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'''Lenox School''' was aan private[[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] [[independent school|independent]], [[UniversityCollege-preparatory school|college-preparatory]] [[boarding school]] for studentsboys in grades nine through twelve in [[Lenox, Massachusetts]]., The school was affiliated within the [[ProtestantUnited Episcopal Church]]States.

==School historyHistory==

The school opened in 1926 under the leadership of Rev. G. Gardner Monks, the school's first headmaster. Monks' Inson 1946[[Robert A. G. Monks]] was born while he and his wife served the Revschool. In 1946, Robert L. Curry, D.D. became the second and longest -serving headmaster, leaving in 1969. Over the years, Lenox's enrollment ranged from 150 to 250 boys, with about 32 teachers or masters. The school was modeled on the English [[IndependentPrivate schoolschools in the (United Kingdom)|publicU.K. school]] system, andusing instead'forms' ofrather than 'grades'. The third form referred to designatethe classesfirst year, thesixth termform 'forms'for wasthe usedsenior year. The school used a prefectorial system of 'prefects'sixth who wereform members of the 6th form (the senior year) and were elected by the senior class or appointed by the headmaster.

ItThe school was primarily a residential boarding school, with some day students commuting from the surrounding region of the central [[Berkshire Hills]]. The churchEpiscopal influence was feltadministered throughby a number of Episcopalseveral clergy faculty members, required sacred studies classes, and a daily chapel service at [[Trinity Episcopal Church (Lenox, Massachusetts)|Trinity Episcopal Church]]. In addition to strong academic standards, the school was notable for its sports teams. The motto of the school was ''Non Ministrari-Sed Ministrare''; "not to be ministered unto but to minister" or more commonly translated as "not to be served but to serve".<ref name="today">[{{cite web |title=The Lenox School Campus Today |url=http://www.lenoxschool.org/lenox-school-today/ |website=Lenox School: The Legacy Campaign |publisher=Lenox School CampusAlumni Today];Association logo.|access-date=10 RetrievedNovember 2010-11-10.}}</ref>

Eventually, financial problems led to the school's closure. A 1972 merger with the [[Bordentown Military Institute]] was an uncomfortable alliance between two disparate school cultures. By the following school year, the combined entity was closed, as the [[Vietnam War]] had reduced the popularity of a military education.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bmicadets.org/ |title=Bordentown Military Institute Alumni Association |accessdate=2010-11-10 |publisher=Bordentown Military Institute Alumni Association }}</ref> The fate of the school was not unique among private secondary schools in the central Berkshires. By the mid-1970s, neighboring Foxhollow[[Fox Hollow School]], [[Windsor Mountain School]], Cranwell Preparatory School (Jesuit), and [[Stockbridge School]] had all closed. Like Lenox School, these were small boarding schools serving students from throughout the northeast and sometimes beyond, occupying campuses that were once grand estates, establishedoften duringreferred theto as '[[GildedBerkshire AgeCottages]]' inby thetheir Berkshires.seasonal [[Gilded Age]] occupants.

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*[[Robert Seamans|Robert C. Seamans, Jr.]], Deputy Administrator of NASA during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; Secretary of the Air Force under Richard Nixon

*[[William Anthony Paddon]], (1931) Canadian physician, author, and seventh [[Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador]]

*Rt.[[William RevB. William Benjamin Spofford, Jr.]], (1938), Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon]] (1969-1979), AssistingAssistant Bishop of the [[Episcopal Diocese of Washington]] (1979-1984, 1990), b. 1921, d. ___2013

*Kirk Scharfenberg, (1961), distinguished journalist who worked forwith the New York Times and the Boston Globe. He shared the, 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Journalism given to the Boston Globe for "Local Investigative Specialized Reporting," on the subject of racism in Boston. He was also famous for an editorial of March 15, 1980, under the headline: "Mush from the Wimp". This referred to a proposal by then President Carter. The headline was inadvertently included in a printed edition of the Globe. Deceased 1992winner.<ref>[httphttps://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE3DD173DF93AA15754C0A964958260&scp=1&sq=%22Kirk%20Scharfenberg%22&st=cse "Kirk Scharfenberg, 48; Editor on Boston Globe"], ''The New York Times'', July 29, 1992. Retrieved 2010-11-10.</ref>

*Clifton O. Dummett, (1961), professor of dentistry at LSU who, helped integrate the New Orleans Yacht clubClub, now deceased. He was a known for his dental lectures on pediatric dentistry, deceased.

* Nathaniel Benjamin, (1965), master wooden boat builder <ref>[httphttps://books.google.com/books?id=Wnlz7cHU_3EC&pg=PA75&dq=%22lenox+school%22&hlpg=en&ei=uKOJTPOQG8umnAeslMGPDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwADhG#v=onepage&q=%22lenox%20school%22&f=falsePA75 Wooden Boats: In Pursuit of the Perfect Craft at an American Boatyard] page 75, Retrieved 2013-03-20</ref>

* Lucien A. Hold, (1965), comedy-club talent booker and& manager who, helped discover and& promote the early careers of New York comedians Chris Rock, Jerry Seinfeld, and Adam Sandler. Married to [[Vanessa Hollingshead]]. Deceased 2004.<ref>McKinley, Jesse, [httphttps://www.signonsandiegonytimes.com/uniontrib2004/2004120812/news_1m8lucian05/nyregion/obituaries/lucien-hold-early-champion-of-top-comics-is-dead-at-57.html "Lucien Hold; early champion of top comics; 57"], New York Times News Service via ''San Diego Union Tribune'', December 8, 2004. Retrieved 20102020-113-107.</ref>

* [[William C. Earnshaw|William Earnshaw, Ph.D.]], (1968), facultyProfessor memberof Chromosome Dynamics at the Institute[[University of Cell and Molecular BiologyEdinburgh]], UniversityInstitute of EdinburghCell Biology

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