1964

"June is busting out all over" and so are the women. Just the other day as I was meandering along the Charles River contemplating summertime in my humble sort of way (barbeques, bathing, beer drinking, baseball, badminton, and begonias), 1 was bedazzled by a bevy of beautiful, barefooted, basking broads, boobs a bouncing in baggy blouses. This encounter made it evident to me that summer is certainly here. Whose child is going to get sunburned or get poison ivy first? The classmate submitting the earliest date for a child so afflicted will receive a long-playing record of the Dartmouthaires wah-hoo-wahing. Now for the news:

I. Hall of Fame - you are not going to believe it, but no one this month made my Hall of Fame. Obviously the euphoria of summertime has temporarily stunned 64's motivation for vocation and has proven an exhilaration for avocation, so I will immediately go to general babbling.

II. General Babbling.

Perry Butler wrote me a nice letter. He paid my column a compliment by calling me a "veritable breath of fresh air." My wife read this and proceeded to call me the personification of halitosis. Perry writes that life has been good to him out in San Francisco. His restaurant, "Perry's," has proven very successful in 6½ years. Perry is also embarking on a new career now, of interior design. I quote, "am presently taking some courses to get some fundamentals and a bit of discipline, but I plan to actually get started before I get a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) degree. I'll do commercial and residential stuff - whatever feels good at the time. I'm really excited about it and the chance to be creative." Perry's son Luke is now 4½

News from the Bob Parkinsons: Bob and his family have made ten moves in the last 11 years while in the Navy. (You get Nomad of the Month for this, Bob.) In January, all Parkinsons went to England where Bob will represent the Navy (U.S. that is) in an exchange officer program. (I'll give you two crumpets, one dreadnought, and three dragoons for one Bob Parkinson.) He's looking forward to cool, clammy England after a couple of years in hot, clammy Jacksonville, Fla.

Regarding the education front: Cal Christman writes, "I'm still teaching at William Penn College in Oskaloosa, lowa, where I'm an associate professor of history. In addition, I'm a visiting associate professor this spring at the University of lowa (I wish he'd make up his mind). My most recent piece of academic research concerned 'The Department of Defense, Defense Policy, and Diplomacy 1945-1973' which appeared as one of the chapters in A Guide to the Sources of United StatesMilitary History, published by Archon Books (sounds like fantastic bedtime reading)." Cal is also interested in Mexican history and he and his wife Nina took 20 students last January to Mexico to study pre-Columbian archeological ruins.

Paul Brown, who is a psychologist with State University College, New Paltz, N.Y., has been spending his spare time with Behavior Improvement Associates, Inc. (All parents with spoiled brat children, don't jump to conclusions). This group conducts one-day workshops designed for managers, executives, training directors, and supervisory personnel. To quote the group's brochure, "This workshop will provide participants with up to date training .... in the growing area of business behavior modification, the results now being obtained in a wide variety of businesses .... through the systematic application of the principles of learning psychology-behavior modification demonstrate that these management tools are indispensable for those responsible for employee behavior." (From what I can deduce from all this is that Paul tries to convince an employee to do his duty in the john in five minutes instead of ten, but this is pure conjecture on my part.)

Also on the academic front: Patti Dilg writes that husband Bob is teaching for the fifth year at Mansfield State College, Pa., in the history department, where he is an associate professor. Bob received his Ph.D. in history from Indiana University in 1975. He specializes in Latin American History and has done extensive research in Spain, South America - Peru, and thru a Ford Foundation grant wrote a piece entitled "The Collapse of the Portobelo Fairs: A Study in Spanish Commercial 1720-1740 (Obviously the 20 crucial years in Spanish History, I don't understand this fetish of our two classmates for south of the border history. We should nickname them Viva Zapata Brown and Pancho Villa Dilg). Bob and Patti have one daughter, Laura (age 6) and Bob's favorite pastime is gardening. Thanks, Patti, for your cooperation.

Walton Smith, at the time of our Reunion, was in the law department of Amtrak. Thru Bob Medvecky '52 who was formerly the general counsel of Amtrak, Walton joined the law firm in Washington of Lord, Bissell and Brook where Bob is now a partner. Walton's wife Susan works for the Research Library of the Democratic National Committee. (I wonder if she gathers spicy news on Republican candidates?) Walton tells me that Read Langenbach and his wife Maryanne are now the parents of a girl, Jennifer Anne, who was born in January. Read is with the Seattle law firm of Short, Cressman, and Cable. Read lives in Bellevue, Washington, and they have a 30-acre spread on the San Juan Islands in Puget Sound where they constructed a house last summer.

Mike Cebrik writes that he and Priscilla (that's his wife) have four children: Michael 7, David 6, Jeffrey 3, and Deborah 1½. They live in a lively farmhouse on a dormant Maine farm. (From the size of Mike's family, we know how Mike entertains himself on those cold wintry nights.) He is practicing internal medicine (you can say that again) and cardiology in Bath and Brunswick, Me. He is a director of the intensive care unit of the Bath Memorial Hospital. (What a great antiseptic name for a hospital).

The next bit of news especially pleases me because it is from a guy who spent only two years (fresh and soph) at Dartmouth. For those of you who know him, you will be pleased to read the following. Pete Dahl went on to Auburn University where he received a degree in architecture. He then spent 3½ years in the Navy in the Sea Bees where he spent some time in Vietnam. In 1971, he was discharged and is now practicing architecture in Atlanta with the firm of John Portman and Assoc. Pete was married 2½ years ago to a beautiful women named Sandra. They have no children. Thanks, Pete, for being so considerate in replying to my letter.

At this point let me insert a birthmark. Ed and Jeni Stem are proud to announce the birth of their son (as opposed to anyone else's), Daniel Joshua on January 27, 1976.

III. Class Smut

I am purposely putting the following news unthis category because it regards JohnCarpenter. John has always been known as Mr. Clean and the dirtiest thing I can do to him is put his news in this category. (Between you and me, he's still Mr. Clean, but this is my way of taking a cheap shot at John and also putting some news in my favorite category). Let me quote his communique: "Since '72 when I left my job in Hanover, I have been working on graduate degrees in higher and continuing education at the U. of Illinois (He obviously heard the call of bullet Bob). My special interest is in the community service part of higher education administration. Assuming my Ph.D. dissertation is progressing smoothly (can you imagine addressing this guy as Dr. Carps?), we hope to leave Illinois this summer for the Rocky Mountains or the Pacific Northwest. I still play a little hockey in a league of U. of Illinois undergraduates. I find my head more useful than my legs now. Kurt (7) plays Mites hockey and while he's an excellent skater, his smart, sneaky look (all Jeremiah students will appreciate this point) is more like a spacy, confused look (takes after his old man). Mary (8 months) is round enough to be a basketball (again takes after her old man). Wife Nan has her hands full keeping Mary in tow."

Well, classmates, that's it from your secretary, have a good summer and stay out of the poison ivy while grassing.

Until October.

Secretary, 85 Woodbine Road Belmont, Mass. 02178

Class Agent, 281 Garth Road Scarsdale, N.Y. 01583