1934

Now comes that time of the year when the human spirit craves liberation from the dreariness of winter's end, that March malaise known in psychosomatic circles (considered more knowledgeable than psychosomatic squares) as Dickerson's Duckboard Syndrome.

In the more or less good old days, even among those of our generation who could afford it, neither New York nor Boston was considered far enough away to shake off that palsied twinge that was a common symptom of the slow thaw. It was left to the younger and more affluent generation to make the first major breakthrough. The prescription has been simple - tap the old man for a cost-plus flight to Florida or Bermuda. Now, one of our generation has his own tried and true formula for beating that dead-end feeling.

All of which is a round-about way of saying that Moe Frankel and his Lois have flown off to Jamaica again to greet spring and accompany it on its slow journey north. Moe figures this task takes about 17 days of training in Jamaica. The Frankels have become grandparents for a second time, daughter Debbie having presented them with a beautiful granddaughter, Rebecca, last July 27. They have a grandson, too. Moe has trimmed off 23 pounds since his coronary experience last September and looks for all the world like the lean, handsome tiger who played 60-minute football at center for ye olde varsity....

Unverified report that Stan Silverman is back in little old New York after a long and successful writing run in movieland....

Turmoil in the cities has turned the spotlight on one of the nation's foremost authorities on its causes - our own Dr. John P.Spiegel, chief of Brandeis University's Lemberg Center for the Study of Violence. John, the eminent social-psychiatrist, was the subject of a lead editorial in the Boston Globe and a cover story in a recent issue of the American Medical Association's Today's Health Magazine. He feels that a root cause of the problem is the communications "gap" between the ghetto Negro and governing officials of his city. Like the average person who puts the right change in a cigarette machine then reacts angrily when he gets no cigarettes, says John, the ghetto Negro "has tried to communicate with the machine but the machine has not responded. So what does he do? Why he kicks the machine...."

Lex Paradis, who has just completed 25 years with American Airlines, reports that his daughter, with the pretty name Andrea, married an Englishman last fall "but, fortunately, instead of going to England to live, they are making their home in San Diego - now just a non-stop flight from New York via (guess who?) American...."

It grieves us to report the sad and shocking news that Dick Houck's beloved Janice died suddenly Jan. 10 while vacationing with her family at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. To Dick and his three bereaved children, the Class of 1934 expresses its profound sorrow.

From Charlie Levesque comes word of a nostalgic interlude at Hanover en route home from Canada. On the trip, he dined with the Ed Thomases. He also reports that MikeMenchel now is president and majority stockholder of AMSCO Corp. "which probably makes most of the toys you'll buy your grandchilren...."

A salute to Roll Wilson who has gone to South Vietnam for a year's tour of duty as assistant field director of the American Red Cross' Service at Military Installations program. Roll chose this chancey career over the well-earned comforts of a retired Naval officer. He had retired with the rank of Commander last July after 25 years in Uncle Sam's Navy....

And a proud salute as well to Walt Crandell's son-in-law, U.S. Air Force Capt. Em- mette Williams Jr., a B-47 strato-jet pilot. The captain, who already holds the Air Medal, received four additional decorations for "outstanding airmanship and courage on successful and important missions under hazardous conditions" in connection with Air Weather Service duties at McClellan AFB, Calif....

Al Seitner, dynamic president of the Dartmouth Club of Jacksonville, Fla., has managed to arrange a steady north-to-south flow of Hanover visitors, ranging from College officials and basketball coaches to the Dartmouth Glee Club which hits town this month....

Leon Lindheim, No. 1 numismatist (whaa-t?) of the Class, is breaking new ground with his syndicated coin column — Coinwise - which now appears in 17 newspapers from Philadelphia to Houston and from Newark to Honolulu. Leon's hobby took him to Rome, Florence, Venice, Geneva, Paris, Amsterdam, and London for interviews with professional whattayacalls. Any plain old coin-collectors in the house? Leon would like to hear from you. Write him at 18503 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights, Cleveland, Ohio 44122....

Off hand, we can't think of a more deserving character to write to than the one who's listed at the top of this column as Class Secretary. All that poor, miserable wretch asks for is news about yourself to keep this column supplied with the kind of verbal vitamins that will keep it breathing

Which is what makes folks like Ollie Sargent our favorite type of people. Though too modest to write about himself, Ollie rises to report that Charlie Dean is now associated with Burbank & Co., Inc., specialists in mutual funds.

Chairman Art Leonard gives you just three months to shape up for '34's 34th Reunion June 17-19!

Secretary, 7113 Millwood Rd. Bethesda, Md. 20014

Treasurer, Thayer School, Hanover, N.H. 03755

Bequest Chairman,