It has been said that April is the cruelest month, but August, when this is written, has been no bed of roses, with fires, floods, high heat, and tropical storms, not to mention the political and international turmoil. By the time you read this in November, we should have a new president, likely an historic event. I hope everyone has cast their vote. In Hanover all has been underway since September. Football, although ranked as mid-league pre-season, seeks to repeat as Ivy champions and has played several games on the newly dedicated Buddy Teevens ’78 Field at Memorial Stadium. Women’s golf won its first Ivy championship last spring, making it the first time since 2017-18 we have had two championships the same year. The unsettled conditions on a number of campuses this spring resulted in the resignation of three Ivy presidents. However, this past week, in an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Journal, President Beilock was cited and praised for the manner in which she managed the situation and created a learning environment.

Also by the time you read this, we will have had a rousing mini-reunion August 28 in New London, New Hampshire, with close to 30 classmate attendees, plus wives, children, and grandchildren. The event was sponsored by Joe Mathewson. Betty Brady notably oversaw the details and reservations.

On another note, the final details of the annual Dartmouth College Fund are in, and we did only 44 percent, a record low. We can do better, so get ready for 2025 and our 70th reunion!

Column is a little lean this month due to an absence of news from all you good people out there.

I saw that this is the 85th anniversary of Gone with the Wind. There are at least six notable quotes from the movie. You trivia guys send your choices to me, and I’ll publish them next issue.

Sadly, we report the passing of William “Bill” Browning, Lester K. “Pete” Henderson, and Robert Wool.

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