1929

Our great 55th brought out such wonderful reminiscences. Do write so we can share them. I admit it would be hard to bring back the hilarity of Bob Hazzard's memory of the hectic life of an athletic manager. It was fun to hear Ted Washton tell about his boat-building venture in Nova Scotia and his many boat trades thereafter. How many of us knew about the Parish Players' presentation of Mass Appeal on Monday night? Its stars and authors were Bill Andres's grandson, Gus Rogerson '84, and Peter Smith '3sad, who once directed Hopkins Center.

Al Downing took a day off and identified all the classmates in the class picture. I'll trade a copy for a bit of news. Al tells of his farm tomcat who's trying to increase the feline population of Jessamine County, Ky. I smell jealousy. Earl Liberty writes about the amazing growth of Clemson University and his happy retirement there. Of Dartmouth he says, "I'm sure we all like to remember it as it was, but times also change and we have to change with them. The ability to adapt to these changes is a vital ingredient of our liberal arts education."

John and Anne Roemer tell of a trip to Hilo, Hawaii, to help their daughter set up her law office. They celebrated birthdays while there, and John asks if he, at 80, is our oldest classmate. Sorry, John, Dmitri Shiraeff is 85. Dmitri started in Russia and came to us the long way around. In April Joe Ruff wrote, hoping to make the 55th. He had a successful operation for a cancer and reports the lamp business is still good. On May 28 John Moxon married the lovely and talented Elain Bertolet of Wyomissing, Pa.

Ort Hicks '22 shares a letter he wrote to John S. Dickey Jr. '63, praising his outstanding lecture to the Dartmouth Alumni Geology Seminar in April. John Jr. is chairman of the geology department at the University of Syracuse. Ort reminds us that the number one player on Dartmouth's women's tennis team is Chrissie Stearns '87, Teena Dickey's daughter.

From Claremont, Calif., Bill Davenport remembers a warm and shyly pleasant EdPlumb and asks, "Do you recall the freshman commons orchestra in the balcony? Ed and Russ Goudey handled the sax and clarinet section and were in a class by themselves.. Brabb was on trumpet, Simonds on trombone, and yours truly at the piano. It must have been confining for Ed and Russ, who were given semi-classical music by the faculty supervisor, but now and then we let loose. More than once rolls were hurled from below, just as peanuts used to bounce off the piano player at the old Nugget. I never made the Nugget varsity but did play for the phony Sunday shows which, you may recall, had to open with a 'sham' service followed by a tame travelogue or mild Hollywood product because of local blue laws."

But back to 1984: When demagogues with sleight of tongue mislead us in debate And, even worse, persuade unthinking people how to hate, If we who think we know what's right don't want to watch them gloat, Our moral right and duty is to make damn sure we vote!

Box 246, 21 Emmons Road Monument Beach, MA 02553