1990

Who says '9os haven't made a significant impact on the world? All right, maybe none of us have changed the whole world (yet), but how about the state of Illinois? Many of you probably know that U.S. Postmaster Anthony Frank is a Dartmouth alum ('53). Well, one of your classmates, Bill Levin, of Chicago 60610, was disturbed that his state was using an outdated postal abbreviation for the state of Illinois Ill.) on its drivers' licences. He wrote to the Honorable George H. Ryan, Secretary of State for Illinois, mentioning his concern. He also mentioned his "extensive course study" in the field of geography at Dartmouth in order to bolster his claim.

The letter brought a response from the secretary's Director of Driver Services Greg O'Connor. In true bureaucratic form, O'Connor refused to admit any negligence on the part of the State. He did say that the error would be corrected on the "next planned revision" to the licence. Of course he thanked Bill for his "concern." Thanks, Bill, for making life for all Illinois residents just a little bit better.

Diane Mutti Burke has settled in Atlanta with her husband, David '89. Her course schedule as a Ph.D. candidate in American history has kept her very busy at Emory. In addition to her studies, Diane has also served as a teaching assistant for an undergraduate women's studies course. Dave is the associate director of college counseling at Woodward Academy, the largest private school in this here country, and he works with about 90 of this year's 210 senior students.

Who's reading "dirty, crinkled chits of parchment badly in need of a deodorizer?" It could only be Michael Reynolds who is still in Cambridge, England, and is now pursuing a degree in legal studies. The chits of which Michael wrote are written in Anglo-French and have been stored in the Tower of London since about one hundred years after they were written, in the early 1300s. This will be Michael's second graduate degree, as he earned his master of philosophy in medieval history from Cambridge last November.

Beca Solberg has moved to the Chicago office of Honeywell, where she is now working in the special projects department. The really big news, however, is that Beca is engaged and will marry Tom McPherson in the spring of '93. The two met while working on a political campaign during the fall after graduation. Tom's a lawyer in Omaha, Neb.

Scott Reed is busy working at KPMG Peat Marwick and pursuing a master's in accounting at NYU. He'll also be tying the knot, on June 27, with Lisa De lasi, who went to Hamilton College. The two met in die master's program.

Jeffrey Durso-Finley's name became hyphenated on November 30, 1991, when he married a Princeton '8 who is currendy a candidate for a Ph.D. in sociology at Brown. Jeff met her while finishing his master of arts in teaching at Brown. He's now teaching English and coaching three sports for Moses Brown, a private Quaker school in Providence, R.I. Anyone wishing to reachjeff by electronic mail can write to him at ap 510004@brownvm.

This column is where most '90s turn first when their magazine arrives in the mail. You know that because you turn here first too. I can't do it on my own, however, and I need your help. The more submissions I get, the more interesting the column will be. And I print at least part of every letter I get.

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