1976

Greetings! I hope the emergence of spring is treating everyone well. It’s been a mild winter so far in North Carolina, and I hope everyone else has fared well. One of the benefits of being the class secretary is that every time a classmate publishes something that the College is aware of, I get a copy. The most recent work I received is Carl Little’s Eric Hopkins: Above and Beyond. The book relates the story of native Maine artist Eric Hopkins and his development as an artist using different media. Carl’s description and narrative provide insight into the artist’s creativity and style and his use of Maine geographical influence in his art. Carl has been a prolific author and is currently the director of communications and marketing at the Maine Community Foundation. In 2000 he was awarded the Acadia Arts Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to the arts on Mount Desert Island, Maine, where he lives.

Martha Beattie passed along news of Dave Magnus’ induction into Marquette University High School’s Hall of Fame for his swimming exploits during his time there. The press release outlined his accomplishments both at Marquette and at Dartmouth.

For those of you who haven’t viewed the Dartmouth ’76 Facebook page, you may want to check it out from time to time. From the look of things and the timeliness of the distribution of information, it may at some point make our class column obsolete. This month there have been postings by Kipp Barker showing an antique Dartmouth ID card from 1972 as well as pictures from Andy Gettinger of the ’76 Winter Carnival chili cook-off. Another posting by Lois Tow shows a picture of what appear to be freshman giveaways from the Hanover merchants, one of which is a beer mug that probably wouldn’t pass muster in 2012–hardly politically correct given the current drinking age. In the beer mug is a ruler from Hanover Hardware. Another souvenir is a sewing kit offered by Ward’s Department Store, which I believe is long gone. I wonder how many of the give-a-ways actually boosted sales in those stores.

Between Facebook and the “Speaking of Dartmouth” e-mails with all the links, there is never a shortage of reminders of our experiences there and what the students are currently experiencing. I’m not sure I would have been a big fan of the polar bear swim in Occom Pond during Winter Carnival, but it appeared that the students had a good time after the ice had been sawn through and the area cleared out. No thanks.

If you’re not going to correspond via Facebook, don’t hesitate to send news of travels and old friends met, etc. I’m sure that there are more of us out there than Judy Csatari with grandchildren. Let everyone know where you’re traveling. Send me something to share with the

That’s it for now. Enjoy as spring turns to summer and let me know what you’re up to.

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