1939
It seemed like old times! The name and picture of Bob MacLeod were back in the press, and the only thing strange about it was they kept referring to him as the "wildfire Scot." Maybe he was, or is, but we don't remember that part. If you haven't heard, Mac was voted into the National Football Foundation's Hall of Fame this past December. One of eleven, and the tenth Dartmouth to receive the award. The stories reminded us of our undefeated string of 22 games in the halcyon days, and something else on which we were vague at the time - we were number three in the country. Earl Blaik (who just celebrated his 80th birthday) is quoted as calling Mac "the greatest competitive athlete I ever coached"; and Grantland Rice was recalled as having dubbed him "the best defensive back of the year," despite Mac's feats as a running back. (Yes, Virginia - there was a day when one played both offensively and defensively.) Currently Mac can be found in California, where he is publisher of Teen Magazine in L.A.
Also, this past December, the Mt. Tom Ski Area opened its 1976 season. In Holyoke for the occasion of his mother's 90th birthday was Eddie Wakelin, who took the time to hop out to Mt. Tom and was heavily quoted in the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram as the first manager of Mt. Tom when it opened in 1961. Ed is presently associated with the University of Maine in its Portland headquarters.
At the American Orthopedic Society meetings in England, Wales, and Scotland last September were Bud and Mary Belle Richardson, the pair that produced a finalist in the Miss America Pagaent in Atlantic City a few years back. Home for the Richardsons is Dallas, Texas.
We have an update on some new and changed addresses of some of our ladies in the '39 fellowship, as follows: Mrs. Howard K. Bemis, 39 Church St., Wheaton, Mass. 02193; Mrs. Lester T. Chase, 51 Melrose St., Melrose, Mass. 02176; Mrs. John W. Cook, 2250 Okobee Dr., Sarasota, Fla. 33579; Mrs. Harry E. Goodman, 43 Royal Crest Dr., Apt. 11, North Andover, Mass. 01845; Mrs. John C. Haartz, Hayward Rd., Box 286, Acton, Mass. 01720; Mrs. Theodore W. Gordon, The Crolton, 400 Mill Plain Rd., Fairfield, Conn. 06430; Mrs. Vergne L. Hoffman, c/o John Hoffman, 1125 Sterling Ave., #108, Palatine, Ill. 60067; Mrs. Otis F. Lamson, 7204 N. Mercer, Mercer Island, Wash. 98040; Mrs. Osmo O. Linden, 1 v'Hage Green, West Lebanon, N.H. 03784; Mrs. J. W. Millar (widow of Gus Ewing), 1550 Bay St., Apt. 232, San Francisco, Cal. 94123; Mrs. James O. Sampson, 1115 Wheatland Ave., Apt. G-7. Lancaster, Pa. 17603; Mrs. Henry P. Welton, Menlo School & College, Menlo Pk., Calif. 94025; Mrs. Robert B. Whitcomb, Choate Hall & Stewart (Att: K. G. King), 28 State St., Boston' Mass. 02109; Mrs. Richard Box 848, Framingham, Mass.
In mid-February we received postcard greetings from Hank and Dottie Conkle vacationing in Zermatt, Switzerland. Hank says they were escaping the winter cold of North Carolina. Their travels took them to Geneva, Gstaad, Gruyeres, Interlaken, Lucerne, and Zurich.
At this writing we have not heard if President Carter has elected to replace our Ambassador to Sweden, Dave Smith, but we do know that Dave was in the catbird seat during the fall Nobel Peace Prize presentations, and took the opportunity to host the 1976 award winners - all Americans.
President Bert MacMannis has called the spring Executive Committee meeting for 10:30 A.M., at his offices in the Pan Am building in NYC on April 14. Official word has also been received through the same good offices that our poll re: reunion weekend this coming fall fell heavily to the earlier date - Sept. 23-24 - when we'll see the Green take on Holy Cross.
On the more personal side, Bert is still like the cat on someone's hot tin roof, having completed a January-February trip to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Manila, Singapore, Sydney, Wellington, and Auckland - all in two and a half weeks. He learned by cable, while in Japan, about the birth of his second grandchild, first grandson, Mark Douglas Fallon, born January 18 to daughter Marcia. Daughter Bunny produced a girl-child this past October.
Dick Ruebling is supervisor of vocational programs for the handicapped for the New Jersey State Department of Education. He finds extremely rewarding his job providing the youngsters with the ability to become selfsupporting citizens upon leaving high school. His wife Eleanore has retired from teaching this past June. Their son Chuck, who Dick says has an excellent scholastic standing at the Delbarton School, is president of his sophomore class and participates in football, hockey and lacrosse. He won his lacrosse letter as a freshman last spring. Dick works on Dartmouth interviewing with BillCarter and is one of Jim Corner's assistant class agents. So Dartmouth matters are in good hands around Morris Plains, N.J.
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Treasurer, 34 Prospect St. Essex, Conn. 06426
