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President:Roger W. McArt26 McKinley St.Rowayton, CT
06853-1530
Vice-President:J. Michael Murphy11042 Lake Butler
Blvd.Windermere, FL 34786-7806
Secretary:Victor S. Rich5 Red Ground Rd.Old Westbury, NY
11568-1119
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06457-3408
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10024-1101
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Oswego, OR 97035tcink**hawaii.rr.com
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33486-3536
Co-Mini-Reunion Chair:HanoverMaynard B. WheelerP.O. Box
538Grantham, NH 03753-0538
Class Web Site:http://www.dartmouth.org
/classes/61/
Co-Mini-Reunion ChairmanNon-HanoverDave Prewitt279 Warner
RoadWayne, PA 19087-2156
Alumni Council:Peter A. Bleyler19 Rocky Hill Ln.Lyme, NH
03768-3425
Web Master(s):Harris B. McKee (Publisher)5 Cunningham Ln.Bella
Vista, AR 72714-3550
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60137-3932
May 7, 2009 Okay, then: took a little time-out while relocating
the WWW productionoffice. Now back in business, let’s hit
thelatest: ’61 Joint 70th Birthday inScottsdale, April 30-May 3.
Big tip of the ol’lauhala hat to the organizers, specificallyLen
DiSavino, Jim Nova, Jay Torok,John King, and Jeff Conn—a
jobextremely well done. The Millennium Resort
accommodations and food werewonderful, and the staff was
delightful[sidebar: when checking in, the Eickesand Kandels were
asked by the deskclerk what Dartmouth class it was.Seems his uncle
was a ’61, so whenthey said that’s us, he inquired, “Anyoneknow
Jack Kinderdine?” Bill & Duck inunison: “Conger’s roommate!”
Turns out
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he was Jack’s nephew, and Duck and tcspent several of his breaks
spinning all theold yarns of the legendary “Beaver”—noneof which
can be printed here—and leavingnephew with a treasury of lore to,
uh, honorJack next time he’s home...] Friday wetoured the Heard
Museum, guided byknowledgeable docents, and werefascinated by the
history, customs, andart/craftwork of the American Indian tribesin
the southwest. Lunch was a wonderfulexpose to Mediterranean
delights at “MyBig Fat Greek” which many were still talkingabout on
the bus home. That night wegorged on BBQ at Handle Bar J’s, a
goodol’ cowboy bar, and were instructed in theintricacies of
line-dancing/Texas Two-Stepby a capable and lovely personal
trainer.Some brave souls even got on the floor andtried it out;
there was a certain appeal, butit’ll never overtake the Twist in
ourgeneration... Saturday morn broke with aClass Meeting,
highlighted by Pres.McArt’s announcement that ’61 hadreceived the
only “Excellent” in the AlumniOffice Class Evaluations’ latest
ratings; aplea from Denny Denniston for helpcontacting classmates
who have notresponded to DCF appeals yet (highparticipation is a
major criterion in judgingClass of the Year, and we are aiming
for98%; mind you, not everyone can/will be amajor donor, but even
the most modestsum goes a long way toward classsupremacy); and a
grand presentation byDavid Birney regarding the ’61 Legacy
forPerforming Arts, including Sweet Honey inthe Rock videos. Other
items of importanceto each ’61 were Vic Rich’s appeal forprompt
response to the new Class Directorydata survey, and likewise for
Frank Ginn &Jim Baum’s herculean efforts to producethe 50th
Reunion Book. We need your CV!Official business was followed by a
tour of
the Desert Botanical Garden, again ledby accomplished docents,
and thedesert/xeriscape flora intermixed withmarvelous Chihuly
glass featuresintrigued many, esp. those with winterhomes in warmer
climes. Lunch was onthe premises, in the aptly ycleptWebster
Auditorium, and we couldn’thelp but notice the strategically
placedposters along the trails announcing thatfacility was
“Reserved for the DartmouthClass of 1961 Reunion”; Big Green
capsand other D symbols were proudlydisplayed by their wearers.
Thedinner/dance that evening was at theHotel, and couldn’t have
been nicer.Music by a rock/nostalgia quartet keptthe ‘60s theme in
the atmosphere, andclassmates flocked to the dance floor tostrut
their stuff. Gotta tellya, gents: wemay have cut some awesome
rugswhile on campus in Hanover, but couldadone without watching the
decrepitattempts to regain lost youth displayedby most of you ol’
geezers... The wiveson the other hand: Zounds! Dideveryone marry a
member of theRockettes...? In particular, this fadingcerebrum harks
up visions of RuthBleyler, Sandi McArt, ChrisDenniston, Pat
McElhinney, and NylaArslanian—to name a select few—whooughta get
paid for tripping the gayTerpsichore... Fellas, we gots prosamong
our distaff successors!Farewells were bade at breakfastSunday, and
vows made to be inHanover for the fall mini Oct 2-4. Weurge you to
do likewise.
We never got to Peter Holbrook'sGallery in Scottsdale. But I
tried to drumup interest.
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With Horace, Sitting on the Platform, Waiting for the Robert E.
Lee(by Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Wright)
Seventy years, and what's left?Or better still, what's gone
before?A couple of lines, a day or two out in the cold?And all
those books, those half-baked books,
sweet yeast for the yellow dust?
What say, Orazio? Like you, I'm sane and live at the edge of
things,Countryside flooded with light,Sundown,
the chaos of future mornings just over the ridge, but not here
yet.
Noose from the ‘Net. First off, officialbusiness:1. Details for
the Fall Mini-reunion inHanover (October 2-4: Penn game)
includelodging availability of about a dozen roomsat the Lyme Inn,
where we anticipatehaving our Saturday night dinner.Webmaster McKee
has posted this plusmore mini facts on the class website, andwe
urge you to contactPete Bleyler if
you are interested in staying at theLyme. We also urge you to
attend. Howmany more fall minis will there be fora gaggle o’
geezers, septuagenariansat that...?2. Next weekend (May 16) will be
thequintennial Wearers of the Greeninstallation at the Copley in
Boston.Finally inducted will be ’61 BarrettCupster Al Rozycki,
evoking thiscomment from Coyote Wilkins:
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“Congratulations, Roz. What took them solong...?”3. The Class of
1961 Arts Initiative Fundaward winner has been announced.
OliviaSnyder-Spak '10 will receive our grant of$1,500 at the annual
Arts AwardsCeremony on June 1. Olivia will produceher short script,
The Day of the Rice CakeCoupon, which won the 2008
LaingScriptwriting Competition, into a film. Sheplans to shoot the
film over the course of 3to 4 days, using 16mm film.
Theprofessional-level film will then besubmitted to film festivals
nationwide. Ashort biography of Olivia and further detailson the
project can be viewed
at:(http://www.dartmouth.org/classes/61/Class%20News-Olivia.htm)
Paisan’ Rich Marrone has had his kneesrepaired; those who hiked
the BaumConservation Trail at last fall’s mini recallPaisan’
hobbling up and back aided by astout oaken staff he found along the
way.According to his son ‘Nilo (rhymes w/Hilo)in Honolulu, “Spoke
with Ol' Paisan thismorning [Mar. 5] and his knees are comingalong
just fine. They had to mess with somemusculature around one of his
knees,which is taking quite some time to limberup. He's not
bitching as much, and he's wellon his way to making a great
recovery.”
At around that time, there was a littlehubbub in the Valley News
regarding thelocation of the Frost statue. Some ‘53s,enamored of
the sculpture, felt it was beinghidden away and wanted it placed
moreprominently, say, near Sanborn House.After some exchanges back
& forth, thematter was eventually put to bed by a letterfrom
Messrs. McArt, Kelton and
Murphy,(http://www.dartmouth.org/classes/61/Frost%20LETTER%20TO%20VALLEY%20NEWS%20-%201.13.09.pdf)
closing with “...theRobert Frost sculpture at Dartmouthrepresents
much more than just a static
image of the poet. In its bucolic setting,it captures the artist
in a moment ofcreativity, surrounded by the naturalenvironment from
which Frost drew somuch inspiration and which figures in somuch of
his poetry. The statue wouldlose much of its artistic impact were
itmoved to a more public place on thecampus.” Read the very fine
epistle inits entirety on the class website. Andjoin us for a
“frosty” one at the statueafter the Penn game Oct. 3!
Prior to these proceedings, SteveBosworth was named as special
envoyto North Korea by Secretary of StateHillary Clinton. From the
Daily D:“...Bosworth will represent the UnitedStates in the ongoing
six-party talks withNorth Korea, South Korea, China,Russia and
Japan. Bosworth was thechairman of Dartmouth’s Board ofTrustees
from 1996 to 1999 and haspreviously served on the Board of
theDickey Center for InternationalUnderstanding. Currently the dean
ofTufts University’s Fletcher School ofLaw and Diplomacy, Bosworth
servedas U.S. ambassador to South Koreafrom 1997 to 2000 and also
was “deeplyinvolved” in previous unsuccessfulnuclear negotiations
with North Korea,according to The Boston Globe...Bosworth declined
to comment in an e-mail to The Dartmouth on Saturday [Feb14, prior
to official confirmation]. TheState Department also
declinedcomment.” Boz Rules! Again...!
And now that there’s a Punahou kid at1600 Penn. Ave., can world
peace befar behind...? [FYI, Punahou, recentlynamed the Number One
sports school inAmerica by Sports Illustrated, finallywon the State
football championship.“After only 118 years,” quipped coach
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Kale Ane, son of Detroit Lions legendCharlie. Of course, the
Peoples Republic ofHawaii wasn’t even a state for the first
118years of Punahou’s existence, and theyonly started playing
football in 1890... BTW,on the day the team won the title,
Punahousenior Manti Teo won the first-ever DickButkus High School
Award as BestLinebacker in America. Please hold yourapplause until
the fall mini in Hanover.Gratuities welcome. ed.]
Back to the Frost statue for a moment:around Christmastime Hank
Eberhardt, IIIexchanged some thoughts w/Mike Murphyregarding the
lines etched on thesculpture’s writing board. Henry had
beenthinking of some lines from “Stopping byWoods...” to which
Murph recounted: “...Ipersonally think Mending Wall is one
ofFrost's greatest poems, because it soeffectively presents a basic
dilemma: theauthor's "Something there is that doesn'tlove a wall",
versus his neighbor's "Goodfences make good neighbors." The poemis
just loaded with these contrasts (with noreal resolution). What
tipped the decisionfor me was that just when I had to tellGeorge
[Lundeen, sculptor] what line toinscribe, the tiny, highly vocal
group ofclassmates led by the late Tony Field wereat the peak of
their condemnation effortsabout the statue. That atmosphere
ofconflict pushed me to think that the mostappropriate line for our
statue should be,indeed, "Something there is that doesn'tlove a
wall" [or a statue!].” Hank lateradded another thought: “I recently
walkedpast the other Robert Frost statue locatednear the center of
the Amherst Collegecampus, feeling that it was taken forgranted and
not noticed, as people havethe chance to see it all the time. On
theother hand our RF statue near the Bema isin a very special
location, and to see it onemust take the road "less traveled by,
and
that has made all the difference." I canhear RF thinking as he
looks out overthe Bema, "whose woods these are Ithink I know...the
woods are lovely, darkand deep." He's happy right where heis.” [Any
comments from the ’61 bodypolitic?]
Also around that time Jack Hansensent some “Senior Moments” to
Bob &Ellis Naegele, which were fwd to thisscribe: “Yesterday,
Saturday, December27th, I received my NovemberDartmouth Class
newsletter! Is that theSouth Dakota mail system or just anormal
delay? Anyway, Congratulationson your Lester Patrick Award. I wish
Iwould have sent them the 8 mil film ofyour performance in the net
with thelights in the background. Would havemade your achievement
even greater. Iplay snowshoe hockey on a daily basisbut my "pucks"
are horse manure in ourbarn... Oh yeah, the "senior
Moments":Currently I am doing some radio andtelevision commercials.
One TV spottook place in a funeral home...interesting timing. All
of it makes forneeded grocery money. The finish withthe TV station
was not good. The email Ireceived welcoming me to the"Millionaires
Club" six months after I wasthere... referring to the stock I
received...was worthless... stock worth 0 when Iwas released. Ardie
is working at alocal Holiday Inn Motel/hotel as ahousekeeper to
help us make ourpayments on the home. I am stillseeking some
employment on apermanent basis. Fun senior moment:Lost a tooth a
short time ago. Fell out inmy sleep... fortunately I didn't swallow
it.Went to the dentist and he couldn'tbelieve it. Took it to a pawn
shop andgot $60.00 for the gold! Moregroceries... I will continue
to fill you in
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on the bizarre things that can happen to us‘White-hairs.’” [And
the beat goes on...
ed.]
Anybody for football? In response to a Dec.30 Friends of
Football Early Decisionrecruiting report from Buddy Teevens ‘79,FJ
“Duck” Eicke posted: “The originalemail from Friends of Dartmouth
Footballspurred an interchange with TC and hasoccasioned this email
from me to a selectfew to express a compelling thought:DARTMOUTH IS
IN PRETTY GOODSHAPE WHEN WE LOOK AT THESTUDENT-ATHLETES. to wit: I
met Co-Captain Milan Williams ’09 when wereturned for the 50th Ivy
championshipcelebration in October, and all of us haveshared in the
disappointment of the pastseason. I am convinced much better
liesahead and with early decisions like thoselisted below, and
Milan as a representativeof what Buddy and, I might add, our
hockeycoaches, are bringing to Hanover torepresent us—we're in good
shape. Lastyear Kathy and I had the pleasure ofhaving Mike Hartwick
'07 around while heplayed for the Mississippi SeaWolves. He isnot
back (wish he were for his playingability) but playing in England
where he ispursuing a master's degree. Milan (fromMobile, AL)
graduates in June and has a listof options that will guide him as
he goesforward—and Coach T's name came upover and over at lunch
today as makingopportunities (beyond football) available tohim. It
is so easy to be out of touch withDartmouth on the coast of
Mississippi butthese two certainly convince me that whatDartmouth
meant to us is continuing up tothis date.” A brief review of some
of thoseED candidates prompted this scribe to
observe that some of the lads fromCascia Hall in Tulsa were
Really BigFellas, e’en “brutes.” Which evoked thefollowing
[sometimes un-PC] responsefrom rangy John Henry, hero of
allHouseparties football highlights in ourera: “Greetings, Francis.
Good to hearfrom you and trust you are healthy andfine. I’m fine,
but maybe not as “fine” asConger. I had a Christmas card fromDoug
Hopton who reported seeingCharlie Brown and said he looked likehe
needed to eat more. I wanna be likehim: Positively “gaunt”!
Keepdreamin’... As to Cascia Hall, it’sprobably Tulsa’s premier
private collegeprep school. As to disappointment atDartmouth,
mine’s reserved fordisenfranchisement. As you suggest, ittakes a
while to re-build. Even in worstyears I’ll take Ivy League and
“tailgating”over Professionals at other schools.Further, in
reality, I admire the rugbybunch and a keg of beer that Conger
etal., including my son during his tenurethere (’88), represent.
But it’s good tohave it all. No doubt [the gridders] areheading
back. Nowhere to go, but up.Right? Go Indians... er, I mean,
BigGreen! Let’s see: Global warming. DidAl Gore invent that in
addition to theinternet? Next we’ll have worry we’rehurting his
feelings—then what will wecall ourselves? Conger calls me BigFella.
To John T. Russell, I was (andsometimes still am) ‘Bwana. Leave it
toConger though; he’s coined the perfect:Brutes!!”
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Frierson Family Foto
‘Nother Son of Minerva (SAE), CartterFrierson, and the
undersigned were co-commanders of the Army ROTC drill teamin
Hanover, stemming purely from ourhaving mandatory JROTC in prep
school.TCF replied to a Navy drill team vid we sentwith: “Indeed,
what memories! By the way,Sarge Brown, also on staff at D ROTC,went
on to run Vail Mountain SkiOperations for decades, retiring from
thereto help start another ski area about tenyears ago, and I had a
great visit with himwhen he cam to talk in the 10th Mtn Div
Museum in Vail. Art Kelton and Sargehave been close friends
since 1962when he moved to the brand new Vailresort. [tc loved
skiing w/Brown—what apro!] This Navy team is over the top!Thanks
for passing it along. By the way,my old email address retired with
meand now I just use .Happy New Year, Tank Commander,and here’s a
wassail to the 3rd herd!Eine Gutes Neues Jahr und Prosit!”
Changing the subject ever so slightly,Hanover’s Bob Hargraves
“will beteaching Energy Policy andEnvironmental Choices:
RethinkingNuclear Power again in Hanover startingApril 2, 2009.
Meanwhile I have beenactive in promoting the liquid fluoridethorium
reactor, originally developed atOak Ridge. One of the reasons is
that Ibelieve the reactor could generateelectric power more cheaply
than fromcoal, and this economic advantage isthe only way we will
ever convince the
developing world to stop emitting carbondioxide. Modest electric
poweravailability to the developing world alsohas an impact on
sustainability. Nationswith GDP[capita] over $7,500 havesustainable
or diminishing populations,and these are the countries
benefitingfrom electric power to improve their lifestyles. I'm
giving a talk on this at Kendalat Hanover on Jan 22, 2009, at 7:15.
Itbuilds on the themes of CO2 emissionreductions and a world
populationsustainability to make the case forenergy cheaper than
from coal.” [wasn’t
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it Al Gore who invented the liquidfluoride thorium reactor...?
ed.]
Back to the good ol’ SAEs, on February8 Webmaster (cum
Valedictorian)Harris McKee “Thought you might beinterested in what
I was doing onSaturday night two weeks ago!: ‘HarrisMcKee organized
and kept score for theBentonville/Bella Vista Daybreak RotaryClub
team, which won first place, at theScrabble Wars held at the Double
TreeHotel in Bentonville Saturday. The eventwas held to raise money
for the LiteracyCouncil of Benton County. The teammembers were all
connected with BellaVista and consisted of Mary and HarrisMcKee,
Carole Westby, Jean Anderson(executive director of College at
theCrossing), Andra and Duane Atteberryand Jim and Eunice Van
Tuyl.’ (AndraAtteberry/The Weekly Vista) Finally,here's a link to a
seven minute videofrom Scrabble Wars created by BarbaraRademacher
that is posted on theinternet:
http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-200278 ” [Anybody want to
venture aguess as to where Bentonville is? - ed.]
Corey’s Boyz Reunion: SAE Murphchecks in with: “Tom, as you
know[SAE]Bill Glenn, John Edwards and Ihave from time to time held
our own littlemini-reunions to sort of celebrate the senioryear
when we were roommates at CoreyFord's House on 1 North Balch
Street. Lastmonth it was our turn, and Helene and Ihosted Bill
& Mardi, and John & Cyndi forfive days and four nights here
inWindermere. Both Bill and John are nowfully retired. In the
winter the Glenns lives inSanibel, FL and the Edwards in Tucson,AZ;
in the summer the Glenns live inEphraim (Door County) WI, and
theEdwards in Flagstaff, AZ. One of thehighlights of our visit was
a lunch I arranged[on Jan. 16] with Thad & Polly Seymour in
nearby Winter Park. After retiring aspresident of Rollins
College Thad andPolly decided that they enjoyed centralFlorida so
much that they wouldcontinue to live here. Thad is now 80,but as
lively and spirited as ever. Wehad a wonderful time reminiscing
aboutthose great times at Dartmouth duringour years there. We all
agreed thatthose days REALLY WERE the "goodold days." Of course to
be sure thatJohn and Bill would be totally relaxedduring our lunch,
I checked with theDartmouth administration to make surethat the
statute of limitations had expiredon any student improprieties from
thelate 1950s—so we were all‘untouchables’!”
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Cyndi Edwards, Bill Glenn, Helene Murphy, Thad Seymour, Polly
Seymour, Mike Murphy, Mardi Glenn, John Edwards
Hank Gerfen [Aha! a Sigma Chi...] e-mailed, rather politically
incorrectly, onFeb. 20: “Maggie and I just spent amonth in Palm
Springs, and had thepleasure of spending some quality timewith
Doberman & Devona. She looksgreat after a spell of illness last
year. Ithink Dobes has been taking good careof her. While we were
in Palm Spgs
John Wilkins & Ann arrived. So wehad a mini-mini-reunion.
Spent thewhole day reminiscing, discussing thejackals and pigs in
Washington feedingat the taxpayers trough, and quaffing afew adult
beverages. Had a fabuloustime. I've included a few pictures foryou.
Hope all is well with you. Are youready to join the
revolution?”
'61 Pals take the sun in Palm Springs.(LtoR): Henry Gerfen, Rev.
Duane "Doberman: Cox, John "Coyote" Wilkins
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'61 Wives greatly enhance view of '61s...(LtoR) Maggie Gerfen,
DeVona Cox, Rev. Cox, Coyote & Ann Wilkins.
Gerf then showed up in Sanibel, FL, in April and reported in the
same vein, yet: “Ona different note, Maggie and I had dinner with
Bill Glenn & Mardi in Sanibel, FL. lastmonth. They both look
great (picture attached). Also, on a cruise I ran into a
closefriend of Elaine Kelton (small world). But even better, I met
Dick Pace D’41 T’42, whois not at all happy with the Dartmouth
Administration. I don't think they should wait forhis bequest. He
wanted the picture I'm including here for a memento. Notice we're
atthe bar. I wonder if www will even permit such an un-PC picture
to be printed?”[editorial query: Were we, for the most part,
perhaps born un-PC...? ]
Visiting Glenns in FL becomes Gerfens. Old traditions die
hard...Maggie & Henry Gerfen, Bill & Mardi Glenn Hank
Gerfen, historic hero Dick Pace '41
Harris McKee suggested we contact SAERoger Coates regarding a
“communityrebuilding” project he established in
Charlotte, SC. Roger: “I'm happy toshare a bit about the
no-interestemployee loan fund, though, because of
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the number of nonprofit director classmateswho may be moved to
try something similarwith their responsibilities. Rocket science
itain't, but sometimes the simplest thingsprovide the most value.
The recipe:
* An employee-supportive (NP) firmseeking to grow talent and
loyalty in-house(there are still a few out there)
* A nonprofit money managementresource or trainer (in Charlotte
it'sCharlotte Saves) to teach the fundamentalsof money management
and householdbudgeting
* A small group of supportive directorsand supporters of the
firm with some idlecapital to "invest"
* A couple of street-smart volunteers toprovide T/A to folks
trying to figure out howto live within their (modest) means
* A catalyst to pull the ingredientstogether
The initial model operates in a growingtech services firm with a
national call centerstaffed by $9-11+/hr entry-level workers onthe
fringes of the labor market. We used thecarrot of a no-interest
loan fund to lurecash-challenged 20-somethings intoseveral
workshops, brought in volunteers tohelp struggling employees with
prettytough-minded budgeting assistance, thenopened the loan fund
doors to the "grads"of this process. The (small) loan decisionsare
made by a 2-person loan committee;investors are secured by loan
repaymentsvia payroll deductions. An employee"advisory group" owns
the program andruns interference. There are no overhead
ormanagement costs, and the accounting fora no-interest loan fund
is pretty simple.
It's amazing what traps this demographicfalls into. So far, for
instance, we'vecheated a rent-to-own appliance store outof a 31%
APR arrangement and refi'ed a22.5% used car loan. Needless to say,
the
resulting improvements in monthly cashflows and future credit
scores are muchappreciated.
This is more than you wanted, Tom,but I think you need to see
the model toknow the story. I like it because: it's self-help
rather than charity; you're workingwith elements and forces already
inexistence rather than ones you have tobuild anew; and its
simple.
OK, you're the writer—distill that into50 or so words. Maybe you
just say I'dbe happy to provide explanatory info tointerested
'61s.
I still have a clear memory, Tom, ofthe meeting between your
nose and thefirst snowflake of '57 on the way backfrom Thayer Hall.
You had your skis onby the time I got back to Richardson, Ithink.”
[pair of ancient Splitkeins w/beartraps, found decaying in the
bowels ofRichardson Hall... ed.]
Let’s get to Green Cards, to wit: DavidO. Lincoln sends praises
fromAsheville, NC: “Your newslettercontinues to update me about
‘61s...Iinfrequently have contact with oldclassmates. We continue
to enjoy ourfarm in the mountains of NC, and ourtravel adventures.”
David Hugoinquires: “•Anything on the Froststatuette? •How to move
Frost toSanborn, where he belongs? [see above- ed.] •Attending D
Hockey games andrusticating.” [what about having mini-Frost
statues? Anybody inquire ofLundeen? ed.] And, finally, ol’
reliableTony Horan: “Tom: as I recall, you arean expert on the
renovation of concrete.I need the equation that expresses thefact
that a concrete beam, if exposed togravity over time, i.e., F.L.
Wright’s‘Falling Water,’ will sag at the end. Thesame beam, if hit
with a hammer, willresist it like granite. Do you have areference?”
No singe equation for thisphenomenon; we tried to e-mail somedata,
but none of Tony’s e-addresseswere operative. For those fascinated
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the scintillating world of structural concrete,read on. The rest
may skip down to theAloha... Portland cement concrete hasinnate
high compressive strength, hencethe impact/crush resistance. It has
lousytensile strength, thus the sagging orcracking.
Steel-reinforced concretecompensates for the low tensile,
thusproper reinforcement can impart steel’srigidity to an extended
or cantileveredbeam. Modern structural engineeringtechniques
provide for accurate predictionof gravitational behavior; however,
in daysof yore, reinforcement technology was notentirely
understood—thus one mayencounter gravitational fatigue in
olderstructures, such as Falling Water. As foractual concrete
restoration, proceduressuch as epoxy injection can only
repairindividual fractures; if the member isinherently weak
(insufficiently reinforced),repair techniques tend more toward
eithershoring or beefing up the member itself—aresult of which is
often loss of estheticappeal. Got it? (Tony: try calling the
goodfolks at your local chapter of CCPI.)Let’s call it a wrap.
Aloha,TcLast Minute Pics from Ruth Bleyler
V. Rich & D. Birney Admiring Line Dancers
Ruth Bleyler & Another incredible Chihuly
Desert Botanical Garden ’61 Tour
Chihuly Sunburst at Night
P. Bleyler w/Typical 4-Color ’61 Poster