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Sometimein 1987,awise but anonymous classmate put a proposition to George Barr. The time was right, he said, to produce a cassette tape of one of the last all-male Dartmouth Glee Club's renditions, including many songs not now sung by the Glee Club because they're not "politically (e.g.,

"Eleazar Wheelock"). Any profits could go to our class treasury. For a year, George traced the copyright authority through the bureaucracy and legal staff of the College. Where did he end up? At Campion's. They had been the producers. Ron Campion granted permission, and George obtained the original recording of the club led by Paul Zeller in 1962, found a retired electronic wizard to reproduce the concert in cassette form, designed the label and packaging, and plunged into business. For the next four years, he marketed the tape to reuning classes, personally selling them at their tents and at Thayer Hall when they came to eat. He sold by mail, having taken out an ad in the Alumni Mag. As a result of all this effort, for which he put up his own seed money, at our last reunion George handed a check to Class Treasurer John Osburn for $2,800 to complete the project. He had sold over 1000 cassettes and netted $5,500 for our class treasury. George wouldn't tell you, but I thought you ought to know.

Allen Herrick here in Greensboro, N.C., is still working as administrative assistant to philanthropist Joe Bryan. Allen and Betsy live in nearby Hillsborough. After a few happy years working for the Alumni Fund, Allen did development work for Guilford College and Duke University. What better man to evaluate requests for bucks than one who was soliciting same? He reports he has seen HarryFiggie in the past several years, but not lately. According to Allen, Harry is "proud to be a member of Dartmouth '45." So, Mr. Barr, you can count on another body for our 50th reunion!

From John Leggat comes a clipping or the Maine Sunday Telegram reviewing with high praise a new book, Language of the Forest by C. Ross McKenny with David L. Kendall. Most of us remember Ross McKenny, the college forester, who wrote a sketch of his life before leaving it in 1971. Our classmate edited it and wrote the introduction and Part I, called The Dartmouth Years." Published by Peter Randall of Portsmouth, it is termed "fascinating" by reviewer Jack Barnes. Congratulations, Dave, on a worthwhile project.

April Fool's Day coming up—watch for it. Thought for the month: "Courtesy: treating other people as though they're as important as they think they are."

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