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SemesterHebron, Maine 04238 Summer 2001

H E B R O N A C A D E M Y

features

departmentsMeet John Kingpassion, energy, initiative

Teachers Mark Milestoneshonoring three remarkable teachers

This Tremendous Placelose yourself in these unusual photographs

A Link of the Chainthe senior class takes a bow

The H Clubdialogue, the sports page, philanthropy,reading list and more

Class Notesnotes, new arrivals, weddings, obituaries, notable alumni/ae

Hebronianarogue scholars

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dialogue

Hebron AcademySummer 2001 • Semester

On the cover: Chaplain Anita White, the

Class of 2001 and the faculty.

The Semester is published twice each

year, in August and February, by Hebron

Academy, PO Box 309, Hebron ME

04238.

Issue No. 189

M I S S I O N

To continue the Hebron family’s intellec-

tual and emotional engagement with the

Academy by conveying news, preserving

the heritage and memories of the school

and chronicling the accomplishments of

its alumni/ae, faculty and students.

E D I T O R

Jennifer F. Adams

S TA F F W R I T E R

David W. Stonebraker

P H O T O G R A P H Y

Jennifer F. Adams

William B. Chase

Skip Churchill/Churchill Photography

Hebron Academy Archives

Joseph M. Hemmings

J. Christopher Pinchbeck ’87

Spectator staff

and friends

Hebron Academy reaffirms its long-

standing policy of nondiscriminatory

admission of students on the basis of

race, color, religion, gender, age, ances-

try, national origin, physical or mental

disability, or sexual orientation. We do

not discriminate in the administration of

our educational policies, admissions

policies, scholarship programs and

athletic or other school-administered

programs. Hebron Academy is an equal

opportunity employer.

© 2001 by Hebron Academy.

Editor’s Note

Living and working at Hebron Academy can sometimes become all-consuming.It is a rich, intense experience that tends to focus one’s attentions inward, here,to this little school on a hilltop in Maine. Colleagues turn into family, a

dormitory apartment turns into home. It is easy to forget that a big world lies justdown the road.

For the last couple of years I have attended the Editors’ Forum, an annualconference sponsored by CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support ofEducation. These conferences require me to travel from the rural quiet of OxfordCounty, Maine, to exotic urban places like San Francisco and Washington. I ventureout from my tiny shop under the eaves of the Stanley Building to hobnob witheditors who oversee large staffs and even larger budgets. I journey from the closenessand community of a small independent school to hear about the issues facing vastpublic universities. Have I learned a lot? You bet!

From Penn Stater editor Tina Hay I learned that CASE really means “Copy AndSteal Everything” as she merrily invited us to do just that during her presentation.From Swarthmore editor Jeff Lott I learned that honesty and integrity are the founda-tions of an alumni/ae magazine. Dale Keiger of Johns Hopkins and Brian Doyle ofthe University of (the other) Portland inspired me by their passion for the writtenword. Middlebury’s Rachel Morton taught me about attention to visual details and tothe pace of the magazine. At receptions and dinners I met editors of all flavors whoseunfailing humor, kindness and courtesy put me at ease. These simple personalexchanges are one of the most valuable parts of the Forum.

And so you will begin to see some changes and improvements to Hebron’s majoralumni/ae publications. Beginning this year the Semester will appear twice-annually,summer and winter. A new department section—“The H Club”—will open eachmagazine; the remainder will be devoted to feature articles and class notes. TheHebronian will shrink a little, both in page size and page count, but will grow infrequency, coming out in December, March and June. It will focus on campus events,people and issues. The Report of Giving will go out in the fall with coverage ofHomecoming in addition to the annual donor report.

I would like to hear from you. Let’s begin with simple personal exchanges. Tell mewhat you like and don’t like about the magazine. Give me your news or send me atip on a great story. Let me know if you’d like to write for the magazine. Help metell the stories of this wonderful place. And please come visit. We are always glad tosee you here on our hilltop in Maine.

Jennifer F. [email protected]

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dialogueEvents

Calendar

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6Homecoming Weekend—Reunions forclasses ending in 1 or 6; fun events forthe whole family to enjoy; meet Johnand Marcia King.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1Alumni/ae Sports Weekend

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27Potluck Dinner—For our college-agedalumni/ae.

REGIONAL GATHERINGSSeacoast New Hampshire—September.

Washington, DC—October.

Chicago—November.Denver—November.

San Francisco—January.Los Angleles—January.Seattle—January.

Florida—February.

Texas—March.

New York—April.Philadelphia—April.

Boston—May.Portland—May.Lewiston/Auburn—May.

OTHER EVENTSPizza Parties—We are planning infor-mal gatherings at college campuses inBoston, Burlington and Bangor.

For more information, please call or e-mail Beverly Roy. 207-966-2100 ext.266. [email protected].

We Welcome Your Letters

Send letters to: The SemesterMagazine, Hebron Academy,PO Box 309, Hebron ME 04238or [email protected]

Letters must be signed andmay be edited for clarity andlength. Please include youraddress and day telephone ore-mail.

College Athletesin the may 2000 Semester I readyour stories of recent Hebron grad-uates playing college athletics.Perhaps another person’s experi-ence may be of interest.

Everyone played at sport atHebron in 1951, and my wintersport was hockey. I had skatedalmost every winter of my life butwas never interested in sports, andsuch it was at Hebron.

Things changed in college. I didjust about everything I could as afreshman: theater, politics, taverndarts, fraternity, soccer and hockey.

Going out for hockey was justsomething to do one afternoonwith a crowd of maybe 100 fresh-men. I stood along the boardslooking to go out on the ice, butwatching closely the tangle goingon as a coach had the crowd doingturns and sprints. The man besideme asked if I was going on; I thinkI told him, “Not until the crowdthins.” As the skaters were told toget off the ice and there wereabout twenty skating, I swungmyself over the boards and startedskating by myself, away from thecrowd and near another guy.

The man I had been standingbeside pointed at the two of usshouted, “Everybody off the iceexcept you two.” He was thecoach. I did not know it, but I hadbecome part of a juggernaut.

I made third string varsity as afreshman. The next year returningplayers and a few new freshmenmade the team about sixteen,mainly sophomores, four Americansand the rest Canadian. That year Iskated first string left wing withthe two highest scorers on the eastcoast; the other three lines wereequally manned. We took thebronze at the NCHAA tournament.

That year I can remember skatinglike hell in a game—and there wasLadd MacMillan from Hebron,standing along the boards, smiling.

But as a junior it all fell in onme. I was on the student counciland an officer in the fraternity. Mygrades dropped badly, and I was introuble; ROTC low grades meantpossible draft into the Korean Warand the end of college for me.

I literally cried when I did notturn out for soccer my junior year. Istopped everything, including

hockey. That year Rensselaer wasnational NCHAA champion. It wasthe beginning of a great coach’scareer—Ned Harkness—and a greatRensselaer tradition of champions.

Once in an English class discus-sion at Hebron, Ned Willard saidin context, “Know thyself.” Italways worked for me.

As an anecdote, the NCHAAmedal has a naked hockey playeron it—brrrr!

Richard E. Will ’51Spokane, Washington

Photo ID

we had a few responses to ourrequest for identification of theyoung men in this photo. We knewthat David Phemister ’62 was sec-ond from the left and Dick Forté’62 was second from the right.Richard Jolliffe ’60 sent us a note tosay that he’s fairly certain that PeterLindvall ’60 is on the far right. JohnThibodeau ’64 tells us that JonathanHodges ’62 is in the middle andDon Timpani is behind the counter.

Table Servicei arrived at hebron on a rainyafternoon in the fall of 1940—Ihad never slept away from my ownbed before. I had been awarded ascholarship with the stipulationthat I wait on table—yes, I was oneof the infamous “Cook Gym boys”.

Lunch and dinner were servedfamily style. The waiters lined upin the kitchen entrance in whitejacket attire with large aluminumtrays as in the photos you showed.If we talked too loud the chef, avery large man who we thoughtwas a sour puss, would reach up tothe rack where the pots and panswere hung, turn an imaginaryswitch and announce in a gruffvoice, “The no-talking lamp is lit.”

Waiting on table at Hebron ledme to a far better life. I enrolled atMichigan State College and gradu-

ated with a Doctor of VeterinaryMedicine degree. While at collegeI waited table at the Kappa AlphaTheta sorority for four years andwas head waiter at a girls’ dorm fortwo years. My wife of 54 years wasa Theta, so she ate well while Iwaited table. I guess I owe a lot toHebron’s food service, “Ma” Paige,Hafey Arthur, Mr. “Buster” Hunt,“Nursie” and all the teachers, espe-cially Coach Dwyer, my favorite.

Gordon G. Goodband ’41Walpole, Massachusetts

Re-Hash[Note: Craig Clark received a lot ofrequests for his hash recipe (“Ode toHebron Hash”, February 2001Hebronian). Here is his response.]

the recipes i use are taken fromFannie Farmer’s Classic Cookbook andthe Joy of Cooking. I also like severalof the brands of canned hash, MaryKitchen being at the top of the list.

I am sure Jack and Rupert had aspecial “formula” they used whenthey made hash and I have triedmany iterations of the recipes above.As the taste always changed due tothe natures of the ingredients, Ihave gotten close. Additionally, Iusually fry my hash, not bake it, sothere is a difference in taste. Some-day I may go all out and try toreplicate the Hebron Hash recipe.

Here’s a recipe I found on the web:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 onions, chopped 4 potatoes, peeled and chopped 2 (12 fluid ounce) cans corned beef 1 tablespoon ground black pepper 5 tablespoons cider vinegar

Heat oil in a large skillet over mediumhigh heat. Saute onions and potatoesuntil slightly browned, then stir incorned beef. Season with pepper andadd vinegar 1 tablespoon at a time,cooking for 3 to 5 minutes in betweeneach addition. Partially cover skillet,reduce heat to medium-low and cook,stirring occasionally, for about 20 min-utes or until potatoes are tender.

Hope this helps. If all else fails,Mary Kitchen, Amour and DintyMoore all make good canned hash.

J. Craig Clark ’70Rindge, New Hampshire

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philanthropy


An Open Letter to Professor Sargent

Spring 2001

Dear Professor Sargent,

I had occasion this week to read your report to the Board of Trustees for June of 1901, and I wanted to respond

to some things you said. You set down your report in script in a bound volume which resides today in the

Hupper Library Archives. I input my words to you upon an electronic keyboard which will transpose my

thoughts to a printed page. I imagine, perhaps, that somehow the electronic miracle of my computer may tran-

scend both time and space to communicate with you directly.

I was especially struck by the conclusion of your report, and I am bold to repeat it:

“We are nearing the 100th year of the life of the Academy. It is our duty to begin now to prepare for

that great day and to direct all our efforts in the meantime to put the Institution on a footing that shall

enable it to make a progress more beneficial to the world than even its splendid history of the first cen-

tury. So to endow it and equip it that with elasticity of step it can trip along in progress and strength,

the peer and superior to any other school in our State in the century to come, is the task we face.

“We revere the name of Deacon Barrows because the work that he did in his day and generation is mar-

velous in our eyes. Let our work be such that those who walk these paths and fill our places 100 years

hence may see something at that time. The responsibility is on us. The duty, the glory, or the ignominy

must be ours.”

I can assure you, Professor Sargent, that Hebron Academy remains in this place and continues its mission to

“fuse the traditions of its history with the imperatives of our time.” As you anticipated the Academy’s second

century bolstered by the dedication of trustees Bonney, Dunham and Atwood, you could not know that your

current students Treat, Halford and Hupper would become the strength of the Board of Trustees in years to

come, or that Robert Messer would make a provision in his will which would become, in 1997, the most extra-

ordinary gift in the history of the school.

As you celebrated the memory of Deacon Barrows and the works of his day, so we today celebrate your memory.

Your great tenure as head of school would be cut short by untimely death, but the legacy of your leadership and

your gifts continues to this day. Professor Sargent, as the bequests of those who you influenced a century ago

formed the foundation of the institution that we love today, so I would hope that your example may also inspire

the next generation of patrons who will realize in their gifts the power and bonds and traditions of the future.

Professor Sargent, your initial vision has indeed been realized. Hebron Academy today bears the mark of your

hand. And as you said, it will be our charge to ensure that those who would direct Hebron Academy 100 years

from now will look upon a progressive institution meeting the imperatives of its day steadfast in service to

young people and preparing them soundly for college and for life.

Rest well, Professor Sargent, for your school is in good hands.

Yours sincerely,

David W. Stonebraker, Archivist


philanthropy

hebron at 200 is a steward-ship campaign; its primarygoals are to increase HebronAcademy’s endowment and tomaintain and improve existingfacilities. While a small portionof the overall goal ($1.2 mil-lion of $16 million) was setaside for necessary capital pro-jects, most of the funds raisedare earmarked for endowmentand ongoing operatingexpenses. Although there isclearly a need for a new gymna-sium, building such a facility isalso beyond the scope of thiscampaign.

During the planning stagesof the campaign, the Steering

Committee posed the question,“What can we do to SargentGymnasium—within theframework of the campaign—to preserve and enhance theexisting facility and also planfor its eventual conversion intoa fine arts center?” To answerthe question, the Academyworked with Orcutt Associates,an architecture firm inYarmouth, Maine, to develop aseries of smaller projects thatwould fulfill immediate needswhile moving toward longterm goals.

Orcutt’s final presentationoutlined steps by which themajor spaces of Sargent Gym

could be enhanced and reno-vated for use in the short termwithout impeding the build-ing’s ultimate conversion to anarts center. The space on thelower level at the rear of thebuilding was critical to theplans.

Last fall Albert Lepageoffered to initiate the Sargentrenovation project by funding anew fitness center to be createdin the dirt cage area. At thattime, weights and other fitnessequipment were housed in theold squash court, a cramped,windowless box of a room. Thesquash court shared a wall withthe dirt cage, an area that hadbecome a bit of a catch-all forunused equipment.

Following the architect’splan, our construction crewremoved the shared wall, open-ing two small spaces into onelarge, airy room. They installednew windows, providing plentyof natural light and enhancing

the sense of space. The con-struction of the fitness centeralso allowed several infrastruc-ture needs such as a new air-handling system, a new roofand a new sprinkler system tobe met.

The result is simply spectac-ular. Albert Lepage’s generousgift has provided an importantaddition to the school’s overallprogram. While one wouldexpect the center to fulfill theschool’s mission of promotinglifelong commitment to fitness,it has also become a social cen-ter for both adults and stu-dents. It is a pleasant, welcom-ing, first-class facility, one thatstudents, faculty, alumni/ae andMr. Lepage can be proud of.

Look for photos of the WellnessCenter in action as well asplans for the stage area in thisfall’s Report of Giving.

Albert Lepage ’65 Jumpstarts Sargent Gym Plan

Wellness Center Complete

Albert Lepage ’65.

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Bright. Airy. Clean. Welcoming.

Amazing. First class. All words

used to describe Hebron Academy’s

brand new Lepage Wellness Center. Funded

by a generous gift from Albert Lepage ’65,

construction began on the Wellness Center

in November and was completed in early

March. Outfitted with modern cardiovascu-

lar and strength training equipment, the

Lepage Center immediately became one of

the most popular areas on campus, used by

faculty and students alike from early morn-

ing to late evening. We are all extremely

grateful to Mr. Lepage, whose personal gift

to the hebron at 200 campaign funded

the entire project.

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the sports page


Baseball:A State of MindWith the unpredictability ofMaine winters, no one can saythis is truly a baseball state.During a shortened season,hampered by two feet of snow,and challenged by the need toreplace all but one starter, thisteam persevered. While notable to measure success in winsand losses, for there we strug-gled, this team demonstratedits gains in learning what com-petition meant, what its sports-manship meant, and why wesign up to spend time togetherevery day from 3 to 5. The FabFive injected humor, goodnature, and a lot of greatpotential into practices and ongame day. Seniors Dave Lisnik,Ben Morse, Derek Marquis andJustin MacCurdy led by exam-ple. Athletes became baseballplayers, challenging themselvesto play a difficult game. Andfinally we went out as competi-tors and played like champions.

Boys’ Lacrosse: SeniorSaluteThis spring marked the end ofan era of Hebron lacrosse. Theteam was composed of manyseniors who developed an affec-tion for lacrosse and whohelped set high standards forthe team.

There were many successesand two major disappointmentsthis year. The first setbackoccurred during the first gameof the season against Gould.Defender Nick Planson ’01 re-injured his knee and was lostfor the season. Our other disap-pointment was that we justcouldn’t beat Hyde—they gaveus our three losses.

Once we could get on thefield the seniors becameimpressive team leaders. Webeat New Hampton, KentsHill twice and Gould threetimes, in addition to a final-second, come-from-behind vic-tory over Tilton. We had an8–7 lead over Hyde going intothe final quarter of our homegame against them, but they

squeezed out a victory. In theMAISAD championship wetrailed the eventual NewEngland champs 7–9 in thethird quarter, but we justcouldn’t close the gap.

Coaches Fallon and Curtisgave each one of the seniors anMVP pin to honor them for allthe energies they have given toHebron lacrosse.

Girls’ Lacrosse: Markedby SuccessOverall the girls’ lacrosse teamhad a very successful season,despite losing to Sanford HighSchool in the first round of theMAISAD tournament. We hada large team this year, withplayers of widely differingbackgrounds.

After a long, snowy April,the team played on a field forthe first time at Hyde. Afterthe game we knew that we hada lot to look forward to. Ourteam had a lot of talent: ourforwards had strong shots, themidfielders were determined todo their best on both ends ofthe field and our defense keptus in close games all seasonlong. Our novice goalies wereawesome in net.

We look forward to anotherstrong season next year as weonly lost four seniors. We willmiss Coach Hinman and CoachMachado a lot—thanks for agreat season!

Softball: SnowballWith home plate three feetunder snow until late April,suffice to say we got a late startto the season. Having only oneor two days before our firstmeeting with Gould, we had adisappointing loss, butnonetheless, a close game. Wewent on to win the next eightgames including our second

meeting with Gould at home,where we “mercy-ruled” them15–2. This made the MAISADfinal all the more poignant aswe lost by one run to Gould.Despite these two hard foughtgames, a stellar line-up both atbat and in the field ensured asuccessful season. SeniorsTiffany Harkins and MegWebster carried the outfieldwhile Emily Garbarini securedsecond base and Tracy Verrillled the pitching. JuniorDanielle Wysomierski guardedhome plate and juniors JanaBugden and Monica MacLellanheld first and third respec-tively. Sophomore KristaClunie kept any balls comingher way from leaving theinfield at shortstop and sopho-mores Mallory Berman andJordan Vallarelli rounded outthe starting line-up filling in ascatcher, third base or right fieldwhenever needed. BronwynHart ’01, I-Chieh Tu ’02 andHeidi Lurvey ’04, ChelseaLipham ’04 and Beth Cayer ’04all saw some playing time thisseason and will bring a lot ofskill next season as we saygoodbye to our five seniors.

Track and Field:Inclement Weather is KeyDuring the spring of 2000 wefought the rain and cold allseason. This year we returnedfrom spring break to a winterwonderland, with snow stillshin deep. With only fiveweeks to go in the season, thetrack finally cleared. As a con-sequence, we made extensiveuse of the fitness center and didwhatever specific event trainingwe could. Occasionally wewould get out to run the BackStreet loop. Meanwhile ourfuture New England competi-tors to the south were enjoying

You will notice a recurring theme in

these team reports: interesting

“spring” weather. Our students returned

from spring break on March 27 to find

courts, fields and track covered with three

feet of snow. Teams trained in the arena, the

lower gym, the pool and the new Lepage

Wellness Center. When the snow finally

began to melt it went quickly, as did the

remaining short weeks of the season. Three

cheers to the teams who persevered through

adversity!


the sports pagesnow-free training for thewhole season. In spite of theseshortcomings we had a suc-cessful season. We only had sixmeets—including MAISADsand New Englands—and threeof these occurred in one week,including the MAISAD cham-pionships. The girls finishedthird in the MAISADs and theboys’ finished second behind apowerful Elan team.

The New England DivisionIII prep school championshipswere again held at St. George’sin Rhode Island. Last year’smeet weather was dismal withrain, cold and wind. This year’sweather was good. Our team ofeight girls finished eighth outof 13 scoring schools. This wasan impressive performancegiven the team sizes of theircompetitors. The boys team hada very strong season and weknew we had a shot at the title.We had bested Hyde-Maine onthe majority of our previousencounters. As it turned out,they had a surprise for us andour performances, while excel-lent, didn’t quite congeal intothe correct result. Hyde-Mainewon, followed by GovernorDummer with Hebron holdingonto the number three spot outof 15 scoring schools.

It was nice to see two Maineschools in the top three. I wouldnot advise our competition thatthe key to success at the NewEngland championships is tohave inclement weather, littletraining time and few meets!

Girls’ Tennis: Doubles Shoveling TeamsThe girls started the seasonindoors. Multiple snow stormsduring March layered thecourts with 38 inches of snow.After a couple of weeks ofLobsta work on the rink, drills

in the gym and conditioning inthe Wellness Center, the girlshit the courts with shovels.After the snow removal, theinterscholastic matches camefast and furiously. The girlsopened their season with amatch against Kents Hill.Hebron won in a 3–2 match.Two days later the girls hadtheir second match and theirsecond victory. And so the sea-son went. A string of victoriesagainst MAISAD schoolsresulting in a 6–0 season in theleague and this established theteam as MAISAD champions.In post season tournamentsErin Toole ’01 and Sydney

Orne ’03 brought home thegold as doubles champions inthe MAISAD league.

Boy’s Tennis: A One-Two PunchIn spite of Mother Nature’s lackof cooperation, the 2001 seasonwas a success. Led by co-cap-tains Adam Asselin and SteveFleck, Hebron accumulated an8–2 record, capturing the teamMASAID co-championship(with Kents Hill). Despite anearly setback to Berwick and alater league loss to Kents Hill(both 3–2), Hebron clearlydominated the singles game,advancing each of our players to

the semi-final round of four inthe MASAID tournament. In aunique twist, our co-captainsmet in the final, assuringHebron a 1–2 finish. The teamshows promise as junior BrettMitchell’s play reached champi-onship level as the season pro-gressed. The delayed start dueto snow affected our doublesplay early on. However, bothdoubles teams performedadmirably. Equally rewardingwas the improved play of severalJV players—many of whom arenew to the sport. Next year as“pay back,” we look forward totropical conditions in Februaryfor an early start to the season.

Friends and competitors. Adam Asselin ’01 and Steve Fleck ’01 met in the MAISAD singles final.

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around the bowl


Summer Reading

An informal poll of Hebron’sfaculty and staff revealed thislist of summer readingchoices. From fluff to personalpassions to professionaldevelopment, it’s clear to usthat we’re an eclectic bunch!

Lennard Bickel and EdmundHillary—Mawson’s Will: TheGreatest Polar Survival Story EverWritten

Pamela Bloom (ed.)—BuddhistActs of Compassion

William G. Bowen and James L.Shulman—The Game of Life

Arlene Blum—Annapurna: AWoman’s Place

Rick Bragg—Somebody Told Me:the Newspaper Stories of RickBragg

Philip Caputo—The Voyage

Patricia Cornwell—The LastPrecinct

David James Duncan and ForbesDuncan—The River Why

Nancy Farmer—A Girl NamedDisaster

John Feinstein—The Majors

Lawrence Ferlinghetti—A ConeyIsland of the Mind and A FarRockaway of the Heart

Tim Flannery—The Explorers

Carlos Fuentes—Terra Nova

Ursula Hegi—Stones from theRiver

Adam Hochschild—KingLeopold’s Ghost

Dan Kindlon and MichaelThomas—Raising Cain

Barbara Kingsolver—ProdigalSummer

Ardeana Hamlin Knowles—PinkChimneys: A Novel of NineteenthCentury Maine

Kodansha Int’l. Ltd.—Keys to theJapanese Heart and Soul

Jean Hanff Korelitz—TheSabbathday River

Carol Stock Kranowitz—The Out-of-Sync Child

Anne Lamott—Traveling Mercies:Some Thoughts on Faith

John Le Carré—The ConstantGardener

Robert Levine—A Geography ofTime

Dave Longaberger—Longaberger:An American Success Story

Peter Matthiessen—Killing MisterWatson

David McCollough—John Adams

Alexander McKee—Wreck of theMedusa

Sena Jeter Naslund—Ahab’s Wife:Or, the Star-Gazer

Tawni O’Dell—Back Roads

Nuala O’Faolain—Are YouSomebody?: The AccidentalMemoir of a Dublin Woman

Susan Orlean—The BullfighterChecks Her Makeup

Charles Palliser—The Unburied

Ellis Peters—the Brother Cadfaelseries

Julie Pickering, ed.—KoreanCultural Heritage: Thought andReligion

Robert Pirsig—Zen and the Art ofMotorcycle Maintenance

David Quammen—The Flight ofthe Iguana

Tom Robbins—Fierce InvalidsHome from Hot Climates

J. K. Rowling—Harry Potter books

Dava Sobel—Galileo’s Daughter

Shakespeare—all 37 plays

Robert Louis Stevenson—TreasureIsland

Henry David Thoreau—Wild Fruits

Maeve Binchy novels

Star Trek novels

Pomp and Circumstance

Awards presented during thisyear’s Baccalaureate andCommencement ceremonies.

Baccalaureate PresentationsFriday, May 25, 2001

Diversity Committee Book PrizeJames Wanvig Fossel ’01

Anaïs Alexandria Wheeler ’01Katherine Elizabeth Curtis ’02

L. Edward Willard Prize in EnglishJamie Michelle Fey ’02

Academic Excellence in FrenchMonica Melina MacLellan ’02

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Medal

Barrett Smith Mitchell ’02

Cum Laude Prize in GeometryAbigail Rachel Burns ’04

Smith Book AwardJamie Michelle Fey ’02

Dartmouth Book AwardCollin Steward Orcutt ’02

Williams Book AwardBarrett Smith Mitchell ’02

Harvard Book PrizesKatherine Elizabeth Curtis ’02Monica Melina MacLellan ’02

Commencement AwardsSaturday, May 26, 2001

Awards for Academic Excellence

Art ....................Jonathan Clayton StroutEnglish.....................Erin Elizabeth Toole

and Anaïs Alexandria WheelerHistory...................James Wanvig FosselLatin...............Anaïs Alexandria WheelerMathematics ..............................Jun SatoMusic ..........................................Jun SatoReligion & Ethics..James Wanvig FosselSciences ............Daniel McNeil SiekmanSpanish .......Meghan Elizabeth Webster

Reed AwardsStuart Gordon Hedstrom

Meghan Elizabeth Webster

Bessie Fenn AwardCatherine D. Quinlan

Athletic AwardLaurent Lanoie

Bernat Memorial AwardJames Wanvig Fossel and Arias Wan

Dr. Louis Friedman Mathematics PrizeMichael Steven Grossman

Senior Scholarship PrizeJun Sato

Lorimer Scholarship PrizeDaniel McNeil Siekman

Regis A. Lepage Scholarship PrizeMeghan Elizabeth Webster

Edward Tate II Green Key AwardGalen Cavender Wall

Ernest Sherman AwardCatherine D. Quinlan

Shepard Wiley Stephenson

Charles and Amy Dwyer Memorial AwardRobin Charest

Milton G. Wheeler Good Fellowship Award

Erin Elizabeth Toole

Phemister AwardLawrence Abbott Bilodeau

Risman Honor AwardJ. Nicholas Leyden

Hebron Academy CupAnaïs Alexandria Wheeler

Acadia UniversityAmerican International CollegeAssumption College Auburn UniversityBoston UniversityBowdoin CollegeColumbia UniversityConcordia UniversityDalhousie UniversityDartmouth CollegeDickinson CollegeDrew University Elmira CollegeEmerson CollegeEmory UniversityFordham UniversityHartwick CollegeHawaii Pacific University Jacksonville UniversityJuniata CollegeLake Forest CollegeLewis and Clark CollegeLynchburg CollegeLynn UniversityMcGill University

Northeastern University Ohio State UniversityOld Dominion UniversityRochester Institute ofTechnology Roger Williams UniversityRollins CollegeSaint Michael’s College Salve Regina UniversitySouthampton CollegeUnion CollegeUniversity of Alaska—FairbanksUniversity of KansasUniversity of Maine University of MiamiUniversity of New EnglandUniversity of New HavenUniversity of North Carolina—

WilmingtonUniversity of South FloridaUniversity of Southern MaineUniversity of VermontUniversity of WindsorWheaton College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

College Intentions

Members of the Class of 2001 plan to attend the followinginstitutions:

Singin’ A CappellaA selection of favorites recorded inApril 2000 by the Hebeegeebees,Hebron’s own a cappellagroup, is now available onCD. Copies are available bymail. Send $10 (pleasemake checks payable toHebron Academy) to:

Hebeegeebees CDHebron AcademyPO Box 309Hebron ME 04238


around the bowlW E A T H E R R E P O R T

The Iceman Cometh

Here in the balmy warmth of summer it’s hard to

imagine that once this past winter took hold of Maine

it refused to let go. Here are scenes from April in

Hebron: the boys’ JV tennis team doing a little “cross-

training” and Skip Churchill’s photograph of Marshall

Pond on April 24.

And a Tip of the HatThree cheers to Matt Powers’03 and Liam Walker ’03 whoboth earned their Eagle Scoutbadges this year. And con-gratulations to math depart-ment chair Merry Shore whorecently received the 2001Teacher Recognition award for“sustained excellence.” Ms.Shore came to Hebron lastyear after working for manyyears in the Auburn andPoland school systems.

Maine LoreCapping the Lower School’sstudy of Native American cul-ture, Penobscot NationGovernor Barry Dana visitedcampus in late May (above).Mr. Dana showed the studentssome traditional Indian tools,told stories and also discussedthe issue of Indian sovereigntyover their land and river herein Maine.

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Changing HatsThis summer is a time of tran-sition as many campus folksassume new responsibilities orre-assume old ones! Here is aquick breakdown of some ofthe changes.

John King officially donnedhis Head of School top hat onJuly 1.

With a jaunty tilt to his golfcap, Paul Domingue resumedhis duties as Assistant Head ofSchool for Advancement,overseeing the school’sfundraising efforts.

Leslie Guenther passed herMiddle School beanie to KathyLeyden. Kathy will be ActingDirector of the Middle Schoolfor the coming year; Leslie willcontinue to wear her AthleticDirector’s baseball cap.

David Stonebraker doffed hisadvancement chapeau andput on two well-worn ten-gal-lon hats—the dual roles ofEnglish Department Chair andDirector of Studies.

Jamie Roche ’95 dressed outin the boys’ hockey coachhelmet and Sarah Terwilligersnuggled into the outdoorskills polar fleece headwarmer.

10 Hebron AcademySummer 2001 • Semester

The following “conversation” withJohn King, Hebron’s new Head ofSchool, was compiled from hisresponses to questions posed by theBoard of Visitors, during an inter-view with Evan Bruns ’01 for theschool newspaper and during aninterview with the Semester. Allthree sessions covered a variety oftopics, from his background to histhoughts on teaching to his ownschool memories. Here are a few wethought you might find interesting.

On HebronWe knew a long time ago that we wanted to find a school that Icould lead and that Marcia could be a part of. We were looking fora school that had a sense of community, a sense of spirit, of a size(200–400 students) that allowed most of the people to know eachother pretty well. We weren’t particularly interested in a situationwhere we would just take care of things. We were looking for aschool where we could make a difference. When Hebron’s Boardannounced that they were looking, we entertained the idea. Weknew the area because for the last 10 or 12 years we’ve had a placeup in Bethel and spent a fair amount of time there.

As we got to know the school we were completely taken by thefeel of the place, by the spirit of the people andby their commitment to this place, both the fac-ulty and the students. One of the most excitingmoments when we were here as a couple to beinterviewed—it was my second visit—was ourlunch with a dozen or so students. They were soopen and eager to find out about us that we leftthat meeting saying “You know, this school has awonderful feel.”

I am pleased by and very grateful for thewarm welcome I have received from Jack Leydenand Paul Domingue, who worked very hard dur-ing a difficult time for Hebron. Their spirit and hopes for thefuture are inspiring to me as we move forward.

One reason I am so excited about Hebron’s future is because ofwhat happened at the school where I have been for the last seven

years. I have told a lot ofpeople that Hebron Academytoday is very similar to whatour former school was like adozen years ago in terms of itsoperational, financial andfacilities needs. That school hasenjoyed a remarkable resur-gence. Some of it had to dowith facilities and with raisingfunds; some of it had to dowith the new and renewedenergy of people on campuswho focused attention on areasthat needed work. And much

of it was the energy of the headmaster. I think that’s the kind ofopportunity we can have here.

On TeachingTeaching is an incredibly important vocation and its rewards gowell beyond what you can accomplish in other arenas. The mostimportant thing in education is passion. A teacher with passionexcites students about the subject; sharing the passion leads tolearning. Personality is a huge part of teaching, so having dynamicteachers is vital. I am very open to passion, to enthusiasm and toinitiative. Someone who exhibits that kind of feeling is going to be

successful in the classroom. Kids don’t alwaysreact to content but they react to the energy thatconvinces them that the person who is teachingcares about what they are teaching. This will bea place where this will continue to happen.

On School LifeOne of Hebron’s signature strengths is that itcan have a strong day population within a goodresidential program.

I received a great education at MiltonAcademy, but I was one of only four or five day

students in my graduating class; day students were a very smallminority at the school. One of my great delights was being able tostay overnight. I used to keep a sleeping bag in a friend’s room so Icould stay when something was going on. But I still missed most

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of the evening and weekend activities because I was commutingabout 45 minutes each way to school. I know there are students atHebron who do that.

A school needs to pay attention to the differences in the lifecircumstances of commuting students and boarders and mix themmore. I think it would be great for day students to spend timeunderstanding boarding life and living at Hebron. And it would begreat if we could have some kind of exchange sit-uation where boarders would get to go “home”with day students, during school time, not justfor weekends or breaks, and have home cookingand the chance to study in a normal house with anormal routine.

On the Board of TrusteesI think the current board members are very com-mitted to the school and to improving their rela-tionships on campus. They have revised the by-laws to define a more effective governance andrelationship with the head. In all the meetings and communica-tions we’ve had, it is very clear that we all share the same under-standing of roles and vision for Hebron. The board’s enthusiasm forthat future is inspiring.

On BusinessFor 13 years I ran increasingly larger business operations in thecommunications industry. I was the executive in charge of an $80million budget and 400 employees in 25 cities. I’ve done market-ing, budget work, and been responsible for the bottom line. Inschools I have been very involved in long-range planning processes,financial analysis and fundraising of a capital campaign.

I think I will be a better leader not only because of my experi-ence with financial management, analysis and decision-making,but also because of my involvement with a wide range of peopleand expectations. I understandthe kinds of bottom-linedemands which, rightly orwrongly, are a big part of thebusiness—and it is a business—of an independent school.

On MarketingWe have to project a personal-ity as a school. If we continuallywork to do things as well aspossible—taking care of theplace, making sure that whenpeople come they see the best ofthe school and the best of thepeople—that energy will trans-mit further and faster than any-thing we can do strategically interms of marketing.

There is no doubt that in the independent school world—whether it’s in the local region that supports our day students orthe further region—the word spreads, both the good word and thebad word. We have to be sure that we’re always generating goodwords about Hebron.

One of the things that attracts me to this job is the fact thatevery single person has a role in the success of the place, because our

success is our kids and it’s always individualexperiences that make the difference for a youngperson. Sometimes it’s one class with one teacher,sometimes it’s one experience on a team or in acast production. Sometimes it’s one memory of asituation, sometimes it’s one time getting intotrouble. All of those things are important.Everybody makes a difference. The success of thisschool is based on continuing those individualtriumphs and letting them be known.

We have to be active about spreading theword. And it’s not just the admissions people—

we all have to be good representatives whenever we go somewhere,whether it’s a team playing an away game or a faculty member onvacation.

It’s important for visitors to see people who are committed totheir school, who are enthusiastic and eager, so that we can buildour constituency, expand our admissions opportunities, invite peo-ple to support the school with their resources and ultimately getfor this place and its people what it richly deserves.

On CommunityHebron has a better feeling of inclusiveness than any school I’vebeen involved with—the kids have different kinds of friends, getalong with different kinds of people. There is a closeness, a sensethat when you arrive on the campus and walk around that studentsand faculty are glad you’re here. It’s a very, very good feeling. You

can’t demand that kind of feel-ing, it just happens.

At one of the schools whereI was working, a long time ago,they cut down a lot of trees tobuild some new athletic fields.The folks who cleared the landleft all the timber behind inthree-foot logs. Someone cameup with the idea that it wouldbe a great school project to helpclear the logs and get the newfields going. The way weorchestrated it was just wonder-ful. We brought the wholeschool—students, faculty,administrators, the headmaster,everybody—down to this fieldand formed two lines of people,


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side by side, all the way across that field and outto the road where the trucks could go.

And, like a bucket brigade, we passed thelogs from one person to the next to the next. Wedid it for a couple of hours. It was a big projectand we moved a ton of wood. It was one of thebest days at that school. We passed logs andtalked to people and everybody was joking andlaughing. Faculty next to kids next to older kids, younger kids,everyone—it was great.

Those kinds of all-school activities are a really special thing. It’sa great rallying point; it’s also a great way to do something for theschool and for each other. I intend to look for opportunities likethat, for the occasional chance to do something as a whole group,whether it’s something for this school or something for our greatercommunity.

You can’t do these things at a school that isn’t at least partiallyor significantly residential. It’s a family kind of a thing for childrenwho are away from home and for teachers and staff members whoare living in a boarding school environment.

On PassionSailing, skiing and being in the outdoors are favorite things ofmine. But what really stirs my passion is people—seeing peoplewho feel good about what they are doing, whether it’s a teacher ora kid. I like spending time with young people. I like to teachthem, I like to coach them, I like to watch them compete in athlet-ics or perform. I get incredibly emotional when I see kids have asuccess, whether it’s on a stage or in a classroom or on an athleticfield. That’s why I’m in this business instead of in cable televisionor rocket science or something like that.

On the FutureI intend to be accessible to students. I like toengage in conversations in the dining room, atgames, in e-mails. And I’ll be living right here. Amanagement philosophy I believe in isM.B.W.A.—Management By Walking Around—to just be here. I will be on the road a bit as well,but for the first year or two I will have to dealwith issues here and learn the school.

I would like to have a face-to-face impactwith prospective families, to maintain an opendoor with faculty and engage in a mentoring process, to continu-ally evaluate the breadth of our program.

The school should have a cohesive balance of the three divisionswith enough connection and room for creativity, but differentenough so that Hebron is not a 12-year continuum. We shouldmake sure that our financial situation allows us to reward teachersand recruit new ones. We need to renew classroom, arts and dorm

facilities, and create good new facilities for indoorrecreation. And we need to celebrate Hebron’s200th birthday the right way.

I see myself as a leader and a champion for allthe different parts of the school. I am a consensus-builder, not a dictator, but I will have to makehard decisions which may not always be popular. Iwant to help others come to the same decision,

even if it’s difficult.

On the Role of the HeadThe job of leading a school is entirely different than it was a decadeor two ago, and it is a very different job than was being done by theheadmasters that many of our alums remember. More so than everbefore, the business of running a school demands attention to finan-cial matters, to fund raising matters, to marketing, legal and regula-tory issues. The name “independent school” always implied that youcould ignore those things, but in this day and age you can’t.

We also have a more sophisticated clientele now—families aremuch more demanding of a level of dialogue and input into theirchildren’s education. It all has to do with the increasing social pres-sures for education, for going to a competitive college. There has tobe a good deal of communication and connection with these parents.

There are incredible demands on the administration and leader ofa school to be involved in all those things. There’s no denying that abig part of my job will be external to the school—it has to be—sothat the school can continue to grow and thrive. Growth will onlyhappen if a spokesperson for the school is representing the school toalums, to the public, to governmental bodies and so forth.

Working with the board, working with potential donors andworking with admissions is all important. Some of the best things I

can do may be some of the most invisible becausethey will take me away from school but ultimatelywill give us the opportunity to do things that wereally want to do, to fulfill the dreams of the place.

I have been in the realm where the financialbottom line is sometimes the only bottom line. Inthat arena the important thing was to balance thehuman side. In this environment, where thehuman side is paramount, you have to balance byattention to the bottom line, to the monetarydemands and physical demands of the place too.

Balancing those demands with the absolutenecessity to be a presence and a champion for the school, to be a partof the school, a personality for the students and the faculty and thefamilies here is the challenge of the job. It’s a juggling act but youhave to juggle all of it because it can truly make a difference. It’swhy some people say “Who would want that job?” and I say “That’swhat makes it so interesting and exciting and that’s why I want todo it.”

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dedicated to her students;” “Humbleand unassuming, but always the onebehind the scenes who makes thingshappen.”

Mrs. Found says of herself “I can’tremember ever not being fascinatedwith natural history, the forms oflife. I always wanted to go into sci-ence. From my earliest childhood, Iwas always picking up bugs androcks and looking at them. In gradeschool, I would convince kids to jointhe Science Club so I could spendtheir dues on the things that reallyfascinated me.”

Mrs. Found’s particular area forresearch and study is the intertidalzone; her favorite places the meeting of sea and shorealong the rivers, estuaries and islands of the Maine coast.With her students she happily explores and teaches theecosystems found in the tidal flats of the ScarboroughMarsh, the rocky tide pools at the mouth of theKennebec and throughout the Calendar Islands of CascoBay.

John Muir’s observation, “In wildness is the preserva-tion of the world,” could well beamended for Betsy Found to read,“In wildness is the preservation ofthe future, and of wonder, and oflearning.”


Honoring Service: Hebron Teachers Mark Milestones

Elizabeth P. Found

betsy found came to Hebron in 1974 with her hus-band Bruce and with no intention of teaching—however,when the science department needed help with courses,she stepped in to teach Earth Science and Astronomy &Geology. With their son, Jason ’87, the Founds beganHebron life in Cushman House and balanced teaching,coaching and school activities with the needs of a youngchild.

Mrs. Found has been a science teacher at HebronAcademy for 27 years, chair of the science departmentfor eleven. She is known most for Biology—honors andAdvanced Placement—and recently has also offeredcourses in Anatomy & Physiology, Genetics andAdvanced Topics in Biology. She has been an intern atthe Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory and formany years a reader of the Advanced Placement Biologyexamination.

Snatches of praise from her students include the fol-lowing observations: “Mrs. Found is the coolest person Iknow;” “Funny, perceptive, incredibly smart and totally

Extraordinary talent, eclectic interests and dedicationto Hebron’s students and programs

Clockwise from top left: The Founds in 1974;Mrs. Found’s twenty-five year portrait;

coaching nordic skiing in 1991.

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Milestones: John “Moose” Curtis

john curtis came north to Hebronfrom the Kingswood-Oxford School in

1975, a young chemistry teacher andcoach. Known immediately as “The

Moose”, he moved into Sturtevant. He metand married Patricia Masel, an elementary

teacher in Norway, and the couple moved into FoggHouse, the red home across from the Post Office inHebron. Now, Moose splits time from coaching his ownteams to watching his two daughters, Katie ’02, andCarrie ’04, compete in soccer, swimming and lacrosse.

Always a chemistry teacher at Hebron, Mr. Curtis isassociated for many with the spacious laboratory on theleft, halfway down the upper corridor of Treat ScienceBuilding. From behind the long demonstration table, hemeasures and explores the wisdom of the atomic table,the mysteries of molar equations and chemical bonding.There is humor as well in the occasional appearances ofthe infamous “Mr. Wizard, the Master of Mixology” andhis program of “Things that go Bang in the Night.” Theopening of the Red Sox season at Fenway was ceremoni-ally marked by “Throwing out the first test tube” for thespringtime unit in qualitative analysis. More recently,Mr. Curtis’s Advanced Placement Chemistry studentshave performed their experimentation and analysis on amuch smaller scale, performing “micro-experimentation”assisted by computer models and programs.

Mr. Curtis, dean of northern New England footballcoaches and a founder of The Evergreen Football League,

has coached Hebron’s varsity footballteam for more than 20 years.Courage, dedication and fair play arethe watch words for his teams. Hehas a special affection for offensivelinemen, perhaps gained from hisown experience of playing the line atthe Baylor School alongside JohnHannah, a teammate who wouldbecome a legendary lineman for the

New England Patriots. His 1994 Hebron team includedSean Morey, record-setter at Brown University, who alsojoined the Patriots.

A Maine guide, a former counselor and canoe tripsleader at Camp Winona, organizer of the WildernessWaters Canoe Program at Hebron, and currently directorof the state’s Junior Maine Guide Program, Mr. Curtis isat home on the lakes and whitewater rivers of Maine. Heowns the only known “giant-slalom” kayak designedespecially to accommodate a “moose-sized” paddler.With a springer-spaniel—once Allagash and nowMachias—in the bow of a tripping canoe, the Moose is

most in his element in the north Maine woods, canoeingthe West Branch of the Penobscot, the St. John or theAllagash.

Diverse of interests, absolutely dedicated to classroomand field, with abiding affection for the woods and wildsof Maine, John “Moose” Curtis embodies an enduringstrength of Hebron Academy.

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Milestones: Robert L. Gunnquintessential mathematics teacherfor twenty-six years, Bob Gunn has pre-sented the entire Hebron mathematicscurriculum: Algebra I, Algebra II,Geometry, Trigonometry and theAdvanced Placement curricula forthe AB and BC courses as well aselective courses in Statistics,Computer Programming and Physics.He notes, “And I was also once a stu-dent of Latin here!”

With his wife Sharron, Hebron’s horti-culturalist and “plant supervisor,” Mr. Gunnsupervised Halford Dormitory for many years,and their two children, Ryan ’87 and Heather ’90 grewup with the companionship of the dormitory as well asthe supervision of their parents. The Gunns now live inGlover House.

Mr. Gunn is the “triple threat” of the fine arts depart-ment. He plays, sings and acts. Always a member ofHebron’s orchestra as cellist, pianist and occasionalbassist, he is equally at home with jazz and classicalpieces, and he will occasionally branch out to performfolk music and classical compositions on guitar. Hefavors the Maine songs of Gordon Bok.

An ardent supporter of Hebron’s fine arts programs,Mr. Gunn sings in the Hebron chorus, the Hebeegeebeesa cappella group and often with individual student per-formers. He was an original member of The Hebron

Experience barbershop quartet formed byFrench teacher Ed Lundergan and subse-

quently became the leader of thatgroup. He sang lead, baritone andtenor, and he would probably havesung bass, too, had Spike Veayo,Hebron’s legendary bassman everneeded a substitute.

Beyond the Hebron community,Mr. Gunn lifts his voice with many

groups. For many years a member ofthe Hillsmen Chorus of the Norway-

South Paris area, he has been that group’smusic director for fourteen years and a featured

member of The County Chords quar-tet. He is a participant and instruc-tor for SPEBSQSA, a.k.a. the Societyfor the Preservation andEncouragement of BarbershopQuartet Singing in America andrecently received his BBH degree(Bachelor of Barbershop Harmony)from the Harmony College of thenational organization.

Completing his artistic hat trick,Mr. Gunn is resident director forupper and middle school drama. Hespeaks of how John Leyden beganthis part of his Hebron experience byasking him to take on a light pro-duction as a way to lift the school’sspirits in the dark winter months. He has directeddrama, comedy and musicals including recent middleschool productions, “Dorothy & the Wizard of Oz,” “ThePhantom Toll Booth” and “Stuart Little.” Upper Schoolcredits include two productions of “You’re a Good Man,Charlie Brown” (one which featured Ned Willard asSnoopy), “The Little Shop of Horrors,” “The CompleatWks of Wm. Shakespeare—Abridged,” “The PrincessBride,” “The Odd Couple” and “Boarding School Blues”(written by Jon Spence ‘89).

Where thought, music and laughter abound, therewill be Bob Gunn, Hebron’s original math man,”musicman” and punster.

Clockwise from top: Mr. Gunn in 1975; histwenty-five year portrait; with colleague SpikeVeayo during Festival ’82.

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This Tremendous Place

It is early morning. Sharp indigo peaks loom over rocky foothills. There is a dusting of snow. The mountains are everlasting,primeval, timeless, still. s The desert is flat, sere, harsh. Curved metal shells provide relief from the sun and wind at a pic-nic ground. A woman watches curiously from the front seat of a nearby camper.autumn field. s Lupins dance in the summer sun. s Sunflowers nod their heads in the breeze.to Chris Pinchbeck’s glorious pinhole photographs, we are in Hebron Academy’s Hupper Gallery and also far away in theSierra Nevada or at the White Sands National Monument in Alamagordo or in the fields and gardens of midcoast Maine.


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ills. There is a dusting of snow. The mountains are everlasting,u ved metal shells provide relief from the sun and wind at a pic- f a nearby camper. s Pumpkins glow from the stubble of anl wers nod their heads in the breeze. s Where are we? Thanksin Hebron Academy’s Hupper Gallery and also far away in the Alamagordo or in the fields and gardens of midcoast Maine. s

Sierra Nevada in Winter Snow. Lone Pine, California, 1999.


Time’s Wingèd ChariotRural Maine would seem to be removed from the hurly-burly of modern life, and to some extent it is, but atHebron we live our lives in staccato bursts. We movefrom class to class, commitment to commitment, withvery little time to reflect on the world around us. Webegin the school year with endless months stretchingbefore us and at Commencement we wonder where thetime went.

This winter was no exception. It was cold and darkand the snowbanks grew higher and higher. Short daysgrew shorter as we crammmed in projects, papers andexams. The opening of a show of photographs by ChrisPinchbeck ’87 was delayed a day because of snow, con-flicting with our monthly all-staff meeting.

A cry of protest rose from the faculty—we knew wehad to meet, but we wanted to see Chris as well. So, atthe last minute, we pushed the opening up fifteen min-utes and the meeting back fifteen minutes. We hurriedfrom class to practice to supper, rushed through the mealand dashed through the darkness to the gallery.

And were halted by the jaw-dropping glory of Chris’spinhole photographs.

First of all, they are huge. Each one is aboutsix feet wide and two-and-a-half to three feet tall.They are engaging. The lenseless pinholemethod means that every part of the image is in“focus”, providing infinite depth and detail.And they are beautiful. Even Chris didn’t realize

the impact a group of them would have untilthey were framed and hung together.

Where the Wild Things AreChris got his first camera at the age of ten—a gift fromhis parents—but his interest in photography expandedwhen Hebron classmate Paul Emerson pulled him into

the darkroom and showed him how to process and printhis own film. Although he wasn’t shooting specificallyfor the yearbook, many of the photos in the 1987Spectator are his.

After graduating from Hebron, Chris earned degreesin commercial photography from the Brooks Institute ofPhotography and in environmental conservation from theUniversity of New Hampshire. His love and respect forthe out-of-doors started early—his parents owned andoperated a plant nursery. He is happiest when he is outin the wilderness, hiking, climbing or photographing.

Chris says he is an “ecophotographer”, using tradi-tional methods coupled with newer technologies to pro-duce photographs with exciting, adventurous overtones.Most of his work is carried by a stock photographyhouse, but you may have seen his photos in Down East,Hooked on the Outdoors and Bird World magazines, amongothers.

Simple BeautyAbout three years ago Chris began to feel overwhelmed bythe daily technical and mechanical aspects of modern com-mercial photography. He wanted to simplify his vision.

“It’s difficult to show people the simple beauty in thisworld in its absolute form while using a technology-dri-ven, mechanical, human-made medium like today’smodern camera.” he said. “So why not allow the verything I’m trying to share with the world—light—via thesimplest form of photography—a hole—do the story-telling? In order to make my message more absolute, Ifelt the medium in which it was created had to be closestin form to my message and what I was sharing.”

“A pinhole image ismade upside-down and

backwards. It takes a while toimagine this as Rockport Harbor

because the image we see isreversed. The boats gently sway on

their moorings as do the leaves on thetrees, creating a ghostly effect. I findthat water is captured quite beauti-

fully with such a long exposure;in this case just over an

hour.”

Rockport Harbor inAutumn. Rockport,

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Portrait of the artist. Chris Pinchbeck ’87, who said he would really rather be on the other side ofthe lens, in front of his 1999 photograph of Lake Powell and Navajo Mountain, Page, Arizona.

An inveterate tinkerer, Chris decided to build a pin-hole camera on wheels. He drilled a hole “about the sizeof my smallest drill bit” in a piece of metal and mountedit on the side of a trailer. Then he started thinking aboutthe various kinds of photographic mediums he could use.He played around with traditional negatives and then hiton direct positives. He tested the idea with small 8"x10"sheets, liked the results, and ordered a roll of large paperto try making large scale prints.

Beautifully SimpleThese photographs are the antithesis of today’s disposabledigital images—there is a considerable investment ofemotion, time and money in each and every image.

After years of professional experience, Chris no longerhas to think about light and composition. The large-scale pinhole method forces him to slow down, to reallythink about and experience what he is photographing.

Because the direct positive medium gathers light veryslowly, each one of these photographs requires an expo-sure time of one to three hours. Chris frames his shot,hauls the trailer into position and jacks it up to keep itstill. He crawls inside to put the paper up, gets back outand waits. Interestingly, the long exposures capture asense of motion and change in a still image.

The paper comes on 100' rolls which cost hundreds ofdollars each. Chris doesn’t process the photographs him-self—“it’s a very toxic and exacting procedure, some-

thing I couldn’t do with the size of my prints unless Iwent out and bought kid’s swimming pools and filledthem with the various chemicals”—the exposed sheetsare put into light-tight tubes and shipped to California.

This exacting process means that each image is a partof him, and one could imagine that it would be hard topart with even one. Chris agrees. “Selling a photo meansI can eat, yet it is hard to see them go. The one I sold atthe Maine Coast Artist’s show was the very first one Ihad ever done—and in my opinion, the most beautifulone I’ve created to date. I’m glad that it’s out there andsomeone or many people are enjoying it. The photos aremade for my sharing, so in that sense I’m glad they go toother eyes and hearts, helping others feel a sense and partof this tremendous place we live in.”

“I’ve had a desireto photograph these trees

high in the hills for years, butfor various reasons have not beenable to stop. Finally, upon making

this image, I was at first disappointedto see the various carvings on thetrees. Now I find them amusing.This is truly a lovely location in

the often parched south-west landscape.”

“I remain excitedabout losing myself in

the depths of this image, aresult I had not expected upon

making it. I have fond memoriesof kayaking this expansive lake,and I enjoy reminiscing when

wandering from inlet toinlet along this print’s

horizon line.”

Aspen Trees. CedarBreaks, Utah, 1999.


Pinhole Photography: How It Works

Camera ObscuraA pinhole camera uses no lenses ormodern technology. The first artisticallyintended pinholes were used in the fif-teenth century by artists who calledtheir black boxes camera obscura. Theartist sat inside a light-tight box andtraced the image produced by lightprojecting from a tiny hole on theopposing wall. In the 1800s pinholecameras evolved into modern cameraswhich use lenses to “gather” light morequickly than their tiny predecessors.

One of the unique attributes of a “lens-less” camera is that depth-of-field, a by-product of optics, is non-existent.Therefore, the image projected ontothe light sensitive material is “focused”from zero to infinity relative to thecraftsmanship of the actual pinhole.

The smaller and cleaner the pinhole, thesharper the image. However, as lighttravels, it loses intensity. Light shiningfrom a tiny hole traveling five feet willhave less intensity than light pouringthrough a larger hole traveling the samedistance. The larger hole allows in moresporadic light rays and therefore theimage is more “out-of-focus”, to use aterm foreign to lens-less cameras.

The Trailer CameraThese original, non-replicable imageswere created using a road trailer as a pin-hole camera. The trailer is outfitted with apinhole (about 1⁄16" in diameter) and afocusing hole (about 1⁄2" in diameter).

As with all photography, the pinholeimage is affected by movement. Animage requiring hours of exposure timewill pick up any movement the worldproduces, such as wind in trees, runningwater, tidal changes, and so forth. It willalso pick up any movement of theactual camera during the exposure,effectively blurring the image. Thetrailer—on leaf springs and moved bythe forces of nature—needs to be stabi-lized for an image to remain sharp.

Direct PositiveThese images were made not by enlarg-ing a negative, as is common practice inphotography, but by exposing largesheets of light-sensitive paper. Themedium is a direct positive, meaning itsees the image and records it directlyonto its light sensitive source. Thismedium “gathers and records” lightvery slowly. If not enough light is used ina short period of time, reciprocity failureoccurs: a light gathering medium’sinability to capture light to produce anaesthetically pleasing image.

This is the largest pinhole, direct posi-tive imagery in existence today.

Recommended ResourcesEnthusiasts make pinhole cameras outof almost any kind of light-tight box.While researching this article, we dis-covered many web sites devoted topinhole photography. A few are listedbelow.

Pinchbeck Photographywww.pinchbeckphoto.com—see Chris’sphotos in beautiful color.

Pinhole Visionswww.pinhole.com—the art of pinholephotography.

Pinhole Photography Pointer Pagewww.skypoint.com/members/escargo/ppp.html—loads of links to other pin-hole photography pages.

Pattison Trees. Lincolnville Beach, Maine,1998.

Camera mobila. Chris’s pinhole camera on wheels. The cutout on theleft side of the trailer is where the pinhole and focusing hole arelocated. Sheets of light-sensitive paper cut from a 100' roll areattached to the opposite inside wall. A baffle system (not shown)allows Chris to get in and out of the trailer without letting in extra light.

PattisonTrees was the first

large-scale image I createdwith the trailer. It was taken in the

early afternoon light and the expo-sure time was cut short. Length of

exposure, reciprocity failure, and themovement of the sun softens the light.

It is further affected by the gentlewind blowing the flowers during

the exposure. The resultswere exhilarating.


lassmates and Friends…

There came a point in

working on this speech

when I had to shake myself out of my

reverie, and realize that hundreds of pages of geometrical

designs, daisies, and unfinished drawings were probably never

going to translate to fifteen minutes of actually speaking in front

of people. ¦ At this point, I had to change my goals. Instead of

waiting and doodling, knowing the perfect idea was about to

sneak up on me, I had to take action. Instead of finding those

ideal words, I would have to settle for the ones I knew, the ones

that were already there. I was going to have to simply begin and

continue. ¦ To come to this realization requires, in my mind,

two preliminaries. First, you have to accept that what you do is

good enough. Ideals can be reached only by revision or by prac-

tice. Second, you need some element of determination. To put

these things in the simplest terms, you must know you’ll get it

done, and that the finished product will be just fine.

Class of 2001

A Link ofthe Chain

Words of wisdom.Class presidentAnaïs Wheeleraddresses herclassmates.

Miyu Kobayashi

Andria Helm

Jared Givens

Shauna Laliberté

Meg Webster

Larry Bilodeau

Michele Fortier

Sid Thaxter

Charlie Agnew

Dwayne HarmonJon StroutLeif DevineDan SiekmanTracy VerrillStu Hedstrom


or four years, this class has prepared for the deci-sions and events that have happened all in the lastfew months. Each of the 72 graduates that sit heretoday has applied to college. We’ve accepted ourrejections and reveled in our acceptances; we’ve

narrowed down our choices, and, finally, sucked in a deepbreath and committed ourselves; we’ve had to start to saygoodbye to Hebron, but simultaneously concentrate onfollowing through to the end, and preparing ourselvesfor the next step.

To do all this, our class has had to make a fewchanges. This is the class that raised a total of 25 centsour freshman year when someone tossed a quarter to Shyduring a class meeting, the class that’s had our treasurystolen from our secretary’s car on a hectic Saturday night,the class in which Grossman belongs, running in just afew minutes late, and the class that, after four years, stillcan’t meet dress code. Somehow, each of us has formed apost-Hebron plan.

When I asked for one word to describe us, someone,without seeming to hesitate, replied, “nonchalance.” Iagreed, but it must be noted that Mr. Toole would notbe impressed as “nonchalance” is actually not a descrip-tive word. The adjective form is nonchalant, whichWebster’s defines as “apparentlyunconcerned or indifferent,” andthen advises us to “see cool.”

As a member of the class of 2001,I take the implications of “see cool,”but do not actually flip to the Cs. Isour attitude one of apparent uncon-cern, calm, cool, or are we just apa-thetic? …And at what point did itbegin to yield results?

Chronicling Aught-One in termsof class meetings begins to revealsome answers. As freshmen, takingour break period to gather us all inone room was foolhardy—chaoswould ensue. We could not be con-tained. The boys would fall over eachother with laughter as someoneyelled out something really witty

and original… “Hey, Leif, I saved you a seat,” someonewould call, pointing across the Lecture Hall, “Overthere.”

At that time, the lines were clear: guys vs. girls,middle schoolers vs. newcomers, boarding vs. day. Eachof us tended to stay in the group with which we feltmost comfortable.

Over the next two years, things changed, but at aslow pace. Lines were crossed, and new friendships weremade. The separation between Hebron Middle Schoolersand new students became superficial as freshman yearmelted into the past, and middle school faded away.

uring our Sophomore year, these meetingswere only slightly different, but by junioryear, the original core of day students andboarders from Maine and Mass, or Tokyoand Seoul, was supplemented by kids from

Maryland and Montreal, from Berlin and the Bronx. Ourgrowing diversity highlighted our differences, and westarted to recognize each person’s strengths. Stu took hisplace as our steadfast treasurer year after year; we started

Banner day. Junior class officers MarenWorley and Jamie Fey carry the senior class

banner.

Jess Takach Erin Toole Arias Wan Mischa Blackman Nick Claxton Maryse Simard Scottie Hersom

Nick Bradley

Emily Garbarini

Shep Stephenson

Steve Fleck

Adam Asselin

Evan Bruns

Joel Downing

Justin MacCurdy


to appreciate Tracy’s sarcasm, Siekman’s bizarre sense ofhumor, Leif’s playful morbidity, and John Strout’s endur-ing silence. We discovered Dwayne’s skill with hair clip-pers, Miyuki’s artistic nail painting, and Andria’s magicmassages. We found that Jared “SillyboyJones” can makeus laugh, while Shauna’s singing voice can make us cry.We learned about Meg’s karate classes, Larry’s JuniorMaine Guide Certification, and Michele’s dancing. Stillseemingly indifferent, we heard about Sid’s band, wentto Charlie’s family’s orchards, and noticed Justin’s per-petual weight lifting. We silently took note of Joel’s art-work, the way that Evan always wants to tell a story, andnoticed Asselin and Fleck’s ongoing tennis competition.We were impressed by Shep’s hard work, Emily’s no-nonsense attitude, Bradley’s willingness to lend a hand,and Jess, Erin and Arias’s ability to amuse themselves (ifno one else).

As we walked around campus, we expected to hearthe sound of Mischa’s stereo blasting out his window, orthe deep bass bumping on Claxton’s car; and to seeMaryse and a silent Scottie holding hands while Marysedid all the talking. In the girl’s dorm, we expected to see

Verena and Cathie at two a.m. chatting as a break fromwriting a paper, while in the guy’s dorm, they expectedJeff and Do-Hyung at the same time, not working, buthanging from the rafters. Bob and Donny were expectedto be calm and cool, and we got used to both Joo-Hwan’scommonly quizzical look and Curley’s strange comments,followed by his signature slow guffaw.

Iain and Arden could habitually be found deep in thewoods (chest-deep in mud on one occasion), and Junalways in the practice rooms.

It is, perhaps, a less-known fact that Liz Patry was JVSoccer’s premier Spice Girl, but more were aware of NickLeyden’s cross-dressing tendencies, and everybody hadheard about Tiff’s harrowing experiences behind thewheel.

In our class, Aki’s always the kid that dresses well,Derek and Jake the ones that are perpetually smiling,and Gilbert’s always into a computer game. Ben Marsh,when he finally talks, is full of dry humor, Jim full ofpassion for politics and Planson full of criticism forthem. We found that Jen is attentive and observant, andLisnik mellow and competitive.

Running the gauntlet. Hebron tradition allows the senior class and their teachers to exchange greetings during the academic procession. At twopoints during the procession the lines part to form a gauntlet, first of teachers, then of seniors. Here is a view from within the procession, taken byBill Chase from his vantage point at the head of the line. The faculty is preceded by members of the Board of Trustees.

Joo-Hwan Jung

Curley Gilmore

Iain Bean

Arden Manning

Jun Sato

Liz Patry

Nick Leyden

Tiff Harkins

Aki Negishi

Dong-Wan SuhBob ZarellaDo Hyung NoJeff QuinlanCathie QuinlanVerena Ganske


rom junior year, we took away observations, stor-ing them for later use, which ended up being thefollowing autumn. We came into our senior yearready to utilize our strengths as a class. Suddenly,our class meetings seemed organized. The white

noise didn’t disappear entirely, but decreased when some-one spoke, and was supplemented by helpful commentsfrom once non-participatory students.

During Orientation, we were already utilizing the factswe had gathered when Dwayne exhibited his competencewith a razor. As the entire upper school looked on, hewielded his tools well in order to widen Mr. Leyden’s baldspot. He couldn’t help a toothy giggle as he watched theAssistant Headmaster run his hands over his newly-shavedskull. All this Mr. Leyden had to endure, and all for beinga few minutes late. The student body got the message, andwas highly entertained. It was going to be a good year.

Only days later, as the Proctors announced the newDorm Visitation policy, we again dug into our wealth ofinformation concerning our fellow seniors. Part of ourskit required a girl hidden in a hockey bag, and who bet-ter to play the part but the transvested Nick Leyden.With very little coaxing, he donned his favorite appareland hopped in the bag.

Our new seniors must have wondered what they weregetting into. With the combination of a bald administra-tion, the early onset of dorm fever, and Hebron standardslike Ms. Reedy singing “I Love Trash” in morning meet-ing, boarding school life was a jolt. Luckily, our newclassmates brought their own odd senses of humor, theirown idiosyncrasies.

To begin the year, our class hopped on two schoolbuses, missing a day of classes, and headed to the beach.For many of us, this was the first chance we’d had to getto know our new classmates. However, the people whowere new to Hebron weren’t having any trouble infiltrat-

ing our familiar groups: the same class that had beenskeptical of freshman newcomers was now accustomed tothe flow of Hebron from year to year. Like a river, as weflowed down from the mountains to the sea that day, weaccepted our many new tributaries.

Accustomed to the flow, we were ready to embraceSusie, with her fur coats, her gold bangles and herspunk, Galen, prepped out when the rest of us were insweat pants, and always with something nice to say,Amy, with her stubborn inability to go to class, andalways with something to say, and Jay, with his slow drawland mellow appreciation for life.

Nourah bought us a new cultural perspective, and herown quiet strength; Robin his honest openness, andmany stories to our collection. With Grasso and Morse,we became a 3-hockey goalie class, and gained guysgood-natured enough to be called Guido and Jammin’.

We gained McCourt’s unworried presence; Bronwyn,with her seeming innocence; Matthias, known inSturtevant as the German Connection; and Andy Sloat,Hebron’s own strong-man and track champ.

On that day at the beach in September, we left Ossyand Benoit, Max, Lanoie and François in class, for onlylater were we to gain their pride, joviality, athleticismand quiet assurance. The group that did come began tounmask for each other. At the same time that we toldstories from other times, we took account of the storiesthat we would tell later.

till taking ourselves less-than-seriously, ourdetermination to begin and continue came atthe point when we started to use each other, in

the most positive sense of the phrase; for ourstrengths as a class are the same personal strengths thatI’ve already mentioned. This is a class made up of individ-uals, within a school made up of individuals. Our class’sstrengths are a link of the chain that makes up Hebron’s

Susie Smith Galen Wall Amy Bolger Jay Calderbank Nourah Al-Hassoun Robin Charest Mike Grasso

Dave Lisnik

Jen Orne

Nick Planson

Jim Fossel

Ben Marsh

Chris Gilbert

Jake Bissonnette

Derek Marquis Nick Planson and his mom. Nourah Al-Hassoun and her parents. Aki Negishi wore Japanese traditional dress.


strengths. Our chapter is just one in a book of stories,which are connected by the themes we know so well:Young people coming to the woods with no intention of“living deliberately,” complaining about the cold, aboutthe snow, and about running the 4-mile loop for the 32ndtime… about the food, about their teachers, about theirwork, about their boredom and their lack of freedom.

However, during a unique and shining moment, thesecomplaints can be torn away to reveal the process goingon at this school way-up-in-Maine. We are learning tolive deliberately. We come to appreciate the closeness ofpeople rather than our activities with them. We come toappreciate our families when we go home to them, andlearn a little more about ourselves every time we getfrustrated. We learn to think through our actions, for wedo have effect. Living in a dorm, we learn to overlook thedifferences between us, and compromise on the smallthings… our shower time, the length of our phone con-versations or sharing our possessions. As day students,because we have different nationalities in our classrooms,we must explain ourselves in clearer English and thinkthrough what we’re trying to say a little more effectively.As international students, we learn to stretch ourpatience when the phone is being used for a local call,when we have to find the English words, when peopledon’t like us to speak our own languages.

Every day, we learn something new, and discoveragain and again that each one of our lives is an adven-ture. Having finished with the Hebron chapter for now,we venture out of the Maine woods, carrying what wehave learned from this place and from each other.

I fear that some of what I have said today may lack acommon theme. I worry that some of it may be imprecise,and that some of what I have said may not be in the idealwords. But all of what I have said comes from a genuinefeeling, sometimes an almost physical sensation of what ithas meant to be a part of this class, and of this community.

I have written these words drifting in and out ofsleep, during snatches of time taken out of my day, and

in the back seat of a classmate’s car in Minot thirteenminutes before study hall on a Sunday night.

hese words have been written in the midst ofa Hebron life, just as the fuel that feeds thesethoughts comes in the midst of that life. Tobegin and continue requires a focus beyondthat created by arranging a desktop or cam-

paigning for silence. The focus is not apparent. It hidesbehind our indifference and finds a place in our humor.It is a force that connects the aspects of our lives, andenables us to create a full circle, collecting the themesand organizing them into a cohesive group. The focus isthe unity of all the aspects of our selves, as well as theunity of those around us.

Living in this community, we have learned to makeconnections. No one here is simply an athlete, simply ascholar or simply an outdoorsman. In the same way, noone here has a class of students they don’t know, or ateacher who doesn’t know them. Both personally andsocially, we have learned to connect. We have learned todevelop every side of ourselves: to begin at the beginningand continue beyond our expectations. Silently, our classhas advanced ourselves… and suddenly we have contin-ued to a point when we have accomplished a milestone.

Today, we are at the widest point in the river, andtomorrow we will go beyond the mouth, leaving ourquantifiable flow for the over and undercurrents of thesea. I leave you now with the notion that each of has theability to form a unified whole within the vastness ofwhat we are moving into. Each of us will carry this abil-ity away from Hebron with apparent unconcern, ready toadd our undulations to the whole of the ocean.

Thank you and congratulations to my class, the Classof 2001.

Anaïs Alexandria WheelerPresident, Class of 2001

Ben Morse Jon McCourt Bronwyn Hart Tias Walter Andy Sloat Kevin Osborne Benoit Morasse-Welsh

Max Isabel

Laurent Lanoie

François Laviolette

Michael GrossmanLarry Bilodeau and Elizabeth Patry. Ms. Robinson ’95 and Shauna Laliberté. Mr. Domingue and Cup winner Anaïs Wheeler.

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Changes…

Beginning with this issue,the Semester will appear

twice each year, summer andwinter. We hope that this newpublication schedule will helpus expand our Class Notes sec-tion. You can help by sendingus your news! Drop us a note,send an e-mail or pick up thephone. Send your news to:

Beverly RoyAlumni/ae SecretaryHebron AcademyPO Box 309Hebron ME 04238207-966-2100 ext. [email protected]

Friday, October 5

Saturday, October 6

Sunday, October 7

A celebration offriendship andthe Academy.

Reunions for the

Classes of:

1921 • 1926 • 1931• 1936 • 1941 •

1946 • 1951 • 1956• 1961 • 1966 •

1971 • 1976 • 1981• 1986 • 1991 •

1996

Please plan to join us.


1924From California, Cornelia HerringtonTrudeau writes, “I wish my magic carpetwasn’t so tattered and torn—so I could flyin for a visit.”

1931S E V E N T I E T H R E U N I O N

1933Class Agent: Newell F. Varney

HCR#64, Box 900, Brooklin ME 04616207-359-2162

[email protected]

Gordon Young writes, “Lest we forgetJames F. Dow from the County was thefirst Army Air Corps pilot to die in WorldWar II. Bangor’s Dow Field (now BangorInternational Airport) was named for him.Bless him.”

1935Harold Pearl writes, “Happy and healthy inretirement—seven months in Naples, fivemonths in Quincy, MA.”

1936S I X T Y - F I F T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Robert R. WardPO Box 77, Moody ME 04054

[email protected]

1937Class Agent needed!

To volunteer, call Ellen Augusta,Director of Annual Giving, at 207-966-

2100, ext. 231, or e-mail her at [email protected]

We recently received the following notefrom Henry Shorey: “Eighteen members ofthe Class of 1937 entered Bowdoin Collegethe following September. Nearly all werefrom New England, primarily Maine andMassachusetts, indicating how little consid-eration was given to ‘diversity’ in those days.Five from that number were in attendancefor the 60th Reunion of the [Bowdoin] Classof 1941 held in Brunswick, May 30–June 3,2001. Clinton (Freemont) Merrow, a retiredsenior investigator for the State of New Yorkcame from Bradenton, FL; Robert G. Page,a retired executive of Leesona Corp camefrom Carefree, AZ; E. Harold Pottle, Jr., aretired executive of Olin Corp. came fromOverland Park, KS; Henry A. Shorey,

retired publisher of The Bridgton Newscame from Bridgton, ME; and William C.Tannebring, a retired dentist came fromBeverly, MA.”

1938Class Agent: David Christison

7116 Cypress Creek LaneCharlotte NC 28210

[email protected]

1939Class Agent: Ed Simonds

4 Cammock RoadScarborough ME 04074

207-883-5834

1940Class Agent: Gerald M. Tabenken

77 Arrowhead Cir., Ashland MA 01721508-881-0600

1941S I X T I E T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: John A. MacDonald, Jr.121 Eben Hill Rd., Yarmouth ME 04096

207-846-3583 • [email protected]

1942Class Agent: Norman A. Cole

PO Box 116, Sebago Lake ME 04075207-787-3525

[email protected]

1943Class Agent: Gene Smith

7 Kingswood DriveOrangeburg NY 10962

914-359-7454 • [email protected]

David Cates writes, “Jan and I have justreturned from a cruise to the westernCaribbean on the Holland America line.The ports visited were: Playa delCarmen/Cozumel, Mexico; Georgetown(Grand Cayman Islands); Ocho Rios,Jamaica; and Half Moon Cay. Very enjoy-able cruise.” n Joseph Holman writes, “Icommenced my law practice inFarmington, joining my father, Currier C.Holman, in 1951, and I am still here fulltime. However, I will try to get more fly fish-ing in this year if I can. I often recall thewonderful year I had at Hebron 1942–1943,and feel grateful I was able to go there.” n

Gene Smith’s daughter Brooke has beenin the news lately. She’s starring in the

movie Series 7: The Contenders. You mayhave seen her in the 1991 movie TheSilence of the Lambs; she was the girl inthe pit.




1948Class Agent: Amory Houghton

34 Gables Drive, Yarmouth ME 04096207-846-8942

1949Class Agent: Herbert Black

102 Cornell Drive, PO Box 1432Dennisport MA 02639

[email protected]

Bob Rich writes, “During the course of mybusiness career I had been to some 45countries but never to South Africa, whichwas still on my list of places to visit. Asidefrom riding the luxury Blue Train, we visitedthe world-reknowned Kirstenbosch Botan-nical Gardens in Cape Town, went on agame viewing safari seeing elephants, rhi-nos, hippos, giraffes, buffaloes, lions andleopards in their natural surroundings andfinished up by horseback riding for threedays in the bush. Great country and nicepeople, notwithstanding the social andeconomic problems still prevalent and leftover from apartheid.”

1950Class Agent: Richard H. Lancaster

68 Columbia AvenueBrunswick ME 04011

207-725-6075

1951F I F T I E T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Edward L. RueggPO Box 242, North Haven ME 04853

[email protected]

October to May:PO Box 3111, Carefree AZ 85377

[email protected]

Jim Good writes, “See you at theReunion!”

Looking Back

Looking Forward

Homecoming 2001


Hclass notesBoard of Visitors

Meets in April1952

Class Agent: Philip H. Montgomery14 Ragged Mountain Road

Camden ME 04843207-236-8406

[email protected]

Richard Robbins writes, “Currently servingas president and CEO of the WoodmontCountry Club, Inc. Woodmont is a 1250-member private country club with two 18-hole golf courses and 20 har-true tenniscourts. We have three restaurants, swim-ming pool and 36,000 square foot club-house. Also currently serving on theTamarac Board of Adjustment.”

1953Class Agent: Dean E. Ridlon

225 Nehoiden StreetNeedham MA 02494

781-444-5736

Bernard Miller writes, “Nothing haschanged—just getting older by the minute.Nine healthy grandchildren—four childrenand spouses. Parents Abe (93+) and Frieda(88+) still on this earth and enjoying it.”

1954Class Agent: Bruce J. Spaulding

14215 Kellywood LaneHouston TX 77079

[email protected]

1955Class Agent: Richard J. Parker2 Vision Drive, Natick MA 01760

[email protected]

William Thompson writes, “Daughter Julieis back in Maine in my place—at BowdoinCollege where she’ll likely be class of ’03.”

1956F O R T Y - F I F T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Paul F. DrouinRemax, 104 Pleasant Street

Hyannis MA 02601508-790-7900

Richard Cutter writes, “I am now in myfourth year living in Exeter and I am veryhappy here. I am also in my second year aspresident of the American IndependenceMuseum (volunteer). This center is primar-ily an education center but the museumcomplex is great. Come visit us this sum-mer!” n Kenneth Mortimer will become

a senior scholar at the National Center forHigher Education Management Systemsafter he retires from his current post aspresident of the University of Hawai’i.

1957Class Agent: S. Mason Pratt, Jr.

3 Storer Street, Portland ME 04102207-774-0079

[email protected]

1958Class Agent: Leonard C. Lee

3450 Marigold Dr., Prescott AZ 86305520-778-4631

[email protected]

Norman Farrar writes, “Still retired, forthose of you who have not, I highly recom-mend it. Major problem is too many thingsto do and not enough time. My wife, Sandy,died last year from a rare bone marrow can-cer. Very sad to lose her. Still playing icehockey; broke 2 more ribs this year.”

1959Class Agent: Bernard L. Helm

1502 West Thomas StreetRocky Mount NC 27804

[email protected]

Paul Dahlquist writes, “In February Iretired from my position as president andexecutive director of the Lyman Museum.Charlene and I then went on a safari to EastAfrica. Now I am relaxing, catching up onall those things long left undone, and play-ing a lot of golf.”

1960Class Agent: John H. Halford, III

472 High Rock StreetNeedham MA 02494

[email protected]

Joseph Godard writes, “Have joined thestaff of Stanly Memorial Hospital (AlbemarleNC) as a full time/part time radiologist,working every third week and loving it!”

1961F O R T I E T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent needed!To volunteer, call Ellen Augusta,

Director of Annual Giving, at 207-966-2100, ext. 231, or e-mail her at [email protected]

1962Class Agent: Gordon M. Gillies, Esq.

Hebron AcademyHebron ME 04238

207-966-3131

Shell Evans was recently honored at a din-ner celebrating his retirement after 17years as CEO of Crane Co. His accomplish-ments included significantly outperformingthe S&P 500, a genius for corporate lead-ership and financial acumen. He will con-tinue as chairman of Crane.

1963Class Agent: Will Harding

41 Mitchell Hill Road, Lyme CT 06371860-434-1418

Winter Residence:4500 Clear Lake Dr., Gainesville, FL

32607352-378-2540

1964Class Agent: John R. Giger

152 Whiley Road, Groton MA 01450978-448-9628 (before 9:00 p.m.)

[email protected]

Tom Hull was recently back in the USA forthe graduation of his daughter Kirstenfrom Dickinson College. He has moved toAddis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he is deputychief of mission of the American Embassy.

1965Class Agent: Greg Boardman

697 Union St., Duxbury MA 02332781-837-1925

[email protected]

1966T H I R T Y - F I F T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Harvey L. Lowd3004 Redford Drive

Greensboro NC 27408336-545-3422

[email protected]

John Buschmann is looking forward to the35th reunion at Homecoming this fall. Hereports that skiing and snowshoeing werethe best this winter and kept him in shapefor the American Lung Association ofMaine’s bike trek across Maine in June.This was John’s fifth bike trek since 1991.

Gerry Tabenken ’40 and trusteeMolly Turlish tour the campus withSeth Conger ’02 and Nina Vrana’02

Board of Visitors chair Phil Smith’49 ran the meeting.

The new Lepage Wellness Centerwas a highlight of the campus tour.Seen here are tour guides JamieFey ’02 and Kyle Van Dingstee ’02with Sharon Lake-Post ’83, BepMorse ’39 and Bernard Helm ’59.

Another highlight of the day wasthis student panel composed ofmembers of the junior class. Fromleft to right: Brittany Coward, CollinOrcutt, Emily Geismar, Tim Valenti,Byron Bouchard and Chris Dyer.

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Marriages1 9 7 9Laurie Shaver and Andy Correll inOctober 2000.

1 9 9 4Jasmine Tamaya and Ben Bratter onAugust 6, 2000, in Viña del Mar, Chile.

New Arrivals1 9 7 3To Megan Shea and Cy Cook, a son,Eben Shea Cook, born June 20, 2000.

1 9 8 1To Margaret Schoeller and KatePerkins, a son, Jackson SchoellerPerkins, on June 19, 2000.

1 9 8 5To Megan and Jack McIntyre, a son,Jackson, on February 13, 2001.

1 9 8 7To Laurie and Michael Callahan, a son,Thomas James, on July 17, 2000.

To Paul and Tracy Jenkins Spizzuoco,a daughter, Sarah Anne, on March 4,2001.

1 9 8 8To David and Ann Snyder Mooradian,a daughter, Sarah Mae, on December21, 2000.

1 9 8 9To Kim and Charlie Seefried, a son,Cameron Boyce Seefried, born May31, 2001.

1 9 9 0To Christopher and Cathy Fritz Cook,a son, Trevor Allen Cook, onNovember 3, 2000.

To Clayton and Sybil Newton King, ason, Willem Davis King, bornNovember 23, 2000.

1 9 9 4To Marie Quirk, a son, Anthony, onDecember 5, 1999.




Colonel John Baker writes, “Two sonshave followed me into the Army: 1stLieutenant Andrew Baker (USMA ’99) and2nd Lieutenant Ted Baker (University ofVirginia ’01). Daughter Molly rowed forVirginia in the 2001 NCAA crew champi-onship regatta.”

1968Class Agent: Robert L. Lowenthal, Jr.

107 Knickerbocker Rd.Pittsford NY 14534

[email protected]

[email protected]

1969Class Agent: Jonathan G. Moll536 Bair Road, Berwyn PA 19312

[email protected]

1970Class Agent: J. Craig Clark, Jr.PO Box 209, Rindge NH 03461

[email protected]

1971T H I R T I E T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Harvey A. LipmanOrb Management

421 Hudson St., New York NY 10014212-243-1320 ext. 248

[email protected]

Douglas Gordon writes, “I changed firmsearly in 2000 and started to commute intoNYC. The new firm is larger with headquar-ters in San Francisco, CA, and offices inthree other countries. The work (architec-ture) is similar but the exposure and sup-port much broader.” Douglas and his wifeare hoping to make the trip to Hebron forthe Class of 1971’s 30th reunion atHomecoming this fall. n Harvey Lipmanis looking forward to the 30th reunion atHomecoming. He is now working for OrbManagement, Ltd., a venture capital com-pany in New York city. He reports that hisjob takes him all over, most recently toChina. He is now working on a tuna farmproject in Mexico and squeezing in spare

time interests such as amateur radio, bar-bershop singing and hiking theAppalachian Trail.

1972Class Agent: Stephen R. Gates

44 Cutler Road, Andover MA 01810978-470-1547

[email protected]

Kenneth Childs writes, “I’m preparing toreturn to work after a two-month sabbati-cal, most of which I spent traveling throughNepal and India with my youngest step-son.” n Rebecca Webber presented afour-hour seminar on employment law tothe central Maine Human ResourcesAssociation in March. The seminar coveredsubjects such as wage and hour issues, rea-sonable accommodation under theAmericans with Disabilities Act, unemploy-ment and the Maine Human Rights com-mission process.

1973Class Agent: G.M. Nicholas Carter

59 Wesskum Wood RoadRiverside CT 06878

[email protected]

Cy Cook writes, “I am still teaching Englishand, after a two year break, will be return-ing to the dean’s office at ChoateRosemary Hall.” n Bob Thompson is apilot with Delta Air Lines and lives with histwo sons (12 and 15) and fiancée inMelbourne, FL.

1974Class Agent: Alan G. Norris

7515 Collins Meade WayKingstowne VA 22315

[email protected]

1975Class Agent: Ellen L. Augusta

Hebron Academy, Hebron ME 04238207-966-2100

[email protected]

Jessica Feeley writes, “Time surely doesmarch on. Our 25th Reunion last fall wasgreat. Sorry so many didn’t make it. Notonly did that event mark my age, but sonPat graduated from high school in June. Sonow we have him in college while Micaelastarts high school. It’s scary, but inevitable.”n Michael Geiger was recently promotedto vice president of sales of the promo-tional products group at Geiger.

1976T W E N T Y - F I F T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: C. Reed Chapman83 Zion-Wertsville Rd.

Skillman NJ 08558609-333-0302

[email protected]

Reed Chapman writes, “Looking forwardto our 25th Reunion over Columbus Dayweekend.”

1977Class Agent: Carolyn E. Adams

75 Baynard Cove RoadHilton Head Island SC 29928

[email protected]

1978Class Agent: Geoff Clark

79 Bramhall St. 2A, Portland ME 04102207-772-8005

[email protected]

Congratulations to Nancy Briggs Marshalland Marshall Communications Inc., recentlynamed the recipient of the 2000 MargaretChase Smith Maine State Quality Award forLevel I, Commitment. Nancy accepted theaward on behalf of the company at the 10thannual Margaret Chase Smith Maine StateQuality Award Celebration in Augusta. n

Forbes MacVane and his family have leftthe United Kingdom and returned to theUnited States where Forbes is now thecommanding officer at the Naval SecurityGroup Activity in Sugar Grove, WV. Hereports that the base is about 600 acres andborders the George Washington NationalForest.

1979Class Agent: B. Tucker Thompson

749 Princes Point RoadYarmouth ME 04096

[email protected]

Laurie Shaver Correll reports that she hasbeen working at Wildware Outfitters forover 13 years. She has been in touch withLaurie Willey Thompson and CharlieWatters over the past year, “thanks to thewonder of e-mail. Burns and Skiff: are youout there?” n Brag Shields writes, “I amcurrently practicing architecture in a smallfirm in Seattle. The San Juan Islandsremind us a great deal of Maine. Our twoyear old daughter Parlin is wonderful!”


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Changes…

Beginning with this issue,the Semester will appear

twice each year, summer andwinter. We hope that this newpublication schedule will helpus expand our Class Notes sec-tion. You can help by sendingus your news! Drop us a note,send an e-mail or pick up thephone. Send your news to:

Beverly RoyAlumni/ae SecretaryHebron AcademyPO Box 309Hebron ME 04238207-966-2100 ext. [email protected]

1980Class Agent: Judith Hill Whalen

443 MacKenzie Way, Franklin TN 37064615-599-2644

[email protected]

Lynne Holler reports that living in SouthPortland is great. She is working at WhittenArchitects, a firm that does high-end resi-dential work. n Marty McLellan writes,“Currently employed at MaineGeneralHealth in Augusta and Waterville as inte-gration manager. Wife Michell works at L.L.Bean. Have two boys: Terrance, age 9, andPatric, age 12. Both boys play football, bas-ketball and lacrosse. I am also online [email protected].

1981T W E N T I E T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Mark L. Stevens215 Melrose Street

Auburndale MA 02466617-969-7431

[email protected]

Kevin and Dawn Phillips Cyr have foursons: Jesse, Calen, Thomas and Nathaniel.Kevin works for L.L. Bean. n Kate Perkinssays work is going great. You can check outthe latest at www.mcd.org by selecting“domestic programs”, “turning point” andthen “Public Health Improvement Plan.” n

Alexandra Warren writes, “Greetings tofellow classmates! Husband David Martinand I are enjoying life with our almost-two-year-old daughter, Rebecca. We are hop-ing to make it to the 20th reunion and hop-ing to see some old friends there.”

1982Class Agent: Joy Dubin Grossman

c/o D&T Spinning, Inc.PO Box 467, Ludlow VT 05149

[email protected]

Tucker Cutler reports, “My wife Gina and Istill reside in Charlestown, NH. I am pursuinga special educator’s certification. MikeWolfe gave me a call; we have some catch-ing up to do. And I look forward to 2002 tocatch up with the rest of the class of 1982.”n Joy Dubin Grossman writes, “TheGrossman family is well and quite busy thesedays. We visit with the Mackenzie familyquite often. Our children—Hallie, Carolineand Eli—look forward to visiting Hebron forour 20th. Hope all is well for everybody. Ireceived a call from Karen Harding. She iswell and looking forward to visiting for ourreunion.” n Bob Greaves recently started anew position in emergency medicine with St.Clare’s Health Services in Denville, NJ, and is

hoping to help his wife Ronda expand herpottery business, also in Denville. n RachelStephenson Tribuzio writes, “I’m an at-home mobther who works two days a weekas a children’s therapist in Bangor. Thisseems to be a great balance. When I amhome with Lauren (4 1⁄2), Michael (2 1⁄2) andMegan (2 1⁄2) I am always on the go andalways tired at night. Motherhood has beenmy most challenging job yet—one that I’mnot even sure Hebron prepared me for!Hello to all my classmates, especially KarenThorburn.”

1983Class Agent: Debra Beacham

Bloomingdale2 Haddow Road, Rockport MA 01966

[email protected]

Anna Ader writes, “Still working as ateacher of the blind and visually impaired.I took a leave of absence from my job atQuestar III BOCES and got my masterswithin 8 months at Western Michigan,located in Kalamazoo. I loved the midwestand the Blind Rehabilitation Department atWMU. Greetings to everyone!”

1984Class Agent: Deborah Schiavi Cote

18 Little Androscoggin DriveAuburn ME 04210

[email protected]

1985Class Agent: Eric T. Shediac

20 Grove Street, Apt. 33Somerville MA 02144

[email protected]

Be sure to tune in to “Jeopardy” onSeptember 17 to catch Julie Chase inaction! n Nat Harris was promoted tosenior marketing representative at MaineMutual Fire Insurance Co.

1986F I F T E E N T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Carl Engel7 Gerring Road, Gloucester MA 01930

[email protected]

Tony Cox reports that all is going well withhis house renovation in Topsham. He is stillin human resources at L.L. Bean and look-ing forward to seeing everyone at the 15threunion!

1987Class Agent: Catherine Thoman

Crowley91 Central Park West #13F

New York NY 10023212-580-0465

[email protected]

Chris Pinchbeck was recently featured onthe Maine PBS show “True North.” Theshow aired on June 30; Hebronians in theviewing area should check their televisionlistings for the rerun! And one of Chris’sphotos (see the feature on page 16) will bepart of an exhibit from November 15, 2001through January 18, 2002, at the ArtInstitute of Boston at Lesley University.

1988Class Agent: Matt McDonough

Hebron Academy, Hebron ME 04238207-966-2145

[email protected]

Kevin and Trisha Millett Fletcher recentlyreceived the Top Team award for their pro-duction in closed sales for 2000 fromColdwell Banker Millett Potvin Realty. n

Torsten Heldt sends greetings to PaulEmerson ’87, Tom Murphy, the familyCampbell and Mr. Stonebraker. n AnnSnyder Mooradian reports that she andher family will be moving to Maryland inJune. n Meredith Tarr writes, “If any local(CT) alumni/ae like live music, I would loveto see folks at any of the events I produce:my “LIve at the House O’Muzak” livingroom concert series in New Haven(www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html) or Ecto-fest in Danbury (www.ectofest.org), whichwill be on August 25 this year. The latter isa benefit for the Danbury Women’s Center.Would love to hear from Deb Dion-Kirschner and Sarah Wagner!”

1989Class Agent: M. Hayes McCarthyPO Box 1412, North Falmouth MA

02556508-564-6877

[email protected]

Jim Jenkins graduated from the MBA pro-gram at the University of Montana in May.

1990Class Agent: Jim Hill

300 N. Ashland AvenuePark Ridge IL 60068

847-698-0560

Laurie Huntress is graduating from a fam-ily practice residency in Bangor and mov-

Friday, October 5

Saturday, October 6

Sunday, October 7

A celebration offriendship andthe Academy.

Reunions for the

Classes of:

1921 • 1926 • 1931• 1936 • 1941 •

1946 • 1951 • 1956• 1961 • 1966 •

1971 • 1976 • 1981• 1986 • 1991 •

1996

Please plan to join us.


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Looking Forward

Homecoming 2001

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A Letter from the Black Sea

Editor’s Note: Every so often we get along letter from Barbara Zewe ’97, whowas an exchange student at Hebronduring the 1995–1996 school year.After returning to Germany and finish-ing school Barbara entered a maritimetraining program and has been livingand working at sea for several yearsnow. Barbara recently heard from JoshBurnell ’98 who is in Germany, andhopes that Tracy Verrill ’01 will be ableto visit in August. (The Verrills wereBarbara’s host family during her year atHebron.) Here are some excerpts froma recent letter.

I am back on the Reefer vessel WhiteSun. I’m on a six month contract in therank of officer assistant but I’m actuallydoing the work of a third mate. Rightnow we are on the way from Norway toUkraine to discharge 3500 tons offrozen fish. Since we are in the trampbusiness nobody knows where we aregoing after this voyage. I just hope ourcharterer from New York city will sendus to a warmer place like SouthAmerica. Our Filipinos turn to icecubes as soon as we reach the 32°mark.

Yesterday we were passingIstanbul and the Bosporus. It was thefirst and only warm day since I havebeen on the vessel. Of course therewas no chance of wearing shorts in thedrydock of Gdansk, Poland. And thetemperatures in Norway reminded meseveral times of the cross-country ski-ing season 1995–1996 in Hebron whenwe were close to freezing our toes offseveral times.

With the crew I’m going alongfairly well, even though I’m the onlyGerman (and only woman) on board.The German captain had just left for athree month vacation when I joined.Now we have a Polish captain, twoCroatians and a lot of Filipinos. Ofcourse we only talk in English.

I’m on watch again from 8:00 p.m.until midnight but this won’t be it.We’ll be alongside at 3:00 a.m. if weare lucky and then we’ll have customsand immigration come on board. Ouragent told us they expect us to startdischarging at 6:00 a.m. This means a20-hour working day again.

I hope we’ll get to the U.S. duringthe next five months. Chances arepretty good. This vessel has been toWilmington, Philadelphia, Miami orsome port in California several times.

Barbara Zewe ’97March 2001

ing to North Conway, NH, to join a practicethere.

1991T E N T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Steven W. Williams48 River Bank Terrace

Billerica MA 01821978-663-3926

Glenn Louisor is working for AT&TSolutions as a DBA and information pro-tection manager. n Seguin Alison Spearwrites, “Our law collective is extremelybusy—we’re deluged with requests buthaven’t had time to get revenue streams inorder yet!”

1992Class Agent: Matthew A. Arsenault

1036B NW 25th StreetCorvallis OR 97331

[email protected]

Margaret Murray is working for an organi-zation called Women Waging Peace, aglobal network of women peacebuildersfrom over 25 areas of conflict, based atHarvard’s Kennedy School of Government(although Margaret works for HuntAlternatives, a private foundation that isthe major sponsor and organizer of the ini-tiative). She says it is incredibly excitingwork that has taken her all over the world,most recently to Paris, Guatemala andAsia. At press time she was organizing aconference in Kathmandu for 20 peoplefrom the region.

1993Class Agent: Marko I. Radosavljevic

224 Somerset LaneMarlton NJ 08053

[email protected]

Congratulations to Marko Radosavljevicwho is finishing up his Ph.D. and will berelocating to Westchester County, NY, towork at IBM Research.

1994Class Agent: Daniel C. Rausch

20 Summer Street, 1202NMalden MA 02148

[email protected]

Beth Norton is attending graduate schoolat the University of Maryland and living inWashington.

1995Class Agent: Meredith L. Robinson

Hebron AcademyHebron ME 04238

[email protected]

We hear from his sister Margaret ’92 thatMichael Murray will be starting medicalschool at his father’s alma mater, the RoyalCollege of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland. Herecently spent a month traveling inBangladesh and is now doing finish work ata wooden boat yard before heading off toschool. n Krista Pfitzner Thurlow writes,“My husband and I live on Thompson Lakeat Agassiz Village in Poland. We are care-takers of the camp; I am the office man-ager in the summer and working towards aB.S. in business at USM. Son Bradley is 4.”

1996F I F T H R E U N I O N

Class Agent: Irakly Areshidze345 Mt. Pleasant Street, N.W.

Washington DC 20001202-387-5914

[email protected]

Matt Harmon and his wife are living inPhiladelphia. Matt is pursuing his M.Div. atWestminster Seminary; Rebecca is workingon her doctorate in French at UPenn. n

Sarah Kutzen is living and working in NewYork city where she is a marketing coordi-nator at a “brand communications”agency.




Congratulations to Audrey Barriault andNick Bournakel who graduated fromBates College in early June and to RemyMaguire who earned a bachelor’s degreefrom the University of the South. n GeoMaher was named to the dean’s list at St.Lawrence University. n Michael Wein-garten is a senior at George WashingtonUniversity in Washington, DC, with a majorin criminal justice.

1998Class Agent: Brian Toole

Class of 2003PO Box 11052

Annapolis MD 21412

Martin Bruno was named to the dean’s listat Tufts University. n Josh Burnell will bereturning to the United States this summerafter spending two years in Germany. Hewill be going to Fort Hood in Texas. n

Tony Coates is at the University ofSouthern Maine and finding his accountingclasses challenging and interesting. n

Kirsten Ness will be a senior at Colby inthe fall. She is majoring in biology and saysshe’s having a great time.

1999Class Agent: Joe Patry

2201 Virginia AvenueRiverside Towers 904

Washington DC [email protected]

John Gluek is attending Hobart andWilliam Smith Colleges where he is playingon the Statesmen, Hobart’s varsity hockeyteam.

2000Class Agent: Cori Hartman-Frey

483 Plains Road, Hollis ME207-727-5283

[email protected]

We hear that James Corrigan completedhis first year at Eugene Lang College inNew York city. He is focusing his attentionon creative writing and enjoying the NewYork arts scene. He and Noah Burns saweach other quite a bit during the year. n

Gina Jacques was a member of theWheaton College varsity softball team. n

Amanda Murphy was named to the dean’slist at Hamilton College.

Former FacultyDavid Rice writes, “Dino is busy teachingearly childhood music for Head Start, TripleE and local day cares. I am busy with teach-ing, planning commission, our daughterBecca’s 14 horses, and Susan’s son, Chris.Dino and I play great gigs on harpsichordand harmonica.” n Charles Tranfieldwrites, “Except for the snow all well inlower NH. Work some math tutoring intoour tennis, bridge and other goodiesschedule.”


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Dr. Earle W. Pulsifer died May 22, 2001.He was born in Abington, Massachusetts, ason of Dr. Walter H. and Edna MardenPulsifer and graduated from Massa-chusetts Institute of Technology. DuringWorld War II he served as assistant estima-tor for Bath Iron Works and damage con-trol officer for the Atlantic seaboard. Afterthe war, he returned to medical school,earning a dental degree from TuftsUniversity, leading his class academicallyduring three of his four years there. Dr.Pulsifer served as president of the MaineDental Association during 1976 and 1977and was secretary of the Mid-Coast DentalSociety for 12 years. A member of theAcademy of General Dentistry and thePierre Fauchard Academy, he also was amember of the original group of profes-sionals that set up the dental hygienisttraining program at Westbrook College.Dr. Pulsifer was a co-founder of theDamariscotta Lake Association and theCongress of Lakes Association. He was amember of the Casco Bay and WawenockPower Squadrons and the Masons, whopresented him with a medal for 50 years ofservice. Dr. Pulsifer is survived by his wife of60 years, Barbara Bailey Pulsifer; a son,Earle W. Pulsifer of Damariscotta; and adaughter, Judith Hunt of Newcastle.

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Newell J. Wilson died June 10, 2001. Hewas born in Bath and graduated from MorseHigh School before attending Hebron. In1935 he earned a bachelor’s degree inmechanical engineering from the Universityof Maine. In 1941, Mr. Wilson married FayeJerome. He worked for Lincoln Electric Co.,New York city, as a manufacturing sales rep-resentative for six months before volunteer-ing for the Navy in 1942. After his commis-sioning, Mr. Wilson took charge of shiprepair at Staten Island and the BrooklynNavy Yard. He left the Navy with the rank oflieutenant junior grade. He and his wifelived in Hillsdale, New Jersey, and hereturned to work at Lincoln Electric andearned his M.B.A. at Fairleigh Dickinson.The Wilsons purchased the historic Capt.Cyrus McKown house on McKown Hill inBoothbay Harbor and turned it into theTopside Inn, which they owned for 37 years.Mr. Wilson enjoyed sailing. He and his wifetraveled to Europe, South America and theCaribbean. He is survived by his wife; adaughter, Linda Whynman of Bullville, NewYork; a half-brother, Hilton Mitchell of CapeNeddick; and three grandchildren.

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Roy E. Carpenter of North Clarendon,Vermont, died April 3, 2001, in Edmond,Oklahoma, while visiting his daughter andson-in-law. He was born in Medford,Massachusetts, the son of Roy E. andBlanche Hamilton Carpenter. Mr.Carpenter served his country for 24 years inthe Army Air Corps and the Army Reserves,retiring in 1978 as a master sergeant. Heworked in the engineering department ofthe New England Tel and Tel, and retiredafter 33 years of service. He was a memberof the First Baptist Church in Rutland,Vermont, and was a member of the FirstBaptist Church in Burlington when he livedin Colchester, from 1968–1983. He was amember of the Rutland Lodge #79, F &AM, for 58 years, a member of theTelephone Pioneers, an RSVP volunteer inBurlington, a 16-gallon Red Cross blooddonor, and a member of the GreenMountain Boys. He enjoyed reading, fish-ing, hunting, boating, hiking, biking,campign and square dancing with theRutland Squares and the Small CitySteppers. Mr. Carpenter is survived by hiswife of 60 years, Genevieve ArnesenCarpenter; a son, Roy E. Carpenter ofRutland; three daughters, CaroleeFerguson of Cuttingsville, Vermont, SusanArquette of Syracuse, New York, and LynneBenson of Edmond, Oklahoma; elevengrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren;and a cousin, Helen Blow of Ellenburg,New York. He was predeceased by abrother, Neal, and sisters, Gertrude andRuth.

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John W. “Bill” Peppard died March 2,2001. A son of John Tufts and MildredCollins Peppard, he spent his childhood onVinalhaven Island. He graduated from theUniversity of Maine with a degree in zool-ogy and a master’s degree in wildlife man-agement. In 1942 Mr. Peppard enlistedwith the Marines. He served three years inthe South Pacific as a platoon sergeant. Hewas in the initial landing of U.S. troops onGuam. He worked as a wildlife biologist forthe Maine Fish and Game Department,where he was responsible for easternPenobscot, Hancock and Washingtoncounties. He became the department’smigratory game bird resarch leader in1968, a job he held until 1972. Mr. Peppardwas deputy commissioner of the depart-ment from 1972 until his retirement in 1982,and served as acting commissioner forthree months in 1979. He was a member of

the Eddington school and planningboards, an original member and founder ofthe Eddington Volunteer Fire Departmentand a supporter of the East EddingtonCommunity Church, where he served as atrustee. Mr. Peppard was a mason andbelonged to the East Lodge in Old Town.He was a member of the PenobscotCounty Conservation Association, thePenobscot Salmon Club and theEddington Salmon Club. He was a memberof the Eddington Grange, where he waspast master. His pastimes were huntingand fishing, especially for Atlantic salmon,and gardening, cutting firewood and mow-ing his fields. He enjoyed spending time athis camp on Mopang Lake. Mr. Peppard issurvived by his wife, Virginia “Ginny”Hager Peppard, to whom he was marriedfor 54 years; two sons, Joshua and David;two daughters, Helen Dougherty andMartha Smith; and grandchildren.

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Helen Geneva Hatch Trundy died June 1,2001, at her son’s home in Rumford. Shewas born in Minot, the daughter of JudsonMerrill and Edith Wentworth Verrill Hatch.She attended Minot schools, graduatedfrom Buckfield High School in 1935 andattended Bates College. She marriedWendall Trundy in 1936. In addition to car-ing for her husband and growing family,Mrs. Trundy helped run Hatch and TrundyStore in West Minot with her husband andfather. She also worked at Portland PackingCo., West Minot, and at A.L. Stewart andSons in South Paris. Her family largelygrown, she worked in the administrativeoffices at Hebron Academy where she wasresponsible for maintaining the alumni/aemailing list long before the days of com-puters. Mrs. Trundy was a member of the 4-H and was a 4-H leader, and was active inthe West Minot Grange #42, being the firstMatron of the Junior Grange, the EastHebron Extension Group and the WestMinot Sewing Circle. She was a member ofthe West Minot Union Church for almost 70years. She loved fishing with her husbandand gardening. She also enjoyed knittingand developed a tradition of crocheting anafghan for family wedding presents. Sheenjoyed traveling throughout the state,doing jigsaw and crossword puzzles andcollecting stamps. Mrs. Trundy is survivedby her daughter Barbara Durgin of Minot;five sons, Gerald Trundy of Unity, DavidTrundy of Gray, Walter Trundy of Hebron,Gregory Trundy of Rumford and JamesTrundy of Hebron; two sisters, WilmaLeighton of West Minot and Bernice

ObituariesGiddings of Richmond; three brothers-in-law; a sister-in-law; 15 grandchildren; sevenstep-grandchildren; 15 great-grandchil-dren; 16 step-great-grandchildren; andseveral nieces and nephews. Her husband,a brother-in-law, and two sisters who diedat very young ages, predeceased her.

O t h e r D e a t h s

C. Gordon Higgins ’31, on May 17, 2001.John T. Singer ’33 on February 4, 2000.Norman G. Tardiff ’36 on February 24,2001.The Hon. Eben H. Lewis ’38 on October26, 2000.Dr. Caroll Ross ’40 on December 10, 2000.William C. Blood ’41 on July 4, 2000.Bruce R. Benson ’52 on March 20, 2001.

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You’d better look out when these bad boys roar through the Hebron hills.

Like legendary headmaster Claude Allen before them, Paul “Born to be

Mild” Brouwer, David “Easy Writer” Stonebraker and Gino “Leader of the

Pack” Valeriani can often be seen rolling across campus raising their own

brand of heck. Trust us, you don’t want to skip class or turn your home-

work in late when these three are on the loose!

You’d better look out when these bad boys roar through the Hebron hills.

Like legendary headmaster Claude Allen before them, Paul “Born to be

Mild” Brouwer, David “Easy Writer” Stonebraker and Gino “Leader of the

Pack” Valeriani can often be seen rolling across campus raising their own

brand of heck. Trust us, you don’t want to skip class or turn your home-

work in late when these three are on the loose!

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