1937

We were completely taken aback with a call from Fred Asher saying he had just been informed Rog Graves had died of a sudden heart attack. It is too early for details but the shock persists. Rog has served for years on the class executive committee and regularly attended fall reunion. His infectious grin as well as in-put at our meetings will be sorely missed.

Wintertime is doldrumsville for news. We sent out a number of personal letters with reply cards requesting updating, yet for all our efforts (13 cents apice, seven for a dollar) the results were limited.

Bob Cheney says, "You finally got to me! It has taken 39 years (give or take a few) to finally have my armor pierced." Bob has been art director for book publishers Harper & Row since 1946 and has had numerous contacts with Dartmouth authors, editors, and artists plus other art directors but few classmates. He and Maggie have a pad on St. John, Virgin Islands. The past three years they have lived there six months of the year on the Coral Bay shore, gardening fishing, raising chickens, and truly "going native," a far cry from their stateside life. For the small world department — he had some leftover cement blocks which he sold to a "guy" who turned out to be Art Davidson '36, president of Kappa Sig of which Bob was VP the following year. Incidentally, the population of St. John is 188, 26 white, the balance black. (Ed. note: Thanks for your vulnerability. We worked for Ma Smalley and could not afford your Lebanon Steam Laundry. We used the old fibreboard mailing system and sent our dirty underwear home to mother).

Bill Greenwood, another reluctant news supplier, also gave in to pressure. He showed a move to Berwyn, Pa. He is still a senior vice president, the oldest, at Provident Mutual Life where he has been since Tuck 1938 except for a stint as an intelligence officer in the Navy during the war. Apartment dwelling is a new experience for him and Eleanor to which they are adjusting in anticipation of retirement. Their Dartmouth exposure has been limited apart from regular contributions. While son Bill '69 was there they got to Hanover often, including duty as chaperones at the AD house during one car- nival. He would not recommend that pleasure to anyone except things may now be different from the "decibel 60s." Their reluctant move left behind a spacious attractive home where they had spent 16 years.

Frank Robin, now in the throes of the fund campaign, is delighted with the response to his request for help. He has an even 100 agents as assistants, but don't wait for their call. Send it in soonest to help defray mailing and contacting costs.

A most heartwarming letter from JeanBreitinger to Fran Fenn told how much they enjoyed fall reunion. She suggested to Bill that as a gesture of appreciation for all that classmates have done for them since Bill's stroke, a contribution to our scholarship fund would be appropriate. He grinned all over and said his now famous "OK." On behalf of the Class we send many thanks, but just seeing how pleased he was to be in Hanover was enough tonic for us all.

Cele and Les Barrett's son Bill is following in the old man's footsteps. He is a physical education teacher at Arlington High School, mainly involved with hockey and football. At the January Blue and Green Holiday Tournament, the hockey playoffs including Dartmouth, UNH, BC etc., Bill was a referee. Les would have been very proud of him. Cele took a trip to the Virgin Islands and is planning one to Ireland soon. She is very seriously considering attending our 40th.

Having thoroughly enjoyed the TV series M.A.S.H. we finally got to see the re-run of the original movies. Sanny and Connie Schuck's son John was the dentist which we did not know the first time. He played a noticeable part with his name listed in the cast of characters.

A quick note from Pat Uhlmann says he and Helen Jane had a six-week trip to New Zealand and Australia which they found most interesting. A card from Ben Gutman whom we dunned for news says he is alive and well, pays his dues, and looks forward to receiving all class mailings. We had hoped for more but perhaps that will be forthcoming. We overlooked a card last June saying Governor Thomson of New Hampshire had appointed Russ Stearns to the State Board of Registration for professional engineers. Their new address in Hanover is 10 Barrymore Drive. We are not sure now whether to address him as Prof., Dean, Lt. Governor of Engineers, or Keeper of '37 Keys. Everything being equal and as long as he does not mind we shall continue to call him Russ.

Tithe "correspondent" Frank Kappler '36films football fans while he himself isphotographed by Classmate Bob Prentice.

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