Class of

’49

July-August 2023

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the class of ’49.But after 14 years, mine eyes no longer shine.Macular degeneration has caused my vision to decline.As our three dozen or so survivors go marching on.The class of 1949 was a bastardized class, with man

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Class of

’48

September-October 2023

No news from the class this month. My daughter, Abby, attended her 40th reunion and I’ll paraphrase her thoughts about Dartmouth. The campus looked great. She had not visited the College for the last 10 years and was impressed with all the new buildi

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Class of

’47

July-August 2022

We are or were all members of the Dartmouth community of Hanover, New Hampshire. But for a time, the address was known as Hanover, Vermont. In 1776 11 towns met in Hanover to voice their grievances against the royal governors at Exeter. All 11 towns

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Class of

’46

September-October 2024

DAM received the following letter from Doris Jerman, the widow of Roy Jerman: “I thought I would write to tell you I am alive and well living in a nice retirement complex in Greensboro, North Carolina, at age 98. Roy died at age 54 but I still love D

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Class of

’45

March-April 2026

Class Note 1945. I was reminded once again of the unique Dartmouth experience of the class of 1945 when I recently saw the play Dear Jack, Dear Louise. It is a heartwarming play about the real-life courtship of the playwright’s parents. They “met” an

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Class of

’44

May - Jun 2019

I’m writing a short column to inform class members about two subjects.First, my status. My wife, Betty, has had to go live in North Carolina to be near her daughters because she has macular degeneration. Since my children are both here in New Jersey,

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Class of

’43

July-August 2024

It is with a heavy heart that I’m writing this last column for my dad, George Shimizu. In late January Dad was enjoying his Warrior’s game on TV and reached for his favorite orange soda—he fell and broke his hip. The orthopedist that performed his hi

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Class of

’42

March-April 2025

Editor’s Note: Secretary Joanna Caproni wrote this column before her death January 13, 2025.Each year I have attended Jon Mendes’ birthday at his apartment. This November 3 I was a Zoom guest at his 104th birthday party with family and friends. Stori

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Class of

’41

Jul - Aug 2019

Your correspondent reports a smashing 100th birthday celebration given by her son and his wife, Dean and Robin Hanks. Four generations remind us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal relationship has meaning, and that laughter is li

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Class of

’40

Nov-Dec 2019

Nick Bernstein ’84, son of Walter Bernstein, writes in with a quick note about his famous screenwriter father: “My father was blacklisted in 1950—and wrote a movie about it called The Front, with Woody Allen. He taught screenwriting at Dartmouth for

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