1933

The biggest little Dartmouth seminar outside of Hanover was again held in the Woodrow Wilson Center, Princeton University, on February 7. It was an all-day affair, as annually sponsored by the Tri-County Dartmouth Club of New Jersey. Professors Harold Bond and Alan Gaylord were down from the College and in charge. The subject was "Robert Frost, A Lover's Quarrel with the World." For health reasons, Jan and I couldn't make it, but Bill and Jessie Hoffman attended. I spoke to Jessie subsequently, and she said the whole day was great, with about 150 there. When I phoned her, at about 6:00 p.m., Bill was still out working. He tired of retiring and formed a partnership which represents some European concerns. Bill and Jessie are taking a pleasure cruise to Denmark, Norway, and England in June. She says they do a lot of such traveling.

Also traveling are Dr. Jackson "Waxy" Wright and Madge, on a six-to-eight week freighter trip to ports in the South Atlantic and Pacific. This is the third jaunt they have made by freighter.

Jud Pierson tells me that another of our class has signed up for a life income trust. The latest literature from Jud, explaining in tabular form the different kinds of trusts, was excellently done. If your birds have flown and their nests are well-feathered, you might consider bolstering your bedding out of your capital gains. Talk or write to Jud.

Jud also tells me that the Honorable John Monagan called him about having a basket of fruit delivered to Susan Monagan '83 by Tanzi's or Saia's for Valentine's Day. Those two emporia are long gone, but Jud accomplished that mission too.

Our president, Page Worthington, and Margaret are spending a month and a half at Hilton Head Island, S. C. Daytimes he gets trimmed by Margaret on the golf courses; nights he says he works on reports to the College for Class Officers Weekend, May 2.

Marty Kerwin, in New Brunfels, Tex., lives in a tennis-playing community and has given up golf for the younger set's game. He finds it gives him much more time for other pursuits.

Get well call (as against "sick call"): John Manley has had a pacemaker installed and says it took hold beautifully. All of the troubling symptoms he has lived with for 25 years have disappeared.

Jack Manchester has had an operation for an ulcer and I am told by Wes Beattie that Jack is recovering nicely.

My Jan had a very slight stroke oh January 12, spent a week in Princeton Hospital, but has no lasting effects from it. This is the reason we had to cancel that Dartmouth-at-Princeton seminar.

Occasionally, Bob Fox and I may put our different versions of the same news story in our two media. It isn't by design, but also, we don't try too hard to avoid it. He reaches everyone in the class; I hope I'm reaching some in other classes, just as I read their notes in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, to find out how old friends are doing.

Lately, and sadly, I've been writing more than enough obituaries, and using the GreenBook and the Aegis as references. To add a lighter note: I happened to leaf through some of the advertisements in the back of our Aegis. I saw one for the Lincoln Hotel* on 8th Avenue, between 45th and 46th Streets, in New York City. Rooms were quoted at $3.00 single, $4.00 double per a night. Luncheons were "from 500, with dinner 85$ and $1.00." On occasion, I took my constant companion there, to dance to the music of Isham Jones (no cover charge). Drinks Were so inexpensive, you were embarrassed to order one with two straws.

Bless you, every one.

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