1929
March is four days old after its lamblike entry, bringing with it 60° weather and sunshine. Ash Wednesday is just around the corner following Shrove Tuesday and the beginning of Lent. Preparations for our 45th appear to be progressing well under the skillful direction of TrunkieBrittan, Ed Chinlund, and Dick Black.
News of '29ers' recognition, top honors, and awards have hit the press from Atlantic to the Pacific and beyond. Quadruple congratulations are due to John and Roz Moxan. Their daughter Fredericka Javier Perez "also a Dartmouth alumna" presented her husband and maternal grandparents with an eight pound two ounce grandson born in late January. He is named John Francisco for grandfather and father. Then not to be outdone their daughter-in-law "the lovely Chinese girl many of you know, produced a second daughter in February, six pounds two ounces, petite, exquisite and slightly oriental." John writes, "I wish I could be around 20 years from now."
Along with the new grandchildren came news of their selection to receive the Wilbur H. Doran Memorial Award for Distinguished Service to the United Way of Berks County 1973. What made the honor most gratifying was that the presentation was made to both John and Rosamond jointly. The citation which accompanies it states, "Not two awards, but one jointly given to two indviduals who separately and together have served Berks County well since coming to live here during worl war II Both th have given distinguished service in other states as well as Pennsylvania, were cited in "Who's Who in America" in the same year, and have received recognition from their respective alma maters: Dartmouth and Rutgers."
The New York Times, Valentines Day, contains an article by Richard Eder from London headlined "Losey to Film 'Remembrance'." It was Harold Pinter's script that is likely to take up Joseph Losey's next two years: a film version of Marcel Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past." He estimates it will take a year and a half to make; and its cost will be five to six million dollars. He hopes to start shooting in August and seems to be confident the money will be raised. We enjoyed "The Go Between" and look forward to seeing your next picture; and hopefully seeing you in Hanover next June.
A note from Bob Helmick, enclosing clippings from the February 15 issue of the West Virginian, reports his retirement from the Helmick Corporation after serving the company for 43 years, the last ten as president and treasurer. Before that he was vice president and manager. For the first time in 100 years the company will not be headed by a person bearing the name of Helmick. Formerly known as the Helmick Foundry, it manufactures specialty castings for the power industry which are shipped to many parts of the United States. Bob is an enthusiastic skier and a ski instructor at Canaan Valley where he has a cottage. Bob will not retire completely since he will continue as a consultant with the firm. He and Louise have one son Brooks, born in 1937, who is Bob's close companion. The Helmicks live at 828 Coleman Avenue, Fairmount, W.Va.
A letter from Dan Marx contains news of MortCrowell. Dan called on his stepdaughter Mrs. Luita Burgess. She told him that Mort's father was also a Dartmouth man in the Class of 1901. Mort married Louise Agnes Auzerais, daughter of a pioneer family, in San Jose in the early 1930'5. They lived first in San Francisco and then from 1942 to 1959 in Palo Alto. In 1959 they moved to 1132 Kathy Way, Mountain View. Mort and his wife died within two weeks of each other in December, 1972.
The closing item for this issue is the honor conferred upon '29s ecological and environmental authority on conservation. The New CanaanAdvertiser carried a front page picture of JackGunther receiving an award from the Governor. Governor Meskill presented a special citation to Jack recognizing his role as a conservation leader in Connecticut. His was one of only 19 such awards given throughout the state.
Mr. Guntber, Dartmouth College graduate and retired attorney, was instrumental in the establishment of both conservation groups. His citation reads, "There are many facets of en- vironmental protection, but none so vital to the quality of Connecticut as the use of land. The individual who has taken a state leadership role in this effort is John D. Gunther. His service as president of the Connecticut Association of Conservation Commissions extends beyond the local community and benefits the entire state."
New Canaan (Conn.) Advertiser PhotoJohn D. Gunther '29 (r) received a special citation in February from Connecticut GovernorThomas J. Meskill for his leadership in the State's long-term land preservation program.Founder of the New Canaan Land Trust and president of the State Association of Conserva-tion Commissions, he also wrote the manual, "Profile: A Land Conservation Trust," usedby many new land trusts.
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