1949

Hurricane Carol paralyzed Rhode Island yesterday to the point that I hunt and peck this column through the haze of candlelight. Thus it will be shorter than usual, as I just have not had an adequate chance to prepare the abundance of news I have.

Let me say at the start of my "Second Term" that I'm pleased and honored to be your class representative, and that I'll do my best during these next five years to build our class into an even stronger and more-active unit. With your continued support, we'll make it easily. I did not solicitate the renewal of my duties, as affairs here in R. I., including a busy schedule as the Dartmouth enrollment chairman of the state will require greater quantities of my time, but since the nominating committee saw fit, I accept the responsibilities again and hope you'll tolerate me. A note of thanks to Lou Mulkern for his vote of confidence, as well as to the nominating committee of Harv Nolan, Bert Rodman, and Bruce Benner.

I heard just this morning from shiny-new Class Treasurer Bill While that already 124 men have kicked in with their class dues. I hope that by the time you read this the number will have tripled. Bear in mind that dues are the only way the class can function, now that the Graduating Tax is gone from our means. And by having a bank account, the class can afford to schedule efforts for class outings, etc. Also it will be the only way you can retain your subscription to this MAGAZINE and thus keep up to date on our affairs as well as the rest of Dartmouth, both alumni and undergraduate. So if you haven't already, how about doing your share?

My candle just blew out, and we had a three-minute intermission to grope down the hall for another one.

By this time, also, Carl Struever is working feverishly in his efforts to work up a fine Class Directory which will be yours, so that each of us will be up-to-date in address and business form on each other of us. I suspect your forms for filling out have reached you by now.

Weddings of the summer. . . . Dave Vanderhoof of Shaker Heights, Ohio, was married May 22 to Miss Gretchen Grauer of Cleveland. Dick Payne was one of Dave's ushers. . . . Elliot Baritz of Great Neck, N. Y., was married to Miss Marjorie F. Pear of Jamaica, N. Y. The wedding took place on June 13. . . .JohnDunlap of New York was married August 14 to Miss Barbara Earle Lehman of Cape May, N. J. . . . Dan Ryder of Newton, Mass., was married May 15 to Mrs. Grace N. Stevenson of Milton, Mass. . . . Dr. Dick Kearsley of Plymouth, Mass., was married August 7 to Miss Nancy Katherine Conlin of Brookline, Mass. . . .John Taylor of Wollaston, Mass., was married in August to Miss Anne Elizabeth Berry of Northampton, Mass. John is associated with the Koss Corp. of Auburn, Maine. . . . John Waugh of Storrs, Conn., was married July 24 to Miss Nancy Alicia Collier of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. John is an instructor of physical chemistry at M.I.T. . . . Ort Hicks of Great Neck, N. Y., was married in the Church of Christ in Hanover on July 24 to Miss Ruth Janet Fox of Lyme, N. H. . . . Bill Rossetter of Wadsworth, Ill., was married June 26 to Miss Winann Rogerson Meyer of Peoria, Ill. . . . Sam Smith of Englewood, N. J., was married April 24 to Miss Juanita Lancaster of Englewood.

One engagement. . . . Fred Haigh of Toledo, Ohio, is engaged to Miss Phyllis Warren Stevenson of Chesapeake, Va.

Several of the troops report an increase in their own families. Bruce and Lee Crawford of Tonawanda, N. Y., report they have two little boys, Dana Clarke (age 2) and Keith Carlton (age 1). The Crawfords announce that they see Jean and George Gerrish around town often. The Gerrishs have a 10-month-old daughter. They have also heard from Annand Pete Lord, and the Lords have a son, John Mason, as of March 29. . . . Bill and Nomi Ballard of Glenbrook, Conn., announce the birth of Lynn Leslie Ballard on May 14. . . . Tomand Ann Swartz of South Orange, N. J., announce the birth of Thomas J. III on April 30. . . . Zeke and NuNu Thurlow of Evanston, Ill., announce the birth of Barbara Ware on April 28 - their third child, second daughter.

Now into a few items of miscellany. . . . Mark Feer received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Tufts College in June. . . . Dr. Alex Smith finished his internship at Mary Hitchcock and now has entered general practice. . . . Ray Peppard has completed his internship at Mary Hitchcock and will move to the Mary Fletcher Hospital in Burlington, Vt. . . . John Stearns received his Bachelor of Laws degree, Cum Laude, from Harvard Law in June. . . .Dr. Dave Heusinkveld writes from Munich that his tour of service duty is nearly over and that he will soon return to Salt Lake City where he will complete his surgical residency at the county hospital there. . . . RalphGreenhouse was one of three to receive the Fulbright scholarship for foreign study from Dartmouth. Ralph will go to the University of Kyoto in Japan to continue his studies in anthropology.

Guess I'll quit for this time. Will I see you at any of the Big Green games this fall??? Hope so . . . if not, stay cool and don't forget to send in your class dues.

Secretary, 230 Arlington Ave., Providence, R. I.

Treasurer, 925 Broad St., Apt. B, Bloomfield, N. J.