Class Note 1953
It is time to congratulate Ron Lazar and his crew for their efforts and success on behalf of our class for the Dartmouth College Fund. Ron writes, “I am delighted to report that, with the outstanding support of the class, we achieved the participation of 73.6 percent of our classmates, the third-highest of Dartmouth’s 73 reporting classes. The loyal team that made this possible was Al Collins, Phil Beekman, Dick Blum, Dick Loewenthal, Bob Malin, Fred Stephens, John Avril, John Cernius, Tom Duke, Carl England, Bill Friedman, Dave Halloran, Bob Henderson, Don McMichael, Dick O’Connor, George Sarner, Bernie Sudikoff, and Tim Thomas. We collected $193,391, just one year after our super 65th reunion total of $476,496.” Well done! On the subject of kudos, Dave Halloran produces our outstanding web page, which is a living documentary of our class from its inception. As if this were not enough, David continues the work of Donald Goss and writes and edits our award-winning ’53 Out. Just remarkable!
Speaking of writing, our most prolific author, Peter Bridges, has written two delightful short works. They may be found in Eclectica, the oldest U.S. online journal. The first, “The Reward,” is fiction and is drawn from real happenings during his years in the foreign service. Peter provides firsthand insight into international intrigue once again. The second, “Dingo and Fair Game,” is nonfiction and is a memoir of his dog, Dingo, which appeared one day, starving and wretched and looking for a home. Peter was serving at that time in Italy and took him in. They became running companions and, when the Bridges familymoved on to the Czech Republic, Dingo moved with them, ultimately emigrating to Virginia with them when they returned home. Sadly, I offer the condolences of our class to the families of our dear departed classmates John Rogers, Ed Okum, and Paul Emery as well as to the Goss family on the loss of its matriarch, Donald’s wife, Lillian Goss. They will all be missed.
—Mark H. Smoller, 401 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579; (845) 603-5066; dartmark@gmail.com
