CLASS NOTES
faculty notes LYN KELLOM PO Box 1546 New London NH 03257-1546 rbmzkellom@comcast.net
Reunion ’13 embraced a big crowd and a big program. In addition to the long-standing Alumni Convocation, hymn sing, class dinners, alumni service of worship and remembrance were the newer Rhodes Art Center tours, concerts, and gallery exhibits, alumni classrooms, special receptions and memorial services, Northfield School for Girls luncheon, and specific to ’13, several room dedications and a faculty home groundbreaking. But no matter how one rushed from event to event, there was, as always, an awareness of the green hills and the surrounding beauty. An impressive number of faculty and staff returned—Ginny and Ed Brooks, Al ’50 and Mary-Ann Efird Higgins ’51, Bill Compton ’44, Louise and Dick Schwingel, Betty Congdon, Ann Peller Neill ’97, Carolyn Mann, Sally Curtis, Carol and Nelson Lebo ’56, Jeanne and John Rees, Bill Schweikert, Bev Bolton Leyden ’53, Ginny and Pat Mooney, Leigh and Sharon Hutchinson Hosley ’58, Dave and Anne Webb Burnham ’44, Joan Clausen Vander Vliet ’48, Carroll Rikert ’34, Jeanne and Dale
Conly ’52, Al DeMaria, Chris Shepard, Karin and Dave Ericson ’70, Lynn and Brad Reed ’68, Wendy Blackman-Sanborn and Chuck Sanborn, Betsy and Ken Lindfors ’53, Barbara and Sam Richardson, Brenda and Rick Robinson, Anne Weaver McBride, Linda Plavin Fitzgerald, Scott and Anne Lyman, and Vera and Bob Cooley. And,
as always, apologies to those whom I missed. For the Kelloms, this reunion was particularly special, since as class teachers for the 50th reuniting class, we shared with ’63 the joy of renewing old friendships and the pride of their giving to the school a record-breaking class gift. Donald and Sofia Sze have purchased a condominium in South Deerfield, Mass., where they intend to spend two to three months each summer. Their home for the other months is in Shanghai, China, where Donald is a faculty advisor/mentor at YK Pao School. Rain-drenched New Hampshire June generously produced a sunny day for Fud Fest ’13 on the Kellom hillside. It was one of the largest gatherings here of NMH retirees. Of note, these colleagues represent service to the school spanning an astounding eight decades. Enjoying long friendships were Sara Pilliod Allen, Bill Compton ’44, Betty Congdon, Jeanne and Dale Conly ’52, Barbara Elliott, Barbara Harris, Cynnie and Terry Irwin, Carol and Nelson Lebo ’56, Betsy and Ken Lindfors ’53, Elliot Rowsey, Wendy BlackmanSanborn and Chuck Sanborn, Margot Torrey,
Mary Lou Treat, Glenn Vandervliet ’56, Mary and Bob Weis, Mary Covey Williams ’45, Anne Lyman, Carol and Marv Kelley ’60, Bev Bolton Leyden ’53, Jeanne and John Rees, Al ’50 and Mary Ann Efird Higgins ’51, and Peter Weis ’78 (no—NMH’s conscientious archivist is not retired yet—he kindly provided transportation for his parents). Happy good wishes to Barbara and Sam Richardson as they celebrate their summer ’13 50th wedding anniversary with a week in Bar Harbor, Maine. Joining them will be their two children, Sarah Richardson Kelley ’82 and husband, Mark, Sam Jr. ’83, and their four grandchildren. Sam Sr. continues his math interest, teaching part time at Community College of Vermont in Brattleboro. Together, Barbara and Sam and AMC volunteers built “a hikers’ cabin for through hikers on the New England Trail (NET)—a federally designated scenic trail that goes through the Northfield State Forest.” I know the entire NMH community joins me in extending sorrow and sympathy to the families of these colleagues who have passed away during the last year: Harold Cooper, Merrill Manning ’43, Gerald Squier, Charles Clark, Esther Ladzinski, Harold Bigelow ’47, Nadine Sanborn, Louise Lovell, Gale Davis, Ruth Gillett, Lyman “Bill” Griswold, Stephen Brown, and John Mehegan.
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The Good Government Club (pictured here during the 1923–24 academic year) was a predecessor to today’s debate team, competeing with the goals of acute, sound reasoning; forceful, precise arguments; and keen, competitive sportsmanship and good humor.
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