Update 10-11-11

Hi,

First, it's Columbus Day.  I didn't even know it was still politically correct to celebrate that, but apparently the post office thinks so, or maybe it will now use any excuse not to deliver the mail.  What ever happened to The Seven Little Postmen?

Next, a link I meant to put in the newsletter last week.  You've heard about Ed Albrecht's son Justin's on-board wedding.  Now, you can watch clips of Ellen Epstein Silver's daughter Wendy's on-board wedding at:  youtube . com/watch?v=ykqDHi1iLF0.  As usual here, please delete the spaces.

In other wedding news, in mid-November, Paul Zegler is marrying his long-time partner Becky Taylor.  That will be on land, near Los Angeles.

Another party announcement, from Claire Brush Reinhardt:  I know it's still a year away, but plans have been finalized for the 50th reunion of the class of '62.  Here are the details:
    Saturday, October 6th, 2012, from 12:30 to 4:30 PM, at the Bridgeview Yacht Club in Island Park, New York.
    If you know people who are interested in attending, please have them contact me for further information.  My e-mail address is:  reino @ optonline.net   Thanks.

And news from the recent class of '71 reunion, from Amy Kassak Bentley:  As you know, we just celebrated our 40th year class reunion on October 1st.  It was at Sequoia, Pier 17, at the South Street Seaport in New York.  
    The class gave Gary Alweiss, our excellent reunion coordinator, a case of Long Island wines.  As is not usually the case, we collected more money than the case of wine costs, and I have in my possession an extra $127.42.
    Although this is not a lot of money, we'd like to contribute it to the Vince Tampio / Booker Gibson Scholarship Fund.  Please tell me how to get it to you.
    Meanwhile, I hope all is well.

[Rich -- As I just wrote Amy, all is well.  And that's a great contribution.  It will be well-used, divided to the penny between the two scholarships.  Thank you, class of '71.
    Though the present to Gary Alweiss makes me I think I owe Robin Feit Baker at least a bottle of excellent Long Island wine for hosting the last class party.  I'm pretty sure Robin was part of the group that remembered to send Valerie Nelson Gillen flowers for hosting the previous summer's pool party, but I don't think we remembered to thank Robin.  And who said I have good manners?
    But when the post office was still delivering mail, it brought me two things:  First, the piece of vintage filler I mentioned last week that I've now had time to transcribe.  That was from Andy Dolich, and it's described more fully below.  Then, Saturday, I got an envelope from Steve Cohen, which I thought was going to contain dinosaur fossil pictures from one of his recent digs.  Instead, it contained something as personally startling -- two letters I'd written Steve in fall 1969, on either side of his Army, you-pass-this, you-go-straight-to-boot-camp physical.
    The contents of the letters are about as politically correct as each person's view of the war, so I won't go into them.  But it was interesting to be reminded about the intensity of the experience.  In 40 years, I'd forgotten.
    It was also interesting to realize that I could write, coherently, at 22.  After remembering some of my hastily-written, unproofread college papers, I've always been afraid to double-check that.]

Finally, the letter from Andy.  His cover note said, "While I was at my brother's house, I came across this."  Attached was a photocopy of the May 29th, 1957, Southern Belle.  It's reduced to 8 1/2" by 11" per page, but it has all four pages, and, as I was wondering, "Why this particular issue?" I noticed an article on the back page, written by Barry Dolich.
    I think Barry is Andy's oldest brother, though Barry may be the middle one, and Ira's the oldest.  It's been a long time since they lived down the block from me, and I never really knew Barry and Ira.  I mainly remember that Yetta Dolich kept the most immaculate house I'd ever seen.
    The article's under the heading "Time Out," and I don't know if it was Barry's regular column, or if he was the guest writer for the issue.  The details may not make much sense to most of us, but, in another way, they're timeless.  And here's the possibly-18-year-old Barry Dolich:
    The spring sports curriculum has been in high gear for over six weeks to date with South's teams meeting with a variety of success.
    On the diamond the J. V. team is flying high with a record of 12 wins stacked against 2 losses.  Mr. Argenzio's charges have been victorious over Uniondale, Lynbrook, Levittown, East Rockaway, Far Rockaway, Central, St. Agnes and Seaford; dropping only two contests to Woodmere Academy and Levittown.  The team is powerful offensively and sound defensively.  The compound average for the team is about .300 with Steve Kain and Bill Seelicke batting in the .400's.  The mound chores have been handled masterfully by Jim West, Charlie Angwin, Don Greene, Alan Drazen and Butch Schultz.  The squad still has four more games scheduled with two of them against North on the 27th and 29th of this month, so let's get out there and show the boys we're behind them.
    On the freshman level the squad has compiled a record of two wins and three losses.  The pitching and fielding have been sound with the main trouble being the lack of hitting on the part of the squad.
    In the track spotlight South's J. V. squad has tallied two victories in five starts.  The team has been victorious over the North and Great Neck thinclads while succumbing to Uniondale, East Rockaway and Sewanhaka "B".  Since the beginning of the season the team has shown signs of coming to life and the prospect for next year looks good.
    The freshman track, under the direction of Mr. Kiely, dropped their first two starts against North and Memorial.  Although the squad has not been victorious so far, the future looks bright.

The South '65 e-mail addresses: reunionclass65 . blogspot . com

The South '65 photo site: picasaweb . google . com / SouthHS65

Again, please delete the spaces.


Rich