Message From the President - May 2012
Monday, May 28, 2012 at 12:40PM “Spring is the time of year when it is summer in the sun and winter in the shade.” Charles Dickens.
Dickens probably never experienced a winter (or lack thereof), which we just enjoyed here in the northeast! I’m not complaining mind you, I didn’t miss replacing the shear pins on my snow blower at all. But now comes what looks to be an early Spring, accompanied by prematurely blooming (and probably confused) flowers, and what I fear will be swarms of bugs who didn’t have to endure hard freezes or shake off any winter chill. They will likely be unwanted guests through Summer.
So we have to turn our hope and attention to Fall for a welcome respite and our upcoming Lenox School reunion. Perhaps Steve King had it right:
“But then fall comes, kicking summer out on its treacherous ass as it always does one day sometime after the midpoint of September, it stays awhile like an old friend that you have missed. It settles in the way an old friend will settle into your favorite chair and take out his pipe and light it and then fill the afternoon with stories of places he has been and things he has done since last he saw you.”
Now we’re talking!
Fall is when the Lenox School 2012 reunion is upon us!! Unlike Mr. King, however, we mark not September but our October calendars, when we get the opportunity to reconnect, settle back, remember, and fill a few days with our own stories of Lenox School.
It is also that special time to visit the buildings which served as classrooms and dorm rooms; examine the school memorabilia on display of our days gone by; and a time to reflect on the years there and beyond with classmates, alums and the masters who dedicated their life to service. This is how we honor that little school that we had the privilege to attend; which launched us on our life’s journey; and for which we keep alive that special, inexplicable essence, that is the magic and spirit of the Lenox School experience.
So, mark your calendars! The reunion dates are Oct 12, 13 & 14. The legacy years for our 2012 reunion are 1942, '47, '52, '57, '62, and ‘67. I already know first hand that ’62 has had a head start in planning for a great reunion. Last year we set a record for attendance at the dinner in the Lenox Club. Nothing would be more gratifying than to top this! See you all back at school!
Bob Sansone
President, LSAA
Lenox '68
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