1954

Thanks to many of you who have responded to my entreaties, my cup runneth over and some of the news received recendy will have to be deferred to the next issue.

The most festive class gathering of the Christmas season was the tenth annual "1954 New York Holiday Luncheon." JerryGoldstein and Dick Page co-hosted the event on December 18 in the executive dining room at Bear Stearns & Co., where Jerry still exerts some influence. Thirty-three classmates gathered for "no speeches and no fundraising, but lots of conviviality and conversation." A Class of 1954 Award was presented to the deserving Tom Kelsey, and we previewed a videotape of the highlights of the Big Green's championship football season.

Along with the aforementioned, we saw Bob Adnopoz, Howie Aronson, Dick Barker, Pete Barker, Jerry Barton, Don Berlin, Bob Berry, Lon Chaikin, Lo-Yi Chan, Jay Chandler, John Cunningham, Dick Davidoff, Jay Davis, Ralph Destino, Dave Dyche, Pete Geithner, John Gillespie, Pete Gutlon, John Heston, Kent Klineman, Dave Mandelbaum, Steve Mullins, Barry Nova, Dick Pearl, Hugh Roberts, Harry Robinson, Tom Sayles, Dick Steinberg, Bob Vorsanger, and Bill White.

John Cunningham had been seen a week earlier playing a defense attorney of questionable ethics on the TV series "Law and Order.

The only downside to the gathering was the knowledge that Fred Alpert had passed away in November. Avital member of the class, Fred had a great love for Dartmouth and his classmates, and he was a wonderful and caring individual that we all respected.

Ed Scott writes from Vancouver, British Columbia, with fond memories of ClydeRoach, with whom he and I served at Fort Holabird, Md., 1954-55. Ed relates that he married Mary Lee in September 1991, "picking up two more beautiful daughters, a handsome son-in-law, and a grandchild all in one day." Also, he just became the immediate past commander of Capilano Squadron, Canadian Power and Sail Squadrons. He continues to teach and take courses concerning pleasureboating matters and recently became involved in brokering yachts.

By the way, some of you may be interested in a Jay Davis sideline: sponsoring and facilitating a job-support network seminar on the third Thursday of each month at St. Thomas More Church in Darien, Conn. He started the group some years ago, and I can vouch for its viability. If the economy has been unkind to you, call Jay for words of practical wisdom: 212/468-3622.

Dick Page passed on a letter from LukeCase in which Luke praises Dartmouth's Glee Club: "this past spring I accepted the invitation to join the Glee Club plus alumni in singing Beethoven's Ninth. I am overjoyed to tell you that one of my little parts of Dartmouth the vocal arts—is in infinitely better shape than it was in my day. I add that I thought, and think, it was in pretty darn good shape back then. I also add that I have sung in mixed and male choruses continually since leaving Dartmouth. I know whereof I speak. Louis Burkot does a magnificent job. Whoever sings for Louis Burkot is disciplined, learns the music, develops his or her vocal technique and voice, and gets gratis the kind of vocal training for which aspiring singers sacrifice and pay large sums. Finally, I would be remiss if I did not comment that the Glee Club remembers how to party."

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