1975

By the time this column reaches you, fall will be upon us in New England and the long days of summer will be behind us. The routine of our daily lives returns in full swing and those of us with kids (there are many of us in this category—at the reunion, I had the pleasure of reporting that based on the College database, our class had created 1,065 kids) return to our primary jobs as fulltime chauffeurs, butlers and cooks. For many of us who returned to Hanover for last summer's 25 th reunion, the summer was a reminder of just how much time has passed since graduation and how lucky we are to be alive and in our 40s, and wiser for all that passage of time.

A recent article carried in the national press and locally here in The Boston Globe reminded me how far the pendulum swings from time to time, as Men's Health identified Dartmouth on its list of 10 schools thought to be "unfriendly" to men. This completes a cycle begun in 1976, when Dartmouth was thought to be unfriendly to women. From conversations with my dog Watson (Dartmouth '96), I'm certain that Golden Retriever Life will not name Dartmouth as an unfriendly place for golden retrievers, so at least one campus constituency flourishes. Having said that, the College remains a vibrant and dynamic institution that works very hard at educating and nourishing bright young men and women from around the globe to make a difference in the world.

With the class secretary mantle being passed to me with this column, I have the honor of cleaning out the past year's mailbox of news from our classmates. Mike Hoover was recently profiled in The New York Times in its "Investing With" column. Mike runs the Excelsior Energy and Natural' Resources Fund, a natural resources specialty mutual fund. For those interested, his holdings at the time of the article's publication included Royal Dutch/Shell, BP Amoco, Texaco, Exxon Mobil, Triton Energy, Nabors Industries and El Paso Energy. Given the fact that most of us have to give second mortgages when we fill up for gas these days, it sounds like Mikes picks are good ones.

Steven Campbell was recently named president of Hawk Corp.s Wellman Friction Products business. Wellman makes components for brakes, clutches and transmissions used in airplanes, trucks, tractors and recreational vehicles.

The Hartford County Medical Association presented Mark Greenstein a Community Service Award. In todays managed-care environment, Mark must have won this award for his willingness to see patients.

Larry Habegger and James O'Reilly teamed

up, with Jims brother Tim, to write a series of travel guides according to a recent article in the Toronto Star. The team runs Travelers' Tales, a publishing company.

Blake Winchell has just completed raising another venture fund for Freemont, where he serves as a general partner and managing director. Blake has a special deal for all classmates—he guarantees personally a 35-percent annual return. You can call him at home for more details.

A final note: Art "Peaches" Schwarzwaelder, where are you? Either write or call or I will have to make up something to write about you in the next article.

Well, that's the mailbag for today. Feel free to send me updates via e-mail.

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