As we write from New York City we have exceeded snow totals by double for the year accompanied by insufferable cold! Moving around requires hurdling 4-foot mounds of ice and snow or hip waders to overcome either Lake Michigan or Mississippi River-like bodies of water at some corners. Hanover was never like this! And yes, we are expecting a little more snow.


Spring is top of mind as were the Olympics. Twelve athletes with ties to Dartmouth were competitors at the Olympic Games in Sochi. In fact, Andrew Weibrecht ’09 won a silver. Congratulations, Andrew.


A couple of newsworthy items from Dartmouth: The College has a new center that will focus on sexual assault and violence protection. Progress continues in reducing high-risk drinking. Geisel School of Medicine received a $6.25 million gift.


I spoke with Chuck Herberger the other day to wish him a happy birthday a few days early. He is our youngest classmate at 23 and entered college as possibly the youngest at age 4. Lest you think I have lost my mind, He was born on February 29, 1920, leap year. He gets to celebrate every four years. He reports his continuing efforts on Shakespeare, which you will read about in our next newsletter.


Dorothy Baldwin, Dick Baldwin’s widow, called the other day to chat and to announce that she is moving to an assisted living complex in New Jersey. She says cooking for one is no fun. Every so often we get a glimpse of Ed Chalfant and his wife on Facebook.


My columns continue to bring sad news about losing classmates: Bradley Bowman; William Parmer, whose daughter writes how much Bill loved Dartmouth; and Cmdr. Edward Stafford. Both Parmer and Stafford wrote chapters in our book Dartmouth at War. Some of you may remember Ed was a successful contestant on the famed quiz show $64,000 Question.


I have called some of you to gather news for this column and left messages. Please call me back. I need to hear from you so I can pass on your news to your classmates.


—Leo F. Caproni Jr., 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York City, New York 10021; (212) 988-6012; (212) 988-6715 (fax); caproni@aol.com