1970

I have some glad tidings this month. First of all, word has reached me that Skip and Marilyn Sturman are the proud parents of a baby girl named Cara Bekman. Cara was born in April and weighed in at over six pounds.

Our classmate Michael Gorr, who is an associate professor of philosophy at Illinois State University, has been awarded one of eight fellowships from the Center for Libertarian Studies. The fellowships were created in honor of Ludwig von Mises, who was a free market economist and social philosopher. The fellowships are designed to support studies of human liberty. Mike will analyze the concept of coercion and its relationship to freedom, exploitation, and enticement in its application to political and moral issues. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth, Mike received his Ph.D. from Brown University. While at Brown, he received a University Fellowship and was awarded a U.S. Steel Fellowship. He began teaching at Illinois in 1976 and is the author of numerous articles in philosophy journals.

The Sunday Rutland Herald and Times Argus recently contained an extensive article about the Stinehour Press in Lunenburg, Vt. Stinehour Press is an internationally known book press. It publishes 50 to 60 books per year in limited editions of the highest quality. Our classmate Stephen Harvard is a designer and account executive for Stinehour. He is one of the individuals responsible for the company's reputation for producing books which are of exceptional precision and beauty. High quality paper, carefully-chosen type faces, accuracy at all stages, and superb designs are all hallmarks of the company's work. Stinehour books are said to speak with an understated eloquence, a quiet and classical restraint. Somehow the company is able to print books that sell for under $5.00 each, in addition to doing collector's items and exceptional books that sell for prices in the hundreds of dollars each. I am sorry that I am unable to include more of the article. Stephen is extensively quoted in it, describing the processes relating to the publishing of books. Roderick Stinehour '50, the founder of the press, summed up the special quality of the organization, saying: "We live in a separate world up here, but we live in it together. The people here are kind of special. They like country living. They like working on significant things." There is no doubt but that Stephen agrees.

This last comment brings me around to thanking all of you who have so far contributed to the Alumni Fund to help allow the Dart- mouth process to continue. It seems to me that Rod Stinehour's words capture some of the uniqueness of Dartmouth as well what we all look back on with fondness and a good part of the reason why we contribute so that others, too, may enjoy it. For those who have not yet joined in, there is still time.

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