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Spring! What a glorious word. Once again, the sun has crossed the equator to spend six months in the northern hemi- sphere, and my thoughts have turned to those outdoor activities that rejuvenate body and soul.
However, not all of us have had to wait until now to get outside. Under the direction of biology professor Robert A. Jervis, 25 students from Goddard College (Vt.) spent the winter trimester studying the ecology of the southwestern U. S. and parts of Mexico. This "project" involved 6,000 miles of travel and three months of study. Each student prepared a specific presentation on some aspect of southwestern ecology and presented it while the group resided at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum near Tucson. From there the group traveled all over the place to visit points of interest and to do some snowshoeing, spelunking, hiking and shooting the rapids of the Colorado River. This is not the first time Bob has been on location, since he took a similar group to the southeastern states last winter. That trip covered 8,700 miles and included visits to the Smoky Mountains, Key West, New Orleans and other ecology centers. Bob foresees future winter study trips to the Caribbean and Hawaii. After Dartmouth. Bob received a Ph.D. in plant ecology from Rutgers. He taught at Douglass College. Emory and Henry College and at the University of Tennessee before coming to Goddard three years ago.
Another traveler this past year was William B. Lum of Chatham, N. J. Bill was one of six young business and professional men from his area to be selected to visit Australia on the Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange pro- gram. The purpose of the exchange is to promote better understanding and friendly relations between people by studying the economic, social and cultural characteristics of Australia through travel and discussions within the participating Rotary district. At home, Bill is an attorney with the Newark law firm of Lum, Biunno & Tompkins.
William G. Batt has been advanced from assistant cashier to assistant vice president by the First Bank and Trust Co of Indianapolis. Bill earned his master's de grees in business administration and engi- neering at Dartmouth and attended Indian; University Law School before joining First Bank in 1967. He is also attending the Stonier Graduate School of Banking at Rutgers.
Frederick A. Roesch has been appoint ed a vice president in the International Banking Group at First National City Bank. Rick is located in Bangkok where he directs the bank's business in Thailand This is not his first assignment abroad since he served as an officer in the branches in Japan and Taiwan before returning to New York as senior planning officer for the Asia-Pacific Division in 1969 Rick joined Citibank in 1964 after receiving a master's degree in finance from Berkeley.
Jim Herbert recently had a showing of his work at Image South in Atlanta. Jim is a faculty member at the University of Georgia and is an active painter and film producer. His films, which have been shown at the Museum of Modern Art filn festivals and at the Jewish Museum in New York, have won him 27 awards nationally and internationally in that field. His paintings are in collections at the Museum of Modern Art and other places and have been shown at Dartmouth, the Georgia Museum and the Babcock Galleries in New York.
Dr. Ronald J. Kley was a recent guest speaker at the Fortnightly Club of Pemaquid. Me. One of Ron's biggest interests is the Museum of the State of Maine and most especially the old smithy which is now in pieces and carefully stored until a proper site is found for reconstructing it. Ron hopes that his talks around the state will generate further interest in the museum. Ron graduated magna cum laude in geology and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master's degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Boston Universi- ty, both of which were under the auspices of a National Science Foundation fellow- ship. He has been an exploration geologist with the Rock of Ages Corp., instructor of geology at B. U., curator of geology at Boston Children's Museum, geological consultant to the Maine State Museum Commission, Research and Technical Operations officer with the U. S. Army Engineer Nuclear Crater Group and instructor of geology at Chabot State College (Cal.). Ron is also the author of the following books: The Geological History of the Boston Area—l 964; The Geological History of New England-1965; a study of Selected Rock Excavationsas Related to Large Nuclear Craters—l 96": and Distribution of Selected Trace Elementsin Rocks—l968. A rather imposing resume to say the least.
Lastly, May marks the mid-point of the annual Alumni Fund Drive. Please take a moment now to mail your contribution in the envelope provided by the College. By contributing now. you can prevent those annoying last minute phone calls from your friendly class agent.
Secretary, 7 Downey Rd. Ossining, N. Y. 10562
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