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Nov-Dec 2019

Your class meteorologist sees the autumnal equinox approaching. When you read this, it will have passed. However, I must comment that after several heat waves in the 90s—climate change—today it does feel like fall.

I am writing this column during the first week of August. It was exactly 74 years ago that I was on the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines, serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Army as a Japanese language linguist.

Sam Flooman regrets having missed the 250th Sestercentennial Celebration at Lincoln Center this past April, but, unfortunately, that night his attendance was required at a gathering of family and friends honoring the death of the

I am indebted to Nicole Losavio who is assistant director of class activities and oversees the annual class report process.

Received a lovely note from Ellen Springstreen.She heard from Bob Eckerson that he had recently fallen and had to move to an assisted living facility.

So you guys think you’re old? I received a letter and San Francisco Chronicle clipping from George Shimizu, class secretary for 1943 at a sprightly 99. “Former State Sen.

John “Swede” Swenson, doing archival research on Chicago from ancient French documents, shows its center to be a Native American mound the size of a football field, built circa 1100 A.D.

How do 90-year-olds keep busy? Based on recent phone visits with several of our ’51 classmates, it’s clear that they are still active, engaged, curious and contributive, just as they were 70 years ago.

As Dartmouth continues celebration of 250 years of providing excellent educational opportunities, we continue our review of the makeup of the class of 1952, as part of the family.

It is time to congratulate Ron Lazar and his crew for their efforts and success on behalf of our class for the Dartmouth College Fund.

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