1944

One hundred and thirty-eight sons and daughters of '44 have signed on (matriculated if you prefer) at Dartmouth over the years. The first three, way back in 1962 (Class of '66) were John Berry's George, Dave Mills' Gene Drake (a step-son), and Gus Pratt's Gus Jr.

The latest batch, which checked in September 17-18 as members of the Class of '80, were, reading left to right: Jim and Alice Hardigg's twins, Jeanet and Jim, John and Helen Mulliken Jr.'s son John III, George and Catherine Recke's Judith, Chuck and Becky Richardson's Charles, Jr., George and Rosalind Springsteen's George, and Herb Storfer's twins, Peter and Stephen.

Two sets of twins, no less. And as though Storfer's two weren't enough, he also has son Paul '77 on campus. With today's tuition being what it is, both Herb and the Hardiggs say that contributions will be gratefully accepted in any amounts from a quarter on up.

A lot of our offspring have been a lot smarter than their dumb fathers. Just take this in: last June Leonard and Rosemary Rieser's Timothy graduated summa cum laude, with high distinction in history; Bob and Mary Vosler's Connie was magna cum laude; Dave and Jean Wrisley's Peter - cum laude with distinction in psychology; Dan and Arline Donovan's Mary Ellen - cum laude; Frank and Carol Marten's Kathy - cum laude, with distinction in English; Tomand Mary Elizabeth Miner's Julia - cum laude in art and recipient of a Dartmouth fellowship; Dale and Rufus Sisson's Rufus - cum laude; John and Jeanne Weeks' Kathy - cum laude, with high distinction in music; and Gus Pratt's Ted - with distinction in history.

Noteworthy, too: Harry and BettySalmanowitz's son Dick, a University of Wisconsin graduate, received his M.B.A. from Tuck in June.

In Hanover in September for a look-see at the campus were Sonja and Joe Goldstein along with high school senior son Danny. Son Joshua just graduated from Yale and is now writing, daughter Anne is a junior at Harvard, and son Jerry is a sophomore at Yale. Nothing one-tracked-minded about those Goldsteins. They summer, incidentally, in a family-renovated barn in Northport, Maine, "among the blueberries," says Sonja, when Joe isn't writing a book or getting elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Those other Ivies must have something. Al and Lois Myers report that daughter Amy was accepted at Dartmouth, but chose Princeton instead. Son Bob did the same thing a few years back, choosing Harvard over the Big Green. Son Jim is a senior at U. of Mass. and son Dave, a graduate of Washington U., is doing what his daddy does, work for Bache & Co., but in NYC not Boston.

Al had just finished talking to Rog Feldman who was just taxiing his private plane into its hanger on Martha's Vineyard, just back from Iceland photographing that fellow in the balloon, the one who almost made it across the Atlantic.

Nice seeing Bill and Kathleen Trier come up the steps of Crosby Hall, off on a week's toot of New England after attending a plastic surgeon meeting in Beantown. They saw some sights, fall foliage, ate in some good restaurants, and saw two football games (D.45 - Holy Cross 7, and D. 14 - Yale 18). Bill has left Arizona and is now back in his old stamping grounds, the U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill ... even built himself a new house there.

Also pleasant was the sight of music professor Wiley Hitchcock and Janet, in town for a visit and making the place handsomer for their being here.

Let-your-fingers-do-the-walking Bill Craig (president of Yellow Pages) in Hanover with Liz for a week of relaxing, golf, the Penn football game, and a check on local real estate. Golf score decent but he found land prices high.

Mortgage banker Bill Paine and Pat checked out of Houston, Texas, last January and checked in at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. His firm specializes in shopping centers and other income producing properties. Two daughters living just down the road a piece, Miami, and a third way up north in Boston. Four grandchildren. Bill recalled fondly the telegram from Mouldy Jack Behringer '43 sent to his brother at Princeton. The full text: "Meet me in New York. I'll be late."

The 61-man Dartmouth Alumni Council is currently stronger than it's ever been, for obvious reasons. Two '44s and two 44 progeny: Bill Hale and John Berry, and Bill McElnea's son Jeff'71, and the late Jim Donnelly's Barbara '77, who is one of the two undergraduate members.

To the complete surprise of everyone, even the judges, Fritz Hier came in second this year in the New Hampshire tree farmer of the year contest. First place wins a chain saw, second place nothing but a pat on the Ash.

That's it. Blessings.

Secretary, 309 Crosby Hall Hanover, N.H. 03755

Treasurer, 815 East Schantz Ave. Dayton, Ohio 45419