Class Notes 1952

Two of the best times in Hanover are spring and fall, especially the former. This time of year, the leaves seem to explode overnight as the days get longer. The fall colors have their own beauty and they tend to get more attention, but this time of year is like a new awakening, as you may recall. We hope this past winter season has been comfortable for you as we mark our 77th year as part of the Dartmouth family. One of the pleasures of reporting on classmates’ activities is when we are able and interested in keeping our friendships alive. It gets tougher as we get older. Therefore, it was with particular pleasure that we received a note and photos of a gathering in New York City of three legends in our class, Ken Roman, John Rosenwald, and Jim Rosenfield. The message was from Ken, and he reports that the three of them renew their bonds whenever possible. These three classmates are part of a group of ’52s who have through the years been super-active in every regard, and it is rewarding to know they are doing well and staying in touch. By the way, when three of us get together these days, it is about 244 years of Dartmouth experience at work; lots of stories there.

What’s your story? We’d like to hear from you.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Between the College’s excellent skills and the efforts of class officers, it is amazing that we can keep track of classmates all through our lives—even more impressive as we get along in years. Some alumni wish to be taken off the contact list, the number is small, but we respect their wishes, and they probably don’t see this report. The vast majority maintain their interest in both the College and classmate friends, but some just get lost. Class secretaries are the gatekeepers and from time-to-time we try to find them. This is one of those stories. We noticed that John Ballard,a graduate with a degree in philosophy,is not on our address list and has never been reported in any other category, i.e., “not interested” or deceased. So we went looking. Through the aid of the internet and Ancestry, we learned that John led an interesting international life and passed away in 2014 in Canberra, Australia. After Dartmouth John graduated from Harvard Law School and entered the Ph.D. program in political science at The Fletcher School (Tufts). His thesis was on the development of political parties in French Equatorial Africa, which he researched with his wife, Brigid. He spent several years teaching in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea, and at the Australia National University (ANU) in Port Morseby and Canberra. This is all public information and there is more, altogether a successful career in academia and political science. He is survived by his four children and two grandchildren, according to what we learned. The extensive report was written by his son, Chris Ballard, and confirmed by ANU. Turning to current events, congratulations are in order for head agent Jim Churchill and his team of class agents for the current year’s support of the Dartmouth Fund—40-percent participation after 72 years. Impressive. We’re sorry to report the passing of two more classmates, Emanuel “Mendy” Balkin and John R. Mykrantz.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Just a little more than 61 years ago, March 1963, this publication featured a two-page 2,500-word story on pages 33-34 titled “The Secret Life of Richard Watt.” It is a fascinating report about a member of our class. His secret was that, unknown to many people, while as his day job in New Jersey was as manager of a company in the construction industry, he was also an excellent researcher and author of three published books about segments of European history. Sadly, Dick passed away in January 2015, but his obituary sums it up neatly, and we quote, “Dick authored several books on the subject of European history: Dare Call It Treason (344 pages), about the French Army mutinies in World War I; The Kings Depart (604 pages), about Germany between the wars; and Bitter Glory (511 pages), the history of a free Poland from 1918 to 1939. His books were published in eight different languages and were reviewed favorably by The New York Times, Time magazine, and others.” Despite his success as an author, Dick stayed with his company, rising to become president and retiring as chairman of the board. His comprehensive entry in our class 50-year book tells it well. If you are computer savvy, you can find the alumni magazine story or we can send it to you (contacts below). Dick is not our only published author. There are probably some we don’t know about, but two we do are Ken Roman and Harry Goldsmith, M.D. Ken, an advertising industry leader, retired as CEO of Ogilvy and Mather, has written two industry-related books, but his most noted is The King of Madison Avenue: David Ogilvy and the Making of Modern Advertising (304 pages). Harry, a research surgeon, summarized his extensive investigation effort about the health and death of our 32nd president with the book, A Conspiracy of Silence: Franklin D. Roosevelt Impact on History (290 pages). All are excellent reads—and available. We also know that several classmates have written memoirs, but that’s for another day. We are sad to report the passing of Marshall T. Slayton.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

As we settle in with the current events of 2024, it is interesting to think back 76 years, to the spring of 1948, when we first learned of our acceptance to the Dartmouth world and the class of 1952. It was an exciting time for all, finishing our high school/prep school experience with a bang and looking forward with excitement, and some trepidation, to the challenge in front of us. Now, here we are, some 100 of us, doing our best to understand the world of technology, artificial intelligence, increasing climate change, cryptocurrency, the latest medical advice—all the good stuff. This led to the thoughts of contacting some friends from the “good old days,” our freshman fall in Hanover. Gil Ellenberger, originally from Cleveland, Ohio, but now comfortably settled in a retirement community in Palo Alto, California, with his partner, Jo Howard, reports things are going well there, but he is less active, i.e., not driving and traveling. Another contact was with Ross Daniels, who lived freshman year in Streeter Hall, across from Gil. Ross came to Dartmouth from Pawling, New York, and he still lives in Pawling. As with most of us, Ross reports some health issues, but he is at home and has good support from his five offspring, three of whom are also Dartmouth alumni. Not many of us are now very close to where we started, but another who qualifies is Kermit Ingham, a native of Stillwater, Oklahoma. He’s still there and enjoying the comforts of a retirement community and missing the Dartmouth days. His father was also an alum—and from Stillwater. Another recent contact was with our colorful classmate Jack Boyle. He and his wife, Dodie, are retirement community denizens in the Boston area, close to their roots, and being well cared for.

How say you? Drop us a line, so we may pass along your news, and we surely hope it is positive. Sadly, in these past few months we have lost four more classmates, Charles Best, Richard Kezer, Douglas Corderman,and Laurence Sterne;remembrances are online.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Too often we have failed to recognize the activities of loyal and active classmates in a timely manner. We’d like to correct that. Although there are fewer of us, and we are less active than we were in our “salad” days, we’d like to pay our respects where we can. For example, we have two gentlemen who have not only been active but also are best of friends. For many years both Jim Churchill and Frank Logan have been, and still are, fundraisers and active class officers as class Alumni Fund head agent (Jim) and planned giving chair (Frank). Frank also served a term as class president. You can relax, this isn’t a lead-in to fundraising, this is about friendship, service, and loyalty—and they have excelled in all three. But that’s not all: They were both Dartmouth baseball players and, along with several other classmate ballplayers, they have been meeting annually each spring to keep their friendships active. You’ve seen their pictures in the class newsletter. Jim, a Brooklyn, New York, native, and Frank, born and raised in Topeka, Kansas, having a lifelong friendship in Hanover—who would have guessed. This year is no different. Also, they recently had lunch with the Dartmouth baseball coach, as they have been doing annually for at least two decades. Their careers were quite varied, Jim in finance and Frank in college administration, but the bonds are strong. We’re certain there are many other equally compelling stories. This includes, by the way, friendships of our spouses, partners, and other family members. We’d like to hear from you. In the meantime, wishing you all the best for a healthy holiday season and an equally healthy 2024. As a gentle reminder, we close each report with the name recognition of recently deceased classmates, but the more detailed remembrance is in the online edition of the alumni magazine. We hope you can access these tributes. For example, we have recently posted notice of the passing of F. Alan Smith, James P. Streng, Bart J. Lombardi, Andrew A. Stern,and Leonard P. Larrabee.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Dartmouth celebrates a new president, effective with appropriate ceremonies, these next few months. We wish her all success and we look forward to an exciting and inspiring administration. This historic event in Dartmouth history inspires us to give more space and recognition to the spouses and partners in our class, long overdue. As mentioned in an earlier edition this year, at all our reunions we are joined by a strong attendance of wives and classmate widows, an indication of interest and support that goes well beyond our recorded alumni. Unfortunately, we recently received a message from Heather Guild ’82, daughter of the late Alden Guild,advising us that her mother, Ruth Guild, had passed away in April in North Carolina. Heather and Ruth were among recent reunion attendees. This sad event followed the news that “Midge” Zischke, widow of Peter Zischke and mother of three Dartmouth alumni, had passed away in March in California. Both of these longtime friends were an integral part of our College life as alumni. Here’s the problem, these loyal members of our class of ’52 family deserve recognition, as do many others, and we haven’t found a consistently fair and balanced way to do this. We will try to do better. Many of our partners in life have been as active as our classmates in College activities, some very visible and some offering support behind the scene. One, the late Elisabeth Russell, widow of Angus Russell, was even adopted as a classmate. Another, the late Carolyn McDonough, widow of Dick McDonough, served as secretary to the class of 1925, her father-in-law’s class. Several have been active in College activities as volunteers at the Hood Museum, DHMC, and other locations. We know many good people are being left out here, active or not, and we encourage you to tell us your story so that we may let others know. We have no official class events on the schedule, but Homecoming Weekend, October 20-21, might be a fine time to join us in Hanover. Columbia will be the worthy opposition on the football field. Stay well.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Back in the day, this is about the time of year the staff at the College would be picking up the duckboards from the thawing pathways. We would be basking in the reflective glory of another winning hockey season, worn out from pounding on the boards at Davis Rink, and already worrying about getting a date for Green Key weekend, but it was too early to panic about exams. In other words, it is spring in Hanover, time to emerge from hibernation and enjoy the budding beauty—and to reminisce about our years on campus. That is what occupied much of the time at our 70th reunion last fall and it seemed very comfortable. Surprisingly, given the limitations of age and the pandemic, attendance was normal for the occasion—about 65 people. Most of the reunion attendees joined us from homes in the East, mid-South, and Midwest, but the “Distance Award for Attendance” goes to Doug Corderman, traveling with three members of his family (including his daughter, Susan ’76) from Lake Oswego (Portland), Oregon. He just beat out Dr. Harry Goldsmith, a resident of Glenbrook, Nevada, by some 200 miles. Both, however, deserve a loyalty recognition for the effort. Another thank you goes to Ken Roman, who wrote a handsome story, “I Can’t Believe I’m Coming to My 70th Reunion,” and then spoke nostalgically about it to the attendees.We also enjoyed the company of several widows of classmates, our partners through the years, including Judy Breed (Bill), Kay McCrillis (John), Joan Kinne (Rem), Ann Mandel (Steve), Kay Taylor (Wey Lundquist), and Ruth Guild (Alden). Their presence was very heartwarming. A non-reunion note of trivial pursuit, apropos of not much: We recently compared address list changes from last year to this and found fewer than a half dozen classmates reported moving. Are we finally settling down—or are we forgetting to tell the College we moved? In closing, we regret to report the passing of three more classmates, Peter S. Hoffman, John A. Yates, and Dr. Bennett M. Stein. Ben Stein attended our 70th and passed away just three weeks later.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Our 70th reunion, held in Hanover during the extended weekend of September 18-20, is now in the history books. We had some 35 to 40 classmates and widows signed up for the three-day event along with some 30 additional spouses, partners, offspring, and friends—a total of about 65 people. This is very respectable, considering our age group and the impact of the pandemic on many of our gatherings. We’re talking in generalities here because the reunion took place after this publication went to print and our final attendee list might have changed. We don’t want to have to advise you in a future report that John Doe didn’t make it after all because his Packard broke down on Route 5 in Brattleboro, Vermont. The reunion agenda, planned by the College and our chairman, Gene Cesari, with the assistance of our class president, Frank Logan, was perfect for this class. We got caught up on Dartmouth development of academics and the physical plant, enjoyed learning from students about college life today, and hearing from our legacy football coach, Buddy Teevens ’79. We also did a little or a lot of reminiscing about our connections to each other and to the College, enjoyed the luxury and good food of the Hanover Inn, and paid our sincere respects to classmates who have passed on. The memorial service included, by the way, 28 classmates who attended our 65th reunion in 2017—too many losses. At the class meeting the new officers were selected and financial reports were updated. All of this, plus photos and other class news, is reported in the class newsletter. The classes of 1947 and 1957 joined us for this most delightful visit to the campus and it was a wonderfully planned kickoff to the fall season. Now, ever the optimist, on to the 75th in 2027! We are sorry, however, to report the loss of seven additional classmates. They are Kenneth R. Johnson, Kenneth G. Arico, John D. Flitner, John W. Collins, Edward l. Lyon, Jr., Martin R. Yarvis, and Richard M. Bressler.Remembrances, as you recall, are published in the online edition.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

It seems appropriate to begin this issue’s news to the class with a report from Ken Roman. This message speaks for itself and requires little further comment. Ken writes, “On April 23, John Rosenwald and I trekked to Choate Rosemary Hall, where our classmate Charles “Doc” Dey served as the first headmaster of the combined school. He chose the school for a memorial service for himself and his wife, Phoebe—they died within months of each other in 2020. It was a fitting site for a man who dedicated his life to service: in the Peace Corps, as founder of A Better Chance (to help Black children from the South succeed in college), as founder of two programs for Alan Reich’s National Organization on Disability (to help poor Black inner-city youngsters with disabilities get jobs and another to help injured veterans get jobs), and in education (associate dean at Dartmouth as well as Choate Rosemary Hall for 18 years). His four children—Penny, Robin, Andrew, Tom—organized a joyous, moving service that captured his devotion to the public good and family. Rosie and I were fortunate to count him as a friend. He made us all stand a little taller.” Ken is quite correct, and we were fortunate to have Doc as classmate, as well. This is the type of bonding that our class has enjoyed for more than 70 years, and we hope it will continue. Please try to join us for our reunion on September 18-20 in Hanover. Our reunion chairman, Gene Cesari, and our class president, Frank Logan, continue to work with the College to make this experience a memorable one for all. You have, by now, received all the official material from the College and additional information from our class newsletter. If you have any further questions or thoughts, the contact is below here. In other news, unfortunately, we are saddened to report the passing of classmates Louis R. Malizia, Ardie Epranian, Charles M. Liddle, William L. Kurtz, David Litsey, and the Rev. Edward C. Coolidge. Remembrances for them are in the online edition of this publication.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that we may all remain healthy and ready for an overdue road trip to close out the summer and welcome a beautiful fall foliage season in Hanover later this year. Our 70th reunion dates are now set for Sunday, September 18, through Tuesday, September 20, literally the last three days of summer. Full details, of course, will be forthcoming in direct communication to the class, but the timing seems to be perfect for the opportunity to see our friends, to catch up on the Dartmouth of today, and to enjoy the beauty of New England. We encourage you to get in touch with your classmates and make your plans. Gene Cesari, our reunion chairman, has been working with the College, Frank Logan, class president, and other class officers to make sure you will be well entertained—and comfortable. And in that regard, “comfortable” means we will be respectful of, and compliant with, any continuing issues involving the pandemic. Speaking of the pandemic, we have been able to garner very little class news recently, so we got on the phone and made a few random calls. What we learned is that for most of the winter our classmates have been staying home, enjoying limited visits with family, and otherwise continuing to make certain our nonagenarian assets are well protected. In other words, you’re not alone. We always welcome news from classmates, spouses, and family and we encourage you get in touch. Maybe our reunion will be your breakout event for 2022. We regret to report the passing of two additional classmates, Randolph G. Wilson Jr. of Atlanta and Dr. Richard N. Wilcox of Middletown, Connecticut.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Thinking ahead, September 2022, we will be celebrating our 70th reunion of the class, our 14th such gathering—and possibly “our last hurrah.” We nonagenarians hope to make this a big one and, in this regard, our class president, Frank Logan, has asked Gene Cesari to chair our weekend in Hanover. Gene is an excellent choice, a retired college president, an active and loyal member of our class, and a nearby resident in South Ryegate, Vermont. He and his wife, Judy, might even give us a ride in one of his restored Bugattis! The exact date of the weekend has not been set, but mid-September is a good guess. Details will be forthcoming, and you can be assured, with help from the College, that it will be respectful of our age and the health issues of the moment. We have always had good turnouts for our reunions and we hope this meeting of lifelong friends will continue. As with our last reunion our class “tent” will be the Hanover Inn and all events will be nearby. Pencil it in. We will not be climbing Mount Moosilauke, by the way. In the meantime, things have been relatively quiet on the news front, but we have had an interesting phone visit with Dave Drexler. He and Judy have abandoned Delaware and are now living full time in Florida. We also spoke with Andy Stern, retired professor from Cal and living in Berkeley. Andy advised us his daughter, Alexandra, a professor at the University of Michigan, would be visiting Hanover with her daughter. It happened and we had a very nice meeting. Also, the baseball boys, Logan, Jim Churchill, and Buzz Barton were able to have their annual luncheon gathering in Boston in August. Finally, Larry Sterne, a longtime New Yorker, checked in with some questions about downsizing (sound familiar?) and we had some good reminiscing about the Marine Corps. We regret to report the passing of several classmates, Donald L. Whittaker, Guy Labalme, Peter Boolukos, Larry Newman, Edward T. Blair, Frank Heinemann, Craig Hausman, L. Coleman Dorsey, and Cyril Crowther.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Now that we are halfway through 2021, we sincerely hope classmates and families are not only healthy, but also able to visit each other and reactivate their well-established social skills. Because of the cautious guidelines, we still do not have any class activities planned for the current year and we would like to make that statement for the last time as we get closer to our 70th reunion. We did have an interesting development recently when we heard from George Hibben about the Baker Library bells. George and his wife, Julie, residents of Bedford, Massachusetts, learned about a young Dartmouth graduate student, Bridget Slone, working toward a master’s in digital musics (plural). She is currently responsible for a continuing program for digitizing the bells music. George correctly thought it would be good for his morale to hear the bells again and he passed along his contact story so that we might also benefit. I spoke with Bridget, now studying remotely from Chicago. She was very helpful and, if you would like to hear the bells (best with a headset) play our alma mater, “Dear Old Dartmouth,” on the link and re-live your Dartmouth enjoyment, you can do so on your cell phone or computer (you do have access, right?). The link is too long for this text, but I can send it to you if you write or call me at the contacts below. We also recently had a good phone visit with John McDonald and his wife, Anne, from their home in Ticonderoga, New York. They’re doing well and have a granddaughter who is an alumna, class of 2020. We’ve also been in touch by phone or email with Bob Callander in New Jersey and three doctor classmates, Harry Wachen in New York, Bob Millhouse in California, and Harry Goldsmith in Nevada. No big news, just keeping in touch. It is most unfortunate that we have lost several more classmates recently: Ronald H. Marcks, John F “Jock” Arndt Jr., Robert O. Koester, Derek “Deke” Dorey, Jay H. Anderson,and Stanley Kogan. Stay well; stay in touch.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Through the years it has been our pleasure, in this space, to report on class lunches, dinners, mini-reunions, and, of course, reunions as our class has displayed strong bonds of friendship. The year 2020 and early 2021, however, are missing this component. Instead, most stories coming to us are a reflection of our age and our responsible behavior in this time of the coronavirus pandemic. A few examples are worth reporting, but other classmates could be as easily inserted with equal credibility and relevance. Bob Brace and his wife, Pat, decided well before this past year to move to a retirement community in the Boston suburbs. As longtime residents of Boston, this has worked out well for them as we confirmed in a recent conversation. On the other hand, Doug Corderman and his wife, Joan, when they decided this past year to make a similar move, left their longtime Washington, D.C., area residence and journeyed all the way to Portland, Oregon, to be close to family. They are now settling in for this new experience and report all is going well. Variations on these two stories abound and we assume it will continue. Unfortunately, it often comes with the loss of a beloved partner, making the change ever more difficult. In any event, if you have made this move or are contemplating it, we hope all goes well as it has for the Brace and Corderman families. We also recently had a good conversation with George Sherman, calling from his home in Michigan. He is doing well and is deep into another pastime of our age, culling out what to keep and what not. In his case, he has many remembrances of his days as a newspaper reporter and foreign service officer—lots of memories. We regret reporting the passing of Robert Jahrling, Danforth Hall, and Robert Ringstad in late 2020. Bob Ringstad, for many years, was co-chair of our annual New York City fall class luncheon and, as with the others, an active and loyal alumnus.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Through the years members of our class have been recognized for many public service commitments and, when we learn of them, we are most fortunate to be able to pass the news along. Here’s another. In the July/August edition of the alumni magazine we reported the sad news that Charles “Doc” Dey had passed away in April of this year. His obituary can also be found in the online edition of this publication. We now have an additional story and another well-deserved recognition of Doc’s achievements. One of his many efforts was to become involved in the National Organization on Disability (NOD) along with our late classmate, Alan Reich, the founder of the NOD. The NOD has established the Charles F. Dey Award for Equal Opportunity. This award will be presented each September at NOD’s Corporate Leadership Council annual dinner and it honors a company that works to open doors for all people with disabilities. This year’s recipient is the Coca-Cola Co. Alan and Doc were longtime friends and Alan challenged Doc to “do in the ’90s for kids with disability what he did for minorities in the ’60s.” That reference is the founding of A Better Chance (ABC), providing seriously disadvantaged students “a better chance” at college and lifelong leadership by placing them in top private and public schools. In its nearly 60 years, ABC has graduated more than 16,000 students. The result of Alan’s challenge was NOD’s Start on Success (SOS) program in 1994, providing paid internships and workplace mentors to poor high school students, 85 percent of whom went on to jobs or further education. The SOS program continues today. In 2005 NOD launched its National Employability Partnership under Doc, who became vice chairman of the board. A positive story in a year that has very few. Unfortunately, we close with news of the loss of two additional classmates, Paul Rosenberg of Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Thurston Egbert Jr. of Glen, New Hampshire.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

In a world measured with almost continuing uncertainty, changing daily, it is virtually impossible to predict what news will be accurate, relevant, and considerate as you first read these remarks. We’ll give it a try. We have received good news by email from David Swain, now living in Hendersonville, North Carolina, and as he says, “I am in good health, playing golf and lots of walking.” We also heard from Deke Dorey, now living near family in McKinney, Texas, and he sums it up nicely, “I’m pretty well homebound, like everyone. If it weren’t for TV, the internet, and martinis, I don’t think I’d make it.” Terry Malone and George Sherman, both living in Michigan, communicated that all is well. Terry has been doing some traveling, but is now homebound. Sound familiar? George is, as previously reported, working on his career papers. Chuck Queenan, longtime Pittsburgh attorney, also checked in and it sounds like all is well there. We’ve also had some very good phone contact with Bob Millhouse and Gil Ellenberger in California, Harry Goldsmith in Nevada, Kerm Ingham in Oklahoma, Ross Daniels in New York, Jack Boyle and Paul Black in Massachusetts, Ben Stein in New Jersey, and Dan Van Dorn, Charlie Curtis,and Gene Cesari here in the Upper Valley. Details will be in the next class newsletter on all these ’52s, but the news is what you would expect from a group of nonagenarians, some good and some not good. We have also been in touch with several spouses, always a pleasure. By phone or written word, we can report that Gail Sanderson (Florida), Nan Barto (New Hampshire), Susan Gutterman (New York), and Judy Acker (Connecticut) are still actively interested in our class activities and just fine. Finally, class president Frank Logan has confirmed that George Hibben, in Massachusetts, will join the class executive committee, filling an open seat. Great choice. Regrettably, we close with the sad news that we have lost five additional classmates: Charles (Doc) Dey, William Mattox, Arnold Muller, Louis Rome, and Ronald Rose. We hope this finds you in good health and good order.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Words in the Dartmouth alma mater include the line, “Tho’ round the girdled earth they roam,” but in the case of our class today, not so much. We still have a handful of classmates, widows, and partners living abroad, but the rest of us are hanging out domestically in some 43 states and D.C. (Openings exist in the mountain states of Montana, Wyoming, Utah, the Dakotas, and in Arkansas and Mississippi.) Recent contacts in our stateside abodes include a chat with George Sherman, who resides in Chelsea, Michigan. George had a most interesting career, first as a newspaper reporter in California and Washington, D.C., and then, for most of his years, in the foreign service, including several years in India. He is in good health and busy compiling his memoirs. We also talked with John McDonald, who lives with his wife, Anne, in Ticonderoga, New York. He is also doing well, retired from law practice, and reports he enjoyed the Dartmouth-Princeton football game in Yankee Stadium last fall. We know Ken Roman also saw the game and we believe James (Brud) Leiter attended as swell. Others? By the way, we’re most proud of the 2019 Big Green, led by Buddy Teevens ’79, son of our late classmate Gene Teevens. Another recent contact is with Gil Ellenberger, a retired banker, originally from Cleveland, but a longtime resident of California. He and his partner, Jo Howard, are among the many who have comfortably adopted the retirement community lifestyle in Palo Alto. Gil has, for many years, traveled to Arizona in February to watch the San Francisco Giants in spring training. Not this year, he explained. We had a nice message from Ruth Guild, widow of Alden Guild. She is a longtime Vermonter, but now has moved to North Carolina to be near family and she is doing well. We regret to report the passing of four more classmates, Joseph Novak, Ted Stampfer, the Rev. John Mathews,and the Rev. James White. The latter two died a number of years ago, 2009 and 2015, but we just learned of their passing.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

As Dartmouth continues celebration of 250 years of providing excellent educational opportunities, we continue our review of the makeup of the class of 1952, as part of the family. This will be our last report on the class identity and we will return to more regular news of classmates in 2020, the year of perfect eyesight. (Sorry about that.) In earlier issues we commented about geographic movement and professional involvement. We sum up by talking about when we “got started,” i.e., when we were born. Conventional thinking is that, as members of this class, we would have been born in 1930 and, for the most part, that is correct. According to our records, about 65 percent of this class was born in that year. And, if you add just two months on either side of 1930, the number jumps to 73 percent. However, the span is actually from 1926 to 1932. The older years represent mostly that 10 percent of our class that was in the service prior to entering college and there are just a handful of classmates that were born in 1932. Thus, the coming year means that, for three-quarters of our class, we will be entering our 10th decade of life and our ninth decade as part of the Dartmouth experience. Let us be the first to wish you a happy birthday! For those keeping score, months with the most births were January and September and those with the least births were June and August. Make of it what you will. Turning to other matters, in an earlier issue of the alumni magazine this year we asked about names of career military men, and the name of Drew Sleeper was added. Drew was a career U.S. Air Force officer, a combat pilot who spent more than 20 years serving our country, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. Unfortunately, Drew passed away this past July in Fort Worth, Texas. We also are sorry to report the deaths of Victor Trautwein in Portsmouth, Rhode Island; John Brower in Venice, Florida; Eugene Rosenberg in Carmel, California; Andrew H. Jackson in Laramie, Wyoming; and Howard Van Valzah in Sterling Heights, Michigan.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

How are we doing? Several classmates have asked that question, so we did a little digging and this issue’s report is an update on the class of 1952. Actually, we’re doing pretty well. The numbers aren’t 100-percent accurate, but they’re close. We started in the fall of 1948 with 715 classmates (freshman Green Book) and, according to our most recent address list (updated to May 1), we are in touch with 248, plus 188 widows and partners. That means, at age 88-89, just a little more than one-third of our class (35 percent) is still listed—good bonding. Only 11 classmates have opted out, been tagged as “not interested,” after 71 years—not bad. We should note that there are another dozen classmates who have gone missing. That is, they have never been reported as deceased and they are not on the current address list. We did a little sleuthing and found that, in fact, at least two of them have passed on and three others are now listed with other classes. So, bottom line, roughly one-third of the class is ongoing and, we hope, in good health. We dug a little further to see how we have moved around since we first hit the Hanover plain. Considering just our living classmates, 28 percent of us live in the same state as when we first came to Dartmouth, many in the same city. This means 72 percent don’t! Where did we go? In 1948 73 percent came from New England and Middle Atlantic states. Today that number is down to 50 percent, but it is still impressive. When we first arrived in Hanover, only 8 percent came from the South or west of the Mississippi. Today that number is up to 38 percent. When we retire, we go where it is warm. By the way, math majors have probably already deduced that those who came from the central states pretty much stayed there. Also, we’re a domestic bunch; fewer than 1 percent have an international address. Your thoughts? We regret closing with the news that two of our most active classmates, Jonathan Walton and Robert Binswanger, have recently passed away.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

One of our most active and loyal classmates is the Rev. Francis Frellick. Fran and his wife of some 62 years, Ann, live in Fort Wayne, Indiana. (Trivia note: They and Patricia Steck, widow of classmate Tom Steck, are the only ’52s living in Indiana.) Fran has led the class memorial services at all our recent reunions in Hanover and he has also recently published a 130-page memoir, Bends in the River. This story of his life is well written and an interesting read. His Dartmouth experience, both academically and socially, is covered in some detail and, as Dartmouth looks back on its 250-year history in 2019, Fran’s look back on his life causes us to wonder how many others may be doing the same thing. In a related vein, in recent correspondence with Winchell “Jock” Craig, he wonders how many of our class had a military career, as he did. Jock was a career U.S. Marine officer. We know that the late Jim Fowler and Edward Fitzgerald were also career Marines and we know that Bill Sweet, Ray Pierce, and Ted Fellowes, all deceased, were career U.S. Navy officers. Henry Chapman was a career U.S. Army officer. All of these men rose to the level of either colonel (Army and Marines) or captain (Navy) except Ted Fellowes, who was an admiral. Are there others we may have missed? Ronald Scott, who passed away this past September, comes close. He was trained as a Navy pilot and rose to the rank of captain in the reserves, but he is best remembered as an attorney in civilian life. About half of our class served in the military either before or after college, so there may be more. There are no class events scheduled as of this writing, but the football schedule shows Dartmouth playing Princeton on November 9 in New York at Yankee Stadium. Can we help fill the place? In addition to Ron Scott, mentioned above, we are sorry to report the passing of Timothy Jameison in Florida on October 22, 2018.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

The weather was perfect—and so was the attendance—as classmates and family gathered in the Upper Valley at the nearby Quechee Club in Quechee, Vermont, for our annual class of 1952 summer luncheon on August 23. We had 26 people sign up, and 26 people showed up. We trust they all had an enjoyable afternoon. Attendees included Anne and John McDonald from Ticonderoga, New York, and Vic Trautwein from Portsmouth, Rhode Island, our most distant travelers for the occasion. Dodieand Jack Boyle, Julie and George Hibben, and Cecily and Steve Parkhurst drove up from the metropolitan Boston area, while Mary and Alden Fiertz joined us from Brattleboro, Vermont, and Judy and Gene Cesari came down from South Ryegate, Vermont. From closer to home, we enjoyed the company of Liz Russell, Judy Breed,Jane and Jack Unkles, Dan Van Dorn, Charlie Curtis and daughter Cindy Curtis,Boots and Jim Churchill, and class president Frank Logan and wife Drewry, as well as your class secretary and his wife, Maggie. In addition to the opportunity for all those gathered to have a chance to renew and share friendships, Frank Logan presented a most interesting story of the struggles of Dartmouth in the early years of the College and the role of some key participants, reminding us that Dartmouth will be celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2019. Does the name John B. Wheeler ring a bell? Frank’s presentation was well researched, and his remarks will be provided to the class as a whole. As you might expect, we are not having so many of this kind of gathering these days, like the ones we also held in New York and San Francisco for so many years. In other class news, College fund chairman Jim Churchill, reports another banner year of College support in fiscal 2018, with $374,000 committed. Unfortunately, we report the loss of several other friends in recent months. Two Cleveland classmates, Norman Jeavons and John Klein, passed away in July, along with Frederick “Ted” Fellowes from Virginia. Nelson Ehinger, Darien, Connecticut, died in August of this year.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

A few weeks ago a notice came in the mail announcing plans for the 70th reunion for my high school class, and I thought that was a bit much—and then, I thought again. If 1948 was when most of us graduated from high school, then 1948 was the year of the creation of the great class of 1952 at Dartmouth College. Seventy years ago, the summer of 1948, thinking back, was the start of life-changing events: the challenge, the thrill, the responsibility, the opportunity, and, yes, the fear of the unknown. All of this stood before us in the summer of 1948. This led me to a trip back through our freshman year Green Book to relive experiences with our friends, some for the full 70 years, some later in life, and, sad to say, quite a few who have left us with just the fond memories. If you still have your Green Book, take some time and walk through it again, slowly. You won’t be disappointed. Then, take some time to go through the 25-year and 50-year books. There are many interesting stories in these reports on our lives. My experience led to a look at where we prepared for college and who might have been friends for even longer than our start in 1948. It was only a little surprising to find the school with the most ’52s was Kimball Union Academy, with 19. Next in line was another prep school, Deerfield, with some 17 classmates. Prep schools had the most concentrations, but public high schools (as best we can define) are still our largest preparatory background. New Trier High school in Winnetka, Illinois, blessed us with eight (maybe nine, nobody is sure) classmates, and three—John Brower, Pete Burnside, and Vic Trautwein—are all still in touch with each other. There are probably many examples like that. If this rings a bell for you, send us your experience and enjoy the ride. Sadly, as you might expect, we report the passing of four more classmates, Charles “Chuck” Keenen, Gil Noble, Ray Pierce, and John Wall.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Exactly one year ago we opened our Class Notes with this comment, “We normally use this space in the alumni magazine to focus on news our classmates have submitted or to report on past events that would be of interest to our class and our friends in other classes. Too often in recent years we have also noted the passing of our long-time classmates.” In the meantime, 2017 was a very successful year for our class, and we hope individually for you as well. Our 65th reunion was the highlight of the year, and we had several good stories of other activities that were reported in the class newsletter. However, as you might expect, last year we also lost a number of our good friends and we hope you will agree they deserve special mention, not just the formal reporting in the usual manner. From mid-2017 through year-end, classmates Harry Heap, Robert Schuldt, Elliott Cates, Charles Weed, Robert Adams, Charles Allen, Robert Morris, William Zaphiris, Curtis Richards, Edwin “Ted” Rice, Andrew Aishton and Alan Davis passed away. Of course, you know these 12 men better by their nicknames and their friendships. There are many stories, but we’ll mention just two here as examples. Bob Adams was a long-time friend with Ed Clark, Nels Ehinger and Steve Parkhurst and each year, through many years, they would have their own personal reunion, keeping the bond fresh. Our last reported loss was Alan Davis, who comes from a family of several generations of Dartmouth graduates, including a son and two grandsons. In recent years he and Terry Malone became close friends, and they and their wives have traveled widely together, joined forces at reunions and otherwise found reasons to keep their contacts strong. Alan and Terry both attended our 65th last year. In spite of these losses, as we move toward the fall of 2018, we will remember how this all started, 70 years ago, and we still represent some 38 percent of the 715 members of the class of 1952. Take good care of yourself and stay in touch.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

Even though our 65th reunion will take place after this piece is written, it will be history by the time you read it here. However, the book is now closed on those who are planning to be in Hanover the weekend of September 22-24, which is to say, the money is in the bank. Therefore, we can give you an idea of how things might have gone and we’d like to do this before 2018. We are very pleased that some 130 people signed up, representing about 25 percent of the living members of the class. Not too shabby after 65 years, eh? The list includes 66 classmates and five wives representing their late husbands. The geographic distribution is interesting. There is representation from 25 states, including all the New England and Middle Atlantic states. The three West Coast states are all represented, as well as Nevada, Arizona, Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, Indiana and North Carolina and there is one attendee from Mexico. We’ll provide the names when we know for sure they all made it. The program you have already seen was not altered and the forecast for fall foliage was excellent, so we’re sure the beauty of New England was here for all to see. In other news, we can report that we have had a chance to speak or visit with Gil Ellenberger and Jack Flitner inCalifornia, Robert Binswanger, Jack Unkles, Jay Anderson, Dan Van Dorn and John Barto in New Hampshire and all are doing well. We enjoyed the annual summer picnic in Hanover for the Dartmouth athletic sponsor program that was also attended by Jim Churchill, Charlie Curtis and Frank Logan. Our class participation in this program continues strong. Finally, we sincerely regret to report the passing of classmates Richard A. Heinlein, George C. Gibson, Geoffrey C. McGlashen, John H. Hoeven Jr., William W. Rooke, David L. Larson, George W. Clendon Jr., Thomas A. Garrity, Vincent W. Jones and William S. Roberts.With each loss, a piece of our life goes with it. Take good care and stay in touch.

—William J. Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

For those of you signed up to join your friends and classmates in Hanover for our 65th reunion on September 22, it is time to start packing your bags. For those who aren’t able to join us, we’ll give you a full rundown in the next Class Notes and the class newsletter. At the end of these notes we report on the passing of several more of our classmates, an acknowledgment of our aging. However, one of the good things about these notes is that we also have the opportunity to report on our continuing activities. For example, in the past few weeks we have heard from Jack Hoeven in North Dakota, who is still working (bank chairman); Dr. Ben Stein in New Jersey, reporting on his offspring and his avocation as car restorer par excellence; Gene Cesari in Vermont, a retired college president and now focusing on building flintlock rifles as well as restoring Bugatis; and Alan Smith, retired auto executive in Florida, still running competitively and earning medals in the process. We also have a long note from Arizona resident Dr. Frederick “Ted” Hecht, outlining his annual three-month vacation in France—something he has been doing every year since our junior year in Hanover. We also heard from retired attorney Wey Lundquist, writing from his home in San Francisco about some political issues, and from yet another doctor, Virginia resident Gordy Kay, with some nice words about the late John Lloyd, whose obituary appeared in The Washington Post. John was a career foreign service officer. Our last note comes from Cyril Gsell, writing from Westchester County, New York. Cyril is a retired watch manufacturer. You may recall he designed our 20th reunion class watch.

His granddaughter participated in the last Washington, D.C., marathon and Cyril noted that it was the Marine Corps marathon, founded by our classmate, the late Jim Fowler, some 42 years ago. As mentioned earlier, I’m sorry to report the passing of several classmates, Reg Pierson, Harold Wiper, Charlie Blakemore, Roy Abbott and Roger Pierce.Hope to see you in Hanover.

—William J. Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

We normally use this space in the alumni magazine to focus on news our classmates have submitted or to report on past class events that would be of interest to our class and our friends in other classes. Too often in recent years we have also noted the passing of our longtime classmates. This issue is no exception. In late August 2016 John Keniley passed away in North Carolina, in November Dr. Frank Mate passed away in Maryland and, in December, two very active classmates in the Hanover area, Bill Breed and John North, passed away within 10 days of each other. Their obituaries are in the online edition of this publication.

This comes at a time when we are getting ready to experience our 65th reunion in Hanover on September 22-24 and reminds us of not only our fragility, but also the bond that has been the strength of this class since 1948. Therefore, we hope that your interest in the class and Dartmouth—and your health—line up to allow you to join us for this 13th celebration of the great class of 1952. As we write, there are some 300 of us on the class mailing list as well as a very strong group of some 200 spouses that could join us for this significant event. Also, New England in the fall is the most beautiful time of the year, another reason to make the journey.

Full details of the reunion will continue to be sent to you through other channels, but the outline of the weekend will focus on events that will be reflective of our long history of bonding and of things that are relevant to our age and our experience. Which is to say, it will be made as comfortable and enjoyable as possible. Headquarters for the reunion will be the Hanover Inn (forget the tent—that is so 1977) and everything will be centrally located. So, why not check in with friends in the class, make your plans and join us as we “Just Keep Going!”

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52

@aol.com

If you roam the Dartmouth campus or downtown Hanover these days you will find many places to sit. Benches are everywhere and most of them are dedicated, generally to someone who is deserving of recognition. It is not so easy to see other forms of remembrance, such as trees. However, if you take a stroll around or near the Green or over to Baker Library you will find three beautiful trees dedicated to members of the class of 1952. The most recent dedication, and the largest tree, is a beautiful maple in front of Wentworth Hall, dedicated to John Rosenwald and his wife, Pat. The naming is in response to a gift to the College by Farag Saghri, a parent of a current student at Dartmouth, a New York banker and a long-time friend of John and Pat. It reflects his support for the philanthropic and civic contributions of the Rosenwalds. Standing almost alongside is another maple tree, dedicated in memory of our classmate, the late Sam Harned, who passed away in 1976. This tree is named for Sam by gifts from his family, including members of the classes of 1950 and 1985. Sam’s brother, Jack, is a member of the class of ’50. Finally, over in front of Sanborn House is a handsome tree dedicated to the late David Oestreicher. Dave was an accomplished New York newspaperman who passed away in 1999. There is no indication of the donor, but we assume it is family related. In a different type of respect, 40 years ago our classmate, the late Jim Fowler, created the U.S. Marine Corps marathon that is run every year at the USMC base in Quantico, Virginia. Jim, a career Marine Corps officer, has now been recognized by the naming of the marathon headquarters at Quantico (Mainside) in his honor. Fowler Hall was dedicated at a ceremony with Jim’s wife, Betsy, and our classmate, Howie Carter, in attendance. We close with the sad news of the unfortunate loss of five more classmates: Ronald E. Williams, Ray Schumacher, Richard McDonough, Preston Saunders and David Dugan.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

In the olden days, i.e., when we were gainfully employed and making a difference, we used to pick up news about our classmates from sporting events, weddings, reunions, press releases and the like. Today we get news by electronic communication, telephone, the grapevine and, yes, by snail mail. Sadly, and this is a serious comment, we sometimes get news when we lose a friend. In early April, for example, at well-attended services in Greenwich, Connecticut, for our classmate Peter McSpadden, we were joined by George Davis (a neighbor of Peter), Nels Ehinger, Roger Pierce, Jim Rosenfield, Ann Mandel and Nancy Watt and all are doing well. We learned that Jim Rosenfield, a veteran of Dartmouth radio and CBS, was the featured speaker in Hanover at the dinner commemorating the 75th anniversary of regular, College-sanctioned radio broadcasting at Dartmouth. Good old WDBS is now something called 99Rock WFRD-FM —music we wouldn’t understand, but today’s kids love it. We also recently had a very good phone conversation with Jack Crowell out in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and Jack (his family calls him John) is also doing okay, but the call was prompted by the passing of Dr. Howard Geist of nearby Portland. Finally, in the same vein, we heard from both Harry Wachen in Great Neck, New York, and Dick Hull in Potomac, Maryland, with stories and reminiscences about our classmate Herb Roth, who passed away in Birmingham, Alabama, on April 4. Harry and Herb were long-time New York friends and Dick was a Harvard law school classmate of Herb’s, along with several other ’52s. Obituaries for each of our three late friends mentioned here are in the online edition of this issue of the alumni magazine, along with those of Jacques William F. Allen, H. Donald Staubes, Stewart M. Rose, Jay R. Schochet and William T. Brandfass, all of whom we recognize equally and mourn. We close with a note to watch your mail for news about our annual New York City luncheon, our class dinner in Hanover on October 1 and our 65th reunion on September 22-24, 2017.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

When you live in the Hanover area and have the good fortune to visit the College on a regular basis, it is easy to maintain your ties to Dartmouth and all the tradition and memories that go with it. But what if you don’t have that opportunity or don’t choose to come back to the campus on a regular basis? We all have our priorities and our constraints. Since we are some 18 months away from celebrating our 65th anniversary (i.e., reunion), this seems like a good time to take inventory of what some of our classmates remember about their Dartmouth experience. So, we traveled to San Francisco, about as far away as you can get, had lunch with four classmates (plus one grandson in the class of 2017) and asked what they recall as important to their memories of Dartmouth. These four—two lawyers, one geologist and one communications veteran—included Lee Cliff, Wey Lundquist, Dave Brew and Nick Skylor.The grandson was Charlie Lundquist (son of Wey Lundquist ’81), and his presence added a lot to help bridge the years from then to now—and to update us on current College issues. This may not qualify as a scientific survey, but we think many members of our class would agree with their recollections. “People,” of course, was the word most often expressed and in various formats; that is, classmates, professors, coaches, administrators, mentors—individuals who may have helped shape our lives. Other thoughts included “sense of place,” “family feeling,” “climate,” “social events” (Carnival and Green Key), “certain courses”—especially “Great Issues”—and that special bond that came from our relative isolation in those days. There was also a kind of fondness in the discussion that is hard to put into words, but it was a good dialog for these classmates. We had hoped to have Pete Zischke and Gil Ellenberger join us, but they sent last-minute regrets. It would be interesting to hear your take on this topic. Drop us a line. Reminder: The 65th reunion is September 22-24, 2017, a most beautiful time in New England.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

We don’t know how 2015 is going to close out as it relates to our class, but it has been very disappointing to have to report the passing of so many of our good friends through the first eight months of the year. In our last newsletter in August, we reported on some 15 members of the class who have also been remembered in the alumni magazine online. That is a total of 26 for the year. Now, we regretfully add two more, David H. Larson, a resident of San Mateo, California, and Donald F. Eldridge of Titusville, Florida, both of whom passed away in the first half of August. We offer our condolences to families and friends of all these fine men. On the positive side, we continue to be able to report frequent gatherings of classmates between our regularly scheduled class reunions. One of the most durable is the annual luncheon of ’52s at the Yale Club that has been held for at least the last 15 years. We have, of course, reported regularly on this gathering, but it has become such a tradition that we feel justified in reporting the planned attendees in 2015. The organizers, once again, are Bob Ringstad and Bart Lombardi. The other attendees, in random order, include Dr. George Howard, Bob Callander, John Rosenwald, Gerry Lukeman, Harry Wachen, Jim Rosenfield, Nels Ehinger, Albie Collins, Fred Forni, Pete McSpadden, Cyril Gsell, Ken Roman, Roger Pierce, Larry Newman, George Davis, Kirk Spurr and, from afar, Vic Trautwein, Alden Fiertz and your class secretary. Unfortunately, two other regulars, Dick Watt and Dan Gutterman, have passed away since last year and another reliable attendee, Herb Roth, has moved from the area to be closer to family. It would be exciting to be able to report on luncheons such as this from Boston, either Florida coast, Chicago or other areas where we have groups of classmates. Finally, very briefly, we recently had short, but positive and enjoyable, conversations with Terry Malone in Michigan and Quent Squires in Florida. Both are doing well and coming to Hanover this fall.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com

It is always enjoyable to reconnect with classmates who haven’t been in touch for a while, and these past two months have provided ample opportunity. On a recent trip to Scottsdale, Arizona, we had a chance to visit with Will Rooke and his wife, Glady, and we’re pleased to report they are doing fine. Will had a hip replacement operation in mid-March, but he was moving comfortably and on target for full recovery. Also from Scottsdale, we have been in touch with Ted Hecht and his wife, Barbara. They are still doing some traveling, as is Em White, who recently returned to his Naples, Florida, home after hiking in Iceland and Greenland. Jack Barclay phoned recently from his home in St. Joseph, Missouri, and we had a long and interesting conversation. He, too, reports he is in reasonably good health and he sounds as enthusiastic as ever. In late April we made a trip to “the interior” and had a most pleasant lunch with Kermit Ingham and his wife, Bette, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Kerm is ever the loyal Dartmouth alum, but he does love those Cowboys at Oklahoma State—understandable, he has lived in Stillwater for some 85 years! We also made contact recently with Frank Cory at his home in Lima, Ohio. He is retired from his law practice, but he and his wife, Dee, are doing well. Unfortunately, the occasion of the contact was to express condolences and pay our respects to Frank’s twin brother, Charles “Chuck” Cory, who passed away on February 28. On a positive note, Dartmouth baseball for 2015 is over, but the Big Green continues to dominate the Red Rolfe division of the Ivies, winning for the eighth straight year. Our loyal supporters who cheered on as Dartmouth took four straight from the Harvards were former players Zack Boyages, “Buzz” Barton, Frank Logan, Steve Meterparel and Jim Churchill. These guys meet every year—same time, same place, same result. Reminder: Our fall class dinner is on October 10 during Homecoming Weekend in Hanover and the Penn football game. Details will be in the newsletter.


—
William Montgomery
, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com


The San Francisco Chronicle headline of December 12, 2014, summed it up nicely, “Bay Area residents pick up the pieces after ferocious storm.” That is why the Dartmouth ’52 luncheon of December 11 never happened. It was touch-and-go from the outset. First, host Pete Zischke, because of some complications, canceled the annual luncheon that has become a tradition at the Bohemian Club for more than 25 years. Then regular attendees Nick Skyler and Wey Lundquist stepped up to re-schedule the lunch for regular attendees on an ad-hoc basis at the Olympic Club. However, Mother Nature trumped that move with heavy downpours (much needed), strong winds and a massive power outage (not needed) on the 11th. Other attendees planning to join the group included Gil Ellenberger and Dave Larson from the peninsula and Jim Streng from Sacramento, California. Dave Brew was on a trip and Lee Cliff had a dental conflict; just as well they couldn’t be there. We are advised they will try to reschedule the official class lunch for sometime in 2015.


In the process we learned that Dave and Joan Larson, like many other ’52s, have moved to a retirement community, although they are still in their longtime city of San Mateo, California. We should also note that Wey and Kay Lundquist have now returned full-time to San Francisco after a number of years divided between the Bay Area and Hanover. Wey’s law practice was always in San Francisco, but he was an active member of the Hanover community, teaching at Dartmouth and serving as an advisor to several student groups.


Although he hasn’t had the opportunity to attend the luncheons, Vince Jones has been a long-time Bay Area resident and we’re pleased to report he is in good health and doing fine. Vince had a successful career as an attorney, was an active home-builder and still keeps up with both the law and construction to this day. However, right now as a football and rugby veteran, he is most proud of his grandson, a sophomore wide receiver on the Brigham Young University Cougars football team, which finished the 2014 season, 8-5.


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com


The announcement a few months ago that this publication has put its entire history online is a reminder that your class secretaries have been posting news of this class for more than 62 years now. While it may seem self-serving, as a paid-up member of the Class Secretaries Protective Association, I decided to browse through selected issues of the DAM, jot down the names of these valiant servants and read some of their postings. Fascinating to read how we progressed through these years—you will find it all there. Our first of 10 class secretaries was Bob Brace, and he set a high bar for good reading. The late Ray Buck, one of several secretaries who were committed writers independent of this responsibility, followed him. Charlie Blakemore, advertising leader and author, was next in line. Charlie actually had two bites of the apple, serving split terms in the 1960s and 1970s. He was followed by the late Gene Teevens, who wrote between our 15th and 20th reunions. Your current scribe had his first term following that, leading up to our 25th reunion. Marcel Durot, an excellent communicator, followed Charlie’s second term and he, in turn, was followed by Jay Anderson, a C.P.A. by trade and well known to all the class. In the decade before our 50th reunion Henry Williams served two consecutive terms—unique to this class—and Dick Watt followed him. Dick, as we all know, not only is an industrialist, but also has published several books on European history. Following our 55th reunion Dave Drexler served the class well until our most recent reunion—and now, here we are. Trivia note: In Bob Brace’s first issue (October 1952) we were the tail end of 44 pages of Class Notes. Today, with this issue, we are in page three or four of some 40 pages—working our way up to No. 1! (Why fewer pages today? Because there are no photos—you know, weddings—and class entries are shorter.) Next issue we will have news of our class fall dinner in Hanover, the class lunch in New York and more. 


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261, wmontgod52@aol.com


It all started last August at a ’52 class luncheon in Vermont. Jack Boyle and Hank Waters, our mini-reunion chairman, discussed the possibility of a class get together in Florida for 2014. Then, in the fall, Jack attended a Dartmouth function in Boston and met our new president, Phil Hanlon ’77, along with Martha Beattie ’76, vice president for alumni relations. Jack broached the idea of the president coming to Florida for a meeting at Harbour Ridge in Palm City, Florida—lots of ’52s hang out there. Time passed. Then, the first week in March, Jack gets a call from Dr. Hanlon’s office. He can be there to host a lunch on Tuesday, March 18. Are we on? In just two weeks? On March 18 some 70-plus college alumni and spouses gathered for a great afternoon with Phil and his wife, Gail Gentes. Of course the class of ’52 was very well represented; great teamwork and loyal alumni working together. Attendees in addition to Jack and Dodie Boyle included Dave Drexler and wife Judy, Dick and Nancy Watt, Bob and Pat Brace, Steve and Arlene Lazarus, Dick and Caroline McDonough, Marty and Louise Yarvis, Howie Carter and Betty Volkwein, and the class secretary with his wife, Maggie. Bill Randall wasn’t able to make the luncheon, but he and Wendy were there in spirit and are doing well. Mission accomplished. With that successful gathering in mind, please mark your calendar for a ’52 dinner on Saturday, October 4, at the Coolidge Hotel in White River Junction, Vermont. This is the weekend of the Dartmouth-Penn football game in Hanover—a perfect time for the height of the fall foliage season. Details will follow. Finally, the regular Dartmouth baseball season was scheduled to end the weekend of April 28 with a doubleheader against Harvard in Cambridge. As is their custom, several of our classmates, all former ball players, gathered to celebrate the occasion. This year’s group included Bob “Buzz” Barton, Frank Logan, Steve Meterperel and Jim Churchill. As it developed, the games were rained out, but they still had a great lunch.


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com


Given the inexorable physical toll inflicted upon us by the passage of time, it is to be expected that we each suffer some degree of slowing down. There are, however, at least two of us—Alan Smith and Ron Rose—who, counter to expectation, continue to strive for increased speed in their lives, albeit in different ways.


Alan’s field is track. A swimmer at Dartmouth, he took up jogging on a treadmill in his mid-40s and, upon retirement to Brevard County, Florida, in 1992, expanded his workouts and began competing in 5K and 10K road races. In 2001, because it was easier on his body, he switched to the softer surface of a track, where the races are shorter but faster, and he has achieved noteworthy success in 800M and 1,500M races in the 75-to-79 age category. He has recently taken on a rigorous training regimen both on the track and in the gym, under the guidance of a personal trainer/coach, with the goal of running even faster in years to come.


Ron Rose’s pursuit of speed takes place on another type of track. He is pursuing with considerable success his avocation of sports car racing, a hobby that dates back to the 1960s. The competition consists of time trials on slalom-like, pylon-marked courses conducted under the auspices of the Sports Car Club of America. Ron competes primarily in the Steel Cities Region, which encompasses Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where Ron lives. There are 10 events each year, with prizes awarded on the basis of cumulative performances. There are no age distinctions for contestants, so Ron has at times been up against drivers as much as 50 years younger. In 2008 Ron, driving a stock 2007 BMW 335i that he otherwise uses for daily driving chores, won his region’s championship in his car’s weight-and-horsepower classification despite missing two events, and at this writing he is looking forward to repeating in 2009.


There may be some other classmates who are speed demons. Let me know and I’ll see that you get appropriate recognition; maybe even arrange some intra-class competition (just kidding).


—David A. Drexler, 1706 N. Park Dr., Apt. 8, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 428-0398; dave@drexler.com


The Class Notes a few months back about the dramatically divergent careers followed by actor-writer Buck Henry Zuckerman and Rabbi Marshall Meyer in achieving recognition in the Internet encyclopedia Wikipedia brought some interesting responses. Buck, while disclaiming any responsibility, direct or indirect, for his entry, remembered that Marshall’s and his paths had crossed in a Dartmouth Players’ production of The Merchant of Venice, with Marshall playing Shylock and Buck a lesser role. And Dr. Harry Wachen recalled how he and Marshall had successfully petitioned President Dickey to make Rollins Chapel available for Jewish High Holy Days services, which had up to then been held off campus at the Hotel Coolidge in White River Junction, Vermont. President Dickey personally attended the first night, establishing a custom for Dartmouth presidents that has continued to this day. Incidentally, Ken Roman is also now the subject of a Wikipedia entry, so that we now have three classmates who have achieved cyber-immortality. 


Don “Dimp” Wagner’s passing earlier this year was particularly poignant for me, partly because of how I learned of it. Returning from a vacation, I found among my accumulated messages one of his sometimes quirky, but generally spirit-lifting group e-mails and the notification of his death, both date-timed within the same week. But I also recalled my personal experience with his indefatigability as class agent for the Tuck annual giving campaign. I left Tuck for law school after the first year and have never considered myself a Tuck alumnus. However, my name was on Dimp’s solicitation list, and his persistent importuning led me to contribute a token amount each year. In 2007 I inadvertently missed the Tuck annual giving deadline. Nonetheless, I received an acknowledgement from Tuck School of a pledge in my usual modest amount. When I taxed Dimp, half tongue-in-cheek, for his presumptuousness in making a pledge for me, he replied that for the sake of his record the continuity of my yearly contributions had to be maintained, and that he would fulfill the pledge if I didn’t. I paid.


—Dave Drexler, 100 Waters Edge Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477; (561) 747-3874; dave@drexler.com


Among the responsibilities of newly appointed class treasurer Dan Van Dorn is supervision of the $10 per classmate voluntary fund solicited each year with the billing for class dues. In recent years the fund has been used to supplement grants for undergraduate internships awarded by the College’s Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and for fellowships and internships of the Tucker Foundation. We have recently received reports from the two 2009 Class of 1952 named interns of the Rockefeller Center. Mitchell D. McIntyre ’10, who worked at the U.S Department of Commerce in San Jose, California, and Natalie A. Young ’10, who spent her summer at the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, a non-governmental agency based in Washington, D.C. In an effort to keep the class informed of where, as they say, “its dollars are working,” I have asked Webmaster Ben Lawwill to post their reports on our class Web site (www.dartmouth.org/classes/52) and will do so with the Tucker reports when received. 


In January a lead article in the weekly “Science Times” section of The New York Times, in discussing a new book on the health problems and death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, referred extensively to the earlier work in the field by our Dr. Harry Goldsmith. Harry’s dogged investigation into the secrecy and mystery surrounding FDR’s health has been a lifelong avocation, which culminated in the publication of his own book, A Conspiracy of Silence: The Health and Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, in 2007. That his efforts are still receiving recognition provides testimony to the significance of his work. 


In February five of us—Bob Brace, Bill Randall, Tom Schanck, Dick Watt and I—enjoyed an impromptu mini-reunion when we shared a table at a meet-and-greet luncheon for College President Jim Yong Kim with alumni in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. We had a chance to reminisce a bit before being treated to and impressed by President Kim’s wide-ranging and warmly received remarks on the complexities of administrating today’s Dartmouth, his heartfelt appreciation of its traditions and his plans for the future.


—Dave Drexler, 1706 N. Park Drive, Apt. 8, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 428-0398; dave@drexler.com


A somewhat cryptic e-mail from Dan Gutterman noting that he had spent several weeks last spring lecturing on business law and related topics at the Innovative University of Eurasia in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, cried out for further inquiry, and in a subsequent exchange of e-mails and telephone conversations I learned that this trip had been Dan’s 16th excursion behind the former Iron Curtain since his retirement from the active practice of law in the early 1990s.


These visits, mostly to former Soviet Republics, but also including Albania and Hungary, were made under the auspices of the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Fulbright Program, U.S. non-governmental organizations promoting international cooperation and also occasionally by sponsorship of the country or institution visited. Dan has been visiting lecturer of business law at universities in Hungary, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan; commentator on drafts of the Russian Civil Code; legal advisor to the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Cooperation of Albania in free-market development and analysis of proposals for foreign investment into Albania; and advisor to the government of Ukraine in a pilot program to restructure collective farms. In several countries he has been a speaker and discussion leader in international business forums. He is a judge in international moot court competitions and in the New York City interscholastic moot court competition.


In his teaching (in English or in Russian, depending on the students’ language abilities) Dan seeks to familiarize the students with Western (i.e., free-market) legal concepts and practices, but his salient thrust is more general—to introduce his students to the analytical tools necessary to discern legal issues in situations they might later face, a universal skill he believes will aid them no matter what fields they might enter or what economic or political circumstances might prevail. 


Dan may return to Pavlodar in 2011 or lecture at a university in Lviv, Ukraine. He and his wife, Sue, plan to take a 2011 vacation on the Black Sea.


—Dave Drexler, 1706 N. Park Dr., Apt. 8, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 428-0398; dave@drexler.com


It is very encouraging and most interesting to be able to report that members of our class are still “in the news” in a variety of ways—and getting well deserved recognition for achievement, philanthropy and activity. Here are two recent examples. Bill Randall, a retired banker and life-long resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was honored at year-end 2013 by the Milwaukee Rotary Club with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 50-plus years of service to Rotary and the community. His list of accomplishments would fill this page. Bill’s family, including his wife, Wendy, attended the award ceremony along with hundreds of Rotarians. Closer to home, in Hanover, Jay Schochet and his wife, Suzi, have been recognized by Dartmouth and the Hood Museum for their donation of a massive outdoor public artwork titled Perdido, created in 1978 by the noted Australian sculptor Clement Meadmore. The 15-foot-tall steel piece has been placed permanently on campus directly below South Fayerweather Hall and across from Topliff Hall—with proper credit to both the artist and the donors. Jay and Suzi now divide their time between their home in Newport, Rhode Island, and Florida after a successful career for Jay in real estate development in New England. Jay and Suzi have been long-time supporters of the Hood Museum, as have other members of our class. In news of general interest we recently had an opportunity to visit and catch up with both Norm Logan and Jay Anderson in New London, New Hampshire. Norm and his wife, Dusty, retired to the area a number of years ago, as did Jay and his wife, Edythe. Charlie Blakemore, now living in Eureka, California, near one of his sons, reports that he has adjusted nicely to the change from his former retirement home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Charlie moved to Eureka after the loss of his wife, Virginia, a couple of years ago. Finally, we also had a good visit by phone with Jim Ketchum and he filled us in on his activities at home in Santa Rosa, California. More on that in our newsletter.


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com


For well over a decade now members of our class have been meeting at the Yale Club in New York City in the late summer or early fall to enjoy a luncheon and swap stories about life in general and class matters in particular. The tradition continues. If memory serves, the originator of the luncheon was the late Harvey Kelley who, sadly, passed away in 2005. Bob Ringstad and Bart Lombardi joined with Harvey in planning and managing this gathering and they continue to carry forward each year in grand style. Sometimes as many as 28 have attended; this year the group was about 18 or 19. Most, of course, come from the tri-state area of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Planned attendees, in no particular order, were Harry Wachen, Ken Roman, George Davis, Pete McSpadden, Albie Collins, Larry Sterne, Jim Rosenfield, Roger Pierce, John Rosenwald, Cyril Gsell, Art Figur, Hank Waters (down from Vermont!), George Howard, Dan Gutterman, Fred Forni, Gerry Lukeman, the hosts (Lombardi and Ringstad) and the class secretary. There is no formal program as a rule, but Rosie is always good for some entertaining remarks and an update on the College. This year the focus naturally would be the new Dartmouth president, Phil Hanlon ’77. His official inauguration took place in Hanover on September 20, shortly after the lunch. This is also a good time to mention that the annual San Francisco lunch, organized by Pete Zischke, will take place on schedule in mid-December at the Bohemian Club. If you plan to be in the Bay Area, be sure to sign on. Details will be in the class newsletter. And, still on the subject of class gatherings—something everyone enjoys—a number of classmates have inquired about a mini-reunion in Florida in early 2014. We have more than 50 members of the class who live or winter in Florida—that is a strong start for a good excuse to get together. We’ve done this successfully on two prior occasions. Class president Alden Fiertz and mini-reunion chairman Hank Waters will be working on this. Let us know if you are interested.


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgoD52@aol.com


Four beautiful days in June turned out to be perfect for our 60th reunion and the record turnout of 112 classmates and 207 total attendance again demonstrated the loyalty and friendships we have treasured these past 64 years of the Dartmouth experience. The reunion, led by chair Alden Fiertz and vice chair Frank Logan, began with an outdoor reception and dinner beside the new (to most attendees) Berry Library and Kemeny and Haldeman halls. Ken Roman set a warm tone to the evening by reading a poem especially written for our reunion by Ray Buck. Tuesday was a full day with seminars, a luncheon in Alumni Hall with guest speaker Michael Taylor, director of the Hood Museum. We then had a tour of the Hood, including a special exhibit of gifts by members of the class of ’52. In the evening a reception and banquet at Collis included remarks by class president Dorn McGrath and a video of A Purposeful Journey, highlighting our ’52 Dartmouth years. Frank Logan developed this story, assisted by John McCrillis. Dartmouth board chairman Steve Mandel ’78, son of the late Steve Mandel, also addressed the gathering. His mother, Ann, was in attendance. On Wednesday, the Rev. Fran Frellick ably led the memorial service while Jack Boyle and Harry Goldsmith read the names of classmates who have passed on since our last reunion. At our Wednesday dinner the class presented a plaque to the 2012 national sevens champion Dartmouth rugby organization honoring the founding of modern rugby at Dartmouth by our class in 1951. The plaque especially recognizes the late Alan Reich and the late Howie Smith. Peter McSpadden introduced Gay Reich, Alan’s wife, who gave the award to the Dartmouth coach and the team captain. Albie Collins, Dave Drexler and Ken Roman also played key roles in the project. The reunion closed on Thursday morning with a getaway breakfast. John North did a great job managing the receptions and meals. Dan Van Dorn and Steve Parkhurst shared the treasury responsibilities, and Bill Breed and Liz Russell also played key roles. Now, on to the 65th! 


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com


The nominating committee, headed by John North, for new class officers for the period 2012 through 2017, deferred their decision from the traditional time period at the current reunion to reflect the timing of the next reunion. This means the new officers assumed responsibility at the Class Officers Weekend in Hanover on September 29. Their term will run through the next reunion in September 2017. Our new class president is Alden Fiertz, South Woodstock, Vermont. The new class vice president is Henry “Hank” Waters of Quechee, Vermont, and Naples, Florida. Hank will also assume the function of mini-reunion chairman.


Class treasurer is Stephen Parkhurst, Winchester, Massachusetts. Everett Parker, Concord, Massachusetts, and Tucson, Arizona, and James Churchill, Woodstock, Vermont, and Kansas City, Missouri, remain as head agents for the College Fund. They and their team raised $587,000 this past year from 59.5 percent of the class. These are both records and earned the class the Mark R. Alperin ’80 Award for highest participation in a reunion year and the Roger C. Wilde ’21 Award for setting a new 60th reunion dollar record. Frank Logan and Elisabeth Russell remain as chairpersons of planned giving. Finally, reflecting the combined nature of reporting Class Notes and online obituaries in the alumni magazine with news in the class newsletter, these have now been combined into one function. Bill Montgomery will assume that joint reporting responsibility. The class held its annual fall Upper Valley dinner this year with a good turnout over the weekend of the installation of the class officers and the Dartmouth-Penn football game. It was at the Coolidge Hotel in White River Junction, Vermont, and brought back many memories at that venerable institution. Nostalgia reigns. The New York group did not hold its annual luncheon this fall, but the San Francisco lunch will be held as usual in early December. Finally, Vic Trautwein and his wife, Ginny, held their late summer ’52 lunch on a picture-perfect August day in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Attendees included Charlie and Nancy Clough, Ed Fitzgerald, Pete and Jean Stanley, Jack and Dodie Boyle, and Steve and Cecily Parkhurst. Nicely done.


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52 @aol.com


It is hard to believe, but almost a year has passed since our record-breaking 60th reunion. However, there is still a lot going on. Our new class president, Alden Fiertz, presided over an ad hoc meeting of classmates at lunch in the Upper Valley in February. His goal was simply to get the feel of available ’52s about where the class goes from here regarding both class activities and support of the College. Attendees included Gene Cesari (South Ryegate, Vermont), Charlie Curtis (New London, New Hampshire), Dan Van Dorn (White River Junction, Vermont), John McCrillis (Newport, New Hampshire), Frank Logan (Hanover), Liz Russell (Norwich, Vermont), John North (Lebanon, New Hampshire), Steve Parkhurst (Winchester, Massachusetts) and this reporter. Ideas for events (lunches, dinners, mini-reunions) in various cities and class projects with a ’52 theme were considered. One event was decided for sure; our fall class dinner during football season will be in Hanover on the weekend of the Yale game and Dartmouth Night, October 11-12. Join us!


Steve Parkhurst, class treasurer, reports our finances are in good shape and our loyal dues payers are holding up well. Many thanks. Mini-reunion chairman Hank Waters is also working on plans for class for gatherings and he will report soon.


Recognition for achievement is still coming our way. Jack Creamer attended our 60th in good health from his home in Tucson, Arizona. He is retired from a long and successful career in the automotive aftermarket industry and this past fall he was presented with a lifetime achievement award by his industry association, the Automotive Warehouse Distributors Association, before some 2,000 people at its annual convention in Las Vegas. The award commends Jack “for his unselfish commitment to, and high level of performance within, the motor vehicle aftermarket.” Jack was described as an “industry icon”—in our class, too!


Who says you can’t go home again? Many of our classmates are re-settling into retirement mode, some in communities such as Kendal, others in less formal settings. Tom Schanck has just moved from Florida back to his hometown of some 50 years, Oak Brook, Illinois—close to family and his roots. You?


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com


Although these notes are being written in mid-February, when the prospects for additional cold and snowfall in the record-setting winter in the Midwest and Northeast still loom large, they’ll be published in mid-April, when those classmates who suffered through those harsh wintry blasts have presumably thawed out. It would be something of a stretch to suggest that those of us who have fled that scene for warmer climes, either as permanent émigrés or transient snowbirds, shared your pain empathetically, but be assured that we thought of you as we groused about our own weather on those occasional mornings when temperatures dipped into the 30s.


One hardy group led by 2012 reunion chairman Alden Fiertz and class president Dorn McGrath braved sub-freezing temperatures to meet for lunch at the Norwich Inn on February 15 to brainstorm and initiate the planning for our 60th and final June reunion, which is slated for June 11-14, 2012. Present were prior reunion chairs Frank Logan and Bill Montgomery along with Jay Anderson, John Barto, Chuck Curtis, Doc Dey, John Lloyd, Wey Lundquist, John McCrillis, John North and Dan Van Dorn. 


With respect to a reunion theme the committee will attempt to develop a profile of the impact we have had upon our world, individually and as a class since graduation. Our talents and accomplishments were dispersed over many fields—foreign service, the military, medicine, law, education, clergy, arts and others, as well as traditional commercial and business activities—and we hope it can all be pulled together to present a coherent picture at the reunion, to be considered in panel discussions, with both classmates and Dartmouth professors as participants.


The agenda for dealing with the logistical aspects of the reunion (location on campus, housing, catering, refreshments, fees and the like) was also set in motion.


Alden’s message to the class: “Mark our calendars, book our reservations and stay tuned to the Alumni Magazine, newsletter, etc., for further information as the program is developed. But please remember it’s everyone’s reunion, so let us know of any specific ideas or requests.”


—Dave Drexler, 1706 N. Park Drive, Apt. 8, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 428-0398; dave@ drexler.com


It was a no-brainer for the college officials preparing to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dartmouth’s association with the Peace Corps to look to Doc Dey to participate, if only as a knowledgeable historian of the early days. Doc, then an assistant dean of the College, had played a major role in bringing corps recruiters to campus in 1961; he had taken a leave of absence to serve with the corps in the Philippines; and shortly after his return to campus had become the first non-ordained dean of the Tucker Foundation, charged with, among other duties, oversight of the training facilities provided by the College to corps volunteers.


But the keynote address that Doc delivered last November must have far exceeded the expectations of his hosts, worthy of the standing ovation it received. The talk is available on YouTube (search “Dartmouth/An Unintended Consequence”) and I urge everyone to watch it.


The talk defies summarization. Doc recounts with self-deprecating humor his experiences providing moral and logistical support to 60 volunteers scattered around southern Luzon, following with an overview of Dartmouth’s services to the corps that ultimately provided language and other training to volunteers in five programs at seven locations. He weighs the corps’ overall impact, concluding that though the program on occasion fell short of achieving the aspirations of its founders abroad, the contributions made at home by corps alumni have been significant and salutary.


Doc subtitled his remarks “An Unintended Consequence,” and toward the end of his talk he identified that consequence. Surprisingly, it is the “anger” he feels at the deterioration of the idealism embodied the 1961 Peace Corps into the greed, incivility and self-aggrandizement that mark today’s political climate. But he ends on an optimistic note, for Dartmouth at least, finding in the words and actions of President Kim the type of inspired leadership that gives hope for a revival of the idealistic spirit of service that the Peace Corps brought to Dartmouth.


After leaving Dartmouth Doc had a distinguished career as a teacher and headmaster. Upon retirement he joined Alan Reich at the National Organization on Disability, where he still serves as vice chairman.


Doc’s moving keynote address reinforces the thought, put forth by Ken Roman when he called the talk to my attention,that we all stand taller for having Doc Dey as our classmate.


—Dave Drexler, 100 Waters Edge Drive, Jupiter, FL 33477; (561) 747-3874; dave@drexler.com


During our undergraduate years friendships are developed that gradually fade away as time goes by but, fortunately, many remain strong—even after some 60-plus years. This year, the last weekend in April, the Dartmouth baseball team cruised to yet another successful season with 31 wins against only seven losses. They finished regular season play with a Red Rolfe division championship, taking four straight games against Harvard, two in Hanover and the final two in Cambridge, Massachusetts. But this isn’t really about baseball. It is the story of six classmates who meet every year in Cambridge to have lunch, to root for the Big Green at those final two Harvard games and, most important, to enjoy each other’s company. All six played baseball for Dartmouth, one even played professionally after college, but baseball is just the excuse to stay in touch. There is no leader, but the organizer is Ev Parker, a retired Boston attorney. He is joined by Steve Meterparel, whose career was sports management, including a stint with the Red Sox; Zack Boyages, a career General Electric manager; and Robert “Buzz” Barton, a long-time distinguished attorney and jurist. These four live in the Boston area. Jim Churchill, a corporate financial executive, and Frank Logan, retired Dartmouth administrator and former head of planned giving at the College, join them. (Frank is also the former professional baseball pitcher.) Jim and Frank come down from the Upper Valley for the mini-reunion. These six meet every year, they know their baseball and, since Dartmouth has been the division champion for six straight years, our guys probably think they deserve some credit for that—while the friendships endure!


Briefly, in other news, Dick Lathrop has joined the group spending half time in Florida (Jupiter) and the balance in his long-time home in New Jersey. He is a retired doctor and another doctor, Ben Stein, has written that he is also retired, but staying very busy in New Jersey. Jack Unkles, a Florida neighbor of Dr. Lathrop, reports he has had some temporary health issues, but is doing well and playing golf several days a week.


—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52
@aol.com


A brief trip down Memory Lane: The recent New York Times obituary of Italian film producer Dino Di Laurentis mentioned his early film Bitter Rice, which brought to mind the frenzy that overwhelmed the Dartmouth campus when it arrived at the Webster Hall-Nugget movie theater in the winter of our junior year. It wasn’t the flick’s insights into the plight of poor farm workers in post-World War II Italy that packed the house with hooting and hollering students for every showing of an extended booking, but its earthy realism and—acknowledge it—erotic suggestiveness and nubile heroine Silvana Mangano (I had to Google for her name) that created the furor. It was a wide departure from the Nugget’s usual fare from then censorship-bound Hollywood studios.


Looking back in the light of the subsequent relaxation—some might say, deterioration—of movie standards, Bitter Rice was undoubtedly pretty tame stuff, but in the context of its time it was hot enough to relieve for a few days at least the bleakness of a Hanover winter, and even today its recollection warms my memories of college days.


A quick segue forward of 60-plus years to early spring 2011 and Palm City, Florida, where a luncheon at Harbor Ridge Country Club featuring as speaker football coach Buddy Teevens ’79, son of our late classmate Gene Teevens, brought together a goodly sized gathering of alumni. On hand were 11 ’52ers: Roy Abbott, Jack Boyle, Bob Brace, Howie Carter, Dick Lathrop, Bill Randall, Tom Schenck, Jack Unkles, Dick Watt, Marty Yarvis and me. Buddy’s optimistic preview of the upcoming season and the continued resurgence of Dartmouth football fortunes provided added pleasure to the fellowship of a pleasant afternoon. Buddy also made a pitch for our individual support of the Friends of Dartmouth Football, to which we as a class now contribute from the voluntary supplement to our class dues. Those interested can get further information at dartmouthsports.com.


—Dave Drexler, 1706 N. Park Drive, Apt. 8, Wilmington, DE 19806; (302) 428-0398; dave@drexler.com


Bob Ringstad and Bart Lombardi’s annual early fall luncheon for New York City area classmates came off in fine fashion in September, attended by George Davis, Fred Forni, Cyril Gsell, Bill Guggisberg, George Howard, Dick Lathrop, Larry Newman, Ken Roman, Jim Rosenfeld, John Rosenwald, Larry Stern and Dr. Harry Wachen, along with Bob, Bart and out-of-towners class president Dorn McGrath,mini-reunion chairman Vic Trautwein and me. A fuller report of the proceedings, along with photographs, will appear (or by now may have already appeared) in Bill Montgomery’s newsletter.


Toward the end of the gathering, last spring’s thrilling victory of Dartmouth’s seven-man rugby team over powerhouse Army in the finals of the 2011 National Tournament held in Chester, Pennsylvania, came up. Ken Roman stated his belief that rugby had returned to the Dartmouth campus during our undergraduate days and that 1952 classmates, including particularly Alan Reich,had been at the core of the effort. I undertook to look into the matter, based upon a consensus of those present that if the class’ participation in rugby’s revival had been significant, some commemoration of that fact might be appropriate at our 60th reunion.


So far I have learned that rugby was indeed reestablished at Dartmouth in the spring of 1951. (Rugby as an intercollegiate sport had been replaced in the latter part of the 19th century by football.) The initial idea was to field a team in Bermuda during spring break to compete in a tournament that until then had been the exclusive domain of Harvard and Yale. The 1952 teammates identified so far are Vince Jones, Cliff Fitzgerald and Bob Herr,along with Al, who served as a co-coach, no doubt because he had previously played the game during a year spent in prep school in England prior to matriculation at Dartmouth. So that we can complete the picture, e-mail or phone me if you were on the pioneering team or know of others who were.


As 2012 is upon us, a happy New Year to all, and a reminder that reunion is less than half a year away, June 11-14.


—Dave Drexler, 100 Waters Edge Dr., Jupiter, FL 33477; (561) 747-3874; dave@drexler.com