1954

February-March 1960: Bob Bassett studying for a Ph.D. in education at the Harvard School of Education; Guy Torin at the University of Louvain in Belgium; Tim Wagner teaching chemistry at John Marshall High School in Cleveland; Don Woodworth instructing in English at Bay City Junior College in Bay City, Michigan; Dick Krimm as president of Penn York Lumber Cos. in Fort Edwards, New York; Pete Kenyon with Grand Union as assistant to the director of sales; Charlie Martin a grad student in the department of geology at the University of Wisconsin. Engaged: Joel Lasky to Judith Ackerman, John Parker to Judith Colwell, Sarge Joys to LuAnn Gaudian and Don Swanson to Nancy Lou Mock. Married: Bud Addis to Marie Beekman.

Over 60 classmates attended the holiday luncheons in New York and Boston. Ed Quinn attended his first 54 gathering since graduation.

Thirty-three classmates attended this years Homecoming. Had the pleasure of sitting next to Parker Caswell at the Columbia game. It was his first attendance at a home football game since he walked off the field in 1953. Lyon Greenberg was awarded the Class of 1954 Award. (See class newsletter for citation.)

Carol and Steve Mullins entertained the "Boat People" (new and old) at their Vermont home on the Sunday of Homecoming. Twenty-nine couples have signed on for the post-reunion (September 2004) cruise on the Monet, cruising the Dalmatian Coast. If you are interested contact Don Berlin or John Fenn (jefenn@aol.com).

Bob Clements and the trustees of The Clements Foundation have endowed the Robert Clements Professor of Democracy and Politics at the College. Bob has been chairman of the Bermuda and U.S.-based insurance firm Arch Capital Group since 1995. He is also chairman emeritus of the board of overseers of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science of St. Johns. With this endowment, Dartmouth will appoint to its faculty a nationally or internationally renowned scholar who can foster public discussion on problems of democracy and democratic transition. This faculty member will have broad expertise in political science and should bring an interest in philosophy, history, law or religion. President Wright announced the gift at a luncheon in New York City attended by- Bob and his family and the '54 reunion committee.

A recent article in The Dartmouth described the furniture and antiques in the president's residence including the side chairs in the dining room, each chair representing a specific Dartmouth president. Dave McLaughlins chair was designed by John Scotford and stitched by John Sloan Dickeys daughters, Sylvia Dickey and Christina Stearns (wife of Stew Stearns).

In the winter and spring of 1960 the class was preparing for its first reunion in Hanover. Eight reunions later, we now prepare for our 50th. Sign up ('54 Out), send your bios to Bill White or Wayne Weil and help us with our reunion gift.

As you read this column, the class golfers will be gathering at the Plantation Inn in Crystal River, Florida, for the annual golf outing.

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REUNION June 11-13 2004