Dear WC Classmate,Diana and I just returned from several weeks in the kingdom of Bhutan and Nepal, where we didsome trekking and white-water rafting in the Himalayas and also enjoyed the colors, exoticsmells and excitement of the week-long Hindu festival, Dashain.I may have mentioned this before, but frequently when we travel, I wear my WC cap- you’d besurprised how many times I’ve been approached by a stranger who either knows about theCollege or wants to know about it. Alas, however, that didn’t happen on this trip….So, I was forced to go back to the source… A couple of days after returning from Asia, I went toChestertown to play a round of golf with old WC friends at the Chester River Yacht and CountryClub. There, we were joined by Coaches Ed Athey and Don Chatellier. (Coach Athey wasnursing an ankle injury, and didn’t play, but followed us in his golf cart and provided appropriateharassment). After the round, I had a brief reunion with Rene Duvall ’62, who was also on theChestertown links that day.While in C’town, Barry Evans ’63 and I took a brief driving tour of the WC campus. While we joked that it could be age-related, it is truly easy to get disoriented on campus, what with the plethora of new and refurbished buildings and re-configured drives and roadways.
The Daniel Z. Gibson Center for the Arts
opened its doors to students and faculty on the first dayof classes. It is simply a spectacular addition to campus and to Chestertown as well. The center was formally dedicated on Friday, October 2
nd
.The final phase of the
Alumni House
renovation will include building an entertainment porch onthe side of the
Alumni House
, which will be accessed from the dining room. Construction beganin October and the house will be rededicated in April, 2010.The new
Hodson Hall
complex hopes to open its doors to students by November. Check outhttp://news.washcoll.edu/events/2009/10/hodsonpreview/to see what’s in store with thisrenovation. Truly amazing!There is a good reason for all this investment/improvement. Again, Washington College hasenrolled one of its largest freshman classes ever; totaling 378.The total fall 2009 enrollment: Undergraduates = 1314 Graduate Students = 58.Many more news items- too many to mention… To keep abreast of all these happenings, I urgeyou to log ontohttp://www.washcoll.edu/. The website is quite good and you can add your personal input.Of course, little of this continued improvement would be possible were it not for active andsupportive alumni. The end of the year is fast approaching. Washington College is counting onyou to do your part.Thanks once again for your support!
Bob Leitch Class Representative, ‘62
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