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THE REUNION OF THE CLASS OF 1950
OF RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
WAS HELD JUNE 1-4, 2000 AT TROY, NEW YORK.
IT WAS A FESTIVE OCCASION WITH RENEWAL
OF FRIENDSHIPS AND REMINISCING ON THE JOYS OF OUR YOUTH.


THE FIRST DAY.
REGISTRATION AT THE HEFFNER ALUMNI HOUSE
AND THE ALL-CLASS DINNER CRUISE
ON THE HUDSON RIVER.


June Estabrook meets an old friend, Jerry Ellsworth.

Meeting old colleagues.

Checking the schedule.

Catching up on the last fifty years.

Jerry Ellsworth, Class President.

Rita Kukfa and Chuck Haggett.

Lila and Jerry Ellsworth.

David Oakley with ?,.

Mary and Walton Smith.

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Chuck Haggett and Rita Kukfa check the directory.

Lou Baffaro with Rita Kukfa and Chuck Haggett..

Waiting for colleagues to appear.

? and Thomas Maichak.

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Thomas Maisch.

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Lila Ellsworth.

Another picture of Lila Ellsworth.

Checking the Year Book of the Class.


A WALK AROUND TROY.
SEEING OLD LANDMARKS AND NEW SITES.


The river cruise boat where we will have dinner.

The entrance to the river boat, Captain J.P.

The aft deck.

RPI from downtown Troy.


IN THE EVENING THE CROWD GATHERS
FOR THE RIVER CRUISE DINNER
ON BOARD THE CAPTAIN J.P.


Getting a ticket for boarding.

Is there a seating chart?.

Here is our name. We are OK.

Follow the leader - this way to board.

We found the bar.

Ed Gilmore.

Mary Gilmore and Claude Weise look for seats.

Beverly Christopher.

Carmen Beck.

? and ?.

Which way to the bar?.

Peggy Kanter and ?.

Francis Beck.

? and ? check the menu.

? and ? wait for dinner.

David and Barbara Oakley.

Settled in for a nice boat ride.

Judith Church with Jim Moore with Michael Caretto.

Judih Church and Jim Moore.

? and ?.

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Anne Panson and Joyce Vanderwinchel.

Judith Church and Jim Moore.

Cruising down the Hudson River. Albany in sight,

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This is better than the cafeteria food.

The State Office Building of Albany appears on the horizon.

Downtown Albany.

The old D & H railroad building.

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Burt Clarkson and  ?.

? and Ed Gilmore.

Tom Maichak and ?.

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? and Richard ?.

David Oakley and Barbara.

Anne Panson.

David Oakley.

June Estabrook locates her neighbor, Anne Panson.

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An old Navy minesweeper (YMS) used for Reserve Training.

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Howard Blitman.

Joe Krason and ?.

Lila and Jerry Ellsworth.

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Albert Caretto.

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Francis Beck.

Francis and Carman Beck.

James Barlas.

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Donald Wild.

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Dick Stabler.

James Alfred Ruff and John Wall.

Ed Gilmore.

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The disc jockey watches.

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Saying good-night.

Anne and Paul Panson.


THIS WAS AN INTERESTING DAY.
IT WAS GOOD TO MEET OLD FRIENDS AND
TO LEARN OF THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLEAGUES.

TO SEE THE NEXT SET OF PICTURES


PRESS

THE REUNION DINNER AND DANCE.