1970

Dartmouth football is off to a fast start in the race for Ivy League champions. The campus looks spectacular—remember [how it first looked when we arrived in the fall of 1966? First some news of class celebrations from Star Johnson. On October 19 (Yale Homecoming weekend) we join the class of 1969 with an entertainment tent (free booze but you bring soft drinks and food to grill) in front of Heorot all day on Saturday. Then at the Princeton game on November 23, the class will tailgate at a designated parking area. Will you join us? Hey, it's also a great place to bring your children (especially those single older ones who you want to meet other nice class offspring). In a column last year I mentioned that DaveGraves (working with Reuters) has had a few brilliant ideas about using e-mail for class correspondence and the Internet to set up our own homepage. He e-mails: "The simplest (i.e. lowest maintenance) is a fully automatic listserve. A class member would send an e-mail to [the designated] address.. .and it is automatically re-sent to everyone who has subscribed." Regarding a web page, Dave adds, "people are going to use this to share any personal information, particularly about their families." Since our age group puts us on the cusp of the new technology it might make sense to do this either through the College's system or on our own. Having just set up a homepage of my own I can tell you that it's not difficult or expensive (and I hardly ever set foot in Kiewit except to impress dates with the Snoopy printout). What do you think?

The news has spread about LouYoung's scalping. It seems that he promised the members of the lacrosse team he coaches that if they were to win the state championship he would let them shave his head...so, congratulations! From Arizona comes news that Steve Doig has been chosen to fill the new Knight chair in journalism at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Telecommunications. His specialty is computer-assisted reporting. I was in beautiful Vancouver a while ago and read about Gordon Campbell, the Liberal Party leader in British Columbia. Believe it or not he has a reputation for being too straight. A local paper put it: "Gordon Campbell is probably the only guy told to get out of a plaid shirt and change into something more comfortable—like a threepiece suit." The story appeared under a headline: "Hard-hearted image doesn't fit...say his friends." To be fair, Gordon was the dynamic mayor of Vancouver from 1986-1993. Chris Marshall has recently received a federal appointment as the U.S. trustee for region 1 (covering most of New England). He leaves his law firm in Manchester, N.H., to go on to higher responsibilities. Former roommate BillFraser wrote excitedly, "He lives!" when he heard that Chris Henderson was recently sworn in as associate judge of Maryland's seventh judicial circuit for Charles County. Kudos to both Christophers.

What's this impressive ad that has been appearing in a number of national publications featuring Jim Natchwey? A renowned photojournalist who has made his mark in many of the world's trouble spots, the full-page ads show Jim in a dramatic close-up with this quote: "I have seen history unfold before me. I have seen the enduring strength of the human spirit. I have seen freedom triumph over oppression. I would like to see peace." Hey, I can't argue with that, Jim. (The ad is for contact lenses.) I can't help but include this frontpage headline from a recent Wall Street Journal: "CEO Takes On A Nun In A Crusade Against 'Political Correctness'...Cypress Chief Blasts Sister Who Asks for Women, Minorities on His Board." The article goes on to report that T.J. Rodgers picked the fight and has received considerable support: ("Lots of Men Write: 'Amen' "). National columnist George F. Will also praised T.J. by saying, "In 13 years he has created 1,900 jobs and contributed to the balance of trade." His high-tech home in California was recently featured in a New York Times article. From the other end of the continent, Bruce Flaherty is actively involved in his Spirit of America Foundation operating out of Augusta, Maine, that is promoting community volunteerism. And although I do not want to repeat the same names in this column (please write if you haven't before), Terry Laughlin sends another note to say that the church steeple is up but they are still looking for funding for a bell. Good luck! I am serious when I say that I would like to include tidbits about your family life and special interests so write or e-mail me. I've got to close because Gary Brooks is on his way here today on his way to somewhere else and he complains mightily if I don't have the place cleaned. Hey, you're welcome too.

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