1974

The responsibilities of an assistant dean cover more ground than one would expect. Not only do I attend numerous lectures, teas, and soirees, but I also show up at the students' own social functions as sort of an adult representative from the law school. For the Halloween party I found myself dressing up like a gypsy (that was easy) and coercing a friend to join me (he was dressed in black tie), and we proceeded to arrive incognito at the Coliseum Auditorium, where there were hundreds of potential barristers dressed up like cows, drag queens, and ghosts. One of the highlights of the evening was being flashed by a daring third-year student (he didn't know I was the assistant dean).

Then at midnight, when I thought I could finally go home, I found my new vocation as a taxi driver, delivering students still in costume to all parts of Macon and returning them safely home.

Well, get ready here comes our 20th Reunion in June. Please make your reservations in Hanover soon. Get in touch with Marty Mehlberth or Buck Becker.

Marty writes, "Our goal is to get 242 classmates back June 16-19. We still have not heard from Robert "Purple" Hayes, last seen at Herbie Hopkins's wedding in Philadelphia in February 1986. Anyone with infor- mation as to his whereabouts, please call (800) 373-7475.

"Those who have not yet responded to the invite may miss the opportunity to room in Ripley, Woodward, or Smith, the official class of' 74 reunion headquarters. Keep those cards and letters coming to Buck Becker."

Paul Edwards reports that he has accepted a job with Asset Securitization at Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale in Dusseldorf. His wife, Dr. Lillie Johnson, is a professor of American history at Drew University in Madison, N.J., and chair of African and Afro-American Studies there. They have two children.

Ralph Eannace is living in Utica, N. Y., with his wife, Laura, and two children aged IS and two. Ralph is part of his family's law firm and served as the Utica area's representative in the New York State Assembly 1986-92. He is managing partner of a general-practice firm and head of its personal legal services, and he continues his involvement in community and political affairs.

Robert Pridham helped the Hopkins Center celebrate its 30th anniversary in a unique manner. His stage adaptation of stories by Stephen King, appropriately tided Ghost Stories, played in Center Theater at Dartmouth last October. The adaptation is produced by Troupe America and was on an extensive national tour with a few Canadian dates as well. Bob developed the piece in association with the Williamstown Theater Festival. Bob has also directed Mary Shelley'sFrankenstein, Freud, and a version of "The Graduate." He is also working on an opera based on The Scarlet Letter.

Congratulations to Edward D. Beasley of Concord, who was appointed vice chairman and chairman of the revocable trust subcommittee of the elder law committee in the general practice section of the American Bar Association. He will serve one year under this position which represents about 14,000 lawyers throughout the country.

Rick Ranger has reported about his French Hall connections, including Dave McCobb, who serves as vice president of planning and chief financial officer for the Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina. Dave and his wife, Rosie, and their two children live in Rancho Cucamonga.

Chuck Szurszewski and his wife, Chris, live in Olympia, Wash., where they each practice law in the area of divorce and custody disputes. Chuck is a marathon runner and very civically active in the Olympia area. All right, next month, news of the band.

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