1956

It is not too late to join New York-area classmates at the Yale Club on the weekend of January 31-February 2 for another "Fun-Filled Fantastic." Contact Cube Conroy for reservations.

The class is well represented on the Alumni Council this year. Robert R.Faulkner is the regional representative for Providence, R.I. Bob is a vice president of Kidder Peabody and lives in Barrington, R.I. The mid-Atlantic is represented by Kenneth A. Geary, who makes his home in Upper Saddle River, N.J. Ken is with Prudential Bache in New York City. He noted earlier that he "finds the Dartmouth experience more valuable with each passing year." Serving on the Alumni Council is ample proof. The Alumni Office computer printout still lists his nickname as "Caesar." How many of us still use college nicknames?

Bob Danziger donned cap and gown to represent Dartmouth at the Sesquicentennial Commencement at Wheaton College in May. Bob, as reported earlier, is a Dartmouth Trustee. He is also president of Northland Investment Corporation in Newton, Mass., a developer of properties in Massachusetts and Maine.

Also at Prudential Bache in New York is class treasurer Peter Bernard. An executive vice president and head of the Investment Banking Group, Peter was in the news recently announcing the "professor-in-residence program," the purpose of which is to develop "an ongoing relationship between Prudential Bache and the world of academia." For some reason Peter picked a Cornell professor. It is a challenging program and one that is in keeping with Pete's earlier urging that we all "keep trying to make a difference." He lives in Skillman, N.J.

Continental Insurance has announced the appointment of Alan N. Dekker as senior vice president for agency operations in the midwest. Alan is responsible for the company's activities in 13 states with headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. He joined Continental in 1962 and served in various locations in the midwest before moving in Columbus in 1975. Congratulations, A1!

At least one of you has responded to my plea for news. Gordie Lenci writes from Tampa, Fla., where he is headmaster of Berkeley Preparatory School. This is Gordie's third headmastership since 1968, when he accepted an appointment at Barstow School in Kansas City. In the late 1970s he returned east to the Roland Park Country School in Baltimore only to see it destroyed almost immediately by fire. In the fall of 1980 he led a parade of 500 students, 50 faculty, TV cameras, alumni, and several dogs when the school took possession of its new campus, a 20-acre plot that had been in Napoleon Bonaparte's family. Tragically the event followed by a few months the death of his wife. Gordie, with his son, left teaching for a while to reassess priorities. Fortunately for the Berkeley School, he returned to teaching in the fall of 1984. The new school has had extraordinary academic success with its students, and Gordie is attempting to acquaint them with a small college in New Hampshire. Among his students is a child of Roy Friedman, who is a professor at nearby University of South Florida. Gordie has also married again. In an earlier column we commented on the commitment to education of youth and the number of classmates dedicated to it. What a legacy one has to pass along to younger generations. Our thanks to Gordie and others like him.

As the year 1985 comes to a close, it is perhaps tempting, given the state of the world, to say "thank goodness." Your secretary remains the eternal optimist, however, and wishes all season's greetings and hope for the new year. Peace.

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