1979

4625 Windom Place NW Washington, D.C. 20016

Well, everyone, with winter here I know that you're all wondering which '79 would say, "Hey, I'm living on a sunny, sandy island and anyone is free to visit." Sorry, but all I could come up with was Steve andJane Schreiber in Coral Gables, Fla. And to tell you the truth, Steve did not make any such rash invitation. What he did say is that he's teaching architecture at the University of Miami and that he and Jane were married September of '86. Not much to go on for you moochers, but I've got confidence.

Mark Winkler totally panicked when he realized that our 10th Reunion was looming and decided to fill me in on the activities of his wife, Lois, and their one-year-old daughter Emily. Apparently an intended pilgrimage to Mother Dartmouth had to be cancelled last spring due to a measles outbreak on campus. Mark recently joined Reader's Digest as a systems analyst and has all of a five-mile commute each day from his Pleasantville home.

By the way, you all do know that our 10th won't be until 1990. The College figured that our class could use an extra year to beef up its accomplishments by the "10th Reunion." Some will need less help than others. Regarding the study of law, NancyWilder recently won second place in the national Bicentennial essay competition for law school students which resulted in a check for $2,500, a publishing of her essay in advance sheets to the Supreme Court Reporter, and a letter from old Warren baby himself. Nancy's essay dealt with the current state/federal structure and whether such an arrangement leads to efficient and adequate protection of constitutional rights. Yeah, the same old "How I Spent My Summer" routine. Anyway, Ms. Wilder is clerking for the chief justice of the Maine Supreme Court and likes Portland, although she does seem to be casting a glance south toward the Department of Justice.

Regarding accomplishments in the field of human endeavor, Scott Somerville welcomed his fifth child, Charity Anne, last July. Scott, don't burn yourself out before the 10th Reunion, man.

As for the rest of you, you have three years, don't waste 'em. Three years will be just about when the Teneriellos return from the medical staff at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Yokosuka, Japan. Three years will certainly be long enough for Jon Saxe, who was married this fall, to write his class secretary with details of his wedding. Three years should be long enough to provide BillGottesman in Burlington, Vt., with the visitors he's always inviting. Move just a little further south, Bill. Bill is teaching family medicine to UVM medical students and expects to start delivering babies around Christmas. He did not deliver Jean Madinger Johnston's son, Shawn, born in Burlington last May. Put an end to that rumor.

I thought that I could complete my tenure as your secretary without being too much the bearer of sad news but I'm sad to write that our classmate, West Hinkle, died last August. Please take a moment to read further about West's life in the next issue of this magazine.