Class Note 1961
Issue
For those of you who don’t know or cannot remember back that far, Bruce Beasley left our class and Dartmouth after our sophomore year to pursue an education in fine arts (sculpture) in sunny California. Don’t forget that the Hopkins Center wasn’t even a hole in the ground at that time. Well, 50 years later Bruce is now a highly accomplished and well-known sculptor who works primarily in bronze and with geometric shapes. A few months ago Bruce had an exhibit of some of his works in a well-known art gallery in New York City.
Denny Denniston and Roger McArt decided to hold a class mini-reunion and cocktail reception at the gallery, where approximately 10 classmates (including Denny, Roger, Gerry Kaminsky, Larry Levy, Billy Kandell, Len DiSavino, Elliot Weiss, Vic Rich and, of course, Bruce Beasley) with spouses and a few non-Dartmouth friends enjoyed hearing Bruce tell us about why he left Dartmouth (with the school’s highly expanded and improved fine arts and performing arts program, he probably would have remained), how he developed his career as a sculptor, why and how he works with the raw materials he has selected and what he would like to accomplish in the future. Just one of Bruce’s artistic highlights was the development of a large and prominent sculpture that occupied a prominent position at the recent summer Olympics held in China. The New York event, which included excellent wine and abundant catered hors d’oeuvres, was sponsored anonymously by a member of the class of 1961. It is ironic that our class is now one of the most prominent underwriters of the arts at Dartmouth, through its Class of 1961 Legacy: the American Tradition in Performance Fund.
Denny Denniston was honored by the Dartmouth College Fund, which presented him with a Chairman’s Citation for outstanding performance in leading our class (with assistance from other classmates, including Don O’Neil and Tom Mauro) to achieve outstanding classmate participation in annual giving of alumni contributions.
For those of you wondering how and what Oscar Arslanian is doing, I can report that “O” is alive and well, and still living and working in Los Angeles. His Discover Hollywood magazine, which he and wife Nyla, who probably does most (if not all) of the work as the editor, publish each month, is bigger and more glossy than ever. The magazine looks great and is also very informative. Each city has these types of magazines promoting their attractions and upcoming events, but this magazine by Oscar and Nyla is better than most of them.
Next year’s off-campus mini-reunion by our class will be held in Philadelphia during the four days from April 22-25, 2010. Dave Prewitt and his wife, Joan, as well as a few other classmates are working very hard to develop an interesting, stimulating and entertaining program for all of us to enjoy: museum visits, bus tours, luncheons, dinners, dancing, etc. I hope we will all be able to attend and enjoy the event.
—Victor S. Rich, 5 Red Ground Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568; victor.rich@rsmi.com
Jan - Feb 2010
For those of you who don’t know or cannot remember back that far, Bruce Beasley left our class and Dartmouth after our sophomore year to pursue an education in fine arts (sculpture) in sunny California. Don’t forget that the Hopkins Center wasn’t even a hole in the ground at that time. Well, 50 years later Bruce is now a highly accomplished and well-known sculptor who works primarily in bronze and with geometric shapes. A few months ago Bruce had an exhibit of some of his works in a well-known art gallery in New York City.
Denny Denniston and Roger McArt decided to hold a class mini-reunion and cocktail reception at the gallery, where approximately 10 classmates (including Denny, Roger, Gerry Kaminsky, Larry Levy, Billy Kandell, Len DiSavino, Elliot Weiss, Vic Rich and, of course, Bruce Beasley) with spouses and a few non-Dartmouth friends enjoyed hearing Bruce tell us about why he left Dartmouth (with the school’s highly expanded and improved fine arts and performing arts program, he probably would have remained), how he developed his career as a sculptor, why and how he works with the raw materials he has selected and what he would like to accomplish in the future. Just one of Bruce’s artistic highlights was the development of a large and prominent sculpture that occupied a prominent position at the recent summer Olympics held in China. The New York event, which included excellent wine and abundant catered hors d’oeuvres, was sponsored anonymously by a member of the class of 1961. It is ironic that our class is now one of the most prominent underwriters of the arts at Dartmouth, through its Class of 1961 Legacy: the American Tradition in Performance Fund.
Denny Denniston was honored by the Dartmouth College Fund, which presented him with a Chairman’s Citation for outstanding performance in leading our class (with assistance from other classmates, including Don O’Neil and Tom Mauro) to achieve outstanding classmate participation in annual giving of alumni contributions.
For those of you wondering how and what Oscar Arslanian is doing, I can report that “O” is alive and well, and still living and working in Los Angeles. His Discover Hollywood magazine, which he and wife Nyla, who probably does most (if not all) of the work as the editor, publish each month, is bigger and more glossy than ever. The magazine looks great and is also very informative. Each city has these types of magazines promoting their attractions and upcoming events, but this magazine by Oscar and Nyla is better than most of them.
Next year’s off-campus mini-reunion by our class will be held in Philadelphia during the four days from April 22-25, 2010. Dave Prewitt and his wife, Joan, as well as a few other classmates are working very hard to develop an interesting, stimulating and entertaining program for all of us to enjoy: museum visits, bus tours, luncheons, dinners, dancing, etc. I hope we will all be able to attend and enjoy the event.
—Victor S. Rich, 5 Red Ground Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568; victor.rich@rsmi.com