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In February the John Brown Cook Foundation brought Faith Whittlesey, assistant to President Reagan and ambassador designate to Switzerland, to Hanover for several presentations. In the Inn lobby we ran into SueHubbard and John Jr. '62, who were there to be with Jack Hubbard, who was in Mary Hitchcock. Jack had a brain scan and an operation that has given him more improvement than they had dared hope for. He was scheduled to go back to the hospital in March for more work.

At Karl Michael's memorial service in the White Church, Dr. Frank Bruch '51 noted that Karl had had only one losing season out of 28 and produced 48 all-Americans. He gave everybody the chance and encouragement to compete and was a father to many more besides his own sons.

John Moxon sends a Smithsonian report praising Porter Kier for archaeological work on the Pamlico River in North Carolina. Only a second look told me it was for Porter Kier 111 '56. This job isn't always in vain. My latest bunch of letters brought little news beside two invitations to dinner, an urgent request to mention the Alumni Fund, some hilarious thoughts on aging, and one bit of news with the note, "Don't put this in the column!"

The Charlie Dudleys and the Dick Blacks celebrated Charlie's birthday at Home Hill restaurant near Hanover. His enthusiastic description of the menu reminded me of the day when his Fran and mine and Roz Moxon sneaked up on the three of us to see what we were talking about and found us exchanging canning recipes. Charlie's Lebanon College may have 800 or more registrants next term. The Ed Carpenters and the Nat Barrowes got together at Vero Beach, Fla., but sent no gossip.

I'm happy to have a word from LeonardDoob, sent in with his dues. He's now Sterling Professor of Psychology Emeritus at Yale and active as senior research scientist while working on another book and editing the "Journal of Social Psychology" and a series of books on ethnic problems. He also reports "practical activity with reference to South Africa and especially Cyprus." As our Dr. FrankFoster says, "Busy is happy." And thinking of Frank, are any of us still smoking? It's a rare sight in Hanover today.

Duke Barto says Ruth Brittan is doing fine and visiting her daughters in Connecticut, Maryland, and California. Jack Gunther, knowing I'm an old zoning boarder, sends his latest treatise, "Conservation of Open Spaces by Planning and Zoning Commissions." It's a masterpiece.

Dick Eberline finally owns his home, which he's been trying for 30 years to buy from a trust. It's on land on which DickBrown's ancestors built a woolen mill after a land grant from Andrew Jackson. Dick Brown says he works gently every day and hasn't retired for fear people might not notice the difference. I like my deal they pay me to stay away.

Maury Mandelbaum retired from all teaching in 1983 and has been writing a book and doing work for the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In Hanover he's called Visiting Scholar in Philosophy but says, "As far as I can figure out I'm visiting from 13 Buell Street in Hanover." Maury was offered a Senior Mellon Fellowship at the National Humanities Center but has chosen a shorter stay at Chapel Hill, N.C., from January through June 1986, to finish a book.

Don't let these impressive doings keep the rest of us from reporting our woodchuck trapping and other neglected chores. Stay in the swing by participating in Dartmouth's doings through the Alumni Fund.

As for me: "To see oursel's as ithers see us," the Scottish bard was wont to pray. I've had a glimpse, and now my plea is, Oh, Lord, please take this gift away!

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