I have another two weeks to submit a list to my editor for a book on “Legendary Locals of Newton.” People have sent me some great suggestions already but I’d love to hear more. I’m still looking for more compelling stories about unsung heroes — people who have gone out of their way to help their neighbors or the wider community. We all know those people. Wouldn’t it be great to see them recognized in a book?
In the meantime, let me test you on some trivia I’ve learned while researching:
1. What ward was the first to elect a woman to the Board of Aldermen? (Interestingly, it was 46 years after a woman was first elected to the School Committee and 13 years after a woman was first elected to the State Legislature.)
I know you may not like this, but the nicest thing I ever heard a Newtonite do was during one of the big snow storms two or three years ago Janet Sterman drove for 30 miles in the snow and mess to get a generator so her neighbor can have electricity. She can fill in the story better than I, but I remember that was one of the nicest selfless things I ever heard. I know it won’t make the book, but I just wanted to say it.
That’s a great story. Thanks Tom.
How about Sam Robbins in West Newton? He played a vital part in creating Massachusetts’s Proposition 2.5 law.
I didn’t know that. Thanks Joshua.
Kenneth Newcomb and Robert MacLaughlin
Hoss – Can you tell me more about Robert MacLaughlin? I found his obituary but I don’t know much about him.
Gail, your welcome
Gail, I am not a native of Newton so I’ll let others say more (particularly Ald Yates, if he’s reading…). The names are familiar to me because both gentlemen have memorial benches at Hemlock Gorge. The more familiar name, Mr Newcomb, was of course the historian known for “The Makers of the Mold”. His preference of that work mentions Robert MacLaughlin. The principle reason those names came to mind was that yesterday there was a story in the Globe about Wellesley’s version of Echo Bridge. Take a look here at the second photo in the attached photo and you’ll see that some caretakers loved Hemlock Gorge at a level that Wellesley has not experienced>> http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/07/13/trespassing-signs-fall-towns-start-opening-mwra-aqueducts-public/WAmqyJbrqejAiV7RagKzlI/story.html
Oops, I should have looked at the link… wrong person Gail.
How about some unknowns who led exemplary lives under difficult circumstances. I’m thinking of a neighbor whose husband died at an early age leaving her with 5 young children to raise. She returned to work (not a friendly environment for women in the 50’s), raised her children, and became the anchor of the neighborhood.
Also there was a woman in Auburndale who was beloved in the Burr School area who died about 5 years ago. She volunteered in the school and the kids all knew and adored her. I’m pretty sure there was a memorial for her. I can’t remember but it will come to me.
Do you have someone who fought the displacement of the African American community when the Pike was put in? If you go to Burr School entryway, you will see a photograph that illustrates very quietly what happened to that community.
I think there was an alderman with the last name Jefferson who was the first black president of the Board.
Mayor Theodore Mann. Wendell Bauchman. Vaunita Schnell.
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Academics[edit]Contents [hide]
1 Academics
2 Actors and actresses
3 Artists
4 Authors, writers, journalists, poets, etc.
5 Business and industry
6 Colonial figures
7 Environmentalists
8 Government, education and politics
9 Music
10 Philosophy, religion and spirituality
11 Physicians
12 Political activists
13 Producers and directors
14 Psychologists and psychiatrists
15 Radio, television and motion pictures
16 Science, medicine and technology
17 Songwriters
18 Sports
18.1 Baseball
18.2 Basketball
18.3 Figure skating
18.4 Motor racing
18.5 Soccer
19 Fictional Newtonians
20 References
David Berson, neurobiologist, professor at Brown University
J. Walter Fewkes, ethnologist and archaeologist
Stanley Fischer, governor of the Bank of Israel and former professor at the MIT Department of Economics
Michael Hammer, one of the founders of the management theory of Business process reengineering
H. Robert Horvitz, MIT professor of biology who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2002 together with Sydney Brenner and John Sulston
Steven Hyman, noted neuroscientist and Provost of Harvard University
Ruth Langer, Professor of theology at Boston College, and a noted expert on Jewish Liturgy and on Christian Jewish Relations
Rosalind Picard, director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab
Jeffrey Sachs, Harvard professor during 1980-2002, before moving to his current position of a director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University
Ruggero Santilli, Center for Theoretical Physics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jonathan Sarna, Joseph H. Braun and Belle R. Braun Professor of American Jewish History in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University
Andrei Shleifer, economist and professor of economics at Harvard
Isadore Singer, mathematician, recipient of the Abel Prize (2004) and National Medal of Science (1983), and Institute Professor in the Department of Mathematics at MIT
Lawrence Summers, former Harvard president, former secretary of the treasury, and nephew of the Nobel Prize laureate Paul Samuelson
Scott Sumner, economist and professor of economics at Bentley University
Susumu Tonegawa, MIT professor who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987
Edward Wagenknecht, American literary critic, prolific writer and Boston University professor, lived on Otis Street in West Newton
Howard Zinn, radical historian and author of A People’s History of the United States
Actors and actresses[edit]Priyanka Chopra, Indian actress and Miss World 2000
Matt Damon, actor, Oscar-winning screenwriter (with Ben Affleck) for Good Will Hunting
Bette Davis, twice Oscar-winning actress
Anne Dudek, actress
Kathryn Erbe, actress
Josephine Hull, actress
Alex Karpovsky, actor best known for playing Ray Ploshansky on HBO’s Girls (TV series)
Jonathan Katz, actor, best known for his starring role on the animated sitcom Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
John Krasinski, actor best known for playing Jim Halpert on NBC’s The Office
Ben Kurland, actor
Matt LeBlanc, actor, best known for role on sit-com Friends and the spin-off Joey
Jack Lemmon, Oscar-winning actor
Christopher Lloyd, actor, best known for playing “Doc” (Emmett Brown) in Back to the Future
Robert Morse, actor, star of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying and Tru
Olga C. Nardone, actress, best known for playing three parts in The Wizard Of Oz
B.J. Novak, comedian, writer, writer, best known for playing Ryan Howard on The Office
Rebecca Pidgeon, actress, singer and songwriter, and the wife of playwright David Mamet
Amy Poehler, actress and comedian
Robert Preston, actor, “Professor” Harold Hill in The Music Man
James Remar, actor best known for his role as the title character’s father in Dexter
Joe Rogan, actor and comedian
Eli Roth, film director, producer, writer and actor
Louis Szekely, known as Louis C.K., stand-up comedian, Lucky Louie actor, writer, comedian
John Slattery, actor, best known for playing Roger Sterling in “Mad Men”
Artists[edit]Bow Sim Mark, well-known wushu practitioner and mother of actor Donnie Yen
Arthur Polonsky, draughtsman, painter and academic
Sidewalk Sam (Robert Guillemin), folk artist
Nancy Schön, sculptor, most famously of the Make Way for Ducklings statues on Boston Common; also did statues of Winnie-the-Pooh and Eeyore at the Newton Free Library
Authors, writers, journalists, poets, etc.[edit]Binyamin Appelbaum, journalist
Tom Ashbrook, journalist and radio broadcaster
Isaac Asimov, prolific science fiction and non-fiction writer
Russell Banks, writer of fiction and poetry
Alex Beam, columnist for the Boston Globe
Thomas Bulfinch, author of Bulfinch’s Mythology
Ty Burr, film critic for the Boston Globe
Virginia Lee Burton, illustrator and author of children’s books
Anita Diamant, author of fiction and non-fiction books
Ralph Waldo Emerson, essayist, poet, lecturer, philosopher
Ellen Goodman, Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist
Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of novels The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The Blithedale Romance
Raymond Kurzweil, writer, futurist, inventor
Don Lessem, author
Barry Levy, screenwriter, best known for the 2008 film Vantage Point
Bill Lichtenstein, Peabody Award-winning journalist and filmmaker
Elizabeth McCracken, author
David Mamet, playwright, screenwriter and film director
Tova Mirvis, novelist
Diana Muir, writer and historian
Michael Novak, author
Robert Pinsky, former Poet Laureate of the United States
Eugene Pogany, author of In My Brother’s Image: Twin Brothers Separated by Faith after the Holocaust
Mike Salk, radio host of WEEI’s Salk and Holley
Anne Sexton, poet, writer
Samuel Shem, playwright
Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Andrew Szanton, collaborative memoirist
Celia Thaxter, poet and writer
Ben Ames Williams, novelist
Jonathan Wilson, novelist and critic
Nate Kenyon, author
Business and industry[edit]Roger Berkowitz, owner of Legal Sea Foods
Richard B. Carter, head of Carter’s Ink Company from 1905–1949
Semyon Dukach, professional gambler, entrepreneur, writer
Jim Davis, CEO of New Balance Athletic Shoe
Leo Kahn – co-founder of Staples[1]
Louis K. Liggett, drug store magnate
Jim Koch – co-founder and chairman of the Boston Beer Company
Sumner Redstone, Global media businessman
Francis Edgar Stanley (1849-1918) co-founder of the Stanley Steamer in 1902
Freelan Oscar Stanley (1849-1940) co-founder of the Stanley Steamer in 1902
Donald Valle, founder and owner of Valle’s Steak House
Richard Valle, American restaurateur, son of Donald Valle and owner of Valle’s Steak House
Colonial figures[edit]Waban, 17th Century American Indian tribal chief lived in Nonantum
Ephraim Williams, Colonel in the colonial militia during the French and Indian War and benefactor of Williams College
Thomas Wiswall (1601–1683), prominent early citizen of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and Cambridge Village, Massachusetts
Environmentalists[edit]Francis P. Farquhar, president of the Sierra Club, pioneering mountain climber
Government, education and politics[edit]Benigno Aquino, Jr. and Corazon Aquino, Filipino public intellectual and political figures. Together with their five (5) children, they lived in Newton for 3 years, 1980-83. Corazon eventually became the first woman president of the Philippines (1986-92).
Benigno Aquino III, current president of the Philippines (assumed office June 2010)
Barney Frank, Current United States Representative for Massachusetts’s 4th congressional district
Joseph Healy, United States Representative from New Hampshire
Horace Mann, public educator, college president (Antioch College) and United States Representative from Massachusetts
Lisa Monaco, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Cyrus Peirce, public educator, college president of Framingham State College (which was once located in West Newton). The Peirce School in West Newton is named for him.
Roger Sherman, the only person to have signed all four basic documents of American sovereignty: the Continental Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution, born and spent his first two years in Newton
Nguyen Van Thieu, exiled President of South Vietnam [2]
John W. Weeks, mayor of Newton, U.S. Congreeman and U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and US Secretary of War under Harding.
Sinclair Weeks, son of John W. Weeks, was born in West Newton and like his father served as mayor and Newton and U.S. Senator. He was U.S. Secretary of Commerce under Eisenhower.
Music[edit]Robert Beaser, American composer, Professor, The Juilliard School
Ralph Burns, songwriter, bandleader, composer, conductor, arranger and bebop pianist
Catie Curtis, folk/pop singer
Stephen Custer, cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, grew up in Newton
Alfred Genovese, principal oboist of Metropolitan Opera and Boston Symphony Orchestra
Osvaldo Golijov, Grammy award-winning composer of classical music
Mike Mangini, drummer for Dream Theater
Fat Mike, lead singer and bassist of prominent punk rock band NOFX.
Vaughn Monroe, singer, trumpeter and big band leader
Jane Morgan, popular singer, specializing in traditional pop music.
Aoife O’Donovan singer songwriter, lead singer of band Crooked Still
Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra Music Director Laureate
Horatio Parker, composer, first Dean of Yale School of Music, born in Auburndale (A village of Newton)
Seth Putnam, singer and leader of grindcore band Anal Cunt
Fritz Richmond, jug and washtub bass player
Mark Sandman, lead singer of the alternative rock band Morphine
Philosophy, religion and spirituality[edit]Ram Dass (Dr. Richard Alpert), author, philosophic and religious “guru”
Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. See Dupee Estate-Mary Baker Eddy Home.
Timothy Leary, author, psychologist, lecturer at Harvard, advocate of L.S.D.-25 (i.e., Lysergic acid diethylamide) and other entheogens, jailbird, computer enthusiast
Physicians[edit]Atul Gawande, general and endocrine surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Political activists[edit]Charles Jacobs, founder of the American Anti-Slavery Group and of The David Project Center for Jewish Leadership
Andrea Levin, director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America
Leonard Zakim, prominent New England religious and civil rights leader
Producers and directors[edit]Brad Falchuk, writer, director, and producer of Nip/Tuck and Glee
Eli Roth, film director, producer, actor
Julie Taymor, director of Broadway theatre and film
Psychologists and psychiatrists[edit]Julian Jaynes, psychologist
Kenneth Levin, psychiatrist and historian
Kurt Lewin, “the father of social psychology”
Radio, television and motion pictures[edit]Maria Lopez, former judge, TV court show host
Paula S. Apsell, television producer
Tom Ashbrook, host of the NPR radio show, On Point.
Science, medicine and technology[edit]Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston, co-creators of VisiCalc, the first spreadsheet
Reginald Fessenden (1866–1932), inventor and radio pioneer; his house at 45 Waban Hill Road is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Charles Stark Draper, inventor of the aircraft internal guidance system, and founder of MIT’s Draper Labs
Atul Gawande, surgeon, writer for The New Yorker
Jonathan Mann, head of the World Health Organization’s global AIDS project
Frank E. Winsor, civil engineer and chief engineer of the Quabbin Reservoir project
Francis Edgar Stanley and Freelan O. Stanley, twin brothers, who invented the famous steam-powered automobile known as the Stanley Steamer
Thomas C. Peebles, physician, responsible for first isolating the measles virus, setting the stage for the development of a vaccine.
Songwriters[edit]Katharine Lee Bates, professor of English at Wellesley College and author of the lyrics to “America the Beautiful”
Samuel Francis Smith, Baptist minister and author of the lyrics to My Country, ‘Tis of Thee, also known as “America”
Sports[edit]Baseball[edit]The following current and former players of the Boston Red Sox:
Matt Clement, (former)
Jim Corsi, (former player of the Boston Red Sox, Florida Marlins, Oakland Athletics, Baltimore Orioles, and Houston Astros)
JD Drew, (current)
Mark Loretta, (former)
Doug Mirabelli, (former)
Trot Nixon, (former)
David Ortiz, (current)
Wily Mo Peña, (former)
Jimmy Piersall, (former)
Jason Varitek, (former)
Ted Williams, (former)
Basketball[edit]Larry Bird, former Boston Celtics basketball player
Figure skating[edit]Jennifer Kirk
Tenley Albright (born July 18, 1935 in Newton Centre, Massachusetts) is an American figure skater and became the first American female skater to win an Olympic gold medal. Other titles include the 1952 Olympic silver medal, the 1953 & 1955 World Champion, the 1953 & 1955 North American champion, and the 1952–1956 U.S. national champion.
Gracie Gold
Motor racing[edit]Pete Hamilton former American NASCAR racer
Soccer[edit]Daouda Kante (former) New England Revolution player
Taylor Twellman (current) New England Revolution player
Fictional Newtonians[edit]Gorgeous Rosensweig Teitelbaum, one of the three sisters in Wendy Wasserstein’s 1994 play The Sisters Rosensweig, is a “housewife, mother and radio personality” who lives in Newton.[3]
Andrew Sabot, the male ingenue in Cole Porter’s 1928 play Paris is a Mayflower descendant form Newton Center whose mother comes to Paris to prevent his marriage to a French actress.
References[edit]1.^ Marquard, Bryan (2011-05-12). “Leo Kahn, co-founder of Staples, dies at 94”. Boston Globe. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
2.^ Beam, Alex (2004-09-23). “Boston, where the famous come to hide – The Boston Globe”. Retrieved 2007-06-24.
3.^ All About Jewish Theatre – ‘The Sisters Rosensweig’ captivates at Croton Falls’ Schoolhouse Theatre
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Ummm….wow.
I was thinking some of the teachers at the schools, that have shaped our children’s future (Ms. Powell at Angier, Ms. Brody at Angier, Mr. Harris formerly of Angier and Bowen)
Police officers that have come to our rescue, and fire fighters who run into burning buildings (especially the families of the ones we have lost – the ones that fought the fire on Route 9 at the office building a few years back).
The dentist that makes a child visit to the dentist not as scary as it could have been . . . . . (Dr. Udler).
Has anyone mentioned Audrey Cooper yet?
NN – I don’t think so, but they didn’t have to. She was top of mind for me.
Wonderful! Though she hates the “limelight”, I can think of few people as deserving!
What about the guy who rides a moped with basically a loin-cloth pair of shorts? I always get confused where the line between legendary and infamous gets drawn.
I concur with Ken Newcomb, Upper Falls Village historian, author of “Makers of the Mold” and inspiration for the Upper Falls historic revitalization.
I concurr with former Alderman Matthew Jefferson, President of the Board.
I repeat Jacqueline Gauvreau Sequeira, who exposed Father Shanley as a pedophile and tracked him to California, reported his crimes to Cardinal Law leading to Law’s removal as Archbishop of Boston.
(See “The Faithful Departed” by Philip Lawlor and Betrayal by the Boston Globe spotlight team for details of her courage and perseverance.)
Though not a native or longtime resident, Isaac Asimov did produce some of his renowned early works while he lived in West Newton and worked at the BU Medical School.
Alderman Brian Yates
iGail,
I think the answer to your question is Ward 1 which first elected Adelaide Ball to the Board of Aldermen. I second the nomination of Wendell Bauckman. He is legendary not just for his longevity (Visit Room 222 at City Hall and watch the familar faces in the Board pictures vanish while Wendell’s image endures all the way back to the World War II era.) but for his character. He was a leader of the old Republican majority but when a Democratic majority took over, they created the office of President Emeritus for him because they recognized his character and statesmanship.
In the Aldermanic Presidential deadlock, Wendell served as a symbol of city unity, standing for hours at the podium while the candidate caucuses fulminated. Wendell kept the city together at a very difficult time.
I think Katharine Lee Bates (author of “America the Beautiful”) and Reverend S.F. Smith (author of “My Country “Tis of Thee”) should both be included to focus on the unique status of Newton as the home of two authors of patriotic hymns, Some questions surround Ms. Bates. Why did a resident of Wellesley and graduate of Wellesley High School also graduate from Newton High School? Why does Falmouth bill itself as the birthplace of “America the Beautiful”? Many of the highlights of
Reverend Smith’s life are in Newton–the Baptist Churches in Upper Falls and Newton Centre, his grave in Newton Cemetary, his home on Centre Street in Newton Centre.
Alderman Richard McGrath was a unique combination of John Adams (a hero of his) and Lyndon Johnson. His public service and personality definitely made him a local legend.
Ralph Waldo Emerson lived in Newton, preached in Upper Falls and dined with Otis Pettee, the great Upper Falls industrialist who should be listed as well. Emerson’s role in Newton though secondary to his work in Concord was recognized by the designation of the Emerson School and Emerson Community Center.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, another giant of Concord, also had a major role in Newton. “The Blithedale Romance” described a utopian community adjacent to Newton. His role in Newton is recognized by Hawthrone Street.
Ted Williams deserves inclusion a both a Newton resident and one of the greatest hitters ever.
Thanks for another lesson, Brian. Long live Aldermen with great institutional memories who herd the young’uns to otherwise lost perspectives!!!!!
Thanks so much Brian!
Pardon my ignorance – who’s Audrey Cooper?
How do I describe Audrey Cooper? She was for many years the secretary at the Underwood School, much loved. She was one of the founding forces behind the Senior Center and remains on the Council on Aging and the Senior Citizens Fund of Newton. She served for many years on the City’s Planning and Development Board, as well as on the library board and the board of the newton Community Service Ctr. I cannot count how many local politicians have taken advice and counsel from Audrey, and use her kind, strong and wise counsel regularly. She is in her mid-80s and shows no slowing down. Gracious, intelligent… Newton’s treasure / my friend and role model.
Sounds like a treasure indeed!
I’d like to second Alderman Brian Yates’ suggestion of the late Richard McGrath, former President of the the Board of Alderman, as a Local Legend. Dick was fearless in speaking out for the Taxpayers and Citizens in general and for low-income and elderly residents in particular. He stood up to city administrations that were wasting taxpayers” money, particularly in the Public Works Department. When replacement of historic City Hall windows was proposed, he saved the city money by having the job done in house by skilled city craftsmen. As more windows are proposed for replacement with CPA funds, I hope the Community Preservation Committee will make sure that the job is done with high quality and low cost by city workers.
Dick McGrath was totally dedicated to serving the people of the city. It’s too bad he never became Mayor. If I do become Mayor, I would try to follow his ideals and foresight. Dick McGrath opposed the MBTA’s scheme to privatize Framingham-Newton Corner bus service because he foresaw correctly that the private company would run the service into the ground. As a result, the Washington Street Corridor in Newton was deprived of service. Some of the cuts were offset by improved service to Boston from Auburndale , West Newton, Newtonville, and Newton Corner. However, these villages were cut off from transit service to Route 135 through downtown Wellesley, Natick, and Framingham.
Worst of all, Washington Street/Route 16 in Lower Falls was left without any bus service. Although a lot of instiutions to the west would cruise briefly through Lower Falls without picking up any passengers. Lower Falls residents unable to drive need the Ride, taxis or other supplemental transportation services to get across Route 128 to the Hospital and the Green Line. I’m delighted that the Planning Department has responded to the item filed by Aldermen Yates, Harney, Gentile, and Sangiolo at my urging by reaching out to Wellesley and the MetroWest Regional Transportation Authority to include pickup for Lower Falls residents in new service along Route 16. However, I can’t help feeling that if Dick McGrath’s warnings of twenty years ago had been heeded, we would never had to go through all this trouble to restore the service. This kind of foresight is one of the things that made Dick
McGrath a true Local Legend.
Jacqueline Gauvreau Sequeira, Candidate for Mayor
Thanks to Brian, Jackie and Native Newtonian for these informative pieces.
Also to Sallee. Ted Williams yelled at me to get off his property when I knocked on his door on Lucille Place to get an autograph. Oh well, I was a Braves fan back then so I cared less about getting that than the one I did get from The Braves manager, Tommy Holmes. Tommy was a great guy and one of the very few managers that also played regularly with the team. At one point, he led the Braves in batting.
Voice surgeon Dr. Steven Zeitels:
http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/03/04/130304fa_fact_colapinto
Do you have Katherine Mearls Rogan? Although originally from Watertown, she was a track star from the 1920’s and 1930’s who moved to Newton when she married and with her husband operated Rogan’s Sporting Goods in Newton for over a half century.
Bill and Bob Cleary, the 1-2 scoring leaders of the 1960 gold medal-winning Men’s Hockey team. Bill was the longtime Harvard hockey coach and athletic director. Resident of Auburndale.
Billy Goodman, 1950 AL batting champ, lived on Cherry Place for most of his 11 years with the Bosox.
Alderman Matt Jefferson, of Prospect Street, forced Brae Burn CC to admit black members by withholding the liquor license!
Don Mason, Derby Street, 2nd-SS seven years with the SF Giants and SD Pradres, 1966-73. NHS hockey Goalie on 1963 Massachusetts state champions.
Thanks John. These are great. I knew that Matt Jefferson was the first black alderman but I didn’t know about BraeBurn. That’s a great story!
@Jane – was it Mrs. Manning? I attended Burr School from 1985-1993 and she volunteered/worked there during that time. I don’t know what became of her, but I remember her fondly – she and Mrs. Steele were always kind to me.
Robert – Mrs. Manning was a teacher at Burr for many years and Mrs. Steele was a legend in her own time! This volunteer was grandmother to the neighborhood and her nickname began with S – will hunt it down.
I remember you, BTW, though I never had the pleasure of having you in class.