1917
By this time you should have read in Mose Hutchins' Sentry that there will not be the usual party at Bob Scott's home after the Dartmouth-Yale game this year. Bob and Anita regret this fact very much, but Bob's golfing engagements will keep him away from home much of the fall season. He will be running golf tournaments at Boston, Oyster Harbor, Sea Island, and Pinehurst, and there is no certainty that he and Anita will be at home at the time of the Yale game. And speaking of Bob, during the latter part of June he and Anita took their entire family on a three-and-a-half-week trip to the West coast.
It always is an unhappy task for a secretary to write about the passing of classmates, but I must report that Morris Hammond died on August 1 at the Mary Fletcher Hospital at Burlington, Vt., and that John MacMartin died on August 4 at the Huggins Memorial Hospital at Wolfeboro, N. H., after a long illness. It was interesting to learn that Natt Scott assisted at the funeral services held for John. In Memoriam Notices appear elsewhere in this or a subsequent issue. Letters of sympathy have been sent to Mrs. Hammond and Mrs. Mac Martin on behalf of all 17'ers.
Dr. Clarence Campbell, who has been Brown Professor of Physiology at Dartmouth since 1943 and a member of the Medical School faculty since 1929, retired on June 30. Clarence joined the Dartmouth faculty in 1929 and became a full professor in 1933. He has written many articles in medical journals and is a member of Sigma Xi, the American Physical Society and the American Optical Society. Speaking for all 17'ers, perhaps the finest wish the writer can extend to Clarence is that he may enjoy his retirement as much as I have mine!
Having heard that our hard working Class Agent, Jack Saladine, had sought rest and relaxation following the recent fund campaign and, more specifically, had gone fishing, I asked him about his trip. Here is Jack's reply, "Re the fishing trip, we tried Kennebago, Me., in July this year instead of September. It was a poor experiment. Too hot for anything but small trout. The biggest 'bite' I got was from a field mouse that crawled into my bed and bit me on the ear while I was asleep."
Deering Smith has been awarded a presi- dential certificate of appreciation for his ef- forts in the development and guidance of the National Blood Program to meet civilian, military and civil defense needs. The citation read, in part, "Your dedicated participation in co-ordinating the efforts of governmental and non-governmental agencies has been a vital factor in the progress toward this ob- jective." Deering also was commended for his efforts by Edward A. McDermott, direc- tor of the Office of Emergency Planning. Hearty congratulations, Deering!
Answering my question as to how he has been enjoying his retirement, Natt Scott wrote as follows, "Dora and I are enjoying our retirement in our country home, always too busy to do all things planned. So far this year I have preached about three Sundays out of four, but without the responsibilities of a regular parish, so 'retirement' is only a relative word."
The Brookses are always happy to have friends, and especially 17'ers, drop by, and this summer we have been particularly fortunate. Vic and Irene Smith stopped for a few moments on their way to Hanover where Vic was to attend meetings of the Alumni Council. The next to put in a brief appearance were Gordon and Muriel Tracy. Then one afternoon a car drove in carrying Larry and Lucile Nourse, Fred and Madaleine Gates and Ralph Cocks. They could stay only a moment as they were about to return to Hanover to attend a recital at the Hopkins Center. Finally, Em and LydiaFritz, who had been visiting mutual friends, dropped in on their way back to Long Island.
Jack and Delma Hill have moved back to Jack's native Portland from Sarasota where he had been living for the last two years. They have bought a home on Cape Elizabeth, and placed their Sarasota home on the market.
Family reunions have been popular this past summer. Howie and Dot Stockwell had almost all of their large family with them at their Waterford, Me., summer place over the July 4 holidays. Writing to tell me of the reunion, Howie also told of the arrival of their 20th grandchild. Can any 17'er beat that record?
Similarly, when last heard from, Mottand Fran Brown were looking forward to a long-planned reunion with their three daughters, Eleanor, Barbara, and Kay and their families at their summer place at Chatham. It was to be the first opportunity the four families have had to be together for some time.
Shortly after my notes for the June MAGAZINE had gone to Hanover word was received from Russ Fisher that he had spent a most interesting day with Len and SallyShea who were passing through Phoenix on their way to California and Hawaii. Russ gave the Sheas, as he said, the grand tour of Phoenix, and was thrilled that they had stopped to see him.
Gerry Geran '18 sends a photographicgreeting from Alicante, Spain, where hehas settled down as a permanent resident.
Secretary, R.F.D. 1, Box 27 Woodstock, Vt.
Treasurer, 315 Oxford Rd., Havertown, Pa.
