1957

Our 35th Reunion is now three months past, yet the fun, die mental stimulation and good fellowship remain fresh in my memory and, I am sure, in our collective memory. Dan Goggin and our reunion committee, ably coordinated for the College by our own David Orr, again outdid themselves, calling up the most perfect weather I can recall in Hanover in June.

Martha and I got off to a great start by being part of the intrepid Moosilauke hike. DavidCook did a great organizing job for our accommodations and die hike, and especially in getting Tom Burack '82 to tell the stories of Jean Baptiste made famous by Ross McKinney. It was a fun evening. Monk and MarciaBancroft did the speed hike, showing us all they are in as great shape as ever. Monk continues on the ski patrol at Mad River Glen. Their car looked something like a sporting goods store. Doug Brew was moving along well also. His home, near Durango, looks out on some terrific cross-country terrain. One of the hardships of a geology professor's life is having to trudge die mountains, banging rock. Dave Cook looks like a great reunion organizer. Not only did he put together a great hike, he also arranged for the sensational music by the Black Eagle Jazz Band Calypso, and Calypso Hurricane. Clark and HappyGriffith and Mike Smith represented the local contingent. It sure was fun being with them. Mike is heavily involved in environmental education for Dartmouth students and townspeople. The Dartmouth Environmental Network has used the Ravine Lodge for get-togethers, and it sounds like a very stimulating group. Jim Nevitt, who spends most of his time high above the mountains piloting his Delta jet, decided it was worthwhile to trudge up and see what the mountains feel like from terra firma. DaveRichardson negotiated the mountain very well, for an old navy man. Tony Williamson brought the whole family. We had fan catching

ing up on his academic life before he took off from Montreal to the Far East for a University Coop program review. Al Rollins, who moved from Maine to Pennsylvania, got back to New England for our climb. Martha and I have enjoyed climbing most of the 4,000 footers footers in New England and New York, but Moosilauke remains one of our favorites. It certainly is one the College's greatest assets, and it was particularly meaningful to climb it with this wonderful group of classmates.

On Tuesday afternoon, after a wonderful picnic and good music by Calypso Hurricane on the riverfront with the classes of '56 and '58, we attended a dialogue entitled "The Fifth Decade; Men, Women, and Marriage." Harriet and Stanley Rosenberg, Dartmouth faculty, acted as moderators, both developing their thesis that as we age, the power in a marriage shifts from the men to the women. The nodding agreement of most of the women present and a broad range of reactions from die men, some in total agreement and some surprised, sparked great debate and discussion throughout die remainder of the reunion.

I would like to solicit the help of classmates around the country to each write one column a year, featuring events, contacts, old friends, and views of Dartmouth from their territory. I think it would be good for the class to hear from you. The commitment is for a single 500-word article per year. Interested? Call or write me.

And if you have interesting information for this column, send it, please!

Dick Perkins,333 Red Acre Rd., Stow, MA 01775, (508) 897-5297