1968

Our summer wraps up with reflections on transitions. June saw the graduation and departure from Hanover (but not the Dartmouth family!) of Adam Bovill (son of Ted Bovill), Emily Cooke (daughter of Warren Cooke), Morgan Faust (daughter of John Isaacson), James Lawrie (son of Jim Lawrie), Ross Naughton (son of Jim Naughton), Jane Preotle (daughter of John Preotle) and Katy Weiss (daughter of Ron Weiss).

Congratulations all, and enjoy a fall without tuition payments! September will see incoming freshmen (class of 2004) Katherine Anderson (daughter of Howard Anderson), Emily Beverage (daughter of Parker Beverage) and Daniel Olson (son of Richard Olson). Interesting factoid: three other sons and daughters of 1968 were accepted but are going elsewhere. Overall acceptance of our crop of legacies: 6 of 12 applying. And of course, we all can congratulate Mike Chu on his election to the board of trustees. I wonder if the class of 1968 will set a record for one class providing the most trustees (maybe we have already won that one!).

There were other, sadder transitions as well. Allan Meyers died of a heart attack riding his bike with his son in Vermont (obituary to follow in the near future). And Noel Augustyn shared news that the Rev. Bill Nolan died in early May. He was at Dartmouth from 1952 to 1987 and helped establish the Aquinas House. He was a friend to many in the class.

The mailbox has been fuller than usual over the past months. Bob Reich penned a note (yes, actual pen on paper) that he had dinner recently with John Maxwell at his restaurant (Allen's, one of two he owns) in Toronto, and was treated to Maxwell's All Ireland Champion Baked Potato French Fries. Worth the trip, Bob reports.

Steve Reiss shared news that in August his new book, Who Am I: The 16 Desires that Motivate Our Actions and Make Our Lives Meaningful, will be published by Tarcher/Putnam. A reviewer noted: "Psychologists have often tried to explain behavior in terms of only one or two basic motives, such as seeking pleasure and avoiding pain. But as the research of Steve Reiss shows, this mistaken approach fails to do justice to the diversity of human motivation... when it comes to motivation, one size doesn't fit all." I wonder if what motivated us during our undergraduate years is listed. Steve is professor of psychology and psychiatry at Ohio State University.

Pete Fahey wrote me (and other class secretaries) about a great multigenerational, multi-class skiing experiences during the winter of 2000 in February at Sun Valley and in March at Vail and Jackson Hole. The assembled, and extended, Dartmouth family stretched from classes of 1968 through 1997. He also plugged the ongoing efforts to upgrade the Skiway, the "fountainhead of all this skiing fellowship."

A full mailbox (electronic or out by the road) is a wonderful thing. Keep the news coming, and visit the Web site from time to time. I hope you all had a great summer.

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