1962

Summer is almost over and it's time to start thinking about our fall mini-reunion. The class has once again booked Dowds' Country Inn in Lyme, New Hampshire, for the weekend of October 21-23. Woody Chittick and Mike Schaefer are planning another enjoyable get-together, with details soon forthcoming.

In addition, we look forward to our 50th reunion in June. Bill Pierce and Dick Brooks have sent the following clarification of dates: "The official College date is June 8-10, Friday through Sunday, 2012. Major events include a class dinner on Friday night, Saturday lunch with President Kim and the board of trustees, Saturday night 'formal' class of 1962 dinner, Sunday morning procession with the class of 2012 and graduation. We will have an informal dinner on Sunday night and then will have class and College programs and athletics on Monday and Tuesday, June 11-12. College rooms will be available for the additional two-day extension and we will advise you in due course regarding reservations for those rooms." Stay tuned.

Kent Hutchinson sends a final reminder: "The closing date for the 50th reunion book is upon us. If you haven't at least filled out the questionnaire, please go to the weblink: www. aartmouth.org/classes/62/Questionnaire.htm now and make sure we have heard from you. The book will be a great preparation aid for all classmates prior to our reunion next June." Rog Usborne urgently points out that the class of 1961 has just raised the bar on such endeavors. This from their last class column: "Our book may rank as the best 50th Dartmouth alumni reunion book of all time, certainly among the top three." As Roe says, we '62 s have work to do but we've never shied away from a challenge.

dartmouth.org/classes/62/Questionnaire.htm

In the spirit of keeping in touch and bringing things up to date, Bob Sprafkin writes, "It'd been a while since I submitted anything to the Alumni Magazine, so I thought that it's about time. It's been an eventful year for me thus far. In December I retired after 42 years as a psychologist in Syracuse: at Syracuse University, the Veterans Administration Hospital and SUNY Upstate Medical University. In May I got married in Sonoma, California, to Martha Copithorne, a retired marital court judge from Plymouth and Ossipee, New Hampshire. We were surrounded by our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren, which made everything perfect. We're in the process of relocating to Ossipee in the summer and then off to Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the fall. Lots of changes, but clearly a new start! Looking forward to being a New Hampshire resident for part of the year and to returning to my roots in Philadelphia."

Finally, Sandy Apgar sends word of a forward-thinking opinion piece he recently published in the May-June 2011 issue of Urban Land: "Real Estate Firms of the Future—Today." Sandy distills "five attributes that high performers are incorporating in their strategies, structures and systems" that he believes will define the real estate firm of the future.

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