Class Note 1974
Hello, ’74s. I hope you are all safe and socially conscious as we endure the Covid-19 pandemic. Here in New England we’ve been hit pretty hard. Most of my work is in Massachusetts, which is third after New York and New Jersey. New Hampshire has been relatively spared. I don’t think we will ever forget 2020. I’m sure 99 percent of us had to lose our 50th high school reunions.
Matt Putnam, our class president, on behalf of the class officers and executive committee, sends his best wishes for your safety along with the following: “As officers planning toward the 50th reunion, we move forward with plans to celebrate each other and the College in four years. Our efforts continue to focus on raising a full scholarship as a class project. For those remembering the fantastic work accomplished by Jim Taylor and crew at the 40th reunion, this scholarship effort falls short when compared by muscle effort and nails—but it will take twice as many dollars. So, please start saving and contribute early if you can. Also, our class will have the opportunity to connect with the class of 2024 in September this year and throughout their Dartmouth experience—more soon!
John Haulenbeck,our chief fundraiser, notes that we have a Dartmouth College Fund target of $450,000 for 2020. The executive committee has approved the 50th reunion class project to fund a full undergraduate scholarship to the tune of $500,000. We all hope the class will fully support this. Kudos to Peter DeNatale, John’s predecessor, who left such a good organization intact to aid John and our other agents with their work.
Our newsletter editor, Rick Ranger, is heading off to Uganda and a professorship at the law school there through the auspices of the Anglican church, which he attends in D.C. Rick’s wife, Catherine, is also headed there to develop a new program in human rights and humanitarian law. Check out this link: http://law.ucu.ac.ug/index/php/about-law/jsi. Please send along your prayers and support to both of them. They are required to raise their own monetary support. Thanks to the internet, Rick will still be able to continue as our class newsletter editor, but response times might be a little slower. Feel free to send your news to me instead.
As you’ll be receiving this during the summer, I can only hope we’re all getting more time outside. Here in New England it’s been warmer and drier than usual this winter. I think we had snow once in all of February. I’ll look forward to the warm up and opening our pool in May. If anyone is passing through Manchester, New Hampshire (by car or plane), on your way to the College, please feel free to contact us or stop by. We offer a nice guest room and great cooking and plenty of room for social distancing.
Finally, if you have a classmate worthy of profiling in Class Notes, I’d love to get your suggestions.
Hope to hear from you. Stay safe—blessings!
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@comcast.net
