1934

In the world of the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE there are no Julys or Augusts, and the class notes in the September issue are limited to classes that have just reuned. It's a long, long time from June to October, so we'll put all our effort this trip into clearing out the in-box to make room for next year's news.

For openers, there's a welcome up-date from Em Day. Em left Portes Cancer Prevention Center in Chicago, where he had been medical director, at the end of December and is now back at Northwestern Medical Center medical school and hospital. He's both treating patients and teaching medical students and resi- dent staff, which he terms "a happy and satisfy- ing combination." Em went on to say, "An ex- citing involvement is the ethics and human values teaching program, in which we're plan- ning conjoined courses with the law school next door. These sisterly professions haven't been so sisterly as a rule! Ruth and I continue to be happily new-rooted in Chicago. She is manager of a luggage store in Highland Park. The kids are spread from Chappaqua to Seattle."

From Nick Xanthaky: "For the first time in years Alice and I did not get to a football game last fall. We traveled to Greece and saw parts we had never visited before. We were driven over the entire Peloponese and stayed at my father's house near Sparta and also visited Alice's folks in the same area. Fortunately, both of us speak the language fluently, which added to our enjoyment. We stayed only two days in Athens and got out as fast as we could. The pollution, traffic, and crowded conditions are caused by three-and-a-half million people trying to squeeze into it. However, the coun- tryside, the mountainous areas, the seashore, and the islands are beautiful and untouched by pollution and overcrowding."

Nick has 150 feet of film from our 45th re- union, which he will splice with all the rest of his great 1934 footage and save for posterity. He sees Chuck Rolfe on summer Sundays by playing tennis at the Rolfe residence in Marblehead. Chuck is still on the job. Nick nins into Ollie Sargent, now retired, and keeps in touch with Bob Rodman, who practices law to an extent that leaves time for travel. Nick himself sold his summer outdoor business in 1974 and retired from teaching in 1976. He still operates a health store (I'd sure like to walk in and buy some, Nick) in Salem and is an active Rotarian in fact he was recently awarded the Paul Harris Fellowship, the highest honor Rotary gives a member, for what they call "serv- ice above self." Nick submitted this last piece of news as if clutching his cap nervously and embarrassediy scraping the dirt with his toes, James Stewart style, fearful I might tell somebody about it! "At this stage of life it was nice to receive and, I assure you, most unex- pected." Warm congratulations, Nicodemus.

Carl Hess has been appointed to the Rockefeller University Council. Rockefeller U. is devoted to research and education in biomedicine. The council is an organization of leaders in industry, the professions, and civic affairs who seek to increase public awareness of the university. Carl is president of AEA Investors, a private investment group.

George Collins wrote to let us know that he and Gisele are still "among the living and kicking." As he wrote, he was sitting on the veranda of their new condominium on the In- tracoastal at Delray Beach, Fla. Link and Carla Daniels are there now, too, said George. The two couples had dinner together and played the reunion tape thought "it was great." George also said they had been "to see Palm Beach polo at a tailgate party hosted by the Dart- mouth Club of Palm Beach. Saw George and June Cogswell. Gisele and I, along with four other boats, are cruising to Marathon, in the Keys. [Gail and Sigrid Raphael, are you listening?] Link and Carla will be with us part of the way. Then we leave for a month's vaca- tion trip to Sorrento, with forays in many direc- tions from there."

George also forwarded a letter he had received from Ed Marshall. "Give my best to Link Daniels," said Ed. "My wife Andy and I still laugh about the days in New York when Link and Lee Eggleston were kicked out of their apartment for making watermelon pickles and smelling up the building." I will add an editor's recollection that the corporate name of that great culinary enterprise was "Link 'n' Lee —» Ambassadors of Good Taste," and they covered the New England countryside in a scrappy little van making an enjoyable if less than munificent living selling skiers the food energy that would get them up the hill one more time. Remember when ski tows were scarcer than A's in chemistry and in most places you had to (Daddy, are you serious?) climb up the hill yourself?

There have been many expressions of enthusiasm about the reunion show tape, but none warmer or more welcome than the one from Isobel Brennon: "Just had to let you know how much I enjoyed the cassette. Bam and I made all but the 45th, but that one just wasn't on his card. The class of '34 really has to be the best! I hope the executive committee will hear how much this gift was appreciated. Thanks to all for keeping me on the list I wouldn't miss the alumni news and the '34 newsletter for anything."

And so, once more unto the breach, dear friends. We'll sit upon the ground and talk again when the new school term gets under way.

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