In their words
"I look back on Pomfret as a 'happiest' place."
The story
Joan Strong Buell
Daughter of beloved Pomfret headmaster Bronson Strong, Joan became the first female student in the classroom at Pomfret. Her parents asked the board of trustees if she could attend Main House (eighth grade), and she then continued for the second form. Later earned a B.A. in Music from Smith College, M.A. in Psychology from Wheaton, and attended Portland State. Retired teacher and hospice administrator.