Bates College | 1961

Fall/Winter 2004

Summer/Fall 2001

Winter/Spring 2001

Class of 1961

Edited by Ruth Rowe Wilson '36

Class Secretary: Gretchen Shorter Davis, 315 Chandlers Wharf, Portland, ME 04101-4652; gretchend@alumni.bates.edu

Class President: Evelyn Yavinsky Biddle, 362 Acorn Ln., Shelburne, VT 05482

Next Reunion in 2006. Got news? Tap out a note to magazine@bates.edu! Continuing his European train travel, George Drury spent 10 days last spring in France and then led a two-week rail tour of Switzerland.George has published new "Railfan" guides to railroading in Germany, the south of France, and Britain and Ireland.... Having fun in his computer business, Dick Van Bree and wife Gisela enjoyed a week in Vancouver and a cruise along Alaska's coast.... F. Channing Wagg continues to work at the HR department at Boston College and serves on the Boxborough Housing Board (to create affordable housing). He and Sara delight in their two grandchildren.

			Meet the President: Stories and photos about Bates' seventh president

			WRBC -- Where Radio Builds Community: Town and gown meet with comfortable frequency at the Bates radio station.

			Retreat from Denali: Reaching the summit isn't the measure of a successful climb.

			Reunion 2002 -- Bates to the Future: Happily goofy or thoughtfully retrospective, alumni reorient themselves to Bates.

			Letters: "President Harward understood what was important."

			Editor's Note: She's perfect.

			On & Off Campus: The emotional range of Commencement 2002 had to accommodate not only the joyous conclusion for 416 seniors, but the sad final act of a Bates tragedy.

			Tribute: Morgan McDuffee: A Young Man Who Simply Glowed

			Bookshelf

			Sports Notes: In a Single Bound

			Vital Statistics

			Deaths

			Class Notes: What are your friends doing these days?

			Your Alumni Voice: Reunion, Goals of Alumni Relations, Alumni Council, Bates Presidents