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The class of 1955: fifty years on.

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| October 01, 2005 | Danforth, William H. | COPYRIGHT 2005 McMurry. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The record shows that you graduated on a beautiful day in June, 1955. Now you have arrived at a place that could not have been farther from your minds on that day. Wonder of wonders, you have arrived at your 50th class reunion! It is a pleasure for me to be here to celebrate this great and happy event with you.

For several reasons, I feel a special affinity with your class, the class of 1955, beginning with the fact that my late brother Don was a member of your class. I am grateful that he is being acknowledged today. Second, you and I were, in a sense, freshmen together. Most of you entered Washington University as freshmen in 1951. I became a part of the ...

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