1961

In the top floor room where the National Press Club has hosted presidents, premiers, and kings, Dartmouth's class of 1961 celebrated, collectively, its 50th birthday. The celebration was the cap of a special weekend-long reunion in the nation's capital that attracted '6ls from Maine to south Florida, from San Diego and San Francisco to the Midwest, and even from abroad. The events included a rooftop reception at the prestigious Washington law firm of Covington and Burling on Friday night, a cruise on the rain-swollen Potomac River for Saturday luncheon, and the cocktail party, dinner, and dance at the Press Club.

Class valedictorian Harris McKee flew in from lowa to lead the celebratory toasts. Former U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Steve Bosworth, Dartmouth's commencement speaker two years ago, gave the main talk. But mostly it was a celebration. Reunion pictures were passed around. The crew of the Dandy was more than a litde frustrated as classmates floated from table to table while they attempted to serve a fancy luncheon. Even some of the wildest rain in recent memory failed to dampen enthusiasm. The Friday night rainfall was so bad that water ran over the curbs and even discarded umbrellas were picked up because they offered at least some protection from the deluge. The result by midday Saturday was enough debris in the Potomac to make it look like a logging river, and water levels so high that even tour boats couldn't pass under the 14th Street bridge or make it up the Washington Channel. So our Alexandria-to-Georgetown excursion was cut short at about the halfway point.

Saturday night's affair was a delight, and the co-chairs for the event Charlie Buffon and Mike Murphy drew well deserved plaudits from the rest of us for the whole splendid weekend.

Among those who made it to the weekend and not everybody was recorded on treasurer Bob Rosier's official list-were a local delegation of Charlie and KathieBuffon, Parker and Anna Borg, Rick andMargie Jaspersen, Pete and Ruth Bleyler, Jake and Susan Gillespie, David Os-terhout and Susan Tannenbaum, Bill andJudy Collishaw, Tom and Carla Goodridge, David and Sigrid Knuti, and Johnand Ann Wilkins.

But there were big groups from elsewhere Minnesota, for instance: Bud andJane Shoenig, Stewart and Diana Sheldon, Bob and Ellis Naegele, and JamesOlds.

Elsewhere in the Midwest: Bob and JeanHoagland, Harris andMaiy McKee, Peteand Kathy Jessup, David and NancyCook. And from Florida: Pete and LoisPalin, Mike Murphy and Helene Fox, Mike and Barbara Jenkin, David Armstrong and Sandy Wiseman.

From the Rockies and West Coast: FredFields and Bonnie Steele, Art and ElaineKelton, and Ivan Harwood.

From the Northeast corridor and New England: Bob and Kathleen Wendell, VicRich and Pat Warshaw, Gerry and JackieKaminsky, Don and Linda Baker, Billand Joyce Kandel, Pete and Karin Stuart,Ron and Joan Wybranowski, RogerBaumburger and Anne Marie Geoghegsn, Larry ana Steffi Levy, Hank and LaurieEberhardt (and Shaun), David and JoanPrewitt, Linda and Bob Rosier, Karinand Bob Jackson, John and Adelaide Zabriskie, John and Ping Moxon, Andy Urquhart, Bert and Pam Rowley, Steve andChris Bosworth, Irvar and Carol Jozus,Art Johnson and Rosemary Sulbran, and Bob and Peggy-Ann Shearer.

The award For the greatest distance traveled has to go to Clyde McAllister, a navy doctor stationed in Italy who is soon to retire to Hawaii.

I've got lots of other news, but it will have to wait to the September issue.

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