At about this time of year seventy five years ago, I took the train from NYC to L.A. to enroll in the school that had done such a good job with my disparate brothers: Ty (Frederic), ’39, and Larry (Lawrence) ’42. Ty built on his Thacher education to graduate summa cum laude from Harvard in […]
Archives: 1946
Nicholas Cunningham ’46
Greetings from this very proud of Thacher alumnus! Why? – continued excellence of Thacher, 73 years later; – high rate of scholarship assisted admissions; – high rate of non-white admissions; – continued appreciation of the horse as faculty; – selection of a graduate, ex faculty & female as principal; – obviously forward looking mission! Pride […]
Nick Cunningham ’46
According to G. K. Chesterton, in his book Heretics, strong men are alone and worried while weak men depend on others and have hope. My father, like TR, was sent West to become stronger, as was my asthmatic brother Ty (CdeP ’39) and my troubled second brother Larry (CdeP ’42). They told my parents that […]
Nicholas Cunningham ’46
Unlike most of my classmates, I have (so far… still hoping) but two grand children. But they pack a lot of talent. My grandson Adrian just got admitted to American University on his writing, advocating & basketball skills. His sister Ruby is at Bronx HS of Science, just came back from a soccer tournament in […]
Nick Cunningham ’46
We’re still basking in the splendid 70th we enjoyed last spring. And hoping that for the 75th in ’21, we’ll get a better turn out of ’46ers! To borrow from today’s vernacular, the whole reunion was awesome: Derrick, & in fact everyone, was so friendly, helpful & efficient! Getting back in the saddle was a […]
Nicholas Cunningham ’46
Finally, I must admit to having joined the ranks of the retired; last fall, I taught my last class (Int. Maternal & Child Health) @ Columbia University. When I started out, all I wanted to do was practice pediatrics; then I got obsessed with health care systems, then teaching, and now I’m hoping to concentrate […]
Nicholas Cunningham ’46
Cathy & I plan to attend my 70th next spring but worry lest we find ourselves without classmates. So I urge Arnold, Glasgow, Shaw, Van Dyke, & other survivors to plan now to be there. Also George French, who’s flown off my radar and therefore I worry! For those attending, in addition to Thacher events, […]
Nick Cunningham ’46
Hello classmates and other beneficiaries of Thacher’s exceptional growing up environment: Choosing between Thacher, Harvard College, and Johns Hopkins med school as my #1 priority in terms of loyalty is easy: it’s Thacher. I was SO fortunate, and am everlastingly grateful to my Thacher brothers Ty (’39) and Larry (’42) for telling my parents that […]
Alexander Van Dyke ’46
Returned in May after my 5th complete world cruise. The first two I was the ships physician for Holland America. Now I go as a passenger. On one trip from Venice to Rome on the Windsurf for the Windstar line–as ship physician–a man came to the medical office and asked me if I went by […]
Tony Arnold ’46
The Arnold dynasty at Thacher appears at last to have come to an end. It began with my late brother Pop (CdeP 1939) progressed through brother Pete (1942), then me (1946), followed by all four of our kids: George (1974), Bill (1976) Kent (1978), and Liz (now Murray) (1981), and one grandson, Peter (2005). The […]