1972

A mid-March snowstorm which buried New York reminded me of Hanover though I had to overlook a few of the buildings. And a few of the cars. And the drivers who don't have a clue how to drive in snow. Otherwise, it was just like Hanover.

I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge John Kemeny's passing. Our stay in Hanover was deeply influenced by the man who became president in the middle of our four years. He handled a tumultuous period of change quite deftly, and though there are probably a few of you who disagreed with his policies, I believe we would all agree that he did a remarkable job steering the College through difficult waters. In retrospect, his presidency looks better and better each year; frankly, it looked pretty good to me back then. I have a particularly fond memory of a Dartmouth-Harvard hockey game at Davis Rink when I sat next to Kemeny, and his observations ranged from the game itself to the Harvard Ail-Americans who did not get accepted by Dartmouth to the Dartmouth Five ensemble which played between periods Kemeny observed the group had many more than five players. Quite an interesting and amusing guy, as well as a wonderful professor.

I will now segue, hopefully neatly, to Christopher Winship, who has just been named professor of sociology at Harvard. In an article in the Harvard Gazette, Chris is cited for his innovative work on the mathematical modeling of social networks and the statistical analysis of quantitative data. His work has been primarily devoted to using these analytic abilities to understand the socioeconomic differences between African-Americans and whites and changes in the status of AfricanAmericans over time. He and another Harvard prof are currently working on a book which looks at the ideology of poverty, race, and discrimination in the U.S. and uses quantitative methods to explode certain persistant myths about race.

Now that he does not have to devote time to the class newsletter, Alan Lovell is concentrating on the Casco Northern Bank, where he has been promoted to assistant vice president. Alan had been the branch manager of the Scarborough office since 1990. Alan, his wife, and their two children live in Portland. For those in Maine in search of financing, Alan is your local friendly banker, looking to expand business.

John Burke would like me to remind you that we have only four more shopping years until reunion.

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