1978

P.O. Box 1911 Spokane, WA 99210

Some of you former AD members may recall the meetings of the 3M Society back in the good ole college days. You may have figured that those third-Monday-of-the-month meetings at some Upper Valley purveyor of "fine" victuals would by now have faded into dim and distant memory. But 10, the 3M Society is still alive, stronger and more creative than ever. The group convened in Washington, D.C., over New Year's for a weekend of cerebral and sensual (senseless?) pleasures, as reported by Chris Riley and his wife, Mary Lynn. Not only did John Wettenhall '79 lead the group on a tour of the Smithsonian art galleries and help arrange the evening dining and dancing activities—which included a private party at the Deja Vu Disco (come on!)— he also had a date! Apparently the Rileys and Peter and Denise Leone survived the onslaught, as I heard no comments about "just like the great times back in college." One can only imagine what next year's meeting will be like.

Occasionally I pick up a few interesting items from newspapers around the country that describe the various activities of some of our classmates. The news is a bit old and maybe even out of date by now, but as a part-time member of the press, I feel it is my duty to expose anything of interest, sooner than later, and maybe even reminiscent of the facts. So here goes. . .

Gar Waterman is playing young American sculptor in Italy, maybe Portugal by now. Gar has been living and working in Pietrasanta, a center for stone sculpting which is his preferred medium. Recently he had his second one-man exhibition, near Princeton, N.J., and sold enough to keep him in "wine and pasta" for awhile.

The image of the old country doctor making house calls has been dispelled in the Watertown, Conn., area by family practitioner Dee Fountas. After working at the Fair Haven Clinic in New Haven, Dee set up her practice in this rural community, and began fulfilling her ambition to be a practicing country doctor. She lives in nearby Woodbury with her husband, Peter Jacoby, an emergency doctor in Waterbury.

Steve Strauss sent me a clipping concerning the whereabouts of Amy Dunbar. After graduation from Northeastern Law School, she joined the public law department of Palmer & Dodge in Boston as an associate, and was recently named director of governmental affairs at the National Association of Bond Lawyers. Sounds impressive! The question is, though, what's Steve doing these days?

Dave has been too busy rock climbing and gold prospecting to have finished his thesis so "quickly."

One last note from the boonies. After ten years of part-time jobs and lots of glorious vacations, I've finally grown up (sort of) and gotten a real job with only two weeks off a year. I'm not sure, yet, if this is a good deal. Someday I'll figure it out. Later.