Class Note 1974
Issue
September-October 2021
Dear classmates, hoping you are all doing well and looking forward to more normalcy as fall approaches. As I write this, we are enduring the record-breaking temperatures of the late June heat wave. I hope you safely endured it.
From class president Matt Putnam: “This summer marks the official launch to fund our 50 reunion class scholarship projects (a four-year scholar and a program of recurring scholars from the undergraduate body, as planned at this time). The members of the Dartmouth mortality working group have taken time at each meeting to reflect on their good fortune to be both present and available to work on this project and the most recent class newsletter focused on this work. The class officers have been actively involved with this effort.
“A small point of clarification is offered based on questions raised after delivery of our most recent newsletter: The class officers intend to deliver on the full scholarship (planned before the 45th) and the health scholars program (planned after the 45th in recognition of the health disparities observed in our class).
“Watch for more details on our two-part class of 1974 50th reunion project, to begin arriving toward the end of this summer. We are hoping for strong support!”
Our newsletter editor, Rick Ranger, and his wife, Catherine, have finally departed for the capital of Uganda, only 14 months late. They have arrived safely in Mukono with their dog Trooper and are planning a three-year stay working at the law school. Follow Rick’s blog at www.facebook.com/richard.l.ranger.
By now I hope you have also received notice from Ken Hall that our class website has been significantly upgraded. In addition to Rick’s newsletter, which has always been posted there, we are now posting an early version of this column and creating a significant database of information about our class projects and scholarships for the 50th reunion. We will also be posting informational videos regarding these and posting recordings of important meetings if you want to see what your class officers have been doing.
There is also an online Green Card to get information to Rick and me quicker, especially now that his snail mail is in Africa. Please send us updates using this at 1974.dartmouth.org (click on “News,” then “Send Us News”).
Sadly, we’ve had a sudden flurry of deaths in the last two months. Please see Rick Sample’s class obituaries at www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com.
Jerry Bowe and Peter DeNatale, our reunion chairmen, continue their efforts on planning our 50th reunion. In conjunction with the graduating class of 2024, we will be marching across the College Green on Sunday, June 8, 2024. There will be many fascinating lectures, great entertainment, food, and, of course, the chance to see all the new changes on the Dartmouth campus. All of us on the executive committee encourage you to mark the dates and plan to attend. We hope for a record turnout.
Please send us personal news and questions about the class projects.
Blessings!
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@comcast.net
From class president Matt Putnam: “This summer marks the official launch to fund our 50 reunion class scholarship projects (a four-year scholar and a program of recurring scholars from the undergraduate body, as planned at this time). The members of the Dartmouth mortality working group have taken time at each meeting to reflect on their good fortune to be both present and available to work on this project and the most recent class newsletter focused on this work. The class officers have been actively involved with this effort.
“A small point of clarification is offered based on questions raised after delivery of our most recent newsletter: The class officers intend to deliver on the full scholarship (planned before the 45th) and the health scholars program (planned after the 45th in recognition of the health disparities observed in our class).
“Watch for more details on our two-part class of 1974 50th reunion project, to begin arriving toward the end of this summer. We are hoping for strong support!”
Our newsletter editor, Rick Ranger, and his wife, Catherine, have finally departed for the capital of Uganda, only 14 months late. They have arrived safely in Mukono with their dog Trooper and are planning a three-year stay working at the law school. Follow Rick’s blog at www.facebook.com/richard.l.ranger.
By now I hope you have also received notice from Ken Hall that our class website has been significantly upgraded. In addition to Rick’s newsletter, which has always been posted there, we are now posting an early version of this column and creating a significant database of information about our class projects and scholarships for the 50th reunion. We will also be posting informational videos regarding these and posting recordings of important meetings if you want to see what your class officers have been doing.
There is also an online Green Card to get information to Rick and me quicker, especially now that his snail mail is in Africa. Please send us updates using this at 1974.dartmouth.org (click on “News,” then “Send Us News”).
Sadly, we’ve had a sudden flurry of deaths in the last two months. Please see Rick Sample’s class obituaries at www.dartmouthalumnimagazine.com.
Jerry Bowe and Peter DeNatale, our reunion chairmen, continue their efforts on planning our 50th reunion. In conjunction with the graduating class of 2024, we will be marching across the College Green on Sunday, June 8, 2024. There will be many fascinating lectures, great entertainment, food, and, of course, the chance to see all the new changes on the Dartmouth campus. All of us on the executive committee encourage you to mark the dates and plan to attend. We hope for a record turnout.
Please send us personal news and questions about the class projects.
Blessings!
—Philip Stebbins, 17 Hardy Road, Londonderry, NH 03053; p.stebs@comcast.net