1910

Some headlines from recent copies of The Dartmouth: "Trustees to Decide on Women's Center," "Mixed Dorms are Named at Meeting," "Women Faculty Increase Asked." If these don't make you 'weep with joy' then you are not in tune with the new Dartmouth. One thing is certain, if we want to see the Dartmouth-Hanover scene as we knew it, we had better go back to Hanover this June for a formal-informal reunion to celebrate the passing.

Information has come to us concerning John VanderPyl's generous contributions of time, money and personal treasures to the place of his long-time residence, Pound Ridge, N. Y., and to the Hiram Halle Memorial Library in Pound Ridge. A local newspaper story which appeared last fall states: "An anonymous gift was made to Pound Ridge Town Board last spring to be used as a seed fund in the memory of Mr. VanderPyl. *** Members of the board decided the gift should be made to the library to perpetuate Mr. VanderPyl's memory. The seed fund will initiate the purchase of a collection of books on music. Mrs. Mary VanderPyl is giving the library her late husband's own collection of some 70 music books and his treasured opera libretti. *** Mr. VanderPyl's music collection was part of his lifetime dedication to music. *** A member of the Pound Ridge Town Board from 1949 to 1957, John C. Vanderpyl was honored by the present town board for 'the highest form of service to Pound Ridge and its people.'"

A letter from Ralph Paine says: "I come to the store each day—maintain my office as Chairman of the Board—and carry on some of the duties that go with proprietorship." Ralph seems to look upon the changes in the Hanover scene much as the majority of our class members do. He says, "I do not see eye to eye with the Trustee changing of Dartmouth to coeducational, and the shorter school year. I thought I had heard or read many of the pros and cons, and actually I did not see that the Trustee decision was imminent until it actually happened. I was disappointed."

Another loss in our ranks: WalterNorton passed away during the month of January, following a short hospital confinement. Thanks to Louise (Mrs. JimMacPherson), and Ralph Paine, we received newspaper clippings telling of Walter's death.

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