1932

Have we not all dreamed of being in some strange place and wondered what we were doing there? That is how I feel at having accepted Jim Corbett's invitation to become your class secretary. Why, I ask myself, should I presume to follow in the footsteps of the great secretaries who have done such an outstanding job in the past? The only answer is that; with your help in sending me news of yourself, your family, and other classmates, I will try to serve you well.

I will hope for reports on interesting retirement projects, of good deeds for others, on uses of the wisdom, the skill, and the concern for our fellow men so often found within the Dartmouth family.

I will hope for critical observations from our travelers not only concerning what they have seen, but also how they have done it, should any of us follow the same paths.

This column will be open to proud grandparents, uncles, and aunts. We particularly want to learn of grandchildren who are at Dartmouth and will welcome comments from them concerning the current scene in Hanover.

We should learn of classmates who are ill, who might enjoy letters from old friends.

By now, you have the theme that I would like to pursue that is, a celebration of our lives in the retirement years, that we may glorify the memories, yes, and, as well, realize the satisfactions of the present, but also accept the realities of a slower pace. In that spirit, I shall sign this column, "Ben Ezra."

Now the news:

Whip Walser was in Hanover in July, participating in the Alumni Language Program. This intensive, ten-day course is directed by Professor Rassias. The students in each language group stayed in the same dormitory, ate together, and studied together for the whole day and on into the evening. Whip reported on his experience with great enthusiasm, saying that he was impressed by his improved knowledge of French. Apparently, Professor Rassias was equally impressed with Whip, because he has asked him to serve on a committee to promote this same type of intensive language study at other institutions. I spoke to Whip (in English) as he was about to leave for Colorado, where he planned to visit the Cal Fishers in Lake City.

Handy Auten reports that the Autens vacationed once again in Goleen, Ireland, near Skibbereen, County Cork. Having gone there for a number of years now, they feel very much at home among the friendly folk of that green and pleasant land.

Pete Sawyer reports that last spring's record rains enabled him to canoe from the main road in Ashland, ME, right to his doorstep. It might surprise some people to see Pete canoeing in his front yard, but not his classmates who knew him as a great outdoorsman and Outing Club president.

Arthur Allen's recovery from heart surgery has been reported on, but we should also know that his grandson, Jim Allen '83, graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kapa. Jim had demonstrated his versatility a few weeks before graduating by playing in a two-person piano concert at the Hop.

John Zimmerman and Howdie Pierpont are members of the Alumni Council. Both attended the early June meetings and participated in the wide-ranging agenda. John reported that he is encouraged by the serious study being given to the Dartmouth Plan, to the fraternity and sorority system, to innovative designs for future dormitory groupings, and to a long list of other concerns.

Our hats are off to Jim Moore, captain of the Manhasset. Bay Yacht Club dinghy team, in winning the international regatta last April. His team included a Dartmouth son, Steve Moore '7O, and Rich duMoulin '68. The news report was dramatic: 'The 72-year-old, silverhaired yachtsman, who is a noted Shields skipper, never before known without a word or quip on his lip, was speechless at the presentation ceremony. . . . Chances for the team had looked a little dim when James B. Moore, son Steve, and Rich duMoulin all went for a swim in the same race." Wow!

Great 1932 fall mini-reunion, October 21— 23.

Cornell game, class dinners, Dartmouth Night.

Big bonfire, built by the freshmen. If you can't find your reservation form, call Dick Olmstead, Lyme, NH.

"Ben Ezra."

James B. Moore '32. seated, was all smiles upon learning that the five-boat dinghy team from theManhasset Bay (NY) Yacht Club which he headed had defeated some world-class dinghy sailors toearn the gold cup in a six-day regatta at Larchmont, NY, last April. Pictured with Moore aresome of the skippers and crew members on his team, including his son Steve '70, second from the left,and Rich duMoulin '68, third from the left.

Dick Cleaves '32 was cast in the role of "The Legend of Commodore Condo" by the St. Petersburg Times in Florida for his attempts to fish from his eighth-floor apartment. The escapade whichearned him that moniker happened more than three years ago, on a lazy afternoon when, noticing thefish swimming right below his balcony, he proceeded to bait his rod and reel in several foot-longdrum fish, which "flapped against walls and windows" on their way up to the eighth floor. Someneighbors' complaints soon put an end to Cleaves's fun, but the story was re-told and embellished tothe point where it made headlines just last spring.

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