Memories

What is the one thing you remember most fondly from your time at Cornell? Who is the old Cornell friend you would most like to hear from?

These two questions turned up on the news form that accompanied the class dues notice last fall. The responses were so amazing that it seemed appropriate to publish them here on the website.

What follows is "Memories". As I use the new information sheets in the Cornell Alumni Magazine class of '52 column, I'll forward your responses here so that we all can share in them. We don't use street addresses or phone numbers in the magazine (nor on these web pages-PH). If you wish to get in touch with anybody whose comments are published here, remember that you can get more detailed contact information from the Cornell Online Alumni Directory (https://directory.alumni.cornell.edu/). To access it, you'll need your Cornell ID, which is on everything the University sends you. You can also obtain contact information from the Class of '52 Directory.

As we are severely limited in magazine page space, I use fewer than twenty news sheets per issue. You, our wonderfully respondent class, have given me 100 current news sheets. New memories will appear here every two months. If you'd like them to come faster, you can give me more magazine column space by subscribing when you send in your class dues.

Remember, and enjoy.

Joan Gaul

Trudy Serby Gildea, Columbus MS, remembers “After coming in from Fri-Sat night dates, our corridor congregating in our room to discuss the evenings events. Especially Freshman year in Clara Dickson”. She continues, “I had the pleasure of going to the 55th reunion with Betty Woodward Smith, my Cornell roommate all 4 years-I’d like to hear from Patty Cox who was the 3rd person in our ‘tripled double’-Clara Dickson Unit 5--where is she now?”

William R. Schneider, of Middle Island, NY recalls “...all the great professors I’ve had” and would like to hear from “Torao Fuchigami (“Tosh”) was a classmate (Horticulture Dept.) and my roommate in Summer School. A great guy from San Jose, CA, and his name is not in my Cornell Directory.”

Peter C.. Schuster, Seneca Falls, NY fondly remembers “...dating Conny Perkins (now deceased), who became my first wife”. He’d like to hear from “...George Hovey or some of my friends at Hillside Co-op.”

Martin Cohen, Belmont MA remembers “...putting red light bulbs in the Library Tower”, and continues, “Do you want the true story of a co-conspirator?” (ed. note: Now you’ve got our curiosity, Martin--but are you sure you want to continue with that story?). He’d like to hear from Eleanor (Mickey) Egan.

Alfred Pagano, Newark, DE remembers “...walking up the Libe Slope to 8am chemistry classes, especially in the winter”. He wrote that he wanted to hear most from Henry Angelino. (ed. note: Henry Angelino’s daughter wrote to inform Cornell of his death. When this information was forwarded to Alfred Pagano, he wrote back, “I was saddened to hear of Henry’s passing, and the ever-growing list of classmates no longer with us is very sobering and VERY depressing. But memories of good times on the hill although bittersweet, are still memories worth having”. Thank you, Alfred, they are indeed, and very much so.)


Stephen Tauber of Lexington, MA, writes of his old friend, Alfred Kogon, who died in Seattle WA in 2005, "One of the escapades that I remember from our pasteboard palace days is when Al and I put ammonium trilodide into the janitor's straw broom -- a solution of iodine and strong ammonia which was then allowed to dry. When the janitor started sweeping the next morning, the broom crackled rather markedly, as crystals of the ammonium triiodide exploded from the friction. The janitor ran off to the main 300 West Avenue building to report to the woman in charge (I do not remember her name) that his broom was haunted. It was also Al Kogon who managed to break both his day-to-day eyeglasses and his backup spare eyeglasses within one week of each other -- by sitting on them in turn. Al furthermore once slept through the fire alarm going off directly outside his doorat 2 A.M. (It was a false alarm.)

Miguel Abizaid, of Bloomfield, Colorado would like to hear from his fraternity (TKE) brother, Kiki Cuervo, and also from Andy Feiner (M.E. classmate).  He recalls his room in Boldt Tower and the good times at the fraternity.

Cynthia Baldwin Dutton, York Beach, ME,  remembers singing in the Sage Chapel Choir, and comparative anatomy courses with Professor  Perry Gilbert.  She keeps in touch with Liz Lightfoot Wilde, Margaret Swerthamer, Mary Anne Stormfelts Barnum, and Anne Walbran Noonburg.

Nora Walden Engel, Dedham, MA keeps in touch with her old friends, and fondly recalls Governmebt Professor Robert Cushman--”Outstanding!”

Lee Wilson Schmoll, Tampa FL would like to hear from Joan Hockert (Kappa Delta).

Steve Michelman, New York City, recalls with pleasure his four years with the Glee Club (me too, Steve).

Luis Montero-Pinillos, Miami, FL recalls his life at Seal and Serpent, and would like to hear from Werner Hausler, Alfred Loixeaux and Howard Emery.

Bill Hegenberger, of Groton Long Point, CT, writes of “...the girl I met in ’48. My one and only girl friend at Cornell, and I still fondly remember the good times we had together. She is known to me as Dell, to her friends as Liddell Tauscher”.

Evelyn (Kris) Hoffman, who hails from Kansas City, MO remembers “The beauty of the campus and the music (singing groups, the bells, and singing the Evening Song in the dorm.”

Pat Dexter Clark, Concord, MA thinks back to “...old friends, dance bands, glee club, ornithology with Allen and Kellogg”.

Bill Hodges, Lynchburg,VA, is still hearing from his old Cornell friends, and remembers singing and the times at Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.

Barton Hayward, in Sumter, SC recalls “...waiting on tables at the Sigma Chi house, then literally racing to the outskirts of the upper campus for an eight o’clock class ! Whew!!”

Robert Bull, of Temple, ME says” The stimulation of being in Telluride House and the close personal relationships developed with several faculty members.” He still keeps in touch with most of his friends from undergraduate years.

Harriet Scannell Morgan, Adamstown, MD recalls, as the one thing most fondly remembered, simply notes “hearing the chimes”.

David Plant, in New London, NH would like to hear from Walt Harrison, Nels Schaenen and Julie Scott Maser. He recalls “warm friendships and love”.

Aliza Goldberger Shevrin, of Ann Arbor, MI, remembers the beautiful campus, friends, and meeting her husband-to-be, and “...constantly hear from and see Winnie Wallens Siegel wherever and whenever I can”.

Robert Lamb II, Terre Haute IN, recalls (although he doesn’r say whether fondly or not) “...pushing manual lawn mowers for Grounds Dept. for 4 summers...”, and would like to hear from John Lankenau.

Joan Schoof Hoffman, who lives in Bogart, GA. remembers the mile run between 8-9 o’clock classes. She also notes that Gooch (dog) ‘paced me’. She’d like to hear from Barbara Copeland Birkhimer and Deanie (Helen) Hall.

Constance Soelle Geerhart, Montgomery Village, MD thinks back to the beauty of the campus and the surrounding area, and notes that she has kept in touch “quite well”

Helen Icken Safa recalls good friends, and would like to hear from Tomas Blohm in Venezuela.

William Hubbard, Poughkeepsie,NY, remembers evening walks on campus, and would like to hear from Peter Monkmeyer.

Joyce Cima, Lansing NY, retired from a 37 year tenure at the University, and fondly re-members all of Cornell presidents, from Malott to Rawlings. She would like to hear from Kat Woodbury Haskins.

Arline Braverman Broida of Wayne, NJ, has been in touch with many Cornell friends, and thinks back to her (and Irwin’s) engagement party at Statler Hall during graduation week.

Stu Merz, Shaker Heights, OH recalls “...good friends, good teams, good times”.

Douglas MacLean, Austin, TX, would like to hear from Charles Wolf, and remembers Cayuga’s Waiters, the Men’s Glee Club, and Phi Psi.

Fred Leonard, from Merion, PA recalls those “...beautiful fall football weekends”.

Tal Kersh, who lives in Waterville, NH. recalls the “...feeling of already living in the real world, compared with preparing merely to do so”, and would most like to hear from Robert G. Piper.

Daniel Divack, of Great Neck, NY fondly recalls “Youth”, and would like to hear from Alan Sokolski and Mert Berger (‘51).

Paul Davis of Chatham, MA treasures the “...companionship of friends”.

Edwin Biederman, State College, PA thinks back to his 4 years as a manager for the Cornell football teams.

Helen Icken Safa, Gainsville, FL recalls “...intellectual stimulation and good friendships”. and would like to hear from Tomas Blohm in Venezuela.

E. Whitney Mitchell, Nantucket, MA, thinks back to the Bear costume (2 years football), and would like to hear from Peter Mitchell.

George Vlahakis, Nashville, TN, remembers “...the friends I made and the beautiful campus in winter”. He would like to hear from Sahabettin Ali Yalcin (‘51)- “...a boy from Turkey who returned to to his homeland and I haven’t heard from since graduation”.

Jean Thompson Cooper, of Southold, NY recalls Saturday afternoon football games, and notes that she has kept up with most of her friends.

Alan Rose, of Cayce, SC remembers the many friends made in the fraternal area and in playing basketball and football. He’d most like to hear from Fred Eydt and Whit Mitchell, and notes that he expects that he will see them at Reunion.

Mary Alice Newhall Matthews, of Newton Center, Mass. remembers the Octagon Club, Stevenson's European History class and Urie Bronfenbrenner and Alpha Phi.  She says she is already in touch with Deedy Sargent, Gayle Kennedy, Jo Dodds, and Carol Buckley.

Herb McCarter, Jr., of West Palm Beach, Florida, looks back on the academic and sports enviironments and Alpha DeltaPhi associations. He'd like to hear from Tom Foulkes and Jane Vail.

Janet McCulloch Hofman, of Ashford, Conn. remembers all of her friends, and would most like to hear from Carol Brock Bugbee, who “...has dropped out of the loop.  I’d love to know how she is.”

Walt Bortko, Bonita Springs, Florida, recalls meeting his beautiful wife Rosemary, in Oct. ‘51@ Cornell.  

Rik Clark, Osterville, Mass., says “...As a transfer at the beginning of my junior year I was delighted to find that learning was fun and satisfying”. He continues, “The two people associated with Cornell whom I admire and respect the most are Frank and Rosa Rhodes.  Two of the finest human beings I have had the pleasure of knowing.”

Don Collins, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, remembers Art Franz, Don Marshall, and Dick Aitken.

Rabbi Ronald Millstein, Holliswood, NY., recalls “...the incredibly beautiful campus setting, especially on a crisp Autumn day as the leaves were turning gold, orange and crimson”.

Paul Franks,Tulsa, Oklahoma remembers geology field trips, and would like to hear from William Marsh.

Evelyn “Kris” Hoffman Huffman, of Kansas City, MO remembers fantastic parties at all hours of the day and night”.

Kirk Personius, Rochester, NY., thinks back to Nov. ‘48, when, “...in a 4-6” snow, drove a 1924 Dodge sedan loaded with classmates across the Arts Quad about 9:30 PM following Ag Ec class. Barely reached street as campus patrol car rounded corner by Main Libe and Boardman Hall.  Never tried it again!! Don’t recall who was with me.  Car had wooden spoke wheels and clincher tires.  Paid $95. for it at garage behind Dean’s warehouse and storage at foot of State Street Hill.” (ed. note: Kirk-you should have hung onto the car-think what it would be worth today!) Kirk also remembers 150 pound rowing, especially in “Uncle Pete”, a 1925 crew shell. He’d like to hear from Dr. Howard Shute, ’51.

Lewis C. Rubenstein, Schodack Landing, NY., fondly remembers playing French Horn in Cornell Bands and Orchestra, and would like to hear from Danny Devarius and Marshal Berger.

Robert Pinckley, Haddonfield, NJ., remembers “...house parties at Sigma Phi Epsilon with my fiance and the brothers and their dates.  We were so innocent-or were we?” He would like to hear from Robert Stewart Spangler (I think we’ll go to visit them next spring).

Henry Ver Valen, Monkton, MD, thinks back to his membership in Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity, and would like to hear from Bob Lewis.

John Talmage, Riverhead, NY., appreciates the “...student activity benefit to personal growth during those years.  As important to me as the academic excellence at Cornell.”

Judy Calhoun Schurman, New Canaan, CT., writes of her fond memories-”So many things I can’t pick one.  All I remember are sunny days-how’s that for rose colored glasses!” She’d like to hear from any and all-particularly those in the Fairfield County area and Toby Kutz (Isobel).

Bruce Warner, Charlotte, NC, recalls “...football and basketball games-a welcome relief from the rigors of architecture school.  Then the satisfaction of a 90 (bronze medal) on my thesis-a hypothetical student union plan for Ithaca College at their new site.”  He’d like to hear from “...Herman Pease- an electrical  engineer with whom I roomed in 1947 and 1948”.

Dr. D. Anne Bezer Lombardo, St. Mary’s GA, remembers freshman year and would like to hear from Judy Calhoun Schurman.

Lewis B. Ward-Baker, Rochester, NY, recalls “The best of my courses-Drama with Henry Myers, Comparative Anatomy with Perry Gilbert, Milton Konvitz and Glee Club Tours”.  He’d like to hear  from Russ Little.

Elaine Willis Hazard, Bemidji, MN, treasures the “...chimes on a wintry day with snow falling”. She’d like to hear from Lynn Deighton. (ed. note: Though we can’t supply the snow, Elaine, go to: www.chimes.cornell.edu/sounds.html and give a listen).

John Crager, Upper Jay, NY., recalls “All the people in Rice Hall (Poultry Dept.)”, and would like to hear from John Clausen Lankenau, fellow H.S. grad of ‘45.

Thomas W. Weber, Williamsville, NY, remembers, “The day we graduated.  It was the end of five years at “hard labor”.  I think we could have gotten through in less than three years if we had had computers!”  He keeps in touch with most of his old friends.

John and Elizabeth (Hunsberger) Craver, Lancaster PA, fondly recall the Glee Club and would like to hear from Eddie Gilbert.

Suressa Holtzman Forbes, Rochester, NY vividly recalls Autumn on the campus.

Trudy Serby Gildea, Columbus MS, thinks back to “...freshman corridor in Clara Dickson and the girls who lived there, including late night chats after dates had left”. She continues to hear from her roommate from freshman to senior year, Betty Woodward Smith.

Jim Ling, Fort Collins, CO., notes that “We Chem. E’s didn’t have much time for fun as undergraduates.  I do cherish the camaraderie with my classmates who shared a common bond of misery.”

Sharon Follett Petrillose, Elmira, NY, remembers "Thursday night rehearsals at Sage Chapel with director Dr. Grout. When I think of those evenings with choir and Dr. Grout, I SMILE!" She would like to hear from George W. Holbrook, Jr., ("We go back to Sunday School, 1935").

Alfred Pagano, Newark, DE, thinks back to "...getting up early for 8 AM Chemistry Classes in Baker Lab". He'd like to hear from "Henry Angelino-roommate and fraternity brother from APD".

Nancy Barner Reynolds, Madison, WI, remembers "Growing up and leaving home".

Arnold L. Barrow, Morristown, NJ, recalls "...friends, Dramatic Club, Octagon", and says he was just there, and had a mini reunion with Bernie and Jane Schapiro.

Gerald Read, Prattsburgh, NY, looks back on his "...playing lacrosse and soccer for the Big Red", and would like to hear from Hans Peter Schonenberg.

Joan Stamboolian Braner, Tenafly, NJ, treasures "...the people, the courses, the laughter, the idealism", and says she does hear from Bob Waill and Pearl Schwartzburg Hochstadt, and would like to hear from Helen Santilli, Jim Gibbs and his wife, and Watermargin of 1952.

Judith Kredel Brown, Rochester, MI, recalls, "What a beautiful campus! Some great classes in Art History and Prof. Reeve's class in Children's Lit." She wonders "What has become of Virginia White and Eleanor Thim (both HEC'52)"

John Sanford, Pass Christian, MS, looks back on "...the '49 freshman crew", and would like to hear from "...Jim Gibbs, John Ash. and those from the Ithaca High School Class of '48".

John (Jack) T. (and Mary Shear) Brennan, Schenectady, NY, fondly remembers "...good times, good school, good life, and finding my good wife", They would like to hear from William Keeler, DVM '52, and Paul Ledig, '51.

Jane Hillis Thayer, Edgartown, MD, recalls campus life in general and would like to hear from Mary Jane Hutto and Nora Engel.

Bob Silman, Brimfield, IL, fondly remembers "Beer!", and would like to hear from Charlie O' Connor (CE '53),

Stephen Prigozy, Averill Park, NY, remembers, "...the great friends I made", and would most like to hear from Charles Whitney West.

Allison Bliss Graham, Wynnewood, PA, thinks of "...Our days (and nights!) at the Cornell Daily Sun. Glad they finally have new quarters!"

Marshall D. Lindheimer, Chicago, IL, remembers "The beautiful campus (less buildings in '52)", and "trips in the vicinity" He'd most like to hear from "Simcha Duberman, my original roommate (believe he is a DVD now)".

Maneleo J. Carlos, Jr., Pasig City, Philippines, fondly remembers his time at Cornell, because " I met my wife there", and would like to hear from Eugene Wilkerson.

Frederick W. Fuess, Baldwinsville, NY, recalls "...the contest to see who could get up the hill the farthest in third gear of a '30's and '40 auto race".

John Lankenau, of New York City, NY, remembers "The beautiful fall weather, especially on football Saturdays".

Cynthia Baldwin Dutton, York Beach, ME, thinks of "Singing in Sage Chapel Choir, and the performance of Bach's St. Matthew Passion".

Philip F. Gottling, Jr., Cincinnati, OH, also remembers a musical activity, "Playing the Library Tower Chimes, 1949-1952. From this long ago chimes interest, we were stimulated to contribute to the big chimes and Libe Tower restoration 4-=5 years ago".

Elizabeth A. Jacques Browne, recalls that the "Campus, three times the size of my home town, unfolded a whole new world of experiences, persons, learning and discovery I will always cherish. Fondness for the beauty of Cornells's setting and the hills, rolling countryside and the lake has never left me". She would like to hear from Jean Jago Townsend.

Lucy Anne Willis Farmer, Ventura, CA, would most like to hear from Louise Leeds.

M. Carr Ferguson, New York, NY, fondly remembers friendships within the Seal and Serpent Society and the Big Red Band. He hears regularly from his closest friends- Stu Haskins, his four-year roommate, and fraternity brothers, Jerry Judge and Bud Freeman.

Ted Castner, of Pittsford, NY, recalls "...the challenging intellectual atmosphere, the outstanding, distinguished lecturer series, the musical organizations like the Men's Glee Club". (Thanks, Ted, that was me singing baritone!-PH).

Roger Glassey, of Berkeley, CA., fondly remembers Joan Ganders (Glassey), the changes of seasons, the gorges, classes and friends!

Richard Reichart, Princeton, NJ, recalls his Watermargin friendships.

Martin Cohen, Belmont, MA, remembers the Outing Club, and would like to hear from Eleanor (Mickey) Egan (Ch E, '51).

Paul Herman, Portland, OR remembers "borrowing" a lunch tray from the Ivy Room cafeteria in Willard Straight Hall, and sliding down the Library slope on fresh (and usually very wet) snow. (Yes, I did return the tray)

For George Sutton, of Arlington, VA, the fondest memory was meeting his to-be-wife, Evelyn.

Frederick Rubenstein, of New York City, would like to hear from Paul Schlein; his fond memories include late night broadcasts and basketball games on WVBR.

Howard Maisel, also of New York City, notes that his old friend Robert Ceppos called him recently, "just as I was thinking of him", and remembers most fondly, "...cameraderie with my fellow Cornellians".

Catherine McDonald Hegeman, from Mt. Laurel, NJ, writes, "I always loved attending Saturday night dinners at Risley Hall which was glowing in candlelight with its elegant, formal, classical beauty which made it so special".

Dick Aitken, Bethesda, MD, remembers attending summer school via an engineering co-op program, the Cornell sunsets, and fraternity fellowship. He'd like to hear from Norm Cross.

C. V. Noyes, of Harpswell, ME, misses two now dead friends, Gus Pabst and Pete Banks.

Hank Borys, of Mukilteo, WA, would like to hear from Bob Reuben, and recalls the emphasis on education, rather than vocation.

Richard Dye, of Pleasantville, NY, remembers friends, glee club and sports, and notes that he is "...still in touch with those who mean the most to me. Apropos, Anita and I spent a wonderful weekend in Arizona in November with Paul and Polly Prine Herman (both '52, of course)". (We had a great time too, Dick! (PH/PPH)

Clifford Eddy, Webster, NY, misses Stan Piper (deceased), "a promising chemist", and also remembers "...going up a cold, slippery hill to my 8AM German class, five days a week". (I remember that too, Clifford-and I still have the textbook!(PH)).

Joan Cruthers Flood, who hails from Raleigh, NC, recalls the laughs, good meals and the friendship from her 3 years residence at Alpha Phi, and would like to hear from any of her friends.

Carol Singer Greenhaus, Mamaroneck, NY, keeps in touch with Grace Kaplan Galton, and remembers "Being part of a spirited college community in a beautiful setting".

Honey Kuhl Moscowitz, of Merrick, NY, recalls "Singing all the wonderful Cornell songs with a group of friends and also in a large group at Bailey Hall".
She'd like to hear from Ivan Gendrel, Phyllis Berger Corwin, and many more, and she notes also that she speaks to Elaine Rose Ruderman every week.

Elaine Rose Ruderman, who lives in San Diego, CA, maintains contact with Honey Kuhl Moscowitz (see above), Joyce Frankel Tavrow, and Lillian Schneider Gerstman.

Bernie Schapiro, who hails from Flemington, NJ, would like to hear from Dr. Robert Filler, and remembers houseparty weekends.

Richard Smith, Moore, SC, also remembers houseparty weekends, as well as life at Seal and Serpent. He'd like to hear from Luis Montero.

William Schneider, who lives in Middle Island, NY, and who has recently been "supporting half of the doctors in Suffolk County" looks back on the wonderful campus, great professors and fellow students. He would most like to hear from "Tosh" Fuchigama.

Gertrude Strong Neef, Prescott, AZ , notes that she keeps in touch with her college friends. The one thing she remembers most fondly from her time at Cornell was the blind date with Bill (They do work-it was #54 for us this year).

Ina Perlstein Loewenberg, Iowa City, IA, treasures the excitement of learning, with good teachers and like minded students in small classes.

Bob Messner, of Warren, VT, spends his time flying, skiiing, hiking, boating and gardening and remembers "...so many things"