Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2016

Thornton Hall In Memoriam • The names of the deceased below have been received by Thornton Academy since Postscripts was last published. We rely on friends and family to send us obituaries (especially for alumni who live outside Maine) by mail or through a form on our website: thorntonacademy.org/stayintouch 1939 Gladys Brown Johnson in January 2016 1941 John Murphy in October 2015 1945 David Hill in September 2015 1946 Mona Estelle Brownlee Duffek in February 2016 1947 Alfred Kennedy in January 2016 1948 Jenny Litchos Boutet in August 2015 1948 Patricia Ladd Ouellette in September 2015 1948 Raymond Biggar in September 2015 1949 Foster Leavitt in October 2015 1950 Leo Simanonok in December 2015 BY EMMA DEANS Inside one of the most beloved spots on campus, students read about the myths and cultures of ancient civilizations. They discuss grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of poems recounting epic battles and voyages of Achilles, Odysseus, Aeneas, and Caesar. Mrs. Sally Cody and Mr. Nathaniel Koonce currently teach Latin and Homeric Greek in Thornton Hall, a building emblematic of the deep-rooted tradition and heritage of this school. Thornton Hall was built in 1903 as the Charles C. G. Thornton Memorial Library—a $20,000 gift from his wife Annie Calef Thornton and daughter Mary. Charles Thornton was the grandson of Thomas Thornton, for whom the school is named. William Barry designed the building in the Greek Revival style. The distinctive portico with four ionic columns of Vermont white 34 TA TREASURE 1951 Audrey Cole Fogg in October 2015 1951 Patricia Roberge Huot in September 2015 marble has served as the backdrop for many class pictures beneath the Latin phrase Disce Ut Semper Victurus; Vive Ut Cras Moriturus (Learn as if you’ll always live; Live as if you will die tomorrow.) In 1973 the library moved to Emery Gym and the music department moved into the vacated hall. Over the years the space has also been used for finance and community affairs, computer labs, tech, English, and, since 2006, classical languages. “We are very glad to be teaching in such a beautiful space, and it seems natural to teach Classics in a building that is modeled on a Roman temple with Latin written on the lintel,” said Mr. Koonce. 1954 Harold Pendleton in October 2015 Mrs. Sally Cody noted that a small part of Thornton Hall is still used as a library, which she and Mr. Koonce call the “Latin Library” or Bibliotheca Latina, made up of books on classical topics from overflows of their collections or donations. While updates and improvements have been made over the years to Thornton Hall (most recently, the new steps in 2014), its symbolism as a foundation of our community holds strong (see story on pillars p.16 ). 1975 Alan Bolduc in November 2015 1954 Margaret Guiney Morrison in January 2016 1955 Lucille Ledoux O’Brian in October 2015 1955 Alberick Martin in October 2015 1955 Rosalie Berry Grant December in 2015 1957 Ron Boutet December in 2015 1957 Sheila Nunan King December in 2015 1962 Allan Watson January in 2016 1963 Robert Lamontagne October in 2015 1965 Barbara Sherman Savard October in 2015 1969 Roy Stoodley in December 2015 1970 Richard Goodwin in January 2016 1971 Dona Koutalidis Lynn in February 2015 1975 George Gourdouros in January 2016 Thornton Academy receives numerous memorial donations each year honoring members of the Thornton Academy community. Thank you to all who choose to remember loved ones in this way. If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one, please contact Lindsay LaPrad Hudnor at 207-602-4456 or visit thorntonacademy.org/give 1983 Lisa Pate Barden in October 2015 1991 Sylvie Picard Duclos in December 2015 2000 Alicia Ouellette Gaston in January 2016 35

Thornton Academy Postscripts Alumni Magazine Spring 2016 | Page 34