ebergall 7-0 Planters Trace 2 2 2 2 Ashley R iver Road Charleston, SC 29414 Rick Hopkins writes from Connecticut that he is now the proud grandfather o f two sets of twins, each pair boy/girl, from his two sons.

He and his wife Bobbie sail the northeast coast in their 30 ft. sailboat and look forward to more travel on his retirement. In 1990 they spent a month on the South Island o f New Zealand. Rick asks if anyone knows the

whereabouts o f Bob Mapletoft whom he used to ride the Bloomfield Avenue “trolley” with. Also, as one o f the few who attended the 40th reunion, he looks for a better turnout at our 50th. Amen.

Newell Robb has been with the Fall River (Mass.) Gas Co. for 25 years, fie lives in Westport and enjoys fishing and sailing. He should keep a weather eye out for Hopkins.

The Robbs have three children, two in Calif, and one at home, and two grandchildren.

Newell has a home in Florida where they go in winter to escape the high New England utility gas rates (only kidding).

Before Bill Grant went into hiding he wrote me he had given up the Palm Springs, Calif, scene and returned to N.J., Ridgewood I believe, where he entered the Congressional race for the U.S. House o f Representatives seat for that area. Failing to unseat the incumbent he again took an interest in the business forms agency he had had in Montclair. We don’t have the faintest idea o f his present whereabouts.

As reported in the spring A lum ni News, your faithful correspondent has retired from the rat race and relocated to the “cradle o f the Confederacy” where I am courting a former Georgia peach two-thirds my age. Talk about President Bush and his atrial fibrillation o f the heart, I can show him some erratic heart rhythms.

I look forward to more newsy replies next year. Plan now to attend our 50th reunion in 1995, doctor permitting. Perhaps we can get Mr. Cann to tell us again how he kept the German U-Boats out o f Boston Harbor. Or perhaps Mr. Brubeck can again regale us on how he liberated the wine cellars o f France from the Boche. Regards.

Bob

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TKS Abby K eebler Ryan sees Connie Ritchie DuHamel and Heidi Ames Troxell frequently when she visits her stepmother in Montclair.

The Ryans are busy with careers, tennis, boards, and church, and “adore visits from our grown children and grandchildren. We have four, including year-old twin granddaughters.”

MA Frank J . Groten Jr. sent some family news to augment the article on his retirement in the spring A lum ni News. Frank met his wife, Joan, in England while he was teaching on a Fulbright Exchange Teacher fellowship. They have two children, Nils and Heather, who is married and lives in Canada. Frank teaches part time at Albright College, Pa.

Cyn and Gray have traveled to Florida to visit family and friends. Daughter Jennifer was married over New Year’s. We’ve seen Joan Cook several times. A busy woman; she gets to Quogue when possible, had a trip south, got a new dog; the boys are in D.C. and at UVM. Ford ’44 and Sue H arrison Schumann had a trip to Italy last fall. They’re selling Calif, home and building near Aspen. Sue is showing quarter horses again to replace the racing scene. Ford paints still and golfs; family all doing well.

Ed and Petey Hofmann Reade had a 40th anniversary trip last year. Christmas was the first in 10 years that all the family was together. Son John returned from Tokyo with wife and child. Petey continues her church work, representing the Episcopal Church Women o f Mass, at a national convention this summer.

Midge Bethell Cross still loves Lake Sunapee and watching eight grandchildren grow up. She and Court took a Smith alumnae trip through the Sea o f Cortez and spent two weeks in St. Maarten. Warm weather sees Midge in the garden and Court restoring antique cars.

Teeny Redfleld Sander spends the summer visiting family all over the country; they visit her in Florida in winter. She visited Cindy Youngman Adams in Sanibel in April.

Teeny’s mother lives near her sister, Jan e Redfleld Forsberg ’52, near Boston.

After Teeny’s visit, Cindy spent a week on the Amazon, Peru to Brazil. Summer saw the Adams out West “doing” canyons followed by a week at a dude ranch in Wyoming, to celebrate their 40th anniversary.

Kay Crowell wrote o f her happy retirement from teaching in June, a marine schooner trip in August and a big college reunion in Ohio this fall.

B ar Nash Hanson spent more time in Belvedere last winter as she has her first grandchild, Johanna, to enjoy; otherwise she and Herb are in the desert in southern Calif.

They visited England last fall, riding London’s Underground and watching horseracing at Newmarket.

Fascinating news from C om er Fisk Polak.

She has entered the world o f manufacturing by inventing the Cord Caddie for ironing boards. She’s hoping for national distribution soon. When time allows, Comer and Ben are golf addicts. Her children are in Conn., France, and India!

Had a happy family wedding photo from P atty C ox Mansfield with her Christmas card and greetings from Ja y Smith Hague, but no other messages. Next time?!

Weezie MA

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Cyn said I must record here they considered it “a privilege to see us.” Done.) We have a new grandson, Christopher, and attended cere­ monies for Dave, Jr.’s Ph.D. in June.

Many thanks to Chase Troxell for his tour as class scribe and energetic efforts to track down “ lost” classmates. If anyone would like to pick up the pen, please call or write the Alumni Office.

Congratulations to Allan Toub, D.P.M., for being named a Distinguished Physician of America. Allan, who has endured a litany of illnesses and medical misadventures, is back at work full time, though he has given up Scouting after 33 years. He continues his work with youth teaching Judaic studies at Temple Sinai in Summit, N.J., and says, “My teaching is very much in the Miller-Monson tradition

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and I find myself doing some o f the same things that they did, including long assign­ ments, strict grading and tough tests. Despite grunts and groans, my students apparently liked my methods as I was even given a surprise birthday party with notes etc. about how much they appreciated my class.” His Scouts are also planning a major reunion.

Allan and Gwen just celebrated their 32nd anniversary; their son is a doctor.

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TKS Mrs. Stanley M iller (Frances Lane) 3 6 7 8 A relia D rive South D elray Beach FL 3 3 4 4 5 Stan and Frances Lane Miller moved to a “perfect villa at Shadywoods” in Delray Beach. Their children Leisha, 31, Ley, 26, Sky, 23, and Mark, 22, are all on their own and living in Delray. Stan does “ his real estate thing” and Fran is in her 13th year with JW Charles Securities. Ginny Hall Cam eron lives around the corner and Jo n elle Brow n H arrison lives in Vero Beach during the winter; they hoped to get together.

MA Mr. R ichard H. Davis 3 5 M ill Glen Road U pper Saddle River, N J 0 7458 Welcome to new class secretary Richard Davis, who had such a good time at reunion two years ago that he wanted to stay in touch annually! He has his own CPA firm in Ramsey, N.J. Condolences to the family o f R oger A. H errm ann.

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TKS Ruth Lieder is in her 10th year as mayor o f Sun Valley, Idaho. Ruth was appointed by President Bush to a commission advising the Dept, o f Defense on the role o f women in the military, which she says, “doesn’t relate to a resort’s mayoral duties but does get me to Washington, D.C. twice a year!”

Jo a n Duffy M urray wrote that Morgan retired in Nov. and does consulting and that she is president o f the garden club. Two of their daughters had twins, so they now have six grandchildren.

M ertlce Templeton M cPherson, now known as Mysty (from “Miss T ”), wrote that they left Wilmington, Del. after 20-odd years to “get away from it all” and farm/raise cattle on a ranch in the Ozarks. With four daughters grown, she and husband Mac are busy with Arkansas horticultural and geneological activities.

MA Mr. R ichard M. D rysdale 10701 W ilshire Blvd., Apt. 1905 Los Angeles, CA 9 0 0 2 4 G ordon Bruce, a Pan Am pilot, retired in April. He and his wife, Pam, have a small ranch in Sacramento, Calif. Gordon sent a story about spending a day in the 1960s in L.A. with W erner Paul K oenig ’51, an actor whose stage name is G ordon B ru ce: “ I never saw ‘our’ name in marquee, but he was in the ‘Combat’ TV series.”

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The Big Test M argaret Jenkins Madden ’50 was elected chairman o f the Board o f Trustees o f the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) this spring. ERB, headquartered in Welles­ ley, Mass., is the most respected test and measurement organization in the nation. Its rigorous tests, known as the CTP, are used by preeminent independent and suburban public schools. [MKA uses the CTP as part o f the admissions process.]

Margaret, Head o f the Phoenix Country Day School (Arizona) since 1986, has been on the ERB board for six years. “ I believe strongly in the need for standardized tests which go beyond measuring basic mechan­ ical skills,” she said. “ERB has pioneered tests that measure many factors today’s leading educators consider to be more significant, such as critical-reasoning skills and thinking processes.”

Margaret earned a B.A. in physiology from Vassar and a master’s degree in biology from New York University. She returned to Kimberley (1967-1973) to teach science and serve as Director o f Studies and Head o f the Upper School. The Margaret Jenkins Osborne Prize for Excellence in Science is still given in her honor as an MKA award. Margaret also served as Head o f the Hathaway Brown School in Ohio before heading Phoenix. She serves on several national boards and planning committees.

Applause and congratulations to Margaret from MKA! Audrey C arroll M cBratney happily announced two new grandchildren bom this spring: Libby to Bogue and Bonnie M cBratney Wallin 7 4 (joining Andy, 1+); and David to Don and Sally M cBratney D’Alessandro 7 5 , joining Billy, 5, and Tommy, 3.

MA Mr. Rudolph D eetjen, Jr. Nortbgate Road #2, M endham , N J 07945 W illiam Rose and BUI (Doc) W arren enjoyed our 40th so much they continued it down the Mississippi in March on a river boat, winding up in New Orleans with spouses to re kindle an age-old love o f jazz where it was bom. Bill writes that he and Doc acquired their taste for jazz back in M.A. days at Eddie Condon’s.

Maybe we should have a class reunion on Bourbon Street!

Rudy

4 0 T H REUNION OCTOBER 2 6 TKS Class secretary a n d reunion chairm an: Mrs. Gail Robertson Stroh 4 7 6 Lakeland Ave., Grosse Pointe M I 4 8230 Gail Robertson Stroh has enjoyed getting in touch with the class by phone or letter

about reunion. Gail, Jo a n Spinning Bloom and Joan’s sister Mary got together in Florida in March for lunch— ‘It was great seeing her after nearly 37 years. I’m looking forward to seeing all o f you at our 40th.”

Tom and Ju d y Frost Costlkyan’s daughter Janet was married in May. They have retired to Beaufort, S.C. Anne LaBastUle’s fifth book, M ama Poc (Norton 1990), was called “a highly personal, passionate account [which] will leave no reader unmoved.” Anne herself says, “I am the first ecologist to have systematically observed an animal go from a balanced, healthy population to zero, and its habitat shift from ecologically sound to badly deteriorated within two and a half decades.”

LOST: Mary Crowther, Daphne Vldale Lamela MA Mr. Ernest F. Keer III, P.O. Box 1030, Point Pleasant Beach, N J 08742

From Mark Hanschka: “Although I feel priviliged to still enjoy my work as a physician (OB/GYN), I get as much satisfaction from my contributions to environmental organizations such as the Sierra Club and others, which are trying to prevent increasing human population and environmental degradation. Looking forward to the 40th this fall!”

LOST: R obert Cowan, W erner Paul K oenig (stage name: Gordon Bruce)

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TKS Mrs. Edw ard C. Fawcett (Fay Tajt) 9 Gordon Place, Montclair, N J 07042 I had a nice chat with Daphne Driver McGill who reported that son Bob, Jr. is married and living in South Orange. Daphne has one daughter in Baltimore and another daughter in San Francisco teaching field hockey (could this really be Daphne’s daughter?).

Gail Tom ec K err has spent the last year in charge o f the Bay Head Yacht Club’s renova­ tions and decorations. Over the years, Gail has become extremely knowledgeable in the field o f construction. David III 7 7 now works with his dad in their textile company and Robbie ’83 works for a radio station in Seattle. Susie is in Boston working for Scudder.

The lucky Kerrs are awaiting the birth o f a second grandchild. Gail’s mom is in a retire­ ment village in Naples, Fla. Gail herself just “retired” from the MKA Alumni Council, which she served almost every year since its inception in 1975. She remains an Advisory Trustee to MKA. Wain K och Maass wrote that Amy was to be married in August. She graduated from Hartwick College and received a M.Ed. from Lesley College. The newlyweds will live in New York where Graham will work in a law firm and Amy hopes to teach.

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Secretary o f the Smithsonian Institution and returned to a staff research position. He has been with the Smithsonian 25 years.

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the transition to coed status. She continues as trustee o f the Currier Gallery o f Art and as senior warden o f her church.

George and Je a n Brisbane B overoux have been on the road since his retirement. They drove from Montreal to Arizona by way of Virginia and Minnesota, then spent three weeks in Egypt guided by an archeologist and the head o f the art history dept, at Hamilton College (George’s alma mater). Jean’s son, married daughter and grandson are in Mon­ treal; his three sons are in New Jersey and Florida. They are househunting in the Carolinas.

Your secretary Fay Hift Faw cett and husband Ned spent a FABULOUS two weeks in Italy. Youngest daughter, Pam ’87, graduated from Gettysburg College in May. Fay

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TKS Mrs. Thomas B urgin (Lolly Penick) 3 2 8 Fairw ay Road, Ridgewood, N J 07450 Suzette Armitage W hiting has had a rough time since September when their six-monthold grandson was diagnosed with leukemia.

They went to Johns Hopkins Hospital in March for a bone marrow transplant, the donor being his brother, 4. Suzette and her husband have been kept busy by their 4-year-old grandson living with them. Fond thoughts and best wishes to Suzette from MKA.

Medical Service Robert L. Weinmann, M.D. ’53 has been named president of both the California and na­ tional Union of American Physicians and Dentists.

The UAPD is the largest union for physicians and dentists in the USA that includes both employed and private practice doctors.

Dr. Weinmann, a neurologist, was VP of the UAPD for five years and chairman of the legislative committee. He helped found the local in Santa Clara County in 1974 and was president through­ out the 1980s. He led successful campaigns to end California’s rules making access to medical care difficult for Medicaid patients (1975), and to force university and teaching hospitals to stop “double billing” third parties (1981).

As a medical scientist, Bob is known for his work on brain death and electroencephalography (EEG). He edits two scientific journals and is a past president of the American Medical EEG Asso­ ciation.

He is also renowned for his investigative journalism involving the economics and politics of medical and hospital care: his columns have been carried by major California newspapers. Bob has waged a personal crusade against medical fraud and abuses in Nightletterfor American Medicine, which he edits and publishes “in the muckraking tradition.”

Bob graduated from Stanford Medical School and took his residency training there. He served as captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, where he was chief of neurology and EEG at his hospital.

Congratulations from MKA.

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TKS Miss Georgia Carrington 3 8 Silver Spring Lane, Ridgefield, CT 0 6877 Great to hear from a number o f you!

Felicity Ferguson Morse responded first, with a new address in Wayland, Mass. They are spending more time on the Cape so a smaller house seemed in order. Fluffy and Reg have three grandchildren, two in N.J. Fluffy is involved with the garden club, still sewing some, and traveling a bit with her mother.

Joining the ranks o f grandparents are Bill and Cynthia Mann Treene: son David and his wife had a girl, Lauren, in February. Jan et Cook Phillips and Ju n e Hayward Foster are also among the doting grandparents. Jack and Jo a n Cole Pendergast (Pixie) have two granddaughters from son John and his wife.

(I’ve even seen the youngest as John teaches at our “brother” school.) CY enjoys her daily walks with Aubin Zabriskie Ames and the dogs, and is finishing her terms on the MKA Alumni Council and as president o f the League o f Women Voters. Other two sons are in California and Harvard Law. M ary Case (Casey) Durham wrote to say the “mountain” had gotten to her and she now lives in Reno, Nev. She sounded great.

M argaret Shannon checked back in, I was glad to see. (It’s nice how when you run into someone, very often they will then stay in touch.) Margie has retired as a research biolo­ gist, unfortunately for health reasons, but she hopes to improve and return full time. She has become involved with the homeless in NYC through St. James Church, working at a soup kitchen and a shelter. She also sings in the choir, assists the chaplain at worship services at a nursing home and at a chronic disease hospital, and is on the AIDS Ministry Com­ mittee (I’m not sure how this is easier than working. . .) Margie is also on the State Senator’s Advisory Committee, just for a different perspective, I guess.

The most exciting news came from Mimi Evans Winshlp! She and Doug were married in Bermuda on New Year’s Eve. Congratula­ tions! Her family now includes Doug’s two children, 12 and 9. Mimi teaches dancing and acting to children and dancing for fitness to adults, and directed a large dramatic musical, “Canterbury,” (cast of 100) as part o f St. Luke’s festival weekend in May. A wonderful surprise to hear from Patty Dennison M oser again! She and Paul are still in Oklahoma, enjoying retirement and leaving OK during the winter. They are avid bird­ watchers, sailors, and runners. Patty and Paul also have a grandchild, a little boy bom in August, and he’s only a mile away. Lucky them!: Vicki Wendt West again gets the pri2e for the Most News. She and Peter are still in the consulting business, so have all manner of travel experiences out west. All the Wests are still involved in sports, mainly golf. I keep thinking I will have to get Vicki up here to Ridgefield sometime. She retired from her job at the Fire House, but is beginning part-time work as business manager for the Westchester Republican Party. Son John Paul bought a bar^grill in Hartsdale, N.Y. and Christian is working for him temporarily. Benjamin is still in college, “has changed major from business to history, so think he is on the ten-year plan.”

A message from Dick and Maree Callahan C urrey said that daughter Kathy is married, living in Richmond and teaching math. Lynn lives in Hoboken “with all those Yuppies” and works in NYC as an actuarial benefits consul­ tant. I was sorry to hear that Maree’s mother died last June, and the house we all knew on Bellegrove is no longer the Callahans’. Maree and Dick have a home on Kiawah Island, S.C. but visit too infrequently. Her travel business flourishes.

Had a long visit with Lee Wood Audhuy last summer on her yearly trek to the USA. She looked wonderful and we laughed our way through several days, golf course to tennis courts. She still teaches at the U. o f Toulouse and her children are in their last few years of school. Both have big national exams this year; Lee says they aren’t interested in an American university but she won’t give up hope. They went skiing over Christmas, when she fell and cracked her shoulder on the last run. She is not only working on a new course, “History of Women in the U.S.,” but is attempting to master the Mac. Had a marvelous picnic lunch with Arthur and Adrlanne Onderdonk Dudden one day last fall. They have had so many great trips and experiences, from visits with Alexis in Japan to excursions to Alaska and Hawaiigpf you need touring advice, they are most helpful! Both still work full time, Tookie doing freelance design and Arthur at Bryn Mawr. Alexis is graduating from Columbia.

Leslie B unce is still doing freelance work as a bookkeeper and enjoys her life in Rowayton.

She raved about her niece’s husband, Paul Sullivan, a pianist and composer, with four albums out.

As for me, I’m cutting back on teaching to only two classes, so I will have more time to work with all divisions o f the school on community service projects, and will work on publications also. My trip to Honduras with the Heifer Project International was fabulous.* Heifer supplies cattle, goats, supplies and equipment plus trained volunteers to build and teach natives in third world countries.. . . I am convinced that Heifer is one o f the best volunteer organizations around and would encourage any o f you to check into it. The farm in Rutland, Mass, is open for visitors.

Start planning for the 40th in ’94. It would be great fun if we could get a big group back.

Keep the news flowing in the meantime.

G eorgia ['E d . note: Details o f G eorgia's experience had to be cut fo r space. Write to the Alum ni Office fo r a copy o f her w riteup.]

MA Mr. Santo D eStefano 3 3 6 M adison Avenue, Paterson, N f 0 7524 Nancy and Hoby Van D eusen sold their Montclair house last fall and moved to Watertown, Conn., across from the Taft School campus. They are restoring a colonial house to its former grandeur. “Beautiful country here and much closer to all those antique shops and auctions we love to go to.” Their three children have finished undergraduate college and two are on their own: Holly, 29, married last fell, lives in Hartford; son Rye also lives in Conn.; Heather is in her second year at U. Virginia Architectural School. “Best to all my classmates.”

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After a near-fetal, totalled-car accident involving Stuart Lasher, his wife, Yvonne, and their pregnant daughter Daniele, Stuart decided “to do what I’ve been talking about doing, namely retire.” They sold their place in Los Angeles and moved to Ventura, Calif., by the coast and two miles from their “miracle” grandson, born “hale and hearty” after the accident. The Lashers’ oldest daughter, Nicole, and son Jonathan, 5, live in L.A.; youngest daughter Jacqueline, a fashion model, and her husband live in Cape Town, South Africa and “play” in Europe.

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TKS Mrs. Susie Forstm ann Kealy 2 3 2 E. Walton Place, Apt.2E, Chicago, IL 60611 Congratulations to Lynn H om eyer Ramshaw for earning her master’s in social work from Barry College in Florida. Both sons are doctors.

Susan O ley Kolb has three “offspring” ages 27, 25, and 23, and three grandchildren plus one on the way.

Leigh E berstad t B ren za, in the travel business, is busy taking trips. Son Lin is with a Chicago law firm, Karl and his wife are in NYC, Amy finished her MA in choreography in London, and Andy is in the 9th grade.

M arilyn W alrath E lliott is an executive with Clarke American. Oldest son, Doug, graduated from Susquehanna U. in economics, is with Motorola Corp. Steve is a junior at Georgetown.

Diana D onlin MeU has her own freelance real estate relocating service. She traveled to St. Croix and skied in Sun Valley.

Susie Forstm ann K ealy’s son is at Santa Barbara City College, daughter graduated from Kent School and will go to Washington College. It is near C ecily W ilson Lyle; Ceci’s daughter and Tory will be at college together.

I took a trip to Indonesia, still paint and now do part-time fashion consulting.

Susie MA Best wishes to Suzi and R o b ert M cClintock on their wedding. They live in McKinney, Texas. He is with Paine Webber, has seven children (“ 32 to 22 years” ) and five grand­ children, 8 to 3.

5 6 TKS Mrs. Law ther O. Sm ith (Linda Lovell) 3 0 Water Crest D rive, Doylestown, PA 18901 Many class members are involved with moves. Nini de Ju re n e v has just completed a house she designed “on 11 beautiful acres with 360-degree views o f sunsets and our New Mexico blue skies.’ ’ She enjoys painting the scenery and is also involved with real estate and psychological counseling, ‘ ‘a typical Santa Fe m ix o f occupations.”

Bob and Nancy P re s co tt Ward are still in Kinnelon, but daughter Vicki traveled around the world for five months after graduation from Yale and was job hunting in NYC. Jen has ap­ plied to colleges and Rob (7th grade) busies himself with sports and the stock market.

B etsy Hasbrouck Cole writes that in 1989 Bob started his own investment firm, White Oak Capital Mgmnt., in NYC with Carolyn on board as the computer expert. Carolyn is now at Columbia working on a master’s in social work. Susan works at Southeby’s in the estates department and oversaw the acquisition o f the Matisse Gallery last spring. Betsy has reduced volunteer activities to spend more time with her mother and Mrs. Cole.

Carolyn Van Vleck Edw ards’ son Peter completed Cornell Architecture School and is with the Boston firm o f Shepley Bulfinch etc.

Anne graduated from Sloan School o f Manage­ ment at MIT and works for Aetna Realty Investors in Hartford. Due to a sluggish real estate market, Carolyn still owns two homes in Chatham and a three-unit building in Boston.

She travels between Chatham, Boston and Montclair, visiting her father [Howard A. Van Vleck ’22] who’s a spirited 8 6 years old.

After two years in Australia, Peter and Gail Zabriskie W ilson have relocated to Rome with exotic travels in between. Sarah’s in Maine working on a degree in public policy/ law. Bonnie is director for L’herbier de Provence, and Anne in Telluride, Colo, is doing some management consulting and helping restore Victorian houses.

Carol Van B ru n t Rasic tutors first graders in reading and math through the NYC School Volunteers Program, says it’s “one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done.” Tim, 19, is a sophomore at Hamilton College; Lynn, 15, begins Milton Academy. Husband Janko’s architectural business is doing well.

Our sympathy to Lilia Em etaz McDonald whose mother died in December 1989- Lilia and Roland have been preparing the family home for sale, which her grandmother bought in 1917. Lilia can remember the NYC skyline when the Empire State Building was the only skyscraper dominating the scene! Their youngest, Malcolm, is off to college; JohnAndrew is job hunting after graduating from U. o f Oregon; Elizabeth is involved with environ­ mental consulting in Washington State. Lilia is involved with the Lane County LWV. The members o f ’56 also extend sympathy to Ju lie Hedges R ohrer on the death o f her mother.

Linda MA Mr. Jo h n Clapp 3 Fox Hollow Rd., Spring Lake Heights, N J 07762 E ric Jaeck el is on the management staff of the MidTown Tennis Club, Rochester, N.Y., one o f 30-odd indoor racquet/fitness clubs managed by the Tennis Corp. o f America; he recently became a certified USPTA tennis professional.

Eric is a bachelor again.

From L arry Nazarian: “This summer brings a law school graduation (Doug, Duke), college graduation (Steve, Lehigh), and a wedding (Doug in August). Sarah is halfway through Gettysburg. Sharon continues medical nursing at the U. o f Rochester Med. Center and my pediatric practice is still satisfying after 23 years. I’m also associate editor o f Pediatrics in Review, a journal for practitioners—a stimulat­ ing change o f pace. I get to Montclair a few times a year to see my mother and brother B a rry ’62.”

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Congratulations: G eorgia Sherm an Glick started a new career in development at Bentley College and part-time development for the Boston Latin School Foundation. Within two weeks this spring she and Tom celebrated their 30th reunions from Wellesley and Harvard, his 25th from Harvard Medical School, their son’s graduation from Harvard, and their 25th wed­ ding anniversary (with a dance at the same place they had their wedding reception!). In addition to this whirlwind, she expected to host class members for a June weekend at their summer place.

George and Nina C arter Lynch also had a busy year with two daughters’ weddings (with­ in seven months), a job change, and a move within West Hartford.

Martha McKenzie Hug reported that she would attend the Katie Gibbs School in Mont­ clair and would work with an attorney in Summit.

Many thanks to Benjam in Fischer for his tour as class secretary. Ben passes on the pen to Michael Baker, who also begins a term on the MKA Alumni Council.

B ern ard Milstein sent news from the “MA Galveston Contingent.” He has a four-person group practice in ophthalmology, the Eye Clinic of Texas. He and Phyllis celebrate their 27th anniversary this year and both daughters attend TUlane. Andria is a senior and Julie, a freshman.

MKA Chairs

MA M r Edw ard T. O’B rien, Jr. 2 Knapton Estate Rd. Sm ith’s Parish FL08, Berm uda B.C.C

58 IKS Mrs. Judson Breslin (Wendy Worsley) 4 4 Lake Drive, M ountain Lakes, N J 0 7 0 4 6 In June, Ray and B etsy B arn ey Gill bought a home and a business in Pagosa Springs, Colo., away from the “congested, stressful East.” They leave three children and six grandchildren back in Pennsylvania.

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Wonderful gifts or graduation presents!

MKA chairs are antique black with maple arms and bear the official MKA seal in gold. Each chair sells for $175 and is shipped express collect directly to you from MKA. Your order must be accom­ panied by a check made payable to The Montclair Kimberley Academy. Send to: The Alumni Office, MKA, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042.

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TKS Mrs. Robert P. Sum as (D eana Rogers) 4 E. G reenbrook Rd., No. Caldwell, N J 0 7 0 0 6 Elihu and Susan W echsler Rose gave the new Museum at Carnegie Hall which opened in April. Susan says proudly, “ It’s lovely, come see it.” [Open Thes-Sun 11-4, before concerts and during intermissions.] They also under­ wrote the Tchaikovsky exhibition for the Centennial. Susan, a gifted pianist, is a trustee o f Carnegie Hall and The Juilliard School.

Jo a n McConnell reported tense times in Italy during the Gulf crisis as many American university programs received a terrorist threat.

They were grateful for police surveillance.

Joan’s latest textbook on sociolinguistics, U nderstanding Europe, came out in January; - another on language and intercultural commu­ nication is scheduled for late 1991- She also writes monthly articles for a magazine in Taiwan and for Dateline, a Korean business magazine—all in addition to teaching and directing the Language Program at Stanford in Italy!

Ann Connell W hitehouse wrote she has separated from her husband and was leaving real estate sales. Older daughter, Elizabeth, 21, works for a garden center near Scranton; daughter Catherine, 19, is a fteshman at the U. o f Portland in Oregon.

MA Mr. M ichael A. Baker 10 H ighland D r, N o Caldwell, N J 0 7 0 0 6

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TKS Mrs. Em ily Stark D anson 23215 L’Herm itage Circle, Boca Raton, EL 33433 Dave and Sheila Albright Hogan run a resort in Lakeside, Ariz., 200 miles from Thcson. From the brochure, “Hogan’s Lake of the Woods” looks like a wonderful place to take a vacation. They have four children, two grown, two in school.

Jim and Susan B a rt H arrison live in Prescott, Ariz. Their daughters are gone with families o f their own: “Jennifer, 23, husband Jay, and my grandson Sam, 2 !4 , live in Norfolk, Va.; Kathy, 19, husband Glen, and my other grandson, Jacob, 1, live close by.” Sue is computer accountant for an engineering firm; Jim is VP and manager of two branches of Stockmen’s Bank.

Adele Larson Poholsky surfaced after many years when she read that MKA’s Principal, Fran O’Connor, was moving to her area to head the Milton Hershey School; they will have lunch together! Adele has worked for various colleges and universities since 1969, in Pennsylvania since 1981. Husband retired, Adele is now executive secretary to the vice chancellor for advancement in the central office for Pennsylvania’s 14 state universities, Harrisburg.

Congratulations and good wishes to Alicia de Rosa Nieves who received an Ed.D. in

1988 and opened an art gallery, the Magenta Gallery, in Rocky Hill, N.J. “Kim” enjoyed seeing Shelia Brennan l'eldstein and Kit Snow Laudatl at the last reunion but was “disappointed at the smajl turnout from our particular class.”

Sally Millard's advertising agency, Lotas, Minard, Patton, Mclver, Inc., in NYC is com­ peting with many other ad agencies all over the country for the Florida State Lottery account. Good luck, Sally!

I wrote Nancy Howe Metz in Newbury, Vt. after too many years o f losing touch and received a lovely letter telling me that she married Charlie three years ago “after a 14-year-long courtship.” Nancy earned an M.S. in resource management and administration and had some articles and short stories published. She enjoys “being a sedate old grandmother thanks to Charlie’s oldest son and his wife.” I see Tom and Jin n y Petrin D oolittle often as we live close by. Jinny has two grown children: Barbie, 23, married, lives in Tallahassee and is in her third year at Fla. State U. Law School. Bobby, 20, is a soph, at Clemson U., on the golf team. After three top-10 finishes, he was to travel to Calif, in June for the NCAA championships.

I was very happy to hear from all o f you and hope that news keeps coming. It is so nice to hear about how full our lives have become. Are there more young grandmothers in our class?

Em ily MA Mr. George A. Bleyle Jr. 2 2 5 9 Weir Drive, H udson, OH 4 4 2 3 6 Thanks to the diligent organizing work of M arc K irschner, the class was represented at our 30th reunion by Marc, Pete Lima, Phil Leone, Ja y Clott, P eter B rach , Larry Rudbart, and G eorge Bleyle. Though a driving rain put a damper on the football game, the luncheon at MA and dinner at the Montclair Golf Club provided many opportu­ nities to reminisce. Friendships renewed were warm and stimulating even after all these years.

Phil is chief pathologist in charge o f a clinical lab in Gastonia, N.C.; his wife, Cheryl, is also a doctor. They have two children, Seth, 17, and Abigail, 15.

Hawley Van W yck is a partner in the All American List Corp., a direct mail fundraising company which consults with non-profits. He has helped numerous charities raise half a billion dollars. Trippie, his wife, Susan, and son W. Hawley, 14, live in Vienna, Va. We heard from a new voice: J e r r y Weiner lives in Fort Worth, Texas, where he owns and operates three travel agencies. He has travelled to all 50 states and 86 foreign countries! He belongs to the Institute o f Certified Travel Consultants and has served as president o f the local Jewish Community Center, on boards of three United Way agencies, and is currently president o f the Ft. Worth Southside Lions Club. He and Sylvia have two daughters, Melissa, 18, and Jennifer, 14.

George

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Reunion chairm an: Mrs. Erich Becker (Mary-Ann Klein) 3 0 Roundtop Road Bem ardsville, N J 07924

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TKS Mrs. Jam es Wright (Susan DeBevoise) HC 61, Box 221, Q uail D rive Etna, NH 03750

LOST: Mary Harding MA Many thanks to Bob Root, who has been class secretary since the time Ed Van Brunt was Alumni Director. Bob wishes to “retire” and pass on the pen—any takers?

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Leslie Zuckerm an, partner in FDR Financial Group in Hollywood, Fla., has developed a specialty in protecting assets from creditors (“malpractice or otherwise”). He is engaged to a Penn graduate (his alma mater); they plan to marry in February.

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Many thanks to B etsy Ridge Madsen for her rotation as class scribe. She passes on the pen to Susan DeBevoise Wright.

M argaret Crawford Bridge has a new career as director o f corporation and founda­ tion support at Seton Hall U. Son David '91 goes on to mom’s alma mater, U. o f Rochester, in the fall.

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Many thanks to V ictor Bernstein for his years as faithful class secretary. If anyone would like to pick up the pen or phone, please advise the Alumni Office. Incidentally, Victor goes by his full name, not “Vic” as erroneously written in a class mailing last spring.

Stephen Edelstcin was sworn in as Essex County Counsel in March, accompanied by wife Pamela and their daughter Kate, in MKA’s seventh grade. He is a partner in a Livingston law firm, and has been active in county boards and Democratic organizations for years.

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TKS Ms. Sharon Livesey Talbot 12 Gorham Avenue, Brookline, MA 02146

TKS Mrs. William E. Craw ford (Francine Onorati) 421 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02115

MA Mr. Bronson Van Wyck P.O. B ox T, Tuckerm an, AR 72473

After much studying, Sharon Newcomb Hauff qualified to be a National Council of Federated Garden Clubs judge. This summer she had a two-month solo exhibition of watercolors, “Flower Portraits,” at the U.S. National Arboretum in D.C. Eldest child graduated from U. Vermont in May. Randy B ean writes with details o f news reported in the spring A lum ni News. Sandy Fates Pekar had her first child (Randy’s fourth godchild), Amanda. The christening took place in February 1991 in Miami, where Sandy and husband Jay live. Randy reports that Sandy is a very happy and wonderful mother, and Amanda is a paragon o f virtues. Randy left her job as staff writer/producer at KQED-TV in San Francisco, where she produced documentaries and news feature pieces, and now is on her own as a freelance writer and producer.

“Broadcast journalism gets way too hectic and intense when you hit 40; 60-hour weeks, absurd pressures under difficult circumstances, especially with public TV, where scarce resources push your patience past its limit.”

Randy has also spent time with her sister’s family since the death of her brother-in-law, Fred Kenny, in 1988.

Jo a n P o o r Clarke is currently happily though temporarily unemployed while she gets the family situated in their new home in Aurora, Col., but she found time to write and inquire about our 25th reunion. We certainly hope she can make it!

Let’s all make plans to attend, and please keep the news coming!

Francine

Kenneth Stufko was promoted to VP/Sales for Lermer Packaging Corp. (N.J.). His wife, Gail, is a remedial math specialist; their older daughter is a senior at U. Massachusetts, younger daughter is a senior in high school.

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Daughter Beth is a junior at Carnegie Mellon U., son Jamie is o ff to college too. Husband Jim, retired from the Navy, flies with a com­ muter airline based in Orlando. They enjoy the sun on Merritt Island, “removed from the Mickey Mouse hysteria.” Robbie, 9, likes the Disney attractions.

MA Hon. Jo h n Sheldon P.O. B ox 9 6 , Paris, ME 04271 Barbara and Ja y Royce had a boy, Austin, in January 1990. His oldest son, “A.J.,” is entering sophomore year at MKA. “We have enjoyed him playing both varsity basketball and baseball. He’s doing well academically too.

Chip off the old block?”

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MA Mr. Jo hn E Hawley 1402 Washington Street Holliston, MA 01746-2215 Reunion chairm an: Mr. Eugene Wahl 105 Eagle Rock Way Montclair, N J 07042 LOST: C arter Fitzpatrick, W illiam Peters, Craig Schenk

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TKS Ms. M argot Escott 2 9 8 0 Kings Lake Blvd., Naples, EL 3 3 962 George and Laurel Pekar Tahlja reside permanently in Jakarta, Indonesia. “If any of you are planning a trip to Asia, don’t miss Indonesia. It’s a well kept secret with many exciting places to visit, especially Bali. Hope to see you. . .

MA Mr. Craig C. Perry 119 East 84th St., Apt. 6C New York, N Y 10028 Congratulations to Jo h n Cosentino, who was named president o f North American operations for Otis Elevator Co. in Farmington, Conn.

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MA Mr. E ric Weis 5 Cam illo D r, Wayne, N J 07470 Neal P resco tt was appointed president of Yale Cordage Co. in Maine by the stockholders in March.

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TKS Ms. Avie Claire Kalker 5 8 0 5 Birchbrook #202, Dallas, TX 75206 Maggie John son Sliker wrote o f their expanding retail garden center business plus commercial landscaping. Their son Henry Hill “is beginning to walk in April so by the printing o f this fall News we will be running after him . . . a wonderful life on the farm, with our newly renovated and added-on house. . . ” Avie Kalker works in two worlds: antiques/ decorative arts appraisal and as coordinator of the Shaker Village Educational Work Project.

She reports on a benefit concert for the Shaker scholarship fund and the establishment of a board o f trustees.

MA Mr. Burton M. Webb Box 29, Free Union, VA 2 2 9 4 0

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Christine T iem an announced the birth of Maxwell Tieman Muller in September 1990.

B arb ara Fox MdWilliams and family moved into their new home (another one!) in Pinehurst, N.C. in November. Barbara works as a school social worker with Moore County Schools. She sent a photo o f Brant, 12, and Mary Devon, 10.

Bob and Anne Lavoy G uerra, Christopher and Elizabeth (photo) live outside Los Angeles.

Bob and Anne still work as disc jockeys for KZLA-FM. Phyllis L aT o u ch e Rawlins is studying horticulture and landscape design at the NY Botanical Gardens. She still splits her time between St. Croix in the winter and Bridgehampton in the summer. Phyllis discovered that Bobbie D ixon 7 0 is a neighbor in NYC; they got together for lunch.

No news from Toni DeLorenzo Siliski but Phyllis sent me a photo of Toni’s three boys!

Phyllis and I have seen quite a bit of each other since our 20th reunion. She has also designed a new perennial garden for me and we have been busy digging in the dirt together.

Please send news for the next issue!

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TKS Mrs. Charles Gildea (Lynn Ehrhardt) 4 6 E. Saddle River Rd. Saddle River, N J 07458 Congratulations to Patty B en ner Hudson, who completed her master’s in architecture in January and is working with an architectural firm in Los Angeles. She sent a photo of her children, Joanie and Reid.

Lisa Schultz Vanderlinde is in medical school.

Lost Alumni If you have any information about any of the alumni listed as “ lost” in the reunion year classes, please call or write to the Alumni Office, MKA, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042. 201/746-9800.

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TKS Ms. Leslie Bryan 8 4 4 East M om ingside Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 3 0 3 2 4 “I sure enjoyed our 20th reunion a year ago and look forward to the next one!” writes Heidi Sanders Bryan. The Bryans have moved to Plano, Texas, outside Dallas with a business transfer for Will. Children Weston, 9, Lindsay, 7, and Katie, 5, enjoy their new life­ style and Heidi has become a distributor for NuSkin Inti.

Gall H erb ert Trask co-coached an Odyssey o f the Mind team from Colorado Springs: the team placed first in the regional tournament, winning an award for “spontaneous” ; they were fifth in the state.

“Kudos to Leslie B ryan for organizing our 20th reunion and sending everyone a synopsis,” writes Kathy Powell Cohn. Kathy was sorry to bow out at the last minute: Rick broke his shoulder then she was attacked by an intestinal parasite. Kathy works three evenings a week doing medical and educational studies.

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MA Mr. G arret S. Roosma 3 0 Cottage Lane Upper Saddle River, N J 07458 Rodger Silverstein has his own opthamology group in Chester, N.J.; he also raises horses. Children are Rhett, 8, and Suzanna,6.

2 0 T H OCTOBER 2 6 TKS Class secretary an d reunion chairm an: Ms. Sydney Johnson Petty 134 Sum m er Village Dr., Annapolis, MD 21401 Gillian Blauvelt Capparelll is a missionary nurse in Honduras. Children are Elizabeth 9, Danny, 6, and Robert, 3MA Mr. Ja m es Bryan, Jr. 3 0 5 Kim berly D r, Greensboro, NC 27408 Reunion chairm an: Mr. B ruce Downsbrough 3 3 5 5 Longwood Avenue Boulder, CO 80303 Ava and Michael Zebrowski became parents twice in 1990: Michael II, born in January, has a sister, Tkylor Leigh, born on December 31!

Andrew Abramson’s twins H eather and Lauren are entering third grade at MKA’s Brookside.

LOST: Jo n ath an Golding, Jr ., Kenneth Myers, Jo n ath an Olsson, Steven Schwartz, H arry W ellott, Michael Wolff

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TKS Mrs. D avid K ilnapp (Barbara Peto) 5 3 Ellerton Rd., Quincy, MA 02169 From the Alumni Office: Many thanks to Linda Finney W illiams for her tour as class secretary, and welcome to new scribe B arb ara Peto Kilnapp.

A phone call with Linda on Nantucket explained why she needed to be relieved as class secretary. She’s busy as an EMT, doing Hospice work, and working as administrator for the Nantucket Zoning Board o f Appeals.

She juggles all this and plays three sports while caring for her children, Erin, 14 and Colin, 6.

Robin Silver M.D. writes from California where she is a clinical instructor in radiology specializing in body imaging. She joined a private group practice in San Francisco. For relaxation, Robin travels, sails, and enjoys landscape photography. She keeps in touch with Isabel Vock H art who is busy with her first baby.

Barbara MA Mr. Steven Schottenfeld 23 Woodfield Drive, Short Hills, N J 07078 Tim W allace is executive VP o f Makovsky & Co., a public relations firm in Manhattan.

Tim, his wife Catherine, and daughters ages 3 and 7 live in Glen Ridge.

Jo h n Kaplow is an exec at New Jersey Video Works which is based in Manhattan. You figure! He and Ellen have a girl and are expecting a second shortly. John’s daughter’s first words: “Dad, will you turn off the video camera, already?”

Mike Vitale is a founding partner of a St. Louis, Mo. law firm dealing primarily in civil litigation. Mike and his wife have a girl, 4, and a new baby boy.

Chris Schulz, wife Julie and their daughter send greetings from Geneva, Switzerland, where Chris is managing director, Europe, for the Reed Travel Publications. If you’ll be in Geneva, Chris would love to hear from you— write 24, Avenue Peschier, 1206 Geneve.

Nick Alessi is an exec at Leo Alessi Associates in NYC. He was married in June— about time!

Ron Racioppi, another marriage holdout, finality tied the knot in February. Ron had to promise his bride Lucy Anna he would not play table top hockey with Nelson Nappi in the living room. If only Mrs. Nugent had been so lucky! Ron is a residential and commercial real estate developer.

Steve The annual Benefit Memorial Dinner Dance in honor o f the Frank (Poncho) Brogan Scholarship was held in May at St. Philip’s Church, Clifton. This is the 11th year that money has been raised to support an MKA junior who shows “a special interest in the art o f written expression.”

Our condolences to Sam Weiss on the death o f his brother, W illiam (Willy) Weiss 74.

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TKS Mrs. M ichael F. M oreno (M artha D el N egro) 31 Lasalle Drive, Providence, R I0 2 9 0 8 Sue DeCotils, M.D. appeared on the “Sally Jessy Raphael” show the end of March, promoting her book.

MA Mr. Gregory Lackey 165 Chickahominy Trail M edford Lakes, N J 08055 The MKA Class o f 1991 dedicated its yearbook to faculty members Ken Gibson and A1 Van Eerde 7 3 .

“As a teacher, [Mr. Van] inspires us to explore the unknown depths o f such fields as astronomy, geology, and ecology. As a disciplinarian, he encourages honesty with­ in us and trusts us to tell the truth. As a coach, he believes in hard work and dedication.. . . As a friend, he is always there. . .a listener, a counselor, a protector.”

A1 is also an invaluable member o f the MKA Alumni Council.

In Los Altos, Calif., P eter Stolinsky joined EFI (Electronics for Imaging), a developmentstage software company, as director of marketing.

G ary Caille, a Lt. Commander in the Navy, is stationed in Washington, D.C., where he is involved in strategic systems (Trident missies) for the Triad submarine. He is an accoustics expert for submarine security.

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TKS Mrs. Richard D egener (Ann Patrick) 6 0 9 Sunset Blvd., Cape May, N J 0 8 204 The class extends its deepest sympathy to Sue Yentema on the untimely death o f her mother.

Erin Cuffe joined Stanton Co. Realtors in Montclair. She has been a member o f the Million Dollar Club for three years and presi­ dent o f the Realtors Assn, o f the Montclair Board o f Realtors.

Bogue and Bonnie M cBratney Wallin’s daughter Libby was bom in March, joining Andy, 1 + .

Cathy Irw in Hippie sounds happily installed in Moorestown, N.J. with her hus­ band Jeffrey and four (!!!!) children: Jan, 11, Jamie, 9, Andy, 8, and Caroline, 5. She is still playing tennis both social and competitive.

Blythe H am er Gewehr, husband Brad, and daughter Haley, 1 Vi, live in Manhattan. She works as a marketing director at American Express.

My husband Richard and I are raising three children, Rick, 9, Geoff, 8, and Elizabeth, 4, in Cape May. Don’t be strangers; I’d love to hear from you. That leaves 30 o f you out there that we haven’t heard from. Please write.

Ann MA Mr. Anthony M. Celentano 3 Condict Street, M orris Plains, N J 07950 Jo h n deC Blondel wrote that he and Scott M cIntyre had the pleasure o f standing up at the altar at Jennifer and H enry W illiam s’ wedding in November in Vero Beach, Fla. Michele and Jeffrey Crawford moved to Fairfax, Va.; Je ff is with Overseas Private Investment Corp. in Washington.

Ben Thom pson and his wife, Charlotte Meryman, had their first child, daughter Madeline, in January. They live in a quiet hilltown west o f Northampton, Mass, and Ben coordinates mental health services for an HMO in the area. “We very much enjoy our lifestyle.”

Andrew Tam ell wrote, “I’d like my class­ mates to know that I led the fight for gays and lesbians to march in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in March.”

R obert Powell wrote his own news: “He and his wife, Kathleen, continue to pursue IVF (in-vitro fertilization) to begin their family. Rob participates in RESOLVE, a national support group for infertile couples. He maintains the database and mailing list for the RESOLVE of Central New Jersey chapter and has been on the national board. Nearly 20% o f couples are affected by infertility in some way.. . . As advocates for public awareness o f the issues surrounding infertility, Rob and Kathleen have appeared on television and serve as an information resource for newspaper and magazine writers on the subject.” They were interviewed by Gannett newspapers for an article published on Father’s Day, and Rob for a fall Money magazine article on related consumer-oriented issues. Rob has been promoted to director o f laboratories for AMA Analytical Services, an environmental testing lab in Lanham, Md. where they will move when they sell their N.J. home.

Our condolences to the family o f William (Willy) Weiss.

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Mr. D avid Soule 120 Linden A ve, Verona, N J 07044 Anna Craw ford’s second child, Charles William, was bom in March, joining sister Pia, 2.

Amy and Russell Freed celebrated their 10th anniversary. Russ joined Tetra Resources, a fast-growing chemical company, as area busi­ ness manager. “We’ve been in Texas eight years now, and will call this our permanent home,” he writes. “No accent, yet. Regards.”

Lynne and Jeffrey Schlffman were expecting a second child to join brother Ben, 5, in May. B ru ce Alder received an MBA in health administration from Temple U. in 1989. He was appointed director of patient accounting at Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia; previously was VP/commercial credit for Meridian Bank’s Lehigh Valley Division. He and his wife, Deborah, married in December 1987, live in Chalfont, Pa. Mary Ellen and Jo h n T. (Sean) Boyle are busy keeping up with their son Owen, 3- “Life is good and it is nice living at the Shore (Manasquan). Hope all former classsmates are well—stop and visit if you are in the area.”

Katie G rover and husband Michael were off on their third trip to China, also to include Tibet. Each o f their trips has been to explore a different part o f the country: this year a month in southern China. “Last time we were in northwestern China where the Vyger people look more Mediterranean or even Irish (!) than Hon Chinese. After a year in graduate school [NYU for socialwork] I ’m delighted with my change o f career—besides now I get summers off!”

Robin Eastm an moved to Washington in 1981 to work for Senator Bill Bradley and in 1986 joined National Paint & Coatings Assn., a trade group, where she is now the manager of Federal affairs. In May she married Steve Caldwell, who is on the staff o f the Washington Post. Robin sent news o f sister M eryl (see 7 7 notes).

Don and Sally M cBratney D’A lessan d ro 's son David was born in April, joining Billy, 5, and Tommy, 3.

Our condolences to Wendy Weiss on the death o f her brother, W illiam (Willy) Weiss 74.

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Mrs. Paul M cFeeley (Laurie Hoonhout) 5 Kenneth Road, U pper M ontclair N J 07043 Dr. Charles Read 3115 Carroll Place, Falls Church, VA 2 2 0 4 2 I spent time with Paul and Laurie H oonhout M cFeeley over the holidays. They have two wonderful boys and enjoy nesting in Montclair. Sadie and Rob Pariseau had their third son, Daniel, in July 1990; Hank is 5 + and in kindergarten, Nat is 3. “We still do a lot o f boating and love Tampa.’ ’ Congratulations to Jonathan and Sara Close C row ther on their wedding. Sara, an advertis­ ing account exec with Racquet magazine in NYC, is beginning a term on the MKA Alumni Council.

I will complete my sub-specialty training in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Georgetown University Hospital in July and will stay on the staff.

B arrie Etherlngton wrote to say that he, Lisa, and their son Andrew moved to Raleigh, N.C. last fall. He works for General Electric as a senior engineer, manufacturing jet engine components. Although North Carolina reminds him o f New England, the autumns are no comparison. Condolences to Barrie on the death o f his father last fall. I thank Barrie for writing and would encourage the rest o f our classmates to do so.

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Mr. Andrew Pedersen 2 2 6 F a ir Haven Road Fa ir Haven, N J 07704 As the newly appointed class scribe, I would like to extend thanks and best wishes to Beverley Hall, who did an outstanding job of putting together the alumni news. Bev has been accepted on full scholarship to the U. of Wyoming to pursue a master’s degree in zoology and physiology.

Doug Mahler writes, “I practice restorative and cosmetic dentistry in Fair Lawn, N.J. with my dad and will be awarded in July a fellow­ ship o f the Academy o f General Dentistry for excellence and participation in continuing dental education.”

J o nathan G revatt has signed his first band, The Samples (a pop reggae band from Boulder, Co.), with ARISTA records. Look for their first album in the stores and a second album in early 1992. Jon, a.k.a. Jonathan Clarke weekends and holidays on WHDA-FM (105.5), lives in NYC. From North Bend, Ohio, Ja re d Randall writes, “After two years at Hamilton College, I transferred to the U. of South Florida and completed a B.S. in chemistry, then obtained a Ph.D. in organic chemistry in 1986 from the U. o f Pennsylvania. I’ve since been with Procter & Gamble doing pharmaceutical research.”

Jared was transferring to a P&G subsidiary, Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, in upstate New York this summer. He and his fiancee, Susan Rogers, plan to marry in a year or so. “I have remained in touch with Bill Langstaff and was proud to be best man at his wedding.

I hope to get in touch with other classmates and will only be a few hours from Montclair, so I hope to make it to Homecoming this year.”

Scott Conway is with Hughes Aircraft, lives in Hawthorne, Calif.

Steve and M eryl Eastm an Connelly moved to Idaho in December 1989. They own and operate a restaurant in Hailey, outside o f Sun Valley. They have two boys, Jeffrey, 2 +, and Casey, 1.

P atrick Bradley is a trial attorney with the U.S. Dept, o f Justice in Washington, D.C. G erald Jo n e s is a first-year podiatric orthopedic resident in West Roxbury, Mass. He wants to get a surgical residency and even­ tually build a sports medicine practice.

Now for baby news.

Sara and P eter Adubato had a baby boy in January, Peter. They still live in Philadelphia, both practicing law.

Sue and B ru ce Sanders had a daughter, Kelsey.

P eter and Cheryl D’A lessandro McMullen celebrated the birth of a daughter, Elise, in September, as previously reported. To their mutual credit, P eter McMullen, Alan Deehan, and Ed H ealey are very active in alumni affairs.

My family has expanded with the birth of a son, Nicholas, last November. With Alexandra and now Nicholas, the next one will be named Rasputin. I am still working at Merrill Lynch and have moved to Fair Haven, N.J. Michael P latt has taken on stand-up comedy as a second profession. Mike still practices law in New Jersey. P eter Valentine has completed his master’s degree in library science and is busy with the training regimen for his son Patrick (currently training for a starting quarterback position on the 2009 MKA football team).

Colleen and Jaso n Apter still live in Verona, N.J. Bob Post also lives in Verona and works for Morgan Guaranty in NYC. I bumped into Stacy Sllversteln on the subway. Stacy is producing narrative fiction films through her own film company called Full Moon Films and planned to produce a fulllength film this summer. She lives on the Upper West Side o f Manhattan.

Scott Schulte works for Prudential Bache, lives in Mahwah.

Keith Ridings works on credit-related activities for Panasonic Corporation and earns bonus miles with all his travel. He has taken up golf, “a game played with instruments illequipped for the task,” as both Winston Churchill and Keith discovered.

Former golfer Ed Healey still throws the occasional bash on weekends. He is practicing law and spending time with other business interests. He denies all political aspirations at this time.

Andy

Thank you to these new class secretaries for volunteering: Cornelius R. Lyle II ’39 Lucile Mason ’43 Richard H. Davis ’48 Michael A. Baker ’59 Susan DeBevoise Wright ’65 Barbara Peto Kilnapp ’71 Laura Bartlett ’81 Jennifer Remington ’86 Jamie Lenis ’91 Dara Marmon ’91

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Miss Pam ela Zeug 19 D ow ning St., Apt. 3, New York, N Y 10014 Mr. Jo h n Glicksman 1440 Holly St., Washington DC 20011 David Peckm an wrote that after five years in California (L.A.) “ I still love it here, but don’t have enough time to really enjoy the sun and surf!” He was promoted to VP/group product manager, now is responsible for a marketing staff and the bank’s $8 Billion deposit portfolio!

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Lawren Soule Am ela also still lives in California (Santa Cruz), is a consultant/headhunter.

Larry Garrigan got off the “lost” list with a call to MKA giving his address in Kingswood, Texas. He is with Thomas, Pierce & Co., consultants to the funeral industry.

Jo h n Phillips’ first child was born in January, name is John Ballou Phillips III. “Message for Dick Rento: ‘You owe me 18 holes o f golf in Chicago!’ ” Speaking of Chicago, best wishes to doctors Donald and Lila Uskokovic Vidger on their wedding.

K erry McGill finished an M.B.A. in finance at the U. o f Chicago and is now completing a master’s in taxation. While in graduate school, Kerry founded DocuFax Services Inti., an information and document retrieval firm whose primary clients include law firms, accounting firms, corporate libraries, etc.

McGill & Assoc, is a financial tax consulting firm. He has an 8 0 0 number, “so anyone interested can call (1-800-545-5321) for more information.” Kerry sees both Lila and Dick around town.

Daniel G roisser M.D. is completing his residency in dermatology at the U. of Michigan; he has already done an internal medicine residency and is a diplomate o f the American Board o f Internal Medicine. Dan is engaged to marry Julie Silverstein, a graduate student at U. o f Michigan.

Best wishes to Seth and Melissa Cohn Paprin on their wedding. Melissa, founder and chair o f the Manhattan Mortgage Co, a residential mortgage brokerage in NYC, is on the MKA Alumni Council.

Lisa Farlie B an n erot has “enjoyed being a stay-at-home mom for daughter Courtney, 2. I will continue to be at home for awhile as we are expecting our second child in July.” Lisa has been very involved with volunteer activi­ ties: is on the board o f the Jr. League of Stamford, on the board o f their neighborhood assn., involved with their church and Welcome Wagon. “All in all, I feel busier at home than when I was working full time in NYC!” In April, Andy B lair hung up his own shingle in Clifton: Andrew J. Blair, Attorney at Law.

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Mrs. Carlos O rtiz (Shawn M ahieu) 4 Colum bia Court, North H aledon, N J 0 7 5 0 8 Dr. Ja ck B rink 1290 Beech Valley Rd., Atlanta, GA 3 0 3 0 6 Thanks for timely responses. There is plenty o f news and no particular order: Kenny and Lori Dewey D loguardi were last heard from in Germany. They are making the most of their years abroad, traveling, and they say they were on site for the reunification o f Germany.

Ken didn’t have to go to the Persian Gulf but he was involved in the “deployment” o f other units. Lori teaches elementary school and tries to return to her mother’s home on the Jersey shore each summer.

For our student alums, summer is still sort o f a vacation. G ardner Sem et recently completed his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School, and at press time (sounds like 7V G uide, doesn’t it?), was engaged in the

grueling interviewing process, seeing the country on brief overnight trips. In his class were many MKA alumni from various years, including: Liz Abrams '82, Walter (Bunker) Davis ’83, David Greenbaum ’82, Kyle Curtin ’82, and Haberdashers:Aske’s exchange student Richard Sheldon. Good luck to them all in finding jobs in the present state of the job market!

Other local persons reporting news include Lisa Godlewski, who lives in NYC. In April Lisa married William Charles Westheimer, known as Bill. He is a photographer in SoHo and they met when Lisa did some architectural design work on his building six years ago.

Leslie Coleman DeGeorges was the matron o f honor. Ruth P erretti and Lisa’s brother Frank G erard ’76 attended the celebration.

Lisa must have envied my commuting lifestyle because she and Bill live in what was her Village apartment during the week and in Bill’s SoHo loft on weekends. Very 90s’ trend. (Lisa will maintain her maiden name for business, but for personal use she is daringly using all 27 letters o f Lisa Anne Godlewski-Westheimer.)

Earlier this year Lisa and Leslie gave a bridal shower for Stephanie Andreanl before she left to marry Arinin Kiebele and live in Freiberg, Germany.

Another Manhattanite is Ruth P erretti, who works as a design director for Ralph Lauren menswear.

K aren Blinder also lives in NYC. She is an attorney with Sidley & Austin, specializing in environmental litigation.

Gwen Jo n es is leaving the Big Apple for a one-year fellowship at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

Craig B artlett graduated in May with an M.D. from Albany Medical College. (His gradu­ ating class also included Jo sh Antiles ’80!)

Craig will go on to Mt. Sinai Medical Center in NYC for a residency in orthopaedic surgery.

Summer plans included a dive off the sea wall at Bonaire, Venezuela and then hiking in the Peruvian Andes to the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu.

Jean and Ed Mason and daughter Sarah, 3, live happily in Fairfield, Conn, and by the time you read this will have TWINS. Ed enjoys his real estate career but is weathering the rough seas.

Dale and Em ily Rowland Malone and daughter Sarah moved to Cohasset, Mass. “If we ever finish unpacking, we can’t wait to go half a mile to the beach!”

Moving slightly west to Chicago, G eorge Frey M.D. received a spinal fellowship to begin at the end o f his general orthopaedic residency. His wife, Heidi, is an .attorney.

Glnny Hall wrote from Seattle, Wash., where she relocated in 1988. Ginny does not miss the NYC area, instead enjoys the more relaxed West Coast lifestyle and is interested in the environmental movement. Ginny recently bought a home on Issaquah, a Seattle suburb, which she shares with a yellow Lab named Buddy.

Across the Pacific, B ru ce Eng, Jeanne, and their son Kevin, 2, live in Hong Kong. Bruce enjoys his job at Underwriters Lab and is trying to learn Chinese, in which Jeanne is fluent. Kevin has a more extensive Asian vocabulary than dad, but watches Sesame Street in English. Bruce is still using his Yiddish whenever possible.

As o f this writing (May) I am a publicist for

Bantam Books in NYC, however publishing is also feeling the economic crunch (it can’t be from salaries) so that may change. I commute to Maryland on weekends when Carlos is back from the West Coast. He was named head of the task force investigating tax fraud through electronic filing systems; he is the head liti­ gator for all such cases in the western region. I have been doing some author tours, for those o f you who may watch an occasional talk show. Between us we have 11 free airline tickets to virtually anywhere, but no time to use them. Wish we could hold them to cash in with our IRAs. It was wonderful to hear from you; I hope we can continue to have such a substantive column, or I may have to rewrite some o f the subplots from “thirtysomething” now that we qualify!

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Mrs. M artin Garvey (Pam Eastm an) 105 G lenridge Ave., M ontclair, N J 01042 Apologies to R obert C erfollo for mangling the spelling o f his bride’s name in the last A lum ni News. Rob married Lorraine Mojcik of Hartford in November. He is a surgical resident at New York Hospital/Comell; she is a nurse.

Jo sh Antiles graduated from Albany Medical School in May and was married in June. He begins an internship in internal medicine at Albany Hospital, where his wife, Michelle, is also a resident.

10T H REUNION OCTOBER 2 6 Class Secretary a n d Reunion co-chairm an: Miss Laura Bartlett 10 Crestm ont Road #3F M ontclair, N J 07042 Reunion co-chairm an: Mr. Wayne A lder 735 Escobar Coral Gables, FL 33134 Many thanks to Shelagh Daly and Karen Marnell for their tour as class scribes. They pass on the pen to Laura B artlett, who has “passed” from MKA Middle School to the Upper School, where she will teach and coach the girls varsity soccer team. Laura is so enthu­ siastic she also volunteered to be reunion cochairman, to get everyone else back too!

Shelagh left the New Jersey Law Jo u rn a l to enter the world o f consumer publishing as an account exec, for both Soap Opera D igest and Soap Opera Weekly magazines. “The fun entertainment atmosphere definitely beats the legal market in New Jersey.”

R obert Cunnlff is senior staff geologist at Converse Environmental East. He visited Wayne A lder in Miami over Easter and they had dinner with former teachers Bill and Joanne Hammond.

Pam ela Berkow sky saw Steve Chambers in Boston over Thanksgiving, and sees Rosanne Pennella, who lives in NYC, regularly. Pam has started a new job at the Pentagon as a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict. She would love to hear from classmates passing through D.C.!

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G eorge G eorge is also in D.C.: he is in his fifth year with the Secret Service in the Wash­ ington field office. George, wife Debbie, and daughter Christina live in Columbia, Md. Em ily DuHamel B row er is director of corporation and foundation funding at Covenant House, NYC. Ira Lome graduated from Case Western Reserve University with B.S. and M.B.A. degrees in accounting and management. Ira is self-employed as a “second income” consultant: “If you have goals and dreams which can’t be achieved through what you’re doing now, if you’d like to change your lifestyle (without changing your job) and gain financial freedom and time freedom,” contact Ira. “It’s not illegal, immoral, unethical or fattening!” he writes.

After an 18-month tour as a consular officer in Costa Rica, Jam es Habron Jr. transferred to Panama, where he is a political officer with the U.S. Embassy. In May he saw brother Geoff Habron ’83 in transit home after a three-year stint in the Peace Corps. James can be reached at: Am Embassy, Panama, Box E, APO Miami 34002.

Condolences to R obert Muller Jr. on the death o f his father, Dr. R obert Muller ’39.

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Mr. Thomas Robbins 1204 Fairview Rd., Havertown, PA 19083 Congratulations to Dana Nlfosi, who graduated from the George Washington U. Law School in 1991 with high honors. As the recipient o f a Luce Foundation scholarship, Dana will be working in Bangkok, Thailand for a year for the National Environment Board.

After her return in August 1992, she will work for the environmental law firm Cutler & Stanfield.

Marjorie and P eter Gibson have moved from Manhattan to Princeton and are expecting their first child in November.

Stephen (’80) and Angela DeCandia B arral moved to Chatham, N.J. in February, when Angela left commercial banking to start her own catering business. She had been attending French culinary school in NYC for two years. Steve is at Merrill Lynch. Angela reported that Jill Miller lives and works in NYC for a film production company; Sue Post lives and works in NYC with American Home Products; Lena C orbo lives and works in Washington, D.C. After their April wedding, Robert and Elizabeth Lewis M oritz were transferred to Tokyo, Japan, where they will live for twothree years. He is a CPA with Price Waterhouse.

Lindsey and Stuart Carlisle went to Bora Bora on their honeymoon in May. Stuart, a graduate o f Hamilton College, is an account supervisor at Dewe Rogerson Inc., a financial corporate consulting firm in NYC. They live in Darien, Conn.

Pam ela Ruddick is attending Harvard Business School. She is engaged to William Holding, Jr., an account exec with Young & Rubicam in NYC. Jonath an Sandler graduated from Harvard Business School and has joined MAC Group, a management consulting firm in Cambridge.

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Chris Smith, who graduated from the U. of Chicago, is a staff writer for the Kenilworth (N.J.) Leader.

Malgann Westfall was looking forward to a career in counseling and psychology after graduation from Smith College.

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Miss Holly Jervis 5 5 South M ountain Avenue M ontclair, N J 07042 Marshall H endrian is a sales rep. with Burlington Air Express. He and his bride, Marlene, live in Bloomfield.

Geoffrey H abron mustered out o f the Peace Corps and has begun a two-year research assistantship at Mississippi State U. He will earn an M.S. in Fisheries, spending time in a wildlife refuge Geoff visited brother Jam es (see ’81 Notes) in Panama en route home, and came by MKA to see former faculty and to show Brookside students his photos o f life and fish hatcheries in St.Lucia, BWI. Carm ela DeCandia is studying for a master’s in psychology at Boston University.

Condolences to Russell Muller on the death o f his father, Dr. R obert Muller ’39-

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Miss Jen n ifer Jo nes 168 Gates Avenue Montclair, N J 07042 Seth Antiles finished a master’s degree in political science at Columbia U. and will begin a Ph.D. program there.

Scott Schwartz received a master’s in Latin American and Caribbean studies from New 3t>rk U. and will begin a Ph.D. in political science there in the fall. This summer he worked as a financial research associate at the Center for International Financial Analysis and Research (CIFAR) in Princeton.

Sonia Stetkiewych received an M.A. from New York U. in art therapy and works with children and adolescents at residential treatment facilities in NYC. H eather Gibson, who won the Senior Purchase Prize at MKA, sold fiv e paintings at her first exhibition at Action Gallery, Wil­ mington, Del. in April. She is manager of Hardcastle’s Art Gallery, also in Wilmington.

Marc Klein graduated from U. Penn Law School in May and accepted a job at Thomp­ son & Knight, a law firm in Dallas, Texas.

L arry Rosen, in his third year at New York Medical College, did some recording with a band in Boston this summer.

Jennifer and Jo sep h Leonard! Jr., married in May, live in North Caldwell. He is with Maria’s Italian Specialties Inc. M aria Rabb, now permanently relocated to Budapest, Hungary, works at a foundation which funds environmental NGOs (non­ governmental organizations) in Central and Eastern Europe. She saw Maja K astler at her family’s summer house in Austria last year. “If anyone is headed this way (eastern Europe seems pretty popular these days), drop me a line. I enjoyed Bob Cottlngham ’s visit last year.” Brother Tony ’86 will work there for GE.

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5 T H REUNION OCTOBER 2 6 Miss Sherry Ahkam i 3 7 Virginia Avenue, Clifton, N J 07012 Miss Jen n ifer Rem ington 4 4 H am ilton D rive East North Caldwell, N J 0 7 0 0 6 Reunion chairm en: Je n Rem ington an d Miss Elyse D ecker 8 W indem ere Road Verona, N J 0 7044 Many thanks to M ary Louise Neary for her tour as class co-secretary. She passes on the pen to Je n Rem ington. Mary Louise was named an account coordinator for the Seattle PR firm Alex Hubbard & Associates.

Mario LaCorte is also out west, working for the Seattle Repertory Theatre. She plans to enter the field o f arts administration.

Anthony Rabb graduated from U. of Colorado with a B.A. in economics. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where he works for General Electric. In two years he will work for G.E. in Hungary! (Sister Marla Rabb ’84 is already in Budapest, working for an environmental foundation.)

M arla DeLima graduated from Duke U. and lives in Claryville, N.Y. where she teaches at an environmental education center (everything from Acid Rain to Maple Sugaring!). Future plans include graduate school for an M.F.A. in pottery and obtaining a N.Y. State teaching certificate.

B rian Brooks earned a B.S. in mass communications from Emerson College. After spending the summer o f 1990 touring the U.S., he moved to Los Angeles where he freelances as a production associate in film and video. He works on commercials, music videos and corporate productions.

Best wishes to Elyse D ecker from the Class o f ’86 on her engagement to Craig Fenerty.

Sherry After a 10-page essay/competition at Seton Hall Law School, Jen Remington was chosen to write for Legislative Jo u rn a l with a law internship at the Trenton State House this fall.

Elizabeth Nolley graduated from U. Virginia with a double major in English & rhetoric and communications. She won a Phi Beta Sigma Award for academic excellence and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference honor roll for four years as goalie for the UYA field hockey team. She works as an editorial assistant with the publishing firm Facts on File in NYC. P eter Silver, with B.A. in economics from U. Pennsylvania, lives in Vail, Colo., where he is in sales with Gart Brothers and is a fire­ fighter for the Avon Fire Department.

S herry Ahkami, attending Fordham U. Law School, had an internship in London this summer.

Brad Van Siclen works for Sears, Roebuck in Geneva, N.Y.

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Mark Ames is in the NatWest Bank training program in NYC. Catherine Hunter, with a B.B.A. from College o f William and Mary, is an analyst with Lehman Brothers in the World Financial Center, NYC. R ebecca l ink is an assistant buyer at Lord & Taylor, NYC. She earned a B.S. in marketing/ manufacturing from N.Y.U. Stem School of Business.

Lisa Linger is a claims adjuster with Chubb & Son, NYC. Christopher Russell, a graduate of Washington U., is at U. Penn for a Master of Architecture.

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Miss Laura Baczko 144 W. A lexander Palm Rd. Boca Raton, EL 3 3432 Miss Ida Boodin 3 3 8 North M ountain Avenue Upper Montclair, N J 07043 Congratulations to our graduates! News o f a few: Sigrid Cook graduated cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Davidson College, N.C., and will attend U. Virginia for a Master o f Landscape Architecture.

Lynne Yellin graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the College o f William and Mary with a major in mathematics and French. She will begin grad school at U. North Carolina/Chapel Hill (“even further south!”) in operations research.

Andrea Schackner graduated from Newcomb College, Tiilane U. with a B.A. in English. She will attend TUlane Law School.

Andrew Friedm an graduated from George Washington U. a semester early and worked as an accountant with a firm in New Jersey. He sat for the CPA exam in May and planned to start law school in September.

Jo an n e Pundyk, B.A. in history from Cornell U., will enter law school at Washington U./St. Louis. This summer she was biking from Vancouver, Canada, down the Pacific Coast with a friend.

G abrielle K irsch graduated from Johns Hopkins U. as a writing seminars major.

Pam Faw cett, B.S. in psychology from Gettysburg College, received varsity honors in both field hockey and lacrosse for four years.

Lisa Resotko has enrolled in the Ph.D. chemistry program at North Carolina State U. after graduating from Bucknell U. with a B.S. in chemistry.

Michele N aporano spent a semester in Florence, Italy, and worked with homeless people in NYC this summer through a Duke U. program called “Interns in Conscience.”

M eredith Saflrstein graduated cum laude in English and history from Colgate U. Suzl Criqui graduated from Notre Dame with a degree in communications. She has relocated to Chicago where she will work with a P.R. firm.

Laura Baczko graduated cum laude from the School o f Foreign Service at Georgetown U. She majored in international economics and received a certificate o f international business diplomacy. The Baczkos moved to Boca Raton, Fla. this summer.

Ida B ood ln is continuing at U. Richmond for a master’s in gerontology and will be assistant field hockey coach. Best wishes to Ida on her engagement to a fellow Richmond alum.

Ih ra Lee Frenkl, in a. five-year program at Rutgers College of Pharmacy, has been named a Merck American Foundation of Pharmaceu­ tical Education (AFPE) Gateway Scholar, and thus received a fellowship for a complicated research project and a scholarship for graduate school.

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Miss Karen M uenster 125 Country Lane Clifton, N J 07013 Mr. Jam es Petretti 13 Otis Place, Verona, N J 07044 Class agent: Mr. Alec Schwartz 181 Long H ill Road M5 Little Palls, N J 07424

Fencing in the Ivy MKA’s prowess in fencing continues on the collegiate level. Nicole Gray ’88 and Jill Tobia ’88 were First Team Ivy League selections (MKA had half o f the four-mem­ ber first team!). Coley had a 42-8 overall record for Yale and 17-3 in Ivy competi­ tion. Jill repeated as a First Team choice for Columbia. Both had been on four straight NJSIAA state championship teams for MKA. Freshmen Regina Chi ’90 (Columbia) and Kim Charlton ’90 (Cornell) also had fine seasons. Jo sh Abbey ’89 and Adam Sussman ’89 fenced for Harvard.

Jen n ifer Rabke spent the fall semester in San Jose, Costa Rica, the spring semester in Pueblo, Mexico, and was director of Amigos de las Americas in Michoachan, Mexico this summer. She is majoring in development studies at Brown U. D ara Goldman, a Latin American studies major, spent her spring semester at the U. of Puerto Rico. Dara spent the summer at Colum­ bia U. working for college agencies. She plans to teach Spanish, a bilingual class, or E.S.L. (English as a Second Language).

Lauren Polonofsky has a self-designed major at U. Vermont combining environmental studies, consumer studies, and alternative energies. Lauren and Clarissa H art '90 were in the same Kappa Kappa Gamma pledge class.

Ju stin e M cBride made newspapers for her record-breaking season as goalkeeper for the Brandéis U. women’s soccer team. She set a school single record with nine shutouts (111 saves, .076 goals against average). Her 15 wins were the most ever for a Brandéis goalie; she allowed only 16 goals all season. Justine was named a second team all-star by the University Athletic Assn.

In his year off from college, Alec Schwartz was promoted from reporter for the Worrall Community Newspapers (19 in New Jersey) to managing editor o f the Union Leader.; with the largest circulation. At 20, he was the youngest person on the staff. He was involved in Project Sunshine, a review o f sunshine laws by the Society o f Professional Journalists.

In recognition o f her leadership and service to the university, M eryl G riff was tapped for Mortar Board Senior Honor Society at U. Penn.

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Miss Suellen Bizub 107 Country Lane, Clifton, N J 07013 Mr. Louis Lessig 78 Kent Road, H untington Valley, PA 19006 Class agent: Mr. Josh Raym ond 4 White Oak Road, Roseland, N J 07068 Geoffrey K rouse is majoring in PPS (public policy studies) at Duke U. He plays intermural sports for his fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega.

Geoff plays in a band and tutors a nine-yearold “little brother” in Durham named Tony.

Also at Duke, Anjall Bhatt is an executive officer of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and sings in a group called “Speak o f the Devil.”

Louis Lessig is VP o f Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Muhlenberg.

P eter Fusco is VP o f his class at Caldwell College and president of Kappa Chi Phi fraternity.

Paul Tlranno has transferred to Connecticut College.

M eryl ’8 8 an d Roberta G riff ’91 At Lehigh U., Jen n ifer Gentile spends a lot o f time tutoring at a local homeless shelter, working at a domestic violence shelter, and teaching English to a Vietnamese family.

Jo sh Raymond continues things financial: he was elected VP for Financial Affairs for the entire student budget at Skidmore. As such, he meets with trustees and the Alumni Board committees on finance, and helps design the student leadership training. Josh is majoring in business /government.

Amy Lorentzen, who has transferred to Michigan State U., spent the summer in Africa.

Natalie Page will spend junior year abroad with a Rutgers U. program at the U. of Tours, France.

P eter DeCandia played varsity lacrosse at U. New Hampshire. He will spend the fall semester with a Wells College program in Florence, Italy.

After a summer with Outward Bound in Colorado, Ju d y Ainbinder will spend two trimesters in Florence with the Stanford in Italy program. [Ed. note: The Stanford program is headed by Kimberley graduate Jo a n McConnell ’59 ] Amanda Roth plans to study in Florence during the spring and has been president of Hillel at Dartmouth.

Matthew Rodano will spend all year studying in Bologna, Italy. He is president of the Italian club and sings in the Dickinson choir, chamber choir, and a group called Collegium.

Brothers Three: Prank ’87, M att ’9 1 an d Jo hn Blesso ’8 9

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David A llen was awarded a competitive internship abroad: he will be assistant to the Italian member of the European Parliament in Brussels. Dave is a government major, Italian minor at U. of Rochester, and will receive a certificate in international relations.

David Ames, majoring in economics/ environmental studies at Bowdoin, will spend the fall semester working and studying in a rain forest in Australia with the School for Field Studies, a national program. Dave played varsity lacrosse.

David Austin has been accepted for the five-year co-op engineering program at Northwestern U. He will do a civil/environmental internship during summer and winter terms with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Atlanta. Dave is president of the university hockey club and played lacrosse.

Andy G old berg is a brother in Phi Kappa Psi at U. Virginia.

At Georgetown U., E lizabeth V isceglla is corner story editor o f The New Press, an underground magazine on gender issues.

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Miss M eredith McGowan 5 4 Gordon Road, Essex Fells, N J 07021 Miss Lorelei M uenster 125 Country Lane, Clifton, N J 07013 Class agent: Mr. Shane M ahieu 4 Colum bia Court, North H aledon, N J 07508 MKA jackets were seen all over the Skidmore College campus and sports fields. Matt D airm an sang in the chorale, K ate Hnatow played three sports, Carl Rabke played lacrosse, and S e iji Nakamura played basketball. Kate, Carl and Seiji were in the same dorm.

At Bryn Mawr, Em ily E rtel is pre-med, majoring in psychology. She is an active volunteer for the Coalition for the Aging and participates in Students Against Animal Exploitation.

M atthew F io re pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at Lafayette, where he is majoring in mechanical engineering. He will play basketball for the college next year.

Program, in which college students work with inner city “at risk” fifth and sixth graders.

Sabrina is an environmental coordinator for her dorm and a co-leader of S.A.V.E. She was one of 15 students to attend the national S.O.A.R. (Students Organized Against Racism) conference at Brown U. Her interests are philosophy, African drumming and sculpture.

Ja m ie R e if had the lead in a one-act play, “Am I Blue?” at Bowdoin. She is a peer counselor and pledged Beta Sigma sorority.

L orelei M uenster is a sister in Delta Gamma sorority at Syracuse U. and was a representative for the National Panhellenic Assn. She is transferring into the Newhouse School o f Communications to pursue her major.

David Rudder sent a funny note which proves he has survived his first year in college.

M eredith, Lorelei

M argaret Tilton ’91 a n d yo un ger brother Kenneth, enterin g MKA's sixth grade.

M erle P ear will switch into Emory Univer­ sity’s business school from the liberal arts school. She joined Delta Phi Epsilon sorority after being the social chair for her pledge class.

Both David B e c k e r and M ichael G urtm an joined Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Tulane U. and play football, soccer and softball for the house. They are majoring in business. David was co-social chair o f AEPi. After his PG year at Choate, David B ette n co u rt will attend Lafayette College.

M eredith M cGowan is majoring in business at Lehigh U. She pledged Gamma Phi Beta sorority and is a staff member of the school newspaper. Meredith is also working with the men’s golf team coach to found Lehigh’s first women’s golf team.

H eather W hite joined Alpha Epsilon Phi sorority at Cornell U.; she is considering French and English as a major.

Also at Cornell, M eridith D o rn er is majoring in chemical engineering. She made the dean’s list and pledged Sigma Delta Tau sorority.

Paula K ovanic is a double major in women’s studies and politics at Mt. Holyoke.

She was the freshman class rep. for the student government and dives for the diving team.

S abrina Yellin was chosen to participate in Connecticut College’s first Volunteer Mentoring

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Miss Ja m ie Lenis 2 5 Taylor D rive West Caldwell, N J 0 7006 Miss D ara M arm on 108 Tanglewood D rive East Hanover, N J 0 7 9 3 6 Welcome, Class o f 1991, to alumni status!

Mrs. John Doe Occasionally alumnae object to mailing labels addressed with their maiden name plus married name, i.e., “ Mrs. Jane Smith Doe” instead o f their social name “Mrs. John Doe.” An alumna’s maiden name is the link to the school record: she graduated as Jane Smith. Our computer-generated labels cannot print “Mrs. John Doe” or “Jane S. Doe” because the “Smith” is the link to her file. The “ Smith” is likewise needed in case o f remarriage. If the combined name is too long to print on one line, the computer will shorten the label to “J. Smith Doe” as “ Smith” is the one constant.

This label occurs with bulk mailings.

Handwritten or typed mailings are sent the personal, old-fashioned way!

We hope it’s all perfectly clear.

The A lum ni Office

B rother an d the Sisters: gra du ate D ae Sung B a to ff ’91 a n d sisters Soo Mi ’9 0 a n d San Mi ’88.

P roud m om M oira Sullivan with G reg ’8 9 an d Brooke 91.

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Samuel Scott and Elaine Jacobson Robert Brightman and Vera Holmsten Mimi Evans.and Douglas Winship Robert McClintock and Suzi Brewer Carroll Tiernan and William Pillsbury Mary Ellen Michele and Trevor Burton Nicholas Alessi and Catherine Hogan Henry Williams and Jennifer Hoben Robin Eastman and Steven Caldwell Sara Close and Jonathan Crowther Melissa Cohn and Seth Paprin Lila Uskokovic and Donald Vidger Stephanie Andreani and Armin Kiebele Leslie Coleman and Jean Francois DeGeorges Lisa Godlewski and William Westheimer A. Joshua Antiles and Michelle Lumbrazo Carolyn Stanton and Douglas Calnan Stuart Carlisle and Lindsey Buttner Elizabeth Lewis and Robert Moritz Marshall Hendrian Jr. and Marlene Lara Lisa Gibson and William Locke Andrea Gabriel and David Fehnel Joseph Leonardi Jr. and Jennifer Maroon

November 30, 1990 December 12, 1990 December 31, 1990 July 14, 1990 September 22, 1990 November 1989 June 29, 1991 November 17, 1990 May 18, 1991 May 18, 1991 June 8, 1991 June 29, 1991 February 1991 August 1990 April 1991 June 16, 1991 June 15, 1991 May 18, 1991 April 20, 1991 November 10, 1990 March 2, 1991 June 29, 1991 May 1990

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Kathryn Dodd Teaze Marguerite Engel Herring Adele Turner Sloan Alice Vezin Chatellier Norman D. Mattison Jr. Robert C. Barclay Edward F. Merry Jr. William Y. Dear Jr. Evalyn Bell White Vere B. Reed Jr. Erwin N. Wilson Thomas E. Sloane Georgiana Pentlarge Field John E. Sloane Robert H. Muller Shirley L. Campbell Constance Kraetzer Halsey Richard L. Prescott Ralph L. Shearer William D. Turnbull Joan Scheid Roger A. Herrmann Leo L. Nejelski Jr. David A. Stumpe William D. Weiss Peter Fogarty

April 3, 1991 April 30, 1991 April 21, 1987 March 23, 1991 April 21, 1990 July 6, 1985 September 28, 1990 June 1986 December 19, 1989 April 8, 1990 April 17, 1991 September 25, 1990 February 24, 1991 June 1990 April 1, 1991 January 15, 1985 October 1, 1989 May 11, 1986 June 25, 1991 March 14, 1991 July 24, 1984 August 25, 1990 November 1984 January 31, 1986 April 29, 1991 December 4, 1984

Planned Giving A Gift by Bequest: A Legacy o f Education Throughout its history, The Montclair Kimberley Academy has flourished through the care of alumni, parents and friends who have created and sustained a tradition o f generous giving.

While many have given in their lifetime, others have chosen to include MKA in their wills.

A gift by bequest to MKA will help ensure a tradition of excellence for generations of students to come.

Your bequest may take a variety of forms, including: • A gift of cash, securities or real property.

• A specified percentage of your estate.

• A contingency bequest, naming MKA in your will if other beneficiaries are no longer living.

You may wish to consult your attorney to decide which vehi­ cle best suits your needs. Please feel free to put your attorney in touch with the school. We can help you or your attorney with specific wording.

For more information, or to notify MKA that you have included the school in your will, please call or write: Judy Polonofsky, Director o f External Affairs, The Montclair Kimber­ ley Academy, 201 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 (201/746-9800).

The M ontclair Kim berley Academy has just established a Pooled Incom e Fund.

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DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD To all alumni, parents, trustees, faculty, staff and friends o f The Montclair Kimberley Academy: The Distinguished Alumni Award Committee is hereby accepting nominations for the recipient o f the 1992 Distinguished Alumni Award.

The recipient should have achieved distinction in some field ,of endeavor, or through outstanding character or dedication made a special con­ tribution to humanity.

Race, creed, sex or contribution to the school should have no bearing on the choice o f recipient.

The purpose o f the Distinguished Alumni Award is “to bestow recognition and appreciation for outstanding achievement.” This award will be a meritorious reflection on the school and will provide inspiration and encouragement for our young people. It is hoped that the recipient will come to MKA and address a gathering of alumni and o f students.

Y o u may nominate more than one alumnus/alumna. There will be one Distinguished Alumni Award recipient each year; all nominations will be maintained in confidential files for consideration in following years.

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