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Mr. Chaplin’s 100th Birthday Celebration<br />
Approximately 150 friends, family, and former students<br />
gathered at the Commons at <strong>Berwick</strong> <strong>Academy</strong> on<br />
Thursday, July 8, to celebrate the 100th birthday of<br />
former Headmaster, Mr. Stuart Chaplin.<br />
Greg Schneider, Head of School, spoke about<br />
Mr. Chaplin’s positive affect on his students over the<br />
years, many of whom were in attendance. Greg also<br />
thanked Mr. Chaplin for providing mentorship to him<br />
as head of the <strong>Academy</strong>, more than fifty years following<br />
Mr. Chaplin’s tenure which began in 1950 and ended in<br />
1956.<br />
Greg also presented Mr. Chaplin with several<br />
letters containing birthday wishes from Maine’s<br />
Governor Baldacci and President and Michelle Obama.<br />
Greg then played a jazz selection on the saxophone<br />
before presenting Mr. Chaplin with a framed print of<br />
Fogg Memorial as well as a framed photograph of Mr.<br />
Chaplin, which will be hung in Fogg outside of his<br />
former offi ce.<br />
Other speakers included<br />
Sally Knowlton Carmichael, BA<br />
Class of 1954, who described the<br />
tribute to Mr. Chaplin from her<br />
class, a granite bench inscribed<br />
with his name which sits in front of<br />
the 1791 House on the <strong>Academy</strong>’s<br />
campus. Mr. Chaplin’s daughter<br />
Kera Ashline ’59 spoke on behalf<br />
of her father. She thanked the<br />
guests for caring for him and said,<br />
“People say it takes a village to<br />
raise a child. It also takes a village<br />
to care for a senior citizen.”<br />
Representatives from the Class of 1954 presenting Mr. Chaplin<br />
with a commemorative bench.<br />
Additional musical performances included<br />
Joseph “Ducky” Scanlon who sang “God Bless America,”<br />
and BA faculty member Tim Platt accompanied by BA<br />
Business Manager Seth A. Hurd<br />
’90 on the keyboard leading<br />
the BA school song “Long Live<br />
<strong>Berwick</strong>, Long Live BA!”<br />
A note of thanks from Mr. Chaplin:<br />
“I wish to thank all of those who<br />
were part of this celebration. I feel<br />
very fortunate to be surrounded<br />
by such wonderful family and<br />
friends.”<br />
Archives: Who, What, When, Where<br />
Concert c. 1948-1950 Can you please identify the people in this<br />
photo as well as the occasion and the year We<br />
would also appreciate any information about the<br />
history of singing groups at BA as we have few<br />
records that discuss them. Please email BA Archivist<br />
Rachel Saliba at rsaliba@berwickacademy.org, call<br />
207-384-2164 ext. 2700, or write 31 <strong>Academy</strong><br />
Street, South <strong>Berwick</strong>, ME 03908, if you have any<br />
information.<br />
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