1951

After a busy and most pleasant summer there is much to report, and it will take two to three columns to get it all out.

One of the pleasures of being class secretary is, of course, not only being the "official recorder" of the class, responsible for keeping track of all of us, but also reporting on all our achievements, however great or small, as well as being part of the great Dartmouth family and community in its ever-expanding and deepening influence on our lives, communities, nd regions.

With regard to the ever-expanding Dartmouth in both quality and quantity, we have classmate Bill Rowe, whose 83-year-old mother, Herma C. Rowe, should probably receive a special award for bringing into the world the largest number of children and grandchildren, as well as their spouses (not even counting Mrs. Rowe's own ancestors), who are now part of the great Dartmouth family. While Mrs. Rowe was born many years too soon to be a Dartmouth graduate, (she earned her undergraduate degree at Tufts and a master's degree at Harvard), there is no one more loyal to Dartmouth than she. Included in her Dartmouth ancestors dating back to the 1850's were her father, of the class of 1896, and his three brothers in classes of 1890, 1891, and 1897. Direct descendants are two sons, Preston Jr. '62 and Bill '51; a granddaughter, Marcia Sprague '77 (Bill's sister, Barbara's daughter); a grandson and his wife, Bruce and Laurie (nee Campbell), both '78s (Bruce is Bill's son); and a grandson-in-law, William Simons Tuck '77 (husband of Bill's daughter Gail).

Since their graduations from Dartmouth, Bill reports that niece Marcia has earned her law degree from NYU; son Bruce his M.D. from Case-Western University (this year . . . and is now in obstetrics/gynecology resi- dency at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond); brother Preston, a Ph.D. from MIT and a master's degree from Alabama (also this year); and daughter-in-law Laurie her master's degree in library science (also Case-Western University). Bill also reports that he is president of a small company, ACO Polymer Products, in Chagrin Falls, Ohio; is happily married to Kay (a second marriage); and lives with two of her four boys in Moreland Hills, Ohio. I count her father (one), three uncles, two sons, and four grandchildren (in-laws, etc.) for a total of ten direct family members.

Kudos to Mrs. Rowe and may she enjoy many more years of further Dartmouth progeny from her summer home in Mount Dora, Fla., and her winter home in Moody, Maine.

The place was Ravinia .... The evening was balmy and starry .... The event was the '51 mini-reunion organized around the regular Saturday outdoor concert of the Chicago Symphony. On hand were Bill and Ellen Blodgett, Jim and Elaine Bovard, Fredand Jane Chandler, Dave and Connie Doud,Bill and Sally Friedlander, Pete and JeanHenderson, Dave and Ginny Hilton, and Dave Wiggins. The Friedlanders flew down from St. Paul especially for the event, where Bill is a senior officer at 3M. They now live in Hudson, Wise., after many years of living in London. The Dowds drove up from Bloomington, I11., where he practices abdominal surgery. Bill Blodgett is back living in Lake Forest, I11., after many years of living in Minneapolis, Minn., and is now working as a management consultant.

Ravinia should be on everyone's list of "events to attend" at least once in one's life. It's a package of outdoor beauty, music, first- class sound system, low lawn chairs, blankets on the grass, lovers and renewed love affairs, champagne, lace tablecloths, fireflies, clear, clean air, starlight, moonlight, silverware, easy parking, low prices, family fun, Getniilichkeit, simpatico, compatibility, all rolled into one. What else can I say. Go there!

Of all the many Dartmouth-related activities occuring this year, Dick Wool worth represented Dartmouth at the inauguration of the new president of Franklin and Marshall College in Pennsylvania on March 3.

Jake Livingston called the other evening to say hello and to report that he is working hard at Sun Oil Company and that he and Sue are doing fine in Strafford, Penn. He also reported the news about Jack Giegerich's son.

It is with sadness that we report the deaths of John South worth, Don Klinck, and DickHorswell during the summer. Write-ups on each will follow in the obituary section in this or a later issue. For his many friends who might want to get in touch with Jack, it is also with sadness we report the death of Steve Giegerich, Jack's 22-year-old son, as a result of a motorcycle accident on July 14 in Wayne, Pa. Keep writing and see you next month if not at some '5l mini-reunion somewhere interesting.

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