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              CALLING ALL ‘63 AUTHORS!

 hile researching an article for the January 2010 newsletter, I went back in time via the 15 years of newsletters I’ve written as editor. Writing is also something at which I never thought I’d be earning a living. And, too, with writing I’ve discovered there’s not necessarily anything to be ashamed of as long as you do it in private and wash your hands afterwards. My research also showed that many of you have written books, poems, articles, etc. Yet I’d bet there are a few of you out there who have been published, but we’ve never heard about it. So if you’ve been published, how about sending me the title(s) and a short synopsis (note the word “short”). PLEASE DO NOT SEND ME YOUR BOOK, POEM, ETC. as it will only end up as reading matter for my canary.

CLASS OF 2013 CONNECTIONS LETTER.
“Dear Class of 1963,
     My name is Joseph Tanenbaum, and I am a member of the class of 2013. This year, I am proud to be the alumni relations chair for our class council. I write today to express the gratitude of the class of

2013 for your involvement in our matriculation ceremony in September. 
     Further, I wish to thank you all on behalf of the class of 2013 for your continued involvement in the Class Connections program. This program, which began with the class of 2004, serves to strengthen the sense of community that Dartmouth fosters and that, after only a short time on campus, we as a class have already felt. 
     As our class progresses through Dartmouth, I am confident that your class will help us better understand the underlying principle behind the Class Connections program: Dartmouth is not only four years, but rather a lifetime spent in connection with the College on the hill. Yours truly,
Joseph Tanenbaum ‘13”

MAN ON THE GO.
     BARRY LINSKY’s green card delivered this news:
     “After Fall ’08 trip to Thailand, Cambodia, and Bhutan, Jane and I stayed closer to home this Oct. with German river cruise (Danube, Main, Neckar, and Rhine) plus Berlin.
    Looking forward to returning to Jackson Hole in Feb. Continuing to work 3 days/wk for Interpublic plus some consulting. All else is good for both of us.” 325 E. 41 St., NY NY 10017  barrylinsky @interpublic.com

SEATTLE XMAS EPISTLE 2009
     It’s always great to get updates about your families. And it was very gracious of MIKE and JANE EMERSON to put me on their mailing list for their annual update, excerpts of which follow:
     “This was a reunion year for us. Jane attended her 45th college reunion at Mt. Holyoke and became immediately involved in planning for the big one in five years. Both of us completely enjoyed my 50th high school reunion in Stevensville, MT, and then my 45th MBA Tuck reunion, where they have finally destroyed the sub-standard first-year dorm to which I was subjected and replaced it with elegant adult living accommodations.
     This was also a traveling year. Besides reunions, visits to see our families and several trips to Flathead Lake cabin in Montana, we enjoyed three weeks each in SE Asia and Central America. Among our group of 14 in SE Asia last February, all seven men had been in or around Vietnam during the ‘60s, so we were especially interested to see how the Vietnamese had gotten over the ‘American War’ – they have moved on apparently.
     In November, we experienced current Mayan tribal cultures in 5 Central American countries as well as major Mayan archeological ruins at Copan, Tikal, and Lamanai.
     Jane spent a lot of her free time this year working on our travel albums, our garden, and participating in church projects.
     Thankfully, my personal report remains more or less the same. Health – generally great, although I still can’t put my left sock on without a winch (or a wench) in assistance. Spent a lot of interesting time assisting the local historical society by scanning local pioneer photos. Tennis: delusions of grandeur. Golf: delusions of adequacy. Fishing: delusions…just delusions.
     Please let us know if you expect to be in our neighbor-hood in 2010.”
3149 SW 170th St., Seattle, WA 98166  206-242-0992 janesemerson@ comcast.net

BREAKING FOX NEWS:
     RICH FOX’s green card reads “In November (2009) I became interim director of development and alumni affairs at Pomfret School, Pomfret, CT – my 4th interim position since ‘retiring.’” 30 School St., Keene, NH 03431-3308 603-354-7799 Richardkfox @myfairpoint.net

JERRY KOCHANSKY EXPANDED OBITUARY
     Prepared by Harry Zlokower ‘63 Class Secretary. Follow-up to July 2009 abbreviated obituary.   
     “Gerald Edwin Kochansky, psychotherapist and assistant clinical professor of psychology at Harvard, died March 16, 2006 at home in Newton, Massachusetts.
     Jerry was born in Jersey City, New Jersey and graduated from Bayonne High School. He was Rufus Choate Scholar and earned his degree with high distinction in psychology.
     Jerry received a doctorate in psychology from Boston University in 1970.Over three decades, he saw hundreds of patients in private practice and at Massachusetts Mental Health Center. At Harvard Medical School, he supervised psychiatric residents and interns in the doctoral program in psychology.
     Jerry is survived by his wife Chris Laurits Kochansky, son
Peter N. Kochansky ’94 and daughter-in-law Lauren Dias, daughter Laura J. Kochansky and daughter-in-law Joni Pidcock, grandson Oscar Kochansky and sister Judith Glinert and brother in law David. Donations may be made to the National Cancer Institute, Building 31, Room 11A16, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20892.

NUTS ABOUT THIS FILM.
      And he’s got good reason. “Greetings from a Nutmegger!” was the way JOHN ROSE’s green card opened. John lives in Connecticut, the Nutmeg state…in case you didn’t know.
     He continues, “I thought it would be especially appropriate to write as we approach the 2009 Holiday season to announce my daughter Anika Noni Rose’s Disney movie, “The Princess and the Frog” (voice of Princess Tiana) which premiered in Los Angeles last weekend and will be on the movie screens across the country on 12/11/09. Take your grandkids. It’s a great flick!!” (What dad didn’t mention is that Anika appeared in the 11/23/09 issue of People mag., page 88, full page. She is the first African-American princess and also a Tony Award winner. She also appeared on TV at halftime of one of the Thanks-giving weekend football games. Ed.) 93 No. Beacon St., Hartford, CT 06105-2512 860-236-3105  Rosej001@hartford.gov

ALOHA!
     Here’s one more ’63 who’s eligible for a Hawaiian mini. LYLE BJORK just gave up the sunny skies of Seattle for those of Hawaii. His green card reads:
     “After 43 years in Seattle, after 2 years in Turkey in the Peace Corps, we have moved to Kauai. Seattle was wonderful – lots of community involvement, 13 years singing in the Seattle Opera Chorus, tennis, bike riding etc., but Ann’s arthritis mandated a move to a warmer climate.” NEW ADDRESS:
3756 Kikee Rd., Kalaheo, HI 96741 206-898-8244 bjorkla
@earthlink.net

PHI DELT MINI & FIRE
     An email from ART WILLIAMS contained this news and photo below:
    "The Phi Delts of 1963 held
a reunion in San Diego in November.  Shown below from left are: Dave Bunting, George Edgar, Art Williams, Chuck Applegate, and Gerry Ashworth, standing by a helicopter similar to the one Dave piloted in Vietnam. Not shown are Barry Elson, Jack Huber and organizer/host John Westwater."
(Editor’s note: In January 2010, Phi Delt’s house suffered a fire The resulting water and smoke damage rendered it uninhabit-able for most of this year.)

PITCHMAN.
     A 12/3/09 email from REG JONES had this news plus a corrected take on a previous newsletter article.
     “I have had the opportunity to be in Hanover once in each of the past three months, and I agree with you that it is a great place to visit.
     In September I was part of the contingent of ‘63s who represented our class at the matriculation ceremony for the class of ’13. The director of health services had said that we should not shake hands with the incoming class given the concerns about the H1N1 virus. President Kim used his vast knowledge about disease prevention and announced that while the precaution about handshakes was valid he saw nothing wrong with fist bumps. (Thank Bill Wellstead for the fist bump idea.) So as we handed each of the new freshmen their class pin we also exchanged fist bumps with them. We got a kick out of it, and so did they.
     Given the talent in this group of freshmen I am thankful that I attended Dartmouth when I did. Not that I wouldn’t love to be there now, but there is no way that I would have measured up high enough to be accepted in competition with this group.
     A couple of weekends ago I was at Dartmouth and attended the coaches talk session and the faculty lecture series on Saturday morning, the football game Saturday afternoon, and the men’s hockey game Saturday night. Then on Sunday morning I attended services at the beautiful Congregational Church at Dartmouth. And Sunday afternoon I watched the women’s basketball game.
     Over the weekend I had the opportunity to interact with two members of our partner class of ’13 and they acquitted themselves very well. Saturday morning after the lecture by Professor Lisa Baldez.  I was chatting with my freshman/ sophomore roommate, Chuck Wessendorf, when we were approached by Emily Fletcher ’13, a reporter from The Dartmouth, to get our views on the subject. Emily is from Seattle, WA, and did her reportorial work very well. In addition we discussed her Dartmouth experience so far and she was a pleasure to talk to. If you want to read her article go to The Dartmouth for Monday, November 23, 2009.
    
               

     Following the women’s basketball game on Sunday afternoon I had a chance to visit with Kylie Kufeld ’13 who, while only a freshman, got a lot of playing time in the game. Kylie is from Billings, Montana. I guess we are getting some good people from the northwest. She chose Dartmouth basketball over Montana State as well as Montana and Wyoming, which recruited her for volleyball. Kylie has a great attitude and I am confident she will be an asset, not only to the basketball team, but also to the college as a whole. If these two young women are representative of the class of ’13 then we can be proud (and a bit humbled) to be partners with them.
     Let me conclude with a correction to a comment in the previous class newsletter. As a baseball aficionado I just couldn’t let it pass. Tom McLaughlin mentioned Satchel Paige as a great baseball player and eminently quotable. He was certainly both of those things. Another quote by Paige that we might take to heart as we age was, "Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." However, Satchel Paige was well past his prime (although still awfully good) when he finally made it to the major leagues. In fact, at age 42, he was the oldest man ever to debut in the major leagues.
     Tom’s error was when he stated that Paige was the first black major league baseball pitcher. Satchel Paige was hired by the Cleveland Indians and pitched his first game for them on July 9, 1948, thus becoming the first black pitcher in the American League. However, the first black pitcher in the majors was Dan Bankhead who was called up to Brooklyn and pitched his first game for the Dodgers on August 26, 1947. Bankhead was not that good a pitcher, but he was the first. In fact, probably Bankhead’s greatest claim to a place in the baseball record books is that in that first game at Ebbets Field he hit a home run in his first major league at bat. Paige rightly deserves his enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, while Bankhead is a footnote in history.
     The first great young black pitcher in the major leagues was Don Newcombe who made his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers on May 20, 1949. Newcombe is the only baseball player to have won the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and Cy Young awards in his career. In 1949, he became the first African-American pitcher to start a World Series game. In 1955, Newcombe was the first black pitcher to win twenty games in one season. In 1956, he was the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and the Cy Young Award in the same season. That, by the way, was the first ever Cy Young Award and at the time was given to the one best pitcher in the combined major leagues.
     That’s enough from me for now.” regjones@juno.com

GEORGIA BOUND.
     A Christmas card from fraternity brother BILL PURCELL said he and his lovely wife Sanna have packed it in and moved to Savannah, GA as of 2/10.
     “Ollie,” as we fondly call him, retired from 40 years as a lawyer in NYC and remarks, “I must say I love it and don’t miss the ‘rat race’ one bit.”
      Son Brandon (Dartmouth ‘00) graduated from business school last May in Berkley, CA and is looking for a job.    
     Bill says they were at the Museum of Modern Art NYC in early December and bumped into another fraternity brother Bill Subin and wife Petie. Subes’ new email is: wsubin
@comcast.net The Purcell’s new address is:
3 Castlebrook Retreat, Savannah, GA 31411
(912) 598-9970 purcellwo@gmail.com

CQ 1. THE CLASS HAS A SECOND PRESIDENT!
     For some years now the Class Officers Associations (Presidents, Treasurers, Secretaries, Mini-Reunions, Newsletters, Webmasters, and Gift Planning) have had an Executive Committee. This year the DCF was asked to find a Head Agent to act as President of the Head Agents Association and sit on the Executive Committee. Bob Bysshe was asked and agreed to take the job. Congrats to Bob!

CQ 2. 50th REUNION, JUNE
7-9, 2013 – QUESTION.
     50th Reunion Chair Tom Jester wants your input on this very important reunion. Expect one question per newsletter.
     His question: What one thing would you expect of our 50th when you make plans to attend?" Responses to
tapjester@yahoo.com.

CC 1.  ATTENTION FORMER PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEERS.
      Dartmouth Peace Corps alumni:  share your story with the Tucker Foundation as they prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Corps.  Email tucker.foundation@dartmouth.
edu with your name, class year, and the location of your service in the Peace Corps. For more information visit http://www.dartmouth.edu/~tucker/peacecorps.html

CC 2.  ALUMNI ADMISSIONS INTERVIEWERS NEEDED.
     This note from the Admissions Office arrived in late December after the January newsletter had been processed. I’ll pass it along anyway. It’s from Dan Parish of the Admissions Office concerning any classmates who might consider helping to interview prospective students:
     “ To volunteer for inter-viewing, alums can sign up by clicking the "Sign Up for Interviewing" link at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~interviewers/
     For some context on the impact of interviewing on the selection process, we'd recommend that alums read the latest edition of "Notes to Interviewers" at http:// www.
Dartmouth.edu/~interviewers
/pdfs/notes_winter09.pdf
     As the Notes to Interviewers piece points out - as the applicant has grown over the last decade, the alumni interview has in some ways become more important than ever in both helping to recruit great students and in helping the Admissions Committee select among very highly qualified candidates. 
     Thanks for any help that you can provide to use in spreading the word.  (The big "crunch time for interviewing falls in January and early February). 
     From the Enrollment Committee of the Alumni Council,”

CC 3.  Elevator Talk
      Alumni Council meetings provide council members and classmates with lots of information.  Here is a 20-second summary of the Dec 3-5 AC meeting – its 199th:

• Mort Kondracke ’60 and John Replogle ’88 are the Alumni Council’s choices to fill the two alumni-nominated seats on the Dartmouth College Board of Trustees.  There are likely to be petition candidates also nominated for each open seat in the election this spring.  Cast your ballot between March 10 and April 7.
• The 100th anniversary of the Dartmouth Outing Club has been a huge success.  Alumni attempted to hike the Appalachian Trail in a day, and 94 percent of the freshman class took freshmen trips.  
• The Dickey Center for International Understanding is putting Dartmouth at the forefront of preparing leaders to understand global problems and develop the complex strategies for tackling them.
• Dartmouth is No. 1 in undergraduate teaching among “national universities” (U.S. News & World Report).   Our rank on the “national universities” list is affected by “peer assessment,” which can be influenced by unattractive publicity and the changing opinions of academicians.
• The Visual Arts Center, paid for by a $50 million anonymous gift, “is making a statement about the centrality of the arts at Dartmouth,” says associate dean Kate Conley.
• The strategy to make up for the 19.6 percent drop, 23 percent overall, in the value of the endowment is to make the tough cuts this year and build for a quick revival.
• Alumni interviews of applicants are more important now than ever, not only in the selection process but also in building the brand.   Please volunteer to do interviews in your area:  http://www.dartmouth.edu/~interviewers/
• The Dartmouth Alumni Award was presented to Matt Dwyer ’75 and the Young Alumni Distinguished Service Award was presented to Belinda Chiu ’98.
• Alums can send their thoughts to the trustees through the Alumni Liaison Committee at

alc@alum.dartmouth.
org

CC 4. CLASS CONNECTIONS POW-WOW
     An email from DAN MUCHINSKY to Prez Bailey gave this news:
     “Dan Muchinsky leads our Class Connections effort and he has been busy. Terry Russell and he hosted an event for interested '13's as outlined in Dan's email. Thanks Dan and Terry. You make us look good!
Larry,”
     “This is just an update on our participation in the Class Connections program. On Jan. 25th Terry Russell and I met with about 25 or 30 members of the Class of 2013 at Thayer Hall. Jennifer Casey arranged this event to let the ‘13s ask us questions about our years at the College.
     They especially wanted to know about the differences between then and now. They seemed to be amazed (and amused) at things like Saturday classes, two telephones for a whole dorm, the construction of bonfires and dozens of snow sculptures for Winter Carnival. The idea of the importation of women for big weekends was certainly something alien to them. The extreme diversity of the school was something alien to us.  
     The event lasted about an hour and a half. We could have gone on for another couple of hours. They had plenty of questions about “our days in the historical past.”  They were polite and actively interested, especially on what we thought about co-education and its effects, what we thought about John Sloane Dickey and many other areas.
     Certainly, it is events like this one that can point out the extent of the differences that 46 years can make. But Terry then pointed to the things we have in common, things that bond a class to the school and to the alumni. In all, it was both interesting and worthwhile.”

CC 5. CLASS of 2013 UPDATE
     As this scribe gets news about 2013, the class we are mentoring for the next 4 years, I will pass it along. The following comes from a briefing from Marty Bowne our Alumni Council Representative:
     “Alumni interviews for admissions - There were approximately 18,000 applicants for the Class of '13. Of these, 10,000 received alumni interviews. The top two categories for applicant evaluation by alumni interviewers are "outstanding" and "highly desirable", and approximately half of the interviewed applicants were rated either outstanding or highly desirable.
     The College's admissions hurdle is high and, for the Class of '13, only one out of three outstanding applicants and one out of five highly desirable applicants gained admission. The overall admission rate for all 18,000 applicants was slightly below 13%. Over the past decade, approximately 50% of students granted admission have decided to attend Dartmouth.
     Since there currently is no applicant interviewing on campus, the efforts of alumni interviewers are greatly appreciated. To volunteer for alumni interviewing, please go to http://www.dartmouth.edu/~ interviewers/ and click on "Sign up for Interviewing". We're definitely not too old to do this, as is evidenced by the positive feedback from interviewed applicants.”

50th YEARBOOK SURVEY
     The Class Executive Comm. needs your help concerning the creation of a 50th Reunion Yearbook. Please send ED MAZER your thoughts on this to ed@themazers.com:
1.Would you like to have a 50th Reunion Yearbook?
 2.The minimum cost per book would run about $60 (more or less). How would you want to pay for it?
a.  Build the cost into the re-union fee?
b.  Raise the annual dues by $20 per year?
c.  Purchase the book and pay separately?
d.  Support the cost from all of the above sources?
3. Would you pay  $10 more for a hard cover as opposed to a laminated (soft) cover?
4.Would you like any of the following sections included if they increase the cost of the book by $5 plus each?
a.   The Optional Essays section drawn from the varied interests and expertise of Class members (500 to 2,500 words in length) covering a gamut of topics,
b.   Our 4 years at Dartmouth.  A piece about our 4 years on campus including popular songs, articles in the Daily D relating and memorable events on campus.
c.    Contribution of Classmates to Society.  Celebrating our Class’s contributions to major social, technological, economic, political, athletic, trends over the past 50 years.
5.Would you be willing to purchase and pay for the book in advance to assure that we will have enough takers to justify our commitment?  
6.Would you be willing to underwrite this effort by putting up $250 to $500 finance the up-front costs to assure that we can commit to this effort?