1923

Ike Phillips has long since filled you in on the details of the October Harvard game weekend. This, therefore, is merely a mid-winter reminder of what turned out to be a pretty good 1923 reunion as well as a celebration of 100 years of Dartmouth football. There were not very many of us there, those who made it were confused about meeting and other plans, and it rained hard before, during, and after the game. In spite of all this it seemed to Connie and me that more than ever we were all happy just to be together for a few hours in a place that holds many dear memories. During a weekend that was so unstructured so much happened!

We did have a class meeting at which CharlieZimmerman's secretary Jean Colby was unanimously and enthusiastically elected to honorary 1923 class membership, and we increased our class dues. We also had a class banquet on Saturday evening attended by 18 of us who somehow had found lodgings nearby. Gladys and Frank Doten entertained, theDodges had an open-ended tailgate, and JimLandauer's daughters served brunch on Sunday at Jim's place in Lyme.

A few additional weekend highlights: we met Jim Hennessey's charming wife Frances for the first time; Helen and Kip Couch, who over the years have been very close to Jim Taylor, told us the sad news Jim is very ill; Ted Hellwig was present with his daughter; Russ Carpenter's family just celebrated his 80th birthday; unbelieving wonder crossed the faces of a couple of Alpha Delta Phi boys as we told them we would be back for our 60th when they graduated; and finally, Clarence Goss, who seems to have a special pipeline to this sort of information, came up with a firm football schedule through the year 1984. Few of us knew it existed. We should have no problem scheduling our next few fall reunion activities well in advance.

Congratulations to Barbara and Chet Bixby. Their son Ben '57 has been elected president of the Dartmouth Class Secretaries Association.

One of the casualties of Boston's racially troubled school system is Boston English High School, the oldest high school in the United States. A few days ago I talked with Joe Malone, who was headmaster at English High for 10 years prior to his retirement in 1969. Joe had no comment about conditions at his old school, but we did have a fine talk about his present interests. He and Mary are very proud of their two children and 17 grandchildren. Several of the latter have graduated, and three are now in college, the others in secondary schools. Joe's prime interest today is the home they have lived in for nearly 50 years, which is now surrounded by shrubs and other plantings started and still cared for by Joe.

Art Little writes that he was sorry to miss us all at the Harvard game. He sat through the first half and then retired to his brother's home in Cornish to sit in front of the fire. Art says he is getting along well after a bout with surgery.

I am very sad to tell you of the death on October 25 of Ivan James Martin following a long illness. I had known and admired Ivan since we were boys in grade school. We roomed together during sophomore year.

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