1930

Hanover in September was just as lovely as in June, except that (1) the New Hampshire game was upsetting, and (2) the only classmates evident were Boof Perkins, Les Godwin, HankWood, and Charlie Widmayer. Charlie has temporarily resumed his editorial activities and will be responsible for the December issue of TuckToday. He is also our newly elected vice president and class anchor man in Hanover.

One last look at our 50th, from M to Z. Ruth and Dave McCloud came from St. Paul, where Dave is a practicing attorney and at one point served as Minnesota chairman of the Fellows American Bar Association. Anne and Charlie McDonough, after many years of calling Dublin their second home, are now principally resident in New York, with travel confined to a few winter months in Malaga, Spain. Elna and Walt Naas were among the eleven representatives from California. His business career ranged from president of Glass Products, Inc., in Minneapolis to real estate broker in Santa Barbara. Stan Osgood, student director of the Dartmouth Players, continued his interest in the theatre for many years, was business manager of the Will Rogers Hospital, and currently works in Washington for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms. Pat Patterson spent a large part of his business life trafficking in air travel both in the U.S. and abroad. From 1961 until his recent retirement, he managed Getz International Air Travel Agency in San Francisco. George Parkhurst is principal fund-raising officer for the Baltimore Museum of Arts.

Bob and Margaret Rix were part of the New Hampshire delegation, numbering 18 classmates. Bob served as chief of orthopedic surgery at Elliot Hospital in Manchester. Flo and Lee Sturman always bring with them the warmth and friendliness that characterize their Rochester community and charitable activities. Their son Skip '70 works for the College and Jonathan '64 is vice president of Freeport Chemical Company. Esther and Fred Tangeman came east, gathered children and grandchildren, and traveled via Amtrak from Washington to White River. It was not only an adventuresome journey but a first reunion for Fred. Although he was not in attendance, we send our best wishes to Herbert Uhl, owner and president of Franz Brewery. Ruth and he live in der Stein-Egerta 16, Schaan, Liechtenstein. Dorie and Scott VanDerbeck have settled in at their Ft. Myers home, close by Sanibel.

It was pleasant to visit with Anne and HoraceWeston from the Plymouth region where it all began. Westy is chairman of the Plymouth-Home National Bank. Collie Young writes, "I can't tell you how much I missed the festive occasion of which I was always healthily supportive in years past. I trust that it was a wonderful, rowdy gathering." Pat and Dick Zeigler, now residents of Indian River Shores, Fla., lived in Chicago for many years, where he was vice president of Pick Hotel Corporation. Although he did not attend, we recall one of our star gymnasts, Gordon Zey of the parallel bars and flying rings. Gordon now lives in McAllen, Tex., is an electronic technician, and as an artist spends much of his time at painting, especially in oil.

No account would be complete without reporting that our dean, Walker Wiggin, that is and Mary were there with a combined entourage of eight children and grandchildren including grandson James Walker Wiggin III '78 who received his degree at the commencement exercises.

Judge Blair Wood recently wrote in his weekly column in the Waterloo, lowa, Courier about our reunion and his affection for Dartmouth: "We graduated and began sliding down the razor blade of life in 1930 in the first throes of the depression. We had very little interest in the state of the world, its injustices, and its latent dangers. We didn't picket or protest. We were not asked to help run the College and we didn't want to. Many of my classmates have headed large corporations and been editors and presidents of universities, while I was engaged in deciding whether the city of Cedar Falls could build a city hall with the money they overcharged for utilities. I solace myself with the thought that there is one pinnacle of success my classmates have not scaled. Not one of them can match my record of having sent four tall sons through Dartmouth."

Carl Buhler's granddaughter Brenda, daughter of Peter '55, is a member of the class of 1984.

Please remember that the 50th was not our last hurrah.

Retired attorney John French '30 was honored with a Dartmouth Alumni Award last June, in a ceremony which included a commemoration of his commencement speech, his tenth reunion toast, and his article in the 25th-Year Book. Since his graduation he has given unstintingly of himself to the College, having served as a class agent as class president, as president of the Class Presidents Association, as president of the General Association of Dartmouth Alumni, as executive member of the Third Century Fund and of the Dartmouth Arts Council, as member of the Alumni Council, as overseer of Hopkins Center, and as willing worker for The Campaign for Dartmouth.

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