1956 Central Reunion Newsletter
Volume 1 Number 2 January 2003
Notes from the Chair...
We have had three meetings of our
committee. The last was held two months ago at Fred Boyd's home. We usually have
around ten people attend and have lots of ideas discussed. It's a great group
with a wonderful cause "Having the greatest 50th class reunion possible for
the Central Class of 56!"
For a class of our size and diversity of locations, good communications are
vital to the success of our project. We have a website that will be the hub of
our communications effort. Thanks! to Paul Peterson for working on this project.
Check it out!
www.tulsacentral1956.com
The next meeting of our committee will be February 7, 2003, at 11:00 AM at
Johnny's Charcoal Grill (Skelly Drive & Harvard). Everyone is welcome.
If you can't come and have suggestions or ideas just let me know.
Hope you had a wonderful holiday season…
Allen
The results of the first e-mail vote are in. No surprise on the first question
– you turned down the chance for a reunion night with Rogers. Good decision!
To some of us, the idea had about as much appeal as riding up 40 floors in an
elevator jammed with strangers - bearded strangers, with swarthy complexions,
all chanting in the most heartfelt manner:
"Death to America."
No surprise either on the second question (the Gideon - Doctors outrage). All
agreed that a conspiracy was afoot, and that the FBI should to be contacted.
Some of you requested the names of the doctors, but we were on to you and
refused: we cannot be party to a vigilante action, no matter how egregious the
crime; let the law deal with these miscreants.
Those of you without e-mail will have noticed that our first letter was dated
last August; alas, even now you are probably muttering that such muddleheads
couldn’t make change behind a cash register.
But the truth is even stranger. It turns out that the person responsible for
mailing the letters came upon the following quotation:
"It is the hour to be drunken! Be drunken if you would not be martyred
slaves of time; be drunken continually."
This person, being naturally of a philosophical bent, rushed to the nearest
tavern in pursuit of the philosophical life. Only recently
did he relax his tight embrace of virtue long enough to mail the letters. But he
is now back at the tavern, safe from the danger of ever becoming a martyred
slave of time. While we wish him continued success, we will make an effort in
the future to send your letters quarterly.
Finally, why bother to attend the reunion? First, you’re very likely to have a
good time: that’s worth something these days. Second, like the spotted owl
– and perhaps deserving of as much attention – we have recently become an
endangered species; like the ’38 automobile that entered the world with us, we
are disappearing from the streets. But some of the ’38 models survive, and
they are classics – like your surviving friends. A private showing of these
classics will be held in October 2006. Let this be your invitation to attend.
Notes from the search committee…
Our class urgently needs as many
volunteers as possible to help locate 700 "lost" classmates. This will
require work – unglamorous work - like searching telephone directories and the
Internet. Why bother yourself about it? – because 700 is more than half of our
class. If there are four or five people you would like to see at the reunion, it
is almost certain that at least one of them is among the 700. And if you do not
see these lost friends at the next reunion, what are the chances of ever seeing
them again?
We all know the answer to that. So for your sake, for friendship’s sake, and
for the sake of a successful reunion, please contact Dotty Westby and Dick
Rapier at TulsaCental1956@aol.com
They will advise you on the use of efficient search methods to minimize
wasting your time and effort. Also please notify them at the above address
anytime you change home address, telephone number or e-mail address.
Late in the 19th Century, Thomas
Hardy wrote:
"I look into my glass,
And view my wasting skin,…"
Hardy was about our age at the time he wrote that - which makes us wince.
"Yeah, but so what!" you say. So this: it happens that the
"glass" Hardy mentions is a looking glass, a mirror, and mirrors are
our theme today. Why? – because your reunion committee will provide a special
kind of mirror for our 50th reunion; each mirror will reflect an
image of you just as you looked on graduation day 1956. You have our solemn
pledge that any mirror refusing to abide by
our standard, will quickly find itself in the nearest dumpster. But if all the
mirrors rebel, your classmates will still hold a truer image of you in your
youth than a mirror ever could.
Hardy went on to complain about the pain time had brought because of:
"Hearts grown cold to me….". No cold hearts at our reunion, though.
Why would anyone bother to come if not for the pleasure of the company of old
friends?
Finally, Hardy complained that Time:
"Shakes this fragile frame at eve
With throbbings of noontide."
Ah, exactly what we want at our reunion – bring on the throbs!
Email Questions for Vote ---- Second Mailing
1. If you are a golfer, would you participate in a day of golf if one is
available?
2. Where would you like our reunion to be located?
A. Downtown (close to
old Central)
B. South Tulsa (61st
& Yale)
C. SE of City (at new
hotel complex)
D. Grand Lake (Shangrila)
3. Are you interested in an "Assembly" type program?
Mail to: Allen Keenan akeenan617@aol.com
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