Class Note 1974
Issue
January-February 2022
Dear 1974 classmates, Homecoming is back! On a prime October fall weekend Linda and I joined a packed west grandstand crowd as Yale returned to the Hanover Plain. For the first time in many years the crowd overflowed, with freshmen being relegated to the end zone or east bleachers. The Bulldogs gave Dartmouth a tight game, which the Green finally won in overtime, scoring a touchdown before holding Yale on downs. Buddy Teeven’s squad has made Dartmouth a force to be reckoned with again. It was great hanging out in the athletic sponsors/friends of Dartmouth football tent before the game and catching up with many classmates, particularly Mike Draznik and his teammates from the ’71 Ivy champs. We had a great time discussing the potential class projects for our 50th reunion. By the time you read this, they should be launching.
Tom Guidi, our Alumni Association representative, wrote: “I hope you all had an enjoyable summer. I was in Hanover this past weekend with our classmates Ken Hall, Jerry Bowe, Peter Blodgett, Jim Taylor, Ken and Joan (’76) Marable, and Phil Stebbins helping with the class of 2024 deferred matriculation. It was great to get together with them on campus. Our goal was to establish a connection with the ’24s, whose graduation coincides with our 50th reunion. We will be marching with them at Commencement. Hanover was in all its early fall glory.” They were genuinely interested in what we had to say and often stayed or returned later to ask questions. Because they didn’t get a traditional freshman experience, the College is planning an activity-filled Sophomore Summer this year. We plan to play a major role in supporting those activities, sponsoring social gatherings on campus and at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Maybe they’ll stay in our cabin. We hope many classmates will join us.
Last weekend we had Volunteer Officers Experience, VOX, where lots of great ideas were shared. Specifically, in regard to our 50th reunion (on which Jerry Bowe and Peter DeNatale continue their planning efforts), we could begin Zoom class meetings; gathering bios, pictures, and essays to create a 50th reunion book; and work to improve our class website as a social media platform for all of us. Please send your suggestions to Matt and Jerry.
Unfortunately, we are now losing a classmate nearly every month. This summer’s losses were personal for me, as we lost two of our doctor classmates, Carl Levick and Freddie Fu. It’s hard to be reminded of all of those we won’t be able to see at our 50th reunion. I hope you will come if you can.
John Haulenbeek suggested considering the Bartlett Tower Society (BTS) in our estate plans. BTS celebrates the thousands of alumni, parents, and friends who have remembered Dartmouth as a noncontingent beneficiary in their estate plans. Thirty members of our class have signed up; chairman Ken Marable has a goal of 25 new members.
Have a safe winter!
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@comcast.net
Tom Guidi, our Alumni Association representative, wrote: “I hope you all had an enjoyable summer. I was in Hanover this past weekend with our classmates Ken Hall, Jerry Bowe, Peter Blodgett, Jim Taylor, Ken and Joan (’76) Marable, and Phil Stebbins helping with the class of 2024 deferred matriculation. It was great to get together with them on campus. Our goal was to establish a connection with the ’24s, whose graduation coincides with our 50th reunion. We will be marching with them at Commencement. Hanover was in all its early fall glory.” They were genuinely interested in what we had to say and often stayed or returned later to ask questions. Because they didn’t get a traditional freshman experience, the College is planning an activity-filled Sophomore Summer this year. We plan to play a major role in supporting those activities, sponsoring social gatherings on campus and at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. Maybe they’ll stay in our cabin. We hope many classmates will join us.
Last weekend we had Volunteer Officers Experience, VOX, where lots of great ideas were shared. Specifically, in regard to our 50th reunion (on which Jerry Bowe and Peter DeNatale continue their planning efforts), we could begin Zoom class meetings; gathering bios, pictures, and essays to create a 50th reunion book; and work to improve our class website as a social media platform for all of us. Please send your suggestions to Matt and Jerry.
Unfortunately, we are now losing a classmate nearly every month. This summer’s losses were personal for me, as we lost two of our doctor classmates, Carl Levick and Freddie Fu. It’s hard to be reminded of all of those we won’t be able to see at our 50th reunion. I hope you will come if you can.
John Haulenbeek suggested considering the Bartlett Tower Society (BTS) in our estate plans. BTS celebrates the thousands of alumni, parents, and friends who have remembered Dartmouth as a noncontingent beneficiary in their estate plans. Thirty members of our class have signed up; chairman Ken Marable has a goal of 25 new members.
Have a safe winter!
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@comcast.net