1951

178 Madison Avenue Holyoke, MA 01040

Proverbial wisdom has it that "spring is sooner recognized by plants than by man" and that it "has come when you can put your foot on three daisies at once." Certainly here in the non-subtropi- cal nothern hemisphere we have become used to spring's many moods; indeed, those of us who love New England take delight in its frequent changes of weather: "The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day When the sun is out and the wind is still, You're one month on in the middle of May. But if you so much as dare to speak, A cloud comes over the sunlit arch, A wind comes off a frozen peak, And you're two months back in the middle of March."

The words are Robert Frost's in his poem "Two Tramps in Mud Time," and the source is Ed Lathem's 1983 edition of the poet's collection entitled North of Boston, originally published in 1916, and here slightly expanded to include some later poems which Frost himself thought appropriate to the book's theme. Ed, of course, has been one of Frost's champions for years, and this volume, published in paperback by Dodd, Mead and Company with woodcut illustrations, is a notable addition to Ed's editorial efforts. I heartily recommend it to you, not only for Frost's keen observations of New England scenery and weather, but also for the quickness with which he moves from sights to insights. A reader can learn to trust such a poet; for he is playful without being pedantic, simple without being simplistic, complex without being difficult.

Far from New England is John Hoskins, who sends "Christmas greetings from Bangladesh' and continues, "I came here last January ('86) as Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations. Bangaldesh is an agriculturally rich country but heavily burdened with a. staggering population of 105 million and still going. Now is the 'winter' season cool, sunny, and bright. I don't know of any '51s in the area, but if any pass by they are most welcome." John's address is FAO, P.O. Box 5039 (New Market), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Much closer to home is Chet Cotter, who writes that the Princeton-Dartmouth football weekend "was a delightful wrapup for an otherwise unfortunate season, though I will go back to Baltimore/Annapolis anytime. I'm off to Rio for New Year's, hope to maintain a Brazilian tan on the Dartmouth Skiway in January, and then go to Italy for wine and/or whatever in February." Chet, with all that traveling, those you know are probably always singing, "Welcome back, Cotter."

A l Moses, even closer to home, has been elected to the board of regents of Georgetown University. A 1956 graduate of Georgetown's Law Center, A l is a partner of Covington and Burling. In 1980 he served as President Carter's chief advisor on Israeli affairs.

Jake Livingston, Alumni Fund Head Agent, has sent along a list of coordinators, each of whom will be working to produce a participation rate of at least 67 percent for our class. If you have already given, you may hear words of thanks from such people as appear below; if you have not yet given, please welcome their call as a reminder, and respond with a donation to the College. The following people deserve our support for their efforts on behalf of 1951 and the College: Bill Brooks, Leadership Chairman; JackGannon, Fraternity Coordinator; Jim Cavanagh, Doctors Coordinator; Dick Hulbert, Eastern Coordinator; Bill Woolner, Western Coordinator; Pete Bixby, Matching Gifts Coordinator; A l Mori, Telethon Coordinator; Chuckie Mclntyre, Memorial Gifts Coordinator; and Russ Dilks, Participation Coordinator.

And finally some gleanings: SandyMcDonald was among the many who attended Dartmouth Night back in October; hoot, mon, Ay dinna mane t'leave ye oot! Bill Beasley's daughter Faith teaches French at Dartmouth: did we have teachers as pretty as she? Jack Weingarten has attended the last five or six Alumni Colleges.

I need more news of more of you. For many of us, much is changing in our lives: new interests, new locations; or if not new, then fruitions of old plans, dreams, directions. For example, I am test-marketing a new kind of plastic barrel which serves not only as a trash recepta- cle but also a trash bagger as well; it is a simple and fool-proof design which may prove to be useful not only to households, offices, schools, etc., but also to whole communities looking for a uniform way to deal with trash disposal. And my wife, Jeanne, has just opened "Jeannie B's," our new venture in take-out homecooked food in Holyoke, Mass.

Keep in touch.