Class of

’59

March-April 2026

Class Note 1959. We have more classmate obituaries and less space to write about each.Larry Toal died January 26, 2025. He came to Dartmouth from Long Island City, majored in economics, ran cross country, participated in Navy ROTC, and was Alpha Chi

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Class of

’58

March-April 2026

Class Note 1958. With a two-month lead time for these columns, this one was written midway in Hanukkah and just before Christmas. With the light cast by both, a new year beckons with its annual brilliance illuminating the hopes of a nation and world

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Class of

’57

March-April 2026

Class Note 1957. I am going to try to act like a class secretary since we haven’t yet found anyone to replace the irreplaceable John Cusick. I miss John, as I’m sure many of you do. I’ve started calling ’mates from a list of longtime donors, thanks i

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Class of

’56

March-April 2026

Class Note 1956. Those of you who read the November/December column may recall my story about Tom, who has ALS. The second part of the story concerns suggestions for speaking with people such as Tom.Most importantly, ask him about things in which he

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Class of

’55

March-April 2026

Class Note 1955. It’s the end of December amid snow and ice storms and rain and floods as these notes are done for your reading in March. We now know that the government is open, Dartmouth football did not repeat as Ivy champions, and the Dodgers won

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Class of

’54

March-April 2026

Class Note 1954. Sadly, recently deceased classmates include John Feldman, John Freund, Thomas Harrington, John Moran, William Pierce, Joel Poorman, and Robert Workum. Please submit activity statements!—David Dame, 2515 NW 77 Blvd., Apt. T403, Gaines

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Class of

’53

March-April 2026

Class Note 1953. Although you’re reading this with spring in sight, it was written during a very cold December in Hanover. No more students in shorts and flip-flops for a while, but the brand new cross-country ski area at Oak Hill (up above Storrs Po

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Class of

’52

March-April 2026

Class Note 1952. Greetings, loyal members of the class of 1952, spouses, and partners. We hope you are all dealing comfortably with the conflicting world of cryptocurrency, endless political turmoil, and confusing explosion of AI. Those issues are we

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Class of

’51

March-April 2026

Class Note 1951. Longtime class secretary Pete Henderson has submitted his last column.“He has been in skilled nursing since October and is unable to continue,” writes his wife, Jean. “Few activities gave him more pleasure than contacting classmates

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Class of

’50

March-April 2026

Class Note 1950. First off and foremost, a report on the 75th reunion: Attendees were Bill Carpenter and son Bill ’74, Joel Leavitt and Veda Decof, Dotty McCulloch and Stacey, Susan and Kent Mitchel, Joan McIlwain and son Robert ’81, Tom Ruggles and

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