1912
The following from the New York Tribune of Oct. 15, 1958, under the heading of Science-Medicine, "Lasker Award Goes to Layman Basil O'Connor, Six Scientists Honored, Senator Humphrey Speaks. In the awards presented for outstanding medical research and public health administration six scientists and a layman received a gold statuette of Winged Victory and an engraved citation and $2500.00. They are: - Basil O'Connor, president of The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, the first layman in history to receive the award; for extraordinary administrative leadership in the eradication of a prevalent crippling disease of childhood, poliomyelitis, through development of an effective vaccine."
The congratulations of the Class go out to you, "Doc," for your deep regard for the interest of mankind so deservedly and publicly recognized by the Lasker Foundation.
It was good to hear from "Rollie" Sturtevant now residing at 363 Camino Del Norte, Tucson, Ariz. "Rollie" claims he hasn't seen a 1912'er in his past four years out there but is ready to compare notes with any classmate fortunate enough to get out his way, so give him a buzz.
Representatives of the Class in attendance at the funeral of the late "Les" Snow in Rochester, N. H., were "Eddie" Luitwieler, "Ben" Adams, the Roy Lewises, "Pike" Childs, "Mike" Norton, Barbara Hoban, Henry Bailey Stevens, and "Heinie" Urion's son, Paul.
Horace E. "Cap" Allen has changed his mail address to 1387 Main Street, Springfield 3, Mass. Prof. Ernest S. Osgood having completed his tour of duty as visiting professor at Mills College, Oakland, Calif., is now residing at 360½ East Bowman Street, Wooster, Ohio. John R. "Jack" Park has returned from Florida and his new address is 70 North Ave., Weston 93, Mass.
Johnson O'Connor was the speaker at an Open House in Boston, Mass., at 347 Beacon St. by the Johnson O'Connor Research Foundation Human Engineering Laboratory, a coast to coast institution.
Elwyn and Sheila Taber are planning on leaving Conway, Mass., early in December for St. Augustine, Fla., where they hope to spend the winter in the "Sunshine" State as they have done for the past several years.
The Dartmouth College capital gifts campaign opened in central Westchester area, Oct. 16 with a meeting of Dartmouth alumni and parents of undergraduates in the Roger Smith Hotel. Randall G. Burns of White Plains is chairman of the central Westchester campaign.
"Unc" Bellows recently had lunch in New York with Morris E. "Morry" Knight who is in the investment business with Malverne and Hill and Company at 115 Broadway, New York City.
Prof, and Mrs. "Babe" Hartshorn report, "We seem to do well in this climate (Lancaster, N. H., North of the Mountains) and feel sorry for those who have to live farther south especially for those who seek the warmth (?) of Florida."
A word from Henry B. VanDyne, our Bequest Chairman,
The Capital Gifts Campaign is doing the job of providing funds urgently needed for plant and endowment right now. Alumni Fund seasons of the future will keep right on supplying the sulphur and molasses the College needs to tone up the budget every springtime but, more than ever, Henry has come to agree with Ford Whelden's forecast and belief that, over the years to come, the greatest long-term benefits of all for Dartmouth and the most abiding satisfactions for all concerned will be found accruing from the Bequest and Estate-Planning Program of Dartmouth's active alumni classes. The importance of this program is evidenced by the fact that Dartmouth received approximately two million dollars during the past year from this source alone.
Your Secretary received his copy of the questionnaire for 1912's Fiftieth Reunion Yearbook and is busy working up the information. As "Connie" Snow, Editor, says, "Don't wait until 1962, but do it now."
We were indeed saddened by the following news item from the "Valley News" of Bethel, Vt., of Oct. 24. - "Ralph D. Twitchell of Bethel, Vt., died at the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in Hanover on Thursday night, Oct. 23, of an apparently self-inflicted bullet wound while sitting alone on the sun porch of his home on North Road. He was found by Mr. Everett Hopkins who with Mrs. Hopkins were his housekeepers in his home in Bethel."
"Twitch" had retired last June as head of the mathematics department of the Cooley High School in Detroit, Mich., and was suffering from arthritis. Our sincere sympathy is extended to his nearest of kin and to his many friends who worked with him and knew him best.
Have just received word from "Lyme" Armes that Kenneth H. Goss has suffered the loss of both legs to surgery at the Mass. General Hospital in Boston. He and Mrs. Goss have moved to the Dominion Plaza, 1200 South Court House Road, Arlington, Va., to be near their married son and daughter. "Ken" expects to graduate to full length artificial limbs on arrival at his new home and will "carry on" from there. "Hang in there," Ken, the very best wishes of the Class go to you.
Secretary, 612 Embree Crescent Ave. Westfield, N. J.
Treasurer, 4 Bank Building, Middleboro, Mass.
Bequest Chairman,
