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Bill Fitzhugh and A1 Ritchie organized another enjoyable mini-reunion in October with 87 in attendance, including 42 alumni, 36 wives, five widows, and four guests. On Friday Don Hagerman interviewed two of our grandchildren, Joshua Price '93 (grandson of Yank Price and son of Fred Price '67) and Nora Stowell '96 (granddaughter of Randy and Phoebe Stowell and daughter of Dick Stowell '68). They were both enthusiastic and articulate about all aspects of present-day life at Dartmouth. LewisCrickard, director of the Hopkins Center and an honorary member of our class, reviewed the extraordinary range of activities under his supervision. That evening we adjourned for dinner at Pierce's Inn, which was a new and delightful experience.

The class meeting was held Saturday morning. Unfortunately, Bob McLelland because of quadruple bypass and Sax Zieman because of a broken hip were unable to join us even through they were well on their way to recovery. Yank Price summarized all of the interesting class events of the past year. Treasurer Put Kingsbury noted in particular that 80 percent of the class had paid their dues, as did 45 percent of our widows. The memorial fund now has an estimated market value of $150,000, producing about $6,000 of annual income for the Hop and the Hood.

John Todd, our head agent for the Alumni Fund, reported the class contribution of $127,947 (against a goal of $110,000) from 258 donors (88-percent participation). This year the class received the Raymond T. Rasenberger Alumni Fund Award "in recognition of outstanding achievement during a non-reunion year." John Wallace, as one of the three co-chairs for Bequests and Trusts, stated that the class had only a "fair" performance compared to surrounding classes.

Dero Saunders made several amusing remarks on fundraising activities. Reg Bankhart mentioned that the Tear Bag was published five times last year, and there may be six or eight issues this year.

Don Hagerman's reading of the names of classmates who had died since the last class meeting was followed by a moment of silence. Ruby Field said that last year she sent out 135 Christmas notes to widows and agreed to do the same once more. Next year a committee will be appointed to take on this responsibility.

Don Radasch reported that the Athletic Sponsor Program collected $ 192,072 from 981 members in 1991-92. Of the 132 candidates accepted for admission, 75 actually enrolled.

Luncheons were followed by victory over Bucknell on a mild fall afternoon. Provost John W. Strohbehn gave an excellent talk about current changes and facilities after a buffet dinner in Alumni Hall.

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