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I have some additional news obtained at the class executive committee meeting this spring. Tom Baer notes that he is looking forward to seeing friends from the classes of '68, '69, and '70 in a mini-reunion to be held in California in August of 1984. Tom is busy looking to make significant, positive contributions to society. He noted in good humor that he is not sure society is very excited about his teaching, politics, fatherhood, or ideas, but he indicated he is certainly busy. I must say that in listening to him talk about his various activities, I certainly was excited about what he is doing.

I also have reports about a number of our other classmates who are in the Hanover area. Fred Meier apparently has taken Hanover by storm and quite a few people are impressed by his work as a cardiologist at Mary Hitchcock. Also at Mary Hitchcock are Paul LeMarble, who is doing important cancer research, and Mike Sateia, who is a psychiatrist. Star Johnson is working in the Hanover area, heading his own construction firm. At the moment he is making repairs on Theta Delt.

Sparkey Milliken is teaching math at Proctor Academy and leading classes in rock-climbing and downhill-skiing. This summer, I understand, he is planning a rock-climbing expedition in Yosemite.

Rolf Kiellman has moved to Burlington, Vt., where he is a partner in an architectural firm. The partnership was recently honored with an exhibition of its renderings at the University of Vermont.

News has also come in that Nick Brandt was married in February of this year to Carole Steinheimer in Savannah, Ga. Both he and Carole are working for Amtrak.

Bob Jorgensen is now a vice president at Chase Manhattan, involved in the leasing field. He resides in the Back Bay Section of Boston.

Steve Leary has assembled his team of class agents, and we are off and running on this year's Alumni Fund drive. Chairing the leadership giving effort is Thorne Butler. Fraternity giving is headed by Bob Turner, matching gifts by Mike Rubens, and the participation drive is being handled by Jim Chartrand. Joe Avellone will be coordinating the effort to get our classmates in the medical professions more involved in the Alumni Fund.

The initial results are quite promising. There are a significant number of new givers and the vast majority of us appear to have increased our level of giving over last year. There does not appear to be any overall pattern as to the size of the increases, but I am struck by the number who have doubled their gift. What appears to be happening is that classmates have recognized the importance of their contributions, and in many cases they are able to give more than they could several years ago. Sometimes on their own and at other times after being contacted, they have come forward with the generous increases I have mentioned above.

I think that a number of you would have very much enjoyed sitting in on the executive committee meeting in Hanover when this fundraising drive was discussed. A number of slo- gans, logos, and other fund-raising suggestions were offered to the class. They were rejected as being inappropriate for our era. The executive committee was unanimous in its feeling that the drive should be as staightforward, honest, and low-key as possible. People would be asked to contribute because they believe in the kind of education Dartmouth stands for and because they would like to see others have the opportunity to enjoy the sort of fellowship we experienced. Period. Thus far the results seem to have vindicated our belief that the shared Dartmouth experience plus a fine group of volunteers handling the drive is enough to guarantee success. Please continue to send in your contri butions so we can continue to run the campaign on that basis.

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