1954

May what a beautiful time of the year. However, while many of us are enjoying the greening of lawns that need mowing or the anticipation of winning the weekend in Nassau, head agent Don Berlin and his network of regional and assistant class agents are toiling to encourage every last percent of partic- ipation in, and dollar of donation to, the 1985 Alumni Fund. Don's goal for the class is $162,000 and 565 donors. How about helping '54 to win a Green Derby in Don's first year as head agent. Won't you please send in your gift today.

John Gillespie, mini-reunion chairman, is hustling as usual. The picture of a not-so-recent New York mini-reunion accompanying this column is proof of his ability to bring together great numbers of distinguished and perennially young-looking classmates. Included in the picture are Dick Barker, PeteBarker, Bob Berry, Lionel Chaikin, Lo-YiChan, Jay Chandler, Bob Clements, DickDavidoff, Bob Dean, Pete Geithner, JohnGillespie, Jerry Goldstein, Dick Grassey,Kent Kleinman, Tom Kong, Dave Martin,Steve Mullins, John Moran, Barry Nova,Dick Pearl, John Pope, Artie Rauch, RodRockefeller, Tom Sayles, Dick Steinberg,Tom Tyler, Norm Veasey, George Voss,John Heston, and Bill White.

A more recent mini-reunion, held in April in conjunction with the annual dinner of the Boston Alumni Association, will be covered in the June column.

An update on the scheduled Tuck School reunion for the Tuck classes of '54, '55, and '56 which include a large number of '54s: current plans are for a joint three-class reunion in Hanover, October 4-6, over the Holy Cross weekend.

All Tuck U Alumni, mark it on your calendars, and BE THERE!

Congratulations are in order to Dan Weidenthal on his promotion to associate director of the division of ophthalmology at St. Luke's Hospital in Cleveland, where he is also an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Case Western Reserve University.

Dan writes that after attending medical school in Cleveland and training in ophthalmology at the Kresge Eye Institute in Detroit, he trained in retinal surgery at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and the Retina Foundation in Boston. He returned to Cleveland in 1964, where he established a practice in retinal and vitreous surgery. Dan and Judy have two sons, David, a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., and Jeffrey, who will graduate from Oberlin in May.

Dana Low, a consulting engineer and partner in the international firm of Tippetts-Ab-bett-McCarthy-Stratton, Engineers, Architect, and Planners, was elected chairman of the board of directors for the International Road Federation, a nonprofit and nonpolitical service organization, whose purpose is fostering the development of highways and highway transportation worldwide. The Federation numbers 400 companies and government around the world as sustaining members.

Dana, a partner in his firm since 1973, is involved in the direction of the firm's diversified international activities, now dedicating his efforts exclusively to the firm's overseas activities. His frequent trips abroad can't allow a lot of time at home in Old Greenwich, Conn., with his wife and three children.

Norm Kasparson has been elected vice president, counsel, and assistant secretary of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, headquartered in Worcester, Mass. Norm joined State Mutual after graduating from Harvard Law School in 1960 and has steadily progressed through positions of increasing responsibilities to his current office. Congratulations, Norm!

In a recent address at Alpha Delta fraternity on campus, Dr. John Steel discussed the fraternity system and his view of it as a Trustee. John said, "I know of no movement to do away with the fraternity system; I am a supporter of trying to improve the system." John indicated that the Trustees are interested in working within the existing structure to better the fraternity system and not to remove it. John said, "Despite what seem to be rather grim circumstances... some mighty successful people have come through the system." He must have been referring to his classmates, of course!

It sure would be nice to hear from more of you! How about a short note about where you are, what you are doing, or what you wish you were doing! Let's hear from you!

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