1926

Less news than sad news . . . with the passing of four classmates in less than four weeks: - Bob Lowe, Charley Connelly, JohnnyHoran and Darrell Toohey.

Charlotte (Mrs. Hugh) Morrison, whose many alumni-recording responsibilities include the forwarding of obituary data to all class secretaries, is retiring this summer after many years of devoted Dartmouth service. The straw that tipped the scales was the arrival of Hugh's sabbatical leave.

The 1926 Memorial Collection of New England Book-Illustration within Dartmouth's first century is now a Baker Library reality. Sixteen volumes are already on hand, "with more on the way, and still more being sought by Betty Sherrard, Chief of the Library's Rare Books Department. Betty will welcome information from '26-ers (from all classes, in fact) regarding additional Early New England Books that may be purchased for this Memorial Collection.

'26's annual New York Dinner was held at the Dartmouth Club April 25. Gavelwielder Herm Trefethen managed to maintain sufficient semblance of order for talks by Dr. Gordon Opdyke, Ed Cole (on the development of the development of the Hopkins Center, on which he has been working), Ed Hanlon on Class finances, Dick Mandel on the Memorial Book program, GordonChipman on "Smoke Signals," Snipe Esquerré and Tony Gleason on interviewing and enrollment activities. Lending their ears, and bending their elbows, were Charlie Bishop,Frank Healy, Don Hopkins, Fred Hurd, HoltMcAloney, Steve Millard, Art Nathanson,Andy O'Conner, Gib Robinson, Lloyd Sanford, Bob Stopford and Larry Wolff.

Names pop up in unexpected places. The Normal (Ill.) "Normalite" boasts of "former Normal resident," George Champion, who hasn't resided there since he was a small boy. Since George has lived in a dozen locales, he's probably claimed by more cities than Homer! Equally surprising . . . to read (in a Santa Barbara dispatch to the New York Times that Dr. Granville F. Knight is a member of the John Birch Society's national council. And apologies to Henry Parker for calling him the Chicago Alumni Association's outgoing president. Hank's term began in 1961.

Hub and Det Harwood stowed aboard a Grace Line freighter for a three-week trip to Central America. Since Hub said nothing of their paying their passage by washing dishes, peeling potatoes or feeding cattle, they must have been legitimate (prepaid) freight. Hub also mentioned possession of a tape recording of some of Dick Eberhart's poems . . . a special reading by the poet himself. Dick closed with thanks to Hub and the Class for the painted portrait we gave the Library last Reunion. Which reminds us that the next Reunion is just a year away.

So ends another "college year." Have a good summer . . . see you in the fall.

Secretary, 9301 Hamlin Ave., Evanston, Ill.

Class Agent, 31 Downing St., Hingham, Mass.