1950
The holiday season finally burst its bubble. Now it is 1975 and there is no avoiding the fact. Even the arithmetic reduces to 25 ... 25 culminating years since our last semester, our last few months as grand old seniors on the Hanover plain.
The countdown from your vantage point in time is down to four. Less than four months remain untill we reconvene and once more sample a bit of Dartmouth together. Although it is difficult to imagine your not knowing the exact date, we are looking for you for all or any part of 12, 13, 14 and 15 June.
At latest count (again, at least six weeks later by the time you see these notes) almost 200 classmates have indicated their intention to be there. Letters from the boondocks revive names we have not seen for years. Old memories are unlocked fondly, and we look forward to rekindling those freiendships.
Unfortunately, some letters never come. And some say, "No." Those postmarked Japan, Hong Kong, or Turkey are sadly understandable. But it is sadder when regrets are filed from N.Y., and Mass. We are anxious for you to reassess your decision. There is still plenty of time to reschedule your time and plan to be in the North Country in June. You have only one 25th. If you cannot be there Thursday, then come for the weekend.
First, the basic facts: Bob Jordon, professor of art at Washington U in St. Louis, teaches both art history and studio courses. His group shows have been in Philly (1971), Boston U (1972), and Lincoln/Omaha (1973-74). His one man shows were in the Schweig Gallery, St. Louis (1972) and the FAR Gallery, New York (1974). Bob summers in Center Conway, N.H., the source and inspiration of his paintings.
The dilemma with news from Bob is choosing for reporting between his letters and his reviews. Here is a sample of both; choose which. "Last summer I hiked the Appalachian Trail making preparatory sketches [per invitation] for a bicentennial exhibition opening in DC in 1976 and sponsored by the Dept. of Interior. I'm doing landscapes from the trail." "The romance of light and shadow dominates this series of American landscapes ... with a flawless pictorial technique." "I have ... shore frontage on Conway Lake and a view of the White Mountains ... the area from which most of my paintings derive." "Mr. Jordan constructs his homely scenes of quiet country life ... [with] a felicitous tranquility and an evident love of nature combined with a conviction that painting has not yet lost its power to evoke a common alphabet of feeling." The reviewer was Hilton Kramer in The New York Times. Bob reports having seen John Wulp in N.Y.
Arnie Oss's note filled in a few details about his return to Minnesota as manager of marketing planning for the Northwest Paper Division of the Potlatch Corp. His responsibilities encompass advertising, market research, and new product planning. Arnie keeps in trim with golf and tennis, sees FredGamble occasionally, and reports that he and Rose have a family of four. The serenity of northern Minnesota is a welcome change even though western living in California was a worthwhile experience.
The directors of EAS Leasing Inc. of Buffalo and a sister firm in Niagara Falls, Ont., have elected Nels Graves president and chief executive officer. The primary market for the leasing company, which is a subsidiary of Electronic Automation Systems, Inc., is the rental of process control equipment ot paper and pulp firms in both domestic and international markets. Nels's statement anticipated the doubling of business from its $3 million base by mid 1975, a prediction that could be substantially aided by current economic realities. Among his civic duties he serves as a trustee of the Buffalo General Hospital and a director of the Museum of Science.
After 18 years in Silver Springs, Md., DickRobie's laboratory was moved to the coun- tryside new town of Reston, set in the hill and hunt country of Virginia next to Dulles Airport. Dick and Carol moved along with the lab. He is project chief of thermodynamic studies, a group that analyzes the thermodynamic properties of minerals, for the U.S. Geological Survey. Dick was honored in being selected to be the principal investigator for the study of lunar samples returned by Apollo 11 through 17. To relax, he golfs. And in Nantucket this summer whom did he see but John Wulp.
Tidbits here and there: for the last several months the '51 column has recalled events large and small culled from the Daily D. The notes evoke fond memories, so read them. One fact, however, was noticeably avoided in mentioning the frosh-soph football rush: the Class of 1950 won to tarnish forever the '51 escutcheon. JoeStehlin, who is associated with the developers of San Andros in the Bahamas, welcomes us down if the cold becomes too severe. His neighbors include Hank Barnes, Jim Myers, and JohnMac Donald. Next month a word about GeneCarver and Frank Moulton. Curt and SandyKimball missed seeing Lad Myers in Los Vegas. Harold (Bud) Bray is the new senior VP in charge of Wells Fargo Bank's corporate banking division. Steve and Leslie Flemer are wallowing now in snow in Waitsfield, Vt., but they anticipate seeing all of you in June in Hanover.
A rare opportunity, a rare evening in New York with three undergraduates. That one happened to be your daughter is incidental. The chance to see the world through their eyes and conversation was stimulating and fun.
The snow lies deep on the trails and the harsh bite of winter has passed. There is still time to hit the slopes for a run or two. Spring is nigh.
"Labor Day," oil on canvas by Robert Jordan '50 was included in his one-man show lastyear in New York's FAR Gallery. Bob teaches art at Washington University.
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