A very interesting sidebar to this conversation is that Randall's ancestor was Confederate General Randall Gibson who became a leader in the post-war movement to expand the rights of African Americans. Wait until you hear who was his Civil War opponent.

Erik says he was a mischievous kid . . . not a bad kid, just mischievous. Usually, he was set right by counselors like Doug Merrill, but every now and then, he found himself on the Director's Porch answering to Bob Bengtson who also seemed to understand that Erik was not motivated by malice, but really by the joy and the missteps of being a kid.

He and Gregg Goss earned their Wolf's Paw awards in their Den summer. Wayne King, who was Tripmaster, fondly remembers a night hike together up Mount Cardigan as part of that process. 

Caleb almost skipped his Den year because he felt he had accomplished all that he had set out to do by the end of Panther. Fortunately, Phil Hart interceded, suggesting that he could go for the prestigious Wolf's Paw. Caleb was so glad that Phil had talked him into returning. 

Today he serves on the Holt-Elwell Foundation Board of Directors and helps steer Mowglis' future from that vantage point. Caleb's mom, Betsy, was also a member of the HEMF Board during the years when Caleb and George were at Mowglis. 

Caleb's fond memories of Mr. Bill Hart and Phil Hart along with Andy Popinchalk, Paul Brown, Pete Saint John, Jeff Shaw and the Goehring Brothers color his memories to this day. He also developed a fondness for Colonel John Hill who was a loyal member of the Mowglis family and would spend a week or two every summer. 

Caleb understands the importance of stories and tradition and in his business he helps long-standing family businesses to tell their stories. His family business is over 190 years old so he understands. 

An unbounded curiosity and enthusiasm for life are the hallmarks of his life, and Mowglis was a big part of helping him develop those traits.

Shortly after we recorded this podcast we received the sad news of Caleb's father, George's passing. The Mowglis family extends their condolences to the entire White family and our gratitude for the many blessings they have bestowed upon Mowglis over the years - including two terrific sons. Brothers of the pack.

Jim's brother Joe played a critical role in the transition from Colonel Elwell's leadership to the Holt Elwell Memorial Foundation, now responsible for the leadership of Mowglis.

Jim has had a long and distinguished career as an educator and administrator since his Mowglis days. 

His dad only had to ask once if he thought he might like to come to Mowglis, he was a yes from the get-go.

We marveled at the way that the competitive spirit - so hot and fired up during crew week - could yield so quickly to the camaraderie once again with the singing of the crew song as the oar was raised up the flagpole.

Now practicing law in Southern California, Dan is also a principal in a company called "MedWand" that allows doctors to track the health of their patients online.

Dan described Mowglis as the moral compass in his life. He still finds himself asking the question, "What would Mr. Hart do?"

Frank was immediately one of the most popular boys at Mowglis. There was something magical in that smile that just seemed to win his dorm mates and the staff over from the very start. 

He still keeps an axe sharpened and at the ready for that tree that falls on his land and a bow and arrows for target shooting now and then. 

Don't get him started on the number of family members he has shared the Mowglis experience with over the years, beginning with his cousin Frank Barnett. You won't be bored, but the recitation will take a while, just the same.

We hope to catch up with Nandi for a separate podcast soon to get the benefit of a mom's perspective

Mowglis Director of Alumni Relations

As a Cub at Mowglis, he was known as Bart and many years later, when he returned to Mowglis on the staff he had grown into his full name Bartolo - more than a mouthful for those of us who had referred to him by his nickname but fortunately over his first few years at Mowglis his nickname devolved back down again. From Coach Governanti to Coach G and finally to just "G". Today, in addition to his work with Plymouth State College's Lacrosse program, he's Mowglis Director of Alumni Relations but that barely covers the hats he actually wears. 

This podcast is a bit dated because I came down with a case of covid that took me off the board for a few weeks. Mowglis has now opened for the summer so the summer is in full swing.

Bart has one of the most interesting histories at Mowglis because he has a foot in both Camp Mowglis and Camp Pasquaney. He also has a deep history with Camp Mayhew, a camp established back in the 1960s for young boys considered "at-risk". Mayhew was founded by his father Tony Governanti in conjunction with both Mowglis and Pasquaney. 

Such a deep history with the great camps of Newfound Lake - including Onaway - gives Bartolo a very special insight into the essence of both the camps and their important place within the broader community. 

Jordan came to Mowglis as a Cub in 1980, joining his brother Andrew who was in Toomai. He quickly established himself as a friendly and capable fellow and would continue on through the Mowglis program graduating in 1985 and stroking the Blue Racing crew two years in a row.

Since leaving Mowglis he has established himself as a documentarian and producer, winning two Emmy awars and being nominated for a third. He is currently the long-time producer of the "Big Brother" reality TV series producing more than 100 episodes. 

Mark Popinchalk came to Mowglis as a member of the staff in 2011 and while also working his way through a degree in astrophysics, he returned for two additional summers.

Growing up as a boy of the world, living in many different countries where his dad, Michael - also a former member of the Mowglis staff - was teaching and serving as administrator in numerous American schools throughout the world.

Today, Mark Popinchalk is not just a Mowglis Man of the world, he is a Mowglis man of the Universe from his perch at New York's famed Hayden Planetarium.

Whether it's introducing elementary school children to the wonders of the universe or sharing the secrets of Mar's moons on TikTok, or reveling in the fun April fools "papers" that some of his colleagues create for April 1 publication, Mark points to his Mowglis experience as the source of his love for teaching.

In this episode, Nick shares the road that led him to Mowglis and the journey since then that has led Mowglis back to its rightful place as one of the premier summer camps in the US.

Jay first heard about Mowglis from John Sprung, whose boys Jason and Larry had come to Mowglis through their mutual friend, Mowglis icon Donald Cummings. Jay's own sons, Andrew and Jordan, were Mowglis campers, and today, are a great source of pride for him. Andrew is a celebrated architect and preservationist, teacher and tour guide in Italy and Jordan is an Emmy-winning producer who from time to time runs with the same crowd as Mowglis brother Benji Ringe.

Jay was a member of the Holt-Elwell Board of Trustees at the critical time in the later 1990s and early 2000s when Mowglis' future was very much in doubt, though he is quick to say that the members of the board themselves were never in doubt. Thankfully, their determination saw Mowglis through that period, and today, he and the other members of those boards can take great pride in the vigor of Mowglis's life. We are all fortunate for the gift of his time and talents that helped to bring us to this place.

If there is one name that speaks Mowglis over the last 50 years it is the name Hart. So you can imagine the pressure that James Hart, 38, was feeling when he was chosen to be the very first Development Director at Mowglis. Sure it was nice to have so many fondly remembering his grandfather William B. Hart Sr or his uncle Bill Jr, his father Jim Hart, and his uncle Phil, but it also carried with it expectations that must have felt very weighty for James. Luckily, for all of us who love Mowglis, James was not deterred by the challenge of carving his own path, and he has done it in spades. diamonds, clubs and Harts. 

Before you panic about the fact that James is moving on from his full-time role at Mowglis, let me assure you that he's still expecting to play an active role in helping to build Mowglis' future. Additionally, he and Director Nick Robbins and the rest of the incredible team at Mowglis have orchestrated a smooth transition with a very strong duo of Mowglis men stepping in, without a moment's hesitation. 

James is moving on to the very important work of helping to conquer hunger and to address the problems that food waste creates including the climatic problems of that waste. 

In this podcast James reflects on his years at Mowglis and looks ahead to the challenges of working on development at Food Rescue. 

Harry attributes the environmental ethos of Mowglis as the inspiration for his outlook on life and his professional priorities. Harry's company BKSK Architects would go on to develop the first civic building to earn the coveted Platinum LEEDS certification in New York City. The Queens Botanical Garden Visitor Center was NYC’s first civic building to earn a LEED Platinum certification.

Jim Kingsley is a Mowglis enigma. While there is no doubt that he is a Mowglis man through and through his presence at Mowglis came in fits and starts. Few of us can say that we were there from the start . . . not the camps start, but our own. Jim Was. 

Jims dad Darwin P Kingsley was assistant Director at Mowglis under the Colonel after World War II and when the Colonel finally decided to sell Mowglis (it was a privately owned company back then) Colonel turned to Jim's dad.

Jim describes playing on the rocks outside of the Jungle House as a toddler as if he was in the "Valley of Giant Boulders" 

Milestones are kind of his thing when it comes to Mowglis, beginning with Colonel Elwell selling Mowglis to his dad, a reverent passing of the torch; then his father's traumatic decision choosing between the life of a camp director and a career in more traditional education. Finally, Jim witnesses the transition from private company to the Holt Elwell Memorial Foundation - securing Mowglis future. 

But Jim was witness to more than the milestones, he was also a keen observer of Mowglis traditions and he remembers them with an acuity that is remarkable. They are the stuff of future Mowglis Trivia quizzes - What exactly was the "mines report?", and, perhaps even the story of a patent opportunity missed - when porchball games built in the Mowglis Craftshop - became the "invention" of someone else: Fooseball.

He foldly recalls learning to play Cricket with Mr. Farouqi and following Mr. John Harmon the Tripmaster on the trail. 

After a very eventful 2 decades since his Mowglis year, Fabian now operates a successful retreat business Oceanic Ventures.

His fond memories of Mr. Bob Bengton and Rick Bengton as well as the Merrill brothers, Richard Morgan resound in his brain. He remembers being read to by another favorite, Pete St John - who read the Jungle Book and the Don Fendler adventure "Lost on a Mountain in Maine".  

Mowglis introduced him to rowing and he would go on to row at the Head of the Charles and Henley on the Trinity College Crew. In his first year at Trinity they won every race, just as he had done in his Mowglis crew days. The next year led him to Henley.

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Jeff came in 1977 as Crew coach, recruited by Mr. William B Hart Sr with an interview conducted by Assistant Director Phil Hart at Jeff's residence. Jeff was rowing crew himself at Wesleyan University.

In 1978 Mr. Hart elevated Jeff to both Crew Coach and Watermaster. He served in this capacity for the next 4 years and may be the only Crew coach who presided over a win for both crews and a tie.

Jeff quickly established a reputation as a genuine Mowglis man; a fellow you could always count on and a counselor who would - as Dave Concannon would say, always push you to say "Yes" to a challenge.

Jeff welcomes email from old friends! See the show notes for details!

Those were the words of Greg Goss at his grandmother's home in Alexandria, NH only minutes before they would leave to drop him at Mowglis. The next day he rescued half his team from jail in capture the flag and became the hero and mascot to campers from Toomai to Den and he was forever changed.

Greg came to Mowglis in 1975 and graduated from the Den in 1979

Largely due to the influence of Mowglis and the love he developed for the mountains of New Hampshire he became a member of the 4000 Footer Club.

Scot Gibbs came to Mowglis in 1965 for his Panther and Den years with a bit of a family edge.

His father, Carter Gibbs, had been a legendary Tripmaster at Mowglis and was even honored with a trail named for him in the Cardigan Range. He had gone on to a distinguished career in the leadership of the US Forest Service.

His Grandmother Irene Gibbs and her brother Myron Braley (Scot's uncle) and his grandfather George Gibbs were fixtures at Mowglis from the Elwell to the Hart years at Mowglis. Even his uncle Ivan Gibbs was famed for his Gun Shows at the Gibbs farm where he demonstrated many weapons and the power of an arrow in the hands of Jim West vs a bullet. . . the bullet lodged in a bucket of sand, Jim West's arrow's head went clear through both sides!

But enough of Scot's back story because he built his own reputation at Mowglis as "One of the best marksmen I ever saw." according to Phil Hart. "He could drop to a knee and shoot a target almost flawlessly." He was also a member of the Gopher Squad in Panther and Washington Squad in Den; and, according to him received the singular honor of being the Graduate chosen by the staff for a pre-reville trip, while still in his bed, to the waterfront for an inpromptu dip! According to Scot this was done to a denite of whom the staff were especially fond.

He was a member of the Den that had some very big Mowglis names: the Late Doug George, Worthy Johnson, Peter Punderson, Jeff Gilfoy, along with a "fellow of few words but a great sense of humor", Chris Howard. 

Adam came to Mowglis in 2002 as a member of Panther. A Florida boy thrown into the NH Wilds he jumped into the experience with both feet and has never looked back. What he didn't know as he went through his two years as a camper and then a number of years on the staff that his love for Mowglis was not the only love story that he would be able to tell of his Mowglis days - but you will have to listen to the podcast to learn more.

Today he lives in Saugerties NY 

Father of Former HEMF Board member Eve Bould

Grandfather of Thomas Bould Den 2020

John Harmon came to Mowglis in 1963 at the Urging of former Tripmaster Gaius Merwin Jr. 1963 was the very first year of Mowglis under the watchful gaze of the Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation and Mowglis Director William B. Hart.

As a first-year counselor John quickly established himself as a talented and respected member of the staff. In fact, in 1964, Mr. Hart promoted him to Tripmaster. A position that he takes great pride in even to this day.

He was tripmaster on the Washington Squad trip in which David Rittenhouse was hurt when a refrigerator-sized boulder broke loose and trapped David's arm beneath it. His cool-headed handling of that emergency prompted Mowglis nurse Roberta King to tell him that he was meant to be a doctor, not a lawyer, and it was this life-changing event that would lead him to a distinguished career as a surgeon. 

He was on the staff as well but spent July during the summer of 1978 hiking in the West - the Tetons and Yellowstone - with Rob Werner and Steve Turnbull, two fellow graduates with whom he has been lifelong friends.

He remembers a lot of the trips from his years as a camper and of course squads but he has particularly fond memories of a trip he took with the Jr. Staff - a real opportunity to feel like they had a new sense of control of their destiny.

A tennis champ in Akela and Den - Scott Frantz was his nemesis on the court - and Scott prevailed in Pather.

Sergio came to Mowglis from Mexico (City) in 1980 and immediately captured the hearts of both boys and staff.

Akela 1980, Den 1982

It appears that he was the first Mowglis boy to come all the way from Mexico but many more would follow, a lot of them from his extensive group of family and friends. He came with little English but picked up the language quickly, and the traditions - The Mowglis Way - as we say, that he came quickly to love. He had never hiked before and his flat feet made it a bit of a challenge but soon came to love hiking and camping as well. In recent years he's come to be a bi-national presence in the business community and with Mowglis. 

Part entrepreneur, part philosopher Bruce Ferguson is living his best life in his hometown of Darien, CT where he grew up. Bruce recently joined a group of his fellow Dennites for a zoom reunion in addition to his reunion this past summer on the shores of Newfound Lake.

At Mowglis Bruce was a fellow of accomplishment - including his very sophisticated contraband stashing strategies. He jokes that it was a summer-long game of cat and mouse with the counselors, who had just as much fun at the game as the boys!

Jud first came to Mowglis because his uncle - after whom he was named - had been a Mowglis man in the late 1930s, though Jud never knew him. His uncle Judson Bemis Conant was killed in action only months before the end of WWII. 

Jud would be followed by his brother Harry. Both of them learned archery from ionic Cheyenne brother and teacher Jim West, though Jud makes sure to note that Harry was the rock star when it came to the bow and arrow.

2 years as cox of the winning red racing crew, Mout Washington Squad, Inner Circle and Wolf's Paw Award were among Jud's achievements, not bad for a fellow who was only two years as a camper!

Many a boy from the ensuing years remembers Jud Kendall as a staff member that they admired deeply.

Here's my conversation with Jud Kendall - if you have never heard the full story of "The Full Walbridge" you have to listen to this podcast, Jud Tells ALL!

Gaius forms one part of the third Generation of Merwins - in addition to cousins Russ and Mike - to play his part in the Mowglis pageant. Younger Mowglis of course will know his son Jason, who we'll soon be interviewing for the Mowglis Memories Podcast. Gaius was Tripmaster in 1969 for an iconic Mount Washington Squad that included Charlie Walbridge as his fellow staff member and Bob Bengtson, Stu Carothers, Ed Mitchell, Dave Scott, John Woods, John Chisholm, Jim "Iggy" Westberg and Wayne King.

As a young camper, Jonathan experienced the transition from Mowglis under the private ownership of John Adams to the inspired leadership of William B. Hart Sr. and the Holt Elwell Memorial Foundation, a foundation that he himself would one day come to lead. . . though he affectionately blames Bill Hart Jr. for roping him into the job.

Jonathan digs deep in his memory bank in this conversation; reflecting on the profound impact that a young Charlie Walbridge had on his life, likewise the impact of crew coach and future HEMF President Bill Hart Jr. He speaks of his admiration for Wes Pullen, Steve Underwood, Stuart Klein just to name a few and laughs at Bill Hart's challenge to balance the crewboat - both in terms of weight and power - with a young and huge and powerful Gaius Merwin.

He speaks humorously and gratefully of his moment - in the doghouse - on "Mr. Hart's porch" and the lifelong impact it had on him.

With three racing crew stripes on his Mowglis hat, Jon is among a very elite group of Mowglis campers. He is pictured above with his Mowglis hat, its ribbons and stripes sewn lovingly by Irene Gibbs during quiet moments in the Jungle House.

There are few Mowglis to whom we all owe such a debt of gratitude but, of course, Jonathan is quick to say that - on balance - the debt he owes to Mowglis could never be fully repaid.

His trombone, along with that of Bob Bengtson, has spurred Red Racing crews for generations to say nothing of his participation in the brass choir.

The son of artisan potters from Sandwich he came to Mowglis under the watchful eye of Director William B. Hart Sr. who clearly saw a long-term gain for Mowglis in the presence of this New Hampshire boy. His presence has been instrumental to Mowglis for more than 50 years. His modesty belies an impressive intellect and a keen sense of observation of human nature. At the University of New Hampshire he spent most of his spare time in "Power Alley" where the most accomplished and outstanding students of UNH ran student organizations like the New Hampshire, UNH's student newspaper; WUNH the acclaimed radio station in an era when student-run radio was in it's infancy; The Memorial Union Student Organization that organized and brought music and speakers to campus. Many of the skills he developed in those days he has brought to Mowglis, helping to build the infrastructure for a safer camp and for better communications within the Mowglis community.

His website SwingJamie.com lists all of the different styles of dance that Jamie teaches. Styles that he earned and learned in a period of years living in Los Angeles, Aspen Colorado and then back in the Hanover and Enfield area in New Hampshire.

Jr. Bender came to Mowglis in 1968 from his home in Piney Woods Mississippi. Mr. Hart had made a conscious effort to begin diversifying Mowglis and reached out to leaders in the African American community seeking out boys who would have an interest in attending Mowglis. Today he is living in the San Francisco Bay area and has been for many years. Junior relays a few tales from his days at Mowglis that I had not even heard about!

Since the position of Akela is already occupied by Mowglis Director Nick Robbins it is difficult to place Tomo in a specific role, vis a vis the Jungle Book, but perhaps it is the role of wise old Baloo who zealously guards the pack from his position as wise and respected teacher. 

For a man of such accomplishments: Cox of the winning blue racing crew, member of the Mount Washington Squad, and now President of the HEMF Board of Trustees, Tomo is a modest and quiet leader to whom we all look for his wise leadership.

In this podcast Tomo marvels at the amazing staff who occupied the Mowglis firmament in his camper days, including Mr. Hart and , while acknowledging the amazing Mowglis campus and the great traditions, especially attributes the Mowglis Spirit to the men and women who - over the years - have given so much to make Mowglis, Mowglis.

The Winding Road to Mowglis Spirit

A Conversation with Tom Lloyd

1982-84, Staff and crew coach 1993, Trustee - Holt Elwell Memorial Foundation

Tom came to Mowglis in 1982 with his best friend from elementary school Michael Lampson and he remained through his Toomai year. Michael convinced him to come and it was only later that he learned that his family had a long history with Mowglis.His Grandfather also attended Mowglis (1910 & 11 camper and in the 20’s as camp doctor) as did his great uncle, though he didn’t discover it until after he was already a Cub.

After a stellar high school career at the Shipley School where he helped power one of the best high school crew teams in the US, including being invited to race at Henley in England, Bob Bengtson convinced him to return to Mowglis as crew coach in 1993. It didn’t take much convincing, Tom was already a loyal Mowglis and this was his chance to “give back.” As it turns out, his experience was as transformational for Tom as it was for the boys he coached and within a few years Tom joined the Holt-Elwell Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees, helping Mowglis through a very difficult period, reflecting a changing world transforming from one era to the Internet age. 

Tom’s sons Alexander and Pablo both went to Mowglis, Pablo is now on the staff.

From his position today at the Georgetown University Climate Center James Bradbury takes the science that he has learned over the years, beginning here in New Hampshire and later at Colorado College (BS), the University of New Hampshire (MS) and UMass Amherst (PhD) and turns it into policy and strategy to help the states address the many challenges of Climate Change. 

James attributes his love of the natural environment to his years at Mowglis, School of the Open, where he developed skills that have paved the way for a life of purpose bringing him to today when he is a leader in environmental policy around the challenges of Climate Change. 

Living at the time in Needham, MA and Jeff and his dad went to a Mowglis presentation, probably by then-director John Adams. He was enthused by what he saw and signed up immediately. The following summer he beganis Mowglis years in Toomai when it was the second youngest dorm in the pack.

Den 1965:  Jim Edwards, Sam Bettle, Jon Feuer, Worthy Johnson, Robert O’connor, Scott Gibbs, Sam Hertzler, Chris Howard, Jeff Gilfoy, Chris Spindler, John Ross, & Dave Beall

His first visit to Mowglis found him sitting at the “Household Table” under the watchful eyes of Irene Gibbs with John Woods (Den 1969) as table boy.

While today Will is an avid hiker he did not start out that way and he recounts the journey from reluctant hiker to Washington Squad in this podcast.

Will has returned to Mowglis regularly and has served as a member of the Holt Elwell Board of Trustees most recently. 

Like many Mowglis alumni Woody can rattle off all of the important, and prestigious, institutions with which he has been associated in his life and adamantly states that Mowglis was the most important source of who he became as a person.  Who he became as a person is a fellow that everyone is fond of, who still hikes and camp but eschews the limelight (if you wondered why we used a 1961 Red Racing crew photo for this podcast it’s because Woody is a very private fellow and shies away from having his picture taken!). 

We caught up with one another at the Mowglis work weekend where I interviewed Woody, with some “help” from my Belgian Shephard Kodi - no, all that panting you hear in the background isn’t Woody, but he was kind enough to say that it helped create an air of authenticity so we went with it.

Cub Parents 1977 - 1987

Sandee's family - the Wooleys - were close friends with legendary Mowglis Director William B. Hart Sr and his college roommate Harvey Russell who wrote the Jungle Song and the Mowglis Goodnight song.

The Browns came to Mowglis in 1977 and were Cub parents for 10 years. 1977 was not their first visit to Mowglis which came in 1963, on their honeymoon trip. 1963 was year 1 of the Holt Elwell Memorial Foundation and Director William B. Hart. 

Sandee and Jay had 25 Cubs in their first year, likely a record number and those numbers remained fairly consistent throughout their tenure.

Sandee was named US Conservation Teacher of the year in 1990, she credits her Mowglis experience with inspiring her understanding of the natural environment and her love for it that led her to receive this national recognition. 

Dwight was an avid swimmer and rarely missed a soak at Mowglis. When he wasn't in the water he was ON the water. He rowed crew at Belmont Hill because of his exposure to it at Mowglis where he rowed on the Blue Racing Crew.

Today he is a personal trainer with his undergrad degree from the University of Maryland and an advanced degree from George Washington University living back in his old home state of Connecticut.

Knowing Chris, I presumed that both the name and the purpose of this game were very intentional and I was not disappointed. 

If you've been drinking from the firehose of bad news and dystopia that most of us have faced, this game sounds like a great way to get people communicating with one another again.

No APP, no phones, Just communication, pure and simple . . . and perhaps some real community building in the process.

He returned to Mowglis for the first time in 1998 when he brought son Christian to Mowglis and then again in 2017 at the invitation of Charlie Walbridge who took him along on the Red Ribbon Trip. His son Christian would follow in his footsteps cutting his own path in the Mowglis story.

In 1977 Abe Unger joined the Cubs as a young movie celebrity - coming one week late because he had been starring in and shooting the "Bad News Bears in Japan" movie. Abe was barely aware of all the hub bub that occurred before his arrival, Mr. William Hart, Mowglis Director had manufactured that with newspaper clippings and promo photos but everyone at camp was aware that they were about to be joined by a "celebrity". Abe, however, treated the whole thing as just another life experience and he was soon fully immersed in the Mowglis experience, including starting the "Holt Elwell Memorial Band" with Tomo Nishino and Ian Brown, accompanied by Mr Hart. Their first performance was "Hello Dolly" and though we don't know if they were joined by Mr. James "Iggy" Westberg doing his famous imitation of the great Satchmo Armstrong, I'm guessing that at some point it all came together.

I caught up with Abe recently and our conversation was filled with fond memories and a good deal of the life philosophy as written by Kipling: "We be of one blood, brothers (and sisters) all."

Dick laughs when he describes coming to camp as the nature counselor with equipment his father, an amateur entemologist  and full time Doctor provided to him - including kill jars - and he was promptly told by Mr. Hart that killing our insect brothers and sisters was not the "Mowglis way" a point of view that Dick admired and adopted himself.

As a student at Harvard, Dick had already caught the acting bug and he was actively acting in college and stock circles but he was caught up in the Mowglis spirit and luckily for us he continued to return to Mowglis for 3 years when he could easily have been acting in summer stock.

Of course that didn't stop him from bringing his skills to Mowglis and in this podcast he describes a Sci-Fi play involving the camp dishwasher as time-travel machine with detailed costuming and makeup provided by the iconic Stuart Klein!

Dick went on to an illustrious career as not only an actor but also a writer. 

After Mowglis Scott, who stroked the winning Blue Racing Crew, rowed for Princeton in college, won a national championship, and was invited to row at Henley. His crew's performance was so exciting that a race fan came running over to the boat to greet them at the end of the race. I won't take away the thrill of having you hear about that race and the excited fan from Scott himself.

In this interview he shares with us his own memories of Mowglis including his fondness for counselor Shad Farouqi of India John Harmon, and Bill Hart Jr. as well as his memories of his father who was director at Mowglis following the retirement of Colonel Elwell.

Peter has been an instrumental part of the process to document Mowglis history and is a regular at work days and other pre-covid activities.

Peter shares with us the very interesting story of coming to live in NH in recent years in a unique co-housing community in Peterborough as well as his love for contra dancing.

Rob has made his life's work fighting for the kinds of environmental and human rights policies that Mowglis helped to instill in him. Today, he is a national leader in the fight to slow the ravages of climate change and create a more sustainable future for all of us.

Rob was also a critical player in the fight against the Northern Pass Electric transmission project that would have brought 135' steel transmission towers straight down through the heart of the state including the White Mountain National Forest.

As the New Hampshire State Director for the League of Conservation Voters, a national advocacy organization Rob works to turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities. Rob also previously served as the National Field Director of Americans for Campaign Reform.

A public policy analyst and advocate, Rob has also organized successful advocacy and legislative campaigns for the American Heart Association, Smoke-Free NH Alliance, and the American Cancer Society. 

Rob is a 1974 graduate of Mowglis, a graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon School and the University of Vermont. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from Suffolk University as well as two certificates from the Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Managers in State and Local Government and Climate Change and Energy Policy. Rob serves on the Concord City Council, chairing the Energy and Environment Advisory Committee

Active in the Greater Concord, NH Chamber of Commerce, Rob serves on the State Government Affairs Committee.. Rob serves on the board of the Harvard Club of New Hampshire and Chairs the Harvard Kennedy School New Hampshire Network. Rob is a graduate of Leadership New Hampshire and a member of the Bow, NH Rotary Club.

Over a lifetime of teaching, experimenting, and refining his ideas, Tony has developed a very cogent and imaginative philosophy about what educational models can be employed to create innovative and independent life long learners. Tony Wagner today is viewed as one of the most important thinkers in the field of education. 

He was inducted into the Inner circle as a Pantherite and chosen for the Gopher honor squad in that same year and Mt Washington Squad in Den. He was also Graybrother in Den.

Tom grew up in Rye NY a member of the Howard family of Mowglis. Grandfather Barr Howard, Frank his brother were at Mowglis in the 30s. His Uncles: Bill Howard, Peter, Chris Howard also attended Mowglis in the 60s and 70s.