3
Alumni Horae
Features
9
Letters
10
Action
Releasing the works of Bill Abb
é
12
Memories
Recalling the sacrifices of three
SPS Korean War veterans
14
Athletics
Astrophysicist Alison Crocker ’02
uses her mind and her body as one
of America’s best orienteers
30
Reviews
The Expatriates
by Janice Y. K. Lee ’90
Just a Bite
by Curtis Karnow ’71
Birth, Death, and a Tractor: Connect-
ing an Old Farm to a New Family
by Kelly Payson-Roopchand ’88
Vol. 96, No. 1 Fall 2015
32
Community
35
Formnotes
53
Deceased
66
Spotlight
From Whitey Bulger to the Boston
bombing suspects, prosecutor
Jack Pirozzolo ’83 has handled
many high-profile cases
68
Facetime
SPS Dean Lawrence Smith on
following – and setting – the
trends in education
Departments
18
What is a Library?
by Matt de la Peña ’04
With digital volumes now vastly outnumbering
printed tomes, the definition of a library – and
how the space is used – is quickly evolving.
24
Learning in the New Millennium
by Lucia Davis ’04
Preparing SPS students for the future with
student-centered learning is a top priority
of Rector Mike Hirschfeld ’85.
4
Community Reflections
SPS community members share their views
on a difficult summer for the School.
Alumni Horae
RECTOR
Michael G. Hirschfeld ’85
EDITOR
Jana F. Brown
DESIGNER
Cindy L. Foote
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Lindsay Bolduc
Leeann Doherty
Sarah Earle
Hannah MacBride
Michael Matros
Kimberly Swick Slover
Clay Wirestone
Alumni Association
ADVISORY BOARD
Chair
T. Brittain Stone ’87
Members
Sarah R. Aldag
David B. Atkinson ’59
Brett A. Forrest ’91
Mary F. Karwowski ’04
William L. Kissick Jr.
Lockhart Steele ’92
Nancy E. Weltchek ’78
Published by
The Alumni Association
of St. Paul’s School
603-229-4770
Trustees of St. Paul’s School
ON THE COVER:
Rethinking the way
students learn and teachers teach.
(Cover art: Thinkstock.com)
Perspectives
