Class Note 1943
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Our 70th reunion was a smashing success! Seventeen alums—add in wives, children and friends for a grand total of 39. We were especially pleased that George Shimizu, his daughter and son-in-law, and Henry Keck and his wife came all the way from California. A great representation for our class, which now numbers 122 survivors from the 658 who matriculated in 1939. (For the record, 469 of us graduated; 23 of us died in WW II.) Friday night we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet and talk with Dartmouth’s new president, Phil Hanlon, and his charming wife. Bob Ehinger did a fine job leading our class meeting, where Howie Leavitt was elected class president, to succeed Pres Brook, whose five-year term has ended. Our thanks to Pres for his fine leadership. Bob Field is our new vice president; all other class officers remain the same. The class voted to renew the Henry Eagle internship for the 22nd year. Our thanks to Dartmouth for hosting our reunion and to Ali Field, who worked with the College to perfect our plans. Tentative plans are already being considered for our 71st reunion: October 3, 4 and 5, the weekend of the Penn game. I applaud our optimism! Dartmouth’s endowment earned a remarkable 12.1 percent for the 2013 fiscal year—total value is $3.7 billion, up $247 million. We were slightly behind Yale (12.5 percent), but ahead of Harvard (11.3 percent). Dartmouth has averaged 9.4 percent for the last 15 years. James Weinstein, president and CEO of DHMC, has been named one of the “most influential people in healthcare” in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine. He joins such luminaries as President Obama and U.S Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Thomas Bruce, vice president of university communications at Cornell, will be coming to Dartmouth in November to assume the role of senior vice president for public affairs. We wish him luck in handling some of Dartmouth’s current campus problems such as date rape, fraternity hazing and binge drinking. We regret to report the deaths of Robert H. Meservey, Richard C. Klein and Alvin Eisenman. Our condolences to their families. —John Jenkins, 80 Lyme Road, Apt. 304, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-2757; mmjenkins@kahres.kendal.org
Jan - Feb 2014
Our 70th reunion was a smashing success! Seventeen alums—add in wives, children and friends for a grand total of 39. We were especially pleased that George Shimizu, his daughter and son-in-law, and Henry Keck and his wife came all the way from California. A great representation for our class, which now numbers 122 survivors from the 658 who matriculated in 1939. (For the record, 469 of us graduated; 23 of us died in WW II.) Friday night we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to meet and talk with Dartmouth’s new president, Phil Hanlon, and his charming wife. Bob Ehinger did a fine job leading our class meeting, where Howie Leavitt was elected class president, to succeed Pres Brook, whose five-year term has ended. Our thanks to Pres for his fine leadership. Bob Field is our new vice president; all other class officers remain the same. The class voted to renew the Henry Eagle internship for the 22nd year. Our thanks to Dartmouth for hosting our reunion and to Ali Field, who worked with the College to perfect our plans. Tentative plans are already being considered for our 71st reunion: October 3, 4 and 5, the weekend of the Penn game. I applaud our optimism! Dartmouth’s endowment earned a remarkable 12.1 percent for the 2013 fiscal year—total value is $3.7 billion, up $247 million. We were slightly behind Yale (12.5 percent), but ahead of Harvard (11.3 percent). Dartmouth has averaged 9.4 percent for the last 15 years. James Weinstein, president and CEO of DHMC, has been named one of the “most influential people in healthcare” in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine. He joins such luminaries as President Obama and U.S Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Thomas Bruce, vice president of university communications at Cornell, will be coming to Dartmouth in November to assume the role of senior vice president for public affairs. We wish him luck in handling some of Dartmouth’s current campus problems such as date rape, fraternity hazing and binge drinking. We regret to report the deaths of Robert H. Meservey, Richard C. Klein and Alvin Eisenman. Our condolences to their families. —John Jenkins, 80 Lyme Road, Apt. 304, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-2757; mmjenkins@kahres.kendal.org