1929

We are extremely sorry to report that John Dickey has had to undergo surgery for a recurrence of his phlebitis of the leg. We are most pleased, however, to be able to state, at the time of this writing, that he is convalescing at home. We hope that he will be back on both legs at an early date. We have also heard that prior to his trip to Dick's House, John did a masterful job in replying to questions, at the inaugural of WDCR's "Forum" series, put to him by WDCR Station Manager Ronald F. Kehoe '59 on topics ranging from publication of faculty salaries to the admission of Red China to the intercourse of free nations. WDCR, as most of you know, now has an FCC license and broadcasts to the surrounding countryside in lieu of transmitting only over the College's electrical wiring system to the dormitories and other buildings as in former years.

News has also come in that Bob Monahan has recently announced, in Hanover, the opening, for the seventh season, of the College's Golf Course ski tow, while in Concord, he has teamed up with another state representative to file a bill in the new Legislature to help local communities with water pollution control costs in a manner comparable to laws already effective in Vermont and Maine. Coincidentally, from Bob, we have a couple of clippings concerning Joe D'Esopo. One of these quotes Joe as saying "I just can't imagine getting nearer to the magic carpet" of his recent familiarization flight on the 8.0.A.C. Comet 4 Jetliner over Cape Cod and New York at 36,000 feet. The other concerns the fact that Joe made a visit to the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital for a hernia operation (from which he also is convalescing). The local newspaper inadvertently said "Mrs." D'Esopo had gone to the hospital which caused considerable consternation among those townspeople who met her on the street or found her on the office phone during the following few days.

We have just seen a newsphoto from the Manchester (N. H.) Union showing Art Bergeron conversing, on the USS Boston, with the Boston's commanding officer, Capt. Luther C. Heinz, USN. The Boston is the world's first guided missile cruiser.

Dr. Wayne Bryer, of Hampton, N. H., was awarded, this year, a 10-year Certificate of Appreciation by President Eisenhower, and endorsed by Governor Dwinell, in grateful recognition of service to the nation as an uncompensated member of the Selective Service System of New Hampshire. Wayne has been serving as Medical Advisor to Local Board 8 in Exeter.

"Not too good" was Karl Michael's way of describing the prospects for this year's swimming team. Ten lettermen who were on last year's squad cannot be counted on this year - five were lost through graduation and five have not gone out for the team this year, for one reason or another, and these include "the top backstroke and breaststroke men in the school" according to Karl. In addition, sixteen men who had won freshman numerals in swimming during the past two years did not come out this year.

A very nice note was received from Hank Stein enclosing a clipping from the Jan. 4 New York Times concerning the successful Dartmouth Rugby team's visit to England and the following quote - "The visit of the team to Britain had some official sponsorship under President Eisenhower's 'people-to-people' program. But during the team's twenty-one days in Britain, its expenses have been met largely by the community of Dartmouth alumni. Among the leaders in that effort have been Charles Goldsmith of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Ltd., London, and Norman Crabtree '31, of the Schaefer Pen Company." Also, in mentioning that five of the members of the team had been on the 1958 Ivy League championship football team, Al Krutsch of Denver, captain of the football team, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 212 pounds, was likened by a British sportswriter to "a caterpillar tractor, only more mobile." Hank also mentioned that daughter Connie graduated from Connecticut College in 1957 and is now employed by Polaroid Corp. in Cambridge, and younger daughter Clare is a senior in high school and beginning to look forward to her college career starting next fall.

Carter Strickland, president of the SmithLee Co., Inc., of Oneida, N. Y., announced, just before Christmas, a profit-sharing plan for the 400 employees of Smith-Lee and the Milwaukee Lace Paper Co. (Milwaukee, Wis., a wholly-owned subsidiary), who had been regularly and continuously employed for one year or more prior to Dec. 12.

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