Cap and Gown

Cap and Gown
Established 1891
Cap and Gown Club 61 Prospect Ave., Princeton NJ 08540
Fall 2005
Tel: (609) 258-0799 Fax: (609) 258-6422 candgclub@aol.com
guished footballers among us). When I was an undergraduate in
the early ’70s, we had a smattering of varsity athletes, but the rest
of us were largely indifferent to their doings on the field. One of
them, a very talented pitcher, has remained a close personal
friend for over thirty years, and I have had to confess to him that
Dear Members of Cap and Gown:
I never saw him play. We were dependable second-raters and
Preparation for our capital campaign continue, and our applica- excelled in inter-club sports, but I suppose that’s because a larger
tion for a foundation to accept tax-deductible donations is pend- proportion of our membership was eligible to compete, not having before the IRS. Rather than dwell yet again on our capital ing commitments in the “real world” of varsity competition.
needs, in this letter I will ruminate on what kind of person is, and
has been, a member of Cap and Gown Club. I will not be consid- Now things are different. In recent years, basketball, football,
ering deep issues of character or moral worth. Most likely all the track, women’s lacrosse, and numerous other teams have been
clubs have roughly the same proportions of saints and scoundrels. heavily represented at our club. I believe the change started some
It is other, more superficial traits that have distinguished one club time in the 1990s, but I can’t be more specific, nor can I explain
from another, and those traits, as best I can determine them, will why it happened. But this much is certain: our club has shed its
be the subject of this letter.
“preppy” image (although many private school students still
join), and Cap is now incontrovertibly a “jock” club, on both the
The easiest observation, of course, is that our membership body male and female sides. We are not “dumb jocks”, however, as
remains overwhelmingly male, and if deceased members are confirmed recently on Sports Illustrated’s website. In a short
counted, even more so. This fact will change over time, and we feature about the eating clubs, SI characterized another club
have even had some majority female sections. Beyond the demo- across the street as “the Animal House of the group” but was
graphic platitude of overwhelming masculinity, I must venture content to describe Cap as “full [of] athletes as well.” (Two of
into tradition and speculation, since hard data are hard to come our other competitors were noted primarily for the wealth of their
by.
members.)
Chairman’s Letter
Historically Princeton students have come from fairly privileged
backgrounds, and eating club membership was out of the question for the less wealthy minority. Prospect Street self-selected
for affluence, and within that group Cap and Gown tended to
favor graduates of elite prep schools. So over the years Cap drew
from the wealthier segment of the bicker pool, even if we never
sought or attained the aura of privilege and exclusion acquired by
at least one of our neighbors on the Street. With allowance for
cheap labor in the early twentieth century, that our extraordinary
clubhouse was originally built for only nineteen members tells us
all we need to know about the bank accounts of our earliest members.
In This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional alter ego,
Amory Blaine, observed with no apparent irony that in the nineteen-teens, Cap and Gown’s membership was “anti-alcoholic,
faintly religious and politically powerful.” Readers may correct
me, but I suspect that is the only recorded observation of temperance at Cap and Gown in the entire universe. And since Mr.
Blaine, like his creator, joined the University Cottage Club, the
reliability of his perception of our club is subject to question. On
the other hand, maybe that’s why we had only nineteen members
when we moved into our current building in 1908.
Until quite recently, Cap and Gown was not known as a haven
for athletes (although during the ‘50s we had quite a few distin-
Kyle Whitaker ‘06 PU Track and Field, pole vault.
There is another trait of Cap and Gown members that I have not
seen discussed before. Within the Princeton community, we have
not shown ourselves to be especially hungry for headlines. In a
previous letter, I drew some flak for observing that Donald
Rumsfeld ’54 had probably eclipsed Brooke Shields ’86 as our
most well known member. With all due respect to Ms. Shields
(whose career has had quite a bounce recently), that she reigned
for fifteen years at the head of the Cap hit parade says something
about our club. Charter claims Jimmy Stewart, Cottage has F.
continued on page 2
Cap Undergrads
Dear Cap and Gown Alumni/ae,
I hope this letter finds you well. Returning to Princeton this September, it struck me how fast the past three years have passed. It
seems like only yesterday that I arrived in Princeton without any
idea what an eating club was. Since then, Cap and Gown has
become a defining element of my Princeton experience. For
years to come, all of us here at Cap will treasure the good food,
great friends, and lasting memories we have shared during our
time here. We are all grateful to be a part of such a lasting tradition, and I am especially excited to be serving as Cap’s president
during my senior year at Princeton.
The Club Officers prepare to open the doors to the CAP Grand Spring at Cap was typically lively. Houseparties, held in May
Club and Casino. Fall formals for Cap, Cottage and Ivy.
and themed “Changes in Latitude,” yet again exceeded all expectations—both in magnitude and quality. Over 300 members and
guests marked the end of classes with three days of celebration
and exceptional Caribbean cuisine. The year culminated later in
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the month with Reunions weekend at Cap—as always, a great
Scott Fitzgerald, Bill Bradley, and Dr. Bill Frist. Of the most opportunity for old friends to reunite and for the current undervisible Princetonians of the twentieth century (Woodrow Wilson graduate members to get to know alumni.
and Edmund Wilson, George Kennan and George Shultz, Justice
Harlan the younger, Adlai Stevenson and Ralph Nader) none was After returning to campus in September and settling into classes,
a Cap and Gown man.
we began the semester with a highly competitive fall bicker procCap and Gown has graduated countless distinguished profession- ess. The membership was excited to invite 14 new members, 4
als and captains of industry, whose names are not quite house- seniors and 10 juniors, to join the club.
hold words. I will resist the temptation to enumerate them, as I
am bound to commit grievous sins of omission. Their lack of lust During the first several weeks of classes, Cap played an active
for the limelight is not necessarily a bad thing. If, as Ecclesiastes role in several relief efforts for the victims of hurricane Katrina.
reminds us, all worldly glory is vanity in the end, the profession- In addition to participating in campus wide fundraising and food
alism and productivity of our members, even if largely hidden drives, the 10 eating clubs of Prospect Ave. united to sell T-shirts
from public view, is something that each section can take great for the cause, raising a total of $6,000 for the American Red
pride in.
Cross. Furthermore, Cap has pledged to contribute the $1,000
The last trait I wish to discuss is esprit de corps. Princetonians in prize we won in last spring’s campus-wide dodgeball tournament
general are notorious for it, as any outsider who has attended to the reconstruction effort in Louisiana and Mississippi.
Reunions will attest. Our graduate members loyally pay dues and
contribute to annual giving, and I believe affection for Cap and The undergraduate membership always enjoys the opportunity to
Gown is widespread among our alumni/ae. The next couple of connect with Cap and Gown alumni. This fall, the club hosted a
years will test whether that affection compares to the prodigious buffet luncheon for members and alumni in conjunction with
generosity shown by Ivy and Cottage members in their capital Princeton’s homecoming weekend on November 12. Also, as
campaigns. I will discuss details of our proposed expansion in you may have heard via email, we have scheduled the annual
the spring newsletter. In the meantime, a contribution form and “Cap in New York” alumni event for December 2. Details rereply envelope for annual giving accompany this letter. Thanks garding this evening are available on our website. I apologize if
in advance to so many of our members who support the Club year this event has passed by the time you receive this letter. We
after year.
thank you for your support and look forward to seeing you soon.
On behalf of all of us here at Cap, I wish you and your families a
happy and healthy fall. We invite you to remain connected
through the Cap and Gown website, available at http://
www.princeton.edu/~capgown/. Please feel free to contact me
with any questions or concerns by email at capgown@princeton.edu.
George W.C. McCarter ‘71
Chairman, Graduate Board of Trustees
Warm Regards,
Matthew Klitus
Undergraduate President
Cap & Gown members
continue to serve as
campus leaders:
Meka Asonye ‘07
Treasurer, USG
….members when they are not
in the library, the lab or the taproom….
Krista Banfield ’07—President, Women’s Club Soccer
Benjamin Brielmaier ’06—Captain, Varsity Football
Cameron Brien ‘07—Officer, PU Triathlon Team
Jenn Byrd ‘05—Captain, Women's Track & Field
Joe Cho ‘07—Chair, Rocky College Council; Squad Leader,
Fencing team
Jonathan Charlesworth ’07—Shapiro Prize for Academic
Excellence recipient
Cristina Cobb-Adams ’06—Captain, Varsity Softball
Derek Davis ’06—Manager, Public Safety
Michelle Duplinsky ‘07—Co-President, Women’s Club
Basketball
Freddie Flaxman ‘07—President, Men’s Club Basketball;
President, Princeton Sports Management Consulting
Jessica Gutierrez ’07—Captain, Cheerleading
Brian Hamming ‘06—Captain, Varsity Men’s Volleyball;
All-American, All-Conference
Dayna Harnett ‘07—Captain, Cheerleading
Marco Matos ‘07—Treasurer, Society of Hispanic Engineers
Frank Macreery ’06—Captain, Men’s Cross Country
Ariel Melendez ‘06—Business Manager, Shere Khan
a cappella
Alyssa Norris ‘07—Co-President, Women’s Club Basketball
Elena Olivi ‘06—Vice President, Women’s Rugby; Outdoor
Action Leader Trainer; Wilderness First Aid Instructor;
Artistic Director, Expressions Dance Company
Josh Perry ’06—Manager, Public Safety
Dan Pugliese ’06—Vice President, class of 2006
Katy O’Brien ‘06—Captain, Women’s Varsity basketball
Misha Renda ’06—Treasurer, Class of 2006; Community
Action Coordinator
Amelia Runyan ‘07—Manager, Princeton Water Agency
Benjamin Stern ’06—Captain, Men’s Track & Field
Gretchen Tonnesen ’06—Captain, Women’s Rugby
Christina Trotter ’06—Captain, Women’s Club Volleyball
Heather Van Der Hoop ’07—Equipment Manager & Web
master, Women’s Rugby
Calli Varner ’07—Captain, Varsity Softball
Michael Vu ‘06—Captain, Varsity Mock Trial Team; Treas
urer, Orange Key Tour Guides
Eric Waltz ‘07—Outreach Chair, Athletes in Action; Recipi
ent of the Donald B. Lourie award for the Best Offen
sive Freshman on the Varsity Football team
Brandon Williams ’06—executive board member, Minority
Association of Pre-Health Students (MAPS)
Jordan Wish ’07—Shapiro Prize for Academic Excellence
recipient, 2005
Kyle Whitaker ’06—Captain, Men’s Track & Field
Cap Giving
The following members of the Club, listed by Class Section, have made a financial contribution to the Club’s Annual Appeal effort
(either directly to the Club or to its account with the Prospect Foundation). In many cases, those listed have made multiple donations.
The listing records only those contributions received during the Club’s fiscal year which began on July 1, 2004 and ended on June 30,
2005. It does not record the payment of Graduate Dues. An asterisk denotes Honor Roll status which is achieved by contributing
$250 or more in the fiscal year
Class of 1934
George L. Follansbee
William K. Selden
Class of 1935
Oliver M. Langenberg
* John McCormick, Jr.
Class of 1937
Stuart W. Don
Class of 1938
* William K. Coors
Henry Gardiner
Class of 1939
Arthur Howell
Class of 1940
John S. Whelan
Class of 1941
* Zadoc W. Brown
H. Ward Reighley
Class of 1942
Edward M. Barrett
H. Dickson Boenning
William Callery
James Howley
John Staman
Bruce Wilson
Class of 1943
Edward Cissel
Thomas Hardie
Class of 1944
Robert Carlile
* Jesse W. Couch
Henry Gibson, Jr.
C. S. Lovelace
Class of 1945
John Burchenal
Robert H. Caldwell
Stuart Carothers
Richard P. Deacon
* Tom L. Horn, Jr.
Nelson Hubbell
Richard M. Huber
Gordon McShane
Class of 1946
Huntington Block
Class of 1946
William Stoltzfus, Jr.
Class of 1947
Joseph N. Ewing, Jr.
J. Richard Thomas
Class of 1948
Wilson Brown, Jr.
George Ferris
James Shand
Richard H. Spencer
Paul G. Sullivan
Thomas White
Class of 1949
Merrill Bradley
* John Butterworth
MacFarlane L. Cates, Jr.
Alfred Ehrenclou
L. Myrton Gaines, Jr.
John L. Rock
John R. Wilson
Class of 1950
John W. Ballard
James E. Butterworth
Joseph S. Holman
Donald G. West
Class of 1951
Winthrop Allegaert
Daniel O. Anderson
Broadus Bailey, Jr.
Charles Beattie
Richard L. Cover
James M. Mead
John T. Mead
William K. Mettler
George J. Shaver, Jr.
Class of 1952
H. Bruce Atwater, Jr.
John W. A. Buyers
Stokes B. Carrigan
Carlton Colyer
David H. Hawks
* Thomas J. Mangan
John McGillicuddy
George B. McNelis
* Richard R. Pivirotto
Class of 1953
Dunbar Abston, Jr.
R. Quintus Anderson
Thomas J. Bain
* William Brewster
Peter Roy Carney
Edward J. Duffy
James L. Frost
Caleb Gates, Jr.
H. Hamilton Hackney
Gordon Hargraves
Robert Hauptfuhrer
* Bayard Henry
Cowles W. Herr
William Lewis
Ian MacFarlane
William F. Ogden, Jr.
James Otis, Jr.
Peter H. Ross
James Stenson
F. Morgan Taylor, Jr.
Frederick Wonham
Class of 1954
George W. Beatty
James W. Braham
* Joseph L. Castle, 2d
Martin Hoffmann
Donald Keller
Daniel Kingsley
H. Mason Reed, Jr.
* Donald H. Rumsfeld
* Howard M. Stoner
Steven C. Taylor
Thomas Vyse
* Sidney Wentz
Class of 1955
Ahosk M. Bhavnani
G. Gibson Carey
* Richard Dillon
Peter D. Horne
John R. Howell
Thomas Parr
Richard P. Strickler
John R. West
Class of 1956
Mortimer H. Chute, Jr.
Royce Flippin, Jr.
Charles Hoff
* F. Boyd Hovde
Gabriel Markisohn
Richard E. Martin
Thomas G. Meeker
Gordon Millspaugh
W. Carey Parker
Class of 1957
A. Wright Elliott
* Michael P. Erdman
William Gies, 2d
Berdine Groel
Robert W. Kent
Ernest McCall
Nicholas M. Murphy
Elliot N. Otis
Murray Peyton
Arbie R. Thalacker
Peter C. Wiese
Class of 1958
William C. Duncan
William W. Fortenbaugh
* George Maye
G. Frederick Perkins, Jr.
James W. Schroeder
Richard Scribner.
Duncan C. Smith
Class of 1959
J. D. Helms
Joseph R. Huddleston
J. Thomas Lewis
F. Laurence Pethick
E. Frederick Schrader
Ralston W. Steenrod
Class of 1960
Jeffrey Beaver
Robert W. Burks
* Preston H. Haskell
Ronald Hillegass
Adolf W. Karchmer
Robert D. Lewis
Richard McGlynn
Robert Schrock
Robert Sellery
Class of 1961
* Robert H. Craft, Jr.
Paul W. Earle
* Peter Georgescu
Stewart Hudnut
Richard K. Mandell
A. Brown Miller
Adrian F. Newens
Richard T. Niner
Class of 1962
William B. Bond
William A. Carr
Douglas A. C. Davis
Michael Hartman
Michael Kingston
G. Kirk Kitson
William C. MacLean
W. Scott Magargee
Michael S. Mathews
Michael H. McConihe
John Montgomery
Robert Morris, Jr.
Wylie R. Sheldon
James White, Jr.
James W. Zug
Class of 1963
Milton Beard, Jr.
George R. Bunn, Jr.
Jack Gunther, Jr.
Gray G. Henry
* Daniel V. Holman
Arthur Mellor
John P. Williams, Jr.
Class of 1964
* Robert B. Calhoun
Howard E. Cox, Jr.
Kenneth Gibson
* George H. Hawks, 3d
Jotham Johnston
David L. Kranz
Robert L. Loverd
Leland F. Newens
Ogbemi O. Omatete
Richard F. Price, Jr.
Richard A. Purkiss
H. Richard Winn
Class of 1966
Ernest W. Hutton, Jr.
Frank L. Langhammer
Stanislaw Maliszewski
John B. Slidell
Class of 1967
James T. Avery, 3d
E. Bloxom Baker
William A. Beale
* David H. Blair
James F. Evans
Arthur D. Fulton
* William B. King, Jr.
Robert G. Mayer
Russell L. Swanson
Class of 1968
Richard D. Broad
Stanley Bynum
Peter B. Hamilton
Christopher J. Margolin
Christopher K. Seglem
V. R. Shackelford
W. Scott Slocum
Class of 1969
James A. Finefrock
Thomas F. Fleming, Jr.
Reese H. Horton
Jeremy J. M. Hubball
Stephen S. Kennedy
*
*
*
*
*
*
Class of 1969
Christopher Milton
Lawrence Morris, 3d
Jeffrey M. Peek
Michael Porter
Jay M. Wilson
Class of 1970
Roger W. Arrington
Guy B. Lawrence
Andrew W. Marks
Donald H. Roberts
William Rulon-Miller
C. William Schroth
Class of 1971
R. M. Barnes, Jr.
Robert M. Browne
Robert G. Chambers
Edwin S. Hetherington
Clinton W. Kemp
George McCarter
Richard Quay
Edwin C. Yeary
Class of 1972
Andrew I. Dayton
T. Austin Finch, 3d
Jonathan McCall
D. Bruce Merrifield, Jr.
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Paul E. Sinsar
Priscilla W. Stumm
Arthur M. Wood, Jr.
Class of 1973
R. Marks Arnold
Thomas J. Edelman
Charles W. Flynn, 4th
Paul F. Francke
Dean E. Hill
Ellen Porter Honnet
Katherine P. Holden
Timothy Johnson
Joseph B. C. Kluttz
Scott W. Perry
Peter H. Simpson
Class of 1974
Howard Baetjer, Jr.
Lawreence B. Cann, 3d
George L. Follansbee
David B. Kelso
Paul D. Sanson
Lisa W. Schmucki
James Shand, Jr.
Class of 1975
Francis C. Bagbey
Ellen L. Farnum
Robert V. Fleming
Constance T. Haydock
Bruce W. Hennemuth
Thomas L. James
Charles M. Sincerbeaux
Class of 1976
Mary Alice Beck
Julia H. Gottsch
Nary Pivirotto Murley
Rosalind Myerson
Class of 1977
Bruce W. Fleming
Jane M. Hewson
Vaden Lackey, 3d
* Carroll B. Lesesne
Hans W. Seidenberg
Martha S. Sutherland
Class of 1978
Marcia Hall Carter
David A. DeNunzio
Class of 1979
Steven W. Bingaman
Gerry L. Brewster
Deborah C. Garwood
Louis P. Mathews, Jr.
Emily L. Todd
Class of 1980
Katherine Button Bell
Melissa Effler
Ralph M. Esposito, Jr.
D. Scott Miller
Whitney S. Repp
Gordon L. Smith
Charles Stevenson, Jr.
Class of 1981
David S. Aldrich
David A. Gutzke
Joanna McNeil Lewis
Jan Denise Loughran
Livingston Parsons
* Thomas Smyth
Paige C. Sutherland
Class of 1982
Jennifer D. Aldrich
L. Scott Frantz
Carolyn Ottenbreit
Class of 1983
John J. Fisher
Class of 1984
Byron A. Allen, 3d
C. Redington Barrett
Stuart H. Hartmeyer
* Lee Robinson Hill
Sarah A. Post
Donat Von Muller
Class of 1985
* Norman B. Champ, 3d
Francis H. Dyckman, 3d
Ernest H. Ruehl, Jr.
Mimi Willoughby Santry
Class of 1986
Patrick J. Blake
* Jeremy Diamond
Anthony P. DiTommaso
James C. Fischer
* Alexandra Lebenthal
Donald M. Miller
Donald R. Phillips
Kyril Saxe-Coburg
Charles W. Thompson
Joseph N. Walsh, 3d
Ann L. Wozencraft
Class of 1987
Douglas A. Cruikshank
Molly Melville Hill
Frank J. Kontely
* Pennell Bunn McCool
Class of 1988
Gregory S. Morzano
* Daniel S. Pettigrew
Class of 1989
Douglas A. Wojcik
Class of 1990
Kevin P. Kavanagh
Robert J. Khoury
Demetrios J. Marantis
Sarah G. Rome
Trevor D. Traina
Edwin R. Van Dusen
Class of 1991
Sanford F. Crystal
Robert B. Hollander, 3d
Francis J. Lichtenberger
Stewart L. McDowell
Darryl B. Thomas
Class of 1992
Andrea H. Kalkstein
Hobart C. Kalkstein
Andrew Madden
Marion B. Worth
Class of 1993
Kimberly Anderson
Danielle M. Davi
Elizabeth W. McCeney
David Shawn Pierson
Susan G. Whelen
Class of 1994
Kiersten Todt Coon
Donald F. Douglas
Hope B. Genzer
Laura Schloss Moore
Joseph P. Thieman
Class of 1995
Ashley Cordell Cook
* Ethan J. Early
Kimberly H. Johnson
Mark J. Johnson
Estelle S. Vaughns
Class of 1996
Nathan A. Ewell
James R. Levine
Carl D. Long
Jena Prideaux McWha
Kevin D. Psonak
Class of 1997
Patrick A. Cairns
Melissa B. Carpenter
Aaron B. Henderson
Bridget Polloway
Class of 1998
Sarah E. Duffy
Jesse A. Gomez, Jr.
Class of 1999
Ryan M. Crowley
Kirsten O. Ekdahl
Sarah D. Gore
Stephen P. Lamberton
Benjamin S. McConahey
Kevin M. Roberts
Olivia Streatfield
Class of 2000
Kristen Bartholdson
Kathleen M. Fox
Gia Fruscione
Alessandra Lusardi
Michael Pagnotto
jennifer McCoy Riley
Kathryn Thirolf
Class of 2001
Lewis E. Cook, 3d
Bonnie Lee
Mary E. Pohl
Amelia Reyes
Victoria Siesta
Class of 2002
Sarah Apgar
Justin S. Borntraeger
Class of 2002
Holly S. Huffman
Liam P. Morton
Class of 2003
Elizabeth Bailey
Maura Bolger
Patrick Donohue
Brian Elliott
Christine Iseman
Christopher Muller
Brian D. O'Toole
Dana J. Pasternak, Jr.
Andrew Peek
Nicole Semenetz
Rebecca Wein
Natasha Yaeger
Class of 2004
Jessica Aitken
Kristel Adler
Wendy Bingham
Colin R. Brown
Tristan Campbell
* Michael Chiusano
Jason Clark
Christopher Connelly
Jenny Cox
Kristin Del Calvo
Jeffrey Dichiara
Joseph Falencki
Adriel Frederick
Lauren Green
Jonathan Kieliszak
William Leahy
Deirdre McGinty
Matthew Michelini
Willard Moore
Claire Pearson
Eileen Powers
Timothy Releford
Mevena Simindjuyska
Katherine Smith
Mark Smith
Samuel Snyder
Matthew Stack
Dwayne Thomas
Michael Tibbetts
Katherine Wall
Clint Wallace
Cristopher White
Stephen Wiley
Rebecca Zack
Dues
Contact Dave Lawrence ‘06, Club Treasurer for information,
dblawren@princeton.edu
Alumni Members,
For most of you each April brings a dues notice from Cap. A
reminder of your connection and commitment to your Club.
Last year the Board of Trustees has approved a raise in annual
dues to $50. Please read the payment options and explanations in
Graduate Treasures letter. For questions concerning your dues
obligation call Gordon R. Harrison ‘68 at clubbus@princeton.edu, phone 609.258.1380.
Those who attained Life Membership in 2004-2005 include:
Sydney A. Johnson ‘97
Abigail B. Gutstein ‘96
Ryan M. Fanzone ‘94
Michele Sohmen Marshall ‘90
Stuart J. Schultz ‘79
Names to Know
George W.C. McCarter ‘71, Graduate Board Chairman
Thomas F. Fleming, Jr. ‘69, Graduate Board Vice–Chair
Lisa W. Schmucki ‘74, Graduate Board Secretary
Robert D. White III ‘91, Graduate Board Treasurer
Dennis M. Normile, Club Steward
Valarie J. Bay, Club Bookkeeper
Gordon Harrison ‘69, Graduate Dues
Kinsey Dyckman ‘85, Cap and Gown Board of Trustees, chats
with Dr. Gordon Schwartz ’56 at the 1956 class tailgate at Cap .