1946

Freshman trips are starting as I write this, and among those who have been accepted to the class of 1985 are Peggy Engelhart, daughter of Paul and Jean Engelhart; Kristin Shute, daughter of Henry Shute; Tim Whipple, son of Dave and Carolyn Whipple; Andrew Gruninger, son of Andy and Winnie Gruninger; and Edward Beach, son of Rod and Ann Beach.

During the summer Bob and Elizabeth Poet, Steve and Ann Hoye, and Rita Eadie, wife of Fred Eadie, all changed gears at Alumni College here in Hanover and contemplated "A Search for Perfection A Modern Pilgrimage Through the Middle Ages." This is an immensely popular program of study that brings people back to "pause and smell the flowers."

Buol Hinman had the sharp eyes to spot Jim Shute in a centerfold group photo of a party that Jim hosted at Downey's for Republic Steel. A dapper Jim was behind the bar and close by Phyllis Diller's right elbow in the picture that appeared as an advertisement in several purchasing and metal-related trade magazines.

It is entirely appropriate to report about Dave Weld and his record-breaking accomplishment as head agent. With the help of his 50 assistant agents and your financial generosity, the class of 1946 won the Little Green Derby, established an all-time record for giving by a non-reunion class, and exceeded the participation record of the College as a whole. He raised a total of $180,599, or 181 per cent of the objective, with 442 donors and a participation index of 65.1 per cent. Congratulations, Dave, and thanks to all of you who helped achieve this great result.

Walter and Mary Snickenberger vacationed in Lebanon this summer, where they now own a home. Snick and Bob Kimball (a.k.a. Arnie Palmer) challenged Ed Scheu and Dune Fitchet to an intense golf match, which with a very considerable display of charity and grace they lost two ways. Snick reports that son Walter is now in the insurance business in Boston and that son Tom '75 is in his first year of residency in orthopedic surgery at Northwestern Medical Center in Chicago, after graduating from Cornell Medical School.

Ed Scheu reports that he raced in the Beverly Yacht Club Regatta at Marion, Mass. Harveyand Dottie White handled all the complex arrangements, managing several simultaneous races on Buzzard's Bay. Harvey won his class and got a second overall in this year's MarionBermuda Race with his new 45-foot sloop.

Talked with Bob Heussler yesterday about the passing of an American original the worldrenowned Lowell Thomas, who is survived by his only son, Lowell Thomas Jr., and grandchildren Anne '77, who is teaching at Kimball Union, and David '79. Bob had some special insights and recollections about this remarkable man. He had received more than 35 honorary degrees, including one recently from Dartmouth, but had often expressed his envy that Lowell Jr. and Bob were attached to such a fine college and his regret that he could not feel as strongly about his own. Bob's long relationship with Lowell Thomas included work as a scriptwriter for Cinerama and as co-pilot of the aircraft that flew many of the movies' sequences. During World War II when Bob contracted polio in the Air Corps and was undergoing rehabilitation in Pawling, N.Y., arranged for by Mr. Thomas, he recalls being the only Democrat in a regular poker game with Lowell Thomas, Thomas E. Dewey, and Herbert Hoover.

We have only fragmentary information on the death, from cancer, ofjames John Baker in Lakeville, Mass., on February 11. He is survived by his wife Norma and two children, Anne and Bill. Jim had retired as a commander in the Navy Supply Corps. He had served in a variety of billets ashore and overseas, the most recent being comptroller at the Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine.

Leslie Jasper Bowser died suddenly on February 27 in Stowe, Ohio, and is survived by his wife Ruth and their three children, Susan, Dale, and Wendy '77. Les had been assistant general credit manager for Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron and lectured at the University of Akron.

David Rockwood Perkins passed away of unknown causes in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, on June 9, 1980, and is survived by his wife Margery.

Craig Fleming of Pembroke, Mass., died in March 1980 of unknown causes and is survived by five children. He had been president and publisher of Silver Lake News, a weekly newspaper serving five towns in the southeastern suburbs of Boston.

Jim Lynch has scheduled an executive committee meeting at the time of our mini-reunion at Bob and Jackie Kimball's on October 24 the Cornell game weekend. Hope to see you there. Keep in touch. Best regards.

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