1923
It is the last weekend in October as I put these notes together for the December issue. The news media is urging us to be sure and set our clocks back one hour, preferably at two a.m. on Sunday morning. At this time of the year 1 think of Dyna Palmer and wonder how many of Brooks's priceless collection of old timepieces she keeps running. Dyna tells me she has kept the collection intact. Knowing and loving them as she does, I am sure she does not set them back an hour and by no means at two a.m. No harm to turn an electric clock backwards but do not do this with a spring or weight driven clock. Besides being considered unlucky by some, it is quite liable to harm the clock, particularly if it has a strike mechanism, as most do. The way to do it is stop the clock, relish that extra hour, and start it later when the correct time has caught up with you. Any comments, Dyna?
We had a pleasant visit during the Yale game rainout with Clarence Robinson and son David '59. Robbie is well, and with the considerable help of David is reconciling himself to the recent death of his wife Alice. David is still living in Boston and is about to have his first book published. The weatherwise Upper Valley Dartmouth Club arranged for space for 1923 in Leverone Field House. Most of us, however, elected to remain during pre-game time in the warmer confines of the Inn and various motels. In spite of the weather, the weekend was by no means a bust. The Friday afternoon class meeting time allowed for more leisurely discussion of class affairs, Dartmouth won, the campus bonfire (well guarded during the previous night to prevent a premature touch off), burned more brightly than ever, and Sunday was sunny and cool, the kind of day we love to remember Hanover by.
The Harvard game was something else. Saturday, after several years of rain, was perfect for the tailgaters and for football. Our only regret was that Jim Hennessy and his bride were not with us. Jim writes that Saturday "was moving day at the Hennessys'."
In case you are wondering about all those random pictures taken at our 55th, they are being processed. Ted Barstow, Frank Doten, Joe and Alice Pollard, and Ruel Smith spent some time during the Yale weekend identifying classmates and wives. Ted then mailed them to Connie and me for more of the same. I returned them to Ted, who together with Ike, Frank, and Ruel will decide how .to use them. If you have ever tried to identify individuals in group pictures you will understand the delay.
For the past two years Cap Palmer has been busy with an innovative development in the use of training films. Data Films, a component of Cap's Parthenon Pictures Company, makes action movie instruction accessible to individuals anytime, anywhere, with no setup clutter and at little cost. A pilot program now being introduced is a safety training package for high risk roofing workers. A package on office safety is in preparation.
Briefs from some of the early "Dear Babe" notes: Anne and George Cooke celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last May 5. Go and Harriet Bliss recently received an announcement of the marriage of Adah Everit. Nat Harmon reports the arrival of grandchild number i 6 and great-grandchild number 1 during the past six months. Gardner Akin says he did not get to go on a boat last summer for the first time since 1912.
Fred Clark recently discovered a dozen diaries his grandfather (Charles Perkins) kept, from the day he enlisted at Faneuil Hall in Boston for a three-year term in the Massachusetts Ist Volunteers on May 23, 1861. Fred has become quite a Civil War buff, following him through Bull Run, Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, the Mud Campaign, Gettysburg, and finally to the end of his enlistment, when he survived the Wilderness.
This month's "Letters to the Editor" section includes a reminder from Jim Landauer of the existence at Dartmouth of the Dean's Discretionary Fund and a suggestion that not only men who were students under Pudge's tenure but also others may wish to perpetuate his memory through contributions to this fund. Don't miss Jim's letter.
It can't be! We just got the leaves raked! Christmas will be coming up as you read this. Happy holidays!
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