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Nearly one-fourth of the class already has indicated intentions to attend our 45th Reunion in Hanover June 13-15.

Reunion chairman George Graham reports he's already received positive responses from 117 classmates to bring the total anticipated attendance to 221, including friends and spouses.

The reunion will be held in conjunction with the classes of 1942 and 1944. George says attempts are being made to get the basketball and hockey teams from the three classes back to Hanover for the reunion festivities.

And Howie Leavitt and Mike de Sherbinin '42 have added a new wrinkle to the reunion program. They are in the process of organizing discussion sessions called "Topics in Common: Conversations with Classmates and Wives." The hour-long gatherings will be held so as not to conflict with other reunion activities and will cover topics such as common professional experience, hobbies, avocations, personal interests, and general ideas. The inter-class committee is soliciting suggestions for conversation topics. Send ideas to: Howard B. Leavitt, 115 Sand Hill Road, Amherst MA 01002.

In other happenings, we learned belatedly that Jim Dinsmoor retired last spring as a professor of psychology at the University of Indiana. He was lionized at length in the program booklet published for the university's retirement banquet in April 1987. Dinny reports he's still doing research and writing for psychology journals. Our thanks to Spence Baird '44, Dinny's onetime roommate.

Also belatedly, we learned that Dr. HughLena and wife Jeanne celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in September with a gala dinner dance at which their six children presented them with a two-week trip to Hawaii.

Speaking of travels, Bob and Joan Ehinger spent three weeks in India and Nepal near year's end, returning to their New Jersey home on December 13. They climbed to the 8,000-foot level of a Nepal mountain, and Joan reported the camping out was a bit much for folks their age.

We hear from newsletter editor Eddie O'Brien that Bob Kerwin has retired (well, almost) from his teaching chores at Florida Atlantic University. Bob was in the foreign service for 30 years and "semi-retired" to Florida in 1979. Bob reports he's now down to teaching one course in international business.

Chick Webb recently suffered a heart seizure, but is back on the mend in Philadelphia. He reports he expects to do everything he wants. Not such good news about Andy Caffrey's wife, Clare, who has suffered a setback in her recovery from a stroke that hit her last summer. She's back in a hospital.

We just received word that Alfred W.Newton, who spent only a couple of years with the class, died on July 31, 1984. No details immediately available.

Finally, a reminder that we hope to put together a booklet on Word War II and Korean conflict anecdotes—funny stuff, ironies, bureaucratic foul-ups—for the reunion. Write up the incidents, briefly, and send 'em to me at the address at the top of the column.

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Send your suggestionsto "Topics in Common" The classes of '42, '43, and '44 are planning an innovative joint activity for their combined reunion June 13—15 in Hanover. It is "Topics in Common: Conversations with Classmates and Wives." At these hour-long discussions panels will explore some of the concerns and activities shared by classmates and their spouses. Some examples: business and professional experiences, retirement, personal interests, hobbies, avocations. The sessions will be scheduled so as not to conflict with other reunion activities. An inter-class committee is soliciting suggestions for topics. Check your class notes for the name and address of the committee member to whom you can send your ideas.