Ron Kley connected with Sarrah-Ann Allen ’23 from Jamaica. “Hello, Sarrah-Ann. By the most improbable but serendipitous of circumstances I came upon your name in the current issue of Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. It wasn’t so much your name itself that caught my attention, but your connection with Jamaica’s St. Catherine Parish, which immediately rang a bell with me as the parish of Spanish Town and the Jamaican National Archives—which I’ve aspired to visit. I’m doing some research on early to mid-18th-century real estate transfers in St. James Parish, and I suspect that the pertinent records, if they survive, are most probably in the national archives. With that as preamble, I’m wondering if you might be able to refer me to any Jamaican students at Dartmouth or elsewhere who might have or be interested in acquiring a CV-enhancing familiarity with the Jamaican archives in the context of a ‘real-world’ research project and a chance to earn some pay in the process?” In the aftermath of the Houston freeze and floods Kay and Frank Yeager survived quite well, did not lose power, but did lose a lot of shrubs and plantings. Water stayed out, as the house dates back to 1932 and is quite solid. Gordon Biggar reports his life is slowly returned to normal after a fire sprinkler system exploded (literally) above his unit, creating one hell of a deluge. Steve Carroll says, “Fortunately for our personal well-being, we had only minor inconvenience—a few days without power or running water, about the same as in the aftermath of a hurricane—something Sid may know about from Florida.” Thanks to Walt Daniels, the Class of 1960 Great Issues Forum (www.dartmouth60.org/node/3) began in March and has taken off nicely. The topic—“Climate change: How do we intelligently manage our way to a target percentage of renewables for our energy needs?”—was met with vigorous points of view, though some chose to argue against the topic at its core, which was not the question. Let’s hear from more of you.

—Sid Goldman, 78575 Avenida Ultimo, La Quinta, CA 92253; (305) 849-0475; sidgoldman@gmail.com