1922

Skeptics sometimes scoff, saying "People over 75 rarely deserve to see their names in public print." "Piffle," says the Class of 1922, and here's our rebuttal:

Mai Clarke not only received an accolade, but also had his smiling picture in popular SportsIllustrated magazine. "No. 1 in the U.S. Tennis Association 75-and-over division, Clarke, 76, defeated second-ranked Clarence Chaffee 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 to win the USTA indoor championship. Two weeks earlier he beat Chaffee for the grass court title." Yes, that's the same Mai classmates knew as a rear rank private in Company I, who won his D in football, his Phi Beta Kappa key, and several other academic honors. Congratulations again, Mai, and thanks to Warren Daniell for sending in the good news.

Killy Kilmarx is no longer merely an outstanding Dartmouth alumnus, former member of the Alumni Council, recipient of the Alumni Award, and father of Dartmouth trustee Robert D. Kilmarx '50. Those distinctions were all before the autumn issue of the Vassar AlumniMagazine came out. Now here is possibly the most singular honor ever bestowed on a son of Dartmouth: "Vassar's '29 spring luncheon at Helen Martin Kilmarx's lovely home in Scarsdale was a spectacular success, culminating in the election of Helen's husband, Sumner, as an honorary member of '29 following his competent performance as parking attendant and bartender. This may induce reluctant husbands to come to the 50th!" Parking attendant, 0.K., Killy, but bartender at a Vassar 50th? Awesome responsibility! Stan Miner - and, sadly, Frank Horan - brought Killy's latest distinction to these notes.

Walt Aschenbach, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribine and Chicago newspapers, was the honored guest at last fall's homecoming of New Trier East High School. "Asch was New Trier's head football coach for 41 years. Between 1925 and 1966, he led his athletes to a remarkable series of victories and state championships. He and his wife Anne flew up from Sarasota to Winnetka and were honored at a special reception and dinner." Ed Hanlon '26 sent in this happy report from Sarasota. Never see their names in print? Nonsense!

Frank Horan has left the entire class bereaved. The New York Times obituary, December 31, 1978, described some of his prominent legal distinctions, but, understandably, it did not include his many activities as a Dartmouth undergraduate. Classmates will always remember Frank as the editor-in-chief of both The Dartmouth and our 1922 Aegis. He was a member of Palaeopitus, Casque and Gauntlet, Kappa Kappa Kappa, Delta Omicron Gamma, Pi Delta Epsilon, Proof and Copy, the Press Club - he was the Hanover correspondent for the Boston Post. He was on the board of governors of the Arts and was an active member of Round Robin. He liked to talk and to write and he did both extremely effectively. His courage was admirable and his friendship was cherished by all.

Furthermore, Frank for 15 years after graduation was our inimitable class secretary and newsletter editor. It was undoubtedly he who coined the title "The Twoter" for our '22 newsletter, which also became our class sobriquet. Not every class can claim a man of his talents, and it was only appropriate that in 1962 at our 40th reunion Frank received the Dartmouth Alumni Award.

Haskell Cohn, Jack Dodd, Killy Kilmarx, Rex Malmquist and Stan Miner all sent in copies of the Times obituary. Thanks for their though tfulness.

Ironically, Frank's sister, Esther Horan Bickford of Ardsley-on-Hudson, N.Y., also died on the very same day as Frank.

Likewise, with nostalgia, all classmates in '22 knew and admired "Pudge" Neidlinger '23. In memory of him the re-reading - even if you have read it before - of Jim Landauer's letter, "Debt Repaid," on page 6 of the December ALUMNI MAGAZINE is earnestly suggested.

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