1947
Barbara and I just returned from Class Officers Weekend in Hanover. Also in attendance were Sally and Alan Epstein, Joan and Hugh Chapin, Judy and Jim Shanahan, and Frank Weber, who traveled all the way from Humble, Tex. As might be expected, most of the meetings and conversations centered around the controversial events of the past winter and spring. Accounts of these events have been given in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and other bulletins from the College, so there is no need to dwell on them in this column.
One of the most interesting meetings of the weekend was a panel discussion by four undergraduates detailing their impressions of life on the Dartmouth campus. The panel members were Kathy McCully '82, Bill Helman '80, senior class president-elect; Otho Kerr '79, senior class president; and Peggy Epstein '79 (daughter of Sally and Alan). Peggy has been an intern in the College Administration Offices and has won varsity letters in tennis and ice hockey.
The general feelings of the panel members were very strong and positive toward Dartmouth. The students said they felt the actions taken by the College community to redress some long-standing sources of friction would go a long way toward improving life on the Dartmouth campus. They also felt that recent protests by certain groups were not a sign of dislike for the College, but rather an expression of the desire to become a more integral part of the Dartmouth scene and to love the College. They also said that as much as they have a strong affection for the College as it now is, it would be a serious mistake not to try to make it better.
Peggy commented that even though the Dartmouth Plan tends to keep people away from the campus for part of their normal college career, there still is a strong sense of allegiance to both class and college. She went on to say that she expects that after 25 years she will still have the same strong feeling for the College as her father now does. Listening to this panel and other students this weekend gave me a very good feeling about the direction in which the College is going.
I saw Lansing Reed and he reports that his daughter Kitty is going to Brown in September and his son John is getting married in June. The Chapin's son Tom- 'BO is in Greece on an archaelogical tour. Al Bildner's son Jim '75 is running for the state assembly in New Jersey. Qur Class seems to be getting to the age where our children make more news than we do.
After all the good news, a sad note: The Class joins me in extending its deepest sympathy to Larry Goodman, whose wife Claire died in early April.
As this is the last column before fall, I'm reminding you to plan now for the '47 minireunion at the Princeton game, September 22.
Have a nice summer.
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