1954

100 Highland Avenue Seekonk, MA 02771

The holiday season is upon us and it brings with it the thoughts of good friends and good times and the desire to wish those good friends happiness during this cheerful season and the year ahead. I know it would be the desire of the class as a whole to wish our good friends and the good friends of all of Dartmouth alumni, Dave and Judy McLaughlin, happiness and contentment as they prepare to start a new phase in their lives away from the pressures of their official position in the Dartmouth community. Dave and Judy have given their all for the Dartmouth community collectively, and especially to their class, the class of '54. Our best wishes are forever with you, Dave and Judy.

Dick Barker writes that Dartmouth night Baltimore/Annapolis weekend was a great success if one overlooks the athletic contest that was a part of the weekend. Eleven '54 couples were in attendance at the dinner of Friday night: Dave and Judy McLaughlin, John andSally Heyn, Ned and Lynn Jarrett, Johnand Ginny Pope, Don and Betty Des-Combes, Bob and Kit Dean, Jan andFleur Chandler, Don and Barbara Berlin,John and Betty Heston, Charlie and Frannie Morrison, and Dick and BarbaraBaker. Bob and Nancy McCartney joined the '54 contingent at the game on Saturday. According to Dick "The conviviality of the group was first class!" Another great mini-reunion for '54.

As you know from last month's column Bill Mansfield has been transferred to Nairobi, Kenya, to be the executive director of the U.N. Environmental Program. Bill writes "It's a long way from Hanover, but still remotely connected to the Dartmouth environmental program which sends students to us annually. Transferred from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .... Mansfields have established a beachhead and are digging in. Exciting work and worthwhile and interesting country we live in." The Mansfields' new address is c/o the United Nations Environment Programme, P.O. Box 47074, Nairobi, Kenya. Pete Geithner also wrote from Larchmont, New York, to tell us of the Mansfields' move. Thanks for keeping us informed, Pete.

Dick Danforth has come home! After years in urban planning in Rochester, N.Y., and on the West Coast, he has moved back to New Hampshire and taken the position as the regional planning director of the Stafford Regional Planning Commission. The commission's area of responsibility includes Dover, Rochester, Somersworth, Durham, the adjoining 13 towns, plus the county. Dick writes that the area is "flooded with growth," and so he looks for the years ahead to be exciting and challenging. Dick's new address is 3 Great Boars Head, Hampton Beach, NH 03842.

Previous columns have mentioned PeterJohnson's retirement as the administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration and have quoted from numerous praise worthy atricles about Peter's tenure in that position. Bob Woodberry sent a copy of two pages from the Congressional Record, praising Peter's performance during his tenure. The comments, which are too lengthy to quote, were offered individually by Senators Hatfield, Gorton, Melcher, and Evans. What a job you must have done, Peter, to have stimulated such comments of praise and concern over your departure. How proud we all are of you to have you represent the class of '54 and Dartmouth in the far Northwest.

Catherine Donovan, recipient of the Class of 1954 Internship for the spring of 1986, has written to thank the class for its generous sponsorship of the Rockefeller Public Affairs grants. Catherine served her internship in the office of the Vice President. She writes, " It was a highly rewarding experience which provided me with a unique perspective on the inner workings of the Executive Branch of the Federal Government." In her report to the class she concludes, "Above all, my internship in the Office of the Vice President instilled in me a much greater appreciation of the American democratic tradition. It is a testimony to our free society that a college student can initiate an application to be considered for a position where he or she can gain such insight and direct exposure to the power structure which governs our country." I am sure we are all happy to see that our contribution to the Class of 1954 Internship produces such positive results.

Lynn and I wish you all a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year.