Class Books

YANNIS MICHAEL SIMONIDES. Born October 18, 1946 in Istanbul, Turkey, son of the late Michael Simonides and Elelen Kara-mihalis Simonides. Attended Athens College, Athens, Greece. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Drama major; Bates Summer Fellowship in Drama, 1968; Pomeroy Day Scholarship, 1966-69. Resident: Silliman (Dramat, 1965-69; Soccer, 1965-68). St. Anthony Hall; Elizabethan Club, Board of Governors, 1968-69; Dramat, 1965-69. Future study: Drama. Future occupation: Theatre. Address: c/o William Stewart, 87 Main Street, Farmington, Connecticut.

HARTLEY STEVEN SPATT. Born November 21, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, son of Milton Emanuel Spatt (Class of ’41) and Blanche Sylvia Bakstansky Spatt. Attended Brooklyn Friends School, Brooklyn, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Entered Colgate University Sept., 1968; Member of the Class of 1970. English major. Resident: Timothy Dwight (Soccer, 1966-68; Softball, 1967). Prom Committee, 1967-68, Decorations Chairman; Republican Club, 1965-67; Political Union, 1966-67; Hillel, 1965-68. Roommate: Peter Alan Burkhard. Future study: English….

ROBERT M. STRUSE (Bob). Born June 3, 1947 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, son of Dr. Tolbert B. Struse and Dr. Sarah A. Patchell Struse. Attended Phoenixville Area High School, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major. Resident: Pierson (Tackle Football, 1968). Zeta Psi, Social Chairman, 1967-68; Class Council; Class Gift Fund Executive Committee; Freshman Football, 1965, numerals; Varsity Football, 1966-67, Minor Y; Freshman Track, 1965-66, numerals. Roommates: Richard Barrier, Robert Cleaveland, Robert Polackwich. Future occupation:…

JOHN JONES THOMPSON. Born February 21, 1947 in Washington, D.C., son of Robert Luther Thompson and Marjorie Emma Jones Thompson. Attended Bethesda-Chevy Chase Senior High School, Bethesda, Maryland. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major. Resident: Trumbull (College Council, 1965-68, Treasurer, 1968; Touch Football, 1967-68). Alpha Phi Omega, 1967-69. Roommate: Pancras Henri van der Laan. Future study: Medicine. Future occupation: Psychiatry. Address: 7500 Summit Avenue, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20015.

ROBERT PHILIP VESTEWIG. Born May 29, 1947 in Waterbury, Connecticut, son of Ernest Vestewig and Ruth Lange Vestewig. Attended the Taft School, Watertown, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major; Ranking Scholar, 1966-67. Resident: Pierson (College Aide, Librarian, Dance Band). McCarthy Campaign Aide, March-August, 1968. Future study: Law. Future occupation: Law, Politics. Address: 293 Peach Orchard Road, Waterbury, Connecticut 06706.

BARRY BENJAMIN WALTON. Born February 18, 1947 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, son of Maynard Hanson Walton and Florence Ruth Cocio Walton. Attended Catholic High School of Little Rock, Arkansas. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Political Science major; Yale Honorary National Scholarship, 1965-66; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident (non-resident member, 1968-69): Pierson (Interracial Discussion Group, 1966-67). Political Union, 1965-67. Roommates: G. Webster Burns, Gregory Johnson. Married Carol Irene Merritt (Vassar, Class of ’69, B.A. Degree) at Little…

ARNOLD WELLES (Arnie). Born January 12, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Arnold N. Welles (Class of ’40) and Adele Harman Waggaman. Attended St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Attended Stanford University, June, 1966 to Aug., 1966. Intensive Chinese Studies major. Resident: Jonathan Edwards (Entertainment Committee, 1966- 67; Hockey, 1965-69). Berzelius, 1969; Political Union, 1967-68; Yale Ski Club,. 1967-68; Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars, 1967-68; Freshman Football, 1965, numerals,…

RICHARD GRANTON WILLIAMS (Rich, Gump). Born March 26, 1947 in Winchester, Massachusetts, son of Kenneth Hugh Williams and Beryl Gran-ton Williams. Attended Louisville Country Day School, Louisville, Kentucky. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. History major; Dean’s List, 1966-67. Resident: Berkeley (Football, 1966-68, Co-Captain, 1967). Freshman Rifle Team, 1965-66. Roommates: John Robert Adams, John Johnston Davis.. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 531 Primrose Way, Louisville, Kentucky 40206.

RICHARD LEE ZAHN. Born May 6, 1947 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, son of Fred H. Zahn, Jr. (Class of ’38) and Betty Lee Anthony Zahn. Attended Harding High School, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Administrative Science major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (fall term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (spring term), 1966-67. Resident: Ezra Stiles (Master’s Council, 1967-68; Tackle Football, 1965-68, Captain, 1968; “B” Basketball, 1968-69). Beta Club, 1967-69; Yale Key Society, 1967-69, Treasurer, 1968-69; Freshman…

FRANK STROTHER ASHBURN, JR. Born April 1, 1947 in Rochester, Minnesota, son of Frank Strother Ashburn and Ida Norman Ash-burn. Attended Landon School, Bethesda, Maryland. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major. Resident: Silliman (Soccer, 1967-68). Fieshman Glee Club, 1965-66, Treasurer, 1965-66; Apollo Glee Club, 1966-67; Yale Glee Club, 1968-69. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 4911 Palisade Lane, Washington, D.C. 20016.

JOHN GRAHAM BAY. Born May 23, 1947 in Canandaigua, New York, son of Donald Maxwell Bay and R. Jeanette Graham Bay. Attended Victor Central School, Victor, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Mathematics major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67; Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (spring term), 1966-67; National Merit Scholarship, 1965-69. Resident: Timothy Dwight. Yale Marching Band, 1966-69; Yale Concert Band, 1966-67; Yale Symphony Orchestra, 1965-69. Future occupation: Undecided. Address: 514 Victor Road, Macedon, New York 14502.

WILLIAM SIDNEY BESLOW (Bill). Born June 7, 1948 in Paterson, New Jersey, son of Harry George Beslow and Marion Gertrude Doan Beslow. Attended Bayonne High School, Bayonne, New Jersey. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. American Studies major; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (fall term). Resident: Silliman (Occasional Organ, 1966-67; “A” Basketball, 1966-69, Co-Captain, 1968-69; Bowling, 1967-69; Baseball, 1966-67). Political Union, Liberal Party, Secretary and Chief Whip, 1966-67; English Tutoring Agency, Chairman, 1966-67; Education Program, Dwight Hall, Area Coordinator,…

EDWARD RAYMOND BOYLE (Ed). Born May 15, 1947 in New York, New York, son of Raymond Edward Boyle and Eileen Theresa McKenna Boyle. Attended Hicksville High School, Hicksville, New York. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Psychology major; Dean’s List, 1966-67 (fall term); Ranking Scholar, 1966-67 (fall term). Resident: Saybrook (Touch Football, 1968). Political Union, 1965-67; Republican Club, 1965-66; Dwight Hall Freshman Council, 1965-66; Yale Aides, 1967-69; Companion Program, 1967; St. Martin’s Tutoring Project, 1965-66, 1968-69; Judo…

THOMAS JAMES BUCCELLO. Born October 28, 1947 in San Francisco, California, son of Henry Louis Buccello and Mary Elizabeth Callahan Buccello. Attended Fairfield College Preparatory School, Fairfield, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. English major; Dean’s List, 1965-66, 1966-67 (spring term). Resident: Pierson (Dramat, 1965-68). Wolf’s Head, 1968-69; Yale Dramat, 1965-69; Republican Club, 1965-66; Yale Corinthian Yacht Club, 1966-67. Roommates: David C. Bell, Gene C. Buzzard, J. Patrick MacQueen. Future study: Drama. Future occupation: Actor. Address:…

JAMES BLAKE CALDERBANK (Jim). Born January 16, 1947 in Greenwich, Connecticut, son of John Jacob Birrall Calderbank and Luise Helene Meyer Calderbank. Attended Eastern Junior High School, Riverside, Connecticut, and Roger Ludlowe High School, Fairfield, Connecticut. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Intensive Biology major; Dean’s List, 1965-66 (spring term), 1966-67 (spring term); Ranking Scholar, 1965-66 (fall term), 1966-67 (fall term). Resident (non-resident, 1968-69): Timothy Dwight (Crew, 1967). Yale Aides, 1966-67; Freshman Crew, 1965-66, numerals; Crew (150-lb.),…

PETER BALLARD CHERRY. Born May 25, 1947 in Evanston, Illinois, son of Walter Lorain Cherry (Class of ’39) and Virginia Ballard Ames Cherry. Attended New Trier Township High School, Winnet-ka, Illinois. Entered Yale Sept., 1965. Economics major; Dean’s List, 1965-66. Resident: Ezra Stiles (Hockey, 1968-69; Football, 1969). Fence Club, 1966-69; St. Elmo’s, 1968-69; Senior Rules Committee, 1968, Secretary Sept.-Oct., 1968; Yale Daily News, 1967-69, Executive Secretary to the Managing Editor, 1968; Freshman Crew, 1965-66, numerals;…