1922

"Welcome Class of 1980" proclaimed the huge sign on the portico of Hopkins Center in September when Dartmouth began her 207 th year. The cordial greeting was for the 1,056 freshmen, 777 young men and 279 young women. And, incidentally, in the same month the famous Class of 1922 attained its 58th year. Many a splendid moon has risen over "the gleaming, dreaming walls of Dartmouth" since that 1918 September when Twoters first rode the horse-drawn bus from the Norwich-Hanover depot, through the 1859 covered bridge, up West Wheelock to the Inn Corner. All 393 of us - the class later grew to 494 - were soon initiated into Delta Alpha by our sophomore friends (?). We carried furniture and ran errands for those very old men, the upperclassmen. In front of the dorms we had to pray for rain - and got buckets of it from our tormentors. In paddle tennis we became the first guided missiles. A few obstreperous Twoters had difficulty with the question, "Did you come to Dartmouth to improve the College or to improve yourself?" And, since a satisfactory answer was definitely impossible, some of our brightest and best got dunked in the water trough across from the Inn. Such was the greening of 1922. But we won the football rush - thanks to Rex Malmquist - and we were proud to wear our freshman beanies. Life on campus moved slowly and serenely. Two or three upperclassmen did have horseless carriages, but nobody had radio, television or hi-fi. In that simple, quiet world there was always time for getting to know everyone else on campus, and nobody could be a stranger at Dartmouth. And so '22 became a class of innumerable friendships which time has never withered. Ah wilderness!

Now 205 of us are still talking, eating, and sometimes sleeping: 132 grads and 73 others, including some of our best. And our 55th reunion will be June 10 - 12, 1977. You will receive all details later, but no Twoter can afford to miss it.

Cheerful news, but not enough:

Hearty congratulations to Norm and MarianCrane who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on August 3 with a dinner dance at the Plainfield (N.J.) country club. Furthermore, Norm on November 1 will turn in his suit after more than 51 years of association with Muhlenberg Hospital.

Similar felicitations to Spenny and MarjSmith, who celebrated their 50th on September 18 with a gathering of friends at a dinner in Springfield, Mass. Carroll and Nan Dwight,Allie Hoyt, Dick and Dot Stetson were among the many guests.

Haskell and Harriet Cohn returned home after Labor Day from an extensive trip to Europe. As a delegate from the American Bar Association, Haskell attended the International Bar Association meeting in Stockholm. Distressful news, much too much:

Jim Cravens sadly left us on August 18 in Houston. An obituary will appear in this issue or later.

Larry Henderson reported in early September that he had visited Eddie Johnson, who was seriously ill in a Sun City (Ariz.) hospital. Some notes from classmates might encourage Eddie. His home address is 9219 Meadow Hills Dr., Sun City, Ariz. 85351.

Ozzie and Mary Siegfried had planned a pleasant visit to the Hanover area in early September. Hoping to play some golf and attend the Penn game, they had taken a house at Eastman. They had scarcely arrived, however, when Ozzie went into the New London (N.H.) Hospital where he remained for about two weeks. He and Mary then returned to Buffalo for an interim before going to Naples, Fla. Please come back again, Ozzie and Mary, for a much more enjoyable visit.

'22 up! Please keep your health, pay your class dues, and remember the dates: June 10 12, 1977.

Secretary 11 Brockway Road Hanover, N.H. 03755

Treasurer, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167