1924

As promised, a few more details of the late-fall activities of Rollie Gibson and his interest in promoting modern art. After retirement as a teacher of Economics, he is now part-time Curator of Art at the N.Y. State College at Potsdam, N.Y., where he was born, went to school, and now lives. Among the art exhibits there, he has loaned some from his collection of Japanese, Italian, etc. The College will eventually receive "the majority." Dartmouth has also been given a large work by Nobumitsu Fukui... perhaps you also saw a large painting that hung in the Top of the Hop for several months ... by a Japanese woman artist, Atsuko Tanata. He has set up the Roland Gibson Art Foundation and plans a traveling exhibition of New England Sculpture. You'll see it in the Jaffe-Friede Gallery (Hopkins Center) come September. On the personal side, he now owns a farm near Potsdam, is clearing some of the old pines for a road, and may develop some of the adjoining acres. He is also working on the Stark family history in St. Lawrence County (NY); but New York City is his cultural home, visiting the galleries and studios.

Next promise: to give you a sample of the State Profile for '24, you can have the whole Profile Just by asking me for a copy. (Class Officers will receive one soon.) Most: Mass., (68); N.Y., (51) Conn., (32). None at all: Alaska, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming. And Florida . . . because this Profile is where you are now as residents . . . Florida has 29 full-timers plus ten winter residents. Nine more have only one resident. Something to think about.

I've expressed my appreciation for the Christmas-New Year's cards and letters. While visiting my daughter and family in N.J., we were enjoying a pleasant lunch in midtown NYC. At the next table, sat one of my students, Class of '37. This all adds up to fringe benefits of having taught here, and also having been your secretary for 20 years! Margaret and I will probably drive down to Florida in March, and there are several classmates we plan to see on the way or coming back. An unexpected pleasure was to have several hours recently with the Bob Wilkinsons '50 ... son of our own Bob Wilkinson '24. They were here as guests of the College on the Dartmouth Horizons-program, to which we were also invited. Son Bob is practicing medicine in Washington, D.C.; his Dad is retired, now living in Orangeburg, S.C. You'll find an interesting story on page 228 of our 40-Year book - including, a tip-of-the-hat to Bob Strong's influence and help for Bob Jr.

Referring back to my Profile of who's where in '24, the count for Florida may have to be changed as I learn how many regard Florida their legal home and the former (northern) home only a summer residence! So far, I know of one such; I'll be asking you all . . . perhaps you'll surprise me and write to set the record straight. I have another Profile now . . . birthday-months . . . which is mostly, of interest and. use to Butts Lamson and his birthday cards ... it grew out of correcting some errors in our various records. (There are too many for whom we'have "no information." I'm trying to reduce these before we come to our Fiftieth; I'll need YOUR help.)

I m busy with plans for the fall home-coming for the Penn Game, October 13 . . . especially as to accomodations (Bonnie Oaks is definitely reserved as usual, but other possibilities are being investigated) and a move off Observatory Hill for a better,'- surely more leisurely and comfortable Place for the meeting of the clan. Details will be included in the class letter; not this column. In any rase, it is wise to make reservations now for next and also for our Fiftieth Reunion .. . first come first served at the Inn. Be first.

Secretary, 2 'Brewster Rd. Hanover, N.H. 03755

Treasurer, 111 Ross St., Fitchburg, Mass. 01420