1959

TWENTIETH REUNION

Our 20th reunion, held in Hanover from June 14 to 17, was a tremendous success. One hundred and twenty-six classmates returned for the occasion with their wives and children, for a total of 419 (about double the attendance at our 15th reunion). The Hanover plain looked as green and lush as ever, under sunny skies and hot temperatures which spanned the entire weekend. It took only a few hours to uncover the identities of most of our classmates, some of whom had not returned to Hanover for 20 years. Many had added or lost weight, while others had become bald or had taken on the "natural" look as a change from the crew cuts which dominated our 1959 "Green Book." Also a few now have distingue moustaches and beards. Nevertheless, as the beer and music started flowing in our class tent on Friday night, the lovable personalities of 20 years ago quickly surfaced, and it was as if time had stood still since we were last together in June of 1959.

Highlights of the weekend included a superb program for the children. For those of you who didn't attend because of small fry, you should know that the kids had as much fun as we did - doing their own thing under the supervision of a most capable and interested student staff, which filled their days with parades, magic shows, free-for-alls in the swimming pools, baseball, tennis, and you-name-it. They were dog-tired by sundown.

Another feature was the joint 1958-1959- 1960 class picnic at Storrs Pond where, thanks to the fine swimming facilities and numerous chilled kegs, we all kept our cool while catching up with the past.

The highlight of the weekend, without doubt, was the 1959 class dinner at the Dartmouth Outing Club on what was one of the most beautiful summer evenings any of us has ever spent in Hanover. After cocktails on the front lawn overlooking the golf course, we proceeded to dinner on the lawn behind the clubhouse, overlooking Occom Pond. The setting was perfect, the chatter lively, the nostalgia happy, the steak dinner superb, and the lively comment from such notables as Doug Wise, Mike Hurd, and Jack Nason, to mention a few, entertaining.

Our hats are off to the 20th reunion committee for the excellent job they did: Co-chairs Ross Farar and Tippy Blake, Treasurer WaltTopham, Publicity Manager Ray Becker, Program Chair John Orcutt, and Special Events Chair Pete Johnson. Congratulations!

At a soberingly early hour on Saturday morning, our formal class meeting took place. We were presided over by outgoing president Mike Hurd; learned from Tippy Blake that we have a solvent treasury; were told by Bill Long that 25 classmates had pledged $1,OOO or more in this reunion giving year of the Alumni Fund (this has since been increased to 30, making a total of close to $70,000); and heard praise for the outgoing executive committee, which has served enthusiastically during the past five years (David Allen, Bill Colehower, Bob Felderman, Dave Gavitt, Bob Halbert, Ron Kabot, Bill Long, Jim Lust, Charlie Pinkerton, Art Quirk, Mike Tighe, Fred Webster, and Bob Worthington), as well as kudos for class officers (Doug Wise as secretary, Tippy Blake as treasurer, Mike Hellman as head Alumni Fund agent, and the Peter Jaffe/Bill Long team for reunion leadership giving.

Mike Hurd also gave Dave Allen special praise for the hard work he has done as head of the nominating committee. Dave's slate of class officers to serve us for the next five years was nominated and accepted by the class: Jack Nason as president, Andy Duboff as treasurer, and Bill Long as secretary. In addition, members of the executive committee will include Bob Watson, Debbie Jaeger (in the spirit of co-education, Debbie has graciously agreed to provide us with a needed broader perspective), Ross Farar, John Orcutt, Allan Munro, Bill Colehower, Pete Barber, Carl Schulz, Dave Dennehy, Mike Hellman, Doug Wise, and Dave Duclos.

The class meeting was closed by Mike Hurd, who congratulated the class for the excellent reunion turnout and extended best wishes to the incoming executive committee and officer team. They will be leading us through the next very important five-year period, culminating in our 25th reunion. Jack Nason then delivered some spirited comments about guiding the class of 1959 forward with an enthisiastic officer- executive committee group. All in all, it was a memorable weekend for everyone. And with Hanover never looking better, you can be sure that we will all be back in 1984 for our best-ever25th!

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