Class Note 1957
Issue
July-August 2024
Breaking news: Michael Lasser reported his “health has gone downhill the last several months,” and he’s had to think seriously about what he must give up. “I’m not quite ready to remain permanently horizontal,” he said, “but I must step back from some things.” An urgent meeting chaired by Tom Macy was called,former president Bruce Bernstein was nominated to be copresident with Michael, and the motion was enthusiastically and unanimously approved by the executive committee. It was a great outcome. We get to keep Michael, and we gain the talents and experience of Bruce to help lead our aging class forward—two great presidents, two loyal sons of Dartmouth.
As mobility becomes a major issue for our class, Zoom calls are replacing mini-reunions and classmate dinners, so it was wonderful to hear from Norma and Eric Lee, enjoying a couple of days in Boca Grande, Florida, visiting Genie Lyman, widow of our classmate Dick Lyman. Genie’s warmhospitality included a Dartmouth dinner with Reyn Guyer and Joan and Jack Hall.
Of course, the importance of Zoom calls is undeniable, and we were all pleased to receive an invitation from Dartmouth to join classmates Chris Wren, Dick Duncan and Gary Gilson for a Zoom conversation about the state of journalism. Chris talked about his experiences as a New York Times foreign correspondent, Dick as an executive editor of Time magazine, and Gary as a producer of documentaries for public television. Many classmates on the Zoom call talked about where they get their news as well as the political polarization existing in the country today.
You will remember that Howie Howland volunteers every week at the English Fort and the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, where he has been proclaimed Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ Volunteer of the Year. So it was with great pride that we received the announcement from USA Today that Plimoth Patuxet Museum has won the top spot for the best open-air museum in the entire United States. The judges nominated 19 museums for the Readers’ Choice Awards and Plimoth Patuxet was voted No. 1 among this distinguished group of institutions. Wah-hoo-wah, Howie!
—John W. Cusick, 105 Island Plantation Terrace, Vero Beach, FL 32963; (772) 231-1248; johnw cusick57@gmail.com
As mobility becomes a major issue for our class, Zoom calls are replacing mini-reunions and classmate dinners, so it was wonderful to hear from Norma and Eric Lee, enjoying a couple of days in Boca Grande, Florida, visiting Genie Lyman, widow of our classmate Dick Lyman. Genie’s warmhospitality included a Dartmouth dinner with Reyn Guyer and Joan and Jack Hall.
Of course, the importance of Zoom calls is undeniable, and we were all pleased to receive an invitation from Dartmouth to join classmates Chris Wren, Dick Duncan and Gary Gilson for a Zoom conversation about the state of journalism. Chris talked about his experiences as a New York Times foreign correspondent, Dick as an executive editor of Time magazine, and Gary as a producer of documentaries for public television. Many classmates on the Zoom call talked about where they get their news as well as the political polarization existing in the country today.
You will remember that Howie Howland volunteers every week at the English Fort and the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts, where he has been proclaimed Plimoth Patuxet Museums’ Volunteer of the Year. So it was with great pride that we received the announcement from USA Today that Plimoth Patuxet Museum has won the top spot for the best open-air museum in the entire United States. The judges nominated 19 museums for the Readers’ Choice Awards and Plimoth Patuxet was voted No. 1 among this distinguished group of institutions. Wah-hoo-wah, Howie!
—John W. Cusick, 105 Island Plantation Terrace, Vero Beach, FL 32963; (772) 231-1248; johnw cusick57@gmail.com