1945

Well, this is it, the month of the Terrific Twenty-Fifth. For you lucky men who have signified their intentions of attending, the big day will soon be here. And for those whose other responsibilities made it necessary to say "no," let's hope that at the last minute you can break away and join us - like the prodigal son, late registrants will be welcomed with open arms !!

From John Brandt in Wilmette, Ill., comes the following: "Really had intended to be in Hanover for the 25th, but too much time off before and after makes it impossible.... I did get to Hanover for freshman fathers weekend with son Hank. A good time and a fine chance to hear President Kemeny talk. He is surely an outstanding man! It was sort of spooky looking out of my son's window in Fayer-weather into the window of my old room in N. Fayer. Hope reunion is great and am really sorry to miss it!"

Ham Porter has an interesting address change from Montreal to Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico - wish I'd known that two months ago, Ham, as travels took me in and out of San Juan several times in a two-week period. How about a note as to your present activities??

Rollie Beers, professor of radiological sciences at Johns Hopkins, has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemists. Rollie, holder of both M.D. and Ph.D. degrees, also serves as chairman of the technical resources committee of the Better Air Coalition of Baltimore - well, if Rollie can clear up Baltimore's air, there may still be hope for Lake Erie!

From Butte, Mont., and Jack Kirby: "Business makes it impossible for me to attend reunion. Still living in Butte, operating Treasure State Gas and Electric Co., an electronics and home appliance distributor. One son, Jay, married, student at Montana State U. in architecture - daughter Jan, sophomore at U. of Montana, daughter Carol and son Paul in high school. A baby girl born April 5 to son Jay and wife makes Betsy and me proud grandparents. Sorry to be unable to make the 25th - but our regards to those who do."

This is not only reunion month, but it is also wind-up month for the 1970 Alumni Fund. Moose Rowan, Frank Hutchins, and their busy helpers have a goal of $45,000 to reach in this our 25th year. This means real thoughtful giving on all our parts - giving which can help repay for our educational chances as well as ensure Dartmouth's continued preeminence.

Dick Welch has been promoted to professor of history at Lafayette College. Dick, who has been at Lafayette since 1958, is also chairman of the interdepartmental program in international affairs. Dick has two publications in press, a book about Massachusetts U.S. Senator George F. Hoar, his political career and changes in the Republican party during the post Civil War period, and secondly an anthology of primary source materials on the Spanish-American war.

Writing from Bellingham, Wash., BuellKingsley offers the following: "Greetings to those '45s gathering in Hanover. Puget Sound is too far from New Hampshire this year; our only trip will be on a boat exploring the coast east of Vancouver Island this summer. Maggie and I live and work uneventfully here in Bellingham. She acts as part-time college physician and I'm psychiatric director of the Whatcom Community Mental Health Services Clinic. We've been here eleven years now and well established in zoning battles and Lake Whatcom Sailing Club in which my son Garth and I race our M2O and 420 sailboats. Lynn, our high school daughter, is more interested in her horse than boats. Last summer we flew north to England and Scandinavia for a few weeks of independent roaming and visiting friends and relatives. But the lovely Pacific Northwest was a wonderful place to which to return. Only Sweden could ever tempt us. Old friends are cordially invited to drop in on trips through this area."

Here and there. . . . Vin Canby, "N. Y. Times" movie critic, recently hosted an hour-long retrospective program on the life and films of the director, Federico Fellini. . . . Rod Curtain with an intra-Bay Area address change to Oakland, Calif., reports that he will be on hand for the 25th. . . . Dave Hewitt tells of an increase in confusion in Hanover what with another Dave Hewitt '64 living in the area. '45's Dave Hewitt is still the editor of the "Granite State Gazette."

See you next month with a report of the Terrific Twenty-Fifth.

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