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     Z Unregistered guest |
originally posted by Z on 16 March 2005 at 23:31:37 I too have many rememberances from Windham and am sorry that it no longer exists for us to return too. The shell that is there is not the soul we all remember. What a time in our nation and at our college, but do you all really know what the demise of our school was? I was fortunate enough to get to know our schools founder, Walter Hendricks, who also founded Marlboro College, which happens to still be standing. Walter was friends with some grand people, including Robert Frost and Edward Durrell Stone. He had Frost there to dedicate the college and he enlisted Stone to design stuctures with curves that were changed to expedite and expansion that Hendricks tried warning the powers to be not to move on so quickly. Hendricks believed in using the buildings in town and build as the school could affort to. But our founder was no longer welcome to this institition to which he gave birth and the people that took over were so enthusiastic about the enrollment boost it gained as a result of the war in Vietnam, that, with the leadership of Mr. Winslow, they took on heavy debt to advance a bastardized version of Stone's design to build what you see there today. Walter Hendricks tried to tell them not to move too fast, but they kept building, and the dept did too. Alas, the war ended, enrollment went down, but the dept did not go down. And that is why we no longer have a school to go visit, only it's remnants and our wonderful memories, or what we have left of a memory. What a wonderful place it was, with great teachers and students alike. We had diversity, but there was a thread that kept as unified too. It may have been the hills, or the pot in the air, but it was special and we were lucky to have experienced it. Someday we will be gone and it is good that everyone writes their thoughts here. This site has now become our legacy. I appreciate those that keep it running and hope there will be upgrades to keep it up to date and more user friendly as time goes on. Sorry if I rambled on here too long or was too serious. It was good! | ||
| Deb Robuccio Drew Unregistered guest |
What a nice message originally posted by Deb (Robuccio) Drew on 12 August 2005 at 02:56:06 I don't know who you "Z" are but having stumbled on the site (which I fortunately "added to favorites" under education) I've caught up on alot of reading and the memories rush forth. I was at "Camp" Windham from 1971 - 1973 and your references to "fresh air" and "pot in the air" along with info on Edward Durell Stone (what a GREAT campus it was!!!) was quite enjoyable. I wanted to let you know that I really enjoyed your trip down memory lane!!! Best regards, Deb debradrew2001@yahoo.com | ||
| steve russo Unregistered guest |
thanks for "setting the record straight" originally posted by steve russo on 15 August 2005 at 17:56:09 hi Z - 'til this day i believed the story that the blueprints for the physcial plant that became Windham were actually intended for an institution to be built in the Southwest- any truth to that?- regards, steve- dec '74 |
