Class Note 1961
Issue
March-April 2023
Although the class of ’61 has been out of Hanover for nearly 62 years and the number of living and reasonably healthy classmates has diminished, we still have the desire, the energy, and the wherewithal to create and fund new class projects. Our newest class project is a collaboration with the class of 1973.
The joint project was signed into effect by the class of 1961, the class of 1973, and the College on December 13, 2022. It entails renewing the landscape, by re-construction and beautification, between the Bema, Bartlett Tower, and the Robert Frost statue within the area known as College Park.
The primary interest of our class was in the enhancement of the Robert Frost statue, created by renowned sculptor George W. Lundeen and donated by the class of 1961 to the College approximately 25 years ago. During this period, the life-size Frost statue has become one of Dartmouth’s most popular and significant locations within the campus for students, applicants to the College, alumni, and others. On two occasions during the past decade a picture of the Robert Frost statue became a “month” on Dartmouth’s official annual calendar. However, on the other side of the coin, the statue’s location had eroded badly and has become a potentially dangerous area. The goal of our class is to expand the area where the statue is located and add a low stone wall, a stone bench sitting area, and a better and handicap-approved walking area leading to and from the statue.
The projected cost for the entire project is being split evenly between the classes of 1961 and 1973 and, at least for the class of 1961, is being funded by individual donors, primarily classmates, to emphasize class participation, which has become one of our class’ trademark achievements through the decades. To secure the project’s financing, two classmates to date have anonymously promised to provide more than 57 percent of the class of 1961’s total projected cost obligation, if necessary.
The class thanks Al Rozycki, Maynard Wheeler, Pete Bleyler, and Ron Wybranowski for spearheading this project. In December 2022, the classes of 1961 and 1973 were awarded Volunteer Officers Experience annual citations for collaborating together to implement this significant joint class project.
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com
The joint project was signed into effect by the class of 1961, the class of 1973, and the College on December 13, 2022. It entails renewing the landscape, by re-construction and beautification, between the Bema, Bartlett Tower, and the Robert Frost statue within the area known as College Park.
The primary interest of our class was in the enhancement of the Robert Frost statue, created by renowned sculptor George W. Lundeen and donated by the class of 1961 to the College approximately 25 years ago. During this period, the life-size Frost statue has become one of Dartmouth’s most popular and significant locations within the campus for students, applicants to the College, alumni, and others. On two occasions during the past decade a picture of the Robert Frost statue became a “month” on Dartmouth’s official annual calendar. However, on the other side of the coin, the statue’s location had eroded badly and has become a potentially dangerous area. The goal of our class is to expand the area where the statue is located and add a low stone wall, a stone bench sitting area, and a better and handicap-approved walking area leading to and from the statue.
The projected cost for the entire project is being split evenly between the classes of 1961 and 1973 and, at least for the class of 1961, is being funded by individual donors, primarily classmates, to emphasize class participation, which has become one of our class’ trademark achievements through the decades. To secure the project’s financing, two classmates to date have anonymously promised to provide more than 57 percent of the class of 1961’s total projected cost obligation, if necessary.
The class thanks Al Rozycki, Maynard Wheeler, Pete Bleyler, and Ron Wybranowski for spearheading this project. In December 2022, the classes of 1961 and 1973 were awarded Volunteer Officers Experience annual citations for collaborating together to implement this significant joint class project.
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com