1942
The mid-winter population of young ladies on the Hanover scene gradually is increasing, but it still is predominantly a male show. Despite many internal changes the campus, the dormitories, and the general behavior and interests of the students is much like it was when we started there some 35 years ago. The sons and daughters of '42s will remember many of the same things we did. Some of our Class still just can't stay away, even during the winter trimester. Betty and Bob Strasenburgh and Warren Kreter returned for the Horizon Program in early February. Some have never left. Jim and Martha Farley had an all Dartmouth party to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. In addition, there are at least another 10 to 12 members of our Class living within a radius of 25 miles of Hanover. Your secretary now has a small winter place just outside of Woodstock. This has prompted a recent rereading of Jack Tobin's great book, "The Fall Line," which is full of Dartmouth skiing, Woodstock and Suicide Six nostalgia. Incidentally, Jack now lives in Moretown, Vt., where I suspect he manages to ski much more than when living in New Jersey. Jim and LoisO'Mara have some nice property and a farmhouse near Hanover, but they were off to Aspen for some February skiing. Despite his strong Dartmouth heritage, Jim has yet to ski any slope in either New Hampshire or Vermont.
Mike de Sherbinin's busy pen was responsible for an interesting editorial in the Amherst Record protesting the sale of inaugural souveniers. The story was picked up by the Boston Globe. Mike is editor and publisher of the Amherst Record.
Craig Kuhn continues law practice in Pittsburgh. He now is the senior partner of the law firm of Kuhn, Engle, Blair and Stein.
Dr. Bob Williams and his wife, Elizabeth, of Houston, Texas, have just established a new chair at Dartmouth in honor of Bob's parents, Gross Taylor and Cornelia Pierce Williams. The Chair is unique in several respects. It is the first chair at Dartmouth for faculty members at the assistant professor level. It is intended to give encouragement and recognition to outstanding young teacher-scholars in the field of biology during the early years of their careers. Appointment periods are for four years. The Board of Trustees has just approved the appointment of Dr. Helen L. Robinson to the chair. This represents the first time that any woman faculty member has been named to an endowed chair at Dartmouth.
The November elections in Minnesota resulted in the election of Arn Ueland to the State Senate. He made it by the slim majority of 235 votes out of about 25,000 cast. Arnulf has had to resign as mayor of North Mankato in order to take his new post, but can stay on as Second District Republican Chairman and member of the State GOP Executive Committee.
Medical World News recently had a fascinating article about Dr. Joe Wilder and his racecar paintings. The opinion was expressed that Joe now is about to establish himself in the field of art about as successfully as he already has in medicine. Mention was made of the fact that his paintings have been shown in the Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Especially noteworthy is the fact that the former curator of the Museum of Modern Art has bought four of Joe's paintings.
Jim O'Mara states that many class dues are in arrears this year. Continuation of class assistance to the Alumni Magazine and several college projects is contingent on your help.
Tom Keeler '43 (I) and George Mason '43had a chance meeting in Venezuela last fallwhen each was with a U.S. team in the 37thInternational Light Tackle Fishing Tournament. The encounter led to the formation ofa team under the colors of the Kona(Hawaii) Game Fishing Club, which recently took 3rd place in the Gold Cup TeamTournament of the Sailfish Club of Floridain Palm Beach.
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