An Invitation to Really Experience Gettysburg Battlefield with many of your 69 Classmates and World Reknowned Expert Professor Jim MacPherson, in the Second Annual Class of 1969 Gettysburg Weekend. . .

Editor's Note: In June of 2005, the leadership of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar formed a task force, chaired by John Trimble, to investigate issues facing the judiciary across America. The task force determined that the most readily identifiable areas of concern for the judiciary were 1) adequacy of judicial salaries, 2) adequacy of court funding, 3) court security, 4) unjust criticism of judicial opinions, and 5) judicial selection. These five topics were the focus of the work of the task force ...

For most basketball players, making the NBA is a dream come true. But when Chris Thomforde '69, a former All-Ivy center on the men's basketball team, got offers to play for the NBA's New York Knicks and the ABA's New York Nets, he turned them down ...

At the Class Dinner at Jack McCarthy's following the Yale game, President Dick Bott announced the election of Professor Andre Maman, who had taught French to so many of us, as an Honorary Classmate of our Class. Professor Mamon, now retired, was in attendance with his wife and was very moved by the honor. . .

Go see "Across the Universe", recommends Class President Dick Bott!. Dick reports that the film, which is set to a sound track comprised of Beatles songs, brings our era back to life like almost nothing else has been able to do.

Please join us for the Class Meeting in McLean House at 9:00 AM, followed by the fabulous Class of 1969 Tailgate, which will be next to the Observatory this year, and then after we beat Yale, please join us at Murph McCarthy's home for cocktails and dinner starting at 6 PM. The cost of Dinner is $35--please RSVP to Bruce Freeman at 609-258-2713 or bfreeman@princeton.edu by November 6.

95 Classmates, spouses and children journeyed to Gettysburg to relive the 3 days of this turning point of the Civil War with the foremost Civil War scholar in the world, Professor Emeritus James McPherson, in a wonderful trip organized by Jack and Pam Meyerson.

The Class of 1969's 38th Reunion will take place on May 31-June 3, 2007. The details follow. Please register now and plan to attend ...

" ... we have booked the lounge on the top floor of Fine Tower for our Saturday class dinner. We will have a 360-degree panorama of the campus with a spectacular view of the fireworks."

Class of 1969 Min-Reunion at Gettysburg with preeminent Civil War scholar James MacPherson. . . .

Thanks from Class Treasurer Rick Belding

Gordon Bonnyman's Contributions to Social Justice

Musings of a '69 Community Service Intern. . .

CSF Summer Internships Continue to Multiply

A wonderful evening in memory of David Gardner.

Going to be in DC on 02/11/06?

INVITE YOU!

What: Drinks and Dinner

Where: The Hockenberry’s; 6506 Goldleaf Drive, Bethesda, MD

When: Saturday February 11, 2006 at 7 pm

Come join your Classmates in Tigertown for the Yale Game on November 12th, 2005 and assorted other activities including a dinner at Jack McCarthy’s home.

The schedule for the day includes ...

With wins over defending Ivy champ Harvard and nemesis Penn, Princeton enters the Yale game tied for first place in the Ivy League with Brown ...

"The CSF has had a great year. We placed 40 interns this past summer (up from 30 last year) and helped sponsor a trip by Princeton’s Chapter of Engineers without Borders to a village in Peru. We’ve also broadened our geographic scope by placing our first interns in the Bay Area, thanks to the efforts of Tom and Mary Cooper and Larry Masson. Our New York area program was enhanced by a seminar series in conjunction with PP55 organized by Steve Houck, and we hope to replicate this type of program next year in other regions where we have concentrations of interns ..."

"Having had the privilege of being your class President for a little over a year, I want to start this year’s letter by thanking all of you who have devoted your time and effort to helping Princeton and our Class. I am overwhelmed by the quantity, quality and variety of the contributions you make! With apologies in advance for the inevitable omission, I’d like to devote this letter to a survey of what you do to make our Class special ..."

The Class of ’69 celebrated its 36th Reunion on May 26-29, 2005 at the ’70’s Reunion site in Little Courtyard. And along with the ‘other’ off-year classes of ’68, ‘71, and ‘72 we enjoyed near *perfect* weather –- hey, it NEVER usually rains a the end of the P-Rade! -- and reconnecting with old friends and familiar haunts at the Best Damn Place of All!

No, its not the famous father and Class Secretary. It's the daughter of which he is justifiably proud. Curtis Sittenfeld is a published author with a favorable review in the New york Times Book Review. Check it out and drop a line to proud papa Paul!

The following article appears in the November 17th issue of the PAW:

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On October 7th, 2004, our classmate Rev. Jeffrey P. von Arx, S.J., was installed as the eighth president of Fairfield University in a ceremony held on the campus in Fairfield, CT under a sunny and cloudless sky and attended by a number of his classmates. Among those attending and marching in the Academic Procession were Paul Sittenfeld, looking resplendent in his robe representing Princeton, and Jack Breihan representing Loyola College in Maryland ...

The weather in the east is finally turning cool and frost willl be on the pumpkins by the end of this week. So it must be time to think about Homecoming!

Everyone seemed to have a fantastic time at our 35t Reunion this past June, and we all owe a great debt of thanks to the team that brought it off with such excellent panache and weather! Murph McCarthy led a dedicated and hardworking team to an overwhelming success. The wonderful news now is that key members of that team will be returning to do it again for

I am very happy to announce that Tom Culp will be the new Regional VP for the Philadelphia area. He and his lovely wife Dorie (Class of 1977)will do a great job I am sure. Welcome aboard Tom and Dorie, and thanks!! You can reach Tom at TCCJR@aol.com.

Classmates,

I want to welcome you to our new website.

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