He came out of his office, stuck out his hand and said, “I’m first name, last name.” I was applying to several independent day schools in NYC for my about-to-be third-grader because the public schools were going on strike; my attorney was a trustee at a nice little school on E 76th st. and told me to have a look. That connection triggered the headmaster to pop his head out and say “Hi” to me.
Then, during the interview I had with the Director of Admissions, the headmaster sat in on it, which did not strike me as unusual at the time.
My son was accepted, we said “Yes.” I loved the school and volunteered for several years. Then the headmaster persuaded me to teach third and fourth grade French. One thing led to another.