Dartmouth’s 250th Charter Day celebration in Boston still glows as brightly in the minds of all who attended as the iconic locations lit green that December week from Niagara Falls, New York, to Lima, Peru. Eileen Cave attended from her home in Hyattsville, Maryland, where she consults for the Prince George’s County Gateway Arts District art council and exhibits her artwork. Her most recent commissioned painting was presented as a prize to Hyattsville’s volunteer of the year. I asked Eileen and a few other contributors this month to reminisce about their favorite campus locations as undergraduates. Not surprisingly, the talented artist answered “anywhere where the arts dominated. After art classes I would often relax at the Top of the Hop. I also enjoyed Florian Jenkins’ murals in Cutter Hall, a.k.a. the Afro Am, and in Baker Library I studied José Clemente Orozco’s work. These places of inspiration were always a reminder of the importance of building a creative legacy!” Dan Tagatac also cited the Orozco murals, then addedthe top of Bartlett Tower, “always so quiet and peaceful. It was amazing to think of all those students who came before me, some of whom left their initials carved into the wood.” Dan has retired from a 32-year career at Bell/AT&T Labs. He and his wife, Anne Mayer, live in Freehold, New Jersey. Their three children work in London, San Francisco, and Brooklyn, New York. Tom Swartz cited Dartmouth Hall as central to his Dartmouth memories. Tom has retired after 28 years managing municipal investments at Chubb and spends his time between his home in Osprey, Florida, the ski slopes of Utah, and summers in New Jersey. Last fall he attended the 70th reunion of his father, Tom Swartz Jr. ’49, along with about 15 members of the class of 1949 and their families. Andrea Quaid enjoys serving on the state staff for U.S. Sen. Angus King Jr. ’66 of Maine. They both had Professor Starzinger for “Government 5” and agree he was “one of the all-time best professors.” Andrea has continued her love of French and drama kindled at Dartmouth. In addition to having worked in a heavily French-speaking congressional district, she uses her French on the board of the Franco Collection at the University of Southern Maine, Lewiston-Auburn. She is active in community theater both as an actress, which she says satisfies her “hammy side,” and on the board. Beth (Howard) and Bruce Wilkens welcome their sixth grandchild in March, necessitating a happy stay in Colorado for skiing and childcare. Rob “Swennie” Swenson sends greetings from Alaska, where he is still flying and managing his hangar business. He and Deb spend winters in Florida, where, he says, “I get to meet up with Wolfman (Bob Hurst).” Finally, Stuart Weeks wrote as thoughtfully as ever about things on his mind, including the hope that as we turn the corner on Dartmouth’s 250th, we will rededicate ourselves to welcoming and supporting Native American students. Stuart is a writer, educator, and the founder of the Center for American Studies in Concord, Massachusetts.

—Sara Hoagland Hunter, 72 Mount Vernon St., Unit 4B, Boston, MA 02108; sarahunter76@gmail.com