Winter is upon us and the College has just enjoyed its 109th Winter Carnival weekend! What do you remember from our first Winter Carnival celebration 50 years ago? Perhaps the incredible snow sculptures come to mind?
This column will reach you sometime in the holiday season. That got me thinking about what we all may have been doing in 1968 during our first holiday break. I asked a random selection of our classmates to tell me about their first holiday.
Ah, the sweet and long days of summer have arrived as I write this column. I must say, they are most welcome after the fearsome winter we endured in the Northeast this year.
All of us have great memories of classmates who made a difference in our lives. I was fortunate enough to have two of the best roommates on the planet during our time in Hanover.
“Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends for forever,” writes George R.R. Martin. Winter is upon us and, as with many of us, some of my favorite memories of Hanover are winter memories.
As I write this column North America has just experienced the first total eclipse of the sun in many years, and I trust that some of you were able to see it in person. If you did, please drop me a line to share your reaction to it.
“It’s a smile, it’s a kiss, it’s a sip of wine…it’s summertime!” sings Kenny Chesney. And we are thankful for it! Spring is just the prelude; summer is the main event!