1933
You all will be pleased to know that Sam Black has recovered well from his heart attack and is back on the job part time. Ed Knapp talked with him on the phone the other day and says he sounded real chipper. Friday afternoon of Holy Cross weekend bumped into Polly and George Farrand in Hanover. They were on hand not only for the game but so that George could preside as chairman of the nominating committee of the Alumni Council whose task it is at the moment to nominate two new college trustees — a tremendously important responsibility. At a play in Hopkins Center that night Ginney and I sat right behind Virginia and Hank McKee whom we hadn't seen since 1965 when their son, Bob, graduated. They had been enjoying a golfing vacation at Manchester (you avid golfers should try this sometime!) and stopped in Hanover before heading back to Ohio. Hank is still with General Tire but I'll tell you more about him as soon as he returns his questionnaire. We did not see the Holy Cross game as we were in attendance at the lovely wedding of Jan and Wes Beattie's daughter, Leslie, so I can't report on who was in attendance at the game from '33.
I can, however, give you a rundown on the Penn game weekend. Beattie, Fox, Knapp, Pierson, Dewey, Drowne, Russell,Jeff Davis, and Erlandson met at the Inn for breakfast. We had reports from Clif Jordan '45 and Ed Knapp on the 1967 Alumni Fund, Bill Dewey on our coming 35th, Wes Beattie on his plans for further revitalization of the Class organizational structure, and your secretary on the need for new blood in the seat he occupies. We also talked about how we have made little or no effort to encourage widows of our classmates to participate in Class and College activities. It is our hope that each of you will become a committee of one to get in touch with any of these girls you may know to encourage them to come to reunion with you or with someone who may live nearer to them. To any of you ladies who read this column, please know that you are most welcome!
Back to the rest of Saturday's activities. Our Saturday night gathering at the Norwich Inn was most enjoyable and there were about forty in attendance. I may not have all the names of those who were at either the game or at the Inn but I hope this list includes most of them: Jeanne and Dave Russell, Sue and Bill Dewey, Bea and Jeff Davis, Marg and Norm Erlandson, Peg and Ed Knapp, Jan and Wes Beattie, Babe and Bob Fox, Dottie and Howie Nichols, Bill Teahan and son Harry, Virginia and Swede Branson, Virginia and Whit Kimball, Charline and John Scanlon, Gertrude and John Donovan, Gordie Ingram and son Bill, Jean and John Meek, Dorrie and George Drowne, Hal Mackey, Bud King, Mary and Art Connelly, Alice and Ev Shineman, Adele and Stan Colla, Madge and Jack Wright, Monique and Randy Valensi, John H. Thompson and his bride of six months, Kathleen, and, of course, Ginney and I. Apologies to any I may have missed. And a big vote of thanks to George Drowne for his efficient handling of the arrangements.
And speaking of George - he is director of development of Mary Hitchcock Hospital and has been responsible with Bill Wilson '34 hospital director, for a new program patterned after "Dartmouth Horizons" and called "Hitchcock Insights" to acquaint persons in the area with just what is going on behind the scenes at this most important hospital. For those of you possibly contemplating retirement in this area, I can assure you that you would have a most modern and complete facility available to you - and I think that the Manchester who attended in the group with me would heartily agree.
Fran Harrington is president of the Worcester Science Center and has just led this venerable organization through a 1,850,000 fund drive to build new exhibit halls, a Planetarium-Atmospherium-Oceanarium, part of a new zoo and botanical gardens. Another of Fran's outstanding contributions to the life and culture of his city.
The Cape Cod Board of Realtors were told by George Rideout that the Cape has the greatest potential for real estate in the United States. Also quoting George "the real crisis in the United States is not higher taxes, higher interest rates, or the war. American morality has never been at a lower point than it is now. America is in danger of crumbling from within - just as Rome did."
Jim McFarland was in Hanover for his first meeting with the Amos Tuck Board of Overseers and also to visit his sophomore son, Jeffrey, and to see his first Dartmouth football game since graduation. Thanks for your letter, Jim, and we hope the schedule during your next Hanover trip will allow time to get together with a few of the '33 gang. In addition to son, Jeff, Shirley and Jim have a daughter, Jill, graduate of Montana State University and married in July to Wm. K. Wilburn. Jim is active in the Episcopal Church in Edina, Rotary, Masons, Shriners, Elks, American Legion, and an ardent golfer.
Mona Hull, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Gordon Ferrie Hull Jr., was married on September 16 in Cambridge, Mass., to Dara McCormack.
I'll close these notes with a bit about the Nat. Roots. He is in the private practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis in New York City and writes, "Life has been good to us, in spite of some blows, and all of our family are managing well. We have been going over to Florence often, because my older daughter married a Florentine lawyer." The daughter of whom Nat speaks is Linda who married Umberto Fortini in June of 1962. And Gertrude and Nat have two Fortini granddaughters! Linda is a St. Lawrence '62 graduate and second daughter, Diana, is a '64 graduate of the same college and presently working on her master's in education. Nat has been on the staff of many of the large New York hospitals and at present is child psychologist at the Treatment Center of the N. Y. Psychoanalytic Institute and is very active in several psychoanalytic professional organizations. Thanks for writing, Nat. It's been a long time!
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