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We've all been swamped with reports on the great strides being made towards reaching the goal in the Campaign for Dartmouth. Last October there was a meeting in Hanover of the working leadership group. Among those present were a number of '53s: Charlie Buchanan, Fred Carleton, Al and Nan Collins, Dick Dunham, Dick Fleming, John Kingsland, Ron and Liliane Lazar, Dick and Jean Lombard, Paul and Marilyn Paganucci, Kester Pierson, Dave and Yolande Salter, and Bill and Jean Vitalis- a dedicated group that is achieving great results.

Out in Edina, Minn., John Bishop was chosen as "Business Man of the Year" by the Chamber of Commerce. John owns and operates Bishop Travel Center, which he founded in 1962. They served over 10,000 travelers last year. John has also served his community in other ways - teaching at Edina Community Education and serving as a district director of United Way, past president of Rotary, and a participant in the Edina Foundation. John and Helene have three children. Christine, 23, works in U.S. Representative Bill Frenzel's office; John, 21, is at the University of Minnesota; and Caroline, 14, is in junior high school.

With alcohol abuse emerging as a problem of national - even international - proportions, the College acted to confront the issue with a three-day conference in January. The conference, on both alcohol use and abuse, was structured to involve townspeople, students, faculty, administrators, and staff. They used a saturation approach including speakers, workshops, films, videotapes, panel discussions, special group meetings, and general sessions. The conference had a terrific impact on the entire community. Norm Carpenter probably deserves more credit than any other individual for bringing this conference about. Back in 1975, Norm received a bulletin from the College which gave him the impression that all that was happening at Dartmouth was drinking. He found the letter narrow and insensitive. He responded by writing what began as a letter to the editor of this magazine but which turned into an essay. He challenged the College to provide awareness of the dangers of alcohol abuse to its community. That letter became the major impetus for the formation of the Alcohol Concerns Committee. This conference was an example of what can be done.

The Dartmouth Bookstore recently redeemed a pledge they made more than two years ago by presenting a check for $ 10,250 to an official of the College. When Jean Kemeny's book It's Different at Dartmouth was published, the bookstore promised to donate $5.00 to the Campaign for Dartmouth for each copy of the book it sold. Now, a little more than two years and 2,050 copies later, the bookstore has made good its pledge.

Nan and A1 Collins were thrilled to learn that their son Tris received early acceptance for the class of '86. Wah-Hoo-Wah.

In February, Stu Struever led a small group to Egypt to study the current archeological work being done outside of Aswan. Then, of course, they covered all of the established wonders of the Nile, including Cairo, Giza, Luxor, Quseir, Hurghada, and Suez. What a grand experience!

Bernie Sudikoff has generously accepted the nomination to chait our 30th reunion, to be held June 11-14, 1984. Naturally, Joan has volunteered to be number-one assistant.

It's not too late to apply for the annual Alumni College, which will be held in Hanover August 8-19. The subject is "The Renaissance: Forms, Reforms and Revolutions." We are trying to arrange to have everybody from the class stay in the Lodge. So far, Wayne Keller and Ron Lazar and their families have enrolled.

Sorry to end on a sad note which is the only unpleasant task of writing this column. We just learned of the deaths of George Scott Worthington and John Tilden Viles. Details will be in the obituary column of an upcoming issue.

That's it for this month

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