May/June 2015.
Philip K. Curtis in Atlanta, Georgia recalls that while attending our 20th reunion he was paged that his young son (Bo) had been injured in a touch football game on the Hanover Plain. Bo has grown up, graduated from Ole Miss, and with a partner recently purchased and renovated a Play It Again Sports franchise in Buckhead (Atlanta). Phil puts the story in perspective: he had to go to Harvard law school AND business school before he could get his start.   

Tom Peebles in Rockville, Maryland is a career attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice.  He recently posted a review of Lawrence Friedman’s biography of Erich Fromm, The Lives of Erich Fromm: Love’s Prophet, available at https://tomsbooks.wordpress.com. When asked why he writes about the books he reads, Tom says it forced him to come to a better understanding of the work in question. Only when he puts his thoughts to paper (or its cyber equivalent) do the thoughts start to become a little more focused and coherent. Tom offers good insights and provides enough background information about the authors to stimulate further discussions. It is good to cultivate life-long learning skills.  
Marvin Soroos, professor emeritus at North Carolina State University, continues sharing his paintings on Facebook.  He is sharing more details about the stages of how he creates his pages. Check out Marvin’s works, particularly the vividness of the colors.

Ed Kern wrote that support for the Cabin at Moosilauke project has built momentum  as the Dartmouth Outing Club has announced its intention to seek College approval to design and build a new main Ravine Lodge. More details are in the recent Class newsletters. Hugh Freund and David Lowenstein provided information about continuing support for A Space for Dialogue as part of the Hood expansion (recall the 40th reunion class efforts).  We need donors to step up and contribute to both these projects.   

Plan to celebrate your 70th birthday with classmates in Hanover on July 17-18; details are in the March 2015 newsletter. The highlights will be an “Etiquette Dinner” with the 17s on Friday night, a unique escorted tour of Dartmouth Old and New and a spectacular Class dinner on Saturday night. Contact Paul Killebrew (paulkillebrew@me.com) for further information.   

One trend since we graduated obviously missed us – we are just not as digitized as we thought. As a result, we have killed the 50th Reunion DVD project and transferred our efforts to a traditional  50th Reunion Book. Just as we did for the 25th, draft your personal story on what you want to say and share about your life, loves, and Dartmouth in the years since graduation. Write a one-page first person narrative (share your story, how life has changed, and what has been meaningful to you).  Go to the ’67 Class page and look for the 50th Reunion tab for more information.  Do it NOW (before you become too forgetful). The companion book of longer essays on our experiences with Vietnam, and the Human Rights movements,  Living Through Momentous Change, is making great progress.

Stay well! Keep me posted. Dave Mangelsdorff, 3410 Turtle Village Drive, San Antonio, Texas 78230-3918) e-mail to dmangels@idworld.net  or call 210-344-0942