1921

Carleton McMackin reports again from Safford, Ariz., that the smog situation in that state, particularly in Phoenix, is as bad as in the industrial centers of the East. "The copper smelters, together with the cars, are making this whole area another Los Angeles. So, if you are looking for an ideal climate, there just isn't any."

Bill Spencer, living in West Hartford, Conn., has been retired from teaching for five years. He reports traveling extensively to such places as South America, Northern Europe, Hawaii and a few places in the U.S. He calls these journeys "prosaic," but then goes on to add that Hawaii was so enjoyable that he and Linda are going there again.

It is with sincere regret that we have to report the recent death of Herman Schulting. An obituary notice will appear in the Memoriam section of this or a future issue of the MAGAZINE.

Harry Garland, in his eighth year of retirement, is still enjoying the idle life immensely. Both he and Mary spend a day a week doing voluntary work at the local hospital, with Mary doing typing, and Harry handling the cash in the coffee and gift shop. Following the pattern of many other classmates the Garlands have been taking a winter holiday in Florida.

Harry sends along preliminary word about the up-coming '20-21 summer picnic at Bob Burroughs' Canterbury, N. H.. farm, scheduled for July 11. He promises good weather this year instead of the steady downpour on the occasion of last year's outing.

Hewitt Moore, retired gentleman farmer of North Pomfret, Vt., can be justly proud of the accomplishments of younger son David, a recent graduate from the University of Vermont. Dave took up as a hobby the restoration of an abandoned pipe organ from a church in Woodstock, and in three or four years — in an old hay loft on one of the family farms, showing adaptability in working with wood, metals, leather — and with the facilities of a well-equipped shop, he repaired, replaced and re-assembled the massive instrument. The fame of his artisanship spread, and with a partner from Bridgewater, Dave has gone into the part-time business of building other organs for church use. During the week he works for a Gloucester, Mass., organ-making firm, but hustles back to Pomfret for long weekends in his own workshop. Borrowing parts from other discarded pipe organs, adding new parts where required, the partners have recently put together a six-stop organ for the United Church of Strafford, Vt. It was in this church that Justin Smith Morrill of Land Grant fame worshipped 140 years ago. The dedication of the instrument took place on Palm Sunday, March 22.

Nelson Smith finds that Madison, Conn., is a delightful New England town for the purposes of retirement. Although he still does some consulting work in the public utility field, he has found other part-time pursuits. As treasurer of the local Winter Club he has had to review the accounting procedures which he learned under Bill Gray and Archie Peisch at Tuck School - and, as a member of the Town Board of Finance he is enduring the frustrating experience of attempting to combat the rising local tax rate which is sky-rocketing, as elsewhere, due to the high costs of education.

Friends and classmates will be saddened to hear of the death of Elizabeth (Kim) Morse on March 21. Kim was a loyal '21 wife, and could always be depended upon for her presence at all class gatherings. Our sympathy goes out to Don, and to other members of her immediate family.

Bob and Ros Loeb are enjoying the rural life in their new home in Norwich, Vt. Our alma mater song, "Men of Dartmouth," talks about "the college on the hill" - but from the Loeb living room on Willey Hill, the towers of Baker and Dartmouth Hall appear to be deep in the valley. A native artisan, who had been summoned to the Loeb residence in early summer noted the tremendous vista to the south, and remarked - "My goodness gracious. What a view. Why, you can see three dumps from here!" Bob still attends to legal corporate duties in Manhattan quite frequently, but hastens back to the North Country as quickly as possible by plane or bus, so as to contemplate the world from his aerie.

Stan and Evelyn White hope to greet a new grandchild in California soon. The father is son Jon '68, who is still in the service at Fort Ord, Calif., as battalion operations officer, performing the duties of a major while still a captain. Jon hopes to be able to retire from active service before the summer is over.

Tom Griffith, reporting in from Mt. Dora, Ha., where he goes for shad in the St. John's River, plans to return to his retirement home in Rutland when the spring fish- ing starts in Vermont. This is his "big enterprise," and he gets out as often as possible into the string of lakes thereabouts, and the mountain streams which flow into them. The Griffiths have recently driven to California via the Canadian Rockies to visit daughter Hope and her two girls. Another daughter, Mary Lynn, lives in New Jersey, and is able to boast of four children, bringing Tom's grandchildren count to six.

Like many of our classmates, Dana Lambhas reached the age of reminiscence, recalling his affiliations with Hofstra University as trustee and treasurer, and as a member of the boards of the China International Foundation, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, the Quebec-Labra-dor Mission Foundation, etc. He now basks in the sunlight of the accomplishments of his offspring and their better halves. Son-in-law Rev. Bob Bryan, after several years in the clergy is now on the payroll of the Grenfell Mission which operates the Quebec Labrador Mission Foundation. Every year this outfit takes about 100 college-age volunteers into the country north of the St. Lawrence, and east of where the roads end This group lives and works with local families and brings back youngsters to be educated as doctors, nurses, teachers - even business men —to go back later to help their own people on the Labrador Coast. This program has become so successful that it is spreading into the Province of New Brunswick, and even into northern Maine The eldest of the sons, Gordon Lamb has been variously an aerial photographer, a Navy jet pilot, a geologist — and has now settled down more sedately as a partner in a New York Stock Exchange firm. Second son Lawton also served in the Navy as a deck officer. He is a flier like his brother, plays runner-up tournament tennis, and hockey. Dana had no luck getting his sons to do graduate work at Dartmouth, but is hopeful that he can get his grandsons interested in becoming Big Green undergraduates.

Harland Manchester has written an article which appeared in the February issue of the "PTA Magazine" entitled "New Campus Hero — the Computer." This was later condensed in the March issue of Reader's Digest. It describes the use to which the Kiewit Computation Center is put to use by over 12,000 persons per year, with 120 persons being able to ask questions and receive answers simultaneously. The robot machine is a great social success in Hanover, where you can quarterback a football game or simulate a round of blackjack. If you bet higher than table stakes the machine types back "Get lost!"

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