Class Note 1971
Issue
September-October 2023
Before anything else, I want to extend a special ’71 welcome to Dartmouth’s new president, Sian Leah Beilock, who will be inaugurated on September 22. It is very exciting to have a woman at the helm and we look forward to meeting her.
We had two well-attended mini-reunions. In April Ted and Betsy Eismeier and Joe Daly and his wife, Anne, welcomed 40 classmates and spouses from across the continental United States to Austin, Texas. It was an exciting introduction to the great state of Texas, complete with history, music, and BBQ! We’ll definitely be back!
Mark Bellonby and his wife, Carol, along with Peter and Marcia Pratt, welcomed 17 classmates to their Virginia waterfront home on the Potomac in May. Great friends, fabulous food, and a wonderful boat trip up river to see Mount Vernon as those in the 18th century would have seen it from the water set the tone! A classmate-built bonfire foretold Dartmouth Homecoming this October.
By the way, mark your calendars now for the annual Naples, Florida, mini-reunion, March 21-24, 2024.
Our class treasurer Jerry O’Brien reports that 245 classmates paid dues for FY’22, which ended June 30. There is no time like the present to pay your 2023-24 dues before you forget; perhaps you would consider rounding up to $100 if you feel so inclined. Many thanks!
We continue to create new programs to interest our classmates beginning in October with “Fictional Dartmouth: Dartmouth Novels by Dartmouth Women.” Ever the professor, Ted Eismeier will kick off the 2023-24 series with a discussion of Crown of Columbus by Louise Erdrich ’76, coauthored with her former husband, Michael Dorris. For January we will read The Devil and Webster by Jean Hanff Korelitz ’83 (perfect timing: it’s about the travails of the first female president of Webster College). Finally in March we will read My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin ’95, a poignant coming-of-age story about a woman‘s last term at Wilder College. As Ted noted, “Our ’71 book Zooms remind me of good seminars at Dartmouth—a diverse group of smart people with interesting perspectives having a thoughtful (and fun!) conversation.” Please contact Ted to get on the invite list.
Speaking of books, John Hanley has written The US Navy and the National Security Establishment: A Critical Assessment, which was published in July. Are there other ’71 authors who would like to share their works?
“The Age to Engage” is here! Go to dartmouth.71.org and click on “class engagement” to see what’s happening.
—Alice Reno Malone, 834 Colridge Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903; tammyarm@aol.com
We had two well-attended mini-reunions. In April Ted and Betsy Eismeier and Joe Daly and his wife, Anne, welcomed 40 classmates and spouses from across the continental United States to Austin, Texas. It was an exciting introduction to the great state of Texas, complete with history, music, and BBQ! We’ll definitely be back!
Mark Bellonby and his wife, Carol, along with Peter and Marcia Pratt, welcomed 17 classmates to their Virginia waterfront home on the Potomac in May. Great friends, fabulous food, and a wonderful boat trip up river to see Mount Vernon as those in the 18th century would have seen it from the water set the tone! A classmate-built bonfire foretold Dartmouth Homecoming this October.
By the way, mark your calendars now for the annual Naples, Florida, mini-reunion, March 21-24, 2024.
Our class treasurer Jerry O’Brien reports that 245 classmates paid dues for FY’22, which ended June 30. There is no time like the present to pay your 2023-24 dues before you forget; perhaps you would consider rounding up to $100 if you feel so inclined. Many thanks!
We continue to create new programs to interest our classmates beginning in October with “Fictional Dartmouth: Dartmouth Novels by Dartmouth Women.” Ever the professor, Ted Eismeier will kick off the 2023-24 series with a discussion of Crown of Columbus by Louise Erdrich ’76, coauthored with her former husband, Michael Dorris. For January we will read The Devil and Webster by Jean Hanff Korelitz ’83 (perfect timing: it’s about the travails of the first female president of Webster College). Finally in March we will read My Last Innocent Year by Daisy Alpert Florin ’95, a poignant coming-of-age story about a woman‘s last term at Wilder College. As Ted noted, “Our ’71 book Zooms remind me of good seminars at Dartmouth—a diverse group of smart people with interesting perspectives having a thoughtful (and fun!) conversation.” Please contact Ted to get on the invite list.
Speaking of books, John Hanley has written The US Navy and the National Security Establishment: A Critical Assessment, which was published in July. Are there other ’71 authors who would like to share their works?
“The Age to Engage” is here! Go to dartmouth.71.org and click on “class engagement” to see what’s happening.
—Alice Reno Malone, 834 Colridge Drive, Charlottesville, VA 22903; tammyarm@aol.com