Jane's Pocket Change: Telling the Story of the Bells - A CSW Mystery
During the summer, we rescued a beautiful bell on our campus from being tangled and throttled by an equally lovely lilac bush—we wanted the bush to grow and we wanted the bell to be visible.
During the summer, we rescued a beautiful bell on our campus from being tangled and throttled by an equally lovely lilac bush—we wanted the bush to grow and we wanted the bell to be visible.
In fact, we then opened Alumni Reunion Weekend this year with a ringing of the bell—a great honor for this head of school!
The rescue mission did not go unnoticed by our new director of marketing and communication, Angela Gaffney, who is always on the lookout for CSW stories and opportunities to share them with the community and the larger world.
To-date, here is what we have discovered about the history of this important CSW artifact:
• It was manufactured by the Meneely Company in 1902
• It was, to the best of our understanding, grazed by a bullet during target practice in the early 1950s, when Brooke Lynes ’53 and some friends decided to see if they could hit the bell (yes, guns were allowed on campus as part of physical education classes)
We are still searching for other information on the bell:
• Was it ever rung at the opening of school or for other special events?
• Who donated it to the school and did it come from a local church?
Lastly, as it turns out, there’s another bell on the top of the Kluchman Building which we are equally curious about—is there anyone out there who can share any memories or stories about how it was used on campus over the years? Please let us know!
Digging into the history and significance of these two bells makes me reflect on so many of our CSW traditions and icons—icons that tell a story or capture a moment. As we begin the 2015-16 school year, I’m mindful that there will be many of these “iconic CSW moments” for our students and for our entire community. We invite you to share these moments of today – and the CSW moments of your memories – with us so that, together, we can tell the story of our shared history.
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Pocket Change is a web diary written by Jane Moulding, head of school.
In fact, we then opened Alumni Reunion Weekend this year with a ringing of the bell—a great honor for this head of school!
The rescue mission did not go unnoticed by our new director of marketing and communication, Angela Gaffney, who is always on the lookout for CSW stories and opportunities to share them with the community and the larger world.
To-date, here is what we have discovered about the history of this important CSW artifact:
• It was manufactured by the Meneely Company in 1902
• It was, to the best of our understanding, grazed by a bullet during target practice in the early 1950s, when Brooke Lynes ’53 and some friends decided to see if they could hit the bell (yes, guns were allowed on campus as part of physical education classes)
We are still searching for other information on the bell:
• Was it ever rung at the opening of school or for other special events?
• Who donated it to the school and did it come from a local church?
Lastly, as it turns out, there’s another bell on the top of the Kluchman Building which we are equally curious about—is there anyone out there who can share any memories or stories about how it was used on campus over the years? Please let us know!
Digging into the history and significance of these two bells makes me reflect on so many of our CSW traditions and icons—icons that tell a story or capture a moment. As we begin the 2015-16 school year, I’m mindful that there will be many of these “iconic CSW moments” for our students and for our entire community. We invite you to share these moments of today – and the CSW moments of your memories – with us so that, together, we can tell the story of our shared history.
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Pocket Change is a web diary written by Jane Moulding, head of school.
The Cambridge School of Weston is a progressive high school for day and boarding students in grades 9–12 and PG. CSW's mission is to provide a progressive education that emphasizes deep learning, meaningful relationships, and a dynamic program that inspires students to discover who they are and what their contribution is to their school, their community and the world.