1951

Let's jump right into the heap of garbled scroll "from everyone, and his uncle," that we have been besieged with over the holiday season. It is wonderful to hear from so many, and let this be notice to one and all that we have employed the full time service of a Sanskrit expert so we'll gladly accept any written word! Please don't feel flushed and aggravated with us if you don't see your "dope" in print immediately. Those censors in the MAGAZINE office keep us at a word quota. Well, let's

goBefore we rush off halfcocked, let's say "thanks and a fine start" to Frank Smallwood, our newsletter editor, for his fine initial efforts in advancing our class unity, and moving into the realm of twilight news which censors would strike from the record, were it placed here.

Using Their Heads

Jake Livingston and Janet Vickery's engagement was announced December 1. Janet is a Holyoke student and graduates in June, while Jake is close by at the line officer's program in Newport, R. I. Old Ensign Dick Barnes favors Smith, as evidenced by his recent engagement to Helen Glassey of New York. Could it be the girl-of course! Jim Burroughs has chosen Charlotte Nash as his brideto-be. Charlotte is a Hanoverian, and the daughter of Professor Nash of the Graphic Arts Department. Howie A llen joins the ranks of the engaged with Jeanette Auerbach, a senior at Smith. Howie is bookin' it at the Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania. Egon Kramer, who was known to us all as the great woodsman, has been slightly won over by the domestic touch. Egon's engagement to Anne Pamela Hughes of Greenwich, Conn., was recently announced. He is with the Department of the Army in Washington.

By the time we hit the print, Harry Boyce's wedding to Shirley Dickson will be close at hand (sometime in February). Shirley is a Locust Valley, L. 1., miss, while Harry since graduation has studied at the Institute of Far Eastern Languages at Yale, and at Columbia. Harry is also in the ranks of the Dartmouth Club of New York, and is in the Air Force Reserve. Parke Sickler's marriage to Bernice Brown was mentioned last month, but we didn't mention that Bub Lang, Don Herdig and Bob Zerser of '49 all stood by on the crash wagon. Al Schmidt jumped off the ship when he married Joan Quinn way back on November 9. Al counted on Bob Brod for help, and is now counted amongst the Dartmouth Club of New York group. When we mentioned BillFriedlander's engagement to Sara Hill, we didn't mention that Bill is doing graduate work at the University of Illinois and Sara is teaching in the elementary school in Hanover. Our engaged gang this month is very small, but just as elite. Red Balabon has chosen Maxine Ireal for his spouse-to-be. Maxine is teaching at Pembroke in Providence, where Red graduated from Brown after his days in Hanover. Pete Frederick has stepped in line with his engagement to Nancy Jane Dann. Nancy is seeing to it that General Electric in Schenectady, N. Y., is operating smoothly, as is her husband-to-be. Let's hope they become copresidents. Only in America is it possible. Phoebe Reggio and Steve Wolff have recently made known their plans for marriage. Steve is now with the Naval Reserve. Dick Rogers, of swimming and Tuck fame, announced his engagement to Greta Carlquists back in September. Best wishes one and all; and to the girls, welcome to the huge Dartmouth family.

A very fine letter received sometime ago from Bob Goode tells of his meeting Lt. KenLittle in Tokyo. I quote,

"Every man and officer going to Korea passes through Camp Drake (10 miles from downtown Tokyo) This is the Broadway and 42nd Street of the Army. I knew Ken was in and sooner or later we'd meet. Last Sunday, an alert Cpl. called to tell me, 'Lt. Little is here.' (He gets a fifth of Old Forester ) This made for three days of revelry. Ken God bless him, left for Korea three days ago. Knowing him, I know the Chinese are m for one hell of a time. I wish I were with him.

Ken's wife is in Hanover, awaiting Ken s return, and another year at Thayer. Bob will return to Tuck. Bob has issued a blanket invitation to any Dartmouth men in the Tokyo area for a pass to Tokyo and a drink on the house. Thanks Bob, and God bless you both from all of your '5l friends. (See photo.)

Duncan Booth, who sometime back was aboard the U.S.S. Botetourt, writes the good news of his marriage way back on June 23 to Millicent Foster of Providence, and the less tasty news that he has undergone amphibious training in Virginia and is now on his way. Before leaving, the Booths joined Ralph andJane King and Nancy and Sam Roberts (married June 21). Ralph is aboard an attack transport ship and Sam is on an attack cargo ship. Duncan reports that Ann and Roland Swain are in San Diego (also in the Navy). He says, "Marseille is as red as the wine which so freely flows in all its dens of iniquity."

News in from the land of the "Old Sol" informs us that Chuck Packard is traveling from Daytona to Key West selling for Florida Radio and Appliance Corp. It sounds like a wonderful job and with a diet of orange juice and sun bathing, who wouldn't thrive—gosh, are we envious ... these Minnesota winters! Dashing about at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Tex., is Bill Funk, who is waiting to start Cadet School in April. Bill spent last summer touring Europe with his family, a nice fling before entering the service. Dick Price recently spent an 18-day-furlough from Luke Field, Phoenix, Ariz., at his home in West Virginia. Dick says nothing could be finer than Arizona in winter. In January, Dick started in the Air Force 0.C.5., a six months' course. Dick reports the journalistic world has devoured Gerry Shaky Shaw, as he is now working for the local tabloid in Gardner, Mass., and that Bob Mathews is checking the scenery around Fort Dix, N. J.

The S. D. Warren Paper Cos. of Westbrook, Me., is occupying the full time of Les Richards, who is a research chemist. Les's glee club activities served him well, for he has helped organize the S. D. Warren male glee club. Here's hoping Les doesn't get pulp fever. Les passes the glad word that Wes Hanington and Whitey Hand are tramping at Fort Dix, N. J.

I've been accused around Minneapolis of attempting to further the purposes and goals of Dartmouth, so I do hesitate in leaving my news for a personal word, but you talked me into it, and I will. The greatest Christmas present anyone could ask for arrived on our doorstep December 18 in the unco ordinated form of a 7-1b. baby boy—David Jr., known to his friends as Chip. It's still a free country, but he'll tread that Hanover plain in '72. My wife, Mary, handled the honors beautifully. See you soon.

REUNION IN JAPAN: Lt. Bob Goode '51 (left) and Lt. Ken Little '51, ex-roommates, had a high time when Little, on his way to Korea, passed through Camp Drake, near Tokyo, where Goode is stationed.

ENGAGEMENT SMILES: Ed Isbey '51 and Roxane Whelden, daughter of Ford H. Whelden '25, at the December party announcing their engagement.

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