1972

Our 44th reunion is a scant six weeks off, June 16-19, with the classes of 1970 and 1971. There’s still time to register! Bill Schur reports again: Greg Yadley and Bill went to the Dartmouth Lawyer’s Association meeting at Park City, Utah, and apparently Greg isn’t as young as he once was (who is?), hurting his back (how?), but at least he wore his 1972 vest proudly! Be sure to dig yours out of the back of your closet and join Greg and Bill at our reunion.

Thought that I would dig into my diary to remind you what was happening 44, 45, 46 and 47 years ago this month, right around the Green Key weekends. I promise not to include (much) incriminating evidence!

May 5, 1972: After Peter Heed downed seven parfaits at Thayer we took in The Last Picture Show at the Nugget. The next day we got the scoop about coeducation that was looming after our graduation. On May 8 Nixon’s big speech ratcheting up the war before withdrawing transfixed all of us, including mining all North Vietnam’s coasts. Wouldn’t be a Green Key weekend without a Dunkin Donuts run, this year with Thurm Lowans, Greg Patten and ’73 Steve Graves.

May 7, 1971: Big project setting up 5,500 chairs in Leverone for Green Key concert, a true team effort with Dennis Cullen, Jeff Stimson, Dave Dethier, Don Fennessey, Wells Martin, Chris Carstensen, Lawrie Lieberman and a bunch of ’73s, including “Little Dickie” Gamper. Remember who played the next night? Boz Scaggs and Steve Miller.

May 7, 1970: We were in the middle of “the strike” (third day), “strike back” and preparations for Green Key weekend. Surreal times. The next night Bob Deyle, Steve “Flea” Shirey and our dates ambled over to the Youngbloods’ concert. But the big show was on May 9, when Sha Na Na in Mickey Mouse T-shirts and Converse sneakers stormed into Hanover and at Spaulding sang “Book of Love,” “Teenager in Love” and 20 other tunes.

May 6, 1969: The 56 Parkhurst occupiers were served a court order injunction to vacate, followed early the next morning by removal by the New Hampshire state police and two days later with sentences. On a much lighter note, Laura Nyro and Richie Havens starred in the Green Key concert that weekend. Jon Einsidler hobbling, Joe Whedbee, Miles Harbur, John Garnett (my freshman roommate) and many other ’72s figured into that busy week.

Those were the days!

This is my last column before our reunion. I have enjoyed reporting your news and updates for the past four years. In 23 columns I managed to call out 131 ’72s, a little more than 16 percent of our class, so I hope that you will send news to my successor so that he keeps us in touch!

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