One classmate wrote Gary Dischel as follows: "For me the highlight of the reunion" (last June) "was not the splendid cocktail party held on the beautiful veranda of the Carmel Valley Ranch. Nor was it the glorious setting with the fabulous views. Nor was it reminiscing with old classmates. Nor was it the deer wandering through the property. Nor was it the nostalgic barbecue and campfire. No, for me the highlight of the reunion was its best-kept secret! Meeting your beautiful and intelligent daughter Jennifer was for me the highlight of the reunion! What a marvelous young lady you have! And if holding a reunion in California got her off Okinawa, why that is so much the better." Gary's daughter "J.J." is a doctor and Air Force officer stationed on Okinawa who took advantage of the reunion to reunite with her dad. Gary organized a great extended weekend aided and abetted by Ron Keefe (finances), Martin Zombeck (web-page promotion) and Hank Salzhauer, Jack Safirstein and Bob Gal (general talk-it-up). Darrell Fowler organized the golf tournament (the Rats versus the Beavers - the Rats won) as well as the excursion to the Monterey aquarium (world-class). Gentlemen, many thanks to you all for a great time! Among the other classmates in attendance were Don Aucamp, Bruce Blanchard, Dick Brandes, Mike Brenner, Phil Cammack, Harry Flagg, Bruce Grover, Ed Hasselmann, Jay Hyman, Mal Jones, Jim Schattinger, Don Weller, Elliot Wolk and David Wolsk together with numerous spouses, kids and significant others. While there I visited with a local friend who invited me to the Pebble Beach Golf Club for lunch. The Pebble Beach greens fee is presumably a steal at only $330.00 per person per round (I say that it is a steal because the new owners of the club are reported to be planning to raise the greens fee to $500.00 per person per round!). Well, I suppose that it does give one something to look forward to.

Immediately after the reunion Gary celebrated his retirement as reunion chairman by mis-stepping off his boat back in Boston and breaking his leg. Captain Ahab says that he has vowed to return to sea just as soon as he can manage to get back on his boat again.

Virginia Thelin writes that she retired from Chung Hsing University in Taiwan last September to pursue her long-time interest in archaeology. Virginia is now living in Durham England.

MIT reports to me the passing of Stanley W. Wand of Roslyn Hills NY who died on December 23, 1998. Stanley was the (retired) President of Continental Instruments Corp. His wife Zenia survives him. Stanley majored in Mechanical Engineering and lived in Baker House.

Happy millennium y'all! For a nostalgic and free vacation visit the Class of 1957 website at http://alumweb.mit.edu/classes/1957/ ---Alan M. May, secretary, 3601 Turtle Creek Blvd., Dallas, TX 75219; (w) tel: 214-521-8533; (h) tel: 214-528-8812; (w) fax: 214-521-8544; e-mail: alanmay@wtd.net