1930
The most significant news for the class is that our vice-president, Charlie Widmayer, has for the third time been called out of retirement by the College this time as temporary editor of this magazine!
You will remember that immediately after his first retirement in 1973 the trustees commissioned him to produce the biography of Ernest Martin Hopkins, an assignment which took three and a half years. Then again in 1980—81 there was immediate need for a person to head up Tuck Today, the publication of Tuck School, while a new editor was sought.
Now we find him back in his role as middleman between the College and its alumni. Charlie started in this activity shortly after graduation as News Service director. In 1943 came the editorship of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. During his tenure the MAGAZINE was generally rated by the American Alumni Council as one of the ten best in the nation and was the first one to be chosen for first place twice. Charlie is on the search committee for his successor, but in the meantime you can be sure we shall know what goes on in Hanover.
Here is a man who really has heeded the admonition, "Dare a deed for the old Mother"!
Today in New Hampshire the snow is making up for its earlier absence, with curved lines on the surface showing where the drifts will be building. So it was particularly welcome to hear from Earl and Gery Seldon, who got back just in time for Christmas from one of their guided trips. This time they took a group of 20 on a golfing cruise aboard the Royal Viking Star. They played golf at St. Thomas, Santa Domingo, and Puerta Vallarte in Mexico, which involved passage through the Panama Canal. We are all jealous!
In replying to Milt Mclnnes's recent reply card, Joe Hancort writes, "I come to you with some sad news - my wife Margaret died at the Newton Wellesley Hospital on October 16, after a 16-month battle with cancer. We had a memorial service at St. Andrews Church, Wellesley, on October 23." Margaret had been a loyal follower of'30 over the years and was the daughter of Professor Skinner, head of the Romance Language Department in our time. The class shares in Joe's loss.
Pete and Lib Davis observed Thanksgiving by taking two children and four grandchildren to Bermuda. Pete notes that "those hills in mid-ocean are a lot steeper than they were three years ago."
An encouraging note from Billy Putnam notes that "Bill's Parkinsonism is in several ways arrested, even improved, thanks to the therapist at the Lyme Home Health Agency." Understandably, she regrets that the suggestion was not made years ago. We are all pleased for both of you, Billy.
Gene Magenau recently attended a Sunday service of the newly formed Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship in New London, N.H. "The leader was a Mr. Garven Dalglish of the Cardigan Mountain School, whom I complimented afterwards and asked if he was related to my classmate Jim Dalglish - turned out to be one and the same!" Gene has just completed his latest architectural commission, a one-bedroom addition to Celie French's summer home in Sakonnet, R.I. "Working with Celie was interesting and good fun." That we can believe!
The McFarlands received a welcome holiday greeting, and Caroline, trained as a news hawk in the days when Alex was secretary, was so very thoughtful to send it along to share with others. It is from Dave and Harriet Latham and says, 'We miss seeing you at the reunions, but wanted to let you know that we are thinking of you. It is just a year ago this week that I left the hospital after my second and last coronary attack. I am doing well but if I overdo, I am quickly made aware that I have a heart. I try to keep busy and have started a collection of U.S. stamps, but not too seriously. I have gotten out my old music and am bringing my old piano pieces back. I recently started oil painting lessons; in a class of eight, four are retired physicians." Dave is also president of the Hillsboro, N.H., Historical Society, principally concerned with keeping the President Franklin Pierce homestead open to visitors during the summer.
A change of pace: It is 1933 - '30 is three years out of College. Where were you? Here's where some were, according to our class columns of the time:
Kel Clow, the "third class" West Pointer, wrote secretary Al Dickerson to reserve wine, women, and song for some company-mates visiting Hanover as the Army gym team. From The Cleveland Plain Dealer: "John Marsh, former intercollegiate champ Dartmouth tenor, sings at 4:45 this afternoon on WGAR." Bob McClory joined Gann, Second and Stead in general practice of law. Chriss Chrissinger, the humorist in the last "Thirtyteer," in 1933 was writing, "On the 8th of December I turned romantic and eloped with Miss Edna Harbeck. Find married life everything it is cracked up to be, except I'm having a hell of a time with what little money I earn." Congratulations to you people now on your 50th! In the same letter Chriss wrote, "Freddy Tangeman working with Pet Milk Company trying to make cows sit on cans." It was noted that Miss Alice Virginia Beidler was being married to Edward B. Neff and that Dick Bowlen was engaged to Gwen Quimby - the marriage was to be in the fall. It was, and we are now on the last leg to our 50th. Ed Carroll gave up following the sea to sell paint in Salem. Charlie Raymond, bless his soul, reported, "Don Hight is skiing on the D.O.C. of Boston team and placed third in a downhill race at Franconia last week. . . . Win Stone teaching and studying at George Washington University."
We hope you enjoy these little flashbacks.
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