1957
We had a pleasant and restorative visit to Hanover last month during Class Officers Weekend, and learned, among other things, that our reference to the schlump season and the duck boards in last month's column was somewhat in error. Schlump season still oozes in the spring but the duck boards haven't been around for 10 years now!
If you didn't read President Kemeny's five-year report in the April issue of this Magazine, you should do so. Some highlights from that report were touched on during our meeting in Hanover:
• There will be 1050 freshmen (and freshwomen - or is it freshpersons?) in the Class of 1979.
• There is a housing problem mainly because all students today want to live on-campus. To help alleviate this problem, the Trustees have approved a new dorm, which is going up now in the River Cluster and will be completed in 1976. The Hanover Inn Motor Lodge will also be used to house students.
• In the new year-round schedule, students should set up their Dartmouth Plan so that they spend only three fall terms on-campus.
• The Ivy Presidents (with President Kemeny opposed) voted in favor of freshman eligibility in all major sports except football, basketball and crew. Although this means no freshman teams in the other sports, it does mean that up-perclassmen who do not make varsity squads can play on JV teams.
Despite these and other changes, the ambience of The College is much the same as it was 20 years ago. Ben Thompson still directs traffic in town, Saturday afternoon baseball games and track meets are well attended, Frisbees sail through the air, and dorm lawns are still favored by students boning up for exams.
Which brings us to the subject of our 20th Reunion. The dates are now firm: June 18, 19 and 20, 1976. We are cheating by one year to facilitate The College's busy reunion schedule and we will be sharing our 20th with the Classes of 1955 and 1956. Class Reunion Chairman George Southwick and his committee have some exciting plans which we will be passing on to you in the coming months. In the meantime, mark your calendars now. And don't forget the kids - there will be all sorts of organized activities for them, including an opportunity for those interested in attending The College in the future to see the place under relaxed conditions.
Dr. Richard A. Gilman, a geology professor at the State University College in Fredonia, N.Y., has been named a Distinguished Teaching Professor. Dick's award constitutes a promotion and carries with it a stipend of up to $2,500. The chancellor of SUNY noted that Dick's collection of rocks, minerals, and maps adds dimension to his instruction. Dick employs a variety of teaching techniques, including small class seminars, general lectures, laboratory instruction, and field trip instruction. Dick has taught at SUNY for the past 12 years.
Mike Waldbillig is the president of Waldbillig Construction Corporation, a fourth generation family business, in Albany, N.Y. Mike has been designing and building a house for his family for the past two years. When he has the time, Mike rides with his wife and children, builds cane chairs, and restores antique furniture.
The last we heard, the Rev. Lawrence Selig was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Willmar, Minn. Larry received his MDiv from Princeton Seminary and was a crusade director for the Billy Graham Association. Larry has made 23 moves during his career and not surprisingly, his ambition is to "settle in one spot for 10 years." He would also like to keep in touch with classmates in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Again digging into some old notes, AngellBeza is associate director and director of research, Institute for Research in Social Science, at the University of North Carolina. Angell assists faculty members in the social sciences, helping them in the design of their research. Angell did his graduate work at Chapel Hill and has been with the university ever since. His wife Jacqueline is a French instructor.
Lee Hirschey keeps busy as president of Climax Mfg. Co. in Castorland, N.Y. He was previously with Container Corporation America (Marcor). Most of Lee's energies are devoted to business growth. He is a past president of his local school board and occasionally finds the time to ski in the western U.S. and Canada.
Dr. Jerome M. Weiss is a urologist in private practice and assistant clinical professor of urology at the University of California in San Francisco. Jerry earned his M.D. from Tufts in Boston and did his internship and residency at UCLA and at the University of California in San Francisco. He is a sailing buff and eventually plans some extended cruises. The Weiss family - Carol, an interior decorator, and two sons and a daughter - live in Belvedere, Calif.
That's it until October. Let's hear from you and don't forget to send photographs. FYI, we can use color prints (not slides) and of course black and white, provided the print quality is good.
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