1970

Lots of odds and ends this month, but first hurry up, hurry up and get yourself to Hanover. If you take this advice you'll be rewarded with an opportunity to view an exhibit entitled "James Nachtwey: Photographs," at the Hood Museum of Art. Jim's work examines war, environmental devastation, and the horrors they inflict on the lives of ordinary people. He has been named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association and received the Robert Capa Gold Medal three times for exemplary photographic reporting "requiring exceptional courage and enterprise." The exhibit runs from September 17 through November 20, and Jim will participate in a panel discussion on the ways art influences politics and politics influence art on October 13 in Hanover.

It's also time to hurry up and help out the Conklins with your Reunion Book entry. Preston Conklin writes: "If you have yet to return your questionnaire or pictures and commentary for the Reunion Book, please do so in the next few days. The questionnaire deadline is very close at hand, and the final deadline for all information is November 15. All material will be sent to the printer at the same time, and it will not be possible to add late entries. The early deadline is necessary in order to distribute the book before the reunion.

"The entries need not be difficult to write—simply let us know what you are doing and what you enjoy in your spare time. Black and white pictures will reproduce best; it's worth buying a short roll of black and white film and sending us a print of the best photograph. And we need additional financial support, so please send a check (to Dartmouth 1970) and your information to P.O. Box 740, Kennebunkport, ME 04046."

And now for that grab bag of odds and ends. Denis O'Neill wrote the screenplay for The River Wild and made sure Dartmouth got its due credit. Denis was writer and co-producer and spent quite a bit of time in Montana and Oregon during filming. We hope the fishing was good, even if salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest have been down.

Dave Burbank has been elected to the board of trustees of the Berkshire Country Day School in Lenox, Mass. He's also a member of the parents' council at Northfield Mount Hermon School, and he helps to funnel the finest of these fine students to Dartmouth in his capacity as Berkshire County enrollment director for the College. Dave has been a member of the Pittsfield law firm of Cain, Hibbard, Myers and Cook for 20 years, and is professionally active with the Western Massachusetts Pro Bono Referral Service.

Paul Lipscomb has been elevated from the judiciary of the Marion County (Ore.) District Court to the circuit court by Governor Barbara Roberts. Paul was originally elected to the district court in 1986, following many years practicing law in Salem, during which time he also served as a parttime hearings officer and municipal judge. He keeps active professionally these days as vice chair of the executive committee of the Oregon Judicial Conference, and as a member of the advisory committee on budget matters for the chief justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. His community service includes memberships on the boards of the YMCA and the Salem Keizer Youth Drug and Alcohol Awareness Program. And finally, his wife, Donna, and their three children make sure Paul relaxes by spending as much time with them as possible.

And so, all of the above notwithstanding, does anyone really know what time it is? Remember that you can only hope to find out by attending Reunion 25 next June 15-18.

P.O. Box 3934, Modesto, CA 95352-3934

James Nachtwey's exhibit at the Hood Museum examines war, environmental devastation, and the horrors they inflict on people. TOM AVERY '70