1971

As I write this in mid-December, winter has officially arrived, and by now most Dartmouth students have finished their exams and have headed home. I am sure that most of you will remember the beauty of the Green bordered by decorated evergreens, and the joy of completing your last exam, then "hitting the road" (either for home or travel) for the holidays.

I received an e-mail from Carl Layton with some worthwhile suggestions for class projects, such as a coffee-table-type book on Dartmouth containing mostly pictures showing the campus, students engaged in everyday campus life and depicting Dartmouth as it is today, taking into consideration the tremendous changes the College has undergone in the last 20 years. In the alternative, Carl suggests producing a minidocumentary on the College, which could be distributed on disc. Moving footage, interviews and personal reflections would go a long way in communicating what Dartmouth is all about. Thanks for the input, Carl; I have forwarded your suggestions to our class projects chairman, Charlie Johnson.

John Baldwin reports that, after nearly 25 years in Japan, he and his wife, Chiyoko, and his three children decided to "pack it in" and installed themselves in Como, Italy. Apparently John is taking his "retirement" seriously by visiting some of the great towns in the area and taking trips on Lake Como with friends and family.

Curt Welling has been named chief executive officer of the disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization, AmeriCares, a longed-for career change that allows him to help others on a fulltime basis. Curt's duties include overseeing a staff of 60, developing resources and raising funds for the humanitarian operation, which solicits donations of medicines, medical supplies and other relief materials from U.S. and international manufacturers and delivers them to healthcare and welfare professionals in 137 countries.

I received an interesting e-mail from Bruce Tepper: "Belinda and Bruce Tepper are pained to announce that son Jacob has been accepted by and will attend Cornell University's School of Engineering. The inexplicable decision is grounded in Jakes assessment that the engineering school offered a breadth of courses unavailable at Dartmouth, his baseball opportunities are better and more immediate, the local skiing is just as good and his dad and sister (Laura '02) did not go there. What is up with that?" Better luck next time, Bruce!

For those of you who have not heard, the College is eliminating the varsity swimming and diving programs as part of planned College-wide budget reductions. A.D. Josie Harper stated that it was better to eliminate one program than to ask all of the other intercollegiate teams to make sacrifices in their programs. Apparently the Karl Michael Pool is now considered substandard for intercollegiate events and modernizing would require a $20K-$25M investment.

I hope all of you had a happy holiday season and that we all enjoy a healthy and more prosperous New Year ahead. Please keep me informed of career and/or address changes.

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