Class Note 1952
Although these notes are being written in mid-February, when the prospects for additional cold and snowfall in the record-setting winter in the Midwest and Northeast still loom large, they’ll be published in mid-April, when those classmates who suffered through those harsh wintry blasts have presumably thawed out. It would be something of a stretch to suggest that those of us who have fled that scene for warmer climes, either as permanent émigrés or transient snowbirds, shared your pain empathetically, but be assured that we thought of you as we groused about our own weather on those occasional mornings when temperatures dipped into the 30s.
One hardy group led by 2012 reunion chairman Alden Fiertz and class president Dorn McGrath braved sub-freezing temperatures to meet for lunch at the Norwich Inn on February 15 to brainstorm and initiate the planning for our 60th and final June reunion, which is slated for June 11-14, 2012. Present were prior reunion chairs Frank Logan and Bill Montgomery along with Jay Anderson, John Barto, Chuck Curtis, Doc Dey, John Lloyd, Wey Lundquist, John McCrillis, John North and Dan Van Dorn.
With respect to a reunion theme the committee will attempt to develop a profile of the impact we have had upon our world, individually and as a class since graduation. Our talents and accomplishments were dispersed over many fields—foreign service, the military, medicine, law, education, clergy, arts and others, as well as traditional commercial and business activities—and we hope it can all be pulled together to present a coherent picture at the reunion, to be considered in panel discussions, with both classmates and Dartmouth professors as participants.
The agenda for dealing with the logistical aspects of the reunion (location on campus, housing, catering, refreshments, fees and the like) was also set in motion.
Alden’s message to the class: “Mark our calendars, book our reservations and stay tuned to the Alumni Magazine, newsletter, etc., for further information as the program is developed. But please remember it’s everyone’s reunion, so let us know of any specific ideas or requests.”
—Dave Drexler, 1706 N. Park Drive, Apt. 8, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 428-0398; dave@ drexler.com
