The Class of 1970
2007-2008 Events
--38th Reunion with the Class of 1968 - Free Registration!-- Thursday-Sunday May 29 - June 1, 2008
Due to new rules governing off-year reunions, there is NO REGISTRATION FEE to attend our 38th reunion: wristband, beer, music -- all free! Just show up and sign up at Dod Courtyard. So now there are more reasons than ever to come back to Nassau Hall. Please do!
The only way to register is to show up in person. Under the new rules,we can't charge our class to register for an off year reunion, but onthe other hand, the major reunion can't collect any fees from the off-year classes. The registrars at the major reunion sites have class lists, provided by the Alumni Association, for each of the minor reunion classes. And registration is accomplished by showing a picture i.d. and vouching for your guests. If we can find our"registration book" we'll have it there to sign in, but that's more tradition than a registration device. Classmates can show up at the site and receive a badge, schedules, etc.
Unfortunately, we will be charging an extra $10 per person for dinner Friday evening ($60), and $5 more per person for cocktails Saturday evening ($15) to make up for some of the lost revenue; but with the $40 per person savings on registration, I hope this won't deter you.
See
http://alumni.princeton.edu/main/volunteers/reunions_volunteers/2008ReunionsInnsHotels.pdf for lodging information.
The 2008 Reunions events schedules are at
http://alumni.princeton.edu/main/goinback/reunions/reunions_2008/events/
More to come.
--Class Trip to Antietam Battlefield - May 8-9, 2008
Our Class has landed the great James McPherson h'70 to lead us on a tour of the Antietam Battlefield on the morning and early afternoon of Friday May 9, 2008. It is located northeast of Sharpsburg, MD, south of the junction of I-81 and I-70, south of Hagerstown, MD. The battle of Antietam was fought on September 17, 1862. It stopped the Confederacy's first invasion of the North, and was the bloodiest day in American military history.
We have reserved 15 rooms for Thursday night, May 8, at the historic Antrim Inn in Taneytown, MD (See
http://www.antrim1844.com/location/location.html for directions). These lodgings are on a first-come, first-served basis, and we will dine there that evening at 7 PM.
Here's a last-minute sitrep:
Dinner and room at the Antrim [60]: Anderson, Bird (2), Camp (2), Davis (2), Dicker, Drysdale, Haaga (2), Hamilton, Jeffcoat (2), Jemison (2), Kittler (2), Kubal (2), Langer (), Legg, Levine (2), Loose (2), Manzo (2), Marsh (2), McPherson (2), Millman, Mirante, Neidig (2), Roberts (2), Schmidt (2), Seib (2), Simons (2) Tang (2), Taylor (2), Thompson (2), Waugaman (2), and Wilmer (2). (BR>
Dinner only: MacColl, Cilley (4)
Each of you staying at the Antrim will need to individually check in; it would expedite matters considerably for our departure at 8:30 the next morning if you would each prepay your room bill on arrival. The Antrim Inn and Thursday dinner will be charged directly to classmates. Expect about $225 for the Inn and $80 per person for dinner. Please bring your check books as well - I will be collecting a check from each of you for your pro rata share of the dinner. Bar tabs should be charged individually to each room.
Keep in mind that while the bus will of course return to the Antrim Friday afternoon, you will not be able to gain access to your rooms on your return - so all luggage will need to be stowed in car trunks before we board the bus to leave. Showers are forecast for Friday, so pack rain gear. See you at the Antrim!
On Friday, May 9, we will depart by bus from the Antrim Inn for Antietam around 9 AM for a tour about 5 hours long. The bus capacity is 47, others can tail us in their cars. The bus and lunch will be provided by the Class. For those tailing us via car convoy, we'll review rendezvous points and the overall line of march with Professor McPherson at dinner on Thursday. For reference, my cell is 609-468-0134 and I'll carry a BlackBerry. (The first stop will be at the North Woods, off Old Hagerstown Road, where the battle commenced.)
--37th Reunions Recap-- Friday-Saturday June 1-2, 2007
Dear Friends,
An excellent turnout for a 37th reunion, despite the absence of several "regulars." Spotted at the P-Rade, class dinner, or elsewhere about campus during the weekend were (in no particular order):
Rich Levandowski, Roger Arrington, Trevor Brown, Art Cilly, George Bustin, Ted Tedeschi, Ellis Moore, Henry Kennedy, Ed Gwazda, Tuck Isherwood, Rand Mirante, Kurk Unruh, J.T. Miller, Bob Ridolfi, Bruce Millman, John Loose, Mike Camp, Wayne Kubal, Pete Langer, Gregg Lange, Robert Cullinane, Richard Trenner, Ed Lloyd, Ken Weaber, Hal Werner, John Vennema, Jack Wilmer and Teri Towe. Several of our honorary classmates were seen in the P-Rade, not the least of whom were Bill Scheide '36, Robert Goheen and his honor, the former Governor Belcher of New Jersey (picture attached). (I'm pretty sure that I've left out two or three people from this list.)
Mike Camp hosted coctails and dinner at Cap & Gown Thursday night for about 20 classmates and friends. Friday afternoon and Saturday, those who could get to Princeton early were treated to some fascinating seminars, lectures and other activities. The P-rade went off in New Jersey's finest example of hot, humid weather. And the class enjoyed wine, beer and a fine dinner in Pohl Hall, down by the '52 Lacrosse Stadium, followed by the annual fireworks display.
A locomotive for Mike Camp for all his work in pulling things together.
John Venemma is at McCarter Theater stared in the world-premier production of Mrs. Packard, a new play by Emily Mann, through June 10, 2007. The production then moves to the Kennedy Center in Washington, June 16-24. John plays the historical character Theophilus Packard, who had his wife committed to insane asylum for daring to disagree with him.
Within the last six weeks, the class lost two members - John Daniel, and Mike Duty. I will send you information from the memorial service for John.
Regards,
Bruce, Reunions Chair
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