Class Note 1972
Issue
July-August 2023
Dear ’72s, we had a fabulous mini-reunion in Naples, Florida, in late February involving several dinners, one with ’71s, boating trips, golf, lunch, and a brunch. Thanks to Dave Friend for hosting a dinner and to Charlie Nearburg for arranging a fantastic tour of the Revs Institute car museum. Please give a rouse for Joe Davis, who set the mini up with his good friend and ’71 president, Jim Rager, who hosted a dinner, numerous boat rides, and a brunch at his magnificent home.
Those in attendance for at least part of the reunion were Dave Bailey, Joe Davis, Gary Dicovitsky, Dave Elsroad, Dave and Carolyn Engle, Bill and Pam Enos, Dave and Fran Friend, Dan Holland, Bob King and Liz Donovan, Joe Leslie, Jack and Peggy Manning, Bill and Laura Mills, Bob and Helen Nycz, Demetry and Valerie Papadopoulos, Shel and Barb Prentice, Dave Stephenson, Gary and Gin Shanley, Hans and Priscilla Stumm and adopted exchange students Debbie Farrington, Sarah Mater, and Bobby Yadley.
While speaking with Dave Stephenson I learned about a class of 1914 scholarship to which Dave’s stepgrandfather, Harold Naramore, contributed profits from his turkey farm in Lebanon, New Hampshire, called the Wah Hoo Wah Turkey Farm. Mr. Naramore was an adopted member of the class of 1914 and sent two sons to Dartmouth. It turns out that our classmate Charles Shudson received a scholarship grant from the fund. Another interesting part of this story is that Paul Sample, class of 1921, was an artist-in-residence at Dartmouth from 1938 to 1964 and painted a watercolor of the turkey farm. Paul Sample painted many landscapes and painted a mural depicting the history of Vermont for National Life Insurance Co., of which our own Ernest Martin Hopkins was chairman, which now resides in the Vermont Historical Society.
It was nice to connect with classmates in an intimate and casual setting and also meet with numerous ’71s. Give a rouse for classmates who traveled great distances to attend: Dan Holland from South Dakota, Dico from California, Jack Manning and Joe Leslie from Arizona, Bob King from Connecticut (formerly Illinois), Joe Davis from Texas, Demetry and Dave Engle and Dave Bailey from South Carolina, Bob Nycz from Georgia, Bill Enos from Virginia, Dave Stephenson from New York (formerly Colorado), and Debbie Farrington from New York.
Some classmates—such as Bill Price in Seattle and Demetry in Charleston, South Carolina—have expressed interest in holding mini-reunions near their residences.
Speaking of Demetry, he witnessed the shooting down of a balloon authorities believe was trying to steal secrets of Demetry’s acupuncture methods. It remains unclear whether those secrets were transmitted before the balloon was shot down.
Happy trails to all.
—Shel Prentice, 2311 Tradition Way, #102, Naples, FL 34105; shelprentice72@gmail.com
Those in attendance for at least part of the reunion were Dave Bailey, Joe Davis, Gary Dicovitsky, Dave Elsroad, Dave and Carolyn Engle, Bill and Pam Enos, Dave and Fran Friend, Dan Holland, Bob King and Liz Donovan, Joe Leslie, Jack and Peggy Manning, Bill and Laura Mills, Bob and Helen Nycz, Demetry and Valerie Papadopoulos, Shel and Barb Prentice, Dave Stephenson, Gary and Gin Shanley, Hans and Priscilla Stumm and adopted exchange students Debbie Farrington, Sarah Mater, and Bobby Yadley.
While speaking with Dave Stephenson I learned about a class of 1914 scholarship to which Dave’s stepgrandfather, Harold Naramore, contributed profits from his turkey farm in Lebanon, New Hampshire, called the Wah Hoo Wah Turkey Farm. Mr. Naramore was an adopted member of the class of 1914 and sent two sons to Dartmouth. It turns out that our classmate Charles Shudson received a scholarship grant from the fund. Another interesting part of this story is that Paul Sample, class of 1921, was an artist-in-residence at Dartmouth from 1938 to 1964 and painted a watercolor of the turkey farm. Paul Sample painted many landscapes and painted a mural depicting the history of Vermont for National Life Insurance Co., of which our own Ernest Martin Hopkins was chairman, which now resides in the Vermont Historical Society.
It was nice to connect with classmates in an intimate and casual setting and also meet with numerous ’71s. Give a rouse for classmates who traveled great distances to attend: Dan Holland from South Dakota, Dico from California, Jack Manning and Joe Leslie from Arizona, Bob King from Connecticut (formerly Illinois), Joe Davis from Texas, Demetry and Dave Engle and Dave Bailey from South Carolina, Bob Nycz from Georgia, Bill Enos from Virginia, Dave Stephenson from New York (formerly Colorado), and Debbie Farrington from New York.
Some classmates—such as Bill Price in Seattle and Demetry in Charleston, South Carolina—have expressed interest in holding mini-reunions near their residences.
Speaking of Demetry, he witnessed the shooting down of a balloon authorities believe was trying to steal secrets of Demetry’s acupuncture methods. It remains unclear whether those secrets were transmitted before the balloon was shot down.
Happy trails to all.
—Shel Prentice, 2311 Tradition Way, #102, Naples, FL 34105; shelprentice72@gmail.com