1918

What kind of a new secretary do you have? He is not by inclination or training specially fitted for the job. However, he will not take a back seat to anyone in his interest in and devotion to Dartmouth. He is well aware of the great record his predecessors have made. Now to switch to the first person, I hope to do somewhat better than an acceptable job for Dartmouth and 1918.

Ed Felt did a grand job writing up the big 55th. He did not have the make-up of the entire executive committee at the time of his write-up. As he said, the chairman is Syl Morey. The other members are Robert Fish, Paul Miner, Bill Mudgett, Stewart Teaze, George Woodruff, HughWhipple, Edwin Ferguson, Tom Bryant, SteveMahoney, and Harvey Hood.

My immediate predecessor, Tom Bryaru, has been tied down so completely for so long that it was good to hear that he was able to drive a new car up to Middlebury, Vt., on his 78th birthday for a visit with his doctor son Clark '57 and family. He was able to play nine holes of golf which he always enjoys.

President Dwight reported from their camp north of Hanover that the weather had been lousy and they were knee deep in grandchildren. Perhaps Peg and Dwight will come out with a volume on "The Care and Feeding ofGrandchildren in Lousy Weather."

After reunion Steve Mahoney was side-tracked to the hospital for a couple of weeks where he made a speedy and remarkable recovery. Syl Morey wrote me as follows: "Steve came into New York to have lunch with me and he seemed fine and all ready to put New York City on a business basis."

The Roar told of a visit Syl and Minetta Morey made to Fitzwilliam, N.H., and of a get-together and buffet dinner arranged by George von Kapff. The next day the Moreys expected to stop at Dublin and have a visit with Ray and Bonnie Smith at their mountain side retreat. This plan was negated by a torrential downpour, which apparently covered a wide area in New Hampshire and Vermont.

After the reunion Lang Robinson took lone and me visiting over in South Pomfret, Vt., where we had a great time and we partially recovered from the reunion festivities. After that we three enjoyed a visit with the Howard Robinsons in Westfield. Needless to say, we had a good time and good food. The principal news we gleaned there was that Howard and Helen were planning to enjoy a golfing vacation in Ireland with an English couple they met in Portugal on a similar trip. Think of beins able to play golf so well that you roam the world doing it.

After that the three of us drove back to Illinois with some good stops along the way. Lang is an excellent driver and he eats well especially after the proper preparation.

Last spring lone and I had a good visit with Gretchen Davies at her home in Lake Forest. She keeps up a very lively interest in Dartmouth and would like to have made the 55th but didn't feel she could manage it. She lives in a two-family setup across a charming courtyard from her son Bill Davies '43 and family.

In June we persuaded Dick and Martha Aishton to pay us a visit and inspect some historic and natural areas nearby. Dick is very much interested in wild life conservation and we all had a good visit. We were hoping to see them at the 55th but they didn't feel they could make it.

Cort Horr dropped in to see us a couple of weeks ago. We are fortunate in having him do this from time to time. He is taking things a bit easier but still covers a pretty good territory wherever there is a college or university book shop.

A card recently arrived from Co-President Red Hulbert from Borneo. He was on a trip to the Orient and South Pacific. It sounded quite strenuous; but I cannot imagine anyone better able to take it than Red. He visited his birthplace in Korea.

lone and I took that trip to Alaska mentioned in "The Roar." It was a University of Illinois alumni group, very well organized and not too arduous. The Alaskans are always interested in news from "the lower forty-eight."

A line in "The Roar" tells of the death of Ed Emerson's wife Fran on June 18. The sympathy of the Class goes out to Ed.

A letter just received from Syl Morey says that President Kemeny has asked him to be on "the Visiting Committee for Dartmouth's Native American Program" to review and advise on the Indian program at the College. He has attended one meeting and written a report which I have passed along to Jake.

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