1922

President John Kemeny and Jean, Bill and Trudy Bullen, and Carroll and Nan Dwight were the 1922 representatives in Boston at the annual dinner of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Eastern Massachusetts. In a warmly- received address, John said, among many other things, "I believe the decade of the eighties will be one of the most difficult in our history. . . . We will have to find solutions to problems of immense complexity. . . . There must be some fundamental changes in the decision-making process of our nation if democracy is to survive." And no institution is more committed than Dartmouth College to educating the on- coming generation to meet these challenges.

Dartmouth football will celebrate its 100 th anniversary this autumn. It all began in 1881 with two games versus Amherst: the first a 1-0 win, the second a scoreless tie. Since then the Big Green varsity has played 821 football games 524 victories, 257 losses, and 40 ties. In the 23 years since the Ivy League was for- malized? Dartmouth has won 121 league games, lost 43, and tied 4, and has won 11 league championships. No wonder the entire Dart- mouth family is looking forward to autumn.

Twoters especially will want to come back to Hanover for our homecoming weekend when Dartmouth will open the season against Penn- sylvania on September 20. This date has been chosen in preference to a later one because more classmates are generally nearby at this time, and the weather should be ideal. The class will have its always-congenial pre-game luncheon in the Drake Room starting about 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 20. As customary, Ike has arranged for a limited number of Friday and Saturday night rooms, available only on a two-night reservation, at the Howard Johnson's motel in White River. If you will want a room, write or call Ike: Walter I. Miller, R.F.D., Box 236, Thetford Center, Vt. 05075 or 802/785-2012. Be there for the kickoff as Dartmouth opens its centennial football season!

Les Wagner speaks for all of us in a note say- ing, "Whenever the trees are in full color I always think of Hanover in the autumn. Those were happy days with great friends."

Elmer Ardift notes, "Still busy with the everyday business of living. Supervisory [?] comments regarding grandchildren, joyfully adding to our own anniversaries [he and Frances will have their 53rd on October 1] and happy about the whole thing."

Dorothy Kenyon, Steve's widow, had open- heart surgery in March, and to the relief of all classmates she is now home at 327 Long Hill Drive, Short Hills, N.J. 07078. We hope she is back at her piano, which she loves so much and plays so well.

Spenny Smith and the devoted corps of 1922 class agents are working harder than political candidates not for election to any job, but for 22's participation in the 1980 Alumni Fund campaign. Spenny and his co-workers fear that somewhere there may be a classmate, a relative, or a friend who thinks his or her con- tribution won't make any difference. Definitely not true. Dartmouth is seeking national recognition as number 1 in alumni fund par- ticipation, a distinction that favorably in- fluences many foundations in their considera- tion of important grants. So, please don't fail to participate even if you are not on a high rung of the income tax ladder!

And just in case you missed it, Dartmouth, for the second successive year, has won the Ivy hockey championship, gone to the national tournament, and finished third best in the na- tion.

A healthy, happy summer to all.

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