Plaque Honors Dick Sanders '29

At the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge on anovercast mid-September morning a bronzeplaque was unveiled in memory of DickSanders '29, onetime president of the Dartmouth Outing Club, and his devoted effortsto develop and improve the Moosilauke Summit Camp during his four years as a Dartmouth student. Dick's widow, Mrs. MarthaSanders; members and friends of the family;and Dick s two sons, both undergraduates atDartmouth, attended the ceremony. Prof.James Ross gave the invocation; SamuelAdams '59, president of the Outing Club,.accepted the plaque in behalf of the College;and Robert S. Monahan '29, manager of College outing properties, gave the commemoration. Following the services, most of thosepresent climbed to the boulder on Moosilauke's summit where the plaque was to beimbedded.

While at Dartmouth. Dick was president of the Outing Club and a member of Palaeopitus, the Canoe Club, and Phi Gamma Delta. Following graduation, he worked for the St. Paul Book and Stationery Co. in St. Paul, Minn.; and in 1940 he joined the J. L. Hammett Co. of Cambridge, Mass., where he was manager of the furniture and equipment department. He died December 30, 1957.

Following, in part, is the address given by Mr. Monahan on the occasion of the plaque unveiling:

The proud state of California boasts the proud motto, "Give Me Men to Match My Mountains." New England could justly reply, "I have had men to match my mountains." Dick Sanders was such a man.

Dick stood above his contemporaries as Mt. Washington rises above its neighboring peaks. He had the sharp features of Mt. Adams, the dignity of Mt. Jefferson, the stability of Carrigain, and the character of Lafayette.

Above all, he had the perspective of his own Moosilauke. His broad vision was unobstructed. There might be temporary obstacles to blot out the distant points but, until the end, like passing clouds, they always cleared away and Dick continued to enjoy the broad outlook upon his community, his college - and his family.

I met Dick early in our college years. We shared many of the same interests. One of our early associations was to prepare and serve a meal at the Mel Adams Cabin for the Dartmouth Outing Club Council on October 20, 1925, our freshman year. I was impressed then with Dick's infectious enthusiasm, his eternal industry, and his love of people. If I were to summarize his three main attributes, I believe they would be just those: enthusiasm. industry, and love.

Whether heeling for or leading the Outing Club, whether serving such campus organizations as Palaeopitus or his Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, whether washing dishes or greeting guests at Moosilauke Summit Camp, Dick demonstrated those three qualities at all times to all people.

He developed those traits throughout life in a manner we here shall never forget always doing something worthwhile - and with a smile —for his community, his Alma Mater —and his family.

I mentioned Dick's love of people. He had another love — his mountains, especially Mt. Moosilauke. A few of us here gathered were privileged to accompany Dick on his last climb a year ago to the summit. We shall never forget that experience. As long as we have the strength to repeat that pilgrimage - and for long afterward, I hope — we shall share the inspiration which Dick always received from his favorite peak.