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Class Notes class notes S end us a note to let us know how you’re doing, online, via email, or through the mail. New class notes are posted online on a weekly basis until they appear in print in Horace Mann Magazine. Class notes received prior to March 1, 2011 can be found in the Class Notes Archive section on www.horacemann. org/alumni. Some of the notes that appear here have been shortened from the original material we received, in order to include all the news by alumni who keep in touch with Horace Mann School. However, these notes appear in their entirety on our website. We thank you for keeping us up-to-date. 1934 huntdocumentary.blogspot.com/. Said Memos of Hunt, “She loves Horace Mann. Any excuse she has to bring it up, she will!” 1937 celebrated the 92 Music lovers Marsha Hunt was honored with The New York Women in Film & Television’s (NYWIFT) fifth annual Loreen Arbus Award for “Those Who Take Action and Effect Change” in recognition of the 93-year-old actor’s contributions as a lifelong humanitarian and social activist. Hunt traveled from her home in California to N.Y. to receive the award at a luncheon on Dec. 8, 2010 honoring her and other women in film and television. Hunt’s moving speech drew the most enthusiastic response of the day from the audience of 1,000 members of the New York film, television and digital media industries. Wrote one audience member “The gifted performer has been an activist for innumerable causes for nearly seven decades. As she asked the awestruck crowd to ‘slow down’ and shared her pleasure at being able to come back to New York City for a ‘final visit’ and the joy she felt admiring the Rockefeller Center tree, the room of often cynical New Yorkers was brought to tears.” Hunt is the subject of “Sweet Adversity” a documentary being made by Roger Memos. Marsha’s presentation at the award ceremony can be seen on Memos’ blog: http://marsha44 Horace Mann Magazine Spring 2011 1942 writes: “Celebrated my 1944 BermanHe is still a sitting Judge Frederic is president of James Ludwig his class at Columbia. 85th birthday and my fifth wedding anjudge three days a week. On one of the niversary with my wife Patsy and all of days he is not on the bench he takes a my children, grandchildren, and my new class in world politics at NYU. grandson Ryan James.” birthday of legendary jazz producer George Avakian at Birdland on March 16, 2011. nd Society of North America (LCSNA). David Schaefer, a retired George Mason University professor, is a founder of this international organization of Carroll admirers. His enthusiasm for Lewis Carroll and the author’s continuing impact on our culture was instilled by his mother, who received a copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1896. When the Schaeffers came across a copy of The Real Alice in Wonderland, a Role Model for the Ages published by Gabriella Rubin ’10 and her mother Cathy Rubin, they were delighted to learn that the book was inspired by a Book Day at Horace Mann. The couple connected with Cathy Rubin (pictured with the Schaeffers) in November 2010, when the author was invited to speak at the LCSNA’s fall meeting. 1943 1946 of 1946 will celebrate its The Class 65th reunion during Homecoming Weekend on October 29, 2011. Samuel Messiter continues to wow us with his news. Says Sam, “At 82 I still compete in Senior Athletics, having David and Mary Dick Schaefer have kept their Horace Mann School connection strong for nearly 70 years. After dating as students at Horace Mann and The Horace Mann High School for Girls, each married others and lived fulfilling lives with their spouses who, unfortunately, both passed away. The two alums eventually reconnected, and married in 1999. The Schaefers are also active in The Lewis Carroll http://www.horacemann.org/alumni http://www.horacemann.org/alumni http://marshahuntdocumentary.blogspot.com/ http://marshahuntdocumentary.blogspot.com/

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Horace Mann - Spring/Summer 2011

Horace Mann - Spring/summer 2011
Contents
Letters
Greetings From Dr. Tom Kelly, Horace Mann School Head of School
Greetings From Melissa Parento ’90, Horace Mann School Director of Development
Education in a Global Era
News of the School
Alumni Council Corner
Horace Mann School Alumni Events Connect HM Alumni as Never Before
Food for Thought: A Traveler’s Guide to Tasting the Fare of Horace Mann School Alumni
Bookshelf
Class Notes
Memorials
Philanthropy and You

Horace Mann - Spring/Summer 2011