1920

Those who saw the article in the March 1970 "Popular Science Magazine" about the city of glass to house about 40,000 people with no automobile traffic and only two miles from Anchorage, will realize that Warrie and Mary Gault are living in a very strategic spot in nearby Juneau. This Alaskan metropolis is being built to accommodate the enormous boom that Anchorage is expecting to enjoy because of Alaska's big oil bonanza. Another feature - it is to have moving sidewalks and monorail service to and from Anchorage.

A card arrived from Sherry and Elizabeth Baketel from Switzerland where they were taking a motor trip with friends with a side trip to "The Bachtel," the family mountain. Their itinerary included a Mediterranian cruise and they told of a hail storm they encountered on the Aegean Sea. They must be back by this time and probably opening up their Stone House in Canaan, N. H., in readiness for the Big 20's/ 50th activities.

Our reunion chairman, Bill Carter took time out for a trip to Phoenix, Ariz., making a stop on his way back at Kalamazoo, Mich., then on to visit their son Doug and his family in Virginia and a stop over at Statep Island to check up on the Jack Mayers. His thinking and his pen, however, were busy as we received notes from him all along the way regarding Reunion plans.

At the last luncheon meeting of the Sarasota Dartmouth Club the '20 table included Clyde and Dagma Bidwell, Charlesand Margaret Stevens and their houseguest Maria Danker, widow of Bill Danker of Mexico known to quite a few '20s as he was in Boston Latin School Class with the Richters, Paul and Hib, Buttons Hill and Charlie Stevens. Walter and Mabel Henshaw '2l who were wintering on Anna Maria Island sat with us also.

Bud Weymouth spent some time at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital followed by a week at Dick's House after minor surgery from which he is now quite recovered. I learn from Buttons Hill that the Pic Hills and the Ken Fendersons had, previous to Ken's recent death, planned to fly to Reunion, picking up a car rental at the airport. Now I believe the Hills and the Sig Siglers are planning to do about the same thing, so we are all looking forward to seeing them in June. Sig, by the way, had a siege of the bug that was going all over the country but he is well recovered and probably about now is packing for Hanover.

We can look forward to being entertained by Carl Newton as I hear he still retains his magic touch so mysterious to us all. We are looking forward also to seeing George Sampson, son of the late Harry and Dorothy Sampson as he will be at the home in Norwich this summer and working at Campions.

A newsy letter from Tommy Thomson tells briefly of the bouts he has had with surgery and as we have said he has had perhaps a bit more than his share. However, you can't keep a good man down and he still is planning to make Hanover in June. He keeps his hand in as he and Tommy Jr. have been coaching the local J.C.s for the last three years and he has been doing some scouting for Reunion among the West Coast '2os.

A note from Carol (Roland) Ranger tells about the death of her mother "Mab" Roland, wife of Phil, and also gives the information that a grandson, Rit Ranger, has been accepted for admission in the Class of 1974 at Dartmouth. Congratulations to him.

Clayt Wallace is still 50/50, Washington and Wolfeboro, N. H., and last fall took a trip to Seattle and Victoria, 8.C., with stop-overs with friends on the way back in Indianapolis, with Methodist leaders at Lake Junaluska, N. C., and Washington. His work now is editing "The American Issue" and he quotes Charles Miner Stearns saying "I 'keep on keeping on.' " And the Wallaces are planning on Reunion.

Another who has recovered from major surgery is Charlie McKenzie and he, too, is planning on reunion.

Just as these notes were going in the mail Jack Mayer phoned to tell of one more loyal classmate, Olney Morrill, who died suddenly Saturday, May 2 of a cerebral hemorrhage. He and Lucia had been planning and looking forward to Reunion in Hanover with you all. "Mugs" had an intriguing way; in spite of his sophisticated success he never lost his natural Vermont shyness and 1920 has lost another great and beloved. An In Memoriam notice will be in this or a subsequent issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

One last but not least reminder about the Alumni Fund. We hope you all have, and if you haven't, there is still time to increase your contribution, and I am wondering if you are all aware that this year, our Big 50th, with the cooperation of a number of anonymous classmates "The 1920 Fiftieth Anniversary Challenge Fund" was organized. The money in this fund will be used to match any increases in gifts that are received. In other words, if a classmate gave $100 last year and sends in $l5O this year, the fund will match the SSO increase. By the same token if a person had not given for a few, or a number of years, or even never, the entire gift will be matched. The same procedure will be followed if the donor had only missed the last year or two. This sure is an incentive for each one of us to make the effort to increase the amount of previous gifts to keep Dartmouth Strong and to make it Stronger. This is a golden opportunity to show your real love for your Alma Mater. If you have already given - it is not too late to give again - and again - for 20's/50th. And let's remember also that the Class is anxious to be proud of its participation percentage as well as its objective goal percentage, and if there is a '20 classmate who has never felt the urge to be among the loyal contributors let's turn over a new leaf with this golden anniversary and this golden opportunity, for 20's/50th.

Secretary, 3054 Homasassa Rd. Sarasota, Fla. 33580

Class Agent, 90 Iron Mine Dr. Staten Island, N. Y. 10304