1924
January brought us lots of snow, so that driving out of my back yard is an exciting adventure - I must put a red flag on the radio antenna, and many sub-zero days where the permanent residents play other games vying to see who had it coldest: 20 below was common enough, and then on a sunny day it bounced up to 20 above or better. Skiing has been best for January in some time, and only one mild "thaw" which only means a freeze and then ice on the road. Now it's Carnival-preparation; just gave my mid-term exam, and now to write for a reading-time when spring will be coming along. One moment for change of attitude, please.
Few of us still have our parents with us; DeLong Monahan is one of the few who have been in that group. His father died after a long sickness here in Hanover (with brother-Senator Bob) as January also died. We send our sympathy. Les Sycamore is another who has recently experienced this loss. We can report that Les has had his back-surgery and seems to be making a good recovery. I think I mentioned that Gordie and Mary Bridge also recently walked the "last mile" when Mary's father died in Washington.
Turning to more pleasant topics, I have a good letter from Bevo Beers, from his banana nursery in Colombia. Quecha and he will come up again next fall for the reunion at Bonnie Oaks, as part of their annual trip to see their four grandchildren. So brace yourself Spud (and Kay); and consider the reservation made. Also your comments on such minor irritants as the weather, potency of drinks here and there, and the like, are noted for full consideration - and not the circular file. (We can't compete with 15-cent highballs, however; that's for sure. Not that you expected it.) It would have been fun to see and hear Quecha cheering Dartmouth amid rabid Brown fans at that game. I had to do the same at Yale two years ago - with similar reactions when the tide turned all Green.
Overlooked last time in the fall reunion early-reservations: Dana and Gretchen Bent; of course. Others? And corrected addresses are always welcome. Ross Tompkins, until recently uncertain in Kentucky, is now at 41 Graham St., Lombard, Ill. What's the story, Ross? AD and Kay Adams moved only a few blocks; now 331 Seaview Avenue, still in Palm Beach, Fla. Poor Kay must have missed her swimming during the recent cold snap. We regret damage to the orange trees more. AD is now Assistant Headmaster at the school and working hard - and liking it. Daughter Polly has six children, including infant twins, and visits occasionally. Son Fred is in Utica, where he was born, studying to be an agent with Aetna Life there after his Navy tour of duty ended last June. Wedding bells coming up, we hear. Speaking of which, I think I forgot to mention that Ted Lamb's daughter, that would be Priscilla, born in May 1939, announced her engagement about the time of the dedication of the Hopkins Center. In the excitement I neglected to get the details. Congratulations too, for others similarly "involved."
One of the pleasures of teaching here at Dartmouth is to have the sons and other relatives of classmates in class. One such is Bill Craig '64, nephew of Rollie Taylor. He's director of the student radio station, and majors in Government. Currently in my advertising class. Rollie's two sons are: Paul, Dartmouth '52, who has an M.A. from Harvard and is teaching History at Vassar now; Edson, graduated from Univ. of Connecticut, and is with the Phoenix Mutual. WallyLord's son makes the news now and again, but in other ways than sitting in class with me. Frank Loveland III, son of our Frank, has done a fine job this year with the undefeated football team; the manager's job is hard work and he rates compliments from the squad and coaches - and has obviously had a good time doing it. . . . Flashback to Rollie Taylor, as I see I neglected vital statistics of importance: his younger son Edson and wife Joyce presented him with a granddaughter, Susan Elizabeth Taylor, now over a year old. That's fun, as I know because my son Jonathan also has a one-year-older, Jay; he's shifted to Bell Labs in New Jersey and liking it there, living in Morristown.
A note from Ben Lippincott, who retires from the University of Cincinnati either in 1967 or 1970, started me thinking how many there are who are in teaching of one kind or another. Without being sure I've hit them all, and hoping to be corrected if I have missed some, here is my list: A D Adams, Harry Wolfe, Roily Gibson and Alex Gibson, Frank Rolfe, Norm Mac Lean, Joe Burleigh, Bill McNiff, Charlie Knudson, and Hal Cowley. In Hanover: Robin Robinson (also Registrar), Don Bartlett, Les Sycamore, John Coyle, and myself. Others? Going back to Ben: he took an engineering degree at Yale, then to Oxford and London for a doctorate in Political Science (now Government on the campus here); Air Force during the war years, as we know, and retired from the Reserves last fall. We ought to run into him on Cape Cod, where he summers at Chatham. May see you there this summer, Ben. They spend six months of each year there, and will retire to the house just built.
Harland Stockwell still "working along here — taxes, government expenditures, organization and operation" - with the Civic Federation in Chicago, as Executive Secretary. Grandparents of two-year-old twin girls.
Dr. Anthony C. Cipollaro '24 (r), winnerof the Clement Cleveland Award for his"outstanding contributions to cancer educational work," with Dr. Emerson Day'34, president of the New York CityCancer Committee. A past president ofthe American Academy of Dermatology,award winner Cipollaro is also professorof medicine at Cornell's Medical College.
Secretary, 2 Brewster Rd., Hanover, N. H.
Treasurer 29 Woodside Rdr, Winchester, Mass.
