1926

HE SCORED! Dartmouth 1926 still has men on scoring plays—as witnessed by an action-packed photograph in the Lebanon "Connecticut Valley Reporter." Our own Johnnie Manser is pictured scoring the first goal in a November Alumni-Freshman hockey scrimmage in Davis rink. This, it will be recalled, is the same Captain Manser of the 1925-26 season whose team won 12 out of 15 games.

In quite another direction, Bill Farns-worth, reports leaving the flowers, lawns and shrubs (to say nothing of the chinch bugs, the army worms, the wed-sod worms and fungus) of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Bob Stopford, and moving to Pompano Beach where "sand is beautiful."

Kier Boyd after nearly two years of retirement admits that the good points outweigh the bad. From the steel business to the great outdoors Kier finds a lot in nature to be appreciated—as don't we all. No mention was made of keeping his eye on a tennis ball as in days of yore.

Charlie and Lois Abbott, having returned from a month in Paris; having taken in some good Dartmouth football, must now determine if the weather will require moving southward for "more liveable retirement vacation."

Christmas cards always are welcome exchanges of news among friends. Hapand Pat Johnston's card enclosed a wonderful review of 1970 activities, including such notes as 40th wedding anniversary, Pat's interesting term as president of Wantagh Preservation Society and family visits in New York State, Maryland, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

Frank Appleton, busy leasing cars and trucks and competing with Los Angeles smog, reports that Alice, even though 3,000 miles from New England, still finds books for the class memorial collection.

On a trek to Jacksonville, Fla., ArtWilcox and Madeline visited in Tallahas- see with Dick Husband and Dottie, filling in the Floridians with the June Hanover doings.

Brant Wallace, Jack Roberts and Dot,Charlie Bishop and Edith all enjoyed their first Harvard peerade since 1926 and have independently reached conclusions to become "regulars." They have duly been placed on the Oct. 23, 1971 passenger list.

Al Lowell when sending in his class dues to Treasurer Jack Roberts (as are currently doing countless other 1926 men) noted that he and Polly have made extensive visits with their two daughters. It also seems a stork—possibly with twins—is hovering over one of the homesteads.

Sarasota County, Fla., news from HoltMcAloney relates seeing Dick Burlin-game at lunch in St. Petersburg, FritzLawson at dinner at the Sarasota Dartmouth Club and Gibby Robinson as his usual cheerful enthusiastic self. Holt attributes all this to Florida sunshine (adv.), but then adds that the McAloneys spent a couple of restful months in the North Carolina mountains last summer. Nevertheless, Lillian is busy raising more beautiful flowers, shrubs and trees and Holt is busy raising a million dollars for a new Sarasota County library.

Laguna Beach Range is a lovely spot in California, but when Charlie Starrett wrote Jack Roberts last fall he yearned for a seat on the fifty-yard line of any Dartmouth football game. He even has made a "maybe" promise that he and Mary will make the '71 Harvard game, and if such is the case two passages on the "M. S. Barbara," A deck are hereby reserved.

New England welcomes home two natives of Massachusetts, Dick and Marguerite Maloney, to Nantucket Island where they met, were married and where their two older children were born. Dick retired from Penn State after twenty years' service as assistant to the president, associate dean of Liberal Arts, and associate professor of Social Sciences and lecturer in History. Marguerite also retired after ten years as teacher in the State College, Pa., public schools.

Our star editor-in-chief, Hub Harwood, of the "1926 Smoke Signals," covered with Det the story of the gala 40th wedding anniversary of Courtney and Marge Brown. Forty years ago, if anyone has forgotten, was when things were at an economic ebb: so much so that it seemed expedient to the then budding (now renowned) economist that even though married on Wednesday it behooved him to be back on the job the following Monday.

Henry and Grace Whitmore have many stories to tell about their three month 'round the world trip last year. The high spot was perhaps their extended visit in Australia and their passage by boat around the Cape of Good Hope.

DESIDERATA BOOK OF THE MONTH CLUB

Illustrated books published in New England 1769-1869 desired by the 1926 Memorial Collection in Baker Library:

THE WONDERFUL LIFE, AND SURPRISING ADVENTURES OF THAT RENOWNED HERO ROBINSON CRUSOE, WHO LIVED TWENTY EIGHT YEARS ON AN UNINHABITED ISLAND, WHICH HE AFTERWARDS COLONIZED—By Daniel Defoe, Boston: Printed and sold by J. White and C. Cambridge, 1791.

THE HISTORY OF MASTER JACKEY AND MISS HARRIOT: TOGETHER WITH A FEW GOOD MAXIMS FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MIND. Dedicated to the Good Children of the United States of America. ... Boston. Printed by S. Hall (ca. 1793).

Secretary, 9 Gammons Rd. Waban, Mass. 02168

Treasurer, Washington Valley Rd., R.D. 1 Morristown, N. J. 07960