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The first item will take some of you back a long way. Dr. Dan Palant, Lexington, Mass., recalls traveling the road to Lebanon with friends for home-cooked meals served by Ida "Ma" MacAuliffe at Ma's Red Door. The food was delicious, and Ma became a friend for life for many Dartmouth lads. Dan has kept in contact and sends word that this fine lady is still enjoying life at age 95. She now lives at Roger's House, Lebanon, N. H. The photograph Dan enclosed shows a lady with a zest for life that all of us can admire.

Writing as I am in mid-July, some of last spring's late mail will be in your hands by mid-September. An example is Walt Vusen, Woburn, Mass., announcing with joy the acceptance of daughter Sandra at Dartmouth last spring. During the ritual school tour "we saw some great schools, but in all of our minds none really compared to Dartmouth." Son John is doing well academically at Milton Academy and is number one on the ski team. Jan Yusen continues to be busy with her computer consulting firm. Walt's electrical business is prospering, and the whole family took off last spring to ski in France and shop in London.

The Reverend Pete Kelsey was equally happy that his son Preston had graduated from St. George's on Pete's 50th birthday and was off to Dartmouth for entry in the class of 1990. After 23 years of parish ministry, Pete is now working at the Episcopal Church Center as executive director of the Board of Theological Education in NYC. Pete lost ten pounds due to a lowcholesterol diet getting ready for his 50th. He and his wife recently visited the Reverend Bob Fosse in Carmel, Calif., where Bob is rector of All Saints Church.

Regarding Dartmouth, Rev. Kelsey says, "It is still a great place despite headlines and radical assaults from the right and left. If we treasure liberal arts, now is the time to rally around the Green as critical, loyal alums."

Useful and interesting news about the 30th reunion came from Bryant Barnard. We are gathering with the classes of '56 and '57, so you will see many old friends. The latest word is that the reunion will be June 10 and will be for two nights. The main dinner with the president will be Monday night and a class dinner will be Tuesday night. On Wednesday there will be a memorial service, brunch, and we will depart. Look for more news on the reunion here as well as in the class newsletter.

We also received word of a new organization called "Friends of Dartmouth Golf Club." The purpose of the organization is to help raise money for Dartmouth men's and women's varsity golf teams and to rejuvenate Dartmouth alumni golf, both at the Hanover Country Club and other clubs nationwide. As Jake Jacobus' letter put it, the organization will help to get alumni together to become reacquainted and to build new friendships on the links. This organization was founded by HarveyBloom, Dick Mahoney, Jake Jacobus, and Fred Oman '56. A certain level of membership will entitle you to starting times, no green fees, and reduced cart fees at the Hanover Country Club, along with many other benefits. Anyone interested should either call Coach Bill Johnson, Director of Golf, at 603/646-2000, or contact one of the founders.

On a personal note, I received several letters about the recent activities at Dartmouth. Rather than reprinting excerpts, let me say that most writers felt that a constructive spirit in support of Dartmouth, occupying a middle ground between the conservatives who sought to take over the Board of Trustees and the mainstream Dartmouth traditions, was the best position. However, although the two "conservative" candidates for Trustee lost, the level of alumni dissatisfaction with many of the things that have happened in Hanover over the last few years is easily measured by the fact that both defeated candidates received substantial vote totals. This means that for whatever reason, many people were voting for a change. That should not be overlooked by anyone.

Dave Badger writes that he, Ed Burns,Steve Ducker, and Coleman Colla and wives had a mini-reunion last spring which was most enjoyable. At that time, Coleman, who hosted the party at his home in Newport Beach, Calif., had just changed jobs and was setting up computer systems for a major Los Angeles bank. Dave also was pleased to announce that his daughter will marry a Dartmouth 'B2 in Hanover in October.

Tryg Myhren, who is chairman and chief executive officer of American Television and Communications Corporation, has been elected chairman of the National Cable Television Association, the industry's trade association. ATC is a subsidiary of Time Inc. Tryg joined the company in 1975 as its first vice president of marketing and has risen steadily to his present position. He is a vice president of Time Inc., and serves on the boards of HBO and the Time Magazine Group. Tryg and wife Vicky and children live in Greenwood Village, Colo. We note that the new president of Time Inc. came from the television side rather than the publishing side. The spirit of Henry Luce is probably spinning in his grave somewhere. Apparently the board of directors think they can see the future and it is television. Congratulations on accepting another big responsibility.

When you read this, there should be time yet to plan for either the Harvard game and Dartmouth Night October 17- 18 or the first-weekend-in-October clash between Dartmouth and Navy at Annapolis. You can't lose with either choice.

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