Think spring—my advice to all! I received two postcards recently that I’d like to acknowledge—from Harrison Davies ’09 and Kiernan ’95 and Yeshu (no last names). These young alumni took a moment out of their busy lives to say thank you for the ’38 Class Notes: “Your warm recollections and memories fill me with hope and fondness for our community and future,” writes Harrison. “Your Class Notes contributions have brought a great deal of joy to my wife and myself—they connect us in a small way to the tremendous history that you have seen, and your love for Dartmouth and your classmates shines through,” writes Kiernan. I’m sharing these good thoughts with my dearest classmates because whatever I say in the column is not from me, but rather from the amazing class of ’38, which made the memories of which I can only speak.

I have received letters from the class of 1938 scholarship fund recipients. Zainab Bakrin ’18 writes, “There has never been a time in my life when I have felt as happy and fulfilled as I have at Dartmouth. I officially declared a neuroscience major in the spring and I have almost completed the required classes—and it is starting to dawn on me that my terms at Dartmouth are numbered. I know that there is nowhere else I would rather be and nothing else I would rather be doing.” From Weiling Huang ’19: “My first year at Dartmouth has been amazing—from the first day of first-year trips to skiing at the Skiway to Green Key Weekend, my first year is filled with incredible memories of the school, its location and my classmates. Through my classes here I have finally discovered my passion, learned from a plethora of incredible professors and made many new friends. During the past summer all I could think about was how excited I was to go back to school.” It is our pleasure and privilege to assist these two new future alumni and, of course, all the very best!

—Jean M. Francis, 2205 Boston Road, Wilbraham, MA 01095