1976

Some say it was the hottest summer of the century, some say the hottest in 50 years. All I know is that it was the hottest in our lifetimes! By the time this column goes to press, many of us will be basking in the blissfully brisk weather of fall. I, for one, am ready for the new season.

Some follow-up news from the last issue: Chuck Reach's summer wedding served as a bit of a '76 reunion. In attendance was Bob "Boris" Fisher, who is a real estate attorney in NYC. Another NYC dweller in attendance was Al Church. Ai is a commodities trader for Mark Rich and Co. in Stamford, Conn., and he lives in "the city." As mentioned last time Tom Ruegger was in attendance, leaving his three sons in California with Adrienne. Tom is a bigtime producer at Hanna-Barbara, and I believe many of us owe Tom our thanks. It is because of people like Tom that we parents may be lucky enough to grab a few extra winks on Saturday mornings! Also at the gala affair was Paul Lazarus, who is directing "Anything Goes" in Salt Lake City in September. I hear that it is Paul's "biggest production ever!" (And that is saying something considering how much Paul has been doing in the world of theater since graduation!)

Finally, Parker "Speedy" MacDonell was at Al's wedding, and it was he who was kind enough to call me with all the information about the others. I am always greatly indebted to anyone who can provide some good gossip! Speedy is living in Columbus, Ohio, where he is a banking officer for Bank One. He is currently involved in an executive development program, which allows him to work in many aspects of banking.

News just in from Risdon Corporation, in Naugatuck, Conn. Rufus Sisson has been named vice president of sales for Risdon's Fabricated Metal Products Division. Before going to Risdon, Rufus was eastern regional sales manager for American National Can Cos. in Greenwich, Conn. Rufus and Judy (a "townie" like myself) have three daughters and one son.

Just today I had the pleasure of visiting with Sara Hoagland Hunter who is living in Weston, Mass., with her husband, Andy, and her son John 2, and daughter Abigail 1. And, if that isn't enough to keep her busy, Sara is teaching in the Dover public school system. She teaches speech at all different grade levels and she works with the children in the "gifted" program in Dover. Also at Sara's were Lindsay Larrabee Greimann '77 and Heather Wilson '78, from Arizona! A very "Glee-Clubby" crowd. As a class officer I was fortunate to hear Susan Dentzer '77 give a provocative address concerning the press at Dartmouth in recent years. The following quote was taken from her address, and she is referring to a New York Times opinion by Martin Marty, a scholar and theologian at the University of Chicago:

"Marty stated proudly that he himself was an American pluralist - someone who believes that the great thing about factions in the United Sates is that their very diversity gives our republic much of its richness and strength. Still, even Professor Marty had begun to wonder if things in this country hadn't gone a bit too far. As he put it,'National politics, which involves negotiating and compromising, winning ana losing, cannot even begin unless there is minimal consensus.' Marty said it was high time for lovers and defenders of pluralism to determine how, in the midst of factionalism, we could restore the community of interests and of spirit that effective national politics demands. I confess to having similar feelings about the state of affairs at Dartmouth."

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