1975

The Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Architects sponsored a competition to design a gateway arch for the 1984 summer Olympics. The contest attracted 1,100 entries from all over the world, and who should win but our own Bob Jamieson. His creation, according to the jury's report, "relates to nature as in the structure of a palm tree. It also relates to the Olympian circles." The light-weight, illuminated arch will be prominently displayed during the Games, but the site hasn't been selected yet. "I'm in heaven," writes Bob, "but I'll return to Earth in two or three months. Getting the thing built should be a struggle."

Don Dixon recently changed careers. That guy just can't hold a job. Now he's a foreign exchange officer with the Bank of Montreal, working mainly on marketing and development. He and wife Carolyn are expecting another addition to a family that already includes Paul, three and a half, and Nicole, two. The Dixons, back in Winnipeg, are currently renovating a lovely old home.

I received a nice note from Walter Evans, who completed his residency in gynecology and obstetrics at Parland Memorial Hospital in Dallas fast June. Walt now has a private practice. He and his wife Candace, who's a freelance journalist and a public relations consultant, have a two-year-old daughter and expect another child in July. "I recently became chief conspirator of the Dartmouth Club of Dallas," Walt writes. "Randy Brooks has been working closely in the club in addition to his law practice in Fort Worth. PaulCummiskey, Charles Glovsky, and ScottWallace have appeared from time to time at our functions."

This past Christmas I received an inordinate number of Christmas cards in the form of photographs. It seems to be the fashionable thing to do in the States; I've stuck with UNICEF cards, which are anything but trendy. At any rate, two of the best cards were from classmates. Brad and DebbieMargeson sent a wonderful shot of their offspring, Megan, in a comical pose as a junior Santa Claus. Season's greetings from Steveand Laurie Johnson were in the form of a handsome family portrait, including eightmonth-old Eric, with a perfect, wintry Minnesota scene in the background. Steve keeps in shape with noon-time jogging and a weekly hockey game.

Captain Lon Cross was part of the American force that occupied/invaded/liberated Grenada last. fall. "I returned with the main body of the 82nd Airborne Division's assault force on November 4," Lon writes. "After 11 days in the tropics, we stepped off the plane in 40-degree temperatures at Fort Bragg, N.C. No one had a coat, and we got to stand in the rain to listen to the Secretary of the Army speak. Great fun."

Point-Counterpoint Department: The chair this month recognizes Mark Myers of Annapolis, Md. "Noticed Rees-Jones comment about D.C. being dull. With Tom Nicholson,Buzz Cmaylo, and myself here, we know this is untrue." Well said. Rebuttal, anyone?

Can you believe it? Mike Peters may have been found! Details are sketchy, but it seems that Rick Waddell received class dues from former Mountain Man Mike. A note on the back of the dues bill listed a Seattle address and mentioned something about selling BradMargeson's station wagon to raise cash for the dues (see last month's column). Mike, are you out there?

Another reminder: It's getting close our "tenth" reunion on June 15-17. Make sure it's on your calendar.

Robert Jamieson '75, a Los Angeles architectural designer, recently won top honors in anational competition with this design for a gateway arch proposed for the site of next summer'sOlympic games in Los Angeles. Though political and financial hurdles are getting in the way ofactual construction, Jamieson reported that he is also exploring other site possibilities. Inaddition, he noted "an interesting Dartmouth wrinkle in the project— the arch is based on asculpture I did when I was a Visual Studies major. Peter Robbie provided inestimable facultysupport on the original sculpture, which was enlarged and transformed to become an archway." The 15-foot-high design features spokes radiating from a central hub to form a laurelwreath or sunburst effect above a pool; laser lights through steel tubes would illuminate thestructure day and night. "I'll see it realized some day!" he wrote. And in an interview in The Los Angeles Times he said, "Some day I'd like to see it built on a massive urban scale sayfour or five stories high to stand as a symbol for Los Angeles like the gateway arch in St.Louis." More on Jamieson's arch and the award is in the 1975 class notes column.

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