1929

Duke Barto tells the executive committee he can no longer do his best presiding at meetings and has turned in his gavel. Trunkie Brittan's health makes it wise for him to stick with his yeoman duties as vice president and reunion chairman, so Gus Wiedenmayer will take over from Duke. This seems to make Duke president emeritus. We mustn't lose the talents that make Duke a "President of the Year" and won him an Alumni Award.

We've long welcomed Johnny Davis's widow Phoebe at reunions with her husband, John's close.friend, Art Thibodeau. Your committee has named Dr. Arthur A. Thibodeau an adopted member of 1929. Johnny must be beaming.

I'm impressed with the passionately held opinions of our not-so-retiring classmates. One scathingly reports the College's bid for application for a music department "Director of West African Latin Drumming Ensemble" and asks, "Just how crazy can you get in an educational institution?" Dick Burke names me to chair "LCLLNL" (Let's Call Leftists Leftists, Not Liberals) and says, "Do something!"

Hal Hirsch works on Dartmouth's Pacific Northwest Regional Alumni Seminars and says, "It's a salutary statement by the College that it never quite finishes regrooving and retreading our minds, regardless of how far we may roam." He adds, "Life continues to be interesting, active, and always full of new challenges.". Our newsletter reported Hal's "Distinguished Service Award" from the University of Oregon: He's had similar ones from Lewis and Clark College and others.

Ted Washton practices law and tries cases in New London, CT. He plays golf and formerly chaired and still sits on the Democratic State Central Committee. We seldom hear from Ted, but he never skips the Alumni Fund.

Trunkie and Ruth Brittan now live in West Leb near Larry Lougee and Frank Foster, but keep Hanover Box 894. Trunkie reminds us of our "Fifty and Fifth" next June 11, 12, and 13.

Space limitations make me split up Dr. Foster's comments based on 13 years of living near the campus and having grandchildren in the classes of '86 and '84. He's convinced of "a broader and lighter view of the importance of athletics, the immense influence of the mix of the Dartmouth Review, the Dartmouth, the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, and the Fortnightly job. Crude at times, but producing controversy that is gusty and gutsy and an approach at least to some of the aspects in Dartmouth of the real world. It's amazing how clearly the kids know they're in an unreal one."

I'll have more of Frank's observations in a subsequent issue.

Pinkie Flannery represented Dartmouth at the presidential inauguration at Westminster College in April. Bill Andres did the same for Carroll Brewster's inauguration at Hobart and William Smith in October 1982.

Bob Jones risks his reputation in the Southern Pines Pilot with some of our verses. Bob lives in the 'geriatric ghetto" of Whispering Pines, NC, in golf country, and sees Jack Meany occasionally.

The DAM never censors us, and I won't tempt 'em. So a word from you will get my latest scurrilous bit in a plain wrapper. Here's its meek substitute:

We often think of words to slay 'em Just when it's much too late to say 'em, And wish we'd smartly answered back Right in the heart of an attack. But then the times I really rue Are when I think of them and do!

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