1959
Who are the youngest members of our class? Why did they matriculate at an earlier age than the rest of us? Was it an advantage or disadvantage? Would they who enrolled young recommend that to their own grandchildren?
Stu Freeman, Farmington, Connecticut, born in 1939, is one of the youngest. Stu skipped a grade "because I was thinking of becoming a doctor. Medicine took so many years of schooling that it seemed good to get started early. However, in freshman year I decided against medicine, went on to Tuck and a business career and today think that there was no advantage to entering college early, none whatsoever! I would tell a grandchild considering it to spend the extra year traveling around the world."
Fred Lockyear, Bellevue, Washington, matriculated not one but two years early! Freds father built a small West Coast sawmill, the family kept moving to where the trees were, Fred kept changing schools and twice did so well on entrance tests that he was advanced a grade. Being in tiny, two-room schools also helped, he remembers. Fred overheard kids in higher classes reciting, learned their lessons "as well as my own" and easily passed placement tests when relocating.
He thinks being young was not a disadvantage academically at Dartmouth but, "I probably wasn't ready for power dating." While presently retired, Fred is "studying a plan to work again." As consultant to the USIA and College Board he traveled extensively overseas, "Often to countries no one else would go to."
Now retired from his own home remodeling business, Geoff enjoys woodworking in his extensively equipped shop, crafting beautiful furniture for his and Elinors children. He has been in touch with Rich Paul and Bob King.
Others among the youngest in our class were Don Miller, Tim Crane, George Kraus, Joe Nadeau, Barry Smith, Jim Kennedy, Stu Fuld, Gil Griffin, Peter Jaffe, Louis Lazar, Jim Giddens and Bob Josefsberg. Were any of them a friend of yours at Dartmouth?
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