The mist was rising over the glass-like river as I drove to the College this morning for the Class Secretaries Association meeting. Meager flecks of browns and reds reflected in the water, festooning the shoreline and creating a counterpoint to its serenity. It was easy to forget the turbulence in our world and think back to a more gentle time, less complicated by the cacophony of our present life. The beauty of this place is that it has progressed with the times yet retained so much of what made it so appealing 68 years ago. I note with pleasure the completion of the new Moosilauke Ravine Lodge. For many, its predecessor welcomed them for the first time to the great, wonderful outdoors. From its initial planning to its completion, Put Blodgett has been an instrumental contributor supplying his know-how as well as the majestic timbers from which this magnificent lodge has been constructed. We have been here in Hanover for a couple of weeks, and the leaves are at last creating their colorful landscapes. Our classmates have returned to Dartmouth for Homecoming and our class meeting and dinner, a chance to once again share the magic of Dartmouth. With the Paganucci Room of the 1953 Commons readied, the following arrived for either the meeting, the dinner or both: Bobby and Skip Adams, Put Blodgett, Allen Collins, Alice and Forrest Anderson, Peter Anderson, Margie and Russ Cook, Cynthia and Dave Donovan, Harlan Fair and Granthia Preston, Dick Fleming, Marita and Len Gochman, Lillian Goss, Holly Goss Betts and Paul Betts, Carol and Bob Henderson and granddaughter Noelle Henderson ’20, Barbara and John Kennedy, John Kennedy Jr. ’86, Liliane and Ron Lazar, Sharon Lazar ’82, Elizabeth Watson and Bill Murray, Cynthia and Dick O’Connor, Marilyn Paganucci, Caroline and Jack Patton, Ann and Bob Simpson and granddaughter Kylie Simpson, Thayer School, Bobby and Mark Smoller, Joan and Bernie Sudikoff, Jeff Sudikoff, Jane and Joe Stephens, Jean Vitalis, Paige Whittemore ’20, and Jodie and Jack Zimmermann, Joan Collins and DavidMcKee.

Sadly, I must end by offering our sincere condolences to the families of our dear deceased classmates Burton Bernsten, Richard Conn, Gerry Grady, William Liebovitz, Jack Newton, Tim Reed and Prasong Sukhum.

—Mark H. Smoller, 4 Schuyler Drive, Jericho, NY 11753; (516) 938-3616; dartmark@gmail.com