Page 18 - Alumni Horae: Vol. 93, No. 4 Summer 2013

REUNIONS
LOUIS H. FOISY
60th: Form of 1954
FORM PHOTO (l. to r.), row 1: Jamie Houghton, Sam Sylvester, Duncan Whiteside,
Tom Carper, Ed Harding, Ben Eppes, Chris Brookfield, Bill McKim, Guy Pope,
Jay Cushman; row 2: Harvey Sloane, Jim Bowers, Brad Norman, Dave Watts,
Lee Ault, Pieter Greeff; row 3: Joel Reynolds, Dave Young, Richard Perkins,
Anson Beard, Jim Righter, Jim Darby
by Ed Harding
As the Form of 1954 tucked into Coit on a
rainy Friday, we reflected on the concept
that when we were Sixth Formers in 1954,
those aged alumni up to celebrate their
60th were from the Class of 1894 – two
centuries ago! At any rate, we were joined
at Coit by old boys from the Forms of 1939,
1944, and 1959, so, delightfully, we were
just about the youngest folks in the room,
a feat which is becoming ever more diffi-
cult to achieve. Ours was a small class to
begin with, just 73 upon graduation, and,
sadly, we have lost many. Notwithstand-
ing, we had a wonderful turnout of 23,
surpassing several previous reunions.
Immediate impressions: We have all
married very well – what an extraordinary
bevy of wives accompanying us; we are
all a lot nicer than 60 years ago (if that
is possible); while there are only a few
maladies not represented by our total,
there were very few “organ recitals”
(defying the old saw that my ailments
are pretty interesting while yours are
quite boring); and there was a genuine
sense of caring about one another.
As we met at Coit, one had to be struck
by how well the building appeared – the
woodwork had been redone, the bricks
pointed up, a reflection of the care and
WENDY CAHILL
Ed Harding leads his form in the Parade
respect this special place receives.
It was great to see Guy Pope from
Portland and Anson Beard, who put in
a too-short cameo appearance, and great
to catch up with Chris Brookfield and
Jim Darby. Ever-loyal Duncan Whiteside
and his bride maintained his wonderful
attendance streak.
Saturday broke sunny to welcome the 18