Class Note 1961
Issue
Nov - Dec 2016
The class of ’61 has finally reached the last plateau within the DAM Class Notes section—because of our age, our class articles are now limited to 350 words per class column. To the DAM powers that be, the former TV personality from 60 Minutes, Andy Rooney (deceased), best articulated our class’ response: “The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person.”
The class of 1961 is in the running for the Reunion Class of the Year Award. The fiscal year ended June 30 has been strong and we are one of the top classes being considered. The evaluation and voting is currently in process within the class officers executive board and will be concluded at the end of August. We will not know the winner until Class Officers Weekend, to be held during the latter part of September. Thanks to all classmates who made the year so special and to all classmates who assisted in the write-up of the annual class activity report, both led by class president for the fiscal year in question, Denny Denniston.
As many of you are now aware, the College has an online news outlet, Dartmouth Now. The class of ’61 was featured during 2016 in three separate articles, all of which dealt with the unique donation of the Robert Frost statue to Dartmouth in 1996, the unique ’61 Frost statue art contest held during 2015-16 in the various areas of studio arts and the results of that art contest and subsequent awards presentation ceremony and exhibition of the various winning and honorable mention artistic submissions for six weeks at the Black Family Visual Arts Center. This definitely was a significant achievement for and tribute to our class.
Bruce Forester, still practicing as a psychiatrist and still writing medical mystery novels, has been dealing with a lot of medical issues during the past year, not the least of which has been a continuing tissue and bone infection that appears under control after several operations.
In closing, I leave you with the following unattributed quote: “A bad day only lasts 24 hours.”
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com
The class of 1961 is in the running for the Reunion Class of the Year Award. The fiscal year ended June 30 has been strong and we are one of the top classes being considered. The evaluation and voting is currently in process within the class officers executive board and will be concluded at the end of August. We will not know the winner until Class Officers Weekend, to be held during the latter part of September. Thanks to all classmates who made the year so special and to all classmates who assisted in the write-up of the annual class activity report, both led by class president for the fiscal year in question, Denny Denniston.
As many of you are now aware, the College has an online news outlet, Dartmouth Now. The class of ’61 was featured during 2016 in three separate articles, all of which dealt with the unique donation of the Robert Frost statue to Dartmouth in 1996, the unique ’61 Frost statue art contest held during 2015-16 in the various areas of studio arts and the results of that art contest and subsequent awards presentation ceremony and exhibition of the various winning and honorable mention artistic submissions for six weeks at the Black Family Visual Arts Center. This definitely was a significant achievement for and tribute to our class.
Bruce Forester, still practicing as a psychiatrist and still writing medical mystery novels, has been dealing with a lot of medical issues during the past year, not the least of which has been a continuing tissue and bone infection that appears under control after several operations.
In closing, I leave you with the following unattributed quote: “A bad day only lasts 24 hours.”
—Victor S. Rich, 94 Dove Hill Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030; (516) 446-3977; richwind13@gmail.com