1942

Gordon Brown writes to me on the "reasonable premise that Dartmouth grads should communicate with their class secretary at least ONCE every 50 years." I don't want to seem un appreciative, Gordon, but could you make that TWICE, please? Our Seattle classmate is a painter and sculptor, but for my money he could also make it as a fine writer. Evidence: "And so it goes—the life. I surfed above the shoals of a cancer invasion last winter—going into remission after daily radiation, application of acupuncture by a defrocked priest, holy water from Lourdes, magical elixir from An acortes, bark from Peru—along with a macrobiotic diet and the maintaining of a buoyant attitude, which is important in helping to heal oneself." We rejoice with you, Gordon, and hope the need to surf above those shoals will not return.

Gordon enclosed a Seattle announcement of his eighth exhibition in 21 years. It opened near the end of October and ran for three weeks. Gordon continues: "Manuka tinga is the name I devised for my mythical tribe, which melds all the influences of my world travels, whether from Asia, Africa, the Americas, Islam, Pacific Islands, former Soviet countries, or wherever. The sculptures, totems, fetishes, paintings are, in a sense, the handwork of the imaginary tribe. About 200 people came for the opening-night celebration including Walt Daggatt '43 and his new wife, Janet, my godson David Skinner '68, and my brother Bruce '41. As I mixed with the crowd I heard a black man with a gold tooth say to his neighbor: 'l'm here for the burgundy; I'm not into art.' ...Fortunately for this writer, the pieces were wellreceived by others—enough purchases made to send me around the globe for my eighth six-month junket."

It was also good to hear from JoeMcCormick, a long-term laborer in the field of literacy teaching, whose work was recognized in several awards this year from the Literacy Volunteers of America Inc., including one for ten years of service as a volunteer in the Danville area of Illinois. Joe has an M.B.A. ('46) from Harvard Business School and still maintains a life membership in the Harvard Club of Southern Connecticut. An item in the newsletter of that club reveals that Joe reluctantly turned down the opportunity to interview for the HCSC because he has been interviewing for Dartmouth's undergraduate college for the past 47 years and thought there could be a conflict of interest.

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