1922

In its heyday the class of 1922 had ten percent of its graduates in Who's Who in America. In those years Twoters received enough citations to decorate any wall or lobby. Then, for some unrecognized reason, the tide of distinction seemed to ebb a bit. But now, with our latest honor, the tide is turning again:

"The Andrew J. Scarlett Award presented to Spencer F. Smith in recognition of extraordinary service to Dartmouth College in the 1983 Alumni Fund campaign for a class more than 60 years since graduation."

Still, despite its merit, the distinction is no novelty for Spenny. His name is also on other Alumni Fund honor rolls in Blunt Alumni Center. On the Roger Wilde '21 Reunion Record award, the metal name plates include Carter H. Hoyt-Spencer F. Smith as head agents for 1922's record-breaking results in 1972, the year of our 50th reunion. That was the year when Carter, who had served the College and the class so devotedly, left us on April 23, and Spenny loyally succeeded him.

Similarly, the Fred Howland Trophy, "presented annually to the outstanding head agent of a class more than 40 years out of College," carries the name Spencer F. Smith for the year 1975.

Even that, however, fails to tell the entire truth, because the distinction of recordbreaking reunion fund awards is repeated by metal name plates bearing "Spencer F. Smith '22" for our 55th reunion in 1977 and again for our 60th in 1982.

Spenny will take a very dim view of this scribe for floodlighting these distinctions, but as long as there are tributes to Twoter classmates on the Dartmouth campus and there are more than generally realized these notes are going to excavate them. The last of the small classes transcends both its size and its age.

So, congratulations and gratitude again to Spenny and his gracious wife Marj, daughter of a Dartmouth father, Walter P. Rankin, 1900, and sister of two Dartmouth brothers. Smith College would have lost a loyal alumna, and Dartmouth would have gained one, if, if, if. And now Spenny. and Marj would surely like to thank all of you personally alumni, widows, relatives, and friends in the entire Twoter family.

But even that is not the only recent honor bestowed upon '22. Elizabeth P. Roberts '79 writes in part:

"As the youngest member of the Dartmouth Alumni Fund staff, I am astounded that an individual could even have been alive 60 years, much less have given Dartmouth a gift 60 times ... I have given five times and at this rate my 60th will come in the year 2039!

"Each year . . . we send out commemorative bowls to the Dartmouth sons (so far no daughters) who have supported the College through the Alumni Fund for 60 years."

The Twoter recipients are J. Regan Brown,Wilbur W. Bullen, Haskell Cohn, Stanley S.Jackson, Stanley P. Miner, and Leonard E.Morrissey.

Yet it cannot be denied that during our 61 years out of college, each of these classmates did miss one year in contributing to the Alumni Fund. Why, why, why? Your inquisitive scribe has insomnia again. Was it due to multiple tonsillectomies, double appendectomies, or widespread orthodontias, depression blues, or, as one true alibi has it, a 1931 bank failure with the horrendous loss of an entire fortune amounting to $376.52?

The College and the town greeted several most-welcomed autumnal visitors Dartmouth Trustee Emeritus Jack Dodd and his wife Fran and 1922's bequest chairman, General Ike Miller and his wife Jane. The Dodds came up from Summit, N.J., to attend the dedication of the new Rockefeller Center for the Social Sciences, and the Millers flew in from Peoria, Ill., for a week atthelnnto enjoy the foliage and to renew old friendships.

Sorrowfully, '22 lost two fine classmates when Herm Carlisle died on September 30, and Dick Stetson on October 29. Obituaries will follow.

As members of our minimum-divorce generation, Larry Farnham and Celia Steele were married during October 1923 in Buffalo, N.Y. Now, 60 years later, their sons and daughters-in-law, Lieutenant Colonel William P. Farnham '51 and Dr. Dean A. Farnham and their respective wives, sponsored a perfect anniversary for Larry and Celia on October 8 in Tampa, Fla. Twenty-two is proud to congratulate our Farnhams. Merry, merry to all.

Leonard Morrissey, venerable and dedicated secretary of the class of 1922, was captured in astriking silhouette by a roving photographer of the Valley News last summer. Featured on thefront page of the local Lebanon, N.H., daily, the photo pictures Morrissey perusing a book by awindow in Hanover's Howe Library, "a place he said he often stops to visit."

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