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Alumni Horae
Features
2 Rector
4 Action
The form plaque project
is in full swing
7 Letters
8 Memories
Remembering beloved librarian
Ann Locke
10 Athletics
Years after their high school and
college experiences have ceased,
many former St. Paul’s athletes still
choose to compete – at many levels.
Vol. 93, No. 1 Fall 2012
32 Reviews
The End of Your Life Book Club
by Will Schwalbe ’80
The Snake Eaters
by Owen West ’87
The Instant Survivor
by Jim Moorhead ’72
34 Community
37 Formnotes
57 Deceased
65 Facetime
Political analysts Ford O’Connell ’95
and Matt Stoller ’96 talk social media
and politics
66 Spotlight
John Bankson ’81: The Prop Master
68 Perspective
Departments
14 Blessed with the Sound of Music
by Jana F. Brown
Sam von Trapp ’90 forges a name for himself against
the backdrop of his storied family.
20 Eternal Mayor
by Matthew de la Peña ’04
Lattingtown’s Clarence Michalis ’40, New York’s
longest-serving mayor, talks about life as a career
small-town politician.
24 What Ever Happened to the
Three-Sport Athlete?
by Jana F. Brown
St. Paul’s and other independent schools have seen a
steady decline in multi-sport athletes over the years
due to factors mostly out of their control.
Alumni Horae
EDITOR
Jana F. Brown
DESIGNER
Cindy L. Foote
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Lisa Moore
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Leeann Doherty
Michael Matros
Susan Peery
Alumni Association
President
Samuel S. Reid ’81
Vice President
David B. H. Martin ’65
Treasurer/Alumni Fund Chair
William J. Bennington ’83
Clerk
Thomas J. Iglehart ’69
Executive Director
Robert H. Rettew Jr. ’69
Executive Committee
David B. Atkinson ’59
S. Ward Atterbury ’85
William J. Bennington ’83
Randy J. Blossom ’75
Oliver G. Gayley ’48
Edward P. Harding ’54
Thomas J. Iglehart ’69
Gregory T. H. Lee ’82
David B. H. Martin ’65
Benjamin N. Nwachukwu ’04
Patricia L. Patterson ’82
Maria Paumgarten-Parker ’84
Samuel S. Reid ’81
Megan D. Scott ’90
Mark P. Smith ’92
Published by
The Alumni Association
of St. Paul’s School
603-229-4770
alumni@sps.edu
©Trustees of St. Paul’s School
ON THE COVER: St. Paul’s is not alone
in the decline of multi-sport athletes.
(photo: Karen Bobotas)