1912
The secretary's son Dave Weld '46 did a real messenger job recently, stopping at the Garrison home in Westfield, N. J., and bringing the class secretary files to Hartford. These carry back through the period of Heinie Urion's term of office. Dave reports a pleasant visit with Bess Garrison who is carrying on her outside interests in the community where she and Garry have been such solid citizens.
That Tail Gate Party at the Lewis home stead in Lebanon before the Holy Cross game was a great success. For those who didn't bring their own sustenance Floppy had sandwiches, baked beans, pies, apples, and out by Roy's open fireplace all was sunny. Here are the lucky ones: Jo and BenAdams, Lyme Armes, Grace and Doc Burnham, Pike Childs, Bertha French, Boss Geller, Mildred and Jimmy Oneal from the far West, Eleanor and Al Smith, the new Bequest Chairman, Katherine and ConnieSnow, Katherine and Clif Sugatt, and Frances and Stan Weld. All these 'l2ers made the game in Hanover — and had good seats, thanks to Roy Lewis — and in addition Mert Baker was seen in the crowd. At Roy's party we met his daughter Mary and husband William B. Johnston, Ken Davis '24 and wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Reith, relatives of Al Smith.
Shades of Crosby Hall 54 years ago! StanLovell, famous chemist and an occupant of "Who's Who in America," came through not long ago with a letter to his freshman roommate. He apparently has found Cicero's secret of utilizing the wisdom of years and at the same time retaining the golden enthusiasm of youth. Listen to this: "Our time will be remembered, not so much for its two world wars, not even the discovery of antibiotics, microwaves or automobiles, but surely for E = mo2." He puts in a plug for his book "Of Spies and Stratagems," which deals with the OSS in World War II and is to appear in print next March. Stan was chairman of Cornell 1912's Fiftieth.
John A. Childs '47, son of Lynda andPike Childs, was married on October 26, 1962 to Catherine Jean Matteson in the Lutheran Gethsemane Church, Manchester, N. H. Pike already has seven grandchildren. Paging Gately!
Barbara and Bud Hoban, after spending the summer at their Little Sunapee Lake home in New London, N. H., returned in October to their permanent home, 2639 Filmore St., Hollywood, Fla. The Argus Champion of Newport-Lake Sunapee and the Laconia Evening Citizen featured Bud Hoban in recent issues and quoted him as saying that the lack of America's physical fitness is partly a fault of the times. At Bud's Camp Wallula he developed an out standing staff. From these more than twenty have become headmasters, school superintendents, top rate ministers, or college presidents. Dr. Woodman, the new president of Colby Junior College, started as a camper at Wallula at the age of eight and rose to eventually become head counselor. Famous families represented at Camp Wallula included three sons of Gov. Earle of Pennsyl- vania; all of Styles Bridges' boys; the son of the president of Pan-American Airways; the son of Britain's Lord Rothschild; and the two children of the French "milk-drinking premier" Mendez-France. Bud is now engaged in writing chiefly about what he calls the Adult Delinquent.
Can you match this? Harold B. Belcher admits working on Appalachian Mountain Club trails last summer and says he still can climb a good-sized hill with the rest of them. All this from the fact that Marian and Hal spent part of the summer at the Appalachian Mountain Club Camp at North Chatham, N. H. Hal's second grandson to be married was William Whiteley Belcher to Gail Cheney on October 5, 1962 in the Melrose Highlands (Mass.) Congregational Church. The groom is the son of C. Francis Belcher '38. Hal writes that "in spite of being retired I find plenty to do with various treasurerships and trusteeships that I have acquired and can't seem to rid myself of. But it is fun and pressure is easy."
If any one can match Bill Middlebrook's schedule the secretary would like to hear of it at once. On October 22 Bill started from his home in Wayzata, Minn., for India via Seattle, Anchorage, Tokyo, Saigon, Singapore, New Delhi and Calcutta. His objective is the University of Calcutta, the State University of the State of Bengal. He says that in general he will be expected "to take a look at general or central and business organization and procedures with special attention to examination procedures and physical plant." With him will be two examination s pecialists, one from the University of Minnesota and the other from the Educational Testing Service at Princeton. All of this is under the sponsorship of the Ford Foundation. "It should be interesting, stimulating, and just a bit challenging," he writes. Then next February he expects wife Margaret to join him and together they plan several weeks in southern sunny Spain. (From personal experience, it can rain there.) Bill has been doing a great job at the University of Minnesota and even after his retirement developed an organization plan for a medical clinic in Minneapolis comprising forty physicians with a physicians' remunerative plan, including social security, pension, insurance, and all the rest. Next March on his return to the U.S.A. he is to set up a budget and a long-range building plan for this clinic. His final shot: "If interests and work are the answer I might make that fifty-fifth." Your secretary recommends it.
Letters continue to reach the secretary remarking what a wonderful Fiftieth we had. Indeed it was. Plan now to attend the informal Fifty-First and let Roy Lewis know where you would like to gather.
By mistake the following two paragraphs were inserted last month under the wrong class. They are repeated below for the benefit of those who do not read the 1908 notes.
Another retirement in our ranks, this time Rev. Harry S. Lowd from his latest pastorate at the Community Church, North Orange and Tully, Mass. Harry and his wife Katherine have bought a little farm in East Northfield. Harry came to Dartmouth from Bangor Theological Seminary and was ordained to the ministry in September 1912. Those who were able to be in Hanover for our Fiftieth will recall the "Service of Remembrance" in the White Church which Harry conducted for us.
George F. (Doc) Worcester whose grandson, John Jr., accompanied him to Hanover in June writes nostalgically of the "wonderful spirit of comradeship which showed itself throughout the entire three days" of our reunion. At the alumni dinner he sat along- side of Joe McCarthy, whom he had not seen in 50 years, and Cy Dodge, who regaled all around him with tales of class politics as they were in our day. Doc has been victimized by two coronary attacks but continues to practice medicine on a limited basis, assisted by his son John. Cocoa Beach, Fla. in the winter and short vacations now and then throughout the remainder of the year, but no more fishing trips to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Secretary, 136 Steele Rd. West Hartford 7, Conn.
Treasurer, 4 Bank Building, Middleboro, Mass.
