1972

"Timothy Leary's dead. No, no, no, no, he's outside, Looking in." The recent death of the esteemed professor triggered the aforementioned song from the Moody Blues, which in turn, evoked memories of "Ride My Seesaw" coming from speakers turned outward from the second or third floor of South Fayer during the spring of freshman year. Surprisingly (or maybe to avoid cliche), "Legend of a Mind" did not catch air time recently, but almost daily I have been hearing either "Delta Lady" or "Hitchcock Railway" from joe Cocker which came from the room of Larry Elia and RichKayne that same freshman year. It must be my own personal musical "Dream On."

"Along the coast you hear them boast, About a light they say that shines so clear."

Faster than Mary Lou Retton can say "Energize me," our Energizer bunny BobJeffe has hopped from Smith Barney to CS/First Boston taking his utilities with him. When interviewed by the Wall Street Journal about his second move in two years, he enigmatically replied, "Rosebud." Also on Wall Street, Deep Throat reports that J.C. Mckenzie may be leaving Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette to hang out his own corporate advisory shingle in Greenwich. It seems a client made him an offer he could not refuse and the commute was better.

"So raise your glass,let's drink a toast, to the little man who sells you thrills along the pier."

New Hampshire State Senator JimRubens will be challenged for his seat by his campaign manager. They both want it to be an issues oriented race, but the Valley News has already characterized Jim as having "started adulthood as a hippie but veered into a showcase Republican business career, making a bundle running and then selling a home furnishings store in which a rocking chair could cost you $10,000." We'll check back for media endorsements later. David Gustin has been promoted from the president of the Hunt-Wesson division of Conagra to the president of all the grocery products companies of the company and also part of the office of the president of Conagra. Ponder the uses for Wesson oil. "Timothy Leary."

Speaking of the good doctor, Dr.W.Joseph Ferguson recently took the last train to Clarksville (Va.) to discuss female incontinence. Joe (or Dr. Fergie to the Royal Family) stated, "Urinary incontinence hasn't received the attention it deserves because people don't want to talk about it. Most people think it is a normal part of aging, but that's not necessarily true." When you are searching for something to talk about at reunion with a classmate's wife, this could be an ice-breaker. After Dartmouth Joe received his medical degree from the University of Cincinnati, interned at the Naval Regional Center in Portsmouth, and finished a residency in urology in San Diego. He lives in Halifax, Va., with his wife, Debbie, and two children.

Finally, Bruce Swift gives an endorsement for the site of our mini reunion on the Cape. "In fact, a few years back I worked as a dishwasher in the clubhouse for three weeks and golfed my brains out after work. In addition, I windsurfed the beaches there, slept out in the dunes, and partied with the best of them!!!" Bruce lives in Boston and may try to pop in, although if the wind is blowing he will be out sailing. He gives the rental clubs a "terrific" rating and regrets not catching a cute waitress.

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