These pages contain all class notes from the Yale Alumni Magazine from 1957 on. The notes appear unchanged from their original publication save for the correction of misspellings and other small errors. The few gaps in coverage that exist result from the absence of Class of 1957 notes in a few issues of the magazine over the years. Also, in keeping with changes in the magazine itself, the frequency of publication occasionally changes.

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Notes: December 1981
Notes: November 1981
Notes: October 1981
Notes: June 1981
Notes: April 1981
Notes: February 1981

Notes: December 1981

There will be quite a few mailings coming to you from the Class. Please be patient with us and respond to as many of them as you possibly can. Please remember, there is some method to our madness.

The Class Council has been meeting and please pencil in May 27 to May 30, 1982 for the Reunion. The Class will be staying on Old Campus. The cost and the actual events of the Reunion will be announced in one of the mailings due to you.

Now to some news of the Class:

I had a nice card from Frank Lin who is teaching physics and computer science and engineering at the Lurleen B. Wallace St. Junior College at Andalusia, Ala. He notes that he's enjoying the warm weather in South Alabama but has not invited any of the classmates to check it out. Perhaps some of you ought to impose on him.

Read an article in the paper recently that George J. Vojta has gone up after 20 very successful years at Citicorp to join the Philbro Corporation. Philbro is the trading company that was split off from Englehard Minerals. George will be the chief financial officer of Philbro Corporation and we wish him much good luck in his new career.

Bill Clinton has been named manager of field sales at Lukens Steel Company in Coatesville, Pa. Bill has been with Lukens since 1976 in various sales jobs. Prior to joining Lukens he was with Revere Enterprises, Inc. Bill and his wife, Virginia, have three children and live in West Chester, Pa.

I apologize for the shortness of this month's edition, but I don't have too much news from the Class. Sure would like to hear from people like Jack Curlett, Vic Goodman, Frank Michelman, Ted Notz, and John Wahling.

—Junius (Sandy) R. Clark III

Notes: November 1981

I hope those of you in the Northeast are planning on going to the Yale-Harvard game and will be at the Armory after THE GAME. Certainly the Clarks will be there.

Jon Breslav continues to succeed in the car rental business. He is now district sales manager for Avis in Florida. For those of you looking for a free bed on the sunshine coast, Jon and family can be found in Coral Springs. Jon, in his note, reports that Bob Paul is alive and well. Unfortunately, he doesn't tell us anything else about Bob, so brother Paul, will you step forward and give us a report on your activities?

I had a nice note from Dick Curran. He seems to be fine and is President of Ruska Instrument Corporation in Houston, Tex. I gather he's coming to the Reunion.

Harold Hochman has checked in. He has joined Baruch College as Director of the Center for the Study of Business and Government. Presumably Harold is learning how business and government have come to the impasse they've reached on interest rates. And his opinion on this subject will be welcomed by your humble Secretary. Harold and family spent last year on leave from Baruch in Israel where he was Lady Davis Visiting Professor of Economics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Nice to have you back.

Bob Wrenn was named Vice President of Bradner Smith & Company--a paper distributor in Chicago. Bob has been in the paper business for six years and from the press release I received, it doesn't tell much about him before that. Maybe Bob should drop me a note and tell us the whole story of his life.

Continuing this rundown of the successes and triumphs of the Class of 1957--Kurt Bloch. Kurt and I recently had dinner and it sounds like he has a marvelous opportunity with his company. He was recently appointed marketing manager of the Garland Floor Company, a Cleveland-based firm which manufactures and installs epoxy floors in industrial, pharmaceutical and food processing plants throughout the U.S.

In doing some telephoning for the Class recently, I had occasion to check up on Tony Hogan, who is busy buying houses on the East Coast. Stu Miller, who's living in Morristown and commuting to Pittsburgh--you figure that one out? Buzz Benton is busy being a banker in Des Moines, Iowa and Ken Sharp is seeking to become a Federal District Judge in Orlando, Fla.

You should have received the 1982 dues mailing from Joe Mark by now. As he has pointed out, we are trying to get this mailing and fundraising out of the way before the Reunion. Please try to support us as generously as you have in the past. We sure need the dough.

For those of you who've given in the past, thanks and don't stop. For those of you who have never contributed to the class dues--please do. We sure need your help.

This year, in addition to the Alumni Magazine, you all will be receiving a 400-page Class Book that Sieb Adams is working on. Thus, we can use any help you can give us.

That's the news for the month. Hope you are all getting ready for the holiday season and anyone who wants to give a report on himself, I remain your much news-starved Secretary.

See you next month.

—Junius (Sandy) R. Clark III

Notes: October 1981

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are ready for the Fall. We've got a lot going on in the Class, so bear with me. Much of this column will be taken up with housekeeping for the Class.

Let's start with some good news, mark down on your calendar November 21--that's The Game and 1957 will have a spot in the '50 party after the football game in the Polo Armory. I'm told that there will be food, music and lots of classmates there. If you're near the East Coast that weekend, plan to come and see us.

You will be receiving the first announcement of the Reunion shortly. Please get your responses in to us quickly so that we can do some planning. Also, if you and your family want to be in the same dorm with others in the Class, we'll need to know that. The later you send in your reservations, the harder it will be for us to get you your choice.

Joe Mark is sending out the 1982 dues mailing at this time, partially to get it out of the way. There won't be another one until 1983. If you could send in this dues payment now it would help us, not only with the expenses involved with staging the Reunion, but with the costs of doing the Class Book. For those of you haven't sent in dues in the past, each of you will receive a copy of the book (sometime early in 1982). Send in the dues to help cover the book's cost. For those who've supported this in the past, thank you.

We've had several meetings to talk about the Reunion. The first was held in Los Angeles, and thanks to Bob Rosefsky, who set the whole thing up, we had nine members of the Class for a drink. Some of the people who were there: Sanford (Spider) Webb, Bill McLaughlin, Craig Bowers, Ian Jones, Chris James, Paul Hull and our host, Rosefsky. We did the same act several nights later in San Francisco and thanks to Joe Mark, we saw Tink Thompson, Richard Allen and Peter Hollenback. It's clear that the California crowd is planning to come to the Reunion.

Now to some normal news.

There was a nice letter from Joe Vittoria who has come home to the States after 21 years in Europe with Hertz. Joe is in charge of Hertz's international interests. He's found that "to adjust to the U.S. after many years abroad is not an easy task." Two of his four children stayed in England to finish off their secondary education. His oldest, Joe (naturally) is a freshman at Yale this Fall.

Roland Machold lives in Princeton, N.J. and has discovered jogging in a big way. His commitment to running is sincere, scientific and sensible. He even sponsored a race for this wife Pamela's birthday. It drew 200 entrants. Roland's run in some big races and done very well. He finished the New York Marathon in 3:07 or 1,884th place which means that he beat Nortie Wright for the 1957 title in that marathon.

One clue from the joint questionnaire--jogging was popular among class members, but not as popular as tennis. What do you make of that?

In keeping with our announced policy--that we'll publicize any classmate's book--we're happy to call your attention to Land in America by Peter Wolf (Weter Polf?). It's a book for anyone who owns, buys, sells, regulates, plans, uses or cherishes land--which is about everyone the way I figure it. The book is published by Pantheon and costs $20. If enough of you buy it, the proceeds should permit Peter to buy a couple of acres in upstate New York.

Peter is a consultant on land management with his own firm in New York and is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Architecture at Cooper Union. It's been a long trip from New Orleans in 1953.

I mentioned Nortie Wright earlier without telling you that he's joined the World of the Mouse. Nortie is director, family program development for the Disney Television part of Walt Disney Productions.

Finally, there's a brief card from Tony Loughran who has moved to "Gold Country (read that Nevada City, Calif.).... looking for our Bed and Breakfast hotel." Tony and Jean's four children have all flown the nest so they are "living and loving life."

I think I'll end on that note, and hope that you are all doing the same. See you next month.

—Junius (Sandy) R. Clark III

Notes: June 1981

Thanks to the Alumni Association, the Class of 1957 had a tremendous "Kick-off" Dinner for the Reunion. According to my lists, there were 47 members of the Class, many with wives, in attendance. For those members of the Class who would like a copy of Fritzsche's and/or Sam Chauncey's remarks, please them directly. President Giamatti spoke most eloquently.

The big news if the dinner is that we have a new (though I think this is for the second time) "Oldest Living Father Award." Don Roberts said, rather quietly I thought, that his wife, Mary, had given birth to a baby girl 10 days or so before the dinner. The honor, prestige and perks of the award go to Don and Mary, until of course, if one of you steps up to claim it for your own. Remember, grandchildren do not count.

Some of the people who attended, and came from quite a distance were: Cale Carson, Walt Alexander, Bill Hamm, Wayne Moeller, Rueben Shapiro, and Mort Zalutsky. It was great to see them, and, in fact, it was almost like attending a mini-reunion. Sorry that all of you couldn't attend.

Speaking of that, I have a card from Jerry Gould promising that, "I'll attend the Reunion if Sid Cassell, J.D Watson and Tem Gamble will. "Will Cassell, Watson and Gamble get to Gould with their reunion plans?

Here is a rundown on some of the doings of members of the Class, beginning with Inky Clark. He is President of Horace Mann School in New York. He is dividing his time between running a prep school and serving on outside boards. He is a trustee of the New York State Association of Independent Schools, of the British-American Educational Foundation and of the Saddle River C.D.S. In between all of that, Inky finds time to consult for a number of institutions on educational development.

Tom Scheetz has been named a vice president of Appleton Mills in Appleton, Wis. Appleton is a fine old name in the papermaking industry and it will be Tom's job to keep it that way as technical director for the company. Prior to moving to Wisconsin, Tom had worked in the paper business in South Carolina, upstate New York, and the Netherlands. Tom and his wife, Kay, and their two children live in Menasha, Wis. Now that Tom is a success, do you suppose that we get him to come to the Reunion?

There's a card from Bill Flower in Tequesta, Fla., with the comment that this is his temporary address. Hope Bill will fill us in on what he's up to and also let us know when his address becomes "permanent."

I had a nice note from Nortie Wright who did run in the NYC Marathon and finished 2707th. Congratulations, again. Did anyone else run in that and how did you do? Did any of you run in the Boston Marathon?

Some class business needs tidying up. First, the response to the Class Dues has been wonderful. For those of you who haven't sent in the dues, please do it now. We need the money for preliminary Reunion expanses,

Next, by now you have all received the Class survey and biography. Please get your responses back to us as quickly as possible. Remember, there are two addresses. The survey goes to an address in Mt. Kisco, N.Y. and the biographical information goes directly to New Haven. The information from these two sources sill be the basis for much of the editorial information in the Classbook, Since every member of the Class will get the book, please make sure that you respond.

That's the news for the spring. See you in the fall with much more detailed information about the Reunion, some hints about the survey and a football gathering or two. Have a happy summer, and remember if you are traveling our way, the Clarks are just off Exit 10 on the Connecticut Thruway.

—Junius (Sandy) R. Clark III

Notes: April 1981

We're pleased with the response to the dues mailing. If you haven't sent in this year's dues, please get your check in the mail. Your Reunion Committee needs (wants?) the money. We're hoping that many people who haven't given in the past will step "to the window" and help us out.

Turning to the news of the Class, I ran into Charlie Abuza the other day walking out of Grand Central. He looked a bit bushed at 9:30 in the morning. "I've become a commuter," he announced, as if that could explain his looks. Charlie and his bride have bought some land and built a house on the water (as they say) in Rye. He also mentioned that George Dunn had been visiting for a round of shows and side trips to Atlantic City. According to Abuza, "we're getting too old for that sort of thing." That may be true for Charlie, but not George.

There was a very formal card in the mail that said, "Rutgers Barclay announces the formation of Barclay Fine Arts, Inc., at 41 East 57th Street" in New York. Rocky is a dealer in "19th and 20th century master paintings, drawings, and sculptures." Hope you all will stop by and check out this new gallery. Mo Baker, if no one else, should see what Rocky has to offer. I'll expect Mo to give us a review.

Ron Ragen has checked in from Portland, Ore. where life as a lawyer seems to be a very active one. Here are some of the things that have happened to him: "Our firm has tripled in size. We've moved to new offices. We've purchased a new computer and we've added new lawyers." So much for business. On the home front from the Ragens "spent about a month on a combined history, sightseeing and college viewing tour of the East last summer." The trip included visits with Ed Meyer, Jim Van Alen, George Armor, Pierre Bouscaren, and Yale. As Ron says, "it was a real thrill to be able to show some of my favorite places to all of the family." Ron is also active on Portland's Performing Arts Committee. Sounds like he's got enough to do. I wouldn't believe him if he said that he jogged, too.

Ken Mulligan is the head football coach at Whippany Park High School in New Jersey. This is worth some notice as they won the state championship in 1980 with a record of 10 to 1. Congratulations. I'm not aware of too many of our Class who are active as coaches (excepting things like Little League, Pop Warner, etc.). Terry Carlisle last reported in as a swimming coach (is that still the case?). Dean Loucks did some coaching around White Plains (are you still at it, Loucks?). Are there any other coaches in the Class? Maybe we'll put Ken in charge of finding out.

Sticking with the sports theme for the moment, John Copelin has reported in that he has been designing the new athletic building complex for Hollins College in Virginia. Carroll Brewster is President of Hollins. As John says, "Our architect-client relationship has worked out excellent." Assuming the floors haven't fallen in, would Brewster like to give is his side of this?

Doug Wright has been elected Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Hammermill Paper Company in Erie, Pa. In addition to handling the money, Doug is in charge of personnel and data processing. Looks like we have a future CEO in the making here. Keep at it.

John Hughes has sent in a nice note. He's a doctor, for those of you who had lost track of him. John recently returned from a trip to Saudi Arabia where he was asked to evaluate the Emergency Health Services and their availability. John liked the trip "although at one point I found myself on an oil rig five miles from the Iranian waterway dealing with a major industrial accident."

John Crosby has reported in. He lives in Minneapolis and works for City Venture Corp. It's a consortium of a number of companies and churches which "designs and implements job creation and neighborhood revitalization programs." The company has projects in six cities. John has four children. The oldest is 18 and attending the University of Vermont. The others are 16, 15, and 11. Looks like the Crosbys will be another family with three kids in college at the same time. Hope they have the answer to that one, and will pass it on to the rest of us.

That is the news for the month. We'll have some more details on the Reunion next month as the Class Council meets in several weeks. Some of you have begun to hear from the committee. Others will soon. Fear not, we'll put anyone to work who wants to.

—Junius (Sandy) R. Clark III

Notes: February 1981

I couldn't be prouder of the entire Class. Your interest in the October Living Father title is enormous, so much so that we now have wives writing in to claim the honor. My hat is "off" to Maureen Brown, wife of Tom, who wrote recently, "Don't know if this gives Tom the status of "Oldest Living Father in the Class of 1957--and we don't have twins. Our sixth son, named Evan Michael Nolan Brown, arrived on June 12." Maureen, don't be uncertain, this gives Tom the title and may all of your sons go to Yale (at $10,000 per year). Tom is Assistant Superintendent of the Sheet and Tin Division of Bethlehem Steel. It'll bet that Tom and Al Ward both would sell you a lot of steel. Maureen adds one other note, "Hope to make it to Reunion." And we do hope you all are there, too.

This will serve as a lead-in to the recent Class Council meeting. You will be hearing a lot about the Reunion and reunion-related activities in the coming months. Some hints for you, the Class Survey, which should be mailed in the spring will be a first of its kind. When it comes, please answer it. The Reunion is tentatively scheduled for the last weekend in May 1982. We will give you exact dates when the university calendar firms up. The principal committees for the Reunion will be headed by the following people: Seth Adams, Class Book and Survey; Peter Fritzsche, Special Gifts; Howie Gillis, Reunion Chairman and Mike O'Hearn, Wives Committee.

A word of explanation about the last one. We couldn't figure out who to trust with the sensitive role of setting up and dealing with the wives. We needed a person with great tact, some polish, and lots of patience. We couldn't find anyone who fit those specifications, so we asked O'Hearn to do it. We hope the wives of the Class will understand and forgive us this one transgression.

Each of the committees will become quite large. We hope lots of you will step forward to work on them. Many of you already have, and we'll be using you. Still, we'll need more. Hope some of the classmates from the South and Southwest will step forward. We need you.

My spies tell me that Phil Pillsbury has been moved to Buenos Aires. He's with the embassy down there and can be located at: USEMB ICA, APO Miami, Fla. 34034. I hope Phil will send us a first person account of his travels and not rely on my "spies" for news of him and his family.

I had a nice letter from Steve Ackerman reporting on his new venture with Rosefsky. They have formed a financial advisory firm with the surprising name of Rosefsky and Ackerman Associates in Los Angeles. As Steve says, "After 20 years as a corporate animal, I decided to enter the real world through the initiation of a partnership with Bob Rosefsky. We were classmates at Lawrenceville and Yale. Bob's recent move to Los Angeles and our respective backgrounds in financial management made this thing a natural." We wish you both well and you better be warned that you're both candidates for Frtitzsche's committee (above). Wonder if Steve remembers the Elks Ball?

Someone was kind enough to send a copy of an article from the Management Review by J. Quincy Hunsicker. It's called "The Malaise of Strategic Planning." Quincy is worried that too many of you, when doing long-range planning, worry only about analyzing trends and not enough about what your competition is going to do. This leads to a lack of ingenuity. I love his last line of the article, to wit, "All that is needed is for reasonably inventive people to push their thinking beyond its usual limits... I think that applies to a whole range of problems.

Speaking of pushing oneself to new limits, the 1981 class dues mailing is in the works. I'm sure that it will be one of the communications you all wait for with baited breath. When it arrives from Joe Mark, remember Quincy's line about being pushed beyond the "usual limits." Said another way, we sure could use the money.

Next month, I'll have a report on doings after the Yale-Princeton and Yale-Harvard games.

—Junius (Sandy) R. Clark III