1926
Now that spring is in the air it is safe to record that Dean and Enid Chamberlain survived the 30° below zero winter in their new home in Freeport, Me., having moved from the more temperate Falls Church, Va., climate. Already the expert Chamberlain bird-dog team is exploring new book stores for the 1926 Memorial Book Collection.
John and Hazel Gearhart report good health, good travel every year or so, and good place to which they return—Pittsburgh. Last year it was the Far East: Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore.
Through our Art Wilcox Florida pipeline we hear that Dolores Chipman had Helen Weeks as her guest at Coca Beach. Madeline holds down the Wilcox Jacksonville apartment while Art keeps the Nutley, N. J., furnace stoked.
Our Caribbean desk had Walt andBillie Rankin as March residents in St. Croix, Perk and Arlene St. Clair island hopping from Grenada to Antigua to St. Barts to St. Croix, and Don and tabbyNorstrand at Saint Maarten and one hop to St. Barts.
The Ranklins said that daughter Marsha presented them with a new granddaughter and that son Andy presented them with a new daughter (i.e. he was just married).
The 1926 nation-wide Class Agent organization under the Blackman-like leadership of Al Louer is now completely activated for the important 1971 Alumni Fund. Our class target this year: 400 donors to give $56,410. Last year 370 gave $55,193. At this time when universities everywhere are hurting financially, 1926 men are called upon to share generously to keep Dartmouth strong.
Jack Roberts from our Class Treasurer Winter Branch Office in Ft. Myers, Fla.. sent these "Dear Jack" thumb nail notes: Jim Jenkins at Portal 30 at the Yale Bowl failed to spot any 1926 men; Bob Salinger sitting on the 50-yard line at New Haven on the Yale side had the same problem; John S. Greene (once of Douglas, Ariz., now of Santa Barbara, Calif.) succinctly stated: "new address, new wife, new life, new aortic artery (dacron, that is) but still kicking"; Joe Batchelder, who has recov- ered very well from last year's heart attack, said that Peggy slipped on snow at Christmas breaking her arm in three places. 1971 has got to be a better year for the Batchelders. ,
Al and Ellen Louer were present and reported the enjoyable celebration of the 40th wedding anniversary of Ed andMargaret McClintock in Tucson, Ariz. Other Arizona news included a visit from Ollie Kobisk driving en route to California: the Mai Merrills are due stateside from Australia, the Del Worthingtons are well and busy; and ideal weather (as per Chamber of Commerce).
1926 beams with pride that the first of several new buildings to be erected in Hanover under the Third Century Fund campaign is to be named by the Dartmouth Trustees as The Murdough Center in honor 0f Thomas G. Murdough. As recently announced this will be a combined library, classroom and faculty office building, serving jointly Tuck and Thayer graduate schools. For their unparalleled generosity to Dartmouth Tom and Grace have the deep appreciation and respect of their classmates.
Wee McClintock is back home after a stay at Robert Breck Brigham Hospital in Boston after extensive treatment for his arthritis problems. Marion reports improvement and we all wish him well.
Howard Rice recently participated in the Williamsburg Antiques Forum sessions in which he was the scheduled lecturer, his subject being "The French and the American Encounters and Exchanges." Chuck Webster has also called attention to national recognition now being given to the Sampler of our 1926 Memorial Book Collection which was designed and edited by Howard. A Friend of Winterthur publication, "Prints in and of America to 1850," listed as research sources under the caption of Dartmouth College Library our Sampler with appropriate notation, descriptions and credits to Howard Rice.
To "Attic Operation" members who seek out illustrated books published in New England 1769-1869, here are two books currently on the wanted list:
THE AMERICAN SPELLING BOOK . . . by Noah Webster. The twenty first Connecticut edition. Hartford: Printed by Hudson & Goodwin (ca.1799). (The library already has the 1833 Concord edition)
LITTLE WOMEN OR MEG, JO BETH AND AMY. PART SECOND. By Louisa M. Alcott. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1869.
Author-historian Howard C. Rice Jr. '26retired in June after 22 years as curatorof rare books and special collections forPrinceton University. He will continuework on a two-volume study of Frenchinvolvement in the Revolutionary War.
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