ANNUAL CLASS DINNER

The previous annual class dinner was held at the Yale Club on . About 35 classmates and wives attended. The guest speaker was

THE 50th REUNION

Reunion events started with the Class Golf Outing at the Yale Golf Course on Thursday, May 28, 1998 and tennis at the Yale Courts. That evening there was a New England Shore Dinner at the Oswego Inn at Branford.

There were a number of guided tours and lectures on Friday morning. At noon the portrait of former President,  George Bush was unveiled in the University Commons. The portrait, an oil painting by Richard Sherr, will be displayed there permanently. Trumpeters played "Hail to the Chief" as George and Barbara Bush entered the hall.

The unveiling of the portrait was followed by a class lunch and the taking of the class photograph. It was a beautiful day in New Haven.

(Right: honoring George Bush at the University Commons)

The Class Meeting was held on Saturday morning. After election of Officers and members of the executive committee, the possibility of having a mini-reunion in about two years was discussed.

President Richard Levin of Yale addressed all alumni at Woolsey Hall. That afternoon Dick Ballard led a walking tour of historic Hillhouse Avenue. The Levins invited all to tea at their home. Later there was an informal concert by a group of Whiffenpoofs of the 40's and 50's.

The AYA hosted a wine tasting in the afternoon, and an informal dinner-dance was held at Davenport that evening. Many of the alumni attended a farewell brunch on Sunday before departing.

(Reunion photos were provided by Peter and Inga Devenis)

    YALE ALUMNI CHORUS TOURS CHINA

Almost 300 people, of whom more than 200 sang, participated in a singing expedition to China with the newly formed Yale Alumni Chorus. The event was planned by Mark Dollhopf '77, and the current director of the Yale Glee Club, David Connell was the conductor. Major concerts were given in Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian. Representing the Class of '48 were Bob Conant and Nancy, Karl Jacobson and Shirley, Charlie O'Neal, and Em Stone and Louisa, with grandson Julien Versailles.

                    EXPEDITION TO ANTARCTICA

The AYA is promoting its "Expedition to Antarctica." With much of the country sweltering in a heat wave, the timing could not be better. The expedition takes place Jan. 17-30, 2000.

  NEW YALE ALUMNI DIRECTORY TO BE PUBLISHED

A new directory of all university alumni, "The Yale Tercentennial Commemorative Directory," is scheduled to be shipped in late April of 2000.

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