1969

I received a letter from the editor of this magazine informing me that the class of' 69 has a bi-generational tie to this publication. First, Joe Mehling, who is the College photographer, has had and will have his work displayed in the magazine, including photos accompanying the ROTC cover story in this issue. Joe did double duty at our reunion as both a classmate and in his official capacity. Second, Bill Stableford's son Tyler '96 is one of two Whitney Campbell undergraduate interns working for the magazine. Ty also wore two hats at our reunion, as a son and as a student worker.

At the reunion I was speaking to MikeRieder, and in the course of our conversations it became obvious that he rarely reads this column. He denied it. And so Mike, you have 24 hours to call to prove me wrong.

I have to apologize to Allen Denison. I left the reunion without saying good-bye. I looked but couldn't find you. Allen came with his 17year-old daughter Carrie, and so spent a good deal of time keeping an eye on her (remembering what Dartmouth undergraduates were like). They planned to do some college visits after reunion. Those of you who haven't reached that stage in your children's lives, get some good walking shoes.

As you know, we are keeping our class dues at $69 in order to accumulate sufficient money to fund a significant class project. If any of you have ideas about exactly what that project should be, I would be happy to float them in this column.

Although we don't usually report on the doings of alumni who aren't classmates, I thought you might be interested to know that the Hood Museum of Art is displaying the works ofjames Nachtwey '7O through November 20. Jim is an internationally acclaimed photojournalist whose works examine war, environmental devastation, and the horrors they inflict on the lives of ordinary people.

Take care and write.

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