Some news you may have missed. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and President Jim Yong Kim were the first speakers in the Dartmouth’s Presidential Lecture series. “Being the mayor of New York is the best political job in the world,” Mayor Bloomberg told students recently, explaining why he wouldn’t be running for president. He said he remembered having fun in college. Of his girlfriend, Diana Taylor ’77, he reported that she said she skied most of the time. He thought she probably drank a lot and smoked too.


Dartmouth has a new director of athletics and recreation—Harry Sheehy, recently from Williams College. He will oversee 34 Division I varsity sports at Dartmouth: 16 men’s, 16 women’s and two coed teams, as well as 34 club sports and an extensive intramural program. Go Big Green!


The Class of 42 World War II Memoirs will be a bestseller. We have more than 90 interesting stories that each of you contributed. We will keep you posted on the release date. During the course of collecting these memoirs I have been pleased to reconnect with many of you—Bill Clark, Dick Higgins, Dick Baldwin, Jake Davis, Chuck Herberger, Katy Riggs, Fran Storrs, Army Stambaugh, Jerry Tallmer, Bob Gale, Ed Chalfant and many more. Now I am requesting that you please send us your news so that we can feature it in DAM next issue. 


The recent college issue of U.S. News & World Report moved Dartmouth up to ninth among best colleges and universities and No. 1 for the second year in a row for “strong commitment to teaching.” Dartmouth was recognized for its “strong focus on student success” and for its “outstanding” study abroad program.


I am sorry to report that Bob Schoonmaker has reluctantly resigned from his position as class secretary due to poor health. We hope to name a new secretary soon. If any of you would be interested in taking the position, it is a great opportunity to connect with your classmates. Please let us know.


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