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Morris Feldman was in Ecuador in October working on a shipment of crude oil. He notes that he and a number of Minneapolis alumni were on hand for the christening of "Frank Peavy," the big Mississippi River tow boat owned by Truck Morrison's company. A picture of this ceremony appeared in the October issue of the Alumni Magazine. Morris is vice president and program chairman for the Chicago District Waterways Association and resides in Schaumburg, Ill. He recently toured the New Orleans harbor aboard the fire boat "Deluge" along with several prominent legislators from Illinois.

Roger Wolf took some time off last fall from his Tucson, Ariz., law practice to do a week of back packing in the Grand Canyon. Wolfie claims that this sort of opportunity makes it impossible for him to consider returning to the East. Rog ran into Matts Myhrman in Tucson last fall and reports that Matts was headed toward Europe, India, etc. Any further news of Matts' whereabouts?

Kevin O'Sullivan has been appointed executive vice president for the American Society of Training and Development with headquarters in Madison, Wise. He had been director of professional development for the National Audio Visual Association in Fairfax, Va. Kevin's 19-year career so far has included the Freedom's Foundation Honor Medal for Literature, award-winning films, and a wide range of journal articles, textbooks, and mult-media programs.

John Wheaton has moved from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Carmichael, Calif., and is now with the California Liquid Gas Division of Dillingham Corp. Pierson Felch and Nancy moved about a year ago from Chicago to Reading, Pa. Pierce is currently head of Service Operations for Bell Labs. He recently received his law degree while in Chicago and is conducting a limited part time law practice.

My Christmas card from Bill and Kay Veech included a great snapshot of Bill riding on a camel. It was taken last summer when he was lecturing in Israel (on math I assume). Maude Elizabeth Veech was born in September and looks very much like her older sister, Katie Muriel. Bill teaches mathematics at Rice University and lives in Houston with his family.

I recently received a letter from Bob Luce describing his activities during the past few years. Bob has been employed by the U.S. Geological Survey since completing his Ph.D. in Geo-chemistry at Stanford University in 1968. He has been primarily stationed in Menlo Park, California but has just been transferred to new offices in Reston, Virginia. Most of Bob's research has been concerned with laboratory experimentation on the weathering of minerals and the formation of clays. This has led to a considerable amount of field work in the southeastern United States, the jungles of Liberia, a copper mine in the Arizona desert and conferences in the Far East. Bob returned a year ago from a fifteen month program in Saudi Arabia where he ran the mineralogy and geochemistry labs for the U.S.G.S. in Jeddah. Among other things he reinvestigated an ancient gold mine which was one of King Solomon's largest and discovered that it probably will be mineable again. Bob sent me a photograph of himself dressed in native garb and sitting with the local Emir.

Jerome E. Gurst has returned to The University of West Florida in Pensacola where he is an Associate Professor of Chemistry. Jerry spent the 1973-74 academic year at Dartmouth while on sabbatical leave and had a chance to do research and teach in the Chemistry Department while in Hanover. Although space limitations generally prevent extensive quotations from letters, I feel that Jerry's following observations on life in Hanover today should be shared with all classmates and alumni.

"There have indeed been changes on the Dartmouth campus, and of course, within the student body and the faculty. But Dartmouth remains a unique institution. It is still a place where there is a large body of bright, exciting and creative people. It is still a place where the facilities exist to enable these people to pursue their interests. It is still a place where these people are free from many of the trials and tribulations of city living. Most importantly, Dartmouth is still a place where there is a large dose of mutual respect amongst these people who make up the College. To me, Dartmouth has always represented a fine group of people working together in a beautiful environment. That is unchanged. While Dartmouth has undergone physical change, the essence of the Dartmouth experience is still the same. I, for one, was very happy to come away from my year in Hanover with this feeling."

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