1970's 5th

There is no doubt about it. Our Fifth Reunion was a tremendous success. We reportedly had the best turnout for a Fifth Reunion in the last seven years and the way in which it was organized apparently suited everyone. Scheduled activities were thankfully at a minimum and even those were informal. There were panel discussions to go to, an excellent glee club concert, and a band at SAE on Saturday night. But most of the weekend was spent enjoying the company of good friends.

People met at the tent and arranged their own activities - whatever they wanted - an outing to Union Village Dam, a visit to some of the antique shops in the area, or a swim in the pool. Then, of course, several times each day the Class got together as a whole. On Saturday a picnic lunch was served at the Old Pine and a cocktail party was held late in the afternoon on the lawn behind the DOC House followed by dinner in an idyllic setting alongside Occom Pond where Chris Buschmann was waiting to hear my excuse for failing to go on the hike to Mt. Moosilauke as promised.

Walt Hinton, who is practicing admiralty law in New York; Star Johnson, who had just finished helping to coach the Dartmouth lacrosse team and looked as trim as could be; and Dace Strohm, fresh from solving some of Boston's urban problems, were all in attendance.

The reunion gatherings provided an easy way to meet classmates never encountered during the four years spent in Hanover, I, for one, need no longer plead ignorance when asked if I have ever met fellow 70's such as Lynn Breedlove, the audio-electronics tycoon, and Dave Rowe, now an accountant in the Boston area, not to mention Tom Kenworthy, Cliff Clifford, Bill Shattuck, Howard Hoople, and Dave Stonebraker.

It's unclear whether official statistics were kept as to who came the farthest. (The issue could be resolved in a future column; nominations close at the end of September.) Several did fly in from California, including TimFrawley, who has been attending law school out there. Pete Robinson, one of the reunion committee members, came all the way up from Vero Beach, Fla., and Bob Mlakar reportedly made his way to Hanover via Switzerland where he had been on business.

At a very brief class meeting with Paul Gambaccini acting as M.C. on loan from British radio, the officers of the Class, Bill Koenig, PeteLinton, Martin Killgallon, Kevin Cunningham,Clark Beier, and Steve Fox, were all thanked for their efforts over the past few years and a new slate was installed. Only after taking office did the new slate begin to appreciate the efforts of the old. Hereinafter, Pete Geary will be addressed as Mr. President, Mark Pfeiffer, as treasurer, and Stew Rosenblum as secretary. JeffHall and Steve Fox will be in charge of the class newsletter. Ernie Babcock, who has begun practicing law in Maine, will serve as head agent.

A resolution was also adopted expressing the appreciation of the Class to Dean Carroll Brewster for all of the ready help which he gave us with the myriad problems we brought to him and wishing him every success in his new position as president of Hollins College.

Special thanks are also due to the reunion committee which made the weekend possible. In addition to the class officers who served. LarryStephens, Nick Brand, Tom Charles, Doug Morton, Lou Young, Howard Tabaknek, SteveNelmes, Win Rockwell, and Carlos Ordonez helped to make all of the necessary arrangements. All weekend long, Gary Brooks, committee chairman, quietly and unobtrusively saw to it that everything ran smoothly.

Denis O'Neill also gave the Class a sampling of his musical talents with which he has been wowing audiences since graduation and TommyQuinn brought along his three children, Joey,Nolan, and Brendan, whose exploits with cold cereal at the Sunday morning breakfast alone were worth the price of admission. While we're in the domestic department, congratulations are due to Dave Eldredge and Alex McWilliams who were each married over the summer. Details to follow.

CLASS SECRETARY