1968

Greeners gather, Tonks talks, and footballers fall (just short). Organized around the first meeting of our new class executive committee and around Dartmouth's football opener for 1988, a number of classmates and spouses gathered on September 17 for a mini-reunion in Hanover. Although second-half rain and a tough Penn team dampened spirits at the gridiron, our '68 get-together after the game was fun for all. Those in attendance included at least three class of '68 children currently enrolled at the College. Their presence reminded us not only of how great it is to be a student at Dartmouth, but also, on a more sober note, of how quickly time

passes. Jim Tonkovich, director of foundation and corporate relations at the Thayer School and our class president, led the class executive committee meeting earlier in the day. Mini-reunion chair John Engelman presented tentative plans for future class gatherings, at the Dartmouth-Harvard game in October, over a winter weekend in February and perhaps even in New York City in March. Class treasurer Ron Weiss assured us that our class finances were in the black. And head agent Mark "Skip"Waterhouse provided the most exciting news of the day, that the class of '68 had established a new fund-raising standard for the College. With over 70 percent of our classmates participating, '68s contributed $401,368 to Dear Ole Dartmouth, setting a new record of unrestricted giving for 20year classes. Hooray for Mark, for his tireless team of class agents, and for all who were a part of this superb effort!

Congratulations are in order, too, for three classmates who have been elected recently to three-year terms on the Dartmouth Alumni Council: Edmund "Buddy"Noel of Denver, Robert DuPuy, of Milwaukee, and Skip Waterhouse, of Barkhamsted, Conn. The three will join other '68s already on the Council and give our class an excellent representation on this important alumni organization.

From the American Bar Association comes the good news that R. Clark Wadlow, a partner in the Washington, D.C., law firm of Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis, has been named to a second one-year term as chairman of the ABA's Forum Committee on Communications Law. This committee offers an opportunity to lawyers from all areas of practice to exchange ideas and concerns about communications issues, for example,new media, telecommunications, rights to privacy, and the First Amendment. Clark is also a member of the board of trustees of the Greater Washington Educational TV Association.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Parker J.Beverage, 7 Merrill Street, Waterville, ME 04901 '