1919

The sad event of the summer in the North Country was the passing of our beloved President Emeritus Ernest Martin Hopkins. A full account of his wonderful life and accomplishments appears elsewhere in the MAGAZINE. Representing 1919 at the simple and reverent services in Rollins Chapel were Earl Blaik and Merle Blaik, Jim Davis, John Chipman, Adele Ives, Cotty and Kitty Larmon, Ed and Bea Martin, Max and Helen Norton, Bob Proctor, Nick and Dot Sandoe, Stu Russell, Jack Williams, and your Secretary and Marion. The death of Mr. Hop-kins indeed marks the end of an era for the College he loved so well.

It has been a year of honors for WinBatchelder, our traveling Smoke Signal editor. In addition to an Alumni Award given him in June, Batch was the recipient of the J. P. Morgan Medal for Distinguished Service to the New England Society of New York. Dan Featherston has also been honored when he was presented with the professional award of the New Jersey Division, American Cancer Society. Dan is also secretary of the State Board of Medical Examiners. He is' an attending surgeon at Monmouth Medical Center and Fitkin Hospital and consultant orthopedic surgeon at the Riverview Hospital, Red Bank, and the New Jersey State Hospital.

Red Blaik, our distinguished adopted member, was recently elected as the coaching selection to the Football Hall of Fame. After an affiliation of 47 years, CharlieDearstyne recently announced his retirement as president and chairman of the board of Dearstyne Brothers, nationally known tobacco product distribution firm located in Albany, N.Y.

John Shelfourne received an honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the New England College in Henniker, N.H. Quoting in part from his citation, "At the Robert Gould Shaw House (Roxbury, Mass.) you served the youth of your community with great distinction. In your work as teacher, camp director, coach, and counselor you always strove for excellence. Because of the selfless dedication of your intelligence, integrity, and personality you led many under-privileged youths into the pathway of solid citizenship."

Walt Cooper reports. "I was sorry to miss reunion but we had planned to see the Western National Parks for a long time. In order to beat all those school kids and teachers we had to leave before they got loose. The trip, by the way, was really worthwhile." Charlie Warner missed reunion for a different reason. "On May 4 I was in a freak auto accident. My injuries, a ruptured spleen and a general shakeup, resulted from a bee in the car and in a split second, I bumped into a telegraph pole. I am quite well now after being in the hospital for three weeks - I am lucky."

Vernon Burke checks in, "As you know, I have been retired for the past few years but this year I have become semi-active doing considerable special fire analysis work for my old employers, who seem to feel my many years of experience in fire insurance underwriting still have worth. Getting back to the birthday card, it appears very much in order, especially the large type, which is most helpful to us old men who still, I hope, have young ideas. It is too bad that the telephone directory publishers do not emulate the progressive spirit of 1919." A note from Collie O'Gorman with a West Palm Beach date-line and he claims that "The weather here has been most delightful all summer and the warm ocean bathing makes me feel like a freshman again. I am leaving here next week and will be in L.A. or Las Vegas for about a month and should be back here in October for the winter. I had a real good time at reunion and trust that we may get together when you come down." Bill Carto, of West Harwich, Mass., had a different reason for missing reunion. "Frances and I had planned to attend the 45th. However, my younger daughter, Eleanor, who is married to the executive officer of the carrier Constellation, descended on us with her four children from California for the summer. We hadn't seen them for six years. Our other daughter and her four children arrived for a few weeks at the same time so — no reunion for grandma and grandpop. If we survive this onslaught, we should be strong to participate actively in our 50th."

A card from Larry McCutcheon indicates that he and Mary have been on their annual Canadian fishing expedition and that they had expected Red Washburn up to fish with them but something happened to change his plans. Edna Kohl writes that Trace is managing the Lake Hotel in Yellowstone National Park but he has decided that "He is through. Getting work out of 250 college kids these days is a frustrating business." Al and Mary Googins missed reunion because of illness in the family but hope to be on hand for some of the Hanover football weekends.

Our new class directory is in the works and should reach you by the time this MAGAZINE does. Keep the letters coming!!

John A. Shelburne '19 (second from right) was a recipient of New England College'shonorary L.H.D. for his work in the Youth Leadership Program at Robert GouldHouse, Roxbury, Mass. Dr. Frederick Alden '19 (l), chairman of that Henniker, N.H.,college's Board of Trustees, was present to see the ceremony.

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