Class Note 1955
Issue
September-October 2020
As we write these notes prior to announcements by the College concerning the fall term, the 65th is still scheduled, but uncertainty exists. The result of all this was presented in the class newsletter this summer.
Norm Fine advises that the judges of the 24th Annual Independent Publishers Book Awards gave his book, Blind Bombing, a silver medal in this year’s national competition in the “world history” category.
On the advice of Dick Barr, I obtained a copy of American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum Art, neatly and sensitively compiled by Bonnie MacAdam with inclusions and citations from 1955—a worthy addition for your library.
I had an engaging phone call from Roger Dolliver, a pal from our first year in Gile. Turns out among other things, he is an accomplished fly fisherman. He and Doc Hall were good friends, exchanged tales, and were able to fish together. Roger lives in west Texas and spends time in Idaho and Montana and the wonderful streams and rivers there. He has fished the Allagash in Maine with roomie Glen Wathen. He related the story of fishing with his son in Idaho and marveling at the skills of a woman further upstream. After a time they were able to meet and make introductions—the best fisherperson he had ever seen was Sandra Day O’Connor!
Mo Kaufman reports from Spokane Valley, Washington, “We are not too severely affected by the pandemic; we are not able to visit or be visited by our family, which is spread out away from us. My work is either in my small office or in very remote places in British Columbia where normal people don’t go. When I am there, I see only my partner or contractors who occasionally work for us. Judith’s main interest, outside of growing a great garden, is fly fishing, which is very good in this region.”
Nick Kotz was remembered recently on the DAM homepage for “Lives that Matter.” A click on his photo brought one to the memorable obituary from The New York Times.
Sadly, we report the passing of Robert Wenz.
—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@yahoo.com
Norm Fine advises that the judges of the 24th Annual Independent Publishers Book Awards gave his book, Blind Bombing, a silver medal in this year’s national competition in the “world history” category.
On the advice of Dick Barr, I obtained a copy of American Art at Dartmouth: Highlights from the Hood Museum Art, neatly and sensitively compiled by Bonnie MacAdam with inclusions and citations from 1955—a worthy addition for your library.
I had an engaging phone call from Roger Dolliver, a pal from our first year in Gile. Turns out among other things, he is an accomplished fly fisherman. He and Doc Hall were good friends, exchanged tales, and were able to fish together. Roger lives in west Texas and spends time in Idaho and Montana and the wonderful streams and rivers there. He has fished the Allagash in Maine with roomie Glen Wathen. He related the story of fishing with his son in Idaho and marveling at the skills of a woman further upstream. After a time they were able to meet and make introductions—the best fisherperson he had ever seen was Sandra Day O’Connor!
Mo Kaufman reports from Spokane Valley, Washington, “We are not too severely affected by the pandemic; we are not able to visit or be visited by our family, which is spread out away from us. My work is either in my small office or in very remote places in British Columbia where normal people don’t go. When I am there, I see only my partner or contractors who occasionally work for us. Judith’s main interest, outside of growing a great garden, is fly fishing, which is very good in this region.”
Nick Kotz was remembered recently on the DAM homepage for “Lives that Matter.” A click on his photo brought one to the memorable obituary from The New York Times.
Sadly, we report the passing of Robert Wenz.
—Ken Lundstrom, 1101 Exchange Place, #1106, Durham, NC 27713; (919) 206-4639; kenlundstrom@yahoo.com