systemic symptoms, for they were masked by the steroids. By the time he arrived he had far advanced paralysis, primarily of his legs but also of his arms. I lost track of his progress after his discharge.

Paul Lena, M.D.
DC '50, DMS '51
Concord, N.H.

Digestible tract
While I suspect that you get lots of positive feedback every time an issue of Dartmouth Medicine goes into the mail, allow me to add to the collection. Each issue seems better than the one before, especially for the layperson like me, who is helped so much by design, photos, and article layout. I really do read almost every article and news note, and with very little effort, because the magazine is so easy to digest and learn from. Keep up the good work.

James Tonkovich, DC '68
Wilder, Vt.

Tonkovich is executive director of United Way of the Upper Valley.

Faculty reflections
I had wonderful professors during my time at Dartmouth Medical School, and I enjoy reading about the work of current faculty members.

I was very pleased by Constance Putnam's description of Dr. Frederic Lord in her recently published history of Dartmouth Medical School. Dr. Lord was a very good friend and a terrific teacher. I remember Jack Durrance taking pictures of the fabulous colored-chalk anatomical drawings that Dr. Lord made on the blackboard; I've always wondered what happened to those photos.

When I was a surgeon at the Veterans Hospital in Phoenix, Ariz., I treated a sailor who had a very badly lacerated ear. He later was seen in California by doctors

who told him that the repair must have been done by a very accomplished plastic surgeon. I owed my ability wholly to training as an assistant surgical resident under Dr. Radford Tanzer, who performed beautiful cleft palate repairs as well, on children from all over New Hampshire and Maine. I enjoyed reading the story about him written by his widow in the Winter 2004 issue of Dartmouth Medicine. He was a very accomplished person.

I also enjoyed reading about the vaccine for papillomavirus infections. I am increasingly sure that bowel cancer is caused not by bile salts but by papillomaviruses that inhabit the bowel. A similar vaccine might prevent bowel cancer, too. It will be interesting to see how it all turns out.

Rowland French, M.D.
DC '41, DMS '42
Eastport, Maine

Sentimental about "the San"
Is it possible to obtain past issues of Dartmouth Medicine? I heard there was an article about the Glencliff Sanatorium in the Summer 2003 issue. I've lived in Glencliff all my life and have many family members who worked at "the San," now the Glencliff Home for the Elderly—including both my parents. So I spent a lot of time "on the hill" when I was growing up. I'd love a copy of the issue if possible.

Sheri Ball
Glencliff, N.H.

We're glad to send anyone a copy of a back issue if we still have extras—which we often do.

Good but not plenty
Would you kindly check to see if my subscription and address are up to date? A friend gave me your Winter 2004 issue and it is a very good one, so I want to be sure I get my own! Thank you.

Richard A. Norton, M.D.
Hanover, N.H.

Readers are reminded—as noted in the box on page 30—that you must let us know when you move if you'd like Dartmouth Medicine to follow you to your new address.

No more secondhand Ruth
Please add me to your mailing list. I love your magazine but usually get it second- or thirdhand from relatives. As a nursing student, I'd love to receive my own copy. Many thanks.

Ruth Wright Hurford
West Chester, Pa.

Additive effect
What an outstanding publication! Congratulations to everyone on the staff. I was especially touched by the Fall 2004 cover story by Mary Daubenspeck—what an indomitable soul.

I pick up my copy when we come up for appointments, but I have a classmate and friend from New England Deaconess who I know would also enjoy the magazine. Can you please send it to her? Thank you so much.

Judith Walker
Wilmot, N.H.

Pride in the strides
I worked at the old hospital as an OR scrub nurse many years ago, in the early '50s. I would like to be added to your mailing list to receive future issues of Dartmouth Medicine. I still have a soft spot in my heart for MHMH, and I feel great pride in the strides it has taken since then. Keep up the good work.

Thank you.

Maxine Williams, R.N.
Edgewater, Fla.

We're happy to add interested readers to our subscription rolls. See the box on page 29 for details.