Class Note 1973
Issue
Mar - Apr 2018
March-ing on….
In November former class scribe Steve Quigley sent this missive from Marblehead, Massachusetts: “It’s been a long time since Captain Quigs communicated with his old alma mater. Not because he hasn’t been alive and well and living where he wants to be, but because he lost a little bit o’ faith in the place we call Dartmouth. I miss the place and the people, but I do not miss the politics. It is sad to see the institution drop in ranks. I also thought it sad to learn of Bill Slesnick’s and John Rassias’ passings. It has always—and will always—hold a special place in my heart, even though I have been a small contributor in money (not in spirit). I used to love the Big Green and the students who went (t)here. Today? Well, they are super bright, far beyond my level of street-smart and down-right educated. I just hope that they are well-rounded, as we used to call them/us in our day. I thought a few of my classmates might like to know what me, my wife and three children have been up to. I have retired from the educational publishing world, having served there for more than 40 years, and I am now a substitute teacher in just about every conceivable class and at all levels imaginable on the North Shore of Boston. I was voted Massachusetts Substitute Teacher of the Year after my first year of service. My wife just retired as a full-time teacher, and my children live across the globe. I am proud of them all. I can be found at stephen.h.quigley@gmail.com. My only advice would be for the College to continue to be small and exclusive, to engage in education and not politics, to value the alumni more than ever and to matriculate students who love the three E’s: environment, education and enlightenment. God bless to all. May the fair winds bring warm weather and calm seas! Wah who wah!”
Rick Sheppe lives in Post Mills, Vermont, where he is involved with the Post Mills Soaring Club. In January 2017 he served as the president of the jury at the 34th World Gliding Championships in Benalla, Australia, the highest level of sport competition for pilots of sailplanes. The Mount Washington Soaring Association recognized Rick for a flight above 25,000 feet. Suzanne and Thad King hosted the Dartmouth Club of Georgia’s 2017 holiday party at their Atlanta home. In November I visited a Half Moon Bay, California, art gallery where Steve Toll was displaying his stunning photography. Check out stevetoll.zenfolio.com.
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year, and class of ’73 celebrations are planned that week in major metropolitan areas such as New York and Boston. Check to see if there is an event near you! For history buffs, Dartmouth University co-existed with Dartmouth College from June 1816 to February 1819, so 200 years ago there were two Dartmouths. The university had a sordid, albeit short, history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_University
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento@alum.dartmouth.org
In November former class scribe Steve Quigley sent this missive from Marblehead, Massachusetts: “It’s been a long time since Captain Quigs communicated with his old alma mater. Not because he hasn’t been alive and well and living where he wants to be, but because he lost a little bit o’ faith in the place we call Dartmouth. I miss the place and the people, but I do not miss the politics. It is sad to see the institution drop in ranks. I also thought it sad to learn of Bill Slesnick’s and John Rassias’ passings. It has always—and will always—hold a special place in my heart, even though I have been a small contributor in money (not in spirit). I used to love the Big Green and the students who went (t)here. Today? Well, they are super bright, far beyond my level of street-smart and down-right educated. I just hope that they are well-rounded, as we used to call them/us in our day. I thought a few of my classmates might like to know what me, my wife and three children have been up to. I have retired from the educational publishing world, having served there for more than 40 years, and I am now a substitute teacher in just about every conceivable class and at all levels imaginable on the North Shore of Boston. I was voted Massachusetts Substitute Teacher of the Year after my first year of service. My wife just retired as a full-time teacher, and my children live across the globe. I am proud of them all. I can be found at stephen.h.quigley@gmail.com. My only advice would be for the College to continue to be small and exclusive, to engage in education and not politics, to value the alumni more than ever and to matriculate students who love the three E’s: environment, education and enlightenment. God bless to all. May the fair winds bring warm weather and calm seas! Wah who wah!”
Rick Sheppe lives in Post Mills, Vermont, where he is involved with the Post Mills Soaring Club. In January 2017 he served as the president of the jury at the 34th World Gliding Championships in Benalla, Australia, the highest level of sport competition for pilots of sailplanes. The Mount Washington Soaring Association recognized Rick for a flight above 25,000 feet. Suzanne and Thad King hosted the Dartmouth Club of Georgia’s 2017 holiday party at their Atlanta home. In November I visited a Half Moon Bay, California, art gallery where Steve Toll was displaying his stunning photography. Check out stevetoll.zenfolio.com.
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year, and class of ’73 celebrations are planned that week in major metropolitan areas such as New York and Boston. Check to see if there is an event near you! For history buffs, Dartmouth University co-existed with Dartmouth College from June 1816 to February 1819, so 200 years ago there were two Dartmouths. The university had a sordid, albeit short, history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_University
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento@alum.dartmouth.org