3
Alumni Horae
Features
2
Rector
4
Action
Unveiling the form plaques of
the Forms of 1993, 1998, 2008,
and 2012
7
Memories
Eleanor Roosevelt was suitably
impressed on a 1936 visit to
St. Paul’s
8
Letters
10
Athletics
Zimbabwean Sean Wilkinson ’04
has overcome hardship en route
to his post as head Princeton men’s
squash coach
Vol. 94, No. 1 Fall 2013
28
Reviews
An Interview with
Eleven Days
Author
Lea Carpenter Brokaw ’91
The Milk of Birds
by Sylvia Whitman ’79
Impeccable Connections: The Rise
and Fall of Richard Whitney
by Malcolm MacKay ’59
30
Community
33
Formnotes
48
Deceased
56
Facetime
A conversation with actor Alex Denisof ’83
58
Spotlight
Earle Simpson ’78: Saving People’s Smiles
60
Perspective
Departments
14
There Is No Teaching without Learning
by Jana F. Brown
The Penn Residency Master’s in Teaching program is a key
to the cultural shift in teaching and learning at the School.
20
The “Ultimate Irony”
by Andrew Gustin ’98
Taylor Schreiber ’98 was a rising star in cancer and immun-
ology research when he received a stunning diagnosis.
24
Peace in the Palm of Your Hand
by Michael Matros
Mindful of the moment is a mantra for Jessica Morey ’97,
who leads meditation seminars for young people.
Alumni Horae
EDITOR
Jana F. Brown
DESIGNER
Cindy L. Foote
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Jessica McQuaid
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Leeann Doherty
Arielle Greenleaf Driscoll ’99
Sarah Earle
Mary Jo Hansen
Michael Matros
Alumni Association
ADVISORY BOARD
Chair
Lisa Henriques Hughes ’78
Vice Chair
Todd S. Purdum ’78
Members
A. Biddle Duke ’81
William T. Kennedy ’65
Michael Matros
Timothy Perkins Miller ’86
Samuel S. Reid ’81
Robert H. Rettew ’69
T. Brittain Stone ’87
Published by
The Alumni Association
of St. Paul’s School
603-229-4770
alumni@sps.edu
Trustees of St. Paul’s School
ON THE COVER:
Teaching fellows
Lester Batiste (l.) and Sam Crihfield.
(Photo: Peter Finger)