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A Celebration for the Ages:Remembering the Centennialby LFA Archivist Rita Schulien MacAyeal ’87Forty years ago excitement filled the air at Ferry Hall as nearly500 students, faculty, alumnae, and friends of the school gatheredfor a three-day celebration of Ferry Hall’s centennial.Women from the classes of 1912 through 1969 reunited withone another for a weekend celebration featuring speakers,student presentations, musical entertainment, and fine dining.The anniversary was recognized publicly: The Illinois GeneralAssembly passed a resolution honoring Ferry Hall; theCity of Lake Forest issued its 1969 vehicle sticker in honor ofthe school; and the Lake Forest Post Office used an honoraryFerry Hall postmark.School trustee Dave Chapman designed a special Ferry HallCentennial Crest to honor the anniversary. The crest featuredfour elements: a book (symbolizing academics); a bird flyingover water (symbolizing freedom of thought and Ferry Hall’sphysical location); a leaf (reminiscent of the wooded campus);and a rose from the chapel window (emphasizing strong morals).The crest was displayed on a Centennial Banner that waspresented to the school by Nellie Lehmann Ingraham ’23.The previous spring, several Ferry Hall students and staffhad designed and planted a Centennial Garden in the ovalbetween North and South Halls. It was in full bloom for theweekend events.Prominent guest speakers from a variety of fields were inattendance. The line-up included psychiatrist Dr. Bruno Bettelheim;make-up artist Syd Simon; U.S. Senator Charles H.Percy; former New York City Ballet prima-ballerina MariaTallchief; Chicago artist Rainey Bennett; Pulitzer Prize-winningpoet Gwendolyn Brooks; art and film designer MortonGoldsholl; musicians Don DeMicheal and Cy Touff; andnewspaper columnist Sydney Harris.During the Centennial Weekend, the President of the FerryHall Board of Trustees, Robert Hixon Glore, announced theestablishment of a merit scholarship program at Ferry Hallin honor of his step-grandmother, Alice G. Hixon, who haddonated a $100,000 Centennial Challenge gift. The scholarshipwould provide full tuition to one incoming freshman girleach year.The busy and exciting weekend closed late Sunday morningwith a student “Jazz Mass,” described in the school newspaper,Hall Horizons, as “…wild, frenzied, and beautiful.” Thereligious service, arranged by Ferry Hall students and visitingpriest Father Winn of Chicago, was held in a darkened tentwith a flashing strobe light, and included student art work,poetry, and jazz music.The weekend was a tremendous success. Several attendeeswrote letters afterwards to Miss Smith expressing their appreciationof such a fine tribute to their alma mater, Ferry Hall.The feeling was aptly expressed in a post-event card sent toattendees by the Alumnae Association, which included a descriptionof Ferry Hall as “the light that has burned 100 years.”(left) Among the many mothers and daughters celebrating together are (from left)Elizabeth Kerwin Twede ’48 and her daughter Kathy Pollock ’70, and Gretchen FlindtSnider ’48 and her daughter, Melanie Snider ’71.(center) Ferry Hall alumnae (from left) Katherine Trowbridge Arpee ’20 and her daughterHarriett Arpee Sherman ’54 stand by the Centennial Banner with Cleo Weaver CarrollSells ’23 and her daughter, Edna Carroll Skoog ’53.(right) Ferry Hall Headmistress Marian W. Smith speaks with U.S. Senator Charles H.Percy of Illinois (middle) and Ferry Hall Board of Trustees President Robert Hixon Glore(far right).44 Review Fall 2009 8 Click: www.lfanet.org
Save the Date!Spring GalaSaturday, May 8, 2010Call (847) 615-3276 for more information.MISSION STATEMENTLake Forest Academy strives to embody in its practices and to cultivate in itsstudents excellence of character, scholarship, citizenship, and responsibility.Character encompasses respect for others and their beliefs, dedication to honestyin every sphere of life, realization of moral clarity and conviction, and pursuit ofvirtue and value in life.Scholarship encompasses acquisition of knowledge, development of critical thinking,enthusiasm for discovery and learning, and exercise of a powerful imagination.Citizenship encompasses appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism, involvementin the LFA community, participation in service to others, and commitment toglobal awareness and understanding.Responsibility encompasses development of self-reliance, ability to seek guidance,dedication to cooperation and teamwork, and action based upon informed decisions.
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