winter 2007 - Concord Academy

winter 2007EditorGail FriedmanManaging EditorTara BradleyDesignIrene Chu ’76Editorial BoardTara BradleyDirector of CommunicationsGail FriedmanAssociate Director of CommunicationsPam SaffordAssociate Head for Enrollment and PlanningCarol ShoudtMajor Gifts OfficerDiane SpenceDirector of DevelopmentLucille StottDevelopment WriterElizabeth “Billie” Julier Wyeth ’76Director of Alumnae/i ProgramsEditorial InternsNora Christiani ’07Charlie Hruska ’07Photography InternEverett Wallace ’07Write usConcord Academy Magazine166 Main StreetConcord, Massachusetts 01742(978) 402-2200magazine@concordacademy.orgwww.concordacademy.org© 2007 Concord AcademyCover illustration: Robert BrinkerhoffCommitted to being a schoolenriched by a diversity ofbackgrounds and perspectives,Concord Academy does notdiscriminate on the basis of sex,race, color, creed, sexual orien -tation, or national or ethnicorigin in its hiring, admissions,educational and financial policies,or other school-administeredprograms. The school’s facilitiesare wheelchair accessible.F E A T U R E S4 The House That Molly Built:Remembering Mary “Molly” Gregoryby William H. Eddy Jr.17 CA Bookshelfby Martha Kennedypage 1720 Convocation 200622 The Power of Languageby Gail FriedmanIllustrations by Robert BrinkerhoffINCLUDING:Rachel and David: The Language of Love by Nora Christiani ’07A French Connection by Caroline Hughes ’08Students’ Studies by Charlie Hruska ’07The Impact of Learning Chinese by Gail Friedman32 Dido and Aeneas: CA’s Operatic Premiereby Nick Morgan ’0737 Why You Should Care (A Lot)About Endowmentby Lucille StottFrom Monuments for the USAD E P A R T M E N T S2 Welcome to a New ConcordAcademy Magazine4 Letters5 Message from the Head of School6 Campus News11 Alumnae/i Association Update12 Alumnae/i ProfilesNancy Jaicks Alexander ’51Susanna Horton ’65Helen Haskell Hobbs ’70Kabir Sen ’95by Nancy Shohet West ’8441 Athletics2006 Fall HighlightsTo Vassar, Berlin, and Beyond:Will Byrne ’0244 Admissions45 Arts48 In Memoriampage 32