One of the most memorable events we experience at college is graduation day. Whether we participate as the graduate or a member of the proud family of the graduate, it is the confirmation of accomplishment; something we never forget, even at our advanced age! This past June 14 on the Green in Hanover was such a day for some 1,070 undergraduates, another 675 graduate students and a cast of thousands. Five grandchildren of the class of ’52 were included in the group, on an absolutely weather-perfect day. George and Julie Hibben’s grandson Henry Russell ’15, Alden Fiertz’s granddaughter Margaret “Maggie” Fiertz ’15, Dan and Julie Van Dorn’s grandson Andrew Pillsbury ’15, Larry and Helaine Newman’s granddaughter Emil Kochman ’15 and Jim and Sally Toffey’s granddaughter Brittany Toffey ’16 all received their A.B. degrees. Brittany Toffey is on a fast track to medical school, having completed her undergraduate work in just three years. Andrew Pillsbury graduated cum laude and with honors in his major, computer science. Congratulations to all. This was a good year for ’52 families. Last year we had one graduate and the next two years we are on track for two each year. Are we missing anybody? On a related note, Bob Binswanger marched with the faculty at graduation as a professor emeritus at the College. In other news, 406 Massachusetts Hall seems to have created a bond that lives on forever. This past June, for the umpteenth year, roommates Nels Ehinger (Darien, Connecticut), Bob Adams (Old Lyme, Connecticut), Ed Clark (Pasadena, California) and Steve Parkhurst (Winchester, Massachusetts) got together with their spouses for a reunion in Old Lyme and, based on a photo they sent, they are all looking good (a relative term). However, we are sorry to report the passing of three classmates: James Kreider Jr. of Annville, Pennsylvania; Norman Logan of New London, New Hampshire; and Philip Benton of Orleans, Massachusetts. We pay our respects in the online edition of this issue of the alumni magazine. Last call: Our fall class dinner is on October 10 during Homecoming weekend in Hanover and the Penn football game. Details are in the current class newsletter.

—William Montgomery, 11 Berrill Farms Lane, Hanover, NH 03755; (603) 643-0261; wmontgod52@aol.com