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30 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OUTREACH fall 2007 JOE BORLO’S INCREDIBLE JOURNEY I was amazed and moved to learn how much and for how long Joe Borlo affected the lives of his students. Shortly after reading the tributes to him, I came upon an article in the current issue of “The American Scholar,” which contemplates the nature of the relationship between teachers and students. There William Deresiewicz, a professor at Yale, writes: Teaching, Yeats said, is lighting a fire, not filling a bucket, and this is how it gets lit. The [teacher] becomes the student’s muse, the figure to whom the labors of the semester – the studying, the speaking in class, the writing – are consecrated. So [students] seek out [teachers] with whom to have relationships, and [teachers] seek them out in turn. Teaching, finally, is about relationships. It is mentorship, not instruction. Socrates... says that the bond between teacher and student lasts a lifetime, even when the two are no longer together. And so it is... [t]he feelings we have for the teachers or students who have meant the most to us, like those we have for long-lost friends, never go away. Joe Borlo has been lighting fires for over four decades. As we see from the exuberant tributes submitted by his former students, our bond with him will last a lifetime, and our feelings for him will never go away. DAVID CRANE ’72 NEW DELHI, INDIA We encourage you to send your letters and tell us what you think about what you’ve read in prior issues of “Outreach.” Forward your thoughts to outreach@newarka.edu or drop a note in the mail. We look forward to hearing from you! CATHERINE LYNHAM’S INFLUENCE LIVES ON The thing that struck me about the last edition of Outreach was the picture of Mrs. Lynham and students on page 49. John Lowenstein was in my class, a brilliant boy and good friend, and Curt Cetrulo was, as I recall, one year behind us. Mrs. Lynham has been my fondest memory of NA. I attribute my educational and professional success to her, and to Mr. Nelke, Mr. Huddle, Mr. Stallings, Mr. Warbasse and several others among my fine teachers at NA. I’m forever indebted to her and to them. I’ve spoken so often to my wife, Cheryl, about Mrs. Lynham; I’m sure Cheryl thinks that Mrs. Lynham is some mythical personage, a fabrication of my overly-vivid imagination. I’m quite moved, at this moment, looking at Mrs. Lynham’s picture, hearing her voice in my mind, and remembering her so clearly, more than a half century after I last sat in her class listening intently and learning not only math and English, but honor, respect and those values that she instilled in us that became the foundation of my personal beliefs and that guided my life decisions and actions. Well, enough of an old man’s sentimentality. EARL GREENWALD ’58 STATESVILLE, NC outreach outreach NEWARK NEWARK ACADEMY ACADEMY INSIDE: State of the Academy Global Perspectives & Fond Farewells SPRING SPRING SPRING 2007 2007
Two Donor Receptions Endowment Campaign’s Success! Mark ’74 and Ruth Melillo, William Green ’69 Will Green ’69, Gina Mandelbaum ’75, Ken Mandelbaum Celebrate the Pleasantdale Chateau September 10, 2007 Jeffrey Silverman ’82 and Donald Austin Brent Bergin and Pamela Huttenberg Pat Budziak Anne Essner Rick ’77 and Jane Redmond John and Maureen Vergano, Fred McGaughan Laura and Robert Corman Jeffrey Silverman ’82 and Jon Olesky ’74 Highlawn Pavilion October 4, 2007 Barry and Ilene Silverman with Mike and Larissa Gruber Ken Somberg, Van Stevens ’65, Carrie Somberg David Hardin ’73, Kathleen Cronheim, Laura Hardin Anthony Coccia, Scott Maranaccio, Wendy Silverstein Drobner Nancy McGaughan and Amanda Cali Suzy and Ken Press NA NEWS fall 2007 31
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