Class Note 1951
Issue
Jan-Feb 2020
Nineteen of us were on hand for a picture-perfect Hanover mini-reunion in October. The event was beautifully planned (for the umpteenth year in a row) by Henry and Amy Nachman. Other attendees included Nat and Howie Allen, Al Brout and daughter Ellen ’81, Mike Choukas, Barbara Hall, Ki and Bill Leffler, Peggy Read and Charlie Russell, Mary and Buck Scott, Connie and Jack Skewes, Sam Sparhawk, and Joe Spound. I was pleased to see Jerry Mitchell and Loye Miller up and around as I explored the Hanover area. Both have been ailing. We were treated to an ideal New England weekend: warm days, blue skies, brilliant fall colors. It was Homecoming Weekend, including the traditional bonfire, parade, and a convincing 42-10 football victory over Yale. Ours was the oldest class marching in the parade. We all made it to the end, although I did hear someone in our group gasp to the Nachmans, who led off, “Smaller steps please, Henry!”
Bill Leffler was honored with our 36th “Spirit of ’51” award, recognizing his many contributions to the class and to every community in which he has lived. The full citation accompanying Bill’s award can be found on our new website (1951.Dartmouth.org) and in the next issue of ’51 Fables.
Our class executive committee voted to hold next year’s mini-reunion during the summer. Dates and planned activities for this warmer and less crowded event will be announced soon. Marcia Clayton, widow of John, was welcomed as a new member of the committee.
A highlight of the weekend was a private tour of the newly reopened Hood Museum of Art led by docent Susan Wright, wife of Jim Wright, the former Dartmouth president. This extraordinary new building has been expanded (five new galleries), beautifully reimagined, and integrated into the campus by means of a prominent new entrance and a giant picture window facing the Green. Charlie Hood, our late classmate, deserves great credit for his central role in planning the museum’s remarkable makeover. Among the featured paintings on display is a striking Peruvian religious painting donated by our late classmate, Dave Phillips.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com
Bill Leffler was honored with our 36th “Spirit of ’51” award, recognizing his many contributions to the class and to every community in which he has lived. The full citation accompanying Bill’s award can be found on our new website (1951.Dartmouth.org) and in the next issue of ’51 Fables.
Our class executive committee voted to hold next year’s mini-reunion during the summer. Dates and planned activities for this warmer and less crowded event will be announced soon. Marcia Clayton, widow of John, was welcomed as a new member of the committee.
A highlight of the weekend was a private tour of the newly reopened Hood Museum of Art led by docent Susan Wright, wife of Jim Wright, the former Dartmouth president. This extraordinary new building has been expanded (five new galleries), beautifully reimagined, and integrated into the campus by means of a prominent new entrance and a giant picture window facing the Green. Charlie Hood, our late classmate, deserves great credit for his central role in planning the museum’s remarkable makeover. Among the featured paintings on display is a striking Peruvian religious painting donated by our late classmate, Dave Phillips.
—Pete Henderson, 450 Davis St., Evanston, IL 60201; (847) 905-0635; pandjhenderson@gmail.com