1921

It is surprising how little we know of the professions, business affiliations, family, community interests and hobbies of so many of the members of the Class. Much of all this would make interesting reading and possibilities for sharing as we progress. Your secretary's two sons, ten grands, and two great-grands could fill volumes! Our oldest is a vice president of American Express, in their foreign service, our younger a successful (we maintain) orthopaedic surgeon. 'Nuff said.

A good letter from Ted Merriam reported the death of his wife Marian. He recently retired from a lifetime banking career in Honolulu, and is now in the process of adjusting to a new, and, of course, a less active life in his home at 2030 Ahualani Place. He sends his aloha greetings to all.

Bill Fowler continues his authoring and his association with the prestigious Boston Author's Club.

Herrick Brown writes of his forty years with a newspaper in New York and of his kinship with Jack Hurd, who also started as a reporter, with the Boston Globe. Herrick writes that he and Avalita became great-grandparents last year. The Browns live in Quonochontaug, on the shores of R. I., and he refers to the "big blizzard" of last February. Fortunately they were without electric power for only about an hour, and their icebox was well-stocked.

Hal Geilich and his wife have been clearing out their Brockton home of many years; they are moving their residence to Palm Beach. His letter refers to the family leather business, a tannery in England, near the village of Orton, and he suggests that might be "whence OrtHicks received his first name." Hal also writes of William Cullen Bryant, whose family's original home was not far from Hal's in Brockton and whose grandmother Snell's maiden name was Packard, thus establishing a relationship with your current class secretary - Charles Packard Gilson.

From Jack's file I find a note from LarryNardi, who lives in Annapolis, Maryland. He says, "I'll gather my thoughts together to let you know what we are up to now." We will hope to hear from Larry.

Also an interesting resume from WernerJanssen: he has already lived a prominent life in the field of music and has received outstanding honors from all over the world. He has conducted most of the world's great orchestras, made recordings, composed for well-known musical shows and operas, and appeared in television and broadcasting, and is truly amongst the world's musical "greats." So much more could be said about Werner, and we'll come back to him at another time.

Speaking of Werner Janssen, do you remember one of his undergraduate associates, Gene Markey of the Class of 1918? We have had no contact with him since we left Dartmouth, but at the time of the Kentucky Derby we saw him with his wife on television from their home Calumet Farm in Lexington, Ky. Their super-famous horse Alydar came within a hair, literally, of winning.

Friday, July 14, was a very special day for some 30 '21ers and several from 1920 and 1922 and other classes, who gathered at Hackleberry Farm for an annual picnic party at Bob andMartha Burroughs' beautiful country home. Charlie and Else Crathern and Sherman and Rachael Adams were there representing the Class of '20. Your reporter didn't do a very careful job in listing all the others who were there, especially from our class. Amongst them, however, were the Bowens, Carvers, Baileys,Hicks, Beans, Batchelders, Lawrences, Gilsons,Ted Marden, Doris Braman. It was a great gathering. Needless to say, we missed the Garlands, he having died less than a week before. Harry and Mary Garland were regulars at those picnics and, in fact, much of the detail, arrangement, and notices for this year's picnic had been handled by Harry.

Just in is word of the death of Chick Stiles on August 14. Another of the stalwarts of Dartmouth and of 1921 has been taken away. Our prayers and sympathy to "Kelly," his wife, and his son Bob.

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