Class Note 1934
Issue
A film titled Whatever It Takes was to be shown on PBS in March. Dartmouth was featured as one of the few colleges that bring under-privileged high school students to campus for three summers in a row to participate in the Summer Education at Dartmouth program. At the suggestion of the late Bill Barnet, 1934 has been contributing some of its funds to this program for several years. The students take courses in basic engineering and the language arts the first summer; the other two summers are devoted to research, writing and preparing for college application processes. One-third of the Dartmouth student body is involved with this program as mentors at some time before their graduation. Jack Gilbert’s stepson Tom Jackson wrote me that his mother, Gretchen, one of my pals, died last February. After selling the house Jack moved to an assisted living facility in Peabody, Massachusetts, and is doing well. We hope the residents of Sunrise at Gardner Park are enjoying Jack’s terrific piano! Sorry to report the death of Walter Reichert last October. For economic reasons, the magazine will no longer be printing full obituaries. They can be found on the DAM Web site, dartmouthalumnimagazine.com, or a written version can be obtained from the magazine.
New address below. Please write your news or 1934 won’t appear in the magazine!
—Gerry Scherman Day, 2850 Classic Drive, Unit 1203, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
May - June 2010
A film titled Whatever It Takes was to be shown on PBS in March. Dartmouth was featured as one of the few colleges that bring under-privileged high school students to campus for three summers in a row to participate in the Summer Education at Dartmouth program. At the suggestion of the late Bill Barnet, 1934 has been contributing some of its funds to this program for several years. The students take courses in basic engineering and the language arts the first summer; the other two summers are devoted to research, writing and preparing for college application processes. One-third of the Dartmouth student body is involved with this program as mentors at some time before their graduation. Jack Gilbert’s stepson Tom Jackson wrote me that his mother, Gretchen, one of my pals, died last February. After selling the house Jack moved to an assisted living facility in Peabody, Massachusetts, and is doing well. We hope the residents of Sunrise at Gardner Park are enjoying Jack’s terrific piano! Sorry to report the death of Walter Reichert last October. For economic reasons, the magazine will no longer be printing full obituaries. They can be found on the DAM Web site, dartmouthalumnimagazine.com, or a written version can be obtained from the magazine.
New address below. Please write your news or 1934 won’t appear in the magazine!
—Gerry Scherman Day, 2850 Classic Drive, Unit 1203, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126