1919
Your Secretary sends hereby to all '19ers his very best wishes for a most Merry Christmas and as Happy a New Year as is possible under the prevailing circumstances of late October. Having been an Intelligence (?) Officer in the Army Air Force in W.W. II does not qualify me to be in the confidence of the C.I.A. so am unable to predict the future but most of us agree that there: had to be a show-down and all of us hope that it isn't too late.
Recent address changes include H. Nelson Browne, 3 East Hungerford. Burlington, Vt.; Wallace R. Crumb, 1060-20 th, Santa Monica, Calif.; David S. Green, Calle Almirante Cervera 25, Palma de Mallorca, Baleares, Spain, and Roy G. Metcalf, 801 North Pine St., Harrison, Ark.
Our 1963 fall party is tentatively set for the weekend of October 11-13 when Brown comes to Hanover. We have the Hanover Inn Tavern reserved for luncheon before the game. However, the Woodstock Inn has been sold and the new management has not as yet taken over so whether or not we can make the same arrangements as in past years remains a question at the moment. You will be posted on any new developments. The Columbus Day weekend is the big one around the North Country with the foliage viewers coming in droves, but we will hope for the best.
A clipping that got mislaid in your Secretary's slap-happy file announced the engagement of Marjie Amy Heydt to Fredric Alden Bonner. Her parents are Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heydt of Essex Fells, N. J., and Hyannis Port, Mass. Miss Heydt, an alumna of the Kimberly School in Montclair and Garland lunior College, was presented to society in 1959 at the Orange Lawn Tennis Club. From Ben Butterworth, of New Canaan, Conn., "Many thanks for the Happy Birthday and many thanks to '19ers. My best to you, George, and all the '19ers, and may all have many more happy birthdays."
A few notes on the Woodstock-Hanover weekend in addition to those of Batch in his Smoke Signal - it was particularly nice to have Helen Bird, Phil's widow, and daughter Fabia on hand for the rainy party, likewise Jim and Polly Wilson, from Salem, O.;Coke McCreery from Washington; BobBard from Birmingham, Ala.; Norm andRuth Jeavons from Winding River, Va.; Qick and Spike Dudensing, Ray and Harriet Hinds, and Jigger and Victoria Merrill- the latter few haven't been around in a few years, and this includes Max and Caroline Huntoon, from Rhode Island. The Hallorans and the Chipmans were supposed to be on hand but couldn't make it, likewise Nick and Dot Sandoe. Teto Webster with his two lovely daughters was likewise most welcome - we missed Shirley. Athletic note - Chet and Emily Gale stopped in Holyoke on their way to Hanover from Buffalo to see Stu and Dot Russell. In a golf match at Stu's Longmeadow Club, the Buffalo flash defeated the home town boy 85-86 stu is still questioning the addition. Most of us would-be golfers have never had an 85 or an 86. Budd Welsh, of Morristown, N.J., notes that, "Your annual reminder of another birthday is very much appreciated as I join the senior citizens' group. My future plans are still indefinite, but I doubt if I shall be permitted to retire on December 31. I do plan, however, to spend a couple of months in the South next spring, probably March and April. Complications prevented us from getting up North this fall, but I have just returned from a week in the Poconos where the coloring was excellent. Hope to attend the class luncheon in New York on November 5." A reminder to all classmates-—1919 meets for lunch at the Dartmouth Club in New York at noon on the first Monday of every month — except July and August.
The distinguished representative of the medical profession, representing 1919, that is, Joe Eisaman, writes in a most interesting letter; quoting in part, "Last May I was fortunate to be invited to accompany a company of National Parks Service men and members of the advisory committee to visit the Canyonlands and Southeastern Utah. This group went in for the purpose of studying and photographing the area for the Department of the Interior and Mr. Udall. This large area consists of one million acres, 300,000 of which the department would like to convert into a National Park. The problem, however, is still very controversial and not quite acceptable to the people of Utah. The area, on the whole, is most fascinating and picturesque. There are many interesting rock formations, standing rocks, arches, bridges, and grotesque geological arrangements. I personally would favor the conversion of this interesting country into a National Park for the benefit of our interested citizens."
From Ken Gilchrist in North Haven, Conn.,— "This year has been the big one, my 65th, and mandatory retirement after 37 years with the Security Insurance Company. The end of this month my younger daughter Frances, who has just returned from two years of teaching in Turkey, is being married and moving to Bethesda, Md. After that Ruth and I will settle back and spend the winter thinking about our future plans."
Win and Harriet Batchelder have sold their house in Darien, Conn., and are getting ready to build in Salisbury. Bunny and Winifred Lodge were another couple who planned to be in town October 6 but got rained out.
Quoting from Sid Hayward's "Bulletin" are some figures on enrollment that will interest you '19ers who are far from the Hanover Scene. "Enrollment figures for the current fall term can be divided into two parts: There are 3,060 undergraduates, about 80 more than last year and approximating the 3,000 capacity figure announced by the Trustees some years ago. In addition, fulltime and part-time graduate students in the Medical, Thayer, and Tuck Schools and other candidates for advanced degrees, bring the over-all total of all students to 3,404. No matter how firmly and officially policy on enrollment is pegged at a certain figure, there seems to be an inevitable and irresistible growth in number at institutions such as Dartmouth. In a study made by the Trustees a few years ago on the future size of the College we predicted total of 3,500 to 4,000 by the beginning of our third century in 1969; the upward curve is moving steadily in that direction."
Secretary, 3 Prospect St., Hanover, N. H.
Treasurer, 184 Summer St., Springfield, Vt.
