Class Books

DAVID GRAYDON SMITH (Ace). Born January 20, 1947 in Concord, Massachusetts, son of Graydon Smith and Patricia Harriet Hand Smith. Attended Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident (non-resident member, 1968-69): Silliman (Ad Hoc Committee, Secretary; Hockey, 1965-69; Crew, 1967-68). Freshman Crew, 1966; Sailing, 1965-69; Skiing, 1967-69. Roommate: Hiram Weld Fuller. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 57 Lexington Road, Concord, Massachusetts 01742.

JAMES ALLEN STEFFENBURG. Born December 17, 1947 in Antioch, Illinois, son of Lars Steffenburg and Virginia Ruth Tidmarsh Steffenburg. Attended St. Joseph’s High School, Kenosha, Wisconsin, and Antioch Community High School, Antioch, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History of Art major, Yale Scholarship Trust of Illinois gift, 1965-69. Resident: Saybrook. (Folksingers’ Guild; Golf, 1966-69, Captain, 1969). Class Gift Fund Committee, 1968-69; Political Union, 1965-66; More House Council, 1967-68; Freshman Golf, 1966, numerals. Roommates: Peter Kirk…

ALEXANDER PATRICK TAN (Lex). Born October 20, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, son of George Tan and Joan Eng Tan. Attended Hyde Park High School, Chicago, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Tennis, Captain, 1969; Squash, Hockey, Soccer). Beta Theta Pi, 1966-68; Dramat, 1967-69; Tennis, 1968-69. Roommates: Stephen Crawford Hola-han, Hal Robert Valeche. Future study: Architecture. Future occupation: Architect. Address: 6926 Constance Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60649.

ROY LENARD TURNELL. Born August 26, 1947 in Valders, Wisconsin, son of Lenard Luther Turnell and Fern Annette Petersen Turned. Attended Valders High School, Valders, Wisconsin. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (College Aide, 1968-69, Chief Printer, 1968-69; Basketball, 1965-69). Freshman Lacrosse, 1966, numerals; Varsity Football, 1966-68, Minor Y, 1967, Major Y, 1968. Roommates: Thomas Joseph Igoe, Myron Herbert Thompson. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law. Address: Valders, Wisconsin 54245.

EDMUND LEE WADHAMS (Ned). Born July 6, 1947 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, son of Albion James Wadhams, Jr. (Class of ’38) and Genevieve Newbold Lee Sinkler, stepson of William Lukens Elkins Sinkler. Attended Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and St. Mark’s School, Southborough, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. French major. Resident: Pierson (Pierson Players, Undergraduate Chairman, 1968). Zeta Psi, 1967-68; Dramatic Club, 1966-69; Yale Banner Publications, 1966-67; Dwight Hall, 1966-67. Roommate: Ralph Penner. Future occupation: Undecided….

STEVEN BENJAMIN WEBB (Steve). Born May 15, 1947 in Englewood, New Jersey, son of William Mackenzie Webb and Julianne Smith Webb. Attended Westport High School, Louisville, Kentucky. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major; Dean’s List, 1965-66. Resident: Silliman (“B” Basketball, 1965-66; Sailing, 1968). Dramat, 1966-68; Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, 1965-68; Dwight Hall Tutorial Program, 1966-68. Future occupation: Teaching (secondary school level). Address: 200 Cayuga Road, Louisville, Kentucky 40207.

ANDREW MILLAR WHITE (Andy, Drew). Born December 19, 1947 in Day-ton, Ohio, son of John Clyde White, Jr. and Martha Louise Smith White. Attended Oakwood High School, Dayton, Ohio. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Morse (Squash, 1966-69, Captain; Golf, 1966-69). Beta Club, Alumni Secretary, 1967-68; Freshman Debating Association; Yale Aides, Junior Co-Chairman, 1967-68, Senior Co-Chairman, 1968-69; Yale Charities Drive, Junior Board,…

JOHN REID WINGARD. Born January 30, 1947 in Charleston, South Carolina, son of Ernest Bradwell Wingard and Barbara Helen Reid Wingard. Attended St. Andrew’s Parish High School, Charleston, South Carolina. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1966-67 (spring term); George C. Haas Memorial Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Calhoun (College Aide, 1966-69, Librarian, 1968-69). Yale Marching Band, 1965-69; Yale Concert Band, 1965-69; Band Historian, 1968-69; Yale Symphonic Society, 1966-68. Roommates:…

JOHN ROBERT ADAMS. Born November 23, 1946 in Saginaw, Michigan, son of Ann Cooper Adams. Attended Robert E. Lee School, Midland, Texas, and Robert E. Lee School, Houston, Texas; Texas A&M University, NSF Summer Institute, 1964. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Mathematics and Philosophy major; Andrew White Memorial Prize in historical writing, honorable mention, 1967; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term); Daniel G. Tenney Memorial Scholarship, 1966-69. Resident: Berkeley (Arts Festival, 1967). Undergraduate Schools Committee, 1965-69; Eli…

LANG ANDERSON BAKER. Born August 1, 1947 in Norman, Oklahoma, son of Arley Ray Baker and Mary Frances Reynolds Baker. Attended Baton Rouge High School, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Entered Yale Sept.-, 1965. Attended Louisiana State University, June, 1967 to Aug., 1967. Absent from Yale Oct., 1967 to July, 1968, Junior Year at Universitat Hamburg on Smith College Program. Philosophy major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term). Resident: Pierson. WYBC, 1966-69; Political Union, 1965-66; Yale Marching Band,…

DAVID JOEL BENJAMIN, III (Dave). Born January 3, 1947 in Kansas City, Missouri, son of the late David Joel Benjamin, II (Class of ’38) and Jeanne Louise Lyon Benjamin. Attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American History major. Resident: Ezra Stiles. Zeta Psi; Elizabethan Club; Ya/e Banner Publications, 1966-69, Business Manager, 1967-68, Chairman, 1968-69; Freshman Tennis, 1966, numerals. Roommate: E. Raymond French. Future study: Business. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: Apt. 2103, 121…

PETER BILL BLASINI. Born March 31, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Peter Blasini and Carmen Laura Garcia Blasini. Attended Tilton School, Tilton, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Sociology major; Peter Capra Memorial Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident (non-resident member, 1968-69): Trumbull (Soccer, 1965-69, Co-Captain, 1968-69, Swimming, 1965-69). Married Koren Carolina Van Eyl at Battell Chapel, New Haven, Connecticut, December 16, 1968. Future occupation: Community Organization, Africa. Address: 2140 Seward Avenue, New York, New…

JAMES RILEY BROACH (Jim). Born December 28, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas, son of Wilson James Broach and Billie Ellena Godbey Broach. Attended Hall Senior High School, Little Rock, Arkansas. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Chemistry major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1966-67. Resident: Branford (Debating Team, 1966-69, Captain, 1967-69). Roommates: Donald Robert Joseph, Nicholas Herkiemer Putnam, William M. Thompson, Jr. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 5511 Stonewall Road, Little Rock, Arkansas 72207.

FRANK ELLIS BURKETT (Butch). Born August 21, 1947 in Syracuse, New York, son of Vernon T. Burkett and Elizabeth Ellis Burkett. Attended Clearwater High School, Clearwater, Florida, and Harvard Summer School, 1968. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Mathematics major. Resident: Saybrook (College Council, 1966-67, Representative at Large; Football, 1965-69; Crew, 1965-69). Math Club, 1967-69; Yale Record, 1965-67, Asst. Business Manager, 1966; WYBC, 1965-66. Roommates: Thomas Baker Slick, Jr. (70), James Louis Foorman (70). Future study: Medicine….

ROBERT VERNON CARR. Born December 6, 1947 in Hutchinson, Minnesota, son of Rev. Russell V. Carr and Margaret Charlotte Trussell Carr. Attended Howey Academy, Howey-in-the-Hills, Florida. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History of Music major. Resident: Calhoun. Yale Bach Society, 1966-69. Roommates: James Perrin Lansing, Alan Maurice Warner, John Reid Wingard. Future occupation: Piano Tuner, Technician. Address: Rt. 2, Box 47, Clermont, Florida 32711.

DAVID FORREST CLICK (Dave). Born December 17, 1947 in Miami Beach, Florida, son of David Gorman Click and Helen Margaret McPhail Click. Attended Bolles School, Jacksonville, Florida, and Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Philosophy major. Resident: Calhoun (Dramat, 1965-68; Calhoun Magazine, 1966-69, Senior Editor, 1968-69; Calhoun Council, 1965-66). Zeta Psi; Scroll and Key; Yale Literary Magazine, 1966-69, Executive Editor, 1967, Senior Editor, 1968; WYBC, 1966-67; Political Union, 1966-68. Roommates: Jeffrey C….