1977

Our previous scribe, one Walter Wingate, deserves wide praise for his work in this post these past five years. We, the new scribes, not only wished to praise him, but also wanted to ask a few questions not quite covered by the Chicago Manual of Style. Unfortunately, Ted has covered his tracks— from the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, through a brief rotation in Boston, to weknow-not-where. "Desperately seeking Ted: phone Norwich information after September 1! C and A."

Well, not too desperately. By the time you read this column, we should be back in, or near, Hanover. After eight years in northern California, we decided to make a change. Because a new baby this spring (Scott Anders Henning), moving crosscountry, starting two new jobs, and finding new childcare for Kaethe and Scott wasn't enough to keep us busy, we agreed to take over as class secretaries. Al starts as an assistant professor at the Thayer School in electrical engineering this fall, while Carol will be working in administration for the Dean of the Thayer School.

We did manage, along with 40 percent of the rest of the class, to get back for the tenth reunion in June. With rooms filled to overflowing and so many interesting people to talk with in one place, it was amazing to consider that 60 percent of the class wasn't at the reunion. One fellow Californian who missed it was Mike Zischke. Mike sent us an announcement of his marriage on May 23 to Carol Lu Leland, little realizing we were the new class secretaries and would have this opportunity to trumpet the word; they were still honeymooning when reunions rolled around. Another Californian, Edy Ullman, married Bruce Gorden on May 3. A healthy Dartmouth contingent was present in Bodega Bay, including attendants Kathy Phillips and Cathy Burnweit, as well as David Wright, Alan Wolf, and the two of us (besides wanting to attend the historic occasion, we were hoping the dancing might encourage Scott, already eight days past due, to enter the world). Edy and Bruce, fire captains with the California Department of Forestry, arranged a lull between blazes to be at reunions. We're not sure if Bruce knew before what he was in for, but he does now. Also, according to an April announcement, a June Vermont wedding was planned for Stephen ProutyMontgomery and Melissa M. Patenaude; Stephen is chief radiology resident at the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont in Burlington and Melissa is a partner in a design firm.

Among those at the reunion, SusanDentzer—most recently a fellow in journalism at Harvard—organized a terrific panel discussion on coeducation "then and now" at Dartmouth, featuring, among others, Karen Keegan, now a Washington, D.C., attorney. A well-received panel on merging careers and families included GuyMathews and Gretchen Spalding Wetzel. In the Bema on Sunday morning, after a memorial to deceased classmates, JenniferWarren, accompanied by Mark Frawley 'BO, took us back to freshman year with her rendition of a song by Purlie at a Bema concert orchestrated in memory of Mark Lebowitz.Evy Chan sang graciously from Mozart and Gershwin, accompanied by A.T. Simpson '76, with page-turning service provided by old Aire Mark Beams. Mark joined other old Aires including '77s Darrell Groves, AlHenning, Darrell Pierce, Bob Rennicks and Distractions/Woodswind Carol Akerson, Nancy Bird, Kathy Kelley McKee, Alison Baute Pierce, Kathy Martin, CarolynnBush Luby, Karen McGrath, Cindy Douglass and Betsey Cox Stebbins in further musical entertainment. Official photographer for the tenth was none other than Nancy Wasserman. Somehow, it seems unfair to have to photograph your own reunion, but then again, maybe it's more fun.

The number of offspring at the reunion provided rich contrasts. Between those looking relaxed at the Storrs Pond barbeque, and those looking harried, chasing kids. Between those who could still play beer pong till dawn, and those who were amazed they could still be awake after 10 p.m. Between those who were still wise guys (no names, please)—and those wise enough to leave the kids at home with the grandparents, like Marion Cartwright and her husband, Gene '76.

Award for longest journey to reach Hanover probably goes to Jon Bagger, who arrived late Saturday night on the "red eye" from Beijing. Then there was Mark Luning who flew in from London just for the event. Others?

We enjoyed talking with Bets Kent at dinner the first night of the reunion; upon returning to California we learned she had recently been elected vice president of Loomis, Sayles & Company, investment counsellors, in Boston. In other news, attorney Stephen J. Lentirie is seeking reelection as a selectman in his hometown of Billerica, Mass. Another attorney, PennyKurr Rashin, was appointed a resident associate in litigation at the law firm of Day, Berry, & Howard in Stamford, Conn. From Ithaca came word that Kathryn Kyle, a fellow New Hamper of long ago, and now a California resident and renowned director of regional opera, was guest director of TheMerry Wives of Windsor there this past spring.

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