1916

Lest we forget Pete Cleaves' exceptional service to Class and College, let at least the official part be noted here. When Pete died in November 1966, he had been a class agent in 37 Alumni Fund campaigns, including a five-year term as Head Agent 1937-41. He had also been 1916's Class Newsletter Editor since December 1963, Class Secretary from 1961 and, previous to that, Class Notes Editor from 1957-1961.

The deep sympathy of the Class is extended to Selma Bernkopf and her family on the death of our esteemed classmate Max Bernkopf, in Boston on March 18. An obituary will be found in the In Memoriam section of this or a later issue of the MAGAZINE.

Consider this a personal message and opportunity: "The Dartmouth Archives housed m the Baker Library would gratefully receive memorabilia with which any Sixteener or his family is willing to part. Such items as membooks, photographs, programs, diaries, student letters, and student expense accounts are always useful in aiding research. Of particular interest from 1916 would be any World War I letters. Banners, beanies, badges, pipes, and canes are always useful ,or display purposes." So writes the College Arccivist in the Baker Library, Kenneth C. Cramer. He would be happy to hear by phone or letter from anyone having such material to give or discuss.

My families of classmates have copies of the 1916 Aegis which they are willing to part with, incidentally, your secretary would be grateful to receive them. They will be relayed to men who have lost theirs and would like one.

Thank to the help of Kay English and Betty Wilson, the Russ Leavitts and the Parkhursts, a complete chart of those in the 50th Reunion picture should shortly be available. I hope it will be feasible to include it with an early Balmacaan Letter; otherwise, such letter will indicate how any holder of a picture may get a copy of the chart.

My experience the past two months in concentrating on men too long absent from our class columns or letters recalls a new set of values I met in 1922. We were returning from Chungking through the Yangtze Gorges to Shanghai when an elderly missionary, retiring from forty years in western Szechuen, came aboard our little boat. I ventured to ask him what, in those forty years, had mattered most. He quietly replied that a young Chinese had taken his place and would carry on. With this introduction, and there is nothing flippant about it, it is a pleasure to quote direct word from VergeRector and Doc Greeley.

From La Jolla, Verge acknowledged our news of several old friends and said: "Yes, Ed McFalls and I enjoyed trying to pick out who is who in the reunion picture.... I don't feel so old, do you? True, I've had my share of operations in recent years but expect to live until I am 80 Mary and I both feel better, living in this nice climate. Also, our son (Dartmouth '49) lives up in San Fernando Valley, so we see him and his family quite often."

Doc Greeley still lives in Leonia, N. J. With no mention of retiring, he has since 1958 been senior vice-president of the Northern Valley Savings and Loan Association in nearby Tenafly, and is also active in many civic causes. This sounds natural. You will remember that, along with our John Butler and Fred Leighton '17, Doc started the Dartmouth Cooperative Society.

Back from Vermont where we left him last month, the same John Butler wrote: "Our week was the coldest, snowiest and windiest I've ever experienced. Down around ten below several nights. Skiing was excellent and the kids had a great time, except that Stuart (16 years) went out of control trying to avoid another skier on the Ripper, soo ... broken leg ... will be three months in cast."

When we met shortly afterward at our Sea Girt newsstand one stormy morning, Larry Doyle reported that he and Rene had just returned from a three weeks' visit with friends at Palm Desert and, being non-partisan, a further three weeks in Florida. He looked it. ... This week Hobey and EdnaMarble gave my mother and me a memorable evening in their Worcester home.... EvParker's son Ted about now is finishing eight weeks of Basic Combat Training at Fort Bliss, Texas, and goes to Ft. Polk, La., for the rest of his six months' stint in the Reserve Corps.... In his own handwriting on a card received just too late to be included in John Stearns' March 10 Balmacaan, Esky wrote on March 1: "Had a slight stroke so am back in Cottage Hospital. OK now. Can't hold a glass of whiskey with right hand, but can with my left. Hope to go home with a housekeeper tomorrow or next day." (3518 Los Pinos, Santa Barbara, Calif. 93105.)

Except for carbons, several of you have sent me news also sent to John. That's all there is in the old barrel tonight. How about next month?

Any memorabilia? Or an Aegis?

Secretary, 2-C Swarthmore Apts. Swarthmore, Pa. 19081

Class Agent, 50 Rugby Rd., Manhasset, L. I., N. Y. 19050