1969 Whiffs At Our 35th Reunion
Our Whiffs recorded a CD on the occasion of our 35th reunion (2004), and they played some of these songs for us on Saturday night. I kept the CD and thought you all would like to hear it.
John O’Leary
John O’Leary has been a musical performer since his Yale days as the drummer for The Morning. He has appeared on national television three times, played top clubs and concert halls on both coasts, fronted numerous bands as a singer/pianist, and played in acoustic guitar groups. These days he mostly plays solo in coffeehouses and concert halls. READ MORE
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A Memory of William Sloan Coffin
Note From ClassBook Editor Carney Mimms: My good friend, Nick Levitin, wrote this lovely tribute about Reverend Coffin. It doesn’t really fit in the ClassBook, but it’s so heartfelt that I wanted to share it. A Memory of William Sloan Coffin By Nick Levitin I arrived in New Haven for my first job during a particularly volatile time – 1968. The Vietnam War, the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. and shortly thereafter…
Online Resources For Our Class
When I was asked to produce an article on online resources for our class, I was concerned that I would be mostly duplicating information that is readily available. I decided that the best approach is to give an overview to what can be a confusing tangle of sites and links between them. Here they are:
Where We Live
Here’s an interactive map showing where all classmates live. Zoom in on your area to see 69er neighbors!
Brewster And Coffin
In going through my photo archive for the ClassBook entry, I came across these two pictures, which I took while an undergrad. In each case I was trying out a new camera as a reportage tool: a used Canon rangefinder at the Brewster event, and a Nikon FTn, my first single-lens reflex, for Coffin. Both subjects were indispensable Yale leaders, and …
FRESHMAN EPIPHANY
Having no exposure to affluence of any kind, let alone the kind associated with the families with “blue arms” who year after year produced the waves of prep school kids who flooded Yale’s campus, I received a crash course in the meaning of ascriptive wealth during my college years. My first lesson occurred during my very first year at Yale, when I met my freshman roommate, Burr Nash.
Crew and Lacrosse National Championships Claimed in Same Week
Fresh off its Intercollegiate Rowing Association national championship June 2, where they knocked off the west coast powerhouse Washington Huskies for the second year in a row, the Yale heavyweight men’s crew bested Harvard in the 153rd edition of the Harvard-Yale Regatta June 9. National athletic championships have been few and far between for Yale. To win two in one week, as well as defeating traditional rowing powerhouse Harvard a week later, marks a truly significant span in Yale athletics. (See video of the win.)
Gathering in the Greens’ – A Cambridge Mini-Reunion
This is a first in a series of “mini-reunions” that we’ll hold over the next year. Stay tuned for events coming to YOUR city! And check out this report and the copious pictures of your Boston area Classmates!
1965/1966/1967
Editor’s Note: Michael Folz has written a small book on these three years, capturing the “cinematic detail” and anachronism-free dialogue that will bring you right into Cutler’s Records, roommate challenges, John Hersey’s den, Olivia’s late at night, Bingham hijinks, bursary jobs, bull sessions, mixers, Coffin’s advice, and ultimately a profound disillusionment with (and alienation from) Yale, dropping out in Sophomore year, having tuned in and turned on much earlier than others in our class. Mike returned to Yale and graduated in ’73, but this memoir covers the end of HS through the end of 1967. It’s a long read, but worth it.
Sterilize The Johns – This Time For Sure!
This is a combination post — reprising those silly buttons we bought and wore, and gearing up for a successful Yale-Harvard Game this year. In 1968, we wanted to “sterilize the Johns” but ended with a 29-29 tie. This year, however, we have a very good chance to win, and the whole 2018 Yale-Harvard Weekend (November 16-17) looks to be a great place to witness that and get together with friends. Back to the buttons: Does…
Michael Emery Smith, April 23, 2018
(from https://www.mdislander.com/obituary/michael-emery-smith) Michael Emery Smith, 71, died April 23, 2018, at home with his family by his side after a short, but hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born Nov. 8, 1946, in Bar Harbor, the son of Emery W. and Elaine (Rumill) Smith. Michael graduated from Pemetic High School (SWH), Class of 1965 and Yale University, Class of 1969. Michael’s career was mostly in commercial banking. Michael was an involved member of…
Edmund Lee Wadhams, March 21, 2018
From the Chestnut Hill Local: Edmund Lee Wadhams, 70, of Onancock VA, died on March 21 of natural causes. He was born in Philadelphia, July 6, 1947, to the late Genevieve Newbold Lee and the late Albion James Wadhams, Jr. He was the grandson of Ellen Newbold and Charles Smith Lee, Marcia Elizabeth Hand and Albion James Wadhams. He is survived by his half-sister Katherine W. Cox, (Charles), of Haverford PA, and her mother, step…
Yale Wins NCAA Men’s National Lacrosse Title
After 47 years, Yale has ended the NCAA Divison I men’s lacrosse season as the best team in the country. I don’t remember much about our lacrosse team. Were we much of a contender? (Leave comments to answer.)
