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The Early Spring Edition of ’53 Out for This Band of Brothers and Their Ladies. Scribe’s Scribbles: We have news about the Mini Reunion being planned by Charlie Buchanan, several letters from classmates with their news and views including the Baker-Berry library incident, lots of news on the revisions to the housing plans on campus as well as the Trustees approval of the new School of Graduate and Advanced Studies, and, always sadly, a summary of a few obits about some of our brothers. This edition goes out before giving Al a chance to get his superb CC reports in, but we will forward those when we return, or incorporate in the spring edition. Joanne and I are leaving tomorrow for a long cruise around the lake of Captain Jack Sparrow, Jimmy Buffett, and Captain Kidd, called the Caribbean, and did not want to delay this letter until our return end of month. And, by the bye, we will be moving into a lovely apartment adjacent to the lake in Altamonte Springs. If you have family or friends that are planning a move to the Orlando area, Villa Hallorano listing at 700 Spring Valley Road, Altamonte Springs, Florida is on the Internet; just enter the address in your browser and select the Keller Williams [KW] for pictures and details. For family or friends of 1953 we will leave the Pearly Gates Pub, which is pictured on the Keller Williams listing, completely intact at no extra charge. Summary of Plans for NYC Mini Reunion from Charlie Buchanan: Here is an update on the proposed Dartmouth Mini Reunion. Date: October 3-4-5-6 (Mon-Thurs.) Location: New York City We have 12 rooms blocked out at the Yale Club in New York City. 8 are Queen and 4 are twin. They will go on my bill as we then get the member rate of $305 vs. a guest rate $365. We can probably get a few more rooms if we need them. Early plans include: Monday we arrive (check in at 4:00)The tentative program is cocktails and dinner in a private dining room with entertainment by the Six of Clubs, the same group that sang to us in Philadelphia, and led by a Dartmouth graduate. Tuesday: Visit the new Whitney Museum, followed by lunch at the museum and a walk on the High Line, New York's newest Park, built on an old elevated rail line. Back to the Yale Club for a short rest, and then we will take a cocktail/dinner cruise around Manhattan Island. Wednesday. We will visit the Morgan Library/Museum and /or the New York Public Library, both easy walking distances from the Yale Club. Lunch at the Morgan, followed by a matinee performance at a Broadway Theater. We will offer to get tickets for any play that people wish to see, and perhaps we can try for a block of tickets for Hamilton for those who want to see it. We will have our final dinner at a location to be determined. Thursday: We can have breakfast together in a private dining room at a time to be determined, or people can eat breakfast on their own. We currently have 12 people they who have said they would like to participate and we will need a minimum of 20 or so to keep the costs of private dining rooms reasonable. The upper limit is TBD the number of rooms available for the Class at the Yale Club. Charlie is forming a planning committee and we will provide info to the class via newsletter or email blast as the details are worked out. Should you be interested in the reunion, please email Charlie at [email protected] or your Scribe at [email protected]. Some Closing Comments on the Baker-Berry Event in November. Recall that 63 of us signed a letter to the protesting students who demonstrated in the library on the “Black Lives Matter” issue and the letter was to have been published in the Dartmouth. That did not happen because the Dartmouth stopped publication in November with the onset of the Holiday season. Instead, our letter was taken by the Vice President for Alumni Affairs, Martha Beattie, and discussed with President Hanlon. We do not know the outcome of those discussions and the incident is now history so publication in The Dartmouth would border on irrelevant. We will let you know when we have received a report from Martha on those discussions. We also received two letters from classmates for publication, one from John Ammerman and one from Mike Zarin. Should you like to reply to those letters their respective email addresses are for John [email protected] and for Mike [email protected]. Dave, The following is for publication: You printed in the end of year newsletter an open letter from 63 ‘53s to the Dartmouth student Black Lives Matter demonstrators decrying the disruptive protests in the library by some students. Many others demonstrated peacefully outside. Let’s focus for a moment on the specific why of the protests. The December 30 lead editorial in The New York Times cites a terrifying example of the many whys:“Tamir Rice of Cleveland would be alive today had he been a white 12-year old with a toy gun in just about any middle class neighborhood in the country on the afternoon of Nov. 22, 2014.”The letter concentrated on those students who were disruptive. I am asking us also to celebrate with pride the students who recognize a serious problem in society and responsibly call for redress. Mike Zarin, ‘53 The original letter signed by the 63 53’s [almost poetic n’est paz?]is posted on the Class Website at dartmouth.org/classes/53/ in the copy of the last ’53 Out. And here is John’s letter to President Hanlon: It is always a special treat to hear from Lillian Goss and her family Thank You Dave for your lovely message to start the New Year. I am enjoying my move back to Westport, CT to be near our girls, Holly Betts and Diane Farrell. I am looking forward to a family trip back to the "Upper Valley" at Dartmouth. In May another grandson graduates from UVM. In June our other grandson graduates from Dartmouth. The time has gone so fast. HIs sister will be back from Spain in March, and she will graduate in two years. In between, I love being back in Connecticut; and by Spring I'm not that far from Block Island for short trips there with the family. I feel very fortunate to be in New England particularly this fall with mostly "sweater weather" .It's so great to have news from Don's friendly friends....... The lunch at Christmas at the Yale Club was very special too. Thanks for the Class of '53's friendship. Today my computer is working, and I hope it will continue. Cheers! Lillian [And cheers to you too Lillian for you are a special member of the Class of ‘53] Dave Godschalks’ card at Christmas was one of the newsiest seen and brings us up to date on the activities and accomplishments of this extraordinary family and classmate. Holiday Greetings from the Godschalks 2015 Active in Retirement: Dave took time from painting and writing book reviews to receive the APA President’s Award. Lallie gardens, chooses and buys books for the Carol Woods Library. Urban Professionals: Catherine (Calvert Foundation) & David (Telesis Corporation) are busy with socially responsible investing, urban revitalization, and affordable housing development. Plugged In: Peter (12) and Claire (9) are at home in the digital generation. Bundles of energy, both play soccer and swim. Peter plays basketball, skateboards, and cooks; Claire runs, draws, and paints. Letting Go: Dave cleaned out his campus office. Lallie resigned as chair of Gardens and Landscaping. We said farewell to Lone Mountain Ranch after 20 years of cross-country skiing. Necessary endings…. Nicely done to all the Godschalks, and thanks from the Class. From Bob and Marybee Longabaugh--“Those of you able to call up the front page of today's (2/6/16) Boston Globe will find on the front page (below the fold, lower left) "For some voters, the choice is party, not just candidate" by Eric Moskowitz. Junkie Longabaugh is the lead-off interviewee. New York Times reporter Jess Bidgood also interviewed me, but her byline does not appear in today's NYT. It's too much to hope that a Longabaugh would be cited in the Sunday NYT! Hope springs eternal. P.S. I will be casting my primary vote for Bernie Sanders. Kasich moving to de-fund Planned Parenthood in Ohio is a deal-breaker for me.” Junkie Bob. College Unveils Six House Communities to Open Next Fall The College has designated the six new house communities that will provide permanent home bases for all Dartmouth undergraduates beginning in the fall of 2016. “This is a great step forward for Dartmouth,” says Dean of the College Rebecca Biron, who is overseeing the transition to the house system. “The house communities are based on the simple premise that successful learning requires strong community bonds. The houses will provide more opportunities for intellectual engagement through social encounters among students, faculty, and staff.” An overhead view shows the house community West House, including Fahey, McLane, Butterfield, and Russell Sage halls. (Photo by Eli Burakian ’00) The new residential life model, a cornerstone of the Moving Dartmouth Forward plan, is designed to transform the undergraduate living experience, bringing more continuity to students’ on-campus living experiences and presenting greater opportunity for faculty-student interaction beyond the classroom.