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The family of Bernard"Bud" Nossiter has created an annual prize at Dartmouth to encourage sound and independent reporting among undergraduates. The Bernard Nossiter Prize in Journalism, including a cash award of $1,000 will be awarded each year to an undergraduate for an article on "any substantive topic, approached from a reporter's perspective, and addressed using journalistic techniques." The writing should be in the direct and lucid style employed by good reporters.

Bud had a 24-year career with the Washington Post, which included assignments as national and European economics correspondent, and bureau chief for South Asia and for London. He authored five books and was one of the country's most influential economic reporters. Bud died in 1992.

Paul and Linda Spiers continue to keep in touch. Just two years ago Paul wrote describing their happy times in Egypt, as they completed a final tour in the writing trade. They could hardly wait to return and settle down in Linda's home area of Vancouver Island, Canada, a real year-round garden spot. Last year came a brief note, "we're opening a candle and fragrance shop in Southhampton, N.Y." Now comes a brief Christmas note marking their shop's first anniversary in November. Paul and Linda are really far out from their careers in public relations in the U.S. and overseas (Paul), and administration for legal, manufacturing, and public-relations firms (Linda). Their store specialty is a line of metaphysical, aromatherapy, and treasure candles. (I can hear Lennie ask, "Whatever happened to vitamin tablets?")

More down to our own level, Paul adds a post-script: store life has been hectic, seven days a week, so in the low season of February they were off for three weeks to Ireland, Scotland, London, and Paris. (Do we suppose they mentioned candles at all as they traveled?)

Well, guess what? Our 50th Reunion is beginning to catch on. It's working from west to east, with a spark from Joe Eisaman Joe, the ultimate ad man, is a calculating guy: he let out that he is only cool to the idea of traveling all the way back to Hanover. This prompted responses from Bob Dodson who visited in Beverly Hills with Joe, and from Fred Frassinelli who most definitely will be on hand and wants to see Joe on the Hanover Plain. Joe tells me this has turned him around. Nice ploy, guys, and isn't this togetherness what a reunion is all about? Now the fun is starting to be contagious. Are there any other groups of friends, roommates, drinking buddies, carousers or worse, who desire exposure in a discrete column of this sort?

Joe also passes on word from Liz Colton, Al's widow: a book titled A Grace Observed contains the collected sermons of the Rev. Albert Colton Edited by Bradley S. Wirth and with a foreword by the Rev. William F. Maxwell, these sermons give the reader insights into the wonderful spirit that was our classmate. "So, good people, my message to you this day is a very simple one. Go out and love one another."

Words we can live by. We recommend the book. See you soon.

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