1924

Elsewhere in this issue you will find an obituary to mark the passing of Harr Ranney, which was prepared with the help of his close friend Speck Ramsdell. Being in a thoughtful mood as I write, more so than usual, I'd like to put two thoughts down for all to ponder. First and foremost, no one better illustrates the fact that has been growing clearer and clearer each year, that our emerging strength as a class lies in the development of men who were relatively "unknown" during our undergraduate days and even for a while thereafter. The potential has not even yet been fully realized, it seems to me, and gives us hope and courage for future development. Specifically, and this is my second thought, we need to find a worthy successor to carry on where Harr had to stop. Finding that person will not be easy; the Class Agent's work is demanding. Van will appreciate help from anyone with ideas.

And, on the same general theme, Harr's passing gives special accent to the Memorial program of the Class. He was much concerned with this; he and John Mauk were the leaders in making plans for an active development of a sound and continuing plan to secure adequate funds. You'll hear more about this, I'm sure.

Looking ahead, football is "in the air." The boys are back and hard at work with the new coaches, Mr. Blackman and his staff. In talking with some who have been in town, the Harvard game has been indicated as the big time - but where to stay? One man, mercifully nameless, has plans to stay down at Sunapee, an hour's drive away. There is nothing in town, believe me. Spud Spaulding says he started his plans a year ago. But we do plan an informal meeting of like-minded souls that Saturday, for picnic lunch (bring your own) on the slope west of the Observatory, back of North Fayer. This is a well-known haunt for several in the Class. No formal party is planned.

Because we started late with our plans, we could arrange for some more formal get-to-gether only for the Lafayette game this year, which is October 15 —the week before the Harvard game. We were lucky to be able to reserve ten units for the Class in a new motel, The Chieftain, out on Lyme Road. It is vouched for by Butts Lamson and others who have stayed there; modern, clean, well-ap-pointed. First come, first served. Make your own reservations by writing direct. Run by a Dartmouth man, Chug Sears '19. Phone num- ber for the motel is Hanover 550.

With Labor Day behind us, we're getting back on the beam. I'm off for a week of Maine just before College opens. I flew out to the West Coast with my son, Jonathan '56, and spent five weeks seeing the country by auto, with friends. Planned to get farther up the coast than we did, and so missed seeing the Fred Shanamans, as planned and urged, but there were several I'd have enjoyed seeing had we been on our own and had more time. Others report hectic days this summer: Van was bedeviled by business pressures at a time when he should have been dozing peacefully over a book; while in dry-dock myself recently, for a second kidney-stone attack,' found HankHartshorne was an ambulatory patient on the floor below, getting help for an ulcer. A victim of academic rather than medical pressures was Robin Robinson who is having his last session this term with the Great Issues course, of which he is the current chairman, with the job of obtaining the best possible speakers; he more or less commuted to Deer Island, Maine, where he has had a summer place for many years. Visitors at the Inn seem to have been few this summer, but sorry to have missed the Don Wilburs and the AlanHonigsbergs, the Larry Kugelmans, the Shrimp Thorntons, and Grant Caldwell.

We now have the complete file of TheDartmouth bound and available in the Library, covering the four years we were undergraduates. Once more, thanks to Stan Curtis for saving them and giving them to the Class. Butts Lamson will dig out some gems for the Class Letter, from time to time.

On one of my trips this summer, I seem to have missed Ted Learnard who was summering in Harwich, on Cape Cod. I was there during the deluge from Diane; sorry to have missed seeing Ted and his new (3-4 years old) house in that lovely area. Speaking of Diane, how did you fare? While Worcester, Mass., caught it, Spud Spaulding writes, "We were among the fortunate without any damage to repair." Also out of Worcester, I note that Pinkie Booth's father, editor and publisher of two papers there, died September 1. Many knew him as an unusually capable journalist, whose passing will be felt by those outside the family itself.

A final thought: the replies to my invitation for news, included in the birthday cards this class sends out in company with several others, have been of good quality but not any great quantity. Occasionally the news is such as to indicate passing on a suggestion that friends living near-by or travelling might like to look up one of the Class. Friends of EdObert may have wondered "What's happened to him?" because he has been missing from familiar haunts. For 25 years, Ed practiced medicine and surgery in New Egypt, N. J., and then "a circulatory disturbance (not so trite as 'coronary')" caught up with him and he has not been able to work since April 1954. He lives in Metedecornk, N. J. (how does he pick places with such unlikely names?) spring and fall, winters in Florida, summers in Pocono Pines, Pa., when he isn't off on a tour Canada this year.

There were two weddings of 1924's children: Elliott Hersey, an ensign in the USNR, married Linda Ann Bartlett, both from Winchester, Mass. Among the guests were these from 1924: Lute and Sally Luitweiler, Beatie Adams, and Alma and Susan Wheatley. Also, Dick Morin's daughter Joan was married in the White Church here in Hanover to Frederick Stevenson, a Columbia man and assistant headmaster of the Searing Tutoring School, in New York City. Our best wishes to the children and to their proud 1924 parents.

Now Vice President, Joseph C. Lombardi '23 is affiliated with Brown, Harris, Stevens, Inc., in New York. He has been with the real estate firm for eleven years, specializing in the sale and mortgaging of properties.

Secretary,2 Brewster Rd., Hanover, N. H.

Treasurer, 29 Woodside Rd., Winchester, Mass.

Bequest Chairman,