1943

This begins my fifth year as your class secretary. Perhaps Feeney can tell me when I get

to achieve free-agent status. A few comments on this occasion. Part of the necessary economies for the College has been the curtailment of a nationwide clipping service, pertinent portions of which were sent to class secretaries. May I ask you to fill the gap? When you see news of class members (Including yourself!) in your local papers, etc., would you please pass them on to me?

It's a great satisfaction to see the magnificient job which Eddie O'Brien is doing for "The Sweet Refrain." A significant part of that success is that Eddie has managed to encourage many of you to correspond and contribute to the newsletter. But hey, fellows, I'm still here, too so if you have noteworthy items to report, send 'em here, too.

This should reach you at about the time of our 1981 mini-reunion in Hanover on October 23-25. These wonderful affairs get better each year (or do we get better each year?), so here's hoping you will be in on the festivities.

Speaking of newspaper exposure, the front page of the second section of the New York Times for August 17 displayed a picture of TussHand, surrounded by his There was an extensive article on this "well-educated, innovative technocrat . . . whose uniform of blue buttondown shirt and khaki trousers reflects his early years at Dartmouth and Cornell's School of Agriculture." For those not in the know, the article discusses the famous "Hand Melon," a particular delicacy enjoyed at this time of year.

We record with pleasure here the great news that Bob Field is now serving as a trustee of the College, as a result of last spring's election. Our congratulations and best wishes to Bob as he embarks on his leadership role under Dartmouth's new president.

We also record, with sorrow, the death of E. Drexel Godfrey Jr., an outstanding achiever. An obituary notice for Drex appears in this or a future issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

The Sun Belt continues to absorb more of our classmates. Dale Ruedig has left Galesburg, 111., and Geddes Carrington has left Winnetka, 111. both for Sanibel, Fla. Was this a joint move? We know not. Sigurd Bjorkman has moved from Raleigh, N.C., to San Antonio, and Jim Donahue remains in California, going from Hacienda Heights to San Diego. Holden Waterbury is in Bend, Ore., having moved from Randolph Air Force Base in Texas, and Father Jim Malley is in Boston, after an assignment in Rome.

A trip to Minnesota brought news of two classmates Jim Oppenheimer and Cyrus Brown. Jim, a widower for the past two years, is a partner with a prestigious St. Paul law firm. He's engaged in designing and constructing an earth shelter house in the midst of a 60-acre apple orchard and leaving his house at White Bear Lake. Jim recently shared a 60-60 party (60 people celebrating their 60th birthdays) with Dick Kelley. Jim has children in Montana, New Hampshire, and New York, and an array of grandchildren. Recent activities included salmon fishing in Vancouver and a couple of drinks with your class secretary in one of St. Paul's spectacular new buildings.

While in Duluth, I also talked with Cyrus Brown, medical director of the Duluth Clinic and on the faculty of the U. of Minnesota at Duluth medical school for the past 11 years. He specializes in internal medicine and raising eight children. After the death of his first wife left him with four young children, Cyrus married his present wife, Beth, who had three children. The family was completed with a child of the second marriage. Among those out on their own are David, a lawyer, and Linda, a car rental firm executive, both in San Francisco.

You've read elsewhere of the tremendous success of the 1981 Alumni Fund campaign. The Class of 1943 set a record of its own highest dollar contribution ever for a class in its 38th year out of college. Sounds like a baseball statistic, but impressive nevertheless.

When the Eckels clan gathered in June for a family wedding, there were eight DartmouthEckelses on hand for the occasion. From left to right are Tom '72, Phil '34, Nancy Bird '77 (Tim's wife), Tim '77, Dave '44, John '62, Marc '73, and Jim '41.

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