Round The Girdled Earth They Roam 

Essays on Places of Personal Significance by Class of 1971

For our 55th reunion, we’re doing a more modest e-book, ’Round the Girdled Earth: The Places of the Class of 1971.

When we were graduating from Dartmouth, Dr. Seuss might have exclaimed, “Oh, the places you’ll go!” Fifty-five years later, this would be, “Oh, the places you’ve been!” Instead of asking you to write your life story, though, we’re presenting you with a simple, fun task: Please tell us about a place. This (could be where you were born, where you lived in the past, where you live now, or where something memorable happened. It could be a place at Dartmouth, the history of a place, several places you have lived in different stages of your life, a comparison of places, or a place you visited recently, long ago, or both. Any place you choose. Your entry can be as long or as short as you wish. If you can’t decide among places, send in more than one. Tell us why you chose the place, what makes it special to you, what memories you have of it, how it changed between visits, travel tips—anything you like!

We will gather your entries in the same way that we did for our successful 50th Reunion book. Here’s how to contribute:

(1) Log in to dartmouth71.org. (Very easy to do—just follow the instructions of webmaster Roger Prince on the site.)

(2) Click on My Profile.

(3) You might begin by seeing if your profile needs updating.

(4) Click through to Add Photo if you would like to add a photo or two to your entry.

(5) Click through to Essay, paste in your entry, and save it.

(6) Voilà, you’re done!

If you encounter any problems or have questions, just get in touch with Ted Eismeier at tjeismeier@gmail.com.

Closer to our Reunion on June 15–18, we’ll post a link there to an actual e-book so that everyone can browse through all of the entries.

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Here is a list of classmates who have written a new  essay for our 55th reunion eBook.  YOU WILL NEED TO BE LOGGED IN TO SEE THESE.  Click on their name to be taken to their profile page, where you can see their contact information, their new essay, their 50th essay and, if you scroll to the bottom, any pictures they have uploaded.

Jim Bays  On the magic of working and living in Windsor, England next to Windsor castle

Mark Bellonby On returning to Mason Neck, Virginia and reconnecting with roots there

Barry Brink The saga of Barry's arrival in Hanover fall of freshman year

Jack Burnett The thousands of miles he's walked exploring Edward McDowell lake near his home in Peterborough NH

Sam Cuddeback  Home is on the saddle of Sam's bicycle

Dan Clouse  On Madrid, Spain which he first visited in 1968

Bob Cordy  On traveling to Uzbekistan 13 times in 13 years to help build it's judiciary culture

Eric Danoff On his love of the San Francisco Bay area

Betsy Eismeier On growing up in small town Millville NJ

Ted Eismeier  The counterculture links between Vermont and New Mexico that make both places special for Ted

Greg Fell A fascinating story of how he escaped the draft and being sent to Vietnam, but ended up there anyway from 1971-1975

Andrew Hodgdon A poem about his boyhood home in Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts

Albert Lamarre  Albert's favorite place is where he hasn't been yet. But he enumerates some favorite spots

Marc Nicholson Marc has visited 85 countries, 48 US states and all 7 continents, but his favorite spot is Glacier National Park

Tom Oxman On his lifelong love of Hanover NH

David Pallotta Adventures in his favorite place, the Grand Canyon

Sheldon Perry  Personal growth from 5 summers of being an AMC hut boy

Roger Prince The ways in which the places he's lived have changed him, including Bangkok, Singapore, Angola and Papua New Guinea

Hank Ricklefs His love of Wisdom Cabin on the Big Hole River in SW Montana

Bobby Schnabel Three favorite 'spots'--India, Todos Santos in Baja Mexico and their home on 80 acres  at 8500 ft near Hot Sulphur Springs CO

John Wason The impact on him of being a student teacher in Jersey City NJ in 1970