1931

I quote the following note from Beany Thorn in its entirety: "Had not heard from John Feltner for several years. Now comes a note saying he was leaving for Athens, Vienna, and Zurich on April 8 for 17 days He says the latter two are familiar haunts but Athens 'our first experience with our fount of Western culture, long revered, so many 0f our roots and still not eclipsed achievements art architec ture, philosophy, plays all just developed in the Hellenic period.' About his own career he writes, 'My medical work has been transitional this year and I plan gradually to decrease professional' work so other hobbies can be '' lowed. But the psychological impact of a totalseparat separation sharply arrived at has not been desitportunity for me. Perhaps a farmer has the best opportunity to achieve a gradual transition as he gradually relinquishes his participation in his life's work.' With these profound statements, Rog, old bastard, I send this note wondering how John will enjoy the terrible smog in Arhens ens and the falling-down Parthenon and the very pushy Greeks and the impossible trail jams but I do agree that despite all that ther is that tremendous old seat of where we stardemocracy. And there are places such as Delpl and its Oracle that don't change much, and the Greek Islands." Beany wrote the note on paper he stole from the cruise ship Norway. 1 wonder what he means by "Rog, old bastard.''

From the "A.A.R.P. News Bulletin' learned that John Martin has retired from t A.A.R.P. legislative department. They presented him with a travel kit which I think is much better gift than the traditional watch who needs a new watch when retirine A.A.R.P. referred tojohn as the "former aging chief," which has dubious connotations. True he once was U.S. Commissioner on Aging. bur that doesn't make him a former aging chief; it doesn't mean that he was nor is now a chief of the aging; and it certainly doesn't mean that he was formerly aging. Shucks, I guess I have confused mind.

A 1 Bucher writes that the reproduction of his snapshots of the Baker Library bells in the March ALUMNI MAGAZINE was unbelievable I have to agree, for the reproduction was better than the yellowing snapshot. Maybe this will encourage some of you to dig through your old snapshot hoard and send along something which will be of interest to all of us. No color pictures or slides, please. The reproduction process won't digest them. Incidentally. Al played a little golf while visiting relatives in Virginia. "Won't tell you my score got caught in a sand trap on the eighth and hit a rabbit on the 15th!" Can you beat that.' It this instance of rabbit-abuse gets around, there will probably be a protest march somewhere by some rabbit-hearted activists provider, course, that there is a TV camera to record the proceedings for posterity.

Whip Walser, '32 class secretary, rejects Ori Hobbs as a member of '32. Whip got a memo from the Thayer School stating that "ori Hobbs '32 was elected a Sylvanus Thayer Fellow low of the Thayer School of Enginering by the board of overseers in recognition of his commit ment to engineering education at dartmouth College." Whip returned the note, which then found its way into my hands, stating, "We would be highly honored and pleased to have my good friend Orodon S. Hobbs as a member fthe class of 1932. However, he is an illustrious member of the class of 1931 —as a matter oi'feet he is president of the class of 1931" 1, class 0f '32 does itself honor by this generous attitude, which is just as well, for we would not turf with Ori without a struggle. Winding up to its great 50th reunion as I write this, '32 Z Ping Ferry, actually has edited a book of reflective essays by members of the class, enticed Warming Up for Fifty Years. The book is for olf check with Whip or Ping for details.

Which leads me to a bit of reflection: How could such a callow group as '32 manage to survive 50 years beyond graduation? Can't understand it.

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