Class Notes 1689
Class Agent Jane F. Evans jevans@penncharter.com
Brown House Dedicated
Joan McIlvaine writes, “I have been working at the McIlvaine Funeral Home for 10 years. My daughter, Debbie McIlvaine, works at PC as the administrative assistant to the director of Lower School admissions. Three of my grandchildren attend PC: Henry, Edgar and Dorothy McIlvaine. The entire family enjoys spending time at our home in Ocean City, N.J., thanks to my grandmother, Lucy Allen, who bought the house in 1948. When I travel, it is to visit my other daughter, Laura, and her family, who live near St. Louis, Mo.
1931
Charles A. Ernst enjoyed a visit from Darryl J. Ford in November. Charlie is celebrating the 80th anniversary of his graduation from Penn Charter this year. He entered Penn Charter when the school was located at 12th Street and was president of his senior class.
1933
In December 2010, Richard P. Brown Jr. OPC ’38 was smiling as he attended the dedication of the Brown House, the three-story Dutch colonial revival on The Oak Road in which he grew up. Brown persuaded his father to donate the house, behind the football field, to Penn Charter in 1976, and it has been the head’s residence ever since. Brown recalled his morning “commute” to school: “I had to go through the hedge and over the fence.” Did he get to class on time? “Of course.” With the shortcut, he said, he was able to sleep a little bit later. At the time, Brown said, “There were two other houses on The Oak Road bordering campus: Timmons and a house at the corner that was later torn down. I was thinking that that whole area of the block ought to belong to the school. I did not picture it necessarily as becoming the head’s house; that was the Overseers’ idea. It turned out to be a good idea.” Brown, a longtime overseer himself, pointed out that the house is more than just the head’s residence – it also hosts faculty, alumni and parent events.
At the dedication of the handsome residence, Brown and his former schoolmates (below, left to right, Robert C. McAdoo OPC ’39, Brown, H. Dickson S. Boenning OPC ’38, Robert P. Thompson OPC ’38) were hosted by the home’s current residents, Head of School Darryl J. Ford and his wife, Gail Sullivan. Former head of school Earl J. Ball (bottom, right, pictured with Ford and Brown) and Pam Ball, who lived in the house for 30 years, also attended. PC
1936 John S. Child OPC ’33 See death notices.
1935
Wayne Herkness is still working and playing croquet.
James Marshall Evans OPC ’36 See death notices.
James T. Shilcock OPC ’36 See death notices.
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