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From the editor From where I sit, Taft alumni, students, and on-campus community appear to be an amazing group of people. I’m pleased to be acting editor of the Taft Bulletin this year while editor Julie Reiff is on sabbatical. Hers are big shoes to fill, as all of you know, since Julie manages to create one of the most dynamic alumni magazines that I’ve ever seen. Thanks to those who have already helped orient me here on campus and to those alumni who have begun to share their stories with me, some found inside this issue. In a few
months, I’ve managed to visit a Connecticut-based art colony where an alumnus resided to do sculpture this past summer, plus I’ve visited an island and went boating to interview another gifted alumnus, along with attending events on campus. Basically, I hit the ground running since arriving at Taft to gather your good stories in person and over the phone. I feel fortunate that I’ll have the chance to meet many alumni from this high-caliber school over the coming year. It’s obvious that Taft is a school that its extended
We welcome Letters to the Editor relating to the content of the magazine. Letters may be edited for length, clarity, and content, and are published at the editor’s discretion. Send correspondence to:
Linda Beyus, Acting Editor • Taft Bulletin 110 Woodbury Road Watertown, CT 06795-2100 U.S.A. or to BeyusL@TaftSchool.org
alumni community is enormously proud to have attended. I look forward to your e-mails and hope you’ll like what we have to share with you in each issue both about the school now and your alumni community. —Linda Beyus Acting Editor e-mail: BeyusL@TaftSchool.org
From the Archives The many responses to the Jigger Shop photo, circa 1953, in the Summer Bulletin, came up with the following possible names. Left to right at counter are: John Simms ’56, a visiting Latin American student (name unknown), George Gura ’54, Chip Spencer ’56, and Farish Jenkins ’57. The fellow serving everyone is Connie Laganas ’55. Standing in the second row behind and to the left of Chip in this photo, also in a white shirt, is John Milholland ’58. Win Hagen ’54 is to the right of John near the wall.
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Taft Bulletin Fall 2002