1938

This month's correspondence features a good and heartwarming letter from Dan Quilty's wife Betty. Betty reports on a Florida Dartmouth mini-reunion, as follows: "George (Pete) Patterson '39 and his wife Maxine entertained the Al .Abbotts '39 and the Dan Quiltys at the Coral Reef Yacht Club in February. The Abbotts (from White River Junction) were visitors with Pete and Max for a few days. Dan Quilty and Pete Patterson are both members of the Coral Reef Yacht Club, Pete having sponsored Dan when he moved here to Miami."

As some of you may remember, Dan suffered a stroke more than ten years ago, and there was correspondence between Betty and your secretary, and maybe other classmates of Dan's, at that time. Friends will be glad to know that, according to Betty's letter, "Dan still enjoys getting out with a small group," as noted above. Betty continued, "We are pleased to have Dr. and Mrs., Charles Lehman '37 keep in touch with us." They (Dan and Charles) got together in Williamsport, Pa., in 1939 or 1940 "when Dan went to Lock Haven, Pa., to work. That's where Dan met Betty Quilty that's me!" The Quiltys live at 5900 S.W. 34th St., Miami, Fla. 33155. Many thanks, Betty, for the cheery, newsy letter.

A recent issue of the University of Bridgeport Weekly Bulletin carried an article headlined "UB Friends Turn Out for Testimonial Dinner for A 1 Wolff." The lead paragraph reads, "Over 100 persons attended a testimonial dinner Monday evening at the University of Bridgeport for Alfred Wolff, who will be retiring at the end of the spring semester after 35 years of service to the institution." It's a pretty long article, because A 1 has done many things during a long and distinguished career. In view of class notes space limitations, I'm sending the article to Dan Marshall for possible fuller coverage in "The Pace Setter." Our very heartiest congratulations to you, Al.

Charlie Hathaway sent me, in an airmail envelope yet, a zerox copy of a column by William Buckley, together with his (Charlie's) opinions regarding the alumni candidates for the Board of Trustees. Charlie ended his note, "I can only hope and pray that you and other class officers will accept the results in good grace." I earnestly share that hope. With everything else Charlie says, I heartily disagree. I'm for the Dartmouth administration and its candidates and against the dissidents and their mouthpiece, the Dartmouth Review. I sincerely hope that more of you agree with me than do with Charlie. For a reasoned and reasonable discussion of the subject I refer all of you to Gil Tanis's thoughtful letter to the editor in the April MAGAZINE.

If a light-hearted end to this mention of a deeply serious subject may be made, let me quote the late and much admired editor of our weekly newspaper. She wrote, regarding a local political argument, "There is disagreement . . . that's what makes race horses."

In the non-controversial correspondence department, I recently received an always welcome greeting from Bobbie and Ray Ammarell, back in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Bobbie cites golf and the blue Atlantic and sand and azalea and wisteria.

Word of the deaths of two of our classmates Ridge Bacher and Howie Rea has come to me in the past month. Their obituaries have been written, and I've expressed the sympathy of you, their classmates, to their families.

These are the last '38 class notes of this academic year. Support the Alumni Fund drive as generously as you can; and then have Amazing and Feisty and Frolicsome summers and be so kind as to report on them to your secretary.

Gil Tanis '38, left, head of the Dartmouth Institute, presented President Kemeny,its founder, with a citation during the tenth anniversary dinner of the program. The Dartmouth Institute was launched by Kemeny in order to give executivesan opportunity to return to the campus from time to time for intellectual refreshment. Some 500 executives and their spouses have seized the opportunity since 1971.Tanis retires this month as director of Dartmouth's continuing education program.

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