1922

The thousand members, of the 1979 graduating class left us something to remember them by. They advised that "in the pledge of fellowship ... we shall remain the greatest class to graduate from Dartmouth College." Well, that remains a bit dicey, of course, but who would have it otherwise?

Stephen S. Daniell '79, son of Samuel H. Daniell '52 and grandson of our Warren and Mary, was a happy graduate. He won one of four James B. Reynolds Scholarships for foreign study and will continue his interest in painting and graphic design in Geneva, Switzerland.

The class of '22 always was and still is a nomadic clan. Ray and Doris Atwood are coming from Waban, Mass., to Hilltop Place in New London, N.H. Frank and DorothyHutchins have moved all the way from Hanover to 19 Pinewood Village, West Lebanon, N.H. And Oscar and Bea Rice are leaving East Thetford, Vt., for Monterey, Calif., much to the regret of Hanover classmates. Good luck to all in their new homes.

Gray and Dorothy Bates, in the 53rd year of their marriage, have likewise left Newton, Mass., where they had lived for 50 years. Their new address is Box 64, Cokesbury Village, Hockessin, Del. 19709, where they will be near the family of their son Alan, a Du Pont executive. Newton will sorely miss Gray and Dorothy, for both were active and admired members of the community. Gray is a member of the American College of Chartered Life Underwriters and his business career was with Massachusetts Life Insurance Company in Boston. He was also an incorporator of the Newton Centre Savings Bank, a trustee of the Newton Savings Bank, treasurer of the Newton Library, and director of the Newton Family Service Bureau. He was for many years a leader and a former general chair of the annual United Fund Campaign. He was a deacon in the Auburndale Congregational Church, and a long-term officer in Newton Rotary. After retiring from business, he served as a teacher's helper in an elementary school. An avid fisherman, he was a founder of the Norfolk Trout Club, and he also plays golf, squash, and tennis. And definitely not the least of his avocations is his work as a dedicated agent for the Dartmouth Alumni Fund, to which he has contributed regularly and generously for 57 years. Dorothy, a Smith graduate, was similarly active in many community projects, especially in various educational programs of the Newton Historical Society. In appreciation of the many contributions Gray and Dorothy had made to Newton, their departure was signified by a reception sponsored by 400 friends. The best wishes of all classmates accompany Gray and Dorothy, and gratitude goes to Ray Atwood for these notes.

Sorrowfully, Harry Bruckner and Andy Heath have left our ranks. Their obituaries will be in this or a later issue. Also, in case you did not see them, obituaries for Wally Kopf and Andy Marshall were in the September issue. And word was just received that Bert Steele has passed away in Austin, Tex.

Stan and Catherine Miner recently visited with Betty Horan the resting place of FrankHoran in Bellows Falls, Vt., where the epitaph most suitably reads: "Courage, Loyalty, and Wit."

Ray and Doris Atwood, Bill and Trudy Bullen, Carroll and Nan Dwight, Chick and Margaret Hopkins, Dick Litchfield, Ike and Harriott Miller, Len and Margaret Morrissey, Oscar and Bea Rice, Ozzie and Mary Siegfried, Spenny and Marj Smith with daughter Cynthia, and Jack and Margaret Taylor were all at Memorial Field for the Princeton game — a beautiful day in every way, except for the score! But one game does not make a season — just you wait and see.

For all of us who are pushing octogenarian status: "The alternative is much worse." So, let us all be' thankful at Thanksgiving.

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