Class Note 1960
Issue
Sept - Oct 2015
55th reunion: We arrived at East Wheelock’s air-conditioned dorms, one with an elevator. This ain’t your fathers’ college, nor ours. But as Ike said in 1953, “It’s what a college ought to look like.” It reminds one of what G.S. Kauffman said to Moss Hart about the latter’s Long Island estate, “Think what God could do if he had money.” Tours and exhibitions galore, rained-out golf, sunny tennis and all the beer and wine you could responsibly consume.
Then a dinner at Collis, née College Hall, followed by A Little Night Magic at the Hop featuring Rich Bloch ’65, who had us in stiches with tricks and chatter. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday we gathered at Rollins, where Paul Sitz used to spend an afternoon practicing at the organ, to attend a singularly moving remembrance of our deceased members conducted by Russ Ingersoll, Ken Taber and Michael Heitner.We called out the 175 names of those we knew, lived with, served with and miss.
At 10:30 guest speaker President Hanlon delivered a talk at the Hop that was long on ambitious plans, short on implementation, but elegant and inspiring. At our 6:30 p.m. reception the class presented him with a $1,201,960 check (funny how the amount ended in 1960), the largest ever from a 55th reunion class. Phil Kron reported the class members’ contributions were widespread and generous. Then dinner was served.
Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. the class meeting began with an ovation for Bruce Hasenkamp, president for the last five years. Elected for that job was Dudley Smith, along with Bill Gundy and Dick Chase as VPs, Gordon Starkey as treasurer, and John Mitchell as Secretary. Minutes of the meeting were sent to Denny Goodman for possible inclusion in the newsletter for your reading pleasure.
Available at the Hop was a presentation of art works created by your classmates. Talent abounds. We may be old but we’re not done yet.Lunch was laid out on the ConnecticutRiver side, followed by an informative talk by Dr. Robert Santulli about the effects of aging on the brain and what to do to ameliorate those effects.
Evening was greeted with a bacchanalian banquet on the Baker Library lawn. The Dartmouth Aires (née The Injuneers) sang the Dartmouth songs we love along with a token tune from the Animal House film. We laughed until the tears ran down our cheeks. If you are able, don’t miss the next reunion.
Sad to say Phil Clark passed away early this year.
On a happier note, Bruce Hasenkamp was honored this year when the Federation of State Medical Boards gave him its Distinguished Service Award, the second non-physician to receive it in about 120 years. George Liebmann will have his book, The Fall of the House of Speyer, published by I.B. Tauris on September 30. It tells the tale of a banking dynasty not unlike the Rothschild’s but with a sadder ending.
—John M. Mitchell, 300 Grove St., Rutland, VT 05701; (802) 775 3716; jmm00033@comcast.net
Then a dinner at Collis, née College Hall, followed by A Little Night Magic at the Hop featuring Rich Bloch ’65, who had us in stiches with tricks and chatter. At 9 a.m. on Tuesday we gathered at Rollins, where Paul Sitz used to spend an afternoon practicing at the organ, to attend a singularly moving remembrance of our deceased members conducted by Russ Ingersoll, Ken Taber and Michael Heitner.We called out the 175 names of those we knew, lived with, served with and miss.
At 10:30 guest speaker President Hanlon delivered a talk at the Hop that was long on ambitious plans, short on implementation, but elegant and inspiring. At our 6:30 p.m. reception the class presented him with a $1,201,960 check (funny how the amount ended in 1960), the largest ever from a 55th reunion class. Phil Kron reported the class members’ contributions were widespread and generous. Then dinner was served.
Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. the class meeting began with an ovation for Bruce Hasenkamp, president for the last five years. Elected for that job was Dudley Smith, along with Bill Gundy and Dick Chase as VPs, Gordon Starkey as treasurer, and John Mitchell as Secretary. Minutes of the meeting were sent to Denny Goodman for possible inclusion in the newsletter for your reading pleasure.
Available at the Hop was a presentation of art works created by your classmates. Talent abounds. We may be old but we’re not done yet.Lunch was laid out on the ConnecticutRiver side, followed by an informative talk by Dr. Robert Santulli about the effects of aging on the brain and what to do to ameliorate those effects.
Evening was greeted with a bacchanalian banquet on the Baker Library lawn. The Dartmouth Aires (née The Injuneers) sang the Dartmouth songs we love along with a token tune from the Animal House film. We laughed until the tears ran down our cheeks. If you are able, don’t miss the next reunion.
Sad to say Phil Clark passed away early this year.
On a happier note, Bruce Hasenkamp was honored this year when the Federation of State Medical Boards gave him its Distinguished Service Award, the second non-physician to receive it in about 120 years. George Liebmann will have his book, The Fall of the House of Speyer, published by I.B. Tauris on September 30. It tells the tale of a banking dynasty not unlike the Rothschild’s but with a sadder ending.
—John M. Mitchell, 300 Grove St., Rutland, VT 05701; (802) 775 3716; jmm00033@comcast.net