1933

Welcome back after a long vacation! Mannie Sprague, as our Alumni Fund chairman, received a letter of praise and thanks from Henry Eberhardt '61, director of the Alumni Fund. It was a "thank you" to him, to Bob Niebling, all their assistant agents, and all you 299 persons of '33 who, with your own and memorial gifts, broke the record for a class 51 years out. The goal of $112,000 was solidly exceeded. Mannie said there were last-minute heroics, and such tend to give Nieb and him perforated peptic ulcers. For good health, they'd like such loveable "tail-end Charlies" to move their giving forward to April or May.

Usually, the class of '34 follows our leadership congratulations to them on the stunning million bucks given for their 50th! We have now picked up a great idea from them giving $1,983 to the-College on behalf of the class of '83. This amount is a "leftover" from our 50th, not taken from any current or permanent '33 funds. It will accumulate interest for the 49 years till the 50th reunion of '83 and then become a part of their 50 year gift to Dartmouth. At 10 percent, compounded annually, that's $211,623.51 by 2033 A.D.!

You may have noticed in the mag's June "Give a Rouse" column that William Likoff, M.D., was voted one of the best cardiologists in the USA. This was in a poll of his peers, conducted by Town and CountryMagazine. On October 20, in Philadelphia's Bellevue Stratford Hotel, there will be a tremendous bash, a dinner-dance, given to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the Likoff Cardiovascular Institute of Hahnemann University. Bill was founder of the Institute and chancellor and past president of the University.

Intrigued by Lew Chester's remarks about honors to Al Strock, D.M.D., as reported in the '33 July-August newsletter, I wrote to Al and asked him for more details. He received Harvard University Medical School's "Distinguished Alumnus Award" just prior to our 50th. It reads: "Your recognition of advances in medicine and surgery and their possible application to solving problems in dentistry has led to your pioneering research in dental implantology and the use of antibiotics in the treatment of oral disease."

Al pioneered a process, still used, of replacing a missing front tooth by implanting a vitallium screw and then covering the screwhead with an attractive porcelain jacket crown. Al has recently been thanked by the Warren Anatomical Museum of the same medical school for turning over to it whole files of his and his older brother's work in dental implants. Al closed his letter to me saying, "My life is wonderful and Dartmouth the wonder part of it."

Jus Stanley has continued a great year an honorary degree at Dartmouth, a medal of honor at Columbia Law School, and now a hole in one at his golf club. He didn't say whether he was playing alone or in a foursome nor whether he treated at the 19th.

Our peripatetic president, Page Worthington, with Margaret, traveled to Hawaii this summer to visit grandchildren and older family members. They are returning to our September mini-reunion in Hanover by way of a Sitmar cruise to Alaska. Roundabout!

Jean Meek sent me a beautiful card from the island of Malta which she visited this summer. The island is largely rebuilt (had to be) from the frightful bombing of World War 11.

Katy Milans thanked us for the memorial book given in Cal's memory, and Natalie Weber also did, for her brother, Ted Purcell. Natalie said that Ted had expressed so much pleasure over our 50th and was very appreciative of his election to Phi Beta Kappa at that time.

Bob Mitchell, who wrote an obituary for Jim Noonan, was extremely close to both Jim and Tom. He and Jim used to take two- and three-hour walks out of Hanover on Sunday afternoons. They were planning a New York City or Washington, D.C., trip together this fall.

Fran Harrington has been cited as a "prominent leader" by the Trowel Magazine of the Mason's Grand Lodge of Massachusetts. It listed many of his awards, but skipped Dartmouth 1933 awards he has also won.

Bill Lang's granddaughter, Cindy Smith of Princeton, N.J. (sic), will enter Dartmouth's class of '88. Do we have other relatives entered?

Such is the "lead time" on this magazine that I must think now about a November reunion based on the Princeton game. We'll "picnic" at the Rugen's prior to the game. Those who wish may come back for cocktails, then dinner at a local hostelry after the game. Please write me at the above address if you are interested and want more details.

117 A Old Nassau Road Jamesburg, NJ 08831