Bud Hallock, ’10, is from Westport, CT.  Bud enjoys hockey and skiing while at Proctor and fishing and sailing while at home.  He is a member of the winter Journalism class.

Do you believe in ghosts?  A few days prior to Halloween this fall, the students and faculty living in MLS sure did. After an assembly announcement about the ghost, the entire campus was in an frenzy: some claimed it to be hoax, others were terrified. Now that the fire has died down and it is no longer the hot topic on campus, we look further into whether or not it was actually true.

When I interviewed Lyle Carey, the one who claimed to have seen a ghost, he began to act oddly but claimed, “I really saw a ghost.” From his disturbed facial expressions and his inability to speak clearly, I was convinced that Lyle was never trying to stir up an elaborate hoax. Still, I remained skeptical.  He began getting frustrated almost to the point where he was offended. “Guy, I don’t know what you want to say to me.”

Lyle Carey is a first year junior at Proctor Academy, he worked with the woods team and is currently snowboarding this winter.  He hails from Block Island, where there is a mysterious history of supernatural occurrences. Maybe Lyle is vulnerable to the paranormal.

After an interview with one of the MLS dorm parents, Ben Rulli, I began to understand the situation with more clarity. He said that he had no reason not to believe what Lyle claimed. He clearly explained to me that he believed in this supernatural incident. Despite his confidence in Lyle and the situation as a whole, Ben also believes that a number of students were getting out of hand and exaggerating.

Clark Wallach, a two-year junior at Proctor Academy told us that he was scared to live in MLS and turned to his roomate, Charles Bryson, for emotional comfort. Clark is a 17 year old from Denver, Colorado and has appeared on stage frequently displaying his talents of hip-hop and “freestyling,” and he too, was scared of a ghost. His roommate, Chubbs comforted Clark in his time of need. Lyle told us that he saw the ghost outside of their room, staring against the wall, and at this time Clark was sitting on his bed. Chubbs told us that he gets scared when he walks down the hall at night to go to the bathroom.

So we have Ben Rulli, the assistant coach of the football team who was the runner up for the New England title this fall, Clark Wallach the rap super star, and Lyle Carey the witness, all terrified, all believers.

Despite all the speculation there is no evidence to prove the members of MLS were lying. Despite science and the opinions of many adults around campus, the members of MLS were telling the truth. Whatever Lyle Carey saw on that mystifying autumn night was real to him and was real to MLS.