1926

More memories are being stirred by EdHanlon's historical reminders: Art Stack recalls blissful trips back and forth to Boston from Hanover in the twenties in a little four-cylinder right-hand-drive Allen on tires exposing one or more layers of canvas with never a problem.

Howard Rice has received yet another honor for his outstanding works on Thomas Jefferson - this time the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation Award for Creative Scholarship, given at the foundation's annual meeting.

On occasions Walt and Mary Armstrong commute from Reno, Nev., to San Francisco for activities sponsored by the Dartmouth Club of Northern California. Their latest trip was for dinner at old-time Morey's Bar & Grill and then an excellent performance of the American Ballet Theatre Group at the Opera House.

Ritchie and Betty Smith and Bob and PenseCleary spent two weeks in September cruising off the coast of British Columbia. Chief occupation was catching salmon, not to mention oystering and clamming, with prawns and crabs thrown in for good measure.

We had wondered why Reg and Samie Hanson, who had reservations at the Inn for the August Hanover reunion, did not appear, and Reg's thank-you note for the class birthday card gave the answer. Their St. Lawrence River cruise was delayed 60 hours and they could not make it to Hanover!

Gail Borden found a class birthday card awaiting him at Bellbrook, Ohio, when he returned from travels in Texas and California. He reports seeing Ohio's Jim Traquair and TomColt when they are not traveling, but otherwise he and Betty miss their friends of '26.

Ed Poole retired ten years ago from Western Electric Company, and he and Jean have enjoyed living at Leisure Village, Lakewood, N.J. - a condominium development which sounds much like Heritage Village, Southbury, Conn., where Jack and Dot Roberts live.

Jack Straight's birthday was duly celebrated in Bartlesville, Okla., with Ruth, their two daughters, and his brother and sister, as per Jack's thank-you note for the class card. As previously reported, the Straights were among the many '26ers to enjoy Florida get-togethers last winter.

The rumor that Paul and Betsy Dillingham had moved from Binghamton, N.Y., to Florida was not correct — they simply are spending winters in the sunshine state.

Keith Blake reports of successful lasar beam surgery for the removal of a cataract — a new technique - and hopes for continued improvement in his vision.

Ed Cole used a nostalgic birthday thank-you postcard. It was a picture of him speaking at the Yale Club in March 1971 on the occasion of the luncheon tendered him upon his retirement from the Yale School of Drama.

Doug Everett spotted an article in a Manchester, N.H., paper showing a picture of Wad Woods after he won the opening round of the New Hampshire tennis championship (for players 70 through 74). Wad went on to win both singles and doubles matches at Worcester (Mass.) Tennis Club. All this after open heart surgery in July a year ago. Doug's comment was, "What a guy!"

Summer doings in Falmouth, Mass., were related by Jake Jacobus, who, together with Tom Floyd-Jones, Walt Rankin, Sunny Tilton, and spouses, put on a gala time for visiting Perk and Arlene St. Clair. Jake also mentioned playing golf with Bob Cleary, Jim Landauer '23, and Bob Krumm '43 at Pine Valley, N.J.

More class birthday card replies: CharlieBishop reported slow but steady improvement after minor but unusual operations on both hands. Bill Willard appreciated the salutation, he and Florence having enjoyed their Walpole, N.H., summer vacation. Phyllis, responding for husband Al Milans, said, "At 75 he is in fine fettle for his advancing years, but I am just tottering along at five years his junior!" After Al's teaching music in the New York and Washington areas, they retired to Rehoboth, Del., where they have been enjoying things very much. George Leyser received a doublebarreled greeting on June 10 with the arrival of the class birthday card and almost simultaneously Ed Hanlon's famous "History of 1926." George Scott allowed that the class birthday card with the picture of Dartmouth Hall taken by Sid Hayward helped to make his day. Bob Patten enjoyed word from the Hanover plain and advised that classmates visiting in the Port Richey, Fla., area should look him up.

New England tourism had a boost in August with Jim and Ruth Traquair coming through Boston en route to Nova Scotia, and contact was made with Hub and Det Harwood; also Courtney and Marjorie Brown en route to Scarsdale from York Harbor, Me. (where Courtney was playing in the local senior golf tournament), stopped in Chestnut Hill for lunch with Hub and Det. Courtney is busy writing a new book on a favorite topic — responsibilities of corporate directors.

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