Dick Chase arrived at the fourth Thursday Norwich Inn lunch with the Freshman Fathers Weekend program for March 1957, given him by an undisclosed friend. He (Dick, not the friend) was the class secretary then, Pat Patrick was president, Bob Farmer the vice president and Bob Jervis was treasurer. Friday featured a smoker at Dartmouth Hall with remarks by Dean Dickerson; Bob Phillips’ dad, a ’28; and Ross McKenney from the Outing Club. Paul Zeller’s Glee Team sang some tunes. Saturday College Hall was the venue for President Dickey’s pep talk, then the Glee Club sang again with the help of the Smith College Glee Club, followed by (I’m not making this up) the Dartmouth Red Skins (Dixieland), the Four Little Indians (variety) and the Seven Hungry Men (Calypso). Sunday provided church of your choice. Extra added attraction, a free photo at Campion’s store of you and your pop! Sound familiar?

Talk about passages, one of our classmates is fixin’ to get married again, while two of said mates passed on. That would be Jim Brannen and Sam Parke. Don’t forget, Russ Ingersoll compiles obituaries of fallen classmates that are published on the class website. It sounds bizarre, but if you write your own obit (250 words or less) it’s a big help for Russ.

It would help a lot if you sent stuff to me. I have only misspelled one name in this column since taking up the figurative pen.

—John M. Mitchell, 300 Grove St., Rutland, VT 05701; (802) 775-3716; jmm00033@comcast.net