A dearth of news this month, so I will begin with a plug for our 40th next June. You will already have seen the pertinent details in Steve Fox’s newsletter and the included letter from John McCravey (dates: June 14 to June 17). Co-chairmen Denny Brown, Star Johnson and John have been hard at work to plan what has always been (yep, I have been to them all) a great opportunity to hook up with old friends and make new ones. And a lot of fun, too, as well as many chances to attend College and class learning opportunities. As someone once said, “In the fellowship of Dartmouth there is no parting.” I hope I’ll see you there and I encourage you to contact other classmates and encourage them to attend. Ark-construction seminar is optional.


Our crack media-watcher Harvey Katz made another sighting in the October 2009 issue of National Geographic: an article about Islam in Indonesia featuring “excellent photographs by classmate Jim Nachtwey. Check it out.”


Following a close race I was elected to the three-man board of my condominium association, joining Duncan Wood, who is president.


Jon Oplinger will be taking over responsibility for this column effective immediately; send your news to him TFN.


Finally, I must, sadly, report the death of Paul Lowe. I am sure that the class joins me in extending condolences to his family. An obituary will follow in a later issue.


—Scott Holland, P.O. Box 607, Grantham, NH 03753; hollansx@hotmail.com; Jon Oplinger, 6 Pump House, Springhouse, PA 19477; jonoplinger@yahoo.com