“In Vietnam, 1968, I ran a mile out of curiosity—almost died.” Could this possibly be the same Derf—Fred Coleman, math teacher, cross country and soccer coach—we know and love and have watched for years on road and trail? Nigh expiring after one measly mile?

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As if the work they do throughout the year weren’t extraordinary enough (and a mite Sisyphean, given how boarding school seasons go ‘round and ‘round), Thacher’s crackerjack Buildings and Grounds crew shifts into overdrive once students and faculty clear out for the summer.

Dear Horace—the letter is dated October 15, 1905—I tried a new scheme this year in the shape of a “New Year’s Banquet”. . . and it worked most delightfully in interesting all the boys at once, new and old. Do you do anything of the kind? Try it. I toastmastered with Hires’ Root Beer!

Catch him if you can! This fall on TV, Cam Schryver, director of Thacher's Horse Program, can be seen competing in the nationally televised Extreme Cowboy Race.

Hot out of the bucket: a knot of new Toads!