1943
By the time this reaches you fellows the Class of '43 will have had its "Reunion." Even though we didn't have it at the time originally scheduled—we're still having one, and that's what counts. In some ways I believe this type of a get-together is better because we have more the run of the town and the College and get to see more of each other. In a couple of years we'll be having our Big 5th and then we'll hope to get everyone there.
Things have been quiet during these summer months. I've seen some of the fellows around town, and have received a few letters, very few, but all in all I've found that the summer is a bad time for a class secretary to gather news. I was out in Wisconsin for a little over two weeks, on my vacation, but didn't run into any Dartmouth men. Our Boston luncheons were discontinued for the summer, too, so I haven't been able to pick up any gossip from these parts.
A little mail has trickled through though, so I'll pass on the news to you:
Bud Hall—lowa's gift to Dartmouth—is working for lowa State College as a Vocational Adviser for veterans. He and his wife and daughter are living in Ames, lowa.
Bill Maeck finally found a woman that will have him, so that now he's engaged and plans to be married in the fall. Her name is Elizabeth Cooper and she's from Minneapolis. He is still at Tuck, but finishes in September.
Just to fill up a little space I might say that yours truly is about to become a father for the second time. Yes, my daughter "Sandy" said she wanted a playmate so I put my order in to Sears and Roebuck and they tell me I'll get delivery on it about the middle of December.
Returns for the Reunion have been very good. I wish I could make a report on it, but I have to make a deadline on this column, and that deadline is just a few days before our Reunion begins. I'll give a full report on it next month though.
More of our boys are taking the fatal step these days—Russ Smith was married to Mary Ward and they honeymooned at Lake Tahor. They are returning to Hanover in the fall, where Russ will continue his studies.
Preston Goodfellow Jr. and Elizabeth Leach of Wilmington, Delaware (the bride a former May Queen at the University of Delawareneed I say more) were married in Wilmington, and they too are heading Hanover way in October.
Down Bridgeport, Connecticut way, Jim Crawford and Betty Miller were married and by now are settled in Bloomfield, N. J., where Jim works for the G. E. Other weddings include Marion Zaiger of Swampscott, Mass., to Bob Lappin; Barbara Bakewell of Del Roy, Florida, to Bob Mustard—they will live in Wellesley when Bob gets through Babson Institute, and lastly—Caroline Johnston of Madison, N. J., to Bob Stokes. They will make their home in Danbury, Conn.
Bodie Mosenthal became engaged. The lucky gal is Miss Barbara Gunschel of Upper Montclair, N. J., a former Wave. Other engagements include—Binney Tower now at Thayer, and Shirley Williamson (Married September 8), Priscilla Gardner of Upper Montclair to Joe Rhodes. Joe is with the American Airlines.
I was able to pick up some odd bits of news from the Reunion returns, so I'll pass them on to you:
Bob Craig, 1st Lt. MC, stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, wrote a very newsy letter. He rsays that Paul Harvey and Bob Liming are .there with him and other '43s and '42s that .are now doctors are expected shortly. They expect to leave U. S. soil before long.
"Beer-Barrell-Barlow" reports that he can't make the Reunion—too busy, and keeping on a strict budget, hopes to be able to make the Harvard game though. X never thought George would turn down a chance to get back 10 Hanover.
Had a nice note from Mrs. "Koo" Delaney raying Dr. "Koo" was in Tien-tsin, China. Others expressing regrets were Bud Johnson (down at Nashville, Tenn., at the time), John Cook, "Whitney" Meigs, Glen Behringer, and several others.
Word has been received from his father of the death of Dr. Ralph R. Higgins in an automobile accident, near Franklin, Va.
Fred Richardson and his wife, the former Freda Squier of Portland, Oregon, are living in Dover, N. H., where Fred is in the Insurance business. Had word from Johnny Hyde that he didn't get to Uruguay after all but is -up in Marshfield, Vt., in the lumber business. He's passed on the following news items:
Bill Sweeny, waiting to get into the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, is working at the Hanover Inn Fritz Geller will return to Thayer this fall and Jim Gilfillan is preparing to enter Medical School.
The mail bag this past month also included letters from Ken Sorlien, down in Philly, married and the father of one; he was inquiring about the Reunion. Dr. Warren Taylor, now at Bedford Hospital, sent me a list of the '43s that have received their M.D.'s since we left school, so here they are:
Bob Alesbury—Penn, Glenn Behringer—Harvard, Harry Bishop—Harvard, Sam Bullock—N. Y. U., George Burke—U. of Michigan, Berg Carlson—Northwestern, Jim Capps—N. Y. U., Bud'(C. W.) Clarke—Harvard, Brad CopelandPenn, Frank Dain—Columbia, Forbes Del anyColumbia, "Doc" Fielding—U. of Michigan, Harry Frost—Northwestern, Dave Hoffman—Cornell, Bill Hunt—Minnesota, "Killer" (CF) KanePenn, Hugh Lena—Cornell, Bob Liming—Long Island Col. of Medicine, George Rider—Wash. Univ. School of Medicine, Bill Schumacher—Univ. of Vermont, Jerry Shattuck—Yale, Chet SolezHarvard, Warren Taylor—Columbia, Jerry von Wedel—Columbia, Frank West—Penn, Bill Weirman —Univ. of Colorado, and Bill Wilson—North-western.
That's it for this month gang. I'll close with the usual plea for more news and please, how about some pictures?
THE CHAMPIONSHIP SWING. Lt. Stan Colder '43, winner of the ETO amateur and the Garmisch invitational tourneys, takes a practise swing in front of the club house at Garmisch.
Secretary, 11 Eliot St., Belmont, Mass. Treasurer, Shelburne, Vt.
