1954

April-May 1960: Mike Ceriello, a construction engineer with the New Hampshire State Highway Department; Jack Smith and five other adventurers completing a voyage from Tahiti to Valparaiso, Chile, in a 48-foot ketch; Jos Pritchard, insurance underwriting in New York City; Marty Siegel, interning at Long Island Jewish Hospital; Bob Delaney, an adjuster for Travelers Insurance Cos. in Connecticut; Nick Dean, exhibiting photos in an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in N.Y.C.; Jim Newcombe, a sales promotion manager at the Brown Shoe Cos. in Missouri; Geoff Talbot, studying at Tufts Medical School after several months in London. Married: John Parker to Judith Anne Colwell, Don Swanson to Nancy Mock.

John Crowe was appointed to the board of directors of Pro Mutual Group, a medical malpractice insurer.

The Smith College Museum of Art received a pair of Japanese hand scrolls, with paintings attributed to Sumiyoshi Jokei—a master of the Tosa School—and calligraphy by a member of the Shoren'in School in Kyoto. They are from the Edo period (1615-1868). The scrolls (17th century) were donated to Smith by Ann and Luke Case. Luke owned the scrolls for almost 50 years. His Navy service was interrupted by a back injury in 1955, and he was admitted to the naval hospital in Yokosuka Japan. His ship left for Hong Kong, leaving him in Japan to recover. During his recovery he had the freedom to leave the base in the evenings. While exploring the city, he happened upon The High Grade Curio Shop, where he found and purchased the scrolls. The scrolls, which are a highly important addition to the Smith museums Asian holdings, are the centerpiece of a spring exhibit, "The Legend of Hachiman: A Hand Scroll of the Tosa School."

Seaver Peters will be an honorary inductee at the fifth gathering of the Wearers of the Green in Boston in May. Seaver joined the Dartmouth athletic department in 1963 and served as director of athletics from 1967 to 1983. During his tenure as athletic director he held leadership positions on numerous Ivy League, ECAC and NCAA committees. His contributions as director of athletics included numerous improvements to athletic facilities (Thompson Arena opened in 1974) and as the principal athletic administrator when Dartmouth became a coeducational institution in 1972. Under Seaver's leadership Dartmouth expanded the intercollegiate athletic program from 17 men's teams to more than 30 for men and women.

The holiday luncheons were held in Boston and New York in December. Welcome newcomer, Ed Quinn. Tom Tyler and Steve Mullins were honored with the Gillespie Award for their efforts in organizing the Midwest mini-reunion.

It is still not too late to make plans to attend the 50th reunion. As of January, 219 classmates have indicated that they will attend (plus 56 maybes). If you have indicated that you will not attend, reconsider. If you have not replied, join the class. Make your "maybe" into a certainty. Reunion chair John Gillespie has done another out- standing job organizing this reunion. '54 out!

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REUNIONJune 11-132004