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By this time, many of you have heard of the shocking death of Art Moffatt in a canoe accident in Northern Canada. Art was leading a party of college canoeists across a chain of lakes and streams known as the Dubawnt River, 150 miles below the Arctic Circle and about 400 miles west of Hudson Bay. This is a water route not taken by white men since 1893. Two of the three canoes in the party capsized in rapids and all six men managed to reach shore safely. However, in spite of efforts to revive him, Art died about an hour later of "shock and exposure." The five survivors were unable to report his death until ten days later when they reached Chesterfield Inlet on Hudson Bay. The trip was being made to make a movie and Art wanted to get material for a book and gather archaeological and ornithological notes. We remember Art best as an avid member of the Ledyard Canoe Club while at Dartmouth and a great lover of the out-of-doors. The Class will feel his loss deeply.

Several events took place during the past summer which should be reported in this month's notes. On August 13, Mrs. Elinor Van Blarcom Slade of Ipswich, Mass., became the bride of Es Crowley of Danvers, Mass. They are living in Ipswich following a wedding trip through Maine and New Hampshire. The Class offers its heartiest congratulations.

Bob Hatch, who was a member of the Exeter (Mass.) High School faculty for ten years, has accepted a new job as history teacher and head football coach at the Amsterdam (N. Y.) senior high school. Bob was head football coach at Exeter High for three years. He got his Master's degree at the University of New Hampshire in 1951. Bob's married and there are six little Hatches. Here's hoping there's a few promising tackles for Coach Bob Blackman to look forward to.

George Middendorf has been appointed associate editor and assistant director of the college department of Harper & Brothers. George joined Harper's in December 1945 as a college representative. He has covered colleges in the Midwest and, more recently, in New York City, for the firm. During World War II he served as a first lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. George is located on Long Island and we hope we'll see a lot of him during the winter in Long Island alumni activities.

Phil Hallam is in the news again. Our Air Force lieutenant colonel was a member of the air science faculty at Trinity College and completed a normal four-year tour as unit com-mander. Colonel Hallam is now slated to be reassigned to an overseas post, having completed studies for a Master's degree while at Trinity.

A news item from the publication Drug &Allied Industries reports that John White has been appointed to a newly created position as director of sales career in the chemical industry. John is with Bristol Laboratories in New York. He served as head of the tabulating department and was made assistant to the comptroller in 1952 while working at the Syracuse office of the firm.

If your mail deliveries are the same as mine, you have received by this time notification from our class treasurer Stew Steffey that class dues are once again payable. Last year we had a fine record of dues payments and it is allimportant that we do as well, or better, this year. This being the Reunion Year we will have some early reunion expenses and Stew is hopeful that the treasury will be well equipped to handle any and all costs that arise. So make his job easy this year and get your dues in early. Thank you. End of commercial.

Arnie Bartlett, whose fine family of five sons and three daughters ranks among the most numerous in the class, has resigned as headmaster at Sanborn Seminary in Kingston, N. H., and has accepted a position as principal of the Sharon, Mass., High School. He began his new duties there in September. Arnie's career in the field of education has been a very successful one. He spent two years at Hillsboro, N. H.,High School as an English teacher and coach of baseball and basketball. Then he went to Chicago, Ill., as head of the English Department in the Latin High School there. Following that he returned to his native New England at Sharon Seminary in 1948.

As these notes are being written the World Series is in progress and once again things look black for the favorite team of yours truly. Some day the Dodgers will win a World Series and Dartmouth will have an undefeated football team. When that day comes I think I'll matriculate at Dartmouth again and try to get my sports column back. I can dream, can't I?

Secretary, 131 Cedar St., New York 6, N. Y.

Treasurer, 1140 Wightman St., Pittsburgh 17, Pa.