Class Note 1958
To pump myself for this column, I replayed John Murphy’s video of last October’s ’58 clock dedication. John blended in spirited footage of the Dartmouth band at Dave Bradley’s law offices afterward. Go to YouTube and type “Dartmouth Class of 1958 Clock.” Here’s the untold story—akin to Mac-Arthur wading onto Luzon and the Marines atop Mount Suribachi. What history sees are retakes staged later. Similarly, John missed Gersh Abraham’s tribute to Andy Thomas for spearheading the clock project, so it was reenacted. For the record, Gersh’s off-the-cuff redo was far more eloquent.
Treasurer Andy, who lives in Pinehurst, North Carolina, but grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado, recently phoned John Whiteley’s widow, Kim: “The College was unsure about dues-payers Kim and Metza Whiteley. We clarified that Kim is Metza’s nickname and then talked nearly an hour because we had so much in common. Kim went to East Denver High with Ed Eppich, Peter Williamson, Kit Cowperthwaite, Joe Blake and Monte Pascoe ’57. At Colby Junior she met John—and her close friend Lois Hanewald, with whom I was madly in love until she wrote me a ‘Dear Andy’ letter.”
Our mini-reunion triumvirate of Bob Eleveld, Sam Smith and Larry Weltin have a sure winner for their first event in Lakeland, Florida, March 14-15. Two weeks beforehand 37 classmates and spouses are signed up—including Ralph Manuel and Sally to see his Detroit Tigers host the Red Sox. The banquet speaker Thad Seymour was advisor to Sam as a Senior Fellow and to Larry for his thesis on 17th- and 18th-century English satire.
Frank Gould, still in charge of Hanover area minis, has set June 3 for the annual luncheon mini at the Norwich Inn. “The glassed-in room is reserved,” he reports, “but to allow more time to schmooze we won’t have a speaker.” A week earlier the Alumni Council will meet in Hanover with our rep Norm Sylvester as chair of its athletic committee. “I look for upbeat reports from new AD Harry Sheehy and Buddy Teevens on the 2010 season and recruiting results.” John Trimble’sWilliamson Award Committee is soliciting nominees to be honored at the October mini. Last year’s initial recipients “for long and meritorious service to the class and College” were Pete Kelsey and John Murphy. Send nominations to John or committee membersSusanWilliamson, Hal Bernsen, Ralph Manuelor Walter Vail.
Randy Austin took up my offer of two photos of the 1956-57 basketball team sent to me by Jim Francis ’57. Joked Randy, “I was so far down the depth chart I wasn’t sure I made the team photo.” He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, where this winter’s snow forced him to borrow a neighbor’s shovel. In Colorado snow country Bob Downey hosted 13 classmates at his annual ski bash, ranging from Easterners John Ryan and Joe Slotnick to West Coasters Ben McAdams and Jack Stromberg. “It was great bonding with guys I didn’t know in Hanover,” said Gersh Abraham. Also there were Dave Bradley,Hal Bernsen, Mike Growney, Don McIntyre, Tryg Myrhen and Sam Silverstein—and Murphy doing a daffy Qaddafi impression
—Steve Quickel, 65 Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 18938; squickel@usinvestmentreport.com
