Page 37 - Alumni Horae: Vol. 94, No. 2 Winter 2014

37
charge at Christ Church, South
Amboy, N.J. This part-time po-
sition conforms to the canons
of the Episcopal Church, which
has rules barring those beyond
age 72 from being rectors. The
parish has quite a past, being
the home parish of John Cox
Stevens (the yacht America, the
first commercial railroad, and
the NYYC). The present church
building, erected after Mr. Ste-
vens’s death, was designed by
Robert Upjohn. Hopefully, it
will rebound from an unhappy
association with its last rector
and move forward with an open
and inviting attitude. Visit our
website at www.christchurch-
southamboy.com.”
A November check-in from
Henry Armistead: “A book-
signing ceremony for Gordon
Chaplin was held on the oc-
casion of his fourth book, Full
Fathom Five: Ocean Warming
and a Father’s Legacy, at the
Academy of Natural Sciences of
Drexel University in Philadel-
phia on October 30. Attending
were James Van Alen ’53, Bob
Lukens, Tom Lloyd , and me.
The book concerns Gordon’s
family, including his father,
Charles C. G. Chaplin, a noted
ichthyologist, and his stud-
ies over a half century ago of
Bahamian reef fish as well as
the results of current Academy
ichthyologists and Gordon’s
recent surveys of the reefs to
determine changes since his fa-
ther’s baseline work. This book
is published by Arcade Publish-
ing, with the text enhanced by
color paintings, photographs,
and line drawings. The book
is an evocative look at the rich
history of his family as well as
natural history science – his-
toric and present.”
Larry D’Oench reports: “I’ve
been appointed as a trustee
of my hometown library in
Montville, N.J. It’s just like with
history books studied at SPS –
any books that don’t have a lot
of pictures will be rejected.”
This from Hunt Janin: “In
addition to writing very boring
non-fiction books on histori-
cal subjects, I’m also working
on a bodice-ripping historical
novel set in the 18th century in
Charleston, S.C., Oxfordshire,
England, and Calcutta, India.”
Phil Bradley sends this
winter report: “I completed an
M.L.S. program at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota last spring.
My thesis topic was Flashes of
Creative Intuition: The Unrec-
ognized Aphorisms of Robert
Frost (purl.umn.edu/149629).
One of the starting points for
this topic was hearing an LP
of Frost reading some of his
poems, played by Mr. Kerr in
Sixth Form English class.”
1959
David Atkinson
david.atkinson1@mac.com
www.sps.edu/1959
This from your form direc-
tor, David Atkinson: “Make
that commitment to our 55th
reunion: the Woodstock (Vt.)
retreat on May 28 and 29, and
Anniversary Weekend from
May 30 to June 1. I already
have about a dozen confirma-
tions for the pre-reunion and
would appreciate your letting
me know that you will be at-
tending the reunion itself. And
please make your reservations
at theWoodstock Inn (888-338-
2745) by identifying yourself as
a member of the group of the
SPS ’59 55th reunion. Likewise
with the Holiday Inn in Concord
(603-224-9534).”
Three novels from the 70s
by Peter Neill, A Time Piece,
Mock Turtle Soup and Acoma,
are being republished this Jan-
uary in an omnibus edition en-
titled 3 by Leete’s Island Books.
Take a trip back and enjoy what
is described as “a fascinating
compendium of literary experi-
mentation, creative narrative,
and imaginative prose.”
And Sydney Waud has just
published another book, titled
On November 18, 2013, the first three Seikei students to go to SPS
met for lunch at the Mitsubishi Club in Tokyo. (L. to r.) are Yoshiaki
Shimizu ’55, Minoru Ben Makihara ’50, and Tatsuo Arima ’53.
(L. to r.): John Petrasch, David Hunt, Bill de Haven, and Phil Igle-
hart (all Form of 1957) after a successful duck hunt at Iglehart’s
club on Maryland’s Wroton Island.
Celebrating the marriage of Samuel Felton Rulon-Miller III ’04 to Megan Elizabeth Kears on August 3,
2013, in Millville, N.J., (l. to r.): Jake Stanley ’04, Ben Kenison ’04, Bill Rulon-Miller ’66, Gardner
Rulon-Miller ’10¸ the groom and bride, Chris Rulon-Miller ’74, Edgar Rulon-Miller ’70, Patrick Rulon-
Miller ’58, Donny Lippincott ’70, Todd Rulon-Miller ’69, Calvin Burton ’96, and Harry Rulon-Miller ’54.