1912
Charles (Bud) Fisher who celebrated his 75th birthday not long ago says that "about the only recollection that stands out in my two years at Hanover is the South Fayerweather fire." He roomed on the south side of Middle Fayerweather, so had a grandstand seat when your Secretary took his life saving jump into a snowdrift. Bud went to School of Business Administration at the University of Michigan. Just now he is president of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society in Boston. This group has now acquired considerable material recording railroad history which is housed in the Baker Library of Harvard Business School. It also publishes twice a year a magazine containing articles of an historical nature written by its members with Bud the editor. Our Baker Library in Hanover receives these publications. All railroad fans, take notice.
That college musician, Jimmy Cleaves, is now a dyed-in-the-wool New Hampshireite enjoying the winters at his new home in Center Sandwich, half a mile from town. Jimmy says the thought of Florida leaves him and wife Helen cold. It seems that parts of Texas had more snow than Center Sandwich for the latter town saw its first real snow storm on March 10 - and the day before the robins were in town.
The peripatetic Syd Clark writes from Puerto Rico in April where he and Mardi ran into Ernest Martin Hopkins. Hoppy had been at El Conquistador resting for a month. Mardi returned to Sagamore Beach in April with Syd checking in a month later. By the way, did you see that full column ad in the New York Times Book Review section, "All up-to-date, the travel books of Sydney Clark?" Seventeen of Syd's productions and he was designated "dean of today's travel writers."
Mert Baker left home in December sailing on the S.S. President Polk on a trip around the world. Here's the itinerary: Panama Canal, San Francisco, Hawaii, Japan, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Bombay, Alexandria, and Naples. Home March 17 in time for our 52nd. Another promises to be in Hanover in June, Hal Freund bringing wife Billie along with him. Hal reports "good health with the usual infirmities that go with the aging process." Retired for some time. Hal says he manages to keep pleasantly occupied. Lee and Alma White report a fifteen weeks' stay in a delightful cottage at Pinehurst, N. C. Lee is on the up and up after all his troubles of 1963 and says both he and Alma are looking forward to Hanover in June. That surely is good news. Another encouraging report comes from Doc Worcester who spent the winter recuperating in Florida. En route home to New Jersey he took in the sights at our nation's capital, the first visit in over 20 years. Doc now plans to retire for good after several warnings in the form of heart attacks. He is fortunate in having a son to carry on his practice. Best of luck! We look forward to seeing you in June.
The "Laconia Citizen" carried an item in the issue of March 31 announcing that Albert L. Powers, youngest son of Dr. CharlesT. Powers, has been granted a fellowship for entry in the Dartmouth Medical School four-year graduate program leading to a Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology. "Doc" Powers' son is now head of the Science Department at New Hampton School. CapAllen left home by air in April for France. With him was a Cornell engineer, a long- time friend. They are meandering together as fancy dictates through that charming country east of the Rhone. Cap is counting on returning in time for our 52nd. Eleanorand Al Smith set their hearts on an African safari but conditions - not the lions and tigers - "do not now look too good." Instead, directly after our reunion, they're off to Ireland, Scotland, London, Paris, Copenhagen, Berlin, Prague, Moscow, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Spitzbergen and return about September 1. Tough travelers, I'll say. The Lyme Armes' party on April 22 at the Cosmos Club in Washington did credit to the hostess, Ruth Lyons. Present also were Grace and Hal Mosier, Gertrude McCarthy, Warren Bruner, and Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Jones and Mrs. Edith Cabell, friends of Lyme.
The Class Officers meetings convened in Hanover the end of the first week in May were a credit to the College and a real inspiration to those who were on hand. One came to really appreciate the facilities of the Hopkins Center. Lyme Armes, FletcherClark, Floppie and Roy Lewis, Gertrudeand Eddie Luitwieler, and your Secretary represented 1912.
Two most appreciative letters have been received from our recent widows, Helen Buell and Mary Wobbecke. Helen writes that Sonny was a great reader, loved Dartmouth and Hanover. Mary asks that I express to the Men of Dartmouth 1912 her "gratitude and thanks for their thoughtful and lovely remembrance of Bill." "I wish so much," she said, "that Bill could know how considerate and wonderful his friends and associates have been." And from Arthur French's widow Angie came a friendly note saying that she has had all of us in 1912 on her mind each June. She lists seven grandchildren, one a junior at Geneva College, and hands Lyme an orchid for The Bulletin. Irene Drake reports a winter spent in North Hampton, N. H„ doing volunteer work at the hospital among other things. Also reports that Hazel (Cobb) Townsend is contemplating a trip to Colorado in June. Both Hazel and Irene will miss our 52nd, it seems. Lastly a sad note telling of the passing of Bill Dunning's widow Edith last December at Bath Memorial Hospital, Bath, Me., after a long illness. We are indebted to Edith's sister in Bath for the information.
P.S. Just occurred to me, on June 4 the first baby your Secretary brought into this old world should have celebrated her 50th birthday if she is still around. Time to retire, did someone say? Mebbe so, but for the summer the address is Chebeague Island, Me.
Secretary, 136 Steele Rd. West Hartford 7, Conn.
Class Agent, 184 Commercial St., Maiden 48, Mass.
