Missing '69s
Note: We use the College's database to reach classmates by email, rather than trying to maintain our own system. The list below is based on the contact list from the College as of February 2022.
For Class administration and business: officers, class dues, constitution, privacy policy.
At the Homecoming Class meeting in April 1999, those present agreed that we should have a Class web site, and use it to share information, improve communication, allow collaboration, build connections, and foster a sense of community among Classmates and their families. Internet technology and culture are always evolving and Class needs change, but we continue believe that online tools can help our Class follow through on its longstanding commitment to connectedness. Our goals with our Class web site are to:
Note: We use the College's database to reach classmates by email, rather than trying to maintain our own system. The list below is based on the contact list from the College as of February 2022.
About the Discussion ListServ:
The Class of '69 created a 'Class Discussion ListServ' in April 1999. The goal was to facilitate connection and communication among members of our Class, and among their families and friends. As of April 2022 we had shared over 30,000 messages!
Appropriate uses of the Class list include:
2015-2016: Outdoor Leadership Experience (OLE) $5,000
2014-2015: WISE@Dartmouth $5,000 grant
2013-2014: Athletes United at Dartmouth (“Athletes United”) $5,000 grant
2012-2013: Dartmouth Undergraduate Veterans Association (DUVA) $7,500 grant
2011-2012: “Philanthropic All-American Rush” (PAAR) $2,500 grant
2010-2011: Project Right Choice (PRC) $10,000 grant
In April of 2009, we learned through a letter to the Dartmouth D, that our Pioneering Nine was not a complete accounting. Dona Heller, who had taken Dartmouth classes while a Hanover High student, returned to campus during a leave from Bryn Mawr. Here is the letter:
"I am writing about the article about the "Pioneering Nine" -- Dartmouth's first coeds ("College welcomes back the 'Pioneering Nine,'" April 2). The nine women were drama students who enrolled for the 1968-1969 year to act in theater productions.