1956

With the arrival of spring, can the Alumni Fund be far behind? If you give early, the savings in administrative costs will increase your contribution.

Joe Elliott was named an associate officer of the Order of St. John by Queen Elizabeth II; his investiture, conducted by the Lord Prior, took place in New York on November 4. A modified oath of fealty, appropriate for an American citizen, was used. Joe is rector of St. Paul's Church in the Bronx. Congratulations from all of us, Joe.

Jim Breeden returns to Hanover as the new dean of the William Jewett Tucker Foundation, Jim, an Episcopal priest, was, at the time of his appointment, director of the Center for Law and Education in Cambridge, Mass. He has been a leader in civil rights and education, particularly in low-income communities, since the early sixties. Jim holds a master of divinity degree from Union Theological Seminary and a doctor of education degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has held associate professorships at Harvard and the University of Massachusetts and a professorship at the University of Dares Salaam in Tanzania, East Africa. He is also a trustee of the Episcopal Divinity School. Congratulations and good luck, Jim, as you undertake this challenging assignment.

From the sublime . . . we turn to birthdays. Fourteen classmates were born in April 1935. Dave Brewer will turn 50 in Bayport, N.Y., if he is still there. Likewise for Harold Daries in East Hartford, Conn.

Out at Stanford University, where he is on yet another sabbatical, Bob Emde will spend the day waxing philosophical: "Man has an astounding capacity for lifelong development, adaptation, and mastery. There is always change and challenge." Here's a guy who has been president of the International Sleep Society, has raised monkeys, and has done research on prenatal behavior. Talk about change and challenge. Bob makes his real home in Denver and at the University of Colorado Medical School. Deary Evans will celebrate his birthday in Playa Del Rey, Calif., where he is senior vice president of the electronics firm Becket International. In Tel Aviv, Israel, Ury Gluckman will turn 50.

Capt. Dave Harscheid, U.S.N., now based in San Diego, commented earlier on the hazards of naval life but noted positively, "Without a few reference points to provide perspective, life wouldn't be half the fun it has been and will continue to be, as long as I have anything to say about it." A more sober observation is made by Leon Induni from Easton, Conn. Serving his community in various capacities, in addition to a full-time job with GE, he "hopes to see more of my classmates become part of the solution by taking a more active role in the political process." Dick Jankell, a lawyer in New York City, takes 50 in stride with an "open mind and a willingness to reexamine standards and values."

Marty Marcus is an attorney in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Jack Nicolette lives in Winnetka, Ill., but teaches at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Ed Pric will observe his 50th birthday in Shaker Heights, Ohio. LloydWoods will pass the day in Short Hills, N.J., and John Yassin will take the day off from eye-doctoring in Falls Church, Va.

Long-legged runner and Philadelphia lawyer Bill Webb made an interesting observation several years ago: "The realization finally comes . . . that the price for balance is the foreclosure of the opportunity for greatness." Thought provoking! As Bill noted, balance is one of the goals of a liberal arts education, or "liberating arts," as John Sloan Dickey would say. Any thoughts on the part of other classmates as to whether or not the two, balance and greatness, are mutually exclusive?

In the meantime, happy birthday to the above, and happy spring to all.

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