Writing this on the day after Christmas to meet DAM’s two-month lead-time, let’s start with some truly awesome news from the Geisel School of Medicine—namely the distinguished chair in cancer endowed this fall by Wink and Pete Kelsey at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer Center. Five million smackers, no less! Not bad for an Episcopal minister and his artist-sculptor wife. Wah-hoo-wah to the Kelseys! More on this in the next Sound and Fury, which you may receive first. 


Another gifting development: The crucial first step toward establishing a class of 1958 scholarship was revealed by John Trimble in December’s class officer’s conference call. John conceived the clever two-step plan and, along with Mel Alperin, negotiated an understanding with the College. Under it, a seed money fund of $50,000 is to be raised within two years, with the remaining $200,000 required for a named scholarship coming later from bequests. Already 12 classmates have pledged $60,000 to this fund. “We’re off and running!” exulted John.


The same call included reports from treasurer and Alumni Council rep Jack Bennett, from Ralph Manuel about funding the memorial books program and from head agent Dick Pew about his Dartmouth College Fund plans for 2015—with Bob Eleveld and Gersh Abraham chiming in from the Midwest and Walter Vail, Norm Sylvester and Frank Gould on the line from New England. Dick added levity to all the money talk by telling us how, in his seasonal gig at L.L.Bean, the Portland, Maine-based retailer of rugged outdoor gear, suddenly couldn’t keep up with surging demand from “fashionistas” for Bean boots. 


Mark three future fall mini dates on your calendars, says mini-maven Frank. The 2015 mini will be on October 9-10 with Yale as the football opponent. In 2016 it will be on October 28-29 against Harvard. In 2017 it will be on October 6-7—nine months before our 60th reunion in June 2018—vs. Yale. 


Also jot down Helga and Larry Hampton’s new “downsized” address: Rua Cabeco do Mestre, Urb. Camoinas Park, Bloco A, Apartamento AJ-4th Dto, 8100-231 Loule, Portugal. They sold their Algarve, Portugal, house. 


—Steve Quickel, 65 Chapel Road, New Hope, PA 18938; swquickel@comcast.net