I had the pleasure of watching via Zoom Great Books, Great Conversations last week, presented by Adelphi University. Richard Cahn’sbook, Making Law: A Memory of Good Times, was the subject of the discussion. The author was the guest of honor. Richard read sections from the book and discussed varied and unusual cases in which he was the attorney of record who received judgments from the courts that created or altered the law beyond the particular case itself. He spoke of how he entered the practice of law and what he saw as his responsibilities in that regard. He told of his awe for the law and what the practice of law meant to him. He spoke of his first job working for the U.S. Department of Justice and the 60-year private practice that followed. His first case as a private attorney included an appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court in which Richard sued his hometown. This case was the first in which the courts were asked to rule on the fair and even representation of election districts. What followed was a discussion of some varied and unusual cases. When I read the book I found the different cases enthralling. If you would like to see the program, you can watch it at your leisure on tape. Please send me a note, and I shall be happy to send you a link to the tape. Peter Blodgett, following a request of his dad, our classmate Put Blodgett, has invited our class to a celebration of his dad’s life. The dinner will take place on Sunday, August 21, at 3 p.m. Fittingly, it will be held at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge, which owes much of its shape and construction to Put. If you would like to attend, please send an RSVP to Peter at pwblodgett@gmail.com or P.O. Box 315, Thetford, VT 05074. Please indicate the number of guests and whether you would like steak, lobster, or a vegetarian dinner. Sadly, I must report the deaths of classmates Lee Dennis, Bill Hazelton, William Burns, John Koerner,and Fredrick B. Whittemore. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to their families.

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