Dartmouth celebrates a new president, effective with appropriate ceremonies, these next few months. We wish her all success and we look forward to an exciting and inspiring administration. This historic event in Dartmouth history inspires us to give more space and recognition to the spouses and partners in our class, long overdue. As mentioned in an earlier edition this year, at all our reunions we are joined by a strong attendance of wives and classmate widows, an indication of interest and support that goes well beyond our recorded alumni. Unfortunately, we recently received a message from Heather Guild ’82, daughter of the late Alden Guild,advising us that her mother, Ruth Guild, had passed away in April in North Carolina. Heather and Ruth were among recent reunion attendees. This sad event followed the news that “Midge” Zischke, widow of Peter Zischke and mother of three Dartmouth alumni, had passed away in March in California. Both of these longtime friends were an integral part of our College life as alumni. Here’s the problem, these loyal members of our class of ’52 family deserve recognition, as do many others, and we haven’t found a consistently fair and balanced way to do this. We will try to do better. Many of our partners in life have been as active as our classmates in College activities, some very visible and some offering support behind the scene. One, the late Elisabeth Russell, widow of Angus Russell, was even adopted as a classmate. Another, the late Carolyn McDonough, widow of Dick McDonough, served as secretary to the class of 1925, her father-in-law’s class. Several have been active in College activities as volunteers at the Hood Museum, DHMC, and other locations. We know many good people are being left out here, active or not, and we encourage you to tell us your story so that we may let others know. We have no official class events on the schedule, but Homecoming Weekend, October 20-21, might be a fine time to join us in Hanover. Columbia will be the worthy opposition on the football field. Stay well.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com