Class Note 1975
Issue
If you lived anywhere in New England during the early part of this summer you know what its like to live in Seattle, so believe me, no more rain jokes from this author. But at last summer has returned and with it clear skies, drier air and for those of us close to the ocean, the sweet smell of salt water.
As I write this, Nancy and I are on our deck looking out at the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, which separates our island from its neighbor just across the way, and as the sun sets, we can easily make out the Camden Hills on the mainland. And on our flagpole is a Dartmouth flag soon to welcome two other generations of Dartmouth—namely my father, Allen Bildner ’47, Tu’48, and our daughter Lizzie Bildner ’08. Now what could be better than that?
From the mailbag comes a similar story, this one in picture form—namely our classmate Andre “Smitty” Smith, Smitty’s daughter Alaina Jay Smith ’09 and Alaina’s grandfather Samuel W. Smith ’49. The picture, taken at graduation on June 14, reminds me of our own pictures taken the year before. Congratulations, Alaina!
I also received an article about Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, who received an honorary degree from Hofstra University. Henry is president of Claflin University, a position he has held for the past 15 years. Among his many accomplishments and under his leadership, Claflin was named in 2008 by Forbes.com as the top historically black college or university in the country and ranked in the top 4 percent nationally in their first-ever rankings of America’s Best Colleges. Henry is an amazing man and through my work at Kresge I can tell you what he’s accomplished at Claflin should make us all proud. Well done, Henry.
Through the course of the summer I have seen or spoken to many of our classmates, including David “Big Man” Lampert, Blake Winchell, Scott “Scooter” Lochridge and Lon Cross, my co-chair of the upcoming reunion. Lon is in full gear getting ready for what promises to be a great—and well-deserved—35th (can you believe it?) reunion. For those who may not have it on their calendar, the dates are June 14-17, 2010. E-mail Lon (lcross@lmi.org) or me if you’d like to join the committee.
That’s all for now, please let us know if you’re coming through the area. As they say, “we’ll leave the light on for you.”
—Jim Bildner, 5 Boardman Ave., Manchester, MA 01944; (617) 737-1100; jbildner@tpi.org
Sept - Oct 2009
If you lived anywhere in New England during the early part of this summer you know what its like to live in Seattle, so believe me, no more rain jokes from this author. But at last summer has returned and with it clear skies, drier air and for those of us close to the ocean, the sweet smell of salt water.
As I write this, Nancy and I are on our deck looking out at the Fox Islands Thoroughfare, which separates our island from its neighbor just across the way, and as the sun sets, we can easily make out the Camden Hills on the mainland. And on our flagpole is a Dartmouth flag soon to welcome two other generations of Dartmouth—namely my father, Allen Bildner ’47, Tu’48, and our daughter Lizzie Bildner ’08. Now what could be better than that?
From the mailbag comes a similar story, this one in picture form—namely our classmate Andre “Smitty” Smith, Smitty’s daughter Alaina Jay Smith ’09 and Alaina’s grandfather Samuel W. Smith ’49. The picture, taken at graduation on June 14, reminds me of our own pictures taken the year before. Congratulations, Alaina!
I also received an article about Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, who received an honorary degree from Hofstra University. Henry is president of Claflin University, a position he has held for the past 15 years. Among his many accomplishments and under his leadership, Claflin was named in 2008 by Forbes.com as the top historically black college or university in the country and ranked in the top 4 percent nationally in their first-ever rankings of America’s Best Colleges. Henry is an amazing man and through my work at Kresge I can tell you what he’s accomplished at Claflin should make us all proud. Well done, Henry.
Through the course of the summer I have seen or spoken to many of our classmates, including David “Big Man” Lampert, Blake Winchell, Scott “Scooter” Lochridge and Lon Cross, my co-chair of the upcoming reunion. Lon is in full gear getting ready for what promises to be a great—and well-deserved—35th (can you believe it?) reunion. For those who may not have it on their calendar, the dates are June 14-17, 2010. E-mail Lon (lcross@lmi.org) or me if you’d like to join the committee.
That’s all for now, please let us know if you’re coming through the area. As they say, “we’ll leave the light on for you.”
—Jim Bildner, 5 Boardman Ave., Manchester, MA 01944; (617) 737-1100; jbildner@tpi.org