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With spring comes the return of all things green, even as we ourselves contemplate returning to the Dartmouth Green.

Dick Brooks writes: "There will be something for everyone at our 45th reunion. For those who have not been to Hanover in quite a while, the College will make certain that you have an opportunity to observe the changes that have occurred on campus. Guided tours are planned to highlight what is new.

'Alumni College at reunion promises to be extra special this year. There is a wide array of topics to be covered each day. This provides us an opportunity to experience current faculty presentations on subjects such as international politics, the environment, advances in technology and health care, and Dartmouth's celebrated past.

"The DOC will be offering numerous opportunities to experience the great outdoors, including biking, hiking, kayaking and canoeing. Of course, golf and tennis are also on the agenda.

"The most important reason to attend our reunion, however, is to come together and enjoy the pleasures of reconnecting at Dartmouth where our journey began. The opportunity to see and visit with old friends and meet new ones is priceless. Don't miss out. Don't wait. Return to the green for our 45 th."

Dick also shares news that Ed Cooper and wife Nancy stopped for a January visit in Phoenix, Arizona. A University of Michigan law professor, Ed continues to enjoy teaching and advising the federal court system. He graduated from Dartmouth with the class of 61 and went on to Harvard Law School. Dick reflects that Ed's "keen intellect and ironic sense of humor are as sharp as ever." These days that must stand him in good stead.

Gordy McKean and wife Pat stopped for avisit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, following a 2,100-mile, 10-state odyssey in search of agrarian America. From all accounts Gordy found his bliss on a farm near Hamilton, Ohio, where he helped care for sheep, llamas and goats and got to ride on a combine as it harvested a field of corn. If you're wondering what a New York lawyer sees in Midwestern farming, then you haven't seen his Ossining vegetable garden. Ah, Gordo, your "vegetable love should grow/Vaster than empires and more slow."

Finally, a few reflective words from Hal Dearie, erstwhile soothing voice of Dubya DCR's NightWatch, back when we were callow fellows at Dartmouth. For the last nine years Hal and Fran have been enjoying retirement in the Low Country, living in the heart of historic old Charleston, South Carolina, not all that far from son David and family in Roanoke, Virginia, and just down the street, Hal reports, from writer-painter Blake Hughes '36, who last June, sporting an Indian-head cane, attended his 75th reunion. "He should," says Hal, "be an inspiration for us all." Well said, Brother Deane. Let's not wait another 30 years. One and all, come back to our 45th reunion this June 11-14. Thomas Wolfe's dictum notwithstanding, we can go home again. See you there!

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REUNION June 11-14 2007