Sad News to Share

I have some sad news to share. Anne Poultney Taylor ’24 passed away late last week. Anne was our oldest living alumnus (we think) and celebrated her 100th birthday two months ago. I had the opportunity to visit with her three times over the past year. What a wonderful person! In an earlier post, I shared her story about being sent to Mr. Hillyer’s office in 1922 (in the W. Chase Street building) after she ran into a classroom and exclaimed that her baby sister (Elinor Wagner '34) had been born. Anne vividly remembered her teachers and spoke so lovingly about Calvert—the school she attended 90 years ago. She made a big impact on me, as did several other Calvert “legends” who passed away recently, including benefactor Bill Carey ’42 (who said time and time again the best education he ever received was at Calvert), and Jack Morton ’31, who always told me he “loved every brick in this building.” It is imperative that we do everything in our power to ensure that the Calvert students of today have an equally special experience.