1923

As I put these notes together in early November, many of us have just survives the three field-goal-margin wins of October By the time you read this—who knows?! New England has been blessed will wonderful fall weather and we timid souls who feared the possible rigors of October 30 couldn't have been more wrong. As a matter of fact there were about as mar. 1923 folks in Hanover for the Yale garner there were for our Penn game reunion. None of us has ever seen the town crowded...

I won't attempt to fill you in completely on our October 9 class meeting. Briefly- Pete Jones reported on the status 0f Reunion plans, progress toward completing the Golden Review series, and the good news that Clarence Goss will carry on with the Alumni Fund—with appropriate . and to-be-determined assistance. Ruel Smith and Bob McMillan are a little more encouraged with the recent questionnaire returns. Ike Phillips has the 50th details well in hand. Babe Miner advised us that the treasury is somewhat diminisned solvent, and the Class considerately forewent the secretary's reading of the to minutes of the previous meeting. In case any of you are wondering, however, these minutes really do exist.

Few, if any of us. are entirely free hospital experinces these days. To bring you up to date: Bob Whittinghill has just come through a serious operation, with good humor undiminished and no complications. vic Barney called the other day to say he's back on his feet after two and a half months at Melrose Hospital and Mass. General-a circulatory ailment that took a lot of doing to correct. Vic can't drive his car yet, but hopes to soon. From Ted Swartzbaugh comes the news that Sol Cohn has had a stroke and is partially incapacitated but not letting it get him down. Starr Murphy's wife Edith writes that Starr also has had a stroke and has been in and out of hospitals for the past years. Letters or even cards to these men, from you who know them, would mean a lot to them all. And on a much less optimistic note comes word that PeteHurd is very ill in a Concord, N. H. hospital.

The American College of Life Underwriters has announced that the research and development area of the College's new educational building will be named "The Zimmerman Adult Learning Laboratory" in hon- or of Charlie Zimmerman. The College of Life Underwriters is located in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Its new 5½ million dollar trendgetting edifice will house the academic and research staff of the College and is scheduled for dedication in the Spring of 1972.

On October 30 last Jules Rippel was presented the "Dignity of Man Award" of the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation of West Orange, N J. This award, presented only nine times during its 16 years of existence, marked the 75th anniversary of the Institute's founder, Dr. Henry H. Kessler. The award recognizes Jules'—"distinguished statesmanship in the stimulation of public awareness and responsibility for the advancement and expansion of medical care service to the people of New Jersey and the nation."

The annual 1923 get-together at the Longmeadow, Mass. Country Club, commemorating our Dartmouth matriculation in 1919, was its usual success. Again George Weston deserves full credit for this 15th consecutive anniversary gathering. Present were—Herb Behan, Bill and Elsie Catlin, George and Sally Ferguson, Bill and Catherine Gates, Clarence and Priscilla Goss, Jim Hennessy, Art and Edith Little, Babe and Florence Miner, Gus Ryan, Sammy Sammis and George and Jo Weston. The reunion provided the Art Littles with an opportunity to visit son Arthur Jr. '53, regional Otis Elevator representative in the area, and son Lester '57 who has just joined the Smith College faculty as Professor of Romance Lan- guages. Gus Ryan took the occasion to announce his retirement on September 30 from the University of Massachusetts. Gus ana Marion were guests at a campus center dinner on Sept. 17—pleasantly surprised and happy at the very large turnout of their many college community friends.

News of Nick Andretta last appeared in these notes in 1966. We're happy to report therefore that all's well with Nick. In his note to Babe he says he saw Jim Doyle a few years ago—the only classmate he has seen since he left Dartmouth. He's looking forward to our 50th and plans to be with us.

And from Doug Weymouth comes word that Dot had cataract operations during the past summer and they'll be a little late taking off for Florida. Doug sent in a couple of fine picture of Hanover as it was in 1919-20 which Ruel Smith plans to use in the next Golden Review. One of these appears to be the occasion of the then-Secretary of War Baker's visit to Hanover. How many of you remember Baker coming to the window of his room on the second floor of the Inn to acknowledge our unsophisticated cheers of welcome? Times change—Ah Me!!

Secretary, Box 2, Francestown, N. H. 03043

T reasurer, 960 Longmeadow St. Longmeadow, Mass. 01106