Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1964 Fiftieth Reunion May 25–29, 2014 REGISTRATION GUIDE a Contents REUNION Curtis E. von Kann PARTICIPATION PROGRAM Ciji Ware VICE CHAIRS Letter to Classmates 2 Attendee Services 8 COMMITTEE Harvey Weiner Richard Amberg, Jr. Disabilities and CO-CHAIRS Diana L. Westgate William S. Barrett Fiftieth Reunion Schedule 3 Certain Medical Conditions Thomas R. Brome Barry B. White Emilie de Brigard Accommodations 6 Reunion Headquarters Harriet Backus Todd John Donnelly, Jr. REUNION University Housing Parking and Transportation George E. Hall, Jr. REUNION PROGRAM CAMPAIGN Room Requests Library and Museum Privileges Susan Patterson Harding COMMITTEE COMMITTEE Sharing a Suite Exercise and Athletics Stephen B. Hrones Stanton V. Abrams CO-CHAIRS Optional Hotel Information Internet Access Patricia C. Jones James Bakalar Thomas R. Brome Arrival and Parking Phone Directory and Mail Anne B. Keith William S. Barrett C. Boyden Gray Departure and Checkout Fax John K. Wells Max Byrd Tom Stephenson Packing and Attire 7 Security and Emergency Phones Ellie Cabot Jim Swartz PARTICIPATION Packing Medical Services Eric Chivian COMMITTEE Reunion Photographs Attire Colleen Gaines Clark REUNION CAMPAIGN Stanton V. Abrams Registration and Additional Schedule Information 11 Ruthanne Rivers Cowan VICE CHAIR Jacqueline Dornsife Allaman Financial Assistance 8 A Note on House/Dorm Emilie R. de Brigard Susan First Pollack Nancy Bunge Registration and Affinity Tables Dorothy Ellen Derifield Joe Butare LEADERSHIP Tickets and Name Badges Class of 1964 Revue Deborah Goldberg James Cleeman GIFTS CO-CHAIRS Registration Fees Symposia Programs Susan Patterson Harding Katherine Cullinan Peter H. Darrow Refunds Brief Talks ’64 Scott Harshbarger Bob Donaldson Susan L. Graham Financial Assistance Other Presentations and Events John H. Henn Charles Doran Robert H. Mnookin Harvard Attractions Stephen G. Hoffman Ben Fairbank Leo Mullin Joan Goldstein Honig Nicholas Fels Martin Quinn Bill Humenuk Stephen Goodwin William L. Richter Charlotte Ikels Paul Guzzi Brandon Sweitzer Julie Rich Ingelfinger Stephen G. Hoffman Harriet Backus Todd Tom James Karen Brown Johnson Mary F. Keefe LEADERSHIP Mary F. Keefe Edmund W. Lang CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE Frederic Kellogg Jean Burg Leed Philip Burling Donald Kursch Frances “Frinde” Maher Jon Ender Edmund W. Lang George A. McDermott, Jr. Joe Hammer John A. Lowe Robert H. Mnookin Griffith Price Irving B. Naiburg, Jr. George M. Moriarty David A. H. Smith Grier H. Raggio, Jr. David Nelson Kendrick Wells Ambrose M. Richardson Phyllis Rose Sandy Whitman Sheldon B. Sturges Richard A. Ryerson Franklin B. Velie Jay Sage JOHN HARVARD Harvey Weiner Marc A. Slotnick SOCIETY CHAIR Barry B. White John Thorndike John H. Henn Ken Tigar PARTICIPATION CHAIR Tony Urick Marc Slotnick John T. Vinton 1 Dear Classmates and Friends, Fiftieth Reunion Schedule For additional details and event listings, see symposia and other program information on page 11. As 2014 begins to unfold, we are in the fiftieth year since our graduation from Harvard and Radcliffe. Our Fiftieth Reunion will take place from May 25 to May 29 this year. SUNDAY, MAY 25 Much has changed in our lives, in the world we live in, and at Harvard as well. But the core principles 4:00–10:00 PM Headquarters/check-in desk open for Sunday night housing check-in of the greatest university in the world endure. Come help us celebrate all that as we renew old Junior Common Room ( JCR), Quincy House acquaintances and make new ones, experience the intellectual stimulation of our alma mater, and share MONDAY, MAY 26—MEMORIAL DAY our experiences and insights with one another. 10:00 AM–11:00 PM Headquarters/check-in desk open We are planning meals together, a Class Revue looking back to performances when we were in school, JCR, Quincy House stimulating symposia, a series of TED Talk–style presentations by classmates, the traditional trip to 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 PM Walking tours for early arrivals the Pops, a dinner dance, and participation in Commencement. Your committee has worked hard Depart from Quincy House Courtyard to put together a full schedule, with plenty of time to just catch up with classmates and those with 4:30–5:30 PM Discussion with Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard University whom we shared activities. and Lincoln Professor of History, and Michael D. Smith, Dean of Don’t miss it! the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and John H. Finley, Jr. Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences We encourage you to buy the full package so you can enjoy as much of Reunion as possible. Sanders Theatre, Memorial Hall You can register by returning the enclosed form or going online to our registration site, which 5:45–6:30 PM Cocktails you can access from our class website, www.hr1964.org. Because for some the cost may be prohibitive Tent on the Plaza, Meyer Gate (adjacent to the Science Center) at this time, confidential financial assistance is available. To request assistance, use the procedure described under “Financial Assistance” on page 8 of this Registration Guide. 6:30–8:00 PM Welcome Dinner Tent on the Plaza, Meyer Gate Please remember to bring an umbrella. If we all do, this will surely scare away any threat of rain! 8:00–9:30 PM Class of 1964 Revue If you have any questions, feel free to contact the Harvard Alumni Association at 617-496-7001 Sanders Theatre or [email protected]. Also, feel free to contact your reunion co-chairs by emailing 10:00–11:00 PM Refreshments/nightcaps [email protected]. Courtyard, Quincy House We look forward to receiving your registration and seeing you in May. TUESDAY, MAY 27 Best regards, 7:00 AM Bird Walk Shuttle bus departs from and returns to Quincy House Harriet Todd and Tom Brome 7:00–9:00 AM Breakfast Reunion Program Committee Co-Chairs Quincy and Eliot Houses 9:00–10:30 AM Symposium: “Climate Change: Is Doing Nothing an Option?” Science Center Hall C 10:45 AM–NOON Brief Talks ’64: Part I Science Center Hall B 10:45 AM–NOON Symposium: “The Writing Life: Novelists and Others” Science Center Hall B 2 3 7:00–9:00 PM Dinner 12:15–1:30 PM Lunch (seating available by former House or dorm) McCurdy Track Tent Tent on the Plaza, Meyer Gate 9:00–10:30 PM Dancing 1:45–3:15 PM Symposium: “Care in Later Life: Policy and Practice” McCurdy Track Tent Sanders Theatre 9:00–11:30 PM Refreshments and Informal Discussions 3:30–4:30 PM Brief Talks ’64: Part II Dining Room, Quincy House Sanders Theatre THURSDAY, MAY 29—COMMENCEMENT DAY 5:00–6:15 PM Dinner Courtyard and Dining Room, Eliot House 6:45–8:45 AM Continental Breakfast 6:45 PM Buses depart for Symphony Hall Harvard Faculty Club Mill Street 8:15–8:30 AM Alumni Procession forms 8:00–10:00 PM Boston Pops Concert Harvard Yard (in front of Harvard Hall) Symphony Hall 8:30–9:30 AM Commencement Procession 10:00 PM Buses board to return to Quincy House 9:45–11:30 AM 363rd Commencement: The Morning Exercises Symphony Hall (Huntington Avenue, south exit from Symphony Hall) Tercentenary Theatre (spouses and guests may view from Science Center 10:00–11:30 PM Refreshments or Quincy House JCR) Courtyard, Quincy House 10:00 AM–6:00 PM Shuttles run between Mill Street and Soldiers Field Park Garage WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 11:45 AM–2:00 PM Fiftieth Reunion Luncheon Spread Tent on the Plaza, Meyer Gate 7:00 AM Fun Run/Walk 1:45–2:30 PM Afternoon Alumni Procession Departs from and returns to Newell Boathouse (1.5- and 4-mile options) Pathway from Science Center to University Hall in the Old Yard 7:30–9:30 AM Breakfast (spouses, guests, widows, and widowers are invited to march with the Class) Eliot and Quincy Houses 2:15–4:30 PM Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association: 9:30–10:30 AM Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1964 Memorial Service The Afternoon Program Memorial Church Tercentenary Theatre 11:00–11:45 AM Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 1964 Photographs FRIDAY, MAY 30 Widener Library Steps NOON–1:15 PM Lunch (seating available by former affinity groups) 7:00–9:00 AM Final checkout from housing Tent on the Plaza, Meyer Gate (shuttles available to Soldiers Field Park Garage) JCR, Quincy House 1:15–2:45 PM Symposium: “Building the Great Society: 1964 to 2014 and Beyond” Sanders Theatre 7:00–9:00 AM Continental Breakfast Beverage Nook, Quincy House Dining Hall 1:30–2:30 PM Panel Discussion: “The Military (and ROTC) at Harvard: Then and Now” Sever Hall 9:00 AM Headquarters closes and shuttle service terminates Quincy House 3:00–4:00 PM Brief Talks ’64: Part III Sanders Theatre 3:00–4:00 PM Symposium: “An Artistic Education” Radcliffe Day Activities Sever Hall Planned by the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, see page 15; additional details 6:15–7:00 PM Cocktails at www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/radcliffe-day. Pre-registration required. McCurdy Track Tent, Soldiers Field Athletics Area 4 5 ACCOMMODATIONS ROOM REQUESTS BOSTON MARRIOTT CAMBRIDGE DEPARTURE AND CHECKOUT 617-494-6600 Please indicate on your registration form All rooms must be vacated by 9:00 AM on UNIVERSITY HOUSING any request for a particular classmate, couple, Two Cambridge Center, 50 Broadway, Friday, May 30. Please note that headquarters Cambridge We encourage you to take advantage of room, or House. We will do our best to will close at that time. Please make appropriate University housing during Reunion. The accommodate your preference, but please Cut-off date: May 5 $299/night arrangements for your departure.