Class Note 1961
Issue
September-October 2024
In May Pete Bleyler, the producer and director of our class of ’61 mini-reunions and reunions for the past approximately four years, usually with three mini-reunions per year, recently completed his final mini-reunion program for the fiscal year ended June 30; two were Zoom only and one was a hybrid of on-campus meeting and Zoom offsite. As usual, Pete was assisted by Harris McKee’s technical expertise and Maynard Wheeler’s administrative talents.
David Birney, deceased, will look down on the theatrical capability of our mini-reunions and reunions today and smile at their quality.
Gerry Kaminsky, Pi Lam president while at Dartmouth, organized an extended luncheon in Manhattan in June for any fraternity brothers able to attend. Fortunately, five brothers within the New York metro area were able to make it and all had an enjoyable time: Gerry Kaminsky, Bill Kandel, Larry Levy, Vic Rich, Bob Rosier. For other brothers invited from outside the area, you missed a good time and we missed you.
Jim Meirick, deceased while we were still undergraduates at Dartmouth, Al Loeb, deceased within a decade or so after graduation, and Ron Pickett, deceased for about four years, would smile down at the event, regretting that they could not attend.
How Dartmouth has changed through the decades! First, it went coed during the mid-1970s. Several unnamed deceased classmates would have appreciated this very much. Second, the Hopkins Center arose out of the ground and has kept on expanding. Pete Holbrook, deceased, and David Birney would have appreciated the ongoing development of this major arts project. Third, Dartmouth Medical School’s expansion from an outstanding two-year partial medical school into an outstanding four-year medical school has been accomplished smoothly. Many of our class’s deceased graduates from the two-year medical school would have appreciated the expansion. Fourth, the development and growth of Rockefeller Center has added greatly to the development of a college learning center about government. Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, deceased, is looking down on the area with pride and satisfaction.
Someday the rest of us will also be upstairs and looking down on the Dartmouth Green. What will we see?
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com
David Birney, deceased, will look down on the theatrical capability of our mini-reunions and reunions today and smile at their quality.
Gerry Kaminsky, Pi Lam president while at Dartmouth, organized an extended luncheon in Manhattan in June for any fraternity brothers able to attend. Fortunately, five brothers within the New York metro area were able to make it and all had an enjoyable time: Gerry Kaminsky, Bill Kandel, Larry Levy, Vic Rich, Bob Rosier. For other brothers invited from outside the area, you missed a good time and we missed you.
Jim Meirick, deceased while we were still undergraduates at Dartmouth, Al Loeb, deceased within a decade or so after graduation, and Ron Pickett, deceased for about four years, would smile down at the event, regretting that they could not attend.
How Dartmouth has changed through the decades! First, it went coed during the mid-1970s. Several unnamed deceased classmates would have appreciated this very much. Second, the Hopkins Center arose out of the ground and has kept on expanding. Pete Holbrook, deceased, and David Birney would have appreciated the ongoing development of this major arts project. Third, Dartmouth Medical School’s expansion from an outstanding two-year partial medical school into an outstanding four-year medical school has been accomplished smoothly. Many of our class’s deceased graduates from the two-year medical school would have appreciated the expansion. Fourth, the development and growth of Rockefeller Center has added greatly to the development of a college learning center about government. Ambassador Stephen Bosworth, deceased, is looking down on the area with pride and satisfaction.
Someday the rest of us will also be upstairs and looking down on the Dartmouth Green. What will we see?
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com