JANUARY 1999

                 HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The Northeastern '54 ritual of gathering for holiday cheer in New York and Boston brought forth at least (may have missed a couple) 68 classmates - 12% of the Class! A traveling squad of PAGE, BERRY, ROBINSON, HESTON, GILLESPIE, MULLINS, BERLIN and ADNOPOZ bridged the two parties and carried the message of fellowship, reunion and class pride. At both functions, the least used phrase was "full head of hair" and the most used was "busier now than I was before retirement". There are certainly enough nodes of us in other metropolitan areas to generate similar '54 Outs! next year. We'll work on organizing it.

OK - here we go. Many attendees have bad consistent coverage in these pages, so the emphasis will be on the rare mention. Another oft-used word in the "go around the table" stand-ups was "still", as in "still playing golf."

In Boston (thanks to DICK BARKER and BILL GROVER):

DICK TROWBRIDGE - tennis, paddle tennis, skiing at Lake Sunapee and raising Lab pups. SHELLY WOOLF - signed up for fishing extravaganza - more on him later. MORT GALPER - retiring after 25 years at Babson. DUNC ROBERTS - retired in Harwichport, MA for 9 years. JOHN CROWE still a practicing surgeon - D kids '78, '81 and '85. WIL WILKINS (up from Florida) - first '54 reunion, retired 5 years, licensed fishing guide in FL - signed on for '54 Montana fishing trip. DICK LEWIS - declined to nag about class giving - has $300,000 toward reunion gift - lots of fishing chatter, plus the Montana gig. PETE KENYON - some partial stage of retirement - reliving pre-teens through daughter (did he ever enter adulthood?). JOHN HESTON - confirmed the use of his Hanover estate for June reunion - teaching advertising course at the College next term - recommended Philadelphia for holiday lunch next year. JOHN POPE - much travel between Sunapee and Haibour Ridge. DICK GORSEY - still President of Eastern Bearings in Waltham. PETE DWIGHT - retired in '88! BILL GROVER - new hip has matured enough to get him back into dancing shoes for the tour and cruise business. DICK PAGE - beleaguered by new neighbors over newsletter comments about new house on the Cape. DICK LEARY - teaching course in Urban Management at BU. BOB PRICE - retired - traveled down from York, ME. JIM CLARK - sorry to miss 45th reunion - traveling to Bugaboos. STEARNS MARTIN - liquidated company, retired 3 years ago - recommended Aspen reunion - immediately made chairman of event.

PHIL COOKE - ambles between Marblehead and Waterville Valley as the spirit moves him -caught his attention with Aspen reunion idea. STEVE MULLINS - commercial real estate as a means for suing individuals and governors -competitive global swimming - Toby jugs. HARRY ROBINSON - still working - went on at length about new grandson, oblivious to the fact that we all have them. LEW MILKEY -retired from Paine Webber - dual living on Cape Cod and in Arizona. PETER BULLIS - some 100 gigs/year plunking banjo with the Black Eagle Jazz Band - little architecting - enthusiastic about reunion art exhibition. DICK DANFORTH - some painting - echoed Bullis on '54 artists' stuff at reumon. GEORGE MCLAUGHLIN - practicing Boston law with daughter '77 and son '81 - vacation homes on the Cape and in Florida. JACK REILLY President/CEO of FC Church Insurance in Lowell - house on Cape (seeing a pattern here?). DON BERLIN - winding down law practice. DON KELLER - golfs with '54s in Naples, FL and (you guessed it) home in Chatham, Cape Cod. DICK EATON - finishing 65 years in Needham and 30 in the security business and moving to the Cape. BOB BERRY - retired - NJ to Harbour Ridge, FL constant commute. JOHN GILLESPIE - 11 years at the College (to the tremendous benefit of the Class). BOB ADNOPOZ - still in commercial real estate and enrollment work for Dartmouth - made appeal for '54 Award nominations. GEORGE GRAROYS - only attendee from RI - vacation home in Marion, MA - just finished 4 years as Chairman of Higher Education in Rhode Island. MORT HEAFITZ - thoracic surgeon - 6 kids, all gone from the nest. DICK BARKER - put on '54 hat, appealed for Class Directory forms and reunion attendance.

Now ... New York. RICK HARTMAN -slowly learning the rhythm of retirement, travel, community activities - use of place at Eastman (Quechee) puts him in Hanover a lot. DAVE MARTIN - up from DC - retired, hangs out at the Press Club in Washington - look for him on CSPAN. ART RAUCH - retired, gaggle of natural and step-grandkids - daughter got certification in ophthalmology - travel and skiing. More STEVE MULLINS - 3 kids in Chicago all single - building new house in Michigan. BRYCE BASTIAN - spends most time delivering discounted Olympus cameras to classmates -'54 intern daughter now at MOMA, youngest member of Hood Museum Board of Overseers -son in pediatrics in Boston - moving to Bronxville. WAYNE WElL - continues in graphics design - grandkid on the way. BRAD BORDEN - 2 ego setbacks - financial (didn't outguess market) - Mount Washington climb took 10 hours - last 2 hours on all fours. PETE GUTLON - wife convinced him to return to skiing while she took up golf - "the couple that … together ....,". JIM B. FISHER - first '54 affair in decades - up from DC-U of VA campus near DC - Professor of English - two 11-year-olds! - promises lengthy communication for future publication (was former newsletter editor). DICK FRANKLIN - company under new ownership - all managers under drinking age -refrained from annual pungent remark - enjoys work but hates getting up in the morning. RON LEHRMAN - just moved law firm - wife is partner in firm. PETE GEITIINER - extensive travel, mainly Asia - son stationed in Bangkok. More HESTON - once again promising golf driving contest from his yard into Occum Pond -problem, Brad Borden has not yet cut hedge under heavy drinking/heavy equipment agreement. DANE LOW - on innumerable boards -all parts still work - solo backpacked 240 miles of Appalachian Trails in 4 segments. VIC MAHLER - Lo-Yi talked him out of retiring from architecture - deeper involvement, fewer clients. ROD ROCKEFELLER - primarily involved in non-profit activities - attended President Wright inauguration with Lo-Yi and a '63 - '63 absolutely blown away by '54 impact/imprint on the College! DAVE LEVINE accomplished Italian-trained furniture restorer - refrained from passing out order forms - raising Black Angus cattle on spread in Columbia County (NY). LON CHAIKIN - moved to Florida, summers in Manchester, VT. JERRY BARTON - still working lots of time cogitating steel versus graphite shafts (golf, that is). JERRY GOLDSTEIN - three-quarters retired -spends much time clipping news for newsletter -Boy Scout advice to Gore, "Be Prepared". TOM SAYLES - long retired from Summit Bank -overwhelmed with task of auditing Berry's golf scores. DAVE MANDELBAUM (wearing sling) - barely out of surgery for rotator cuff, with other one in the offering - looked good, but had unreadable nametag! DICK PEARL -managing his and others' money - lots of travel. WALT ANDERSON - just back from Club Med (still grinning) - retired and traveling. KENT KLINEMAN - "as one of few Jews in the room ...,' (editor's count put index around 37%), offered heartfelt prayer for the Class. BRUCE CLASSON - retiring from Bankers Trust in 15 days - Deutsche Bank takeover met with mixed feelings. LO-YI CHAN - 1 granddaughter -generous offer of extra Giants tickets met with uncommon guffawing. DICK STEINBERG -still working - maintaining Adonis-like physique with dedicated workouts. JOHN FENN - flew up for lunch from Florida end of FL/CT homes -raising $2 million with former Yale New Haven medical associates for new programs. LYON GREENBERG - son manages his 300 farm acres in Albany area - still practicing otolaryngology. JAY DAVIS - he is one of 12% of Americans still in the workforce - home in Sterling Springs (near Wilder) puts him near avocational pursuit of ski instructor at Suicide Six. DICK DAVIDOFF - still practicing law in NY - quartet of grandkids. RALPH DESTINO -Mr. Hoving served as Chairman of Tiffany's until age 93 - Ralph, at Cartier, shooting for 93, plus one day. BOB VORSANGER - happily retired. More DICK PAGE - 1.5 years to go as Dartmouth Trustee - assignment as Chairman of Hospital Board very demanding. JOHN CUNNINGHAM - quick visit before matinee performance as Captain of musical Titanic! - can begin to imagine the end of the run - get tickets while he's still on the bridge.

The Class of 1954 Award was presented to SHELLY WOOLF in Boston and to JOHN STEEL in New York. John was entering surgery for a new knee (in San Diego) at the very time of presentation, so even a telephone huzzah was impossible and inadvisable (people say strange things while under anesthesia). His citation will appear in the next newsletter. Shelly, on the other hand, was very much in evidence and happily accepted the standing ovation accorded him. In his remarks, he said that he regarded his association with his classmates and the award as high, or possibly higher than his diploma.  Citation is at the end of the newsletter.  If you can't wait: Click here to read the Citation

After 45 years, NEIL CITRON has taken his clarinet out of storage and is "trying to oil up the finger joints enough to play klesmer music in Hilton Head, SC. A follow-up on MIKE PAYSON's super-athlete daughter, Katie '87: first overall in the World Championship Duathlon at St. Wendel, Germany in August and a second in the World Championship Triathlon at Lausanne, Switzerland in August. And this was a young woman who got into the sport(s) with no training and prior athletic history! From BEN GILSON:"A small Dartmouth Med/Ledyard reunion in the early part of September -GRETCHEN and JOHN MORAN, Jean and Ross McIntyre '53 and SARAH and me. Terrific canoe trip on the Allagash". Dr. BILL BRYAN brags:" Since retirement 3 years ago, I've kept busy with boat-building and still hike and ski when weather and time permit. In May, spent several days helping clear ice storm damage to trails on Smarts Mountain and Moose Mountain. Also, we spend time in the Adirondacks and New Mexico mountains in conjunction with visits to grandchildren near Rochester, NY and Albuquerque, NM". Busy, busy, busy!

JOHN PRATT is real busy, too: "Highlight: played banjo to grandson's 2nd grade class in Pottersville, NJ, in November. Two books out last year, both Viking Critical

Editions: Kesey's Cuckoo's Nest and Graham Greene's The Quiet American. New edition of Vietnam Voices due in 1999 from U. of Georgia Press. Am consulting editor for U. of Nevada Press and U. Indiana Press. Four essays in 1998 Vietnam War Encyclopedia (ABC - Cho). Still teaching at Colorado State. 6 grandchildren (2 in Alaska)". A far cry from the banjo player who used to cruise Hanover in a hearse! Dr. JOHN STEEL passed on a San Diego Union September article entitled "Somalia Survivor Meets His Benefactor". Marine Lt. General (ret.) JACK GODFREY was the benefactor. A Swedish doctor, working in Somalia in 1993, had contracted a virulent blood disease (septicemia) and was in a life-threatening condition. The doctor's uncle had met Jack through some United Nations work (Jack had served as Chief of Staff for the UN in Somalia) and called on his friend for help. Jack used all his resources and had the doctor airlifted to Frankfurt with a medical staff of 20 and thence to the doctor's own hospital in Stockholm where he was nursed back to health. Dr. Lars Mattson, visiting the General in San Diego, was effusive with his gratitude, whereas Jack lightened the visit, commenting: "I can't remember if I locked my car, much less five years ago." He said he felt the positive result was due, in part, to the high regard in which the Swedes were held by Americans working in Somalia.

After a three-year stint as President of the Dartmouth Club of Orange County, CHARLIE REED was talked into taking on the treasurer's job. The CPAs in the Class should go bananas over a situation where an out-going executive gets to cover up all his financial indiscretions. Still enjoying "Surf City", CA, Charlie's already gearing up for the 45th. ROGER GILMORE: "After 26 years as Dean of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, am now in my 10th year as President of the Maine College of Art, Portland, ME. Accomplishing a lot; still a ways to go with big renovation and fund-raising project. Been re-married (BETTY) for 3 years following death of first wife 4 years ago. Dr. BOB ONEAL filled a Greencard: "Played golf a couple of months ago with SKIP WEYMOUTH and had a great afternoon getting up to date. Have had some great conversations with PETE DAVIS and exchanged some 'hot' tunes. I'm now half-time in my practice of plastic surgery and still doing some teaching at U. of Michigan, but I'm also on the other side, taking 2 courses at the U. of M. music school in music theory to help my very mediocre instrument playing. See you in 99!". Bob indicates that the lovely ZIBBY will be with him at the 45th.

Another busy '54 - KEN PULLEY: "In my one year as Executive Director for Habitat for Humanity (Lima), we just completed our first house in 3 years and we are planning on 3 next year and 5 or more in the future. This is truly a great ministry and it's like starting a whole new career." CHARLIE ACKER has also been involved in the Lima operation. There's certainly no moss growing on '54s - Dr. BOB SPEARS: "Very busy last 6 months. Went to oldest daughter's wedding in Israel on May 9 (my birthday), followed by 28-day tour of Europe, followed by 15-day cruise through the Panama Canal, plus we have just returned from 2 weeks on the beach in Mazatlan, Mexico. Quite a life. Now have returned to our wonderful home in beautiful Colorado Springs ... glad to be back home." A quick note from Dr. JOHN HERMANN:"Retired from University of Massachusetts September 30, 1998."

From Boca Raton, BILL KASS reports: "We have moved to Florida from New York to play more golf. I am still 'working', having opened a law office with a classmate from law school. It is a great life!" Dr. BRUCE LAFOLLETTE has retired (for the second time) from Penn State's Geisinger Clinic. First one was as orthopaedic surgeon, Army Medical Dept. Now "biking, Red Cross and honey do".

MARGE TOMCHUCK ARONSON went on an extended art tour of Burma Myanmar) for three weeks this fall. HOWIE ,continues to fly for United and is commuting to e San Francisco base until his retirement (date undetermined). The Aronsons are delighted with Leir son Miles' graduation from UVM in ecember 1998. Consistency has been the vacation watchword for KEV and GINNY SULLIVAN as they have just returned from their 3rd year in a row from Bermuda. President Sullivan is in his 12th year as the Man at 4edaille College in Buffalo. Got 2 grandsons nearby and 2 in San Francisco, "all budding baseball players - headed for the Red Sox, naturally". ~v suggests that the Buffalo Bills actually have shot at something!

Our youngest classmate, DON MCCUAIG, hit the 65 mark on December 28. :1aving retired as the President and CEO of Commonwealth Oil and Refining, he enjoys the fine Southwestern town of San Antonio (secondtime living there). Don owns an antique store (to keep himself young). Youngest daughter Dorsey has provided the only grandchild. Summers away from San Anton' are spent in Montana.

JOEL LASKY has caught our attention in a variety of ways. First, under "address" on his Class Directory form, he indicated that his address from June to September was Machu Pichu, Peru. Turns out to be a fabrication designed to get space in the newsletter. Secondly, a letter was received about classmate DON KENNEDY, the length of which will require its publication in a later newsletter and which contains the word "crocodile". Obviously, a telephone interview was needed. Joel is semi-retired in Dallas after a peripatetic career: Air Force in New Mexico, television station in Oklahoma City, broadcasting in Rochester, law school in Buffalo, then legal work and some writing for NBC in New York. A decision to ~eave NBC was joined by a call from CBS, then a decision to become a free4ancer. So basically, it adds up to some 35 years of writing for television and film. Somewhere along the way, Joel acquired a St. Jude mitral valve for his heart, making him one of at least three '54s (editor and TED SHORT) with noisy chests. In Dallas, some directing of live theater and the company of three granddaughters, courtesy of two daughters.

Before moving to White River Junction several years ago, JIM (M.) and JOYCE FISHER lived in an area of Ohio they loved so much that they left 3 grown daughters and 6 grandchildren there. What was there to do, but move back there after retiring? Same zip code (Centerville). Great email address - Fish Snark@ aol .com.

In early November, CLARK DAVIS went to a Dartmouth Club of Western Pennsylvania set-up for a remote broadcast of the Harvard game at a local upscale "yuppie pub" Silky's. However, Channel 9 in Manchester declined to sell the feed, so the afternoon was spent staring at a blank screen. 10 minutes before the scheduled kick-off, BAYARD JOHNSON wandered in. Clark played reporter - "Bayard lives in Mount Lebanon, is retired from Koppers and has a consulting gig going". Clark is also doing duty, contacting Phi Sig brothers about the 45th reunion.

ln addition to the Boston lunch data, PHIL COOKE provided: "All three offspring married, 3 grandchildren. Broadened ourselves (we think) by going to two Harvard graduations in a row as son and daughter-in-law received successive graduate degrees (Masters and PhD). Traveling some this year - Spitzbergen, Greenland, Iceland, Britain and Norway".

More from DAVE MARTIN: " ... my National Press Club career. I will be treasurer next year, third on the ladder, so to speak, so I may be two years away from a clear, easy shot at being president of this august body .. and in a position, at last, to reward my friends and punish my enemies." Dave is looking a little askance at the treasurer's job in that the $135 million mortgage on the Club's building comes due at the end of March and the building is valued at only $85 million!

Director's Alert is a monthly publication sent to America's corporate directors. In a recent issue, ten outside directors were chosen as "outstanding" in 1998. Prominent among then is DAVID MCLAUGHLIN. Within the description of the characteristics of an outstanding director are words such as objective, inquisitive, skeptical, integrity, "mental shelf space", compatible and forthright. Dave was cited for "Stepping up to the plate to downsize the combined Chase and Chemical bank boards so that the merged company is thriving today". A marvelous two-page spread details his career from Dartmouth undergraduate achievements through Air Force pilot, then into Champion Paper, Toro, the Dartmouth Presidency, the Aspen Institute and the board memberships of Atlas Air, Atlantic Richfield and CBS (just named Non-Executive Chairman). One photo is serious and reflective, while the other appears to show him delivering newspapers with faithful dog Tuck. Currently CEO of private company Orion Safety Products, he controls 98% of the $40 million boat flare business. Among those listed as the people he has admired the most is "George S. Dickey, 12th President of Dartmouth College". Other than the faulty proof-reading, a fitting tribute to one of ours. If you would like a copy of the article, write, call or email the newsletter editor.

In gathering Class Directory forms, DICK BARKER has found some notable bits of information about disparate classmates. JERRY EVANS listed his occupation as "Tribal art dealer (African, Oceanic, American Indian)" in South Lake Tahoe, CA. DAVE LEVINE -Antiques Restoration Farmer. LEW NASH -CCBW (Chief cook and bottle washer) - also lists a "consort" (Kate Thill). CHARLES ("PETE") DAVIS also lists a consort - Lucille Joan Beckman. BILL ULLMANN's secondary address (May - October) is sailing vessel "Saguard" out of Crisfield, MD. PETE ROBINSON - part-time employee of Norwegian Geological Survey. DON BELCHER's form was submitted with two different handwritings (good for you, SHEILA!).

A sad, but upbeat note from PATTY KONG: "We're in Chicago for chemotherapy.   TOM's having a struggle with acute leukemia. Having a tough time, but he has a fighting Dartmouth spirit and we look forward to next June". Drop a note to Tom and Patty - 312 Court Ave., Ventura, CA 93003-1715.

More from PETE ROBINSON (abbreviated):"Expecting to retire from UMass between January and June of 1999. After June, Norway address will be in force. Will keep desk at UMass and be back for short periods of research. In Hanover occasionally to see father '24 and upcoming marriage of son '87 in May. There will be a symposium in my honor in Boston at meeting of American Geophysical Union in June. Daughter Sandra '14 (?!!) finishes first grade in June - fluent in Norwegian, which I am not". Some real excitement in his explorations in Norway - a recent discovery in an outcropping indicated that the rock had part of its history at a depth of 250km (that's around 155 miles!). Normal high-pressure rocks (containing diamonds) generally appear no deeper than 120km. Lots of stuff to study.

Related idea. Since we are still blessed to have Professor Robin Robinson in Hanover, how many Great Issues speakers from our senior year can you name? Greencard.

DEKE and BETTY DESCOMBES were in Hanover for a Horizons program and the Columbia game (at least we won Horizons). Deke forwarded a full-page spread from the Desert Sun about the success of HAP and HOLLY HARRIS's Two Angels Inn - "Inn Fulfills Couple's Dream". The bulk of the story will be saved for a later newsletter, but here's the opening paragraph: "Would you believe that there is a two-story French chateau - perched majestically on the edge of a sparkling lake in La Quinta - that dates back more than 200 years? That's what Hap and Holly would like to have you believe"

BOB RAFELSON shown in a snapshot in Vanity Fair at the 25th annual Telluride Film Festival with guest director Peter Bogdanovich. Accompanying article talked of "fellow-auteur" directors surveying their works from 1967 to 1974. Dartmouth was prominent in the article with additional mentions of Buck Henry '52 and Stan Brakhage '55.

LEFTY and SALLY TERRILL really tested their mettle: "Just back from a 73-day, 11,097 mile jaunt around the country seeing family, friends and numerous historic sights. Included in one of the latter categories was a potluck dinner at Quechee with 4 Tri-Kap classmates: BOB and IRENE CLARK, BOB and PATTI OSMOND, BARRY and MARYANNE COX and OZ and ELAINE CONLIN. Had to get back to family homestead in Hancock (NH) to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary and my mother's 99th birthday. Now back to work until official retirement on December 31. Then into a little consulting and community work if fishing, hunting and golf allows time".

CHARLIE MORRISON has objected to the contention that the Class is overrun with "beautiful grandchildren, none of whom resemble their grandfathers" with the submission of a photograph of grandson Jack '19 fulled decked out in a Dartmouth Green hockey outfit. Doesn't look like Charlie at all! Editor's note: the newsletter can't afford to get into the obvious competitive arena of publishing "my grandkid's cuter than yours" photos, so all submitted will be on display in Hanover in June 1999.

In 1964, Albion College was privileged to have LARRY TAYLOR found a Geology program which has flourished and grown to prominence. Larry retired in May 1998 and was feted from one end of Albion to the other. There was a Larry Taylor Weekend. There is a Lawrence D. Taylor Endowed Fund for Undergraduate Research . The Albion Geology Newsletter contained no less than six photos of Larry, surrounded by groups of distinguished rock-pounders! He will stay on campus, supervising a senior honors thesis and teaching a segment of the Environment Geology course.

Reunion News

We have entered the count-down phase for our celebration of the 45th anniversary of our graduation from Dartmouth College. You have received your last request to postcard us with an indication of your intentions about attending. See page 9 for a formidable list (196 strong) of those saying Definitely! and Maybe! Review it carefully. If you are still thinking about it, you will likely find plenty of reasons to come - old buddies, prominent people (for autographs), guys whose interests match yours, old girl friends and just the opportunity to trade life stories with men you shared a common experience with 45-49 years ago. The next thing you will be seeing in the mail is a registration envelope for who's coming, nicknames and a $100 per person deposit. The total tab still looks to be $275 a head with a reasonable "rate card" for partial attendance. If you elect to use College housing, early information shows $28lpersonlnight - to be covered in a mailing from the College.

The varied and multiple attractions of the mini-vacation in Hanover will be covered in the next letter from Attendance co-chairs BARKER and PAGE. If you have questions about anything at all, direct them to your newsletter editor, doubling as Reunion Treasurer and Sage. Deadline for getting data to Dick Barker for accurate listing in the Class Directory is January 31. 62 Ferry Rd., PO Box 531, W. Dennis, MA 02670; (508) 398-3564; rdbarker45@juno.com

One specific event warranting some attention is the planned exhibition of art and artistic work in Collis Hall. The exhibit is the brainchild of PETER BULLIS and DICK DANFORTH (both of an artistic bent) who will manage the showing. The room designated for the exhibit is located immediately adjacent to the locale of a pre-dinner cocktail gathering (old Commons), creating a convivial and convenient situation for viewing, critiquing and quaffing. The room is guaranteed to be secure and needed accessories for proper exhibition will be supplied. Contact Peter at (617) 631-8680 and Dick at (603) 735-5798.

Moosilauke

JOHN HESTON' 5 preparations for the pre-reunion Moosilauke visit keep expanding in order to accommodate the variety of modes desired by classmates. He is now including the idea of a same-day round trip bus ride without an overnight. John has been fed the data from reunion response cards and will make direct contact with those expressing interest (plus those showing interest on registration envelopes). Over 40 classmates have checked the Moosilauke box so far. John's home email address is: bjheston@valley.net; (603) 643-8329

In the Homecoming edition of The Dartmouth, JOHN GILLESPIE, speaking of the Class:" .. a very solid class ... we were all born at the height of the Depression and practically every one of us served in the military". Yeah!

Labeling it a "stretch", DICK BARKER sent an article from the Boston Globe Magazine on "Industrial Art" - an admiring look at the older industrial buildings in the Boston area. Prominent in the photographs is the Wigglesworth Machinery Company plant in East Boston, the family business of GIFF WIGGLESWORTH (not heard from in a while). From the article: "In this Age of Dreck, trendy New York loft-dwellers would kill for decor as terrific as these workplaces".

LO-YI CHAN has been made an Overseer of the Hanover Inn.

Some email news from DAN MCCARTHY: "Still totally involved at Northeastern's College of Business as the Philip McDonald Professor of Business Administration. I teach a few graduate courses a year and head committees - my recent stints as chair of the College Tenure and Promotion Committee, chair of the Search Committee for our new Trustee Professorship in International Business and cochair of the task force which totally revised our High Technology MBA Program. The most interesting part of the 'lob", one I ;love and plan to keep for many years, is research and writing. My fields are competitive strategies (4 editions of a textbook), a computer simulation (number of articles), management of hi-tech companies (lots of articles) and international business (co-authored book, plus 20 articles)". Currently completing a book on the Russian transition to a market-place ec9nomy, Dan and PEGGY have had extensive travel all over Europe with some teaching at the Graduate School of Business in Zurich along the way. Trips to Ireland have been incredibly livened by the company of HAP and FITZI WINSLOW.

The College

Dartmouth has a new Provost - Susan W. Prager, a professor of law and former dean of the law school at UCLA (1982-1998). She had 14 years of service on Stanford University's Board of Trustees. After her graduation from Stanford and before earning her law degree, Ms. Prager worked in the US Senate and House and the California legislature. As the College's chief academic officer, she brings extraordinary skills and experience to her position.

Dartmouth also has a new Dean - James A. Larimore, former Assistant to the Provost at Stanford University. He has been actively involved in various aspects of student affairs at Stanford since 1985 and comes well-equipped for Dartmouth, having served as its Assistant Director of Admissions (1983-1985) prior to moving west.

Trustee PAGE attests to both the intensity of the search process and the excellence of the choices. Current open searches continue for a Vice President, Treasurer and Registrar

Ad lib - Fred Whittemore '53 is funding the construction of a new Tuck School building with a gift which is the equivalent of the gift from Edward Tuck that founded Tuck Hall in

1929!

For pre-matriculation, the Class of 2002 was assigned Brave New Worl4 for summer reading. Remember Soma? Wanna buy some?

A NEW CLASSMATE

The Class of 1954 has been sporadic in its sharing of the prominence that is associated with class membership. The only adopted classmate in the hist6ry of the Class has been Frank J)elVecchio, the vaunted "Balloon Man" - an icon who reminded us of our time on campus and who reflected our positive memories of the "good times". Frank had deterrnined to contribute to the athletic program at Dartmouth and made that contribution to the Director of Athletics, SEAVER PETERS '54. This serendipitous opportunity was immediately grasped the by Class leadership and Frank was welcomed as an adopted classmate. While he was not an active participant in the Class, he was evident at our 30th reunion - our balloon-festooned final banquet! Frank DelVecchio died several years ago, but lives in our memories.

In a different sphere, during the GOLDSTEIN regime, we "adopted" all our spouses, although granting no voting privileges. Our wives and partners are already prominent in our lives, so no real difference was noticed.

Our Class leadership determined to seek a new adoptee as we enter the more mature phases of our lives. Taking a more organized and intellectual approach, the requirements for Class membership were analyzed, then synthesized into the following: a capacity to represent the Class well; a tolerance for a wide range of personalities and senses of humor; an I.Q higher than 60% of the Class; and a strong desire to associate with the Class. We have a winner! CAROLYN A. PELZEL '54A. Carrie is Director of Development for Dartmouth and was introduced first to the Class at the 1997 Minary Planning Retreat prior to the Homecoming weekend In a rump session of Class leaders following the Class meeting last November, Carrie's adoption was discussed and approved. She has happily accepted the invitation and will abide (within reason) the activities, vagaries and foibles of the Class of 1954 along with basking in the glow of the pride we have accumulated in 45 years. complete background in the next newsletter.

THE CLASS OF 1954 AWARD

SHELDON MYLES WOOLF

Ask any member of the Class of 1954 to reminisce about our four years on campus and, without exception, "Woolfie's Whites" comes up at some point. Your recognition of the nght-time-rlght-placeness of white shoes imbued your classmates with a flair of style and gave the band and glee club a snappy look. It was also the spark that lit your lifelong flame of innovation and entrepreneurship.

The four years in Hanover were highly active ones with you stepping up and taking on responsibilities which worked to the benefit of your classmates. You were an imaginative social chairman (remember the Suppressed Desire party at Homecoming?) and a driving force in your fraternity, solving many of the problems inherent in the acquisition of a new house. The place and the people made an indelible impression on you which, if anything, has grown stronger with the years. You have served on the Class Executive Committee and as an alumni interviewer.

You married Betty Ann, your college sweetheart and the two of you became chaperones to a virtual squad of '54 Ordnance lieutenants in Germany. You came back to start "real" life and, once again, your imagination and propensity to take the road less traveled prevailed. One of the first to venture into the infancy of the "mass retailing" business, you reaped the rewards of being a pioneer by paying the price of long hours, physical labor and constant frustrations. The Woolf magic prevailed and history has recorded a transition from the nation's largest operator of hardgoods leased departments in discount stores to the dominant chain of company-owned "super hardware stores" in the Northeast. National Hardgoods, renamed NHD Stores, Inc., became the model for the emulators. "Retired" is a word you have not been able to define - you are still active and involved in the industry and the growth of your brainchild. You have been Director of the Home Center Institute and have been honored by your industry and Harvard's Enterprise Club.

Quietly and modestly, you have served your fellow man in numerous ways. Recognition has abounded: the Human Relations Award by the American Jewish Committee, a Fellow at Brandeis University, Man of the Year from both the Jewish Asthma Center of Denver and B'nai Brith and a Community Service Award for your work with MY TURN, an organization devoted to helping underprivileged young people define and attain life goals. You have served as Director for Rhode Island Radio Information Services for the Blind and as Director of Easter Seals of Massachusetts and chairman of its telethon.

Your all-girl family brings you great joy and boating, fishing, tennis, golf and skiing, plus seven grandchildren help to keep you young. We are delighted to present this Class of 1954 Award to a generous, successful, feeling man of our times.

December 1998

(signed) Robert Berry