1976

Greetings! After a news drought, I now have material to work with. Thank you for your contributions. First, Warren Cassidy's father forwarded a copy of an article that highlighted some of the problems that Warren deals with in a day as principal of the Clinton School for Writers and Artists (also known as MS 260) on West 21st Street in Manhattan. Warren has been there for over a decade, fighting the battles of middle school educators across the country. As the parents of sixth- through eighth-graders know, these kids present an entirely different set of challenges than elementary or high school students do, and teaching them takes teachers ready for those challenges. More power to you, Warren, and keep up the good work.

Someone also forwarded a blurb form the front of a recent issue of Vanity Fair, highlighting an article by contributing editor Michael Schnayerson. Michael's story was about a murder in Virginia that affected the local community.

I also received a copy of an article in theScarsdaleInquirer that highlighted the volunteering contributions of the Fisher family through the years. Included in the article were Rip and Noreen Quinn Fisher, as well as Rip's parents, brother and sisters. The article detailed all of the areas that the family has volunteered in including schools, churches, historical endeavors, cultural and recreational activities through the years. Rip and Noreen have three daughters, Catherine (17), Jennifer (16) and Carolyn (15). Rip is president of George F. Fisher Inc., a silk import/export company founded by his grandfather and Noreen is a trustee on the Scarsdale village board along with a host of other volunteer positions.

Also in the news is Parker MacDonnell, who was recently named president of the Columbus, Ohio, division of Central Federal Bank. Fie joined Central Federal after 15 years of banking with Bank One, where he had been senior VP and head of branch and business banking in Columbus and southeast Ohio. Parker is a third-generation Ohio banker and has been active in the community. He and his wife, Betsy, have two children, Lindsey (9) and Alec (7).

I received e-mail from Marty Doyle with bits of news. Marty has been living in the Seattle area while lawyering around the country. His oldest is off to Colby College in Maine next year while his youngest will be in prep school in the Northeast. They'll be looking to relocate to the East Coast soon. In February Marty met in Hanover with Cathy and Jack Brennan, Martha and Jim Beanie, Glenn '75 and Barb Reed and Mike Varley '75 for an impromptu celebration of Glenn's 50th birthday. Despite the fact that it was Winter Carnival Weekend, Marty said the campus was extremely quiet. Later this spring Marty had the opportunity to see Dartmouth lacrosse play Syracuse in the NCAA tournament, where he saw Matt Dwyer '75, Mark Hinman '75 and Eddie White '74. Congrats to both lacrosse teams for making the NCAA playoffs.

Newsletter editor Steve Bell e-mailed from Buffalo that he'd like some news, too (stevewbell @hotmail.com). He continues to do the editor thing in Buffalo. His oldest daughter, Kate, will be a freshman at Fordham in the fall, while Caroline (16) will be a high school junior and son Griff (13) will be an eighth grader. Steve is planning on meeting Mike Feasel, Scott Simons, Tom Reinhart, Todd Mosenthal and Craig Stone at Squam Lake in New Hampshire in August. Sounds like fun and a recipe for trouble.

That's all for now. Keep up the good work in sending info along.

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