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Bruce Dicker
1952-2016

Thanks for bringing us together, Bruce. 

 




2019 Events Schedule




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2018-2019 class dues!

 

 


'74's 45th Reunion  May 30-June 2

 

Reunions Registration Now at Holder Hall beginning Thursday, May 30 at Noon

(online registration is closed)

http://class1974.tigernet.princeton.edu

new website - check for Reunions updates

 

2019 45th Reunion Schedule 

 

 


CLASS OF 1974 EVENT SCHEDULE  
Date/Event Location Time
Thursday, May 30   
Tour of Lewis Center Lewis Center Forum 5:00 – 5:30
Reception Lewis Center Forum 5:30 – 6:30
Princeton Roaring 20 Lewis Center Forum 6:00 – 6:20
Dinner Lewis Center Forum 6:30 – 8:30
Class Party
With Robby George 		Holder Courtyard 9:00 – 11:00
   
Friday, May 31   
Breakfast Holder Courtyard 7:30 – 9:30
Memorial Service Nassau Presbyterian 9:30 – 10:30
Lunch Holder Courtyard 12:00 – 2:00
Class Forum Holder Courtyard 1:15 – 2:15
Reception McCosh Courtyard 6:00 – 7:00
Tigerlilies McCosh Courtyard 6:30 – 6:50
Dinner McCosh Courtyard 7:00 – 9:00
Nassoons McCosh Courtyard 8:00 – 8:20
Class Party
With Jump Street 		Holder Courtyard 9:00 – 1:00
   
Saturday, June 1   
Breakfast Holder Courtyard 7:30 – 9:30
Lunch Holder Courtyard 11:30 – 1:15
Class Photo Clio Hall Steps 12:00 – 12:15
Aqua String Band Holder Courtyard 12:45 – 1:15
P-Rade Campus 2:00 – 5:00
Reception Holder Courtyard 5:30 – 6:30
The Katzenjammers Holder Courtyard 6:00 – 6:20
Dinner Holder Courtyard 6:30 – 8:30
Photo Booth Holder Courtyard 6:00 – 9:00
Lawn Concert Athletic Fields 8:00 – 9:15
Fireworks Athletic Fields 9:15 – 9:45
Class Party
With East Coast Band 		Holder Courtyard 9:30 – 12:30
   
Sunday, June 2   
Brunch Madison Dining Hall 8:00 – 10:30

 

 




Campus in 1952!


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Reunions 2017

June 1-4, 2017


Early photos are trickling in....Dan Ungar got a new camera!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BwXqDc48DJmNemRXNnVaRHlDbDg

Class of 1974 Musters at Civil War Sites in Virginia - April 2016



Fellow Travelers, 

I recently went on line and found the Collected Papers of the 74th New Jersey Cavalry on the Firestone website.  Here are some excerpts from the official History written by a Capt. L. Owsley.  Also a unit photograph taken on the Spotsylvania Battlefield:

The Famous 74th NJ US Cavalry

 

The 74th NJ US Cavalry won a unit citation after the Civil War for their remarkable achievements guarding General U.S. Grant’s personal whiskey wagons.  They were assigned this duty starting in the Wilderness, May of 1864, through the surrender at Appomattox.  As a unit they fought more engagements than any other US Calvary regiment in the war.  Unfortunately, the vast majority of these engagements were against other units of the United States Army.

 

Originally formed in Newark, they received their basic training in Princeton NJ and started a lifelong relationship with the Borough.

 

They seemed to be a merry band and claim to have invented the phrase friendly fire… They were notorious for sloppy inventory records and often accused of watering the merchandise. 

 

They were led throughout the war by Col. James McPherson.  McPherson enjoyed an unimpeachable reputation for intelligence, patience, and moral rectitude.  In spite of these drawbacks, he was extremely popular with his troops…

 

By 1890 the 74th earned the distinction of being banned from nearly every single battlefield re-union in the country, except for the Battle of Princeton.  Few 74’ers seemed to know or care if the Battle of Princeton was even from the Civil War.  By 1904 most surviving veterans were certain that the Battle of Princeton referred to the reunion cum riot of 1894… On the eve of these reunions the Town residents would descend on Princeton Junction Rail Station and send all unmarried women north to New Haven Connecticut where they were sure to be safe..

 

Whenever the Grant family summered in Seagirt, NJ, they kept a cot and horse blanket in the outbuilding in case a 74 veteran was caught breaking and entering the Grant’s summer home….

 

Tragically, several aged veterans of the 74th went down with the Titanic as they kept asking the band on the deck to play one more rendition of Old Nassau.


Had a great time, 


Arthur J. Keegan  







 


Rock Stars in Stripes 42nd Reunion

May 26-May 29, 2016

Class Dinner at Nassau Club on Saturday

6:30-8:30pm








40th Reunion Photos Here!






General Reunions Schedule of Activities
http://alumni.princeton.edu/reunions/2014/events/

Reunions - May 26-29, 2011 74's 37th


We Got The Band Back Together in 2015

41st Reunion Pics Here!
and here
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Rock On With The Official Drink of 
'74's 40th Reunion

The Tiger Spritz 
(formerly known as The Aperol Spritz)

Ingredients:

  • 3 ounces Prosecco (or any sparkling wine)
  • 1 ounce Aperol
  • splash of soda water, sparkling water, or club soda
  • garnish of orange, olive, blackberry or Luxardo maraschino cherry
Featured since Reunions in The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, Bon Appetit, and The Nantucket Inquirer & Mirror...clearly the drink of the summer of 2014.

'74 Reading List

(book reports optional)

Check out Howie Baetjer's New Book:  
Free Our Markets:  A Citizen's Guide to Essential Economics

http://www.amazon.com/Free-Our-Markets-Essential-Economics/dp/098442542X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396231883&sr=8-1&keywords=baetjer


And also check out David Cleveland's Book:  
Love's Attraction

http://www.amazon.com/Loves-Attraction-David-Adams-Cleveland/dp/0988902206/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396232242&sr=8-1&keywords=david+cleveland



You read about it in the New York Times, now the book about Sherry Lefevre's Nantucket House is available in the App Store:
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And now, here it is in hard copy, retitled:
                             
                            



Our friend Rand Mirante '70, who has worked with us on several Annual Giving campaigns, has published a book as well:  

Medusa's Head: The Rise and Survival of Joseph Fouché, Inventor of the Modern Police State

available on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Medusas-Head-Survival-Joseph-Inventor/dp/1480810711



Ari Satok '14 has published "The Great Princeton Adventure".  You'll see that some things haven't changed.....even 40 years later.









Class Trip IV - '74 Rock Stars in Stripes Rock Nashville


35th Reunion Review --- Dicker did it again!!!
See Reunions Photos in News & Events


Bruce Dicker and his Reunions Committee, along with the undergraduate crew, put on a magnificent showas241classmates gathered in Princeton for '74's 35th reunion. If you weren't there, you missed:

  • A great Thursday dinner in Madison Hall, followed by jazz with Jerry Topinka at the site.
  • Several classmates participating on Alumni-Faculty Forums on Friday.
  • Classmates spotted in the tent reading the results of Jocelyn's May survey. Available via e-mail.
  • Appearances at their first '74 Reunionsby Sherry Lefevre, Mike McGovern and Jonathan Polan.
  • Cool new Stars in Stripes shirts and custom tote bags designed by Stephanie Anderson (still available).
  • Dinner and class meeting at the boathouse. With a little drizzle outside the tent, one classmate described the scene as "justlike a Monet painting.
  • "Class of 1974 Service Awards being given to Jocelyn Goldberg-Schaible and Jeffrey N. Wieser for their service to the class and to Princeton.
  • Tom Owsley, organizer of class trips and husband of Leslie Owsley was made an honorary classmate.
  • A rockin' evening on the dance floor Friday with music provided by East Coast Band. A large number of undergraduates and members of recent graduating classes joined us both Friday and Saturday nights.
  • The One and Only P-Rade, featuring '74 sons and daughters in rock star "big heads" including Janis Joplin, Tina Turner, JohnLennon, Elton John, Mick Jagger and James Brown.
  • Class dinner on the Frist Lawn before the evening fireworks show.
  • Steve Crandall sporting the Class of '42's famous bathing suit reunions costume.
  • A packed dance floor as The Fabulous Grease Band joined us for the fifth time at a major reunion.
  • Spies from '75, '76 and '77 lurking to see if they can pick up on some of Dicker's magic.
  • Thanks to all who planned, orchestrated and attended to make it a great weekend.

'74 Rocks!
Tina was there - Simply the Best!

Yeeeeow! James was there too!


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