Denny Mangum's Photos

Denny Mangum sent in several pictures from the reunion and I've added them to the Flickr page here. Denny's pictures are on page 3. Does anyone else have any more to add? Bueller? . . . Bueller? . . . Bueller?. . .

More Reunion Pictures

Bob Wiley sent me some of the pictures he took at the reunion and I've uploaded them to the Flickr set. Bob's pictures begin with BW and include some he took during the West End-Zone tour Friday afternoon as well as some he took at Jimmy Howard's place. As usual, if I've made any misteaks with people's names please let me know and I'll correct them.

Does anyone else have any photos? I seem to recall several folks taking pictures at Jimmy's on Friday, plus some of you may have pictures from the Friday night dance or other festivities. If you will send them to me at PEarle@triad.rr.com I'll be happy to add them to the collection.

Reunion Photos

I've posted my photos from Friday night's party on Flickr and you can click here to see them. I hope I've gotten everyone identified correctly. If I've gotten anyone wrong, let me know and I'll correct the pictures.

Come Back to Tiger Town!

The Alumni Association has sent out the announcement mailer for the upcoming June Reunion. It should be arriving in your mailboxes shortly. There is one small update to the info listed in the brochure. Our Friday night cookout is only $20 for class members (or $30 for couples) rather than the $35 listed in the announcement. This will include beer and wine, like last time. The Alumni Association will be sending out an update soon with a reservation form. We look forward to seeing everyone in June.

You can also download the Reunion Party Form from the YahooGroups web site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CUClassof64/files/. Fill out the form and send it, with your check for the party, to Doug Richardson, Treasurer Class of 1964, 608 Ridgecrest Drive, Clemson, SC 29631. Send the Alumni Association reunion reservation (with any appropriate fees) to the Alumni Association.

In the meantime, if you have e-mail addresses for any of our classmates, you might send them this web site address as well as info about our e-mail list.

We'd like to contact as many class-mates as possible and have a big crowd in June.

Reunion Details

Here are some or the details from the letter Walter Cox sent out last week about the upcoming 45th reunion. Put the dates on your calendars now. Registration information will be following along later.

It is hard to believe that it has been 45 years since we attended Clemson. Over 600 of our classmates are still with us. You are invited to come back to Clemson to join with our classmates to recall our days at Clemson, catch up on life and families, and refresh that spirit that has served us all so well these many years. In addition to regular Alumni Association Reunion activities, our class has planned the following:

Friday, June 12: 4:00 PM Informal gathering at Sloan Street Tap Room with proprietor Jimmy Howard.

5:30 PM Class party and cookout at former home of Dean Walter Cox, now home to Frank and Crossie Cox, 105 Folger Street, Clemson, SC

Saturday, June 13: 9:00 AM Class meeting in the Madren Center

We have a block of rooms reserved at the Hilton Garden Inn located at the intersection of I-85 (Exit 19) and the Anderson-Clemson Highway. Call (864) 964-0100 and ask for Class of 1964 rates.

More information and registration materials will follow in March. Hope to see you there!!


If you haven't signed up for the class e-mail group, take time to click here now and click on the Join This Group link and sign up.

Announcement Letter Goes Out

The CU Alumni Assoc. has sent out a letter from Walter Cox, Reunion Chairman, inviting all classmates to the June 12-13 reunion. The letter lists details for the weekend and information about making hotel reservations. It also encourages signing up for the class YahooGroup here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CUClassof64/. The latest members of the group are Ray Ayers, Jim McConnell, and Charlie Cloaninger. The reunion steering committee is working on plans to stir up interest in the reunion, and we'll be communicating through the e-mail group as well as this web site.

Mardi Gras

Whenever I think of Mardi Gras, I remember the trip the Clemson Pershing Rifles drill team took to New Orleans to march in several Mardi Gras parades in the spring of 1962. Based on that trip, I've always maintained that whatever you've heard about Mardi Gras, it is under-rated.

We took a charter bus to the Big Easy, and we packed and left Clemson late Thursday afternoon. Just as we were departing, we got the word that the Clemson basketball team had beaten 3rd seeded NC State 67-46 in the opening round ACC tournament. This was a big upset, and we were a happy group of guys all the way to N. O.

We arrived about noon Friday in New Orleans and rested before we had an open evening in town that evening. As you can imagine from what you may know of the PR's reputation, a good time was had by all. We struggled back to our motel and assembled the next morning to take the bus into the city to march in a parade on Saturday morning. It was then that we heard the results of the semi-final ACC game where Clemson had beaten 2nd seeded Duke 77-72 Friday evening.

On Saturday evening, we marched in a big night parade through downtown NO and the French Quarter. The Clemson football team had barely lost to top-ranked LSU in the Sugar Bowl there only three years before, and all the revelers seemed to remember and respect Clemson. We had an unforgettable evening on the town.

When we gathered on Sunday morning to return to Clemson, we learned Cinderella had lost her shoe. In the ACC finals, the Tigers lost to top-seeded Wake Forest 66-77. It ws a great run for a team with seven sophomore members of our class, Jim Brennan, Nick Milasnovich, Donnie Mahaffey, Woody Morgan, Mike Bohonak, Gary Burnisky, and Manning Privett plus two seniors.

I hope the current Tiger basketball team does as well.

I don't have any pictures from the Mardi Gras trip. There are probably a lot of PR's who are glad. At least that protects the innocent. I did take a picture of LTC Guise who was the faculty advisor for the group and who all the PR's thought was a great guy. (Click to embiggen.)

Bob Wiley's 2004 Pictures

After the 45th reunion, Bob Wiley sent me a number of photos he made on a long walk around the campus. You can see them here. They show some scenes have changed tremendously since 1964 ( like where did D, E, and F halls go?) and other scenes have changed hardly any at all. Take a look. Here are a few more. Click each one to make it bigger.

Looking for a Few Good Men

The current Reunion Committee (Walter Cox, chairman, Doug Richardson, treasurer, John Walker, past-chairman, Frank Gentry, & Preston Earle) is looking for a "few good men" to help drum up interest in re-establishing contacts with our classmembers. If you'd like to help in this effort, leave your name and e-mail in the comments, and we'll do the rest. The pay and benefits for these positions are unbelievable!

Join the Class of 1964 E-mail Network

We have set up an e-mail group (listserv) for Class of '64 members at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CUClassof64 . You can join this group by going to the website and clicking on the "Join this Group" button. It will take you through the process and you will soon be able to communicate easily with other classmembers.

If you have any questions, e-mail me at PEarle@triad.rr.com.

Welcome to the Class of 1964 WebSite

Though we are mostly children of the 20th Century. we are crawling slowly into the 21st.

We have established this blog to communicate and share with classmates, particularly about our upcoming 45th reunion. The reunion is scheduled for June 11-13, so put these dates on your calendar. You'll be getting a letter from the alumni association in early March with more details. Until then we'll have this blog.

Walter Cox is taking the lead role in planning this reunion, so you will be hearing a lot from him.

I've posted some photos from the 35th reunion here and the 40th reunion here.

If you want to stay current with this blog. click here or save this address (http://clemsonclassof64.blogspot.com/) to your favorites and check back regularly.

I look forward to seeing you in June at Clemson.