1934

You will be reading this column after we have had our 45th reunion. I sure hope all of you will have been here and for those unfortunate enough not to have attended, the September reunion column will be my final column and I will try to recapture the whole affair.

1 had a note from Oscar Cohn, enclosing a news clipping about Dick Houck. Dick was elected to chair the board of the First Tennessee Bank NA, in Chattanooga. The quotation from the president read, "Mr. Houck brings a thoroughly enviable record of business and community achievement. The hard work and dedicated energy which have marked his highly successful business career have also typified his role as a practical member of our board. It is a compliment to Dick Houck's ability that his fellow directors have chosen him for this job and the level of responsibility that goes with it." That is quite a tribute, Dick, and I know it couldn't have happened to a better guy. Congratulations, and thanks for the note and clipping, Oscar.

Our perennial honoree, Howie McHugh, hit the headlines again in the Kennebec Journal. He received special recognition from the Maine contingent during the Annual Sports Hall of Fame-State of Maine Day at the Boston Gardens on April 1. Howie, who loves fishing in Maine, was praised by Maine Sports Hall of Fame president Ted Shiro for his assistance and support of that organization. The Maine contingent included Governor Joseph Brennan. You really have done a marvelous job, Howie, and it is great for the rest of us to see all the honors awarded to you. Congratulations, again!

A news clipping from the Morning Record in Meriden, Conn., tells us that George Magrath has been appointed director of the Tax Aide Program for Meriden. George and his wife Miriam completed an IRS course, and both are members of the local chapter of American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). George was superintendent of schools in Meriden for 18 years before his retirement. He and Miriam will assist older Americans in tax counseling, for free. I could have used your services had I only known soon enough, George!

Finally, a lovely letter from Rita Ready, widow of Walter. Walter passed away in 1964, and Rita has been a member of our Class and of the Dartmouth Alumni Association for all these years. I'd like to quote her letter so you may all share it. "Deteriorating health is forcing me to resign from all organizations, including the Dartmouth Class of 1934 and the Dartmouth Alumni Association, which I have also notified.

"The Ready family relationship with Dartmouth, begun in the early 1900s, has been both rewarding and delightful; and this will, of course, be continued by Walter's and my son, Tom '69, who currently lives in California.

"This year would have been Walter's 45th reunion; it is Tom's tenth. Tom was especially pleased, therefore, that I sent him Walter's 1934 Senior Cane and a football which plays his grandfather's lyrics to 'The Backs Go Tearing By.'

"May the coming years be especially fortunate for the College, for the men of '34, and for those they love. Sincerely, Rita Ready."

What a fine letter, Rita, and on behalf of our Class, I thank you for it and for the thoughts it contains. Our wishes go to you for better health.

See you after reunion.

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