1923

I hope you all saw Jim Landauer's letter to the editor titled "Whither Education" in the September issue. Jim regrets the radical changes in educational concepts durin'g the past 50 years and hopes the College will do something about it. How to make the switch, however, from the apparently fixed dependence of young people on television and the calculator is no mean problem.

A few weeks ago Connie and I had a delightful lunch with Vi and Walter Friend, who were spending a couple of quiet weeks at Woodbound Inn in Jaffrey, N.H., complete with lake, golf course, excellent food, and a sufficient leavening of young people to brighten things up a bit.

Jim Broe's wife Grace writes Clarence Goss - "Jim asks that I write and tell you that if all goes well Jim will be discharged soon from the nursing home, which he hates with a passion, and for the time being will be living here in North Grafton." At our October 16 meeting Jim's devotion to the Class and the College was gratefully acknowledged, and a get-well message signed by all of us there was sent to him. Glen Elliott has agreed to serve as class regional vice president for New England during Jim's illness.

Ike Phillips will fill you in completely on the rest of our fall meeting. A few highlights, however: Babe Miner reports a balance of $ 10,617 in the class treasury, which includes the projected funding of the memorial book program. To date, 343 classmates have been memorialized, at a cost of $3,393.

We are most happy to report also that Ike has accepted the job of reunion chairman for our 55th! The way the years slip by these days, 1978 is just around the corner. I'm sure, therefore, you will be hearing from him soon. And thanks to him and Ruel Smith for their fine job of keeping the record of our meeting during my absence.

The September 30th "Skiddoo" included a list of 372 classmates who were memorialized this year by one or more contributions to the Alumni Fund. Many of these men were remembered by widows, friends, or relations. The large bulk of them, however, was memorialized by one or more generous but anonymous classmates. To whoever was respon- sible, however, goes the deep appreciation of the entire Class.

John Moore's daughter Helene Sinclair sent a very appreciative note thanking the Class for the memorial book in John's name. "Dad has been greatly missed this past year," she wrote. "He had been really counting on seeing someone go to Dartmouth to continue the tradition. I hope my son Bob will make the class of 1982. In any case there are six youngsters who may help strengthen our Dartmouth ties in the future."

Connie and I are just returned from a short London trip sponsored by the Alumni Association of Eastern Massachusetts. One doesn't see much of London in a week but we worked hard at it. One of the highlights was dinner as guests of the London Dartmouth Club at historic Middle Temple Hall. Built in 1573, this was the dining hall of a medieval college of law. In the temple outside, barristers now practice their profession. The speaker for the evening was Ronald Spier, '48, deputy chief of mission at the American Embassy. Included among the some 100 guests were 25 Dartmouth undergraduates who are spending six months at University College, London. We sat with Steven Holland, Sarah Kavloss, and Anat Finegold, all of the class of 1978. We were also with Peter E. Luitwieler '64 and his charming wife. Peter is Gulf Oil - eastern hemisphere vice president and the son of Clarence S. Jr. '24, whom we knew so well at Newton (Mass.) High School.

I am again sad to tell you of the deaths of two classmates - Lewis A. Putnam and Arthur P.Frothingham. Their obituaries will appear in this or a later issue.

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