Class Note 1954

The annual ’54 golf-tennis mini-reunion was held in Tampa, Florida, in early March, hosted by Bob and Kit Dean. Attending were: Don and Barbara Berlin, Bob and Fay Berry, Jay and Fluer Chandler, Dave and Marie Dame, Ron and Carole Dougherty, Mort and Judy Galper, Bill Grover, Phil and Elizabeth Kaiser, Tom and Liz Kelsey, Pete and Jill Kenyon, Dick and Audrey Lewis, Mike and Elin Papantones, Harry and Carol Robinson, Jim and Joan Tofias and Gary Zwart. Putting in one-day appearances were Jim and Joan Adams and Bob and Punky Jeffrey.


George E. Brooks’ book Western Africa and Cabo Verde 1790s-1830s: Symbiosis of Slave and Legitimate Trades has been recently published. George is emeritus professor of history at Indiana University. He has been researching western Africa since 1961 and has been a frequent visitor to Africa. He is a fellow of the African Studies Association and a member of the Mande Studies Association Liberian Studies Association and the World History Association.


Bill Grover has been interested in ballroom dancing for many years. He has traveled as a social host on many cruises. Thanks partially to his efforts Dartmouth, through the committee on social organizations, has established a ballroom dance club.


As we approach our 80th year (some classmates already have) ’54 is planning some proper celebrations. We will attempt to reach as many classmates as we can. The first celebration will be the weekend of October 28-30 in Boston. This is the weekend of the Dartmouth-Harvard football game. Our 2011 executive committee meeting will be held in Boston on October 28. This event is being chaired by Dick Page. Rooms have been reserved for out-of-towners at the Colonnade Hotel in Boston. More information will follow.


Celebrations will also be held in Sarasota, Florida, from February 26 to March 1, 2012 (chaired by Mort Galper and Jim Tofias), and a New York celebration in the spring of 2012 (chaired by Dave Mandelbaum).


—Don Berlin, 7 Hamilton Drive, Washington Valley, Morristown, NJ 07960-3311; (973) 267-8122; berlin1954@aol.com