Class Books

GREGORY SIMON VAGSHENIAN (Greg). Born July 13, 1947 in Worcester, Massachusetts, son of Simon Vagshenian and Elizabeth Artroogian Vagshen-ian. Attended Barrington High School, Barrington, Rhode Island. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Biology major. Resident: Silliman (College Aide, 1966-69; Swimming, 1965-66). Gibbs Society, 1967-69; Indian Neck Folk Music Festival, 1965-69; Yale Ski Club, 1967-69; Yale Apollo Glee Club, 1966-68; Yale Glee Club, 1968-69. Roommates: Thomas Paul Bloch, Lawrence Stanley Mirkin, William Dennis Obalil. Future study: Medicine. Future…

GEOFFREY KENLY WALKER (Geoff). Born November 18, 1947 in New Haven, Connecticut, son of Richard Louis Walker and Celeno Claypoole Kenly Walker. Attended A. C. Flora High School, Columbia, South Carolina, and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Scholar of the House in American Studies; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (spring term), 1966-67 (fall term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (fall term); St. Anthony Scholarship, 1968-69; Phelps Foundation Award, 1968. Resident: Davenport (Felon’s Head, 1966-68, Editor, 1967-68;…

BRUCE WARREN WEINSTEIN. Born October 19, 1947 in Bronxville, New York, son of Allan Herbert Weinstein and Doris Dworkind Weinstein. Attended White Plains High School, White Plains, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major. Resident: Pierson (Basketball, 1966-69). American Studies Council, 1968-69; Freshman Football, 1965, Captain, numerals; Varsity Football, 1966-68, Major Y, 1967; Rugby, 1967-69. Roommates: Bill Shapiro, Rich Wolf. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 114 Soundview Avenue, White Plains, New York 10606.

STEPHEN ROBIDEAUX WIENER. Born May 27, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan, son of Robert J. Wiener (Class of ’30) and Phyllis Robideaux Wiener. Attended Washington School, Portland, Oregon. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Biophysics major; Dean’s List, 1966-67. Resident: Saybrook (College Council, Chairman; Tennis, Captain; Football, Baseball, Softball, Basketball, Bowling). Student Advisory Board, 1968-69; Freshman Tennis. Roommates: David Cohen, Alan Boles. Future study: Medicine. Future occupation: Physician. Address: 3325 N. E. Couch Street, Portland, Oregon 97232.

TONY YASINSAC. Born May 4, 1947 in Nantucket, Massachusetts, son of Andrew Yasinsac and Vecie Church Yasinsac. Attended Sparta High School, Sparta, North Carolina. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Administrative Sciences major; John Q. Tilson Scholarship, 1965-67. Resident: Davenport (Football, 1966-68; Basketball, 1966-68). Political Union; Freshman Football, 1965. Roommates: Robert J. Dull, Jeffery A. Rosen. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law. Address: Kemp Street, Sparta, North Carolina 28675.

THOMAS LLOYD REED, JR. (Dylan). Born June 13, 1947 in Oberlin, Ohio, son of Thomas Lloyd Reed and Betsy Noyes Mook Reed. Attended Notre Dame International School, Rome, Italy, and Moses Brown School, Providence, Rhode Island. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (spring term). Resident: Saybrook (Folk Singer’s Guild, 1968-69; Anthologians Anonymous, 1968-69; Soccer, 1965-69, Captain, 1968; Softball, 1968-69). Class Gift Fund Solicitor, 1968. Roommates: Philip Garvin Rourke, David…

GUSTAV CHRISTIAN OTTO PHILIPP VON TURK. Born March 9, 1947 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, son of A. Friedrich von Turk and Adelgunde Gruner von Turk. Attended Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive History, the Arts, and Letters major; Dean’s List, 1965- 66 (fall term), 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (spring term). Resident: Davenport. St. Anthony Hall; Freshman Crew (150-lb.), 1965-66, numerals; Varsity Crew, 1966- 68. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law. Address: 12 Dickel…

CHARLES THOMAS McNAMEE, III (Tom). Born July 31, 1947, in Memphis, Tennessee, son of Charles Thomas McNamee, Jr., and Gladys Runyan McNamee. Attended Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive English major; Scholar of the House; Peter Wallace Memorial Prize in Fiction Writing. 1968; Academy of American Poets prize in Poetry, 1968; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Silliman. Fence Club, 1967-69. Roommates: Malcolm McDougal Brown, Robert Lyons Danly, Richard Booth Platt,…

THOMAS JAMES REED. Born November 5, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Charles Claude Reed and Margo Ilse Zellner Reed. Graduated Trenton Central High School, Trenton, New Jersey. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major; New York Yale Club Award for Freshman Achievement, 1966; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66; S. L. Mather Scholarship, 1965-67, R. A. Robertson Scholarship, 1967-68. Magna cum laude. Phi Beta Kappa. Resident: Berkeley (Art Club, 1967-69, Social…

PANCRAS HENRY VAN DER LAAN (Pan). Born June 22, 1947 in The Hague, Netherlands, son of Pancras Jacob Van der Laan and Rosetta Van der Laan. Attended James-ville-Dewitt High School, Dewitt, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66. Resident: Trumbull (Crew, 1967). Gibbs Society, 1967-69; Alpha Phi Omega, 1965-69, Scouting Chairman, 1968; Yale Marching Band, 1965-69. Roommate: John Jones Thomson. Future study: Medicine. Future occupation: Medicine, Pediatrics.

JOHN DAVID CUNNINGHAM. Born November 26, 1947 in New York, New York, son of the late James Wilbur Cunningham and Ethel May Mansfield Cunningham. Attended George Washington High School, San Francisco, California. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major. Resident: Timothy Dwight. Alpha Phi Omega, 1965-67; Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, 1967-68; Yale Friends of the Hill Parents Association, 1967-68; Black Boycott, 1968. Future study: Psychology. Future occupation: Teaching and Research in Social Psychology. Address: 112 Palm…

JAMES ERIC HAMMARSTEN (Jim). Born August 26, 1947 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, son of James Francis Hammarsten and Dorothea Marie Jung Hammarsten. Attended Mounds View High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Russian Language and Literature major; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66. Resident: Timothy Dwight. Political Union, 1965-66; Yale Marching Band, 1966-68. Roommates: Jay Dean Castelli, William Allen Mackoff, Robert Stokes Wharton. Future study: Medicine. Future occupation: Physician. Address: 633 N. E. 14th Street, Oklahoma City,…

RANDAiL JEFFREY STRAFF (Randy). Born January 22, 1947 in Oak Park, Illinois, son of Milton Straff and Marcella Konralinka Straff. Attended Garden Grove High School, Garden Grove, California. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major; Samuel & Anna Richardson Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Crew, 1966-68). Dramat, 1967-69. Roommate: David Allan Gates. Future occupation: Film Production. Address: 11811 Edgewood Lane, Garden Grove, California 92640.

MICHAEL GERALD HARLOW (Mike). Born April 15, 1948 in Rifle, Colorado, son of Gerald Vincent Harlow and Mary Deane Moulton Harlow. Attended Rifle High School, Rifle, Colorado. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major. Resident: Morse (Football, 1965-68, Captain, 1967-68; Crew, 1966-69, Captain, 1969). Roommates: Douglas Darif, Oliver Ireland (’68). Future study: Business—MBA. Future occupation: Executive. Address: P. O. Box 526, Meeker, Colorado 81641.

HARRY CLARKE FORSDICK. Born August 26, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Harry W. Forsdick and Helen E. Clarke Forsdick. Attended Garden City High School, Garden City, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Engineering and Applied Science major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term). Resident: Pierson. Tau Beta Pi. Roommates: Steve Loewenberg, Roger Rahtz. Future study: Computer Science, Ph.D. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 148 Cambridge Avenue, Garden City, New York 11530.