1980

1250 Lauhala #3lO Honolulu, HI 96813

Unbelievable. Quite astounding. Three (3!) newsy letters came my way this month. I would like to interpret this as evidence that sympathetic classmates are responding to the impassioned pleas of McGrath and Herring. However, being a skeptic at heart, I recognize that it's more likely that the correspondents wrote because they saw irresistible opportunities to abuse classmates, or were tired of reading me writing about myself, or were fishing for an invitation to Honolulu. For whatever reason, thanks.

Julie Dunfey, finding life in California boring in its perfection (Wade, are you listening?), decided in an impulsive moment to change her lifestyle. She moved to Concord, N.H., adopted a chocolate lab puppy, took a new job in film, and married Chris Daniell '76. (I attempted to determine causal relationships here, but could not.) At any rate, hordes of Big Greeners made their way to Julie's August 2 wedding in Rye Beach, and some even cut up the rug with Salty Dog Rag. (Does Amy Vanderbilt prefer the Salty Dog before the cake or after the bouquet toss?) Attendants included Sally McCoy '80, Owen Dempsey '79, Stephen Daniell '79, Tom Reinhart '76, Jill and Steve Blackmer '79, and Phyllis Chang '79.

At graduation, many of us took bets as to who would be the first to make the cover of Forbes or Newsweek or even GQ. We didn't expect that Dan Zenkel would be the first to make the gossip page of the New York Post. In a case involving Harlequin novels and Warner books, the U.S. District Court judge for whom Dan clerks produced an opinion in novel format dedication, chapters, epilogue, and all. Dan's quote in the Post was that his boss was "an avid reader of fiction." It is yet to be determined whether Dan was referring to Harlequin hovels or the resume that got him his job.

After working for Skadden, Arps in New York City, Kal Alston has returned to the life of the Ph.D. candidate. Prior to her return to the University of Chicago, Kal spent her time going to weddings. She was an attendant at Brian Boyer's wedding in early May, as were AndyMinden and Roger Glovsky. Brian is in the international finance program at Wharton's Lauder Institute. Kal made the guest book at Scott and Lisa Hadley's June wedding in Quechee, Vt. And reluctantly Kal forced herself to travel to Lausanne, Switzerland, for Gingie Taylor's nuptials (a three language ceremony in an 11th century chapel on the edge of Lake Leman). Sigh.

If I notice one common feature among Dartmouth people, it's that we're into "managing." For example, Scott Coronis manages dozens of precocious, artsy kids as head of the arts department at Montclair-Kimberley Academy. Scott and his wife, Shari, have two daughters. MarkWebb manages other people's money at AmEx in New York. Kim Leighton-Ellis, carefully managing her career, is prepping for a shift from media to medicine, ChrisChan managed to graduate from Harvard's architecture and design program. Hoping to get good seats for Harvard's 350 th, Chris chose to stay in Cambridge (he thought that Di was coming along with Charles). Finally, after six years of managing stages in San Francisco, Denver, Richmond, and Hanover, CorbeyLowe is now managing attorneys and other such beings at Skadden, Arps in New York City.

Speaking of attorneys, do any of you guys still practice law? Bruce Fitzsimmons is a lawyer doing real estate; Bill Goodspeed is a lawyer doing deals. Wade Herring is bucking the trend Wade is a lawyer doing law . . . but then again, with an accent like his, it's tough getting job offers.

It's the winter, and high school seniors are sending in their college applications. There are a lot of good kids out there kids who would gain from Dartmouth, give to Dartmouth, whom we'd be proud to welcome into the Dartmouth family. Many of them are clueless as to the numerous dimensions of Dartmouth. Some may choose to go elsewhere because no one ever helped them see that Dartmouth is more than just fraternities, say, or shanty towns, or what have you. Remember how we felt when we applied ten (gasp!) years ago? Remember how much personal perspectives and contact with Dartmouth people helped? Every alumni chapter needs young alums to help with admissions interviews. Please give it a whirl.