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The warm afterglow from the 50th continues. Latest numbers show total attendance was 464—including 266 classmates, seven widows and 191 spouses and guests. Quite a turnout! The geographical spread was equally impressive. Guys showed up from virtually all 50 states and quite a few other countries. Chik Onodera from Tokyo and Bill Hartley from Melbourne get the mileage awards. Not far behind were Bernard Baehler from Geneva, Larry Hampton from Portugal and Rob Goodell from Vancouver.

One thing learned from the reunion experience is how much we enjoyed hearing about each other. Let's stay in touch by sending me news for these Class Notes. As you did with the reunion book, please keep your cards and letters—and e-mails—coming!

Jim Spence writes from Williamsburg, Virginia, that he's been certified by the Supreme Court of Virginia as a mediator for General District Court cases. "Hope I am able to provide assistance where needed," he says. More than golf is keeping Jim fit. "In addition to my undergraduate course, Television Sports Today, at William & Mary, I added a mini-version this spring for seniors"—folks closer to our age bracket. "I told them it's nice to address a group that's actually heard of and seen Howard Cosell."

Jim Riffle and Hal Douglas are both glad they trekked long distances to reunion—Jim from Columbus, Indiana, and Hal from Portland, Oregon. If you visit Jim's lakeside home outside Columbus, check out the dozens of remarkable public buildings his former employer Cummins Engine hired world-class architects to design for its home city. Hal sent photos of Ted Harris, Eileen Moynihan, Mary Ann Reeser and me roasting under the sun at the Commencement exercises on the Green. Our ladies looked fresh and lovely, but Ted and I were pretty wilted, with ties jerked loose, sleeves rolled up, D caps guarding our domes.

They're among hundreds of photos destined for the post-reunion book Ralph Manual asked me to produce as he retired as class president. You'll have seen it by the time you read this. John Murphy and Linda Trimble, between them, sent close to 500 reunion photos and more than 200 more came from a dozen others.

As for the 50th book itself, many thanks for your generous responses. Kudos go to Bill Hartley, Herb Isaacson, Rick Martin, Andy Thomas and Ted Harris, who made singular contributions. You wouldn't believe the man-weeks Bill spent on his 30-page world history tour de force—assisted by Heather Mallinson, who accompanied him to reunion and this time last year was researching material while he pounded away at his keyboard in Melbourne.

Speaking of the reunion book, if you want extra copies for your second or third home or for family members and friends send $25 for each book (to help cover the mailing cost) to treasurer Andy Thomas. A limited supply of leftovers is still available. See Andy's class Web site for complete details.

Final note: Our class broke the College record with 94 percent of us giving to the DCF in our 50th reunion year. Gersh Abraham, newly installed as class president, and Bob Downey spearheaded the effort.

65 Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 1893; squickel@dartmouth58.org