Class Note 1953
Issue
January-February 2023
I write this column as the autumnal colors sift through my window and I look forward to Homecoming. However, the big breaking news for the class of 1953 is that the dates of our 70th reunion have been set. Vice president Donna Reilly has graciously offered to chair the reunion. We shall convene on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, September 10, 11, and 12th, 2023. All classmates and widows of classmates will be guests of the College and will be staying at the Hanover Inn.
The theme of the reunion will be our commitment to the Native American community. We have tried to make certain that every event will be handicap accessible. We are trying to make parts of the reunion available on Zoom for those who cannot make it to Hanover. Look for more information regarding the reunion in this space in the coming issues of DAM as well as in ’53 Out. To have reached this great milestone is something very special. We hope you will all make every effort to attend. We know you will not be disappointed.
Dave Halloran received the Quilt of Valor Award, which honors those who have served in our country in various conflicts or wars. David served as a naval aviator. I am told that is a very prestigious honor. Congratulations, David!
I have been immersed in the writings of Neil Isaacs, perhaps our most prolific author. For this month’s column I shall spotlight Batboys and the World of Baseball. This book is for enthusiastic baseball fans. As a serious baseball fan, I found many stories I had never read before. Neil introduces us to the world of batboys; how they arrived at that position, how they were accepted into the inner baseball fraternity, and finally how they view the players and the players view them. Neil completed 170 interviews in writing this serious study of the subculture of baseball and its very special inner world. He takes the reader into the inner most soul of the game punctuating the book throughout with some very humorous anecdotes.
Sadly, I end this with the news of the deaths of our dear classmates George Passano and Richard Greene. We offer the condolences of our class to their families.
—Mark H. Smoller, 401 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579; (845) 603-5066; dartmark@gmail.com
The theme of the reunion will be our commitment to the Native American community. We have tried to make certain that every event will be handicap accessible. We are trying to make parts of the reunion available on Zoom for those who cannot make it to Hanover. Look for more information regarding the reunion in this space in the coming issues of DAM as well as in ’53 Out. To have reached this great milestone is something very special. We hope you will all make every effort to attend. We know you will not be disappointed.
Dave Halloran received the Quilt of Valor Award, which honors those who have served in our country in various conflicts or wars. David served as a naval aviator. I am told that is a very prestigious honor. Congratulations, David!
I have been immersed in the writings of Neil Isaacs, perhaps our most prolific author. For this month’s column I shall spotlight Batboys and the World of Baseball. This book is for enthusiastic baseball fans. As a serious baseball fan, I found many stories I had never read before. Neil introduces us to the world of batboys; how they arrived at that position, how they were accepted into the inner baseball fraternity, and finally how they view the players and the players view them. Neil completed 170 interviews in writing this serious study of the subculture of baseball and its very special inner world. He takes the reader into the inner most soul of the game punctuating the book throughout with some very humorous anecdotes.
Sadly, I end this with the news of the deaths of our dear classmates George Passano and Richard Greene. We offer the condolences of our class to their families.
—Mark H. Smoller, 401 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579; (845) 603-5066; dartmark@gmail.com