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283440Journalism at Milton24 Student JournalistsAt Milton, the student publications are asmuch a draw for student energy as ever.Cathleen Everett28 Magus-MabusThis student literary magazine exemplifiesthe best of Milton talent and tradition.Heather Sullivan30 La VozLa Voz is a student-run Spanish newspaper,rare among school publications across thecountry, as is its continuous publication sincethe first edition in 1986.32 AchéThis magazine was launched in 1993 as aforum for all students to discuss experiencesand ideas relating to people of color throughoutthe world.33 The AsianThis graphics-rich publication handles topicsas varied as street fashion, Korean war art, thenew prevalence of plastic surgery in Asia toRamen noodle-eating in Milton’s residentialhouses.34 The Dedication of Norris House36 Commencement and Prizes, 200540 Graduates’ Weekend, 2005Departments45 The Head of SchoolMilton’s MagazineRobin Robertson46 Faculty PerspectiveAn Odyssey:Embracing Life During a Time of LossDavid Peck48 Post ScriptMilton Is Far from Hollywood:The Making of a ScreenwriterHadley Davis Rierson ’8950 Post ScriptTreasures in Unexpected Places:Caring for Discoveries at HarvardEmmy Norris ’6252 In•Sight54 On CentreNews and notes from the campus and beyond68 SportsGreg White70 Class Notes36

“Timothy, if you never watch TV you’ll never knowwhat’s going on in the world.”Journalism in 2005Finding out what’s true, what’s new, and what to think about the world is an interestingproposition these days. Journalism is bursting with energy, redefining the package ofresources we consumers use, and creating pathways and connections by the day. TheInternet and satellites have rendered the old rules of the game irrelevant.As our choices proliferate, as consumers become more—pick your adjective(s)—lethargic,activist, partisan, savvy, or dumbed down, Milton graduates who are journalists sketch thedetails of their landscape.What are their ideas about their chosen field?How do they describe what they do?Are the old principles that attracted people to journalism still at work?Is the road ahead predictable?Cathleen D. Everett2 Milton Magazine

One piece of AOL programming that hecreated during this period proves thepoint. Jesse’s memorial to Princess Dianainvited emotion-charged participation byAOL members and drew 4.5 million of the10 million AOL subscribers within four tofive days. “Identifying an issue that haspotential to inspire sharing, and then toprovoke people to respond, is not that difficult.People tend to talk about the Internetin ‘masculine’ terms, as a provider ofdata. But I see artistry in the feminizedpart, making connections, feeling deeply,sharing. And I think the importance of theInternet as an encyclopedia and data mineis a distant second to that.”When his AOL stint ended in 2002, Jesselooked for more intimate ways to use theInternet to form global communities ofcaring people. He launched a culturalconcierge site called HeadButler.com. Itsmission: to promote the great, not just thenew. HeadButler.com, he says, tells youabout “books, music and movies youmight never hear about from anyoneelse…stuff that came out last year or theyear before or even decades ago…stuff youmight cherish for the rest of your life.” Onany given day, he might urge you to readSomerset Maugham’s Cakes and Ale(1930), watch William Wyler’s Dodsworth,or listen to Green Day’s “American Idiot”(2004).Just as he was putting on his butler’ssuit, Beliefnet.com, the largest spiritualsite on the Web, asked him to be itsliberal blogger, so he signed on for ayear’s tour of duty as Swami Uptown[http://www.beliefnet.com/story/145/story_14546_1.html]. The experience was“I’m going back to my room, where the media isa little less mainstream.”Jesse Kornbluth ’64not a happy one: “Five days a week I putmy head into the Iraq war and the damageit does to our spiritual and emotionallives. I believe in posting my emailaddress; I got a lot of anguished mail. Ianswered it all. And it burned me out.Now I do one Swami a week, and I feelI’m more effective.”Jesse still writes columns for magazinesand is working on a book, but the Internetis where he finds his greatest satisfaction.“The Internet is the Maginot Line—theone completely free, global source of informationand opinion,” Jesse argues. “It’s allthat stands between us and the completedominance of corporate news sources,which are understandably slow to annoytheir well-connected owners. But on theWeb, anyone can be Tom Paine: You don’thave to be hired or hyped, you just have tobe forceful, factual and lively. I can have100 times the impact online than I can inprint. I can be emotional and I can behonest. I can do advocacy without violatingany code. I can absolutely be whoI am and I can also find out who I am—because, as every teacher who welcomeshonest exchange knows, no one gets morevalue out of a class than the instructor.“The huge advantage of the Internet is thedeath of the old top-down communication,the ‘celebrity voice.’ My readers, not individually,but collectively, are smarter than Iam. People like me take great pains to beaccurate, to link to good sources. Butthere’s equal value in hearing from readerswho have fresh information and newpoints of view. That’s the single biggestreason why so many traditional journalistsand media potentates hate (and fear) theInternet. Internet technology makes journalistsaccountable, and the community’sjudgment can be swift and harsh.“It’s a big issue for media that the younglive online, and that there’s widespreaddisrespect for traditional media amongsmart young people. Well, the kids are onto something: They can find better stuffon the Web. The classic example is theDowning Street memo, buried in theWashington Post, two weeks late and onpage A18; the coverage wasn’t much betterin the New York Times. It was the Web thatdrove that memo into the news inAmerica.“Our destiny as a species is to seek lightand radiance, to love the truth. Talkingabout that in terms of journalism is odd,but the media is an agent of all of it. Onthe Internet—not so much in print, neveron TV, and rarely in the movies—you canfeel a desire for unity, peace, compassionand understanding. That’s why I love thismedium like I’ve never loved anythingelse.”Cathleen EverettEditor’s note: Over the 18 months leading upto May 2005, Jesse wrote for Tina Brown’sTopic [A] “views magazine.” The show wasdoomed, Jesse feels, in part because it washosted by the wrong network, the businessorientedCNBC. “I love working with Tina,”he says. “I’m not going to work with or foranyone smarter, any time soon.” In an articlefor mediabistro.com, Jesse explained that heis now turning his energy back to his novel,finding a credible resolution for his characters’“achingly plausible” situation. “The paradoxof fiction is that, at least for the author,it is reality.” [www.mediabistro.com/articles/cache/a4528.asp]4 Milton Magazine

Zander Dryer ’00NEW MEDIA:T o u c h p o i n t sA s a matter of his own past and future,Zander Dryer ’00 is a student of “newmedia.” After graduating from Yale University,Zander wrote for Slate magazine [Slate isan online magazine only], then continued tofreelance for Slate as he moved to write forThe New Republic (TNR—print andonline). He still writes for both journals, butis working with Peter Beinart, editor of TNR,on Peter’s book about the history of liberalismin the United States over the last century.From Zander’s perspective as a practitioner,certain facts about new media are worthpondering:1. For people my age, the Internet makesit easier to break into the [journalism]business. The appetite and need for onlinecontent is a bottomless pit.2. The immediacy of the Web (to andfrom) is the important thing. For instance,President Bush mentioned in a press conferencelast spring that he might not necessarilyappoint a judge to the SupremeCourt. My editor asked me to research alist of the non-judges he could potentiallyappoint. Within 24 hours an article wasposted. Writing is posted constantly, withinmoments of an event; uploading occursanytime and all the time.3. In Washington, D.C., at least, Weblogslike John Marshall’s and others drive thenews cycle. Weblogs raise issues; themainstream media find it necessary torespond. Anyone can start a Web site.TNR and other print publications can’twait until the next print cycle to react totoday’s questions and assertions.4. On the other hand, we have an evenmore serious need for journals likeNewsweek and other newsweeklies becausethere’s SO much opinion. I can read 300different people’s opinions, but not manyare thorough, reflective, fact-checked summationsof the facts.5. Is the public lethargic? Will they takethe time to gather news facts? In a wayI’m lucky; scanning blogs is part of myjob. But on any given day I’ll scan threepapers and several blogs, online and manyother people my age do the same.6. Screens are ubiquitous. People my ageare completely comfortable and happyreading on the screen. I don’t want theextra clutter of daily newspapers piling uparound my apartment. (A Washington Postsurvey among young people found theywouldn’t want a paper even if it were free.They prefer to read it online.) Screens, inthe form of laptops that use wireless technology,are everywhere; people can alwaysprint out what they want to save.7. Accountability? The whole computerrevolution has increased accountability:vast databases; powerful, quick, userfriendlysearch engines; hyperlinks; beingforced to see who’s writing the opposite—what arguments they use and what factsthey cite. I’m working with Peter Beinart,whose book is based on a magazine piecehe wrote. We looked to Google to find outreaction to the article when it was published:the reaction then informs theshape of the book that is growing out ofthe article. Add to that the fact that informationcan’t be “lost” anywhere (e.g., transcriptsnailed Trent Lott; attention to hispast life and records were driven by bloggers).The Downing Street Memo exposurewas driven by blogs.8. Right now, the line between blogging—offeringyour opinion—and blogsdriven by a serious political agenda, powerfulpolitical groups, is not necessarilyclear enough.9. A blog about someone’s social life cangain a larger readership than some ofthe medium-sized city newspapers in thecountry.10. People my age are used to being presenteda New York Times article and a blogentry on the first screen in response to aGoogle request. Both are presented democratically,and both have the chance of elicitingequal attention.11. About the audience: Mike Kinsley, thefounding editor of Slate, and former editorof TNR, said, “Our market is the thinkingman’s solitaire.” If you have 15 minutes tokill—click over (you’re already at a com-Zander Dryer ’005 Milton Magazine

puter) and read a piece. Bored? Procrastinating?Click over and read. Follow thehyperlinks. Computers are in most everyone’sgeneral environment.12. Length of articles: In spite of theopen-endedness of Web (length or articlescan be unlimited), editors are very consciousof attention span. Short (800words, about the length of a New YorkTimes op-ed piece) is the goal. Does thepiece need to be longer? It can be brokeninto two installments (the Web is notbound by a print schedule), or brokenapart in subsections, linked by hyperlinks.13. You always hear from readers.Readers write a blogpost or send an email.The friction level between them and aresponse is so low, they’ll click and comment.“You have no idea what you’re talkingabout, and here’s why.” Web writersare not different from print writers: theyenjoy heady satisfaction in having theirwriting stimulate response. And—theinteraction is often valuable.14. Where are the female bloggers orop-ed writers? Because the currency of theInternet is the hyperlink, and writers areconnecting to one another in what aredeveloping as groups and networks, arewe witnessing the emergence of a new“old boys club”?15. The promise of the Internet was thatit was a democratic medium; as establishedthus far, there’s a clear hierarchy.If your blog is linked from MSN, it getsmultiples of the highest level of connectionyou typically experience on your site.If you’re linked often, you’re big-time.Writers see numbers of click-throughs totheir articles. Those, plus numerousresponses, feed the journalistic ego.Cathleen EverettWeb Touring with Alice Dubois ’95Alice DuBois ’95 is a senior producer atthe New York Times Travel Web Site.Until this point, our job has been to presentthe Times’ stories in ways that breakthrough the constraints of the print versionand exploit the Web’s capabilities. We useaudio (often interviews of the author, orinterviews of the people the author has featuredin his piece) and video—slide showsthat expand the reader’s sense of place andexperience. Each of the stories that we featureon the Web site has previously beenprinted in the paper, vetted by the paper’seditors. We maintain archives of the NewYork Times articles and we license venueinformation from Fodor’s and want peopleto be able to use the site as a planning center.Along those lines we are also developingmultimedia destination guides: insider’sguides to cities. The Paris guide is done; theBeijing guide is nearly done; one on NewYork is in the works.The Web site has been a “take it or leave it”proposition for many of the Times departmentheads, but we all received a messagefrom Bill Keller, editor in chief, that beginningnow, the Web and the paper will beworking much more closely together.The initiative to link the two strategicallyhas been assigned to John Landman,deputy managing editor in charge of digitaljournalism.The drop in readership experienced by allmajor city newspapers makes other revenuesources, like the Web, important. TheTimes’ Travel Web site always has moreads available than we do page views, andthere’s great potential. I can see plenty ofopportunities that would open up if thepaper and the Web site approached storyideas together and planned joint coverage.The ways in which the paper and the Website are integrated remains to be seen. Thestaffs are in two different buildings now,and the plan is for us to be in the samenew building by 2007. Being in the samespace will change things.I never worked in journalism when I was astudent, but I’ve worked for the Travel Website for five years. It’s stimulating and fun;I work with interesting, smart people andcan combine a number of skills I enjoy—writing and photography—and gain technicalproficiency as well. At this point, thesite’s potential to grow seems guaranteed.Alice DuBois ’956 Milton Magazine

George Hackett ’71What’s aNews Magazine to Do Today?George Hackett has been a senior editorat Newsweek for 13 of his 25 years withthe magazine. During his career, Georgehas edited some of Newsweek’s mostpopular features, including “Periscope,”“Perspectives,” “My Turn” and “ConventionalWisdom Watch.” He has also beenan entrepreneur as well as an editor.George launched both “Cyberscope” and“Focus: On Technology” during the ’90s,before becoming Newsweek’s science andtechnology editor in 1995. Add an earlyperiod writing in the “National Affairs”section, and you have a well-qualified commentatoron the state of news gatheringand reporting in 2005.The agent most responsible for drivingmany of the recent changes in the worldof journalism is the speeding up of thenews cycle, according to George. NetworkTV news and newspapers, not so long ago,were the reliable delivery vehicles for upto-dateand even breaking news within a24-hour news cycle. Today, events explodevisually all over the world, as they happen,on cable and Internet outlets. Furthermore,bloggers broadcast their analyseswithout a pause. The “commentary” onevents accompanies the viewing of them,as they happen in real time.The weekly news magazine fits securelywithin today’s timeframe for news delivery,and has surrendered neither its nichenor its clients, according to George. Newsmagazines offer accuracy: they have thetime and the drive to check facts; andreflection: in a relatively compact format,they can gather, organize and digest majornews events, and questions or trends thatinterest the public. News magazines havevalue-added aspects: color features, opinionand humor, length and context, andportability. People still do like to havesomething physical to hold.Public attitudes toward the press havebeen on a downward track for yearsaccording to the Pew Research Center.George notes that the public seems to feelthat the mainstream media are behind thetimes, and perhaps not transparent; thepublic suspects partisan views may beshaping the coverage. The center’s June2005 survey verifies the recent trend—itshows the public to be critical of the press,yet still favorable in its overall view ofnews organizations themselves. “In fact,the public has long been two-minded inits views of the news media, faulting thepress in a variety of ways, while still valuingthe news and appreciating the productof news outlets,” according to the reportreleased June 26, 2005 [http://peoplepress.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=248].Several issues contribute to the syndromedocumented by the Pew survey, Georgefeels. “There are very few news organizationsthat spend the money necessary togather the news well,” he says. “It’s expensiveand tricky. The network news ratingsare down, and there’s a correspondingGeorge Hackett ’717 Milton Magazine

decrease in the amount spent on researchand travel. Yet the costs are up, and storiesare more expensive to cover. Just thinkabout Iraq. The presidential campaign isanother example. It lasts much longerthan campaigns in the past; the candidatestravel so much; and airfare to travel withthe president is one and a half times whata first-class ticket costs.”Another issue undermining the public’sconfidence—one mentioned by all the studenteditors at Milton—is the rise of newsas entertainment, rather than information.George points out that “when 24 hours ofnews is covered every day, that representsa lot of air time to fill. CNN, for instance,relies on repeated video clips and talkingheads; it feeds on the back-and-forth ofarguments. Coverage of the death of JohnPaul II and the election of his successor isa good example. Newsweek recognizedthose events as major news, and devotedtwo magazine covers to it. There werelong periods of time when nothing washappening that were filled with videoreruns and commentators giving analysisand predictions. Eventually the wholeprocess was treated almost as a festival.People in St. Peter’s Square were referredto as ‘the faithful,’ or ‘pilgrims.’ Whoknows if that is what they were? Theywere people who gathered there for manyreasons. The whole process could havecome across to the viewers as entertainment.They assumed that the public wasin favor of the notion that this man, as aChristian, was a great person, when thatwas not the universal view. They lost sightof the controversial aspects of his leadership;his views on birth control and HIV/AIDS were buried in the celebration of thecrowds.“Then of course,” George says, “there’s the‘news’ that is really only entertainment,like Michael Jackson’s trial, or MarthaStewart’s imprisonment.“Does the ‘news as entertainment’ issuespread to news magazines?” George asksrhetorically. It does, he acknowledges.Everything is competitive. Newsweek has3.1 million subscribers; the magazinemust cater to some extent to the massmarket.While the Milton student journalists complainthat the “mass market” is lethargicin its pursuit of the truth, the Pew“What’ll it be—entertainment newsor entertainment?”Research Center finds a large segment ofthe public active in consulting manysources for their information, conductingmuch of that searching and readingonline. George doesn’t see the public asapathetic, necessarily; rather he sees thecountry as much more divided than inpast eras. “They are less willing to readand try to understand what is differentfrom what they believe. News fatigue is abig factor, too. The presidential campaignwas exhausting, lengthy and divisive. It’sjust difficult to keep your eye on the ballof a troubling, divisive story. People grabfor the simple side of a story, and are notinterested even in listening to differentpoints of view.“The level of knowledge and professionalismin large news outlets is quite high,and the job of journalists is ultimately tosearch for, and be accountable for, accuracy.People seem to think that writing aboutbad things that happen during a war isunpatriotic, that any criticism is anti-American. But Newsweek, as is the casewith other major news outlets, is not fullof liberals or leftists. You can’t put a genericlabel on the press. The notion of journalismis to find out the news, to questionauthority, to look for things going wrong.Journalists have always operated accordingto the theory ‘It’s better that you know.’”Cathleen Everett8 Milton Magazine

Cynthia Needham ’95Urban Investigator“I have always been attracted to stories,”says Cynthia Needham ’95, a newsreporter for the Providence Journal. In thefew short years since she graduated fromthe Columbia School of Journalism,Cynthia has gained attention for breakingtough, complicated stories. She loves thework. “I like the straightforwardness ofprint journalism.“I want to investigate stories about peoples’lives. That’s what drives our world,”Cynthia says. Getting the full storyrequires a mix of idealism and healthyskepticism. Cynthia remembers workingon a story about a middle school. The officialsshe talked with wanted to keep thestory small, “but I kept looking and thinkingthat this wasn’t fair to these children.There was more to this.” EventuallyCynthia ended up writing a five-partexposé about the school and its mistreatmentof students.Last spring, one of Cynthia’s stories—apiece related to the crime committed by analleged serial killer—earned first place inthe news story category from the RhodeIsland Press Association. The story wasabout Jeffrey S. Mailhot, who police allege,over the course of about a year, solicitedthree prostitutes, lured them to his apartmentand strangled them.“It’s obvious this isn’t a pretty tale,”Cynthia says, “but for a rookie reporter itwas a bit of a break. The story blew openlate on a sweltering Saturday last July. Iwas working that day, but was rushing outthe door to get to an engagement partythat started an hour later. When I got thecall, I knew this was what I signed up forwhen I decided to go into journalism. So Itraded my heels for a pair of sneakers, gotout there and started reporting. I don’tthink I stopped (or slept much) for twoweeks after that. I didn’t really have amoment to back up and think much abouthow disturbing the whole story was untilthings slowed down. Along the way, I wastoo busy interviewing prostitutes to seewho knew what, getting inside the suspect’sapartment and traipsing around thedump, learning how police had located theremains of one of the woman who hadbeen killed.”For reporters, Cynthia says, “objectivity hasto be possible. You have to focus on thefacts. The minute print journalists stoptrying, we’ve given up on the idea of whatwe’re trying to do: vigorously report stories.Anything less is a disservice to thestories.” On her first day of journalismschool, Cynthia’s professor handed eachperson in the class a brown bag “as areminder to pack our own lunches, neverto accept a free lunch. People make fun ofme about that bag, but I will always have itabove my desk.” In fact, Cynthia argues“And what’s the story behind the story?”9 Milton Magazine

“The biggest change is corporateinterests. Editors do not havethe same sense of autonomy.Budgets are being cut. Withfewer reporters, newspapershave less manpower to followleads.”“Actually, I work for a newspaper, but peoplewon’t talk to me without it.”that reporting, in and of itself, makes hermore objective: “Over time you see thateveryone is playing games on some level.As a result, I have become more and moreapolitical as I’ve gone along.”Cynthia does recognize that print journalismhas lost some of its power and reach.“The biggest change is corporate interests.Editors do not have the same sense ofautonomy. Budgets are being cut. Withfewer reporters, newspapers have lessmanpower to follow leads. Old-timersused to be able to pursue documentdriven,long-term stories everywhere. Thebiggest pieces could have teams workingfor years. Those sorts of stories representthe free, vigorous press we like to talkabout.” This immersion process, this freedomto take the time needed to tell thewhole story, leads to “good, powerful stories,”the lifeblood of print journalism.Budget cuts are only part of the story.Caught, herself, on the generational cuspbetween print and Internet new sources,Cynthia sees the need to appeal to peoplewho use both. “It is so frustrating to see aReader’s Digest of the news; you can’t boxstories that way. At the same time we [inCynthia Needham ’95print] have to convince people to come upwith the time, a day after an event, to readthe whole article, the full, in-depth version.In the corporate sense, I don’t knowthe answer to the dilemma.”Web sites ultimately have to support andcomplement the print news coverage,Cynthia thinks. Recently the Journal hasrun online surveys soliciting input fromAbout his beat: Fred Melo ’94 in St. Paul MinnesotaFred Melo ’94 is a beat reporter for theSt. Paul Pioneer Press in St. Paul,Minnesota. He covers the suburbancommunity of Dakota County, south ofthe city. “Some of this work is in myblood, “ he says. My father was areporter in the Dominican Republic andalso worked for a small weekly newspaperoutside of Boston, so I grew updrowning in stacks of newspapers. I’vealways enjoyed learning and storytelling…sothis industry allows me toopen a lot of doors and peek into manyrooms and experiences without gettingstuck in any particular one. Everyday,work is varied and forces me to turn ona dime. The deadline pressure gets myblood flowing, and writing is its ownreward. There’s also the gratification ofseeing your byline in print the next day.Sometimes, something you wrote actuallyhelps people.“People are nervous around reportersnow. I’ve had friends clam up aroundme in mid-conversation, worried theymay be revealing too much about theirworkplace.“We compete directly with the MinneapolisStar Tribune (the Strib), and your heartsinks when you see a piece in the Stribthat could have, should have been yoursfirst. I open the newspaper every morningwith a little bit of apprehension.“…My audience is an older, suburbancrowd, mostly property owners and peoplewith children. The growth of the suburbanaudience is increasingly trueacross the industry. Core readers are lesslikely to be city workers. Instead, theywork in suburban office parks and commutefrom suburb to suburb. Making ametropolitan newspaper relevant to sucha non-centralized audience is a tallorder.”Fred Melo ’9410 Milton Magazine

eaders about social issues under debate.By and large, the surveys work and JournalWeb editors have told Cynthia that theyare always surprised by the thoughtfulnessof the comments they receive. “Hearingfrom the extremes of our readers has beenfascinating. When people are charged upby a story, they love to post their feelingsand thoughts. Surveys may be a way toconnect readers.”For Cynthia, Milton was “a great steppingstonefor this kind of work because you’retrained to seek the full answer. Thereeverything is challenged; the overall environmentmakes you question everything.”John Charles Smith, she says, gave her alove of English and taught her how to askquestions that push the envelope. DebbieSimon was another significant influence.“Being thrown into an environment likethe speech tournaments, even though Iwasn’t a current events competitor, makesyou hyper-aware of current events and theworld at a time when most teenagers arenot ready to touch on those serious questions.When you leave, you realize how farMilton pushed you.” Cynthia learned totake nothing on faith but to believe thatthe fact, if found and respected, wouldreveal the true story.Rod Skinner ’72Director of College CounselingAbout his beat: David Colbert ’95 in Gardner, MassachusettsDavid reported for metropolitan Bostonweeklies, and edited a weekly paper,before reporting for the Gardner News, asmall daily serving Gardner, Massachusetts,and surrounding towns. Along theway he earned the 2003 New EnglandPress Association Award for SpecialFeatures.“I share Gardner coverage with oneother reporter,” David says. “My beatconsists primarily of crime and politics,but lucky for Gardner there isn’t enoughof either to occupy all my time, and Ihave to dig for other stories.“The frustration is that a beat reporter ata small paper doesn’t have time to domuch investigative journalism, or to reallywork a topic over. I do like how wellyou get to know the community in whichyou work. You find out its history, thenice neighborhood and the one on theother side of the tracks, what people dofor a living, which ethnic groups livewhere, everything that former politiciansmessed up. Every community, no matterhow simple on the surface, has fascinatingstories. Unfortunately, at a smalldaily, you don’t always get the chance totell them.“Gardner used to be the chair manufacturingcapital of the world, but is nowone of the poorest communities in thestate. Most of its factories have been torndown or stand empty. City officials aretrying to get the owners to tear themdown because they fear a major fire, andneighbors complain that teenagers andhomeless people break into them. Still,it’s a relatively safe and tight-knit community;many people are working toimprove it, and people are moving in tonew expensive houses. Tracking thecity’s changes would be nice—what pressuresto go in different directions. Itwould be great to find out why so manypeople in their teens and twenties areusing crack and heroin. Unfortunately,I’m usually limited to reporting on themayor’s initiatives or the latest drugbust.“Still, I always feel that I’m providing animportant service, that in an open societythere is news that someone has to report(accurately, free of the spin that somebodyalways wants you to add), no matterhow unglamorous. Beating the competitionto a big story (two other dailies coverthe city) is a thrill, but for me the bestpart is just talking to people. The mayor(a guy who kept a grinch doll namedafter the school superintendent hangingon a noose in his office) tells me hiswheeling and dealing. A city councilortells me about the French-speaking testyou used to have to take to join theAcadien Club. The deputy police chiefcomplains about the time he caught twokids, literally red-handed, after spraypaintingtheir names in a playground,only to have a judge nicknamed ‘Let ’emSlide’ dismiss the charges becausenobody witnessed the vandalism. An elderlywoman stops me in the courthouseto tell me about how some kids whoknocked over gravestones should be sentencedto cleaning floors with a toothbrush.“If I had to pick one story of which I ammost proud, it would be a feature I wroteon two Muslim families. I spent a daywith them talking about their customs,the differences between their homecountries and the United States, what itwas like to wear a veil after September11. One of the men told me he liked thearticle so much he sent it to his father inEgypt. That was flattering for me, personally,but also a chance to show theworld what a free press can do.”David Colbert ’9511 Milton Magazine

Jesse Sarles ’93“It’s a flexible medium, and with the right level ofcommitment a Web site can become the ultimateauthority for any particular news story.”The Web Journalistcbs4denver.comJesse Sarles ’93 manages and maintainscbs4denver.com, the Web site for KCNC-TV,a CBS station in Denver. The station biodescribes Jesse as a “classically trained journalist,”who “worked in radio and TV news”before “jumping into the new world that is theInternet.”What about your transition to Internet journalism:How or why did it happen andwhat are the significant changes from ajournalistic point of view. At this point, doyou consider your role—an online journalist—isnew and evolving, or is it welldefinedand stable?I knew I was interested in journalismearly in college. It hadn’t hit me at Milton.In journalism schools, such as the one Iattended at the University of Wisconsin,they set you up in sequences; essentiallyyou can choose to prep for several years towork in public relations, newspapers orTV and radio. The Internet wasn’t really amedium for news then, and there certainlywasn’t a class where all you did waspublish news online. I think a lot of J-Schools around the country are still laggingin this area, actually. Enough onlinenews jobs are out there to warrant a separateonline sequence.Out of college I found work in radio andthen moved on to TV in an assignmentdesk role. At that time my TV station washiring for the Web, and I decided I wantedto switch gears. The concept of being ableto publish news online whenever it brokewas appealing to me.12 Milton MagazineI quickly found out that learning to workwith no deadlines was only the first in aseries of drastic shifts I would need tomake to my journalist’s mindset if I wasgoing to make it in this medium.I also had no idea about the rough roadthat was ahead in terms of employment.After the dot-com bubble burst I was laidoff two different times, and it was onlywith luck that I landed this job in Denver.Within the past two years, I’d say onlinenews jobs have grown more stable, andthere are more positions every day.However, journalists looking for onlinejobs should know that things are still veryfluid with the Web and new technologyand software is cropping up around everybend. One must not fear change if he orshe is working in an Internet position.“On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog.”How would you describe your job?My job has changed drastically just thisyear. For three years I was our TV station’s“Webmaster,” meaning I was the only guywhose full-time concern was to keep ourWeb site going. This year, as Web manager,I’m leading a team of people we’vehired who are all devoted to online news.All Web sites are different, but I’d saymost online news gigs require a certainamount of ego-letting; your face isn’tgoing to be on TV and your byline won’tbe plastered on top of a news story eachday.This doesn’t mean the Web doesn’t haveits rewards. Our news director comes tome daily with questions about what wecan do with our Web site (Can we livestream our helicopter’s footage over awildfire? Can we post a 50-minute-longone-on-one interview a reporter did with anotorious convict? Can we present an allnightWeb-exclusive broadcast on electionnight?) I almost always am able to smileand say, yes, we can do just about anythingyou’d like on the Web. It’s a flexiblemedium, and with the right level of commitmenta Web site can become the ultimateauthority for any particular newsstory.On a nuts-and-bolts level, my job is essentiallythat of an aggregator—someone whodisassembles what we put to air andrebuilds it, enhances it in some way, andrepurposes it for our online audience. Ittakes a different skill set from your moretraditional journalist, but a lot of the traditionalskills do transfer.

What are your professional priorities?A) To remain employed. (Hopefully anotherdot-com crash isn’t in the works.)B) I’d like to think that in five years,instead of managing a team of three orfour people, I’ll oversee a Web team of20 or 30. At whatever Web site in thefuture, I want to present the news withas much thought and care as possible.Who is your audience and what do youknow about them? Are they the same folkswho watch the station, for instance?How do they use the site?The majority of people visiting our Website are from the area, and they are concernedabout breaking news and localissues. We try to accentuate the uniquelocal angles of our site for that reason.Because it’s a very competitive market fornews, we know that we have to be just asaggressive in publishing our news onlineas we do on-air.We drive people watching our TV news toour Web site frequently, but at my site(and for other media outlets this is alsotrue) a large number of people who neverwatch our TV station rely on the Web site.The majority of our traffic comes from theworking public. It’s just so easy for someoneto take a quick break from what theyare working on at their desk in the officeto check our headlines and see what theweather forecast is.We’re also seeing growth in our onlinevideo, which is increasingly becoming asource for ad revenue and is a feature thatgives us a big advantage over newspaperWeb sites. Despite all the text out there onthe Internet, there are still a large numberof people who want the news to be told tothem. Online video is perfect for thesetypes of news consumers.What are the important characteristics ofyour medium (Internet) that redefine oldnotions of journalism?A person pursuing a position as an onlinenews editor might want to prepare himselfin some non-traditional ways. A ComputerScience 101 course might come in handy.So might some basic advertising classes.And then there’s also graphic design. I’vefound that it’s necessary to be a jack-of-alltradesin my position. The core tenets ofjournalism are still in play on sites likemine, though, and good writing skills andsound ethical judgment should be the centerpieceof any news Web site that strivesto be a leader in the field.The Web is exciting, and possibly overwhelmingat times, because of the limitlessopportunities to enhance and expandany simple news story. We aren’t limitedto a number of inches, and there are notime limits for a video report. I’m fullyaware that I could spend all day on onestory—adding online polls, posting theunedited original interviews, adding linksand resources as well as other multimediaelements. For the most part, though, Webteams are pretty small and we have to bewise when choosing which stories toexpand.The way in which people get their newsonline is also a point of study. Many timespeople are looking for the latest updatesand only want to skim through a few storiesthat matter to them. For this audience,a long newspaper-type story doesn’twork. I’ve found that concise, tight writingand headlines that draw you in to the storyare very helpful in building an onlineaudience. Posting breaking news items isalso an invaluable practice.What are your predictions about the directionof broadcast stations and their relatedWeb sites?Broadcast stations are admittedly behindthe curve when it comes to devotingresources to their Web sites. Newspapers,which have already faced declining ad revenues,generally have created larger Webstaffs. They sell more ads online and theytend to dominate markets for online news.Jesse Sarles ’93Many TV stations’ Web sites are now playingcatch-up. At this time, declining on-airrevenue is starting to affect TV stations,and as they seek out new ways to makemoney, I think they will increasingly turnto the Web.Having meteorologists and expanded onairreporters who know their turf are clearcompetitive advantages for TV station Websites, and I think doing exclusive onlinenewscasts and live streaming news eventsis going to be more and more common.Radio stations don’t have these assets attheir disposal, so I think they’ll have amuch tougher time keeping up in the digitalworld and making money from theirWeb sites.People will likely be watching our newsand getting the weather in their cars,iPods or wireless devices in the nearfuture. So much is still set to change withthe way people consume news. We’ve gotto be ready for it.It’s an exciting time for me. The Internetis really starting to boom. With the rise ofblogging, advertisers pouring money intoonline ad campaigns and rapidly growingbroadband connections, it’s a great time toget into online news.With what kinds of issues is the PoynterInstitute’s program for Internet leadersinvolved? [The Poynter Institute is aresource for journalists.] Has participationthere affected your professional growth?In May of 2004 I attended a lengthy seminarfor online news leaders at Poynter. Itcovered a whole range of topics, from theseparate set of ethics involved in publicationof news online to effective strategiesfor laying out news on a homepage whilestill pleasing advertisers who want substantialvisibility. The seminar leaders alsointroduced us to a study called Eyetracker[www.poynterextra.org/eyetrack2004], a massiveresearch project devoted to analyzinghow study participants viewed and consumednews online. This was a big confidencebooster for me: this and otheronline behavior studies are helping to takea lot of the guesswork out of online newspresentation online. I want to make it assimple as possible for people to get thenews and information they need, and it’sbecoming less of an experiment every day.Cathleen Everett13 Milton Magazine

Felicia Taylor ’82Ned Roberts ’93Caroline Cornish Kmack ’94“Glad you brought that up, Jim. The latest research on polls hasturned up some interesting variables. It turns out, for example,that people will tell you any old thing that pops into their heads.”Broadcast News: Where We Are NowIn the 21st century, the landscape ofbroadcast journalism includes not onlylocal and network news, but also cablechannels and related Web sites. The reachexpands even as the ownership of outletscontracts. The 24-hour cycle of today’snews drives the new engines: time andspace must be filled. Viewers can watchthe video clips online—the same clipsendlessly, if they desire. Entertainmentnews and hard news blur. Speechwriterscraft messages mindful of the potential forsoundbites to resonate indefinitely.According to a June 2005 Pew ResearchCenter Survey report, most Americans saythat they like mainstream news outlets. Bywide margins, more Americans give favorablethan unfavorable ratings to their dailynewspaper (80%–20%), local TV news(79%–21%), and cable TV news networks(79%–21%), among those able to ratethese organizations. The margin is onlyslightly smaller for network TV news(75%–25%).In fact, the favorable ratings for mostcategories of news organizations surpasspositive ratings for President Bush andmajor political institutions such as theSupreme Court, Congress and the twomajor political parties.Milton graduates are among those whocapture and broadcast the nation’s news.They believe strongly in the power andimportance of their work to helpAmericans acquire the information theyneed to lead productive lives.Name: Felicia Taylor ’82Station: Co-anchor, NBC 4,New York“If my stories can inform, shape your dayor somehow help people, I’m satisfied. Ifwatching a story [about a financial issue orproduct] gives you a leg up and makes anopportunity available to you, then I’vedone my job.“At the end of the day, I love what I do,”Felicia says, “There’s no such thing as atypical day.”Felicia looks at delivering news as a way toserve the community; capturing those storiesoften requires assertiveness.“If you’re talking to the media, make sureyou know what you want to say,” she says,“then say only what you intend.”Felicia doesn’t make apologies for goingafter her story. To her, it’s a job and aprofession in which luck and perseverancehelped her succeed: to capture the storyand, now, to share it from the anchor’sdesk.“Yesterday [July 27], I watched the shuttlelaunch and it brought back to me the daywhen I was at WLS in Chicago [as anintern], the day of the shuttle Challengerdisaster. I remember sitting in the newsroom,watching this thing go up and justthinking that something didn’t look right,”she says. “It was my first taste of breakingnews. I remember feeling fear, uncertaintyand adrenalin. I remember thinking,‘What is the story? What do we need to tellpeople?’ And that was before the Internet;we didn’t have the same resources.”In Felicia’s early news experience, she witnesseddisaster—she later reported on9/11 and the first Gulf War, too—but businessand financial news reporting haveshaped much of her career. Felicia startedat the Financial News Network (FNN), acable station, in New York before cablewas relevant and before business newshad emerged as “the next big thing.”Felicia had always thought of herself as aproducer. Her first airtime came when theanchor seat of “This Morning’s Business”became vacant, and the program’s managingeditor suggested that Felicia might sitin. The show’s general manager thoughthis girlfriend might do as well in theseat—but an independent analyst of theaudition tapes chose Felicia. There, in thebasement of New York’s old Exxon building,the producer became an anchor.14 Milton Magazine

The first person she interviewed was LarryKudlow, a business legend. “I hadn’t studiedbusiness and barely knew the differencebetween a stock and a bond,” Feliciasays. “Larry gave me my reading list,which included the Wall Street Journal andCharles Mackay’s Extraordinary PopularDelusions and the Madness of Crowds”—a tome that introduced Felicia to the conceptof bubbles, among other financialphenomena (the tulip bubble in Hollandin the 1600s—when tulips traded at ahigher price than gold—was one of the1841 book’s case studies).Felicia hit her first bump when CNBCbought FNN and the supply-demand balanceleft Felicia without a job. She movedto London, signed on for a few classes atSotheby’s and made a list of just aboutevery producer in London. Before she’dexhausted her list, a friend’s husbandmentioned that the Financial Timesplanned a new business show, and Feliciagot her break in London. She joinedCNBC in 1992 as London correspondentfrom the Financial Times, where sheanchored three business shows seen onSky Television and Superchannel.Since 2003, Felicia has been co-anchor ofNewsChannel 4. Prior to that, she was theco-anchor for NewsChannel 4’s “WeekendToday in New York,” the station’s top-ratedweekend morning news programs. Shejoined News Channel 4 in October 1998from CNBC, where she was co-anchor of“Today’s Business” and “Market Watch.”While at CNBC, Felicia also served as acontributor to the weekday editions of“Today” in New York, providing daily businessand stock market updates. She alsohas contributed reports to NBC “News atSunrise.”One of Felicia's most important tenets inpreparing and delivering the news is this:“If I give my word to somebody, I stand byit,” she says. “ [But] the news is neverabout me. The news is the news: a bombingin Egypt, an explosion in an apartmentbuilding in Queens. I like to tell storiesthat affect a great number of people; I liketo tell them as much as I can.”Over a year ago, Felicia broke a story about”naked shorts”—a stock is sold short withoutany ability or intention to ever coverthe sale, a crime according to the SEC regulations,but a crime that has not regularlybeen punished. That story has since heldserver space on financial Internet sites andblogs, and in publications such as the WallStreet Journal.Felicia claims that her only formal trainingfor becoming a broadcast journalist camefrom Dale Deletis, former Milton SpeechTeam coach. “The gift of being able towrite well has also been very important.A news story should be simple to digest,”she says.Felicia applied to Milton late and enjoyedthe unusual experience of living as amember of the Pieh household with formerHeadmaster Jerry Pieh and his family.“I spent two great years there withthem and their slobbering dog,” shelaughs.Felicia has been nominated for an Emmyfive times.Name: Ned Roberts ’93Station: Reporter, WTSP-TV News,Tampa, FloridaNed believes that the best television newspieces let the characters tell the story. “Thepower is hearing directly from the source.In a well-done piece, you use everythingyou have. TV is a visual medium, so itpays to maximize what you get on tape.”Ned has been telling the stories well, asevidenced by an Emmy—one of two—hewon in 2004 for writing “Homecoming”about a soldier’s return from Afghanistan.“In local news, I think that writing is animportant piece that often gets overlooked,”he says.Finding a compelling story is anothermust-have, like Ned’s story about AmosKing, an inmate of the Florida prisonsystem who was scheduled to be put todeath until Governor Jeb Bush granted atemporary stay after Ned contacted theInnocence Project, a nonprofit legal clinicthat handles cases where postconvictionDNA testing of evidence can yield conclusiveproof of innocence. “I asked if theywere looking at the case,” Ned recalls. Heexplained the lack of conclusive physicalevidence against King in stories thattraced King’s plight. In the end, mostphysical evidence had been lost ordestroyed, and Ned witnessed King’s executionon February 27, 2003, but Nedmaintains that it was right to pursue thestory and bring the issue of DNA evidencein old criminal trials to people’s consciousness.“The real power of local news is tospur government and community action,”Ned says.Ned’s continuing coverage of Death Rowinmate King earned him an Edward R.Murrow Award in 2003. Also that year, hewon an Emmy Award for his live reportfrom a hurricane simulator. In 2002, hisreport on the U.S. Coast Guard tall shipEagle earned him an Emmy Award nomination.When Ned pursues an assignmentor an idea, he’s “thinking about what storyI can tell and whether it’s something that Imight want to know about.Felicia Taylor ’82 Ned Roberts ’93 with Michelle Jordan (see page 78)15 Milton Magazine

“I don’t go through a lot of mental preparation[even for difficult stories]. On somelevel, a lot of people want to talk to us. It’sa catharsis [if they’re in a crisis]. There areways to be kind and understanding whenyou approach someone with hard questions.The bottom line is that if peoplewant to tell their stories, I can help them.”Ned realized the power of storytelling atan early age: “When I was a kid, I watcheda lot of local news. I did speech team andknew that I wanted to apply those skillsdirectly—that I wanted to follow this path.“I think that [TV news] often gets a badrap for not being serious enough. A ton ofreally conscientious people are in thisbusiness for the right reasons.“People in the audience really develop aconnection with the people who bringnews into their homes. In the end, whatwins out is good storytelling. What I loveabout my job is that I learn somethingnew every day and can share it with thecommunity.“I become a mini-expert.”Ned Roberts joined Tampa Bay’s 10 Newsas a general assignment reporter in May2000. Before moving to the Bay Area, heworked as a reporter in Jacksonville,Florida, at WJXX-TV.Prior to his time in Florida, Ned reportedfor the CBS affiliate in Lexington,Kentucky, during a fellowship. His workthere earned him national recognition forexcellence in broadcast journalism. Hewon a first-place award for Spot Newsfrom the Society of ProfessionalJournalists, as well as a first-place awardfrom the Hearst Foundation.Ned graduated from the Medill School ofJournalism at Northwestern University inJune 1998.Name: Caroline Cornish Kmack ’94Station: Reporter, WSCH,Portland, MaineA Milton assignment brought Caroline tothe decision to become a journalist.“In Mr. Fricke’s non-fiction English class,we had to write an article about anythingwe wanted. I loved the Red Sox and watchingthe news, so my father suggested Iwrite my article about television sportsreporters. I called channels 4, 5 and 7.Bob Lobel invited me to the station for aninterview. I talked to him for 20 minutes,and then he let me watch the 6 o’clocknews from the studio. Afterward, he toldme I asked some very good questions andhe gave me his scripts.“At the time, it didn’t occur to me thatanchors toss their scripts out after everybroadcast, so I thought he was the greatestguy I had ever met. I still have the scripts.I think I got a B on the paper, but I realizedthen that not only was I capable ofbecoming a reporter, I was going tobecome one.” As her advisor and speechcoach, Dale Deletis helped her gain confidenceto speak in front of crowds and inalmost any other situation, she adds.“Milton gave me the tools to think criticallyabout the world and encouraged me tothink about issues that may not affect medirectly,” Caroline says.Now Caroline helps other think: “In thebroadest sense, my job is to keep peopleinformed about what’s going on in theworld. But my goal also is to get peopleto care about what’s going on in theircommunities.“My first priority is to get the facts right.Your writing or your pictures don’t matterif the story is wrong. You have to do everythingyou can to represent the truth. Tothat end, I feel my job is always to be fair.Sometimes you interview people you don’tlike, but that can’t affect your reporting.My job is to present all sides fairly.“My best moments come when I try to doa little extra to help the story. A coupletimes, my photographer and I have goneout of our way to get one more picture orone more interview that ends up leadingus to a treasure that makes the story 100times better,” she says. “For instance, oneday we heard that police were going tosearch the home of the estranged husbandof a murder victim, Chellie Calloway. Wehad no idea where the house was in thetown. But as we searched, we ended upfinding the victim’s brother, who gave usinsight into who Chellie was. That interviewallowed our viewers to see her as aperson, not a statistic.”Caroline loves her work, but the public’sperception that TV news reporters caremore about the story than about people isCaroline Cornish Kmack ’94frustrating, she says. “I think the most difficultpart of my job is going out to a storythat’s sad or upsetting, like a murder or adrowning, and having people act asthough I am purposefully antagonizingthem. I ask questions because those peoplecan help you understand the victim,and sometimes people want to talk. It’smy job to let people know what’s goingon, whether it’s good news or bad.”As a reporter for five years, Caroline saysshe is witnessing a shift in the way newsis collected and broadcast. “I hear peopletalk about how the 24-hour news cycleputs more pressure on journalists to gettheir work done quickly, and that pressurecan lead to mistakes. That’s true, but thebiggest challenge reporters face is separatingfacts from rumors. Many blogs outthere give information that may or maynot be accurate. No one wants to bebehind the pack, but now we need to bemore careful than ever that our informationis correct before we go with it.”Caroline Cornish Kmack (who does notuse “Kmack” professionally) joined theNews Center team in January 2004. Shebegan her reporting career at WNNE inWhite River Junction, Vermont, and thenmoved to WPTZ in Plattsburgh, NewYork. She earned a bachelor’s degree incommunication studies and a master’s injournalism from Northwestern University.Heather Sullivan16 Milton Magazine

J. Peter Scoblic ’92Jeanne McCulloch ’75Ty Burr ’76Vick Boughton ’73Evan Hughes ’94“No, thanks—we’re here to flush the media out of our systems.”Media as Social Force“The first myth is that the media donot matter that much—that they merelyreflect reality, rather than shape it,” writesmedia expert Robert W. McChesney in TheProblem of the Media: U.S. CommunicationPolitics in the 21st Century. “In fact,” hesays, “media are a social force in their ownright, and not just a reflection of otherforces.”Milton graduates active in the world ofnational print media use the force of theirinquiry, writing and editing to shape ideas.They work to influence how we thinkabout government, why we pay to see amovie, what we read, or who shouldbecome a hero.J. Peter Scoblic ’92,Acting EditorThe New RepublicAt Brown University in the mid-’90s,Peter Scoblic helped found the BrownJournal of World Affairs. Establishing a studentpublication is not typically adequatetraining for leading one of America’s mostthoughtful weekly magazines, except thatthe Brown Journal included contributorssuch as Madeleine Albright, JohnShalikashvili, Lawrence Eagleburger, AlHaig and John Kerry—and it drew anational audience.As acting editor of The New Republic(TNR) and former editor of Arms ControlToday, a magazine covering efforts to preventthe spread of weapons of massdestruction, Peter speaks about nuclearproliferation in Asia, international treaties,and the danger of espionage amongfriendly nations with the understatedassurance that comes from deep competence.Add to that an uncommon adherenceto the truth—even when it is awkward—andPeter’s mission and style beginto emerge:J. Peter Scoblic ’92“I’m not sure it’s my ‘best’ moment exactly,but I’m proud of how I handled anembarrassing mistake I made in an interviewwith John Bolton [ former StateDepartment under secretary and PresidentBush’s appointee as U.S. Ambassador tothe United Nations] that I published inArms Control Today.“We ran a direct transcript of the interview,warts and all, and I had to write aneditor’s note explaining that I had gotten afact wrong in a question. I still cringe a littlewhen I think about what readers mayhave thought,” Peter says. “The good newsis that the thrust of my question was right,and Bolton’s answer revealed his desire tochange U.S. policy on whether we’d evernuke a non-nuclear country. The StateDepartment was none too happy aboutthat, but it provided a useful window intoBolton’s thinking.“My priority is to put out the most intellectuallyprovocative, intellectually honestmagazine possible,” Peter says of hisWashington, D.C.–based periodical,The New Republic. “We look to providesmart arguments, backed up by originalreporting.”18 Milton Magazine

This summer, Peter was in the midst of anine-month stint as acting editor ofTNR—he’s usually the magazine’s executiveeditor—when we talked with him:President Bush announced the nominationof Judge John Roberts to the SupremeCourt on a Tuesday night, and TNR wentto press on Wednesday night—with apackage of four stories and an August 1cover story dubbing Roberts, “The ChosenOne.”Just as Roberts, the man that Sandra DayO’Connor calls “perfect in every way,except that he’s not a woman,” is hard tolabel confidently, so TNR is a tough publicationto categorize ideologically. “NewRepublic readers are an interesting lot,”Peter says. “Unlike many ‘media consumers,’they either defy easy political categorizationor they enjoy having theirviews challenged. They’re looking for adeeper level of analysis than what they’llget on the op-ed pages or CNN or theblogs. We serve them by providing smart,well-written, tightly argued articles thatinform, surprise and sometimes shock.”For example, Peter wrote the August 8cover story on the relationship betweenconservatism and nuclear terrorism: “Thewar on terrorism is, at some level, a war ofideas: To the extent that we can substitutedemocracy and liberal values for autocracyand Islamic fundamentalism, we will probablyimprove our security—and we shouldtherefore try to do so. But freedom—asRichard Haass, Bush’s former director ofpolicy planning at the State Department,has written—is not a doctrine.“That is, the spread of freedom cannot beour guiding principle [as President Bushhas suggested] in the war on terrorism,because the spread of freedom cannot protectus from all terrorist threats, particularlythe immediate ones. In fact, in the shortterm, democratization appears to exacerbate,rather than ameliorate, terrorism.”Peter explains further that experts believethat the likelihood of a successful nuclearterrorist attack on U.S. soil in the next fiveto 10 years is between 30 and 50 percentor higher. This kind of attack could truly“change everything,” Peter writes, alteringthe economic and political landscape ofour country.“The Weekly Standard and National Reviewhave a clearly conservative readership, TheNation a very liberal one. TNR is differentin this regard—we’re generally consideredleft of center, but the magazine’s hawkishforeign policy stands have alienated a lotof liberals. We also publish a range ofviews. You might think this would makeus appealing to a broader range of folks,but it actually makes us even more nichebecause the country’s political polarizationhas left relatively few people who take seriouslyopinions that dissent from theirown.”If Peter could change something about hisreadership, he might add to its ranks.Many publications don’t reach their potentiallevel of public discourse because only“the choir” read them. “[Don’t] confineyour reading habits to publications thatreflect your ideology—branch out,” Petersuggests.The value in reading (or watching or listening)beyond your comfort zone is learningsomething new, or deepening yourunderstanding. “The fact that, as of summer2004, more than half of Americansstill thought Iraq had weapons of massdestruction is indicative [of a knowledgedeficit],” Peter says. “And of course the furtheryou get from the events, countries,and phenomena that directly impactAmericans, the worse their understandingof those things gets.“Major changes have been less in what weconsider news than in how we consider itand how it’s delivered to us. Obviously,there’s been an enormous acceleration incoverage—first with the 24-hour newschannels, then with the Internet, and now,more specifically, with blogs,” Peter says.“This means that the narrative surroundingevents develops very rapidly, as well asthe arguments that various political interestsmake about the significance of thoseevents. There are positive aspects to this,but really thoughtful analysis and opinionhas definitely suffered for it. There’s lessof what you might call long-form thinking—andits relative influence on thepolitical discourse has declined.”To get at what readers might want toknow, TNR’s writers and editors gather ateditorial meetings to deliberate the week’snews, Peter explains, and what the magazineought to say about it. “I tend to findarguments about the magazine’s editorialposition the most fun: we had a very animatedseries of discussions last year aboutwhether the magazine had been wrong tosupport the Iraq war.“We’re not audience-driven at all, in thesense that most magazines would use thatterm. We look for story ideas that interestus, that have a fresh and clever take. And,if they interest us, we think they’ll interestour readers.”The simplicity of that editorial missionplays out in the magazine’s editorial rhetoric—naming what has happened, regardlessof party politics, as when Peterrailed against Defense Secretary DonaldRumsfeld: “Faced with soldiers asking forthe bare minimum from their leadership—thetools with which to do their jobs[properly armored vehicles]—Rumsfeldmanaged to be at once callous, selfdeluding,and dishonest,” Peter wrote in“Incorrect Answer,” a December 2004TNR piece.Peter’s work has appeared in the New YorkTimes, the Washington Post, the Los AngelesTimes, the Christian Science Monitor andother publications. He says that JimConnolly (English department) “is one ofvery few teachers he’s known who couldteach writing, while J. C. Smith cultivatesthe kind of smart analysis that TNRloves.”Jeanne McCulloch ’75Former Paris Review ManagingEditor; Editorial Director of TinHouse Books; and NovelistCocktails with the Grateful Dead inGeorge Plimpton’s apartment sounds likethe stuff of postmodern fantasy. For nativeNew Yorker and writer-editor JeanneMcCulloch, such moments were familiar.Jeanne McCulloch ’7519 Milton Magazine

While at the Paris Review, Jeanne publishedthe early stories of many youngwriters of her generation, including JeffreyEugenides, Susan Minot, Nancy Lemann,and Jay McInerny, while enjoying thesalon of George Plimpton at his height ofcultural importance.Her path to the Paris Review and beyond isone that most aspirant writers only dreamof: honors at Brown University, followedby an interview with former Vogue featureseditor Leo Lerman (known for alwayswearing purple). “Leo said to me, ‘I have afeeling about you,’” Jeanne recalls and hehanded her a job as a Condé Nast rover—meaning that she helped out at whateverpublication needed it at the moment—organizing shoes for a photo shoot at Self,for instance. Shortly after, Lerman movedJeanne to features assistant, which allowedher to write short pieces as well as edit.Throughout her career, she’s enjoyed thegood fortune of great mentors, she says.Lerman also sent Jeanne to film screenings,to try out new restaurants and to literaryevents, opening wide New York’scultural and social world to a 23-year-oldyoung woman. At 24, Jeanne’s next breakcame when Vogue editor Amy Gross, noweditor of O, The Oprah Winfrey Magazine,asked her to write one in a series ofwomen’s essays. “I was 24, and suddenlyI had clips,” Jeanne says. After graduateschool in English literature at Columbia,Jeanne, who had long been interested inthe more literary side of publishing, interviewedwith the late George Plimpton,actor-writer, and editor and cofounder ofthe Paris Review, which he devoted to findingunknown authors and running interviewswith authors such as ErnestHemingway.“During my interview, I told George thatto me this job would feel like being in asandbox with all the best toys.” Plimpton,noted for his sense of childlike adventurousness,appreciated the sentiment, andJeanne moved from the world of glossymagazines to a new workspace: Plimpton’sbasement.As managing editor at Paris Review for fiveyears and editor at large for another five,Jeanne calls those days working at “a specialplace at a special time.” She interviewedplaywright Sam Shepard andbecame great friends with novelist MonaSimpson. And Plimpton was always near,helping the Paris Review staffers—and theworld—look at the world upside down andsideways.“Crazy extracurricular events kept happeningthere. When George was writing hisnovel on Sidd Finch, the fictional baseballplayer, the plot called for someone to dropa ball from a blimp to the ground to clockhow fast Finch could throw. George wantedto go up in a blimp and describe whatit felt like, what the dashboard looked like,how it landed, et cetera. He invited usalong,” Jeanne says. And then there werethe drinks with the Dead: “George camein one day and said, ‘I met the GratefulDead backstage after their concert lastnight, and they are all coming over for adrink.’” When Plimpton wanted piecesfrom the “Writers at Work” series to beonline free of charge, he spoke of “the guyin Bangladesh” who might want to readthem. He asked his editors to appreciategood writing even if it wasn’t in their ownstyle or voice.Jeanne left the Paris Review to focus onwriting rather than intense editing work.She then began teaching fiction-writing atthe New School in New York. In 1998,publisher Win McCormack called Jeannefrom Portland, Oregon, wanting heradvice in how to start a literary magazine,Tin House. “I wasn’t interested at that timein doing another lit magazine; instead,Win hired one of my colleagues, ElissaSchappell, and her husband, RobSpillman, to do the job. I went on ascontributing editor to Tin House.”A few years later, when Jeanne was on bedrest while pregnant with her second child,she got a call from Tin House to edit anespecially tough 80-page interview withEdward Said, after which she joined thestaff more formally as a senior editor.Karen Rinaldi, editorial director ofBloomsbury Publishing and a longtimefriend, helped Jeanne establish a TinHouse book imprint at Bloomsbury. Underthat imprint, Jeanne first edited a fulllengthmemoir by AJ Albany, daughter ofJoe Albany, jazz musician, a father ofbebop and a drug addict.Now, Jeanne has just finished a book ofher own—a novel—and she’s at work onan oral biography of George Plimpton,whom she credits with teaching her to editan interview. He also taught her, she says,to be a good listener and to get writers andothers to talk about their craft. “Fictionwriters work in mysterious ways,” shesays, recalling that E.L. Doctorow conceivedof Ragtime as he stared intensely atthe wall of a house, considering the erawhen it had been built. On the oppositeside of the desk, Jeanne talks of editing asdeveloping the ability to see the sculpturewithin the big, rough block.Jeanne’s favorite magazines are The NewYorker, Granta, Tin House, Harper’s and theParis Review. She thinks that the big problemfor small circulations, even thoughthe readership is generally committed, isthat their publication is often reliant ongrants or university funding. “I would call[literary magazines] a triumph of idealismover commerce,” she says.When Jeanne wrote the piece on successfor Vogue shortly after graduating fromBrown, she contrasted her 24-year-oldself—toting manuscripts in her bag—withthe Jeanne of two years before, totingschool books. She talked about success asmeasured by enlightened women of the‘80s: friends, career and motherhood waydown the road.“I guess it was about how one little wordcould have so much meaning, so manydifferent meanings. What it really meansis that you’re fulfilling your dreams.”That idea of success has shifted throughoutJeanne’s career; her next possiblemoment of success will be hearing whatpublishers might be interested in her justcompletednovel: “It’s about becoming anadult, about reestablishing ‘home’ whenyou can’t go home again, or, to paraphraseElvis Costello, when home isn’t where itused to be,” Jeanne says.Ty Burr ’76Film CriticBoston GlobeBoston Globe film critic Ty Burr calls thelate 1960s and the 1970s the golden ageof film. Directors took chances and artisticvision was, of necessity, valued abovespecial effects. Remember that JohnSchlesinger’s Midnight Cowboy won anOscar for best picture, he says. Then alongcame Jaws and Star Wars, and the blockbusterwas born.20 Milton Magazine

Ty Burr ’76“On one level what I do is a service job,”Ty says. “People want the market report.‘Should I spend my nine dollars to seethis movie?’” In July 2005 alone, Ty deliveredmore than 20 such “consumerreports.” But thanks to former New Yorkerfilm critic Pauline Kael, who revolutionizedthe art, film criticism now rivals literarycriticism in its sophistication and culturalsignificance.“Movies don’t take place in a vacuum,” Tyexplains. “They’re informed by all sorts ofcultural assumptions, whether they’rebrain-dead Hollywood product or intellectualart house fare. In fact, I’d argue thatmainstream studio movies say more abouthow our society views itself—socially,politically, sexually—than independentmovies do, if only because studio filmstake such assumptions for granted andaren’t aware of them. But I am: It’s myjob, among others, to pick apart thestrands of movies and examine what theysay about the people who made them,about the audiences that watch them. Thisis especially important given how successfulAmerican movies are around theworld.“I think this country’s most effectiveimport, for better and for worse, is its popularculture. But what does it say aboutus? That’s both fun and necessary tofigure out on a movie-by-movie basis,”Ty says.Ty says that he learned to write and analyzeat Milton—think Kay Herzog, A. O.Smith and Paul Monette and, later, atDartmouth and New York University’sfilm school, he continued his preparationfor his role as cultural critic.“It’s silly to compare a movie like Sidewaysor Vera Drake to a big-budget entertainmentlike Wedding Crashers or BatmanBegins. I try to judge any movie against themovie that it wants to be. This seems onlyfair: Is Wedding Crashers as good a nobrainerfratboy farce as it aspires to? (No,but mighty close.) Is Vera Drake effectiveboth as drama and pro-choice provocation?(Yes.) At the same time, you have toindicate to the reader that while honestentertainment tastes better, artistic and/ornarrative ambition is more filling.”In a December 2004 column, Ty points toan interesting cultural phenomenon: politicalpolarization in choosing films. Amicrocosm of the now well-noted polarizationof the country appears in audiences ofHollywood: He notes how anyone whodidn’t swallow The Passion of Christ wasdeemed godless, while anyone who didn’tbuy all of Fahrenheit 9/11 was consideredhopelessly conservative. He argues thatwe’re missing out by choosing sides.“Not only did it become possible in 2004,even acceptable, to avoid completely pointsof view other than your own, the rise ofpartisan forms of media made it simplerto do so. Real liberals don’t listen to talkradio; true conservatives don’t go to theCoolidge [arts cinema in Brookline,Massachusetts]. Religion, politics, whatabout the eternal verities of the heart?Could we at least believe in love?” That,too, is hard in movieland, but Ty givesexamples such as Million Dollar Baby asremarkable attempts.In a July 15, 2005, column, Ty goes wellbeyond his customary 700 or so words topraise Tim Burton’s Charlie and theChocolate Factory. His praise for films isfar from universal, however. He bashed2003’s The Cat in the Hat, lamenting thatbad reviews don’t always kill bad movies:The Cat in the Hat grossed over $100 million,even after Ty deconstructed it:“At one point in The Cat in the Hat, theCat, played by Mike Myers, is mistaken fora piñata by a group of children at a birthdayparty. One by one, they line up tosmack him, and the scene culminates witha husky lad swinging a baseball bat directlyinto the unfortunate feline’s cojónes.For Your Netflix Queue:Ty’s Top 20“Sometime I have trouble with the‘What’s your favorite movie?’ question,if only because I get asked it sooften.” Ty says “But I do have a sort ofrolling top 20 [see below].“I do think that Hollywood has gottenaway from craft in the past 20 years,so that a movie like Chinatown todaylooks like a model of streamlinednarrative and characterization,” Tysays. “And, yes, there are plenty ofunknown great films. One of myfavorites is a 1972 French film, Celineand Julie Go Boating, a dreamlikefable about life and art that few peopleknow—and those who do tend toprize it. It’s not an easy movie, but itsticks with you for a long time.”Bringing Up BabyAliensThe GodfatherCeline and Julie Go BoatingAguirre, the Wrath of GodI Know Where I’m GoingRear WindowWritten on the WindPierrot le FouProofThe Seven SamuraiThe DecalogueDazed and ConfusedBeing John MalkovichL.A. ConfidentialBabeMy Neighbor TotoroRe-AnimatorSweet Smell of SuccessPulp Fiction“That’s a remarkably precise metaphor forwhat this movie does to the memory of Dr.Seuss. If the producers had dug up TedGeisel’s body and hung it from a tree, theycouldn’t have desecrated the man more,”Ty wrote.“I can’t say that I have a favorite review—the job is mostly a case of 20-20 hindsight.I’m extremely glad when I’m able toget people to a movie they might not otherwisesee and that might challenge theirideas of what movies and life are for,Broken Flowers, Before Sunset, movieslike that.21 Milton Magazine

“I’m glad when I touch a nerve and getreaders to think twice about something—I called out the recent Stealth for what Iperceived as an extremely callow portrayalof war during a time of war, and got a pileof email in response. Half was positive,half was negative, and the one that meantthe most was from an army intelligenceofficer saying I’d nailed it.“In a sense, I’m most proud of an interviewI did for the New York Times withdirector Godfrey Reggio about how muchtrouble he was having getting his final filmin his Koyaanisqatsi trilogy made. The articlewas read by director Steven Soderbergh(sex, lies, and videotape, Ocean’s 11), whoimmediately picked up the phone andoffered Reggio 100 percent funding.Having been the link that got a film madeis arguably more satisfying than writingany review.”The prominence and professionalism ofcriticism has risen but, Ty wrote in a July2005 column, the number of bodies inseats at the cinema has dwindled. Whenconsidering why Americans shun cinemas,Ty wonders what could replace the experience:“How would movies make thatnecessary mass-market splash beforefragmenting onto DVD, cable, and ondemand?More critically, what would we doas a society without the shared narrativeexperience? Since before we started takingnotes and calling it history, human beingshave felt a yearning to sit in a crowd ofecstatic strangers and be awed by the bignessof stories. DVDs and a $4 bag ofM&Ms aren’t going to make that need disappear.”Before writing for the Globe, Ty wrote forHBO and Entertainment Weekly. He beganwriting about the movies when he beganwatching them: While at Milton, he filledhis journal with essays about his experienceas a movie-watcher. Despite his adoptionof a critical language and his academicstudy of Hollywood, Ty says, “I have towatch a movie the way most people do. Ican’t overthink it.”Vick Boughton ’73Senior EditorPeople MagazineIn a trivia game, before becoming a senioreditor at People magazine, Vick Boughtonwas the only player to know that MiaFarrow, as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Daisy22 Milton MagazineVick Boughton ’73Buchanan, was on the inaugural 1974cover of People. Vick’s affinity for celebritynews, she says, began as a student atWellesley and continued at OxfordUniversity, where she scoured England forher favorite magazine and remembersbeing “crushed” when People was no longerimported.As a leader of the magazine’s “specials”sections—she helps manage a staff of 25—Vick is happily immersed in celebrity andAmerica’s fascination with it. Vick’s graduatework at Oxford was in ethnology, andshe says that that background has somebearing on her current work.“My sense is that readers think of themagazine’s coverage of celebrity-studdedevents, fashion and even beauty as entertainment.I hope so—it is entertaining.But, of course, one hallmark of People isthat along with the glossy fun stuff, thereare stories about real people going throughdifficult or interesting or joyous times.Some aren’t household names, but theirstories resonate with us. They educate us,infuriate us, inspire us. Who doesn’t wantto be involved with or feel a connection tothe subject they’re reading about? Otherwise,why bother?”Life inside People is also engaging. Vickpoints to Oscar night—during whichstaffers watch the broadcast and work forat least 18 straight hours—as a highlight.“You haven’t lived until you’ve experiencedOscar night around here,” says Vick. “Youhave all these smart, funny people in oneroom making hilarious observations. It’sthe ultimate Oscar party.”Vick’s department, separate from but workingin tandem with the People staff whodevelop weekly news and human-intereststories, produces the issues that focus on aspecial topic (hence, “specials.”) While theymight put out an issue focused on anythingfrom a hot television show such as“Desperate Housewives” to a “how-to” holidayentertaining guide, most magazinebuyerswill recognize “Sexiest Man Alive”and “50 Most Beautiful People” or “Bestand Worst Dressed” or “50 HottestBachelors” as among the favorite specialissues. Orlando Bloom was last year’shottest bachelor, in case you missedthat one.Vick says that while many top picks areentertainers or athletes of note—JohnnyDamon, who Vick says has the “best hairin baseball,” made the cut last year, andhaving a recent notable project helps one’schances—not all of the men featured arerich and famous. (She says that for someoneto earn a “sexiest man alive” designation,however, it really “has to be the guy’smoment.”)The magazine also likes to introducefresh faces, according to Vick. She tells ofone of the “regular guys” who madethe list recently. Last year, a top aide ofCondoleezza Rice was featured among thebachelors. The piece quoted the now-Secretary of State as saying that her aideshould spend more time out of the officehaving a little fun.“We think a lot about our audience—whatwe feel we owe readers, what we think theyshould know about,” says Vick. With areadership of nearly 40 million, which surpassesthat of Newsweek or Time, People’saudience clearly likes the magazine’s mixof news, features and celebrity tattle.“Our celeb coverage offers readers a lot tochew over. I think a lot of people can relate,say, to Jennifer Aniston’s recent breakupwith Brad Pitt. Theirs appeared to be theperfect marriage, they seemed devoted toone another, they were both huge starswith plenty of work on their plates. Andyet, things ultimately fell apart,” Vick says.“They’re human—they go through criseslike the rest of us. Again, there’s thatengagement, that involvement along withthe entertainment.”Besides her tenure at People, Vick is a 13-year veteran of Sports Illustrated, where sheworked as a reporter and senior editor.

Later, she enjoyed stints at Working Womanand Child magazines, all in preparation forher study of celebrity and writing “thesnappy, punchy, creative” copy that makesit come alive.“It’s particularly gratifying to be paid totalk about the things people talk about anyway.We’re also lucky in that we have theTime, Inc., reputation working for us,”Vick says. “Readers trust that we have ourfacts straight; what we print has beenresearched and carefully checked for accuracyby fact-checkers as well as by correspondentsin any one of our eight newsbureaus here and abroad.” (Several of thelarger Time, Inc., magazines rely onbureaus for research, reporting and interviews;writers and editors in New Yorkthen pull stories together.)When Vick was at Milton, she served asthe co-editor of Milton’s student paper. “Ialways enjoyed writing,” she says. “As aneditor, I get to shape ideas and think abouthow best to package a story.”Evan Hughes ’94Assistant to the EditorNew York Review of BooksIn conversation with Heather Sullivan,associate editor of Milton Magazine.HS How would you describe your job andhow you got there?EH The two editors who founded The NewYork Review of Books in 1963, Robert Silversand Barbara Epstein, are still at the top ofthe masthead, and I am Barbara’s assistant.Because the editorial staff is small—around 12—and jobs here are sought after,mine is not really an entry-level position,as editorial assistant jobs are at book publishersand some other magazines. Prior toworking here, I was an editor for two yearsat The New Leader, a political magazinesmall enough that I was given a considerableamount of experience editing andworking with writers. Now, in addition tohandling Barbara’s correspondence, faxingproofs to our writers and taking correctionsfrom them, ordering review copies ofbooks, etc., I edit some pieces (by writersyou probably know about) and play a largerole in sorting through the many booksthat come in to us—sometimes 100 aday—and deciding what we ought toreview and to whom we should assign it.My job is an editorial one, not a writingone, but I have just completed in off hoursEvan Hughes ’94my first piece for the magazine, whichshould be published this fall. It’s about anovelization of the Patty Hearst saga,Christopher Sorrentino’s Trance. Otherrecent work includes a review of JamesFrey’s two memoirs of addiction and recoveryand a piece about the sexual politics ofthe lap dance. Seriously.HS From whom have you learned the mostabout your craft?EH My boss at The New Leader, MikeKolatch, was a stern instructor, to put itrather mildly, but I learned a great dealfrom him about the way sentences oughtto work. Much of what I know about writing,though, came from my teachers inMilton’s English and creative writingdepartments, more so than Yale’s. Manythanks are owed, not just by me, to DavidBritton, Kay Herzog, Doug Fricke, J. C.Smith, Rick Hardy and the creative writinggolden god, Jim Connolly. The man whohired most of them, former English chairGuy Hughes, had some additional influenceon my life and education. He’s mydad.HS My impression is that you’re a writerfirst and editor second. Can you commenton the relationship between those twoselves?EH I write and edit both, and hope to continueto do so, but I’d like to add morewriting to the mix. Sometimes one findsthe two roles battling. It’s hard to writefreely with a critic and editor staring overyour shoulder.HS This issue of Milton Magazine focuseson the media. Do you think that more literateperiodicals face pressures similar tothose of mainstream media (e.g., consolidation,fewer resources, etc.), or are theyoutside of that fray?EH Most intellectual publications aremoney-losing operations and face greatpressure to improve the bottom line, particularlywhen they are owned by larger(and publicly held) corporations. The NewYork Review is independently owned and,remarkably, is a profitable enterprise, fromwhat I understand. I’m not privy to themath, but I think our success owes somethingto our crossover appeal to the academicworld. Many professors read it tokeep up with new work in their fields.HS What are some of your favorite newspapersor magazines, and what makesthem valuable to you?EH I’m addicted, despite reservations, tothe New York Times. I don’t know what I’ddo if they tripled the price. My other prioritiesare The New Yorker, Harper’s, and TheAtlantic, although employed people whosay they read them all every issue are lying.HS Career highlights?EH Highlights of my short career mostlyinvolve talking to people I’ve long admiredfrom afar. A few articles the NYRB haspublished since I’ve been here (two years)have been particularly exciting for me,though I played no role in editing them:Two of these were Michael Massing’s “NowThey Tell Us,” about the press’s failures inIraq, and Tony Judt’s “Israel: The Alternative.”The feisty letter exchanges that followedeach were a kick.HS I’m reading The Moonstone by WilkieCollins. In it, a character always turns tothe text of Robinson Crusoe when he needsguidance or inspiration. Is there a book,story or poem that functions that way foryou?EH I don’t know about guidance, but forinspiration: Joan Didion’s justly famouspersonal essay about being young and inNew York, “Goodbye to All That.” Can I goon? Robert Lowell’s Collected Poems. Thenthere’s David Foster Wallace’s essay aboutgoing on a cruise, “A Supposedly FunThing I’ll Never Do Again.” In its sometimescruel way, it is probably the funniestthing I’ve ever read.Heather Sullivan23 Milton Magazine

Journalism on CampusAt Milton, the student publicationsare as much a draw for student energy asever:• the number and diversity of publicationshas increased• entrepreneurial efforts at new publicationsregularly surface—some stay, somedisappear• online publications attract an audienceThe aspects of the field that are alluring,challenging, gratifying—the reasons studentsdevote passionate effort to publications—readslike a lexicon of the journalismwe remember, but whose essentialsmay be changing. Are students naïve, orhave they experienced a basic training thatwill anchor an ocean’s worth of changingcurrents in the years to come?Milton Measure and the Milton Paper arethe two major news journals on campus,and during their Class I year, members oftheir editorial boards live out an intensecommitment to the field. What do theirreflections on that leadership experiencereveal?Power attracts“I remember, in my Class IV year, MiltonPaper co-editor Charlie Riggs says, gettingthe Paper in the basement of Ware onFridays. This was one of the cooler institutionsat Milton, I thought—those werecool people, handing out the Paper, andthey seemed to know everything that wasgoing on, and have their own cool insidejokes about what they knew. Of course,now I see that as sort of self-indulgent, butat the time it made me want to be part ofthe whole thing.”“The work you do, for a high school student,”says Dan Corkum, co-editor of theMilton Measure, “is almost unnaturallyconsequential. When our first issuearrived at School—the stack of hundredsof papers—the sheer mass of them drovehome what we do.”“That really did hit home from the get-go,”Siobhan Atkins of the Measure agrees. Myfirst article was about how the non-facultystaff felt about working at Milton. I waspassionate about the subject and reallyliked my article; Mr. Pollans (historydepartment and Measure advisor) warnedthat I needed to be sure of my sourcesbecause the article would have a bigimpact. It did. I’ve written about lots ofissues like that one.”“If you have a complaint, you don’t feelhelpless,” Liz O’Neil, Measure editor,points out. “You can take on those substantiveissues that bother you; it’s theantidote to lethargy.”“I like when people say, ‘I’ve read about itin the Milton Paper,’ editorial board memberMolly Cohen says. From an overallsense of the pulse of the community, theeditors think it’s their job to get peopletalking about what’s important. “I like gettingreactions from people,” says AbbyPadien-Havens, also of the Milton Paper,“you know you have an effect on the community.”“Even if we don’t do it perfectly,”says Charlie, “we get people talking,because this is a small community.” Theeditors believe that faculty and studentsoften take the same position on an argument,but don’t “get it coordinated.” Bothgroups use the papers to back up whatthey think.Legacies are at work, as well: Numerousstudents on the two boards heard fromolder brothers and sisters that the papersStudent Journalists24 Milton Magazine

were what to get into at Milton. Many studentsadmired the people ahead of them:the style, dedication, awareness level andprominence of other editors in the Miltoncommunity. Sometimes the models hadeven greater stature. Noah Lawrence, Paperco-editor, aspires to the gravitas accordedWalter Lippmann’s comments, andadmires the trust Mr. Lippmann earnedfrom the public. All the students admirethe persuasive force of numerous op-edwriters from the New York Times, the L.A.Times and the Globe, as well as on the Web.“Arranging ideas”for the community“We have the potential to play the gadfly,like Socrates, ” says Noah, Milton Paper coeditor.“Loving it from the inside, youwant the School to be so perfect you endup criticizing it. Milton is a two-newspaperSchool; there are two response outlets.The Paper has to be responsible, but itshould urge creative, edgy conversation.Its editorials should unearth ideas peoplewould otherwise not think about. The editorsshould stake out a position on pricklyissues; you have to be very careful withthat and being careful takes energy. Ajournalist has to exist in a community,though. He’s working for something biggerthan himself. Journalism is a communityin conversation with itself. Becausethe Paper is weekly, it’s embedded in thefabric of the community.“We try to cover the facts, quickly,” Noahcontinues. When we do, it’s with the goalof starting the conversation about ‘whatshould happen next?’ When we reportedabout the end of ‘Dog Day’ (this Class Ispring tradition ended in 2005), we triedto ask, ‘Where do we go from here?’Because we’re a weekly, we can assignurgency to an issue, just by covering it.”“Because the Paper is the one thing thateveryone on campus reads,” Abby asserts,“it provides a common source of conversation.It does a good job of taking on theSchool, but we also tried to applaud theSchool when that was necessary. By beingbalanced, and serious, the Paper influencedthe School to take the steps to makesome changes.”Milton Measure co-editors from the Class of 2005 (left to right), Siobhan Atkins, Dan Corkum and Liz O’Neil.“The Measure, because it’s biweekly, hasthe time to think through issues. So we’reless about breaking news and more aboutreflection,” says Dan. When the headmonitor crisis happened last year, forinstance (a head monitor lost his positionin a disciplinary decision), the temptationwas to go the tabloid route—that wouldhave had more splash. We had to zoomout from the immediate, though, and findthe greater issue at stake. When things arewritten, they hang out there for two fullweeks,” he says. “We are responsible forsomething that is quite influential andlong-lasting.”“Our goal is not to personalize,” Siobhansays of the Measure. “It would have beeneasy this year to point blame for the lossof senior traditions, for instance. Evenwhen it’s hard to figure out the largerissue, we try to. We try not to point a fingerwithout suggesting a solution or adirection.” The Paper has done the samething this year.“The role of the Paper is to inform, toentertain, and to set the tone for discussions,”Charlie explains. “This is tough todo well,” Noah notes. “The fact that lots ofnews outlets pander to the people doesn’tlessen the importance of appealing to youraudience. It’s only a paper if people readit,” he adds. “The Paper is an institutionwith a great history,” says Charlie, “andfun, quirky traditions, but at this point inits trajectory it needed to raise its standardson reporting the news. The mark ofthis editorial board is in the news and editorials:we were more serious, more thorough,and we held ourselves and our staffmore accountable.”“We don’t feel that publishing the Measureis just another activity,” Liz says. “It’s consequential.I wrote, in Class III, an articleabout sexism I saw at that time amongcertain boys. I was held accountable forthat, and I still am, two years later. TheMeasure is an element of our culture, andwe cared about doing it right.”The hard parts of the jobCreating humorIs it the medium? Humor is an essentialingredient in a School newspaper; creatingit successfully is an intractably hard partof the job, claim the editors unanimously.Knowing what to laugh at, translating aconversational joke into parody or cartoon,achieving edginess along with balance,making people laugh without hurting anyone:these are challenges. They’re particularlydifficult when the “humor section”comes at the end of all the researching,writing, editing and layout. The humorsections are slipped in at the end, withurgency in the final minutes before printing,but in prime locations—so as toattract and entertain the audience.Training writers“Milton writers are some of the best you’llever find,” says Molly, “but while they’recomfortable with the five-point essay orshort story, news writing is a whole newgenre to them. There’s a real teachingrole.”25 Milton Magazine

“When they apply to write news, theyaren’t aware of what they will really haveto do,” says Charlie. “They’ll have to doinvestigative reporting, interviewing—andthat’s a new expertise—show flexibility,use people skills, think while they takenotes and ask good questions. People wechoose for the staff need room to grow,too. Noah wrote a style guide that includedall our standards. We tried to assign peoplebased on their skills and in the endhad to edit strongly: restructure,rephrase—mostly in communication withthe writers, but I wish even more so.”Motivating staff“The staff is huge,” Liz says. “They’re notpart of the editing process, and we brainstormtogether but we often give themtheir assignments by email. They don’tsee the effects of late responses or sloppywriting. So we held a writers’ conferenceand we walked the staff through thewhole process of putting out the Measure,to help them understand and to feelresponsibility.”“We used the seminar/conference to try tobuild a cohesive unit, to create attachmentand loyalty,” Dan explained. “We madediagrams and showed them how manysteps go into a single issue: it’s a threelayerprocess, and lots of people read eachpiece. Sixty active people are on theMeasure staff. People in Class II are ourcritical players, though, and they’re busy!”Finding real news“We had a bit of an identity crisis in themiddle of the year,” Siobhan allowed. “Wethought we were turning into a lifestylemagazine with the articles on stress andseasonal depressive disorder, and exams.Slow news weeks are a problem.”Understanding the audience“The Measure publishes for students andadults, for alumni and even the generalpublic. How much should we gear thepaper to the student body? We’ve given alot of thought to how to do our work seriously,and yet be more interesting andeven exciting,” Dan says.“We did a Paper survey in mid-November,”Noah says. “We heard from a lot of peoplethat they appreciated the higher quality ofthe news. But we have to stake out a middleground. We have to satisfy the communitywithout pandering to them.”What’s happening to journalism?“The media today is less about the communityglue and more about the entertainmentdollar,” Noah asserts. “We saw thatwith the presidential election process, andnow we’ve seen it (this past spring) withour own School. Every field has discouragingaspects, but many journalists seem tohave forgotten who they serve. Journalistsare a pillar on which society rests.”“One problem with TV news,” Molly says,“is that it’s reductionist at best. The needto be driven by the visual automaticallyconstrains the story. It forces the soundbite. The emphasis is on what sells ratherthan what’s news. Priorities are reshuffledin a bad way.” “We saw this around theelection,” Charlie adds. “When politiciansspeak there should be an automatic instinctto fact check, but that seems to be obsolete.You need to keep your ratings up.”“Fact checking should occur, and reportingfacts should be an unbiased effort,” Noahsays. “People seem to be applying to thefacts the same reactions they are entitledto have to editorials: Everyone now thinksthey’re entitled to their own set of facts.We journalists need to shift the bias backtoward the truth; it’s the journalist’s job toground the community in the facts. Factsare not a flip of the coin. Opinions are aflip of the coin.”“I’m not being paid for what I do as ajournalist in School; on the other hand, Idon’t have to worry about losing my job,or my paper going down,” Dan says. “ Ican see why people blog, but in a blog, theemphasis is more on who the person is,and less on what the news is. It would behard to go into a journalistic career now;it’s more about entertainment. Look athow the Globe reshaped itself to be moreabout entertainment.”“No one reads,” Lizzy says. “Newspapersare old-fashioned. People are verylethargic in how they go about gettingtheir information.”26 Milton Magazine

Charlie Riggs, Abby Padien-Havens, Molly Cohen and Noah Lawrence, Milton Paper co-editors in 2004–2005.“Look at Clear Channel,” Siobhan says.“The owners have stakes in so many businesses.There are no independent entitiesany more. They ‘name’ something, andthat name is repeated in multiple media; itbecomes real. The Internet is the greatequalizer. So the trends are paradoxical: asingle owner controls a huge number ofmedia outlets, and the Internet representsan infinite number of alternative options.”“There seems to have to be a narrative, astory line for everything,” Dan says. “Forexample in our crisis, the Globe’s lineseemed to be ‘rich kids gone awry.’ Whyelse would they publish the tuition everytime they wrote a story?”Life lessons“There are 80 writers on the Paper staffand an editorial team of 16,” says Noah.“We put out 10–14 pages every week. Youlearn to delegate. We’re ultimately independent,so you experience depending onyourself. Being accountable felt good; Ilearned about identity, and guts—the gutsto state something and the guts to apologizewhen I made a mistake.”“Some people tutor eighth-grade math, Ihelp arrange ideas for the community conversation.I think of it as community servicefor Milton Academy. From generationto generation this role is passed down; thepeople before me were just seniors, butthey were giants to me.”“Last year and during the summer Ithought about the extent to which thePaper could be what it needed to be,” saysCharlie. “I studied papers: read news, followedstories, understood the norms andexpectations and styles of what a good editorialis. We set more rigorous standards,ultimately had to pick our battles: Weimproved a lot, and had to yield on somethings.”“Writing about the sexual incident atSchool last spring was like walkingthrough a meticulously rigged ethicalminefield,” Charlie continues. “We knewwe would be scrutinized, and quoted, andtaken out of context. We had to be veryprecise in choosing words and ideas. Itwas taxing.”“We worked on four or five drafts of theeditorial after the sexual incident,” saysMolly. “Charlie began; Noah followed;then Abby and Charlie and I went at itagain to deal with issues of gender andpower and sexuality. Finally, we all wentback over it again with Noah. Working onit together built confidence. We saw thesensationalism of the press around us,and asked ourselves, ‘Do we ever do thatwith our stories?’”“We had an issue of the Measure all readyto go, that week of the sexual crisis,” Dansays. “We were tempted to take a newangle and get an issue out quickly. But wemet about a few unresolved details andissues. We knew that what we wrote wouldbe picked up by the outside press andprobably quoted in the Globe. We decidedto wait, to rethink the audience and theapproach, and that’s how we came up withthe special edition, the comprehensivetreatment.”“Journalism is best learned on the job, inreal time, with real issues, in a real community.Writing news is a craft,” saysNoah.“This is such a tangible thing to have donewhile in high school,” Abby says. “Five orsix people, working three or four nights aweek for a whole year; deciding what storiesto run and when to run them, trainingother writers about news, trainingthem to be careful not to editorialize, gettingreactions from people, having aneffect on the community. I definitely wantto continue doing this.”Cathleen EverettA Journalistic TraditionThe November 16, 1894, issue of TheOrange and the Blue was printed byL.H. Lane of Boston; it sold for 10cents a copy. The paper’s advertisersincluded local plumbers and pharmacists.The inaugural edition’s editorialstated: “This is the first number ofthe first printed paper ever publishedat Milton Academy.” And so it was.27 Milton Magazine

Campus PublicationsMagus-Mabus:Student Literary Magazine Exemplifies Best of Milton Talent, TraditionIn 2004–2005, 2005 graduates EmilyCunningham and Andrew Gorin served aseditors in chief of the venerable literarymagazine, Magus-Mabus. The magazinehas its roots in the Girls’ School publication,The Magus, and the Boys’ School publications,The Orange and Blue, and, later,The Lit, which momentarily morphed intoThe Milton Review before merging with thegirls’ publication to become Magus-Mabusby the early 1970s.The June 1912 edition of The Magus, undereditor Priscilla A. Crocker ’12, leads with,“Published each year on Graduates’ Day bythe Girls of Milton Academy”; it chronicledthe school calendar, club officers and theatricalperformances in its original iteration.As of 1920, the Girls’ School publishedThe Magus three times a year. (Thatsame year, its pages also announced thatthat the School’s endowment had reached$230,000; the School’s current endowmentis roughly $150 million.) By 1932, an“Alumnae Notes” section had been added,recording, for example, that EstherWilliams Apthorp, Class of 1903, would bereturning with her family to Milton, so thather sons could attend the Lower School. Or28 Milton Magazinethat Lucy G. Morse, Class of 1922, wasworking as an occupational therapist atMassachusetts General Hospital.By 1956, the periodical functioned primarilyas a yearbook and included individualheadshots and club photos, but also news,poetry and short fiction. Throughout thesedecades of student publishing, the Boys’School was likewise active: In the fall 1939issue of The Orange and the Blue, whichwas first published in 1894, editor NedHandy ’40 encouraged fellow boys to helpbuild the quality of the publication tomatch that of peer institutions. The editorialcame with the reprise, “If they can do it,so can we.” That publication split eventuallyinto the news-centered Orange and Blue(which would become the Milton Measure)and The Lit, which eventually joined withthe girls’ creative work in Magus-Mabus.Despite its occasional swerves and fusions,Magus-Mabus is now known to generationsof Miltonians as the premier campusforum for poets and artists. In 1983, GuyHughes, former chair of the Englishdepartment, hired Jim Connolly to teachcreative writing and advise Magus-Mabus.For more than two decades, Jim hasencouraged literary-minded students topractice poetry and produce, with the helpof student-artists and art editors, Magus-Mabus. The publication has become part ofMilton’s ethos.“Mr. Connolly [also] has an aura—theleather bag, the copper glasses, the pipe,”says 2005 co-editor Andrew. “He’s genuinelyexcited about your work. He encouragesyou to heighten your consciousnessaround your work.”“He knows that writers can shut off,”Emily says. “He helps you keep up theexercise of writing.”“The first couple of workshops [in creativewriting class] are scary,” Andrew says.“Then you learn that it’s all about the work.You can’t ever just go in there and say, ‘Idon’t like this.’ You find pieces that need tobe brought forward—pieces that havepotential.”Emily and Andrew apply the same principleswhen they consider work for inclusionin the School lit magazine. Along with acommittee of 10 other students, theyselected poems for inclusion author-blind.

They say that the tough part was that, inthe case of Magus-Mabus, they needed torespond with a flat “yes” or a less encouraging“no” rather than asking writers to redrafta piece. The upside is the chance toreward good work and share it with thecommunity. Art editors Randy Ryan andAdam Walker, also 2005 grads, worked intandem with Emily and Andrew, selectinga mix of outstanding photography, drawingsand painting to reproduce in Magus-Mabus.“For me, reading the work of other studentsis more inspiring than reading thework of professional poets,” Emily says.Both she and Andrew say that “workshopping”in creative writing classes gavethem the competence, confidence andlanguage—and reinforced the good manners—withwhich to analyze and appreciatethe strengths, weaknesses and nuggetsof brilliance in others’ creative work.“Editorship is fun,” says Emily of her rolelast year. “You make decisions and create amagazine. You get to read good poetry,which is even more fun than writing. Iwould love to be an editor [as a career].”“I think we’re both probably better readersthan writers,” Andrew says. “We’ve learnedto read with an ear instead of just ahead.” (The pair won writing kudos inthe 2004–2005 Achievement in WritingAwards from the National Council ofTeachers of English; and Emily won aScholastic gold key prize and took firstplace in the Bennington College YoungWriter’s Competition.)“Kids here who are good writers areincredible,” Andrew says. “The kids whoare okay are amazing.”Heather SullivanBirthdayI’ve always liked cracking eggs.The rap of calcium on stainless steel.The plopping yellow.The mucus dripping clear,nose blown on a mother’s sleeve.I’ve always liked cracking eggs.But today the metal lipped mixing bowl’s echo was offwhen I tapped egg number three,(Large, Brown, Grade A).It didn’t slip down and float above the creamed butter.It didn’t break at all.I had to peel apart the gentle fissure with my nails.Inside I saw a chicken,wrapped tight under foggy film that kept it warmuntil the supermarket’s refrigerated rows.It was folded up in three,eyelids shut black, elephantine in its pinprick head,pink skin poking frostbitten through its matted would-be wings.In high school my biology teacher told the classthat girls get all their eggs when they’re still eggs themselves.We carry them with us our whole livesuntil one by one they expire and slip away.—Abigail Padien-Havens ’05, as published in the spring 2005 Magus-MabusA WaveThe great ship plunges forward—The dark, deep wavesRoll their white lace caps outwardAnd,Breaking into crystal spray,The wind catches, and throws it on,Leaving powdery traces in the wakebehind.—Polly Cunningham ’31, from TheMagus, December 1928 editionAt right, Andrew Gorin and Emily Cunningham, literary editors of Magus-Mabus;at left, Adam Walker and Randy Ryan, the publication’s art editors.29 Milton Magazine

Campus PublicationsLaVoz“I remember the first article I wrotefor La Voz,” says Catherine Buzney ’05,co-editor. “It was about Ozvaldo Golijov,an Argentinian composer who happenedto live in Boston. It combined my love ofSpanish, my love of music—I’m a violinist—andmy love of writing. My firstarticle focused on his music. My secondwas about him, and his life experiences:I interviewed him.”La Voz is a student-run Spanish newspaper—news,opinion, regular departmentsand reviews. The genre alone makes LaVoz rare among school publications acrossthe country, as does its continuous publication(four to five times over each schoolyear) since the first edition in 1986. LaVoz earned first place in a national competitionfor Spanish print media at the 2003Sonoma State Language Festival.“We adhere to strict journalistic standards,”says Ana Colbert, who with JennyStortz, serves as faculty advisor to La Voz.“News stories, for instance, have to beresearched and represent multiple pointsof view. If a student’s research has led himto some passionate conclusions, he canexpress them in the opinion columns, butnot in the news reports.”Emma Sando ’05 co-editor with Catherineand with Sara Pulit ’05 also remembersher first La Voz article. “It was the oneI was most passionate about,” she says.“I researched human rights in LatinAmerica, and American relations withLatin American countries. Like everythingwe take on for La Voz, it gave me insightinto the Spanish-speaking world. I’ve writtenabout Bishop Romero and liberationtheology, and about the civil war in ElSalvador. Learning how to write inSpanish in a journalistic style, as opposedto literary analysis, is one of the advantagesof working on La Voz.”The final issue of 2005 highlights the400th anniversary of the publishing ofCervantes’ Don Quixote. “I was surprisedat how influential this book was onWestern culture,” Sara says. “For example,67 movies are based on this book; 13countries are celebrating the anniversary,from Japan to Australia; 11 celebratorysculptures have been commissioned inManhattan alone.” It affected cooking,people’s diets at the time, the role ofwomen—and had a different impact inFrance than in Spain. Among the surprises,Sara was most excited to learn aboutDon Quixote’s influence on artists such asDali and Picasso.30 Milton Magazine

Co-editors of La Voz, 2005:Emma Sando Catherine Buzney Sara PulitThe editors figure out the theme and thenassign writing to eight to 10 writers tocover news, features and departments.They may focus on active political, culturalor social events in Spain or Latin America,and then include a focus on relevantMilton campus life. Departments includeop-ed opinion pieces, reviews of moviesand restaurants, cartoons, and columnscalled “Gente”—or “People,” and “Entrevistra”or “Interview.”One issue took on “La politica de NAFTA,”(the politics of NAFTA), when those politicswere timely. An issue this year highlightedtwo plays of historical importanceby Spanish authors that were just stagedat Milton: The Sins of Sor Juana aboutJuana Ines de la Cruz, one of the greatpoets of the Spanish language; and theClass IV (Grade 9) play, Fuente Ovejuna, adrama of comedy, romance and familiarhistorical themes, written in 1613 by Lopede Vega, a Spanish contemporary ofShakespeare. Another issue staged a contestin writing in the style of Nobel laureatepoet Pablo Neruda.La Voz’s editors know their target audience—modernlanguage enthusiasts whowant a deeper immersion into Spanish.Other journalistic challenges are unique totheir genre. For instance, both the writersfor their journal and the readers have arange of ability; each issue involves at leastthree rounds of skilled editing. They haveto teach their writing staff journalisticstyle—in Spanish. The editors mustmerge diverse articles, about the worldand the Milton campus, into a coherentand attractive whole. The strengths oftheir staffs vary from year to year. Theirbig ideas strain against a tight budget.All three editors enjoy the writing aspectof their jobs most. They like doing theresearch, moving to a framework of ideas,and then writing. Working on La Voz hashelped their writing in English, they say:Finding the big ideas comes easier; goodediting is worth the effort. The pleasureof a finished product, a permanent expressionof the ideas and the hard work,pleases everyone.Cathleen Everett31 Milton Magazine

Campus PublicationsJ ackie Vines and Elise Lockamy explainthat other Milton student magazines aremore about styles of writing or technicalmastery. Their literary journal, Aché, ismore “autobiographical,” Jackie says. Theyhave expanded Aché’s mission and openedits pages to thoughts about the culturaland spiritual concerns that Milton studentsexperience, with an eye toward generatingdialogue in the community.Aché is a Yoruba word meaning power—not in the general sense but power thatbinds and connects. The magazine waslaunched in 1993 as a forum for all studentsto discuss experiences and ideasrelating to people of color throughout theworld. In 2005, Jackie, Elise and an editorialboard of six students, published a revitalizedAché that holds true to its originalmission but also includes aspects of identityand culture that are often misrepresentedor underrepresented. The editorsexplain that today’s Aché may includeideas about the female or male experience,religious experience, or family and culturalroots.Jackie Vines and Elise Lockamy, Class of 2005, co-editors of AchéThe editorial board this year included anacknowledged student “expert” in creativewriting, Morgan Love ’05, and one in visualart, Randy Ryan ’05, to help chooseamong submissions, and refine the workfor publication. Artwork included paintings,drawings, photography and prints.Writing ranged from a hip-hop poem, toan essay arguing against the majority fashionstyles, to a poem about growing upAsian in Boston, to a chapel talk urgingstudents to “Trust Yourself” and believe inGod. Jackie and Elise have worked to setup an infrastructure for Aché’s future aswell. They have secured a budget commitment,and named the next editors and editorialboard. Aché is a fresh and welcomevoice among many student expressions.“Our aim is that students become comfortableenough about who they are andwhat’s important in their lives to writeabout that,” says Elise. The girls embarkedon a “marketing” effort to make studentsaware of the “new” identity of Aché and toeliminate any intimidation they may feelabout submitting writing. They held awriting party—with incentives to comethat included clips of movies and culturallyinteresting snacks. Their idea was tocatch students on the way to dinner, getthem to relax, to start thinking, to shareand, ultimately, to write. Many did, andsome of the writing is featured in the latestAché.Aché:The Power that Binds and Connects32 Milton Magazine

In its three to four annual issues, TheAsian focuses on Asia, Asian culture andAsians in America.In 2005–2006, Kathy Han, of San Jose,California, and Ross Bloom, of Boston,will co-edit the publication for the secondyear. The Class I students see the publicationas a forum for everything Asian.“We also want to help non-Asians becomemore aware of Asian culture and identity,”Kathy says. The editors hold shatteringstereotypes and refining perceptions ontheir to-do list. “We want to give peoplemore information so that they can re-thinktheir ideas about what Asian culture is,”Ross says.“Asia is more and more important in theworld,” Ross says. “We want to expressthat by showing not telling,” adds Kathy.They look at macro and micro issues, suchas including South Asians in general conversationabout Asia, as well as howchanges in the School’s residential lifeprogram might affect the Asian studentpopulation. They also include first-personessays such as one by recent graduateMatt Miller on his trip to Vietnam. The coeditorsare also asking alumni to contributestories or essays as guest writers.“We started in the early 1990s as an offshootof the Asian Society, with Ivan Ting’92 as the driving force,” says advisor andmodern languages faculty memberMichael Murray.Kathy Han and Ross Bloom, Class of 2006, co-editors of The AsianThe now graphics-rich publication handlestopics as varied as street fashion, Koreanwar art, the new prevalence of plastic surgeryin Asia to Ramen noodle-eating inMilton’s residential houses. The Asian hasevolved into a glossy 24-page periodicalwith features on Asian art, fashion, foodand literature. With approximately 60 percentof the world’s population living inAsia, infinite material and perspectiveinform the publication.The Asian:Broadening Understanding of the World’s Majority33 Milton Magazine

The Dedication of Norris HouseMay 20, 2005The doors of Norris House opened in September 2004, andthe faculty residents welcomed the boys who would begin tobuild the character and tradition of a new Milton house. Thisspring, along with other Milton students and faculty, they metH. Coleman Norris ’49, the graduate whose gift made the housepossible.1“There have been words of thanks directed toward me and myfamily,” Coleman Norris said at the dedication, “but as nice andrewarding as that is, we are the wrong target for appreciation. Iam here for one reason, and Norris House is here for one reason,and that is to express our appreciation to Milton Academy. MiltonAcademy has been a huge influence on the Norris family forthree generations, and this is our way of expressing our thanks.You, the students of Milton, are some of the most fortunate people,for you are being afforded the opportunity of the finest possibleeducation. Make us of it, for that is one thing Milton cannotdo for you.The plaque in Norris House reads:This house is gratefully donated to Milton Academy with lovingmemories from the Norris family of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. We praythat those living here during their Milton tenure will experience a levelof outstanding academic, athletic and social challenge which so wellprepared us for entry into the real world.Richard Horton Norris, Jr. Class of 1913William Allis Norris Class of 1914Thomas Wyatt Norris Class of 1919Frank Watson Norris Class of 1924Richard Horton Norris III Class of 1947Harrison Coleman Norris Class of 1949Richard Allis Norris Class of 19771 Multiple roof lines, a mix ofclapboard and brick, plenty ofwindows and home-like roomscharacterize Norris House.2 Coleman Norris ’49 enjoyed avisit with the Norris House boys,centering on the house dedication,May 20.3 House monitor, Andrew deStadler ’05, thanks ColemanNorris on behalf of the NorrisHouse boys.4 Touissant Maars-Clarke andAndré Heard ’93, house head5 Andrew de Stadler ’05 andColeman Norris234 Milton Magazine

6 Sam Minkoff ’06 andJamal Sabky ’057 Coleman and the NorrisHouse boys8 Spencer Platt ’05 and AndrewFroude ’05 displaying NorrisHouse buttons, a gift fromColeman9 Head of School Robin Robertsonand Coleman Norris10 Coleman accepts the plaque inhis family’s honor.3 45 67 891035 Milton Magazine

Alumna Bertha Coombs ’80Delivers Commencement AddressMilton Academy graduated 181seniors on June 10, 2005.Bertha Coombs ’80 addressedmembers of the Class of 2005.Bertha (see story, page 17) coversbusiness and financial news as areporter for NBC’s businessnews network, CNBC. TannerHarvey and Lisa Campbell of theClass of 2005 addressed theirclassmates. Head of SchoolRobin Robertson announced—inrandom order as is Milton’s tradition—thename of each graduate,while president of the Boardof Trustees Fritz Hobbs ’65delivered a diploma to eachmember of the class.Milton Academy2005 Awards and PrizesCum LaudeClass ISiobhan Catherine AtkinsSprague Judith BrodieCatherine Diane BuzneyElizabeth Jane CampbellVincent Junming ChanJulia Cohen ChapmanAshley Ellen ChowMolly Samantha MusicantCohenWilliam Nathaniel FaulknerJessica Ashley HeitmanNeil Phillip KatunaTess Irene KennerClara Heown KimJulia Salber KingsdaleIan Wing Ye KwokNoah Joshua LawrenceDermott James McHughKevin Albert Leung MoyJonathan David PasternackSara Leslie PulitArkady RasinCharles Emerson RiggsMae Diana RyanJamal Dean SabkyEmma Marie SandoJulia Elizabeth Schlozman*Lee SeymourSamuel Barnes StoneAdam Simonsen WalkerKatherine Wang WhitmanJason William Kram Yeager*Class IICaitlin Allegra Barry-Heffernan*Elected to Cum Laude in 2004The Head of SchoolAwardThe Head of School Award ispresented each year to honor andcelebrate certain members ofClass I for their demonstratedspirit of self-sacrifice, communityconcern, leadership, integrity,fairness, kindliness, and respectfor others.Ashley Ellen ChowAndrew Martin de StadlerClara Heown KimMatthew Smith MillerSara Leslie PulitRandolph Jonathan RyanColin McGee TierneyJason William Kram YeagerThe James S. WillisMemorial AwardTo the Head Monitors.Anthony Flaviano Calitri, Jr.Gladys Noela GirabantuWilliam Bacon LoveringAwardTo a boy and a girl, chosen bytheir classmates, who have helpedmost by their sense of duty to perpetuatethe memory of a gallantgentleman and officer.Elizabeth Jane CampbellAndrew Martin de Stadler36 Milton Magazine

Student graduation speakers Tanner Harvey and Lisa CampbellThe Louis AndrewsMemorial ScholarshipAwardTo a student in Class II who hasbest fulfilled his or her potentialin the areas of intelligence, selfdiscipline,physical ability, concernfor others and integrity.Shellonda AndersonJamie Elizabeth MittelmanThe Korean WarMemorial ScholarshipAwardCreated in 1956 in memory ofFrederick Sprague Barbour ’46,Thomas Amory Hubbard ’47,George Cabot Lee, Jr. ’47, andSherrod Emerson Skinner, Jr.’47, who gave their lives for theircountry and the United Nations.Awarded to a boy or girl from adeveloping region to further his orher education at Milton Academy,while enriching the school bytheir presence.Dilshoda Yergasheva(Uzbekistan)The Leo Maza AwardAwarded to a student or studentsin Classes I–IV, who, in workingwithin one of the culture or identitygroups at the school, hasmade an outstanding contributionto the community by promotingthe appreciation of thatgroup throughout the rest of theschool.Noah Joshua LawrenceSara Leslie PulitThe H. Adams CarterPrizeAwarded to the student or studentswho, in their years atMilton, have shown a dedicationto the pursuit of outdoor skills,demonstrated strong leadership,and reached high levels of personalachievement in one or moreoutdoor activities.Dermott James McHughThe A. Howard AbellPrizeEstablished by Dr. and Mrs. EricOldberg for students deemedexceptionally proficient or talentedin instrumental or vocal musicor in composition.Catherine Diane BuzneyElizabeth Jane CampbellColin David Wagner GeoffroyJason William Kram YeagerHarrison Otis ApthorpMusic PrizeAwarded in recognition of helpfulactivity in furthering in theschool an interest and joy inmusic.Clara Heown KimKevin Albert Leung MoySamuel Barnes StoneHidde TonegawaThe George SloanOldberg Memorial PrizeAwarded in memory of GeorgeOldberg ’54, to members of theschool who have been a uniqueinfluence in the field of music.The Science PrizeAwarded to students who havedemonstrated genuine enthusiasmas well as outstanding scientificability in physics, chemistryand biology.Julia Salber KingsdaleDermott James McHughSara Leslie PulitArkady RasinThe Wales PrizeAwarded in honor of DonaldWales, who taught Class IV sciencefor more than 36 years. Itrecognizes students in Class IVwho have consistently demonstratedinterest and excitement inscience.Marie Lea BerkowitzPrutsdom JiarathanakulThe Robert SaltonstallMedalFor pre-eminence in physicalefficiency and observance of thecode of the true sportsman.Zachary Hamilton TrudeauThe A. O. Smith PrizeAwarded by the English Departmentto students who displayunusual talent in expositorywriting.Siobhan Catherine AtkinsCaitlin Allegra Barry-HeffernanMarguerite KatherineWeismanThe Markham andPierpont Stackpole PrizeAwarded in honor of two Englishteachers, father and son, toauthors of unusual talent increative writing.Ashley Ellen ChowMarguerite KatherineWeismanThe Dorothy J. SullivanAwardTo senior girls who have demonstratedgood sportsmanship, leadership,dedication and commitmentto athletics at Milton.Through their spirit, selflessnessand concern for the team, theyserved as an incentive and amodel for others.Martha Lincoln PittThe Donald CameronDuncan Prize forMathematicsAwarded to students in Class Iwho have achieved excellence inthe study of mathematics whiledemonstrating the kind of love ofthe subject and joy in promotingits understanding which will bethe lasting legacy of DonaldDuncan’s extraordinary contributionsto the teaching of mathematicsat Milton.Neil Phillip KatunaJulia Elizabeth Schlozman37 Milton Magazine

The Performing ArtsAwardPresented by the Performing ArtsDepartment for outstanding contributionsin production work,acting, speech, audiovisuals, anddance throughout his or herMilton career.Jessica Catherine GiannoneAmy Ginette KurzweilAndrew George PinkhamCharles Emerson RiggsLee SeymourCourtney Alex StockAmy Elizabeth UngerThe Kiki Rice-Gray PrizeAwarded for outstanding contributionsto Milton PerformingArts throughout his or hercareer in both performance andproduction.Julia Salber KingsdaleMatthew Smith MillerThe Priscilla BaileyAwardTo a senior girl who has been amost valuable asset to MiltonAcademy athletics and to theMilton Academy Community—an athlete who has demonstratedexceptional individualskills and teamwork, as well astrue sportsmanship.Lindsay Elizabeth McNamaraThe Henry WarderCarey PrizeTo members of the First Class,who, in Public Speaking andOral Interpretation, have shownconsistent effort, thoroughnessof preparation, and concern forothers.Samuel Barnes Stone38 Milton Magazine

The Robert L. Daley PrizeCreated by his students of 1984in his memory and honor, thisprize in Classics is awarded tothe student from Latin 4 orbeyond who best exemplifies Mr.Daley’s love of languages.Jessica Ashley HeitmanThe Richard LawrenceDerby Memorial AwardTo an outstanding student of theSecond Class in Mathematics,Astronomy, or Physics.Seo Hyung KimOliver Alan PechenikThe Alfred ElliottMemorial TrophyFor self-sacrifice and devotion tothe best interests of his teams,regardless of skill.Ryan Christopher WalshThe Gorham PalfreyFaucon PrizeEstablished in 1911 and awardedto members of Class I for demonstratedinterest and outstandingachievement in history and socialscience.Jonathan Michael GarrityNoah Joshua LawrenceCharles Emerson RiggsJulia Elizabeth SchlozmanKatherine Wang WhitmanThe Benjamin FosdickHarding Latin PrizesAwarded on the basis of aseparate test at each prize level.Level 5: Caitlin Barry-HeffernanLevel 4: Elizabeth RegardStarkLevel 3: Nathaniel StetsonThe Modern LanguagesPrizesAwarded to those students who,in the opinion of the Department,most exhibit the qualitiesof academic excellence, enthusiasticparticipation, and supportof fellow students, both in classand outside.M. Ross BloomCatherine Diane BuzneyJulia Cohen ChapmanSara Leslie PulitEmma Marie SandoRaphel Stephen MarinoVaglianoThe Milton Academy ArtPrizesAwarded for imagination andtechnical excellence in his or herart and for independent and creativespirit of endeavor.Mae Diana RyanRandolph Jonathan RyanEmma Marie SandoAdam Simonsen Walker39 Milton Magazine

Graduates’ Weekend 2005The “Dare to BeTrue” LuncheonHonored Speaker:John Noble, M.D. ’55From global to local, from laboratoryto urban outpatientclinic, from teaching to writing,from inner-city teenagerswho wanted to deal with addiction,to Siberian tuberculosispatients who wanted to curetheir disease, John Noble hasbeen a driver.Beyond the literal idea of“Dare to be true” Milton“forced us to think about corevalues,” John says. He nameseight “Dare to be true” valuesor principles based in hisMilton experience that haveinfluenced major decisionsduring his “five decades on thetrail”: continuing growth andrenewal; loyalty and commitment;do your best; be prepared;leadership and teamwork,respect for order andone another; equanimity andconfidence; clear-headedthinking.The highlights of John’s professionalendeavors bear outhis convictions:• As a Public Health Serviceofficer, he worked with theWorld Health Organizationglobal smallpox eradicationprogram.• He directed the CDC laboratorythat improved the differentialdiagnosis of smallpox.• He returned from the lab tothe world of practicing physicians,and delved into healthservices and systems fordelivering care.• While serving as the superintendentof the MiddlesexCounty Hospital, he establisheda residential until forteenage quadriplegics, someof whom ultimately attendedMassachusetts BayCommunity College.• In Siler City, North Carolina,he introduced medical studentsto real-world practice,piloting the community orientationfor medical practicethat proved to be invaluable,as he helped develop similarservices in the Boston’sinner city.• Wrote and edited a textbookon primary care.• For the past 27 years hehas developed curricula ininternal medicine that willoptimally train young physiciansat Boston Universityto serve inner-city and highriskpatients in othercommunities.• Healthcare for the HomelessProgram is one of hisprogram’s most successfulendeavors as well as developingcommunity-based teachingin seven communityhealth centers.• The American College ofPhysicians has understandablytapped John, appointinghim as Commissioner on theBoard of the Joint Commissionof Accreditation ofHealth Care Organizations.• He continues as a consultantfor this organization’s internationalsubsidiary, developingstandards for HIV, tuberculosisand maternal-childhealth care.Several strong themes coursethrough John Noble’s professionallife: his love of science;his desire to use it to changelives; his attitude toward exhilaratingchallenge; his energy;his keen sense of emergentpossibilities. John began with adetermination to make a difference,and to work where theneed was great. He did that,throughout a career thatdemonstrates the remarkablydiverse applications of medicine.John’s voice was bothcredible and compelling on“Dare to be true.”40 Milton Magazine

1 Llewellyn Howland ’552 Derick Fay ’853 JaQuie Parmlee-Bates ’85 withElise Wanger ’074 Class of 1955: front (left to right)Llewellyn Howland, Bill Crowell,Tony Marlow; back (left to right)Parky Damon, Paul Robinson, GilButler, Ellis Waller; kneeling, afuture Miltonian5 (Left to right) Evan Hughes ’94,Jesse Johnson, Claire HughesJohnson ’90, Heather Hauser,Doug Dohan ’90, SarahBurley ’906 (Left to right) Elizabeth Carroll’95, Justin Bowers ’95, LarryPollans (art history faculty)7 Cousins Nancy Burley Chase ’50and Sarah Burley ’901324 56 741 Milton Magazine

1 Class of 2000: front (left to right):Leslie Wade, Matt Heck, AnnaBulbrook, Prue Hyman, AshleyCarter; back: Brent Bucknam2 Bill Musto, Lauren Musto ’95,Peter Brooks ’953 Doreen Ho ’95 and Mike Sze4 (Left to right) Melissa Domizio’00, Eugene Izumo ’00, LeslieWade ’00, Elizabeth Weir ’005 Class of 1985: (left to right) BlythTaylor Lord, Laurence GeorgeChase, Tara Parel Wilson, RachaelWeber Sabates, Mary MarkisKraczkowsky, Sarah Smith Gerritz6 Class of 2000 with MarkHilgendorf and Laurel Starks7 Doris Kim ’85 with Danielle andMadeline8 Brad Richardson ’48 and FrankMillet1234 56 7 842 Milton Magazine

11 Robin Robertson with the MiltonMustang2 John Noble ’55 with Kitty StinsonCarleton ’553 Members of the Class of 1995enjoy an evening under the tent.4 Old friends share dinner underthe tent.5 (Left to right) NicholasStephenson ’75, Jenni Stephensonand Clinton Loftman ’756 Families enjoyed activities includingmake-your-own-sundae andface-painting.7 Bryan Cheney with RoberdeauCallery DuBois ’45 and her husband,Arthur DuBois ’41234 56 743 Milton Magazine

11 Nancy Burley Chase ’50 (center)enjoys a student-led tour2 Allan Jean-Baptiste (Class of2008) with Daphne Abeel ’553 Class of 1985 (left to right) J.R.Torrico, Dan Tangherlini, JoseRobledo, Derick Fay, BryanCheney (faculty), Doug Jones,Mike Choi4 Trustee panel on Milton’s presentand future includes Head ofSchool Robin Robertson, WarrenMcFarlan ’55 and Tracy PunPalandjian ’895 Class of 1990 women poseon the quad6 Facing front: Barney Corning ’80,(clockwise from Barney) MoryCreigton ’80, Dave Williams ’80,Angela Corning7 (Back to front) Ashley Carter ’00,Andrew Lapham ’00, MerrilFeather ’00234 56 744 Milton Magazine

The Head of SchoolMilton’s MagazineAs long as journalism is the topic of the hour, graduatesmay want to know where Milton Magazine stands inthe universe of its peers.Milton Magazine earned a grand gold medal, one of onlythree medals awarded nationwide this year by CASE (theCouncil for Advancement and Support of Education) forindependent school alumni magazine excellence—and theonly grand gold medal, which signifies an entry as a modelof excellence for peer schools. In 2004 and 2003, the magazinewon a gold and silver medal respectively, and eachyear that award was the highest designation in the category.Milton Magazine, formerly the Milton Bulletin, has been incontinuous publication since May 1920.The magazine as Cathy Everett, editor, and HeatherSullivan, associate editor, will readily tell you, is based on aclear mission statement and strongly held beliefs aboutMilton graduates. Milton graduates read, think, care, andare intensely engaged with the world, and the magazine istestimony to their many commitments. Our alumnidemonstrate the myriad ways that individuals find “meaningfullifetime success,” in the language of the School’smission statement.The Milton Magazine’s mission is succinct: Through qualitywriting and photography, and the discussion of importantand thought-provoking ideas, it increases awareness ofthe School’s sustained excellence and distinguishing features.It celebrates the role of alumni in public life and inthe life of the School. The magazine tracks Milton’s history,while increasing awareness of the School’s traditions andhighlighting new developments.The awards the magazine has earned are, by extension, atribute to all of you, and to your willingness to share yourlives with each other, and connect them with today’s studentsand their Milton experience. Please join me in celebratingthe pursuit, and in this case the achievement, ofexcellence.Robin Robertson45 Milton Magazine

Faculty PerspectiveAn odyssey:Embracing life during a time of lossDavid Peck, Performing Arts Department ChairI was about 25 miles south ofNacogdoches, 120 miles out of Houston.This was the first full day of a 2,000-mileride to Boston. The temperature was 37degrees and it was raining lightly. The previousday the weather had been gloriousas I waited impatiently for my helmet toarrive a full six days after it had been dispatchedfrom Milton. With temperaturesin the high 70s, a shakedown ride aroundGalveston Island wearing a borrowed helmethad passed the time and convincedme that the machinery was in excellentcondition. Formations of pelicansskimmed the wave tops as I rode on awarm, desolate beach, stopping to chatwith a solitary fisherman who had beenpulling trout and bluefish from thesewaves since his daddy taught him how.A week before, on eBay, I had found abeautiful Yamaha Virago 1100 in Texasand, after the usual negotiations withmyself about funds and priorities, placed abid. Once the bidding closed, I was committedto picking up the motorcycle andbringing it to Milton during spring vacation.This would be a replacement for mycurrent ride, a somewhat older andincreasingly unreliable Virago that I hadridden home from Pittsburgh and then allover New England and Prince EdwardIsland during 2004. Now, with a tiny packtent and a sleeping bag, I was going to beself-contained, capable of stopping almostanywhere. In addition, I had friends scatteredall over the region who would behappy to put me up for a day or so. Theusual temperature in the South in Marchis perfect for riding and, after a few daysof wandering byways, I figured I had agood shot at a break in the weather towardthe north. At the first reasonable opportunityI would dart across the Mason-DixonLine and be next to my own radiatorbefore the demons of late New Englandwinter had a chance to notice me. In thelanguage of dramatic criticism, this isknown as hubris.It turns out that Dixie has some late winterdemons of her own, and with theweatherman predicting heavy rain andtemperatures stuck at 20 degrees belownormal for the season, camping was out ofthe question. There was nothing for it butto start my dash immediately or spenddays huddled in inexpensive hotels, watchingMarch Madness on TV as my newprize slowly rusted outside.Which brings us back to U.S. Route 59,south of Nacogdoches. My hands andknees were cold already, just an hour outof the Livingston Inn and with at leastnine hours to go before Memphis. I couldfeel the storm moving up behind me, apredicted two-inch downpour for the GulfCoast. On the other hand, the redbudtrees were defiantly in bloom and the sunwas occasionally burning a hole in themist, spreading an unearthly radiance overthe rolling hills of early morning EastTexas.I thought of Mary Della. On the occasionof our 30th anniversary she had given mea gift-wrapped book and a small envelope.The book was one she knew I wanted,Rogue Nation—nice but not terriblyromantic. I opened the note. “OK, a bookis pretty cheap for 30 years. So here is thereal gift. (Even cheaper) My permission toget a bike. Stay alive. Love, MD.” Within amonth I was riding my first motorcycle—very carefully—determined to heed herinstruction. Four months later she wassuddenly gone, the victim of an internalhemorrhage, and her note took on theaspect of dark irony. Still, I rode the bikeconstantly and still carefully, though I wasnot quite sure why. When the time cameto carry Mary Della’s ashes to Maine, theyrode on the back of the Virago. I learnedthat you can scream, rant, curse, weep andgenerally carry on in a full-face helmet at70 miles an hour and no one will notice.That was often a comfort.Now, alone on a distant, frigid highwaywith only names on the map to look forwardto for days, I needed to define thistrip in some way that would rescue it fromthe inevitable tedium and grinding fatiguewhich lay ahead. Given the wind chill at70 miles an hour, even very good gloveswill not keep fingers from going slightlynumb after an hour or so of cold-weatherriding. If I was going to stay alive, I couldnot afford to let my mind freeze up aswell. I began working on the problem ofremaining alert. Separating one momentfrom the next. For an actor that meansgetting specific. Really seeing, noticingintensely, waking up your interior by connectingto the exterior. And for a biker theexterior is immensely rich. The sound ofthe engine, the state of your body on thebike, the surface of the road and how thetires and shocks are dealing with it, crosswinds,every detail of the traffic aroundyou, vibration, airflow through your helmet,potential hazards, and the constantlyscrolling landscape.46 Milton Magazine

I began to inventory the sensations. Firstthe feedback from the bike itself. Steadyand satisfying. Then the weather. Mist onmy facemask. Droplets migrating to theedge of my windscreen. Super-cooled airprobing the layers of my protective clothing,tugging and buffeting. The little,blessed heat rising from the engine towarm me. And, finally, the imminentworld of a new road in an unfamiliar partof the country. The clouds receded slightlyand the rain abated and the world camealive, not because visibility improved butbecause I had begun to see with fresheyes, to listen with curious ears and towelcome sensation for the pure joy ofbeing free on a road I had never riddenbefore.Faces in nearby cars became interesting,inviting speculation about what it must belike to live in this particular place anddrive this road to work every morning ofthe workweek.Suddenly I heard Mary Della whisper inmy ear, “Stay alive,” and the milesbetween me and Milton changed theiraspect. Like life they were a gift, not anobstacle standing between me and warmthand comfort.I have the anniversary note sitting next tomy computer as I type. In retrospect, Iknow that many of the miles during thenext four days flowed together with nothingto distinguish them in memory. But inthe living, I know that they were amongthe most vivid of my life. For instance, it istrue that the highway between mile markers26 and 27 on Route 30 in Arkansaswas distinguished from that between 27and 28 only by the different versions of“Sweet Georgia Brown” I was improvisingat full throat in my helmet as I traveledover each. Then, at mile marker 29, I ranout of gas and, in the process of getting tothe nearest station, I met a crusty oldArkansan who gave me a ride in hisancient pickup truck. Wreathed in cigarettesmoke that almost obscured theproud glint in his eye, he reminded methat this little town, Hope, was the birthplaceof Bill Clinton. Later, walking backto the bike with my thumb out, I wasastounded when a 16-wheeler careenedDavid Peck on the shores of Galveston Islandacross two lanes and finally came to a stop500 yards down the highway. As I clambered,breathless, into the cab, I opinedwith a grin that I was simply too old to berunning that far and that I was hardlyworth his time since I only needed a rideof a mile or so. I asked my host where hewas coming from and he said, “Serbia.” Itwas a brief but very engaging ride steepedin generosity of spirit and laughter.During the following days, I met a galleryof engaging characters in conveniencestores, truck stops, motel lobbies, smalltownlibraries and state-maintained reststops. Between Memphis and Knoxville, Imanaged to master the task of stacking allthe states of the union in alphabeticalorder. I remembered hitchhiking the samehighway during a blizzard on ChristmasEve day of 1963, a young Marine headinghome on leave from San Diego. This timethe snow came in the mountains of southwestVirginia, swirling around the speedingbike and dancing circles on the pavementwithout sticking. It was glorious andinvigorating and made the roaring fireplaceat a rest stop almost impossible toabandon when the time came. Anotherfireplace in the home of Milton parents innorthern Virginia thawed me out thatevening, and my computer bag still smellslike wood smoke.The next morning the sun was warm onmy helmet for a few idyllic hours, and Idiscovered a completely unmarked andfascinating ruin of a 19th-century stoneinn on a quiet, country road. When Istopped at an elementary school in thenearby village to inquire about its history,I found that no teacher or administrator inthe entire school lived in the town. In fact,they all drove in from West Virginia eachday to teach the children of parents whospent their days working 50 miles away inWashington, D.C.The ride through Maryland, Pennsylvania,New York, and especially Connecticut,became progressively colder, and when theVirago glided to its new berth onRandolph Avenue, it was with honestrelief but a deep sense of well-being that Ibegan lifting off the luggage. Mary Dellahad given me the means for bringing theworld so close that I must continueembracing it even during a time of loss.The trick, of course, is to stay alive off thebike as well as on.47 Milton Magazine

Post ScriptPost Script is a department that opens windows into the lives and experiences of your fellow Milton alumni.Graduates may author the pieces, or they may react to our interview questions. Opinions, memories,explorations, reactions to political or educational issues are all fair game. We believe you will find yourMilton peers informative, provocative and entertaining. Please email us with your reactions and yourideas—cathy_everett@milton.edu.Milton is far from Hollywood:The making of a screenwriterHadley Davis Rierson ’89Milton is far from Hollywood. I know this becauseI have traveled from Logan to LAX with my infant son intow (six hours, 19 minutes). Los Angeles, however, is notjust far in the literal sense. People look different here. OnRodeo Drive, I have yet to spot an authentically rumpledoxford shirt—the I-just-rolled-out-of-bed-and-picked-thisup-off-the-floortimeless fashion statement that Miltonianshave long and effortlessly sported crossing Centre Street.Furthermore, last I checked, most Milton teachers can stillmove their eyebrows. But what struck me most when Imoved to Southern California and went to work in theentertainment business—and what still strikes me today—is the flagrant disregard for the correct use of the object ofthe preposition. “Between you and I” (as they say), variouswho-and-whom violations are as rampant as car chases onthe 10 o’clock news. To be a bit more blunt: what counts isnot how well you are educated (or if you are educated atall), but rather whether the movie or television programyou have acted in, directed, written or produced is a success.As I said before, Milton is far from Hollywood. Howis it then that I attribute my screenwriting career toMilton?For one, you can’t be a Hollywood screenwriter if you can’tpitch your movie, and in order to pitch your movie youhave to be able to communicate well. That DreamWorksexecutive may have just returned from a languorous lunchat the Palm. He may have chomped one too many bites offilet mignon and he may have downed one too many martinisat the Tom Cruise premiere the night before. Not tomention he may have more than a touch of “SesameStreet” generation ADD. You must grab him—immediately.You must help him focus by giving him an overview ofyour movie. And then you must, for 10 minutes, tell himyour story. Your story has to be thoughtfully structured; ithas to have a beginning, a middle and an end; that endneeds to leave an impression (big finish) and you, thescreenwriter, have to be animated (remember the languorouslunch) and convincing (notice the Harvard diplomaon his wall). Yes, it helps to be poised and to appearconfident. This is, after all, a performance. Sound familiar?It should. The Hollywood Pitch is, essentially, the MiltonAcademy Fourth Class Talk.Every time I pitch I think of my Fourth Class Talk—because every time I pitch I am scared. I was especiallyscared when I had to pitch my first movie, Ice Princess, tothe president of Walt Disney Pictures. The stakes werehigh. If I impressed her, I would officially become a workingscreenwriter. If not, it would be back to square one.But, scared as I was, I was not—and could never be—asterrified as I was at age 14, in braces, standing sweatypalmedbefore the boy I prayed would ask me to “slowdance” and the rest of the Fourth Class. This is the geniusof the Fourth Class Talk. You are made to speak publicly atyour most awkward and at your most insecure. Public48 Milton Magazine

Hadley Davis Rierson ’89speaking is difficult for many people but it will never beas difficult as it was when you were in ninth grade. In caseyou are curious, my talk was about smiling (I believe itbegan “smile and the whole world smiles with you”) andI grinned and bore it and received an A–.As you have surmised from the talk of the boy and theslow dancing, I did not have an overabundance of socialconfidence at Milton. I was not a sophisticated New YorkCity–bred boarding student. I was not an athlete with muscularcalves and a field hockey stick in hand. I was notblonde (I am now). I had (and still have) what I consider tobe an imperfect nose. Thanks to my Milton teachers, however,there was one arena where I had plenty of confidence:the classroom.My Milton English teachers nurtured confidence in mywriting. This is not to say J. C. Smith or Mr. Zilliax werenurturing. They were tough critics. When I had not livedup to my potential, their disappointment alone was crushing.But when I met or exceeded their impossibly highexpectations, like the time Mr. Zilliax read my paper onThe Turn of the Screw (ending with my analysis that “the governess’sscrew was, in fact, ‘loose’”) aloud, I felt, well, brilliant.Now, on days when writer’s block takes hold and Icannot write a sentence, I think of Mr. Zilliax. I was goodenough for John Zilliax for God’s sake! He read a paperaloud for God’s sake! I have to be good enough for somerun-of-the-mill Hollywood executive.Knowing you can write and knowing how to sit down andwrite are not the same, however. Milton taught me to dothe work. Each time I stare at 120 blank pages (the lengthof a screenplay), I get the Milton exam pit in my stomach.People are counting on me to write 120 pages of wordsfrom my own imagination! No, wait, they are not justcounting on me; they’re paying me! The reason I stopshort of a full-blown anxiety attack is that thanks to Milton,and all those blue books, I know how to manage my time.I outline my scripts much like I outlined my U.S. historyterm paper for Alan Proctor. I map out how many scenesI need to tackle each day to meet my deadline and trudgeforward until 120 blank pages become 120 completedpages and I get to type the wonderful words “The End.”This brings me to the end of my essay. As I said before,I attribute my Hollywood writing career to Milton. Incidentally,between you and me, my characters never confusewho and whom.Hadley Davis Rierson has written for the television shows “Dawson’sCreek” and “Spin City” and is the author of a book: DevelopmentGirl: The Hollywood Virgin’s Guide to Making It in the MovieBusiness (Doubleday). Ice Princess, her first feature film, wasreleased by Walt Disney Pictures in March 2005. She is currentlyworking on a movie for Warner Bros.49 Milton Magazine

Post ScriptTreasures in unexpected places:Caring for discoveries at HarvardEmmy Norris ’62Imagine opening the door to a utility closet and findingon a shelf inside some long-forgotten film footage of theelderly Pierre-Auguste Renoir. The artist is seated in awheelchair, talking to his dealer and to his model. Withhim are Ambrose Vollard, his dealer, and “La Boulangère,”his longtime model and servant. It is the only knownfootage of Renoir; it is also the only known film of anyFrench impressionist. The film was found because a phonecall to a retired department administrator jogged her memoryof an old film canister up on a shelf behind the Dranoand the paper towels.This happened in May 2001 at Harvard University. But itcould happen anywhere.Old institutions like Harvard often have a bewildering varietyof objects that are not catalogued. There is little informationon works owned by its various units; they sometimesdisappear or suffer considerable environmental damagebecause nobody is looking out for them. Such objectsmay be works of art, antique furniture and carpets, silvertrophies, donations that should be tracked, and other itemsof monetary, artistic or cultural interest. Their acquisitionby its nature has been haphazard. It shouldn’t be a surprisethat the documentation has been haphazard as well.I first became interested in these scattered objects when Iwas a curator at the Harvard University Art Museums.Assorted Harvard-owned artworks, frequently called“orphans” by museum staff because they were undocumentedand unsupervised, would arrive for conservationtreatment after somebody noted a torn canvas or damagedsculpture or butter on a painting in a dining room. Theworks were treated and then sent back, since the art museums,overwhelmed with their own collections, could notundertake managing additional objects.The most famous example of neglect was a series ofmurals painted by Mark Rothko. In the early 1960s, theartist completed a series of large “color field” murals oncommission from Harvard, in the penthouse of HolyokeCenter, the university’s chief administration building.Rothko bought cheap paints, and the light levels in thepenthouse were high. Nobody checked on the muralsbecause there was no procedure in place to do so, and theygradually deteriorated. By the ’70s, the murals’ rosy colorshad faded from excessive light exposure and the effect wassomething like an x-ray of the originals. The murals arenow stored at the Fogg Art Museum, but their colors haveessentially died.It seemed to me that it was high time for the university tomanage these unsupervised objects scattered throughoutthe campus, and I was interested in doing the job myself.In 2000, armed with facts, figures and photos, I persuadedHarvey Fineberg, former university provost, to fund a survey.The selling points were numerous: good inventory50 Milton Magazine

Emmy Norris is a prowler for “cultural properties” at Harvard,preserving and insuring important artifacts.control; improved alumni and development relations; alertingof departments to the presence of significant works;information for the general public; clarification of legal status;documentation for the insurance office; and, of course,periodic supervision. In many cases, Harvard did not knowwhat it had. People retire and take stories with them; whatone person considers disposable may in fact have considerablevalue; something that was “always there” appreciatedgreatly in value over the centuries.The survey of these objects, called “cultural properties” forlack of a better word, has just been completed after threeyears. Now that Harvard knows what it has, we can workwith the information to make policy decisions as to theirtreatment, deaccession, publicity and so forth.The work itself was simple: I went with an assistantthrough Harvard properties with a tape measure, laptopcomputer and digital camera. We worked building bybuilding, having first contacted department heads andbuilding managers. We asked for their suggestions as towhat to include and then we took a look around. It isalways worth taking a personal look; only with physicalinspection can it be determined what is important, what isdeteriorating, and what is in the wrong place. We gatheredbasic museum information—object type, artist, title, century,materials used, donor, measurements, etc.—as well as adigital photo. If the object was deteriorating or neededextra security, we flagged that entry and advised the departmentin charge. The survey has taken us to Sutton Islandand Kittery Point in Maine, Washington, D.C., numeroussites west of Boston—including historic houses, an oldNIKE missile site, the Harvard Forest and the Oak RidgeObservatory—as well as the campuses in Cambridge,Boston and Allston. The database contains some 3,500objects from all parts of Harvard except for the Law School,which prefers to keep its own records.We never knew what would turn up, and so the vague definitionof “cultural properties” expanded as we went along.Examples include Josiah Quincy’s walking stick; Edward R.Murrow’s beat-up old desk; a beautiful old surveyor’sinstrument; gorgeous stained glass and late-19th-centurytiles; 19th-century teaching aids; the football that won the1920 Rose Bowl; Civil War–era baseballs; and buggies andsleighs.Information about these objects has been most useful tovarious departments of the university. This would be trueat other sites, where valuable objects are not tracked. Somany fine things disappear from old institutions; I thinkparticularly of private schools, colleges and private clubs.I urge those involved with these to take a closer look andtake appropriate action, rather than waiting to close thebarn door until the horse is stolen.Reach Harvard’s curator of unexpected discoveries atenorris@camaid.harvard.edu.51 Milton Magazine

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A collection of symbols, none more belovedthan the individual wearing or bearing them:Frank Millet at graduation, 2005.53 Milton Magazine

OnCentreStudents’ Gala Nets $10,000 for Tsunami Victims“Figuring out the total of whatwe had raised was overwhelming,”said Alex Desaulniers ‘07,of Rockland, Maine. The studentTsunami Relief Coalition cappedits semester-long fund-raisingefforts with a gala event inKellner Performing Arts Center’sPieh Commons, raising morethan $10,000 that was directedto Habitat for HumanityInternational, for new housingin the tsunami-affected areas.The students’ efforts started onthe first day back at School afterwinter break.“I live on the coast,” Alex said.“So do my grandparents and myaunt and uncle. All I could thinkwas if something like that happenedto me, I would hopesomeone would help me out—with a house, at least. I watchedthe small tents going up andthought about people crowdinginto them to live for months andmonths. Housing is such a basicneed.”Susannah Burrage ’07 and SaraPulit ’05 returned to School withthe same drive to help. The threegirls consulted with AndreaGeyling, faculty community servicedirector, Hope Rupley, studentactivities director, and withstudents from other concernedclubs and activity groups, andthe Tsunami Relief Coalitionformed. Students began raisingfunds immediately.The group, however, did notwant the idea of the victims’need to disappear over the wintermonths, knowing that itwould remain urgent. Theypicked May for the gala, thendivided into committees to carryout the work of a spectacularnight with great food and studententertainment. The groupmet every Friday throughout thewinter and spring to keep tabson the details that would makethe evening a success.“More people came than I everthought would—boarding studentsand parents, day studentsand parents—and they had agreat time,” Alex said. The jazzcombo played and so did “TinSiblings” (a student chambergroup); Alison Brace played thepiano, and Steve Wagner playedthe violin. Donations from localvendors and faculty bakers supplementedthe School food servicefor the gala fare.Alex knew that the $10,000 totalfrom tickets, the raffle, the silentauction, donations, and earlierclub fund raisers would helpHabitat for Humanity extend thework of house-building in animportant way. Groups whoseefforts contributed to the totalincluded: Young Republicans,Asian Society, Middle School,Jewish Student Union andChristian Fellowship, CommonGround, Community Service,F.L.A.G. (Young Democrats) andTheatre Tech Crew.The Tsunami Relief Coalition at Milton: back row, left to right: Alison Brace, Jessica Heitman, Rachel Bechek, AlexandraDesaulniers, Rachel Konowitz, Susannah Burrage, JungMin Lee, Olivia Greene, Rachel Nagy; front row, left to right:Zachary Schwab, Lara Yeo, Ali Martin, Alicia Driscoll.54 Milton Magazine

Middle School Tackles Complex Problems on “Focus Days”Focus Days—occasional, intense,interdisciplinary days of handsonlearning—are one of theinnovations today’s MiddleSchool students experience atMilton. Scheduling a full daywhen all faculty and studentswork together on manyapproaches to a challenging andcomplex issue is possiblebecause of structural changes:Milton now has a discreteMiddle School division. Grades6 through 8 at Milton now havetheir own space, faculty, schedule,assemblies and traditions.Students’ pre-adolescent developmentalneeds are served by afull-time counselor, and aMiddle School athletic directormanages a program thatrequires every student to play ona team. Middle School studentscan choose to be involved inspeech, drama, chorus and communityservice at their owngrade levels, and the older twogrades participate in a speciallydesigned life skills curriculumthat takes on the key concerns ofthis age group.Last April’s Earth Day was agreat success as a Focus Day,students and faculty agreed.Eighth-grade studentsresearched renewable energysources that can supplement fossilfuel: hydrogen fuel cells,wind energy, solar energy andgeothermal energy, for example.A representative from the stateoffice of sustainable energy,kicked off the day. Following thelecture, students hosted anEnergy Fair, where they displayedand presented theirresearch of alternative energies.In a mock Congress, studentspresented, debated and voted onalternative energy bills. Everyoneat the Middle School was part ofthe action as they will be for theFocus Day series that takesshape this year.For Middle School news, go tothe dedicated Middle School portionof www.milton.edu, whereyou’ll find updates on activities,visiting speakers and more aboutGrades 6–8.Shakespearean Great Sir Derek JacobiPerforms Hamlet’s soliloquy at MiltonBritish actor Sir Derek Jacobi, aprotégé of Sir Laurence Olivier,taught master classes to studentsand delivered a performancelectureat Milton Academy onMay 11 and 12. Sir Derek’s stageroles have included UncleVanya, Oedipus Rex and Hamlet.Recent film credits includeGladiator and Gosford Park.“I find acting much easier thanthe real world,” Sir Derek toldMilton community members inKing Theatre May 12. “In thereal world, you don’t know howit ends.”Sir Derek concluded his hourand-a-halflecture by deliveringHamlet’s “To be or not to be”soliloquy and Prospero’s“farewell” to a standing ovation.Sir Derek’s trip to Milton waspart of the Melissa DilworthGold ’61 Visiting Artist series,which commemorates Melissa’slife and interests by bringinginternationally recognized artiststo campus. As part of the series,each visiting artist also spendstime with public school students:Sir Derek delivered a talkat Milton High School.Derek Jacobi and friends55 Milton Magazine

World-Class Musicians Performing in Straus LibraryThe Gratwick Concert Series celebrates 75 yearsNew students, faculty andfriends learn about Milton’sannual musical phenomenon—the Gratwick Concert—throughJean McCawley. For more thanfive decades, she has patiently,passionately explained that “theperformance series, a gift to theschool, was established byMitchell Gratwick, a formerAcademy faculty member, inmemory of his wife KatharinePerkins Gratwick, a cellist, Girls’School Class of ’24.” Fostered byfamily members, the series hascontinued unbroken for 75 years.Designated primarily to give studentsthe rare opportunity tohear world-class artists in anintimate setting, the concert isheld in Straus Library, wherehalf the room is reserved forstudents.Since her retirement from thefaculty in 1989, Miss McCawleyhas made a cameo appearance inthe music classrooms to preparestudents for the concert ahead.She can relate many tales ofinteractions with famous musicians,but her visits to studentmusicians prior to the concertset the tone and create enthusiasmand anticipation. MissMcCawley remains involved inthe selection of future musiciansand on the committee thatmeets each spring to administerthe endowed series.Part of Gratwick’s charm is itssetting: Straus Library is an elegantroom in a handsome andwell-proportioned Georgianstructure. Dark wood paneling,brass chandeliers, leather furniture,grand window casements,abundant floral arrangements,and a palpable sense of historyconspire to create the perfectatmosphere for music. The concertsare often on a Sunday afternoonin April with budding treesand the promise of spring justoutside the windows.Katharine Perkins Gratwick ’24, inspiration for 75 years of beautiful musicAfter experiencing their firstconcert, Milton students trulyunderstand the Gratwick opportunity.Stephen Wagner ’08, atalented musician, feels that “theGratwick Concert is a great experiencefor the students and facultyof Milton. The concert is achance for students in theorchestra to see what can beaccomplished on an instrumentthrough practice and perseverance,and for the Milton communityto gather and enjoy themagic of great classical music.The Gratwick concert is trulyone of the best events Miltonhas to offer.” The list of performersin the series has set anextraordinary example for aspiringMilton musicians throughthe years.Dr. Donald Dregalla, chair of theMusic Department, missed theGratwick Concert during his firstyear at Milton Academy (1980).“What struck me, when I lookedat my first program,” he said,“was the list of artists that hadperformed on this series.“From Piatigorsky and the TrappFamily Singers, through BennyGoodman and Lynn Harrell, Iwas amazed and quite frankly alittle embarrassed. How could Ihave missed last year? Sincethen, only my travel during twosabbaticals has kept me awayfrom concerts. The Gratwickconcerts are certainly one of themusical highlights of my year.“Over the past 25 years, I haveheard some wonderful music inStraus Library. I feel fortunateto work in a school that offerssuch events. Not only do theseconcerts offer students andfriends of Milton Academy thechance to hear great music, butalso to meet and chat with theserenowned musicians. Somemusicians have been friendlyand gracious, others less so, butall have beeen unique. I remembervividly holding AnnieFischer’s cigarette while she wasbarely able to walk up to thepiano and play. But then, boy didshe play! Taking the EmersonString Quartet for a late dinnerin Chinatown after their performancewas another more tangentialhighlight of these events.Last year the duo of Isserlis andHough played one of the bestconcerts that I can remember.Their vitality and energy infectedthe crowd around them. I canstill remember how they weregreeted as if they were rock starsby Milton Academy students atthe reception afterwards in PiehCommons.“For me these concerts are aboutone wonderful person and hisgenerous gift to our School. Dr.Gratwick must have been a personwho had a tremendous lovein his heart, both for Katharineand for Milton Academy. I lookforward to many more of theseyearly events. We continue towork hard to make sure that Dr.Gratwick’s gift is always showcasedat its best. We can do noless for such a gift from theheart.”While all the underlying elementsof the Gratwick experiencehave remained constant—Straus Library, excellence of performers,reception following theconcert, student emphasis—small details have changed toimprove the experience. Chairshave been rented to avoidsqueaky distractions, artists havebeen encouraged to hold a masterclass or discussion with stu-56 Milton Magazine

Gratwick Performersdents prior to the concert, andthis year, the Gratwick committeehas agreed to use part of thefund’s annual yield to providetwo Boston Symphony Orchestraseason tickets formerly given bya recently deceased alumnus.The tickets are dispersedthrough a careful system toallow the maximum number ofstudents to attend each year.Sharing musical enrichmenteven further is characteristic ofthe Gratwick family.Catherine L. Farrington,Director of Stewardship1930–31 Felix Salmond1931–32 Myra Hess1932–33 Albert Spalding1933–34 The New EnglishSingers1934–35 Edward Johnson1935–36 Gregor Piatigorsky1936–37 Richard Crooks1937–38 Joseph Szigeti1938–39 Bidu Sayao1939–40 Jan Smeterlin1940–41 Trapp Family Singers1941–42 Rudolf Serkin1942–43 Gregor Piatigorsky1943–44 Yehudi Menuhin1944–45 Roland Hayes1945–46 William Primrose1946–47 Witold Malcuzynski1947–48 Dame Myra Hess1948–49 Maggie Teyte1949–50 Pierre Fourier1950–51 Dorothy Maynor1951–52 Claudio Arrau1952–53 Michael Rabin1953–54 Nicole Henriot1954–55 Richard Dyer-Bennett1955–56 Leonard Rose1956–57 Adele Addison1957–58 Rudolf Firkusny1958–59 Andrés Segovia1959–60 The Festival Quartet1960–61 Isaac Stern1961–62 Cesare Valletti1962–63 Guiomar Novaes1963–64 Leslie Parnas1964–65 Marian Anderson1965–66 Benny Goodman1966–67 The Deller Consort1967–68 Claude Frank1968–69 Roman Totenberg1969–70 Beverly Sills1970–71 Christopher Parkening1971–72 Eugene Istomin1972–73 The Beaux Arts Trioof New York1973–74 Zara Nelsova – GrantJohannesen1974–75 Waverly Consort1975–76 Alfred Brendel1976–77 Czech Chamber Soloists1977–78 Barry Tuckwell1978–79 Tashi1979–80 Lynn Harrell1980–81 Benita Valente1981–82 Russell Sherman1982–83 Juilliard String Quartet1983–84 Heinz Holliger1984–85 Jaap Schroeder1985–86 Jane Gratwick Bryden andSt. Luke’s ChamberEnsemble1986–87 The Muir String Quartetand David Deveau, Pianist1987–88 John Miller1988–89 Benjamin Luxon1989–90 Annie Fischer1990–91 Joshua Bell1991–92 Mitsuko Shirai –Hartmut Holl1992–93 Rudolf Firkusny1993–94 The Amadeus Winds –Jane Gratwick Bryden,Robert Levin1994–95 Pamela Frank –Claude Frank1995–96 Beaux Arts Trio1996–97 Eduardo Fernandez1997–98 Richard Goode1998–99 Lorraine Hunt1999–00 Christopher Krueger2000–01 Garrick Ohlsson2001–02 Emerson String Quartet2002–03 David Shifrin2003–04 The Tallis Scholars2004–05 Steven Isserlis andStephen HoughDr. Katharine (Tinka) Gratwick Baker ’55 grew up understanding the special nature of her father’s gift toMilton and continues to shepherd the Gratwick fund in its 75th year.The Gratwick Concertsby Katharine Gratwick Baker ’55During my early childhood all Iknew about the Concerts (witha capital C) was that Mum andDad disappeared once a yearfor a weekend, took a long trainride to Boston, visited thePerkins family, and apparentlyattended a wonderful, mysteriousevent at Milton Academy inmemory of Dad’s first wife,Katharine Perkins (Class of1924), after whom I had beennamed. I knew that one Concerthad taken place on thenight my little sister, Jane, wasborn (William Primrose,November 9, 1945), but mybrothers and I were never invitedto go with our parents untilthey were sure we could becounted on not to wigglethrough a two-hour program.The first Concert we wereallowed to attend was DorothyMaynor’s recital in 1950, whenI was 12 years old. I dressed upin my best dark-red velvetdress, and my brother Harrywore an elegant suit and tie (atage 14). We got to sit in a big,deep, comfortable leather sofain the very front row withMompy (Katharine Perkins’smother and our “adopted”grandmother). Dorothy Maynorstood high above us in a brilliantgreen silk dress, pouringout songs in her warm intensesoprano. The dark paneledLibrary (now Straus Hall) wasfilled with old family friends,teachers, and many older highschool students all quietly andintently listening to her.Mompy had arranged a tall vaseof flowers that stood on thepiano. She sat back in the sofa,half asleep, occasionally hummingalong or loudly whisperingto me about how much sheloved the music. In the programI read the words of MissGoodwin, who had introducedthe first Concert back in 1930:“Great music rendered in surroundingsso beautiful isexpressive of Katharine. Sheloved beautiful things andbrought beauty into all that shetouched.” I felt that beauty allaround me as a 12-year-old inthe Library with the music andthe flowers and Mompy’s smilingface.After that first moving experience,I went to all the Concertswith my family. And later, as astudent at Milton (1952 to 1955)and a music major at Radcliffe(1955 to 1959), I came to realizewhat an extraordinary opportunitymy father had given all ofus, as we have been inspired byworld-class musicians close upin a warm, musically vibrantsetting and have had a chanceto talk personally with thesemusicians after their performancesabout the meaning ofmusic in their lives.I have felt special family pridethat my sister, Jane GratwickBryden, soprano, has been oneof the performing artists threetimes (1974, 1985, and 1993)and that her husband,Christopher Krueger, flutist,was the artist in 2000. Janeand I, as well as members ofthe Perkins family, continue tobe involved with the Concertsthrough helping the schoolchoose future artists at a meetingin Milton each spring.As an adult I lived for manyyears in Washington, D.C., andalso overseas for periods oftime, but whenever possibleI’ve done everything I could toattend the Concert each year,bringing my own now grownsons when they have lived nearby,and thinking ahead to thetime when my grandchildrenwill be old enough not to wiggle,but can sit with me in oneof the big, deep, comfortableleather sofas and breathe in thebeauty.57 Milton Magazine

Alumni AuthorsRecently published worksSlave CountryAdam Rothman ‘89“Why did slavery expand in theearly national United States?”Adam Rothman ‘89 begins histightly argued Slave Country withthat deceptively simple question.Adam contends that slavery didnot merely linger after 1776 as aregrettable national embarrassment.Rather, the institutionflourished in unanticipatedways, as the slave populationmore than tripled in the 50 yearsafter independence. Adam focuseson the Deep South, where thegrowth and evolution of slaverymay have been most pronounced.In 1790, Americans,Europeans and NativeAmericans still struggled forcontrol over the region, but by1820, Louisiana, Mississippi andAlabama had each entered theUnion. Those three states producedone-quarter of the nation’scotton crop in 1820. By then,Adam argues, the region hademerged as “the leading edge ofa dynamic, expansive slaveregime incorporated politicallyinto the United States and firmlytied to the transatlantic systemof commodity exchange.” On theeve of the Civil War, of course,over 60 percent of the nation’scotton came from those threestates and close to one-third ofthe nation’s slaves lived there.The expansion of slavery in theDeep South had already shapedthe nation’s destiny.Rejecting the notion that there isone simple explanation for suchrapid and important change,Adam instead argues that “contingentglobal forces, concretepolicies pursued by governments,and countless smallchoices made by thousands ofindividuals” shaped slavery’sexpansion and evolution. Adammakes his case in clear, cleanlanguage, deftly synthesizingwhat at first appear to be widelydisparate types of evidence.For example, he shows that theevolution of international cottonand sugar markets both encouragedthe explosion of cotton productionin the Deep South andsustained the great wealth ofLouisiana’s sugar planters. Aspowerful as those market forceswere, however, Adam does notcast Americans, black or white,as helpless, nameless victims ofimpersonal economic forces. Infact, in the central chapter of thebook, Adam explores the complicatedrelationship betweensouthern leaders during the Warof 1812 and the institution thatso many of them sought to preserve.The story seems straightforwardat first. AndrewJackson’s defeat of the Red Stickmovement in the Creek War ledto the cession of 23 million acresof the Creeks’ land. Many whiteAmericans soon flocked to thatand other territory once controlledby Native Americans, andmany of those white Americanscompelled their slaves to jointhem. Jackson’s subsequent victoryover the British in NewOrleans further consolidatedAmerican control of the region.European and Native Americanfoes proved to be no matchfor the expansion of Americanslavery.Yet as Adam points out, the storyof the War of 1812 is not so simple.In the eyes of at least someAmericans, the war that ultimatelyadvanced the interests ofslaveholders seemed to put thevery institution at risk. SomeAmerican slaveholders believedthat the British would foment aslave rebellion, and in NewOrleans slaveholders stepped uppatrols to squelch any incipientinsurrection. Yet when theBritish threat became real, politicaland military leaders ultimatelycame to rely on the labor ofAfrican Americans. New Orleansorganized a militia of free menof color (commanded by whites,of course), a militia that servedenthusiastically in the war. Theplanters around New Orleansalso allowed the city to use theirslaves to build the military fortifications.Slaves, each a possiblerebel, each a possible British ally,ultimately proved essential indefending the growing institutionof slavery, the very source oftheir oppression.Andrew Jackson figures prominentlyin the later chapters, butit is Thomas Jefferson as visionaryand as president to whomAdam returns time and again.Jefferson’s dreams of the West,his purchase of Louisiana, andhis writings on slavery makehim a critical figure, and congressionalchoices about theslave trade, land sales, tariff policy,and the admission of newstates put national policy at theheart of Adam’s story. Still,Adam includes the stories of theless famous. Ethan Allen’sgrandson, it turns out, soughtwarmer climes, migrating fromVermont to Alabama. He initiallyinsisted that slavery was notnecessary for financial success.58 Milton Magazine

He changed his mind, though,soon mouthing that insidiousclaim that slavery served blackAmericans better than freedomever could. Brazilian CandidoGomez, the son of a slave andher master, endured a rather differentjourney, one with a tragicending. As Adam tells the story,Gomez’s father put him on aship bound for Guinea as a punishmentfor drunkenness.Privateers captured the ship,however, and Gomez was soldillegally in Louisiana. Gomeztried suing for his freedom, and,it comes as no surprise, failed.Slave Country is full of such stories,so even as Adam makesarguments about economicforces and political deal-making,he returns regularly to the livedexperience of the people who bychoice or by coercion shaped theDeep South.Academic historians heapedpraise on Adam for his finescholarship. By writing withpower and precision, however,Adam has made this distressingAmerican story accessible to anyengaged reader. That may be hisgreatest triumph.David Ball ’88Academic DeanSee You After theDuration: The Storyof British Evacueesto North America inWorld War IIMichael Henderson ’49Michael Henderson’s See YouAfter the Duration (Publish-America 2004) explores whyBritish parents risked sendingtheir children to safety over submarine-infestedwaters. Howwould American and Canadianfamilies and public respond tothem? What adventures wouldthe children experience andwhat would be the long-termeffects? Michael tells a tale thatis at times moving, often humorous,evoking an authentic pictureof life and attitudes 60years ago. It is a saga of separation,a story of unashamed patriotismand a contribution to theliterature of World War II.The book’s forward is by SirMartin Gilbert, who wroteChurchill’s biography. On thepublisher’s Web site, he writes,“For those who were not part ofthe saga Michael Henderson sobrilliantly recounts, there will bemyriad surprises, affectionatevignettes, warm tributes, amidthe difficulties and uncertaintiesof exile. [Michael writes] a vividportrait of the events, moods andatmosphere of a fast-moving,fearful and inspiring era.”“Those of my generation, borntowards the end of the war, areoften haunted by the thoughtof what might have happenedhad we been just a little older,”Sir Christopher Meyer, BritishAmbassador to the U.S.1997–2003 writes, “MichaelHenderson tells us in a fascinatingnarrative, filled with adventure,drama and sadness of childrentaken from their parents toa foreign land for their ownsafety.” Michael Henderson wasamong the children sent overseasduring the war. His temporarydestination and home:Milton Academy.Play Ball(et): A Life inSport and DanceR.L.F. Robinson ’48In Play Ball(et), Ralf Robinsonwrites of 50 years’ playing baseball—atHarvard, in the Navyand for the semipro team, theBelfast Merchants—and dancingprofessionally in New York, Niceand elsewhere With his wife,Swiss ballerina Jeanne-MarieAubert, Ralf formed the now 28-year-old Robinson Ballet, a professionalcompany in northernMaine. In his introduction, Ralfwrites, “Anecdotes, drawn fromover 50 years of baseball and ballet,will be on our menu. Nophilosophical or arty courses willbe served, only a stew, lightlyseasoned, with the whimsy ofeveryday professional life.”After training in New York, Ralfwent to Chicago with theChicago Ballet Opera, There, hetook classes with the formidableMiss Edna McRae. In one essay,he compares McRae to the cannonin Lord Tennyson’s “TheCharge of the Light Brigade.” Herecounts performing on the EdSullivan show. After Chicago,Ralf went to Paris to look forwork as a dancer. There, hisMilton Academy and Harvardfriend, Charlie Cabot, shows upunexpectedly and Ralf enjoys amoment as an Ivy Leaguer out todinner before returning to gruelinginstruction from a newteacher, affectionately known as“The Hatchett Lady.” Later, heand Jeanne-Marie teach inBoston—at the time when theBoston Strangler is on the loose.“Nervously, we felt that doingthe wash in the cellar laundrywas a two-man job,” he writes.In 12 essays, Ralf paints poignantcharacters from memory.Remarkably, even the friends,dancers, lovers and baseballplayers who make only cameoappearances in these tales, do sobelievably—and humorously.59 Milton Magazine

Class IV Talks:Students deliver wisdom and witMilton traditions: Completing aSenior Project. Seeing Mr. Millet’scalligraphy embellishing eachdiploma. Giving your Class IVtalk. These moments recallMilton long after graduation.The Class IV talks, five- to sevenminutespeeches given beforeyour ninth-grade peers are aMilton rite of passage—an act oftransformation (see HadleyDavis postscript, p. 48).Last spring, Tarim Chung(English department) introducedthe students who were voted bytheir peers to have given the besttalks of 2004–2005: SpencerGaffney, who talked about themental health of favorite childhoodcharacters, includingWinnie the Pooh; TonantzinCarmona, who spoke to herclassmates about the Mexican-American immigrant experienceand finding dignity in yourwork; Gordie Sayre, who questionedwidely accepted postulatesof history; Ned Pride, who(pre–Red Sox World Series win)said, “Every time we lose, winningseems more important”;Ned Morris, who spoke aboutfrivolous lawsuits, such as suitsagainst McDonald’s that claimthe company causes obesity; andSam Panarese, who detailed hisexperience as a “primitive”camper at Night Eagle.“We thank them for their brillianceand their guts,” Tarimsaid of the group.Two of this year’s favorites drewattention for their humor:From Spencer Gaffney’s“Tigger on Ritalin”:There are some things that youdo when you are young that youthink are awesome, but then yougo back and they really aren’tthat great.…I did manage to discovertwo things that remain asamazing as ever: “SesameStreet” (even though Elmo soldout) and Winnie the Pooh.When I was 2, I got a copy ofThe House at Pooh Corner frommy aunt and uncle. AlthoughPooh getting a honey jar stuckon his nose was one of the mostmemorable moments in the collection,it was always Piglet’s fascinationand fear of Woozles thatgot my attention. How could ananimal so small and so scared ofeverything in the world be fascinatedby these ferocious animals?This was one of the manygreat mysteries I set out to solvewhen I decided to reread thebook.“Pooh was a compulsiveeater, always in searchof a small smackeralof something. Piglethad anxiety disorder,Rabbit had OCD,Tigger had ADHD, Owlwas self delusional, andEeyore was extremelydepressed.”However, when I looked back atthe stories, I started noticingsome problems with my friendsin the hundred-acre woods.Problems that, when the bookwas published in 1928, were notgenerally regarded as seriousmedical conditions. Pooh was acompulsive eater, always insearch of a small smackeral ofsomething. Piglet had anxietydisorder, Rabbit had OCD,Tigger had ADHD, Owl was selfdelusional, and Eeyore wasextremely depressed. Whatchanged so that my view ofsome of my favorite children’sstory characters shifted soprofoundly?From Sam Panarese’s“Becoming a Night Eagle”:Hi. I’m Sam Panarese and Iknow how to kill a snake, thanksto Night Eagle.…Night Eagle is a“primitive” camp, where onewould learn to live as theChippewa Indians lived a thousandyears ago. I was an 11-yearoldboy who enjoyed the outdoors,so this camp seemed aperfect fit. I was intrigued thatthe only requirements were tobring a sleeping bag and aseven-inch knife. It took someconvincing but my parents finallyallowed me to go.…On opening day we drove threehours on main roads, one houron secondary roads, 30 minuteson dirt, and then we hikedanother three hours. Expectingto see a traditional “camp” scene,I was shocked to see three 22-foot teepees and a mess tent in aclearing. That was all. NightEagle was not very typical. Inlearning to live in harmony withnature, the camp’s policy wasthat clothing was optional; however,the camp was not co-ed, soI chose to wear clothes. Also,bathing was not mandatory. Wemostly swam in the leech-infestedponds if we wanted to getclean. When my parents broughtme home they made me soak ina bath many times. When I stilllooked brown, my Dad handedme steel wool and sent me backto scrub my skin off.…At Night Eagle, I did, in fact,learn many survival techniques.We lived in teepees, which slepteight around an inside campfire,for over a month. When itrained and water rushed throughthese teepees, those of us whohad followed directions and putour bags on logs didn’t get wet—I got wet…I learned how to shoota bow and arrow to catch food:cooking the food was the realchallenge. Using flint and steel,“The food left a lot to bedesired. Imagine a tofulasagna cooked on anopen fire—those wereour best meals, whichwe had on Fridays.”we started fires in the cookingpit in the middle of the messtent. The food left a lot to bedesired. Imagine a tofu lasagnacooked on an open fire—thosewere our best meals, which wehad on Fridays.…To make bison jerky, we had toconstruct a giant teepee wherewe would smoke the meat. Wetended the fire in the teepeethrough three days and threenights. One night, while walkingacross camp to tend the fire inthe pitch dark, an owl swoopeddown, screaming. I nearly peedin my breechcloth.”…The Class IV talks, of course,often focus on serious topics aswell as the lighthearted. At leastas far back as 1915, studentspracticed public speaking ontheir peers. Rosalie Florance, forexample, delivered, “Social Evilsof Today and How to ChangeThem” that year; EmilyTillinghast, quoting RudyardKipling’s “The Ballad of East andWest” in her talk, “A Day inIndia.”Ultimately, the shared experienceof giving a Class IV talkhelps stimulate students’ naturalempathy and respect for oneanother. “This process [givingthe talks],” Tarim Chung noted,“is really about creating community,in the end.”For a Web site feature, weinvite you to share memories ortranscripts of Class IV talkswith us. Please email us atMiltonMagazine@milton.edu.60 Milton Magazine

Creating Cityscapes:Third-grade studentsThird-Grade Cities. The unitstarts with a simple question,“What is in a city?” Twenty threehands shoot up. Buildings,parks, roads, stores, people,museums, ballparks and the listgrows. They continue to add tothe list and mini-discussions follow.Some know from residingin Boston, while others knowfrom visits. These students arekeen observers. We begin readingA Cricket in Times Square byGeorge Selden. Some studentsoffer perspectives of the citybased on family trips to NewYork. Susan Wheelright [theother third-grade teacher] and Ilead the students in gatheringinformation that compares differentcities. Voices of eight- andnine-year-olds are excited andbecome knowledgeable. Theirfirsthand accounts speak to theimportance of primary sourceexperiences. The next step is tovisit Boston via mass transit.The third-graders will be ingroups of five, and each groupwill seek different aspects of thecity from a scavenger hunt list.Their proof will be in a photo ofcommercial sites, residences,natural spaces, public places,cultural venues and more. Aposter detailing the hunt of eachgroup is carefully made and thegroup shares their day in thecity. Conversations about the useof space explore the need tobuild up in these highly congestedareas. Their discoveries arefresh and connected to the workpreviously done in the classroomin the Lower School.Some have parents who workdowntown, others eagerly shareinformation about a favoriterestaurant or museum. We continueto build an impressiveframework for the next event,the construction of their owncities. In groups of three, thechildren devise a plan for theirversion of a livable urban space.Conversations focus on thosenecessary components of cities.They are vigorous and sometimescontentious. In the end,they present a design forapproval by Susan and me. Afterdiscussion and revision, the studentsget down to the seriousbusiness of building. Many havethemes that reflect understandingabout geography and climate.Others contain familiarelements of U.S. and Europeancities. They work without interruptionfor a full two weeks.Once their cityscapes are completed,parents and others classesare invited to view theseimpressive projects. The thirdgraders enthusiastically describethe details that make each cityunique. These future urbanplanners know the value of acarefully considered metropolis.[Also pictured: fifth-grade studentsdisplaying their reports onendangered animals; an investigationof the properties of lightduring a light show hosted byfourth- and fifth-grade studentsin spring 2005.]Jane McGuinnessThird-Grade TeacherLower School61 Milton Magazine

Springtime 2005 Flicks:Two Milton alumni write for Hollywood’s Silver ScreenHadley Davis ’89 and DavidLindsay-Abaire ’88 were leadscreenwriters for 2005 releasesIce Princess (Walt DisneyPictures) and Robots (Blue SkyProductions), respectively.Ice Princess Takes a NewSpin on Coming-of-AgeDramaHadley’s Ice Princess, for whom ahigh school physics project leadsto a love of skating, earns praisefrom Roger Ebert in the ChicagoSun-Times for beginning with aformula to deliver a fresh, wellactedstory that allows even itsvillains to transform and discoverthemselves.“The movie, written by HadleyDavis and directed by TimFywell, starts with a formula andthen takes it to the next level,”Ebert says. “We have two obsessivestage mothers and two drivenoverachievers, and the girlswant to trade places, to thedespair of their moms.…Thisleads to more substance thanwe’re expecting, and more acting,too, since the central charactersdon’t follow the well-wornroutines supplied by the GCFD-DPO formula (Gifted ChildFollows Dream Despite ParentalOpposition). They strike outwith opinions and surprises oftheir own.”Hadley, whose screenwritingcredits include “Dawson’s Creek”and “Spin City,” recently toldThe Hingham Journal that the IcePrincess screenplay was semiautobiographical:Hadley oncedreamed of becoming a professionalballet dancer. And, likethe film’s heroine, she enjoyedspending winter afternoons skatingon a pond in New England.Hadley also told the HinghamJournal that her Milton AcademyEnglish teachers taught her howto write.Robots Delivers GreatAnimation, SlapstickHumorDavid Lindsay-Abaire ’88 is bestknown as an award-winningplaywright. His credits includeFuddy Meers, Wonder of the Worldand Kimberly Akimbo.In Variety magazine, film criticJoe Leydon writes that David’snewly released film, Robots,“inspires sufficient wondermentto impress as spectacle and generatesenough guffaws to scorewith every audience segmentexcept the most toon-averseteens. Fox and Blue Sky Studiosfollow up their 2002 smash IceAge with an even more vividlyprecise and inventively realized3-D CGI package.“Climactic clash between goodand evil feels more chaotic thancomedic, but laughs come frequentlyeven during freneticfolderol. Pic overall aboundswith clever in-jokey references toother movies—note the guestappearance by a character fromsomewhere over the rainbow—and other instances of sophisticatedwit,” Leydon writes.Outside of live theater andRobots, David has also been writingfor television and is at workon other screenplays.Anne Neely’s “Going West”Irish landscapesAnne Neely’s “Going West”exhibit in West Cork, Ireland,opened at the CatherineHammond Gallery on July 29,2005. Works in the exhibit canbe viewed at www.hammondgallery.com.Anne’s small paintings,inspired by a fellowship from theBallinglen Arts Foundation inCounty Mayo, Ireland, explorethe relationship between manand nature, gravity and weightlessness.Anne has taught Miltonstudents since 1974.From Rose Langon’s Window, 11" x 14", oil on panelDay’s End, 11" x 14", oil on linen62 Milton Magazine

New Roles for Milton Faculty MembersRichard G. HardyUpper School PrincipalRobin Robertson announced tothe faculty and students thisspring that Rick Hardy, chair ofthe English department, hadaccepted the invitation tobecome principal of the UpperSchool. The position wasappealing to Rick because of theopportunity, he said “to workclosely with a lively, bright studentbody and a talented, committedfaculty.”Rick has taught English for 24years, 22 years as a member ofMilton’s English department.Rick’s teaching has spannedGrade 7 to Class I, and he hasincorporated a love of acting anddirecting that was spawned ingraduate school at Brown withMilton students and faculty. Rickassumed the role of Englishdepartment chair in 1999.Rick’s long experience as ateacher, his leadership of thedepartment, and his service, in2000–2001, as interim UpperSchool principal, have preparedhim well “to help the faculty beinvolved effectively in decisionsthat affect the learning environment—theexperiences studentsshould have and the competenciesthey should develop.”During the coming year Rick,for instance, will guide theUpper School through a decisionabout scheduling, the identificationof the next athletic director,continued progress toward newlearning centers in science andvisual art, and an Academy-wideproject aimed at making sureour values are explicit andexpressed in student experience.During his years at Milton, hehas been a house head inFaulkner, and with his wife, Del,a member of the house facultyin Goodwin. He has coachedgirls’ JV softball, boys’ JV baseballand boys’ 4th soccer. Rick,his wife, Del, and their children,Aidan (Class I) and Owen(Grade 8) live on campus.As Robin Robertson said to facultymembers at the time ofRick’s appointment, “I am confidentthat under his leadership,we will continue to addressthoughtfully the issues importantto our future. As we work inthe Upper School to improve ouruse of time, enhance our athleticprograms and build two newacademic buildings, Rick’s capabilitieswill serve all of us well.Please join me in congratulatinghim.”Rick HardyDavid BallAcademic DeanDavid B. Ball, Milton AcademyClass of 1988, assumed the positionof academic dean this summer.David returned to Milton in1999 to join the history department,after six years on the facultyat the Montgomery Academyin Montgomery, Alabama.There, David taught UnitedStates history and coached thedebate team; ultimately, heserved as Montgomery Academy’shistory department chair,and that experience sparked aninterest in administrative work.At Milton, David taught economics,a course that had steadilygained enrollment over the lastseveral years. In addition, Davidparticipated with other membersof the department in developingand teaching Milton’s groundbreakingtwo-year course,launched in 2002—The UnitedStates in the Modern World. In2005, David served as interimchair of the History department.As in Montgomery, Davidcoached Milton’s debaters forfour years.Pursuing his interest in issuesthat were institutional in scopeand impact, David served on twotrustee committees—the BudgetCommittee and the EnrollmentCommittee. The position of academicdean held particularappeal for David, as it will allowhim to consider those broaderissues even as he focuses on theintellectual growth of MiltonDavid Ball ’88students. “What happens in theclassroom, in the lab, and inthe library defines Milton as avibrant educational community,”David notes. “The energy andtalent here make Milton a greatplace to learn, and it’s a privilegeto share in the good work thatour students and teachers do.”He was a member of theDiscipline Committee, andserved on the Senior ProjectCommittee.After Milton, David attendedPrinceton, where he earned abachelor’s degree, and DukeUniversity, where he earned amaster’s degree in history.63 Milton Magazine

Departing Faculty MembersAndreas EvriviadesMathematics Department,1972–2005Geoffrey TheobaldAcademic Dean, 2001–2005Milton Academy Faculty, 1992–2005Thank you, Andreas, for your 33years of service on the MiltonAcademy faculty in the mathematicsdepartment, where yourknowledge of the subject andyour enthusiasm for mathematicsmade you a respected colleagueand a beloved teacher.You knew all levels of mathematicsfrom Algebra I, to advancedcalculus, and taught them asexciting stories that gripped yourstudents’ imaginations. Thehours of help you generouslygave to some students endearedyou to them, just as your yearsof advising the math teamendeared you to others. YourSAT preparation sessions andyour prize-winning problembooks added to your image as ateacher. You inspired those destinedto become mathematicians,and supported andencouraged those more reluctantto develop their mathematicalabilities. In all you did, youwere driven by your love of thesubject and your love for yourstudents.Your spirit extended to the athleticfield, where you coachedyour track and soccer teams withthe same inclusive enthusiasm,both for varsity and for intramuralteams. We will miss yourfamous Milton cheers and spirit.Boom-a-Giga!Thank for including your familyin the life of the community:your wife Margie and Miltongraduates Alexi, Leo, Anne-Marie and Christina. Your family’shospitality at Milton is legendary,whether hosting GreekEaster celebrations or team celebrations,or any event worthy ofa party. Perhaps most memorablewas your palpable pride aswe celebrated with you Cyprus’membership in the EuropeanUnion: a feast to remember,complete with a toast with yourfather’s homemade sherry.Thank you for bringing thesunny warmth of Cypriot andGreek culture into NewEngland’s chill. How many students’lives were changed by thetrips you guided to Greece andCyprus? How many colleaguesand friends saw your culturethrough your eyes and understoodGreece and Cyprus in adeeper way? How many of usstood with you on the Hill of theMuses at sunset, imagining theclash of armies on the plains ofAthens below as the sun reddenedthe ancient columns ofthe Parthenon?Many years ago, you came tothis country to study mathematics;you made your home andraised your family here. We haverelied upon you for your knowledgeof mathematics as well asfor your kind and generous personality.We are grateful formore than 30 years of service toMilton Academy. Efharisto poli,Andreas. We will miss you, Mr. E.Keith Hills-PilantMathematics DepartmentAndreas EvriviadesGeoffrey TheobaldGeoff, when I think of you, thepicture that springs to mind isyour forward leaning, athleticallypigeon-toed gait, your physicalgrace, your head thrown back inlaughter. I see you in blue blazerand tie, working the crowd at anadmissions or orientation event,and I see you rushing, books inhand and a little late, acrossCentre Street to teach in WareHall. I see you standing on thestairs, against the wall in GreeleyAuditorium, reminding us thattoday is Monday not Tuesday,despite what the calendar says,and don’t forget to turn in yourgrades and comments. I see aportrait of a happily engagedman, most alive when you aremost engaged with us.You were a member of the 13-year club as a student at Milton,before you graduated cum laudeand much celebrated in 1984.You returned to Milton in 1992,after college at the University ofNorth Carolina, where you werea Morehead Scholar, and after afew years teaching at anotherschool. You have done manyjobs at Milton, all of them well.You started out as assistant deanof students and director of communityservice. Two years later,you moved into admissions workas associate director of admissionsand director of financialaid. From 1999 to 2000, youserved as director of admissions.You have taught mathematics,coached golf and girls’ soccer,served as a class dean when thatrole was called “head class advisor,”and been a dorm parent inWolcott House.One thing that is extraordinaryabout you has been your abilityto impress us as a student andthen return to lead us as a dean:not an easy change to pull off.You navigated the shoals of thatpassage from student to peer toleader with grace and tact andhumor, learning along the wayhow to be married and how tobe a father—and how to be thekind of man we admire. Yourhumility shone when you told usthat your two central concerns,teamwork and taking care ofpeople, are simply what youlearned here as a student andwhat you were trained to do hereas a dean and teacher and coach;in your modesty, you would haveus believe that your empathy,intelligence, and warmth, yourgenerosity and discipline andintegrity, are things that we havelaid upon you. But we know better.You have showed us the wayto be, with our students andwith each other.We watch you coaching yourgirls’ soccer team in passing andshooting drills, or working witha wayward Class IV boy on helpinghim understand what he’sdone and accept his responsibilityfor it. We watch you tutoringone of your geometry studentsafter class. We see a happy man.We drop by at recess or lunch orat the end of classes, and see theline of students waiting to seeyou at the office door. Some areanxious, some are sheepish,some are happily waiting to talkwith their mentor. All of them,64 Milton Magazine

Hugh R. SilbaughUpper School Principal,2001–2005whether they like what’s comingor not, know that you are goingto treat them gently and fairly.You are generous in acknowledgingand celebrating students’and colleagues’ successes, anddeeply humane in talking withthem about unfortunate truthsthat have to be addressed. Youseek and find the teachablemoment in both success andfailure. You take your occasionallumps, some of them from me,humbly and learn from yourown successes and failures.Geoff, you teach us that characteris more lasting and moreimportant than accomplishments.You model goodness andintegrity for us. You are a greatfriend and we will miss you.Hugh R. SilbaughUpper School PrincipalI sent Hugh an email, welcominghim to Milton, the day afterRobin announced his appointment.A short time later, hedecided to teach a course I chair,so our emails became more frequent,and soon we were sittingin my backyard, talking books.Hugh had used a collection ofmodern novellas at Putney andthought he would use it atMilton. “You don’t want to dothat,” I said. “The kids signed upto tackle the big books; theywon’t be happy if you walk inwith a bunch of little booksinstead.” About an hour later, Iwas on campus and saw Hughwalking out of Cox Library withA Portrait of the Artist as a YoungMan, To the Lighthouse, OneHundred Years of Solitude, andBeloved under his arm. I phonedRobin and said, “This is my kindof guy.”I was pleased, therefore, whenRobin asked me to join Hugh’scommittee studying the MiddleSchool. We met late on Wednesdayafternoons, arriving grumpyand becoming grumpier, listingall the hurdles we foresaw in creatinga new model for this partof the school. Hugh sat quietly atsuch moments, making notes,and then said, “Here are theproblems I’m hearing youdescribe. We can take care ofthis first situation by doing A orB, and the other large cluster ofissues should be manageable ifwe do D or E.” I remember thinking,“The guy’s an optimist.”I hate optimists; they make mefeel old. However, I knew Hughhad extensive experience in outdooreducation, school work programs,and other endeavorswhich required group effort forsuccess and realized I couldlearn something by watching theway he moved people to consensusin order to solve a problem.He used his talent for this challengingdynamic to study manythorny issues after the MiddleSchool Committee finished itswork. In tackling these issues—and many others that arise inthe day-to-day life of a school––he put into action a professionalisminformed by integrity andcompassion. For me, a representativemoment of this ethic cameduring the discussion of a newcourse in the English Department.As the person responsiblefor issues of staffing and budget,Hugh asked a number of toughquestions of the faculty memberproposing the course, yet, at theend of the meeting, he offeredher his hand to show that thedifficult questions had in no waybeen personal.I truly came to value that handshakeduring Hugh’s years atMilton, as it ended my weeklywalk with him and gave me asense of security in having hisfriendship, so much so that Ionce walked back downstairsfrom my classroom to his officebecause we’d forgotten that ritualwhen we’d parted company.That handshake reminded me ofmy grandfather’s generation,one for whom a handshake wasnot simply a social gesture, but ameasure of the man who stoodbehind it. I took my first measureof Hugh on the day hearrived in his trademark footwearto interview here. At theend of his conversation with facultymembers, I wrote on myevaluation form, “Anybody whowears clogs to a professionalinterview is obviously his ownman––at least from the anklesdown.” I soon discovered he washis own man from the anklesup, as well, and, while I havehad the good fortune to be hisclose friend, I am only one ofmany people at Milton who dotheir jobs better because of thethoughtful guidance which isHugh’s stock-in-trade.John Charles SmithEnglish DepartmentHugh Silbaugh65 Milton Magazine

Milton Academy Board of TrusteesWelcomes three new members…And thanks four othersAustan Goolsbee ’87Austan Goolsbee ’87, professorof economics at the University ofChicago Graduate School ofBusiness, has joined the MiltonAcademy Board of Trustees.Austan is also an editor of theJournal of Law and Economics, aresearch fellow at the AmericanBar Foundation and at theNational Bureau of EconomicResearch and recipient of anAlfred P. Sloan ResearchFellowship. He has served as aspecial consultant to the AntitrustDivision of the U.S. Departmentof Justice for InternetPolicy, and advised Congress onissues of Internet taxation. In2002, he was named one of the100 Global Leaders for Tomorrowby the World EconomicForum.Austan earned a bachelor’s andmaster’s in economics from YaleUniversity and a doctorate ineconomics from the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology. Hedelivered the Milton Academy2004 graduation address.Julia Wallace Bennett ’79Prior to joining the MiltonAcademy Board of Trustees, JuliaWallace Bennett ’79, of Norwell,Massachusetts, served Milton asa Head of School Council member,class agent, phonathon volunteerand reunion committeerepresentative. After graduatingfrom Milton, she earned a bachelor’sfrom Princeton Universityand a doctorate from TuftsSchool of Veterinary Medicine.Julia was a member of the1986–87 and 1987–88 Women’sNational Championship IceHockey Team. Supporting science,faculty and athletics areamong Julia’s priorities in herrole as a board member. Julia’sfamily has been active in philanthropythrough the WallaceFoundation.Lisa Jones ’84Lisa Jones, of Newton,Massachusetts, also joins theMilton Academy Board ofTrustees. She has been a memberof Head of School Council.Lisa graduated from YaleUniversity and is a master’s candidateat Harvard’s KennedySchool of Government. Herwork in broadcasting includesproducing a “Frontline” seriesfor PBS (Public BroadcastingSystem). She is also a producerof “ZOOM,” an interactive PBStelevision series that leads 5- to11-year-olds to do science experiencesand other hands-on learning.She also worked on the PBSseries “The AmericanExperience.”David B. Jenkins ’49Milton Academy Board of TrusteesEx Officio 1995–1997Elected member 1997–2005Milton turned to David—accomplishedfund raiser, thinker,strategic planner, and projectmanager for Wesleyan—whenour need was great. Havingtaken on what was then a historicchallenge, raising $50 millionin a first comprehensivecapital campaign, we askedDavid in 1995 to chair, alongwith Marshall Schwarz, our leadershipgift effort. Not only wasDavid’s experienced and pragmaticguidance invaluable, sowas his energy and perseverance.He managed to sustainhigh levels of commitment toboth schools during his tenure;perhaps he was the magic ingredientin their mutual successstories. After all, as Mr. Perrysaid, “David is a boy of exceptionallysturdy character, forthright,inquiring, alert and alwayswilling to give his best to worthwhileactivities and ideas.”Although we first relied uponDavid’s ability to inspire others’generosity, we have also reliedupon the other powerful talentshe applied to strengthening hisbeloved schools. So thoroughwas his understanding ofMilton’s challenges and aspirations,that Marshall, as boardpresident, asked David to leadthe search for the head ofschool. Leading the search wasboth an exploration of the beliefsand hopes of the students, faculty,board members and alumniand a team-building effortfocused on a crucial choice forthe future of the School. David’sinsightful and skillful work in1998 and 1999 led to Robin’sleadership, and to the greataccomplishments we now shareas a School community.A true school man, David understandsthe delicate “eco-system”that supports the life of an outstandingschool. No only does heacknowledge the critical role offinancial strength, he embracesthe richness of diversity, strivesfor excellence across all programs,insists upon architecturalsoundness, supports effectiverecruiting and holds us accountablefor living within our means.He’s attended to these issues asa vigorous member of manyboard and ad hoc committees:Enrollment, External Relations,Buildings and Grounds, and theArchitectural Steering Committee.Perhaps Mr. Perry said itbest, years ago when he said,“Jenkins has been popular inSchool in spite of his propensityto express himself veryforthrightly.”We have benefited from all ofDavid’s expressions—of thought,word, and action. Thank you foryour great gifts to Milton David,and we count on your continuingto speak forthrightly to usover time.Jorge G. Castro ’75Milton Academy Board of Trustees1993–2005We travel so far in life to find outthat we simply returned to wherewe began.“Because of his personalcharm,” faculty wrote about himin the ’70s, “Jorge evokes awarm response from people. Hehas a positive approach and acooperative nature.” We have allfelt Jorge’s charm, undaunted byred-eye flights from sunny LosAngeles, and the inevitable windand snow that greeted him.Once here on the East Coast,Jorge has had an impact servingon the Student Life and LowerSchool Committees. He haschaired the InvestmentCommittee since 1994. Jorgewas a strategic and disciplinedthought leader during our recentrestructuring of endowmentasset allocation and selection ofnew managers. He almost single-handedlydrove Milton’s profitablepush into and then out ofhigh yield assets—literally earningmillions of dollars for the66 Milton Magazine

Academy. Jorge was singularlyfocused on what was best forMilton.Jorge joined the board in 1993at the moment when the boardwas launching Milton’s first$50 million capital campaign.(As always, his timing is impeccable.)Throughout that campaign,and through the ensuingyears, Jorge has sounded the callfor Milton’s endowment. Wewill hear Jorge’s voice fromCalifornia long after this meeting,asking us whether our newprojects include an endowmentcomponent.The endowment that Jorge hasled does important work. One ofthe most important jobs, Jorgehas always believed, is fundingfinancial aid. “Many young peopleshare innate aptitude,” Jorgestated at the launching of thelast capital campaign, “but withoutthe financial support and theparticular education that Miltonprovides, they may not be able tolearn to believe in themselves,nor would they acquire the skillsthat allow them to compete onthe same level as others whoseparents can afford this education.”Jorge’s generous financialsupport for Milton has alwayshelped include students whowould not otherwise be here. Infact, outside of his work forMilton, Jorge has been deeplycommitted to education forHispanic youth, and to action onpolitical campaigns that affectAmericans of color.An advocate for diversifyingMilton in all ways, Jorge encouragedus to find trustees fromacross the country as a memberof the Trustees Committee. As amember of the EnrollmentCommittee, he conveyed hisconviction that the Los Angelesarea was a rich field for our EastCoast, highly academic boardingschool. Jorge also often hostedour California alumni—amongthe most imaginative and engagingof all our alumni—at WestCoast events, keeping Milton’sbanner front and center on thePacific Coast.Jorge has helped shape Milton’sfinancial strength and educationalidentity over the last 12 years.Jorge, we hope you feel gratifiedby the role you have played inMilton history. These have beenyears of significant change andprogress at the Academy.Although you may make fewertrips to campus in the nearfuture, we hope you keep Miltonclose in every way.Edward Dugger IIIMilton Academy Board of Trustees1997–2005“Well here’s the way I see it….”Ed often said, transforming astalemate into an action plan bymoving from these introductorywords to a key insight or perspectivethat solved the gnarlyproblem du jour. Ed is a thinkerwho knows what makes Miltontick, cares deeply about whathappens and can—better thanmost of us—integrate plans andprojections to describe the outcome(impact) we should expect.That he does so with diplomacyand grace made him an especiallyvaluable player in our deliberativesessions.The immediacy and power of thethree Dugger children’s experiencesalways enhanced Ed’s perspectiveon the changes we contemplated.Cyrus, Class of 1998,Langston, Class of 2000 andChloe, Class of 2002, were allmembers of the 13-year club, andwere all shining stars at Miltonwho sought out different aspectsof Milton to fulfill their significantpotential. His experience asa Milton parent made Ed a powerfulsupporter of the LowerSchool; a champion of athletics,arts, and community service;a voice for paying attention tothe value of the day studentcommunity in the Upper Schoolmix that is Milton. Ed also clearlyand thoughtfully made thecase for the essential linksbetween the divisions of thisK–12 school, and consistentlymade sure that fulfilling ourmission included a deep andenduring K–12 experience.The importance of Ed’s work onthe Architectural Steering Committeewas not lost on Robin.She counted on Ed’s keen aestheticeye and openness to theimportance of design. Ed’s clearfocus on the right look and functionguided the group whetherthey were choosing carpet orconsidering the feasibility ofrunning a snack bar. “It’s notjust about economics” Ed wouldsay, “it’s about what works andwhat is right for the students.”Our new buildings are beautifuland they work as they wereintended to, thanks in large partto Ed’s ability to help synthesizeideas into functional architectureat prices we could afford.At moments carefully chosen,Ed spoke from the heart aboutissues that are at the core of ourmission and the board listened.The Dugger family figuresprominently in Milton’s traditionof excellence. Ed himself servedon the Budget Committee, theStudent Life Committee andchaired the Lower SchoolCommittee; but as a family, theDuggers have been part of theaction as the School changedand strengthened over 17 years.Those years, and the Duggers’prodigious list of accomplishmentsin every arena of schoollife, form a collective Miltonlegacy. They represent the permanentbond between you andMilton Academy. We are honoredby that bond and we aregrateful for our time together.Helen Lin ’80Milton Academy Board of Trustees1997–2005“Helen has a strong will to succeedand the ability to work withgreat concentration and dedication;she strives for perfection,”her School records say. AsMilton’s advocate and taskmasterin Hong Kong, Helen tried topush us toward perfection aswell. Is it possible to meetHelen’s standards? She setsthem high to match her love forMilton and commitment toMilton’s future. Helen foundedthe Hong Kong AlumniAssociation: she shepherdedboth Headmaster Ed Fredie andHead of School Robin Robertsonover the years—as well as assortedstudents, including theChamber Orchestra—duringtheir visits to Hong Kong. Shestrengthened our relationshipswith graduates and parents, andfacilitated the connections thatculminate in great students forMilton and crucial financial supportfor our programs. With“unwavering persistence andattentiveness,” as the facultyhere described her attributes in1979, Helen served Milton inAsia. Helen’s father was one ofthe charter donors who foundedthe Hong Kong Scholarship;Helen’s carefully nurtured networkof Milton supportershelped that generosity expand toinclude the Hong KongDistinguished Speaker Series(1998) and The Hong KongChair in Asian Studies (1998).Today these gifts bring to Miltonstudents speakers and celebrationsof Asian culture thatbroaden and enrich students’awareness.When Helen was able to travel toMilton for board meetings shetended to the campus-sideaspects of our aspirations inAsia. She was focused and spiritedin making sure that theEnrollment Committee, theExternal Relations Committeeand the Student Life Committeeunderstood the opportunities forMilton with international studentsand families. We arecounting on Helen continuingher dedication to Milton, in spiritand deed, and we are gratefulfor her many years of active serviceto her School.67 Milton Magazine

SportsMilton Thanks Tennis CoachHerb ChenellStrength and conditioning:Coach Steve Darling designsprograms for Milton teamsHerb Chenell, Milton tenniscoach since 1988, finished hisMilton career impressively withseven New England championships—includinga third consecutiveone in his last season—11 Independent School Leaguetitles and 10 undefeated seasons.Herb learned to play tennis atthe Sportman’s Tennis Club inDorchester, Massachusetts. Hehas taught tennis programsHerb Chenellthere and at the Boston AthleticClub, Weymouth Tennis Club,Blue Hills Tennis Club and theEaston Tennis Club.During Herb’s final match ashead coach, Milton beat theHotchkiss School, 4–3, inConnecticut for the NewEngland title. Mike Dusseau(science faculty) served as juniorvarsity coach in 2005; he willassume the position as head tenniscoach in 2006.Football great Herschel Walkeronce said, “If you train hard, you’llnot only be hard, you’ll be hard tobeat.” On- and off-season trainingmakes Milton teams hard to beat,and plays a crucial role in the successof the Academy’s athletic programs.In fact, 12 Milton teamshave won Independent SchoolLeague championships within thelast five years. Milton’s commitmentto the strength and conditioningof players helps prevent injuryand allows for the advancement ofindividual performance on thefield, court and rink. Steve Darlingjoined Milton Academy inSeptember 2002 as a strength andconditioning coach. Aside from hisdaytime responsibilities as athletictrainer and faculty member teachinghealth, Steve works after schooldesigning and implementing thein-season strength programs for theAcademy’s varsity teams, andassists athletes preparing in theoff-season.Why is strength and conditioningimportant in high schoolathletics?As an athletic trainer, I haveevaluated many injuries thatcould have been prevented, or atleast been much less severe, hadthe athlete participated in a formalstrength and conditioningprogram. Most of these injuriesoccur during the first few weeksof each season, and they usuallyoccur to someone who had notbeen very physically active in theweeks leading up to the season.What is involved in Milton’sprogram?Because practice time is so valuable,I try to create quick, effectiveprograms so that each athletereceives the most out of hisor her in-season strength trainingsessions. I have discoveredcircuit training to be valuable forour teams. For instance, duringthe fall, I train both the girls’soccer team and field hockeyteam (35–40 athletes) togetherduring a 10-station circuit. Thecircuit, which includes componentsof strength, balance, stabilityand agility training, allowsthe students to train the wholebody in 20 minutes.Do you train differently for differentsports?Yes. For instance, football playersneed to be strong and “explosive.”The sport requires eachathlete to go from a set positionto maximal effort strength inone or two seconds. This training,therefore, must includeOlympic and power lifting, variousforms of multi-directionalsprint training, and whole bodyexplosive training such as plyometrics.Soccer and lacrosseplayers must also be strong andexplosive, but need different cardiovasculartraining. A half insoccer lasts 45 minutes, so it isimportant for these athletes tohave aerobic-based endurancetraining. Tennis and squash athletescompete in smaller arenas(courts) and, therefore, mustconcentrate on multi-directionalspeed and lateral movement.Their programs focus onstrengthening the lower extremitiesthrough exercises such asstep-ups and squats.68 Milton Magazine

There are many variations foreach sport, but all athletes havesimilar needs. All must try toimprove their overall bodystrength; speed; agility andquickness; power; flexibility; balance;core strength and stability;and conditioning.What are the strength trainingmyths?Many young students and parentsare misinformed when itcomes to strength training.Some feel that strength trainingis dangerous for young adolescentsand believe myths such as“it will stunt their growth.” Allthe research done by the NSCA(National Strength and ConditioningAssociation) and theNASM (National Academy ofSports Medicine) has proven thatproperly supervised strengthtraining for adolescent boys andgirls is beneficial. However,inappropriate and unsupervisedstrength training can be dangerousfor young students or anyoneelse. Educating athletes andparents regarding this topic isvery important to me.Are strength training resourcesavailable to Milton athletes onthe Web?For their senior project last year,Andrew de Stadler and SpencerPlatt built a strength and conditioningWeb site that is nowlinked from Milton Academy’sathletics Web page. The sitegives athletes a reference as theytrain over the summer, and ithelps them perform the exercisesand drills correctly. It will alsobe a great tool for our coaches.The Web site puts Milton wayahead of most schools in termsof focusing on the importance oftraining. We take good care ofour athletes.Greg White69 Milton Magazine

Class Notes1935Sarah (Sally) Campbell Hansen’sgallery, The Glass Gallery, is celebratingits 25th anniversary.On April 16, 2005, in Australia,Sarah and Edwin’s eldest granddaughterwas the first of theirgrandchildren to be married.Eleanor Blackall Read sold herhouse on Mason’s Island andmoved three and a half miles toa new retirement home inMystic. She reports, “Many ofmy friends are here, life is congenial,there are many activities,excellent meals, and I’m stillvery involved in local history.”1936Susan Miller Jackson says thatshe is becoming accustomed tono longer sharing her life withher husband of 57 years. Shebelieves, however, “He really stillis, and always will be, a part ofme. Many of you are probablyalso experiencing this, whichprovides many happy remembrancesof things we did togetherand often with our children.I was lucky to have such a reallykind, generous, caring and fun,lovely man and doctor as myhusband for so many years. Dayby day, life goes on in the sameplaces as before April 1, 2004,when he died. I also have manypleasant memories from Milton,where I enjoyed the chance toplay Scrooge in the fall and LittleRed Riding Hood in French inthe spring.”Rosemary Crocker Kemp lives inFitchburg, Massachusetts, in ahouse more than 200 years old!Her children and grandchildrenlive nearby in New Hampshire.She also spends time in herother home in Franconia, NewHampshire.1937Daphne Withington Adamsmoved in January 2004 to a continuous-caresenior residence inFort Worth, Texas, to be nearerto her daughter and her family.She is enjoying it despite beingin rehab for five months afterhaving her right hip replaced inOctober 2004. The first replacementshifted, requiring a secondsurgery.In John Cobb’s so-called retirementfrom teaching (as professoremeritus of preventive medicine,University of ColoradoSchool of Medicine), he is workingon a method of utilizingsolar energy to produce safedrinking water. His goal is todevise an affordable, simple,effective, fail-safe method of distillingcontaminated water thatcould be constructed out of locallyavailable and affordable materialsin underdeveloped ruralareas, by any local villager who ishandy with tools. He reports thatit is coming along!1938Tarbell Clay (Mrs. John S.) Hoeshas moved into a wonderfulhome in Cooperstown, NewYork. Despite an unusual disease,Wegener’s granulomatosis,she gets around pretty well.Anyone in the area is invited tocome see her. Her phone numberremains the same.Don’t Miss the PartyFrom annual receptionsand networking nights toyoung alumni gatheringsand other regional programs,events will takeplace in dozens of citiesacross the country this year.Go to www.milton.edu andclick on “alumni” for detailsand updates.Posing at the 2005 Milton Academy graduation ceremony are Class of 1940graduates, from left to right, Stephen Gifford, Thayer Mackenzie andJ. Walker Stuart.1939Evan Calkins and his wife,Virginia, were expecting twograndchildren in summer 2004,which brings the total to 30!1940Sixty-five years after their owngraduation from MiltonAcademy, Stephen Gifford,Thayer Mackenzie and J. WalkerStuart enjoyed reuniting at graduationin June.Estelle Lawson Johnstonbelieves, “What is new is nothingnew—a time of incrediblequestions about the future. Theonly thing certain is change,”she writes.Mary Hunting Smith lives in aretirement community in Lenox,Massachusetts. She says, “I livenear Tanglewood, and summerconcerts are popular. We alsohave in-house concerts, asinging group and a bell-ringinggroup as well as many nonmusicalevents and organizations.”She continues her choralsociety interests by singing in alocal chorus and a church choir.1941Benjamin Burr reports he is“well, happy, optimistic, humble,grateful and solvent.”Ed Squibb continues to competein New England Section 80’ssingles.1942R. L. Day reports that sonStephen Day ’78 and hisSpanish wife, Clara, run TheAmerican School in Oviedo.Recently, they were placing U.S.students for family stays. Theschool has more than 100 studentsfrom age 7 to over 45.Stephen and Clara’s two bilingualsons (ages 6 and 8) spendAugust in the States.Irving Forbes was featured in anarticle, “Grants in Action: ForbesFamily Fun,” in the spring 2005issue of Northeast Historic FilmMoving Image Review. Irving andhis family gathered in Brooklin,Maine, to view footage of islandsheep drives and coastal boatingthat Irving’s father, AlexanderForbes, had shot in 1915. Theoriginal 28mm film was transferredto 35mm film by a laboratoryin Bologna, Italy “It wasvery good, with none of thatclick-click-click [of the handcrankedprojection],” Irving said.70 Milton Magazine

Class of 1950, front row (left to right): Judy Phillips, Betsy Stevens;row 2: Al Bigelow, Sandy Batchelder, Nancy Burley Chase, Oakes Plimpton,George Wheelwright, Maureen Wheelwright, Pliny Jewell, Janet Mann.1943Ellen Fuller Forbes reports,“Eighty years and still vertical!”Anne L. Putnam Seamansshares news that her husband,Peter, died in February 2004.Her great-granddaughter,Isabelle Crowninshield, wasborn in July 2004.1944Ardis Fratus Porter reports thather second-oldest granddaughter,Lydia Halloran, has graduatedfrom Babson College, whereshe broke her own record for themile. Lydia’s deceased grandfather,another Babson graduate,must be as proud of her academicand athletic accomplishmentsas the rest of the family.1945Philip Dickson Jr. and his wife,Suzan, battled Hurricane Jeannewith partial success, sufferingmoderate damage compared toothers.Daniel Kunhardt’s wife,Margaret, died suddenly inOctober 2004. He still lives inBath, Maine, where he has manyfriends and is close to BowdoinCollege in Brunswick, where hewas Class of 1949.Emily Atkinson Stabler andher husband, Wells, live inWashington, D.C., in the housethey have had for almost 40years! Keeping track of 12 grandchildrenkeeps them busy, as dotennis, golf, travel and localinterests.1946Nicholas Cunningham and wifeCathryn live in Manhattan,where he is at Columbia Universityas a professor of clinicalpediatrics and clinical publichealth. They spend time withtheir five grown children andalso play tennis and squash.Nicholas plays the cello, usuallyin quartets with other amateurs,both here and abroad.1947Henry Lauterstein enjoys hisretirement and time with hischildren and grandchildren.“Best to the Class of 1947!” hewrites.1948As part of her retirement plan,Katharine Hodgdon Brownmoved to a lovely home inNobleboro, Maine, in May 2004.She takes classes at Universityof Maine Senior College in Bath,and has volunteer jobs. One ofher sons lives nearby with hiswife and children, and Katharineenjoys visits with the wholefamily.Basil Gavin and his wife, Janis,would be pleased to meet upwith any classmates visiting thebeautiful Mendocino Coast inCalifornia.Proud grandparents AnnHackett Hutchinson and herhusband, Richard, have twogranddaughters who’ve justgraduated—one from collegeand the other from nurseryschool. They have six other“grands.” This spring’’s riteskept them busy! They arebecoming “snowbirds” on thewest coast of Florida (ManasotaKey) and wonder, “Are anyMiltonians around here?”Ralf Robinson has published anew book, Play Ball(et), A Life inSport and Dance. He invitesemails at jmquilts@prexar.com.Lucius Wilmerding is, at 75,the senior member of his family.He and wife Adela are approachingtheir 50th wedding anniversary.The majority of their threechildren and seven grandchildrenlive in Washington State:Pullman and Friday Harbor.One child moved back toPoughkeepsie, New York. Allare well.1949Michael Henderson is theauthor of a new book, his ninth,called See You After the Duration:The Story of British Evacuees toNorth America in World War II.Milton Academy is featured. It isavailable on Amazon, Barnesand Noble and at www.publishamerica.com/books/6619.John B. Hewett reports that he isthe very proud grandparent ofthree grandchildren with amazingand diverse interests. Hisoldest, Tyler, recently won aWatson Fellowship, and willspend a year studying andresearching the electronic druminternationally. Myles, the secondoldest, was named aTruman Scholar and will studylaw, focusing on agriculturalissues and community building,and his youngest, Tucker, is anationally ranked fencer at PennState.E. A. Hubbard continues to hearMilton news and reports “Greatto hear Dave Jenkins’s news. Isaw George Chase at youngerbrother Jack Chase’s (Class of1952) party last year, and weeven sang a few songs together.Thanks, Jack, for keeping us intouch!”Katharine Biddle More graduatedin 1999 from the BostonGraduate School of Psychoanalysisand was certified andlicensed to practice in the stateof Vermont. After two years shelet her license expire, realizingthat her talents lay elsewhere,and began painting. In July andAugust, her oil paintings wereexhibited at the Chaffee Centerfor Visual Arts in Rutland,Vermont.Jack Robinson reports that classmateDavid Stevenson Morgandied on February 17, 2004.David attended Williams Collegeand earned a bachelor’s fromSyracuse University. He taughtschool for 30 years, sharing hislove of math, history, French andEnglish. He is survived by hiswife, Alice, whom he married in1971.John B. Nash reports that he andPolly are thriving. Their threechildren have produced sixgranddaughters and one rolypoly,red-headed grandson. Theoldest is 11. They are a happygroup and all less than an houraway. John and Polly spend asmuch time in Harpswell, Maine,as they can. John’s health took adip with a mild stroke in 2000,which affected his short-termmemory. He says that his wonderfulwife of 46 years, plusCanadian pills, keep him on theball. “Three cheers for the headof school and the trustees, whoshowed recently that ‘Dare to BeTrue’ continues,” John writes.1950Alfred Bigelow is retired andlives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.He recently saw Harris“Harry” Coulter at the RockCreek Nursing Home (2131 OSt., N.W., Washington, D.C.,20037). Harry is partially paralyzed,having suffered a stroke71 Milton Magazine

David Gannett ’58 wished toshare with Milton graduateshis 2004 letter of apology toMiddlebury College, acknowledgingthe addiction to alcoholwith which he struggledand successfully managestoday. David noted that“Milton sharpened my familyinstilledsense of duty, honorand integrity. All of this isreflected in Milton’s motto,“Dare to be true.”David’s letter acknowledgedthat he had not fulfilled animportant commitment torepresent Middlebury at theinaugural ceremonies of anew president of a smallseveral years ago, but his mindis as sharp as ever. He maintainsan interest in domestic andworld affairs. Classmates andfriends are welcome to call (202-835-0411) or visit (please callahead). A voracious reader,Harry appreciates any “good”books friends send him. Hisbook critiques are refreshingand often surprising!Rachel Felton Muller took twofabulous trips this year. The firsttook her to Venice with friendsand the second to Costa Rica ona Smith College family trip withher granddaughter, Rebecca. Shehighly recommends both destinations.Back home, Rachelplays paddle tennis and tennis,and teaches for LiteracyVolunteers.As a board member, JudithMackay Phillips spends most ofher time at the Arboretum inSeattle, Washington, just fiveminutes from her home. Shesays, “I could walk there if Iweren’t saving my athletic energyfor tennis!”1951Nicholas J. Baker has compiledand edited two books, TheArtistic Legacy of John PrentissBenson, Volumes I and II, aboutliberal arts college nearPortland, Oregon. Despiteunderstanding the responsibilityand the honor of hisrole, David’s addiction got thebetter of him prior to theevent.Since that time, David reported,he has regretted failing todischarge the responsibilitiesso graciously conferred uponhim. “As I write this letter,” hesaid, “I have not had a drinksince March 2, 1998.”David was happy to makeamends and take part in asimilar role in a recent academicinaugural ceremony.his late wife Joan’s grandfather.Joan Prentiss Benson Baker ’54was named after her grandfather.An exhibition of John P.Benson’s paintings was held lastsummer at the Portsmouth, NewHampshire, Athenaeum. Inaddition to the two referencebooks, a collection of boxedgreeting cards is available.1954C. S. Heard is practicing law inthe Chrysler Building in NewYork and enjoying wildlife atSeabrook Island, South Carolina.1955Penny Fisher Crowell Dunkleereports that she won a first prizethis spring for a miniaturewatercolor in a show inAlbuquerque, “MiniatureBardean—Masterworks.” Shesays she is “still laughing, myparts still work, painting anddoing stuff for the New MexicoWatercolor Society, as well asediting John’s writing.” Sheadds, “It would have been fun tojoin everyone at reunion.”1956Marian Lapsley Schwarz steppeddown from running the AdultLiteracy Media Alliance in NewYork City, and has moved toSomers, New York, to start anorganic farm on property shehas owned since the ’60s. Herwonderful new partner for thisand the adventure of life, LarryCross, hails from Maine and is ahealth care consultant when notfarming.Helen Twombly Watkins and herhusband, Eric, happily reportthat their oldest child, Michael,at age 41, planned to marry forthe first time over July 4 at astate park in Oregon. SusanLongerbeam (similar age, also afirst wedding) will have receivedher doctorate from the Universityof Maryland, and hopes towork in upper-level collegeadministration.1957Avis Bohlen spent springsemester teaching a course atGeorgetown University onweapons of mass destruction.1962Virginia Frothingham Fleetworks as a therapist at a communitymental health center inGreenfield, Massachusetts. Sheplays violin in a local orchestra,takes a painting class and a classin psychoanalytic theory.1963Tim Brooks retired from hisposition as the dean of studentsat the University of Delaware,but he’s stayed on as a professorand works part-time in theUniversity Center for DisabilitiesStudies. He reports that he isfinding his second career in thedisabilities world very fulfilling.1964Peter Pavan is in his sixth yearas chairman of the Departmentof Ophthalmology at theUniversity of South Florida inTampa. His greatest challenge isfrom his female chief resident.After having delivered a wonderfulbaby boy by caesarean section,his colleague challengedhim to a series of road races. Hehas beaten her in the first two5K races. Now she has increasedthe ante: the next race was to bea 10K on July 3, 2005. He writes,“I hope I do better than BobbyRiggs.”Lindley G. Thomasset consultsfor a local hospice association,which she finds rewarding. Shehas been a member of theHudson Bells (like Octets) for 21years. She and Paul went toCosta Rica in January, which wasa “wonderful experience.” Theywill visit the house they rent inFrance this fall. “Life is good—thanks to Milton, I can readmusic and speak French.”1965Judy Whiteside survived a neardeathexperience caused byAddison’s disease, a rare chroniccondition that had remainedundiagnosed for several months.She is teaching English—grades9, 10 and 11—at Wareham HighSchool, specializing in workingwith children with learning disorders.Life has good rewards,and hers has been blessed withsuperior education, a controllabledisease, work she findsrewarding and challenging, andtwo very nice children.1966Warren Chase and wife Sandrahave returned from a two-yearassignment running a large projectin Mali (West Africa) to provideassistance to that country’sfinancial sector. He has returnedto independent investment banking,work that he did for 20years. He reported that he hasbeen preparing for a classicalmusic voice recital and connectingwith activities in the publicrealm in New York and D.C.1967After exchanging many emails, asmall group from the Class of1967 enjoyed a rare get-togetherin May. Sally Walker Helwigwrote, “Some of us hadn’t seeneach other in years, yet it washard to believe that 38 years hadgone by since we graduated!”Most in attendance were formerday students in the Boston area:72 Milton Magazine

Class of 1955, front row (left to right): Paul Robinson, Martha Flynn Peterson, Deborah Roberts, Lee Stout Dane, PriscillaRand Baker, Evie Hill Spalding, Margot Parsons Brown; row 2: Nancy Drinkwater, Mary Elizabeth O’Connor, NancyMagendantz, Boze Arnold, Parky Damon; row 3: John Noble, Bill Crowell, Yolanda Whitman McPhee, Sue BowditchBadger, Betsy Frederick Schell, Kitty Stinson Carleton, Daphne Abeel, Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle, Llewellyn Howland III;row 4: Tony Marlow, Walter Hinchman, Malcolm MacNaught, Ellis Waller, Jim Swan, Kit Wright.; row 5: Paul R. Toulmin,Warren McFarlan, Whip Filoon, Fred Cabot, Ned Weld, John Adams, Rens Lee, Howard Foster, Harry Gratwick.Ann McClellan ’68 wrote The CherryBlossom Festival, which was publishedthis spring.Betsy Bentinck-Smith, LynnWheeler Anderson, JanaPalfreyman Jennings Porter,Lindsay Williams Murphy,Gretchen Wagner Feero, MimiKeith Drummond, Lauly Chase,Nina Brown, Carolyn Stetsonand Sally Walker Helwig.1968Last September 25, OliverKane married Susie Huang inGreenwich, Connecticut.Helping to celebrate were classmatesJon Sobin, Dave Cornishand George Gibson. Oliverplanned to retire in March 2005from the company he helpedfound, Ashmore InvestmentManagement. He and his wifeare working toward adopting ababy girl from China, so 2005should be a busy year!In 2003, Ann McClellan left theworld of traditional work in nonprofitmanagement, which shehad enjoyed for 30 years, includingexecutive positions at theSmithsonian Institution, WorldWildlife Fund and the AmericanAssociation of Museums. In thespring, her book, The CherryBlossom Festival, was published.She enjoyed the public speakingand book signing during thebook’s launch and at the annualCherry Blossom Festival in D.C.She is thrilled to see the book onAmazon and reports that shehas seen people pick up thebook and purchase it without abook signing to encourage them.She is now working on otherbook projects in addition todoing public relations and marketingconsulting work. She livesin the Washington, D.C., area,where she has lived most of thetime since her graduation fromGoucher College.1971Sandra Naddaff’s family continuesthe Milton tradition as sonNathaniel graduated fromMilton in 2004, and anotherson, Ben, will enter with theClass of 2009 this fall.1975Elaine Apthorp exclaims, “Weird,weird, weird that it’s been 30years. All I can say is: I am onevery old teenager!”Henry Heyburn, Jr. and his wife,Alicia, have had a busy spring.They are about to embark on aClass of 1960, front row (left to right): Martha Fuller Clark, Dottie Weber, SusanAbell Morison, Sally Morris Gayer; row 2: Fred Filoon, Tom Holcombe, SusanWilliams Dickie, Sam Harding.Class of 1965, (left to right): Peter Carter, Jane Lyman Bihldorff, Ned Rogerson.73 Milton Magazine

Class of 1970, front row (left to right): Bill Corea, Joel Davidson, Nat Weeks;row 2: Rob Fallon, Steve Gifford, Chris Carr, Jane Cruckshank Zimerman, JeffGarrity; row 2: Hugh Osborn, Heather Smith Collins.Class of 1975, front row (left to right): Suzie Hurd Greenup, Martha SmithMcManamy, Barnadette T. Weeks; row 2: Clint Loftman, Julia Rabkin, MichaelWithington.bike ride across Montana, beginningin Missoula. Their childrenare with their grandparents.1976Macy Lawrence Ratliff enjoysher new job as an ESL tutor at alocal junior high. Her studentsspeak many languages: Spanish,Taiwanese, Korean, Russian andArabic, to name a few. She saysit’s been a wonderful transfer ofall the skills she learned fromyears in special education. In herfree time, she’s also enjoyinghiking, skiing, running andswimming with her two daughters,ages 12 and 14.Last November Makoto Sawaijoined RS Asset ManagementJapan, Co., Ltd., a former subsidiaryof RS Investments inSan Francisco, California, wherehe is an independent boutiquehouse asset manager as headof legal and compliance. Hespent more than 22 years atUFJ Group, one of four megafinancialgroups in Japan.Carolyn Sullivan and her husbandare producing a CD oftheir own originals in theirhome studio and anticipate a finishedproduct in fall 2006. It isa lengthy project, as they areplaying all the instrumentsthemselves—but they say theyare having a great time. Carolynis happily ensconced in a wonderful“day job” with the ModernRed School House Institute, anot-for-profit school improvementconsulting organization.She just saw Ann BisbeeScheffler and her sister, LizBorne ’77, who were in town[near Goodlettsville, Tennessee]for a convention. She says, “Itwas great catching up withthem. It may be a cliché, butthere really is nothing like gettingtogether with old (sorry,poor word choice, perhaps!)friends.”1977Marc Terfloth and family residehappily in Montreal. His threedaughters attend a girls’ schoolthere, and Marc and family travelfrequently. He invites those inthe vicinity to call or visit.1978Prudence Murray Bovee reports,“I know I’m supposed to updatemy classmates on my dazzlingprofessional success (therebyattempting to inspire jealousywhile simultaneously justifyingmy Milton education)—but thebiggest news I have at themoment is that our 6-year-old,Rusty (named for his grandfatherRussell Murray II ’43) islearning to read. I have no ideawhy this perfectly normal landmarkshould leave me so surprisedand sort of gaspy, but ithas. Can his impressive Miltoneducation be far behind?”Steve Heckscher marriedOksana Vladymyrovna Rog inLittleton, Colorado, onNovember 13, 2004. Nick J.Hinch ’64 was one of thegroomsmen.Sarah Swett weaves tapestries inIdaho. Her book, Kids Weaving(published by Stewart, Taboriand Chang), should be in storesin October or November.1981Christopher Garrity lives inSharon, Connecticut, with hiswife, Karen, and daughter,Roxanne, who is a freshmanSteve Heckscher ’78 and OksanaVladymyrovna Heckscher, picturedwith Nick J. Hinch ’64 on theHeckschers’ honeymoon in Hawaiifollowing their November wedding.hockey player at Kent School. Hesaw Jim McLaughlin at theBeanpot ’05 and speaks with TadHills every so often. His nephewJonathan Garrity graduated fromMilton in May. Christopherwrote that he recently visitedMilton, and it looks great.“Wow,” he says, “it’s been a longtime since we hung out on thescience building wall!”1982John Feldman reports his childrenare all attending school inBethesda, Maryland. Son Eliaswill be in fifth grade at theLandon School. Fellow classmatesinclude Jack Sears, son ofTed Sears, and Aaron Gordon,son of John Gordon ’81.Daughter Polly will enter fifthgrade at the Holton-ArmsSchool, and son Moses will entersecond grade at Wood AcresElementary School.Mike Kinnealey is enjoying thecombined administrative, teachingand coaching responsibilitiesas Belmont Hill. In his post inadmissions and financial aid, hesees fewer Milton grads, butwould be thrilled to catch upwith classmates and formerstudents: kinnealey@belmonthill.org.Bennett Schneider has beenappearing in a play at the FordAmphitheater in Los Angeles.The play brings together 10 reli-74 Milton Magazine

Class of 1980, holding banner (left to right): Clara and Alice Pingeon, Kate Mali Pingeon; row 1: David Williams, BerthaCoombs, Sam Minot, Chris Paul, Mouse Ashjian, Heather Hunderhill Dumaine, Dierdre Duffy, Lee Arthur LaPlante withJacqueline, Brenda Murphy, Christine Sang; row 2: Nan White Theberge, Robert Mehm, Andrew Moore, Julia SmithSolmssen, Mike Chase with Christian, Tim Games, Andrew Pillsbury, Nick Zervas, Chris Sear, Barney Corning; row 3:Cor Trowbridge with husband Hugh Silbaugh, Mory Creighton, Jim Scullin, Chris Kenney, Anne Grignon, Betsy Garside,Gordon Gray, Yolanda Makowska, Sean McVity, Steve Swan, Paul Barresi, Steve Bates with Calden.gious communities in LosAngeles in one production. Hemade a trip to Washington, D.C.,and appeared on the NationalMall as Sister Unity (who lecturedat Milton last year). Hewill play John Waters in anupcoming play this summer inL.A. Over Christmas, he sawEric Kjellgren, who “is very welland is the grand poobah ofOceanic arts at the Met in NYC.”He invites those in the L.A. areato drop him a line and he’ll giveyou a tour of the city!1983Two thousand five has been abig year for Adrienne “Rennie”Brodeur: She married TimothyRyan and was expecting her firstchild at the end of August. Herfirst novel, Man Camp, was publishedby Random House on July19. She would love to catch upand invites anyone who is interestedto drop by her Web sitewww.gotomancamp.com to findcontact information.Lisa Donohue has officially relocatedfrom Chicago to New YorkCity and lives on the Upper WestSide. She would love to hearfrom fellow Miltonians.On May 18, 2005, Ben Garrisonand his wife, Miko, celebratedthe birth of their third daughter,Harumi Shani Garrison. Benenjoys his new “career” as a“stay-at-home dad.” With threegirls to look after, he stays busy.1984Charles Slotnik’s son, Zachary,celebrated his first birthday onApril 30 with his dog-brother,Fraggle, and other familymembers.Sid Whelan lives in a townhousein Harlem with his wife, LisaWaller, and their daughters,Genevieve and Gabrielle. Hechanged careers from music toreal estate and is now a licensedreal estate broker with HalsteadProperty, LLC, working all ofNew York City. He still performsmusic monthly with the OneTree Reggae band. He alsowrites the “African Beat” columnfor Beat Magazine, a bi-monthlyinternational music news journal.Lisa, who began her teachingcareer at Milton, has beenappointed director of the highschool at the Dalton School inNew York City. He is pleasedthat his niece, Lora-Faye Whelan,is a member of the Class of2006 at Milton. He recently hadlunch with Bill Appleton in thecity, and sees Chris Morrow andhis family regularly in Vermont.He would be happy to hear fromfellow Milton alumni.1985Tom Atkinson has had a relaxingand exciting two years living inIstanbul and now Madrid. “Thissummer, however, it all comes toan end, and we’ll be movingback to the Boston area to settlefor a while,” he says.Elizabeth Day Churchill andhusband John are proud toannounce the birth of their secondson, Robert BlackwellChurchill. Born April 5, 2005,Robert weighed 9 pounds, 2ounces and was 22 1 ⁄2 incheslong. Robert’s older brother is2 1 ⁄2.Bill Denneen joined MountHolyoke College last fall asdirector of Internet marketing.He lives in western Massachusettswith his wife, Suzanne, andtheir three children.Class of 1985, front row (left to right): Doris Kim with Danielle and Madeline, Tim Perini with Olivia, Sarah SmithGerritz; children Evan Smith Gerritz, Lena Smith Garrita, Clair Clayton, Cecelia O’Menarah, Katie Markis Kraczkowsky,Gavril Rodriguez-Thompson; Mary Markis Kraczkowsky, Charity Appell McNabb, Anias Rodriguez-Thompson, DanThompson, Pat Flaherty with Gus and Erin, James Cadigan, Reni Doulos Cadigan with dog, Luke Cadigan with Christine;row 2: Martin and Christine Hoey DeMatteo with Olivia and Tommy, Jacquie Parmlee-Bates, Louise Zonis, Blyth TaylorLord, Rachael Weber Sabates, Laurence George Chase, Lynda Ruiz; row 3: George Ho-Tung, Michael Dohan, J.R. Torrico,Dan Tangherlini, Mike Choi, Doug Jones; row 4: Ian Lapey with Catherine, Ed Hartman, Tara Parel Wilson, EamonO’Marah with Ceci and Margot, Hong Duong, Jose Robledo, Derick Fay, Chris Wyett, Steven Kagan, David Pines withNoah Brenner.75 Milton Magazine

Roger Hicks was sorry to missGraduates’ Weekend and giveshis regards to all!After working as a teacher andprincipal in international schoolsin Mexico, Gabriel Kaypaghianjoined the State Department in2000 and has served as a foreignservice officer in embassiesin Mexico City, Rome Italy. Hisnext posting is Tunis, Tunisia,beginning in August 2005. Heand his wife, Veronica, havethree children: Andrés (13),Yohan (8) and Gabriel (6).1986Dave Andrews is the new executivedirector of Rolling ReadersUSA, a non-profit children’s literacyprogram. He lives in SanDiego with Clyde Yoshida, hispartner of 12 years.Diana Donovan and her husband,Andy Walbert, are thrilledto announce the birth of theirdaughter, Charlotte Brooke, onJuly 24, 2004. They live in MillValley, California.1987Last summer, Sarah Wolmanand family moved to Montclair,New Jersey. Sam turned 5 onMay 5, 2005, and Hannah willbe 2 at the end of June. Sarah isnow working part-time atHarlem-based Legal Outreachand teaching at Columbia LawSchool. “It was great to hearfrom a few classmates recently,”she writes.1988Kevin Epstein and wife, AmyJervis, announce the birth oftheir son, Elliott Alexander, inJune 2005. Father, mother, bigsister and Elliott are all well andinvite classmates to email ordrop by.Michael Kobb works in consumerelectronics at Roku[www.rokulabs.com]. He finallytook the plunge into Californiareal estate and bought a house.He writes, “I’m working on theguest room and would love tosee any Milton alums comingthrough.”On June 11, 2005, Milton classmates gathered on Martha’s Vineyard to celebratethe 10th wedding anniversary of Josh Everdell ’89 and his wife, Lynn.From left to right: George Papageorge, Jay Sullivan, Eric Taylor, John Notz andJosh Everdell.1989Lawrence “Nat” Damon hasbeen living in Santa Monica forthe past year where he is startingup Sierra Canyon School, a newindependent high school in LosAngeles, as dean of school life.He reports, “It’s been the perfectstart-up for me as I have spentthe past 10 years teaching atprep schools both around Bostonand in L.A.” On the side, he iswriting features and keepingactive. He invites anyone comingout to L.A. with an interest ineducation or entertainment tocontact him.On June 11, 2005, Milton classmatesGeorge Papageorge, JaySullivan, Eric Taylor and JohnNotz gathered on Martha’sVineyard to celebrate the 10thwedding anniversary of JoshEverdell and his wife, Lynn.Jill Valle recently traveled to thestate of Utteranchal in northernIndia with Educate GirlsGlobally (EGG) and the ArcherSchool for Girls in Los Angeles.EGG is a non-profit organizationdedicated to the promotion ofprimary and secondary educationfor girls in developing countriesthrough community participationin schools. Claire tooknine ninth- and tenth-grade studentsfrom Archer, where sheteaches human developmentcounsels students in grades sixthrough 12. In addition to herwork at Archer, Claire spendssummers teaching surfing at anall-girls surf camp, Maui SurferGirls, on the island of Maui.Sam Williamson and his wife,Eleanor, announce the birth ofNatalie Owen Williamson onJanuary 11, 2005; baby Natalieweighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces.1990Austen Barron Bailly and herhusband, Jonathan, are happilysettled in Los Angeles, wherethey live in Westwood. Austencompleted doctoral courseworkin art history at University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara, andplans to advance to candidacy infall 2005. Her field is Americanart, and she continues to work asassistant curator at the LosAngeles County Museum of Art.Amy Louise Smith and husband,Eric Handly, welcomed babynumber three, Madelyn RoseHandly, on February 13, 2005.Sarah Ingber Culver and husband,Andy, welcomed NatalieMichele Culver on November30, 2004. Natalie’s older brother,Sam (2), seems to enjoy having alittle sister.Jill Valle ’89 recently traveled to thestate of Utteranchal in northern Indiawith Educate Girls Globally (EGG)and the Archer School for Girls in LosAngeles.1991Kerin McGlame Adamsannounces the birth of her secondson, Jackson Carter Adams.He was born on September 23,2004, and weighed 7 pounds, 14ounces. He joins big brotherLuke (2).Denielle Bertarelli-Webb andher husband, Andrew Webb,welcomed their first child,Cecelia, on November 21, 2004.Denielle, Andrew and Cecelialive in Park Slope, Brooklyn, andDenielle works at NOGGIN, aneducational TV network forpreschoolers. She says, “I havebeen there since it launched sixyears ago and I am sure myextensive knowledge of popularkids’ TV characters will serve mewell as Cecelia grows up!”Linda Harrison Biederman andhusband Joel are teachingFrench and math, respectively, atSuffield Academy in northernConnecticut. She thinks often ofMilton as Suffield is also a private,part day, part boarding prepschool on a beautiful old campus.She was looking forward tobike touring in France this summerand hopefully catching partof the Tour. She says hi to everyoneand welcomes visitors.76 Milton Magazine

Class of 1990, front row (left to right): Sarah Burley, Roxana Alger Geffen,Kimberly Langworthy Blair, Leslie Jones Garvin, Saveena Dhall, Amy Smith,Lydia Unfried; row 2: Andy Wiemeyer, James Millard, David Zug, Aisha HarrisCofield, Jennifer Ginorio Escobedo, David Kimball; row 3: David Bergan,Laurence Lombard, Dan Coyne, Douglas Dohan, Seth Reynolds, AlexisGreeves, August Eriksmoen.Jeff Courey ’91 married Alicia Talanian on June 12, 2004, in Boston.Jeff Courey married AliciaTalanian on June 12, 2004, inBoston. The best man was MattCourey ’97. Groomsmen includedAbdi Soltani and MikeFinegold, and bridesmaidsincluded Cristina Courey ’92.Other alumni in attendancewere Noah Bookbinder andAndy Welch ’90.Ellen Kirkendall Hummel hasa new addition to her family:Alexandra Pierce Hummel wasborn on February 12, 2005. Sheand her husband, Scott, arethrilled.In May 2004 Daniel S. Isaacsonwas ordained a rabbi at theJewish Theological Seminary inNew York. In June, he drove toCalifornia with his fiancée, LioraAbrahams-Brosbe, and in Julythey were married. SpencerCampbell, Simon Clark, LukeDiGirolamo, Aaron Goldbergand Tom Siegfried came totheir wedding in Occidental,California. Daniel and Liora nowlive in Berkeley, California,where Daniel is a hospital chaplainat Alta Bates SummitMedical Center.Marc Pitman is pastoring at anew church plant in Maine: theVineyard Church of Waterville[http://vcwaterville.org]. To pay forhis “pastoring habit,” he’s alsothe development director atInland Hospital and a fund-raisingcoach [http://fundraisingcoach.com].Marc and his wifecelebrated their 10th anniversaryin May. As if life weren’t fullenough, they welcomed theirthird child in March. Picturesare posted at http://sofiapitman.com.If you’re in the CentralMaine area on a Sunday, Marcinvites you to check out VCW.Peter Ryan and his wife, Kelly,celebrated the birth of theirdaughter, Madeline Elizabeth, onOctober 28, 2004. “The Red Soxwon the World Series one day,and Maddie was born the next—not a bad week!” Peter says.Jennifer Simon and her husband,Fred Phillips, joyfullyannounce the birth of their son,Jacob Samuel, on May 10, 2004.Megan Stephan received herdoctorate in English literaturefrom Oxford University.1992Spencer Dickinson married JanePeacock on April 2, 2005, in KeyWest, Florida. The coupleplanned to complete master’sdegrees at the University ofVirginia in Charlottesville,Virginia, in May and take up residencein New York City in July.Peter Ryan ’91 and his wife, Kelly,celebrated the birth of their daughter,Madeline Elizabeth, on October 28,2004.Posing for the camera are Natalieand Sam Culver, children of SarahIngber Culver ’90 and husband Andy.Spencer Dickinson ’92 married JanePeacock in Key West, Florida, on April2, 2005.Kerin McGlame Adams ’91announces the birth of her secondson, Jackson Carter Adams, bornSeptember 23, 2004, weighing 7pounds, 14 ounces. He joins bigbrother, Luke (2).77 Milton Magazine

Ned Roberts ’93 and Michelle Jordanare planning an April 2006 wedding.Zach Sturges ’93 married ParvinMoyne on June 4, 2005.The May 7, 2005, wedding of Peter Scott ’94 to Emily Fox brought togethermany Milton alumni. Pictured in the back row (from left): Kristen Case, AnnaFricke, Andrew Katzman, Evan Hughes, Sadia Shepard ’93. In the front row(from left): Chris Osgood, Mary Lisio, Emily Fox, Peter Scott, Andrew Topkins,Keri Topkins, Kate Scott ’97.Zoe Poole says hello to all herfriends: “Email or write whenyou can!”1993Ned Roberts and MichelleJordan, Florida ABC affiliateanchor, got engaged in Carmel,California, in December. Theirwedding is set for April 2006 inBoca Grande, Florida. Nedreports for Tampa Bay–area CBSaffiliate WTSP-TV. In December,he won two regional EmmyAwards for his work, andMichelle won one as well.Zach Sturges married ParvinMoyne, now Parvin Sturges-Moyne, on June 4, 2005. The cobestmen were Arkadi Gerneyand Hunter Gray. Zach is anassistant attorney general for theState of New York, working forEliot Spitzer.1994Edward Cunningham IV was setto move to China on a Fulbrightscholarship from July 2005 untilJune 2006. He is based atBeijing’s Tsinghua Universitybut traveling quite a bit as heconducts research regardingChina’s energy market andreforms.Samuel Pott lives in Jersey City,New Jersey, where he performswith New Jersey’s AmericanRepertory Ballet. He recentlyformed a dance company,Nimbus Dance Works, whichperformed in May and June inMaine and Princeton, NewJersey.Milton Academy alumni gatheredin Los Angeles on May 7,2005, for the wedding of PeterScott and Emily Fox. Presentfrom the Class of 1994 wereKristen Case, Anna Fricke,Andrew Katzman, Evan Hughes,Chris Osgood, Mary Lisio andAndrew Topkins. Other Miltonalumni present were SadiaShepard ’93 and Kate Scott ’97.Andrew Topkins is happily marriedto wife, Keri, who is anattorney at Goodwin Proctor.They live in New York Citywhere he has started a brandlicensingagency. His agency,Brandgenuity, represents corporatebrands including Snapple,Sports Illustrated, World PokerTournament, Leap Frog andVerizon. Check it out atwww.brand-genuity.com.1995Jerome Bradford Andersonreceived a doctorate. in comparativeliterature from Yale in May.Jeffrey Fine still can’t believe it’sbeen 10 years since graduation,but loved seeing everyone at thereunion, where many met hisdog Wrigley. He lives in Chicago’sNorth Side, working as an analyst/statisticianfor the hotelteam at Orbitz. He says, “Ifany of you are in Chicago, it’dbe great to hear from you:jeffrey.b.fine@alum.dartmouth.org.”Doreen T. Ho married MichaelH. Sze on May 28, 2005, atHarvard Memorial Church inCambridge, Massachusetts. Theycelebrated with an evening ofdinner and dancing at the FourSeasons in Boston. Milton alumniin attendance included DianaBirkett, Andrew Dukatz, LaurenDwyer, Stacey Kamya Grisby andLaura Snydman. Doreen began aresidency in neurology at Tufts-New England Medical Center inJune. Michael, a graduate ofPrinceton University, works atAtmospheric and EnvironmentalResearch in Lexington.Scott Tremaine was sorry to havemissed everyone at the reunionbut reports he and his wife,Maria Lafuente-Rubio Tremaine,were about to move to Spain, sothere was much to do to getready. Scott works for TheBoston Consulting Group inMadrid and invites anyone whowill be in Spain to contact himfor information or to meet up.Pam Smith is now PamWildeman, after marrying fellowDartmouth ’99 grad RoyWildeman on October 2, 2004.The ceremony was held at theBoston Public Garden with thereception downtown. A threeweekhoneymoon in Australiafollowed. Dawn Meehan attendedthe wedding, which Pamwrites “was wonderful!”1996Ohene Asare and Regine Jean-Charles celebrated their firstwedding anniversary in summer2005. The couple married onJune 27, 2004, in a ceremony atOur Lady Help of ChristiansChurch and reception at BrookMeadow Country Club inCanton. Milton alumni presentincluded siblings of the groom,best man Kwaku Asare ’94,bridesmaid Abena Asare ’98,bridesmaid Amma Asare ’02,bridesmaid Keisha Belinfanti’95, as well as groomsman BrianTobin and groomsman SamPhinney. Also in attendancewere Tetsa and Taiye (Eyi)Tuakliy-Wosornu, both ’97, andNatasha Graham ’95. Ohene andRegine live in Cambridge, whereObene works for Biogenidec, inaddition to being a student atBoston University’s School ofPublic Health; and Regine iscompleting a doctorate in literatureat Harvard. They look forwardto moving to Paris for ayear and hope to make it backfor their 10th reunion at Milton.78 Milton Magazine

Class of 1995, front row (left to right): Elizabeth Carroll, Genevieve Groom,Paula Lyons, MC Hyland, Samara Alpern, David Colbert, Caperton Flood;row 2: Jeff Fine, Cynthia Needham, Sarah Aldrich, Walter Hinton, Lyle Bradley,Nicholas Chubrich; row 3: Pete Brooks, Jason Day Bolton, Sam Shaw, MichaelKirkman, Alexandra Pappas, Justin Bowers.Pam Smith ’95 married Roy Wildeman on October 4, 2004, in Boston.Jared Baird is finishing teachinghis first year at Berkeley HighSchool. Also, he is helping developa two-week program on “whatmatters most in education” withthe Center for Creative Inquiry.Laura Burnes lives in Medford,Massachusetts, and works as aproject manager at a residentialarchitecture firm. She reportsthat her brother, Ian Burnes ’94,married Gillian Ashley. BobCollins ’94 and Sam Douglas’94 attended the wedding where“fun was had by all and the boyseven hit the dance floor!”Peter Vassilev wrote that hewas looking forward to his September4, 2005, wedding toMiriam Ingber. The couple metas undergraduate students atDartmouth College. SteveLehman, Justin Beal andWilliam Bunting will be groomsmenin his wedding party.Ohene Asare ’96 and Regine Jean-Charles ’96 were married June 27, 2004.Seated: Newlyweds Regine Jean-Charles and Ohene Asare. Standing left toright: Dr. Roger Jean-Charles, Mrs. Denise Jean-Charles, Abena Asare ’98, YetsaTuakliy-Wosornu ’97, Amma Asare ’02, Keisha Belinfanti ’95, Natasha Graham’95, Brian Tobin, Sam Phinney, Mrs. Barbara Phinney, Mr. Ben Phinney, KwakuAsare ’94, Rev. Dr. Seth Asare, Taiye (Eyi) Tuakliy-Wosornu ’97, Rev. DorothyAsare.1997Martina Baillie reports thatthings are busy in London:She celebrated the launch ofCambridge’s first and onlystudent-run academic law journal,which she founded last year,and of which she is editor-inchief.After time off between Miltonand college and again after seniorfall, Emily Bates received abachelor’s in Italian studies fromSmith College in January 2005.She hopes to enter the fields ofteaching and translation. “Auguria tutti!”Peter Curran graduated fromHarvard’s School of Education inJune and then moved to Lugano,Switzerland, to work at TASIS(The American School inSwitzerland), where he will bethe 10th-grade dean and Englishteacher. He invites anyonetraveling through Europe to lookhim up.Douglas Helm is finishing medicalschool at UPenn and willmove to Boston to start his generalsurgery residency atBrigham and Women’s Hospital.Douglas reports that Alex Helmis teaching mathematics at theNewton Country Day School andcompleting a master’s at BostonCollege.Michael Silverstein was engagedto his longtime girlfriend, Kim,after proposing to her at sunseton the beach at the Ritz CarltonKapalua on Maui in Hawaii.Mike and Kim live in LosAngeles, where Michael is tryingto get his foot in the door ofthe film industry. He hopes tohear from Milton friends atMikesilv1@aol.com.1998Justin Derrick Basilico marriedJulia Lillian Austin in June 2004at St. Ignatius Church inNewton, Massachusetts, withmany Milton alumni in attendance.Justin received a master’sin computer science from BrownUniversity. He and his wife livein New Mexico, where Justinworks for a national laboratoryinvestigating artificial intelligence,while Julia completes adoctorate in clinical psychology.They report that they have twoadorable dogs.Alexa Carter lives in Vermontand works with an at-risk youthgroup. She begins work on amaster’s in education this fall.After his recent engagement,Greg Marsh and his fiancée,Julie, will move in September toPalo Alto, California, where Gregwill begin work toward a master’sin education at StanfordUniversity.79 Milton Magazine

Justin Derrick Basilico ’98 married Julia Lillian Austin in June 2004. Picturedare Matthew Basilico ’03, groom Justin Basilico ’98, bride Julia Austin, MarinaHillard, Briana Hillard and Peggy McClean; back row: Andrea Cantisani, GildaLozoya, Ming Zhang ’98 and Mayhew Seavey ’98. Also in attendance wereSimon Rasin ’98, Ian White ’98, and Jack and Nancy Starmer.Class of 2000, front row (left to right): Eugene Izumo, Melissa Domizio, LeslieWade, Matt Heck, Anna Bulbrook, Prue Hyman, Ashley Carter, ShannonGulliver, Molly Epstein, Rachel Feinberg, Lauren Sozio; row 2: Scott Vasquez,Kate Orchard, Brent Bucknam, Merrill Feather, Andrew Lapham, JennieBartlett, Natalia Solado, Ellen Snead row 3: Critter Gilpin, Leah Culver, MollyPerkins; row 4: Colin Fx, Dave Malkenson, Justin Ng, Josh Pressman, BenAlschuler, Drew Konove, Rob Weller, Will Connors, Dave Huoppi.Michael Rozas is working on amaster’s degree in architectureand planned to spend the summertraveling through Brazil.2000Joshua Cohen lives in JacksonHole, Wyoming, where he isteaching kids how to ski.After graduating from Yale andGeorgetown respectively, MollyEpstein and Rachel Feinbergmoved to Manhattan, where theyshare a cozy (read: small) apartmenton the Upper East Side.Rachel teaches third grade in theBronx as a member of Teach forAmerica, and Molly is a galleryassociate at a contemporary artgallery in Chelsea. They sawLauren Sozio often and were sadwhen she left New York City thissummer to return to Boston.They look forward to connectingwith others in the Class of 2000who live in New York.Matthew Heck is graduatingfrom Oberlin in 2005 with amusicology major (theory andhistory) and history minor.Daniel Weisman graduated fromEmory University in December2004 with a double major injournalism and African-American studies and a minorin history. In addition to writingfor The Sunday Paper, a weeklyAtlanta newspaper, he held anumber of DJ residencies atsome of Atlanta’s top clubs andstill runs a club promotion companytargeted at the collegecrowd. He moved back to LosAngeles in the middle ofFebruary and is working in theagent-training program atUnited Talent Agency withhopes of building a mediaempire over the next 20 years.2002Momoke Hirose is at BrownUniversity pursuing a degree ineconomics.Alison Quandt was elected cocaptainof the Boston CollegeWomen’s Ice Hockey team forthe 2005–2006 season.2003Tyler Jacobson is spending thefall 2005 semester in Paris.Taylor White spent the summerworking in Maine.2004Poornima (Katherine) Kirbycompleted her freshman year atVassar. She has been on the crewteam, is a member of the VassarShakespeare Troupe, and singswith Vassar’s mixed choir, withwhich she traveled to Italy lastyear.Deaths1926 Eleanor Lane Cluett1928 David C. Crockett1934 Katharine Reeve Draper1936 Joel C. GoldthwaitFrederick Holdsworth, Jr.1937 Cornelius C. Felton, Jr.Paul Hollister, Jr.1938 Elisha AtkinsJohn D. CrawfordCharles H. Wolfe, Jr.1941 Ethel Anderson1945 Mary Callan BaileyPrentiss Shepherd, Jr.1946 Robert C. Meisel1947 George E. Michaud1949 David Stevenson MorganRichard “Scotty” R. Stewart1953 Bradford N. Swett1956 Rollin M. Johnson1959 John C. PappasFriendsBradford Fitch Herzog, Faculty1952–1965Stay up to date with classmates.Submit and viewclass notes online!http://www.milton.edu/alumni/pages/ad/index.asp80 Milton Magazine

Margaret Creighton WilliamsMargaret Creighton Williams,widow of Ralph B. Williams ’26,died on January 17, 2005, after aremarkably full 97 years.Margaret was the mother ofBenjamin Jackson Williams ’54of Beverly Farms, Sally WilliamsCasey (a Milton parent) ofGreenwich, Connecticut, and thelate Ralph B. Williams III ’51and Albert C. Williams ’60. SheRichard R. Stewart ’49Richard R. Stewart ’49Volunteer Squash Coach for Seven YearsRichard R. Stewart ’49 died June22 in his home in Ipswich,Massachusetts, the youngest ofthree brothers, Charles P. Jr. ’41and Donald McD. ’45. Theirfather was Charles P. Stewart,Sr. ’13.After Milton, Scotty, as he wasknown to his Milton friends,received bachelor’s and master’sdegrees from Trinity College inHartford and a law degree fromBoston University. He was thecaptain of the Trinity Collegesquash team, an excellent hardballplayer who won three amateurnational singles championships.A longtime resident ofSouthport, Connecticut, hecounted many Milton graduatesamong her nieces, nephews andgrandchildren. Her affection forthe School is evident in theWilliams International SquashCourts, the hockey rink, as wellas the many special funds shesupported. Milton mourns theloss of a true friend and extendsits deepest sympathy to theWilliams family.retired to Ipswich and, for thelast seven years, volunteered towork with the Milton boys’squash team, at first as an occasionalcoach and consultant,then for the most recent fiveyears as the primary coach. Hisknowledge, coaching ability andsuccess produced winning teamsand ISL championships.One of his players writes, “Hiscritiques and comments will beremembered and cherished byall the members of the squashteam; we will remember themany good times we had withour coach, and mostly, ourfriend.”Francis D. MilletPaul V. Harper ’33A Leader in the Uses of Nuclear MedicinePublished: August 13, 2005Dr. Paul V. Harper, who as anuclear medicine pioneer led aUniversity of Chicago team thatdeveloped an isotope widelyused to pinpoint and diagnosecancers, died on July 15 at a hospicein Evanston, Ill. He was 89.The cause was pneumonia, auniversity spokesman said.Dr. Harper’s team conducted itsresearch in the 1960s usingtechnetium, a radioactive elementdiscovered during the1930’s. Working with anotherresearcher, Katherine A. Lathrop,and others, Dr. Harper injectedan isotope, technetium 99m,into a patient’s bloodstream andthen traced its progress throughthe brain, the heart, the liver andother organs.The Chicago experimentsbrought about a method of scanningthe isotope to create imagesof cancers and other tumors. In1963, while using their method,Dr. Harper and his team performedthe first detailed scan ofthe brain. Their technetium isotoperemains in use and, with itsrelatively rapid disintegration,has proved to be a safer diagnostictool than isotopes developedearlier.Trained as a surgeon, Dr. Harperwas keenly interested in nuclearmedicine’s therapeutic as well asdiagnostic aspects. In the 1950s,he surgically implanted radioactivematerials in patients to treattumors of the pancreas that wereotherwise inoperable, initially byinserting radium needles. Helater implanted lengths of fineplastic tubing filled with anotherradioactive isotope, iodine 131, toshrink or even destroy cancersand tumors.Dr. Robert Beck, an emeritusprofessor of radiology atChicago, said Dr. Harper’s pathbreakingexperiments had produced“valuable methods forirradiating the pancreas and avariety of organs, and thosemethods are used today for treatingthe pituitary gland as well asthe prostate.”In 1961, working with Ms.Lathrop, Dr. Harper also devisedan efficient method of producingiodine 125, an isotope consideredsignificantly safer than iodine131. Iodine 125, used to scan theliver and the thyroid, remains acommon medical tool, Dr. Becksaid.Paul Vincent Harper was born inChicago, the grandson of WilliamRainey Harper, founding presidentof the University of Chicago.Paul Harper attended MiltonAcademy and received his undergraduateand medical degreesfrom Harvard. After training insurgery at Chicago, he became anassistant professor of surgerythere in 1953 and was named professorin 1960. In 1963, he wasmade an associate director ofArgonne Cancer ResearchHospital, at the university.Dr. Harper studied the effects ofdoses of radiation, a disciplineknown as dosimetry, and wasappointed to the InternationalCommission on Radiation Unitsand Measurements in 1975. Hereceived a presidential citationfrom the Society of NuclearMedicine in 1986.His wife, the former PhyllisSweetser, died in 1993. Theymade their home in Glencoe,Ill., a Chicago suburb.He is survived by two sons,David, of Pennington, N.J., andWilliam, of Hartford; two daughters,Stephanie Harper ofGlencoe and Cynthia Harper ofChicago; a sister, Jane Overtonof Chicago; a close friend, SyblePaden of Evanston; and twograndchildren.© Copyright 2005, The New YorkTimes. Reprinted with permission.81 Milton Magazine

Lexi Rudnitsky, Class of 1991, PoetOn January 17, 2005, LexiRudnitsky, Class of 1991, diedsuddenly of cardiac arrest.It is with such sadness and continueddisbelief that we find ourselveswriting a remembrance ofLexi Rudnitsky. We are 15 yearsout of high school, but it was atMilton where we first met Lexiand embarked upon a friendshipthat lasted. It was 1987, ourfreshman year. It all began, asmornings did for many of us daystudents at Milton, with the busride. In fact, anyone who rodethe Needham-Wellesley busroute during those years wouldremember her. Some people juststand out in this world. Lexi wasoften late, desperately flaggingdown the bus, only to come barrelingon, a whirl of long hair, atie-dyed T-shirt, a tea-filled travelmug and that leather bomberjacket she stole from her father.By the time we hit the highway,Lexi would either have us caughtup in laughter or a raucousdebate with the boys in the back.Lexi was both an integral anddefiant member of our class—both at its center and pushingpast its edges. She organizedrecycling campaigns andlaunched feminist critiques inhistory class. She went on tostart Students for SexualEquality and to co-lead Lorax.She played varsity soccer, icehockey and lacrosse, runningcircles around us on and off thesports fields. She wrote provocativepoems for the Magus-Mabusand pleaded with us to reducewaste at the dining hall. Much ofwhat she was fighting for orwriting about was over ourheads at the time, and as a resultshe could be met with confusion,resistance and fear by studentsand faculty alike.Even in the depths of adolescentself-consciousness, Lexi had theastonishing ability to inspire thesilly and spontaneous. She corralledthe girls together at partiesfor Salt-n-Pepa sing-a-longs(“I’m not a man, but I’m incommand. Hot damn! I got anall girl band.”); she organized usto workshop poems outside ofthe classroom; she wrote playsabout us and for us; she pilferedthe library for obscure playwrightsto perform readings inour spare time; she always gavegifts of (used) books.To us, Lexi was a friend offirsts—our first radical, environmentalist,feminist, poet—the first to be unabashedly andunapologetically herself. Imaginethe gift of her friendship atsuch a confusing and awkwardtime. That spirit of solidarity,adventure and integrity neverleft her or her friendships.Eighteen years after meetingLexi, we were as close and connectedto her as we were asteenagers. These were notfriendships reserved for adolescence—ourfriendships grewand deepened as we evolved intogrownups. And she continued toset the bar, with what was one ofher most important contributions:she gave birth to Samuel—the first to become a mother.This proved to be one of hermost brilliant and fulfillingaccomplishments. Lexi and herhusband, Sandro, shared theirlove for one another with theirson, born on October 13, 2004.And unlike some of us whoengaged in adolescent, confessionalpoetry in high school onlyto leave it behind, Lexi’s work atMilton laid the groundwork forbecoming a published poet andscholar, remaining an activist inthe often stifling world of academia.Just one month after thebirth of Samuel, and twomonths before her own death,Lexi received the news that hermanuscript had been acceptedfor publication. Her first book ofpoetry, A Doorless Knocking IntoNight, will be published nextyear.With Lexi, the inimitable combinationof soft and fierce wayswas always a magnet for others,a call to friendship and action.Much of what we care about inour lives today comes fromseeds Lexi planted. It is the luckyclan that has among its membersthe daring friend. Lexi isours.82 Milton Magazine

The Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Projectsponsors the annual publication ofa poetry collection by an Americanwoman poet who has yet to publisha book of poems. Contributions toThe Lexi Rudnitsky Poetry Projectcan be mailed to:The Lexi RudnitskyPoetry Projectc/o Wainwright Bank & Trust Co.One Church StreetWatertown, MA 02472Lexi’s parents, Vicki and EdRudnitsky, and her husband,Sandro Stille, welcome any writtenremembrances or anecdotes of therole that she may have played inyour life. Samuel will not know hismother as we did, but these remembranceswill be his. Remembrancescan be sent to 27 Winter Street,Watertown, MA 02472.Contributed by Lexi’s classmatesSusan Meagher, Amy HamillMcDonough, Cindy Talbot andErika Malm.Deepest RemainsWhat stays with you latest and deepest? of curious panicsOf hard-fought engagements or sieges tremendous what deepestremains?—Walt Whitman, The Wound-Dresser1.In my early years, I spoke in many languages.Then I grew quiet.(This is not an obituary.)Some of my dreams faded,if they could count as dreams.I was a good friend,though I mostly calledwhen there was no one else.I was a poet,though I only wrotewhen there was nothing else.(That was often enough.)2.I was truly in love once, at least as I remember it.A boy from another country said,I intend to go alone,which was not what I intended.I learned to sleep in a hammock,my body sagging to the floor.I bathed in the river fully clothed:the cotton clung, translucent.(A man watched from the outer banks.)I spent the night on an ancient pyramid,monkeys shrieking through trees.I bribed a guard to leave me alone,and there was no one left to tell.3.A young man skipped ahead on the trail.I must have said, Wait.(Years passed.)How could I say goodbye?I sealed leftovers in ziplock bags;I wore a flowered bathrobe.I began to listen to books on tape,especially biography.(This is not an obituary.)There was a jungle-book ending:strands of dirty-blond lightshone through the spreading palms.Lexi Rudnitsky ’91, printed posthumouslyEd’s. note: This poem appeared in the April 16 issue of The NewYorker. It is reprinted here with permission from Lexi’s husband,Alexander Stille.Lexi Poem(In Memoriam: LexiRudnitsky 1972–2005)At sixteen werace past ourselveswhile youlinger in lines,honing a throatycontralto.It becomes you.In print it tolls,like a rustyblack Remingtonplucked out frombric-a-bracin some garretin the tropicsof your mind.I only read you.At thirty-two wedouble back,catching upto ourselves.I read you again,startled bythe likeness,the bark stillin the paper,humid andsap-sticky.Same voice—full-grownat half your life,the only wayyour Poemmakes sense.As if your sonI try in vainto assembleyou from text:a scallopedred sundress,two flip-flopsfold to arches,your heels tracea sundial in sand.But of courseIt shouldn’tmake sense.I only read you.Aaron Goldberg ’9183 Milton Magazine

Smart PhilanthropyWe Wrote the Book on ItSmart philanthropy for you may mean making an outright gift now, aplanned gift or both. Milton’s Philanthropy Handbook helps members ofthe Academy family understand different ways to structure their giftsand the advantages of various options.To request a handbook, please call or email Suzie Hurd Greenup ’75in the Office of Development and Alumni Relations at 617-898-2376 orsuzie_greenup@milton.edu.84 Milton Magazine

Milton AcademyBoard of Trustees, 2005Julia W. Bennett ’79Norwell, MassachusettsBradley M. BloomWellesley, MassachusettsWilliam T. Burgin ’61Dover, MassachusettsJames M. Fitzgibbons ’52EmeritusChestnut Hill, MassachusettsAustin D. Goolsbee ’87Chicago, IllinoisVictoria Hall Graham ’81New York, New YorkMargaret Jewett Greer ’47EmeritaChevy Chase, MarylandAntonia Monroe Grumbach ’61SecretaryNew York, New YorkJ. Tomilson Hill ’66New York, New YorkFranklin W. Hobbs IV ’65PresidentNew York, New YorkBarbara HostetterBoston, MassachusettsOgden M. Hunnewell ’70Vice PresidentBrookline, MassachusettsHarold W. Janeway ’54EmeritusWebster, New HampshireLisa A. Jones ’84Newton, MassachusettsGeorge A. KellnerVice PresidentNew York, New YorkF. Warren McFarlan ’55Belmont, MassachusettsCarol Smith MillerBoston, MassachusettsTracy Pun Palandjian ’89Belmont, MassachusettsRichard C. Perry ’73New York, New YorkJohn P. Reardon ’56Vice PresidentCohasset, MassachusettsJohn S. Reidy ’56Boston, MassachusettsKevin Reilly Jr. ’73Baton Rouge, LouisianaRobin RobertsonHead of SchoolMilton, MassachusettsH. Marshall Schwarz ’54EmeritusNew York, New YorkKaran Sheldon ’73Blue Hill Falls, MaineFrederick G. Sykes ’65Rye, New YorkJide J. Zeitlin ’81TreasurerNew York, New YorkOn the back cover:Ashley Chow, author of “Last Ferry,” won a 2005 Head of SchoolAward. She and Marguerite Weisman ’05, shared the honor ofwinning the Markham and Pierpont Stackpole Prize, awardedin honor of two English teachers, father and son, to authors ofunusual talent in creative writing. Ashley’s poem was part ofher senior project, a slim volume of poetry, Parachutes: theBeginning, Poetry by Ashley Chow.

Milton MagazineMilton AcademyCommunications OfficeMilton, Massachusetts 02186Change Service RequestedNon-Profit OrganizationU.S. PostagePAIDBoston, MAPermit No. 58423Last FerryWe sit in blue plastic seats,dusk. The sky foams goldcloud and dirty pink.Look at my irisesIn the gray you can seeseagulls withdrawingand their flight home, clearlike beach glass. The deck is fulland the air, restless with autumnand the smell of salt water.Ashley Chow ’05