1926
There is usually a lapse of about 40 days between the date of writing class notes and your receipt of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Hence it is difficult for me to provide last minute progress reports on the Golden Anniversary Alumni Fund Campaign. You will receive more timely reports in Gordon Chipman's "Smoke Signals." The goal of our class is $43,310 which is about 7½% more than last year's quota. Under the keen guidance of Herm Trefethen there is a hard-working team of seven regional agents and 38 class agents (see Chip's recent "Smoke Signals" for complete listing of names of class agents) striving to reach our objective before the curtain falls. They feel sure that our class of 388 living members will once again go over the top in this Golden Anniversary year. If you haven't yet sent in your realistic gift do so now to prove to all that 1926 has the welfare of the College deep in its heart.
Seen at the Alumni Fund Dinner for Class Agents in Washington on March 2 were Dean Chamberlain, Bob McConnaughey, and George Leyser. Was Bill Willard there also? And at a similar dinner in New York on March 4 we found at the 1926 table Chip Chipman, Herm Trefethen, Les Talbot,Ed Cole, George Scott, Charlie Bishop, EdEmerson, Snipe Esquerre, Lloyd Sanford and Ed Hanlon. Were there others? (No reports received from other regional Alumni Fund dinner meetings.)
As these notes are written in early April your class officers are making plans to attend the Class Officers weekend in Hanover May 1-2. It is anticipated that Hub Harwood, Ed Hanlon, Ken Weeks, GordonChipman, Herm and Harold Trefethen and Bruce Eaken will be there. This annual event brings together as guests of the college several hundred class officers, other class representatives, and their wives, and it provides for all a real spring tonic.
AUGUST REUNION — The campus will really be alive with students of the Alumni College, plus the regular summer term, when many '26ers gather in Hanover for their informal reunion August 21-23. Hopkins Center will offer a wide variety of entertainment including "Rhinoceros" Friday evening ($3.); "As You Like It" ($3.) Saturday afternoon; "Beau Stratagem" ($3.) and an Orchestra-Choral concert ($2.) Saturday evening. Advance reservations are advised. Write to Thomas E. Byrne, Business Manager, Hopkins Center. And don't forget that room reservations can be made now at the Hanover Inn where ten or more rooms are being held for you and you.
Our hearty congratulations to George D.Snell upon his recent receipt of a research career award from the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. George is senior staff scientist of the Jackson Memorial Laboratory at Bar Harbor, Me., where he has been working for the past 29 years. This valued award is a recognition of the importance of Dr. Snell's contributions to biology research. By guaranteeing payment of his salary the award insures that he will be able to continue the research in tissue transplantation that has occupied him for more than twenty years.
During the past eleven years George's achievements have been honored by a number of organizations. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1963, and in 1955 he was co-recipient of the Hektoen Silver Medal of the American Medical Association. In 1962 he received the Bertner Award for fundamental cancer research and the Charles A. Griffen Award of the Animal Care Panel for his accomplishments in the improvement of care and quality of animals used in biological and medical research. Married in 1937 George and Rhoda have three sons, Thomas, Roy and Peter. Address Bar Harbor, Me.
Does today's Winter Carnival resemble that of 40 years ago? To answer this Hankand Jane Parker ventured up to Hanover to see for themselves. This was Jane's first introduction to a Dartmouth Winter Carnival and Hank reports "Although quite different from that of our days, we enjoyed it thoroughly, and it was additionally interesting as our daughter, Connie, was there for the festivities."
Kermit S. Nickerson, Acting Commissioner of Education of the State of Maine, was a member of the Advisory Committee of the Fourth National Conference of the Peaceful Uses of Space held recently in Boston. This spring he has addressed several civic groups in his home state, usually discussing his favorite topic "Expectations for Education" in the state of Maine.
Ken and Helen Weeks are today, April 2, proud grandparents again. This is their fourth grandchild, a boy, born this morning to daughter Carolyn. As you read these notes Ken and Helen, having again come down to earth, are in Scandinavia and England on a six weeks' combination business and pleasure trip.
Surrounded by 600 captains of industry, politics and the professions, George Champion, board chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, was nominated for President of the United States at the annual dinner meeting of the Alfalfa Club held recently in Washington. The nominating speech was made by Sen. Stuart Symington. Champion, speaking with the sure-footedness of a man who knows he cannot win, told his host of nonsupporters that "we've lived through the Square Deal, the New Deal and the Fair Deal. Now we're going to try the Dollar Deal." He described the Chase Manhattan Bank as a "friendly loan company" which description seems to be borne out by its recent disclosures in connection with the much publicized vegetable oil fiasco.
In the March issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE did you note on page eight the excellent review by Sidney C. Hayward of a recent book by Dana S. Lamb '21 entitled "On Trout Streams and Salmon Rivers"? Also, on the same page was an interesting review by Professor Herbert W. Hill of a revised translation, with introduction and notes, by Howard C. Rice Jr. of "Travels in North America in the Years 1780, 1781 and 1782." Under the caption of "Faculty Articles" on page twelve of the March issue is a listing of four poems by Richard Eberhart recently published in the "Saturday Review," "The New Yorker" and other publications.
ANNIVERSARIES
The 1926 triumvirate (see photo) at the Harris Trust and Savings Bank has been dissolved after a reign of more than 36 years. Henry L. Parker, Horace M. Moder-well and Warren L. Fellingham have together served the Harris Trust and Savings Bank for a total of 110 years. (Is there any comparable record in other Dartmouth classes?) Acting upon his doctor's advice, Horace retired as assistant vice-president as of February 29. Hank Parker writes "Both Warren and I will miss Horace greatly as we have been together in college and throughout our business careers here at the bank for a period of more than 36 years." Early retirement will give "Mod" more free time to enjoy his favorite sport - sailing his "Bounty 2" on Lake Michigan. Address: 1624 Judson Ave., Evanston. Although Hank did not specifically say so, I assume that he and Warren, both vice-presidents, will continue their banking careers for three or four years more until they reach their normal retirement dates.
And it should be noted here that Warrenand Dorothy Fellingham, having three sons of their own, are now the proud grandparents of a baby girl, a daughter of their son John, Dartmouth '52. The arrival of the first young lady in the family was quite thrilling to Grandpa and Grandma.
The '26 triumvirate at Harris Trust andSavings Bank, Chicago, on the occasionof the retirement of Horace M. Moder-well on February 29: Henry L. Parker(l), Horace, and Warren Fellingham (r).
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