CLASS QUICKIES

ISSUE:  July 2009

1963 HOME PAGE:  www.dartmouth.org/classes/63
EDITOR: schaefer3@gis.net  

Our Class Connections Program can use your help.
 
Last October the Class Exec Comm. voted to be part of a new program titled
Class Connections. Basically as the 50 year Class in 2013, we mentor the
Class of 2013 through their 4 years and then join them as part of their
graduation exercises. And we need your help. We¹re looking for volunteers to
welcome about 1100 freshmen on campus during Matriculation, Wed. 9/16 to
hand out their Matriculation certificates and class pins.  The College has
asked us for a dozen volunteers. So if you¹ve been looking for a way to help
the Class,this is an ideal way to do so. Obviously the guys who live close
to Hanover would be the logical choices. But don¹t let distance from Hanover
get in your way. Contact Dan at dmuchinsky@earthlink.net


PAST TENTS.
    While perusing the pages of the May 25 issue of the Boston Globe, I
spied an article titled ³Mad Dash for a Discount.² It talked about the
annual Pompanoosuc Mills tent sale which draws hundreds from the
area (East Thetford, VT) and farther afield.
    The article continued on page B3 with a few familiar names mentioned.
Yes, our own MIKE and Jeanne PRINCE. Here¹s what it said:
    Jeanne and Mike Prince, who live in nearby Lyme, NH, have been
attending for 15 years. They have furnished two houses with the company¹s
furniture. The houses are nearly maxed out on space, but this year, they
couldn¹t pass up a loveseat and a blanket chest.
    Originally there was the rush of a horse race, but after a time, the
rush is gone and it¹s just fun. Said Mike prince, chief technology officer
of Burlington Coat Factory.
Such a deal!

OUCH! OUCH! Ouch!
    I'm sitting here killing time between rehab sessions on my 3rd knee
replacement. This one is much easier than the previous two I had done 8
years ago, says NICK CARNEY.
    Finally finished my 3rd book Our Home Is Wasilla which chronicles my
wife¹s parent¹s lives. They moved to Wasilla, Alaska in the Œ40s where
Helen¹s mom was U.S. Postmaster and U.S. Commissioner for decades. They had
more to do with the town development than anything else.
    Next book will probably be ³My 4 Years at Dartmouth. Still have all
the letters my wife and I exchanged those years as base material.
    Will be disappointed if a '63 comes through Zion or St. George without
stopping by. 494 W. Shinava, Ivins, Utah 84738-6342  435-656-2133
hcarney@beyondbb.com

A DIFFERENT SCHOOL OF THOUGHT
    Life has not been dull,² says STEVE SPAHN on his green card.
    Two new projects have come to fruition. The first was the founding of
the first joint Chinese-American curriculum within a leading Beijing local
school.
    The second, a program in Canada that is helping educate talented Indian
children. But perhaps the most fascinating experience has been as a governor
of the International
Baccalaureate Organization, which is growing from 3,000 to 10,000 schools.
    After completing 42 years as Head of the Dwight School, my fascination
for helping young people find their spark of genius has not diminished.
465 Park Ave., NY, NY 10022 Stephan
@dwight.edu

FLIX STAR
    While watching the movie channel AMC on 6/20/09 and the movie Pale
Rider with Clint Eastwood, who should appear but our own Michael Moriarty.
Are you still in the movie business, Mike?

IN MEMORIAM
Sadly, the Class has been informed that its 87th classmate has passed away.
GERALD EDWIN KOCHANSKY died in March of 2006 according to his wife Chris who
comments: Jerry was very grateful to have attended Dartmouth and enjoyed
staying connected. And our son, Peter, got his under-graduate education
there as well. Currently, we do not have any other details about Jerry¹s
passing.
(Editor¹s note ­ 85 deceased classmates is about 10% of the class who
matriculated in 1959. There are 848 photos in our Green Book. A few
individuals joined us later. 694 of us were graduated on Sunday, June 16,
1963. Many of the 154 who didn¹t graduate with us came back later and earned
their degrees. )

ADDRESS CHANGES:

Wallace Wally Chappell
858 Foster Rd.
Iowa City, IA 52245
319-341-3774
WALLA6917@AOL.COM
Peter P Jennings 
2600 Paulani Way #3105
Honolulu, Hi 96815
Phone 808-924-9575


CLASS QUICKIES

CQ 1. CLASS CONNECTIONS PROGRAM CAN USE YOUR HELP.
   
    DAN MUCHINSKY has been acting as point man for  our Class Connections
effort. Here¹s what he had to say about what¹s needed in the coming months.
      Yesterday (5/09), at their request, I met with Stephanie Chestnut and
Jennifer Casey at Blunt. The subject was the Class Connections program in
which our class is to support the class of 2013 in various ways.
      The first occasion is at Matriculation, which, this year, will take
place on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, at Leede Arena. [Note: this is a change
from past years, when the event took place at Parkhurst on a Sunday in
September.] This year Matriculation will be combined with the First Meeting
of the Class of 2013. In the past they were separate events. The offices of
the Dean of Admissions and the Dean of First Year Students are working out
the details of this event.  I received a first draft of the proposed
schedule of events at this meeting.
    Representatives of our Class are regarded as participants in this event.
The administration would like us to give a welcome speech to the 2013s, and
then to assist at the distribution of Matriculation Certificates and Class
Pins. We will need some people to do this. There are about 1100 members of
the Class of 2013.
Ideally, Blunt would like about a dozen of us there.
    If that is not possible, they will fill the gap with their own people.
All of this, which will take place between 8:45 and 11 AM, will be followed
by a BBQ in a tent in front of Blunt.
    Prior to all of this, our class has to acquire a banner for the event,
send postcards to all the freshman (these welcome them, in the name of our
class, to the Dartmouth Family²) and have the pins made and packaged.  We
decide on the copy for these materials and Alumni Relations has them made,
printed and sent.
    There are other, lesser events during the course of the year, such as a
reception at Rauner during the winter. Naturally, there is a cost to the
Class for all of this. The suggested budget is $3000 for the first year and
another $3000 for years 2,3, 4 for a total of $6000. This is our share of
the costs. The College pays the remaining portion.
There are only three events that occur in the four years that the 2013s are
in residence that are considered essential aspects of Class Connections.
These events are: the Matriculation and Pin Ceremony in Freshman Year, the
Etiquette Dinner in the Sophomore Year and Senior Week BBQ and Class Day in
the Senior Year.
    There are other events such as Daniel Webster Dinners and DOC trips. We
can make this program as elaborate or as spare as we wish. This is a matter
for the Class to decide. As many members can participate as we can muster.
    There is a Class Connections Overview document that is currently being
revised by Alumni Relations. I will ask them to send one to you (Larry
Bailey) as soon as it is complete. The design and copy for the postcard has
to be ready by the beginning of July. This is a simple matter that I can
easily handle.
    The point of contact at Blunt for this project is: Jennifer Casey
603-646-2292, jennifer.casey@darmouth.edu
Dan can be reached at dmuchinsky@earthlink.net

CQ. 2 HANOVER HOMECOMING MINI:
Oct. 23 ­ 25.
    The Columbia game.  Final details will be posted in the Sept.
newsletter with a sign-up sheet. Sam Cabot and Dan Muchinsky are making the
arrangements. We will dine together Fri. night (probably the Canoe Club
again) and then take in the parade and bonfire. Sat. 8:30 AM will be our
Class meeting (probably the Treasure Room in Baker), game, cocktails and
dinner again at Dan Muchinsky and Mary Barnes¹s home in Plainfield, NH.
    12 non-smoking rooms are being reserved for Friday and Saturday nights
at the Comfort Inn White River Junct. for $159 per night tax not included.
Same as last year.  You do not have to reserve for both nights. Cut off date
for the rooms is Sept. 18. Location: the Comfort Inn, 56 Ralph Lehman Drive,
White River Junction, VT 05001 (phone: 802-295-3051).  Identify yourself as
Class of 1963. So reserve now and mark your calendars to be in Hanover for
all the fun!

CQ 3. CLASSMATES WEIGH IN ON THE TRUSTEE ISSUE.
      Several of you have sent emails and green cards concerning the removal
of Trustee Zywicki. This scribe thanks you. BRAD DENNY starts things off by
giving us his two cents:
    ³Former Trustee Zywicki is hoist by his own petard.  It is hard to
imagine any institution, business or organization tolerating a trustee who,
while acting in his capacity as a representative of that entity at a public
forum, describes its chief executive as "truly evil."  There is a wide gap
between respon-sible criticism and baseless slander. Zywicki's remark falls
in the latter category.
      Zywicki's offense is compounded by his refusal to apologize for the
remark.  Issuing an apology because "my harsh judgments and language
offended some" is not  equivalent to an apology for and/or a retraction of
the remark itself.  Such rhetorical obfuscations are no substitute for
straightforward acknow-ledgement of error.
      Zywicki further compounds the problem by attempting to wrap himself in
the mantle of concern for Dartmouth's incoming president in order to change
the subject.  The attempt is delusional and without a shred of merit.
bradhdenny@yahoo.com
**********************
  Bill Bonnell disagrees:
I do NOT think that a Trustee who has been elected by the alumni body
should be subject to a rule that the Board can vote him/her off the Board
(short of something like conviction of a crime).  That decision should be
made by the alumni body... especially in the case of petition candidate
Board members.  If the remainder of the Board did not like his comments,
some-thing along the line of a censure vote should be adequate.  The
Board's action sure sends a chilling message!  Thanks for offering the
poll.  Wm41bonnell@yahoo.com
*******************
    Mike Vale¹s green card expressed some different thoughts:
    Thanks for inviting responses to your succinct question ­ should a
trustee who has been elected by the alumni body be subject to being voted
off the board by his/her fellow board members? As Todd Zywicki so plainly
states, such a prospect of removal puts board members on notice to toe the
party line.
    In the case of alumni-elected Trustees the rule largely negates the
whole purpose of alumni candidates, since they are almost always of a reform
mindset.
    My vote on both on both these questions would be a resounding NO!
    In the related matter of board composition, I was profoundly
disappointed, not to mention astonished that my fellow alums voted to
approve the Admin¹s board-packing plan and thus disenfranchise themselves. I
can only conclude that the Admin. managed to persuade many that in their
past election decisions, they had been hoodwinked by a sinister conservative
cabal.
    As a now disenfranchised alum, I have suspended my contributions to the
College, but I would gladly resume if Pres. Kim can achieve sensible
reform.²  2715 N. 18th St., Arlington, VA 22201
*********************
    As I have said in the past, one of my goals is to have every ¹63
eventually write into the newsletter. I¹m one step closer as JIM LIBBEY was
kind enough to send a personal update and his views on the trustee
situation.
    Dave and Classmates-
After 46 years this is my first communication with a class
publication. I expect that my  primary motivation will  be made clear.
However, first a short update on my life since Hanover.
    Following graduation I returned to my roots and attended law school at
the University of San Francisco. That was followed by a short time as a
county prosecutor and 10 years in a small town law practice. In 1980 I was
selected as a Superior Court Commissioner in my local county in
which position I served for over 27 years retiring in February 2008. During
all of my time on the bench as a judicial officer I served in a full-time
family law assignment, which gave me a longevity in this position greater
than anyone else in the history of the State of California. In 1994 I was
selected by the State Bar has the California Family Law Judge of the year.
Service on the bench was extremely rewarding.
    Following retirement I have been doing private mediations, arbitrations
and service as a private judge handling primarily family law disputes in our
area, working with a national organization known as JAMS (initially stood
for Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service).
    Following an initial marriage that ended in 1973, I married Nancy
Farley in 1974, a marriage which is persisting and thriving and has produced
three sons. Our boys continue to reside in our area. Grand-children are
beginning to appear with more promised for the
future. In addition to family life, retirement has also focused on
golf, fishing and travel. Thankfully, my health is relatively sound.
    Now, to more relevant matters. Since graduation I have enjoyed the
Newsletter for its news of classmates and for its continuing reminder of how
well classmates handle the language. The English language is alive and well
in a few pockets! The most recent Newsletter was no exception, from the very
personal sub-mission from my undergraduate
friend and fraternity brother Steve Kardon to the submission by Todd Zwicki
'88.  I had hopes that the board-packing incident of two years ago was  an
isolated incident but the treatment of Mr. Zwicki crushes
that hope.
    Those of us alums who live at a significant distance from Hanover and
are unable to regularly attend campus activities nonetheless retain our love
of Dartmouth. We are no less likely to revel in Dartmouth's successes and no
less likely to use "go green" as our computer passwords!
    Therefore, the incident of "packing of the Board of
Trustees" and diminishing the voting voice of the alumni came as a great
shock. To see one's alma mater, the source of one's learning of fairness and
due process act, as our board acted was almost too much to
believe (a little like finding out that your mother is a violator of
the principles you hold most dear).
    After more than 40 consecutive years of making financial contributions
I chose to end those contributions for at least for a few years. My
contributions were never large, just a few hundred dollars per year, but
they were consistent and persistent. I regretted the impact that my action
might have on the current student body but I was convinced
that only this action would be noticed.
    It was my intent to re-commence contributions until the incident with
Mr. Zwicki was made public. That incident makes it clear (just like the
recent federal administration) that "they just don't get it." The
lack of due process (due process is little more than an application of The
Golden Rule) is just as great as it was in the initial board packing and
vote and diminution action. How can the institution that taught us fairness
act in such an unfair manner and do so to one of
its own? Needless to say, my withholding of contributions will now continue
and will continue probably for some time.
    I will hold out scant hope that Dr. Jim Kim will consider the reversal
of these actions.  That hope is scant because he was selected by the people
who packed the board and diminished our vote. It is hard for me to believe
that he would have been selected had he given any
indication of acting contrary to the selectors' desires.  However, all
indications are that Dr. Kim is a tough minded, fair individual dedicated to
Dartmouth. Possibly there is a basis for some hope.
    I expect that my sermon has gone on for too long already so I will
terminate it. If you have the ability to forward a copy of this message to
Mr. Zwicki I would appreciate it. If any of our class officers have the
opportunity to discuss this issue with Dr. Kim it would be interesting to
know his response. It would also be
interesting to know to what extent the actions of the board has impacted
financial contributions (numbers of contributions withheld)
although I expect that this information is a rather closely guarded secret.
Keep up the good work with the Newsletter. 2925 Terra Verde Lane, Oakley,
CA  94561- 1733
925-625-2646 excuriajim@
comcast.net


    CAMPUS CLIPPINGS

CC 1. FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS REMEMBERED.
    Head Coach Buddy Teevens and Friends of Dartmouth Football are pleased
to announce the following dates for this year's celebration of former
Dartmouth Ivy League Championship teams:

1969 Ivy League Co-Champions        October 3, 2009
(Dartmouth vs. Penn)

1963 Ivy League Co-Champions        October 24, 2009
(Dartmouth vs. Columbia)

1971 Ivy League Co-Champions        November 7, 2009
(Dartmouth vs. Cornell)

1981 Ivy League Co-Champions        November 21, 2009
(Dartmouth vs. Princeton)

      If you were a member of one of these teams, you will be
receiving an invitation to the weekend's festivities during
the summer, so please mark your calendar and plan to return
to Hanover with the rest of your teammates to celebrate your
championship season.
    If you were not a member of one of these teams, you too, are
invited to return to Memorial Stadium this fall to witness
the introduction of the members of these great Dartmouth
teams at halftime.

CC 2. 2009 Faculty Chalk Talk SERIES
Sept. 19 vs. Colgate
Getting a Grip on Ice: New Technologies for Safety, Recreation, and
Efficiency
New technologies for the people and industries that interact with it Victor
Petrenko, Professor of Engineering, Thayer School of Engineering
Dartmouth is the northernmost Ivy League school, so it's no surprise that
the newest research on the control and manipulation of ice is happening
right here. The world's leading ice scientist will tell us how, through a
sophisticated process of ice adhesion modification, we will soon be able to
ski faster, travel safer, and leave the car ice scraper behind.

Oct. 3 vs. Penn
Reshaping the World Order: How Washington Should Reform International
Institutions William Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor of Government,
Stephen Brooks, Associate Professor of Government Analysts now commonly
argue that the United States is a declining power and that we are entering a
"post-American" world. Professors Wohlforth and Brooks will show that the
U.S. remains, and will long remain, by far the most powerful state in the
system. They will then argue that the demand for U.S. leadership will not go
down and that America retains the ability to reshape the global system.
Oct. 24 vs. Columbia (Homecoming)
Changing the Brain: Dynamite, Ghostwriters, and Zen
Chris Jernstedt, Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences
The capabilities of the human brain are not what we have thought. As some of
the mysteries of the brain unfold, brain science has enabled the discovery
of powerful ways for us to change our brain. The toolkit for making these
discoveries has included dynamite, photographs of the ghostwriter in the
brain, and the art of Zen. What is the nature of human consciousness, and to
what degree do we know what our own brain is doing?

Nov. 7 vs. Cornell
The 2008 Elections and the Future of American Politics
Dean Lacy, Professor of Government. What happened in the 2008 American
elections? Why did both parties fail to win the key social groups they
targeted? How pivotal were the candidates, the issues, the economy, and
Iraq? What should we expect in the 2010 midterm elections? Professor Lacy
will explore these and other questions using data from a national survey
conducted by Dartmouth students and faculty during the 2008 campaign.

Nov. 21 vs. Princeton
Women's Rights and Cold War Politics Lisa Baldez, Associate Professor of
Government and Latin American, Latino, and Caribbean Studies. This talk will
address the evolution of demands for women's rights within the United
Nations in the 1960s and 1970s. Professor Baldez will discuss how shared
concepts of women's rights evolved as a result of interactions between the
wide range of countries represented in the U.N. at the time: monarchies in
the Middle East (especially Iraq and Afghanistan), the newly independent
African countries, communist countries, and the liberal democratic countries
of the West.
For more information, call (603) 646-9159 or email ar.ace@dartmouth.edu

CC 3. D.O.C. TURNS 100
    This year marks the Dartmouth Outing Club's Centennial. There are a
series of great events taking place to commemorate this monumental event,
and all alumni are invited, from those who just went on a Freshman trip and
never went outside again, to those who are Chubber to the core.
    On October 10th, the DOC will become the first club to hike the entire
Appalachian Trail in a single day. Sign up for your section on our website
today! If you don't live on the East coast, but will be joining us for
Homecoming, then we will celebrate 100 years in the out of doors by climbing
the 100 best mountains in Dartmouth Outing Country on Sunday, October 25th.
We will wrap up a year's worth of celebration on the anniversary of the DOC
with a special banquet December 14th.
    Planning is underway for all of these events. But there is more to this
occasion than events. The DOC wants to reengage with all of the
alumni who care about the DOC and the out of doors! Get in touch with the
DOC leadership from your class, gather some of your stories, contact the DOC
and tell them you want to be on the mailing list. The DOC is developing an
online forum for you to share your experience
with others and find out what is happening right now with the
undergrads. Visit: www.dartmouth <http://www.dartmouth> .edu/~doc to find
out more.

      2009 Schedule
(Home games in all caps)

  Sept.  19 Colgate
        26  At UNH
    Oct.  3 Penn
        10 at Yale
        17 at Holy Cross
        24 Columbia
    (Hanover ¹63 Mini)
        31  at Harvard
(Dave and Carolyn Schaefer tailgating)
Nov.      7  Cornell
        14 At Brown
        21 Princeton