Wah hoo wah to Willis Newton for hosting Zoom calls for West Coast classmates that have since been expanded to include classmates across the country. Every Wednesday classmates participate in informative and entertaining discussions on a wide variety of interesting topics, including but not limited to reminiscing about how we prepared to flunk our pre-induction physical to avoid being drafted; discussing the merits of the former ROTC program; sharing the new normal and impact of Covid-19 on our lives (including sheltering at home with our families), the arts, traveling, medical care, and how the College is addressing the challenges of providing the Dartmouth experience to students during the pandemic; reminiscing about our fathers who fought valiantly in World War II and the scant information we received from them given their reluctance to share details on their experiences; and recalling some of the great College professors we were privileged to know. Participating in Willis’s Zoom conference calls were Sam Cuddeback, Malcolm Jones, Dick Wenzel, Greg Schelkun, Dave Paradise, Dan Clouse, Roger Prince, Peter Graves, Bernie Wysocki, Peter Pratt, Bob Lider, Doug Jones, Mac Barrett, Jon Osgood, Don Ebberly, Bob Cordy, Steve Hoverman, Janet Rosa, John Hanley, Michael Maynard, Pete Webster, Albert Lamarre, Joe Cecere, Simon Potter, David Aylward, John Eaton David Krakoff,and others. Congratulations to Bob Cordy, who has retired from active law firm duty but still remains on senior status call. Jim Smith has retired from Webster Bank after years of dedicated leadership and service. Under the direction of David Aylward, editor of our 50th reunion book, Jim Rager has asked classmates serving as captains and volunteers to email the following excerpted letter to members of fraternities, sports teams, clubs, organizations, societies, etc.: “Classmates, the heart of our class 50th reunion book will be the individual entries that you and our classmates submit. We hope that you will do this in the spring or the summer, at the latest. Start by signing into the class reunion website, dartmouth71.reuniontechnologies.com. You can fill in the blanks under your name, write a short essay, and share a few pictures. To save you time, we have already downloaded all the information that you entered for the 45th reunion book, if any, as well as the latest contact and other information the College has for you.”

Follow these steps to update your entry. First, use your browser to go to dartmouth71.reuniontechnologies.com. Then click on the “Login” button and log in using your Dartmouth NetID and password. (If you don’t know your NetID call the help desk at 603-646-3202 or email alumni.help@dartmouth.edu and ask for your NetID and help setting your password.) Once you are logged in, click on “My Reunion Book Entry” and follow the instructions to enter your reunion book submission. You’ll find that your basic contact information has already been loaded with whatever Dartmouth has on record for you. Use the screens that follow to update your information.

Classmates, stay safe and well.

—Bob Lider, 9225 Veneto Place, Naples, FL 34113; liderbob@yahoo.com