Features

The stories in this issue touch on matters of the heart. They lead us into the complex loves and lives of others, demonstrating the heart’s resilience, capacity, and—perhaps above all—its mystery.

When Henry Met Harriet
Henry Cutler and Harriet Ford fell in love in 1886 while teaching at Northfield and Mount Hermon. Their romance was the stuff of great happiness and deep sorrow.

A Mother and Child Reunion
After a seven-year search, adoptee Catherine McKinley ’85 tracked down her birth mother. The love McKinley felt for her newly found mother was automatic, powerful, and not at all simple.

We Miss You Frank Doyle
Frank Doyle ’81 was a devoted husband and father. When he died in the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center, he left his story—and his loved ones—behind.

Time and Again
Tim Wick ’68 and Camilla Rockwell ’68 fell in love while students at NMH—but the relationship ended during their first year of college. Twenty years and two marriages later, they started again where they had left off.

Mending Lives
As a child, Eddie Kim ’03 witnessed war firsthand—and it made a lasting impression on his heart. Now he’s fulfilling his promise to help others.

Departments

Opening Lines by Head of the School Richard W. Mueller ‘62
The story of a disadvantaged student who received a full scholarship to NMH, then gave from her heart to others.

History Lesson
Northfield students take a sleigh ride in the late 1940s.

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