1946

One of the real advantages of living in Hanover in the fall, quite aside from its abundant natural beauty, is the opportunity to see a number of classmates who return for football weekends. A couple of hectic Saturday afternoons makes it tough to really relax and get caught up on all their activities, but it still makes for a lot of pleasant moments. The highlights of those get-togethers usually take place at the Pierces' or Kimballs'. Their hospitality is incredible. It may be the perfect example of the phrase, "grin and bear it," although I know they thoroughly enjoy having everyone appear. I suspect the Kimball's front yard, always loaded every inch with cars, must conform to Federal highway compaction standards. Why they ever have any grass left is a mystery to many. Perhaps booze is good for loosening up and fertilizing grass too!

The Penn game brought a lot of familiar faces. Up from Boston came Carl and Betty LouPeterson, Don and Margaret Furber, plus son Steve '74 and his date, Ham and Nancy Bailey,Jim and Jane Barnett, Jack and Jean Whitman,Joe and Elaine Donahue and a few hundred children, and Ralph and Sally Fifield. The Fifield's are inching up on Hanover as they now have their permanent home in New London, N.H. and an apartment in Boston. Ralph is a senior vice president of the First National Bank.

From the banking world we also welcomed back Jim and Margaret Wyckoff. Jim heads up the local bank in Geneva, N.Y. Sam and SueJohnson came on from Buffalo, along with Rosemary Marlette. It is always nice to see her. Sam helps run a computer peripheral products company in Buffalo.

Wandering in from the mud flats of Ohio came "me oP roomie," Nick Vorys and Ellen, better known to most as "Stoney." Their son Fred is a freshman this year. Doctor Nick is also sneaking back east from time to time to a great vacation home in Siasconset on Nantucket. Nick is also getting on top of a tough back problem he has suffered with for more years than he cares to remember. We celebrated by playing nine holes of golf on the Hanover course before the Holy Cross game. Dune and RuthFitchet were in from Chicago. The Fitchets own land in Etna. Up from New Jersey were Jimand Jean Von Rohr and their family. And making almost every weekend were Gene and GaleBokor in their constant support of Dartmouth soccer. Also, from those central parts came Frank and Mary Jane Cole and family, and Billand Phoebe Davidson. Chip and DeloresColeman were back, and as I suspected, Chip had some interesting tales about his work on the President's Gambling Commission.

It is always nice to learn of a classmate starting a new life. Chuck Bodley, recently retired as a colonel in the Marines, is now becoming a farmer on property in Waldoboro, Maine. He was back with his son for the first time in many years.

We missed the Brown game so I am certain that I missed many of you then. Maybe we can catch up with a few heartier ones who make it back for the Cornell game in mid-November?

During a quiet weekend we had a nice visit from John McClintock. John is a vice president of Sheldahl Co. in Minnesota, and is temporarily involved with a subsidiary in Toronto. John came back to Hanover for a brief visit with his son Lon '77. Many of you will recall that John and Edie had to abort their return for the Reunion last June due to the sudden loss of their eldest son Chip. John asked me to extend a special thanks to the Class for their thoughtful memorial to his son.

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