Anniversary
In this issue
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Perspective
Forty-five years removed from SPS,
David Tait ’68 reflects on the Sixth
Form Letter and other memories of
a time of change.
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Reunions
45
Formnotes
Vol. 93, No. 4 Summer 2013
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Deceased
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Spotlight
Remembering Straughan Downing
Kelsey Jr. ’61, Peter Wyeth Johnson ’62,
and James Hunter Shotwell ’58, who
gave their lives in Vietnam.
Departments
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“We take our best lessons from here”
by Jana F. Brown
Alumni return to St. Paul’s to renew old
friendships and reconnect with the School.
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Awards
Saying good-bye to retiring faculty members
Patrick Cully, Ken Casazza, and Tom Bazos;
celebrating 25 years with Richard Greenleaf.
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Athletics
Shattuck rules the day on Turkey Pond.
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Update
The Form of 1983 breaks an all-time record.
Alumni Horae
EDITOR
Jana F. Brown
DESIGNER
Cindy L. Foote
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:
Shattuck swept
the Anniversary Boat Races.
(photo: Peter Finger)
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