1963

Here we go! First impressions are crucial, so I hope that this column measures up to the high standards of previous class notes of other classes. I realize that there'll be no "100 days" of grace before I hear of errors of commission and omission. For the next six years, until our first reunion, I'll be writing these notes, and I do want to hear your comments and news. So send along any information, corrections, changes of address and plans.

Before I launch upon the task of reporting the amazing number of weddings and engagements along with other news, I'd like to insert a word expressing the appreciation of our class for the effort which resulted in our Commencement last June 16. Despite rain, diploma problems, unprecedented numbers of graduates and onlookers, our graduation was a truly memorable one. We all felt great pride in Dean Seymour's intimate remarks to the class in Rollins and in the Gym, in the Reverend Dr. Robinson's stirring and highly relevant speech, in Al Palmer's excellent valedictory, and in all the events of that weekend. To all who worked so hard and contributed so much to make our graduation the tremendous experience it was, instilled with a sense of continuity with graduations past, may I offer the sincere thanks of the Class of '63.

Here in Washington for the summer months, I'm living with Bill Subin and Randy Reetz and five other juniors and seniors. We've rented two floors of a converted office building and are currently the only tenants in the new apartments. John Timbers '64 has stored a canoe he pulled from Darien, Conn., in an empty apartment. Subes has a hi-fi in another room. Randy is working with a private firm down here (there aren't too many), dealing primarily with government contracts. He calls it "contract administration." Bill is back with NASA after serving last summer with the same Office of International Programs. He's beginning to find out what the job of class chairman entails. Scott Babcock spent a day with us, stopping off on his way to the Army Engineer School at Fort Belvoir, Va. He can be reached there. Also saw Ned Riley across the room at a party given by Senator Javits' summer interns; I think he's doing PR work for AID. I'm back at the NLRB after my stay here last summer and fall. By now I've stopped believing that labor problems such as those posed by the maritime and rail situations can be solved easily. It takes a great deal of cooperation between private industry, unions and the Government.

Vinnie O'Neill is also working for the Government. Both he and Jon Bates are on Peace Corps assignments. Vinnie's off in the Dominican Republic;. Jon has been assigned to the Republique de Cameroun in Central Africa. Both are helping to maintain the College's position as the largest contributor to the Peace Corps, percentagewise, among the Ivy schools.

I've heard that Pete Suttmeier and his wife Merle are relaxing in Hanover before taking off for Hong Kong as part of Dartmouth Project Asia. There they'll join Mike Coffield '62 and Frank Kehl '62 at Chung Chi College for two seasons of teaching. Sutts plans to instruct in philosophy; Merle will teach French. Lance Brown is also doing exciting summer work. He has been selected as one of nine volunteers to assist in the United Presbyterian Church's mission to Alaska. Lance is in Alaska until the fall, when he intends to study at State University College m Albany, N. Y.

One Saturday near the end of July, I was watching a summer ski jump meet at Lake Placid on the tube. Jim Page took off down the 40-meter hill and jumped 127 feet for a. good effort. In the interview with Art Devlin, Jim also handled himself like a pro; all this just six weeks after his wife Ginny gave birth to a daughter.

If anyone has a copy of Mademoiselle Magazine's College Issue (not you; your wife, mother, sister, friend - I hope), take a look at pages 232 and 233. Conspicuously shown are several footballers and head cheerleader Pete Brown chatting with a couple of Smithies. Don Mackinnon looks as tough as nails as does John McElwaine.Frank Finsthwait towers over some co-ed model. I understand that The Sweeper had one of the tougher summer jobs; Frank escorted a group of Southern co-eds around Europe and got paid for it!

The contest for class boy got off to a fast start with a flurry of June marriages, many held up in Hanover right after graduation. Tom Perry led the march down the aisle on June 17 at St. Denis Church in Hanover. Barbara, his wife, is no stranger to the campus area. Hank Jenckes was best man. Tom joins N.E. Tel. and Tel. in the fall.

Bill (the Toe) Wellstead booted his last field goal when he married the former Diane Cusworth of Keene on June 22. Diane, a registered nurse, will probably work in Boston as Bill attends Harvard in the fall. John Stormer picked a Hanover resident for his mate, marrying Jane McNair in June at Rollins Chapel. John met Jane on a blind date during last Carnival.

And more: Dave Downey married the former Barbara Ann Bartles, another Hanoverite, early in June. Dave's a lieutenant in the Marine Corps. He and Barbara are now in Quantico. Va. She'll be sharing him with the Marines for a few more years. TonyKnapp's nuptials were held in Hanover's St. Thomas Episcopal Church on June 29. His bride, the former Susan Hayward (no, not that one), spent the summer with Tony at the College where he did research in mathematics. He'll return to Princeton in the fall for graduate study in that field. Tom Berger filled Hanover's Congregational Church of Christ with his wedding soon after graduation. Frances Blumenschein, his bride, graduated from BriarclifE College in June. They'll live somewhere in California. How about an address, Tom?

And still more: Bob Burgess picked Burlington, Vt., as the place and June 22 as the date for his wedding. His new wife, the former Judy Bell, is a UVM graduate. She'll teach elementary school while Bob works with Connecticut General Insurance Co. in Hartford. Pete Andre helped Bob get through the ceremony, acting as an usher.

I think that wraps up the marriages since graduation. One more, though. Billy King's long-awaited marriage to Scotty took place on August 17. There couldn't be a happier couple; they're in Greece now, both teaching school. Bill was selected to the All-American Lacrosse Team after College closed. He's one of six midfielders on the team.

I'm sure there were more weddings, so send along the announcements. There were almost as many engagements, but I'll have to pick them up in November's magazine. Just a couple: Ted Morehouse, who's entering Tuck in September, announced his engagement to Sandra Scott; they plan on a December wedding. Vic Poleshuck decided there was room for two in his new TR-4 and became engaged to Joyce Forrest during the closing days of school. Vic entered California College of Medicine in September. Bill Horner has informed us of his engagement to Carol Woolman, a student at Bucknell. Bill started at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia in September. There will be a good contingent of '63's in the Philadelphia area this fall; drop me a note if you plan to live or attend school in this region and I'll send along news of Alumni Club activities.

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