1984

First of all, folks, apologies for the distinct dearth of '84 Class Notes columns these past months—and thanks to MollyWender, our class president, for filling in last month while I was away on a research trip to Paris. (No "rough life" comments allowed since I spent the vast majority of my time not enjoying the sybaritic pleasures of Parisian life but rather in the Bibliotheque

Nationale pouring over thirteenth-century manuscripts.) You can blame the lack on miscommunication and miscalculation. I had to miss our reunion back in June for professional reasons and so wasn't sure if Tom Callahan and I were still co-class secretaries. Then Tom realized over the summer that he wasn't going to be able to continue, given his increased work responsibilities. The upshot is that we need of a new co-secretary as I just cannot do it "full time." SO...

WANTED: Co-Class Secretary

Job Description: Responsible for writing five Class Notes columns a year, approximately every other month. Columns are designed to keep '84s aware of major and minor events in the lives of their classmates. Examples of pertinent information include personal milestones, such as this communique, barely one-year old at the time of publication, from LisaLiberati: "Alix Madigan, Hollywood producer extraordinaire, ran off to Vegas on March 28, 1998, with David Yorkin. Look for the video of the four-minute extravaganza coming soon to your local Blockbuster Video." Or the barely less outdated, but rather less stylish, announcement that Gus Rogerson, also in the drama field, acting and directing, married Robin Morse, a fellow actor and teacher, on May 2 in NYC. Hmm, seems that there is hope out there for us '84s who didn't meet our soulmates at Dartmouth or shortly thereafter! Babies are still a hefty portion of our news although we have graduated in the past few years from first to nth arrivals. In the fifthchild category (one I suspect they share with few others) Jennifer '85 and MarkHansen announce the arrival of Amy Joy on July 22. Professional achievements also often grace the column such as the news that Stephanie McHenry has a new position as director of minority business development for the Greater Cleveland Growth Association or that Peter Murphy was promoted last May to executive vice president and chief strategic officer of Disney. So, Peter, do your classmates get free passes to Disney World? Or at least a free Jungle Book (my all-time fave) T-shirt?

Perks: You get to keep up with classmates, and when your friends don't let you know what they're up to, you get to write patently false, supposedly amusing, reports about them. For example: Kim Nichols has given up medicine for her true love, horses, and is now working as a jockey in England, (n.b. You also receive free room at the Hanover Inn during Leadership Weekend, formerly known as C.O.W.)

Requirements: Willingness and interest in writing the columns. Ability to ferret out information on classmates, by whatever means necessary. The ideal candidate will have associated with a variety of social groups while at Dartmouth, participated in (numerous) extracurricular activities, and will preferably not have hung out with the other class secretary and her friends, thus providing broader coverage of the class.

Interested? Drop a line to any class officer. For example: Molly Wender,president (); Marianne McCarroll, vice president (), or your CO-secretaries, whose addresses are below.

Cathryn (Gruber) Long '84on the prowl, p. 48