1943
Let's All Strive In '55
During the first part of September in 1953 I sat down, collected my thoughts, and went through the various news clippings that I had received. With a strong cup of black coffee at my side, an ashtray full of cigarette butts, my tie pulled down (a la Winchell) I dug into the assortment of news items to start on a new adventure as the class secretary. At that time I advised that I would sincerely endeavor to keep everyone well informed of the various activities and news items that came to me. This I have tried to do to the best of my ability, but due to circumstances beyond my control, as explained in the last column, I let the Class down when I failed to have a column in the February issue.
In view of the foregoing, when I wrote the column for the March issue I asked the class to be relieved of the job of secretary, but this part was deleted from the class notes, due to the fact that a secretary, when resigning, normally goes through channels first - namely, the class executive committee. The executive committee has been fortunate enough to persuade Doc Fielding to take over as secretary, and all of us who know Doc know that he will do a wonderful job.
This is the last issue, therefore, that I will be writing, and to all of you who have sent me letters, cards, and news items, I offer my sincere thanks and appreciation. Receiving letters from classmates throughout the country gives the secretary a terrific boost in morale. So those of you who have been doing it in the past, please keep up the good work, and those of you who have not contributed, please see if you cannot find time to scribble down a few newsworthy notes.
It has often been said that being secretary is a tough and often thankless job, but personally I enjoyed doing it, since it was interesting to receive letters from class members and get first-hand knowledge of what they are doing and where they are located. The secretary needs the support of every class member. I know Doc will do a terrific job, so let's all get behind him and offer our help and suggestions.
From Stoneham, Mass., comes word that Joe Crowley, very successful coach of the Rockets, has been named to the Boston's School Department of Physical Education, and apparently is in line to succeed Steve White at South Boston as football and track coach. It has been said that Joe's favorite hobby has been beating Stoneham on Thanksgiving Day. Good luck to you, Joe, in your new endeavor.
Word has been received that Fred Lofgren has been appointed Western Massachusett's Division Sales and Service Manager by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. Fred served in the South Pacific in World War II as a Navy pilot and started with the Telephone Company in 1946 as a commercial representative.
Recently I received a Bulletin from the College that was rather interesting in that it contained a good deal of information about the Winter Carnival.
Unlike many of its predecessors and many that I can remember, the '55 Carnival had no trouble with a thaw. It was rather cold the week before Carnival with the temperature falling to 20 below on occasions. It warmed up a little for the weekend but only enough to make participation in outdoor events somewhat comfortable. Partially due to the fact that it had been so cold the statues and the set for outdoor evening were barely finished in time. Also the skiing was so good at this time that it was difficult to get enough undergraduates to stay around to do the dirty work.
Carnival got underway on Thursday evening with flying colors when the hockey team defeated Boston College 4 to 3. On Friday the ski meet started and Dartmouth took the first three places in the slalom but in the cross country Dartmouth finished third as a team. However, we led the standings at the end of the first day's competition. On Friday afternoon the swimming team downed Navy 44 to 40. Then under a clear and starry sky Outdoor Evening got off to a fine start. This was headlined by Hays Jenkins, who subsequently won the world championship for the third straight time. The feature of the evening was the crowning of Karen Thorsell as queen. Miss Thorsell was a sophomore from Skidmore and a semi-pro in this business having been voted Miss Maine '53 for the Miss America contest of that year. The Glee Club concert and the Players' presentation finally topped off the evening. On Saturday morning the hockey team really went to town and defeated Yale 3 to 1. Out on the slopes the ski team was continuing its domination of the Carnival events by taking the first four places in the downhill. Enough Dartmouth men placed well in the ski jump in the afternoon to clinch the Carnival Cup again. On Saturday evening the basketball team defeated Princeton 66 to 56 and during the afternoon the wrestling team tied a highly favored Coastguard Academy outfit 14 to 14.
That about winds up the column for this month. I hand over the reins to Doc Fielding and wish him the best of luck and all the success in the world. To everyone of you my deepest thanks and appreciation for all your help during my term of office.
AN EARLY START: Jack Riley '44, Armyhockey coach, has a promising player in hisson Jay, 4½, who is following in his dad'sblade marks.
Secretary,314 Commonwealth Ave., Boston 15, Mass.
Class Agent,: Middlefield St., R.F.D. 1 Middlctown, Conn.
