1977

Not long ago, I dreamed that waters around me were rising to cover my home and belongings. Trees floated by, cars were swept into storefronts, and areas were left devastated by the wrath of a raging storm. But worst of all, as I sat helplessly watching, letters from all of you in the Class of 1977 began drifting out of an open window while I was left to swim behind, trying in vain to retrieve them. "My column is due in only a few days!" I wailed. Though I awoke to find that this typical nightmare of a class secretary was in fact only a dream, I did find that overnight on September 11, Kansas City, Mo., was deluged by a flood - one of the worst natural disasters in the city's history! I was not the only Dartmouth '77 to witness the rain and damage. Joyce Guest had stopped at my house for a quick cup of coffee on her way to Stanford graduate school of chemistry. She was accompanied by Daryl Bornstein '78 who was heading to California for an exchange term at the University of Southern California. Together we watched the world swim by and I'm sure that Joyce and Daryl won't soon forget their visit to Kansas City.

Meanwhile, dry and safe in the North Woods of New Hampshire, it has been announced that Larry Peiros has been appointed an assistant dean of freshmen at the College. No doubt Larry is familiar to most of you. A dorm chairman of Topliff for two years, Larry was also instrumental in polling the student body to assure that student views were adequately represented and presented before decisions were made in regard to the newly planned student center. As assistant dean of freshmen, he succeeds Richard Yurko '75, who has left to resume his graduate studies at Harvard Law School. Our congratulations to you, Larry. We are sure you will do a fine job!

News of a wild wedding found its way to my desk this month. An early reunion for many members of the Class of '77 occurred at the late-August wedding of Peggy Bensinger and Dartmouth's 1977 hockey captain Brian McCloskey, in Stroudsburg, Pa. The union of Yankee and Canuck was celebrated over an entire weekend, as the first '77s rolled in several days early. Before long, Stroudsburg was crawling with June graduates. Among the '77s attending were: Teddy Wingate, Al Gordon, Bruce Hutchinson, Billy Narin, Freddy Kramer, Kevin Young, Chris Jenny, Doug Ireland, Bill Hooper, Charley Krupansky, John Hart, Ted Hunt, Gary Rogers, Mike Brigham, Robert Clapp, Mark Berthiaume, Kenny Joiner, George Overhiser, and Robert Bagbey. The three-day weekend did take its toll - three long nights of guzzling, wicked spills on the alpine slide at Camelback, and ending with many of those at the reception dunked in the pool in full attire. But everyone left in one piece," taking with them many fond memories. Best of luck to Peggy and Brian, who are off to France for the year, where Bri will be playing professional hockey.

Now as promised in last month's column, those of you from Wheeler Hall can catch up on some news. I received a letter from HannahPage who is spending busy days in Washington, D.C. As well as working as a legal assistant for Arnold and Porter, she is kept occupied by caring for her beautiful golden Labrador retreiver. On August 20, she was a bridesmaid in the wedding of Patty Henry and Stew Chapin. Hannah also mentioned her plans to marry Mike Koch '78 in June of 1978.

Jonathan "Jono" Shuster, another Wheeler Dealer, is also spending his days in the nation's capital. After a summer of beating the streets looking for employment, Jono started work with a consulting firm. His division has several contracts with the U.S. Navy and Jono's daily routine involves managerial work with projects such as airplane engines and helicopters for the Naval Air Systems Command. So Mr. Shuster finds himself involved with the "military-industrial complex," but he assures me the Koreans haven't contacted him yet.

Meanwhile Paul Ragan sends news of his life as a poor medical student at the University of Arizona in Tucson. His relaxing summer was brightened by a visit from Dave Wasserman. They spent time together visiting local watering holes and Paul informs me that the two of them "made an ample dent in Dave's inexperience with Mexican food." At medical school, Paul is working hard and seems to enjoy it.

The Dartmouth Medical School is also playing host to several Dartmouth '77s. Cantwell"Cam" Clark, Kathy Martin, and Will Danford are all slaving away. Will wrote to say that time is divided between visiting their cadaver Oswald and playing volleyball and cribbage during the beautiful fall days. According to Will, "Kathy is a whiz at anatomy, but a slow learner when it comes to cribbage."

And for those of you wondering what happens to a WDCR disc jockey after graduation, here is the story of Mark Pheanis: He and his wife Terri are living in Dekalb, Ill., where Mark is trying to pursue his interests in broadcasting. He has auditioned to be a local news anchorman and has also followed up several leads with radio stations. Terri is working hard as a nurse on the obstetrical ward of a hospital which she says is enjoyable.

Thus ends another set of class notes. Since I move to Atlanta in only a few days, I am taking every opportunity to cheer on those Kansas City Royals. You can't do better than Number One! I am always anxious to hear from all '77s and I would also like to be able to print some pictures in the next issue. Someone, somewhere, must know a '77 in need of free publicity! Take care until next month.

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