1969
15TH REUNION
Having not attended our reunion, I am in the awkward position of having to write about something of which I have no firsthand knowledge. I used to do that with regularity for certain courses, but I am out of practice. Anyhow, here goes! I'll do my best and then will give the rest of the column over to my predecessor in the '69 secretaryship, Mark Sleicher.
The reunion was an unqualified success! It was a pleasant weekend when old friendships were renewed and new ones formed. Highlights of the weekend included a lobster/steamer lunch along the river with President McLaughlin and a slide presentation by Dave Prentice. Dave's show was based on the questionnaires we filled out. I assume we will be hearing more about those in the newsletter (hereafter, referred to as "The Competition"). Door prizes were awarded compliments of Norm Jacobs and Dave Boyle. Dave, it seems, cleaned all the promotional knickknacks out of his office at Heublein and brought them to Hanover. This potpourri of gifts included everything but the kitchen sink (they don't have these at Heublein since sinks only dispense water). Other activities ranged from quiet walks around the Hanover Plain to some good old-fashioned carousing. Children were well provided for and their abundance made the reunion truly a family affair.
On a more somber note, several '69s got together with some members of other classes to remember a friend who died several years ago. The memorial service for Dave Sobel '68 was in a sense joyful, for it showed that Dave is still alive in the hearts and minds of his friends.
Credit for the success of the reunion goes largely to Norm Jacobs, who I'm sure will be tapped to handle our next one. No doubt Norm was assisted by many people who, though unnamed, also deserve our thanks.
I would be remiss in my duties if I didn't mention that Dick Glovsky was elevated by unanimous vote from head agent to class president. During his tenure as head agent, our class has become a leader in alumni giving, with over 80 percent participation this year. More information on this will be available later.
On a personal note, I have just assumed the mantle of class secretary. This is partially because I wasn't at the reunion to protest and partially because I wished to become more involved in class affairs. This job is difficult nay, impossible without your help. Because Dave Prentice does such a bang-up job on "The Competition," sometimes you forget about the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Please keep in mind that members of other classes don't see our newsletter and only find out about friends in our class through this column. If you are more prone to calling than writing, my number is 603/432-2416.
And now, here's a more complete report of those four days in June plus some news updates from Mark:
"Congratulations! You have endured for four long years the erratic and sporadic ramblings of an obviously confused mind. However, I guess you'll have to tough it out for a bit longer as I bring you news of our 15th reunion.
"What can I say! It was just too much fun! You had to be there. My only regret was that I forgot to bring my skates and had to pass up Friday's gourmet dinner in Thompson Arena. Seriously though, the clambake, the side trip to UVD, and the resurrection of "Eleazar Wheelock" were worth the trip, not to mention the opportunity to renew old acquaintances and share both old and new experiences. In a nutshell, everyone seemed to have mellowed a bit in the five years since our tenth. Those with the most kids appeared to have mellowed most. I was most mellow.
"At Saturday morning's class meeting, a new slate of officers was duly elected as follows: Dick Glovsky, president; Norm Jacobs, 20th reunion chairman and Alumni Council representative; Bob Shellard continues as treasurer and likewise Dave Prentice at the helm of the newsletter; Dudley Kay, class project coordinator; Bill Howell and John Leavitt will share the office of head agent; and last, but certainly not least, Rick Willets is inheriting this column. Best of luck to all of you:
'Obviously, it would be impractical to list here, let alone bring you up to date on, all those who were in attendance. Besides, I only talked to five people and that included two bartenders and a campus cop. Anyway, Jim Safford teaches history and geography at the Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA. An attorney in Anchorage, Peter Crosby enticed his wife Carolyn to the reunion with promises of a month-long visit to both their folks in New York State.
"Gary Day traveled the distance from Houston, where he works for Exxon, while Gary Goodenough motored up from Bronxville, where he commutes to NYC in the interest of making a buck in bonds. Andy McLane is now a general partner at TA Associates in Boston, a venture capital investment firm, and relates that he serves on the boards of no less than eight fledgling companies on the West Coast. Headed in that same direction, Los Angeles to be precise, is Dave ("Eh, what?") Boyle, who has forsaken Heublein in Hartford for the hard stuff, Hiram Walker. Troy and Marilyn Shave are now only a mile from the ocean, having relocated to Duxbury, MA. From the Manchester, NH, area, two renowned land barons were on hand Tupper Kinder and Tom Parks. Kinder is recreating the Poderosa on ten acres in GofFstown, while Tom recently purchased a second homestead on the rocky coast of Maine. Tup recently became associated with a law firm in Concord after a stint as the Granite State's chief of environmental protection. Attorney Scott McGinness arrived, mint julep in hand, from Lookout Mountain, TN, while ex-roommate Bruce Henry, a demure schoolteacher from just outside the Big Apple, tried desperately to tap Bill Stableford's Golden Keg Award. All in all, better than 100 '69ers showed up to make our 15th a most enjoyable weekend.
"In tribute to columns past and your high tolerance for stale news, allow me, as I pass on the reins to my successor, to pass on a few carefully aged gems from my trove of newsworthy notes. Here's one from March which points out that Rick Lounsbury has been named vice president of Onondaga Bank in Syracuse. Greg Curtis of Pittsburgh writes that he has been elected president of Laurel Assets Group, a privately held investment company, and president of the Laurel Foundation, a charitable organization. Stan Kelly had a son, Andrew, born to him in March of 1982, which saves me the expense of running a carbon-14 test on the bulk of these items. A pediatric surgeon in Minneapolis, Hamp Rich received his M.D. at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and served residencies in Minnesota and Toronto. About a year ago, Gene Grayson was appointed associate director in the life, health, and financial services department at the Travelers Insurance Companies in Hartford. Around the same time, Tom Gilmore was promoted to general manager of the Kendall Company's industrial division, where he is responsible for the development and marketing of pressure-sensitive industrial tapes and pipeline products. Appointed manager of applied research and development for Air Products Limited, United Kingdom, Tom McWhorter is responsible for the development and commercialization of new applications for industrial gases in European manufacturing operations. Carl Moulton, who was on hand for the reunion, is now a vice president of Jessop Steel Company in Washington, PA, where he heads up the sales and marketing activities. Here's a relatively recent one from June of 1982: Jay Shaffer writes that since 1973 he has been in San Diego, where he took his internship and residency in psychiatry. He is now in private practice and continuing his schooling at the San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute. Jay's big news was that he was engaged to get married. Thanks for taking time out to write, and congratulations on the occasion of your first anniversary! Specializing in 18th-century British literature and interdisciplinary studies, Lance Bertelsen is in his fourth (by now fifth) year as an assistant professor of English at the University of Texas in Austin. At the time, Lance had just crossed paths with Brandy Brandis, who was on his way to Florida to work out with some dolphins (not football types). Jake Kelsey is chief dentist on an Indian reservation in Arizona, is married, and has two daughters. Thanks for the input, Lance.
'And thanks, everybody, for the cards and letters and for putting up with this drivel these past four years."
The bible of reunion-goers a well-thumbed and oft-folded copy of the schedule of reunion activitiesis the focus of attention for these three members of the class of 1969 at their 15 th.
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