Class Books

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    Banner Bio – David H. Wood

    DAVID HENRY WOOD (Willy). Born February 25, 1947 in Jefferson City, Missouri, son of Edward A. Wood and Anne E. Henry Wood. Attended Our Lady of Good Counsel High School, Wheaton, Maryland. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Religious Studies major. Resident: Davenport (Armour Council, 1965-69; Master’s Aide, 1966-69, Co-Chief Aide, 1968-69). WYBC, 1966-69, Public Relations Director, 1967-68. Roommates: John J. O’Leary, Timothy J. Quinn. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 2104 Ross Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

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    Banner Bio – Pat Madden

    BERNARD PATRICK MADDEN (Pope, Owney). Born May 7, 1947 in Steubenville, Ohio, son of Bernard Clark Madden and Virginia Anne Colas Madden. Attended Catholic Central High School, Steubenville, Ohio. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major; Thomas F. Curtin, Jr. Memorial Scholarship, 1968-69. Resident: Morse (College Aide, 1966- 69, Chief Aide, 1968-69; College Council, 1968-69; Volleyball, 1966-69, Captain, 1966-68; Softball, 1966-69, Captain, 1967- 69; Basketball, 1968-69). Beta Club, Vice-President, 1967-68; Skull and Bones; Political Union, 1965-66;…

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    Banner Bio – Michael Yahng

    MICHAEL TA-HO YANG (Mike). Born February 23, 1947 in Nanchang, China, son of Daniel Teh-en Yang and Louise Feng-mei Chang Yang. Attended St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major; George W. Norton, Jr. Scholarship, 1966-69. Resident: Timothy Dwight (College Aide, 1967-69; Hockey, 1965-69; Soccer, 1968, Tri-Captain, 1968; Softball, 1967. Fence Club, 1966-69; Yale Key Society, 1966-69; Class Council, 1968-69; Freshman Soccer, 1965-66, numerals; Freshman Lacrosse, 1965-66, numerals; Varsity Soccer, 1966-68….

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    Banner Bio – Scott McLanahan

    CHARLES SCOTT McLANAHAN (Scott). Born September 23, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Charles Jackson McLanahan (Class of ’34) and the late Anna Martin Findley McLanahan, stepson of Constance Mary Ablett McLanahan. Attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1967-68 (fall term); Alfred P. Sloan National Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Saybrook (College Aide, 1966-68; Athletic Secretary, 1968-69; Football, 1965-69, Captain, 1968-69; Hockey, 1965-69). WYBC, Yale Broadcasting Company, 1966-69, Chief Engineer, 1967-68,…

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    Banner Bio – Merritt Kleber

    MERRITT BRUCE KLEBER. Born November 2, 1947 in Bethesda, Maryland, son of Victor Anthony Kleber, Jr. and Adelaide Kathryn Becker Kleber. Attended Baker High School, Columbus, Georgia, and Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, Virginia. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major; N.R.O.T.C. Holloway Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Berkeley (Crew, 1967-68). Alpha Phi Omega, 1965-68, Campus Chairman, 1967; Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1966-69; American Studies Undergraduate Council, 1969; Yale Hiking Club, 1968-69, Secretary-Treasurer; Freshman Football, 1965, numerals; J. V….

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    Banner Bio – Ted Landsmark

    THEODORE AUGUSTUS BURRELL (Bunny, Ted). Born May 17, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri, son of James T. R. Burrell and Rubye Irene Landsmark Wright. Attended Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York, and St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1964. Attended The New School, New York, Sept., 1966 to May, 1967. Member of the Class of 1968 from Sept., 1964 to June, 1968. Intensive Political Science major; National Science Foundation Research Grant…

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    Banner Bio – Robert Arras

    ROBERT EDWARD ARRAS, JR. (Bobo). Born February 22, 1947 in Orange, New Jersey, son of Robert E. Arras (Class of ’43) and Jean Lloyd Arras. Attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Political Science major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term). Resident: Pierson. Delta Kappa Epsilon, Rush Chairman; Desmos, Rex; Freshman Soccer, 1965-66, numerals; Varsity Soccer, 1966-69, Major Y, 1967,-68; Freshman Lacrosse, 1965-66, numerals; Varsity Lacrosse, Major Y, 1967,-68. Roommate: Nick Price (70). Future…

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    Banner Bio – Michael Baum

    MICHAEL HART BAUM (Mike). Born July 15, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois, son of Harold Morris Baum and Patricia Eleanor Tenney Baum. Attended Hyde Park High School, Chicago, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major; Dean’s List, 1966-67. Resident: Timothy Dwight. Freshman Glee Club, 1965-66, Assistant Manager; Apollo Glee Club, 1966-67, Manager; Yale Glee Club, 1967-69, Manager; Freshman Fencing, 1965-66, numerals. Roommate: Jack Deemer Lantz. Future occupation: Writing or Teaching. Address: Apt. #2, 5325 Harper Avenue,…

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    Banner Bio – James Besancon

    JAMES ROBERT BESANCON (Jim). Born December 13, 1946 in Rochester, New York, son of Albert P. Besancon and Catherine E. Cook Besancon. Attended Greece Olympia High School, Rochester, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Geology major. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Darkroom Committee, Chairman; Directory Staff, photographer; Swimming, 1966-69). Yale Marching Band, Yale Concert Band, 1965-69. Future occupation: Geology. Address: 178 Floover Drive, Rochester, New York 14615.

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    Banner Bio – Francis Boyer

    FRANCIS ALLARD BOYER (Fran). Born March 12, 1947 in Potts-town, Pennsylvania, son of George Elmer Boyer and Mary Olivia Hiltwine Boyer. Attended The Haverford School, Haverford, Pennsylvania. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major. Resident: Trumbull (College Council, 1965-68, Secretary, 1966-68; Social Committee, 1965-68, Chairman, 1967-68; Swimming, 1965-69; Crew, 1965-69). Delta Kappa Epsilon, 1966-69; Alpha Phi Omega, College Captain, 1967-69; Group One Forty-four, 1968-69, Co-Chairman, 1969; Yale Key Society, 1966-67; Prom Committee, 1968, Catering Chairman; Yale…

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    Banner Bio – Michael Buas

    MICHAEL BUAS (Mike). Born September 6, 1947 in Washington, D.C., son of Frank Buas and Katherine Moutsos Buas. Attended St. Albans School, Washington, D.C. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Physics major. Resident: Davenport. Roommates: Reed Eric Hurat, Randall Howe Kennon. Future study: Physics. Future occupation: Physicist. Address: 9713 Forest Grove Drive, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.

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    Banner Bio – Daniel Chase

    DANIEL MCFARLAN CHASE (Tucker). Born October 10, 1944 in New York, New York, son of Frank Barker Chase and Beatrice Moore Chase. Attended Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1963. Peace Corps, Colombia, June, 1965 to Sept., 1967. Member of the Class of 1967 from Sept., 1963 to June, 1965. American History major. Resident: Davenport (Squash, 1968-69; Softball, 1965-69, Captain, 1969). Freshman Glee Club, 1963-64; Freshman Track, 1964. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 613 Pitcairn…

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    Banner Bio – Atwood Collins

    ATWOOD COLLINS, III (Woody). Born January 10, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut, son of Atwood Collins, II and Catherine Bums Erhart, stepson of Rosemary Worth Collins. Attended The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American History major. Resident: Timothy Dwight (Representative to Mott Wooley Council, 1966-68; Social Chairman, 1967-68). Fence Club; Sisyphus Society, Treasurer, 1968-69; LINK, 1968-69; Freshman Crew, 1965-66. Roommates: Walter Joseph Cummings, III, Eric Young Johnson, William Worthington Scranton, III, Duncan D….

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    Banner Bio – Edward Culver

    EDWARD HOLLAND CULVER, JR. (Ned). Born March 28, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of Edward Holland Culver (Class of ’40) and Mary Lee Oliver Culver. Attended Noble and Green-ough School, Dedham, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Administrative Sciences major. Resident: Davenport (Armour Council, 1965-68; Rogues Gallery, 1968-69; Crew, 1968-69). Beta Club; Class Gift Fund Committee, 1968-69; Political Union, 1966. Roommate: Richard Bell Tucker. Future occupation: Upon Graduation, Three Years in U.S. Naval Reserve; Business. Address:…