1946

Here we are again with a new college year of class news from Hanover. However, before going forward I can't help reminiscing a little about the departure of the Class of '76. Having our son Ted involved in graduation, we went through the whole bit and it really was a pleasant experience. For those of you who hold concerns about the loyalty and dedication of this generation to the College you would have surely put those concerns to rest had you attended Class Day exercises. At times there wasn't a dry eye in the house as representatives of the graduating class looked back on their four-year experience in Hanover. Or when the usual thunderstorm threatened to cut short the traditional pipe-smoking ceremony by the old pine stump we of weaker stuff could hear from a half mile away a large number of the class singing lustily to their college between peals of thunder and driving rain. The spirit of Dartmouth is in good hands!

We got so involved with our sons' group we only crossed paths with one '46 family during that weekend. I'm certain there were many more on hand, but we only saw Duncan andRuth Fitchet and their daughter Lynn, who were out from Winnetka to see Duncan Jr. get his diploma. The Fitchets have a summer home on nearby Lake Winnipesaukee, and I learned later in the summer of an interesting contribution Dune has made to that area. A cartographer by profession, he has over the years turned his talents to upgrading the local charts of Winnipesaukee and other nearby lakes. I suspect many Dartmouth families have benefited from Dune's talents and generosity.

Another carryover from the late spring includes congratulations to the Class and particularly Jim Lynch for a great performance on the 1976 Alumni Fund drive. In my judgment we had a tough goal to reach, so we have good reason to be proud of a 107 percent performance.

Although this news from Washington, D.C., about Charlie Duncan is a little old I think it also bears mentioning. My last word had Charlie a practicing attorney in Washington but from a news release sent to me by Dick Scharrer I learned he is now dean of Howard University Law School and came into additional prominence last May as the first black to be admitted to the exclusive Washington, D.C., Bur- ning Tree Club. This is the golf club where Presidents back to Eisenhower have regularly played and socialized.

Turning to the present I am pleased to report that at last count 15 legacies will be entering the College this fall: 10 guys and 5 gals. As classes go this is a good representation and, in keeping with 46's usual position of leadership, is already in line with the probable long-term admissions goal of 2-1 sex ratio. They are Allen Scott Andrews, David George Anthony, Katharine Bradford Campbell, Judith Ann Charles, Robert Michael Daisley, Ann Michelle Donovan, Donald Bruce Fitzsimmons Jr., Alexander Charles Frank, Jeffrey Davies Furber, James Alan Goldman, Bruce David Judson, Ellen Elizabeth Martin, Russell Bradlow Smith, Elizabeth Ulrich, and William Theodore White III.

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