1957

1957

Promise kept: You asked for a chronological list of our ’57 class presidents, loyal sons of Dartmouth who have led us these 63 years since graduation. Each served a term of five years. Included is a mention of significant events during each of their terms to provide reference points for our aging memories.

Ed Matthews, 1957-62: Alaska and Hawaii are admitted as our 49th and 50th states.

Tom Schwarz, 1962-67: J.F.K. is assassinated; the first American troops enter Vietnam.

Joe Stevenson, 1967-72: Martin Luther King Jr. and Bobby Kennedy are assassinated; Neil Armstrong walks on the moon.

Dave Cook, 1972-77: Women are admitted to Dartmouth; Watergate brings down a president; Apple and Microsoft are incorporated.

George Southwick, 1977-82: The Episcopal Church ordains a female priest; Ted Turner founds CNN.

Jim Dalton, 1982-87: Chernobyl melts down in Ukraine; the space shuttle Challenger disintegrates in space; Time magazine names the computer “Man ofthe Year.”

Jack Hall, 1987-92: The Berlin Wall comes down; protests take over Tiananmen Square; solidarity wins in Poland and Havel’s Civic Forum wins in Czechoslovakia.

Clark Griffiths, 1992-97: South Africa elects Nelson Mandela; Fox News channel debuts; the first black female astronaut orbits the earth.

Dick Perkins, 1997-2002: England hands Hong Kong to China; scientists clone Dolly the sheep; the world gasps on 9/11.

Randy Aires, 2002-07: Enron goes on trial; the United States seizes control of Baghdad, ending the regime of Saddam Hussein.

Bob Marchant, 2007-12: Steve Jobs introduces the iPhone; the world economy dives; Nancy Pelosi becomes first female speaker; Barack Obama becomes first black president.

Bruce Bernstein, 2012-17: Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting breaks a nation’s heart; the United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union; a controversial U.S. president is inaugurated.

Tom Macy, 2017-present: Immigration, climate change, impeachment divide the nation; Dartmouth celebrates its 250th anniversary.

So there’s the promised list of our 13 class presidents since graduation, along with a few highlights of events during their times in office. Sixty-three years is a long time, fully one-quarter of Dartmouth’s 250, and it’s not over. We have more promises to keep. More miles to go.... —John W. Cusick 105Island Plantation Terrace, Vero Beach, FL 32963; (772) 231-1248; johnwcusick@ aol.com