October 17-18: Hanover, trees turning, Homecoming. Our class was there. 


Friday at 5 p.m. classmates Diane and Jim Latham, John Topping, Sandy McGinnes, Ray Peters, Hunt Whitacre and Lynne, Hasty and Jay Evans, Dale Eickleman and Christine and Fran Hanlon attended a class of 1966 pizza party at the Top of the Hop faculty lounge. 


At 7 p.m. we lined up at the parade. As our class ages it gets closer to the front of the line. Alumni relations provided spiffy signs and we unfurled our class banner. 


At 7:30 p.m. we marched up Main Street behind the College Marching Band, followed by the student athletes, the class of 1942 in a WW II Jeep, then the other classes and the Lyme Town Band. After we reached the finish by Rauner/Webster Hall, Martha Beattie ’76, VP of alumni relations, proclaimed a welcome and the festivities began in front of Dartmouth Hall .


At 8:30 p.m. the speeches ended and the Glee Club grew quiet. The bonfire was lit. The Green was pretty much covered by people, with the ’18s circling the fire.


Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Ray Peters, Hunt Whitacre, Bill Lewis, Phil Schaefer, John Topping, Dale Eickleman and Dave Hewitt attended our class meeting. Athletic department’s Drew Galbraith and professor Andrew Samwick talked about the Legacy Leadership Initiative, to which the class donated more than $10 million, split between Drew’s Dartmouth Peak Performance program and Professor Samwick’s Dartmouth Learn to Lead program. We learned how our donations are spent and what programs resonate with the students. Drew indicated the athletic experiences have drawn the participation of a high percentage of athletes, and with more money the programs can be expanded to club programs. Professor Samwick said that the class of ‘64 policy research shop was one of the most popular programs. This program bridges the gap between public policy research and civic engagement. Ray Peters indicated his interest in conducting a survey of the class to determine attitudes about projects and other interests that will guide the executive committee over the next few years.


At 1:30 p.m. the Dartmouth Big Green won the football game against the Holy Cross Crusaders. 


At 6 p.m. Hasty and Jay Evans hosted a wonderful party and beer tasting at their beautiful home in Grantham, New Hampshire, 20 minutes south of Hanover. One unique beer was named Lobster. Yes, it did have a faint lobster taste. Hasty and Jay treated the 18 people in attendance to excellent appetizers, a delicious dinner and a fine evening. Jay turns out to be a very accomplished artist, with some 120 paintings in his studio. The attendees were those from Friday evening, plus Dave and Kate Hewitt, Hop Potter, Early and Ed Rubel, and Mary Lou and Phil Schaefer.


(My thanks to Ray Peters and Hunt Whitacre, who supplied the information for this article.)


—Harvey Tettlebaum, 56295 Little Moniteau Road, California, MO 65018; (573) 761-1107; damsec#64@gmail.com