1983

"You must remember this," Will Cattan was saying. Around the table, everybody's head perked up a la "Casablanca," expecting to hear Sam and his tinkling piano playing "As Time Goes By."

Instead, Will was holding court on the merits (or lack thereof) of turning 30. BillRobbins, who followed Will into his fourth decade just 24 hours later, could empathize. The fundamental things now apply: counting calories, avoiding double-cheeseburgers, listening to bones creaking in the morning, rarely staying up past midnight, and checking regularly for hair recession. Happy birthday, boys!

Drs. Mark and Rachel Hausmann, of pure southern pedigree and medical school successes, have a new angle on life thanks to Shaynee, their newest household member. Shaynee is a ten-month-old Dalmatian pooch that arrived one morning and took complete control of Mark and Rachel's life that afternoon. "We were going to go skiing in Utah last winter," Mark related, "but then we realized we'd have to leave Shaynee with Harold the kennel man." So much for the ski trip. Mark and Rachel have plenty of 8x10 glossies of their hallowed pup if you're interested.

John Fanestil has secured a divinity degree. Mike and Kathy Coster, whose last geographical jump was from San Diego to Boston several years ago, are now packing up the station wagon again, filling the glove compartment with Skoal, and heading for Portland, Maine. "It's a quality of life kind of thing like," says Mike. Connie and Jim Gregg have just entered the realm of parenthood, thanks to the arrival of Emily Ring Gregg on May 5! Yeah! Emily tipped the scales at a salubrious 7 lbs. 1 oz. John Hall is now a legal eagle with White and Case in New York, having secured an international business degree at Woodrow Wilson Law School. Rich Levine is doing law work in Tokyo. Peter Fleming is a geology professor at Columbia. Jack and GwenCampbell moved to Westport, Conn. And Bruce, Stephanie and Sarah Andrus have also been bitten by the relocation bug: they've closed up shop in Pawtucket, R. I., and headed for the friendly confines of Keene, N.H.

Well, unless you've been living under a large rock lately, you no doubt have learned that Dinesh D'Souza has written a book called Illiberal Education: The Politics of Race and Sexon Campus. How hot is our young scribe? In a word, very. I've seen book reviews in the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, and . .. yes! the Valley News, among others. In fact, it ain't just the print media that's paying attention, folks. Late in May, Dinesh was bantering on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered" with Robert Segal. As the tide suggests, Dinesh has written a hardhitting critique of today's colleges and universities, including affirmative action, course curriculum, and politically correct ideology. With his book, Dinesh joins Jean Korelitz (poet) as one of our class's leading authors. Let's hope the two of them can oudast Kitty Kelley.

Megan Morgan Carr wins the Letter of the Month award, just edging out Cathy BarrTaylor in a photo finish. Megan was married last October to Jeff Carr, whom she met while in graduate school in St. Louis. Megan and Jeff recently moved to sweltering Philadelphia, and both work at Biyn Mawr College in the Biology Department. Megan is ensconced in research, learning how growing nerves choose the correct pathway in a developing limb. Eventually Megan will seek tenured professorship.

Meanwhile, Cathy is still with Kraft General Foods and has moved from barbecue sauce to Squeeze Parkay margarine to Seven Seas salad dressing. She's shifted (gratefully) from finance to marketing and is enjoying married life.

Well, folks, it's summer time. Have a wonderful one. Don't be afraid to write.

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