1977

As my secretarial duties wind down I find myself overcome with news clippings from my e-mail solicitation. Herewith is some speedy news distilled from most recent batch.

Mark Pruner lawyer, married, N.Y.C.,Website creator, lecturer. George Kendrick-Bates College administrator, husband, father of two, comedian (at least that's the impression from the family Website) Check it out at . Quote of the month—"For every problem, there is one solution that is simple, neat and wrong." H.L. Mencken Bill Hixon Ph.D biology (so's wife), stuck in Davenport, lowa, In Alpha Delta tradition rescued Buddy their dog from pound. Two kids joined family traditional way. Marcy Glenn lawyer, mother of twins, wif,e therefore juggler. Denver. Looking for tuition break for daughters bent on Dartmouth. Didn't return my call for a year. Forgiven. Mike Mosher artist, professor, best correspondent in class. Much appreciated. Robin Gosnell Travers board member, along with several other Dartmouth alums, of International Rescue Committee (volunteer group provides global emergency relief for victims of oppression and violence). Scott Engles newlywed, software engineer, Fort Collins, succinct. Penny Rashi recently moved to Sydney, left Time Cable, she and sons like year-round outdoor life, split decision on school uniforms, husband hunts real-estate deals. Will be back in 2000. Thought roaming girdled earth referred to F.S.A.

When I took on the secretarial role, I felt there were three challenges meet deadlines, write proper English, and reach beyond my fraternity brothers and teammates for news. For the record I made no deadlines but only failed to get published once in 45 tries. I learned that to write this column requires little or no coherent sentence structure. And I found there were plenty of diverse and interesting classmates to write about. The joy of the job was in making new contacts, renewing old relationships, and rekindling the enthusiasm for the College many of us felt so strongly 20-odd years ago. I hope you shared some of the same. As we welcome our new secretary, please make the job easier. If you get a call, return it. If you get an email, reply to it. If you hear something or do something great or fun or dumb, tell us about it. And remember "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." So long.

Doug Ireland, 156 Dracena Ave., Piedmont, CA 94611;

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