1972

Greetings. I hope the onset of fall finds you having enjoyed the summer as much as we did. Sailing, waterskiing, and windsurfing for the first times, and indulging in assorted other diversions, made the months just speed by. There was, I admit, another most pleasant surprise this summer namely, a full mailbox. There is a lot of news this month, but the most important matter is about our next class reunion. This probably won't reach most of you in time, but in case it does, this fall, the DartmouthHarvard football game will be held at Dartmouth on October 16. We are going in with the classes of '71 and '73 on sharing a tent, and there will be munchies and, given the groups we roped into sharing a tent with us, lots of beer. The best thing is that it is free, which means you don't have to pay any more than you already have. Also, in case you are worried about it, Shel Prentice will be on hand to sell the last few of those class ties. At last count he had only 237 left out of the original 250, which means they ought to be gone by about 2022, when we get together for our 50th reunion.

It was recently announced that Nick Nikitas has been appointed to serve on the board of directors of the Catholic Charitable Bureau of Boston. The purpose of the group is to advise, formulate policy for, and provide direction to the various Catholic charities in Boston. BobBaird sent word that he and Gayle have brought forth a daughter, Courtney, who appears to have inherited her father's unassuming modesty at least. She has already appeared in the movies, as a photo of Courtney modeling in a Pampers "ad" testified. (Unfortunately we couldn't have the picture reproduced here, because the MAGAZINE can't accept color shots or baby pix.) Bob is still working at Dean Witter in La Jolla, primarily in commodity trading, and since he says business has never been better, I guess you can sell pork bellies short. He recently ran a half marathon in 76:10. Considering that at my two and a half miles twice a week (maybe) a half marathon would take me nearly three weeks, that's not bad. Bob has heard from Chris Carstenson and Jane, who recently had child number two, daughter Kara. Jim Gottschalk and Fred Crossman still work in Chicago, and Bob reports that most everyone else is pursuing the elusive buck in their chosen ways. Peter Heed wrote to announce that he had been selected as a member of the United States International Marathon Canoe team. He made the team after a fine finish in a 19-mile race. Pete will be competing in Luxembourg and Spain, and the word on the circuit is that the Russians and Bulgarians are especially tough. Pete is mighty proud of this accomplishment, and I think Fabian Ropogol may just be interested in the races, especially the ones where we take on the Russians.

That's about it for this month. Joan and I are off for a belated honeymoon to Australia and Tahiti, and maybe we'll have seen some of you at the Harvard game.

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