Class Note 1942
Issue
Jul - Aug 2019
I cannot begin a column without talking about the weather, mostly because in New York City we have had a long long winter with too much cold and not much snow. Finally, spring has arrived with all its abundant regalia of flowers.
I had the pleasure of having coffee with Jennifer Casey, who is director of academic coordination, while she was in New York for the dedication ceremony of the Hood Museum and the Mandel event. That event took place at Lincoln Center with a full-blown traditional homecoming bonfire. I used to attend the Mandel dinners with Leo and surely would have enjoyed this one.
I was privileged to meet and know Jennifer when she served in alumni relations. We chatted about Leo and the many wonderful reunions held by the class of ’42 under her direction—also about our class marathoner, Jon Mendes (who ran his last New York Marathon at the age of 96!), and the connection Jennifer has with our class newsletter editor, Ginia Allison.
All of you, I know, have been bombarded with Washington, D.C., news from the moment you wake up to the moment you turn the lights out. Not surprisingly Hanover and Dartmouth is a hot political destination. Of course, our own alum Kirsten Gillibrand ’88 was there, and in the last month Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro, and Marianne Williamson have come to the campus. There are soon to be others.
When you receive this column all of you will have a few days left to make your annual contribution to the Dartmouth College Fund if you have not already given. Make the class of ’42 a winner in participation!
We have just learned of the loss of Richard Craw March 17 and Edward N. Squire, Ph.D., July 25, 2011. The class of ’42 offers its condolences to the families of Craw and Squire.
Classmates and widows, please send me your news and spare me the daunting task of looking at a blank page. This is a big year for Dartmouth—the 250th. Send your memories for my next column.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com
I had the pleasure of having coffee with Jennifer Casey, who is director of academic coordination, while she was in New York for the dedication ceremony of the Hood Museum and the Mandel event. That event took place at Lincoln Center with a full-blown traditional homecoming bonfire. I used to attend the Mandel dinners with Leo and surely would have enjoyed this one.
I was privileged to meet and know Jennifer when she served in alumni relations. We chatted about Leo and the many wonderful reunions held by the class of ’42 under her direction—also about our class marathoner, Jon Mendes (who ran his last New York Marathon at the age of 96!), and the connection Jennifer has with our class newsletter editor, Ginia Allison.
All of you, I know, have been bombarded with Washington, D.C., news from the moment you wake up to the moment you turn the lights out. Not surprisingly Hanover and Dartmouth is a hot political destination. Of course, our own alum Kirsten Gillibrand ’88 was there, and in the last month Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro, and Marianne Williamson have come to the campus. There are soon to be others.
When you receive this column all of you will have a few days left to make your annual contribution to the Dartmouth College Fund if you have not already given. Make the class of ’42 a winner in participation!
We have just learned of the loss of Richard Craw March 17 and Edward N. Squire, Ph.D., July 25, 2011. The class of ’42 offers its condolences to the families of Craw and Squire.
Classmates and widows, please send me your news and spare me the daunting task of looking at a blank page. This is a big year for Dartmouth—the 250th. Send your memories for my next column.
—Joanna Caproni, 370 East 76 St., Apt. A 406, New York, NY 10021; caproni@aol.com