Our class evidently harbors some previously unsuspected and late-blooming writers of books involving Dartmouth in ways that are factual, fictional or otherwise. The September/October issue of this column noted the recent publication of some undergraduate adventures by one of our brethren and we were glad to circulate notice of the event. Thereafter, we received further evidence of our class proclivity to write, even to commit outright fiction. David Laing disclosed that he has written and published “a very Dartmouth-related novel, Eustacia’s Secret: A Love Story,” which is “enjoying respectable sales as an e-book on Amazon.com.” In the absence of a review copy we refrain from comment on the merits of the book, but curious readers can consult David at his address as shown in the current “Alumni Today” directory or by interrogation of the above-mentioned website.
A late bulletin from a ’62 field correspondent was received just as this column was being put to bed. John Clark attended the class mini-reunion in Hanover during October. He reported attending a lecture on medication overuse for headaches presented by Al Rapoport at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center before the partying began. John said he “understood most of the lecture because of Al’s clear and thoughtful presentation.” Our president was obviously in good form that day because he “even correctly predicted Dartmouth would beat Yale.” Talk about expertise!
The College office of alumni records has circulated notice of the death in February 2013 of ’62 classmate Dave Haist. He was a resident of the state of Georgia.
—Denny Barnes, 17007 Barn Ridge Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20906; (301) 460-4523; dnbarnes62@verizon.net