1922
Appropriately for a class in its 50th Dartmouth football season, one of the largest gatherings of '22's family returned to Hanover for the Princeton weekend. It was like a joyful birthday party even though the Tigers did blow out the candles on the cake. Can't win them all, of course, and the loss did not deter approximately 100 Twoters from sharing richly mellowed friendships, spectacular colors, and sunny skies. A sizable contingent occupied the block of rooms Ike Miller had managed to reserve at the new Howard Johnson's in White River. About 75 attended '22's pre-game luncheon in Alumni Hall, Hopkins Center - so many reservations came in the group became too large for the previously scheduled Drake Room. Saturday evening there were about 40 at the Class dinner at Occom Inn, a most pleasant ending to a delightful weekend.
Nothing would be more pleasing here than to list the names of all Twoters who came to the Princeton game. Yet if all classes did likewise the ALUMNI MAGAZINE would simulate a sizable telephone directory. But don't fret, the names probably already have appeared in that intimate, most readable scandal sheet, our Twoter newsletter; Stephen M. Kenyon, reporter, author, editor and publisher, for which he annually receives two free meals: one, a tote-your-tray buffet; the other, invariably, cold cuts and potato salad.
At pre-luncheon cocktails Clif Watson, who flew up from Charlotte, N. C., had Don Lourie, Princeton '22 and All-American quarterback, as his guest. Don't know whether or not they avoided each other after the game.
Recent '22 visitors to Hanover, of course, were not limited to the Princeton weekend. Some came to the New Hampshire game and others to contemplate the foliage, the best living color show of all. Among the vistors were Jack and Helen Aborn,Brownie and Lois Brown, Pop and GarryClewell, Dewey and Lois Knott, Tony andEleanor Hanlon, Bill and Betty Mann, Billand Dorothy Shirley. Also, as usual, Royand Dot Ball and Jack and Sylvia Taylor returned for their annual autumn sojourn at Bonnie Oaks. But many other visitors undoubtedly escaped the eyes of our newshawks.
It was good to hear that Dewey and LoisKnott were among the autumn visitors. For many years they lived in Worcester and since 1949 in Hamden, Conn. In 1951, he became plant superintendent of the American Steel and Wire Co. in New Haven. Come back again soon, won't you?
Dean Thaddeus Seymour is designated as principal speaker at the November dedication of a $2 million library at Wilkes College, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Unfortunately, '22 can't claim Thad as a classmate, but our own George Livingston Clewell is Director of Public Relations for Wilkes, a 35-year-old independent coed liberal arts college with 4,340 students, 172 faculty, a 23-acre campus and $20 million tangible assets.
Now, nodding again to Boston newspapers, additional information on HaskellCohn and some of his honors, has come to light. As previously mentioned very briefly in these familial notes, he was elected vice president of the Boston Bar Association at its annual meeting last spring. In short, the press adds he was graduated from Dartmouth '22 and from Harvard Law School '25. A lawyer for 43 years, he is a senior partner in the firm of Mintz, Levin, Cohn and Glovsky. He is a member of the Council of the Harvard Law School Association, past president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a Fellow of the American College of Probate Lawyers and a director of the Greater Boston Y.M.C.A. Yet the press, obviously, sometimes fails where these family notes always succeed: in goldfish bowl reports of domestic life. For example, Haskell and Harriet are 40 years wed, parents of two married daughters, grandparents of six progenies, and parents-in-law of two Harvard men, but Haskell needs no assistance in defending anything, and particularly Dartmouth. Still, since the best of lawyers are only human, efforts are now afoot to get Haskell's private views on what, after all these years, it's like to be grandpa since grandma Harriet became a trustee of Wellesly College. Would he write and would the Wellesley Alumnae News print "My Life as a Trustee's Husband"?
Sorrowfully we have lost two more classmates: Phil Kimball liked by all and EdgarClapp well remembered by many of us as freshmen. In Memoriam notices will appear this month or next.
John Brower took a summer flight from Toronto to London with a group of Ontario accountants to attend meetings in London and to tour England, Scotland, and Wales. John's accounting business is connected mainly with the broadcasting industry and probably among the most pleasant of his avocations is serving as treasurer of the Dartmouth Club of Ontario. Any good hockey prospects, John?
Nine Twoters, Warren and Mary Daniell,Stan and Doris Jackson, Ike and HarriottMiller, Stan and Catherine Miner and LouiseOlsen attended the "new officers" meeting of the Dartmouth Club of the Hanover Area. Wipe off that grin, man, more than 1,000 Dartmouth men live in the area the club serves. Stan Miner is president emeritus of the thriving throng and in this year of political absurdities '22's secretary was elected to the frigidly contested executive committee.
For the kind of news you seldom see in papers or on TV, the following items about some of '22's young people definitely prove the instant generation is not all headed for hell in a hack.
Paul Pullen, freshman son of our Dr.Markey Pullen, received complimentary notice from the student-edited Dartmouth in this report, "The frosh do possess two fine pass receivers in Paul Pullen of New Canaan, Conn., and Dave Konker of Lake Forest, Ill." Moreover, when the freshmen defeated Holy Cross 12-0, the Big Green Sports News said, "Paul Pullen proved to be one of the real 'finds' of the afternoon punting for a 38.2 average on eight attempts including two bommers for 50 yards each." Markey's boy shows the effects of good nutrition at home and at Andover; he stands 6' 2" and weighs 210. In him '22 could have the answer to Dartmouth's punting problem.
Barbara Bruckner, daughter of our Harryand Peg, recently received her Ph.D. in Medical Microbiology at the University of Wisconsin. She received her undergraduate degree at Mt. Holyoke '62. And Harry Jr. '60 is the father of Melissa Rose, first Bruckner granddaughter, second grandchild. The young lady made her terrestrial debut May 23.
Dottie and Betty Hutchins, daughters of our Frank and Pat, are two of Hanover High's achievers. Dottie is a high ranking sophomore at Pembroke; Betty a freshman at Mt. Holyoke. Last summer Betty not only won the Hanover girls' tennis championship, but also as a last-term senior at Hanover High School she took a Dartmouth freshman math course and finished with the highest mark in class. No wonder Mt. Holyoke welcomed her for early acceptance.
Merry Christmas to all.
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Bequest Co-Chairmen, EUGENE HOTCHKISS AND MAJ. GEN. WALTER I. MILLER
