1924
Travelers international: Ced Foster gets around and with the "brass" into Greece and Algiers with government welcomes; to Britain and Wales . . . and to Siberia, via Alaska, on the first flight allowed by the USSR. He is semi-retired; still does some radio-TV commercials and lecturing. He asks about friends he made back when . . such as Prof. Howard Dunham '11 (died last year) and Sid Hazelton '09. He is still very much on the scene in Hanover and teaching our children how to swim at early ages and with dedication to Red Cross Life Saving Programs. You remember him also as swimming coach and freshman football . . . and teaching French. Another traveler: TedLamb, back from another trip to Cuba and two weeks' evaluation of Castro; his remarks are in the Congressional Record for Aug. 21, 1970. And, finally, the Larry Hewes who tried to make the Princeton game—after their work-fun in Africa and return to Washington—but the bad fogs that weekend upset their plans. Come again, Larry and Patsy. From Johannesburg, Jerry Sutten has retired from the MGM film business.
Some of you may recall that some time back, on the Hanover Holiday program we used to have at Commencement time (sort of a miniature Alumni College) I spoke about retirement. Leon Rothschild reminds me that "Time" dealt with this topic "more completely and intelligently" than others he has seen; this was in an August or September issue. One quote: Of those 600 studied, the "healthiest and happiest of the aged people . . . were interested in conserving and enjoying rather than in acquiring and exploiting, in concern for others rather than control of others, in 'just being' rather than doing." Wish I'd said that. Tell me your prescription.
Aside from the good news about the football team, and nothing can take away the exhiliration of seeing the Princeton game in Hanover (especially after enduring the game last year in Tiger-town), the Class carries on with a variety of activities. For example, Les and Mildred Sycamore have returned to their volunteer work in the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti; Les to develop their X-ray unit and Mildred to find her niche in mothering small children in pediatrics. They do all this despite Les' back troubles, etc., and Mildred's poor eyesight (recent surgery helps this) and even a broken wrist. I have their detailed story on file; it will, perhaps, make you ask yourself some questions about your pattern of living.
Art notes: Dick Morin's recent one-man show (see last month's column) was a real success; beautiful water-colors. The JoeButlers (we ought to have a Hanover one-man show of his!) take off for winter in Antigua. Three months, yet ... I was asked about a poem entitled "Dartmouth '24" by Royce Sloane. I'll pass that on to ButtsLamson for his Class Letter. Anyone remember it? (Question: is poetry "art?" Anyway, it goes in this paragraph.)
From Willard (Cleve) Poole, now a refugee in St. Pete, Fla., some nostalgia as he read about the wanderings of Mrs. Eleazer Wheelock's first trip to Hanover 200 years ago or so: "When we were freshmen, only two of our class had cars then. TedGoddard and Dana Haskins. Perhaps Dana could" give you a picture of his old bomb." We'll print it if one is forthcoming. I recall, probably junior year, Howie Bissell's Hudson Super Six in which we drove over to Lakes Placid and George . . . slept in an open plowed field outside Plattsburg ... a Memorial Day weekend, I think. TrixRoberts and Mercer Bowers were also there. Who else remembers? Come again, Cleve.
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