Ken McGruther President 2005 - 2010   Dear Classmates...   "It is, Sir, as we have said, a small inn, and yet there are those who love it" to paraphrase Daniel Webster. While Pierce's Inn in Etna is old and just a bit on the funky side, it remains in our hearts as a warm and easy place to gather at least once a year in the autumn for good fellowship, good food, maybe have a glass or two, and to conduct class business.   Again this year Cindy and Bruce hosted a houseful of '65s,topped off by a Saturday night dinner featuring attendance of our latest Class of 1965 scholar and a performance by the Decibelles.  MORE   Stay tuned... Our channel is 2-way.   Ken McGruther  mcgrutherk@aol.com      The Quinquennial Changing On The Quarterdeck

	This Holiday Season Mend a quarrel.  Seek out a forgotten friend. Dismiss suspicion, and replace it with trust. Write a love letter.  Share some treasure. Give a soft answer.  Encourage youth.  Listen. Manifest your loyalty in word and deed. Keep a promise.  Find the time.  Forgo a grudge. Apologize if you were wrong. Try to understand.  Flout envy.  Be kind.  Be gentle. Examine your demands on others. Think first of someone else. Welcome a stranger. Inspire confidence. Embrace equality. Decry complacency. Laugh a little. Laugh a little more. Honor your late friends and family. Express your gratitude. Gladden the heart of a child. Relish the beauty and wonder of the earth. Take up arms against malice. Pray for our troops. Speak your love. Speak it again. Speak it still once more.