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A Note from Mr. PutnamIn the opening pages of the 1956 yearbook, Eliot T. Putnam wrote directly toClass I. His “Headmaster’s Message” follows:“It is unlikely that we shall again see a class quite like this one. Throughouttheir years at Nobles, these boys have deservedly earned our affectionand respect, but never to such a degree as in their final year. I donot recall a time when misfortune has struck a group of boys in morevaried ways or with greater impact. Their response to these blows hasbeen spontaneous and magnificent.“The standard of leadership which the Class of 1956 passes on to theiryounger brothers was born of a fundamental bigness of character, theingredients of which are spiritual depth, complete sincerity, and unflinchingcourage. Their lives will be richer for the service they have performedfor the school. “United we stand” seems to have been theirmotto, and our farewell to them can only be said with a heavy andgrateful heart.”Ascending theClass of ’56 pathunanimously. There was no debate.We all experienced a need to actuallyphysically do something together. Thefeeling was, ‘Don’t buy something, dosomething.’ That was part of the spiritof the class. We wanted our legacyto be something that would be reallyused by students and faculty, foreverand ever.”“Freddy was a great moral andphysical leader of our class,” says RockyWhitman ’56, Class Correspondent.“He was the rallying point who reallygot us going. He was the embodimentof leadership in our class, exhibiting allthe good things. Without Freddy, thepath would not have happened.”The class voluntarily devoted everySunday of their senior spring—aboutthree months—to building the path.They manually placed the wooden railroadties that served as its steps, andthat have lasted more than 50 years.Out of adversity came a monumentthat decades of Nobles graduateshave put to good and constant use.The Class of 1956 remains one ofthe most close-knit classes at Nobles.For 55 years they have stayed in touch,with excellent attendance at reunions.Each year Dev Barker, NewellFlather, Tim Leland and RockyWhitman call each of their classmatesfor the Annual Nobles Fund. Theyare one of only a handful of classes toreach 100 percent participation in theFund on a regular basis. On May 13and 14 the Class of ’56 will return tocampus to celebrate its 55th Reunionand to rededicate the path in anticipationof the Castle renovation project.Through the path, the legacy and historyof the great Class of 1956 willlive on in perpetuity.20 l the NobLES Bulletin l Spring 2011
Jill Havlicek ‘91L E F T: The 1984–’85 basketball team, includingHall of Famers Steve Jordan ’86 (third row on theleft) and Garcia Major ’86 (second row on the left)R i g h t: Nobles Crew, 1929. Hall of Fame inducteeGerard Cassedy ’29 is pictured on the far right.Nobles Hall of Fame Class of 2011Six athletes will be inducted into the second class of theNobles Athletics Hall of Fame on Reunion/GraduatesDay.Gerard Cassedy ’29 and Austin Harding ’35 will beinducted posthumously for their accomplishments in rowingand ice hockey, respectively.Cassedy, “possibly the best knownof Coach Monk Terry’s oarsmen,was a great Nobles stroke,” accordingto The Story of Noble andGreenough School by the lateRichard T. Flood ’23. He rowedin the 1936 Olympic Games andwas inducted into the Harvard Hallof Fame in 1970. Harding, whosethree brothers were also superb of athletic distinction.Nobles athletes (Goodwin ’39,Ned ’41 and Bill ’42), played football and baseball and was astandout in hockey. He was inducted into the Harvard Hall ofFame in 1971 and the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in 1975.Two members of the 25th Reunion Class of 1986 will beinducted: Garcia Major (basketball) and Steve Jordan(football). Major was twice All-League in football, but it was onthe basketball court where he left his mark on Nobles athletics.He is the second-leading all-time scorer in boys’ basketballhistory. He was the Most Valuable Player in the IndependentSchool League in 1986 and went on to a successful collegebasketball career at Williams, where he was an All-Americanand once scored 47 points in a game. Jordan, who joinedM i S S i O N S T A T E M E N TThe Hall of Fame honors and celebrates theproud athletic tradition of Noble and GreenoughSchool; reflects a standard of excellence to whichcurrent Nobles students might aspire; and emphasizesthe character, leadership and teamworkthat are fundamental to the Nobles definitionMajor on the basketball team as well, is described by formerhead football coach Nick Marinaro as “the most dominatingfootball player I have ever coached.” A defensive tackleand tri-captain, Jordan was the ISL Player of the Year in 1985when the Nobles team was undefeated and outscored itsopponents 169-58.Tom Welch ’82 and JillHavlicek ’91 were standoutthree-sport athletes, NoblesShield winners and successfulcollege athletes. Welch, a trisportcaptain who played football,basketball and baseball, isrecognized as one of the school’smost well-rounded overall athletes.He earned a total of 11varsity letters—three in football,five in basketball and three in baseball. Havlicek earned ninevarsity letters in three years at Nobles, three each in soccer,basketball and lacrosse. A decorated All-League player in allthree sports, she won three ISL championships in basketballand an NCAA Division I National Championship in lacrosseat the University of Virginia.All are welcome to attend the Hall of Fame inductionceremony on Saturday, May 14, at 2:00 p.m. in the MorrisonAthletic Center.For more information on the Class of 2011 or to nominatea fellow graduate for the Hall of Fame Class of 2012, pleasevisit www.nobles.edu/halloffame.Spring 2011 l the NobLES Bulletin l 21
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