Table of Contents

In This Issue

18 EDUCATION IN THE ROUND

Some judgments on the Dartmouth Plan for year-round operation by students, faculty, and administrators.

22 CHINA'S BAREFOOT DOCTORS

Health care by and for the people.

26 RETIRING PROFESSORS

Six members of the teaching staff reach emeritus rank.

28 O PIONEERS

Those present at the creation remember the drama and the hijinks in developing the Dartmouth Time-Sharing System.

30 CASTLES ON THE CONNECTICUT

Dartmouth's oft-maligned dormitories have seen a "heap o' livin'." With a portfolio of old photographs to prove it.

Dartmouth Authors 6

Retirement: Plan It and Enjoy 10

The College 14

Endowed Professorships 37

Big Green Teams 38

Club Reports 40

Class Notes 42

Obituaries 70

The Cover

Dartmouth Hall appears on the cover again, which may prove reassuring to some readers. If there is any symbolism involved, it is in the eye of the beholder. Jason, who has as much granite in his brain as anyone, is the duck-hunting campanion of the man who took his picture, Adrian Bouchard.