1978

I had the opportunity to hand in this column late because of my attendance at Class Officers Weekend, a.k.a. Green Key Weekend. At that event, we had a number of interesting speakers telling us about events at the College. There were the usual appeals for money, but for once I was impressed enough to want to repeat what was said. It seems that quite a few Ivy League schools have either had to depart from need-blind admissions or else admit people but cannot guarantee sufficient financial aid. Dartmouth is not yet one of these, though some people are concerned.

Another thing that was discussed was a Dartmouth committee to study South African investments. Dartmouth has decided to divest its stock in two companies who are not in compliance with the College's policy on South African investments..

A third thing that was discussed was ROTC. This has been a source of continuing controversy on campus, with most alumni in favor and most faculty expressing reservations. The president and Trustees finally decided to go with an ROTC program which would essentially be an extra-curricular activity, carrying no academic credit. This has left some of the faculty extremely upset. One faculty member complained to me at length about various administration policies that he disagreed with, including certain expenditures that he regarded as frivolous, such as an overdone admissions office, a sprinkler system on the Green, and student lounges with Queen Anne furniture. He half expects the president of the College to be deposed.

Todd Anderson and Steve Adnopoz, our class president and head class agent, respectively, were also at Class Officers Weekend. Todd was therefore inspired to write, reporting a major late-breaking class event, as follows: "The setting was perfect. Spring was bursting forth with bright sunshine, a crystal blue sky, and temperatures in the seventies. Horses grazed outside a lovely church, one- half-hour's drive northwest of Hartford. An air of anticipation hung over the proceedings as numerous '7Bs wondered to themselves, 'What will go wrong?' After all, this was the wedding of Marc Farley, reticent groom and noted victim of circumstance (not to mention recently-appointed class vp as well). Fortunately for Marc, though, bride Kim Reed, Brown '78, was in firm control of the day's festivities. For Marc, a new chapter began: everything went off without a hitch. Dartmouth cohorts admiring Kim's feat included best man Steve Mandel, ushers Dave Dalury, Bob Hyman, Drew Rockwell, and JohnWalton, and other attendees: Steve Adnopoz, Jim Bassett, Ray Boniface, Scott Brown,Jim Bullion, Celia Chen, David Corey,Kevin Hoffman, John Lee, Heather (Mayfield) Kelly, Bill Murphy, Wilson Neely,Chris Riley, Wendy Thurber, Gerry Widdicombe, Peggy Epstein '79 and Otho Kerr '79. Congrats to Marc on putting together about the most well-attended '78 mini-reunion to date, where, of course, a great time was had by all! (My sincere apologies for any omissions.) One final quick note: the Seventh Annual '78 Summer Gathering is in the works; details, if not already there, will be reaching you soon."

Don Perkins wrote that he feels much too far from Maine, his home, and he and his wife, Nancy, are excited with their lives in the Bay Area. She's about to begin studying nutrition at UC-Berkeley, and he runs the Marin Conservation Corps, a not-for-profit youth development and conservation business which offers local youth employment training and education opportunities while contracting them out in crews to serve the needs of local public lands managers. Don says that those who know him will be proud to know that his office has a hot tub in the backyard.

On a trip to Peru in February, three alumni paused at the "highest railroad pass in the world," a spot15,806 feet high, some 125 kilometers northeast of Lima, Peru. Pictured, from left to right, are MikeMorgan '7B, Ellen Remsen 'BO, and David Richardson '77.

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