1953
This past weekend we had the good fortune to be in Hanover for the annual Alumni Officers Meeting. It was one of those beautiful late spring Hanover weekends which I guess none of us can forget; the foliage and flowers beginning to blossom everywhere on the campus, eliminating the last vestiges of a hard, extended winter just in time to set the proper backdrop for next weekend's Green Key festivities; the golf course and tennis courts crowded with students remaining in Hanover to save some money for Green Key; and seniors hurrying around campus turning in G.I. Journals, theses, and collecting study material for comprehensives.
The conference itself was a fine success, with several bright notes for Dartmouth's future being sounded by varied college officials. In the weekend's keynote address, President Dickey made public the College's intention to commence actual construction of a large forward-looking Hopkins Memorial Center which would combine facilities for social gatherings and entertainment of women guests with those for furthering work and appreciation in the field of fine arts (auditorium, music, art, and wood-working studios) within the next two years. Explaining that the Trustees believed that the programs to improve faculty and scholarship conditions had progressed so satisfactorily in the past few years that the college could now afford to turn its attention to the physical plant, the President further announced that extensive dormitory reconditioning work would get underway this summer with Topliff and Middle Mass as the first guinea pigs, and also that additional lowpriced homes for faculty would be constructed. In another vein, Mr. Chamberlain, acting Director of Admissions, stated that applications for positions in the Class of 1959 were up 15% over previous classes, and expressed great hopes that the class might become one of Dartmouth's greatest. Early reports on applications for the Class of i960 were also bright. And lastly, just a word to report that the entire community (the football squad, undergraduates, professors, and college officials) has been tremendously impressed with Bob Blackman, the new football coach, and is looking forward optimistically to the next few football seasons.
Our trip to Hanover was brightened also by at least brief visits with several '53s still on Hanover Plain. We ate lunch one noon with Jack Morris who, as an "eccy" major, will graduate next year with an eye towards work in the field of public relations. Jack returned to Hanover last fall after finishing his Army service last summer, as did Karl McGhee with whom we shared a couple of beers later that day. Karl's future plans are as yet indefinite, but include earning his sheepskin next year. Late Saturday afternoon we spotted Georgeand Peggy Nevers and Larry and BrownieLewis as they were about to drive out to the country for a small picnic. Larry graduated last February and is now working for Greenwood Textiles in N. Y. He and his wife, mistakenly thinking it was Green Key, had driven up from N. Y. to visit the Nevers for the weekend, but they seemed to be enjoying themselves just the same. George, who just became the papa of young Steve Nevers in early April, will graduate next February and intends to find work in the geology field; both Peggy and the baby are doing fine. We also managed to spend some time with Rod and Pat Jennings (who will summer in Colorado while Rod attends summer school in an effort to hasten the day when he will enter Tuck School), and JimCartmell who graduates from Tuck School this June. Jim has decided to accept an excellent employment offer from Ford Motor Co., and had been back in Hanover but a few days from Dave Halloran's April 30th wedding in Ossining, N. Y., in which he, Gus Goss, and Jay Hague were ushers. Jim reported that the new groom had done an outstanding job in recently earning his Navy wings, standing second in a class of over 1000, and that he and his bride, the former Julia Boehringer of Sao Paulo, Brazil, are now living in Pensacola where Dave is a flight instructor. As for other nuptial news ...
CUPID'S CORNER ... This month of May witnesses the denouement of two more '53s (both Navy ensigns), Dave Donovan and CarlEngland. Dave, who is presently flying out of the San Diego Naval Air Base, took as his bride the former Cynthia Ann Hillery of Manchester, Conn., a '53 alumna of St. Lawrence U., Canton, N. Y. And last weekend in Hanover, Miss Joanna Cornell of Boston, Mass., became Mrs. Carl England in a small church ceremony. Joanna, a former nurse, and Carl will make their home in Patuxent, Md., where Carl is temporarily attached to its Naval Air Station, and awaiting orders to Port Lyautey, French Morocco.
On the engagement front, there is evidence of a bit more activity. In early April, Louise Priscilla Pierce of Fairfax, Va., and Bennett Junior College announced her engagement (including July wedding plans) to 2nd, Lt.Dick Thomas, USMC. Dick is stationed at the Cold Weather Battalion, Bridgeport, Calif. About the same time, the parents of Miss Nancy Crapo and Miss Joan Martin made public their daughters' early summer weddings to Jack Alger and Tim Reed respectively. Nancy who will graduate from Vassar this June hails from Onset, Mass., and will marry Jack shortly after he completes secondyr. studies at Harvard Law School. Tim, who should be about due for his Army discharge, has succumbed to the charms of the Colorado College senior from Birmingham, Mich., and will take the big step in July.
NEWS IN 8R1EF.... Prior to driving up to Hanover we spent a few days' leave at home in Boston and garnered the following news tidbits. ... Class Agent Charlie Fleet to enter Newport OCS May 9 in its supply program after spending the last few months managing the family lumber business for his ailing father... .Owen Cote assigned to aerology schools in first Jacksonville, Fla., and then Monterey, Calif., for the next eight months, following completion of Newport training May 6.... Buzz D'Avanzo, another new Navy ensign via Newport, undergoing further training there; Buzz received his M.A. from Trinity College last June.... Fred Stephens, TomBloomer, Curt Bury, Warren Yetter, RexSchirmer and Prasong Sukhum among those due to graduate from Harvard B. School this June. Fred has accepted a job with Gillette, but hopes to enter Newport this fall. Tom will work in the family business until the draft grabs him; unfortunately no more data on the other grads except that Curt is expected to graduate close to the top of the class, academically. .. . Ist. Lt. Bill Vitalis USMCR back in the States after Korean duty awaiting discharge, with his eyes set on attending grad school at Harvard this fall... another gyrene lt. back from the Orient, Pete Reich is now in Hawaii awaiting discharge and the opportunity to start work in the lumber business in the rich Northwest forest regions....
"Corky" Kay apparently quite pleased with his job with G.E., which presently finds him working at the Lynn, Mass., plant.... PaulPaganucci to return to Grace Co. for summer work between 1st and 2nd-yr. studies at Harvard Law 5ch001.... Nate Burkan, DaveThomas, Jim Kiley, Hank Edler, and JohnnyRice among the increasing number of classmates being assigned to Army duty in Germany ... and Dave Wang still living in Han- over, doing free-lance photography work and some occasional writing.
This past month I have learned that in all probability I will be aboard the Glacier (scheduled to be commissioned in late May) when it departs this fall for the South Pole with the Byrd Expedition. It should be a wonderful experience and I'm looking forward to the voyage very much, although due to communication problems, it will prohibit my writing this monthly column next year. DickCahn, who has done such a swell job with the Newsletter these past two years, however, has agreed to take over this job, and I'm sure that the column will benefit rather than suffer under his guidance. But please note this change, in order that all news items will be tunneled to Dick for the next twelve months.
In closing I would like to express my sincere thanks to all those who sent me news for this column and wish everyone a good summer. I'll see yo'all a year from September. One last request - DON'T FORGET THE ALUMNI FUND.
ARMY PFC. Addison L. Luce Jr. '53 is a radiooperator in the communications center atCamp Desert Rock, Nev., where he participates in exercises concerned with effects ofatomic weapons.
Secretary, USS Glacier AGB-4 Pascagoula, Miss.
Class Agent, Main St., Cutchogue, L. 1., N. Y.
