1975

3 Avon Road Bronxville, NY 10708

This month I am loaded primarily with historical news. The express shipment from Chicago just arrived with news from parts of the world which are unpronounceable. First, however, I do have some current events. John Reed writes that he and his wife Brita '76, have created their second child. Elizabeth was born on September 15. Alison, their first, turned three in September also. John is in his third year as national sales manager for a division of AMS, a software company. "Heavy travel, but Luvs and Enfamil bills getting paid."

I did receive a kind invitation from TomNicholson to join him and assorted others for the First Annual Goat's Head Soup Regatta to be held in Annapolis on the occasion of the renewal of the Dartmouth- USNA football rivalry. Needless to say, my father, a 1940 graduate of the USNA, was amused. Tom admitted that his expectations regarding the game were sober; however, he anticipated that Dartmouth would record a clear victory at the party. Although I do not have a full attendance list, it was rumored that MarkMeyers and Al Markman were there. I also understand that mohawk hairdos were suggested early in the third quarter to pump up the team. The results obviously indicate that the party began early instead.

Now for news from around the world, and naturally thoughts drift to Kigali, Rwanda (Central Africa for you non-Geography 1 types). Randy Harshbarger is currently working as country representative for Catholic Relief Services in Rwanda. He is mainly interested in promoting small-scale agricultural development and child nutrition. Randy recently had a visit from Bill Trescher and Michael Gaffney and reminds us that all are welcome. He also reminded me of something I had forgotten from Geography 1 . . . "Kigali is not as far away as you think."

Dan Nelson recently completed a Ph.D. in ethics in the department of religion at Princeton. In September he moved to St. Paul's School in Concord, N.H. Dan will be teaching religion, and his wife, Debbie, will be teaching English. Dan and Debbie, it has been a few years since I graduated from that fine establishment, but I am sure that it is still worthwhile advice to be wary of the butter pats stuck to the ceiling in the dining hall.

This tidbit from John Dockum: "My office, Family Medicine Nyssa, is sponsoring the Second Annual Thunder-Egg Days Runs for the benefit of the town's fine arts guild." John, we will not permit such unidentified statements and you must explain yourself in the next issue. He also wants to know when Robert Bell will be arriving for some fly fishing. Let us know; I just need to tie a few extra flies.

Keep your eyes peeled for the ABC mini-series "Amerika" in February. Not only has it been the center of a fair amount of controversy, but Peter Syvertsen has been involved in the production. Unfortunately, I'm not entirely sure in what capacity.

Tris Coffin is presently holding down three jobs: co-owner of a small tutoring firm, partner in a newly-formed computer related consulting firm, and manager of a liquor store, the last, no doubt, to take the edge off the other two.

Bill Mead writes that after 14 months in San Francisco, he has returned to the cold, damp, rainy environment of New England. He is still designing buildings for SBRA Architects in Boston. The best news is that Bill was recently selected to design the new Mary Hitchcock Hospital "where many of us visited for weekend fraternity injuries."

Larry Habegger and James O'Reilly write a syndicated travel advisory column, "World Travel Watch," published in the U.S. and abroad. I understand that there is some great material for you guys in Rwanda.