Can it already be the holiday season as I write this? The temperature is 60 degrees, and we have only had one little whiff of snow so far. Dartmouth has enjoyed another huge and outstanding early-decision pool and has put in place virtually one half of the class of 2026, which when they matriculate will mark 68 years since we had the good fortune to form the class of 1953 at Dartmouth. Those years have seen us fulfill the sunny prophesy ordained by President Eisenhower at our graduation. We remain active and productive in many ways. Bruce Sherman has just published his second book dealing with bullying; this one is named Surviving Workplace Bullying: Strategies for Victims. In this book he addresses 13 different categories of bullying, offering articles by various experts he has researched and grouped in 13 different categories to help the reader find ways to cope with bullying at the workplace. Bruce was inspired after observing the tragic conclusion of such bullying of a friend.

Donna Reilly reports on the completion and the dedication of a wonderful new space, Put’s Path, that took place on October 29. Skiers can now ski right up to and from the Moosilauke Lodge using this path. In attendance from our class at the dedication were Granthia and Harlan Fair, Dick O’Connor, Ross McIntyre, Seth Carpenter, and Dave Donovan. The plaque, embedded in a boulder at the entrance to the path, commemorates the event and reads, “This path is given in memory of Put Blodgett, 1931-2020, Builder of Endless Trails, Runner of Swift Rivers, Steward of Fine Wood, Mentor of Generations on Moosilauke. By His Dartmouth Class of 1953 and Friends, 2021.”

I wish everyone a wonderful and fulfilling year in 2022 and offer our class’ condolences to the families of George Krall and Jack Zimmermann. They will be missed.

—Mark H. Smoller, 401 Lake Shore Road, Putnam Valley, NY 10579; (845) 603-5066; dartmark@gmail.com