1938

Written en route. Fairbault, Minn. Since my election as class secretary, my life has been traumatic. I was immersed in a halfday orientation at Blunt Alumni Center, following a wearying reunion. I was deluged with job description, style books, and reference materials, and I quickly learned that I had nine deadlines to meet for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE and that I was also responsible for the preparation of obituaries and other related data. I also learned that my copy does not appear for many weeks after submission. When you read this, Dartmouth will be well into another football season. After my arrival home, print-outs, letters, and contact with our new treasurer, Bob Ross, kept me busy.

Jim Briggs is owed a special word of appreciation from all of us. In spite of a serious illness it is amazing that he was able to carry out the many varied and demanding duties of the class secretary. Jim's help has been invaluable in the transition.

The "Amazing Class of 1938" is alive to life. We are growing younger as we grow older. In future columns I want you to help me relate what you are doing as you grow younger. What are your new interests, what projects have you embarked upon, what are some of the problems you find along the way? Let's share the richness of these years.

To assist in the writing of this column, the following classmates have freely volunteered to serve as reporters for the areas (no boundaries) in which they live: Dick Francis, Fran Reilly, Pres Downs, Robb Kelley, Dick Woodman, Bob McConeghy, Ben Bensel, Morgan Marshall, and Bud Lynch. The Baron will serve as consultant. Contact them or me, but keep the info flowing.

I hit the road July 30, going from Connecticut to San Antonio, Tex. (driving), then on to Tucson, Phoenix, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Denver, Rocky Mountain National Park, into central Wyoming, through South Dakota and North Dakota, and am now in Minnesota. My apologies to all of you in the areas traveled. There wasn't time to assemble lists and make prior contacts.

Dan Marshall and I had a wonderful lunch at Los Patios in San Antonio, during which we clarified our particular jobs, checking out names and the like. Dan is now president of the Dartmouth Club of South Texas.

Then on to Tucson where I was given a sixday grand tour of the area by Roger and Eva Buffinton. They are actively involved in Help Aid (a program involving training dogs to work with the handicapped) and with the blind. Rog has taken a very special interest in desert flowers and animals, winning honorary mention for three pictures at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum. Bob McConeghy, who came to reunion in a huge camper, had not arrived back in Tucson when I was there in August. We missed the Dartmouth luncheon because heavy rains had cut off many sections of the city. Did not reach Bill Lansberg or Herb Badger. Missed saying hello to Skip French and Ross Borneman in the Phoenix area and Jim Todd in Denver. Next trip out, I'll make advance contact.

While at Tucson, Roger took me to Kitt Peak (6,882 feet) located in the Quinlan Mountains of the Sonora Desert, 56 miles southwest of Tucson. At the peak I saw Dartmouth's "Arizona connection," an observatory high on a ridge of "degenerating" granite that is owned by a consortium of colleges, including Dartmouth. An excellent article on the College's participation appeared in the September 1981 issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

I was not only overwhelmed by the country through which I passed, but quite surprised at the number of classmates living in the area: Texas, 12; Arizona, 14; Colorado, 6; Wyoming, 1; Minnesota, 8; lowa, 4; and Wisconsin, 5. My only comment after seeing so much is that there is no one spot that can be singled out as "best" each stands on its own and has its own beauty. One exception, Hanover.

While visiting in Marshalltown, lowa, I talked with Robb Kelley of Des Moines. Robb is still active as chairman and chief executive officer of Employees Mutual Insurance. I was pleased to learn that Robb is heading the pacesetter division for the United Way. A few years back he served general chairman. Robb reported that Jim Cooney is still active as a lawyer. Both are avid golfers.

Dan Marshall asks for pictures of all types for the 1938 "Pace Setter." He has much more flexibility in this area. Letters, notes, or a post card about things you would like to share with your classmates will be appreciated.

Howard P. Chivers '39, pictured here in veryfamiliar garb and milieu, retired this past summeras manager of the Dartmouth Skiway. Cocaptain of the 1939 championship Dartmouthski team, Chivers came back to the College in1956 as chief consultant in the design of theSkiway and stayed on to supervise the operationof the area, a task that he says did not leave himmuch time for skiing in the next 25 years.

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