1972
Hail, noble '72s, far and wide! As I write this, the last column you may read before we meet again in Hanover, the first signs of spring are beginning to emerge and the ice gnomes are in retreat!
Your reunion committee under the able direction of John DeRegt has been hard at work putting the finishing touches on our gathering. You've undoubtedly begun receiving our mailings. There is much good food, fun, frivolity and, above all, fellowship to be had, gentlemen! If you haven't already, clear your calendars for June 11 through the 14th. Grab your wife, kids, partner, significant other, a friend or any combination thereof and prepare to make the trek back to Hanover. Indeed, you might want to come a day early and bask in the memories of our own Commencement 35 years ago. The faces change, but the magnificence of the Green and Baker on a beautiful, early summer day as another class joins our ranks as alumni remains eternal.
On the other end of the reunion, and I'm hearing more interest in this as the date draws near, what a wonderful opportunity to make our reunion part of a northern New England vacation! Vermont and New Hampshire in June are particularly lovely. There are so many things to see and do, and early in the season most oppor-t tunities are yet unfettered by crowds of tourists. A climb in the White Mountains? A day or two on the Appalachian Trail? Exploring the history of the region? The possibilities are boundless!
Enough of my shameless promotion! At the very heart of all of this is the common bond we share as men of Dartmouth, a bond that like a fine wine matures and improves as the years pass. We have so much to share with each other about our adventures in this life, and what better setting than on our own campus where our common journey began. Visit our Web site www.dartmouth.org/classes/72 for the latest and greatest details. There you'll also find a constantly updated list of those who will be attending. If you look at the list and see someone you know who is conspicuously absent, pick up the phone, give him a call and make plans to get together in Hanover!
In class news, Marc Josephson, who is also serving as our illustrious reunion Webmaster, dropped me a note to say he and his son Kurt had drinks in Washington, D.C., a short time ago with John Burke and his wife, Maureen. John was heading up a panel of FCC commissioners and state public utility commissioners about changing the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes the cost of phone service in rural areas that are expensive for carriers to serve. Kurt and Marc were in town to present their new business to a panel of venture capitalists.
And so we come to the end of another episode of "'72s: Where Are You Now?" I'm really looking forward to seeing you in Hanover!
Yours faithfully in green.
P.O. Box 580, Hanover; NH 03755-0580;lauren.cummings@dartmouth.edu
REUNION June 11-14 2007
