1960 NEWSLETTER President: Bruce Hasenkamp, 2435 Skyfarm Drive, Hillsborough, CA 94010-6343 (650) 343-6829Secretary: Spencer Morgan, 315 Inverness Court, Flat Rock NC 28731; smorgan863@aol.com Treasurer: William Moorman, P.O. Box 6605, Jefferson City, MO 65102-6605; (573) 462-0009 bmoorman60@gmail.comCo-Head Agents: Kenneth Johansen, 1783 Bartlett Ave., Orange Park, FL 32073 (H) 904-264-2078; (C) 904-214-5522 Jim Adler, P.O. Box 1653, Norwich, VT 05055, (802-649-1008)Gift Planning: Phil Kron, 127 Riveredge Drive, Chatham, NJ 07928-3116, phone (772) 631-3766 MLBKPCK@aol.comAlumni Council Representative: Axel Grabowsky, 17 Hardwick Road, Natick, MA 01760 (617) 504-7938 agrabowsky@earthlink.net Class Webmaster: Walter E. Daniels, 2802 Deer Street, Mohegan Lake, NY 10547-2000 (914) 245-1250 wdhikes@gmail.comNewsletter Editor: Dennis Goodman, 472 Hanover Center Rd., Etna, NH 03750 (603) 643-9763 goodman@sover.net

Sometimes it’s too easy to forget all the nice things about living in NH, near the College: the absence of traffic, the green, green (OK, white) hills and fields, and, occasionally, the wildlife. Then one morning you pick up the local paper, the “Valley News,” and you read the front-page headline: “Troublesome Beavers Win the Day in Thetford.” When’s the last time you saw one like that in the “LA Times” or the “Miami Herald”? Or this: “Enfield Town Christmas Tree Swiped in Drive-By Grinching.”

Screwed by His iPad; Re-hanging His Diploma; “FAP 75”; and Green 107, Brown 5; also, ’60 Award Awarded ’60; BIG George Checks in; and Mystery Solved after 54 Years

New Scholar Program Award, courtesy of the Class of 1960

JANUARY 2011

The beaver article noted that “the family of beavers once sentenced to death would be spared as funding has been secured for a steel plate to reinforce Godfrey Road, where an aging culvert and beaver dams have combined to undermine the road surface.” Enfield got its 14-foot, undecorated tree back a day later. So all’s right with the world. Not.

We have just been through a long, and some would say historic, election campaign, which leads me, with thanks to Peter Crumbine, to this quote from John

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Adams: “In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.” Enough said on politics this time.

From a September 24th letter from President Kim: “Congratulations to the Class of 1960 for an extraordinary 50th Reunion. I am grateful for the leadership, commitment and generosity you demonstrated to raise a record $4.4 million….Your class excelled to such an extent you have been honored with seven awards for the 2010 Fund year–a remarkable achievement.” Among the seven awards, best all-around achievement in a post-15th reunion class; extraordinary achievement in setting a new 50th Reunion dollar record; and class that demonstrated the greatest commitment to financial aid through the Dartmouth College Fund Scholar Program (which just happens to be the new Class of 1960 Award–see photo above).

Our Homecoming mini-reunion went smoothly, nearly a repeat performance of recent years, including, unfortunately, a football loss. There was a somewhat smaller turnout of classmates, no doubt because many are still busy enjoying memories of the 50th. We had our Friday cocktails at C&G, then the bonfire and guarantees of a football win against Harvard the next day. Our Saturday Class meeting, Bruce Hasenkamp’s first to lead as our new president, was

entertaining and useful, some said the best in memory–which may or may not be a useful measuring tool these days. We lost money on Musings Unlimited ($19,000–but you can still send Bill Moorman $40 or more if you’re of a mind to) but more than made up for it on the 50th ($27,000 surplus) because we had more people than planned on. In the end, 292 classmates attended the 50th. The record is 295, for those who keep score of such matters. We gave the ’10s a gift of $2,010 as seed money for their 50th. The Class email list now reaches over 400 of us. Check with Walt Daniels if you want your email address added.

Tony Roisman spoke of SEAD, one of our Class projects, now 10 years old. 150 students have graduated from the program and 87% (last year 100%) went on to college. 2,800 Dartmouth students have participated in the program. This is another of the worthy projects you can support when you pay your class dues, or any other time.

Bob Kenerson spoke of our Class Scholars program. It takes $50,000 to name a scholar, and we have four and are near to a 5th. John Goyette introduced a hockey player from Ontario whose recruiting visit to Hanover we paid for. She was dead set on Princeton until she saw Dartmouth. She is already getting ice time as a freshman.

Our Dartmouth Fund goal for the year is $384,00, which would (will) be a record for a non-reunion year.

The tailgate near the Observatory was held in good weather for a change. See below for our famous tailgate soup recipe. Roger and Ann Hanlon led an easy hike in Lyme, others followed Jon Cohen’s tour of the Frank Stella exhibit at the Hood, and others went to the football game.

President Kim with Strong Backing

Hasenkamp Takes Over

Kenerson on Class Scholars

Goyette, Hamilton, Lyman tailgating

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Cocktails at McNutt featured the unveiling of the plaque shown above. And then followed a good dinner in the Inn’s Webster Room. Those who can still show a measure of self-discipline were in bed by 10, as is proper at our age. Thus ended our fall mini-reunion. See you next October.

Alan Shaver has a new email address, harpswell139@comcast.net, and a website that will tell you something about his career and current activities, www.amshaver.com. Axel Grabowsky’s new email address is agrabowsky@verizon.net And, after 34 years, Bryant Barnes and family have moved to a new address, 2720 West 68th St., Mission Hills, Kansas 66208. Bob Luce’s new email is lucerw38@gmail.com. Sandy Ingham’s “former e-mail address has been disabled after some Nigerian bank swindler hacked into it. Please update records : halladay10@yahoo.com”

Rory Mullett got a new iPad which “I’ve managed to let… screw up my internet space,” so he now has a new email address: rorymullett@gmail.com When not screwing up his Internet space, Rory is just slightly occupied. Writes he:

“Joe & Brenda McHugh are touring the Southwest, and we had dinner with them in Durango. Joe alleges that he had only one date in our College days who wasn’t Brenda, and Brenda says that weather prevented her from making the trip to Hanover on one of the big

weekends. The replacement was from Colby Jr., and it appears to have been a result of improvisation rather than a succession plan.

“Just got back from a College sponsored trip to Turkey. Susan Ackerman was the accompanying prof. She & the trip were great. Tom & Pat Van Winkle were also on the trip

and were great fun. To indicate that I’m not hibernating yet -

Selected Fall activities:

• manually splitting logs for fire place

• teaching a negotiations class in a conflict management course

• teaching a human resources considerations class in an international business course

• mediating a relationship issue between two employees of a non-profit

• facilitating internet (audio/visual) dialog among college students from the Muslim & Western worlds

• hearing & recommending the disposition of student expulsion cases for nine Southwestern Colorado school districts

• watching selected college football games on TV

Having read all that, you may indulge yourselves in a good football game or an afternoon nap.

Bill Batt was honored this past summer by being named Rotarian of the Year for Indianapolis. (Thank you, Joan Weider.)

There is, you no doubt didn’t know, a Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award given annually by the National Center for Healthcare Leadership. No small matter. Now, thanks to Dudley Smith, you know.

We had our ’60 Norwich Inn lunch in late November. Sam McMurtrie came from Boston, Norris Knosher from Montpelier, Dunc Mathewson from Middlebury and many from around here (Adler, Roesch, Hannon, Hanlon, Roisman, Dudley Smith, Betters, Starkey, and Hager). Good turnout, good conversation. Much more civilized than the racket I heard in the background when a visiting Sid Goldman called me December 2 from the Left Coast’s Christmas gathering, to tell me that it was unanimous out there that Key West should host our 75th Class birthday party. See below for a more sensible approach to this question.

A more accurate picture of the San Francisco Christmas dinner comes from Bruce Hasenkamp: “Dick Foley organized a terrifically successful evening at the St. Francis Yacht Club, overlooking the Golden Gate on a glorious evening. In attendance were Dunning, Caulfield, Foley, Levy, Farquhar, Hackley, Berkowitz, Horschman, Gale, Hannan, Mayer, Wheaton, and Hasenkamp, plus Sid Goldman and Deborah, visiting a new grandkid. Foley belongs to the Club and arranged for and took the risk of our being there, but we were pretty much on our good behavior.”

Jim D. Graham was not always “Moose” Graham. A recent note from him on a moose card—what else?– notes, “I’ve always felt honored to bear the “Moose” sobriquet, so spontaneously bestowed on me one day on the river by Bob Hackett, Al Stowe, Pete Holland and other freshman crew-mates, all the more so since having

Nearly Monogamous McHugh

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Clark, Sosnowski, Parsegian—avoiding the

visited some real moose who live in state and provincial parks around Lake Superior, I maintain a special respect and affection for these magnificent beasts whom I’ve come to revere as my wild totemic relatives.” I sent Jim off an article from our “Valley News” entitled, “For Moose, Autumn Is the Time to Find a Mate.” I hope Kristine didn’t have a problem with that.

Well now, the Big Green finished six and four in football and could as easily have beaten Yale and mighty Penn as lost to them in overtime. And Coach Buddy Teevens is reportedly getting a contract extension. Jack Hodgson informs us that, “My Freshman year at Hanover High, Dartmouth played Michigan (yes, in football). The next year they beat Army and Syracuse.” Jack thinks we should dress the rugby team. Some of us would see that as a waste of talent. At least Bob Caulfield and Murray Janus should have lower blood pressure this winter.

With thanks to Dave Hodson for the 50th Reunion photo of Dave and Martha Vaules and Linda and Sol Rockenmacher. Dave notes the misspelling of his own middle name in Musings. It should be Eppens, not Eppons.

Bob Boye upon turning 72: “Today, I celebrate the completion of 72 years, a feat never accomplished by another male in my lineage. There’s no telling about Energizer bunnies on steroids!”

Doris Sosnowski sends the accompanying photo of “the men [Bruce, Sos, and Adrian] who rode into Dartmouth from the University of

Massachusetts. It was taken on the porch of

the Hanover Inn.” Who really believes those old guys rode that far?

For Art Coburn, “the bike trip in Greece with Al Danson was fabulous.”

Margaret Mason, aka Mrs. Sam Bowlby, writes that she is “sorry I missed the Reunion. Photos looked great. I was moving.” Her new address: 255 Boston St., Guilford, CT 06437; margaret.mason@leclairryan.com

Don and Gail Landzettel also have a new address: 26 Whitman Lane, Mahwah, NJ 07430; Dlandzettel@yahoo.com. Writes Don: “Totally impressed with Pres. Kim….dynamic and personable and has the Dartmouth spirit! Caused me to re-hang my diploma on our office wall. It was placed in storage a few administrations ago when the attack on fraternities began.”

Since a lot of wives seem to know more about what’s in these newsletters than their husbands, I feel comfortable devoting space to a recipe. Yes, a recipe. And I know some of you like to cook though I’m only aware of Michael Bromer and Gene Kohn being willing to brag about it. So here is how you make the patented and always in short supply Squash Soup that is served once a year at our Homecoming tailgate.

Squash, Apple, Onion Soup 3 t unsalted butter1 lb 10 oz butternut squash, peeled and chopped1 lb tart green apples, peeled and quartered1/2 lb onions, sliced 3 slices white bread, cubed6 cups chicken broth1/4 tsp tarragon, crumbled Salt and pepper to taste1/3 cup dry sherry or vermouth1 cup cream (or use condensed milk )

Saute onions, apples and bread in butter for about 5 minutes. Add tarragon, broth, squash, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer about 40-50 minutes until squash is tender. Puree in batches. Add cream and sherry. Top with sour cream and chives, if desired.

Gene Kohn, newly named (over loud protests—from him) as Chairman of the Committee to Find a Place

Why are these docs smiling?

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to Hold a 75th Birthday Party (“FAP 75” for short), writes that “We want to solicit ideas, locations, times and VOLUNTEERS for our 75th party, which should be held in 2013.

“I would recognize that we have a wonderful proposal from Sid [Goldman] and Dunc [Mathewson] for Key West that will be a benchmark to measure other ideas against. [Sid and Dunc have put together an excellent suggested program for Key West, too large to include here, but one they would be happy to forward. Email addresses: Sid: docsid@bellsouth.net; Dunc: schoolscanwork@aol.com. “There has been a committee appointed to solicit, review and recommend a venue for the 75th. I got dragooned into the Chairmanship and the group includes Walter Freedman, Dick Foley, and Barry Maclean, with an added volunteer, Bruce Clark.

“When suggesting a venue, please hold in mind that we are hoping to attract 125 or so classmates, so personal vacation spots must be tempered with the overall goal for our diverse Class. Here are some considerations:

--Easy Transportation--both to the venue and within the city itself

--Good hotels/resorts, offering a range of accommodations from the high end to the more economical

--Variety of activities available with broad appeal: museums, tourist highlights, sightseeing, evening entertainment possibilities in terms of concerts or theatre or dance or dancing clubs

--Good food for individual meals and restaurants that can handle all of the attendees

--Population hub with a reasonable number of classmates in the area who can help, host and guide the Class in organizing this event

--Locals who will step up to run the Birthday Show--what is good; what is possible; what is special that we can enjoy as a group

“This is not an easy deal to pull off. Selection must be made next fall, because it will take six months to put it all together and that must be completed six to ten months before the Party runs. Best situation will require two to five classmates (or partners) who are willing to take on the responsibility.

“Finally, one of the advantages of having previous events in SF, DC, CHI , BOS and NYC was the chance to include those who live nearby who do not usually come to Hanover for the Class. Please consider that in making your recommendations as well.

“Send your suggestions to me at jgkohn@rcn.com. Inta [Hasenkamp] said I should be Birthday Party Chairman for Life since we will most likely have only two more--I declined and hope that she is wrong,

although the 85th might be held in a locked facility.”

“I am back in Montana, at work, to pay for June!” wrote Harry Fritz. “Cruised on Carnival from NYC to St. John and Halifax after the Reunion. A couple of our classmates expressed interest in the October Columbia

River trip, but whether they sign on is problematic. These Alumni

chartered trips are not cheap. So where will our 75th Birthday Party be?” See above, Mr. Lincoln.

During the 60th Anniversary of Rugby weekend at Dartmouth, Bob Phillips very generously donated a much needed scoreboard for the playing field at the Corey Ford clubhouse. In the game played on Oct. 9 against Brown, the final score on the new scoreboard read 7-5 in favor of Dartmouth. Alas, the new scoreboard shows only two digits for each team. Actual final score: Dartmouth 107, Brown 5. The following weekend the scoreboard was fine as Dartmouth knocked off Columbia 58-0 and Cornell 74-5. And that’s the way matches went all fall. The Dartmouth website says nothing, but now you know the rest of the story.

Meanwhile, the Dartmouth-Brown football game was televised and in the course of it, while visiting San Antonio where I was watching, I had emails from Allan Cameron in D.C., Jack Sommer in NC, David Horn in Texas, and a cousin in Juneau, AK, all surprised to be seeing that.

Fritz--back home, back to work

Phillips—short a digit

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Said Allan, “ What struck me was not the game itself, but the fact that the stands are virtually empty. It’s a gorgeous day in Hanover, and there’s nobody there! I suppose that football is just not a big thing among undergraduates any more, but as I think back to Saturdays in Hanover 50+ years ago, the contrast is stunning.” And subsequently, “I actually thought the football game was interesting, much more creative than behemoth football. Margaret, who does not like sports generally, said it was much more attractive because the teams were not made up of grossly over-sized guys who don’t look like real people.”

Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old. Well, maybe. We are recently back from ten days of baby sitting. Not used to taking orders from a four-year-old.

On May 11 at a heavily attended reception in the Hop, we once again presented award certificates and promises of checks to follow to some 15 senior studio art majors whose works will be permanently placed in dorms and buildings around the campus. This continues to be an extremely popular program with the studio art department, the senior art majors, and those of our classmates who follow this. When you pay your class dues, you might add a few bucks for the dorm art program or SEAD or the Class scholarship fund or the Athletics Sponsors program. All are genuinely worthwhile.

“I wish all of our classmates were there for this gala annual event,” writes John Goyette. “They would be amazed to see more than 200 students and faculty jamming the Jaffe-Friede Gallery and spilling out into the adjoining Hop corridor. It was a joy to see students reveling in the aura of their respective ‘creations.’ For some their 1960 Award will be the only arts paycheck they ever receive. For others it may leverage a lifetime career. Either way, it’s a win, win, win for our class, student artists, and the dorm recipients.”

Emily Eckels in the Office of Residential Life writes, “I know others have already said it, but the Art Acquisition program is extraordinary and truly one of our favorites. Many, many thanks again to the Class of 1960 for sustaining it!”

Probably threatened with not graduating, most of the Dorm Art Prize recipients sent nice, appreciative notes. Here is what one, Travis Weyneth ‘10, wrote: “Thank you very much for honoring me with the Class of 1960/

Office of Residential Life Purchase Award. It is so generous of you to support the arts in this way……As a member of the Class of 2010, I especially appreciate the continuous support from the Class of 1960 that I have received over the past four years. From matriculation when I received my pin to days ago when you matched our Class Gift, the Class of 1960 has been a part of my Dartmouth experience.”

Wrote Emily Yen ’10: “Thank you so much for supporting artists in this big, bad world! It is much appreciated!”

And from Matthew Wang ’10: “It means a lot that this award for Studio Art majors exists and that it has continued on after so many years. It is an honor that my work may someday be displayed along side that of other student-artists from past years and that my footprint (however small) will remain on campus for years to come. Traditions like the Class of 1960/Office of Residential Life Purchase Awards are what makes Dartmouth so special. Thank you!”

And another ’10 thank-you on another subject. Writes their new class president:

“Hi Mr. Johansen, Mr. Hasenkamp, Mr. Adler, and Mr. Moorman. My name is Chelsea Kirk and I am the President of the Class of 2010. On behalf of the Class of 2010 I want to extend a very warm thank you to you as representatives of your class as well as to the rest of the Class of 1960 for the extremely generous donation of $2010.00 to our class…..The gift will be saved for our own 50th reunion and I only hope that my class has as great of a 50th reunion as your class……”

Connor Moore prints his Green Card, which means that unlike the rest of us who write in cursive, he can probably communicate with today’s younger generation. Some, at least, are no longer taught cursive, further proving that the world is soon down the tubes. Well, Richard Slosberg can’t write in cursive, the result of his deprived high school education in Brookline, MA. Or maybe he was just ahead of his time. Prints Doc Moore from Saco, ME: “Kudos to the Reunion organizers. My second son went to his Ivy League 20th. ‘The food was terrible.’ Not so for us. And Wendy is a keen food critic. I had not seen Bob Reid and Don Stoddard since their weddings. It was very poignant. Wendy made several new friends. Daughter-in-law (wife of D ’88) is an American History prof at a large western university. She asked me to write a

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piece for her blog, as a bookend to her comments on her 20th at a still all-female college. My notes drew a large response. Those readers who stayed on task were astonished at our camaraderie and the generosity of our gifts over the last six years. As Wendy’s Nova Scotia friends might comment, ‘we done good.’”

Californians think differently from the rest of the world, and not just politically. John Wheaton sends this photo of Jane and him actually smiling atop Moosilauke—they had to have been in severe pain or perhaps delirious by then—and writes that “The Moosilauke day was a highlight of the reunion. An adventure. To quote our photographer when he was asked to join the group picture: ‘No way! I don’t want anyone to know I was foolish enough to do this.’ [I’m the photographer and I approve of this message.] Continues John, “It was wonderful to see old friends and roommates like Rafter Jack Patterson, Tom Ettinger and all the others, but an aspect of the reunion Jane and I really enjoyed was sitting with classmates I did not know. We met new people and got new ideas. We also met Al and Ellen Stark on the hike and had a wonderful time with them. Dick [Chase] and Bill [Gundy] put on a great reunion!”

Vicky Riley, who so ably and agreeably handles fundraising from the administration side for our class, wrote this re the 50th: “Your Reunion, from my vantage point, was unsurpassed not only in the successful fundraising but in the genuine good feelings and warm camaraderie among all involved. It was a special time and I was lucky to be of assistance.”

Art LaFrance offers kind words on the 50th: “I had considerable reservations about attending, but was ultimately persuaded by the scheduling of several unexpected events. Of particular importance to me: the tennis match, the chance to sing in the choir at the

memorial service, the art show, and the WDCR reunion. I might add the cycling opportunity up the Connecticut river, which ultimately I could not schedule.

“My point is that the planners of the reunion were sufficiently flexible and responsive to provide fine tuning for individuals,

as well as the broader spectrum events, which were also wonderful. That sensitivity, which I know permitted tailoring for other individuals and interests, is what hooked me into attending, for which I am hugely thankful. My thanks go to Gundy and Chase, but also to the people who planned the specific events that caught me:

Conrad Gardner, Linda Roesch, Jack Herrick, and our leader for the choir, whose name is escaping me as I write this, but he was excellent.” (That would be Al Glick.)

“Finally, I want to add a note of appreciation for the folks who did the fundraising, chiefly Jim Adler, who proceeded with an open, systematic, warm and wholly appropriate approach which seemed to me never intrusive or oppressive. I heard no complaints, and, of course, many words of praise for our record setting performance as a class. I especially want to thank the

three classmates who offered to match gifts with funds of their own, providing me with an opportunity to repay, in part, my huge debt to the College...their generosity benefitted me greatly!....As one who has raised funds for other academic institutions, I was especially impressed with Vicky Riley, and I hope she was warmly thanked for all her good efforts. I am making plans for the 55th...”

Speaking of Conrad Gardner, he has written at length, with many fine photos he and

Art LaFrance took at the 50th, and he has submitted something very nicely done for Musings. Con helped arrange the gathering of former WDCR personnel held during the reunion, bringing together Art, Allan Cameron, Carl Bahn, Bob Hager, Kevin

Wheatons—smiling bravely

Vicky Riley, Russ Brooks

Art LaFrance-thanks for the 50th

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O’Sullivan, and Jon Cohen. “The staff at WDCR,” he reports, “was totally gracious and helpful.” He even hosted another “Nightwatch” show from midnight Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday. “It was a total joy doing the show,” he wrote, “with all the new gadgets including those computer screens that show you a whole recorded song and its high and lows with a line going across as you are playing the record to show you just how far it has gone. We picked out everything ahead of time from iTunes that I wanted to play and then it was all set to go. You could cross fade and do anything you wanted to. Amazing!”

Bill Moorman has provided me a stack of notes he saved responding to classmates’ receipt of “Musings Unlimited.” George Tolford, as in BIG George Tolford: “Thanks for the copy of Musings. I have enjoyed reading the comments from those I knew during my brief stay. Yet it is sad to know both of my roommates in 7 Toplif are gone. I am sure you had a great reunion. I was glad to hear from Gallagher and to hear his urging to attend. Tell him I did not major in theater @ OSU.” (OSU being The Ohio State University, where George took his football talents after freshman year.)

Axel G. sent me this following the Homecoming cocktail party on Friday evening: “I had a fascinating experience at the party at C&G: out of the blue somebody (and I was so shocked that I now don’t remember who it was) told me that he had stood on the sideline when I was hit chasing you 50+ years ago and that the guy who did the hitting was a fellow by the name of Tolford…..’Fascinating’ because it only took 50+ years for that info to make it to the surface.”

From John Bracken: “Truly this [Musings] is a work of art taking much effort.”

“What a great job John Mitchell did on Musings Unlimited. I joyfully enclose $40.” Ken Siegel. “Kudos on a job well done. Thanks for the appropriate dedication page and to the recognition to the many still living and those not.” Jim Reece. “I spent only one year at Dartmouth, but it was a most memorable one. The ‘Musings’ book brought those memories back. Am indeed saddened to note several New Hamp dorm mates who have passed away.” Burt Glazov. “Enclosed is a check for $40 to help defray your costs in publishing Musings, the 50th Reunion Book of the Class of 1960. I must tell you I hadn’t intended to participate, but after receiving and reading it, I feel compelled to contribute. You did a marvelous job!” Bob Christopher. “Please tell John it is a great book. It must have been a labor of love for him.” Duncan Knapp. “Although I cannot attend the reunion this June, I was able to spend some days in Hanover last October, enjoying wading through the maple leaves, going to an English class, visiting my dormitory, the Tower Room, Rollins Chapel, and so on. Good rich memories abounding. I wish all ‘60s a memorable reunion and happy reconnecting!” Robert Holland. “The Musings” is delightful.” Cliff Anderson.

Wrote Blackie Bruner: “Please accept my $40 check to help defray expenses on the great job you, John, and the cast of ‘usual suspects’ did on the ‘Musings Unlimited.’

“Even though I spent only three years at Dartmouth, I remember many of the guys. It was a wonderful school and we had a great class. I was truly sorry to see the number of classmates that had died, many of whom I knew.

“What I did in 50 years can be summed up rather quickly. I decided not to attend DMS and go to George Washington U. in D.C. because I was from D.C. and planned to practice there. After graduation I took an ophthalmology residency. I then spent three years in the Naval Medical Corps. 1968 was spent in Vietnam. After military service I took a year of fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology. I then practiced for 30+ years in D.C. When I developed prostatic cancer I decided to retire (RX has been successful), and I now reside in ‘Heaven’s Waiting Room–East’ i.e., Florida on the beach. I’m married (35 years) have two boys and two boy grandkids. End of story!

Gardner back on station

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“Bill, in spite of the fact that I was not awarded a degree, I gave to Dartmouth for over 30 years. I have no problem with the school going co-ed (most colleges should be!), but when the modern politically correct era came in spades in the ’90s, I stopped giving This does not change my warm affection for the Class of ‘Chamberlain’s Mistakes,’ and my best to all of you!” From Martin Kordick: “Musings Unlimited is greatly appreciated. I chose to remain in California after our Freshman year at Dartmouth. A decision I have questioned many times over the years. Yet, things have been well for me. I roomed with Bill Hibbs and Sam Bowlby in Middle Fayerweather Hall. I was saddened to learn that they had both passed on. I talked to Bill on the phone about 40 years ago and saw Sam a couple of times in Calif. when he was stationed at Camp Pendleton. The University of Southern California was my choice the next school year. Joined the military and then returned to U.S.C. and graduated. My life has been full of excitement and adventure. Last month I became a great-grandfather.” Marty, you whet our appetite for a few details on “excitement and adventure.” Luther Taylor wastes no words. Reads his Green Card: “Miami Dade Community College 1966-2003, retired professor; Broward College 2003-present: adjunct professor-Sociology. Two children-Cindy, Houston, TX; Jeff-Saipan, M.P. Six grandchildren. Note: very good friend of Richard Forster ’59 who also lives in Florida.” Luther is in Coral Springs, tel 954-752-9681.In the matter of attendance by a fraternity at the 50th: Bruce Hasenkamp counts 12 of the original 23 SigEps, two of whom have died. So 12 of a possible 21. TEP, wrote Shel Gisser, had 15 of 22 living members at the 50th. Ah, but there is competition. Sends Rafter Jack Patterson: “Yo Dennis -Theta Delt had sixteen brothers at the reunion .“In the Fall of 1957 (rush year for the class of 1960) we pledged 24 brothers of various ‘shapes and sizes’ - so to speak . . . such - which includes some no longer with us (I think four), some who chose to graduate elsewhere, some who chose to graduate with a different Dartmouth class, some who chose not to graduate college, some who came to us from a previous Dartmouth class. AND there may even be more categories.

“But the point is we returned 93 % of the class when properly measured ( by yours truly / a skill I have studied post graduate and am willing to share with other Greek societies . . . fee . )

“Likely that is a high for all fraternities as to number of brothers returning after now onto 53 years so I wanted to be sure to get those numbers and names to you here early !

“Seth (and Kathy) Strickland, Win Robinson, Tom Ettinger, Allen (and Wendy) Stowe, Tom (and Dorla - on heresay as to Tom and Dorla as we didn ‘t get to alas meet . . .) Brock, Bob (and Alice) Wangbichler, Pete Hawks, Dick Gale, Joe (and Brenda) McHugh, Bob Virostek, John (and Jane) Wheaton, Jim (and many, many . . . many cuties) Marlow, Bob Messner, Mel Kau, Dave McEachron, Jack Patterson.”

Then there are the Phi Taus. Writes Bill Moorman, “In July’s NL, you quote Rich Pomboy as saying “Tri Kap may well have had the best turnout of any fraternity,” with 13 brothers returning. I just wanted to point out that Phi Tau also had 13 brothers returning, PLUS one widow (Pinky Watson from Australia). Returning in June were Russ Brooks, Mal Churchill, Bob Farmer, Bob Hatch, Dave Horn, Jack Kline, Roger McCoy, Bill Modahl, Bill Moorman, Al Muglia, Ken Rosenfield, Pete Schwartz, and John Turner. We hope to see John Benjamin, Bill Browning, George Clay, Bob Sanders, John Youle, and Lecky Young at our 55th.”

As David Jablonsky so nicely put it, “There is never enough time at a reunion, particularly in my case after a half a century. Although I lack experience in such events, this one seemed to me to be exceptionally well done--a nice combination of centralized planning and decentralized execution, all undoubtedly due to the efforts of the reunion committee, to include Bill Moorman, who seemed to be everywhere putting out fires.”

I’m sure this won’t be the last word on our 50th Reunion, but it could be. Wrote Rick Roesch: “….this was not the best reunion ever.....that will be the 55th - and the 60th – etc., etc, as long as Messrs Chase and Gundy continue to run the show!!!” Bill Moorman and Phil Kron were selected as Dartmouth’s treasurer and gift planning people of the year. Appropriate, totally appropriate. Interesting how the guys who are after our money are in such good

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standing with the College. And with us. Bill’s citation reads in part: “Bill, you are quite simply, amazing! You have been exemplary in each and every year of your time as Treasurer. You have a rock solid reputation for hard work and actually balancing your numbers. What makes you a favorite son, however, is that rare trait of actually meeting deadlines rather than avoiding them!” I don’t have the citation for Phil, but he has been busily recruiting new members for the Bartlett Tower Society, to which anyone who leaves any bequest to Dartmouth in his will becomes a member. Newest members include the following, and Phil will be happy to add your name to the list. Since October 2009, the following became BTS members: Russ Brooks, Marty Budd, Haley Fromholtz, Shel Gisser, Jack Hodgson, Dunc Mathewson, Gary Stass, and Rick Yocum. This brings us to 37 living and eight deceased Classmates as BTS members, for a total of 45. Phil feels we should be able to get this total up to 60 over the next year. Writes he, “This is an important initiative for the College and represents yet another way that the Class of 1960 can distinguish itself within Dartmouth’s Alumni Family. The easiest way to become a member is to add a simple codicil to your will naming Dartmouth College, or any organization officially associated with Dartmouth, as a non-contingent beneficiary. Their is no minimum amount and in many cases a mere representation to Phil, or a member of the Gift Planning staff in Hanover, will be sufficient to get a new Classmate on the list. If you want to go further than a simple outright gift to The College in your will, we can also talk to you about Gift Annuities, Charitable Remainder Trusts and Charitable Lead Trusts. If you already have Dartmouth included in your will, please let Phil know. If not, give him a call at 772-631-3766 to get the ball rolling. Finally, if you want to become a BTS member, but want to remain anonymous, you can do that as well. We have one living and one deceased among our 45 who are listed as anonymous.”

Hap Dunning, valiantly trying to keep pace with the Norwich lunch crowd writes, “In September our Left Coast group traveled to Palo Alto for a visit to Varian Medical Systems, where Dick Levy is chairman of the company. After lunch, we saw a demonstration of one of Varian’s machines for delivering radiation to patients, and then we toured the factory where these machines are assembled. The quiet and cleanliness of that facility were a great contrast to the pulp mill where

Sam Parke and I worked the summer after our first year at Dartmouth! Those present at our gathering were Ed Berkowitz, who was employed for twenty five years at Varian doing intellectual property legal work; Bob Caulfield; Peter Farquhar; Dick Foley; Dick Gale; Roger Hackley; Tom Hannan; Lee Horschman; Dick Levy; Karl Mayer and myself.” [The Norwich Inn group is looking into a guided tour of neighboring Dan and Whit’s.]

Alan Danson has been heavily engaged in the creation of a $10 million nature school in Colorado. In July they broke ground, and he wrote: “Dear friends, many of you know that for the last few years I have been deeply involved in a capital campaign on behalf of a local non-profit. Last Thursday we broke ground for the environmental learning campus that will result from that campaign. The groundbreaking was a very emotional event for me and the others who have worked so hard to bring to fruition a decade long dream….. The web site of the non-profit is www.walkingmountains.org, and I hope you will look at it. There’s lots of work still to be done, but this first tangible step was a BIG one. I’m positively levitating with joy.”

At the Mini-reunion Class Meeting President Hasenkamp announced the process for the nomination of our next class representative to the Dartmouth Alumni Council. Each class has its own representative on the council through the 55th reunion.

Axel Grabowsky currently represents our class (and does so spectacularly well; alas, he cannot be re-elected). He will complete his term on June 30, 2011, so we need to select a representative to the Dartmouth Alumni Council for the 2011-2013 term (the next Council term begins July 1, 2011). The college would like to receive the name of our new representative by March 15, 2011. Our representative should attend two

Silvia and Al, a big first step

meetings (Thursday to Saturday) each year in Hanover (early December and mid-May) during the next three years. Councilors are responsible for their travel to and from Hanover. The Alumni Relations office provides them with overnight accommodations for Thursday and Friday nights, as well as most meals while they are in Hanover for the meeting. Class members are asked to nominate individuals to fill this important post. This can be yourself volunteering to do the job, or suggesting another classmate you think would do well. All nominations should be sent to our Nominating Committee Chair, Rick Roesch (rickroesch@aol.com) by January 31, 2010. The one nominee or volunteer I know of so far is Peter Crumbine. He would be great for this job, but feel free to offer the committee other names, or your own.

On the Saturday evening of Homecoming, before the Class dinner at the Inn, the College hosted a cocktail gathering in McNutt Hall for ’60s, at which the Dartmouth College Fund Scholar Plaque was unveiled. This represents a new award, to be given to the class that provides the most scholarships during a given year. And lo and behold, the first winner of this prize happens to be the Class of 1960. As Phil Kron points out in an email, special mention is due Jim Adler’s role in this project. “This was his great idea from the get go,” writes Phil. “As we faced how we would raise a lot of money to celebrate our 50th in a recession and a down stock market, Jim came up with the idea of emphasizing scholarships as the one major area in the College’s cost structure that must be preserved in tough times and that our objective would be to generate a record number of DCF scholarships at gift levels of $25,000 each and multiples thereof. This overarching goal, coupled with the generous 2 for 1 matching program for gifts between $25,000 and $50,000, enabled us to set the record we did at 154 DCF Scholarships and to raise the overall record-setting amount of $4.4 million. The scholarship emphasis coming from Jim was what really drove both solicitors and contributors to the fantastic results achieved. And the plaque [in the entrance of McNutt, home to the Admissions Office] to commemorate our achievements and to spur future classes on was the concluding part of Jim’s concept. He should be properly recognized for what he led us to achieve for the benefit of Dartmouth College.” And so he is here, at least a little.

Milton James Singleton, Jr., 71, a resident of Rio Rancho, NM passed away April 14, 2010. He is survived by his son, Milton J. Singleton, III, and wife Lori. Milton was born August 21, 1938 in Tulsa Oklahoma where he graduated from Central High School before matriculating at Dartmouth where he graduated in 1960 with a history major. At Dartmouth he was active in The Players, the D.O.C., and the Army ROTC. Following graduation he was commissioned in the US Army. Captain Singleton was a Viet Nam war combat veteran and received the Bronze Star and Air Medal. He was employed for ten years with the University of New Mexico as a Human Resource Manager after retiring from the Department of Defense Dependent Schools - Atlantic Region in 1993 as Assistant Director, in which position he was responsible for the operations of schools for military and civilian employees of the Department of Defense in the U.K., Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Canada, Bermuda, and Cuba. Memorial Services were held April 20, 2010, in Rio Rancho, NM.

And more sad news, this written by Dunc Mathewson: “Frank Mellon Burnap passed away June 13, 2010, in Thendara, NY following an aortic valve replacement on June 7th. He was surrounded by close friends and family. A memorial service for ‘Burnie’ was held a few days later at the Niccolls Memorial Presbyterian church in Old Forge, NY. Following the service, Frank was buried at the River View Cemetery in the Adirondack community he loved.

“Frank was born on May 2, 1938 in Brooklyn Heights, NY, the eldest son of the late Edward Gifford and Lucile Mellon Burnap. He grew up in Westchester County in Pelham, NY where he graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in 1956, lettering in football, basketball and track. He matriculated that same fall at Dartmouth together with two high school friends, Borden Powers and Duncan Mathewson. In October 1967, he was married in Meadville, PA to Beverly Dingman who was his partner and the love of his life for forty-three years.

“Frank was always fascinated with food in one way or another. He was one of the first guys in his high school class to get a weekend and summer job. Frank worked at a local supermarket bagging groceries. He was always a great jokester and loved to tell stories

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about the adventures he had packing food up for his customers. Somewhere along the way he became known to his Pelham High School friends as ‘Mr. Apple,’ a nick-name that stuck with him throughout his career in food service. Frank earned the rank of Eagle Scout and greatly enjoyed hiking the Appalachian Trail, remaining active in the out-of-doors all his life.

“Following his Dartmouth graduation, Frank went to Hawaii with hometown friends and worked for several years in air cargo service to islands in the Pacific. Later, he worked in research and development for Food Fair in Philadelphia, PA. In 1971, this led Frank and his young family to move to Old Forge in the heart of the Adirondacks where he and his wife opened the Farm Market. This popular road-side vegetable and fruit market quickly became highly successful with both annual residents and some 7,000 summer visitors who flocked to the area each year. Soon he began to provide limited breakfast service which quickly expanded with help from Beverly and their two daughters. It eventually evolved into the Farm Restaurant with full food service. In 2004, he retired full time when his oldest daughter, Hillary, took over the management of the restaurant until it was sold a few years ago.

“Frank loved his time at Dartmouth; he always was a firm supporter of the ‘old way of doing things’ at the College but understood that some changes had to happen. He was a History major and had great fun playing football as an end for Coach Blackman; his ‘road trips’ at Dartmouth were legendary as he liked to measure the mileage by the number of empty Budweiser cans he accumulated in the back of the car. He loved to talk about his college days and the good times he had with his fraternity brothers at Psi Upsilon. His close high school and college friends recognized him as a fascinating character and a straight forward guy who always told you exactly what he was thinking.

“Frank spent his retirement years enjoying his family, playing golf, and doing home improvements. He always had great fun in tracking down early American antiques and old farming tools which he displayed on the walls of his restaurant. Frank remained associated for many years with the Old Forge Library and the town of Webb Historical Association. He and his family were always very active in civic events and local affairs as his restaurant became a popular gathering spot for the whole community.

“Frank is survived by his wife, Beverly and his two daughters, Hillary Burnap-Short and her husband, George E. Short of Old Forge, and Jennie Burnap, of Taos, New Mexico.”

Truck Morrison, retired in Waysata, MN, which happens to be where he started out from for Dartmouth, spent his entire career with the Peavey Co./ConAgra Inc. He green cards that he “started shoveling grain in a Canadian Grain Elevator, ended up as a C.O.O. of Con Agra. Had a ball, very lucky. Skied until recently. Wife, Adrienne, and I have two children and five grandchildren who all live within two miles. ‘Grandparent Heaven.’ God Bless to All.” Bill and Joan Davidson were leaving Tucson in late May, headed back to Ocean View, DE for the summer and fall. Cards Bill, “I am more or less retired from the U of MD dental faculty—as professor emeritus. I guess there are some expectations but not many. Just returned from lecturing for a couple of days in Odessa, Ukraine. Plane had to lay over in Warsaw because of the volcanic ash. Warsaw is rebuilt and is historic and lovely.” Bill is at billdavidsonmd@yahoo.com. We are saddened to write of the death of Patrick Melville Morris. Patrick was born on February 28, 1938 in Hamilton, Montana. He subsequently moved to Great Falls where he spent most of his young life. He died on March 25, 2010 after a four-year decline, the result of rapidly progressing Alzheimer’s disease. Patrick is survived by his mother, Lennie Morris of Great Falls; wife Constance Atwell of Pinehurst, North Carolina; and daughters Sarah Martinez of Seattle, Jennifer Evans of Salt Lake City, and Samantha. A

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Truck and Adrienne, grandparent heaven

small family memorial service was held in Florence, Montana, where some of his ashes joined those of six generations of his ancestors. A memorial service in Pinehurst, North Carolina was held shortly after Easter to celebrate the life of this much loved and admired man. Pat graduated from Great Falls High School in 1956. There he earned two Heisey award scholarships and a full scholarship to Dartmouth. While at Dartmouth he began playing tournament bridge which became one of many life-long interests. Pat’s career reflected his broad and varied interests and included teaching (in this country, Japan, and Iran), contract work for the Air Force, and an executive position with the U.S. Forest Service. Throughout his adult life he honed his bridge skills and passed on this passion to the students on his bridge teams, many of whom have gone on to play tournament bridge

After Dartmouth Pat earned a BA in history from Montana State, a Masters in history from the University of Montana, and later an MBA from Auburn University. While lecturing at the University of Montana Pat met Suzanne Pennypacker whom he married on July 20, 1968. Though the marriage was dissolved, Pat remained a close, loving and attentive father to his three girls. He later married Constance Atwell, PhD, who brought two more daughters into Pat’s life – Cathy and Cindy. Pat became a grandfather eight times over, but sadly he was already being ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease and the grandchildren were never able to enjoy and benefit fully from their grandfather’s wide-ranging interests, wit, and love.

John Mitchell lost his bid for the Republican nomination for Vermont’s single seat in the House of Representatives. He finished second of three. Dunc Mathewson wrote, “Just thought I would drop you a line in case you haven’t heard about the stellar effort of our own John Mitchell to take over the VT seat in the House. John only lost the Republican primary by some 1,200 votes out of 25,000 cast…”

One of his callous opponents called our sweet, kind John a “wealthy elitist” who was “bored and looking for something to do with his summer.” Well, politics ain’t bean bag, and if John had made it to Washington, the House might never have been quite the same. Alas, it’s back into retirement for Mr. Mitchell who said he had a

great time running for the nomination and did it because he seriously wanted to tell the House and the country what was on his mind.

Supplementing what I said last time about how the ladies read the text and the guys just look at the photos, DeDe Passeggio sends this Green Card: “John would never write, so I will write in his style: Built a vacation cottage. Loved it. Made it home.” Said cottage is at the politically incorrect address of 66 Gun Club Drive, Sheldon, SC 29941. Comes with a phone, too: 843-846-4945.

This edition of the newsletter has been long in coming. The result is a surplus of material thanks to you thoughtful readers. It means that 1) some things didn’t get in and will have to wait for the next sordid assemblage of green cards and emails, and 2) passing along of additions to “Musings Unlimited” will not begin until next time. That said, I might note that I have received contributions to our 50th Reunion book from a number of you, and I can only hope this will inspire others who haven’t sent anything for Musings to put a few thoughts into your computers or on paper so that I can begin to send them out with future newsletters. Among those who have submitted something new or revised since the Reunion: Messrs. Coburn, Graham (J.D. Moose), Colyer, Gardner, Modahl, Stephenson, Hambleton, Haw, Farnsworth, McGinnis (Alex), and Taber.

Now, as to those WikiLeaks leaks of State Department cables. (And you thought Foreign Service Officers did nothing but serve cookies and punch.) I want to assure you that anything you send me will remain secure, available only from my computer as highly classified, veritably unreadable, documents like the one you’re holding. So fear not but speak freely. Everyone is waiting to hear from you. Especially the North Koreans.

Merry Christmas and a healthy year ahead. dg

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More photos from the 50th

Ken Taber Bob Luce Bruce and Marge Booth

Bruce and Margaret Hulbert Paul and Hellaine Cantor

Kondracke - Salafsky - Gardner - Sommer

Modahl and Luce

Rog Schaefer

Phil Kron

Kevin O’Sullivan

Hans and Mary Jane Wurster

Carolyn and Lyn Carlin

You can see these in color and looking much better if you go to the Class website.

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Marilyn and John Dimling Pam Roberts - Janet and Bob Cary

Sandra and Hal Burdge

Mary and Peter Farquhar

Tom Kirby John WalkerHomecoming 2010

Dunc M. and family Gordon and Marcella Starkey

Goyette and Hannon

Roisman checks email on hike with Clark, Hannons, and Andersons. Goldman of Key West

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Homecoming bonfire

Honey and Bob Hager

Jack and Priscilla Benson

Kron and Crumbine

Urban and Sally Hirschey

Wittson and Landzettel