Wisconsin

WE HOPE THAT Dean Stearns Morse escaped the laryngitis which threatened him during his visit to Milwaukee—both for his sake and the Minneapolis alumni who were to hear him the day following our Hanover Holiday in Milwaukee.

Our dinner meeting was held at the Schroeder Hotel on March 30. The attendance, including wives, parents, and friends of the college, .was 114, pretty close to an alltime high for this part of the country. Professor John Masland interested us with his talk on Japan's prospects. We were cautioned against believing that Japan's reform had been complete and final in the two years of occupation.

The Class of 1923 brought three men and their wives from out-of-town. George Whiteside, Janesville, "Swede" Swenson, Sheboygan, and "Bud" Freeman, Racine. Bud convinced Herb Osborne '13, also of Racine, that he ana his wife should come along.

The College-made movie, "Hanover 1947," was an entertaining reminder to the alumni and an excellent travelogue for those who did not know the campus.

The burden of planning the show fell on many shoulders, and they all did well. BradBrown '28, president of the organization, appointed "Skip" French '38 general chairman of our Hanover Holiday in Milwaukee. "Skip" French appointed Don Gates '42 for special publicity (and brother, he got it—a full front page in the society section of The MilwaukeeJournal). Don Gates appointed Bob Niss '40, Bob Niss appointed well this just goes on and on, and before you're through it sounds like the grandest job of buck-passing you ever heard of. But no kidding, they all did their work well and enjoyed the result. When many people come up to you afterward to let you know that they had a good time, well, it's just an added thrill and makes you know that it has been worthwhile.

A sad note entered when the group was reminded of the death a week before of Dr.Hervey A. Tarbell '78, who long had been active with the Wisconsin Alumni during the winter months. Dr. Tarbell had practiced medicine in Watertown, So. Dakota, for about sixty years, and always spent the summer there with his son. For only a short time did Dr. Tarbell hold the honor of bein Dartmouth's oldest living graduate, the announcement having been made in the March ALUMNI MAGAZINE. He had attended many of our meetings, usually limiting himself to those when the weather was beyond reproach.

Last November, when he was 94, Dr. Tarbell received a birthday wire from the Secretary of the College. Not only did this gesture please him beyond measure, it made the rest of us proud to realize that Dartmouth pays heed to the little niceties of life as well as the Great Issues. A tribute from the College itself helped to comfort his son and daughters.

MONDAY NOON LUNCHEON Now at the SCHWABEN-HOF Milwaukee, Wisconsin