1977

After Andover, where I now also write class notes, at Dartmouth I was a history major who, despite leading a freshman trip, spent most of his time underground at Zeta Psi. Lucky enough to study Frencn in Blois, spring 1975, I could not miss the John Rassias (adopted 49 and '76) lovefest on the Baker-Berry lawn, where SusanDentzer got icon hugs as Tom Cohn applauded. Bourges language study abroad veterans RichSarner, Rika Pierson Clement, Mark Robinson,John Storella, Thad Seymour and Steve Cordy all seemed to enjoy catching up. A California contingent included my summer '75 roommate Peter Mills, Bill Hooper, Tom Ropelewski, Eric Edmondson, Kristin Bjorklund, Al Henning, Carol Muller and Doug Ireland; Jim Mayfield flew in from Hawaii, Frank Long from Tempe, Arizona, and Don Wiviott from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Across the pond came a host of financiers led by Nichole Lewis-Oakes, Andrea KormanLowe and Allen Sinsheimer. I had never met former London Goldman Sachs man Mark Luning, now in Naples, Florida, until we banged stools at Lous at 7 a.m. Making new friends at reunion, such as David Karoff, is easy and worthwhile. At least 11 medical doctors were in the house: GeorgeAndreae, Larry Appel, Cathy Burnweit, DavidCutler, Will Danford, Peter H'Doubler, PeterGutschenritter, Steve Mentzer, Vincent Pellegrini, Kathy Phillips and Walter Wingate. There were lumieres and Dartmouth Aires. Steam tunnels explored, Ann Duffy's award. Percussion on the Green, friends finally seen (Mike Huffman, Saturday afternoon). Artists and authors, filets and lobsters. Diana Taylor and the mayor, "the Commons" we knew as Thayer. Bartlett Tower ascended; reunion, ended. We reflected on salad days when we became green, not too many rules, really, just a puzzling friendwrenching Dartmouth Plan, a mulligan called NRO (non-recording option), drinking age 18, no lab science requirement, all this after the end of the draft and before AIDS. I suppose we all eventually found order from chaos. In closing, thanks to Ann Muenzer Beams for a lovely memorial service recognizing all our fallen comrades who are now in a better place: Charles Alpert, Ricardo Angulo, Michael Antonio, Derika Avery, Peter Beutel, Wilson Bostic, Michael Brigham, Jeffrey Brooker, Lawrence Cubas, Kevin Curley, Lili Dollar, Edwin Estepa, Joseph Flounders, Robert Grafford, Adrienne Hewitt, Lynda Huang, James Jennings, Gary Komarow, John Kulik, Mark Lebowitz, Scott Newton, John Olbrych, Richard Roy, Sheila Russell, Peter Smith, Harry Turner II, Neal Webber, Grace Williams, Jeannie Williams, Harrison Wilson III and Helena Witte. 1920 Chateau Circle, Apt.306, Birmingham, AL 35209; (205) 276-4609; jtbird.com@gmail.com