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Friends Academy Class of '55: 50th Reunion
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Reunion Report: France in April, 2008 16 of us visited Anne and Jean-Claude in April, 2008, both in Paris and Deauville. Read all about this improbable but totally delightful event in the 2008 Reunion Report, and see pictures and video clips. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to Anne and Jean-Claude for their extremely generous hospitality, and to Naomi and Joan for excellent planning and execution. |
Lost Classmates Please tell Art if you have any clues that might be useful in tracking down:
A thoughtful essay in the Wall Street Journal this 6/27/05 had some nice comments on why reunions are so enjoyable and valuable. Here is a brief excerpt:
... at our reunion, careers seemed also beside the point. We mostly talked about our lives going forward. What is not a big deal any more: ambition, one-upmanship, status, name dropping, fame. What is a big deal now: our families and friends, aging gracefully, tamping down life's infernal busyness, kicking up our heels after years of duty and diligence. ...
To read the whole essay, click here. Our thanks to Joan for discovering this.
Richard S. Adler, Sally Asher, Peter Pennock Gould, John Wycoff
Website Objectives: the three purposes of this website. It is your voice, and the voice of our class, so use it!
2005 Reunion Details: event schedule, info on individual events, maps & directions, where to stay, where to eat.
2005 Reunion Report: highlights, a facebook of everyone who attended, more than 450 reunion photos taken by 9 classmates, George Cadwell's poems from the Friday luncheon, a 72-slide slide show depicting the history and evolution of FA, scans from Jean Claude's souvenir album from 1953-54, and new scans of '50s photos from FA's photo archives.
Classmates: an up-to-date summary table of contact information and detailed personal information on each of us. Please advise Art of updates, and contribute additional personal information and pictures.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This page and all of it sub-pages (the personal information pages) are now password-protected for privacy reasons. Class members may use the login name fa (all lower case), and the password answers the following question: What is the last name of everyone's favorite husband-wife teaching team during our era? Capitalize only the first letter of this name. If you need help, email Art at ageoffri@anderson.ucla.edu.
Class Notes: the Class Notes columns from Meeting House, and a bit more, since 1999. A very convenient way to keep upon your classmates.
Photo Scans: the campus (1950s, interim, now), our teams and and activities, our yearbook Senior pages (photos and text), class pictures, yearbook candids, other photos from 1951-1955, and many photos contributed by classmates from their personal archives.
Memorabilia Scans: programs (Commencement, Cum Laude Society, Fourth Day Honors, etc.), selected yearbook pages, school bulletins, selected past Red and Black items and pictures, Pete's Diary of a Boy in its entirety (!), books and poems by Bruce in their entirety (!), and more.
Our Teachers: pictures, recollections, and words of appreciation.
Previous Reunions (2003, 2000, 1985): written summaries and photos.
Class Gift: current thinking and progress to date
School History: story and pictures of the evolution of FA’s physical plant, athletic programs, and academic programs since our era; excerpts from the 100th and 125th anniversary books; history of Locust Valley; history of Quakers; etc.
... Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Class of 1955 rides again!  Click for audio |
Those Were the Days: a nostalgic look at 1951-1955 in text and pictures -- important national events, best-selling books, most popular TV and radio shows, most popular movies, most popular songs, prices, etc.
| Please continue to contribute your photos and memorabilia: scan them yourself, or have your local photo shop scan them, and email the image files to Art at ageoffri@anderson.ucla.edu (or mail on a CD). If you prefer, send the originals to Art or to Mary Ann Reardon, FA's Archivist, for scanning. |
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