Oct 2001
Welcome to the “back-to-school” edition of class notes. Even though you’re reading this in October, it is being written as our little kiddies–or in some cases, grand-kiddies–are headed back to the classrooms after summer vacation.
Mine was spent trekking around American golf courses in my best impression of Steve Williams (Tiger’s caddy), although neither I nor my player (son Aaron) was quite as proficient. Nevertheless, it was a wonderful way to spend a couple months in his last summer before heading for college, which I strongly suspect will not be Yale.
On the other hand, all is not lost for the Yale golf team. I had the pleasure of hosting two members of the squad at Valhalla, one of whom was a participant in the increasingly renowned “Bulldogs in the Bluegrass” program. Each summer Yale in Kentucky arranges summer jobs for about 40 Yale students in the Louisville area. The idea, which Yale wants to replicate elsewhere, is to expose Louisville to bright young collegians who might otherwise not consider the area in their job searches. Adam Cyrus, from Hunting ton, West Virginia, was in Louisville for the program, and his teammate, Chris Eckerle, this year’s captain, joined him with me. While I held my own on the scorecard, I was totally embarrassed in the distance contest. I guess the Senior Tour must wait.
Anyway, enough about me, but there’s not much from any of you. I received an impressive press release from Crotched Mountain, a healthcare company in Greenfield, New Hampshire, which announced that Dr. William Cooley has been named “Pediatrician of the Year” by the New Hampshire Pediatric Society. Bill is an internationally acclaimed expert on Down Syndrome and an associate professor of pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School. I know all of you, especially we Ezra Stiles colleagues, congratulate him on his honor.
The only other information I received all summer was of deaths, which don’t need reiteration here. My next deadline–everyone take note–is October 9, so let me hear from you. You too can have your summer vacation publicized to 1,000 breathlessly anticipating classmates.