1928

The 53.75 million ice arena and auditorium to be constructed by the College will be named in emorv of the late Rupe Thompson, a former life leader. prominent business leader and alumni leaer. In announcing the decision of the Trustees to name facility the "Rupert C. Thompson Arena, President Kemeny announced that Rupe's widow Doris and his two sons Peter '55 of Westwood. Mass., and David '57 of Locust Valley, N. Y., concurred with the recommendation of the board.

At the time of his death on June 23, 1970, Rupe, retired chairman of the board of Textron, Inc., was national chairman of the Third Century Fund drive which raised $53 million in capital funds for the College. His own life-time gifts to Dartmouth totalled over $1 million.

Construction of the arena will start in the spring. It will contain a standard-sized hockey rink surface and can be adapted for basketball or as an auditorium. It will have a seating capacity of 3700 for hockey and basketball and 5000 for convocations or' Other special events.

Our Class has another tie to the new arena. In 1965 the late Jack Phelan was appointed by the Alumni Council as chairman of a committee to survey all aspects of a modern ice arena and worked hard to raise money for such a facility before and during the Third Century Fund drive. Jack's interest in hockey stemmed from the fact that his son John Jr. '63 was captain of his freshman team at Dartmuth and later captain and star of the varsity.

To refresh your memory, we had no artificial ice for the hockey team in our day, in fact eight of the 18 games scheduled for 1928 were1 cancelled due to warm weather. Myles Lane was captain that year, Cud Gardner and Rappie Bavier played center and Honie Westhaver goalie.

At the Alumni Council meeting in January, the appointment of the late Jim Campion's younger son, E. Ronan Campion '55, to the College's Budget Review Committee was announced. The committee meets weekly in Hanover to review and then recommend procedures for determining financial priorities.

Henry Scherp, internationally known scientist in dental research and microbiology, has joined the staff of the Institute of Dental Research at the University of Alabama in Birmingham as consultant to the director of the institute and visiting professor of microbiology. Henry graduated summa cum laude from Dartmouth, got his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard and was a professor at the University of Rochester until 1958. At that time he was appointed chief of the Laboratory of Microbiology, National Institute of Dental Research, a division of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. He is the co-author of the most widely used textbook in dental microbiology (dental decay).

Three more classmates have died in recent months: Dick Teel on December 17, Eliot Brooks January 27, and Adnah Harlow January 10.

Harry Gere and Patricia are spending the winter at 5400 Gulf Drive, Holmes Beach, Fla., but will be back at Wequaquet Lake, Centerville, Mass., for the summer.

Myles Laoe has been promoted from the New York Supreme Court to an Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of that court. The news came over the New Year weekend, when Gov. Nelson Rockefeller '30 made the appointment. Instead of presiding over trials, Myles now sits as one of a five-member court passing on appeals from judgments of the Supreme and Surrogate courts. Myles received a fine letter from President Kemeny on his being selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame in which he said, "Congratulations on this honor and on the rare accomplishment of being enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame as well."

Vacationers include John and Peggy Phillips who sent a card from the Bahamas, Bob Reid who sent a card from Argentina where the M.S. "Lindblad Explorer" put in after cruising below the Arctic Circle - a beautiful trip, Bob says. Red Sanborn wrote from Ketchum, Idaho, "It's been a great trip - fishing, birding and sightseeing in spectacular New Zealand, climbing, swimming and basking in the sun in Hawaii, skiing at Heavenly Valley, Sun Valley and Jackson. I don't find retirement hard to take. Fonty and I will see you at Reunion."

Mab Milliken wrote to explain why she and Roy moved back to the States from the Bahamas. Last March her doctor discovered a cancerous condition in her neck and throat which entailed radical surgery, followed by months of slow recuperation. Since periodic check-ups were required, they bought a home at 401 S. Kincaid Ave., Wilson, N. C. Happily all is going well and Mab is regaining her strength, voice and weight. They will retain their home in the Bahamas and plan to spend a considerable amount of time there. They had a gala Christmas - for the first time in 12 years all the family was together. Their daughter Anne and her husband and two children live in Wilson; John and his wife and two children drove down from Beacon, N.Y., and Mary and her husband and son came up from Florida.

The reports from Reunion Chairman Cal Billings look good and our 45th will be the best reunion '28 has ever had. See you there.

45th REUNION

JUNE 11, 12 and.13

BE THERE

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