1921

Classmates, welcome back to enjoyment of our 1984-85 class notes. To start the pleasure of reading your class news, let's begin with a bit of humor:

I like my bifocals My dentures fit me fine My hearing aid is perfect But, Lord, how I miss my mind.

Four more classmates have received Paul Revere bowls for 60 years of continuous giving to the Alumni Fund; namely, Joseph H. Lane, Reginald B. Miner, Ralph W. Pendleton, and the late Nelson L. Smith.

Here are a 21-gun salute and some songs dedicated to the politicians running for office, who are concerned about our national debt of $5.7 trillion in the daytime when giving speeches, but not when they sleep or when they get elected: "I've Got Plenty of Nothing" by Ira Gershwin and "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" by A1 Jolson. So should we worry? Replies requested.

A dreadful mistake was made in our column in the May issue. It was reported that Lorna Symmes had passed away. Nothing could be more false. Lorna is alive and well and continues to work in her garden. When Martha and I had attended the funeral services for Chan Symmes and went back to their lovely home, as we were leaving, Lorna said quietly, "Now I am going out to work in the garden." Lorna, you are now in the same league as Mark Twain, who announced to newspaper reporters: "Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated." As class secretary, I extend my deepest apologies.

From this date forward, the 1921 column will be limited to 400 words instead of the usual 600, but we will make our 400 just as effective.

In the Dartmouth Reviezv issue of March 12, there was a splendid interview conducted by Laura Ingraham '85 with Thomas Molnar, professor of French literature, who teaches at Yale and City University of New York. He is the author of several books and is a frequent contributor to the National Review. Professor Molnar's observation of our present study courses emphasizes that we have neglected the courses that make for the educated person. E. W. Howe, who was editor of a paper in Atchison, Kans., achieved notoriety in his state for humor and wit. Doesn't he also express well what Dr. Molnar is telling us? "In thousands of years there has been no advance in public morals, in philosophy, in religion or in politics, but the advance in business has been the greatest miracle the world has ever known."

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