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The Class of '65 matriculated in an era when rapid social change was compounded with foreign conflict. When we began as Freshmen, chapel was mandatory as were womens' hours. By the time we graduated, we had participated in the resurgence of Elmhurst athletic success, had felt the loss of "Camelot" through the tragic assassination of J.F.K, and had marched in Selma with Dr. King. With graduation, some began to serve the church, others served all of us through their military service, while still others broadened their education and ultimately settled into a variety of careers.  In the intervening years, some have retired, while others we remember in death.  This page is maintained to encourage the Elmhurst College class of 1965 to remember classmates and our lives on the Elmhurst College campus during 1961 through 1965. The page will updated occasionally to provide class and college news and appropriate reunion information.  An e-mail list may be provided to help class members "reconnect".
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 


News: Homecoming 2010 Will Be October 8 through October 10, 2010

Enriched by how, and what we learned, our time at EC---spent with each other and a faculty we grew to know as friends---immensely affected each of us.  As class members and/or their families view this page, let us reflect on the way things have changed in the time since our graduation.  Friendships made long ago can again be renewed in 2010.  Join us on campus then for our 45th Homecoming!

While specific details have not yet been posted on the EC Web Site, click 2010 EC Homecoming Page to see the latest information.  Dick Kroll and I have agreed to work with Samantha Kiley who is the EC Director of Alumni Relations to help organize class activities.  You can contact her at Elmhurst College, 190 Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst, IL 60126.  Her TX is: 630-617-3678 and her e-mail address is kileys@elmhurst.edu.  Since this will be our 45th reunion, our class will have a special part of the activities.  EC will play Wheaton College in the Homecoming game.  Click the link to check the 2010 EC Football Schedule.

REMEMBER how how strange music emanated from the top of Niebuhr during finals one year? What other campus mysteries might need an answer? At one reunion a classmate explained the provenance of the missing flatware that took a long winter's nap under the ice in Wilder Park--remember the Board of Trustees (ugh--several of us had parents who were on the board) having to use soup spoons in the commons with the rest of us? I'm told that the President even received an anonymous letter of apology regarding the ice cold flatware.  Our 30th reunion provided an answer to why a certain German people's car ended up in Hammerschmidt chapel instead of on the autobahn (though the chapel's donor was from my dad's church in South Bend and, knowing that I was going to law school after EC, he generously gave me a copy of Blackstone's Commentaries On The Laws OF England when I graduated from EC, I never discussed the VW's placement with him--the word seems to be that the St. Louis crew was responsible).   Those of us who attended the 35th reunion had a great time even though the weather was unreasonably and unseasonably cold.  The 40th provided an opportunity to learn of grandchildren and careers leading to retirement.  Where will our lives have led us by the 45th?

In preparation of our getting together on campus for our 45th, I have been collecting  bits of memorabilia beyond what already show on or are linked from this page.  For the next few months I will review and add to this page in anticipation of the reunion.  If you have a picture or other memorabilia that you are willing to have me post, send it as an e-mail attachment to bhbruese@comcast.net as a reasonably sized file, understanding that size and/or intensity may be modified for optimum browser access and that some of what I receive may not be used.  Depending on the quantity and/or quality of what is received, I may put together and make available a CD with pictures, sounds, etc. from what I receive.  In preparation for your trip to EC this October you might want to cliek the link to read a recent article in the Chicago Tribune on the Elmhurst area.

If you want to share your personal story with our class, please click the following image which will open a pdf file that you can fill in and send to me by e-mail or regular mail.  I will make a copy to share at the reunion (I hope to have EC duplicate the responses to create a sort of memory book that can be given to those who attend.  I will not post the information you provide on this or any other Internet site.

'65 Memory Form

 

          
        Hal Brueseke
        52741 Arbor Drive
        South Bend, IN  4663-1205                                                  
        Phone: 574-272-8510
        E-Mail: bhbruese@comcast.net


To prepare for our reunion, I recently received the OK from the Chicago Tribune to post a recent article about restaurants in Elmhurst.  Those planning to attend our 45th might find the article interesting. Click the link to check it out.
First  2010 Posting Of  Pictures Received  From Class Members


Identity Hidden To Protect...
Click on above embossed version of a picture taken at our Freshman Orientation in the Fall of 1965 to see the real picture as well as some Polyhymnia classics--the identity of the provider might be deciphered from the pictures.  We can only guess as to the stilted upperclassman who designed this exercise in sharing.
Class of '65 40th Reunion, October 21 to 23, 2005
(click on link to see pictures from the 40th which were posted on October 25, 2005)
Class of '65 35th Reunion, October 6, 2000
 Fresh from a chilly evening---try and identify the alums!
Class of '65 35th Reunion, October 7, 2000
A sunny but cold day allowed for a campus tour, Blue Jay football and dinner.
Class of '65 Reunion, October 8, 2000
The Drury Lane brunch---well attended by the class of 1950!
LOOKING BACK (the 30th reunion):

After 30 Years

LOOKING BACK (and so it was):
'65 GraduatesCar Decorating At Its BestBoard of Directors'65 Class Officers
(Click on pictures for larger view)

LOOKING BACK (P.K. Homecoming Show Program--October 11, 1963):

LOOKING BACK THROUGH THE EYES OF THE Elms
1927 Elms Yearbook1962 Elms Yearbook1963 Elms Yearbook1964 Elms Yearbook1965 Elms Yearbook

(Click on an album to go to a specific year; currently not all work is complete )

Listen to familiar audio clips (have patience, these wav files take a bit of time to load) by clicking the album label, or remember what was on WLS around the time we graduated by clicking the May 21, 1965 Silver Dollar Survey.

 Alma Mater by the '60-'61 Men's Glee Glub led by David AustinA clip from the '63 Homecoming Show P.K.

WLS May 21, 1965 Silver Dollar Survey

Bonus Information: The 1960's Elmhurst College Football Players Reunion:

The efforts of Don Taylor (class of 1963) to arrange a reunion of EC football players of the '60's were a success.  It was great to see others from classes on either side of the Class of '65.  Stories were told, beer was consumed (other than at Koenig's), and together we enjoyed look back.  I personally hope that we can do something similar at the 45th!  Don's original letter, his list of players of the '60's, and football pictures from the Elms of 1961 through 1965 can be viewed below in pdf format.  If you don't have the free Adobe PDF  viewer on your computer, you can download it at this link: Adobe PDF Download   Neither I, the class of 1965, or Elmhurst College is responsible for providing any advice, assistance or correction that may be needed for problems involved in downloading and installing the PDF reader which you install at your own risk.  These files are large and will load reasonably fast if you have high speed internet access.  If you have a modem they may will take a very long long time to load.
 60's Football Reunion Registration1961 Elms Football Pictures1962 Elms Football Pictures1963 Elms Football Pictures1964 Elms Football Pictures1965 Elms Football Pictures
                                                     Registration      1961 Elms       1962 Elms       1963 Elms       1964 Elms      1965 Elms
LINK to current E-MAIL addresses for the Class of 65.  Classmates willing to share E-mail addresses will be listed here for reference.   (As of 7/2/2010 this is sadly outdated--I will work on it!)
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