Let’s hear a rousing cheer for Peirce McKee, who has presided over this space for the past 10 years! His updates and reminiscences have informed and entertained us all and have been vital contributors to our class’ cohesiveness and esprit. Many thanks, Peirce!


I’ll be trying to fill not only Peirce’s shoes but those of Dave Leslie, Loye Miller, Russ Dilks, Henry Nachman, Dave Wiggins, Bill Boynton and Bill Brooks, all of whom have served ably as our class secretaries since we graduated. A tall order! Your calls and letters will be essential to my pulling it off.


Speaking of cohesiveness and esprit, they were on full display at our 60th reunion in June. You will have heard by now in Dave Batchelder’s newsletter of the record turnout and the wonderful array of events and activities that we all enjoyed. Jean and I were wowed by the imaginative job done by Batch and his reunion committee, led by Loye, Henry, Bob Hopkins, Dave Saxton and Joe Welch.


We knew we were in the right spot when we saw Peirce and Sandy McDonald at their familiar places at the welcome desk. We were moved, as always, by Dick Bucey’sand Bill Leffler’sinspiring leadership of the memorial service, at which we remembered 279 deceased classmates. George Biggs once again led a chorus of classmates in song: Dick Miner, Wes Hannington, Pete Martin, Don Clark, Aram Chorebanian, Buck Scott and Dick Terry were all in good voice.


Joe Caldwell summed up the unanimous enthusiasm: “I know the College doesn’t schedule formal reunions after the 60th but Marcy and I will definitely be there for our 70th in 2021!” And all of us agreed that the College admissions staff had shown remarkably good taste back in 1947.


We have learned of the deaths of Bob Byall, George Marshall, Dick MacDonald and Mark Helfer.You can find their obituaries at www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com, where your interactive comments and remembrances are welcome.


Please pass on your news. A phone visit with a ’51 classmate makes my day!


—Pete Henderson, 576 Maple St., Winnetka, IL 60093; (847) 446-5109; phenderson82@yahoo.com