Class Note 1973
Issue
May-June 2020
Spring is upon us.
This past fall Baker Library presented displays titled Adventuresome Spirit, highlighting the College’s past, one of which was captioned “Dartmouth Trailblazers,” focusing on the Afro-American Society and the formation of black studies, Native students, and Native American studies, and the first alumnae. Contents included a photo with George Riley and Derek Rice, along with Swift Barnes and Steve Stetson (all wearing beanies), the first two pages of transfer students contained in the 1976 Freshman Book, the first page of the 1973 Aegis senior photos, as well as a Commencement photo of Mary Allen Stifler. Also on display was a June 1975 letter from Robert Kilmarx ’50 to several people, including Michael Hanitchak, thanking him for his work as co-chair of the Native American Council.
Early Daughters of Dartmouth: Blazing the Trail to Coeducation, 1969 to 1972, premiered to a standing room only audience in Filene Auditorium in October. Narrated by actress Connie Britton ’89, the documentary tells the story of the early female exchange students and others who directly influenced the animated debate that ultimately resulted in Dartmouth going fully coed in the fall of 1972; on-camera interviews of the female students, professors, and administrators from that time period include those with Ann Birchall Tarbox and Cindy Saranec Livermore.
Steve Toll had a photographic art exhibit, American Splendor, in the main corridor of the main building at the Hotchkiss School from late September through early October.
In January the Garrison Institute selected Jonathan Wiesner its next CEO. A nonprofit organization that applies the transformative power of contemplation to today’s pressing social and environmental concerns, helping build a more compassionate, resilient future, the institute develops and hosts retreats and symposia, produces research and publications, and provides a hub for ongoing learning networks. It has established key initiatives in the fields of ecology, caregiving, education, and organizational leadership. “The organization is exceptionally appealing to me because of its smart and unique approaches addressing both of my priorities: helping refugees and aid workers and protecting our planet. I have a profound respect and admiration for the organization and its mission and look forward to helping grow its work and impact.” Previously, Jonathan served for 25 years on the board of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and is currently chairman emeritus. The IRC is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief organizations.
Atop the stairs of the McLane Family Lodge at the Dartmouth Skiway is a new oil painting by Nils Johnson of skiers and a snowboarder coming down a section of the Howie Chivers trail. An avid skier, Nils spent many hours on the Skiway’s slopes and remembers, “In the old lodge, an old painting of a snow scene.” When the new lodge was built, he wanted to provide a new, more vibrant painting. The painting brings to life the exact motions and excitement that is happening on the slopes outside the lodge. See it at campus-services.dartmouth.edu/news/2020/01/new-painting-brings-skiway-life.
Sadly, Paul Frangos died at home of multiple myeloma in late January. See dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu
This past fall Baker Library presented displays titled Adventuresome Spirit, highlighting the College’s past, one of which was captioned “Dartmouth Trailblazers,” focusing on the Afro-American Society and the formation of black studies, Native students, and Native American studies, and the first alumnae. Contents included a photo with George Riley and Derek Rice, along with Swift Barnes and Steve Stetson (all wearing beanies), the first two pages of transfer students contained in the 1976 Freshman Book, the first page of the 1973 Aegis senior photos, as well as a Commencement photo of Mary Allen Stifler. Also on display was a June 1975 letter from Robert Kilmarx ’50 to several people, including Michael Hanitchak, thanking him for his work as co-chair of the Native American Council.
Early Daughters of Dartmouth: Blazing the Trail to Coeducation, 1969 to 1972, premiered to a standing room only audience in Filene Auditorium in October. Narrated by actress Connie Britton ’89, the documentary tells the story of the early female exchange students and others who directly influenced the animated debate that ultimately resulted in Dartmouth going fully coed in the fall of 1972; on-camera interviews of the female students, professors, and administrators from that time period include those with Ann Birchall Tarbox and Cindy Saranec Livermore.
Steve Toll had a photographic art exhibit, American Splendor, in the main corridor of the main building at the Hotchkiss School from late September through early October.
In January the Garrison Institute selected Jonathan Wiesner its next CEO. A nonprofit organization that applies the transformative power of contemplation to today’s pressing social and environmental concerns, helping build a more compassionate, resilient future, the institute develops and hosts retreats and symposia, produces research and publications, and provides a hub for ongoing learning networks. It has established key initiatives in the fields of ecology, caregiving, education, and organizational leadership. “The organization is exceptionally appealing to me because of its smart and unique approaches addressing both of my priorities: helping refugees and aid workers and protecting our planet. I have a profound respect and admiration for the organization and its mission and look forward to helping grow its work and impact.” Previously, Jonathan served for 25 years on the board of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and is currently chairman emeritus. The IRC is one of the world’s leading humanitarian relief organizations.
Atop the stairs of the McLane Family Lodge at the Dartmouth Skiway is a new oil painting by Nils Johnson of skiers and a snowboarder coming down a section of the Howie Chivers trail. An avid skier, Nils spent many hours on the Skiway’s slopes and remembers, “In the old lodge, an old painting of a snow scene.” When the new lodge was built, he wanted to provide a new, more vibrant painting. The painting brings to life the exact motions and excitement that is happening on the slopes outside the lodge. See it at campus-services.dartmouth.edu/news/2020/01/new-painting-brings-skiway-life.
Sadly, Paul Frangos died at home of multiple myeloma in late January. See dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/obits.
—Val Armento, 227 Sylvan Ave., San Mateo, CA 94403; valerie.j.armento.73@dartmouth.edu