These notes are written at the end of February as spring training opens in Florida and Arizona and the crack of the bat and the thump of the ball in the mitt are heard throughout the land. You will read these in the May-June issue of the alumni magazine when graduation and June reunions are taking place in Hanover. A difficult and disruptive winter is behind us with floods, blizzards, and ice. May your home team be in first place at this juncture.

We have an interesting mix of news from Hanover: SATs will be required once again for the admission application as it was for us; men’s basketball won the right to unionize in a legal decision; and we learned from the media that Dartmouth was among several schools that agreed to pay a total of $166 million to settle claims filed in a 2022 class action lawsuit alleging the schools colluded in the amount of financial aid awarded to students, while favoring wealthier families. The agreement awaits a preliminary approval from a federal judge.

Larry Freier shared the heartwarming story of opening his home to a Ukrainian refugee family: mother, daughter, and son. They have been with him more than a year now and are in the process of having their status here renewed. The children are thriving in the local Lexington, Massachusetts, schools. Larry has been a speaker to local civic groups meetings about the experience. Further details will be in our class newsletter.

The rain in California did not deter Bill Cassell from his regular golf game and the sunshine out there. Harry Weil notes that now that we have made it to 90, we should go for 100! Alumni fund chair Don Charbonnier reports he has no news from classmates and asks for your support for the annual fund.

Sadly, we report the passing of Charles Grafton, Peter Gulick, George Peters, Alfred Pill, Tom Schoonmaker, Victor Sitty, George Snelson, Mark Starr, and Newell Stultz.

—Ken Lundstrom, 1912 Marsh Road, IL Apt. 132, Wilmington, DE 19810; (919) 641-5219; ken lundstrom@yahoo.com