1922

Class of' 22, you did it again, as you continued to break Alumni Fund records last spring. "Wah-Hoo-Wah!" Our $44,986 was the largest donation ever for a class 61 years out of college. This '22 contribution surpassed the prior record by $13,095. And that calls for hearty congratulations to each and to all who shared in this record-breaking demonstration of loyalty to Dartmouth: to Head Agent Spenny Smith and our diligent team of 18 assistant agents, to the 84 classmates who contributed (including some very generous givers), to Memorial Gifts Chairman Dick Stetson, and, especially, to the 47 widows and relatives of departed classmates. You all added more than words to the music of "Dartmouth Undying."

Dartmouth's 213th commencement, on June 12, 1983, had unusual significance for many in the '22 family. We had two class grandsons who received their A.B. degrees. William Miner Cossaboom III of Norwalk, CT, is grandson of our Wally Mountcastle, who was there with the graduate's father and his mother— Wally's daughter Margherita. Peter Harris Kilmarx of Barrington, RI, is grandson of our Killy Kilmarx, who was there with his wife Helen and Peter's parents Robert Kilmarx '50, Dartmouth trustee emeritus, and his wife Mary, daughter of unforgettable Pudge Neidlinger '23. Congratulations to our two graduates, their parents, and their grandparents.

Other Twoters at commencement were Ray and Doris Atwood, Warren and Jeanne Daniell, Louise Olsen, and Len and Margaret Morrissey.

At graduation, recipients of various awards and prizes are recognized. Some of these annual awards are given in the names of' 22 classmates. For instance, the Brooks Cup for Debating was established in 1922 by our George E. Brooks in honor of his mother; the John G. Kemeny Prize in Computing was awarded to four graduating students in 1983; and the James A. and Sabra M. Hamilton Prize in Administration was awarded by Tuck School. If class parents, or especially grandparents, think their progenies are not receiving due consideration for the receipt of any of these awards, they should and undoubtedly will feel free to help their kids by writing to George Brooks, John Kemeny, and Jim Hamilton. But please don't say who suggested such action.

The Associated Press tells it professionally, so here is the release from Montpelier, VT, as it appeared in the June 11 Valley News of Lebanon, NH:

"Sterry Waterman, a senior federal appeals court judge, will be the 1983 recipient of the Vermont Citizenship Award of the state chamber of commerce. The St. Johnsbury man, who was appointed to the federal bench in 1955 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, will receive the award at a special dinner June 22. [And that he did, in Montpelier, with myriad congratulations, including those from the class of 1922.] Waterman, a practicing lawyer in the state since 1926, served as Caledonia County state's attorney in the 19305. He served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which is based in New York, and has continued to hear some cases since his partial retirement in 1971. Waterman is a trustee of Vermont Law School and St. Johnsbury Academy, which he attended, and has received honorary degrees from Dartmouth College, George Washington University, the University of Vermont, and New York University."

AP, apparently, did not consider it important to note that Sterry received his A.B. degree from Dartmouth in 1922, so we add that with class pride; nor did AP report that in March 1983 Sterry was also designated St. Johnsbury's Citizen of the Year.

A most cordial welcome into our '22 class family goes to Lois Elaine Monosmith of Lorain, OH, who on April 18 became Mrs. William Harper Pope Jr. Lois is an alumna of Oberlin and Bill first met her in 1921 when she was a freshman there. Bill and Lois are living at 1358 Second Street, Lorain, OH 44052. Best wishes of all classmates!

With sorrow it is reported that Edward A. Cramton passed away on July 13 in St. Johnsbury, VT. An obituary will follow.

Last spring it was good to see Dick Litchfield in Hanover after his long siege of illness. He thoroughly enjoyed one of the most famous track meets in years: Dartmouth 81, Princeton 81.

And during the summer it was a pleasure to welcome Genevieve Hart, Betty Mann, and Louise Stearns as visitors to Hanover, and, of course, Carroll and Nan Dwight, up from Sunapee.

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