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We salute Bob Mitchell as Vermont's Citizen of the Year for 1986. He was chosen for this honor by the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and thus joins a long list of important and. distinguished people. Still active as the editor and publisher of The Rutland Herald and as the publisher of The Barre Times Argus, Bob has no plans for retirement.

We also salute Harold Sack, still very active as a lecturer and as President of Isadore Sack Company of New York, who recently lectured at Dartmouth in the Loew Auditorium on "Authenticating and Evaluating American Antique Furniture." The announcement said in part: "A member of the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Furniture Committee, an advisor to the White House and the Department of State collections of Americana, he has lectured at the Met, the Smithsonian, Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, Yale Art Gallery, and many other distinguished institutions."

Bainbridge and Virginia Davis have moved to a Friends retirement community, Kendall at Longwood, Pa. The Kendall newsletter outlined the distinguished careers of Bain and Virginia in the U.S. Diplomatic Service. They have served in Venezuela, Chile, Panama, Jamaica, and also in Washington, D.C.

This next item is revealed under conditions of utmost confidentiality. Adie Walser is not a gambler; she's just a funlovin' gal. But when she and Whip stopped in Monte Carlo on a recent trip, she decided to place just one bet, as has been her practice. So, you guessed it! She hit the right number on the wheel that number was '32, and it paid 1800 francs!

Milt Alpert, who is serving as our memorial gifts coordinator, having retired as a distinguished jurist, now fills his time with many civic duties, such as the Pompano General Employees Retirement System and president of the Civic Aires Association where he lives.

Bob Fendrich's wife, Olive, sent a card in response to seeing a photo of our 50th anniversary gathering with the comment: "How you did multiply."

From the shadow of Mount Washington, Alex McKensie wrote to the AlumniMagazine condemning the attempt by a few of the New Hampshire Legislators to gain control of Dartmouth's right to award degrees. Daniel Webster covered this legal point in the Dartmouth College Case, saying: "It is, sir, a small college, but there are those of us that love it."

Bo Daniel's son, Dan, is mentioned in "The Economist" as a consultant for the governor of Arkansas.

I hope that you have all received DickOlmsted's "mini-program" for this fall. If this does not arrive too late, please note that there will be an informal dinner following the September 20th game in Hanover with Pennsylvania. And, if you live within striking distance of Annapolis, the College is planning a dinner at the Hyatt in Baltimore on Friday evening, October 3, and a boat ride down the bay before the game. I hope that you have made reservations: it sounds like a great "peerade!"

You have already been appraised of the death of George Hahn, whose distinguished career meant so much to so many. His widow, Ann, sent me a copy of the memorial service at which "Men of Dartmouth" was sung as the closing hymn. Thus, "farewell" was sung to one of our most loyal and beloved sons.

Ben Ezra.

Rutland Herald Publisher Robert W. Mitchell '32 was honored last summer with the 1986 VermontCitizenship Award, presented by the state Chamber of Commerce, at a dinner attended by 200. Oneof the many speakers was Vermont Governor Madeleine Kunin, who said, "Bob Mitchell has refinedand edited the world for us."

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