1968

Do the dates June 16-18, 1978 ring a bell? If not, read the last paragraph!

An impressive photo of the bearded Henry Homeyer gave me a chuckle today as I contemplated the forthcoming joyous task of digging my car out of one of many Chicago snowdrifts. Congratulations are in order for the former resident of Cornish Flat, N.H., who has been named director of the Peace Corps in the West African nation of Mali. Henry and Gretchen are in Bamako, the capital of Mali, where Hank will be directing the work of 65 volunteers who contribute to the country in education, rural health, and agricultural development. Previously, Henry and Gretchen were Peace Corps volunteers in Cameroon (1973-76).

The dramatics enthusiast and scholar, GregJones, embarked on a new venture this past summer by founding the Smith Theater Ensemble Theater, which opened last August and utilized Smith College theater facilities which would otherwise lie dormant during the summer. Greg offered several plays that filled a characteristic gap between the end-of-summer theater and the beginning of the academic year. His wise objective was to "come up with a model that not only works artistically but financially." He holds a master's degree in theater from Smith and is working on a doctorate in communication at U. Mass., where he is also a teaching associate in the TV production department. We hope the debut of the group was a great success, Greg, and that a second season will happen next summer!

I owe thanks to the DartmouthAnthropology Notes for the following news of Cedric Kam, John Miksic and DavidGoldenberg. Cedric and Betsy Kam live on Dartmouth St. in Rochester, N.Y., and announced the arrival of Alison Elizabeth in July 1977. Betsy has been director of financial aid at Nazareth College in Rochester, and Cedric a city planner with the tremendous challenge of "revitalizing a northeastern industrial city which is losing population to the suburbs and the sunbelt." John and Heimum Miksic have been in Sumatra where son Ezra Yon was born this past July. John has been working on a Ph.D. in anthropology and has been working on his dissertation for Cornell. David Goldenberg is back in the Providence area and is believed to be doing graduate work in anthropology at Brown.

The career of Class Treasurer MarkWaterhouse never ceases to exhibit accomplishment. On August 30, the director of community development of Milford, Conn., was designated a certified industrial developer by the American Industrial Development Council, Inc., Kansas City. Mark joins a select group of professional industrial developers who hold this coveted designation. There are only 341 C.I.D.'s in the U.S. and Canada, five in Connecticut. In addition to other criteria, examination requirements must be met to obtain the designation. Mark took the exam in August, and of 19 taking the exam, only nine passed! Does this remind anyone of Biology I?

Don't forget our 10th reunion ... plan now to take a break with your friends and classmates on June 16-18 in Hanover.

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