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South African Soccer Team Challenges Varsity On Sunday, September 29, the varsity soccer team hosted a visiting squad of players from Sandringham School, an integrated public school in Johannesburg, South Africa. The team was brought to
the United States by Intersport, the same group that organized games for Taft with teams from Vietnam and Uzbeckistan. After a good game, although Taft lost 20, the Taft team gave the visitors a tour
and dinner. The South Africans were here as part of a 16-day tour and played a mix of prep school and public high school teams. Intersport arranges for players to stay with host families during the trip. âA few years ago this never would have happened,â Coach Willy MacMullen â78 said, âconsidering the political issues involved. Itâs not unlike playing the Russian team last year or the Hanoi team a few years ago.â The teams sponsored by Intersport are typically very strong, he adds. âWhatâs important is not the outcome of the games, but the simple fact that soccer can bring people of all cultures together.â b Taft coaches Willy MacMullen â78 and Tom Woelper and captains Doug Blanchard â97 and Lee Whitaker â97 greet John Salvatore of Intersport (Cuban National Team goalie), and the Sandringham coaches and headmaster.
In Search Of⌠All Taft School Alumni Have you ever tried to get in touch with an old classmate only to find that the last address you have in your telephone directory is eight years old? Well, your troubles are over. Soon an impressive directory of alumni will be available to help you locate all your old friends. The new Taft School Alumni Directory, scheduled for release in July 1997, will be the most up-to-date and complete reference on over 6,500 Taft alumni ever compiled! This comprehensive volume will include current name, address and phone number, academic data, plus business information (if applicable), bound into a classic, library-quality edition. The Alumni Office has contracted the prestigious Bernard C. Harris Publishing Company, Inc., to produce our directory. Harris will soon begin researching and compiling the information to be printed in the directory by mailing a questionnaire to each alum. (If you prefer not to be listed in the directory, please contact the Alumni Office in writing as soon as possible.) The new Taft School Alumni Directory will soon make finding a fellow alum as easy as opening a book. Look for more details on the project in future issues. Taft Bulletin
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