1920

Here it is well into the football season. Balch Hill has been unusually brilliant. The autumn foliage was about ten days early this year with a nip in the air. The only '20s seen at the U.N.H. game in Durham were Charlie and Elsa Crathern and JackLappin.

Mildred Whiteside slipped away from Reunion very quietly to spend a couple days in the Mary Hitchcock Hospital as a precautionary measure since she was not feeling up to par. Many who have inquired will be glad to know she is now fine and has had no recurrence.

Dan Bender, after serving us well at Reunion, spent the summer with his wife at Buck Hill, Pa., but is now back in Montclair keeping fit on the golf course. Jim and Ruth Chilcott plan to be on their way to Arizona after taking another lingering look at Hanover over the Princeton-game weekend. Van Van Orden is still staying on the job doing pediatrics but is thinking strongly in terms of signing off soon to join the rocking chair brigade. Sam and Marion Center have, for the second year, been taking turns at the Information Booth at North Woodstock answering questions of the tourists, and liking it. Walk and Ethel Fielding did not get to Reunion as intended because of doctor's orders. He is well again and has been frequenting the Winnipesaukee area this summer. We know both Art Pierce and Len Davis spent the summer in Maine but do not know where their respective hiding places were. Gene Fiske is still on Uncle Sam's payroll, being Postmaster at Mount Vernon, N. Y., and eligible for retirement in a few years.

All the Class, and especially those who were at Reunion will be saddened to learn that Rev. F. Philip (Phil) Frazier, the only Indian member of the Class, died in a Bismarck, N. D., Hospital on September 28. He had been seriously ill and hospitalized for about three months since his return from Reunion. At Commencement in June, Dartmouth bestowed upon him an honorary doctorate in divinity. On the first day of Reunion he won the hearts of all as he showed pictures and told of the outstanding work he had done toward education of the Indian youth. He was Chief of the Sioux tribe and he is shown in the accompanying picture in full Sioux dress with his very personable wife, Susie, and the members of the Cross Country team with whom he ran in his freshman year. It was necessary for the family to move their home in order to be nearer the hospital. The new address is Center, Neb. An In Memoriam will appear in the December issue. The many friends they made while east this summer and the Class extend deep sympathy to Susie and the family.

Oui Charlie McGoughran is settling down to rural living having sold his New York apartment. He has a very attractive home in Norfolk, Conn., an excellent rendezvous. Dick Watts and Laddie Myers met there in June before proceeding with Charlie to Reunion and we hear the Ed Bowens are expected momentarily. Between times Charlie gets around, having recently visited Mel Merritt who is recovering from a disc operation which was the reason why he could not get to Reunion in June.

Word from Grace Newcomer tells us that although she spent the best part of the winter in and out of the hospital, the doctors have found a cure for the particular type of bronchitis she had and that she is now feeling like herself again. Ted and MargaretWeis visited her in June giving her the details of Reunion and news of '20 classmates she was so eager to hear.

Charlie Crathern, in addition to his duties as Town Clerk of Mason, has taken on a couple of new interests to keep him active. He is the new president of the Monadnock Region Association, representing a group of some 38 towns in southwestern New Hampshire. Also Charlie has become vice- commander of the Milford Post of the V.F.W., the largest post in New Hampshire. Just the boy for both jobs!

Norwich University sponsored a three- day Art Exhibit in August in an effort to promote better understanding and appreciation of paintings by area artists, and Paul Sample was one of the judges. Almus Russell, Professor of English at Bloomsburg, Pa., State College and active in the local Rotary Club, delegate to International Rotary, etc., has two articles published recently in the July issue of Antiques Journal and September issue of Ford Times.

Doc Miller was reelected to the second term on the Dartmouth Alumni Council. In this post he represents Dartmouth Alumni clubs from the New England states.

Al Foley, although retired from his duties as professor of history seems busier than ever. First he is speaking at Williston Academy, then in Montpelier, where en route he visited Buttons and Eva Hill, and then guest speaker at the N. E. Personnel and Guidance Conference in Bretton Woods, giving them a taste of his famous North Country humor. Between times he sandwiched in a trip to Colorado and did a bit of politicking also.

Much is said about the tangible and intangible support of Dartmouth, and here are some statistics to show the very important part played by the Bequest and Estate Planning Program. These figures evidence the successful results: (1) In the 13 years (1951-63) since the bequest program was organized 16 million dollars have been produced for the College compared to 10 million from the Alumni Fund. (2) For the past three years (1961-63) the bequest program produced $5,247,226 compared to $3,610,232 for the Alumni Fund — an increase of 45%. (3) According to figures now available it appears that the bequest program should produce more than $1,600,000 in 1964.

The Gerald S. Stone 1920 Fund has been established from Jerry's unrestricted bequest of $10,000. He was with Macy's for 27 years; became head of their china and glassware department - then for ten years before retiring he was the U.S. manager for Johnson Bros., dealers in English dinnerware. His wife Frances died in December 1958. And speaking of bequests, John Beranek left to Dartmouth the residue of his sizable estate after personal bequests had been granted.

The Rogues Gallery of Hanover announces that the first one-man show by artist James F. Moulton '50 was held from September 7-12. James Moulton, son of Frank and Kathy Moulton, was honored at a reception on Monday, the first day of the exhibit. About 35 framed oils and water colors were on display.

Several of our European travelers have returned. Dal and Margaret Dalrymple are very enthused about their ten weeks in Europe. Bill and Laura Carter spent much of their European time in Norway and Sweden. They saw some fantastic scenery and were treated royally all along the line. They met with Jack and Margaret Mayer in Paris on September 5 and had a '20 Reunion all their own.

Sherry Baketel, although he calls himself retired, seems busier than ever, allowing himself only a couple weeks vacationing at his Canaan retreat, then off to a couple conventions in Ohio. Take it easy Sherry, life is short!

At a ceremony meeting in Washington, our own Grover Plowman, who is Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation and Director of Office of Emergency Planning, was presented with the pen used to sign the Transportation Chapter National Plan for Emergency Preparedness which is the culmination of many months of effort. It is no wonder you couldn't get back to Reunion, Grover! Former Navy Track coach, Earl H. (Tommy) Thomson was honored on March 20 by the Naval Academy Alumni Association of New York for outstanding service, loyalty, and devotion to the U.S. Naval Academy. Tommy flew from California to accept the tribute from the New York Chapter. He has a very impressive record of victories with comparatively few losses. We regret, however, to learn that Tommy had a back injury while golfing which causes him to wear a brace. This doesn't keep him home as he and Anne are planning to make the Hawaiian A.C.B.L. Bridge Championships early in November. Their new retirement home is at 3660-8 Vista Campana, W., Oceanside, Calif.

Dud and Anne Page stopped over in Hanover, as they were making a vacation trip through New England, to see the fall foliage. We all remember Dud as a cross country man. He is now head of an insurance company in Cleveland but plans to retire next year. One of his sons is Dartmouth, the other Yale. He has, however, never been back for any Reunion. Here's hoping he makes the next one in 1970!

See you at the games. We'll be tailgating. Look for the 1920 banner and we'll be there.

The Rev. F. Philip Frazier '20, a full-blooded Sioux Indian, who died September 28,only three months after he had returned to Hanover to receive Dartmouth's honoraryDoctorate of Divinity, is shown at reunion in June wearing the ceremonial dress ofhis tribe. With him are (front row) Mrs. Frazier and classmates Bill Carter, CharlieMcGoughran, Bingo Whitaker; and (rear) Charlie Crathern, George Macomber, andJake Gorton, who were on the freshman cross-country team with him.

Secretary, R.F.D. 1, Center Harbor, N. H.

Treasurer, Graduate School of Business University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh 13, Pa.