1939

Regretfully we must record the death of Les McMillin on August 25, 1970. Word was received just before Christmas from Les's wife Hope, that he had passed away following brain surgery. He had been living for some few years in Tulsa, Okla.

Another sad note was the tragic death of Jocko Vincens' only son, 18-year-old Jackie, on January 3 when his car was struck by another vehicle as he was backing out of a carwash. Jackie was a student at Arch Mallon's Lyndon Institute, Lyndon Center, Vt. Our deep sympathy to Glenn and Jocko who also lost a daughter in an accident several years ago.

We have a report from your ex-scribe, Hank Conkle, which because of crazy deadlines, has not found its way into print. We hereby remedy this situation, though it recounts a bit of the splendor of last November. "The Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce came up with a beautiful day on Nov. 21 for the Penn game. Arrived early at Franklin Field and saw the final period of the soccer game which was very interesting on astroturf ... Saw Bill Carter, Robb DeGraff, Woody Miller, Ace Bailey, Dick Ruebling, Bob McLeod, Buzz Waters, Wally Davis, Jack Graham, Boots Hoskinson, and Walt Darby. I had heard about the biennial cocktail party the Philly Alumni Club throws every other year at the University Museum and enjoyed a couple of brews in that great big happy crowd with mummies and artifacts all around us. Leaving the party, I was lucky enough to see the team happily getting on two Vermont buses. The grins were a mile wide and it was a moment I shall always remember. The big news around here (Cashiers, N. C.) is that our son John is due home from Vietnam for Christmas. He's been a deck officer on the "Oriskany" since May, and has worked up to OOD. We're proud of him."

Speaking about Bob McLeod making football games, he also makes news. We read a feature article entitled, "How a 51- year-old Man Found Happiness and Success Publishing a Magazine for Teen-age Girls." It recounts Mac's career in publishing with Hearst Magazines, through his stint with "Seventeen" on through his present capacity as editor and publisher of "Teen," one of ten specialized Petersen magazines. Apparently he has a winner because in his own quoted words, "A magazine has to take a total marketing approach these days if it wants to stay in business." Teen does.

While speaking of those who have excelled in sports, we might slide in the intelligence that a half-back for Norwich University who made the Division III All- Star Football squad of the ECAC is named Joe Cottone out of Wethersfield, Conn. We have had no official confirmation of our supposition that he is the progreny of "the" Joe Cottone of vintage '39, but the name and geographical address would be too much of a coincidence to be otherwise. Then there is Rogers Little, son of little Bud Little who is presently campaigning with the U. S. Alpine ski team in Europe, in quest of some points in the World Cup. He's in the fastest competition, but since this is his first circuit with the "big boys," time is on his side.

We have in the past recorded the doings of Lew Joel as superintendent of the Clinton and Killingworth, Conn., schools, and along comes an article from a Quincy, Mass., newspaper which suggests that our man resides in Cohasset, and has just accepted a long-time substitute teacher appointment in high school mathematics. This Joel, also a Dartmouth graduate, could be Lew's son????? Or then again, it could be the real Lew Joel expediting a cutback program. Look in next month for the solution of our perplexing problem.

And now, we break for a quick commercial from the College, who has come up with a handsome offer you ought to know about. It's a complete packaged Hanover weekend called the First Annual Dartmouth Alumni Ski Weekend taking place on March 6 and 7. It includes lodging at the Hanover Inn (something of a privilege in its own right), dinner Friday and Saturday nights and two days of skiing at Howie Chiver's Skiway. You can make reservations, either individual or group, by writing Dennis A. Dinan, 203 Crosby Hall, Hanover, N. H. 03755.

Perhaps you are the kind of ALUMNI MAGAZINE reader who not only peruses his own classnotes (we hope) but also those of other classes. If so, you might have read the '6l column from time to time as edited by one Joel Heathcote. This young scribe has arrived at the conclusion that the average column is full of unimportant trivia, and therefore solicits some weighty comment from classmates relative to their opinions on any of the burdens of today's world, whether they apply to matters of Dartmouth, the world, or the universe. Apparently he has a majority of class brethren who share his opinion for his column is spiced more often than not with a condemnation of things, "green" whether it is the folly of dignifying the "Wah-Hoo- Wah," or the indignities suffered by freshmen in the opening months. Or it may be a perfect solution to the conflict in Vietnam, the ROTC, or the hair-style of modern youth. To wrestle with such "gutsy" prose usually means that only a handful of classmates can either be heard from, or reported on. We personally tend to refute Mr. Heathcote's format, perhaps because we think there is room for "trivia" if it serves to record the doings of '39ers and their families. We prefer to leave the solution of major issues to other publications more suited to tackling the world's woes.

This then, is the basis, as reported in a recent issue, of the vote of your Executive Committee to recommend business as usual for the classnotes column. Should you disagree, we would be happy to put the matter up for a class concensus. Failing to hear a solid chorus, we shall proceed to stick with our knitting, such as reporting some changes of addresses as follows: Charlie Davis from State College, Pa., to 1104 N. Dubuque St., lowa City, lowa 52240; Bob Davidson from Coolidge Dr., to 49 Alpine Lane, all in Dayton, Ohio 45419; Dick Johnson from Wilton, Conn., to 56 Parkside Dr., Lake Placid, N. Y. 12946 (that's nearer the ski jumps for the old high flyer); Jack Whipp from 40th St., to 19342 Frazer Dr., both in Cleveland, Ohio 44116; and finally, another street change, for Loren Wood from Oak Lane to 61 Argyle Rd., Essex Fells, N. J. 07021. And so to bed until next month's deadline. Don't forget to write!

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