1962

The Hanover weather did not particularly cooperate during Class Officers Weekend, but nonetheless we had a productive session that culminated in an honorable mention for 1962 as this year's Class of the Year (which we won last year). The second annual presentation luncheon for the Faculty Fellowship Award was held May 4 at the Hanover Inn. Several classmates joined 1962 Faculty Fellowship committee members Sandy Apgar, Dan Tompkins, and Gary Spiess. The faculty and administration were also well represented, including Dean Hans Penner and President David McLaughlin. This year's award was presented to Assistant Professor of Economics Thomas Barthold. Professor Barthold has taught effectively in many areas of economics that might not be considered glamorous, but that are basic and essential components of a college education. He has driven his students hard, but they have given his teaching superior evaluations, and these evaluations are supported by reports of faculty who have visited his classes. The committee also commended Professor Barthold's research proposal. His work on the "utility maximization" of bequests seems to have potentially important consequences and is intended to treat more aspects of the subject than have heretofore been covered. Professor Barthold joined the economics department in the fall of 1980, having just completed his Ph.D. at Harvard. While pursuing his work there, he had taught very effectively as a section leader in Harvard's Principles of Economics course, being awarded the Allyn Young Prize for teaching excellence. Since arriving at Dartmouth he has participated in staffing the Economics 2 ("The Price System") course. He has also taught several sections of Economics 22 ("Intermediate Microeconomics"), which is required of all majors, and he has now assumed full responsibility for teaching Economics 55 ("Economic Risk and the Corporation").

The class will continue to.be well represented in alumni circles, as Josh Rich has been elected president of the Class Presidents Association and John Walters has been elected president of the Alumni Council.

The class executive committee met May 9 in New York City to discuss several issues we face as we begin initial planning for the 25th reunion. We are searching for volunteers to work on a reunion yearbook, which we understand is about a 15-month undertaking. Also discussed was the possibility of providing some sort of videotape to each classmate. Bob Katz brought a representative from an organization that could take a multi-projector format and focus it on a single screen, going then to video or film with narration/sound track. Thus it appears that Ross Burkhardt's new production for the 25th will be a bigbudget affair and not merely an update of the hugely successful "Dartmouth '62 +20." We may attempt to have Ross travel to ten or 12 key cities in order to collect material of all types and conduct personal interviews. Please send any suggestions directly to Ross or to any of the class officers on any aspect of this or any other reunion project.

Both Jay Moyer and John Knight stressed the need to develop a theme for the reunion and to respond to the wishes of a majority of our classmates. We are seeking to involve as many as possible whose careers might enable them to provide specialized assistance. For instance, Howard Weinberg of CBS is testing the waters to see if there is any possibility of getting funding for a documentary to be made on the 25th-year anniversary of a class from a prominent college or university.

Dave Usher, whose company was responsible for commissioning Charles Wysocki to create Snow Folks for the 20th, has indicated that he might be able to help to get whatever yearbook we come up with published.

Barry Alperin has made an impassioned plea for help as the Alumni Fund drive approaches its final weeks. John Clark stressed the great success that we have had in the past with the last-minute telethons, and the need for each class agent to make those last few phone calls.

Gene Gasbarro will be providing information on the next series of mini-reunions, and we hope to build upon the success of those held last fall.

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