1922
At our 45th last June the Class family frequently vowed, "Such fun, we certainly should get together more often; we don't see enough of each other; we have to make up for lost time; wish we had more time to visit"; etc., etc., etc.
Eh bien, Mesdames et Messieurs, April 19 and 20 are the 1968 dates for '22's annual Little Reunion at the Hanover Inn. It's the first weekend after Easter. And '22 will be the initial class to have such a get-together in the "new" enlarged Inn. The renovation of the Inn is charming and the decor still quaint and homey.
As usual, the primary attraction of the weekend will be Class fellowship and renewal of old ties. Our oasis will be a "common" room where at all decent hours, someone, and generally a group, will be eager to talk and perforce to listen.
Friday evening you'll dine as you please where, when and with whom - and that is any classmate or group who have not already eaten. After dinner, and throughout the weekend, the "common" room will be the rendezvous for most of us, but for the activists a few distractions will be available. "In White America" will be staged both Friday and Saturday nights in the Hopkins Center Studio Theatre. (Small theatre, probably sizeable demand, write Hopkins Center early.) Friday and Saturday also the College will sponsor a high school debating tourney. Who knows, maybe some of our forensic veterans still smarting from that defeat by the Smith girls 47 years ago might be curious to see if today's teenage lass is also articulate and argumentative.
Saturday morning undoubtedly there will be a Class Meeting, hopefully not before 11:00. That afternoon Dartmouth plays lacrosse against Yale. Saturday evening after hors d'oeuvres and mountain dew mist we'll have an excellent dinner in the Drake Room at Hopkins Center. Then you can sit at the top of the Hop and review the young belles escorted by beardless students to the Dartmouth Military Ball; you can start a quartet, marvel at the improvement of the College since you left, discuss contemporary mores and changing values, walk around the campus, or you might even go to bed.
The Hanover Inn is holding a special block of rooms for us. The Inn number is 603-643-4300. Be sure to say you are class of '22.
Sometimes, reports about the Class are almost enough to shiver convictions, especially when Hanover thermometers register — 30 and 18 inches of snow blanket the ground. For instance: Steve Kenyon from the Virgin Islands, "Temp always around 78, always sunny, humidity 0; best sailing in the world. Hope you have all snow you want." Even among friends, the rebuttal from Hanover is unprintable.
Harvey Moses from Tucson, "Mediterranean cruise was most enjoyable, very pleasant here now with mild, sunny days." StewieSteams, Tubac, Arizona., "This is great country and I'm in it for good, I guess."
Carroll and Nan Dwight, "Yellowbird" airborne, "The Boston-Miami flight with Walt and Doris Sands was sunny and delightful." Ed McNamara, Lauderdale by the Sea, "Will be here till April. Should see Wally Mountcastle, Herm Carlisle, JohnnyShea, Bruce Marean, Ack Acker, and other classmates at Dartmouth Alumni luncheons."
O.K. guys—no envy, whatsoever, but can't help hoping you occasionally find beetles in your bourbon.
Hal and Mabel Fraser are now beginning their fifth year as host and hostess at the Catherine M. Bartlett Atkinson House, Newbury, Vt. Local papers report, "The Atkinson House, a vacation home for religious workers and a meeting place for religious groups, is owned and operated by the Ver- mont Congregational Conference. A graduate of Dartmouth College, Mr. Fraser held several positions in the leather manufacturing and hardware business before buying a farm in Waterbury, Vt., in 1954. He and his wife operated the farm until they moved to Concord, N.H., in 1962. To come to the Atkinson House, Mr. Fraser left a position on the staff of the First Congregational Church of Concord. Mrs. Fraser attended Eastern Nazarene College, Wollaston, Mass., and has been active in the work of the church throughout her life." Best wishes from the Class to Hal and Mabel and may their good work be abundantly blessed.
Marking the 25th anniversary of F. Anthony Hanlon as Judge of Berkshire County Probate Court, Tony was honored December 2, 1967 at a testimonial dinner in Pittsfield, Mass. The local press adds, "Judge Hanlon graduated from Dartmouth in the class of 1922 and worked three years as a reporter for the "North Adams Transcript" before entering Boston University Law School where in 1928 he received his LL.B. cum laude." Congratulations to the family, Tony, Eleanor, and their two sons, Tim a senior at Franklin Marshall and Terry a freshman at Hamilton College.
"Jacob H. Strauss Gallery - Class of 1922 - Given In Loving Memory By His Wife Lillion B. Strauss" reads the gallery inscription which always gives Jack's classmates a special sense of identity in Hopkins Center. This sentiment was further enhanced during January when an adjacent gallery - the Barrows Print Room - presented a highly acclaimed exhibition of "Woodcuts by Sally Daniell." She is the wife of Jere R. Daniell II '55, assistant professor of history at the College. Sally is also the mother of three fine sons who, to '22 eyes, bear striking resemblances to their Hanover grandparents, Warren and Mary Daniell. Sally received her education at Vassar — as did mother-in-law Mary '22 - and at the Boston Museum School. Less generally known, the Daniell grandsons are also artists in accurately hurling snowballs, especially when deliberately provoked by other Hanover boys in their late sixties.
Regrettably, it is not always feasible in these notes to give deservedly prompt acknowledgement to all letters concerning '22's Memorial Books. As the following excerpts indicate, however, the thoughts in such letters can be timeless and heart-warming for all classmates.
From Doris - wife of Kenneth P. Libbey - "This is to thank the Class of 1922 for the book in memory of Ken added to the Dartmouth College Library. He had the intense loyalty to Dartmouth that all Dartmouth men I've ever known seem to have. He had happy memories of his days in Hanover. To me this Class remembrance is a very meaningful memorial and I know it would be to Ken."
From Ruth - wife of Richard G. Wood- "Please thank the Class for the book placed in Baker Library in memory of Dick. It would please him greatly. He loved the College and was never happier than when walking the campus paths and visiting the library."
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