1970

I don't know about you but I miss the snow, though not the dirty grey slush left on my street after a day's worth of city traffic. I miss the blanket of pristine snow covering Main Street and Webster Avenue and the hemlocks and pines behind College Hall, turning everything white and green in celebration of our colors. Now that's beauty. So here I sit at the keyboard thinking about our days in Hanover and wondering what you are doing this spring (that's a hint: send in your news). Actually, I'm not going to wait until I hear from you because I know how busy you are. So I've started calling classmates at random and getting news via the telephone line, not the grapevine. When you least expect it...

A call to Colorado found David Morse not at home but his wife, Bridget, was. The snow began falling in early November and Dave has been going skiing on weekends with his five-year old son, Curtis (who's been skiing since two). Dave travels a lot as marketing manager for Hewlett Packard's storage systems division. But when he is home, the family enjoys "cabining" and fishing. I learned that Dave's hobby is tying flies and fly rods in search of trout. But their big news was that there is a new baby in the family: Lucas Bradford, age one. Congratulations! Twenty-five years out of college and our class is still making babies. And they say we have granite in our brains.

I actually caught Ross Long at home in Pennsylvania. Now this guy is really busy. He and his family live on a 40-acre farm in southern Lancashire County, where they raise Arabian horses for show. They also provide a small riding program for area children. Rusty, as many of you know him, is chief of orthodontics and research at the Lancaster Cleft Palate Clinic, which is devoted to helping children with facial mal-formations. He also has a private practice which includes teaching orthodontic residents from Temple University, Albert Einstein Medical Center, and the University of Maryland. He told me: "I travel a lot." But he manages to vacation out West, where he and his second wife, Barbara, ski "as we get older and fatter." (His quote, guys). He has a son, Toby, who is finishing up at Rhode Island School of Design in Architecture; a step-daughter, Jennifer, at Penn State; a daughter, Amy, at Hobart, William and Smith; and his youngest daughter, Becca, is in high school.

Our famous class Republican, JohnMcKernan, was honored by Dartmouth for his distinguished public service. In October he received the Rockefeller Public Service Award, named in honor of former class of '30 Nelson Rockefeller. Jock served as a congressman before being elected as governor of Maine for two terms. He is well-known also for his work developing job-training initiatives and a book on the subject: Making the Grade. His wife, Olympia Snowe, is now the U.S. senator from Maine. Rumors are flying that Jock will run for the Senate seat of retiring U.S. Senator William Cohen and join Olympia as the first couple in the Senate.

A short note from Terry Laughlin, who writes to thank the anonymous classmate who sent a contribution to the church building fund under Terry's direction. Evidently the roof is up and the steeple is next.

Next month we hear about Gary Miller,Star Johnson, Paul Gam baccini, StuartZucker man, Jeffrey Nordgren, BobAno, and Tom Charles. Who do you want me to contact? Just let me know and I'll track them down. (Don't worry about my phone bill. Tom Avery promised I'll get reimbursed by you guys next Reunion). Incidentally, Tom has just published his very impressive book, The Family Life ofJohn Henry and Ellen (Andrews) Swam.

E.D., 43 Charles St., Boston, MA 02114; fax (617) 742-3499;

Rumors are flying that Jock McKcrnan will runfor a Senate seat and join Olympia as I the first couple in the Senate. JOHN GHITTICK '70