1941

We might as well get through the hard part first. We lost four of our classmates this summer and fall Jack Schwer passed away in August, and Bill Blanchard, Marston Gibbs, and Bill Dreffin in September.

The class's sympathies have been extended to all, and you'll find the stories of all four men in the obituary section of this and future issues.

Nancy Gibbs sent word via Rich Fisher that she was moving from Bronxville to Florida in November. Her new address is 1630 58th Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Fla. 33712.

And Marjorie Schwer, in our correspondence about Jack's death, brings us up to date on the family: "Son Chuck is a senior at St. Lawrence. Wendi teaches at Escola Panamericana da Bahia in Brazil,. private American school, very interesting. Janie is with Burson Marsteller in New York. Julie lives in Stowe, Vt., where her husband is head chef at Ten Acres Lodge; they have a two-year-old son."

Our newsletter editor has friendlier deadlines than mine, so he may already have reported to you personally on recent activities. But on the chance that I can beat him out of the gate, here's what Steve Winship writes:

"Lucy and I enjoyed an elegant summer sailing and playing tennis in Maine. A grandchild arrived in Cambridge, Mass., and we've worn a deep groove in the road in travels to see him.

"Bob and Joan Frondorf have returned from Hong Kong to live in Gettysburg, Pa. Bob has retired after more than 33 years in the Far East, but retains business interests there. They came up to join us and Frank and Shirley Simpson for a memorable dinner laid on by Frank and Shirley.

"We had fun with Hal and Ruth Newell, who have bought a place on Great Cranberry Island, near Bar Harbor, Maine. He continues his law practice in Washington."

Here's a note from Bud Martin in Springfield, Mo., that should be passed on promptly: "We missed reunion to take an eightday raft trip through Grand Canyon with three of our five children. Unfortunately Mary broke her leg in four places in a freak accident going through one of the rapids. We were lifted out by helicopter and ended up in Flagstaff, Ariz., where the leg was set. She is now out of her cast and doing fine. I still keep moderately busy with an auto agency and auto leasing company and chairing, a small bank."

Now about the '41 executive committee meeting that was indeed held, as predicted here earlier, in the environs of Hanover on October 24. The main item of business was development of a class project for the years ahead. From a long list, the discussion focused on five that Prexy Bruce Friedlich. would like us all to know about, consider, and comment on as we proceed further. The five were:

1. Some kind of a medical emergency fund or procedure for members of the class, perhaps enlisting the direct participation of the several dozen 1941 doctors.

2. A social room for students in one of the dormitories that does not now have one or, possibly, in one of the other college buildings. (Possibly this could be done jointly with one or more other classes, and possibly it could be available to '4l a couple times a year for class gettogethers.)

3. An outdoor patio between Collis, the student center, and Robinson Hall, or in the "L" between Collis and the old College Hall.

4. A student internship. (There's special interest in something related to the career-counseling "Is There Life After Dartmouth?" program initiated by the class of '41. This is an area that could involve a lot of classmates.)

5. Some special form of scholarship aid through which the class might endow several partial scholarships for specific needs.

Where things stand now: Bruce has provided the above list in more detail and with a whole bunch of questions, including ones about cost to Jim Tonkovich '68 in the office of the secretary of the College. "When we flush out his information and have discussed it thoroughly," says Bruce, "we intend to summarize it all for the executive committee and the class, and then decide on one (or perhaps two) projects."

You'll be getting more on this, I'm sure, in Dope from the Duckboards."

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