1973

As promised, the long-awaited communique from John Roberts, penned December 21,1992: "I have been reading the Class Notes column with interest for years but have been an infrequent contributor at best. A promotion here or a relocation there seemed to be bragging, trivial, or both. Events have finally moved me to write.

"Roughly 17 years ago I wrote to the column announcing the birth of Jessica Roberts, 'class of' 97.' Little did I know at the time how right I was. Jessica Roberts, high school senior, has just been accepted early admission as a member of the Dartmouth class of '97. If that makes her a legacy, then what does it make me? I'll tell you what it makes me—a very proud father. I haven't tracked our class's kids closely enough to know if there have been previous legacies, but this one I wanted everyone to know about.

"Mardie and I have three kids, with Jess being the oldest. Elizabeth is a freshman in high school, and Catie is in first grade. We've been in Chicago for about five years now, and have every intention of staying here. Between 1981 and 1988 we lived in Minneapolis, south Jersey, St. Louis, Tampa, Miami, and finally Chicago. My move to the Chicago Board Options Exchange, where I am head of marketing (the Miami-to-Chicago hop), was a conscious decision by us to get off the relocation roller coaster and give some sense of stability to our lives. We are thankful for what we have and where we have it."

I was as taken aback with the thought of' 73 legacies as J.R. was, so I decided to research the question. It was quite a hunt finding the right databases to query but, as usual, everyone in Hanover was wonderful. With all early decisions accounted for, Jess is the only '73 legacy so far in the class of '97 and appears destined to be the first '73 daughter to matriculate. (Matriculation was first-come-firstserve as I remember it, so be sure to get there early, Jess. You never know who else might have applied outside of the early-decision pool.) Jess is preceded on the Hanover Plain, however, by Clifton Berry's son Clifton, who is already in residence as a member of the class 0f '96. I guess that must make two proud dads.

Speaking of which, Harley Kaufinan is still recovering from reading that his father, Max, had written to fill us in on his activities since Dartmouth. All in all, I thought Mr. Kaufman did a great reporting job, but apparently a few points weren't exactly correct, so Harley has asked us to set the record straight. Harley was assistant clinical professor of radiology while at Downstate SUNY and serves on the New York County Lawyers Committee on Medicine midMental Health. Harley has gone inactive in the practice of law in Washington D.C. and has had to give up doing what was only monthly pro-bono work at the New York City Bar due to time constraints. On the other hand, he continues to offer pro-bono service for the Brooklyn Bar Association, which his dad hadn't mentioned. (You know, Harley, it is easy to see both the lawyer and the doctor in you. You strive to have everything be so precise, and yet your penmanship is the proverbial illegible scrawl!)

I put my free research time into legacies this month, but next month I'll get back to the dialing and prodding technique. In the meantime, remember those other famous dialers and get your Alumni Fund pledges in. We now have class children to help through Dartmouth!

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