1955
It's "crutch" season again in Hanover. As a matter of fact, a recent impartial survey among college students reveals that Dartmouth's average of .3275 crutches per student is tops in the country. Being somewhat less than a novice on skis myself, I've always preferred the relative comfort of a toboggan. However, a recent upending on a rocky New York State hill has altered my opinion. Although I don't really mind writing from a standing position, some inner feeling tells me that this bird is more suited to be a potbellied sun-deck sitter (non-scitorus drincorus). I prefer to sit complete with proper ski clothing, sun glasses, and a buttered rum and watch the virile men and rosy-cheeked young things as they are carried off on stretchers or scraped off the slope by the local ski-patrol. For those of you who love skiing - and I'm sure most of you do - please consider this merely "sour grapes" on contemplating the scars of a losing battle.
Hanover's preparing itself for another Carnival. The statues are nearing completion and await only that last night of feverish smoothing and shaping that gives them that polished look. Social chairmen are racking their brains for some untried diversions for this "greatest of all, etc.," college weekend, the athletic teams are shaping up for a couple of important contests, but probably most important of all to those concerned ... exams are over. This should be sufficient nostalgia to last for a month or two.
Our good "Uncle" continues to supply much of the news of interest on his Dartmouth nephews. Recently in his employ are "Sky" Huntoon, George MacGregor and Paul Hollenbeck who are undergoing their basic indoctrination in the ways of the military at Fort Dix. Even in that "southern" climate, their only comment is that "It's cold!" George Snelson had few complaints to make about his basic as far as weather goes, since he took his preparation in "sunny California" - Fort Ord, to be exact. However, complaints may be forthcoming soon since he is due to be transferred to Fort Monmouth, N. J., for further training.
Dave Cudlip, who's quite a bit removed from the rigors of basic training, is on a tour of duty in Dramstadt, Germany, and is already awaiting his return to Dartmouth after he is discharged.
Close to half a year of service has made Dartmouth's naval contingent a bunch of "old salts" by now. Elliott Hersey is a gunnery officer aboard the USS Conecuh, and (as of last June) is married to the former Linda Bartlett of Winchester, Mass., and Wheaton College. Julie Klein popped out of a phone booth at Rahar's a few weeks ago and informed me that he's attached to a radar packet ship - the USS Guardian, operating out of Newport. Julie is the C.I.C. Officer and an assistant first lieutenant on the ship.
John Rossiter and Bob Bagdasarian also possess a pretty good pair of "sea-legs" by now. John is aboard the USS Caliente operating in the Pacific out of San Francisco and "Bags" is gunnery officer on the USSlowa out of Norfolk. John Mansfield has yet to get his first taste of Navy chow, but will report January 30 to OCS training at Newport for a four-month period.
Bris Lang and Tim Hutchinson embarked on their Air Force careers on January 1 after a cross-country jaunt to San Antonio and Lackland AFB where they'll be stationed prior to their flight training.
Doug Melville is "management analysis officer" at the SAC base in Omaha - Offutt by name. He and his wife Joan came East for the Princeton game and saw "some of the crowd" - Bob Feltman, Jerry O'Sullivan,Tuck Creamer and Fred Lione. Doug is about ready to "solo" for his private pilot's license.
After spending the summer on an oil tanker, Joe Gahn has regained his shore legs and graduated from pre-flight training at Lackland on June 20. Bill Gavitt is presently working with the Rhode Island Development Council as an industrial promotion specialist and awaiting his entrance into the Air Force next May for pre-flight training.
Back on the ground again. ... News is still trickling in about '55s still in this academic routine. Ty Auer is at the Stanford Graduate School of Business Administration after picking up a "lot of practical experience" working in a lima bean factory this past summer. Ed Barry is also at Stanford studying microbiology.
Ralph Blount is at Marquette University Medical School, after completing his pre-med studies there. He and his wife Gayle will continue to live in Milwaukee while he completes the work toward his degree. Ralph says that last year's Carnival converted Gayle (U. of Wise.) into an avid Dartmouth fan.
Jay Brook is at the University of Pennsylvania majoring in "molars and bicuspids." It's probably an "Ivory tower" existence (Get it? teeth-ivory). Also in the medical field are Len Kogan and Zselt de Papp. Len is a thirdyear student at the University of Maryland and Zselt is enrolled at the University of Rochester along with '55s Dave Neville and Bob Blum.
Art Boudreau is at West Point where he has some "154 days" left until graduation. Art, who was active in hockey for the "Point" last year, sends his "best wishes to all (my) old classmates" and I'm sure they in turn wish him a successful career in the Army. Another '55 who will graduate from West Point this June is Dave Corderman who "left Dartmouth in 1952 to start all over again" at the Academy. Dave also has our best wishes in his post-graduation days.
Roger Dolliver has been granted an additional year and a half deferment by the Air Force to study educational administration. He plans to get a teaching credential and to work for his Master's degree during this period, and expects to enter active duty in June 1957 for a three- to five-year hitch.
Buck Kuttner and Jerry Levy are working toward their law degrees. Buck is at Magoo's Alma Mater (Rutgers, boy) and Jerry is at Duke University. Jerry reports that "this Law business is great" and that the climate is "balmy," so apparently all is well south of the Mason-Dixon line.
Also in relatively sunny climes are WoodyGoss, who's studying Business Administration at the University of Virginia, and Earl Fain who's taking graduate work in geology at the University of Texas.
Bill Kehoe, at the Yale Graduate School of English, writes that he is now rooming with Og Morse who's in the Master's Teaching Program there. Og, by the way, is engaged to Janet Wenzel, a student nurse from Mary Hitchcock. Bill also mentioned that Al Cooke has entered St. Johns Seminary in Brighton, Mass., and will study for the Roman Catholic priesthood. Pete Robinson is now in an executive training program at the National Shawmut Bank of Boston, and Ron Murphy is teaching at the Eaglebrook School at Deerfield, according to Bill.
Harry Millar, who returned from the service last fall, is studying to be a veterinarian at Rutgers. A little less on the academic side, Lionel Schlank writes that rumor has it that Dave Steinberg won a "fortune" at Monte Carlo by betting on just one number.
Here comes the marriage merry-go-'round again. It seems like everybody's picking up a ring of one kind or another. Ward Rowley dropped one of the marriage variety on Mary Wheeler's finger in a January 1st ceremony. Mary's a Wheelock graduate and she and Ward will reside in Danbury, Conn., while he works as a sales trainee for Standard Oil in that area.
Pete Bulkley married the former Barbara Blair of Amherst, Mass., and Lesley College. Pete is at the Sanborn Seminary in Kingston, N. H., as a teacher while taking a part-time graduate course at the University of New Hampshire. Pete Jebsen gave up a cozy room in good old Chase Hall for a Wigwam flat when he married Turid Klevenberg. Turid's home is in Oslo and she's a graduate of Bristol College in England.
With one ring down, and one to go, is NedHeydt. Ned, who's engaged to Diane Wing of Bradford Junior and Highland Park, writes that he's a "pretty little guy on a pretty big ship" (the Forrestal). Ned plans to be around Norfolk and Guantanamo until next winter when he will cruise the Mediterranean. Until then, he says, a newly built hockey rink at Norfolk will be his savior.
Hank Fuller is engaged to June Shovan of Enfield, N. H. Hank is now a student at the University of Miami School of Medicine. TedEly became engaged on Christmas Eve to Arline Soderberg of Hartford and Colby Junior. Ted's now a sales trainee for the Jacobs Manufacturing Company.
Marty Aronson will slip from the bachelor's ranks as a result of his recent engagement to Myrna Eisen. Marty, who's now at Boston College studying law, and Myrna, a University of Minnesota and Boston U. graduate, plan to marry in June. John Meyer who was drafted by Uncle Sam last August has become engaged to Margaret Thompson, a senior at Holyoke.
The trade school men always seem to come up with some ingenious method of mixing business with pleasure. This time it was a "Cosmetics Survey" of "College Women's Attitudes" toward the .same. This involved (of course) interviewing college women person to person, and what better place could there be than Northampton with both Smith and Holyoke in a small area? So, Gus Aberle,Blake Irons, "Wolf" Thumb, Bill Wilbur,Jack Doyle, Hank Stephenson, Jim Keane,Glen Wathen and Bernie Siskind took the trip and some 240 interviews - some of these (I understand) took place at Rahar's "Famous Inn."
That about does it for another month. Before closing, I'd like to thank all of you who contributed so generously to the Tim Ellis Fund, and to inform you who weren't able to that it will always be open to your contribution if and when you feel that you can afford it. We'll try to get a detailed report of the results thus far out to you soon. So long for now.
Lee Huff '54, now at Harvard University, shown last summer in Washington when he was working for ICA under the State Department.
At Lyttleton, New Zealand, aboard the U.S.S. Edisto which was on its way to Antarctica, are (l to r) Pete Robinson *54 and Ensigns John Tuck '54 and Steve Wilson '55. In the background is the U.S.S. Glacier. Robinson is with the Department of Geology at the University of Otago in New Zealand.
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