at Horace Mann ScHooL

alumni council corner
Further downtown, alumni from the Classes
of 1993, 1998, and 2003 packed the Union
Square Ballroom, and enjoyed reconnecting—
with some dancing to the sounds of entertainment
by DJ David Acevedo ’99.
Back on campus alums from the Class of
1988 who had reconnected at a luncheon
lingered in conversation, while members of the
Class of 1948, arrived for a sixtieth anniversary
dinner in the Atrium of Rose Hall. The
huge amount of planning and care that reunion
Chair Bob Sandler ’48 put into the evening was
evident in the large turnout of alums and some
spouses. First toasting his classmates before
enjoying dinner and conversation, Sandler and
Walfredo Tuscannini ’48 then led the group
through a recounting of memories, and sharing
of current CVs. Looking through Mannikin
yearbooks published 60 years ago, the men
of Horace Mann compared their old pictures
with their current appearance, and paused to
remember those no longer in their midst.
For the Classes of 1963, 1968, 1973, and
1978 the Cohen Dining Commons in Fisher
Hall served as the venue for swapping stories,
pulling out pictures, and catching up on the
journeys each had taken since leaving HM in
these decades.
With Homecoming Day still leaving a glow
of friendship and fun throughout the HM campus,
two more Classes returned to Horace
Mann two days later, on Tuesday, September
23. For members of the Class of ’38 and the
Class of ’43 a luncheon on the lawn outside
the Head of School’s home was the venue
for observing a 70 th and 65 th anniversary
respectively. The Class of ’53 rounded out the
season of celebration, observing its 55 th in a
dinner at “21” on October 4, 2008. $
all photos © James Levine Photography
Horace Mann Magazine Fall 2008
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