1911

We have just recently been informed of the death of Lin-Yi Ho on June 21, after several years of failing health. Much of his life was spent under the oppressive conditions created by the changing forms of government in China, from the monarchy into which he was born to the totalitarian Communist regime from which he made an escape in later years. See the obituary section in this or a later issue. This reduces the number of surviving members of 1911 to 17.

In a recent letter to Ken Clark, Harland W. Hoisington Jr. '48, director of financial aid at the College, wrote as follows: "In my opinion, you and your classmates can really take pride and pleasure in your selection of Timothy Craig of Detroit and the Class of 1979 as the Class of 1911 Samson Occom Scholar at Dartmouth for the 1978-79 year. Tim graduated last June with an A- cumulative gradepoint average and his senior year was his best year academically. Tim was a Spanish major. He plans to go to law school in another year."

The letter went on to say that during his senior year, Craig remained active in the Native American program, was a worker on the College radio station, a member of the Daniel Webster Legal Society, a member of the important and prestigious Student Advisory Committee, a teaching assistant in the Spanish Department, and an active member of the Dartmouth Outing Club. This young man has by far the most impressive record of the three Occom award recipients to date. We wish him well in the future.

For 1979-80, Jason Lamb '81 of Meriden, Conn., has been accepted for the Occom Scholarship. It will stand him in good stead as he has a needy economic background. He is a history major and hopes to go on to law school. He has a C+ average after two years at Dartmouth. His outside activities include serving as corresponding secretary for Dartmouth Native Americans and holding a part-time job at the Tucker Foundation.

Our warmest greetings to all for the holiday season.

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