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While  Boston  College  has  altered  its 
academic  requirements  over  the  years, 
it  has  also  held  to  the  idea  that  there 
are  some  things  every  educated  person 
should  know  and  feel 


This  semester,  for  the  first  time 
in  recent  years,  the  University  has 
detected  a  shift  in  student  interest 
away  from  career  considerations  in 
the  selection  of  courses  and  majors. 
English,  as  in  "I'm  an  English  ma- 
jor and  I  don't  know  what  I'm  go- 
ing to  do  when  I  get  out,"  has 
replaced  economics  this  year  as  the 
most  popular  major  on  campus; 
more  SOM  students  are  taking  A&S 
courses;  fewer  A&S  students  are 
registering  for  management  courses; 
interest  in  upper  level  computer 
science  has  fallen  back. 

Whether  this  represents  a  turn 
away  from  the  student  careerism 
much  remarked  upon  in  recent 
years  and  toward  the  liberal  arts 
remains  to  be  seen.  It  would, 
however,  be  fitting  if  such  a  trend 
first  exhibited  itself  at  places  like 
Boston  College,  where  the  commit- 
ment to  liberal  arts  education  has 
withstood  many  a  hard  charge  over 
the  past  123  years  and  where  in- 
novative programs  that  draw  the 
connections  between  fields  of 
knowledge  have  proven  durable  and 
popular. 

Our  story  on  the  modern  BC 
curriculum  begins  on  page  17. 

Readers  may  recall  our  story  one 
year  ago  on  the  "delicate  balance" 
between  athletics  and  academics  and 
the  work  of  the  newly-established 
Office  of  Learning  Resources  for 
Student  Athletes  (LRSA)  in 
monitoring  academic  progress 
by  scholarship  athletes.  Here's 
an  update. 


At  Faculty  Convocation  this  year, 
Academic  Vice  President  Joseph  R. 
Fahey,  SJ,  reported  that  73  percent 
of  all  male  scholarship  athletes 
entering  the  University  in  the  fall  of 
1982  had  graduated  with  their  class 
last  May,  compared  with  an  80  per- 
cent graduation  rate  for  the  entire 
class.  Additionally,  he  said,  the  pro- 
jected five-year  graduation  rate  for 
those  athletes  is  82  percent,  equal  to 
the  five-year  graduation  rate  for  all 
students. 

Fr.  Fahey  credited  the  improve- 
ment in  graduation  rates  to  tutorial 
and  counseling  services  offered  by 
LRSA  and  the  AHANA  program, 
and  to  a  policy  which  requires 
athletes  who  are  not  performing 
satisfactory  academic  work  to  sit  on 
the  bench.  "The  awareness  of  this 
policy,"  he  said,  has  provided  "a 
powerful  incentive  to  do  well 
academically." 


BOSTON 
COLLEGE 

magazine 


hill  I'mi. 


Volume  XLV    Number  4 


Director  of  Communications 
Michael  Franco  '71 

Editor 

Ben  Birnbaum 

Designers 

Susan  Callaghan;  Jana  Spacck 

Design  Assistant 
Susan  Kurilecz 

Photographers 

Lee  Pellegrini;  Gary  Gilbert 

Alumni  editor 

Susan  Donelan  MA '79 

Contributing  writers:  S.  Avery  Brown; 
Patricia  Delaney  '80;  Gail  Jennes; 
Rosanne  Lafiosca  '83;    Douglas 
Whiting  '78; 

Undergraduate  editor 
Mary  Ziniti  '87 

Communications  secretary 
Carol  Krohmer 

Editorial  board:  James  Bowditch,  associate 
professor  of  organizational  studies;  Michael 
Franco;  David  H.  Gill,  SJ,  '56,  director  of  A&S 
honors  program;  John  Mahoney  '50,  MA  '52, 
professor  of  English;  Ben  Birnbaum;  James 
McGahay  '63,  senior  development  officer; 
Brian  McNiff '59;  Margaret  Monahan  '81; 
John  F.  Wissler  '57,  executive  director,  Alumni 
Association. 

Boston  College  Magazine  is  published  quarterly 
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regardless  of  sex,  marital  or  parental  status, 
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handicap.  Equal  educational  opportunity  in- 
dudes  admission,  recruitment,  extracurricular 
activities,  housing,  facilities,  access  to  course  of- 
ferings, counseling  and  testing,  financial 
assistance,  health  and  insurance  services,  and 
athletics. 


The  corporation  next  door 

by  Rosanne  Lafiosca 

American  corporations  have  not  been  known 
for  kind  treatment  of  the  communities  they 
inhabit.  Now  that's  changing.  As  more  and 
more  companies  have  begun  to  recognize  the 
benefits  of  being  good  neighbors,  a  BC  in- 
stitute has  taken  a  leading  position  in  defin- 
ing this  expanding  field. 


14      We  the  people 

by  Thomas  F.  O'Connor 

The  American  Constitution  was  not  written  by  constitutional 
experts.  That's  why  we  can  understand  it  and  that's  why  we  trust 
it,  says  a  BC  History  professor  and  member  of  President  Reagan's 
commission  planning  the  celebration  of  the  Constitution's 
200th  birthday. 


17      Constancy  and  change 

by  Patricia  Delaney 

Greek  and  Latin  requirements  may  be  gone.  Academic  offerings 
may  have  undergone  a  series  of  evolutions  in  response  to  changing 
needs  and  changing  times.  But  123  years  after  it  all  began,  the 
Boston  College  undergraduate  curriculum  still  reflects  the  idea  that 
there  are  some  things  every  educated  person  should  know  and  feel. 


Departments 


2  PERSPECTIVE:  "A  gift  of  words,"  by  Francis  A.  Neelon  '58 

3  LETTERS:  A  student's  response 

4  ON  CAMPUS:  Cory  comes  home/Popular  courses 
26  SPORTS:  Jimmy  O'Brien  greets  a  challenge 

28  ALUMNOTES 

29  CLASSES 


Cover  photo  by  Gary  Gilbert 


A  gift  of  words 

by  Francis  A .  Neelon 

For  one-third  of  the  103-year 
life  of  the  Stylus,  the  student 
literary  magazine,  Francis  Sweeney, 
SJ,  has  been  its  moderator,  a 
literary  gravitational  force  attracting 
and  sometimes  perturbing  those 
undergraduates  who  come  within 
his  orbit.  So  it  was  with  me,  from 
the  time  I  slid  my  first  contribution 
under  the  Stylus  office  door  in  the 
basement  of  Gasson  Hall  until  three 
years  later,  when  I  served  as  editor, 
struggling  with  Fr.  Sweeney's  ad- 
monitions that  certain  submissions 
were  inappropriate  in  "a  family 
magazine." 

Four  times  a  year  we  pasted  up 
the  galleys,  never  including  enough 
"White  space!  White  space!"  to 
satisfy  the  moderator.  Those  were 
very  good  times  in  that  basement 
office  and  I  suspect  that  whatever 
education  I  escaped  Boston  with  can 
be  traced  back  there — to  my 
associates  on  the  Stylus,  our  very 
over-inflated  view  of  our  own 
literary  merit,  and  to  Fr.  Sweeney. 
Mostly  I  remember  now  what  he 
used  to  tell  us  almost  in  passing: 
that  "concrete  Anglon-Saxon 
words"  are  the  stuff  of  poetry  or 
that  the  "editor's  shadow  should  fall 
across  every  page"  of  the  magazine. 
We  argued  and  laughed,  but  always 
the  moderator's  comments  shaped 
our  view  of  what  was  good — for  the 
magazine,  for  ourselves.  It  all  seem- 
ed almost  offhand;  I  did  not  think 
at  the  time  that  what  I  was  getting 
from  Fr.  Sweeney  was  teaching  of 
the  most  incandescent  kind. 

Since  then  I  have  wondered  a  lot 
about  what  it  means  to  be  a 
teacher. 

I  came  to  Duke  University  more 
than  20  years  ago  as  an  intern  in 
the  Department  of  Medicine.  The 
chief  of  the  service  then  was  Eugene 
A.  Stead,  Jr.,  one  of  the  most  in- 
fluential professors  of  medicine  in 
modern  America.  Dr.  Stead  tells  me 
that  he  has  never  "taught"  anyone 
anything,  that  he  merely  happened 
to  be  in  the  vicinity  when  people 
were  learning  things  and  he  got 


credit  for  "teaching."  That  seems 
to  me  to  be  an  extremely  pro- 
babilistic view  of  teaching  and  I 
don't  believe  it.  I  really  don't  think 
that  Stead  believes  it.  But  even  old 
Socrates  said  that  he  was  only  a 
"midwife"  for  other  men's  ideas 
and  himself  barren. 

Despite  Stead  and  Socrates,  I 
have  decided  that  teachers  do  give 
us  something  and  what  they  give  us 
is  words:  words  that  make  up  the 
metaphors  that  let  us  see  the  world 
in  a  new  way;  that  echo  for  us  and 
keep  on  working  long  after  the  ut- 
terance is  done;  words  that  let  us 
make  our  own  metaphors  to  keep 


Francis  Sweeney,  SJ 

the  sequence  going.  I  do  not  know 
what  else  insight  can  be.  Or 
teaching.    \ 

Dr.  Stead  used  to  offer  his  chief 
resident  weekly  psychoanalysis  with 
Dr.  Bingham  Dai.  Dr.  Dai  was  not 
a  physician,  but  a  sociologist  with 
psychoanalytic  training.  I  once  ask- 
ed him  why  he  found  it  profitable  to 
take  as  analytic  cases  all  those 
residents  who,  after  all,  were  not  ill 


(at  least  in  the  usual  sense  of  that 
word).  "You  must  remember,"  Dai 
told  me,  "I  am  not  a  physician.  I 
am  a  teacher."  And  so  words  are 
therapeutic  as  well  as  didactic. 
Socrates  knew  this  too.  He  had  a 
healing  charm  which  he  claimed  to 
have  learned  from  the  physicians  of 
the  Thracian  king,  Zamoxlis.  Osier 
says  the  charms  were  "fair  words 
by  which  temperance  was  implanted 
in  the  soul."  I  believe  that  words 
and  metaphors  forge  the  link  be- 
tween teaching  and  healing;  it  is  no- 
accident  that  physicians  are  called 
"doctor,"  from  the  latin  docere — to 
teach. 

Because  I  am  convinced  of  the 
fundamental  power  of  words,  I 
donated  a  copy  of  Fr.  Sweeney's 
book,  It  Will  Take  a  Lifetime,  to 
the  general  reading  collection  of  the 
Duke  medical  library.  It  is  a  fine 
book  and  full  of  good  words — for 
medical  students  and  everyone  else. 
Not  long  ago  one  of  the  pediatric 
residents  that  I  know  slightly 
stopped  me  in  the  corridor: 

"Did  you  put  that  book  in  the 
library?" 

"Book?" 

"The  one  with  the  story  about 
the  derelict  young  man  and  the 
priest.  In  Boston." 

"Oh,  Fr.  Sweeney's  book.  Yes,  I 
did." 

"I've  been  on  call  in  the 
Emergency  Room  and  things  have 
been  slow  and  so  I've  been  reading. 
I  really  enjoyed  it.  Thank  you  for 
putting  it  there." 

I  believe  that  this  is  what  teaching 
is  about  and  why  Fr.  Sweeney  has 
been  such  a  remarkable  influence 
on  the  Stylus  and  its  writers.  His 
words  are  with  me  still.  As  I  write 
this,  the  winter  sun  is  setting.  The 
water  oaks  at  last  are  bare,  sur- 
rounded by  unraked  leaves.  Outside 
my  window  I  can  see  the  sunlight 
through  the  trees.  It  casts  a  shadow 
on  every  leaf. 

Francis  A .  Neelon,  M.  D. ,   '58,  is 
associate  professor  of  medicine  at  Duke 
University  School  of  Medicine.  ■ 


Dear  Senator 

To  the  Editor: 

The  article,  "Organized  Interests 
and  the  American  Way"  [Summer 
1986],  portrayed  in  a  relatively  suc- 
cinct but  comprehensive  manner  the 
workings  oflobbyists.  I'd  like  to 
send  my  congressman  and  senators 
a  reprint  of  it. 

I'm  sure  they're  well  aware  of  the 
pressures,  but  the  way  the  article 
covers  the  high-pressure  highly- 
financed  groups  as  compared  to 
other  less  influential  but,  as  impor- 
tant, groups  is  particularly 
enlightening. 

Paul  A.  Lauzon  '51 

Pittsfield,  Massachusetts 

The  real  BC 

To  the  Editor: 

After  reading  Hugh  Maguire's 
letter  to  the  editor  [Summer  1986] 
regarding  "Boston  College  in  the 
21st  Century,"  I  felt  I  had  to  write 
and  offer  my  opinion  as  a  current 
student  at  BC.  I  heartily  disagree 
with  Mr.  Maguire's  views. 

First,  he  stated  that  Boston  Col- 
lege has  taken  "the  wrong  direc- 
tion...since  the  early  1970s,"  and 
that  "many  in  authority  at  BC  were 
and  are  ashamed  of  being  associated 
with  a  Catholic  college."  These  are 
ridiculous  charges  that  Mr.  Maguire 
backs  up  with  no  evidence.  I  have 
had  many  professors  and  advisors 
who  have  been  Jesuits,  as  well  as 
those  who  were  not.  All  were  equal- 
ly positive  and  helpful  in  instilling 
in  us,  the  students,  our  Catholic 
identity.  Mr.  Maguire  might  be 
surprised  to  learn  of  the  high 
percentage  of  students  who  attend 
services.  More  importantly,  there 
are  special  feelings  of  respect  and 
affection  between  the  Jesuits  and 
students  that  exist  not  only  at  Mass, 
but  all  the  time. 

Secondly,  Mr.  Maguire  states 
that  there  is  a  "lack  of  real  spirit  at 
BC."  Let  me  assure  Mr.  Maguire 
that  this  is  not  so.  One  of  the 
reasons  that  students  love  BC  so 
much  is  because  of  the  spirit  and 


community  that  exist  there.  It  is 
also  one  of  the  main  reasons  I  chose 
to  attend  BC.  When  I  asked 
students  and  alumni  about  the 
school,  they  responded  (and  still  do) 
with  such  fervor  that  I  wanted  to 
become  a  part  of  it  all  and  now  feel 
lucky  to  attend  such  a  spirited 
school. 

Mr.  Maguire  also  complained 
about  BC's  recent  growth.  Yes,  BC 
is  growing  larger — not  only 
physically,  but  academically  and 
spiritually  too.  These  changes  can 
only  be  beneficial  to  present  and 
future  students,  as  BC  chooses  not 
to  dwell  in  the  past,  but  strides  con- 
fidently toward  the  future. 

I'd  like  to  ask  Mr.  Maguire  why 
he  would  suggest  that  BC  would  be 
better  off  losing  students,  en- 
dowments, money  and  prestige. 
And  surely  he  can  appreciate  the 
fact  that  the  financial  gains  from 
our  athletic  programs  enable  BC  to 
improve  in  many  ways  that  enrich 
student  life. 

As  for  students — "yuppies"  as 
Mr.  Maguire  states — who  are  sear- 
ching for  high  paying  jobs,  I  should 
think  that  he  would  be  proud  of  our 
obvious  ambition  to  become  suc- 
cessful representatives  of  BC  as 
graduates  and  alumni. 

To  conclude,  I  would  like  to  sug- 
gest that  Mr.  Maguire  take  another 
look  at  his  alma  mater.  As  I  ex- 
citedly approach  my  junior  year,  it 
appears  to  me  that  BC  has  retained 
all  of  its  many  respected  traditions, 
while  expanding  every  day  in  spirit 
and  spirituality. 

Mary  Elizabeth  Boyle  '88 

Winchester,  Massachusetts 

Perspective  questioned 

To  the  Editor: 

The  recent  article  ["N.I.C.U.," 
Spring  1986]  on  the  neonatal  inten- 
sive care  unit,  focusing  on  a  book 
by  two  BC  sociologists,  presents  a 
misleading  and  uninformed  perspec- 
tive on  this  subject.  The  pessimistic, 
negative  assessment  of  neonate 
treatment  outcomes  by  these 


sociologists  is  contradicted  by 
widely-cited,  easily  available  studies 
which  demonstrate  increased  success 
in  dealing  with  the  myriad  of  pro- 
blems faced  by  premature,  very  low 
birth-weight  infants.  While  the 
course  of  treatment  is  rigorous,  ex- 
pensive and  stress-inducing  for  pa- 
tients, parents  and  providers,  the 
growing  number  of  children  who 
make  it  are  not  "experiments,"  nor 
are  they  condemned  to  live  out  their 
lives  as  burdens  to  their  families. 

The  medical  treatment  described 
in  the  article  does  raise  serious 
ethical  questions  about  the  right  to 
life  and  the  quality  of  life.  It  is  ap- 
parent, however,  that  [Profs. 
Jeanne]  Guillemin  and  [Lynda] 
Holmstrom  have  resolved  these 
issues  for  themselves.  Also  evident 
is  how  their  conclusions  have  struc- 
tured their  analysis  of  life  in  the 
NICU.  For  example,  the  neonatal 
ICU  is  described  as  an  "instant 
solution"  whose  patients  were  in- 
vented to  serve  some  "technological 
imperative."  In  fact,  these  children 
were  born  in  tragic  and  difficult  cir- 
cumstances which  skilled,  dedicated 
people  are  working  to  change. 

Edward  W.  Crowe  '72 

Chapel  Hill,  North  Carolina 

Remembering  a  friend 

To  the  Editor: 

I  have  just  received  the  Spring 
1986  edition  which  lists  under 
"Deaths"  the  name  of  my  good 
friend  Honorable  Cornelius  J. 
Moynihan  '26. 

As  I  become  older  I  also  tend  to 
become  more  lonesome  due  to  the 
number  of  friends  who  have  died, 
and  this  is  particularly  true  of  Judge 
Moynihan,  who  was  a  very  close 
friend.  I  am  greatly  distressed  and 
saddened  by  his  passing  and  hope 
that  he  will  have  suitable  recogni- 
tion in  some  form  by  the  College 
because  of  the  outstanding  contribu- 
tions that  he  has  made,  both  to  the 
College  and  to  the  community. 

J.  Hart  Clinton  '26 

San  Mateo,  California  ■ 


Cory  comes  home 

From  these  streets  and  this 
neighborhood,  her  husband  left  to 
meet  his  death  on  the  tarmac  at 
Manila  Airport.  From  here  in 
Chestnut  Hill,  she  left  to  help 
restore  democracy  to  her  country 
and  to  rule  as  few  had  expected,  or 
dared  hope,  she  could. 

"This  is  the  visit  that  means  most 
to  her,"  said  Steve  Agular,  presi- 
dent of  the  Benigno  S.  Aquino 
Memorial  Foundation,  as  he  stood 
in  the  rain  outside  St.  Ignatius 
Church  where  a  Mass  had  just  been 
celebrated  in  honor  of  Corazon 
Aquino,  president  of  the  Republic 
of  the  Phillipines. 

For  Aquino,  at  the  tail  end  of  a 
whirlwind  tour  of  the  United  States 
that  saw  her  address  a  joint  session 
of  Congress  and  the  UN  General 
Assembly,  the  Sept.  21  visit  to  St. 
Ignatius  was  a  return  to  a  "second 
home,"  the  neighborhood  where  she 
and  her  husband  had  spent  three 
years  of  exile  from  Marcos'  Philip- 
pines. At  St.  Ignatius,  where  she 
had  once  been  a  parishioner,  she 
was  received  by  Boston's  cardinal 
and  accepted  BC's  Ignatius  Medal, 
the  University's  highest  honor. 

Addressing  Aquino  before  some 
1,000  people  in  the  packed  church, 
BC  President  J.  Donald  Monan, 
SJ,  said,  "Gathered  in  this 
assembly  are  former  neighbors  and 
friends  who  have  shared  with  you 
the  tragedy  and  the  triumph,  as  you 
stood  at  the  center  of  some  of  the 
darkest  and  some  of  the  happiest 
hours  of  your  nation's  history. 

"You  return  to  us  as  you  lived 
among  us,  not  with  the  power  of  ar- 
mies or  menacing  threats  of  force, 
but  with  the  irresistible  attraction  of 
your  faith,  your  hope,  your  love, 
and  the  compelling  trust  of  your 
Philippine  people." 

The  Philippine  president  respond- 
ed, "I  am  glad  to  be  here  again 
among  familiar  faces:  in  this  church 
that  offered  a  place  of  solace  and 
meditation;  in  this  city  that  provid- 
ed the  last  home  Ninoy,  the 
children  and  I  would  ever  share." 


President  Monan  presents  BC's  Ignatius  Medal  to  Philippines  President  Corazon  Aquino  in  St. 
Ignatius  Church. 


The  presidential  party  visited  the 
former  Aquino  home,  on  Common- 
wealth Avenue  across  from  the  BC 
campus,  prior  to  its  arrival  at  St. 
Ignatius  for  the  Mass  celebrated  by 
Cardinal  Bernard  Law  and  con- 
celebrated  by  Fr.  Monan  and  Fran- 
cis C.  Mackin,  SJ,  pastor  of  St. 
Ignatius  and  a  BC  trustee. 

Inside  the  church,  where  the 
mood  was  in  keeping  with 
Aquino's  persona — simple, 
dignified,  celebratory — the  altar  was 
decorated  with  yellow  mums  and 
palms;  yellow  carnations,  ribbons 
and  bows  were  splashed  throughout 
the  congregation.  Guests  included  a 
large  delegation  from  Boston's 
Filipino  community,  representatives 
of  all  segments  of  the  BC  communi- 
ty, and  state  and  local  dignitaries. 

Prior  to  the  presentation  of  the 
Ignatius  Medal,  Fr.  Monan  told  the 
congregation,  "Boston  College's 
Ignatius  Medal  recognizes  those 
rare  persons  who  exemplify  distinc- 
tive ideals  that  Jesuit  education 


traces  to  the  personal  legacy  of  Ig- 
natius Loyola:  the  ambition  to  ad- 
vance the  glory  of  God  by  directing 
the  full  spectrum  of  human  talent 
and  cultural  accomplishment  to  the 
service  of  others. 

"Seven  months  ago,  Boston  Col- 
lege stood  with  an  expectant  and 
hopeful  world,  as  the  gentle  elo- 
quence of  this  woman's  courage  and 
Christian  love  for  her  people 
rescued  peace  from  certain  war;  set 
free  in  her  land  the  capacity  to  hope 
once  more. 

"It  is  a  singular  privilege  to  pay 
the  University's  highest  token  of 
respect  to  one  who  has  already 
merited  our  love  as  neighbor  and 
friend,  our  admiration  as  the  living 
symbol  to  her  people  of  freedom 
under  God." 

Recalling  that  Aquino 
returned  to  her  homeland,  following 
the  Aug.  21,  1983  assassination  of 
her  husband,  to  lead  a  successful 
and  peaceful  revolution  against  the 


Marcos  dictatorship,  Board  of 
Trustees  Chairman  and  U.S. 
District  Court  Judge  David  Nelson 
'57,  JD'60,  read  from  the  citation 
that  accompanied  the  Ignatius 
Medal: 

"In  the  days  when  the  Judges 
ruled  Israel,  Ruth  invoked  the  pro- 
tection of  God,  turned  her  back  on 
the  promise  of  security,  and  tra- 
velled into  Judah  to  share  the  for- 
tunes of  her  husband's  people.  To 
save  the  Children  of  the  Covenant, 
Esther  dared  confront  a  mighty  king 
who  reigned  from  India  to  Ethiopia. 
With  a  prayer  that  the  Lord  direct 
her  in  the  raising  up  of  her  people, 
Judith  put  off  her  widow's  mourn- 
ing and  delivered  a  nation  from 
destruction.  Boston  College  delights 
in  honoring  a  distinguished  head  of 
state  who,  like  these  heroines  of  an- 
cient days,  has  taught  us  anew  the 
power  of  faith,  the  courage  born  of 
deep  love.  Joyfully  we  greet  our 
beloved  former  neighbor  with 
Uzziah's  tribute  to  Judith: 

"Your  deed  of  hope  will  never  be 
forgotten  by  those  who  tell  of  the 
might  of  God.  May  God  grant  this 
as  an  everlasting  honor  to  you,  and 
may  He  visit  you  with  blessings, 
because  you  did  not  spare  your  own 
life  when  your  people  were  being 
oppressed." 

Aquino  responded  with  brief 
remarks  balanced  with  emotion, 
humor  and  reflection.  Turning 
to  Fr.  Monan  and  noting  that  later 
in  the  day  she  would  receive  an 
honorary  degree  from  Jesuit 
Fordham  University,  she  said  with 
her  trademark  smile,  "Some  of  my 
critics  have  said  I  am  too  much 
under  the  influence  of  the  Jesuit 
mafia.  I  guess  they'll  just  have  to 
accept  me." 

The  majority  of  her  talk,  though, 
focused  on  her  late  husband;  appro- 
priately enough,  her  remarks  were 
delivered  during  the  week  marking 
the  14th  anniversary  of  the  imposi- 
tion of  martial  law  in  the  Philip- 
pines and  the  arrest  of  then-Senator 
Benigno  Aquino. 

Aquino  told  the  congregation, 
"If  I  had  plotted  the  scenario 


of. ..events,  I  would  not  be  at  the 
center,  but  Ninoy.  I  would  have 
given  to  Ninoy  the  role  of  populist 
leader  and  revolutionary.  After  all, 
he  was  the  star  of  the  family." 

She  noted  that  her  husband  had 
been  the  Philippines'  youngest 
mayor,  governor  and  senator,  and 
"was  the  chief  challenger  to  Mar- 
cos' ambition.  He  seemed  the  logi- 
cal choice  for  next  president.  He 
became,  at  any  rate,  Marcos' 
logical  choice  to  be  the  first  in  jail." 

The  president  said  her  faith  has 
carried  her  through  the  troubled 
times.  "Faith  tells  us  that  men  of 
faith  are  meant  for  greater  ends  and 
richer  rewards  than  we  can 
imagine,"  she  said.  "Thanks  to  my 
faith,  I  can  see  that  Ninoy 's  life  had 
run  its  full  course.  He  left  us  exact- 
ly at  the  appointed  time,  in  the 
fullness  of  his  development,  a  wor- 
thy sacrifice  to  a  noble  cause:  the 
rebirth  of  democracy  whose  time 
had  come." 

Aquino  called  her  husband's 
death  "a  sacrifice.    He  came  from 
our  people,  and  thus  atoned  for  our 
apathy.  He  came  from  the  discred- 
ited world  of  democratic  politics,  so 
no  one  else  or  less  could  redeem  it 
in  the  eyes  of  our  people.  We  had 
failed  so  miserably  to  protect  our 
cherished  freedoms  that  only  the 
best  of  us  could  make  up  for  our 
neglect  and  failure.  I  would  like  to 
believe  that  his  martyrdom  is  an 
assurance  of  the  abundance  and 
prosperity  that  might  someday  be 
restored  to  our  land." 

She  concluded  by  remarking  on 
the  support  of  friends  in  Boston  as 
influential  in  her  husband's  commit- 
ment "to  work  out  and  refine  his 
vision  of  non-violent  change  in  the 
Philippines.  In  his  behalf,  I  thank 
you  for... helping  to  fill  his  cup  of 
joy  before  he  went  home  to  drain  it 
in  sacrifice,  and  for  extending  to  me 
the  same  familiar  warmth  and 
acceptance." 

A  thunderous  standing  ovation 
from  an  inspired  congregation 
accompanied  Aquino's  departure 
from  St.  Ignatius  Church.  Noted 
someone  who  was  in  attendance, 


"If  she  had  asked  us  all  to  follow 
her  on  a  march  down  Common- 
wealth Avenue  in  the  rain,  I  believe 
we  would  have  done  it." 

Agular  stood  alone  outside  the 
church  some  30  minutes  later. 
"Mrs.  Aquino  does  not  often  show 
great  emotion,  but  today,  she  was 
moved,"  he  said  quietly.  "She  will 
remember  this." 

Doug  Whiting 

Read  any  good  books? 
Dean  Neenan  has  a 
few  suggestions 

Dean  of  the  College  of  Arts  and 
Sciences  William  Neenan,  SJ,  ad- 
mits he  has  long  been  enamored  of 
lists.  "Years  ago,  back  in  Sioux 
City,"  he  says,  "I  was  known  as 
something  of  a  child  prodigy  when 
it  came  to  lists.  I  was  ready  at  the 
drop  of  a  hat  to  introduce  people  to 
the  principal  exports  of  Ceylon — 
tea,  rice  and  citronella — or  the  Big 
Five  Rivers  of  Iowa — Big  Sioux, 
Cedar,  Des  Moines,  Iowa  and  the 
Racoon."  So  when  it  comes  time  to 
greet  the  entering  A&S  freshmen 
each  year,  Fr.  Neenan  plays  to  his 
strong  hand.  He  presents  them  with 
a  list,  "The  Dean's  List,"  natural- 
ly- 

The  list,  of  which  the  fifth  annual 
version  was  recently  distributed  to 
freshmen,  is  Fr.  Neenan's  answer  to 
the  question,  What  good  books  have 
you  read  lately?  While  he  jokes  that 
some  faculty  have  thanked  him  for 
making  public  annually  a  list  of  all 
27  books  he's  ever  read,  there  is  a 
serious  theme  behind  it  all. 

"During  college  years."  he  said, 
"students  have  opportunities  for 
leisure  such  as  they  likely  will  never 
have  again.  It  would  be  nice  if  they 
could  develop  the  habit  of  spending 
some  of  that  time  reading  good 
books." 

The  list,  said  Fr.  Neenan,  "does 
not  purport  to  represent  my  can- 
didates for  the  'Great  Books' 
category.  These  are  simply  books  I 
have  read  over  the  course  of  many 
years  and  diev,  for  various  reasons. 


Dean  Neenan — everything  but  the  classics 

remain  memorable." 

Writing  several  years  ago  in 
Biweekly,  the  internal  University 
newspaper,  he  described  his  en- 
counters with  several  of  his  chosen 
titles,  including  Sigrid  Undset's 
Kristin  Lavransdatter ,  an  epic  of  the 
Scandinavian  Middle  Ages  before  it 
was  swept  away  by  the  Black  Death. 

"I  read  Kristin  years  ago  as  a 
young  Jesuit  at  Loyola  Villa,  a 
watering  spot  on  a  beautiful  chain 
of  lakes  near  Waupaca,  Wisconsin. 
Five  years  a  Jesuit,  it  was  my  first 
excursion  out  from  the  novitiate,  an 
1,800-acre  'priest  farm'  at  Floris- 
sant, Missouri.  I  spent  six  weeks 
there  enrolled  in  two  intensely  non- 
strenuous  summer  courses,  boating 
on  the  lakes,  snapping  up  hot 
grounders  at  third  base  during 
evening  softball  games — and 
reading  Kristin  Lavransdatter. 
Periodically,  I  would  be  summoned 
back  from  reveries  about  Norwegian 
fjords  to  the  softer  beauty  of  the 
Wisconsin  lake  country  by  the 
booming  voice  of  the  guide  from  the 
tourist  launch  passing  our  property, 
'...Loyola  Villa  on  the  hill.  In  1889 
St.  Ignatius  Loyola  led  a  band  of 
Jesuits  to  this  spot  from  St.  Louis 
University  and  established  this  villa 
in  the  pines.'  Passing  down  the  lake 
the  voice  trailed  off  ' . .  .This  Jesuit 
residence  has  the  largest  Common 
Room  in  the  whole  state  of 
Wisconsin.'" 

In  a  more  serious  tone,  Fr. 
Neenan  described  the  Undset  novel 


as  a  work  "which  captures  a  texture 
of  a  human  existence  quite  different 
from  ours.  The  'sacred  canopy' 
over  that  society  has  long  since  been 
replaced  by  the  'secular  canopy' 
that  envelops  us.  Immersion  in 
Undset's  epic  frees  the  imagination 
to  realize  that  what  exists  need  not 
necessarily  exist — whether  it  is  the 
sacred  or  the  secular  canopy." 

As  he  has  in  the  past,  Fr.  Neenan 
added  several  new  titles  to  this 
year's  list,  removing  an  equal 
number  to  keep  the  total  at 
27 — "the  mystical  number  three 
cubed,"  he  said. 

Among  the  new  titles  is  Annie 
Dillard's  Pilgrim  at  Tinker  Creek.  Fr. 
Neenan  said  he  was  prompted  to 
read  Dillard's  book  by  her  receipt  of 
an  honorary  degree  from  BC  in 
May.  He  termed  the  book  "a  mov- 
ing commentary  on  the  various 
moods  found  in  nature  from  harsh- 
ness to  a  call  to  exuberant  and  ex- 
travagant life.  I  am  confident  other 
city-bred  folks  will  also  find  this 
book  both  informative  and  ex- 
hilarating." 

The  second  addition,  Lake 
Wobegon  Days,  by  Garrison  Keillor, 
is  "also  a  celebration  of  simple 
values,  but  of  a  life  which  is 
nonetheless  replete  with  surprises," 
Fr.  Neenan  said.  "It  should  be  a 
delight  for  all  who  never  visited  a 
Chatterbox  Cafe  and  a  Side  Track 
Tap  and  who  tend  to  confuse  Min- 
nesota with  a  soft  drink." 

The  third  new  selection,  Common 
Ground,  by  1986  Pulitzer  Prize  win- 
ner J.  Anthony  Lucas,  is  a  detailed 
account  of  Boston  political  and 
social  life  in  the  1970's  which 
polarized  around  racial  issues,  but 
which  had  developed  out  of  the  long 
and  varied  histories  of  Boston's 
diverse  ethnic  groups.  "It  is  also  a 
story  concerned  with  simple  values 
and  the  struggle  of  ordinary  people 
to  make  sense  out  of  their  lives, 
specifically  three  families,  one 
Yankee,  one  black,  and  one  Irish- 
American,  who  were  buffeted  by 
powerful  forces  symbolized  by 
justice,  loyalty,  and  turf,"  said  Fr. 
Neenan,  noting  that  however 


diverse  in  subject  matter,  "all  three 
books  have  the  common  characteris- 
tic of  dealing  with  basic  human 
drives  and  profound  human  aspira- 
tions." 

Below  is  the  "Dean's  List"  for 
1986-87  in  alphabetical  order  accor- 
ding to  authors: 

A  Death  in  the  Family,  James  Agee; 
Lucky  Jim,  Kingsley  Amis;  Habits  of 
the  Heart,  Robert  N.  Bellah  and  Col- 
leagues; Diary  of  a  Country  Priest, 
George  Bernanos;  A  Man  for  all 
Seasons,  Robert  Bolt;  The  Fall, 
Albert  Camus;  Pilgrim  at  Tinker 
Creek,  Annie  Dillard;  The  Invisible 
Man,  Ralph  Ellison;  Silence,  Shusaku 
Endo;  The  Great  Gatsby,  Scott  Fitz- 
gerald; The  Year  of  the  French, 
Thomas  Flanagan;  Lord  of  the  Flies, 
William  Golding;  Final  Payments, 
Mary  Gordon;  The  Power  and  the 
Glory,  Graham  Greene;  The  Other 
America,  Michael  Harrington;  Por- 
trait of  the  Artist  as  a  Young  Man, 
James  Joyce;  Face  of  Battle,  John 
Keegan;  Lake  Wobegon  Days,  Gar- 
rison Keillor;  Ironweed,  William 
Kennedy;  The  Leopard,  Guiseppe 
Lampedusa;  Common  Ground,  J.  An- 
thony Lucas;  Bread  and  Wine,  Ig- 
nazio  Silone;  The  First  Circle, 
Aleksandr  Solzhenitsyn;  Kristin 
Lavransdatter,  Sigrid  Undset;  All  the 
King's  Men,  Robert  Penn  Warren; 
The  Great  Hunger,  Cecil  Woodham- 
Smith;  Mrs.  Dallaway,  Virginia 
Woolf. 

Absent  from  the  list,  Fr.  Neenan 
notes,  "are  the  classics  in  all 
languages — Dante,  Shakespeare, 
Homer — not  because  I  think  less  of 
these,  but  because  they  are  already 
on  Mortimer  Adler's  list,  which  is 
copyrighted." 

Ben  Birnbaum 

Love,  death,  oceanography 
(no  kidding)  make  list 
of  most  popular  courses 

Courses  on  death,  crime,  Viet- 
nam, human  intimacy,  and  ocean- 
ography are  among  the  most 
popular  undergraduate  electives  this 
semester  at  Boston  College,  accor- 


ding  to  a  listing  compiled  by  the  Of- 
fice of  the  University  Registrar. 

Registrar  Louise  Lonabocker  said 
the  10  courses  on  the  list  had  been 
selected  from  a  range  of  academic 
areas  and  were  not  necessarily 
classes  that  had  the  largest 
enrollments — a  factor  dictated  by 
classroom  size — but  are  among  the 
most  sought  after.  (The  largest 
possible  enrollment  is  300,  a 
number  achieved  this  semester  by 
two  courses,  "Survey  of  Biology," 
taught  by  Professor  Robert  Wolff, 
and  "Principles  of  Economics," 
taught  by  Professor  Richard 
Tresch.) 

"Some  of  these  courses  may  be 
relatively  small,  but  they're 
popular,"  said  Lonabocker.  '"After 
Death  and  Dying,'  which  was  closed 
at  75  students,  could  have  had  200 
to  300  students  in  it  if  we  satisfied 
the  demand."  She  added  that  the 
courses  on  the  list  were  as  challeng- 
ing as  they  were  popular.  "These 
are  not  guts.  That's  another  list," 
she  laughed. 

The  list  of  10  courses  and  their 
instructors  is  as  follows:  "After 
Death  and  Dying,"  Assoc.  Prof. 
Peter  Kreeft  (Philosophy);  "Idea  of 
Insanity,"  Prof.  William  Ryan 
(Psychology);  "American  Popular 
Culture,"  Ph.D.  Teaching  Fellow 
Dan  Woods  (Sociology);  "Crime  in 
Literature,"  Profs.  Benedict  Alper 
(Sociology)  and  John  McAleer 
(English);  "Crime  in  America," 
Alper;  "Oceanography,"  Assoc. 
Prof.  Benno  Brenninkmeyer 
(Geology  and  Geophysics);  "War  in 
Vietnam,"  Assoc.  Prof.  Carol 
Petillo  (History);  "Perspectives  on 
American  Democracy,"  Assoc. 
Prof.  David  Manwaring  (Political 
Science);  "Love,  Intimacy,  Human 
Sexuality,"  Assoc.  Prof.  Jeanne 
Guillemin  (Sociology);  and  "In- 
troduction to  Art  History,"  Assoc. 
Profs.  Pamela  Berger  and  Kenneth 
Craig  (Fine  Arts). 

Lonabocker  said  that  these  par- 
ticular courses  benefitted  from  a 
combination  of  a  strong  instructor 
and  subject  matter  that  was  of  in- 


terest to  students.  The  enrollments 
in  these  courses  range  from  66  to 
176,  with  an  average  of  some  120 
students  per  course. 

Petillo,  who  had  153  students 
register  for  her  Vietnam  course,  at- 
tributed some  of  its  popularity  to 
the  contemporary  nature  of  the  sub- 
ject. Students  seem  to  enjoy  learn- 
ing about  recent  history,  she  said; 
however,  she  added,  "Until  about 
four  or  five  years  ago,  nobody 
would  come  to  a  class  on  the  Viet- 
nam War."  The  tenth  anniversary 
of  the  war's  conclusion,  com- 
memorated last  year,  is  responsible 
for  some  of  the  interest,  Petillo 
suspects,  as  is  the  comparison  being 
drawn  today  in  some  quarters  bet- 
ween American  involvement  in 
Vietnam  and  Central  America. 
"People  who  don't  understand  what 
happened  in  Vietnam  want  to  know 
what  the  comparison's  about,"  said 
Petillo. 

Brenninkmeyer,  who  has  been 
teaching  oceanography  since  1972, 
said  the  course  had  been  growing  in 
popularity  over  recent  years.  "The 
ocean  is  interesting  in  and  of 
itself,"  he  said.  "So  little  is  known 
about  it." 

Brenninkmeyer,  whose  course 
had  176  registrants,  said  he  con- 
sidered it  "a  fantastic  challenge  to 
teach  science  and  nature  so  that 
economics  and  English  majors  can 
relate  to  it.  Science  should  be  fun." 
He  added  that  he  suspected  some  of 
his  course's  popularity  could  be  at- 
tributed to  student  belief  that 
oceanography  "is  the  least  of  evils 
among  the  science  requirements." 

"I  think  students  enjoy  the  course 
because  they  understand  it  deals 
with  life-long  problems,"  said 
Guillemin  of  "Love,  Intimacy  and 
Human  Sexuality,"  which  enrolled 
117  students.  "They  have  a  sense  of 
the  problems  when  they're 
adolescents,  but  by  the  time  they 
get  to  BC  they  understand  the 
issues  are  life-long." 

Guillemin  said  she  teaches  the 
course  because  of  her  deep  interest 
in  its  subject  matter.  An  added  at- 


traction is  the  course's  inter- 
disciplinary focus,  relying  upon 
understandings  of  "literature, 
history,  anthropology  and 
philosophy." 

She  added,  "The  students  are 
very  enthusiastic.  We  must  be  doing 
something  right." 

Manwaring,  whose  course  ex- 
amining the  allocation  of  power  and 
influence  in  the  American  political 
system  drew  113  students,  said  that 
while  he  knew  the  course  was  "pull- 
ing well"  this  year,  he  "had  no 
idea"  it  was  among  the  more 
popular  elective  offerings.  "I 
suspected  the  opposite,"  he  said. 

Manwaring  has  been  teaching  the 
course  for  a  decade  and  said  he  sup- 
posed it  was  "relatively  interesting 
and  topical  in  subject  matter.  On 
better  days  I  like  to  think  I'm 
animated."  He  added.  "I'm 
delighted,  but  bewildered." 

"Everyone's  affected  by  crime," 
said  Alper,  who  teaches  two  courses 
on  the  list,  both  related  to  that  sub- 
ject. "One  out  of  four  American 
households  was  touched  by  crime 
last  year.  And  where  would 
Shakespeare  be  without  murder?" 

Alper  said  he  had  "a  simple 
theory  about  teaching:  you  have  to 
be  interested  in  the  subject  and  in 
the  students.  Of  all  the  teachers  I 
had  as  an  undergraduate,  I  remem- 
ber only  three.  I  swore  that  if  I  ever 
got  to  teach  I  was  going  to  make  it 
interesting." 

Lonabocker  said  that  this  year's 
registration  indicates,  for  the  first 
time  in  years,  a  shift  in  student  in- 
terest from  management  to  liberal 
arts.  "Arts  and  Sciences  students 
were  once  really  concerned  with  tak- 
ing some  management.  Now  the 
number  taking  management  courses 
is  decreasing  and  SOM  students  are 
taking  fewer  courses  in  their  school 
and  more  in  A&S." 

This  year's  figures  also  indicate  a 
drop  in  interest  in  upper  level  com- 
puter science  courses,  she  said, 
though  there  is  still  great  demand 
for  introductory  computer  science. 

Ben  Birnbaum 


Tumult,  comradeship,  perplexed  parents — all  were  in  evidence  as  academic  year  1986-87  swung  into 
gear.  Clockwise  from  above:  Brian  Cashman  '89,  balances  some  weighty  subject  matter  while  waiting  on 
line  at  the  bookstore.  Jeanne  Suave  wonders  what  daughter  Michelle  '89,  could  possibly  have  left  at  home. 
Juniors  Kathy  Franco  and  Sue  Catalini  use  a  short  cut  for  getting  belongings  into  Walsh  Hall.  Seekers  of 
last  minute  schedule  adjustments  jam  Gasson  100.  What 's  open?  is  the  question,  as  students  scan  sheets 
of  computerized  course  listings.  Unawed  by  it  all,  as  befits  his  senior  status.  Steven  Knight,  does  a  little 
quiet  reading. 


Another  choice  class: 
freshman  SAT  scores 
are  up  once  again 

For  the  fourth  year  running,  a 
Boston  College  freshman  class  has 
shown  an  increase  in  academic 
potential  as  measured  by  College 
Board  scores,  according  to  Office  of 
Undergraduate  Admissions 
statistics. 

The  mean  combined  verbal  and 
math  SAT  scores  of  the  Class  of 
1990,  selected  from  14,986  ap- 
plicants, the  second  largest  applicant 
pool  in  BC  history,  was  1,104, 
representing  a  six-point  rise  over 
last  year's  scores,  and  approximate- 
ly a  52  point  composite  rise  over 
four  years. 

Additionally,  six  percent  of  the 
enrolled  freshmen  ranked  in  the  top 
one  percent  of  their  high  school 
classes,  28  percent  in  the  top  five 
percent  and  48  percent  in  the  top  10 
percent.  As  in  most  recent  years, 
the  class  is  somewhat  tilted  toward 
female  students,  with  women  mak- 
ing up  55  percent. 

The  2,050  students,  who  arrived 
the  first  week  of  September  to  a 
flurry  of  Orientation  activites, 
represent  44  states  with  the  bulk  of 
enrollment  from  the  Northeast  and 
38  percent  from  Massachusetts. 
One-fourth  of  the  incoming 
freshmen  come  from  outside  the 
Northeast  region,  up  from  19  per- 
cent last  year. 

Commenting  on  the  seven  per- 
cent application  drop  from  last 
year's  record  16,164,  Director  of 
Undergraduate  Admissions  Charles 
Nolan  said,  "Last  year  was  such  a 
statistical  aberration  that  to  measure 
this  year  against  it  is  probably  to  do 
this  year's  statistics  a  disservice." 

Although  there  was  a  1 5  percent 
drop  in  black  student  enrollment 
(70,  down  from  82  last  year),  there 
was  a  15  percent  increase  in  overall 
minority  enrollment.  Minority 
students  comprise  approximately 
16.5  percent  of  the  class,  exceeding 
the  10  percent  goal  of  the  Admis- 
sions Office.  A  15  percent  goal  for 


alumni  children  enrollment  also  was 
met. 

"We  just  about  met  all  of  our 
enrollment  targets  with  the  excep- 
tion of  nursing  students,  and  that 
[nursing]  is  a  reflection  of  the  na- 
tional trends,"  said  Nolan. 

Eighty-two  percent  of  the 
freshmen  will  receive  campus  hous- 
ing and  18  percent  will  commute  to 
classes,  about  the  same  percentages 
as  last  year,  said  Nolan.  "The  hope 
is  that  we  can  eventually  offer  hous- 
ing to  all  who  want  it." 

BC's  greatest  strength  in 
recruiting  students,  Nolan  maintain- 
ed, is  that  "we're  able  to  attract 
students  principally  because  they 
have  been  influenced  by  people  who 
have  had  positive  experiences  here. 
The  quality  of  the  institution  as 
transmitted  by  the  people  who  are 
the  institution — faculty,  alumni  and 
students — is  clearly  the  reason  that 
BC  is  where  it  is  today." 

Freshmen  and  returning  students 
arriving  on  campus  during  the 
Labor  Day  weekend  were  greeted 
by  an  array  of  Orientation  activities 
including  welcoming  receptions  with 
President  J.  Donald  Monan,  SJ, 
and  various  deans,  an  Ice  Cream 
Social,  free  movies,  a  visit  to  the 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  a  special 
Laser  Light  Show  Dance  and 
Boston  Harbor  Cruises. 

One  of  the  most  popular  events 
was  the  visit  to  the  Museum  of  Fine 
Arts  sponsored  by  the  Academic 
Vice  President's  Office.  More  than 
400  people  attended — some  350 
freshmen  and  about  50  faculty — and 
viewed  the  special  exhibit,  "The 
Bostonians:  Painters  of  an  Elegant 
Age,"  among  other  exhibits,  said 
Katharine  Hastings,  assistant  to  the 
academic  vice  president.  "We  were 
delighted  bV  the  turnout,"  she  added. 
While  at  the  museum,  students 
were  also  treated  to  a  buffet  supper 
and  musical  performances. 

Rosanne  Lafiosca 


Trustees  name  four 
alumni  to  board; 
approve  nursing  PhD 

At  their  Sept.  19  meeting,  the 
Board  of  Trustees  named  four  new 
members  and  approved  a  doctoral 
program  in  nursing. 

Samuel  Gerson  '63,  John 
McNeice,  Jr.  '54,  Edward 
O'Flaherty  '59,  MA'66,  and  Walter 
Rossi  '64,  were  elected  to 
four-year  terms. 

Gerson  is  chairman  and  CEO  of 
Filene's  Basement;  McNeice  is 
chairman  and  CEO  of  The  Colonial 
Group,  Inc.  in  Boston;  Fr. 
O'Flaherty  is  president  of  the 
Weston  School  of  Theology  in  Cam- 
bridge; and  Rossi  is  president  and 
CEO  of  Mervyn's  Department 
Stores,  a  chain  based  in  Hayward, 
Calif. 

The  nursing  doctoral  program, 
scheduled  to  go  into  effect  in  the  fall 
of  1988,  will  focus  on  ethical 
diagnostic  and  therapeutic 
judgments,  and  human  response 
patterns  to  diagnostic  or  therapeutic 
judgments.  The  degree  is  designed 
to  respond  to  the  heavy  demand  for 
doctorally  trained  researchers  and 
educators  by  the  New  England 
region's  large  number  of  educa- 
tional and  health  care  institutions. 

In  other  action,  Student  Life 
Committee  Chairman  Wayne  Budd 
'63,  said  that  task  forces  of 
students,  faculty,  and  staff  would 
examine  various  strategies  to  ad- 
dress a  set  of  "Student  Affairs 
Goals  for  the  '90s"  previously 
enunciated  (BCM,  Spring  1986, 
page  14). 

Budd  said  his  committee  also 
recommended  the  formation  of 
another  group  to  look  into  the  pro- 
blem of  alcohol  abuse  by  on-campus 
and  off-campus  students  alike.  Call- 
ing the  problem  increasingly  "per- 
vasive," he  asked  the  administra- 
tion to  enpanel  a  group  of  students, 
faculty,  administrators,  alumni  and 
parents  to  develop  a  plan  of  action 
for  trustee  consideration  at  the 
December  meeting. 

Michael  Franco  ■ 


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The  Corporation  Next  Door 


BY  ROSANNE  LAFIOSCA 


With  the  help  of  a  BC  program,  businesses  across  the  country 


General  Electric  in  Lynn, 
Massachusetts,  had  a  problem. 

GE,  a  high  technology  firm  employ- 
ing 12,000  Lynn  residents,  found  that 
many  graduates  of  the  local  public 
school  system  who  wanted  to  enter  the 
company's  apprenticeship  programs 
were  routinely  failing  GE's  aptitude 
tests  in  mathematics  and  science. 

This  trend  seemed  to  indicate  a 
weakness  in  the  school  system's  cur- 
riculum, prompting  GE  to  question  the 
implications  for  their  work  force  and 
the  community-at-large.  While  GE  was 
willing  to  contribute  to  improving  the 
school  system,  it  wanted  to  understand 
the  problem  first,  and  didn't  want  to 
act  in  a  unilateral  fashion  that  would 
disregard  community  involvement. 
The  company  asked  the  BC  Center  for 
Corporate  Community  Relations 
(CCCR)  to  examine  the  situation. 

Under  the  supervision  of  center 
director  Edmund  Burke,  a  GSSW  pro- 
fessor, three  social  work  graduate  stu- 
dent fellows  spent  some  four  months 
looking  at  the  Lynn  school  system  and 
talking  to  city  residents  and  communi- 
ty leaders,  their  work  funded  by  GE. 

At  a  subsequent  public  forum  for 
community  residents,  the  examiners 
recommended  a  plan  to  raise  the  com- 
petency of  Lynn  public  school 
graduates.  GE  would  contribute 
$25,000  for  tutorial  programs  in  math 
and  science;  certain  organizational 
changes  would  be  made  in  the  schools; 
the  community  would  become  more  in- 
volved in  monitoring  the  situation. 
The  recommendations  were  accepted 
by  all  involved,  and  James  Callahan 
'52,  manager  of  community  relations 
at  GE,  breathed  a  sigh  of  relief. 

"At  the  time  the  center  became  in- 
volved, [GE  was]  in  the  middle  of  the 
problem,"  said  Callahan.  "As  a  third 
party,  the  center  made  all  the  dif- 
ference; [the  fellows]  understood  the 
delicacy  of  making  suggestions  and 
implementing  action. 

"The  center  helped  us  to  define 
the  elements  necessary  to  put  the 
problem  into  perspective,  then  act 
accordingly.  We  were  trying  to  address 
the  situtation  constructively — to  avoid 
fault-finding  and  accusation — and 


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encourage  community  support." 

Said  Callahan  of  the  CCCR  fellows, 
"They  deserve  an  'A.'" 

Dubbed  the  "Pied  Piper  of  Com- 
munity Relations"  by  Corporate  Philan- 
thropy Report  last  February,  the  one- 
year-old  BC  Center  for  Corporate 
Community  Relations  is  beginning  to 
leave  its  mark  in  a  rapidly  developing 
field. 

Presently,  CCCR  provides  educa- 
tional programs,  research  and  con- 
sultation to  corporations  to  help  them 
deal  effectively  with  their  communities. 
Alumni  of  a  three-year  old  seminar 
program  that  provided  an  academic 
foundation  for  the  center  include  exec- 
tives  from  AT&T,  Bank  of  America, 
CBS,  Dow  Chemical,  Gillette,  IBM, 
Polaroid,  Sara  Lee,  TIME  and  Union 
Carbide. 

"The  center  is  the  first  and  only 
university  program  devoted  exclusively 
to  the  corporation's  relationship  with 
the  community,"  said  Thomas 
Vanderslice  '53,  PhD'56,  president 
and  CEO  of  Apollo  Computer,  a  BC 
trustee,  and  chairperson  of  the  center's 
advisory  committee. 

Steering  the  center's  course  is 
Burke,  a  former  GSSW  dean.  The 
CCCR  founder  and  director  said  in  a 
recent  interview  that  the  center's 
growth  "has  exceeded  every  one  of  our 
expectations.  Companies  across  the 
country  are  seeking  us  out.  They  want 
to  know  what  we're  all  about  and  how 
to  get  into  our  programs." 

There  is  an  increasing  awareness  in 
the  corporate  world  that  the  interests 
of  businesses  and  community  are  close- 


ly related,  said  Burke.  He  attributes 
this  to  the  decentralization  of  govern- 
ment from  the  federal  to  the  local 
level,  an  increase  in  the  number  of 
citizen  interest  groups  keeping  an  eye 
on  local  business  activity,  and  cor- 
porate emphasis  on  strategic  planning 
to  achieve  goals. 

According  to  Burke,  both  self- 
interest  and  a  genuine  desire  to  be 
good  neighbors  come  into  play. 
"Companies  realize  that  they  need  to 
improve  local  relations,  to  become  an 
integral  part  of  the  community.  They 
want  to  enhance  and  improve  their  im- 
age in  the  community  so  that  if  a  pro- 
blem does  occur,  the  corporation  will 
be  viewed  as  an  ally,  rather  than  an 
antagonist,"  he  said. 

The  seed  of  the  center  was  a 
Graduate  School  of  Social  Work 
master's  program  in  community  plan- 
ning established  in  the  1930s.  "BC  has 
a  tradition  that's  heavily  invested  in 
the  community,"  said  CCCR  Assis- 
tant Director  Nancy  Goldberg.  "We 
want  the  corporation  to  understand  the 
community.  It's  a  learning  process. 
Corporate  representatives  come  to  us 
because  their  corporations  have  made 
a  commitment;  they  believe  that  com- 
munity relations  is  important,  and 
they're  making  it  more  of  a  priority." 

According  to  Burke  and  Goldberg, 
BC  alumni  support  and  involvement 
has  been  key  to  the  development  of  the 
center.  "We  pulled  together  an  ad- 
visory committee  comprised  of  cor- 
porate people — many  of  them 
alumni,"  said  Goldberg.  Among  them 
were  John  Bacon  '51,  president  of 
Boston  Gas,  Jack  Connors  '63,  presi- 
dent of  Hill,  Holiday,  Connors, 
Cosmopulous,  and  Boston  Globe  Presi- 
dent John  Giuggio  '51.  "They  were 
extremely  supportive  in  the  early 
stages  and  continue  to  be  an  invaluable 
resource,"  said  Goldberg. 

In  1983,  annual  institutes 
were  first  offered  to  corporate 
officials  through  GSSW.  These 
three-day  educational  seminars 
addressed  community  relations 
issues  and  provided  a  general  ori- 
entation to  a  strategic  mangagement 
approach  to  community  relations. 


are  learning  the  art  of  being  neighborly 


"As  these  caught  on,"  said  Burke, 
"we  decided  to  broaden  the  activity 
and  develop  a  center  to  coordinate  in- 
stitutes, seminars  and  consulting  work 
for  individual  companies." 

Presently,  these  institutes  con- 
tinue to  dominate  the  center's 
activity.  In  1987,  eight  will  be  of- 
fered, with  each  session  limited 
to  18  participants.  The  60  facul- 
ty include  people  from  business, 
universities,  the  media,  social  policy 
and  urban  planning. 

Ronald  Guittar,  manager  of  ad- 
ministration at  Raytheon  Company  in 
Lowell,  Massachusetts,  attended  an  in- 
stitute in  1984.  "I  can't  say  enough 
positive  things  about  the  programs  or 
the  center  staff.  It  was  a  learning  ex- 
perience which  went  beyond  the 
classroom.  I  made  important  contacts 
and  now  have  a  continuing  network  of 
resources." 

According  to  Goldberg,  "What  we 
try  to  teach  people  in  our  programs  is 
that  there  are  general  issues  that  im- 
pact everybody,  but  each  corporation 
has  to  define  the  issues  that  are  most 
relevant  to  them. 

"Right  now  we  seem  to  be  serving 
people  who  have  sole  responsibility  for 
developing  a  community  relations 
strategy.  We  help  them  examine  the 
emerging  issues  nationwide,  such  as 
health,  housing  and  education.  We 
bring  in  people  from  various  fields  to 
discuss  trends  and  issues." 

Goldberg  said,  "It's  not  enough  for 
corporations  to  just  donate  money,  as 
they  have  traditionally  done;  they  need 
to  assess  their  needs  and  develop  plans 
that  will  endure  and  that  will  be 
beneficial  to  the  corporation  as  well  as 
to  the  community." 

The  GE  project  is  an  example  of  a 
plan  designed  for  the  long  haul.  Accor- 
ding to  Callahan,  a  charter  member  of 
the  center's  advisory  board,  the  center 
served  two  key  purposes.  "First  of  all, 
through  a  process  of  analysis  and 
testing,  the  center  gave  validity  to 
what  we  felt  to  be  the  case — that  the 
Lynn  school  system  was  not  progress- 
ing as  it  should,  due  to  a  lack  of  com- 
munity support  and  of  a  constituency 
that  cared  enough  to  stand  up  and 


fight. 

"Secondly,  because  of  their  objec- 
tivity, the  center  fellows  gave  credibili- 
ty to  the  study.  The  planning  team  ad- 
dressed the  problem  from  the  point  of 
view  of  an  academic  institution,  and 
analyzed  it  on  a  scholarly  basis." 

Burke  said  it  is  not  uncommon  for 
corporations  to  focus  community  rela- 
tions efforts  on  the  school  system  to 
ensure  competency  in  future  members 
of  the  work  force.  "During  our  initial 
discussions  with  GE,"  he  said,  "the 
company  made  it  clear  that  they  were 
willing  to  put  money  into  the  school 
system.  But  the  question  was,  'Will 
that  effect  long-term  change  in  the 
system?"'  Burke  said  that  the  center's 
goal  was  to  enlarge  the  scope  of  in- 
volvement beyond  GE  and  assist  in 
developing  comprehensive  community 
support. 

"The  project  the  students  were 
engaged  in  was  how  to  energize  and 
develop  this  community  support," 
Burke  said.  "We  designed  what  we 
call  a  traditional  community  organiza- 
tion planning  approach,  interviewing 
and  involving  key  members  of  the 
community.  The  planning  effort  was 
specifically  focused  on  making  the 
community  aware  of  the  problems,  so 
that  they  could  become  involved." 

The  recommendations  presented  to  a 
cross-section  of  Lynn  community 
members  focused  on  internal  policy 
issues  of  the  school  committee  and 
school  administration,  and  emphasized 
the  need  to  establish  more  relationships 


within  the  community  that  cut  across 
traditional  lines  of  interest. 

Callahan  calls  community  relations 
"one  important  element  in  the  total 
responsibility  of  the  corporation"  and 
views  the  establishment  of  a 
center  to  address  it  as  "very 
.positive.  It  provides  a  needed 
niche  in  the  field." 
Goldberg  agrees.  "I  think  there's 

going  to  be  incredible  growth  in 
•the  field  as  more  and  more  corpora- 
tions realize  the  need  to  profession- 
alize, to  educate,  and  to  increase  their 
skills  and  expertise  in  dealing  with 
social  responsibility.  I  hope  that  in  the 
next  decade  we  will  see  a  much  closer 
relationship  between  the  corporate  and 
community  sectors." 

Burke  launched  a 'membership  drive 
for  the  center  last  December  with  a 
year-long  goal  of  50  members.  As  of 
September,  there  were  46  corporate 
members;  by  1990  he  aims  to  increase 
membership  to  800  corporations, 
charging  annual  fees  of  $500  to 
$2,000,  depending  on  the  size  of  the 
corporation.  The  money  raised 
through  membership  and  program  fees 
will  be  used  to  provide  scholarships, 
stipends  and  employment  for  BC 
students. 

"A  lot  of  colleges  are  trying  to  get 
money  for  student  scholarships  from 
corporations,"  he  said.  "But  we've 
turned  it  around.  We're  selling  a  pro- 
duct to  the  corporation." 

In  the  1986-87  academic  year, 
graduates  of  the  basic  course  will  be 
offered  two  advanced  courses,  concen- 
trating on  strategic  planning  and 
management  issues.  With  the  comple- 
tion of  these  three  programs,  corporate 
participants  will  receive  certificates  in 
community  relations. 

Beyond  this  structured  educational 
programming,  the  center  will  increase 
its  one-to-one  involvement  with  cor- 
porations on  a  consulting  basis  by 
designing  customized  programs  and 
sessions  for  individual  companies. 

"Right  now,"  said  Goldberg,  "it 
looks  really  promising." 

Lafiosca  '83,  is  publications  assistant  in  the 
Office  oj  Communications.  ■ 


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We  the  people  of  the  United  States,  in  order 
to  form  a  more  perfect  Union,  establish 
justice,  insure  domestic  tranquility,  provide 
for  the  common  defense,  promote  the  general 
welfare,  and  secure  the  blessings  of  liberty  to 
ourselves  and  our  prosperity,  do  ordain  and 
establish  this  Constitution  for  the  United 
States  of  America. 
— Preamble  to  the  Constitution 


o 


n  July  30,  1985,  the  23 
men  and  women  whom  Presi- 
dent Ronald  Reagan  had  ap- 
pointed members  of  the  Commission 
on  the  Bicentennial  of  the  Constitution 
of  the  United  States  took  their  seats 
around  the  huge  table  in  the  east  con- 
ference room  of  the  Supreme  Court 
building  in  Washington.  They  had  just 
returned  from  the  official  swearing-in 
ceremony  at  the  White  House,  and 
now  prepared  to  hold  their  first  formal 
meeting  under  the  chairmanship  of 
Chief  Justice  Warren  Burger. 

Soon  after  the  meeting  had  been 
called  to  order  and  the  necessary  in- 
troductions completed,  it  was 
discovered  that  almost  everyone  in  the 
room  agreed  that  the  task  of  observing 
the  200th  anniversary  of  the  Constitu- 
tion of  the  United  States  was  much  too 
important  to  be  left  to  lawyers  and 
judges.  Not  that  anyone  had  anything 
against  lawyers  and  judges.  After  all, 
the  Commission  itself  included  not  on- 
ly the  chief  justice  and  a  former 
United  States  Attorney  General,  but 
also  a  number  of  prominent  federal 
justices,  deans  of  law  schools,  constitu- 
tional specialists,  and  well-known  cor- 
poration counsels. 

It  was  simply  that  everyone  present 
agreed  that  as  many  Americans  as 
possible  should  be  made  aware  of  the 
fact  that  the  official  start  of  the 
Bicentennial  year  would  take  place  on 
September  17,  1987.  It  was  on 
September  17,  200  years  earlier,  that 
the  majority  of  delegates  to  the 
Philadelphia  Convention  signed  the 
new  framework  of  government  and 
sent  it  to  the  various  states  for  their 
eventual  approval.  Members  of  the 
commission  felt  that  it  was  one  of  their 
primary  responsibilities  to  alert  people 
everywhere  of  this  significant  occasion, 
as  well  as  to  dramatize  the  important 
role  the  Constitution  plays  in  the  life 


of  every  man,  woman,  and  child  in  the 
country.  The  upcoming  Bicentennial 
appeared  to  be  a  once-in-a-lifetime  op- 
portunity to  give  the  entire  nation,  in 
the  words  of  Chief  Justice  Burger,  "a 
civics  and  history  lesson"  on  the  origin 
and  meaning  of  that  great  document. 

Acknowledging  the  fact  that  the 
Constitution  has  generated  legal  con- 
troversy and  judicial  opinions  almost 
from  the  moment  of  its  ratification,  the 
members  of  the  Bicentennial  Commis- 
sion recognized  that  the  Constitution 
was  not  originally  designed  as  a  legal 
brief  or  composed  by  constitutional  ex- 
perts. It  was  a  basic  framework  of 
government  drawn  up  by  plain  people 
of  the  country,  average  Americans  of 
their  day — farmers,  planters,  land- 
owners, merchants,  politicians,  country 
lawyers — in  order  to  protect  their  per- 
sonal rights  and  civil  liberties.  Those 
who  wrote  and  framed  the  Constitu- 
tion of  the  United  States  were  people 
who  had  lived  most  of  their  lives  under 
an  oppressive  colonial  rule,  and  who 
had  been  victimized  by  lawyers, 
judges,  and  government  officials. 

In  their  Declaration  of  Indepen- 
dence, the  colonists  had  listed  the 
numerous  ways  in  which  British 
authorities  had  violated  their  basic 
rights  and  liberties.  They  had  been 
made  to  support  religions  to  which 
they  did  not  belong.  They  had  been 
forced  to  pay  taxes  passed  by  a  parlia- 
ment in  which  they  were  not  repre- 
sented. Their  homes  had  been  broken 
into  and  their  belongings  plundered 
without  proper  search  warrants.  And 
many  of  them  had  been  jailed  for  in- 
definite periods  of  time  on  unspecified 
charges.  These  were  only  a  few  of  the 
long  list  of  serious  grievances  the 
Americans  cited  as  "causes"  which 
had  finally  "impelled"  them  to  their 
"separation"  from  Great  Britain. 

Once  they  had  achieved  their  in- 
dependence'and  formed  a  new  govern- 
ment in  their  own  right  as  the  United 
States  of  America,  the  former  colonists 
set  out  to  form  a  new  political  society 
that  would  never  again  permit  the 
government — even  one  of  their  own 
choosing — to  repeat  any  of  those  in- 
justices. It  is  one  thing,  however,  to 
fight  a  successful  revolution;  it  is  quite 


another  to  organize  a  stable  and 
democratic  government  after  the 
fighting  is  over.  It  is  not  always  possi- 
ble to  transform  ambitious  ideals  and 
grandiose  rhetoric  into  a  coherent 
theory  of  responsible  government. 
There  are  many  examples  of  peoples 
who  fought  successfully  for  their 
freedom,  who  won  their  independence, 
who  threw  off  the  yoke  of  colonial  rule 
— and  who  then  went  on  to  deny  that 
same  freedom  to  others.  So  much  of 
human  history  has  centered  around  the 
sad  and  tragic  story  of  how  a  successful 
revolution  was  followed  by  the 
guillotine,  the  gulag  and  the  death 
squad. 

The  course  of  history  is  not  in- 
evitable. The  framers  of  the  Constitu- 
tion might  well  have  been  content  to 
view  the  new  government  in  a  narrow, 
selfish,  and  restrictive  fashion.  They 
could  have  kept  the  reins  of  govern- 


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Wfe  the  people 

The  Constitution  wasn  }t  written  by  constitutional  experts. 
That's  why  we  trust  it  and  that's  why  it  works 


BY  THOMAS  H.  O'CONNOR 


ment  in  their  own  hands  and  denied  it 
to  others.  They  could  have  maintained 
the  original  13  states  as  the  permanent 
government  of  the  nation  and 
established  future  lands  as  subordinate 
colonies  or  as  second-class  territories. 
They  could  easily  have  restricted  social 
and  political  opportunities  to  them- 
selves and  to  persons  of  the  same  social 
groups  or  religious  persuasions.  In- 
deed, there  were  a  number  of  delegates 


at  the  Philadelphia  Convention  who 
feared  that  the  general  run  of 
Americans — people  less  lettered, 
cultured  and  prosperous  than  them- 
selves— were  too  fickle  and  too  easily 
swayed  to  be  a  part  of  the  new  govern- 
ment, and  were  on  guard  against  the 
movement  toward  "popular  rule." 

Gouverneur  Morris,  for  example, 
warned  his  colleagues  about  the 
dangers  of  admitting  "strangers  into 


our  councils,"  while  George  Mason 
wanted  to  inscri  a  clause  requiring  all 
candidates  for  public  office  to  show 
"certain  qualifications  of  landed  pro- 
perty."  At  one  point,  James  Madison 
favored  a  long  term  for  United  States 
senators,  and  several  members  sup- 
ported Alexander  Hamilton's  idea  of 
having  senators  elected  for  life. 
Elbridge  Gerry  expressed  the  fear  that 
ordinary  people  would  be  "too  little 
informed"  to  be  trusted  with  the  elec- 
tion of  the  President,  and  eventually 
proposed  that  the  election  of  the  chief 
executive  be  left  to  the  governors  of 
the  various  states. 

But  there  were  those  who  had  a 
great  deal  more  faith  in  the  judgments 
of  the  "plain  folk."  Robert  Morris 
refused  to  believe  that  the  people 
would  be  influenced  in  their  political 
decisions  by  "little  combinations  and 
momentary  lies,"  and  Benjamin 
Franklin  wisely  pointed  out  that  in  a 
truly  free  government  "the  rulers  are 
servants,  and  the  people  their 
superiors." 

By  the  time  work  on  the  Constitu- 
tion was  completed,  it  was  clear  that 
the  framers  had  approached  the  new 
government  in  a  more  open  and  ex- 
pansive fashion.  In  considering  the  ad- 
dition of  new  lands,  for  example,  they 
agreed  that  such  future  territories 
would  eventually  become  full-fledged 
states  and  integral  parts  of  the  Union 
with  exactly  the  same  rights  and 
privileges  as  any  of  the  original  13 
states.  Following  the  same  democratic 
principles,  they  made  it  possible  for 
the  newest  of  citizens  and  the  most  re- 
cent of  immigrants  to  have  exactly  the 
same  status  as  the  earliest  of  settlers 
and  the  oldest  of  statesmen.  They 
decided  that  it  would  be  "the  great 
body  of  the  people  of  the  United 
States"  who  would  choose  the 
representatives  to  the  House  of 
Representatives.  "Not  the  rich,  more 
than  the  poor,"  wrote  James  Madison; 
"not  the  learned,  more  than  the  ig- 
norant; not  the  haughty-  heirs  of  distin- 
guished names,  more  than  the  humble 
sons  of  obscurity  and  unpropitious  for- 
tune." Although  the  spirit  of  the  times 
would  not  permit  the  civil  and 
political  rights  guaranteed  by  the  new 
Constitution  to  be  extended  to  women 


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or  to  black  people,  it  was  the  spirit  of 
Madison's  egalitarian  ideals,  as  em- 
bodied in  the  Constitution,  that  would 
eventually  make  it  possible  for  these 
and  similar  groups  to  enjoy  the  full 
and  equal  benefits  of  the  law. 

Noted  academic  authorities  have 
gone  to  great  lengths  to  explore  the  in- 
tellectual origins  of  the  Constitution  of 
the  United  States  and  to  explain  its 
ideological  underpinnings.  They  have 
demonstrated  the  influence  of  the 
Magna  Carta,  the  ideals  of  Montes- 
quieu, and  the  philosophy  of  John 
Locke.  In  analyzing  the  framework  of 
the  document,  they  have  emphasized 
the  delicate  relationship  that  was  con- 
structed between  federal  authority  and 
states'  rights,  the  skillful  interaction  of 
checks  and  balances,  and  the 
thoughtful  interplay  of  the  three  dif- 
ferent branches  of  government.  These 
are  studies  which  never  fail  to  attract 
the  attention  and  enthusiasm  of 
political  scientists  and  constitutional 
experts.  All  too  often,  however,  they 
leave  the  average  reader  cold  and 
uninvolved. 

But  the  basic  core  of  the  document 
itself  goes  much  deeper  than  these 
purely  technical  and  intellectual 
aspects,  and  for  this  reason  the 
Bicentennial  period  should  certainly 
arouse  the  interest  and  excitement  of 
every  American. 

The  truly  human  appeal  of  the  Con- 
stitution comes  not  so  much  from 
learned  journals  or  complex 
philosophies,  but  from  the  emotional 
sentiments  of  a  people  who  were 
"madder  than  hell"  about  the  way 
they  were  treated  by  Old  World 
customs  and  procedures,  and  who 
weren't  going  to  take  it  any  longer. 
The  heart  of  the  Constitution,  the  very 
guts  of  the  thing  that  even  today  con- 
tinues to  furnish  its  vitality  and  its 
driving  force,  is  the  fierce  determina- 
tion that  the  liberties  which  were  won 
in  the  hard-fought  struggle  for  in- 
dependence were  going  to  be  preserved 
in  such  a  way  that  they  would  never 
again  be  threatened  by  some  judge,  or 
revoked  by  some  bureaucrat,  as  had 
happened  so  often  in  the  past.  The 
Constitution  was  the  people's  way  of 
insuring  that  the  revolutionary  prin- 


The  truly  human  appeal  of  the 

Constitution  comes  not  so  much 

from  learned  journals  or  complex 

philosophies,  but  from  the 

emotional  sentiments  of  a  people 

who  were  'madder  than  hell. ' 


ciples  embodied  in  the  Declaration  of 
Independence  became  a  permanent 
part  of  their  new  nation's  political 
fabric. 

In  recent  times,  it  has  become 
almost  a  cliche  to  categorize  the  Con- 
stitution of  the  United  States  as  a 
"conservative"  document.  Far  from  it, 
however.  While  constitutional 
specialists  might  discuss  and  debate  the 
issue  today,  certainly  in  its  own  day 
the  Constitution  was  viewed  as  ex- 
tremely radical,  if  not  downright 
revolutionary,  both  in  its  view  of  the 
nature  of  government  as  well  as  the 
rights  of  people.  The  very  idea,  in  the 
18th  century,  that  the  powers  of 
government  were  limited  at  all  by  a 
written  body  of  law  would  be  con- 
sidered ridiculous.  The  notion  that 
government  officials  derived  their 
powers  from  the  consent  of  the  people 
and  could  be  held  responsible  to 
representatives  of  the  people  would  be 
viewed  as  nonsense.  The  idea  that 
powerful  heads  of  government  could  be 
turned  out  of  office,  or  the  theory  that 
ordinary  citizens  had  rights  and 
prerogatives  that  government  could  not 
take  away — these  were  positively 
revolutionary  concepts  in  an  era  when 
absolute  monarchs  were  the  rule  rather 
than  the  exception.  In  those  days, 
kings  and  emperors  and  czars  assumed 
their  powers  by  "divine  right,"  and 
held  themselves  answerable  only  to 
God. 

The  Constitution  changed 
all  that.  In  simple  declarative 
sentences,  in  language  that 
was  plain  and  simple  and  clear — 
hardly  a  lawyer's  brief — the  writers 
established  the  fact  that  in  the  United 
States  supreme  power  would  rest  with 
the  people.  This  was  something  they 
spelled  out  in  the  opening  words  of  the 
Preamble,  when  they  stated:  "We  the 
people  of  the  United  States... do  ordain 
and  establish  this  Constitution." 
They  were  determined  that  in  this 
country  the  government  would  act  only 


with  the  people's  consent,  expressed 
through  their  own  elected  represen- 
tatives. 

It  is  this  inner  kernel  of  rage,  this 
central  core  of  determination,  that 
gives  most  average  Americans  such  in- 
stinctive confidence  in  the  sacred 
nature  and  inviolable  character  of  the 
Constitution  of  the  United  States. 
Most  Americans  may  not  always 
understand  complicated  judicial  opi- 
nions that  are  handed  down  from  the 
bench  or  obscure  legal  interpretations 
found  in  learned  journals.  But  they 
have  a  strong  and  abiding  faith  in  the 
Constitution  itself.  It  is  a  document 
that  deals  with  such  basic  issues  as 
human  nature,  power,  freedom,  pro- 
perty, the  authority  of  government,  the 
rights  of  the  people. 

These  are  not  complicated  legal 
terms.  These  are  fundamental  concepts 
that  ordinary  people  readily  unders- 
tand, and  to  which  they  can  easily 
relate.  These  are  people's  issues;  and 
they  are  what  make  the  Constitution, 
at  heart,  a  people's  document.  Judges 
may  come  and  go,  theories  of 
jurisprudence  may  go  in  and  out  of 
fashion,  the  pendulum  may  swing  from 
liberalism  to  conservatism  and  back 
again,  but  most  people  still  hold  firmly 
to  the  belief  that  it  is  this  inner  core  of 
the  Constitution  that  protects  their 
basic  rights  and  liberties,  and  that  it  is 
this  inner  core  that  will  never  change. 

The  year  1987  will  mark  the  200th 
anniversary  of  the  Constitution  of  the 
United  States.  For  two  centuries  it  has 
provided  the  framework  for  the  coun- 
try's government,  and  is  the  oldest 
written  national  constitution  still  being 
used  in  the  world  today.  The  upcom- 
ing Bicentennial  year  provides  an  ideal 
occasion  for  all  Americans  to  take 
another  and  more  thoughtful  look  at 
the  Constitution,  and  to  reflect  upon 
the  many  ways  in  which  that  document 
has  enriched  their  lives  and  guaranteed 
their  most  precious  freedoms. 

0  'Connor,  an  appointed  member  of  the 
President 's  Commission  on  the  Bicentennial 
of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States,  is  a 
professor  of  history  and  author.  He  chairs  a 
Boston  College  committee  planning  the 
University's  celebration  of  the  Constitution's 
bicentennial.  ■ 


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While  Boston  College  has  altered  academic  requirements 
over  the  years,  it  has  also  held  to  the  idea  that  there  are 
some  things  every  educated  person  should  know  and  feel 

ONSTANCY 

AND  CHANGE 

A„ 

FOR  BOSTON  COLLEGE  CAME  IN  THE 
LATE  1800s,  WHEN  THE  UNIVERSITY'S 
ORIGINAL  CURRICULUM,  BASED  ON 
THE  JESUIT  RATIO  STUDIORUM,  OR 
"PLAN  OF  STUDIES,"  WAS  BUFFETED  BY 
A  SURGE  OF  NEW  EDUCATIONAL 
THEORIES. 

(Continued  on  next  page) 

BY      PATRICIA     DELANEY 


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1865 


SCHEDULE  FOR 
FRESHMAN  YEAR 
—A  History  of  Boston  College 
by  David  R.  Dunigan,  SJ 


8:30  a.m.— Mass 

9:00  a.m.— Latin 

10:45  a.m.— Recess 

11:00  a.m.— Greek 

12:00  noon— Recess 


12:30  p.m.— Mathematics 
1:30  p.m.— French 
2:30  p.m.— End  of  Class 


AT  THE  FORE  WAS  HARVARD 
President  Charles  Eliot's  "electivism,"  which 
shed  requirements  in  favor  of  "experiment" 
and  also  allowed  upperclassmen  to  cut  classes. 
(Some,  reported  The  New  York  Times,  "sailed 
right  to  Bermuda.")  Many  schools  followed 
Eliot's  lead;  BC,  whose  curriculum  featured  a 
heavy  emphasis  on  theology  and  classical 
philosophy,  did  not,  even  when  Eliot  attacked 
Jesuit  methods,  saying  only  Muslims  laid  claim 
to  surety  that  "this  is  what  you  must  know." 
Some  60  years  later,  much  had  changed  on 
The  Heights,  but  the  curriculum  had  not.  It 
was  still  "Latin  and  Greek,  abundant 
philosophy,  the  old  sequence  of  logic, 
epistemology,  metaphysics,  ontology,  ethics 
and  a  barrage  of  theology,"  that  formed  the 
basis  of  English  Professor  John  Mahoney's  AB 
degree  in  1950 — all  "wonderfully  disciplining" 
and  enriching,  he  recalls,  but  "one  wondered 
what  one  was  majoring  in." 


s  losing  the  old  ideals  a  question  of 
changing  curriculum  or  is  changing 
curriculum  a  way  of  making  sure  the 
old  ideals  are  preserved? 


PROF.  JOHN  MAHONEY 


Curriculum  modernization  came  to  Boston 
College  in  the  '50s,  an  era  when  the  "true 
Boston  College  type,"  quoth  the  student  hand- 
book, was  "clean,  vigorous,  genial,  intelligent 
and  gentlemanly."  One  subject  upon  which 
students  waxed  particularly  vigorously  was  cur- 
riculum reform.  "The  push,"  says  University 
Historian  Charles  Donovan,  SJ  '33,  "was  for 
better  post-graduate  preparation  and  more 
practical  [as  opposed  to  Latin  and  Greek] 
coursework." 


BC  was  compelled  to  look  closely  at  its  tradi- 
tions, says  Mahoney.  "Everywhere  we  looked 
the  media  were  exploding:  television,  the 
development  of  communications,  the  exposure 
of  young  people  to  a  rapidly  changing  world, 
one  becoming  increasingly  competitive  and 
complex." 

But,  adds  Fr.  Donovan,  then  dean  of 
faculties,  "There  was  a  danger  that  we'd  go 
from  all  structure  and  no  freedom  to  all 
freedom  and  no  structure.  We  couldn't 
disregard  the  formative  power  of  exposure  to 
essential  disciplines;  that  had  to  be  retained." 
BC  has  been  historically  conservative  in  educa- 
tion, he  says;  the  task  was  to  stay  committed 
to  philosophy  and  theology  but  make  them 
accessible  to  a  new  generation  of  very  different 
students. 

As  a  result,  seeds  of  the  Core  curriculum  in 
place  today  began  to  sprout;  the  existing  mass 
of  requirements  was  slimmed  to  accommodate 
new  needs.  Dropping  a  traditional  subject, 
such  as  a  language,  would  occasion  dissent,  Fr. 
Donovan  recalls,  as  would  suggested  inclusions 
of  new  disciplines  like  fine  arts  or  speech.  But 
the  overall  basis  of  the  Core  remained  "a  state- 
ment of  the  kinds  of  knowledge  every  student 
should  have  as  a  framework  that  can  be  built 
on  afterward,"  in  the  words  of  Joseph  Ap- 
pleyard,  SJ,  associate  professor  of  English. 

The  kaleidoscope  of  upheaval — from  pop  art 
to  Vatican  II — that  marked  the  '60s  made 
it  hard  to  resist  the  call  for  more  change. 
Students,  who  had  turned  against  the  Vietnam 
war  and  authority  in  general,  rebelled  against 
set  curricula.  Schools  across  the  country 
responded  in  dramatic  ways.  "Universities 
Without  Walls,"  began  popping  up;  Holy 
Cross,  says  Fr.  Donovan,  replaced  set  require- 
ments with  intensified  faculty  advisement. 

"It  was  a  series  of  unforeseen  events,"  says 
Director  of  University  Counseling  Services 
Weston  Jenks  '45,  MA'50,  MED'55.  Jenks 
taught  English  from  1947-57  and  has  served  on 
the  A&S  Educational  Policy  Comittee,  a  group 
of  faculty,  students  and  administrators  who 
study  curriculum  issues,  since  its  inception 


COURSE  REQUIREMENTS 
FOR  FRESHMEN 
—Catalogue 


Latin— 5  hrs. 
Greek— 4  hrs. 
English— 4  hrs. 
History— 2  hrs. 
Mathematics— 4  hrs. 


Christian  Doctrine— 1  hr. 
French  or  German  — 2  hrs. 
Spanish  optional 
Elocution— 1  hr. 


1899 


in  the  late  '50s.  "There  was  concern  about 
finances,  direction,  tradition,  the  war.  Much  of 
what  had  been  taken  for  granted  was 
questioned." 

"Students  challenged  us  not  to  spout  abstrac- 
tions and  just  give  them  information  to  copy 
down  in  notebooks,"  recalls  Mahoney.  "They 
wanted  us  to  help  them  think  of  new  ideas." 

In  March  1969,  the  University  Committee 
on  Liberal  Education  (UNCLE)  was  formed  to 
review  the  state  of  undergraduate  liberal  educa- 
tion at  BC.  A  variety  of  changes  was  sug- 
gested, but  the  basic  Core  concept  remained. 

While  today's  Core  Curriculum  require- 
ments vary  slightly  from  undergraduate  divi- 
sion to  undergraduate  division,  they  generally 
include  two  courses  in  each  of  the  following 
areas:  European  history,  English,  philosophy, 
theology,  the  natural  sciences,  and  the  social 
sciences.  The  College  of  A&S  also  requires  two 
courses  in  mathematics  or  one  each  in  fine  arts 
or  speech,  communication  and  theater. 

Where  today's  Core  differs  significantly  from 
what  was  in  place  40  years  ago  is  in  the  range 
of  electives  through  which  the  requirements 
may  be  met.  BC  will  offer  some  3,000  courses 
this  year  and  about  one-third  can  be  taken  in 
fulfillment  of  Core  requirements. 

Nonetheless,  Mahoney  maintains,  today's 
Core  remains  a  key  element  in  BC's  quest  to 
prepare  well-rounded,  thinking  adults,  and 
remains  a  link  to  respected  ideals. 

The  Core  requirement,  which  may  be  com- 
pleted at  any  time  in  the  undergraduate  years, 
allows  students  to  shop  around,  to  explore 
worlds  different  from  their  chosen  ones,  notes 
Fr.  Appleyard.  For  George  Rodriguez  '88,  the 
chance  to  explore  was  one  of  the  features  that 
drew  him  to  BC.  "I  knew  I  wanted  liberal 
arts,  not  what  I  wanted  to  do.  The  required 
Core  ensured  I'd  get  a  taste  of  everything,  be 
able  to  formulate  my  interests." 

The  Core  requirement  for  all  students 
regardless  of  major  underscores  BC's  commit- 
ment to  liberal  arts  education,  says  Mary 
Griffin,  dean  of  the  School  of  Education  since 


1979.  "Of  late,  schools  of  education  have  been 
urged  to  respond  to  calls  for  reform,  clamor- 
ings  for  a  'knowledge  base'  for  teachers.  But  at 
BC  we've  always  had  that  liberal  arts  base." 


HOW  HAVE  BC'S  IDEALS 
survived  this  recent  evolution?  How  does  the 
"belief  in  the  particular  excellence  of  a  Liberal 
Arts  Education  in  achieving  the  ultimate 
objective  of  a  mature  and  rounded  develop- 
ment of  the  student's  natural  abilities,"  out- 
lined in  the  1959-1960  student  handbook, 
manifest  itself  today? 

In  contemporary  terms,  the  Jesuits  believe 
there's  more  to  education  than  knowing; 
knowledge  must  be  used  to  make  a  better 
world.  They  seek  to  educate  leaders,  people 
who  will  reach  out  to  others.  But  the  order  also 
was  founded  to  be  "flexible,  adaptable,  respon- 
sive to  changing  needs,"  Theology  Professor 
James  Hennesey,  SJ,  wrote  in  the  Winter  1984 
edition  of  BCM ,  and  a  pressing  present  day 
concern,  according  to  the  33rd  General  Con- 
gregation of  Jesuits  in  1983,  is  "the  spiritual 
hunger  of  many,  particularly  the  young,  who 
search  for  meaning  and  value  in  a  technological 
culture." 

The  Congregation  stressed  the  importance  of 
education  in  responding  to  this  need,  but  as 
English's  Mahoney  points  out,  educating  a  stu- 
dent is  a  different  task  now  than  it  was  123 
years  ago  when  BC  was  founded.  "To  deny 
change  is  to  deny  reality,"  he  told  a  recent 
gathering  of  alumni  priests.  "It's  easy  for  one 
at  a  distance  to  say,  T  think  you've  lost  the  old 
ideals.'  But  is  losing  the  old  ideals  a  question 
of  changing  curriculum  or  is  changing  cur- 
riculum a  way  of  making  sure  the  old  ideals  are 
preserved?  We  still  prepare  students  to  deal 
with  all  aspects  of  life,  but  do  it  by  trying  to 
make  our  ideals  relevant  to  a  very  different 
generation." 

"Ignatius,"  says  A&S  Dean  William 
Neenan,  SJ,  "was  a  very  pragmatic  man.  He 
was  fully  supportive  of  the  idea  that  means  of 


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1919 


LATIN  &  GREEK  ENTRANCE 

REQUIREMENTS 

—Catalogue 


In  the  discussion  of  the  classic 
authors,  the  candidates  must 
be  prepared  to  give  complete 
grammatical  analysis  of  every 
word,  phrase  and  sentence,  and 


to  point  out  exceptional  idioms, 
and  must  be  informed  on  the 
chief  points  of  collateral  erudi- 
tion connected  with  the  text. 


education  had  to  be  developed  to  meet  contem- 
porary pressures  and  needs." 

In  Saint  Ignatius'  Idea  of  a  Jesuit  University, 
George  Ganss,  SJ,  wrote  of  "an  energetic 
eagerness  to  experiment"  that  characterized  the 
work  of  Ignatius  and  others  in  developing  the 
modes  of  Jesuit  education.  "They  discussed 
and  planned  ceaselessly  in  their  efforts  to  devise 
a  curriculum  better  adjusted  to  the  emerging 
needs  of  their  day  and  to  improve  their 
methods  of  teaching.  The  early  Jesuits  had  no 
desire  to  fall  into  a  comfortable  acceptance  of 
routinized  educational  traditions." 

Though  the  packaging  is  different,  says  Fr. 
Neenan,  there  is  a  certain  continuity  between 
the  academic  ideals  of  the  '40s  and  '50s  and 
those  of  BC  today.  Though  there's  less  em- 
phasis on  logging  study  hours  in  certain 
disciplines,  the  current  curriculum,  he  says, 
still  attempts  to  adhere  to  the  concept  that  all 
knowledge  is  interrelated.  "You  don't  learn  all 
there  is  to  know  about  the  Protestant  Reforma- 
tion in  a  history  course.  You  also  must  look  at 
that  period's  economics  and  theology — and  it 
doesn't  end  there.  Knowledge  is  a  quest,  not 
something  you  achieve;  learning  is  a  transcen- 
dent mystery." 

There  was  a  danger  in  the  1950s  that 
we'd  go  from  all  structure  and  no 
freedom  to  all  freedom  and  no  structure. 
We  couldn't  disregard  the  formative  power  of 
exposure  to  essential  disciplines. 

UNIVERSITY  HISTORIAN  CHARLES  DONOVAN,  SJ 


The  concept  of  interrelated  knowledge  is 
clearly  reflected  in  interdisciplinary 
moves — faculty  of  various  areas  pooling  their 
expertise  to  paint  a  broader  picture  for 


students.  An  early  move  toward  melding 
disciplines  came  in  1936  when  the  Graduate 
School  of  Social  Work  synthesized  philosophy, 
ethics  and  psychology  with  existing  social  work 
methods,  but  Fr.  Donovan  notes  overall  growth 
of  such  activity  has  been  slow;  the  instinct  to 
departmentalize,  he  says,  is  strong. 

Fr.  Neenan  calls  interdisciplinary  growth 
"an  '80s  response  to  '60s  disarray."  But  again, 
BC  didn't  tear  down  existing  structures  to 
make  room  for  new  ones;  as  the  Core  grew 
from  what  was  in  place,  the  new  programs 
drew  on  existing  resources. 

A&S  students  may  complement  major  con- 
centrations with  a  range  of  interdisciplinary 
minors — each  an  opportunity  to  explore  new 
fields  and  understand  ideas  and  events  from  a 
variety  of  viewpoints.  An  economics  major  can 
gain  a  more  global  perspective  by  minoring  in 
International  Studies  while  a  budding  journalist 
can  gain  insight  into  contemporary  culture 
from  a  foray  into  American  Studies. 

Perhaps  the  most  ambitious  program, 
Perspectives  on  Western  Culture,  coordinated 
by  Philosophy  Professor  Joseph  Flanagan,  SJ, 
began  in  1974  in  response  to  a  University 
report  on  over-departmentalization.  A  unique 
four-part  freshman  program  funded  by  a  Na- 
tional Endowment  for  the  Humanities  grant,  it 
integrates  philosophy  and  theology  courses 
while  also  touching  on  the  arts,  social  sciences, 
math,  biology,  physics  and  chemistry. 

The  program  uses  unusual,  rigorous  methods 
to  illustrate  how  the  great  thinkers  and 
achievers  of  the  past  have  made  us  who  we  are. 
Open  minds  are  requisite.  Students  must  learn 
for  themselves,  based  on  the  premise  that  tell- 
ing someone  about  unity  in  the  arts  makes  less 
of  a  lasting  impression  than  turning  him  loose 
with  Stravinsky  and  Springsteen  to  figure  it  out 
for  himself.  It  was  a  formidable  undertaking 
and,  Fr.  Flanagan  says,  "only  a  beginning." 

"More  programs  like  it  would  be  ideal," 
says  SOM  Associate  Professor  James  Bowditch. 
"My  twin  sons,  the  last  two  I'd  expect  to  take 
to  philosophy  and  theology,  went  through  it 
two  years  ago  and  were  fascinated." 


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REQUIRED  READING 
FOR  APPLICANTS 
—  Catalogue 


One  from  each  group: 

I.  Shakespeare:  Hamlet,  Julius 
Caesar,  Macbeth. 

II.  Coleridge:  The  Ancient 
Mariner;  Tennyson:  Idylls  of  the 
King;  Scott:  The  Lady  of  the 
Lake;  Milton:  II  Penseroso, 
L'Allegro,  Lycidas. 

III.  Irving:  The  Sketch  Book; 


Addison  and  Steele:  Sir  Roger 
de  Coverly  Papers;  Macauley: 
Life  of  Johnson;  Carlyle:  Essay 
on  Burns. 

IV.     Washington:  Farewell 
Address;  Webster:  First  Bunker 
Hill  Orations;  Burke:  Speech  on 
Concilation  with  America, 
Bristol  Speech. 


1936 


THROUGH  THE  CORE, 
Perspectives  and  a  spectrum  of  other  inter- 
disciplinary programs  on  everything  from  the 
Middle  Ages  (Medieval  Studies)  to  contem- 
porary ecology  (Environmental  Studies),  BC 
aims  to  offer  students  a  well-rounded  view  of 
the  world — but  that's  only  part  of  the  Jesuit 
goal;  equally  important,  says  Fr.  Neenan,  is 
the  instrumental  nature  of  knowledge.  "We  are 
people  for  others,"  he  explains,  "any 
knowledge  we  gain  is  to  be  used  for  the  com- 
mon good." 

Among  immediate  manifestations  of  that 
concept  are  BC  programs  such  as  Pulse,  Faith, 
Peace  and  Justice  and  the  International  Jesuit 
Volunteers.  In  each,  students  use  what  they've 
learned  to  help  them  to  reach  out  to  others. 

Directed  by  Philosophy's  Richard  Keeley, 
Pulse  combines  classroom  philosophy  and 
theology  with  field  work  at  some  40  sites,  in- 
cluding Rosie's  Place  (a  Boston  shelter  for 
homeless  women),  the  suicide  prevention  group 
Samaritans,  the  Mass.  Association  for  the 
Blind,  the  Parents  Center  for  abused  children, 
and  other  local  agencies — plus  an  international 
summer  placement  in  Belize,  Central  America. 

Pulse  began  in  1969  when  the  student 
government  expressed  interest  in  community 
work  internships  for  academic  credit.  "We  in- 
sisted that  what  goes  on  in  class  is  related  to 
what  goes  on  outside,  that  you  can  relate  Plato 
to  neighborhood  justice,"  says  Fr.  Flanagan,  a 
Pulse  co-founder.  "Students  wanted  relevant 
courses.  We  made  timeless  classics  relevant." 

"We're  the  only  program  that  believes  the 
best  books  to  address  urban  problems  are 
Aristotle's  Ethics  and  St.  Augustines's  Confes- 
sions" says  Keeley;  by  living  ideas  taught  in 
the  classroom,  the  principles  discussed  become 
parts  of  life.  The  Association  of  Catholic  Col- 
leges and  Universities  and  other  schools  look  to 
Pulse  as  a  model,  he  adds. 

A  12-credit  interdisciplinary  course,  "Person 
and  Social  Responsibility,"  is  the  heart  of  the 
program.  While  fulfilling  all  Core  requirements 
in  philosophy  and  theology,  some  180  students 
work  with  victims  of  poverty,  prejudice,  and 


alienation  in  the  field  and  study  contemporary 
and  traditional  works  in  class — to  learn  what  it 
really  means  to  take  responsibility  for  overcom- 
ing injustice.  Another  plus  is  that  the  program 
doesn't  deal  with  mock  situations;  while 
students  develop  a  lasting  sense  of  social 
responsibility,  they  also  are  responding  to  real 
community  needs. 


1 


t  would  be  foolish  to  deny  that  college 
is  connected  to  work,  but  we  don  H  have 
to  be  a  training  ground  for  jobs. 

SOM  DEAN  JACK  NEUHA  USER 


Sarah  Smith  '76,  who  now  runs  a  housing 
foundation  for  the  poor  in  Denver,  calls  her 
three  years  with  Pulse  "the  most  significant 
part"  of  her  college  education;  it  enabled  her 
to  be  "effective  in  society  for  what  I  believe 
in."  Fr.  Flanagan  calls  that  "the  essence  of 
what  it  means  to  be  Jesuit — knowing  in  terms 
of  doing.  [Some]  may  end  up  doctors  or  social 
workers,  but  they're  all  people  who  care  about 
others,  not  themselves." 

The  Pulse  experience  so  touched  Dan  Leahy 
'82,  that  in  the  spring  of  1981  he  suggested 
that  BC  form  its  own  sort  of  Peace  Corps  with 
a  faith  dimension.  With  the  help  of  the  Chap- 
laincy, just  over  a  year  later  the  International 
Volunteer  Program  began.  It  is  now  being 
studied  by  other  schools.  "BC  gave  us  so  much 
more  support  than  we  expected,"  says  Leahy, 
"it  was  overwhelming." 

Another  program.  Faith,  Peace  and  Justice, 
until  recendy  under  the  guidance  of  Associate 
Professor  of  Philosophy  Patrick  Byrne  (also  a 
Pulse  co-founder),  and  now  directed  by 
Associate  Professor  of  Theology  James 
O'Donohoe,  stresses  the  role  of  faith  com- 


21 


1942 


WORLD  WAR  II 

CURRICULUM 

—A  History  of  Boston  College 


...freshman  and  sophomore 
Mathematics,  Navigation  and 
Morse  Code.  Also,  a  faculty 
morale  committee  provided 
lectures  on  the  causes  of  war, 


the  Christian  ethics  of  war,  the 
story  of  the  democratic 
achievement  and  the  elements 
that  have  made  our  country 
great. 


mitments  in  bringing  peaceful,  just  solutions  to 
national  and  world  problems.  Courses  such  as 
"Perspectives  on  War,  Aggression  and  Conflict 
Resolution"  bring  in  faculty  from  history, 
sociology,  theology,  philosophy,  psychology, 
economics,  physics,  and  political  science,  while 
"The  Crisis  of  World  Hunger"  integrates 
economics,  theology  and  sociology. 

Communications  major  David  Masters  '89, 
deems  the  program  eye-opening  in  that  "the 
courses  and  required  thesis  all  show  you  how 
any  career  choice  can  incorporate  social 
justice." 


e're  the  only  program  that  believes  the 
best  books  to  address  urban  problems 
are  Aristotle 's  Ethics  and  St. 
Augustines's  Confessions. 

PULSE'S  RICHARD  KEELEY 


Keeping  an  eye  on  social  responsibility  re- 
quires a  "humble  adaptability,"  says  SOE's 
Griffin.  "We're  very  conscious  of  our  mission 
to  reach  out  to  cities  and  suburbs — but  you 
can't  do  that  well  unless  you  know  the 
demographic  and  societal  changes. 

"For  example,  we  now  have  a  focus  on  large 
immigration  groups  because  of  the  minority 
student  increase  in  major  metropolitan  areas. 
To  help  meet  the  needs  of  those  groups,  we've 
worked  with  the  History  Department  to  design 
courses  that  will  lend  more  insight  into  student 
experiences. 

"Another  challenge  is  the  single  parent  fami- 
ly. Latch-key  kids  have  needs  not  met  by  their 
home  environments;  also  teen-age  parents.  It 
requires  a  special  realm  of  understanding  to 
teach  someone  that  young  who  has  a  child  at 
home." 


The  complexities  of  modern  life  have  taken 
their  toll  on  the  legal  profession  as  well;  legal 
ethics  problems  are  mounting,  says  Law  Dean 
Daniel  Coquillette,  and  solving  them  "comes 
down  to  thousands  of  individual  lawyers  and 
the  way  they  perceive  themselves  as  profes- 
sionals and  as  human  beings — including  their 
religious  and  moral  beliefs." 

Structural  reforms  alone  won't  heal  the  legal 
profession,  he  says;  what's  needed  is  reflective 
education.  With  that  in  mind,  BC  Law  has 
initiated  professional  ethics  courses  that  link 
study  of  ethics,  philosophy  and  theology  to  pro- 
fessional responsibility,  providing  students  with 
the  tools  to  resolve  real  moral  dilemmas. 


IN  ALL,  BC  CURRICULUM 
changes  have  been  attempts  to  respond,  in  the 
Jesuit  tradition,  to  some  30  years  of  drastic 
change  in  the  world  and  in  student  needs.  But 
what  about  students  in  1986?  The  Wall  Street 
Journal  writes  that  they've  flown  from  tradi- 
tional liberal-arts  toward  more  pragmatic 
management  areas  and  regard  the  under- 
graduate liberal  arts  curriculum,  traditional  or 
not,  as  essentially  meaningless  to  their  futures. 

Mahoney  feels  that  student  intellectual 
curiosity  has  been  replaced  by  a  drive  to 
achieve.  "Their  SATs  and  class  ranks  are 
high — but  their  whole  agenda  has  changed. 
Students  in  the  '60s  were  rebellious  but  also 
curious;  they  wanted  to  learn,  they  just  didn't 
want  to  be  told  to;  now  it  seems  many  students 
primarily  want  a  'B'  or  better  and  a  job." 

But  is  BC  in  the  business  of  teaching 
students  to  make  a  killing  in  the  job  market? 
Absolutely  not,  says  Mahoney.  "We  say,  teach 
a  student  to  read  and  write  well,  to  think, 
discourse  with  grace,  give  him  historical 
perspective — then  make  a  doctor  or  lawyer  out 
of  him." 

SOM  Dean  Jack  Neuhauser  concurs.  "It 
would  be  foolish  for  any  liberal  arts  school  to 
deny  that  college  is  connected  to  work,  but  we 


22 


ADVANCED  FRESHMAN 
GREEK 

—Catalogue 


This  course  for  Freshmen  is 
devoted  to  the  detailed  study  of 
the  Olynthiacs  and  Philippics  of 
Demosthenes,  or  selections 
from  Herodotus  and 
Thucydides,  or  the  Apology  and 
Crito  of  Plato,  with  attention  to 
grammar  and  to  literary 


analysis.  This  course  many  in- 
clude the  rapid  reading  of  a 
play  of  Euripides,  such  as 
Alcestis,  Hecuba,  or  Medea,  or 
of  Sophocles,  such  as  Antigone 
or  Electra  or  selections  from 
the  Greek  lyric  and  bucolic 
poets. 


1955 


don't  have  to  be  a  training  ground  for  jobs, 
either."  Each  year  he  reminds  incoming 
freshmen  to  be  mindful  of  BC's  commitment  to 
liberal  education.  For  every  freshman  who's 
bemoaned  having  no  management  courses  yet, 
he  says,  there's  an  executive  who  regrets  not 
having  had  more  philosophy  or  history.  "I  tell 
them,  'You're  17.  Experience  a  variety  of 
cultures,  wind-surf,  learn  to  lead  a  considerate 
life.  Don't  just  plan  for  a  job  interview.'" 

"Yet  so  many  do,"  says  Bowditch.  "They 
come  in  with  an  idea  that  if  one  SOM  major  is 
good,  three  would  be  better.  They  think  about 
that  first  job,  not  about  the  intellectual  interests 
that  will  sustain  them  through  life. 
The  irony  is  that  a  former  AT&T  president 
prefered  to  hire  liberal  arts  majors  for  manage- 
ment training  programs.  I  suspect  he  thought 
they'd  be  more  creative,  interesting  people 
down  the  line." 

While  Griffin  feels  the  Core  keeps  students 
from  being  locked  into  any  one  area  too  soon, 
she  also  cites,  as  critical,  practical  responses  to 
external  change.  When  the  teacher  job  market 
tightened,  SOE  capped  freshman  acceptances 
at  200  to  better  odds  of  placement  and 
developed  non-certification  programs  that 
might  lead  to  graduate  or  career  work  in 
counseling,  psychology  or  social  work. 

SOE  also  integrates  computer  compentency 
components  in  courses  and  has  a  program  that 
allows  seniors  to  student-teach  out-of-state  or 
overseas.  Whether  they  go  to  Australia  or  to  a 
Navaho  reservation,  Griffin  says,  they  return 
"very  mobile.  Whereas  10  years  ago  they 
wouldn't  have  crossed  Route  128,  now  they're 
less  intimidated  by  recruitment  offers  from 
out  of  state." 

While  he  agrees  that  student  attitudes  have 
changed,  Fr.  Neenan  contends  that  students 
are  not  wholly  career-oriented.  He  points  to 
BC's  large  and  increasing  number  of  English 
majors,  and  also  cites  the  Jesuit  intent  "to 
convey  that,  because  of  the  incarnation  of  God 
as  one  of  us,  all  things  are  good;  love  of  learn- 


ing is  good — appreciation  of  music  and  beauty 
are  good.  Time  spent  reading  a  good  book  isn't 
time  taken  from  more  important  achievements. 
Also,  the  concept  that  knowledge  is  to  be  used 
for  others  is  essential  to  Jesuit  education;  it's 
immediately  manifest  in  the  Volunteers  and 
Pulse,  but  I  like  to  think  all  our  students  bring 
a  sense  of  social  responsibility  with  them  into 
the  world." 

Fr.  Neenan  says  the  curriculum,  with  its 
philosophy  and  theology  requirements,  the 
Chaplain's  Office,  liturgies,  and  traditions  at 
BC  all  contribute  to  "a  different  texture 
here" — as  do  the  students  themselves.  "They 
come  here  expecting  to  find  a  certain  climate; 
it's  self-fulfilling  that  they  do  because  they're 
here  with  others  who  want  the  same  thing.  It's 
hard  to  explicate — but  it's  the  faith  dimension 
that  makes  the  difference  here." 

An  Episcopalian,  Bowditch  admits  he  may 
have  come  to  BC  1 7  years  ago  despite  the  fact 
it  was  a  Jesuit  school.  "Now,  I'd  go  so  far  as 
to  say  I've  stayed  because  it's  Jesuit.  There's  a 
sizable  number  of  people  on  campus  beyond 
the  Jesuits  who  have  a  faith  commitment  of 
some  sort;  the  environment  here  supports  such 
commitments.  People  care  about  one  another. 
Even  though  it's  not  in  the  curriculum  per  se, 
students  pick  it  up." 


he  environment  supports  faith  com- 
mitments. People  care  about  one 
another.  Even  though  it's  not  in  the 
curriculum  per  se,  students  pick  it  up. 

PROF.  JAMES  BOWDITCH 


23 


1969 


DEGREE  REQUIREMENTS 
—Catalogue 


The  requirement  for  the 
Bachelor's  degree  is  the 
completion,  with  satisfactory 
cumulative  average,  of  38  one 
semester  courses:  2  English,  2 
History  of  European  Civiliza- 


tion, 2  Classical/Modern 
Languages,  2  Social  Science,  4 
Mathematics/Science,  3 
Philosophy,  3  Theology. 


TO  TURN  OUT  INTELLIGENT, 
competent  adults  is  the  goal  of  any  university; 
to  instill  in  them  a  value  system  is  also  the  goal 
of  a  Jesuit  university;  beyond  their  roles  as 
businessmen  and  women,  scientists,  attorneys 
or  teachers,  says  Fr.  Monan,  BC  graduates 
"are  also  going  to  be  parents  and  community 
leaders,  who  in  individual  decision  and  in 
public  life  will  make  a  difference  through  what 
they  do." 

Such  an  approach  now  may  be  more 
valuable  than  ever  before.  Ernest  Boyer,  presi- 
dent of  The  Carnegie  Foundation  for  the 
Advancement  of  Teaching,  reports  that  nearly 
70  percent  of  surveyed  college  freshmen  in 
1983  deemed  "being  well-off  financially"  more 
important  than  "developing  a  meaningful 
philosophy  of  life."  This,  he  said  at  the  O'Neill 
Library  dedication,  renders  even  more  critical 
BC's  mission  to  create  "the  happiest  of 
fusions — the  educated  heart." 

But  how  does  this  tapestry  of  ways  to  mold 
minds  and  hearts  work  on  that  student  with  an 
eye  on  the  corporate  boardroom? 


Education  is  a  process,  like  learning  to 
ride  a  bicycle.   You  can  read  all  the 
manuals,  but  until  you  do  it,  you  have 
no  real  grasp  of  what  that  sense  of  balance 
is  like. 

A&SDEAN  WILLIAM NEENAN,  SJ 


Immersion,  says  Fr.  Neenan,  citing  the  in- 
scription at  the  outset  of  Darwin's  On  the 
Origin  of  Species:  'Natura  nonfacit  saltum" 
("nature  doesn't  make  leaps").  "Education  is 
a  process,  like  learning  to  ride  a  bicycle.  You 
can  read  all  the  manuals,  but  until  you  do  it, 


you  have  no  real  grasp  of  what  that  sense  of 
balance  is  like.  While  bolts  of  understanding 
won't  strike  students  upon  receipt  of  diploma, 
the  process  still  works.  Time  is  an  important 
input;  we  must  nurture  the  seed  in  the  ground. 

"After  the  thrashing  about  in  the  late  '60s 
and  early  '70s,  we  took  a  deep  breath.  Now,  in 
the  '80s,  we  have  our  bearings.  We  recognize 
that  what  we  have  here  is  a  pearl  of  great 
price.  Our  task  is  to  build  on  the  past  to  suit 
the  present  context,  meet  contemporary  needs." 

Says  Jenks,  "There's  a  certain  symbolism,  I 
think,  in  the  renovation  of  Bapst  Library, 
which  is  representative  of  our  ideals  in  its 
gentility  and  civilization  of  design;  both  were 
preserved  in  its  necessary  reconstruction. 
Similarly,  now  that  Fr.  Monan  and  his 
management  team  have  restored  the  University 
financially  and  structurally,  the  time  and 
climate  are  right  for  rational,  deliberate  recon- 
sideration of  our  curriculum  and  ideals,  and 
possible  ways  to  better  synchronize  them." 

Approximately  80  Jesuits  teach  at  BC;  but, 
says  Fr.  Monan,  its  identity  as  a  Jesuit  univer- 
sity is  not  measured  by  numbers  but  by  shared 
ideals,  outlook  and  values.  "Boston  College," 
he  said,  "will  continue  to  remain  a  Jesuit  in- 
stitution so  long  as  we  share  this  optimism 
about  human  accomplishment  and  the  aspira- 
tion of  providing  to  students  all  the  ingredients 
they  need  to  make  a  difference  in  this  world." 

Plato  wrote  that  the  direction  in  which 
education  starts  a  man  will  determine  his 
future  life.  "BC,"  says  philosophy  major 
Rodriguez,  "makes  you  stop  to  think.  After  a 
day  of  classes,  you  go  home  and  reflect — and 
you  suddenly  notice:  this  is  life;  this  is  what 
it's  all  about." 

Delaney,  a  1980  graduate,  is  a  staff  writer  in  the 
Office  of  Communications  and  teaches  in  the  Depart- 
ment of  Speech,  Communication  and  Theater.  ■ 


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CORE  CURRICULUM 

—Admissions  Bulletin 


The  Core  Curriculum  is  design- 
ed to  introduce  to  students  the 
basic  liberal  arts  heritage  upon 
which  Boston  College  and  our 
Western  Culture  are  based.  It  is 
designed  to  stimulate  creative 
and  comprehensive  thought 
about  this  cultural  inheritance, 
to  open  up  new  fields  of 


knowledge  and  methods  of  in- 
quiry, and  to  cultivate  in  all 
students  an  understanding  of 
this  liberal  arts  inheritance  out 
of  which  they  will  be  able  to 
make  intelligent  and  mean- 
ingful choices  for  their  subse- 
quent educational  careers. 


1986 


The  Core:  still  room 
for  improvement 

AT  FACULTY  DAY 
last  April,  the  focus  was  the  Core 
and  the  consensus  was  that  there's 
room  for  improvement. 

Faculty  voiced  a  number  of  con- 
cerns, ranging  from  the  view  that 
more  full-time  faculty  (rather  than 
graduate  student  teaching  fellows) 
should  teach  Core  courses  to  the 
more  comprehensive  concern  that 
because  the  Core  is  largely  in  the 
hands  of  the  departments  who 
teach  its  courses,  no  common  ap- 
proach exists  as  to  what  the  Core 
seeks  to  accomplish. 

Action  has  already  been  taken  to 
address  some  of  these  issues.  Ac- 
cording to  Academic  Vice  Presi- 
dent Joseph  Fahey,  SJ,  "On  train- 
ing graduate  students  who  teach 
the  Core,  for  example — 
departments  that  hadn't  done  so 
before  are  developing  programs 
and  workshops  on  approach  to  the 
Core,  choice  of  texts,  expectations, 
and  the  like.  We're  also  seeking  to 
improve  communication;  a  group 
of  representatives  from  Core 
departments  periodically  meets  to 
discuss  what  each  is  trying  to 
accomplish." 

Overall,  says  Fr.  Fahey,  "We 
must  look  at  whether  or  not  we're 
achieving  our  ends.  We  have  to 
look  at  what  we're  offering;  is  it 
too  much  choice?  One  of  the 
strengths  of  the  old  curriculum 
was  that  a  student  could  go  back 


to  the  dorm  and  discuss  what  he'd 
studied  with  others  studying  the 
same  thing.  I'm  not  suggesting  a 
return  to  that,  but  consider  that 
last  semester  there  were  56  dif- 
ferent theology  courses  that 
satisfied  Core  requirements.  What 
we  have  now  may  be  less  a  com- 
mon body  of  knowledge  and  more 
a  distribution  of  requirements." 

SOM  Associate  Professor  James 
Bowditch  agrees,  citing  as  ideal  a 
Core  curriculum  in  which  depart- 
ments interfaced  to  the  point  that 
each  discipline  would  acknowledge 
the  other.  "Theology  and 
philosophy  would  draw  parallels 
with  English;  math  would  acknow- 
ledge history  by  tracking  the 
development  of  calculus.  Of 
course,  it  would  take  tremendous 
coordination,  perhaps  an 
unrealistic  amount."  As  an  alter- 
native, he  feels  narrowing  choice 
within  Core  areas  would  help  en- 
sure that  all  students  would  be  ex- 
posed to  the  basics. 

Last  academic  year's  Goals  for  the 
Nineties  University  Planning 
Council  report  recognized  the 
strength  of  the  Core  and  those 
who  teach  it,  but  also  stressed  the 
importance  of  clarifying  its  ra- 
tionale, purpose  and  philosophy, 
says  Fr.  Fahey.  "So  what  we 
might  ask  here  is  whether  we're 
looking  for  a  common  body  of 
knowledge  or  a  methodology.  In 
the  former  approach,  there  is  a  set 
of  specific  essentials  for  everyone; 
in  the  latter,  the  basic  principles  of 
a  discipline  are  explicated,  but 
from  different  perspectives. 


Students  could  take  'Faith  and 
Identity'  or  'Gods  and  Goddesses 
of  India'  as  Core  courses  and 
learn  the  basic  principles  of 
theology  in  each. 

"It  may  be  that  the  methodology 
approach  suits  our  goals  best,"  Fr. 
Fahey  concluded.  "But  it  also  may 
not.  That's  what  we'll  find  out 
after  examining  it  more  fully.  We 
have  a  good  Core,  but  if  changes 
are  needed  to  improve  it,  then 
we'll  make  them." 

On  Faculty  Day,  William  Neenan, 
SJ,  dean  of  the  College  of  Arts  & 
Sciences,  advocated  further  discus- 
sion but  said  he  did  not  believe 
there  exists  "a  Core  that,  once 
captured  and  defined,  will  do  for 
all  time." 

Counseling  Director  Weston  Jenks 
agrees.  "Diversity  of  opinion  is 
what  universities  are  about.  Some 
want  the  Core  dismantled  entirely; 
others  would  like  a  return  to  the 
old  curriculum.  I  take  a  more 
middle  course.  I  wouldn't  want  to 
return  to  the  old  core,  but  I  do 
think  today's  students  are  missing 
something,  and  they  can't  com- 
plain because  they  don't  know 
they're  missing  it.  The  old  cur- 
riculum courses  were  taught  in 
sequence:  first-year  English  was 
composition,  learning  to  express 
oneself  with  clarity,  while  second- 
year  was  rhetoric,  learning  to  ar- 
range ideas  so  as  to  influence. 
It  had  a  coherence  that  alumni 
probably  recall  with  appreciation 
even  if  they  didn't  realize  it 
at  the  time." 

P.D. 


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Jimmy  O'Brien  comes  home  to  a  challenge 


Inevitably,  past  athletic  successes 
on  the  Heights  have  led  to  great  ex- 
pectations, and  therein  lies  new 
head  basketball  coach  Jim  O'Brien's 
biggest  challenge. 

Meeting  the  expectations  of  alum- 
ni accustomed  to  success,  a  Boston- 
area  fandom  yearning  for  big-time 
results,  and  perhaps  the  country's 
toughest  regional  sports  press,  will 
undoubtedly  prove  to  be  O'Brien's 
toughest  job  as  he  replaces  the 
departed  Gary  Williams.  Williams 
left  last  spring  for  Ohio  State,  leav- 
ing behind  an  undersized  and  inex- 
perienced roster  and  no  recruits  for 
a  team  that  struggled  a  year  ago  to 
a  13-15  record. 

In  the  best  of  times,  meeting  the 
expectations  of  BC-watchers  is  a 
difficult-enough  task;  given 
O'Brien's  inheritance,  the  job  may 
seem  insurmountable. 

But  that's  not  the  way  it  looks  to 
O'Brien — optimistic,  energetic  and 
enthusiastic  as  he  takes  on  his 
biggest  coaching  job  ever. 

"I'm  exactly  where  I  want  to 
be,"  he  has  said  time  and  again 
since  being  named  to  the  head 
coaching  position  last  March. 
O'Brien,  36,  a  star  player  for  the 
Eagles  from  1969-71,  who  was 
basketball  captain  his  senior  year 
and  is  a  member  of  the  BC  Varsity 
Club  Hall  of  Fame,  has  come 
home.  Despite  his  relative  youth,  he 
plans  to  make  this  his  last  coaching 
stop. 

Following  a  basketball  career  with 
the  ABA,  O'Brien  served  for  five 
years  as  assistant  to  Dom  Perno  at 
the  University  of  Connecticut.  In 
1982,  he  accepted  his  first  head 
coaching  position,  at  St.  Bonaven- 
ture,  and  established  a  four-year 
record  of  67-51,  including  a  perfor- 
mance in  1982-83  that  won  him 
"Co-Coach  of  the  Year"  honors  in 
the  Atlantic-10,  and  Basketball  Times 
selection  as  the  nation's  "Rookie 
Coach  of  the  Year." 

Now  at  BC,  O'Brien  said,  "The 
only  way  I'll  ever  leave  here  is  if  it 
is  Boston  College's  choice.  That 
decision  will  not  be  my  decision." 


While  he  admits  that  the  year 
ahead  may  prove  to  be  a  struggle  in 
the  competitive  Big  East,  he  firmly 
believes  that  BC  will  soon  again  rise 
to  the  top  of  one  of  the  nation's 
toughest  conferences.  "The  poten- 
tial is  there  to  be  competitive,"  he 
says  of  his  current  squad.  "With 
some  successful  recruiting  in  the 
near  future,  we'll  be  alright." 

But  for  the  immediate  future, 
he's  counting  on  the  patience  of  the 
Eagle  faithful.  He's  still  in  a  honey- 
moon period,  but  he  knows  how 
quickly  that  can  come  to  an  end. 

"I  was  at  a  reunion  of  sorts 
recently,"  O'Brien  said,  "and  all  of 
my  old  friends  from  BC  were  there. 
They  were  slapping  me  on  the  back, 
congratulating  me  on  the  new  job, 
wishing  me  the  best  of  luck.  They 
told  me  they  were  100  percent 
behind  me,  pledging  their  full  sup- 
port— unless  we're  losing  at  halftime 
of  our  opener." 


'The  only  way  I'll  ever  leave 

here  is  if  it  is  Boston  College's 

choice.   That  decision  will  not 

be  my  decision. ' 


About  recruiting,  he  said,  "I 
have  to  be  honest,  to  be  myself.  In 
the  Big  East,  there  are  so  many 
guys  with  charisma,  famous 
names,"  he  smiled,  ticking  off 
Carnesecca,  Massimino,  Thomp- 
son. "I  can't  try  to  best  those  guys 
at  this  point,  and  so,  for  now,  I  can 
only  maintain  the  image  of  Jim 
O'Brien.  In  a  year  or  two,  it  will  be 
different  for  me." 

BC,  said  O'Brien,  is  an  "easy 
sell,"  compared  with  his  past 
experiences  at  St.  Bonaventure, 
where  Buffalo  was  the  closest  major 
city  and  where  the  school,  despite  a 
fine  academic  reputation,  lacked  the 
diversity  of  Boston  College.  "I'm 
comfortable  talking  about  BC  to 


prospective  players.  I  feel  100 
percent  about  what  I'll  be  telling 
kids,  because  I  believe  in  the  place. 
The  academic  program  is  strong, 
the  city  is  a  great  attraction,  the 
program  has  been  a  winner,  and 
now,  with  the  building  of  the  new 
Sports  Center,  the  facilities  will  be 
first  rate. 

"In  one  sense,"  O'Brien  con- 
tinued, "BC's  academic  standards 
hurt  us  on  the  playing  field,  because 
we  can't  get  some  outstanding 
athletes  who  don't  make  it 
academically.  But  we  really  don't 
want  those  kids  anyway.  Our 
tougher  standards  will  only  have  a 
positive  impact  on  what  we're  try- 
ing to  sell  on  the  collegiate  level." 

On  the  court,  the  Eagles  will  be 
looking  to  replace  their  two  leading 
scorers,  Dominic  Pressley  and 
Roger  McCready  (30.3  points-per- 
game  between  them),  both  of  whom 
graduated  last  May. 

Returning  will  be  Big  East 
Rookie  of  the  Year  Dana  Barros, 
who  will  be  expected  to  assume  the 
role  of  team  leader,  despite  his 
sophomore  status.  "He's  our 
mainstay  in  the  backcourt,"  said 
O'Brien,  "and  he'll  be  as  close  to  a 
40  minute  player  as  I  have  ever 
coached.  He's  still  only  a  second- 
year  player,  though,  and  I  am  con- 
cerned that  we  don't  have  another 
guy  with  experience  back  there." 

O'Brien  expects  the  Bentons 
(unrelated  Steve  '89,  and  Jamie  '88) 
to  challenge  for  the  other  starting 
guard  position,  with  returning  let- 
termen  Kelly  Monroe  '89,  Charlie 
Micol  '87,  and  Ted  Kelley  '87, 
backing  up. 

In  the  front  court,  O'Brien  is 
looking  for  a  major  contribution 
from  senior  Troy  Bowers,  who 
despite  his  lack  of  size  (6-8)  at  the 
center  position  showed  signs  of 
brilliance  at  times.  He  was  also 
extremely  erratic. 

O'Brien  said,  "Troy  can  be  an 
effective  player  in  this  league.  I 
think  he's  ready  to  be  much  more 
consistent  and  give  Dana  some  help 
in  the  leadership  area.  I'll  tell  you 


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this  much:  if  he's  up  and  down, 
we'll  have  an  up  and  down  year." 

Among  other  contributions, 
Bowers  will  be  asked  to  pick  up 
some  of  the  rebounding  deficit 
caused  by  McCready's  departure. 

Joining  Bowers  up  front  will  be 
junior  Skip  Barry  '88,  a  standout 
two  years  ago  but  a  disappointment 
in  1985-86.  Barry's  production 
totals  dropped  off  considerably  last 
year,  and  so  too  did  his  confidence. 
One  of  O'Brien's  major  tasks  will 
be  to  help  the  6-7  Nashua,  NH, 
native  restore  confidence  in  himself. 
O'Brien  said  Barry  could  double  his 
statistics  of  a  year  ago  (4.9  ppg.,  3 
rebounds). 

The  other  starting  jobs,  O'Brien 
admits,  are  "up  for  grabs." 

Sophomore  Tom  Hjerpe  and 
junior  Tyrone  Scott  both  showed 
promise  at  times  last  year,  and  will 
be  given  every  opportunity  to  work 
into  starting  roles,  said  O'Brien. 
Scott,  the  coach  said,  "is  our  best 


athlete"  and  has  the  potential  to  be 
one  of  the  league's  best  shot 
blockers,  while  Hjerpe  is  regarded 
as  an  excellent  ball  handler  and 
outside  shooter. 

Gary  Cole,  a  seven-foot  soph- 
omore from  England  red-shirted  last 
year,  is  "much  improved,"  accor- 
ding to  O'Brien,  but  "still  a  long 
way  from  making  any  kind  of  con- 
tribution to  the  program." 

Two  recruits  may  also  fit  into  the 
Eagles'  plans  this  fall,  though 
O'Brien  isn't  expecting  significant 
production  until  a  year  from  now. 

Reggie  Pruitt,  a  6-7  freshman 
from  Houston,  averaged  15  points 
and  1 1  rebounds  a  game  during  his 
final  year  in  high  school,  and  said 
O'Brien,  "plays  a  strong  game 
around  the  basket  and  has  excellent 
running  and  jumping  skills." 

John  Heath  '88,  a  6-10  transfer 
from  McLennan  Junior  College  in 
Waco,  Texas,  will  give  BC  "the 
bulk  that  we  need  inside  the  lane," 


according  to  O'Brien. 

O'Brien  noted  that  as  a  player  he 
experienced  the  awkwardness  of  a 
coaching  change,  from  Bob  Cousy 
to  Chuck  Daley.  "We  asked  the 
question  then,  and  I'm  sure  the  kids 
are  asking  it  today,  'How's  it  going 
to  be  with  the  new  guy?'" 

In  the  long  run,  O'Brien  expects 
to  employ  a  style  of  play  similar  to 
Williams':  up  tempo,  pushing  the 
ball  on  offense  and  full-court  presses 
on  defense.  For  the  immediate 
future,  though,  he  doesn't  believe 
he  has  the  horses  to  play  that  style. 
"We  don't  now  have  the  type  of 
athletes  who  can  maintain  that 
system,"  he  said.  "We're  too  slow, 
and  for  the  year  ahead,  we'll  have 
to  adapt  our  style  to  the  players  we 
have  on  hand.  We've  got  to  let  the 
program  redevelop." 

BC -watchers  might  do  well  to  let 
Jim  O'Brien  develop  in  similar 
fashion. 

Doug  Whiting    ■ 


Coach  0  'Brien  meets  with  members  of  the  basketball  squad  (l-r):  Skip  Barry,  0  'Brien,  Dana  Barros  and  Troy  Bowers.  Says  0  'Brien,   "I'm  sure  the  kids  are 
asking,   'How 's  it  going  to  be  with  the  new  guy?'" 


FROM 

ALUMNI 

HALL 


John  F.  Wissler  '57 
Executive  Director 


I'm  penning  these  words  from 
our  quarters  in  our  new  alumni 
home  at  Putnam,  on  the  Newton 
Campus.  The  setting  is  idyllic,  a 
mansion  in  the  midst  of  bucolic 
greenery.  This  former  Harriman 
home  was  constructed  in  the  image 
of  a  French  Chateau.  The  original 
vista  of  two  rows  of  poplar  trees 
stretching  from  the  rear  of  the 
building  can  be  re-created  in  the 
mind's  eye,  though  only  two  poplars 
are  evident  today.  Happily,  other 
foliage  more  than  compensates  for 
their  disappearance. 

Putnam  was  one  of  two  original 
structures  on  two  parcels  of  land 
which  were  joined  to  create  Newton 
College  of  the  Sacred  Heart.  It  was 
used  as  a  library  and  later  it  became 
the  Putnam  Art  Center. 

BC  found  Putnam  to  be  the 
perfect  setting  for  conferences  and 
meetings.  Soon  we  hope  to  begin 
construction  of  a  suite  of  offices  at 
the  rear  of  the  first  floor  which  will 
return  the  temporary  office  space 
we  are  now  occupying  on  the  se- 
cond floor,  to  meeting  rooms.  This 
will  afford  us  the  capability  of 
hosting  several  different  alumni 
groups  at  the  same  time. 

Meanwhile,  the  very  gracious 
first  floor  rooms  retain  their  dignity, 
charm  and  functional  use.  There  is 
a  large  reception  area  which  is 
enhanced  by  a  beautiful,  formal 
staircase.  To  the  right  is  a  lovely 
dining  room  and  to  the  left  is  the 
original  library  which  we  will  be  us- 
ing for  board  meetings,  receptions 
and  seminars.  That  is  just  a  brief 
description  of  what  is  for  us  a  truly 
spacious,  comfortable  new  home. 

I  hope  you  will  visit  us  here  at 
825  Centre  Street,  next  to  the 
Newton  Country  Day  School. 
Perhaps  the  best  news  is  that  you 
will  find  ample  parking  space. 

My  staff  and  I  look  forward  to 
welcoming  you  to  your  new  alumni 
headquarters. 


1986-87  alumni  events 

Dec.  5:  First  Annual 

Alumni  Association  Christmas 

Chorale  Concert 

Dec.  6:  Theater  Night  sponsored  by 

Women's  Resource  Committee 

Dec.  13:  Day  of  Recollection: 

Time  Out  for  God 

Jan.  15:  Alumni  Parents 

Admissions  Night 

March  29:  Laetare  Sunday  Mass 

and  Communion  Breakfast 

April  6:  Candidates  Night 

April  17-26:  'Heart  of  Britain'  Tour 

May  1 :  Awards  and  Leadership 

Recognition  Evening 

May  14-17:  Alumni  Weekend  '87, 

Reunions  for  Classes  ending 

in  "2"  and  "7" 

May  15:  BC  Night  at  the  POPS 

June  9:  Alumni  Golf  Tournament 

Nominations  sought 
for  alumni  awards 

The  Alumni  Association 
welcomes  nominations  for  eight 
awards  to  be  presented  in  1987  to 
outstanding  alumni  achievers. 

The  William  V.  McKenney 
Award,  the  highest  alumni  honor, 
will  be  presented  for  exceptional 
professional  achievement  and 
extraordinary  effort  on  behalf  of  the 
University. 

Awards  of  Excellence  will  be 
presented  for  nationally  recognized 
professional  contributions  in  public 
service,  business,  religion,  educa- 
tion, science,  and  the  arts  or 
humanities. 

The  Young  Alumni  Achievement 
Award  honors  an  alumnus 
graduated  within  the  last  10  years 
for  professional  achievement,  and 
a  combination  of  community  and 
alumni  service. 

The  names  of  candidates  and  a 
supporting  letter  should  be  submit- 
ted by  Dec.  31  to:  Marie  J. 
Kelleher  c/o  the  BC  Alumni 
Association,  825  Centre  Street, 
Newton,  MA  02158. 


Gasson  Lecture  Series 

Gerald  Cavanagh,  SJ,  the 
University's  Thomas  Gasson  Pro- 
fessor for  1986-87,  will  deliver 
two  lectures  this  year  to  which  all 
alumni  are  invited. 

On  Wednesday,  Nov.  5,  Fr. 
Cavanagh  will  speak  on  "Ethics  in 
the  Corporation:  The  Affect  of 
Media  and  Adversity  on  Values." 

On  Wednesday,  Feb.  4,  he  will 
speak  on  "Free  Enterprise  Values: 
Growth  and  Decline  in  the  US." 

Both  lectures  will  take  place  in 
Gasson  100  at  7:30  p.m. 

Fr.  Cavanagh  is  a  professor  of 
management  at  the  University  of 
Detroit. 

Admissions  Night 
scheduled  for 
alumni  parents 

Alumni  Parents  Admissions  Night 
will  be  held  on  Jan.  15  at  7  p.m.  in 
the  Robsham  Theater  Arts  Center. 
Alumni  parents  of  applicants  will 
hear  from  administrators  who  direct 
the  Admissions,  Financial  Aid  and 
Housing  offices.  A  question-and- 
answer  period  will  follow.  Last  year, 
over  300  parents  attended  to  learn 
more  about  the  admissions  process. 

A  notice  to  parents  of  prospective 
freshmen  will  be  sent.  Please 
contact  the  Alumni  Office  at  (617) 
552-4700  if  you  have  not  received 
information  by  Jan.  1. 

'Heart  of  Britain'  Tour 

Join  us  on  an  unforgettable  trip 
from  April  17-26  to  England, 
Scotland  and  Wales.  Spend  Easter 
in  London.  Marvel  at  Stonehenge 
and  Salisbury's  splendid  cathedral. 
Admire  Bath's  superb  Georgian 
architecture  and  mysterious  baths. 
Visit  the  town  of  Ruthin  for  a 
medieval  feast  and  a  night  at 
Ruthin  Castle,  before  traveling  on 
through  Wordsworth's  magnificent 
Lake  District.  Spend  the  last  two 
nights  in  Scotland's  historic  capital, 
Edinburgh,  where  Hollyrood  Palace 
and  a  Scottish  banquet  await.  Con- 
tact the  Alumni  Office  for  details. 


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Stephen  J.  Griffin 
c/o  Taylor 

652  Beechwood  Avenue 
Lakeville,  MA  02346 


The  last  issue  of  BCM  incorrectly  listed  me  as 
the  '22  class  correspondent.  In  fact,  I  am  the  '2 1 
correspondent.. .Leo  J.  Callanan,  who  was  previ- 
ously reported  as  living  in  Silver  Spring,  MD, 
was  reported  by  son,  Kevin  R.  Callanan,  an  at- 
torney living  in  Scituate,  to  have  died  in 
'82. ..Mark  E.  Linehan,  who  was  previously  re- 
ported as  living  in  a  nursing  home  in  Brockton, 
was  reported  by  his  brother  John  '20,  as  having 
died  in  Nov.  '82. ..Will  you  kindly  drop  me  a 
line  to  let  me  know  what  you  and  your  families 
are  doing?  I  hope  you  are  all  well  and  happy. 


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Mrs.  Marie  H.  Ford 
9  McKone  Street 
Dorchester,  MA  02122 
(617)  282-2879 


In  Aug.  of  '56  at  my  husband's  wake,  Ed  Garr- 
ity  and  Cecil  McGoIdrick  made  me  an  honor- 
ary class  correspondent.  Since  that  time,  only 
four  times  did  the  Class  of  '23  column  not  ap- 
pear. For  the  last  issue,  I  did  not  receive  notice 
of  a  due  date...  Cecil  McGoldrick's  grandson 
David  is  in  GA  with  the  Army  Medical 
Corp. ..Ed  Garrity  spent  a  few  days  in  the  hospi- 
tal but  is  feeling  fine  now. ..Joe  Crane  is  very 
happy  over  the  birth  of  grandson  Daniel  in 
May. ..Bill  Duffy's  son  James,  who  is  associated 
with  Eastman  Kodak  Co.,  is  being  sent  to  Aus- 
tralia for  a  year.. .Ed  Fogarty,  his  wife,  son  Rich- 
ard and  family  spent  three  weeks  touring  Ire- 
land last  summer.  They  lived  in  a  cottage  in 
Galway  and  visited  a  niece  whom  Ed  had  not 
seen  for  years.  Ed's  son  Richard  is  president  of 
Labatts  Imports  of  Darien,  CT,  and  son  Edward 
heads  the  consumer  products  division  of  Corn- 
ing Glass  Works,  Corning,  NY.  This  winter,  Ed 
will  be  headed  for  sunny  FL  while  we  bask  in 
the  cold. ..Louis  Tracy  is  living  in  Granite 
Springs,  NY,  with  his  daughter  and  four  grand- 
children, who  are  all  college  graduates  repre- 
senting BC,  Wheelock,  Bonaventure,  and  Rens- 
selaer Poly  Tech.  Louis  is  a  member  of  a  senior 
citizen's  group  and  a  choral  group... I  talked  to 
the  following  classmates  who  did  not  have  any 
news,  but  extend  their  best  wishes  to  you  all: 
Rene  Gingras,  Fr.  Pat  Collins,  James  Kelliher, 
Walter  Shea,  Arthur  Shea,  Frank  Hickey,  and 
Tony  Mauro...If  you  have  news  about  yourself 
or  your  family,  please  send  it  to  me.  Thank  you 
so  much. 


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Mr.  EdmondJ.  Murphy 
14  Temple  Street 
Arlington,  MA  02174 


Fran  and  Jim  Grady  moved  from  their  Lake 
Anne  home  to  Thoreau  Place,  an  adult  con- 
dominium community  in  Weston.  It  is  newswor- 
thy because  a  team  of  architects  asked  them  to 
join  10  other  senior  citizens  in  helping  them  de- 
sign Thoreau  Place  which  is  "for  people  over  55 
with  the  advice  of  people  over  55."  From  the 
brochure  sent  to  me,  I  can  see  why  the  two  of 
them  were  the  first  ones  to  make  reservations. 
Fran  describes  it  as  a  lively,  dynamic  and  com- 
fortable place.  It's  amazing  what  these  octogen- 
arians do  in  their  spare  time.  More  power  to 


them!. ..Although  romanced  by  Yale.  Harvard, 
Princeton  and  St.  Michaels,  Julia  and  Walter 
Carroll's  granddaughter  Christine,  a  member  of 
many  all-star  soccer  teams  during  the  past  three 
years,  has  opted  for  BC.We  are  sorry  to  report 
the  death  of  Arthur  Murphy  on  June  14  of 
lung  cancer.  Arthur  had  moved  from  CT  to  FL 
because  of  his  health.  The  sympathy  of  the  class 
is  extended  to  Sally,  his  wife  of  45  years,  and 
daughter  Sally,  who  has  two  daughters,  one  a 
senior  at  Middlebury  and  the  other  a  freshman 
at  Lehigh... Incidentally,  my  daughter  Regina, 
MIT  '78,  is  doing  cancer  research  at  the  Insti- 
tute for  her  PhD. ..Jim  King's  wife  Norine  also 
passed  away  on  June  14  after  a  short  illness. 
Those  of  us  who  attended  our  reunions  and  fall 
luncheons  vividly  remember  how  enjoyable  it 
was  to  have  her  among  the  group  and  we  will 
miss  her  very  much.  The  sympathy  of  the  class 
is  extended  to  Jim,  sons  Jim  Jr.,  Michael  and 
Thomas,  daughters  Claire  and  Marie,  their  22 
grandchildren  and  10  great-grandchildren. ..The 
sympathy  of  the  class  is  extended  also  to  Fred 
Tobin,  whose  brother  John,  former  superinten- 
dent of  schools  in  Cambridge,  died  in  July  and 
whose  sister  Katherine,  a  former  reading 
teacher  in  Cambridge,  was  killed  in  an  automo- 
bile accident  in  Aug.  May  they  rest  in 
peace... Remember:  Spread  the  faith;  don't  keep 


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Mr.  William  E.  O'Brien 
502  12th  Avenue  S. 
Naples,  FL  33940 
(813)  262-0134 


Since  my  last  column  for  the  summer  issue,  I 
have  received  only  one  letter.  Phil  Dillon  wrote 
of  his  trip  to  his  home  town  of  St.  Louis  to  visit 
his  sister.  Accompanied  by  one  of  his  grandsons, 
he  visited  many  interesting  sites,  including  the 
country's  largest  brewery.  Phil  says  five  of  his  six 
children  will  be  at  least  50  years  old  this  year 
and  he  will  be  83,  as  will  so  many  of  us.  Phil 
and  wife  Peg  live  at  69  Adams  Street,  Garden 
City,  NY  1 1530.  Why  not  write  him. ..As  for  the 
O'Briens,  Irene  and  I  have  had  an  enjoyable 
summer  on  our  farm  in  Dundee.  Irene  just  had 
a  cataract  removed  and  an  implant.  Her  sight 
has  improved  greatly.  Otherwise,  we  are 
fine. .Thanks  to  so  many  of  you  for  writing,  en- 
abling this  column  to  be  published  for  the  past 
two  years.  Please  call  or  write  so  we  few  who  are 
left  can  keep  up-to-date  on  one  another's  activi- 
ties. 


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Dr.  Arthur  J.  Gorman 
9  Capt.  Percival  Road 
S.  Yarmouth,  MA  02664 
(617)  394-7700 


Our  60th  anniversary  was  celebrated  on  July  24 
at  Barat  House,  next  door  to  the  new  home  of 
the  Alumni  Association  on  the  Newton  campus. 
The  ceremonies  opened  with  a  memorial  Mass 
celebrated  at  the  beautiful  Newton  chapel  by 
Rev.  Francis  McManus,  S.J.  John  Dooley  served 
as  lector.  An  excellent  luncheon  followed,  dur- 
ing which  Rev.  J.  Donald  Monan,  S.J.,  wel- 
comed the  group  and  Rev.  Charles  Donovan, 
S.J.,  presented  an  interesting  history  of  the  col- 
lege. John  Wissler  complimented  the  class  on 
their  excellent  attendance  and  Richard  Horan, 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association,  extended 
his  congratulations.  Those  attending  were: 
Nancy  and  Tim  McCarthy,  Renee  and  Frank 


Colbert.  Bca  and  Henry  Barry,  Msgr.  Matt  Sta- 
pleton.  Ida  Fallon.  Rose  and  Bill  Cunningham 
Grace  and  Charlie  Schroeder.  Ma)  Doney,  Ar- 
thur Murray,  John  McElroy,  John  Dooley, 
Anne  and  Frank  Riha.  James  Farricy,  Jame«> 
Brophy  (who  came  up  from  Tallahassee).  Eileen 
and  Bill  Duffy.  Marion  and  Dick  Finn,  Joe  Re- 
gan. Rita  and  Frank  Repetto,  Paul  Ludovic 
Lewis,  Christopher  Dinsmore  and  Estelle  and 
Art  Gorman.  It  was  a  very  happy  occasion  and 
we  all  are  looking  forward  to  the  next  one. ..It  is 
my  sad  duty  to  report  the  death  of  Peter  Mc- 
Dermott.  Just  prior  to  his  death,  he  had  been 
honored  by  the  Catholic  Alumni  Sodal- 
ity...Please  keep  the  notes  coming  in. 


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Mr.  Joseph  McKenney 
53  Fountain  Lane 
S.  Weymouth,  MA  02190 
(617)  335-0521 


Frank  Shea  would  enjoy  hearing  from  his  class- 
mates. Frank  is  in  a  nursing  home  in  Falmouth, 
but  can  be  reached  at  his  home  address  at  65 
Montauk  St.,  Teaticket,  MA  02536. ..Howard 
Buckley,  daughter  Katie  and  your  class  corre- 
spondent attended  the  50th  wedding  anniver- 
sary of  Margaret  and  Tim  Cohane  in  Derry, 
NH,  in  Aug.  Also  present  were  Joe  Yukica  and 
Jack  Bicknell.  Tim  was  the  former  sports  editor 
of  Look  Magazine  and  a  feature  writer  for  the 
BC  football  programs  for  many  years. ..Bill  Ohr- 
enberger  had  a  happy  family  gathering  on  Aug. 
22  for  his  80th  birthday.. .Margaret  and  John 
Sullivan  attended  the  Blue  Chips  party  in 
Aug. ..Rev.  Dan  Linahan,  S.J.,  is  recuperating  at 
Weston.  He  is  still  as  active  as  ever  and  waiting 
to  celebrate  our  60th  anniversary  Mass  for  our 
deceased  classmates. ..Jack  Cronin.  who  will  al- 
ways be  remembered  as  one  of  BCs  greatest 
halfbacks  and  kickers,  still  resides  in  Harmony. 
RI...  Irene  Carroll,  widow  of  Dr.  John  Carroll  is 
most  active  with  the  BC  Club  of  Cape 
Cod. ..One  of  our  most  dedicated  priests  went  to 
his  eternal  reward  on  April  16.  RL  Rev.  John  F. 
Feeney  was  the  retired  pastor  of  St.  James  the 
Apostle  Parish  in  Arlington  and  a  native  of  S. 
Boston. ..Our  sympathy  is  extended  to  John 
Oliver  Donovan  on  the  death  of  wife  Man 
Clancy  Donovan  on  Aug.  22.  John.  Walter  Bow- 
ler and  Neal  Lioy  were  a  famous  trio  from 
Rockland. 


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Mr.  Maurice  J.  Downey 
15  Dell  Avenue 
Hvde  Park,  MA  02136 

(617)  361-0752 


The  highlight  of  this  spring's  social  season,  in 
'28  terms,  was  the  surprise  birthday  party  hon- 
oring Helen,  wife  of  the  late  Dan  Driscoll. 
which  was  held  at  the  Norfolk  Golf  Club,  where 
son  David  is  a  low  handicap  player.  It  was  a  me- 
morable function,  conceived  and  staged  in 
grand  style  by  her  six  most  appreciative  chil- 
dren. The  repast,  which  had  an  episcopal  bless- 
ing, was  in  regal  fashion  and  the  conversation  at 
the  various  tables  was  both  sparkling  and  mem- 
ory-inducing. Notable  among  the  members  of 
the  '28  family  in  attendance  was  Kay,  wife  of 
the  late  Dick  Condon,  who  was  being  heartily 
congratulated  by  one  and  all  on  the  recent  ar- 
rival of  great-grandson  Patrick  Joseph  O'Leary, 
whose  ancestors,  on  both  sides,  have  added  lus- 
ter and  distinction  to  BC.  Once  again,  from  all 


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of  us,  felicitations  to  Helen  and  congratulations 
to  Kay.. .Genial  Gene  Plociennik  called  me  early 
in  July  to  report  that  John  L.  Tod  Burke,  princi- 
pal emeritus  of  Bristol  H.S.  in  RI,  had  answered 
the  last  roll  call.  Tod  was  a  titan  in  the  field  of 
secondary  education  and  in  other  fields  as  well, 
as  his  presidencies  in  the  K  of  C,  Holy  Name 
Society,  and  the  Rotary  so  eloquently  testify.  To 
Anna  and  his  three  children,  we  extend  our 
deepest  sympathy. ..While  on  the  Cape  this  sum- 
mer, Fran  and  I  had  a  most  enjoyable  visit  with 
our  classmate  and  former  Hyde  Parker  John  J. 
Kelly,  Esq.  John,  now  in  retirement,  was  for 
many  years  the  economic  advisor  to  numerous 
foreign  governments.  He  says  he  sees  neighbor 
Bernie  McCabe  quite  often.  Ray  Connolly,  back 
in  Scituate  after  an  extended  stay  in  Marco  Is- 
land, FL,  reports  that  he  had  a  visit  from  Larry 
Shea,  who  for  some  years  now  has  been  a  regis- 
tered Floridian.  Larry,  he  notes,  still  possesses 
mental  processes  that  are  fine-tuned  but  his  cir- 
cumambulatory  capabilities  are  limited  ...Tony 
Russo,  famous  for  his  artistic  ability  and  his 
perpetual  good  fellowship,  was  last  reported 
basking  in  the  sun  of  his  adopted  Phoenix, 
AZ...One  of  the  masters  at  Milton  Academy  tells 
me  that  Herb  Stokinger,  now  retired  as  their 
athletic  director,  still  manages  to  attend  almost 
all  athletic  contests. ..I  am  certain  that  you  no- 
ticed in  the  Summer  '86  edition  of  BCM  the  let- 
ter to  the  editor  written  by  Paul  McCarty,  our 
class  historian  and  archivist,  in  which  he  praises 
the  publication  and  also  canonizes  our  own 
John  B.  Snooks  Kelley ...All  the  best  I  wish  for 
you  and  help,  in  the  form  of  news  items,  I  beg 
of  you.  Shalom. 


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Mr.  George  P.  Donaldson 
30  Blackman  Road 
Canton,  MA  02021 
(617)  828-2530 


The  class  extends  prayerful  sympathy  to  Helene 
Markey,  her  children  and  grandchildren  on  the 
death  of  Paul,  our  able  and  affable  president 
for  the  past  decade.  We  shall  all  miss  him  very 
much. ..We  also  extend  sympathy  to  the  sister 
and  brother  of  Fr.  Jim  McWade,  recently  re- 
tired pastor  of  St.  Bridget  Parish,  Abing- 
ton...Our  condolences  to  George  Connor,  whose 
wife  recently  passed  away.. .On  a  less  somber 
note,  Margaret  and  Charley  Bowser  celebrated 
their  50th  wedding  anniversary.  Congratulations 
and  best  wishes  for  many  more  happy  years. 
Charles  Jr.  '67,  L'70  is  senior  partner  of  the 
firm  Bowser  and  Lee  at  399  Boylston  St.,  Bos- 
ton...Gertrude  and  Will  O'Leary  have  been 
cruising  the  Caribbean.  Frank  Vass  and  wife  are 
flying  to  Munich,  Vienna  and  Switzerland  on 
Sept.  10.  Happy  landings!. ..Jim  Monahan,  our 
honorary  classmate,  told  me  that  brother  Al  is  at 
the  Bear  Hill  Nursing  Center  in  Stoneham  and 
might  like  to  hear  from  or  see  his  class- 
mates. Al's  address  is  Room  210  of  the  Center, 
11  North  St.,  Stoneham,  MA  02180  ...Ed  Wessling 
is  presently  kors  de  combat  in  Westwood  with  a 
broken  leg.  Our  hopes  for  a  speedy  recov- 
ery...Dr.  Leo  C.  Donahue,  retired  superinten- 
dent of  schools  in  Somerville  and  former  chair- 
man of  the  Mass.  Board  of  Education,  has  been 
named  general  chairman  of  the  125th  anniver- 
sary celebration  of  the  Society  of  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul,  a  group  dedicated  to  servicing  needy  peo- 
ple in  the  Boston  Archdiocese.  The  announce- 
ment was  made  by  His  Eminence  Bernard  Car- 
dinal Law.  Congratulations,  Leo. ..Best  wishes  to 
all! 


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Mr.  John  W.  Haverty 
1960  Commonwealth  Ave. 
Brighton,  MA  02135 
(617)  254-9248 


The  class  announces  with  regret  the  death  of 
John  M.  Foley  on  June  16,  after  a  long  illness. 
John  was  a  graduate  of  BC  High  and  BU  Law 
School.  He  was  associated,  all  of  his  business 
life,  with  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Co. 
John,  an  excellent  and  avid  golfer,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Wollaston  Golf  Club.  He  is  survived 
by  wife  Helen,  daughter  Linda  McGillicuddy, 
three  grandchildren,  and  brother  Timo- 
thy...Tom  Lawless,  who  retired  recently  as  chief 
justice  of  the  US  bankruptcy  court, 
was  honored  at  a  banquet  on  the  BC  campus, 
where  he  received  the  Boston  Bar  Assn.'s  "Dis- 
tinquished  Judicial  Service  Award"  before  more 
than  200  admirers  and  friends  in  the  judiciary. 
In  his  address  at  the  banquet,  his  longtime 
friend  Rev.  Robert  F.  Drinan,  S.J.,  former  con- 
gressman and  dean  of  BC  Law,  praised  Tom  as 
an  "absolutely  incorruptible  jurist"  and  a 
teacher  of  "grace,  respect,  courtesy  and  compas- 
sion." The  testimonial  committee  raised  over 
$25,000  for  a  fund  in  Tom's  name  to  provide 
an  endowment  at  BC  Law  for  scholars  to  re- 
search in  the  field  of  bankruptcy.  The  class  of 
'30  joins  with  Tom's  friends  in  this  well-de- 
served tribute  to  one  of  our  more  distinguished 
classmates.. .Nick  Wells  penned  a  letter  to  the 
press  regarding  President  Reagan's  honoring  of 
the  late  Navy  Capt.  Joseph  J.  Rochefort,  whose 
cracking  of  Japanese  code  enabled  the  Navy  to 
win  the  battle  of  Midway.  Capt.  Rochefort  was 
shabbily  treated  by  the  Navy  and  old  Navy  man 
Nick  rightly  took  umbrage,  thinking  the  Presi- 
dent did  not  go  far  enough  to  re-establish  the 
captain's  reputation.  Talk  to  Nick  about 
it!. ..Rev.  Vic  Donovan,  C.P.,  was  the  celebrant 
and  homilist  at  a  Mass  at  St.  Patrick's  Cathedral 
for  the  Edith  Stein  Guild  on  the  44th  anniver- 
sary of  the  death  in  Auschwitz  of  Edith  Stein 
and  Sr.  Teresa  Benedicta  of  the  Cross,  OCD. 
The  Guild  is  praying  for  the  beatification  of  Ed- 
ith Stein,  a  process  in  which  Fr.  Vic  is  deeply 
interested. ..Sacred  Heart  Parish,  Lexington,  said 
final  farewell  to  Ultan  McCabe  on  June  1  at  an 
outdoor  Mass  and  picnic  on  the  grounds  of  the 
Gray  Nuns  in  Lexington.  Cardinal  Law  was  the 
homilist.  Among  those  present  with  their  wives 
were:  John  Groden,  Nick  Wells,  John  Haverty, 
and  Tom  Perkins;  also,  John  Hurley,  Mary 
Grandfield,  Anne  Hayes  and  Marge  Kenney.  Fr. 
Joe  Gough  was  a  co-celebrant  ...The  class  has 
many  fond  memories  of  Alumni  and  Philomath- 
eia  Halls,  which  were  recently  demolished.  As 
we  remember  innumerable  class  parties  and 
meetings  at  these  beautiful  structures,  there  is  a 
gnawing  feeling  among  the  memories — This  is 
progress? 


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Mr.  Thomas  W.  Crosby,  Esq. 
64  St.  Theresa  Avenue 
West  Roxbury,  MA  02132 
(617)  327-7080 


With  sorrow,  we  report  the  death  of  Joseph 
Sehuler.  Esq..  and  extend  our  prayers  and  con- 
dolences to  Evelyn,  their  four  children  and  nine 
grandchildren.  Joe,  retired  as  associate  coun- 
selor of  the  legislative  branch  of  the  Common- 
wealth, was  highly  regarded  by  members  of 
both  the  Senate  and  the  House  for  his  valued 
advice  and  counsel  in  drafting  proposed  legisla- 


tion. We  sadly  note  the  death  of  Bob  Sullivan's 
wife  Catherine,  and  send  prayers  and  condol- 
ences to  Bob  and  sons  Brendan  and  Gregory. 
Bob,  living  in  S.  Orleans,  has  been  active  in  the 
BC  Club  of  Cape  Cod. ..Congratulations  to  Dr. 
Bernie  Trum  and  wife  Margaret  on  the  occa- 
sion of  their  50th  anniversary.  Bernie  is  in  ac- 
tive retirement,  having  retired  both  as  a  colonel 
from  the  US  Army  veterinarian  corps  and  from 
the  faculty  of  Harvard  Medical  School.  He  is 
now  a  gentleman  farmer,  actively  engaged  in 
raising  horses  and  sheep  at  his  farm  in  Sher- 
born.  With  his  four  children  and  six  grandchil- 
dren, our  sincere  hope  is  that  he  has  plenty  of 
assistance  with  his  daily  chores... The  Knights  of 
Columbus  Magazine,  Columbiad.  recently  re- 
ported that  John  Cardinal  Wright  was  one  of 
the  church's  most  eloquent  preachers  and  rec- 
ommended for  spiritual  reading  a  collection  of 
his  sermons  Words  of  Pain,  edited  by  Rev.  R.  Ste- 
phen Almagno,  O.F.M.,  literary  executor  of  the 
Cardinal's  estate. ..We  received  and  appreciated 
an  informative  letter  from  Donald  MacDonald, 
retired  from  the  Quincy  school  dept.  Don  and 
wife  Mary  spend  their  summers  at  Orleans  and 
winters  at  New  Smyra  Beach,  FL,  although  they 
still  consider  their  Squantum  residence  as  home. 
Don  reports  that  although  they  both  enjoy  rela- 
tively good  health,  each  is  troubled  with  arthri- 
tis...Dr.  Dave  Conway  and  wife  Florence  jour- 
neyed north  from  Naples,  FL,  to  attend  the 
Fides  reception.  Other  classmates  in  attendance 
were  Fr.  Bill  Donlan,  Tom  Crosby  and  wife  Lil- 
lian. There  were  probably  other  class  members 
also  present,  for  our  enrollment  in  Fides  is  most 
encouraging.. .We  met  John  Powers  and  wife 
Eleanor,  Jack  O'Brien  and  wife  Mary,  and  Art 
Conway  at  the  annual  Blue  Chips  barbe- 
cue...Again,  letters,  phone  calls,  etc.  are  re- 
quested from  both  classmates  and  their  families. 
With  God's  blessing,  may  our  retirement  years 
be  pleasant  and  enjoyable. 


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Mr.  John  P.  Connor 
24  Crestwood  Circle 
Norwood,  MA  02062 
(617)  762-6377 


Our  sympathy  goes  to  Jerry  Hern  and  daugh- 
ter, on  the  death  of  his  wife  Mariam  on  July 
16. ..Please  remember  in  your  prayers  the  souls 
of  Dennis  J.  Dwyer  and  John  Lawless,  who 
went  to  their  eternal  rewards  last  April.  John, 
retired  as  a  VA  adjudicator,  passed  away  after  a 
long  illness. ..Our  sympathy  goes  to  Bill  Raf- 
ferty,  whose  wife  Teresa  died  on  June  9.  Teresa 
requested  her  body  be  given  to  Tufts  Medical 
School.  Bill  is  confined  to  his  home  in  Yar- 
mouthport  with  a  severe  case  of  sciatica. ..Pete 
Quinn  plans  to  have  a  class  reunion  get-to- 
gether soon...Msgr.  Vin  Mackay  recently  of- 
fered a  Mass  of  recollection  for  Joe  Rogers. ..Ed 
Cass,  a  retired  lawyer,  is  living  in  the  Virgin  Is- 
lands...Recently  heard  from  Chris  Nujent,  who 
lives  nine  months  in  Sarasota,  FL.  and  three 
months  in  Chittenden,  VT.  Chris  is  quite  a 
sailor  and  was  past  fleet  captain  of  the  Pelican 
Cove  Yacht  Club. ..A  letter  appeared  recently  in 
the  Boston  Globe  written  by  Joe  Solari  regarding 
a  self-evident  truth  of  Catholic  universities.  Joe 
is  retired  and  resides  in  Largo,  MD... Alice  Ben- 
nett, wife  of  the  late  Bill  Bennett  has  sold  her 
home  in  Hyannis  and  returned  to  NJ... Frank 
Sullivan  is  due  for  a  visit  with  brother  Brendon 
of  Westwood  in  Oct. 


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Mr.  John  F.P.  McCarthy 
188  Dent  Street 
Boston,  MA  02132 

(617)  323-6234 


As  I  collect  my  notes  to  prepare  this  edition  of 
BCM,  the  football  season  is  about  to  begin.  The 
next  report  will  be  following  what  we  hope  will 
be  an  exciting  and  successful  season. ..I  ask  for 
your  prayers  for  C.  Edward  Roland  of  Brock- 
ton, who  died  on  Aug.  14,  and  Sr.  Trinita  of 
the  Sisters  of  Charity,  Wellesley,  the  sister  of 
Rev.  Joseph  Manning  of  Fairfield  Univ.  May 
they  rest  in  eternal  peace. ..Since  our  last  re- 
union in  May,  our  own  Bach-Chopin,  Ted  Mar- 
ier,  has  retired  after  52  years  as  musical  direc- 
tor at  St.  Paul's  Church  in  Harvard  Square.  We 
all  wish  him  well  as  he  continues  the  pursuits 
which  have  been  so  much  a  part  of  his  life  since 
leaving  alma  mater., .As  Walter  Winchell  might 
say,  ''And  now  to  the  news  as  space  will  al- 
low"...Emmanuel  College  Class  of '36  found  sev- 
eral charming  ladies  enjoying  reunion  festivities 
with  their  spouses.  They  included  Gertrude  and 
Bob  Miller,  Rita  and  Tom  Blake,  Helen  and 
Walter  Costello,  and  Helen  and  Bill  Ray.  Con- 
gratulations, ladies...  John  J.  Feeney,  of  West- 
field,  has  been  associated  over  the  years  with 
Uniroyal.  His  son  Jay,  a  Georgetown  grad,  is  a 
Lt.  Col.,  USAF...A  short  note  from  Ike  Ezmunt, 
who  was  leaving  for  a  trip  to  Acapulco...In 
June,  the  Mass.  School  Counselors  Assn.  hon- 
ored Al  Williamson,  who  has  retired  as  their 
executive  secretary,  at  a  dinner  party  at  the 
Lowell  Hilton.  The  class  also  extends  its  best 
wishes. ..Bill  MacDonald  deserted  FL  for  a  visit 
to  Boston  in  July.. .Rev.  Walter  J.  Doyle,  pastor 
of  St.  Philip  Neri  Parish,  Waban,  is  retiring...I 
find  it  particularly  pleasant  to  report  that  I  re- 
ceived a  note  from  one  whom  we  have  not 
heard  from  for  many  years — William  J.  Boehner. 
He  writes  to  say  that  he  has  moved  from  Al- 
bany, NY,  and  now  resides  in  sunny  CA.  Bill 
wanted  to  be  nearer  his  two  sons  who  live  there. 
In  Aug.  '85  the  Boehners  celebrated  the  50th 
anniversary  of  their  marriage  as  the  guests  of 
their  two  sons,  their  wives,  and  four  grandchil- 
dren at  the  Intercontinental  Hotel  in  Waelea  on 
Maui,  HI.  Retired  now  for  eight  years.  Bill  trav- 
els back  and  forth,  spending  four  months  each 
year  on  Cape  Cod.  Son  Bill  is  program  manager 
of  advanced  DAS  Systems  for  IBM  and  son  Bob 
is  VP  and  general  manager  of  the  Electronic 
Publishing  BV  Xerox  System  Group. ..To  close 
on  another  most  pleasant  item,  it  has  been  an- 
nounced by  the  BC  Varsity  Club  that  at  the  din- 
ner commemorating  their  50th  anniversary, 
John  J.  Mr  Manns  will  be  inducted  as  a  member 
of  their  august  group  for  his  outstanding  contri- 
bution to  the  track  team.  Coach  Jack  Ryder  has 
said  that  BC  '34  "had  the  fastest  one-mile  relay 
teams  that  BC  ever  produced."  Our  sincerest 
congratulations,  Johnny.  May  you  wear  your 
laurels  for  many  years  to  come.  Members  of  the 
class  are  urged  to  attend  the  induction  cere- 
mony which  will  be  held  on  Nov.  14.  Again,  I 
urge  one  and  all  to  send  me  news  of  any  kind. 
This  quarterly  report  is  only  as  good  as  you 
make  it.  Please  drop  me  a  line. ..Many  thanks  to 
all  who  contribute  regularly. 


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Mr.  Daniel  G.  Holland,  Esq. 
164  Elgin  Street 
Newton,  MA  02159 


From  James  R.  Berry  '37  we  learn  the  sad  news 


of  the  death  of  Charles  E.  Berry.  1/51,  retired 
associate  dean  and  professor  emeritus.  School  of 
Nursing  and  Allied  Health  Professions,  St. 
Louis  Univ.  Ill  health  prevented  Charlie  from 
being  with  us  for  our  50th.  He  resided  at  Webs- 
ter Grove,  MO,  and  is  survived  by  wife  Mary, 
son  Charles  Jr.  and  daughter  Mary.  Charles  and 
Mary  graduated  from  St.  Louis  Univ.  in  71  and 
72  respectively.  After  retirement,  Charlie  pro- 
vided active  leadership  in  the  Missouri  Citizens 
for  Life  Organization. ..On  a  happier  note, 
George  Flavin,  retired  federal  administrative 
law  judge,  is  recovering  from  surgery;  energetic 
class  treasurer  John  Griffin  is  back  on  the  golf 
course  after  a  brief  hospital  check-up;  and 
Kiddo  Liddell  is  more  relaxed  now  that  his 
summer  camp  has  wound  up  for  the  season. 
Enforced  indoor  activity  due  to  poor  weather 
placed  an  extra  strain  on  him. ..Your  correspon- 
dent and  wife  Mona  joined  the  Alaska  summer 
cruise  offered  by  the  Alumni  Association. 
Smooth  sailing  under  the  sunny  skies  aboard 
the  MS  Noordam  offered  delightful  enjoyment 
and  comfort.  Also  aboard  and  contributing  to 
good  fellowship  were  Frank  Phelan  '28,  Tom 
Murphy  '27,  John  Donovan  '44  and  wife  Ger- 
trude, and  Charles  Ferris  '54  and  wife  Patri- 
cia...I  am  still  accepting  suggestions  for  the  first 
anniversary  of  our  50th.  Send  them  along  with 
information  for  class  notes. 


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Joseph  P.  Keating 
24  High  Street 
Natick,  MA  01760 


Class  president  Bob  O'Hayre's  golf  day  in  July 
at  Hatherly  was  a  great  day  for  those  who  made 
it.  In  addition  to  host  Bob,  the  following  were 
there:  Steve  Hart,  Moe  Parker,  Charlie  Samp- 
son, Tom  Sherman,  Tom  Mahoney,  Tom  Kil- 
lion,  Jack  McLaughlin,  Gerry  Burke,  Al  Bur- 
goyne,  Tom  Keane  and  Fr.  Tom  Navien.  The 
golf  was  great  and  Bob's  buffet  luncheon  was 
super.  Sorry  to  report  that  early  in  Aug.  Tom 
Keane  died.  The  prayers  and  sympathy  of  the 
class  are  extended  to  his  wife  and  family,  as 
they  also  are  to  the  family  of  Jerry  Dean  of 
Chelmsford,  who  died  last  March. ..Frank  Hil- 
brunner  underwent  open  heart  surgery  in  Aug. 
and  at  last  report  is  doing  fine. ..Speaker  of  the 
House  Thomas  P.  O'Neill  was  one  of  the  few 
invited  speakers  to  Harvard's  350th  anniversary 
celebration.  Tip's  address  was  very  warmly  re- 
ceived and  "10,000  men  of  Harvard"  gave  him 
a  standing  ovation  upon  his  introduction. ..Fr. 
Carl  Thayer  may  not  have  made  the  cover  of 
the  Summer  '86  BCM  but  he  sure  did  make  the 
inside  of  the  back  cover!  If  you  missed  it  go 
back  and  read  it — a  rather  fine  tribute  to  a  great 
Greek  scholar  and  classmate. ..Bishop  Larry  Ri- 
ley made  the  Marian  Pilgrimage  to  Poland  with 
Cardinal  Law  in  Aug.  The  Pilot  ran  a  story  on 
the  anniversary  tray  designed  bv  Gerry  Burke, 
profits  of  which  go  to  the  "Bishop  Riley  Scholar- 
ship Fund."  The  story  was  accompanied  by  a 
photo  of  the  Bishop,  Gerry  and  Frank  Hilbrun- 
ner.  who  initiated  the  fund.  Needless  to  sav, 
Larry  had  expressed  his  gratefulness  for  the 
fund's  establishment,  citing  it  as  the  highlight  of 
his  many  pleasant  experiences  connected  with 
becoming  a  Golden  Eagle.  If  you  want  one  of 
these  beautiful  trays,  write  Gerry  Burke,  46 
Westview  Terrace,  W.  Newton,  MA  02165. ..As 
of  mid-Sept.,  the  tree  planted  in  memory  of  our 
deceased  classmates  was  flourishing  and  steadily 
growing. ..1  have  had  letters  from  a  number  of 
'36ers  asking  if  I  could  get  something  out  iden- 


tifving  everyone  in  the  class  photo  from  our 
50th.  If  you  would  like  this,  let  me  know.  I 
think  1  have  now  correctly  labeled  everyone  in 
the  picture. ..One  last  sad  note:  two  very  familiar 
spots  on  the  campus  have  gone  under  the 
wrecker's  ball — Philomatheia  and  Alumni  Halls, 
both  scenes  of  many  happy  '36  parties,  pre  and 
post  graduation.  They  have  been  torn  down  to 
make  room  for  new  dorms.  Sic  transit  gloria1. 


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Angelo  A.  DiMattia 
82  Perthshire  Road 
Brighton,  MA  02135 

(617)  782-3078 


Once  again  it  is  my  sad  duty  to  report  the  pass- 
ing of  three  classmates.  James  Nolan  died  after 
a  prolonged  illness  on  June  9.  James  was  a 
member  of  our  anniversary  committee,  a  l/S 
Navy  veteran  of  WW  II,  and  a  retired  insurance 
investigator.  We  extend  to  nephew  Edward 
Saunders,  Esq..  and  niece  Ellen  M.  McCarthy 
our  deepest  sympathy.. .Walter  Egan.  of  Louis- 
ville, KY,  passed  away  on  Aug.  17.  He  was  man- 
ager of  a  DuPont  company  located  in  Louisville 
for  many  years.  He  and  wife  Ruth  visited  the 
Holyland  last  summer.  We  extend  to  Ruth  and 
their  six  children  our  sincere  condolences.. .Both 
James  and  Walter  had  sent  their  biographical 
update  sheets  to  me  and  were  so  eager  to  par- 
ticipate in  our  golden  anniversary  re- 
union.. .Sorry  that  we  were  unaware  that  James 
Cannon  had  passed  away  on  Sept.  1 1.  1984  in 
San  Francisco,  CA.  His  widow  Catherine  wrote 
to  me  after  I  had  forwarded  a  request  for  a  bio- 
graphical update.  James  was  an  assistant  man- 
ager of  the  Hibernia  Bank  in  San  Francisco   We 
extend  to  Catherine  and  their  family  our  sym- 
pathy...Our  condolences  also  go  out  to  Al  Tor- 
tolini  on  the  passing  of  sister  Angelina  in  earlv 
Aug. ..The  class  has  forwarded  Masses  to  all  the 
above  for  their  intention.  We  hope  that  all  the 
clergy  of  the  class  will  remember  them  in  their 
Masses  and  let  us  all  remember  them  in  our 
prayers... Received  nice  news  from  George  Un- 
derwood about  his  daughter  Sr.  Sean,  a  medical 
missionary  of  Maryknoll,  who  was  released  after 
being  kidnapped  by  Sudan  rebels.  Sr.  Sean  and 
Sr.  Nancy  Lyons,  also  a  Maryknoll  nun,  were 
travelling  in  their  car  when  thev  got  caught  in 
the  crossfire  between  the  Sudan  rebels  and  the 
Sudanese  peoples'  liberation  army.  Both  George 
and  wife  Marie  were  greatly  relieved  with  the 
news.  George  and  Marie  have  been  honored  bv 
the  Portsmouth,  NH  diocese  for  doing  extraor- 
dinary things  for  the  church,  which  I  hope  to 
give  an  account  of  in  a  later  issue.. .My  second 
reminder  for  missing  biographical  sheets  pro- 
duced a  good  response.  If  you  see  any  class- 
mates in  your  travels,  ask  if  their  sheets  were 
sent  in.  If  thev  have  forgotten  or  need  another, 
let  them  contact  me... A  good  time  was  had  bv 
all  who  attended  the  Cape  weekend  in  Fal- 
mouth. Before  leaving  for  home,  even-one  was 
invited  to  the  summer  home  of  Tom  McDermott 
and  wife  Joan,  where  a  mini-reunion  was  held 
and  many  goodies  were  served. ..Thanks  also  to 
Bill  Doherty  and  Lucille  for  hosting  a  pool 
party  for  these  same  guests  at  their  home  in 
Canton  recently.. .A  very  important  organiza- 
tional meeting  was  held  on  Sept.  10  at  the  new 
Alumni  quarters  on  the  Newton  campus.  Dr. 
Mike  Frasca  and  his  class  gift  committee  also 
met  that  day.  John  Crimmings  presented  his 
plans  for  a  class  trip  and  plans  were  formulated 
for  BC.'s  Family  Day  on  Oct.  18.  Please  watch 


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your  mail  carefully  for  important  notices.  Do 
not  hesitate  to  contact  any  committee  member 
or  myself  if  you  have  any  special  ideas  about 
specific  activities.  The  50th  will  be  our  most  im- 
portant reunion.  Let's  make  it  the  very  best. 
Classmates  will  be  coming  from  all  parts  of  the 
country  and  we  want  it  to  be  remembered  for 
years  to  come... I  failed  to  mention  that  Penny 
Sullivan,  the  widow  of  our  classmate  Tim  Sulli- 
van, also  has  frequented  our  many  reunions. 
She  is  a  most  gracious  lady... Had  a  nice  note 
from  Joe  Gormley,  of  Washington,  DC.  He  is 
only  semi-retired  and  his  29  grandchildren  and 
six  great-grandchildren  keep  him  and  wife 
Frances  well  occupied  in  their  spare  time.  Dur- 
ing this  spare  time,  he  is  also  attempting  to 
practice  law.  Good  Luck,  Joe. ..Thanks  to  John 
Donelan,  of  Washington,  DC,  for  being  the  first 
to  respond  to  the  request  for  a  recent  photo 
that  I  would  like  to  add  in  our  "memory  lane" 
section  of  our  Anniversary  Chronicle. ..Many 
thanks  to  Joe  Walsh  for  making  a  masterpiece 
of  our  cover  for  this  Anniversary  Chronicle  issue. 
You  will  see  it  in  May.. ..Thanks  to  John 
Donelan,  Casper  Ferguson  and  John  Gleason 
for  their  kind  words  of  encouragement  regard- 
ing the  success  of  all  our  plans. ..Hope  you  all 
had  a  pleasant  summer  even  though  the 
weather  was  not  too  cooperative.  Don't  forget  to 
send  photos  of  yourself  and  our  old  school  days 
to  me  as  soon  as  possible.  Time  is  now  impor- 
tant. 


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Thomas  F.  True,  Jr. 
37  Pomfret  Street 
W.  Roxbury,  MA  02132 
(617)  327-7281 


Following  through  with  his  suggestion  of  ideas 
for  our  50th  reunion,  Barney  Leary  sent  us  an 
article  from  his  wife's  college  magazine.  It  re- 
calls how  "things  were"  in  '38  and  some  of  the 
"changes"  that  have  taken  place  since  then.  It  is 
unbelievable  how  many  things  we  take  for 
granted  now  were  unheard  of  then.  Maybe  we 
could  have  someone  put  something  like  this  to- 
gether for  our  50th — any  volunteers?  How 
about  you,  General?. ..Received  a  nice  note  from 
Ralph  Luise  and  wife  Olympia  inviting  us  down 
to  visit  them. .Joe  Home  informs  us  that  daugh- 
ter Margaret  (Mrs.  John  Hansean)  has  received 
her  PhD  in  education. ..Dr.  Frank  McMahan 
brings  us  up  to  date  on  his  family:  Peter,  Holy 
Cross  '67  is  still  teaching;  Mary  Ellen,  Albertus 
'70  keeps  busy  raising  her  family  of  four;  Kath- 
leen, Emmanuel  '73  is  busy  bringing  up  twin 
girls;  and  Margaret  '73,  of  Philadelphia,  is  a 
midwife  and  has  been  to  China,  Bangkok  and 
other  parts  of  Asia  studying  other  midwives' 
practices.  Frank  is  busy  doing  consulting  work, 
traveling,  running  a  medical  radio  show  and 
taking  care  of  his  grandson.  Frank  took  me  to 
task  for  not  mentioning  that  he  and  Fr.  Paul 
Fitzgerald  were  at  our  BC  High  50th.  Sorry, 
Frank. ..Frank  also  mentioned  that  Brad  Maho- 
ney's  son  Fr.  Mark  has  been  recently  or- 
dained...Jim  Doherty  and  wife  travelled  by  boat 
on  a  six-week  trip  from  Seattle  to  Anchorage,  to 
see  son  Brian,  who  is  an  attorney  there. .J.  Paul 
Jules  Chavanne  informs  me  that  he  is  no  longer 
a  state  employee  as  was  previously  stated.  He 
retired  from  his  position  with  the  Mass.  Division 
of  Employment  Security  in  '82.  Sorry,  Jules.  He 
also  sent  me  a  biographical  sketch  of  his  career 
since  graduating  from  Roxbury  Memorial.  It  in- 
cluded many  years  in  music,  in  which  he  is  still 
interested,  as  well  as  with  the  State.  Jules  sends 


this  sketch  to  organizations  interested  in  a  slide 
show.  Maybe  he  could  do  something  like  this  for 
our  50th.  Let's  hear  from  you,  Jules. ..We  were 
saddened  to  learn  of  the  passing  of  Gerry  Jones 
and  offer  our  sincere  sympathy  to  his  family. 


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William  E.  McCarthy 
39  Fairway  Drive 
W.  Newton,  MA  02165 
(617)332-5196 


In  June,  the  papal  honor  of  knighthood  in  the 
Order  of  St.  Gregory  the  Great  was  awarded  to 
Francis  X.  McBride  of  St.  Joseph  Parish,  S. 
Norwaik,  CT.  Frank  was  the  founder  and  gen- 
eral chairman  of  the  first  Norwaik  area  Holy 
Name  Communion  Breakfast  which  took  place 
in  '60,  involving  12  parishes.  He  was  also  in- 
volved in  many  Norwaik  Catholic  Charities  ac- 
tivities...Received  a  note  from  Paul  Needham. 
He  and  wife  Kay  recently  celebrated  their  45th 
wedding  anniversary.  As  part  of  the  last  Med- 
field  H.S.  graduation  excercises,  Paul  presented 
the  appointment  to  the  US  Naval  Acad- 
emy...Mary  and  John  Donovan,  while  vacation- 
ing in  VT,  met  Arthur  Cameron,  who  retired  to 
Randolph,  VT,  a  few  years  ago. ..Received  a 
note  from  Walter  Grady  informing  me  of  the 
passing  of  Clarence  Kynoch  last  June.  Clarence 
was  chief  traffic  controller  for  the  federal  avia- 
tion administration,  first  at  Logan  Airport  and 
then  in  Nashua,  NH.  During  WW  II  he  served 
as  a  flight  control  officer  in  the  Asian  Pa- 
cific...Sorry  to  also  report  the  passing  of  Harold 
B.  Burr,  of  Westboro,  who  had  been  a  professor 
and  head  of  the  chemistry  department  of  Cen- 
tral New  England  College,  Worcester.  Harold 
was  a  captain  in  the  US  Army  during  WW  II, 
serving  with  the  chemical  warfare  service.  Pete 
Kerr  has  arranged  for  a  spiritual  bouquet  for 
Clarence  and  a  donation  to  the  Spina  Bifida 
Assn.  in  Harold's  memory. 


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John  F.  McLaughlin 
24  Hayward  Road 
Acton,  MA  01720 
(617)  263-5210 


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Susan  and  Bill  Kelly  of  San  Diego  were  in  the 
Boston  area  in  late  May  and  Bill  acknowledged 
the  get-well  card  inscribed  by  his  classmates  at 
the  ninth  Mass  of  Petition. ..Received  a  card 
from  Muriel  and  Henry  Desmond,  who  found 
their  way  to  Oslo,  Norway,  in  the  early  summer 
...Fr.  Joe  Shea  continues  to  receive  treatment 
for  his  kidney  problem.  Fr.  Nash  has  been 
keeping  me  informed.. .Classmates  do  meet 
professionally  from  time  to  time.  Jack  Morrisey 
found  his  way  from  Belmont  to  Quincy  to  ob- 
tain some  routine  eye  care  from  John  Dal- 
ton...Fred  Dow  of  Carlsvad,  CA,  has  been  ap- 
pointed acting  dean  of  the  School  of  Business 
and  Management  at  the  US  International  Univ. 
of  San  Diego... The  30  years  of  Art  Hassett's 
leadership  as  chief  of  obstetrics  at  Brockton 
Hospital  were  acknowledged  in  a  ceremony  last 
June  with  the  erection  of  a  plaque  naming  the 
Hassett  Obstetrical  Unit.  Doctors  Jim  Doonan, 
Bill  Powers  and  Dick  Wright  were  in  attend- 
ance...Paul  Duffey  was  up  from  FL  and  lunch- 
ing with  class  president  Bill  Joy  early  in  the  fall. 
Paul  was  visiting  his  13th  grandchild  for  the 
first  time. ..Please  remember  John  Kelleher  of 
Brockton  and  George  Sawicki  of  WI  in  your 
prayers.  Both  classmates  died  this  past  May. 


Richard  B.  Daley 
160  Old  Billerica  Road 
Bedford,  MA  01730 
(617)275-7651 


The  Alumni  golf  tournament  in  June  saw 
Lenny  McDermott,  Nick  Sottile,  Dick  Daley, 
Bob  Sliney  and  Bill  Maguire  teeing  off  on  a 
fun-filled  day.. .Bob  Rados  responded  to  my 
plea  for  mail  with  a  short  note  from  WA...Our 
late  classmate  Anthony  Tassinari,  on  the  occa- 
sion of  the  Shriners'  Football  Classic,  was  in- 
ducted posthumously  in  the  Hall  of  Fame 
Clinic,  held  at  BC  on  April  12.  Tony  had  an 
outstanding  career  as  football  coach  at  Ames- 
bury  H.S.  from  '43-'55  with  78  wins,  41  losses,  4 
ties  and  5  Northeast  Conference  championships, 
as  well  as  a  state  Class  C  championship  in 
'52. ..Fr.  Luke  Farley,  pastor  of  St.  Helen's 
Church  in  Norwell,  passed  away  on  Sept.  5.  Fr. 
Luke  also  graduated  from  Catholic  Univ.  and 
received  his  JCL,  a  licentiate  in  canon  law.  He 
served  in  several  churches  in  the  Boston  area 
and  was  appointed  pastor  in  Oct.  '72  at  St.  Hel- 
en's...A  correction  is  in  order  for  the  last  edition 
of  class  notes.  John  Bagley  should  have  been  in- 
cluded in  those  who  traveled  a  considerable  dis- 
tance to  attend  our  reunion  banquet. 


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Ernest  J.  Handy,  Esq. 
215  LaGrange  Street 
W.  Roxbury,  MA  02132 
(617)323-6326 


May  the  blessings  and  joys  of  Christmas  be  with 
each  of  you  constantly  during  the  new 
year.. .Last  June  I  received  a  long  letter  from 
Joe  Doherty  along  with  a  very  generous  dona- 
tion to  the  "Paul  Maguire  Scholarship."  Condi- 
tions in  the  late  '30s  made  it  impossible  for  Joe 
to  complete  college,  yet  he  has  always  consid- 
ered himself  to  be  a  member  of  the  class...  Also 
last  June,  Jim  Fran  Doherty  took  time  out  and 
attended  the  high  school  graduation  of  a  grand- 
child in  NC.At  the  same  time,  and  for  a  similar 
reason,  Frank  Dever  was  traveling  through  FL. 
Each  reported  a  marvelous  trip. ..Joe  Stanton, 
though  retired  from  his  medical  practice,  has 
remained  very  active  in  various  pro-life  organi- 
zations. Last  April,  Joe  appeared  as  a  guest 
panelist  at  St.  Denis  Parish,  Westwood,  for  a  dis- 
cussion on  "The  Living  Will  or  Euthana- 
sia "...Sam  Lombard  and  Tom  Hudgins  recently 
celebrated  the  40th  anniversary  of  their  ordina- 
tion to  the  priesthood.  Sam  is  presently  at  St. 
Agnes  Parish  in  Middleton.  Each  year  he  has  in- 
vited the  28  men  who  were  ordained  with  him 
on  June  14,  1946,  to  a  reunion  at  the  Lombard 
family  farm  in  Ipswich.  Sam  is  currently  vicar  of 
the  Gloucester  vicarate.  Tom's  ministry,  for  16 
years,  consisted  of  working  with  emotionally  dis- 
turbed patients  at  the  Boston  State  and  Danvers 
State  Hospitals.  His  patience,  compassion  and 
good  humor  enabled  him  to  help  both  the  pa- 
tients and  their  relatives.  Tom  currently  serves 
as  vicar  for  the  Lowell  vicarate  and  is  stationed 
at  St.  Ann's  in  Littleton.  Congratulations  to 
each. ..It  is  with  deep  sorrow  that  I  report  the 
death  of  J.  Vincent  Smyth  last  May.  To  wife 
Anna  and  their  seven  children,  the  class  extends 
sincere  sympathies.  A  Mass  has  been  said  in  his 
memory..  A  July  issue  of  the  Boston  Globe  Sunday 
Magazine  carried  an  outstanding  story  on  Bob 
Muse. ..George  Bent  is  still  very  active  in  sports, 
now  as  an  official.  When  seen  last  July,  George 
looked  like  he  could  still  step  in  and  pitch  a 


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good  game.. Jim  Boudreau  holds  forth  at  lunch 
at  Dini's  quite  frequently.  His  favorite  subject  is 
brother-in-law  Joe  Sullivan. .Jerry  Joyce  and 
John  McDonald  recently  had  lunch  together. 
Jerry  is  still  actively  engaged,  while  John  is  en- 
joying retirement.  Each  is  a  willing  volunteer  to 
serve  on  the  class  anniversary  committee,  espe- 
cially if  it  may  involve  another  banquet. ..Once 
again,  as  1  write  this  column  in  late  Aug.,  1 
dream  of  New  Orleans  and  the  Sugar  Bowl.  See 
you  around. 


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Thomas  O'C.  Murray 
14  Churchill  Road 
W.  Roxbury,  MA  02132 
(617)  323-8571 


The  condolences  of  the  class  are  extended  to 
the  family  of  Dick  Buck,  who  died  in  July.  Dick 
had  been  secretary-treasurer  of  the  interna- 
tional union  of  N.  America  tunnel  workers,  and 
was  appointed  by  former  Gov.  Volpe  as  a  direc- 
tor of  the  MBTA,  a  position  he  held  until  79. 
Fr.  Len  Mahoney  was  a  concelebrant  of  the  fu- 
neral Mass  at  the  Immaculate  Conception 
Church. ...Class  condolences  are  also  extended  to 
Bob  DeGiamcomo  on  the  death  of  his  mother 
in  Aug. ...Dave  Folan  tells  us  that  he  now  num- 
bers 1 1  grandchildren  and  his  youngest,  the  last 
to  be  educated,  is  studying  for  his  PhD  in  geol- 
ogy...Last  March,  the  city  of  Somerville  honored 
John  Gartland  for  43  years  of  service.  John 
once  served  as  executive  secretary  to  the  mayor. 
He  was  also  organist  at  St.  Clement's  and  St. 
Catherine's  Parishes  for  over  40  years.. .Mary 
Jean,  daughter  of  Jean  and  Frank  Conroy  was 
the  winner  of  the  award  for  academic  excellence 
at  Northeastern  School  of  Nursing,  graduating 
with  highest  honors.  She  had  earned  her  RN 
from  Mass.  General,  where  she  is  now  a  staff 
nurse. ...Dr.  John  Kelly,  former  director  of  am- 
bulatory care  at  Norwood  Hospital,  has  retired 
to  E.  Dennis  on  the  Cape.  In  June,  a  $50,000 
educational  fund  was  established  in  his  honor  as 
the  founder  of  the  Norwood  Hospital  Compre- 
hensive Alcoholism  Program.  He  will  continue 
to  serve  as  a  consultant.  John  and  his  wife,  the 
former  Anna  MacDonald,  have  seven  children 
and  13  grandchildren. ..We  have  John  Flynn  to 
thank  for  this  last  item. ..With  many  upcoming 
retirements,  your  correspondent  would  certainly 
welcome  news  and  updated  addresses. ..Please 
do  keep  in  touch. 


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James  F.  McSorley,  Jr. 
1204  Washington  Street 
N.  Abington,  MA  02351 
(617)  878-3008 


We  open  our  news  by  extending  the  best  wishes 
of  the  class  to  Bill  Corkery  on  his  marriage  to 
Rita  O'Connor  on  June  22.  They  were  married 
by  ex-'44er  Fr.  Francis  Gallagher,  pastor  of  St. 
James  Church  in  Medford.  Bill  and  Rita  live  in 
Cambridge. ..Congratulations  to  Ed  Doherty. 
who  recently  was  inducted  into  the  "State  of  Ar- 
izona Sports  Hall  of  Fame"  and  also  the  "Ari- 
zona State  University  Hall  of  Fame/Distinction." 
Ed  left  the  East  to  make  his  mark  as  a  coach  in 
AZ  at  the  State  Univ.  He  is  currently  Director 
of  Athletics  at  Salpointe  Catholic  H.S.  in  Tuc- 
son, where  he  and  his  wife  live.  They  have  nine 
children  and  15  grandchildren. ..Fr.  Bob  Na- 
vien,  who  recently  has  been  coping  with  some 
physical  problems,  is  pastor  of  Most  Precious 


Blood  Parish  m  Dover,  MA.  where  he  has  been 
the  las)  six  years  .Frank  Callahan  is  president 
ul  Frank  Callahan  Sales  Co.  of  Canton.  Frank 
and  wife  Ja<  kie  have  two  daughters  and  two 
sons.  Their  older  daughter  is  a  lawyer  and  the 
younger  is  an  activity  therapist  at  Children's 
Hospital.  Both  sons  work  in  the  family  business. 
Frank,  an  avid  golfer,  and  Jackie  have  a  home 
in  FL  for  winters  and  summer  in 
Chatham. ..Bob  Foley  retired  from  the  Boston 
Redevelopment  Authority  in  '81.  where  he  had 
worked  since  '62.  He  is  still  active,  however,  and 
continues  to  be  treasurer/manager  of  the  New 
Boston  Federal  Credit  Union,  a  position  he  has 
held  for  30  years.  Bob  is  also  treasurer  of  the 
Catholic  Alumni  Sodality  and  reports  that  thev 
are  looking  tor  new  members.  Bob  and  wife  Peg 
live  in  Dorchester.  Peg  retired  in  June  from 
L'Mass  Boston,  where  she  was  secretarv  to  the 
Dean.  Bob  and  Peggv  have  four  children.  Bob 
Jr.,  a  BC  grad  and  father  of  two,  is  VP  of  the 
N.E.  Council  of  Economic  Action.  Meg  Van 
Cisin  is  head  nurse  in  the  recovery  unit  of  the 
VA  Medical  Center  in  W.  Roxburv.  Chris  is  a 
restaurant  manager  in  Arlington.  TX.  David  is 
at  home  and  working  as  a  customer  rep  in  the 
Newton  Center  division  of  the  Bank  of  Bos- 
ton...John  Cataldo  is  in  the  process  of  phasing 
out  his  National  Freight  Traffic  Service  Com- 
pany, which  lost  its  usefulness  because  of  dere- 
gulation. He  has  sLarted  two  other  companies. 
Materials  Development  Corp.,  a  metalurgical 
company,  makes  metals  for  aerospace  and  com- 
mercial airplane  engines.  The  Compudrive 
Company  manufactures  gearless  transmissions. 
John  has  been  active  in  the  Knights  of  Colum- 
bus and  he  has  held  state  offices  including  state 
deputy.  He  was  a  trustee  of  the  Mass.  State  Col- 
leges for  14  years  and  chairman  for  six.  Since 
72  he  has  been  on  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
Family  Guidance  and  Counseling  Centers.  John 
has  been  trustee  on  the  BC  board  for  eight 
years  and  is  starling  a  three-vear  term  as  an  as- 
sociate trustee.  John  and  wife  Gloria  live  in 
Weston  and  have  four  children.  Carla  is  attend- 
ing the  Kennedv  School  of  Government:  John 
Jr.  '86  is  in  real  eatate;  Chris  is  attending  Cor- 
nell; and  Mark  is  in  the  9th  grade  ai  the  Fessen- 
den  School  in  Newton.  Most  Rev.  Thomas  V. 
Daily  and  Bishop  Timothy  Harrington  attended 
(he  Inter-American  Conference  of  Bishops, 
hosted  bv  Cardinal  Law,  on  Sept.  2-4. 


48 


V.  Paul  Riordan 
40  H  illcrest  Place 
Weslwood.  MA  02090 
(617)  329-3227 


As  1  prepare  lliese  notes,  the  Rutgers  game  is 
five  days  away;  the  bells  on  the  town  hall  sing 
that  school  days  are  here  again;  and  summer  is 
changing  to  tall.  Our  hopes  are  high  for  a  suc- 
cessful and  enjoyable  football  season. ..On  our 
last  count,  which  was  made  for  our  25th  anni- 
versar) .  the  number  of  offspring  of  this  class 
numbered  nearly  400.  How  about  some  current 
news  regarding  these  descendants,  vour  grand- 
children, and  new  retirements?. ..As  you  know 
thev  have  razed  Alumni  Hall  for  progress.  Our 
last  event  there  was  our  30th  anniversary  dinner 
...Belated  condolences  to  Vic  Palladino  on  the 
death  of  wife  Mane,  mother  of  five  children 
and  a  hard  worker  for  former  governor  Ed 
King.  Mav  she  rest  in  peace... A  short  note  from 
Frank  Harvey,  who  has  been  on  the  West  Coast 
since  '50  and  loves  it.  Frank  is  self-employed  as 
a  personnel  counselor,  specializing  in  engineer- 


ing construction  management  and  real  <sian- 
He  still  has  Boston  Hxits  and  goes  lo  all  the  Red 
Sox  games  when  the)  Jrc  in  town.  As  a  matter 
ol  interest,  flanks  last  scurljn   '.\.is  Marv 
McNamara  Kessmger.  sister  ol  the  current  Sox 
manager  frank  has  three  grandi  hildren  and 
reports  that  life  is  fx-aunlul.   Ed  O'Brien.  <>l  Vi- 
enna, VA,  wants  to  know  what  is  going  on  in 
Brookline?  He  heard  from  Ins  cousin  recently 
informing  him  that  a  vase,  which  marked  the 
family  burial  section  al  Holyhood  (.euietarv. 
had  been  stolen.  I  he  \  jse  was  one  ol  a  pair  that 
flanked  the  entrance  lo  ihe  St.  Louis  Exposition 
Ed  plans  to  attend  the  Armv  game  this  fall  and 
will  be  looking  lor  classmates.  Meanwhile,  does 
anvone  know  the  market  these  da\s  for  hot 
vases?.. .Many  thanks  to  Frank  and  Ld  lor  their 
letters. 


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John  T.  Prince 

64  Donnvbrook  Road 

Brighton.  MA  02135 


Received  a  nice  note  from  Jim  Houlihan  re- 
porting that  daughter  Patty  is  entering  BC  this 
year.  Jim  might  have  the  distinction  of  being  the 
oldest  guy  in  the  class  with  a  voungster  entering 
BC.The  news  lately  seems  to  be  full  of  retire- 
ments. Tom  Lavin.  John  McGourty,  and  John 
Yurewicz  have  retired  from  the  Boston  school 
dept.  and  Ed  O'Brien  has  retired  from  the  Or- 
leans school  dept. ..At  the  BC  alumni  golf  tour- 
nament, Bill  Cohan  proved  to  be  the  most  dan- 
gerous man  on  the  course.  He  nearlv  sent 
golfing  partner  Bill  Flaherty  to  ver\  early  re- 
tirement with  a  most  erratic  golf  shot.  We  re- 
ceived news  that  Joe  O'Donnell  received  a 
week-long  trip  to  Hi  as  a  result  of  his  diligent 
work  with  Shaw-Barton.. .As  we  go  to  press  the 
'86  football  season  is  about  to  slarl.  Perhaps  m 
future  notes  we  will  be  reporting  on  our  prepa- 
ration to  accompanv  the  team  to  some  fxml 
game. ..Pete  Rogerson  and  John  Prince  met  in 
July  at  St.  Bonaventure  Church  in  Manomei  lo 
witness  the  baptism  of  their  respective  grand- 
children...We  are  saddened  to  hear  of  the  death 
of  Frank  Noonan  and  extend  our  svmpatln  to 
wife  Ruth  and  family... Please  drop  us  a  line  with 
some  news. 


51 


Francis  X.  Quinn.  Esq. 
1205  Azalea  Drive 
Rockwlle.  MD  20850 
(301)  762-5049 


This  issue's  column  has  been  submitted  bv  Fred 
J.  Mauriello  of  Millbtook.  NY..  There  was  a  hue 
turnout  for  our  35th  reunion.  A  night  at  the 
Pops  and  a  dinner  dance  at  Philomatheia  were 
part  of  the  festivities.  Many  attended  and  the 
'51ers  seem  to  be  doing  well. ..Bob  Mitchell  and 
wife  Elenor  have  seven  children  and  Elenor 
won  the  rafHe  for  the  BC  chair... Gloria  and  Bob 
Noble,  who  is  a  professional  engineer  in 
Quincv,  have  four  children  and  five  grandchil- 
dren.John  E.  Gallagher,  of  Axon.  CT,  is  \'P  of 
administration  and  finance  for  Emhart  Corp. 
and  has  four  children  ...Jerry  Flaherty  teaches  at 
Brockton  H.S.  Son  Brian  76  is  a  PhD  candidate 
at  Harvard  and  daughter  Diane  is  Class  of 
77. ..Mary  and  John  Reardon.  of  Norwood,  at- 
tended the  reunion  with  daughter  Carol 
'88 ...Gloria  and  Don  Hebert.  a  patent  attornev 
and  technical  writer,  have  two  children  and  live 
in  Braintree.  Bob  Kaler  and  wife  JoAnne  now 


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have  a  third  child  attending  BC... Alice  and  Bill 
Baranick  have  kept  in  touch.  Bill  works  for  the 
Badgen  Co.  in  Cambridge  and  is  anxious  to  get 
in  touch  with  any  chemistry  majors. ..Tom  Gib- 
bons and  wife  Anne  live  in  Milford...John  Kil- 
day  and  wife  Mary  live  in  Dedham...Nonny  and 
Dave  Godvin,  of  Wall  St.  fame,  came  up  from 
Rumson,  NJ.  They  have  four  children  who  have 
graduated  from  BC. .Theresa  and  John  Murray 
live  with  their  five  children  in  Libertyville,  IL. 
John  is  still  with  the  Jesuits  at  Loyola 
Univ.. .Don  Ryan  and  wife  Jamie  reside  in  Ac- 
ton and  have  three  children,  one  whom  is  a  BC 
grad.  Edwina  and  Jim  Foley  are  living  in  Sci- 
tuate... Other  '51ers  seen  dancing  at  Philomath- 
eia  were:  Barbara  and  Dick  Smillie,  Mary  and 
Lee  McDonald.  Nancy  and  Jack  McCauley, 
Phylis  and  Nick  Russo,  Mary  and  Jim  Davis. 
Mildred  and  Arthur  Silk,  Richard  D'Amico  and 
wife,  Pat  and  Joe  Nally,  Jackie  and  Fred  Mau- 
riello,  John  Tivnan,  Jim  Waters,  and  Paul  Fal- 
vey... Those  of  you  who  were  unable  to  attend 
the  festivities,  please  write. 


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Edward  L.  Englert,  Esq. 
128  Colberg  Avenue 
Roslindale,  MA  02131 
(617)  323-1500 


As  we  swing  in  to  our  35th,  Roger  Prince 
Charles  Connor  and  his  committee  have  been 
working  hard,  and  it  looks  like  a  "fun"  year  is 
ahead.  We  hope  you  will  plan  to  attend  as  many 
functions  as  possible,  and  maybe  someone  can 
tell  us  where  the  past  35  years  have 
gone. ..Congratulations  to  Barry  Driscoll  on  his 
election  to  the  Alumni  Association  as  director  of 
the  nominating  committee. ..Dr.  Philip  Maloney 
was  recently  installed  as  the  president  of  the 
American  Assn.  of  Oral  and  Maxillo-facial  Sur- 
geons at  its  annual  meeting  in  WA.  Phil  lives  in 
Quincy  with  wife  Frances  and  their  five  chil- 
dren...Belated  sympathy  is  extended  to  the  fam- 
ilies of  Robert  A.  Leahy  of  Setauket,  NY,  and 
John  J.  Harrington  of  Franklin.  John  had  been 
a  postal  worker  in  the  Foxboro  and  Franklin  of- 
fices prior  to  teaching  at  Medfield  and  Natick 
H.S...Amy  Guen,  of  Needham,  was  cited  for  her 
work  in  the  Chinatown  community  at  a  recep- 
tion held  at  the  Four  Seasons. ..Fr.  Tom  Murray 
is  in  S.  Natick;  Fr.  Paul  Curran  is  stationed  in 
Walpole;  and  Fr.  Paul  McCarrick  is  down  in 
Fall  River... The  dues  envelopes  indicate  that  our 
classmates  are  scattered  throughout  the  country 
with  Jane  Cordana  in  Mobile,  AL,  Eric  Johnson 
in  San  Francisco,  CA,  and  Dick  Schwartz  in  San 
Jose,  CA...Tim  Thornton  is  an  attorney  in  Los 
Angeles. ..Pauline  Devitt  Grasso  is  in  Manhattan 
Beach,  CA,  where  she  received  an  award  for  the 
outstanding  Catholic  woman  volunteer  for  '86 
from  the  Catholic  Daughters  of  America. ..John 
O'Connor,  Esq.,  has  retired  from  the  Dept.  of 
Defense  and  Jim  Parsons  is  now  retired  and  liv- 
ing in  Leeds. ..Mary  E.  Conneely  resides  in 
Rumford,  RI,  and  Merritt  E.  Mahoney  is  in  Old 
Bridge.  NJ...Ann  Preston  sends  regards  and 
Bill  Walsh  is  out  in  Wheaton,  IL.Dave  Sulli- 
vap  is  still  in  N.  Olmstead,  OH,  and  Dick  Shu- 
man  sends  word  from  Jacksonville,  FL...Paul 
Magno  is  down  in  Rockville,  MD,  and  John  Par- 
ish is  a  bit  further  south  in  Charlotte, 
NO.  Joining  the  group  to  Nantucket  are  Mary 
and  Bill  Smith  of  Cohasset,  Marie  and  Jay 
Hughes  of  Medfield.  and  Kathy  and  Paul  Clin- 
ton from  Bryn  Mawr,  PA. ..Received  a  nice  note 
from  Ed  Brady,  of  Norwood,  who  informed  me 
that  Gene  Tinory,  who  is  teaching  history  in 


Westwood,  recently  completed  a  novel  entitled 
Journey  From  Anmeah.  All  proceeds  derived  from 
his  book  will  be  for  the  benefit  of  young  or- 
phans in  the  Middle  East  who  are  suffering 
from  the  war.  The  fund  will  be  distributed  re- 
gardless of  nationality  or  religous  background  ... 
It's  sad  to  report  that  Donald  H.  Farren  died  on 
July  4.  Our  condolences  to  wife  Mary  and  their 
four  daughters  Kathleen,  Laura,  Donna  and 
Monica.  The  Farren  family  will  continue  to  sup- 
port BC  through  alumni  donations  in  Donald's 
honor... Please  make  every  effort  to  attend  the 
functions  planned  for  your  enjoyment. 


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Robert  W.  Kelly 
98  Standish  Road 
Watertown,  MA  02172 
(617)  926-0121 


Cardinal  Bernard  Law  has  appointed  Rev.  Jim 
Riley  pastor  of  St.  Ann's  Church,  Peabody...Jim 
Queenan  was  appointed  a  member  of  the  bank- 
ruptcy bench. ..Rev  Joe  Appleyard  has  been  ap- 
pointed to  the  Univ.  of  Scranton's  board  of 
trustees. ..I  understand  that  Sr.  Sean  Under- 
wood, who  was  captured  in  Sudan,  is  the  sister 
of  Aidan  and  Jerome  Underwood  ...Sherm  Salt- 
marsh  was  elected  to  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Mass.  Legislators'  Assn.  Bob  Sullivan,  one 
of  IBM's  marketing  executives,  is  now  on  loan 
to  Cape  Cod  Community  College  as  administra- 
tive consultant.. .Alumni  president  Dick  Horan 
participated  in  the  closing  ceremonies  of  our 
old  familiar  Alumni  Hall.  It  was  a  super  tribute 
to  a  grand  old  building. ..Bob  Mullin  still  keeps 
whipping  Ed  Hanlon  at  golf.  Of  course,  I'm 
getting  this  from  Bob.  Perhaps  Eddie  has  a  dif- 
ferent version. 


of  PA  and  Diamond  State  Telephone  of  DE,  has 
assumed  the  additional  responsibilities  for  legis- 
lative relations  and  community  relations. 


54 


Francis  X.  Flannery 
60  Linden  Street 
Brookline,  MA  02146 
(617)  323-1592 


We  were  saddened  to  hear  of  the  death  of 
James  Fraser,  an  insurance  adjuster  for  US  Fi- 
delity and  Guaranty  Co.  He  was  also  a  well- 
known  athlete  in  the  Manchester  area,  a  Naval 
veteran  of  WW  II  and  a  former  commander  of 
the  Amaral-Bailey  American  Legion  Post.  Jim 
leaves  his  wife  Leona  and  children  Michael,  D. 
Scott,  Elizabeth,  Leslie,  Christine,  and  Kath- 
ryn...Dr.  Richard  Lucey  was  elected  president 
of  Carney  Hospital  after  serving  on  the  staff 
since  '65.  Board  certified  in  internal  medicine, 
he  has  served  on  many  elective  and  appointive 
committees  at  the  hospital. ..Capt.  William  A. 
O'Neil,  USNR,  was  appointed  commanding  of- 
ficer of  the  newly-formed  Naval  Hospital  in 
Newport,  RL.Dr.  Ignatius  J.  Fiorenza  was  in- 
stalled as  president  of  the  Mass.  Dental  Society 
at  its  three-day  annual  session  at  the  Hyatt  Re- 
gency Hotel,  Cambridge.  Dr.  Fiorenza  practices 
dentistry  at  1090  Mass.  Ave.  and  is  a  consultant 
at  McLean  Hospital. ..Robert  Sanborn  has  been 
elected  vice  chairman  of  the  board  of  trustees  at 
Notre  Dame  College.  He  is  the  president  of  the 
New  Hampshire  Insurance  Group  and  a  direc- 
tor of  the  American  Institute  for  Property  and 
Liability  Underwriters. ..Barry  Murphy  was  re- 
cently featured  in  the  New  England  Newsclips 
"Profile  of  Success."  His  downtown  discount 
stock  brokerage,  Barry  Murphy  &  Co.,  is  one  of 
the  few  which  hasn't  sold  out  to  bigger  opera- 
tors...John  J.  Doherty,  Jr.,  director  of  regulatory 
and  governmental  relations  for  Bell  Telephone 


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Marie  J.  Kelleher 
12  Tappen  Street 
Melrose,  MA  02176 


Thank  heavens!  I  finally  have  enough  news  to 
make  a  decent  column.  Sr.  Mary  Anne  O'Brien, 
DC,  wrote  that  she  is  now  in  Milwaukee,  WI, 
and  is  senior  VP  of  operations  for  Seton  Health 
Corp.  She  also  sent  word  that  Sr.  Mary  Justin 
and  Sr.  Margaret  James  have  both  gone  home 
to  God,  victims  of  cancer.. .'85  was  a  big  year  for 
Michael  DeRosa  and  wife  Shirley.  They  cele- 
brated their  25th  wedding  anniversary  and  their 
daughter  Michele  graduated  from  Mount  Holy- 
oke  College. ..Bob  Kelleher  retired  from  GTE 
Sylvania  after  30  years  in  engineering  at  their 
Needham  facility.  He  is  currently  in  the  pro- 
gram office  at  Raytheon  in  Wayland.  Bob's 
daughter  Ruth  recently  graduated  from 
BC.Dick  Renahan  has  been  serving  as  presi- 
dent of  the  Boston  Bar  Assn. ..Gloria  Roy  Mas- 
tro  is  our  world  traveler.  She  went  to  England 
in  Feb.  and  to  Italy  in  Oct.  During  her  trip  to 
England,  she  served  as  chaperone  to  the  Cape 
Ann  League  field  hockey  team.  Gloria  is  a  nurs- 
ing supervisor  at  Mary  Immaculate  Nursing 
Home  in  Lawrence. ..Another  one  of  our  nurs- 
ing nun  classmates  has  checked  in.  Sr.  Patricia 
Burke  entered  the  Marist  Missionary  Sisters  in 
'60.  She  spent  five  years  in  Peru  and  10  years  in 
Italy.  Sr.  Patricia  is  currently  in  parish  work  and 
is  living  in  Winchester.  Stephanie  Coffey  Kru- 
pinski  has  a  fascinating  new  position  as  coordi- 
nator for  recruitment  and  marketing  at  the 
Creighton  Univ.  School  of  Nursing  in  Omaha, 
NE.  Steph,  you  do  come  up  with  the  most  fasci- 
nating positions.  Being  in  nursing  education 
and  recognizing  the  need  for  recruitment,  I'd 
love  to  know  more  about  it  and  I'm  certain 
many  of  our  peers  would  also.  Please  clue  us 
in. ..Helen  Brady  was  recently  a  participant  in  a 
program  entitled  "My  Mother,  My  Father  — 
Caring  for  Aging  Parents."  She  is  on  the  faculty 
of  the  Leominster  Hospital  School  of  Nursing 
and  the  program  was  sponsored  by  the  Leom- 
inster Hospital  Guild. ..Paul  Looney  of  Belmont 
has  been  appointed  president  and  chief  operat- 
ing officer  of  Computer  Town  Inc  ...Congratu- 
lations to  Fr.  Joseph  Flanagan  for  recendy 
being  selected  as  one  of  the  top  20  "most  out- 
standing" professors  by  the  American  Assn.  for 
Higher  Education  and  the  Carnegie  Foundation 
for  the  Advancement  of  Teaching.  Fr.  Flanagan 
has  been  the  chairman  of  the  philosophy  de- 
partment at  BC  since  '65  and  was  to  be  featured 
in  theJuly/Aug.  issue  of  Change  magazine.. .(The 
military  has  its  early  warning  systems  so  yours 
truly  will  serve  as  yours!)  The  Alumni  Associa- 
tion's 100th  anniversary  is  this  year  and  the 
School  of  Nursing  is  going  to  celebrate  its  40th 
in  '87.  I  hope  to  see  many  of  you  at  the  festivi- 
ties surrounding  both  celebrations.... Heard 
from  Jerry  Donahue  recently.  Among  his  news, 
one  of  his  daughters  is  now  enrolled  at  BC  and 
is  quite  the  soccer  player.  Another  one  of  his 
daughters  is  studying  at  Oxford. ..Your  corre- 
spondent had  reasons  for  a  great  celebration 
the  week  following  Alumni  Weekend.  Thanks  to 
the  votes  of  many  classmates  and  non-class- 
mates, I  have  been  elected  VP/president  elect. 
When  John  Wissler  called  and  told  me,  I  didn't 
know  whether  to  quickly  burst  into  a  parody  to 
Beethoven's  "Ode  to  Joy"  or  a  chorus  of  "Re- 


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joicc.  Rejoice."  My  grateful  thanks  to  all  of  you. 
I  feel  very  humbled  by  your  support  and  will 
try  hard  to  do  well  in  both  positions. ..This  col- 
umn ends  with  a  note  of  sadness  for  we  have 
lost  two  classmates  and  one  classmate  has  had  to 
part  with  his  father.  Our  sympathy  and  caring 
are  sent  to  the  families  of  Jim  Fitzgerald  and 
Harry  Stathopoulos...Also  beginning  his  eternal 
life  is  the  father  of  class  president  John  John- 
son. With  the  understanding  that  accompanies 
the  sense  of  loss  over  the  death  of  one  of  our 
parents,  we  send  special  condolences  to  John 
and  his  family. 


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Ralph  C.  Good,  Jr.,  Esq. 
503  Main  Street,  Box  203 
Medfield,  MA  02052 


Unfortunately,  as  we  set  about  preparing  these 
notes  for  the  fall  '86  edition  of  BCM,  we  must 
note  several  recent  additions  to  the  necrology 
department.  Janice  (Corrigan)  Ward  passed 
away  on  Oct.  4  '85.  She  is  survived  by  husband 
Philip,  one  son,  her  mother  and  a  brother.  Jan- 
ice had  been  a  teacher  at  Holy  Cross  Academy 
in  Kensington,  MD,  and  at  Peary  H.S.  in  Mont- 
gomery, M  I ' Emidio  Turk  Petrarca  passed 
away  in  Nov.  '85  in  Warwick,  RI.  He  is  survived 
by  two  sons  and  three  daughters.  Turk  was  one 
of  the  stalwarts  in  football  for  the  Eagles.  After 
graduation  he  continued  in  football  and  played 
as  a  Lt.  for  the  Quantico  Marine  team.  Follow- 
ing his  tour  of  duty,  he  played  professional 
football  for  the  Ottawa  Roughriders,  the  Pitts- 
burg Steelers  and  the  Boston  Patriots.  Turk  was 
the  founder  and  president  of  Universal  Fund- 
ing Co.,  a  mortgage  firm  in  Natick... Michael  Al- 
bert Burns,  Jr.,  of  Peabody,  died  in  Dec.  '85.  He 
had  also  served  in  the  Marine  Corps.  Michael 
was  most  active  in  St.  John's  Church  in  Peabody, 
was  the  president  of  the  Peabody  H.S.  football 
boosters  club,  and  had  been  employed  as  a 
salesman  for  the  business  equipment  group  of 
Bell  &  Howell  Co.  in  Needham.  He  is  survived 
by  wife  Frances,  three  daughters  and  two 
sons. ..Two  of  our  double  eagles  passed  away  in 
the  summer  of  '86 — Joseph  M.  Harney  and  Ed- 
ward F.  MacLeod.  Joe  was  a  resident  of  Lexing- 
ton and  is  survived  by  his  wife  and  seven  chil- 
dren. He  had  been  a  long-time  employee  with 
Raytheon  Corp.  Ed,  who  had  been  a  German 
language  specialist,  with  an  MA  in  German 
from  BU,  served  for  19  years  on  the  Stonehill 
College  faculty  and  also  taught  at  Northeastern 
Univ.. ..Kathleen  T.  (Moynihan)  Brown  passed 
away  in  March.  Prior  to  retirement  in  "76,  she 
was  associated  with  the  Visiting  Nurses  Assn.  of 
Worcester.  She  was  also  a  graduate  of  St.  Vin- 
cent's School  of  Nursing.  Husband  Harry  died 
in  79...  Sr.  Mary  Reid,  a  nursing  school  gradu- 
ate and  a  member  of  the  Sisters  of  Providence, 
died  in  March.  Prior  to  her  retirement,  she  had 
worked  at  the  Providence  and  Holyoke  Hospi- 
tals, St.  Vincent's  in  Worcester  and  St.  Luke's 
Hospital  in  Pittsfield,  where  she  was  director  of 
nursing  services.  The  class  extends  deepest  sym- 
pathies to  the  families  of  all  of  our  deceased 
classmates.  May  they  all  rest  in  peace. ..James  E. 
Murphy  recently  joined  the  administrative  staff 
of  Anna  Jacques  Hospital  in  Newburyport  as  di- 
visional director  of  fiscal  services  and  chief  fi- 
nancial officer.  Jim  lives  with  his  wife  and  two 
children  in  Stoneham...Joan  Callaghan,  RN,  of 
Chelmsford,  was  recently  named  to  the  position 
of  assistant  administrator  for  nursing  services  at 
St.  Joseph's  Hospital,  Lowell,  where  she  has 
been  employed  since  '65. ..Paul  T.  Leahy  was 


seeking  his  seventh  consecutive  term  on  the 

Worcester  city  council  where  he  resides  with  Ins 
wife  and  three  children. ..Anthony  Massimino.  .i 
long-time  associate  with  Conway  Realtors,  has 
recently  opened  his  own  real  estate  consulting 
firm.  Massimino  Associates,  in  Hanover,   lorn 
lists  many  civic  and  professional  memberships  to 
his  credit,  including  the  Hanover  chamber  of 
commerce,  the  National  and  Plymouth  County 
board  of  realtors  and  the  N.E.  council  of 
professional  real  estate  advisors.  Tony  and 
lovely  daughter  Lisa  received  the  highest  marks 
for  their  dancing  performance  at  our  30th  anni- 
versary celebration. ..Peter  H.  Akin,  principal  of 
Fair  Haven  Union  H.S.  in  VT,  was  the  recent 
recipient  of  the  '85  "Distinguished  Principal 
Award"  for  VT  secondary  schools. 

...Several  notes  have  arrived  on  my  desk, 
courtesy  of  Paul  A.  Vozzela.  with  respect  to  our 
30th  anniversary  celebration.  Paul's  offerings 
follow  and  we  thank  him.  The  chemistry  Class 
of  '56  was  well  represented  at  our  30th  reunion 
dinner  party  on  Alumni  Weekend.  Tony  Cam- 
marota  and  wife  Marge  flew  up  from  MD.  Tony 
is  asst.  director,  minerals  information,  for  the 
Bureau  of  Mines  in  Washington.  DC.  George 
Baierlein.  who  is  an  asst.  VP  with  Merrill, 
Lynch  in  Boston,  was  present  with  wife  Carolyn. 
Leo  Rice  and  wife  Mary  drove  in  from  Gales 
Ferry,  CT.  The  Rices  had  two  events  to  cele- 
brate: Leo's  30th  and  the  graduation  of  their 
youngest  child  from  BL!  on  the  very  next  day. 
After  putting  three  children  through  college,  in- 
cluding one  through  law  school,  financial  inde- 
pendence at  last!  Leo  is  an  industrial  chemist 
with  Pfizer  in  Groton,  CT.  Old  dependable 
George  Cartier  and  wife  Jan  were  in  attendance 
also.  Dr.  George  is  a  senior  research  chemist 
with  Monsanto  in  Springfield.  Paul  Vozzela  and 
wife  Pat  made  the  trip  from  Wethersfield,  CT, 
for  the  happy  event.  Theirs  is  the  good  "for- 
tune" of  having  three  children  in  college  at  the 
same  time.  Paul  is  an  analytical  chemist  with 
United  Technologies  in  E.  Hartford,  CT.  The 
chem  majors  enjoyed  the  company  of  Miriam 
(O'Toole)  Dessureau  and  husband  Gene,  who 
now  live  in  Bethesda,  MD.  Last,  but  not  least,  a 
big  thank  you  to  our  class  president  Jim  Barry 
for  a  job  well  done  in  organizing  the  30th  anni- 
versary celebration. ..Proof  that  time  marches 
inexorably  forward:  this  correspondent  and  wife 
Judy  recently  became  grandparents  of  twins,  a 
boy  and  a  girl,  courtesy  of  son  Christopher  and 
his  wife  Betsy.  If  you  have  word  on  anvthing. 
remember  to  write.  Where  are  you  John  Low, 
Peter  Godefroy  and  Frothingham  Smythe,  III? 


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Frank  E.  Lynch 
145  Atherton  Street 
Milton,  MA  02186 
(617)  698-2680 


This  time,  I  am  writing  these  notes  on  the  high 
seas,  on  my  way  back  from  a  four-day  cruise 
with  friends  between  the  island  of  Martha's 
Vineyard  and  the  Cape,  catching  the  last  golden 
days  of  summer.. The  class  board  of  directors 
met  on  Sept.  1 1  in  the  librarv  of  the  new 
Alumni  Association  at  Putnam  House  on  the 
Newton  campus.  The  old  Alumni  and  Philom- 
atheia  Halls  are  now  just  memories.  Both  build- 
ings have  been  demolished  to  make  way  for  new 
dormitories  on  Commonwealth  Avenue. ..Our 
first  30th  anniversary  event  is  planned  for  the 
BC  vs  Louisville  football  game  on  Oct.  18.  Bill 
Sullivan  is  chairman  of  this  event  and  is  making 
a  diligent  effort  to  get  out  the  numbers.  I  will 


have  nioir  ir,  report  on  tins  fall  >  lassu  event  in 
the  next  BCM.  Other  anniversary  events  arc- 
now  being  evaluated  bj  the  tlass  Ixiard  <>l  direc- 
tors. Once  these  festivities  become  more  fully 
identified,  there  will  be  another  class  mail- 
ing ..Patrick  F.  Cadigan  is  currenth  chairman 
of  the  board  of  Linear  Instruments  Corp..  a 
public  high  technology  company,  headquartered 
in  Irvine,  CA.  Pal  also  manages  extensive  real 
estate  properties  in  southern  CA  under  the  Ca- 
digan Co.  Pal  informs  me  that  son  David  is 
L'SC's  starting  right  ol tensive  tackle  and  will 
play  againsl  BC  in  Sepi.  '87  ai  USC.  Daughter 
Maria  is  a  freshman  at  Pine  Manor  College  in 
Chestnut  Hill... I  ran  into  both  Maureen  and 
Paul  Chamberlain  earlier  this  summer.  Paul  re- 
tired from  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Co.  in  Jan.  and 
is  in  the  process  of  setting  up  Chamberlain  S.- 
Assoc.,  Inc.,  based  in  the  greater  Baltimore.  Ml) 
area.  Paul's  new  firm  will  be  engaged  in  finan- 
cial advising  primarily  to  small  business  compa- 
nies, with  emphasis  on  pension  and  profit  shar- 
ing programs.  The  very  best  of  luck  and  success 
to  you,  Paul. ..The  class  extends  its  condolences 
to  the  family  of  John  L.  Harrington  on  the  re- 
cent death  of  his  father.. .To  date,  class  dues 
have  been  coming  in  a  little  on  the  lean  side. 
Please  make  an  extra  effort  to  forward  vour 
dues  of  S15  so  that  we  can  successfully'  under- 
write our  30th  anniversary  program. ..Last  but 
not  least,  I  need  to  hear  news  from  all  of  you 
'57ers  to  make  this  a  viable  anniversary  column. 
Call  or  write  soon.  Sianora. 


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David  A.  Ralfertv 
33  Huntlev  Road 
Hingham,  MA  02043 
(617)  749-3590 


Billy  Bulger,  president  of  the  Mass.  Senate,  re- 
ceived the  honorary  degree.  Doctor  of  Laws, 
from  Northeastern  Univ.  at  their  June  com- 
mencement...Dick  O'Meara,  a  \'P  of  the  State 
St.  Bank  and  Trust  Co..  is  living  in  Milton  with 
wife  Kav  and  daughters  Xancv  and 
Beth. ..William  Bud  Alves  is  living  in  W.  War- 
wick. RI,  and  is  a  salesman  for  Rolfe  and  Schus- 
ter Metals.  Bud  and  wife  Anne  have  six  chil- 
dren and  seven  grandchildren. ..Bill  Doran    a 
researcher  with  the  Boston  school  svsiem,  is  re- 
searching learning  styles,  in  conjunction  with 
Harvard  Univ.. .John  Norton,  who  has  been  Hy- 
ing in  San  Francisco  for  the  past  10  years,  is 
working  for  Syntelligence.  a  three-vear  old  soft- 
ware developer  of  expert  systems  in  Sunnyvale, 
CA.  John  also  had  his  first  book  of  poems  pub- 
lished last  year.. .Heard  recently  from  Bill  Mc- 
Govern,  who  is  living  in  Hoosick  Falls. 
XV. ..Jean  Harrington  Crowley  recently  received 
an  MA  in  librarv  science  from  Catholic  Univ. 
and  is  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Marymount 
College  of  Arlington.  VA.  Jean's  oldest  daugh- 
ter Caroline  is  married  and  second  daughter 
Colleen  just  received  an  MA  in  environmental 
management  from  Duke.  As  Jean  stated  in  her 
letter  to  me,  "two  girls  are  launched  with  four 
more  to  go."  Bea  Capraro  Busa.  Jean  wants  me 
to  give  you  a  big  hug!. .Joe  Bou-SHman,  presi- 
dent of  Falcon  International,  a  private  security 
firm  in  Glen  Ellvn.  IL,  recently  received  a  letter 
of  commendation  for  excellent  service  from  RT 
Hon.  Edward  Heath  of  the  House  of  Commons 
in  London. .John  Croke  reports  that  he.  with 
wife  Ann  and  family,  continues  to  reside  in 
Fairfield.  CT.  John  has  not  retired  from  IBM 
even  though  he  has  passed  the  retirement  age. 
Son  John.  Jr.,  a  graduate  of  BC.  is  now  working 


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in  Cambridge.  John  sees  John  McCarthy  quite 
frequently  on  the  golf  course..  John  F.  Mc- 
Carthy is  teaching  at  Fairfield  Univ.  and  coach- 
ing their  hockey  team. ..Condolences  of  the  class 
go  out  to  the  family  of  Fred  Igo,  who  passed 
away  in  July.  Fred  was  a  resident  of  Concord 
and  the  founder  of  the  former  Igo's  Restau- 
rants in  Waltham  and  Cambridge.. .Please,  keep 
the  news  coming. 


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Ann  O'Meara 
34  Thomas  Lane 
Milton,  MA  02187 


Locally,  there  is  a  wide  assortment  of  news.  For 
one,  a  beginning:  Sandy  and  Jim  McCormack 
joyfully  announce  the  birth  of  daughter  Caitlin 
Rose  on  July  8. ..Barbara  and  Frank  Martin  are 
now  living  in  Huntington,  NY,  which  we  hope 
isn't  too  far  to  come  home  for  festive  occa- 
sions...Nancy  Langton  has  taken  up  residence  in 
Newport,  RI,  where  she  is  going  to  do  rehab 
magic  in  newly  acquired  property.  The  Paul 
Woelfels  made  an  interesting,  though  tempo- 
rary, move  this  summer.  They  swapped  houses 
with  a  family  in  London.  Apparently  they  like 
the  North  End  better.. .Sue  and  Paul  Oates  also 
went  to  London  as  well  as  England,  Ireland, 
Scotland  and  Wales.  They  did  everything — 12 
plays,  Canterbury,  Bath,  etc.  Right  stuff  for  an 
English  teacher!. ..Anne  Culinane  Calder  trav- 
eled on  a  visit  in  this  direction  from  WI  this 
summer.. .There  were  a  number  of  festive  af- 
fairs this  summer.  The  Dave  Brauers  had  a 
bunch  on  their  bluff.  The  Denis  Minihanes  and 
the  Tom  Kenneys  both  celebrated  their  25th 
wedding  anniversaries.  The  Minihanes'  family 
and  friends  enjoyed  an  evening  boat  party 
around  Boston  Harbor.  The  Kenneys  were  un- 
der Milton's  largest-ever  party-tent  in  their 
yard.  Both  of  the  happy  husbands  sang  for 
their  respective  brides.  Denis  even  got  his  mes- 
sage on  the  radio!. ..Eleanor  and  Bill  Appleyard 
have  continued  to  be  involved  in  out-reach  pro- 
grams on  the  N.  Shore.  Bill  is  currently  the 
president  of  My  Brother's  Kitchen  in  Lynn. 
Maureen  Appleyard  has  helped  her  parents 
with  this  project  and  this  year  is  a  freshman  at 
BC...  A  sad  note  in  closing.  Our  sympathy  to 
the  family  of  John  O'Leary  on  his  death. 


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Joseph  R.  Carty 
920  Main  Street 
Norwell,  MA  02061 
(617)  545-0793 


Tom  Cunnally  relates  that  he  is  now  in  north- 
ern CA  living  in  Mountain  View,  near  San  Fran- 
cisco. Tom  was  transferred  by  Ford  Aerospace 
from  Newport  Beach  and  is  a  program  manage- 
ment engineer.  He  would  love  to  hear  from 
anyone  in  the  area. ..Dick  Darr  is  living  in  Han- 
over and  is  president  of  the  Quincy  Rotary 
Club.. .Condolences  to  Helen  Mariano  Seery, 
whose  father  passed  away  in  mid  Aug....Warren 
Rudman,  the  US  Senator  from  NH  and  a  grad- 
uate of  BC  Law,  spoke  recently  at  the  Milford/ 
Amherst  chamber  of  commerce  meeting.  You 
may  recall  he  was  awarded  "Man  of  the  Year"  at 
BC  in  '81... Ray  McGuiggan  is  now  the  executive 
VP  of  the  Lynn  Area  chamber  of  commerce. 
Ray  has  resided  in  that  area  since  the  early 
'60s. ..Mike  Tramonte  graduated  from  BU  with 
a  PhD  in  education.  His  thesis  is  A  study  of  the 
"resigned"  priest,  from  the  perspective  of  Levinson's 


psycho-social  theory  of  adult  development.  Mike  is  a 
school  psychologist  for  the  Lowell  school  system 
and  also  an  adjunct  instructor  in  psychology  at 
Middlesex  Community  College  in  Burlington. 
The  Tramontes  are  living  in  Woburn  with  their 
two  children. ..Paul  Deady  has  been  named 
president  of  Chrome  Locomotive,  Inc.,  and 
Chrome  Crankshaft  Co.  of  IL,  which  are  subsid- 
iaries of  an  over-the-counter  company,  Varlen 
Corp.  Paul  was  formerly  associated  with  IL  Cen- 
tral Gulf  Railroad  as  VP.  The  Deadys  will  relo- 
cate to  Moline,  IL,  with  their  three  children. ..Fr. 
Richard  J.  Wolf  recently  passed  away.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  faculty  at  Bishop  Connolly  H.S. 
in  Fall  River... Condolences  to  Elaine  Buckley 
Cahill  on  the  recent  sudden  death  of  her  hus- 
band. The  Cahills,  of  Winchester,  have  six  chil- 
dren, three  college  graduates,  two  in  college, 
and  the  last  in  high  school. ..Geraldine  O'Brien 
Loughnane  of  W.  Roxbury  died  earlier  this  year 
after  a  long  illness. ..Be  egotistical  and  send  me 
some  information  for  this  column. 


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Robert  M.  Derba 
7  Whispering  Pines  Drive 
Andover,  MA  01810 
(617)  542-4333 


Happy  thoughts  and  great  memories  still 
abound  as  we  look  back  on  the  celebration  of 
our  25th  anniversary... Hearty  congratulations  to 
Jack  Joyce,  the  committee,  and  to  all  who  were 
able  to  attend... Recent  news  items  include  that 
Joseph  Z.  Brown  is  presently  the  61st  Com- 
mander of  the  USS  Constitution.  He  served  in 
Europe  and  Vietnam  and  has  received  several 
medals  for  distinguished  service,  including  the 
"Joint  Services  Commendation  Medal"  for  ser- 
vice in  the  Western  Atlantic  Force  of 
NATO. ..His  Holiness  Pope  John  Paul  II  con- 
ferred the  high  papal  honor  of  Commander  in 
the  Order  of  St.  Gregory  the  Great  upon  Dr. 
Stephen  J.  Camer.  Stephen  resides  in  Chestnut 
Hill  with  wife  Doris  and  son  Jeffrey... John  C. 
Lewis  II,  president  of  Lewis  Companies,  was  re- 
cently elected  to  the  Glastonbury  Bank  and 
Trust  board  of  directors.  He  and  his  family  re- 
side in  W.  Hartford,  CT...From  RI  comes  a 
great  story  regarding  John  Lynch,  "country  law- 
yer." John  and  Pat  reside  with  their  10  children 
in  Crowsett,  RI...On  the  running  front,  we  un- 
derstand that  Tom  Gannon  completed  his  20th 
Boston  Marathon  this  year.  A  systems  engineer 
with  IBM,  Tom  and  wife  Cathy  live  in  Arling- 
ton with  their  five  children.. Teeing  it  up  re- 
cently on  the  links  at  the  Salem  classic  tourna- 
ment, Salem  Country  Club,  were  four  members 
of  our  class,  recipients  of  "the  luck  of  the 
draw":  Jim  Logue,  Bill  Daly,  Norm  Towle  and 
yours  truly.  Also  on  the  golfing  circuit,  Tom 
Hynes  was  last  seen  wearing  a  safari  outfit  in  a 
sand  trap  at  Jack  Connor's  annual  de  Capealon 
tournament,  held  at  Dennis  Pines  Country 
Club... Herb  Coughlin  showed  up  for  the  lobster 
clam  bake  and  talked  of  his  family  camping 
plans  to  ME.. .From  Guilford,  CT,  a  note  from 
Dick  Fitzpatrick:  Dick  was  a  tower  of  strength 
to  Barbara  Egan  and  family  recently  as  we  all 
mourned  the  loss  of  our  friend 
Hank.. .Condolences  and  prayers  also  for  the  fa- 
thers of  Bob  Hannon  and  John 
Burke... Congratulations  to  Pat  and  John  Mc- 
Dowell over  son  John's  elevation  to  "Eagle 
Scout."  Jack  reports  from  Hampton  Bays,  NY, 
that  he  is  still  awaiting  the  Hammels  and  a  trip 
to  Sag  Harbor?... Jim  Russell  has  asked  that  as 
soon  as  you  finish  reading  this  article  to  please 


forward  your  $25  class  dues  with  a  check,  made 
payable  to  the  Class  of '61,  to  the  BC  Alumni 
Association,  825  Centre  Street,  Newton,  MA 
02 158. ..Don't  forget  our  luncheons  on  the  sec- 
ond Tuesday  of  each  month  at  Joseph's  Aquar- 
ium Restaurant  with  George  Downey  and  Dick 
Glasheen.  Also  make  a  note  of  our  annual  din- 
ner and  Mass  on  May  9. ..Please  keep,  or  start, 
your  cards  and  letters  coming  so  we'll  have 
more  news.  All  the  best!  Hope  Wick  and  Lina 
made  it  back  to  S.F. 


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Richard  N.  Hart,  Jr. 
5  Amber  Road 
Hingham,  MA  02043 
(617)  749-3918 


Our  condolences  to  the  family  of  Leo  Brunnick, 

who  passed  away  last  month.  Leo  was  a  very  ac- 
tive and  respected  member  of  the  class.  He  was 
also  one  of  about  a  dozen  classmates,  including 
your  correspondent,  who  have  been  getting  to- 
gether for  an  annual  Christmas  luncheon  for 
many  years.  On  behalf  of  this  group,  all  I  can 
say  is  that  we  will  miss  Leo  very,  very 
much. .Also,  our  condolences  to  the  family  of 
Francis  Segadelli,  who  passed  away  in  Feb. 
Francis  taught  for  several  years  at  the  Christo- 
pher Columbus  H.S.  and  most  recently  at  the 
High  Croft  School  in  Williamstown...Our  con- 
gratulations to  Paul  Sullivan,  who  was  recently 
appointed  Barnstable  personnel  director.  Paul  is 
a  resident  of  Centerville  and  has  a  private  law 
practice  concentrating  in  labor  and  employee 
relations  law...  Congratulations  to  Philip  Car- 
fagno.  who  was  recently  named  divisional  mer- 
chandise director  of  Revco  D.S.,  Inc.,  the  na- 
tion's largest  discount  drug  chain.  Paul  resides 
in  Independence,  OH. ..Congratulations  to  An- 
thony D.  Puopolo,  MD,  who  has  recently  been 
certified  as  a  member  of  the  American  Board  of 
Emergency  Medicine  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Milford-Whitinsville  Regional  Hospital  staff... 
Congratulations  to  Alexander  Urban,  who  was 
recently  named  VP  of  investments  at  the  Wash- 
ington Trust  in  Westerly,  RI.  Al  resides  in 
Avondale,  RI,  with  wife  Diane  and  their 
son. ..Congratulations  to  Margaret  Brennan  Pi- 
cotte  (Newton  College)  and  William  Dennis 
Hasset,  Jr.,  on  their  recent  wedding..  John  J. 
Gallagher,  Jr.,  advises  that  he  is  manager  of  In- 
tegrated Exploration  Research  for  the  Arco  Oil 
and  Gas  Co.,  a  position  that  requires  extensive 
travel.  John  resides  in  Dallas,  TX,  with  wife 
Judy,  and  their  two  sons  and  two  daughters. ..If 
you  haven't  already  done  so,  please  forward 
your  class  dues  to  Paul  Norton.  If  you  didn't 
receive  a  notice  from  Paul  on  this  matter,  please 
let  me  know  your  address  and  I  will  have  a  no- 
tice sent  to  you.  In  the  meantime,  keep  the 
news  coming!. ..Remember  to  complete  and  re- 
turn the  bibliography  forms  you  will  be  receiv- 
ing from  the  Alumni  Office  to  help  make  our 
25th  Anniversary  Yearbook  a  suc- 
cess...Important  dates  to  remember  for  our  re- 
union year:  '50s  Dance,  Sept.  27;  Christmas 
Concert  and  Reception,  Dec.  5;  Laetare  Sunday, 
March  29;  and  Alumni  Weekend,  May  15-18. 


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William  P.  Koughan 
60  West  Broad  Street 
Bethlehem,  PA  18018 
(215)  865-9988 


Lorraine  Gaysunas  joined  the  sales  staff  of  Pre- 
ferred Properties  in  Norwell.  She  lives  in  Hano- 


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ver  with  husband  Cliff,  son  Chip,  who  intends 
Babson,  daughter  Kristen,  who  attends  Bow- 
doin,  and  highschoolers  Sharen  and 
Freda.. .Warren  Toland  is  a  hnalisi  for  principal 
posts  at  both  Winthrop  and  Lynn  Classical  U.S. 
Ik-  is  currently  a  department  head  at  Charles- 
town  I  I.S....Kathleen  West  will  be  teaching  ele- 
mentary grades  in  the  Weymouth  school  sys- 
tem...Wayne  Budd,  although  courted  heavily  by 
the  GOP,  declined  to  run  for  governor  oi  Mass. 
He  is  also  a  finalist  for  US  attorney  from  Mass. 
Both  Wayne  and  Jack  Connors  sit  on  the  BC 
board  of  trustees.. .Gerry  Ward  has  stayed  active 
since  graduation.  He  played  NBA  basketball  for 
(bur  years  with  the  St.  Louis  Hawks,  Philadel- 
phia '7bers,  and  Chicago  Bulls.  Presently  he  is  a 
zoo  consultant.  Gerry  has  two  other  compa- 
nies— Wildlife  Artists,  Inc.,  and  Instant  Prod- 
ucts, a  toy  business.  He  coaches  high  school  and 
grammar  school  basketball  in  Ridgefield,  CT, 
where  he  and  wife  Diana  reside. ..Paul  Schnei- 
ders is  running  for  a  position  on  the  Canton 
charter  commission.  He  holds  a  master's  from 
Harvard  and  a  doctor  of  law  degree  from  Suf- 
folk Univ. ..Gene  Durgin  of  Duxbury  has  been 
elected  senior  VP  for  BayBank  Middlesex. ..Paul 
1  In  mora  advanced  to  associate  professor  in  the 
biology  dept.  at  North  Adams  State  Col- 
lege...Attorney  Gil  Indeglia  is  a  first-term  Re- 
publican member  of  the  RI  house  of  represen- 
tatives. He  resides  in  South  Kingstown,  RI, 
where  he  served  for  many  years  on  the  town 
council. ..Mary  Bradley  Cavanaugh  lives  in  Vi- 
enna, VA,  with  husband  Joseph  and  children 
Sean,  1 1 ,  and  Erin,  9.  She  received  a  BS  in 
anesthesia  sciences  from  George  Washington 
Univ.  Mary  is  currently  a  nurse  anesthetist  at 
Fairfax  Hospital  in  Falls  Church,  VA.  She  also  is 
a  captain  m  the  Navy  Reserve. ..Bob  Arena  is 
clerk  magistrate  of  the  Salem  district  court. ..Joe 
Fitzsimmons  is  probate  court  judge  in  Norfolk 
County  and  usually  sits  in  Dedham...Tom  Fi- 
tzpatrick  is  first  deputy  to  the  Mass.  commis- 
sioner of  revenue... Tom  Ryan  is  responsible  for 
block  trading  with  Kidder  Peabody... Dennis 
Farrington  and  Paul  Aiken  are  with  Hill,  Holi- 
day, Connors,  and  Cosmopulos.. .Gerry  Gillis  is 
town  assessor  in  Wakefield. ..We  had  another 
loss  from  the  class  roll.  Dick  Broadhurst  passed 
away  in  May.  He  was  assistant  professor  of  biol- 
ogy at  Bradford  College  in  Haverhill.  He  leaves 
wife  Alice. ..This  issue  comes  just  before 
Thanksgiving.  We  all  have  a  lot  for  which  to  be 
thankful.  Your  class  correspondent  would  be 
very  thankful  to  be  remembered  on  your 
Christmas  card  list  with  a  note  about  your  activi- 
ties Last  year  no  one  wrote.  Please  help!  Happy 
Holidays. 


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Patricia  M.  Harte 
6  Everett  Ave. 
Winchester,  MA  01890 
(617)  729-1187 


Philip  Collins  has  joined  The  Harley  Institute, 
Inc.,  as  a  Dale  Carnegie  instructor.  Phil  is  direc- 
tor of  materials  management  at  Beth  Israel 
Medical  Center  and  lives  in  NY.  Ken  Turner 
has  been  elected  president  of  the  Metro  South 
chamber  of  commerce.  Ken  is  also  president 
and  treasurer  of  his  family's  business,  Turner 
Steel  Co.,  Inc.  Ken  and  wife  Paula  live  in  W. 
Bridgewater... Congratulations  to  Maureen 
Ahem  Loukas.  who  is  a  new  member  of  the 
Watertown  school  committee.  Maureen  and  hus- 
band have  three  children,  Victor,  Alisa  and  Mi- 
chael, who  attend  Watertown  public 


st  hoots... Madeleine  Joy.  oi  the  Sisu-rs  of  Provi- 
dent e,  has  been  named  <  haplain  in  the  pastoral 
i. in-  dept.  oi  Providence  Hospital. ..Gail  Ken- 
nedy Collins  is  the  administrator  oi  Cushman 
Care  at  Home,  Inc.  Gail  lives  in  Saugus.  Bruce 
Ryan  iias  been  named  a  VP  ol  Digital  Equip- 
ment  Corp.  He  and  his  family  reside  in  Con- 
cord...Paul  E.  Connolly  is  employed  as  an  engi- 
neer by  the  Analytic  Sciences  Corp.  in  Reading. 
He  and  wife  Lynnell  live  in  Natick  with  sons  Pe- 
ter and  Stephen  and  daughter  Maureen. ..Please 
note  that  your  correspondent  has  a  new  ad- 
dress. Neal,  Sean,  Suzanne  and  I  have  moved 
within  Winchester.  How  about  sending  me  some 
mail  at  the  new  address? 


65N 


Gretchen  Monagan 

Sterling 
14  Morse  Road 
Waylancl,  MA  01778 
(617)  358-2328 


Carol  Murphy  is  a  systems  manager  for  Liberty 
Mutual  in  Portsmouth,  NH.  She  has  a  house, 
with  a  lovely  garden,  in  Hampton. ..Nancy  Phil- 
lipot  Cook  called  one  evening  from  Winchester, 
where  she  teaches  math  at  an  all-boys  Catholic 
school.  She  is  currently  studying  computer  sci- 
ence at  Salem  State  College  and  will  teach  it 
next  year.  Nancy  is  a  real  estate  broker  on  the 
Cape  summers  and  weekends  and  in  her  spare 
time  she  tutors  geometry!  Her  daughter  is  a 
sophomore  at  Smith  and  her  son  attends  Mai- 
den Catholic  H.S... Betty  Farrell  Wallace  and 
Chris  are  the  parents  of  a  set  of  boy  and  girl 
twins  born  in  June.  They  are  all  at  home  now  in 
Georgetown  with  older  brother  and  sis- 
ter...Don't  you  like  to  hear  about  your  class- 
mates? They'd  like  to  hear  about  you;  so  please 
write! 


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Kathleen  Brennan 

McMenimen 
147  Trapelo  Road 
Waltham,  MA  02154 
(617)  894-1247 


As  you  receive  this  issue,  our  class  will  have  be- 
gun a  celebration  which  will  hopefully  continue 
annually  until  our  25th  gathering  in  '91!  We  in- 
vite all  classmates  to  contribute  ideas,  expertise 
and  plain  old  elbow-grease  to  make  each  get-to- 
gether a  wonderful,  memorable  event.  The  first 
of  many  carefully-planned  events  will  take  place 
at  Sullivan  Stadium  on  Sept.  20,  when  BC  meets 
Penn  State  on  the  gridiron.  Classmate  Gerry 
Moore  has  put  together  a  "Winnebago  Head- 
quarters" with  all  the  amenities.  Post-game  high- 
lights are  sure  to  enhance  the  next  issue's 
notes!. ..Thanks  to  John  Leonard  for  writing 
with  news.  Plymouth  living  agrees  with  John, 
Janice  and  their  sons  John,  6  and  Tom,  1.  John 
has  his  own  marketing/advertising  agency  and 
invites  any  classmate  visiting  Plymouth  to  stop 
by  Charlotte  Drive. ..Also  thanks  to  Pam  Cronin 
DiMuzio  and  husband  David  for  a  note  from 
Pittsford,  NY.  David  is  tax  director  for  Bausch 
&  Lomb  and  the)  are  parents  of  Elena.  12,  and 
Micheal,  7.  Pam  also  requests  news  of  the  wher- 
eabouts of  Karen  O'Leary  Quinn  and  Jane 
Smoot.-.John  DeRosa  is  co-chairman  of  the  gov- 
ernor's task  force  on  economic  development  in 
northern  Berkshire  count).. .Tom  Royles  mar- 
ried Jacqueline  Leblond  in  April  and  they  are 
living  in  Scarborough,  ME. ..It's  always  great  to 


receive  news  from  you;  so  before  the  last  au> 
iiimii  leal  falls,  please  send  .i  n 


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Caihei  me  Beyei 

II  111  St 

146  Willow  Street 
\.  ton,  MA  01720 
(617)  .'7  1-0250 


More  reunion  news—Ann  Geneva  (Silber)  is  al 
Oxford  liii\   researching  hei  dissertation  on 
the  astrologers  ol  the  English  i  ivil  w.u  foi  the 
histor)  department  ji  SL  NY  Mom  Bomk. 
where  she  is  a  dot  toral  candidate.  Ann  was  re- 
iciiih  named  the  firsi  American  fellow  oi  tin- 
British  Institute  oi  the  US.  which  will  enable 
her  to  complete  her  research  in  England    Ann 
fills  her  spare  lime  with  such  activities  .is  singing 
Bach  and  Faure  with  the  Oxford  Harmonii  "so- 
ciety and  perfecting  her  bell  ringing  at  Si    t  ;i|es 
Church  for  those  of  you  familiar  with  Doroth) 
Sayer's  The  Nhu  Tailors.  Still  political!)  active, 
she  recently  took  part  in  a  sit-in  at  the  Upper 
Heyford  USAF  base  from  which  several  F-l  1  Is 
were  launched  for  the  US  strike  against  Libya. 
Ann  promises  to  be  at  the  25th  reunion. ..Dina 
Cockerill  Burke  chaired  the  '86  Sa\annah  tour 
of  homes,  serves  on  the  boards  of  the  Savannah 
YMCA,  Florence  Cnttenton  Home,  and  Gould 
Cottage  for  Boys,  and  substitute  teaches.  She 
and  Richard  are  the  parents  of  Christopher,  It), 
and  daughter  Parnell,  15. ..Dina  also  writes  that 
Jef  (never  Jo!)  Fitzgerald  Dolan  is  living  in  Ar- 
lington. VA.  She's  on  the  Man  mount  College 
faculty  and  is  the  mother  of  Kathleen  and 
Tom. ..Belated  congratulations  to  Jane  Cass 
O'Leary.  who  was  married  to  Tom  at  the  New- 
ton  College  Chapel  in  '83.   Dennie  Lennane 
Padden  broke  up  the  Sal.  reunion  sessions  with 
a  T-shirt  that  read  "I  survived  Catholic  school." 
She  and  Ted  are  still  in  Erie.  PA.  with  Ann.  17. 
Mark,  15.  Katie.  II),  jnd  Emily,  7.  Dennie  is 
"founding  parent  and  volunteer  for  life"  in  her 
local  Montessori  school,  and  leaches  middle 
school  math  at  Erie  Day  School.  She  also  ten  Irs 
a  course  in  stress  and  time  management  for  the 
Junior  League.  Dennie  is  still  searching  for 
Joanna  Strum  who  agreed  "to  raise  all  my  chil- 
dren once  thev  reached  the  age  of  reason,  in 
exchange  for  raising  hers  until  thev  did.  Where 
is  a  good  woman  when  vou  reallv  need 
her?". ..Mary  Connorton  Fitzgerald  is  teaching 
third  grade  at  St.  Bernard's  School  and  lives 
with  Dan  and  their  two  children  in  Manhat- 
tan...Mary  Ryan-Smith  went  from  no  children 
to  two  in  a  seven-month  period  when  she  and 
her  husband  adopted  Christopher  from  Bogota, 
Columbia,  in  Jan.  '85  and  had  Moll)  in  Aug.  of 
the  same  year.. .Also  parents  again  in  '85  were 
Sheila  Mclntire  Barry  and  Jim.  Nathan  was 
born  in  Sept.  Their  oldest  daughter  is  a  college 
freshman  this  year  (Wheaton  was  the  last  word 
we  had).  Sheila  is  working  part-time  for  an  earh 
intervention  program,  working  with  families 
who  have  developmental^  delaved  infants  and 
toddlers.  Jim  received  his  PhD  from  Northeast- 
ern in  June,  and  is  busv  with  his  construction/ 
development  business. ..Bonnie  Bortle-Mc- 
Mahon  and  Jim  have  fulfilled  a  dream  and 
moved  to  HI.  Bonnie  is  director  of  development 
at  Chaminade  Univ.  and  Jim  is  practicing 
law. Sue  Carrell  sold  her  20-room  bed  and 
breakfast  in  northern  CA  last  \  ear  and  moved 
to  Northampton.  Her  12-year-old  daughter  is  a 
student  at  Williston.  Sue  is  "going  to  classes 
again  between  careers  and  loving  it  "...Karen 
Sommer  Brine  and  Peter  moved  to  Hanover. 


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NH,  in  June.  Karen  is  working  part-time  pub- 
lishing the  Brine  National  Women's  Lacrosse  Poll, 
the  New  England  Men's  Lacrosse  Poll,  and  the  New 
England  Women's  Soccer  Poll.  Their  son  Peter  is  a 
sophomore  at  Georgetown  and  a  member  of  the 
Chimes.  Treacy  is  a  senior  at  Andover  and  Erik 
is  a  high  school  freshman.  Treacy  and  Erik  are 
both  lacrosse  players,  and  Erik  also  wres- 
tles..Amy  Comas  O'Brien  and  Robert  are  living 
in  Runaway  Bay,  Jamaica,  and  Amy  "commutes" 
between  Jamaica  and  VA.  Kevin  and  Ana  Maria 
are  attending  private  schools  in  New  England, 
and  Marlena  is  an  8th-grader  at  Williamsburg 
Intermediate  School.  In  VA,  Amy  does  catering 
with  Sheila  Lawlor  Moore  '65,  who  lives  next 
door.  In  Jamaica,  she  helps  to  manage  the  res- 
taurant of  their  resort. 


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Charles  &  Mary-Anne 

Benedict 
84  Rockland  Place 
Newton  Upper  Falls,  MA 

02164 
(617)  332-0876 


Dr.  Johanne  Quinn,  RN,  has  been  appointed  di- 
rector of  the  nursing  program  at  Elms  College 
in  Chicopee.  Johanne  earned  her  MA  at  BU 
and  her  PhD  at  BC  in  the  School  of  Ed.  She 
previously  taught  at  UMass,  Boston,  and  at  BC 
in  SON. ...Tony  Deluca  is  chairman  of  the  hu- 
manities division  at  Emerson  College,  where  he 
recently  earned  tenure.  Tony  earned  his  PhD 
from  Stanford.  He  has  written  extensively  on 
foreign  policy  and  arms  control. ..It  is  with  great 
sadness  that  I  report  the  deaths  of  two  class- 
mates— Joe  Kelly  and  John  Lawrence.  Joe,  for- 
merly of  Watertown  and  most  recently  of  Som- 
erville,  received  his  BA  and  MA  at  BC  and 
pursued  his  PhD  at  Syracuse.  He  was  associated 
with  the  New  England  School  of  Acupuncture 
for  the  past  several  years.  Our  condolences  go 
out  to  his  family  and  to  the  family  of  John  Law- 
rence of  NY... Bill  Delaney  is  teaching  fifth 
grade  in  Bellingham.  Bill  received  his  MEd 
from  Bridgewater  State.  In  addition  to  teaching 
responsibilities,  he  also  serves  part-time  as 
housekeeping  supervisor  at  the  Milford-Whi- 
tensville  Hospital.  Bill  and  wife  Nancy  have  two 
children,  Eileen  Erin  and  Margaret  Mary  (Me- 
gee)  and  reside  in  Bellingham.  Joyce  Hampers, 
L'67,  is  a  candidate  for  state  treasurer.  Joyce  re- 
ceived her  LLM  in  taxation  from  BU...Sr. 
Therese  Capistran,  SGM,  who  received  her  MA 
in  med-surg.  at  BC,  has  been  appointed  provin- 
cial superior  of  the  Sisters  of  Charity  of  Mon- 
treal "Grey  Nuns,"  who  are  headquartered  in 
Lexington... John  Peltoneau  of  Goffstown,  who 
earned  his  law  degree  in  '67,  has  been  named  to 
a  second  term  as  a  governor's  appointee  to  the 
NH  Bar  of  Claims..  Jack  McCarthy  has  been 
elected  first  VP  of  the  board  of  advisors  of  the 
Catholic  Charitable  Bureau  of  Boston.  In  addi- 
tion to  being  a  partner  at  Coopers  &  Lybrand, 
Jack  was  elected  to  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
MA  Society  of  CPAs,  Inc.  and  is  a  member  of 
the  alumni  board  of  governors  at  the  Univ.  of 
Michigan  Graduate  School  of  Business  Adminis- 
tration...Rev.  Phil  Pusateri.  MA  '67,  has  been 
assigned  to  Fairfield  Univ.  as  a  chaplain  and  di- 
rector of  retreats. ..Bill  Ryan  writes  from  Pen- 
field.  NY,  where  he  is  materials  management  di- 
rector at  Eastman  Kodak  headquarters  in 
Rochester.  Bill  and  Bea  have  two  sons,  Michael, 
a  Notre  Dame  sophomore,  and  Kevin,  a  fresh- 
man at  McQuaid  Jesuit  H.S.  in  Rochester.. .Peter 


Chamberlain  and  wife  Bonnie  are  living  in 
Wallingford,  CT.  They  have  a  daughter  Bar- 
bara Jean,  3,  and  may  have  an  addition  by  the 
time  you  read  this.  Peter  teaches  7th  grade  sci- 
ence at  Moran  Middle  School. ..Plans  are  going 
well  for  our  20th  reunion.  You  should  receive 
an  events  listing  soon.  I  received  a  number  of 
requests  to  have  a  special  gathering  for  those 
members  of  the  class  who  are  divorced,  single, 
widowed  or  separated  and  would  like  to  attend 
Alumni  Weekend.  If  you  would  favor  this  ar- 
rangement, please  let  me  know  in  order  that  the 
committee  may  make  the  necessary  plans,  such 
as  a  private  reception  before  the  class  dinner 
dance.  Please  send  in  your  dues  if  you  have  not 
done  so,  as  our  treasury  is  limited.  Start  those 
diets  now  and  make  your  reservations  at  the 
tanning  parlor.  Let  us  continue  to  be  beautiful 
people! 


67N 


Faith  Brouillard 

Hughes 
37  Oxford  Circle 
Belmont,  MA  02178 


We're  on  TV!  Well  the  front  of  Meg  Harring- 
ton Tyre's  home,  in  Rye,  NY,  is  featured  on 
"Who's  the  Boss?"  Meg,  wife  of  Robert,  mother 
of  Megan  and  Jamie,  and  an  attorney  with  a  full 
partnership  in  a  practice  in  Rye,  hosted  seven 
Newton  alumnae  and  spouses  for  a  super  spe- 
cial pre-reunion.  Better  make  your  reservations 
early  or  Duchesne  will  take  over!. ..News  gath- 
ered here  includes:  Nancy  Birdsall  Leeds, 
Washington,  DC,  is  the  wife  of  Roger,  the 
mother  of  Johanna,  Sarah,  and  Sam.  and  head 
of  the  research  division  of  the  World 
Bank...Noreen  Connelly,  Glen  Ridge,  NJ,  is  the 
wife  of  Brian  Sheehan,  mother  of  Nicholas  and 
Matthew,  and  a  social  worker.. .Mary  Feldbauer- 
Jansen.  NY,  is  the  wife  of  James,  mother  of  Lu- 
cas, film  maker  and  recent  president  of  NY 
Women  in  Film. ..Jane  Hannaway,  NY,  is  the 
wife  of  Joseph  Stiglitz,  mother  of  Julia  and  Jed, 
and  a  faculty  member  at  the  Woodrow  Wilson 
School  at  Princeton. ..Pattie  Lawlor  Webster, 
West  Brattleboro,  VT,  is  the  wife  of  Kent, 
mother  of  Jason,  Damian,  Emily  and  Jessie,  and 
a  teacher... Sherrie  Mullen  Welch,  Atlanta,  GA, 
is  the  wife  of  William,  mother  of  Will  and  Hal- 
ley,  and  an  attorney  clerking  in  the  Supreme 
Court  of  GA...News  comes  courtesy  of  Debbie 
Carr,  Hartford,  CT,  deputy  commissioner  of 
planning,  policy  and  analysis  for  CT  Mental 
Health  Dept.  Debbie's  position  grew  out  of  her 
placement  during  studies  at  Yale  for  a  master's 
in  mental  health  administration.  Her  academic 
activities  followed  a  10-year  stint  in  Washington, 
DC,  with  a  management  firm  that  dealt  with 
community  programs.. Vacationing  near  Debbie 
was  Lyn  Cummiskey  Law,  an  attorney  from 
Grosse  Pointe,  MI. ..Now  the  moves:  Adrienne 
Tarr  Free,  Bill,  Chip,  Dena,  and  Emily  moved 
from  West  Chester,  PA,  to  Vairfax,  VA.  The 
Frees  did  a  lot  of  traveling  this  summer  and  ex- 
pect to  continue  into  the  fall  when  a  college  visit 
for  Chip  to  Rice  will  be  combined  with  a  visit  to 
Maria  Metzler  Johnson  and  Calvin  in  Austin, 
TX,  to  celebrate  the  birth  of  Matthew  Roderic 
on  Aug.  14.  The  other  Johnson  children  are 
Teddy,  Martha,  Adrienne's  godchild,  and  Caro- 
lynn...Suzette  Ellsworth  Baird,  Frank,  Morgan, 
Suzanna,  and  Nell  moved  from  Wilmette,  IL,  to 
Villanova,  PA. ..Audrey  Finnegan  Tunney,  Ca- 
tlin,  Christopher  and  Tim  moved  from  Corn- 
ing, NY,  to  Medfield,  MA.  Audrey  is  a  human 
resource  manager  for  the  new  CIBA-Geigy- 


Corning  venture  in  Medfield. ..The  marriage: 
Denise  Hern  to  Gerard  Woods  in  June.  Dennie 
and  Gerry  will  be  living  in  Wellesley...  Pshaw, 
those  of  you  who  thought  I'd  do  it 
again!. ..Seriously,  thanks  for  your  prayers.  Our 
ill  classmate  has  recovered. ..Please  remember 
Anne  Caswell  Prior,  of  Lowell,  and  Noreen, 
who  lost  their  dads  this  spring,  and  Dennie  who 
lost  her  mother,  following  a  long  illness,  just 
three  weeks  after  her  wedding. ..Charitas 


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Judy  Anderson  Day 
415  Burr  Street 
Fairfield,  CT  06430 
(203)  255-2448 


Warm  holiday  wishes  to  all. ..Kevin  Lessard  is 
the  director  of  the  Perkins  School  for  the  Blind 
in  Watertown.  He  has  been  involved  with  the 
school  for  18  years.  Recently,  Kevin  spent  a 
week  in  China  attending  an  international  expo- 
sition sponsored  by  the  China  Welfare  Fund  for 
the  handicapped.  He  also  travelled  to  Washing- 
ton to  meet  with  Peace  Corps  officials  to  design 
a  program  to  train  volunteers  for  work  with 
blind  and  deaf-blind  people  in  developing  coun- 
tries...Robert  Santoro  received  the  "Silver  Medal 
Award"  from  the  US  Dept.  of  Commerce  for 
his  outstanding  contribution  to  science  and  tech- 
nology. A  physicist.  Bob  holds  a  PhD  from 
BC.Doug  O'Connor  is  senior  VP  of  finance  for 
the  Plymouth  Home  National  Bank.  He  earned 
his  MBA  at  BU... Daniel  Duane  is  portfolio 
manager  of  First  Investors  International  Securi- 
ties Fund,  Inc.  Dan  was  a  math/philosophy  ma- 
jor at  BC  and  was  a  Fulbright  Scholar  at  Yale, 
where  he  received  a  PhD  in  philosophy.  Dan 
also  holds  an  MBA  in  finance  from  NYU  and 
lives  in  Milburn,  NJ... Steve  Conway  has  formed 
a  merchant  banking  firm,  known  as  S.  J.  Con- 
way &  Co.  in  NY.  He  was  formerly  president 
and  chief  operating  officer  of  the  Ivan  F. 
Boesky  Corp.  He  holds  an  MBA  from  Har- 
vard...Paul  Lamoureux  is  senior  VP  of  the  New 
Bedford  Institution  for  Savings. ..Walter  Angoff 
is  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
Judge  Baker  Guidance  Center  in  Bos- 
ton...Would  love  to  hear  from  classmates  from 
outside  New  England! 


68N 


Kathleen  Hastings 

Miller 
8  Brookline  Road 
Scarsdale,  NY  10583 


Newton  Class  of  '68  is  back  on  the  map  again! 
Here's  the  latest — 

Sandy  Mosta  Spies  lives  in  Princeton.  NJ,  and  is 
first  VP  of  marketing,  planning  and  administra- 
tion at  Dean  Witter  Reynolds  in  NYC. ..June 
Davison  and  husband  Leo  live  in  Old  Saybrook. 
CT,  with  new  son  Nicholas.  June  is  chairman  of 
the  English  dept.  at  Valley  Regional  H.S.  and 
received  her  PhD  last  spring  from  University 
College.  Dublin. ..Sharon  O'Keefe  Madden  re- 
ports that  she  and  husband  Frank  recently- 
brought  their  daughter  Michelle,  17,  on  a  col- 
lege tour  of  BC.  They  live  in  Brewster,  NY',  to- 
gether with  daughter  Suzanne,  14.  Sharon  has 
an  MSW  from  Fordham  and  is  a  clinical  social 
worker  in  the  Bronx.. .Congratulations  to  Marcy 
MacPhee  Kenah  and  Larry  '68  on  the  arrival  of 
their  fourth  child  Daniel.  In  addition  to  mother- 
ing Daniel,  Tim,  5,  Brian,  10  and  Molly,  15, 
Marcv  is  about  to  celebrate  her  10th  anniversary 


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of  employment  with  Digital  Equipment  Corp. 
She  recently  saw  Pat  Mannion  Sugrue  and  hus- 
band Tom  '68.  Tom  works  for  the  FCC  in 
Washington,  DC,  and  Pat  lor  a  DC  Advertising 
Agency.  Marty  also  met  with  Julia  Lopez,  ol" 
Sacramento,  who  works  for  the  finance  commit- 
tee of  the  democratic  party  in  CA.. .Welcome 
back  to  the  East  Coast  to  Yvette  Syler  and 
daughter  Courtney,  who  recently  moved  from 
CA  to  CT,  and  to  Reggie  Kelly,  who  moved 
from  FL  to  CT... Ellen  Flynn  works  in  NYC  for 
the  Celanese  Corp. ..Congratulations  to  Ellen 
Mooney  Mello  on  her  selection  to  the  Pace  Law 
Review,  to  Linda  Caroll  on  her  acceptance  to 
NY  Medical  School,  to  Denise  Corsa  on  the  ar- 
rival of  her  second  child,  and  to  Pi  Fogel  on 
her  recent  marriage... I  know  all  of  you  have 
been  to  many  40th  birthday  parties  and  have 
gathered  lots  of  news.  I'll  be  waiting  to  hear 
form  you.  Has  anyone  any  news  of  Jo  Anne 
Carr,  Pat  Anker,  Bowie  Farrell  or  Marge  Gay- 
nor?  In  each  issue,  we'll  pick  a  few  names  at 
random  and  see  what  we  can  learn. 


69 


James  R.  Littleton 
39  Dale  Street 
Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02167 
(617)  738-5147 


Kerry  Horman  recently  resigned  from  Attlebor- 
o's  community  development  agency  to  pursue  a 
career  in  real  estate  appraisal  and  development, 
after  nine  years  with  the  city  of  Attleboro. 
Kerry  had  previously  served  as  Attleboro's  city 
planner  and  executive  director  of  its  redevelop- 
ment authority.  Kerry  and  wife  Christine  make 
their  home  in  Attleboro. ..Joe  Castellana  was  re- 
cently appointed  VP  of  support  services  at  the 
Mass.  Eye  and  Ear  Infirmary  in  Boston.  Joe  and 
wife  Maureen  (Nally)  reside  in  Auburn- 
dale.. .Richard  Sheehan  recently  resigned  from 
the  town  of  Hanson's  board  of  selectmen  after 
serving  for  two  years.  He  had  previously  served 
on  Hanson's  finance  committee  for  four 
years. ..John  Zermani  was  general  manager  of 
the  polyurethane  division  of  C.L.  Hauthaway  8c 
Sons,  Inc.,  of  Lynn.  John  and  wife  Deborah  live 
in  Reading. ..Peter  Coakley  is  a  dentist  in  Wob- 
urn,  where  Peter  recently  renovated  and  en- 
larged his  office. ..Jim  Franklin  is  the  religion 
writer  for  the  Boston  Globe.  Jim,  wife  Eunice  and 
four  children  live  in  Brockton. ..Please  take  some 
time  to  write  and  let  me  know  what  is  new  with 


you. 


70 


Dennis  J.  Berry 
15  George  Street 
Waylanci,  MA  01778 


Hi  gang!  Good  news  of  marriages  and  promo- 
tions...A  friend  with  whom  I've  corresponded 
from  time  to  time  about  this  column,  Arnold 
Amii  auli ,  was  recently  wed  to  Janet  Moreau. 
Arnie  is  with  GTE  as  an  employee  relations  rep. 
The  Amiraults  live  in  S.  Easton...Last  Spring, 
Kenneth  Gorman  married  Catherine  Mary  Flan- 
igan  in  Weymouth,  where  they  now  re- 
side...Before  turning  to  promotions  and  other 
news,  I  wonder  if  any  of  you  have  paused  to 
think  that  it  was  just  20  years  ago  that  we  ar- 
rived on  the  BC  campus.  Time  does  pass, 
doesn't  it!. ..One  of  the  first  people  I  met  on 
campus  was  Fr.  Richard  Bondi,  who  has  just 
been  appointed  asst.  pastor  at  St.  Mary  of  the 
Assumption  Church  in  Northampton  and  is  at- 


tending Andover-Newton  Theological  School 
working  on  ;i  doctor  <>f  ministry  degree. ..Bob 
Alessi  has  been  named  personnel  officer  ol  the 
Lynn  Five  and  Colonial  Bank  in  Lynn.  He  re- 
sides in  Revere  with  wife  Marie  and  two  daugh- 
ters...John  Pomeroy,  another  attorney  from  the 
class,  has  been  promoted  to  VP-Asst.  General 
Counsel  of  Allendale  Mutual  Insurance  Co.  and 
its  subsidiaries.  He  has  been  with  Allendale 
since  '75  and  has  held  several  managemeni  posi- 
tions...Ed  McDonald  was  recently  named  re- 
gional VP  of  No  Nonsense  Fashions,  Inc.,  a 
company  he  has  been  with  since  '74.  Now  I 
could  have  made  some  crack  about  being  a  no- 
nonsense  businessman,  but  would  I  do  some- 
thing like  that?  Ed  and  wife  Maureen  have  lived 
in  Wilmington  for  12  years  ...Atty.  James  Feld 
has  been  named  president  of  the  Fourth  District 
Court  Bar  Assn.,  headquartered  in  Woburn, 
where  Jim  both  lives  and  has  his  office. ..Well 
that  about  does  it  for  now.  Hope  you've  been 
following  our  Eagles  on  the  football  field  and 
I'll  see  you  at  the  bowl  game — year  to  be  named 
later. 


71 


Thomas  J.  Capano 
2500  West  17th  Street 
Wilmington,  DE  19806 
(302)  658-7461 


Last  April,  the  Lowell  Sunday  Sun  ran  an  article 
about  Mark  St.  Onge,  describing  him  as  "your 
prototype  procurement  specialist"  at  Raytheon. 
Mark,  who  has  been  blind  since  he  was  12, 
spent  more  that  a  year  seeking  employment 
after  graduation  from  BC  but  his  persistence 
paid  off  when  Raytheon  hired  him  as  a  vendor 
liaison.  Many  promotions  followed.  Mark  de- 
votes time  to  educating  employers  about  the 
abilities  of  blind  and  visually-impaired  people, 
including  a  project  sponsored  by  the  Perkins 
School  for  the  Blind.  Mark,  wife  Claire  and 
their  two  daughters  reside  in  Lowell. ..Stephen 
A.  Picardo  has  been  appointed  senior  VP  at  Ar- 
lington Trust  Co.,  where  he  is  responsible  for 
specialized  banking  services  to  Mass.  cities, 
towns  and  school  districts.  He  joined  the  bank 
six  years  ago  after  eight  years  in  governmental 
financial  administration.  Stephen  was  treasurer 
of  the  city  of  Melrose  for  three  years,  where  he 
resides  with  wife  Patricia  and  their  two  daugh- 
ters. 


72 


Larry  Edgar 

2473  Oak  Street 

Santa  Monica,  CA  90405 


I  was  able  to  see  many  BC  contemporaries  on 
my  annual  trip  to  the  East  Coast  this  summer.  I 
visited  Rob  Paige  in  Mt.  Laurel,  NJ,  the  same 
week  that  he  started  a  new  job  as  a  vocational 
rehabilitation  counselor  for  the  state  of  NJ  in 
Trenton.  Rob  and  I  were  the  only  72ers  at  the 
wedding  reception  of  Tom  Burigo  '73  in  West- 
port,  CT.  but  we  saw  many  familiar  faces  of 
other  BC  grads... Earlier,  I  saw  Coleman  Szely 
at  his  new  job  as  controller  of  Bergen  Pines 
Hospital  in  Oradell,  NJ,  and  former  Gold  Key 
members  joe  Shannon  '71  and  Dick  Lynch  '73 
in  Boston. ..Later,  I  met  Greenwich,  CT's  town 
attorney  Gene  McLaughlin;  Bill  Giacomo,  of 
Mamarock,  an  attorney  with  the  firm  of  Gioffre 
and  Gioffre  in  Port  Chester,  NY;  and  Walt  '73 
and  Denise  D'Ippolito  Radziwell  75  at  their 
beach  house  in  Ocean  City.  NJ... Closer  to  home 
for  me,  mortgage  broker  Brian  Corrigan  is  in 


i In    prot « 'ss  of  moving  hom  his  tOWflhouse  m 
Newport  Beat  li  to  an  ocean-view  home  in  Co- 
rona del  Mar    lb-  visited  Boston  realtor  Jack 
Kerrigan  at  )a<  k's  beach  house  on  the  Cape 
during  a  recent  business  trip— We've  also 
learned  thai  meat  magnate  Mike  Spatola  has 
mover!  his  family  from  one  home  in  Hingham 
to  another  and  that  they  are  expecting  another 
addition  to  the  family.  Mike  is  in  his  last  veat  «<| 
evening  studies  at  Suffolk  I.aw  School. ..Dr.  Al- 
bert Marano,  a  gastroenterologist  in  Watcrbun. 
CT,  has  been  certified  as  a  diplomat  in  that  field 
by  the  American  Board  of  Internal 
Medicine. ..Maureen  McCausIand  has  been  ap- 
pointed VP  of  psychiatric  mental  health  nursing 
at  University  Hospital  of  Cleveland.  Rev.  Den- 
nis LeBlanc.  a  Baptist  minister,  is  the  new  di- 
rector of  the  pastoral  counseling  center  in 
Greenheld...I  hope  this  column  finds  you  think- 
ing about  the  class  reunion  next  spring. 


72N 


Nancy  Brouillard 

Mckenzie 
8727  Ridge  Road 
Bethesda.  MD  20817 


The  condolences  of  the  Newton  communis  are 
extended  to  Mary  Ann  Van  Gemert  Curran  and 
her  family  upon  the  death  of  her  father. ..Meg 
Barres  Alonso,  Mario  and  the  bovs  are  now  in 
Blue  Bell,  PA. ..Mary  Catherine  DeibePs    Up- 
stairs at  the  Pudding"  was  part  of  a  feature  arti- 
cle on  Boston  hotels  and  restaurants  in  the  May 
issue  of  Boh  Appettt  ...Congratulations  to  Lisa 
Kirby  Greissing  and  Ed  on  the  birth  of  their 
fifth  son,  Matthew  Mangan,  on  Aug.  I.  During 
the  summer,  Lisa  saw  some  Newtomtes  who 
were  visiting  Washington.  DC.  Betsy  Leece 
Conte  and  son  Patrick  were  here  from  CA.  and 
Carol  Hickey  Coakley  and  her  family  were  in 
from  Cleveland. ..Shelly  Noone  Connolly  is  con- 
tinuing her  CPA  work  with  FORMOST  Com- 
puter Supplies  in  Rockville,  MD...We  returned 
from  our  summer  vacation  on  Cape  Cod  to  find 
no  news  for  the  next  issue.  Support  vour  New- 
ton class  correspondents  with  some  news  ASAP. 
Thanks  for  all  the  help. 


73 


Robert  M.  Connor 
2  High  Fields 
Wayland.  MA  01778 


I  apologize  for  missing  the  last  two  additions; 
my  work  has  kept  me  awav.. .Sculptor  Joyce 
McDaniel  was  the  guest  of  honor  last  Nov. 
when  the  Crapo  Gallery  of  the  Swain  School  of 
Design  had  an  exhibit  of  her  recent  work.  Joyce 
is  associate  instructor  of  sculpture  and  faculty 
coordinator  of  the  master  of  fine  arts  graduate 
program  at  the  Boston  Museum  of  Fine  Arts 
School.  In  '84,  she  was  awarded  a  National  En- 
dowment for  the  Arts  visual  arts  fellowship  in 
sculpture. ..Susan  Mahoney  married  Dr.  Robert 
Beckman  last  Nov.  Susan  received  an  MSW 
from  Virginia  Commonwealth  Univ.  and  is  a  so- 
cial worker  at  Good  Samaritan  Hospital,  San 
Jose,  CA...Fred  M.  Quinlan  married  Marv  Anne 
Graham  last  Dec.  and  is  living  in  Somer- 
ville. .Robert  P.  Bonnevie.  of  Jay,  ME.  was 
named  to  the  '86  edition  of  Who's  Who  Atnong 
Students  in  American  Universities.  Bob  just  com- 
pleted his  PhD  in  clinical  psvchologv  at  the 
Hahnemann  Univ.  Graduate  School.  He  was 
nominated  for  academic  achievement,  commu- 
nity service,  leadership  in  extracurricular  activi- 
ties and  potential  for  continued  success.. .Bill 


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O'Neill's  development  company.  WON.  Inc., 
recently  completed  the  1 1 1-room  Ramada  Inn 
in  Blowing  Park,  NC.  Bill  also  has  Ramada  sites 
under  development  in  Spring  Hill,  TN,  East 
Spencer,  NC,  Dorchester,  SC,  and  is  negotiating 
on  a  site  in  central  MA. ..Thomas  F.  Walsh  has 
his  CPA  offices  at  1 1  Beacon  St.,  Boston.  Tom 
received  a  master's  in  taxation  from  Bentley 
College  in  77.  Tom,  wife  Ellen  and  their  three 
children  live  in  the  Boston  area. ..Lawrence  D. 
Clark  has  been  named  purchasing  director  for 
Carlson  Cos.,  Inc.  in  Salem. ..Diane  O'Reilly 
McManama  lives  with  her  husband  and  three 
children  in  Wellesley...Nick  Christ  has  been  ap- 
pointed financial  VP  of  Citizens-Union  Savings 
Bank.  Nick,  wife  Meg  and  three  sons  live  in  Fall 
River.. .First  Bank  of  Chelmsford  has  promoted 
Mary  Ellen  Fitzpatrick  to  business  development 
officer.  Mary  Ellen  is  vice  chairman  of  the  Univ. 
of  Lowell  board  of  trustees  ...Congratulations  to 
Diane  Crimmins  for  becoming  the  first  person- 
nel director  for  the  City  of  Lawrence,  as  well  as 
the  first  female  department  head  in  the  history 
of  Lawrence.  Diane  left  Peabody  where  she  was 
also  the  first  personnel  director.  To  finish  off 
the  year,  Diane  married  Paul  Jenkins  in 
Sept. ..Richard  Peterson  has  been  appointed  VP/ 
general  manager  of  Ryan  Elliott/Southeast,  Inc. 
Richard  is  a  member  of  the  Mass.  Economic  De- 
velopment Council,  the  Scituate  Jaycees,  the  BC 
Alumni  Admissions  Council  and  the  Queche- 
chan  Club  of  Fall  River.. .It  is  with  great  sorrow 
that  I  announce  to  many  of  you  that  Thomas  F. 
Cunningham,  Jr.,  died  of  a  heart  attack  in  Sept. 
I  know  Tommy  was  very  proud  of  his  life.  He 
was  a  wonderful  father  and  husband  and  a  very 
good  attorney.  For  those  of  us  in  this  life  who 
were  lucky  to  know  him,  he  taught  us  the  quali- 
ties necessary  to  be  a  good  person.  I  am  proud 
of  Tom  and  know  he  is  with  God.  To  his  wife 
Mary  (Flinn)  and  children,  Patrick  and  Cather- 
ine, our  hearts  are  with  you...  Until  the  next 
time,  I  wish  you  good  luck  and  good  health. 


73N 


Joan  Brouillard 

Carroll 
128  Booth  Road 
Dedham,  MA  02026 


A  40  percent  response  to  my  note!  Very 
Good!...  Katherine  Novak  Vick  has  started  her 
own  consulting  firm,  Katherine  Vick,  Ltd.  She 
and  James  built  a  house  in  Kent,  CT,  and  split 
their  time  between  CT  and  Manhattan.  Charles, 
3,  is  "interviewing"  for  pre-K  in  '87.  Katherine 
and  Booty  Gangemi  Williams,  asst.  general 
counsel  of  Greater  Media,  Inc.,  had  dinner  with 
Anne  Nevins,  who  now  lives  in  Norwalk, 
CT... Susan  Iovieno  judged  the  Artists'  Guild 
Scholarship  Show  in  Milford  this  spring.  She  is 
head  of  the  Mansfield  H.S.  art  dept.  and  super- 
visor of  visual  and  performing  arts,  as  well  as  a 
sculptress... A  new  staff  associate  at  the  Fra- 
mingham  State  College  counseling  center  is  Al- 
ice Bene  Kociemba.Mary  Kay  Goode  Fausey, 
husband  Bill,  Caitlin,  4,  Darcie,  2,  and  Claire, 
born  April  29,  live  in  Newark,  OH,  where  Mary 
Kay  is  enjoying  life  at  home.  She  taught  for 
many  years  and  earned  an  MA  from  Penn 
State. ..Cernubbio  is  Susan  Morrison  Lee's  inte- 
rior design  firm  in  Cambridge.  She  has  a 
daughter,  Margaret,  1... Karen  Lorimer  Martin 
has  been  busy  caring  for  husband  David,  Kami, 
9,  and  Sean,  5,  and  working  for  Diet  Workshop 
and  Anita  Robert's  Fitness  as  an  instructor.  She 
keeps  in  touch  with  Barbara  Callahan,  who 
married  Andrew  Siaki  last  vear  and  teaches  in 


Lynn. ..Pittsburgh  is  the  new  home  of  Joan 
Stuckey  Mitchell,  husband  Tom,  Shannon,  9, 
and  Meghan.  6'/2.  Joan  and  Tom  will  be  joining 
Carnegie-Mellon  Univ.,  where  Joan  will  be  assis- 
tant to  the  director  of  university  libraries.  Mt. 
Lebanon  is  their  new  town..  I'm  saving  the  rest 
of  the  news  for  next  time,  in  case  the  response 
to  the  next  batch  of  notes  falls  short!  I  hope 
not!  Regards. 


74 


Pat  McNabb  Evans 
1 1  Fales  Place 
Foxborough,  MA  02035 


There  is  a  lot  of  good  news  to  share  this  is- 
sue...Dr.  Charles  Lanzieri  has  moved  to  OH, 
where  he  has  been  appointed  to  the  staff  of  the 
Cleveland  Clinic  Foundation.  A  graduate  of  NY 
Medical  College,  Charles  was  formerly  an  associ- 
ate professor  of  radiology  at  Mt.  Sinai  School  of 
Medicine. ..Congratulations  to  Aldo  Cipriano 
upon  his  selection  as  town  counsel  for  Hud- 
son...David  McKeon  has  been  promoted  to  VP 
at  Marine  Midland  Bank.  He  has  been  associ- 
ated with  the  bank  since  '84. ..Best  wishes  to 
Brian  Gig  Michaud  and  his  new  wife  Judith 
Ann  Poirier  and  to  Tony  Silvestri  and  Jean 
Gauthier  on  the  occasion  of  their  weddings 
...Bonnie  Smith  is  the  new  VP  for  marketing  of 
the  North  River  Insurance  Co.  of  Basking 
Ridge,  NJ...I  received  a  nice  note  from  Cheryl 
McEnaney,  who  was  recently  promoted  to  direc- 
tor of  advertising  and  promotion  at  New  West 
Presentations,  a  large  concert  promoter.  Prior  to 
moving  to  Kansas  City  two  years  ago,  Cheryl 
spent  five  years  in  L.A.  working  in  the  record 
industry  as  an  international  publicist  and  in  art- 
ist development.  She  still  gets  back  to  visit  Bos- 
ton and  her  family  a  couple  of  times  a 
year. ..Please  take  care  and  write  soon! 


74N 


Beth  Dockter  Nolan 
693  Boston  Post  Road 
Weston,  MA  02193 


After  a  dearth  of  news.  Joan  Cuiffo  Toffolon 

saved  the  day  by  sending  the  following  up- 
date...Nancy  Hussey  Schuville.  husband  Ray, 
and  daughters  Lindsay.  5  and  Libby.  1,  have  re- 
turned to  the  USA  after  living  overseas  in  Mad- 
rid and  London  for  7'/2  years.  Nancy  and  family 
are  living  in  Cold  Spring  Harbor.  Long  Is- 
land...Helene  Gilbane  MacDonald  was  recently 
married  to  Angus  Lett  MacDonald.  After  living 
in  NYC  since  graduation,  she  has  returned  to 
Providence,  where  she  is  a  financial  advisor  for 
James  I.  Freeman,  Co...Kathy  Glennon  Cuder  is 
a  senior  VP  at  Marsh  &  McLennan.  Inc.  Kathy 
and  husband  Rob  live  in  NYC,  where  they  re- 
cently completed  the  renovation  of  their  brown- 
stone. ..After  living  in  London,  Ginger  Lessing 
Lucas,  husband  Jerry  and  daughters,  Leigh,  11, 
Kristin,  9,  and  Emily,  1,  have  moved  back  to 
Cold  Spring  Harbor,  Long  Island. ..Living  in 
Shaker  Heights,  OH,  is  Marcia  Picotte  Floyd, 
husband  Fred  and  Kate,  1  'A  Marcia  also  re- 
ceived a  degree  from  the  New  York  School  of 
Interior  Design  and  is  currently  freelancing. 
Betty  Ann  Egan  Lecky  lives  in  Summit,  NJ, 
with  husband  Robert,  children  Rob,  2,  and 
Lindsay,  1.  Betty  is  a  part-time  consultant  to  an 
executive  recruiting  firm  in  Manhattan  and  has 
recently  started  a  children's  clothing  busi- 
ness.Joan  Cuiffo  Toffolon,  who  graciously  sent 
these  notes,  lives  in  NYC  with  husband  John. 
Joan  is  the  director  of  private  brand  marketing 


and  market  planning  for  Smith  Co- 
rona...Maureen  O'Halloran,  RSCJ,  taught  his- 
tory and  religion  at  Stewart  Country  Day  School 
in  Princeton  and  is  currently  teaching  in  Ka- 
lungu,  Uganda,  until  she  leaves  to  make  her  fi- 
nal profession  in  the  Society  of  the  Sacred 
Heart  in  Rome.  Maureen  will  live  in  Rome  for 
six  months  during  that  time. ..Karen  Simon  is 
now  supervisor  for  medical/surgical  supplies  for 
the  W.  Roxbury  Center  of  the  Harvard  Com- 
munity Health  Plan. ..Unfortunately,  our  class- 
notes  end  with  the  sad  news  of  the  death  of 
Sheila  Meehan  AuWeter.  Sheila  died  in  a  diving 
accident  in  Key  West,  FL.  Sheila  was  a  market- 
ing rep  for  Control  Data  Cocp.  until  '80,  when 
she  joined  the  Deltak  Corp.,  a  computer  soft- 
ware company,  where  she  was  northeast  re- 
gional sales  manager.  Class  condolences  are  sent 
to  husband  John  AuWerter,  her  father,  brother 
and  sister. 


75 


Heidi  Schwarzbauer  Steiger 
24  West  83rd  Street 
New  York,  NY  10024 
(212)  496-7310 


This  column  brings  news  of  many  classmates 
who  have  not  written  before  or  who  have  not 
written  in  a  long  time.  I'm  very  glad  to  be  able 
to  tell  you  what  they're  now  doing.  Chris  Miller 
has  just  finished  a  fellowship  at  Boston  Chil- 
dren's Hospital  and  is  joining  a  practice  in 
Knoxville,  TN,  as  a  pediatric  neurologist.  He 
and  wife  Judy  (Johnson)  have  moved  around 
the  country  quite  a  bit  since  graduation  but 
have  learned  to  particularly  love  the  South  and 
are  delighted  to  be  back  there.  They  have  two 
children,  Benjamin,  4  and  Hannah,  9 
mos...Tom  Kniffen  and  wife  Susan  had  a  son, 
Todd  Joseph  on  Aug.  22,  1985.  Tom  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Gubert  Brown  law  firm  and  is  in 
charge  of  the  new  Berlin,  NY  office. ..Peter 
Glaser  is  the  new  director  of  product  planning 
for  Horizon  House-Microwave  of  Dedham.  He 
was  formerly  group  research  director  at  Cah- 
ners Publishing  Co.,  in  Newton,  and  has  held  a 
variety  of  management  positions  at  the  Boston 
Herald... Robert  Ayotte  has  been  appointed  a 
group  controller  at  Textron  in  Providence. ..I'm 
sure  many  of  you  know  that  Robert  Durand  is 
running  unopposed  in  the  Nov.  election  for  his 
second  two-year  term  as  state  rep.  Janet  Bla- 
secki,  a  graduate  student  at  the  Univ.  of  Dela- 
ware, received  an  award  for  excellence  in  teach- 
ing at  the  school's  honors  day  ceremonies  held 
last  May.. .Robert  Hollis,  an  insurance  agent,  is 
chairman  of  the  Plymouth  waterfront  committee 
and  is  also  chairman  of  the  Plymouth  area 
chamber  of  commerce. ..Peter  Lapolla,  who 
served  as  economic  development  coordinator  in 
Woonsocket,  RI,  for  four  years,  has  been  ap- 
pointed director  of  development  for  the  City  of 
Pawtucket  and  the  Blackstone  riverfront.. .Carol 
Wareing  has  recently  been  named  director  of 
educational  administration  in  the  graduate 
school  at  Cal.  State  Univ.  in  Long  Beach.  Before 
her  current  appointment,  she  served  as  assistant 
school  superintendent  for  the  Stoughton  public 
school  system..  Jeffrey  White  was  one  of  two 
lawyers  responsible  for  their  law  firm's  receiving 
a  "Partners  in  Progress"  award  from  Sears  Roe- 
buck &  Co.  The  Portland  firm  of  Pierce  Atwood 
Scribner  Allan  Smith  and  Lancaster  is  Maine's 
largest  law  firm  and  the  first  law  firm  in  the 
country  to  receive  such  an  award.  Jeff  and  his 
partner  headed  a  team  assembled  by  the  firm  to 
defend  Sears  against  a  landmark  consumer  law- 


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suit  brought  by  ME  attorney  general  James 
Tierney... Ray  Julian  has  been  named  assistant 
VP  of  First  Service  Insurance  Agency  in 
Worcester... John  Canon  has  been  appointed 
business  manager  of  dingers  and  Envelopes  at 
Ampad  Corp. 


76 


Gerry  Shea 

235  Beech  Street 

Roslindale,  MA  02131 


Rich  and  Mary  McFarland  Piccolo  welcomed 
firstborn  Matthew  Richard  last  Feb.  22,  weigh- 
ing 8  lbs.,  1  oz.  They  resided  in  Dedham  until 
Oct.  when  they  moved  to  Medfield.  Matthew's 
arrival  prompted  his  loving  mom  to  secure  a 
leave  of  absence  from  her  responsibilities  as 
BC's  director  of  programs  and  events.  Rich  is 
controller  for  Pallidian  Software,  Cambridge,  a 
purveyor  of  artificial  intelligence  systems. ..Last 
Aug.,  Al  Seghezzi  and  wife  Cheryl  also  moved 
to  Medfield  with  daughter  Lauren.  After  work- 
ing for  Murphy,  Lamare  and  Murphy  in  Brain- 
tree,  Al  is  now  an  attorney  in  John  Hancock  In- 
surance Co.'s  law  offices  in  Boston.  Jay  Cei  and 
wife  Kit  are  parents  to  daughter  Lindsay  and 
son  Ryan.  Jay  works  for  Ulbricht  Stainless  Steel. 
The  Ceis  reside  in  Wallingford,  CT...Ray  Dore- 
mus  is  busy  with  his  Pompano  Beach,  FL  dental 
practice,  but  found  time  to  court  Linda  Iasilli. 
He  announces  their  engagement.  A  spring  wed- 
ding is  planned. ..Vorys,  Sater,  Seymour  and 
Pease  of  Cleveland,  OH,  added  our  own  Arthur 
J.  Tassi  to  its  law  practice  last  April.  Art's  pri- 
mary concentration  is  commercial  defense  litiga- 
tion. He  formerly  was  a  lawyer  with  Cleveland's 
National  City  Bank.  With  wife  Elaine,  Art  dotes 
on  firstborn  Lauren  Elizabeth,  born  April 
25...WQRS  FM  in  Detroit  is  owned  by  Doug 
Tanger.  The  50,000-watt  station  features  classi- 
cal music  and  was  purchased  in  Dec.  '85.  Doug 
formerly  managed  WHUE  AM/FM  in  the  Bos- 
ton area. ..Anne  Marie  Hayes  Bularzik  and  John 
73  have  a  son,  Matthew,  3,  and  expect  a  second 
child  in  Oct.  Anne  Marie  is  now  director  of  ed- 
ucation at  Bon  Secours  Hospital,  Methuen,  a 
short  commute  from  their  new  home  in  An- 
dover... After  BC,  Dan  Quinn  earned  graduate 
degrees  from  the  London  School  of  Economics 
and  the  Univ.  of  Chicago.  Residing  in  Brook- 
line,  he's  now  a  principal  with  Bain  and  Co., 
management  consultants  in  Boston. ..Mary  Don- 
nelley Gault  and  husband  Bob  have  a  daughter, 
Sarah. ..Ken  Canavan  married  Cindy  Gorton  on 
Sept.  13  and  honeymooned  in  Bermuda. ..Mike 
Quigley  and  wife  Janice  received  a  hefty  bundle 
of  joy  last  Aug.  16.  At  1 1  lbs.,  3  oz.  and  23.5 
inches,  Alison,  their  firstborn,  was  flown  in  by  at 
least  two  storks!. ..Thanks  for  writing.  Hope  to 
hear  from  all  of  you. 

^^T  ^^J  Kathleen  O'Brien  Murphy 

m       M    500  Johnston  Drive 
f      f      Bethlehem,  PA  18017 

(215)  867-4527 

Congratulations  to  Nancy  Nichols  Sardella  and 

husband  Bob  on  the  birth  of  Marielle  Rose  on 
Jan.  2.  She  joins  brother  Michael,  4,  and  sister 
Meghan,  2.  The  happy  family  lives  in  N.  Read- 
ing... Congratulations  also  to  Richard  Russel. 
Richard  received  his  MD  from  the  Medical  Col- 
lege of  PA  in  May. ..Carmen  Russo's  great  inves- 
tigative talents  earned  him  the  honor  of  being 
named  chief  of  the  investigative  unit  of  Mass. 
Human  Services  Dept.  Formerly,  Carmen  was 


Attorney  General  Bellotti's  top  investigative  offi- 
cer and  chief  of  the  public  protection  bureau, 
which  deals  with  consumer  fraud  and  environ- 
mental violations.  Keep  up  the  good  work, 
C-man'.  You  couldn't  have  done  it  without    lank 
and  John!  ...On  the  political  scene.  Joe  White  is 
the  founder  of  Progressive  Group,  Inc.,  a  na- 
tional political  fund  raising  and  consulting  firm. 
He  works  with  progressive  organizations — 
American  Civil  Liberties  Union.  Congressional 
Black  Caucus  Political  Action  Committee — and 
left/liberal  groups  and  candidates.  Joe  resides  in 
Northampton. ..Not  to  suggest  that  the  following 
aspiring  politician  is  a  left  or  liberal  candidate 
but  perhaps  he  could  invoke  a  fellow  classmate's 
expertise.  Dan  Malloy  is  seeking  the  democratic 
nomination  for  Congress  in  Stamford,  CT.  Dan 
is  currently  an  attorney  with  a  Stamford  law 
firm  after  working  for  four  years  as  a  prosecu- 
tor with  the  Brooklyn  district  attorney's  office 
...Congratulations,  Richard  MacKenzie.  for 
being  named  Coach  of  the  Year!  Dubbed  "Mr. 
Track,"  he  led  Xaverian  to  tri-county  and  state 
power  status.  His  record  for  the  past  six  years  is 
41-1 — pretty  impressive!  ...Gregory  Lucas  was 
elected  to  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Codman 
Co.,  Inc.  Formerly  a  broker  for  the  company, 
he  is  currently  VP  ...Michael  Durkin  recently 
returned  to  the  area  and  is  campaign  director 
of  the  Merrimack  Valley  United  Way.. .There  is 
much  to  report  on  the  romances  of  our  class- 
mates. Laura  O'Reilly  was  engaged  to  Keith 
Rongey.  Last  reports  were  that  a  Nov.  wedding 
was  planned.  Laura  is  an  RN  at  Bridgeport 
Hospital  and  was  recently  appointed  critical  care 
instructor  in  the  department  of  nursing  educa- 
tion. She  is  currently  studying  for  her  MA  in 
health  administration  and  lives  in  Norwalk. 
CT... Diane  McCarthy  married  John  Rutledge  in 
Darien,  CT,  this  past  May.  Diane  is  a  direct  ad- 
vertising rep  for  IBM  in  White  Plains. 
NY. ..Fred  Mills  married  Margaret  Mahood  in 
Atlanta,  GA,  in  April.  Fred  is  the  eastern  re- 
gional sales  manager  for  Interdyne.  He  and 
Margaret  live  in  Atlanta. ..Rosemary  O'Toole 
married  William  Lane  on  Julv  19.  Rosemary  is 
an  attorney  with  the  law  offices  of  Deborah 
McGill-Membrino  in  Waterburv,  CT..  Jane  La- 
voie  married  Karl  Mayer  III.  Jane  currently  at- 
tends Yale  Law  School  and  lives  in  New  Ha- 
ven...Kevin  Corcoran  married  Karen  Toussaint 
last  Nov.  Kevin  is  a  marketing  manager  at 
IBM. ..That  about  does  it  for  the  sacrament  of 
marriage.  Turning  to  another  sacrament.  Brian 
Linnane  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  on 
June  14.  He  entered  the  Society  of  Jesus  in  '77, 
earned  an  MA  from  Georgetown  and  an  MA 
from  the  Jesuit  School  of  Theology  in  Berkley, 
CA,  where  he  continues  his  studies..  Joseph 
Daley  is  now  an  associate  in  a  Westwood  dental 
practice.  After  graduation,  he  received  his  DMD 
from  BL!  and  served  four  years  in  the 
Navy..  .Mark  Dorman  has  joined  a  CPA  firm  in 
New  Bedford  as  a  tax  manager.  He  is  complet- 
ing his  master's  in  taxation  at  Bryant  College. 
Mark  lives  in  Seekonk...Anna  Fang  received  an 
MA  in  communications  management  from  Sim- 
mons College  in  May.  She  lives  in  Brook- 
line. ..Stephen  Wigmore  joined  State  Street  Bank 
as  an  assistant  secretary  in  the  mutual  fund  ser- 
vices division  ...John  McDonald  received  his 
MBA  from  Babson  College.  He  served  as  a  con- 
sulting intern  in  Switzerland  in  '85  and  is  cur- 
rently employed  as  a  consultant  at  Think  Inter- 
national Corp.  of  Boston... Judith  Endelman 
recently  published  a  book  entitled  Religion  in  In- 
dia. ..Donna  Duffy  was  promoted  to  assistant 
property  manager  of  New  England  Executive 


Park.  She  is  employed  by  Spaulding  Investment 
Co.,  based  in  Burlington  ...I  hope  vou  had  a 
great  fall  and  enjoy  the  upcoming  holida)  sea- 
son. Fond  regards  to  all  and  remember  our 
luih  reunion  in  Mav! 


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Ms.  Kathleen  P.  Burpee 
108  Brodhead  Street 
Eastern,  PA  18042 


Greetings  to  all.  Here  are  some  birth  announce- 
ments since  the  last  issue.   Pamela  Spinnela 
Sheffield  and  husband  Kim  '77  welcomed 
daughter  Allison  on  Mar    14,  and  the)  are  en- 
joying her  immensely.  Pam  works  part-time  as 
an  optometrist  and  Kim  is  a  dentist... Shirley  Ba- 
zinet  Preleski  and  husband  Tom  welcomed  Jes- 
sica Kate  in  June.  She  joins  brother  Jonathan, 
4     Ernie  and  Antoninette  Abenaroli  Mintel 
greeted  second  child  Timoth\  in  Feb.  Sister 
Mary  is  3. ..Congratulations  to  all  of 
you.. .Theresa  Marie  Farese  married  John  Floyd 
last  spring  and  honeymooned  on  the  Hawaiian 
Islands.  Theresa  teaches  at  Woodland  Elemen- 
tary School  in  Milford  and  they  live  in  Lexing- 
ton...William  Hyland  married  Susan  Bartok  last 
spring  in  Hampton.  NJ.  They  both  work  for 
ATT  Information  Systems,  where  William  is  a 
product  manager  in  the  computer  systems  divi- 
sion  in  Lincroft,  NJ.  He  received  his  MBA  from 
the  Univ.  of  Rochester. ..Best  wishes  to  the  new- 
lyweds.. .Peter  Blute,  of  Shrewsbury,  is  seeking 
the  Republican  nomination  for  state  rep  from 
the  1 1th  Worcester  district.  He  currently  works 
in  the  public  relations  office  of  Burdett  School 
in  Boston.  Peter  has  been  active  politically,  most 
recently  as  a  staff  member  of  the  Ray  Shamie 
US  Senate  campaign.  He  also  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  central  Mass.  campaign  for  the 
Mass.  civic  interest  council,  a  successful  cam- 
paign that  called  for  the  repeal  of  the  state  in- 
come surtax. ..John  KJimm.  who  has  been  a  very 
active  selectman  in  Barnstable  for  the  past  five 
years,  is  seeking  the  post  of  state  rep  for  the 
2nd  Barnstable  district.  He  lost  a  fight  for  this 
post  bv  750  votes  to  state  rep  Peter 
Marin(R). Julie  Butler  Flannery  updates  us  on 
some  of  her  former  roommates,  as  well  as  her- 
self. Julie  '"retired"  from  Adweek  Magazine  this 
summer  to  spend  more  time  with  her  sons,  ages 
1  and  3,  and  to  concentrate  more  on  freelance 
writing. ..Julie  attended  a  surprise  birthdav  party 
for  Joyce  Gallagher  Sullivan.  Joyce  and  hus- 
band Gene  74  moved  from  Hull  to  Milton. 
Joyce  is  now  director  of  communications  and 
public  relations  al  St.  Aquinas  College  in  Mil- 
ton...Lori  Gronert  Teske  was  also  at  the  party. 
She  and  husband  Mark  moved  into  a  new  home 
in  Londonderry.  NH,  and  thev  expect  their  first 
child  in  Dec. ..Sue  Orlando  is  still  living  and 
working  outside  of  San  Francisco. ..Colette  La- 
pointe  McKeon  is  office  operations  manager  for 
the  Lapointe  Insurance  Agency,  a  rapidly  ex- 
panding, family-operated  business.  Based  in  Fall 
River,  this  past  spring  thev  opened  a  branch  of- 
fice in  N.  Attleboro... Gerald  DiSchino  was 
named  supervisor  of  distributor  marketing  for 
Norton  Co.'s  Abrasives  Marketing  Group.  He 
has  been  with  AMG  in  a  sales  capacity  since  'SI 
and  in  "85  he  won  the  "Winners  Circle  Award" 
for  distinguished  sales  performance.  Gerald 
lives  in  Princeton  with  his  wife.. .Nancy  Stark,  of 
Waltham.  products  manager  at  Foster  Grant 
Corp.  in  Leominster,  won  the  "Speak  Off"  com- 
petition sponsored  bv  the  Leominster  chapter  of 
the  Business  and  Professional  Women's  Club  in 
the  spring.  She  was  named  an  alternate  to  the 


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state  competition  which  was  held  in  May.  Nancy 
is  currently  studying  part-time  for  her  MBA  at 
Northeastern  Univ. ..Thomas  McNulty  was  pre- 
sented the  Air  Assault  badge  upon  graduation 
form  the  US  Army's  air  assault  school  at  Fort 
Campbell,  KY.  Thomas  is  a  helcopter  pilot  with 
the  229th  attack  helicopter  battalion. ..Daniel 
Murphy,  of  Derry,  NH,  joined  Hollis  Automa- 
tion, Inc.,  as  corporate  controller.  He  was  for- 
merly manufacturing  controller  for  Visual 
Technology,  Inc.  in  Tewksbury.  He  is  a  candi- 
date for  an  MBA  at  NH  College  Graduate 
School  of  Business,  as  well  as  a  CPA... Stephen 
Kokoska  is  an  assistant  professor  of  mathemat- 
ics at  Colgate  Univ.  Recently  Colgate  was 
awarded  a  grant  of  $20,400  to  support  research 
directed  by  Stephen.  His  project  title  is  "Statisti- 
cal Modeling  for  Cancer  Chemoprevention  Ex- 
periments". He  will  research  more  accurate  sta- 
tistical methods  for  detecting  diet  changes  that 
inhibit  cancer  development.  Stephen  has  been 
with  Colgate  since  '84.. .Last  May,  Patricia 
Noonan,  of  Watertown,  joined  the  State  Street 
Bank  and  Trust  Co.  as  an  assistant  VP  in  the 
mutual  fund  services  division.  Previously,  Patri- 
cia was  audit  manager  at  Coopers  and  Ly- 
brand...Mary  Ellen  McCarthy  is  the  manager  of 
the  Courtyard  Restaurant  and  Pub  in  Cantau- 
met.  Mary  Ellen  has  spent  many  years  in  the 
restaurant  business  and,  during  school,  spent 
summers  waitressing  on  the  Cape.  She  got 
"hooked"  on  the  Cape  and  now  makes  Woods 
Hole  her  home. ..Finally,  I  think  it's  time  for  me 
to  turn  the  pen  over  to  someone  else.  I've  en- 
joyed these  past  four  years  as  your  class  corre- 
spondent. If  anyone  is  interested  in  becoming 
the  new  correspondent,  please  contact  Susan 
Donelan,  Boston  College  Alumni  Association, 
825  Centre  St.,  Newton,  MA  02158,  (617)  552- 
4700.  Thanks,  it's  been  fun. 


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Laura  Vitagliano 
40  Brewster  Rd. 
Medford,  MA  02155 


Hi,  everyone!  I  hope  you  are  enjoying  the  fall 
weather.. .Before  I  start  into  the  news  I'd  like  to 
explain  something.  Usually  when  you  receive 
your  BCM,  the  next  column  is  already  submit- 
ted. This  means  when  you  write  to  me,  it  proba- 
bly won't  be  in  the  next  issue,  but  the  one  after 
that.  I  hope  I  haven't  confused  you,  but  some 
people  have  been  rewriting  news  because  they 
think  I've  overlooked  theirs  (which  I  would 
never  do!).  Now  that  I've  got  that  straightened 
out..  Jeff  Bard  and  wife  Ginger  of  Quincy  an- 
nounce the  birth  of  daughter  Rachel,  born  on 
March  28. ..Jim  Vaughan  moved  from  Dallas  to 
Fairfield,  CT,  in  Aug.  '85.  He  was  promoted 
from  district  sales  manager  to  sales  training 
manager  with  the  Family  Products  Division  of 
International  Playtex  and  works  in  the  con- 
sumer products  group..  James  Merrigan  is  a  se- 
nior systems  programmer  for  Star  Market  Co. 
in  Cambridge.  He  was  also  appointed  treasurer 
of  the  committee  to  elect  Kevin  Honan  state  rep 
from  Allston-Brighton.. .Patricia  Lynn  Lloyd 
married  Michael  J.  Carr  on  April  26  in  Man- 
chester. After  a  trip  to  the  Virgin  Islands,  the 
couple  now  reside  in  North  Hampton, 
NH... Caroline  Maurer  is  engaged  to  Peter  Holt 
of  Northhampton.  She  is  a  candidate  for  an  MA 
from  Babson  and  is  a  market  specialist  at  Chan- 
ning  L.  Bete  Co.,  in  S.  Deerneld..  Mark  Jerome 
Clark  is  engaged  to  Cathy  Ann  Sullivan.  Mark  is 
employed  as  a  marketing  consultant  for  the 
Blue  Cross  Sc  Blue  Shield  Assn.  of  Chi- 


cago...Robert  Lapides  was  promoted  to  VP  of 
North  American  Sales  at  Language  Processors, 
Inc.  Formerly  of  Barrington,  RI,  he  now  lives  in 
N.  Walpole.. .Margaret  Michele  Tomaselli  mar- 
ried Paul  F.  Brantley  in  Magnolia.  The  couple 
vacationed  in  the  Caribbean  and  S.  America. 
Margaret  is  program  coordinator  for  the  May- 
or's Health  Line  and  received  a  master's  in  pub- 
lic health  from  BU...John  Ferris,  of  Newbury- 
port,  was  recently  appointed  to  director  of  sales, 
industrial  division,  at  Pellon  Co. ..Mark  Wilson, 
production  manager  of  the  MIT  Communica- 
tions Office  since  '81,  was  named  communica- 
tions manager.  Mark  and  wife  Ruth  Moore,  a 
Boston  attorney,  live  in  W.  Newton  with  son  Al- 
exander... 1st  Lt.  Paul  G.  Meade  married  Debby 
Jane  Vincent  at  the  Old  South  Church  in  Bos- 
ton. Paul  is  entering  a  surgical  residency  at  Tri- 
pler  Army  Medical  Center  in  HI. ..Paul  Fay 
married  Janine  Marie  Lusk  on  April  26.  Paul  is 
employed  as  a  senior  financial  analyst  by  Metal 
Box  America,  Inc.,  in  Westbrook.  He  received 
his  MBA  from  Iona  College. ..Cornelia  Handy  is 
engaged  to  Paul  Juliano  Gonsalves.  She  received 
an  MS  degree  in  nursing  from  Yale  and  is  em- 
ployed by  Yale  as  a  program  instructor.. .Gary 
Kayakachoian,  who  formerly  worked  for  New 
England  Telephone,  is  returning  to  Cornell  to 
complete  his  second  year  of  an  MBA  pro- 
gram..Joe  Spinale  works  as  an  account  execu- 
tive for  a  design  studio  in  Boston.  While  on  va- 
cation in  Martha's  Vineyard,  he  went  sailplaning 
and  claims  he  mastered  it  in  one  lesson.  As  if 
that  wasn't  enough,  he  even  tried  skydiving,  and 
obviously  survived  to  tell  about  it!  Joe  convinced 
me  to  try  hot  air  ballooning  with  him  when  the 
foliage  is  at  its  peak.  If  I  don't  chicken  out,  I'll 
let  you  know  how  it  is!  Joe  filled  me  in  on  ail 
this  news  at  a  recent  Hilltop  gathering  with 
other  BCers.  Those  who  didn't  make  it  missed 
some  laughs!  Danny  Mahoney  was  there  and 
told  me  that  I  made  an  error  in  my  last  column. 
It  seems  that  he  received  a  master  of  science  de- 
gree, not  a  master  of  arts  degree  (Are  all  math 
majors  this  picky?)  In  addition  to  his  son  Kevin, 
Danny  has  also  added  a  new  Porsche  to  his  fam- 
ily...As  for  me,  the  summer  weather  was  so  bad 
that  I  actually  looked  forward  to  returning  to 
school  to  teach!  Have  a  wonderful  holiday  sea- 
son and  a  Happy  New  Year! 


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Jay  Cleary 
1 1  Pond  Street 
Needham,  MA  02192 
(617)  444-5785 


Our  class  was  missing  from  the  last  few  editions, 
so  I  have  some  old  as  well  as  current  news. 
Sorry  for  the  delay  in  updating  everyone.  Please 
continue  to  write,  so  I'll  have  news  to  pass 
along. ..Karen  Gallagher  still  works  as  the  6  p.m. 
news  anchor  at  KENS  TV/CBS  in  San  Antonio, 
TX.  She  plans  to  wed  Joe  Miller. ..Pat  Phalen 
recently  relocated  to  Chicago  and  is  working  as 
a  broadcast  analyst  for  WTTW  in  the 
city. ..Stephen  Daley,  wife  Sarah  and  Michael 
Andrew,  3,  announced  the  birth  of  Caitlin 
Quinn  Daley..  John  and  Cristine  (Silvestro) 
Burke  announced  the  birth  of  their  first  child 
Jaclyn  Cristine.  John  is  working  as  a  project  en- 
gineer at  AVCO's  specialty  materials  division 
and  Cristine  has  left  Wang  Labs  to  start  her 
own  freelance  copywriting  business. .Joanne 
(McCormack)  and  Bill  Flanagan  announced  the 
birth  of  third  child  Thomas  Paul.  Joanne  is  still 
working  part-time  at  Carney  Hospital. ..Brian 
and  Joanne  Casiello  announced  the  birth  of 


second  son  Benjamin  Terran.. .Barbara  Fallon 
recently  married  Leo  T.  O'Neill,  Jr.  Her  sister, 
Jane  Fallon  '82,  was  maid  of  honor  and  her 
brother,  Steve  Fallon  '84  was  an  usher.  Robert 
Bowers  '82  assisted  on  the  altar  and  gave  the 
blessing  before  the  meal  at  the  reception.  Bar- 
bara is  working  as  a  manager  of  Leader  Federal 
Savings  in  Bedford  and  Leo  is  an  electrician. 
They  reside  in  Tewksbury.. .Rita  Richard  Clark, 
husband  Gregory  and  their  three  children  are 
stationed  at  the  USAF  Regional  Hospital,  RAF 
Lakenheath  in  the  United  Kingdom.  Rita  joined 
the  USAF  nurse  corps  and  would  like  to  hear 
from  any  BC  grads  in  the  UK  or  Eu- 
rope...Kathy  McKinney  Mangan,  husband  Jack, 
who  is  an  Air  Force  pilot,  and  their  two  chil- 
dren are  stationed  in  Soest,  Holland,  which  is 
about  a  1  Vi  hour  drive  east  of  Amster- 
dam...Nancy  Stoddard  Guardione  and  husband 
Salvatore  announced  the  birth  of  Francesco 
(Frankie).  Nancy  is  a  senior  software  engineer 
for  Codex  Corp.  in  Canton  and  Sal  is_an  insur- 
ance agent  for  Prudential  Insurance  in  Quincy. 
They  reside  in  Canton.  Nancy  would  like  to  say 
hello  to  fellow  classmates  Alexa  Madik  and 
Brian  Tracy. ..Daniel  K.  Sheehy  accepted  a  posi- 
tion with  Maynard  Plastics  in  Peabody  as  na- 
tional product  manager. ..Francis  J.  LaRovere 
III  recently  announced  the  opening  of  his  law 
office  in  Everett. ..Kathy  Keohane  has  received 
an  MBA  degree  from  Babson  College  and  is 
working  as  a  financial  analyst  with  Fidelity  In- 
vestments...Ellen  M.  Guarino  served  as  an  assis- 
tant to  the  ringmaster  for  the  76th  annual  Nor- 
folk Hunt  Horse  Show  at  the  Norfolk  Hunt 
Steeplechase  Course  in  Medfield..  Janis  Ann 
Ryan  was  recently  inducted  into  Sigma  Theta 
Tau,  the  national  honor  society  of  nursing  at 
Yale...Odalis  G.  Martinez  was  promoted  to  cash 
management  officer  in  CT  National  Bank's  fi- 
nancial institutions  division.  She  resides  in  Meri- 
den,  CT,  with  husband  Eduardo  and  their  fam- 
ily..Dr.  Harold  F.  Curtin  III  and  Dr.  Ralph  W. 
Eaves  have  announced  the  opening  of  an  op- 
tometry practice,  Sudbury  Vision  Associates,  at 
Sudbury  Crossing. ..Ellen  McNamara  Swirsky 
and  husband  Brian  have  relocated  from  South- 
ern CA  to  CT.  Ellen  is  a  senior  marketing  sup- 
port rep  for  NBI,  an  office  automation  com- 
pany, and  Brian  is  on  the  cardiology  staff  at 
Yale-New  Haven,  as  well  as  in  private  prac- 
tice...Katie  Schmitt  Rott  and  husband  Don  an- 
nounced the  birth  of  their  second  child  Mere- 
dith...Beth  Bommer  is  working  for  United 
Airlines  in  San  Francisco  and  living  in  Mill  Val- 
ley, CA.. .Thanks  for  all  the  news.  I'll  have  more 
in  the  next  edition. 


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Alison  Mitchell  McKee 
c/o  Hunton  &  Williams 
P.O.  Box  3889 
Norfolk,  VA  23514 
(804)625-5501 


The  mail  has  been  pouring  in  these  past  few 
months. ..Bob  Adams  is  an  agent  for  John  Han- 
cock in  WelIesley...Bob  Goddu  lives  with  wife 
Renee  in  S.  Orange  Village,  NJ,  and  works  for 
Tymmet,  McDonnell  and  Douglas,  a  data  com- 
munications firm  in  NYC. .Jack  Tierney  is 
studying  sports  medicine  at  the  Philadelphia  Os- 
teopathic Medical  School. ..Bill  Abley  received 
his  MBA  from  Duke  in  '84  and  is  a  senior  fi- 
nancial analyst  for  Harris/3M  Document  Prod- 
ucts, Inc.,  in  Atlanta. ..Claire  Scigliano  married 
John  Richmond  in  Aug.  '85  and  works  as  a  clin- 
ical nurse  specialist  in  Fairborn.  OH. ..David 


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Sin  in. 111  and  Iris  live  in  southeastern  MA,  where 
he  practices  dentistry  after  having  graduated 
from  BU  Dental. ..Those  who  remember  the  in- 
famous juke  box  panics  of  B33  shouldn't  be  too 
surprised  to  learn  that  Mary  Hollingworth  has 
started  her  own  disc  jockey  service,  RPM's,  in 
Boston. ..Kevin  Honan  recently  left  his  position 
as  an  aide  in  Boston  Mayor  Ray  Flynn's  admin- 
istration to  run  for  state  rep  from  Allston- 
Brighton...  Congratulations  to  Alejandra  Prad- 
daude  Buono  and  Peter  on  the  birth  of  daugh- 
ter Christina  in  May...Kathryn  Shaughnessy 
Lawson  and  Dennis  live  in  Chicago,  where 
Kathryn  is  an  institutional  sales  rep  with  EF 
Hutton...Mary  McDonald  and  husband  Jim 
Supple  live  in  Columbus,  OH,  with  their  three 
children,  Christopher,  Lydia  and  Alexan- 
der...Rosemary  Libert  and  Karl  spent  the  sum- 
mer in  Scagway,  AK,  and  plan  to  spend  the  win- 
ter in  Seattle. ..Cynthia  Panas  is  working  on  her 
MA  in  economics  at  NYU. ..Navy  Ensign  Robin 
King  was  commissioned  in  his  present  rank 
upon  completion  of  aviation  officer  candidate 
school. ..Michele  Arrix  married  Terrance  Whe- 
lan  in  March  and  is  an  account  executive  for 
NBC  radio  station  WJIB  in  Boston. ..Michael 
Starrs  is  a  manager  for  Price  Waterhouse  in  De- 
troit...After  graduating  from  Western  New  Eng- 
land College  School  of  Law,  Frederick  Smith 
works  for  Ryan  and  White,  P.C.,  in  Spring- 
field...Penelope  Majike  recently  joined  FINLAY 
Commercial  Real  Estate's  Nashua  office  as  a 
marketing  rep. ..Francis  Delaney,  assistant  to  the 
president  for  special  projects  and  financial  aide 
director  at  Holy  Cross,  was  selected  as  an  Amer- 
ican Council  on  Education  Fellow  for  the  '86-'87 
academic  year.. .Mary  Rose  Hanrahan  is  an  ac- 
count supervisor  at  Gray  Strayton  International 
in  Waltham...Pam  Galant  is  a  nurse  at  Stanford 
Univ.  Medical  Center  and  lives  in  Redwood 
City,  CA.  Last  spring  Pam  travelled  to  Ecuador 
with  Interplast,  a  non-profit  organization  of  vol- 
unteer doctors  and  nurses  who  travel  to  coun- 
tries to  perform  life-saving  reconstructive  sur- 
gery on  children. ..Judith  Beaton  married  Mark 
Gagne  in  July  and  is  a  business  systems  analyst 
at  New  England  Reinsurance  in  Boston. ..Robert 
Mulvey  is  employed  by  the  Boston  police  de- 
partment and  is  studying  for  his  MA  at  Suffolk 
Univ. ..Julie-Ann  Zanelli  is  a  training  coordina- 
tor for  the  American  Automobile  Assn. ..John 
Mulqueen  is  a  resident  in  pediatrics  at  the 
Maine  Medical  Center  in  Portland. ..James 
O'Connell  is  a  sales  manager  at  the  Boston  \ 
Marriott. ..Mary  Desrosiers  married  Michael  Sis- 
son  last  spring  and  is  employed  by  Howe  &  Ru- 
sling.  Inc.,  an  investment  management  firm  in 
Rochester,  NY.. .Gregory  Bartlett  is  the  assistant 
principal  at  Brunswick  H.S.  in  Brunswick, 
ME. ..Earnest  Khirallah  is  in  the  sales  division  of 
Dun  and  Bradstreet  in  Boston. ..Cynthia  Clow- 
ick  Keefe  is  an  audit  supervisor  for  Coopers 
and  Lybrand  in  Boston. ..Tom  Folan  is  getting 
his  MBA  at  Providence  College  and  is  employed 
by  The  Boston  Globe.  ..Caren  Lee  Demoulas  Pas- 
quale  is  receiving  her  MA  degree  in  writing  this 
year  from  Emerson  College  and  lives  in  Boston 
with  husband  Joseph. ..Charles  Toner  is  em- 
ployed by  St.  Johnsburv  Trucking  Co.  and  lives 
in  Holliston  with  wife  Judith. ..John  Petragalia  is 
a  product  analyst  with  Barnes  Engineering  in 
Stamford,  CT... Joanne  Corbo  Hogan  is  a  head 
nurse  at  Brockton  Hospital. ..Those  of  you  who 
missed  John  Sohikian,  Steve  Mauro  and  their 
wives  at  the  5th  reunion  in  May  will  be  inter- 
ested to  know  that  they  were  stranded  on  the 
Mass.  Pike  after  Steve's  car  died,  only  to  arrive 
in  Chestnut  Hill  12  hours  later.. .Well  guys,  our 
10th  will  be  here  before  we  know  it! 


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Nam  \  («orman 

50  Shcpard  Street,  #5 

Brighton,  MA  02135 

((517)  782-5028 


I  hope  you  have  had  an  enjoyable  fall.  It's  hard 
to  believe  our  5ih  year  reunion  will  be  this 
spring.  Watch  the  mail  for  news  of  upcoming 
activities  for  the  Class  of  '82.  In  five  years,  our 
classmates  have  moved  all  over  the  country, 
around  the  world,  been  married,  had  children 
and  worked  in  some  very  interesting  careers. 
They'll  definitely  be  plenty  to  catch  up  on  at  the 
reunion.  I  hope  we'll  see  you  there.  I'm  still  the 
public  relations  director  for  the  Bay  State 
Games  and  Mass.  Olympic  Sports  Festival.  I  re- 
cently returned  from  a  national  stale  games 
meeting  at  the  US  Olympic  Training  Center  in 
Colorado  Springs.  As  I  write  this  column,  I'm 
closely  watching  the  Red  Sox  standings  since  I 
was  recently  asked  to  work  with  press  opera- 
tions for  the  World  Series.  Hopefully,  the  Red 
Sox  were  able  to  hold  on.  One  more  item  I'd 
like  to  pass  along,  before  we  get  into  the  juicy 
news,  was  something  I  read  in  a  recent  issue  of 
Boston  Busmess  Magazine,  which  spent  14  pages 
on  the  story  of  the  BC  alumni  takeover  of  Bos- 
ton business  activities.  The  article  said  that  no 
matter  what  your  field,  your  career  connections 
and  business  ties  are  much  stronger  if  you're  a 
BC  graduate  rather  than  a  Harvard  alumnus. 
Not  too  shabby,  eh?. ..Chris  McManus  married 
Paul  Bradshaw  this  past  summer.  Chris  is  a 
portfolio  manager  in  Westport,  CT,  and  her 
husband  works  in  nuclear  energy  opera- 
tions...Marie  Girard  was  married  in  June  to 
Roger  Morin  and  they  reside  in  Cumberland, 
RI...  Sally  Ann  Higgins  was  married  to  Robert 
Dillenback.  Sally  is  an  account  executive  with 
Home  Insurance  Group,  Boston,  and  her  hus- 
band is  a  divisional  manager  for  the  same  com- 
pany.Jeanne  Wilson  married  David  Andrew 
last  spring  in  CT.  Both  are  employed  at  the  V'A 
Hospital  in  Newington,  CT,  and  Jeanne  is  also  a 
model  with  John  Casablancas...Ken  Murphy  re- 
cently married  Mary  Moreland.  Ken  is  attend- 
ing Tufts  Dental  and  Mary  is  a  medical  radia- 
tion dosimetrist.  Sadie  Kelly  and  Robert 
Vivenzio  were  married  in  Saugus.. .Kathleen 
Kelly  married  Michael  LeBlanc  this  fall. ..Robin 
Amicone  married  Michael  Welch  and,  after  a 
trip  to  HI,  took  up  residence  in  Lynn. ..Joe  Sup- 
ple wed  Kerry  Bronsen  last  summer  in  L.A. 
with  Bob  Gleason  as  their  best  man...KC  Mc- 
Donald is  now  a  podiatrist  and  is  currently  in  a 
foot  surgery  training  program  in  Corona, 
CA...KC  reports  that  many  BCers,  including 
Sue  Rudder,  Allison  Melville,  Rowena  Mc- 
Nulty,  Mike  Hart,  and  Caroline  Muir.  have  all 
lived  in  the  Bay  Area  of  San  Francisco  at  one 
time.  They're  hoping  for  a  49ers-Patriots  match 
up  in  the  Super  Bowl. ..Another  Californian,  Ed 
Rutyna.  is  deputy  city  attorney  in  Huntington 
Beach  and  has  a  small  private  practice 
there. ..David  Vaughn  graduated  from  George- 
town Dental  and  will  be  opening  a  practice  in 
Portland,  ME. ..Robert  J.  Dillon  has  been  work- 
ing in  Tokyo,  Japan,  for  the  last  2V-2  years.  He 
recently  returned  to  the  L'S  to  join  his  father's 
company  in  CT.  While  in  Japan.  Robert  met 
Sookwang  Choi  and  will  marry  her  this  sum- 
mer. Their  guest  list  will  include  people  from 
all  over  the  world. ..Donna  Girard  Bemont  and 
husband  Randy  are  pleased  to  announce  the 
birth  of  son  Thomas  Jeffrey. ..Bob  Cavanaugh 
wrote  with  news  about  Joe  Supple  and  Kei  rv 
Bronson's  wedding.  Bob  said  that  Joe  and  Kerry 


arc  lM)th  teachers  in  the  LA  elemental)  -uhools 
and  that  joe  coached  his  Utile  league  team  to 

the  championships  this  year...  Laura  DiLuca 
writes  that  of  the  144  graduates  m  [he  presti- 
gious  I  lifts  Dental  program  \H  were  BC 
alumni.  The  graduates  I  recognizi 
Grace  Collura.  Michael  Dion.  Peter  Alftopoulos, 
Angela  Filandrianos.  David  Hill.  Barbara  Lawn- 
icki.  Ken  Murphv,  Lvelvn  Pennacchio.  Frank 
Varinos,  and  John  Wade.  Congratulations  to  all 
of  you...Brenda  Schelis  Mulvehill  recent)) 
graduated  with  honors  from  NE  College  of  Op- 
tometry...Laura  DiLuca  would  like  to  hear  from 
Bruce  Dymtrow  and  Susan  Gallagher    Lisa 
Anne  Guay  received  her  MD  from  Lovola  along 
with  the  American  Medical  Assn.  Women's 
Achievement  Citation..  John  Brissette  received 
his  MD  from  Bowman  Grav  School  of  Medicine 
at  Wake  Forest  Univ. ..Other  doctors  to  add  to 
our  ranks  are  Stavroula  Kalis  and  Loren  Frei- 
muth ...Michael  J.  Connelly  recentlv  receded  his 
degree  from  UMass  Medical  ...John  Foo  Feudo 
has  been  named  manager  of  membership  and 
club  extension  for  Toastmaster,  Int.,  where  he 
and  his  staff  are  responsible  for  all  public  rela- 
tions and  publicity  activities.  In  addition.  John  is 
currently  writing  and  producing  a  national  ra- 
dio show  in  Hollywood  called  "Good  Sport"  and 
is  a  member  of  the  US  Umpires  Assn.  He  and 
wife  Kelly  live  in  S.  CA. ..Another  classmate  who 
made  her  name  on  the  airwaves  is  Laura  Mur- 
ray, who  has  taken  hold  of  the  new  radio  dating 
craze  and  is  currently  the  hostess  of  "Sunday 
Night  Personals"  on  WHAV-AM  on  the  North 
Shore.  In  addition,  Laura  works  during  the  dav 
as  an  account  executive  for  a  Boston  credit  ser- 
vice...Paul  Bellegarde  received  his  JD  from 
Dickinson  School  of  Law.. .Timothy  Hanifm  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  Mass.  Societv  of 
CPAs...\Ve  would  all  love  to  hear  from  those  of 
you  who  have  never  written  since  we've  been 
out.  Write  or  call  me. 


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Cynthia  Bocko 

71  Hood  Road 

N.  Tewksburv,  MA  01876 

(617)  851-6119 


Ready.. .set. ..go!  Here's  the  news  you've  been 
waiting  for.. .Lisa  Fitzpatrick  married  Karl  Fre\ 
on  Sept.  28,  1985,  despite  a  hurricane  which 
made  the  trip  to  Philadelphia  a  real  challenge. 
Colleen  Brennan,  Stephanie  Joyce,  and  Gerri 
Niemeier  were  bridesmaids  and  manv  class- 
mates attended... Terri  Gillin  married  her 
"HTH"  Chris  Smith  the  following  weekend. 
Bridesmaids  included  Lizanne  Backe,  Cathy 
Chermol,  and  Stephanie  Joyce.  Other  guests  in- 
cluded about  30  classmates,  manv  of  them  from 
Lisa  and  Karl's  wedding.  Terri  is  expecting  in 
Nov.  She  and  Chris  live  in  Washington.  DC, 
where  Terri  is  the  municipal  bond  coordinator 
for  Kidder  Peabodv..Judy  Devito  received  an 
award  from  IBM  for  being  the  highest  rated 
systems  engineer  in  her  Manhattan 
branch. ..Lizanne  Backe  graduated  from  nursing 
school  and  started  her  job  at  Children's  Hospital 
on  June  2...  Mark  Godvin  moved  to  Dallas  on  a 
great  offer  from  Merrill  Lvnch.. .Betsy  Kendrick 
moved  to  Seattle  with  the  Municipal  Bond  desk 
of  Prudential  Bache...Lynn  Varsell  moved  back 
to  CT,  while  ex-roommate  Peggy-  Kelley  lives  in 
Boston.. .Gerri  Niemeier  was  busv  planning  her 
Aug.  wedding  to  Mouse. ..Lisa  Fitz  Frey  started 
a  new  job  at  Neiman  Marcus  in  Boston.. .Cathy 
Chermol  was  promoted  to  associate  producer 
writer  at  Wail  Street  Week  with  Louis  Rukev- 


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ser... Stephanie  Joyce  works  as  the  brokerage  co- 
ordinator for  a  small  disability  insurance  bro- 
kerage firm. ..Maureen  and  Tom  Wright 
purchased  a  new  house  in  Scarsdale.. .Colleen 
Brennan  is  a  portfolio  manager  for  William 
Campbell  Co.  in  NYC. ..Kevin  Miller  is  still 
working  for  Morgan  Guarantee. ..Beth  Burke  is 
also  in  NYC  with  B&B  Advertising.. .Danny 
O'Connor  visited  NY  during  a  break  from  Tu- 
lane  Medical  in  New  Orleans. ..Frieda  Albertini 
Schubach  married  Scott  Schubach,  MD,  in 
April.  They  both  work  at  the  Dartmouth  Hitch- 
ock  Medical  Center  in  Hanover,  NH.  Congratu- 
lations, Frieda,  on  being  inducted  into  the  inter- 
national honor  society  of  nursing.  Alpha  Chi 
chapter  at  BC. Barbara  Napolitano  married 
Stephen  Bellis  in  Dec.  Tina  Weis  and  Cathy 
Fantuzzi  were  in  the  bridal  party.  Barbara  is 
with  the  law  firm  of  Flanagan,  Mulvey,  Oliver, 
Gould,  and  Riccio  in  New  Haven. ..Andrea  Wag- 
genheim,  an  RN  for  an  orthopedic  surgeon,  is 
engaged  to  Ken  Ryder.  Andrea  often  sees  Joan 
Kelleher,  a  nurse  at  Lahey  Clinic,  and  Anne 
Brennan,  a  state  auditor  in  Boston. ..John  Kent 
married  Janet  Kaczmarek  in  Buffalo,  home  of 
those  still  single  handsome  devils  John  Nasca, 
Rich  Evans,  Dan  O'Connor,  and  Mark  Mat- 
thews, who  are  only  waiting  for  Jeanne  Heflin 
to  say  "yes". ..Deborah  Miner  and  Patrick  Corri- 
gan  were  married  in  Newton  and  live  in  Mil- 
ford...  Brigitte  von  Weiss  and  Frank  Sinicrope 
III  also  exchanged  vows.  Brigitte  is  an  RN  at 
the  Univ.  of  Chicago  Hospital's  intensive  care 
unit.  Her  husband  is  a  surgical  resident  at  Cook 
County  Hospital.. .Lisa  Patella  and  Gerard  Phe- 
lan  were  married  on  Valentine's  Day.  Lisa  works 
in  the  medical  claims  department  for  Liberty 
Mutual  Insurance.  We  all  know  what  Gerard 
Phelan  does... Michael  Christie  and  Barbara 
Loebig  recently  said  "I  do."  Michael  is  a  re- 
search assistant  at  Miriam  Hospital  in  Provi- 
dence...Lynn  Abate  and  Thomas  Gagliardi  were 
married  on  Nov.  30.  Lynn  is  a  teacher  at  Great 
Beginnings  Nursery  School  in  Plainviile.. .Laura 
Lindskog  was  married  on  May  3  to  Dr.  Daniel 
Lombardo.  Laura  is  an  RN  at  Yale-New  Haven 
Hospital.. .Mary  Ogilvie  is  engaged  to  Glenn 
Wilusz.  She  is  a  social  insurance  rep  with  the 
Social  Security  Admin,  in  Haverhill. ..Margaret 
Murphy  is  engaged  to  Joseph  Menotti.  Mar- 
garet works  at  Cahner's  Publishing  in  Newton. 
An  Oct.  18  wedding  is  planned. ..Patty  Hansen 
and  Thomas  Gerety  were  wed  on  April  26. 
Patty  is  an  accountant  at  USA  Cinemas  in  Bos- 
ton...Andrea  Burger  and  Mehmet  Mandalinci 
were  married  at  the  Lenox  Hotel  in  Boston.  An- 
drea works  for  the  Data  Group  Corp. ..Laurie 
Ann  Bowler  and  Nicholas  Felici  were  married 
last  spring.  She  is  a  senior  nurse  at  Private 
Health  Care  Systems,  Inc.,  in  Lexington... 
Patricia  Wiegand  walked  down  the  aisle  with 
Paul  Bossidy.  The  bride  is  with  Salomon  Broth- 
ers...George  Madaus  married  Kathleen  Blute 
'82  on  Aug.  23  at  St.  Ignatius. ..Beth  Lugaric  is 
assistant  VP  in  the  Mexico  City  office  of  Bank- 
ers Trust  Co.  Her  wedding  to  Alvaro  in  May 
was  complete  with  a  mariachi  band.  Attending 
were  Marisa  Stargiotti,  Guy  Rotondo,  Dave 
Kohler,  Mary  Ellen  Anderson,  and  Michael 
Pearson. ..Carole  Berdy  got  engaged  on  New 
Year's  Eve,  lives  in  Boston,  and  works  full-time 
for  Cullinet  Software  and  part-time  in  real-es- 
tate...Marianne  Lucas-Leschner  is  a  tenured 
faculty  member  in  the  Westwood  public  schools 
and  executive  board  member  of  the  Westwood 
Teachers  Assn.. .Sue  Bousa  Estabrook  is  a  Navy 
Lt.  stationed  in  Washington,  DC,  a.t  the  National 
Naval  Medical  Center.  She  also  owns  an  antique 


business.  Sue  married  Capt.  Ken  Estabrook, 
whom  she  met  in  England,  and  they  live  in 
Rockville...Bob  Kosik  received  his  JD  from  the 
National  Law  Center  of  George  Washington 
Univ. ..Kathleen  Connelly  received  her  JD  from 
the  Univ.  of  CT  School  of  Law  in  May. ..Paul 
Nugent  completed  his  final  year  at  Suffolk 
Law. ..Mary  Ann  Clancy  and  Michael  DiChiro, 
Jr.,  were  awarded  their  JDs  from  Suffolk 
Univ. ..Ditto  for  Timothy  Ward  at  Wake  Forest 
Univ.  School  of  Law. ..Greta  Nichols  moved  to 
CA,  where  she  is  an  actuarial  technician  with 
E.F.  Hutton  Life  Insurance. ..Yolanda  Ellis 
Fahey,  RN,  was  appointed  by  Gov.  Dukakis  to 
the  board  of  registration  in  nursing.  She  is  now 
a  supervisor  at  Sidney  Farber  Cancer  Cen- 
ter...Army  nurse  1st  Lt.  Carol  A.  Dahl  was 
awarded  the  "Army  Achievement  Medal."  She  is 
a  pediatric  intensive  care  staff  nurse  at  Brooke 
Army  Medical  Center  in  San  Antonio. ..Kathleen 
Flynn  became  the  bride  of  Eugene  Weiler.  She 
is  a  special  needs  teacher  in  the  Plymouth- 
Carver  Regional  schools.. .On  the  road  to  adven- 
ture. Jonathan  Dinsmore  traveled  to  Palmer 
Station,  Antarctica,  as  part  of  the  US  Antarctic 
Research  Program.  He  is  enrolled  in  the  PhD 
biology  program  at  Dartmouth. ..Paul  Hines  de- 
voted some  time  to  working  for  the  1 1th  annual 
memorial  PGA  tournament  at  Muirfield  Village 
in  Dublin,  OH. ..Susan  Bradshaw  was  promoted 
to  account  exec  at  Agner,  Carter,  McCarthy, 
Inc.. Dawn  Walker,  social  work  department 
head  at  the  Camden  Health  Care  Center,  com- 
pleted the  necessary  requirements  to  become  a 
licensed  clinical  social  worker.. .Mary  Moront  is 
an  adapted  physical  ed  teacher  in  Tucson, 
teaching  PE  to  handicapped  students.  Mary  says 
"hi"  to  roomie  Trevor  Loucks.. .Sharon  Foley  is 
in  London  studying  for  an  MBA  at  the  London 
Business  School.  If  you're  in  London  sometime 
in  the  next  two  years,  look  her  up. ..Johnson 
McKenna,  the  famous  "educated  dog,"  is  im- 
mortalized in  Barre  history  as  part  of  Barre's 
common  scene  being  painted  by  Frank  Bly.  Re- 
member Johnson  in  cap  and  gown  at  com- 
mencement exercises?. ..Isn't  anyone  out  there 
interested  in  going  to  the  Palladium?  Keep  me 
posted  about  your  latest  exploits! 


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Carol  A.  Baclawski 
29  Beacon  Hill  Road 
W.  Springfield,  MA  01089 
(413)  737-2166 


Sorry  you  didn't  see  any  notes  in  the  last  issue. 
There  was  a  slight  mix-up. ..Since  graduation, 
Helen  Hatch  has  been  working  in  NYC  as  a 
trade  finance  officer  with  Bank  of  Credit  and 
Commerce  International.  A  few  months  ago 
Helen  was  transferred  to  Hong  Kong..Jody 
Ashley  recently  joined  The  Media  Group  as  a 
sales  manager.  She  coordinates  sales  for  the 
agency's  Sufatrbta  publication. ..Diane  Carpenter 
works  at  the  Univ.  of  VA  Hospital  and  is  en- 
rolled in  a  critical  care  course  as  part  oi  her 
new  job  on  the  MICU...2nd  Lt.  Anthony  Sasso 
was  recently  awarded  silver  wings  tollowing 
graduation  from  the  USAF  navigator  training  at 
Mather  Air  Force  Base  in  CA.  Anthony  writes 
that  he  will  be  married  on  Oct.  1 1  and  will  be 
going  on  a  seven-day  Caribbean  cruise  for  his 
honeymoon... Cameron  Carret  is  working  as  a 
Peace  Corps  volunteer  in  a  small  village  in  Sene- 
gal...Also  volunteering  his  time  and  effort  is 
Brendan  Murphy,  who  works  in  Jamaica  in 
BCs  International  Volunteer  Program.  He  is 
teaching  business  and  economics  at  a  Jamaican 


college,  religion  classes  at  a  prison,  working  at  a 
home  for  elderly  and  lepers,  and  is  helping  to 
build  a  home  for  orphans.  My  best  to  both  of 
you  in  your  work. ..Don  Pierce  is  teaching  for- 
eign language  to  junior  and  senior  high  school 
students.  He  is  planning  a  trip  to  either  Spain 
or  S.  America  this  summer. ..Cheryl  Dishner  is  a 
staff  nurse  on  a  cardiac/medical  unit  at  Mt.  Au- 
burn Hospital  in  Cambridge. ..Pvt.  1st  Class 
Catherine  Newlan  recently  completed  the  Army 
programmer  and  analyst  course  at  Ft.  Benjamin 
Harrison,  IN. ..Jo  Marie  Kosiarski,  the  assistant 
director  of  community  affairs  at  BC,  is  working 
on  her  MBA,  and  is  seeking  a  state  legislative 
seat  in  her  district.  Happy  campaigning!. ..John 
Iwanicki  is  in  graduate  school  at  the  Univ.  of 
CA  at  Irvine  studying  theology  and  plans  to 
eventually  enter  the  priesthood. ..John  Alberta  is 
a  production  assistant  at  WNEV,  a  television  sta- 
tion in  Boston. ..Mark  Preskenis  has  been  trans- 
ferred from  Huntington  Beach,  CA,  to  Burling- 
ton, VT.  Mark  is  a  field  marketing  manager 
covering  VT  and  western  MA  for  E.J.  Gallo  wi- 
nery...Brian  Foye  works  for  the  Lowell  National 
Park  as  an  exhibit  specialist  and  has  also  been 
active  in  establishing  a  permanent  public  memo- 
rial to  Lowell  born  author  Jack  Kerouac.With 
his  campaign  theme  being  "100  and  nothing  less," 
F.  Kelly  Landolphi  has  been  busy  campaigning 
for  the  position  of  governor's  council  from  Es- 
sex County.  Good  Luck,  Kelly! ••James  Fallon 
was  recently  appointed  to  the  position  of  admin- 
istrator at  the  Upper  CT  Valley  Hospital  in  Col- 
ebrook,  NH.  Last  May,  James  received  his  MA 
in  health  services  administration  from  Penn 
State. ..Hazel  Kockocki  recently  joined  Boston's 
Newsome  &  Co.  as  an  account  executive.  In  her 
new  job,  Hazel  will  provide  public  relations  sup- 
port for  several  major  compa- 
nies...Congratulations  to  Edward  Rabasco,  who 
made  the  dean's  list  at  the  LIniv.  of  Maine  Law 
School  and  who  also  recently  received  the 
"American  Jurisprudence  Award  in  Trusts  and 
Estates". ..Last  May,  Joe  Erickson  received  an 
MSW  from  Simmons  College  and  will  be  work- 
ing for  the  Judge  Baker  Guidance  Center  in  the 
outpatient  dept.  and  Manville  School. ..Lori  Dav- 
idian  recently  starred  in  the  leading  role  of  Fiji 
Rouge,  a  two-act  musical  comedy  in  Water- 
town. ..Dave  Boundy  is  campaign  manager  in 
the  'Warren  Tolman  for  State  Senate'  cam- 
paign...Renee  Llorente  was  out  in  San  Diego 
last  March  visiting  Sue  Burkhalter  and  had  a 
great  time.  Renee  received  her  MA  in  audiology 
from  Ohio  Univ.  and  is  now  working  for  Max- 
well and  Roediger  in  Portland,  ME.  Sue  is  pur- 
suing an  MA  in  counseling  from  the  LIniv.  of 
San  Diego  and  also  worked  this  past  summer 
for  the  law  firm  of  Dunnells,  Duvall,  Bennett 
and  Porter  in  Washington.  DC... I  finally  re- 
ceived news  of  the  whereabouts  and  doings  of 
Brian  McCann.  Now  in  his  second  vear  of  grad- 
uate school  at  the  Univ.  of  Michigan,  pursuing 
his  MA  in  journalism,  Brian  spent  last  summer 
interning  as  an  associate  editor  for  the  Town 
Crier.  In  between  his  hectic  class  schedule,  Brian 
has  worked  at  an  NBC  affiliate  in  Detroit  and 
will  teach  a  graduate  course  in  broadcast  jour- 
nalism in  the  fall.  Brian  writes  that  he  had  a 
brief  reunion  and  breakfast  at  the  world  famous 
Grand  Hotel  with  Joe  Corcoran  and  Dennis 
Redmond  '85. ..Stephen  Joyce  took  a  position  at 
Boston  Financial  Data  Services,  where  he  has 
enjoyed  several  promotions.  He  began  working 
in  the  company's  management  training  program 
and  will  soon  enter  into  management.  In  his 
spare  time,  Steve  is  pursuing  his  MBA  at  Ben- 
tley  and  also  recently  enjoyed  a  week's  vacation 


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in  Bermuda. ..Another  busy  classmate  is  Tom 
Egger.  Since  graduation,  Tom  has  toured  the 
East  Coast,  worked  as  an  assistant  physical  edu- 
cation instructor,  ran  the  Twin  Cities  and  Drake 
Relays  Marathon,  skiied  the  American  Birkebci- 
ner  in  WI.,  skiied  the  Rockies  and  embarked  on 
a  3'/:>-month  bicycle  tour  of  the  West  Coast. 
Whew!  Tom's  happiest  news  of  all  was  his  ac- 
ceptance to  medical  school.  Best  of  luck, 
Tom!. ..Cindi  Jean  Gardner  and  Robert  Biestek, 
who  were  married  in  '84,  are  the  proud  parents 
of  Ashley  Nicole,  1.  Their  second  child  was  due 
in  June.  Cindi  and  Bob  live  in  Tego  Cay,  SC, 
and  would  like  to  hear  from  any  BC  alumni 
who  live  in  the  area. ..Now  for  the  engagement 
and  wedding  news. ..On  Aug.  8,  I  attended  the 
wedding  of  my  former  roommate  Lynne  Fitz- 
gerald lo  Philip  M.  Wing  II.  The  couple  honey- 
mooned in  Bermuda.  Lynne  works  at  the  Veter- 
an's State  Home  and  Hospital  in  Rocky  Hill, 
CT,  and  Phil  is  an  engineer  at  Pratt  &  Whitney. 
Joann  McCarthy,  Lisa  Carter,  and  I  were 
bridesmaids  at  the  wedding.  Joann,  who  works 
for  Aetna  Life  &  Casualty  in  Middletown,  CT, 
was  recently  promoted  to  programmer/analyst, 
and  she  is  planning  a  vacation  to  Cancun  in 
Feb.  Lisa,  whom  I  haven't  seen  since  gradua- 
tion, is  still  working  in  Boston  at  Mass.  General 
on  a  surgical  intermediate  care  unit.  Also  at  the 
wedding  was  Donna  (Paventy)  Duncavage. 
Donna,  who  married  Capt.  Tom  Duncavage, 
USMC,  in  '84,  now  works  as  a  staff  nurse  in 
postpartum  at  Holy  Cross  Hospital  in 
MD... Chris  Andreach  and  Lauren  LaTulippe 
will  be  married  in  April.  Chris  is  an  accountant 
with  Impact  Exhibits,  Inc.,  in  Dayton,  NJ,  and  is 
pursuing  his  MBA  at  Rutgers.  Lauren  is  a  sys- 
tems analyst  with  Arthur  Anderson  in 
NYC. ..Constance  Fleming  and  Dan  McNeely 
were  married  in  May. ..Ann  Marie  Conte  re- 
cently married  Mark  Vinciguerra.  Ann  Marie  is 
working  as  a  computer  programmer  at  the 
Bank  of  New  England. ..Monica  Welch,  a  nurse 
at  Children's  Hospital,  and  Terry  Hanlon.  a  stu- 
dent at  BU  Medical,  were  recently  married. 
They  honeymooned  in  FL  and  live  in  Bos- 
ton...Doreen  Sylvester  wed  Robert  Crowe  in 
March.  After  a  wedding  trip  to  HI.  they  live  in 
Chelsea.  Doreen  is  a  nurse  at  Melrose-Wakefield 
Hospital. ..Ann  Haltmaier  married  Richard  Ca- 
vanaugh  in  Dec.  Ann,  a  software  engineer  at 
Sanders  Associates,  and  Richard  reside  in 
Salem,  NH...On  Oct.  21,  1985,  Kimberly  Miller 
wed  Stephen  Bradley.  They  honeymooned  on 
the  Cape  and  now  reside  in  Norristown, 
PA. ..Kathleen  Costigan  wed  Christopher  Peahl 
in  NH  on  April  26.  Kathleen  works  for  Ropes 
and  Gray  in  Boston  as  a  legal  assis- 
tant...Catherine  Carey  recently  married  Mark 
Mercuric  The  couple  have  made  their  home  in 
Milwaukee,  WI...Mark  MacDonald,  a  football 
player  for  the  Minnesota  Vikings,  married 
Michelle  Lowney  '83  on  April  5.  Following  a  va- 
cation to  the  Caribbean,  the  couple  live  in 
Stoughton...John  Keaney  and  Maggie  Jordan 
will  be  married  June  13  in  Cleveland,  OH.  They 
are  planning  an  Irish  wedding  with  300  guests. 
Maureen  T.  Murphy  will  be  part  of  the  wedding 
party  and  is  a  software  engineer  for  GTE  in  NJ. 
Since  graduation,  John  has  been  a  national  ac- 
count rep  with  IBM's  national  accounts  division 
in  NJ.  Maggie,  a  financial  analyst  for  DEC  in 
Marlboro,  is  in  the  company's  financial  develop- 
ment program  and  is  studying  for  her 
MBA. ..Kathleen  Nieman  married  Steven  Walsh 
on  July  26.  Kathy  recentlv  graduated  from  the 
American  Institute  of  Paralegal  Stud- 
ies. ..Annemarie  Connor  and  Charles  Demarkles 


were  married  last  Sept.  21.  Annemarie  works  as 
a  research  and  analysis  accountant  in  the  execu- 
tive offices  of  Hills  Department  stores  in  Can- 
ton. After  a  wedding  trip  to  the  Cayman  Islands 
and  British  West  Indies,  the  couple  live  in 
Quimv...On  Oct.  19.  Colleen  Hennigan  married 
Joel  Brown.  After  honeymooning  in  Bermuda, 
the  couple  now  live  in  Ipswich.  Kathy  works  as 
a  distributor  support  specialist  with  Gould, 
Inc. ..Lisa  Lachance  wed  Arthur  Lopes  on  June 
14.  Following  a  cruise  to  St.  Thomas,  Puerto 
Rico,  and  Nassau,  they  reside  in  Swan- 
sea...Kathy  Kurtz  recently  married  David  Fer- 
rari. After  a  trip  to  Barbados  and  Dorado 
Beach,  PR,  the  couple  live  in  Milton.  Kathy  is 
employed  as  an  assistant  director  for  the  Boston 
Red  Sox  and  Boston  Bruins  telecasts  for  WSBK- 
TV  and  The  New  England  Sports  Net- 
work...Stephen  Moran  wed  Melissa  Brightman 
on  May  24.  The  couple  now  live  in  Providence, 
where  Steve  works  for  Dean  Witter  Reynolds, 
Inc. ..Maureen  O'Keefe  recently  married  Paul 
Totino.  Maureen  is  employed  by  Raytheon.  Fol- 
lowing a  wedding  trip  to  Bermuda,  the  couple 
live  in  Canton. ..Liane  Emmons  married  Charles 
Dunne.  They  honeymooned  in  NYC,  HI,  and 
San  Francisco  and  reside  in  Wichita,  KS.  Liane 
works  as  an  area  rep  at  The  Print  Shop  in 
Wichita.. .On  May  3,  Timothy  Dargan  married 
Therese  Thibodeau.  Tim  is  employed  as  a  com- 
mercial credit  analyst  at  BankEast  of  Ports- 
mouth. Following  a  vacation  to  Hilton  Head  Is- 
land, SC,  the  couple  make  their  home  in  South 
Berwick,  NH... Kathleen  Murphy  recently  wed 
Raymond  DeSormier.  Kathy  is  an  admin,  asst. 
with  The  Providence  Group.  After  traveling  to 
Antigua,  the  couple  live  in  Swansea. ..On  Sept. 
21,  1985,  Veronica  Ronnie  Hetland  married 
Francis  Buckman.  Attendants  at  the  wedding  in- 
cluded Lisa  A.  Kaufman  and  Mary  Powers. 
Ronnie  gave  birth  to  daughter  Laura  Lee  on 
June  26  and  they  live  in  Virginia  Beach, 
VA. ..Chris  Lynch  and  Maria  Elena  Farfan  re- 
cently announced  their  engagement.  The  wed- 
ding will  be  in  Oct.  at  the  Heights.  Aside  from 
the  usual  fun  of  Homecoming  Weekend,  Chris' 
bachelor  party  is  also  planned  for  that 
time. ..Greg  Strakosch  is  moving  back  to  Boston 
to  assume  the  position  of  IBM  product  manager 
for  EMC  Corp. .Jack  Garahan  will  be  joining 
Greg  as  his  product  specialist. ..Also  working  at 
EMC  are  *84ers  John  Clavin,  Terry  Pendergrast, 
Ted  Weiss,  Brian  Fitzgerald,  Chris  Lynch.  Deb- 
bie Lyons,  Todd  Veale,  and  John  Flvnn...Tom 
Mondani  and  wife  Laura  had  their  first  child, 
Marty,  in  April. ..Vince  Asanza  is  working  in 
Boston  and  is  ready  to  release  his  own  line  of 
men's  wear  for  the  fall  season. ..Tom  Carelli  was 
recently  promoted  at  WRKO  in  Boston  to  week- 
day morning  helicopter  traffic  reporter. ..Jack 
Salerno  recently  left  his  job  at  Wausau  Insur- 
ance Co.  to  enter  officer  candidate  school  for 
the  Coast  Guard  in  New  London,  CT...Dave 
McCullagh  and  Lisa  Mariuseless  were  married 
in  Aug. .James  Walker  is  working  for  IBM  and 
is  also  running  for  alderman  in  Mamaroneck, 
NY. ..Jackie  Pelletier  is  in  full-time  TV  commer- 
cial modeling,  alter  receiving  a  small  role  in 
"Spencer  for  Hire"  in  Boston. ..Barbara  Sossi 
married  Dr.  Jeff  Narmi  on  Aug.  8.  Barbara 
works  as  a  nurse  at  Mary  Immaculate  Hopital  in 
Queens,  NY. ..Patrick  Dunn  and  Karen  Brosto- 
ski  '85  were  married  last  Nov.  30  at  the  Newton 
Chapel  and  now  live  in  Maynard.  Dave  Mueller 
was  one  of  the  ushers  at  the  wedding. ..Donna 
Pflaumer  received  her  MA  last  May  from  BC. 
where  she  is  now  a  math  instructor.. .Kevin 
Shine  married  Loree  Evers  in  April  and  they 


live  on  Long  Island  in  Mineola.  Kevin  works  lot 
IBM     Mary  Wasnewsky  works  for  the  defense 

dept.  in  Washington  and  lives  in  Columbia. 
MD     Mary  Kelley  finished  her  master's  at  B(. 
and  lives  in  the  Boston  area-Susan  DeLellis 
works  in  Greenwich.  CT.  Jennifer  Bilewski 
works  for  General  Cinemas  in  their  Chestnut 
Hill  offii  e..  Sandy  Wooding  is  a  software  engi- 
neer fol   Marconi  Data  Systems  in  Need- 
ham. ..Diane  Chabot  is  in  her  third  vear  of  law- 
school  at  Northeastern.  .Ann  Marie  McLaughlin 
is  in  the  financial  development  program  at 
DEC. .Karen  O'Brien  married  Keith  Brown  in 
Oct.  '85. ..The  girls  of  Hillside  D-44  and  friends 
will  again  be  getting  together  this  Oct.  to  cele- 
brate Julie  Wojtkowski's  marriage  to  1st  Li. 
Robert  F.  Rhodes.  Julie  is  a  1st  Lt.  in  the  Arm\ 
nurse  corps  and  is  stationed  at  Fort  Ord,  CA. 
where  she  met  Bob.  .Michelle  Pinaud  recentlv 
moved  out  to  CA  and  will  probablv  be  going  to 
the  Univ.  of  CA  at  Davis  this  fall,  pursuing  her 
Master's.  Julie  writes  that  she  and  Michelle  love 
being  CA  girls,  but  do  miss  New  England.  As 
for  the  rest  of  the  gang,  Ellen  Lynch  is  working 
for  EDS  in  XJ.Ann  Stingle  is  completing  a 
computer  course  and  working  part-time  at 
BC.Bernie  Diaz  is  an  adult  counselor  at  Com- 
munity Services  in  Boston...  1st  Lt  John  Dorman 
is  stationed  at  Ft.  Lewis  in  Washington.  John  is 
a  field  artillery  officer  in  the  Army.. .Randy  and 
Susan  (Ghidella)  Howard  welcomed  Nicole 
Marie  on  March  8.. .Kathy  Bowker.  a  nurse  at 
Mass.  General,  married  Vinnie  Bucci  in 
July. ..Kathy  Hamilton  is  a  nurse  at  the  Lahey 
Clinic  and  also  coaches  gymnastics  at  West  ford 
H.S...The  prayers  and  sympathy  of  our  class  are 
sincerely  extended  to  the  family  of  Carl  Bal- 
dino.  who  died  in  a  car  accident  last 
Sept. ..Thanks  for  writing.  Let's  keep  the  letters 
coming! 


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Ms.  Barbara  Ward 
24  Fleet  St..  #3C 
Boston.  MA  02113 


Greetings!  Our  class  is  now  on  track  with  a  per- 
manent correspondent,  so  on  to  our  news. ..Guy 
Fucci  is  an  Army  2nd  Lt.  with  the  56th  Field 
Artillery  in  West  Germany. ..Katie  Foerst  is 
working  at  the  United  Wa\  of  XYC.Steinie 
Glynn  started  law  school  at  the  Univ.  of  MD  in 
Sept. ..Dennis  Kilcullan  is  in  his  second  year  of 
law  at  Catholic  Univ. ..Tom  Shannon  works  at 
Children's  Hospital  as  a  respiratory  thera- 
pist... Billy  Brin.  who  has  been  seen  zipping 
around  Boston  in  his  BMW.  is  employed  by  Car 
Market  Leasing  in  Norwood. ..Debbie  North- 
graves  works  at  the  Cornell  Medical  Center  of 
NY  Hospital  in  the  pediatric  unit. ..Mary  Glotz- 
bach  is  a  computer  whiz  at  Bank  of  Bos- 
ton...Brian  McCarthy  works  at  John  Hancock  in 
a  human  resources  type  position. ..Armand  Dou- 
cette  enjoys  Hying  the  Boston  skies  after  com- 
pleting his  flying  lessons. ..Harry  Eng.  Steve 
Bornstein  and  Sean  Fernandez  spend  a  lot  of 
time  and  money  playing  poker  at  Dave  Bolus- 
ky's  condo  in  S  tough  ton... Rob  Harkings  spent 
this  past  winter  teaching  skiing  in  the  French 
Alps. ..Paul  Fitzgerald  was  campaign  manager 
for  Robert  McCarthy,  a  candidate  for  the  Mass. 
House  of  Reps.. .Don  Stewart  is  employed  at 
Data  General  in  Westborough  and  has  been 
seen  around  Boston  in  a  small  black  sports- 
car.. .Lisa  Caggiano  is  a  grad  student  at 
Tufts.. -Sue  Lifendahl  started  MBA  classes  part- 
time  at  Babson...Resie  Carnev  married  Pal 
Flaherty  '82  on  Sept.  20..  Rachel  O'Hara  and 


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Jon  Kurtyka  tied  the  knot  in  Oct. ..Maya  Klash- 
nya  married  Peter  Tester  on  Aug.  23. ..Bob 
Miller  and  Joe  Duggan  are  swinging  bachelor 
roommates  in  Jersey  City.  Joe  is  a  loan  officer  at 
National  Westminister  Bank  and  Bob  is  working 
for  Prudential  Bache...Ken  Roos  was  seen  on 
the  beaches  in  the  Fiji  Islands  in  July. ..Dan 
Flynn  had  his  annual  harbor  cruise  in  Aug.,  at 
which  Jim  Ferrera  and  Bobby  O'Brien  danced 
on  the  tables. ..Ed  Pla  is  working  in  Philadelphia 
for  O'Conner  and  Associates... Pat  McHugh  and 
Paul  Paez  announced  their  engagement  in 
Aug. ..Kerry  Sweeney  works  for  American  Hos- 
pital Supply  and  lives  in  Binghamton, 
NY. ..What  ever  happened  to  Lou  He- 
bling?. ..Sally  Tychanich  and  Marnee  Arm- 
strong live  in  Bronxville,  NY,  and  work  in 
NYC...Katherine  Flynn  is  a  service  rep  with 
Ocean  State  Physicians  Health  Plan  in 
RI... Congratulations  to  Patrick  O'Conner  on  his 
taxi  license... Donna  Brunet  is  an  assistant  buyer 
at  Bloomingdale's...Jodi  Delnickas  is  employed 
by  GE  in  PittsfiekL.Tamra  Gormley  will  marry 
John  Hays  in  Nov.  Both  Tamra  and  John  are 
students  at  the  Univ.  of  KY  law  school. ..My  sin- 
cerest  apologies  to  those  of  you  who  wrote  in 
and  were  excluded.  In  the  transition,  many  of 
your  letters  were  lost.  Please  get  your  letters  in 
the  mail  to  me  soon. 


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Mara  Buddy 

566  Commonwealth  Avenue 

Apt.  PH  8 

Boston,  MA  02215 


Yeah!  Here's  to  our  first  edition  of  "Class 
Notes."  I  urge  all  of  you,  if  you  have  anything 
exciting  to  report,  to  drop  me  a  note  and  I'll  try 
to  get  it  into  BCM... Congratulations  to  Mary  Pat 
Dunn  and  Peter  Helon,  who  exchanged  vows 
on  May  31  and  reside  in  AZ...Good  luck  to 
Donna  Consolini,  who  has  just  returned  from 
studying  German  in  Tuebingen,  W.  Germany, 
and  is  now  enrolled  at  Harvard. ..Dina  Conso- 
lini attends  Yale,  after  spending  the  summer  in 
Naples,  Italy,  studying  advanced  Italian. .Joanna 
Fuehrer  is  back  at  BC  to  teach  and  continue  her 
studies  for  an  MA  in  the  Spanish  literature  pro- 
gram...Susan  Henderson  has  been  awarded  a 
$1,000  grant  to  study  archeology  and  ancient 
history  in  Israel. ..Catherine  M.  O'Brien  ac- 
cepted a  position  as  third  grade  teacher  with  the 
Natick  school  system. ..John  J.  Rogers  will  be 
working  as  a  lay  volunteer  with  the  Jesuit  Vol- 
unteer Corps  in  Seattle,  WA..  Susan  Shimkus 
was  one  of  the  250  young  women  nationwide 
selected  by  the  Avon  Cosmetics  Co.  to  serve  as 
official  hostess  for  the  Statue  of  Liberty  centen- 
nial festivities  in  NYC. .Peter  Thomas  is  the  des- 
ignated representative  for  BC  as  the  1  millionth 
alumni  chosed  by  each  of  the  28  Jesuit  institu- 
tions..Joe  Walsh  is  studying  law  at  Seton  Hall 
Univ.,  in  Newark,  NJ...Beth  Walsh  continues 
her  studies  at  BC  Law. ..Mary  Walsh  works  as  a 
nurse  at  St.  Mary's  Hospital,  W.  Palm  Beach, 
FL.. .That's  all  the  news  for  now,  which  is  why  I 
need  your  letters. 


EVENING  COLLEGE 

Jane  T.  Crimlisk  74 
113  Sherman  Road 
Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02167 

This  summer  I  received  a  post  card  from  Buda- 
pest. Dave  Hasenfus  '65  spent  his  summer  tour- 


ing Holland,  Denmark,  Germany,  Austria,  Bu- 
dapest and  Switzerland. ..Helena  Reidy  '38  is  a 
retired  teacher  and  had  taught  Latin  for  many 
years.  Helen  lives  on  the  South  Shore  and  she  is 
93. ..Sue  Plante  Sweeny  '65  has  both  her  insur- 
ance and  real  estate  broker's  license.  After  nur- 
turing five  beautiful  daughters,  Sue  is  now 
working  at  Sweeny  &  Sons  Insurance  Agency  in 
Boston.  Good  luck,  Sue. ..John  Boyle  '69  is  the 
president  of  the  Evening  College  alumni  and  he 
will  represent  our  association  on  the  general 
alumni  board  for  1986-87.  Congratulations, 
John. 

GA&S 

Dean  Donald  J.  White 
McGuinn  Hall 
Boston  College 
Chestnut  Hill,  MA  02167 

Gloria  Carritte  '60,  MS,  nursing,  assistant  to  the 
president  of  Laboure  College  in  Boston,  was  re- 
cently honored  by  the  New  England  Assn.  of 
Schools  and  Colleges  for  her  significant  contri- 
butions to  regional  accreditation  and  to  the 
quality  of  vocational,  technical  and  career  edu- 
cation in  New  England.  Carritte  is  currently  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  council 
of  postsecondary  education. ..Dr.  Virginia  Helm 
'69,  MA,  English,  associate  professor  of  educa- 
tional administration,  supervision  and  curricu- 
lum, has  been  presented  the  "Faculty  Excellence 
Award"  at  Western  IL  Univ.  The  award  stipend 
of  $1,000  recognizes  Helm's  instructional  activi- 
ties and  service  to  her  profession  and  the  uni- 
versity...Dennis  J.  Schmidt  '81,  PhD,  philoso- 
phy, was  awarded  alumni  membership  in  the 
Bucknell  Univ.  chapter  of  Phi  Beta  Kappa,  the 
nation's  oldest  honorary  scholarship  society. 
Schmidt  is  assistant  professor  of  philosophy  and 
director  of  graduate  studies  at  the  State  Univ. 
of  NY  in  Binghamton. ..Rev.  Dennis  J.  O'Brien 
'85,  MEd,  has  been  appointed  headmaster  of 
Holy  Name  Central  H.S.  in  Worcester. ..Brian  F. 
Buonanni  '68,  MA,  special  education  and  reha- 
bilitation, has  been  appointed  executive  director 
of  St.  Elizabeth  Hospital,  RI...Dr.  Caroline 
White  78,  PhD,  philosophy,  has  been  appointed 
director  of  special  services  by  the  Milton  public 
school  department's  cental  office. ..Dr.  Kilburn 
E.  Culley,  Jr.  '78,  PhD,  curriculum  instruction 
and  administration,  became  director  of  the  sec- 
ondary education  program  at  BC.Rev.  Rich- 
ard Beaulieu  '71,  MEd,  '85,  PhD,  curriculum, 
instruction,  and  administration,  superintendent 
of  schools  for  the  Fall  River  diocese,  was  the 
guest  speaker  at  a  meeting  of  the  First  Friday 
Club,  where  he  discussed  the  status  of  Catholic 
education  in  the  diocese. ..Dr.  Krikor  Maksou- 
dian  '64,  MA,  classics,  was  ordained  to  the  pri- 
esthood on  May  31  at  the  Holy  Trinity  Arme- 
nian Church,  Cambridge.  He  is  presently 
serving  the  diocese  as  the  editor  of  the  Dioce- 
sean  monthly  publication,  BEMA,  and  will  con- 
tinue to  serve  in  the  capacity  of  teacher,  scholar 
and  editor. ..Paul  Camacho,  '68  AB,  '75  MA,  so- 
ciology, has  been  named  assistant  director  of  the 
William  Joiner  Center  at  UMass  Boston.  The 
Center  was  established  for  the  study  of  issues  of 
war  and  its  effects  on  society.  Camacho  is  cur- 
rently finishing  his  PhD  here  at  BC.Dr.  Leo  C. 
Donahue  '29  BS,  '30  MA,  retired  superinten- 
dent of  schools  in  Somerville  and  former  chair- 
man of  the  Mass.  state  board  of  education,  has 
been  named  general  chairman  of  the  125th  an- 
niversary celebration  of  the  Society  of  St.  Vin- 


cent de  Paul,  a  group  dedicated  lo  servicing 
needy  people  in  the  Boston  archdiocese.  The 
announcement  was  made  by  Bernard  Cardinal 
Law. ..Dr.  Arthur  Haley  '49  BS,  '50  MEd,  presi- 
dent of  Mt.  Wachusett  Community  College,  was 
named  "Citizen  of  the  Year"  by  the  greater 
Gardner  chamber  of  commerce  for  his  demon- 
stration of  excellence  in  professional  and  com- 
munity leadership  and  for  his  efforts  which 
have  contributed  to  the  economic  growth  and 
stability  in  the  Gardner  area. ..Regis  LeCam  '85 
MA,  psychology,  has  been  named  planner  for 
the  emotionally  disabled  at  Northern  Essex 
Community  College. ..Fr.  John  A.  Elya  '65  MA, 
sociology,  was  named  by  Pope  John  Paul  II  aux- 
iliary bishop  to  Archbishop  Joseph  E.  Tawil  of 
the  Melkite  diocese  of  Newton  in  April.  Linnea 
H.  Gordon,  RN,  '80  MS,  nursing,  will  receive 
the  "Image  of  the  Professional  Nurse  award"  at 
the  Mass.  Nurses  Assn.  convention  in  Oct.  This 
award  is  given  to  a  member  who  has  demon- 
strated outstanding  leadership  in  enhancing  the 
image  of  the  professional  nurse  in  the  commu- 
nity. Gordon  is  also  listed  in  Who's  Who  in  Ameri- 
can Nursing,  86... Joseph  R.  Preville,  '85  PhD, 
education,  has  been  appointed  as  a  research  fel- 
low at  the  Yale  Univ.  Divinity  School,  beginning 
in  Sept.  While  at  Yale,  he  is  planning  to  write 
an  authorized  biography  of  noted  constitutional 
attorney  and  scholar,  Leo  Pfeffer..  Jill  (Haak) 
Adels  '78  PhD,  psychology,  is  the  author  of  The 
Wisdom  of  the  Saints:  An  Anthology  of  Voices,  pub- 
lished in  Aug.. .Dr.  Joseph  M.  Moran  '65  BS,  '67 
MS,  geophysics,  has  published  two  books,  Intro- 
duction to  Environmental  Sciences  and  Meteorology: 
The  Atmosphere  and  The  Science  of  Weather.  Moran 
is  completing  the  third  year  of  a  three-year 
term  as  chair  of  the  department  of  science  and 
environmental  change  at  the  Univ.  of  WI  at 
Madison. ..Pat  Mahon  Halkola  '85  MS,  nursing, 
was  credited  in  Mike  Barnicle's  column  in  the 
Boston  Globe  for  saving  the  life  of  Ernie  Barnett, 
when  he  collapsed  of  cardiac  arrest  near  the 
Carney  Hospital,  in  May. ..Bruce  A.  White  '73 
MEd,  '78  MA,  English,  has  been  awarded  ten- 
ure in  the  English  Department  of  Gallaudet 
College,  Washington,  DC.  Most  of  White's  pub- 
lications deal  with  19th  and  early  20th  century 
British  and  American  journalism. ..Richard 
Dello  Buono,  '86  PhD,  sociology,  has  been  ap- 
pointed assistant  professor  in  the  department  of 
sociology  and  anthropology  at  Colgate  Univ. 

GSOM 

Cecilia  Ann  Michalik 
43025  Ambridge  Ct. 
Northville,  MI  48167 
(313)420-2057 

Jim  Catrambone  '62,  a  management  consultant, 
addressed  the  Entrepreneurial  Women's  Net- 
work of  Westport/Norwalk  in  May.  Jim  is  a  na- 
tional seminar  leader  and  speaker  and  serves  on 
the  faculty  of  Norwalk  Community  College  and 
Sacred  Heart  Univ. ..David  Winer  '68  has  been 
appointed  VP  of  engineering  at  Precision  Corp., 
N.  Bellerica.. .William  R.  Goyette  72  recently 
joined  Worcester's  executive  office  of  elder  af- 
fairs. His  responsibilities  will  include  the  provi- 
sion of  technical  staff  support,  needs  analysis, 
short  and  long  term  planning,  and  agency  sys- 
tems design  and  development... George  J.  Fan- 
tini,  Jr.,  '71  was  elected  a  principal  and  pro- 
moted to  senior  VP  in  the  mortgage  finance 
group  of  the  Boston  Financial  Group,  Inc.  He  is 
the  author  of  the  monthly  Master  Money  Matrix. 


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Fantini  also  founded  and  is  co-editor  of  Real  Es- 
tate Financing  Update,  a  national  newsletter,  and 
is  on  the  advisory  board  of  the  Journal  of  Real 
Estate  Finance.. .Robert  M.  Neely  76  was  a  final- 
ist for  the  new  superintendent  of  the  Nausel  re- 
gional school  district  and  Union  54.  He  is  pres- 
ently superintendent  of  Fontana  Unified 
Schools... Kathryn  Williams  '78  is  teaching  a  real 
estate  licensing  course  in  Portsmouth.  She  grad- 
uated cum  laude  from  Suffolk  Law  in 
'81. ..Dorothy  M.  Oppenheim  '80,  director  of 
the  business  administration  program  for  North- 
eastern's  part-time  division,  has  been  appointed 
president  of  Aquinas  Jr.  College.  She  is  cur- 
rently a  doctoral  candidate  in  law,  policy  and  so- 
ciety at  Northeastern. ..Lauren  Anne  Rengucci 
'80  has  married  Alan  Scharman  of  Carmel,  NY. 
Both  are  employed  at  United  Technologies. 
Lauren  is  a  computer  consultant  and  Alan  is  an 
associate  research  engineer. ..Cathy  Ann  Vivei- 
ros  '83  has  been  appointed  mall  manager  of  the 
Cordage  Park  Marketplace. ..Donna  Grady  '85 
has  joined  the  accounting  department  of  Cen- 
tury III  Teleproductions  in  Boston. ..Have  a 
super  holiday! 

GSSW 

Sr.  Joanne  Westwater,  RGS  '55 
36  Marlboro  St.,  Apt.#  2H 
Wollaston,  MA  02170 

I  am  replacing  Steve  Yerdon  '82  as  school  cor- 
respondent...Dawn  Walker  '83  social  work  dept. 
head  at  the  Camden  Health  Care  Center  joins 
the  ranks  of  licensed  clinical  social  workers... 
James  William  Alves  '80  was  married  in  April 
to  Judy  B.  Cohen.  Jim  is  a  clinical  social  worker 
at  Butler  Hospital  and  resides  in  Cranston, 
RL.Joel  Rosenhaus  '71  is  now  president  and 
CEO  at  Charles  River  Hospital.  Joel  lives  with 
his  wife  in  Watertown.. .Nancy  Kaufman  '76  re- 
ceived a  special  award  in  May  from  the  Mass. 


Chapter  of  NASW  lor  her  "greatest  contribu- 
tion io  social  policy  and  change."  Nancy  resides 
with  husband  Mark  and  daughter  Sandra  in 
Beverly.. .Thomas  Wolf  '79,  director  of  social 
services  at  Leominster  Hospital,  was  named  cen- 
tral Mass.  rep  to  the  State  Dept.  of  Publii   Wel- 
fare Administrative  Days  Project  Advisory  Com- 
mittee. Tom  is  also  a  director  of  the  Mass. 
Society  of  Hospital  Social  Work  Directors  and 
the  Montachusett  unit  of  the  American  Cancer 
Society.. .Michelle  Fagnano  '83,  an  intern  of  the 
Family  Holistic  Center  in  Newton,  will  run  a 
group  this  fall  for  women  and  adult  children  of 
alcoholics. ..Renee  Skornik  '74,  after  10  years  as 
a  social  work  practitioner,  entered  medical 
school.  She  now  has  her  MD  and  practices  as  an 
obstetrician  and  gynecologist  at  the  N.  Shore 
Community  Health  Center  in  Peabody.  Renee  is 
also  on  the  staff  at  St.  Margaret's  Hospital  in 
Dorchester  and  Salem  Hospitals.. .Carolyn 
Bloom  '86,  a  staff  trainer  for  the  dept.  of  hu- 
man services  since  '81  and  a  private  practitioner, 
conducted  a  workshop  on  working  women,  in 
particular  working  mothers  whose  stress  is  be- 
ginning to  have  significant  effects  on  their  lives. 
It  was  given  at  Bates  College  in  Lewiston, 
ME. ..Diane  J.  Modica  '77  was  appointed  by  Bos- 
ton Mayor  Raymond  L.  Flynn  as  chairperson  of 
the  Boston  Election  Comm...John  F.  Roche  '38, 
a  former  fund  raising  consultant  for  many  NH 
non-profit  corporations,  as  well  as  director  of 
development  at  BC  '69-70,  died  in  March. ..Paul 
O'Leary  '72,  volunteered  his  expertise  as  facili- 
tator to  the  BCGSSW  alumni  executive  board 
members  to  help  them  develop  a  mission  state- 
ment and  goals.. .Bob  Chandler,  '52  president  of 
United  Way  of  Mass.  Bay,  Boston,  lives  with 
wife  Kathleen  and  seven  children  in 
Dover... George  LeDoux  '41  retired  in  July  '82 
after  working  26  years  as  chief  probation  officer 
in  Worcester  superior  court.  Describing  retired 
life,  George  says  "how  sweet  it  is". ..Mary  Keefe 
'58  continues  to  work  as  director  of  social  work 
at  Wrentham  State  School  for  the  Retarded... Fr. 
John  Molan  '62  is  director  of  charities  and  Vicar 


General  for  the  diocese  ol  Mam  h< 
NIL. .Eric  Buch  79  is  VI'  i<>i  commoi 
vices  v, nit  the  United  Waj  of  central  MA  as  well 
.is  VP  <>f  the  BCGSSW  alumni  exo  utive  board 
I-  tic  lives  with  wife  Eve  Gilmore.  79  who  also 
works  with  United  Way  in  central  MA  .is  jsvhi- 
ate  campaign  dire<  inr    Edward  Corrigan    1^ 
now  enjovs  retired  life  with  wife  Alo\se.  Ed  was 
one  of  the  four  architects  of  United  Wa)  ol 
Mass.  Bay. ..Mary  Byrnes  '55  is  asst.  exec,  direc- 
tor of  Boston  Children's  Services. ..Mary  Cronin 
Calello  '56  is  a  school  social  worker  in  Millis 
and  lives  with  husband  Albert  and  lour  children 
in  Dover.. .Genevieve  Joseph  Bashour  '53  is  in 
private  practice  in  Northboro... Madeline  Hy- 
land  Daniels  '54  is  executive  director,  Cam- 
bridge Adoption  and  Counselling  Assoc..  Inc.. 
as  well  as  secretary  of  the  BCSSW  alumni  exec- 
utive board.  Madeline  lives  with  her  husband 
and  two  children  in  Cambridge. ..Thomas  Tobin 
75  is  director  of  the  familv  care  program  of 
Cape  Cod  Hospital,  a  foster  home  program  for 
the  elderly.  Tom  was  recentlv  elected  as  trea- 
surer of  the  Mass.  Council  for  Adult  Foster 
Care...JoAnne  Zangrillo  '76  is  in  private  prac- 
tice with  husband  Sol  Levine  and  two  other  as- 
sociates in  Newton  and  Hingham.  JoAnne  and 
Sol  have  a  26-month-old  son. ..Joe  Verla  '81  and 
wife  are  parents  of  a  second  son  Samuel  Fay 
born  on  July  8.  First  child  Benjamin  was  born 
in  '83. ..Elizabeth  Moriarty  Bromage  '84  has  a 
10-month-old  son  Joshua.  She  now  lives  in 
Springfield  and  is  contemplating  part-time  em- 
ployment...Edmund  J.  Nagle  '42  is  now  retired. 
He  was  formerly  senior  consultant.  United  Wa) 
of  America,  and  director  of  finance  develop- 
ment. Girls  Scouts  of  the  L'SA.. .Kathleen  Houli- 
han '81  is  a  social  worker  at  Mass.  General  Hos- 
pital and  teaches  general  psychology  part- 
time. ..Pam  Marino  '81  is  in  private  practice  in 
the  S.  Shore/Brockton  area  concentrating  on 
emotional  issues  related  to  illness,  death,  and 
bereavement.  Pam  teaches  a  social  work  course 
at  Bridgewater  State  College. ..Sr.  Theresa 


TOUCH  OF  CLASS —  Winners  for  'Best  Display,  '  titled  lPutfi?ig  on  the  Ritz,  '  pose  for  posterity  at  the  Sixth  Annual  Tailgate  Contest  prior  to  the 
California  game  on  Sept.  13.  Standing  are  Craig  Carlson  '77,  and  Jean  Citrella.  Seated  are,  from  left,  Daniel  Vullemicr  V7,  Lisa  Wealherby  '77, 
Elaine  Vullemier  and  Bob  Terzian.   The  contest  traditionally  takes  place  on  Homecoming  Weekend. 


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O'Leary,  RGS  '55  is  director  of  parish  social 
ministry  for  Catholic  Charities.  She  recently  ap- 
peared on  Channel  5's  Chronicle,  to  discuss  hun- 
ger and  the  Reagan  cuts  in  public  welfare, 
AFDC,  and  social  security,  which  resulted  in  a 
marked  increase  in  guests  coming  to  "Our  Daily 
Bread"  to  be  fed.  This  program  is  sponsored  by 
Catholic  Charities  and  is  located  at  St.  John-St. 
Hugh  Church  in  Roxbury... Alice  Salemne  '83 
just  completed  a  three-year  training  program  at 
Family  Counselling  and  Guidance  in  Braintree 
as  a  psychotherapist. 


LAW 

Boston  College  Law  School 
885  Centre  Street 
Newton,  MA  02159 

Joseph  F.  O'Neil  '53,  of  Boston,  participated  as 
a  panelist  discussing  waivers,  suspension,  pro- 
viding hardship,  and  overcoming  fraud  charges 
at  the  '86  annual  conference  of  the  American 
Immigration  Lawyers  Assn.,  held  May  13-18  in 
San  Francisco.  On  June  1 1,  O'Neil  spoke  on  the 
topic  "Immigration  Laws:  When  is  an  Alien  Em- 
ployee Illegal?"  at  a  conference  sponsored  by 
the  Mass.  Bankers  Assn.  in  Marlbor- 
ough...Stephen  A.  Fanning  '55,  a  partner  in  the 
Providence,  RI  firm  of  Edwards  and  Angell,  has 
recently  become  a  fellow  of  the  American  Col- 
lege of  Trial  Lawyers. ..Elliot  J.  Mahler  '61,  for- 
merly associated  with  the  firm  of  Weston,  Pat- 
rick, Willard  and  Redding,  has  become  a 
partner  in  the  Boston  firm  of  Davis,  Malm  and 
D'Agostine,  concentrating  in  the  areas  of  gen- 
eral litigation,  personal  injury  and  domestic  re- 
lations...T.  Kenwood  Mullare'64,  formerly  VP 
of  DCA  Service,  Inc.,  has  been  elected  VP  of 
Houghton  Mifflin  Co.,  in  Boston,  where  he  will 
head  the  company's  business  software  divi- 
sion...Clifford  J.  Ehrlich  '65,  senior  VP,  human 
resources  of  the  Marriott  Corp.,  delivered  the 
commencement  address  and  was  awarded  the 
honorary  Doctor  of  Humanities  degree  at  Be- 
thany College  in  WV,  at  their  commencement 
exercises  on  May  24.  Ehrlich  is  an  adjunct  pro- 
fessor at  Georgetown  Univ   School  of  Business 
Administration  and  a  lecturer  at  Cornell  Univ. 
and  UMass.  He  is  active  in  a  varietv  of  business 
and  industry  councils,  including  the  Personnel 
Roundtable,  the  US  Chamber  of  Commerce  and 
the  Conference  Board. ..John  F.  O'Leary  '65, 
has  joined  the  health  care  dept.  of  the  Boston 
firm  of  Warner  and  Stackpole.  He  was  formerly 
a  partner  in  the  firm  of  O'Leary,  Behar  and 
Kalman  in  Boston. ..Walter  Angoff  '68,  a  part- 
ner in  the  Boston  firm  of  Weiss,  Zimmerman 
and  Angoff,  has  been  elected  president  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Judge  Baker  Guidance 
Center  in  Boston.  .Robert  J.  Glennon  '69  has 
become  professor  of  law  at  the  Univ  of  Ariz. 
College  of  law.  His  book,  The  Ironclast  as  Re- 
former: Jerome  Frank's  Impart  on  American  Law, 
was  published  by  Cornell  Univ.  Press  last 
spring... Jerome  S.  Horvitz  '71,  a  professor  of 
taxation  at  the  Univ.  of  Houston,  was  recently 
published.  "Federal-State  Tax  Policy  Differen- 
tials: Why  piggybacking  will  Never  Work"  ap- 
peared in  the  Journal  of  State  Taxation,  Summer 
'85  and  "Deducation  by  Tax  Shelters  After  the 
Tax  Reform  Act  of  1984",  in  the  Journal  of  Tax 
Sheltered  Investments,  Summer  '85... Patrick  L.  Daly 
'73  is  a  partner  in  the  Cambridge  firm  of 
Adams  and  Blinn,  where  he  concentrates  in  liti- 
gation, administrative  law,  residential  real  estate 
and  probate  matters... J.  David  Leslie  '74  has 


been  elected  a  director  of  the  American  Mutual 
Insurance  Companies  in  Wakefield.  He  is  gen- 
eral counsel  and  secretary  of  the  companies  and 
is  senior  VP  of  the  parent  company,  American 
Mutual  Liability  Insurance. ..T.  Mary  McDonald 
*76  has  been  named  a  partner  in  the  Rochester, 
NY  firm  of  Harter,  Secrest  and  Emery,  where 
she  concentrates  in  real  estate  and  banking  law. 
McDonald  also  serves  as  municipal  attorney  for 
the  Village  of  Lima,  NY. ..Thomas  F.  Murphy, 
Jr.,  '76,  formerly  with  the  US  Dept.  of  Justice's 
Admiralty  and  Shipping  Div.,  has  formed  a 
partnership  under  the  firm  name  of  Hoch, 
McHugh  and  Murphy  in  Boston,  where  he  con- 
centrates in  maritime  law...Marquerite  Seghorn 
Nickerson  '78,  formerly  with  the  Boston  firm  of 
Weiss,  Zimmerman  and  Angoff,  has  joined  the 
firm  of  Warner  and  Stackpole  in  Boston. ..Philip 
Davis  *80,  formerly  with  the  state  attorney's  of- 
fice in  Miami,  FL,  has  announced  the  opening 
of  his  offices  in  Miami  for  the  general  practice 
of  law.  .Honey  Charlotte  Hastings  '80  was  re- 
cently re-elected  as  chair  of  the  family  law  sec- 
tion of  the  NH  Bar  Assn.  On  March  18,  Hast- 
ings addressed  the  greater  Nashua  area 
Women's  Network  concentrating  on  "What 
Every  Woman  Needs  to  Know  About  Law." 
Hastings  practices  in  Nashua  in  the  areas  of 
family  law,  wills,  real  estate  and  bank- 
ruptcy...Thane  D.  Scott  '80,  formerly  with  the 
firm  of  Nixon,  Hargrave,  Devans  and  Doyle  in 
Rochester,  NY,  has  become  associated  with  the 
firm  of  Palmer  and  Dodge  in  Boston., .Bette  A. 
Winik  '80,  formerly  with  the  firm  of  Rivkind, 
Baker  and  Golden  in  Braintree,  has  announced 
the  opening  of  her  offices  in  Newton  for  the 
general  practice  of  law,  concentrating  in  the 
areas  of  domestic  relations  and  family 
law.. .Francis  M.  Lynch  '81  has  become  a  part- 
ner in  the  Boston  firm  of  Lecomte,  Barber, 
Emanuelso,  Tick  and  Doyle. ..Mary  K.  Denevi 
'81,  formerly  with  the  firm  of  Widett,  Slater  and 
Goldman  in  Boston,  has  joined  the  Mass.  AG's 
office  in  Boston,  in  the  consumer  protection  di- 
vision...Robert  C.  Lawless  '82,  formerly  of  the 
King's  County  DA's  office  in  NYC,  has  become 
associated  with  the  firm  of  Farrell  and  Duffv  in 
Falmouth. ..Steven  A.  Steiegerwald  '82,  formerly 
an  assistant  DA,  Bronx  County,  has  become  as- 
sociated with  the  firm  of  Gordon  and  Silber  in 
NYC. ..John  R.  Nadolny  '84,  formerly  with  the 
tax  dept.  at  Touche  Ross  and  Co.,  in  Boston, 
has  joined  the  Boston  firm  of  Finnegan,  Stan- 
zler  and  Nadeau,  PC,  where  he  concentrates  in 
tax  and  international  law. ..Michael  J.  Pise  '84, 
former  law  clerk  to  Judge  David  DiNardi  of  the 
US  Dept.  of  Labor,  has  joined  the  Secretary  of 
State's  Division  of  Securities,  as  an  attorney  in 
their  enforcement  section. ..Thomas  J.  Rappa- 
port  '84,  formerly  with  the  US  Dept.  of  Justice 
in  Washington,  DC,  has  joined  the  Boston  re- 
gional office  of  the  Securities  and  Exchange 
Commission  as  a  staff  attorney... Tracy  A.  Miner 
'84  has  become  associated  with  the  Boston  firm 
of  Mintz,  Levin,  Cohn,  Ferris,  Glovsky  and  Po- 
peo...News  from  the  law  alumni  is  encouraged 
concerning  projects,  honors,  promotions,  and 
activities  of  interest. 

DEATHS 

Edward  L    Madden,  Sr  ,  '16.  E   Weymouth. 

Apr  16 
John  M.  Tobin,  '19,  Cambridge,  July  7 
Walter  L.  Kiley,  '20,  Seattle,  WA,  Mar.  31 
M.Joseph  Bowen,  '22,  Wakefield,  July  14 


Charles  J.  Shea,  MD,  '25,  Maiden,  May  13 
James  L.  Collins,  '26,  Wakefield.  Mar.  20 
John  L.  Burke,  Sr.,  '28,  Bristol,  July  8 
Edmund  J.  Healy,  '28,  Sunnyvale,  CA,  May  21 
Paul  J.  Markey,  '29,  Wellesley.  June  16 
Rev.  James  J.  McWade,  '29,  Weymouth,  Aug.  13 
John  R.  Coleman,  '30,  Beverly,  July  27 
John  M.  Foley,  Jr.,  '30,  Quincy,  June  16 
Lt.  Col.  John  D.  Keefe.  USA,  '31,  Nahant, 

May  25 
Robert  K.  McGovern,  '31,  Brighton,  Aug.  22 
Joseph  J.  Schuler,  Esq.,  '31,  Concord,  July  5 
Joseph  H.  Gibbons,  '33,  Stoughton,  Aug.  12 
Paul  J.  Dailey,  EC  '34,  Aug.  27 
Rev.  Kenzel  Francis  McLaughlin,  SJ,  GA&S  '34, 

Weston,  July  18 
Charles  E.  Berry*  Esq.,  '35,  Webster  Groves, 

MD.July  17 
William  F.  Chisholm,  Esq.,  L  '35,  Belmont, 

July  7, 
Elizabeth  G.  Murphy,  GA&S  '36,  Natick, 

June  23 
Robert  F.  Queally,  '36,  Melrose,  May  28 
Charles  M.  Billings,  Sr.,  GA&S  '38,  Hudson, 

Sept.  2 
Edward  E.  Curley,  Esq.,  L  '38,  S.  Yarmouth, 

Aug.  9 
Harold  B.  Burr.  '39,  Westboro,  May  23 
Clarence  R.  Kynock,  '39,  Marlboro,  June  29 
John  W.  Hannigan,  Sr.,  '40,  Milton,  July  18 
John  M.  Kelleher,  '40,  Brockton,  May  16 
Thomas  F.  Lydon,  '40,  E.  Falmouth,  July  10 
Atty.  Gen.  J.  Joseph  Nugent,  Sr.,  L  '40,  N. 

Providence,  RI,  July  11 
Rev.  William  J.  Read,  SJ,  GA&S  '42,  Weston, 

Aug.  29 
Richard  D.  Buck,  '43,  Boston,  July  6 
Sr.  M.  Virginia  Touchet,  CSF,  EC  '44, 

Brookline,  July  12 
Alexander  E.  Dembkowski,  Esq.,  L  '48,  E. 

Falmouth,  July  22 
Dorothy  F.  Hillen,  '49,  Centerville.  Aug.  17 
Rev.  Edward  G.  Lyons,  '49,  Natick,  Aug.  25 
Sr.  Marguerite  Boland,  OP,  EC  '50,  Watertown, 

July  27 
Salvatore  J.  Cretella,  '50,  Wallington,  CT, 

Feb.  21 
Edward  M.  McGinley,  '50,  Mahasset,  NY, 

June  16 
John  R  Coakley,  '51,  W.  Roxbury,  June  17 
Rev.  Charles  J.  Ring,  CSS,  GA&S  '51, 

Lexington,  June  14 
Lucien  J.  Poussard,  '53,  Anchorage,  AK, 

Apr.  21 
Robert  J.  Ceccherini,  '54,  Melrose,  July  8 
James  D.  Fraser,  '54,  Manchester,  July  13 
Harry  A.  Stathopoulos,  '55,  Avon,  CT,  June  28 
Joseph  M.  Harney,  Sr.,  '56,  Concord,  Aug.  5 
Sr.  Barbara  Macalouski,  CSJ,  GA&S  '57, 

Newton,  July  23 
Mrs.  Ann  F.  (Wood)  Curtis,  GA&S  '58,  Lowell, 

May  29 
Corvin  R,  Cianci,  '59,  Boxford,  June  22 
John  Joseph  Murphy,  Jr.,  '59,  S.  Dennis, 

June  27 
John  F.  O'Leary,  Esq.,  '59,  Belmont,  July  4, 
Rev  Richard  J.  Wolf,  SJ,  WES  '60,  Fall  River, 

June  1 1 
John  F  Brien,  '62,  W.  Somerville,  June  15 
Leo  E  Brunnick,  '62,  Acton,  Aug.  17 
Alan  John  Carine,  Jr.,  '64,  Lowell,  July  15 
Thomas  Burton  Chudzik,  Sr.,  MBA  '71, 

Medfield,  Jan.  2 
Stephen  K.  West,  L  '81,  Dorchester,  June  24 


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