1947
An October welcome to all after what I hope was a pleasant Summer of '75.
It was a busy summer for Walt Peterson, exgovernor, newly elected member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council for Region 1 and a New Hampshire neighbor besides. Walt has undertaken another major challenge - maybe his biggest one yet - as president of Franklin Pierce College in Rindge, N.H. He's the second distinguished member of our Class (or the second member of our distinguished Class or whatever) to be serving as a college president. (See adjoining photo.)
It's understood Walt's appointment is on an interim basis, or until a permanent president is named. Franklin Pierce College, like so many others, faces problems intensified by the economic recession and rising costs. The school plans to expand to include a bachelor of science degree and a variety of two-year programs leading to associate degrees.
In accepting his new responsibility, the exgovernor said: "I am aware of my newness in this field, but not overawed, for I have faced challenges before." The Class extends its best wishes, Walt.
The Summer of '75 was notable, too, for the '47 Dartmouth Revisited program, which was such a success that President Kemeny feels the College may adopt our class project for all its classes. Prime organizers were Lansing Reed and Walt P., who managed to serve as chairman of the project while preparing for his new college duties. Those who returned to Hanover for the weekend enjoyed seeing Dick and Marnie Cates, who had traveled all the way from Madison, Wis.
I wonder how many of you read the fascinating article in Newsweek some months back describing a new surgical technique being performed by W. Hardy Hendren and his surgeon associates at Massachusetts General Hospital. Called an "undiversion" operation, the new surgery is performed on children with congenital urinary-tract obstructions and in many cases eliminates the need for bladder bags, which can be psychologically devastating to youngsters.
The surgery reconstructs defective urinary tracts and restores normal bladder function. Hardy and his colleagues most often use a length of small intestine to fashion a connection between the kidneys and bladder. According to the article, the procedure requires meticulous care and the operation can take as long as 11 hours. The article quotes Hardy at some length. (May 26 issue).
Turning from medical skills to culinary talent, word has filtered north about a delightful dining spot called Abigail's Husband's Place, with pleasant atmosphere and gourmet fare. It's located in Chappaqua, N.Y., right next to Abigail s Bake Shop, and, of course, the husband in Abigail's Husband's Place is our own Bob Kirsch, who switched fields after many years in the blazer business.
To set the record straight and try to unconfuse an item in the June column: It's Bill Enright and wife Bette who celebrated their 24th wedding anniversary this year and had two children at Stanford with another at Santa Clara. And as we all know, Bill is a U.S. district judge in San Diego.
Some brief notes: Our condolences to BenBartlett, whose wife died this past summer after a long illness. ... Dentist Dave Stahl of Manchester has been reelected to the board of directors of the New Hampshire Historical Society ... a bulletin from correspondent BudNossiter in London reports that Joshua Nossiter has entered the Class of '79, to the delight of his father.
John Holdridge '45, U.S. Ambassador toSingapore, and Jerry Ogden '65 front thegate of then-U.S. Liason Office, Peking,when John was deputy chief. Jerry is nowfirst secretary at the U.S. Mission.
Jud Hannigan '46 was honored this summer in New York ceremonies by the National Conference of Christians and Jews.
Waynes burg (Pa.) College president, JoeMarsh 47, (r) receives an unrestrictedgrant check from Hank Milton '58, districtsales manager for Texaco, Inc.
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