DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 OCTOBER 2018 newsletter Mailing Panel Mailing Join classmates and friends for HOMECOMING COMPASSIO‘81 October 26-27, 2018 Dear Classmates, Friday, October 26th 5:00-7:00 pm: Pre-parade “Dartoberfest,” Alumni Gym The Compassio network continues to grow, but we lawn are still looking for classmates to join us. Please 7:00 pm: Parade to Pep Rally & Bonfire. Line up with understand that volunteering at this point is simply fellow ‘81s by Topliff Dorm sending us an email. We will put your name on a Satuday, October 27th spreadsheet that only the Compassio committee 9:00 am: Classmate meet-up and (Anne Scott-Putney, Polly Duncan Collum and I) will discussion see. At this point we wish we could connect more Room 002 Rockefeller Center Revisit English Professor Peter classmates. To me, talking about someone else’s Bien’s controversial remarks to troubles feels like gossip, and I don’t really like our class on September 14, 1977. that. However, if the goal of telling someone is to DARTMOUTH COLLEGE CLASS OF 1981 Homework: Read his address provide that person help, I believe it is a good thing. as posted on our class website I would love it if every one of us were living on a JOIN US ON (http://1981.dartmouth.org) beach somewhere with no worries, but that is not https://www.facebook.com/groups/Dartmouth81/ and http://1981.dartmouth.org 11:00 am: Tailgate with the classes of ‘79 and ‘80 on the case. We would like to be able to offer comfort Sphinx/AD Lawn. Food and beverages provided. to classmates who are going through tough times. If 9:30 pm: Join Bob Gaudet in Smoyer Lounge following you know of someone that could use a “pick me up” TURNING 60 IN STYLE! the Dartmouth-Harvard hockey game to meet the or just a friendly contact, please let us know. Or if NEW ORLEANS Toups Meatery, Bacchanal, or any of team. (Stairs to Smoyer are located near the press you would simply like to be part of the network, send March 28-31, 2019 the other fabulous eateries in New box in Thompson Arena.) us an email at [email protected]. There’s no better place to celebrate a Orleans? Check. Late night music Food and beverages provided. Thanks, birthday - particularly an auspicious and dancing at the Spotted Cat? Oh, Sporting events: Spot one - than the Crescent City, and for sure. Check, check, and check. 1:00 pm Dartmouth Field Hockey vs. Harvard Your COMPASSIO ‘81 Team: we hope you will join the class of In addition there are festivals 1:00 pm Dartmouth Men’s and Women’s Swimming Chris (“Spot”) Morrison ‘81 on the weekend of March 29- happening that weekend, including and Diving (scrimmage) vs Maine Polly Duncan Collum 31 for a 60th celebration like no the Congo Square New World 1:30 pm Dartmouth Football vs Harvard other. Mark your calendars now and Rhythms Festival and the Tennessee 4:00 pm Men’s Soccer vs. Harvard Anne Scott-Putney look forward to all kinds of exciting Williams/New Orleans Literary INTERESTED? 5:00 pm Women’s Volleyball vs. Columbia adventures. A second line parade Festival, which includes a Stanley Email the mini-reunion committee 7:00 pm Women’s Soccer vs. Harvard See the Alumni Relations Homecoming page for full list of through the Quarter? Check. A and Stella shouting contest in today at Dartmouth81NewOrleans@ 7:00 pm Men’s Hockey vs. Harvard Homecoming events and athletic contests. dinner with classmates at Cochon, Jackson Square. “STELLLLAAAAA!” gmail.com. TBD Women’s Rugby Ivy League Championship https://alumni.dartmouth.edu/dartmouth-homecoming www.alum.dartmouth.org/classes/81 STAYING IN TOUCH: talking to the ‘rents.” In Hitchcock, SPINNING THE ‘81 WEB THEN AND NOW that could almost protect you from FACEBOOK FRIENDS As we COW2018 During our recent someone pouring something down CLASS OFFICERS WEEKEND CLASSMATES POST THEIR PHOTOS ON D81 FACEBOOK PAGE communally the stairwell—if you were small gathering at Class begin our 7th Officers Weekend, enough to tuck yourself away within Several Dartmouth alums bumped into each decade, we other in London at Craven Cottage, the “Fenway” we were reminiscing the booth. Michael Komara also look forward to of the Premier League, to see Fulham Football would make a collect call to Arthur Club vs Watford in West London on 9/22. (L about the “good sharing this 2018 to R) Alex Dmyterko ‘81, Judy Yun ‘81, Abner old days,” meaning (his middle name), and since Arthur Homecoming Oakes ‘81, John Lee ‘82, Mike Steinharter ‘81, Mike Swarr ‘79. The reunion continued back when we were was never home, his parents would with as many at the Temperance Pub in Fulham, complete undergraduates, and just call him back at the pay phone of you as possible. For those who with graffiti and world problem-solving brain- nd storming. some of the differences between on the 2 floor of Lord Hall. Molly will not able to be in Hanover, we then and now, especially how we Sundberg Van Metre also made a 10 hope to hear from you through Rick Silverman, Sally Ankeny Reiley, Pat Berry, Beth Shapiro Lewyckyj, Veronica Wessels, Danielle Dyer, contacted our families. What AM Sunday collect call home, until the website! To prime the pump, Julie Koeninger, Robert Goldbloom, Claudia Sweeney prompted the conversation, in part, she was living with Pam Donovan so to speak, we have posted on Weed, Gail Chen Girls Weekend - Enjoyed a heartwarming the website an address given to weekend hosting my fellow 1981 ladies, was when one of the attendees Gehret junior year, and they got a our Freshman class by Dr. Peter Suzie Sudikoff Weixel, Anne Minnich, Becky got a text message from one of her phone in the room. Jeff Healy had a Shepherdson Nyren, Cathy Haley Rost, and Bien, Professor Emeritus of English Barbie Anderson Gogan at our house at Lake children. I recalled when I was a phone in their room freshman year and Comparative Literature at Ossipee, NH. When we went to see the Castle in so that one of his roommates could the Clouds, we ran into another fabulous 1981 student, I lived in Hitchcock, where Dartmouth. Tony Shaw, my freshman Woman, Grace Macomber Bird. The ‘81’s are there was a pay phone on the first call his “HTH” (home-town-honey, everywhere. What fun! ~Lynne Gaudet New Hamp next door neighbor, had floor at the bottom of the stairwell, for those who have forgotten). the presence of mind to appreciate and I lived in 111 with Martin After that year, he also used the the importance (and prophecy?) of Weinstein and Greg Clow. Usually, collect call option, noting that his the address and saved a hard copy, Very very very special weekend in Hanover on Sunday nights around 11 PM, I’d mother “had a vendetta against Ma which he recently resurrected and 2018 Class Presidents Award - Robert Goldbloom with some very very very special friends and Pat Berry from the 1978 Championship Football team: call my parents collect, they’d refuse Bell.” Beth Shapiro Lewyckyj also transcribed to a PDF document, Steve Pignatiello, Jerry Pierce, Joe McLaughlin, the call and then call back. I wasn’t called collect, but she notes that available now on the Class of 1981 Fred Koberna, Jeff Kemp, Greg Jaeger, Jon Bassindale, with Big Jim Rill in the back. the only one who followed this plan. her kids today are of the opinion, Website. I suspect it may be the Bob Spears made his collect calls “Why talk when you can text!?!” only copy that exists? The themes on Sunday afternoons from the pay She admits that if she wants to and observations are provocative, and Dr. Bien shared with phone cabinet on the first floor of talk to her kids, she texts them Abner Oakes recently that he had concerns about South Mass. After freshman year, he first for authorization. Jill Martin Paul Feinman posted “Crashed the how the advice and challenge he notes that they had a phone in their used to call every Sunday evening, Dartmouth Club of D.C. watch party, hoped to convey would be received. with Paula and Emma (we were apartment off campus, and when he and she tried to get her kids to do visiting Emma for her birthday).” He was concerned that some would lived at SAE, but he recalls what a the same when they went off to find his message “repugnant.” With Co-Head Agent Beth received a Dartmouth pain it was to allocate those phone college. She is thrilled that one of shopping bag. this in mind we would like to offer bills. Hallidie Grant Haid remembers her kids, age 28!, still calls home the opportunity for reflection and Many Dartmouth Men’s Hockey alumni returned the challenge of bill allocation from on Sunday evenings. It seems like commentary through the website to Hanover on September 7 to participate in the texting is generally more acceptable annual Eddie Jeremiah golf tournament raising her senior year, but she remembers using this address as a starting funds to support the men’s hockey program. the task as being easier since the to the next generation, and I must point. We look forward to hearing Bob enjoyed some post tournament festivities at Murphy’s with fellow ‘81 classmates Chip locations of the calls helped to admit, I text my parents much more your thoughts. Bettencourt, Kenny Fagan, and Tony Messuri. divvy them up.