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As I sit writing this on a wintry Connecticut night, it is just a week before January 15. I wish I could guess what the world situation will be as you read this. The work of the Planning Steering Committee has now been completed and submitted to the trustees. As I mentioned last month, Bob Downey and I had the privilege of giving some input as the report was being prepared. For all concerned with the future of Dartmouth it is a document well reading.

Bill Hildick is the president of the renowned Portland Rose Festival which will be taking place in Portland, Ore., May 31—June 23, 1991. It promises to be an extraordinary event for the community as well as motorsports lovers. Mort Fisher has been elected division director of the real property division of the American Bar Association's Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. As our years march along, we best keep Mort's address on hand.

Two classmates you might want to know about in these difficult economic times are Nick Jackson and Jim Young. Nick recently became owner and president of Considine, Jackson and Associates. The company, located in Lexington, Ky., specializes m corporate outplacement. Jim became the executive director of the career and Counseling Center in Naples, Fla. He will be helping young adults with education and career plans.

John Ryan, as if he were not busy enough already, has become general counsel to the board of directors of Virginia Terminals Inc., the non-profit operating company of the stateowned general cargo terminals in and around Norfolk, John's home town.

This is just my second column, so don't forget to send me news of yourself and our classmates at the address below.

A bit of Dartmouth trivia for you. Can you name the small settlement which sat on the Vermont side of Ledyard Bridge? It is now a part of Norwich, but not so in earlier days. My father, class of 1925, used to get off the train there when coming to Dartmouth, walk across the old covered bridge and up Wheelock Street to Hanover. I used to get my shoes repaired down there during our four years "on the plain." Look for the answer if you don't know it already, in next months column. If you do know the name, contact me for a free swim off my dock in Lake Fairlee during our 35th Reunion in June 1992!

Pete Kelsey, 12 Perkely Lane, Riverside, CT 06878