1924
Now we're back in harness: the "winter" term started on Thursday, January 3 — just after the severe cold-wind (worst "blizzard" in years up in Maine) closed ski-slopes. Now we're under way. This reminds me, the three-term curriculum, that classmate HowieBissell, Cleveland attorney and Trustee of Hiram College there, had some correspondence on the pros and cons of the then-new program, with me and then with the administration here; that Hiram voted for it, as have others since then. My feelings are about the same, Howie - basically favorable. But now comes our first and co-ed summer session in which I'll be chairman of the elementary Psychology course. Soon we come to a four-quarter program, 'round the clock. As Margaret told one of our freshman advisees, when we had them to our home for some good cooking and exchange of ideas on this and that, we'll be retiring when they graduate in '66. One frosh promised her a '66 beanie.
Who will be here, from '24 homes, when we have that four-quarter program? You might be surprised to know the potential. I'll mention only three to tease out other nominations: Stan Chittick has two more young sons (Woody graduated while we were away in June and is now in the Navy before returning to graduate study); Lee Ramsdell had two sons, but a third is now in high school and I hope to show him Dartmouth, with his folks, along this spring; and that family I see only on Christmas cards from the Frank Karslakes: my notes are elsewhere, so I can't be sure here. Who else?
My chief assistant, Butts Lamson, put in a plug for early reservations for next fall's reunion at Bonnie Oaks. The game will be Brown. I know there are more, but these I have firm requests from; let's hear from the rest of you pronto, with no deposit or other firm commitment implied. The early birds I have requests from include: the Pete Wheatleys, Van Huycks, and Herseys; the Butts Lamson crew; the Frank Harringtons, Ford Bowmans, Jim Rutherfords; Kip Higleys and Stan Lonsdales; the Hank Hartshorns, the Chitticks. I have verbal requests, which please put in writing from more than the above group - with almost no exception all those who were at that rainy reunion last fall for the Penn game. Let's have your requests — to me, please. I promise, for 1963, not to mention this for a while.
One proud parent who has a son in Dartmouth: Don Wilbur. Dave has been accepted for graduate study in the tough languages, such as Russian; he's been doing a good job here this year. It was a pleasure to see Don and Virginia, even though they brought a heavy snowstorm with them and we were tied up with guests that evening and so had to have a very short visit.
Finally, in probably the shortest column on record, I want to say a general thank-you to the increasingly large number of friends in the class who send us Christmas greetings. There were two or three family letters, and it wouldn't be Christmas without one from Joe Burleigh; a few pictures; and a nice pile of '24 greetings. We happen to be a family, at least, who find the season's greetings more than a little pleasure and not just a burden. We wish for all of you a good 1963. And come 1964 we'll have our 40th reunion, complete with Class Book. Please respond to my invitation, in your birthday cards, to send Spud Spaulding a good and up-to-date summary of yourself, with picture. We're over-due, and this will be IT. We count on every one of you. Several have already told me they plan to be here come 1964... one family will be disappointed, for they figured a year off. Come anyway....
Secretary, 2 Brewster Rd., Hanover, N. H.
Treasurer, 29 Woodside Rd., Winchester, Mass.
