As s second former in 1959, Bill Dennett first came to Wallingford. This past July he returned as Director of Admissions. Most of that time was spent in college admissions and student life offices from Dartmouth to the University of Chicago to Denison. Most recently, he was Director of Admissions at Emma Willard School in Troy, New York. Bulletin editor Charlotte Murphy recently talked with Dennett about his views on Choate in general and admissions in particular.
Faculty are still as good and as caring.
As I've visited classes, sat with students at lunch, attended games, it's obvious that there are faculty here that today's students will remember in 32 years, just as I remember teachers such as William St. John, John Joseph, and Bob Williams. And there's a visual power to the campus that's constant. For example, the view from the steps of Hill House still has the power to inspire. The kids are as smart, probably smarter. They don't look down at their feet the way kids do on some campuses I've visited.