1957

Those who have visited the Class of 1957 Lounge in the Dickey Center will be doubly pleased to learn that the 50th reunion photograph of the class now hangs in the room along with two plaques, one listing the '57 donors to the project and one for our most recent Class of the Year award.

"Art is tally wonderful, providing one doesn't have to make a living at it." So writes Bud Wheeler, who spent a decade as an oceanographer and another as a potter and gallery owner before studying portrait sculpture. His work is handsome, as you can see for yourself at www.wheelerportraitsculpture.com Be sure not to miss the bust of Eugene O'Neill.

Chris Wren, former Beijing bureau chief for The New York Times, leads a Vermont Public Radio trip to China for two weeks this spring, what VPR calls an "adventure that is sure to challenge your notions on the politics, music, and culture of the Orient."

Bruce Bernstein has been working on ways to help seniors remain in their own homes as long as possible. He wants to introduce TRIAD into his area of the Berkshires. A combination of the local Council on Aging, police, fire, sheriff and perhaps clergy, it sponsors crime prevention programs, provides a forum for seniors and law enforcement and sponsors such services as visits to those living alone.

Jack Spring reports from the West Coast that he and Susan have a condo in Ashland, Oregon, and have cultivated a habit of regular attendance at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival.

Some of us revel in retirement, others refuse to hang em up. Jay Trepp is working part time as senior vice president of Brede Exposition Services with responsibility for overseeing the setup of convention exhibits.

A member of the Dartmouth Club of Cape Cod, Jim Taylor was elected president of the Club Officers Association executive committee after long service to the association.

As vice president of the Dartmouth Club of Sarasota Garvey Clarke lines up the luncheon speakers—most recently Paul Danos, dean of Tuck School, and Provost Barry P. Sherr.

When I took on this job I swore I'd never mention myself by name, so please note that five classmates gathered in mid-February to hear another classmate speak at the Van Liebig Art Center. in Naples—a very mini-reunion in anticipation of the large Naples gathering a few weeks later: Charlie and Carol Sellman, Ned and Marlene Bixby, Jon and Laurie White, Ed Waldron and Dick Canton.

In addition to the 50th in Hanover Alan Dessoff also had a grad school reunion this year in his case Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. Once the reunions are out of the way, Al writes, "I'll settle down and wait four more years for our 55 th in Hanover."

In addition to various reunions, many of us are coming up on 50th wedding anniversaries. Aside from the delights of celebrating with spouses and families, please send word of unusual, innovative, exotic or venturesome commemorations.

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