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An anonymous correspondent forwarded the news of an award made to Dr. Dick Roberts by the second-year medical students at the Cornell University Medical College in Manhattan. Dick was selected for the Teaching Award for 1993-94, a well-deserved recognition of his impact on the students at the college. My correspondent describes Dick as "a paradigm of virtue, exhibiting such noble qualities as integrity, compassion, honesty, and humor. Perhaps more importantly, he cultivates these qualities in the health-care providers of today and tomorrow. " Congratulations, Dick.

In an article entitled "Torvill, Dean vs. Dark Ages Dogma" that appeared in the Waco Tribune-Herald last February, Joe Kagle, who is a member of the paper's board of contributors, commented on the conflict between artists who push their field to a new "realm of glorious art" and the orthodoxy of the day. Joe was converted to an art enthusiast as a young Dartmouth football player during a performance by John Mitchell at the New York City Center Ballet some 40 years ago. He had a similar experience when Trvill and Dean competed in die Ice Dancing event during the 1984 Olympics, a "renaissance for ice dancing. " He concludes with his disappointment at the impact of the orthodoxy of the eighties and nineties on the judging of the 1994 Olympic competition, when the same couple performed with beauty and elegance but were awarded only the Bronze Medal. I wish space permitted the entire article as Joe is a most engaging and provocative writer.

The Power Ten of New York, which promotes the sport of rowing, selected WilliamHart Perry, longtime faculty member and crew coach at the Kent School in Connecticut, as its 1994 Honoree at its annual dinner last January. Previous honorees have included Olympic medalists, outstanding coaches, and prominent patrons. Hart was cited for his more than 40 years of participation and contribution to the sport during which he has been head coach at Kent School, a member of Friends of Dartmouth Rowing, steward of the Henley Royal Regatta (the first and only American accorded this honor), past-president of the U.S. Rowing Federation, and was inducted into the National Rowing Hall of Fame.

Class President Bob Fanger Reunion Chairman John French, and I attended the Class Officers Weekend in Hanover in early May, details of which were in the May newsletter. While there I met President Freedman at the bookstore and am pleased to report that he seems positive and upbeat both about the College and his own health.

The Republican members of the U.S. Senate have awarded Julie Klein the Republican Senatorial Medal of Freedom for his lifelong commitment to preserving conservative principles. Also honored during the past year were President Ronald Reagan, Lady Margaret Thatcher, and Charlton Heston.

We are now within a year of our 40th Reunion, June 12-15, 1995. Joe Mathewson and his team are at work on the class gift, and John French and the rest of the class officers are laying plans for an exceptional class experience. Mark your calendars, and send in John's information sheet as quickly as you can.

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