’52 Class Notes compiled by J. R. Allen:Armand Cincotta retired on December 20, 2012, so he now has more time to do things. His daughters bought him a Samsung Tablet and set everything up for him so that he can now have his own computer to fiddle with in his retirement. He plays tennis two [...]

The following ’52 notes were compiled by J. R. Allen: Last May, Bill Hinshaw and a small group of his friends and their accumulated families held a reunion on “their” beach at the mouth of Newport Bay, CA. They had changed mightily since the late forties through early fifties. Bill tried the surf and found [...]

A great time in all respects. I only wish more of us could have made it back notwithstanding Dick Boyden’s superlative efforts in getting some 25 of us back. Memories of our part in the era of “the Quid” are fond ones and he certainly was THE Headmaster then. It was wonderful to see that [...]

What a great reunion experience with so many of our class of 1952 back and in good shape. It amazed me how we bonded so easily and quickly after 60 years. The meals, programs and presentations were outstanding, and made us all so proud of the Deerfield tradition that continues so many years after Frank [...]

Phil Palmedo ’52 has recently written a book, Lin Emery, about the prominent kinetic sculptor Lin Emery. It is available from the publisher, Hudson Hills Press; in museum bookstores; or on Amazon.com.Artist website: http://arthurrogergallery.com/artists/lin-emery Phil Palmedo Class of 1952

Peter Rooke-Ley ’52 just started to take another course on computer-assisted design in architecture, and he is using these courses to help his son, Josh, to plan a new kitchen for his New York condominium.  

Dick Montague ’52 and his wife Verena have been training for their annual winter cross-country skiing pilgrimage to Finnish-Lapland in February/March. “We hope to complete more than 400 km on skis this year. It helps to keep us young and active!”

In October 2011 Dick Boyden ’52 celebrated his seventy-eighth birthday at the Montana de Fuego Lodge just outside of Fortuna, Costa Rica. Dick and his girlfriend Linda Genest were part of a sixteen-person group tour “Real Affordable Costa Rica,” sponsored by Overseas Adventure Travel. Earlier in October, Dick drove to Greenwich, CT, and joined John [...]

Arthur teaches two ten-week courses each year, is on a few boards, is working on an exhibition for the Grolier Club for 2015 and says, unconvincingly, that he is a “man of leisure.” He writes that next to his Vivat Rex exhibition, the Grolier exhibit will be a “minimum opus.” Three generations of the Schwarz family visited [...]

Bucky Buckwalter ’52 writes “Casey and I just watched Forks Over Knives on DVD. ‘Focusing on the research of two food scientists, this earnest documentary reveals that despite broad advances in medical technology, the popularity of modern processed foods has led to epidemic rates of obesity, diabetes, and other diseases.’ One of those scientists is [...]