Archives: June 2006

June 19, 2006

Applegate '89 and Beecher 1839

Today’s Hartford Courant has an article in the “Lifestyle” section about Debby Applegate ‘89 and her new book, The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher. Beecher, of course, was a member of the class of...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:34 AM | Comments (4)

June 11, 2006

Class websites

We’ve been linking such alumni with weblogs who are willing to be linked under their real names, but we were recently informed of an innovation of Ryan Roman ‘03, class secretary for the class of 2003: the class weblog. Since...

Parker Morse '96 at 11:59 PM | Comments (1)

June 07, 2006

Earle Williams Newton II '38, author and benefactor

Earle WIlliams Newton II ‘38, founder of American Heritage magazine, accomplished printer, and donor of the core collection to the Savannah College of Art and Design, died May 24 at the age of 89. Newton’s list of accomplishments and milestones...

Brian Meacham '97 at 07:32 AM | TrackBack

June 06, 2006

Moses '55 and his royal limo

Today’s Springfield Republican has an article about Abraham Moses ‘55 and his unique car: a late-50s Mercedes previously owned by King Idrus of Libya. Moses became acquainted with the King’s family when he served in Libya as a local government...

Parker Morse '96 at 09:28 AM

June 05, 2006

Around the steam lines

I returned to Amherst this past weekend for my 10-year class reunion. One of the activities organized by my class was a “tour” of the campus steam tunnel network, led by Physical Plant engineer Aaron Hayden. While various safety regulations...

Parker Morse '96 at 04:07 PM | Comments (2)