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Did we not hear as undergraduates that through our study of the liberal arts, we would learn to think, to adapt? The recent mail has brought news from several classmates whose recent endeavors suggest that individualism, creativity, and initiative remain alive and well. For example, we heard from or about a newly-established restaurateur, a biomedical entrepreneur, an outplacement specialist, a non-profit health organization executive, an insurance consultant, an archaeologist, and a dealer in antiques!

Lou Gerber, a successful marketing and promotion consultant who admits that his avocation used to be that of "restaurant critic," has now made it a full-time thing. Several months ago, Lou bought the picturesque Cafe Europa at Harbour Town, Sea Pines Plantation, Hilton Head, S.C. He and Bev, who have had a second home there for ten years, co-manage the restaurant. Lou remarks that the restaurant is a very successful operation in an incomparable location—the best of the island and claims that 's9s get preferential treatment. Shortly after reading Lou's postcard, I heard from Warren Dechter, a longtime friend of Lou's, telling me the same thing, and from John Wardrop, who unexpectedly saw Lou at Sea Pines recently.

In 1980, Will Hartfeldt parlayed several years of public and private law practice into a position as director of administration and legal counsel for an organization known as Source Technology Biologicals, Inc., where he has been developing PHYTON-27 fungicide and related new technologies. He says to call him on 1-800-ELM-TREE if your community wants a Dutch elm disease treatment that works.

Last January, John Vroundgos Nicholas was promoted to senior vice president at Drake, Beam Morin, which he describes as the world's largest career management consulting firm. He says the business is continuing to prosper and grow. He has an extensive background in psychology, which creeps into his observations: "The 'outplacement process' is not ideal for reunion with former classmates and alumni, but it is rewarding to be able to help during difficult life transitions. It is very satisfying to foster success."

The name of Tom Seessel, executive director of the National Council on Alcoholism, appeared in the Hamilton [Ohio] Journal News, when he delivered the keynote speech at an annual dinner meeting of the Alcoholism Council of Butler County, Ohio. Tom has had his own business as a management and public affairs consultant. He was also founding executive director of the New Jersey Housing Finance Agency, and a senior program officer of the Ford Foundation. A graduate of Dartmouth and Princeton, Tom has been a visiting faculty member at Princeton, Cornell, and the New School for Social Research. He was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1959 to 1962. He is vice chairman of the Edison State College of New Jersey, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program for Adolescent School-based Health Care Services, and a member of the American Bar Association Advisory Committee on Youth Alcohol and Drug Problems.

As noted in our 25th yearbook, Jack Hunter developed his knowledge of the insurance business in jobs in claims adjusting with the Hartford, in sales and agency management with Royal, and in commercial sales with Allstate. After a stint in commercial sales with Factory Mutual System, he was a risk manager for 12 years at Revere Copper and Brass in Rome, N.Y. For about four years now, Jack as been self-employed as a risk and insurance management consultant in central New York. He says there is "more and more interest in risk management since the 'crash' in the insurance market." He enjoyed attending a Dartmouth club meeting in his area not long ago.

John Cook continues to enjoy his work as an archaeologist with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. He says he has been concentrating on the interior Alaska prehistory and contact period, including the development of materials drawn from journals of early explorers and goldseekers.

And as he mentioned in our 25th reunion yearbook, Dick Geary has traveled throughout the world, starting with the oil business in the Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia, and as an officer in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam and Cambodia. He has resided in Singapore, Scotland, and Italy. He earned an M.B.A. at Michigan State University in 1970. He has been in London for several years, where he ran a small import business with a partner, then sold it as a going concern "to opt for semi-retirement as an antique dealer." He still travels about Europe, but says that London is still his favorite city.

This is the last column until the fall. Hope you are having a great summer, and I look forward to hearing from more of you next year.