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HARTLEY STEVEN SPATT. Born November 21, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, son of Milton Emanuel Spatt (Class of ’41) and Blanche Sylvia Bakstansky Spatt. Attended Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Entered Colgate University Sept., 1968; Member of the Class of 1970. English major. Resident: Timothy Dwight (Soccer, 1966-68; Softball, 1967). Prom Committee, 1967-68, Decorations Chairman; Republican Club, 1965-67; Political Union, 1966-67; Hillel, 1965-68. Roommate: Peter Alan Burkhard. Future study: English….

ROBERT M. STRUSE (Bob). Born June 3, 1947 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, son of Dr. Tolbert B. Struse and Dr. Sarah A. Patchell Struse. Attended Phoenixville Area High School, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident: Pierson (Tackle Football, 1968). Zeta Psi, Social Chairman, 1967-68; Class Council; Class Gift Fund Executive Committee; Freshman Football, 1965, numerals; Varsity Football, 1966-67, Minor Y; Freshman Track, 1965-66, numerals. Roommates: Richard Barrier, Robert Cleaveland, Robert Polackwich. Future occupation:…

JOHN JONES THOMPSON. Born February 21, 1947 in Washington, D.C., son of Robert Luther Thompson and Marjorie Emma Jones Thompson. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase Senior High School, Bethesda, Maryland. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major. Resident: Trumbull (College Council, 1965-68, Treasurer, 1968; Touch Football, 1967-68). Alpha Phi Omega, 1967-69. Roommate: Pancras Henri van der Laan. Future study: Medicine. Future occupation: Psychiatry. Address: 7500 Summit Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015.

ROBERT PHILIP VESTEWIG. Born May 29, 1947 in Waterbury, Connecticut, son of Ernest Vestewig and Ruth Lange Vestewig. Attended the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major; Ranking Scholar, 1966-67. Resident: Pierson (College Aide, Librarian, Dance Band). McCarthy Campaign Aide, March-August, 1968. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law, Politics. Address: 293 Peach Orchard Road, Waterbury, Connecticut 06706.

BARRY BENJAMIN WALTON. Born February 18, 1947 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, son of Maynard Hanson Walton and Florence Ruth Cocio Walton. Attended Catholic High School of Little Rock, Arkansas. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Political Science major; Yale Honorary National Scholarship, 1965-66; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident (non-resident member, 1968-69): Pierson (Interracial Discussion Group, 1966-67). Political Union, 1965-67. Roommates: G. Webster Burns, Gregory Johnson. Married Carol Irene Merritt (Vassar, Class of ’69, B.A. Degree) at Little…

ARNOLD WELLES (Arnie). Born January 12, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Arnold N. Welles (Class of ’40) and Adele Harman Waggaman. Attended St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Attended Stanford University, June, 1966 to Aug., 1966. Intensive Chinese Studies major. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Entertainment Committee, 1966- 67; Hockey, 1965-69). Berzelius, 1969; Political Union, 1967-68; Yale Ski Club,. 1967-68; Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars, 1967-68; Freshman Football, 1965, numerals,…

RICHARD GRANTON WILLIAMS (Rich, Gump). Born March 26, 1947 in Winchester, Massachusetts, son of Kenneth Hugh Williams and Beryl Gran-ton Williams. Attended Louisville Country Day School, Louisville, Kentucky. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major; Dean’s List, 1966-67. Resident: Berkeley (Football, 1966-68, Co-Captain, 1967). Freshman Rifle Team, 1965-66. Roommates: John Robert Adams, John Johnston Davis.. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 531 Primrose Way, Louisville, Kentucky 40206.

RICHARD LEE ZAHN. Born May 6, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, son of Fred H. Zahn, Jr. (Class of ’38) and Betty Lee Anthony Zahn. Attended Harding High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Administrative Science major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (spring term), 1966-67. Resident: Ezra Stiles (Master’s Council, 1967-68; Tackle Football, 1965-68, Captain, 1968; “B” Basketball, 1968-69). Beta Club, 1967-69; Yale Key Society, 1967-69, Treasurer, 1968-69; Freshman…

JOSHUA SETH AUERBACH (Josh). Born May 13, 1948 in New York, New York, son of the late Eugene Auerbach and Zita Miller Auerbach. Attended East Meadow High School, East Meadow, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (spring term); National Merit Scholarship, 1966-69. Non-Resident Member: Jonathan Edwards. Elihu; Political Union, 1965-66; New Haven Halfway House, 1968-69; Yale Concert Band, 1965-68; Yale Symphony Orchestra, 1965-69, Vice-President, 1967-68. Future…

ROBERT EDGAR BEACH, JR. (Jobs). Born July 18, 1947 in Hartford, Connecticut, son of Robert Edgar Beach (Class of ’37) and Ruth Powell Meyer Beach. Attended Manchester High School, Manchester, Connecticut, and Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term), 1966-67 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1966-67 (fall term). Resident: Berkeley (Master’s Advisory Council, 1965-66; Social Committee, 1966; Camp-out Club, 1968-69; Soccer, 1965-68, Co-Captain, 1968; Swimming, 1965-69, Co-Captain,…

JOHN EDWARD BIERWIRTH, II (Jack). Born March 14, 1947 in Atlanta, Georgia, son of John Cocks Bierwirth (Class of ’45) and Marion Moise Bierwirth. Attended Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident: Berkeley. Yale Republican Club, Campaign Coordinator; Freshman Hockey, 1965; J. V. Hockey, 1966-67. Roommates: Timothy P. Kuhn, David Des Jarlais. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: Turkey Pt., Cedarhurst, New York 11516.

BARNEY J. BRAWER. Born July 22, 1948 in Paterson, New Jersey, son of the late Henry I. Brawer and Charlotte Halpern Kaplowitz, stepson of Jack Kaplowitz. Attended Birch Wathen School, New York, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Sociology major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term), 1966-67 (fall term); Ranking Scholar, 1966-67 (fall term); Yale Urban Internship, Summer 1968. Resident: Silliman (Dramat, 1965-67). Yale Dramatic Association, 1965-68; Dwight Hall, 1967-69, Director, Dwight Hall Education Project, 1967-69;…

ROBERT WILLIAM BUCHOLZ (Bob). Born July 31, 1947 in Omaha, Nebraska, son of Donald John Bucholz and Francis Seiler Bucholz. Attended Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major; Silliman College Fellows Scholarship Award, 1966; Henry James Ten Eyck Prize, third prize, in oratory, 1968, Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66, 1966- 67. Resident: Silliman (Volleyball, 1965-68; Basketball, 1967). Phi Beta Kappa; Undergraduate Teaching Committee in Economics, 1967- 68, Co-Chairman, 1968;…

WILLIAM H. CALL (Bill). Born May 10, 1947 in New York, New York, son of the late William Byrd Call and Mary Simmons Campbell, stepson of Norman L. Campbell. Attended Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts. Entered Yale. Sept., 1965. English major. Resident: Calhoun (Squash, 1968-69; Golf, 1966-67). Zeta Psi, 1966-68; Student Appliance Agency, 1966-69, Manager and Founder; Yale Marching Band, 1965-66; Yale Concert Band, 1965-67; Freshman Squash, 1965-66, numerals; Freshman Golf, 1965-66, numerals. Future occupation: Writing,…

PETER MU CHIU CHOY. Born August 11, 1948 in Jersey City, New Jersey, son of Frank Choy and Yu Chu Chun Choy. Attended William L. Dickinson High School, Jersey City, New Jersey, and The Peddie School, Hightstown, New Jersey. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History and Urban Affairs major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69; Yale National Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Ezra Stiles (College Aide, 1966-69, Darkroom Aide, 1967-69). The New Journal, 1968, Photography Editor; Freshman…

DOUGLAS JAY COLTON (Doug). Born June 19, 1947 in Plainfield, New Jersey, son of Robert Alan Colton and Marilyn Levin Colton. Attended Memorial Senior High School, Houston, Texas. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Absent from Yale Feb., 1968-Sept., 1968. English major. Resident: Berkeley (Debate, 1965-69; Drama, 1967-69). Political Union, 1965-66; Biafran Relief Committee, 1968; Dwight Hall Tutoring Program, 1966-68. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 11922 Broken Bough, Houston, Texas 77024.