1945

Many thanks to those of you who dropped me notes of encouragement after reading of my problem in the June issue. Rather than clutter up this column, I have sent George Barr a reasonably detailed account of my "ordeal," hopefully for inclusion in the newsletter. It should reach you before this, but as of this writing (the first of September) I am still sporting one external fixator and would enjoy hearing from anyone (including M.D.'s) who have had experience with the Hoffman apparatus.

Speaking of George, congratulations are in order for his landing a position as executive vice president of the Whitman Press in Lebanon, NH. Thus he remains one of 1945's resident operatives, while Betsy and he are able to stay in their present home and enjoy the advantages of living in the Hanover area.

And speaking of congratulations, 1945 continues to shine in the field of education. Our own Lisle C. Carter is now a member of the board of directors of THE College. Lisle just has to be eminently qualified. He has held several posts at Cornell, including vice president for social and environmental studies. He has served as chancellor of the Atlantic University Center and for five years as president of the University of the District of Columbia. He is presently practicing law in the nation's capital.

Murray Sams Jr., our intrepid Florida yachtsman, is in the educational (and other) news again. In his own words: "The months of May and June were spectacular for me. First, my law school, Stetson, awarded me an honorary doctor of laws degree. Second, I was commencement speaker at the Stetson College of Law graduation. Third, I was named in the book Best Lawyers in America. Fourth, I became a new father. I have a baby girl, born May 9, Trina Marie. Fifth, I attended the graduation of my son Patrick from Dartmouth." And that's not all. The New York Daily News reports that the brother of Tennessee Williams, in his attempt to break the playwright's will, has tapped one of America's finest trial lawyers to help him Florida's Murray Sams." Murray also sent along the picture reproduced below.

Back in Hanover, Fred Berthold, the Preston Kelsey Professor of Religion, has been named acting dean of the College's Tucker Foundation. Fred, who was the foundation's first dean some 25 years ago, has also served twice as chairman of the department of religion and was associate dean of the faculty for humanities from 1975 to 1979.

And Joseph Henry Young, judge of the United States District Court of Maryland (but known more affectionately to us as simply "Joe Young"), was the recipient this June of the Dartmouth Alumni Award. Cited were Joe's many endeavors in public service and in the interest of Dartmouth clear evidence for finding him "a man of uncommon character, achievement and caring," a decision from which there shall be no appeal.

Tom Yates wrote back in April from his home in Riverside, CT. He had just had lunch with Bob Lee, recently returned from windsurfing in the Caribbean. Jane and Tom skied last winter with Molly and John White on whatever few patches of snow they had down there in Maine. Tom sent along a newspaper clipping describing a wahoo tree. According to the writer, it is in the so-called "burning bush" category, because it turns a fiery scarlet in the fall. And, according to this expert, "wahoo" is an American Indian word meaning "arrow wood." Seems to me a strange word(s) to ban from a college campus! Perhaps, Tom, you can find out what "wah" means. Possibly it has some ominous implication.

During the summer I received correspon- dence from another well-known yachtsman, Irv Graves of Marblehead. Irv, along with oth- ers, I'm sure, is upset with the "failing" of Dartmouth traditions, particularly the obliter- ation of the Indian Symbol and the dropping of R.O.T.C. But the covering of the Eleazar Wheelock Murals was the "last straw" which prompted Irv to fire off a letter of protest to President McLaughlin. Irv attended New Hampton School with the son of the artist, who, Irv claims, was the model for all of the Indians in the murals. The last I knew Irv was planning to have bumper stickers made up reading "Don't Cover the Wheelock Murals." I saw recently where Art Nichols has the auto plate "DARTMTH." Now perhaps some of you have seen "SACHEM" on my car, while Shirley's displays "SQUAW."

So I think you can see, Irv, how we cast our vote.

An Alumni Award was conferred in June upon Joseph Henry Young '45, who was hailed as "a man of uncommon character, achievement and caring." Cited were his 20 years as a practicing attorney and his 12 years as a federal judge; his many volunteer services with the American Cancer Society, the Oncology Advisory Council of Johns Hopkins Hospital, and a governor's advisory committee on cancer in New Jersey work which earned him a national award in 1982; and his efforts in behalf of the College as president of the Dartmouth Club of Maryland, enrollment director for Maryland, and an Alumni Councilor.

Murray Sams Jr. '45. left, is pictured with thepresident of Stetson College of Law upon theoccasion of his receipt of an honorary degree fromStetson. Details of this and other recent honorsfor Sams are in the 1945 class notes column.

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