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DONALD EVERETT SCHMECHEL. Born November 7, 1947 in Rockport, Massachusetts, son of Donald Arthur Schmechel (Class of ’40) and Frances Wilkinson Schmechel. Attended Lakeside School, Seattle, Washington; and University of Grenoble, Nov., 1964 to June, 1965. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Chemistry major; Louis Freedman Fellowship in Biochemistry, 1968; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Branford (Tackle Football, 1966). Wolf’s Head; U. S. Grant Foundation, 1967-69; Yale Mountaineering Club,…

GARY PETER SEGAL. Born February 9, 1948 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, son of Elias Leonard Segal and Mildren Joan Klein Segal. Attended Central High School, Bridgeport, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Biology major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1966-67 (spring term); State of Connecticut Scholarship, 1965-69; Fairfield County Yale Assn., Leon W. Beardsley Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Senior Honors Seminar, 1968-69; Swimming, 1965-66; Softball, 1965-66; Soccer, 1967-68). Freshman Glee Club, 1965-66; Apollo Glee…

DAY R. SHIELDS. Born September 14, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio, son of Charles R. Shields and Jane Peckinpaugh Shields. Attended University School, Shaker Heights, Ohio. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66, 1966-67. Resident: Berkeley. Phi Gamma Alpha, 1966-67. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law. Address: 2869 Eaton Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122.

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.

DAVID F. TUFARO. Born March 16, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Frank P. Tufaro and Stephania Maida Tufaro. Attended Woodlands High School, Hartsdale, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive History major; Andrew D. White Prize, Honorable Mention, in European History, 1967; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Silliman. Political Union, 1965-69, Chairman of Progressive Party, 1967. Roommates: Russell Osgood, Richard Treffers. Future occupation: City Planning. Address: 35 Maplewood Road, Hartsdale, New…

GARY GENE VUJNOVICH. Born January 24, 1947 in Kansas City, Kansas, son of Mark Peter Vujnovich and Rose Uzelac Vujnovich. Attended Pembroke Country Day School, Kansas City, Missouri. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Philosophy major; James B. Fennell Scholarship, 1967-69. Non-Resident Member: Davenport. Senior Council, 1968-69; U. S. Grant Foundation, 1966-67. Roommate: Donald Mark Lewis. Future occupation: Teaching. Address: 2525 N. 43rd Street, Kansas City, Kansas 66104.

PETER BROOKS WATSON. Born July 16, 1944 in New York, New York, son of Henry Brown Watson (Class of ’38) and the late Jean Martin Watson. Attended Phillips Andover Academy, Andover Massachusetts. Entered Yale Sept., 1962. Absent from Yale Sept., 1963 to Sept., 1966. Member of the Class of 1966 from Sept., 1962 to Sept., 1963. English major. Resident: Berkeley. Fence Club; St. Elmo’s; Yale Daily News. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: Cross Street, Marshfield, Massachusetts.

DAVID RICHARD WHELAN (Dick). Born November 12, 1946 in White Plains, New York, son of David John Whelan and Alice Walsh Tedford Whelan. Attended Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1964. Absent from Yale April, 1965 to Sept., 1966. Member of the Class of 1968 from Sept., 1964 to April, 1965. Intensive History of Art major. Resident: Trumbull (Dramat, 1966-68; Crew, 1967-69). Future occupation: Teaching. Address: 10 Greenlea Drive, Elnora, New York 12065.

WILLIAM HARVEY WILSON. Born April 18, 1948 in Middletown, Connecticut, son of William Frederick Wilson, Jr. and Dorothy Tefft Wilson. Attended Middletown High School, Middletown, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive English/French major; Dean’s List, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Saybrook. Phi Beta Kappa, 1968-69; Undergraduate Study Committee, English Dept., 1967-68; Class Gift Fund Committee, 1968; Dwight Hall, 1967-68. Roommates: Thomas Gray Hoffman, Hubert Bennett Jerman, Jr. Future study: Comparative Literature….

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.