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For those of you who won- der how many members of the class are still living: Rip is it. He is fond of telling others that I sleep with the entire class every night. Much has happened in Hanover during the past months to Dartmouth's benefit. An anonymous donation of $35 million was given as seed money for the Dartmouth Center for Health Care Delivery Science. This will be of far-reaching proportions—from classes for undergraduates, Tuck and Thayer schools, to the curriculum of Dartmouth Medical School. This should put Dartmouth on the front line.

We attended the Commencement held on the Green in spite of clouds and some very light rain. For those with computers I urge you to download the whole affair. There were four male valedictorians, each allotted three minutes to speak (varied and well). As always, worthy recipi- ents of honorary degrees and the main speaker's wonderful call to service for fellow men to the graduates. As first-year president Dr. Kim gave a most meaningful—citing past and future—valedictory, and for the whole student body graduating he shook more than 1,700 hands!

How can we not mention the country's big tragedy, the oil spill, to which Rip adds:

"God gave us oil And wisdom to express Right use of wilderness Not to despoil"

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