1927
Our hearts go out to Horace Edward Baker who was walking his dog Christmas afternoon in quiet, peaceful Westfield, N.J., when a couple of hoodlums held him up, beat and pistol whipped him, and left him for dead. We are happy to report that after a couple of weeks at the Summit Hospital, he is home and doing well.
Norm Swift acknowledged his birthday card from the Mojave desert where he and Ruth were visiting their daughter and son-in-law at the Marine base. They sold their home in Fairfax County last March and moved into an apartment in Alexandria. The Chuck Brewsters and Lyman Millikens visited them in Maine last summer.
The Jack Thees are back in Pompano Beach, but spent three weeks baby sitting in New York last fall while their son John '67 and his wife were abroad.
Even Denver has such problems as crowded population, school bussing and smog (when they get an inversion) but the winters aren't as cold as Hanover, says Glenn Hannaford who is enjoying his retirement there.
Mary and Curt Wright took a trip to Brazil after Curt's most successful banquet address at fall reunion, (we fellow lawyers really ate up his legal experiences). The Wrights are still toying with the idea of spending more time at their South, Carolina retreat.
Hertford, N.C., is the spot Cal Voorhis and his wife chose following his retirement from teaching a couple of years ago. After he gets over admiring his seven grandchildren, he will probably be lured back to his original occupation of editing text books and nonfiction publications.
Sara and Cam Clokey are back at Sun City Center, Fla., where they keep busy as co- presidents of the Audubon Society. They sepnt Thanksgiving with Dot and Bud Wesselmann at Maitland. The Wesselmann's had just returned from another trip to Europe.
Will be seeing you at the fall reunion, say Ruth and Syd Harris.
Ora and Larry Scammon are back in St. Petersburg for the winter. Florida west-coasters beware: he will be organizing some sort of Dartmouth activity or I'll miss my bet.
If President Ford can do it so can the 70-year- olds, believes Jack Andrews as he and his wife head for Colorado for a couple of months of skiing.
"Time to Go" was the title to a column by semi-retired Concord sports writer Ruel Colby which New Hampshire Supreme Court Judge Larry Duncan sent us. Thought it would be about death, retirement, or football coaches, but it was only advice to head for the shining sands of Florida — until the sun and the Red Sox lead one back north where every springtime hope blooms eternal.
FIFTY YEARS AGO
Professor Richardson's famous report, "A Study of the Liberal College," released.
Junction House fire at White River causes $400,000 loss. Two hundred guests were in the hotel at the time. The fire threatened to wipe out the entire business section before being contained by fire departments from five neighboring towns.
One hundred barrels of ale found by White River yardmen in bottom of cinder car consigned to New York from Newport. When yardmaster went to investigate he found 1,800 bottles had already been taken.
Fifteenth Annual Winter Carnival draws over 1,000 guests. Carnival show "Atmosphere" contains several spiritualistic scenes. Cliff Randall '27 gives outstanding performance as movie director. True to advance notices Tiny Marsans held down the stage. Scenic effects designed by McAloney and North '27 deserve great credit.
Dartmouth five downs Harvard quintet 25-22 to remain in tie with Princeton, both teams being undefeated in league play.
Lattimore '26 and Schacht '27 tie in Arts poetry contest.
D.O.C. annual climb up Mt. Washington attracts 22 undergraduates.
Midnight blaze ruins Newton Apartments causing loss of belongings to 11 students. Members of the Class of 1927 living there were D.B. Bonsai, F. J. Brugiere, L.F. Kilmarx, J. F. Menges and P. D. Maclean. Kilmarx recovered his watch which was in a suit that fell from the third floor to the second when the interior of the building collapsed. In spite of fire and water the watch was still ticking.
Arts elects 12 new members, including T.S. Geisel '25 and 1927's L.H. Dreher, M.W. Schacht, and C.T. Swanson.
Three sophomores among the finalists for the Class of 1866 oratorical prize were W.C. Cusack, G.W. Friede, and W.F. Parker.
W.D. Howland '27 won first place on the horizontal bars in gym team meet with Penn.
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