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CONTENS
TheArchon TABLE OF
WINTER
1995 FEATURES
Trial by Sea 11
Archon Profile: Bradford S. Cavanagh '79
A simple job ferrying a yacht from Maine to Florida turns
into a harrowing adventure at sea as Brad Cavanagh '79
and the rest of the crew of 'The Trashman' are shipwrecked
by a vicious storm. What follows is five days adrift in a
rubber boat with no food, no water...and no hope.
Reaching for the Frontiers of
Education 8
The Governor Dummer Academy Board of Trustees takes
the momentous step of voting to embark on the largest
construction project in the Academy's 232-year history: the
building of a new library and a new mathematics-science
center that will be available for student use by September,
1998.
A Law 20
Life in the
Archon Profile: Barry Sullivan '66
Litigator, legal scholar and former U.S. Justice Department
attorney Barry Sullivan '66 takes on a new challenge as
Dean of the Washington & Lee University Law School. The
more difficult task he's facing is changing the negative per-
ceptions of attorneys.
Science in the Governor's
Back Yard 16
GDA
master science teacher Dr. Susan Oleszko-Szuts and
her marine biology class make use of the Academy's
unique location and turn the Byfield marshes and nearby
Plum Island into their own "backyard laboratory."
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Volunteer Weekend Builds
Momentum 48
A look back at the Academy's October Volunteer Weekend,
in which Class Agents, Class Secretaries, Parent Fund Vol-
unteers and Alumni/ae Council members gathered with
Trustees to say thanks and make plans to benefit GDA.
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Class Notes 24
On the Cover Headmaster's Message 3
JuniorMaria Fallon, seniors Christine Letters 2
HolbrookandMeaglian Murphystudya small Milestones 23
organismfound by marine biology master On Campus 4
teacher Dr. Susan Oleszko-Szuts in a tidepool
at Plum Island. (Photo by David Oxton)
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Dear Peter,
As we descended into Rio today, I tmioornaelcahnadllleonggiistnigcaaltcahpalelresnognea.lBluevtelit.is even aEnngdliesdhucvaetrioynwaell.l.FoTrheincsltaasnscees,airnemiyntesreemsitninagr
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significance to this 17/63 connection?
which I want to share with you because of or are astronauts. One of them, Kathy
Bob Fullerton '63
their inspirational meaning to me during the Thornton, flew on the mission to fix the
American Airlines Captain
NH campaign: Hubble Telescope. She told the class that the
Meredith,
repair mission was actually planned even
T T Ifyou can keepyour head when all aboutyou before the telescope was launched into space. I
are losing theirs and blaming it on you; find it amazing that the press never even
Ifyou can trustyourselfwhen all men doubt hinted at that fact. I also believe that there are
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Beginning you, at least three more missions planned to either
December 18, 1994 But makeallowancefor theirdoubting too; upgrade or fix the Hubble. Chemistry is fun
Ifyou can wait and not be tired by waiting, and challenging. I am having a little bit of
Dear Friends, Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies; trouble in the class, but I have made a plan to
When Winston Churchill lost the 1945 Or, being hated, don'tgive way to hating... get myself out of the low-grade pit. The labs
election, his wife remarked—that perhaps it — are fun and interesting, though I am baffled
was a blessing in disguise to which the Ifyou can dream and not make dreams that they do not allow people to work in
British leader replied, "At the moment it is your master; — groups during the lab. I thought I would be
very well disguised." I can sympathize with Ifyou can think and not make thoughts having a lot of trouble in calculus this year, but
the feeling. Yet, as we know, Churchill went youraim; I am actually doing quite well in it. Having
on to win his next election. Ifyou can meet with triumph and disaster students startcalculus in the fourth quarter at
Thinking of the "blessings" of which And treat those two impostorsjust the GDA was a great idea. I have an edge on the
Lady Churchill spoke, I have come to under- same... class because I know most of the concepts of
stand that my campaign for Congress has left derivatives and I can follow the class without
me with many blessings, among them the Ifyou can makeone heap ofall your winnings worrying about the subject matter. Keep using
friendship and support ofmany members of And risk it on one turn ofpitch-and-toss, the TI calculators for class, they are a huge
the Governor Dummer community. I write to And lose, and start at your beginnings necessity in college, and some classes even
thank you folks at TheArchon for publishing And never breathea wordabout your loss... require them.
Sincerely,
our "freewheeling conversation" in the fall
Now, as life returns to normal in the Kevin Tangney '94
issue. —
As your readers may know by now, I Carroll household and af—ter six years of ser- Vanderbilt University
did not win my race for Vermont's lone vice in the Vermont Senate I look forward
Congressional seat. Yet, lookingback on the to more time with my family and to working Y V
campaign, it hardly feels like we lost. In fact, again in the private sector. Still, I believe that
we accomplished a lot. We started the cam- public service is an honorable and worthy Praise and Congratulations
paign in mid-June from scratch, with no con- calling, and I love the work (I even love the
tributions, and 35 points behind in the polls. campaigning!), so it seems likely that I will November 8, 1994
Five months later, we had raised nearly one- again be a candidate for statewide office. We
half million dollars, driven 25,000 miles have come so far, learned so much, and made Dear Peter,
around the state, met tens of thousands of so many friends. We can'tjust walk away I wanted to take a moment and thank
Vermonters, created a campaign organization now! Like Churchill's, this campaign was not you for your note last month. It brought some
of 500 volunt—eers, and closed the gap to only an ending.YoRuarthsesri,nciterieslay,beginning. vsterroynfgoinndflmueemncoerideusr.inHgetbho[sEevadnasy]s.wHaes a
three pWoientcsame3s,o50f0arv.oIttehrusrtsshosrottooffvailcltjoursyt. John Carroll showed me that I could achievemmyy goals ifI
Norwich, Vermont applied myself. Unfortunately, goals at
short of the goal.
that time were not as clearly defined as they
Despite the disappointment, I am Y should have been.
proud of the race we ran. We took on an
I came back to the Academy last spring
established incumbent, a professional politi-
csitaanyewdhoonhtahserhuinghstraotaed-,wiwdeefeoicguhtsetdimoens.thWee GDA Gratitude tloonsgeetiSmtee,vbeuntgrIawdausatuen.pNrienpearyeedarfsorcahnobwe a
issues, and we talked straight with November 1, 1994 much you have been able to accomplish in
that time. Governor Dummer has grown
Vermonters. We ran fair, we ran smart, we ran Dear Mr. Bragdon, tremendously under your stewardship. The
hard. By October, all ofVermont could feel It is amazing how Governor Dummer new field house, dormitories and faculty hous-
our momentum, the energy of our surge to prepared me for the transition to college. The
the finish. By the last week, even the press GDA my continuedon page43
class schedule is so similar that
The Archon 2 Winter 1995
HEADMASTER'S MESSAGE
TfeArchon
Publishedsmee1884
Publisher religious experience. The library is the very
Peter W. Bragdon heart of any academic community, and, like
Editor the long-serving Frost library it replaces, it
David L. Bergmann 70 will assume its affinitive and proportional
Assistant Editor place in the core of our campus.
Michelle Robbins A question that was presented early
Photographer
in our discussions about new libraries con-
David Oxton
cerns the effects of new technology: Should
Directorof Development
Karen E. McGinley not the existence of computers and other
Associate Directorof Development and data storage equipment mean that li—braries
Director of Alumni-Parent Relations can be smaller? Our intensive study and
Michael A. Moonves that of many other institution—s currently
Director of the Annual Fund building new, larger libraries reveals that
Erin P. Carver computers require considerable space of
Archon Advisory Board their own and provide only collateral
Bennett H. Beach '67
John H. Costello,Jr. P'89 research materials. That is, information
Ilenry B. Eaton 70 available on computer systems should be
John P. English '28 seen as adjuncts to books and still cannot
SW..JNoseewpthoHnoLfafmmsaonnP'II83'58 supplant all printed materials. Indeed, tech-
John S. Mercer '64P'95 nology, at this juncture, increases demand
Christopher M. Pope '65 for an appropriate core collection ofbooks.
Abigail M. Woodbury 79 The new math-science center, too,
Trustees ofGovernor Dummer Academy represents an essential progression in the
SDtoedpgheenD.G.MoKarsgnaent''5602,PP''9925,,PVriecseidPernetsident D. life of Governor Dummer Academy's cur-
William B. Ardiff '55, Secretary recember 10, 1994 should be riculum, more closely linking two academic
Jeffrey L. Gordon '69, Treasurer remembered as an historic date in the 232- disciplines that share a symbiotic relation-
William L. Alfond '67 year life of Governor Dummer Academy. ship. The Science 2000 program has gener-
Elaine D. D'Orio P'88 '95
Putnam P. Flint '37 —While historic is a word th—at has been used ated significantly greater interest in the
Shirley S. French P'76 and perhaps overused many times to sciences among our students, and, in order
Mirick. Friend '59 describe more than two centuries of events to satisfy the—ir demands for laboratories and
MMiacrhyaeFl. ME.acHkooPv'e8r7 ''9711 '93 on our campus, the action taken on that day classrooms as well as their d—emands for
George E. McGregor,Jr. '51 most certainly warrants the use of that more sophisticated equipment we must
Bruce M. Male P'90 '95 adjective. build a new facility. The new building will
Daniel M. Morgan '67, P'97 On December 10, the Trustees of anticipate the continuing surge of student
RLiicnhdaarAd.B.PeOsscgosoooldid'o53, P'85 '88 Governor Dumme—r Academy voted to take participation in the sciences, as well as their
William R. Plumer '53 a significant step one that sets in motion desire for a full array of advanced place-
GeorgeS. Scharfe P'95 both the largest construction project in our ment courses.
JCoohunrtMn.eyTiSm.kWeann,gJr.'7'469 history, and one that clearly delineates the The construction of these two new
Josiah H. Welch '47, P'80 '83 Academy's course for the next 20 to 50 facilities also marks a profound investment
Donald H. Werner years. It was a bold and decisive stroke that in the Academy's future from the perspec-
Alumni/ae Trustees the Trustees made, committing the Acad- tive of GDA's ability to attract the highest
William F. O'Leary 73 emy to the construction of both a new lib- caliber students and faculty members. Com-
Haskell Rhett '54
rary and a new math-science center and petition among the best secondary schools
Carrie E. Walton '88
making them available by September 1998. continues to increase, and, because we have
Alumni/ae Council
Arthur H. Veasey, III '68, President The action was not taken capriciously; it set our sights on nothing but the top eche-
Karen A. Gronberg '83, Vice President was the result of three years of considerable lon, Governor Dummer Academy must be
John S. Mercer '64, P'95, Past President deliberation, contention, fact-finding and comparably equipped. The addition of these
TBehnojmaamsinR.B.BeBlrle7ws3ter '43 analysis by every member of the Board and buildings to our existing facilities will make
GDA
Carolyn Lyons Borwick 77 the administration. a formidable competitor.
PeterT. Butler '62 Governor Dummer Academy has In the coming months, I will keep you
RHiecnhrayrdB.A.EaCtoounsi7n0s '45 never built monuments for their own sake; informed of our progress in accomplishing
John P. English '28 to do so would offend the very tenets upon the monumental task outlined in the
Ralph F. Johnson,Jr. '64 which the school and its native New Eng- Board's December 10 vote. In the meantime,
RHeobweacrcadB.NLaavpihnasm'3'183 land were founded. The commitment of as I hope you will join the Trustees, adminis-
Brian NoyJ.es 76 much as $15 million in Academy funds for tration, faculty and students in celebrating
Richard H. Pew,Jr. '54 construction and building endowment is, this remarkable watershed for Governor
George L. Richards, III 77 rather, a reasoned response to specific needs Dummer Academy.
Peter F. Richardson 75 identified in the academic curriculum. A
Marc K. Tucker '68
Pamela K. Welch '80 library, as Trustees President Dodge D.
TheArchonispublished threetimesayear(Fall,Winter Morg—an '50 has said, is "a temple of learn-
andSpring)byGovernorDummerAcademy,Byfield,Massa- ing" a place where the acquisition of Sincerely, /
cfhruosmetatlsu0m1n9i2/2a.e,Teplaerpehnotnse:an5d08f/r4i6e5n-d1s7o6f3.thLeetAtcearsdeamrey,wealncdoamree knowledge is, metaphorically speaking, a Peter W. Bragdon
subjecttoeditingforreasonsofspaceavailability.
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Interdisciplinary Seminars "Go to Science 2000 Makes New Strides ships: A Unique University-Secondary
the Movies" GDA's Wright Science 2000 program School Collaboration," will describe Tufts
"GDA Goes to the Movies" is the has made many recent advances that University's and GDA's work on the
title of this year's Interdisciplinary Sem- include creating a weather station, adding Science 2000 project. His second presenta-
inars, in which selected students and fac- a biology and chemistry microcomputer tion, "Themes to Integrate the Sciences,"
ulty members will view and discuss laboratory and devising a teachers' guide will discuss the progress of the program.
several thought-provoking films. to supplement the course's activity guide.
The Interdisciplinary Seminars, now Science Department Chair Stephen
in their fourth year, began October 31 and Metz, founder and director of the program
have stimulated much discussion among that's creating a national model for sec- Two Governor DummerAcademy
the selected participants, according to the ondary school science, said, "The technol- Science Teachers' Works Published
program's director, Fine Arts Department ogy available in our science labs equals Governor Dummer Academy's
Chair Christopher Stowens. that of other labs in the country." Science Department Chair Stephen C.
Every other week, a faculty member The Science 2000 program, devel- Metz and physics master teacher Karen A.
will present a film and then lead a discus- oped in conjunction with Tufts University's Bouffard are among the secondary school
sion with the seminar group. There will be Wright Center for Science Education, is and university teachers to have articles
five seminars each semester, meeting taught at GDA by members of the Acad- published in the new book Teachers'
every other Monday at 6:30 p.m. emy's science faculty. The program is made Investigations in Alternative Assessments.
The Interdisciplinary Seminar pro- possible by the support of the H. Dudley The book, published by the
gram was devised in conjunction with Wright Foundation of Geneva, Switzerland. University of Massachusetts-Lowell, repre-
Dartmouth College students in 1991. Past Physics master teacher David Moore sents the works of Massachusetts science
topics have included abortion, free speech, is in the process of writing a meteorology teachers who are involved in a program
AIDS and ethical dilemmas presented by unit for the program's activity guide. He called "Teacher Enhancement in
modern technology. has also set up GDA's first weather station, Alternative Methods of Assessing Student
Stowens will lead discussions about which is located on the roof of the Learning in Science" (TEAMASL). The
three movies: Orson Welles' classic Citizen Schumann Science Center and includes a program, which began in 1992, is develop-
Kane; the 60s British prep school drama rain gauge, anemometer, barometer and ing new ways to determine students'
and the Japanese film about rape indoor and outdoor thermometers. The progress in learning science.
//...;
Rashomon. equipment is linked to the Center's com- Metz, who has been a member of
Master English teacher Paul Warm puter system, which collects and analyzes TEAMASL since 1993, wrote an article
will present Blade Runner, while master all the data. called, "From Blue Eyes to Atomic Radius:
French teacher Pierre Baratelli will lead Biology master teacher Peter An Introduction to Scientific Classifica-
discussions about the films La Dolce Vita Southam has created a microcomputer- tion." His report describes various activi-
and Diva. based-laboratory (MBL) in GDA's biology ties that enabled students to gain insight
Other faculty members who will run and chemistry laboratories with ten com- into scientific classification. The experi-
seminars include master art teacher puters. Previously, the Science Department ments are geared to the ninth grade level,
Roberta Britton and master science teacher had an MBL in the physics laboratory. The but can be modified to the seventh grade
Peter Southam. students are using the computers to mea- level or lower.
Stowens said these seminars will sure temperatures, pH balances and Bouffard's reports, "Performance
serve to expose students to great films. human physiological indicators such as Assessments in Physics and Integrated
"Educators spend a lot of time teaching pulse rates. "The MBL allows students to Ninth Grade Science" and "An Honors
students how to interpret the written design their own experiments and collect Physics Project," include high school level
word, but not enough time teaching them data more efficiently, which research has and honors level experiments on buoyant
how to interpret visual images. I want shown increases students' learning ability," force, velocity and modern physics. She
these seminars to teach students to be dis- said Metz. has been a member of TEAMASL since
cerning of everything they watch and to Physics master teacher Karen 1993.
realize that film makers are artists." Bouffard has begun work on a teachers'
To be accepted into the program, guide that will supplement Science 2000's
students had to write short essays explain- activity guide. "The purpose of the guide is
ing why they want to be involved. The to show teachers how to use the labs effec- Students and Faculty Answer
Academic Affairs Committee then tively. The activities are good, but the way "Call to Service"
reviewed the essays and selected the par- they are delivered makes them even bet- Governor Dummer Academy will
ticipants. The students are not graded, but ter," said Metz. offer a community service corps of400
do receive a .3 grade point towards their Metz also will present two papers at students and faculty members to provide
cumulative averages. the National Science Teachers' Association services to non-profit organizations in
conference in Philadelphia this year. His honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on
first presentation, "The Wright Fellow- January 16.
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a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Academy, Triton
Regional High School and Windrush
Farms in Boxford. The soccer team that
will represent Massachusetts in the 1995
World Summer Games in New Haven, CT,
next July was announced during the clos-
ing ceremonies.
The day included an "Olympic
Town," located behind GDA's Carl A.
Pescosolido, Field House and featured
Jr.
locally sponsored food stands and activi-
ties including a speed skating clinic given
by national champion speed skater
Michael Gallant.
GDA
The events at were organized
by Student Games Directors Jamie E.
Shulman '95 of Andover and Ksenija Topic
GDA
'95 of Byfield, along with the help of
faculty members Susan Oleszko and
David Gosse.
"This event gives athletes a chance
Academy Players present...: (front, l-r) Jennifer Smyth '94, /esse Taylor '98, Jordan Miller '97, Meaghan to compete and is an inspirational experi-
Murphy '94, Damon Jespersen '94 and Brandi Hall '97act out a scenefrom "Much AdoAbout Nothing" in ence for everyone volunteering and partic-
the Thompson PerformingArts Center. ipating," said Oleszko.
Massachusetts Special Olympics,
The program is the brainchild of holiday, not a black American holiday. We which was created in 1970, benefits ath-
History Department Chairman William hope this day will demonstrate to students letes ages 8 to 80 with mental retardation.
the fundamental message of 'do unto oth-
Quigley, who said he came up with the
ers as you'd have done to you,'" said
idea while listening to Dr. Robert Coles'
Quigley.
speech during the Martin Luther King,
Jr.
Day program last year. "I wanted to do as Students will be divided into groups Noted AIDS Photo Exhibit Visits
[Coles] said, which was to provide service of five to 20, and about 50 faculty mem- Governor DummerAcademy
to others. It's a great way to celebrate bers will supervise the day's activities. A critically acclaimed photographic
"I want students to come away say-
[King's] memory," said Quigley. Coles is a ing, 'Wow, that was a worthwhile, memo- exhibit that focuses on people living with
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, child psy- the AIDS virus was displayed November
rable experience,'" said Quigley
chiatrist and Harvard professor, whose 15 to December 9 in Governor Dummer
recent book The Call ofService supports Academy's Carl A. Pescosolido, Field
Jr.
King's ideals. House.
Approximately 260 students have The exhibit, by photographer Loel
Academy Hosts Special Olympics
been assigned placements with the Poor, consists of more than 150 black-and-
Salvation Army, in soup kitchens, shelters, GDA hosted more than 600 athletes white photographs of people with the
hospitals, nursing homes and child care competing in the Massachusetts Special HIV/AIDS virus and is divided into three
agencies. "Our goal is to get all 350 stu- Olympics Fall Tournament November 6 photographic essays. "Memories of Eddie,
dents assignments, then they will be able for the seventh consecutive year. Living With AIDS," which was the first
to chose the activity they want to do," said The opening ceremonies began at essay to be completed, contains 36 pho-
GDA
Quigley, who has been working with four at 9:00 a.m. with nearly 250 student tographs documenting the progression of
seniors, including Amanda Harris, Preston and faculty volunteers lining the road and the virus in the life of one young man.
Picardi, A.K. Kimoto and Cobb Mixter. cheering on the athletes. During the cere- "Women and Men Living with AIDS, the
In addition, English master teacher monies, parachutists from the Pepperell Challenge Continues," contains photo-
Paul Warm and Director of Vocal Music Sports Center of Pepperell, MA, jumped graphs taken in hospitals, homes and
Leslie Robertson are organizing a "travel- from an airplane onto the Academy's rehabilitation centers of people whose
ing troupe," said Quigley. The troupe, con- campus. lives have been affected by the disease.
sisting of choral members, instrumental- Athletes from across the state partic- "Out From the Shadows: Adolescents and
ists, actors and actresses, will travel to area ipated in soccer, cycling and equestrian Children Living with AIDS" focuses on
nursing homes to perform variety shows. competitions. The events, which were offi- children and youths from various socio-
"I want more people to realize that ciated by members of the Mass Youth economic backgrounds and the trials they
Martin Luther King day is an American Soccer Association and the United States face with the virus.
Cycling Federation, took place from 9:30
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continuedfrompage5 From April 7 to 9, the 26 schools will con- The group will have to address
gregate at Tufts in a simulated United issues including global warming, popula-
Janet Epstein, advisor to the Health Nations meeting to negotiate various tion growth, foreign aid and investment
and Wellness Committee at the Academy, issues. and natural resource dilemmas. Questions
said the purpose of the exhibit is to edu- "This program is great for students "South Korea" will be asked include,
cate people about the AIDS virus. "I want because it helps them develop research and "How will your country continue to
people to gain an increased awareness and communication skills, introduces them to enhance its economic prosperity and stan-
sensitivity about the reality of AIDS," she politics and teaches them to take initiative dards of living within the global economic
said. Epstein, who teaches Health Edu- since the program is student-run," said order and defend its interests in the inter-
cation at GDA, said the exhibit has addi- Warm. national system? What potential for inter-
tional significance to her students because According to EPIIC, the 10-year old nal chaos, border clashes or wars loom in
they have actually met with or read about program "is a rigorous, non-partisan edu- the regional landscape?"
some of the people in the photographs. cational effort that seeks to define the
Poor has displayed her work in imperatives of global security and to estab-
many schools and professional organiza- lish the linkages between international and
tions including Boston's World Trade domestic politics." It encourages critical See the World with the Alumnilae
Center, the Massachusetts Institute of thinking and analysis of global issues from Council
Technology Museum and Phillips Acad- its participants. The Governor Dummer Academy
emy. She and Exhibits Coordinator Jack Senior Jameson Case, who is co-head Alumni/ae Council is sponsoring two lux-
Armitage, founder and former executive of the program at GDA, said he became ury cruises - one circling South America,
director of Strongest Link AIDS Services, involved because of his interest in foreign the other from Athens to Venice - during
Inc., have worked on this project for the relations. "The program gives you a sense 1995.
past five years. Along with Epstein, they of how the world works and how every- The cruises, arranged by Sam Waugh
provided seminars and discussion groups thing is interrelated," he said. '44 and his Pequot Travel, Ltd., are being
as a supplement to the exhibit. "These dis- The group, which has been selected offered to all GDA alumni/ae. Some of the
cussions help demystify AIDS and help in to represent South Korea, has already proceeds of the trip will benefit the
generating compassionate responses from begun researching the history of various Academy's Annual Fund.
viewers," said Epstein. countries and civilizations in preparation The first trip, aboard the ultra-luxury
for the April meeting. "In order to do well ship Silver Wind, departs from Athens on
and be able to debate about issues of the April 9 for a 14-day tour of the Aegean Sea
future, we have to understand the past and and the Greek islands. The all-inclusive
GDA
Takes on South Korea in present," said Case. price of this cruise - including airfare from
International Conference
Governor Dummer Academy
becomes South Korea and attempts to
solve that country's domestic and interna-
GDA
tional problems as participates in
this year's Education for Public Inquiry
and International Citizenship Program.
Governor Dummer Academy is one
of 26 schools in the greater Boston area
participating in the EPIIC program, which
is produced in conjunction with Tufts
University.
The title of this year's program is
20/20 Visions ofthe Future: Anticipating the
Year 2020. EPIIC advisor and English mas-
ter teacher Paul Warm said the 10 GDA
students participating in the program will
read articles on issues that will hypotheti-
cally face the planet in the year 2020. Then,
Official Portrait: The Trustees ofGovernor DummerAcademypose beneath theportrait offormer
students will be assigned to play the roll of Headmaster Charles W. Ingham. Theyare (seated, l-r) Elaine F. D'Orio P'88 '95, Courtney S. Wang '74,
an international agency, such as the Mary F Mack P'87 '91 '93, William B. Ardiff'55, President Dodge D. Morgan '50 P'92,Vice President
International Monetary Fund, or to repre- Steven G. Kasnet '62 P'95, Shirley S. French P'76, Micliael E. Hoover '71, Linda A. Pescosolido; (standing, l-
sent a country. r) John M. Timken, Jr. '69, Putnam P. Flint 37, BruceM. Male P'90 '95, Josiah H. Welch '47 P'80 '83,
Students will meet with Tufts gradu- William F. O'Leary '73, Haskell Rhett '54, George E. McGregor, Jr. '51, TreasurerJeffrey L. Gordon '69,
George S. Scharfe P'95, DonaldH. Werner, Mirick Friend '59, William L. Alfond '67and Daniel M. Morgan
ate students throughout the academic year
'67 P'97. (Missing: Richard B. Osgood '53 P'85 '88, and Carrie E. Walton '88.)
and develop arguments for their positions.
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New York to Athens - is $6,096 per person, increased donor participation and pledge address the AIDS issue. "They don't show
or $6,995 per person for veranda cabins. rates by about 100 percent, said Moonves. you what they need to show you, like the
From November 16 to December 1, "Clearly, the efforts of the Gores, the open sores all over the body, because it
1995, Waugh has arranged a cruise aboard class captains and the parent volunteers are doesn't sell commercials," he said.
the Royal Viking Sun that begins in the reasons for such great results," said Everyone has the legal right to
Santiago, Chile, and circles South America, Moonves. "GDA is tremendously thankful counseling upon AIDS/HIV diagnosis,
ending in Buenos Aires, Argentina. to all the parents who have given and said Quercio. When he was diagnosed,
Highlights of the 15-day trip will include pledged gifts to date." Quercio said he was training for his sixth
passage around Cape Horn and through In addition, the Development Office marathon. He waited 15 days for the
the Chilean Fjords, Darwin's Passage and has held successful receptions in New results of his test and finally got a call
the Strait of Magellan, featuring lectures by York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago for while at work in an office that lacked pri-
famed oceanographer Jean-Michel alumni/ae and past and current parents, vacy. "They said, 'Michael, we're sorry,
Cousteau. The ship also will make stops in said Moonves. Upcoming receptions you're positive' and hung-up. They didn't
the Falkland Islands and in Montevideo, include one in San Francisco, CA, on even ask me to come in. I could've been
Uruguay. Cruise fares for this trip begin at January 12 and in the Dallas/Fort Worth, on a 55-story scaffold," he said.
$6,415 per person, including airfare and TX, area onJanuary 24. "I'm inspired by the education that
gratuities. (Early booking discounts are For more information about the is finally getting out to people. I get
available.) receptions, contact the Development Office through the day by crying and laughing a
For further information and reserva- at (508) 465-1763. lot and with love from friends and family,
tions, please contact Sam Waugh at Pequot which is the cure," said Quercio, who has
Travel (203-255-5965). spoken to over 400 organizations about
AIDS.
Speaker Challenges AIDS Quercio's talk, which was sponsored
Perceptions by the Health and Wellness Committee,
Annual Fund Off to Strong Start "AIDS is a disease that is affecting inspired and shocked students and faculty
The 1994-95 Annual Fund is off to an gays, blacks, drug abusers and even them members. Many people stayed after the
impressive start, improving donor partici- [sic] squeaky clean, lily-white suburban conclusion of his speech to speak with
pation and dollar amounts by several per- types," according to Michael Quercio, a him and to give him hugs.
centage points in comparison with last nationally recognized AIDS/HIV "His talk opened students' eyes and
fall's statistics, said Erin Carver, Director of spokesperson. made them more aware of what is hap-
the Annual Fund. Quercio's speech "AIDS: A Personal pening with AIDS. I think it shocked a lot
"Thanks to dedicated alumni/ae, Story," captivated the audience in the filled of people," said senior Laura Barnes.
parents, faculty and staff members and auditorium of the Thompson Performing
friends, we've been able to raise $183,591 to Arts Center November 17 and moved
date, which is a $48,349 improvement from many students and faculty members to
last year at this time," said Carver. "We've tears. Summer Program Expandsfor '95
also had 171 more donors participate in the Quercio, who has full-blown AIDS, The GDA Summer Program is expanding
Annual Fund." began his talk by lighting a candle as a its course selection to more than 30
Through events like Parents' and symbol of hope with his unsteady hands. classes, taught by over 50 faculty mem-
Volunteer Weekend, the Annual Fund has He said there is no cure for AIDS in sight bers, for the summer of 1995.
been able to build up a strong momentum, and the only way to stop the spread of Summer Programs Director Linda
said Carver. "If this progress continues AIDS is abstinence and education. Thomson said new courses include an aca-
throughout the year, we'll have no problem He expressed concern for HIV-posi- demic program designed for middle-
raising participation and reaching our tive people who are dying alone. "There school students, a Spanish course for
$600,000 goal," she said. are people withering away to nothingness, beginners, a rollerblading camp, lacrosse
The 1994-95 Parent Fund has raised being discarded like rubbish. No one clinic and a drawing and painting class. In
approximately $60,000 towards its goal of deserves that pain, that stigmatization," addition, a four-week English-as-a-second-
$150,000 as of November 30, said Director said Quercio, who was honored by language program will be offered to for-
of Parent Alumni/ae-Parent Relations President Bill Clinton in the "Faces of eign students.
Michael Moonves. Hope" celebration for his work on The GDA Summer Program
The strong leadership of Robert and AIDS/HIV education. He said offering to brochure, which is due out in February,
Judy Gore, senior class captains John and hold an HIV patient's hand and giving him provides a complete listing of courses and
Sheila Whittier and Burton and Susan Dow, or her love is much more pain reducing registration dates. For copies of the
junior class captains Thomas and Nancy than the drugs. brochure and registration forms, contact
Carroll,-sophomore class captains Gregory People's denial of mortality is a seri- Linda Thomson at (508) 462-4298. eb
and Helga Senko and freshman class cap- ous issue, said Quercio. He criticized pam-
tains Martin and Judy Forrest, has phlets and made-for-television dramas that
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Reaching for the
Fr
New
Trustees Vote to Build Libi
The Governor Dummer Academy Board of Trustees has taken the momentous step of voting to embark on the largest construc-
tion project in the Academy's 232-year history: the building of a new library and a new mathematics-science center that will be
available for student use by September, 1998.
The Board voted at its meeting on December 10 to use the September, 1998, date as a goal for opening the two new
facilities, but expressed the hope that they would be completed for the 1997-98 school year. Meeting the 1997-98 goal would
mean that members of the Academy's current freshman class would have these facilities available to them in their senior year.
The Governor Dummer Academy Trustees empowered a subcommittee of Board members and administrators to begin the
process of planning for the design and construction of the 50,000-volume library and eight-laboratory math-science building.
Preliminary cost estimates suggest that the two facilities will require approximately $10 million for their construction. According
to the Board's long-standing policy that separate endowments be created for the perpetual maintenance of all new GDA buildings, an
additional sum of $4 million to $5 million will be designated for these two new constructions.
GDA alumnus Robert F. Schumann '40, who is the father of two Academy alumni (Ford '66 and David '74), has donated $500,000
toward the construction of the new math-science center. In 1971, Schumann funded the creation of the Academy's current science facility,
which bears his parents' name. The Academy's trustees also have initially pledged approximately $750,000 toward the building projects to
date. The remainder of the building costs will be met through a concerted fund-raising effort and a carefully designed financing plan.
(Further information and preliminary designs for the new buildings will be available in the coming months.)
Board of Trustees President Dodge D. Morgan '50 said, this construction project "represents far more than mere bricks and mortar;
these two new academic facilities are educational tools that will keep Governor Dummer students and teachers at the frontiers of American
education."
"The Academy's need for these buildings arises out of our successes, both in the overall academic curriculum and specifically in
our Science 2000 program," said Headmaster Peter W. Bragdon. "Our mastery curriculum places greater emphasis on individual and col-
laborative research, and these activities require first-class collections, as well as state-of-the-art technological resource systems. Our new
library will provide us with both."
"As for the new math- science facilities, the Academy's Science 2000 program has dramatically increased students' demand
for science courses," Bragdon said. "We need these new laboratories in order to meet this new demand and to o
ensure that GDA can continue to produce some of the country's most scientifically literate high school students. The join-
ing of mathematics and science under one roof, too, represents a natural outgrowth of our curriculum." Governor Dum-
mer's Science 2000 program, which integrates themes from biology, chemistry, earth science and physics, is a joint project
of Governor Dummer Academy and Tufts University, and is funded by the H. Dudley Wright Foundation of Geneva,
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