1932

When you receive this, our 1932 mini-reunion and Dartmouth Night and the Harvard game will probably be history. Since the September issue is always devoted to news from reuning classes, there was no way that I could have urged your participation. However, direct mailings and our '32 newsletter will have spread the word, and we hope that you did not miss this great coming together of good friends in 1932 in Hanover in October.

Some of the more fortunate among us either have celebrated or will soon be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversaries, such as took place in Newport, R. I., on the occasion of Art and Dobbie Allen's 50th. Art and Dobbie's son, Capt. John Allen, and his two sisters hosted a gala reception and dinner at the Naval Officers' Club. Every member of the Aliens' immediate family was present, including Dartmouth granddaughter Barbara Allen and Dartmouth grandson James Allen. Art and Dobbie had sailed into Newport on their beautiful yawl, Capella. Present, also, were the Nate Pearsons, the Donald Marcuses, the Howard Pierponts, the James Corbetts, the John Zimmermans, and the BenDrews.

Carl Ward from Pleasanton, Calif., came by for lunch one day, being in the area to visit cousins and friends. He seems his old self again, having recovered from a serious accident. He is looking forward to being on the ski slopes next winter. Carl had been in touch with Joe Stetman to learn that Joe has been severely limited by a stroke, although he may be able to return to Cape Cod for the summer, as he has done in the past. He would be pleased to receive letters from friends at 420 Oneida Drive, Pasadena, CA 91107.

Carl, knowing of our interest in the achievements of '32 wives, has sent a clipping about Phyllis, described as a "trim, lithe, tireless blonde," in a newspaper article entitled:

"These Senior Citizens Hot on Their Feet at Ice Rink." The article continued: "Endurance comes easy." Phyllis and her partner, Barbara T., said at the end of their lesson, "Skating hard two days a week is a start. You have to pull up all your muscles until they're taut." But they exercise outside the rink too, said Mrs. T. They're tennis partners, backpackers, swimmers, snow skiers, and karate choppers. Their greatest compliment came from a group of girls who skated up to them: '"We thought you were teenagers,' they told Mrs. Ward, as she gracefully swung her partner to a waltz."

Dr. George Hahn, responded from his home in St. Michaels, Md., to an inquiry about his active and distinguished career. Even to his nonmedical classmates, his list of activities is impressive. Since he must believe that a healthy mind in a healthy body is a worthy objective, George writes: "Have been keeping in shape with my own gymnasium, complete with weights, ropes, mats, and a rowing machine. Have just returned from a two-and-a-half-hour row in stiff breeze aside from my bottom, I feel fine.

"I am a consultant in oncology, gynecology at the Memorial Hospital in Easton, and a tumor consultant at the Pennsylvania General Hospital. I am involved in the care and management of patients with a malignant disease, principally chemotherapy, at Easton, and radiation therapy in Salisbury. During the past year I have served as traveling oncology consultant in a program sponsored by the California Division of the American Cancer Society, the Cotton Cancer Research Center, and the University of California Medical School. ... I attended the fourth meeting of the Yugoslavian-U.S. Medical Society in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia where I was the moderator of one day's session.

"My son, Alan, a Navy orthopedic surgeon, has recently returned from Beirut, where he served aboard the Iwo Jima. He is now chief of orthopedics at the naval hospital in Jacksonville, Fla."

Congratulations, George, for continuing to use your manifold talents and experience for the good of your fellow man.

Dr. Cal Fisher has been mentioned in these notes for his outstanding career and retirement activities, but now we learn that three Fisher sons graduated from Dartmouth, while a daughter, Barbara, is the mother of two outstanding Dartmouth daughters, representing four generations of Dartmouth Fishers. Jennifer Reynolds, having received two citations for outstanding scholarship, is now mapping Indian territories under Dartmouth supervision, with regard to the geologic resources contained thereunder. Jennifer's sister, Lisa, has been chosen as one of two women from the U.S. to go to the London School of Economics. She also has received two citations for outstanding scholarly accomplishment. Each of these fine young women has traveled and studied abroad as part of the Dartmouth program. Both of the Reynolds girls will graduate from Dartmouth next June.

And now returning to our generation, we learn that Cal's wife Patsy, incidentally a classmate of my wife Sally at Smith, has impressive credentials of her own, having taught at Mt. Holyoke before entering her own medical career, being chosen to study at the Mayo Clinic, and later at Mt. Sinai in New York, where she did pioneer work in neurosurgery, which has become a standard procedure in regard to the pituitary gland. And more recently, to cap it off, Pat Fisher has become a nationally-known expert in weaving and natural dyes.

With thanks to the secretary of the class of 1933, I have been loaned a book of verse, published by The Arts, Dartmouth College, 1930. Within are poems by Carlos Baker, William A. Levi Jr., Ruel Denny, L.D. Gilmore, and L. E. Beaton, all of 1932. Samples of these youthful verses will be used for a later issue.

As we close this month's column, let us pause to remember those who are no longer with us: Belden L. Daniels, George Dyche,Robert Hanner, Walter Modarelli, and AllenGarber. More formal obituaries either have or will shortly appear in the Alumni Magazine. To their families, our class extends our deepest sympathy. To the widows, we extend the hope that they will still be members of 1932 and will join our gatherings whenever possible.

Ben Ezra.

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