Class Note 1965
Issue
Bill Webster wrote: “It was with great relief to me and especially my youngest son Jay that he got accepted into the class of ’13. He had been courted by Bowdoin. Just because I went to Dartmouth, along with my brother and father, and that he could keep alive the string of three generations of legacies, it still was purely his choice. When I mentioned that I would pay his tuition for Dartmouth but he was on his own in handling the tuition for Bowdoin, I think that made his choice a lot easier.” And Bill included a message to Carl Boe and other crew team members: “You better start putting together your ‘lightweight’ crew for next year’s 45th reunion. I am responsible for sports activities and am already beginning to throw out our every-five-year challenge. For you heavyweights, consider beginning to train for this, as you will get called up in the months leading up to the event. To show you how serious I am about this challenge I have taken up rowing again and am back to my college weight and competing in national competition. My No. 3 son, Tim, who will be a junior at Richmond, is rowing there. He is coaching at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, Connecticut, where I row and is going to be rowing with me in father/son competition at the Nationals in August and Head of the Charles in October. He is 6 feet, 6 1/2 inches now—remember at the 40th when he stroked our boat because we couldn’t get Hugh Lade out from Seattle? Hugh and our whole group will assemble next year and Tim will be our coach. I expect our whole heavyweight crew will come out next May, I hope at the executive committee meeting and stay till reunion so that we can get a month’s training in.”
Bill and Sue hosted the class of ’65 executive committee meeting in July at their newly completed house in Old Saybrook. We had 19 attendees representing all aspects of class activities. President Ken McGruther noted that this is the last year for the current class administration since new officers will be elected at our 45th reunion next year. The fundamental purpose of the executive committee meeting, aside from good fellowship, is to organize the agenda for the annual class meeting to be held in Hanover during the fall mini-reunion at Pierce’s Inn.
For 2009 the event will be October 23-24—Homecoming. Columbia is our opponent for the football game. Bob and French McConnaughey are preparing a fine program for the weekend.
Reunion communications chairman Ted Bracken writes: “Save the dates! From June 14-17, 2010, the great class of 1965 will be celebrating our 45th reunion in Hanover. Co-chairmen Ted Atkinson and Bruce Wagner, along with your reunion committee, are putting together a program that will provide opportunities for recreation, intellectual stimulation and fellowship, all in comfortable surroundings. More detailed information will be coming soon from your reunion committee via the class newsletter, e-mail, regular mail and the Internet, including the opportunity to sign up early and reach out to encourage fellow classmates to join in the festivities.”
—Roger Hansen, 16 Southview Drive, Keene, NH 03431; (603) 903-0524; hhansen@ne.rr.com
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Bill Webster wrote: “It was with great relief to me and especially my youngest son Jay that he got accepted into the class of ’13. He had been courted by Bowdoin. Just because I went to Dartmouth, along with my brother and father, and that he could keep alive the string of three generations of legacies, it still was purely his choice. When I mentioned that I would pay his tuition for Dartmouth but he was on his own in handling the tuition for Bowdoin, I think that made his choice a lot easier.” And Bill included a message to Carl Boe and other crew team members: “You better start putting together your ‘lightweight’ crew for next year’s 45th reunion. I am responsible for sports activities and am already beginning to throw out our every-five-year challenge. For you heavyweights, consider beginning to train for this, as you will get called up in the months leading up to the event. To show you how serious I am about this challenge I have taken up rowing again and am back to my college weight and competing in national competition. My No. 3 son, Tim, who will be a junior at Richmond, is rowing there. He is coaching at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, Connecticut, where I row and is going to be rowing with me in father/son competition at the Nationals in August and Head of the Charles in October. He is 6 feet, 6 1/2 inches now—remember at the 40th when he stroked our boat because we couldn’t get Hugh Lade out from Seattle? Hugh and our whole group will assemble next year and Tim will be our coach. I expect our whole heavyweight crew will come out next May, I hope at the executive committee meeting and stay till reunion so that we can get a month’s training in.”
Bill and Sue hosted the class of ’65 executive committee meeting in July at their newly completed house in Old Saybrook. We had 19 attendees representing all aspects of class activities. President Ken McGruther noted that this is the last year for the current class administration since new officers will be elected at our 45th reunion next year. The fundamental purpose of the executive committee meeting, aside from good fellowship, is to organize the agenda for the annual class meeting to be held in Hanover during the fall mini-reunion at Pierce’s Inn.
For 2009 the event will be October 23-24—Homecoming. Columbia is our opponent for the football game. Bob and French McConnaughey are preparing a fine program for the weekend.
Reunion communications chairman Ted Bracken writes: “Save the dates! From June 14-17, 2010, the great class of 1965 will be celebrating our 45th reunion in Hanover. Co-chairmen Ted Atkinson and Bruce Wagner, along with your reunion committee, are putting together a program that will provide opportunities for recreation, intellectual stimulation and fellowship, all in comfortable surroundings. More detailed information will be coming soon from your reunion committee via the class newsletter, e-mail, regular mail and the Internet, including the opportunity to sign up early and reach out to encourage fellow classmates to join in the festivities.”
—Roger Hansen, 16 Southview Drive, Keene, NH 03431; (603) 903-0524; hhansen@ne.rr.com