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...that many more people would come in when a review was published,” she said. “I felt that my job was to get people to go in for themselves.” Vaizey, who was born January 16, 1938 in New York, attended the Brearley School in New York then the Putney School. A 1959 Radcliffe College graduate, Vaizey, who pointed to numerous classes that she enjoyed, called Harvard sometimes “overwelming.” “I slightly regretted not going to Swarthmore,” she said...
...possibly superimpose their academic philosophies onto larger, coed universities. While within the confines of a small high school traditional classroom dynamics can be nullified, when such students graduate to larger institutions, this dynamic is often left behind.Such was the case with Katherine M. Savarese ’11, a Brearley School alumna. “I was in one class where I was one of two girls,” she says, “and I did sort of notice how proponents of single-sex high schools say that boys are more confident in the classroom...
...does a Brearley Beaver recognize her Hotchkiss hubby when surrounded by a veritable sea of argyle? To spot the old-school WASP in a crowd of drones, look for the traits you can’t buy in J. Crew: a hint of lockjaw, an enviable air of aloofness, and a faint crease of contempt around the eyes. If all else fails, check the nametag: if it says Wigglesworth, you’ve got yourself genuine prep...
...Adamses - man, wife and two daughters - had a country home in Sharon, Conn., a summer place in Southampton and headquarters in Manhattan, where Phyllis attended the distinguished Brearley School on East 83rd Street. Among the closest pals in her set were Oona O?Neill (Eugene?s daughter, later Charlie Chaplin?s wife), Carol Marcus (who later married William Saroyan, twice, and Walter Matthau) and little Gloria (whose gallery show opening Phyllis took us to about ten years ago). In 1986 Carol?s son Aram Saroyan published a history-memoir of Gloria, Oona and Carol called ?Trio.? Since Phyllis...
...Affleck: (shakes my hand, smiles) Hey Sue, yeah, I’ve heard a lot about Brearley. So what are you up to now? And what are you doing here...