FALL 1978 - Saint Andrew's School Archive - St. Andrew's School

THE TRUSTEESThe Rt. Rev. William H. Clark.Bishop of Delaware. ChairmanA. Felix du Pont, Jr., PresidentJ Bruce Bredin, TreasurerWilliam Prickett. Jr., SecretaryWilliam H Brownlee, '44Arthur B. Dodge. Jr.. '41Raymond P. GenereauxWallerJ.laird.Jr.Annabel E. MooreWIlliam S. PotterWinthrop De V Schwab, '36Elizabeth T. SeabrookHenry H. Silliman, Jr.Richard W. Trapnell Ill. '36William H. Whyte. Jr.. '35Walter R. Cady. Assistant Secretary andAssistant TreasurerALUMNI CORPORATIONBOARD OF DIRECTORSTerm expires October, 1979William H Brownlee, '44. PresidentGeorge B. Smith. '66, Vice-PresidentRushton T Capers. '63. TreasurerDavis A Washburn. '44, SecretaryTerm expires 1979Cmdr. James A. Bacon, USN, Rel'd. '45Thomas F Bayard IV, '62Timothy W, Peters. '66Term expires 1980WalterW. Speakman, '38David E. Scherer, '51Jehu D. Quillin Ill. '56Term expires 1981David O. Bellis, '46H Kenneth Wood. '56Carl B. Bear. '60

T:ANDREW'SFALL1978Volume I. Number 1ISSUED QUARTERLYThe St. Andrew's Bulletin is a magazine pUblished by SI. Andrew's School forits alumni, parents and friends.2 From the Headmaster3 Hume Horan '51 Speaks to St. Andrew's3 Dedication of Edith Pell's Portrait4 Project Adventure6 New Appoi ntments12 Admissions - A Fifteen-Hundred-Member Department-by John Niles14 Alumni Weekend16 Winter Sports Schedule17 The Alumni Fund Report-by Davis Washburn18 Photography by John Cullen '8120 Faculty Notes21 Omnibus23 Class Notes27 S.A.S. Exchangeeditor/ Carol Stegemanclass notes editor/Doris Barronphotographs by:Carol StegemanBill CarpenterJohn Cullen '82Ti m Bayard '62Kerry Mallett '80John Schoonover '63Suggestions for futurearticles are welcome. Pleasehelp us keep in touch witheach other. We welcomestories, photographs, poems,ideas and opinions.The Cover:Edith Pell's Portrait waspresented to the School by SI.Andrew's Alumni. See page 3for Dr. Pell's remarks at thededication.

The St. Andrew's BulletinBy ay of introducing The St. Andrew's Bulletin to you, I want to share some thoughts onthe time-honored tradition of playing hooky.Although it' probably foolish for a school head to say so in print, playing hooky now andthen can be good for the body and soul. When my desk and its clutter of paper allies havehandcuffed me one day too often, all that is still young in me rebel, and I manufacture oneexcuse or another to walk away from them. So long as my secretary is out of sight, I find thatan ver-the-shoulder neer and a louder-than-nece ary slam of my office door pice thepleasure of such moments.Last week, upon falling under my desk's bloated stare, I experienced such a moment. I didan about-face, slammed the door, and did not return for 24 hour.I spent the day walking around St. Andrew's. I observed classes, listened to the chatter ofstudents and faculty, talked with members of the staff, watched practices, day-dreamed a bit,and ended my afternoon by canoeing across Noxontown Pond and hiking to AppoquiniminkCreek. The first of the geese had recently returned from their summer in Canada, the air wasclean and fresh, and the leaves were starting to turn. It was a beautiful day. I returnedrefre hed, and m re convinced than ever that St. Andrew's is a remarkably fine school.What I gained from my day of hooky is not all that different from what we hope ouralumni, parents and friends will gain from reading this Bulletin. Although no publication canreveal a school as candidly and completely as such a day spent poking into all its nooks andcrannie , we hope that The St. Andrew's Bulletin will open windows which have heretoforebeen clo ed or only partially open.This issue focu es primarily on people. There have been a number of administrativechanges in the pa t year, and quite a few new teachers have joined our faculty. We want toacquaint our readers with these men and women. Every issue will include as much news aboutalumni as we can coax from them. We hope that they will assist us by ending us news ofthemselves. From time to time we will feature articles written by alumni and parents. Mostissue will include article by faculty and students. All is ues will include photographic essayswhich we hope will capture the essence of the School at work and play.As I mentioned, upon returning from my day of hooky, I was more convinced than everthat t. Andrew's i a remarkably fine chool. I am equally convinced that not enough peopleknow just how good a school it i . For whatever reason, we have been hiding our light under abushel. I know of no good reason for such modesty. When it come to communicating withits constituencies, a school is really no different from any other organization.All of us hope that this new undertaking is a first step toward improving our communicationwith those who are most important to St. Andrew's. We will welcome your adviceand sugge tions for building upon this foundation.Jonathan O'BrienHeadmaster2

Hume Horan '51speaks toSt. Andrew'sHume Horan '51 paid a very special visitto St. Andrew's on Sunday-Monday, Oct.IS, 16. On Sunday evening he delivered anaddress on policy developments in theMiddle East to an audience jammed witheager students, faculty, trustees and friendsof the school. The excitement of the occasionwas carried over into Monday, whenMr. Horan conducted a series of seminarson Middle Eastern Affairs for members ofthe student body.Mr. Horan, a leading Arab linguistamong the Foreign Service officers of theAmerican State Department, is one ofan-tite group of Foreign Service officers,own as "Arabists," who are specialistsin the culture, history, language andpolitical developments in the Arab world.He presents a refreshingly thoughtful,wide-ranging perspective on thisremarkable area of the world.Much of Mr. Horan's life since hisgraduation from Harvard in 1956 has beenspent in the Middle East. He served in Iraq,Lebanon and Libya during the 1960's andfound himself in the American Embassy inAmman, Jordan, during the JordanianCivil War of 1970. His eighteen months inJordan were punctuated by close calls thatwere beyond the normal call of duty.In February, 1972, Horan was appointedto the post of Deputy Chief of Mission inJidda, Saudi Arabia, the second largestArab diplomatic post. He was instrumentalin making the arrangements for HenryKissinger's ten visits to Saudi Arabia, andhad the distinction of heading theAmerican Embassy in Jidda during the1973 Mid-East War and the ensuing Araboil embargo.Mr. Horan returned to Washington lastfall to assume the position of DeputyAssistant Secretary of State. He now livesin Washington, D.C. with his wife NancyReinert Horan and his three Children, Alex• '~, Margaret 13, and Teddy 3.Mr. Horan's visit was a particularlystimulating and delightful occasion for theentire St. Andrew's community. We werefortunate to have him back.Edith Pell's Portraitjoins Dr. Pell'sin Dining RoomSo that Edith Pell, wife of our firstHeadmaster, may be remembered to all,the Alumni of St. Andrew's presented theSchool with the portrait reproduced on thecover of this Bulletin. Just before thepresentation on Alumni Weekend inSeptember, Alumni Association SecretaryDoris Barron was heard saying, "It will benice to have a lady smiling down on thedining room. "Following are the remarks ofDr. Pell atthe presentation.Mem bers of the St. Andrew's Schoolfamily, friends and guests:In the sight ofGod and in the face of thiscompany we have just now dedicated thislovely portrait of a woman who contributedas much to St. Andrew's School asanyone I know. And now I would like totell you something about her.EDITH MINTURN BONSAL PELLwas basically a Baltimorean, but her familyhad a spacious summer home at Lenox,Mass., in the Berkshires. It just happenedthat in 1927, I was teaching at LenoxSchool, right across the road from herhouse. The first time I met her was at aneighbor's where I was playing tennis.Edith Bonsai walked up to the court, and Iknocked the ball right over the backstop.She was carrying a golf bag, and was achampion golfer and swimmer.That fall we were driving back from aYale-Princeton football game and I askedher to marry me. She graciously consented,and 50 years ago last August 25, we weremarried in Trinity Church, Lenox.She continued to be a champion. Lessthan four months before the birth of ourfirst child, she won a golf tournament. Itwas called the Labor Day Handicap! Shewas also a champion needlepointer, andthis school chapel and several churchesprove that by the cushions she made.Two years later we moved to Delaware,where out ofa wheat field stood twobeautiful stone buildings: the front part ofthis building and the house just beyond theHeadmaster's House. Edith Pell spent thenext 27 years at this school. She bore twomore children, one of whom, our son, ishere today. Unfortunately, it was impossiblefor our daughters to be here. Shewas a mother to every St. Andrew's boy,giving'tea and sympathy to the homesick,gently correcting the ill-mannered, givinglove and support to the Faculty and theirwives and children, sending birthday cardsto every alumnus, and opening our home toiUI English mother, Rose King, her fourchildren and niece for four years duringWorld War II.In 1957, we left St. Andrew's. Two yearslater she was presiding over the rectory of achurch in Singapore and then, during 1961­62, over a handsome house in Saigon, nowknown as Ho Chi Minh City. Here youngVietnamese would arrive in droves at 7:30in the morning and be swept out at IIo'clock at night.Then it was back to our home by PerchCreek near Elkton, her health impaired byall this, but still giving herself generously toher church, as head of the Altar Guild, andto other organizations.On December 20, 1973, nearly five yearsago, Edith Bonsai Pell's great heart ceasedbeating, and her body was buried from thisChapel in Old St. Anne's Churchyard.This superb painting was done by Mr.Robert Skemp, of Westport, Conn., for theNew York firm of Portraits, Inc. He did itfrom photographs and other pictures. Myfamily and I are deeply grateful to Mr.Skemp, to all of you who made it possibleby your contributions, to JohnSchoonover, who organized the project, toMr. O'Brien, orman Thornton, DorisBarron and Davis Washburn, and to mychildren, especially Mary Leigh Whitmer,who helped so much to guide the artist bypictures and advice.In this painting Edith Pel! seems to besuppressing a smile, as though she werelooking down on this great school and thehappy and productive life of its Faculty,staff and students, and is overjoyed withwhat she sees! Thank you and God blessyou!Portrait of The Reverend Walden Pell, II

"Project Adventure" is the finale ofSl. Andrew's opening days of schooleach September. Following a cookout atRodney Point, the entire schoolcommunity participates in games andactivities designed to challenge ourmental and physical skills and createopponunities for cooperation andleadership. Of course, the be t dividendsof all are the fun and laughter whichaccompany these lofty goals. At the veryleast, the day ends with all of usknowing and understanding each othera little bit better than when the daybegan.4

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new appointmentsOn May 30, 1978, the headmaster announced a number of majoradministrative appointments which took effect at the opening of thecurrent school year.Three of these appointments involved new members of the faculty. Mr.Robert H. Stegeman has been appointed Academic Dean and Chairmanof the History Department. Mr. Charles F. Zimmer has been appointedAssistant to the Headmaster and Director of College Counseling. CarolStegeman (Mrs. Robert H. Stegeman) has been appointed Director ofPublic Information. Descriptions of the responsibilities which these threewill assume, as well as their biographical sketches, appear in the article onnew faculty.The four other appointments involved familiar faces. Robert M.Colburn has accepted the position of Director of Athletics; Robert E.Dobson has become St. Andrew's first Director of Studies; John M. Nileshas assumed the responsibilities of Director of Admissions; and Jacob E.Zeigler has been elevated from Associate Dean of Students to Dean ofStudents.It is hard for many to believe that 18years have passed since Bob Colburnbecame a St. Andrean, but it was inSeptember of 1960 that he and Dottiearrived on the shores of Noxontown Pond.Since then, Bob has earned a reputation asone of the most conscientious, versatile,dedicated and talented teachers St. An·drew's has ever had. In a recent evaluationRobert Colburn, Director of Athletics6by his chemistry and physics students, Bobreceived highest accolades, making theinterview comments written by Bill Amosto Bob Moss in 1960 seem prophetic. Bil1wrote: "I think Bob Colburn is a fineyoung fellow, and very much our kind ofman-a thorough scientist to boot. Hisinterest in students and teaching is genuine.I hope we can get him."No task has been too large or too smallfor Bob to tackle. He has been a member ofpractically every student/faculty committeeand has often been voted a form advisor.But Bob is perhaps best known for hisdedication to our athletic program. Hebelieves in our athletic philosophy andobjectives and seeks to instill in each playerexceptionally high standards of fair playand sportsmanship. He is also a meticulousand demanding coach who never fails to getthe most from his material. He has earnedthe respect of his players and opposingcoaches. He is the kind of person St.Andrew's should have representing theSchool in an area which continually bringsthe School into contact with other schoolsand the public in general.In order to fulfill his new responsibilities,Bob will relinquish his physics classes toPhil Thornton, whose biographical sketchappears in the article devoted to newfaculty. Bob will, however, continue toteach chemistry.In addition to becoming Director ofAthletics, Bob has also been named thehead coach of varsity football for the 1978season.For the past seven years, Bob Dobsonhas served as Director of Admissions andHistory Department Chairman. After somany years of meeting and greeting peopleand traveling for the School, Bob requestedand was granted a shift in responsibilities.As Director of Studies, Bob will monit(,the academic performance of each student.He will look for trends, arrange fortutoring, counsel on study skills, advise oncourse changes, correspond with parentswhen appropriate, and help the Headmasterprepare term-end reports. In addition,Bob will run our orientationprogram for new students, supervise theyear-end course selection process bypreparing and presenting course selectionsto the Academic Committee for approval,prepare the academic course schedule,administer our study hall policies, and,with the Academic Dean, plan and administerMiniterm. Most important of all,Bob will oversee the faculty in their roles asadvisors.In his years at St. Andrew's, Bob hasachieved legendary popularity as a facultyadvisor. Students seek him as an advisornot only because he is among the finestchefs on campus, but also because he isamong our most concerned and thoroughcounselors. His acknowledged leadership inthis vitally important area shouldstrengthen the School's advisor system.John iles is in his third year as amember of the St. Andrew's faculty. AUniversity of orth Carolina graduate wholast summer completed his master'sprogram at Middlebury College's BreaLoaf School of English, John taugh,English and coached soccer and basketballduring his first years at St. Andrew's.

Although his appointment as Director ofAdmissions forces him to reduce histeaching and coaching loads, he willontinue in both areas.Admissions work is not entirely new toJohn. While teaching at the CanterburySchool, he served as Assistant to theHeadmaster and spent a considerableportion of his time interviewing candidatesfor that school. John brings youth andenthusiasm to our Admissions Office, aswell as some ambitious ideas for increasingapplicant interest in the School. He and hiswife, Kim, who also works in the AdmissionsOffice, plan to travel extensivelyto feeder schools and will become familiarfaces at alumni gatherings.Jake Zeigler is perhaps best known tocurrent students and recent graduates as theman who leads our wrestling teams to suchoutstanding records season after season.But Jake is also a fine math teacher and aperson who is keenly interested in the socialand personal development of each studentat St. Andrew's. He is a "standards man"who expects much, but he is also one whohas not forgotten how tumultuous theteenage years can be. As Dean of Students,he will counsel students as well as overseethe School's disciplinary procedures. Asthe Associate Dean of Students last year,Jake proved to be most effective in bothareas. He managed to retain the respect and':onfidence of students whil maintaininghe standards and values governing personaland social behavior at the Schoolnosmall accomplishment.Top: Robert Dobson, Director of Studies;John Niles, Admission Director;Left: Jake Zeigler. Dean of Studies.7

• • • new facesRobert H. Stegeman, Jr., joins the S1.Andrew's faculty as its Academic Dean andHistory Department Chairman. Hisacademic training has been extensive. Afterreceiving a B.A. degree from WilliamsCollege in 1960, Mr. Stegeman earned anM.A.T. degree from Harvard in 1961.Later, he attended Stanford University as aCoe Fellow in American History. In addition,Mr. Stegeman has participated inmany courses and workshops at such institutionsas Harvard University, TheEducational Development Corporation,Emmanuel College, and the WhartonSchool. He also organized and led manysummer curriculum workshops whichplanned new courses and evaluated andrevised existing courses for the Newton,Massachusetts, school system.Since 1961, Mr. Stegeman has taughthistory at Newton South High School,ewton, Massachusetts. His courses haverun the gamut from Advanced PlacementAmerican History courses to a coursewhich studied the biological and socialdeterminants of human behavior, and fromAncient History courses to an interdisciplinarycourse on ContemporarySociety. In addition to his many years ofteaching, Mr. Stegeman also served as theChairman of the United States Historyprogram at Newton South and as AdministrativeAssistant to the Principal.As Academic Dean at S1. Andrew's, Mr.Stegeman will be the Chairman of theAcademic Committee. He will also haveprimary responsibility for keeping abreastof trends and developments in education atthe elementary, secondary and collegelevels. Finally, he will work closely withdepartment chairmen to establish programsof professional growth for all teachers.Although Mr. Stegeman will not beactively involved in coaching, his interest inathletics is strong and of long duration.During his senior year at college, hecaptained both the football and baseballteams.Mr. Stegeman and his wife, Carol, havetwo sons, Adam, 7 and Sam, 5. They live inHouse 5.Charles F. Zimmer joins the S1. Andrew'sfaculty as Assistant to the Headmaster,Director of College Counseling,English teacher and varsity basketballcoach.The title"Assistant to the Headmaster"largely defines this portion of Mr. Zimmer'sresponsibilities. He will be an ad-8From top: Robert Stegeman, AcademicDean & Chairman of the HistoryDepartment; Charles Zimmer, Assistant tothe Headmaster and Director of CollegeCounseling; Carol Stegeman, Director ofPublic Tnformation.mtnlstrative assistant to whom theHeadmaster can delegate many of themiscellaneous duties which regularly cropup during the course of a year. Mr.Zimmer's broad boarding schoolbackground amply qualifies him for thisrole. Since 1967 he has hl:ld the followingpositions at Westminster School: Englishteacher (grades 8-12), donn master,football coach, varsity basketball coach,varsity baseball coach, Director ofPublications, Director of Development andAlumni Affairs, and Director of CollegeCounseling.At S1. Andrew'S, Mr. Zimmer's chiefresponsibility will be directing our CollegeCounseling Office. He will also teach onesection of English and concentrate onbuilding a strong basketball program.Mr. Zimmer graduated from Duke(A.B., 1963) and the University of NotreDame (M.A.T., English, 1967). He and hiswife, Judi, have three children-Michael,II, Lucy, 9, and Casey, 7. Mrs. Zimmergraduated from the Duke UniversitySchool of Nursing in 1964 and has held avariety of nursing positions since then. AtSt. Andrew's she will assist our Headurse, Virginia DiGennaro. The Zimmerslive in House 2.Carolyn B. Stegeman is SI. Andrew'sfirst Director of Public Information. Sincereceiving a Bachelor of Business Administrationdegree from the University ofCincinnati in 1965, Mrs. Stegeman has heldnumerous marketing positions. Mostrecently she was Publicity Director for theCambridge Center for Adult Education inCambridge, Massachusetts.As Director of Public Information at S1.Andrew's, Mrs. Stegeman assumes overallresponsibility for coordinating the School'spublicity efforts. She will playa major rolein the publication of all printed materialemanating from the School, participate inplanning on and off-campus receptions,and direct our efforts to receive newspapercoverage of School events.Given the relatively low profile S1.Andrew's has maintained in the past andour desire for the School to be betterknown throughout the country, thechallenges and opportunities confrontingCarol are particularly exciting. As Editorof The St. Andrew's Bulletin, she isanxious to receive suggestions for articlesfrom alumni and parents. Please don'thesitate to pass ideas directly to her.

• • • new facultythe country and has taught and lectured ata variety of workshops. In addition toexpertise in all drawing mediums, watercolors, oil, encaustic and stained glass, Mr.Carothers has extensive experience indramatic set design.At St. Andrew's, Mr. Carothers willteach Studio Art and Art History, assistwith dramatic productions, and coachsoccer. He and his wife, Muff (also a fineartist), live on D Corridor.M.A. in English from the University ofDelaware in 1965, and his A.B. inPhilosophy from Franklin and MarshallCollege in 1960. Mr. Garvick's professionalcareer has included two years as a FulbrightLecturer in American Studies at theUniversity of Barcelona and seven years asan Assistant Professor of English at theUniversity of Notre Dame. While he wasteaching at Notre Dame, his were the mostheavily subscribed courses offered by theEnglish Department.Mr. Garvick and his wife, Sandy, havethree sons, Jonathan, Jameson and Jordan,who range in age from two to nine.The Garvicks are fluent in Spanish andspeak French and German. Mr. Garvick'savocations include classical and jazz music,tennis, baseball, swimming and chess.At St. Andrew's, Mr. Garvick will teachfour sections of upper form English, coachbaseball and advise the Cardinal.Mary Elizabeth Baetjer joins the St.Andrew's faculty as an English teacher,varsity field hockey and lacrosse coach, JVbasketball coach, corridor supervisor andAssistant Director of Athletics.A native of Stevenson, Maryland, MissBaetjer graduated from Garrison Forestand received her B.A. degree from MiddleburyCollege in 1976. During the pastsummer she returned to Middlebury as acandidate for a master's degree from theBread Loaf School of English.While an undergraduate at MiddleburyCollege, Miss Baetjer was a consistentmember of the Dean's List, a CollegeScholar and a member of the Women'sAthletic Association. She was also a highlysuccessful athlete. In 1975 she was selecteda member of the Northeast Colleges AllStar Field Hockey Team, and during hersenior year, she was the captain of theMiddlebury lacrosse team.After graduating from Lawrenceville in1967, Cole Carothers received his B.A.from Colorado College in 1971, studied atEcole des Beaux Arts and the Leo MarhutzSchool, and received his Master ofine Arts degree from American Universityin 1978.Since 1968, Mr. Carothers has exhibitedhis work in 14 art exhibitions throughoutJohn D. Garvick brings to St. Andrew'sa brilliant mind and a reputation as a mostdemanding and exciting English teacher.He received his PhD. in English from theUniversity of Pennsylvania in 1968, hisSandra L. Garvick is an experiencedteacher at levels of inquiry ranging fromgrammar school to the university. Afterleaving Notre Dame, where she was ateaching and research assistant whileworking on her M.A. in philosophy, shelived with her family in Barcelona, Spain.There she taught English and worked asgrants officer to the Institute of NorthAmerican Studies.Sandy comes as no stranger to Delaware;she earned her B.A. at the University ofDelaware. As a part time teacher, she willbe a member of the SI. Andrew's SacredStudies Department.9

At St. Andrew's Barbara will teachSpanish, coach JV field hockey and juniorbasketball, and act as a corridor substitutein the girls' dormitories.Jane Thornton, who majored insociology at Smith College, was graduated,cum laude, in 1978. As Head Resident ofomst k House at Smith, she comes wellqualifi d for her duties as Assistant Deanof Students and instructor of a course onHuman Development. Following theirmarriag this summer, Jane and Philipmoved into the main building to live in theapartment next to the South Dorm.By any standard, Barbara Ann Nowickihad an outstanding undergraduate career atthe College of William and Mary. Shegraduated in the top SOlo of her class, wasvoted the "Outstanding Woman" in herclass, played on the varsity field hockeyand lacrosse teams, and found time tospend her junior year abroad in Madrid,Spain, where she studied Spanish culture,civilization, political thought, art, architectureand music, in addition tolanguage and literature.Barbara received her B.A. in ModernLanguages (Spanish) in 1975. In 1976 shereceived her master's degree in panishLanguage and Literature from MiddleburyCollege. Since her junior year abroad, shehas returned to Spain each summer.During the past two years, Barbarataught all levels of high school Spanish atthe Santa Catalina School in Monterey,California.Philip R. Thornton, Jr., a 1978 graduateof Amherst College, maintained an Aaverage in his college major (physics) whileparticipating fully in Amherst's athleticprogram. Last fall he captained Amherst'ssoccer team.Mr. Thornton's scholastic and athleticachievements began well before hisAmherst years. While a student at theUniversity School in Cleveland, Ohio(where his father is Chairman of theMathematics Department), Mr. Thorntonwon the French Prize, the Math Prize andthe Best Athlete award. He was also a twoyearmember of the All-Ohio Soccer Teamand was honored with the Most ValuablePlayer awards in baseball and basketball.At St. Andrew's, Mr. Thornton teachesphysics and earth science, coaches soccerand basketball, and lives with his wife,Jane, in the apartment adjacent to theSouth Dorm.Robert . Grasso received his B.S.degree from Cornell University in 1976 andthen returned to Cornell to seek a master'sd gr e in Landscape Architecture. Helearned of St. Andrew's when he and theHeadmaster's family met while backpackingin the middle of Glacier NationalPark in Montana. They joined forces,hiking for three days, and established afri nd hip which has resulted in a Middletown,Delaware reunion.Mr. Grasso was an outstanding highchool athlete in Columbus, Ohio. Duringhis four years at Cornell, he playedlinebacker and guard on the varsityfootball team. At St. Andrew's, in additiont teaching math and living on C Corridor,Mr. Grasso will assist Mr. Colburn incoaching the varsity football team and wiucoach the JV wrestling team. Mr. Grasso isalso eager to work with students on environmentaland ecological projects andlooks forward to establishing programs inthese areas in the future.10Walter Liejeld

Dave Washburn... familar facesChris BoyleBill AmosNan and Simon Mein

Admissions- a fifteen hundred member departmentby John NilesTop: Joan O'Brien, Associate Director ofAdmissions Below: Kim Niles, AdmissionsOfficer12John Niles is St. Andrew'sDirector ofAdmissions. He is assisted by Joan O'Brienand Kim Niles, John's wife. Mrs. O'Brienwas appointed Associate Director ofAdmissions in 1977following six years in asimilar position at Westminister School.Mrs. Niles also joined our AdmissionsDepartment in /977.Just what the devil is an "admissionsarticle" anyway? What kind of thoughts orfacts are supposed to fill the lines ofsuchwork? What message should it carry to itsreadership? How does one start it?These questions and others have ambledthrough my mind since the assignment wasgiven me. I thought maybe I should openwith some side-splitting anecdotes from myfirst three weeks in the office. Take thetime a family from Virginia and I werequeing up for lunch. I was in the process ofexplaining how well the cafeteria-stylemeals (especially the salad bar) wereworking out, when a petite third formertipped her ravioli right into the potato chipsas she reached for the garbanzo beans ­perfect timing. Or, earlier in the sameweek, a family from West Chester, Pa.,arrived about 20 minutes early for theirtour and interview. 0 problems - justinvite them into the office for a chat whileyou wait for the student guides to get out ofclass. Right - open the door to my officeand there, bending over the sofa is Rita­Maria, the upholstery lady, her mouth fullof pins, her straining face as rusty red asthe material she was pinning. Oops, Say,would you like some coffee, Mr. Blanden?Ir's all in a day's work, I guess, and frommy standpoint, it's exciting. Not because ofthe unexpected bugaboos, but because ofthe momentum and direction which seemto be generating here. St. Andrew's hasalways been a fine school. Its faculty,student body and graduates havedistinguished themselves in ways so diversethey are a tribute to the preparatory goalsand independent ideals the school embodies.Past excellence, however, is bestremembered in quiet moments of reflectionand on reunion days. The realities of thepresent are quite sobering.Less than five years down the road, wewill begin to feel the pinch from a major,nation-wide, demographic shift. From 1982on, there will be 20% fewer high school age ­children. The total effect that this shift willhave on our applicant pool is not clear.Since private, independent education drawson only 1v.. % of the total high schoolbound population, we may only experiencea ripple, while the public sector bears thebrunt of the shifting sea. Seen fromanother perspective, the decreasing numberof children per family which has createdthis demographic shift will provide farmore discretionary income per child whichcould be spent on education, i.e. privateeducation. Now, whether a family begins tothink in these terms or not is dependent onwhether the family is aware that privateeducation is the right mode ofeducationfor their children. The choice for privateeducation will be made when parents andtheir children recognize the benefits whichcome from such an experience. That'swhere you come in.As alumni and parents of St. Andrew's,you are the best qualified personnel topresent the case for private education ingeneral and St. Andrew's in particular.Your words, your conviction, your enthusiasmgenerate the inquiries which leadto visits, applications, acceptances, andenrollments at St. Andrew's. To be sure,our travel and contact with headmastersand students in the traditional "feederschools" is also an integral part of theadmissions process. But there is only one ofme, and there are more than 1,500 of you.

Talk about assets! By generating onestudent enrollment a year, an alumnushelps to contribute an average of$3,000 ayear for however long the student is withus. From my point of view here in theAdmissions Office, our alumni-parentbody is the best resource for generatingquality students and operating income forthe school.Make no mistake, the process is timeconsuming. But the whole movementbegins with that first transfer of information- that initial interest andinquiry generated by active alumni andparents of St. Andrew's. I am reminded ofa quotation from Shakespeare's Tempest,which sums up my feelings quite succinctly:What's past is prologue,What to come,In yours and my discharge.We stand ready to pursue an admissionsplan which targets the improvement of analready good student body. We can do thisonly by broadening our base, seeing morefamilies and candidates. I hope we cancount on your active support."As alumni and parents of St. Andrew's, you are tbe best qualifiedpersonnel to present tbe case for private education in general and St.Andrew's in particular."AdeleandDaniel W. MacDonald '47, with daughter, Katherine -talks with John Niles.13

I"The whole weekend was justterrific and everyone so friendlyand fun-we left with such a warmfeeling in our hearts for St. Andrew's.Now we're looking forwardto a return visit."Linda and Stan Thompson '63AlumniWeekend14

.... ........."The school substantially extendeditself in an effort to make alumnifeel that they continue to be animportant part of the St. Andrew'sfamily."Left: top L-R Rick Williams'62, Jim Peters '66, Carl Bear'60, Peter Michael '43. GroupPicture of class of '63 L-RWarren Hoffecker, BillStevenson '62, Stan Thompson,John Schoonover, GeorgeForbes, Dexter Chapin, DickBuckaloo, Chip Gordy, PhilTonks, Rick Hillier & BillPfeifer. Top R.-Paul Scott '68,with band, Jon O'Brein, AlexHemphill '40 & Bob Moss Jr.Below: L-R Bill Stevenson '62,Warren Hoffecker '64, BuckSmith '66, Jack Pope '64, KenWood '56, LarTY Wood '54,Norris Haselton '54, BillWood '57 and Bill Brownlee'44."There is a sense of excitementabout the school's prospects that Ifeel at this time."..All of us came away with thesame sense of enthusiasm, and Iknow that you will use thatrenewed interest as a base indeveloping stronger and moremeaningful ties with the alumni."Curt Coward '6415

Winter Sports ScheduleGIRLS' BASKETBALLWRESTLINGSat. Dec. 9 Archmere 2:00 H Sat. Dec. 9 Seaford 2:00 ATues. Dec. 12 HolyCross 3:45 H Tues. Dec. 12 Laurel 3:30 HFri. Jan. 12 Sanford 3:45 H Sat. Dec. 16 Mercersburg Tournament VTues. Jan. 16 Tower Hill 3:30 H Sat. Jan. 6 McDonogh 2:00 A--./Fri. Jan. 19 HolyCross 4:00 A Tues. Jan. 9 Friends V & exhibitions 3:45 AThurs. Jan. 25 Tatnall 3:45 H Sat. Jan. 13 Episcopal H.S. 2:00 HFri. Jan. 26 Westtown 3:45 H Fri. Jan. 19 Gilman 4:15 HTues. Jan. 30 Archmere 3:30 A Thurs. Jan. 25 RisingSun 4:15 HThurs. Feb. I Friends 3:45 H Sat. Jan. 27 Westtown 2:00 ATues. Feb. 6 Tower Hill 3:30 A Tues. Jan. 30 Tatnall 3:45 HTues. Feb. 13 Sanford 3:30 A Fri. Feb. 2 Tower Hill 3:45 HSat. Feb. 17 Gunston 2:00 H Tues. Feb. 6 Archmere 3:30 ATues. Feb. 20 Friends 3:30 A Sat. Feb. 10 SAS InvitationalSat. Feb. 24 Tatnall 1:00 A Tues. Feb. 13 DeLCo. Christian 3:45 HSat. Feb. 24 State TournamentBOYS'BASKETBALLGIRLS' SQUASHTues. Dec. 5 West Nottingham 3:00 ATues. Dec. 12 HolyCross 3:30 A Tues. Jan. 15 Tower Hill 3:30 HTues. Jan. 9 Sanford 3:45 A Fri. Jan. 19 Interscholastics at U. of Pa.Sat. Jan. 13 Westtown 2:00 A Sat. Jan. 20 Interscholastics at U. of Pa.Tues. Jan. 16 Tatnall 3:30 H Tues. Feb. 6 Tower Hill 3:30 ASat. Jan. 20 HolyCross 2:00 H Sat. Feb. 10 Mercersburg Tournament ATues. Feb. 13 Germantown Friends 3:15 ATues. Feb. 20 Shipley 3:00 ATues.Fri.Jan. 23Jan. 26FriendsTower Hill3:30 A3:45 HTues. Jan. 30 Tatnall 3:30 AThurs. Feb. 1 Tome 4:15 H BOYS' SQUASHTues. Jan. 9 V. Penn Charter 3:30 ATues. Feb. 13 Del. Co. Christian 3:15 A Sat. Jan. 13 S1. Andrew's Tournament,Fri. Feb. 16 Friends 3:45 H Hill. Mercersburg, 11:00 a.m.Tues. Feb. 20 Tower Hill 3:45 A Tues. Jan. 23 V. Chestnut Hill 3:45 AFri. Feb. 23 Westtown 3:30 H Tues. Feb. 6 V. Haverford 3:30Sat. Feb. 10 Mercersburg Tournament p(Tues.Fri.Feb. 6Feb. 9Bohemia ManorSanford3:30 A3:45 HSat. Feb. 17 V. Episcopal 2:00 ASat. Feb. 24 V. and JV. Hill 3:30 A16

The AlumniFundby Davis Washburn '44Secretary of theAlumni CorporationThe 1978 Annual Giving Campaign was the mostsuccessful ofall the campaigns so far. Chairman BuckySmith and all the class agents are to be congratulatedfor the success of the drive, as well as the Alumni whogave to the campaign. A total of $14,000 was raised by442 donors, an average gift of over $30 per donor.Everyone who participated should be pleased that thesuccess of the campaign enabled the Alumni to substantiallyincrease their support of 51. Andrew'sscholarship program.Alumni Day. also the fifteenth reunion of the classesof '62, '63 and '64, kicked off what will, no doubt, bethe busiest year in history for the 51. Andrew's SchoolAlumni. Receptions for Jon and Joan O'Brien werehosted by Ernie Cruikshank in Atlanta on October 10,and by Ashmead Pringle in Charleston on October 12.Chip Gordy is planning a party for Eastern ShoreAlumni in January.Annual Giving will begin on November 1, with TimBayard as this year's chairman. Tim hopes that thiscampaign will be able to surpass last year's by asignificant amount. The Board of the Alumni Corporationearnestly hopes that many Alumni will realizethe importance of their support. A very large percentageof Annual Giving goes directly to support thescholarship program of the School. When Alumnicontribute to Annual Giving, they are really giving tostudents who attend the School and need help.Because of the success of last year's campaign, it waspossible not only to pay the costs ofoperating theAlumni Office and supporting the Alumni MemorialScholar, but also to present $3,000 to the School forfinancial aid to students.We look forward to a significant increase in both thetotal amount given and in the number of givers in thisyear's campaign. Since the Alumni Corporation hasbeen relieved of the expense of producing theNewsletter, more funds will be available for financialaid to students. Increased giving will mean that theAlumni of St. Andrew's can truly begin to playasignificant role in the scholarship program of theSchool.17

facu Ity notes JOver the summer S1. Andrew's facultywere engaged in activities ranging fromtraveling (both domestic and international),and working on advanceddegrees. to panicipating in clinics andmoving into new quaners on campus.While Harry Labour was doing watercolorsketches of Sea Isle City and enjoying theNew Jersey shore with his wife, Edith, theMelns, tlie Niles, Bob Dobson, LisaHemphill and Alice Ryan all went 10England for varying amounts of time.Barbara Nowicki spent eight weeks inSpain, while the van Buchems prepared toreturn to $1. Andrew's after their year-longsabbatical in the Netherlands.The Melns' summer in England tells us alot about others from St. Andrew's. WhenBob Dobson paid them a visit, Nan andSimon took him to see Harwick Hall,Haddon Hall and Chatsworth House. St.Andrew's students Andrea, '76, andMelissa Maybee, '78, also toured historicalsites with the Meins. When John and KimNiles visited, the foursome enjoyed puntingon the Cherwell and stopping at a riversidepub for a picnic lunch. Former St. AndreansJim and Barbara Brown entertainedthe Meins at tea, and Rob Pasco took themon a tour of the TASIS School. While theMeins enjoyed their tours and visitors inEngland, Nan's description of a beautifulsunny day in Yorkshire captures the essenceof their summer.. We had packed a picnic lunch; weate by a ford where the Roman roadcrossed a smail stream. It was a goldentime; the sun shone, our lunch wasdelicious, Andrew frolicked in thestream, the heather was in bloom, andwe sat beside a road built 1900 years ago.In addition to the experiences of traveland school, many faculty spent time inprofessional activities during the summermonths, and others have already scheduledseveral professional trips this fall.Bob Dobson, now Director of Studies,attended the annual meeting of theSecondary School Admission Test Board inVergennes, Vennont, at the end of September.He has been a director of theorganization for two years and has onemore year to serve in that capacity. In lateOctober, Bob attended the EducationalResearch Bureau Convention in New YorkCity following a meeting in New York ofthe Board of Directors of ASSIST(American Secondary Schools for InternationalStudents and Teachers), towhich he was recently appointed.20Simon Meln, on his relUrn from Englandin August, was one of the three mainspeakers at a conference at the WesttownSchool, Westtown, Pennsylvania, sponsoredby the Council for Religion in IndependentSchools. During the meeting,Simon presented a paper entitled "Worshipas the Focus of the Whole Philosophy andLife of a School." The paper is scheduledto appear later in a CR IS (Council forReligion in Independent Schools)publication.In September, Simon was the guestpreacher in Sunday Chapel at the AshevilleSchool in Asheville, North Carolina. Thisyear he isserving on a search committee fora new Episcopal Chaplain at the Universityof Delaware.John Niles, now Director of Admissions,went to Cripple Creek, Colorado inSeptember to be in a 3·day workshop fornew admissions officers. The workshopwas conducted by the National Associationof Independent Schools. 80th John andKim Niles represented St. Andrew's at theSecondary School Admission Test Board'sannual meeting in Vermont, October 1-3.John was in New York City late in Octoberfor an open house given by the Parents'League of New York City.Jon and Jon O'Brien left on October 6and were away for a week visiting schoolsand alumni throughout North Carolina,South Carolina and Georgia. In Atlantaand Charleston they were guests at alumnigatherings hosted respectively by ErnieCruikshank, '62, and Ashmead Pringle,'63.Alice Ryan, SI. Andrew's Registrar, wasoff campus twice for college guidancebusiness. On October 3 she went to theCollege Board Regional InformationExchange meeting at the University ofDelaware and from October 29 throughOctober 31 was in New York City for theCollege Board National Forum.Carol and Bob Stegeman were in N. Y.c.at the end of October for the EducationalResearch Bureau Conference. Carol is St.Andrew's new Director of Public Informationand Bob is Academic Dean andHistory Department Chairman.Charles Zimmer, in his capacity asDirector of College Guidance, went to theNational Association of College Ad·missions Officers conference in BalHarbour, Florida, at the beginning ofOctober. He is presently serving as amember of the National Exhibit Committee.As part of his summer travels,Charley spent two weeks in Durham, NorthCarolina, as a coach with the DukeBasketball Camp.One Washburn attended a fallworkshop in Washington, D.C., whichdealt with the latest developments inmathematicS curriculum and instruction.As an intern landscape architect, RobertGrasso assisted on the master plan of GunPowder Falls State Park in Maryland whileemployed by the Maryland Department ofNalUral Resources.This summer Betsy Baetjer began aMaster's program in English Literature atBread Loaf School of English in Mid·dlebury, Vermont, just as John NUes wascompleting the same degree at Oxford.lArry Walker, Chainnan of the FineArts Department, is a member of theplanning committee for the newlyorganized Delaware All.lndependentSchool Honors' Band and Chorus. Larry ishoping to attend the Mid-West NationalBand and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago inDecember.van Buchem'sreturnOur sabbatical started July 4th, 1977,when Marijke, Victor and I took the boatacross the English Channel from Ostend toDover and from there to Canterbury for a3-week visit to Britain. Our destination wasWinchester. There we spent several daysvisiting with an old friend from Groton,who is now a housemaster and a Latinteacher at the famous Winchester School.We then toured England by car, drivingfrom Roman site to Roman site-the bathsat Bath, the museum at Cirencester, thevilla at Chedworth, the city of York and,finally, Hadrian's Wall. Near the Wan, andthe foundation of a Roman fort, we foundbed and breakfast at a farm. The followingdays we looked at many fascinating spotsalong the border of England and Scotlandand climbed long segments of the Wall.Turning south again, we reached Londonvia Stratford-on-Avon and Oxford. Wewere intrigued by the exhibit of Romangold and silver at the British Museum asv.:ell as the famous sights of this historic fcity. \....-After a week-long stay in London, wetraveled by pullman and night boat toBasel, Switzerland. Again we visited nearbyRoman sites, one of which was Vindonissa,

the old Roman capital in Helvetia. Canneswas a welcome stop for a couple weeks ofrest before I assumed my position as exhangeteacher.In August we flew to Amsterdam where Iwas to begin teaching in place of WillemKramer at the Gymnasium Felisenum inVelsen. It was a very enjoyable andproduclive year. 1taughl Latin and Greek.I b«ame so impressed by a new, innovativemethod of teaching Latin, that I haveintroduced this program 10 my classes at 51.Andrew's. We used our school holidays tobrowse through numerous exhibits andmuseums, attend plays and concerts, and tovisit relatives and friends. My family alsoenjoyed a week with the school's III Formon the island of Texel in the nonh ofHolland.Immediately after graduation exercises,we drove to France to visit with JacquesRaux, once a French teacher at 51. Andrew's,and now a headmaster in Chantilly.Unfortunately, we only had time for ashort visit to Paris and Fontainebleaubefore we moved on to Venice, passingthrough the famous IS-mile Mont Blanctunnel. After several days of admiring thecity, we left for a small Yillage in Etruria,an hour's drive from Rome. Each day wevisited Roman and Etruscan sites andgenerally enjoyed the Roman way of life. Idrove my family on to Lake Garda to enjoythe loyely weal her. Again we scouted moreRoman sites in Verona and Sirmio.Our last stop before traveling home wasa city where Marijke and I had our first skivacation 14 years ago-Innsbruck, Austria.We couldn't resist JUSt one more visit toRoman artifacts by routing ourselvesthrough Cologne to see the Romanmuseum apd then Xanten, Germany, toview the newly built replica of a Romancamp. A well-spent sabbatical year, wethink.Everl van BuchemChairman, Classics DepartmentOmnibusLetter fromHuldah MossThis fetter was sent to Mr. HerndonWerth from Mrs. Robert A. Moss, an:onorary member of the Class of 1976.We wanled 10 share her description ofthe trip she took 10 Guafemafa ImtFebruary.Dear Herndon,I'm so sorry I was away when you werehere last month. I would have enjoyedcatching up on all that you are doing.It was a wonderful trip and Guatemala isa beautiful country. On the Pacific side it isvery mountainous with many extinctvolcanoes, steep gorges and valleys. Threevolcanoes are still active, and nying intoGuatemala City, I could see a red hot glowin one of them. The whole area is sprinkledwith these nearly perfect cone shapedmountains.We were a group of eighteen birderswho, as a group, saw 285 different species,though some were our familiar NorthAmerican birds. We saw many gorgeousbirds - parrots, loucans, humming birds- and one of the hummers was theSparkling-Tailed Humming Bird,"Tilmatura duponlii", first identified byCrawford Greenewalt.We drove all oyer the country, from theblack beaches of the Pacific Ocean to thepons of the Carribean, and into thelighlands and the jungles.We visited three Mayan temple sites:Tikal, Ceibal and Quirigua. The Universityof Pennsylvania had been in charge of thearcheological work on these vast templecomplexes, which have been enclosed andcovered by the jungle for 1,000 years. As ofnow, no one really knows why the Mayansfled from these places. Tikal, for instance isonly S'II excavated, so many secrets of theMayans are still hidden. If I were young,with a strong back, I know how I wouldlike to spend my vacations.Guatemala has an agricultural economyand the people are terribly poor. You candrive for hours and see only bamboo hutswith thatched roofs and dirt floors. Ooserto the towns, the roofs are made ofcorrugated metal, which indicates slightlymore prosperity, though it is not as picturesque.The terraced hillsides make a beautifulscene, but the task of building the terracesis a heavy burden to the small farmers, whodo all the work by hand. They walk longdistances along the roads, carrying themosl incredibly heavy loads (lumber forinslance) and part of the weight is born by aleather head strap which is attached to theload. You rarely see a passenger car on theroad, except near the cities, and for longdistances you pass only an occasional truckor bus. We did pass large sugar and coffeeplantations which are modern in allrespects.Anyone with a real interest in plants andflowers would love this country. Theyolcanic mountain belt is more geologicallyancient than any other region in the westernhemisphere. It is untouched by glaciation,and has not been covered by marine waterssince remote times. Plants in this area havehad 100 million years to grow, and consequently,unusual and rare kinds of trees,shrubs, vines and plants are found.Lake Atitlan was absolutely beautiful;some say more beautiful than Lake Como.And Antigua, the old capitol, destroyed byearthquake in the late 18th century, isfascinating but sad as you imagine whatelegance il once had before the beautifulBaroque churches were so battered. It alsosuffered badly in the quake of two yearsago.We were also very eager shoppers, astheir hand woven clothes and fabrics aretantalizing.I recommend Central America as awonderful place to visit. It is only a fewhours away by plane, and it seems to haveeverything anyone could want for an interestingvacation.Best wishes, and do come again soon.With love to you,Huldah21

Honors BandEleven students were chosen to representt. Andrew's in th All-Independentchool Honors' Band. Mr. Larry Walker,hairman of the Creative Arts Department,believes their participation was anexcellent opportunity for the students tobroaden their cope in instrumental musicand to evaluate their individual abilities.Playing the flute was Letitia Hickman,Kathy Bennett and Heidi Rath. On theoboe was Geoff Hamilton. Chuck Marvilplayed the bass clarinet; Russell Emersonand Herbert Josey, the saxophone; LouHamilton and Paul Eichler, the cornet;Anthony DeMarco, the trombone; and BillThomas, the baritone. Paul Raglandplayed percussion and Ron Tostevin theTuba.Six other schools participated in theoncert.Paul Ragland '79 from Columbus, Ohio and Linetta Than Tu '80 ofMt. Vernon,N. Y.This oil painting of Noxontown Pond in 1936, by David Reyam, wasgiven to the School by John Schoonover in memory of his father,Cortlandt. (1914-1976).22Former headmaster, Robert A. Moss,Honorary Class Member of 1976, of KennettSquare, Pennsylvania, has just been appointedDirector of The Council for Religionin Independent Schools. He is presently amember of the faculty of Westtown Schoolin Pennsylvania.

-class notest'We want to hearfrom you andabout you. Sendus notice ofbirths, engagements, promotions,vocations, deaths, hobbies, interests, dubiousachievements, oryour comments on life. A II willbe included in this section. Please share with usany information or resources which you thinkother SAS graduates would like to know about.ed.'35At a recent reunion of the Princeton Class of1939, two distinguished men were presented theClass Award, one of whom, Andley Bums,received the citation for Mr. Ambassador.'40BUI Sibert, who is rector at St. Matthew andThe Redeemer Episcopal Church, South Boston,officiated at the marriage of his nephew BOIStrong, '70, and Penelope Legler, May 20. Theceremony took place at the Episcopal DivinitySchool in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Two '70alumni attending the wedding were Bill's son,Alan Sibert, and Bill Barney.'42After an absence of many years, Den and KayFowler recently visited SAS. Ben retired as majorfrom the Army in 1968, and since then, he andKay have traveled extensively. Their home port isOverland Park, Kansas.'43BUI Dodge works with a friend in productdevelopment (primarily toys). They have a recentthree dimensional rolling ball labyrinth on themarket called REACTRAC. As Bill explains it,"It is like the old Swedish wooden labyrinthgame, but in this case the ball does eight or ninedifferent things."Bill and his wife, Vi, live with their threechildren in Haverford, Pennsylvania.'46Dave DelOs, who is with the Bell TelephoneCompany in Philadelphia, has been elected tothe board of the SI. Andrew's School AlumniCorporation. Dave sent us the following information:Mark Reeve is living with his family in GrossePoint, Michigan, and has directed hisprofessional life into teaching those with handicappedhearing.auk Poller, who has had open heart surgery,has started a new publishing business, TheBrandywine Press, Inc., in New York City.Mac Gillet is teaching at Calvert School,Baltimore and also runs a camp for boys inMaine.Don Haynsworth is still owner and Presidentof the San Diego Hardware Company and isworking on plans for a new building as well as asecond store.'47Frank Glammattel and family have lived inBirmingham, Michigan, since 1964, and wherehe has been employed by E.l. duPont for 27years. He is accounts manager in the PlasticProduct and Resins Department in the greaterDetroit area. Frank and his wife Helen, havethree children: Pres, a third-year medical studentat The University of Cincinnati; Bruce, a seniorat Williams College; and Jane, a senior at EmmaWillard. Jane is an excellent woman's squashplayer, ranking fourth in U.S. girls' 18 andunder.'49Jack Perry writes: " ... I am still with theaeronautics part of the National Aeronautics andSpace Administration as a technical/budgetanalyst and will probably work here forever. It'sa nice job with great people to work with."In June, the Perrys moved from Silver Spring,Maryland to Manassas, Virginia. One of Jack'shobbies has been training and showing GreatPyrenees dogs both in conformation andobedience and, recently, in the breeding of thesedog.Since 1971, Jim Totten has been a guidancecounselor in an elementary school in Brookline,Massachusetts. He received his Master ofSocialWork in 1962 from Boston University School ofSocial Work.Mike McSherry and family moved back Eastfrom Chicago in 1973. Mike has been withWestvaco Corporation for eighteen years invarious selling positions. He is currently salesmanager for the Kraft Division and works fromthe corporate offices in New York City. Mike'sextracurricular activities include singing in theUniversity Glee Club of N. Y.C., serving as vicecommodore of the Chapaquoit Yacht Club inWest Falmouth, Massachusetts and playing asmuch tennis as he can fit in.'54SAS librarian, Walter Liefeld, his wife, Judy,and children, Susan '80, Andrew '83 and Peter'83, spent nine weeks traveling, tent camping andhiking on a trip to the Canadian Rockies and thePacific Northwest. They returned by way of theTrans-Canada Highway, across the prairies tothe Ontario lake country where they spent twoweeks relaxing on Manitouhn Island. While inthe Rockies, they were joined by Walt's SASroommate, Oem Crowe, his wife, Mary Dee,and children, Greg and Jennifer. The twofamilies spent two weeks hiking in Waterton,Banff and Jasper ational Parks. For the pasttwo years, Walt and Clem, being loyal SASalumni, took their families canoe camping on St.Andrew's Lake in Ontario's AJgonquin Park.This past summer the Liefelds hi ked to stillanother SI. Andrew's Lake, a beautiful subalpinetarn part way up the west side of Mt.Ranier in the state of Washington.'55Powell Hutton and Joanne Ray of San Antonio,Texas were married May 23. They are nowliving in Arlington, Virginia. Powell is a Lt.Colonel in the Army.'56Ken Wood has been elected to the Board of theSI. Andrew's School AJumni Corporation. Kenis with the Environmental Protection AgencyWater Quality Office, Washington, D.C.Sidney Dickson became fascinated withChesapeake Bay log canoes in the early '50'safter crewing on "Sandy" so fascinated that heresolved to build his own. He did, named it"Spirit of Wye Town," and after three years ofracing won the 1978 High Point Trophy for logcanoe.'57George Brskeley sends us more news of hisclassmates.Tom Rightmyer is a priest of the AsheboroEpiscopal Church in North Carolina, a parish ofsome 250 communicants. Last May Tom attendedVirginia Seminary for a six-week continuingeducation course about the mid-lifecrisis.Tim Bloomfield is a partner in the law firm ofDunnells, Duvall & Porter, Washington, D.C.,which was started about three years ago by Timand some contemporaries. There are now tenpartners and six associates. Tim's specialty isanti-trust law and general administrative lawwith an emphasis on energy matters.BUI Wood has been associated with, andrecently bought, the Harry F. Taylor Company,a real estate company in West Chester, Pennsylvania.23

Sam Wyman has been at the American Embassyin Cairo since August, 1976 as firstcretary in political affairs. Sam's daughter,Lyndsey, is a third former at SAS.'58Larry Harris, rector 0 f Saint BarnabasChurch, Upper Marlboro, Maryland also sent inthe following information about his cia smates:Doug Pell i senior staffengineer with TRWDSSG in southern California. He also is areserve police officer with the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment, and has his black belt in ju-jitsu.Joe Gibson is a psychologist in Colorado.Jerry Wigglesworth is a prosecuting attorneyin Boston.Steve Washburne i an associate professor ofChemistry at Temple University, Philadelphia,PA.Don Woodruff is Director of Admissions andDevelopment at the St. James School, inMaryland.John Hammer, a commander in the Navy, is ahydrographic specialist presently serving with theRoyal Navy at R.N.Hydrographic Departmentin Taunton, England.Wes Mutchler is a radiologist in San Francisco.His hobbie are restoring old Jaguars andsailing on San Francisco Bay.'59Bob Craighill and family returned for AlumniDay and told us he has just finished two yearswith the U.S. Army Signal Group at Ft.Huachuca, Arizona. Bob, now a major, isworking at the Defense CommunicationsEngineering Center, Reston, Virginia in the fieldof communications satellite engineering. He andhis wife, Rosemary, with their two children,Andrea and Brian, are living in Herndon,Virginia. They would welcome calls from alumniliving in the Washington area.'60At the Annual Business Meeting of the St.Andrew's School Alumni Corporation, Septe,mber30, Carl Bear was elected to the Board.Carl is with the Provident National Bank inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.'62Tim Bayard of Wilmington, BIU Stevenson ofPotomac, Maryland, Gretchen and RickWilliams from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania,and Eileen and Paul Kuehner from Slatington,Pennsylvania reunioned at SAS at the end ofSeptember. They enjoyed joining the classes of'63 and '64 for cocktails at the O'Briens, acandlelight dinner in the dining room and a lateevening affair at the Washburns.24'63ReunionAs chairman and unofficial curator of thefifteenth reunion, John Schoonover writes aboutthe eight other comrades he welcomed back toSAS. The nine members who attended wereDexterChapin, Chip Gordy, Bill Pfeifer, RickHillier, Stan Thompson, Phil Tonks, DickBuckaloo, George Forbes, and JohnSchoonover.Although each bore a remarkable resemblanceto his Yearbook "mug shot," waistlines and hairlines have altered considerably, not to mentionlife styles. Speaking of which, five alumni wereaccompanied by their lovely wives, KarenChapin, Julie Tonks, Jennifer Pfeifer, DianeGordy, and Linda Thompson. Childrenabounded. Chip's two boys looked as thoughthey were well endowed wit h the Gordy"brawn". The football team could use them thisyear. Dexter brought his infant daughter. Dexterplans to resume his peripatetic life after ateaching stint at the University of Maryland."Stan, the Man," sorely missed on thegridiron that day (we considered sending him infor a couple of 34-counters") is prospering (inBirmingham, Michigan) as an executive of apaint company whose primary client is GeneralMotors. In fact, my Chevette is "Thompsongreen." In between business trips to Europe,Stan finds time to maintain hi "scratch" statuson the amateur links.Rick Hillier and Bill "Spoof" Pfeifer, ourresident computer wizards, are single andmarried respectively. Rick pursues aphotography avocation with his two backdropsbeing home-town Richmond and Wicomico,where his parents Dick and Margaret Hillier live.The latter enjoy a prosperous and activeretirement in their renovated home after 31 yearsin our history department. Dick also providedexcellent guidance as our Cia s advisor.Rick and Bill share trim waistlines, but Bill isquick to boast that he has retained much of hischampionship wre tling form. Dick Buckaloowould characteristically respond to sucharrogance. but he has gone up three or fourweight classes since graduation. Tough to stay fitpacing to and fro in the wheel hou e of aDelaware River freighter. George Forbes ralliedfor an abbreviated appearance. George, fatherof three, and a bank executive, divided hialumni participation between SAS and theUniversity of Delaware, foe ofTemple thatevening. Sad but true, his alma maters went 0 fortwo.The reunion culminated with sumptuousrepast in the dining room, repleat with wine andcandlelight. Phil Tonks, past Senior Prefect,and ex-restaurant entrepreneur, embellished theevening with a heartfelt toast, remarking particularlyon the School's warm hospitality andDave Washburn's contributions to the success ofthe weekend.Discounting the pleasant effect of the "vino,"it was one of the most enjoyable experiences ofmy St. Andrew's career. The feelings seemedmutual.'63After spending several years in England, Daveand Cindy Loomis returned to Chicago to acceptthe job of corpOrate director of Compensationand Benefits at Searle's Headquarters. In Augustof this year Dave was promoted to vice presidentof Personnel for Searle's Optical ProductsGroup in Dallas.George Shuster has become a partner in thelaw firm of Edwards & Angell, Providence,Rhode Island.'64Harry Parker, who received his Ph.D. degreefrom Stanford University in 1975, is chiefgeologist and geostatistician and mininggeological specialist with Fluor Mining & Metals,Inc. He recently represented the U.S. MiningIndustry in a technical exchange in the PeoplesRepublic of China. Harry is the author ofsevenpublications in his field of geostatistics.Dick Spies, Warren Hoffecker, Curt Coward,and Florence and Jack Pope represented theirclass thi reunion weekend. It has been a longtime since many people had seen Warren who isjust home briefly from Bangkok. We hope tohear from him periodically so that we can findour what mysterious and interesting escapades hehas to relate.

'66Blick mllh was married to Ida Crist Saturday.August 26, in Old Bla kwaterChurch.rankford, Delaware. Buck is with theWilmington Di trict f IRS and is vice-presidentofThe St. Andrew's School Alumni Corporation.John E\lans returned in August from the U.S.mbassy in Prague and is now working in thexecutive Secretariat at the State Department.He help. to coordinate the now of paper to andfrom Secretary Vance and hi top aides. TheDepartment also provid coordination betweenthe various State bureaus and other governmentagencies.John Pope is president of The Shelter Group,Inc .• a construction firm in Virginia Beach.'69Charlie Kolb received his juris doctor degreefrom the Univer ity of Virginia School of Lawand ha. been associated with the ew York lawfirm ofCahill, Gordon and Reindel. He now hasbegun his one-year clerkship in Baltimore withU.S. District Judge Joseph H. Young. Duringhis final year at Virginia, he was editor-in-chiefof the Virginia Journal of International Law.harlie also holds degrees from the WoodrowWilson School of Public and InternationalAffairs and Balliol ollege, Oxford University,Oxford, England.Last June Da\le Lyon informed us of thfollowing: " ...On April 29, 1978 I married theformer Maureen nn Gomes in Pacific Grove,alifornia. Maureen, who was previously aPeace Corps volunteer in Brazil, and I will betransferred by the State Department this comingJuly to the Embassy in Accra, where I will be incharge of the consular section for the next twoyear.."'70Bill Strong and Penelope Legler were marriedMay 20, at the Episcopal Divinity School inCambridge, Massachusetts.Bill's uncle The Rev. William Sibert (SAS '40)performed the ceremony. Alan ibert '70 andBill Barney '70 attended the wedding.'71Andrew Washburn and Catherine Torrey weremarried August 26, at Deer Isle, Maine. Andyand Cathy are teaching at Blair Academy,Blairstown, ew Jersey.'74Four Year ReportSteve Amos is now the assistant curator ofbirds at the Baltimore Zoo. Steve graduatedfrom Hiram College, Ohio last June with adegree in psycho-biology.Jack Schreppler received an A.B. degree fromPrinceton and is attending Vanderbilt Lawchool.Da\le Hallon, who enlisted in the Air ForceJanuary, 1975, plans to use his computerprogramming experience to get a programmingjob in San Antonio or Hou ton. He will beseparated from the USAF January, 1979.Bob Rementer is assistant gol f pro at Maple­Dale Country Club in Dover, Delaware. Bob is agraduate of Gettysburg College.Chuck Olson graduated from Swarthmoreollege, receiving a B.A. degree. He is doinggraduate studies in biology at StanfordUniversity.Henry Hauptfuhrer i working in Philadelphiaafter receiving a B.S. degree in biology fromWashington and Lee:Paul e1san graduated from SUNY-Cortland,receiving a B.S. in physical education and ispursuing additional work in his field of athletictraining (sports paramedic). He is doinggraduate study at SU Y in order to obtainN.A.T.A. certification in athletic training. Paulworks in the local ho pital as an aide in thePhysical Therapy Department during thesummer months.Rob Wendt was awarded a B.A. degree fromWashington and Lee University and is nowattending the University of South Carolina LawSchool.Pete Miller received a B.A. degree from PennState University. He plans to do graduate.studiesin marine science.Jim Ryan, who graduated from BrownUniversity, plans to work in Washington thisyear and then go on to law school.Bill Ku graduated cum laude from theUniver ilyof an Francisco with a degree inchemistry. Bill is working as a chemiSI forPacific Gas & Electric Company ResearchLaboratory. He would like to go on to graduateschool in biochemistry.Lyles Glenn received a B.A. degree from theUniversity of South Carolina and is now attendingthe University of South Carolina LawSchool. While at .S.c. he was on the Dean'sList three times, selected by the University as anoutstanding Senior and was named to Who'sWho in American Colleges and Universities.Lyles has worked as a page in the South CarolinaSenate for the past three years.Marshall Barroll, after taking a year off fromcollege, has returned for his senior year atWashington & Lee. This past summer Marshallwas a lifeguard at Kilty Hawk, North Carolina.He reports that Stu Buroll (SA5 '72) worked asa law clerk at Kilty Hawk and has returned toWake Forest Law School for hi final year.JeH Pelty graduated from Cornell UniversityAlan Sibert '70 and Bill Barney '70.receiving a B.S. degree. Jeff is doing graduatework at the Graduate School of IndustrialAdministration, Carnegie-Mellon University,Pittsburgh.Mark Hall is at Pease Air Force Base, NewHampshire.Allan Marshall received his degree fromPrinceton in political economy. He is workingfor the Bank of Bermuda, Hamilton, Bermuda.Marshall plays soccer for First Division Club andhopes one day to play for North Village CommunityClub, which was last season's leaguechampions in Bermuda.John Mincks graduated from William & Marywith a degree in chemistry and has been acceptedto Wayne State University School of Medicine.Bob Dunn graduated from WashingtonCollege with a degree in political science. Bobhopes to enter the field of international banking.RusseU Boyle graduated from Princeton,receiving a degree in biology. He is employed asa research assistant at a medical facility inBrooklyn, ew York.The Advisor to the Class of 1974 is going to bein Hawaii from January to June 1979 and if anyof the "bruddas" want a tour, get in touch withhim.'75Greg Marsh has returned to Bucknell after ayear's leave.Bob Amos, after a summer in Vienna andIceland, i leaching a Physical Geology course atWooster College where he is a senior.Marietta College in Ohio reports that GordonBrownlee is on the soccer squad and is currentlyworking at the fullback position. He has letteredin soccer for the past three years and is a memberof Delta Upsilon fraternity.'76Val Snow, who is a junior at Clark University,Worce ter, Massachusetts writes: "I have someinteresting news concerning four recentgraduates of SI. Andrew's. Four of the firstwomen to row for 51. Andrew's competed thisJune in the National Women's RowingChampionships in Seattle, Washington. Micheli25

Matthews '77 of Williams College, Janice Nevin'77 of Radcliffe, Valerie now '76, and GinnyEliason '75 of Mariella College had a shortreunion during the four days of racing. Valerieand Ginny came home with a gold medal in thelightweight 8 events which helped their club winthe overall points trophy a well. ....Andrea and MeUssa Maybee '78 visited imonand an Mein in England thi urn mer. TheMeins took them to Hardwick Hall, to BurghleyHouse and to Stratford-on-Avon.MARRIAGESPowell Hutton '55 to Joanne Ray, May 23Buck mith '66 to Ida Crist, August 26Dan Lyon '69 to Maureen Ann Gomes, April 29Bill Strong '70 to Penelope Legler, May 20Andrew Washburn '71 to Catherine Torrey,August 26DEATHSPeter Van Dyke Fish '541935-1978Peter Fish died in a traffic accident June 1I inan Francisco. Services were held June 16 inAllentown, Pennsylvania and interment at Oldwing Church, Ewing, ew Jersey. He is survivedby his mother, Mr . Charles Fish,Allentown, Penn ylvania.Alumni Memorial gifts have been received inmemory ofJohn Fletcher Hinnant, Jr. '53 andPeter Van Dyke Fish '54.A pall in memory of Edith Bonsai Pell wasgiven to the St. Andrew's Chapel by an alumnus.'77Top: teve alter, Len to right: Mike Parker,Brian Crow, John Guastavino, teven Brownlee,Brian Dunigan.'78La t June MIke Welsh was one of the winnersof the Delaware Secondary School MeritScholarships. The presentation was made byUniversity of Delaware President ArthurTraban! and Colin Dunne, St. Andrew's Schoolcollege advisor. The cholarships wereestablished by the University this year to encourageDelaware's top scholars to attend theirown Slate univer ity.Does anyone knowwhere?If you know the whereabout of any of thefollowing alumni, please contact the AlumniOffice at St. Andrew's:1935 Lan ing Michaelis1938 Alex Bumstead1939 George C. Jones IVKenneth ErvinDehn S. Welch1940 Alberk K. Wampole, Jr.1943 Robert H. Boyer1944 William A. Crump, Jr.1945 Alfred B. Par ons1946 William G. MooreHarold W. Smith, Jr.1949 Stephen E. PriceRobert E. Smith1950 Edwin G. Masland1951 Alan McC. ClugstonLe lie R. Smith II1953 David Johns II1954 Rodman W. StuhmullerMichael M. Smith1955 Capt. George I. LodoenMichael C. Vea eyJohn C. Price1958 Evan G. ChandleeRollins C. ewton1959 Thomas D. MarshallCharle R. Dunbar1961 James H. WileyI%2 Michael F. BrownJohn F. Pinner1963 David J. HuntDavid C. Wood1964 Daniel D. Moore1969 Robert L. SidesHenry E. Collins III1970 ScOll A. RoJ. Gordon CayceRichard H. Ellis, Jr.1973 Andrew K. Worthington26

ExchangeTh SAS Art Club is offeringhand designed note cards forsale. The cards are folded sothat space on the inside may beused for invitations, note,greetings, etc. Direct anyinquiries to the Art Club.With the advent of a new SASlogo the Art. Depart melll isprinting T-shirts which carrythis design. Shirt are black orred with the logo appearing inwhite over the breast pocket.The COSt is $3.50 per shirt.Orders may be directed to theArt. Department.A sllldents will be working at theCHRI TMAS IN ODESSA DELAWARE:A tour of private homes and museums decorated for the Holiday easoncrafts gifts fresh cut greensunday, Dec. 3 10-5 P.M.Sponsored by the Women's Club of Odes aCOMMINGSpring REV 10 weekendDr. James Monon mith,25thDirector of' Willlerthur inclasses of'53-'54-'55Wilmington, will be speakingApril 28th & 29that SAS on January 11th.AS Exchange-The purpose of this section is to exchange inquiries,notices, ideas, letters and skills.CLASSIFIEDIn each i sue we would like to include classified ads in which students,faculty, parents and alumni can trade, reque t, buy or ell things of theirinterest. The ads will be FREE but must be brief. Please send copy to theattention of Carol tegeman.HA DMADERIBBON PILLOWSMade to order. Beautiful 14"X14"pillows designed with velvet,grograi n and sat in ribbons insolid. and de igns. The perfectgift for all occasions. Please~pe~'ify color., except lightgreen, yellow and white.Anywhere from two to eighto.:olors can be u ed. Samplef'~bric can be matched. Alsospeci fy whet her you prefersolids or designs. $30.00.Send order and checks to:Jane Thorntonclo t. Andrew'. choolAllo\ 2 - 3 weeks for delivery.SI. Andrew'sNeedlepoint Pillow KitThe kit includes the original St.Andrew's rest, handpainted ona 12" X 12" canvas backing. Alsoincluded are two needles ando.:olored yarn in the followingcolor.: yellow ochre, crimson,navy blue, bright yellow, blackand off-white. Allow four weeksfor delivery. 35.00 each.end order toMuff Carothersc/o 5t. Andrew's27

THE OLD SCHOOL TIE-We can now offer you our own school ties, women's scarves and handembroidered blazer emblems. Wm. Chelsea Ltd. has designed a tie, sket·ched below, and is in the process of designing a scarf and a pocket emblem.The lie is of fine quality and will give us a distinctive identity. The "oldschool tie" is ready and can now be ordered.1000'/0 silk $12 boxed and delivered15"/0 silk $7.50 boxed and delivered(Prices slightly less when bought directly Ihrough (he school Slore by students)------------------------,Please Ship To:AddressCity -'-Zipp _cd liesal $12__-,Neck ties at $7.50__I,IIIIIIIIIITOIal_

Back CoverThe popular rope swing, localed in the ",oods or fhe endof Noxonlown Pond. has been a galhering place forSA.S. students this autllmn. Andy Gaylord '81 fromGrenada, Wesr Indies, rakes offfrom a 15-foot-highpllllformio provide a good Slarf for his "Ieeth grilling"ride oul over fhe dale.Kee~I' Clifford, of Annapo/is Md., takes offfrom Ihep/(l{(orm with confidence.

Non-Profit OrganizationUS. PostagePAIDPermit No.4Middletown, DEST. ANDREW'S SCHOOLMIDDLETOWN, DELAWARE 19709address correction requested