1922

Congratulations to classmates can never be too late nor too early. So, felicitations from '22 go to George and Bessie Brooks, Bill and SarahPope, and Larry and Hilda Waite, who had 50th wedding anniversaries during the past year, and to Mai and Frances Clarke and Stewie and Sadie Stewart, who will have their 50ths this current year. As usual, any errors or omissions on such reports are wholly unpremeditated.

Dick Stetson, to the profound relief of the Twoter family, is successfully recuperating at home after a mid-winter heart attack. That is a blessing not only for Dick, but also for the entire class. The very best from all of us to you, Dick.

Norm Crane thought he had retired from active medical practice, but that was before his recent election to chair medical affairs at Mulhenberg Hospital in Plainfield, N.J. Now he is busier than ever. He previously served for 22 years on the hopsital's board of governors. Be sure to have a periodic checkup, Norm.

Everyone in Hanover is enjoying Jean Kemeny's laughing, loving book, It's Differentat Dartmouth. But most readers may not fully appreciate the '22 connection in Jean's acknowledgment to Sue Prindle, "who copyedited with empathy and humor." Sue, a Wellesley '63 graduate, is editor-in-chief for the publisher of the book, the Stephen Greene Press. And most significantly for the class of 1922, she is the daughter of our Carroll Dwight and his wife Nan, her Wellesley '26 mother. Sue lives in Boston with her husband, Paul E. Prindle, and their children, Barbara and Carl. And, as all Twoters know, Sue's father, our class treasurer, could easily have an editor's job on the Times if he ever stopped working so earnestly and gratuitously for Dartmouth.

Allie Hoyt does not yet speak with a Hoosier twang, but maybe she will in time at her new address: Christian Retirement Park, Zionsville, Ind. 46077, where the very best wishes of '22 are with her.

Harry Bruckner and Earl Fredericks left us with cherished memories of Mrs. Rood's eating club. They and the others who worked there respected Mrs. Rood as a kindly lady, and her husband was Hanover's police chief. Harry was the club manager, and eight other students worked there as waiters, toast-makers, dishwashers, pot-scrubbers, and floor-moppers. The fun and the trials they shared will never fade from memory. The crew consisted of JohnMcKoan, Ray Millemann, and Jack Moriarity '19, who became M.D.'s; Tony Hanlon, a Massachusetts judge; Roy Brown '23, a successful mining engineer; and Oscar Hockensen '23, Harry Bruckner, EarlFredericks, and Len Morrissey, all in business. Oh, if we could only have a recording of the repartee, the jokes, the friendly insults, and the songs in Mrs. Rood's kitchen! To work for one's food in those days at Dartmouth was an honorable privilege. Our camaraderie was so genuine, we actually felt sorry for the paying eaters not for the food, but for the fun they were missing. Ah, Wilderness!

It is saddening to report that Jim Moody and Paul Peters have left us. Obituaries will be in this or next month's issue.

Possibly those who live closest to the College are most cognizant of its excellence and its potential. It was especially significant, therefore, at the end of 1979, when the Hanover area surpassed its interim objective on leadership gifts and pledges to the Campaign for Dartmouth and reported a total in excess of $1 million. Classmates Warren Daniell, IkeMiller, and Len Morrissey were among the many workers on this effort. And now as the 1980 Alumni Fund gets under way, remember that every dollar contributed adds to the Campaign for Dartmouth.

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