1932

Did you catch that random sampling of the 83 courses (choose one) offered Dartmouth freshmen in the Freshman Seminar Program, reported by Dennis Dinan in the January 31 Bulletin from Hanover? And did you play the game of making your own decision? So what's your choice - TheLiterature of the Trip; Power in America:Contemporary Critiques of American Poilitics;The Image of Women in Art? How about Criminal Justice in Urban Areas; Love inTraditional China; The Economics of the StockMarket? Or Poetry and Society: Villon,Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Eluard; Growing up Sensible; Man's Experience of God: ReligiousPsychology in the Christian Tradition; or TheLanguage of Film? Or one of the dozen others cited? Hurry, gentlemen - successful completion of one seminar is a requirement for the A.B. degree.

Here's a good long letter from Jim Moore, who harks back to the pleasures of the Princeton weekend in Hanover last fall, and hopes "HowdyPierpont can continue providing us with our lodging and dinner.'" [See below.] After putting in his continuing plug re the need for a Whaler for the Dartmouth Corinthian Yacht Club, Jim continues: "You quoted my favorite author, Emerson, in your postal card. He is one of my heroes, his essay on 'Compensation' my favorite - great man in my book. Whether my education made me prevail over circumstance is open to question. I'd have to say experiences and common sense helped me more in that respect." Jim had been racing in Florida on "Equation," a centerboard 67-foot ketch. He and Connie were off for vacation to Barbuda, "one of the most beautiful islands in the world - 15 miles north of Antigua - completely unspoiled - no telephones - no TV - only radio if you bring a portable - no cars - no air pollution. Just one lodge with 20 couples ... the air crystal clear, the stars bright, the sand pure white, the sun great, and the trade winds never stop." Reporting that business with his firm is beyond belief, Jim concludes: "With all the economic confusion you have to wonder if it can continue. We hope it will naturally, and can only believe it will unless the Editorial Writers of Doom convince our country that we are doomed."

We were pleased to have a card from EllieNoyes from Prescott, Ariz. - knew he had departed Hanover following retirement from the College, but that was all. He writes: "After 44 Hanover winters, this is a decided change. Mile-high prescott is a rather delightful compromise between Flagstaff and Phoenix, a little snow and much sunshine."

Ping Ferry and Carol Bernstein were married in Scarsdale, N.Y., on January 27. Our best wishes to both. They are living at 385 Fort Hill Road, Scarsdale 10583. Ping has not informed us what line of endeavor has brought him East - we'll check into that.

Confirming our report on Charlie Doerr a couple of months back, John Sheldon sends me a clip from the La Jolla Light, with a picture of Charlie looking tres distingue. The accompanying story reports Charlie's announcement, as newly installed president of the board of trustees of the La Jolla Children's Health Center, of the establish-ment of a $1 million medical education endowment fund for the Center.

Dr. Sey Rogers reports from Greensboro, N.C., that he continues to practice general surgery, that son Stewart '69 expects to receive his M.D. degree from the University of North Carolina this June, while at the same time daughter Linda will graduate from Guilford College and daughter Cathy will graduate from the University at Chapel Hill. Sey would like to make a ham radio schedule with any fellow classmate ham. His call is W4IER.

Frank Power retired from Eastman Kodak, after 37½ years, on January 1, and the Powers promptly sought warmer climes, visiting PaulLeach and Jim Flint on the way down. When Frank wrote, they were waiting to take possession of a "villa condominium" that was abuilding, their new address 1105 Hampton Drive, Villa 1, New Port Richey, Fla. 33552.

Retirement is still several years off for Bill Sauer in Glenview, III., but about March 1 he and Loretta were planning to take off on a trip to Southern California to investigate possible retirement sites - mainly in the Santa Barbara and San Diego area. Bill writes: "Still thoroughly enjoy the newsletter and notes in the AlumniMagazine. Question for Discussion-. Why don't more of all alumni spend less time bitching about Indians and coeds, and more time on problems confronting the U.S.?"

"Don't go gentle into the night," Dr. RalphElias counsels us, and it took us a while to dig that that's Dylan Thomas.

We're happy to hear from Howdy Pierpont that Ed Smith came nicely through his heart operation in December. Howdy has reserved, in the name of the Class, 25 rooms at the White River Holiday Inn for the Penn game weekend next fall, and 15 rooms at the White River Howard Johnson for the Yale game weekend. We presume you all have the word that this year's Yale game will be in Hanover.

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