B u l l e t i n - Noble and Greenough School
B u l l e t i n - Noble and Greenough School
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welcomes to campus current <strong>and</strong><br />
former members of the nobles Board<br />
of Trustees. A June 12 reception will<br />
be part of the traditional end-of-year<br />
celebrations.<br />
As nobles’ second artist-in-residence,<br />
whose studio was in the Castle turret,<br />
<strong>and</strong> one of the school’s earliest black<br />
faculty members, Freeman helped students<br />
<strong>and</strong> young teachers of diverse<br />
backgrounds navigate the unfamiliar<br />
territory of independent schools. He<br />
was also a force in establishing <strong>and</strong><br />
supporting groups such as the Multicultural<br />
students Association <strong>and</strong><br />
Faculty of Color, which continue to<br />
provide forums for sharing, problem<br />
solving <strong>and</strong> socializing.<br />
At the time of his retirement, the<br />
annual Legacy Dinner was renamed<br />
the robert T. Freeman Legacy Dinner.<br />
On this occasion, faculty member<br />
Dawud Brown ’94 said of Freeman’s<br />
impact: “You have modeled how to be<br />
a proud black man.” He defined Freeman<br />
as “an important figure in nobles’<br />
history, who for 20 years greeted countless<br />
families of color…<strong>and</strong> helped many<br />
of them feel comfortable about choosing<br />
nobles.”<br />
On the same occasion, Freeman’s<br />
daughter, nina ’98, referenced<br />
south African president nelson<br />
M<strong>and</strong>ela’s inauguration speech,<br />
which included these inspirational<br />
words from Marianne Williamson:<br />
“As we let our own light shine, we<br />
unconsciously give other people<br />
permission to do the same.”<br />
in his quarter-century career at nobles,<br />
Freeman indisputably gave scores<br />
of students <strong>and</strong> faculty the voice to “let<br />
[their] own light shine.”<br />
—JOYCE LEFFLEr ELDriDgE<br />
NOBLES By<br />
ThE NUMBERS<br />
585<br />
The number of students at <strong>Noble</strong>s in<br />
the 2011–12 school year<br />
400<br />
the number of hockey pucks purchased by<br />
the school each year<br />
1896<br />
The first contest of the<br />
nobles-Milton Academy rivalry<br />
42<br />
The number of graduate married<br />
couples<br />
food-service provider fliK serves<br />
8,160 pounds<br />
of pasta in a school year. now stick a<br />
fork in that!<br />
The <strong>Noble</strong>s community fulfills about<br />
20,000 hours<br />
of community service per year.<br />
honoring MLK. On Jan. 16, more than 250<br />
members of the <strong>Noble</strong>s community volunteered<br />
at local organizations in the Greater<br />
Boston area for the MLK Day of Service.<br />
1974<br />
the year Senior Master Nick Nickerson<br />
began teaching at nobles<br />
3 graduates live in<br />
alaska.<br />
ThE NOBLES BULLETiN SprING 2012 5
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