1965

"It is the commitment of the students, faculty, and alumni which has brought the College through tough times in the past. We are a unified Dartmouth family. The past, present, and future require not only our understanding, but also our best efforts. Dartmouth deserves no less."

— President-elect David T. McLaughlin '54

Our president and president-elect were impressive as they spoke briefly during Class Officers Weekend, May 1-2. President Kemeny truly is a man of stature, who has demonstrated strong leadership tempered with care and concern. President-elect McLaughlin appears to have the potential to continue this tradition of strong leadership at a time when it is needed. He came across as confident and optimistic, yet realistic, and is looking forward to helping Dartmouth respond positively to the future.

Larry Duffy, Jack Heidbrink, Bill Webster, and yours truly represented the class during the weekend's events. Among the offerings were views of various College programs, working sessions to help us do our jobs better, and even opportunities for interaction with students at classes and on a D.O.C. hike over Holt's Ledge, which ended up with story-telling by the fire at Brundage Lodge. And all this amid the events of Green Key weekend! It was great to be able to recharge one's batteries on the Hanover plain, and the meeting served its purpose, sending us away with ideas and the enthusiasm with which to try them. Time will tell how well we succeed, and we need your help in order to do it!

A number of you are helping on both the getting and giving ends of this year's Alumni Fund. Bill Webster and Carl Boe called from the New York telethon to report good results from contact with classmates and to pass along individual comments based on some interesting conversations.

Brent Rogers is a dairy farmer in Brookfield, N.Y., whose 150 head of livestock graze over his 600-acre farm. A bachelor, he is head justice of the peace for the area.

Ralph Wolff is in Aspen, back in the photography business after seven years. Let's hear the rest of the story, Ralph. Drop me a note.

Another photographer, Jim Kittel in New York, travels abroad with the Asia Society. He went through Dartmouth Medical School, one year as a medical student and two years as a post-graduate science student. He has worked for the medical publishing part of McGraw-Hill and is a writer/photographer.

Michael Merritt is a former lawyer who works for Barclay's Business Credit Data Processing.

Dave Venabies is riding the crest of the sporting goods wave with two "Running Start" stores, in New Haven and Madison, Conn.

Cam Savage, single and living in Stowe, Vt., graduated from the Pratt Architectural School in 1970, is an architect, and has his own construction company.

Gerry Armstrong is chief financial officer of Filmways Corporation.

John Van Gorder works for a private foundation and is looking toward the bar exam. Once over that hurdle, he hopes to set up private practice in Hackensack, N.J. Since graduating, John has spent nine years in the Air Force and has earned an M.B.A.

Mike Lewis and Noel Brennan, whom we saw together at the reunion, are now married. Congratulations to you both! Mike sees RickDavies often. Rick is a hematologist with the National Institutes of Health.

Derek Knudsen is single again and is lawyering in northern California. Don Burland is a research chemist for 1.8.M. in San Jose, Calif.

Bruce Gotschall is director of a private, nonprofit neighborhood housing service in Chicago.

John Hadley has been appointed manager of technical training for Associates Bancorp Inc., the subsidiary of Associates First Capital Cor- poration that provides computer services for Associates Corporation of North America, a Gulf and Western Company and one of the nation's leading financial service organizations. After studying math at Dartmouth and at Purdue University, John joined Associates in 1977 as a senior systems analyst and most recently served as a systems consultant. He and his wife Marie live in South Bend, Ind.

On a sadder note, I must report that word has been received within the last few months of the deaths of Robert K. Hearn on November 15, 1980, and of Robert B. Frohboese on March 1, 1981. Obituaries will appear in this or the next ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Joan Hearn has indicated that contributions in Bob's name should be sent to Dartmouth for use by the Medical School.

Lew Hitchner '67 writes that a Robert Frohboese Memorial Fund has been established, the proceeds of which are to be used to purchase equipment and to provide training for the Life Flight medical helicopter rescue service to be used in mountain rescue situations. The address for gifts in his name (non taxdeductible) is: The Mountain Club, 3155 Highland Drive, Sait Lake City, Utah 84106.

By the time this column appears, the 1981 Alumni Fund will be in its final stages. BruceGotschall (Chicago), Bill Webster (New York), Paul Pringle (San Francisco), John Glovsky (Boston), and Doug Miller (Washington, D.C.) will have called many of you to help by giving an evening of your time at a telethon in these cities. Following last year's super reunion effort, we're looking at more modest, but still ambitious, goals. As of mid-May we were halfway there, with some $30,000 plus and 25 per cent participation. Now we need help from those who haven't given to put us over the top! Dig out that fund envelope and put a check in the mail today! It has to be dated by June 30 to count.

Since this is the last column for the '80-'81 year, I want to thank those who have made my job easier by sending in news. Also, thanks in advance to those who are going to keep my mailbox full this summer so I will have information to use for my September 1 deadline. Let me know what you want in this column, and I'll do my best to provide it.

Remember our mini-reunion at Pierce's Lodge for the William and Mary game, October 9-10. Call Punch Lochridge now to reserve space, at 617/722-7836 (work) or 617/353-1138 (home). Or write me and add some notes.

Have a happy, healthy summer! Keep the faith.

M.I.T. Room #lO-122 Cambridge, Mass. 02139