1939

Art Larkin died on October 14 of as yet unreported causes, at his home in Pauma Valley, Calif. Art had retired from the Keebler Company of Chicago, where he had been president and chief operating officer. His obituary will be in this issue or a later one.

Other more cheerful news from California comes via the Hanover area press, the ValleyNews, which published an article in August written by Wayland Avery. Wayland came east from California to put in some happy hours in Hanover. In the process, he attended a seminar at the College that was billed as "Living the American Dream In Our Time." His conclusion, according to the article, was that everyone's dream is different, and for the most part difficult to collectively corral. But it was obvious that at least a part of Wayland's dream was to return to the Dartmouth campus and move leisurely through a few weeks of reflection. The footnote to the article states that Wayland is semi-retired, does some income tax work a few months of the year, and used to manage a restaurant. His purpose for revisiting Hanover? Well the Valley News said he is gathering information for a novel he is writing about the College.

We have neglected to report an August visit from George and Ginny Neiley, who came on this summer to attend a family birthday gathering for George's mother. They also did a bit of coastal sailing. As do lemmings, they must return to the sea on occasion from their land-locked home in Des Moines. They also swung through Vermont to see their eldest daughter and family. George is gently nestling against that retirement age and already has a firm eye on the upcoming day. He is with the John Deere Company.

We have reported in a past column that Bert MacMannis has been elected to chair the Alumni Council Alumni Awards committee, but we neglected to point out that Dick Hobbs serves as a member of the council from the southern region.

We had a nice note from Hank Bagg, who reports good progress in his recovery. He had, at this writing, finished up with a five-day a week trip to Mary Hitchcock for radiation treatment, and is now in the process of mastering talking via the "burp" method. Hank reports running into Bob and Jean Field at the Inn and a visit from Bob Cushman, who dropped in at Hank's home in Belmont, Vt.

Whit Cushing's works were on display in a M.ontpelier gallery this past August. A clipping sent in by John Evans shows a Whitney original, a snowy depiction of Baker Library tower (see picture on previous page).

sports Illustrated, in its June 8 issue, carried a reminiscence of a heroic rescue that Jack Durrance led in October 1941, when he nanaged to crawl up Devil's Tower, a peak in northeastern Wyoming, and then come back down with a dare-devil parachutist who had arrived on the peak via air but couldn't get down for some five days.

Bill Tucker took over on November 1 chairing the board and serving as chief executive officer of Caltex Petroleum Corporation, where he had previously held the position of president. Bill is president of the Far East-America Council of Commerce and Industry, a director of the National Foreign Trade Council, and vice chair of the ASEAN-US Business Council.

"Tour director" Bert MacMannis conducted a smooth two-week outing for his wife Sally, your scribe, and his wife Math in October to Athens, the Greek Isles, Delphi, Corinth, etc. Our slides and commentary are available for anyone who is suffering with insomnia.

Jim and Doris Corner took a detour on their way home from September's mini-reunion and had a few days at Martha's Vineyard, then dropped in on Jim's old roomie, Ernie Smith, and his wife Dorothy, in Oakland, R.I. The Smiths have raised a family of nine sons and one daughter, the youngest. But more to the point, Ernie was the subject of a front-page feature in the local press, recounting a July tribute from the township of Burrillville commending his dedication and medical expertise to the community since settling in after the war in 1947. Dr. Smith, they said, "is an uncommon man un- commonly accomplished and versatile, uncom- monly dedicated and busy, and uncommonly loved by the people he serves." Also at Ernie's house during the Corner visit were Bill andHildy Ormsbee, who were up from their retire- ment home in Florida. On the way through Old Saybrook, the Corners also dropped in for a visit with Bill and Bunny Webster.

It is hard to believe, but we approach the season to be jolly. To all you guys and gals in the "close-knit" group of 1939, we wish a Merry Christmas and the very finest of 19825.

Lloyd "Bozo" Noland received the first 1939 "Classmate of the Year Award" at a wetceremony over the Princeton game weekend. There to offer congratulations were (left toright) Endicott Smith, chair of the awards committee; fane Noland; Bert MacMannis,class president; Noland; and Lou Highmark and George Hanna, both of the awards committee. The award is given to the classmate who best exemplifies service to country, community, family, and college.

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