1923
Bob McMillan who is doing an ardent job of corraling Golden Review questionnaires reports that 119 are still missing. Of these, 21 men have either requested a second form or written Bob they will mail them in "this week." The third issue which will include short profiles of four of our class widows will appear about the time you see these notes. Ruel Smith and Bob both urge you all—classmates and widows—to help them make the coming issues complete by mailing in your questionnaires SOON—with photographs, please!
317 of us contributed $39,113. to this year's alumni fund—approximately 90% of our objective. Clarence Goss is disappointed but unbowed. To borrow the slogan of the Boston Red Sox and put words in his mouth—"Wait 'til next year."
Paul McKown has forwarded letters from John Harkins and Jerry Werner. From San Bias, Nayarit, Mexico, John says: "My P. O. box in California is a sort of legal address, hardly a habitation, and the friend who tends it for me is ruthless when he decides what should be forwarded—a graduate of Cal Tech he is endlessly surprised at the quantity of Dartmouth mailing. Not much of anything comes to this tropical town at the end of the road, 'a sleepy fishing village on the Pacific,' I believe one guide book called it."
Jerry writes that although he is allergic to questionnaires he has sent his along, albeit he questions any identification that might result from the enclosed photo. Jerryand Henriette now confine their traveling to their local area and to short plane trips. They are at P.O.B. 1029, Carmel, Cal. 93921.
The Metzels, Cy Cordons and Irish represented 1923 at this year's Alumni College. Along toward the end of the term, the Botens, Miners, Dodges, Lea Klaren, Ted Barstow and the Ike Millers '22 joined them for a picnic lunch at Babe's brother Stan's place in Gaysville, Vt. This beautiful homestead has been in the Miner family for generations. Both Babe and Stan have happy boyhood memories of summers spent there.
Truman Metzel took the occasion of the picnic to unveil a project which has occupied him during much of the spring. At his own expense and with no small effort he has had all the copies of Skiddoo issued since 1954 reproduced, collated by individual classmates and special events and indexed in loose leaf binders. This fine record is now included in the class archives and will be available at our 50th. Truman put together an additional complimentary copy for Irish.
A nice note from Priscilla Goss enclos- ing _ a long and interesting letter from Dwight Keef's wife Marion at the Bristol Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. After 37 years with the New York Telephone Company, where he supervised payroll and personnel methods, Dwight retired in 1969. He then took on a full time commitment as a management development consultant. Early this year he was invited to conduct a series of administrative management seminars in Beirut. His classes included students from the American University of Beirut, the Womens College of Beirut, the American Hospital and various Beirut banking institutions. The Keefs traveled widely in Lebanon during their stay there and found time for a short trip to Egypt. They returned home in June. Marion's letter is so interesting I am holding it for a future issue of Skiddoo.
And also to the Goss' from ShermClough, a good letter about Sherm's problems with his outdoor gardening activities—mostly due to lack of rain. Sherm mentions in his letter that he and Rog Billings have been checking on their Inn reservations for the 50th—not a bad idea for the rest of us.
On a recent trip to Europe BarbaraCoulter met up with Dick and Muriel Porter '31. Barbara says Dick's hobby is not attending reunions but taking photo slides. He took 500 during a three week's tour of seven countries. Barbara says "His wife was a dear—definitely a Dartmouth girl."
In June Charlie Zimmerman took a trip to Garden City with newly elected trustee Dick Lombard, to meet with the alumni and wives of the Long Island Alumni Association. Among those present was PeteHowe. Charlie writes:
"Pete retired several years ago but found inactivity galling. Thus he accepted the position of Editor of the GARDEN CITY NEWS. Apparently he is enjoying life tremendously, has made quite an impress on the community, and has increased the readership and advertising revenue of that newspaper. He was in excellent health and he sends his very best to all his classmates."
John Durham who operates most effectively but much too quietly as Class Agent in his region of Maine forwards the following from Roy Burgess: "I am enclosing my Alumni Fund gift to you unsealed that you may have direct information as to my response. I still consider my total only a "token," but it is a sincere token of my appreciation of what I owe to Dartmouth. My responsibilities over the years and my chosen profession have made it possible to accumulate no estate except a home and a small pension. The Golden Review is a splendid thing and I was pleased with the write-up of me except that I wish that it had been reported that besides one daughter, I am the proud grandfather of six grandchildren."
Roy now lives at 3 South St., Eastport, Me. A graduate of Bangor Seminary, his has been a life of service as a teacher and a minister of the gospel.
The summer has accumulated a number of other fine letters from you and yours—more about them in later issues. On a note of sadness I must end by telling you of the recent passing of six more of our classmates—Charles B. Cooley, Dr. David P. Curtiss, Almon G. Lundquist,Clinton S. Raynor, Reuben S. Winchester and Louis V. Wilcox. "In Memoriams" will appear in this or later issues of the Alumni Magazine.
Dartmouth Green Digs Wellesley Green: Participating in the ground-breaking ceremonies of a new condominium, "Wellesley Green," in Wellesley, Mass., were fourresidents of that community—(l to r) John T. Griffin '23, Robert L. McMillan '23,EdwnME. Martin 'l9, and Herbert S. Austin '14.
Secretary, WALTER C. DODGE Box 2, Francestown, N. H. 03043
Treasurer, DR. THEODORE R. MINER 960 Longmeadow St. Longmeadow, Mass. 01106
