Alumni Horae
Features
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Rector
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Action
The roster of visiting artists reads like
a who’s who of the dance world
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Letters
7
Perspective
8
Memories
“Boarding School – A Contrary
View,” written in 1991 by
Richard B. McAdoo ’38
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Athletics
Faculty child Maddie Crutchfield ’14
has become one of the best
high school lacrosse players
in the country
Vol. 94, No. 3 Spring 2014
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Reviews
Beauty: A Novel
by Frederick Dillen ’64
For the Benefit of Those Who See
by Rosemary Mahoney ’79
Full Fathom Five
by Gordon W. Chaplin ’58
Rare Birds of North America
by Steve N. G. Howell, Ian Lewington,
and Will Russell ’59
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Community
35
Formnotes
48
Deceased
56
Facetime
Matthew Baird ’83
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Spotlight
Alumni Awards
Departments
14
The 4-Hour Hacker
by Mark Bell
A day with force-multiplier Tim Ferriss ’95 reveals
simplicity, focus, and movement.
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The Gift of Trust
by Rosemary Mahoney ’79
The author reflects on the independence she gained by
spending her Sixth Form year in Ireland.
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Trowel, Cloak, and Dagger
by Melissa Jacobs, modified by Jana F. Brown
The life of archaeology professor and spy Rodney Young ’25
mirrors that of the fictional Indiana Jones.
Alumni Horae
EDITOR
Jana F. Brown
DESIGNER
Cindy L. Foote
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Leeann Doherty
Arielle Greenleaf Driscoll ’99
Meg Heckman
Hannah MacBride
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
Trustees of St. Paul’s School
ON THE COVER:
The essence of
Tim Ferriss ’95.
(Photo: Jen Siska)
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