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December 16th, 1999
Thanks to all of you who have supported this site over the past
year with your nice comments and appreciative notes. Thanks for
the fine technical help from many people over the past 3 years.
Thanks to the authors and performers of the great music that was
written a long time ago that makes this site really different.
Thanks to Adam Friedlander '01, the terrific undergraduate at
Princeton who puts all this up on the site; he makes doing this
fun for me.
Merry Christmas and an Especially Happy New Year to all of you.
As of this morning we have nearly 1500 hits, and when we're next
back on line, it will be The 21st Century, with great promise of
wonderful things ahead. And last but not least, thanks to
Princeton for bringing us all together, for helping us to think
and to better enjoy the wonders of Our Great Nation and the
World.
December 2nd, 1999
Chris Clutz called to tell me that Sarge Karch has
just passed away after a tough couple of years with Cancer, where
he put up one grand battle to hold on. Chuck Wittmann, Joe Croft
and Thor Halvorson went to the Memorial Service today with
Barbara Clutz at St. Albans in Washington, DC. Another fine guy
has left us.
November 23rd, 1999
The Yale Game was fun for all of us who went. There was a nice
crowd out this year- lots of guys who are returning more often as
they have more time now to enjoy themselves. Year after next I'll
bet we get nearly 100!
November 21st, 1999
Jo Johnson (sic) took some of us on a fascinating
tour of the new buildings on the campus. Many of us fear the
overbuilding and the seemingly wildly diverse architecture that
is occurring on the campus. Well-after 2 hours with Jo one gets
totally immersed in the really careful plan that they have, and
the wonderful way they are preparing for tomorrow. It was a great
experience for all of us who took the tour.
November 20th, 1999
The Conference held at Princeton to "Enthuse" Volunteers was excellent
and got us all
reinvigorated. Your faithful servant spoke there (talking about
this Website!) on one of the panels. It's nice to face the group
from the other side of the room (i.e. The Speakers Platform)
after the endless hours in McCosh in the same room being lectured
at!
November 9th, 1999
In case you don't know , most of the Class of '58 gathers on the
upper porch of Cap and Gown before the Yale Game. Sometimes the
party is good enough that we don't get to the Stadium before Half
Time, if at all. Please join Us!
November 8th, 1999
Before you read this, please read the news note of October 25th, below
------ Now that you have read that, I'm pleased to share the nice
news that all of Chris's wonderful Family will be on a Grand
Cruise through the Panama Canal, just before it changes hands, to
celebrate The Millennium. Catherine'88 is coming in from her home
in Brussels to join them. We're all proud of your terrific
efforts Chris, and we wish you great and justly deserved joy on
that special voyage.
November 7th, 1999
The Mini-Reunion at Cordie and Charlie Puttkamer's beautiful Inn
ended today. All the attendees had a really wonderful time. We'll
tell you more about it in a few days. The Yale Game is next
weekend and we'll gather once again for another really fun time.
We look forward to a great turnout this year.
October 30th, 1999
A Wonderful Family is a great thing, and no one knows that better
than Warren Davis. I really got to know Warren through his
wonderful son Greg's ('00) association on our Undergraduate
Reunion Staff. Even with the restraints of Parkinson's, Warren
enthusiastically joined our committee and was of invaluable help
in getting out the great attendance we had at our 40th. I really
saw how Sigrid, Mary (who had just graduated Wellesley) and Greg
helped him through the tough constraints of that disease. Warren
told me some of what it was like to have that terrible scourge
and to know exactly how you act and appear and know you can't do
anything about it. Now Warren has had another really
unfortunate incident as a result of Parkinson's. Kim,
Warren's daughter is a highly respected physician in Chicago, and
has come back on a regular basis to see to it that he has the
best care, and to guide his fantastic wife Sigrid through all
this. Warren is a really special and great guy, and the entire
class is cheering for him.
October 29th, 1999
On September 4th Philip Adler, Jim's son suggested a code change
to fix the music so that it would be easier for some of you to
hear it. It worked and we really are thankful for his
interest. Michael Fortenbaugh '85, the Commodore and
Founder of The Manhattan Yacht Club (Bill's son), wrote me that
his whole office was listening to the music on this site the
other day. It's really wonderful to know we have some of The
Class of 1933 looking at this as well as some of our fantastic
progeny! I know some people at Oxford are looking at it, and even
a few Yalies! Not Bad!
October 28th, 1999
I saw Bruce Rabbino at a party the other day, and he is involved
in buying and selling hi-end cooperatives and townhouses in New
York City with Charles Greenthal. If you need a place to drop
your coat and hat when you are in NYC, Bruce can get you a doozy!
His address is on the class Email Page.
October 26th, 1999
Frederick Hodges is getting his Ph.D. in Medical History at
Oxford. He took us around last week where we visited their
development office. They may have set the standard that Princeton
saw as an academic goal, but as they said, now they look to
places like Princeton for how to develop The Alumni as a really
active group. What you are looking at here(Our Website) is what
we were talking about as they are interested in how we do this.
It's nice to give back to Oxford, as I admire them as the
standard set for us a long time ago. Frederick has his own
recording which was recently released. Of course everyone in the
class has a great rendition of his work on The Reunion CD, but if
you want more of what he does, get "Turn on The Heat" You can order
it from Stomp Off Records, P.O. Box 342, York, PA,
or through Amazon.Com
October25th
1999
Cris Clutz and I were talking and he
told me that Chris'89 is getting his Ph.D. at Rensselaer in
Mechanical Engineering. It's nice to be able to address your son
as "Sir."
Right after our 40th
Chris discovered that he had some really serious health problems.
Chris is having a tough go of it these days and I know we're all
hoping for the best for this really wonderful guy. His
wonderful Barbara is at his side, helping him, as best she can,
through all this. His phone number is 561 336 3237. His address
is 1506 NW Sawgrass Way; Palm City, Florida 34990.
Oct 24th, 1999
I am happy to report that your humble servant has just returned
from Paris where all the test questions on the Art Courses we had
in the late 50's are in now on display in The Museum d'Orsay
which is well worth a visit. The people in Paris still Strike on
every topic, have Demonstrations on a moments notice, and are no
longer rude to Americans. Now they are just primarily rude to
each other.
-David
Oct.15th '99
Besides his great pride in the accomplishment referred to in our
October 10th news note, Bill Fortenbaugh can tell you about son
Peter's extraordinary success with "Exodus", the
company that maintains WebPages for major corporations all over
the world. It's nice to have a son who can buy and sell you
before he's 30.
October 10th, '99
On Saturday, February 19th, 2000, at 5:00PM The Wrestling Team
returns to Jadwin Gym and they will dedicate "The Class of
1958 Wrestling Room" and we hope to have a nice turnout of
the class for this occasion. Hanging permanently in the room will
be our Class Picture from our 30th. If you have one, you'll see
why it was chosen. So you see, everything has turned out nicely,
and everyone is happy.
October 9th,'99
In case you hadn't noticed The Scotts Company is booming under
Chuck Berger's leadership. Have you been to a Home Depot lately
and seen the label all over the store, from tractors to all sorts
of different supplies? I just saw a Scotts Residential
Service truck in downtown Washington last week, right near The
White House! While some of us are slowing down, Chuck seems to be
speeding up. Need a stock tip? I just gave you one.
October 7th '99
Yesterday we had another wonderful Class Dinner at The Hay Adams
in Washington. There was a fine turnout and Leo Welt had us all
seated around a gloriously long (and wide) table so that we could
all see each other and communicate. Leo has each person
reintroduce themselves so we know what they are presently up to,
and we generally get (as was apparent yesterday) lots of pleasant
visitors, wives and partners. Shelby Davis was the speaker and
there were lots of questions from the group as people looked for
great ways to make sure that the investments they had went only
in one direction. The answer, obviously, was to invest in
The Davis Funds.
October 1st '99
There was a fine event at The Woodrow Wilson House in Washington
on September 30th, where Princeton Graduates from all classes and
The Grad School are invited to annually celebrate Wilson's
devotion to Princeton. The more I visit that beautiful home, the
more impressed I become with what it means to all of us. Wilson
really had the vision to make Princeton a great institution. 1958
is especially honored at Wilson College where we held our 40th,
as the class gave a special gift to say thank you for their
cooperation. In Washington you can see the academic robes that he
proudly wore still hanging in his closet At Princeton you can see
the embodiment of his brilliant vision at Wilson College, where
today's students live and interact exactly as he planned it. When
you are in Washington do visit his home at S street, and when in
Princeton revisit Wilson College and see it in every day action.
While in Washington you also might want to go a little further up
Massachusetts Avenue to the magnificent National Cathedral where
Wilson now rests. A beautiful Princeton Flag stands in the arch
behind his tomb.
September20,
1999
http://www.innatmillracepond.com/
Here's the link for our Mini Reunion in Early November. Call them for
Information and Updates! Charlie and Cordie would
love to welcome you!
September16, 1999
I recently had a visit from someone in the "Fund
Raising" Division at Princeton, and she was extraordinarily
interested in what a lot of you really feel. I was very touched
by a very lovely letter I received, and it gives me great hope
that Princeton can get even better when all of us understand that
our goals are all the same; to make A Great University even
greater. Money isn't the only way that you give back to
Princeton, and there are people there who really understand that.
September16,
1999
The Class certainly seems to be communicating with each other
a lot more all the time. We really enjoy hearing from all of you.
Please tell your friends who do not have their Email addresses
listed to put them on here. You certainly know that this is not
something a lot of the classis really "in to" yet, but
don't worry, they'll catch up with us soon. Remember that this is
relatively "new" to many of them, but with the
newer and more powerful computers, they'll be here soon. I
even get letters from the Class of 1933 through this site!
Frankly, when I was running a Corporation a few years ago, I
never would "touch" these things, but now that the big
staff is gone, I love it and do more with it now then the large
computer staff could do then. Not only are the programs and
equipment easier to use, but we really want it to be simple, and
that was not what people with "job security" had on
their minds then. I keep telling people who can't understand
these things to ask young kids how to do it. They really know it
best!
(Note: I guess I'm preaching to the choir if you are already
reading this!)
September3, 1999
We're sorry that after we made 10 proof readings of our text,
(and even had Bill Trimble, who is more of a perfectionist than I
am, check it) someone at the printers (for no apparent reason
except to put in more time) decided to retype the entire
letter I wrote to the class, and then made 4 mistakes:
1. The Neelys (listed at the bottom of page 1) live in
Petaluma, not Petalumna.
2. The word "over" was originally at the bottom of
Page 1.
3. On page 2, the first paragraph, 4th line; the word is "music", not "musit".
4. My Email address in the 6th line, 1st paragraph of page 2
is misprinted. It is davida58@ct1.nai.net
August15, 1999
Hugh Fairman told us that a really neat thing you might
want to go to is the first night football game ever, (in The Ivy
League) will be at Princeton on September 25th. Hugh is the
man to call for more information. He lives in Princeton now, so
if you're ready to see another moment for the record books,
give him a ring for more information.
August1, 1999
Here's some information about the Mini Reunion on
November4th, 5th, and 6th:
Dear David,
It was good talking to you today and I hasten to send
you this information. Our web page will be active in a
few days and as soon as it is "up" I will send you
access information. In the meantime if classmates want to
see a picture and get some information about the Inn, they can
use www.innbook.com and fill in" The Inn at Millrace
Pond" where it asks to "locate an Inn". The
e-mail for our inn is Millrace@epix.net. I will be delighted
to answer any questions if e-mails are sent to me
atcordiehputt@compuserve.com Both Charlie and I are looking
forward to November4,5,and6th.
Aloha,
Cordie
July29, 1999
Please take a look at the wonderful letters from The Class of
1933! Click here.
July16, 1999
The search for a new Director at The Alumni
Council continues and they are interested in input. If you have
some thoughts you can send them to us here on our
interactive page, or call us and discuss them. We'll be glad to
get them to the right parties.
July13, 1999
For those of you who are interested, the Royal Society Jazz
Orchestra will be performing at the Great Connecticut Traditional
Jazz Festival in Moodus, CT which will take place on August
6-7-8, 1999. For Festival Tickets, Weekend Packages,
Special Events and General Information call: 1-800-HOTEVENT.
For the tremendous reception
the Royal Society got at Princeton and for the numerous classmates who
have attended the
Festival, this might be a good opportunity to see them
again. Even though I started the Jazz Festival in 1986, I
have nothing to do with the current management of it, but when a
group as worthwhile as the Royal Society comes East from San
Francisco, it's worth seeing. I'm happy to announce that
the stages are still painted orange and black, but that will
eventually change as the Director is now Joel Schiavone, Yale
'58. So I guess we know what the colors may be in the
future.
July11, 1999
The letters I get from 1933, still remembering their 65th
and how they joined with us for some of our events, are
really wonderful. Some of these men are 90, because they went to
school at a later age, but most are (only!) 88. I
really should get permission to put some of the letters on this
page so you can read them. They are an amazing group of
people with a wonderful attitude and obviously a great
appreciation of life. The association with them has been a
great experience for me.
June29th 1999
I went to Danville, Kentucky two weeks ago, to The Great
American Brass Band Festival to start to think about who we need
at our 50th. All The Great Brass Bands in the world go
there, including, for example, The United States Army Band
from West Point. So, guess who is the most popular band there-bar
none- but the band we've had join us many times: The Olympia
Brass Band of New Orleans. They had many thousands
of people going nuts over them Saturday Night. As some
great mind said once: "It Don't Get No Better Than
This!"
June20th, 1999
As of today we have over 500 "Hits" on our web page.
I'm glad you're looking (AND LISTENING!!) to it. We're trying to
keep it current, and make it fun to look at and listen to.
We appreciate your notes of appreciation for this site.
We're glad the CD was such a
hit. We'll soon be posting addresses of the bands you've asked for so you
can order CD's
directly from them if you wish. For those of you who missed
the 40th, it's a chance to hear a sample of what was played
there. For those of you who were there, and didn't get them at
the time, this will give you another opportunity.
June11
Here's a nice note from Bob Phillips I thought you would like
to read. If you look at how many hits we get on our front page, I
guess a lot of people check us out. Frankly, and without
embarrassment, I really think if we don't win some sort of prize
for this thing, at least they'll have to admit it makes the BEST
MUSIC!!
"Dave,
The class web page is now marked as
one of my favorites. I read it every week. I received the
CD which is great. Please put my email address in the page:
raphill@alumni.princeton.edu. The mini reunion on Margarita
is going to be great. Hope you can make it. I saw the note
on it in the web page. You may want to add in the web page
that I will be in Harrison, New York July 8 - September 8 at
telephone/fax914.835.4804 if anyone wants to talk to me directly
about the mini reunion. After September 8 I will be in Margarita
at telephone/fax 58.95.670040.
Best regards,
Bob"
June10,
1999
The Class Dinner at Cap and Gown was great fun, but Bill
Fortenbaugh was missed by all. When the University Band arrived
they were reallysorry he wasn't there. Bill just sent me a
card from Europe saying it really upset him to not have been able
to come. I guess we won't have that problemagain-now it is a real
necessity that he makes it for his sake and for all of us
who care so much for him!! We need you there Bill!!
June5,
1999
The Washington DC Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 7th
at the Hay-Adams Hotel. It is an elegant setting, and Leo Welt
always makes sure that it is a very convivial event. We are all
seated at one large table, everyone joins into the conversation,
and it's fun! Leo always chooses a speaker that has to be
good, because it is already an active evening when it's time for
that, and it's hard to get people to pay attention, but they do!
May
19,1999
A Mini Reunion is planned in Venezuela, organized by Bob
Phillips, for February 26th, 2000. The mailing sent to the class
last week told all about it. We'll put more about it on the Web
page soon.
May19,
1999
The Class will be marching next week in The P-rade, and we'll
miss our Cheerleader, Bill Fortenbaugh who is in Europe. I
figured he'd fly back (he never misses it) but last week I
got a message that he can't make it. But you never know, the
pressure may mount, and all of a sudden he'll be there!
May2, 1999
We always have a warm, fun evening on all the off years on the
Friday Night of Reunions at Cap and Gown. If you've never been
there, do it-you will find it to be just wonderful; and I have
never met anyone-even if it was the first time they went, who
didn't think it was just great.. Charlotte McLaughlin has been
running this beautifully for many years.
May1, 1999
A number of really fine Mini Reunions are being planned. I
know of one at Charlie Puttkammer's place (It's Beautiful!)
in early November, and we'll put more on here as we
learn more about it and of others.
April25, 1999
The Class dinner in NY was not all we would have liked to have
seen as to attendance; but it was nice to see those who
came. Steve Podos showed why he became Chairman of a very
prestigious Department of a Medical School by gently and capably
handling the questions of a challenging audience. Any
suggestions as to why attendance is off so much would be
appreciated. Any Thoughts?
April5,
1999
Everyone who has received their class of 1958 glasses, loves
them! All feedback has been wonderful! Click hereto order now!
Also, please send
in your e-mail address if it is not already listed.
--David
March25,
1999
One disappointing aspect at our 40th was when the Project 55
people came to talk to us about "Princeton in the Service of
all Nations", our attendance was very poor. It's
possible that our publicity for this was not good, but the
attendance was really embarrassing. We've also noticed that
when certain topics were brought upàwe did not have a good
response. There is some concern whether the Class as a
whole really wants to get involved in these kind of
projects.
March2,
1999
I am personally very pleased that Bern Deichmann has
volunteered to take over as Reunion Chairman for our 45th.
He is very capable, and has worked closely with me for all these
years and besides his excellent organizational talents, he is
also Holly Deichmann's father. As far as Reunions go that
is probably one of his greatest achievements as Holly clearly was
an absolutely outstanding manager at our 30th. I told Bern
that the best possible advice he could get is from Holly, she
was(and is) fantastic! By the way Holly is out on the West
Coast and is now a Yale trained architect.
February25, 1999
I regularly correspond with Ernie Chamberlain, Reunion
Chairman, Class of '33. Ernie tells me how thrilled members
of his class are to be involved with us. They find it
really invigorating. They've enjoyed sharing reunions with
us and as soon as the Reunion CD is produced, all the members of
the Class of '33 who came to reunions want a disc or a cassette
tape and we are going to get it for them. They really are a
Great Strong Class!
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