1953

An energetic Dave Siegal, attendance chairman for our June 12-15, 1989, reunion, indicates that his committee is in formation. Yet over 36 stalwarts are dedicated to making telephone calls that build the kind of spirit, comradery, and attendance for which this class is famous.

Among those stalwarts is Jack Koerner, from Cazenovia, N.Y. Cazenovia is a beautiful lakeside village in central New York that is within striking distance of Syracuse. Jack literally grew up in the automobile business in Rochester. After Tuck and the navy, he returned to New York State and a succession of interests in six Ford and Lincoln-Mercury dealerships. Slowly extricating himself from these interests, he is now down to one dealership, from which he will retire in three years. No wonder! His outside interests are a life in themselves. Over the years, Jack has been involved in autodealer organizations, the Presbyterian Church, Clarkson University Parents Association, Cazenovia College, and the United Way. He met spouse Polly at Colby Junior College through their mutual interest in horses. The Koerners, who now own 15 horses, are noted as successful breeders of race horses. They routinely run their horses at the New York State tracks. Jack finds time to avidly hunt upland birds, ski, play tennis and golf. Vacation means tenting with his family on Lake George, a ski trip to Colorado, and a week in the Caribbean. Jack and Polly have four daughters, having lost a son, John Jr., in a 1973 automobile when the then 19 year-old was a sophomore at Clarkson University. Three daughters also attended Clarkson and the fourth attended Dickinson. Two of their daughters are married and there's one grandchild, with two on the way.

Bryan Allen, from Tenafly, N.J., has no intention of retiring. Gus works; for C.J. Lawrence, Morgan Grenfell Inc. and is responsible for marketing results of their intensive investment research to, regional brokers. This research involves extensive travel throughout this country and Canada, but increasingly uses electronic mail and conference calls. Gus left Dartmouth in 1951 to fulfill his military obligation in the navy. He returned to graduate in 1957, just before our fifth reunion. A year later, armed with an M.B.A. from Tuck, he joined the Wall Street firm of Shields and Company, where he sold and managed block trading to large institutional investors until 1975, when he joined C.J. Lawrence. Spouse Mabel taught sixth grade and subsequently edited a publication for the national Episcopal Church. Now she has returned to part-time teaching. The Aliens enjoy travel and, in addition to the normal haunts, they vacationed in Greece, Turkey, and Russia; the latter trip was logged in the class newsletter. Over the years they have been extensively involved in community, church, and local Dartmouth activities. Currently their activities include a private primary school, the town zoning board, and the Van Ost Institute for Living (a foundation specializing in the effect of chemical abuse on young children). Gus and Mabel have two sons and a daughter. Their oldest, Bryan, graduated from Princeton and is now a sports marketer, representing key sports figures and organizing tennis events (e.g., Virginia Slims). Daughter Lesley graduated cum laude from Dartmouth in 1986 and is a Ph.D. candidate at Rutgers. Son Earle is a Dartmouth junior.

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