Class Note 1953
Issue
May - Jun 2018
Dubbed “mediocre” when we arrived on campus, we must have been inspired by our alma mater to rise above our modest beginnings. Distinguished jurors, respected writers for film and the print media, diplomats, captains of industry, altruists, actors, pioneers in science and medicine, authors and teachers have marked our stay on this planet. As careers come to an end, it has been interesting to watch them morph into other areas of interest.
For instance, after a successful career in the business world, Steve Pearsall has written three novels, the last of which, Ithaca, I read and enjoyed very much. And Peter Bridges, having served our country as an ambassador, has become a prolific author, writing articles and books on his adventures in the foreign service and on the joys he has experienced hiking the mountains of the world. Many of those read like fiction, and just this month Eclectica magazine featured two articles of Peter’s. One is a fictional piece titled “Envoys” and the other is a nonfiction account of his life in the Moscow embassy titled “James and the Goons.” I enjoyed both and recommend them to anyone who is interested in the intrigue of the foreign service.
David Horlacher, the Christian A. Johnson Visiting Fellow and professor of economics at Middlebury College, Vermont, has marked his last exam and given his last lecture. His long and distinguished career included, among other things, his appointment as chief of the population and development section of the UN, where he served on missions to the Soviet Union, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Thailand and Malaysia. What’s up next, David? Back to what makes us who we are. Check your calendars and make your plans, as chairman Put Blodgett has a gala reunion planned for our 65th in Hanover September 28 through 30. He also has a special pre-reunion event planned at the magnificent new Moosilauke Lodge for June 27. More information will be forthcoming. Hope you can join us.
Sadly, I conclude with our condolences to the families of our dear classmates Barlow Goff, David Replogle and David Lewis.
—Mark H. Smoller, 4 Schuyler Drive, Jericho, NY 11753; (516) 938-3616; dartmark@gmail.com
For instance, after a successful career in the business world, Steve Pearsall has written three novels, the last of which, Ithaca, I read and enjoyed very much. And Peter Bridges, having served our country as an ambassador, has become a prolific author, writing articles and books on his adventures in the foreign service and on the joys he has experienced hiking the mountains of the world. Many of those read like fiction, and just this month Eclectica magazine featured two articles of Peter’s. One is a fictional piece titled “Envoys” and the other is a nonfiction account of his life in the Moscow embassy titled “James and the Goons.” I enjoyed both and recommend them to anyone who is interested in the intrigue of the foreign service.
David Horlacher, the Christian A. Johnson Visiting Fellow and professor of economics at Middlebury College, Vermont, has marked his last exam and given his last lecture. His long and distinguished career included, among other things, his appointment as chief of the population and development section of the UN, where he served on missions to the Soviet Union, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Thailand and Malaysia. What’s up next, David? Back to what makes us who we are. Check your calendars and make your plans, as chairman Put Blodgett has a gala reunion planned for our 65th in Hanover September 28 through 30. He also has a special pre-reunion event planned at the magnificent new Moosilauke Lodge for June 27. More information will be forthcoming. Hope you can join us.
Sadly, I conclude with our condolences to the families of our dear classmates Barlow Goff, David Replogle and David Lewis.
—Mark H. Smoller, 4 Schuyler Drive, Jericho, NY 11753; (516) 938-3616; dartmark@gmail.com