The 45th reunion of the Class of 1950 was a wonderful event, with classmates returning in record numbers. The campus looked beautiful, the weather was gorgeous and the hospitality of the Colby staff was superb. We all looked exactly the same, except that by some quirk of the aging process (probably gender driven) the men's hair had primarily turned into a distinguished gray while many of the women turned into blondes.The reunion committee--Nelson Everts, Charlotte "Stubby" Crandall Graves, Barbara Miller Green, Nancy Ricker Sears and Priscilla Tracey Tanguay--planned activities such as breakfasts and evening receptions at class headquarters in Grossman to facilitate the coming-together process. We talked and talked and talked, starting Friday night and continuing until departure, reminiscing and bridging the years since graduation. Our spouses were great, joining in and making friendships of their own.We all looked colorful marching in the Parade of Classes wearing sensational T-shirts designed by class artist Bob Donahue. Bob also loaned some of his artwork for display at our banquet, adding luster to this event. On a Saturday afternoon bus tour of Waterville we loudly cheered Foss Hall (now an office building) and mourned the passing of Onie's.Banquet participants, numbering close to 80, were treated to an informative update on the College by Arnold Yasinski, administrative vice president, and then President Priscilla Tracey Tanguay introduced the new class officers: Jack Alex, president, and Virginia Davis Pearce, secretary-treasurer. Arthur O'Halloran, who will continue as vice president and class agent, was unable to be present. Songs of the '40s came next, provided by Benjamin Sears Jr. '52 and Bradford Conner, whose performances have received rave reviews in Boston area papers. Ben and Brad joined us later in the evening at Grossman, where some special requests were heard, and we all joined in a sing-along. What we lacked in voice we made up for in volume. President Cotter also visited us at Grossman and spoke informally.A highlight of the reunion was the arrival of Barbara Starr Wolf, who traveled the long distance from her home in Brazil. A successful businesswoman, Barbara brought with her interesting tidbits of her life and quantities of snapshots of our college days that were displayed at Grossman to the pleasure of us all. Sybil Green Reichek brought memorabilia from "Bottoms Up!", and other photos were sent by Jane Merrill Thomas, Mary Jordan
Megargee, Stubby Crandall Graves and Barbara Miller Green.The traditional Boardman Memorial Service honoring the memory of alumni who died during the previous year was conducted by Rabbi Raymond Krinsky and Father John Marquis, providing quiet closure to an active, nostalgic weekend.We said goodbyes during the morning following breakfast at Grossman, then reluctantly piled into cars, some heading home, some off to further vacationing, but all in agreement that this had been a super reunion, to be surpassed only by our 50th in just five short years. Get ready!If you weren't able to make it, you also missed seeing: Dick and Ruth Armknecht, Bob and Daly Avery Benson, Dot and Frank Blondin, Dick and Mary Lou Kilkenny Borah, Dick and Nancy Ardiff Boulter, Ruth and Ernie Carpenter, Allie Jennings Castelli and Bob Bundgaard, Arthur and Betty Jacobs Christopoulos, Carolyn McLean Coburn, Pauline McIntyre Cohen, Mary Anne Seward Crafts, Barbara and Phil Dine, Oral and Bob Donahue, Elinor and Bud Everts, Ginny Hill Field '48, Gerry Frank, Marilyn and Charles Garland, Mary (Bauman '49) and Al Gates, Gloria Gordon Goldman, Jim Graves, Ray Green, Dick and Connie Leonard Hayes, Nancy Hill (Kevin Hill's wife), Paul Hinton, Bob Joly, Mary Alice (Campbell '47) and Ray Kozen, Bev Deschenes Libby, Bill and Dudie Jeanings Maley, Nancy Bradbury McKenzie, Betty and Hal Mercer, Bob and Nancy Weare Merriman, Jean Chickering Nardozzi, Nell Macdougall Parks '49, Charlie Pearce, Connie Foxcroft Perrigo, Dick and Barbara Barrow Pullen, Mort and Sybil Green Reichek, Bob and Rona Kopans Rosenthal, Kay Johnston Ruksznis, Ben and Priscilla Tracey Tanguay, Shirley and Bill Tippens, Nancy and Lu Veilleux, Francis Whitehill '48, Bev Holt Wiegland, George and Harriet Sargent Wiswell and Laurine Thompson York '48.Reunion 1995 memorabilia is still available. Please call the Alumni Relations Office if you would like to purchase a Class of '50 T-shirt.--Priscilla Tracey Tanguay
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