A rare delight of Covid-19 is the daily email by Coleman Colla from his Los Angeles home to classmates and friends (colemancolla@gmail.com). The following is a sampling.
Writing on Washington’s birthday in this election year calls to mind, with a sigh, the caliber of past leaders such as Dr. Franklin, His Excellency George, Honest Abe, and the Roosevelt boys.
John Trimble’s email to the class in June conveyed the details worked out by reunion honcho Frank Gould and treasurer Mike Simberkoff for this year’s fall mini during Homecoming on October 11-13.
One Saturday in April, a week ago as I write, yours truly watched the Big Green women’s lacrosse team come from down 2-6 to upset the favored Penn Quakers 15-10 at nearby Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
But for the Herculean efforts of Frank Gould, turnout at the upcoming October 11-13 fall mini-reunion in Hanover figured to be quite light—coming so soon after our 60th, and with the Lyme Inn, our usual haunt, jacking its rates into
Somewhere—perhaps in a presidential tweet from John Trimble—I read that the great class of ’58 numbers 440 or so, but is projected to end 2019 at precisely 414.
Reverting to his traditional role, 60th co-chair Frank Gould will be hosting the ’58 mini-reunion during the October 26-28 Homecoming Weekend, as this column, written in August, reaches you.