1921

How is the Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center different from smash-hit and moneyminded Broadway? Why did plays in the past like "Hernani," "Six Characters in Search of an Author," and the "Playboy of the Western World," though they are now accepted as perfectly normal and proper in today's theatre, shock original audiences and arouse them even to riot? Such questions Ralph Steiner as Community Relations Director of the Repertory Theatre is trying to answer. With the help of vocal persons in the arts (Kazan is a close friend), with unconventional ideas, and with pressure to produce at once because critical problems are so immediate, Ralph attempts to throw light on drama and genius. Here is an example. To help explain the creative processes of Arthur Miller in his troubled and self-exploratory play, "After the Fall," Ralph exhibits in the lobby reproductions of masterpieces which illustrate how artists in different ages and civilizations have agonized over their own souls and the souls of the women they loved, over the nature of God and divine guidance, and over a world bursting with sin and suffering.

Here are sensational figures. When GeorgeHarris entered the pension business in 1943, there were 1,946 plans on record at the Office of Internal Revenue, Washington. When he retired at the end of 1963, there were more than 80,000 plans on record and in force with assets of more than 60 billion dollars. The business associates of George estimate that he has helped some 500,000 persons to achieve the security and peace of mind which come with regular pension checks.

Here's tough luck. Bag already in Hanover, airplane tickets bought, Florrelle, widow of Bob McConaughy, was ready to fly from Salt Lake City to Hanover about a Dartmouth Travel Bureau position arranged by Ort Hicks. Everything was all set. Billand Teeter Alley had invited Florrelle to be their guest in their beautiful new home. Twenty-oners were looking forward to entertaining her. Then: CRASH. For the first time in her life Florrelle had an automobile accident. Her car collided with a truck, and she ended up in a Salt Lake hospital with a broken vertebra requiring heavy traction.

And here's some tough luck to match it. Randy Childs is an experienced skier, but on Mount Ascutney February 8 a hot-shot young skier completely out of control crashed into him. Taken down the mountain on a toboggan and transported to the Elliott Hospital, Manchester, Randy underwent surgery on a broken hip requiring a supporting pin. Hospitalized an entire month, Randy is convalescing at home. At the First Aid Station the ski patrol men asked Randy if he were a novice skier. When Randy replied, "I began skiing 52 years ago, in 1912," the ski patrol man turned pale.

Here's a mixture of bad luck and good. In New York Abe Weld called HomerCleary to ask him for luncheon. On the phone Homer, barely able to recognize Abe's voice, gasped that he was having a heart attack and that "Dr. O'Connor" should be summoned. Without giving Abe the doctor's first name or telephone number, Homer fell unconscious. Abe reacted brilliantly. He called the police on an emergency. At the hospital Abe found Homer on the critical list, unable to talk, his head in an oxygen tent. Morphine had been administered.

After five weeks in the hospital with a heart attack and one month at home to recuperate, Paul Rosenthal is now back at the office for a half day at a time.

To devote more time and energy to his far-flung newspaper empire, Paul Belknap has disposed of his Hunting Geophysical Company at 10 Rockefeller Center. As of March 1 he became Executive Director of nine newspapers in the U. S. owned by Thomson Newspapers Inc., an entirely separate entity from another Paul Belknap interest, Thomson Newspapers Ltd. of Canada .which owns 34 newspapers there and the British Commonwealth organization which owns the Sunday Times of Great Britain, the Scotsman, and other papers. Combined, the Thomson interests have 104 daily newspapers and some 92 magazines, mostly in the Commonwealth countries. Are you surprised that with such far-flung and complicated responsibilities Paul has decided to sell his own newspaper in Albert Lea, Minn., to Thomson? In consequence, Paul will reside full time in New York with his office still at 10 Rockefeller Plaza and a new apartment address, Hemisphere House, 60 W. 57th St. The story does not end here. Paul has a minor interest, which could be major among many classmates. He is building a Swiss chalet-ski-lodge summer cottage on Lake Rescue near Plymouth.

"Don't fret about growing older. Just be glad of the opportunity," says Don Smith. Last October doctors found a trace of sugar and high blood pressure. "No salt. No sugar. Maximum 1500 calories a day," they pronounced. "Great," said Don, followed their advice, lost 30 pounds, and grins broadly every time he punches another hole in his belt to keep his trousers from falling down in public. Prue and Don have been visiting the city of Merrill Shoup and Ralph Ruder (Colorado Springs), the state without a '21 man (New Mexico), the Southwest of HowellManning and George Ferguson (Arizona), and the city of Jim Sabin and Ben Salzer (Denver).

Accepted at West Point and Dartmouth, Jonathan, son of Stan White, chose West Point where he was on the Dean's List both semesters in his plebe year. Now Jon has changed his mind. He hopes to transfer to Dartmouth, is taking evening courses at B.U., plans on Dartmouth Summer School and in the fall Dartmouth as a full-fledged junior. Stan is delighted.

Bob and Marge Luce have bought on Lake Champlain an old and large cottage which they are remodelling. Bob hopes to pick up a 17-foot boat with a 40 H.P. motor for his three grandsons, passionate water-and-snow skiers.

Art Ross loves to rough it in Maine. With his sisters he summers in a cottage near Eastport and Campobello, N.B., which has no telephone, no electricity, no refrigeration, no near neighbors.

Fashion note: Shorty Bateman, almost unique as a freshman because he wore bow ties, still wears them, red preferred. He began in 1917 because his fore-in-hand kept dunking itself in Phil's soup and Ma Brown's dish water.

In only two years Hal Braman has gone up steadily in prestige, power, and usefulness in Hanover and Norwich. He has now been elected to the Presidency of the Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society.

Bill and Teeter Alley are now at sea en route from Buenos Aires. They have visited Valparaiso, Santiago, Puerto Varas, Peulla, Llao Llao, and Montevideo.

Tom Cleveland, Chairman of the 1921 Dartmouth Bequest and Estate Planning Committee, and Bill Embree, Hugh McKay, and Guy Wallick, vice chairmen, are receiving congratulations from all over. 1921 has again gone to the front. In a recent study of "Increases in the Number of Provisions by Class," from May 1, 1961 to Dec. 20. 1963, figures show that the first five are: 1921, 15; 1925, 11; 1935, 10; 1923, 9; 1924, 8.

In the Honors Award Convocation of the U.S. Department of the Interior Al Dunn has received a Distinguished Service Award and a Gold Medal for his water-resources work in the National Park Service. Al writes, "... the award should have been to Dartmouth and the Thayer School as well as me. I just happened to become a small valve in the government machine with functions for which the broad engineering education provided excellent qualifications. The most gratifying part of the award has been the evidence that I have been a credit to the College and the Class of 1921."

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