Thursday, May 30
6:30 - 8:00 a.m.
Birding at Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery (on Mt. Auburn Street at the Cambridge-Watertown line, via the No. 71 or 73 buses from Harvard Square)
Join Classmate Tom Warren for an early morning walk in Mt. Auburn Cemetery — Cambridge's most beautiful and historic — and also a noted habitat, or migratory stopping point, for many bird species. Although the Cemetery ordinarily opens to visitors at 8AM, we are told that, during this period of highest bird migration, the gates are opening an hour early, so let us resolve to arrive by 6:59AM and assemble just inside the Main Gate. Because the formal Welcome to the Reunion takes place in Emerson 105 at 9AM, we will plan to depart the Cemetery by 8:45AM. Wear comfortable attire and footware, and plan on walking for one to two miles (although shorter itineraries are possible). Five years ago we were unsuccessful in locating the grave of our Classmate Jeffrey Forbes; this year we hope to remedy that failure.
Transportation Options: (in all cases, about five minutes from Harvard Square)
- Via taxi or Uber
- Via MBTA Bus No. 71 or 73 from Harvard Station
- Via private vehicle (We believe---but cannot guarantee---that the Cemetery's vehicle gates will be open, allowing parking inside; try to rideshare as much as possible). Bill Barrett (508-838-7419, voice only, no texting; keep trying if no answer) has room for four. Other classmates may also have room (with Barrett as coordinator).
8:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Check-in at Headquarters
Cabot Library, Science Center
Please come to headquarters to check in when you arrive on campus. You will receive your name badge and additional Reunion materials. Please note there is no luggage storage available at headquarters, except on Friday.
8:15 a.m.
Bus departs for Harvard Faculty Club
Doubletree Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd
8:30 a.m.
Bus departs for Harvard Faculty Club
Freepoint Hotel, 220 Alewife Brook Pkwy
9:00 - 9:15 a.m.
Opening Session by Reunion Chairs and Class Secretaries
Emerson 105
Reunion Chairs Harvey Weiner and Charlotte Ikels will kick off the reunion programming with some brief remarks. Class Secretaries John Henn and Emilie de Brigard will provide an update on the Classes following the Chairs' remarks.
9:00 - 10:15 A.M.
Campus Tour
Cambridge Visitor Information Center
These student-led tours last about 75 minutes, and the route is about one mile. These are walking tours at a leisurely pace and the routes are accessible. The meeting point for the tours is in front of the Cambridge Visitor’s Information Center, between the Harvard T Stop and the Harvard Shop (1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138). Please contact the Trademark Tours office if you have any questions: (855) 455-8747 Ext. 702
9:15 - 10:30 a.m.
Life in Our Eighties: Challenges and Opportunities
Emerson 105
What does the next decade of life have in store for us? Classmates will be invited to share their experiences managing the losses and gains of life in the later years. Charlotte Ikels and Anthony "Tony" Urick will lead off.
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Memorial Service
Memorial Church
12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Class Luncheon
Science Center Plaza Tent
2:00 p.m.
Class Photo
Widener Steps
2:00 - 3:15 P.M.
Allston Campus Tour
Cambridge Visitor Information Center
These student-led tours last about 75 minutes, and the route is about one mile. These are walking tours at a leisurely pace and the routes are accessible. The meeting point for the tours is in front of the Cambridge Visitor’s Information Center, between the Harvard T Stop and the Harvard Shop (1380 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138). Please contact the Trademark Tours office if you have any questions: (855) 455-8747 Ext. 702
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Class Program: Finding Common Ground and Defending Democracy
Emerson 105
With a highly polarized political divide among citizens, and alarming signs of a Gathering Storm assault on the heretofore seemingly self-enforcing core principles, norms, and values of constitutional democracy and the rule of law, the 2024 election looms as a key test of the strength or fragility of the Center — the institutions and constraints that supposedly keep us free, and that “keep things from falling apart”!
A panel and audience discussion of the likely outcome and what, if any, role we can or could play, individually and collectively.
Moderator and Panelist: Scott Harshbarger, co-founder and board chair of Lawyers Defending American Democracy, former MA AG, and former President of Common Cause
Panelists:
- Diane Hessan, author of “Our Common Ground: Insights from Four Years of Listening to American Voters.”, Boston Globe columnist, and entrepreneur par excellence
- Barry White, former Managing Partner of Foley Hoag, Ambassador to Norway, and political activist
- Nick Fels, a retired Partner at Covington and Burling, board member of Lawyers Defending American Democracy
2:30 - 3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Class Program: Sustainability at Harvard and Beyond
Emerson 210
Moderator: John Henn
Presenters:
- James H. Stock, Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability and Director of the Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability
- Mike McElroy, the Gilbert Butler Professor of Environmental Studies, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Class Program: Confronting International Conflict: Impact on Our Lives
Emerson 105
From our undergraduate years to the present, our generation has lived through a succession of international armed conflicts. Most of us have not been on the front lines of combat, but many of us have led lives of active engagement in the issues they raise. This conversation will explore our participation over the years, personally, politically, and academically.
Moderators: Robert Mnookin & Frinde Maher
4:00 - 5:15 p.m.
Concurrent Class Program: Class of 1964 in the Military and in Vietnam
Emerson 210
Elise Forbes Tripp will discuss the death of Bing Emerson, who was the only '64 class member to be killed in Vietnam and of whom she has written in her book.
Captain Mawn will talk about our late classmate, Joe Gano, Air Force ROTC, for whom the Harvard ROTC Aviation Award is named. He will also talk about veterans and ROTC at Harvard today.
Members of the of audience will each have a chance to say a few words about their military service and this reunion's theme about their involvement in veterans' associations and unit reunions.
Moderator and presenter: Captain Harvey Weiner, '64, U.S.A.R. (Ret.) Harvard Army ROTC
Presenters: Elise Forbes Tripp '64, Captain Paul E. Mawn, '63, U.S. Navy (Ret.) Harvard Navy ROTC, and Captain Moncrieff Cochran ’64, U.S. Marine Corps (ret.) Harvard Marine Corps PLC
4:30 p.m.
Bus departs for Freepoint Hotel
Sever Quad, via gate on Quincy St
Bus departs for Doubletree Hotel
Sever Quad, via gate on Quincy St
5:30 p.m.
Bus departs for Corner of Oxford & Kirkland St
Freepoint Hotel, 220 Alewife Brook Pkwy
Bus departs for Johnston Gate
Doubletree Hotel, 400 Soldiers Field Rd
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Crimson Society Clam Bake Dinner
Holworthy Tent
9:00 p.m.
Bus departs for Freepoint Hotel
Corner of Oxford and Kirkland St
Bus departs for Doubletree Hotel
Johnston Gate, Harvard Yard
