1976

NO MORE CALLS. We have a WINNER! Congratulations go to Myron Allen, who accurately identified the quote from the last column. "Fere libenter homines id quod voluntcredunt" appears on page 27 of the 1976 Aegis and is originally from Julius Caesar, DeBello Gallico I.i. Not only did Myron know this (and document his sources), but he also knew what it meant: "Men are generally willing to believe what they wish to be true." (Ain't it the truth?! In this case, we are willing to accept the use of "Men.") He was sent the coveted Dartmouth license plate frame as his just reward. Myron was also kind enough to provide a bit of news. He is a tenured professor in the mathematics department at the University of Wyoming. One week last summer Myron was joined by Paul Stockton and Mike Aylward, and the three of them "assaulted peaks and flagellated trout streams in the Wind River Range until the siren call of Laramie's Buckhorn Bar became irresistible." After the adventure, Paul returned to Washington, D.C., and Mike returned to Boston, where he is an attorney. According to Myron, "things have been low-key ever since, owing to an excess of work and a dearth of skiable snow." I hope the dearth has turned to mirth.

As promised last month, I will reveal the identities of the editor, the professor, and the brothers' keeper awardees. StephenBell is the new city editor of the BuffaloNews, after five years with the Associated Press (the last two of which were also in Buffalo). The Buffalo News has a circulation of 380,000 (!) and has the "best market penetration of any top-25 paper." Stephen is running a staff of 65 reporters and six assistant city editors. Congratulations!

The tenured professor of geography and regional development at the University of Arizona is none other than David Plane. David married Kathy Jacobs (Middlebury '77), and they have a one-year-old named Emily Ruth Plane. This year David is on sabbatical and has been to China, Korea, and West Virginia. Wow! Three exotic spots!

The "Brothers' Keeper" award goes to two members of our class who are doing something important for humankind. ThadBennett (Father Thad) is the Director of AIDS Ministries in Hartford, Conn., a statewide ecumenical effort to get the religious community involved in the AIDS crisis. Look for his story highlighted in a subsequent issue, along with the story of RobSaltzman, who is a lawyer working for the director of the Los Angeles County Health Department, giving policy and legal advice relating to the AIDS crisis.

I have the unfortunate duty of announcing the untimely death of our classmate, Eric Frondorf. He was the victim of a hitand-run accident last September. A longer notice will appear among the obituaries.

I just learned that Peter Krauth has been named as a full-time diagnostic radiologist and head of nuclear medicine at York Hospital, in York, Pa. (Incredibly, I spent every childhood Christmas directly across the street from this very hospital, at my grandparents' house.) Peter interned in surgery for one year at St. Elizabeth's (Elsewhere?) Hospital in Boston. Prior to accepting his recent appointment in York, he was chief resident in radiology at New England Deaconess Hospital, also in Boston. He also completed a one-year fellowship in nuclear medicine at the Deaconess. I remember when, in junior high school, Peter memorized 84806the Jabberwocky by listening to it in his sleep! So, you see I am not at all surprised by his subsequent accomplishments.

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe.

Lewis Carroll

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