Mr. Hord was Dale Cooper's American history teacher at the Germantown Friends School.
On April 23, 1970, Cooper recorded that – after hearing April Larken recite D.H. Lawrence's "Gloire de Dijon" – he had an erection throughout Mr. Hord's class.[1]
By June 3, Hord had become romantically involved with Larken and was at her apartment that night when Cooper came to visit. He overheard Cooper talking to April about a strange dream he had and a ring appearing on his finger, and hoping April could help him find the answer. Hord commented that Cooper had an "interesting problem."[1]
Within the following week, Hord left with April for a commune in Colorado.[1]