I have been perusing these forums for awhile and I have a pretty good idea of what you faced. I am trying to understand what you deemed 'belief' versus what you were simply to young to comprehend. In my mind, there is real difference.
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chose Hyde, as incredible as it may seem today, because their rhetoric struck me as being more focussed on "real values" and things that were "good" and made a difference. The choice was between Hyde and a "normal" boarding school. I started there young, I ended up attending 3-4 years. I was a
very sheltered youngster whose primary sin was depression and a sense of alienation from the status quo. My parents were also very sheltered, at least from American culture, although I think my father figured out Hyde soon enough but didn't have the heart to voice his misgivings to me.
I don't recognize most of the names you mention in terms of predation. I would imagine most of these are before my time. Joe of course is a constant; as lively and manical as ever. I never heard that about other women. Of course, keep in mind, he punched a student while I was there and was shuffled off for awhile. No one ever seems to remember that one, though the entire student body was there when two pretty courageous students were made to stand up (in front of the entire school) and confront him. I will still remember Joe G. actually grilling those two as if they were on the witness stand.
He punched a student during my time as well. JoeSoulBro would be better able to fill you in as he witnessed it. Some girl, and so hard her glasses went flying off into the dirt.
Bob Thurrell was Dean of Students when he raped one of his students. He was slated to become Assistant Headmaster the following year, when Joe was to resign as Headmaster, and Ed Legg was to take over the helm (1975-76). The school wasn't too happy about the change in plans, and Thurrell went off to "think over things" while the girl was put through the wringer. It turns out that that this was at least the third attempt on the part of Thurrell and that the school was well aware of his previous shenanigans.
Larry Dubinsky was a student during and/or slightly after this time, perhaps Thurrell's wife Lynn was still teaching. Larry was one of those Hyde success stories who came back to teach in lieu of other career options (!). He married another Hyde student, Donna, who was a few years younger. Donna still teaches at Hyde - Woodstock. Larry likes to express his love for the girls in rather... physical ways... Eventually, a parent (s?) sued Hyde for the sexual assault of their daughter. This latest circumstance was relatively recent, I'm thinking maybe 5 years ago. Again, Larry went off to "think over things" and the girl was put through the wringer until she left.
There was an incident of a few years ago when some female music or Spanish teacher carried on with a male student. She was let go. I don't know much about this one.
Henry Milton was a faculty member during my time and had some rather focussed fascination with the boys. Nighttime swimming in the nude at Sumner (Hawley's) beach house, plus discussions as to comparative size of one's Johnson, etc. plus other stuff that has been alluded to by others but which I don't know first hand. Henry's wife, Marsha, was carrying on an affair with one of my classmates. Again, JoeSoulBro knows this one better as the two of them were buddies more than I was.
Sumner Hawley... well, I'll leave that one for another time, as I am tired. Was he already retired by your time? If so, it was not too long before that that he was still teaching...
What tangled webs we weave...