1941

"Dartmouth's second oldest track record, set in 1942, went by the boards in February," runs a note from Fritz Hier '44, Public Programs director in Hanover, "the 1,000-yard mark of 2:12.4 set in 1943 being broken by one student and tied by two others. But another, still the College's oldest track record on the books, is a 24-foot broad jump by Don Blount, set way back in 1939. That was a darn good jump then, and still is."

Athletically speaking, this winter has been far less productive out-of-doors. We had tentatively scheduled a '41 Winter Sports Weekend, including downhill and cross-country skiing, snowmobiling lessons for any interested, indoor tennis, swimming, a dinner and evening party plus liquid comfort in Hanover. It was cancelled before any publicity went out, owing to lack of snow after early January and uncertainty of transport because of the gasoline shortage. Believing that we're due for more normal snow-fall and that transportation will be less speculative, we'll try again next winter.

From a far different latitude Bob Frondorf writes, "We have been very well, and I'm busy at the office. Otherwise, with the three boys in the States, our lives are very quiet. Hong Kong is a wonderful place to visit but aside from the cocktail circuit, which we avoid, offers very little for living. Our hearts are always in Pa. (They have a house in Gettysburg, ed.) and New Hampshire and we wait eagerly for the day we can jump. Rick '76 is flourishing in Hanover and the other boys are down country. Roy Rowan is in town but seems to travel quite a bit and I have not yet had a chance to talk with him."

Harry Patterson reports, "Gill and I are flying to India and Nepal on a business trip which should keep us nice and warm for about five weeks. My daughter is working in London and my son finishes prep school in June, so we're having a busy and interesting time."

Also overseas (can't any of you fellers living in Mass. or N.H. write?) from Germany, "I'm spending the school year 1973-74 on leave of absence and teaching English in a German gymnasium. This is under a program sponsored by our American Association of Teachers of German and the German State of Nordrhein-Westfalen. The city I'm teaching in is Dortmund (almost Dartmouth in meaning! 'Mund' is 'mouth.') Best regards, Jack Ripley."

A pair of New York ad men dropped in by mail: " '73 was certainly hectic - lots of traveling around, lots of work. The Mets didn't make it but the Big Green did, so the year ended on an upturn. Will sure try to get to Hanover in '74 - Frank Hall." A New York Times clip sent in advises via its weekday advertising column:

The pain is gone now and Bruce Friedlich is beginning to see some good that came out of the suffering. But the date of the blow - March 9, 1973 - is one he says he'll never forget. That was the day Piper Aircraft told him its account was being switched from the agency he heads... the loss of a quarter of its billings....

"Prior to the Piper crash and aware of the possibility, we identified a number of prospects . . . then concentrated like mad on new business, so that the agency is airborne again."

SUNDRY CHIMES: Harry and PennyButterworth, who were married here last year, have given up their farm down the road from us and moved to Ohio, where he will again go into teaching . . . SAC Chief Gen. Jack Meyer, USAF, was recently shown in a national news photo (at an event for former Vietnam airmen), looking trim and anything but bald... ChuckBolte and Howard Wilson are contributing an article and photos, respectively, to one of our magazines this spring... Dick Hill was among a number of Bostonians whose efforts to keep fit were lightly reviewed by The Boston HeraldAmerican (his wife, he says, laughs at his matutinal calisthenics - has this happened to anyone else?)

"Take three," Lee Trudeau '41 (r) signaledEd Acker before the '73 Penn game. That'sNancy Gibbs seated and the hand guardingthe plate is Ed McMillan's.

Some approval of son Marc is indicated by Frank Malavasic '42. A freshman at CanalZone College, Marc holds the rare distinction of pitching two consecutive no-hit, no-rungames. This feat has been equaled in major league play only once - by JohnnyVandermeer for the Cincinnati Reds in 1938.

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