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After a two-month hiatus, it's time to play catch-up on our classmates' doings. The well-attended Sarasota mini on March 31 has been ably reported by that master of the megabytes, G. Herman, in his June DFTD. Monk and Dickie Larson didn't make the mini from their Singer Island, Fla. winter hideaway. They are now back at Delmar N.Y., for the summer. Karl and Kay Blume had to cancel their attendance plans because of Karl's January heart attack, but he's OK now. He has sold his Connecticut dental practice and plans to spend plenty of time at his new place in Port Charlotte, Fla., in the future.

Dan Provost provided a wild account of the heart attack he suffered while playing tennis at Rancho Mirage, Calif., in December. Surrounded by conflicting opinions on the proper course of action, wife Carol asked an attending sheriff to arrest Dan so they could get him to a hospital. The sheriff did, and Dan responded by punching him in the stomach. After eight days in the hospital plus recuperation time, battler Dan resumed tennis playing in April. The couple are now selling their Mendham, N.J., house and, for a simpler life, will live in California and rent in New Jersey during the summer.

John Hodel wide awake in Seattle, provided additional info on the untimely demise of Art Moffatt. They had both served in the American Field Service during WW II John remembered that Art had safely led the fateful canoe trip in 1955 only to collapse from exhaustion on the river bank where he died, much too talented and much too young.

Dave and Mary Nutt were named the Outstanding Tree Farmers of 1995 by the New Hampshire Tree Farmers Executive Committee. The honored couple own 250 acres in Etna which include a working forest devoted to sugaring, logging, and thinning for firewood.

In April I sent out an informal survey to 5 5 randomly selected classmates. The response by 32 men was gratifying and indicative of the '41 spirit and continuing interest in the College. The results of the 30-question survey will be relayed to you in future columns. For example, it was happily noted that 88 percent remembered Dartmouth fondly, only 12 percent indifferently, and zero percent dimly.

Not so reassuring were the answers to the statement: "I think Dartmouth today is..." great (29 percent), OK (42 percent), not so good (29 percent). Similar responses were made to the statement: "I think President Freedman and Co. are..." great (19 percent), OK (31 percent), not so good (50 percent). Maybe other responses concerning admission policy, attention (or over-attention) to diversity, and pride in athletic teams will clarify the opinions of our classmates. Stay tuned.

P.S. Don't forget the mini on September 30, Cornell game, and the biggie, June 10-12, 1996, our 55th.

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