1942
It is hard to believe that fall has waned, the football season is dying, and that the wonderful and joyful Christmas season is upon us.
Time has a way of reminding us, more frequently and in stronger language possibly, as we grow older, that we are but mortals all. . . . Frank A. Baldwin's untimely death reported in the October issue of the MAGAZINE was most unfortunate in that it resulted from choking on a piece of food while at home alone in his home in Arlington, Va. It brought to 10 (ten) the number of '42 class members we have lost since our 25th Reunion and to 72 (seventy two) the total number of deceased since our graduation 28 years ago.
lust a few days ago we learned officially through the Office of Alumni Records that John E. Adams died, in Massachusetts General Hospital following heart surgery, on September 24, 1970. He was a native of Dolgeville, N. Y., and had for many years been active in community services and fraternal organizations. (His obituary will be carried in a later issue of this MAGAZINE.) John's brother, Roy, who is one of the survivors, was a member of the Class of 1936 at Dartmouth.
Class Treasurer Dick Burns recently sent along a note from Dave Allen who is now playing grandfather to a second child... and Dave reported that his son, Steve, entered Franklin and Marshall this year. Steve is athletically talented and, according to his father, has football and baseball aspirations. Dave also wrote to say that BillWitman's son is in Steve's class at F. & M. and is living in the same dormitory. The Aliens saw Ken Le Sure at the Princeton game last fall.
Leo Caproni has been named director of operations for Flagship Hotels, an American Airlines subsidiary, with properties in Mexico, Korea, and Hawaii as well as Mainland U.S.A. Flag ship is also building new hotels in the South Pacific area, so Leo and his wife Joanna are sure to keep up their traveling ways. Prior to his Flagship assignment, Leo was associated for three years with Treadway Inns, most recently as vice president.
Bate Ewart, writing from Djajapura, West Irian, Indonesia, has begun his bid to be in the running for the guy who came the longest distance to make the upcoming 30th Reunion scheduled for June 13, 14, and 15 (midweek for the first time) in 1972. All indications are that it will follow Commencement exercises on June 12. We ought to be fixing this date firmly on our calendars now. After all, that is only about a year and a half away! Al Britton and Wally Farr, both close to the Hanover scene, will "mastermind" it, and they are getting well along with their plans.
. . . Bate Ewart goes on to say that "Djajapura is the new name for Hollandia (formerly Sukarnopura) and West Irian is the relatively new (1965) Indonesian province which makes up the western half of New Guinea." His duties are those of an Administrative Officer for one of several United Nations Development Programs in West Irian. . . . "In all," he says, "we are one of about seventy United Nations' specialists and families here. . . . Our particular project is that of Land Transport, i.e. building and improvement of roads and vehicle repair services. . . . Other projects are Coastal and River Transport Development, Fisheries, Forestry Programs, Education, Agriculture, etc. . . . Really a bootstrap operation, seventy per cent financed by the Indonesian government itself ... a healthy sign." (Note: Bate was very much interested in making sure that he would be receiving each issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE!)
Incidentally, the MAGAZINE is sent to class members and others who have an interest in Dartmouth, but after the mailing or the first issue each year, in October, about one hundred names are usually dropped from future mailings. . . . Class dues payers and Alumni Fund donors automatically receive the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
A strong '42 delegation and a number of wives, sons, daughters, and friends attended activities during the informal fall reunion over the recent Princeton weekend, a weekend made truly glorious as a result of the crafty performance of the Indian footballers who gave the Tigers some lessons in what constitutes outstanding offensive and defensive play . . . a most difficult combination to beat!
The "Premiere" performance of the 1942 Twenty-Fifth Reunion Film (sans sound) took place in Fairbanks Theater at 10 p.m. Friday evening, with the cooperation of Blair Watson, and thanks to much work on the color film editing by film expert BobCampbell. Bob Kirk's spontaneous commentary . . . extemporaneous and humorous would also appropriately describe . . . spiced up the silent showing, and the HowardHalfmans' infant daughter almost stole the show. The Reunion Film package should make for real entertainment at the 30th!
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