1972

By the time this column hits the streets, the elections will be over and America can settle back into more important things, like the Mike Douglas Show. It can now be revealed that I burned out the condenser in the first debate.

Jerry Ford and Jimmy Carter both wanted to be in Washington come January, and inside sources have informed me that they really wanted to be in D.C. because John De Vierno and Lee Goodwin are there. John is working for a law firm and Lee is a photographer in our nation's capital, and just had an exhibition in a D.C. gallery. This news was courtesy of PaulTyson who, after learning all the important German words, has been assigned by the Foreign Service to the embassy in Bonn.

Children's Hospital in Cincinnati now has the services of pediatric internist Colin Partridge.John Bartlett reports that he is finishing up an MBA at Wharton after a summer of working for the business office of the Baltimore Sun, which is a newspaper and not a defunct World Football League team. Michael Putter (I'm sure he's tired of golf jokes) is an attorney with a small firm in Rome, N.Y., and he reports that his experiences with divorce cases have solidified his single status.

Joe Davis dropped me a line, but didn't include any news, which only goes to prove that no news is good news. Rand Burnett has some news since he'll be walking the aisle on December 30 in Waterbury, Conn., with Mary Monagan. Rand is now a staff attorney with National Grange Mutual in Keene, N.H. Well, folks, BobBaird is once again World Naval Pentathalon champion. This is the third year in a row, and I'd think it was only old mail, except for the fact that the competition was held in a different location - Istanbul, Turkey. After his victory, Bob met up with Chris Carstensen in the Big Apple and drove down the Hershey Highway to Chocolateville (Hershey), Pa., where they hooked up with Bill Thorworth. Chris is now with Pepsi Cola, while Bill is interning in Hershey. Bob further reports that JimGottschalk is working at a Detroit bank and living in Troy, Mich. Thus ends the saga of the amphibious '72's.

Professional Student of the Month is DaveBarnes, who after finishing up his doctorate in economics at VPI has begun law school at Penn, which sounds a lot like adding salt to the wound. John de Regt writes that he is currently stationed at SUNY Maritime College as an NROTC instructor. Our man in the Navy has his own boat, which he sailed around Long Island Sound and up to the Cape Cod area this summer. John's working on an M.S. in Transportation Management, which he hopes will get him into the legal import-export business after his Navy stint. Harris Bank in Chicago announced the election of CraigBentley to the position of international banking officer.

Last weekend was Harvard weekend, and the troops were out in force in Hanover. The '72 contingent was no exception. Jack Manning, still with a Wall Street law firm, was roaming the plains, and Wayne Young was there in between job interviews. Fuzzy Thurston helped the crowd cheer the Big Green on to defeat (he's still in Boston, I hear), as did Andy Harrison and Doug Giblen, both of whom concentrated on the legal aspects of the game. Dave Engle et ux (she'll love me for that one - only funnin' Jan) camped out near the '72 tent as did Chuck andMary Leer. Dave Abbot floated up from his doctoral studies at U Mass and Jim Nicotri, aided by Wally Forman, wandered through the crowd trying to sell everyone present smokestack scrubbers. Bob King got his hair straightened. Dave Friend went around to other classes trying to get them to pay dues to '72, while NickNikitas got change back from his dollar at the Golden Arches after the game. Roger Poor didn't look it. Mouse and Hud ran sobriety tests in front of Herot while Mike Turner sang the Andover alma mater. I'm sure that many other '72's escaped the scrutiny of my wary eyes, or more likely of my memory, which was invaded by both video and audio trouble that day.

Bud Lynch did ask me to remind you that he will gladly talk to you about the June 5 reunion for the Class of 1972. He is looking for suggestions, and you can reach him care of Dave Orr, Crosby Hall.

Ghort couldn't go to the game since the World Series conflicted with it. Morgan, Griffey, Geronimo etc. are dangerous base stealers, but Ghort points out, and rightly so, that he is more dangerous than any of them. When he steals them, they're gone for good! As the Pilgrim lady said to her husband while looking at the turkey on that first Thanksgiving, "I'd much rather a goose...." next month.

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