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DECEMBER, 2009 CLASSNOTES

FROM BOB MOORE

Greetings from snowy Lake Tahoe.    Our 40^th Reunion chairman, Wayne Hobin, and El Presidente, Greg Fell, have finalized the dates for the reunion (just a mere 18 months away) – June 13^th to 16^th , 2011.  Yes this is midweek because the college had to split the reunion into two sessions to be able to accommodate the summer semester students and the alumni.  In addition to the traditional activities such as golf, canoeing, BBQ’s and drinking, Wayne has been exploring several other creative pre- (or post-) reunion options. 

The first is a trip to the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT.   Sam Von Trapp '94 and his father Johannes (also Dartmouth) have been communicating with Wayne and have some wonderful ideas for a potential stay - such as cocktails and dinners on their back patio, hiking, swimming, watching the "Sound of Music" (that's a joke guys, but they do show it most every night), a wine tasting (Wayne has been in the wine cellar with Sam and the wine steward and was suitably impressed).  Another thought is to rent one of the DOC cabins for those who are interested in reviving the memories of the freshmen trip.  The accommodations and meals would not be as plush as the Trapp Family Lodge, but this would certainly consume more calories and less cash for those who are so inclined.  Please contact Wayne at reunion71@hotmail.com if you want to volunteer your time or ideas.

Bob Peters was doing some research on the 1970 football team after reading an article in the Wall Street Journal about the 1970 Alabama/USC game.   The spanking that USC applied was one of the key factors that caused Alabama to integrate black players on the team.  Specifically, he counted the total number of players in the 1970 pre-season team photo (99), and then counted the number of African American players (14).  Our offensive ends coach was black, as was Bob Schnabel’s assistant.  That represents significant progress on the integration front.   As Bob looked back at his Dartmouth years, one of the positive experiences was playing on an integrated football team.   Apart from football, the races typically went their separate ways on campus, but we were privileged to practice, eat, travel and play together.  

      Michael Maynard reported that the Boston Mini-Reunion dinner was a success.  In attendance were Charlie Collier, Mike Fay, Michael Maynard, Bob Mustard and his wife, Allen Larson, John Worcester, Steve Zrike, Janet Rosa and Allison Miller, Dartmouth '10 (daughter of Bruce Miller '74).  At cocktails, two of Bob Mustard's daughters joined them as well.  They all had a chance to chat with Allison and get her take on life as a senior at Dartmouth--very positive and enthusiastic. 

On a sadder note Dr. Robert M. Austin who was a diagnostic radiologist at Baystate Medical Center until 2007, died at home on September 27^th.